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1、.word 可编辑.新目标英语八年下阅读理解新目标英语八年下阅读理解 2020 篇篇阅读理解阅读理解 1 1Jack is a twenty-year-old young man.Two years ago,when hefinished middle school,he found work in a shop.Usually he worksuntil ten oclock in the evening.He is very tired when he gets home.After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep.H

2、is grandmawho 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 somefruit and drinks for her.And they talked about their school,teachers,classmates and their future(未来).They talked for a long

3、time.“Have a look at your watch,please,”said the girl.“Whattime is it now?”“Sorry,something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack.“Wheres yours?”“I left it at home.”Jack thought for a moment and found a way.He began to stamphis foot on the floor,“Bang!Bang!Bang!”The sound woke his grandma up.The old wom

4、an shouted downstairs,“Its twelve oclock in the night,Jack.Why are you still jumping.专业.专注.word 可编辑.upstairs?”1.Jack was _ when he finished middle school.A.sixteenB.eighteenC.twentyD.fifteen2.The old woman is satisfied with Jack because _.A.hes her grandsonC.he can keep quietB.hes cleverD.he gets ho

5、me on time3.From the story,we can know that Mary is Jacks _.A.classmateC.auntB.colleague(同事)D.wife4.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 upB.to make his grandma angryC.that his grandma was going to tel

6、l him the timeD.that his grandma was going to buy him a watch参考答案参考答案：1B2C3A4B5C讲解：讲解：1第一句介绍杰克今年 20 岁，2 年前中学毕业，故选 B。2结合前后文意，前面讲他吃完饭就去睡觉，并且很快就睡着了，文章最后介绍他用脚跺楼，发出声音，奶奶阻止他，说明他奶奶怕吵，综合判断选 C。.专业.专注.word 可编辑.3由第二段倒数第二判断。4根据文意，他奶奶住他楼下，倒数第二又讲他用脚在地板上发出“Bang.的声音，故应是用脚跺楼。5因他表坏，Mary 又没带，他们想知道时间阅读解阅读解2 2We are all

7、 busy talking about and using the Internet(互联网),but how many of us know the history of the Internet?Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet wasset up in the 1960s.At that time,computers were large and expensive.Computer networks(网络)didnt work well.If one computer in thenetwork bro

8、ke down,then the whole network stopped.So a new networksystem had to be set up.It should be good enough to be used by manydifferent computers.If part of the network was not working,information could be sent through another part.In this way computernetwork system would keep on working all the time.At

9、 first the Internet was only used by the government,but,inthe early 1970s,universities,hospitals and banks were allowed touse it too.However,computers were still very expensive and theInternet was difficult to use.By the start of the 1990s,computersbecame cheaper and easier to use.Scientists had als

10、o developedsoftware that made surfing(浏览)the Internet more convenient.专业.专注.word 可编辑.Today it is easy to get on-line(上网)and it is said thatmillions of people use the Internet everyday.Sending e-mail is moreand more popular among students.The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of

11、peoples life.判断下子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T表示，符合的用判断下子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T表示，符合的用“F表示。“F表示。l.The Internet has a history of less than thirty years.TF2.In the 1960s computer networks went wrong easily.TF3.Computers become cheaper so that many hospitals and bankswere allowed to use them.TF4.Peopledidnthaveenoughsoftwa

12、retogeton-lineconveniently until the early 1990s.TF参考答案：参考答案：1F2T3F4T讲解：讲解：1第二段开头讲互联网是在 60 代建的，故至今历史已超过30。2文中第二段阐明计算机网络工作状况好(didnt work well)。.专业.专注.word 可编辑.3第三段中说明大学、医院等都被允许使用电脑，然而，计算机仍然很贵，并且网络很难使用。4由第三段最后几句介绍可知，到 90 年代，计算机便宜且好用。科学家也发展了软件使网上浏览更方便。而本题干用了 notuntil 句型，译为“直到 90 年代早期人们才有足够的软件上网”。阅读理解阅读

13、理解 3 3Mr.and Mrs.Turner live outside a small town.They have a bigfarm and they are always busy working on it.Their son,Peter,studied at a middle school.The young man studied hard and did wellin his lessons.It made them happy.Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entranceexamination(

14、升学考试).Mrs.Turner was very happy and told thefarmers about it.Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy somethingfor her son.On the bus she told one of her friends how clever andable her son was.She spoke very loudly.All the people in the busbegan to listen to her.“Which university(大学)will

15、your son study in?”a woman nextto her asked.“In the most famous university in our country!”Mrs.Turnersaid happily.专业.专注.word 可编辑.“The most famous university?”“Oxford University(牛津).”Most of the passengers(乘客)looked at her carefully.Some ofthem said to her,“Congratulations!”A woman said,“Im sure hell

