八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解01Ameteorite(陨石)almosthitan80-year-oldmannamedArthurPettiferinBritainwhenhewasworkinginhisgarden.Themeteoritewasthebiggestinthepast26yearsinBritain.Themeteoriteweighed(重量)onekilo,andmightbeoverfourthousandmillion(百万)yearsold.“Ihearthebignoiseintheair.Ilookedupandsawthetopsofthetreescomingandgoing,”hesaid.“Ididn'tknowwhatitwas.”Meteoritesaresmallthingsfromthesmallplanetsinspace.About3,500meteoritesmayfalloneartheveryyear,butonlyveryfewarefound.Mr.Pettifer'smeteoriteisthefifthtofallinBritainsincetheSecondWorldWar.Mr.Pettiferisglad.“Whenyouthinkaboutitcomingfromsofaraway,itreallyissomethingstrange.”1.Themeteoritewas______MrPettiferwhenitfelldown.A.closetoB.farfromC.hittingD.comingto2.Themeteoritewasalready______yearsold.A.40,000,000,000B.40,000,000C.400,000,000D.4,000,000,0003.Mr.Pettiferfoundthetopsofthetreescomingandgoingbecause______.A.thetreeswereafraidB.thefastfallingmeteoritekeptthetreetopsmovingC.itwasgoingtorainD.themovingwasmadebywind4.______peopleseeameteoritefallalthoughtheyvisittheearthofteneachyear.A.QuiteafewB.someC.FewD.Many5.Mr.Pettiferwas______toseethefallingofthemeteorite.A.happyB.afraidC.sorryD.angry参考答案1.从短文第1句看出陨石落下时几乎砸着MrPettifer，故答案应选A。2.由短文第2段中“…，andmightbeoverfourthousandmillion”4000百万即40亿，故答案应是D。3.MrPettifer发现树梢来回摇摆是因为下落的陨石使它来回动，故答案选B。4.由短文第4段“About3,500meteoritesmayfalloneartheveryyear,butonlyveryfewarefound.”一句可推断，答案选C。5.由短文最后一段第1句“MrPettiferisglad”可以看出，且happy与glad意思相近，故答案应选A。八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解02OneofthethingsIalwaysbelieveisthatnomatterhowbadsomethingis,youcantakesomethingpositiveoutofit.TheonetimeIwasn’tsureofthatwasonSeptember11.Iusuallywakeupa6:30or7:00inthemorning.Thatday,Ihappenedtowakeupearlier.IturnedontheTVandIsawthataplanehadcrashed(撞击)intotheNorthToweroftheWorldTradeCenter.Myfirstreaction(反应)wasthatitwasaterribleaccident.ThenIsawanotherplaneflyintotheSouthTowerandIrealizedthatIwaswitnessing(目击)anactofterrorism.MywifeandIspentthedaywatchingtheterriblepicturesoveragain.WhenIwatchedfamilymemberslookingfortheirlovedones,thepainintheireyeswassomethingIwouldneverforget.Icouldn’tunderstandhowsomethingthisterriblecouldhavehappened.Itwasn’tuntilafewweeksafterSeptember11thatIbegantoseethatperhapssomegooddidcomefromthistragedy(悲剧).Peopleseemdifferentnow,moreunderstanding,moretolerant(宽容的).Littlethingsthatseemedtobesuchatroublebeforearenolongerbigthings.Personally,IammoretolerantthanIwas.Irealizelifeistooshort,andtooprecious(珍贵的),toletmyselfgetworriedoversmallthings.I’velearnedalsothatyoucan’ttakethingsforgranted.Thingschangeintheblinkofaneye.Peoplegotoworkanddon’tcomeback.Onemomentthey’relivingandthenextminutethey’renot.And,itdoesn’tmatterwhoyouare,thereisnothingyoucandoaboutit.Weneverknowwhenourtimeherewillbeover,soweallneedtomakethemostofeveryminutewehave.Youtrytolearnfromwhathappened.Youcan’tbeusedupbyit.Youcan’tlivebyit.Allyoucandoisjustlive.1.Theword“positive”inthepassageprobablymeans______.A.terribleB.badC.goodD.real2.WhatdidthewriterseeafterheturnedontheTVthatmorning?A.AfirestartingB.AplaneflyingC.AterribleaccidentD.Anactofterrorism.3.FromSeptember11,thewriterhadrealizedthat___________.A.peopleshouldmakethemostofeveryminutetheyhaveB.heh...
