八年级英语阅读理解题(附答案)

八年级阅读理解题

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阅读理解练习：

（一）

Hi, Louis!

I’m writing to tell you something about the customs and festivals. Everyone loves holidays since one doesn’t need to go to school or work. Although all holidays mean no school and work, but not all of them are the same. On some of them you go out with friends; on others you stay home to eat, talk, and have fun with your family. For example in the U.S., everyone thinks New Year’s Eve and New Year are both for partying with friends. Christmas is the time to stay home and exchange gifts with family members. The opposite is true in Japan though. For example, in Japan, New Year is for spending time with the family to eat, talk, have fun, and go to the temples. But Christmas is for boy and girl friends to go out and exchange gifts. Originally Christmas should be to celebrate the birth of Christ.

I have been interested in foreign customs since I was little. If you learn these different holiday customs, you will learn about different histories and cultures. This is much more interesting than learning them at the library from morning to evening.

Love, Sue

根据短文内容，判断正误。正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示。 1. Usually, nobody goes to school or works during holidays.

2. Christmas is the time to stay home to eat, talk and have fun with the family.

3. All the countries have the same way to celebrate the holidays. 4. Being interested in foreign customs means being interested in different histories and cultures.

5. This passage is about the customs and holidays in Japan.

（二）

Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk with words, but they talk

with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds.

Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t study, but they travel together.

Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say “wele”when a dolphin es back to the school. They talk when they play. They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because they are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them. Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium（水族馆）. People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don’t like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely（孤独的）.

There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody’s life. Dolphin meat is good, but people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.

1. Dolphins show their feelings with ___________ .

A. pictures B. words C. water D. sounds

2. People can’t hear the dolphin’s sounds because ________ . A. they are above the water B. they are under the water C. they are very high D. they are very low

3. Which one is true according to the passage?

A. Dolphins swim together in a school because they want to study B. They don’t study, but they travel in a group

C. Dolphins like to be away from their school on an island. D. Dolphins like to kill people

（三）

Driver Wanted ①Clean driving licence. ②Must be of smart appearance. ③Aged over 25. Apply to: Capes Taxi, 17 Palace Road, Roston

Air Hostess for International Flights Wanted ①Applicants must be between 20 and 33 years old. ②Height: 1.6 m to 1.75m. ③Education to GGSE standard ④Two languages, must be able to swim. Apply to: Recruitment Office, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West, HR 37KK.

1. You are 26 years old and want to be a teacher. You should apply to ________ .

A. Capes Taxi, 17 Palace Road, Roston

B. Recruitment Office, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West, HR 37KK

C. the Director of Studies, Instant Languages Ltd., 279 Canal Street. Roston.

D. a private language school. 2. What stops Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxis. A. Fond of beer and wine.

B. Punished（处罚）for driving too fast and wrong parking. C. Unable to speak a foreign language. D. Not having college education. 3. Ben, aged 22, fond of swimming and driving, has just finished college. Which job might be given to him? A. Driving for Capes Taxi

B. Working for Southern Airlines

Teachers Needed For private language school teaching, experience unnecessary. Apply to: The Director of Studies, Instant Languages Ltd., 279 Canal Street, Roston C. Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd. D. Working for Northern Airlines.

4. What prevents（阻止）Mary, aged 25, from being an air hostess A. She once broke a traffic law and was fined B. She can’t speak Japanese very well.

C. She has never worked as an air hostess before

D. She doesn’t feel like working long hours flying abroad.

5. Which of the following is NOT talked about in the three advertisements?

A. Whether he or she is married B. Whether they are men or women C. Their education D. The ages

（四）

All my friends at school smoked. My dad smoked; he didn’t want me to smoke but my friends kept saying I was stupid. They asked when I was going to grow up. So I started when I was sixteen and after a month I couldn’t stop. But two years later I could feel what smoking was doing to me. I couldn’t run far, and I coughed every morning. I got very ill and decided to stop. It wasn’t easy, but now I’ve done it, and I feel better. Now I have money for other things.

