新目标八年级英语（下册）阅读理解专项练习

./新目标八年级英语下册阅读理解专项练习ALifeinthe2050swillbedifferentfromitisnow,becausemanychangeswilltakeplace.Whatwillthechangesbe?Thepopulationisgrowingfast.Therewillbemoreandmorepeopleintheworldandmostofthemwilllivelonger.Computerswillbemuchsmallerandmoreuseful,andtherewillbeatleastoneineveryhome.Andcomputerstudywillbeoneoftheimportantsubjectsinschools.Peoplewillworkfewerhours,buthavemorefreetimeforsports,TVandtraveling.Travelingwillbemuchcheaperandeasier.Andmanypeoplewillgotoothercountriesforholiday.Therewillbechangesinourfood,too.Becausemoreandmorepeopleknowtheimportanceofhealthydiet,maybenoonewilleatmeat.Insteadtheywilleatmorevegetablesandfruit.Sopeoplewillbehealthier.Workinthefuturewillbedifferent,too.Dangerousandhardworkwillbedonebyrobots.Becauseofthis,manypeoplewon’thaveenoughworktodo.Thiswillbeaproblem.<>1.Inthe2050s,therewillbe.A.moretrees B.morepeople C.fewercountries D.moreworktodo<>2.Inthefuture,peoplewillnothaveto.A.travel B.workhard C.worklong D.eatmeat<>3.Everyfamilywillhaveatleastoneinthe2050saccordingtothepassage.A.computer B.house C.TV D.robot<>4.Travelingwillbeinthe2050s.A.lessinteresting B.moredifficultC.moreexpensive D.muchcheaperandeasier<>5.Peopleinthe2050smaynothaveasmuchaswedonow.A.fruit B.vegetables C.bread D.meatBDearJohn,I’mveryexcitedaboutyourcomingandstayinginChichesternextweek.ThedayaftertomorrowIhavetogoawayonbusinessforthreedaysatthebeginningoftheweek,butIwillbebackwhenyoucome.I’llleaveakeywithmyfriendnextdooratNumber21,soyouwon’thavetowaitbeforeIreturn.Nowletmetellyouhowtogethere,though<尽管>it’snotverydifficulttofind.WalkuptheStarRoaduntilyoucometothefirstsetoftrafficlightsandthenturnright.Turnleftatthenextcrossing.Gostraight,andLandsdowneOh!Inearlyforgottoaskyouaboutthemostimportantthing:couldyoubringasleeping-bag?Well,Imustgonow.Ihavetogoandtakethecarfromthegarage<汽车修理店>onLandRoad.Iwasoutyesterday,whenitbrokedownontheway.Hopetoseeyousoon.Yours,Mike<>6.JohnwillcomeandstayinMike’shouse_____.A.atthebeginningofthisweek B.nextweekC.attheweekend D.thedayaftertomorrow<>7.HowmanydayswillMikegoawayonbusiness?A.Two.B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.<>8.Mikewillleavea_____withhisfriendnextdooratNumber21.A.house B.car C.sleeping-bagD.key<>9.Mike’shouseisonthe_____.A.ChichesterRoad<>10.What’swrongwiththewriter’scar?A.Athiefstole<偷>itontheway.B.Mikesoldittosomeoneelse.C.Itbrokedownontheway. D.Someonedroveitawaybymistake.CTomsawanad<广告>inanewspaperforabeautiful,modernbicycle.Itcost$169,sohewenttotheshoptoseethebicycle.Theshopkeeperwasveryhappytoshowittohim.Hewatcheditcarefullyandthenturnedtotheshopkeeperandsaid,"Thereisn’talightonthebicycle.Buttherewasoneonthebicycleinyourad.""Yes,sir,"answeredtheshopkeeper,"butthelightisn’tintheprice.Itisanextra.""Notintheprice?"Tomsaidangrily,"butthatisnothonest<诚实的>.Ifthelightwasinthead,itshouldbeintheprice.""Well,sir,"answeredtheshopkeeperquietly,"thereisalsoagirlonthebicycleinthead,butwedon’toffer<提供>herwiththebicycle,either."<>11.Tomwenttotheshopbecausehe_______.A.wasinterestedinthebicycleintheadB.wantedtoseeabeautifulgirlC.wasinterestedinwritinganadD.wantedtoseethelights<>12.Whentheshopkeepersaid"It’sanextra",hemeant_______.A.hewouldgiveTomalightB.thelightwasnotusefulC.thenewspapermadeamistakeD.Tomhadtopaymoremoneyforthelight<>13.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthatTomwasavery_______man.A.carelessB.carefulC.happyD.worried<>14.Accordingtothepassage,whatisNOTinthisad?A.Abicycle.B.Alight.C.Abag.D.Agirl.