八年级上学期英语阅读理解综合试题.doc

初中英语阅读理解综合试题 1.At the Barbers Shop(理发店)Jack went to a barbers shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, hewas not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughedand said, What has happened to your hair,Jack?Jack said, I tried a new barbers shop today, because I wasnt quite satisfiedwith my old one, but this one seems even worse.Bob agreed(同意). Yes, I think youre right, Jack. Now Ill tell you whatto do when you go into a barbers shop next time: look at all the barbers hair,find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him.Why shall I go to him? Jack asked. But that would be foolish!Oh, no, it wouldnt, answered Bob. Who cut that mans hair? Just thinkit. He couldnt cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. Soyou know he cant be the worst barber. 1. When Jack went out of the barbers shop, he was not happy because _.A. nobody had cut his hairB. the barber hadnt cut his hair wellC. the barber had cut his hair carefullyD. he was not satisfied with his old barber2. I tried a new barbers shop today. means _.A. this barbers shop was a new oneB. this was the only barbers shop in this townC. Jack often went to this barbers shopD. Jack had not been to this barbers shop before3. After Jack had his hair cut, he thought _.A. the new barbers shop was the best oneB. the old barbers shop wasnt so good as the new oneC. the new barbers shop was worse than the old oneD. the old barbers shop was the worst one4. Bob told Jack to find out which barbers hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?A. Because he was certainly the best barber.B. Because he was free all the time.C. Because he was the worst barber.D. Because he wasnt the worst barber.5. From the story we know that _.A. its foolish to have ones hair cut at a barbers shopB. barbers cut each others hairC. barbers never have their hair cutD. a barber always cuts his hair by himself2.Mr Perkins New CarMr Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the carswere new Beta 400s, and most of them were yellow. Mr Perkin always wore thesame clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people, and did the samethings after work, and at the end of the week, Mr Perkin did not like to bedifferent.The following week, Mr Perkin bought a new, bright yellow Beta 400s. He wassatisfied with it, and drove to work in it the very next day. He was even moresatisfied with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind,and on both sides of him.Mr Perkin parked(停车) his car in a big car-park(停车场) near his office,and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five oclock, therewere so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the car-park that he did not know whichcar was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people passing by gavehim a look he didnt like. So he stopped.Poor Mr Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until his was the only yellowBeta 400s in the car-park.1. Mr Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta 400s becauseA. the bus did not come. B. he liked new clothes, food and cars.C. he liked to do the same as other people. D. he liked to be different from others.2. He drove to work in his new carA. the very next day. B. the day he bought it.C. a week he bought in. D. on the day he first watched the cars passing.3. He was satisfied with his new car becauseA. no one else had a yellow one. B. it was the same as other cars all around him.C. he was in front of all the other cars. D. other cars were not as bright as his.4. At five oclock Mr PerkinA. walked home.B. drove his car out of the car-park.C. came back to the car-park.D. did not know which was his car-park.5. People gave him a look becauseA. he had a nice new car.B. he could not open the door of his car.C. he was in the wrong car-park.D. he was trying to open more than one car.6. Mr Perkin had to wait untilA. there was only one yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.B. there was only one car in the car-park.C. there were no bright yellow cars in the car-park.D. there was no one about to look at him.3.Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictureson the walls of the kings palace in English.Then workers were sent for and a big platform(平台) was made.With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the platform. Theyworked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful.He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again.Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another.Finally he was at the very edge(边缘) of the platform, but he did not know itbecause he was thinking of his pictures.The worker saw everything. What should I do? he thought. Thornhill is atthe very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, falloff it and surely be killed. So the worker quickly took some paint(颜料) andthrew it at the picture.What are you doing? cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.1. What was Thornhill? He was an English _.A. writerB. kingC. workerD. artist2. What was he ordered to do? He was ordered to _.A. paint a picture for the kingB. paint some pictures on the walls of the knigs palaceC. have his pictures painted in the kings palaceD. have his pictures painted on the walls3. The story leads us to believe thatA. the worker had to pay for the picture.B. the painter could not forgave(原谅) the worker.C. the worker was really sorry for what he did.D. the painter thanked the worker for what he did when he got to know why.4.Your Passport(护照) Please!Mr Hill arrives at London Airport, at the end of a threeweek holiday in France.Usually he wears a beard(留胡须). Since it has been hot there, he has takenit off(剃掉). But his passport photo shows him with his beard.