八年級上冊英語簡單閱讀
Ⅰ 八年級的英語閱讀題
( A )Dear Kimiko,I can』t wait until you get here! I am meeting you at the airport at 1:00 on Friday. From there we are going right home, so you can meet my family. After you rest for a few minutes, we are all going to dinner at a Japanese restaurant. We want you to feel comfortable on your first day in New York. After dinner, we』ll probably go to a movie.Saturday we can sleep late if you want to. In the afternoon, we can take a boat ride around New York, so you can see what it looks like. Later we are visiting a couple of museums, Jerry and Tania want to have dinner with us Saturday night. We』ll probably meet them at an Italian restaurant on 56th Street.I』m sorry you have to go to Washington so soon, I am going to the airport with you on Monday morning to say good-bye.Have a safe trip,Maria 判斷下列陳述是否和以上電子郵件內容相符：（相符的寫T, 不相符的寫F）(10%)( ) 1. Kimiko is going to New York by plane.( ) 2. Maria will take Kimiko to a French restaurant on her first day in New York.( ) 3. Maria and Kimiko are visiting the museums on Saturday night.( ) 4. Kimiko is going to leave New York on Monday morning.( ) 5. Maria feels sorry because she is too busy to go to the airport with Kimiko to say goodbye.( B ) Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He showed great interest in his computer. He came home early every day. Then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good a bit. He got an F in his English class. One day after school, Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students. He found his English grade. Ah F! Johnny changed his English grade from F to A. Johnny』s parents looked at his report card. They were very pleased with the result.「An A in English!」 said Johnny』s Dad. 「 My son is really a smart boy!」Johnny is a hacker. Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in them. Using a modem, they join their computers to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer accounts and put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers. 根據短文內容判斷正誤：(10%)( ) 1. Johnny Smith did well in both math and English.( ) 2. Johnny Smith loved computers.( ) 3. When Johnny』s parents saw the report card, they didn』t believe the result.( ) 4. School headmasters, teachers and police are worried about hackers.( ) 5. Hackers can take money from bank computer accounts without leaving home.( C )The day was like any other day in his life. After school Bill walked past the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have a new pair for his birthday. He sadly walked away and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give him anything if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, because he looked worried and he didn』t want to make his mother worry about it. So he went to the park and there he sat on the grass. Then he saw a girl in a wheel chair. He found that the girl moved the wheels with her hands. Bill looked at her carefully and was surprised to see that the girl had no feet. He looked down at his won feet. 「It is much better to be without shoes than without feet.」 He thought. It was not right for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was more lucky in life.根據短文內容選擇最佳答案：(10%)( ) 1. Bill was sorry that ____________.A. the shoes in the shop were too large for himB. he forgot to bring any money with himC. he couldn』t get a new pair of shoesD. he had to work hard every day </B>
Ⅱ 八年級上冊英語人教版課外閱讀+中考練習有哪些好一點的練習冊（盡量難一點、對閱讀提升有幫助的）
在當當網找的：八年級：征服英語課外閱讀100篇（2011年8月印刷）
內容簡介
國家教育部新近頒發的《英語課程標准》(實驗稿)對中小學生閱讀能力的發展提出了明確的分級要求，1～9級分別對應小學至高三，確定了各級閱讀的詞彙量、習慣用語、文體等范圍及閱讀題型與閱讀能力發展的層次。
由於中學生課業繁重，不大有機會與精力去直接搜集、選讀英文報刊圖書中精彩、實用的文章，而英語閱讀能力的發展與考試要求又使他們迫切需要一套體現各年級閱讀能力要求、語法不超綱、詞彙量及生詞數適中、趣味性與實用性強的英語課外閱讀叢書。針對這一現實的需求，我社邀請江蘇、浙江、山東、安徽等教育發達省市資深英語教學專家合力推出了這套《征服英語·課外閱讀100篇》叢書。
