八年级英语上册阅读理解专项练习经典

1、八年级英语上册阅读理解专项练习经典一、八年级英语上册阅读理解专项练习(含答案解析)I .阅读理解An American boy has made a cheap machine that can help blind people read.The blind can read by using Braille-a system of small bumps (隆起物) that the blind touch to read the letters. The machine that makes these small bumps usually costs at least $2,000.

2、 It is called Braille typewriter. The American schoolboy, Shu ham Banerjee, made a new Braille typewriter from a Lego tool that lets people create robots. Banerjee has called his new machine the Braigo-a combination (组合)of the words Braille and Lego. It costs just $350. It works bychanging electroni

3、c texts into Braille and then printing it using a computer or a mobile machine.Banerjee designed (设计)his Braigo for a school science project. Since then, he has caughtthe interest of Silicon Valley in the USA. The big technology company Intel spent money on Banerjee's machine in November, but th

4、ey did not say how much money they put in. Banerjee also got $ 35,000 from his father to help him start the project. His father works as a computer engineer (工程师) at Intel. He spoke about why he gave so much money to his son, saying, started to be interested more, thinking that he's on to someth

5、ing and this invention has to continue, dream would probably be having most of the blind people use my Braigo.II ) What is Braille in Paragraph 2?A. A system of bumps to help the blind read. B. The name of a new invention.C. A very cheap machine.D. A Lego robot.(2) What does the Braigo change into B

6、raille?A. Photocopies. B. Voices. C. Electronic texts. D. Computer languages. (3) Why did Banerjee design his invention?A. He did it as a hobby. B. Intel told him to do it. C. He did it for a school science project. D. He wanted to get money from his father.(4) Banerjee's parents wanted him to c

7、ontinue to.A. catch Intel's interest B. work on his invention C. be a computer engineer D. use the new Braille typewriter【答案】(1) AC(3) C(4) B【解析】【分析】文章大意：一个美国学生舒汉班纳吉( ShuHamBanerjee)用一种乐高工具制作了一种新的盲文打字机，班纳吉称他的新机器为盲文一一盲文和乐高的组合。只要350美元，这是他参与学校活动的一部分，为此他的父亲奖励了他大一笔钱。(隆起物)that the blind touch(1)细节理解题，

8、根据 Braille-a system of small bumpsto read the letters.可知盲文是一种隆起的系统，帮助盲人阅读，故答案是A。可知，这种机器(2)细节理解题，根据 It works by changing electronic texts into Braille 的工作原理是把电子文本转换为盲文，故答案是C。(3)细节理解题，根据 Banerjee designed(设计)his Braigo for a school scienceproject.可知，他做这台机器是为了学校的一个项目，故答案是C。(4) 细节理解题，根据 He spoke about w

9、hy he gave so much money to his son, saying, started to be interested more, thinking that he's on to something and this invention has to continue,可知，他父亲给他那么多钱是为了然他继续发明东西，故答案是B。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节理解题。细节理解题要可以直接从文中寻找答案； 文章出处题需要根据文章内容确定其来源。2 .阅读理解Do you like eating ice-cream? Do you know how ice-crea

10、m spread in the world?The earliest ice was eaten in China many years ago. People put fruit juice into ice. Later, this idea spread to Italy. Nero, the emperor of Rome between 54 AD and 68 AD, liked to eat ice between violin lessons. He ordered runners to run to the mountain, get snow and quickly run

11、 back to the palace. The snow was mixed with fruit juice and honey.Around 1660, coffee shops serving ice-ream were very popular in Paris. Most of the coffee shops were owned by Italians. The first successful one was opened by a man from Italy named Francesco Procopio.Ice-cream was probably to Americ

12、a in the early 1700s, and it quickly became the favorite of American presidents. George Washington had ice-cream machine in his kitchen. Dolly Madison, the wife of President Madison, was the first one to serve her guests ice-cream in the White House.Before ice-cream was sold in stores, it was made a

13、nd frozen(冷冻) at home. It took lots ofwork to mix cream, eggs, fruit, ice and salt, and then to freeze it. Nancy Johnson, an American woman made the hand-turned ice-cream freezer in 1846. Five years later, Jacob Flusell opened first ice-cream freezer in 1846. Five years later, Jacob Flusell opened f

14、irst ice-cream business in Baltimore, Maryland. His business quickly spread to other states.(1) People in China and Italy ate ice with _many years ago.A. creamB. coffeeC. fruit juiceD. eggs and salt(2) From the passage we know that Francesco Procopio.A. was a FrenchmanB. made an ice-cream machineC.

