上海八年级英语阅读练习.docx

Reading comprehension 1A. True or FalseI once knew the greatest man in England 30 years ago. I was his friend. I worked with him in the theatre. His name was William Shakespeare. I remember it was a sunny day in October 1579 when I first met William just outside Stratford, near a big field of apple trees. I saw a big boy up in one of the trees. He had red hair and looked about two years older than me. William was 15 and lived in Henley Street, he told me. His father was John Shakespeare. We were friends from that day until he died. We met nearly every day and he taught me a lot about books. He always had his nose in a book. In about 1581, he began to write plays. He was busy day and night. He was acting in plays. He was writing his own plays. By 1592, London was hearing the name William Shakespeare again and again. William worked very hard all his life. He died on the 23rd of April, in the year 1616. People wont forget William Shakespeare. In 400 years time, the theatres will still be full. People will still laugh, or cry, over his plays.( ) 1. William Shakespeare was the writers friend.( ) 2.The writer first met William Shakespeare on a Sunday in October 1579.( ) 3. William Shakespeare is the son of John Shakespeare.( ) 4. At that time William Shakespeare and the writer worked together in the theatre and busy acting and writing plays.( ) 5. Shakespeare died at the age of 50.( ) 6. William Shakespeare worked very hard all his life.( ) 7. People will still laugh or cry when they watch William Shakespeares plays.B. Choose the best answerBicycle tour and race A bike tour and race will be held on august 26th and 27th (Sat. & Sun.). At 5:30 a.m. the riders will leave Tiananmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55-kilometers leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive(竞争性的) part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli. The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday night includes(包括) the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be back to Beijing. Cost: 200 yuan Telephone: 4675027Brazalian footballers The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guoan Team at the Workers Stadium on August, 26. The Club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes. Ticket prices: 60, 100, 150 yuan Time/Date: 4:30p.m, August 26th (Sat.) Telephone: 5012372Rock Climbing The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on august 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(观众). Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou. Time/Date: 9:12a.m., August 26th and 27thTelephone: 7143177, 7144850( ) 8. The main purpose of announcing(宣布) the above events is to give information about . A. visiting teams B. famous players C. things to do for the weekend D. prices to pay for the sports events( ) 9. If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for . A. 35 kilometers B. 55 kilometers C. 75 kilometers D.110 kilometers( ) 10.The underlined word “leg” in “Bicycle tour and race” probably means . A. race B. part of the training C. practice D. part of the tour( ) 11. What is special about the rock climbing competition? A. A foreign team takes part in it. B. You can watch it without paying. C. You dont have to be a sportsman to take part. D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free. ( ) 12. If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call? A. 4675027 B. 7143177 C. 5012372 D. 7144850( ) 13.which team has four national team players? A. Beijing Guoan Team B. The Brazilian Football Club C. A Japanese team D. The Dalian Football Team( ) 14. Which types of the articles are the above three short passage? A. Advertisements B. Short stories C. Diaries D. Science fictionC. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. Do you know how blueberries(蓝莓) grow? Each blueberry is small and round. Many blueberries can grow on one blush(灌木). 15 , the blueberries are green. The green berries are not ready to eat yet. They 16 a lot of sun and rain to help them become fat and sweet. When the berries turn 17 , they are ripe(成熟的) and ready to be picked. Some farmers grow blueberries in big fields. The people who live nearby can earn money by helping to pick the blueberries. They work fast 18 they can fill many pails. They want to earn as much money as they can. When they are picking, their 19 are blue from the juice of the berries! After the blueberries are picked, they are 20 boxes and sent to stores. People buy the blueberries and take them home to 21 . Some people like to wash the berries and eat them one by one. Others people like to cook with blueberries. They make blueberry pancakes. ( ) 15. A. At first B. At last C. Then D. Sometimes( ) 16. A. eat B. create C. hurt D. need( ) 17. A. green B. blue C. red D. yellow( ) 18. A. now that B. because C. so that D. although( ) 19. A. hands B. eyes C. boxes D. money( ) 20. A. put up B. put out C. put into D. put off ( ) 21. A. eat B. drink C. cook D. washD. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words French experts on animals have made an interesting e 22 on ants. They put a burning candle into an ant nest. The scientists found that the ants in their nest t 23 immediate actions to put out the fire. They came towards the candle. A 24 many of them were burned to death, the rest went on with their fighters a 25 the fire. It took them nearly one minute to put out the fire. A few weeks later, the experts made the experiment against by putting another burning candle into the s 26 nest. Surprisingly, they found that all ants moved carefully and in good o 27 . None of them ever got hurt in the fire. They s 28 only 40 seconds in putting out the fire. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. E. Answer the question Many people go to school to get an education(教育). They learn language, history, politics and so on. Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a living. But no one can learn everything from school. A teachers cant teacher his students everything. The teachers job is to show his students how to learn. Great scientists before us didnt get everything from school. But they invented so many things for us. Why? The reason is that they knew how to study and use their brains. They read books only because they loved those books. They would ask questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments(实验). They worked hard all their lives. 29. Why do many people go to school? 30. A teacher cant teach his students everything, can he? 31. What is the most important thing for a teacher to teach his students? 32. We can learn everything from school, cant we? 33. What did great scientists do when they were reading books? 34. Why could great scientists invent so many things for us? 35. What subjects do you like best at school? Why? Reading Comprehension (2)A. True or False Gary was a policeman. He liked boiled eggs. He often had one for breakfast. One morning in December, he was on duty on the road in his police car. At tea oclock, he went into a small caf by the roadside for breakfast. He asked for a boiled egg, a drink and a sandwich. When the waiter brought them to him, he found that the egg was not cooked enough. He decided to cook his egg a little longer. He put the egg inside the microwave oven and turned the switch on. He let the egg cook for one minute. Then he took it out and went back to his table. He picked up his spoon and pushed it into the egg. Suddenly there was a loud explosion(爆炸). For a moment, all the other people rushed to hide under the tables in the caf as they thought someone had thrown a bomb (炸弹) into the building. But when they saw Garys face, they all laughed because he had egg all over it. Gary had made a big mistake as eggs must never be cooked in a microwave oven.( ) 1. Gary often had a boiled egg for breakfast.( ) 2. One morning, he had breakfast in a small car6 by the roadside.( ) 3. A waitress brought a boiled egg, a drink and a sandwich to him.( ) 4. He cooked the egg inside the microwave oven because it was not cooked enough.( ) 5. All the other people rushed out of the caf when they heard a loud explosion.( ) 6. People were frightened because someone had thrown a bomb into the building.( ) 7. Garys face looked funny because it was all covered with egg.B. Choose the best answer An 8-year old Miami boy, Joshua Williams, is president of his own non-profit(非营利性的) organization, Joshuas Save the World. His organization provides food and clothes for poor people and families in Miami and the neighboring areas. Joshua has raised thousands o dollars for his organization. His mission(任务) to help the hungry started when he was just5 years old. He was in his mothers car when they passed a beggar. Joshua asked his mother to stop so that he could give him $ 20. Its my money. I want to help him, Mum, Joshua recalled. One year later, he created his organization with the help of his mother and Francine Hanna, a local businesswoman. He just thought that was what he wanted to do,” his mother said. And there was nothing that could stop him. The organization nosy provides clothing, furniture and food for the poor people in America. At the same time, Joshua never masses a chance to encourage other people to follow what he did whether at church, political meetings, or on the streets. Earl Laird lost his job two years ago and hasnt managed to get a new one. Without money, he cant pay for the flat and has to live on the street. He depends on food from Joshuas Save the World. Joshua is an angel from God.” He said. Joshua has won Miamis Do the Right Thing award and the Kids Who Care” competition, which awarded him a $1,000 note. Even though he has done plenty already, he said his mission to provide for the poor is far from finished. I want to get a team together; Joshua said. I want my team to go out and give food to people who have a need for it. I want to spread love to countries in Africa.( ) 8. Francine Hanna was . A. Joshuas mother B. a businesswoman C. a beggar D. a president( ) 9. He created the non-profit organization at the age of . A. 8 B. 7 C. 5 D. 6( ) 10. The aim of the organization is to . A. help the poor B. make money C. become famous D. create jobs( ) 11. The organization provides all the following except . A. a room B. food C. clothes D. furniture( ) 12. So far Joshua has won awards for what he did. A. 1 13. 3 C. 2 D. 20( ) 13. Which is NOT TRUE about Earl Laird? A. He is Out of work now. B. He is thankful to Joshua, C. He lives in a small flat. D. He gets food from Joshuas organization. ( ) 14. The best title may he . A. The World is in Trouble B. A Boy Tries to Help the Poor C. Too Many Poor People in USA D. Be Successful at a Young AgeC. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage I finished: my cooking course in a college at the age of 21. I thought I was going to become a world famous cook; I hoped people would travel from all over the world just to get a 15 of my food. But three months later, I knew I was 16 . Since nobody was traveling to taste my food, I decided I should travel to taste theirs. 17 my travel, I visited many different countries, such as Japan. and France, where different kinds of food 18 my eyes. I especially loved the experiences in Italy and China. When in Italy, l learned how to 19 pizza and salads. We had long lazy lunches in the sun and evening meals where the conversation went on, long into the night. In China, I loved the hot Sichuan food and 20 the delicious Beijing snacks. I also discovered the joy of making dumplings with good friends. My year of travel came to an end all too 21 but I had decided what I should do for the rest of my life. I want to bring the fantastic food of the world into my kitchen in New York.( ) 15. A. smell B. sight C. taste D. feeling( ) 16. A. free B. right C. wrong D. angry( ) 17. A. After B. United C. Beyond D. During( ) 18. A. covered B. opened C. closed D. wounded( ) 19. A. try B. send C. make D. show( ) 20. A. enjoyed B. served C. offered D. fetched( ) 21. A. slowly B. easily C. quickly D. suddenlyD. Read the passage and fib in the blanks with proper words In some foreign countries, some people do not like the number 13. They do not think 13 is a lucky number. For e 22 , they dont like to live on the thirteenth floor. My friend Jack has got the same idea. He doesnt like the number13, e 23 . One day, he asked some friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit a 24 the dinner fable. Then he began to c 25 the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food. Suddenly he cried out, Oh, there are thirteen people here. Everybodys face turned white e 26 Mr. Brown. He said slowly with a smile on his face. Dont w 27 , my dear friends! We have f 28 people here. My wife Mrs. Brown will have a baby in a few weeks, Shes in the family way (怀孕) now. All of them became happy again.22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. E. Answer the questions It was the night before Christmas. Everyone was asleep in their beds-mom, dad, Billy and Timmy, but not Suzie. Tomorrow morning there will be gifts everywhere,” she said, smiling. What will Santa bring me? A new doll? A per dress? As she tiptoed down the stairs. Suzie heard a noise. Could it be Santa already? She thought happily. Hes early But it was no Santa. It was Billy and Timmy. They were waiting for Santa beside the Christmas tree. Santa, said Timmy. I hear someone coming.” Quick! Lets hide, cried Billy. It could he Santa. The boy hid behind the sofa. You should be asleep, laughed Suzie. Its past your bedtime. Its you, said the boys. We cant sleep. Were much too excited. Suzie joined her brothers beside the Christmas tree. And they waited. And waited. And waited some more. But nothing happened. All they could hear Was the tick-tock of the grandfather clock. The next morning, Billy, Timmy and Suzie woke up. Oh, no, cried Billy. Did we miss Christmas? No, silly, said Suzie. We only missed Santa. Maybe well catch him next year.29. When did the story happen?30. Who waited for Santa with Suzie?31. Where did they wait?32. Santa didnt come to Suzies home, did he?33. Why did they wait for Santa?34. What did they hear that night?35. Did they catch Santa?Reading Comprehension (3)A. True or FalseBooker Washington was a famous American educator. He was born in Africa. And he looked just like an African. One day, he was walking in the town when a rich white woman stopped him. She didnt know the famous man. She asked if he would like to get a few dollars by cutting down trees for her.Professor Washington smiled and agreed to what she had said. He went to the womans garden with her. He rolled up his sleeves and started to cut down the trees. When he had finished, he carried the wood into the house and put it by the fire.At that time, the womans daughter came home. The young girl had listened to a speech given by Washington. She shouted when she saw the great man in her garden. The next morning, the woman and her daughter went to visit Washington in his office and said sorry. “Thats all right, Madam,” he replied, “Its always my pleasure to do something for a friend.” The woman shook Washingtons hands excitedly and told him that she was deeply moved by his action. Not long after that, she and her friends gave thousands of dollars to the university where Washington worked.( ) 1. Booker