新目标八年级下学期英语阅读练习

新目标八年级下英语阅读理解专项练习四阅读理解16Here is a page from a magazine named Future. Read the following information about things that may happen in ten years. And then do the exercise below.GET READY FOR THE FUTURE A.Cars will run on solar power(太阳能) or electricity and will be much cleaner. They will be much safer. For example, if you are too close to another car or if you are driving dangerously, your car will slow down by itself. B.Because there won't be any spare land, new cities will have to be built in the sea. Some cities on water will have two levels(层). People will live on the upper level; the lower level will be used for traffic, shops and factories.C.Biotechnology(生物技术) will make food better and healthier. Plants that are not affected(影响) by insects or illnesses will be developed. The taste of fruit and vegetables will be better and food will be kept longer.D.New technology will be used to make TVs that are only 5cm thick. They will have pictures that are as clear as photos. Electrical appliances(家用电器) will be quieter and will be controlled by computer; they will also use 50% less power.E.Many new ways to cure illnesses will be successful using products of genetic engineering(基因产品). Cures will be found for the flu and the common cold. However, some new illnesses will appear.1. Cars using solar power or electricity will cause fewer accidents and less pollution.T F2. People will be able to live in the new cities in the sea.T F3. Biotechnology will help divide food into two groups: better food and healthier food.T F4. Electrical appliances will save 50% of power because they are controlled by computer.T F5. Genetic engineering can help doctors to cure illnesses.T F6. The information above is about the history of the development of modern science.T F参考答案1. T 由A段中cleaner和safer可知。

新目标英语八年下阅读理解20篇阅读理解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 lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) 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 (未来). They talked for a long time.“Have 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 old 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. fifteen2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.A. he's her grandsonB. he's cleverC. he can keep quietD. he gets home on time3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.A. classmateB. colleague (同事)C. auntD. wife4. The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.A. 盖印B. 跺C. 贴邮票D. 承认5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.A. to wake his grandma upB. to make his grandma angryC. that his grandma was going to tell him the timeD. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch参考答案：1．B 2．C 3．A 4．B 5．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。

新目标八年级下册英语Unit2阅读理解专练一阅读理解一“Mom, you won’t believe what Anna’s grandfather bought her for her birthday!” shouted Michelle.“What?” asked Mom.“A horse,” said Michelle. “Can I have one for my birthday?”“No, Honey! I’m sorry but we don’t have enough money,” said Mom.Michelle walked to her room. The phone rang (响起铃声), and Michelle answered.“Will you get one for your birthday?” asked Anna. “We can ride them together.”“No,” said Michelle. “Mom said we don’t have enough money.”“Oh. Er... I have to fe ed Sir Charles. See you tomorrow,” said Anna.“Maybe I can help Anna feed Sir Charles,” thought Michelle. She picked up the phone, but her mom was on the phone.“That would be wonderful. I think she’ll enjoy the riding lessons,” said Mom.Michelle even did n’t hear her mom walk in the room.“Honey, I want to talk to you,” said Mom.Michelle put the phone down. “I didn’t mean to eavesdrop. I was going to call Anna,” said Michelle.“So you heard about the riding lessons?” asked Mom.“Yes,” said Michelle.“I don’t have enough money to buy a horse, but Ithought you’d like to learn to ride it. Mrs. Mayberrygives lessons every Saturday. She said you and Annacould be in the same class. I know it’s not the same ashaving your own horse, but ...” said Mom.“It’s better,” said Michelle.“Why?” asked Mom.“Anna has to feed Sir Charles every day. Ittakes lots of time,” said Michelle.“So you’re satisfied?” asked Mom.“Of course. It’s the best birthday gift ever,”said Michelle.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

人教新目标八年级（下）Unit 9—完形填空+阅读专练Name_________ Grade_________ 第一节完形填空。

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

AIn Britain, weather is a common subject of conversation. "Isn't it a nice day?" "Do you think it l ?" “I think it's going to snow." Pe ople often 2 a conversation 3 these words.Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they hardly agree with each other.One man may say, "Do you see 4 in the east? It's going to rain tomorrow." 5 will say, "Yes, it's cloudy in the east. But I think we are going to have fine weather tomorrow. "People often 6 the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him, "It's going to rain." He won't believe anything else. When friends have a picnic, they are 7 the weather is going to clear up very quickly that they sit down and eat their lunch while it rains.Almost everyone 8 what the weatherman says. But he doesn't always 9 what we want, and sometimes he makes mistakes. Still he usually comes 10 to being correct than anyone else.( )1. A. is rain B. will rain C. will rainy D. will be rain ( )2. A. set off B. make C. begin D. stop( )3. A. in B. by C. with D. for( )4. A. cloudy it is B. it is cloudy C. cloudy is it D. is it cloudy ( )5. A. One man B.A man C. Other man D. Another man ( )6. A. look for B. look up C. look at D. ask for( )7. A. very sure B. sure enough C. so sure D. too sure ( )8. A. hears B. listens C. hear from D. listens to ( )9. A. ask us B. tell us C. speak us D. say to us ( )10. A. close B. closer C. closest D. the most closeBI'm a 14-year-old middle school student from Shandong. I enjoy traveling and I have beento many places. But Kunyu Mountain was the most unforgettable place I've l1 been to.Kunyu Mountain is a place of l2 near my hometown. My dad and I went to l3 it in the early summer five years ago. At first I thought the top was so l4 that I could never reach it. When I l5 , I always saw the top surrounded by many white clouds. L6 the view was beautiful, I was not interested in looking at it. I l7 very tired because of the 3-hour walk and I had a l8 in my legs. However, I said to l9 that I couldn't give up climbing because it was my dream to climb to the top. It was cold and the wind was brushing my face strongly. I succeeded in 20 the top without the help of my dad. Seeing the mountains with large rocks around me, I smiled. I enjoyed my 21 in reaching the top after falling over the stones several times. And I have fallen in love 22 the beauty of nature since then.In our lives, the top is our 23 . The climbing is difficult but worth(值得) your hard work. Just prepare more so that you can 24 get to the top. Whatever the result is, at least I have tried my best. I believe I can 25 my dream.( )11.A.ever B．never C．always D．already( )12.A.scene B．travel C．interest D．attraction( )13.A.climb B．run C．ride D．rush( )14.A.smooth B．huge C．magic D．high( )15.A.looked down B．looked up C．looked out D．looked back( )16.A.If B．Though C．Since D．Unless( )17.A.stayed B．kept C．felt D．turned( )18.A.pain B．hurt C．rest D．shake( )19.A.yourself B．herself C．himself D．myself( )20.A.arriving B．getting C．reaching D．going( )21.A.result B．success C．gift D．luck( )22.A.for B．by C．with D．to( )23.A.wish B．dream C．idea D．plan( )pletely B．slowly C．finally D．carefully( )25.A.promise B．understand C．make D．realizeCThe first Disneyland in Europe was opened in France in 1992. At first, it was known26“Euro-Disney”. But it was renamed “Disneyland Paris” in1994. It is now one of the mostsuccessful Disney theme27in the world with up to 70, 00028 a day during the warm summer months.The park has five different sections(部分)called “lands”. Each land has its own unusual and exciting features(特点). The five different lands are called Main Street USA, Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland and Discoveryland. After29the lands, you can have a meal in one of the many restaurants in the park or you can meet30and Donald Duck. 31not visit Disney Village? In Disney Village you can relax and32the beautiful scenery, go shopping or visit a nightclub. For people who would like to stay for more than one day, there are seven 33. The Newport Bay Club is one of these hotels and is, in fact, the34hotel in Western Europe.We know that you will love Disneyland because it has35for everyone. Book your trip of a lifetime now!( )26. A. for B. as C. with D. at( )27. A. places B. gardens C. museums D. parks( )28. A. children B. visitors C. players D. men( )29. A. living B. staying C. working D. visiting( )30. A. Superman B. Walt Disney C. Tom and Jerry D. Mickey Mouse( )31. A. What B. How C. When D. Why( )32. A. enjoy B. watch C. hear D. receive( )33. A. houses B. hotels C. places D. homes( )34. A. small B. larger C. largest D. smaller( )35. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing第二节短文理解。

新目标八年级下册英语阅读理解专题练习AMr and Mrs Green lived in a big city。

Last summer， they went to a country for their holiday。

They enjoyed it very much because it was a quiet, clean place.One day they went for a walk early in the morning and met an old man。

He lived on a farm， and he was sitting under a warm sun in front of his house。

Mr Green asked him，”Do you like to live in this quiet place？”The old man said，"Yes, I do.”Mr Green said, ”What are the good things about it？”The old man answered，”Well， the people here know each other。

They often come and visit me, and I often go and visit them，and there are also lots of children here.”"That's interesting, and what are the bad things?" Mr Green said.The old man thought for a moment and then said, ”Well， the same things， really。

