八年级英语阅读理解

阅读理解1Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So 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 these things. You need the m on your way. Take care of your 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 the old man and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?”The old man looked 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 the old man.“I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right，you don't have to buy another ticket，”said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly，“You don't know why I'm worried. If I don't find my ticket，I can't remember my station. Where am I going? ”1. The old man bought a ticket _______.A. after he got on the trainB. before he got on the trainC. when the conductor told him to buy oneD. when he found he had no ticket with him2. About an hour later，the conductor began _______.A. to buy the ticketsB. to look for the ticketsC. to check(检查) the ticketsD. to show the tickets3. The conductor told the old man that he didn't need to buyanother ticket because _________.A. the man was very oldB. he thought the old man had no money with himC. the old man showed him the ticketD. he believed the old man4. The old man still looked worried because _________.A. he couldn't get on the train.B. he lost his ticket and a lot of moneyC. he thought his wife would get angry with himD. he forgot where he was going5. Which of the following(下列) is right?A. The old man went on the trip with his wifeB. The old man didn't find his ticketC. The conductor was also an old manD. The old man had to buy another ticketThe best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up(混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can' t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感)，you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you，because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is：“Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”6. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn alanguage is ____.A. writingB. listeningC. using itD. learning grammar7. What should you do in learning English?A. Be careful not to make any mistake.B. Write as quickly as you can.C. Laugh more often.D. Speak English as much as you can.8. When people laugh at your mistakes，you should ____.A. not careB. be happyC. feel worriedD. be unhappy9. When you make a mistake，you should ____.A. keep quietB. keep your sense of humorC. be kindD. get angry10. The story tells us：“_____”.A. Only foolish(愚蠢的) people make mistakesB. Few people make mistakesC. People never make mistakesD. There is no one who doesn't make mistakesDo you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't.The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the “White House”ever sin ce.11. White House is a house for ___________.A. the American people.B. the soldiers of U.S.A.C. the presidents of U.S.A.D. the patients of U.S.A.12. England fought with America in ____________.A. 1810B. 1812C. 1814D. 191613. The house is called “White House” because ____________.A. it's covered with snowB. the house is very cleanC. the stone walls of the house were painted whiteD. they like white colour14. The White House was painted white because ____________.A. the house is oldB. the house is newC. it was once on fire and was with marksD. they have enough paint15.“ever since” means ___________.A. neverB. onceC. from then onD. beforeOne 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 that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower 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. When 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 perhaps 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 such 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 worried 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 matter 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 minute 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.16. The word “positive” in the passage probably means ______.A. terribleB. badC. goodD. real17. What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?A. A fire startingB. A plane flyingC. A terrible accidentD. An act of terrorism.18. From September 11, the writer had realized that .A. people should make the most ofB. he has become less tolerant towards othersC. he should get worried about little thingsD. life is too short to care about others.19. What’s the best title of this passag e?A. A Report about September 11B. The Tragedy of September 11C. September 11 and My FamilyD. September 11 and My Turn.阅读理解5“Cool”is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say “It's cool.”You may think, “He's so cool,”when you see your favourite footballer.We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new”or “surprising”. Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student's paper was just the one sentence, “It's so cool”. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what 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 keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.20. We know that the word “cool” has ________.A. only one meaningB. no meaningsC. many different meaningsD. the same meaning21. In the passage, the word “express”means“________”.A. seeB. showC. knowD. feel22. If you are ________ something, you may say,“It's cool.”A. interested inB. angry aboutC. afraid ofD. unhappy with23. The writer takes an example to show he is _________ theway the word is used.A. pleased withB. strange toC. worried aboutD. careful with24. In the passage, the writer suggests (暗示) that the word“cool”_________.A. can be used instead of many wordsB. usually means something interestingC. can make your life colourfulD. may not be as cool as it seemsJack 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?”25.Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.A. sixteenB. eighteenC. twentyD. fifteen26. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.A. he's her grandsonB. he's cleverC. he can keep quietD. he gets home on time27. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.A. classmateB. colleague (同事)C. auntD. wife28. The word “stamp”in the story means ______ in Chinese.A. 盖印B. 跺C. 贴邮票D. 承认29. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了)________.A. to wake his grandma upB. to make his grandma angryC. that his grandma was going to tell him the timeD. that his grandma was going to buy him a watchKorean culture is really exciting right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries including China. Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas, Korean pop songs, taekwondo and the Korean language.The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series “Winter Sonata”. This love story is still pop ular. People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong Jun (裴勇俊).In the music world, Korean girls are making themselves heard in China. You can often find big Korean names like Baby Vox, S. E. S and Finkle at the top of the Chinese music charts (排行榜).The Korean Wave has also made young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too. Not only that. Now some girls in China are having plastic surgery (整容) to change the way they look. People say some beautiful Korean stars have had plastic surgery. These stars don’t make plastic surgery look shameful (丢面子的).Are all the faces of beautiful Korean girls not real? Find out for yourself when you next visit South Korea.30.What does the Korea Wave refer to? It refers to ____.A. Korean TV dramasB. Korean cultureC. Korean languageD. Korean actors31.When did the Korean Wave start? It started with ____.A. the Korean pop songsB. TaekwondoC. the TV series “Winter Sonata”D. the Korean food32.Who is the famous actor in Korean dramas?A. Bae Yong JunB. Baby VoxC. S. E. SD. Finkle33.Korean stars often change their looks by ____.A. singing pop songsB. acting in TV dramasC. trying different foodD. having plastic surgery34.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Winter Sonata tells a very famous love story.B. Young people like Korean pop stars’clothes and hairstyles.C. Chinese girls also want to try plastic surgery.D. Korean pop stars think plastic surgery is shameful.参考答案1. B2. C3. D4. D5. B6. C7. D8. A 9. B 10. D 11. C 12. B 13. C 14. C15. C 16. C 17. D 18. A 19. D 20．C 21．B22．A 23．C 24．D 25．B 26．C 27．A 28．B 29．C。