本叢書按3～9級共分6冊，分別與七年級至高三同步。在林林總總的英語輔導讀物中，本叢書是特色鮮明且富有創新意味的：
1．選文精萃，題材廣泛，時代感強。
本叢書各冊百餘篇選文均選自近兩年的英文報刊雜志和網路媒體，題材涉及生活時尚、經濟熱點、科技發展、異域風情、名人軼事、幽默小品、演講論辯等各個方面，文體包括記敘文、說明文、議論文、應用文等。濃郁的時代感、包羅萬象的題材與地道、規范的語言使該叢書兼具了知識性、趣味性與實用性。
2．標註明確，難易有度，循序漸進。
本叢書各分冊在選文時嚴格按照《英語課程標准》對各年級學生的詞彙量、習慣用語等要求，語法不超綱，另色標注生詞、文章長度、閱讀速度等，能有效地激發學生的課外閱讀興趣，快速提高學生的閱讀能力。
3．題型新穎、完備，全方位逼近學生閱讀能力發展的要求，完全體現最新中考、高考命題方式的變化。
本叢書每篇選文後均附3～10道閱讀理解試題，考查內容緊扣《英語課程標准》對學生閱讀能力發展的不同層次的要求，題型則嚴格對應中考、高考命題方式，充分體現最新中考、高考命題走向。
Ⅲ 八年級上冊英語小短文
Nothing is better than god.Nothing is worse then evil.
Love is for even.Love is everything.Love is love,your life can without love,but you won't happy.Last night I watched a movie,its name is "Lost",in it,i learned many things.The brief story is about fourty people alive after their plane felt down to an island.It told us the life they lived in the island,and the curious things.I only watched the chapter 1 to chapter 6.
Tonight I will go on it,enjoy it.
The Importance of Confidence
Whatever one does, one should do it with confidence. If one has no confidence, there is little possibility that one can achieve anything when faced with hardships. This truth seems to be self-evident. In reality, however, we do see a lot of people who always complain that they lack the ability to do something or that their difficulties are too great to overcome. For some, this might be true. But for many others, this only shows that they have lost heart. Why do some people often feel frustrated even though they are capable of doing something? In the first place, these people don』 have a correct estimate of themselves. Secondly, there is another possibility that they exaggerate the difficulties.
-------------------------------------------------
Smoking
It is almost known to all that smoking is bad for people's health.The World Health Organization says diseases linked to smoking kill at least two million five-hundred-thousand persons each year.It is difficult to stop smoking.It usually becomes a habitual behaviour,are not easy to be given up.
Measures have been taken to help people keep away from the harm of smoking.The World "No Tobacco Day" is observed every year as the biggest compaign against smoking.
-------------------------------------------------
Advantages of Five-Day week
A five-day week has been put into practice in China, which is welcomed by every-one.Families have benefited from it very much. Children are able to learn usefully skills, women have enough time to take care of the house or relax.
society has also benefited from it.Then the shops and travel agency will have more customers.What's more, indivials can make full use of a weekend for a good rest. Adequate rest will enable him to work more efficiently.
-------------------------------------------------
Global Shortage of Fresh Water
People often think that water will never be used up. It seems as if water is always available around us .
In fact water is rather limited on the earth. With the rapid increase of population and fast development of instries, water is more needed than before. some big cities in China are facing the problem of water shorage already.
The people should be made aware of the real situation about the water We have to protect the existing water resources and develop new ones.
Learning：A Lifelong Career【學習：一生的事業】
As food is to the body, so is learning to the mind. Our bodies grow and muscles develop with the intake of adequate nutritious food. Likewise, we should keep learning day by day to maintain our keen mental power and expand our intellectual capacity. Constant learning supplies us with inexhaustible fuel for driving us to sharpen our power of reasoning, analysis, and judgment. Learning incessantly is the surest way to keep pace with the times in the information age, and an infallible warrant of success in times of uncertainty.