If you smoke, you are twice as likely to die from a heart attack. And the more you smoke, the earlier the heart attack is likely to be. For example, a 50-year-old who smokes more than 20 cigarettes a day, is four times more likely to have heart disease than a non-smoker of the same age. What does smoking do to the heart? First of all, it makes the heart beat faster and increases the blood pressure. The cigarette smoke also reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood. Consequently, the heart has to work harder, with less oxygen. Finally, your arteries will narrow faster if you smoke.

So if you want to reduce your chances of getting heart disease, the answer is easy –– not to smoke. Don’t copy your friends and other people who smoke. If you smoke, find out how to stop. Stopping isn’t easy, but you’ll be healthier, and ....

1. Who is more likely to have heart disease? A. A smoker

B. A non-smoker

C. A 50-year-old person

2. What does the writer think of smoking? A. It is good for his health B. Smoking is bad for him

C. Is it neither good nor bad for his heath 3. What happens after the writer stopped smoking? A. He bees rich

B. He has more friends

C. He bees healthier and has money to do other things.

（五）

New York is one of the most exciting cities in the world. You might want to do some shopping in New York. Fifth Avenue is probably New York’s most famous shopping street, but if you go, be prepared to “window shop”only. This is shopping for the rich. There are other, less expensive shopping areas nearby, and you’ll soon e across famous stores such as Bloomingdales, Macy’s and FAO Schwartz. And if you’ve brought your rollerblades, then a visit to Central Park is a must. This is a large, open park right in the middle of Manhattan, but if you thought that people came here to relax, sit down for a few minutes and get away from the rush of New York life, then you’d be wrong. Nobody sits in Central Park: they run, jog（慢跑）, and most of all they rollerblade.

When you leave New York, you might be tired, even poor and overweight, but the one thing you won’t be is bored! 根据短文内容，回答问题。

1. Why would you probably only “window shop”in Fifth Avenue? _____________________________________________________________

2. What do some waiters and waitresses in New York wear on their feet? _____________________________________________________________ 3. What don’t people do in Central Park?

_____________________________________________________________

（六）

In the USA, there are many types of restaurants. Fast food restaurants are very famous. You can find McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken in

many countries around the world. You look at a menu above the counter, and say what you’d like to eat. You pay the person who serves you. You take your food and sit down or take it away. There’s no need to leave a tip.

In a coffee shop you sit at the counter or at a table. You don’t wait for the waitress to show you where to sit. She usually brings you coffee when you sit down. You tell her what you’d like to eat and she brings it to you. You pay the cashier as you leave. A diner is like a coffee shop but usually looks like a railway carriage. In a family restaurant the atmosphere is casual, but the waitress shows you where to sit. Often the waitress tells you her name, but you don’t need to tell her yours. If you don’t eat everything, your waitress gives you a doggy bag to take your food home. You add an extra fifteen percent to the bill as a tip. In top class restaurants, you need a reservation and you need to arrive on time. The waiter shows you where to sit. If you have wine, he may ask you to taste it. You can only refuse it if it tastes bad, not if you don’t like it. When you get your bill, check it and then add fifteen to twenty percent to it as a tip for the waiter.

1. counter柜台 2. tip小费

3. carriage火车车厢 4. casual随意的 5. percent百分之…… 6. reservation预定 7. refuse拒绝

1. There are ______ types of restaurants here.

A. three B. four C. five D. six 2. We should sit ______ in a coffee shop.

A. near the door B. in the corner C. at a counter D. on the floor

3. In what kind of restaurant does the waitress often tell you her name? A. In a top class restaurant B. In a fast food restaurant C. In a coffee shop D. In a family restaurant 4. How much do you need to tip in a top class restaurant? A. Ten percent B. Fifteen percent C. Thirty percent D. Forty percent

（七）

If you ask Daniel Radcliffe who acted Harry Potter to pick a special moment from the last year of his life, you will find it almost impossible. “Oh, wow, that’s really difficult,” he says with a smile.

“There have been so many things, so many memories that at times it’s hard to recall them all,” says Daniel. “But I guess one of the best ones was the London premiere for Tbe Pbilosopber’s Stone. It was just amazing, one of the best nights of my life.”

“But I’ve had such a great time doing Tbe Cbamber of Secrets. I love doing the work. I love meeting new people and being part of the team. It’s been great.” Daniel has changed. He turned 14 in July, 2002. He is taller, his voice is deeper and his frame is filling out as he begins his teenage years, and he has bee an excellent actor, too.

