八年级英语阅读理解试题(卷)与答案解析讲解.docxVIP

八年级英语阅读理解试题及答案讲解 01 A meteorite ( 陨石 ) almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in B ritain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in th e past 26 years in Britain. The meteorite weighed ( 重量 ) one kilo, and might be over four thousand m illion (百万 ) years old. “I hear the big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going, ”he said. “I didnt know what it was. ” Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 m eteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifer s meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War. Mr. Pettifer is glad. “When you think about it coming from so far away, it r eally is something strange. ” 1. The meteorite was ______ Mr Pettifer when it fell down. A. close to B. far from C. hitting D. coming to 2. The meteorite was already ______ years old. A. 40,000,000,000 B. 40,000,000 C. 400,000,000 D. 4,000,000,000 3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because _ _____. A. the trees were afraid B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops moving C. it was going to rain D. the moving was made by wind 4. ______ people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year. A. Quite a few B. some C. Few D. Many 5. Mr. Pettifer was ______ to see the falling of the meteorite. A. happy B. afraid C. sorry D. angry 参考答案 1. 从短文第 1 句看出陨石落下时几乎砸着 Mr Pettifer ，故答案应选 A。 2. 由短文第 2 段中 “?，and might be over four thousand million ”4000 百万即 4 0 亿，故答案应是 D。 3. Mr Pettifer 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 “About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but o nly very few are found. ”一句可推断，答案选 C。 5. 由短文最后一段第 1 句“Mr Pettifer is glad ”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 02 One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad