人教版八年级英语阅读理解

人教版八年级英语阅读理解训练(A)In the world, soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years. To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called“Dream(梦幻) World Cups”in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a bule bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗帜)of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama. Some football teams will have games there. Are you a football fan(迷)？The World Cup makeds more and more people interested in football. Teenagers(青少年)like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan. 1.If a country wants to take part in the World Cup ,she must have_. A.Many football fansB.a very good teamC.many football playerD.a big playground 2.The next World Cup will be held in_. A.2006 B.2007C.2005D.2004 3.From the passage ,in the picture children drew many things except_. A. people playing footballB. pictures of some football stars C. a sunny skyD. flowers 4.In“Dream World Cup”,the children drew the flags of some countries_. A. to show their love for their owe country B. to tell the people their stories C. to show their good wishes for the football teams D. to show their new ideas about football 5.Many teenagers owe the pictures of some football stars because_. A. they are interested in football B. they are football fans C. they think their favourite players are great D. all of A, B and C (B) In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artis. So he invented a very simple camera(照相机). He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo. The next important date in the history of photography (摄影术) was in 1837. That yeat ,Daguere,another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a differentway. In his picture you couild see exerything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype. Soon, other people began to use Daguerres way. Travellers brought back wondeful photos from all around the world. People took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains. In 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example,some in the United Ststes worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographers. He took many picture of gread people.The picture were unusual beause they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的). Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were nor just cooies of the real world. They showed feelings, like other kinds of art. 6.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picturte of _ A.his businessB. his houseC. his gardenD. his window7.The Daguerrotype was_. A. a FrenchmanB. a kind of pictureC. a kind of cameraD. a photographer 8.If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840j, he had to_. A. watch lots of filmsB. buy an expensive camera C. stop in most cities D. take many films and something else with him. 9. Mathew Brady_. A.was very lifelike B. was famous for his unusual pictures C. was quite strong D. took many pictures of moving people 10.This passage tells us_. A. how photography was developedB. how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures C. how to take pictures in the worldD. how to use different cameras (C) Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车) A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together. Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bus a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparentshome , the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents. Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes. 11. From the passage, a van is also called _. A. a motor carB. a motor homeC. a motorbikeD. a big truck 12. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they_. A. sold their old houseB. moved to their grandparentshouse C.built a new place for a vanD. sold their second car 13. A motor home is usually owned by a family with_. A. a babyB. much moneyC. more than two childrenD. interest in vans 14. Americans usually use motor homer_. A. to travel with all the family members of holiday B. to do some shopping with all the family members C. to visit their grandparents at weekends D. to drive their children to school every day 15. Motor homes have become popular because_. A. they can take people to another city when people are free B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays C. some people think motor homes are cheap D. big families can put more things in motor homes A lady who never gave upShe was a poor girl who worked to get money to pay for her lessons. She became the famous woman scientist of her time. Thats the story of Marie Curies life. She didnt mind working and she didnt care about the honors(荣誉) that were given to her in later years.Marie was born in 1867. Her name was Marie Sklosovska then. She live in Poland. Her father was a teacher. Everyone soon saw that Marie had a quick mind.Maries mother died when her youngest daughter was only ten. From then on, Marie knew that she would have to work