八年级下学期英语阅读理解专项训练

八年级下学期英语阅读理解专项训练（三）(2008-06-04 08:24:54)标签：八年级下教育

06（8）班八年级下学期英语阅读理解专项训练（三）

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A farmer was put in prison(监狱). One day, he got a letter from his wife. “I am worried about out farm,” she wrote. “It’s time to plant potatoes , but I can’t do all the digging(挖) by myself.”

The farmer thought over and then had an idea. He wrote to his wife, “Don’t dig

the fields（田地）. This where my gold(金子) is. Don’t plant potatoes until I come home.

A few days later, the farmer got another letter from his wife. It said, “Two days

ago, about ten prison guards(监狱看守) came to our fields. It looked as if they were looking for something. They have dug our field.”

The farmer wrote to his wife at once. “Now you can plant our potatoes,” he wrote.

( )21.The farmer was put in prison ________.

A. because he had done something wrong

B. because he had a lot of gold in the fields

C. The writer didn’t say anyt hing about why the farmer was put in prison

D. For nothing

( )22.The farmer’s wife was much worried about _____ .

A. her husband

B. their farm

C. planting potatoes

D. herself

( )23.The farmer told his wife __ first.

A. not to dig the fields

B. to dig the fields

C. to ask the prison guards for help

D. to find the gold in the fields ( )24.Why did the prison guards dig the farmer’s fields ?________.

A. They wanted to help the farmer

B. Their leader ordered them to do so

C. The farmer asked them to do so

D. They wanted to find out the gold

( )25.Why did the farmer ask his wife to plant potatoes at once ? Because _____.

A. their fields had been dug

B. the gold was found out

C. the prison guards asked him to do so

D. the prison guards were digging the fields

B

Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries.

People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink.

31. Coffee is an ____________ drink.

A . interesting B. international C. ice-cream D. American

32. Different people like to drink coffee ____________.

A. at work or at home

B. in different ways

C. with cream or sugar

D. between meals

33. Today Americans drink ____________ coffee than people in any of the other countries.

A. as much as

B. less

C. more

D. most

34. “Coffee is black and very strong.” The word STRONG here means ____________.

A.坚固的

B.淡的

C.清的

D.浓的

35. ____________ is the most popular American drink.

A. Black tea

B. Coffee

C. Water with ice

D. Whisky

C

Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die(死) soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third(三分之一), and to my youngest, one-ninth (九分之一)." Soon after that he died.

Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old.

I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours."

The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two.

After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him

41. "Once upon a time" means " ________".

A. long long ago

B. not very long ago

C. at once

D. sometimes

42. The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".

A. 服从

B. 违背

C. 听从

D. 嘲笑

43. The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is "