"46. Mr and Mrs Green went to the country ________。

新目标八年级英语下学期阅读理解20篇新目标(go for it) 新目标英语八年下阅读理解20篇阅读理解1Jack is a twenty-year-old young man.Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usuallyhe 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 lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) 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 theirschool, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.〝Have a look at yourwatch, please,〞 said the girl. 〝What time is it now?〞〝Sorry, something is wrongwith my watch,〞 said Jack. 〝Where’s yours?〞〝I left it at home.〞Jack thought for a momentand found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, 〝Bang! Bang! Bang!〞The sound woke his grandmaup. The old woman shouted downstairs, 〝It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack.Why are you still jumping upstairs?〞1. Jack was ________ when he finishedmiddle school.A.si_teen B.eighteen C.twenty D.fifteen2. The old woman is satisfied withJack because ________.A.he’s her grandson B. he’s cleverC.he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time3. From the story, we can know thatMary is Jack’s ________.A.classmate B. colleague (同事)C.aunt D.wife4. The word 〝stamp〞 in the storymeans ______ in Chinese.A.盖印 B.跺 C.贴邮票 D.承认5. Jack stamped his foot on the floorin order (为了) ________.A.to wake his grandma upB.to make his grandma angryC.that his grandma was going to tell him the timeD.that his grandma was going to buy him a watch参考答案 : 1．B 2．C 3．A 4．B 5．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2We are all busy talking about andusing the Internet (互联网), but how many of us know the history of the Internet?Many people are surprisedwhen they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and e_pensive. Computer networks (网络) didn’t workwell. If onecomputer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a newnetwork system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by manydifferent computers. If part of the network was not working, information couldbe sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep onworking all the time.At first the Internet wasonly used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, universities, hospitalsand banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still very e_pensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made ‘surfing’ (浏览) the Internet more convenient.Today it is easy to geton-line (上网) and it is said thatmillions of people use the Internet everyday. Sending e-mail is more and morepopular among students.The Internet has nowbecome one of the most important parts of people’s life.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. The Internet has ahistory of less than thirty years.TF2. In the 1960s computer networkswent wrong easily.TF3. Computers become cheaper so thatmany hospitals and banks were allowed to use them.TF4. People didn’t have enough softwareto get on-line conveniently until the early 1990s.TF参考答案: 1．F 2．T 3．F 4．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’t work well).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3Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside asmall town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Theirson, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did wellin his lessons. It made them happy.Last month Peter finishedmiddle school and passed the entrance e_amination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was veryhappy and told the farmers about it.Yesterday morning thewoman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one ofher friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All thepeople in the bus began to listen to her.〝Which university (大学) will your son study in?〞a woman ne_t to her asked.〝In the most famousuniversity in our country!〞 Mrs. Turner said happily.〝The most famousuniversity?〞〝O_ford University (牛津).〞Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully.Some of them said to her, 〝Congratulations!〞A woman said, 〝I’m surehe’ll know Fred Smith.〞〝Who’s Fred Smith?〞〝He’s my son.〞〝Does he study in theuniversity, too?〞〝No, 〞said the woman. 〝Heis one of the professors.〞l. The story happened in ________.A.America B.France C.Germany D.England2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.A.their son did well in his lessonsB.they have a big farmC.they have a good harvestD.their son studied at a middle school3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.A.her son finished middle schoolB.her son was handsomeC.her son was going to study in a universityD.her son was very friendly to others4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.A.her friend could hear herB.all the people could hear herC.she hoped to make all the people happyD.she hoped they would say congratulations to her5. Which of the following is true?__________.A.The woman wasn’t interested in Mrs. Turner’s wordsB.Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous universityC.The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)D.The woman ne_t to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too参考答案 : 1．D 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．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〞 is a word with many meanings.Its old meaning is used to e_press a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.〝Cool〞 can be used toe_press feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car inthe street, maybe you will say 〝It’s cool.〞You may think, 〝He’s so cool,〞 whenyou see your favourite footballer.We all ma_imize (扩大) the meaning of 〝cool〞.You can use it instead of many words such as 〝new〞 or 〝surprising〞. Here’s aninteresting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher askedher students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student’spaper was just the one sentence, 〝It’s so cool〞. Maybe he thought it was thebest way to show what he saw and felt.But the story also shows ascarcity (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 wordsthat make your life as colourful as the word 〝cool〞? I can. And I think theyare also very cool.1. We know that the word 〝cool〞 has________.A.only one meaning B.no meaningsC.many different meanings D. the same meaning2. In the passage, the word 〝e_press〞means〝________〞.A.see B.show C.know D.feel3. If you are ________ something, youmay say, 〝It’s cool.〞A.interested in B. angry aboutC.afraid of D.unhappy with4. The writer takes an e_ample toshow he is _________ the way the word is used.A.pleased with B. strange toC.worried about D. careful with5. In the passage, the writersuggests (暗示) that the word〝cool〞_________.A.can be used instead of many wordsB.usually means something interestingC.can make your life colourfulD.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〝e_press〞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. A 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C讲解:1. 由短文最后一句〝They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London〞可知,最接近〝for nearly 1,800 kilometres〞,因此选A.2. 由短文第2段倒数第3句〝So they were able to change its weight〞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〝They camedown in Poland...〞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6If you do not use your arms or yourlegs 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 seemto know that memory works in the same way.When someone says that hehas a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice byusing it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means thathe does not give it enough chance to become strong.If a friend says that hisarms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells usthat he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, andfew of us know that it is just his own fault.Have you ever found thatsome people can’ t read or write but usually they have better memories? This isbecause they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannotwrite them down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songsand stories; so their memory is the whole time being e_ercised.So if you want to have agood memory, learn from the people: practise remembering.1. The main reason for one’s poormemory is that his parents have poor memories.TF2. If you don’t use your arms or legsfor some time, they will become strong.TF3. A good memory comes from morepractice.TF4. Some people can’t read or write,but they have better memories, because they have saved trouble.TF5. 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.阅读理解7A meteorite (陨石) almost hit an80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in hisgarden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 years in Britain.The meteorite weighed (重量) one kilo, and might beover four thousand million (百万) years old.〝I hear the big noise inthe 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 smallthings from the small planets in space. About 3,500 meteorites may fall onearth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifer’s meteorite is thefifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War.Mr. Pettifer is glad. 〝Whenyou think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange.〞1. The meteorite was ______ MrPettifer 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. 40,000,000C.400,000,000 D. 4,000,000,0003. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of thetrees coming and going because ______.A.the trees were afraidB.the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops movingC.it was going to rainD.the moving was made by wind4. ______ people see a meteorite fallalthough they visit the earth often each year.A.Quite a few B. some C. Few D.Many5. Mr. Pettifer was ______ to see thefalling 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 fourthousand 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 meteoritesmay 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.阅读理解8One of the things I always believe isthat 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 or7:00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier. I turned on theTV and I saw that a plane had crashed (撞击) into the North Tower of the WorldTrade 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 thatI was witnessing (目击) an act of terrorism.My wife and I spent theday watching the terrible pictures over again. When I watched family memberslooking 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 fewweeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did comefrom this tragedy (悲剧). People seem different now, more understanding, moretolerant(宽容的). Little things thatseemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I ammore tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious(珍贵的), to let myself getworried over small things. I’ve learned also that you can’t take things forgranted. Things change in the blink of an eye. People go to work and don’t comeback. One moment they’re living and the ne_t minute they’re not. And, itdoesn’t matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. We never knowwhen our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minutewe have.You try to learn from whathappened. You can’t be used up by it. You can’t live by it. All you can do isjust live.1. The word 〝positive〞 in the passageprobably means ______.A.terrible B. bad C.good D.real2. What did the writer see after heturned on the TV that morning?A.A fire starting B. A plane flyingC.A terrible accidentD. An act of terrorism.3. From September 11, the writer hadrealized that___________.A.people should make the most of every minute they haveB.he has become less tolerant towards othersC.he should get worried about little thingsD.life is too short to care about others.4. What’s the best titleof this passage?A.A Report about September 11B.The Tragedy of September 11C.September 11 and My FamilyD.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 themost of every minute we have.4. D阅读理解9阅读下列短文,并根据短文内容选出能完成短文题目的最佳答案.Mrs. Weeks was reading anewspaper story to her class. The story said:Were you ever in a hospital when youwere small? How did you feel? The tors in Children’s Hospital are asking formoney for children’s toys(玩具). Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for manyweeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick(生病的)children happy and quiet. Money forthem can be sent to the hospital.After Mrs. Weeks read thestory,she said,〝This story gave me anidea.〞〝You want us to bring somemoney for the toys.〞〝We could bring some of our own toys for the children in thehospital.〞 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 youthink you could make toys?〞 she asked.〝Yes, yes.〞 the wholeclass answered.〝Great! Let’s begin tomake toys tomorrow.〞 said Mrs. Weeks.On Saturday afternoon,Mrs. Weeks took childrento the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the classfelt happy,too.A few days later,Mrs. Weeks read anothernewspaper story to the class:Some school pupils broughttoys to Children’s Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils ofGrade Three in Green Street School. The tor said,〝We have never had so manywonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say,‘THANK YOU,GRADE THREE.’〞1. What was the first newspaper storymainly(主要)about?A.Sick children in Children’s HospitalB.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 inmind?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 thehospital.D.Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.3. Doctors in Children’s Hospitaldidn’t have ____ to keep the children happy and quiet.A.enough time B.enough boys and girlsC.get money to buy toys for D. enoughtors4. At first,the tors in Children’sHospital wanted to ____ the sick children.A.give some money toB. make some toys forC.get money to buy toys for D. borrowsome toys for5. What Mrs Weeks really wanted to dois to ____.A.let everyone know her classB.save some money for toysC.make herself famousD.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 forchildren’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.阅读理解10Once there lived an old man in atown. 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 longway alone. Before he left home,his wife said,〝Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care ofyour things on the way.〞He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got onthe train with it.About an hour later,the conductor began to seethe 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 couldnotfind it. He was very worried. 〝I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticketbefore I got on the train,〞said the old man.〝I think you are right. Ibelieve you bought a ticket. All right,you don’t have to buy another ticket,〞said the conductorkindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly,〝You don’t know why I’m worried. If Idon’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 trainB.before he got on the trainC.when the conductor told him to buy oneD.when he found he had no ticket with him2. About an hour later,the conductor began_______.A.to buy the ticketsB.to look for the ticketsC.to check(检查) the ticketsD.to show the tickets3. The conductor told the old manthat he didn’t need to buy another ticket because _________.A.the man was very oldB.he thought the old man had no money with himC.the old man showed him the ticketD.he believed the old man4. The old man still looked worried because _________.A.he couldn’t get on the train.B.he lost his ticket and a lot of moneyC.he thought his wife would get angry with himD.he forgot where he was going5. Which of the following(下列) is right?A.The old man went on the trip with his wifeB.The old man didn’t find his ticketC.The conductor was also an old manD.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阅读理解11The best way of learning a languageis using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much aspossible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mi_ed up(混合) and people will notunderstand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’tunderstand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感),you can always have a goodlaugh at the mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughingat your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to beangry with you,because they don’tunderstand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning Englishis:〝Don’t be afraid of makingmistakes because everyone makes mistakes.〞1. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is ____.A.writing B.listeningC.using itD. learning grammar2. What should you do in learning English?A.Be careful not to make any mistake.B.Write as quickly as you can.C.Laugh more often.D.Speak English as much as you can.3. When people laugh atyour mistakes,you should ____.A.not care B.be happyC.feel worried D.be unhappy4. When you make a mistake,you should ____.A.keep quietB. keep your sense of humorC.be kind D.get angry5. The story tells us:〝_____〞.A.Only foolish(愚蠢的) people make mistakesB.Few people make mistakesC.People never make mistakesD.There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes参考答案: 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D讲解:1. 第一句〝The best way of learninga language is using it.〞2. 第二句〝The best way of learningEnglish is talking in English as much as possible.〞.3. 阅读全文可得此答案.4. 阅读全文可得此答案.5. 从最后一句The most important thingfor learning English is:〝Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.〞可知.阅读理解12Do you know what the White House is?Perhaps some of you do,while others don’t.The White House is a housein Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It’s really white. Butdo you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That yearEngland was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set thepresident’s house on fire. In 1814,in order to hide the marks of the fire,the stone walls of thepresident’s house were painted white and it has been the 〝White House〞eversince.1. White House is a house for___________.A.the American people. B. the soldiers of U.S.A.C.the presidents of U.S.A. D. the patients of U.S.A.2. England fought withAmerica in ____________.A.1810 B.1812C.1814 D. 19163. The house is called 〝White House〞because ____________.A.it’s covered with snowB.the house is very cleanC.the stone walls of the house were painted whiteD.they like white colour4. The White House was painted white because ____________.A.the house is old B. the house is newC.it was once on fire and was with marksD.they have enough paint5. 〝ever since〞 means ___________.A.never B.once C.from then on D. before参考答案1. C 第二段第二句.2. B 参看第二段〝The story happened in 1812.〞3. C 第二段提到:战后为了掩盖火烧的痕迹,所以把房子漆成白色.〝White House〞也由此而来.4. C 参看第三段的解释.5. C 根据最后一句:从此它就成了〝White House〞.阅读理解13There would be a school party onFriday evening. The girls were talking about what they were going to wear.〝I’m going to wear a blackdress,so everybody will notice(注意) me,〞said Emily. 〝How aboutyou,Linda?〞〝I’m not sure. Maybejeans(仔裤),an old shirt,and a hat. People willnotice me more than you!〞 Linda said.〝What are we going to doabout the boys?〞asked Jane. 〝Do you remember the last school party,last year? They just stoodthere,and we girls had to danceby ourselves!〞〝I hear that some of theboys learned how to dance this summer. Maybe it’ll be better this time,〞said Mary.The party was held onFriday evening. Groups of students arrived. The music began. The girls stood ina line on one side,and the boys on another side. Mr. Green,their teacher,tried to get them together,but failed. After a while,Tim said,〝I don’t want to standhere the whole time. The party is only for two hours. It’ll be over soon.〞Hestarted to dance. All the others watched him. Then David asked Emily if shewanted to dance. Then Jack and Linda. Then, all began to dance. Soon there weremore dancers than watchers.1. On Friday evening there would be__________.A.a school party B. a school meetingC.a sports meeting D. a birthday party2. The girls were talking about___________.A.what the boys were going to wear at the partyB.what they were going to wear at the partyC.how to teach the boys to danceD.how to dance3. What happened when the musicbegan?A.David asked Emily to dance.B.Groups of students arrived.C.The boys and girls began to danceD.The girls stood on one side,and the boys on another side.4. Who was the first one to dance?A.David B.Jack C.Tim D.Jane参考答案1. A 细节题.第一句:〝There would be a school party on Friday evening.〞2. B 从文章开头和Linda的对话中得知她们在谈论晚会上她们要穿的衣服.3. D 最后一段提到:音乐响起来的时候,女孩子站在一边,而男孩子站在另一边.4. C 最后一段提到:After a while,Tim said,〝I don’t want to stand here the whole time...〞 He started to dance,因此可知他是第一开始跳舞的人.阅读理解14A man went to a fast-food restaurantto buy his lunch. 〝Hi,〞a worker said.〝May I help you?〞〝I’d like a hamburger,large chips,and a Coke.〞 the man said.〝Anything else?〞 theworker asked.〝No.〞 the man answered.〝That’s it.〞〝Is that for here or togo?〞 the worker asked.〝To go.〞 the man said.The worker put the man’slunch in a bag. The man took out his money and paid for his lunch.〝Thank you.〞 the workersaid,〝Have a nice day.〞The man took the bag andwalked to a park. He sat down and opened the bag. He was surprised. There wasno hamburger in the bag. There were no chips. There was no Coke. There was onlymoney in the bag--a lot of money! The man counted the money. Two thousand dollars! Why was the money in the bag? Where was the man’s lunch?The manager of thefast-food restaurant needed to go to the bank. He put two thousand dollars inan envelope(信封). He put the envelope ina bag and put the bag down. The worker gave the manager’s bag to the man bymistake. So the manager had a hamburger,chips and a Coke,and the man had twothousand dollars. What should the man do?1. The man went to a restaurant to________.A.buy his lunch B. have a restC.sell drinks D. cook food2. The man wanted to havehis lunch ________.A.in a hotel B.in a shopC.in a restaurant D.in a park3. When the man opened the bag,he found ________ in it.A.food B.drink C.money D.nothing4. _______ couldn’t findhis money.A.The man B.The managerC.The worker D.Nobody参考答案1. A 细节题.第一句〝A man went to a fast-foodrestaurant to buy his lunch.〞2. D 细节题.倒数第二段第一句:〝The man took the bag andwalked to a park.〞3. C 细节题.倒数第二段:〝There was only money inthe bag--a lot of money!〞4. B 最后一段回答了这个问题.阅读理解15Scientists are trying to make thedeserts into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts,so people can live andgrow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of theearth is becoming desert all the time. Scientists may not be able to change thedeserts. People are doing bad things to the earth.。

新目标八年级英语下册阅读理解专项练习ALife in the 2050s will be different from it is now, because many changes will take place. What will the changes be?The population is growing fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer.Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer study will be one of the important subjects in schools.People will work fewer hours, but have more free time for sports, TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many people will go to other countries for holiday.There will be changes in our food, too. Because more and more people know the importance of healthy diet, maybe no one will eat meat. Instead they will eat more vegetables and fruit. So people will be healthier.Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people won’thave enough work to do. This will be a problem.( ) 1. In the 2050s, there will be .A. more treesB. more peopleC. fewer countriesD. more work to do( ) 2. In the future, people will not have to .A. travelB. work hardC. work longD. eat meat( ) 3. Every family will have at least one in the 2050s according to the passage.A. computerB. houseC. TVD. robot ( ) 4. Traveling will be in the 2050s.A. less interestingB. more difficultC. more expensiveD. much cheaper and easier ( ) 5. People in the 2050s may not have as much as we do now.A. fruitB. vegetablesC. breadD. meatBDear John,I ’ m very excited aboutyour coming and staying in Chichester next week. Theday after tomorrow I have to go away on business for three days at the beginning ofthe week, but I will be back when you come. I’ ll leave a key with my friend next door at Number 21, so you won’ t have to wait before I return.Now let me tell you how to get here,though(尽管 ) it’ s not very difficult to find.Walk up the Star Road until you come to the first set of traffic lights and thenturn right. Turn left at the next crossing. Go straight, and Landsdowne Road is thesecond on the right. There you can find my house, the door at Number 22.Oh! I nearly forgot to ask you about the most important thing: could you bring a sleeping-bag? Well, I must go now. I have to go and take the car from the garage(汽车修理店 ) on Land Road. I was out yesterday, when it broke down on the way.Hope to see you soon.Yours,Mike( )6. John will come and stay in Mike’ s house _____.A. at the beginning of this weekB. next weekC. at the weekendD. the day after tomorrow( )7. How many days will Mike go away on business? A. Two. B. ThreeC.. Four. Five.( )8. Mike will leave a _____ with his friend next door at Number 21.A. houseB. carC. sleeping-bagD.D.key( )9. Mike ’s house is on the _____.A. Chichester RoadB. Star RoadC. Landsdowne Roadnd Road( )10. What ’ s wrong withthe writer’ s car?A. A thief stole(偷) it on the way.B. Mike sold it to someone else.C. It broke down on the way.D. Someone drove it away by mistake.Tom saw an ad(广告 ) in a newspaper for a beautiful, modern bicycle. It cost $169, so he wentto the shop to see the bicycle.The shopkeeper was very happy to show it to him. He watched it carefully and then turned tothe shopkeeper and said, “ There isn ’ t a light on the bicycle. But there was one on the bicycle in your ad. ”“ Yes, sir,” answered the shopkeeper,“but the light isn’ t in the priceItisan. extra .”“ Not in the price?” Tom said,“angrilybutthat is not honest(诚实的). If the light was in the ad,it should be in the price.”“ Well, sir,” answered the shopkeeper ,quietly“there is also a girl on the bicycle in the ad, butwe don ’offer(t提供 ) her with the bicycle,either. ”( ) 11. Tom went to the shop because he _______.A. was interested in the bicycle in the adB. wanted to see a beautiful girlC. was interested in writing an adD. wanted to see the lights( ) 12. When the shopkeeper said “ It ’ s an extra ” , .he meantA. he would give Tom a lightB. the light was not usefulC. the newspaper made a mistakeD. Tom had to pay more money for the light( ) 13. From the passage, we can know that Tom was a very _______ man.A. carelessB. carefulC. happyD. worried( ) 14. According to the passage, what is NOT in this ad?A. A bicycle.B. A light.C. A bag.D. A girl.( ) 15. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Tom didn ’ t like this bicycle at all.B. The shopkeeper was not honest.C. The ad was bad and ugly.D. The shop gave a light to Tom.This is just an example of Li Ming ’s English self-study schedule(自学预定表 ) for one week. You should make your own personal schedule. It is useful to write a 7-day schedule before you go to bed every Sunday night. It is very important to be sure you can practice listening, speaking, reading and writing in a week.Monday Review some English spelling rules.Tuesday Study prepositions( 介词 ) of place.Wednesday Read the useful sentences used in a telephone conversation. Write a simple conversation.Thursday Review the prepositions of place that I have learned. Practice talking in my bedroom.Friday Listen to the English radio program for one hour. Don ’t write anything down. Just listen.Saturday Review all of the new words I have learned this week. Write a story with the new words.Sunday Read an English children ’s story. Do exercises. Summarize(概述 ) the story in my notebook.( )16. It ’s very important to _______ in making a personal English schedule.A. learn from othersB. keep a balance(平衡 ) of skillsC. think moreD. read some books( )17. Li Ming will read the useful _______ used in a telephone conversation on Wednesday.A. soundsB. numbersC. sentencesD. words( )18. Li Ming will review the prepositions of place on _______.A. MondayB. TuesdayC. WednesdayD. Thursday( )19. Li Ming will improve his _______ skill by practicing for one hour on Friday.A. listeningB. speakingC. readingD. writing( )20. On Saturday, Li Ming will review _______.A. some English spelling rulesB. the prepositions of placeC. all of the new wordsD. an English storyDo you hope to do a lot of homework every evening? Are you interested in your English classes? Who do you want to teach you? Maybe you have lots of questions before school starts.Well, I want to give you some good advice on these problems.First, keep calm (平静的 ). Don ’tworry about all the questions you have. Put your heartinto learning, and you can find something you are interested in.Second, try your best to finish your homework quickly. Don ’tspend a lot of time on it. Do more reading or writing in English. Don ’tstay up(熬夜 ) late, or you can’tstudy well the next day. Third, invent something instead of copying or repeating. If you can remember the words in your way, you can tell your teachers you don ’tlike the way of copying them again and again. If you are sure you can pass tests well, I think your teachers will agree with you. And they can give you some interesting work to do.School is really a good place for us to learn in. Believe in your teachers and yourself. You are the best one and you can do everything well.( )21. The writer writes this article to _______.A. ask students not to do their homeworkB. tell students what a good teacher and a good school areC. give students some good ways of learningD. ask the students not to listen to the teacher carefully( )22. How many pieces of advice does the writer give us? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. ( )23. What does the writer speak about students’homework?A. They should spend much time on it.B. Do the homework as soon as possible.C. They should do more reading or writing in English.D. They should stay up late doing their homework.( )24. What’s the third piece of advice about?A. Study in your own way.B. How to get high marks.C. How to get on well with the teachers.D. What kind of schoolwork is better for students. ( )25. According to the passage, students should believe in _______.A. themselves and their parentsB. their parents and teachersC. their classmates and their friendsD. themselves and their teachersWelcome to the Ambassador Hotel. To make your stay as enjoyable as possible, we hope you know our services.Dining RoomBreakfast is from 8:00 — 9:30 a.m. The room staff can bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7:00 a.m. Please fill out a card and hang it outside your door the night before.Lunch: 12:00 — 2:00 p.m.Dinner: 7:30 — 9:00 p.m.Room Service24 hours every day: phone the Reception desk, and your message will be passed on to the room staff.TelephonesTo make a phone call, dial 0 before telephone numbers. Or you can make phone calls at the Reception desk.ShopThe hotel shop is open for daily used things from 9:00 a.m. — 5:30 p.m.LaundryWash, iron and return your clothes within 24 hours. Ask the room staff to collect them.Bar( ( ( ( (The hotel bar is open from 7:00 a.m. —2:00 a.m.)26. You can see this notice _______.A. in a hotel roomB. in a schoolC. in an ambassador’sD. in a telephone box)27. You arrived at the hotel at 12:00 p.m., and want a meal. Where should you go?A. Go to the hotel shop.B. Go to the hotel bar.C. Hang a message outside your door.D. Phone the Reception desk.)28. If you want to make a phone call, it would be the quickest to _______.A. use one of the telephones in the hotel hallB. go out and look for a public phoneC. ask at the Reception deskD. go to your room to make the call)29. If room service is your job, what must you do before you go home at 6:00 a.m.?A. Lay the tables in the dining room.B. Check the bedroom doors.C. Start preparing the breakfast.D. Wake any of the guests who have asked for early calls. )30. Which is true according to the passage?A. Breakfast is served from 7:00 to 9:30 a.m.B. There are no public phones in the hotel.C. The bar is open all day.D. The hotel shop is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Mr. Lee is going to take his family on a trip to some other countries. His brother decides to go with them. Mr. Lee ’s father is old so he wants to stay at home and takes care of the house.They are planning to take a train to visit New York first, and then go to Europe by ship. They like to take buses or trains to visit some countries in Europe. Then they are going to fly home.It takes them a long time to decide where to go, but Mr. Lee thinks they will have interesting trip. They will go to England, France and Italy. Mrs. Lee is very interested in France ’d anbecause she’s a French teacher. Mr. Lee ’s brother can speak good Italian, so he ’s looking forward to the trip to Italy.They also talk about how they are going to Europe. At first they want to fly there, because it is faster and can save more time. But Mr. Lee’s brother would like to take a boat trip and he thinks the children will enjoy it as well.( )31. How many people are going on the trip?A. Only one. B. Two. C. Three. D. Over three. ( )32. How are they coming back home? A. By boat. B. By train. C. By plane. D. By car. ( )33. What will they do in Europe?A. Go sightseeing at the seaside.B. Learn some foreign languages.C. Do some interesting things.D. Visit some different countries.( )34. How did they decide to go to Europe at last?A. By plane.B. By ship.C. By train.D. By train or by bus.( )35. From the passage, we can see that _______.A. their trip is not comfortableB. their trip is not very longC. the cost of the trip is very highD. they organize (组织 ) the trip wellHPlaces Items Prices / each John’s Gift Supermarket photo albums / scarves / calendars $7pet cats / dogs / parrots $30Space Museum Open hours Adults tickets $209:30 am-5:30 pm Children under 12 $10East Cinema Monday –Friday (6:30 pm -8:00 pm ) $5Saturday –Sunday (whole night) $8( )36. You are 10. You are going to visit the Space Museum with your parents. How much should your family pay for the tickets? A. $30. B. $40. C. $50. D. $60.( )37. You have only $40. What presents can you buy for your mom ’s birthday?A. A pet dog and a calendar.B. A pet cat, a photo album and a scarf.C. A pet parrot and a cat.D. A pet cat and two scarves.( )38. If you have only 15 dollars, you can go to see movies ______.A. twice for the whole night movieB. four times from Saturday to SundayC. once on Saturday or Sunday and twice from Monday to FridayD. three times from Monday to Friday( )39. How long is the Space Museum open? A. 4 hours. B. 6 hours. C. 8 hours. D. 10 hours. ( )40. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the information?A. If you want to buy some gifts, you should go to Johnson’s Supermarket.B. You can still be in the Space Museum at 6 pm.C. You can visit the Space Museum in the daytime.D. The price of an adult ticket is 10 dollars higher than chi ldren s’.IWe are in Australia for our summer holidays. We’ re having a great time here. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. There is so much to see that it is impossible for me to tell youeverything. Sydney is a beautiful city. There are many big trees and beautiful flowers around thehouses and they look really beautiful. There are also some special animals in Australia, such askangaroos and koalas. They are really lovely.During the past three days, Marie, May and I have visited many places of interest aroundSydney. I ’ liked to spend more time here. But we will fly to another city, Cairns, to see coralreefs(珊瑚礁 ) tomorrow. It is said that words cannot describe the beauty of the colorful coral.Many famous cartoon films were made there. Now we are busy packing our bags so that we willnot lose time when we leave. We can enjoy ourselves in Cairns this time tomorrow.I ’ m lookingforward to going there!根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

