八年级英语下学期阅读理解20篇

新目标英语八年下阅读理解20篇阅读理解1Jackisatwenty-year-oldyoungman.Twoyearsago,whenhefinishedmiddleschool,hefoundworkinashop.Usuallyheworksuntilteno'clockintheevening.Heisverytiredwhenhegetshome.Afteraquicksupperhegoestobedandsoonfallsasleep.Hisgrandmawholivesdownstairsissatisfiedwith(满意)him.

Oneday,onhiswayhome,hemetMary.Theywerebothhappy.Heaskedthegirltohishouse,sheagreedhappily.Heboughtsomefruitanddrinksforher.Andtheytalkedabouttheirschool,teachers,classmatesandtheirfuture(未来).Theytalkedforalongtime.

“Havealookatyourwatch,please,”saidthegirl.“Whattimeisitnow?”

“Sorry,somethingiswrongwithmywatch,”saidJack.“Where'syours?”

“Ileftitathome.”

Jackthoughtforamomentandfoundaway.Hebegantostamphisfootonthefloor,“Bang!Bang!Bang!”

Thesoundwokehisgrandmaup.Theoldwomanshouteddownstairs,“It'stwelveo'clockinthenight,Jack.Whyareyoustilljumpingupstairs?”1.Jackwas________whenhefinishedmiddleschool.

A.sixteenB.eighteenC.twentyD.fifteen2.TheoldwomanissatisfiedwithJackbecause________.

A.he'shergrandsonB.he'sclever

C.hecankeepquietD.hegetshomeontime3.Fromthestory,wecanknowthatMaryisJack's________.

A.classmateB.colleague(同事)

C.aunt D.wife4.Theword“stamp”inthestorymeans______inChinese.

A.盖印B.跺C.贴邮票D.承认5.Jackstampedhisfootonthefloorinorder(为了)________.

A.towakehisgrandmaup

B.tomakehisgrandmaangry

C.thathisgrandmawasgoingtotellhimthetime

D.thathisgrandmawasgoingtobuyhimawatch参考答案：1．B2．C3．A4．B5．C

讲解：

1．第一句介绍杰克今年20岁，2年前中学毕业，故选B。

2．结合前后文意，前面讲他吃完饭就去睡觉，并且很快就睡着了，文章最后介绍他用脚跺楼，发出声音，奶奶阻止他，说明他奶奶怕吵，综合判断选C。

3．由第二段倒数第二句判断。

4．根据文意，他奶奶住他楼下，倒数第二句又讲他用脚在地板上发出“Bang...”的声音，故应是用脚跺楼。

5．因他表坏了，Mary又没带，他们想知道时间阅读理解2WeareallbusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet(互联网),buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?

ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworks(网络)didn'tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.

AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,but,intheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade'surfing'(浏览)theInternetmoreconvenient.

Todayitiseasytogeton-line(上网)anditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.

TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。

l.TheInternethasahistoryoflessthanthirtyyears.

TF2.Inthe1960scomputernetworkswentwrongeasily.

TF3.Computersbecomecheapersothatmanyhospitalsandbankswereallowedtousethem.

TF4.Peopledidn'thaveenoughsoftwaretogeton-lineconvenientlyuntiltheearly1990s.

TF参考答案：1．F2．T3．F4．T

讲解：

1．第二段开头讲互联网是在60年代建立的，故至今历史已超过30年。

2．文中第二段阐明计算机网络工作状况不好(didn'tworkwell)。

3．第三段中说明大学、医院等都被允许使用电脑，然而，计算机仍然很贵，并且网络很难使用。

4．由第三段最后几句介绍可知，到90年代，计算机便宜且好用。科学家也发展了软件使网上浏览更方便。而本题干用了not…until句型，译为“直到90年代早期人们才有足够的软件上网”。阅读理解3Mr.andMrs.Turnerliveoutsideasmalltown.Theyhaveabigfarmandtheyarealwaysbusyworkingonit.Theirson,Peter,studiedatamiddleschool.Theyoungmanstudiedhardanddidwellinhislessons.Itmadethemhappy.

LastmonthPeterfinishedmiddleschoolandpassedtheentranceexamination(升学考试).Mrs.Turnerwasveryhappyandtoldthefarmersaboutit.

