新目标八年级英语下册阅读理解专项练习

新目标八年级英语下册阅读理解专项练习新目标八年级英语下册阅读理解专项练习 A Life in the 2050s will be different from it is now because many changes will take place What will the changes be The population is growing fast There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer Computers will be much smaller and more useful and there will be at least one in every home And computer study will be one of the important subjects in schools People will work fewer hours but have more free time for sports TV and traveling Traveling will be much cheaper and easier And many people will go to other countries for holiday There will be changes in our food too Because more and more people know the importance of healthy diet maybe no one will eat meat Instead they will eat more vegetables and fruit So people will be healthier Work in the future will be different too Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots Because of this many people won t have enough work to do This will be a problem 1 In the 2050s there will be A more treesB more peopleC fewer countriesD more work to do 2 In the future people will not have to A travelB work hardC work longD eat meat 3 Every family will have at least one in the 2050s according to the passage A computerB houseC TVD robot 4 Traveling will be in the 2050s A less interestingB more difficult C more expensiveD much cheaper and easier 5 People in the 2050s may not have as much as we do now A fruitB vegetablesC breadD meat B Dear John I m very excited about your coming and staying in Chichester next week The day after tomorrow I have to go away on business for three days at the beginning of the week but I will be back when you come I ll leave a key with my friend next door at Number 21 so you won t have to wait before I return Now let me tell you how to get here though 尽管 it s not very difficult to find Walk up the Star Road until you come to the first set of traffic lights and then turn right Turn left at the next crossing Go straight and Landsdowne Road is the second on the right There you can find my house the door at Number 22 Oh I nearly forgot to ask you about the most important thing could you bring a sleeping bag Well I must go now I have to go and take the car from the garage 汽 车修理店 on Land Road I was out yesterday when it broke down on the way Hope to see you soon Yours Mike 6 John will come and stay in Mike s house A at the beginning of this week B next week C at the weekend D the day after tomorrow 7 How many days will Mike go away on business A Two B Three C Four D Five 8 Mike will leave a with his friend next door at Number 21 A house B car C sleeping bag D key 9 Mike s house is on the A Chichester Road B Star Road C Landsdowne Road D Land Road 10 What s wrong with the writer s car A A thief stole 偷 it on the way B Mike sold it to someone else C It broke down on the way D Someone drove it away by mistake C Tom saw an ad 广告 in a newspaper for a beautiful modern bicycle It cost 169 so he went to the shop to see the bicycle The shopkeeper was very happy to show it to him He watched it carefully and then turned to the shopkeeper and said There isn t a light on the bicycle But there was one on the bicycle in your ad Yes sir answered the shopkeeper but the light isn t in the price It is an extra Not in the price Tom said angrily but that is not honest 诚实的 If the light was in the ad it should be in the price Well sir answered the shopkeeper quietly there is also a girl on the bicycle in the ad but we don t offer 提供 her with the bicycle either 11 Tom went to the shop because he A was interested in the bicycle in the adB wanted to see a beautiful girl C was interested in writing an ad D wanted to see the lights 12 When the shopkeeper said It s an extra he meant A he would give Tom a light B the light was not useful C the newspaper made a mistake D Tom had to pay more money for the light 13 From the passage we can know that Tom was a very man A careless B carefulC happyD worried 14 According to the passage what is NOT in this ad A A bicycle B A light C A bag D A girl 15 Which of the following is TRUE A Tom didn t like this bicycle at all B The shopkeeper was not honest C The ad was bad and ugly D The shop gave a light to Tom D This is just an example of Li Ming s English self study schedule 自学预定表 for one week You should make your own personal schedule It is useful to write a 7 day schedule before you go to bed every Sunday night It is very important to be sure you can practice listening speaking reading and writing in a week MondayReview some English spelling rules TuesdayStudy prepositions 介词 of place Wednesda y Read the useful sentences used in a telephone conversation Write a simple conversation Thursday Review the prepositions of place that I have learned Practice talking in my bedroom Friday Listen to the English radio program for one hour Don t write anything down Just listen Saturday Review all of the new words I have learned this week Write a story with the new words Sunday Read an English children s story Do exercises Summarize 概述 the story in my notebook 16 It s very important to in making a personal English schedule A learn from othersB keep a balance 平衡 of skills C think moreD read some books 17 Li Ming will read the useful used in a telephone conversation on Wednesday A soundsB numbersC sentencesD words 18 Li Ming will review the prepositions of place on A MondayB TuesdayC WednesdayD Thursday 19 Li Ming will improve his skill by practicing for one hour on Friday A listeningB speakingC readingD writing 20 On Saturday Li Ming will review A some English spelling rulesB the prepositions of place C all of the new wordsD an English story E Do you hope to do a lot of homework every evening Are you interested in your English classes Who do you want to teach you Maybe you have lots of questions before school starts Well I want to give you some good advice on these problems First keep calm 平静的 Don t worry about all the questions you have Put your heart into learning and you can find something you are interested in Second try your best to finish your homework quickly Don t spend a lot of time on it Do more reading or writing in English Don t stay up 熬夜 late or you can t study well the next day Third invent something instead of copying or repeating If you can remember the words in your way you can tell your teachers you don t like the way of copying them again and again If you are sure you can pass tests well I think your teachers will agree with you And they can give you some interesting work to do School is really a good place for us to learn in Believe in your teachers and yourself You are the best one and you can do everything well 21 The writer writes this article to A ask students not to do their homework B tell students what a good teacher and a good school are C give students some good ways of learning D ask the students not to listen to the teacher carefully 22 How many pieces of advice does the writer give us A Three B Four C Five D Six 23 What does the writer speak about students homework A They should spend much time on it B Do the homework as soon as possible C They should do more reading or writing in English D They should stay up late doing their homework 24 What s the third piece of advice about A Study in your own way B How to get high marks C How to get on well with the teachers D What kind of schoolwork is better for students 25 According to the passage students should believe in A themselves and their parentsB their parents and teachers C their classmates and their friendsD themselves and their teachers F Welcome to the Ambassador Hotel To make your stay as enjoyable as possible we hope you know our services Dining Room Breakfast is from 8 00 9 30 a m The room staff can bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7 00 a m Please fill out a card and hang it outside your door the night before Lunch 12 00 2 00 p m Dinner 7 30 9 00 p m Room Service 24 hours every day phone the Reception desk and your message will be passed on to the room staff Telephones To make a phone call dial 0 before telephone numbers Or you can make phone calls at the Reception desk Shop The hotel shop is open for daily used things from 9 00 a m 5 30 p m Laundry Wash iron and return your clothes within 24 hours Ask the room staff to collect them Bar The hotel bar is open from 7 00 a m 2 00 a m 26 You can see this notice A in a hotel room B in a school C in an ambassador s D in a telephone box 27 You arrived at the hotel at 12 00 p m and want a meal Where should you go A Go to the hotel shop B Go to the hotel bar C Hang a message outside your door D Phone the Reception desk 28 If you want to make a phone call it would be the quickest to A use one of the telephones in the hotel hall B go out and look for a public phone C ask at the Reception desk D go to your room to make the call 29 If room service is your job what must you do before you go home at 6 00 a m A Lay the tables in the dining room B Check the bedroom doors C Start preparing the breakfast D Wake any of the guests who have asked for early calls 30 Which is true according to the passage A Breakfast is served from 7 00 to 9 30 a m B There are no public phones in the hotel C The bar is open all day D The hotel shop is open from 9 00 a m to 5 30 p m G Mr Lee is going to take his family on a trip to some other countries His brother decides to go with them Mr Lee s father is old so he wants to stay at home and takes care of the house They are planning to take a train to visit New York first and then go to Europe by ship They d like to take buses or trains to visit some countries in Europe Then they are going to fly home It takes them a long time to decide where to go but Mr Lee thinks they will have an interesting trip They will go to England France and Italy Mrs Lee is very interested in France because she s a French teacher Mr Lee s brother can speak good Italian so he s looking forward to the trip to Italy They also talk about how they are going to Europe At first they want to fly there because it is faster and can save more time But Mr Lee s brother would like to take a boat trip and he thinks the children will enjoy it as well 31 How many people are going on the trip A Only one B Two C Three D Over three 32 How are they coming back home A By boat B By train C By plane D By car 33 What will they do in Europe A Go sightseeing at the seaside B Learn some foreign languages C Do some interesting things D Visit some different countries 34 How did they decide to go to Europe at last A By plane B By ship C By train D By train or by bus 35 From the passage we can see that A their trip is not comfortable B their trip is not very long C the cost of the trip is very high D they organize 组织 the trip well H PlacesItemsPrices each photo albums scarves calendars 7 John s Gift Supermarket pet cats dogs parrots 30 Adults tickets 20 Space MuseumOpen hours 9 30 am 5 30 pmChildren under 12 10 Monday Friday 6 30 pm 8 00 pm 5 East Cinema Saturday Sunday whole night 8 36 You are 10 You are going to visit the Space Museum with your parents How much should your family pay for the tickets A 30 B 40 C 50 D 60 37 You have only 40 What presents can you buy for your mom s birthday A A pet dog and a calendar B A pet cat a photo album and a scarf C A pet parrot and a cat D A pet cat and two scarves 38 If you have only 15 dollars you can go to see movies A twice for the whole night movie B four times from Saturday to Sunday C once on Saturday or Sunday and twice from Monday to Friday D three times from Monday to Friday 39 How long is the Space Museum open A 4 hours B 6 hours C 8 hours D 10 hours 40 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the information A If you want to buy some gifts you should go to Johnson s Supermarket B You can still be in the Space Museum at 6 pm C You can visit the Space Museum in the daytime D The price of an adult ticket is 10 dollars higher than children s I We are in Australia for our summer holidays We re having a great time