2013外研版八年级英语(下)阅读训练题m2+4

八年级英语 下 英语阅读训练八年级英语 下 英语阅读训练 注意划线 注意划线 一 阅读 A I think that I am very lucky because I have a lot of friends My best friend is Mai She is 16 years old She is 2 years older than me We live in the same village She is my neighbor and we are now classmates so we have been friends for so long Mai is tell and thin With long black hair she has got an oval 椭圆形的 face with big bright eyes a high nose and a small mouth Mai is very beautiful especially when she smiles She is always helpful polite and honest When her friends have difficulties she always tries her best to help them Although we have the same hobbies and interests we have different personalities 个性 I am sociable and enjoy telling jokes My classmates think that I m rather outgoing 外向的 Unlike me Mai is quite serous and prefer quietness to noise However we can keep secrets together so we are close friends Mai is one of the best students in my class and she works hard I like doing homework with her She always tries her best to help me with my studies I think as time goes by our friendship will be deeper and deeper 46 The writer may be years old A 6 B 14 C 16 D 18 47 The underlined word sociable means in Chinese A 爱交际的 B 喜怒无常的 C 懒惰的 D 有耐心的 48 The writer and Mai can become friends mainly because they A have the same personality B are in the same class C live in the same village D can keep secrets together 49 What does the writer think of Mai A She is outgoing B She is a nice girl C She is careless D She is a lucky girl 50 The best title for this passage is A How to Make Friends B My Good Friend Mai C How to Help Others D Some Advice on Friendship B True friends are not easy to find so we should do our best to find real friendship and keep it When we are with friends we should try to bring them closer to us Smile is one of the easiest ways People like to see happy faces greeting them When we talk to someone ask questions to help him or her keep talking Don t ask personal questions or they may want to walk away Listening is an important pare when you are with friends You should listen carefully to what people are saying and respond in the right way Body language can show that you re listening Some people have the same interests and hobbies as you It s easier to make friends with them You may spend hours tallying about the same interests you have Friendship may last for all our life We should try to keep it long 51 Why should we try to keep our friendship A Because we can t find new friends later B Because it s hard to find true0 friends C Because friendship always lasts quite short D Because friendship will not last long 52 If we are with friends we should often when we talk with them A cry B laugh C smile D repeat 53 What does the underlined word respond mean A 大笑 B 应答 C 书写 D 拼读 54 What kind of person is easier to make friends with A People who never stop talking B People who are good at body language C People who like asking personal questions D People who have the same interests as you do 55 What does the writer think of friendship A We should try to keep it long B We should make friends with all people C Friends must have the same hobbies D Friends should always be together 第二节 主题匹配 56 Do you know how to keep safe during an earthquake 地震 When an earthquake happens keep calm 冷静的 The most important part you need to keep safe is your head If you are outside stay away from trees buildings and walls 57 As the newest Disneyland in the world Hong Kong Disneyland is a must see because of its special Chinese culture With Mickey Mouse and other Disney friends you go on a fantastis journey You can also try a lot of delicious Chinese food there 58 Do you find that it is difficult to fall asleep Before going to bed drink a glass of warm milk Make sure that your bed and bedroom are comfortable If you can t sleep get up and do something to relax After a while you should feel tired enough to go to bed again 59 It is important for students to know how to keep their eyes healthy when they use a computer Keep your computer screen 40 to 50 cm away from your eyes Take a rest every 15 minutes Remember to wash your hands before touching 触摸 your eyes 八年级英语 下 英语阅读训练八年级英语 下 英语阅读训练 4 二 阅读 A The computers changed our lives in the 1980s the Internet changed our lives in the 1990s and the robots will change our lives in the new century Do you think there will be robots in people s homes It s sont a dream that every home will have a robot Now robots are not only able to help people do the housework they can also help the doctors do the difficult operations play chess with people play the piano and so on A new cooking robot is used in Beijing It can cook all the dishes on the menu you only need to wait two to four minutes in the future the robot will be a nurse a security guard or a partner in you life Experts believe robots will because every where from the industrial robots to service robots In the future robots will become part of the family and provide close service for people We all A Hong Kong Disneyland B Keep safe during an earthquake How to keep your eyes healthy C Make sleeping easier D Healthy way s of life E Ways to make pen friends look forward to the new robot age 46 changed our lives in the 1990s A The robots B The compilers C The Tv sets D The Interact 47 According to the passage we know that a new cooking robot is being used in A the future B Beijing C many countries D many families 48 What can the robots do now A They can help people do the housework B They can help the doctor do the difficult operations C They can play chess with people D A B and C 49 Experts believe robots will be used A only in hospital B only in a filmily C only in a factory D everywhere 50 Which is the best title of the passage A The computers changed our lives B Robots can cook C Robots are coming D Robots will be doctors B News1 Yuan longping the father of hybrid rice won the world Food Prize on Monday Yuan developed the world s first popular and widely known hybrid