新目标八年级下英语阅读理解专项练习二

新目标八年级下英语阅读理解专项练习二阅读理解6Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theybecomeweak;whenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsaretoblame,andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan'treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemories?Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthings;theycannotwritethemdowninalittlenotebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,names,songsandstories;sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthepeople:practiseremembering.1.Themainreasonforone'spoormemoryisthathisparentshavepoormemories.TF2.Ifyoudon'tuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime,theywillbecomestrong.TF3.Agoodmemorycomesfrommorepractice.TF4.Somepeoplecan'treadorwrite,buttheyhavebettermemories,becausetheyhavesavedtrouble.TF5.Thebesttitleofthispassageis“HowtoHaveaGoodMemory”.参考答案：1.F2.F3.T4.F5.T讲解：1.文中没有此说法。2.从第一段可判断。3.第二段开头已说明。4.第四段开头已说明。5.最后一段点题。阅读理解7Ameteorite(陨石)almosthitan80-year-oldmannamedArthurPettiferinBritainwhenhewasworkinginhisgarden.Themeteoritewasthebiggestinthepast26yearsinBritain.Themeteoriteweighed(重量)onekilo,andmightbeoverfourthousandmillion(百万)yearsold.“Ihearthebignoiseintheair.Ilookedupandsawthetopsofthetreescomingandgoing,”hesaid.“Ididn'tknowwhatitwas.”Meteoritesaresmallthingsfromthesmallplanetsinspace.About3,500meteoritesmayfalloneartheveryyear,butonlyveryfewarefound.Mr.Pettifer'smeteoriteisthefifthtofallinBritainsincetheSecondWorldWar.Mr.Pettiferisglad.“Whenyouthinkaboutitcomingfromsofaraway,itreallyissomethingstrange.”1.Themeteoritewas______MrPettiferwhenitfelldown.A.closetoB.farfromC.hittingD.comingto2.Themeteoritewasalready______yearsold.A.40,000,000,000B.40,000,000C.400,000,000D.4,000,000,0003.Mr.Pettiferfoundthetopsofthetreescomingandgoingbecause______.A.thetreeswereafraidB.thefastfallingmeteoritekeptthetreetopsmovingC.itwasgoingtorainD.themovingwasmadebywind4.______peopleseeameteoritefallalthoughtheyvisittheearthofteneachyear.A.QuiteafewB.someC.FewD.Many5.Mr.Pettiferwas______toseethefallingofthemeteorite.A.happyB.afraidC.sorryD.angry参考答案1.从短文第1句看出陨石落下时几乎砸着MrPettifer，故答案应选A。2.由短文第2段中“…，andmightbeoverfourthousandmillion”4000百万即40亿，故答案应是D。3.MrPettifer发现树梢来回摇摆是因为下落的陨石使它来回动，故答案选B。4.由短文第4段“About3,500meteoritesmayfalloneartheveryyear,butonlyveryfewarefound.”一句可推断，答案选C。5.由短文最后一段第1句“MrPettiferisglad”可以看出，且happy与glad意思相近，故答案应选A。阅读理解8OneofthethingsIalwaysbelieveisthatnomatterhowbadsomethingis,youcantakesomethingpositiveoutofit.TheonetimeIwasn’tsureofthatwasonSeptember11.Iusuallywakeupa6:30or7:00inthemorning.Thatday,Ihappenedtowakeupearlier.IturnedontheTVandIsawthataplanehadcrashed(撞击)intotheNorthToweroftheWorldTradeCenter.Myfirstreaction(反应)wasthatitwasaterribleaccident.ThenIsawanotherplaneflyintotheSouthTowerandIrealizedthatIwaswitnessing(目击)anactofterrorism.MywifeandIspentthedaywatchingtheterriblepicturesoveragain.WhenIwatchedfamilymemberslookingfortheirlovedones,thepainintheireyeswassomethingIwouldneverforget.Icouldn’tunderstandhowsomethingthisterriblecouldhavehappened.Itwasn’tuntilafewweeksafterSeptember11thatIbegantoseethatperhapssomegooddidcomefromthistragedy(悲剧).Peopleseemdifferentnow,moreunderstanding,moretolerant(宽容的).Littlethingsthatseemedtobesuchatroublebeforearenolongerbigthings.Personally,IammoretolerantthanIwas.Irealizelifeistooshort,andtooprecious(珍贵的),toletmyselfgetworriedoversmallthings.I’velearnedalsothatyoucan’ttakethingsforgranted.Thingschangeintheblinkofaneye.Peoplegotoworkanddon’tcomeback.Onemomentthey’relivingandthenextminutethey’renot.And,itdoesn’tmatterwhoyouare,thereisnothingyoucandoaboutit.Weneverknowwhenourtimeherewillbeover,soweallneedtomakethemostofeveryminutewehave.Youtrytolearnfromwhathappened.Youcan’tbeusedupbyit.Youcan’tlivebyit.Allyoucandoisjustlive.1.Theword“positive”inthepassageprobablymeans______.A.terribleB.badC.goodD.real2.WhatdidthewriterseeafterheturnedontheTVthatmorning?A.AfirestartingB.AplaneflyingC.AterribleaccidentD.Anactofterrorism.3.FromSeptember11,thewriterhadrealizedthat___________.A.peopleshouldmakethemostofeveryminutetheyhaveB.hehasbecomelesstoleranttowardsothersC.heshouldgetworriedaboutlittlethingsD.lifeistooshorttocareaboutothers.4.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.AReportaboutSeptember11B.TheTragedyofSeptember11C.September11andMyFamilyD.September11andMyTurn.参考答案讲解：1.C见第一行，不管（nomatter）事情多糟，总能发现有益的东西。2.D见第六行。3.A见倒数第三行。Soweallneedtomakethemostofeveryminutewehave.4.D阅读理解9阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容选出能完成短文题目的最佳答案。Mrs.Weekswasreadinganewspaperstorytoherclass.Thestorysaid：Wereyoueverinahospitalwhenyouweresmall?Howdidyoufeel?ThedoctorsinChildren’sHospitalareaskingformoneyforchildren’stoys(玩具).Somechildreninthehospitalmuststayinbedfor