八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解01

八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解01

A meteorite (陨石) almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in B ritain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in th e past 26 years in Britain.

The meteorite weighed (重量) one kilo, and might be over four thousand m illion (百万) years old.

“I hear the big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,” he said. “I didn't know what it was.”

Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 m eteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifer' s meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War.

Mr. Pettifer is glad. “When you think about it coming from so far away, it r eally is something strange.”

1. The meteorite was ______ Mr Pettifer when it fell down.

A. close to

B. far from

C. hitting

D. coming to

2. The meteorite was already ______ years old.

A. 40,000,000,000

C. 400,000,000

B. 40,000,000 D. 4,000,000,000

3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because ______.

A. the trees were afraid B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops moving C. it was going to rain D. the moving was made by wind

4. ______ people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year.

A. Quite a few B. some

C. Few

D. Many

5. Mr. Pettifer was ______ to see the falling of the meteorite.

A. happy B. afraid

C. sorry

D. angry

参考答案

1. 从短文第1句看出陨石落下时几乎砸着Mr Pettifer ，故答案应选A 。

2. 由短文第2段中“…，and might be ove r four thousand million”4000百万即40亿，故答案应是D 。

3. Mr Pettifer 发现树梢来回摇摆是因为下落的陨石使它来回动，故答案选B 。

4. 由短文第4段“About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but o nly very few are found.”一句可推断，答案选C 。

5. 由短文最后一段第1句“Mr Pettifer is glad ”可以看出，且happy 与glad 意思相近，故答案应选A 。

八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解02

One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one time I wasn‟t sure of that was on September 11.

I usually wake up a 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier. I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed (撞击) into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. My first reaction (反应) was t hat it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tow er and I realized that I was witnessing (目击) an act of terrorism.

My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over again. Whe n I watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget. I couldn‟t understand how something this terrible could have happened.

It wasn‟t until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that pe rhaps some good did come from this tragedy (悲剧). People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant(宽容的). Little things that seemed to be suc h a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious(珍贵的), to let myself get wo rried over small things. I‟ve learned also that you can‟t take things for granted. Things change in the blink of an eye. People go to work and don‟t come back. One moment they‟re living and the next minute they‟re not. And, it doesn‟t ma tter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. We never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every min ute we have.

You try to learn from what happened. You can‟t be used up by it. You can‟t live by it. All you can do is just live.

1. The word “positive” in the passage probably means ______.

A. terrible B. bad

C. good

D. real

2. What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?

A. A fire starting

C. A terrible accident

B. A plane flying D. An act of terrorism.

3. From September 11, the writer had realized that___________.

A. people should make the most of every minute they have B. he has become less tolerant towards others C. he should get worried about little things D. life is too short to care about others.

4. What‟s the best title of this passage?

A. A Report about September 11 B. The Tragedy of September 11

C. September 11 and My Family D. September 11 and My Turn.

参考答案

讲解： 1. C 见第一行，不管（no matter）事情多糟，总能发现有益的东西。 2. D 见第六行。 3. A 见倒数第三行。So we all need to make the most of every minute we have. 4. D

八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解03

Mrs. Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said ：W ere you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The docto rs in Children‟s Hospital are asking for money for children‟s toys(玩具). Some c hildren in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to k eep these sick(生病的)children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.

After Mrs. Weeks read the story ，she said ，“This story gave me an idea.” “You want us to bring some money for the toys.” “We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital.” said the boys and girls one afte r another.

“Well ，your ideas would be nice ，” Mrs Weeks said ，“but mine is different.” “We could make some toys.” shouted one of them.

Mrs. Weeks smiled. “Do you think you could make toys?” she asked. “Yes, yes.” the whole class answered.

“Great! Let‟s begin to make toys tomorrow.” said Mrs. Weeks.

On Saturday afternoon ，Mrs. Weeks took children to the hospital with the t oys made by her students. The children in the class felt happy ，too.

A few days later ，Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class: S ome school pupils brought toys to Children‟s Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said ，“We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy

with them. They say ，„THANK YOU ，G RADE THREE.‟”

1. What was the first newspaper story mainly(主要)about?

A. Sick children in Children‟s Hospital B. Doctors in Children‟s Hospital. C. Mrs. Weeks and her students. D. Toys made by the boys and girls.

2. What “idea” did Mrs. Weeks have in mind?

A. Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital. B. Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in th e hospital.