15、opened the first ice-cream shop in ParisD. opened the first successful coffee shop serving ice-cream in Paris(3) We can learn from the passage that Dolly Madison A. brought ice-cream to AmericaB. was once the president of AmericaC. opened the first ice-cream business in BaltimoreD. was the first one

16、 to serve the guests ice-cream in the White House (4) How did ice-cream spread in the world?A. China f Italy f France fAmerica.C. Italy f China f France f America. The passage mainly talks about _.A. how to make ice-creamC. why people like eating ice-cream 【答案】(1) CBChina f France f America f Italy.

17、DAmerica f France f Italy f China.ii B. the history of ice-creamD. ice-cream shops around the worldD(3) D(4) AB【解析】 【分析】文章大意：这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了冰激凌的历史。先是从中国产 生，传到意大利，法国，最后到美国，如今已风靡世界。(1)细节理解题。根据文中的语句The earliest ice was eaten in China many years ago.People put fruit juice into ice. Later, this idea spread

18、 to Italy.理解可知，在很久以前，古老的中国人与意大利人吃带有水果汁的冰，故选Co(2)细节理解题，根据文中的语句The first successful one was opened by a man from Italynamed Francesco Procopio.理解可知，第一个成功在巴黎开冰激凌商店的是来自意大利的名 叫弗朗西斯科 普罗科皮奥的人。故选Do(3)细节理解题。根据文中的语句Dolly Madison, the wife of President Madison, was thefirst one to serve her guests ice-cream in

19、 the White House. 理解可知，多莉 麦迪逊，麦迪逊总 统的妻子，是第一个在白宫为客人提供冰淇淋的人。故选Do(4)理解归纳题。根据文中的语句The earliest ice was eaten in China many years ago. Later,this idea spread to Italy. Around 1660, coffee shops serving ice-ream were very popular in Paris. Most of the coffee shops. 以及 Ice-cream was probably to America in

20、the early 1700s, 可知冰激 凌的传播过程是，中国，意大利，法国以及美国。故选 Ao(5)主题归纳题。根据文中的语句理解可知，此文主要介绍了冰激凌的发展史，故选Bo【点评】考查阅读理解。本文主要考查细节理解题，首先仔细阅读文后的问题，弄清问题的大意；然后带着问题阅读短文，抓住关键信息，选择正确答案。3 .阅读理解Do you like eating ice-cream? Do you know how ice-cream spread in the world?The earliest ice was eaten in China many years ago. People p

21、ut fruit juice into ice. Later, this idea spread to Italy. Nero, the emperor of Rome between 54 AD and 68 AD, liked to eat ice between violin lessons. He ordered runners to run to the mountains, get snow and quickly run back to the palace. The snow was mixed with fruit juice and honey.Around 1660, c

22、offee shops serving ice-cream were very popular in Paris. Most of the coffee shops were owned by Italians. The first successful one was opened by a man from Italy named Francesco Procopio.Ice-cream was brought to America in the early 1700s, and it quickly became the favorite of American presidents.

