八年级阅读理解28篇

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Can you see the woman over there，under the tree？She's Mrs Huang，our new English teacher．She's tall and thin（瘦）．She speaks English well and teaches well，too．She often tells us some English stories．She often asks us some questions in English and tells us to answer in English．She's good and we like her．She has a daughter．The girl's name is Zhang Xiaoqing．She's only four，but she can speak English，too．She's our friend． 根据短文内容，完成句子，每空一词。 1．Mrs Huang _____ us English this term． 2．Mrs Huang is standing_____ the tree now． 3．We think Mrs Huang is a _____ teacher． 4．The_____ like Mrs Huang．

5．Mrs Huang is Zhang Xiaoqing's _____ ．

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Mr Green is going to give a birthday（生日）party to Mary．Mary is her daughter．She will be ten years old．A lot of her friends are coming to the party．Twenty of them are girls．

Mrs Green is getting ready（作准备）for the party．Mrs White is helping her． “That's a big nice cake，”says Mrs White to Mrs Green． “Thank you very much．”

Mrs Green is going shopping now．She is going to buy fruit for the party．Mrs Green buys a lot of pears，apples， oranges and bananas．Then she goes home．

It's five o'clock in the afternoon．Everything is ready．Now the first girl is arriving（到达）．The party is going to begin in thirty minutes．

根据短文内容回答问题。

1．Who is Mrs Green going to give a birthday party to？ _________________________ 2．How old is Mary now？ ______________________________

3．What does Mrs Green buy fruit for？ __________________________________ 4．When is the party going to begin？ ____________________________________ 5．How many girls are there at the party？ _______________________________

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Dick is seven years old and begins to go to school this term．He studies hard at school．He listens to his teachers carefully in class．He is polite（有礼貌的）and has some friends．They all like him． It's Saturday today．Dick，his sister Kate and his mother stay at home．His mother is doing some housework．He is watching TV ．The girl is doing her homework．At ten his father comes back with a bag of apples．The boy likes them very much and wants to eat some．His mother gives him four and says，“Go to wash them in the kitchen（厨房）．”

Dick washes the apples and then gives them to his mother．The woman says，“Which apple do you want， Dick？” “The biggest one，Mummy．”

“What？”says Dick's mother．“You should be polite and pick（挑选）the little one．” “I want to be polite，but can I tell a lie，Mummy？ 根据短文内容完成下列句子，每空一词。 1．Dick is in ______ One now．

2．Dick is a ______ boy ，so they like him．

3．Dick wants to eat some apples because he______ them very much． 4．Dick's mother tells him to ______ the apples in the kitchen． 5．Dick wants the ____ apple in fact（事实上）．

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Mrs Green loves flowers and has a small but beautiful garden．In summer，her roses are always the best in the street．One summer afternoon her bell rings（铃响了）and when she goes to the front door，she sees a little boy outside．He's about seven years old，and is holding a big bunch（束）of beautiful roses in his hand．“I'm selling roses，”he says．“Don't you want some？They are cheap．One shilling（先令）for a big bunch．They are fresh．” “My boy，”Mrs Green answers，“I pick roses when I want，and don't pay（付）anything for them because I have many in my garden．”“Oh，no，you haven't，”says the little boy．“There aren't any roses in your garden—they are in my hand！” 1．What are in Mrs Green's garden in summer？ 2．Who rings at the door？

3．Where does the boy get the roses？

4．Why does Mrs Green say she doesn't want to buy the roses？ 5．Why aren't there any roses in Mrs Green's garden？

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Children in the USA like K Day very much．K is for kites．March 7is the day．On that day lots of children go out in the open air．They take their kites with them．Some kites are very big．Others are small．They are in different colours．Every kite has a long string（细绳）．

To get the kites up，the children begin to run．They let out the string from the ball in their hands．Now the kites are flying in the air．How nice they look！

Now all of the kites are high up in the air．Some are higher than others．The one like a bird is the highest．But what's wrong？It's flying away！The string is broken．

Another kite gets away．And more kites fly．But the children are running after them．They want to get them back．People are watching them and laughing． 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1．When do a lot of children go out in the open air？ _______________________ 2．What do they take with them on that day？ _____________________________ 3．Which kite is the highest？ _________________________ 4．What are people doing？ ___________________________ 5．What's the story about？ ______________________

