八年级英语下册阅读理解培优训练(附解析)

八年级英语下册阅读理解培优训练(附解析)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

April22isEarthDay.EveryoneonEarthshouldcareaboutandprotecttheearth!

Theearthhaswarmedbyabout1°F（华氏度）overthepast100years,butwhyandhow?Well,scientistsarenotquitesure.Maybetheearthgetswarmerandwarmeronitsown.Butmanyscientistssaythatpeoplearedoingmanythingswhichmakestheearthwarmer.First,greenhouseeffect（温室效应）isaveryimportantreasonforthechangeoftheearth.Peoplegiveouttoomuchenergyintotheaireveryyear.Itmakestheearthwarmer.Climate（气候）changeisanotherimportantreason.Sometimesitbecomestoohotandsometimestoocold.Sometimesthereistoomuchrainandsometimestoolittle.Thechangeoftheclimatemakestheearthwarmer.Inturn,thewarmthoftheearthchangestheclimate,too.

Whentheearthbecomeswarmer,theremaybemorerainandariseinsealevel.Itwillaffectthegrowthofplants,animalsandpeople.OnaPacificisland,100peoplehavetomovetohighergroundbecausetheseaisrising.Thesepeoplecannolongerliveonthecoast.Beforethat,twoislandswithoutpeoplewentunderwaterin1999.Scientistssaythattheseascanrisebynearlyonemeterby2100.

Peoplecanaffecttheearth'sair,landandwater.Asforus,wecandomanythingstoprotecttheearth.Forexample,wecanusefridgesless.Wecantellmorepeopleaboutprotectingtheearth.（1）EarthDayisprobablysetforpeopleto______.A.

learnmoreabouttheearth

B.

makefulluseoftheearthC.

takebettercareoftheearth.

D.

studythewarmthoftheearth（2）Greenhouseeffectcomesfrom______.A.

searising

B.

climatechange

C.

nature'sunbalance

D.

people'sactivity（3）Accordingtothepassage,_______manyaffecteachother.A.

animalsandisland

B.

climateandthewarmthoftheearthC.

fridgesandanimals

D.

sealevelandthegrowthofplants（4）Wecaninfer（推断）fromthepassagethatthereasonsforthewarmerearthare______now.A.

notveryclear

B.

completelysecret

C.

wellknown

D.

notgivenyet（5）Thepassagemainlytellsusthat______.A.

thereismorerainnow

B.

weshouldprotecttheearth

C.

wemuststoppollution

D.

sealevelisgettinghigher

【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）B（4）A（5）B【解析】【分析】这篇短文中作者主要分析了地球变暖的原因，并号召我们行动起来保护地球。（1）推理题。根据April22isEarthDay.EveryoneonEarthshouldcareaboutandprotecttheearth4月22日是地球日。地球上的每个人都应该关心和保护地球，可知地球日可能是为人们更好地保护地球准备的，故选C。（2）推理题。根据Peoplegiveouttoomuchenergyintotheaireveryyear.Itmakestheearthwarmer人们每年向空气中释放太多的能量。它使地球变暖，可知温室效应来自于人类的活动，故选D。（3）推理题。根据greenhouseeffect（温室效应）isaveryimportantreasonforthechangeoftheearth.Peoplegiveouttoomuchenergyintotheaireveryyear.Itmakestheearthwarmer.Climate（气候）changeisanotherimportantreason.Sometimesitbecomestoohotandsometimestoocold.Sometimesthereistoomuchrainandsometimestoolittle.Thechangeoftheclimatemakestheearthwarmer.Inturn,thewarmthoftheearthchangestheclimate温室效应是地球变化的一个非常重要的原因。人们每年向空气中释放太多的能量。它使地球变暖。气候变化是另一个重要原因。有时太热，有时太冷。有时雨太大，有时雨太少。气候的变化使地球变暖。反过来，地球的温暖也改变了气候可知，气候和地球的变暖许多因素相互影响，故选B。（4）推理题。根据Well,scientistsarenotquitesure.Maybetheearthgetswarmerandwarmeronitsown科学家不太确定。也许地球自己变得越来越暖和，可知地球变暖的原因还不太清楚，故选A。（5）主旨题。这篇短文中主要分析了地球变暖的原因，告诉我们应该保护地球，故选B。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及推断题和主旨题，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。2．根据短文内容，判断句子的正误。

Adentist（牙医）wasstartinghisinworkinthemorning.Suddenlyamanranin.Hisfacewasredandhecouldonlysay"Quick!Quick!"Thedentistthoughthemustbeverysick.Hisassistant（助手）helpedtomakemansitinachair.Thedentistgavethemansomemedicinetomakehimsleep.Then,helookedintotheman'smouthandpulledoutallthebadteeth.Whenthemanwokeup,hesaidinalowvoice,"Quick,doctor,quick."

