1、新目标英语八年下阅读理解 20 篇阅读理解 1Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten oclock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives d
2、ownstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.“
3、Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Wheres yours?”“I left it at home.”Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”The sound woke his grandma up. The
4、old woman shouted downstairs, “Its twelve oclock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”1. Jack was _ when he finished middle school.A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. fifteen 2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because _.A. hes her grandson B. hes cleverC. he can keep quiet D.
5、 he gets home on time 3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jacks _.A. classmate B. colleague (同事 )C. aunt D. wife4. The word “stamp” in the story means _ in Chinese.A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票 D. 承认5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) _.A. to wake his grandma upB. to make his grandma ang
6、ryC. that his grandma was going to tell him the timeD. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch 参考答案 ： 1B 2C 3A 4B 5C讲解：1第一句介绍杰克今年 20 岁，2 年前中学毕业，故选 B。2结合前后文意，前面讲他吃完饭就去睡觉，并且很快就睡着了，文章最后介绍他用脚跺楼，发出声音，奶奶阻止他，说明他奶奶怕吵，综合判断选 C。3由第二段倒数第二句判断。4根据文意，他奶奶住他楼下，倒数第二句又讲他用脚在地板上发出“Bang.” 的声音，故应是用脚跺楼。5因他表坏了，Mary 又没
7、带，他们想知道时间阅读理解 2We are all busy talking about and using the Internet (互联网), but how many of us know the history of the Internet?Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks (网络) didnt work well.
8、 If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network
9、system would keep on working all the time.At first the Internet was only used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, compu
10、ters became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made surfing (浏览) the Internet more convenient.Today it is easy to get on-line (上网) and it is said that millions of people use the Internet everyday. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.The Internet
11、 has now become one of the most important parts of peoples life.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. The Internet has a history of less than thirty years.T F2. In the 1960s computer networks went wrong easily.T F3. Computers become cheaper so that many hospitals and banks were allowed to use them
12、.T F4. People didnt have enough software to get on-line conveniently until the early 1990s.T F 参考答案： 1F 2T 3F 4T讲解：1第二段开头讲互联网是在 60 年代建立的，故至今历史已超过 30年。2文中第二段阐明计算机网络工作状况不好(didnt work well) 。3第三段中说明大学、医院等都被允许使用电脑，然而，计算机仍然很贵，并且网络很难使用。4由第三段最后几句介绍可知，到 90 年代，计算机便宜且好用。科学家也发展了软件使网上浏览更方便。而本题干用了 notuntil 句型，译为
13、“直到 90 年代早期人们才有足够的软件上网” 。 阅读理解 3Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.Last month Peter finished middle school
14、 and passed the entrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus be
15、gan to listen to her.“Which university (大学) will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked.“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.“The most famous university?”“Oxford University (牛津).”Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her,
16、 “Congratulations!”A woman said, “Im sure hell know Fred Smith.”“Whos Fred Smith?”“Hes my son.”“Does he study in the university, too?”“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.”l. The story happened in _.A. America B. France C. Germany D. England2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because _.A
17、. their son did well in his lessonsB. they have a big farm C. they have a good harvestD. their son studied at a middle school3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know _.A. her son finished middle schoolB. her son was handsomeC. her son was going to study in a universityD. her son was very friendly to o
18、thers4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that _.A. her friend could hear herB. all the people could hear herC. she hoped to make all the people happyD. she hoped they would say congratulations to her5. Which of the following is true? _.A. The woman wasnt interested in Mrs. Turners wordsB. Mrs.
19、 Turner knew nothing about the famous universityC. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too 参考答案 ： 1D 2A 3C 4B 5C讲解：1因为牛津大学是英国的著名大学。2第一段最后一句讲“这使他们高兴”。 “It”指代前一句讲的情况，即他们的儿子功课很好。3根据第三段文意判断。4第三段最后一句讲“所有人都开始听她讲。 ”故 A 不对；她这
20、样做只是想炫耀一下而已。C、D 描述的意思都不确切。5文章前面做了铺垫，讲 MrsTurner 如何炫耀她儿子考上大学，结尾讲那个妇女说自己的儿子是教授不论真假，她是在阻止 Mrs. Turner的炫耀。 阅读理解 4“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.“Cool” can
21、be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say “Its cool.”You may think, “Hes so cool,” when you see your favourite footballer.We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “s
22、urprising”. Heres an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one students paper was just the one sentence, “Its so cool”. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.But t
23、he story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool
24、.1. We know that the word “cool” has _.A. only one meaning B. no meaningsC. many different meanings D. the same meaning2. In the passage, the word “express” means“_”.A. see B. show C. know D. feel 3. If you are _ something, you may say, “Its cool.”A. interested in B. angry aboutC. afraid of D. unhap
25、py with 4. The writer takes an example to show he is _ the way the word is used.A. pleased with B. strange toC. worried about D. careful with 5. In the passage, the writer suggests (暗示) that the word “cool”_. A. can be used instead of many wordsB. usually means something interestingC. can make your
26、life colourfulD. may not be as cool as it seems 参考答案 ： 1C 2B 3A 4C 5D讲解：1见首句。2由“express”前后词义关系可推断出是“表达” 的意思，与“show”同义。3由第二段首句可知。4由例子中的学生用 cool 一词概括出他的所有感受，知 cool 词义的扩大会导致语言中词汇的缺乏，是令人担忧的。5结合第 4 题的答案可做出选择。 参考答案 ： 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C讲解：1. 由短文最后一句“They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London”可知，
27、最接近“for nearly 1,800 kilometres”，因此选 A。2. 由短文第 2 段倒数第 3 句“So they were able to change its weight”可知答案为 D。3. 从第 3 段可以看出，越往上温度越低，因此应选 A。4. 由短文最后一段倒数第 2 句“They came down in Poland.”可知答案为 D。5. 纵观全文可以看出答案 C 不正确。 阅读理解 6If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you star
28、t using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is p
29、oor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, and few of us know that it is just his own fa
30、ult.Have you ever found that some people can t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering.1. The main reason for ones poor memory is that his parents have poor memories.
