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八上英语阅读理解专题练习 1 People eat different things in different parts of the world. In south China we eat rice every day. Sometimes we eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper. We usually eat it with fish, meat and vegetable. The Japanese eat rice, too. They also eat a lot of fish. They sometimes eat raw（生的）fish. In Africa, maize（玉米）is the most important food. People there make maize into flour（面粉）.From this flour they make different kinds of bread and cakes. In western（西方的） countries such as Britain, Australia and the U.S.A, the most important food is bread or potatoes. People there usually make their bread from wheat flour. They cook the potatoes in different ways. In England the most popular food is fish and chips. Sometimes people cook this food at home, but usually they buy it at the shop. They eat this food at home, in their work place, in the park or on the road. People call it “take-away“ food. ( ) 1. This passage is about _. A. food B. drink C. clothes D. ways of life ( ) 2. Who sometimes eat fish when it isnt cooked? A. People in China B. People in Japan C. People in Africa D. People in Britain ( ) 3. The most important food for African people is _. A. rice B. fish C. vegetable D. maize ( ) 4. Which of the following countries is called “ a western country“? A. One of the countries in Africa B. Japan C. China D. Australia ( ) 5. People eat “take-away“ food _. A. at home B. on their way to school C. in their offices D. A、B and C 2 Our world is getting smaller and smaller. We can fly around the world in less than 50 hours. The newest plane can fly at 600 miles an hour. You can have breakfast in Tokyo and supper in Paris. But hundreds of years ago, it took people a long time to go around the world. Magellans(麦哲伦 ) men were the first to make that trip. They went by ship and it took them more than two years. On September 20, 1510,he left Spain(西班牙) with five ships and 240men. He was killed in the Philippines（菲律宾）. More than two years later, on December 21, 1512 , only one of the five ships with just 31 men returned to Spain. Magellans trip taught us that the world was round and that people could go around the world. ( ) 1. People can fly around the world in A. just 50 hours B. less than 50 hours C. more than 50 hours D. more than 40 hours ( )2 . “You can have breakfast in Tokyo and supper in Paris.“ means that 2 A. people can have breakfast and supper in Tokyo B. people can have breakfast and supper in Paris C. people can have breakfast and supper both in Tokyo and in Paris D. the world is becoming smaller ( ) 3. Magellans men were the first to make the trip around the world, which took them_ . A. more than two years B. two years C. less than two years D. three years ( )4 . Magellan was killed in _. A. Japan B. China C. the Philippines D. Spain ( )5 . The trip taught people that the world was _. A. poor B. rich C. strong D. round 3 In some foreign countries, some people do not like the number 13. They dont think 13 is a lucky number. For example, they dont like to live on the thirteenth floor. My friend Jack has got same idea. One day, he asked some friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around the dinner table. He began to count 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 except Mr Brown. He said slowly with a smile on his face, “Dont worry, dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife will have a baby in a few weeks. Shes in the family way(怀孕) now.” All of them became happy again. “Congratulations!” they said to Mr and Mrs Brown. They enjoyed the nice food and had a good time that evening. ( )1. _ were asked to dinner that day. A. Jack and I B. Some of my friends C. 14 people D. Some of Jacks friends ( )2. My friend Jack _ the number 13. A. likes B. doesnt like C. has got D. wants ( )3. Jack began to count the people _. A. before dinner B. at dinner time C. after dinner D. when they came in ( )4. Why did their faces turn white when Jack said there were 13 people? _. A. Because the table was too small. B. Because they needed another person C. Because they thought 13 was a lucky number D. Because they thought 13 was an unlucky number ( )5. All the people became happy again _. A. when I went in B. because they had a good time C. because the food was delicious D. because they heard they had one more person there 4 A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked(敲) at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch: “Its 8:05,” he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up(被叫醒 ) again because a second person was knocking at the window. “Sir, do you know the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told him it was half past eight. In this way, the driver thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note(纸条) and stuck(贴) it on the window for all to see. It said, “I dont know the time.” Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, “Hey, sir,” he said. “Its a quarter to nine.” ( )1.How many persons asked the driver about the time? 3 A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. ( )2.The first person knocked at the window of the car _. A. at five to eight B. at half past eight C. at five past eight D. at a quarter to nine ( )3.Why did the driver write a note and stick it on the window? A. Because he didnt want anybody to trouble (麻烦) him. B. Because he didnt know the time. C. Because he needed somebody to wake him up. D. Because he wanted somebody to tell him the time. ( )4.The third person knocked at the window to _. A. tell him what time it was B. ask him not to sleep C. see if the driver was sleeping D. ask him the time ( )5.The driver _ in his car. A. had a good sleep B. had no seat C. didnt have a good rest D. always closed his eyes 5 .He is quiet and shy. He doesnt smile very often. But when you talk to him about music, hell have a lot to say. Jay Chou(周杰伦)is 25 years old. His fans were excited as he sang songs from his new album(专辑 )-“Ye Huimei( 叶惠美)”in Beijing. The album was released(发行)in July and is named after his mother. Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects. His mother noticed the boys special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing . Chou is not very handsome, even according to his female(女性)fans. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds of fans . ( )1 which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage ? A. Jay Chou doesnt like talking with people B. Jay Chou is quiet and shy C. Jay Chou doesnt smile very often D. Jay Chou is famous for his rap ( ) 2His album “Ye Huimei” named after_. A. his brother B. his father C. his mother D.his grandmother ( )3 . Jay Chou did _ in many school subjects. A. well B. very well C. perfectly D. badly ( )4 . His mother sent him to learn piano when he was _. A. 6 years old B. 3 years old C. 4 years old D. 12 years old ( )5 . His fans thinks that Jay Chou _. A. is handsome B. sings clearly C. is a pop-star D. talks clearly 6 4 Business Hours Mon. to Wed. 9:306:00 Thurs. 9:308:00 Fri. to Sat. 9:306:00 Sun. closed Opening Hours Monday-Saturday 10:00a. m 5:00p. m Sunday 2:30p. m 6:00p. m No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 ( )1. If you work at No 1, you have to work longer hours on _. A. Tuesday B. Thursday C. Saturday D. Sunday ( )2. Which two are open every day? A. No. 1 and No 2 B. No. 1 and No 4 C. No. 3 and No 4 D. No. 2 and No 3 ( )3. If four people work for the four different places, how many of them neednt go to work on Sunday morning? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four ( )4. No. 4 may be _. A. a government（政府）office B. a hospital C. a restaurant D. a hotel ( )5. Bills supermarket is open _ a day . A. 8 hours B. 10 hours C. 12 hours D. 16 hours . 7 The story is about a young student . She worked very hard at her lessons She worked so hard that she became ill. She couldnt go to sleep at night. But when she got up the next morning, she felt very tired . So she went to see a doctor. Hearing the students , the doctor said, “You are too stressed out. You must eat more yin foods like vegetables and tofu. Besides(此外), you can try to count(数) numbers when you are lying in bed . By the time you reach one thousand, you will be asleep(入睡). Im sure of it. ” The next day , the student came to see the doctor again. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you feeling today? ” The student still liked tired. “Yes,” she said. “ I tried to count one , two, three, four. . . up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty, I feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some coffee so that(以便)I could go on counting up to one thousand . But then I still couldnt be Bills supermarket Open 7 D A Y S A W E E K 8:008:00 Opening to the public 9:00a. m 5:00p. m Monday to Friday 5 asleep. ( ) 1Why couldnt the young student go to sleep? A. She was worried about her lessons B. She always couldnt finish her homework C. She worked too hard and became ill. D. Her bed was too small. ( )2 . What did the doctor ask the young student to do? A. To eat more yin foods and count numbers when she was lying in bed in the evening. B. To exercise more in the morning C. To do more reading D. To take some medicine ( )3 . What did the young student do after she felt sleepy? A. She fell asleep B. She got up to have some coffee C. She listened to some music D. She got up to do some homework. ( )4 . What made the girl unable(不能) be asleep during the night after she went to see the doctor? A. The doctors advice B. The students lesson. C. The students illness D. The coffee. ( ) 5. If you are a doctor, what will you ask the girl to do? A. I will ask the girl to do more homework every day B. I will ask her to go to bed earlier C. I will ask her not to do so much homework D. Both B and C 8 .Mr Brown is one of my friends. He can run fast and likes to show people how fast he can ran. One day , a thief got his house ,took some of his things and ran out of the house fast .Mr Brown found it and run after him ,and shouted, “Hey! Dont you know you cant get away from me ?” But the thief ran much faster .Mr Brown got angry and ran faster, too. He was soon a few kilometers away from his house ,he was running hard when he met me. “Why are you running so fast ?” I asked “ I want to catch a thief .” said Mr Brown . “ But where is the thief ?” I asked . “ Kilometers and kilometers behind ,” said Mr Brown proudly , “ He thought he could run faster than me , but you see he is wrong .” ( ) 1. Did the thief steal ( 偷) anything from Browns house A .Yes , he was . B . No , he wasnt C .Yes ,he did D . No , he didnt . ( ) 2. Who run faster . Mr Brown or the thief A .Yes , Mr Brown B . No , the thief . C . Mr Brown D . the thief ( ) 3. Did Mr Brown catch the thief? 6 A . Yes ,he did B . No , he didnt . C .Yes , but he let him go away D . No. but his friend did . ( ) 4. What did Mr Brown do when he found the thief ? A . He run after him . B . He was angry with him . C . He caught him D .He stayed far behind him ( ) 5. What does the world “ proudly “ mean ? It means A . 自豪地 B . 难过地 C .兴奋地 D .不慌不忙的 9 .Maybe you hear a lot about the Internet, but what is it? The Internet is many different networks around the world. A network is a number of computers put together. These networks joined together are called(称为) the Internet. Maybe that doesnt sound interesting. But when we surf the Internet, there are lots and lots of things we can do. We can have a lot of interest on the World Wide Web(www). We can use the Internet instead of(代替) a library to find all kinds of information for our homework. We can find information about our favorite sports and do shopping on the Internet. We can also send messages to the other people by e-mail. It is much cheaper and quicker than calling our friends or sending a letter. Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. People can now work at home with a computer , getting and sending the information they need. They can buy or sell whatever they want by the Internet. But do you know 98of the information is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow? （ ）1. The passage is mainly about_. A. the Internet B. information C. e-mail D. English （ ）2. The quickly and cheapest way for people to send messages to their friends is_. A. by post B. by e-mail C. by telephone D. by airmail（航空邮件） （ ）3. We can NOT use the Internet to _. A. find information for our homework B. do some shopping C. do our housework D. do some reading. （ ）4. Which is NOT right? _. A. The Internet is a big computer. B. The Internet is lots of computer networks. C. People can work at home with the Internet. D. People can get and send the information. （ ）5. What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences? A. The Internet is more and more popular. B. English