八年级英语上册阅读理解专练阅读理解（20分，每小题2 分）⑴Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playgro un d. It was very wet after it rain ed. One day, whe n he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became an gry（生气的）and said, “ Don' t play in the water on your way home from school! ”On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty（脏的）clothes. His mother became ev en angrier. "I ' lltell your father if you come back wet again, ” said his mother罚）You, “cHeknowpunish（The third day the little boy was dry whe n he came home.“You' re a good boy today ” , his mother said happily. “You didn ' t play in the water. ”“ No, ” the boy said un happily. “ There were too many older boys in the water whe n I got there this after noon. There wasn ' t any roo空地方）for me at all! ”根据文章内容选择正确答案（）1.Br uno went to school every day.A. by bikeB. by busC. by carD. on foot（）2.The playground was between（在 .. 之间）。

A. two classroomsB. the cinema and shopC. Bruno ' s house and schoolD. the shop and Bruno ' s school（）3. The little boy liked to play on the playgroundA. whe n it sno wedB. whe n there was some water thereC. whe n the childre n played football thereD. whe n his father was busy with his work（）4.Bruno was afraid of the most.A. his fatherB. his motherC. his teacherD. the older boys（）5. That after noon, the boy ' s clothes were dry because .A. nobody made room （地方）for him in the waterB. there was no water on the playgroundC. he took off his clothes before he played thereD. he played in the water carefully（2 ）Kong Rong was a famous writer duri ng the Han Dyn asty （汉朝）.He was con siderate whe n he was only four.Kong had five elder brothers and a young brother. One day, their father bought lots of pears. Some of the pears were big and looked good. Some were small and didn ' t tooboysgwecb Tappy and began to choose（选择）some. Kong chose the smallest one. Kong ' s father found this strange and asked,“ Wa bigger one, my son? ” Kong an swered, “ I am youn ger. My elder brothers are older and eat more. They should take the bigger on es. ”“ But you have a young brother. He should take the smallest one! ”“ He is youn ger and n eeds more nu triti on （营养）.He should get a bigger one, too. ”Kong' s father was very happy that Kong could be so con siderate. He did n self thhnkterf.wtat he him thought of what others wan ted first.6. How many kids are there in Kong Rong ' s family?A. 5B. 6C. 7D.47. What does “ con siderate ” mean?A. Always thi nking of other people want.B. Only thinking of what on eself wan ts.C. Always doing bad thin gs.D. Never doing wrong things8. Kong Rong chose the smallest pear because ______ .A. he couldn ' t eat a big one.B. He liked small ones.C. He wan ted his brothers to eat the big on es.D. He wan ted to make others happy.9. What was Kong Rong duri ng Han Dyn asty?初中英语A. A writerB. A pai nterC. A poetD. A leader10. Which of the following is true according to the story?A. Kong Rong lived in the Tang Dyn asty.B. Kong Rong was the youn gest boy in his family.C. Kong Rong ' s mother died whe n he was four.D. Kon rong ' s father felt very happy about his con siderate son.41. Mary is going to the cin ema at seve n on ______________ .A. Mon day eveningB. Wedn esday eveningC. Friday eveningD. Sun day evening42. On Wedn esday after noon Mike is going to _________A. enjoy the concertB. see some friendsC. see a doctorD. have an art class43. Mary is going to _____________ on Wedn esday evening.A. have supper with AnnB. have a basketball partyC. study for an examD. watch a basketball match44. Mike ' s basketball team party starts at _______ on Sun dayA. 7:30 p.m.B.8:00 p.m.C. 8:30 p.m.D. 9:00 p.m.45. From Mike ' s May ' s plans we know that they both like ______ .A. shopp ingB. con certsC. artD. music51. If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be ________ .A. TV playB. SportsC. Around the worldD. Talk show52. The programme of _______ will let you know much about wester n coun tries.A. SistersB. Around Chi naC. Around the worldD. On TV next week53.If you want to know someth ing about tigers, elepha nts and mon keys, the best programme 初中英语for you is ________ .A. Around ChinB. Animal worldC. TV playD. Foreig n arts54. En glish classroom is a programme that ______ .A. lets you know someth ing about classroomB. tells you someth ing about stude ntsC. lets you know someth ing about school lifeD. teaches you En glish55. The programme at the end of Channel 2 means _______ on TV next week.A. n ewsB. programmesC. peopleD. places（5）American people like to say “ Thank you ” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many coun tries do so, too. It is a very good habit.You should say “ Thank you ” whe n some one passes you the salt on the tables sdree one walk ing ahead of you keeps the door ope n for you, whe n some one says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “ Thank you ” is used not only between friends, but also between parentschildre n, brothers and sisters.