八年级英语阅读理解

1、1阅读理解AMr.Brownlivedinasmalltown,buthegotajobinabigcity,sohemovedtherewithhiswifeandhistwochildrenlastTuesday.ThenextdayMr.Browntookhisnewcaroutofthegarageandwaswashingitwhenaneighbourcame.Theneighbourstoppedandlookedatthenewcarforaminute.ThenMr.Brownturnedandsawhim.Theneighboursaid,Thatsanewcar.Isit

2、yours?Sometimes,Mr.Brownanswered.Theneighbourwassurprised.Sometimes?hesaid.Whatdoyoumean?Well,answeredMr.Brownslowly,whentheresapartyintown,itbelongstomydaughter,Jean.Whentheresafootballgame,itbelongstomyson,Joe.WhenIhavewasheditanditlooksreallyniceandclean,itbelongstomywife,Mary.Andwhenitneedsgas,i

3、tsmine.1. Mr.Brownworkedin.A. asmalltownB.abigcity2C.thegarageD.thegasstation2. Therearepeoplementioned（提至ij）inthe33. WhenMr.Brownwaswashingthenewcar,hisneighbourcametoaskhim.A. ifthecarwasnewB.whatcaritwasC.ifthecarwasMr.BrownsD.whosecaritwas4. Whentherewasafootballmatch,thecarbelongedto.A. Mr.Brow

4、nB.theneighbourC.JeansbrotherD.Jean5._TheunderlinedwordSometimesinthestorymeansthat.A.whentherewasapartyintown,thecarbelongedtohisdaughterB. whentherewasafootballgame,itwashissonsC. whenthecarlookedniceandclean,itwashiswifesD. whenthecarwantedgas,itbelongedtohimBTherearemanyTVprogrammesaboutChinesed

5、ishes,butfewareLikeABiteOfChina.Theseven-partdocumentarytellusfoodindifferstory.A.threeB.fourC.sixD.five4entplacesinChina.ThedifferentkindsoffoodonTVarefrom60places.Youcanseemanykindsoffoodandtheycancaptureyoureyesandstomach.Andyoualsolearnhowtomakethefood.Thatswhytheprogrambecomessopopular.However,

6、theprogrammeisnotonlyaboutfood.Therearemanydifferentstoriesbetweenfoodandpeople.Toknowgoodstories,workersofthefilmspentthreemonthsdoingtheresearchandninemonthsfilming.LiuWen,oneoftheworkers,saysthestoryalsoshowsthesocialtransportations（社会变迁） .Theprogramislikeawindow,itmakestheworldknowmoreaboutChina

7、.AndithelpspeoplearoundtheworldnotonlyenjoyChinesedishes,butalsolearnChineseculture.hesays.1. TherewerepartsinthedocumentaryABiteOfChina?A.fiveB.sixC.sevenD.eight2._Theunderli5nedwordcapturemeans.A弥补B抢占C填补D吸引3. Howlongdidtheworkersspenddoingresearch?A.OnemonthsB.ThreemonthsC.SixmonthsD.Ninemonths.4.

8、 FromthearticleweknowLiuWenisofthefilm.A.anactorB.adirectorC.aworkerD.anaudience5. Whatcanwelearnfromthedocumentary?DeliciousfoodHowtomakethefoodChineseCultureChinesecitiesA.B.C.D.CJohnwastenyearsoldandhewasverylazy.Hehadtogotoschool,ofcourse,buthewasboredthereandtriedtodoaslittleworkaspossible.Hisf

9、atherandmotherwerebothdoctors.Theyhopedthathewouldbelikethemwhenhegrewup.ButonedayJohnsaidtohismother,WhenIfinishschool,Iwanttobecomeacleaner.6Acleaner?hismotheraskedinsurprise.Thatsnotagoodjob.Whydoyouwanttobecomeacleaner?BecauseIdonlyhavetoworkonedayaweek,answeredJohn.Onlyonedayaweek?hismothersaid

10、,Whatdoyoumean?Well,answeredJohn,IknowthatthecleaneronlycomestoourhouseandworksonWednesday,becauseI72. Johnsparentswantedhimtobea.A.doctorB.teacherC.cleanerD.worker3. JohnwantedtobeacleanerbecauseheA.thoughtitwasinterestingB.thoughtitwaseasyC. likedcleaningD.likedworking4. didntthinkitwasgoodtobeacl