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When Michael W ong(光良)was a child,he w as very shy.He didn’t like1to others. Even going into a shop w as2fo r him.He liked to sing,but he w as too3to perform in public.Now,the4boy from Malaysia is one of the5singers in Taiwan.Young people like his love songs.One song,Fairytale(《童话》), has captured the hearts of6.“People listen to music when it is about real f eelings,”said Wong.Recently,he released a7album called Never Apar t(《不会分离》).It has ten songs8the title song.T hat song tells the9of a couple w ho10be aw ay f rom each other f or a while.T hey cherish their memories w hile they are separated.()1.A.singing B.actingC.talkingD.shouting()2.A.easy B.diff icultC.strangeD.hardly()3.A.nervous B.relax C.angry D.happy ()4.A.shy B.little C.big D.strange ()5.A.great B.most popularC.worstD.strangest()6.A.many B.f ew C.little D.more ()te B.new C.old D.good ()8.A.and B.butC.includingD.beside()9.A.idea B.f ilm C.story D.song ()10.A.w ant to B.cannotC.couldD.hav e toB词数:232时间:4.5分钟根据短文内容,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

新目标八年级下册英语Unit3任务型阅读练习题一、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

I moved to Amsterdam (阿姆斯特丹) ten years ago. In the ten years, I found riding bicycles is a popular way of getting around Amsterdam. Mo st people here go to school or work by bicycle. And there are many roads and traffic signs (交通标记) for bicycles in Amsterdam. So, if you travel here, you don’t need to take a bus or a taxi, just ride a bicycle. You can get to more places by bicycle than by any other way. There are lots of bicycle shops in Amsterdam. If you don’t want to buy a bicycle, you can go to bicycle rental (出租) shops to rent one. They are in almost every place of the city. It is necessary for you to find a guide when traveling in Amsterdam. Because he would take you to some of the city’s most beautiful places.Riding bicycles in Amsterdam is of great fun and relaxing. Remember to follow the traffic rules.1. When did the writer move to Amsterdam?________________________________________________2.How do most students go to school?______________________________________________3. Are there many bicycle shops in Amsterdam?________________________________________________4. What can visitors do if they don’t want to buy a bicycle?________________________________________________5. What’s the main idea of the passage?________________________________________________二、任务型阅读When Norman left high school, he went to a college to learn cooking for two years. He enjoyed cooking and was good at creating (创造) his own dishes. Then he got a job in the kitchen of a big hotel as an apprentice (学徒) for four years.①Norman soon found that cooking in a hotel was nothing likecooking for hisfamily at home. He needed to work in a hot kitchen for a long time every day. A lot of people couldn't stand it, but Norman enjoyed it. He always made new and unusual cakes on Friday. More and more people visited the hotel on Friday just ②____ his cakes. The hotel owner soon found out why.When Norman decided to leave the hotel, ② the hotel owner offered (提供) him more money and the position (职位) of the head cook.Norman took the position and saved most of the money he made.Finally, he bought his own hotel last year. Then he found he needed a lot more skills than just cooking skills. So he went to an evening school to learn business every Tuesday and Friday. Norman enjoys having his own hotel. But he also enjoys working in the kitchenand ②thinking up new creations when the hotel is not too busy.根据短文内容完成下列任务。

