八年级上英语阅读训练20篇

PAGEPAGE1八年级上英语阅读训练20篇Passage1Inthelastfiftyyears,alotofpeoplehaveleftEuropeandgonetoliveinAustralia.OneofthemwasaHungarianman.HelivedinAustraliaforalongtime,andhehadalotofgoodfriendsthereHealwayssaidtothem,“Australiaisbeautiful,butHungaryisbeautiful,too.”Thenoneyearhesaidtohisfriends,“I'mgoingtogobacktoHungarytovisitmyhometown.”Allhisfriendssaidtohim,“Wewanttogowithyou,becauseyouoftensaidHungaryhadbeenabeautifulcountry,andwewanttovisitit.”TheHungarianAustralian（匈籍澳大利亚人）tookhisfriendsfromSydneytoRome（罗马）inabigplane,andthentheywentfromRometoBudapest（布达佩斯）inatrainastheywantedtoseethemountains,andthevillagesandthetown.TheystayedinBudapestnearlyaweek,andtheylikeditverymuch.OnedaytheywenttothezooinBudapestandsawtwokangaroosthere.ThereAustralianwereveryhappybecausekangarooswerefromtheirhometown.Theysaidtothem,“Comehere,oldfriends!ComeandseeyourAustralianbrothers!”Butthekangaroosdidnotmove.ButthentheHungarianAustralianspoketotheminHungarian,“Comehere!”hesaid,andbothofthekangaroosrantohim.TheotherAustralianslaughedandsaid,“Lookatthat.They'reAustralian,buttheyonlyknowHungarian!”选择正确答案：1．TheHungarianmovedtoAustralia______.A．lastyearB．morethan50yearsagoC．afewyearsagoD．50yearssincethen2．TheHungarianwantedtogobacktoHungaryto______.A．seethekangaroosB．hishometownC．visithisoldfriendsthereD．payavisittothezoo3．HowdidtheygettoBudapestfromSydney?A．Byairandbytrain.B．Byship.C．Byair.D．Bytrain.4．Kangarooisakindoffamous______inAustralia.A．animalsB．treesC．languagesD．plantsPassage2ItwasSundayandTomwasstayinghome.Afterbreakfasthewentoutintothegardenandplayedquietlybyhimself.Therewerenokidsaroundandhewasusedto（习惯于）playingalonequietly.HeplayedwithBobby,thedog.Heclimbedupanddownthetrees.Sometimesabirdwouldcomedowntoperch（停歇）ontopofthedoghouse.ThenTomwouldhavethegreatestfun（爱好）bythrowingastoneorsomethingatit.Thoughhenevermadeit.Hedidlikedoingthiskindofthings.NowTomhadbeeninthegardenforhalfanhour.Suddenlyacrack（碎裂声）washeardandthelittleboybegancrying.“What'sthematter,Tom?”hismotherlookedthroughthekitchenwindow.Tomranintothekitchen.“Mum”hesobbed（抽泣），“IbrokeBobby'splate.Ididn'tknowitwassofragile（易碎的）”.Hismotherputherarmsroundhimandsaid,“Don'tfeeltoobad,Tom.WehaveotherplatesforBoddy.Buthowdidyoubreakthatone?”“Ithrewthisatabirdbutmissed,anditwentstraighttotheplate.”InTom'shandwashisfather'sgoldpocketwatch（金怀表）！1．Whendidthestoryhappen?A．OnaSundayafternoon.B．OnaSundaymorning.C．Atnoon.D．Intheevening.2．Whenabirdperchedontopofthedoghouse,Tom______A．wouldliketoplaywithit.B．wasveryinterestedinitbythrowingastoneatit.C．wouldliketogiveitsomethingtoeat.D．wouldsmile.3．Therewerenokidsaroundandhewasusedtoplayingalonequietly.Here“kids”means______.A．menB．dogsC．childrenD．birds4．HowlonghadTombeeninthegardenwhenhismotherheardhimcry?A．Anhour.BAday.C．TwohoursD．Halfanhour.5．“Thoughhenevermadeit”means“______”A．Thoughhecouldn'thitabirdwithastoneorsomething.B．