Yesterdaymorningthewomanwenttothetowntobuysomethingforherson.Onthebusshetoldoneofherfriendshowcleverandablehersonwas.Shespokeveryloudly.Allthepeopleinthebusbegantolistentoher.

“Whichuniversity(大学)willyoursonstudyin?”awomannexttoherasked.

“Inthemostfamousuniversityinourcountry!”Mrs.Turnersaidhappily.

“Themostfamousuniversity?”

“OxfordUniversity(牛津).”

Mostofthepassengers(乘客)lookedathercarefully.Someofthemsaidtoher,“Congratulations!”

Awomansaid,“I'msurehe'llknowFredSmith.”

“Who'sFredSmith?”

“He'smyson.”

“Doeshestudyintheuniversity,too?”

“No,”saidthewoman.“Heisoneoftheprofessors.”l.Thestoryhappenedin________.

A.AmericaB.FranceC.GermanyD.England2.Mr.andMrs.Turnerwerehappybecause________.

A.theirsondidwellinhislessons

B.theyhaveabigfarm

C.theyhaveagoodharvest

D.theirsonstudiedatamiddleschool3.Mrs.Turnerwantedeveryonetoknow________.

A.hersonfinishedmiddleschool

B.hersonwashandsome

C.hersonwasgoingtostudyinauniversity

D.hersonwasveryfriendlytoothers4.Mrs.Turnerspokesoloudlyinthebusthat__________.

A.herfriendcouldhearher

B.allthepeoplecouldhearher

C.shehopedtomakeallthepeoplehappy

D.shehopedtheywouldsaycongratulationstoher5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?__________.

A.Thewomanwasn'tinterestedinMrs.Turner'swords

B.Mrs.Turnerknewnothingaboutthefamousuniversity

C.ThewomanwantedtostopMrs.Turnerfromshowingoff(炫耀)

D.ThewomannexttoMrs.Turnerwantedtoshowoffherson,too参考答案：1．D2．A3．C4．B5．C

讲解：

1．因为牛津大学是英国的著名大学。

2．第一段最后一句讲“这使他们高兴”。“It”指代前一句讲的情况，即他们的儿子功课很好。

3．根据第三段文意判断。

4．第三段最后一句讲“所有人都开始听她讲。”故A不对；她这样做只是想炫耀一下而已。C、D描述的意思都不确切。

5．文章前面做了铺垫，讲Mrs．Turner如何炫耀她儿子考上大学，结尾讲那个妇女说自己的儿子是教授不论真假，她是在阻止Mrs.Turner的炫耀。阅读理解4“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeanings.

“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay“It'scool.”Youmaythink,“He'ssocool,”whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.

Weallmaximize(扩大)themeaningof“cool”.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new”or“surprising”.Here'saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall(瀑布)theyhadvisited.Ononestudent'spaperwasjusttheonesentence,“It'ssocool”.Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.

Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity(缺乏)ofwords.Without“cool”,somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility(可信性).Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword“cool”?Ican.AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool.1.Weknowthattheword“cool”has________.

A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeanings

C.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning2.Inthepassage,theword“express”means“________”.

A.seeB.showC.knowD.feel3.Ifyouare________something,youmaysay,“It'scool.”

A.interestedinB.angryabout

C.afraidofD.unhappywith4.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis_________thewaythewordisused.

A.pleasedwithB.strangeto

C.worriedaboutD.carefulwith5.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests(暗示)thattheword“cool”_________.

A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywords

B.usuallymeanssomethinginteresting

C.canmakeyourlifecolourful

D.maynotbeascoolasitseems参考答案：1．C2．B3．A4．C5．D

讲解：

1．见首句。

2．由“express”前后词义关系可推断出是“表达”的意思，与“show”同义。

3．由第二段首句可知。

4．由例子中的学生用cool一词概括出他的所有感受，知cool词义的扩大会导致语言中词汇的缺乏，是令人担忧的。

5．结合第4题的答案可做出选择。参考答案：1.A2.D3.A4.D5.C

讲解：

1.由短文最后一句“Theyhadtravelled1,797kilometresfromLondon”可知，最接近“fornearly1,800kilometres”，因此选A。

2.由短文第2段倒数第3句“Sotheywereabletochangeitsweight”可知答案为D。

3.从第3段可以看出，越往上温度越低，因此应选A。

4.由短文最后一段倒数第2句“TheycamedowninPoland...”可知答案为D。

5.纵观全文可以看出答案C不正确。阅读理解6Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theybecomeweak;whenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.

Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.

Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsaretoblame,andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.

Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan'treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemories?Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthings;theycannotwritethemdowninalittlenotebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,names,songsandstories;sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.

Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthepeople:practiseremembering.1.Themainreasonforone'spoormemoryisthathisparentshavepoormemories.

TF2.Ifyoudon'tuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime,theywillbecomestrong.

TF3.Agoodmemorycomesfrommorepractice.

TF4.Somepeoplecan'treadorwrite,buttheyhavebettermemories,becausetheyhavesavedtrouble.

TF5.Thebesttitleofthispassageis“HowtoHaveaGoodMemory”.参考答案：1.F2.F3.T4.F5.T

讲解：

1.文中没有此说法。2.从第一段可判断。

3.第二段开头已说明。4.第四段开头已说明。

5.最后一段点题。阅读理解7Ameteorite(陨石)almosthitan80-year-oldmannamedArthurPettiferinBritainwhenhewasworkinginhisgarden.Themeteoritewasthebiggestinthepast26yearsinBritain.

Themeteoriteweighed(重量)onekilo,andmightbeoverfourthousandmillion(百万)yearsold.

“Ihearthebignoiseintheair.Ilookedupandsawthetopsofthetreescomingandgoing,”hesaid.“Ididn'tknowwhatitwas.”

Meteoritesaresmallthingsfromthesmallplanetsinspace.About3,500meteoritesmayfalloneartheveryyear,butonlyveryfewarefound.Mr.Pettifer'smeteoriteisthefifthtofallinBritainsincetheSecondWorldWar.

Mr.Pettiferisglad.“Whenyouthinkaboutitcomingfromsofaraway,itreallyissomethingstrange.”1.Themeteoritewas______MrPettiferwhenitfelldown.

A.closetoB.farfromC.hittingD.comingto2.Themeteoritewasalready______yearsold.

A.40,000,000,000B.40,000,000

C.400,000,000D.4,000,000,0003.Mr.Pettiferfoundthetopsofthetreescomingandgoingbecause______.

A.thetreeswereafraid

B.thefastfallingmeteoritekeptthetreetopsmoving

C.itwasgoingtorain

D.themovingwasmadebywind4.______peopleseeameteoritefallalthoughtheyvisittheearthofteneachyear.

A.QuiteafewB.someC.FewD.Many5.Mr.Pettiferwas______toseethefallingofthemeteorite.

A.happyB.afraidC.sorryD.angry参考答案1.从短文第1句看出陨石落下时几乎砸着MrPettifer，故答案应选A。

2.由短文第2段中“…，andmightbeoverfourthousandmillion”4000百万即40亿，故答案应是D。

3.MrPettifer发现树梢来回摇摆是因为下落的陨石使它来回动，故答案选B。

4.由短文第4段“About3,500meteoritesmayfalloneartheveryyear,butonlyveryfewarefound.”一句可推断，答案选C。

5.由短文最后一段第1句“MrPettiferisglad”可以看出，且happy与glad意思相近，故答案应选A。阅读理解8OneofthethingsIalwaysbelieveisthatnomatterhowbadsomethingis,youcantakesomethingpositiveoutofit.TheonetimeIwasn’tsureofthatwasonSeptember11.

Iusuallywakeupa6:30or7:00inthemorning.Thatday,Ihappenedtowakeupearlier.IturnedontheTVandIsawthataplanehadcrashed(撞击)intotheNorthToweroftheWorldTradeCenter.Myfirstreaction(反应)wasthatitwasaterribleaccident.ThenIsawanotherplaneflyintotheSouthTowerandIrealizedthatIwaswitnessing(目击)anactofterrorism.

