一、阅读理解
1．Nobody likes staying at home on vacation—when the weather is fine. Last August we decided to spend the day in the countryside. The problem was that millions of (数百万)other people had the same idea. We moved out of the city slowly behind a long line of cars, but in the end we came to a quiet country road. After some time, we stopped at a farm near the town. We had carried
enough food with us and we got it out of the car. Now everything was ready so we sat down near a path(路) at the foot of the hill(小山). It was very quiet in the cool grass until(直到) we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up(捡起) our things and ran back to the car. There were about two hundred sheep coming towards(朝) us along the path. 1）From the passage we know the writer likes ______ on vacation. A．staying at home B．spending a holiday in the open air C．watching sheep D．likes playing with friends 2）They went there ________.
A．by bus B．by car C．by train D．on foot 3）Which of the following is not true?
A．Few people wanted to spend the vacation in the countryside that day. B．They spent their vacation in the countryside. C．They had much food to eat. D．They had their food on the grass.
4）We can infer(推断) from the passage that ______.
A．the weather was very fine that day. B．the traffic (交通) was very busy. C．they found a quiet place. D．They picked up their food and ran away. 5）What happened when the sheep were coming towards them? A．They stayed there. B．They called for the farmers. C．They left the food there D．they picked up their food and ran
2．Rose has four cousins.They are Ann，Betty，Peter and Bill.Rose is the oldest of them five.Betty is thirteen years old.She is two years younger than Rose and one year older than Peter.Bill is nine，and Ann，the youngest，is seven.
Betty and Peter are good at running.But Peter runs faster.Rose and Ann like to play
basketball.Rose plays better than Ann.Bill is the best singer of them five.Rose and Betty study in a middle school.Ann，Peter and Bill study in a primary school.These five children all work hard at their lessons.But Betty works hardest. 1）Rose is ______ years older than Peter. A．two B．three C．six D．eight
2）Peter is ______ years old. A．nine B．twelve C．thirteen D．fifteen
3）Who runs fastest of them five? A．Peter. B．Betty.
C．Peter and Betty. D．All of them. 4）Who is the best singer? A．Ann. B．Rose. C．Bill. D．Peter.
5）Who are middle school students? A．All of them. B．None of them.
C．Rose and Betty. D．Bill，Peter and Ann.
3． One of my friends Fred did very little work when he was a student. He spent more time drinking in bars(酒吧) than working in the library. Once, we had to take an important exam. The exam had a hundred questions. To each question we had to write \before the exam, Fred was watching TV and drinking. He usua1ly worried a lot the night before the exam. But on that night he looked quite quiet. He told me what he would do.\he said to me, \exam. I' ll bring a coin(硬币)with me and throw it to decide(决定)answers. I' m sure I’ll get half the questions right in this way. \an hour when he was writing down his answers. Then he 1eft half an hour before the others. The next day he saw the teacher on the playground. \the papers? Have I passed?\please.\in his hand and looked at it. \根据短文内容判断正误：
1）The writer and Fred are still students.
2）Fred usually worried a lot before the exam because he did little work. 3）Fred was quite quiet that night because the exam questions were easy. 4）The coin didn't bring good luck to Fred. 5）Mr Wu was glad that Fred was very clever.
4．（题文）One evening two young men were walking in the street. They needed money very much so they wanted to steal something.
It was twelve o’clock. They came to a house and it seemed that everyone in the house fell asleep. Standing at the front gate, one man said to the other in English, “You wait here. I’ll go around to the back door and try to get into the house.” Then they started.
Suddenly, a big dog ran out of the house and barked at them. The two men were very frightened and ran away as fast as they could. Finally, they stopped at a quiet place. The man who spoke before said breathlessly, “It’s too bad. The dog could understand what we were saying.” 1）（小题1）Why did the two men walk in the street one evening?
A．Because they couldn’t fall asleep. B．Because they’d like to take a walk.
C．Because they went to visit their friends. D．Because they wanted to steal something.
2）（小题2）The underlined word “breathlessly” means “_____” in Chinese. A．兴奋地 B．失望地 C．气喘地 D．悄悄地 3）（小题3）Why did the two men run away from the house? A．Someone found them. B．They were afraid of the dog.
C．They ran for exercise. D．They wanted to play games with the dog. 4）（小题4）Which of the following is TRUE? A．The two men spoke at the back door. B．The two men wanted to live in the house. C．The two men got nothing in the end. D．The dog could understand English well. 5）（小题5）What is the best title of the passage? A．English-speaking Dog B．Two Young Men C．One Late Evening D．Two Foolish Thieves
5．Katrina lived with her mother and father in a small white house. All the other houses in the neighborhood looked the same except(除……之外) the house next to Katrina's. This house needed a lot of fixing(修理). Everyone in the neighborhood thought this house looked bad. No one lived there.
