《2025年学习之友八年级英语上册外研版》

A
One day, a successful businessman was getting ready to go to his office in the morning. When he opened the door of his car, a stray dog (流浪狗) sleeping under his car suddenly came out and bit his leg! He was angry and threw a rock at the dog, but he was not able to hit it.
Upon reaching his office, the businessman called a meeting of his managers. During the meeting, he took out his anger on his managers. His managers were upset about this, and took out their own anger on the employees (员工) working under them. Gradually, the businessman's anger spread through the whole company.
The businessman was still angry after returning home. His wife opened the door. She asked him, "Why are you so late today?" The man shouted at his wife, "I didn't go to the office to play soccer. I went to work. So don't ask me such stupid questions!" His wife was upset about being shouted at for no reason. She turned her anger on their son, who was watching TV. "This is all you do. You have no interest in studying! Turn off the TV now!" She yelled.
The son became upset as well. He walked out of his house and saw a dog passing by. He picked up a rock and threw it at the dog angrily. The dog ran away, barking in pain.
Sometimes, when we are angry about something, we might take out our anger on others who are not to blame for our mood. This is not fair to others. We should learn to control our anger.
(B)1. What happened to the businessman on his way to his office?
A. He couldn't open his car.
B. A stray dog bit his leg.
C. He threw a rock and hit the stray dog.
D. A stray dog played with him.
(D)2. Who did the businessman take out the anger on during the meeting?
A. His wife.
B. Himself.
C. His son.
D. His managers.
(B)3. The word "yelled" probably means ______.
A. cried
B. shouted
C. smiled
D. said
(C)4. How did his son deal with her mother's anger?
A. He talked back to her mother.
B. He argued with his mother.
C. He did as his father did with a dog.
D. He had a big fight with his father.

答案： 1.B 2.D 3.B 4.C