C. Let the class make some toys themselves and give them to the ch ildren in the hospital.

D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.

3. Doctors in Children‟s Hospital didn‟t have ____ to keep the children happy and quiet.

A. enough time

C. get money to buy toys for B. enough boys and girls D. enough doctors

4. At first ，the doctors in Children‟s Hospit al wanted to ____ the sick childre n.

A. give some money to C. get money to buy toys for

B. make some toys for D. borrow some toys for

5. What Mrs Weeks really wanted to do is to ____.

A. let everyone know her class B. save some money for toys C. make herself famous

D. teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others

参考答案： 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. D

讲解：

1. 根据第1段newspaper story 的内容得知，文章主要讲的是在儿童医院生病住院的孩子，故答案为A 。

2. 从文中孩子们建议用钱买玩具或带自己的玩具去医院，而“Mrs Weeks said ，„but mine is different.‟”到有人提议“make some toys”时她微笑，可判断答案为C 。

3. 纵观整个新闻内容可知没有足够的玩具供生病的孩子们玩，故答案为C 。

4. 由文中说医生“ask for money for children‟s toys”得知玩具不够，因此本题答案选C 。

5. 从文章中可以看出Mrs Weeks 的本意就是教学生学会关心爱护别人，故答案D 是正确的。

八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解04

Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. S o his wife always had to say to him ，“Don't forget this.”

One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home ，his wife said ，“Now you have all th ese things. You need them on your way. Take care of you r things on the way.”He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.

About an hour later ，the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to t he old man and said ，“Will you please show me your ticket?”The old man looke d for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train ，”said t he old man.

“I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right ，you don't hav e to buy another ticket ，”said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) lo oked worried and said sadly ，“You don't know why I'm worried. If I don't find m y ticket ，I can't remember my station. Where am I going ? ”

1. The old man bought a ticket _______.

A. after he got on the train B. before he got on the train C. when the conductor told him to buy one D. when he found he had no ticket with him

2. About an hour later ，the conductor began _______.

A. to buy the tickets B. to look for the tickets C. to check(检查) the tickets D. to show the tickets

3. The conductor told the old man that he didn't need to buy another ti cket because _________.

A. the man was very old B. he thought the old man had no money with him C. the old man showed him the ticket D. he believed the old man

4. The old man still looked worried because _________.

A. he couldn't get on the train. B. he lost his ticket and a lot of money C. he thought his wife would get angry with him

D. he forgot where he was going

5. Which of the following(下列) is right?

A. The old man went on the trip with his wife B. The old man didn't find his ticket C. The conductor was also an old man D. The old man had to buy another ticket

参考答案

1. B 第二段最后一句话表明。 2. C 第三段第一句话表明。

3. D 第四段第一行。 4. D 最后一句话。 5. B

八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解05

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become wea k; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybo dy knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in t he same way.

When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to b ecome strong.

If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his o wn fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, and few of us know that it is just his own fault.

Have you ever found that some people can' t read or write but usually the y have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they h ave to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook. The y have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the w hole time being exercised.

So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise re membering.

1. The main reason for one's poor memory is that his parents have po or memories.

T F

2. If you don't use your arms or legs for some time, they will become strong.

T F

3. A good memory comes from more practice.

T F

4. Some people can't read or write, but they have better memories, bec ause they have saved trouble.

T F

5. The best title of this passage is “How to Have a Good Memory”. 参考答案： 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T

讲解：

1. 文中没有此说法。 2. 从第一段可判断。

3. 第二段开头已说明。 4. 第四段开头已说明。

5. 最后一段点题。

八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解06

“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has h ad many different meanings.

“Cool” can be used to expres s feelings of interest in almost anything. Whe n you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say “It's cool.”You may t

hink, “He's so cool,” when you see your favourite footballer.

We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead o f m any words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here's an interesting story we can us e to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write ab out the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student's paper was just the o ne sentence, “It's so cool”. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show wh at he saw and felt.

But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to k eep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make yo ur life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very co ol.

