牛津译林版八年级英语上册阅读理解专项练习
A
Nowadays, more and more apps have come into the world. Most of them make our life
better. Look at four apps below:
1. If you have problems in remembering English words, which app can help you?
A. Baicizhan.
B. Douban FM.
C. Flipboard.
D. Moment Camera.
2. When you use Flipboard, you can .
A. listen to music
B. learn English
C. take pictures
D. know about news
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the form above?
A. Douban FM is a music app for you to sing songs.
B. Flipboard gives you a chance to choose the news that interests you.
C. Baicizhan just shows the Chinese and English meanings of a new word.
D. Flipboard app was founded two months later than Moment Camera app.
B
Jack's parents are puzzled(困惑的). Every morning their two boys are nice to each other and they never argue(争吵).
"What's going on?" asks their mother. "What are you two doing?"
"Nothing, mum," they say, and smile. She doesn't believe them. But what can she do?
One morning, the doorbell rings. It's Holly. They open the door and go outside. Then they all wait. Falco walks into the sunlight. Jack wants Falco to fly again, but he doesn't want him to go. Beating his wings, Falco flies up into the air. Nemo watches, too. But he doesn't jump down.
Facol, the hawk, flies up into the big blue sky. He flies around for a while. Then suddenly he makes that familiar(熟悉的)loud strange cry and flies away over the house.
"It's a good thing, Jack," says Jim.
"Falco can thank you for his new life," says Holly.
Jack agrees with them. But he can't say anything. He stands and looks up at the empty blue sky. Jack is soon free to go out and see his friends again. They sit in the park. They go swimming. They play football. And while they are walking around, Jack sometimes sees Damian and Damian's group. Damian calls out, and throws something at him, but Jack ignores him. He isn't interested in Damian. He isn't important. And all the time Jack is watching and waiting. He is listening for a special sound.
Then one evening, Jack is sitting in his room looking out of the window. Jim is sitting on the bed playing.
It is a cool evening at last. A light wind is blowing. Summer is finally coming to an end. It is a quiet evening, too. Nobody is playing loud music.
Suddenly there is a noise in the back garden. Nemo jumps onto the fence(篱笆)，looks up at the sky, and miaows.
"What is he looking at?" thinks Jack.
And then he hears a cry. A strange cry. A familiar cry.
4. Facol is .
A. Jack's friend.
B. Jack's brother.
C. A cat.
D. A hawk.
5. According to Jack's mother, we know that .
A. she knows what the two boys are doing.
B. nobody knows what the two boys are doing.
C. Jack wants to tell his mother what has happened.
D, it is strange for her sons to be always friendly to each other.
6. The words "ignore"may mean in Chinese.
A.在意
B.担心
C.忽略
D.打败
7. From the passage, we can learn that .
A. Jack has a loving heart for Facol.
B. Jack doesn't like to be with his friends.
C. Facol flies back to Jack in the daytime.
D. Damian and Jack are the same kind of person.
C.
Lightning is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena(现象).It is also one of the most deadly phenomena.
A bolt of lightning is six times hotter than the surface(表面)of the Sun and gives out 30，000 amps of electricity(电).It can travel at 100, 000 kilometres per hour and has the ability to hit an object up to 40 kilometres away. About 1,000 people around the world are killed by lightning every day.
Only about ten percent of people struck by lightning will actually die, but the others are actually very badly injured, with burns, broken bones, blindness, deafness, paralysis, or memory loss. However, when the electricity passes through their brain, it can occasionally have unusual and even positive effects. Some blind people have got their sight back after being struck by lightning. One woman said a psychological(心理的)test showed her intelligence (智力)had greatly improved, and one man said he could no longer feel cold at all and could go out in temperature below freezing in just a T-shirt!
So what should you do to stay safe in a thunderstorm? The most important rule is to stay inside, but do not go near phones, electrical appliances, plumbing, or water. If you are stuck(困住)outside, do not take shelter under a tree. Instead, roll yourself up into a ball on the ground as small as possible. And do mot think it has to be raining in order for lightning to strike.
Strangely, lightning seems to prefer some people to others. If you are a man, you are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than a woman!
8. What does the phrase " positive effects”in Paragraph 'Irvo possibly mean?
A. something good
B. something bad
C. something strange
D. something useless
9. In order to stay safe in a thunderstorm, you should not .
A. stay inside
B. roll up into a ball
C. take shelter under a tree
D. stay away from water
10. Which of the following is T1tUE according to the article?
A. Lightning is a beautiful but dangerous phenomenon.
B. Most people struck by lightning will actually die.
C. Lightning can travel at 10,000 kilometers per hour.
D. A woman is more likely to be struck by lightning than a man.
11. The writer uses the examples of a man and a woman in Paragraph Two to .
A. show lightning is very dangerous to human beings
B. make the readers want to know more about lightning
C. help people know lightning will surely improve their intelligence
D. prove something interesting may happen because of lightning
D
12. Who would like to book a sports course?
A. Shirley.
B. Tony.
C. Cindy.
D. Bobby.
13 Which lessons are they probably(可能)going to have?
A. Tennis (Thursday-8 p.m.).
B. Tennis (Saturday-2 p.m.)
C. Swimming (Thursday-7 p.m.).
D. Swimming (Sunday-3 p.m.).
E
Sometimes...
