八年级英语 阅读 1.doc

八年级阅读专项- 记叙文(A) 难度 词数215 用时 6minLong long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal (偷) bell on his neighbours door. He walked up to the door, took hold to (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home. Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, Ill put some cotton (棉花) in my ears. Then I wont be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. “Steal my bell? I ll teach you a lesson (教训), ” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose. The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).( ) 1. The thief was trying to get _.A. his neighbour B. his neighbours bell C. some cotton D. a door with a bell on it ( ) 2. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be _ for him to steal the doorbell.A. safe B. difficult C. dangerous D. easy( ) 3. The neighbour ran out probably because _.A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen B. he thought some one wanted to visit him C. he realized (意识到) something strange happened D. both B and C( ) 4. The neighbour hit the thief to _.A. give him lessons B. punish (惩罚) him for stealing C. help him with the bell D. be his teacher( ) 5. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out. C. The thief thought the neighbour couldnt hear the noise the bell made. D. The thief didnt want to know why the neighbour ran out.(B) 难度 词数191 用时 6minA tourist town that allows people to speak only English will be built in Miyun county, northeast Beijing, the Beijing News reported. “The town will try to attract English lovers in China and provide a best place to practice English, said Wang Haichen, head of the county.“The English only town will have a European architectural style and contain 16 blocks,” he said. Each tourist will get a passport before entering the town, and speaking Chinese will lead to point deductions on the passport. The idea is to avoid competition with other European-style towns at home, Wang said. The construction of the town is expected to take five years. After knowing it, some foreigners have their own ideas.Tom said, “Great idea! I might even come to China to see it.”Mike said, “Do they really need a whole town to do that? I dont think its necessary.”John said, “In Beijing? An international city. Id like to go some day. ”Linda said, “Will it require native English speakers to walk around to hear and correct peoples conversations? Such a beautiful part of the country! Id love to join in them.”( ) 1. A tourist town that allows people to speak only English will be built in _.A. Shanghai B. Tianjin C. Beijing D. Hainan ( ) 2. The town is a good place for people to _.A. buy some foreign things B. practice English C. meet friends D. speak Chinese( ) 3. How many blocks will the “English only town” contain?A. 10 B. 12 C. 14 D. 16( ) 4. How long will it take to build the town?A. Three years B. Four years C. Five years D. Six years( ) 5. Who doesnt agree to build the “English only town”?A. Tom B. Mike C. John D. Linda(C) 难度 词数188 用时 5min At the end of 1980s, I was twenty years old then. I had just finished up a 1-year program at a local Technical School. I soon began interviewing for a job. I was hired (雇用) after my very first interview. I would be wearing a suit and tie every day. Well, I was flat broke and had no suitable clothes.A good friends father was a famous artist. My friend took me to see his father. His father gave me several hundred dollars worth of suits from his own closet. Needless to say I was stunned. I told him that I couldnt possibly repay him. He said, “Yes, you can. I believe in you. I believe you can make something of yourself. And when you have made something of yourself and you see someone else needing a hand, do it. You will treasure the memory of it for the rest of your days.”( ) 1.What did the friends father do?A. A teacher B. An artist C. A boss D. A businessman( ) 2. When the writers friend took the writer to his house, his father gave the writer some _.A. money B. food C. fruit D. clothes( ) 3. Whats the meaning of the underlined sentence “I was flat broke”?A. I was very poor. B. I hurt myself.C. My house was broken. D. I didnt want to work.( ) 4. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Money is important to everyone. B. We should five our clothes to others. C. Try our best to help others. D. If you are in trouble, you dont need others help.