$An office looks at the photo for a moment, and says: Will you excuse me?Please sit down. I shant keep you long. With this, he walks away, shows thephoto to a second office, and says: I know that face. The second officer looksat the passport and asks where Mr Hill has come from. When he hears that MrHill has arrived back from Paris, the second officer smiled and says: An Englishmanwith a beard stole a painting in Paris on Friday, And that man looks just thekind of man .Suddenly it comes to the first officer who Mr Hill is. He returns to him,and asks: Did you teach at the No.2 . High School? When Mr Hill answers,in surprise, that he did, the first officer smiles and says: I thought so.Im Jack Smith. You taught me French. You havent changed a bit.1. Mr Hill _.A. has just come back from the airport.B. is on his way to Paris.C. spent three weeks in Paris before he went to France.D. has been in France for three weeks2. Mr Hill _.A. has a beard on his face but not in his photoB. grew a beard while he was on holidayC. has a beard in his photo but not on his faceD. took his beard off long before he went on holiday.3. The first officer is sure _.A. Mr Hill stole the paintingB. he has seen the face in the photo beforeC. he knows the second officers faceD. a man without a beard stole the painting4. The second officer says that _.A. Mr Hill stole the paintingB. a man with a beard, from France, stole a painting in EnglishC. an Englishman took his beard off and stole a paintingD. a man with a beard, from England, stole a painting in Paris.5. Mr Hill taught _.A. Jack Smith French at the No. 2 High SchoolB. Jack Smith to be a first officerC. at the No.2 High School, in FranceD. French some years ago and his name was Smith, not Hill 5.A long time ago people thought that the sun went round the earth. In somecountries people even said that the sun was a god(神). They thought the goddrove across the sky each day on a golden horse. Now we know the earth goesround the sun. It takes the earth a year to go all way round the sun. Todaymen even know how far it is for the earth to go round the sun. They tell usthat the earth travels over a thousand miles a minute on its journey round thesun.$The sun is really a star. It is much bigger than the earth and it is veryhot. Some people have been to the moon but we know that no one can ever go tothe sun. It is far too hot for people to live anywhere near it. The sun is threehundred thousand times heavier than the earth and more than million times larger.$1. A long time ago, people said the sun was _.A. a golden horse of godB. a god on a golden horseC. a god with golden dressD. a god and a golden horse 2. People can never live anywhere near the sun because it is _.A. star . the sunB. planet . the moonC. planet . itselfD. planet . the sun 4. The earth travels over _ miles an hour.A. 1,000B. 100,000C. 6,000,000D. 600,000 5. One year is _A. the time for the earth to turn round.B. the time the earth travels one thousand miles.C. one circle the earth goes round the sun.D. the journey of the earth.6.The Farmer, His Horse, and His sonOnce there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself.He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Fatherand son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.They met two men on the road who said, Why are you walking, farmer? You havea horse, Its a long way to market(市场). The farmer know that this was true,so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.Then they met two old women, What are you doing up there, farmer? Cant yousee how tired boy is? So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.$Next, three old men stopped them, one said, Why are you walking, farmer?Get up, Its too hot for an old man like you to walk today, So the farmer gotup behind his son, and they rode on.Some time later, a young woman passed them, Why arent you walking? sheasked, It isnt far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest.So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannotplease all the people all the time.1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse _.A. before it was deadB. before it become too tiredC. before it market was overD. before it was as old as he was2. The two men on the road _.A. asked how far it was to the marketB. said they thought the horse looked very tiredC. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horseD. told the farmers son to get off the horse and walk3. The two old women said it was wrong for _.A. the farmer to ride such a tired horseB. the farmer to ride while his young son walkedC. the boy to ride instead of his fatherD. only one person to ride such a long way4. The farmer got up behind his son because _.A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walkB. the three old men stopped them on the roadC. he did not know why he was walkingD. his son could not ride the horse by himself5. The young woman was most sorry _.A. for the old man B. for the farmers young sonC. that it was not far to the market D. for the horse7.I Want to Be a DustmanTom was ten years old, and he was a very lazy boy, He didnt like doing anywork. He had to go to school of course, but he didnt study hard there and triedto do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and theyhoped that their son would become one, too, when he grew up. But one day Tomsaid to his mother, When I finish school, I want to be a dustman.A dustman? his mother asked, she was very surprised. Thats not a verypleasant job, why do you want to become a dustman?Because then I would only have to work one day a week. Tom answered at once.Only one day a week? his mother said, What do you mean? and how do youknow?Well, Tom replied, I know that the dustmen who come to our house on workon Thursday, because I only see them on that day.1. What kind of boy was Tom?A. Tom was a clver boy.B. Tom was a boy who didnt like to work.C. Tom was a boy who worked very hard. 2. What were his father and mother?A. His father was a doctor and his mother was a nurse.B. His father was a worker, his mother was a doctor.C. His father was a doctor, so his mother. 