1. We know that the word “cool” has ________.

A. only one meaning

C. many different meanings B. no meanings D. the same meaning

2. In the passage, the word “express” means“________”.

A. see B. show

C. know

D. feel

3. If you are ________ something, you may say, “It's cool.”

A. interested in C. afraid of B. angry about D. unhappy with

4. The writer takes an example to show he is _________ the way the word is used.

A. pleased with C. worried about

B. strange to D. careful with

5. In the passage, the writer suggests (暗示) that the word “cool”_________.

A. can be used instead of many words

B. usually means something interesting C. can make your life colourful D. may not be as cool as it seems

参考答案 ： 1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．D

讲解：

1．见首句。

2．由“express”前后词义关系可推断出是“表达”的意思，与“show”同义。

3．由第二段首句可知。

4．由例子中的学生用cool 一词概括出他的所有感受，知cool 词义的扩大会导致语言中词汇的缺乏，是令人担忧的。

5．结合第4题的答案可做出选择。 Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground.

We listen to music, and we 36 the national flag(国旗) go up.

Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was 37 and excited ! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.

Can I really do it

Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher 38 me, "I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. 39 for it, I'm sure you'll do well."

"Thank you ," I answered, It was such a great 40 for me ! When I got home , I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents 41 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.

Monday morning came. I began to feel 42 . When did I last give a talk to 43 many people Never! This was my first time. Could I really 44 it Maybe I couldn't finish the talk.

When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I 45 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn't say anything.

"Take it easy," I said to 46 . " Don't be nervous. You can do it."

Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn't 47 stand up.

I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying , "You can do it! Don't be afraid, just talk !"

I 48 a big breath(呼吸). Then I began to talk.It wasn't hard. It was easy.

I don't know 49 I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself 50 everyone what I can do.

( ) 36. A. watch B. see C. notice D. look at

( ) 37. A. surprising B. proud C. amazed D. careful

( ) 38. A. told B. asked for C. said to D. showed

( ) 39. A. Look out B. Come on C. Take care D. Get ready

( ) 40. A. chance B. news C. time D. message

( ) 41. A. to listen to B. to listen C. listen to D. listen

( ) 42. A. excited B. happy C. nervous D. surprised

( ) 43. A. after B. such C. before D. so

( ) 44. A. do B. speak C. talk D. take

( ) 45. A. stand B. stood C. was standing D. have stood

( ) 46. A. me B. my class C. myself D. my parents

( ) 47. A. be able to B. hardly C. ever D. even

( ) 48. A. took B. held C. put D. left

( ) 49. A. when B. how C. why D. whether

( ) 50. A. so B. but C. to D. for

提

36.A watch 强调表示看一个动态的过程，如watch TV,watch the play,而see 没有强调这个概念；notice 是注意，look at强调看的动作；

37.B “他既自豪又激动！” 根据常识，做国旗下讲话的人，应该感到自豪。

38.C “我的老师对我说：…”said to 有强调对我说的概念，其余选项没有。told 告诉，asked for 请求，show 展示；

39.D be/get ready for固定搭配，为……走准备；

40.A “这对我来说是多好的机会啊！”

41.A listen 是不及物动词，后面接宾语一点要带介词to;

42.C 根据常识以及下文提示，作者此时应该是“紧张”；

43.D “我从来没有在这么多人面前做过演讲！”so如此地，程度副词；

44.A “我真的能够完成吗？”do 助动词代替实意动词；

45.B 全文的主时态是过去时，此句的下一句也用了过去时；

46.C 反身代词

47.A be able to=can,能够，“由于紧张，我站都站不稳了”

48.A take a deep breath“深呼吸” 固定搭配；

49.B “我不知道自己是怎么完成我的演讲的。”

50.C show sth. to sb.把……展示给某人；

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回答者：

Ordinary”was the worst word my mother could find for anything. I remember her taking me 1 and taking no 2 of the shop assistants when they suggested that 3 dress or pair of shoes was very 4 --“we've sold fifty already this week”. That was all she needed to hear.

“No”，she would say，“we're not 5 in that. Haven't you got something a little more unusual?” And then the assistant would 6 out all the strange colors no one 7 would buy. And later she and I would 8 because I wanted to be ordinary but my mother wanted to be

9 .

I can't stand that hairdo(发型).“she said，when I went to the 10 with my friend and came back 11 a boy haircut，”It's so terribly ordinary.“Not ugly，not unsuitable. But ordinary...”

“ 12 you please wear something else.”I asked one day when she was dressing for Parents' Day in tight-fitting bullfighter's pants and a bright pink sweater.

“What's wrong with 13 I'm wearing.”

What wasn't wrong with it!

