八年级英语阅读理解

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Mr. and Mrs. Brown were going abroad for their holiday. They had a dog called Blackie which they were very fond of but they could not take him abroad with them. So they looked for a good place to leave him in while they were away. At last they found a place. It took good care of dogs while their owners（主人） were away. They Browns took Blackie there just before they left for their holiday, and sadly said goodbye to Blackie. At the end of their holiday, they got back to England very late at night. They decided to wait until the next morning before going to get it back. So the next morning Mr. Brown got into his car and drove happily to get Blackie home. When he reached home with the dog, he said to his wife, \don't think Blackie can have enjoyed its stay at that place very much. It barked（吠） all the way home in the car. It seemed that it wanted to tell me something. Mrs. Brown looked at the dog carefully and then answered, \are quite right, dear. He was certainly trying to tell you something. But he wasn't trying to tell you that he hadn't enjoyed its stay at that place, it was only telling you that you were bringing the wrong dog home. This isn't Blackie!”

( ) 1. Where did Mr. and Mrs. Brown have their holiday? ________ . A. In England B. In Japan C. In America D. In Australia ( ) 2. We can guess Blackie was ________ .

A. Mr. Brown's son B. a young girl C. two years old D. a lovely dog ( ) 3. When Mr. and Mrs. Brown were having their holiday, they ________ . A. took Blackie with them B. left Blackie at a good place C. often wrote to Blackie D. left Blackie at home ( ) 4. When did they get Blackie home? ________ . A. As soon as they got home B. The next morning

C. The next Sunday D. At the end of their holiday ( ) 5. Form the end of the story we know ________ . A. Mr. Brown brought a wrong dog home B. Blackie was not taken good care of that place C. Blackie didn't enjoy its stay at that place D. Only Mrs. Brown understood what Balckie said

B

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One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river．Suddenly his old axe(斧子)fell into the water．He felt very sad because he lost his only axe．Then all at once a beautiful fairy(仙女) came out and asked the man what was the matter. “I have lost my axe，”he said，“It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood．”

The fairy showed him a gold(金)axe and asked，“Is this yours?” “No．”said the man．

The fairy then showed him a silver(银)axe and asked again，“Is this yours?” “No，”again answered the man． Then she showed him the old axe．

“Yes，that is mine，”called out the happy man．

“I know it well enough，”said the fairy，“I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth，and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one．” ( ) 6．0ne day when the man was cutting something，_________. A．he fell into the water B. his axe dropped into the river C．his axe fell into a lake D. he saw a beautiful fairy ( ) 7．The man was sad because________. A．he was poor and had no other axes B．he could not go on working C．he liked his axe very much D．his axe was a gold axe

( ) 8．The fairy gave him a gold axe and a silver axe，but he didn’t take them．Because he________. A．did not 1ike them

B．did not know they were made of gold and silver C．was very rich

D．knew these axes were not his

( ) 9．At the end of the story the man had______． A．only one axe B．two axes C．three axes D．many axes

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( ) 10．The fairy helped the man because he was ______ man. A．an old B．a young

C．a poor D．an honest(诚实的)

C

In the world today, all of the people need recreation (消遣). We cannot work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.

Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form (形式) is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football. There are also individual (个人的) sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoor. Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, such as watching TV, singing and dancing.

It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation.

( ) 11. Which is the most popular form of recreation? .

A．Sports B．Watching TV C．Sleeping D．Singing and dancing ( ) 12. People want to take part in sports in order to _______________. . A．keep healthy and enjoy life B．make friends

C．find a good job D．make more money

( ) 13. Outdoor sports include(包括) ________________. . A．watching TV B．singing and dancing

C．listening to the radio D．skating and mountain climbing

( ) 14. Why do many people like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio?

A．Because they like sports, but they don’t like to take part in them.

B．Because they don’t enjoy sports. C．Because they don’t enjoy life.

D．Because they don’t need recreation.

( ) 15. The passage mainly tells us that ___________. . A．basketball is a kind of team sport

B．everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them

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C．different people have different ways of relaxing D．indoor recreation is not as important as outdoor sports.

D

My friend Peter was kind and lovely. But as a student, he was bad at math, English and science because he didn't have an aptitude(资质)for that kind of study.

One day we were playing football and the bail got stuck in a tree. Peter climbed The

tree to get it, and one of the teachers, John Marston who was looking out of the window, noticed that he was a talented climber. Mr. Marston was an expert (专家

)in climbing. He had climbed many mountains. One weekend Mr. Marston invited Peter to climb

Mount Kilimanjaro. Peter really enjoyed the climbing. Mr. Marston told Peter he was a very talented climber for his age. Peter left school three years later with no qualifications (毕业证)，but he kept climbing regularly until he became very good at it. In his early twenties, he became a professional climber. He said, “I’ll always remember Mr. Marston becaue he showed me I had an ability which no one else, including me, knew about.\16. Which subject was Peter not good at? (不超过15个词 ) ______________________________

17. When did Peter and Mr. Marston climb Mount Kilimanjaro? (不超过10个词 ) ______________________________

18. How did Peter feel about the climbing? (不超过10个词) _______________________________

19. What did Mr. Marston say about Peter? (不超过10个词) _______________________________

20. Did Peter know he had an ability to climb at first? (不超过10个词) _______________________________

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