16、 know Fred Smith.”“Whos Fred Smith?”“Hes my son.”“Does he study in the university,too?”“No,”said the woman.“He is one of the professors.”l.The story happened in _.A.AmericaB.FranceC.GermanyD.England2.Mr.and Mrs.Turner were happy because _.A.their son did well in his lessonsB.they have a big farmC.th

17、ey have a good harvestD.their son studied at a middle school3.Mrs.Turner wanted everyone to know _.A.her son finished middle schoolB.her son was handsomeC.her son was going to study in a universityD.her son was very friendly to others4.Mrs.Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that _.专业.专注.word 可编辑.A.he

18、r friend could hear herB.all the people could hear herC.she hoped to make all the people happyD.she hoped they would say congratulations to her5.Which of the following is true?_.耀)too参考答案参考答案：1D2A3C4B5C讲解：讲解：1因为牛津大学是英国的著名大学。2第一段最后一讲“这使他们高兴。“It指代前一讲的情况，即他们的儿子功课很好。3根据第三段文意判断。4第三段最后一讲“所有人开始听她讲。故A 对；她这样

19、做只是想炫耀一下而已。C、D 描述的意思确。5文章前面做铺垫，讲MrsTurner 如何炫耀她儿子考上大学，结尾讲那个妇说自己的儿子是教授论真假，她是在阻止Mrs.Turner的炫耀。.专业.专注.A.The woman wasnt interested in Mrs.Turners wordsB.Mrs.Turner knew nothing about the famous universityC.The woman wanted to stop Mrs.Turner from showing off(炫D.The woman next to Mrs.Turner wanted to sh

20、ow off her son,.word 可编辑.阅读理解阅读理解 4 4“Cool”is a word with many meanings.Its old meaning is usedto express a temperature that is a little bit cold.As the worldhas changed,the word has had many different meanings.“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almostanything.When you see a famous

21、 car in the street,maybe you willsay“Its cool.”You may think,“Hes so cool,”when you see yourfavourite footballer.We all maximize(扩大)the meaning of“cool”.You can use itinstead of many words such as“new”or“surprising”.Heres aninteresting story we can use to show the way the word is used.Ateacher asked

22、 her students to write about the waterfall(瀑布)theyhad visited.On one students paper was just the one sentence,“Itsso cool”.Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he sawand felt.But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏)of words.Without“cool”,some people have no words to show the same meaning

23、.Soit is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性).Can youthink of many other words that make your life as colourful as theword“cool”?I can.And I think they are also very cool.1.We know that the word“cool”has _.专业.专注.word 可编辑.A.only one meaningC.many different meaningsB.no meaningsD.the same mea

24、ning2.In the passage,the word“express”means“_”.A.seeB.showC.knowD.feel3.If you are _ something,you may say,“Its cool.”A.interested inC.afraid ofB.angry aboutD.unhappy with4.The writer takes an example to show he is _ the waythe word is used.A.pleased withC.worried aboutB.strange toD.careful with5.In

25、 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 seems参考答案参考答案：1C2B3A4C5D讲解：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。.专业.专注.word 可编辑.3由第二段首句可知。4由例子中的学生用 coo

26、l 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。参考答案：1.A2.D3.A4.D5.C讲解：1.由短文最后一句“They had travelled 1,797 kilometres fromLondon”可知，最接近“for nearly 1,800 kilometres”，因此选A。2.由短文第 2 段倒数第 3 句“So they were able to change itsweight”可知答案为 D。3.从第 3 段可以看出，越往上温度越低，因此应选 A。4.由短文最后一段倒数第 2 句“They cam

27、e down in Poland.”可知答案为 D。5.纵观全文可以看出答案 C 不正确。阅读理解阅读理解 6 6If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time,theybecome weak;when you start using them again,they slowly becomestrong again.Everybody knows that.Yet many people do not seem toknow that memory works in the same way.When someone says t

28、hat he has a good memory,he really meansthat he keeps his memory in practice by using it.When someone elsesays that his memory is poor,he really means that hedoes not giveit enough chance to become strong.If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak,we know thatit is his own fault.But if he tell

29、s us that he has a poor memory,.专业.专注.word 可编辑.many of us think that his parents are to blame,and few of us knowthat it is just his own fault.Have you ever found that some people can t read or write butusually they have better memories?This is because they cannot reador write and they have to rememb

30、er things;they cannot write themdown in a little notebook.They have to remember days,names,songsand stories;so their memory is the whole time being exercised.So if you want to have a good memory,learn from the people:practise remembering.1.The main reason for ones poor memory is that his parentshave

31、 poor memories.TF2.If you dont use your arms or legs for some time,they willbecome strong.TF3.A good memory comes from more practice.TF4.Some people cant read or write,but they have better memories,because they have saved trouble.TF5.The best title of this passage is“How to Have a GoodMemory”.专业.专注.

