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

Lifeinthe2050swillbedifferentfromitisnow,becausemany

changeswilltakeplace.Whatwillthechangesbe?

Thepopulationisgrowingfast.Therewillbemoreandmorepeople

intheworldandmostofthemwilllivelonger.

Computerswillbemuchsmallerandmoreuseful,andtherewillbe

atleastoneineveryhome.Andcomputerstudywillbeoneofthe

importantsubjectsinschools.

Peoplewillworkfewerhours,buthavemorefreetimeforsports,

TVandtraveling.Travelingwillbemuchcheaperandeasier.Andmany

peoplewillgotoothercountriesforholiday.

Therewillbechangesinourfood,too.Becausemoreandmore

peopleknowtheimportanceofhealthydiet,maybenoonewilleatmeat.

Insteadtheywilleatmorevegetablesandfruit.Sopeoplewillbe

healthier.

Workinthefuturewillbedifferent,too.Dangerousandhardwork

willbedonebyrobots.Becauseofthis,manypeoplewon'thaveenough

worktodo.Thiswillbeaproblem.

()1.Inthe2050s,therewillbe.

A.moretreesB.morepeopleC.fewercountriesD.morework

todo

()2.Inthefuture,peoplewillnothaveto.

A.travelB.workhardC.worklongD.eat

meat

()3.Everyfamilywillhaveatleastoneinthe2050s

accordingtothepassage.

A.computerB.houseC.TVD.robot

()4.Travelingwillbeinthe2050s.

A.lessinterestingB.moredifficult

C.moreexpensiveD.muchcheaperandeasier

()5.Peopleinthe2050smaynothaveasmuchaswedonow.

A.fruitB.vegetablesC.breadD.

meat

B

DearJohn,

I'mveryexcitedaboutyourcomingandstayinginChichesternextweek.The

dayaftertomorrowIhavetogoawayonbusinessforthreedaysatthebeginningof

theweek,butIwillbebackwhenyoucome.I'llleaveakeywithmyfriendnextdoor

atNumber21,soyouwon'thavetowaitbeforeIreturn.

Nowletmetellyouhowtogethere,though(尽管)it'snotverydifficulttofind.

WalkuptheStarRoaduntilyoucometothefirstsetoftrafficlightsandthen

turnright.Turnleftatthenextcrossing.Gostraight,andLandsdowneRoadisthe

secondontheright.Thereyoucanfindmyhouse,thedooratNumber22.

Oh!Inearlyforgottoaskyouaboutthemostimportantthing:couldyoubringa

sleeping-bag?Well,Imustgonow.Ihavetogoandtakethecarfromthegarage^

车修理店)onLandRoad.Iwasoutyesterday,whenitbrokedownontheway.

Hopetoseeyousoon.

Yours,

Mike

()6.JohnwillcomeandstayinMike'shouse.

A.atthebeginningofthisweekB.nextweek

C.attheweekendD.thedayaftertomorrow

()7.HowmanydayswillMikegoawayonbusiness?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.

Five.

()8.MikewillleaveawithhisfriendnextdooratNumber21.

A.houseB.carC.sleeping-bagD.

key

()9.Mike'shouseisonthe.

A.ChichesterRoadB.StarRoadC.LandsdowneRoadD.Land

Road

()10.Whafswrongwiththewriter'scar?

A.Athiefs勿/e(偷)itontheway.B.Mikesoldittosomeoneelse.

C.Itbrokedownontheway.D.Someonedroveitawayby

mistake.

c

Tomsawanad(广告)inanewspaperforabeautiful,modembicycle.Itcost$169,sohewent

totheshoptoseethebicycle.

Theshopkeeperwasveryhappytoshowittohim.Hewatcheditcarefullyandthenturnedto

theshopkeeperandsaid,“Thereisn'talightonthebicycle.Buttherewasoneonthebicyclein

yourad.〃

“Yes,sir,"answeredtheshopkeeper,tcbutthelightisn'tintheprice.Itisanextra.，r

“Notintheprice?”Tomsaidangrily,ccbutthatisnot老实的).Ifthelightwasinthe

ad,itshouldbeintheprice.z，

“Well,sir,"answeredtheshopkeeperquietly,"'thereisalsoagirlonthebicycleinthead,but

wedon't(提供)herwiththebicycle,either.