“ Excuseme” is ano ther short sentence they use. When you hear some one say so beh ind you, you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. It ' s not polite to break others when they are talking. I you want to speak to one of them, say “ Excuse me ” first, and the n beg in talk ing. You should also do so whe n you begi n to cough or make any no ise before others.Let ' s learn to say “ Thank you ” and “ Excuse me ”.56. You should say “ Thank you ” when ____________ .A. you say someth ing kind to othersB. you help othersC. some one helps youD. you n eed others to help you57. From the passage we know “ Thank you ” is ________ .A. widely used in the worldB. used more often than “ Excuse me ”C. used only by America nD. used only betwee n friends58. You should say “ Excuse me ” if you want to __________ .A. coughB. make some no iseC. go firstD. all of the above59. Whe n you are going to ask some one to tell you the way, you should say “_________ ”A. Thank youB. That ' s very kindy o uC. Excuse meD. I ' m sorry60. This passage mai nly tells us the way ______ .A. to be happyB. to be politeC. to help othersD. to lear n from America ns6There was a pilot and three people in a small pla ne. Sudde nly there was someth ing wrong with the pla ne when it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane. The pilot told the people there were only three parachutes（降落伞）.They all became worried and started to make excuses."I must go and mend the mach ine. ” saidattiegodoie of the parachutes. There was nothing he coulddo so he just jumped out.The n ext pers on said, must"have a parachute. I am a very clever pers on, and I have to take part in animporta nt sports game. I know I am going to win the game beca use I am going to be the cleverest pers on there. He picked up a pack and jumped out.Two men were left（留了下来）,an old bus in essma n and a young moun tai n climber. By this time the pla ne was going dow n fast. The bus in essma n said, “ Youngman, I am old but you ' retill young. You take the last parachute. ” the young mountain climber smiled, “ Don' t worry, “ he said, “ we can both jump to safe there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever pers on jumped out with my backpack. ”I. ______________________________________ All the people became worried because .初中英语A. they couldn ' t find the parachutesB. they were afraid the pla ne would be broke n and knew there were not eno ugh parachutes for each pers on.C. There was too much smoke and they couldnD. They saw the pilot jump out first2. The clever man jumped out with ______ . A. one parachuteB. nothingC. the climber3. All the people thought of themselves except （ 除了 … A. the pilotB. the clever manC. the doctor4. From this story, we know ______ w ould die. A. the clever man B. the bus in essma n C. the pilot5.was a kind hearted man.A. The pilotB. The mountain climberC. The bus in essma nD. a young mountain climber7As tee nagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, like winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best stude nts in your class.Once （—旦）you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?“ Follow Your Heart ” by Australia n writer An drew Mathews tells us that mak ing our dreams real is life biggest challe nge.You may think you ' re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts （想法）stop you from getting your dream, the book says.In fact, every one can make his dream come true. The first thi ng you must do is to remember what your dream is.Don ' t let it leave your heart. Keep tell ing yourself what you want. Do this step by step （ 一步一步地 ）and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, i n fact, many small dreams.You must also n ever give up your dream.There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You n eed to decide what is the most importa nt. Study ing in stead of watch ing TV will bring you better exam results, while sav ing five yua n in stead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills （技能）and find new in terests. “ Follow Your Heart ” is ___________ .A. The first thing you must do to make your dream realB. The most importa nt dream to have for tee nagersC. The n ame of a famous Australia n writerD. The n ame of a book by An drew MatthewsIf you want to make your dream real ,you should _________ . A. remember what your dream is first B. keep telli ng yourself what you want C. n ever be afraid of the big difficulties D. try to start with all the things above From the text, we know the word “ challe nge ” means _________ .A.变化B.挑战C.决定D.态度What should NOT you do to make your dream come true?A. Always remember what your dream is.B. Do what you should do step by step.t jump out from the pla ne.s pack D. two parachutes 以外） _______ .D. the bus in essma nD. a young mou ntain climberC. Watch TV to get better exam results.D. Read more books, lear n more skills and find new in terests.10. What is the best title of the text?A. Keep your dream in your mind.B. How to find your real dream.C. Make your dream real.D. Teen agers have many dreams.(8)All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does n ' mean the same thing to every one. In differe nt countries people have different ideas about drinking tea.People in China like to drink tea with nothing in it, and they often have it with their friends or by themselves. They have two kinds of tea---gree n tea and black tea. They may drink tea at any time of the day any where. But they don ' t often drink tea just before they go to bed, for tea makes them awaIn En gla nd, people like to drink tea with milk and sugar in it, and they ofte n have it i n the after noon with their frien ds. In Japan, people also like drinking tea very much. It is very popular there. They drink tea every day. They have it in a way differe nt from that in China. Some young Japa nese girls are good at making tea. They can do it beautifully.In the USA, people drink tea at breakfast or after meals. They usually use tea bags to make their tea. Making tea with tea bags is faster and easier than making it with tea leaves in teapots.like to drink tea with milk and sugar in it. B. i n Chi na C. i n the USA D. i n Japa n't people often drink tea before they go to bed in China? Because B. they may not sleep wellC. there is nothing in the teaD. there is some milk and sugar in it.38. In which country do people usually make tea bags? A. I n China. B. I n En gla nd. C. I n Japa n. D. I n the USA. 39. Chin ese people like to drinkA. tea without any thi ng in itB. tea with milk and sugarC. tea with tea bags in itD. tea with gree n and black leaves40. What does “ black tea ” mean in Chimsans(9)Every year there is the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in Jan uary or February. Itfestival in China. So before it comes, every one has to prepare thin gs. They buy beef, pork, chicke n, fruit and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food called“ dumplings ” . It meansChin ese. On the day before the festival, pare nts buy new clothes for their childre n and childre n also buy prese nts for their parents. On the festival eve, all the family members come back to their home. This is a happy moment.They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.41. Which is the most importa nt festival in China? A. Mid- autumn Festival B. Spring FestivalC. Children' s Day D. May Day42. The Chin ese usually have their Spring Festival inA. January or FebruaryB. February or MarchC. September or OctoberD. December or Jan uary43. What ' s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?. A. PorkB. FishC. Dumpli ngsD. Noodles 44. The food “ dumplings ” mean “”.A. be deliciousB. be hungryC. come togetherD. come back45. When they are havi ng dinner on the festival eve, the Chin ese A. sing, dance and play cards B. buy each other prese nts36. People A. i n En gla nd37. Why don A. they are full A.浓茶 B.黑茶 C.红茶 D.绿茶C. n ever drinksD. give each other the best wishes(10 )I ' m very gladto work in China. Because people here are friendly to me. How time flies! New Year ' s Day is coming soon again. And I have a holiday then, but I don ' t know what to do. I really have a lot of work to do at home. I thi nk this will be a good cha nce ( 机会)for me to do it. But I don ' t like to do it at home that way .In fact I can work all the rest of the year.Last year I went to Huashan Mountains. Everything there was beautiful, but it is too cold this time of year. I think this is not a good time to go to the mountains. But I really want to go to some place.Perhaps this would be very nice to go to the History Museum. It ' s about fifteen miles and it will take me h hour to go there by bus. After thinking it over, I ' m sure that this is the bettterrymfeiJ&eiutinetllHinthe mountains. I guess I ' m going to the History Museum next week.46. I have worked here for _________ .A. two yearsB. one yearC. half a yearD. a year and a half47. I ' m working ____________ now.A. in the Huasha n MountainsB. in the east of Shaa nxiC. in the History MuseumD. in America48.1 went to the Huasha n Mountain ___________ l ast year.A. i n summerB. in spri ngC. i n wi nterD. i n autu mn49.1 think going to the History Museum is better tha n __________________ .A. stay ing at homeB. work ing in ChinaC. thinking it overD. hik ing to the mountains50. Going to the Huasha n Mountains will cost me ___________ .A. a little moneyB. much moneyC. a little timeD. many things(12)It was a Saturday morning in