Thoughhecouldn'tcatchthebird.C．Thoughhecouldn'thavefunfromthebird.D．Thoughhecouldn'teatthebird.Passage3ThomasEdisonwasafamousAmericanscientist.Hewasbornin1847.Whenhewasachild,helikedtofindouthowthingsworked.Hewasinschoolforonlythreemonths.Heaskedhisteacheralotofstrangequestions.MostofthemhadnothingtodowithhislessonsTheteacherthoughttheboywasnotbrightandwasnotworth（值）teaching.WhenhetoldthistoEdison'smother,shetookhersonoutofschool.Asshehadbeenateacher,shetaughthimherself.Theboyreadalot.Soonhebecameveryinterestedinscience.Attheageoften,Edisonhadalreadybuiltachemistrylabforhimself.Eversincethen,heneverstoppedsearchingfornewandbetterwaystodothings.1．Edisonwasborninthe______century（世纪）.A．eighteenthB．nineteenthC．nineteenD．eighteen2．Whilehewasinschool,Edison______.A．studiedhislessonsveryhardB．wasoftenlateforschoolC．likedtoaskquestionsD．wasnotbrightenoughtostudy3．Edisonlearnedmorefrom______.A．hismotherB．histeacherC．otherboysD．hisfather4．YoungEdisonwasinterestedin______.A．sportsB．playinggamesC．makingtroubleD．science5．HewasalwayssearchingfornewandbetterwaystodothingsafterheA．readbooksB．finishedschoolC．builtalabD．wastakenoutofschoolPassage4B：Hello!MayIspeaktoMrJenkins,please?S：Holdonforaminute,pleaseI'lljustseeifhe'sinhisoffice.B：Thankyou.S：(Amomentlater)Oh,sorry.Heisn'tthere.Doyouwanttoleaveamessageforhim?B：Pleasetellhimtocallback.Mynumberis6674290,MrsBlack.S：Oh,he'scoming!(ToMrJenkins)Atelephonecallforyou,MrJenkins.J：Hello!Who'scalling,please?B：Hello!MrsBlackhere.J：WhatcanIdoforyou,MrsBlack?B：Iboughtapairofshoesinyourshopamomentago.I'vebroughtthemhomebutleftmybagthere.There'sanimportantletterinit.MayItroubleyoutohaveitfound?J：I'mgladto.Holdonforawhile.(ToMissShute)Godownstairsandaskifthey'vefoundabag,MissShute.S：OK.(Afewminuteslater,MissShutecomesbackwiththreebags.)Hereyouare,MrJenkins.J：We'vefoundthreebagsinmyshop.Butwedon'tknowwhichoneisyours.B：(Inahurry)Pleaseshowthemtome.Icantellyouwhichoneismine.选择正确答案1．MrsBlackhurriesto______.A．telephoneMrJenkinsB．findhernewshoesC．findherbagD．tellMissShuteaboutherletter2．MrJenkinsworks______.A．nearMissShute'sofficeB．inMissShute'sofficeC．downstairsD．inanotherbuilding3．MrsBlackasksMrJenkinstohelphertofindthebagbecause______.A．there'salotofmoneyinitB．shemustfindtheimportantletterC．sheputhernewshoesinitD．he'smoreablethananyotherperson4．It's______forMrJenkinstoshowthebagtothewomanonthetelephone.A．trueB．rightC．possibleD．notpossiblePassage5Untilafewyearsago,onlyboyscouldbecomestudentsattheuniversityofRuritania（鲁里坦尼亚大学）.Latertheuniversitydecidedtotakegirlsin.Butoneoftheteachers,MrGoller,wasnotpleasedatall.Hehadnotwantedtoletgirlstudentsin.MrGolleralwaysbeganhislessonswiththeword“Gentlemen!”Whatcouldhedonow?Well,whenthegirlstudentscametohislessonsforthefirsttime,hestillbeganwiththeword.Forhimthegirlswerejustnotthere.Thenonedaytherewasonlyoneboyinhisclassamongalotofgirls.Foramoment,MrGollerdidn'tknowwhattodo.Thenhebegan,“Sir!”FinallyaterribledaycamewhentherewerenoboysinhisclassHecameintotheroom,lookedatthegirlsandsaid,“Oh,nobody'sheretoday!”heturnedandwentoutwithoutgivinghislessons.1．