人教版八年級下冊閱讀訓(xùn)練31-70篇（閱讀短文回答問題）

1、(三十一)John Smith was an old porter (搬運(yùn)工人). He worked at the train station. Every day he was busy carrying heavy things for people. He was careful with his work. He was kind to everyone. He was always ready to help others.One morning he stood at the station. He was waiting for the train. Just then he

2、saw a man running to the trains with a big bag in his hand.No train is starting. Why is he in such a hurry? the old man said to himself.He went up to the man and asked, May I help you?As soon as the man saw the porter, he stopped running. Can I catch the 10:35 train to London? the man asked. He look

3、ed worried.The old porter looked at him for a few seconds and said, Well, sir. Id like to help you, but I cant answer your question because I dont know how fast you can run. Then he explained to the man, The 10:35 train to London left five minutes ago. Can you run fast enough to catch it?1.What was

4、Johns job?2.What did John do every day?3.Why was the man in a hurry?4.Could the man catch the 10:35 train?5.What time was it when the man talked to John?(三十二)Sometimes good ideas have bad results. This is what happened to Spains Matrera Castle (城堡). The castle was built in the 9th century and has in

5、terested thousands of visitors every year. But part of it broke after a heavy rain, so the castle needed a big repair. However, the result didnt turn out well. The castle became a totally modern building!The building has nothing to do with what it used to be, or even with a medieval (中世紀(jì)的) castle, c

6、riticized (批評) the Spanish cultural heritage group (文化遺產(chǎn)組織) Hispania Nostra. People across the world have been laughing about it online too. How terrible! Theyve got builders rather than repairers. No words are needed when you see the pictures.The leader of the repair said that he wanted to make sur

7、e the building stayed standing. Facing the criticism, he also added, Opinions are always welcome.1.Where did the story happen?2.When was the castle built?3.Why did the castle need a big repair?4.How many sentences are used to criticize the repair?5.Who said Opinions are always welcome?(三十三)Tom saw a

8、n advertisement in a newspaper for a beautiful modern bike. It cost 55 pounds. So he went to the shop and asked to see one of the wonderful bikes. The owner of the shop was happy to show one to Tom. Tom examined it carefully, and then turned to the owner and said, There isnt a lamp (燈) on this bike,

9、 but there was one on the bike in your advertisement.Yes, sir, answered the man, but the lamp isnt included in the price of the bike.Not included in the price of the bike? Tom said angrily. But thats not honest. If the lamp is in the advertisement, it should be included in the price.Well, sir, answe

10、red the shop owner coldly. There is also a girl on the bike in the advertisement, but we can not give you the girl with the bike, either.1.What did Tom see in a newspaper?2.Why did Tom go to the shop?3.After Tom examined it carefully, what did he find?4.The owner of the shop is not honest, is he?5.W

11、hat do you think would probably be the result?(三十四)One day, a child took some silver (銀的) paper from a cigarette (香煙) box. He rolled it into a small ball and pushed it up his nose. He couldnt get it out again. He ran crying to his mother. His mother couldnt get the paper out, either. A week later th

12、e paper was still in his nose. Then he had a sore nose and the nose began to have a bad smell.So his mother took her child to the hospital. The doctor checked his nose. She put a very small steel stick (鋼棍) into his nose and felt the paper. She said she would have to cut his nose to get the paper ou

13、t.The childs mother came home looking sad. She didnt want her child to have his nose cut. He was a handsome boy and the cut would make him ugly.Next day, the childs mother took him to her friend Sidney. Sidney lived in a house with an old woman called May. She asked to see the child, so the child le

14、t her look up his nose. He closed his eyes.Yes, I can see it, May said, It will be out soon! As she spoke, she shook black pepper (胡椒粉) on the childs nose. He gave a big sneeze (噴嚏) and the paper flew out. His mother was surprised. May told her to take the boy to the sea for a swim. She said the sal

15、t water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell.So the child didnt have to go to the hospital and gave his nose out.1.Could the childs mother get the paper out?2.How did the mother feel after hearing the doctors words?3.Who helped to take the silver ball out?4.Where did the woman put the pepper?

16、5.What could help to stop the bad smell from the childs nose according to the woman?(三十五)Almost everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes reading stories about dogs.I have a friend. The friend has a large police dog. Its name is Jack. Police dogs are often very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my

17、 friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much. One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worri

18、ed. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention (注意). He went on talking. Finally Jack couldnt stand (忍受) it. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visito

19、r but this time he held the visitors hat in his mouth and ran out of the room.1.What does the writers friend keep?2.What does Jack like to do?3.Why did Jack become worried?4.At last, what did Jack do?5.What do you think of Jack?(三十六)Are fables (寓言故事) and fairy tales (童話故事) different or the same? The

20、y are both stories for kids, but fables are stories for adults as well.A fable is a story, passed down from grand-parents to parents and then to children. People can learn much from it. The characters are mostly animals and nature. They can talk and act like humans. The most famous fables were writt