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When you are reading something in English， you may often meet with a new word．What's the best way to know it？ You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary．It will tell you a lot about the word： the pronunciation（发音），the Chinese meaning and how to use the word．But how can you know where the word is in thousands of English words？ How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly（正确地）？

First，all the English words are arranged（排列）in the letter order（次序）．In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with letter A，then B，C，D．．．．That means，if there are two words “desert ” and “pull” ，“desert” will be certainly before “pull” ．Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter，you may look at the second letter，then the third，the fourth．．．．For example，“pardon” is before “plough”，“judge” before “just”，etc． Do you understand how to look up a word in a dictionary？

The dictionary will be your good friend．I hope you'll use it as often as possible in your English study． 根据短文，回答下列问题。

1．What does this text talk about？

2．What will the dictionary tell us about the word？

3．In an English-Chinese dictionary，what does the last word begin with？

4．Give the right order of the words below in an English-Chinese dictionary． window，subject，straight，surprise，right

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When we get a tip-off，we can open the door to a whole new way of looking at the world．The tip-off about apologies（道歉）can help us learn to have a healthier family．It is hard to say “I'm sorry”，but as you begin to do so，it will get easier． We are learning that we can make mistakes（错误），and admit（承认）them，and that other people will accept our apologies．Apologies are sometimes hard to make．It helps to keep in mind that we make them as much for ourselves and our own growth as for the person we apologize to．We are not worthless（无价值的）just because we make mistakes，but we increase（增加）our value（价值）to ourselves and others by being able to recognize them and apologize． 根据短文内容判断对（T）错（F）。

1．A tip-off means：if you do for the first time，you can do it again more easily．（） 2．If you make mistakes，you will become worthless．（）

3．To say “Sorry” at the right time is good for both others and ourselves．（） 4．It's not right to accept other's apologies．（）

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A Kentucky（肯塔基）family took a vacation（度假）to New York City．One day，the father took his son into a rather large building．They were surprised at everything they saw—especially（特别）the elevator（电梯）at one end of the building． The boy asked，“What's this，Pa？”

The father answered，“Son，I have never seen anything like this in my life．I don't know what it is！”

While the boy and his father were watching in surprise，an old lady walked slowly to the moving walls and pressed（按）a button．The walls opened and the lady walked into a small room．The walls closed and the boy and his father watched small lights above the walls light up． They went on watching the lights up in the opposite direction．The walls opened again，and a beautiful young lady stepped out．

The amazed（惊愕的）father quickly turned to his son and said，“Go，get your Mom here．” 根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1．Where did the family go？

2．Did the father see the elevator before？

3．How many people appeared in the passage？

4．Were the old lady and the young lady the same woman？ 5．Why did the father want his son to get his wife there？

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Bats are the only flying mammals（哺乳动物） in the world．They can't see very well．People believe that all bats are blind．They often say “as blind as a bat”． Yet they have no trouble（麻烦）flying on the darkest night and finding their way around very well．How can bats fly and see at night？They fly by radar（雷达）．

The bat's radar system（系统）works the same way as the one that ships and planes use．As a bat flies through the air，he makes a sound that is too high for our ears to hear．When the sounds hit things，they come back．The bat's ears receive（接收）the messages．In this way they can tell the bats where the things are． Bats go out to look for food at night．Some people consider（视为）the bats as bad animals．In fact，they are useful animals． 根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1．What is the only flying mammal in the world？ 2．Do bats have a good eyesight（视力）？

3．Why do bats have no trouble flying on the darkest night？ 4．Can we hear the sound the bat makes？Why？ 5．When do bats go out for food？

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When Abe Lincoln was just a boy，he had to help his father to look after his farm．It was hard work and there wasn't any interesting thing for him．Abe wanted to go to school，but there was no school there．Abe was sad most of the time．

Mrs Lincoln loved the boy very much．She tried her best to make Abe happy．One early morning she got up early and went to town．That was a long way and it took her a long time to get to town．She bought something there and started back．And it was late in the evening when she got home． The next morning Mrs Lincoln said to Abe，“Today is your birthday．We're going to have a party．”She put some food on the table，then brought out a present． “A book！”Abe cried．It was an old book，but he liked it．A smile came to his face．He looked up at Mrs Lincoln and said，“Thank you，Mum．”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 1．Abe Lincoln's father was a _____．

