新目標英語八年級下學(xué)期閱讀理解20篇

1、.新目的英語八年下閱讀理解20篇閱讀理解1Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who live

2、s downstairs is satisfied with 滿意 him.One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future 將來. They talked for a long time.“H

3、ave a look at your watch, please, said the girl. “What time is it now?“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch, said Jack. “Where's yours?“I left it at home.Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!The sound woke his grandma up. The ol

4、d woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?1. Jack was _ when he finished middle school. A. sixteenB. eighteenC. twentyD. fifteen 2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because _. A. he's her grandson B. he's clever C. he

5、can keep quiet D. he gets home on time 3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's _. A. classmate B. colleague 同事 C. aunt D. wife4. The word “stamp in the story means _ in Chinese. A. 蓋印 B. 跺 C. 貼郵票 D. 成認5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order 為了 _. A. to wake his grandma up B. to

6、 make his grandma angry C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch 參考答案 ：1B2C3A4B5C講解：1第一句介紹杰克今年20歲，2年前中學(xué)畢業(yè)，應(yīng)選B。2結(jié)合前后文意，前面講他吃完飯就去睡覺，并且很快就睡著了，文章最后介紹他用腳跺樓，發(fā)出聲音，奶奶阻止他，說明他奶奶怕吵，綜合判斷選C。3由第二段倒數(shù)第二句判斷。4根據(jù)文意，他奶奶住他樓下，倒數(shù)第二句又講他用腳在地板上發(fā)出“Bang.的聲音，故應(yīng)是用腳跺樓。5因他

7、表壞了，Mary 又沒帶，他們想知道時間。 閱讀理解2We are all busy talking about and using the Internet 互聯(lián)網(wǎng), but how many of us know the history of the Internet?Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks 網(wǎng)絡(luò) didn'

8、;t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way comp

9、uter network system would keep on working all the time.At first the Internet was only used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the

10、 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made 'surfing' 閱讀 the Internet more convenient.Today it is easy to get on-line 上網(wǎng) and it is said that millions of people use the Internet everyday. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among st

11、udents.The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.判斷以下句子是否符合短文內(nèi)容，符合的用“T表示，不符合的用 “F表示。l. The Internet has a history of less than thirty years. T F2. In the 1960s computer networks went wrong easily. T F3. Computers become cheaper so that many hospitals and banks

12、were allowed to use them. T F4. People didn't have enough software to get on-line conveniently until the early 1990s. T F 參考答案：1F2T3F4T講解：1第二段開頭講互聯(lián)網(wǎng)是在60年代建立的，故至今歷史已超過30年。2文中第二段說明計算機網(wǎng)絡(luò)工作狀況不好didn't work well。3第三段中說明大學(xué)、醫(yī)院等都被允許使用電腦，然而，計算機仍然很貴，并且網(wǎng)絡(luò)很難使用。4由第三段最后幾句介紹可知，到90年代，計算機廉價且好用?？茖W(xué)家也開展了軟件使網(wǎng)上閱讀更

13、方便。而此題干用了notuntil句型，譯為“直到90年代早期人們才有足夠的軟件上網(wǎng)。 閱讀理解3Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.Last month Peter finis

14、hed middle school and passed the entrance examination 升學(xué)考試. Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the peopl

15、e in the bus began to listen to her.“Which university 大學(xué) will your son study in? a woman next to her asked.“In the most famous university in our country! Mrs. Turner said happily.“The most famous university?“Oxford University 牛津.Most of the passengers 乘客 looked at her carefully. Some of them said to

16、 her, “Congratulations!A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.“Who's Fred Smith?“He's my son.“Does he study in the university, too?“No, said the woman. “He is one of the professors.l. The story happened in _. A. AmericaB. FranceC. GermanyD. England2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were h

17、appy because _. A. their son did well in his lessons B. they have a big farm C. they have a good harvest D. their son studied at a middle school3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know _. A. her son finished middle school B. her son was handsome C. her son was going to study in a university D. her son

18、 was very friendly to others4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that _. A. her friend could hear her B. all the people could hear her C. she hoped to make all the people happy D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her5. Which of the following is true? _. A. The woman wasn't intere

19、sted in Mrs. Turner's words B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off 夸耀 D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too 參考答案 ：1D2A3C4B5C講解：1因為牛津大學(xué)是英國的著名大學(xué)。2第一段最后一句講“這使他們快樂?！癐t指代前一句講的情況，即他們的兒子功課很好。3根據(jù)第三段文意判斷。

20、4第三段最后一句講“所有人都開場聽她講。故A不對；她這樣做只是想夸耀一下而已。C、D描繪的意思都不確切。5文章前面做了鋪墊，講MrsTurner 如何夸耀她兒子考上大學(xué)，結(jié)尾講那個婦女說自己的兒子是教授不管真假，她是在阻止Mrs. Turner的夸耀。 閱讀理解4“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 differen

21、t 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 擴大 the meaning of “cool. You can use it instead of many

22、 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 wa

23、y 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

24、 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 meaning2. 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

