【英语】八年级英语下册阅读理解难题及答案

1、【英语】八年级英语下册阅读理解难题及答案一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项练习(含答案解析)1 .阅读理解Have you ever thought about what our food will be like in the future? As the population is growing fast, there must be changes in our food.More land will be used for building houses for people. Then there will be less space for cattle and chickens,

2、so meat will be more expensive. Instead, people will eat more fruit and vegetables.Scientists are always trying out new ways of growing food. Only one third of the Earth's area is land and the rest is sea, so some think maybe we can get more food from the sea.Besides, though rice supports more t

3、han half of the world's population, it needs a lot of water to grow. Scientists predict (预测) the climate will get drier during the next century. Therefore, it might be impossible to grow rice in the future. Some farmers are experimenting with new crops. Farmers like to grow beans because they do

4、n't need much water, and beans also improve the quality of the soil. The soybean (黄豆) makes a good substitute (替代品)for rice and meat.(1) Why won't some people eat meat every day in the future according to the passage?A. Because meat makes people fat.B. Because meat may be more expensive.C. B

5、ecause people want to be healthier.D. Because people want to eat more vegetables.(2) Where can we get more food according to the passage?A. From the sea. B. From the land. C. From the rivers. D. From other planets.(3) Why might it be impossible to grow rice in the future according to the passage?A.

6、Because growing rice is hard work.B. Because people will eat less rice.C. Because rice needs much water to grow. D. Because it takes too much time to grow rice. (4) Which of the following about beans is NOT true?A. Beans may be popular for farmers to grow. B. Beans need as much water as rice to grow

7、.C. Beans improve the quality of the soil. D. Beans can take the place of rice and meat.【答案】(1) BA(3) C(4) B【解析】【分析】短文大意：这篇短文讲的是将来人们的食物会是什么样的。在将来肉很贵，人们将吃的更多的是水果和蔬菜。人们从海洋中得到更多的食物。随着下个世纪气候 的变干旱，在将来种植水稻是不可能的。人们会种植豆类，黄豆会制成米和肉好的替代品 替。(1) 细节理解题。根据 Then there will be less space for cattle and chickens, so

8、meat will be more expensive.那时牛和鸡的生存空间更小了，因此肉将更贵。 故选B。(2) 细节理解题。根据 Only one third of the Earth's area is land and the rest is sea, so some think maybe we can get more food from the sea.地球只有三分之是陆地，因此些人认为或许我们能从海洋获取更多的食物。故选Ao(3)细节理解题。根据 Besides, though rice supports more than half of the world'

9、s population, it needs a lot of water to grow. 此外，虽然，水稻支撑着世界上一半多人口，它需要很多水来种植，故选C。(4) 细节理解题。根据 Farmers like to grow beans because they don't need much water, 农 民们喜欢种植豆类，因为它们不需要很多水。可知选项C是错误的，故选 Bo【点评】此题考查阅读理解。我们在做题之前先阅读短文，了解短文大意，然后分析问 题，带着问题读文章，从短文的细节中找到问题答案。2 .阅读理解Got a problem and not sure who t

10、o ask for advice? Write to us and we will help! When you see this , click (点击) to hear some advice from Mandy, our top teen expert.My best friend won't stop copying me! I love wearing bright clothes and looking different from everyone else. But last month my friend started buying all the same cl

11、othes as me. Now we look the same as each other.Lucy, 14My mom has been homeschooling me since I was 11. That's when I finished primary school.I don't spend much time with people of my age. I'm friends with some of my neighbors andI have old friends from primary school, but they often fo

12、rget to invite me when they go out.Ben, 15I go to dance lessons with some close friends of mine. The teacher wants me to go to a higher level (水平) class, but she says my friends have to stay. I'm worried about moving to a new class without them. I'll really miss seeing them! What should I do

13、?Susan, 13(1) What does Lucy like doing?A. Wearing the same as her best friend.B. Shopping with her best friend.C. Wearing bright clothes.D. Shopping for clothes.(2) How many years has Ben's mom taught him at home?A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.D. 5.(3) What does Susan's dance teacher want her to do?A. To g

14、o to a dance competition.B. To move to a higher level class.C. To help prepare for a dance party.D. To teach her friends hoe to dance.(4) This material may be from.A. a magazine.B. the Internet.C. a news report.D. a travel guide【答案】(1) CC(3) B(4) B【解析】【分析】文章叙述了三个青少年各自遇到的问题，他们想请求专家能给他们一些意见。露西想要穿的与众不同

