八年级英语阅读理解每日一练2.doc

八年级英语阅读理解每日一练Passaoe 11 On Saturday,Ann came home from school a little earlier.She felt worried.She wanted to get ready for her party. Mother,can we cook the food now,please?she said, Im worried about my party. The sandwiches are all ready. said Ann, not everyone likes sandwiches.What about my birthday cake? I made your birthday cake last night when you were in bed. Mrs.Read answered, we only need to put the candles on it,now. Oh,good! said Ann, may I put them on? Ann began to put candles on her cake.Then she counted them.There arent enough candles.said Ann. There are only twelve.We need one more. I 11 get another one now.said her mother, dont worry.判断正误（T或F）：（ ) 1. Ann was worried about the party.（ ) 2. Ann have a birthday cake for her birthday.（ ) 3. Ann was twelve years old.（ ) 4. They put the candles on the birthday cake.（ ) 5. They had twelve candles.Passage 12 Mr.Brown lived in a small town, but he got a job in a big city, so he moved there with his wife and his two children last Tuesday. The next day Mr.Brown took his new car out of the garage and was washing it when a neighbor came.The neighbor stopped and looked at the new car for a minute.Then Mr.Brown turned and saw him. The neighbor said: Thats a new ear.Is it yours? Sometimes.Mr.Brown answered. The neighbor was surprised.Sometimes? he said, what do you mean? Well.answered Mr.Brown slowly, when theres a party in town, it belongs to my daughter,Jean.When theres a football game,it belongs to my son, Joe. When I have washed it and it looks really nice and clean,it belongs to my wife, Mary.And when it needs gas,its mine.( ) 1. There are _people in the story. A. three B. four C. six D. five( ) 2. Mr.Brown worked in_. A. a small town B. a big city C. the garage D. the gas station( ) 3. When Mr.Brown was washing the new car,his neighbor came to ask him_. A. if the car was new B. what car it was C. if the car was Mr.Brown s D. whose car it was( ) 4.When there was a football match, the car belonged to_. A. Mr.Brown B. the neighbor C. Jeans brother D. Jean( ) 5. “Sometimes”in the story means that_. A. when there was a party in town,the car belonged to his daughter B. when there was a football game,it was his sons C. when the car looked nice and clean,it was his wifes D. when the ear wanted gas,it belonged to himPassage 13 When Jimmy was a boy,he liked watches and clocks very much.When he was eighteen years old,he went into the army.And after a year,he began to teach himself to mend watehes.A lot of friends brought him broken watches,and he mended them for them.Then his captain heard about this,and one day he brought him a watch too and said: My watch has stopped,can you mend it for me , please? Jimmy said：Yes, sir.I can. After a few days,he brought the watch back to the captain.How much do I owe（欠钱） you? the officer asked. One pound,sir.Jimmy answered.Then he took a small bag out of his pocket and gave it to the captain, saying: Here are three wheels from your watch.I didnt find a place for them whenI put everything back.判断正误（T或F）： ( ) 1. After Jimmy joined the army, he began to learn how to mend watches.( ) 2. His friends sometimes brought him new watches.( ) 3. One day the captain asked Jimmy to mend his watch.( )4. The officer wanted to know how many wheels were in his watch.( ) 5. At last Jimmy made the watch worse.Passage 14 July 20th, 1969 was an important day.Two Americans landed on themoon.Their names were Armstrong and Aldrin.They went there in a spaceship.Its name was Apollo 11. Apollo 11 left Cape Kennedy on July 16th and went three hundred and eighty-five thousand kilometers.It took the two Americans three days to get there.On July 20th the spaceship landed in the Sea of Tranquility（宁静）.Armstrong first stepped onto the moon.They picked up some rocks and put them in the spaceship.They jumped up and down.They were tired after their moonwalk,so they rested. On July 21st Apollo 11 left the moon and returned to the Earth.Three days later, it came down in the Pacific Ocean.A ship took the men to America.( ) 1. The moon is _ kilometers away from the earth. A. 385 B. 3850 C. 385000( ) 2. The two Americans stayed on the moon for about_. A. three days B. six days C. one day D. four days( ) 3. The Sea of Tranquilityhere means_. A. the earth B. the moon C. the world( ) 4. July 20th, 1969 was an important day because_. A. Apollo 11 landed on the moon B. man could not get to the moon by spaceship C. it was the first time for human beings to land on the moon D. Americans were the first men to get to the moon（ ) 5. The best title for this passage is_. A. Two Americans on the Moon B. An important day C. On the Moon D. The First Men on the MoonPassage 15 It is good to keep animals in zoos.Zoos are places for people to see many different kinds of animals from all over the world.Without zoos,most people would never see a real tiger or bear.Secondly,zoos look after the animals very well.The animals are always given food and cleaned on time.In the wild, it is not always possible for an animal to find food, so sometimes it goes hungry.Thirdly, zoos protect the animals.They offer them safe place to live in.In the wild, some kinds of animals are in danger of becoming extinct （灭绝).But zoos give these animals a chance to live.Without zoos, there would be fewer kinds of animals in the world. However,some people think it is unnatural (非自然的) and unfair（不公平的） to keep wild（野生的） animals in cages.Most animals are kept in cages that are too small for them. The animals such as bears and tigers always look sad in cages.Wild animals should look for their own food.Anyone would not feel happy if he isnt allowed (允许) to go outside his home and animals dont like it either.