21、en by a man called Aesop (伊索). There are around 600 fables inAesops Fables.The Fox and the GrapesandThe Tortoise and the Hareare two examples.Fairy tales are usually stories for children, often about magic characters such as fairies (仙女) and giants (巨人). Sometimes the characters are animals. We are

22、able to enjoy the fairy tales because about 200 years ago, Brothers Grimm travel all around Germany and collected these stories before people forgot them. There are many fairy tales inGrimms Fairy Tales, such asCinderellaandThe Frog Prince.1.Whom are fables for?2.Who aremostlythe main characters in

23、fables?3.How many fables are there inAesops Fables?4.Who are often the characters in Fairy tales?5.When did Brothers Grimm travel around Germany and collect stories?(三十七)A king (國王) was worried every day. He was afraid he would die one day. He was also afraid someone would take the place of (取代) him

24、 to be the new king. Nobody could see his smiling face. His men tried their best to help him but nothing could work.One day, an old man came to the king. He said to him, Put on a happy mans shirt, and you will be happy. But I dont know where he is. The king followed his advice and began to look for

25、the happy man. He visited many countries and met kings, doctors and teachers. But they all said they were unhappy.One day, the king saw a poor farmer on the farm. The farmer was singing all the time while he was working. The king asked him, Are you happy, my good man? Yes, quite happy. I work in the

26、 daytime and spend the night with my family. We enjoy ourselves every day, answered the man. Wonderful! Can you sell me your shirt? the king asked. My shirt? the farmer felt quite surprised. But I dont have a shirt. In fact, I never have a shirt.1.What was the king afraid of?2.Did the old man know w

27、here the happy man was?3.How did the kings, doctors and teachers feel?4.What was the farmer doing while he was working on the farm?5.Why didnt the farmer sell his shirt to the king?(三十八)Long long ago, there was a man living in a village with his wife and two children. They had a hen. It laid a golde

28、n egg every day. The man sold the golden egg and the family lived a rich and comfortable life.But the man was verygreedy(貪婪的). He wanted to get all the golden eggs from his hen at a time. So, he thought hard every day about how to achieve it and he got a plan at last. He decided to Kill the hen and

29、get all the eggs. He didnt want to tell his wife about the plan because he wanted to give her a big surprise. He was so excited about his great plan. He even started to sing when he thought of the plan.The next day when the hen laid a golden egg, the man couldnt wait to take a knife and cut its body

30、 open. However, there was nothing butblood(血液) all around. There werent any eggs at all. He was very sad because he would not get even one egg now.Their life used to be comfortable with one egg a day, but now their life changed a lot.How silly he was!1.How many children did the man have?2.Had the ma

31、ns family lived a rich and comfortable life before he killed the hen?3.Why did the man kill the hen?4.What did the man get from the hen at last?5.What do you think of the man in the passage?(三十九)An apple tree and a rose were neighbors (鄰居). They grew in a garden. They used to be (曾經(jīng)是) good friends w

32、hen they were young. But after they grew up, they didnt like each other anymore.One day, the rose said to the apple tree, How beautiful I am! And my flower smells so sweet. The apple tree answered, Yes. I am not as beautiful as you, but are you happy? When people want your flower, you always hurt th

33、em with your thorns (刺). But I give them my fruit even when they threw stones (石頭) at me. Im kinder than you, so people all like me.Just at that time a young man came to them. When he was cutting the flower with his scissors, the thorns hurt his hand. He felt so angry that he cut down the whole rose

34、. When he saw the apples and wanted to eat some, he shook and threw the stones at the apple tree. Some apples dropped on the ground. The young man smiled at the apple tree and the apple tree smiled back.Being kind to others always makes us happy.1.Where did the apple tree and the rose grow?2.What di

35、d the rose always do when people wanted her flower?3.Was the apple tree kinder than the rose?4.Why did the young man cut down the whole rose?5.What makes us happy according to the passage?(四十)In China, people think the tiger and the cat are good friends. They also think the cat is much smarter than

36、(比) the tiger, so the tiger wants to learn from the cat. After three months, the tiger can do the same things as the cat can.One summer （夏天）afternoon, the cat sleeps and the tiger sits (坐) by him. Looking at the cat, the tiger thinks. Since (既然) I can do the same things as the cat can, why should I

37、keep being friends with him? Then he wants to kill the cat for his dinner. At that time, the cat wakes up (醒來). He runs quickly away and climbs (爬) up to a tree.The next day, when the tiger meets the cat, he asks the cat why he doesnt teach him to climb a tree. The cat says, I want to teach you, but

38、 I dont want to teach you how to kill me.1.How long does it take the tiger to learn from the cat?2.When does the story happen (發(fā)生)?3.Does the tiger kill the cat at last?4.What do you think of the cat?5.What is the best title of this passage?(四十一)Sam likes eating fish a lot. He often buys many fish i

39、n the shop and takes them home.One day his wife sees the fish and thinks, Good! Now, I can ask my friends to have lunch and we can eat the fish. They like fish very much.When Sam comes home from work in the evening, the fish is not there and his wife says, Oh, your cat eats it. And then she gives hi

