上海八年级英语阅读练习题.docx

Reading comprehension 1 True orFalse I once knew the greatest man in England 30 years ago. I was his friend. I worked with him in the theatre. His name was William Shakespeare. I remember it was a sunny day in October 1579 when I first met William just outside Stratford, near a big field of apple trees. I saw a big boy up in one of the trees. He had red hair and looked about two years older than me. William was 15 and lived in Henley Street, he told me. His father was John Shakespeare. We were friends from that day until he died. We met nearly every day and he taught me a lot about books. He always had his nose in a book. In about 1581, he began to write plays. He was busy day and night. He was acting in plays. He was writing his own plays. By 1592, London was hearing the name William Shakespeare again and again. William worked very hard all his life. He died onthe23 rd of April, in the year 1616.People won ’ t forget William Shakespeare. In400year ’ s time, the theatres will still be full. People will still laugh, or cry, over hisplays. ( ) 1. William Shakespeare wasthewriter ’ sfriend. ( ) 2.The writer first met William Shakespeare on a Sunday in October 1579. ( ) 3. William Shakespeare is the son of JohnShakespeare. ( ) 4. At that time William Shakespeare and the writer worked together in the theatre and busy acting and writingplays. ( ) 5. Shakespeare died at the age of50. ( ) 6. William Shakespeare worked very hard all hislife. ( ) 7. People will still laugh or cry when they watchWilliamShakespeare ’ Choose the best answer Bicycle tour andrace A bike tour and race will be held onaugust26 th and 27 th (Sat. Sun.). At 5:30 a.m.the riders will leaveTian ’ anmenSquare andride the first 35kilometers asatraliengin. gThen the next 55-kilometers leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be thefirstcompetitive( 竞争性的 ) part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian toChangli. The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside o