仁爱八年级英语阅读理解练习-Passage7

仁爱八年级英语阅读理解练习-Passage7 Passage 7

A man was walking through a forest.He had a few caps in his hand.In the forest there were a lot of monkeys.h was hot, so he decided to have a rest under a tree.He put a cap on his head and lay down to sleep.

When he woke up,he couldn't find his caps, "Where are my caps?"he cried and looked up.He saw some monkeys in the tree.Each had a cap on its head.

"Give back my caps! "shouted the man to the monkeys.But the monkeys didn't understand him.They only jumped, danced and laughed.

"How can I get back my caps?"he thought hard.At last he had an idea.He took off his cap and threw it on the ground.The little monkeys did the same

thing.Happily the man picked up all the caps and went on his way.

判断正误(T或F):

( ) 1. One day a man was going through a forest.

( ) 2. The man decided to have a rest because he was ill.

( ) 3. When the man woke up, he found his caps were gone.

( ) 4. The man saw a lot of birds in the tree.

( ) 5. The man was angry when he got all his caps back.

Passage 8

An owl(猫头鹰) is a bird with very big eyes.These eyes make the owl look clever.

The owl can not move its eyes freely(自由地) as we can.It can only

look

straight(笔直地) ahead (向前).If it wants to look at both sides,it must turn its neck.Owls see better at night than during the day.At night they look for food.They eat mice (老鼠) and insects (昆虫).

Owls make a strange(奇怪的)noise.Because the owls sleep most of the day,they usually give their cries at night.The cry sounds like "Whooo! Whooo".This strange sound sometimes frightens (使…害怕) people at night.

( ) 1. An owl looks clever because

A. it has a beautiful body

B. it has big eyes

C. it can look straight ahead

D. it can turn its neck

( ) 2. An owl looks for food at night because

A. it has large eyes

B. it can't move its eyes freely as we can

C. it sees better at night than during the day

D. it can't see anything at all during the day

( ) 3. An owl lives on

A. small birds

B. all kinds of birds

C. all kinds of small animals

D. none of the above

( ) 4. The cry of an owl is

A. frightening B, good to listen to

C. like a song

D. like the sound of a cow

( ) 5. Man must not kill owls because

A. they don't do anything wrong

B. they are good-looking and have two big eyes

C. they cry only at night

D. they are helpful to us

Passage 9

Jimmy lives in the country, and he loves playing in the river near his house. But his father gets a job in a big city, and he goes there with his family.

Their new house has a garden,but the garden is very small.Jimmy

isn't happy."Is there a fiver near here?"he is asking his mother on the first morning. His mother is answering: "No,there isn't,but there's a nice park near here, Jimmy, and there's a pool" in it.We 're going there this afternoon."Jimmy is happy now.

After lunch, Jimmy and his mother go to the park, Jimmy wants to

walk near the pool,but there is a sign before it.His mother reads it to him: "This pool is dangerous.367 people have fallen in it."Jimmy looks into the pool carefully.And he says:"But I can't see them."

判断正误(T或F):

( ) l. There is a garden near Jimmy's old house:

( ) 2. Jimmy moves to a big city because his father gets a job in

the big

city.

( ) 3.Jimmy becomes happy because he's going to play with some new friends.

( ) 4. The sign tells people not to walk near the pool.

( ) 5. 367 people have fallen into the river.

Passage 10

Mr.Knott was a teacher.He taught in a big school in London.He lived a long way from the school, so he was usually quite tired when he got home.At nine o'clock one evening when he was in bed,the telephone bell rang in the hall,so he went downstairs,picked up the telephone and said: "Hello! Who's speaking,please?"

"Watt"a man answered.

"What's your name,please? "said Mr.Knott.

"Watt's my name."was the answer.

"Yes,I asked you that what's your name?"Mr.Knott said again.

"I told you.Watt's my name."said the other man, "Are you Jack Smith?"

"No, I' m Knott."answered .Mr.Knott.

Both Mr.Watt and Mr.Knott put their telephones down angrily and thought:"What a rude(粗鲁的), foolish(愚蠢的，傻的) man～"

( ) 1. Mr.Knott was usually tired in the evening because ________.

A. he was a teacher

B. he worked very hard in a school

C. he lived a long way from school

D. he taught too many students

( ) 2. Mr.Knott went downstairs at nine one evening ________.

