八年级阅读精选题

精选题AThere was a pilot and three people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the plane when it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane. The pilot told the people there were only three parachutes(降落伞). They all became worried and started to make excuses."I must go and mend the machine. " said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes. There was nothing he could do so he just jumped out.The next person said, "I must have a parachute. I am a very clever person, and I have to attend an important sports game. I know I am going to win the game because I am going to be the cleverest person there. "He picked up a pack and jumped out. Two men were left, an old businessman and a young mountain climber. By this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said, "Young man, I am old but you’re still young. You take the last parachute. "the young mountain climber smiled, "Don’t worry, "he said, "we can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack."51 All the people became worried because________.A. they couldn’t find the parachutesB. they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enoughparachutes for each person.C. There was too much smoke and they couldn’t jump out from the plane.D. They saw the pilot jump out first52 The clever man jumped out with________.A. parachuteB. nothingC. the pack of the climber’sD. two parachutes53 All the people thought of themselves except（除了）_________.A. the pilotB. the clever manC. the doctorD. the businessman54 From this story, we know________ would die.A. the clever manB. the businessmanC. the pilotD. a young mountain climber55 ________was a kind hearted man.A. The pilotB. The mountain climberC. The businessmanD. a young mountain climber51. B 52. C 53. D 54. A 55. CBOnce, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill（填）it with water from a well(井). After they(1)their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your (2).”After a while one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish(愚蠢的) work? We can (3)fill the basket.” (4)man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said, “You may do as you like, but I am going to work at (5) so foolish.” He picked up his bucket(桶) and (6). The other man said(7) word, and kept on carrying (8). At last the well was almost (9).As he (10) the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold(11). Just then the king came. (12)he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to (13) the ring for himself. “You have done so (14) in this little thing,” he said, “So I know I can (15)you with many things.”( ) 1. A .finished B. did C. began D. had( ) 2. A .work B. time C. water D. basket( )3. A . ever B. never C. easily D. no( ) 4. A . The other B.) Another C. One D. A second( ) 5. A . anything B. something C. nothing D. everything ( ) 6. A . began working B. went away C. started D. threw away( ) 7. A .no B. a C. another D. some( ) 8. A . water B. basket C. well D. work( ) 9. A . full B. empty C. dirty D. clean( ) 10. A .poured B. did C. began D. had( ) 11. A .basket B. ring C. medal D. key( ) 12. A . When B. Because C.Before D.So( ) 13. A .keep B. buy C. make D. sell( )14. A . bad B. good C.badly D. well( ) 15. A . believe B. understand C.help D.meetCMiss Alice taught physics in a London school. Last month she was explaining to one of her classes about sound, and she wanted to test them to see how successful(成功的) she had been in her work.She said to them, “Now, I have a sister in Washington. If I was calling her on the telephone, and at the same time you were 20 metres away, and listened to me from the other side of the street, who would hear what I said earlier, my sister or you and why?”The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Alice, because electricity(电) travels faster than sound waves(波).”“That’s very good,” Miss Alice answered, but then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Alice said, “Yes? Betty?” “I disagree(不同意).” Betty said, “Your sister could hear you earlier because when it’s eleven o’clock here, it’s only six o’clock in Washington.”1. Miss Alice was teaching her class _______.A. about electricityB. to hear soundC. about soundD. about telephone2. She wanted to know ______.A. whether her students could hear her from 20 metres awayB. which were faster, sound waves or electricityC. whether she could call her sister in WashingtonD. A and C3. The cleverest boy thought that ______.A. electricity travels as fast as sound wavesB. the students would hear Miss Alice earlierC. sound waves were slower than electricityD. the students would hear her sister earlier4. Miss Alice ______.A. was satisfied with what the boy had saidB. thought the boy’s answer was not so goodC. was angry with what the boy saidD. thought Betty’s answer was much better5. Betty thought the cleverest boy was wrong, because ______.A. electricity was slower than sound wavesB. electricity travels as fast as sound wavesC. they could see the sun later than the teacher’s sisterD. clock in Washington didn’t show the same time as those in LondonDOnce there lived an old man. He liked gold better than anything else in the world. He often said, “If I have plenty of(足够的) gold, I shall be the happiest man in the world.”One day when he was traveling in the desert(沙漠), the old man lost his way. He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks and sand around him. Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand. He hoped he would find water and food in it. He took up the bag and opened it. He saw that the bag was full of gold. He was so sad that he threw away the bag and began crying.Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world.1. The old man liked ____ best before he traveled in the desert.A. foodB. waterC. goldD. bags2. When he lost his way, he wanted to get ____.A. some food and waterB. some rocks and sandC. bags full of goldD. everything in the desert3. What did he do with the bag? ______.A. He didn’t take it upB. He brought it homeC. He kept it for himselfD. He threw it away4. The old man did not become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because ____.A. the bag was t oo smallB. the gold wasn’t hisC. there wasn’t much gold in the bagD. he was very hungry and thirsty5. In the end, the old man knew that gold was ____ in the world.A. the best thingB. not the best thingC. better than anythingD. the worst thingEBill Gates 1_____ on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. He was a very 2______ boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and maths. 3______ he was 13 years old, Bill started to play with computers. At that time, computers 4______ very large machines. Once he was very interested 5_____ a very old computer. He and some of his friends 6______ lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked .out a software program (软件程) with the old machine. Bill 7______ it for $ 4200 when he wasonly 17.In 1973, Bill 8______ Harvard University. In his third year,he left Harvard to work for a company(公司) called Microsoft. Bill began his company in 1975 9______ his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing the software for personal computers: They improved (改进)the software to 10______ it easier for people to use computers.( )1. A. is born B. was born C. did born D. born( )2. A. intellectual B. lucky C. loving D. shy( )3. A. At B. Until C. When D. At the moment ( )4. A. is B. are C. was D. were ( )5. A. at B. in C. on D. for( )6. A. took B. put C. paid D. spent ( )7.A. sell B. sale C. sold D. bought ( )8. A. went B. went to C. want D. wanted ( )9. A. and B. with C. for D. by( )10. A. take B. begin C. make D. start1-5BACDB 6-10 DCBBCFAn Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. “What’s that strange building?” asked the visitor. “That’s the Tower of London.” “I see. How long did it take to build it?” “About 500 years.” “In my country we can build it in five months,” said t he visitor. Shortly after that, they came to St. Paul Cathedral (大教堂). “Very interesting!”said the visitor. “How long did it take to build it?”“Nearly fifty years,”said the Englishman. “In my country we can finish it in forty days,”said the visitor. This went on all day. They visited most of the well-known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country. At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor but he tried not to show it. Several days later, they came to the House of Parliament and the visitor asked the usual question, “What’s that?” The Englishman answered, “I’ve no idea. It wasn’t here last night.”根据短文内容, 选择最佳答案。