八年级英语下学期阅读理解

D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too 参考答案 ： 1．D 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．C

讲解：

1．因为牛津大学是英国的著名大学。

2．第一段最后一句讲“这使他们高兴”。“It”指代前一句讲的情况，即他们的儿子功课很好。

3．根据第三段文意判断。

4．第三段最后一句讲“所有人都开始听她讲。”故A不对；她这样做只是想炫耀一下而已。C、D描述的意思都不确切。

5．文章前面做了铺垫，讲Mrs．Turner 如何炫耀她儿子考上大学，结尾讲那个妇女说自己的儿子是教授不论真假，她是在阻止Mrs. Turner的炫耀。

阅读理解4

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