On Saturday morning, a car arrived in front of the house. Katrina saw a man, a woman and a boy get out of the car. They looked at their new home. Then they took things from the car and put them in the house.
On Monday morning, Katrina left for school. In the classroom, she heard her teacher say, \David. Please make him feel welcome.\—he just moved into the house next to hers. The teacher asked Katrina to show him around the school.
At lunchtime, Katrina showed David the way to the lunchroom. When they ate their lunch, David told Katrina he was excited to live in his new house. Katrina looked surprised and asked, \you think it needs a lot of fixing?\
David said his family planned to fix the house because they hoped it would look like all the other houses in the neighborhood. They knew it would take a lot of time and hard work, but they decided to do so. They liked their new house and liked to live in such a nice neighborhood.
Katrina felt she was very lucky. She lived in a nice neighborhood. Listening to David's story made her feel thankful(感谢) for life. Sometimes another person helps you understand how much you have.
1）Katrina's house was . A．the same as David's B．white, but not big C．the worst in the neighborhood D．far from David's 2）When did Katrina see David for the first time? A．On Saturday morning. B．On Saturday afternoon. C．On Monday morning. D．On Monday afternoon. 3）The teacher told Katrina . A．to show David how to get to the lunchroom
B．to have lunch with David
C．to help David know more about the school D．to plan how to fix David's house
4）Which of the following is TRUE about David? A．He didn't want to fix his house. B．He thought it easy to fix his house. C．He expected to have a different house. D．He felt the neighborhood was good. 5）David made Katrina know that . A．she played a role in her life B．she was living a happy life
C．it was necessary for her to help others D．how much her house was
6．The best way of learning a language is by using it. The best way of learning English is using English as much as possible. Sometimes you will get your words mixed up(迷惑的)and people won't understand. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can't understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor( 幽默感),you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make.
Don't be unhappy if the people seem to(好象) laugh at your mistakes. It's much better for people to laugh at your mistake than to be angry because they don't know what you are saying. The most important rule for learning English is \mistakes.\
1）The most important thing of learning a language is ________. A．laughing B．writing C．remembering D．practising 2）In learning English, you should ________.
A．speak as quickly as possible. B．laugh as much as you can. C．use it as often as you can. D．write more than you read. 3）When you make a mistake, you'd better ________. A．do the same thing again. B．ask others for help. C．have a sense of humor. D．run away.
4）When people laugh at your mistake ,you should _______. A．not to be serious B．be angry with them. C．be more careful D．not speak English any more. 5）Which of the following is true?
A．Everyone is afraid of making mistakes when he writes in English. B．Everyone makes mistakes when he speaks a foreign language. C．Nobody makes any mistakes in learning a foreign language. D．Clever people never make mistakes when they speak English.
7．Xiao Lin’s father is ill. His mother must look after him at home. So she says to her son,“Go to the hospital and ask a doctor to come to us, Xiao Lin. ” “OK,”says the boy,“But where is the hospital?” “In the town. ”answers his mother.
Then Xiao Lin leaves his house. He gets to a fork (岔路口). He doesn’t know if he turns right or left. He stands there. Just then a farmer drives a carriage(马车) and comes. “How far is the town from here?”asks Xiao Lin. “Two kilometers. ”says the farmer. “May I take your carriage?” “Certainly. ”
“Thank you very much,”Xiao Lin is happy and gets on the carriage. Half an hour later the carriage doesn’t get to the town.
“How far is the town from here?”Xiao Lin asks again. “Four kilometers. ”says the farmer. “Why is the town farther now?”
“The carriage is going in the opposite direction. ” 1）Xiao Lin must ask a doctor to come because ________. A．his father is busy B．his mother must look after his father C．the town is not far D．he often goes there 2）________, so he stops at the fork. A．Xiao Lin wants to have a rest
B．Xiao Lin doesn’t know the way to the town C．Xiao Lin wants to wait for the carriage D．Xiao Lin must go to the town by himself
3）Half an hour later Xiao Lin is farther from the town because ________. A．the farmer is afraid of him
B．the farmer takes him to another hospital C．the carriage goes very fast
D．the carriage takes him to the opposite direction 4）Xiao Lin wants ________. A．the farmer to take him to the town B．to know which direction he should turn to C．to take the farmer’s carriage
D．the farmer to tell him where the town is
5）The town is ________ kilometers from Xiao Lin when he asks the farmer again. A．two B．four C．six D．eight
2024年天津市宝坻区八上英语阅读题经典50阅读题