Once learning stops, vegetation sets in. It is a common fallacy to regard school as the only workshop for the acquisition of knowledge. On the contrary, learning should be a never-ending process, from the cradle to the grave. With the world ever changing so fast, the cease from learning for just a few days will make a person lag behind. What's worse, the animalistic instinct dormant deep in our subconsciousness will come to life, weakening our will to pursue our noble ideal, sapping our determination to sweep away obstacles to our success and strangling our desire for the refinement of our character. Lack of learning will inevitably lead to the stagnation of the mind, or even worse, its fossilization, Therefore, to stay mentally young, we have to take learning as a lifelong career.
學習之於心靈，就像食物之於身體一樣。攝取了適量的營養食物，我們的身體得以生長而肌肉得以發達。同樣地，我們應該日復一日不斷地學習以保持我們敏銳的心智能力，並擴充我們的智力容量。不斷的學習提供我們用不盡的燃料，來驅使我們磨利我們的推理、分析和判斷的能力。持續的學習是在信息時代中跟時代並駕齊驅的最穩當的方法，也是在變動的世代中成功的可靠保證。
一旦學習停止，單調貧乏的生活就開始了。視學校為汲取知識的唯一場所是種常見的謬誤。相反地，學習應該是一種無終止的歷程，從生到死。由於世界一直快速地在變動，只要學習停頓數日就將使人落後。更糟的是，蟄伏在我們潛意識深處的獸性本能就會復活，削弱我們追求高貴理想的意志，弱化我們掃除成功障礙的決心，而且扼殺我們凈化我們人格的慾望。缺少學習將不可避免地導致心靈的停滯，甚至更糟地，使其僵化。因此，為了保持心理年輕，我們必須將學習當作一生的事業。
heavy shoolwork【課業繁重】
In my opinion, the schoolwork now being assigned to high school students is too heavy. While it is true that students need to study, they need other things as well if they are to grow into healthy and well-rounded alts. High should be allowed more time for play. Plying is not wasting time, as some think. It gives them physical exercise, and also exercise their imagination. Which tends to be stifled by too much study. Finally, the pressure put on high school students by excessive schoolwork can cause serious stress, which is unhealthy physically and mentally. I do not advocate the elimination of schoolwork. I do think, however, that a rection of the current heavy load would be beneficial to students and to the society as a whole.
我認為目前高中生的課業實在太重了，雖然說學生的確應當念書，但是要想長大成為健全的人，他門還需要一些其它的東西，所以應該給高中生較多從事娛樂的時間。娛樂並不如某些人所想的，是在浪費時間，它可以讓學生鍛煉身體，發揮被繁重課業扼殺的想像力。此外，繁重的課業加諸在高中生身上的壓力可能引起嚴重的情緒緊張，這對身心都有害。我並非主張廢除學校課業，但是我認為減輕目前繁重的課業對於學生和整個社會都是有益的。
Time【時間】
Lost time is never found again. This is something which I learned very clearly last semester. I spent so much time fooling around that my grades began to suffer. I finally realized that something had to be done. It was time for a change.
Now I have a new plan for using my time wisely. I have set my alarm clock ahead half an hour. This will give me a head start on the day. I have also decided to keep a log of what I do and when I do it. Looking back on what I』ve done will give me some ideas on how to reorganize my time.
時光一去不復返，這是我上學期清楚學到的教訓。我浪費很多時間四處游盪，以致於我的成績開始退步。最後我終於了解到我必須有所作為；該是痛改前非的時候了。
現在我有一個明智運用時間的新方法。我已將鬧鍾早撥半小時，這將使我這一天的作息提前開始。我也決定將我所做的一切及做這些事的時間記錄下來。回顧我所做的事情會啟發我如何重新安排我的時間。
Work and Play【工作與娛樂】
Work and play do not contradict each other; in fact, they complement each other. As the saying goes, "All work and no play makes Jack a ll boy." A life burdened with work leads you nowhere, for you would get tired and bored with your daily routine work. On the other hand, proper recreation will relieve the tension and discomfort of our monotonous life because it offers you various ways to let out your pent-up emotions.
What I usually do to relax after school is jogging and seeing movies. Usually I don't spare time for exercise, but I value the physical ecation class at school. Jogging several rounds in the field certainly relieves the day's pressure. On weekends, I'll catch the morning movie for my visual enjoyment. I feel revived and energetic for another week's work-load.