Sometimes I feel lonely,
Like I'm by myself with no one here.
When I'm that way, I call a friend.
My lonely mood(心情)soon disappears(消失).
Sometimes I feel excited,
Like I have some news I have to share!
My friends open their ears to me.
They always listen, talk, andwe 48 .
Sometimes I feel so sad,
Like my world is cold and darkest blue.
At those times my friends let me know,
They're with me, standing strong and true.
Sometimes I feel mixed-up,
Like I just don't know how I should feel.
My friends then help me figure out,
What's right and wrong, what's false and real!
14. Please choose a word below to complete the sentence "They always listen, talk, and ."
A. sing
B. write
C. read
D. care
15. What's the meaning of "figure out"?
A. Find out.
B. Put out.
C. Come out.
D. Look out.
16. Which feeling is NOT mentioned(提及)in this poem?
A. Loneliness.
B. Excitement.
C. Surprise.
D. Sadness.
F
Maybe you know floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have you heard of typhoons(台风)?
Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually Array around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most
happen in July, August and September.
How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water
gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates(蒸发)into the
air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles(圆圈)and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.
A typhoon has two parts, one is called the "eye". In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. Here are the strongest winds and hardest rams.
Typhoons are very dangerous. What shall we do when a typhoon hits?
◆Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them.
◆Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!
◆Listen to the radio or TV for important information.
◆If you're told to go to a safer place, do it right now.
17. This passage is most probably from .
A. a weather report
B. a science magazine
C. a travel record
D. an advertisement
18. When a typhoon comes, we CANNOT .
A. stay inside the strong house
B. close all the windows
C. go outside to find a safer place by ourselves
D. listen to typhoon news
19. In which order(顺序)does a typhoon happen?
a. The wind moves fast enough, a typhoon starts.
b. The air moves quickly, making wind.
c. The sun makes sea water hot.
d. The air gets warmer.
A.c-d-a-b
B. d-b-a-c
C. d-c-b-a
D. c-d-b-a
G
One morning the children were in the secret garden as usual. When Ben Weatherstaff arrived, Colin said:
"Good morning, Ben Weatherstaff
I want you and Dickon and Mary to listen to me
because I'm going to tell you something very
important."
"Yes, sir!" answered Ben Weatherstaff.
"I'm going to do a scientific(科学的)experiment(实验)，" he said seriously. "When I grow up, I'm going to make scientific discoveries(发现) about magic and I'm going to start with experiment. Do you understand?"
"Yes, sir!" said Ben Weatherstaff, but he didn't really understand.
"I believe that there is magic in everything," Colin went on saying. "Dickon knows some magic. He charms(迷住)animals and people. Mary also knows a bit of magic because she was born in India. There's magic in the garden, too. I'm going to try and put some in me because I want to be well and strong. I'm going to say: "Magic is in me!" And you must all say it, too. That is my experiment. Are you going to help, Ben Weatherstaff?"
"Yes, sir!" said Ben Weatherstaff.
They sat down in a circle. The crow, the fox, the squirrels and the lamb were very curious.
"Now let's begin," Colin said, and they all started chanting(吟唱).
"Magic is in me. Magic is in me. Magic is in all of us."
Then Colin stood up and walked round the garden. He went in front with Dickon on one side and Mary on the other. Ben Weatherstaff walked behind.
Colin walked a bit then rested. Then he walked again and rested again. At first he held Dickon's arm then he walked a few steps alone.
"I can walk! The magic worked!" he cried.
"What is the doctor going to say?" asked Mary.
"Nothing," Colin answered, "because we aren't going to tell him. No one must know that I can walk and run. It's a surprise for my father when he comes back to Misselthwaite."
"He's going to think it's a dream," said Mary.
一From the novel The Secret Garden
20. Which of the following is the best title for this chapter(章)?
A. Colin alone
B. Magic
C. A Dream
D. An Experiment
21. From the passage, we know Colin's friends helped him EXCEPT .
A. the doctor
B. Dickon
C. Mary
D. Ben Weatherstaff
22. What is the magic in the garden?
A. The flowers in the garden.
B. The animals in the garden.
C. The scientific experiment.
D. The power to make people well.
23. Which of the following is TRUE according to this chapter?
A. Ben Weatherstaff charms animals and people.
B. Mary knows little magic because she is an Indian.
C. Chanting is an important part of Colin's magic.
D. Colin will tell the doctor why he can walk again.
H
Can the time go slower
一by Joanna Pitt
Can the time go slower
I'm still thinking of
the answers.
