1、八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解 01A meteorite (陨石) almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britainwhen he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 ye ars in Britain.The meteorite weighed (重量) one kilo, and might be over four thousand million (百万) years old. “I hear the
2、 big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,” he said. “I didnt know what it was.”Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 meteorite s may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifers meteorite is the fifth
3、 to fall in Britain since the Second World War. Mr. Pettifer is glad. “When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange.” 1. The meteorite wasMr Pettifer when it fell down.A. close toB. far fromC. hittingD. coming to 2. The meteorite was alreadyyears old.A. 40,000,000,
4、000 B. 40,000,000C. 400,000,000 D. 4,000,000,0003. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because.A. the trees were afraid B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops movingC. it was going to rain D. the moving was made by wind4.people see a meteorite fall although they visit
5、 the earth often each year.A. Quite a few B. some C. Few D. Many 5. Mr. Pettifer wasto see the falling 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 four thousand million”4000 百万即 40 亿，故答案应是 D。3. Mr Pettifer 发现树梢来回
6、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 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only v ery 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。八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解 02One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you c
7、an take something positive out of it. The one time I wasnt sure of that was on Sept ember 11. I usually wake up a 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier. I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed (撞击) into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. My first
8、reaction (反应) was that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing (目击) an act of terrorism. My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over again. When I watched family members looking for their loved ones, the p
9、ain in their eyes was somet hing I would never forget. I couldnt understand how something this terrible could ha ve happened. It wasnt until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy (悲剧). People seem different now, more under standing, more
10、 tolerant( 宽 容 的 ). Little things that seemed to be such a trouble beforeare no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is t oo short, and too precious(珍贵的), to let myself get worried over small things. Ive l earned also that you cant take things for granted. Thi
11、ngs change in the blink of an eye. People go to work and dont come back. One moment theyre living and the next minute theyre not. And, it doesnt matter who you are, there is nothing you can do a bout it. We never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to mak e the most of every minute
12、we have.You try to learn from what happened. You cant be used up by it. You cant live by it. All you can do is just live. 1. The word “positive” in the passage probably means.A. terrible B. bad C. good D. real2. What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?A. A fire startingB. A pl
13、ane flyingC. A terrible accidentD. An act of terrorism.3. From September 11, the writer had realized 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
14、s the best title of 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 the most of every minute we have.4. D八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解 03Mrs.
15、 Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said：Were you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Children s Hospital are asking for money for childrens toys(玩具). Some children in the hospit al must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep
16、 these sick(生病的)child ren happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.After Mrs. Weeks read the story，she said，“This story gave me an idea.” “You want us to bring some money for the toys.” “We could bring some of our o wn toys for the children in the hospital.” said the boys and girl
17、s 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 you think you could make toys?” she asked. “Yes, yes.” the whole class answered. “Great! Lets begin to make toys tomorrow.” said Mrs. Wee
18、ks.On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Weeks took children to the hospital with the toys ma de by her students. The children in the class felt happy，too.A few days later，Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class: Some school pupils brought toys to Childrens Hospital last week. The toys were made b
19、y the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said，“We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say， THANK YOU，GRADE THREE.”1. What was the first newspaper story mainly(主要)about?A. Sick children in Childrens HospitalB. Doctors in Childrens H
20、ospital.C. Mrs. Weeks and her students.D. Toys made by the boys and girls. 2. What “idea” did Mrs. Weeks have in mind?A. Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital.B. Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospi tal.C. Let the class make some toys t
21、hemselves and give them to the children in the hospital.D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital. 3. Doctors in Childrens Hospital didnt haveto keep the children happy and quiet.A. enough timeB. enough boys and girlsC. get money to buy toys for D. enough doctors4. At first，the doc
22、tors in Childrens Hospital wanted tothe sick children.A. give some money to B. make some toys forC. get money to buy toys for D. borrow some toys for5. What Mrs Weeks really wanted to do is to.A. let everyone know her classB. save some money for toysC. make herself famousD. teach the pupils to do th
23、ings themselves and be helpful to others参考答案：1. A2. C3. C4. C5. 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 m ine 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 for child
24、rens 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。八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解 04Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him，“Dont forget this.”One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，“Now
25、you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on t he way.”He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it. About an hour later，the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the oldman and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?”The ol
26、d man looked for his tick et in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I cant find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train，”said the old man. “I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right，you dont have tobuy another ticket，”said the c
27、onductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worri ed and said sadly，“You dont know why Im worried. If I dont find my ticket，I cant 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 b
28、uy oneD. when he found he had no ticket with him 2. 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 tickets 3. The conductor told the old man that he didnt need to buy another ticket b ecause.A. the man was very oldB. h
29、e 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 couldnt 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.
30、 Which of the following(下列) is right?A. The old man went on the trip with his wifeB. The old man didnt 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八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解 05If you do not use your ar
31、ms or your legs for some time, they become weak; whe n you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps h is memory in p
32、ractice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his par
33、ents ar e to blame, and few of us know that it is just his own fault.Have you ever found that some people can t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to rememb er things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They hav
34、e to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remember ing.1. The main reason for ones poor memory is that his parents have poor mem ories.T F2. If you dont use your arms or legs f
35、or some time, they will become strong.T F3. A good memory comes from more practice.T F 4. Some people cant read or write, but they have better memories, because th ey have saved trouble.T F5. The best title of this passage is “How to Have a Good Memory”.参考答案：1. F2. F3. T4. F5. T讲解：1. 文中没有此说法。2. 从第一段
36、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。八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解 06“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temp erature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many dif ferent meanings. “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost
37、 anything. When you s ee a famous car in the street, maybe you will say “Its cool.”You may think, “Hes so cool,” when you see your favourite footballer.We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of manywords such as “new” or “surprising”. Heres an interesting story we can use
38、 to show t he way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall ( 瀑 布 ) they had visited. On one students paper was just the one sentence, “Its so cool ”. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt. But the story also shows a scarcity ( 缺 乏 ) of w
39、ords. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some cre dibility ( 可 信 性 ). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourfu l as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.1. We know that the word “cool” h
40、as.A. only one meaning B. no meaningsC. many different meanings D. the same meaning2. In the passage, the word “express” means“”.A. see B. show C. know D. feel3. If you aresomething, you may say, “Its cool.”A. interested in B. angry aboutC. afraid ofD. unhappy with4. The writer takes an example to s
41、how he isthe way the word is used.A. pleased with B. strange toC. worried about D. careful with5. In the passage, the writer suggests (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
42、答案 ：1C2B3A4C5D讲解：1见首句。2由“express”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。Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground.We listen to music, and we 36 the national flag(国旗) go up.Usu
43、ally, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was 37 and excited ! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.Can I really do itLast week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher 38 me, I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. 39 for it, Im sure youll do well.Thank you , I answered, It was suc