Severalyearsago,______.A．therewasnogirlstudyingintheuniversity.B．MrGollerdidn'tteachintheuniversityC．theuniversityletgirlstudentsinD．mostofthestudentsintheuniversitywereboys.2．MrGollerusuallysaid“______”whenhebeganhislessons.A．SirB．GoodmorningC．GentlemenD．Hello3．Whenthegirlscametohislessons,MrGollerwas______.A．surprisedB．afraidC．gladD．unhappy4．ThewriterwantsustoknowhowMrGoller______.A．agreedtoletthegirlsinB．didn'tlikehisteachingC．alwaysdidn'tknowWhattodowiththegirlsD．onlylikedtoteachboystudents.5．Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.A．theboystudentsdidn'tenjoyMrGoller'slessonsB．wewillnotseethegirlstudentsinMrGoller'sclass.C．MrGollerwaslovedbyhisstudentsD．MrGollerwillnotworkintheuniversity.Passage6RodgersandSimonwereAmericans.OncetheytravelledinSpain（西班牙）.Onedaytheycameintoalittlerestaurantforlunch.TheydidnotknowSpanish,andthewaiterdidnotknowtheirAmericanEnglish,either.Theywantedthewaitertounderstandthattheyaskedforsomemilkandbread.AtfirstRodgersreadtheword“milk”manytimes.ThenSimonspelleditonthetable.Butthewaitercouldnotunderstandthematall.AtlastRodgerstookoutapieceofpaperandbegantodrawacowThewaiterlookedatitandranoutoftherestaurant.“Howcleveryouare!”SimonsaidtoRedgers,“Heunderstoodusatlast!”Aftersometime,thewaitercameback,hebroughtnomilkwithhim,buttwoticketsforabull-fightdownontheirtable!1．RodgersandSimonwentintoarestaurant______.A．tobuytwoticketsforabull-fightB．todrawapictureofcowC．tohavelunchD．tobuyacow2．ThewaiterdidnotunderstandRodgersandSimon,______.A．becauseheranoutoftherestaurantB．becausehedidnotknowAmericanEnglishandtheydidnotknowSpanishC．becausetheywantedsomemilkandbreadD．becausetheydrewacowonapieceofpaper3．Whydidthewaitergivethemtwoticketsforabull-fight?A．BecauseRodgersdrewacownotabull（公牛）.B．Becausethewaiterwasfoolish.C．BecausethecowdrawnbyRodgerslookedlikeabull.D．BecauseRodgersdrewabull,notacow.4．Howmanypeoplearethereinthestory?A．Three.B．Tow.C．Many.D．Morethanthree.Passage7Itwasaprettystreetwithmanynicehouses.Atthecomer,therewasnohouse,justland.Mr.Marchboughttheland.Onitheputabuildingwithtwostores.Thepeopleonthatstreetdidnotlikethestores.Thestoresmadetheirstreetugly.ButtherewasnolawtostopMr.March.Amanacrossthestreetsoldhishouse.Thepeoplewhoboughtitdidnotlivethere.Theyusedittomakethingstosell.Beforelong,otherhousesweresold.Thesehouseswereusedasstores,too.Oncethesehouseshadcostalotofmoney.Nowtheywerenotworthasmuchmoney.Andtheprettystreetwasnotprettyanymore.Today,wehavealawtokeepthisfromhappening.Thislawiscalled“Zoning（美国的区域法）.”Thezoninglawtellspeoplewheretheycanbuildstoresandwheretheycanbuildhouses.1．Atthecomeroftheprettystreetwas______.A．ahouseB．justlandC．onestoreD．abarn2．Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?A．