11、eaner.A.JohnsmotherB.JohnsfatherC.JohnsauntD.John5. Whichofthefollowingistrue.A.JohnsmotherwasacleanerB. Johnlikedtodomuchwork.C. ThecleaneronlyworkedonWednesdayatJohnshome.seehimonthatday.1. Johnatschool.A.finishedhisworkworkC.didmuchworkB. didntdoalotofD.workedhard8D. Thecleanerworkedonedayaweek.9

12、AWhatwillyoudowhenyouare19?Studyinhighschool?SowillBritneySpears.Butsheisalsoasuperstarintheworldofpopmusic.Britneyquicklycaptured（捕获）manypeopleshearts!Heressomethingabouther.BritneySpearsBirthdayDecember2,1981BirthplaceLouisiana,L.A.ColourofeyesBrownFavouriteanimalDogs10FavouritemovieTitanic11Favou

13、ritesportBasketballFavouriteactorBradPi卄AchievementsBritneySpearslifehaschangedgreatlyoverthecourseofthepastfewyears.SincetheappearanceofherJiveRecordBabyOneMoreTimein1999,BritneySpearshasgonefromastartosuperstarandtheQueenofTeen.Inthesameyearshewonthe1999MTVEuropetelevisionawardshowbothinAmericaand

14、inEurope.InJune2010,SpearswasrankedsixthonForbeslistofthe100MostPowerfulandInfluentialcelebrities（名人）intheworld;sheisalsothethirdmostmentionedmusicianontheInternet,accordingtoForbes.1.WhichofherfavouritesISNTmentionedintheformabove?12A.Animals.B.MoviesFood.2. WhendidshelandontheForbeslist?A.In1981.B

15、.In1999.C.2010.D.In2011.3. HowoldwasBritneySpearswhenshestartedtobecomeasuperstar?A.17.B.19.C.20.D.30.C.ActorsD.13ColdMedicine*Takethemedicineonceaday.*2pills(药片)foranadult(over18);1forateenager(8-17);1/2forakid(4-7).*Notforchildrenunderthreeyearsold.LanTianZoo*Over80animals:lions,tigers,pandas,monk

16、eys,manykindsofbirds*Openinghours:9:00am一4:00pm(MondaytoFriday)8:00am一5:00pm(SaturdaytoSunday)*40foranadult;halfpriceforastudentLanTianZoo*Businesshours:9:00am一9:00pm(MondaytoSunday)14*Goodsforsale:Clothesformen(1stfloor)Kidsclothes(2ndfloor)Clothesforwomen(3rdfloor)15Toysandbooks(4thfloor)1. MrsGre

17、ensfive-year-oldboygetsacold.Heneedstotakepill(s)aday.2. SamandMikecanvisitLanTianZooat.A.6:00onSaturdaymorningB.8:00onWednesdaymorningC.6:20onFridayafternoonD.4:10onSundayafternoon3. Mary(astudent)wantstogotothezoowithhermother.Theywillspendyuan.A.30B.40C.50D.604. KidsmaygotothefloorsatKangZhuangMa

18、ll.A.1.5B.1C.0.5D.216A.2ndand4thB.1stand2ndC.2ndand3rdD.1stand3rdSomeofusfeelcomfortableaftereighthourssleep.Forothers,closertoninefeelsbest.Forothers,alittlelesswilldo.Howmuchsleepdoweneed?AstudyontheInternetshowedustheanswer.Todoso,agroupofsixsleepexpertsand12othermedicalexpertstookaprtinit.Theyfo

19、cusedonmanyarticlesthathadbeenpublishedinpeer-reviewedjournals(杂志)between2004and2014.Fromthe312articlesreviewed,theexpertswereabletoknowmuchaboutthesleep.Readthefollowingcharttofindout.agethesleeptheyneedNewborns(0-3months)14-17hours17Infants(4-11months)12-15hoursToddlers(1-2years)11-14hoursPreschoo