判断正误（T或F）：( ) 1. If you dont go to a zoo, you cant see dogs.( ) 2. In the zoos, all animals are happy.( ) 3. In the wild, animals look for their own food.( ) 4. According to（根据) the last sentence,we can say animals like to stay in the cages.( ) 5. The writer is not sure whether it is better for animals to stay in Zoos.Passage 16 Big Ben is not the name of a man.Its the name of a huge clock in London. London is the capital of England.This dock has four faces.So,no matter where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben.Each face is the size of a double decker bus.The hands are about four meters long.It is about the size of two people standing on the top of each other.If you go to London, you may want to Visit the Houses of Parliament(国会大厦).In that place,you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament.You will probably hear it as well as see it.The giant clock makes such a loud noise: Ding dong, ding dong.It goes every quarter of a hour. The clock was named after a big man.He was Sir Benjamin Hall.This man did much building work in London many years ago.（ ) 1. Big Ben is_. A. a double decker bus B. a huge clock C. a building D. the name of Ben( ) 2. The clock strikes every, _ of an hour. A. ten minutes B. fifteen minutes C. twenty minutes D. thirty minutes（ ) 3. Which two words mean the same as large? A. Giant and small. B. Gig and double. C. Giant and huge. D. Huge and loud.（ ) 4. You can read the time of Big Ben A. on the faces of the clock B. at the top of the clock tower C. on the hands of the huge clock D. in the Houses of Parliament（ ) 5. The title of this passage is A. The capital of England B. A clock C. Sir Benjamin Hall D. Big BenPassage 17 A businessman had worked too much.He found that he couldnt sleep at night, but often fell asleep during the day.He became very worried, so he went to see his doctor. Can you help me,doetor?he asked, I slept so well,but now I sleep less than two hours at night. The doctor looked him over carefully,gave him some tests,asked him to work less hard,and told him to take some medicine to help him.He said he was sure that he was not seriously ill, and that he would soon be better. But the businessman grew worse instead of better.He slept even less than before at night and was still falling asleep in his office.He visited the doctor again and again and it took the doctor a long time to find out the reason :the businessmans wife was giving him the sleeping medicine in the morning and the ones to keep him awake at night.判断正误：( ) 1. The businessman couldnt fall asleep because he was worried abouthis business.( ) 2. The businessman worked at night and slept during the day.( ) 3. The businessman visited the doctor again and again because he stillcouldnt sleep at all.( )4.The doctor told the man he wasnt seriously ill and would soon be well.( ) 5. The businessman grew worse because the doctor gave him the wrongmedicine.Passaoe 18 Australia is the greatest island in the world.It is a little smaller than China.It is to the south of the equator (赤道).So when it is summer in our country,it is winter in Australia. Australia is big,but the population there is thin.The population of Australia is the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China. Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos (袋鼠).After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep.Sheep are everywhere.Have you seen a kangaroo? It has a bag below its breast (胸).The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in thebag.It is very strange, isnt it?（ ) 1. China is（ ）than Australia, A. larger BI large C. small D. smaller( ) 2. It is（ ）in Australia when it is summer in our country. A. autumn B. spring C. winter D. summer ( ) 3. The population of Australia is the same as that of（ ）in China. A. Beijing B. Tianjin C. Nanjing D. Shanghai（ ) 4. Australia is famous for its（ ） A. kangaroos B. deer C. elephants D. birds（ ) 5. Austalia is to the south of the equator. So（ ） A. it is the greatest land in the world B. it is hot summer in DecemberC. it is cold winter in December D. its population is thinPassage 19 Mary is six years old.She often goes to the shop and goes to the church with her mother.She likes following her mother. One day,when they are in the church,the pastor asks:Who wants to go to the heaven?Please put up your hand. All the people except Mary put up their hands. Where do you want to go, my girl?asks the pastor. I want to go home with my mother.answers Mary. When they get home ,it is dark.Her mother begins to do housework.She is very busy.She washes some clothes.She cleans the table and the chairs.Then she wants to sweep the floor.But the broom isnt in the house. Could you help me ,Mary? Would you like to go out and bring the broom for me? Id love to,but its too dark outside.And I feel fear. Never fear.God can help you. Mary opens the door and says:Oh, my dear God,please pass the broom to me. She puts her hand out of the door.判断正误：（ ) 1: Mary is a girl.（ ) 2. Mary thinks God is a teacher.（ ) 3. Her mother does the housework in the morning.（ ) 4. Her mother wants Mary to help her.（ ) 5. Marys mother needs a knife.Pas