Storesmakegoodhousesforpeopletolivein.B．Allbuildingshaveatleasttwostoresinthem.C．Thepeoplewhobuiltourcitiesdidnotplanahead.3．Whatdidthestoresdotothestreet?(Whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?)[]A．Thestoresmadetheirstreetrich.B．Thestoresmadetheirstreetpretty.C．Thestoresmadetheirstreetugly.4．Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat______.A．thepeoplewereuglyB．storesmakestreetsbeautifulC．zoninginacityisimportantPassage8OnemorninginLondon.Theweatherwasverycold,andmanypeoplecaughtacold.Theyhadtoseeadoctor,sothereweremanypeopleinthedoctor'swaiting-room.Attheheadofthelinewasanoldwoman.ThewomandidnotliveinLondon.ShelivedinScotland（苏格兰）.Shecameheretovisitherdaughter.Shewantedtoseethedoctorbecauseshegotabadcoldandcougheddayandnight.“IfIgetthereearly,Icanseethedoctorquickly,”shethought.Soshewasthefirstintheline.Shesatnearesttothedoctor'sdoor.AnAmericancameintothewaiting-room,andwalkedquicklytothedoctor'sdoor.Theoldwomanthoughthewasaqueuejumper.Shestoodupandtookhisarmslowly,shesaid,“Wewereallherebeforeyou.Youmustwaitforyourturn.Doyouunderstand?”TheAmericananswered,“No,madam.Youdon'tunderstand!Youareallafterme!I'mthedoctor!”1．Howmanypeoplewerethereinthedoctor'swaiting-room?A．Afewpeople.B．Alotofpeople.C．Fewpeople.D．Nobody.2．Thewomancame______.[]A．fromthecountryB．fromatownC．fromafactoryD．fromafarm3．Theoldwomanwasthefirstinthelinesothatshecould______.A．spendlesstimeB．spendlessmoneyC．seethedoctorquicklyD．haveatalkwiththedoctor4．Wheredidthedoctorcomefrom?A．England.B．ScotlandC．America.D．London.Passage9Nooneknowshowmanlearnedtomakewords.Perhapshebeganbymakingsoundslikethosemadebyanimals.Perhapshegrunted（发出呼噜声）likeapigwhenheliftedsomethingheavy.Perhapshemadesoundslikethoseheheardallroundhim----watersplashing（飞溅）,beeshumming（嗡嗡作响声）,astonefallingtotheground.Somehowhelearnedtomakewords.Asthecenturieswentby,hemademoreandmorenewwords.Thisiswhatwemeanbylanguage.Peoplelivingindifferentcountriesmadedifferentkindsofwords.Todaythereareaboutfifteenhundreddifferentlanguagesintheworld.Eachcontainsfourorfivehundredthousandwords.Butwedonotneedallthese.Onlyafewthousandwordsareusedineverydaylife.Thewordsyouknowarecalledyourvocabulary.Youshouldtrytomakeyourvocabularybigger.Readasmanybooksasyoucan.Thereareplentyofbookswrittenineasylanguage.Yourdictionaryisyourmostusefulbook.1．Whatdowemeanbylanguage?A．Soundsmadebyman.B．Allthewordsmadebyman.C．Differentkindsofsound.D．Thewaymanlearns.2．Fromthepassageweknowthatlonglongago______.A．noonelearnedhowtomakesoundsorwordsB．animalstaughttolearnthelanguageC．Manlearnedthelanguagebyliftingheavythings,fallingtotheground,andsoonD．Manfollowedalotofthingsinnaturetomakesoundsandwords3．Whatisthenumberoflanguagespokenintheworldtoday?A．500B．5,000C．1,500D．15,0004．Inwhichsentencecantheword“contain(s)”beputsothatitisarightone?A．I______severaldictionaryB．Seawater______salt.C．Adog______fourlegsD．MrSmith______glassesonhisnose5．