23、George Washington had ice-cream machines in his kitchen. Dolly Madison, the wife of President Madison, was the first one to serve her guests ice-cream in the White House.Before ice-cream was sold in stores, it was made and frozen (冷冻) at home. It took lots of work to mix cream, eggs, fruit, ice and

24、salt, and then to freeze it. Nancy Johnson, an American woman made the hand-turned ice-cream freezer in 1846. Five years later, Jacob Flusell opened the first ice-cream business in Baltimore, Maryland. His business quickly spread to other states.(1) People in China and Italy ate ice with many years

25、ago.A. creamB. coffeeC. fruit juiceD. eggs and salt(2) We can learn from the passage that Dolly Madison.A. brought ice-cream to AmericaB. was once the president of AmericaC. opened the first ice-cream business in BaltimoreD. was the first one to serve the guests ice-cream in the White House(3) How d

26、id ice-cream spread in the world?A. China f Italy f France fAmerica.B. China f France f America f Italy.C. Italy f China f France f America.D. America f France f Italy fChina.(4) The passage mainly talks about.A. how to make ice-creamB. the history of ice-creamC. why people like eating ice-creamD. i

27、ce-cream shops around the world【答案】(1) CD(3) A(4) B【解析】【分析】本文讲述冰淇淋的发展史。(1)细节题，根据 People put fruit juice into ice. Later, this idea spread to Italy. 可知许多年前 中国和意大利人吃放了果汁的冰，故选Co(2)细节题，根据 Dolly Madison, the wife of President Madison, was the first one to serve her guests ice-cream in the White House.可知

28、Dolly Madison 是第一个在白宫用冰淇淋招待客 人的人，故选D。(3)推理题，根据 The earliest ice was eaten in China many years ago.和 Later, this idea spread to Italy. Nero,和 Around 1660, coffee shops serving ice-cream were very popular in Paris. 和Ice-cream was brought to America in the early 1700s.可知冰淇淋最早是中国然后是意大利其次是美国最后传到美国，故选Ao(4

29、)主旨题，本文主要讲冰淇淋的发展史，故选B。【点评】考查阅读理解能力，推理题是阅读理解题中常见题型，推理题需要联系上下文，推出需要的信息。4.阅读下列材料，从 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。We use emojis in our talks all the time. Do you know about their meanings? Let's have a look.laughing with tearsangry。cool* crying, loudly love, lava lave喟*3 sleep ing以 blow a kissgoodbyeBut some e

30、mojis may have different meanings in China. Here are two examples.It looks friendly to us, but it can be someone laughing at you.People sometimes use this emoji to show that they don't want to talk to you anymore.People all over the world can understand the emojis, but in different countries the

31、y may have more meanings, we should be careful about how we use them.(1) If you want to go to bed, you could use the emoji.A.C.D.(2) In China, the emojimay meanA. Being friendly enoughB. Laughing at someoneC. Being angryD. Don't want to talk to you anymore(3) You can find this article in the col

32、umn (专栏) of.A. News SkyB. StoriesC. Movie WorldD. Culture【答案】(1) BD(3) D【解析】【分析】主要讲了一些表情符号的意思。(1)细节题。根据表格倒数第二个sleeping可知图片意思是睡觉，故选B。(2)细节题。根据表格最后一个goodbye再见，可知意思是不想再和他人说话，即再见，故选Do(3) 细节题。根据 but in different countries they may have more meanings可知不同国家表情符号的意思是不同的，所以文章会在文化栏出现，故选Do【点评】考查阅读理解，主要考查细节题，注意从

33、文中仔细寻找答案。5.阅读理解There is an old tree on a dry land. The tree has so many branches. It brings shadow(树荫)to hundreds of travelers.One day, two travelers got to the tree. They walked for a long time in the hot sun. They were too hot and tried to find a place to rest. Luckily, they found the big tree.The

34、y made a decision to take a rest under the tree. They slept there for a while. When they woke up, they felt hungry and one traveler climbed up the tree. But he was sad to see nothing.He started to say bad words to the tree. "Oh, this is just a useless tree without any fruit on it!" The oth

35、er traveler said nothing about the tree but asked his friend to be quiet. However, the traveler in the tree still shouted at the tree.The tree couldn't stand the traveler at last. He said in a sad yet strong voice," You can't be so ungrateful (忘恩负义的) to me, Just look back to the moment

36、when you got here in the hot sun! I gave you a cool and comfortable place to rest. You would die now without me!"Many people do much for us, but we sometimes forget to give thanks but only complain! Make sure not to say any bad words to the one who has helped you.(1) The big tree helped make th

