八年级下册英语阅读1-5.doc

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八年级下册英语阅读1-5

阅读理解1

Jackisatwenty-year-oldyoungman.Twoyearsago,whenhefinishedmiddleschool,hefoundworkinashop.Usuallyheworksuntilteno'clockintheevening.Heisverytiredwhenhegetshome.Afteraquicksupperhegoestobedandsoonfallsasleep.Hisgrandmawholivesdownstairsissatisfiedwith（满意）him.

　　Oneday,onhiswayhome,hemetMary.Theywerebothhappy.Heaskedthegirltohishouse,sheagreedhappily.Heboughtsomefruitanddrinksforher.Andtheytalkedabouttheirschool,teachers,classmatesandtheirfuture（未来）.Theytalkedforalongtime.

　　“Havealookatyourwatch,please,”saidthegirl.“Whattimeisitnow?

”

　　“Sorry,somethingiswrongwithmywatch,”saidJack.“Where'syours?

”

　　“Ileftitathome.”

　　Jackthoughtforamomentandfoundaway.Hebegantostamphisfootonthefloor,“Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

”

　　Thesoundwokehisgrandmaup.Theoldwomanshouteddownstairs,“It'stwelveo'clockinthenight,Jack.Whyareyoustilljumpingupstairs?

”

　　1.Jackwas________whenhefinishedmiddleschool.

　　A.sixteen　B.eighteen　C.twenty　D.fifteen

　　2.TheoldwomanissatisfiedwithJackbecause________.

　　A.he'shergrandson　　B.he'sclever

　　C.hecankeepquiet　　D.hegetshomeontime

　　3.Fromthestory,wecanknowthatMaryisJack's________.

　　A.classmate　　B.colleague（同事）

　　C.aunt 　　D.wife

　　4.Theword“stamp”inthestorymeans______inChinese.

　　A.盖印　　B.跺　　C.贴邮票　　D.承认

　　5.Jackstampedhisfootonthefloorinorder（为了）________.

　　A.towakehisgrandmaup

　　B.tomakehisgrandmaangry

　　C.thathisgrandmawasgoingtotellhimthetime

　　D.thathisgrandmawasgoingtobuyhimawatch

阅读理解2

　　WeareallbusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet（互联网）,buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryoftheInternet?

　　ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworks（网络）didn'tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnotworking,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystemwouldkeeponworkingallthetime.

　　AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,but,intheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade'surfing'（浏览）theInternetmoreconvenient.

　　Todayitiseasytogeton-line（上网）anditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.

　　TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.

　　判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。

　　l.TheInternethasahistoryoflessthanthirtyyears.

　　2.Inthe1960scomputernetworkswentwrongeasily.

　　3.Computersbecomecheapersothatmanyhospitalsandbankswereallowedtousethem.

　　4.Peopledidn'thaveenoughsoftwaretogeton-lineconvenientlyuntiltheearly1990s.

阅读理解3

　　Mr.andMrs.Turnerliveoutsideasmalltown.Theyhaveabigfarmandtheyarealwaysbusyworkingonit.Theirson,Peter,studiedatamiddleschool.Theyoungmanstudiedhardanddidwellinhislessons.Itmadethemhappy.

　　LastmonthPeterfinishedmiddleschoolandpassedtheentranceexamination（升学考试）.Mrs.Turnerwasveryhappyandtoldthefarmersaboutit.

　　Yesterdaymorningthewomanwenttothetowntobuysomethingforherson.Onthebusshetoldoneofherfriendshowcleverandablehersonwas.Shespokeveryloudly.Allthepeopleinthebusbegantolistentoher.

　　“Whichuniversity（大学）willyoursonstudyin?

”awomannexttoherasked.

　　“Inthemostfamousuniversityinourcountry!

”Mrs.Turnersaidhappily.

　　“Themostfamousuniversity?

”

　　“OxfordUniversity（牛津）.”

　　Mostofthepassengers（乘客）lookedathercarefully.Someofthemsaidtoher,“Congratulations!

”

　　Awomansaid,“I'msurehe'llknowFredSmith.”

　　“Who'sFredSmith?

”

　　“He'smyson.”

　　“Doeshestudyintheuniversity,too?

”

　　“No,”saidthewoman.“Heisoneoftheprofessors.”

　　l.Thestoryhappenedin________.

　　A.America　B.France　C.Germany　D.England

　　2.Mr.andMrs.Turnerwerehappybecause________.

　　A.theirsondidwellinhislessons

　　B.theyhaveabigfarm

　　C.theyhaveagoodharvest

　　D.theirsonstudiedatamiddleschool

　　3.Mrs.Turnerwantedeveryonetoknow________.

　　A.hersonfinishedmiddleschool

　　B.hersonwashandsome

　　C.hersonwasgoingtostudyinauniversity

　　D.hersonwasveryfriendlytoothers

　　4.Mrs.Turnerspokesoloudlyinthebusthat__________.

　　A.herfriendcouldhearher

　　B.allthepeoplecouldhearher

　　C.shehopedtomakeallthepeoplehappy

　　D.shehopedtheywouldsaycongratulationstoher

　　5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

__________.

　　A.Thewomanwasn'tinterestedinMrs.Turner'swords

　　B.Mrs.Turnerknewnothingaboutthefamousuniversity

　　C.ThewomanwantedtostopMrs.Turnerfromshowingoff（炫耀）

　　D.ThewomannexttoMrs.Turnerwantedtoshowoffherson,too

阅读理解4

　　“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeanings.

　　“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay“It'scool.”Youmaythink,“He'ssocool,”whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.

　　Weallmaximize（扩大）themeaningof“cool”.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new”or“surprising”.Here'saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall（瀑布）theyhadvisited.Ononestudent'spaperwasjusttheonesentence,“It'ssocool”.Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.

　　Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity（缺乏）ofwords.Without“cool”,somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility（可信性）.Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword“cool”?

Ican.AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool.

　　1.Weknowthattheword“cool”has________.

　　A.onlyonemeaning　　B.nomeanings

　　C.manydifferentmeanings　　D.thesamemeaning

　　2.Inthepassage,theword“express”means“________”.

　　A.see　　B.show　　C.know　　D.feel

　　3.Ifyouare________something,youmaysay,“It'scool.”

　　A.interestedin　　B.angryabout

　　C.afraidof　　D.unhappywith

　　4.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis_________thewaythewordisused.

　　A.pleasedwith　　B.strangeto

　　C.worriedabout　　D.carefulwith

　　5.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests（暗示）thattheword“cool”_________.　　

　　A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywords

　　B.usuallymeanssomethinginteresting

　　C.canmakeyourlifecolourful

　　D.maynotbeascoolasitseems

阅读理解5

　　Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theybecomeweak;whenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.

　　Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.

　　Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsaretoblame,andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.

　　Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan'treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemories?

Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthings;theycannotwritethemdowninalittlenotebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,names,songsandstories;sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.

　　Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthepeople:

practiseremembering.

　　1.Themainreasonforone'spoormemoryisthathisparentshavepoormemories.

　　2.Ifyoudon'tuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime,theywillbecomestrong.

　　3.Agoodmemorycomesfrommorepractice.

　　4.Somepeoplecan'treadorwrite,buttheyhavebettermemories,becausetheyhavesavedtrouble.

　　5.Thebesttitleofthispassageis“HowtoHaveaGoodMemory”.

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