A．farmer B．soldier C．worker D．teacher 2．Abe Lincoln couldn't go to school because_____．

A．his family had no money B．his mother wanted to teach him herself C．he himself didn't like school D．there was no school near his home 3．On the farm most of the time little Lincoln was_____． A．happy B．unhappy C．worried D．angry 4．It took Mrs Lincoln _____to make a trip to town．

A．a whole day B．a quarter of a day C．three hours D．two days 5．What was the present for Abe's birthday？

A．A mooncake．B．A new book． C．An old book．D．A school bag．

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Here in Siberia（西伯利亚），the winter is always very long and it's freezing！It starts to snow in November and the snow doesn't normally disappear（消失）until May．The temperature is usually about -25℃，but it's sometimes much colder． When it's -35℃children can't go to school，but adults（成年人）still go to work！We wear a lot of warm clothes：socks and boots，sweaters，hats，and fur（毛皮）coats．All the houses have central heating（供热系统）so it's never cold inside． In winter，we close all the windows to stop the wind from getting in，and we don't open them again until spring． In spring and summer it rains a lot，and we hardly ever see the sun．In summer it's often about 25℃，but the weather's very changeable．One day it's 25℃ and the next day it's 10℃． 根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1．How many months is there snow in Siberia？ 2．What happens when it's minus 35℃？ 3．How do people keep warm？

4．What do people close in winter and open in spring？ 5．Is it often sunny？

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In the United States and Canada，people often invite friends over for a meal，a party，or just coffee．

Here are the kinds of things people always say．“Would you like to come over for dinner tonight？”“Hey，we're having a party on Friday．Can you come？To reply to an invitation，either say thank you and accept（接受），or say sorry and give an excuse（藉口）．Sometimes，however（但是），what people say is like invitations but which are not real invitations．For example：“Please come over for a drink sometime．”“Let's get together for lunch soon．”They are not real invitations because they don't talk about the date or time．They just show that the person is trying to be friendly．To reply to this，people just say “Sure”，that would be great．”or “OK，thank you．” So next time you hear what is like an invitation，listen carefully．Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly？

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根据短文内容回答问题。

1．Do people in the US often invite friends to dinner？ 2．If you get an invitation，what would you say first？

3．Is it a real invitation，when people say “Come over for a coffee sometime，please．”？ _______________________________

4．Why do people say this if they don't really want to invite their friends to come？

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Sept．27，2002 Dear John，

Thank you very much for your letter．I'm glad that you enjoyed your holiday with me．

We enjoyed having you and your sister here．We hope that you will both be able to come again next year．Perhaps you'll be able to stay longer next time you come．A week is not really long enough，is it？

I hope you are both working hard now that you're in Grade Three．I shall have to work hard next year when I am in Grade Three．Tom and Ann will be in Grade Three the year after next．

They went on a picnic yesterday but I didn't go with them because I hurt my foot and I couldn't walk very well．They went to an island and enjoyed themselves there．Do you still remember the island？That's where all five of us spent our holiday． Tom，Ann and I send our best wishes to Betty and you．We hope to see you soon． Yours sincerely

Michael 阅读此信，回答下列问题。

1．How long did their holiday last this year？ 2．Who stayed with Michael for the holiday？ 3．When did Michael write the letter？ 4．Who is in Grade Two now？

5．Why didn't Michael go to the island for picnic？

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English breakfast is a very big meal—eggs，tomatoes，tea，coffee．．．．

For many people lunch is a quick meal．In cities there are a lot of sandwich bars，where office workers can buy the kind of bread they want— brown，white，or a roll（小圆面包）—and then all kinds of salad（色拉）and meat or fish to go in the sandwich．School children can have a hot meal at school．But many just take a sandwich，a drink and some fruit from home． “Tea” means two things．It is a drink and a meal！Some people have afternoon tea，with sandwiches，cakes and a cup of tea． They usually have the evening meal quite early，between 6：00 and 8：00，and often all the family eat together． On Sundays many families have a traditional（传统的）lunch．They have chicken，pork．．．with potatoes，vegetables．．． The Englishmen like food from other countries，too，especially（特别地）French，Chinese， Italian and Indian．People often get take-away food—they buy the food outside and then bring it home to eat． 根据短文内容及首字母提示在下列各句中的空处填入适当的词。 1．In England many people have a b breakfast and a q lunch．