37、e two travelersA. coolB. hungryC. hotD. thankful(2) Why did the traveler feel sad?A. Because the tree was too tall.B. Because he couldn't climb higher.C. Because he didn't sleep well.D. Because he could find nothing to eat,(3) What does the underlined word "He" in the fifth paragra

38、ph refer to?A.旅游者叫树C啦Dt地(4) Which is the RIGHT order according to the passage? Two travelers got to the tree. One traveler climbed up the tree. The travelers had a good rest. One traveler shouted at the tree.A.B.C.D. The story mainly tells us that.A. when we travel, we should take food with us!B. we

39、 should thank the people who have helped usC. big trees can make people cool and comfortableD. we shouldn't say bad words to any person【答案】(1) AD(3) B(4) CB【解析】【分析】主要讲了2个旅行者因为天气太热在大树下休息，醒来时感觉饿了，一个旅行者抱怨树是没用的，大树说旅行者是忘恩负义的，告诉我们应该和帮助我们的人说 谢谢。1 1) 细节题。根据 They were too hot and tried to find a place to

40、 rest. Luckily, they found the big tree.可知天气炎热，两个旅行者在大树下乘凉，故选A。2 2) 细节题。根据 When they woke up, they felt hungry and one traveler climbed up the tree. But he was sad to see nothing.可知旅行者感到饿了，但是没有发现树上有东西吃，所以是难 过的，故选D。(3)细节题。根据前句The tree couldn't stand the traveler at last.大树不能忍受旅行者，所以用难过但是强烈的声音说，所以

41、he代指大树，故选 Bo(4)细节题。根据第二段第一句One day, two travelers got to the tree.可知是第一个；根据第三段第一句They made a decision to take a rest under the tree.可知 是第二个；根据第三段第三句 When they woke up, they felt hungry and one traveler climbed up the tree. 可知 是第三个； 根据第四段 The other traveler said nothing about the tree but asked his f

42、riend to be quiet.可知是第四个，故选C。(5)细节题。根据全文可知主要讲了2个旅行者因为天气太热在大树下休息，醒来时感觉饿了，一个旅行者抱怨树是没用的，大树说旅行者是忘恩负义的，告诉我们应该和帮助 我们的人说谢谢。故选Bo【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。6.阅读理解I'm Mary from Being. I'm going to improve my dancing sill I plan to take dancing lessons on weekends. And I also want to learn another

43、foreign language. I think it can be very usefulMy name is Alan. I come from America. I plan to wake up early and do Chinese kung fu every morning. And I'm going to cat healthy food such as vegetables and fruit. I also decide to help my mother with the housework after school because she is too ti

44、red.I'm Ann from Qingdao. I got bad grades in the exams last term, So I'm going to study really hard this year. To study better, I want to make a weekly plan for my schoolwork, In my free time, I want to try learning something new. If possible, I plan to save some money to take a vacation (度

45、假)in Taiwan.My name is Alice. I'm English. My father finds a job in Beijing. I'm going to work hard 10 improve my Chinese so that I can enjoy myself there this vacation! And I'm going 10 spend some time with my grandparents in London before summer vacation.(1) got bad grades in the exams

46、 last term.A. MaryB. AlanC. AnnD. Alice(2) Where is Alice going?A. Beijing.B. Qingdao.C. New York.D. London.(3) Mary thinksis useful according to the passage.A. learning English wellB. saving some moneyC. learning new sportsD. learning a forcing language(4) From the passage we know that Ann wants to

47、 一A. take a vacation in TaiwanB. take a trip to BeijingC. take dancing lessonsD. eat less junk food Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?A. Alan would like to help with the housework after school.B. Alice plans to live with her grandparents for some time.C. Mary wants to improve

48、her singing skills.D. Ann wants to study hard this year.【答案】(1) CA(3) D(4) AC【解析】【分析】文章大意：介绍了 Mary, Alan, Ann以及Alice的个人计划或打算。(1)细节理解题。根据文中的语句I'm Ann from Qingdao. I got bad grades in the exams lastterm, So I'm going to study really hard this year.理解可知，Ann在上学期的考试中成绩不理 想，故选Co(2)细节理解题。根据文中的语句My

