仁爱版八年级下册英语阅读理解练习题

仁爱版八年级下册英语阅读理解练习题（2）

(A)

These days most people in Britain and the U. S. A. do not wear very formal clothes. But

sometimes it is important to wear the right clothes.

Many British people don’t think about clothes very much. They just like to be comfortable.

When they want to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything. At t heaters, cinemas and concerts you can wear whatever you like. From b eautiful suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes as l ong as(只要) you look clean and tidy.

But in Britain and the U. S. A. , men in offices usually wear suits and ties, and women wear dresses or skirts(not trousers). Doctors and business people always wear quite formal clothes. And in some hotels

and restaurants men have to wear ties and women have to wear tidy dresses.

In many ways, Americans are less formal than British people, but they are more careful with their clothes. At home or on holidays, most Americans wear uniforms or sports clothes. But when they go out in the evening, they like to look nice. But i n good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women wear pretty clothes.

It’s hard to say exactly what people wear in Britain and the U. S. A., because everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch first and then do the same. You’ll feel more comfortable if you don’t look too different from everyone else.

( )1. People in Britain and the U. S. A. wear informal clothes when they ____.

A. go out to enjoy themselves

B. are in offices

C. are in big restaurants

D. go out to work

( )2. At concerts, doctors wear ____.

A. sweaters

B. whatever they like

C. what others wear

D. like players

( )3. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A. Women are usually not allowed to wear trousers in offices.

B. Officers always wear formal clothes even though they are at home.

C. Americans are more relaxed in their clothes than British people.

D. Though everyone is different, they wear the same clothes in offices.

( )4. “Anything goes” in the second paragraph means “____”.

A. Any clothes are all right

B. Anything wears

C. All the things around are all right

D. Not any clothes are all right

( )5. Men wear ties when they ____ in the U. S. A.

A. meet their families

B. meet their close friends

C. eat something delicious

D. have dinner in good restaurants

(B)

Quick Service

A man took a pair of shoes to a shoe repair shop and said to the shoemaker, “I’d like you to

repair these shoes for me, please.”

“Certainly,sir.” the shoemaker said.

“When will they be ready?”the man asked.

“I’m a bit busy, but they will be ready for you on Thursday,” he said.

“That’s fine.”the man said and left the shop.

The next morning he received a letter, offering him a job in another country. Within 24 hours

he was on an airplane to his new job.

Twenty years passed and he returned to his hometown.

He remembered his shoes.

“They were a good pair of shoes,” he thought,“I wonder if the shoemaker is still there and still has them. I’ll go and see. ” The same shop, although he was an old man by now.

“Good morning. ” he said to the shoe maker,“Twenty years ago, I brought in a pair of shoes. Do you still have them?”

“Name?” the old shoemaker asked.

“Smith.” the man said.

“I’ll go and see. They may be in the back.”

The shoemaker went out to the back of his shop and a few minutes later returned, carrying a pair of shoes.

“Here they are.” he said, “One pair of brown shoes. I’m a bit busy now, but they’ll be ready on Thursday.”

( )6. Why did the man go to a shoemaker?

A. They were old friends.

B. He wanted him to make a new pair of shoes.

C. He wanted him to repair a pair of shoes.

D. He had a very old pair of boots. He wanted to repair it.

( )7. Why didn’t the man return to the shoe repair shop on Thursday?

A. He forgot.

B. He went to another country.

C. He was too busy.

D. He knew the shoes would not be ready.

( )8. The man was away from his hometown ____.

A. until Thursday C. until the next morning

C. for about 20 years

D. for a few days

( )9. What did the man do when he returned to his hometown?