1、八年级上册英语阅读理解练习题Passage 1 Elizabeth works in Marlow Tourist Information Center.She helps people to get the information about places to visit and things to do or about travel.A man comes in and asks her some questions. ( Elizabeth E; Man M) E: Good afternoon.Can I help you? M: Good afternoon.Im looking
2、 for a place to rest near here. E: Yes,certainly.Do you want a hotel or a guest house? M: A hotel will be fine. E: In Marlow town center or would you like to stay outside? M: In town center, please. E: Right.Would you like me to make a booking for you? M: Yes, please.Thanks a lot. 根据短文容判断正误(T或F):( )
3、 1. Elizabeth is working in Marlow Tourist Information Center.( ) 2. She helps people to find places to visit.( ) 3. The man is a tourist to Marlow.( ) 4. The man wants to stay outside the town.( ) 5. The man makes a booking for the hotel.Passage 2 Joe Brown had a shop where he sold meat.One day a w
4、oman came into the shop at five to one.Im sorry Im late.she said, I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop.He took it out of the fridge and said:This is $ 6.50. That piece is too small.the woman said, havent you got anything bigger?Joe went into the room
5、 behind his shop,took the meat into the fridge,took it out again and closed the door with a lot of noise.Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said:This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive.Its $ 8.75. Good. the woman said with a smile, give me both of them, please?( ) 1. What was
6、 Joe Brown? A.A bodkseller. B. A shopkeeper. C. A conductor. D. A gateman.( ) 2. When did the woman come into the shop? A. Late in the evening. B. At midnight. C. Early in the morning. D. Early in the afternoon.( ) 3. Why didnt the woman want that piece of meat at first? Because . A. it was too chea
7、p B. it smelt bad C. it cost too much D. it wasnt big enough ( ) 4. How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge? A. Only one piece of meat. B. Two pieces of meat. C. Several pieces of meat. D. Many pieces of meat. ( ) 5. Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat? A. Certainly. B. Of course no
8、t. C. He would try his best. D. The story doesn;t give us the answers.Passage 3 When Jack got to London,his face became bright and he started looking around the city.He thought he knew English very well.But when he was in London,he found he couldnt understand a word,and nobody understood him,at firs
9、t he had many difficulties .An English friend of his lived next to him.He often asked him for help. Soon he got to know he must learn spoken English well.He began going to all kinds of meetings.He always sat in the front seats and carefully studied the speakers mouth.Listening to spoken English did
10、him a lot of good.Little by little he found English easier to understand.判断正误(T/F):( ) 1. When Jack got to London, he could speak English well.( ) 2. When Jack got to London, his teacher helped him.( ) 3. In London ,Jack found nobody could understand his English.( ) 4. Soon Jack knew he must learn s
11、poken English first.( ) 5. Jack went to all kinds of meetings to learn spoken English.Passage 4 The city of Boston has a population of more than 500,000 and is the capital of Massachusetts.More than sixteen colleges and universities are in Boston.The Boston Public Library is the second largest publi
12、c library in the United States. Founded in 1630, Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States.Many people think cows designed Bostons streets.An old story tells us that early people in Boston simply built roads where the cows had made ways.Since cows do not walk from one place to another
13、in a straight line,many of Bostons streets wind their way around the city. ( ) 1. What would be a good title for this passage? A. Some Facts About Boston B. How Cows Help Boston C. Bostons Public Library D. A Beautiful City( ) 2. The writer wanted to . A. ask people to visit Boston B. give informati
14、on about Boston C. tell a funny story about cows D. tell us why people live in Boston( ) 3. Whats the opinion of the writer? A. Boston is the capital of Massachusetts. B. Boston was founded in 1630. C. More than 500,000 people live in Boston. D. Cows played an important part in Bostons history.( ) 4
15、. Which of these is not written in the article? A. The public library. B. The cows.C. The city hall. D. The colleges and universities.( ) 5. Which of these is right? A. Massachusetts is a large country. B. Boston has more public libraries than any other city. C. Many streets in Boston are not straig
16、ht. D. Boston streets were designed by American Indians.我学到的单词短语:_Passage 5 A very old lady won a million dollars in a lottery.Her son and his wife heard the news on the radio. “How are we going to tell your mother?”the wife asked.“it might kill her! ” “Thats right.”the son said, “perhaps wed better