工作與娛樂並不互相沖突，事實上，它們之間的關系還相輔相成。有句格言說：「整日工作而沒有休閑娛樂，會令人變得沉悶乏味。」被工作重擔壓得喘不過氣來的生活，將使你一事無成，因為你將對一成不變的例行公事感到厭煩。由另一方面來說，適度的娛樂活動能提供各種管道，來渲泄你被壓抑的情緒，減輕單調生活中的緊張與不悅。
放學之後，我最常做的休閑活動，便是慢跑與看電影。通常我並不特地撥出時間來做運動，但是我很重視學校的體育課。在操場上慢跑幾圈，無疑地可以減輕一天的壓力。在周末時，我都去看早場電影，享受視覺饗宴。如此一來，我將有如再生般的充沛活力，去面對下一星期的工作量。
My first Job【我的第一份工作】
My first job was at a cramming school. It was three years ago when I just graated from junior high school and finished the entrance examination. since I had nothing to do that summer, I decided to find a job, tasting the joy of independence.
I was responsible for answering the telephone and taking the message. I worked eight hours a day, six days a week. The work was not difficult nor heavy to me and I guess I did well. The most delighted thing was perhaps that I could spend the money I earned all by myself.
我的第一份工作是在一家補習班做事。那是三年前我剛從國中畢業，考完聯考時的事了。既然我那整個夏天都閑著沒事，倒不如找份差事，嘗嘗獨立賺錢的快樂。
我負責接聽電話且紀錄留言的工作。我一天工作八小時，一星期工作六天。那份工作對我而言既不困難亦不沉重，所以我想我還滿稱職的。而最令人快樂的事大概莫過於花全部由自己賺來的錢了！
My Favorite Sports【我最喜愛的運動】
Sports help everyone to keep healthy, happy, and efficient. So I pay special attention to games, especially table-tennis. Table tennis is my favorite game. I play it almost every day.
Table-tennis is an ideal game us because it brings the whole body into action. It strengthens our muscles, expands our lungs, promotes the circulation of the blood, and causes a healthy action of the skin. Besides, it is very amusing and does not cost us much money. Table-tennis is very moderate; it is not so rough as football. It is an indoor game and can be played even on rainy days. Thus, it is my favorite kind of exercise.
運動能幫助每一個人保持健康、快樂和有效率。所以我特別重視運動，特別是撞球，撞球是我最喜歡的運動。我幾乎每天玩。
撞球對我們而言，是一項理想的運動，因為它可以使我們全身運動，它可以增強我們的肌肉，擴張我們的肺部，促進血液循環，並且使肌膚產生健康作用，此外，它很有趣而且所費不多。撞球是相當溫和適中的，它不像足球那麼粗野。它是一種室內運動，甚至在下雨天也能玩。因此，撞球是我最喜愛的一種運動。
中英文對照，你可以自己做一些刪選，希望對你有幫助！～～～～
Ⅳ 初二上冊英語閱讀練習題（含答案）
Mr.Brown got up late this morning. He was going to be late for work. Lt was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove so fast that he didin't see the red lights. He couldn't stop his car and hit a car. An old man got out of the car and called out angrily, "What are you doing? How can you drive so fast?"
"l'm sorry,sir," said Mr.brown, "l didn't see the lights turn red." Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man.
"It's cold today, sir," said Mr.Brown. "Please drink a little, and then you'll get warm."
The old man drank some wine and became happy. He asked, "l'm felling much better now. Why don't you drink any?"
"l can't drink anything now,sir, "answered Mr.Brown "l'm waiting for the policeman.Only drunkards cause accidents,you kown!"