"It'sallrightnow,"thedentisttoldhim."It'sover."

"Youdon'tunderstand,"saidtheman,"Icametotellyouthatyourhouseisonfire."（1）Thedentistwasstartinghisworkinthemorning.（2）Suddenlyawomanranintothedentist'soffice.（3）Thedentistthoughtthemanmustbeverysick.（4）Thedentist'sassistanthelpedtomakethemansitonatable.（5）Theassistantpulledoutalltheman'sbadteeth.【答案】（1）1（2）0（3）1（4）1（5）0【解析】【分析】短文大意：文章讲的一个男的找牙医，那男人只是重复快，快，牙医以为是他很痛要拔牙，把他嘴里的坏牙都拔掉了，结果是度医家着火了的故事。（1）细节理解题。根据Adentist（牙医）wasstartinghisinworkinthemorning.

可知牙医在早上开始工作，故答案为：正确。（2）细节理解题。根据Suddenlyamanranin.

可知一个男人跑进来，而不是女人。故答案为：错误。​​​​​​​（3）细节理解题。根据Thedentistthoughthemustbeverysick.牙医认为这个人一定病得很重。可知叙述正确，故答案为：正确。​​​​​​​（4）细节理解题。根据Hisassistant（助手）helpedtomakemansitinachair.

可知助手帮助这个人坐下来，可知和短文叙述是一致的。故答案为：正确。​​​​​​​（5）细节理解题。根据Thedentistgavethemansomemedicinetomakehimsleep.Then,helookedintotheman'smouthandpulledoutallthebadteeth.

牙医给了这个人一些药让他睡了。然后他检查了这个人的嘴把所有的坏牙都拔掉了。可知不是助手拔的。故答案为：错误。【点评】此题考查阅读理解。这篇短文内容简单，容易理解。先分析问题，然后阅读短文，看题中的叙述是否和短文的内容一致，然后确定问题的正误。3．阅读理解

Intheuniverse,asweknow,thereisthesun,themoon,theearthandagoodmanystars.Throughourgeographylessons,weknowtheearthgoesroundthesun,andthemoongoesroundtheearth.Wehavedayandnightbecausetheearthkeepsturningallthetime.Whenourpartoftheearthturnstothesun,itisday.Whenourpartoftheearthturnsawayfromthesun,itisnight.

Justbecausethemoonisclosertotheearththanthesun,itlooksmuchbiggerthanthesun.Bigthingswilllooksmallerwhentheyarefarther,andsmallthingsalsolookbiggerwhentheyarenearer.

Thesunisbrightenoughtogiveoutverystronglight.Themooncan'tgiveanylightatall,butitlooksquitebright,too.Why?Infact,thelightfromthemooncomesfromthesun.Themoonlooksmuchbiggerandbrighterthanthestars.Butactually（事实上）thestarsaremuchbiggerandbrighterthanthemoon.Theylooksmallerthanthemoonalsobecausetheyarefartherawayfromtheearth.

Therearestillmanyotherplanetsintheuniverse.

Butofalltheseplanets,onlyontheearththerearelivingthingsandpeoplecanonlyliveontheearth,too.Butat9：00amonOctober15th,2003,ChinesepilotYangLiweiwassentuptospace.Hestayedtherefor21hours.ItwasthefirsttimeforChinesetogetintospace.（1）Whenourpartoftheearthturnsawayfromthesun,theotherpartoftheearthis

.A.

night

B.

day

C.

evening

D.

Sunday（2）Whendidthepilotfromourcountryreturntotheearth?A.

OnNovember15th,2002.

B.

OnOctober16th,2003.C.

OnMay15th,2004.

D.

OnOctober15th,2003.（3）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.

Themoongoesroundtheearth,anditcan'tgiveoutanylightatall.B.

Themoongoesroundthesun,anditslightisfromthesun.C.

Theearthmovesroundthemoon,andpeoplecanliveonlyontheearth.D.