17、 tell her doctor about it. Hell know how to tell the news to her.” Then they told it to the old ladys doctor. “Im glad you told me.”he said, “a shock ,even a happy one could bring on a heart problem.Leave it to me.Ill find a way of telling her.” He thought about the problem for several days, then de
18、cided what he would say.He went to visit the old lady and sat by her side.He took her hands in his. “Lets play a game,my dear.”he said. “Oh,yes.”the old lady said, “I love playing games.” “Good,Ill ask you a question first.”the doctor said, “tell me,what would you do if you won a million dollars in
19、the lottery?” “Oh,thats an easy one.”the old lady said, “Id give you most of it because you have been so good to me all these years! ” The doctor fell on the floor.He had died of a shock.判断正误(A或B)( ) 1. The old lady got the news first.( ) 2. The doctor said that he was glad when they asked him for h
20、elp.( ) 3. One day the doctor had a talk with the old lady at the doctors clinic.( ) 4. The old lady would give the doctor most of the money if she won.( ) 5. The good news became a bad thing because it killed the doctor.Passage 6 Lively day,the people on the seashore heard a shout.They all ran to t
21、he sea.There they saw a man in the water calling for help.A young soldier was really a strong swimmer and soon pulled the man back to the shore.All the people there admired the soldier. The man was saved.He dressed very well.Everybody could see that he was a rich man.After he could speak,the man tha
22、nked the soldier,and took out a shilling.He put the shilling into the soldiers hand.But the soldier refused to take the money.The people around him were all very angry with the rich man and they wanted to go away.But an old man laughed and said loudly: “Im sure the rich man knows best how much his l
23、ife is. ” ( ) 1. _ jumped into the sea and saved the rich man. A. A poor man B. A strong soldier C. An old soldier D. A rich man( ) 2. The soldier was _. A. young and strong B. young and weak C. old and strong D. very tall( ) 3. The soldier didnt take the money because he _. A. wanted more B. didnt
24、want any C. didnt like D. thought it too less( ) 4. It happened _. A. in England B. in China C. in America D. in German( ) 5. The old man helped A. the rich man B. nobody C. himself D. the soldierPassage 7 A man was walking through a forest.He had a few caps in his hand.In the forest there were a lo
25、t of monkeys.h was hot, so he decided to have a rest under a tree.He put a cap on his head and lay down to sleep. When he woke up,he couldnt find his caps, Where are my caps?he cried and looked up.He saw some monkeys in the tree.Each had a cap on its head. Give back my caps! shouted the man to the m
26、onkeys.But the monkeys didnt understand him.They only jumped, danced and laughed. How can I get back my caps?he thought hard.At last he had an idea.He took off his cap and threw it on the ground.The little monkeys did the same thing.Happily the man picked up all the caps and went on his way.判断正误(T或F
27、):( ) 1. One day a man was going through a forest.( ) 2. The man decided to have a rest because he was ill.( ) 3. When the man woke up, he found his caps were gone.( ) 4. The man saw a lot of birds in the tree.( ) 5. The man was angry when he got all his caps back.Passage 8 An owl is a bird with ver
28、y big eyes.These eyes make the owl look clever. The owl can not move its eyes freely as we can.It can only look straight ahead .If it wants to look at both sides,it must turn its neck.Owls see better at night than during the day.At night they look for food.They eat mice and insects . Owls make a str
29、ange noise.Because the owls sleep most of the day,they usually give their cries at night.The cry sounds like Whooo! Whooo.This strange sound sometimes frightens people at night.( ) 1. An owl looks clever because . A. it has a beautiful body B. it has big eyes C. it can look straight ahead D. it can
30、turn its neck( ) 2. An owl looks for food at night because . A. it has large eyes B. it cant move its eyes freely as we can C. it sees better at night than during the day D. it cant see anything at all during the day( ) 3. An owl lives on . A. small birds B. all kinds of birds C. all kinds of small
31、animals D. none of the above( ) 4. The cry of an owl is . A. frightening B, good to listen to C. like a song D. like the sound of a cow( ) 5. Man must not kill owls because . A. they dont do anything wrong B. they are good-looking and have two big eyes C. they cry only at night D. they are helpful to usPassage 9 Jimmy lives in the country, and he loves playing in the river near his house. But his father gets a job in a big city, and he goes there with his family. Their new house has a garden,but the garden is very small.Jimmy isnt happy.Is there a fiver near here?
copyright@ 2008-2022 冰豆网网站版权所有
经营许可证编号:鄂ICP备2022015515号-1