八年级英语阅读训练(二)

八年级英语阅读训练(二)“Couldyoutellmewheretheladies ’washroomis?”anoldladyaskedtheairhostessprepalunchatthebackoftheplane, “Yes,Madam”shesmiledandsaid. ”Itisrightattheoldladywalkedallthewaytothefront.Whensheopenthedoorandsawfourmeninit,shewentoutimmediately.Aftershewalkedbackaboutfivestepsandlookedupatthesignonthedoor,shesmiledandwentin. ”Oh,didn’tyoufindit,Madam?”thehostessaskedwhladyreturnedashorttimelater.“YesI,did.Buttherewerefourmeninthefrontwatchingtelevision. ”Thehostessheardthisandpuzzledforamoment,andthenbothlaughed.Thestoryhappenedina (A)hotel (B)plane (C)train (D)shopTOC\o"1-5"\h\zThefourmenwerereally .(A)intheladies’washroom (B)intheirownroom(C)atwork (D)watchingTVThefourmeninthefrontwere .(A)passengers(B)waiters(C)thehostess’friends(D)pilots(飞行员)Theoldladycouldgettotheplacewherethefourmenwerebecause .(A)theladymisunderstoodwhatthehostesssaid (B)thehostesscheatedher(C)thehostessmadefunofher (D)theladydidnothearwhatthehostesssaidTheylaughedbecause .(A)theoldladytoldalie (B)theyunderstoodeachother(C)thefourmenwereinthewrongplace(D)theoldladyhadgonetothegentleman ’washroomOnedayalawyer(律师)waswalkingthroughthestreetofthetownwherehelived；hewasonhiswaytoseehisbrotherwholivedsomedistancefromhishouse.Hestoppedtowatchamanwhowasbeatingadonkey(驴)withawhip(鞭子).Thedonkeyseemedtotakenonoticeanditwasclearthatthemanwasnotgoingtodomuchgoodbythemethod(方法)hehadused.Afterawhilethelawyersaidtohim, ”Whyareyoudoingthat?”“Tomakethedonkeygo,”repliedtheman.“Haveyoutheright(权利)tobeatthepooranimallikethat?”askedthelawyer.“CertainlyIhave, ”answeredtheman.“ItismydonkeyandIcandowhatIlikewithwhatismine.”Thelawyerthoughtforaminuteandthentoldthemanthathedidnotthinkthatwasreallytrue.Butwhathesaiddidnotseemtopersuade(说服)theman,sothelawyertookhisownstickandstartedtobeatthemanabouttheheadandshoulders.TOC\o"1-5"\h\z“Stop,“criedtheman,“WhathaveIdoneto徐SenVe7 ”“Oh,”repliedthelawyer, ”thisismystickandrIighhatvteotdhoewhatIlikewithwhatismine.”．Thelawyerwasonhisway .(A)toseehisfriend (B)towatchamenwhowasbeatingadonkey(C)togotohisbrother ’shou(Dse)tomeethisbrothernearhishouseThedonkeyseemedto .(A)dislikedthebeating (B)bedead(C)makethemasterangry (D)paynoattentionThelawyerdidn’tthinktheman beatthedonkeylikethat.(A)hadrightto (B)hadanyreasonto(C)wasnotrightto (D)neededtoWhichisnottrue?(A)Themanbeatthedonkeysothatitcouldgo.(B)Thelawyerdidn ’tpersuadethemantobeatthedonkey(C)Thelawyerdidn ’thavetherighttobeattheman.(D)Themanthoughtwhathehaddonewasright.Thelawyerthought .(A)hehadtherighttobeattheman(B)hecouldbeatthemanbecausethestickwashis.(C)hehadtogivethemanalesson(D)themanneededabeatingbecausehehadbeatenthedonkey.WhenMr.Finchretired,heboughtasmallhouseinavillagenearthesea.Thehousewasbuiltinfifteeneighty-eight,butwasinverygoodcondition.Mr.Finchhopedtohaveaquietlife,butinthesummerholidayshegotashock.Hundredsoftouristscametothevillage.Mr.Finch’shousewasthemoisnterestingbuildinginthevillageandmanyofthetouristscametoseeit.Frommorningtillnightthereweretouristsoutsidethehouse.TheykeptlookingintotheroomsthoughtthewindowsandmanyofthemevenwentintoMr.Finch ’sgarden.ThiswastoomuchforMr.Finch.Hedecidedtodrivethevisitorsaway.Soheputanoticeinthewindow.Thenoticesaid：”Ifyouwanttosatisfyyourcuriosity,comeinandlookround.Price：twoshillingsandsixpence.Mr.Finchwassurethatthevisitorswouldstopcoming,buthewas