翻譯：這個早晨先生起床很晚。他去上班也就遲到了。這天的雨很大，街道非常濕滑。
他開車如此之快，以至於沒有看到紅燈。他無法馬上停下他的車，就撞上了一輛車。一個老男人從車里走了出來，並且生氣的吼道：「你在做些什麼？你為什麼要開的那麼快？」
「對不起，先生，」Brown先生回答道，「我沒有看見紅燈。」然後他買了一瓶酒給那個老男人。
「先生，這天很冷，」 Brown先生說，「請喝些酒，一會兒你會覺得暖和的。」
老男人喝了酒之後變得十分開心。他問道，「我覺得好多了，你為什麼不喝些？」
「我現在不能喝這個，先生，」Brown先生回答道，「我在等警察。只有酒鬼才會發生事故，你是知道的。」
習題：（ ）1.When did the story happen?
A.In the morning B.In the afternoon C.In the evening D.At night
（ ）2.Why did Mr.Brown drive so fast?
A.He was happy that day B.He was good at driving
C.There were few cars in the street D.He was afraid to be late
（ ）3. Mr.Brown hit the car because of the following EXCEPT that ____.
A.he didn't see the red lights B.he drove fast
C.he couldn't drive at all D.it was raining hard
（ ）4.Why did Mr.Brown give a bottle of wine to the old man?
A.To make him happy B.To make him drunk
C.To make him warm D.To make friends with him
（ ）5.We can know that _____ at last.
A.Mr.Brown was not late for work B.the old man Mr.Brown became good friends
C.Mr.Brown drank some wine D.Mr.Brown fooled the old man
答案：A D C B D
Ⅳ 八年級英語上冊閱讀題
Someone says "Time is money.", but I think time is (1)______ important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is (2)_______, it』ll never (3)______. That is (4)________ we must not waste time.
It goes without saying that the (5)_______ is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do (6)_______ useful.
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and (7)______. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own (8)_______.
In a word, we should save time. We shouldn』t (9)_______ today』s work for tomorrow. Remember we must (10)_______time.
( )1. A. much B. most C. many D. much more
( )2. A. lost B. bought C. gone D. finished
( )3. A. return B. carry C. take D. bring
( )4. A. what B. that C. because D. why
( )5. A. money B. time C. day D. food
( )6. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
( )7. A. reading B. writing C. playing D. working
( )8. A. time B. food C. money D. life
( )9. A. stop B. leave C. let D. give
( )10.A. lose B. save C. spend D. take
（2）
Two hundred years ago, people in the West did not know coffee or tea. They were (1)_______ to drink them because they thought coffee or tea could kill a person. Once the king of England decided to find out (2)_______ it was true.
At that time there were two brothers in prison. They would be killed (3)______ a few days because they did wrong. The king said, "I shall let them live but they must drink coffee or tea to the end of their (4)______. One brother must drink coffee and (5)_______ must drink tea every day." And they (6)_______ the king』s words.
They (7)_______ lived many years. At last, the elder brother (8)_______ when he was eighty-three years old. The younger one died a few years (9)______ . After that, people (10)________ that coffee and tea were not bad to man.
( )11. A. happy B. afraid C. strong D. rich
( )12. A. when B. what C. if D. because
( )13. A. after B. later C. behind D. in
( )14. A. life B. live C. lives D. living
( )15. A. one B. another C. other D. the other
Ⅵ 八年級上冊英語閱讀理解題及答案、翻譯 重金懸賞
沒有每篇文章的開頭嘛???
沒看到書又不知道是哪篇
隨手翻譯了一篇~~~你看看
Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry(生氣的)and said, 「Don』t play in the water on your way home from school!」
On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty(臟的)clothes. His mother became even angrier. 「I』ll tell your father if you come back wet again,」 said his mother. 「He』ll punish(懲罰)You, you know.」
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.
「You』re a good boy today」, his mother said happily. 「You didn』t play in the water.」
「No,」 the boy said unhappily. 「There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn』t any room(空地方)for me at all!」
根據文章內容選擇正確答案
51.Bruno went to school every day.
A. by bike B. by bus C. by car D. on foot
52.The playground was between(在……之間) 。
A. two classrooms B. the cinema and shop
C. Bruno』s house and school D. the shop and Bruno』s school
53. The little boy liked to play on the playground .
A. when it snowed B. when there was some water there
C. when the children played football there D. when his father was busy with his work
54.Bruno was afraid of the most.