2．There are many sandwich bars in c and o w can buy sandwiches there． 3．In England“tea”can mean a d and a m ． 4．Supper lasts（持续）about t h ．

5．English people often buy t f ．They buy some outside and bring it home．

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A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest．As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes，a person came up and knocked（敲）at the window to ask the time．The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch：“It's 8：05，”he said．Then he went to sleep again．But soon he was waken up（被叫醒）again because a second person was knocking at the window．“Sir，do you know the time？”he asked．The driver looked at his watch again，and told him it was half past eight． In this way，the driver thought he could not have a good rest，so he wrote a short note（纸条）and stuck（贴）it on the window for all to see．It said，“I don't know the time．”

Again，he lay down in the seat for his sleep．A few minutes later，a third person came and began to knock at the window，“Hey，sir，”he said．“It's a quarter to nine．” 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1．How many persons asked the driver about the time？ A．One．B．Two．C．Three．D．Four．

2．The first person knocked at the window of the car ．

A．at five to eight B．at half past eight C．at five past eight D．at a quarter to nine 3．Why did the driver write a note and stick it on the window？ A．Because he didn't want anybody to trouble him． B．Because he didn't know the time．

C．Because he needed somebody to wake him up． D．Because he wanted somebody to tell him the time． 4．The third person knocked at the window to ． A．tell him what time it was B．ask him not to sleep C．see if the driver was sleeping D．ask him the time 5．The driver in his car．

A．had a good sleep B．had no seat

C．didn't have a good rest D．always closed his eyes

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Every Saturday morning，there is a line of boys and girls on Garden Street．They are waiting to see a film．The film never starts before eight o'clock．But the boys and girls can't wait to come earlier every time．They do not mind（介意）waiting for a long time at all．

One Saturday morning，there was a very interesting film．Tom came running down the street．He wanted to be one of the first to get in．He walked up to the front of the line and pushed his way in there．

Now Tom pushed his way right in front of Peter，and no other people were in front of him．Peter did not say a word．Instead，he reached up and pulled off Tom's hat．He handed the hat to the boy behind him and said，“Pass it back，John．” John passed the hat to the girl behind him． “Pass it on，Kate，”John said to the girl．

The hat was passed very quickly to Betty Cook at the end of the line．Tom looked at Peter and asked，“Where's my hat？” Peter pointed（指向）down the line．There，at the end of the line，Betty was holding up Tom's hat．Everybody smiled but said nothing．

Tom stood there for some time．Then he walked all the way back to Betty．“Here's your hat，”she said politely（有礼貌地）．

Tom goes to see the films on Saturday morning as before．But now he goes straight（直地）to the end of the line and waits for his turn to buy the tickets．

根据短文内容及首字母提示，在下列各句中的空处填入适当的单词。

1．The film d_______ s_______ u_______ eight o'clock every Saturday morning． 2．From the story we know that Saturday morning Peter was f_______ in line and Betty Cook was at the e_______ of it．

3．The boys and girls passed Tom's hat on because he was a q_______ j_______．

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4．Tom walked all the way back to Betty to get h_______ h_______．

5．From then on Tom always waited i_______ l_______ to buy the tickets for the films．

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Mr Smith was ill and he went to see a doctor．The doctor asked him to put out his tongue（舌头），and then he said，“OK．You can put your tongue back now．There's nothing wrong with you，but I'm afraid you have a problem：you seldom take exercise．” “But，doctor，”Mr Smith said，“I don't think so．”

“Don't tell me what you think，”the doctor said，“I know what you need．I see a lot of people like you．None of them get any exercise．They sit in offices all day and in front of the television in the evening．You must walk quickly for at least 20 minutes a day．”

“Doctor，you don't understand，”Mr Smith said．“I take enough exercise every day．” “I don't want to hear any excuse（借口），”the doctor said．“You must find time for exercise．If you don't，you will get fat and have health problems．”