15、，但她的朋友总是效仿她的穿着，让她非常苦恼；本在家里 上学，总是被朋友们遗忘；苏珊和朋友们一起上舞蹈课，但老师让她独自去高水平班学 习，她感到很担心。1）细节题。根据I love wearing bright clothes and looking different from everyone else. 可知我喜欢穿亮丽的衣服，看起来和别人不一样。故选C。（ 2）细节题。根据My mom has been homeschooling me since I was 11. 可知我妈妈从我11岁起就在家教我以及表格的落款是Ben. 15，可知本的妈妈已经在家教了他4 年了。故选C。（ 3）细节

16、题。根据The teacher wants me to go to a higher level （水平）class, but she saysmy friends have to stay. 可知老师要我去上更高水平的课，但她说我的朋友们必须留下来。故选B。（ 4）细节题。根据Got a problem and not sure who to ask for advice? Write to us and we willhelp! When you see this , click （点击）to hear some advice from Mandy, our top teen expert

17、.可知有问题，不知道该向谁征求意见？写信给我们，我们会帮忙的！当你看到这个，点击听取一些建议从曼迪，我们的顶级青少年专家。所以这些材料可能来自互联网。故选B。【点评】考查阅读理解，主要考查细节题，注意从文中仔细寻找答案。3.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。When I was younger, bedtime was always my favorite part of the day. Wearing soft pajamas （睡衣裤）and with Lan, my stuffed monkey, in my arms, I felt no pressu

18、re at all.I named Lan after my uncle when I compared Lan's long arms and legs to his. One night I ran up to Uncle Lan at a family party and told him I had named my monkey after him. His eyebrows wrinkled （起皱纹）in confusion, and then a chuckle （哈哈大笑）escaped from his lips. Iguess he didn't unde

19、rstand how important it was to me.Even if Uncle Lan didn't think my monkey was special, I certainly did. I dressed him in a white baby nightgown （睡衣）. My mother thought that Lan was the best-dressed stuffed animal inthe world. Yes, he was certainly a fashionable creature. The strong cologne （科隆香

20、水）I usedon him years ago makes him still smell "pretty".For a long time, Lan went everywhere with me. He was my best friend, and I told him everything. But when I turned twelve, I realized I was too old for stuffed animals. I thought people would think I was babyish, so I put him in the cu

21、pboard with the rest of my teddy bears and dolls. I begged him to understand why I was doing this, but at the same time I longed to talk to him again.It took me several years to realize that it was OK to miss Lan. I know now that maturity （成 熟） doesn't only mean growing up and taking on more res

22、ponsibility （责任）. It also meansholding on to your childhood and acting young sometimes.Lan has been with me since I was six years old. Holding him in my arms connects me with my past and my present as I continue growing and understanding myself.（ 1 ） Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to t

23、he passage?A. Bedtime used to be the writer's favorite part of the day because of the stuffed monkey.B. Uncle Lan liked the stuffed monkey as much as the writer.C. The writer used to carry the monkey with her wherever she went.D. Years later the writer realized that it was not wrong to miss Monk

24、ey Lan. （ 2） The writer loved Monkey Lan deeply because .A. he could understand herB. he was a fashionable monkeyC. he could talk with herD. he was her most honest listener（ 3） We can learn from the passage that the writer believes .A. keeping stuffed animals is babyishB. maturity doesn't mean g

25、rowing up and taking on more responsibilityC. one should keep to his childhood and act young sometimes even when he has grown upD. human beings should be kind to animals【答案】（ 1 ） B（ 2） D（ 3） C【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章讲述了自从六岁一直陪伴自己的布袋猴Lan,它是她忠实的倾听者，她走到哪里把它带到哪里，直到12 岁，把它放进橱柜里，现在我才意思到成熟不仅是长大和承担更多的责任，而且是有时候坚持童年和装

26、嫩。（ 1）细节理解题。根据When I was younger, bedtime was always my favorite part of the day.可知 A 是对的，根据 For a long time, Lan went everywhere with me.可知 C正确，根据 It took me several years to realize that it was OK to miss Lan. 可知 D 正确，根据I guess he didn'tunderstand how important it was to me. 可知 Uncle Lan 不理解布袋

27、猴对我多么重要，故选 B。（ 2）细节理解题。根据He was my best friend, and I told him everything. 可知作者那么爱布袋猴 Lan 因为他是她最好的朋友，倾听她的一切，也就是它是她的最忠实的倾听者，故选D。（ 3）细节理解题。根据I know now that maturity （成熟）doesn't only mean growing upand taking on more responsibility （责任）. It also means holding on to your childhood andacting young s

28、ometimes. 可知成熟不只意味着长大和承担更多的责任。它也意味着有时候坚 持你的童年和装嫩。故选C。【点评】考查阅读理解能力，首先通读全文，掌握大意，然后根据问题在原文中找到依据和细节，利用阅读方法解决问题，选出正确答案。4 阅读理解As a volunteer teacher, I travelled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school, and the children there. How