20、lers(3-5)10-13hoursSchool-AgeChildren(6-13)9-11hoursTeenagers(14-17)8-10hoursYoungAdults(18-25)7-9hoursAdults(26-64)7-9hoursOlderAdults(65+)7-8hours1. Wherecanyoufindthearticle?A. OntheInternet.B.Inthetextbook.C.Intheadvertisement.D.Inanovel.2. Howmanyexpertstookpartinit?A.6B.8C.12D.183. Ifyouareami

21、ddleschoolstudent,howmanyhoursofsleepdoyouneedaccordingto(根据)thepassage?18A.14-17hours.B.10-13hours.D.8-10hours.C.7-8hours.4.Whydidtheexpertsdothissurvey?A.Justtomakepeoplefeelfun.B.Toknowhowmanyhourssleeppeoplereallyneed.C.Tomakethejournalsmorepopular.D.Tostudythearticlesbetween2004and2014.19AThere

22、wasaniceblockinthemiddleoftheforestonemorning.Itwasabigblockofice.Butwhatinterestedtheanimalsmostwasthewonderfultreasuretheycouldseeinsideit.Assoonastheysawit,alltheanimalsrantowardstheblock,tryingtogetthetreasureout.Buttherewasaweasel（鼬鼠）.Hedidntmove.Theelephantwasusinghisbodytohittheblock.Severalm

23、onkeys,thinkingtheblockwasmadeofcoldwater,triedtolicktheblockawaywiththeirtongues（舌头）.Alltheanimalsweretryingtobreaktheblock,butendedupfailing.However,justthensomeonesaid,“Look!Somethingismovinginsidetheblock!20Infact,itwastheweasel.Hesooncameoutwiththetreasure.Theywereallsurprisedtoseehowtheweaselh

24、adgotthetreasurewithoutbreakingtheblock.Theweaseltoldthemthatbeforedoingthathehadtakensometimetothinkandwatch.Hethoughthecouldgetinundertheblockbydiggingatunnel.Attheendofthetunnelhemadeasmallfire.Itquicklymeltedaholeintheice.Theweaseldiditbyshowingeveryonethatonecanachievemorebythinkingaboutproblem

25、sratherthanbyjumpingintoactionatonce.1. Theanimalsweremostinterestedin.A. thesizeoftheiceblockB.thewonderfultreasureinsidetheblockC.whattodowiththetreasureD.howtogetintotheiceblock2. Theunderlinedword“lick”heremeans“”inChinese.A.拿B.推C.击D.舔3. wentintotheblockandmovedinsideit.21A.AnelephantB.AtigerC.A

26、weaselD.Abear4. Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.alltheanimalsneversawiceblockbeforeB. theweaselwaslazybutmuchcleverC. thinkingaboutproblemsismoreimportantthanjumpingintoactionatonceD. theiceblockwassobigthatalltheanimalscouldnotmoveit5. Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe“”.A.BigIceBlockintheForestB.AlltheAni

27、malsintheForestC.ACleverWeaselintheForestD.HowtoGettheTreasureOutBTheword“day”hastwomeanings.Whenwetalkaboutthenumberofdaysinayear,weareusing“day”tomean24hours.Butwhenwetalkaboutdayandnight,weareusing“day”tomeanthetimebetweensunri22seandsunset.Becausetheearthlookslikeaball,thesuncanshineononlyhalfof

28、itattime.Alwaysonehalfoftheearthishavingdayandtheotherhalfnight.Attheequator（赤道）dayandnightaresometimesthesamelength.Theareeachtwelvehourslong.Thesunrisesat6oclockinthemorningandsetsat6oclockintheevening.ForsixmonthstheNorthPoleistilted（倾斜的）towardsthesun.InthosemonthstheNorthernHemispheregetsmorehou

29、rsofsunlightthantheSouthernHemisphere.Daysarelongerthannights.Southoftheequatornightsarelongerthandays.FortheothersixmonthstheNorthPoleistiltedawayfromthesun.ThentheSouthernHemispheregetsmoresunlight.Daysarelongerthannights.Northoftheequatornightsarelongerthandays.Winteristheseasonoflongnights.Summe