<>15.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Tomdidn’tlikethisbicycleatall.B.Theshopkeeperwasnothonest.C.Theadwasbadandugly.D.TheshopgavealighttoTom.DThisisjustanexampleofLiMing’sEnglishself-studyschedule<自学预定表>foroneweek.Youshouldmakeyourownpersonalschedule.Itisusefultowritea7-dayschedulebeforeyougotobedeverySundaynight.Itisveryimportanttobesureyoucanpracticelistening,speaking,readingandwritinginaweek.MondayReviewsomeEnglishspellingrules.TuesdayStudyprepositions<介词>ofplace.WednesdayReadtheusefulsentencesusedinatelephoneconversation.Writeasimpleconversation.ThursdayReviewtheprepositionsofplacethatIhavelearned.Practicetalkinginmybedroom.FridayListentotheEnglishradioprogramforonehour.Don’twriteanythingdown.Justlisten.SaturdayReviewallofthenewwordsIhavelearnedthisweek.Writeastorywiththenewwords.SundayReadanEnglishchildren’sstory.Doexercises.Summarize<概述>thestoryinmynotebook.<>16.It’sveryimportantto_______inmakingapersonalEnglishschedule.A.learnfromothers B.keepabalance<平衡>ofskillsC.thinkmore D.readsomebooks<>17.LiMingwillreadtheuseful_______usedinatelephoneconversationonWednesday.A.sounds B.numbers C.sentences D.words<>18.LiMingwillreviewtheprepositionsofplaceon_______.A.Monday B.Tuesday C.Wednesday D.Thursday<>19.LiMingwillimprovehis_______skillbypracticingforonehouronFriday.A.listening B.speaking C.reading D.writing<>20.OnSaturday,LiMingwillreview_______.A.someEnglishspellingrules B.theprepositionsofplaceC.allofthenewwords D.anEnglishstoryEDoyouhopetodoalotofhomeworkeveryevening?AreyouinterestedinyourEnglishclasses?Whodoyouwanttoteachyou?Maybeyouhavelotsofquestionsbeforeschoolstarts.Well,Iwanttogiveyousomegoodadviceontheseproblems.First,keepcalm<平静的>.Don’tworryaboutallthequestionsyouhave.Putyourheartintolearning,andyoucanfindsomethingyouareinterestedin.Second,tryyourbesttofinishyourhomeworkquickly.Don’tspendalotoftimeonit.DomorereadingorwritinginEnglish.Don’tstayup<熬夜>late,oryoucan’tstudywellthenextday.Third,inventsomethinginsteadofcopyingorrepeating.Ifyoucanrememberthewordsinyourway,youcantellyourteachersyoudon’tlikethewayofcopyingthemagainandagain.Ifyouaresureyoucanpasstestswell,Ithinkyourteacherswillagreewithyou.Andtheycangiveyousomeinterestingworktodo.Schoolisreallyagoodplaceforustolearnin.Believeinyourteachersandyourself.Youarethebestoneandyoucandoeverythingwell.<>21.Thewriterwritesthisarticleto_______.A.askstudentsnottodotheirhomeworkB.tellstudentswhatagoodteacherandagoodschoolareC.givestudentssomegoodwaysoflearningD.askthestudentsnottolistentotheteachercarefully<>22.Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthewritergiveus?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.<>23.Whatdoesthewriterspeakaboutstudents’homework?A.Theyshouldspendmuchtimeonit.B.Dothehomeworkassoonaspossible.C.TheyshoulddomorereadingorwritinginEnglish.D.Theyshouldstayuplatedoingtheirhomework.<>24.What’sthethirdpieceofadviceabout?A.Studyinyourownway.B.Howtogethighmarks.C.Howtogetonwellwiththeteachers.D.Whatkindofschoolworkisbetterforstudents.<>25.Accordingtothepassage,studentsshouldbelievein_______.A.themselvesandtheirparents B.theirparentsandteachersC.theirclassmatesandtheirfriends D.themselvesandtheirteachersFWelcometotheAmbassadorHotel.Tomakeyourstayasenjoyableaspossible,wehopeyouknowourservices.DiningRoomBreakfastisfrom8:00—9:30a.m.Theroomstaffcanbringbreakfasttoyourroomatanytimeafter7:00a.m.Pleasefilloutacardandhangitoutsideyourdoorthenightbefore.Lunch:12:00—2:00p.m.Dinner:7:30—9:00p.m.RoomService24hourseveryday:phonetheReceptiondesk,andyourmessagewillbepassedontotheroomstaff.TelephonesTomakeaphonecall,dial0beforetelephonenumbers.OryoucanmakephonecallsattheReceptiondesk.ShopThehotelshopisopenfordailyusedthingsfrom9:00a.m.