(D) 难度 词数222 用时 6minOn Jims first birthday, his parents gave him a brown teddy bear. The little baby boy carried his teddy bear with him everywhere he went. At night he always got the teddy bear sleeping next to him. Jim grew up and got his own bedroom and a big bed to sleep in. he still took his teddy bear everywhere.When Jim became a teenager, he got more and more interested in video games, and went out with his friends. He did his homework every night. He stopped taking his teddy bear with him, which made the bear a little bit sad.After Jim went to college, he was very busy. He left his teddy bear alone. The teddy bear was very sad. Later Jim got married. After a year he and his wife had a little baby boy of their own. Jim gave his old bear to his baby boy to play with the baby was so happy that he wouldnt leave it alone for the rest of the day. That night, and every night after that, the teddy bear got to sleep next to Jims baby boy.Just like his father, the baby boy would take the teddy bear with him everywhere. Now the teddy bear had a new family, and both his old friend and his new friend loved him very much.( ) 1. Jim got the teddy bear at the age of _.A. one B. two C. three D. four( ) 2. When Jim became a teenager, he did some things EXCEPT _.A. playing video games B. going out with his friend C. doing his homework D. taking the teddy bear everywhere with him( ) 3. The teddy bear was very sad when _.A. Jim gave him to others B. Jim took him everywhere C. Jim slept with him D. Jim went college and left him alone( ) 4. Jim gave the teddy bear to his _.A. son B. parents C. wife D. friend(E) 难度 词数166 用时 6min Usually sailors (水手) like bringing some pets, so that they can entertain them during the journey. A sailor brings a monkey to sail out. When they reach the strait, the storm attacks (攻击) them. The ship is struck down by the gale. All the sailors jump into the water to survive. So does the monkey. The dolphin sees the monkey and thinks he is a man, so the dolphin dives under the monkey, holds and sends him to the shore. When they reach a place, the dolphin asks if he is an Athenian, the monkey says: “Yes, my ancestor (祖先) is a noble (贵族).” Then the dolphin asks if he knows this place. The monkey thinks this place is a mans name, so he answers that: “Yes, he is a good friend of mine.” Being very angry with monkeys lie, the dolphin does not hold the monkey any more, so the monkey drowns. This story is suitable for those people who make irresponsible (不负责任的) remarks (言辞).( ) 1. Why do sailors like bringing some pets with them? A. They can eat the pets. B. The pets can make them fun. C. The pets can help them. D. The pets can find the way.( ) 2. The underlined word “storm” probably means _.A. 海盗 B. 风暴 C. 大雨 D. 闪电( ) 3. The dolphin thinks the monkey is a _.A. man B. dolphin C. place D. shark( ) 4. The dolphin is angry with the monkey because_.A. the monkey tells lies B. the monkey is an Athenian C. the monkey knows the place D. the dolphin is too tired( ) 5. From the story we know _.A. people shouldnt bring monkeys with themB. dolphins arent friendly C. people shouldnt tell liesD. the monkey is saved at last(F) 难度 词数144 用时 5minWhen 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 watches. 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 when I put everything back.”判断正(T)误(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.(G) 难度 词数214 用时 7minWhen I was in high school, there was a store in my school yard. The salesgirl who worked in the store was only fifteen years old. There were many kinds of school things and other daily (日常的) things in the store.The store was not big enough, but it was clean and tidy. The salesgirl was always friendly to every student. And she always answered each students question, such as the price of the pens, the quality of the things and so on. We regarded her as (视为) our good friend.At that time, we had holidays every four weeks. In summer, the store gave students some juice for free on Saturday afternoons when the students didnt go home. So the store was full of students and they drank juice there and the salesgirl was busy with too much sweat (汗水) on her head.Later, workers would build a new tall building in the school yard, so they would pull down the small store. And the salesgirl had to go back to her home in the countryside. Before she left, she said with tears in her eyes she would return there soon. However, we couldnt see her since she left the store. Oh, the small but cozy (温馨的) store, I will miss you forever.( ) 1. Where was the store? A. Next to the bank. B. In front of the post office. C. In the girls neighbourhood. D. In the writers school yard of high school.