外研版英语八上试题阅读理解

阅读理解
阅读理解（20分，每小题2分）：A、B篇要求阅读短文选择正确答案
(A) 篇
Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry(生气的)and said, “Don’t play in the water on your way home from school!”
On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty(脏的)clothes. His mother became even angrier. “I’ll tell your father if you come back wet again,” said his mother. “He’ll punish(惩罚)You, you know.”
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.
“You’re a good boy today”, his mother said happily. “You didn’t play in the water.”
“No,”the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn’t any room(空地方)for me at all!”
根据文章内容选择正确答案
（）1.Bruno went to school every day.
A. by bike
B. by bus
C. by car
D. on foot
（）2.The playground was between(在……之间) 。

A. two classrooms
B. the cinema and shop
C. Bruno’s house and school
D. the shop and Bruno’s school （）3. The little boy liked to play on the playground .
A. when it snowed
B. when there was some water there
C. when the children played football there
D. when his father was busy with his work
（）4.Bruno was afraid of the most.
A. his father
B. his mother
C. his teacher
D. the older boys
（）5. That afternoon, the boy’s clothes were dry because .
A. nobody made room（地方）for him in the water
B. there was no water on the playground
C. he took off his clothes before he played there
D. he played in the water carefully
（B ）篇
Kong Rong was a famous writer during the Han Dynasty（汉朝）. He was considerate when he was only four.
Kong had five elder brothers and a young brother. One day, their father bought lots of pears. Some of the pears were big and looked good. Some were small and didn’t look so good. The boys were happy and began to choose（选择）some. Kong chose the smallest one. Kong’s father found this strange and asked, “Why not choose a bigger one, my son?” Kong answered, “ I am younger. My elder brothers are older and eat more. They should take the bigger ones.”
“ But you have a young brother. He should take the smallest one!”
“ He is younger and needs more nutrition（营养）. He should get a bigger one, too.”Kong’s father was very happy that Kong could be so considerate. He didn’t think of what he himself wanted. He thought of what others wanted first.
6. How many kids are there in Kong Rong’s family?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D.4
7. What does “ considerate” mean?
A. Always thinking of other people want.
B. Only thinking of what oneself wants.
C. Always doing bad things.
D. Never doing wrong things
8. Kong Rong chose the smallest pear because_______.
A. he couldn’t eat a big one.
B. He liked small ones.
C. He wanted his brothers to eat the big ones.
D. He wanted to make others happy.
9. What was Kong Rong during Han Dynasty?
A. A writer
B. A painter
C. A poet
D. A leader
10. Which of the following is true according to the story?
A. Kong Rong lived in the Tang Dynasty.
B. Kong Rong was the youngest boy in his family.
C. Kong Rong’s mother died when he was four.
D. Kon rong’s father felt very happy about his considerate son.
三、阅读理解（20分，每小题2分）：1----5 DCBDA 6 ---10 CACAD.
四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30）
阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A
Mike’s plan for next week Mary’s plan for next week Monday Study group meeting 3:00 p.m. Go to the cinema with Alice 7:00 p.m. Tuesday Basketball match 4:30 p.m. See a doctor 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Go to see some friends 2:00 p.m. Study for an exam ---evening Thursday Art class 7:30-8:30 p.m. Concert 8:30 p.m.
Friday volunteer (志愿者) work at student center 2:00-4:00 p.m. Help Uncle Smith in the restaurant ---afternoon
Saturday Shopping 10:00 a.m. Art class 7:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday Basketball team party 8:00 p.m. Supper with Ann 7:30 p.m.
41. Mary is going to the cinema at seven on ________________.
A. Monday evening
B. Wednesday evening
C. Friday evening
D. Sunday evening
42. On Wednesday afternoon Mike is going to ___________
A. enjoy the concert
B. see some friends
C. see a doctor
D. have an art class
43. Mary is going to ______________ on Wednesday evening.
A. have supper with Ann
B. have a basketball party
C. study for an exam
D. watch a basketball match
44. Mike’s basketball team party starts at __________on Sunday
A. 7:30 p.m.
B. 8:00 p.m.
C. 8:30 p.m.
D. 9:00 p.m.
45. From Mike’s and Mary’s plans we know that they both like ________.
A. shopping
B. concerts
C. art
D. music
B
Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apples trees grow in nearly every part of the world.The United States produces (出产) more apples than any other country except(除……外) France. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples.
Apples are red, yellow or green. They are very popular in the United States. Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches. Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook dinner, so they often have their dinners very simply(简单地). Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite dessert for many Americans.
The state of Washington is proud（骄傲）of its apples. The trees there produce about five billion apples every year—nearly one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world.
46. Almost everyone likes to eat _______________.
A. B. C. D.
47. ____________ produces the most apples in the world.
A. The United States
B. Canada
C. China
D. France
48. Many Americans like to eat apples during lunch because they__________ at noon.
A. eat nothing but apples
B. feel it better to eat apples
C. always eat simple food
D. can get apples easily
49. “The trees there produce about five billion apples every year .” One billion is________ .
A. 100,000
B. 1,000,000
C. 10,000,000
D. 1,000,000,000
50. The state of washington is proud of its apples because they think_____________.
A. everyone in the world can share(分享) their happiness
B. they can produce as many apples as people all over the world
C. their apples are better than any of the other fruits
D. their apple trees are the best in the world
四、41-50 ABCBC ADCDB
A
TV PROGRAMMES
Channel 1 Channel 2
18:00 Around China
18:30 Children’s programme 19:00 News
19:30 Weather report
19:40 Around the world 20:10 TV play : Sisters 21:00 English for today 21:15 Popular music
22:55 Talk show 17:45 computers today 18:10 Foreign arts
19:30 English classroom 19:00 Animal world
19:25 China’99
20:20 Sports
21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying 21:45 English news
22:05 On TV next week
51. If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be _________.
A. TV play
B. Sports
C. Around the world
D. Talk show
52. The programme of ________ will let you know much about western countries.
A. Sisters
B. Around China
C. Around the world
D. On TV next week
53.If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme
for you is ________.
A. Around Chin
B. Animal world
C. TV play
D. Foreign arts
54. English classroom is a programme that________.
A. lets you know something about classroom
B. tells you something about students
C. lets you know something about school life
D. teaches you English
55. The programme at the end of Channel 2 means ________ on TV next week.
A. news
B. programmes
C. people
D. places
B
American people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.
You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.
“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. It’s not polite to break others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.
Let’s learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.
56. You should say “Thank you” when ______________.
A. you say something kind to others
B. you help others
C. someone helps you
D. you need others to help you
57.From the passage we know “Thank you” is _________.
A. widely used in the world
B. used more often than “Excuse me”
C. used only by American
D. used only between friends
58.You should say “Excuse me” if you want to __________.
A. cough
B. make some noise
C. go first
D. all of the above
59.When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should say “_________”
A. Thank you
B. That’s very kind of you
C. Excuse me
D. I’m sorry
60.This passage mainly tells us the way _________.
A. to be happy
B. to be polite
C. to help others
D. to learn from Americans
(A)51、_____B___52、____C___53、____B____54、____D___55、____B___
(B)56、_____C___57、____A___58、____D____59、____C___60、____B___
C
There 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, a nd I have to take part in 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(留了下来), 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 pa rachutes. Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack.”
1．All the people became worried because________.
A. they couldn’t find the parachutes
B. they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes
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 first
2．The clever man jumped out with________.
A. one parachute
B. nothing
C. the climber’s pack
D. two parachutes
3．All the people thought of themselves except(除了……以外)_________.
A. the pilot
B. the clever man
C. the doctor
D. the businessman
4．From this story, we know________ would die.
A. the clever man
B. the businessman
C. the pilot
D. a young mountain climber
5．________was a kind hearted man.
A. The pilot
B. The mountain climber
C. The businessman
D. a young mountain climber
D
As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, like winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.
Once(一旦) you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
“Follow Your Heart” by Australian writer Andrew Mathews tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.
You ma y think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts(想法) stop you from getting your dream, the book says.
In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.
Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step(一步一步地) and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream.
There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will bring you better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills(技能) and find new interests.
6．“Follow Your Heart” is __________.
A. The first thing you must do to make your dream real
B. The most important dream to have for teenagers
C. The name of a famous Australian writer
D. The name of a book by Andrew Matthews
7．If you want to make your dream real ,you should __________.
A. remember what your dream is first
B. keep telling yourself what you want
C. never be afraid of the big difficulties
D. try to start with all the things above
8．From the text, we know the word “challenge” means__________.
A. 变化
B. 挑战
C. 决定
D.态度
9．What should NOT you do to make your dream come true?
A. Always remember what your dream is.
B. Do what you should do step by step.
C. Watch TV to get better exam results.
D. Read more books, learn more skills and find new interests.
10．What is the best title of the text?
A. Keep your dream in your mind.
B. How to find your real dream.
C. Make your dream real.
D. Teenagers have many dreams.
62—66 BCDAC 67—71 DDBCC
阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分)
(A)
All around the world, people drink tea. But tea doesn’t mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have different ideas about drinking tea.
People in China like to drink tea with nothing in it, and they often have it with their friends or by themselves. They have two kinds of tea---green tea and black tea. They may drink tea at any time of the day anywhere. But they don’t often drink tea just before they go to bed, for tea makes them awake.