—5:30p.m.LaundryWash,ironandreturnyourclotheswithin24hours.Asktheroomstafftocollectthem.BarThehotelbarisopenfrom7:00a.m.—2:00a.m.<>26.Youcanseethisnotice_______.A.inahotelroom B.inaschoolC.inanambassador’s D.inatelephonebox<>27.Youarrivedatthehotelat12:00p.m.,andwantameal.Whereshouldyougo?A.Gotothehotelshop.B.Gotothehotelbar.C.Hangamessageoutsideyourdoor.D.PhonetheReceptiondesk.<>28.Ifyouwanttomakeaphonecall,itwouldbethequickestto_______.A.useoneofthetelephonesinthehotelhallB.gooutandlookforapublicphoneC.askattheReceptiondeskD.gotoyourroomtomakethecall<>29.Ifroomserviceisyourjob,whatmustyoudobeforeyougohomeat6:00a.m.?A.Laythetablesinthediningroom.B.Checkthebedroomdoors.C.Startpreparingthebreakfast.D.Wakeanyoftheguestswhohaveaskedforearlycalls.<>30.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Breakfastisservedfrom7:00to9:30a.m.B.Therearenopublicphonesinthehotel.C.Thebarisopenallday.D.Thehotelshopisopenfrom9:00a.m.to5:30p.m.GMr.Leeisgoingtotakehisfamilyonatriptosomeothercountries.Hisbrotherdecidestogowiththem.Mr.Lee’sfatherisoldsohewantstostayathomeandtakescareofthehouse.TheyareplanningtotakeatraintovisitNewYorkfirst,andthengotoEuropebyship.They’dliketotakebusesortrainstovisitsomecountriesinEurope.Thentheyaregoingtoflyhome.Ittakesthemalongtimetodecidewheretogo,butMr.Leethinkstheywillhaveaninterestingtrip.TheywillgotoEngland,FranceandItaly.Mrs.LeeisveryinterestedinFrancebecauseshe’saFrenchteacher.Mr.Lee’sbrothercanspeakgoodItalian,sohe’slookingforwardtothetriptoItaly.TheyalsotalkabouthowtheyaregoingtoEurope.Atfirsttheywanttoflythere,becauseitisfasterandcansavemoretime.ButMr.Lee’sbrotherwouldliketotakeaboattripandhethinksthechildrenwillenjoyitaswell.<>31.Howmanypeoplearegoingonthetrip?A.Onlyone.B.Two.C.Three.D.Overthree.<>32.Howaretheycomingbackhome?A.Byboat.B.Bytrain.C.Byplane.D.Bycar.<>33.WhatwilltheydoinEurope?A.Gosightseeingattheseaside.B.Learnsomeforeignlanguages.C.Dosomeinterestingthings.D.Visitsomedifferentcountries.<>34.HowdidtheydecidetogotoEuropeatlast?A.Byplane.B.Byship.C.Bytrain.D.Bytrainorbybus.<>35.Fromthepassage,wecanseethat_______.A.theirtripisnotcomfortableB.theirtripisnotverylongC.thecostofthetripisveryhighD.theyorganize<组织>thetripwellHPlacesItemsPrices/eachJohn’sGiftSupermarketphotoalbums/scarves/calendars$7petcats/dogs/parrots$30SpaceOpenhours9:30am-5:30pmAdultstickets$20Childrenunder12$10EastCinemaMonday–Friday<6:30pm-8:00pm>$5Saturday–Sunday<wholenight>$8<>36.Youare10.YouaregoingtovisittheSpaceMuseumwithyourparents.Howmuchshouldyourfamilypayforthetickets?A.$30.B.$40. C.$50. <>37.Youhaveonly$40.Whatpresentscanyoubuyforyourmom’sbirthday?A.Apetdogandacalendar.B.Apetcat,aphotoalbumandascarf.C.Apetparrotandacat.D.Apetcatandtwoscarves.<>38.Ifyouhaveonly15dollars,youcangotoseemovies______.A.twiceforthewholenightmovieB.fourtimesfromSaturdaytoSundayC.onceonSaturdayorSundayandtwicefromMondaytoFridayD.threetimesfromMondaytoFriday<>39.HowlongistheSpaceMuseumopen?A.4hours. B.6hours.C.8hours.