八年级下学期阅读训练

A

In the USA, there are many types of restaurants. Fast food restaurants are very famous. You can find McDonald?s and Kentucky Fried Chicken in many countries around the world. You look at a menu above the counter, and say what you?d like to eat. You p ay the person who serves you. You take your food and sit down or take it away. There?s no need to leave a tip.

In a coffee shop you sit at the counter or at a table. You don?t wait for the waitress to show you where to sit. She usually brings you coffe e when you sit down. You tell her what you?d like to eat and she brings it to you. You pay the cashier as you leave. A diner is like a coffee shop but usually looks like a railway carriage.

In a family restaurant the atmosphere is casual, but the waitress shows you where to sit. Often the waitress tells you her name, but you don?t need to tell her yours. If you don?t eat everything, your waitress gives you a doggy bag to take your foo d home. You add an extra fifteen percent to the bill as a tip.

In top class restaurants, you need a reservation and you need to arrive on time. The waiter shows you where to sit. If you have wine, he may ask you to taste it. You can only refuse it if it tastes bad, not if you don?t like it. When you get your b ill, check it and then add fifteen to twenty percent to it as a tip for the waiter.

1. counter柜台

2. tip小费

3. carriage火车车厢

4. casual随意的

5. percent百分之……

6. reservation预定

7. refuse拒绝

1. There are ______ types of restaurants here.

A. three

B. four

C. five

D. six

2. We should sit ______ in a coffee shop.

A. near the door

B. in the corner

C. at a counter

D. on the floor

3. In what kind of restaurant does the waitress often tell you her name?

A. In a top class restaurant

B. In a fast food restaurant

C. In a coffee shop

D. In a family restaurant

4. How much do you need to tip in a top class restaurant?

A. Ten percent

B. Fifteen percent

C. Thirty percent

D. Forty percent

C

Ａpoliceman was sitting in his car on the side of Highway25,hoping to catch speeders .After a while, a car full of elderly woman slowly rolled by. The policeman realized that the slow-moving car was a danger to other drivers on the highway, so he decided to ask them to pulled up .After the car had stopped on the side of the road, the policeman got out and came to the car to speak to the driver .He said, “The speed limit（限制）on this highway is fifty-five miles per hour. Why are you driving so slowly?”

“Well, officer, I?ve seen a lot of signs on this highway that say …twenty-five? not …fifty-five?, the old woman politely replied.“Ma?am,” the officer told the driver? “those aren?t speed limit signs. Those signs mean that you are driving on Highway 25.”“Oh, silly me. I didn?t know. I?m sorry officer .I?ll be more careful in the future,” she said.

Then the police officer looked in the backseat of the car. He noticed that the elderly passengers looked frightened and were shaking with fear. The officer asked the d river, “What?s wrong with them ? They look like they?ve been frightened to death by something.”

The driver replied, “Oh, they?ll be all right in a minute. You see ,we just got off Highway 120.”

( )21. The policeman stopped the car because the car was _________.

A .running too slowly B. running too fast C. over-crowded D. full of elderly people

( )22.The driver is a __________.

A. a young man

B. an old man

C. a girl

D. an old lady

( )23.If you drive on Highway 25, you should drive _______miles per hour.

A. at most 25

B. at most 55

C. at least 120

D. at most 120

( )24.The passage hints（暗示）that________.

A. the Highway 120 is frightening

B. you can drive at any speed on highways as long as you break the limit55.

C. the driver adjusted(调整)the driving speed by the number of the highways

D. the driver of the car understands the signs on the highway very well.

( )25.What do you think “Ma?am” means according to this passage?

A.妈妈

B. 奶奶

C.女士

D.太太

B

In today?s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Some of them even lose their lives for it .Money does have its most effect on the poor ,but once a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn?t mean more happiness.

If money was everything, all millionares would have true love, true friendship, good health and a long life .However, this is not always true.

Nothing else is more pleasant than the three words which are “I love you”. But can love be bought? I?m afra id not. Love means to give ,not to take. To every person ,health and long life are probably the precious things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.

Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are m illionaries. True friendship can?t be bought either. In a word, where money worshoped (崇拜),money can cause brothers to quarrel, lovers to hate, strangers to fight and so on. No matters how much money you have ,it is still not enough to make you a happy person if you have no one to laugh with ,no one to cry for.

26.According to the passage, which of the following do you think is RIGHT?

A. Money is everything

B. Money isn?t necessary

C. Money is important ,but not the most important

D. With no money, with no success.

27.What?s the most important thing for every person according to the writer?s ideas?

A Only money.

B Health and a long life

C Only friendship

D A,B and C

28.Which sentence of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. If you haven?t much money, you can?t get more happiness.

B. You may live a long life even if you are poor.

C. Every year many people die in the word because their family is poor.

D. If you are rich, you will have less friendship.

29.From the passage, we knew that almost all millionaries _____.

A. have no money

B. die earlier

C. love their money

D. have true love

30.What does the sentence “Love means to give, not to take” mean in the passa ge?

A. 爱意味着给你，而不能带走。

B. 爱是可以得到的，不要走开。

C. 爱意味着奉献，而不是索取。

D. 爱是可以索取的，而不必付出。

B

If you ask Daniel Radcliffe who acted Harry Potter to pick a special moment from the last year of his life, you will find it almost impossible. “Oh, wow, that?s really d ifficult,”he says with a smile.

“There have been so many things, so many memories that at times it?s hard to recall them all,”says Daniel. “But I guess one of the best ones was the London premiere for Tbe Pbilosopber?s Stone. It was just amazing, one of the best nights of my life.”

“But I?ve had such a great time doing Tbe Cbamber of Secrets. I love doing the work. I love meeting new people and being part of the team. It?s been great.”

Daniel has changed. He turned 14 in July, 2002. He is taller, his voice is deeper and his frame is filling out as he begins his teenage years, and he has become an excellent actor, too.

Daniel was born in London where his father, Alan, worked as an agent and his mother, Marcia, as a casting director, and both have been an essential guiding influence on their only child.

1. impossible不可能的

2. recall回忆

3. premiere首映

4. amazing令人惊异的

5. the Chamber of Secrets《密室》

6. agent经纪人

7. casting director负责物色演员的人8. essential极为重要的

根据短文内容，判断正误。正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示

1. Daniel Radcliff is fifteen years old in 2003.

2. Daniel didn?t have many special moments in 2002.

3. One of his best memories was the London premiere for 7 Pbilosopber?s Stone.

4. Daniel likes making friends.

5. Daniel?s father is an agent in America.