【正文】 fraid　 　　 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 參考答案 　　1. 從短文第1句看出隕石落下時(shí)幾乎砸著Mr Pettifer，故答案應(yīng)選A。　　3. Mr Pettifer發(fā)現(xiàn)樹梢來(lái)回?fù)u擺是因?yàn)橄侣涞碾E石使它來(lái)回動(dòng)，故答案選B。　　5. 由短文最后一段第1句“Mr Pettifer is glad ”可以看出，且happy與glad意思相近，故答案應(yīng)選A。One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one time I wasn’t sure of that was on September 11.　　I usually wake up a 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier. I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed (撞擊) into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. My first reaction (反應(yīng)) was that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing (目擊) an act of terrorism.　　My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over again. When I watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget. I couldn’t understand how something this terrible could have happened.　　It wasn’t until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did e from this tragedy (悲劇). People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant(寬容的). Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious(珍貴的), to let myself get worried over small things. I’ve learned also that you can’t take things for granted. Things change in the blink of an eye. People go to work and don’t e back. One moment they’re living and the next minute they’re not. And, it doesn’t matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. We never know when our time here 　　will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have.　　You try to learn from what happened. You can’t be used up by it. You can’t live by it. All you can do is just live.　　1. The word “positive” in the passage probably means ______.　　 A. terrible　　B. bad　　C. good　　D. real　　2. What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?　　 A. A fire starting　　　　　　　　 B. A plane flying　　 C. A terrible accident　　　　　　 D. An act of terrorism. 　　3. From September 11, the writer had realized that___________.　　 A. people should make the most of every minute they have　　 B. he has bee less tolerant towards others　　 C. he should get worried about little things　　 D. life is too short to care about others. 4. What’s the best title of this passage?　　 A. A Report about September 11　　 B. The Tragedy of September 11　　 C. September 11 and My Family　　 D. September 11 and My Turn. 參考答案 講解：　　1. C　　2. D　　3. ASo we all need to make the most of every minute we have.　　4. D 八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)閱讀理解試題及答案講解03Mrs. Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said：Were you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Children’s Hospital are asking for money for children’s toys(玩具). Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick(生病的)children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.　　After Mrs. Weeks read the story，she said，“This story gave me an idea.”　　“You want us to bring some money for the toys.” “We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital.” said the boys and girls one after another.　　“Well，your ideas would be nice，” Mrs Weeks said，“but mine is different.” 　　“We could make some toys.” shouted one of them.　　Mrs. Weeks smiled. “Do you think you could make toys?” she asked.　　“Yes, yes.” the whole class answered.　　“Great! Let’s begin to make toys tomorrow.” said Mrs. Weeks.　　On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Weeks took children to the hospital with t