<>40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtotheinformation?A.Ifyouwanttobuysomegifts,youshouldgotoJohnson’sSupermarket.B.YoucanstillbeintheSpaceMuseumC.YoucanvisittheSpaceMuseumD.Thepriceofanadultticketis10dollarshigherthanchildren’s.IWeareinAustraliaforoursummerholidays.We’rehavingagreattimehere.Australiaisthesixthlargestcountryintheworld.Thereissomuchtoseethatitisimpossibleformetotellyoueverything.Sydneyisabeautifulcity.Therearemanybigtreesandbeautifulflowersaroundthehousesandtheylookreallybeautiful.TherearealsosomespecialanimalsinAustralia,suchaskangaroosandkoalas.Theyarereallylovely.Duringthepastthreedays,Marie,MayandIhavevisitedmanyplacesofinterestaroundSydney.I’dliketospendmoretimehere.Butwewillflytoanothercity,Cairns,toseecoralreefs<珊瑚礁>tomorrow.Itissaidthatwordscannotdescribethebeautyofthecolorfulcoral.Manyfamouscartoonfilmsweremadethere.Nowwearebusypackingourbagssothatwewillnotlosetimewhenweleave.WecanenjoyourselvesinCairnsthistimetomorrow.I’mlookingforwardtogoingthere!根据短文内容,选择正确答案。<>41.Thereare______countriesbiggerthanAustraliaintheworld.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six<>42.HowlonghasthewriterstayedinSydney?A.Fivedays.B.Threedays.C.Twodays.D.Fourdays.<>43.Theywill______toanothercity.A.driveacar B.walk C.takeabus D.takeaplane<>44.Thewriterispackingherbagsbecauseshewill________.A.leaveforCairnstomorrow.B.gotoSydneytomorrow.C.gobacktoherhometowntomorrow.D.leaveCairnsforSydneytomorrow.<>45.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.OurVisittoAustraliaB.Sydney,aBeautifulCityC.SeeCoralReefsinCairnsD.LookingForwardtoGoingSydneyJHi,everyone!Ourteacher,Mrs.Li,willretire<退休>inthreeweeks.Shesaidsheandherhusbandweregoingtotravelaroundtheworld.Whatkindofpresentshouldwesendher?Andhowmuchdoesitcost?Pleasewritedownyourideasonthefollowingbulletinboard<公告牌>.Hugo:IthinkweshouldbuyMrs.Lisomeflowers,becauseflowerslookverybeautiful.Anditwillnotcosttoomuch.LiWei:Hey,Hugo!Idon’tagreewithyou.Flowerswillwither<枯萎>soon.Ithinkweshouldbuyheragooddictionary,becauseadictionaryismoreuseful.HowaboutspendingRMB150?Peter:AsanEnglishteacher,Mrs.Lihasmanydictionaries.Sinceshelikesreading,Ithinkweshouldgethersomebooks.IthinkRMB200isenough.Stella:Howaboutacamera?ThereisaniceoneonsaleonlyforRMB500.Ken:She’sgotagoodcameraandRMB500isalotofmoneyforagift!Idon’tthinkweshouldspendsomuch.Whataboutascarf?RMB100shouldbeenough.Xinyu:Shehasmanyscarves,Ken!Whydon’twegetheraphotoalbumofourclass?Thenshecanrememberus.Wewon’tspendmorethanRMB100.Lisa:IagreewithXinyu’sidea.It’screativeenough.Neal:Mrs.Lilovescollectingpicturesverymuch.I’msureshewillbesatisfiedtogetourphotos.Sendingherapictureofusisreallyagoodidea.<>56.ThestudentswanttosendMrs.Liapresentbecause________.A.herbirthdayiscoming B.sheteachesthemwellC.shewillretire D.shewilltravelaroundtheworld<>57.LiWeisuggestsbuyinga______present.A.beautiful B.useful C.cheap D.creative<>58.Theunderlinedwords"onsale"means_____inChinese.A.削价出售 B.批发 C.卖价为 D.抢购<>59.Mrs.Lihasahobbyof_______.A.travelingtheworld B.collectingpictures C.takingpictures D.teachingEnglish<>60.Accordingtothepassage,thestudentsprobablyget______forMrs.Li.A.someflowers B.adictionary C.ascarf D.aphotoalbumKManyU.S.Presidents<总统>haddifferentoccupationsbeforeenteringtheWhiteHouse.DidyouknowAndrewJohnson？