八年级课外阅读9篇

八年级课外阅读9篇NRL2P2The word "lefty" means a person who uses his or her left hand for writing, eating and other jobs.We are born with two hands: a right hand and a left one. But only about ten or fifteen percent of us are lefties. Everyone else is right-handed. They use their right hands much more than their left.Scientists do not know why there are so many more right-handed people than lefties.Some very famous people have been left-handed. Alexander the Great was a lefty. So was the great French King Charlemagne. Other famous lefties in history include Napoleon, and Queen Victoria of Britain. In the twentieth century, famous lefties include American President Gerald Ford, singer Paul McCartney, and the Great Brazilian soccer player, Pele.These people prove that lefties are just as clever and talented as the right-handers. However, lefties have had a difficult time throughout history. The Roman word for left, for example, was the same word used to describe someone who was bad and untrustworthy. The German, French, Spanish and Italian words for left haven't got a good meaning, either.Dean R. Campbell in the state of Kansas started Left-handers International in nineteen seventy-five. His goal was to increase public understanding of the special problems faced by lefties. And he wanted lefties to know and help each other.Are you a lefty? If so, you should be proud! You share a tradition with Mark Twain, and Benjamin Franklin. Lefties of the world: stand up for your rights!Choose the correct answer:1. Of all the people in the world _____.A. most are leftiesB. only a small part are left-handedC. half are leftiesD. many are left-handed2. Which of the following famous people was a lefty?A. Queen Victoria of Britain.B. Mark Twain, the American writer.C. Napoleon, the French emperor.D. All of the above.3. Which of the following is true?A. Lefties are more clever than the right-handers.B. Lefties are untrustworthy.C. Lefties are just as clever and talented as the right-handers.D. Lefties have had an easy time throughout history.4. The goal of Lefthanders International was to _____.A. get better public understanding of the special problems faced by the leftiesB. make lefties know and help each otherC. help lefties gain their rightsD. all of the above5. In this passage, the word "right" has _____ meaning.A. fiveB. twoC. threeD. fourkey: BDCDBNRL2P3John was driving home from the station in his car yesterday evening when he had an accident. He was driving along a train road at 50 kilometres an hour when another car came out of a side road and hit him. There was a lot of damage to both cars, and both John and the other man were hurt. One of John's arms was broken, and the other man had a bad cut on his head.Another car was following John's. It stopped quickly and a man and a woman got out of it. They ran to the damaged cars and pulled John and the other man out of the cars because they thought, "Perhaps the petrol in these cars will catch fire and burn the two men."The man and the woman had some cotton-wool and bandages in their car, so they put them around the cuts on John's arm and the other man's head. Then they made a telephone call to a doctor and the police. Soon an ambulance arrived and took the two men to hospital. Then two policemen arrived too and began to measure things. A truck came and pulled the two cars off the road.Choose the correct answer:1. When did the accident happen?A. When John was on his way to the station.B. When John was on his way home.C. When John was in the train.D. When John was at the station.2. What was the cause of the accident?A. John was driving at top speed.B. John had drunk a lot.C. Another car came out of a side road suddenly.D. John was driving absent-mindedly.3. When the man and woman ran to the damaged cars, _____.A. John was still in his car but the other man was notB. the other man was still in his car but John was notC. both John and the other man had got out of the carsD. both John and the other man were still in their cars4. Were the man and the woman in another car hurt?A. The man was but the woman wasn't.B. The woman was but the man wasn't.C. Both of them were hurt.D. Neither of them was hurt.5. The relationship between the man the woman is _____.A. husband and wifeB. brother and sisterC. father and daughterD. not toldkey: BCDDDNRL2P4"Taxi"! I called. A taxi stopped near me and I asked, "Can you take me to the London Airport, please?" "Certainly, sir," said the driver. I got in and sat down. "Please hurry," I said, "I must catch a plane at 11:10." Then I saw a bag on the seat. "There is a bag on the seat. Is it yours?" I said. "A bag, sir?" the driver said, "No, it's not mine. May I have a look at it?"I gave the bag to the driver. "It's an old man's. He was my last passenger," the driver said. "I must take it to the police station."The taxi stopped at the airport and I got out. Suddenly another taxi stopped at the airport and an old man got out. He came to us quickly. "Where is my bag?" "Oh, it's you, sir," the driver said, "I have it here." "Thank you very much," the old man said. "I followed you all the way to the airport."Choose the correct answer.1. The taxi driver sent me to the airport _____.A. after he found the owner of the bagB. before he found the owner of the bagC. because he wanted to find the owner of the bagD. to make friends with the owner of the bag2. The taxi driver wanted to _____.A. ask the police for helpB. have the bag himselfC. find the owner of the bag himselfD. help the writer to catch up a plane at 11:103. The taxi driver was _____.A. worriedB. pleasedC. goodD. helpful4. The old man followed the first taxi because he wanted _____.A. to go to the airportB. to thank the driverC. to look for the driverD. to have his bag back5. The old man must be very pleased because _____.A. he found what he lostB. he reached the airport at lastC. he found the first driver at lastD. he caught up with the first taxikey: BACDANRL2P5Birds live in trees. Squirrels live in trees. But did you know that some frogs live in trees, too?The tree frog is hard to find. This frog can change color. On green leaves, it stays green. On a brown branch, it turns brown. Some tree frogs can change from green to gold or blue.Tree frogs have legs and wide feet. They have sticky pads at the end of their toes. These sticky toe pads keep