3. What did his parents want him to be when he grew up?A. They wanted him to be a dustman.B. They wanted him to be an officer.C. They wanted him to be a doctor. 4. What did Tom say he wanted to be?A. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who collected rubbish and emptied the dustbins.B. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who taught the children at school.C. Tom said that he wanted to be a person who worked in a hospital. 5. Why did Tom think that dustmen only worked one day a week?A. Because Tom heard of this.B. Because one of the dustmen had told him before.C. Because Tom had seen the dustmen only on Thurday at his house.8.Can Animal be Made to Work for UsCan animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animalsmay be taught to do a number of simple jobs. They say that in a film or on TVwe may see elephants, or monkeys, dogs, bear, or other animals doing a lot ofthings. If you watch carefully, you may find that those animals are always givensomething to eat in return for doing them. The scientists say that many differentanimals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will getsomething to eat in return.Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and elephant canbe used to do some heavy jobs. And we can also teach animal to work in factories.Apes(猿猴), for example, have been used in America to help make cars and scientistsbelieve that these large monkeys may one day get in crops and even drive trains.1. Elephant can be used to do some heavy jobs because _.A. they can eat a lotB. they are very heavy, tooC. they are very strong 2. Dogs can be used to guard a house for his host because _.A. they are good at runningB. they are very kind and friendly to peopleC. they are brave enough to get the stranger(陌生人)and thieves away from the house 3. Many different animals may be taught to do some simple jobs if _.A. they have enough food to eatB. they learn they will get something to eat in return after doing themC. if they are sent to school 4. _ can be train to work for us.A. Only a few animalsB. Quite a few animalsC. Few animal 5. Many scientists are working hard to _.A. make monkeys get in crops and drive trainsB. make monkeys guard house like dogsC. make bears get in crops9.A Girl or A Boy, A Woman or A man?A lot of boys and girls in America are wearing the same clothes and many ofthem have long hair. So it is often difficult to tell whether they are boysor girls.One day an old man went for a walk in a park in Washington, and he was tired,he sat down on a bench(长凳). A young person was standing on the other sideof the pond(水池).Excuse me, the old man said to the person next to him on the bench, Doyou see the person with the red trousers and long hair? Is it a boy or a girl?A girl, said his neighbour, She is my daughter.Oh, the old said quickly, I am sorry, but I didnt know that you were hermother.Im not, said the other person. Im her father.1. It isnt often easy to tell whether many of American children are boys or girl _.A. because they all look like each otherB. because they are wearing the same kinds of caps and shoes.C. because they have long hair and wear the same clothes. 2. One day an old man went for a walk in _.A. the street in WashingtonB. the Washington Park in AmericaC. in a park in Washington3. There were _ persons beside the pond, they are _.A. three . a man, a woman and a girlB. three . two men and a girlC. two . a man and a girl 4. The young person standing on the other side of the _ was _.A. bench . the others boyB. pond . the old mans daughterC. pond . the daughter of the old mans neighbour 5. The young person wore _.A. a pair of red trousersB. on a pair of red trousersC. with a pair of red trousers 6. The old man thought his neighbour was the girls _.A. motherB. fatherC. brother10.Mr Robinson worked in Africa(非洲). His son was born there. His name was John.One winter Mr and Mrs Robinson went England, and they took John there. Johnwas seven years old then.One day it snowed. The boy went into the garden, and he played in the snow.He said, Snow is very beautiful, but it is very cold.Then he said, What is this? It is a big, round piece of glass. It is beautiful,buf it is very cold, too.But it was not glass. It was ice. It was on a bucket(桶) of water.John said, Who put this glass here? I am going to take it into the house.He took the ice to his father and said, This is a beautiful piece of glass,but it is very cold and wet. It was on a bucket of water in the garden.Mr Robinson smiled and said, Take it to the kitchen(厨房), put it in frontof the stove(炉子) there, and dry(弄干) it.The boy took the ice to the kitchen and put it in front of the stove.He dried(弄干) his hands, because they were very cold and wet, and then hewent to the ice again.He looked