A. his father B. his mother C. his teacher D. the older boys
55. That afternoon, the boy』s clothes were dry because .
A. nobody made room（地方）for him in the water
B. there was no water on the playground
C. he took off his clothes before he played there
D. he played in the water carefully
答案：51.d 52.c 53.b 54.d 55.a
布魯諾是一個八歲的男孩。他的父親在電影院工作、他的母親在一家商店工作。他住的地方離他的學校並不遠。他經常走路去上學和走路回家。在上學途中，他經過一個操場。這個地方下雨後非常潮濕，下雨後。有一天，當他回到家時，他的衣服都濕透了。他的母親很生氣（生氣的），說：「不要在你放學回家的路上玩水！」
次日布魯諾回家穿著潮濕並且臟（臟的）衣服。他的母親變得更加憤怒。 「如果你回來又濕，我會告訴你的父親，」他的母親說。 「你知道，他會懲罰（懲罰）你。」
第三天，小男孩當他回家時是乾的。
「你今天是個好孩子」，他的母親高興地說。 「你沒在水中玩。」
「不，」男孩不高興的說。 「我到今天下午到那裡時，那裡有太多的大男孩在水中。那裡完全沒有我的空間（空地方）！「
根據文章內容選擇正確答案
51.布魯諾去學校（ ）每一天。
A.自行車B.匯流排C. D.步行
52. 這個操場在什麼之間
A. 兩個教室 b.電影院和商店
C.布魯諾的房子和學校 D.店和布魯諾的學校
53。小男孩喜歡在操場上玩。
A：當下雪 b.當那兒有一些水
C.當孩子在那兒踢足球 d.當他的父親忙於工作的時候
54. 布魯諾最害怕（ ）。
A：他的父親 B.他的母親 C.他的老師 D年齡較大的男孩
55。那天下午，男孩的衣服是乾燥的，因為。
A：在玩水的地方沒有人給他讓位
b.操場上沒有水
C.在他玩之前把衣服脫下
D.他在玩水時非常小心
Ⅶ 有沒有八年級上冊英語的閱讀理解，要簡單的
一、
Betty and KittyBetty and Kitty are twins. They』re 12 years old. They look the same. But they have different hobbies. Betty likes collecting stamps. She has many beautiful stamps. They』re from different cities and countries. But Kitty likes growing flowers. The flowers are all very beautiful.Betty and Kitty both like reading books. Betty likes reading storybooks. But Kitty likes reading science books.On Sunday, they usually ride bikes to the park. They can play with their friends there. Sometimes their parents go there, too.
根據短文內容，判斷下列句子的正誤，正確的寫「T」，錯誤的寫「F」。
( ) 1. Betty is Kitty』s sister.
( ) 2. Betty likes growing flowers.
( ) 3. Kitty likes reading storybooks.
( ) 4. They』re twelve years old.
( ) 5. They usually take a bus to the park on Saturday.
二、
Lovely pandasPandas』 faces look like cats』, but their fat bodies and short tails are like bears』. Pandas are very lovely and they are friendly to people. People likes them very much.Most Pandas live in China. The northwestern part of Sichuan Province(省) and southern part of Gansu Province are their hometowns. Pandas like to climb trees. They usually live in the forests of high mountains, eat bamboo and drink spring water.
根據短文的意思，選出正確的答案。
( )1. The panda mainly lives in . A. America B. Shanghai C. London D. China
( )2. is like a cat』s. A. The panda B. The panda』s face C. The panda』s body D. The panda』s tail
( )3. Where are the pandas』 hometowns? A. Guangdong and Gansu. B. Sichuan and Suzhou.C. Gansu and Sichuan D. Hubei and Sichuan
( )4. What』s the panda』s main food? A. Rice. B. Meat. C. Bamboo. D. Grass.