新目标八年级下册英语Unit2阅读理解专练二阅读理解一Two weeks ago, I got $100 from a friend named Jason. He works in a Smile Group. He asked me to do good things with the money. From then on, I used the money to help those in need.One day I was looking at some old books in a shop. The bookshelves were just next to the toy shelf. I noticed a poorly dressed woman standing behind me. At that time, a little girl came over to the woman. The girl wanted a toy dog on the toy shelf. The mother asked the shop owner how much it was. The answer was $3. Then the woman said “no”. The child said nothing. Maybe “no” was not new to her. But I could see from the girl's face that she was disappointed (失望的).I went up to the woman, put $5 in her hand and said, “Buy your daughter a book, too.” Then I walked out of the shop. But I knew the little girl smiled in the end. I think the money my friend gave me was to help me collect smiles in the world.()1. The writer used the money from Jason to ____. A.do some shopping B. do good thingsC. start a businessD. raise more money()2. What do we know about the girl's mother?A. She was an old woman.B. She worked in the bookshop.C. She enjoyed reading books.D. She was very poor.()3. What's the best title (标题) of this passage?A. Do more things with less moneyB. Start every day with a smileC. Collect smiles with a little moneyD. Without money, everything is nothing二Zhuoyang Ling'er, a 12­year­old middle school student, spent her last summer holiday protecting wild (野生的) animals in Africa. Her experience shocked (使震惊) her teachers and classmates.Zhuoyang Ling'er's father is the first full­timeChinese worker to protect wild animals in Africa.When Zhuoyang Ling'er was a child, her father toldher stories about wild animals, and she wasinterested in them.Her father took her to travel around Africa forthe first time when she was 4. She visited Africa forthe second time at the age of 8. After coming backto school, she started publicizing the idea ofprotecting wild animals among her classmates,because she wanted to let more people know aboutthose animals.Last summer holiday, the girl traveled toAfrica again. She did a lot of work there. Shehelped build a library, opened up a new road,updated research (更新研究) information onlineand explained precautions (解释预防措施) tovisitors before they got into field camps.After returning to China, she held anexhibition (展览) of photos. She hoped that morepeople could know the importance of protectingwild animals.()1. How many times did Zhuoyang Ling'ervisit Africa?A. Once.B. Twice.C. Three times.D. Four times.()2. The underlined word “publicizing” means____ in Chinese.A. 抵制B. 宣扬C. 思索D. 理解()3. What did Zhuoyang Ling'er do last summerholiday?①She helped build a library.①She explained precautions to visitors.①She fed animals in danger.①She updated online research information.A. ①①①B. ①①①C. ①①①D. ①①①()4. The passage is mainly about ____.A. the wild animals in danger in AfricaB. Zhuoyang Ling'er's wonderful trips in AfricaC. how Zhuoyang Ling'er's father saved wild animals inAfricaD. Zhuoyang Ling'er's experience of protecting wildanimals in Africa三The Beijing Hearing Dog Association has a plan.Theyplan to choose some stray dogs(流浪狗) and trainthem.Then the dogs will be able to help the old and the deaf.They will choose young dogs，because it's easier totrain them.The kind of dog is not important.Twenty－four volunteers will join the training.They allhave some experience of keeping dogs and they all lovedogs.They will learn a special language first from thecoach(教练) and they teach the dogs.This training will take180 days.Then the better－performed dogs will enter thenext training.They will learn to understand different sounds，such as knocking on a door and water boiling.Then the dogswill live with the deaf or the old for 30 days.Some people think the plan won't work，because it willcost a lot of money.But some people like the plan and theywould like to be the volunteers.( )1.Why does the association want to choose young dogs?A．Young dogs are cuter. B．Young dogs are stronger.C．It's easier to train them. D．It will cost less to train them.( )2.What need the volunteers have in common?A．They all want to help the young.B．They all keep lots of dogs.C．They all work in the association.D．They all have experience of keeping dogs.( )3.What will the dogs learn in the second training?A．They will learn to understand different languages.B．They will learn to understand different sounds.C．They will learn to understand old people's living habits.D．They will learn to understand different ways to open thedoor.( )4.What can we learn from the article?A．The association will train police dogs.B．The first training will take 180 days.C．The old have to pay for the well trained dogs.D．Most people like the plan.( )5.Which is the best title for the article?A．Stray dogs will help people B．Dogs are very clever C．The old need dogs' help D．It's different to train a dog四Several years ago，I spent most of my time at a mental hospital(精神病院) in our town.I found much joy there.At first it was a little scary to be there，but I stayed on，because I had a reason for doing this.I volunteered in a locked－up(封闭的) environment.To my surprise，I found that a friend of my parents' was a patient in this hospital.I knew，when I was a baby，this woman wanted to keep me because she had no children.I looked after this woman and showed my old photos to her.Finally，she was able to remember some old things，and she said to me one day，“Dear，you should not come here.” But I wanted to bring something happy into this woman's life.I learned that because she had no family，she could not leave here and go home.So I brought her to my home twice，and I still remember the happy smile on her face.I have never forgotten this volunteering experience.This woman later passed__away．I can't see her anymore，but I'm happy that I have done something to make a difference in another person's life.( )1.How did the writer feel at first when working in the mental hospital?A．Bored. B．Afraid. C．Interested. D．Comfortable. ( )2.Why couldn't the woman leave the hospital? A．Because she couldn't remember anything. B．Because she couldn't look after herself.C．Because she didn't have family.D．Because she didn't want to leave.( )3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A．The woman was the writer's parents' friend.B．With the writer's help，the woman couldremember something old.C．The woman saw the writer's old photos.D．The writer went to the woman's home twice.( )4.The underlined part “passed away” means“________” in Chinese.A．去世B．逃离C．居住D．幸存( )5.What is the best title for this passage?A．An Unlucky Woman B．A Special HospitalC．My Parents' FriendD．My V olunteering Experience五If you have no special plans for your holidays,why not spend your time helping others? More andmore people in the USA volunteer (自愿) to spendtheir school holidays working for others. And theydon't do it for money. Here are some of theirstories.Alice Hamilton, 17I'm going to help the Forest Centre build newhiking paths in the mountains. It's going to beterrific—I'll spend the whole summer living in thetent and breathing the clean mountain air. I'm goingto sleep under the stars. It'll be a nice sport, and I'llbe able to do something good at the same time.Jason Moore, 18This summer, I'm going to volunteer withSpecial House Program. They build good, low­costhouses and sell them to families that are not veryrich. They'll teach me what to do, so I'll help peopleand also have a chance to learn how to buildhouses.Trish Anderson, 16I'm going to teach kids who have troublereading. I'll work for a program called “Reading forLife”. Every day, I'm going to help kids choose and readbooks that they like. I want to be a teacher and I lovechildren and reading, so this is going to be a greatexperience for me.( )51. Young people in the USA volunteer to spend______ helping others.A. school holidaysB. weekdaysC. every morningD. every afternoon( )2. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?A. To breathe the clean mountain air.B. To spend the whole summer living in the tent.C. To sleep under the stars.D. To help build new hiking paths in the mountains.( )3. From the passage, we know that Special HouseProgram helps ________.A. children in poor familiesB. workers who build housesC. poor families that can't afford housesD. build hiking paths( )4. ________ wants to be a teacher.A. Alice HamiltonB. Jason MooreC. Trish AndersonD. None of them( )5. Which is the most possible title for this passage?A. Reading for LifeB. Special House ProgramC. The Forest CentreD. Young American V olunteers六Each nation has many good people who help to takecare of others. For example, some high school and collegestudents in the United States often spend many hours asvolunteers in hospitals, orphanages (孤儿院) or homes forthe aged. They read books to the people in these places, orthey just visit them and play games with them or listen totheir problems.Other young people volunteers go and work in thehomes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up,or repair their houses, do their shopping or mow their lawns.For boys who no longer have fathers there is anorganization called Big Brothers. College students and othermen take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts. Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains, the beaches, museums or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girlsV olunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others. () 1. Where can you often find volunteers in the United States?A.At a bus-stop.B. In a park.C. In a hospital.D. In a shop.() 2. How do volunteers usually help those who are sick or old?A. They mow their lawns, do their shopping and clean up their house.B. They cook, sew or wash their clothes.C. They tell them stories and sing and dance for them.D. They clean, wax and repair their cars.() 3. What is Big Brothers?A. It’s the name of a club.B. It’s a home for children who have no brothers.C. It’s the name of a film.D. It’s an organization for boys who no longer have fathers. () 4. Why so most of the boys’ and girls’ clubs use many high school and college students as volunteers?A. Because they have a lot of free time.B. Because they can still remember what they felt when they were younger.C. Because they know how to do the work.D. Because they like younger boys and girls.() 5. What do volunteers believe?A. To make others happy, they have got to be unhappy.B. The happiest people in the world are those whomake themselves happyC. the happiest people in the world are those whohelp to bring happiness to others.D. when they are happy, the others will be happy.七My name is Sam . I joined a club called“ passing help ” last month . Now let me tell youwhy I joined it.One evening this May, on my way home myold car broken down( 出故障）. It was 25 milesfrom my home . I wanted to get a ride (搭便车）,but there was no car . It was also hard to take a taxi .I decided to take a bus home .I went to a bus stopnearby .After a while , a bus came , but it did not goto my town .the bus driver was a young woman .She was kind and she told me which bus I shouldtake . I waited there for about thirty minutes , butno bus came . At last a car came to me and awoman came out of the car .She was just the busdriver.When I reached the bus station , I got to thatthe bus to your town couldn't come ,so I returnedhere. I just can't leave you here ,” she said , “ Get inmy car and I will take you back to your home .”“ It is a long way .”I said.“ Come on ,sir, ”she said ,“ Let’s go.”On the way she told me a story . A few daysago, there wasn't gas(汽油）in her car . An old mandrove her up to a gas station and then back to hercar.When we got to my home , I wanted to giveher some money to thank her , but she didn't accepther . “ I only want to help others and do somethingnice for somebody. Pass it along. ” She said.( )1.What happened to Sam one evening this May?A. He lost his way.B. His car broken down.C. He was hurt in an accident.D. He couldn't reach the gas station.( )2. Sam didn’t think of going home__________ thatevening.A. by trainB. by busC. by car.D. by taxi.( )3. From the passage , we know that the young womanwas _________.A. a club boss.B. a taxi driverC. a busdriver. D. a gas station worker.( )4. The young woman wanted Sam to _________.A. give her some money.B. get on her bus.C. take her to her house.D. help others just as she did.( )5. The best title (题目）of the passage is ________ .A.A kind old man.B. Getting a ride.C. Passing help.D. A broken car.参考答案一、1-4 BDCC二、1～4：CBAD三、1--5 CDBBA四、1--5 BCDAD五、1-5 ADCCD六、1—5 CADBD七、1—5 BACDC。

