八年级英语阅读训练三.docx
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八年级英语阅读训练三
八年级英语阅读训练(三)
一
LawrenceHendersonwaswalkingslowlyintheschoolgarden,deeplylostinthought.
Severalweeksearlieracompanylaboratoryintownhadaskedhimtoworkforthematalmosttwicethesalary(薪水)hewasgettingasateacher.Hedidn’tknowwhethertoacceptitornot,becausehelikedteaching,buthewantedtogetmoremoneyforhisfamily.
Thatevening,hisstudent,Bob,paidavisittohim.LawrenceaskedwhetherBobwasworkingasasalesman.Bobrepliedthathewasn’tandsaidhewantedtothankLawrenceforhelpinghimdecidewhatheshoulddo.Lawrencewassurprised.Bobexplained,“Ispentsixmonthsinyourclassandeverythingchanged.YoumadechemistrysointerestingthatIgaveuptheideaofbecomingasalesmananddecidedtocontinuestudyingscience.I’mnowpreparingtobecomeadoctor.Thankyou,MrHenderson,fornotlettingmemakeamistake.”Lawrencesaid,“You’rehelpedmemorethanyouknow.”
AfterBobleft,Lawrencesaidtohiswife,“Itisn’tmoneythatmademewanttoleaveteaching.Idon’tknowifIwassuccessfulasateacher.Bobisonlyonestudent,butthat’senough.IfIhelpedonestudent,IguessIhelpedtheotherstoo--andIfeelmuchbetterabouteverything.”
1.Whilewalkingintheschoolgarden,Lawrence____.
(A)decidedtogoonwithhisteaching
(B)wasunabletomakeuphismindwhethertoacceptthenewjob
(C)thoughtdeeplyabouthowtothrowawaythejobofteaching
(D)thoughthardhowtogettoknowmoreaboutmoneytosupporthisfamily
2.WhatdidBobreallymeanbysaying“notlettingmemakeamistake”?
(A)LawrencemadeBobgettoknowmoreaboutthevalueoflife
(B)Lawrence’steachingmadeBobpassalltheexaminations
(C)Lawrence’steachingmadeBoblookdownuponsalesmen
(D)Bobwouldmakemoremoneybyworkingasadoctor
3.Bob’svisitmadeLawrencefeelmuchbetterbecause____.
(A)BobhelpedhimmorethanBobknew
(B)Bobmadehimseemoreclearlymoneywasnothingtohim
(C)workingasateachergothighsalaryallthesame
(D)hisworkwaswellacceptedbyhisstudents
4.WhatdoyousupposeLawrencewoulddonext?
(A)HewouldadviseBobnottobecomeadoctor.
(B)Hewouldwritetothecompanytoacceptthenewjob
(C)Hewouldworkmorewhole-heartedlyasateacher
(D)Hewouldadvisehiswifetogotothecompanyinsteadofhim
5.Weknowfromthestorythatasateacher,Lawrence____.
(A)hasdonehisbestinhiswork(B)isamostsuccessfulone
(C)failedtoeducatestudents(D)caresmoreformoneythanteaching
二
AyoungmanfromavillagecalledNawalapitiyamarriedayoungwomanfromMaliyuwa,anearbyvillage.Theylivedwiththeman’sbigfamily,hisparents,hisbrothers,theirwivesandchildren.Thefamilykeptanelephant,inwhichtheyoungwomansoontookagreatinterest.Everydayshefeditwithfruitandsugar.
Threemonthslaterthewomanwentbacktoherparents’home,havingquarrelledwithherhusband.Soontheelephantrefusedtoeatandwork.Itappearedtobeillandheart-broken.Onemorningafterseveralweekstheanimaldisappearedfromthehouse.
Itwenttothewoman’shome.Onseeingher,theelephantwaveditstrunkandtouchedherwithit.Theyoungwomanwassomoved(感动)bytheactoftheanimalthatshereturnedtoherhusband’shome.
1.Thewriterwrotethestoryinorderto____.
(A)showthatelephantsareveryclever
(B)tellhowawomantrainedawildanimal
(C)showthatwomencaremoreforanimalsthanmendo
(D)tellhowananimalre-unitedahusbandandwife
2.Thewomanlefthernewhome____.
(A)tovisitherownparentsinMaliyuwa
(B)toseeiftheelephantwouldfollowher
(C)becauseshewasangrywithherhusband
(D)becauseshewastiredofthelargefamily
3.Aftertheyoungwomanleftherhusband’shome,theelephant____.
(A)returnedtotheforest(B)wassadbecauseitmissedher
(C)wenttolookforanewhome(D)wassickbecausenobodyfedit
4.Theyoungwifewentbacktoherhusbandbecause____.
(A)sheknewhehadsenttheanimaltoher
(B)theelephanthadcometolookforher
(C)herparentspersuadedherto
(D)shemissedhernewhome
三
Awell-dressedmanenteredafamousjeweleryshop.Heexplainedhewishedtobuyadiamondforhiswife’sbirthday.Thepricedidn’tmattersincebusinesshadbeenverygoodforhim.Afterexamininganumberofdiamondshechoseablueonethatcost$5000.Hepaidthemoneyandleft.Afewdayslaterthemanreturnedandsaidthathiswifehadlikedthediamondsomuchthatshewantedanotheronejustlikeit,asshewantedapairofearringsmade.“Canyougivemeanyadviceonhowtogetsuchadiamond?
