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八年级英语阅读训练（一）一It was beautiful spring morning. There wasnt any cloud in the sky, and sun was warm but not too hot. So Mr Andrews was surprised when he saw an old man at the bus-stop with a big, strong black umbrella in his hand. Mr Andrews said to him,“Are we going to have rain today?”“No,” said the old man,“I dont think so.”“Then you are carrying the umbrella to keep the sun off you?”“No, the sun is not very hot in spring.” Mr Andrews looked at the big umbrella again, and the old man said,“I am old, and my legs are not very strong, so I need a walking stick. But when I carry a walking stick, people will say, Look at that poor old man! And I dont like that. When carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say,Look at that stupid(傻) man.”1When Mr Andrews saw the old man carrying an umbrella, he thought _. (A)it would rain soon (B)the weather was too hot(C)it was strange (D)the old man was stupid2An umbrella is likely to make people think of _.(A)old age (B)bad weather (C)walking sticks (D)taking a bus3. When the old man said the sun was not very hot in spring, he meant he used the umbrella _. (A)in case of rain (B)to keep off the sun (C)for some other use (D)for hot weather4The old man hated others described him as _. (A)an old man (B)a poor man (C)a strange man (D)stupid man5In fact the old man was _. (A)no longer strong enough (B)still strong enough (C)too old to carry an umbrella (D)too old to walk about二Since my mother wouldnt get home until four oclock ,I was alone . I looked around the kitchen a while , but there was nothing I felt like eating. All of a sudden I smelled smoke . It was like something burning ,and thats what I thought it was at first .But soon I knew it was more than that . It seemed that the smoke was coming up the back stairs . I rushed out and found that clouds of it ,big black balls of it were rolling up past the window. I dont know if I was afraid or not .I dont remember, you know .For some reason I thought of Mr. Turner, He lives on the third floor and he sleeps afternoons because he works nights. “Mr. Turner, A fire! A fire! ” “What ?” he asked ,still with his eyes half opened. “A fire on the first floor . Call the fire department !” I shouted. “Yes .Good boy.” Mr. Turner said as he did what I wanted him to. “Everyone out of the place ?” he asked ,”How about the Ennis?” “Mr. Ennis went out .” I said. We were by her front door now ,and Mr. Turner stopped and shook the door and shouted . No one answered . The smoke was had . It was even in the front hall. We ran down outside to the back of the building ,waiting for the foremen ,and along came Mrs. Ennis with a full hand of things she bought . “Our baby!” she cried. Only at this time did I remember that Mrs. Ennis was a new grandmother.1. The writer of the story looked around the kitchen _.(A)and found nothing he felt like eating(B)and waited for his mother until four oclock (C)to see if there was fire in it(D)to see if his mother was there2. What did the writer think at first when he smelled smoke?(A)Someone was making a fire (B)Someone was cooking(C)Something was burning (D)A fire was going to grow up3. From the story we know that Mr. Turner._ .(A)made a fire to warm himself (B)sleeps from morning till night(C)broke into the front door (D)liked to work at night 4. Who called the fire department?(A)The writer (B)Mr. Turner (C)The good boy (D)Mrs. Ennis5. How many people were there in the house that was burning at that moment?(A)Two (B)Five (C)Four (D)Three三My daughter ,Jane ,never dreamed(梦想) of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland .Last year, we were travelling across the Channel(英吉利海峡) and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle . She threw the bottle into the sea .She never thought of it again ,but ten months later ,she received a letter from a girl in Holland .Both girls write to each other regularly now .However, they have decided to use the post-office . Letters will cost a little more ,but they will certainly travel faster.1. Jane never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl in Holland because _. (A)it was a long way away (B)she had never received any letter(C)She knew no one in Holland (D)she didnt think anyone could find the bottle2. After Jane threw the bottle into the sea, she _.(A)wanted to receive an answer (B)forgot it at all(C)didnt think about (D)wrote a letter to a girl in Holland3. She received a letter from a girl of her own age . The girl was _ she was (A)the same age with (B)the same age(C)as old (D)the same age as4. The girls write _ regularly now .(A)to one another (B)the one to the other(C)each to other (D)to other5. Letters will cost a little more ,but they will certainly travel _.