30、ristheseasonoflongdays.1.Accordingtothepassage,the“day”mean.A.24hoursB.sunriseC.bothAandDD.thetimebetweensunriseandsunset232. WhentheWesternHemisphereishavingday,theEasternHemisphereishaving.A.bothdayandnightB.dayC.neitherdaynornightD.night3. Attheequatordayisaslongasnight.24D.always4. WhatistheChin

31、esemeaningoftheunderlinedwordHemisphere?A.半球B地壳C.极地D.地轴5. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A. WhentheSouthernHemispheregetsmoresunlight,daysarelongerthannights.B. Winteristheseasonoflongdays.C. Summeristheseasonofshortdays.D. WhentheSouthernHemispheregetsmoresunlight,daysareshorterthanthenight.CJ

32、olinTsaiwasborninTaiwan,China.Sheisfamousforhersongsanddances.ButdoyouknowthatA.usuallyB.sometimesC.never25shesalsogoodatEnglish?ShereleasedherEnglishalbum（专辑）andpublishedhernewEnglishbookLoveExerciseafewmonthsago.JolinwantedtoshareniceEnglishsongswitheveryoneelse,soshemadetheEnglishalbumandbook.The

33、reareabout10classicsongsinthealbum.YoucanlistentosongssuchasGetthePartyStartedandKissMe.Jolinsaid,“Ifindthatpeoplecanlearnlanguagesquicklywhentheyarerelaxed.Forexample,IlearnCantoneseveryquicklywhenIwatchHongKongsoapoperas.IhopethefanscanlearnEnglishwithmysongs.”LoveExerciseisJolinsthirdEnglishbook.

34、Inthisone,shetalksabouttheexpressionsforlovethatareinherEnglishsongs.TheyknowhowtoputthesweetnessandregretsofloveintoEnglishwords.Besides,shealsotalksaboutthetroublesofbeingapublicperson.Jolinlikesdancing,singingandplayingvolleyball.Shesaidsheplayedvolleyballwhenshewasontheschoolteam.1. WhereisJolin

35、from?26A. ChinaB.USA.C.Japan.D.SouthKorea.2. WhatstheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“released”?A.发行B.享受C.倾听D.分3. HowmanyclassicsongsarethereinJolinsEnglishalbum?A.Eight.B.Nine.C.Ten.D.Eleven.4. WhatactivitiesdoesJolinlike?A.Singinganddancing.B.Singingandplayingvolleyball.C.Dancingandplayingvolleyb

36、all.D.Dancing,singandplayingvolleyball.四AItwassaidthejazzmusiciansandotherperformersfirstcalledNew27YorkCityTheBigApplefiftyyearsago.Atthattime,jazzmusiciansearnedmoneybyperforminginmanycitiesandtownsacrosstheUnitedStates.Thentheyusuallyplayedmusicindifferenttownsatnight.Buttheperformerslikedtoplayi

37、nNewYorkCitybestofall.NewYorkCitywasaplacewiththebest-paidjobs,themostmoneytoearn,andthegreatestnumberofpeopletoenjoyjazzmusic.AperformerwasntconsideredsuccessfuluntilhewassuccessfulinNewYorkCity.TheearlyjazzmusiciansdescribedeachtownandcityinAmericaasanappleonatree.NaturallytheycalledNewYorkCityThe

38、BigApple.LateranightclubwasnamedTheBigApple,andapopulardancewasalsocalledTheBigApple.ButnooneexceptjazzmusiciansandsomeperformersusedthistermtodescribeNewYorkCity.ThecityofficialswantedtogetmorepeopletovisitNewYorkCity.Theyneededanewsymbolforthecity.Theyrememberedthestoriesofthejazzmusiciansandbegan

39、usingTheBigAppleintheiradvertisements.Theideaworked.NowsomanypeoplefromdifferentcountriesvisitNewYorkCityev28eryday.TheymayknowNewYorkCitysnickname,buttheymaynotknowwhythecityiscalledTheBigApple.1.JazzmusiciansandperformerscalledNewYorkCityTheBigApplebecause.A. therewerethebiggestapplesinAmericaB. t