新目标八年级下册英语Unit8阅读理解专项训练二阅读理解一School systems(制度) are different from country to country.Unlike us, students, in Singapore, where I am studying, have a flexible(灵活的) timetable. My friend Amanda is a science student. She chose Chinese literature and language, chemistry and economics. She also has to attend general paper(理解与写作课), project work, math and PE lessons. On Friday, Amanda only has one PE, one general paper and one economics lesson. On Thursday, however, she has six lessons. “Gloomy(郁闷的) Thursday，” she said humorously.Lunchtimes are not fixed, either. On Tuesday, Amanda has lunch at 10：30 a.m. because she has a PE class at noon. On Thursday, since the first four lessons take up the whole morning and the noon, she has lunch at 1：00 p.m. The different lunchtimes solve the problem of long line in the student canteen.In Singapore students have different lessons in different classrooms while in China we have the same classroom for nearly every lesson. Walking in the school, you always see students rushing toward the next classroom, with their schoolbags on their shoulders. Sometimes the ten-minute-break seems to be too short. I remember on the first day that no sooner had Amanda and I arrived in the classroom than the bell rang.No time to go to the washroom or for snacks.And another discovery surprised me. Students are allowed to use calculators(计算器) in math exams! The students in Singapore calculate everything using calculators. They even use a calculator to find out the sum(总和) of 200 and 300!The two school systems have their advantages and disadvantages. I hope the schools in different countries can learn from each other and the world's education make progress.( )1. Amanda chose studies all the following subjects except ________．A. chemistry B. general paper C. physics D. economics( )2. Why does Amanda have lunch at 10：30? Because ________．A. the first four lessons take up the whole morning and the noonB. she has a PE class at noonC. she is very hungryD. both A and C( )3. Sometimes the writer thinks that ________．A. there are not enough breaks in the dayB. breaks are too longC. breaks are too shortD. students eat too many snacks( )4. According to the passage, how do students in Singapore find the sum of 200 and 300?A. Ask other students.B. Ask teachers.C. Do the sum themselves.D. Use a calculator.( )5. The passage says that ________．A. like us, students in Singapore have a fixed timetableB. school systems are different from country to countryC. in China we have different classrooms for each lessonD. the two school systems are different but equally good二Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons. First , reading is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if like reading. You will never feel bored or tired. Next, you can read a book anywhere----in a car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom. All you need is a book! Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read. As your reading skills improve, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much better.Some people say that reading is out of date (过时的). This is not true. You can read on computers, and the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. Good readers may become writers, too. They always have more things to write about.Reading is a wonderful hobby. Why not start reading ri ght now? ( )1. Reading can always keep yourself ______________.A. boredB. tiredC. happyD.excited( )2. You can read a book ______________.A. anywhereB. when you are driving a carC. only on a planeD. only in the reading room( )3.You can read faster _____________.A. after you read a bookB. after you finish your schoolworkC.if you are a studentD. if you read as a hobby( )4 .It is _____________ that reading is out of date.A. trueB. not trueC. sureD.easy( )5.What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Reading is a good hobby.B. You can read on computers.C. Good readers must be good writer s.D. Reading is useful.三Nowadays, many children spend hours a day looking at computer screens or other digital products. Some eye doctors say all the screen time has caused more children to have what they call computer vision syndrome (视力综合症).Nathan Warford is an optometrist (配镜师) in the US. He says he has seen more children having eye problems.“More children come into my office because their parents have noticed that they have headaches or red eyes, or because their degree of short-sightedness appears to be increasing very fast and they’re worried,” he said.Dr. Warford says part of the problem is that even if their eyes start tofeel uncomfortable or they start to get a headache, some children don’t tell their parents, because they don’t want their games or the computer to be taken away.Another part of the problem is that people blink (眨眼睛) less often when they look at the screen.A person who uses a computer or a digital product blinks about one third as much as we normally do in everyday life. If eyes can’t stay wet or are too tired, they will not be protected like normal.( )1. Which of the following isn’t caused by too much screen time? A. Having headaches. B. Having wet eyes.C. Having red eyes.D. Having tired eyes.( )2. Some children don’t tell their parents when their eyes start to feel uncomfortable because .A. they think it is not seriousB. they want to go to hospital themselvesC. they don’t want their parents to worryD. they want to continue playing computer games( )3. People blink as they normally do when they use computers.A. one third as muchB. two thirds as muchC. half as muchD. one fourth as much( )4. From the passage, we can learn that .A. tears can’t protect eyesB. less screen time is good for eyesC. children should blink as much as possibleD. an optometrist can’t help children with their eye problems at all ( )5. What is the passage mainly about?A. People who often get headaches.B. Some information about the latest digital products.C. Dr. Warford’s experience of working out eye problems.D. Eye problems in children caused by using digital products.四Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes (基因) decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too. If you have questions about how tall you're going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.But genes don’t decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential (潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.No doubt you’re wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. There’s no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about two inches (six centimeters) a year between age three and the time whenthey start puberty.Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and two inches there are not nearly as important as the height you' re at now, how you’ve been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through. Don’t be nervous if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt (高峰) during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later, between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.You'll usually begin to notice that you’re growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.( )1. If you want to know how tall you are going to grow, .A. you should have enough exerciseB. you can ask your doctor for helpC. you should have a healthy dietD. you can record your growth during puberty( )2. We can know from the passage .A. how good it is to be a doctorB. how much sleep time we needC. why genes can't decide everythingD. what is a healthy diet for children( )3. The underlined word “puberty” means in Chinese.A. 婴幼儿时期B. 童年时期C. 习惯养成期D. 生长发育期( )4. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Genes decide whether children are clever or not.B. Girls' age for starting puberty is usually earlier than boys'.C. You may be nervous sometimes when you grow too fast.D. Your height most probably depends on how tall your parents are. ( )5. The main idea of the passage is about .A. the time of children’s pubertyB. the time at which girls grow the mostC. the changes of boys’ height at different agesD. the factors(因素) that have effect on children’s height五The San Diego Zoo has been a lovely home for giant pandas since two of the black-and-white bears came to visit in 1987. This week there was snow in San Diego—well, at least for a lucky group of giant pandas.Over 15 tons of snow was blown into the San Diego Zoo's panda area on Tuesday morning to give the endangered bears a chance to play. They would experience the snow just like living in their natural habitat.The snow day was a first for Xiao Liwu whose name means "Little Gift." He was the sixth baby panda born to Bai Yun. Xiao Liwu was jumping on Mom, playing with her and getting used to being thrown in the snow by mama bear. Jennifer Becerra, San Diego Zoo keeper said, "He was really enjoying the snow and running around. I've never seenhim so happy."All the San Diego Zoo’s giant pandas are from China, as part of a long-term captive breeding(人工养殖) program. Four of Xiao Liwu's brothers have already been moved from California to China.Today there are 44 giant pandas living in zoos outside of China, where the bears' only natural home is. As just 1,600 pandas are thought to be left in the wild, researchers insist that captive breeding is an important way to study and protect the endangered pandas. Not only because of the habitat loss from human activities and low reproductive rates(繁殖率), giant pandas' survival is also affected by climate change. A study showed that global warming could kill much of the bears' main food, bamboo, over the next century.( )1. Why was the snow blown into the San Diego Zoo's panda area?A. To stop the bamboos from dying.B. To give the pandas a chance to play.C. To help the pandas live in their natural habitat.D. To make Xiao Liwu happy.( )2. What’s the relationship between Bai Yun and Xiao Liwu?A. Wife and husband.B. Father and daughter.C. Sister and brother.D. Mother and son.( )3. What is NOT the factor that influences the giant pandas' number?A. The loss of habitat.B. Low reproductive rates.C. Human research.D. Climate change.( )4. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?A. Giant pandas in San Diego ZooB. Giant pandas in dangerC. Xiao Liwu’s happy timeD. How to protect giant pandas ( )5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Captive breeding is the most useful way to protect giant pandas.B. More than 44 giant pandas live in zoos outside of China now.C. China is the only natural home of giant pandas.D. Xiao Liwu was afraid of being thrown in the snow by mama.六Reading is the key to school success and, like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking. Educators call it “automaticity(自动性)”.A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With practice, he stumbles less and less, reading by the phrase(短语). With automaticity, he doesn’t have to think about the meaning of words, so he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found thatautomatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount(数量) of time a child spends reading, not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity. It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice.( )1.“Reading is the key to school success” means that reading .A. helps school develop fasterB. is a key to a successful schoolC. helps students go to a key schoolD. can improve students’ learning results( )2.Children with “automaticity” can read faster because they .A. know how to read the wordsB. do not have to think while readingC. read by themselves without any helpD. pay attention to the meaning of the text( )3. Rossman tells that any child who will possibly be anautomatic reader.A. turns off TV one night 4 weeksB. reads books by the word quicklyC. spends an hour reading every dayD. gets the same grades as others in exams( )4. The underlined word “stumble” in the passage means “ ” in Chinese.A. 结结巴巴地读B. 全神贯注地读C. 心不在焉地读D. 声情并茂地读( )5.The best title for the passage is “ ”.A.IQ Is the Key to the AutomaticityB. TV Is Bad for Children’s ReadingC. Automaticity Depends on PracticeD. Automatic Reads Will Be Successful七Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons．First，reading books is fun．You can make yourself happy if you like reading．This is especially useful when the weather is bad．It is a relaxing hobby，too．You can really become lost in a book．Next，you can read a book anywhere：in a car，in a waitin9—room，on a plane or in bed．All you need is a book!Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again．Another good reason for reading books is that it is useful．If you readas a hobby，you will get better and better at it．This makes you read faster and become easier at understanding what you read．If you read enough，you will probably find that your schoolwork becomes much better．Some people say that reading is out of date．This is not true．You can read on computers，and the more you read，the better your computer skills will be．Good readers are most likely to be good writers-too．They are usually good at spelling as well，and have more things to write about．( )1．Reading can make you ．A．bored B．tired C．happy( )2．What does the underlined word“convenient”mean in Chinese?A．复杂的B．流行的C．方便的( )3．You can read faster ．A．if you read as a hobby B．if you are a studentC．after you read a book( )4．When you read enough，perhaps you will find that your schoolwork is ．A．much more B．much better C．much worse( )5．The passage mainly tells us ．A．the place to read booksB．reading is a good hobbyC．how to read books八Tu Youyou，an 84-year-old female(女性)scientist，became the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in science on Oct 5，2015．Before that，she ever won the 2011Lasker Award for finding out artemisinin(Qinghaosu)。

新目标八年级下册英语Unit6阅读理解练习题阅读理解一One morning, a little mouse went out to find something to eat. He was careless and met a fierce(凶猛的)lion. The lion caught the mouse. The lion wanted to eat him.“Please let me go, Mr Lion, ”said the mouse. “One day, I will help you. ”The lion laughed, “How could a little mouse help a big lion? ”“Well, ”he said, “I will let you go. But you must walk more carefully. ”The mouse was very thankful. “Thank you, Mr Lion. You are very kind. I will repay(报答)you one day. ”the little mouse said.The next week, the mouse was looking for something to eat again. He saw the lion under a tree. But the lion was tied tightly(紧系着)in a strong rope. He could not get out.“I will help you, ”said the mouse. His teeth were sharp. Then he bit one rope, and then another. Soon the lion was free. He was very happy. “Thank you, Mr Mouse, ”he said. Later, they became good friends.( )1. What did the little mouse do one morning?A. He went to play.B. He went for a walk.C. He looked for something to eat.D. He went out to buy something to eat.( )2. Who did the little mouse meet?A. A tiger.B. A monkey.C. An elephant.D. A lion.( )3. What did the little mouse think of the lion?A. Kind.B. Fierce.C. Careless.D. Polite.( )4. Why did the little mouse help the lion?A. Because the lion gave some food to him.B. Because he wanted to repay the lion.C. Because the lion was fierce.D. Because the lion wanted to repay him.( )5. What is the main idea of the passage?A. A lion caught a mouse and let it go.B. The lion didn’t like eating a mouse.C. A mouse helped a lion out.D. Don’t look down upon(小看)the small things.二Times SupermarketOffice secretaries and accountants needed. Experience preferred but not necessary.Good pay. Free lunch. Training provided.Office secretaries：●university education●a good standard of Chinese and English●kind, pleasant and confident●communication skillsAccountants：●college education●certificate(证书) in accounting(会计学)●careful and patient●a good standard of EnglishFace­to­face interviews with Manager Jeff Smith: 9 a．m.－5 p．m.every day, except weekends. Applications by letter to Jeff Smith also welcome.Address: Block 3, Ninth Street, Sunshine Town.Don't try to call or email us!( )1．Times Supermarket needs ______according to this advertisement. A．managers only B．accountants onlyC．office secretaries only D．both office secretaries and accountants ( )2．If Sam gets the job as an office secretary or an accountant in Times Supermarket，________．A．he will get a lower pay B．he needn't pay for three mealsC．he will have chances to be trainedD．he will have to interview the manager every day( )3．Which of the following is NOT necessary for job applicants(求职者)?A．Much experience.B．Good English.C．Good personalities.D．Educational backgrounds.( )4. To have a face­to­face interview with Jeff Smith, you can get there ________．A．at 8：45 a．m.on Sunday B．at 5：00 p．m.on SaturdayC．at 9：15 a．m.on Monday D．at 5：30 p．m.On Tuesday( )5．How many ways are there for job applicants to contact Jeff Smith? A．One. B．Two.C．Three. D．Four.三Kate and John come from Los Angeles. Kate loves swimming, lying on the beach and drinking coffee. John likes surfing (冲浪). They are having a vacation by the sea now so they can do all these things they like. Both of them are very good students. Kate is good at math and English but she doesn’t like history. John does well in English and he is also interested in geography and history.Mary and Greg live in London. Mary loves shopping very much. In her opinion, shopping is relaxing. The more girls shop, the more fun they have. Girls know where the sales are and how to find them, so it becomesa great way to spend some enjoyable time. Greg loves music. There is a piano in his living room and he plays it every day.Jacob and Olivia love watching movies. Their favorite one is Pirates of the Caribbean. They also enjoy playing volleyball with their friends.Etan and Sophia spend all their free time riding Etan’s motorbike (摩托车). They love to travel by motorbike and plan to go to Los Angeles by motorbike next month. Etan can also drive a car. Sophia enjoys playing volleyball and reading books.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