Can the time go slower?
My head is hot
yet clear
Can the time go slower?
For me the rules of math are
too hard to remember.
Can the time go slower?
My grade is what my father
really cares about.
So can the time go slower?
My dear teacher,
I don't want to run behind others.
Oh no!
There are still lots of questions
to be answered.
24 Who really cares about the grades?
A. The writer.
B. The writer's father.
C. The writer's mother.
D. The writer's teacher.
25. What is the poem about?
A. Learning math.
B. Taking a test.
C. Asking questions.
D. Running with others.
26. Why does the writer keep asking "Can the time go slower?"?
A. She is missing her good old time.
B. She does not want to get old with time.
C. She is worried that there's not enough time.
D. She is afraid that she will be home later than her father.
I
Did you know that "OK" has a birthday? It's on March 23. And this year, the word "OK" will be 181 years old.
"OK" is widely spoken all over the world, New York Daily News reported.
It was first introduced to the world in the Boston Morning Post on March 23, 1839. It read "o. k. - oll korrect(all correct )". It was only a joke at that time. But later "OK" became widely used in documents and telegraphs. People used it to say that all was well.
Today, we use it almost every day. "How about 2 o'clock? OK?" "OK." The word "OK" is easy to say and write. It is also clear enough for people to understand.
It also has neutrality(中性)that other words don't have. You may say something is great, while other people may say it isn't. But with "OK", everyone usually agrees.
There are different ways of spelling "OK":okay, ok，and O. K. But they all sound the same. However, "OK" is the most widely used in spelling and is often used in writing. People sometimes use "okay" when writing because it looks more like a real word.
"OK" is so useful that it's known around the world. You may not know the language of someone who's talking to you, but saying "OK" with gestures(手势)helps you to understand each other.
27. "OK" was first introduced to the world in a on March 23, 1839.
A. document
B. telegraph
C. letter
D. newspaper
28. People sometimes use when writing.
A. O. K.
B. okay
C. OK
D. ok
29 .Which of the following is NOT true about "OK"?
A. It means all is well.
B. It comes from "all correct".
C. It is only used in the US.
D. It has its own birthday.
30. What is probably the best title for this story?
A. The most often-used English word
B. How to use“OK"
C. "OK" to celebrate its 181st birthday
D. Different ways of spelling "OK"
J
My first home was a beautiful meadow(牧场) with a pond of clear water. There were some large trees near the pond. On one side of the meadow was a field and on the other was the house of our master, Farmer Grey. He was a kind man.
My mother and I had a happy life. She worked during the day. I played with the other young horses and had great fun. At night I lay next to her.
One day, my master sold me to Squire Gordon. He lived with his family in a big house.
"You are a beautiful horse," he said. "You have a beautiful coat. I shall call you Black Beauty."
I learned to carry my master on my back and pull a coach. I learned to wear reins(疆绳)and a bit in my mouse. I did not like them, but all the horses had to wear them.
My master had two horses. One of them was Merrylegs. He was very friendly. The other was Ginger. She was not friendly. She bit and kicked people.
Ginger told me about her life when she was young. She told me, "My master was not kind to me. My reins and bit hurt me. My master did not care."
Squire Gordon went on a long journey. John went with him and I pulled the coach. The weather was rainy and windy. Mr. Gordon and John could not see well in the rain. We came to a bridge. I stopped. "Something is wrong." I thought. I did not want to go on to the bridge. Mr. Gordon and John wanted me to go on to the bridge. I did not move. Just then a man saw us. "Hey there!stop!" he cried.
" What is it?" shouted Squire.
"The bridge is broken in the middle," he answered. "If you go on to it, you are going to drown in the river."
"Thank God!" said Squire. "Thank you, Beauty!" said John. We turned around and went along the road by the
river. For a long time no one said anything. Then John said, "Black Beauty saved our lives. He knew the bridge was dangerous."
When we returned home, Squire told Mrs. Gordon:
"We are all safe, thanks to Black Beauty!"
That night, I was glad, though I was very tired.
31. Who named the horse Black Beauty?
A. Farmer Grey.
B. Squire Gordon.
C. Mrs Gordon.
D. John.
32. What does the underlined word "drown" mean in the passage?
A. To die because you are under water too long and you can not breathe.
B. To make something very wet or to cover something in water.
C. To be louder than other sounds so that you can not hear them.
D. To be in a light sleep or almost asleep.
33. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Black Beauty lived a hard life with Mum.
