Units1 5单元阅读理解专项练习 人教版英语八年级上册

1-5单元阅读理解专项练习（一）Friendsareveryimportantineveryone’slifebecausefriendsarealwaystherewhenweneedthem.It’sgreattohavemanyfriends，andIcan’timaginemylifewithoutmyfriends.MybestfriendisLisa.Sheisoneyearolderthanme.Nowsheisinthesameclasswithme，inGrade8.Sheistallandquitethin.Shehaslongcurlyblondhairandblueeyes.Iamnotsobeautiful.SometimesIwishIcouldbeasbeautifulassheis.Myname’sMolly.Iamtallenoughbutalittlefat.LisaandIlikedoinglotsofthingstogetherandtalkingaboutdifferentthings.ShealwayshelpsmewithmymathandIsometimeshelpherwithherEnglishandhistory.Ihadtodoareport(报告)onscienceonce,butIdidn’tunderstand(理解)whattheteachersaid.Thenextday,Ireaditinfrontoftheclass.Buttheteachertoldmethatmyreportwaswrongandallmyclassmateslaughedatme.Ifeltverybadaboutmyself.Lisawastheonlyonewhodidn’tlaughatme.Shetriedtobenicerthananybodyelseandmakemehappy.IamashypersonandsometimesIfeelthatpeopledon’tunderstandme.Lisaisfriendlyandeverybodylovesher.Sheisalsosmartandshecandealwith(解决)everything.Iamhappytohaveafriendlikeher.1.LisaalwayshelpsMollywithher .A.mathB.EnglishC.History D.science2.WhatdoesLisalooklike?A.Sheistallbutfat.B.Shehaslongcurlyblackhair.C.Sheisverybeautifulandthin.D.Shewearsglasses.3.WhydidMollyfeelbadafterreadingherreport?A.BecauseLisadidbetterthanher.B.Becauseshedidn’treaditaloud.C.Becauseherclassmateslaughedather.D.Becausetheteacherdidn’tunderstandhen4.WhichofthefollowingwordscanNOTdescribeLisaaccordingtothepassage?A.Shy. B.Friendly.C.Popular. D.Smart.5.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.LisaistallerthanMolly.B.MollyismorebeautifulthanLisa.C.Lisahasbrownhairandblueeyes.D.MollyishappytohaveafriendlikeLisa.（二）Tomistenyearsold.HeloveswatchingTV.Butforoneyear,hedidn'twatchTVatall.Whatwasthereason?Tom'sparentssaidtheywouldgivehim$600ifhedidn'twatchTVforayear.Tom'sparentsthoughthewatchedtoomuchTV.Onedayhismotherreadastoryinanewspaperaboutaboywhodidn'twatchTVforayear.SheshowedthestorytoTom.Tomlikedtheidea.HeturnedofftheTVrightaway,andsaid,"Itdoesn'ttroublemenottowatchTV.Ijustwantthemoney."Atfirst,Tom'sparentswereveryhappy.Tomreadbooksandnewspapers,playedoutside,andplayedcomputergames,butsoonhegotbored.Everyevening,heaskedhisparents,"Whatarewedoingtonight?SometimeshismotherandfatherwishedhewouldwatchTVjustforoneevening.Tomalwayssaid,"No,itwouldcostmemoney!"Finallytheyearwasover.ThenTomstartedwatchinghisfavoriteTVshowsalldayagain.Tomgotthemoneyfromhisparents.Whatdidheplantodowiththe$600?"IwanttobuymyselfaTVset!"hesaid.1.Tomdidn'twatchTVforoneyearbecause_____.A.hewantedthemoneyB.hewantedtostudyharderC.hewantedtolearnfromtheboyD.hethoughtwatchingtoomuchTVwasbad2."Itdoesn'ttroublemenottowatchTV."means"_____".A.It'snousewatchingTV.B.It'sawasteoftimewatchingTV.C.It'simportantformetowatchTV.D.Itdoesn'tmatternottowatchTV.3.Whydidhisparentspromisetogivehim$600ifhedidn'twatchTVforayear?A.Becausetheywereveryrich.B.Becausetheywantedtoplaywithhim.C.BecausetheywantedhimtobuyanewTV.D.Becausetheydidn'twanthimtowatchtoomuchTV.4.Whatdidn'tTomdoinsteadofwatchingTVforoneyear?A.Heplayedoutside.B.Hedidhishomework.C.Heplayedcomputergames.D.Hereadbooksandnewspapers.5.Tom'slastwordswouldmostprobablymakehisparents_____.A.happy B.interested C.surprised D.excited（三）Darriuswasbornwiththreefingersonhisrighthandandoneonhislefthand.Hehadtoworkhardtodothingsthatwereeasyforothers.Everytimehisclassmatestriedtohelp,hewouldsay,"Thanks,butIcandoitmyself."Helearnedtousethefourfingerstododifferentthings.