Heisthe17thPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Hewasatailor<裁缝>beforehebecamethepresident.JimmyCarter,the39thPresident,wasafarmer.RonaldReagan,the40thPresident,wasamovieactor.ThereareotherU.S.Presidentialfunfacts.AbrahamLincoln,1.9meterstall,wasthetallestU.S.President.WilliamHarrison,the9thPresident,wastheonlypresidentwhostudiedtobeamedicaldoctor.JamesGarfield,the20thPresident,wasthefirstleft-handedpresident.OnceintheWhiteHouse,eachpresidentmadehismarkindifferentways.Infact,beforethe26thPresidentTheodoreRooseveltcametooffice,theWhiteHousewasn’tevencalledtheWhiteHouse!PeoplecalledthebuildingthePresident’sPalaceorthePresident’sHouse.RooseveltnamedittheWhiteHousein1901.JamesPolk,the11thPresident,wasthefirstPresidenttohavehisphototaken.TheodoreRooseveltwasthefirstPresidenttohavehisridetomeetpeopleinacar.Hisfifthcousin—the32ndPresidentFranklinDelanoRoosevelt—wasthefirsttorideinanairplane.<>66.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"occupation"meaninChinese?A.国籍B.职业C.态度D.经历<>67.AndrewJohnsonwasa_____beforehebecamethe17thpresident.A.farmerB.movieactorC.tailorD.doctor<>68.Before1901,theWhiteHousewascalled______.A.theWhiteHouseB.thePresident’sofficeC.theWhitePalaceD.<>69.Fromthepassage,weknowthe32ndPresidentisthe26thPresident’s_____.A.friendB.uncleC.sonD.cousin<>70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.AbrahamLincolnwasthetallestU.S.President.B.WilliamHarrisonwastheonlypresidentwhostudiedtobeamedicaldoctor.C.JamesGarfield,the20thPresident,wasthefirstleft-handedPresident.D.FranklinDelanoRoosevelt,wasthefirsttorideinacar.LLostintheLibraryMonawantedtomeetherfriend,Maria,atNewYork.ButMariahadtogototheCityLibrarytoborrowbooks.Monathoughtthatlibrariesweretotallyboring,butshedecidedtogoandmeetMariaanyway.WhenMonagottothelibrary,shecouldn’tfindMariaanywhere.Monawalkedallaroundthelibrary,butshedidn’tseeher.Monawentdownintothebasement<地下室>lookingforher.Itwasdarkdownthere,anditsmelledlikenoodles.Monawasnervous—especiallywhenshesawadoginthecorner.Shewantedtogetbackupstairsquickly,butthedoorwaslocked.Monawasscared,andsheshoutedveryloudly.Finallysomeonecametothedoor.Itwasthelibrarian,MissMolly.Shesaid,"Don’tworry,letmehelpyou!"MonawasveryhappytoseeMissMolly.Monawentupstairsandfoundeveryoneinthelibrarylookingather.MariaranovertoMonaandsaid,"Whathappenedtoyou?Youweremakingsomuchnoisethateveryoneinherecouldhearyou."Monajustlaughedandsaid,"Iwasjustlookingforyou."<>716.Maria______.A.isMona’ssister B.isMona’sfriendC.worksinCityLibrary D.doesn’tlikelibraries<>72.Monawenttothebasementto______.A.eatnoodles B.seethedogC.lookforMaria D.openthedoor<>73.WhohelpedMonagetoutofthebasementandgoupstairs?A.MissMolly. B.Maria.C.Nobody. D.Amaninthebasement.<>74.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"librarian"meaninChinese?A.书籍B.图书管理员 C.书架D.书商<>75.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.Mariadoesn’tlikeMona B.MonafoundMarialikereadingC.Miss.MollywasMaria’sfriend D.Monadoesn’tlikelibrariesMWhenAmericansmeetwithanotherpersonforthefirsttime,theyoftenstartakindofconversationcalled"smalltalk".Themostcommontopicofthesmalltalkisweather.Othercommontopicsaretheroomsorbuildingswheretheyarestanding,ortheirpastexperiencessuchaswatchinganinterestingTVprogram,goingtoNewYorkoreatingatagoodrestaurant.TherearesometopicsAmericansusuallyavoid,becausethesetopicsaretoopersonal.Forexample,you’dbetternotaskhowmuchmoneytheymake.Butwhatisapersonalmatterinonecountrymaynotbesoinanother.Americansmayask,"Wheredoyouwork?Howmanychildrendoyouhave?Howlargeisyourhouse?"Americansdon’tthinksuchquestionsaretoopersonal.Theyoftenasksuchquestionstolearnwhatyou’reinterestedinortobeginaconversion.Dorememberthatthequestionerdoesn’tmeantobeimpoliteandheisjustinterestedinyou.<>76.Americansliket