In England, people like to drink tea with milk and sugar in it, and they often have it in the afternoon with their friends.
In Japan, people also like drinking tea very much. It is very popular there. They drink tea every day. They have it in a way different from that in China. Some young Japanese girls are good at making tea. They can do it beautifully.
In the USA, people drink tea at breakfast or after meals. They usually use tea bags to make their tea. Making tea with tea bags is faster and easier than making it with tea leaves in teapots.
36. People like to drink tea with milk and sugar in it.
A. in England
B. in China
C. in the USA
D. in Japan
37. Why don’t people often drink tea before they go to bed in China?
Because .
A. they are full
B. they may not sleep well
C. there is nothing in the tea
D. there is some milk and sugar in it.
38. In which country do people usually make tea bags? .
A. In China.
B. In England.
C. In Japan.
D. In the USA.
39. Chinese people like to drink .
A. tea without anything in it
B. tea with milk and sugar
C. tea with tea bags in it
D. tea with green and black leaves
40. What does “black tea” mean in Chinese? It means .
A. 浓茶
B. 黑茶
C. 红茶
D. 绿茶
（B）
Every year there is the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It’s the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy beef, pork, chicken, fruit and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food called “dumplings”. It means “come together”in Chinese. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On the festival eve, all the family members come back to their home. This is a happy moment. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.
41. Which is the most important festival in China? .
A. Mid-autumn Festival
B. Spring Festival
C. Children’s Day
D. May Day
42. The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in .
A. January or February
B. February or March
C. September or October
D. December or January
43. What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China? .
A. Pork
B. Fish
C. Dumplings
D. Noodles
44. The food “dumplings” mean “”.
A. be delicious
B. be hungry
C. come together
D. come back
45. When they are having dinner on the festival eve, the Chinese
A. sing, dance and play cards
B. buy each other presents
C. never drinks
D. give each other the best wishes
(C )
I’m very glad to work in China. Because people here are friendly to me. How time flies! New Year’s Day is coming soon again. And I have a holiday then, but I don’t know what to do. I really have a lot of work to do at home. I think this will be a good chance (机会) for me to do it. But I don’t like to do it at home that way. In fact I can work all the rest of the year. Last year I went to Huashan Mountains. Everything there was beautiful, but it is too cold this time of year. I think this is not a good time to go to the mountains. But I really want to go to
some place. Perhaps this would be very nice to go to the History Museum. It’s about fifteen miles and it will take me half an hour to go there by bus. After thinking it over, I’m sure that this is the better time for the History Museum than the mountains. I guess I’m going to the History Museum next week.
46. I have worked here for __________.
A. two years
B. one year
C. half a year
D. a year and a half
47. I’m working ___________ now.
A. in the Huashan Mountains
B. in the east of Shaanxi
C. in the History Museum
D. in America
48. I went to the Huashan Mountain ____________ last year.
A. in summer
B. in spring
C. in winter
D. in autumn
49. I think going to the History Museum is better than ____________________.
A. staying at home
B. working in China
C. thinking it over
D. hiking to the mountains
50. Going to the Huashan Mountains will cost me ____________.
A. a little money
B. much money D. a little time D. many things
(D)
Mary is an English girl, but she lives in Paris. She’s seven years old. Her mother says to her, “You are seven now, Mary. You are going to go to school here. I’m sure you’re going to like it very much. It’s a nice school.”“Is it an English school?”Mary asks. “Yes, it is.”her mother says. It’s September and the new school begins. Mary goes to school every day. She likes her lessons very much and works hard at them. Her father drives a bus. He takes her to school in the morning and comes together（一起）with her in the afternoon.
51. A. Mary is at school in London. B. Mary is at school in France.
C. Mary is at school in China.
D. Mary is at school in Japan.
52. A. Mary lives with her mother. B. Mary lives with her father.
C. Mary lives with her parent.
D. Mary lives with her parents.
53. A. Mary goes to school by car.
B. Mary goes to school by bus.
C. Her father takes her to school by bike.
D. Mary comes home earlier than her father.
54. A. Mary doesn’t like her lessons.
B. Mary doesn’t work hard at her lessons.
C. Mary likes her lessons very much.
D. Mary doesn’t like to go to school.
55. Which one is wrong?
A.The new school year begins in September.