Daniel was born in London where his father, Alan, worked as an agent and his mother, Marcia, as a casting director, and both have been an essential guiding influence on their only child. 1. impossible不可能的 2. recall回忆

3. premiere首映 4. amazing令人惊异的 5. the Chamber of Secrets《密室》 6. agent经纪人

7. casting director负责物色演员的人 8. essential极为重要的 根据短文内容，判断正误。正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示 1. Daniel Radcliff is fifteen years old in 2003. 2. Daniel didn’t have many special moments in 2002.

3. One of his best memories was the London premiere for 7 Pbilosopber’s Stone.

4. Daniel likes making friends.

5. Daniel’s father is an agent in America.

试题答案】

阅读理解参： （一）TFFTF （二）DCB （三）CBCDA （四）ABC

（五）1. Because it is shopping for the rich 2. Rollerblades 3. Sit

（六）BCDB （七）TFTTF

(八)

Korean culture is really exciting right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries including China. Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas, Korean pop songs, taekwondo and the Korean language. The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series “Winter Sonata”. This love story is still popular. People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong Jun (裴勇俊).

In the music world, Korean girls are making themselves heard in China. You can often find big Korean names like Baby Vox, S. E. S and Finkle at the top of the Chinese music charts (排行榜). The Korean Wave has also made young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too. Not only that. Now some girls in China are having plastic surgery (整容) to change the way they look. People say some beautiful Korean stars have had plastic surgery. These stars don’t make plastic surgery look shameful (丢面子的).

Are all the faces of beautiful Korean girls not real? Find out for yourself when you next visit South Korea. 根据短文，选择最佳答案：

1. What does the Korea Wave refer to? It refers to ____. A. Korean TV dramas B. Korean culture C. Korean language D. Korean actors

2. When did the Korean Wave start? It started with ____. A. the Korean pop songs B. Taekwondo

C. the TV series “Winter Sonata” D. the Korean food

3. Who is the famous actor in Korean dramas? .A. Bae Yong Jun B. Baby Vox

C. S. E. S D. Finkle

4. Korean stars often change their looks by ____. A. singing pop songs B. acting in TV dramas C. trying different food D. having plastic surgery

5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Winter Sonata tells a very famous love story. B. Young people like Korean pop stars’ clothes and hairstyles. C. Chinese girls also want to try plastic surgery. D. Korean pop stars think plastic surgery is shameful. (九)

Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood!

But did you know that Snow White es from Germany? It’s just one story from the 209 in Grimm’s Fairy Tales (《格林童话》). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their first book came out in 1812.

Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe it’s because they e from a great place famous for its stories – the Black Forest. The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. It’s the largest forest in the country – and one of the most beautiful. It’s famous for its trees and lovely views. There are valleys and waterfalls (瀑布) there. It’s a good place to start a story.

Don’t forget to bring something back if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical instruments and watches. 根据短文，选择最佳答案：

1. From the story, we know that ____ is the hometown of Snow White.

A. England B. Japan C. America D. Germany

2. How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories? A. Four years B. Five years C. Six years D. Seven years

3. From the story, we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very

____.

A. large B. beautiful C. boring D. famous 4. The story mainly tells us ____.

. A. who wrote the story of Snow White B. some things about Black Forest . C. people should visit Germany

D. Snow White is a very famous fairy tale.

(十)

If you go to Russia, bring matryoshka or nesting dolls (套娃) back with you. They make great presents.

It looks like any other doll on the outside. But if you open it, you will find a smaller doll inside. Then a smaller one inside that one, and on and on!

In a nesting doll, there are dolls inside one another, from large to small. The largest one can be half a meter high. The smallest is as small as a peanut. Usually, there are eight dolls. But there can be anything from three to 50.

The dolls are often pretty Russian girls in colourful dresses. They wear scarves (头巾).

They sometimes have other kinds of faces on them. There are cartoon people or men with white beards (胡子). They even have great men like President (总统) Vladimir Putin on some of them. 根据短文，判断正误：

1. There are dolls inside one another in a nesting doll. 2. The largest doll can be one meter high.

3. People often make dolls look like pretty Russian girls. 4. Usually, a nesting doll can be eight dolls in one. People never make dolls look like the president. (十一)

The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favourite dish on this day is dumplings. Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house

ready for good luck.

The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.

The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people. For instance, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.

Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival. 根据短文，选择最佳答案：

1. What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival? A. Family members gather for a big meal. B. Friends eat dumplings together. C. They borrow money from friends. D. They give each other hong bao.

2. Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?

A. Because they enjoy being clean.

B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.

C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others. D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money. 3. Which of the following things is not supposed to happen during the Spring Festival?

. A. Returning money before the Spring Festival. . B. Saying words that have to do with death. C. Wearing red clothes.

D. Decorating houses with red paper. 4. The underlined phrase “running out” probably means “____”. . A. 跑出去 B. 打碎 C. 耗尽 D. 离开

5. We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ____.

A. a time of harvest and fun

B. celebrated for one whole month C. only celebrated in China

D. a time for families to get together

(十二)

Cold air. Snow. Shorter days. We are in winter now.

Winter is the coldest season of the year. It es between autumn and spring. For us, the winter months are usually November, December and January. But that is only because we live in the northern part of the Earth.

In China, winter is the time between the beginning of winter, and the beginning of spring. But, this is the time that the southern part of the Earth, has its summer. Imagine when we are playing with snow, Australian kids are enjoying ice cream! Winter isn’t always gray. It can also be bright. Here’s how. Put on a holiday play and try acting. Ask your cousins or classmates to e to your house and make beautiful clothes and write a play. Act it out for your family.

Play around. Go outside and enjoy yourself. Make a snowman with your friends.

If you really have to stay indoors, give your room a clean and decorate (装饰) it. You’ll find it a lot of fun. 根据短文，选择最佳答案：

1. What does this passage mainly talk bout?

A. The winter season and fun winter activities. B. Ways to decorate houses.

C. The difference between China and Australia. D. The colours linked to winter.

2. Why are Australian kids eating ice cream when it’s winter in China?

A. Because they are crazy about ice cream.

B. Because winter in Australia is not as cold as that in China. C. Because it’s summer in Australia when it’s winter in China. . D. Because they don’t have much to do in winter.

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The northern and southern parts of the Earth have different winter months.

B. Winter can be fun if you find interesting things to do. C. The writer thinks it’s great fun to clean your house and decorate it.

D. Australian kids enjoy having ice cream on winter days. (十三)

Look at the light and beautiful snowflakes (雪花) falling. Ever wanted to hold them in your hands? They are always lost when they meet your hands.

Well, this isn’t just a problem for you. It was a problem for Wilson Bentley, too. In the 1870s, Wilson Bentley was just a teenager. His family lived in a small town in northeast America. Winters there were long and hard. Bentley’s mother was once a school teacher. She taught him at home. Bentley didn’t go to school until he was 14. He was a quiet boy, and loved reading his mother’s books. But it was his mother’s microscope (显微镜) that interested him. When the other boys were playing with balls, little Bentley was studying things like drops of water, flowers and snowflakes. Bentley loved watching snowflakes. For the next two years young Bentley spent many winter days in a cold room watching these ice crystals (晶体) under his microscope.

The boy thought they were so beautiful that he started to draw pictures of them. But there were so many snowflakes that he couldn’t draw them all. How could he keep their beauty forever? Bentley thought of buying a camera. The boy and his mother asked his father to buy one. But, his father didn’t agree. He thought the whole thing was a bad idea. He thought the only thing a farmer should do was farming.

But finally Bentley did get a camera. For more than a year he tried to take pictures of snowflakes. On January 15, 1885, during a snowstorm, Bentley took the first ever photo of an ice crystal with his camera. “It was the greatest moment of my life,” Bentley said later. For 13 years, Bentley worked quietly and took thousands of photos

of ice crystals. Later he became known as “Snowflake” Bentley. 根据短文，选择最佳答案：

1. The best title for this passage is ____. A. Snowflake Photos B. Snowflake Boy

C. Long and Hard Winters D. Teenage Photographer

2. We can tell from the story that Bentley’s father was ____. A. a farmer B. a funny man

C. an athletic man D. a school teacher

3. Which of the following statements about Bentley is true? A. He didn’t get any kind of education as a child. B. He was born into a rich family.

C. He was the first person to take photos of snowflakes. D. He was fascinated by the beauty of snowflakes. 4. What kind of person do you think Bentley was? A. He was outgoing. B. He was too serious. C. He was interested in learning. D. He was very warm-hearted. 5. The “ice crystals” in the third paragraph refers to “____”. A. water drops B. rain drops C. flowers D. snowflakes

(十四)

Winter is a time for many exciting sports: sledding (雪橇), skating and skiing. Skating and skiing needs lots of skills (技巧). Sledding gives you good exercise and is lots of fun! A sled looks like a boat. It can move easily over snow or ice. Early sleds were made of wood. Now some better sleds are made of glass.

Sleds can be pulled by animals. In some very cold parts of the world, people make animals like dogs, horses, and reindeer (驯鹿) pull goods or people in sleds.

People also sled for sports and fun. Driving a sled does not need much skill. The driver gives a kick (踢) in the snow to start the sled. He or she can also ask someone else for help. In a sled, there can be one person or several.

Usually, you have to lie on your back, feet first in a sled. As you travel, you move your body and feet to keep it in the right

direction (方向).

There is a special sled called the skeleton sled (骨架雪橇). It’s very different.

On a skeleton, you lie on your stomach and drive the sled in a head-first way. It is very fast! Many are afraid to ride it. But once they try it they want to do it again! 阅读短文，回答下列问题： 1. What are sleds made of?

2. What kind of animals can pull sleds? 3. What are sleds used for?

4. How do people sled? Describe the process. 5. What is a skeleton sled like? (十五)

During the cold winter days you may find it hard to wake up in the morning. It’s warm and cozy (舒适的) in your bed. In winter, many animals like to sleep, too. But their sleeps can be very long and deep. This kind of sleep is called hibernation (冬眠). During this kind of sleep, their temperatures go down, and hearts beat (跳动) slowly. They take very small breaths. Animals can hibernate for part or all of the winter. It’s hard for them to find things to eat. When they go to sleep, they don’t need much food.

Bears, hedgehogs (刺猬) and chipmunks (花栗鼠) go to sleep in their homes. Frogs and snakes hibernate, too. Frogs move into the earth under water to keep themselves warm.

Before they go to sleep, they eat a lot to get fat (脂肪). Some also keep food in their homes to eat later.

Bears are the biggest animals that hibernate. They often sleep in caves (山洞). Bears must eat a lot of things like nuts before going to sleep for a long time. They eat as much as 300 apples ( that’s the same as 60 hamburgers) each day for many weeks. They can eat for 20 hours in a day!

Bears can go into a very deep sleep. It can last from three months to half a year. During that time they do not eat, drink or go to the toilet. A mother bear can give birth to babies during her hibernation.

Other animals sleep less. Sometimes they wake up to eat, or take

a walk. Then they go to sleep again. 根据短文内容判断正误： 1. Hibernation is a the long and deep sleep of animals in winter. 2. During hibernation, animals don’t breathe at all.

3. Bears eat lots of food before they hibernate in winter. 4. Bears don’t go to the toilet during their hibernation. 5. Frogs hibernate in the Earth under water.

6. Mother bears can’t give birth to babies during hibernation. 7. We can infer that fat is an important food for animals during hibernation.

8. Bears, hedgehogs, chipmunks, pigs and frogs hibernate.

阅读练习答案：

(八) B C A D D (九) D C C B (十) T F T T F (十一) A B B C D

(十二) 1. A 2. C 3.D (十三) B A C C D

(十四) 1. They are made of wood or glass.

2. Usually dogs, horses and reindeer pull a sled.

3. Sleds are used for carrying goods or people. They can also be used for fun.

4. First, the driver lies on his back, feet first in the sled. Then he gives a kick in the snow to start the sled. Or ask someone to help. As he travels, he moves his body and feet to keep it in the right direction.

