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八年级英语阅读训练八
八年级英语阅读训练(八)
一
MrWhitewastheownerofasmallnewspaper.Healwaystriedtobringhisreadersthelatestnews.
Oneday ,hereceivedanexcitedtelephonecallfromsomeone.MrWhitewastoldthattherewasasuddenfloodsomewhereinthenorthandseveralpeoplehaddisappeared.MrWhitequicklywroteitdown.Thateveningthestorywasprintedinhisnewspaper.MrWhitewasgladtoseethatnootherpaperhadknownthenews.
Butthenextday,anotherpersontelephonedhimandtoldhimhewastricked.Sointhenextday’spaperhewrote:
“Wewerethefirstandonlynewspapertoreportyesterdaythatthevillageinthenorthernmountainwascaughtinaflood.Todayweareproudtotellyouthatweagainthefirstnewspapertobringourreadersthenewsthatyesterday’sstorywasnottrue.”
( )1.AtfirstMrWhitethought .
A.thenewsthefirsttelephonecallertoldhimtobefalse
B.thatthefirsttelephonecallerwastellinghimthetruth
C.whatthefirsttelephonecallertoldhimwaswrong
D.thathehimselfwasthelastpersontohearthenews
( )2.MrWhitewasglad .
A.toseeotherpeoplehadknownthenews
B.thatnootherpaperhadprintedhisarticle
C.thatpeoplelikedhisnewspaperverymuch
D.becausenootherpaperbuthishadprintedthenews
( )3.Itwasclearthat .
A.MrWhitewasfooled
B.thetelephonecallerwastricked
C.thereaderslikedtoreadthelatestnews
D.hisnewspaperwasfullofjokes.
( )4.WhydidMrWhitemakestatementinthenextday’snewspaper?
Because .
A.hefeltitnecessarytodoso
B.hewantedtobringhisreadersthelatestnews
C.hethoughthimselftobetricked
D.hewantedtocheathisreaders
( )5.Fromthepassageabove,wecanlearnthat .
A.MrWhite’snewspaperwasthebest
B.MrWhitewasfitforhisjob
C.MrWhitealwaysprintedthelatestnews
D.MrWhitewasunfitforhiswork
二
LawrenceHendersonwaswalkingslowlydownthestreetonthecampusofJeffersonUniversity,lostinthought.
Severalweeksearlier,a commerciallaboratoryintownhadaskedhimtoworkforthematalmosttwicethesalaryhewasgettingasateacher.Hedidn’tknowwhethertoacceptitornot,becausehelikedteaching,buthewantedtogetmoremoneyforhisfamily.
Thatevening,hisstudent,Bob,paidavisittohim.LawrenceaskedwhetherBobwasworkingasasalesman.Bobrepliedthathewasn’tandsaidhewantedtothankLawrenceforhelpinghimdecidewhatheshoulddo.Lawrencewassurprised.Bobexplained,“Ispentsixmonthsinyourclassandeverythingchanged.YoumadechemistrysointerestingthatIgaveuptheideaofbecomingasalesmananddecidedtocontinuestudyingscience.I’mnowpreparingtobecomeadoctor.Thankyou,MrHenderson,fornotlettingmemakeamistake.”Lawrencesaid,“You’vehelpedmemorethanyouknow.”
AfterBobleft,Lawrencesaidtohiswife,“Itisn’tmoneythatmademewanttoleaveteaching.Idon’tknowifIwassuccessfulasateacher.Bobisonlyonestudent,butthat’senough.If IhelpedonestudentIguessIhelpedtheothers,too—andIfeelmuchbetterabouteverything.”
( )1.Whilewalkinginthecampus,Lawrence .
A.decidetogoonhisteaching
B.thoughtdeeplyabouthowtogiveupteaching
C.wasunabletomakeuphismindwhethertoacceptthenewjob
D.feltexcitedforhewouldbegivenmorebythecommerciallaboratory
( )2.Whichisthefollowingistrue?
A.Bobhadbeenasalesmanbeforebecomingadoctor.
B.Lawrencegotasateacherabouthalfthesalaryhewouldreceiveinthecommerciallaboratory.
C.MrLawrencewantedBobtobecomeasalesman.
D.BobwasthankfultohimbecauseMr.Lawrencesuggestedhebecomeadoctor.
( )3.WhatdidBobreallymeansaying“notlettingmemakeamistake”?
A.Mr.Lawrence’sinterestingteachinginchemistrymadesomuchdifferencetohimthathedecidednottobecomeasalesman,butadoctor.
B.Lawrence’slivelyteachingresultedinnomistakesinalmostallthe examinations.
C.SixmonthsteachingchangedBob’shabitofstudying.
D.Lawrence’steachingmadehimgiveuptheideaofgoingonwithhisstudy.
( )4.Bob’svisitmadeLawrencefeelmuchbetterbecause .
A.BobhelpedhimmorethanBobknew.
B.LawrencefelthehadhelpedBobalot
C.Lawrencecametoknowhisteachinghadmademuchdifferencetohis students’life
D.workingasateachergotahighsalaryallthesame
( )5.WhatdoyousupposeLawrencewoulddonext?
A.Hemadeuphismindtogetmoremoneyforhisfamily.
B.Hestilldidn’tknowwhethertoacceptthejobinthecommerciallaboratoryornot.