29、ever, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn't what I expected. It didn't look like a school at all. The school had only 3 rooms, one for Grades 1, 2 and 3, and another for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third one for me.The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a l

30、ot of questions, and I told them stories and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave then a test to find out their level. To my surprise, although the test was very easy, over half of them failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.I am busy preparing lessons, and re

31、ading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hardworking children, and I could see that they were making progress with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their lives better and we are now good friends.I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. I'm ver

32、y happy, and the expeerience has been very useful for me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here.(1) In the passage, "my heart sank "means that the writer .A. felt excitedB. was happyC. felt sadD. was angry(2) The writer found the students

33、' level was she expected after the first test.A. just asB. higher thanC. lower thanD. as low as(3) What does the writer think of her experience in Longzhou?A. It is boring.B. It is silly.C. It is meaningless.D. It is useful.【答案】(1) CC(3) D【解析】【分析】短文大意：作者去贵州一所学校餐馆，学校建设很破旧，学生成绩很差，作者很喜欢这份工作，这段经历对作者

34、而言很有用，作者想继续在那里工作。(1)推断题。根据文章提到的It didn't look like a school at all.可知，这个学校看起来不像学校，因而作者感到很悲伤，故选 Q(2)细节题。根据文章提到的To my surprise, although the test was very easy, over half ofthem failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things 可知，那里的学生学习成绩很差，故选 Co(3)细节题。根据文章提到的and the expeerience has been very u

35、seful for me 可知，作者认为这次经历对他很有用，故选Do【点评】考查细节题和推断题，做细节题的时候，熟悉文章大意，熟悉问题，带着问题到 文章找出答案，即可，做推断题，联系上下文，确定句子的意义，即可。5.阅读理解When I was a child, my parents always told me that I should never talk to strangers. This was part of a whole list of things I should never do: Never accept food or candy from strangers, n

36、ever get in a car with strangers, and so on. They think strangers may do something harmful to us.But if we didn't start a conversation with strangers, we'd never make new friends. We'd never get a job. We may miss the happiness that comes from talking with strangers. And the more people

37、you know, the more chances you can get.The following passage offers you some advice on how to break the ice.Don't just look at your shoes. Go and say "Hi" to that new guy. It will be easier to break the ice if you know more about different cultures.British: Beautiful day, isn't it?

38、The weather in Britain is changeable. So, it is one of the topics the British care most about. And there's a simple rule: Say "Yes" whether you agree with the person's idea on the weather or not. That's because the British start a conversation using the weather so that they can

39、 continue their talk.French: Where did you go on holiday?To talk with a French person, the safest way is to ask about his or her last holiday. French students enjoy a 10-to-15-day holiday every two months. French employees(雇员) get morethan one and a half months of holidays every year.American: So, w

40、here are you from?The US is so big and people move so often that place is always a source (来源) of talk. You can try to find a connection with the place they're from. For example, if someone is from Los Angeles, you could say, "Oh, I have a friend who studied there."(1) The writer's

41、 parents tell him not to talk to strangers because.A. it was dangerousB. the writer didn't like to talk with strangersC. it was part of the lifeD. the writer's parents were afraid to talk with strangers(2) The underlined phrase "break the ice" probably means.A. put the ice into pie

42、cesB. offer a chance to talkC. play an interesting gameD. give others some help(3) The passage is mainly about how to.A. get a good jobB. know more about different culturesC. get along with a strangerD. start a conversation with a stranger【答案】(1) AB(3) D【解析】 【分析】短文大意；父母告诉我们陌生人很危险，但是朋友都是从不认识到认 识，文章给出

43、了一些建议，关于如何和陌生人成为朋友，比如主动打招呼，谈论天气，去 哪里度假等。(1) 细节题。根据文章提至U的They think strangers may do something harmful to us. 可知，陌生人很危险，故选 Ao(2)推断题。根据文章提到的It will be easier to break the ice if you know more aboutdifferent cultures.可知，划横线单词的意义为找到和他人说话的机会，故选 B。(3)主旨题。根据文章主要介绍了如何与陌生人成为朋友，可知文章是关于和陌生人交谈，故选D。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文

44、涉及细节题、推断题和主旨题三种常考题型，细节题要注意 从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；主旨题需要通读全文，了 解大意之后找出中心思想。6 阅读理解Long long ago, there was a blacksmith （铁匠）. He was always unhappy with his life. "I'malways hot as a blacksmith. I want to be a stone on the mountain. There it must be cool." A wise man could change ev

45、erything. The blacksmith went to the wise man. The wise man said, "Be a stone!" The blacksmith became a stone. A moment later, a stonemason （石匠）came and sawthe stone. "It's what I want," he said and began to cut it. The stone cried, "Ouch! I don't want to be a stone.