Whichofthefollowingisthebestifwewanttomakeourvocabularylarger?A．TousethewordsineverydaylifeB．ToreadmorebooksC．ToreadeasybooksD．TolookupnewwordsinthedictionaryPassage10Computersareusefulmachines.Theycanhelppeoplealotintheirdailylife.Forexample,theycanhelppeopletosavemuchtimetodomuchwork,andtheycanhelppeopletoworkoutmanyproblems（解题）theycan'tdoeasily.Ourcountryaskseveryonetolearntousecomputersbeforethetwenty-firstcentury,excepttheoldpeople.Todaymoreandmorefamiliesowncomputers.Parentsbuycomputersfortheirchildren.Theyhopecomputerscanhelpthemimprove（提高）theirstudiesinschool.Yet,manyoftheirchildrenusecomputerstoplaygames,towatchvideo（影视）ortosingthatcomputerscannothelpchildrentostudybutmakethemfallbehind.Socomputersarelockedinboxesbyparents.Insomeothercountries,evensomescientistsalsohatecomputers.Theysaycomputersletmillionsofpeoplelosetheirjobsorbringthemalotoftrouble.Willcomputersreallybringtroubletopeopleorcantheybringpeoplehappiness?Itwillbedecidedbytoday'sstudentsthemselves!1．Whydowesaythecomputerisausefulmachine?Because______.A．ourcountryasksustolearnitB．itcanhelpusalotC．wecanuseittoplaygamesD．itcanhelpustofindjobs2．Whatdomanyteachersandparentscomplainabout?Theycomplainthat______.A．theirstudentsandchildrenusecomputerstoplaygamesB．computersletthemlosetheirjobsC．computersmaketheirstudentsandchildrenfallbehindD．computersbringpeoplealotoftrouble3．Inthispassageweknowcomputers______.A．alsobringustroubleB．bringushappinessonlyC．arehatedbypeopleD．arebadforpeople'shealth4．Cancomputersreallyhelpchildrentostudy?A．Yes,theycan.B．It'shardtosay.C．No,theycan't.D．Ofcoursenot.5．Howdoyouunderstandthelastsentenceofthispassage?Ithinkitmeans______.A．computersareusedbypeopleB．peoplecanlivewellwithoutcomputersC．onemustdecidehowtousecomputersD．computersarestrangemachinesPassage11Untilafewyearsago,onlyboyscouldbecomestudentsattheuniversityofRuritania（鲁里坦尼亚大学）.Latertheuniversitydecidedtotakegirlsin.Butoneoftheteachers,MrGoller,wasnotpleasedatall.Hehadnotwantedtoletgirlstudentsin.MrGolleralwaysbeganhislessonswiththeword“Gentlemen!”Whatcouldhedonow?Well,whenthegirlstudentscametohislessonsforthefirsttime,hestillbeganwiththeword.Forhimthegirlswerejustnotthere.Thenonedaytherewasonlyoneboyinhisclassamongalotofgirls.Foramoment,MrGollerdidn'tknowwhattodo.Thenhebegan,“Sir!”FinallyaterribledaycamewhentherewerenoboysinhisclassHecameintotheroom,lookedatthegirlsandsaid,“Oh,nobody'sheretoday!”heturnedandwentoutwithoutgivinghislessons.1．Severalyearsago,______.A．therewasnogirlstudyingintheuniversity.B．MrGollerdidn'tteachintheuniversityC．theuniversityletgirlstudentsinD．mostofthestudentsintheuniversitywereboys.2．MrGollerusuallysaid“______”whenhebeganhislessons.A．SirB．GoodmorningC．GentlemenD．Hello3．Whenthegirlscametohislessons,MrGollerwas______.A．surprisedB．afraidC．gladD．unhappy4．ThewriterwantsustoknowhowMrGoller______.A．agreedtoletthegirlsinB．didn'tlikehisteachingC．