()11.Tomwenttotheshopbecausehe.

A.wasinterestedinthebicycleintheadB.wantedtoseeabeautifulgirl

C.wasinterestedinwritinganadD.wantedtoseethelights

()12.Whentheshopkeepersaid"It'sanextra”,hemeant.

A.hewouldgiveTomalightB.thelightwasnotuseful

C.thenewspapermadeamistakeD.Tomhadtopaymoremoneyforthelight

()13.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthatTomwasavery_______man.

A.carelessB.carefulC.happyD.worried

()14.Accordingtothepassage,whatisNOTinthisad?

A.Abicycle.B.Alight.C.Abag.D.Agirl.

()15.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Tomdidn'tlikethisbicycleatall.B.Theshopkeeperwasnothonest.

C.Theadwasbadandugly.D.TheshopgavealighttoTom.

D

ThisisjustanexampleofLiMing'sEnglishself-studyschedule^自学预定表)foroneweek.

Youshouldmakeyourownpersonalschedule.Itisusefultowritea7-dayschedulebeforeyougo

tobedeverySundaynight.Itisveryimportanttobesureyoucanpracticelistening,speaking,

readingandwritinginaweek.

MondayReviewsomeEnglishspellingrules.

TuesdayStudyprepositions(介词)ofplace.

Readtheusefulsentencesusedinatelephone

Wednesday

conversation.Writeasimpleconversation.

ReviewtheprepositionsofplacethatIhavelearned.

Thursday

Practicetalkinginmybedroom.

ListentotheEnglishradioprogramforonehour.Don't

Friday

writeanythingdown.Justlisten.

ReviewallofthenewwordsIhavelearnedthisweek.

Saturday

Writeastorywiththenewwords.

ReadanEnglishchildren'sstory.Doexercises.

Sunday

S〃机机〃厂ize(概述)thestoryinmynotebook.

()16.It'sveryimportanttoinmakingapersonalEnglishschedule.

A.learnfromothersB.keepa(平衡)ofskills

C.thinkmoreD.readsomebooks

()17.LiMingwillreadtheusefulusedinatelephoneconversationonWednesday.

A.soundsB.numbersC.sentencesD.words

()18.LiMingwillreviewtheprepositionsofplaceon.

A.MondayB.TuesdayC.WednesdayD.Thursday

()19.LiMingwillimprovehisskillbypracticingforonehouronFriday.

A.listeningB.speakingC.readingD.writing

()20.OnSaturday,LiMingwillreview.

A.someEnglishspellingrulesB.theprepositionsofplace

C.allofthenewwordsD.anEnglishstory

E

Doyouhopetodoalotofhomeworkeveryevening?AreyouinterestedinyourEnglish

classes?Whodoyouwanttoteachyou?Maybeyouhavelotsofquestionsbeforeschoolstarts.

Well,Iwanttogiveyousomegoodadviceontheseproblems.

First,keep加(平静的).Don'tworryaboutallthequestionsyouhave.Putyourheartinto

learning,andyoucanfindsomethingyouareinterestedin.

Second,tryyourbesttofinishyourhomeworkquickly.Don'tspendalotoftimeonit.Do

morereadingorwritinginEnglish.Don'tstay4P(熬夜)late,oryoucan'tstudywellthenextday.

Third,inventsomethinginsteadofcopyingorrepeating.Ifyoucanrememberthewordsin

yourway,youcantellyourteachersyoudon'tlikethewayofcopyingthemagainandagain.If

youaresureyoucanpasstestswell,Ithinkyourteacherswillagreewithyou.Andtheycangive

yousomeinterestingworktodo.

Schoolisreallyagoodplaceforustolearnin.Believeinyourteachersandyourself.Youare

thebestoneandyoucandoeverythingwell.