“It's just that I wish you'd wear something ordinary，”I said，“something that people won't 14 at.” She looked at me angrily and then said，“Are you ashamed of your own mother? If you are，Isadora ，I feel sorry 15 you ，really do.”

1. A. shopping B. traveling C. playing D. washing

2. A. stare B. notice C. care D. look

3. A. no B. some C. certain D. any

4. A. smooth B. bright C. popular D. good

5. A. tired B. surprised C. moved D. interested

6. A. carry B. work C. put D. bring

7. A. of them B. others C. else D. also

8. A. quarrel B. argue C. fight D. struggle

9. A. unusual B. usual C. ordinary D. especial

10. A. assistant B. doctor C. tailor D. hairdresser

11. A. with B. without C. and D. or

12. A. Will B. Couldn't C. Can D. Would

13. A. clothes B. that C. what D. which

14. A. glare B. stare C. look D. laugh

15. A. for B. to C. with D. but

参考答案

1. A 从下文可知，妈妈带我去购物。

2. B take no notice of是个固定结构，意为“毫不理会别人的话”。

3. B some 表示“某种”，certain 前要加不定冠词a 。

4. C 买衣服考虑比较多的是目前是否流行。

5. D be interested in 是“对……感兴趣”的意思。

6. D “拿出”习惯用bring out 或take out。

7. C 不定代词后用else ，表示“其余的”。

8. B 两人观点不一致时，作者的妈妈一般是争论。

9. A 从文章开头可看出，作者的妈妈不喜欢“普通”或“平常”，而喜欢“不寻常”，“猎奇”。

10. D 从“a boy hair cut”可以看出，作者理发回来。

11. A with 表示“带着”，“留着”。

12. B 这是个否定式一般疑问句，意思是“难道你不……吗？”

13. C what 作宾语从句的宾语，译作“所……的”。

14. D 对于穿着古怪的人，人们更多的是嘲笑。

15. A be sorry for sb. 的意思是 “为某人感到遗憾、难过”.

In Canada you can find dogs,cats,hors-es,etc.in almost every family.These are their pets.People love these pets and have them as their good I .Before they keep them in their houses,they take them to Animal Hospitals to give them injections2they won't carry disease.They have spe- cial animal food stores,though they can _33 animal food in almost every store.Some people spend around two hundred Cana- dian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people's homes,they would be very 4 to show you their pets and they are very proud of them.You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their 5 .All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal.They are free to come and go and nobody 6 to kill animals in Canada.They have a law against killing 7 animals.lf you killed an animal,you would be punished.lf an animal happened to get run over by a

car,people would be very 8 about it.

People in Canada have many reasons to like animals.One of them might be- their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up,they 9 their par- ents and start their own life.Then the old will feel lonely.But pets can 10 this prob- lem.They can be friends and never leave them alone.

1 .A.children B.friends

C.students D.teachers

2.A.because B.that C.as D.so that

3.A.get B.find C.steal D.beg

4.A.sorry B.angry C.glad D.surprised

5.A,houses B.bridges

C.garden D.cupboard

6.A.allows B.is allowed C.hates D.is made

7.A.beautiful B.useful C.young D.wild

8.A.sad B.happy C.excited D.strange

9.A.forget B.leave

C.dislike D.are fed up with

10.A.find out B.answer

C.solve D.ask

【答案与解析】

1．B 人们自然是把宠物当作好朋友看待。

2．D 由于人们担心那些动物会是某些传染病的载体，或感染疾病，因此在准备饲养它们之前，要给它们注射，以免传染给它们的主人。

3．A 加拿大人很爱他们的宠物，当然要买一些饲料来喂养它们，不可能是偷或者乞讨。

4．C 他们把宠物看作朋友，就要在客人面前展示这些 动物。

5．C 加拿大人让鸟在食器里吃食物，就只能把这些食器悬挂在花园里。

6．B 从而后的“If you killed an animal ，you would be punished．”可以看出，在加拿大是不允许捕杀动物的。

7．D 从短文内容可以看出，这里指的是他们制定了法律制止捕杀野生动物。

8．A 加拿大人很爱野生动物，如果不小心碾上了野生动物，他们当然很伤心。

9．B 在西方国家，子女成年以后，会离开父母独立生活。

1 0．C 由于子女们离开以后，老人们会感到寂寞。宠物 能给他们带来乐趣，解决了这个问题。