2020-2021年-八年级英语下册阅读理解单元检测(附答案)经典1

2020-2021年八年级英语下册阅读理解单元检测（附答案）经典1一、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

Embroidery（刺绣）hasalonghistoryandcandatebacktotheWarringStatesPeriodinChina.EmbroideryisverypopularinmanycountriessuchasChina,IndiaandJapan.Embroideryisthehandicraftofdecoratingfabricorothermaterialswithneedlesandthreadoryarn.EmbroiderymayalsouseothermaterialssuchasmetalStrips,pearls,beads,quillsandsequins.Embroideryismostoftenusedoncaps,hats,coats,blankets,dressshirts,denim,stockingsandgolfshirts.Embroideryisavailablewithawidevarietyofthreadoryarncolours.

Embroideryhasmanyuniquecharacteristics（特点）.Oneoftheinterestingcharacteristicsofembroideryisthebasictechniquesorstitches（针法）,suchasthechainstitch,thebuttonholeortheblanketstitch,therunningstitch,thesatinstitchandthecrossstitch.Theyarestillthefundamentaltechniquesofhandembroiderytoday.

Embroiderycanbeclassifiedaccordingtowhetherthedesignisstitchedontopoforthroughthefoundationfabric;andbytherelationshipofstitchplacementtothefabric.Differentembroiderieshavetheirownadvantagesanddisadvantages.In'modernsociety,wecanproducemanydifferentembroideries.Machineembroideryisoneofthem:ItappearsintheearlystagesoftheIndustrialRevolution.（1）Fromthepassage,wecanknowembroiderycandatebacktoA.

theWarringStatesPeriod

B.

theSpringandAutumnPeriodC.

themoderntimes

D.

theMingDynasty（2）Whichofthefollowingmaterialscannotbeusedinembroideryaccordingtothepassage?A.

Metalstrips.

B.

Pearls.

C.

Quills.

D.

Wood.（3）Fromthepassage,howmanythingscanembroiderybeusedon?A.

Seven.

B.

Six.

C.

Five.

D.

Eight.（4）Whichofthefollowingcharacteristicsbelongstoembroidery?A.

Theflyingstitch.

B.

Thesatinstitch.

C.

Theflatstitch.

D.

Thebuttonstitch.【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文介绍了刺绣的起源，构造以及特点和用途。（1）细节题。根据第一段提到的

EmbroideryhasalonghistoryandcandatebacktotheWarringStatesPeriodinChina.

可知刺绣来自theWarringStatesPeriod，故选A。（2）细节题。根据第一段提到的EmbroiderymayalsouseothermaterialssuchasmetalStrips,pearls,beads,quillsandsequins.

可知材料不包括wood，木料，故选D。（3）细节题。根据第一段提到的Embroideryismostoftenusedoncaps,hats,coats,blankets,dressshirts,denim,stockingsandgolfshirts.

可知一共有8个，故选D。（4）细节题。根据第二段提到的Oneoftheinterestingcharacteristicsofembroideryisthebasictechniquesorstitches（针法）,suchasthechainstitch,thebuttonholeortheblanketstitch,therunningstitch,thesatinstitchandthecrossstitch.可知thesatinstitch是它的特点，故选B。【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。2．阅读理解

Lifeinthefuturewillbedifferentfromlifetoday.Betweenthenandnowmanychangeswillhappen.Butwhatwillthechangesbe?

Thepopulationisgrowingfast.Therewillbemanypeopleintheworldandmostofthemwilllivelongerthanpeoplelivenow.

Computerswillbemuchsmallerandmoreuseful,andtherewillbeatleastoneineveryroom.Andcomputerstudieswillbeoneofthemostimportantsubjectsinschoolsthen.Peoplewillworkfewerhoursthantheydonowandtheywillhavemorefreetimeforsports,watchingTVandtravels.Travellingwillbemuchcheaperandeasier.Andmanymorepeoplewillgotoothercountriesforholidays.