()21.Thewriterwritesthisarticleto.

A.askstudentsnottodotheirhomework

B.tellstudentswhatagoodteacherandagoodschoolare

C.givestudentssomegoodwaysoflearning

D.askthestudentsnottolistentotheteachercarefully

()22.Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthewritergiveus?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

()23.Whatdoesthewriterspeakaboutstudents5homework?

A.Theyshouldspendmuchtimeonit.

B.Dothehomeworkassoonaspossible.

C.TheyshoulddomorereadingorwritinginEnglish.

D.Theyshouldstayuplatedoingtheirhomework.

()24.What'sthethirdpieceofadviceabout?

A.Studyinyourownway.B.Howtogethighmarks.

C.Howtogetonwellwiththeteachers.D.Whatkindofschoolworkisbetterforstudents.

()25.Accordingtothepassage,studentsshouldbelievein.

A.themselvesandtheirparentsB.theirparentsandteachers

C.theirclassmatesandtheirfriendsD.themselvesandtheirteachers

F

WelcometotheAmbassadorHotel.Tomakeyourstayasenjoyableaspossible,wehopeyou

knowourservices.

DiningRoom

Breakfastisfrom8:00—9:30a.m.Theroomstaffcanbringbreakfasttoyourroomatany

timeafter7:00a.m.Pleasefilloutacardandhangitoutsideyourdoorthenightbefore.

Lunch:12:00—2:00p.m.

Dinner:7:30—9:00p.m.

RoomService

24hourseveryday:phonetheReceptiondesk,andyourmessagewillbepassedontothe

roomstaff.

Telephones

Tomakeaphonecall,dial0beforetelephonenumbers.Oryoucanmakephonecallsatthe

Receptiondesk.

Shop

Thehotelshopisopenfordailyusedthingsfrom9:00a.m.一5:30p.m.

Laundry

Wash,ironandreturnyourclotheswithin24hours.Asktheroomstafftocollectthem.

Bar

Thehotelbarisopenfrom7:00a.m.一2:00a.m.

()26.Youcanseethisnotice.

A.inahotelroomB.inaschoolC.inanambassador^D.inatelephonebox

()27.Youarrivedatthehotelat12:00p.m.,andwantameal.Whereshouldyougo?

A.Gotothehotelshop.B.Gotothehotelbar.

C.Hangamessageoutsideyourdoor.D.PhonetheReceptiondesk.

()28.Ifyouwanttomakeaphonecall,itwouldbethequickestto.

A.useoneofthetelephonesinthehotelhallB.gooutandlookforapublicphone

C.askattheReceptiondeskD.gotoyourroomtomakethecall

()29.Ifroomserviceisyourjob,whatmustyoudobeforeyougohomeat6:00a.m.?

A.Laythetablesinthediningroom.B.Checkthebedroomdoors.

C.Startpreparingthebreakfast.D.Wakeanyoftheguestswhohaveaskedforearlycalls.

()30.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Breakfastisservedfrom7:00to9:30a.m.B.Therearenopublicphonesinthehotel.

C.Thebarisopenallday.D.Thehotelshopisopenfrom9:00a.m.to5:30p.m.

Mr.Leeisgoingtotakehisfamilyonatriptosomeothercountries.Hisbrotherdecidesto

gowiththem.Mr.Lee'sfatherisoldsohewantstostayathomeandtakescareofthehouse.

TheyareplanningtotakeatraintovisitNewYorkfirst,andthengotoEuropebyship.They'd

liketotakebusesortrainstovisitsomecountriesinEurope.Thentheyaregoingtoflyhome.

Ittakesthemalongtimetodecidewheretogo,butMr.Leethinkstheywillhavean

interestingtrip.TheywillgotoEngland,FranceandItaly.Mrs.LeeisveryinterestedinFrance

becauseshe'saFrenchteacher.Mr.Lee'sbrothercanspeakgoodItalian,sohe'slookingforward

tothetriptoItaly.