A. to telephone Mr.Watt

B. to meet Mr.Watt

C. when someone rang him up

D. when the door bell rang

( ) 3. Mr.Watt wanted to speak to ________.

A. his wife

B. Mr.Knott

C. Jack Smith

D. Mrs.Knott

( ) 4. "Watt's my name"means________.

A. What's my name?

B. My name is What

C. Are you asking my name?

D. My name is Watt

( ) 5. Mr.Knott didn't understand what Mr.Watt said because________.

A. he was a foolish teacher

B. he had bad ears

C. Mr.Watt didn't speak loudly enough

D. The “a”in “watt”is pronounced (发音) as the "a" in "what"

Passaoe 11

On Saturday,Ann came home from school a little earlier.She felt worried.She wanted to get ready for her party.

"Mother,can we cook the food now,please?"she said, "I'm worried about my party."

"The sandwiches are all ready." said Ann, "not everyone likes sandwiches.What about my birthday cake?"

"I made your birthday cake last night when you were in bed. Mrs.Read answered, "we only need to put the candles on it,now."

"Oh,good! "said Ann, "may I put them on?"

Ann began to put candles on her cake.Then she counted them."There aren't enough candles."said Ann.

"There are only twelve.We need one more."

"I '11 get another one now."said her mother, "don't worry."

判断正误(T或F):

( ) 1. Ann was worried about the party.

( ) 2. Ann have a birthday cake for her birthday.

( ) 3. Ann was twelve years old.

( ) 4. They put the candles on the birthday cake.

( ) 5. They had twelve candles.

Passage 12

Mr.Brown lived in a small town, but he got a job in a big city, so

he moved there with his wife and his two children last Tuesday.

The next day Mr.Brown took his new car out of the garage and was washing it when a neighbor came.The neighbor stopped and looked at the new car for a minute.Then Mr.Brown turned and saw him.

The neighbor said: "That's a new ear.Is it yours?"

"Sometimes."Mr.Brown answered.

The neighbor was surprised."Sometimes?" he said, "what do you mean?"

"Well."answered Mr.Brown slowly, "when there's a party in town, it belongs to my daughter,Jean.When there's a football game,it belongs to my son, Joe. When I have washed it and it looks really nice and clean,it belongs to my wife, Mary.And when it needs gas,it's mine."

( ) 1. There are __________people in the story.

A. three

B. four

C. six

D. five

( ) 2. Mr.Brown worked in__________.

A. a small town

B. a big city

C. the garage

D. the gas station

( ) 3. When Mr.Brown was washing the new car,his neighbor came to

ask

him__________.

A. if the car was new

B. what car it was

C. if the car was Mr.Brown' s

D. whose car it was

( ) 4.When there was a football match, the car belonged to__________.

A. Mr.Brown

B. the neighbor

C. Jean's brother

D. Jean

( ) 5. “Sometimes”in the story means that__________.

A. when there was a party in town,the car belonged to his daughter

B. when there was a football game,it was his son's

C. when the car looked nice and clean,it was his wife's

D. when the ear wanted gas,it belonged to him

Passage 13

When Jimmy was a boy,he liked watches and clocks very much.When he was eighteen years old,he went into the army.And after a year,he began

to teach himself to mend watehes.A lot of friends brought him broken watches,and he mended them for them.Then his captain heard about

this,and one day he brought him a watch too and said: "My watch has stopped,can you mend it for me , please? "Jimmy said:

"Yes, sir.I can."

After a few days,he brought the watch back to the captain."How much

do I

owe(欠…钱) you? " the officer asked.

"One pound,sir."Jimmy answered.Then he took a small bag out of his pocket and gave it to the captain, saying:

"Here are three wheels from your watch.I didn't find a place for them when

I put everything back."

判断正误(T或F):

( ) 1. After Jimmy joined the army, he began to learn how to mend watches.

( ) 2. His friends sometimes brought him new watches.

( ) 3. One day the captain asked Jimmy to mend his watch.

( )4. The officer wanted to know how many wheels were in his watch.

( ) 5. At last Jimmy made the watch worse.

Passage 14

July 20th, 1969 was an important day.Two Americans landed on the moon.Their names were Armstrong and Aldrin.They went there in a spaceship.Its name was Apollo 11.