“But I walk every day，”Mr Smith said．

“Oh，yes，and I know what kind of walking that is．You walk a few metres to the bus stop from your house，a few more metres from the bus stop to your office，and a few more metres from your office to your dining-room for lunch and back．That's not a real walk．I'm talking about a walk in the park or by the lake for twenty minutes every day．” “Would you please listen to me，doctor？”Mr Smith said，getting a little angry with his doctor． “I'm a postman，”Mr Smith went on，“and I walk for nearly seven hours every day．” For a moment the doctor was silent（无言的），then he said quietly，“Put out your tongue again，will you？” 1．Where did Mr Smith work？

2．How did the doctor look over Mr Smith？ 3．What did the doctor ask Mr Smith to do？

4．Did Mr Smith take enough exercise every day？ 5．What do you think of the doctor？

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Mr Smith left his car outside his house one night as usual．But when he came out the next morning，he found his car wasn't there．He called the police to tell them about it，and they said they would try to find it．

When Mr Smith came home from his office that evening，the car was back again in its usual place in front of his house．He looked it over carefully and found it OK．But there were two tickets on one of the seats with a letter．It said，“We're sorry we used your car．Thank you very much．The tickets are for you．We hope you'll enjoy yourselves．” The Smiths went to the cinema with the tickets at night．When they got home，they found nearly everything in the house was gone．

True or False：

1．Mr Smith came out the next morning but he couldn't find his car． 2．Someone used his car for a day and gave it back the next evening． 3．The Smiths called the police but they would not like to help them． 4．The two tickets on the seat showed real sorry to the Smiths．

5．The thief（小偷）gave Mr Smith two tickets and took away almost everything．

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Our eating habits（习惯）are very important for good health and a strong body．There are times when most of us like eating sweets and ice-cream，they are not bad for us if we eat them at the end of a meal．If we eat them before a meal，they may take away our appetite（食欲）．It's important for us to eat our meal at regular（规律）time each day．When we feel worried or

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excited，we may not want to eat．A long time ago，in England，some judges（法官）often decided whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread．If the man could not swallow（吞）the bread，it meant that he wasn't telling the truth．Though this seems strange and foolish，they thought it was a good way of finding out truth．A man who is worried about something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry because he loses his appetite． 1．Good eating habits are very important for our _________．

2．The sweets and ice-cream may _________ our appetite，if we eat them before a meal． 3．A person may not want to eat when he feels _________ or _________．

4．The judges in old England thought if a man didn't tell the truth，he could _________.

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Beethoven was never afraid to show his feelings（感情）．Once when he was playing at a rich man's house，one of his listeners，a man of rich family，was talking to a girl．He liked girls more than music，and he didn't stop talking when Beethoven started to play．The noise was not a quiet one，and Beethoven could hear well in those days．

The music stopped in the middle and Beethoven stood up，“I do not play for animals of this kind！”He cried．“No！Not for animals！”Then he walked out． 根据短文内容选择正确答案。

1．Beethoven was a ________ ． A．scientist B．doctor C．chemist D．musician 2．Beethoven was ________ his feelings．

A．unwilling to show B．in fear of showing C．fearless of showing D．unhappy to show 3．One of the listeners ________ when Beethoven started to play．

A．stopped talking B．sang slowly C．still talked to a girl D．smoked 4．This listener ________ ． A．didn't like music B．liked girls and music C．liked music more than girls D．was more interested in girls than music 5．This listener was a ________ man． A．good B．polite C．rude D．nice

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Basketball stars are usually tall．The stars of other sports are sometimes short．Some of the best football players are not very tall．

Short people often have better balance（平衡）than tall people，so they do not fall over very often．In some sports the players must have good balance，for example，table tennis and running． You do not need long legs to run fast！Some of the fastest runners in the world are not very tall．Some people are tall and some people are short．There is no medicine to make people grow taller or to make people shorter． The tallest woman in the world is Sandy Allen．She is 2.31 metres tall and lives in the United States． The shortest person in the world is Gul Mohammed from India．He is only 57 centimetres（厘米）tall． Today young people in many countries grow taller than their parents．This is because they eat better food today．Good food can help children grow． 根据短文内容，回答下面问题。

1．How many different sports do we talk about in this passage？What are they？ __________________________________ 2．Is there any medicine to make people grow taller or to make people shorter？ _______________ 3．Who is the tallest woman in the world and how tall is she？ _______________________ 4．How tall is Gul Mohammed？ ___________________________