新目标八年级下册英语Unit1阅读理解专项训练试题阅读理解AA 12­year­old boy named Tim Brown got lost in the mountains. However, he survived at last thanks to his amazing survival (生存) skills.One day in October 2016, Tim went hiking with his group in the Magaliesberg Mountains, South Africa. At first, everything went well. But at about one o'clock in the afternoon, he lost his way and couldn't find any other people. He got scared at first, and then he tried to calm down. He knew what to do in such a situation. “I should follow the river, follow the light, follow the sun and finally there will be buildings , roads and people and, I could call home，” he told himself.Tim kept walking. Suddenly he heard some sounds and ran towards them. But to his surprise, he saw some baboons (狒狒). Unluckily, one baboon scratched(抓伤)his arm. He found some water to wash the blood off the scratches and continued to walk. Tim just wore a pair of swimming trunks (游泳裤) ，so he felt very cold. He tried to keep warm by covering his body with leaves. About 22 hours later, he finally met a farmer and was able to call his mom.After he came back, his mom asked why he carried on walking when it got dark. The little boy said if he did that, he would see her again. Nothing could beat his love for his mom!()1. Where did Tim get lost?A. In a zoo.B. In the swimming pool.C. In a building.D. In the mountains.()2. How long was Tim lost?A. About 22 hours.B. About 22 days.C. About 12 hours.D. About 12 days.()3. When he found he was lost, Tim felt scared at first and then ____.A. he cried over and over againB. he shouted for helpC. he stayed and waitedD. he tried to calm down ()4. What did Tim do first when he heard somesounds?A.He saw some baboons.B. He scratched a baboon.C. He ran towards the sounds.D. He washed the blood off.()5. Which is NOT the reason for Tim's survival?A. He met a farmer.B. He was too scared to carry on walking.C. The love for his mom encouraged him.D. His abilities to solve problems helped him.BDarrius was born with three fingers on hisright hand and one on his left hand. He had to workhard to do things that were easy for others. Helearned to use the four fingers to do differentthings.When Darrius was 10, he told his father thathe liked piano music very much. “It's too bad thatyou can't play，” his father said. But the boy tookthat as a challenge (挑战). “I will show people thatI can，” he said to himself.Months later, a neighbour gave him an oldpiano when she moved away. He taught himself toplay the piano and practised for hours a day.Darrius's favourite piano music is River Flowsin You by Yiruma. It took Darrius a year to learn it.“I have to think out my own way with only 4fingers，” he said. When he succeeded, he felt sohappy. Later he was lucky enough to play the musictogether with Yiruma at a famous concert hall!Yiruma encouraged Darrius to follow his dream ofplaying his own music. Darrius has made it. Andhis music is popular today.()1. How many fingers did Darrius have when hewas born?A. One.B. Three.C. Four.D. None.()2. What did Darrius take as a challenge at the age of 10?A. Writing his music.B. Playing the piano.C. Giving a concert.D. Visiting a hall.()3 How long did it take Darrius to learn to play RiverFlows in You?A. A year.B. A month.C. A day.D. An hour.()4. Who encouraged Darrius to follow his dream?A. His classmate.B. His father.C. A neighbour.D. A musician.()5. What can we learn about Darrius from the text?A. He has a strong will.B. He bought himself a piano.C. He gave up his dream.D. He only plays others' music.CNo one wants to be in a life­or­death situation.However, if you are getting into such a dangerous situation,what will you do, fight or flight?When 13­year­old Joe Rowlands and his dad were in akayak(皮艇)accident, the brave teenager chose to fight. Henot only fought for his own life, but also saved his father's.On that day, Joe and his father Paul were out on theirkayak off the coast of Anglesey in the UK. Suddenly theynoticed that the kayak was starting to fill with water. Thenthey found out there was a hole in the floor of the boat.Without another choice, Paul turned the boat over. He askedJoe to climb on top so that he could push the boat to anearby island.However, the rough(汹涌的)waves made it too hard forPaul to push the boat to land. They had to swim without theboat. Luckily, Joe made his way to the island safely. Butwhen he looked back, he found his dad was no longerswimming. Risking his life, Joe jumped back into the coldwater and managed to drag(拽)his dad up onto some rocks.Then Joe did CPR(心肺复苏)on his dad until he camearound.“I'm very proud of him.He acted with courage, ” Paulsaid of his son.()1. What did Joe do that day?A. He went kayaking with his dad.B. He went kayaking all by himself.C. He watched a kayak race at home.D. He walked along the coast of Anglesey.()2. When the boat started to fill with water, how did Paul deal with it?A. By fixing the boat up.B. By shouting for help.C.By turning the boat over.D. By pushing the boat with Joe. ()3. After finding his dad was no longer swimming, Joe ________.A. swam to the nearby islandB. dragged the boat onto rocks to save his dadC. did CPR on his dad at onceD. jumped back into the water to save his dad()4. What does the underlined phrase “came around” most probably mean?A. Lost his life.B. Came back to life.C. Ran around the rocks.D. Gave up the boat.()5. From the passage, we can infer(推断)that _____.A. Paul and Joe successfully finished their kayakingB. Joe showed the ability to face danger without fearC. Paul was angry because Joe risked his life to save himD. Joe chose to depend on his dad in the life­or­death situationDMary had some troubles, so she went to see the doctor. He was a new doctor, and did not know her. So he first asked her some questions. One of the questions was，" What is your age?"“Well...”Mary answered,“ I don’t quite remember, doctor, but I will try to think. “She thought for a while and then said, " Yes, I remember now, doctor. When I married （结婚），I was twenty-two years old, and my husband was thirty then. Now he is sixty, I know, and that is twice thirty. And so I am twice twenty-two. That is forty-four, isn’t it?"（）1. Mary went to see the doctor because＿．A. she had a headacheB. she had a feverC. she had caught a coldD. she didn't feel well（）2. At first the doctor_______A.asked her some questionsB.B. examined her carefullyC.gave her some medicineD.asked her to have a rest（）3. The doctor's first question was“______”．A.You are no more than forty, are you?B. Do you have a fever?C. What is your age?D. Have you had any medicine?（）4. Mary_________.A. answered the doctor's questions at once.B. answered the question after thinking for a while.C. just kept silent.D. refused to tell her age.（）5. Mary should be________.A. forty-fourB. forty-fiveC. fiftyD. fifty-twoEImagine the situation. You are driving alonga desert or on a mountain. You have no idea whereyou are. You passed the last house two hours ago.Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold.You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well,next time take a GPS with you. This invention maybe able to help you. It is a device(装置) which usessatellites (卫星) to find the user’s position(位置). Itcan find your position to within 20 metres. A GPScannot start your car, but at least you will knowwhere you are.GPS, which means Global PositioningSystem, is a small radio receiver. It looks like amobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or putin your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or atelephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes,or boats. Some of these devices have electronicmaps, so you know where you are. For example, ina city they can tell you the name of the street.There are three parts to the Global PositioningSystem. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in yourhand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The secondpart is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receivercontacts at least four of the satellites and calculates(计算)its position. The third part of the system is a network ofground stations. They are all over the world. They controlthe satellites and make sure they are working well.Some people think that in the future the GPS will beas common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper andmore and more accurate(精确的). There are also new usesfor the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches.Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.()6.According to the passage, with the help of the GPS,people __________.A. can’t be lost in a new cityB. can’t find their way in different countriesC. can learn about the culture of an unknown placeD. can spend the least time getting to another place()7.We can learn from the passage that ____________.A. there are three parts to the GPSB. a GPS can’t be put into a watchC. a GPS can help you start your carD. the GPS are becoming more and more expensive()8.The underlined word “They” in paragraph 3 means“____________”.A.ReceiversB. GPS devicesC. SatellitesD. Ground stations()9.The passage is mainly about _______________.A. the history of the GPSB. the introduction of the GPSC. the shape of the GPSD. the three parts of the GPS()10. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?A. All GPS devices have electronic maps.B. People in many countries will use the GPS for free.C. The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of thesatellites.D. The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.FOn Sunday it was sunny. More than ten people stood on the airport，waiting for the challenge for skydiving(特技跳伞运动). Suddenly，with the help of a guide dog，a blind man was coming with a parachute(降落伞n. ；跳伞v. ) on his back.“Do you also come for the parachute training？” someone asked. “Yes！” the blind man answered in a loud voice. All the people looked at him in surprise. “I know. Do you think how a blind man can parachute？”the blind man said. “Yes，how can you parachute？” Seeing the blind man was so happy，they asked quickly.“It's not difficult. I'll parachute like you. I am a blind man，but I c an hear！When I hear the order for skydiving，I'll carry my guide dog to follow you one by one. The coach (教练) says，counting to 5 from the moment I jump down，I can open the parachute. And I know when to fall to the ground is the most dangerous moment in skydiving. But it's very easy for me. When my guide dog is afraid into crying loudly and the rope in my hand becomes light，I'll be ready for falling to the ground. ” said the blind man quickly.After the challenge，the coach told everyone，“In this training，Robert gets the highest scoring. ” “Who's Robert？” They asked simultaneously.“He！” the coach said，pointing at the young blind man. ()1. What did the blind man come to the airport to do？A.To watch the parachute training.B. To train his guide dog.C. To join in the parachute training.D. To go travelling by plane.()2. How did all the people feel when the blind man wanted to parachute with them？A. Happy.B. Surprised.C. Excited.D. Sad.()3. When will the man be ready for falling to the ground？A. When he hears the order for skydiving.B. When he carries his guide dog to follow one byone.C. When the coach says he can open the parachute.D. When his guide dog is afraid into crying loudlyand the rope in his hand becomes light.()4. What does the word “simultaneously” meanin Chinese？A.大声喧哗地B. 难以置信地C. 不可否认地D. 不约而同地()5. According to the passage，which of thefollowing is NOT TRUE？A. The coach knew Robert was the best trainerbefore the challenge.B. The other people didn't believe Robert couldparachute at first.C. The blind man was a real man with greatcourage.D. It's unbelievable that Robert did the best of alltrainers.GMr. Jenkins liked all kinds of delicious food.As an important officer, he was often asked todinner. The shopkeepers tried their best to fawn on（巴结）him. They knew it was good for theirbusiness. Now the officer got fatter and fatter. Hecould hardly go upstairs at home and had to sleepdownstairs. He often felt tired if he walked or didsome housework. He was worried about it and hadto go to a doctor. “Stop eating much fat（脂肪）andsugar, Mr. Jenkins,” said the doctor. “Or it will beworse for your health!” It was difficult for theofficer to do it. He wouldn’t do as the doctor said.He found something was wrong with his heart afew months later. Now he thought the doctor wasright. And he had to be in hospital.“You must lose weight（减肥）,sir,” saidthe doctor, “unless you want to die soon!” “Could you tellme a way to lose weight, please?” “You must do someexercise first.” “Which exercise?” “To move your head fromside to side when you are invited to dinner!”() 1.Mr.Jenkins was often asked to dinner because .A.he liked the delicious foodB. he was ready to help othersC. he was friendly to the shopkeepersD. he was helpful to their business() 2.What did Mr. Jenkins do?A.A doctor.B. A cook.C. A businessman.D. An officer.( ) 3.What happened to Mr. Jenkins after being invited?A.He got fatter and fatter.B. He hardly went upstairs.C. He felt tired.D. All above are right.() 4.It was difficult for Mr. Jenkins to do everything,so.A.he didn’t go to dinnerB. he began to do some exerciseC. he went to ask the doctor for helpD. he had to take some medicine() 5.Which of the following is true?A.The doctor told Mr. Jenkins not to do exercise.B. The doctor told Mr. Jenkins to move his head.C. The doctor told Mr. Jenkins not to go to dinner.D. The doctor thought Mr. Jenkins would die.参考答案阅读理解A 1～5：DADCBCB 1～5：CBADAC 1-5ACDBBD 1--5DACBDE 1---5AADBDF 1-5CBDDAG 1-5 DDDCC。