rice Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones News2 Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes Don t worry Things will get better soon Last week China started checking textbooks dictionaries and children s books all over the country The government said the results of che check would come out at the end of June News 3 People will see anew star in the sky soon China plants to send a satellite into space by December 2006 It will stay in space for one year It will go around the moon and take pictures It must be very expensive right That s for sure 1 4 billion yuan News 4 Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the word in a few hours One day maybe you can Last Saturday the American X 43a AIRPLANE MADEITS FIRST FLINGT It reached a speed of 8 00 kilometers per hour This makes it the fastest plane in the world X 43 A is only three to four meters long but it s very heavy It weighs1 270 51 The satellite sent by China will move around A the moon B the earth C the sun D the mars 52 The speed of the fastest plane in the world is A 1 4kilometers per second B 43 kilometers per minute C 1 270 kilometers per hour D 8 000 kilometers per hour 53 The checking of textbooks dictionaries and children s books will A make a lot of money B make the children sad C make sure there are no mistakes in them D make sure the books are not too expensive 54 Which of the following statements about the new star is NOT true A it will go around the moon B It will stay in space for two years C It costs a lot D It will go into space by December 2006 55 Yuan Longping won the world Food prize because A he likes to eat hybrid rice B he is a successful father C he grow more rice than others D he developed in world s first popular and widely grown hybrid rice 主题匹配 56 How much do you spend on your clothes every year There are good ways for you to save some money on clothes You can buy clothes of good quality 质量 They can last for more than one year Don t buy clothes that you don t need even if 即使 they look very nice 57 Trafalgar Square 特拉法尔加广场 is in the centre of London in England It is a must see for visitors when they go to London and it is also one of the most famous squares in the United Kingdom Many fantastic outdoor events 户外运动 are often held there 58 We always say that books and reading are good for children but have we ever really thought about why this is true From reading children can learn about new subjects and find helpful information Reading can also open up new world and make children s lives richer 59 Why is homework important to students It is because homework helps students to have good study habits In addition to this it helps students to review what they have learn ed in class And it also helps them to prepare for the coming lessons and exams 60 Scott Joplin was famous as successful musician and composer He was born in around 1868 in Texas He wrote forty four pieces two operas and one ballet He died on April 1 st 1917 He also opened the door for other black musicians and artists A Why is homework important B A great musician C Save money on clothes D Trafalgar Square E Books and reading are good for children F The lagrgest square in the world 四 阅读理解四 阅读理解 20 分 A Sam was a fifteen year old boy living with his little sister Julie Their parents had passed away long ago Sam had taken care of Julie by himself One day Sam woke up at three in the morning as usual When Julie was sleeping alone Sam left their little house to send newspapers When he found an old man sitting in front of their house Sam was so surprised that he stopped to look at him closely It was an icy morning and he looked very cold The poor old man didn t have anything to cover himself with Sam went into his house to get the old man a blanket 毯子 However there were no extra blankets so Sam thought hard and took his father s coat It was the only thing of his father s that he had left Sam wrote a short note Sir I found you sleeping in front of my house This is my father s coat I hope it fits you well He put the note in a pocket of the coat and covered the old man with the coat Then he went to work When he came back three hours later both the man and the coat were gone Sam thought that it was the best thing he could have done with his father s coat That afternoon Sam hurried home after school because Julie was at home alone However Julie and the old man were standing in front of the house and Julie shouted to Sam Brother He s our grandfather The grandfather smiled and said Sam Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know how good my grandson is This coat was the one that I gave my son a long time ago 51 How was the weather when Sam saw an old man in front of his house A Hot and sunnyB Rainy C Icy and coldD Windy 52 Sam s morning job was to A take care of his sister B go to school C send newspapers D look for his grandfather 53 Their parents passed away long ago means Their parents long ago A diedB went on C left homeD passed by 54 Sam covered the old man with his father s coat because A his father s coat fitted the old man well B the coat was the only thing that his father had left C he knew the old man was his grandfather then D he had no extra blanket 55 What is the story mainly about A Father s coat was missing B Sam found his grandfather through an act of kindness C An old man was too cold to live on D Sam took care of his sister by himself B Many people say that they are working too many hours They don t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family Work hours are different from one country to another In France people spend about 1 646 hours a year at work In Japan however people work about 2 159 hours a year That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker Why do people work so many hours Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money However many companies don t pay overtime Their workers don t get more pay for more work Some people think it s their duty to work more