八年级英语下册阅读理解总复习经典例题、习题1

八年级英语下册阅读理解总复习经典例题、习题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

Everymorningmyfatherbuysanewspaperonhiswaytowork.Everyeveningmymotherlooksthroughmagazinesathome.Andeverynight,IlookattheposterswithphotosofDavidBeckhamandYaoMingonmybedroomwallbeforeIgotosleep.Canweimaginelifewithoutpaperorprint?

Paperwasfirstcreatedabout2,000yearsago,andhasbeenmadefromsilk,cotton,bamboo,and,sincethe19thcentury,fromwood.Peoplelearnedtowritewordsonpapertomakeabook.Butinthosedays,bookscouldonlybeproducedoneatatimebyhand.

Asaresult,theywereexpensiveandrare.Andbecausethereweren'tmanybooks,fewpeoplelearnedtoread.

ThenprintingwasinventedinChina.Whenprintingwasdevelopedgreatlyatthebeginningofthe11thcentury,bookscouldbeproducedmorequicklyandcheaply.Asaresult,morepeoplelearnedtoread.Afterthat,knowledgeandideasspreadquickly.

Todayinformationcanbereceivedonline,downloadedfromtheInternetratherthanfoundinbooks,andinformationcanbekeptonCD-ROMsormachinessuchasMP3players.

Computersarealreadyusedinclassrooms,andnewspapersandmagazinescanalreadybereadonline.Sowillbooksbereplacedbycomputersoneday?No,Idon'tthinktheYaoMingpostersonmybedroomwallwilleverbereplacedbyatwo-metre-highcomputer!（1）Whatdoesthewriterdobeforehegoestosleep?A.

Hereadsbooks.

B.

Hereadsnewspapers.C.

Helooksthroughmagazines.

D.

Helooksatthepostersonthewall.（2）Whenwaspaperfirstcreated?A.

About2,000yearsago.

B.

Inthe19thcentury.C.

About1,000yearsago.

D.

Inthe11thcentury.（3）Whywerebooksexpensiveandrarebeforetheinventionofprinting?A.

Peoplecouldnotread.B.

Peoplecouldnotwritewordsonpaper.C.

Peoplecouldnotfindsilk,cottonorbamboo.D.

Peoplecouldonlyproducebooksoneatatimebyhand.（4）Whathappenedafterbooksbecamecheaper?A.

Peopledidn'twanttobuybooks.

B.

PrintingwasinventedinChina.C.

Knowledgeandideasspreadquickly.

D.

TheInternetwasintroducedtopeoplesoon.【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】讲述了纸的起源，一开始的现状，讲述了纸和印刷术的发展过程。（1）细节题。根据第一段提到的IlookattheposterswithphotosofDavidBeckhamandYaoMingonmybedroomwallbeforeIgotosleep.

可知，作者睡觉前需要看墙上的海报，故选D。（2）细节题。根据第二段提到的

Paperwasfirstcreatedabout2,000yearsago，可知纸在2000年前发明，故选A。（3）细节题。根据第二段提到的Butinthosedays,bookscouldonlybeproducedoneatatimebyhand.

可知，一开始书必须手把手生产，因而书籍很贵，故选D。（4）细节题。根据第三段提到的Afterthat,knowledgeandideasspreadquickly.可知书变便宜了后，知识和思想很快的被传播，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。2．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。3．阅读理解

ItwasaSundaymorning.PeterwaswatchingTVintheroomwhilehisbrotherBillwasdoinghishomework.Attentheirmothercamebackwithabagoforanges.Peterlikedthemandwantedtoeatthemquickly.Buthismotherstoppedhim.Shegavefivetoeachsonandwenttothekitchen.Peteratehisorangessoonbuthisbrotherwasbusydoinghishomeworkanddidn'teathis.Justthen,thetelephonerangandBillrantoanswerit.Bill'sfriendsaskedhimtoplaysoccerwiththem.AndwhenBilltalkedwithhisfriend,Petertooktwoofhisorangesawayandatethem.Billfounditandcalledhimoutandbeathimbehindthehouse.Peterdidn'ttellhisparentsaboutit.

ThenextmorningPeter'steacher,MrsBall,taughtthestudentssubtraction（减法）.Peterwaslookingatthebirdinthetreeoutofthewindowandcouldn'tanswerherquestions.Theteacherstartedtogivehimanexample,"Ifyourbrotherhasfiveorangesandyoutaketwofromhim,whatwilltheresultbe?"