MywifeandIspentthedaywatchingtheterriblepicturesoveragain.WhenIwatchedfamilymemberslookingfortheirlovedones,thepainintheireyeswassomethingIwouldneverforget.Icouldn’tunderstandhowsomethingthisterriblecouldhavehappened.

Itwasn’tuntilafewweeksafterSeptember11thatIbegantoseethatperhapssomegooddidcomefromthistragedy(悲剧).Peopleseemdifferentnow,moreunderstanding,moretolerant(宽容的).Littlethingsthatseemedtobesuchatroublebeforearenolongerbigthings.Personally,IammoretolerantthanIwas.Irealizelifeistooshort,andtooprecious(珍贵的),toletmyselfgetworriedoversmallthings.I’velearnedalsothatyoucan’ttakethingsforgranted.Thingschangeintheblinkofaneye.Peoplegotoworkanddon’tcomeback.Onemomentthey’relivingandthenextminutethey’renot.And,itdoesn’tmatterwhoyouare,thereisnothingyoucandoaboutit.Weneverknowwhenourtimeherewillbeover,soweallneedtomakethemostofeveryminutewehave.

Youtrytolearnfromwhathappened.Youcan’tbeusedupbyit.Youcan’tlivebyit.Allyoucandoisjustlive.1.Theword“positive”inthepassageprobablymeans______.

A.terribleB.badC.goodD.real2.WhatdidthewriterseeafterheturnedontheTVthatmorning?

A.AfirestartingB.Aplaneflying

C.AterribleaccidentD.Anactofterrorism.3.FromSeptember11,thewriterhadrealizedthat___________.

A.peopleshouldmakethemostofeveryminutetheyhave

B.hehasbecomelesstoleranttowardsothers

C.heshouldgetworriedaboutlittlethings

D.lifeistooshorttocareaboutothers.4.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.AReportaboutSeptember11

B.TheTragedyofSeptember11

C.September11andMyFamily

D.September11andMyTurn.参考答案讲解：

1.C

见第一行，不管（nomatter）事情多糟，总能发现有益的东西。

2.D

见第六行。

3.A

见倒数第三行。Soweallneedtomakethemostofeveryminutewehave.

4.D阅读理解9阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容选出能完成短文题目的最佳答案。

Mrs.Weekswasreadinganewspaperstorytoherclass.Thestorysaid：Wereyoueverinahospitalwhenyouweresmall?Howdidyoufeel?ThedoctorsinChildren’sHospitalareaskingformoneyforchildren’stoys(玩具).Somechildreninthehospitalmuststayinbedformanyweeks.Toysareneededtokeepthesesick(生病的)childrenhappyandquiet.Moneyforthemcanbesenttothehospital.

AfterMrs.Weeksreadthestory，shesaid，“Thisstorygavemeanidea.”

“Youwantustobringsomemoneyforthetoys.”“Wecouldbringsomeofourowntoysforthechildreninthehospital.”saidtheboysandgirlsoneafteranother.

“Well，yourideaswouldbenice，”MrsWeekssaid，“butmineisdifferent.”

“Wecouldmakesometoys.”shoutedoneofthem.

Mrs.Weekssmiled.“Doyouthinkyoucouldmaketoys?”sheasked.

“Yes,yes.”thewholeclassanswered.

“Great!Let’sbegintomaketoystomorrow.”saidMrs.Weeks.

OnSaturdayafternoon，Mrs.Weekstookchildrentothehospitalwiththetoysmadebyherstudents.Thechildrenintheclassfelthappy，too.

Afewdayslater，Mrs.Weeksreadanothernewspaperstorytotheclass:

SomeschoolpupilsbroughttoystoChildren’sHospitallastweek.ThetoysweremadebythepupilsofGradeThreeinGreenStreetSchool.Thedoctorsaid，“Wehaveneverhadsomanywonderfultoys.Ourchildrenareveryhappywiththem.Theysay，‘THANKYOU，GRADETHREE.’”1.Whatwasthefirstnewspaperstorymainly(主要)about?

A.SickchildreninChildren’sHospital

B.DoctorsinChildren’sHospital.

C.Mrs.Weeksandherstudents.

D.Toysmadebytheboysandgirls.2.What“idea”didMrs.Weekshaveinmind?

