八年级上册英语阅读理解精选

A rich American went into a shop in Millan. He wanted ___1__ to buy a nice-looking gold watch. He saw ___2__ that he liked, but the owner of the shop asked ___3__ dollars for it. ___4__a young man came into the shop. ___5__the watch out of the owner’s hands, and ran out ___6__ it. It all happened in a few __7___. When the owner ran out into the street, the thief was already lost ___8___ the crowds.The American went on. ___9___ he saw the young thief with the stolen watch in his hand. “Do you want to buy a fine watch, Mister? He said to him in a low voice. “It’s only a hundred dollars.”“It’s clear that the thief doesn’t know I saw him __10___ the watch,” the man thought. The overjoyed(过分高兴) American paid at once. Then he couldn’t help telling his friend ___11___ his good luck.His friend ___12___ the watch and started laughing. He said, “This watch isn’t worth even ten dollars. I’m sure that the shop owner and the thief ___13___ this together. Why don’t you ask the police to ___14___ you get your money back?”The rich man decided not. He thought ____15__ quiet about it.( )2.A.a B.the one C.a one D.anythe next corner’d better kept C.he would better keep D.he’d better keepOur third grade class was listening to our teacher, Miss Pratt. She told us that she was not ___1___that we weren’t not making the progress in learning multiplication tables (乘法口诀表).I regretted (后悔) that I had spent too much time playing with my friends instead of __2___. I had let down (使失望) my ___3___, who was the kindest one I had ever known. Every day near the close of school, she would ___4___to us or tell us stories about her childhood. Most ___5___, she made us feel that she __6___us and that we were important.I had a scar (伤疤) below my nose ___7___a serious accident. Having been called “Running Nose” by many other children, I didn’t like myself. ___8___my parents said I was pretty, I did not see myself that way.At the end of one school day, I was still in my classroom, ___9___for my mother to take me home. Miss Pratt sat at her desk with another teacher and talked. I heard they say, “___10__is she? She is lovely.” My teacher’s answer was, “I agree, she is pretty.” Pretty! The word drew my ___11___. Teachers would be reliable (可靠地). Maybe it was ____12___. At that moment, I made the decisions to be the first child in my class to learn the tables. No one was going to __13___me. This time I believe in myself.About one week later, Miss Pratt told the class that I was the first one to___14___the tables and she was ___15___ of me. The class stood and clapped.sten B.turn C.read D.writehat C.How D.WhereDo you know that an amazing world of animal and plant life hides just under the water’s surface? They are coral reefs,the “rain forests of the sea”–beautiful underwater worlds. Coral reefs only cover 1 percent of the sea floor. But they support 25 percent of sea life! Coral itself is acturally a small living animal. These animalslive together right near each other. Only the outside of the coral is alive, though. The rest of it is made up of the bodies of earlier generations of coral. Coral comes in many different shapes--round, branchlike or even flat. Coral gets its food from tiny creatures that move by slowly and also from algae (海藻).Algae grow on the coral and stick it together to creat a reef. The algae give the reef its different colors. Normally coral reefs grow in shallow water, where sunlight can reach the algae. In warm, tropical (热带的) water, reefs can grow strong and healthy. Many different sea creatures can find food and a home in them.Coral reefs have a lot to offer humans. They help protect the shore from the hitting of storms and large waves. They provide food and medicine for people. And reefs bring in billions of dollars to local development through jobs and tourism.But coral reefs need help from people. Scientist predict that about two-third of coral reefs are at risk of dying. Humans play a big part in the risk. Pollution, poison and overfishing all hurt the reefs. By 2040, a third of the world's reefs could die because of damage caused by humans.People can do a lot to save coral reefs. Recycling trash and saving water make less waste that goes into the sea. . Traveling by bus or bike lowers air pollution, which may lead to global warming. Picking up litter on the beach also keeps the water clean.If everyone takes these steps, change is possible. Healthy coral reefs mean a healthy ocean and a healthy Earth!( )1.From the passage we can learn that _______.A.small animals can be the food for corals.B.in fact coral reefs are living animals.C.coral reefs grow in deep and warm water.D.only a small part of coral reefs is not alive( )2.The underlined word them refers to ________.A.many animalsB.rain forestsC.long beachesD.coral reefs ( )3.According to the passge,we should ______ to protect the reefs.A.stop fishermen from fishing in the seaB.make less air pollution to the earthC.prevent the storms and the large wavesD.plant more algae on the reefs ( )4.The author’s opinion is that _______.A.a quarter of sea life gets help from coral reefsB.a healthy ocean brings healthy coral reefsC.not all the corals are in the same shapeD.too many buses cause air pollution( )5.The author writes the passage mainly to call on more people to ________.A.visit the coral reefs before they disappear completelyB.grow more corals in the sea to make the earth healthyC.sell the food and medicine which come from coral reefsD.protect the environment and the earth to save the reefs。