40、hecitywasthebiggestinAmericaC. theycouldearnthemostmoneyinAmericaD. peopleinNewYorkCityweretherichest2.Theunderlinedword“Naturally”heremeans“”.A.通常地B自然地C.必要地D.少见地3.ThecityofficialsusedTheBigAppleintheiradvertisementsto_.A. getmorepeopletovisitNewYorkCityB. enjoythejazzmusicalotC. tastethebigapplesin

41、NewYorkD. knowwhythecityiscalledTheBigApple4._Fromthepassagewe29knowthat.A. manypeopleknowwhyNewYorkCityiscalledTheBigAppleB. laternotonlyNewYorkCitywasnamedTheBigApplebutalsosomeotherthingsC. ifyougotoNewYorkCity,youcaneasilyearnmoneybyperformingD. manyofficialsdescribedeachothertownandcityinAmeric

42、aasanapple.5._Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe“”.A. NewYorkCityandtheBiggestAppleB. JazzMusiciansandPerformersinNewYorkC. ApplesinEachCityintheUnitedStatesD. WhyisNewYorkCityCalled“TheBigApple”BReadingisagoodhobbyforallkindsofreasons.30First,readingisfun.Youcanalwayskeepyourselfhappyiflikereading.Youw

43、illneverfeelboredortired.Next,youcanreadabookanywhere-inacar,onaplane,oreveninthebathroom.Allyouneedisabook!Anothergoodreasonforreadingisthatitisuseful.Ifyoureadasahobby,youwillgetbetterandbetteratit.Andyouwillreadfasterandfinditeasiertounderstandwhatyouread.Asyourreadingskillsimprove,youwillprobabl

44、yfindyourschoolworkbecomesmuchbetter.Somepeoplesaythatreadingisoutofdate（过时的）.Thisisnottrue.Youcanreadoncomputers,andthebetteryouread,thebetteryourcomputerskillswillbe.Goodreadersmaybecomewriters,too.Theyalwayshavemorethingstowriteabout.31Readingisawonderfulhobby.Whynotstartreadingrightnow1.Readingc

45、analwayskeepyourselfA.boredB.happyC.D.sleepy2.Youcanreadabook.A.justintheclassroomplaneC.whenyouaredrivingacaranywhere3.Youcanreadfaster.A.afteryoureadabookB.studentC.ifyoureadasahobbyD.books4.Itishatreadingisoutofdate.A.trueB.nottrueC.sure5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Readingisagoodhobby.B.You

46、canreadoncomputers.C.Goodreadersmustbegoodwriters._.tiredB.onlyonaD.almostifyouareaifyoulike3233Runningisbecomingpopularthesedays.Manyofusrunforourhealth.Doctorssaymanyofthehealthproblemscomefromthesebadhabits:eatingtoomuch,drinkingtoomuch,smokingtoomuchandnothavingenoughexercise.Doctorstellus,Eatle

47、ss,dontsmoke,andexercisemore.Runningisgoodexercisebecauseithelpsbuildastrongheart.Italsohelpsmostpeopleloseweight.One68-year-oldwomanrunsthreetimesaweek.Sherunstoloseweight.Ilovetoeat,shesays.Runningisgoodforourhealthinotherways,too.Manyrunnerssayrunningmakescoldsandothersmallhealthproblemsgoaway.Ru

48、nningismydoctor,saysoneman.Runningcanalsohelppeopletorelax.Sotodaymenandwomenofallagesenjoyrunning.1. Whatbadhabitsdothehealthproblemcomefrom?A. Eatingtoomuch.B. Drinkingtoomuch.34C. SmokingcigarettesandnothavingenoughexerciseD. Alltheabove.2. Whatdodoctorstellustokeephealthy?A.Eatless,dontsmokeande

49、xercisemore.B. Eatmore,drinkmoreandsleepless.C. Eatless,drinklessandsleepless.D. Smokealotandexercisemore.3. TheunderlinedwordmeansinChinese.A疾病B.体重C速度D.健康4. Thethirdparagraphshows.A. runninghelpspeopletorelaxB.peoplewholikerunninghavemanyhealthyproblemsC. runninghelpsbuildastrongheart.D. peoplewhol

