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人教版八年级英语阅读理解
人教版八年级英语阅读理解训练
(A)
Intheworld,socceroffootballisthemostpopularsport.ThisisbecausemanycountrieshavewonderfulteamsfortheWorldCup.TheWorldCupisheldeveryfouryears.Toremember2002FIFAWorldCup,childrenfromdifferentcountriesandmorethan60childrenfromJapaneseschoolscametogetherandspentthreeweekendsdrawingabigpicturecalled“Dream(梦幻)WorldCups”inJapan.Thechildrendrewanimals,flowersandpeopleplayingsoccerunderabulebrightsky.Theywishedeachfootballteamgoodluckbydrawingtheflags(旗帜)ofallthecountriesthatwilltakepartintheWorldCupinJapanandSouthKorea.ThepicturewasputupinaparknearaplaygroundinYokohama.Somefootballteamswillhavegamesthere.
Areyouafootballfan(迷)?
TheWorldCupmakedsmoreandmorepeopleinterestedinfootball.Teenagers(青少年)likeplayingandwatchingfootball.Manyofthemlovesomefootballstarssomuchthattheygetthepicturesoftheirfavouriteplayersonthewallsoftheirrooms.ThatisthewaytoshowtheirlovefortheWorldCupaschildreninJapan.
1.IfacountrywantstotakepartintheWorldCup,shemusthave______.
A.Manyfootballfans B.averygoodteam C.manyfootballplayer D.abigplayground
2.ThenextWorldCupwillbeheldin_______.
A.2006 B.2007 C.2005 D.2004
3.Fromthepassage,inthepicturechildrendrewmanythingsexcept_________.
A.peopleplayingfootballB.picturesofsomefootballstarsC.asunnysky D.flowers
4.In“DreamWorldCup”,thechildrendrewtheflagsofsomecountries______.
A.toshowtheirlovefortheirowecountry
B.totellthepeopletheirstories
C.toshowtheirgoodwishesforthefootballteams
D.toshowtheirnewideasaboutfootball
5.Manyteenagersowethepicturesofsomefootballstarsbecause______.
A.theyareinterestedinfootball
B.theyarefootballfans
C.theythinktheirfavouriteplayersaregreat
D.allofA,BandC
(B)
In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnotagoodartis.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera(照相机).Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhisgarden.Thatwasthefirstphoto.
Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotography(摄影术)wasin1837.Thatyeat,Daguere,anotherFrenchman,tookapictureofhisreadingroom.Heusedanewkindofcamerainadifferentway.Inhispictureyoucouildseeexerythingveryclearly,eventhesmallestthing.ThiskindofphotowascalledaDaguerreotype.
Soon,otherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre’sway.Travellersbroughtbackwondefulphotosfromallaroundtheworld.Peopletookpictureoffamousbuildings,citiesandmountains.In1840,photographywasdeveloped.Thenphotographerscouldtakepictureofpeopleandmovingthings.Thatwasnotsimple.Thephotographershadtocarryalotoffilmandothermachines.Butthisdidnotstopthem,forexample,someintheUnitedStstesworkedsohard.
MathewBradywasafamousAmericanphotographers.Hetookmanypictureofgreadpeople.Thepicturewereunusualbeausetheywereverylifelike(栩栩如生的).
Photographersalsobecameonekindofartbytheendofthe19thcentury.Somephotoswerenorjustcooiesoftherealworld.Theyshowedfeelings,likeotherkindsofart.
6.ThefirstphototakenbyNiepcewasapicturteof____________
A.hisbusiness B.hishouse C.hisgarden D.hiswindow
7.TheDaguerrotypewas____________.
A.aFrenchman B.akindofpicture C.akindofcamera D.aphotographer
8.Ifaphotographerwantedtotakepicturesofmovingthingsintheyearof1840j,hehadto__________.
A.watchlotsoffilms B.buyanexpensivecameraC.stopinmostcities D.takemanyfilmsandsomethingelsewithhim.
9.MathewBrady______________.
A.wasverylifelikeB.wasfamousforhisunusualpictures
C.wasquitestrongD.tookmanypicturesofmovingpeople
10.Thispassagetellsus_____________.
A.howphotographywasdeveloped B.howtoshowyourideasandfeelingsinpictures C.howtotakepicturesintheworld
D.howtousedifferentcameras
(C)
Americanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.Ifbothparentsareworking,theyusuallyhavetwocars.Whenthefamilyislarge,oneofthecarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan(住房汽车)
Asmallcarcanhold(容纳)fourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsixpersonsbutitisverycrowded(拥挤).Avanholdsevenpersonseasily,soafamilythreechildrencouldasktheirgrandparentstogoonaholidaytravelTheycouldalltraveltogether.
Mr.Hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Thismadethemsellasecondcarandbusavan.Theirchildrensixthandseventhseatareusedtoputotherthings,forafamilyoffivemustcarrymanysuitcases(衣箱)whentheytravel.Whentheyarriveattheirgrandparents’home,thesuitcasesarebroughtintothetwoseatscanthencarrythegrandparents.Americanscallvansmotorhomes.Amotorhomeisalwaysusedforholidays.Whenafamilyaretravelingtothemountainsortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysorweeks.
Allthemembersofabigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifewhentheyaretravelingtogether.Thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecomeverypopular.InAmericatherearemanyparksformotorhomes.
11.Fromthepassage,avanisalsocalled____________.
A.amotorcar B.amotorhome C.amotorbike D.abigtruck
12.BeforeMr.Hagenandhiswifeboughtavan,they__________.
A.soldtheiroldhouse B.movedtotheirgrandparents’house
C.builtanewplaceforavan D.soldtheirsecondcar
13.Amotorhomeisusuallyownedbyafamilywith__________.
A.ababy B.muchmoney C.morethantwochildren D.interestinvans
14.Americansusuallyusemotorhomer____________.
A.totravelwithallthefamilymembersofholiday
B.todosomeshoppingwithallthefamilymembers
C.tovisittheirgrandparentsatweekends
D.todrivetheirchildrentoschooleveryday
15.Motorhomeshavebecomepopularbecause___________.
A.theycantakepeopletoanothercitywhenpeoplearefree
B.theycanletfamilieshaveahappierlifewhentheygooutfortheirholidays
C.somepeoplethinkmotorhomesarecheap
D.bigfamiliescanputmorethingsinmotorhomes
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Shewasapoorgirlwhoworkedtogetmoneytopayforherlessons.Shebecamethefamouswomanscientistofhertime.That’sthestoryofMarieCurie’slife.Shedidn’tmindworkingandshedidn’tcareaboutthehonors(荣誉)thatweregiventoherinlateryears.
Mariewasbornin1867.HernamewasMarieSklosovskathen.SheliveinPoland.Herfatherwasateacher.EveryonesoonsawthatMariehadaquickmind.
Marie’smotherdiedwhenheryoungestdaughterwasonlyten.Fromthenon,Marieknewthatshewouldhavetoworkhardatherlessonsifshewantedtobesuccessful(成功的)inherlife.Shestudiedveryhardandwasoneofthebeststudentsatherschool.
Marieandheroldersister,Bronya,wantedtostudyinFranceattheSorbonne.Buttheirfatherdidn’thaveenoughmoneytosendthemthere.ItwasMariewhohadanidea:
shewouldteachathomeandsendhermoneytoBronya.AfterhersisterfinishedstudyinginParis,shewouldgetworkandsendMariethemoneytostudythereherself.SoMarieworkedveryhardforsixyearstopayforhersister’sstudies.AtlastitwasMarie’sturnbutwhenshegottoFrance,hersisterwasmarriedandcouldnotgivehermuchhelp.
AgainMarieworked.Shestudiedinasmallroomwithoutheatorlight.Shelivedonbreadandteamostofthetime.Butallshethoughtofwashermathsandscience.Thiswasherworld.
Afterfouryears’hardwork,Marieandherhusbandfoundsomethingwhichwascalledradium(镭).TheyweregiventheNobelPrize(诺贝尔奖)fortheirgreatdiscovery(发现).ButtheyweretooilltogoStockholmthemselvestoreceiveit.
Mariealwayssaidthatitwasbecauseifherchildrenthatshewantherwork.Andshediscoveredahiddenpowerandgaveittotheworld.Itwasthesamepower,however,thatkilledMariein1934.
1.MarieSklodovskawasbornin_______.
A.FranceB.PolandC.Stockholm
2.MariedidnotgotoPariswithhersisterbecause______.
A.shedidnotwantto
B.shealwaysthoughtofhermathsandsciencefirst.
C.Shehadtoearnmoneytopayforhersister’sstudy.
3.Shereceivedherhighereducation(教育)at_____.
A.PolandB.StockholmC.theStockholm
4.InParisMariehadtoliveonbreadandteabecause_______.
A.shehadnotime
B.shehadtosupporthersister
C.hersistercouldnotgivehermuchhelp
5.Thegreatness(伟大)ofMarie’slifeinthefactthat_______.
A.shereceivedtwoNobelPrizes
B.shewasthefirstwomantoworkattheSorbonne
C.sheworkedhardwithouttakingcareofthefameandhonorsshereceived
Key:
(A)BABCD
(B)CBDBA
(C)BDCAB
(D)BCBCC
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Koreancultureisreallyexcitingrightnow.TheKoreanWaveissweepingAsiancountriesincludingChina.YoungpeoplearegoingcrazyaboutKoreanTVdramas,Koreanpopsongs,taekwondoandtheKoreanlanguage.
TheKoreanWavestartedafewyearsagowiththeTVseries“WinterSonata”.Thislovestoryisstillpopular.People,especiallygirls,likethebeautifulstoryandhandsomeactorslikeBaeYongJun(裴勇俊).
Inthemusicworld,KoreangirlsaremakingthemselvesheardinChina.YoucanoftenfindbigKoreannameslikeBabyVox,S.E.SandFinkleatthetopoftheChinesemusiccharts(排行榜).
TheKoreanWavehasalsomadeyoungpeoplewanttotrytheclothesandhairstylesofpopstars,too.Notonlythat.NowsomegirlsinChinaarehavingplasticsurgery(整容)tochangethewa