Therewillbechangesinourfoodtoo.Morelandwillbeusedforbuildingnewtownsandhousesforallthepeople.Thentherewillbelessroomforcowsandsheep,someatwillbemoreexpensive.Maybenoonewilleatiteveryday.Insteadtheywilleatmorefruitandvegetables.Maybepeoplewillbehealthier.Workinthefuturewillbedifferenttoo.Robotswilldodangerousandhardwork.Becauseofthis,manypeoplewillnothaveenoughworktodo.Thiswillbeaproblem.（1）Inthefuturetherewillbe

.A.

muchmorefruit

B.

morepeople

C.

fewervegetables

D.

fewerpeople（2）Everyroomwillhaveatleasta

inthefuture.A.

robot

B.

cow

C.

TVset

D.

computer（3）Inthefuturepeopledon'thaveto

.A.

worklonghours

B.

workfast

C.

walkonfoot

D.

eatmeat（4）Peoplemaynoteat

asmuchastheydotoday.A.

fruit

B.

fish

C.

meat

D.

rice（5）OneprobleminthefutureisthatA.

manypeopledon'thavetoworkB.

manypeoplewillnotbeabletofindworkC.

peoplehavetoworkfastD.

alltheworkwillbedonebyrobots【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）A（4）C（5）B【解析】【分析】短文从人口，电脑、食物上改变向我们展示了未来生活的样子。（1）细节理解题

Thepopulationisgrowingfast.Therewillbemanypeopleintheworld

可知，未来的人口会更多。故答案是B。（2）细节理解题，根据therewillbeatleastoneineveryroom.A可知，每一个房间里至少有一台电脑。故答案是D。（3）细节理解题，根据Peoplewillworkfewerhoursthantheydonow

可知，未来人们工作的时间比现在短，故答案是A。（4）细节理解题，根据someatwillbemoreexpensive.Maybenoonewilleatiteveryday.

可知，肉会贵，人们就会吃的少。故答案是C。（5）细节理解题，manypeoplewillnothaveenoughworktodo.Thiswillbeaproblem.可知，未来的问题是人们没有足够的工作，很多人会找不到工作，故答案是B【点评】考查阅读理解，本题主要涉及到了细节理解一种题型，相对比较简单，一般细节理解都可以直接在文中找到答案。3．阅读理解

TheFlameMountain（火焰山）isabout200kmawayfromUrumqiinXinjiang.Itisinaplacewithmanyhighmountainsaroundit.Itismuchhotterthannearbyplaces.Ifyouwanttoenjoythefeelingofahotshowerinsummer,it'stherightplacetogo!

Onhotsummerdays,itcangethotterthan80℃.Trytocookeggsorcakesinthesandandtheywillbereadyinafewminutes!Doesrainhelpmakeitcooler?Peoplehardlyseerainin10outofthe12monthsinayear.Why?Formostofthetime,theraindropsdryinthehotairbeforetheyreachtheground.

Themountaincameintobeingmillionsofyearsagowhentheearthwaschangingalot.Wecan'tseeanyplantsonthetopofthemountain,onlyredrocks.Theymakethewholemountainlookred.Inhotairandstrongsunshine,themountainlookslikeaburningflame.That'swhereitsnamecomesfrom.（1）HowlongwillittaketocookeggsinthesandontheFlameMountain?A.

Afewminutes.

B.

Afewhours.

C.

Afewseconds.

D.

Afewyears.（2）Whydopeoplehardlyseeraintheremostofthetime?A.

Becauseitneverrainsthereinthedaytime.B.

Becausetheraindropsdryinthehotair.C.

Becauseitoftenrainsthereduringthenight.D.

Becauseithardlyrainstherealltheyear.（3）HowlonghastheFlameMountainbeenthere?A.

Thousandsofyears.B.

Hundredsofyears.C.

Millionsofyears.D.