Ofalltheplanets,onlytheearthmovesroundthesun.【答案】（1）B（2）B（3）A【解析】【分析】短文大意：此篇文章介绍的是太空中，宇宙意味着地球，太阳，月亮和星星及其它们之间的空间。以及之间的关联。（1）细节理解题。根据Whenourpartoftheearthturnstothesun,itisday.Whenourpartoftheearthturnsawayfromthesun,itisnight.

当地球上我们的部分转向太阳时，是白天。当地球上我们的部分转离太阳时，是晚上，可知地球的另一面是白天。故选B。（2）细节理解题。根据

Butat9：00amonOctober15th,2003,ChinesepilotYangLiweiwassentuptospace.Hestayedtherefor21hours.

但是在003年10月15日上午九点钟，中国飞行员杨利伟被发射到太空。在那里呆了21个小时。可知他是2003年10月16日离开的。故选B。

（3）推理判断题。根据Throughourgeographylessons,weknowtheearthgoesroundthesun,andthemoongoesroundtheearth.Themooncan'tgiveanylightatall,butitlooksquitebright,too.

可知月亮绕着地球转。月亮本身不发光。故选A。

【点评】此题考查阅读理解。此题涉及细节理解和推理判断题。对于细节理解题。我们先分析问题，弄清题意。然后仔细阅读短文，从短文的细节中找到和问题相关的语句，确定问题答案。对于推理判断题，我们在理解问题后仔细阅读短文，从短文的细节中推理判断问题的正误。4．阅读理解

Inmodernsocietythereisalotofdisagreementaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisgoodforsocialprogress.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad.Itsetsonepersonagainstanother.Anditleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.

Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhobelievethattheirself-worthdependedonhowwelltheydidattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife-anddeathmatters.Intheirsingle-mindeddreamofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualities（品质）issadlyforgotten.

However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesire（渴望）tosucceed,otherstakeadifferentattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinners,theyarestronglyagainstcompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhoareundercompetitivepressures（压力）fromtheirparentsorsociety.Theyarealwaystoldtobethetopones,buttheythinkit'sreallyhard.WhenIteachtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenfindtheminadesiretofail.Theyseemtosearchforfailure（失败）bynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:"Imayhavelost,butitdoesn'tmatterbecauseIreallydidn'ttry.IfIhadtriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot."

Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbelief.Theythinkone'sself-respectdependsonhowwellonedoescomparedwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisfearbeginstodissolve（消除）canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition,（1）Whydosomepeoplewelcomecompetitionaccordingtothepassag?A.

Itpushessocietyforward.B.

Itimprovesone'sabilities.C.

Itdevelopshumanqualities.D.

Itbuildsupfriendlyrelationship.（2）Theunderlinedphrase"themostvocal"inParagraph3means

.A.

thosewhotrytheirbesttowinB.

thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighlyC.

thosewhodependonothersmostforsuccessD.

thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststrongly（3）Whichofthefollowingmaythewriteragreeto?A.

Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B.

Competitionshouldbeencouraged.C.

Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.D.

Fearoffailureshouldbetakenawayincompetition.（4）Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.

Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.B.

Competitionisbadforsocialdevelopment.C.

Ideasaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.D.

Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】短文大意：人们对比赛的态度不一，很多孩子过于重视成功与失败，以至于失去了其他人格品质，一些人抵触比赛，每次比赛失败后，总是找出一个借口，作者呼吁应该消除害怕失败的情绪。（1）细节题。根据文章提到的Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisgoodforsocialprogress可知，比赛促进社会进步，故选A。（2）推断题。根据文章提到的Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinners,theyarestronglyagainstcompetition可知，该词组的意义为强烈抵触比赛的这些人，故选D。（3）细节题。根据文章提到的Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisfearbeginstodissolvecanwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition可知，作者认为对害怕失败的情绪应该消除，故选D。（4）主旨题。根据文章主要介绍了人们对比赛态度不一，可知文章谈论了关于比赛的想法，不同人的观点不一样，故选C。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、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。5．阅读理解

Onceuponatime,twoyoungmenwerespendingsometimeinthecountry.Oneday,whiletakingawalktogether,theycrossedalargefield.

"Lookout!"oneoftheyoungmenshouted,becauseabull（公牛）suddenlyappeared（出现）andbegantochase（追赶）them.Theywereveryfrightened.Theyranasfastastheycould,butthebullkeptchasingthem.

