八年级英语下册阅读理解复习经典

1、八年级英语下册阅读理解复习经典一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项练习(含答案解析).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, so meat

2、 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 Earths 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 than half of

3、the worlds 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 dont need much wate

4、r, and beans also improve the quality of the soil. The soybean (黄豆) makes a good substitute (替代品)for rice and meat.Why wont 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. Because people want to be health

5、ier.D. Because people want to eat more vegetables.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.Why might it be impossible to grow rice in the future according to the passage?A. Because growing rice is hard work.B. Be

6、cause 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.C. Beans improve the quality of the so

7、il. D. Beans can take the place of rice and meat.【答案】(1) BACB【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。细节理解题。根据 Then there will be less space for cattle and chickens, so 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

8、选B。细节理解题。根据 Only one third of the Earths 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 worlds 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

9、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 dont 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Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It is said that our body movemen

10、ts communicate about 50 per cent of what we really mean while words themselves only express 7 per cent. So, while your mouth is closed, your body is just saying.Arms. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet. If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or be

11、hind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way. Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies. If someone upsets you, just cross your arms to show youre unhappy!Head. When you want to appear co

12、nfident, keep your head level. If you are the monitor in class, you can also take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously. However, to be friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little to one side.Legs. Your legs tend to move around a lot more than normal

13、 when you are nervous or telling lies. If you are at interviews, try to keep them still!Posture (姿势).A good posture makes you feel better about yourself. If you are feeling down, you normally dont sit straight, with your shoulders inwards. This makes breathing more difficult, which in turn can make

14、you feel nervous or uncomfortable.Mouth. When you are thinking, you often purse your lips(嘛起嘴唇) .You might also usethis position to hold back an angry comment you dont wish to show. However it will probably still be noticed, and people will know youre not pleased.How many kinds of body language are

15、mentioned in this passage?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.D. Six., you may cross your arms.When someone helps youWhen someone upsets youwhen someone hits youWhen someone pleases youYou should hold your head level if you.want others to take your words seriouslywant to be friendly in listeningwant to be poli

16、tewant to make fun of othersWhat does the underlined word refer to?A. Lifting your arm. B. Nodding your head. C. Giving a posture. D. Pursing your lips. 【答案】(1) CBAD【解析】【分析】主要讲了肢体语言。(1)细节题。根据第二段到第六段可知讲了一共5种肢体语言，即胳膊、头、腿、姿势和嘴，故选Co细节题。根据 If someone upsets you, just cross your arms to show youre unhappy

17、! 可知 别人使你不安时，交叉你的胳膊表示你不高兴，故选 Bo细节题。根据 When you want to appear confident, keep your head level. If you are the monitor in class, you can also take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously.可知如果想要他人认真对待你的话语你应该保持头的水平，故选A。(4)细节题。根据 When you are thinking, you often purse your lips(嘛

18、起嘴唇).You mightalso use this position to hold back an angry comment you dont wish to show可知撅起嘴唇表明是不高兴的，如果撅起嘴唇没有被注意到，他人不会知道你不高兴，所以it代指撅起嘴唇，故选Do【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 .阅读理解Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, close to 50 percent of people are shy. Almost 80 percent of people f

19、eel shy at some point in their lives. These days, shyness is becoming more and more common. Now, scientists are trying to understand shyness. They have some interesting ideas about why people are shy.Is it possible to be born shy? Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave s

20、hyly. These babies are a little quieter and more watchful than other babies. Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents. As a result, scientists think that some shyness is genetic.Family size might cause people to be shy as well. Scientists at Harvard University studied shy children. T

21、hey found that 66 percent of them had older brothers and sisters. The scientists said that these children were often bullied (欺负) by their older brothers and sisters. As a result, they became shy. At the same time, children with no brothers and sisters may be shy as well. Growing up alone, they ofte