三、
Four Good FriendsMary, Nancy, Ron and Kate are good friends. Mary』s favorite number is 3 and her favorite country is France. 16 is Nancy』s number, and America is her favorite country. Ron likes Japan very much. 30 is his favorite number. Whose favorite number is 60? Oh, it is Kate. Kate』s father works in Chinese food very much and they also like Chinese people. Kate』s lucky number is 6. All of them hope that one day they can travel the world together.
閱讀短文，回答問題。
1. What』s Mary』s favorite number?
2. What』s Nancy』s favorite country?
3. What』s Kate』s father』s job?
4. Does Kate like Chinese food?
「God made the world, but the Dutch made Holland.」 True to this saying, the people of the Netherlands are again 「making」 their land.
About 1980 the Netherlands will complete a project begun in the 1920』s: transforming the Zyuder Zee, an inlet (小港) of the North Sea into dry land and a freshwater lake. By stages, 550,000 acres of land will serve several purposes: instrial, recreational, military, and agricultural. Fed by the river Yssel, the remaining water basin Lake Yssel, about 300,000 acres will irrigate the surrounding land and help in the fight against salination (鹽化作用). Excess water will drain through sluices into the sea.
As the first stop a nineteen-mile-long barrier dam, rising twenty-five feet above sea level, closed the entrance to the Zuider Zee. Then the experimental polder of a hundred acres preceded the first and smallest of the main polders fifty thousand acres that became dry land in 1930. The fifth and largest polder 150,000 acres will be the last of the Zuider Zee works.
Farmers for the new polder (開拓地) come from every province. The Eastern Flevoland polder, completed in 1957, became farmland for many from the province of Zealand which was badly hit by the disastrous floods of 1953.
31. This article gives a present-day example of how__________.
A. salty soils are desalinated B. the Netherlands has increased its land area
C. irrigation systems are built D. dams are constructed
32. The period taken for the Zuider Zee project is__________.
A. from 1900 up to 1960 B. from the 1920 till about 1980
C. from 1930 to 1957 D. less than fifty years
33. The Zuider Zee will be replaced by____________.
A. 550,000 acres of land B. 300,000 acres of fresh water
C. both A and B D. Neither A nor B
34. The article gives a measurement for the__________.
A. height of the barrier dam B. width of the barrier dam
C. width of the road along the dam D. height above sea level of the area on the land side of dam
35. Implied but not stated:
A. The first step in the project was a barrier dam.
B. The polder recipe was first used in this century.
C. Half of the Netherlands is below sea level.
D. There is more than one method of fighting salination.
D B C D A
During the Christmas shopping rush in London, the intriguing story was reported of a tramp(流浪漢) who, apparently through no fault of his own, found himself locked in a well-known chain store late on Christmas Eve. No doubt the store was crowded with last minute Christmas shoppers and the staff were dead beat and longing to get home. Presumably all the proper Security checks were made before the store was locked and they left to enjoy the three-day holiday untroubled by customers desperate to get last minute Christmas presents
However that may be, our tramp found himself alone in the store and decided to make the best of it. There was food, drink, bedding and camping equipment, of which he made good use. There must also have been television sets and radios Though it was not reported if he took advantage of these facilities, when the shop re-opened, he was discovered in bed with a large number of empty bottles beside him. He seems to have been a man of good humor and philosophic temperament---as indeed vagrants(流浪漢) very commonly arc. Everyone also was enjoying Christmas, so he saw no good reason why he should not do the same. He submitted, cheerfully enough, to being taken way by the police. Perhaps he had bad a better Christmas than usual. He was sent to prison for Seven days. The judge awarded no compensation to the chain store for the food and drink our tramp had consumed. They had, in his opinion, already received valuable free publicity from the coverage the story received in the newspapers and on television. Perhaps the judge had had a good Christmas too.