May. When Mrs. Green ope ned her curta ins( 窗帘)and looked out, she said, "It's going to be a beautiful day. ” She said to her son, “ Get up, TonzoW/todey.gWagHo^the handsand face. We are going to New York by train, ” Tom was six years old. He was very happy now, because he likecgoing to the zoo very much. He also liked going by train. He said, " Idreamed about the zoo last night,Mum. ”" And whdtd you do in the zoo in your dream? ”笑)laugheldanswered, “ You know, Mum!You were there in my dream, too. ”( )56 .It was a Saturday morning ______ .A.MayB.MarchC.in MayD.in March( )57.They were going to _________ .A. the zooB. the parkC. the streetD.the school( )58.They were going to New York _________ .A.be bikeB.by busC. by trainD. by air( )59.Tom was ______ .A.fiveB.sixC.seve nD.eight( )60.Tom was very happy ______ h e liked going to the zoo very much.A.butB.soC.whe nD.because(13)Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morni ng he set out(出发)with his young son to sell the horse before it died.The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road. They said, “ Why are you walki ng, farmer? You have a horse. It's a long way to get to the market.Then they met two old ladies. “ Whatare you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired your son is? ” So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it. Twenty minutes later, three old m en stopped them. One 初中英语said, “ Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today.got up beh ind his son and they went on ridi ng.Some time later, a young woman passed them. “Why aren't you walking? ” she asked, "It isn't far to th Give your poor old horse a rest. ” So the farmer and his son got dow n once aga in .It is a fact that you cannot please (使… 高兴) all the people all the time.( )61.The farmer was ___ .A.n early the same age as his horseB.almost always older tha n his horseC.not quite as old as his horseD.a little older tha n his horse( )62.The two men on the road ___ .A.asked how far it was to the marketB.said they thought the horse looked very tiredC.asked why the farmer was not riding on his horseD.told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk( )63.The two old ladies said it was wrong for ____ .A.the farmer to ride such a tired horseB.the farmer to ride while (而) his young son walkedC.the boy to ride in stead of (代替) his fatherD.only one pers on to ride such a long way( )64.The farmer got up beh ind his son because ___ .A.the old man said it was too hot for him to walkB.the three old men stopped them on the roadC.he did hot know why he was walk ingD.his son could not ride the horse by himself( )65.What did the writer really want to tell us? ______ .A.The old man was a foolB.The horse was old and was going to dieC. It is not right to liste n to othersD. It is impossible for a man to make every one satisfied (满意) all the time.(14)Philip likes to play football. He ofte n plays football after school with his frien ds. Sandy likes to play basketball.She teaches her friends how to play it every Sun day afternoon. Han Mei is very good at the computer. Shealways uses it to draw pictures three times a week, and she uses it to surf the Intern et. She has a good friend inAmerica. Her name is Mary. Lin Tao is also good at drawing pictures. But he never uses computer to draw.( )66.What do Sandy and his friends do on Sun day after noon? _________A.Play footballB.P lay basketballC.Draw picturesD. Play computer games( )67.How ofte n does Han Mei draw with computer? _______A.Once a weekB.Three times a week.C.Once a dayD.Every day( )68.Who likes to surf the In ternet? ______A.PhilipB.Sa ndyC.Ha n MeiD. Li nTao( )69.How ofte n does Lin Tao use computer to draw? ______A.NeverB.Hardly everC.Three times a weekD.Every week( )70.Who's Mary? ______A.She's an En glish girl.B.She's San dy's frie nd.C.She's Han Mei's frie nd.D.She's Lin Tao's classmate.( )71 .If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be ______ . play B.Sports C.Aro und the World D.Talk Show ( )72.The programme of _______ will let you know much about western (西方的) coun tries. A.SistersB.Arou nd Chi naC.Aro und the WorldD.On TV Next Week()73 .If you want to know someth ing about tigers, elepha nts and mon keys, the best programme for you is()74.E nglish classroom is a programme that ________ . A.l ets you know someth ing about classrooms B.tells you someth ing about stude ntsC.lets you know someth ing about school lifeD.teaches you En glish ( )75.The programme at the end of Channel 2 means A.n ewsB.programmesC.people(15)A.Aro und ChinaB.A nimal World playD.Foreig nArts读下面电视节目预告，选择正确答案_______ on TV n ext week.D.places1、1-5 DCBDA2、6 -10 CACAD.3、41-45 ABCBC4、(4) 51、BCBDB5、56、CADCB 6、BCDAC7、DDBCC8、36-40 ABDAC9、41-45 BACCD 10、46-50 ABCDB12、56-60 CACBD13、61-65 ACBAD14、66-70 BBCAC15、71-75BCBDB初中英语。