40、m some bread for his supper. Sam is angry (生氣). He takes the cat and his wife to a shop near his house and weighs (稱) the cat. Then he turns to his wife and says, My fish weighs one kilo. The cat weighs one kilo, too. My cat is here, you see, then where is my fish?1.What does Sam like eating very mu

41、ch?2.Who eats the fish that day?3.How much does the fish weigh?4.What does Sams wife give him for supper?5.How much does the cat weigh?(四十二)Hi! Im Tom. Im going to the sun on my holiday. I will go there by spaceship.I will take a big blue spaceship. Then Ill take the spaceship to the sun. The sun is

42、 very hot. So I put on the super shirt. In the morning, I will have some sun burgers (漢堡包) for my breakfast. At eight oclock, I will play with my friends there. They are a super dog and a super girl. The super dog is white and black. The super girl is very clever. The super girl and the super dog li

43、ke to play with me. So l play with them for two hours every day. Then I will do my homework on a small blue table. After finishing my homework, I will have my lunch. I will eat sun salad. I will have red juice, red fish and red rice. All things are red. Then I need a lot of water because the sun is

44、too hot. Then I will walk to the spaceship. After that I will take the spaceship to the earth.This is a good holiday on the sun.1.How will Tom go to the sun on his holiday?2.How long does Tom play with the super girl every day?3.What colour is the super dog?4.Why does Tom need a lot of water?5.What

45、do you think of his holiday?(四十三)Joe Brown has a shop. He sells (賣) meat in his shop. One Thursday a woman comes into his shop at five to one. Im sorry Im late, she says. I need some more meat for my dinner tonight. Joe has only one piece of meat in his shop. He takes it out of the fridge and says,

46、This is 6.50.That piece is too small. the woman says, Dont you have anything bigger?Joe goes into the room behind his shop, puts the piece of meat into the fridge, takes it out of the fridge again and closes the door with lots of noise. Then he brings the piece of meat to the woman and says, This pi

47、ece of meat is bigger and more expensive. Its 8.75.Good, the woman says with a smile, give me both of them, please.1.What does Joe Brown do?2.Why doesnt the woman want the first piece of meat?3.How many pieces of meat does Joe have in the fridge?4.How much does the woman pay if she wants to buy thos

48、e pieces of meat?5.Can Joe give the woman both pieces of meat at last?(四十四)A dog and a donkey wanted to go to the market with their master (主人). It was a very long walk across a mountainous path. At noon, the master ate a little food he brought, unloaded (卸下重?fù)?dān)) the donkey, and sat down under a tree

49、for a rest. The donkey began to eat the grass growing there, but there was nothing for the dog to eat.There is some food among the things you are carrying, said the dog to the donkey.Lets take one and share it between ourselves.Wait till the master gets up! said the donkey.He can give you the food t

50、hen. Just then a hungry wolf came there.Help me, help me, dog! cried the donkey.Im so hungry. I dont have the strength (力量) to do anything, replied the dog. Wait till the master gets up. He may help you.1.Where did they want to go?2.Why did they stop at noon?3.What did the donkey eat at noon?4.What

51、did the dog eat at noon?5.Did the dog want to help the donkey when a wolf came?(四十五)Long long ago, there lived in Greecea king whose name was Midas. He was a greedy man and loved gold better than anything else in the world.One day, he asked God to give him more gold. God decided to punish him and sa

52、id, Your wish is allowed already. Everything you touch will turn into gold. Midas was very happy when he heard this. The next morning he got up early to test his skill. When he touched his bed, it turned into gold. Gold! cried Midas, laughing like a little boy. It works!Not only stones, and the furn

53、iture of his palace turned into gold, but when he sat down to table, so did the food he ate and the water he drank. He was unhappy now. Just then his daughter ran up to him, Midas touched her hand. At once her body became cold and stiff, Midas was holding a gold girl.At last, he begged God to free h

54、im from his wish. Go to the river and have a bath in it, God said. So Midas did, and the water took away his golden touch. He would never forget this lesson.1.What did Midas love best?2.What was the wish God gave Midas?3.Midass daughter didnt turn into gold after he touched her hand, did she?4.How d

55、id Midas free himself from his wish?5.What lesson would the king never forget?(四十六)The day is like any other day in his life. Tom walks past the shop on the street corner. He stops to look at the front row of shoes, and he feels happy to see the shoes he wants very much are still there. Looking down

56、, he feels sorry for himself. He really wants to have them for his birthday.He sadly walks away and thinks how to tell his mother about it. He knows she would give him anything he likes if she could. But he also knows very well she has little money. He decides not to go home at once, as he looks wor

57、ried and his mother will notice it.So he goes to the park and sits on the grass. Then he sees a boy in a wheelchair (輪椅). He notices that the boy moves the wheelchair with his hands. Tom looks at him carefully and is surprised to see the boy has no feet. He looks at his own. Its much better to be without shoes than without feet, he thinks. There is no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He goes away and smiles, thinking he is happier.1.How does Tom pass the shop?2.What does Tom see in the front of the shop