A.Asktheclasstogivesomemoneytothechildreninthehospital.

B.Asktheclasstosendsomeoftheirowntoystothechildreninthehospital.

C.Lettheclassmakesometoysthemselvesandgivethemtothechildreninthehospital.

D.Telltheclasstogotoseethechildreninthehospital.3.DoctorsinChildren’sHospitaldidn’thave____tokeepthechildrenhappyandquiet.

A.enoughtime B.enoughboysandgirls

C.getmoneytobuytoysforD.enoughdoctors4.Atfirst，thedoctorsinChildren’sHospitalwantedto____thesickchildren.

A.givesomemoneyto B.makesometoysfor

C.getmoneytobuytoysforD.borrowsometoysfor5.WhatMrsWeeksreallywantedtodoisto____.

A.leteveryoneknowherclass

B.savesomemoneyfortoys

C.makeherselffamous

D.teachthepupilstodothingsthemselvesandbehelpfultoothers参考答案：1.A2.C3.C4.C5.D

讲解：

1.根据第1段newspaperstory的内容得知，文章主要讲的是在儿童医院生病住院的孩子，故答案为A。

2.从文中孩子们建议用钱买玩具或带自己的玩具去医院，而“MrsWeekssaid，‘butmineisdifferent.’”到有人提议“makesometoys”时她微笑，可判断答案为C。

3.纵观整个新闻内容可知没有足够的玩具供生病的孩子们玩，故答案为C。

4.由文中说医生“askformoneyforchildren’stoys”得知玩具不够，因此本题答案选C。

5.从文章中可以看出MrsWeeks的本意就是教学生学会关心爱护别人，故答案D是正确的。阅读理解10Oncetherelivedanoldmaninatown.Healwaysforgotalotofthings.Sohiswifealwayshadtosaytohim，“Don'tforgetthis.”

Onedayhewentonalongwayalone.Beforehelefthome，hiswifesaid，“Nowyouhaveallthesethings.Youneedthemonyourway.Takecareofyourthingsontheway.”Hewenttothestation.Heboughtaticketandgotonthetrainwithit.

Aboutanhourlater，theconductorbegantoseethetickets.Hecametotheoldmanandsaid，“Willyoupleaseshowmeyourticket?”Theoldmanlookedforhisticketinallhispocketsbuthecouldnotfindit.Hewasveryworried.“Ican'tfindmyticket.IreallyboughtaticketbeforeIgotonthetrain，”saidtheoldman.

“Ithinkyouareright.Ibelieveyouboughtaticket.Allright，youdon'thavetobuyanotherticket，”saidtheconductorkindly.Buttheoldmanstill(仍然)lookedworriedandsaidsadly，“Youdon'tknowwhyI'mworried.IfIdon'tfindmyticket，Ican'tremembermystation.WhereamIgoing?”1.Theoldmanboughtaticket_______.

A.afterhegotonthetrain

B.beforehegotonthetrain

C.whentheconductortoldhimtobuyone

D.whenhefoundhehadnoticketwithhim2.Aboutanhourlater，theconductorbegan_______.

A.tobuythetickets

B.tolookforthetickets

C.tocheck(检查)thetickets

D.toshowthetickets3.Theconductortoldtheoldmanthathedidn'tneedtobuyanotherticketbecause_________.

A.themanwasveryold

B.hethoughttheoldmanhadnomoneywithhim

C.theoldmanshowedhimtheticket

D.hebelievedtheoldman4.Theoldmanstilllookedworriedbecause_________.

A.hecouldn'tgetonthetrain.

B.helosthisticketandalotofmoney

C.hethoughthiswifewouldgetangrywithhim

D.heforgotwherehewasgoing5.Whichofthefollowing(下列)isright?