Finally,oneofthemenclimbedupatree.Theotheronejumpedintoahole,butsoonhecameoutofit.Immediatelythebullchasedhimbackintothehole.

"Staythere!"hisfriendshouted,butsoonthemancameoutagain,andagainthebullchasedhimrightback.Thiswentonfiveorsixmoretimes.

Atlast,themaninthetreegotangryandshoutedtohisfriendinthehole,"Youfool!Stayinthatholeforawhile;otherwise,thisbullwillkeepushereallday!"

"Iwantto,"themanshoutedback,"butthere'sabearinit!"（1）Thestorytookplaceinthe

.A.

hole

B.

village

C.

town

D.

largefield（2）Oneofthemenclimbedupatree,andtheother

.A.

gotintoahole

B.

ranaway

C.

keptrunning

D.

wentbackhome（3）Themaninthetreegotangrybecausehisfriend

.A.

metabearinthehole

B.

wasafool

C.

stayedinthehole

D.

didn'tstayinthehole【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）D【解析】【分析】短文大意：这篇短文讲述的是：从前两个年轻人一起度假。一天散步的时候，一头公牛突然出现了开始追赶他们。其中一个人爬上了树，另一个跑进了树洞。但很快这人又出来了，公牛又把他赶回了洞里。这种情况又持续了五六次，树上的人生气了对他喊：“我告诉了你在洞里呆一会。”当他又一次跳回到洞里的时候说：“一只熊在洞里啊！”

（1）细节理解题。根据Oneday,whiletakingawalktogether,theycrossedalargefield.可知故事发生在一块儿地里。故选D。（2）细节理解题。根据

Finally,oneofthemenclimbedupatree.Theotheronejumpedintoahole.最后其中一个人爬上树，另外一个跳进一个洞里。故选A。（3）细节理解题。

Atlast,themaninthetreegotangryandshoutedtohisfriendinthehole,"Youfool!Stayinthatholeforawhile;otherwise,thisbullwillkeepushereallday!"最后，树上这个人很生气，对洞里的朋友喊道“你个傻子！在那个洞里呆一会；否则，这头公牛会让我们整天呆在这里的。”可知另外这个人没有在洞里。故选D。【点评】此题考查阅读理解。事实细节题，细节类型的阅读理解题一般只针对某个特定的细节，在原文中可以直接找到答案。6．阅读理解

WhenIwasachild,myparentsalwaystoldmethatIshouldnevertalktostrangers.ThiswaspartofawholelistofthingsIshouldneverdo:Neveracceptfoodorcandyfromstrangers,nevergetinacarwithstrangers,andsoon.Theythinkstrangersmaydosomethingharmfultous.

Butifwedidn'tstartaconversationwithstrangers,we'dnevermakenewfriends.We'dnevergetajob.Wemaymissthehappinessthatcomesfromtalkingwithstrangers.Andthemorepeopleyouknow,themorechancesyoucanget.

Thefollowingpassageoffersyousomeadviceonhowtobreaktheice.Don'tjustlookatyourshoes.Goandsay"Hi"tothatnewguy.Itwillbeeasiertobreaktheiceifyouknowmoreaboutdifferentcultures.

British:Beautifulday,isn'tit?

TheweatherinBritainischangeable.So,itisoneofthetopicstheBritishcaremostabout.Andthere'sasimplerule:Say"Yes"whetheryouagreewiththeperson'sideaontheweatherornot.That'sbecausetheBritishstartaconversationusingtheweathersothattheycancontinuetheirtalk.

French:Wheredidyougoonholiday?

TotalkwithaFrenchperson,thesafestwayistoaskabouthisorherlastholiday.Frenchstudentsenjoya10-to-15-dayholidayeverytwomonths.Frenchemployees（雇员）getmorethanoneandahalfmonthsofholidayseveryyear.

American:So,whereareyoufrom?

