八年级上阅读理解（A）In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer.Players sometimes kick (踢) the ball, but they also throw (扔) the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field; they have four chances to move the ball ten yards (码). They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they can receive six points. This is called a touch-down (持球触地).Its difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.Thousands of people come to watch it when there is a football game. They all yell for their favorite team. They dance and jump while they are yelling. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The football season usually begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January lst. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。( )26. In America, football players can _.A. only kick the ballB. only throw the ballC. only carry the ballD. kick, throw and carry the ball( )27. There are _ on each team.A. ten playersB. eleven playersC. twelve playersD. thirteen players( )28. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team has to _.A. go homeB. carry the ball ten yardsC. run with itD. kick the ball to the other team( )29. The best teams play again _.A. on ChristmasB. after the season endsC. on New Years DayD. on Sunday( )30. The underlined word “yell” in the passage means “_”.A. shout (喊) loudly B. jumpC. talk loudlyD. sing（B）There are many kinds of ball games in the world, basketball, volleyball, football, baseballIn my opinion (观点), the most popular game is football. When the important matches begin, all the audience cheer for one side or the other. Football started in England. Now its very popular in many countries, such as France, Germany, Italy and so on. It is surprising that very small kids in England know a lot about football. They can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. They can show you the photos of their favorite players. They can remember clearly the results (结果) of the most important matches. They can even expect (预料) which team will win or which team will lose. Can you believe it?However, in China, Chinese students work hard for higher grades and they have no time for sports. The schools should arrange (安排) some games and matches for their students. Its good for children it. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。( )31. Which sport does the writer think is the most popular in the world? A. Basketball.B. Football.C. Baseball.D. Volleyball.( )32. From the passage, we know .A. its surprising that Chinese students know much about football B. all the audience only cheer for one side in a matchC. in fact (事实), no one knows for certain (确切的) who will winD. in China, students dont like football( )33. The underlined (画线的) word “audience” in the first paragraph means .A. 体育馆B. 成年人C. 观众D. 小孩子( )34. According to (根据) the passage, football comes from _.A. ChinaB. EnglandC. FranceD. Germany( )35. Whats the passage about? A. Music.B. Custom.C. Sport.D. Culture (文化).（C）Ai Fukuhara (福原爱)，the Japanese table tennis star, was born on Nov.11, 1988. She started playing ping-pong when she was three. At that time, she was too small. She couldnt see over the tabletop (桌面). She had to stand on boxes to play against adults (成人) in exhibition (展览) matches.Now she is a very famous player. But she still works very hard and she practices for five hours a day during the weekdays after morning school lessons and eight hours a day at the weekends.In May, 2003, Fukuhara made the quarterfinals (四分之一决赛) of the World Championships.At the age of 15, she was the youngest player in Japan at the 2004 Olympic Games. She joined the Liaoning Team in 2005.“I hope I can learn from my Chinese teammates and improve (完善) my preparation for the 2008 Olympics,”said Ai Fukuhara.根据短文内容，完成表格。NameAi FukuharaBirthdayNov.11, 1988Nationality36._Jobping-pong playerCareerjoined 37._ in 2003joined 38._ in 2004joined 39. _ in 2005Word or phrase to describe her40. _（A）Most people make their living (谋生) with their hands, but Bob makes his living with his feet. Bobs story began in a small city in England. His parents were poor. Seven people lived in a small house. Bob had no place to play but on the street. Bobs father often played football. Little Bob wanted to play football, too. So his father made a soft (柔软的) ball for him to kick. It was