北师大八年级英语阅读练习题(共9页)

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上 阅读理解练习：（一）Hi, Louis! Im writing to tell you something about the customs and festivals. Everyone loves holidays since one doesnt need to go to school or work. Although all holidays mean no school and work, but not all of them are the same. On some of them you go out with friends; on oth

2、ers you stay home to eat, talk, and have fun with your family. For example in the U.S., everyone thinks New Years Eve and New Year are both for partying with friends. Christmas is the time to stay home and exchange gifts with family members. The opposite is true in Japan though. For example, in Japa

3、n, New Year is for spending time with the family to eat, talk, have fun, and go to the temples. But Christmas is for boy and girl friends to go out and exchange gifts. Originally Christmas should be to celebrate the birth of Christ. I have been interested in foreign customs since I was little. If yo

4、u learn these different holiday customs, you will learn about different histories and cultures. This is much more interesting than learning them at the library from morning to evening.Love,Sue 根据短文内容，判断正误。正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示。 1. Usually, nobody goes to school or works during holidays. 2. Christmas i

5、s the time to stay home to eat, talk and have fun with the family. 3. All the countries have the same way to celebrate the holidays. 4. Being interested in foreign customs means being interested in different histories and cultures. 5. This passage is about the customs and holidays in Japan.（二） Can d

6、olphins talk? Maybe they cant talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds. Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They dont study, but they travel together. Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They te

7、ll when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say “welcome”when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because they are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sou

8、nds and study them. Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium（水族馆）. People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins dont like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely（孤独的）. There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody

9、s life. Dolphin meat is good, but people dont like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this. 1. Dolphins show their feelings with _ . A. picturesB. words C. water D. sounds 2. People cant hear the dolphins sounds because _ . A. they are above the water B. they a

10、re under the water C. they are very high D. they are very low 3. Which one is true according to the passage? A. Dolphins swim together in a school because they want to study B. They dont study, but they travel in a group C. Dolphins like to be away from their school on an island. D. Dolphins like to

11、 kill people（三） 1. You are 26 years old and want to be a teacher. You should apply to _ . A. Capes Taxi, 17 Palace Road, Roston B. Recruitment Office, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West, HR 37KK C. the Director of Studies, Instant Languages Ltd., 279 Canal Street. Roston. D. a private language

12、 school. 2. What stops Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxis. A. Fond of beer and wine. B. Punished（处罚）for driving too fast and wrong parking. C. Unable to speak a foreign language. D. Not having college education. 3. Ben, aged 22, fond of swimming and driving, has just finished

13、college. Which job might be given to him? A. Driving for Capes Taxi B. Working for Southern Airlines C. Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd. D. Working for Northern Airlines. 4. What prevents（阻止）Mary, aged 25, from becoming an air hostess A. She once broke a traffic law and was fined B. She cant speak

14、 Japanese very well. C. She has never worked as an air hostess before D. She doesnt feel like working long hours flying abroad. 5. Which of the following is NOT talked about in the three advertisements? A. Whether he or she is married B. Whether they are men or women C. Their education D. The ages（四

15、） All my friends at school smoked. My dad smoked; he didnt want me to smoke but my friends kept saying I was stupid. They asked when I was going to grow up. So I started when I was sixteen and after a month I couldnt stop. But two years later I could feel what smoking was doing to me. I couldnt run

16、far, and I coughed every morning. I got very ill and decided to stop. It wasnt easy, but now Ive done it, and I feel better. Now I have money for other things. If you smoke, you are twice as likely to die from a heart attack. And the more you smoke, the earlier the heart attack is likely to be. For

17、example, a 50-year-old who smokes more than 20 cigarettes a day, is four times more likely to have heart disease than a non-smoker of the same age. What does smoking do to the heart? First of all, it makes the heart beat faster and increases the blood pressure. The cigarette smoke also reduces the a

18、mount of oxygen in the blood. Consequently, the heart has to work harder, with less oxygen. Finally, your arteries will narrow faster if you smoke. So if you want to reduce your chances of getting heart disease, the answer is easy not to smoke. Dont copy your friends and other people who smoke. If y

19、ou smoke, find out how to stop. Stopping isnt easy, but youll be healthier, and . 1. Who is more likely to have heart disease? A. A smoker B. A non-smoker C. A 50-year-old person 2. What does the writer think of smoking? A. It is good for his health B. Smoking is bad for him C. Is it neither good no

20、r bad for his heath 3. What happens after the writer stopped smoking? A. He becomes rich B. He has more friends C. He becomes healthier and has money to do other things.（五） New York is one of the most exciting cities in the world. You might want to do some shopping in New York. Fifth Avenue is proba

