完形填空：

1. Once(从前)there was a king. He was very rich(富有)and　____1____ great power(权力). But he wasn’t happy. He was 　___2_____　 .It made him feel sad all the time. No doctor knew　 ___3_____　 was wrong with him. One day one of them 　____4____　 him, “After much thought and study, I have found out that there is only one way for you to get　_____ 5___　 .You must wear the shirt of a happy man. ”

　　So the king sent(派)his men to every part of his land　____ 6　____ a happy man. First, they visited the rich and powerful(有权势的人). They asked these people if(是否)they were happy,　 ____7____each of them answered that they didn’t know _____8　___　real happiness meant(意味).

　　One day, one of the king’s men met a woodcutter. “Are you happy? ”asked the king’s men. “As happy as the day is long, ”answered the woodcutter.

　　“Oh, good! ”said the man, “　_____ 9___　me your shirt. ”“Why? ”said the woodcutter, “I haven’t got ____10____　.”

2.

Many children act in TV shows. They work several 1 _ every day. So they can’t go

to regular( 正规的) 2 . How do they get their schooling?

In Hollywood, about forty teachers give 3 _ for the children. Their work is very important. They make 4 that the child 5 many different subjects. They make sure6 that the child gets enough rest and 7 .

Children in Holleywood must attend classes twenty hours 8 week.If not, they can’t work in TV shows any 9 .

TV children are usually 10 pupils, and most of their teachers 11 this kind of week. They give the 12 lessons in many interesting 13 . Sometimes the “classroom” is a Mississipi boat. 14 it is the inside of a spaceship. Often the pupils become 15 stars.

( )1. A. hours B. minutes C. seconds D. days

( )2. A. farm B. factory C. school D. club

( )3. A. classes B. lessons C. homework D. work

( )4. A. clear B. interesting C. sure D. fun

( )5. A. learns B. knows C. forgets D. loves

( )6. A. still B. yet C. also D. already

( )7. A. money B. work C. study D. play

( )8. A. each B. all C. another D. other

( )9. A. time B. week C. more D. way

( )10. A. bad B. good C. busy D. lonely

( )11. A. like B. have C. follow D.think

( )12. A. work B. pupils C. friends D. parents

( )13. A. places B. parks C. markets D. rooms

( )14. A. Sometimes B. Often C. Maybe D. Usually

( )15. A. lucky B. healthy C. famous D. bright

　阅读理解。

1 根据短文内容，判断正误，正确的写T，不正确的写F。

　　Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived in a small town near London with their child. Sometimes Mr. Brown came back home from work very late, when his wife and the child were asleep, and then he opened the front door of this house with his key(钥匙)and came in very quiet.

　　But one night when he was coming home very late, he lost(丢)his key, so when he reached his house, he rang the bell. Nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened.

　　Nobody moved inside the house. Mr. Brown knocked at(敲)the bedroom window, he spoke to his wife, he shouted, but she didn’t wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a moment. Then he began to speak like a small child. \! Mother! ”he said. \! I want to go to the toilet! ”He spoke quite quietly but at once(立刻)Mrs. Brown woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.

　　1．The Browns lived in a small town near London.

　　2．Mr. Brown’s wife and his child went to sleep after he came back from work.

　　3．One night Mr. Brown lost his key to the door, so he knocked at the front door and the bedroom window.

　　4．Mr. Brown said\! Mother” like a small child because he wanted his wife to wake up.

　　5．Mrs. Brown woke up at once when she heard the bell rang. She opened the door for her husband.

2

　　The sun is always shining. But it can only shine on one side of the earth at one time. When the sun is shining on one side of the earth, it is night on the other side.

　　At night, you can see the stars(星星). The stars are in the sky all day. But the light from the sun is so bright that you can’t see them. When night come, there is no light, and the stars are bright enough to see. The stars look very small. But some of them are even bigger than the sun. They look small because they are so far away from you. Big things look much smaller when they are far away. The sun is closer(近)to the earth than other stars, so it looks bigger.

　　6．When it is night, the sun ________ .

　　A. doesn’t shine

　　B. shines for a short time

　　C. disappears(消失)

　　D. shines on the other side of the earth

　　7．We can’t see the stars in the sky at daytime(白天)because ________ .

　　A. there are no stars there

　　B. the stars are much smaller than the sun

　　C. the bright light from the sun makes them not seen(被看见)

　　D. the stars come out only at night

　　8．The stars look small because ________ .

