1、新目標八年級下英語閱讀理解專項練習二新目標八年級下英語閱讀理解專項練習二閱讀理解6If you do not use your arms or your legs 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 seem to know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he

2、has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice 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 t

3、ells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are 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 remember

4、things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have 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 remembering.1. The main reason for one's poor memory is that his

5、 parents have poor memories. T F 2. If you don't use your arms or legs for some time, they will become strong. T F 3. A good memory comes from more practice. T F 4. Some people can't read or write, but they have better memories, because they have saved trouble. T F 5. The best title of this

6、passage is “How to Have a Good Memory”. 參考答案：1. F2. F3. T4. F5. T講解：1. 文中沒有此說法。2. 從第一段可判斷。3. 第二段開頭已說明。4. 第四段開頭已說明。 5. 最后一段點題。 閱讀理解7A meteorite (隕石) almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 years in

7、Britain.The meteorite weighed (重量) one kilo, and might be over four thousand million (百萬) years old.“I hear the big noise in the 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 small things from the small planets in space. Abo

8、ut 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifer's meteorite is the fifth 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 was _ Mr Pet

9、tifer 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. 40,000,000 C. 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 meteor

10、ite kept the tree tops moving C. it was going to rain D. the moving was made by wind4. _ people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year. A. Quite a few B. some C. Few D. Many5. Mr. Pettifer was _ to see the falling of the meteorite. A. happy B. afraid C. sorry D. angry 參考答

11、案 1. 從短文第1句看出隕石落下時幾乎砸著Mr Pettifer，故答案應選A。2. 由短文第2段中“，and might be over four thousand million”4000百萬即40億，故答案應是D。3. Mr Pettifer發現樹梢來回搖擺是因為下落的隕石使它來回動，故答案選B。4. 由短文第4段“About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found.”一句可推斷，答案選C。5. 由短文最后一段第1句“Mr Pettifer is glad ”可以看出，且hap

12、py與glad意思相近，故答案應選A。 閱讀理解8One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one time I wasnt sure of that was on September 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 t

13、he TV and I saw that a plane had crashed (撞擊) into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. My first reaction (反應) was that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing (目擊) an act of terrorism.My wife and I spent the day watchi

14、ng the terrible pictures over again. When I watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget. I couldnt understand how something this terrible could have happened.It wasnt until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perh

15、aps some good did come from this tragedy (悲劇). People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant(寬容的). Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious(珍貴的), to let myse

16、lf get worried over small things. Ive learned also that you cant take things for granted. Things 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 about it. We n

17、ever know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute 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. terribleB. badC. goodD. real2

18、. What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning? A. A fire starting B. A plane flying C. A terrible accident D. An act of terrorism. 3. From September 11, the writer had realized that_. A. people should make the most of every minute they have B. he has become less tolerant towards o

19、thers C. he should get worried about little things D. life is too short to care about others. 4. Whats the best title of this passage? A. A Report about September 11 B. The Tragedy of September 11 C. September 11 and My Family D. September 11 and My Turn. 參考答案 講解：1. C  見第一行，不管（no matter）事情多糟，總能

20、發現有益的東西。2. D  見第六行。3. A  見倒數第三行。So we all need to make the most of every minute we have.4. D 閱讀理解9閱讀下列短文，并根據短文內容選出能完成短文題目的最佳答案。Mrs. 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 Childrens Hos

21、pital are asking for money for childrens toys(玩具). Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick(生病的)children 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 wan

22、t us to bring some money for the toys.” “We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital.” 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 you

23、 think you could make toys” she asked.“Yes, yes.” the whole class answered.“Great! Lets begin to make toys tomorrow.” said Mrs. Weeks.On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Weeks took children to the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the class felt happy，too.A few days later，Mrs. Week

24、s read another newspaper story to the class:Some school pupils brought toys to Childrens Hospital last week. The toys were made by 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，GR

25、ADE THREE.”1. What was the first newspaper story mainly(主要)about? A. Sick children in Childrens Hospital B. Doctors in Childrens Hospital. 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 childre

26、n 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 the hospital. D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.3. Doctors in Childrens Hospital didnt have _ to k

27、eep the children happy and quiet. A. enough time B. enough boys and girls C. get money to buy toys for D. enough doctors4. At first，the doctors in Childrens Hospital wanted to _ the sick children. A. give some money to B. make some toys for C. get money to buy toys for D. borrow some toys for 5. Wha

28、t Mrs Weeks really wanted to do is to _. A. let everyone know her class B. save some money for toys C. make herself famous D. teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others 參考答案：1. A2. C3. C4. C5. D講解：1. 根據第1段newspaper story的內容得知，文章主要講的是在兒童醫院生病住院的孩子，故答案為A。2. 從文中孩子們建議用錢買玩具或帶自己的玩具去醫

29、院，而“Mrs Weeks said，but mine is different.”到有人提議“make some toys”時她微笑，可判斷答案為C。3. 縱觀整個新聞內容可知沒有足夠的玩具供生病的孩子們玩，故答案為C。4. 由文中說醫生“ask for money for childrens toys”得知玩具不夠，因此本題答案選C。5. 從文章中可以看出Mrs Weeks的本意就是教學生學會關心愛護別人，故答案D是正確的。 閱讀理解10Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So h

30、is wife always had to say to him，“Don't forget this.”One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，“Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.”He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.Abou

31、t an hour later，the conductor began to see the 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 could not find it. He was very worried. “I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the t

32、rain，”said the old man.“I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right，you don't have to buy another ticket，”said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly，“You don't know why I'm worried. If I don't find my ticket，I can't remem