5．Why are some young people taller than their parents today？ ___________________

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The computer is a useful machine．It is the most important invention in many years．The oldest kind of computer is the abacus（算盘），used in China centuries（世纪）ago，but the first large，modern computer was built in 1946．A computer then could do maths problems quite fast．

Today computers are used in many ways and can do many kinds of work．In a few years the computer may touch the lives of

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everyone，even people in faraway villages． In the last few years，there have been great changes in computers．They are getting smaller and smaller，and computing faster and faster．Many scientists agree that computers can now do many things，but they cannot do everything．Who knows what the computers of tomorrow will be like？Will computers bring good things or bad things to people？The scientists of today will have to decide how to use the computers of tomorrow． 根据短文内容完成下列各句。

1．The computer is a h________ machine．

2．The first large，modern computer was built about s________ years ago． 3．The computers of today are s________ than before． 4．Computers can do l________ of things．

5．The scientists of today must decide how to ________ the computers of tomorrow．

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Join Us!

Join us in a 10-kilometre country walk on Sunday, June 20th. Dogs and other little pets（宠物）are welcome. * * * * Meet at the school gate at 2:00 in the afternoon. Strong shoes preferred. * * * * Call Jeff on 7333888 if you want to know more. 根据短文内容，判断正（T）或误（F）。

（ ）1. Welcome to take part in an outing（远足）on Sunday. （ ）2. You can’t take a dog with you.

（ ）3. You’ll meet at the school gate at 2:00 in the morning. （ ）4. It’s better to wear strong shoes. （ ）5. Jeff wants to know more about the walk.

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阅读短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

Little Tom down the street calls our dog “the keep dog”. Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say “sheep”, it comes out “keep”. And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things home for us to keep! I’ll tell you about some of them. Zip’s first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk.

We didn’t know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, my big sister, told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded (点头)and held my nose.” What do you think it is?”

“It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot (污点)off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry.” “Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe!” I said. “We should take it back.” “We can’t, “said my sister.

“I know we can’t,” I said. “We don’t know where Zip found it.” “Maybe little Tom is right,” Mary said. “Maybe Zip is a keep dog!” ( ) 1. The writer and Mary didn’t know__________.

A. what Zip’s first present was B. how Zip carried its first present home C. who owned Zip’s first present D. what Zip’s first present was made of

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( ) 2. Tom calls Zip “the keep dog” because _______.

A. the dog likes keeping things B. the dog likes playing with shoes C. he doesn’t know the dog’s name D. he can’t pronounce the word “sheep” well

( ) 3. What made the shoe strange was _______.

A. its color B. its smell C. its size D. that it was a silk one

( ) 4. The word “keep” in the last sentence means “_____”

A. keeping things for itself B. bringing things for others to keep C. not letting it run about D. baking care of a small child.

( ) 5. We can know from the reading that the dog_______.

A. likes to give presents to people B. has been kept in at the writer’s home C. has brought some trouble D. likes to be called “the keep dog”

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Nearly all our food comes from the soil（土地）. Some of us eat meat, of course, but animals live on plants. If there were no plants, we would have no animals and no meat. So the soil is very necessary for life. The top of the ground is usually covered with grass or other plants. There may be dead leaves and dead plants on the grass. The waste matter（粪）from animals also falls on it.

All soil needs food. If we do not give it any, the plants will be weak. Farmers found that animals’ waste is the best food for the soil, but chemical fertilizers（化肥）are also very useful. The same crop（庄稼）should not be grown in the same place every year, it’s better to have a different crop. A change of crop and the use of a good fertilizer will keep the land good. （ ）1. Which of the following is true?

A. All our food comes from the soil. B. Most of our food comes from soil. C. None of our food comes from the soil. D. All our food comes from animals.

（ ）2. What would happen first without plants?

A. People would have more crops. B. Animals would die. C. There would be more food. D. There would be less soil.

（ ）3. What does the writer tell us in the first paragraph（段落）?

A. Leaves, plants, grass and waste live on each other. B. There would be no animals without meat. C. There would be no plants without animals. D. People, animals, plants and soil live on each other

（ ）4. Which is the best food for soil in the field?