21、bly New Yorks most famous shopping street, but if you go, be prepared to “window shop”only. This is shopping for the rich. There are other, less expensive shopping areas nearby, and youll soon come across famous stores such as Bloomingdales, Macys and FAO Schwartz. And if youve brought your rollerbl

22、ades, then a visit to Central Park is a must. This is a large, open park right in the middle of Manhattan, but if you thought that people came here to relax, sit down for a few minutes and get away from the rush of New York life, then youd be wrong. Nobody sits in Central Park: they run, jog（慢跑）, an

23、d most of all they rollerblade. When you leave New York, you might be tired, even poor and overweight, but the one thing you wont be is bored! 根据短文内容，回答问题。 1. Why would you probably only “window shop”in Fifth Avenue? _ 2. What do some waiters and waitresses in New York wear on their feet? _ 3. What

24、dont people do in Central Park? _（六） In the USA, there are many types of restaurants. Fast food restaurants are very famous. You can find McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken in many countries around the world. You look at a menu above the counter, and say what youd like to eat. You pay the person w

25、ho serves you. You take your food and sit down or take it away. Theres no need to leave a tip. In a coffee shop you sit at the counter or at a table. You dont wait for the waitress to show you where to sit. She usually brings you coffee when you sit down. You tell her what youd like to eat and she b

26、rings it to you. You pay the cashier as you leave. A diner is like a coffee shop but usually looks like a railway carriage. In a family restaurant the atmosphere is casual, but the waitress shows you where to sit. Often the waitress tells you her name, but you dont need to tell her yours. If you don

27、t eat everything, your waitress gives you a doggy bag to take your food home. You add an extra fifteen percent to the bill as a tip. In top class restaurants, you need a reservation and you need to arrive on time. The waiter shows you where to sit. If you have wine, he may ask you to taste it. You c

28、an only refuse it if it tastes bad, not if you dont like it. When you get your bill, check it and then add fifteen to twenty percent to it as a tip for the waiter. 1. counter柜台2. tip小费 3. carriage火车车厢4. casual随意的 5. percent百分之6. reservation预定 7. refuse拒绝 1. There are _ types of restaurants here. A.

29、threeB. fourC. fiveD. six 2. We should sit _ in a coffee shop. A. near the doorB. in the corner C. at a counterD. on the floor 3. In what kind of restaurant does the waitress often tell you her name? A. In a top class restaurantB. In a fast food restaurant C. In a coffee shopD. In a family restauran

30、t 4. How much do you need to tip in a top class restaurant? A. Ten percentB. Fifteen percent C. Thirty percentD. Forty percent（七） If you ask Daniel Radcliffe who acted Harry Potter to pick a special moment from the last year of his life, you will find it almost impossible. “Oh, wow, thats really dif

31、ficult,” he says with a smile. “There have been so many things, so many memories that at times its hard to recall them all,” says Daniel. “But I guess one of the best ones was the London premiere for Tbe Pbilosopbers Stone. It was just amazing, one of the best nights of my life.” “But Ive had such a

32、 great time doing Tbe Cbamber of Secrets. I love doing the work. I love meeting new people and being part of the team. Its been great.” Daniel has changed. He turned 14 in July, 2002. He is taller, his voice is deeper and his frame is filling out as he begins his teenage years, and he has become an

33、excellent actor, too. Daniel was born in London where his father, Alan, worked as an agent and his mother, Marcia, as a casting director, and both have been an essential guiding influence on their only child. 1. impossible不可能的2. recall回忆 3. premiere首映4. amazing令人惊异的 5. the Chamber of Secrets密室6. age

34、nt经纪人 7. casting director负责物色演员的人8. essential极为重要的 根据短文内容，判断正误。正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示 1. Daniel Radcliff is fifteen years old in 2003. 2. Daniel didnt have many special moments in 2002. 3. One of his best memories was the London premiere for 7 Pbilosopbers Stone. 4. Daniel likes making friends. 5. Dani

35、els father is an agent in America. 完形填空练习：（一） Have you ever talked with friends in class? Putin did the 1 . He would secretly tell others what to say when the teacher was asking them for a(n) 2 . It seemed that young Putin was not good at 3 things. He sometimes forgot to finish his maths homework. O

36、nce he forgot to wear school uniform（校服）. His teacher had to ask him to 4 the classroom. But young Putin did very well in the moral class（品德课）. He 5 got full marks. He also showed a strong love of his motherland at an early age. 1. A. someB. sameC. soD. it 2. A. questionB. problemC. answerD. sentenc

37、e 3. A. forgettingB. learningC. makingD. remembering 4. A. get intoB. get offC. get onD. get out of 5. A. alwaysB. neverC. sometimesD. seldom（二） We are going to take a test today. It will show if we are 1 to get in an honours class next year. But, I dont think it is 2 for me. It is the maths part my