5. On a skeleton sled, the driver lies on his stomach and travels in a head-first way. It’s fast but exciting. (十五) T F T T T F T F

(十六)

One of the most popular items (项) in the school newspaper is the advice column (专栏)．Here are some of the questions asked and their answers ---

Q: I'm always late for school．I try not to be late, but I can't help it．Please advise me about what to do．Tommy．

A: You are probably late for school because you don't really like school．My advice to you is to enjoy school more, and then you won't be

late so often．

Q: I find it difficult to make friends．What do you think I should do? Sara．

A: I can't advise you until I know more about you．Your problem may be that you are shy．On the other hand, it may be the opposite．You may be too bold(大胆)．Write and tell me more about yourself．

Q: I'm always at the bottom of the class．What do you advise me to do? Molly．

A: I advise you to try to improve your grades in one subject at first．Next, try to improve your grades in another subject．If you do this, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your subjects．

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The town newspaper has an advice column．

B. The advice column in the newspaper in very popular． C. Sara finds it difficult to make friends．

D. Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice． 2. What is Tommy's problem?

A. He is always late for school．

B. He finds it difficult to make friends．

C. He is always at the bottom of the class． D. He needs help with his homework． 3. What does the adviser want Sara to do?

A. top being so shy． B. Stop being so bold．

C. Make more friends． D. Give more information about herself．

4. What does Molly want to do?

A. Make more friends． B. Enjoy school more．

C. Stay at the bottom of her class． D. Improve her exam results． 5．By the end of the year, where should Molly be in all her subjects if she does as the adviser says?

A. At the bottom． B. A little way up from the bottom．

C. Quite a long way up from the bottom． D. At the top．

(十七)

puters are useful machines．They can help people a 1ot in their everyday life．For example，they can help people save much time，and they can help people work out many problems they can't do easily．Our country asks everyone to learn to use puters except the old people．

Today more and more families own puters．Parents buy puters for their children．

They hope puters can help them improve(提高)their studies in schoo1．But many of the children use puters to play games，to watch video or to sing Karaoke．instead of studying．So many teachers and parents plain that puters can not help children to study but make them fall behind．So puters are locked by parents in the boxes．

In some other countries，even some scientists hate puters．Thy say puters let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble．

Will puters really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves．

1. Why do we say the puter is a useful machine? Because ． A．our country asks us to learn it B．it can help us a lot

C．we can use it to play games D．it can help us to find jobs 2. What do many teachers and parents plain about?

A．Their students and children use puters to play games． B．puters let them lost their jobs．

C．puters make the students and children fall behind． D．puters bring people a lot of trouble． 3. In this passage we know puters ________．

A．also bring us trouble B．bring us happiness only C．are hated by people D．are bad for people’ health 4. What does the underlined word “plain” mean? A．抱怨 B．赞赏 C．考虑 D．解释

5. How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? A．puters are used by people

B．People can live well without puters C．One must decide how to use puters D．puters are strange machines

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Thomas Edison lost the first job. For the next five years he went around the country from job to job. At last Edison went to New York. He had little money. He could not buy enough food to eat. He had no place to sleep. For many days Edison looked for work. He was hungry. At last he found work fixing machines. He could fix the old machines. He also made new ones. The head man liked Edison’s new machines. He was going to give Edison $ 40,000 for them. Edison would now have money to do what he wanted. Thomas Edison was then 23. He used the money to build a shop in New Jersey. He had many people working for him. But he worked more than any of them. He rested very little. Soon he was making more than 40 new things at one time.

In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell made a telephone. But it could carry

voices only a little way. Edison wanted to make a better telephone. He soon made one. It could carry voices a long way. 1. After he lost his first job, Edison ________. A. found no jobs in the next five years B. lived in New York for the next five years C. had a bad time in the next five years

D. had no food and no sleep during the next five years 2. In New York ________.

A. Edison was always hungry B. Edison began to have good luck after he found the work fixing machines C. Edison got $ 40,000 by fixing machines

D. Edison made more money by fixing old machines 3. The head man was interested in ________.

A. Thomas Edison himself B. The old machines C. the new machines D. Edison’s telephone 4. Edison made a telephone. It ________. A. was the first one in the world B. carried voices much farther C. carried voices more clearly D. carried more voices 5. What is the best title of the passage?

A. The First Telephone B. Thomas Edison’s Shop C. Thomas Edison’s New Job D. Thomas Edison—An Inventor (发明家)

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