Twothousandyears.（4）WhichofthefollowingwordscanNOTbeusedtodescribetheFlameMountain?A.

Green.

B.

Rocky.

C.

Red.

D.

Hot.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）C（4）A【解析】【分析】主要讲了在新疆的中部有一个真正的火焰山，这座山离乌鲁木齐大约200公里，它位于一个盆地内，四周被高山环绕。夏天是去这里感受桑拿的最好时间。（1）细节题。根据Onhotsummerdays,itcangethotterthan80℃.Trytocookeggsorcakesinthesandandtheywillbereadyinafewminutes!在炎热的夏天，气温可能会超过80℃。试着在沙子里煮鸡蛋或蛋糕，几分钟后就好了！可知几分钟就好，故选A。（2）细节题。根据Formostofthetime,theraindropsdryinthehotairbeforetheyreachtheground.可知大多数时候，雨滴在到达地面前在热空气中变干。故选B。（3）细节理题。根据Themountaincameintobeingmillionsofyearsagowhentheearthwaschangingalot.可知千百万年前，当地球发生巨大变化时，这座山就形成了。故选C。（4）细节题。根据Wecan'tseeanyplantsonthetopofthemountain,onlyredrocks.Theymakethewholemountainlookred.Inhotairandstrongsunshine,themountainlookslikeaburningflame.可知我们在山顶上看不到任何植物，只有红色的岩石。它们使整座山看起来通红。在炎热的空气和强烈的阳光下，这座山看起来像一团燃烧的火焰。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。4．阅读理解

Ifyoulovereadingbooks,youmustknowaboutthebookTheLittlePrince.It'safamousnovelwrittenbyaFrenchwriter.Asoneofthebest-sellingbooksinhistory,ithasbeensoldasmanyas200millioncopiesin253languagesanddialects（方言）.Now,aroundseventyyearsafterthebirthofthebook,anAmericandirectorhasfoundawaytomakeitintoa3-Danimatedfilm.

Thebooktellsthestoryofapilot,calledTheAviator,whocrashesintothedesertandmeetsayoungprincethere.However,inthefilm,thestorystartsyearsafterthecrashwhenTheAviatorismucholder.HehasgotanewneighborcalledTheLittleGirl,whosemotherwantshertogetreadytoenterthegrown-upworld.Slowly,TheAviatorshareshisstorywithTheLittleGirlbywritingitdownandsendingherapageatatime.Thepagesarecompletewiththepicturesinthebook,speakingabouthistimeinthedesertandtakingTheLittleGirltoanamazingworldwhereanythingispossible.

Chinaisthefirstcountryintheworldtoseethefilmintwoversions（版本）—inChineseandEnglish.ThefilmshowsTheLittleGirl'slifeandtellsTheLittlePrince'sstoryatthesametimeinabeautifulway.

HuangLei,afamousChineseactor,saysthefilmislikeachildhooddreamwhichislostbymostadultsinthisstressed-outsociety.

"Themosttouching（感人的）partisthateveryoneofuswasagood-naturedkidlikeTheLittlePrince,andit'sapitythatthisgoodcharacteristic（品质）goesawayastimeflies,"hesays.（1）ThenovelTheLittlePrincewaswritteninthe_________.A.

1900s

B.

1940s

C.

1990s

D.

2010s（2）ThebookTheLittlePrinceisoneofthebestsellersinhistorybecause________.A.

youmustknowaboutitifyoulovereadingbooksB.

ittellsthestoryofTheLittlePrince'sstoryC.

ithasbeensoldasmanyas200millioncopiesin253languagesanddialectsD.

thedirectorhasmadeitintoa3Danimatedfilm（3）HowdoesTheLittleGirlgettoknowthestoryofTheLittlePrince?A.

ShereadsthepagesthatTheAviatorwritesandsendstoher.B.

Hermotherwantshertogetreadytoenterthegrown-upworld.C.

