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1、八年级上册短文题集训一、阅读理解。AI usually took a bus to school. I found that most passengers were silent and never had a conversation with anyone else. About a year ago, an old man got on the bus and said loudly to the driver, “Good morning!” Most people looked up, wondering why, and the bus driver didnt take it
2、seriously and just replied in a cold voice, “Mm hmm. ” The next day the man got on and again he said in a loud voice, “Good morning!” to the driver. Another “Mm-hmm”. By the fifth day, the driver finally answered him with a little happy “Good morning!” Then the man said, “My name is Benny.” The driv
3、er told the man that he was Sam. That was the first time any of us had heard the drivers name and soon people began to talk to each other and say hello to Sam and Benny. Soon Benny spread his happy“Good morning! to the whole bus. Within a few days, his “Good morning!” was returned with a lot of “Goo
4、d mornings” and the whole bus seemed to be friendlier. People got to know each other. “Benny truly showed friendship to us with a simple Good morning!,” I thought. Then suddenly, Benny stopped showing up. Everyone began to ask about Benny, wondering what had happened to him. No one knew what to do a
5、nd the bus got quiet again. So, last week, I started to act like Benny and say “Good morning!” to everyone and the whole bus cheered up again. Hopefully, Benny could come back to see his “Good morning!” mattered a lot. Sometimes we see some strangers so many times that we know their faces well, but
6、we never even say hello to them. By saying hello, friendship starts to grow, and sunshine comes to the world around us, and love spreads over the community we are in. Why not start a “hello” today?1. At first, passengers were _ on the bus. A. wiseB. strict C. quietD. friendly2. With the first “Mm hm
7、m”, the driver _ .A. remembered Benny at onceB. wanted to know more about BennyC. was happy with Benny s actionD. didnt care about Bennys “Good morning!”3. What do we know about Benny?A. He received a “hello” on the first day. B. No one on the bus has ever asked about him. C. He didnt show up becaus
8、e he had an illness. D. He said “Good morning! when getting on the bus. 4. Why did the writer start to act like Benny?A. Because he liked to make friends with strangers. B. Because he wanted to cheer up the whole bus again. C. Because Benny asked him to say“Good morning!. D. Because he thought what
9、Benny did was interesting. 5. What is the best title for this passage? A. Friendship begins with a helloB. How to be happyC. Sunshine warms your heartD. Build an honest communityBWhat time does your school start? Do you wish you could get up later every morning? You are not alone if your answer is “
10、Yes”. In the US, many middle school students have the same wish. In America, many schools start before 7:30 a. m. But that may change soon. A new law has been passed in California. According to the law, middle schools should not start before 8:00 a. m. The government hopes school children will have
11、longer time in bed. Many scientific studies show that teenagers are more active in the afternoon and in the evening. Simply telling them to go to bed earlier doesnt work well. Most of them dont get enough seep because of bad seeping habits and early school staring time. They need more sleep in the m
12、orning. Scientists suggest middle schools should start at 8:00 a. m. or later. Students can get ready well to learn and they wont fall asleep in class. _ The change can help improve students grades. While scientists are happy with the new law, many parents disagree with it. They wont be able to send
13、 their children to school before they go to work. They also fear that later school starting time will lead to later ending time. As a result, their children will have less time to take part in after school activities. Its good news that Chinese education experts have noticed the problem and offered
14、some solutions to that, So whats your opinion? Do you expect China to pass a similar law?1. The schools shouldnt start _ according to the new law in California. A. before 7:30 a. m. B after 7:30 a m. C. after 8:00 a. m. D. before 8: 00 a. m. 2. Why dont most of the teenagers get enough sleep?A. Beca
15、use their parents need them to do housework. B. Because their sleeping habits are bad and schools start early. C. Because they play computer games till late. D. Because they have too much homework. 3. Which sentence do you think can be put in the blank in Paragraph 3?A. They can put on weight. B. Th
16、ey will like their teachers. C. They will join more clubs. D. They will pay more attention to classes. 4. What can we know from the passage?A. The government of New York has passed a new law. B. All the parents disagree with the law. C. Later school starting time may lead to fewer after school activ
17、ities. D. Teenagers are more active in the morning. 5. From the passage, we can infer(推断) that _ .A. students should have enough sleeping time in the writers opinionB. students in California will have less sleeping timeC. Chinese experts arent worried about students sleeping timeD. China has already
18、 passed a similar lawCWe were locked in a dark room. Ned tried to escape from the submarine. I remembered that unforgettable day. When morning came, we saw the monster behind us. After fighting against it, Conseil, Ned and I were thrown into the sea and stood on the monster. We thought it was a gian
19、t narwhal. In fact, it was a submarine. A few seconds later, eight men came out and pulled us into the submarine. Suddenly, two men entered the room. The tall man was Captain Nemo. He even knew everything we did with him. He asked us to promise not to escape. Finally, we reached an agreement. Captai
20、n Nemo showed me the art gallery with many paintings by famous artists and a museum which contained thousands of wonderful shell, pearls and other treasures from the sea. I had never seen such a good museum. “What a wonderful ship! It must have cost a fortune.” “Thats true!” he replied. “I love it a
21、s if it were my child.”A few days later, Captain Nemo invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island. About one hundred savages(野人) followed us into the water on the land and followed us close to the ship. They tried to come into the ship. Captain Nemo didnt worry a
22、bout them. When they put their hands on the rail(栏杆), they all fell back and ran away. Captain Nemo had put electricity into the rail. Anybody who touched it would receive an electric shock. Once he needed help, he came to me. I followed him into another room. A man lay on a bed with a very bad head
23、 wound. I looked at it and asked, “What happened?” Captain Nemo answered, “Something broke into the engine. A heavy piece of metal hit his head.” “He is going to die soon,” I said. “Nothing can save him.” Tears filled Captain Nemos eyes, and he asked me to leave. Sometimes. we travelled more than sa
24、iled through a sea of milk. We passed Keeling Islands and headed for the trip to India. We sailed through huge armies of shells and sometimes large crowds of sharks. I realized that I did not really want to escape. Adapted from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea1. Which is the CORRECT order of th
25、e following statements?a. Captain Nemo invited me and my friends to go out. b. We fought against the monster on the sea. c. Captain Nemo showed me a lot of amazing things. d. We were locked in a dark room. A. a-d-b-cB. b-d-c-aC. d-b-c-aD. c-a-b-d2. Why didnt Captain Nemo worry about the savages?A. B
26、ecause the number of the savages was too smallB. Because Captain Nemo was optimistic. C. Because Captain Nemo had a way to deal with them. D. Because I could help him beat them. 3. What do you think of Captain Nemo according to Paragraph 5?A. Sympathetic. B. Rude. C. Generous. D. Brave. 4. How did t
27、he writer find the travels with Captain Nemo under the seas?A. He found travelling under the seas was terrible and tried to escape. B. He found travelling under the seas was too interesting to stop. C. He found travelling under the seas was too boring to continue. D. He found travelling under the se
28、as was too difficult to continue. DPeople are interested in animal communication and scientists have done lots of researches on this subject. Most animals always use body language to communicate. If cats look and blink(眨眼) at you slowly, it means they love you. You can also do this to show your love
29、. When they sit with tails around themselves, they re happy. If they feel scared, their tails may look like the end of a toilet brush. When they put ears back, they are a bit mad. Birds can also show feelings through eyes and feathers. If birds make their pupils(瞳孔) large and small from time to time
30、, this can be a sign that they are excited or scared or angry. Birds will ruffle(弄乱) their feathers when they clean themselves. However, if their feathers remain ruffled, it may mean they are ill. Youd better take them to see a veterinarian in an animal hospital. Some animals communicate by smell. D
31、ogs are famous for this. They can learn about something by smelling. They can find missing people by using their fantastic sense of smell. They have helped the police for a long time. Mice have an excellent sense of smell, too. Scientists even train them to find landmines(地雷). It is found that even
32、ants use smell. They use smell to tell other ants where the food is. Frogs and insects communicate with sounds. Usually the “gentlemen” make sounds to invite the “ladies”. Whales and elephants also use sound to communicate. These sounds can travel very far through water or the ground, but it is not