Apollo 11 left Cape Kennedy on July 16th and went three hundred and eighty-five thousand kilometers.It took the two Americans three days to get there.On July 20th the spaceship landed in the Sea of Tranquility(宁静).Armstrong first stepped onto

the moon.They picked up some rocks and put them in the

spaceship.They jumped up and down.They were tired after their moonwalk,so they rested.

On July 21st Apollo 11 left the moon and returned to the Earth.Three days later, it came down in the Pacific Ocean.A ship took the men to America.

( ) 1. The moon is ________ kilometers away from the earth.

A. 385

B. 3850

C. 385000

( ) 2. The two Americans stayed on the moon for about________.

A. three days

B. six days

C. one day

D. four days

( ) 3. "The Sea of Tranquility'here means________.

A. the earth

B. the moon

C. the world

( ) 4. July 20th, 1969 was an important day because________.

A. Apollo 11 landed on the moon

B. man could not get to the moon by spaceship

C. it was the first time for human beings to land on the moon

D. Americans were the first men to get to the moon

( ) 5. The best title for this passage is________.

A. Two Americans on the Moon

B. An important day

C. On the Moon

D. The First Men on the Moon

Passage 15

It is good to keep animals in zoos.Zoos are places for people to see many different kinds of animals from all over the world.Without

zoos,most people would never see a real tiger or bear.Secondly,zoos look after the animals very well.The animals are always given food and cleaned on time.In the wild, it is not always possible for an animal to find food, so sometimes it goes hungry.Thirdly, zoos protect the animals.They offer them safe place to live in.In the wild, some kinds of animals are in danger of becoming extinct (灭绝).But zoos give these animals a

chance to live.Without zoos, there would be fewer kinds of animals

in the world.

However,some people think it is unnatural (非自然的) and unfair(不公平的)

to keep wild(野生的) animals in cages.Most animals are kept in cages that are too small for them. The animals such as bears and tigers always look sad in cages.Wild animals should look for their own food.Anyone would not feel happy if he isn't allowed (允许) to go outside his home and animals don't like it either.

判断正误(T或F):

( ) 1. If you don't go to a zoo, you can't see dogs.

( ) 2. In the zoos, all animals are happy.

( ) 3. In the wild, animals look for their own food.

( ) 4. According to(根据) the last sentence,we can say animals like to

stay in the cages.

( ) 5. The writer is not sure whether it is better for animals to stay in

Zoos.

Passage 16

Big Ben is not the name of a man.It's the name of a huge clock in London. London is the capital of England.This dock has four faces.So,no matter where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big

Ben.Each face is the size of a double decker bus.The hands are about

four meters long.It is about the size of two people standing on the top of each other.If you go to London, you may want to Visit the Houses of Parliament(国会大厦).In that place,you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament.You will probably hear it as well as see it.The giant clock makes such a loud noise: "Ding dong, ding dong."It goes every quarter of a hour.

The clock was named after a big man.He was Sir Benjamin Hall.This man did much building work in London many years ago.

( ) 1. Big Ben is______.

A. a double decker bus

B. a huge clock

C. a building

D. the name of Ben

( ) 2. The clock strikes every, ______ of an hour.

A. ten minutes

B. fifteen minutes

C. twenty minutes

D. thirty minutes

( ) 3. Which two words mean the same as large?

A. Giant and small.

B. Gig and double.

C. Giant and huge.

D. Huge and loud.

( ) 4. You can read the time of Big Ben

A. on the faces of the clock

B. at the top of the clock tower

C. on the hands of the huge clock

D. in the Houses of Parliament

( ) 5. The title of this passage is

A. The capital of England

B. A clock

C. Sir Benjamin Hall

D. Big Ben

Passage 17

A businessman had worked too much.He found that he couldn't sleep at night, but often fell asleep during the day.He became very worried, so he went to see his doctor.

"Can you help me,doetor?"he asked, "I slept so well,but now I sleep less than two hours at night."

The doctor looked him over carefully,gave him some tests,asked him

to work less hard,and told him to take some medicine to help him.He said he was sure that he was not seriously ill, and that he would soon be better.

But the businessman grew worse instead of better.He slept even less than before at night and was still falling asleep in his office.He visited the doctor again and again and it took the doctor a long time to find out the reason :the businessman's wife was giving him the sleeping medicine in the morning and the ones to keep him awake at night.

