新目标八年级英语下学期阅读理解20篇.docx

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新目标八年级英语下学期阅读理解20篇

新目标英语八年下阅读理解20篇

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.sixteenB.eighteen

C.twenty

D.fifteen

2.TheoldwomanissatisfiedwithJackbecause________.

A.he’shergrandsonC.hecankeepquiet

B.he’scleverD.hegetshomeontime

3.Fromthestory,wecanknowthatMaryisJack’s________.

A.classmateC.auntB.colleague（同事）D.wife

4.Theword“stamp”inthestorymeans______inChinese.

A.盖印B.跺

C.贴邮票

D.承认

5.Jackstampedhisfootonthefloorinorder（为了）________.

A.towakehisgrandmaupB.tomakehisgrandmaangryC.thathisgrandmawasgoingtotellhimthetimeD.thathisgrandmawasgoingtobuyhimawatch

参考答案：

1．B2．C3．A4．B5．C

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又没带，他们想知道时间。

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.

TF

2.Inthe1960scomputernetworkswentwrongeasily.

TF

3.Computersbecomecheapersothatmanyhospitalsandbankswereallowedtousethem.

TF

4.Peopledidn’thaveenoughsoftwaretogeton-lineconvenientlyuntiltheearly1990s.

TF

参考答案：

1．F2．T3．F4．T

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（didn’tworkwell）。

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not…until句型，译为“直到90年代早期人们才有足够的软件上网”。

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.AmericaB.France

C.Germany

D.England

2.Mr.andMrs.Turnerwerehappybecause________.

A.theirsondidwellinhislessonsB.theyhaveabigfarmC.theyhaveagoodharvestD.theirsonstudiedatamiddleschool

3.Mrs.Turnerwantedeveryonetoknow________.

A.hersonfinishedmiddleschoolB.hersonwashandsomeC.hersonwasgoingtostudyinauniversityD.hersonwasveryfriendlytoothers

4.Mrs.Turnerspokesoloudlyinthebusthat__________.

A.herfriendcouldhearherB.allthepeoplecouldhearherC.shehopedtomakeallthepeoplehappyD.shehopedtheywouldsaycongratulationstoher

5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

__________.

A.Thewomanwasn’tinterestedinMrs.Turner’swordsB.Mrs.TurnerknewnothingaboutthefamousuniversityC.ThewomanwantedtostopMrs.Turnerfromshowingoff（炫耀）

D.ThewomannexttoMrs.Turnerwantedtoshowoffherson,too参考答案：

1．D2．A3．C4．B5．C

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Mrs．Turner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”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeanings.

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

Weallmaximize（扩大）themeaningof“cool”.Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new”or“surprising”.Here’saninterestingstorywecan

usetoshowthewaythewordisused.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.onlyonemeaningC.manydifferentmeanings

B.nomeaningsD.thesamemeaning

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

A.seeB.show

C.know

D.feel

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

A.interestedin

C.afraidof

B.angryaboutD.unhappywith

4.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis_________thewaythewordisused.

A.pleasedwith

C.worriedabout

B.strangetoD.carefulwith

5.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests（暗示）thattheword

“cool”_________.

A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsB.usuallymeanssomethinginterestingC.canmakeyourlifecolourfulD.maynotbeascoolasitseems

参考答案：

1．C2．B3．A4．C5．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。

参考答案：

1.A2.D3.A4.D5.C

讲解：

1.由短文最后一句“Theyhadtravelled1,797kilometresfromLondon”

可知，最接近“fornearly1,800kilometres”，因此选A。

2.由短文第2段倒数第3句“Sotheywereabletochangeitsweight”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“TheycamedowninPoland...”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6

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.

TF

2.Ifyoudon’tuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime,theywillbecomestrong.

TF

3.Agoodmemorycomesfrommorepractice.

TF

4.Somepeoplecan’treadorwrite,buttheyhavebettermemories,becausetheyhavesavedtrouble.

TF

5.Thebesttitleofthispassageis“