新目标八年级下学期英语阅读练习.doc

1、初中英语阅读理解精选1.Ali,who was working a long way from home wanted to send a letter to his wife,but he could neither read nor write, and he had to work all day,so he could only look for somebody to wri te his letter late at night .At last he found the house of a letter writer whose name was Mi sreading.Nas

2、reddin was already in bed. “ Itis late, “ hesaid. ” Whadto you want?" "I want you to write aletter to my wife, "said Ali, Nasreddin wasn tpleased. He thought for a few seconds and then sai d, "Has the letter got to go far?" "What does that matter?" answered Ali.Wel

3、l, my writing is so strange that only I can read it, and if I have to travel a long way to re ad your letter to your wife, it will cost you a lot of money." Ali went away quickly.Multiple choice() 1. Ali wanted toto his wife.A.get something B.have a letter writtenC.bring a flower D. say good-by

4、e() 2. At last he found the house ofA. a writer Boa seller Can old man Day letter-writer() 3.When Ali told what he wanted to do Nasreddin wasA. not pleased B.pleased C.excited D.angry() 4.Nasreddin said that his writing wasA. easy for anyone to read Bushranger for anyone to readC. too strange for an

5、yone to write D.difficult for anyone to read() 5. This story tells usA.not to ask anybody for help B.not to trouble others at nightC.not to ask for help without money D.not to trust othersAn old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man,andhe quickly spent all the

6、 money, so that soon hehad nothing left. Of course ,when that happen ed, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, wh o was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.My money has finished and my friends have gone,"said the

7、young man. "What will happen tome now?"Don't wor ry , young man, ” answered Nasreddin."Everything will soon be all right again.Wait ,a nd you will soon feel much happier.The young man was very glad. ”Am I going to get rich again then? " he asked Nasreddin.No, I didn't mea

8、n that," said the old man. ” I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.Multiple choice()1.An old man died and left his sonA. nothing B.somed gold C. much money D.only a house() 2. When the son was, he went to see Nasreddin.A.short of money B.quite poor and sick

9、Cain troubleD. quite poor and alone() 3.The young man was very glad becauseNasreddinsaid that.A.he would become rich again B. he would soon feel much happierC he would become clever D. he would have more friends() 4.Nasreddin meant the young man.A. would get rich again B. would get used to having no

10、thingC.would get used to being in trouble D.would get out of poorness() 5.What this story tells us is.A. that money is everything B.that money makes the mare goC.to save each penny D. that misfortune tests the sincerity of friends3.A man was traveling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the c

11、ar and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them, but the y took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said, ”I am very sorr y! My elephant has a big, round, red chair. He th

12、ought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!"Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.When the man got back to his own country, the customs officers wouldn tbelieve his story. T hey said, “ Yousold your new car while you

13、were abroad and bought this old one!"It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.Multiple choice()1.A man was traveling abroadA. in a big bus B.in a green jeep C.in a red car D.in a red taxi() 2.The car was damaged becauseA. there was a traffic accident

14、 B.the circus man broke itC. it rushed into a shop D.the elephant sat on it() 3.The circus man said thatA.he would pay for part of the damage B.have would pay for all of thedamage C.he wouldn't pay for the damage D.he would buy a new carofficers) 4. When the man got back to his country,the custo

15、msA. would check his new car B.only checked his carC. searched him D. wouldn't believe what he had said,) 5.It was onlythat made the officers believe him.A. the letter from the circus manB. a newspaper from the countryC.the certificateof his D.theletter from the government4.Nasreddin was cutting

16、 a branch off a tree in his garden. While he was sawing, another man passed in the street.He stopped and said, “ Excuse me,but if you continue to saw that brand like that, you will fall down with it. “ He said this because Nasreddin was sitting on the branch and cutting it ate place between himself

17、and the trunk of the tree.Nasreddin said nothing. He thought,“sTohmise isfoolish person who has no work to do and goes abouttelling other people what to do and what not to do."The man continued on his way. Of course, after a few minutes. The branch fell and Nasreddin fell with it."My God!

18、“ he cried. ” That man knows the future !"andrahne after him to ask how long he was going to live.But the man had gone.Multiple choice( )1.One day Nasreddin was cutting a brancha tree in his garden.A. on B.in C.at D.off( )2.While Nasreddin was sawing, another man.A. told him to stop working B.t

19、old him he would fall downC. would borrow something from him D.would help him saw that branch() 3. After the man went away,Nasreddin thought that.A. that was a silly fellow B.that was a wise personC.that was a proud person D.that fellow cheated him() 4.What happened to Nasreddin after a few minutes?

20、A.The brand fell .B.Nasreddin fell down to the ground.C.Nasreddin was hurt himself. D.Both A and B.() 5.This story is about .A. a foolish man B. a wise manC.cutting a tree D.the necessity of taking good advice5.It was half-past eight in the morning. The telephone bell rang and Mary went to answer it

21、."It's me-Peter.""Hullo, who's that? ” she asked.Peter was a friend of Mary's eight-year-old brother, Johnny."Oh hullo,P eter.What do you want? ” said Mary."Can I speak to Johnny?""No, ” said Mary, ” you can't speak to him now. He is busy. He is get

22、ting ready for school. He is eating his breakfast. Grandmother is combing hishair.Sister is under the table, putting his shoes on. Mother is getting his books and putting them in his school bag.Goodbye,I've got to go now. I have to hold the door open. The school bus is coming .Mtiple choice( )1.