TheyalsotalkabouthowtheyaregoingtoEurope.Atfirsttheywanttoflythere,becauseitis

fasterandcansavemoretime.ButMr.Lee'sbrotherwouldliketotakeaboattripandhethinks

thechildrenwillenjoyitaswell.

()31.Howmanypeoplearegoingonthetrip?A.Onlyone.B.Two.C.Three.D.Overthree.

()32.Howaretheycomingbackhome?A.Byboat.B.Bytrain.C.Byplane.D.Bycar.

()33.WhatwilltheydoinEurope?

A.Gosightseeingattheseaside.B.Learnsomeforeignlanguages.

C.Dosomeinterestingthings.D.Visitsomedifferentcountries.

()34.HowdidtheydecidetogotoEuropeatlast?

A.Byplane.B.Byship.C.Bytrain.D.Bytrainorbybus.

()35.Fromthepassage,wecanseethat.

A.theirtripisnotcomfortableB.theirtripisnotverylong

C.thecostofthetripisveryhighD.theyorganize(组织)thetripwell

H

PlacesItemsPrices/each

John'sGiftSupermarketphotoalbums/scarves/calendars$7

petcats/dogs/parrots$30

SpaceMuseumOpenhoursAdultstickets$20

9:30am-5:30pmChildrenunder12$10

EastCinemaMonday一Friday(6:30pm-8:00pm)$5

Saturday-Sunday(wholenight)$8

()36.Youare10.YouaregoingtovisittheSpaceMuseumwithyourparents.Howmuchshould

yourfamilypayforthetickets?A.$30.B.$40.C.$50.D.$60.

()37.Youhaveonly$40.Whatpresentscanyoubuyforyourmom'sbirthday?

A.Apetdogandacalendar.B.Apetcat,aphotoalbumandascarf.

C.Apetparrotandacat.D.Apetcatandtwoscarves.

()38.Ifyouhaveonly15dollars,youcangotoseemovies.

A.twiceforthewholenightmovie

B.fourtimesfromSaturdaytoSunday

C.onceonSaturdayorSundayandtwicefromMondaytoFriday

D.threetimesfromMondaytoFriday

()39.HowlongistheSpaceMuseumopen?A.4hours.B.6hours.C.8hours.D.10hours.

()40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtotheinformation?

A.Ifyouwanttobuysomegifts,youshouldgotoJohnson'sSupermarket.

B.YoucanstillbeintheSpaceMuseumat6pm.

C.YoucanvisittheSpaceMuseuminthedaytime.

D.Thepriceofanadultticketis10dollarshigherthanchildren's.

WeareinAustraliaforoursummerholidays.We'rehavingagreattimehere.Australiaisthe

sixthlargestcountryintheworld.Thereissomuchtoseethatitisimpossibleformetotellyou

everything.Sydneyisabeautifulcity.Therearemanybigtreesandbeautifulflowersaroundthe

housesandtheylookreallybeautiful.TherearealsosomespecialanimalsinAustralia,suchas

kangaroosandkoalas.Theyarereallylovely.

Duringthepastthreedays,Marie,MayandIhavevisitedmanyplacesofinterestaround

Sydney.I'dliketospendmoretimehere.Butwewillflytoanothercity,Cairns,toseecoral

re炉(珊瑚礁)tomorrow.Itissaidthatwordscannotdescribethebeautyofthecolorfulcoral.

Manyfamouscartoonfilmsweremadethere.Nowwearebusypackingourbagssothatwewill

notlosetimewhenweleave.WecanenjoyourselvesinCairnsthistimetomorrow.I'mlooking

forwardtogoingthere!

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

()41.TherearecountriesbiggerthanAustraliaintheworld.

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

()42.HowlonghasthewriterstayedinSydney?

A.Fivedays.B.Threedays.C.Twodays.D.Fourdays.

()43.Theywilltoanothercity.

A.driveacarB.walkC.takeabusD.takeaplane

()44.Thewriterispackingherbagsbecauseshewill.

A.leaveforCairnstomorrow.B.gotoSydneytomorrow.