A.Theoldmanwentonthetripwithhiswife

B.Theoldmandidn'tfindhisticket

C.Theconductorwasalsoanoldman

D.Theoldmanhadtobuyanotherticket参考答案1.B第二段最后一句话表明。2.C第三段第一句话表明。

3.D第四段第一行。4.D最后一句话。5.B阅读理解11Thebestwayoflearningalanguageisusingit.ThebestwayoflearningEnglishistalkinginEnglishasmuchaspossible.Sometimesyou'llgetyourwordsmixedup(混合)andpeoplewillnotunderstandyou.Sometimespeoplewillsaythingstooquicklyandyoucan'tunderstandthem.Butifyoukeepyoursenseofhumor(幽默感)，youcanalwayshaveagoodlaughatthemistakesyoumake.Don'tbeunhappyifpeopleseemtobelaughingatyourmistakes.It'sbetterforpeopletolaughatyourmistakesthantobeangrywithyou，becausetheydon'tunderstandwhatyouaresaying.ThemostimportantthingforlearningEnglishis：“Don'tbeafraidofmakingmistakesbecauseeveryonemakesmistakes.”1.Thewriterthinksthatthebestwayforyoutolearnalanguageis____.

A.writingB.listening

C.usingitD.learninggrammar2.WhatshouldyoudoinlearningEnglish?

A.Becarefulnottomakeanymistake.

B.Writeasquicklyasyoucan.

C.Laughmoreoften.

D.SpeakEnglishasmuchasyoucan.3.Whenpeoplelaughatyourmistakes，youshould____.

A.notcare B.behappyC.feelworried D.beunhappy4.Whenyoumakeamistake，youshould____.

A.keepquietB.keepyoursenseofhumor

C.bekindD.getangry5.Thestorytellsus：“_____”.

A.Onlyfoolish(愚蠢的)peoplemakemistakes

B.Fewpeoplemakemistakes

C.Peoplenevermakemistakes

D.Thereisnoonewhodoesn'tmakemistakes参考答案：1.C2.D3.A4.B5.D

讲解：

1.第一句“Thebestwayoflearningalanguageisusingit.”

2.第二句“ThebestwayoflearningEnglishistalkinginEnglishasmuchaspossible.”。

3.阅读全文可得此答案。

4.阅读全文可得此答案。

5.从最后一句ThemostimportantthingforlearningEnglishis：“Don'tbeafraidofmakingmistakesbecauseeveryonemakesmistakes.”可知。阅读理解12DoyouknowwhattheWhiteHouseis?Perhapssomeofyoudo，whileothersdon't.

TheWhiteHouseisahouseinWashington.ThepresidentoftheU.S.A.livesinit.It'sreallywhite.ButdoyouknowwhytheWhiteHouseiswhite?Thestoryhappenedin1812.ThatyearEnglandwasatwarwithAmerica.TheBritisharmygottoWashingtonandsetthepresident'shouseonfire.In1814，inordertohidethemarksofthefire，thestonewallsofthepresident'shousewerepaintedwhiteandithasbeenthe“WhiteHouse”eversince.1.WhiteHouseisahousefor___________.

A.theAmericanpeople.B.thesoldiersofU.S.A.

C.thepresidentsofU.S.A.D.thepatientsofU.S.A.2.EnglandfoughtwithAmericain____________.

A.1810B.1812

C.1814D.19163.Thehouseiscalled“WhiteHouse”because____________.

A.it'scoveredwithsnow

B.thehouseisveryclean

C.thestonewallsofthehousewerepaintedwhite

D.theylikewhitecolour4.TheWhiteHousewaspaintedwhitebecause____________.

A.thehouseisoldB.thehouseisnew

C.itwasonceonfireandwaswithmarks

D.theyhaveenoughpaint5.“eversince”means___________.

A.neverB.onceC.fromthenonD.before参考答案1.C第二段第二句。

2.B参看第二段“Thestoryhappenedin1812.”

3.C第二段提到：战后为了掩盖火烧的痕迹，所以把房子漆成白色。“WhiteHouse”也由此而来。

4.C参看第三段的解释。

5.C根据最后一句：从此它就成了“WhiteHouse”。阅读理解13TherewouldbeaschoolpartyonFridayevening.Thegirlsweretalkingaboutwhattheyweregoingtowear.

“I'mgoingtowearablackdress，soeverybodywillnotice(注意)me，”saidEmily.“Howaboutyou，Linda?”

“I'mnotsure.Maybejeans(仔裤)，anoldshirt，andahat.Peoplewillnoticememorethanyou!”Lindasaid.

