一、阅读理解
1．Everyone likes gifts. Some little kids think they don't get enough gifts. Some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifes.Some presents are never too small. A litlke child may give his mother a leaf from a tree. It is enough to make her very happy. Gift giving is different in different countries.
People sometimes give special gifts but they are not opened. In Japan The same gift may be given away to someone else. In Canada They will pay for a park beach or a tree to help remember a person. In the USA Some peopke ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buy ther gifts. Ding something for someome is the best gift. People don't need to spend too much money. Instead. Making a meal is enough. Many people have enough things and don't want too many gifts themeselves. Many people will nol give big gifts to someone else. In Sweden
1）People in different countries give ____gifts. A．diffrent A．closcd A．animal A．China A．meal
2． Long ago there was a man with the name Smith. He made a living by making caps. One day he went to sell his caps. He went through a forest. There were many monkeys in it. It was very hot and the man wanted to have a rest. He came up to a large tree，put his caps on the ground，took one of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell asleep.
“Where are my caps？” Smith cried when he woke up. He looked up and saw many monkeys in the tree and each monkey had a cap on its head.
“Give me back my caps！” the man shouted at the monkeys. But the monkeys didn't understand him. They only laughed. The man got angry，took off his own cap，threw it on the ground and cried，“If you want all my caps，you may take this one，too！”
B．same B．opened B．thing B．the USA B．potato pie
C．expensive C．broken C．pcrson C．Cmada C．tea
2）In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts.but they are not ___.
3）In Canada, many people will pay for a park bench or a tree to help remenber a(n) _____. 4）In ______，some people give money to charity 5）In Swedetn. Making a ____ as a gift is enough.
And what do you think happened？The little animals did the same. Each monkey took off its cap and threw it on the ground. The man was very glad. He quickly collected all his caps and went on his way.
1）The capmaker was so tired ______. A．to have a rest
B．that he wanted to sell his caps in the forest C．that he had to stop for a rest D．that he wanted to return home
2）He ______ and lay down and fell asleep soon. A．put all his caps on his head B．put all his caps on the ground C．put all his caps in the tree D．put one of his caps on his head
3）When the man woke up，he found ______. A．each monkey had a cap on its head B．some monkeys were stealing his caps C．the monkeys were laughing at him D．a monkey had stolen his cap and tried it on 4）The man cried and told the monkeys ______. A．to return his caps
B．not to get away with his caps C．to buy his caps D．not to laugh at him
5）At last the monkeys threw the caps on the ground because ______. A．they took pity on him B．the man had got angry C．they didn't like the caps
D．they liked to do the same as the man did
3．阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）（10分）。
Jack had gone to the college to study history, but at the end of his first year, his history test failed, and the teacher told him that he would have to leave the college. However, his father decided that he would go to see the teacher to ask him to let Jack go on his studies.
\better next year and pass the test easily \immediately. \拿破伦) died, he didn't know!\
\newspapers in our house, so we didn’t know that Napoleon was ill.\ 1）Jack went to a middle school to study history.
2）Jack was not good at history.
3）Jack’s teacher told him to leave the college.
4）Jack’s father went to see the teacher because Jack was good at history。 5）Jack’s father was good at history.
4．One day, some tourists came to a hotel but there were only two rooms left. One was on the fourth floor and the other was on the seventh floor.
“We Chinese like the number 8. 8 means we will get rich. We also like 9 because it means we can live long. But we don’t like the number 4 because it sounds like ‘death’ in Chinese. I think if we sleep on the fourth floor, we may die.”
The Greeks said, “We want the room on the fourth floor. In Greece, 4 is a lucky number.”
The South Korean said, “We don’t like number 4 or 13. 4 sounds like ‘death’ and 13 is an unlucky number in the west.”
The tourists from the west said, “Oh, we love number 7. There are seven days in the world as it says in the Bible (圣经). We don’t like the number 13. It is an unlucky number. If we sleep on the 13th floor, ...”
“In Japan, 4 sounds like ‘death’, so we don’t like it. And 6 is also not welcome. There isn’t the fourth floor or the sixth floor in the tall buildings in our country. However, we like 7 very much”, said the Japanese.
