八年级英语阅读理解专项练习
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One day a rich man and a businessman met in a restaurant.For their
lunch they both ordered soup.When it was brought,the rich man tasted it,but
the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came into his eyes.The
businessman asked him why he was crying.The rich man didn’t want to tell the
truth and he told a lie,“Sir,I had a brother who was killed last year.I was thinking of his
death,and that made me cry.” The businessman believed his story and began to eat his soup.He
also burned his mouth so much that he had tears in his eyes.The rich man
noticed it and asked the businessman,“Sir,why do you cry?”The businessman,who now saw that the rich man had cheated him,
answered,“Oh,I’m
crying because you were not killed together with your brother.
I) 根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）（5分）
( )76.The rich man didn’t tell the truth.
(
)77.Though the rich man burned the mouth,he shouldn’t have told the
lie.
( )78.The rich man had a brother who was burned.
( )79.The businessman believed the rich man’s story at first.
( )80.The businessman’s answer showed that he was very happy.
II) 根据短文内容将下列句子排序．（5分）
81.They ordered the soup and the soup wasso hot that the rich man burned his mouth first.
82.The businessman also burned his mouthand he was not happy.
83.A rich man and a businessman had lunchin the same restaurant.
84.The rich man told a lie about hisbrother’s death.
85.The businessman realized(意识到) that the rich man cheated himat last.
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