46、 I want to be the sun. That would be great." The wise man said, "Be the sun!" And he became the sun. But the sun was much hotter, so he said, "I don't like this. I'd like to be the moon. It looks cool!" The wise man said again, "Be the moon!" And he became

47、the moon. "This is hotter than being the sun, because the light from the sun shines （照射）on me" he said, "I don't wantto be the moon. I want to be a blacksmith again. That's the best life."But the wise man said, "I'm tired of your changing. You want to be the moon

48、, now you are the moon, and you'll be the moon in the future."（ 1 ） Why did the blacksmith want to be a stone on the mountain?A. Because he didn't like working.B. Because he thought a stone was very happy.C. Because he thought being a stone was cool.D. Because a stone on the mountain co

49、uld see everything. （ 2） What's the right order that the blacksmith changed?A. the sunthe moonthe stoneB. the stonethe moonthe sunC. the moon the sun the stone D. the stone the sun the moon （ 3） What's the best title for this text?A. The Hottest Work B. A Poor BlacksmithC. Enjoy Your Present

50、 （目前的）Life D. Different kinds of life 【答案】（ 1 ） C（ 2） D（ 3） C 【解析】【分析】短文大意：短文讲述了铁匠的三次变化。铁匠不满意现在的生活，请求智者帮助，智者把他变成了石头、太阳和月亮，最后厌倦了铁匠的变化请求而让他一直做 月亮。铁匠没有把握好当初的生活而后悔变成了现在的样子，可知享受当前的生活很重 要。(1)考查细节理解。根据 I want to be a stone on the mountain. There it must be cool.,可知他他认为作文一块石头是很酷的事情，故选C。(2)考查细节排序。根据短文内容：The

51、wise man said, "Bea stone! ”The blacksmithbecame a stone. The wise man said, “Be the sun! ” And he became the sun. The wise man sagain, “ Be the moon! ” And he became the moon口 the stone-the sun-the moon 是正确顺序，故选Do(3)考查标题归纳。根据最后铁匠的想法I want to be a blacksmith again. That's the bestlife.,结合文中

52、的三次改变，铁匠没有把握好当初的生活而后悔变成了现在的样子，可知享受当前的生活很重要，故选Co【点评】此题考查阅读理解。原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意。细读题材，各个击破。掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读每篇材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息。对于捕获到的信息，要做认真分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，以便于找出问题答案。抓住主题句，就不难确定文章的最佳标题。7.阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The

53、 bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.TicketsAdults: $2.00Children: Over12 $1.00 Under12 FreeOpening time: 9: 00 a. m. -4:

54、 00 p. m.Except Friday: 10: 00 a. m. -3: 00 p. m.Attentions: Keep the zoo clean.Do not touch, give food or go near the animals.(1) How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage?A. SevenB. SixC. FiveD. Four(2) Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his son aged 10, how much are the tickets toge

55、ther?A. $2.00B. $3.00C. $4.00D. $1.00(3) Which of the following is the visiting time?A. 8: 30 a. m. Monday B. 9: 30 a. m. Friday C. 3: 00 p. m. Sunday D. 5: 00 p. m. Tuesday (4) From the passage we can guess the animal "giraffe" must be very.A. fatB. longC. strongD. tall This passage is.A.

56、 a posterB. newsC. a letterD. a story【答案】(1) BA(3) C(4) DA【解析】【分析】主要讲了动物园的一些广告信息。(1) 细节题。根据 Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting

57、to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.可知有大象、老虎、熊、猴子、狗和长颈鹿，六种动物，故选 B。(2)细节题。根据 Adults: $2.00 Children: Over12 $1.00 Under12 Free 可知成年人 2 美元， 12岁以下的孩子免费，12岁以上的孩子1美元，史密斯先生的儿子 10岁，所以免费，所 以是2美元，故选Ao(3)细节题。根据 Opening time: 9: 00 a. m. -4: 00 p. m.Except Friday: 10:

58、00 a. m. -3: 00 p. m. 可知开放时间是 9: 00 a. m. -4: 00 p. m.,星期五10: 00 a. m. -3: 00 p. m.不开放，故选 C。(4)细节题。根据 the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you. 可知长颈鹿俯视 你，所以长颈鹿是高的，故选 D。(5)细节题。根据全文可知是广告信息，所以是海报，故选 Ao 【点评】考查阅读理解，主要考查细节题，注意从文中仔细寻找答案。8.阅读下面短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。As a volunteer teac

59、her, I travelled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school, and the children there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn't what I expected. It didn't look like a school at all. The school had only 3 rooms, one for Grades 1,2 and 3, and another for Grades4, 5 and 6. There