alwaysdidn'tknowWhattodowiththegirlsD．onlylikedtoteachboystudents.5．Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.A．theboystudentsdidn'tenjoyMrGoller'slessonsB．wewillnotseethegirlstudentsinMrGoller'sclass.C．MrGollerwaslovedbyhisstudentsD．MrGollerwillnotworkintheuniversity.6RodgersandSimonwereAmericans.OncetheytravelledinSpain（西班牙）.Onedaytheycameintoalittlerestaurantforlunch.TheydidnotknowSpanish,andthewaiterdidnotknowtheirAmericanEnglish,either.Theywantedthewaitertounderstandthattheyaskedforsomemilkandbread.AtfirstRodgersreadtheword“milk”manytimes.ThenSimonspelleditonthetable.Butthewaitercouldnotunderstandthematall.AtlastRodgerstookoutapieceofpaperandbegantodrawacowThewaiterlookedatitandranoutoftherestaurant.“Howcleveryouare!”SimonsaidtoRedgers,“Heunderstoodusatlast!”Aftersometime,thewaitercameback,hebroughtnomilkwithhim,buttwoticketsforabull-fightdownontheirtable!1．RodgersandSimonwentintoarestaurant______.A．tobuytwoticketsforabull-fightB．todrawapictureofcowC．tohavelunchD．tobuyacow2．ThewaiterdidnotunderstandRodgersandSimon,______.A．becauseheranoutoftherestaurantB．becausehedidnotknowAmericanEnglishandtheydidnotknowSpanishC．becausetheywantedsomemilkandbreadD．becausetheydrewacowonapieceofpaper3．Whydidthewaitergivethemtwoticketsforabull-fight?A．BecauseRodgersdrewacownotabull（公牛）.B．Becausethewaiterwasfoolish.C．BecausethecowdrawnbyRodgerslookedlikeabull.D．BecauseRodgersdrewabull,notacow.4．Howmanypeoplearethereinthestory?A．Three.B．Tow.C．Many.D．Morethanthree.78Itwasaprettystreetwithmanynicehouses.Atthecomer,therewasnohouse,justland.Mr.Marchboughttheland.Onitheputabuildingwithtwostores.Thepeopleonthatstreetdidnotlikethestores.Thestoresmadetheirstreetugly.ButtherewasnolawtostopMr.March.Amanacrossthestreetsoldhishouse.Thepeoplewhoboughtitdidnotlivethere.Theyusedittomakethingstosell.Beforelong,otherhousesweresold.Thesehouseswereusedasstores,too.Oncethesehouseshadcostalotofmoney.Nowtheywerenotworthasmuchmoney.Andtheprettystreetwasnotprettyanymore.Today,wehavealawtokeepthisfromhappening.Thislawiscalled“Zoning（美国的区域法）.”Thezoninglawtellspeoplewheretheycanbuildstoresandwheretheycanbuildhouses.1．Atthecomeroftheprettystreetwas______.[]A．ahouseB．justlandC．onestoreD．abarn2．Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?[]A．Storesmakegoodhousesforpeopletolivein.B．Allbuildingshaveatleasttwostoresinthem.C．Thepeoplewhobuiltourcitiesdidnotplanahead.3．Whatdidthestoresdotothestreet?(Whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?)[]A．Thestoresmadetheirstreetrich.B．Thestoresmadetheirstreetpretty.C．Thestoresmadetheirstreetugly.4．Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat______.[]A．thepeoplewereuglyB．storesmakestreetsbeautifulC．zoninginacityisimportant9OnemorninginLondon.Theweatherwasverycold,andmanypeoplecaughtacold.Theyhadtoseeadoctor,sothereweremanypeopleinthedoctor'swaiting-room.Attheheadofthelinewasanoldwoman.ThewomandidnotliveinLondon.ShelivedinScotland（苏格兰）.Shecameheretovisitherdaughter.Shewantedtoseethedoctorbecauseshegotabadcoldandcougheddayandnight.