49、 father finds a job in Beijing. I'm going to work hard 10improve my Chinese so that I can enjoy myself there this vacation!理解可知， Alice 计戈U至U北京去，故选Ao(3)细节理解题。根据文中的语句And I also want to learn another foreign language. I thinkit can be very useful理解可知，Alice认为学习一门外语非常的重要，故选 D。(4)细节理解题。根据文中的语句If possi

50、ble, I plan to save some money to take a vacation(度假)in Taiwan.理解可知，Ann想到台湾度假，故选 A。(5)细节理解题。根据文中的语句I'm Mary from Being. I'm going to improve my dancing sillI plan to take dancing lessons on weekends.理解可知，Mary想提高自己的舞蹈，不是歌唱水 平，故选Co【点评】考查阅读理解。本文主要考查细节理解题，首先仔细阅读文后的问题，弄清问题 的大意；然后带着问题阅读短文，抓住关键信息，选

51、择正确答案。7 .阅读理解Kian Hamer has become one of the youngest members of Mensa. Mensa is an international organization (组织) for IQ (智商).His IQ is 162 and it's two points higher than Albert Einstein's and Professor Stephen Hawking's. Mensa has 110,000 members all over the world, including 20,000

52、 in the British Isles(不歹U颠群岛).Only eight percent of members are under16.Mensa sent a letter to Kian's home. The letter wrote, "Kian is one of the cleverest people in the world. "Kian feels proud to have got such a good score and he's really excited to join Mensa. Healways works har

53、d on everything he does and he's always ready for 自 challenge. Although people call him a genius (天才),he still wants to be a professional footballer when he grows up. He loves playing football very much.His dad Rich Hamer, who works as a firefighter, said, "Kian is clever but I'm not al

54、lying him a genius like others. I want him to keep his feet on the ground. He needs to study hard forever.Never be proud. A lot of people have joked that he's too clever to be a footballer. I don't thinkKian realized what a good score it was at first. He's always done really well at scho

55、ol. He works really hard and always tries his best.D. sadD. a footballerD.躺在地上(1) Kian feels to be a member of Mensa according to the passage.A. excitedB. relaxedC. bored(2) Kian plans to be when he is older.A. a scientistB. a firefighterC. an engineer(3) The underlined part means in Chinese.A.把脚放地上

56、B.站在地上“C.脚踏实地(4) The best title for the passage may be "".A. How to become a member of Mensa B. One of the youngest members of Mensa C. What the cleverest boy's IQ isD. A genius or a professional footballer【答案】(1) A(3) C(4) B【解析】【分析】大意：本文讲述门萨最年轻的成员奇恩.哈默尔的个人情况，他在智商测试中彳#到162分，比天才科学家爱因斯坦和

57、物理学家的智商还高，他想成员一名足球运动 员，虽然智商高，但是他学习依然很努力。(1)细节题。根据 he's really excited to join Mensa.可知，他对于自己能成为门萨的一员而 感到很激动，故选 Ao(2) 细节题。根据 he still wants to be a professional footballer when he grows up. 可知，他 想长大了成为一名专业的足球运动员，故选Do(3) 词义猜测题。根据 Kian is clever but I'm not allying him a genius like others. I w

58、ant him to keep his feet on the ground.可知，奇恩很聪明但是我不支持他像其他人一样的天才，我想他 保持脚踏实地，推出 his feet on the ground的意思为 脚踏实地，故选 C(4)主旨题。本文主要讲述门萨最年轻的成员奇恩.哈默尔的个人情况，选项 B符合题意，故选Bo【点评】考查阅读理解。细节题、词义猜测题和主旨题是阅读理解题中常考题型。细节题 需要从文中寻找答案；词句猜测题需要联系上下文，推出词句的意思；主旨题需要通读全 文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。8.阅读理解Every one of us, rich or poor, should have at least one or two good friends. Your friends will listen to you when you speak, will help you when you have problems, and wil