the tree frogs from falling.Tree frogs have different colors and markings on their skins. Their eyes are different, too. Some have green eyes, some gray. Some frogs' eyes are gold, and some are bright red.The sounds they make in spring and summer are different, too. One frog makes a sound like a dog barking. Another frog makes a loud noise like a snore. There is even a frog that whistles!Choose the correct answer.1. Why is the tree frog hard to find?A. It can stand on its toes.B. It can make a dog bark.C. It can change color.D. It has sticky pads.2. The sticky pads _____.A. can help tree frogs jump fasterB. can change frogs' soundsC. can change frogs' colorsD. can prevent frogs from falling off3. The main idea of the last paragraph is that _____.A. tree frogs make barking sounds in springB. tree frogs make noisy sounds in summerC. different frogs sound differentlyD. tree frogs make whistling sounds4. The animals that have not been mentioned in the passage are _____.A. birds and squirrelsB. snakesC. dogsD. tree frogs5. The main idea of the story is that _____.A. the tree frog is usefulB. dogs bark like frogsC. squirrels do not want frogs in their treesD. the tree frog is a special kind of frogkey: CDCBDNRL2P7Yesterday afternoon the two men were walking along the road when they heard someone shout, "Help! Help!" He cried more times before they could find him. He was in a river, about a hundred feet from the bank. Quickly the man called John took off his shoes and jumped into the water. When he was close enough to hold the man's clothes or hair, the man threw out his arms in fear, caught John around the neck and began to draw him down under the water. The other man also jumped into the water and swam to them. When he reached them, John was very tired. Together they got the man to the bank.The man looked dead, but his heart was beating. John did what he could for him and the other man ran to the nearest house to call a doctor. When he got back, the man had begun to come to life. He opened his eyes a little and began to moan. The doctor took him to the hospital, and when the two men called last night to ask about the man, they were told that he would be all right in a day or two.Choose the correct answer:1. Which of the following is not true?A. When they found the man, he was away from John and the other man.B. When they found the man, he was away from the road.C. When they found the man, he was away from the bank.D. When they found the man, he was away from river.2. The two men found the man _____.A. as soon as they heard the first cryB. before the man called a few timesC. after the man called a few timesD. when they got to the bank3. Why did the man catch John around the neck and drew him down under the water?A. Because he was in fear.B. Because he wanted to kill John.C. Because he wanted to know whether John could swim well.D. Because he was happy to see John come to save him.4. Why did the other man also jump into the river?A. Because he wanted to save John.B. Because he found it difficult for John to save the man.C. Because he wanted to show he was brave, too.D. Because John asked him to do so.5. The man could be taken to the bank _____.A. after the other man jumped into the riverB. only by JohnC. when John reached himD. before the other man jumped into the riverKEY: DCABANRL2P8The Red Cross helps the children of different countries know each other better. Children in schools all over the world have their own Red Cross groups. These children write letters and send presents and pictures to one another. The American Red Cross also gives help and advice to the Red Cross societies of other countries. Through these activities the Red Cross hopes to bring about a more friendly, more peaceful world.True or False?1. The children of different countries can know each other better because the Red Cross helps them to do so.2. The Red Cross doesn't have many members in schools in Asia.3. The children in the Red Cross groups write letters and send presents and pictures to each other because they just want to know each other.4. What the Red Cross does is to hope that the people all over the world will live in peace.5. The Red Cross is doing something good for the friendship of the people.Key:1. T 2. FNRL2P9The best-known vegetable in the world is the potato. It grows in many places and does not need as rich soil as many other crops need. But until four hundred years ago the potato was not known to Europeans. But today it is one of the main foods in Europe. About a half of the world's potatoes are grown in Europe.In France the potato was not grown for food for a long time. A story is told about Houis. In 1778 he saw some potato flowers for the first time. He liked them so much that he picked one and put it in his buttonhole. He was interested in the flowers, not the potatoes themselves. By the beginning of the last century, the potato was eaten in almost all the countries of the world.True or False?1. The potato is only one of the well-known vegetables in the world.2. Potatoes can be grown more easily than other crops.3. Potatoes were grown for food in France in 1778.4. One-second of the world's potatoes are grown in Europe.5. The potato was eaten in nearly all parts of the world.key: FTFTTNRL2P10Jack went on to a university to study history when he had finishedmiddle school.But at the end of his first year,he didn't pass hishistory exam, and he was told that he would leave theuniversity.However, his father decided that he would go to see the professorto ask him to letJack go on studying the following year."He's a good boy," said Jack's father, "and if you let him passthis time, I'm sure he'll improve a lot next year and pass theexam at the end of it really well." "No, no, that's quiteimpossible!" replied the professor immediately. "Do you know,last month I asked him when Napoleon had died, and he didn't know.""Please, sir, give him another chance," said Jack's father. "Yousee I'm afraid we don't take any newspapers in our house, so noneof us even know that Napoleon was ill."True or False?1. Jack passed the exam at the end of his first year.2. His father asked the professor to give Jack another chance.3. The professor asked Jack when Napoleon was born.4. Neither Jack nor his father knew when Napoleon had died.5. Jack's father even didn't know who Napoleon was.key: FTFTT。