八年级英语阅读理解(含答案).doc

英语阅读 - PAGE 1 - 授课老师：吴老师 A A young man asked Albert Einstein , the great German scientist , what the secret of success is. The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the young man asked the same question again . Einstein was very annoyed 　． He did not say anything ,but wrote a few words on a piece of paper . On it was written: A=X+Y+Z. “What does this mean ?” asked the young man . “A means “ success”” explained the old scientist . “X stands for hard work ,Y for good method (方法)　and Z Z means stop talking and get down to work.” The young man _________. A. wanted to meet Einstein B. wanted to be a great scientist like Einstein C. was eager (渴望) to know the secret of success D. wanted to be a student of Einstein In Einstein’s opinion the secret of success was ________. A. to work with great energy (精力，活力) B. to study hard day and night C. to learn from great scientists D. to raise (提出)　questions as many as you could “Y” stands for _______. A. hard work B. great energy C. great success D. good manner(方法) The word “annoyed” means ________. A. angry B. sad C. lovely D. glad Einstein was a man who ______ A. liked to talk with young people B. liked to help others C. liked to make friends with young people D. liked to work , but didn’t like to talk B British newspapers are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry ,so newspapermen write as few words as possible .They tell their readers at once what happened ,where ,when and how it happened and what was the result : how many people were killed ,what change was done and so on .Readers want the fact(事实) set out as fully and accurately as possible .Readers are also interested in the people who have seen the accident. So a newspaperman always likes to get some information (信息)from someone who was there, which can be given in the person’s own words .Because he can use only a few words ,the newspaperman must choose th