TheAviatortakeshertoanamazingworld.D.

ShemoveshomenexttoTheAviator.（4）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"good-natured"mean?A.

Kind

B.

Friendly

C.

Helpful

D.

Alltheabove（5）Accordingtothepassage,whichisHuangLei'sopinion?A.

Hedoesn'tbelievethegoodcharacteristicislostaswegrowolderinthisstressed-outsociety.B.

Hethinksallofusshouldkeepourbetternatureandneverletitdisappear.C.

Hefeelsexcitedbecausehecanseethefilmintwoversionsfirst.D.

Heandhisdaughtervoicethefilmtogether.【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）A（4）D（5）B【解析】【分析】本文介绍了TheLittlePrince这本书。（1）推理题。根据Now,aroundseventyyearsafterthebirthofthebook现在，在这本书诞生70年后，可知推测，小说《小王子》是20世纪40年代写的，故选B。（2）细节题。根据Asoneofthebest-sellingbooksinhistory,ithasbeensoldasmanyas200millioncopiesin253languagesanddialects作为历史上最畅销的书籍之一，它已经以253种语言和方言售出了2亿册，可知《小王子》是历史上最畅销的书之一，因为它已经以253种语言和方言售出了2亿册，故选C。（3）推理题。根据HehasgotanewneighborcalledTheLittleGirl,whosemotherwantshertogetreadytoenterthegrown-upworld.Slowly,TheAviatorshareshisstorywithTheLittleGirlbywritingitdownandsendingherapageatatime他有了一个叫小女孩的新邻居，她的妈妈希望她为进入成人世界做好准备。慢慢地，飞行员把他的故事写下来，一次给小女孩发一页，与她分享，可知她通过阅读飞行员写给她的页面知道小王子的故事的，故选A。（4）词义猜测题。根据good，好的，natured，天性，可知good-natured的意思是友善，乐于助人的，故A，B和C选项都对，故选D。（5）推理题。根据HuangLei,afamousChineseactor,saysthefilmislikeachildhooddreamwhichislostbymostadultsinthisstressed-outsociety中国著名演员黄磊说，这部电影就像一个童年梦想，在这个压力重重的社会里，大多数成年人都失去了这个梦想，可知黄磊的观点是他认为我们所有人都应该保持我们更好的本性，永远不要让它消失，故选B。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，词义猜测题，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，词义猜测题需要根据上下文提炼相关信息锁定词意。5．阅读理解

Thefamousdirector（导演）ofabigandexpensivemovieplannedtofilmabeautifulsunset（日落）overtheocean,sothattheaudiencescouldseehisheroandheroineinfrontofitattheendofthefilmastheysaidgoodbyetoeachotherforover.Hesenthiscameraworkersoutoneeveningtofilmthesunsetforhim.

Thenextmorninghesaidtothemen,"Haveyouprovidedmewiththatsunset?"

"No,sir,"themenanswered.Thedirectorwasangry."Whynot?"heasked.

"Well,sir,"oneofthemenanswered,"we'reontheeastcoasthere,andthesunsetsinthewest.Wecangetyouasunrise（日出）overthesea,ifnecessary（必要）,butnotasunset."

"ButIwantasunset!"thedirectorshouted."（Gototheairport,takethenextflighttothewestcoast,andgetone."

Butthenayoungsecretaryhadanidea."Whydon'tyouphotoasunrise,"sheasked,"andthenplayitbackwards?Thenit'lllooklikeasunset."

"That'saverygoodidea!"thedirectorsaid.Thenheturnedtothecameraworkersandsaid,"TomorrowmorningIwantyoutogetmeabeautifulsunriseoverthesea."

Thecameraworkerswentoutearlythenextmorningandfilmedabrightsunriseoverthebeachinthemiddleofabeautifulcoast.Thenatnineo'clocktheytookittothedirector."Hereitis,sir,"theysaid,andgaveittohim.Hewasverypleased.