TheUSissobigandpeoplemovesooftenthatplaceisalwaysasource（来源）oftalk.Youcantrytofindaconnectionwiththeplacethey'refrom.Forexample,ifsomeoneisfromLosAngeles,youcouldsay,"Oh,Ihaveafriendwhostudiedthere."（1）Thewriter'sparentstellhimnottotalktostrangersbecause______.A.

itwasdangerous

B.

thewriterdidn'tliketotalkwithstrangersC.

itwaspartofthelife

D.

thewriter'sparentswereafraidtotalkwithstrangers（2）Theunderlinedphrase"breaktheice"probablymeans______.A.

puttheiceintopiecesB.

offerachancetotalk

C.

playaninterestinggameD.

giveotherssomehelp（3）Thepassageismainlyabouthowto______.A.

getagoodjobB.

knowmoreaboutdifferentcultures

C.

getalongwithastrangerD.

startaconversationwithastranger

【答案】（1）A（2）B（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。根据文章提到的Theythinkstrangersmaydosomethingharmfultous.可知，陌生人很危险，故选A。（2）推断题。根据文章提到的

Itwillbeeasiertobreaktheiceifyouknowmoreaboutdifferentcultures.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。7．阅读理解

Isstressfromworkorschoolmakingyousick?Ifso,youmaybelongtoagrowingnumberofpeoplesufferingfromseriousstress.Expertshavecalledtheproblemthe"BlackDeathofthe21stcentury."TheoriginalBlackDeathisestimated（据估计）tohavekilled25millionpeopleinEuropeinthe14thcentury.Whilenooneexpectsstresstobequitethatdeadly,itisstillaseriousmatter.

Arecentstudyhasshownthatstresscanaffectourabilitytogotowork.Stressisnowthenumberonereasonworkersstayhomesickfourcontinuous（不间断）weeksormore.

Whathasledtothegrowingstressfeltintheworkplace?Thebadeconomicsituationisamajorreason.Recordnumbersoflayoffs（裁员）haveincreasedworkers'worryaboutlosingtheirjobs.Layoffshavealsoincreasedtheamountofworkworkersareexpectedtodo.Peoplethenworklongerhours,whichoftencreatesproblemsforthemathome,causingevenmorestress.

AccordingtoProfessorCaryCooper,writerofover120books,stressoftenleadstochangesinmannerofacting.Youmaynoticethatyou'rehavingahardtimecenteringaroundthings.Youmayfindyourselflosingyourtemper（脾气）easily.Youmightevenseemtohavelostyoursenseofhumor.Otherstress-relatedproblemsincludedifficultyinsleeping,overeatingordrinkinginexcess.

Stressmustbemanagedbyworkersthemselvesandbythecompany.Workerscantakestepstomanagestress.Theycancreateasuitableplanandhavebreaksfromtimetotime.Bossescanhelpbyshowingworkersthattheiropinionsmaybeimportant.Theycanalsoallowworkerstohavesomesayindecisionsthatmattertheirjobs.

Everyoneshouldworktogethertolookforwaystocopewithon-the-jobstress.（1）Whatdoesthearticlepointoutaboutthe"BlackDeath"today?A.

Akindofseriousdisease.B.

Abadsocialsituationespeciallyinyourworkplace.C.

Arelationshipbetweenyouandyourboss.D.

Alonelyfeelingabouthowyoumakealiving.（2）Accordingtothepassage,ifyouhavebeenhomesickmorethanusual,thatmeans______.A.

youhavefailedtomanageyourworkB.

somethinggoeswrongwithyourbodyormindC.

stressmaybethemaincauseD.

youareexpectedtostayathometoimproveyourabilityforwork（3）Howdoyounoticethatyouhavehadtheproblemofstress?A.

Youmayspendtimewithfriendsandlovedones.B.

Youareworryingaboutlosingyourjob.C.

Yourbossgivesyouachancetoexpresssomethingvaluable.D.

Youareimpatientwithothers.（4）Amongallofthefollowingwords,whichofthetwowillyouchoosetodescribeparagraph3andparagraph4?①

Ways

②Signs

③Causes

④Habits

⑤ReviewsA.

⑤&②

B.

③&②

C.

⑤&④

D.