C.gobacktoherhometowntomorrow.D.leaveCairnsforSydneytomorrow.

()45.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.OurVisittoAustraliaB.Sydney,aBeautifulCity

C.SeeCoralReefsinCairnsD.LookingForwardtoGoingSydney

Hi,everyone!Ourteacher,Mrs.Li,willretire(退休)inthreeweeks.Shesaidsheandher

husbandweregoingtotravelaroundtheworld.Whatkindofpresentshouldwesendher?And

howmuchdoesitcost?Pleasewritedownyourideasonthefollowingbulletin公告牌).

Hugo:IthinkweshouldbuyMrs.Lisomeflowers,becauseflowerslookverybeautiful.And

itwillnotcosttoomuch.

LiWei:Hey,Hugo!Idon'tagreewithyou.Flowerswill(枯萎)soon.Ithinkweshould

buyheragooddictionary,becauseadictionaryismoreuseful.HowaboutspendingRMB150?

Peter:AsanEnglishteacher,Mrs.Lihasmanydictionaries.Sinceshelikesreading,Ithink

weshouldgethersomebooks.IthinkRMB200isenough.

Stella:Howaboutacamera?ThereisaniceoneonsaleonlyforRMB500.

Ken:She'sgotagoodcameraandRMB500isalotofmoneyforagift!Idon'tthinkwe

shouldspendsomuch.Whataboutascarf?RMB100shouldbeenough.

Xinyu:Shehasmanyscarves,Ken!Whydon'twegetheraphotoalbumofourclass?Then

shecanrememberus.Wewon'tspendmorethanRMB100.

Lisa:IagreewithXinyu'sidea.Ifscreativeenough.

Neal:Mrs.Lilovescollectingpicturesverymuch.I'msureshewillbesatisfiedtogetour

photos.Sendingherapictureofusisreallyagoodidea.

()56.ThestudentswanttosendMrs.Liapresentbecause.

A.herbirthdayiscomingB.sheteachesthemwell

C.shewillretireD.shewilltravelaroundtheworld

()57.LiWeisuggestsbuyingapresent.

A.beautifulB.usefulC.cheapD.creative

()58.TheunderlinedwordsC4onsale7,meansinChinese.

A.削价出售B.批发C.卖价为D.抢购

()59.Mrs.Lihasahobbyof.

A.travelingtheworldB.collectingpictures

C.takingpicturesD.teachingEnglish

()60.Accordingtothepassage,thestudentsprobablygetforMrs.Li.

A.someflowersB.adictionary

C.ascarfD.aphotoalbum

ManyU.S.Presidents(总统)haddifferentoccupationsbeforeenteringtheWhiteHouse.Did

youknowAndrewJohnsonHeisthe17thPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Hewasatailor(裁缝)

beforehebecamethepresident.JimmyCarter,the39thPresident,wasafarmer.RonaldReagan,

the40thPresident,wasamovieactor.

ThereareotherU.S.Presidentialfunfacts.AbrahamLincoln,1.9meterstall,wasthetallest

U.S.President.WilliamHarrison,the9thPresident,wastheonlypresidentwhostudiedtobea

medicaldoctor.JamesGarfield,the20thPresident,wasthefirstleft-handedpresident.

OnceintheWhiteHouse,eachpresidentmadehismarkindifferentways.Infact,beforethe

26thPresidentTheodoreRooseveltcametooffice,theWhiteHousewasn'tevencalledtheWhite

House!PeoplecalledthebuildingthePresident?sPalaceorthePresident9sHouse.Roosevelt

namedittheWhiteHousein1901.JamesPolk,the11thPresident,wasthefirstPresidenttohave

hisphototaken.TheodoreRooseveltwasthefirstPresidenttohavehisridetomeetpeopleinacar.

Hisfifthcousin一the32ndPresidentFranklinDelanoRoosevelt一wasthefirsttorideinan

airplane.

()66.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“occupation〃meaninChinese?

A.国籍B.职业C.态度D.经历

()67.AndrewJohnsonwasabeforehebecamethe17thpresident.