A. Chemical fertilizers. B. Plants and grass. C. Animals’ waste. D. Different crops.

（ ）5. Why do we often grow a different crop in the same place every year?

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A. Because we can keep the soil rich this way. B. Because we don’t have enough land. C. Because we want to have a different food. D. Because we do this as a habit（习惯）.

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England has many interesting places that people like to visit. Among them, the pub is often said to be a very special place for visitors to get to know the real life of the English people. The pub is a small “public place”, where people can buy beer, soft drinks and even some fast food. What’s more, a pub is also a meeting place where people sit and enjoy the beer and talking with their friends. One can easily find a pub at the street corner or in a small village. English people like the pub a lot. After a whole day of busy work, many men spend the whole evening in the pub and go back home at about eleven o’clock when the pub closes.

1. One can easily find a pub in England. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t Say 2. A pub is usually a large restaurant. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t Say 3. People go to the pub to watch a film. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t Say

4. Many men spend the whole day drinking in the pub. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t Say

5. The pub usually opens around 8 o’clock in the morning. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t Say

6. The pub usually closes around eleven o’clock in the evening. A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t Say

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Live Music-Late Night Jazz（爵士乐）

Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player（号手）. He is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t want to get much sleep.

PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15~23 June PRICE: ￥100~150 TIME: 10 p.m. till late! TEL: 4668736 Scottish Dancing

Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given. PLACE: Jack Stein’s DATES: 10~20 May PRICE: ￥150 TIME: 7~10 p.m. TEL: 4021877 Shows-Anhui Museum

There are 12 000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history. PLACE: Anhui Museum DATES: 1 Mar.~30 Jun. PRICE: ￥60（￥30 for students） TIME: Monday ~ Friday 9 a.m. ~ 5 p.m. Weekends 9 a.m. ~ 9 p.m. TEL: 4886888

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Your pen-friend is coming from Australia to your city for a holiday. You send him this E-mail（电子邮件）to tell him something about the hotels（旅馆）.

SUN HOTEL Dates Prices（a night） 1 Oct. ~ 31 Dec. ￥168 1 Jan. ~ 31 Mar. ￥148 1 Apr. ~ 30 Apr.（closed） — 1 May ~ 31 May ￥188 1 Jun. ~ 30 Sep. ￥208 E-mail: Li Hong@163.com. （ ）1. If you want to watch dancing, you can call ______.

A. 4668736 B. 4021877 C. 4886888 D. 4686788

（ ）2. You can see the whole of Chinese history at ______ in April in Anhui Museum.

A. 3 p.m. every day B. 9 p.m. from Monday to Friday C. 7 a.m. at weekends D. 7 p.m. every day

（ ）3. You can enjoy ______ at Jack Stein’s.

A. American jazz B. Scottish dancing C. 12 000 pieces on show D. yourself all night

（ ）4. Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for ______ months of the year.

A. nine B. ten C. eleven D. twelve

（ ）5. You have ￥148, and you can ______ in May.

A. listen to jazz B. watch Scottish dancing C. go to Anhui Museum D. stay in Sun Hotel for a night

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San Francisco is a city on a bay（海湾）. It has an international atmosphere and it is the fourth largest city in California, with a population of about 800,000.

San Francisco has a large immigrant（移民）population from Europe（欧洲）,America and Asia. It has a Chinatown, a Japan town and a Hispanic area, called Mission District. It has over 4,200 restaurants offering cuisine（食品；菜肴）from many countries.

The Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, the Asian Art Museum, Alcatraz and the Twin Peaks are just a few of the many tourist attractions（吸引；魅力）in San Francisco. The city is an ideal（理想的）place for young people. There are lots of movie theatres, concert halls, theatres and discos.

San Francisco has a Mediterranean climate（地中海气候）, with warm winters and cool summers. It is usually rainy between November and April and sometimes, it is foggy in the evening. A)Complete the information. Name of city: San Francisco State: _____________________（1） Population:_________________（2） Restaurants:________________（3） Tourist attractions:___________（4） Climate:____________________（5） ..

B)Complete the chart with information about your town or a city you know. Name: ____________________（6） State: _____________________（7） Population: ________________（8） Restaurants: ________________（9） Tourist attractions: __________（10） Climate: __________________（11） ROSE HOTELPrices（a night） ￥198 ￥178 — ￥218 ￥248

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