23、Who went to answer it when the telephone bell rang?A. Johnny s sister B.Peter C,Johnny D.Johnny's mother( )2.Whom did Peter want to speak to?A. Mary s brother B.Mary's sister C.Mary's grandmother D.Johnny'smother( )3.Johnny couldn't speak to Peter because Johnny .A. was combing h

24、is hair B.was putting his shoes onC.was getting his books D. was busy eating his breakfast( )4.How do you say to a stranger who is answering your telephone?A. Who are you?B.Anything to say? C.Who is it? D.Please( )5.From this story we know that Johnny was.A. a lazy B.a clever boy C.a busy boy D.a hu

25、ngry boyNasreddin put two big baskets of grapes on his donkey and went to market. At midday it wasvery hot, so he stopped in the shade of a bigtree.There were several other men there, and a ll of them had donkeys of grapes too. After their lunch they went to sleep. After some time,Nasreddin began to

26、 take grapes out of the other men's baskets and to put them in his.Suddenly one of the men woke up and saw him. ” What are you doing? "he said angrily."Oh,"said Nasreddin,"don't worry about me. I am half mad, and I do a lot of strange things.""Oh,really?"sa

27、id the other man."Then why don't you sometimes take grapes out of your bask ets and put them in somebody else's baskets?""You did not understand me,"said Nasreddin.I said that I was half mad, not quite mad.Multiple choice( )1.Nasreddin went to marketA. to sell his donkey

28、B. to buy somethingC. to sell his grapes D. to find a job() 2. Nasreddin stoppedA.under a big tree B.near a big treeC.around a big tree D.in a big tree()3.As Nasreddin was taking away the other men's grapes oneof the menA.pretended not to see him B. saw him and got angryC.woke his fellows up D.c

29、ame at him( )4.Nasreddin said that he did a lot of strange things becauseA.he was clever B. he was quite madC.he was foolish D.he was half mad()5.In this story Nasreddin was A.a selfish man B.a strange man C.a friendly man D.a foolish man7.Nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night and saw somethi

30、ng white in his garden. It see med to be moving towards the house."That is a thief( 小偷 )! He thought, and he took his gun and shot( 开枪 ) at him. Then he went b ack to bed, because he was too frightened 害怕 ) to go out of the house in the dark.The next morning Nasreddin went out and saw one of hi

31、s white shirts hanging on the clothes-line in the garden, his wife had washedit the day before and hung it out to dry. Now it ha d a bullet- hole right through middle of it.My God, ” said Nasreddin, "I was lucky last night. If I had been wearing that shirt, the bull et would have killed me! And

32、 he called his neighbors together and asked them to thank God f or saving him.Multiple choice()1.At midnight Nasreddin sawin his garden.A. something strange B. a thief C.something white D.a ghost( )2.Nasreddin was so frightened that he A. cried out for help B.dared not go out of the houseC.dared not

33、 stay in his house D.couldn't say a word()3. The next morning Nasreddin foundA. his wife in the garden B.the clothes-lineC. the thief dead D.a bullet-hole through the white shirt( )4.Nasreddin said that if he had been wearing that shirtA.he would be killed B. he would dieC.he would have killed D

34、.he would have been killed()5.He called his neighbors together in order toA. make a speech B.tell the story C.thank God D.thank them8.A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in andsaid,"If one man's co w kills another sa,nd is the owner of the first cow responsible?&quo

35、t;"It depends," answered the judge.Well, ” said the man, ” your cow has killed mine."Oh,"answered the judge. ” Everyon e knows that a cow cannot think like a man, so a cow is n ot responsible, and that means that its owner is not responsible either."I am sorry,Judge,"sa

36、id the man.” I made a mistake. I meant that my cow killed yours.The judge thought for a few seconds and then said, ” When I think about it more carefully, thiscase is not as easy as I thought at first. "And then he turned to his clerk and said, ”Please b ring me that big black book from the she

37、lf behind you."Multiple choice( )1.The neighbour asked the judgeA. whether the first cow was responsibleB.whether the owner of the first cow was responsibleC.whether both cows were responsibleD. whether both the owners were responsible( )2.When the neighbour reported that the judge's cow ha

38、d killed his, the judge answeredthatA.a cow was responsible B. its owner was not responsibleC.neither neither a cow nor its owner was responsible This cow was responsible( )3.When the neighbour heard this, he told the judge thatA. there was nothing happened B. his cow had been killedC.it was his cow

39、 that had killed the judge's D.both cows had been killed( )4.When the judge heard that his cow had died, heA.got angry B.said nothingC.put his neighbor into prison D.changed what he had said at first()5.In this story the judge wasA. a clever judge B.a humorist C.unfair D.foolish9.Uncle Wang work

40、s in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far fromhis home. It is about one kilometre away. So Uncle Wang seldom( 很少 )goes to work by bus. He usually goes bike there by bike, sometimes on foot.It takes (花费 ) him twenty minutes toget there by bike and fortyminutes on foot. Today his

41、 bike is broken.He wants to walk there.Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eightand he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at half past eight in the morningand finishes at a quarterto five in the afternoon.1. What does Uncle Wangdo?A. He sells books.B. He g

42、rows flowers.C. He makes shoes.D. He works in a hospital.2. Why does he seldomgoto work by bus? BecauseA. there is no busB.his shop is not far from his homeC. he likes riding a bikeD. his shop isn't in the middle of the city3. How long does it take him to walk to his book shop?A. Twenty minutes

43、B. Forty minutes C. Ten minutes D. Half an hour4. What time does he usually leave home by bike?A. At ten minutes to eightB. At half past eightC. At ten minutes past eightD. At twenty minutes past eight5. He usually gets back home from work at in the afternoon.A. 4:45 B. 5:15 C. 4:55 D. 5:0510. 阅读短文，然后选择正确的答案：Sandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18th century（ 世纪 ）. Sandwich was rich（ 有钱 的 ）, but he liked to play cards （纸牌 ） for money.