B. His father is a driver.
C. Mary goes to school by car in the morning.
D. Mary comes home by bus in the afternoon.
III. 阅读理解：(40分)
36-40 ABDAC 41-45 BACCD 46-50 ABCDB 51-55BDBCC
阅读理解（每小题1分；满分20分）
（A）
It was a Saturday morning in May. When Mrs. Green opened her curtains(窗帘) and looked out, she said, “It's going to be a beautiful day. ” She said to her son, “Get up, Tom. We are going to the zoo today. Wash your hands and face. We are going to New York by train, ”Tom was six years old. He was very happy now, because he liked going to the zoo very much. He also liked going by train. He said, “I dreamed about the zoo last night, Mum. ”“And what did you do in the zoo in your dream? ”Tom laughed（笑）and answered, “You k now, Mum! You were there in my dream, too. ”
( )56.It was a Saturday morning ______.
A.May
B.March
C.in May
D.in March
( )57.They were going to ______.
A. the zoo
B. the park
C. the street
D.the school
( )58.They were going to New York ______.
A.be bike
B.by bus
C. by train
D. by air
( )59.Tom was ______.
A.five
B.six
C.seven
D.eight
( )60.Tom was very happy ______ he liked going to the zoo very much.
A.but
B.so
C.when
D.because
(B)
Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out(出发) with his young son to sell the horse before it died.
The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. T hey met two men on the road. They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's a long way to get to the market. ”The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked.
Then they met two old ladies. “What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired your son is? ”So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it. Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them. One said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, It's too hot for an old man like yo u to walk today. ”So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding.
Some time later, a young woman passed them. “Why aren't you walking? ”she asked, “It isn't far to the market. Give your poor old horse a rest. ” So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please（使…高兴）all the people all the time.
( )61.The farmer was ____.
A.nearly the same age as his horse
B.almost always older than his horse
C.not quite as old as his horse
D.a little older than his horse
( )62.The two men on the road ____.
A.asked how far it was to the market
B.said they thought the horse looked very tired
C.asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse
D.told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk
( )63.The two old ladies said it was wrong for ____.
A.the farmer to ride such a tired horse
B.the farmer to ride while（而）his young son walked
C.the boy to ride instead of（代替）his father
D.only one person to ride such a long way
( )64.The farmer got up behind his son because ____.
A.the old man said it was too hot for him to walk
B.the three old men stopped them on the road
C.he did hot know why he was walking
D.his son could not ride the horse by himself
( )65.What did the writer really want to tell us? ____.
A.The old man was a fool
B.The horse was old and was going to die
C.It is not right to listen to others
D.It is impossible（不可能的）for a man to make everyone satisfied（满意）all the time.
(C)
Philip likes to play football. He often plays football after school with his friends. Sandy likes to play basketball. She teaches her friends how to play it every Sunday afternoon. Han Mei is very good at the computer. She always uses it to draw pictures three times a week, and she uses it to surf the Internet. She has a good friend in America. Her name is Mary. Lin Tao is also good at drawing pictures. But he never uses computer to draw.
( )66.What do Sandy and his friends do on Sunday afternoon? _______
A.Play football
B.Play basketball
C.Draw pictures
D.Play computer games
( )67.How often does Han Mei draw with computer? _______
A.Once a week
B.Three times a week.
C.Once a day
D.Every day
( )68.Who likes to surf the Internet? _______
A.Philip
B.Sandy
C.Han Mei
D.LinTao
( )69.How often does Lin Tao use computer to draw? _______
A.Never
B.Hardly ever
C.Three times a week
D.Every week
( )70.Who's Mary? _______
A.She's an English girl.
B.She's Sandy's friend.
C.She's Han Mei's friend.
D.She's Lin Tao's classmate.
(D)
读下面电视节目预告，选择正确答案
TV PROGRAMMES
Channel 1 Channel 2
18:00 Arouud China
18:30 Children’s programme 19:00 News
19:30 Weather Report 19:40 Around the World 20:10 TV play: Sisters 21:00 English for Today 21:15 Popular Music
2l:55 Talk Show 17:45 Computers Today 18:10 Foreign Arts
18:30 English Classroom 19:00 Animal World
19:25 China’s 2003
20:20 Sports
21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying 21:45 English News
22:05 On TV Next Week
( )71.If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be ________.
play
B.Sports
C.Around the World
D.Talk Show
( )72.The programme of ________ will let you know much about western （西方的）countries.
A.Sisters
B.Around China
C.Around the World
D.On TV Next Week
( )73.If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is ________.
A.Around China
B.Animal World
play
D.Foreign Arts
( )74.English classroom is a programme that ________.
A.lets you know something about classrooms
B.tells you something about students
C.lets you know something about school life
D.teaches you English
( )75.The programme at the end of Channel 2 means ________ on TV next week.
A.news
B.programmes
C.people
D.places
五、阅读理解（20分，每小题1分）
( A ) 56-60 CACBD ( B )61-65 ACBAD
( C ) 66-70 BBCAC ( D ) 71-75BCBDB。