八年级英语阅读理解

1、阅读理解AMr. Brown lived in a small town, but he got a job in a big city, so he moved there with his wife and his two children last Tuesday. The next day Mr. Brown took his new car out of the garage and was washing it when a neighbour came. The neighbour stopped and looked at the new car for a minute. T

2、hen Mr. Brown turned and saw him. The neighbour said, "That's a new car. Is it yours?" "Sometimes," Mr. Brown answered.The neighbour was surprised. "Sometimes?" he said. "What do you mean?""Well," answered Mr. Brown slowly, "when there's

3、 a party in town, it belongs to my daughter, Jean. When there's a football game, it belongs to my son, Joe. When I have washed it and it looks really nice and clean, it belongs to my wife, Mary. And when it needs gas, it's mine." 1. Mr. Brown worked in.A. a small townB. a big cityC. the

4、 garageD. the gas station2. There are people mentioned提至U) in the story. A. threeB. fourC. sixD. five3. When Mr. Brown was washing the new car, his neighbour came to ask him.A. if the car was newB. what car it wasC. if the car was Mr. Brown'sD. whose car it was4. When there was a football match,

5、 the car belonged to.A. Mr. BrownB. the neighbourC. Jean's brotherD. Jean5. The underlined word "Sometimes" in the story means that.A. when there was a party in town, the car belonged to his daughterB. when there was a football game, it was his son'sC. when the car looked nice and

6、clean, it was his wife'sD. when the car wanted gas, it belonged to himBThere are many TV programmes about Chinese dishes, but few are Like Bite Of China. The seven-part documentary tell us food in different places in China.s whyThe different kinds of food on TV are from 60 places. You can see ma

7、ny kinds of food and they can captureyour eyes and stomach. And you also learn how to make the food . That program becomes so popular.However, the programme is not only about food. There are many different stories between food and people. To know good stories, workers of the film spent three months

8、doing the research and nine months filming. Liu Wen, one of the workers, says the story also shows the social transportations 社会变迁)."The program is like a window, it makes the world know more about China. And it helps people around the world not only enjoy Chinese dishes, but also learn Chinese

9、 culture. " he says.1. There were parts in the documentary A Bite Of China?A. fiveB. sixC. seven D. eight2. The underlined word "capture" means.A.弥补B.抢占C填补D.吸引3. How long did the workers spend doing research?A. One monthsB. Three months C. Six months D. Nine months.4. From the article

10、 we know Liu Wen is of the film.A. an actorB. a director C. a worker D. an audience5. What can we learn from the documentary? Delicious food How to make the food Chinese Culture Chinese citiesA.B. C. D.CJohn was ten years old and he was very lazy. He had to go to school, of course, but he was bored

11、there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors. They hoped that he would be like them when he grew up. But one day John said to his mother, "When I finish school, I want to become a cleaner.""A cleaner?" his mother asked in surprise. &qu

12、ot;That's not a good job. Why do you want to become a cleaner?""Because I'd only have to work one day a week," answered John."Only one day a week?" his mother said, "What do you mean?""Well," answered John, "I know that the cleaner only comes

13、 to our house and works on Wednesday, because I see him on that day."1. John at school.A. finished his workB. didn't do a lot of workC. did much workD. worked hard2. John's parents wanted him to be a.A. doctorB. teacher C. cleanerD. worker3. John wanted to be a cleaner because he. A. th

14、ought it was interestingB. thought it was easyC. liked cleaningD. liked working4. didn't think it was good to be a cleaner.A. John's motherB. John s fatherC. John s auntD. John5. Which of the following is true.A. John s mother was a cleanerB. John liked to do much work.C. The cleaner only wo

15、rked on Wednesday at Joha home.D. The cleaner worked one day a week.AWhat will you do when you are 19? Study in high school? So will Britney Spears. But she is also a super star in the world of pop music. Britney quickly captured 捕获）many peoples hearts! Here's something about her.Britney SpearsB

16、irthdayDecember 2, 1981Birth placeLouisiana, L.A.Colour of eyesBrownFavourite animalDogsFavourite movieTitanicFavourite sportBasketballFavourite actorBrad PittAchievementsBritney Spears 'life has changed greatly over the course of the past few years. Since the appearance of her Jive Record Baby

17、One More Time in 1999, Britney Spears has gone from a star to super star and the Queen of Teen. In the same year she won the 1999 MTV Europe television award show both in America and in Europe.In June 2010, Spears was ranked sixth on Forbes list of the 100 Most Powerful and Influential celebrities (

18、名人)in the world; she is also the third most mentioned musician on the Internet, according to Forbes.1. Which of her favourites ISN 'T mentioned in the form above?A. Animals.B. MoviesC. ActorsD. Food.2. When did she land on the Forbes list?A. In 1981.B. In 1999.C. 2010. D. In 2011.3. How old was