( ) 2. What was the store like?A. Big enough. B. Small and dirty.C. Clean and tidy. D. Big but dirty.( ) 3. The students regarded _ as their good friend.A. the school things B. the salesgirl C. the daily things D. the store( ) 4. The store was crowed on Saturday afternoons because _.A. the students could drink juice for freeB. the students didnt go home C. the salesgirl was friendly D. the store was cool and comfortable( ) 5. From the last paragraph, we can know that _.A. the salesgirls home was in the cityB. the students didnt like the salesgirlC. the salesgirl often went back to see the studentsD. the salesgirl liked her job(H) 难度 词数188 用时 7minLast Wednesday night, Bruce stayed up (熬夜) until 11 oclock to see a football match. The next morning, when he got up, it was very late, so he went to school without having breakfast, taking an apple with him.His first lesson was English. Mrs. Smith was writing some new English words on the blackboard.Bruce was so hungry that he wanted to eat that apple. He took the apple out from his backpack. When he was just going to eat it, Mrs. Smith said, “now, class, I want to tell you a saying, An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” It was clear that the teacher found Bruce was going to eat the apple. Bruces face turned red and he put the apple into the backpack again.After class, Bruce went to Mrs. Smiths office with that apple and said sorry to her. She forgave (原谅) him and told him that he was still a gook boy after he corrected the error (改正错误). He left the apple on his teachers desk and went out of the office quietly.It was an unforgettable (令人难忘的) lesson and Bruce would remember it forever.( ) 1. From the passage, we can infer that Bruce liked _. A. watching football games B. learning English C. making apple salad D. being late for school( ) 2. Bruce went to school _ last Thursday.A. after eating breakfast B. with an appleC. after taking a shower D. with a football( ) 3. Mrs. Smith taught the students _.A. biology B. science C. English D. history( ) 4. Why did Mrs. Smith tell the students that saying in her class?A. Because she wanted them to remember it.B. Because she was teaching the word “apple”. C. Because its important to eat an apple every day. D. Because she wanted to warn (提醒) Bruce not to eat the apple in class.( ) 5. How did Bruce deal with (处理) that apple at last?A. He ate it after class. B. He left it on Mrs. Smiths desk.C. He put it back into his backpack.D. He asked Mrs. Smith to eat it.(I) 难度 词数206 用时 7minI loved wild flowers very much when I was young and so did my mother. Of all the wild flowers, she loved dandelions (蒲公英) best because she thought they were beautiful!With time going on, my mother got older and I had my own family with my husband and my two lovely sons. Every Mothers Day, I always went to the field to pick some dandelions for my mother as the special presents.Last Sunday was Mothers Day again. My husband drove the car with me and my two sons to the field again. And there were so many wild flowers! We spent hours picking the flowers including a lot of dandelions. When it got dark, we began to go home. On the way home, I saw an old woman on the side of the road, and she looked sad and lonely. I got off the car and said “Happy Mothers Day” to her. She told me she had no child. At that moment, I didnt know what I should do. At last, I sent all the flowers to her. She said nothing to me but with some tears in her two eyes.Though I had no flowers to send to my mother, I was happy.( ) 1. The writer often sent some dandelions to her mother _. A. after she had two sons B. on Mothers Day C. after her mother got old D. on weekends( ) 2. Why did the writer send her mother some dandelions every year?A. They were cheap. B. They are easy to find.C. Her mother liked the beautiful wild flowers best. D. Her mother asked for them.( ) 3. Last Sunday, the writers family drove the car to _.A. go sightseeing B. go camping C. pick the flowers D. visit her mother( ) 4. After getting all the flowers from the writer, the old woman _.A. had a big smile on her faceB. was very surprised with her eyes wide open C. said many thanks to the writer D. was too thankful to say nothing( ) 5. Whats the best title for the passage?A. My Family. B. The Love of the DandelionsC. How to Celebrate Mothers DayD. My Mothers Hobby(J) 难度 词数208 用时 7min Perhaps the most famous clothing company in the world, Levi Strauss & Co. was the inventor of blur denim jeans. Heres how