Theyallwentintothestudio（工作室）."Allright,"thedirectorexplained,"nowourheroandheroinearegoingtosaygoodbye.Runthefilmbackwardssothatwecanseethe'sunset'behindthem."

The"sunset"began,butafteraquarterofaminute,thedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishandsandshoutedtothecameraworkerstostop.

Thebirdsinthefilmwereflyingbackwards,andthewavesontheseaweregoingawayfromthebeach.（1）Whydidthedirectorwanttosendhisworkerstothewestcoast?A.

Becausehechangedhismindaboutgettingasunset.B.

Becausehewasangrywithhiscrew.C.

Becausehewantedtogetaphotoofsunset.D.

Becauseitwashissecretary'sadvice.（2）Thedirectorwantedtofilmasunsetovertheoceanbecause

.A.

itwentwellwiththeseparation（告别）oftheheroandheroineB.

whentheyarrivedatthebeachitwasalreadyintheeveningC.

itwasmoremovingthanasunriseD.

theoceanlookedmorebeautifulatsunset（3）Afterthe"sunset"began,thedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishands

.A.

becausehewasmovedtotearsB.

ashesaweverythingin-thefilmmovingbackwardsC.

asthesunrisedidnotlookasbeautifulashehadimaginedD.

becausehewassadwiththeperformanceoftheheroandheroine（4）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.

Theworkershadtofollowthesecretary'sadvice.B.

Ifyouwanttoseeasunrise,theeastcoastistheplacetogo.C.

Thecameraworkerswasn'tabletofilmthephotothefirstday.D.

Thedirectortoldhisworkerstostopfilmingthe"sunset".【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】短文大意：导演想得到日落的场景，他的员工没有拍好，后来他打算让员工拍一副日出场景，但是后来在倒放的时候，发现镜头里的东西都在倒放。（1）细节题。根据文章提到的sothattheaudiencescouldseehisheroandheroineinfrontofitattheendofthefilmastheysaidgoodbyetoeachotherforover可知，他需要一副日落的场景，故选C。（2）细节题。根据文章提到的sothattheaudiencescouldseehisheroandheroineinfrontofitattheendofthefilmastheysaidgoodbyetoeachotherforover可知，它和男女主角告别相匹配，故选A。（3）细节题。根据文章提到的Thebirdsinthefilmwereflyingbackwards,andthewavesontheseaweregoingawayfromthebeach可知，他发现一切东西都在倒退，故选B。（4）细节题。根据文章提到的Thecameraworkerswentoutearlythenextmorningandfilmedabrightsunriseoverthebeachinthemiddleofabeautifulcoast可知，看日出应该在海岸的中部看，故B错误，故选B。【点评】考查细节题，做此类题首先熟悉文章大意，熟悉问题，带着问题到文章找出答案，即可。6．阅读理解

Aftersometime,anotherofficialclimbeduptotheplatformandspoketome.FromhissignsIunderstoodthattheyweregoingtomoveme.TheKingofthiscountry（whichwascalledLilliput）hadorderedhispeopletocarrymetothecapitalcity,aboutakilometreaway.Imadesignstoaskwhether（是否）Icouldbeuntied,buttheofficialpolitelysaid"No".WhileIwaseatingbread,aplatformhadbeenpreparedtocarryme.ThepeopleofLilliput,knownastheLilliputians,areverycleverwiththeirhands.Forme,fivehundredmenbuiltaspecialwoodenplatformwithtwenty－twowheels.Ninehundredofthestrongestmenworkedforaboutthreehourstoliftmeontotheplatform,andonethousandfivehundredoftheKing'slargesthorses（eachelevenandahalfcentimetreshigh）pulledmetothecapital.Ididnotknowaboutanyofthis,becausetheyhadputasleepingpowderinmywine,andIwasinadeepsleep.（AnExtractfromAvoyagetoLilliput）（1）Thisismostprobably

.A.

apoem

B.

anovel

C.

aposter

D.

anotice（2）Whowastherulerofthiscountry?A.

Gulliver

B.

Swift

C.

Lilliput

D.

TheKing（3）Accordingto（根据）theextract,whatdidtheLilliputiansdowith"I"?A.

Theofficialset"I"freeB.

Theyonlygavebreadto"I"C.

Theyusedaplatformtocarry"I"D.

Theybuiltawonderfulchairfor"I"【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）C【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文是节选英国作家乔纳森·斯威夫特《格列佛游记》中《小人国》一段。主要讲述了利力浦特国人（小人国人）把"我"运到利力浦特国（小人国）首都的事情。（1）考查主旨理解。根据文中描述利力浦特人被称为小人，他们的手非常灵巧。五百人为我建造了一个有二十二个轮子特别的木头平台。九百个最强壮的人工作了大约三个小时把我抬到平台上，一千五百匹国王的最大的马（每匹11.5厘米高）把我拉到首都，不符合实际，因此可知这很可能是小说，故选B。（2）考查细节理解。根据第3句TheKingofthiscountry（whichwascalledLilliput）hadorderedhispeopletocarrymetothecapitalcity，aboutakilometreaway.利力浦特国的国王命令他的人民把我带到首都，大约一公里远。可知国王是这个国家的统治者，故选D。（3）考查细节理解。根据第6和7句Forme，fivehundredmenbuiltaspecialwoodenplatformwithtwenty－twowheels.Ninehundredofthestrongestmenworkedforaboutthreehourstoliftmeontotheplatform，andonethousandfivehundredoftheKing'slargesthorses（eachelevenandahalfcentimetreshigh）pulledmetothecapital.五百人为我建造了一个有二十二个轮子特别的木头平台。九百个最强壮的人工作了大约三个小时把我抬到平台上，一千五百匹国王的最大的马（每匹11.5厘米高）把我拉到首都。可知他们用一个平台运载我，故选C。【点评】此题考查阅读理解。审视标题，抓住中心。浏览全文，掌握全貌。细读题目，抓住要点。细读题目，抓住要点。理解大意，初选答案。复读全文，核对答案。7．阅读理解

Howmuchsleepdoweneed?Wearealldifferent.Somepeopleneedonlythreehoursofsleepanight.Othersneedtenhoursofsleepanight.MostAmericanssleepanaverage（平均）ofseventoeighthoursanight.Aftertheageoffifty,theaveragesleepingtimegoesdownto6.5hoursanight.

Mostpeoplehaveabadnightwhentheycannotfallasleep（睡着）.Thenameofthisproblemiscalledinsomnia.

Thisisn'tanewproblem.Manyfamouspeopleinhistoryhadinsomnia.Someofthesepeoplehadspecialideastomakethemsleep.BenjaminFranklin,thefamousinventorhadfourbeds.Hemovedfromonetoanothertofallasleep.KingLouisXIV（国王路易十四）ofFrancehadfourhundredandthirteenbedsandhopedtofallasleepinoneofthem.MarkTwain,thefamousAmericanwriter,hadadifferentway.Helayonhissideacrosstheendofhisbed.（1）Aftertheageoffifty,theaveragesleephoursare________anight.A.

3hours

B.

7or8hours

C.

6.5hours

D.

10hours（2）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.

KingLouisXIVwasanAmerican.B.

Manyfamouspeopleinhistoryhadabadnightwhentheycouldn'tfallasleep.C.

BenjaminFranklinwasafamousdoctor.D.

MostyoungAmericanssleepforanaverageof6.5hoursanight.（3）WhydidBenjaminFranklinhavefourbeds?A.

Becausehehopedtofallasleep.B.

Becausehewasafamousinventor.C.

Becausehehadalotofmoney.D.