19、Britney Spears when she started to become a super star? A. 17.B. 19.C. 20.D. 30.B1. Mrs Gree ns five- year- old boy gets a cold. He need s to takeCold Medicine* F .Take the medicine once a day.* 2 pills (药片)for an adult (over 18); 1 for a teenager (8-17); 1/2 for a kid (4-7).* 一 ， ，. . .Not for chil

20、dren under three years old.Lan Tian ZooOver 80 animals:lions, tigers, pandas, monkeys, many kinds of birds* Opening hours:9:00 am4:00 pm (Monday to Friday)8:00 am5:00 pm (Saturday to Sunday)* r . r，¥ 40 for an adult; half price for a studentLan Tian Zoo* 一. .Business hours:9:00 am9:00 pm (Monda

21、y to Sunday)* 一 .Goods for sale:Clothes for men (1 st floor)Kids ' clothes (2 nd floor)Clothes for women (3 rd floor)pill(s) a day.A.1.5Toys and books (4 th floor)B. 1C. 0.5D. 22. Sam and Mike can visit Lan Tian Zoo at.A. 6:00 on Saturday morningB. 8:00 on Wednesday morningC. 6:20 on Friday afte

22、rnoonD. 4:10 on Sunday afternoon3. Mary (a student) wants to go to the zoo with her mother. They will spend yuan.A. 30B. 40C. 50D. 604. Kids may go to the floors at Kang Zhuang Mall.A. 2nd and 4thB. 1st and 2ndC. 2nd and 3dD. 1st and 3dCSome of us feel comfortable after eight hours sleep. For others

23、, closer to nine feels best. For others, a little less will do. How much sleep do we need?A study on the Internet showed us the answer.To do so, a group of six sleep experts and 12 other medical experts took aprt in it. They focused on many articles that had been published in peer-reviewed journa颜志)

24、between 2004 and 2014. From the 312 articles reviewed, the experts were able to know much about the sleep. Read the following chart to find out.agethe sleep they needNewborns (0-3 months)14-17 hoursInfants (4-11 months)12-15 hoursToddlers (1-2 years)11-14 hoursPreschoolers (3-5)10-13 hoursSchool-Age

25、 Children (6-13)9-11 hoursTeenagers (14-17)8-10 hoursYoung Adults (18-25)7-9 hoursAdults (26-64)7-9 hoursOlder Adults (65+)7-8 hours1. Where can you find the article?A. On the Internet. B. In the text book. C. In the advertisement. D. In a novel.2. How many experts took part in it?A. 6B. 8C. 12D. 18

26、3. If you are a middle school student, how many hours of sleep do you need according tol(fi) the passage?A. 14-17 hours. B. 10-13 hours.4. Why did the experts do this survey? A. Just to make people feel fun.need.C. To make the journals more popular.C. 7-8 hours.D. 8-10 hours.B. To know how many hour

27、s sleep people reallyD. To study the articles between 2004 and 2014.AThere was an ice block in the middle of the forest one morning. It was a big block of ice. But what interested the animals most was the wonderful treasure they could see inside it.As soon as they saw it, all the animals ran towards

28、 the block, trying to get the treasure out. But there was a weasel 鼬鼠）.He didn't move.The elephant was using his body to hit the block. Several monkeys, thinking the block was made of cold water, tried to lick the block away with their tongues 舌头）.All the animals were trying to break the block,

29、but ended up failing.However, just then someone said, Look! Something is moving inside the block!”In fact, it was the weasel. He soon came out with the treasure. They were all surprised to see how the weasel had got the treasure without breaking the block.The weasel told them that before doing that

30、he had taken some time to think and watch. He thought he could get in under the block by digging a tunnel. At the end of the tunnel he made a small fire. It quickly melted a hole in the ice.The weasel did it by showing everyone that one can achieve more by thinking about problems rather than by jump

31、ing into action at once.1. The animals were most interested in.A. the size of the ice blockB. the wonderful treasure inside the blockC. what to do with the treasureD. how to get into the ice block2. The underlined word lick" here means "" in Chinese.A.拿B.推C.击D.舔3. went into the block

32、and moved inside it.A. An elephant B. A tigerC. A weasel D. A bear4. From the passage we know that.A. all the animals never saw ice block beforeB. the weasel was lazy but much cleverC. thinking about problems is more important than jumping into action at onceD. the ice block was so big that all the

33、animals could not move it5. The best title for the passage may be"，".A. Big Ice Block in the ForestB. All the Animals in the ForestC. A Clever Weasel in the ForestD. How to Get the Treasure OutBThe word day" has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are usi

34、ng day" to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are usingday" to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Because the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. At the equat

35、or （赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length. The are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o clock in the morning and sets at 6 oclock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted （倾余W勺）towards the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere gets more hours of sunlight than t

36、he Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days.

