八年级英语阅读理解训练-

1、初中英语阅读理解训练1.阅读短文,然后选择正确的答案:Tom works in a factory ,the factory is far from his home .He 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 write a letter for him late at night .At last he found the house of a lett

2、er writer ,the writers name was Martin. Martin was already in bed."It is late,"he said. "What do you want?" "I want you to write a letter to my wife, "said Tom, Martin was not pleased. He thought for a few seconds and then said,"Has the letter went far?" "

3、;What does that matter?" answered Tom" Well,my writing is so strange that only I can read it,and if I have to travel a long way to read your letter to your wife,it will cost you a lot of money."Tom went away quickly.( 1. Tom wanted to_to his wife.A.get somethingB.have a letter written

4、C.bring a flowerD. say good-bye( 2. At last Tom found the house of_.A.a writerB.a sellerC.an old manD.a letter-writer( 3. When Tom told what he wanted to do, Martin was_.A.not pleasedB.pleasedC.excitedD.angry( 4. Martin said that his writing was_.A.easy for anyone to readB.strange for anyone to read

5、C.too strange for anyone to writeD.difficult for anyone to read( 5. This story tells us_.A.not to ask anybody for helpB.not to trouble others at nightC.not to ask for help without moneyD.not to trust others2.阅读短文,然后选择正确的答案:An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish yo

6、ung man,and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left.Of course ,when that happened,all his friends left him.When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Martin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.“My money has finished and my fri

7、ends have gone,”said the young man.“What will happen to me now?”“Don't worry , young man,”Martin answered.”Everything will soon be all rightagain.Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.”The young man was very glad. “Am I going to get rich again then?” he asked Martin.“No,I didn't mean tha

8、t”said the old man.”I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.”( 1.An old man died and left his son_.A.nothingB.some goldC. much moneyD.only a house( 2. When the son was_, he went to see Martin.A.short of moneyB.quite poor and sickC.in troubleD. quite poor and alone

9、( 3.The young man was very glad because Martin said that_.A.he would become rich againB. he would soon feel much happierC.he would become cleverD. he would have more friends( 4. Martin meant the young man_.A.would get rich againB. would get used to having nothingC.would get used to being in troubleD

10、.would get out of poornessA man was travelling abroad in a small red car.One day he left the car and went shopping.When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.Some boys told him an elephanthad damaged it.The man didnt believe them,butthey took him to a circus which wasnear there.The owner of the e

11、lephant said,"I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought 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 he would pay for all the damage. When the man got back to his own country,the customs officer

12、s would not believe his story.They said, “You sold your new car while you were abroad and bought this old one!”It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that they believed him. ( 1.A man was travelling abroad_.A.in a big busB.in a green jeepC.in a red carD.in a red taxi( 2.

13、The car was damaged because_.A.there was a traffic accidentB.the circus man broke itC. it rushed into a shopD.the elephant sat on it( 3.The circus man said that_.A.he would pay for part of the damageB.he would pay for all of the damageC.he wouldn't pay for the damageD.he would buy a new car( 4.

14、When the man got back to his country,the customs officers_.A. would check his new carB.only checked his carC. searched himD. wouldn't believe what he had said,( 5.It was only_that made the officers believe him.A.the letter from the circus manB. a newspaper from the countryC.the certificate of hi

15、sD.the letter from the government4. 阅读短文,然后选择正确的答案:It was half-past eight in the morning. The telephone bell rang and Mary went to answer it.“It's me-Peter.”“Hello, who's that?”she asked.Peter was a friend of Mary's eight-year-old brother,Johnny.“Oh hello,Peter.What do you want?”said Mar

16、y.“Can I speak to johnny?”“No,”said Mary, “you can't speak to him now.He is busy. He is getting ready for school.He is eating his breakfast.Grandmother is combing his hair.Sister is under the table,putting his shoes on. Mother is getting his books and putting them in his school bag.Goodbye,I'

17、;ve got to go now. I have to hold the door open.The school bus is coming .”( 1.Who went to answer it when the teltphone bell rang?A.Johnny's sisterB.Peter C,Johnny D.Johnny's mother( 2.Whom did Peter want to speak to?A.Mary's brotherB.Mary's sisterC.Mary's grandmotherD.Johnny'

18、;s mother( 3.Johnny couldn't speak to Peter because Johnny _.A.was combing his hairB.was putting his shoes onC.was getting his booksD. was busy eating his hreakfast( 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 s

19、tory we know that Johnny was_.A. a lazyB.a clever boyC.a busy boyD.a hungry boyTom put two big baskets of grapes on his donkey and went to market.At midday it was very hot,so he stopped in the shade of a big tree.There were several other men there, and all of them had donkeys of grapes too.After the

20、ir lunch they went to sleep.After sometime, Tom began to 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 Tom, “don't worry about me.I am half mad, and I do a lot of strange things.”