hours Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don t work more hours Many people say that their vacations are too short In France people get five weeks of paid vacation a year In Germany they get four to six weeks and in the United States two weeks One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days In Great Britain there is a saying All work and no play makes Jack a dull 迟钝的 boy If that is true there must be a lot of dull people in the world 56 A Japanese worker works more hours a year than a French one A 513B 1 646C 2 159D 3 805 57 The word extra in Paragraph 3 means A 正常的B 额外的C 有用的D 少量的 58 People in get only two weeks of paid vacation a year A FranceB Germany C the United StatesD Great Britain 59 Which of the following is true according to the passage A No companies offer vacations to their workers B Many people say they have enough time to relax C Not all companies pay their workers for more work D More than half of workers use all their vacation days 60 What can we infer from the passage A Many workers have to work long hours B Many people have vacations long enough C Work hours are the same around the world D There are a lot of dull people in the world C Medical experts say most Americans do not get enough sleep They say more Americans need to take a nap that is to rest for a short period in the middle of the day They give people advice to sleep lightly before continuing with other activities The experts say naps might improve health by reducing pressure Some European and Latin American companies have supported the idea of napping for many years They ask people to leave work go home and have a nap before returning In the United States some companies let workers rest simply in their offices They believe this can help workers make fewer mistakes and also increase the amount of work that a person can do Sleep experts say it is likely that people make more mistakes at work than at other times They say people should not carry out important tasks when they feel sleepy And they say the best thing to do is to take a nap About twenty minutes of rest is all you need Experts say this provides extra energy and can increase your effects until the end of the day But experts said that a nap should last no more than twenty to thirty minutes A longer nap will put the body into deep sleep and waking up will be difficult 61 This passage is probably taken from A a story bookB a poster C a science fictionD a medical magazine 62 What s the best way to increase workers effects A Talking with friends B Doing relaxing exercises C Laughing smiling and crying D Having a rest for twenty or thirty minutes 63 What will happen to the workers if they keep on working without any rest A They will get a lot of money B They will fail in their jobs and even cause a lot of trouble C They will live a happy life in the future D They will feel better after finishing everyday jobs 64 The meaning of the underlined word reducing in the first paragraph is A 加大B 缓解C 产生D 制造 65 The passage mainly talks about A taking a nap during the day B the disadvantages of taking a nap C Americans who don t have a nap during the weekends D the advantages of deep sleep 三 阅读理解 共 20 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 40 分 阅读下列短文 然后从每小题 A B C D 四个选项中选出能回答所提问问题或完 成所给句子的最佳答案 A In my life I have received many gifts from my mother The most important one is my life 生 命 However there s another special gift I will never forget When I grew up I left home and got a job in South America One day a call came from my brother Something is wrong with Mom She s forgetful She thinks we re hiding 藏 you from her I got back home at once For nearly 4 years I stayed with my mother and we had fun When I had to leave I had to ask someone to look after her or drive her to my brother s When it became clear that she was near the end of her life family members were called to come to say goodbye to her For 3 weeks my sister and I just sat with Mom took long walks and spent some real time with each other My sister and I were both with Mom when she was passing away 去世 holding her hands and telling her how much we loved her At the end of her life my mother gave me the gift of sharing time with my sister in a way we would never have given each other 36 The writer knew there was something wrong with her mother A by giving her mother a call B when she stayed with her mother C from her brother s call D by talking with her doctor 37 The writer spent 4 years A working hard B growing vegetables C building a garden D looking after her mother 38 The writer s family members were called A to say goodbye to Mother B to take care of Mother C to help Mother do some housework D to have a family get together 39 From the passage we know A the writer didn t get on well with her brother B the writer was kind and loved her mother C the writer s mother didn t like her sister D the writer s brother hid her mother 40 What s the best title for this passage A My Brother and I B My Dear Mother C A Happy Family D A Special Gift B Learning How to Learn 24 99 Children who read this book show great interest in story Many pictures will help understand it easily and quickly Basic Study Manual 38 50 Read this book and learn What the three barriers 障碍 to study are and what to do about them What to do if you are fed up with a subject Children read it to improve the ability 能力 to study How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children 35 00 Read this book and learn How to find words in a dictionary What the different marks in a dictionary mean How to use a dictionary to pronounce 发音 words correctly Buy this book and help children unlock their education What s more you ll just pay 50 for it before June 1 2014 41 According to the ads these three books are for A men B parents C children D women 42 Many pictures in the book Learning How to Learn can A make the book beautiful B make the children draw beautifully C make the book sell well D make the children understand the book easily 43 can tell you the mean