"He'llbeatme,teacher,"answeredtheboy.Allhisclassmatesstartedtolaugh.（1）WhendidPeter'smothercomeback?A.

Atfive.

B.

Atsix.

C.

Atseven.

D.

Atten.（2）WhatwasPeterdoingbeforetheirmothercameback?A.

WatchingTV.B.

Doinghishomework.C.

Listeningtomusic.D.

Playinginthegarden.（3）WhatdidBill'sfriendscallhimfor?A.

TheywantedBilltoplaysoccerwiththem.B.

TheywantedBilltoplaycomputergameswiththem.C.

TheywantedBilltogotothemoviewiththem.D.

TheywantedBilltogototheparkwiththem.（4）Petercouldn'tanswertheteacher'squestioncorrectlybecause________.A.

hewasnotcleverB.

hewantedtotellajokeC.

hedidn'tlistentotheteachercarefullyD.

hewasthinkingabouteatingoranges【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】文章大意：星期天早上，Peter和哥哥Bill在家里，后来Bill的朋友打电话邀请他去踢足球，第二天上课，Peter没有认真听讲，回答不出老师的问题，后来老师讲了一个笑话。（1）细节题。根据文章提到的

Attentheirmothercamebackwithabagoforanges可知，妈妈10点会来，故选D。（2）细节题。根据文章提到的

PeterwaswatchingTVintheroom可知，他在看电视，故选A。（3）细节题。根据文章提到的

Bill'sfriendsaskedhimtoplaysoccerwiththem可知，他们想让Bill去和他们踢足球，故选A。（4）细节题。根据文章提到的Peterwaslookingatthebirdinthetreeoutofthewindowandcouldn'tanswerherquestions可知，他上课没有认真听讲，故选C。【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。4．阅读理解

TonyWheelerwasborntotravel.Hisfatherworkedforanairline.Forthefirst16yearsofhislife,Wheelerandhisfamilylivedinmanycounties.

Intheearly1970s,TonymetayoungwomannamedMaureen.Soontheygotmarried.Beforegettingjobs,TonyandMaureenwantedtotravel.Theytookayear-longtripfromEngland,throughAsia,toAustralia.Onthetrip,theyvisitedplaceslikeIran,Indiaandsoon.

WhenTonyandMaureenarrivedinAustralia,peopleaskedmanyquestionsabouttheirtrip.Toanswerthesequestions,WheelerwroteabookcalledAcrossAsiaontheCheap.Thebooktoldpeopleaboutdifferentcountriesweather,customs,andplacestosee.Butunlikeothertravelbooksofthattime,TonyWheeler'sbookalsotalkedaboutplacesmosttouristsdidn'tgo.Healsowroteaboutspecialthingstoseeandtodo.Thebookwasverypopular.

TonyandMaureenstartedacompanycalledLonelyPlanet.Theywentontraveling.Theywrotebooksforeachplacetheyvisited.Today,800peopleworkforLonelyPlanet.Thecompanyhasover650books.TonyWheeler,thegreattraveler,stillwritesabouttravelstomanyplacesandwillbringusmoresurprises.（1）TonyWheelerwrotethebookAcrossAsiaontheCheapto______.A.

makemoneyforhisnexttrip.B.

tellpeopleabouthisnewcompanyC.

drawpeople'sattentiontohisfamilyD.

answerpeople'squestionsabouthistrip（2）AcrossAsiaontheCheapwasdifferentfromothertravelbooksofthattimebecause______.A.

itwaslongerandmorepopularB.

itwasthefirsttravelbookintheworldC.

ittalkedaboutplacesmosttouristsdidnotgoD.

ittalkedaboutacountry'sweatherandcustoms（3）WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutTonyWheeler'scompany?A.

Hisfatherstartedit.B.

Itisanairline.C.

Hundredsofpeopleworkforit.D.

