八年级英语上册阅读理解20篇.docx

     拓展阅读（01）My uncle James is a famous scientist．He likes to make lots of predictions about the future．He says that in 100 years some things will be better than now．For example, we will not have to wash the dishes or sweep(打扫) the floor because we’ll all have robots in our homes．Also, we won’t need to use paper money．We’ll all use credit cards（信用卡）to buy things．We’ll have more free time, and traveling will be faster and cheaper than it is now．Maybe some people will spend their vacations in space stations．However, Uncle James says that some things will get worse in the next century(世纪)．If more people use cars, there will be more pollution．Also, if there are fewer trees, the air will become dirtier．If pollution gets really bad, maybe people will have to go and live on Mars（火星）．Uncle James says we’ll be very sorry if pollution becomes worse．1．What is Uncle James？(Uncle James是做什么的？)2．Why doesn’t Uncle James think people in the future will do the dishes？3．What does he think people in the future will use to buy things？4．What will happen if more people use cars？5．If there are fewer trees, what will happen？When the Americans were getting ready to send (送) their first men to the moon, an old Australian was watching TV in a restaurant (饭店). There was an Englishman in the restaurant, too, and he said to the Australian, "The Americans are clever(聪明的), aren't they? They are going to send some men to the moon. It is a very long way from our world."      "Oh, that's nothing," the Australian answered quickly."Our country is going to send some people to the sun in a few months. That's much farther(更远) away than the moon, you know."  "Oh, yes, it is," the Englishman said," but the sun is too hot for people to go to." The Australian laughed and said," We won't go to the sun in the day, of course( 当然). We'll go there at night."1. Who were going to send their first men to the moon?2. Where were the Australian and Englishman watching TV?3. The Englishman thought______.4. Both the Englishmen and the Australian knew that ______.5. The Australian thought that ______.Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2050. "What will our world be like in the year 2050"asked Tom. "I don’t know. "says Fred." What do you think?" "Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess(猜测). " "In the year 2050 everyone will carry(携带) a pocket(口袋) computer. The computer will give people the answer to all their problems. We will all have telephones, in our pockets, too, and we’ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we’ll be able to see them at the same time. " "A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Maybe there will be big towns, factories, and farms under the sea, too. " "Robots will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays. Perhaps(也许) they’ll work only two or three days a week. They’ll be able to fly to the moon by rockets and spend their holidays there. ""I’m looking forward to(期待) the year 2050. I hope to fly to the moon. " "And I hope I’ll be able to live under the sea," says Fred. "Won’t that be very interesting Just like a fish!1. Tom and Fred talk about _______.2. According to (根据) the passage, robots will ________拓展阅读（02）Life in the year 3044 is very different from life in the 21st century(世纪). We still do many of the things you did, but we do them differently. For example, we now have e-friends to help us and keep us company. An e-friend is a machine（机器） that looks just like a human. It can walk and talk like humans and can do almost the same things as we human do. My e-friend is a lot like me and we have much fun together. She helps me with my homework and we often go swimming. She is computerized to take care of me in case (万一) anything happens, so I always feel safe(安全的) when we are together. She can also send me messages(短信). and I can download (下载) information from her memory chip（存储芯片）. It’s so great to have an e-friend –-- I feel never lonely(孤独) and I always have someone to talk to.Actually(事实上), I would plan to tell you more about life in the year 3044, I have to send my e-friend to clean up my room, though. Maybe one day I will be able to fly back in time rocket and visit you and old friends. Looking forward to(期待)!1. An e-friend can do the following EXCEPT________.A. It can walk and talk.B. It can help me with my homework.C. It can send me message.D. It can travel back in time.2. What does the word “company” probably mean?A. 同情 B.公司 C. 同伴 D. 交通3. What can we learn from the passage?A. In 3044, people won’t do many of the things we do now.B. E-friends make life more convenient(方便的) in 3044.C. People are able to travel back in time rocket in 3044.D. Life in 3044 is the same as life in the 21 century.Life in the future will be different from life today. The population(人口) is growing fast. There will be more people in the world and most of them will live longer. Computers will be much smaller and 。