twoshillingsandsixpence.wrong.MoreandmorevisitorscameandMr.Finchspenteverydayshowingthenroundhishouse.“Icameheretoretire,nottoworkasaguide, ”hesnadid.aHnegsriolyldinthteheehouseandboughtasmall,modernone.Itisanuninterestinglittleplaceandnoonewantstoseeit.Buthecouldliveaquietlife.Mr.Finchboughtanoldhouse,Thehousewasbuiltin century.(A)theeighteenth (B)fifteeneighty-eight(C)thefifteenth (D)thesixteenthMr.Finchputanoticeinthewindowto .(A)drivethevisitorsaway (B)letthevisitorsin(C)satisfythevisitors ’curiosity(D)getsomemoneyoutofthevisitorsAfterheputupanotice,Mr.Finchthought(B)hecouldworkasaguide(D)thevisitorswouldn’(B)hecouldworkasaguide(D)thevisitorswouldn’tcome(B)makealivingasaguide(D)liveinaninterestingplace.(C)morevisitorswouldcomeMr.Finchwantedto .(A)showoffhishouse(C)livepeacefullyandaloneMr.Finchspenteverydayshowingthevisitorsroundhishousebecause .(A)hehadtodosoforhisnotice (B)hewantedtodoso(C)thevisitorsmadehimdoso (D)hishousewassointeresting四AclosefriendofmineliveswithsixhundredwildanimalsontheGreekIslandofKyklos.Eversinceheleftschool,hehastraveledallovertheworldcollectinganimalsforhisveryownzoo.Hehopedtocollectatleasttwoexamplesofeverysortofanimalonhisisland,likeNoahbeforetheGreatFlood.Butthefloodmyfriendwasafraidofwasafloodnotofwater,butofpeople.Iexpectyouhaveheardofmyfriend：hewritesbooksabouthistravelsandaboutthewildandwonderfulanimalsthathecollects.Themoneyfromthebookshelpstopayforallthefoodthattheseanimalseat.Myfriendtoldmethatwhenhewasoutlookingforwaterlastweek(thereisnotenoughwaterontheisland,thoughthereisplentyallroundit),hefoundoil.Heneedsmoneyforhistravelsandforhiszoo,andalittleoilwouldbuyenoughwaterforalifetime,butheknowsthatifhetellsanyoneelseaboutit,itwillbetheendofhiszooandhislife ’swork.()1.Myfriendlives .(A)onandislandinthemiddleofagreatflood(B)attheschoolthatweusedtogoto,onKyklos（C）onaGreekIslandwithsixhundredanimals.（D）allovertheworld,heisalwaystravelling（）2.Sinceheleftschoolhehas .（A）collectedbooksabouteverysortofanimal（B）livedinzoosallovertheworld（C）livedallthetimeonaGreekIsland（D）traveledallovertheworldcollectinganimals（）3.Hepaysforthefoodtheanimalseatby .（A）collectingtwoexamplesofeveryanimal （B）travellingallovertheworld（C）writingandsellingbooks （D）sellingtheoilonhisisland（）4.Lastweekmyfriend .（A）foundenoughwateronhisislandtolastalifetime（B）waslookingforwater,andfoundoil（C）foundplentyofoilallroundtheisland（D）wentoutlookingforoiltopayforhistravels（）5.Ifhetellsanybodyabouttheoil .（A）itwillbetheendofhislife ’sw（orBk）hewillhavemanyanimalsasheneeds（C）hewillnotwriteanymorebooks（D）peoplewillnolongercomeandvisithiszoo五Mollywastheonlylittlegirlinherstreet,butwhenshewaseightyearsold,anothergirlcametoliveinthehouseoppositehers.Thenewgirlwaseightyearsoldtoo.andhernamewasJoan.Joanhadtwobrothers.Shedidn ’tgotothesamesch,oboultathseMyoslolyonbegantoplaytogetherafterschool.OnedayJoancamehome,hadhermilkandcookies,andthenwenttoMolly ’shouse.toherfriend,”MHoi,lly,willyoucometomyhousetoplay?Ihavegotanicenewgame.”Mollyanswered,“I’smorry,Joan,butmymotherwon’ltetmeplaywithyoutoday,becauseyourbrotherGeorgehasahadcold,andshedoesn ’twantmetogetit,too. ”“Oh,that’sallright,Molly, ”Joanansweredquickly. “Georgeisn’treallymybrstep-brother.”（）1WhendidJoancometoliveonthesamestreetasMolly?（A）JoancametoliveonthesamestreetasMollywhentheywerebotheightyearold.（B）JoancametoliveonthesamestreetasMollywhenMollywaseightyyearsold.（C）JoancametoliveonthesamestreetasJoanattheageofseven()2MollyandJoandidn’tplaytogetheratschool,didthey?(A)Yes,theydid. (B)Yes,theydidn’t (C)No,theydidn’t()3Whendidtheyplaytogether?(A)Whentheirparentswereathome (B)Afterschool(C)Whentheywereallowedbytheirparents.()4WhowasGeorge?(A)Molly’sbrother (B)Joan’sbrother(C)MollyandJoan’sbrother.()5Whydidn’tMolly’smotherwatnotphlaeyrwithJoanoneday?(A)BecauseMollyhadabadcold.(B)BecauseJoanwasill.(C)BecauseJoan’sbrotherhadabadcoldandMolly ’smotherdidn’twantherdaughit,too()6WhatdidJoansaywhenMollytoldherthis?(A)Shesaidshedidn’thaveanybrother.(B)ShesaidherbrotherGeorgewasn ’till.(C)ShesaidGeorgewasn’therrealbrother.()7WhenJoansaidthatGeorgewasherstep-brother,itmeant：(A)Itwasnothingseriousifsheplayedwithher.(B)Joancouldn’tplaywithher.(C)Mollycouldn’tplaywithher.六MrSmithgavehiswifetenpoundsforherbirthday.ThedayafterherbirthdayMrsSmithwentshopping.Shegotonabusandsatdownnexttoanoldlady.Afterawhileshenoticedthattheoldlady.Afterawhileshenoticedthattheoldlady ’sbagwasopen.Insideit,shefouwad(叠)ofpoundnotesexactlyliketheoneherhusbandhadgivenher.Shequicklylookedintoherownbag,thenotesweregone.MrsSmithwasnowsurethattheoldladysittingnexttoherhadstolenthem.Shethoughtshewouldnothavetocallthepolice;but,asshedidnpeopleintotrouble,shedecidedtotakebackthemoneyfromtheoldlady ’shandbanothingmoreaboutit.Shelookedaroundthebustomakesurenobodywaswatching,thenshecarefullyputherhandintooldlady ’shandbag,tookoutthenotesandputtheminherownbag.Whenshegothomethatevening,sheshowedherhusbandthebeautifulhatshehadbought.“Howdidyoupayforit?”heasked.“Withthemoneyyougavemeformybirthday,ofcourse.“Oh,what’sthat,then?”heasked,ashepointedtoawadonthetable.1WhendidMrsSmithgoshopping?(A)Onherbirthday(B)Beforeherbirthday(C)Afterherbirthday(D)Duringherbirthday(A)shehadlefthermoneyhome(A)shehadlefthermoneyhome2OnthebusMrsSmithfound(B)theoldladystealing(偷)hermoney(C)hermoneywasmissing(D)theoldladytobeathief3Howdidshegetthemoneyfromtheoldlady?SheaskedthepoliceforhelpShemadetheoldladyhanditinSheaskedthepoliceforhelpShemadetheoldladyhanditin(C)Shegotitoutofherpocket(D)Shetookitinasecretway(C)Shegotitoutofherpocket(D)Shetookitinasecretway4Howdidherhusbandfeelwhensheshowedhimthehatshehadbought?HefeltsurprisedHefeltfrightenedHefeltsurprisedHefeltfrightened(C)Hefeltunpleasant(D)hefeltthehatwithhishands(C)Hefeltunpleasant5IntheendMrsSmithfoundshe(A)beenluckyenoughontheday(C)donetheoldladywrong(B)greatlyimprovedherselfinsomething(A)beenluckyenoughontheday(C)donetheoldladywrong(D)madeaseriousmistake七Paris,21stNovember1783.Therewerehundredsofpeopleinthestreetroundanenormous(巨大的)balloon.Whatisit?theyasked.Whatdoesitdo?Thentwoyoungmencameoutofahouseontheothersideofthestreet,andwenttotheballoon.Theyhadsomewoodandpaperwiththem,andtheyputitintoabigbasketundertheballoon.Thentheygotintothebasket.Theytookfoodwiththem,andsomewarmclothes,becauseitwasacoldday.Thenthetwoyoungmenmadeafirewiththewoodandpaper.Thefirewashot.andpaper.Thefirewashot,andthehotairwentupintotheballoon.Coldairisheavy,buthotairislightandrises.Aftersomeminutes,theballoonwasverylightandlefttheground.Thetwoyoungmenflewaboutfiveandahalfmiles,andcamedownoutsidethecity.Itwasn’taverylongjourney,butitwasaveryimportantone,becauseitwasthefirstjourneyintheair.JosephandEtienneMontgolfiermadethisballoon.Itflewbecauseitwaslight,butitwasdangerousbecauseofthefire.Twoyearsafterthat,twomencrossedtheEnglishChannelfromEnglandtoFranceinaballoonfullofhydrogen.Hydrogenisaverylightgas.OneofthemwasaFrenchman,Blanchard,andtheotherwasarichAmerican,Dr.JohnJeffries.Theyhadalotofproblem.Firsttheballoonflewupveryhigh;sotheyopenedthevalve( 汽门)andalotofgascameout.Thentheballoonwentdown;sotheythreweverythingout,eventheirfoodandclothes.ButtheyreachedFranceafteranexcitingjourney,andlandednearCalais.