25、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 so

26、mething interesting C. can make your life colourful D. may not be as cool as it seems 參考答案 ：1C2B3A4C5D講解：1見首句。2由“express前后詞義關(guān)系可推斷出是“表達的意思，與“show同義。3由第二段首句可知。4由例子中的學(xué)生用cool 一詞概括出他的所有感受，知cool詞義的擴大會導(dǎo)致語言中詞匯的缺乏，是令人擔憂的。5結(jié)合第4題的答案可做出選擇。 參考答案 ：1. A2. D3. A4. D5. C講解：1. 由短文最后一句“They had travelled 1,797 kilomet

27、res from London可知，最接近“for nearly 1,800 kilometres，因此選A。2. 由短文第2段倒數(shù)第3句“So they were able to change its weight可知答案為D。3. 從第3段可以看出，越往上溫度越低，因此應(yīng)選A。4. 由短文最后一段倒數(shù)第2句“They came down in Poland.可知答案為D。5. 縱觀全文可以看出答案C不正確。 閱讀理解6If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you star

28、t 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 p

29、oor, 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 fa

30、ult.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

31、 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 goo

32、d 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. 參考答案：1. F2. F3. T4. F5. T講解：1. 文中沒有此說法。2. 從第一段可判斷。3. 第二段開頭已說明。4. 第四段開頭已說明。 5. 最后一段點題。 閱讀

33、理解7A meteorite 隕石 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 百萬 years old.“I hear the big noise in the air.

34、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 Brit

35、ain 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 to2. The meteorite was already _ years old. A. 40,000,000,000 B. 40

36、,000,000 C. 400,000,000 D. 4,000,000,0003. 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 wind4. _ people see a meteorite fall although they visit

37、the earth often each year. A. Quite a few B. some C. Few D. Many5. Mr. Pettifer was _ to see the falling of the meteorite. A. happy B. afraid C. sorry D. angry 參考答案 1. 從短文第1句看出隕石落下時幾乎砸著Mr Pettifer，故答案應(yīng)選A。2. 由短文第2段中“，and might be over four thousand million4000百萬即40億，故答案應(yīng)是D。3. Mr Pettifer發(fā)現(xiàn)樹梢來回搖擺是因為下落

38、的隕石使它來回動，故答案選B。4. 由短文第4段“About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found.一句可推斷，答案選C。5. 由短文最后一段第1句“Mr Pettifer is glad 可以看出，且happy與glad意思相近，故答案應(yīng)選A。 閱讀理解8One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of i

39、t. The one time I wasnt 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 撞擊 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. My first reaction 反響 was that it was a terrible

40、accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing 目睹 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 neve

41、r forget. I couldnt understand how something this terrible could have happened.It wasnt until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy 悲劇. People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant寬容的. Little things that seemed to be such

42、 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珍貴的, to let myself get worried over small things. Ive learned also that you cant take things for granted. Things change in the blink of an eye. People go to work and do

43、nt come back. One moment theyre living and the next minute theyre not. And, it doesnt 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 cant be used

44、 up by it. You cant live by it. All you can do is just live.1. The word “positive in the passage probably means _. A. terribleB. badC. goodD. real2. 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.

45、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. Whats the best title of this passage? A. A Report about

46、September 11 B. The Tragedy of September 11 C. September 11 and My Family D. September 11 and My Turn. 參考答案 講解：1. C  見第一行，不管no matter事情多糟，總能發(fā)現(xiàn)有益的東西。2. D  見第六行。3. A  見倒數(shù)第三行。So we all need to make the most of every minute we have.4. D 閱讀理解9閱讀以下短文，并根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選出能完成短文題目的最正確答案。Mrs. Weeks was re

47、ading 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 Childrens Hospital are asking for money for childrens 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chi

48、ldren 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

49、，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! Lets begin to make toys tomorrow. said Mrs. Weeks.On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Wee

50、ks 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 Childrens Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Gree

51、n 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 Childrens Hospital B. Doctors in Childrens Hospital. C. Mrs. Weeks and her studen

52、ts. 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 chil

53、dren in the hospital. D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.3. Doctors in Childrens Hospital didnt 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 doctors4. At first，the doctors in Childrens Hospital wa

54、nted 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 a

55、nd be helpful to others 參考答案：1. A2. C3. C4. C5. D講解：1. 根據(jù)第1段newspaper story的內(nèi)容得知，文章主要講的是在兒童醫(yī)院生病住院的孩子，故答案為A。2. 從文中孩子們建議用錢買玩具或帶自己的玩具去醫(yī)院，而“Mrs Weeks said，but mine is different.到有人提議“make some toys時她微笑，可判斷答案為C。3. 縱觀整個新聞內(nèi)容可知沒有足夠的玩具供生病的孩子們玩，故答案為C。4. 由文中說醫(yī)生“ask for money for childrens toys得知玩具不夠，因此此題答案選C。5. 從文章中可以看出Mrs Weeks的本意就是教學(xué)生學(xué)會關(guān)心保護別人，故答案D是正確的。 閱讀理解10Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife