八年级英语阅读能力测试题

八年级英语阅读能力测试题

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总分：100分时量：60分钟

阅读理解(一)

The aim(目的) of students who came to school is to study. But to study requires(需要) a right way，or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.

The best time for reading is morning，because in the morning，the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason，we can get good result(结果).

In studying we must have patience(耐心). If we have not known a text well，we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.

When we are studying，we must put our hearts into the book，or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.

We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood，write it down and ask our teachers or our parents，or friends. In any possible way，we must know it completely and what we've learned can be used well and made better.

Though there are many ways for studying，yet the above mentioned(提到的) will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.（）

1. The passage tells us ______.

A. the importance of reading

B. to read in the morning

C. to pay attention to the ways of studying

D. to have patience in studying

（）2. The passage has taught us ______ ways for studying.

A. three

B. four

C. five

D. many

（）3. We'd better read in the morning because ______.

A. it's easy to remember what we have learned

B. the air is fresh and the mind is clear

C. it's difficult to get good results

D. both A and B.

（）4. If we can't put our hearts into the book when we read，it is ______.

A. easy to understand it well

B. better to get something from it

C. impossible for us to get something from it

D. possible to learn something from it

（）5. In studying we must always ask “whys”in order to ______.

A. understand the book well

B. write down the questions

C. do with the new words

D. get some questions to ask our teachers

阅读理解(二)

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.

One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.

“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”

“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”

“I left it at home.”

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”（）1. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

A. sixteen

B. eighteen

C. twenty

D. fifteen

（）2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

A. he's her grandson

B. he's clever

C. he can keep quiet

D. he gets home on time

（）3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

A. classmate

B. colleague (同事)

C. aunt

D. wife

（）4. The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A. 盖印

B. 跺

C. 贴邮票

D. 承认

（）5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

A. to wake his grandma up

B. to make his grandma angry

C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

阅读理解(三)

Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons.