1、新目标八年级上册英语阅读理解专项训练二及答案Part1Many children like stamp-collecting. Stamp-collecting didnt start until 1854. As time passes，there are more and more stamp-collectors. Not only children but also men and women are collectors. In some countries, there are even lessons on stamp-collecting in school. People a
2、re becoming more and more interested in stamps. Every picture on a stamp has its meaning in it. It may be the head of a famous person or an important place. Each stamp tells us a story.( ) 1. Stamp-collecting started _.A. earlier than 1845 B. later than 1921C. hundreds of years ago D. in 1854( ) 2.
3、Stamp-collectors are _.A. men and womenB. boys and girlsC. neither young nor oldD. both A and B( ) 3. Lessons on stamp-collecting are given in _.A. few countriesB. a few countriesC. our countryD. America only ( ) 4. There are more and more stamp-collectors. This sentence means _.A. different kinds o
4、f stamps are being collectedB. more and more stamps are being printedC. a group of people are collecting stampsD. the number of stamp-collectors is growing ( ) 5. Every picture on a stamp _.A. is the head of a stamp-collectorB. tells us something interestingC. has nothing to do with AmericaD. tells
5、us a story about some schoolsPart2Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends on be happier.The first secret（秘密） of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too
6、often, we spend so much time thinking about the future for example, getting into college or getting a good job that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy lifes simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who ha
7、ve several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think ab
8、out the activity. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person
9、, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.( )1. The second paragraph tells us that _.A. we shouldnt think about our future B. some people fail to live a happy life C. happiness is to enjoy the simple things in lifeD. the more friends you have, the happier you will be( )2. The passa
10、ge gives us _ pieces of advice on happiness.A. oneB. twoC. threeD. four( )3. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?A. Reading a good bookB. Traveling to a foreign countryC. Playing a sport D. Spending time with close friendsPart3Mr Green works in a small store. Its near a school. He
11、 works very long hours a day, but he likes working there. He thinks its interesting. He usually gets up at six in the morning, has breakfast and then goes to work at six thirty. He has no time to go home for lunch, so he often takes some food to work and eats there.He gets to the store at around six
12、 fifty. At seven, people start to come. They buy eggs, vegetables, meat and things like that. At seven thirty in the evening, he closes the store and goes home. He has dinner at home. After that he watches TV. He has a little dog and he likes it very much. He often plays with it in the evening, too.
13、On weekends, he is not busy. He wants to watch soccer games, but his daughter and his wife (妻子) like to see movies. So he usually goes to movies with his family. （ ）1. The store sells _. A. clothesB. foodC. school things D. fruit.（ ）2. What time does Mr Green start to work?A. At 6:00 am.B. At 6:30 a
14、m. C. At around 7:00 am. D. At around 7:30 pm.（ ）3. Where does he often have lunch?A. At home.B. In the store. C. At school. D. We dont know.（ ）4. What does he usually do on weekends?A. Go to the store.B. Watch TV. C. Watch soccer games. D. Go to movies.（ ）5. From the passage (段落), we know _.A. Mr G
15、reen is busy at work, but he likes his job B. Mr Green doesnt like to play with his dogC. Mr Green doesnt like soccer games D. Mr Green often eats dinner in the storePart4A cat goes to a river every day. He wants to go fishing. But he cant catch any fish. One day, he goes to the river as usual(像往常).