A.farmerB.movieactorC.tailorD.doctor

()68.Before1901,theWhiteHousewascalled.

A.theWhiteHouseB.thePresident9soffice

C.theWhitePalaceD.thePresident9sHouse

()69.Fromthepassage,weknowthe32ndPresidentisthe26thPresident9s.

A.friendB.uncleC.sonD.cousin

()70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.AbrahamLincolnwasthetallestU.S.President.

B.WilliamHarrisonwastheonlypresidentwhostudiedtobeamedicaldoctor.

C.JamesGarfield,the20thPresident,wasthefirstleft-handedPresident.

D.FranklinDelanoRoosevelt,wasthefirsttorideinacar.

LostintheLibrary

Monawantedtomeetherfriend,Maria,atNewYork.ButMariahadtogototheCityLibrary

toborrowbooks.Monathoughtthatlibrariesweretotallyboring,butshedecidedtogoandmeet

Mariaanyway.

WhenMonagottothelibrary,shecouldn'tfindMariaanywhere.Monawalkedallaround

thelibrary,butshedidn'tseeher.

Monawentdownintothebasement(地下室)lookingforher.Itwasdarkdownthere,andit

smelledlikenoodles.Monawasnervous—especiallywhenshesawadoginthecorner.She

wantedtogetbackupstairsquickly,butthedoorwaslocked.

Monawasscared,andsheshoutedveryloudly.Finallysomeonecametothedoor.Itwasthe

librarian,MissMolly.Shesaid,"Don'tworry,letmehelpyou!，rMonawasveryhappytosee

MissMolly.Monawentupstairsandfoundeveryoneinthelibrarylookingather.

MariaranovertoMonaandsaid,"Whathappenedtoyou?Youweremakingsomuchnoise

thateveryoneinherecouldhearyou."Monajustlaughedandsaid,“Iwasjustlookingfor

you.”

()716.Maria.

A.isMona9ssisterB.isMona'sfriend

C.worksinCityLibraryD.doesn'tlikelibraries

()72.Monawenttothebasementto.

A.eatnoodlesB.seethedog

C.lookforMariaD.openthedoor

()73.WhohelpedMonagetoutofthebasementandgoupstairs?

A.MissMolly.B.Maria.

C.Nobody.D.Amaninthebasement.

()74.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"librarian“meaninChinese?

A.书籍B.图书管理员C.书架D.书商

()75.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.Mariadoesn'tlikeMonaB.MonafoundMarialikereading

C.Miss.MollywasMaria'sfriendD.Monadoesn'tlikelibraries

M

WhenAmericansmeetwithanotherpersonforthefirsttime,theyoftenstartakindof

conversationcalled“smalltalk”.Themostcommontopicofthesmalltalkisweather.Other

commontopicsaretheroomsorbuildingswheretheyarestanding,ortheirpastexperiencessuch

aswatchinganinterestingTVprogram,goingtoNewYorkoreatingatagoodrestaurant.

TherearesometopicsAmericansusuallyavoid,becausethesetopicsaretoopersonal.For

example,you'dbetternotaskhowmuchmoneytheymake.Butwhatisapersonalmatterinone

countrymaynotbesoinanother.Americansmayask,"Wheredoyouwork?Howmanychildren

doyouhave?Howlargeisyourhouse?，rAmericansdon'tthinksuchquestionsaretoopersonal.

Theyoftenasksuchquestionstolearnwhatyou'reinterestedinortobeginaconversion.Do

rememberthatthequestionerdoesn'tmeantobeimpoliteandheisjustinterestedinyou.

()76.Americansliketotalkaboutmostwhentheymeetwitheachotherforthefirst

time.

A.buildingsB.weatherC.TVprogramsD.age

()77.Accordingtothepassage,Americansusuallydon'ttalkaboutwhentheymeet

witheachotherforthefirsttime.

A.thejobB.thechildrenC.thesalaryD.thehouse

()78.Theunderlinedword“avoid〃meansinChinese.

A.避开B.涉及