At last, only the Greeks lived on the 4th floor, and the rest slept on the 7th floor. 1）Why do Chinese people like number 9? A．Because people like drinking wine. B．Because it means people can live long. C．Because it can bring people much money. D．Because it is good for people’s body. 2）Where is 4 a lucky number?
A．In China. B．In Japan. C．In Greece. D．In South Korea.
3）Which of the following can complete the underlined sentence “If we sleep on the 13th floor, ...”?
A．the others will find us easily. B．we can eat lots of delicious food there. C．we will have a good sleep. D．something bad may happen to us. 4）Who would sleep in the same room in the passage? A．Chinese, Japanese, westerners and South Koreans. B．Japanese, South Koreans, Chinese and Greeks. C．Greeks, westerners, Japanese and South Koreans. D．Chinese, Greeks, Japanese and westerners. 5）What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．Tourists from different countries had a talk in a hotel. B．Chinese people like numbers 8 and 9.
C．Numbers have different meanings in different countries.
D．When you choose a room in a hotel, you should think about your lucky number.
5．
The Internet doesn’t have to be bad. Make the Internet a friend by using some of the great resources on it. There are many stories online that children can read. We’ve got your library started with the best online stories for children to read.
1）How can we make the Internet a friend according to the passage? A．By using great resources on it. B．By watching movies all day. C．By playing computer games. D．By chatting with good friends. 2）What does the underlined word “good-tempered” mean? A．sad B．friendly C．angry D．happy
3）In which story can children experience very exciting trips? A．The Grumpy Bug. B．The Little Girl. C．The Shell Shocked Turtle. D．My Little Pirate.
4）What is the turtle afraid of in the story The Shell Shocked Turtle! A．Wind. B．Rain. C．Storms. D．Clouds.
5）Where may you read these stories according to the passage? A．In a magazine. B．In a storybook. C．In the newspaper. D．On the Internet.
6．It was Mary’s birthday. She received(收到) a letter from her uncle. “Dear Mary, ”he wrote in the letter, “Happy birthday. I’m sending you some chickens. They will arrive tomorrow. I hope you’ll like them. Uncle Toby.”
Mary was very pleased. She liked eating eggs and chicken. “I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them.” She thought. When the chickens arrived the next day, they were put in a box. Mary was very happy. She took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden, but the box of chickens was so heavy that she dropped it.
The box fell on the ground and broke. The chickens all ran out. They ran here and there. Mary spent hours in trying to find them. A few days later her uncle came. He asked, “Did the chickens arrive safely?” “Yes, but I dropped the box. It broke open and chickens ran everywhere. It took me the whole morning to look for them.” Mary said.
“ Did you find them all?” asked her uncle. “ I hope so.” Mary answered. “but I only caught eleven of them.”“ That’s very interesting. I only sent you six.” Her uncle said with a smile. 1）Mary received a letter from her_______. A．aunt B．uncle C．grandfather D．friend 2）When she received her present, Mary was ______. A．happy B．sad C．worried D．unhappy 3）Why did Mary drop the box? Because _______. A．she didn’t like the present B．the box was too heavy
C．she wanted to break the box D．she couldn’t wait to look at her present 4）It took her _____ to find the chickens.
A．an hour B．two hours C．three hours D．the whole morning 5）Did Mary know how many chickens her uncle sent her?
A．Yes, she did. B．Yes, she didn’t. C．No, she did. D．No, she didn’t
7．Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Two this year. He likes to play football and watch football matches. And he often reads newspapers. He does his best to know when and where there is going to be a football match. Now Peter is having lunch. He is listening to the radio, too. He is very happy because there is going to be a nice football match on TV at four this afternoon. He wants to watch it very much. But he is going to have English and Chinese lessons. He thinks hard and find a way.
\ask for half a day’s leave(请半天假).\that?\ 1）Peter is a ______.
A．middle school student B．Young pioneer C．worker 2）Peter will be in ____ next year.
A．Grade Two B．Grade Three C．Grade One 3）Peter often reads newspaper because ____. A．he likes to read news B．he likes to read stories C．he wants to know when and where a football match will be.
2024年天津市八上英语阅读题50阅读题专项训练