22、n play by themselves. They are not able to learn the same social skills as children from big families.You may also be shy because of where you were born. When scientists studied shyness in different countries, they found surprising differences. In Japan, most people said they were shy. But in Israel

23、, only one of three people said so. What explains the difference? One scientist says the Japanese and Israelis have different opinions of failure. In Japan, when people do not succeed, they feel bad about themselves. They blame (责备)themselves for their failure. In Israel, the opposite is true. Israe

24、lis often blame failure on outside reasons, such as family, teachers, friends or bad luck. In Israel, freedom of opinion and risk taking are strongly supported. This may be why Israelis worry less about failure and are less shy.For shy people, it can be difficult to make friends, speak in class, and

25、 even get a good job. But scientists say you can get over your shyness. They suggest trying new things and practicing conversations. And dont forget-if you are shy, you are not the only one.11) What is the passage mainly about?A. Happiness.B. Shyness.C. Kindness.D. Loneliness.What does the underline

26、d word genetic in Paragraph 2probably mean?Passed down from parents.Learned from friends.Taught by teachers.Made up by brothers.What can be learned from the passage?Most little babies are born shy and quiet.If you are shy now, you will be shy forever.Many shy children have older brothers and sisters

27、.Most Israeli people are shy of expressing opinions.We can learn from the passage that _may cause shyness.genetics, grown-ups and birthplacegenetics, family size and birthplacefamily size, grown-ups and failuregenetics, family size and freedom Scientists suggest that shy people can get over the shyn

28、ess by _.blaming their failure on outside reasonstrying new things and practicing conversationsgetting themselves away from their shy parentstrying to understand reasons for their shyness【答案】(1) BACBB【解析】【分析】短文大意：这篇短文讲的是世界上很多人会腼腆，人们腼腆的表现及人们腼腆的原因和不同的国家的人对于腼腆的理解，和怎样克服腼腆的状态。主 旨大意题。根据文章主题句 They have som

29、e interesting ideas about why people are shy.可知这篇短文讲的是腼腆，故选 B。词意猜测题。根据 Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents. As a result, scientists think that some shyness is genetic.有趣的是，这些害羞的孩子们通常有 腼腆的父母。结果，科学家认为一些腼腆是遗传的。genetic是遗传的意思，故选 A。(3)细节理解题。根据 Scientists at Harvard University studied

30、shy children. They found that 66 percent of them had older brothers and sisters.哈佛大学的科学家研究了 腼腆的孩子们。他们发现66%的腼腆的孩子们有哥哥或姐姐。故选Co细节理解题。根据 As a result, scientists think that some shyness is genetic. Family size might cause people to be shy as well. You may also be shy because of where you were born.可知引起腼腆

31、的原因是基因遗传、家庭的大小和出生地引起的。故选B。5) 细节理解题。根据 But scientists say you can get over your shyness. They suggest trying new things and practicing conversation.但是科学家说你能克服腼腆的。他们建议常识新事物并且练习交流。故选 Bo【点评】此题考查阅读理解。首先理解问题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的句子，并理解大意，最后仔细斟酌，找出答案，并核对。4 .阅读理解Sydney Fredette is very busy. Not only is she

32、 a high school student, but she has also set up her own organization (组织),Beary Merry Christmas. She volunteers (志愿) to offer services to poor children and families in Orange Country in California, US.To remember her best friend who died of cancer nearly 10 years ago, Fredette decided to offer servi

33、ces to those in Orange Country who are less lucky than she is.She began with the easy idea of collecting donated (捐赠) Build-A-Bears, the popular toy animal that is made by children themselves in the stores workshops. Fredette then gave them as presents to the homeless children in California during t

34、he holiday season.With donations at more than 100 bears a year, Fredette and volunteers hold activities every year, where volunteers not only give out the bears, but also clothing, meals, and other things.Not wanting to limit (限制) the giving to just the holiday months, Fredette held other activities