37、Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.1. According to the passage, the day" mean.A. 24 hoursB. sunriseC. both A and DD. the time between sunrise and sunset2. When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having. A. both day and night B. da

38、yC. neither day nor nightD. night3. At the equator day is as long as night.A. usuallyB. sometimes C. neverD. always4. What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word Hemisphere?A.半球B.地壳 C.极地D.地轴5. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. When the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight, days a

39、re longer than nights.B. Winter is the season of long days.C. Summer is the season of short days.D. When the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight, days are shorter than the night.CJolin Tsai was born in Taiwan, China. She is famous for her songs and dances. But do you know that shes also good at E

40、nglish? She released her English albums) and published her new English book Love Exercisea few months ago.Jolin wanted to share nice English songs with everyone else, so she made the English album and book. There are about 10 classic songs in the album. You can listen to songs such aset the Party St

41、arted and Kiss Me.Jolin said, I find that people can learn languages quickly when they are relaxed. For example, I learn Cantonese very quickly when I watch Hong Kong soap operas. I hope the fans can learn English with my songs.”Love Exerciseis Jolin's third English book. In this one, she talks

42、about the expressions for love that are in her English songs.They know how to put the sweetness and regrets of love into English words. Besides, she also talks about the troubles of being a public person.Jolin likes dancing, singing and playing volleyball. She said she played volleyball when she was

43、 on the school team.1. Where is Jolin from?A. ChinaB. USA.C. Japan.D. South Korea.2. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word released ?A.发行B.享受C.倾听D.分享3. How many classic songs are there in Jolirs English album?A. Eight.B. Nine.C. Ten.D. Eleven.4. What activities does Jolin like?A. Sin

44、ging and dancing.B. Singing and playing volleyball.C. Dancing and playing volleyball.D. Dancing, sing and playing volleyball.IAIt was said the jazz musicians and other performers first called New York City The Big Apple fifty years ago.At that time, jazz musicians earned money by performing in many

45、cities and towns across the United States. Then they usually played music in different towns at night. But the performers liked to play in New York City best of all. New York City was a place with the best-paid jobs, the most money to earn, and the greatest number of people to enjoy jazz musiA. perf

46、ormer wasn ' t considered successful until he was successful in New York City. The early jazz musicians described each town and city in America as an apple on a tree. Naturally they called New York CitT he Big Apple. Later a night club was namedThe Big Apple, and a popular dance was also called

47、The BigApple. But no one except jazz musicians and some performers used this term to describe New York City.The city officials wanted to get more people to visit New York City. They needed a new symbol for the city. They remembered the stories of the jazz musicians and began using The Big Apple in t

48、heir advertisements. The idea worked.Now so many people from different countries visit New York City every day. They may know New York City s nicknambuet, they may not know why the city is called The Big Apple.1 .Jazz musicians and performers called New York CityThe Big Apple because. A. there were

49、the biggest apples in AmericaB. the city was the biggest in AmericaC. they could earn the most money in AmericaD. people in New York City were the richest2 .The underlined word “ Naturally he” re means “ ”. A.通常地B.自然地C.必要地D.少见地3 .The city officials used The Big Apple in their advertisements to. A. g

50、et more people to visit New York CityB. enjoy the jazz music a lotC. taste the big apples in New YorkD. know why the city is called The Big Apple4 .From the passage we know that. A. many people know why New York City is called The Big AppleB. later not only New York City was named The Big Apple but

51、also some other thingsC. if you go to New York City, you can easily earn money by performingD. many officials described each other town and city in America as an apple.5 .The best title for the passage may be “ _”.A. New York City and the Biggest AppleB. Jazz Musicians and Performers in New YorkC. A

52、pples in Each City in the United StatesD. Why is New York City Called “ The Big Apple ”BReading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.First, reading is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if like reading. You will never feel bored or tired.Next, you can read a book anywhere- in a car, on a pl

53、ane, or even in the bathroom. All you need is a book!Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read. As your reading skills improve, you will probably find you

54、r schoolwork becomes much better.Some people say that reading is out of dat魄时的）.This is not true. You can read on computers, and the better you read, the better your computer skills will be.Good readers may become writers, too. They always have more things to write about.Reading is a wonderful hobby

55、. Why not start reading right now1 .Reading can always keep yourself .A. boredB. happyC. tiredD. sleepy2 .You can read a book .A. just in the classroomB. only on a planeC. when you are driving a carD. almost anywhere3.You can read faster.A. after you read a bookC. if you read as a hobby4.1 t is hat

56、reading is out of date.A. true B. not true C. sureB. if you are a studentD. if you like books5.What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Reading is a good hobby.B. You can read on computers.C. Good readers must be good writers.CRunning is becoming popular these days. Many of us run for our health. Doc

57、tors say many of the health problems come from these bad habits: eating too much, drinking too much, smoking too much and not having enough exercise. Doctors tell us, "Eat less, don't smoke, and exercise more."Running is good exercise because it helps build a strong heart. It also help

58、s most people lose weight. One 68-year-old woman runs three times a week. She runs to lose weight. "I love to eat," she says.Running is good for our health in other ways, too. Many runners say running makes colds and other small health problems go away. "Running is my doctor," says one man.Running can also help people to relax. So today men and women of all ages enjoy running.1. Wha