八年级英语阅读理解试题(卷)与答案解析讲解.doc

八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解01

A meteorite (陨石) almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 years in Britain.
　　The meteorite weighed (重量) one kilo, and might be over four thousand million (百万) years old.
　　“I hear the big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,” he said. “I didn't know what it was.”
　　Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifer's meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War.
　　Mr. Pettifer is glad. “When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange.”
　　1. The meteorite was ______ Mr Pettifer when it fell down.
　　 A. close to　 B. far from　 C. hitting　 D. coming to
　　2. The meteorite was already ______ years old.
　　 A. 40,000,000,000 　　 B. 40,000,000
　　 C. 400,000,000 　　 D. 4,000,000,000
　　3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because ______.
　　 A. the trees were afraid　
　　 B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops moving
　　 C. it was going to rain　
　　 D. the moving was made by wind
　　4. ______ people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year.
　　 A. Quite a few 　B. some 　C. Few 　D. Many
　　5. Mr. Pettifer was ______ to see the falling of the meteorite.
　　 A. happy 　　 B. afraid 　　 C. sorry 　　 D. angry
参考答案
　　1. 从短文第1句看出陨石落下时几乎砸着Mr Pettifer，故答案应选A。
　　2. 由短文第2段中“…，and might be over four thousand million”4000百万即40亿，故答案应是D。
　　3. Mr Pettifer发现树梢来回摇摆是因为下落的陨石使它来回动，故答案选B。
　　4. 由短文第4段“About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found.”一句可推断，答案选C。
　　5. 由短文最后一段第1句“Mr Pettifer is glad ”可以看出，且happy与glad意思相近，故答案应选A。

八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解02

One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one time I wasn’t sure of that was on September 11.
　　I usually wake up a 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier. I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed (撞击) into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. My first reaction (反应) was that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing (目击) an act of terrorism.
　　My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over again. When I watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget. I couldn’t understand how something this terrible could have happened.
　　It wasn’t until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy (悲剧). People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant(宽容的). Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious(珍贵的), to let myself get worried over small things. I’ve learned also that you can’t take things for granted. Things change in the blink of an eye. People go to work and don’t come back. One moment they’re living and the next minute they’re not. And, it doesn’t matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. We never know when our time here 　　will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have.
　　You try to learn from what happened. You can’t be used up by it. You can’t live by it. All you can do is just live.
　　1. The word “positive” in the passage probably means ______.
　　 A. terrible　　B. bad　　C. good　　D. real
　　2. What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?
　　 A. A fire starting　　　　　　　　 B. A plane flying
　　 C. A terrible accident　　　　　　 D. An act of terrorism.
　　3. From September 11, the writer had realized that___________.
　　 A. people should make the most of every minute they have
　　 B. he has become less tolerant towards others
　　 C. he should get worried about little things
　　 D. life is too short to care about others.
4. What’s the best title of this passage?
　　 A. A Report about September 11
　　 B. The Tragedy of September 11
　　 C. September 11 and My Family
　　 D. September 11 and My Turn.
参考答案
讲解：
　　1. C  见第一行，不管（no matter）事情多糟，总能发现有益的东西。
　　2. D  见第六行。
　　3. A  见倒数第三行。So we all need to make the most of every minute we have.
　　4. D
八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解03

Mrs. Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said：Were you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Children’s Hospital are asking for money for children’s toys(玩具). Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick(生病的)children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.
　　After Mrs. Weeks read the story，she said，“This story gave me an idea.”
　　“You want us to bring some money for the toys.” “We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital.” said the boys and girls one after another.
　　“Well，your ideas would be nice，” Mrs Weeks said，“but mine is different.”
　　“We could make some toys.” shouted one of them.
　　Mrs. Weeks smiled. “Do you think you could make toys?” she asked.
　　“Yes, yes.” the whole class answered.
　　“Great! Let’s begin to make toys tomorrow.” said Mrs. Weeks.
　　On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Weeks took children to the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the class felt happy，too.
　　A few days later，Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class:
　　Some school pupils brought toys to Children’s Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said，“We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say，‘THANK YOU，GRADE THREE.’”
　　1. What was the first newspaper story mainly(主要)about?
　　 A. Sick children in Children’s Hospital
　　 B. Doctors in Children’s Hospital.
　　 C. Mrs. Weeks and her students.
　　 D. Toys made by the boys and girls.
　　2. What “idea” did Mrs. Weeks have in mind?
　　 A. Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital.
　　 B. Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospital.
　　 C. Let the class make some toys themselves and give them to the children in the hospital.
　　 D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.
　　3. Doctors in Children’s Hospital didn’t have ____ to keep the children happy and quiet.
　　 A. enough time                  　　 B. enough boys and girls
　　 C. get money to buy toys for 　 D. enough doctors
4. At first，the doctors in Children’s Hospital wanted to ____ the sick children.
　　 A. give some money to 　　        B. make some toys for
　　 C. get money to buy toys for 　　 D. borrow some toys for
　　5. What Mrs Weeks really wanted to do is to ____.
　　 A. let everyone know her class
　　 B. save some money for toys
　　 C. make herself famous
　　 D. teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others
参考答案：　　1. A　　2. C　　3. C　　4. C　　5. D
　　讲解：
　　1. 根据第1段newspaper story的内容得知，文章主要讲的是在儿童医院生病住院的孩子，故答案为A。
　　2. 从文中孩子们建议用钱买玩具或带自己的玩具去医院，而“Mrs Weeks said，‘but mine is different.’”到有人提议“make some toys”时她微笑，可判断答案为C。
　　3. 纵观整个新闻内容可知没有足够的玩具供生病的孩子们玩，故答案为C。
　　4. 由文中说医生“ask for money for children’s toys”得知玩具不够，因此本题答案选C。
　　5. 从文章中可以看出Mrs Weeks的本意就是教学生学会关心爱护别人，故答案D是正确的。