③&①【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文关注的是压力问题，指出压力会影响我们的工作能力，是员工连续四周或更长时间生病在家的首要原因。文章分析了导致工作压力越来越大的原因，描述了因压力而导致的人们行为方式的改变，提出了缓解压力的合理化建议，呼吁每个人都应该一起努力寻找解决工作压力的方法。（1）考查细节理解。根据开头Isstressfromworkorschoolmakingyousick?Ifso,youmaybelongtoagrowingnumberofpeoplesufferingfromseriousstress.Expertshavecalledtheproblemthe"BlackDeathofthe21stcentury."，可知工作或学校的压力会让人得上"黑死病"，故选B。（2）考查细节理解。根据Stressisnowthenumberonereasonworkersstayhomesickfourcontinuousweeksormore.压力是员工连续四周或更长时间生病在家的首要原因，可知如果生病在家的次数比平时多，说明压力很大，故选C。（3）考查细节理解题。根据stressoftenleadstochangesinmannerofacting.联系下文Youmaynoticethatyou'rehavingahardtimecenteringaroundthings.等原因，可知压力常常会导致行为方式的改变，比如第四点Youareimpatientwithothers.故选D。（4）考查段意理解。①方式②标志③原因④习惯⑤复习。根据第三段Whathasledtothegrowingstressfeltintheworkplace?Thebadeconomicsituationisamajorreason.，可知分析了导致压力的原因（③Causes）；根据第四段AccordingtoProfessorCaryCooper,writerofover120books,stressoftenleadstochangesinmannerofacting.，可知列举了有压力问题的表现（②Signs），故选B。【点评】此题考查阅读理解。先从短文中直接找到细节理解题的问题的答案。对于段落大意，要仔细阅读这个段落，根据段落的内容确定段落大意。8．阅读理解

DragonDance（舞龙）isakindoftraditionaldanceinChineseculture.IthasbeenspreadalloverChinaandtothewholeworld.

Traditionally,dragonsweremadeofwoodandcloth.However,inthemoderntimes,dragonsaremuchlighterbecausetheyaremadeoflightermaterialslikeplastic.Thelength（长度）ofdragonscanbefromaround25to35metresforacrobatic（杂技）models,andupto50to70metresforthelargestparade（游行）stylesbecausepeoplebelievethatthelongerthedragonis,themoreluckitwillbring.

Asmallorganizationcannotrunaverylongdragonbecauseitrequiresgreathumanpower,muchmoneyandspecialskills.

TheDragonDanceitselfbeganduringtheHanDynasty.AnditwasstartedbytheChinesewhohadshowngreatrespecttowardsthedragon.ItwasalreadyapopulareventduringtheSongDynasty.Atthattime,itbecameapopularactivityliketheLionDance.Peoplecouldoftenseeitduringsomeimportantfestivals.IntheQingDynasty,theDragonDanceTeamofFuzhouwasinvitedtoputonashowinBeijing.Andtheemperor（黄帝）spokehighlyofit.TheemperorsofancientChinathoughtofthemselvesasthedragons.（1）Whatweredragonstraditionallymadeof?A.

Gold.

B.

Paper.

C.

Woodandcloth.

D.

Plastic.（2）Howlongisadragonforthelargestparadestyle?A.

About25metres.

B.

About35metres.

C.

About30metres.

D.

About70metres.（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto?A.

Averylongdragon.

B.

Asmallorganization.

C.

Aparade.

D.

Anacrobaticmodel.（4）WhendidtheDragonDancebecomepopular?A.

DuringtheHanDynasty.

B.

DuringtheSongDynasty.C.

DuringtheTangDynasty.

D.

DuringtheQingDynasty.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】主要讲了中国的传统文化——舞龙。（1）细节题。根据Traditionally,dragonsweremadeofwoodandcloth.可知龙是由木头和布制成的，故选C。（2）细节题。根据andupto50to70metresforthelargestparade（游行）styles可知最大的游行风格是50到70米，故选D。（3）细节题。根据Asmallorganizationcannotrunaverylongdragon可知一个小组织不能舞非常长的龙，因为长龙需要极大的人力，所以it代指长龙，故选A。（4）细节题。根据ItwasalreadyapopulareventduringtheSongDynasty.可知宋朝期间舞龙已经受欢迎，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。9．阅读理解

Ineverwantedadog,butnowI'msogladIhaveone.Abouttwoyearsagomywife,Cathy,gotalittledogwithafaceonlyamothercouldlove.WenamedherGertie.Gertieisthekindofdogthathastogrowonyou.SoIdecidedthatthedogwouldbetrained.Thisdidn'tquitegoasplanned.At15weeksold,shewasnearlymadetoleavethePetsmartTrainingSchool.Shespenteverynightlyinginourbed—snoring（打鼾）soloudlythatIhardlygotagoodnight'ssleep.