here Australia is the sixth largest country in the world There is so much to see that it is impossible for me to tell you everything Sydney is a beautiful city There are many big trees and beautiful flowers around the houses and they look really beautiful There are also some special animals in Australia such as kangaroos and koalas They are really lovely During the past three days Marie May and I have visited many places of interest around Sydney I d like to spend more time here But we will fly to another city Cairns to see coral reefs 珊瑚礁 tomorrow It is said that words cannot describe the beauty of the colorful coral Many famous cartoon films were made there Now we are busy packing our bags so that we will not lose time when we leave We can enjoy ourselves in Cairns this time tomorrow I m looking forward to going there 根据短文内容 选择正确答案 41 There are countries bigger than Australia in the world A three B four C five D six 42 How long has the writer stayed in Sydney A Five days B Three days C Two days D Four days 43 They will to another city A drive a car B walk C take a bus D take a plane 44 The writer is packing her bags because she will A leave for Cairns tomorrow B go to Sydney tomorrow C go back to her hometown tomorrow D leave Cairns for Sydney tomorrow 45 What would be the best title of the passage A Our Visit to AustraliaB Sydney a Beautiful City C See Coral Reefs in Cairns D Looking Forward to Going Sydney J Hi everyone Our teacher Mrs Li will retire 退休 in three weeks She said she and her husband were going to travel around the world What kind of present should we send her And how much does it cost Please write down your ideas on the following bulletin board 公告牌 Hugo I think we should buy Mrs Li some flowers because flowers look very beautiful And it will not cost too much Li Wei Hey Hugo I don t agree with you Flowers will wither 枯萎 soon I think we should buy her a good dictionary because a dictionary is more useful How about spending RMB 150 Peter As an English teacher Mrs Li has many dictionaries Since she likes reading I think we should get her some books I think RMB 200 is enough Stella How about a camera There is a nice one on sale only for RMB 500 Ken She s got a good camera and RMB 500 is a lot of money for a gift I don t think we should spend so much What about a scarf RMB100 should be enough Xinyu She has many scarves Ken Why don t we get her a photo album of our class Then she can remember us We won t spend more than RMB 100 Lisa I agree with Xinyu s idea It s creative enough Neal Mrs Li loves collecting pictures very much I m sure she will be satisfied to get our photos Sending her a picture of us is really a good idea 56 The students want to send Mrs Li a present because A her birthday is comingB she teaches them well C she will retireD she will travel around the world 57 Li Wei suggests buying a present A beautifulB usefulC cheapD creative 58 The underlined words on sale means in Chinese A 削价出售B 批发C 卖价为D 抢购 59 Mrs Li has a hobby of A traveling the worldB collecting pictures C taking picturesD teaching English 60 According to the passage the students probably get for Mrs Li A some flowersB a dictionary C a scarfD a photo album K Many U S Presidents 总统 had different occupations before entering the White House Did you know Andrew Johnson He is the 17th President of the United States He was a tailor 裁缝 before he became the president Jimmy Carter the 39th President was a farmer Ronald Reagan the 40th President was a movie actor There are other U S Presidential fun facts Abraham Lincoln 1 9 meters tall was the tallest U S President William Harrison the 9th President was the only president who studied to be a medical doctor James Garfield the 20th President was the first left handed president Once in the White House each president made his mark in different ways In fact before the 26th President Theodore Roosevelt came to office the White House wasn t even called the White House People called the building the President s Palace or the President s House Roosevelt named it the White House in 1901 James Polk the 11th President was the first President to have his photo taken Theodore Roosevelt was the first President to have his ride to meet people in a car His fifth cousin the 32nd President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the first to ride in an airplane 66 What does the underlined word occupation mean in Chinese A 国籍 B 职业 C 态度 D 经历 67 Andrew Johnson was a before he became the 17th president A farmer B movie actor C tailor D doctor 68 Before 1901 the White House was called A the White House B the President s office C the White Palace D the President s House 69 From the passage we know the 32nd President is the 26th President s A friend B uncle C son D cousin 70 Which of the following is NOT true A Abraham Lincoln was the tallest U S President B William Harrison was the only president who studied to be a medical doctor C James Garfield the 20th President was the first left handed President D Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the first to ride in a car L Lost in the Library Mona wanted to meet her friend Maria at New York But Maria had to go to the City Library to borrow books Mona thought that libraries were totally boring but she decided to go and meet Maria anyway When Mona got to the library she couldn t find Maria anywhere Mona walked all around the library but she didn t see her Mona went down into the basement 地下室 looking for her It was dark down there and it smelled like noodles Mona was nervous especially when she saw a dog in the corner She wanted to get back upstairs quickly but the door was locked Mona was scared and she shouted very loudly Finally someone came to the door It was the librarian Miss Molly She said Don t worry let me help you Mona was very happy to see Miss Molly Mona went upstairs and found everyone in the library looking at her Maria ran over to Mona and said What happened to you You were making so much noise that everyone in here