Ithasnobooksabouttraveling.（4）Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A.

agreattravelerandhisbooksB.

atourofdifferentcountriesC.

agreatwriterandhisfamilyD.

differentkindsofcompanies【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）C（4）A【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文介绍了一个旅行家和他写的书的事情，一开始汤姆结婚，后来他们夫妻二人开始环游世界旅行，并且谢了树，后来他们开了了一家公司，并且继续旅行。（1）细节题。根据文章提到的

Toanswerthesequestions,WheelerwroteabookcalledAcrossAsiaontheCheap可知，他写这本书的目的是为了回答人们的问题，故选D。（2）细节题。根据文章提到的

Butunlikeothertravelbooksofthattime,TonyWheeler'sbookalsotalkedaboutplacesmosttouristsdidn'tgo.可知这本书说了人们不去的地方的情况，故选C。（3）细节题。根据文章提到的Today,800peopleworkforLonelyPlanet.可知，数百人为这家公司工作，故选C。（4）细节题。根据文章提到的一个旅行家和他的书，可知主要聊了旅行家和书，故选A。【点评】考查阅读理解，考查了细节题，做此类题首先熟悉文章大意，然后熟悉问题，带着问题到文章中找出答案，注意细节。5．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。

Doyouwanttohaveanicetripinyoursparetime?

MayYunnanisagoodchoiceforyou.Thereyoucanenjoydifferentplacesofinterest.TimeActivitiesDay1ArriveinShangri-La.Youwillmeetyourlocalguideattheairportorinthebusstationandheorshewilltakeyoutothehotel.VisitNapaLakeinyourfreetimeintheafternoon.Day2DrivetoLijiangfor2hoursandvisitTigerLeapingGorgeontheway.AfteryoureachLijiang,youcanvisitBlackDragonPondandJadeDragonSnowMountain.Youcantakethecablecar（缆车）toBaishavillageinLijiang.Day3TakeabustoDali（about3.5hours）.YoucangoboatingonErhaiLake.VisitBaivillage,XizhouandZhoucheng.DosomeshoppingintheoldDalitown.Day4Inthemorning,flytoKunming,thecapitalofYunnan.ThentakeatourtotheStoneForest.Intheafternoon,endyourtripandleaveKunmingbyair.

Contactus:

Phone/p>

Company:SunshineTravelAgency（旅行社）

Address:209HunanRoad,Huai'an,Jiangsu（1）Theinformationabovemaybefrom________.A.

astory

B.

anewsreport

C.

aplay

D.

anadvertisement（2）WhowilltakeyoutothehotelwhenyouarriveinShangri-La?A.

Yourlocalguide.

B.

Yourdriver.

C.

Yourparents.

D.

Yourfriends.（3）Youcan'tvisit________inLijiangonthesecondday.A.

BlackDragonPondB.

TigerLeapingGorgeC.

JadeDragonSnowMountainD.

Baishavillage（4）WhencanyouvisittheoldDalitown?A.

Onthefirstday.

B.

Onthesecondday.

C.

Onthethirdday.

D.

Onthefourthday.【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】大意：短文主要介绍了云南旅行的路线和景点。（1）推理判断题。根据倒数第三句Company:SunshineTravelAgency（旅行社）公司：阳光旅行社，可知文章可能来自广告。故选D。（2）细节理解题。根据Day1中：Youwillmeetyourlocalguideattheairportorinthebusstationandheorshewilltakeyoutothehotel.可知，你会在机场或者公交站见到你的当地的导游，然后他或者她会带你去酒店。故选A。（3）细节理解题。根据Day2：DrivetoLijiangfor2hoursandvisitTigerLeapingGorgeontheway.开车两小时到丽江，并在路上参观虎跳峡，可知虎跳峡是在去丽江的路上的景点，而不是丽江当地的景点。故选B。（4）细节理解题。根据Day3：DosomeshoppingintheoldDalitown.在大理老城购物，可知是第三天的行程。故选C。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，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。6．阅读理解

Inyourlife,therearealotofpeoplearoundyou.Theyareyourrelatives,neighbors,friendsorclassmates.Sometimesyougetalongwellwiththem,butsometimesdon't.Whatcanyoudowhensomeonehurtsyou?Mostpeoplemaybeangryorevenfightwithhim.Butit'snotagoodidea.You'dbetterforgetallthisandforgive（宽恕，原谅）him.

Maybeit'snoteasyforyoutodothat,butit'spossible.Pleaseremember:Keepagoodmood,andyouwillkeephealthy.Stayingangrywithothers,infact,meanslettingothers'mistakestreatyourselfunfairly.

Howcanyouforgiveothers?

First，thinkofsomethingpleasantandtrytogetyourselfhappy.

Second,don'twaitotherstosaysorrytoyou.Ifanyonehurtsyou，hewon'tsaysorrytoyou.Hemayjustwanttohurtyouorjustdon'tseethingsthesameway.