Becausehelikedtolieonhissideacrosstheendofhisbed.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）A【解析】【分析】本文讲述我们需要多少时间的睡眠，很多人会患有失眠症很多名人也不例外。（1）细节题。根据第一段提到Aftertheageoffifty,theaveragesleepingtimegoesdownto6.5hoursanight.可知50之后每晚睡6.5个小时，故选C。（2）细节题。

根据第三段中提到KingLouisXIV（国王路易十四）ofFrancehadfourhundredandthirteenbedsandhopedtofallasleepinoneofthem他是法国人可得知A错误。根据第三段提到Manyfamouspeopleinhistoryhadinsomnia,too.许多名人也会失眠故B项正确。BenjaminFranklin,thefamousinventor,hadfourbeds.Hemoved（移动）fromonetoanothertofallasleep.他是个著名的发明家，而不是作家，故C项错误。根据第一段提到BenjaminFranklin,thefamousinventor,hadfourbeds.Hemoved（移动）fromonetoanothertofallasleep.50岁以后才会睡眠6.5小时故D项错误，故选B。（3）细节题。根据BenjaminFranklin,thefamousinventorhadfourbeds.Hemovedfromonetoanothertofallaslee的描述可知他有四张床是因为希望睡着，故选A。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案。8．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。

Becomeavolunteerandhelpthoseinneedinyourcommunity!Voluntaryworkincludesgivingahandtothepoor,helpingthefamilieswhosehousesweredestroyedbynaturaldisastersorcreatinggreenareasfortheneighborhood.Whicheverserviceactivityyouchoose,youcanmakeadifferenceandcreatearealchangeinthecommunity!

Let'sworktogethertomaketheworldabetterplace.

Weneedstudentsattheageof16andupwhostudyatschoolandwanttogivethemchancestousetheirtalents,skillsandknowledgetohelpthelittlekids.

Theymustbewarm-heartedandhaveenoughpatience.

Oursummerholidayvolunteerjobsareopentoall.Youdon'tneedanyspecialskillsandtherearenoagelimitswithBiosphereExpedition（生物圈探险）.Youcanbeawildlifeandenvironmentalvolunteerforanywherefromtwoweekstotwomonths.You'llworkwithlocalscientists,andtheleadersfromBiosphereExpeditionwillbebyyourside.（1）Accordingtothepassage,thevolunteerscan________inthecommunity.A.

helpthepoor

B.

takecareofpetanimalsC.

cleanupthehouses

D.

buildahouseforthehomeless（2）WhatcanwelearnaboutBiosphereExpedition?A.

PeopleofdifferentagescantakepartinBiosphereExpedition.B.

TojoininBiosphereExpedition,specialskillsarerequired.C.

You'llworkaloneifyoutakepartinBiosphereExpedition.D.

BiosphereExpeditionislikelytobeheldformorethan90days.（3）IfJames________isyearsold,hemightbeavolunteertohelpthelittlekids.A.

11

B.

13

C.

15

D.

17（4）Thepassagewaswrittento________.A.

introduceascienceclubB.

lookforvolunteersC.

offercommunityserviceD.

helpwithjobinterviews【答案】（1）A（2）A（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】主要讲了招募志愿者的三则信息。（1）细节题。根据第一则信息Becomeavolunteerandhelpthoseinneedinyourcommunity!Voluntaryworkincludesgivingahandtothepoor可知帮助社区里的穷人，故选A。（2）细节题。根据第二个信息Youdon'tneedanyspecialskillsandtherearenoagelimitswithBiosphereExpedition（生物圈探险）.可知没有年龄限制、不需要任何特殊的技能都可以参加生物圈探险，故选A。（3）细节题。根据第三则信息Weneedstudentsattheageof16andupwhostudyatschoolandwanttogivethemchancestousetheirtalents,skillsandknowledgetohelpthelittlekids.可知16岁以上的学生可以帮助小孩，故选D。（4）细节题。根据全文可知主要讲了招募志愿者的三则信息。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