(A)sooner (B)more quickly(C)more hurriedly (D)much shorter四Mrs. Peter had two children. Sammy was seven years old, and his sister Annie was four. Sammy went to school, but Annie did not. When Sammy was at home, he often played with Annie while their mother was cooking or washing or cleaning, and he was usually very nice to his small sister, and Mrs. Peter was free to do her work quietly. One Saturday morning, the two children were playing in the garden while their mother was cooking the lunch. They were quite happy until Annie suddenly began to cry and ran into the kitchen to her mother. Mrs. Peter stopped cooking and said,“Why are you crying, Annie?” “Sammys broken my toy horse,”Annie answered, crying more loudly. “How did he break it?”her mother asked. Annie stopped crying, but did not answer for a few seconds. Then she said,“I hit him on the head with it.”( )1.Sammy, who was _, was _ than Annie.（A）a boy/two years older （B）a boy/three years older（C）a girl/two years older （D）a girl/three years older( )2.Sanmmy looked after Annie _.（A）all day long every day （B）when Sammy was free from school（C）after Sammy was at home out of school （D）while they were in the garden( )3.Why did Annie cry? Because _.（A）her toy was broken （B）Sammy broke her broken （C）Sammy hit her on the head （D）she hit Sammy on the head with the toy( )4.From this text, we may learn that _.（A）Mrs. Peter was a servant （B）Mr. Peter was a boss（C）Mrs. Peter was a housewife （D）Mr. Peter was out of work( )5.What do you think of Sammy?（A）Sammy was naughty(淘气) （B）Sammy was brave（C）Sammy was cruel to Annie （D）Sammy was a good help to Mrs. Peter.五A Frenchman had arrived at a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and lonely. Suddenly he heard footsteps behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man quickly walk past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found his watch was gone, He thought that it was the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to follow him and force him to return the watch . Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. They didnt understand each others language. The Frenchman threatened(威胁) the Italian with signs and pointed to his watch-pocket. The Italian thought that the Frenchman was demanding his own watch. The Italian, in the end, gave up his watch to the Frenchman. When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the Italian of his watch.( )1.One night the French traveler walked _ in a small Italian town.（A）with his wife （B）with an Italian （C）lonely （D）by himself( )2.There were _ in the street at that time.（A）no people （B）many people（C）few people （D）little people( )3.When the Frenchman suddenly found his watch was gone the young Italian who passed him _.（A）disappeared （B）was about to disappear（C）had disappeared （D）would have disappeared ( )4.Neither of the two men understood _ language.（A）the others （B）others（C）anothers （D）their own( )5.The Italian thought the Frenchman was a _.（A）traveler （B）thief（C）robber （D）watch-collector六By midnight , a group of students ,led by their school master, had reached a height (高度)of 1500 feet which was about 1000 feet away from the top of the mountain . But at this point they had to stop climbing because one of the boys became seriously ill. The only thing the master could do was to return to the mountain hut(小屋) where they had spent the evening .From there ,he telephoned the police . The police immediately decided to send a helicopter （直升飞机）with a doctor on board ,for it was the quickest way to make the doctor reach the boy. The helicopter soon arrived but the sides of the mountain were so steep（陡峭的） that the helicopter could not land .A helicopter , usually lands on four wheels ,but it can land on two .The man who flew the helicopter, therefore, kept it in the air with only one wheel touching the mountainside while the master carried the boy on board.1. The story took place at _ one night.(A)the top of a mountain (B)the roof of a mountain(C)the mountainside (D)the top of the mountain2. The first thing that the school master did was to carry the sick boy to the mountain hut because _.(A)they spent the evening there (B)he wanted to use the telephone in the hut(C)there was a hospital nearby (D)he could find a doctor there3. The police decided to send a helicopter to the mountain hut because _ .(A)no other ways could make a doctor reach the sick boy quickly enough(B)it was the quickest means to drop some medicine to the sick boy.(C)it was the quickest way to reach the teacher and tell him how to save the boy(D)it would carry a doctor on board4. _ the helicopter arrived.(A)It was a long time before (B)At once(C)Presently (D)About half an hour later5. A helicopter had _ .