21、“Oh,really?”said the other man.“Then why don't you sometimes take grapes out of your baskets and put them in somebody else's baskets?”“You didnt understand me,”said Tom. “I said that I was half mad, not quite mad.”( 1.Tom went to market_.A. to sell his donkeyB. to buy somethingC. to sell his

22、 grapesD. to find a job( 2.Tom stopped_.A.under a big treeB.near a big treeC.around a big treeD.in a big tree( 3.As Tom was taking away the other men's grapes one of the men_.A.pretended not to see himB. saw him and got angryC.woke his fellows upD.came at him( 4. Tom said that he did a lot of st

23、range things because_.A.he was cleverB. he was quite madC.he was foolishD.he was half mad( 5.In this story Tom was _ _.A.a selfish manB.a strange manC.a friendly manD.a foolish man6. 阅读短文,然后选择正确的答案:Tom woke up in the middle of the night and saw something white in his garden.It seemed to be moving to

24、wards the house.“That is a thief(小偷!” He thought,and he took his gun and shot(开枪 at him. Then he went back to bed,because he was too frightened害怕 to go out of the house in the dark. The next morning Tom went out and saw one of his white shirts hanging on the clothes-line in the garden,his wife had w

25、ashed it the day before and hung it out to dry.Now it had a bullet- hole right through middle of it.“My God”said Tom,“I was lucky last night.If I had been wearing that shirt,the bullet would have killed me! And he called his neighbours together and asked them to thank God for saving him.( 1.At midni

26、ght Tom saw_in his garden.A.something strangeB. a thiefC.something whiteD.a ghost( 2. Tom was so frightened that he _.A.cried out for helpB.dared not go out of the houseC.dared not stay in his houseD.couldn't say a word( 3. The next morning Tom found_ .A.his wife in the gardenB.the clothes-lineC

27、.the thief deadD.a bullet-hole through the white shirt( 4. Tom said that if he had been wearing taht shirt_.A.he would be killedB. he would dieC.he would have killedD.he would have been killed( 5.He called his neighbors together in order to_.A.make a speechB.tell the storyC.thank GodD.thankthemA jud

28、ge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in and said, “If one man's cow kills another's,is the owner of the first cow responsible?”“It depends,” answered the judge.“Well,”said the man, “your cow has killed mine.”“Oh,”answered the judge.“Everyone knows that a cow cannot think l

29、ike a man,so a cow is not responsible,and that means that its owner is not responsible either.”“I am sorry,Judge,”said 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,this case is not as easy a

30、s I thought at first.” And then he turned to his clerk and said,“Please bring me that big blackbook from the shelf behind you.”( 1.The neighbour asked the judge_.A. whether the first cow was responsibleB.whether the owner of the first cow was responsibleC.whether both cows were responsibleD. whether

31、 both the owners were responsible( 2.When the neighbour reported that the judge's cow had killedhis,the judge answered that_.A.a cow was reponsibleB. its owner was not responsibleC.neither a cow nor its owner was responsibleD.his cow was responsible( 3.When the neighbour heard this, he told the

32、judge that_.A.there was nothing happenedB.his cow had been killedC.it was his cow that had killed the judge'sD.both cows had been killed( 4.When the judge heard that his cow had died, he_.A.got angryB.said nothingC.put his neighbor into prisonD.changed what he had said at first( 5.In this story

33、the judge was_.A.a clever judgeB.honestC.unfairD.foolish8. 阅读短文,然后选择正确的答案:Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far from his home. It is about one kilometre away. So Uncle Wang seldom(很少goes to work by bus.He usually goes there by bike, sometimes on foot.It takes

34、(花费 him twenty minutes to get there by bike and forty minutes on foot. Today his bike is broken. He wants to walk there.Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eight and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at half past eight in the morning and finishes at a

35、quarter to five in the afternoon.( 1. What does Uncle Wang do?A. He sells books.B. He grows flowers.C. He makes shoes.D. He works in a hospital.( 2. Why does he seldom go to work by bus? Because .A. there is no busB. his shop is not far from his homeC. he likes riding a bikeD. his shop isn't in

36、the middle of the city( 3. How long does it take him to walk to his book shop?A. Twenty minutesB. Forty minutesC. Ten minutesD. Half an hour( 4. 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 eight( 5.

37、 He usually gets back home from work at in the afternoon.A. 4:45B. 5:15C. 4:55D. 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. He often played for 24 hours, and didn't even stop to have his meals. He ordered(命令 his servants (仆人 to bring him some meat and bread