1. The tramp was locked in the store____
A. for his mistakes. B. e to a misunderstanding. C. by accident. D. through an error of judgment.
2. The staff were 'dead beat' means they were _____
A. half asleep. B. exhausted. C. irritable. D. forgetful.
3. What action did the tramp take? He_____
A. looted the store. B. made himself at home.
C. went to sleep for 2 days. D. had a Christmas party.
4. When the tramp was arrested, he _____
A. laughed at the police. B. looked forward to going to pr)son.
C. rook his bottles with him. D. didn't make any fuss.
5. Why didn't the judge award compensation to the chain store?
A. The tramp had stolen nothing of value.
B. The store had profited by the incident.
C. The tramp deserved a happy Christmas.
D. The store was responsible for what happened.
1.C(apparently through no fault of his own)第一段中找答案
2.B（No doubt the store was crowded with last minute Christmas shoppers and the staff were dead beat and longing to get home.）
3.B
4.D（He submitted, cheerfully enough, to being taken way by the police. ）
5.B（They had, in his opinion, already received valuable free publicity from the coverage the story received in the newspapers and on television. ）
Ⅷ 英語八年級上冊5頁短文閱讀
英語（English），屬於印歐語系-日耳曼語族-西日耳曼語支。根據以英語作為母語的人數回計算，英語是最多國家使用的官答方語言，英語也是世界上最廣泛的第二語言，也是歐盟和許多國際組織和英聯邦國家的官方語言，擁有世界第三位的母語使用者人數，僅次於漢語和西班牙語母語使用者人數。
英語由古代從丹麥等斯堪的納維亞半島以及德國、荷蘭及周邊移民至不列顛群島的盎格魯、撒克遜和朱特部落的日耳曼人所說的語言演變而來，並通過英國的殖民活動傳播到了世界各地。由於在歷史上曾和多種民族語言接觸，它的詞彙從一元變為多元，語法從「多屈折」變為「少屈折」，語音也發生了規律性的變化。
Ⅸ 八年級上冊英語閱讀理解題及答案、翻譯
Mr.Brown got up late this morning. He was going to be late for work. Lt was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove so fast that he didin't see the red lights. He couldn't stop his car and hit a car. An old man got out of the car and called out angrily, "What are you doing? How can you drive so fast?"
"l'm sorry,sir," said Mr.brown, "l didn't see the lights turn red." Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man.
"It's cold today, sir," said Mr.Brown. "Please drink a little, and then you'll get warm."
The old man drank some wine and became happy. He asked, "l'm felling much better now. Why don't you drink any?"
"l can't drink anything now,sir, "answered Mr.Brown "l'm waiting for the policeman.Only drunkards cause accidents,you kown!"
翻譯：這個早晨Brown先生起床很晚。他去上班也就遲到了。這天的雨很大，街道非常濕滑。
他開車如此之快，以至於沒有看到紅燈。他無法馬上停下他的車，就撞上了一輛車。一個老男人從車里走了出來，並且生氣的吼道：「你在做些什麼？你為什麼要開的那麼快？」
「對不起，先生，」Brown先生回答道，「我沒有看見紅燈。」然後他買了一瓶酒給那個老男人。
「先生，這天很冷，」 Brown先生說，「請喝些酒，一會兒你會覺得暖和的。」
老男人喝了酒之後變得十分開心。他問道，「我覺得好多了，你為什麼不喝些？」
「我現在不能喝這個，先生，」Brown先生回答道，「我在等警察。只有酒鬼才會發生事故，你是知道的。」
習題：（ ）1.When did the story happen?
A.In the morning B.In the afternoon C.In the evening D.At night
（ ）2.Why did Mr.Brown drive so fast?
A.He was happy that day B.He was good at driving
C.There were few cars in the street D.He was afraid to be late
（ ）3. Mr.Brown hit the car because of the following EXCEPT that ____.
A.he didn't see the red lights B.he drove fast
C.he couldn't drive at all D.it was raining hard
（ ）4.Why did Mr.Brown give a bottle of wine to the old man?
A.To make him happy B.To make him drunk
C.To make him warm D.To make friends with him
（ ）5.We can know that _____ at last.
A.Mr.Brown was not late for work B.the old man Mr.Brown became good friends
C.Mr.Brown drank some wine D.Mr.Brown fooled the old man
答案：A D C B D