“Whatarewegoingtodoabouttheboys?”askedJane.“Doyourememberthelastschoolparty，lastyear?Theyjuststoodthere，andwegirlshadtodancebyourselves!”

“Ihearthatsomeoftheboyslearnedhowtodancethissummer.Maybeit'llbebetterthistime，”saidMary.

ThepartywasheldonFridayevening.Groupsofstudentsarrived.Themusicbegan.Thegirlsstoodinalineononeside，andtheboysonanotherside.Mr.Green，theirteacher，triedtogetthemtogether，butfailed.Afterawhile，Timsaid，“Idon'twanttostandherethewholetime.Thepartyisonlyfortwohours.It'llbeoversoon.”Hestartedtodance.Alltheotherswatchedhim.ThenDavidaskedEmilyifshewantedtodance.ThenJackandLinda.Then，allbegantodance.Soonthereweremoredancersthanwatchers.1.OnFridayeveningtherewouldbe__________.

A.aschoolpartyB.aschoolmeeting

C.asportsmeetingD.abirthdayparty2.Thegirlsweretalkingabout___________.

A.whattheboysweregoingtowearattheparty

B.whattheyweregoingtowearattheparty

C.howtoteachtheboystodance

D.howtodance3.Whathappenedwhenthemusicbegan?

A.DavidaskedEmilytodance.

B.Groupsofstudentsarrived.

C.Theboysandgirlsbegantodance

D.Thegirlsstoodononeside，andtheboysonanotherside.4.Whowasthefirstonetodance?

A.DavidB.JackC.TimD.Jane参考答案1.A细节题。第一句：“TherewouldbeaschoolpartyonFridayevening.”

2.B从文章开头和Linda的对话中得知她们在谈论晚会上她们要穿的衣服。

3.D最后一段提到：音乐响起来的时候，女孩子站在一边，而男孩子站在另一边。

4.C最后一段提到：Afterawhile，Timsaid，“Idon'twanttostandherethewholetime...”Hestartedtodance，因此可知他是第一开始跳舞的人。阅读理解14Amanwenttoafast-foodrestauranttobuyhislunch.“Hi，”aworkersaid.

“MayIhelpyou?”

“I'dlikeahamburger，largechips，andaCoke.”themansaid.

“Anythingelse?”theworkerasked.

“No.”themananswered.“That'sit.”

“Isthatforhereortogo?”theworkerasked.

“Togo.”themansaid.

Theworkerputtheman'slunchinabag.Themantookouthismoneyandpaidforhislunch.

“Thankyou.”theworkersaid，“Haveaniceday.”

Themantookthebagandwalkedtoapark.Hesatdownandopenedthebag.Hewassurprised.Therewasnohamburgerinthebag.Therewerenochips.TherewasnoCoke.Therewasonlymoneyinthebag--alotofmoney!Themancountedthemoney.Twothousanddollars!Whywasthemoneyinthebag?Wherewastheman'slunch?

Themanagerofthefast-foodrestaurantneededtogotothebank.Heputtwothousanddollarsinanenvelope(信封).Heputtheenvelopeinabagandputthebagdown.Theworkergavethemanager'sbagtothemanbymistake.Sothemanagerhadahamburger，chipsandaCoke，andthemanhadtwothousanddollars.Whatshouldthemando?1.Themanwenttoarestaurantto________.

A.buyhislunchB.havearest

C.selldrinksD.cookfood2.Themanwantedtohavehislunch________.

A.inahotel B.inashopC.inarestaurant D.inapark3.Whenthemanopenedthebag，hefound________init.

A.foodB.drinkC.moneyD.nothing4._______couldn'tfindhismoney.

A.Theman B.ThemanagerC.Theworker D.Nobody参考答案1.A细节题。第一句“Amanwenttoafast-foodrestauranttobuyhislunch.”

2.D细节题。倒数第二段第一句：“Themantookthebagandwalkedtoapark.”

3.C细节题。倒数第二段：“Therewasonlymoneyinthebag--alotofmoney!”

4.B最后一段回答了这个问题。阅读理解15Scientistsaretryingtomakethedesertsintogoodlandagain.Theywanttobringwatertothedeserts，sopeoplecanliveandgrowfood.Theyare