Then,aboutsixmonthsaftershearrived,Ifeltthatsomethinginmyheartwastakingplace,andIwasunabletostopit.Mybehaviorbegantochange.Ibegantosmileatpeoplewhenpassingtheminastreet.Istartedcallingmykidsand,tomysurprise,theystartedcallingme.Ieventriedtospeaktomygrandchildrenoverthephoneonce.Iwasevengladtolistentolaughterfroma10-month-oldgranddaughter.ThepointisthatIwaschanging.

MywifeandIbothagreethatitisGertiewhohaschangedmybehavior.

Gertieisnownearlytwoyearsoldandalmostfullygrown.Ihavecometolikethepetlittlebylittle,thoughsheismywife'sdog.（1）Whatdidthewriterthinkofthedogatthebeginning?A.

Itwasn'tverylovely.B.

Itcouldchangehislife.C.

Itlookedverybeautiful.D.

Itwasn'tnecessarytobetrained.（2）WhathappenedinaboutsixmonthsafterGertiearrived?A.

Thedogdidn'tlikethetrainingschool.B.

ThewriterneverwantedthedogGertie.C.

Thedogbegantocallmykids,too.D.

Thewriterbegantochangehisbehavior.（3）WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutthewriterschange?A.

Hestartedcallinghiskids.B.

Hebegantosmileatpeople.C.

Helikedhelpinghisneighbours.D.

Hespoketohisgrandchildrenoverthephone.（4）Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.

Thedoghasbeentrainedverywell.B.

Thedoghasmadethewritermorefriendly.C.

Thewriterhasbecomemoreconfident.D.

Thewriterlikesthedogbetterthanhiswife.【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）C（4）A【解析】【分析】大意：本文介绍一只名叫Gertie的小狗，作者由刚开始不喜欢养狗到喜欢自己的小狗的故事。（1）推断题。根据Cathy,gotalittledogwithafaceonlyamothercouldlove.可知，妻子得到一只狗，它的脸只有妈妈才喜爱，可推出作者刚开始认为狗很不可爱，故选A。（2）细节题。根据Ifeltthatsomethinginmyheartwastakingplace,Mybehaviorbegantochange.可知，作者开始改变自己的行为，故选D。（3）细节题。根据Ibegantosmileatpeoplewhenpassingtheminastreet.Istartedcallingmykidsand,tomysurprise,theystartedcallingme.Ieventriedtospeaktomygrandchildrenoverthephoneonce.可知，文章没有提到小狗帮助邻居，故选C。（4）推断题。Gertie15周以前是在培训学校进行培训过的，经过培训后让作者由不喜欢狗到喜欢自己的小狗Gertie，可见，狗被培训的很好，故选A。【点评】考查阅读理解能力，细节题和推断题是阅读理解题中常考题型。细节题要从文中寻找答案。推断题需要根据上下文，推断出需要的信息。10．阅读理解

Whatwilllifebelikeinthefuture?Manypeople,magazinesandmovieshavetoldusthatrobotswillbeabletoworkforus.Althoughrobotscanalreadymakecars,playmusicanddomanytrivialthingsforus,inthefuture,theycandomorethings,suchasmakingwebsites,makinghousesandsoon.Somepeopleevenbelievethatinthefuturewiththehelpofrobots,weneedn'twork.

Inthefuture,peoplemightcreatea"man"thatcannothaveawillofhisownandhastofollowordersonlyfromhismaster（主人）.Themastermusttrainhimmentallywithcomputers.Asyouknow,anadultwhofollowsthesametrainingoverandoveragainwillnotbeabletochangewithoutanothertraining.Thismeansthemastercanhavehimworkinafactorywithnopayment.Andhewillstillbehappyevenifheonlygetsthebasiclife-supportgoods,becauseit'sthewayhewastrained.Ibelievethatthisisthereasonwhythegovernmentdoesnotallowanyhumanresearch.（1）RobotscandothefollowingthingsforhumansEXCEPT

.A.

makingcars

B.

playingmusic

C.

doingmanytrivialthings

D.

makingwebsites（2）Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.

Robotsofthefuturewilldoeverythingforus.B.

Inthefuture,robotscandomorethings.C.

Robotsofthefuturewillnotberespected.D.

Inthefuture,humanswillbelazierandlazier.（3）The"man"thatpeoplemightproduceinthefuturemaybea（n）

.A.

teacher

B.

worker

C.

engineer

D.

docto