38、 favourite. We take the test by computer. There 3 52 questions for us to do in one hour. The boy behind me 4 nervous. The girl to my left was nervous, 5 . But 6 I began answering the questions, I saw the whole thing 7 a game. I tried to 8 easy ways to do the maths problems. At the end of the test, m

39、y score was 307. but what does it mean? I have no idea. I asked my friend John. He got 227. When he knew my score, he said. “Oh my God. Youre a genius!” So, I asked 9 people, and got the same answers. Finally, I walked up to Lauren. “David! How did you do on the MAP test?”I answered, “If I 10 you, w

40、ill you kill me?” 1. A. enough smartB. too smartC. smart enoughD. very smart 2. A. hardB. easyC. differentD. interesting 3. A. wasB. hadC. wereD. have 4. A. was lookingB. lookedC. looksD. was looked 5. A. eitherB. alsoC. yetD. too 6. A. whenB. afterC. beforeD. while 7. A. forB. likeC. toD. as 8. A.

41、lookB. find outC. findD. search 9. A. otherB. anotherC. the otherD. others 10. A. toldB. am tellingC. will tellD. tell（三） Two days ago I was quite sure of getting an “A”for my Spanish. I had got myself 1 . I looked for 2 on the Internet for a week. I wrote a 3 and I even drew a few pictures of Spain

42、. I practiced the speech a lot. On the day of my speech, I didnt get nervous or forget 4 I was going to say. However, everybody has one thing they are 5 at. Some people are bad at drawing pictures. 6 are bad at typing. My problem is that my stories about Spanish history sounded boring. After giving

43、my speech and showing my pictures I 7 I was going to get a bad grade. Big projects are very difficult for me to finish. They 8 a lot of time, and I always 9 the day it has to be finished and the grade Ill get . Anyway, I ended up getting an “A-”. The teacher said I 10 all my classmates listen - I wa

44、s talking very loudly! 1. A. readyB. excitedC. interestedD. worried 2. A. newsB. informationC. dictionariesD. papers 3. A. bookB. storyC. speechD. joke 4. A. whoB. whereC. whenD. what 5. A. goodB. badC. interestingD. glad 6. A. The otherB. AnotherC. OthersD. Other 7. A. thoughtB. thoughC. taughtD. b

45、rought 8. A. costB. spendC. payD. take 9. A. worry aboutB. think aboutC. tell aboutD. know about 10. A. makeB. madeC. am makingD. has made（四） David is a middle school student. He lived in a small 1 for fifteen years. His father, Mr Hill, was a rich farmer and later on he 2 a shop in our town. He bou

46、ght a house here last month. His 3 moved to the new house and his son began to study in our class. But he had 4 friends here. At first he often played by 5 . His neighbour Cathy is a kind girl. She has many friends. She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides to help him. David 6 to stay

47、with her and talks to her a lot. Now theyre good friends. One afternoon, Cathy told David. “Itll be my sixteenth birthday tomorrow. Ill have a birthday party. Will you please come?” “ 7 . Im glad to,” the boy said happily. David got home and thought of a 8 he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that h

48、e 9 to ask the girl what she liked. He couldnt call her because he didnt know her telephone 10 . At that moment Mrs Hill came and asked, “Whats the matter, dear?” “What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mummy?” “Nothing,”the woman said, “I just with I were 16.” 1. A. townB. cityC. vi

49、llageD. country 2. A. openB. opensC. openedD. opening 3. A. homeB. houseC. buildingD. family 4. A. a fewB. fewC. a littleD. little 5. A. himselfB. himC. hisD. he 6. A. enjoyB. enjoysC. likeD. likes 7. A. WellB. OhC. MmD. Certainly 8. A. prizeB. praiseC. presentD. price 9. A. forgotB. forgetC. rememb

50、erD. remembered 10. A. code（密码）B. numberC. placeD. address（五） The world 1 many interesting sounds. Some are unpleasant to our ears while 2 are very pleasant to hear. In single day you probably hear 3 sounds. All sounds are different. Some 4 loud, some sounds are high, others are low, some sounds are

51、 useful. 5 sound we cant talk or listen to each other. The ringing of the alarm clock wakes people up. The hooting（鸣笛声）of a car warns people of danger. Some sounds are harmful. When planes fly low 6 the land; the very loud sounds can damage the house. Very loud sound can even make people deaf. We kn

52、ow sound travels about one kilometer in three 7 . In a thunder storm you see the lighting first and then hear the thunder. This is because light travels 8 than sound. Next time you see lighting count the number of seconds before you hear the thunder. Divide this number 9 3. This will tell you 10 kilometers away the thunder storm is. 1. A. full of