B. Ginger was unhappy when she was young.
C. Some horses did not wear reins or bits.
D. Mr. Gordon went on a long journey alone.
34. How did Black Beauty save his master's life?
A. By fixing the bridge.
B. By asking other horses for help.
C. By crossing the bridge.
D. By refusing to step onto the bridge.
35. What might happen that night from the passage?
A. Black Beauty was sent away from home.
B. Mr. Gordon sold Black Beauty to others.
C. Black Beauty got good food and a nice bed.
D. Mr. Gordon had Black Beauty do some more work.
K
Look at La Bamba's menu below.
36. Which of the following types of drinks is NOT on the menu?
A. Milk.
B. Coke.
C. Lemonade.
D. Hot Chocolate.
37. What is TRUE about the menu at this restaurant?
A. The lunch menu is only for weekends.
B. There is only one kind of soup to choose.
C. The lunch special costs NT$250 on weekdays.
D. The menu is for large groups only.
L
Can you imagine(想象)we can have a computer in our brain(大脑)or a computer can have a human brain? In the future, scientists would put very small computers in our heads. This can help people a lot. Because of these small computers，the people with ear illnesses will be able to hear, and the people with eye illnesses can see.
This will not be just for sick people. Most of us will have these little computers to make our life better. For example，we can remember more things. And we can also make more friends and talk to friends in other places by using the Internet.
For students, computers can do a lot of things. In the near future students will not need schoolbags. They just have to carry a notebook computer to school. All the textbooks, exercise books，and notebooks
are in the notebook computer. The teachers will check students' homework with computers，too. But this can also give more problems because it will be easier for students to copy each other's homework.
Everything will be possible. We never know what will happen.
38. What does the first paragraph talk about?
A. Computer scientists.
B. Future computers helping sick people a lot.
C. The computer working like a human brain.
D. How to put small computers in people's heads.
39. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Computers only provide help for school students.
B. Computers can help the people with ear illnesses to see.
C. Computers cannot help us make friends or remember things.
D. Computers give us the help for making life better and work easier.
40. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Computers in Schools.
B. Computers for Students.
C. Computers of the Future.
D. Computers in Human Brains.
M
We know the mosquito(蚊子)very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. We can find them all over the world，and there are more than 2 , 500 kinds of them.
No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes，she. It's true that male mosquito doesn't bite(咬)and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood(血)to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds，she bites. But if she doesn't like your blood，she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you，just remember she chooses you. You're different from the others!
If the mosquito likes you，she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. She flies away before the itching begins.
And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There，on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs，hundreds of eggs.
41.Why do people know mosquitoes very well?
A. We can find them easily everywhere.
B. They bite us.
C. There are many kinds of them.
D. They can fly.
42. What does the underlined word“itch”in P aragraph 3 mean?
A.抓挠
B.发痒
C.过敏
D.疼痛
43. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. All the mosquitoes like to bite people for blood.
B. The mosquito bites you because you choose it.
C. The mosquito bites you too quickly to let you know.
D. You feel terrible because the mosquito doesn't like you.
N
A man came home from work late，tired and found his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
"Daddy，may I ask you a question?"
" Yeah，sure，what is it?" replied the man.
"Daddy，how much do you make an hour?" "If you must know，I make $20 an hour. " "Oh，" The little boy replied，with his head down. Looking up，he said, "Daddy，may I please borrow$10?"
The father was angry, "If the only reason you ask is that you can borrow some money to buy a useless toy，then you，to bed. "
The little boy quietly went to his room and closed the door. After about an hour or so, the man calmed down. He started to think. Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the little boy's room and opened the door.
" Are you asleep，son?" he asked.
"No, Daddy，" replied the boy.
"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier. " said the man, "Here's the $10 you
asked for. "
The little boy sat straight up，smiling. "Oh , thank you，Daddy. "he said happily. Then，reaching under his pillow(枕头)he took some money. The man，seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money，then looked up at his father.
" Why do you want more money if you already have some?" the father asked.
"Because I didn't have enough，but now I do，" the little boy replied, "Daddy, I have $20 now.
Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. "
44. Which of these tells about the boy in the story?
A. He was a middle school student.
B. He got angry easily.
C. He didn't love his father.
D. He was alone at home before his father came back.
45. How much money do you think was already there under the boy's pillow?
A. About$40.
B. About$20.
C. About$10.
D. About$5.
45. What did the boy really need?
A. He needed some more pocket money for his toys.
B. He needed more money to buy more time.
C. He needed some more time to play with his friends.
D. He needed more time to be together with his father.
57. What can we leans from the story?
A. The boy asked his father a lot of silly questions.
B. The father didn't love his son very much.
C. The man was busy and spent little time with his son.
D. The man worked very hard and made a lot of money.