　　A. they are far away

　　B. they are small

　　C. they have no light

　　D. they are in the sky

　　9．Small things may look ________ when they are close.

　　A. bigger B. small C. near D. far away

　　10．The sun looks bigger than other stars because ________ .

　　A. it’s bigger B. it’s far away in the sky

　　C. it gives much bright light D. it’s closer to the earth than other stars

3

The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up(混合) and people won’t understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you couldn’t understand them. But if you sense of humor (幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is :” Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”

( )11. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is _____

A. writing it B. using it C. listening D. learning grammar

( 12. What should you do in learning English?

A. Be careful not to make any mistakes B. Write as quickly as you can

C. Speak English as much as you can D. Laugh more often

( )13. When people laugh at your mistakes, you should _____

A. not care B. be happy C. feel worried D. be unhappy

( )14. When you make s mistake, you should ______

A. keep quiet B. get angry C. be kind D. keep your sense of humor

( )15. The story tells us :“______”.

A. Only foolish(愚蠢) people make mistakes

B. Few people make mistakes

C. People never make mistakes

D. There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes

4

Once an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor looked him over carefully and said,“ Medicine won’t help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar(雪茄烟) a day. Go to the country place for a month.”

After a month the man came to the doctor again,“ How are you?” said the doctor. “ I’m glad to see you again. You look much younger” “Oh, doctor! I feel quite well now,” said the man “ I had a good rest. I went to bed early, drank a lot of milk and walk a lot. Your advice certainly helped me, but that you told me to smoke one cigar a day almost killed me first.”

( )16. The doctor told the man _____

A. to go to bed early B. to drink milk C. to walk a lot D. all above

( )17. Which of the following sentences is true?

A. The doctor told the man to visit a beautiful city of the country for a month.

B. The doctor didn’t tell him what to do.

C. After a month, the old man felt better.

D. The old man was younger than before after a month.

( )18. The doctor’s words were _____ for the old man’s health.

A. useless B. good C. well D. strong

( )19. The doctor wanted the old man ______.

A. to get worse B. to smoke less than before

C. to help him D. to start smoking

( )20. From what the old man said at last, we think ______

A. one cigar a day was really helpful to him

B. one cigar a day was better than before

C. he didn’t understand the doctor’s advice

D. smoking made him feel better than before

5

TV Programs

Channel 1 Channel 2

18:00 Around China 17:45 computer today

18:30 Children’s programs 18:10 Foreign arts

19:00 News 18:30 English classroom

19:30 Weather report 19:00 Animal world

19:40 Around the world 19:25 China 99

20:10 TV play: sisters 20:20 Sports

21:00 English for today 21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying

21:15 Popular music 21:45 English news

21:55 Talk show 22:05 On TV next week

( ) 21. If you want to watch a football game the best program for you would be _____

A. TV play B. Sports C. Around the world D. Talk show

( )22. The program of _____ will let you know much about western(西方的) countries.

A. Sisters B. Around China C. Around the world D. On TV next week

( )23. If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best program for you is _____

A. Around China B. Animal world C. TV play D. Foreign arts

( )24. English classroom is a program that ______

A. let you know something about classroom

B. tells you something about students

C. let you know something about school life

D. teaches you English

( )25. The program at the end of Channel 2 means ____ on TV next week

A. news B. program C. people D. places

6

There is a red hen. She lives in a small house. On the hill near the house there is an old fox. The old fox wants to catch the hen very much. But he can’t get her because she is very clever.

One day, the hen isn’t at home. The fox goes into her house. The hen goes back home and the fox catches hen and puts her in his bag. Then he runs back to his house. The hen has a good idea. She makes a hole in the bag and runs out. When the fox comes back for his supper. He finds an empty bag there.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

26. Where does the old fox live?

27. What does the old fox want to do?

28. How does the hen run away?

29.What’s in the bag at last?

30. What does the fox have for supper that day?

完形填空1．1~5 B.C.C.D.D　 6~10 B.C.B.A.A

2. 1-----5 A.C.B.C.A 6----10 C.D.A.C.B 11-----15 A.B.A.A.C

阅读理解1．1~5 T.F.F.T.F　　2. 6~10 D.C.A.A.D 3. 11-----15 B.C.A.D.D 4. 16-----20 D.C.B.B.C 5. 21----25 B.C.B.D.B

26. On the hill near the hen’s house.

27. He wants to have chicken for supper.

28. She makes a hole in the bag and runs out

29. Nothing.

30. He can have nothing for supper.

八年级英语阅读理解习题-附答案