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zTheyoungmen’sballoonflewbecausetheairinitwas .(A)hot(B)heavy(C)cold (D)fineTheirballoonlefttheground .(A)aftersomedays (B)aftertwohours(C)aftersomeminutes (D)on21stNovember,1783Thepeoplewerehappybecause .(A)therewasalotoffood (B)itwasdangerous(C)theballoonwasintheair (D)theywerehotTwomencrossedtheEnglishChannelinaballoonin .(A)1789 (B)1783 (C)1875 (D)1785Thetwomenthreweverythingoutoftheirballoonbecause .(A)theballoonwentup (B)theballoonwentdown(C)itwascold (D)itwasexciting八JohnDenere,thewriterandcomposerofGoodbyeAgain,isoneofthebest-knownAmericanfolksingersandsongwriters.HeisacountryboybybirthandstillprefersthemountainsofColoradotothebigcitieshehasvisitedinhismanytravels.HewasbornHenryJohnDeutschendorfinRoswell,NewMexicoonDecember31,1943.HelaterchangedhisnametothesimplerJohnDenver,afterhisfavouritebigcity,DenverColorado.Whenhewasastudent,heknewhewantedtobeafolksingerandsangincoffeehousesatnight.Laterhebecamefamous.HissongGoodbyeAgainexpresseshisfeelingsabouttravellingandbeingawayfromhome.TOC\o"1-5"\h\z.JohnDenverisnotjustgoodatsingingbutgoodat .(A)writingstories (B)travelling(C)writingbooks (D)creating(创作)songs.DenverColoradoisthenameof .(A)amountain (B)asinger(C)acity (D)countryboy.JohnDenverlovedthebeautyofhisfavouriteplacesomuchthathe .

(A)travelledtheremanytimes(C)hatedcitylife(A)travelledtheremanytimes(C)hatedcitylife(D)feltsorrynottolivethere.WhichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectrelationshipbetweenAmerica(A),NewMexico(N)andRoswell(R)?(A)A>N>R (B)A>R>N (C)N>A>R(D)R>N>A.John’ssoGnogodbyeAgaintellsabout .(A)hisloveformountains (B)hisopinionabouttravel(C)hisloveformusic (D)hisfeelingsonleavinghome九JohnHancockhasaplaceinthedictionarybecausehewrotehisnamesolargethatitcouldbereadeasily.JohnHancockwasarichmanwhotookanactivepartinthewaragainsttheEnglishandfoughtforthefreedomofthenewly-bornUnitedStates.HewasgovernorofMassachusettsandoneofthefirstmentosigntheDeclarationofIndependence(独立宣言).Yetheisrememberedbestforhislargesignature(签名).ThestoryistoldthatwhenHancocksatdowntosigntheDeclarationofIndependence,hesaidthathewouldwritehissignaturelargeenoughforJohnBulltoreadwithouthisglasses.(JohnBullstandsforEnglandasUncleSamstandsfortheUSA).Hancock’signatureontheDeclarationisfourandthree-quartersincheslong-aninchlongerthanhisusualsignature,Today“JohnHancock”canbeusedtomeananyperson’ssignature.Thispassageismainlyabout .(A)JohnHancock’shandwriting(C)howanAmericanexpressionbeganHancockisrememberbestbecause hesignedhisnameinlargeletterstheDeclarationofIndependence(D)howtosignyourname(B)helookeddownupontheEnglishleadershewasoncemadegovernorofMassachusettshewasveryrichandhadalotofmoneyJohnHancockmadehissignaturesolargethat .otherswouldseeitclearly (B)peoplecouldseeitwithoutglassesotherscouldreadhisstrongwillforfreedomtheEnglishleader