”saidtheman.Thejewelerreplied,“Iwouldsayit’snearlyimpossibletofindanexactonelikethatbluediamond.”Therichmanoffered$25000forthediamond.Thenextdaythejewelermadeitknowninthenewspaper.Manypeopleansweredthead(广告),butnobodyhadadiamondthatwasjustright.Justwhenthejewelerhadgivenuphope,alittleoldladycameintotheshop.Tohisgreatsurpriseshebroughtoutadiamond.Itwasexactlyliketheoneneeded.Thejewelerquicklypaidherbeforeshechangedhermind.Thenhecalledtherichman’shoteltotellhimthegoodnews.Theman,however,wasnowheretobefound.
1.Themanpaid$5000foradiamond,whichwasfor____.
(A)hiswife(B)himself(C)anoldlady(D)aspecialpurpose
2.Itisprobablethatthelittleoldladywastheman’s____.
(A)wife(B)mother(C)grandmother(D)partner
3.Wecanseethattheman’srealbusinesswasto____.
(A)sellandbuyvaluablethings
(B)keepacompanywhichsoldjeweleryandthelike
(C)makesecretplanstocheat(骗)othersoutofmoney
(D)collectdiamondsandmakejewelerysuchasringsandnecklaces
4.Wemayconcludethatthediamondtheoldladytooktotheshopwas____.
(A)anothervaluablediamond(B)morevaluablethanthefirstone
(C)differentfromthefirstone
(D)exactlytheveryonethatthejewelerhadsoldtotheman
5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruetothestory?
(A)Themanandtheoldladyranawaywiththemoney
(B)Themanlovedhiswifedearlyandwasreadytopleaseher
(C)Thejewelerlostabouttwentythousanddollarsinall
(D)Morethanonepersonwantedtosellhisdiamondatahighprice
四
‘Here,waiter!
Look,lookatyoursoup.What‘sthis?
Isitvegetablesoup?
No…It’sflysoup!
Lookatthebluebottle!
Terrible!
…Pouritontothefaceofthecook.Whowantssuchawonderfulsoup?
shoutedamiddle-agedlady.
Inlessthanasecond,thecustomershadgatheredaroundhertable.Ayoungwaiterwasalreadyholdingthesoupplatesearchingfortheflywithaspoon.Theladywasfulloffire.themanagercameovertoseewhatwasthematter.Bringheranotherbowlofsoupwashisorder.
Theladywantedtoshowtheflytothemanager.Asshereachedforthebowl,sheletoutacryandpointedtoadarkgreenthinginthespoon.“Look,that’sit……thefly.”
Thecrowedpressedcloserand staredatthespoonintheyoungwaiter’s hand.Justbeforetheycouldseeitclearly,themanputthespoonfulofsoupintohismouth,bitingaslightly.Afterawhile,hesmiledandnodded,“It’sreallyapieceofburntgreenonion.Ifamilybelievethatweareworthyofourfame.”
Onhearingthis,peoplelaughedandscattered.
1.Theblue-bottleis________.
(A)akindoffly (B)akindofbowl
(C)thenameofthesoup (D)thenameofthecook
2.Seeingwhathadhappened,themanager________.
(A)knewthatitwassuchafaultthathisrestaurantwouldloseface
(B)scoldedthewaitersoastosmoothdownheranger
(C)apologizedtothewomanforit
(D)decidedtodismisshiscookwhohadcausedsomuchtrouble
3.Theyoungwaiteratetheblue-bottle,smilingandnodding,because________.
(A)whatheatewasapieceofgreenonion
(B)hedidn’twantotherstodrivethewomanoutoftherestaurant
(C)thesoupwasreallyverynice
(D)hepretendedtoprovewhatheatewasnothingbutapieceofgreenonion
4.Infer(推断)whichofthefollowingwouldprobablyhappen.Thewoman____
afterpeoplescattered.
(A)continuedtoshoutthatitwasnothingbutafly
(B)didn’tknowifsheshoulddrinkthesouporleaveitthere
(C)admittedshehadbeenmistaken
(D)waslaughedatbythewaiter
5.Whatwouldthemanagerprobablydowiththematter?
Hewould________.
(A)dismisstheyoungwaiter
(B)givetheyoungwaiteraraise
(C)notallowthecooktousegreenonion
(D)gototheladyandlookintothematter
五
Oneday,whenhisarmywasincamp,Washingtonwalkedoutaloneinalongovercoat,whichhidhisuniform(军服).Thesoldierswhomhepasseddidnotrecognizehim.Atoneplacetherewasacorporal(下士)withhismenbuildingabarricade(路障)withlogs.TheywerejustabouttoliftaheavylogwhenWashingtoncameup.
“Heaveho!
(用力拉)”criedthelittlecorporal“Upwithit,men!
Upwithit!
”But hedidn’tputahandtoithimself.Thementriedtoliftwithalltheirmight,butthelogwassoheavythattheyjustcouldn’tmoveitintoplace.
Thecorporalshoutedagain,“Heaveho!
Upwithit!
”Buthismenwereunabletodomore.Theirstrengthwasalmostgone,andthelogwasabouttofall.
ThenWashingtonranup.Withhisstrongarmshegavethemthehelptheyneededsomuch.Thebiglogwasontothebarricade,andthemenwerethankfultothestrangerwhohadsokindlyhelpedthem.
“Whydon’tyoutakeholdandhelpyourmen?
”Washingtonaskedthecorporal.
“Whydon’tI?
Don’tyouknowIamthecorporal?
”
“Oh,indeed,”saidWashington.Hetookoffhisovercoat,andshowedtheuniformhewore.“Well,I’mthegeneral,andnexttime,youhavealogtooheavyforyourmentolift,sendforme!
”
1.Thesoldiersdidn’trecognizetheirgeneralbecause_______
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