判断正误:

( ) 1. The businessman couldn't fall asleep because he was worried about

his business.

( ) 2. The businessman worked at night and slept during the day.

( ) 3. The businessman visited the doctor again and again because he still

couldn't sleep at all.

( )4.The doctor told the man he wasn't seriously ill and would soon be well.

( ) 5. The businessman grew worse because the doctor gave him the wrong

medicine.

Passaoe 18

Australia is the greatest island in the world.It is a little smaller than China.It is to the south of the equator (赤道).So when it is summer in our country,it is winter

in Australia.

Australia is big,but the population there is thin.The population of Australia is the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China.

Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos (袋鼠).After a short drive

from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white

sheep.Sheep are everywhere.Have you seen a kangaroo? It has a "bag"

below its breast (胸).The

mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the"bag".It is very strange, isn't it?

( ) 1. China is( )than Australia,

A. larger BI large C. small D. smaller

( ) 2. It is( )in Australia when it is summer in our country.

A. autumn

B. spring

C. winter

D. summer

( ) 3. The population of Australia is the same as that of( )in China.

A. Beijing

B. Tianjin

C. Nanjing

D. Shanghai

( ) 4. Australia is famous for its( )

A. kangaroos

B. deer

C. elephants

D. birds

( ) 5. Austalia is to the south of the equator. So( )

A. it is the greatest land in the world

B. it is hot summer in December

C. it is cold winter in December

D. its population is thin

Passage 19

Mary is six years old.She often goes to the shop and goes to the church with her mother.She likes following her mother.

One day,when they are in the church,the pastor asks:"Who wants to go to the heaven?Please put up your hand."

All the people except Mary put up their hands. "Where do you want to go, my girl?"asks the pastor.

"I want to go home with my mother."answers Mary.

When they get home ,it is dark.Her mother begins to do housework.She is very busy.She washes some clothes.She cleans the table and the chairs.Then she wants to sweep the floor.But the broom isn't in the house.

"Could you help me ,Mary? Would you like to go out and bring the broom for me?"

"I'd love to,but it's too dark outside.And I feel fear."

"Never fear.God can help you."

Mary opens the door and says:"Oh, my dear God,please pass the broom to

me."

She puts her hand out of the door.

判断正误:

( ) 1: Mary is a girl.

( ) 2. Mary thinks God is a teacher.

( ) 3. Her mother does the housework in the morning.

( ) 4. Her mother wants Mary to help her.

( ) 5. Mary's mother needs a knife.

Passage 20

A frog is born in a small fiver.When it is young,the river is his home.He doesn't know his parents ,but he has hundreds of brothers and sisters.He swims about and plays all day with them.At that time ,he doesn't look like his parents.He has no legs but he has a long tail.So he looks like a fish.

Then his tail gets shorter and shorter.And he has four legs and a very short tail.He looks like his parents now.Then he's going to eat a lot of insects——a lot of

bad insects.

( ) 1. Where is a frog born?

A. In a hole.

B. In the land.

C. In a river.

D. In a sea.

( ) 2. Which of the following is fight?

A. A baby frog stays at home and knows only his parents.

B. A baby frog looks like a bird and he doesn't know his parents.

C. A baby frog looks like his parents, but he doesn't know them.

D. A baby frog looks like a fish and has lots of brothers and sisters.

( ) 3. Who does a frog play with all day?

A. His parents.

B. His brothers and sisters.

C. Fish.

D. Insects.

( ) 4. What does a frog look like?

A. He looks like a fish.

B. He has four legs and a very short tail.

C. He looks like an insect.

D. He has four legs and a long tail.

( ) 5. A baby frog

A. can swim

B. cannot swim

C. cannot eat

D. can eat insects

Passage 21

Mike was a small boy,and he didn't like washing his hands.E,cery day his mother said to him: "Mike,your hands are very dirty again.Go and wash them."But Mike never washed them well.He only put them in the water for a minute and tookthem out again.

Mike's aunt lived in ahother street.One day,she came to stay with Mike's

parents,and she came with her small son,Ted.Ted was a year younger than Mike,and he didn't like washing his hands,either .First the boys were with their parents,then they went to play.When they were

sitting,Mike looked at Ted's hands and said: "My hands are dirtier than yours.""Certainly they are." Ted answered,"you are a year older than I am."