C.Hewouldwritetothecommerciallaboratorytotellthemthathedecidedtoacceptthenewjob.
D.Hewouldwritetothecommerciallaboratorytotellthemthathedecidedto continueteachingattheuniversity.
三
Astoremanagerheardhisclerktellashopper,“No,madam,wehaven’thadanyforawhile,anditdoesn’tlookasifwe’llbegettinganysoon.”
Surprised,themanagercamerunningovertotheshopperandsaidinaloudvoice,“Ofcoursewe’llhavesomesoon.Weplacedanorderlastweek.”Thenthemanagerdrewtheclerkaside.
“Never,”hesaid,“never,never,neversayweareoutofanything,saywe’vegotitonorderandit’scoming.Nowwhatwasitshewanted?
”
“Rain,”repliedtheclerkcalmly.
1.Themanagerwasastonishedbecausehethought____.
(A)itwasfoolishofhisclerktotellashoppertheywereoutofsomekindsofgoods
(B)itwasrudetosay“No”toalady
(C)hisshopmanwasangrywiththeshopper
(D)hisshopmantoldalietothemadam
2.Fromthispassagewecanconcludethat____.
(A)thisshopmanageroftencheatedhisshoppers
(B)thisshopmanagerwasn’tanhonestman
(C)thisshopwasalwaysoutofgoods
(D)theshopmanagertriedallmeanstosellmoregoods
3.Theclerkandtheladyweretalkingabout____.
(A)somegoods(B)weather
(C)themanager(D)theorder
4.Theshopmanagerwas____whattheclerktoldthelady.
(A)interestedin(B)satisfiedwith
(C)terrifiedat(D)disappointedin
5.Fromthepassagewecanguessthatthe____.
(A)clerkwasnotagoodfriedofthelady’s(B)ladyhadneverbeentotheshopbefore
(C)ladydidshoppinginthestoremorethanonce(D)ladywasastrangertotheclerk
四
Shortlyafteroursonstartedhisfirstjobatafamilyrestaurant,wedecidedtosurprisehimbyhavingdinnerthereonenight.IwaswarnedbyotherfamilymembernottoembarrasshimbymakingitclearthatIwashismother.Beingamother,Ifoundthisdifficult,butmanagedtoactlikeothers.Ikeptmyheadbentoverthemenu(菜单)andpolitelyacceptedaknifeandfork,andaglassofwater--allwithoutlookingup.
IrealizedImighthavebeenabittoosuccessfulinkeepingmydistancewhenmysonstaredpointedlyatmeandsaid,“Hello,mynameisAndrewandI’llbeyoursonforthisevening.”
( )1.Theparentsdecidedtohavedinnerintherestaurantbecause________
(A).itwasafirst–classfamilyrestaurant(B).theyhadneverbeentherefordinner
(C).itwasrunbytheirson(D).theywantedtogivetheirsonasurprise
( )2.Theparentswereadvised________
(A).toactasiftheywerenorelationtoAndrewintherestaurant
(B).toaccepteverythingtheirsongavethem
(C).nottovaluetheirson’sserviceintherestaurant
(D).nottoorderforthemselvesintherestaurant
( )3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
(A).Themotherwasshyofseeinghersonintherestaurant.
(B).Andrewdidnotrecognizehisparentsintherestaurant
(C).Itwasdifficultfortheparentstosupporttheirson
(D).Themotherhadthoughtwhatshedidsatisfiedherson.
( )4.Whichofthefollowingcantaketheplaceoftheunderlinedpart“embarrasshim”inthefourthline?
(A).makehimlosethejob(B).makehimfeelangry
(C).makehimfeelshy(D).makehimfeelworried
( )5.Fromwhathappeneditcanbeconcludedthat________
(A).Andrewexpressedhisunpleasantnessinanobviousway
(B).themothersuccessfullysurprisedAndrew
(C).Andrewmusthavesaidtoeveryoneintherestaurantthathewaserson
(D).Andrewandhispatentswouldleavetherestauranttogetherthatnight
五
FrankW.WoolworthwasborninRodman,NewYork,in1852.Hisfamilywereverypoorfarmers,andtherewasneverenoughtoeat.Frankdecidedhedidnotwanttobeafarmer.Hetookashortbusinesscourse,andwenttoworkasasalesman
Inalargecity,Woolworthrealizedhehadanaturalskillfordisplaying(陈列)goodstoarouse(引起)people’sinterest,buthesoonlearnedsomethingmoreimportant.
Onedayhisbosstoldhimtosellsomeoddsandendsforasmuchashecouldget.Frankputallthesethingsononetablewithasignwhichsaid:
FIVECENTSEACH.Peoplefoughtandpushedtobuythethingsandthetablewassooncleaned.
Soonafterwards,Woolworthopenedhisownstore,sellinggoodsatfiveandtencents.Buthehadanotherlessontolearnbeforehebecamesuccessful.Thatis,ifyouwanttomakemoneybysellinglow-pricegoods,youhavetobuytheminlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactories.Once,forexample,WoolworthwenttoGermanyandplacedanorderforknives.Theorderwassolargethatthefactoryhadtokeeprunning24hoursadayforawholeyear.Inthisway,thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalf.
By1919,Woolworthhadover1,000storesintheUSAandCanada,andopenedhisfirststoreinLondon.Hemademanymillionsandhisnamebecamefamousthroughoutthe
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