新目标八年级下册英语Unit4任务型阅读专项训练一、任务型阅读It took me about 2 months to plan my daughter's birthday party.She was three years old.I got many ideas from the Internet that I thought I could use for the party.I had sleepless nights because I wanted this to be the best birthday.I looked for a place to have our party.Luckily，I found Monte Verde Park.It is a very beautiful park.After booking it，we started to buy gifts for all the kids.We went to LA for good prices.I had 40 gifts in my room for a month and I wanted to give them all away.I bought two beautiful skirts for my daughter.I also bought red cards at Tall Mouse.I then sent them to my daughter's friends.I invited them to my daughter's third birthday party on September 25 at 6：30 p．m.at Monte Verde Park.They could eat cake and have a good time.根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

新目标八年级下册英语Unit8任务型阅读练习题一、任务型阅读Have you ever heard of the story The Ant and the Grasshopper(蚱蜢)? One fine winter day some ants were working in the field. They were very busy. Just then a grasshopper passed by. “Good day, kind ants, ”said the grasshopper. “I am very hungry. Won’t you lend me a little food? (A)我已吃光(eat up)我的食物了。

I will pay you before the next autumn. ”“Have you no food of your own? (B)Why did not you gather any food during the summer? You know there was much food in the field las t summer. What were you doing then? ”asked an old ant. The grasshopper answered; “I(C)(sing)all day and night during the summer. And so I had no time to gather any food. Please lend me some food. ”“Well, then, ”said the ant, “(D)You only played and did not work during the summer. We’ll never lend you any food. ”(E)And the ants went on working. 根据短文内容完成下列各题。

初中英语八年级下阅读专练1 to help their parents. Kids live with their parents, they2 on their parents too much. They should3 the housework, that is, they should know everyone should do their4 in keeping the house clean and5 . They also should learn to take care of6 . It can help them to understand the7 of fairness. The8 kids learn to be independent, the9 it is for their future. Do you 10 with me?1.______2.______3.______4.______5._______6.______7._______8.______9._____10._____One night, Jack was walking home from his office around 10:00 p.m., when it 1 began to rain 2 . He started to run, but while he was getting near his home, he 3 he had left his keys in his office. He tried calling his wife’s phone, but she didn’t 4 . “That’s 5 ,”he thought. “She can’t be 6 already.” He ran over to a 7 and shouted to his wife, but only 8 answered him. By that time, Jack was 9 wet. Just then he saw his wife running up to the house. “Dear, I’m so sorry—I forgot my phone!”she called out. “When I saw the 10 , I was afraid you were getting wet, so I ran out to bring you an umbrella.”1.______2.______3.______4.______5._______6.______7._______8.______9._____10._____ 3.选择补全短文These days computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy streets have changed into computer game houses in order to get more 1 . These places are always crowded with people.In the computer game houses, people 2 a lot of money matching on the machines. It's3 for one to beat a computer, but one can do well after trying again and again. People want to4 when they play computer games. The more they5 , the more they want to win, and at last they even can't live6 it.The result is that some people don't want to 7 and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are 8 . When school is over, they rush to the computer game houses near their schools. Some of them can get enough money from their parents. Some of them are not 9 enough to get the money. So they have to steal or rob (盗窃或抢劫) others' and become bad .Computer game addiction (上瘾) is a serious problem in our lives. Something has to be done to 10 it.1.______2.______3.______4.______5._______6.______7._______8.______9._____10._____4.Lucy often had a sore throat after eating. First, she stopped drinking milk and eating cheese, but it didn’t help her. Then, in summer, the problem became worse. It was difficult for her to eat. Her doctor asked about her diet. She said she ate about ten tomatoes a day. The doctor asked her not to eat tomatoes. After that, her throat got better.Bruce always had stomachaches and headaches. First, his doctor gave him some medicine, but it didn’t work. Then the doctor asked him about his favorite food. Bruce said he ate lots of ice-cream. His doctor said, “Stop eating ice-cream.” After Bruce stopped eating ice-cream, he felt much better.5.This is Part Three of our survey about family life. We interviewed two students, Josh Franklin and Alice Gomez, about their weekend chores. They told us about the chores they did last weekend.On Saturday morning, Josh had two big chores to do. He didn’t like washing the clothes, but he enjoyed cleaning the garage(车库). “I listened to the radio and sang my favorite songs while I worked,” he said.Alice had to go to the store and buy food for the family on Saturday morning. Her mother usually goes with her, but this time she went alone. “I liked shopping for food. I bought things I liked to eat and my parents paid for it.”Josh and Alice both liked helping with their parents the yard sales. “I liked talking to all the people,” said Josh. Alice said, “ My parents gave me part of the money. Now I can buy anything I want.”根据短文内容，完成下列表格，每空一词。

新目标八年级下册英语Unit5阅读理解练习题一It was raining heavily as I was walking up the hill towards the station at six o’clock on a Saturday morning. At this early hour there wasn’t much traffic and there weren’t many people. Just as I was crossing the road near the top of the hill, a car came around the corner. It was traveling very fast. Suddenly it hit a lamp post(路灯柱)and turned over.I ran to the car to help the driver at once. He was badly hurt and there was a lot of blood on his face. A young woman hurried into the station and phoned for an ambulance(救护车)while I took care of the driver. Many people came to see what happened. A policeman arrived a few minutes later and asked me a lot of questions about the accident. After a while the ambulance arrived and the driver was sent to the hospital.On Monday morning I went to the hospital to see the man. The doctor told me that he was much better, and he would leave the hospital after a few days’ rest.( )1. Where did the accident happen?A. Near the school.B. Near the top of the hill.C. In the school.D. Near the hospital.( )2. What happened to the driver?A. He drove the car very well.B. His car hit a lamp post.C. His car turned over.D. Both B and C.( )3. Who hurried into the station and phoned for an ambulance?A. The writer.B. A policeman.C. Some people.D. A young woman.( )4. What did the policeman do?A. He took the driver away.B. He sent the driver to the hospital.C. He asked the writer a lot of questions.D. He phoned for an ambulance.( )5. Was the driver dead at last? A. Yes, he wasn’t. B. No, he was.C. Yes, he was.D. No, he wasn’t.二Tuesday, Jan. 6, 9:50 p.m.We were sitting in our warm living room. TheTV was on, and everything was peaceful. Suddenlythe light went on and off for a few times and thenwent out completely. Then the rain started, andeverything went black. We found the flashlight andsome candles and went to bed.Wednesday, Jan. 7, 7:30 a.m.My first thought after waking up was that itwas pretty cold in my bedroom. Clearly, the power(电力供应) didn’t come back. After one look out ofthe window, I felt even sadder: it was still rainingheavily. The room was becoming colder and colder.We had no idea when the power would come back,so my wife started a fire in the fireplace.Thursday, Jan. 8, 12:30 p.m.The snow started. The poor trees now had tocarry the heavy snow. The storm seemed to last (持续) and we had nothing to do but stay at home.Friday, Jan. 9, 6:00 p.m.Still no power. Even though we lit (点燃) afew candles, it was still difficult to do anything intheir weak light. I was sitting near several candles,but I had trouble reading.Saturday, Jan. 10, 1:00 p.m.The storm stopped this morning, and I drovemy car to look for an open store. The trees alongthe roads were broken. I only bought the mostnecessary things: bread, some fruit, more drinkingwater and batteries (电池) for the flashlight. On myway home, the power came back and people werevery happy.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

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The entertainment industry ( 娱乐业) in the United States is very successful. Do you know how entertainment grew and changed?In the early 1900s, vaudeville ( 杂耍) was very popular in the United States. It was a stage show with many short acts. For example, people could enjoy dancing acts, animal tricks and magic acts within a show.Vaudeville shows were usually played in large cities. The most famous vaudeville shows were at the Palace Theater in New York City.During the 1910s and 1920s, movies became popular. The first movies were silent ( 无声的). Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford were big silent movie stars. In the late 1920s people found out how to add (增加) sound to movies, and people loved this kind of movie.In the 1920s the radio became popular. The first radio shows had short acts with music. By the middle of the 1930s, however, the radio had become more like the movies. There were even radio versions (改编本) of Hollywood movies. By 1939, about 80% of the families in the United States had radios.Before 1927, most musical shows on Broadway had lots of dancing and singing. In 1927 a musical called Showboat made a difference. It had a storyline. By the 1940s, most Broadway musicals told people stories with singing and dancing.In the 1950s the movies met something new: televisions. People no longer had to go to the movies. They could watch them in their own living room. Comedy shows on television were very popular. Many people enjoyed television soap operas.Today, there are many kinds of entertainment and we can decide which one to enjoy. However, we must not forget the early entertainers.76. _________77. _________78. _________79. _________80. _________【答案】76. many77. become more like78. different79. were popular80. enjoy【解析】美国的娱乐业非常成功。