判断正误:

( ) 1. Mike always washed his hands carefully.

( ) 2. Mike was older than Ted.

( ) 3. Ted's hands were a little cleaner than Mike's.

( ) 4. Mike's aunt lived in the street next to his house.

( ) 5. Mike's hands were dirtier than Ted's because he was older.

Passage 23

Kate is an English girl.She lives in a tall building in the city of London.There are sixteen floors in the building,and she lives on the tenth floor.She uses a lift to go up and down.

Kate studies in a middle school near her house and she works

hard.She goes to school early.Every day she leaves her home at half past six.She walks to the lift, and it takes her down to the first floor.

There is a bus stop near the 934158db091c59eef8c75fbfc77da26924c59674ually she takes No.7 bus to her school,

but sometimes she goes on foot.It is only four kilometers to her school from the building.She gets to school at about seven

twenty.Classes begin at eight. She goes to

play games at three forty.She gets home at a quarter past five.She begins to do her homework at eight and finishes it at half past nine.

( ) 1. Kate lives in a tall building( )London.

A, near B. in C. outside D. far from

( ) 2. She goes up and down the building( )

A. in lift

B. by a lift

C. by lift

D. with lift

( ) 3. She leaves( )at six thirty.

A. her home

B. the building

C. the lift

D. the bus st~;p

( ) 4. She goes to school( )

A. by bus

B. by bike

C. on foot

D. A and C

( ) 5. It takes her( )to do her homework.

A. about an hour

B. about one hour and half

C. one hour and a half

D. eighty minutes

Passage 24

Sandy,Billy and Sue are in the zoo.They are now standing near the monkeys'cage.

"That's a nice monkey."Sandy says, "he's like Billy." "No,he's not! " Billy answers,

"He's like you.He's good at running and jumping." "You see he wants some nuts."Sue

says,"give him some nuts,Sandy."Sandy is throwing some nuts into the cage."Give him some sweets , Billy." "He likes nuts, but he doesn't like sweets."Sue says."Look! "Sandy says "the monkey is pointing at Billy's bag.He can see the bananas in it.Give him a banana, Billy.He wants it.""No! "Billy says, "I can't give my bananas to him.I want to eat them." "Please give it to him."Sue says."No! "Billy shouts, "he can eat nuts,but he

can't eat my bananas! "

( ) 1. The monkeys in the zoo are in the open air.

( ) 2. Sandy is good at sports.

( ) 3. The monkey can reach the nuts in Sandy's bag.

( ) 4. Billy likes bananas better than nuts.

( ) 5. Sandy and Sue want Billy to give the monkey some bananas.

Passage 25

A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day.You may not pass an exam if

you don't work hard for most time and then work hard only a few days before the exam.

If you are taking an English exam, do not only learn rules of grammar.Try to read stories in English and speak English whenever you can.

Before you start the exam,read carefully over the questions.Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your exam,read over your answer.Correct the mistakes if there are any and make sure that you have not missed anything out.

( ) 1. How can you do well in an exam?

A. Work hard every day.

B. Read stories in English.

C. Be careful in doing the questions.

D. Read over your answer before you hand in your paper.

( ) 2. Learning rules of grammar to pass an English exam.

A. is enough

B. is not enough

C. is not necessary

D. is of no use

( ) 3. It is not a good way.

A. to read English stories

B. to learn rules of grammar

C. to speak English as much as possible

D. to work hard only a few days before the exam

( ) 4. The word "whenever'means

A. every time

B. what time

C. at any time

D. for ever

( ) 5. "Miss...out"means

A. think hard

B. not have enough time to do

C. not put in

D. give the wrong answer

Passage 26

Luck likes English very much.She works hard.She reads English every morning.She likes speaking English.She often listens to the radio.She likes watching TV.But she only watches it on Saturday evening.

She doesn't like dancing.But she likes singing.She sings very

well.She likes

driving a car,too.Her parents like her.And all the teachers like her, too.

( ) 1. Luck reads English every morning.

( ) 2. She watches TV every evening.

( ) 3. She likes singing and dancing.

( ) 4. Her classmates likes her.

( ) 5. From the story,we know Luck is a good driver.

Passage 27

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