50、ikerunninghavefewerhealthyproblems5. Thewritermainlytellus.35A. howtorunB. runningisagoodwaytokeephealthyC. howtoloseweightD. runningisbetterthandoctors2637五AMyfamilymembershaveagoodrelationshipbecauseourfamilyhassomerules.FamilydinnersMymothermakesitarulethateveryoneshouldsitdownatthetableandhavedi

51、nnertogether.Ithinkthisisoneoftheeasiestandmostimportantrulestohaveasafamily.Eatingmealstogethercreatesasenseofbelonging.Whatsmore,keepingthehabitwilladdtoeveryonesenjoy38ment.39Althoughitishardforustokeepthisroutineatfirst,ithasturnedouttobeagoodhabit.Afterdinnerweusuallyhaveourplaytime,andthen7:00

52、pmisbathtime;7:30pmistimetohavesomemilk;at7:50pmmymotherreadsastory,andthenlightsgooutat8:00pm.Thisroutinemakesmewakeupearlyinthemorningandhelpsmebeinagoodmoodatschool.CleaningupCleaningupisafamilymatter.Afterdinnerwehelpourparentstocleanupthekitchenandcleareverythingoffthetable.Afterthis,weareasked

53、tocleanupthetoysthatwewereplayingwithinthedaytime.Thenwewontsteponhardorwoodentoyswhenwegetupthenextmorning.1. Thewritersfamilymembershavearelationship.A. closeB.badC.commonD.special2. Thewritersmothermakesaruleofathome.403. Thesecondruleinthewrithersfamilyshouldbe.A. everydayroutineB.workingroutine

54、C. night-timeroutineD.free-timeroutine4. Inordertodevelopgoodhabits,kidsinthewritersfamilyareaskedto.A. dohomeworkB.cleareverythingoffthetableC.steponhardorwoodentoysD.cleanupthetoys5. Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A. EatingdinnertogetherB.FamilyrulesforacloserelationshipC.AsenseofbelongingD.Doing

55、houseworkathomeBTuYouyou,82yearsold,isaChinesemedicalscientist.Shewonthe2011LaskerAwardforfindingoutartemisinin(alsoknownasQinghaosu),whichsavedmillionsoflives.Shewasgrateful(感激的)fortheLaskerprize,butsaid,“Itisjustascientistsresponsibility.IwilA.eatingdinnerstogetherC.night-timeroutineB. livingtoget

56、herD.cleaningupthehouse41lgoonfightingforthehealthcareofallhumans.”Tukeptherworkinthe1960sand1970s.Inthatage,malaria（疟疾）couldtookawaypeopleslife.Scientistallovertheworldhadalreadytriedover240,000timesbutfailedtofindacure.TuYouyou,amemberoftheAcademyofTraditionalChineseMedicine,Beijing,begantostudyCh

57、ineseherbs（草本植物）.Before2011,peopledidntknowTuverymuch.Manyfriendsplayedjokesonhercallingher“theProfessorofThreeNones”:nostudyexperienceabroad,notamemberofanyChinesenationalcollege.Butsheishard-working.ShereadalotoftraditionalChinesemedicinebooksanddidalotofresearchesonthedisease.InFebruary,2012,Tuwa

58、snamedNationalOutstandingFemales（oneoftheten）.TuisnowamodelofChinesemedicalworkers.1. Artemisininisusedto.A. makemedicineB.makefoodC.getawardD. dotheexperiment2. Theword“responsibility”means“”.42A. wishB.chanceC.dutyD.hobby3. Inthe1960sand1970scouldfindwaystostopthemalaria.A.scientistsinChinaB.onlyT

59、uYouyouC.scientistsallovertheworldD.noscientist4. FromTuYouyousstory,weknowthatsheisawoman.A.friendlyB.kindC.cleverD.hard-working5. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.TuYouyouwasthewinnerof2011LaskerAward.B. TuYouyouwasaprofessorofmuchexperienceabroad.C. TuYouyouisthefinderofartemi

60、sinin.D. TuYouyouwasoneofthetenNationalOutstandingFemales.43CMoreandmorepeoplearoundtheworldarejoiningindangeroussports.Somepeopleclimbedthehighestmountains;sometraveledintounknownpartsoftheworld;somesailedsmallboatsacrossthelargestsea.Nowsomepeoplebegintolookfornewexcitement.Bungeejumping（蹦极）andmot