(A)one wheel (B)two wheels(C)a lot of wheels (D)four wheels七Two young men went past the house of the mayor and caught sight of a goose hanging inside the kitchen window. They liked the goose very much, so they thought up a plan to get the goose at night with the help of a ladder.It was dark. They propped up a ladder and one of them climbed up the ladder. Just at that moment, a policemen got to the street corner and walked up to them, asking.” ,What are you doing here?” The man holding the ladder pretended to be calm and said, “Well, sir. Tomorrow will be the birthday of our mayor, you see. We wanted to make him happy and so we hung this goose in his kitchen.” “Thats really nice of you.” said the policemen.” But why dont you do it during the day? Such a present is far from bribing , but what are you doing here at night is improper (不合适的).” Obediently, the young man cried upwards to his partner, “Bring the goose back down, Jack!”1. Two young men went into the mayors house and saw a goose hanging in the kitchen.2. They thought up a plan to steal the goose at night with the help of a ladder.3. As soon as they got the ladder ready, a policeman came.4. The young man holding the ladder was very calm when he caught sight of the policeman5. The policeman didnt think that they were bribing the mayor with such a small present.八James Thorn hill was an English painter. he painted many beautiful pictures. Once the king of England asked him to paint some pictures on the walls of the kings palace. The king showed the palace to the painter and said , “You must paint your pictures round the walls of this palace near the ceiling(天花板). ” Then workers came and made a big platform(平台). Thorn hill began to paint. He worked with a man who helped him. They painted on the platform near the ceiling. They worked for a year. At last the pictures were ready. Thorn hill looked at the pictures and was very happy. They were beautiful. He looked at the pictures for a long time .How beautiful they were! He took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Now he was at the very edge (边缘)of the platform but he did not know it ;he thought only of his pictures. The worker who helped him saw everything. “What shall I do?” he thought, “Thorn hill is at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step and will fall down to the stone floor. It will kill him.” The worker quickly took a pail of paint(颜料),ran to a picture and threw the paint at the picture. “What are you doing?” cried the painter, running quickly back to his picture.( ) 1.The painter was asked to paint pictures _. （A）on the ceiling of the kings palace （B）on the walls of the king s palace （C）on the platform （D）round the walls of the palace near the ceiling ( ) 2.When the pictures were ready the painter _. （A）began to paint （B）walked to the very edge of the platform （C）looked at them happily for a long time （D）did not know how to get down( )3.As the painter stepped back the pictures became _.（A） uglier （B）more beautiful （C）smaller （D）more interesting( )4.The painter stepped back again and again because _. （A）he wanted to get down （B）he thought only of the pictures （C）he knew that was far from the platform （D）he thought he was on the floor( )5.The man who helped the painter was very clever _. （A）because he didnt cry out （B）because he saw everything （C）because he got a good idea to make the painter run quickly back to his picture. （D）because he got a pail of paint九Nancy always wanted to be a singer. Music was the most important thing in her life, but tell you the truth. She took lessons several years, practiced singing every day. In spite of (尽管) this, her voice didnt improve. Honestly, it didnt get better, it just got louder. Her teacher finally gave up and stopped the lessons, but Nancy refused to quit(放弃),one day she decided to give a concert(演唱会)and invited her former(以前的)teacher to attend. The teacher was very worried about what to say after the performance.(演出)She knew it would be terrible and it was. She didnt want to tell a lie, but she didnt want to hurt Nancys feeling, either. Finally, she got an idea and went backstage(后台)to her former pupil. “Well,”said Nancy,“what did you think of my performance?” “My dear,”said the teacher, “youll never be better than you were tonight.”( )1.Nancy wanted to be a singer because she _.（A）could do nothing but sing （B）was good at singing （C）was most interested in music （D）had a good teacher( )2.Nancys teacher stopped the lessons because _.（A）Nancy was so proud(骄傲)and wouldnt listen to her（B）Nancy didnt make any improvement in singing（C）Nancys voice became louder and louder（D）Nancy didnt work hard enough( )3.What make Nancy decide to give a concert?（A）She was sure that she could sing beautifully.（B）Someone else wanted her to do so.（C）She wanted to prove(证明) that her teacher was wrong.（D）She wanted to please her teacher.( )4.If Nancys teacher had told a lie, she might have said,“_.”（A）The performance tonight is terrible. （B）I dont like the performance.（C）Your performance tonight is excellent （D）You havent made any progress(进步) ( )5.What is really meant by saying “You will never be better than you were tonight”?（A）You have never sung so well before.（B）You wont make any improvement in future.（C）You gave performance tonight. （D）You did much better before than tonight.十An important businessman was asked to give a twenty-minute speech in another city .He was too busy to write it himself , so he asked his secretary to put one together for him out of a large book of speechers which s