35、 for Valentines Day, Mothers Day and Halloween, offering the chance to her volunteer team to make a difference through the year.I love making friends with the people I offer services to, Fredette said. Its so cool to hear their stories and see how happy they are.Fredette even built a public food ban

36、k and offered a self-development class to students in her school.She plans to stay local and continue to help out in her hometown.Which statement is Not True about Beary Merry Christmas?A. It was set up by Sydney FredetteB. It gives out bears and other thingsC. It offers services around America.D. I

37、t holds many activities every year.What can be the best title for the passage?A public food bankA self-development classFredette and Beary Merry ChristmasD. Build-A-BearIn which part of a newspaper can we probably find the reading?A. SportsB. NewsC. ArtD. Science【答案】(1) CCB【解析】【分析】文章大意：介绍了 Fredette创

38、办了一个组织，他们经常在节日里为无家 可归的孩子提供服务，最后引述了这个主人公的言论。(1)细节题。根据文章提至U的She volunteers to offer services to poor children andfamilies in Orange Country in California, US 可知，它是在美国内提供服务，故选 C。(2)主旨题。根据文章介绍了Fredette和圣诞快乐的基本内容和信息，可知文章的标题为 Fredette and Beary Merry Christmas ,故选 C。(3)主旨题。根据文章主要介绍了Fredette和她创办的组织的一些事迹，可知

39、这篇文章应该能够在新闻报纸上看见，故选Bo【点评】考查细节题和主旨题两种题型，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；做主旨题的时候，分析文章大意，概括中心意思，即可。5 .阅读理解Easy to make and cheap to buy, instant noodles (方便面)are popular in China .But sales ofinstant noodles continue to fall these years. So whats going on? Here are some possible reasons.People want

40、better foodInstant noodles are very easy to cook. However, Chinese peoples lives have improved a lot.More and more people are interested in life quality instead of just having a full stomach.TrainsAbout 20 years ago, people usually ate instant noodles during long train journeys in China. But now tra

41、ins run faster and faster and people have more choices about food on the train.Ordering food onlineMany apps on the phone can offer food delivery (递送)to your home, school, office orwherever you are. These meals are more delicious than instant noodles.Are instant noodles expensive to buy?A. No, they

42、are difficult to make .B. No, they are easy to make.C. No, they are cheap to buy.D. Yes, they are expensive to buy.Why do sales of instant noodles continue to fall these years?Because Chinese people like to cook by themselves.Because people seldom take instant noodles on the train.Because people are

43、 not interested in noodles.Because people want better food, they have more choices on the train and ordering food online is popular.What are more and more people interested in now?A. A full stomach.B. Life quality.C. Instant noodles.D. Fast food.What did people eat during long train journeys about 2

44、0 years ago in China?A. People usually ate instant noodles.B. People hardly ate instant noodles.C. Only children ate instant noodles.D. People ate hand-made noodles.【答案】(1) CDBA【解析】【分析】主要讲了这几年方便面的销售继续下降的原因。细节题。根据 Easy to make and cheap to buy, instant noodles (方便面)are popular in TOC o 1-5 h z HYPERL

45、INK l bookmark59 o Current Document China可知方便面是便宜的，故选C。(2)细节题。根据 People want better food; people have more choices about food on the train ; Ordering food online可知方便面受欢迎，故选D。细节题。根据 More and more people are interested in life quality instead of just having a full stomach.可知越来越多人对生活质量感兴趣，故选 B。(4)细节题。根

46、据 About 20 years ago, people usually ate instant noodles during long train journeys in China.可知20年前，人们在火车上通常吃方便面，故选A。【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 .阅读短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Miss Evans was going to give a speech on Friday afternoon. But on Thursday night she was told that she had to go to an

47、 important meeting the next day at the same time. No one can be in two places at the same time. What should I do? She thought. But soon, she had an idea.At five to three on Friday afternoon, Miss Evans went to the lecture room. There were twenty students waiting for her. Im sorry, she said, I wont b

48、e able to give my speech today. The students looked surprised. Miss Evans explained that she had an important meeting. However, she went on, though I cant be with you myself, my voice can. Then she put a small recorder on the desk, You see, Ive recorded my speech and you can listen to it without me.