八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解04

Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him，“Don't forget this.”
　　One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，“Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.”He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
　　About an hour later，the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?”The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train，”said the old man.
　　“I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right，you don't have to buy another ticket，”said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly，“You don't know why I'm worried. If I don't find my ticket，I can't remember my station. Where am I going? ”
　　1. The old man bought a ticket _______.
　　 A. after he got on the train
　　 B. before he got on the train
　　 C. when the conductor told him to buy one
　　 D. when he found he had no ticket with him
　　2. About an hour later，the conductor began _______.
　　 A. to buy the tickets　　　
　　 B. to look for the tickets
　　 C. to check(检查) the tickets　
　　 D. to show the tickets
　　3. The conductor told the old man that he didn't need to buy another ticket because _________.
　　 A. the man was very old
　　 B. he thought the old man had no money with him
　　 C. the old man showed him the ticket
　　 D. he believed the old man
　　4. The old man still looked worried because _________.
　　 A. he couldn't get on the train.
　　 B he lost his ticket and a lot of money
　　 C. he thought his wife would get angry with him
　　 D. he forgot where he was going
5. Which of the following(下列) is right?
　　 A. The old man went on the trip with his wife
　　 B. The old man didn't find his ticket
　　 C. The conductor was also an old man
　　 D. The old man had to buy another ticket
参考答案
　　1. B 　第二段最后一句话表明。　　2. C 　第三段第一句话表明。
　　3. D 　第四段第一行。　　4. D 　最后一句话。　　5. B
八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解05

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start 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 poor, 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 fault.
　　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 one's poor memory is that his parents have poor memories.
　　 T 　　　 F
　　2. If you don't use your arms or legs for some time, they will become strong.
　　 T 　　　 F
　　3. A good memory comes from more practice.
　　 T 　　　 F
　　4. Some people can't read or write, but they have better memories, because they have saved trouble.
　　 T 　　　 F
　　5. The best title of this passage is “How to Have a Good Memory”.
参考答案：　　1. F　　2. F　　3. T　　4. F　　5. T
　　讲解：
　　1. 文中没有此说法。　　2. 从第一段可判断。
　　3. 第二段开头已说明。　　4. 第四段开头已说明。
　　5. 最后一段点题。

八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解06

“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 be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say “It's cool.”You may think, “He's 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 “surprising”. Here's 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 student's paper was just the one sentence, “It's so cool”. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
　　But the 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.
　　1. We know that the word “cool” has ________.
　　 A. only one meaning　　       B. no meanings
　　 C. many different meanings　　 D. the same meaning
　　2. In the passage, the word “express” means“________”.
　　 A. see　　 B. show　　 C. know　　 D. feel
　　3. If you are ________ something, you may say, “It's cool.”
　　 A. interested in　　 B. angry about
　　 C. afraid of   　　 D. unhappy with
　　4. The writer takes an example to show he is _________ the way the word is used.
　　 A. pleased with　　 B. strange to
　　 C. 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 words
　　 B. usually means something interesting
　　 C. can make your life colourful
　　 D. may not be as cool as it seems
参考答案 ：　　1．C　　2．B　　3．A　　4．C　　5．D
　　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。
Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground.
We listen to music, and we 36 the national flag(国旗) go up.
Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was 37 and excited ! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.
Can I really do it
Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher 38 me, "I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. 39 for it, I'm sure you'll do well."
"Thank you ," I answered, It was such a great 40 for me ! When I got home , I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents 41 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.
Monday morning came. I began to feel 42 . When did I last give a talk to 43 many people Never! This was my first time. Could I really 44 it Maybe I couldn't finish the talk.
When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I 45 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn't say anything.
"Take it easy," I said to 46 . " Don't be nervous. You can do it."
Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn't 47 stand up.
I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying , "You can do it! Don't be afraid, just talk !"
I 48 a big breath(呼吸). Then I began to talk.It wasn't hard. It