八年级英语阅读训练

八年级英语阅读训练一ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanyletterstomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Somuchdidshewanttostudymedicine,thatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstomakemoneyforherschool.In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool,shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinPairs.UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,openedanewhospital,thefirstforwomanandchildren.Besidesbeingthefirstwomandoctorandsettingupherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwoman.1.TheBlackwellsmovedtotheUnitedStatesin____.(A)1821(B)1831(C)1849(D)18572.WheredidElizabethbegintoputwhatshehadlearnedintopractice?(A)InEngland.(B)InFrance.(C)InParis.(D)InUSA.3.HowdidElizabethgetthemoneyforhereducationinmedicine?(A)FromadoctorinPhiladelphiawhosupportedhertobeadoctor.(B)Fromhersisterwhowasalreadyadoctor.(C)Byworkingasapart-timeteacher.(D)Supportedbyamedicalschoolfromwhichshegraduated.4.Fromthepassageweknowthatintheearly1800’s____.(A)hospitalswerenotforwomanbutformenonly(B)therewerenowomendoctorsinAmericanhospitals(C)womenpatientswerelookeddownuponinAmericanhospitals(D)thereweremorementhanwomendoctorsinAmericanhospitals5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruetothepassage?(A)TheBlackwellsisterssetupthefirsthospitalforwomanandchildren.(B)Thetwosisterstrainedanumberofwomendoctors.(C)TheBlackwellsisterswerenotabletotreatmenpatients.(D)PhiladelphiaisofcourseacityinAmerica.二Aprettywell-dressedyoungladystoppedataxiinabigsquareandsaidtothedriver.‘Doyouseethatyoungmanattheothersideofthesquare?’‘Yes,’saidthetaxi-driver.Theyoungmanwasstandingoutsidearestaurantandlookingimpatiently(急噪地)athiswatcheveryfewseconds.‘Takemeoverthere,’saidtheyounglady.Therewerealotofcarsandbusesandtrucksinthesquare.Sothetaxi-driverasked,‘Areyouafraidtocrossthestreet,’’Oh,no,’saidtheyounglady.’ButIsaidthatIwouldmeetthatyoungmanforlunchatoneo’clock,anditisnowaquartertotwo.IfIarriveinataxi,itwillatleastbeseenasifIhavetriednottobelate.’1.Theyoungwomenstoppedthetaxiandgotinbecauseshe____.(A)wastootiredtowalk(B)wantedtobeseeninaharry(C)wasafraidofbeinglate(D)sawthestreetwastoobusy2.Theyoungmanstandingattheothersideofthesquare____.(A)hadprobablybeenwaitingforalongtime(B)foundsomethingwaswrongwithhiswatch(C)wasprobablyawaiteroftherestaurant(D)hadjustcomeoutoftherestaurant3.Theyoungwomanhadpromisedtohavelunchwiththeyoungman,but____.(A)shedidn’tkeepherword(B)camelateonpurpose(C)shehatedtodothat(D)shewaslateforsomereason4.Theyoungwomanwas____lateforthemeetingofherfriend.(A)twoquarters(B)halfaquarter(C)about45minutes(D)lessthanhalfanhour5.Thetaxidriverbecamepuzzledatfirstbecause____.(A)thedistancewastooshort(B)hethoughtshewouldnotpayhim(C)hecouldn’tgetmuchmoney(D)hedidn’tseetheyoungman三OntheeveningofJune21,1992,atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyesenteredthebeautifulhalloftheBellTowerHotelinXi’anwithhisbicycle.Thehotelworkersreceivedhimandtelephonedthemanager,fortheyhadneverseenabicycleinhotelhallbeforethoughtheylivedin‘thekingdomofbicycles.’RobertFriedlander,anAmerican,arrivedinXi’anonhisbicycletripacrossAsiawhichstartedlastDecemberinNewDelhi,India.Whenhewas11,hereadthebookMarcoPoloandmadeuphismindtovisittheSilkRoad.Now,after44years,hewasontheSilkRoadinXi’anandhisearlydreamswerecomingtrue.RobertFriedlander’snextdestinations(目的地)wereLanzhou,Dunhuang,Urumqi,etc.HewillcompletehistripinPakistan.1.Thebestheadline(标题)forthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe____.(A)TheKingdomofBicycles(B)ABeautifulHotelinXi’an(C)MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoad(D)AnAmericanAchievingHisAims2.ThehotelworkerstoldthemanageraboutFriedlandercomingtothehotelbecause____.(A)heaskedtoseethemanager(B)heenteredthehallwithabike(C)themanagerhadtoknowaboutallforeignguests(D)themanagerknewabouthistripandwasexpectinghim3.Friedlanderisvisitingthethreecountriesinthefollowingorder：____(A)China,India,andPakistan(B)India,China,andPakistan(C)Pakistan,China,andIndia(D)China,Pakistan,andIndia4.WhatmadeFriedlanderwanttocometoChina?(A)ThestoriesaboutMarcoPolo.(B)ThefamoussightsinXi’an.(C)HisinterestinChinesesilk.(D)HischildhoodinChinesesilk.5.Friedlandercanbesaidtobe____.(A)clever(B)friendly(C)hardworking(D)strong-minded四Abumpkin(乡下佬)wenttoabigcityforthefirsttime.Hewentintoanofficebuildingandsawashortandfatwomansteppedintoasmallroom.Afterher,thedoorclosedandthelightonthetopflashed.Afterawhilethedooropenedslowly,ayoungbeautifulmoderngirlwalkedoutofthesmallroom.Thebumpkinopenedhiseyeswideinsurprise.Hesaidtohimselfinalowvoice,“Whatapity!Ihaven’tbroughtmywifehere!”1.Thebumpkinthought____.(A)hiswifewasasbeautifulastheyounggirl(B)hiswifewasmorebeautifulthantheshortfatwoman(C)theshortfatwomanchangedtoayounggirlintheroom(D)Heshouldalsobuyaroomofthatkindforhiswife2.Theroomhesawwasperhaps____.(A)anoffice(B)atoilet(C)alift(D)ahelicopter3.Wecanseethatthebumpkinhadnoknowledgeof____.(A)farmingorgardening(B)