49、 Miss Evans turned on the recorded and left.The meeting ended a little early. Miss Evans decided to go back to her students. She stood for a moment outside the room, listening to her own voice. Then she opened the door. To her surprise, the room was empty. As she looked around, she saw a number of s

50、mall recorders listening to her speech!Well. she thought, If I can be in two places at the same time, why cant they?Miss Evans had an important meeting.on Thursday nighton Friday nighton Thursday afternoonon Friday afternoonMiss Evans recorded her speech so that while she was away.the students could

51、 listen to itshe could listen to her own voicethe students could record her speechthe students could leave the roomWhich of the following shows how Ms. Evans felt in the end?She was angry because all her students left.She was surprised because nobody was in the room.She thought it was all right for

52、the students to do the same as she did.She thought the students were very rude because no one was listening to her speech.Which is the best title for the passage?A. A Strict Teacher B. A Lazy Speaker C. A Special Speech D. An Important Meeting 【答案】(1) DACC【解析】【分析】主要讲了Evans女士在星期五下午同一个时间既要演讲也要开会，她想到一个

53、两全其美的方法：把自己的演讲录下来让学生听，自己去开会。但她开完会回时发 现仅有少量学生在听演讲。(1)细节题。根据 Miss Evans was going to give a speech on Friday afternoon. But on Thursday night she was told that she had to go to an important meeting the next day at the same time.可知Evans女士在星期五下午同一个时间既要演讲也要开会，故选 D。细节题。根据 You see, Ive recorded my speech a

54、nd you can listen to it without me. 可知 录声音的目的是学生们听录音，故选Ao(3)细节题。根据Well. she thought, If I can be in two places at the same time, why cantthey?可知Evans女士同时出现在两个地方，她认为学生也可以，故选 C(4)主旨题。根据全文可知主要讲了Evans女士在星期五下午同一个时间既要演讲也要开会，她想到一个两全其美的方法：把自己的演讲录下来让学生听，自己去开会。但她开完会回时发现仅有少量学生在听演讲。即特殊的演讲，故选Co【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题

55、和主旨题常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。7 .阅读短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C D四个选项中选出最佳选项。If you look at the top of your phone, youll usually see a little symbol that says 3G or 4G.The G stands for the generation (代)of your mobile phone network. But these symbols will become things of the past after 5G networ

56、ks fully arrive.On March 30, Shanghai vice-mayor Wu Qing made the first 5G video call on a Huawei Mate X smartphone, CGTN reported. Shanghai has also become the first city in China to start testing 5G networks.About 100 times faster than 4G networks, 5G will let people download and upload data faste

57、r than ever before. But 5G wont just bring faster mobile Internet. People can use it to do many other things as well.For example, 5G will help to make self-driving cars safer. Todays self-driving test cars have one problem-lag （延迟） . When the car sees an obstacle （障碍物） , it sends he information to a

58、 data center and receives instructions. However, it takes time to send and receive the information with this kind of lag, the cars might crash because they dont receive instructions in time. With 5G, this lag will be greatly lowered, making the cars safer according to CNN.5G could also be used to po

59、wer the Internet of Things （ IoT） . This means a large online network that connects all things and people. Fast Internet speeds will be the key to developing this technology. The IoT could be used in a lot of ways. For example, with IoT, your fridge could automatically （自动地） place an order online fo

60、r eggs when it finds that there are no eggs left.（ 1 ） In which city was 5G tested for the first time in China?A. BeijingB. ShanghaiC. GuangzhouD. Shenzhen（ 2 ） The writer uses self-driving cars as an example to .explain how self-driving cars worktell us the possible danger of self-driving carslet u