“IfIgetthereearly,Icanseethedoctorquickly,”shethought.Soshewasthefirstintheline.Shesatnearesttothedoctor'sdoor.AnAmericancameintothewaiting-room,andwalkedquicklytothedoctor'sdoor.Theoldwomanthoughthewasaqueuejumper.Shestoodupandtookhisarmslowly,shesaid,“Wewereallherebeforeyou.Youmustwaitforyourturn.Doyouunderstand?”TheAmericananswered,“No,madam.Youdon'tunderstand!Youareallafterme!I'mthedoctor!”1．Howmanypeoplewerethereinthedoctor'swaiting-room?[]A．Afewpeople.B．Alotofpeople.C．Fewpeople.D．Nobody.2．Thewomancame______.[]A．fromthecountryB．fromatownC．fromafactoryD．fromafarm3．Theoldwomanwasthefirstinthelinesothatshecould______.[]A．spendlesstimeB．spendlessmoneyC．seethedoctorquicklyD．haveatalkwiththedoctor4．Wheredidthedoctorcomefrom?[]A．England.B．ScotlandC．America.D．London.10Nooneknowshowmanlearnedtomakewords.Perhapshebeganbymakingsoundslikethosemadebyanimals.Perhapshegrunted（发出呼噜声）likeapigwhenheliftedsomethingheavy.Perhapshemadesoundslikethoseheheardallroundhim----watersplashing（飞溅）,beeshumming（嗡嗡作响声）,astonefallingtotheground.Somehowhelearnedtomakewords.Asthecenturieswentby,hemademoreandmorenewwords.Thisiswhatwemeanbylanguage.Peoplelivingindifferentcountriesmadedifferentkindsofwords.Todaythereareaboutfifteenhundreddifferentlanguagesintheworld.Eachcontainsfourorfivehundredthousandwords.Butwedonotneedallthese.Onlyafewthousandwordsareusedineverydaylife.Thewordsyouknowarecalledyourvocabulary.Youshouldtrytomakeyourvocabularybigger.Readasmanybooksasyoucan.Thereareplentyofbookswrittenineasylanguage.Yourdictionaryisyourmostusefulbook.1．Whatdowemeanbylanguage?[]A．Soundsmadebyman.B．Allthewordsmadebyman.C．Differentkindsofsound.D．Thewaymanlearns.2．Fromthepassageweknowthatlonglongago______.[]A．noonelearnedhowtomakesoundsorwordsB．animalstaughttolearnthelanguageC．Manlearnedthelanguagebyliftingheavythings,fallingtotheground,andsoonD．Manfollowedalotofthingsinnaturetomakesoundsandwords3．Whatisthenumberoflanguagespokenintheworldtoday?[]A．500B．5,000C．1,500D．15,0004．Inwhichsentencecantheword“contain(s)”beputsothatitisarightone?[]A．I______severaldictionaryB．Seawater______salt.C．Adog______fourlegsD．MrSmith______glassesonhisnose5．Whichofthefollowingisthebestifwewanttomakeourvocabularylarger?[]A．TousethewordsineverydaylifeB．ToreadmorebooksC．ToreadeasybooksD．Tolookupnewwordsinthedictionary12Computersareusefulmachines.Theycanhelppeoplealotintheirdailylife.Forexample,theycanhelppeopletosavemuchtimetodomuchwork,andtheycanhelppeopletoworkoutmanyproblems（解题）theycan'tdoeasily.Ourcountryaskseveryonetolearntousecomputersbeforethetwenty-firstcentury,excepttheoldpeople.Todaymoreandmorefamiliesowncomputers.Parentsbuycomputersfortheirchildren.Theyhopecomputerscanhelpthemimprove（提高）theirstudiesinschool.Yet,manyoftheirchildre