32、word 可编辑.参考答案：参考答案：1.F2.F3.T4.F5.T讲解：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。阅读理解阅读理解 7 7A meteorite(陨石)almost hit an 80-year-old man named ArthurPettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden.The meteoritewas the biggest in the past 26 years in Britain.The meteorite weighed(重量)

33、one kilo,and might be over fourthousand million(百万)years old.“I hear the big noise in the air.I looked up and saw the topsof the trees coming and going,”he said.“I didnt know what itwas.”Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space.About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year,b

34、ut only veryfew are found.Mr.Pettifers meteorite is the fifth to fall inBritain since the Second World War.Mr.Pettifer is glad.“When you think about it coming from sofar away,it really is something strange.”1.The meteorite was _ Mr Pettifer when it fell down.专业.专注.word 可编辑.toA.close toB.far fromC.hi

35、ttingD.coming2.The meteorite was already _ years old.A.40,000,000,000C.400,000,000B.40,000,000D.4,000,000,0003.Mr.Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and goingbecause _.A.the trees were afraidB.the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops movingC.it was going to rainD.the moving was made by

36、 wind4._ people see a meteorite fall although they visit theearth often each year.A.Quite a fewB.someC.FewD.Many5.Mr.Pettifer was _ to see the falling of the meteorite.angry参考答案1.从短文第 1 看出陨石下时几乎砸着Mr Pettifer，故答案应选A。2.由短文第 2 段中“，and might be over four thousandmillion4000百万即 40 亿，故答案应是 D。.专业.专注.A.happ

37、yB.afraidC.sorryD.word 可编辑.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 everyyear,but only 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。阅读理解阅读理解 8 8One of the things I always believe is that no mat

38、ter how badsomething is,you can take something positive out of it.The onetime I wasnt sure of that was on September 11.I usually wake up a 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning.That day,Ihappened to wake up earlier.I turned on the TV and I saw that aplane had crashed(撞击)into the North Tower of the World Trade

39、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 realizedthat I was witnessing(目击)an act of terrorism.My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures overagain.When I watched family members looking for their loved ones

40、,the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget.Icouldntunderstandhowsomethingthisterriblecouldhavehappened.专业.专注.word 可编辑.It wasnt until a few weeks after September 11 that I beganto see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy(悲剧).People seem different now,more understanding,mo

41、re tolerant(宽容的).Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before areno 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 myselfget worried over small things.Ive learned also that you canttake things for granted.Things change in

42、the blink of an eye.Peoplego to work and dont come back.One moment theyre living and thenext minute theyre not.And,it doesnt matter who you are,thereis nothing you can do about it.We never know when our time herewill be over,so we all need to make the most of every minute wehave.You try to learn fro

43、m what happened.You cant be used up byit.You cant live by it.All you can do is just live.1.The word“positive”in the passage probably means _.A.terribleB.badC.goodD.real2.What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?A.A fire startingB.A plane flyingD.An act ofC.A terrible accidentte

44、rrorism.3.From September 11,the writer had realized that_.专业.专注.word 可编辑.A.people should make the most of every minute they haveB.he has become less tolerant towards othersC.he should get worried about little thingsD.life is too short to care about others.4.Whats the best title of this passage?A.A R

45、eport about September 11B.The Tragedy of September 11C.September 11 and My FamilyD.September 11 and My Turn.参考答案参考答案讲解：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 everyminute we have.4.D阅读理解阅读理解 9 9阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容选出能完成短文题目的最佳答案。阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容选出能完成短文题目的最

46、佳答案。Mrs.Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class.The storysaid：Were you ever in a hospital when you were small?How did you.专业.专注.word 可编辑.feel?The doctors in Childrens Hospitalare asking for money forchildrens toys(玩具).Some children in the hospital must stay inbed for many weeks.Toys are nee

47、ded to keep these sick(生 病的)children happy and quiet.Money for them can be sent to thehospital.After Mrs.Weeks read the story，she said，“This story gaveme an idea.”“You want us to bring some money for the toys.”“We couldbring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital.”saidthe boys and gir

48、ls one after another.“Well，your ideas would be nice，”Mrs Weeks said，“but mineis different.”“We could make some toys.”shouted one of them.Mrs.Weeks smiled.“Do you think you could make toys?”sheasked.“Yes,yes.”the whole class answered.“Great!Lets begin to make toys tomorrow.”said Mrs.Weeks.On Saturday

49、 afternoon，Mrs.Weeks took children to the hospitalwith the toys made by her students.The children in the class felthappy，too.A few days later，Mrs.Weeks read another newspaper story tothe class:.专业.专注.word 可编辑.Some school pupils brought toys to Childrens Hospital lastweek.The toys were made by the pu

50、pils of Grade Three in Green StreetSchool.The doctor said，“We have never had so many wonderful toys.Our children are very happy with them.They say，THANK YOU，GRADETHREE.”1.What was the first newspaper story mainly(主要)about?A.Sick children in Childrens HospitalB.Doctors in Childrens Hospital.C.Mrs.Wee