33、possible for humans to hear some of the sounds. 1. When a cat is happy, it may _ .A. look and blink at you slowlyB. ruffle its furC. sit with its tail around itselfD. put its ears back2. The underlined word “veterinarian” in Paragraph 2 means _ in Chinese. A. 驯养师B. 兽医C. 管理员D. 牙医3. What animals can c
34、ommunicate by smelling from this passage?elephantsdogswhalesmiceinsectsantsA. B. C. D. 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?A. Neither smell nor body language helps a dog communicate. B. Animals hardly use body language to communicate. C. Humans cant hear the sounds of frogs a
35、nd insects. D. Birds can show their feelings through their eyes. 5. Whats the best title for this passage?A. The ways of animal communicationB. The importance of communicationC. The ways to understand body languageD. The importance of caring for animalsEGovernments around the world are pushing for a
36、n end to plastic straws(吸管) and bags. More and more businesses are turning to paper products as a choice, Paper is considered by many to be better than plastic. However, it, too, is harmful to the environment. Firstly, paper bags and straws are made from trees. Trees, as you know, can reduce(减少) car
37、bon dioxide(二氧化碳) levels in the atmosphere. They can slow down climate(气候) change. An increase in the use of paper bags can cause more acts of cutting down trees. Secondly, products made from paper require more energy and water. About 10 percent more energy and four times as much water are used to p
38、roduce a paper bag than a plastic one. You might say that we can use recycled paper to save that energy and water. This seems to be a good idea. However, it takes even more energy and water to go through the recycling process than to make a brand new paper bag. Products made from recycled paper are
39、also often short-lived. Thirdly, paper products are heavier than plastic ones. That means they require more oil to transport. Seven trucks are needed to transport two million paper bags, while only one truck is needed to transport the same number of plastic bags. The increased weight also leads to a
40、 larger amount of waste once the bags are thrown away. Paper products are actually lose lose for both the environment and businesses. They are more expensive than plastic products. A paper straw costs about 5 to 12 cents, while a plastic one usually costs only about 2 cents. The most environment fri
41、endly solution is to avoid single use products altogether. Products like glass water bottles and steel straws can be used over and over again They are much better than either paper products or plastic products. Through increasing the use of these products, you can greatly reduce your throwaway waste
42、 and truly make our Earth a greener place!1. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Plastic products. B. Trees. C. Paper products. D. Businesses. 2. Compared with transporting two million plastic bags, transporting two million paper bags requires _ .A. fewer trucksB. six mor
43、e trucksC. twice as many trucksD. the same number of trucks3. The writer compared the price of a paper straw and that of a plastic straw to show that _ .A. paper products are not a good choice for businessesB it is difficult for all businesses to turn to paper productsC. most people believe paper pr
44、oducts are better than plastic onesD paper products are as harmful to the environment as plastic ones4. By writing this article, the writer mainly wanted to _ .compare plastic products with paper onescorrect peoples wrong ideas about paper productssuggest people use reusable products like steel stra
45、wslist the advantages and disadvantages of using paper productsA. B. C. D. FThere are many deserts on the earth, And the following are some facts you may find interesting. What are deserts like?Deserts can be hot and dry places, Rain may not fall there for months or years. Some deserts are sandy and
46、 stony. Deserts can also be very windy places. The wind can change the shape of the deserts. It moves sand around from place to place. Temperatures in the desert can vary enormously(非常). During the daytime, the temperature may reach 40 even in the shade(阴凉处). At night deserts can become very cold. I
47、n winter there may even be a frost in the early morning. Living in the desertThe camel is sometimes called “the ship of the desert”. It stores food in the hump(驼峰) and can go for days without water. It has large feet which help it not to fall into the soft sand. Its long eyelashes(睫毛) keep out the s
48、and during sandstorms. An oasis is an area of the desert where water may be found. The water may be in pools or under the ground. People and animals visit an oasis for water and food, Plants grow at an oasis. Some farmers are able to grow crops here. The Arabian DesertThe Arabian Desert lies between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. In some parts of the desert, it is too hot for people to