Third,trytoseethingsinothers'shoes.Youcanunderstandtheirmindsbetterandmakeyourselfalittlehappier.

Atlast,trytoknowyourselfverywell.Whosemistakescausedthat，yoursorothers'?Ifit'sourfault，trytosaysorrytothem.Ifitisn't，smileatthething.（1）Thispassagetellsus_______.A.

togetalongwellwithothers

B.

tosaysorrytoothersbravelywhenwehurtthem

C.

nottohurtothers

D.

toforgiveotherswhentheyhurtus（2）Forgivingothersis_______accordingtothewriter'sopinion.A.

easy

B.

foolish

C.

possible

D.

impossible（3）Theunderlinedsentencemeans"_______"inChinese.A.

尽力坚持自己的观点

B.

尽力让别人接受自己的观点C.

尽量站在别人的立场上看问题

D.

尽量看到别人立场中的实质问题（4）Thewritergivesus_______ideastoforgiveothers.A.

three

B.

four

C.

five

D.

six（5）Forgettingothers'mistakesandstayinghappycanmakeus_______.A.

sad

B.

disappointed

C.

upset

D.

healthy【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）C（4）B（5）D【解析】【分析】本文介绍别人伤害我们时要原谅他们，同时提出几点看法。（1）主旨题。根据本文介绍别人伤害我们时要原谅他们，同时提出几点看法可知，文章主要告诉我们原谅伤害我们的人，故选D。（2）细节题。根据Maybeit'snoteasyforyoutodothat,butit'spossible也许你不容易做到，但这是可能的，可知根据作者的观点，原谅他人是可能的，故划线部分的意思是试着从别人的角度看问题，故选C。（3）词义猜测题。根据Youcanunderstandtheirmindsbetterandmakeyourselfalittlehappier你可以更好地理解他们的想法，让自己更快乐，可知这是站在别人的角度看待问题，故选C。（4）细节题。根据first，second，third和atlast，可知作者给出4个意见，故选B。（5）推理题。根据Keepagoodmood,andyouwillkeephealthy，保持好心情，你会保持健康

，可知忘记别人的错误并保持快乐会让我们健康，故选D。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，词义猜测题和主旨题四种常考题型，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，词义猜测题需要根据上下文提炼相关信息锁定词意，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

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。8．阅读理解

Onemorning,Iwasdrivingmyfather-in-lawtotheairportwhenaplaneflewsilentlyovertheroadlikeabigbird,abouttotouchdownattheairport.

"It'smagic,"myfather-in-lawsaid.Ilookedathim,withoutknowingwhatwashappening.

Hewasadoctorwhogavespeechesatcollegesandhadvisitedmorethan100countries.HeunderstoodbetterthanIwhyaplanecanflyinthesky.It,really,wasn'tmagic.Butnow,Irealizehewasatleastrightinsomeway.

Thoughflyingmightnotbemagic,it'scertainlymagical.Whatitbringstoourreallivesissomethingfoundinourdreams.

Buttoooften,we,especiallyIforget.Ireadasentenceafewmonthsago.Itsaid,"Youknowyou'regrowing-upwhenyounolongerwantawindowseat."

Tooofteninrecentyears,I'veaskedforaseatneartheexitrow,forgettingthewondersoftravelingfast.Butsometimes,whentheWi-Fi'snotworkingormycomputerhasnopower,Iremembertolook.

IthinkofonetimewhenIwasleavingonafamilyvacation.Momentsaftertake-off,Istartedworking.Butapassengerbehindmewouldn'tstoptalking."Theclouds!"hekeptsaying,"Lookattheclouds!"Iturnedaround,andsawtwomen,onewhoappearedtobeinhisseventiesandtheothermuchyounger.Thechatcontinuedfor20minutesuntil,notpatiently,Iraisedmyeyesfrommycomputerscreenandlookedoutofthewindow.

Theclouds!

Hewasright.Wewerefloatingthroughbigsoftballsofcotton,eachindifferentshapes.Theyseemedeasyenoughtotouch.Theafternoonsunprovidedallkindsofcolors,allagainstabluesky.Iputawaymycomputerandappreciated（欣赏）themfortherestoftheflight.