hard at her lessons if she wanted to be successful(成功的) in her life. She studied very hard and was one of the best students at her school.Marie and her older sister, Bronya, wanted to study in France at the Sorbonne. But their father didnt have enough money to send them there. It was Marie who had an idea: she would teach at home and send her money to Bronya. After her sister finished studying in Paris, she would get work and send Marie the money to study there herself. So Marie worked very hard for six years to pay for her sisters studies. At last it was Maries turn but when she got to France, her sister was married and could not give her much help.Again Marie worked. She studied in a small room without heat or light. She lived on bread and tea most of the time. But all she thought of was her maths and science. This was her world.After four years hard work, Marie and her husband found something which was called radium(镭). They were given the Nobel Prize(诺贝尔奖) for their great discovery(发现). But they were too ill to go Stockholm themselves to receive it.Marie always said that it was because if her children that she want her work. And she discovered a hidden power and gave it to the world. It was the same power, however, that killed Marie in 1934.1. Marie Sklodovska was born in _.A. France B. Poland C. Stockholm2. Marie did not go to Paris with her sister because _.A. she did not want to B. she always thought of her maths and science first.C. She had to earn money to pay for her sisters study.3. She received her higher education (教育) at _.A. Poland B. Stockholm C. the Stockholm4. In Paris Marie had to live on bread and tea because_.A. she had no time B. she had to support her sisterC. her sister could not give her much help5. The greatness(伟大) of Maries life in the fact that_.A. she received two Nobel PrizesB. she was the first woman to work at the SorbonneC. she worked hard without taking care of the fame and honors she receivedKey: (A) B A B C D(B) C B D B A (C) B D C A B (D) B C B C C1)Korean culture is really exciting right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries including China. Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas, Korean pop songs, taekwondo and the Korean language.The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series “Winter Sonata”. This love story is still popular. People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong Jun (裴勇俊).In the music world, Korean girls are making themselves heard in China. You can often find big Korean names like Baby Vox, S. E. S and Finkle at the top of the Chinese music charts (排行榜).The Korean Wave has also made young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too. Not only that. Now some girls in China are having plastic surgery (整容) to change the way they look. People say some beautiful Korean stars have had plastic surgery. These stars dont make plastic surgery look shameful (丢面子的).Are all the faces of beautiful Korean girls not real? Find out for yourself when you next visit South Korea.根据短文，选择最佳答案：1. What does the Korea Wave refer to? It refers to _.2. A. Korean TV dramas3. B. Korean culture4. C. Korean language5. D. Korean actors6. When did the Korean Wave start? It started with _.7. A. the Korean pop songs8. B. Taekwondo9. C. the TV series “Winter Sonata”10. D. the Korean food11. Who is the famous actor in Korean dramas?12. A. Bae Yong Jun13. B. Baby Vox14. C. S. E. S15. D. Finkle16. Korean stars often change their looks by _.17. A. singing pop songs18. B. acting in TV dramas19. C. trying different food20. D. having plastic surgery21. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?22. A. Winter Sonata tells a very famous love story.23. B. Young people like Korean pop stars clothes and hairstyles.24. C. Chinese girls also want to try plastic surgery.25. D. Korean pop stars think plastic surgery is shameful.(2)完形填空： The Taj Mahal is Indias most famous building. It is known 1 the eighth wonder of the world. It also 2 a great love story.In the year 1607, Emperor Shah Jahan of India 3 a girl in a market. She was so beautiful 4 he fell in love with her at once. The girls name was Mumtaz Mahal.Five years later, Mumtaz and Shah Jehan got married. They had 14 children. 5 Mumtaz died in 1630. Shah Jahan missed his wife so much that in 1638, he ordered the building of 6 beautiful mausoleum (陵墓) on earth for her, the Taj Mahal.It 7 22,000 workmen 22 years to finish. The beautiful white marble (大理石) building stands beside the Yamuna River. It has expensive stones 8 its walls. By the way, to visit the Taj Mahal, youll have to take off your shoes and leave them at the front door.1. A. as B. for C. to D. at2. A. speaks B. tells C. says D. talks3. A. sees B. seeing C. saw D. seen4. A. if B. that C. as D. while5. A. And B. But C. Or D. So6. A. the more B. the most C. much D. quite7. A. took B. takes C. taking D. take8. A. in B. on C. with D. at(3)Australia has a lot of lovely animals. The most famous ones are kangaroos and koalas.The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia. They have large eyes and ears. They dont walk, they jump. They use their strong back legs. They can jump at up to 74 kilometres per hour. They can go over nine metres in one jump!Kangaroo mothers have pouches (育儿袋) to carry their babies. The babies stay inside to get milk and keep warm. Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia. They are on TV, in books and in the shops. The government even wants to put them on passports (护照).There are about 20 to 25 million kangaroos in Australia. Thats more than the number of people in the country! Some kangaroos go hungry because there is not enough to eat. They break into farms for food. Farmers are very angry with them. To help the farmers, the Australian Government kills some kangaroos each year.The koala is another famous Australian animal. They look like bears, and have small eyes and big noses. They eat leaves from gum trees, where they spend most of their time.Koalas have a special smell. They use it to mark (标识) their home “this is my place, you cant come in!”Like kangaroos, a koala baby lives in its mothers pouch.But koalas have fewer places to live. There are about 100,000 koalas in Australia. There is a law to keep them safe.根据文章所提供的袋鼠和考拉的生活状况，用简洁的句子完成下列表格： Kangaroos KoalasLooks 1. _ 2. _Food Not enough to eat 3. _Numbers 4. _ 5. _Life Some kangaroos are killed. 6. _(4)完形填空： Big Ben? Its not the name of a person. Its a famous 1 in London. It is part of a very big clock at the top of a tower (塔). The minute hands of the clock 2 more than four metres long. The clock has four 3 . You can see what 4 it is from any side (面). The name of the bell comes 5 Sir Benjamin Hall. The tower is about 150 years old. The bell makes a loud 6 every hour. On New Years Eve, millions of people listen to it on TV!1. A. person B. bell C. place D. animal 2. A. are B. is C. have D. has3. A. feet B. hands C. noses D. faces4. A. time B. food C. weather D. place5. A. for B. from C. at D. to6. A. sound B. voice C. noise D. hearing(5)Venice（威尼斯） is in the northeast of Italy. It wasnt built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.Even so, travel isnt that difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can lead you where you want to go. People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped (逃跑) from a war more than 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.选择恰当的短语填空： Venice is a city of _1_. People built it on more than 110 _2_. Although _3_ is around the city, it is not difficult for people to _4_. Because there are many _5_ and _6_, and people can move by _7_. They enjoy taking boat trips on _8_ and talking to others as they _9_. The history of Venice is very long. More than 1,500 years ago, some Italians _10_ from a great war and they built homes there. (6) Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood!But did you know that Snow White comes from Germany? Its just one story from the 209 in Grimms Fairy Tales (格林童话). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their first book came out in 1812.Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe its because they come from a great place famous for its stories the Black Forest.The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. Its the largest forest in the country and one of the most beautiful. Its famous for its trees and lovely views. There are valleys and waterfalls (瀑布) there. Its a good place to start a story.Dont forget to bring something back if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical instruments and watches.根据短文，选择最佳答案：1. From the story, we know that _ is the hometown of Snow White.2. A. England B. Japan C. America D. Germany3. How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories?4. A. Four years B. Five years C. Six years D. Seven years5. From the story, we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very _.6. A. large B. beautiful C. boring D. famous 7. The story mainly tells us _.8. A. who wrote the story of Snow White9. B. some things about Black Forest10. C. people should visit Germany11. D. Snow White is a very famous fairy tale.(7) If you go to Russia, bring matryoshka or nesting dolls (套娃) back with you. They make great presents.It looks like any other doll on the outside. But if you open it, you will find a smaller doll inside. Then a smaller one inside that one, and on and on!In a nesting doll, there are dolls inside one another, from large to small. The largest one can be half a meter high. The smallest is as small as a peanut. Usually, there are eight dolls. But there can be anything from three to 50.The dolls are often pretty Russian girls in colourful dresses. They wear scarves (头巾).They sometimes have other kinds of faces on them. There are cartoon people or men with white beards (胡子). They even have great men like President (总统) Vladimir Putin on some of them.根据短文，判断正误：1. There are dol