16、Suddenly(突然) a fish comes out. He catches(捉到) the fish. He is very happy. He forgets to put the fish in the basket. He dances and sings. He shouts, I have a fish! I have a fish! All his friends come to see him. Where is your fish? Let us have a look at it. his friends say. Its there, near the bank(河
17、岸附近). the cat answers. But he cant find the fish. When he sings and dances, the fish jumps back into the river. All his friends laugh at(嘲笑) him because they dont see any fish there.( )1What does the cat do every day? He_.A. fishes B. dancesC. sings D. laugh( )2Where does he put the fish when he cat
18、ches it one day? _.A. Near the bank B. In the basket C. In the river D. at his home( )3Which one is NOT right(不正确)? _.A. The cat feels happy when he catches a fish B. The cats friends want to see the fishC. The fish is in the river at last D. The cat sings and dances with his friends( )4How does he
19、feel at last(最终)? He feels _.A. happy. B. sad. C. excited(感到激动的) D. afraid(害怕的)( )5What does the word forget mean in the passage（单词forget在文中是什么意思）? It means_.A. 记得 B. 知道 B. 忘记 D. 放弃Part5Do you like banana cake？Do you know how to make it？The following can help you.What to need3 bananas2 eggs2 spoons
20、of baking powder(发酵粉)1/4 spoon of baking soda(小苏打)2 cups of flour(面粉)1/2 spoon of salt2/3 cup of sugar1/3 cup of vegetable oil(油)What to doMake the oven to 180.Mix up the flour，baking powder，baking soda and salt in a large bowl.Add the vegetable oil.Add the sugar a little at a time，and beat(搅拌) it.P
21、our the eggs into the bowl and beat well.Add the bananas a little at a time and beat some more.Pour the mixture into the oven.Bake it for twenty minutes.Get the cake out of the oven，and cut it into pieces to eat！( )1.We dont need _ to make the banana cake.Aflour Bsugar Ceggs Dyogurt( )2.We need _ of
22、 salt to make the banana cake.A1/3 cup B2/3 cup C1/4 spoon D1/2 spoon( )3.We have to bake the mixture in the oven for _ minutes.A30 B12 C20 D18( )4.Which is the right order to make the banana cake?Add the eggs and the bananas.Add the vegetable oil into the bowl.Put the mixture into the oven.Put the
23、flour，baking powder，baking soda and salt into the bowl.A B C D( )5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?AWe need a large bowl to make the banana cake.BTo make the banana cake，we need eight ingredients.CThere are seven steps(步骤) to make the banana cake.DAfter adding vegetable o
24、il and sugar，we beat them and the eggs.Part6 Happiness is for everyone. You dont need to care about the rich. Though they have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools, they may often feel lonely（孤独的）. In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are
25、in trouble at school, your teachers will help you; when you do something wrong, people around you feel unhappy; when you succeed in something, your friends will say congratulations（祝贺）to you. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
26、Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. Although you are poor, you can also say you are very happy. Money is not everything. You have something else that money cant buy. When you meet with difficulties, you can loudly say you are very happy because you have more chances to
27、 challenge（挑战）yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.( )1._may often feel lonely even though they have beautiful houses with large gardens. A. Teachers B. Parents C. Old people D. Rich people( )2.
28、What will your friends say to you when you make great progress（进步）? A. Congratulations. B. Thats all right. C. Its very nice of you. D. Not at all.( )3. When you have more chances to challenge yourself, you may feel_. A. proud B. lonely C. happy D. excited( )4. You can make yourself happy by_. A. ma
29、king much money B. taking every chance you have C. owning beautiful big houses D. having nice cars( )5. We can learn from the passage that_. A. poor people are always unhappy because they dont have money to buy big houses B. we can find happiness around us even if we dont have much money C. no one w
30、ill help you if you are poor D. rich people are very proud because they have big houses and nice carsPart7American children have exciting after-school life, a new study says. Many junior and senior（初中高中）students have lots of funny things to do in their free time. More than 57% have activities every
31、day. 82% have activities at least four times a week. American students spend their free time doing sports, or enjoying arts, music and dancing. They like to have life outside school because they can make a lot of friends during their activities.( ) 1. What are American childrens life like after scho