Hereisacharitysale（义卖）forthepoorkidsinthemountainareaWe'llgiveawaythemoneyweraiseinthecharitysale.Comeandseeourthings.Nick

IhaveanMP3player.Ihavehaditforhalfayear.Itstillworksverywellnow.ItstayswithmewheneverIfeelsad.AndIhavedownloadedsomepopsongsinit.Ihopeitcanbewithyouwhenyouareunhappy.Itcost180dollars.Now.Youcantakeitwith60dollars.Karen

I'dliketosellsomeofmyfictions.IstartedtobuyfictionswhenIwastwelveyearsold.MyfavoritefictionisTreasureIslandIbelieveanyonelikemewilllearnalotfromthisfiction.Eachfictiononlycosts20dollars.Youcangetthesecondathalfprice.Mandy

Ihavesomesofttoystosell.Thetoybearismyfourteen-year-oldbirthdaypresent.Ihavehaditforoneyear.Itstilllooksverynew.I'soriginal（原始的）pricewas50dollars.Youonlyneedtopay15dollarsforitnow.Othertoysareverynewbutcheap,too.（1）Nickmay___whenheisn'thappy.A.

readfictions

B.

listentomusic

C.

playwithtoys

D.

seemovies（2）Theunderlinedword"downloaded"means"

"inChinese.A.

下载

B.

演唱

C.

制作

D.

删除（3）Nancywillpay___dollarsifshebuystwobooksfromKaren.A.

ten

B.

twenty

C.

thirty

D.

forty（4）___maygetthemoneyraisedfromthecharitysale.A.

Adisabledmaninhospital

B.

ApoorfamilywithfourkidsC.

Thepoorkidsinthemountainarea

D.

Ahomelessmanfromthecountryside（5）Accordingtothepassage,___isNOTTRUE.A.

Thethreekidsselldifferentthings

B.

SarahcanbuythetoybearathalfpriceC.

KarenlearnsalotfromTreasureIsland

D.

TherearesomepopsongsinNick'sMP3player【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）C（4）C（5）B【解析】【分析】主要讲了Nick、Karen和Mandy给山区贫困地区的孩子义卖活动。（1）细节题。根据ItstayswithmewheneverIfeelsad.可知当难过时Nick和MP3待在一起，即听音乐，故选B。（2）细节题。根据句子可知把下载的音乐放在MP3播放器里，所以downloaded意思是下载，故选A。（3）细节题。根据Eachfictiononlycosts20dollars.Youcangetthesecondathalfprice.可知每本书20美元，第二本半价，即10美元，所以一共30美元，故选C。（4）细节题。根据Hereisacharitysale（义卖）forthepoorkidsinthemountainarea可知是给山区的贫穷孩子义卖，故选C。（5）细节题。根据It'soriginal（原始的）pricewas50dollars.Youonlyneedtopay15dollarsforitnow.可知原价是50美元，现价是15美元，不是半价，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。10．根据短文内容，判断下列各句正、误。

Longago,therewasaqueenwholivedinapalace（宫殿）,shefeltboredandsaidtoheradviser（顾问）,"AIIthethingsaroundmearetooboring.Ineedadifferentkindofbeauty.LeteveryoneknowthatIwillholdacompetitionforthemostbeautifulthingintheworld.Andtheprizewillbethiscrown（王冠）."

Severaldayslater,lotsofpeoplecametothecompetitionandshowedtheirthings.Thequeenwasnotsatisfiedwithwhatshesaw.Theadvisersuggested,"Whatyouarelookingforcannotbebroughttoyou.Youmustlookforitbyyourself.Whataboutajourney?"

Thequeenwasinterestedintheidea,soshestartedatonce.Asshewasontopofthehillnearherpalace,shelookeddownandsuddenlysomethingcriedinherheart."WhyhaveIneverfoundmypalacesobeautiful?"

Thequeenspentoneyeartraveling.Shesawbea