八年级下册英语阅读理解专项
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Jack 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 hou, 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, plea,” 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. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. fifteen
2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack becau ________.
A. he's her grandson B. he's clever C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time
3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
A. classmate B. colleague (同事) C. aunt D. wife
4. The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chine.
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 up
B. to make his grandma angry
C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time
D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch
B
More and more Chine people care for their own health. I come from England. I came to China five years ago. I began to learn cooking Chine food from my father. When I was fifteen, I began to help my mother in the kitchen. My father is a very famous cook in Beijing. So he taught me many things about cooking. In the past three yeas, I never stopped learning cooking. When I saw a book called The dia eating out can be gone
back again by eating (《把吃出来的病再吃回去》), I began studying the book. The writer of the book is Zhang Wuben(张悟本). He said he was a famous nutritionist (营养师)and well-known traditional Chine doctor. He asked the people to eat eggplant (茄子)and gram (绿豆). In China, Zhang Wuben's book has been popular in the past few years.
My father was invited to talk about the book in May, 2010. A large number of Chine people believe they should eat eggplant and gram to be healthy. I have visited a lot of Chine restaurants in Beijing and studied hundreds of restaurant menus. I talked to lots of doctors about eating and nutrition (营养). They thought that Zhang Wuben's words violated the science. He told a lie. The fact is it's important for us to eat a balanced diet and not just to eat eggplant and gram.
( )1. Why did most of Chine people believe. to eat eggplant and gram to be healthy?
A. Becau the people think Zhang Wuben is a famous nutritionist and doctor.
B. Becau the people like eggplant and gram best.
C. Becau the people don't believe doctors.
D. Becau hundreds of restaurants are clod.
( )2. If you want to keep healthy, you should
A. believe Zhang Wuben's words B. eat a balanced diet
C. eat more eggplant and gram D. eat in Chine restaurants
( )3. What does the writer's father do?
A. A doctor. B. A waiter. C. A nutritionist. D. A cook.
( )4. What do you think of Zhang Wuben's book?
A. It is a book about health. Now it is the most popular science writing.
B. It can keep a balance of yin and yang.
C. It is a trashy(垃圾的) book.
D. It's a book on medicine.
( )5. The underlined word "violated" in the passage means “ ” in Chine.
A. 有教育意义的 B. 违反 C. 符合 D. 困难的
C
Do you know the game "Rock, paper or scissors"? Maybe you think it's just a simple game for children. But in fact, some adults u it to make decisions and solve their problems. It is also popular in many countries.
There are different stories about the history of the game. But many people believe the game came from Japan, and Japane have played it for a long time. Later it came to Europe in the middle of the 18th century. In 1842, England founded the Paper Scissors Stone Club and from then on people could get together to play the game for honor (荣誉).
There is even an international club named the World Rock Paper Scissors Club in Toron
to. The club makes "Rock, paper or scissors" more and more popular. It holds the world championship (锦标赛) every year. Top players from around the world take part in it and the champion (冠军) can get a lot of money and the honor of all the fans of "Rock, paper or scissors".