32、ol? A. Unhappy. B. Exciting. C. Boring. D. Unhealthy.( ) 2. How many students have activities every day if there are 2,000 students? A. More than 570. B. More than 820. C. More than 1,840. D. More than 1,140.( ) 3. How often do 82% students have activities? A. Every day. B. Every weekend. C. At leas
33、t four times a week. D. Every Sunday.( ) 4. American students _, or enjoy arts, music and dancing in their free time. A. do sports B. surf the Internet C. have fun D. watch TV( ) 5. American students like to have life outside school because_. A. activities outside school are more interesting B. they
34、 can make a lot of friends C. they dont like school life D. they are free to do anything outside schoolPart8On Thursday a new boy came into the classroom. He didnt have any uniform on. Just trousers, a jacket and a shirt. Tom could see that the boy wasnt quite comfortable. He had a plastic (塑料的) bag
35、 with exercise books, pens, pencils, rulers and erasers in it. The boy stood at the blackboard. Miss Fair talked to the boy, and then she said, “Boys and girls, this is Peter Rivers. He is your new classmate. Peter is your age. I hope youll get on well with each other. Peter will spend a lot of time
36、 together with you, and outdoors too.” Miss Fair asked Peter to sit next to Tom at the desk near the window.The students had math after that and Tom could see that Peter was not bad at it. He counted (数数) well. It was not difficult for him at all. Then Miss Fair said, “It is half past twelve. Its ti
37、me to have lunch.” Peter joined Tom and went to wash his hands. Then the boys sat down on the floor and started to open their lunch bags. Tom opened his bag and put his hand in it. He took out an old brown apple, some old cheese and some bits of fish from dinner. “Oh, no!” cried Tom. “This is rubbis
38、h. I have the wrong bag. I took the rubbish bag and left my lunch bag at home. I have only rubbish for lunch today.” The other children laughed and laughed. Then Peter said, “I have two eggs. Why dont you have one? I dont need two. And would you like some bread?” Tom smiled, “Thanks. Now Ill always
39、look in my lunch bag before I bring it to school.” ( )1. How many kinds of things did Peter have in his plastic bag?A. Three. B. Four.C. Five. D. Six. ( )2. Which of the following is TRUE about Peter?A. He wore a coat and a shirt to school. B. He had lunch in the school dining hall.C. He was disable
40、d and couldnt play outdoors.D. He had no trouble counting in the math class.( )3. How did Tom feel when he saw what was in his lunch bag?A. Bored. B. Afraid.C. Excited. D. Upset.( )4. What would Tom probably have for lunch?A. Bread and an apple. B. Cheese and an apple.C. Bread and an egg. D. Cheese
41、and an egg. ( )5. What is the passage mainly about?A. Toms favorite teacher. B. Toms new classmate. C. Toms math class. D. Toms lunch. Part9Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Smith are sisters. One day Mrs. Wilson went to visit her sister. When she got to Mrs. Smiths home, she found that Mrs. Smiths eyes filled w
42、ith tears (泪). Mrs. Wilson asked, “Whats the matter?” Mrs. Smith said, “My cat Sammy died last night. I have no place to bury (埋葬) him.”Mrs. Wilson was very sad because she knew her sister loved the cat very much. Then Mrs. Wilson said, “I can bury your cat in my garden and you can come and visit hi
43、m.” Mrs. Smith stopped crying (哭). And then they had tea together. It was 5:00 pm. Mrs. Wilson said it was time for her to go home. Mrs. Smith put the dead Sammy into a shopping bag. Mrs. Wilson took the shopping bag and walked to the bus stop. She waited for a long time. When the bus arrived, she g
44、ot on the bus and put the shopping bag beside her feet. After an hour, she got off the bus and walked home. Suddenly she remembered that she had left the shopping bag on the bus. 根据以上内容，选择正确答案。( )1. Mrs. Smith is Mrs. Wilsons . A. auntB. teacher C. sisterD. cousin( )2. From the passage, we know that
45、 Sammy is a . A. dogB. cat C. tigerD. lion( )3. Mrs. Wilson agreed to bury Sammy . A. on a hillB. in her gardenC. on her farmD. at her house ( )4. Mrs. Wilson left Mrs. Smiths home at . A. 5:00 pmB. 5:30 pmC. 6:00 amD. 6:30 am ( )5. At last Mrs. Wilson left the shopping bag . A. in a shopB. at Mrs. Smiths house C. in her gardenD. on the bus Part10Hello, Im Jim. My brother Tom and I love watching football games. We went to watch a football game yesterday. We loved different teams. Toms f
