8上1单过去式习题(阅读理解)解析.doc

一 三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共20分。） A Maggie was 27 years old and she was a nurse.She was very kind,and all her patients liked her very much. One day she was out shopping when she saw an old woman waiting to cross a busy street . Maggie wanted to cross the street,too,so she went over to help the woman.When Maggie was near her,she suddenly laughed and said,“Mrs Herman.You were my patient in the hospital last year!” Mrs Herman was very pleased to see her. “I’ll help you cross the street,Mrs Herman,”Maggie said. “Oh,thank you very much,Maggie,”Mrs Herman said,and she started to cross the street. “No,no,Mrs Herman,”Maggie said quickly.“Wait!The light is still red.” 26.What was Maggie? A.She was young. B.She was a nurse. C.She worked very hard. D.She was happy all the time. 27.All her patients liked her because . A.she was twenty-seven years old B.she worked in a big hospital C.she could play the piano very well D.she was kind to them 28.Mrs Herman was one of Maggie’s in the past. A.patients B.classmates C.students D.teachers 29.Maggie wanted to when she met her. A.run away B.tell Mrs Herman to go home C.do some shopping with the old woman D.help Mrs Herman cross the street 30.Maggie wanted her to cross the street when the light . A.was bright B.was red C.was green D.went out B Can you imagine a life without French fries?Potatoes are very popular today.But in the past this was not true.Potatoes grew inSouth America five thousand years ago.But they only became popular in other places two hundred years ago. In the 1800s,people started to eat potatoes.In Ireland(爱尔兰),potatoes became the main food.Then in 1845,a disease(疾病)killed all the potatoes in Ireland.Two million people died of hunger. Today,each country has its potato dish.Germans eat potato salad,and the United States has the baked potato,and of course Frenchmen invented French fries.Now French fries are popular all o