八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解01Ameteorite(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。八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解02OneofthethingsIalwaysbelieveisthatnomatterhowbadsomethingis,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八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解03Mrs.Weekswasreadinganewspaperstorytoherclass.Thestorysaid:Wereyoueverinahospitalwhenyouweresmall?Howdidyoufeel?ThedoctorsinChildren’sHospitalareaskingformoneyforchildren’stoys(玩具).Somechildreninthehospitalmuststayinbedformanyweeks.Toysareneededtokeepthesesick(生病的)childrenhappyandquiet.Moneyforthemcanbesenttothehospital.AfterMrs.Weeksreadthestory,shesaid,“Thisstorygavemeanidea.”“Youwantustobringsomemoneyforthetoys.”“Wecouldbringsomeofourowntoysforthechildreninthehospital.”saidtheboysandgirlsoneafteranother.“Well,yourideaswouldbenice,”MrsWeekssaid,“butmineisdifferent.”“Wecouldmakesometoys.”shoutedoneofthem.Mrs.Weekssmiled.“Doyouthinkyoucouldmaketoys?”sheasked.“Yes,yes.”thewholeclassanswered.“Great!Let’sbegintomaketoystomorrow.”saidMrs.Weeks.OnSaturdayafternoon,Mrs.Weekstookchildrentothehospitalwiththetoysmadebyherstudents.Thechildrenintheclassfelthappy,too.Afewdayslater,Mrs.Weeksreadanothernewspaperstorytotheclass:SomeschoolpupilsbroughttoystoChildren’sHospitallastweek.ThetoysweremadebythepupilsofGradeThreeinGreenStreetSchool.Thedoctorsaid,“Wehaveneverhadsomanywonderfultoys.Ourchildrenareveryhappywiththem.Theysay,‘THANKYOU,GRADETHREE.’”1.Whatwasthefirstnewspaperstorymainly(主要)about?A.SickchildreninChildren’sHospitalB.DoctorsinChildren’sHospital.C.Mrs.Weeksandherstudents.D.Toysmadebytheboysandgirls.2.What“idea”didMrs.Weekshaveinmind?A.Asktheclasstogivesomemoneytothechildreninthehospital.B.Asktheclasstosendsomeoftheirowntoystothechildreninthehospital.C.Lettheclassmakesometoysthemse