八年级英语上册阅读理解练习题（八）

　　Reading阅读理解

　　（A）

　　In 1896 , the first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens in Greece . In the first modern Olympic Games , there were only nine sports and the players didn’t have swimming pools . They swam in the cold sea .

　　Do you know when women started to take part in（参加）the Olympic Games ? It was at the 2nd modern Olympic Games in 1900 .

　　The Olympic flag has five rings . The colours of the rings are blue , black , red , yellow and green . We can find these colours on most national flags of the world . Some people think the Olympic rings stand for（代表）five continents . Blue is for Europe , black is for Africa , red is for America , yellow is for Asia and green is for Oceania .

　　Mark T or F判断下面的句子意思是否与短文内容相符（相符的用T表示，不相符的用F表示）

　　（    ）41. The modern Olympic Games have more than a hundred years history .

　　（    ）42. The players had very nice and modern gyms in the first Olympic Games .

　　（    ）43. After two years of the first modern Olympic Games , women took part in them .

　　（    ）44. The colours of the Olympic rings are different .

　　（    ）45. Most of the national flags have the colours of the Olympic rings .

　　（B）

　　One day , Lei Feng saw a woman sitting in front of the Shenyang Railway Station . She looked very worried . Lei Feng went up to her and asked , “ What’s the matter , madam ? Can I help you ? ”

　　“ I am from Shandong and I am on my way to Jilin to see my husband . He works there . I bought a ticket this morning , but I can’t find it now . ”

　　“ Isn’t it in any of your pockets ? ” asked Lei Feng .

　　“ No , I’m sure it’s lost and I have no money to buy another one . Oh , dear ! What shall I do ? ” then she began to cry .

　　“ Don’t worry , Let’s see what we can do . ”

　　Lei Feng took the woman to the ticket office . He bought her a ticket and said . “ The train is going to leave in a minute . Let’s hurry . ”

　　The woman did not know what to say . She could only say “ Thank you ” again and again .

　　When the train was starting , she suddenly remembered that she did not know the young nam’s name yet .

　　Choose the best answer根据短文内容选择正确答案

　　（    ）46. The woman was worried because she lost her        .

　　A. way    B. money    C. ticket     D. child

　　（    ）47. The woman’s husband worked in the        of China .

　　A. northwest    B. northeast     C. southwest    D. southeast

　　（    ）48. Lei Feng        the woman and sent her to the train .

　　A. found the lost ticket for    B. looked for the ticket for

　　C. bought a ticket for     D. gave his ticket to

　　（    ）49. The woman was very sorry because she        .

　　A. didn’t ask his name    B. forgot to say thank you

　　C. didn’t see her husband    D. missed the train

　　（    ）50. The best title of the story is        .

　　A. A soldier and a woman    B. A story of a woman

　　C. A lost ticket to Jilin    D. A story of Lei Feng

　　（C）

　　Some parents are always comparing（比较）their children with themselves when they were young , or with other people when they were children .

　　“ When I was at your age ,” a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day , “I was at the top of my class every year . You are always at the bottom of your class . ”

　　The man’s son said nothing . He heard this from his father many times .

　　“ And when your mother was at your age , ” the young boy’s father went on , “ she had a good job and she was earning money . You don’t even have a part-time（兼职）job . You earn nothing . ”

　　The man’s son still said nothing .

　　“ And when your older brother was at your age , he studied hard . You just waste your time .”

　　The man’s son still said nothing .

　　Finally , the young boy’s father said , “ And when Abraham Lincoln was at your age , he worked all day and studied at night . ”

　　This time the son could not stay silent .

　　“ And when Abraham Lincoln was at your age , father , ” he said , “ he was President of the United States . What are you ? ”

　　His father had no answer to this .

　　（a）Mark T or F判断下面的句子意思是否与短文内容相符

　　（    ）51. Some parents liked comparing their children with other children .

　　（    ）52. The sixteen-year-old boy’s father studied very well when he was young .

　　（    ）53. The boy’s mother went work to make a living when she was very young .

　　（    ）54. The son was not the man’s only child .

　　（    ）55. The father wanted his son to become President of the USA .

　　（b）Match with the proper words为下面I栏中单词（均为短文中的下划线单词）选出与其意思相匹配的词语。

　　（I）             （II）

　　（    ）56. top  A. the lowest part or the last

　　（    ）57. bottom  B. getting（money）by working

　　（    ）58. nothing  C. the highest or the best

　　（    ）59. earning  D. not speaking , quiet

　　（    ）60. silent  E. not any thing , no thing

　　Key:

　　（A）41. T   42. F   43. F   44. T   45. T

　　（B）46. C   47. B   48. C   49. A   50. D

　　（C）

　　（a）51. F   52. T   53. T   54. T   55. F

　　（b）56. C   57. A   58. E   59. B   60. D