Idon'tremembertheworkIfeltlikeIhadtocompletethatafternoon.I'veneverforgottenthoseclouds.（1）Thewriterthinksflyingis"magical"because

.A.

hewonderswhyaplanecanflyB.

ithaschangedhumanlivesinsomewaysC.

hethinksplaneshavemagicpowersD.

itcanflysilentlyovertheroadlikeabigbird（2）Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinthe6thparagraph?A.

Wherepeoplegrowup,theirmindsslowdown.B.

Whenpeoplegrowup,theydonotlikechanges.C.

Grown-upsoftencaretoomuchaboutday-to-daywork.D.

Grown-upscarelittleaboutthespeedoftravellingbyplane.（3）Howdidthewriterfeelfirstwhenhelistenedtothechatfor20minutes?A.

Unhappy.

B.

Excited.

C.

Interested.

D.

Nervous.（4）Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.

Isitawonder?

B.

Isitmagic?

C.

Whatsoftclouds!

D.

Whatastrangeflight!【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】本文讲述了作者乘飞机的经历，启发我们要注意发现身边的美。（1）细节题。根据第四段it'scertainlymagical.Whatitbringstoourlivesissomethingfoundinourdreams.它给我们的生活带来的是我们在梦中发现的东西，可知它在某些方面改变了人类的生活，故选B。（2）推断题。根据下文Butsometimes，whentheWi-Fi'snotworkingormycomputerhasnopower，Iremembertolook.，可知过于关注日常工作了，结合选项，故选C。（3）细节题。根据第八段Thechatcontinuedfor20minutesuntil，notpatiently，Iraisedmyeyesfrommycomputerscreenandlookedoutofthewindow.不耐烦地从电脑屏幕上抬起眼睛看着窗外，可知他们的谈话扰乱了作者的工作，导致作者不高兴，故选A。（4）主旨题。A.Isitawonder？这是奇迹吗？B.Isitmagic？这是魔法吗？C.Whatsoftclouds！多么柔软的云啊！D.Whatastrangeflight！多么奇怪的飞行啊！根据短文内容，可知是由岳父的话It'smagic引出了文中的话题，是本文的线索，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。9．阅读理解

Ali,whowasworkingalongwayfromhishome,wantedtosendalettertohiswife,buthecouldneitherreadnorwrite,andhehadtoworkallday,sohecouldonlylookforsomebodytowritehisletterlateatnight.AtlasthefoundthehouseofaletterwriterwhosenamewasNasreddin.

Nasreddinwasalreadyinbed."Itislate,"hesaid."Whatdoyouwant?""Iwantyoutowritealettertomywife,"saidAli.Nasreddinwasnotpleased.Hethoughtforafewsecondsandthensaid,"Hasthelettergottogofar?Whatdoesthatmatter?"answeredAli.

"Well.MywritingissostrangethatonlyIcanreadit,andifIhavetotravelalongwaytoreadyourlettertoyourwife,itwillcostyoualotofmoney."Aliwentawayquickly.（1）Aliwantedto

tohiswife.A.

getsomething

B.

havealetterwritten

C.

bringaflower

D.

saygood-bye（2）Atlasthefoundthehouseof

.A.

abuyer

B.

aseller

C.

anoldman

D.

aletterwriter（3）WhenAlitoldNasreddinwhathewantedtodo,NasreddinwasA.

notpleased

B.

pleased

C.

excited

D.

angry（4）Nasreddinsaidthathiswritingwas

.A.

easyforanyonetoread

B.

strangeforanyonetoreadC.

toostrangeforanyonetowrite

D.

difficultforanyonetoread【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】文章大意：主要介绍了阿里找人给妻子写信的故事。（1）细节理解题。根据文中的语句Ali,whowasworkingalongwayfromhishome,wantedtosendalettertohiswife,理解可知，阿里想给妻子写封信，故选B。（2）细节理解题。根据文中的语句AtlasthefoundthehouseofaletterwriterwhosenamewasNasreddin.理解可知，最后，阿里找到一个写信的人，故选D。（3）细节理解题。根据文中的语句Nasreddinwasnotpleased.理解可知，写信人很不高兴，故选A。（4）细节理解题。根据文中的语句MywritingissostrangethatonlyIcanreadit,

理解可知，

Nasreddin的书信很奇怪，别人看不懂，故选B。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文属于故事类阅读，阅读时要通读文章，弄清楚文章的主旨大意。答题时注意问题中的关键词在文章中的准确定位，根据关键词定位并查找信息，切勿凭感觉做题。10．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,gotalittledogwithafaceonlyamother