WhenDarriuswas10,hetoldhisfatherthathelikedpiano(钢琴)musicverymuch."It'stoobadyoucan'tplay,"hisfathersaid.Buttheboytookthatasachallenge(挑战).

"IwillshowpeoplethatIcan,"hesaidtohimself.

Monthslater,aneighborgavehimanoldpianowhenshemovedaway.Hetaughthimselftoplaythepianoandpracticedforhoursaday.

Darrius'sfavoritepianomusicisRiverFlowsinYoubyYiruma,aKoreanmusician.IttookDarriusayeartolearnit."Ihavetocomeupwithmyownwaywithonly4fingers,"hesaid.Whenhesucceeded,hefeltsoproud.LaterhewasluckyenoughtoplaythemusictogetherwithYirumaatafamousconcerthall!YirumaencouragedDarriustofollowhisdreamofplayinghisownmusic.Darriushasmadeit.Andhismusicispopulartoday.

"Imayhaveadisability,"hesays,

"butIdon'tletitholdmebackfromanything."1.WhatdidDarriustakeasachallengeattheageof10?A.Writinghismusic. B.Playingthepiano.C.Givingaconcert. D.Visitingahall.2.HowlongdidittakeDarriustolearntoplayRiverFlowsinYou?A.Ayear. B.Amonth. C.Aday. D.Anhour.3.WhoencouragedDarriustofollowhisdream?A.Hisclassmate. B.Hisfather.C.Aneighbor. D.Amusician.4.WhatcanwelearnaboutDarriusfromthetext?A.Hehasastrongwill.B.Heboughthimselfapiano.C.Hegaveuphisdream.D.Heonlyplaysothers'music.5.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Darrius'FavoritePianoMusicB.DarriusLearnedtoPlaythePianoC.HowDarriusLivedAHappyLifeD.TheWaytoTreatDisability（四）TherearemanyfamousactorsandactressesinChina,suchasZhongHanliang,ZhangZiyiandsoon.ButmyfavoriteactorisJiroWang,andmyfavoriteactressisLiXiaolu.Lookatthephoto.HaveyouwatchedthemoviePersonalTailor(《私人订制》)?WecanseeLiXiaoluinthismovie,ofcourse.LiXiaolucomesfromAnhui,butshelivesinBeijingnow.Shehasahappyfamily.HerhusbandJiaNailianglovestheirdaughterandherverymuch.Sheisaverybeautiful,kindgirl,butwhenshewasyoung,shewasaveryquietandshygirl.Shealwaystalkedverylittletoherfriends,sohermotherwasworriedabouther,butwhenshewas13yearsold,shewenttoAmericatostudyEnglishandsheknewifshewantedtolearnEnglish,shemusttalktopeople.Soshestartedtotrytotalktopeople.Thenshebecameanactivegirl.Shewasatalentedactressinmovies.Shewasalreadyinamoviewhenshewas3yearsold.SheactedinthemovieSent-Down(《天浴》)whenshewas17andthismoviehelpedherwinaGoldenHorseaward.Shewastheyoungestpersonwhogottheaward.NowsheisveryfamousinChina.Ithinkshewillbemyfavouriteactressforever.1.Whoisthewriter’sfavoriteactressnow?A.JiroWang.B.JiaNailiang.C.ZhangZiyi.D.LiXiaolu.2.Whywashermotherworriedabouther?A.Becauseshewasaverybeautifulgirl.B.Becauseshewasyoung.C.Becauseshealwaystalkedverylittletoothers.D.Becauseshewasoutgoing.3.NowLiXiaoluisa/anwoman.A.activeandfamousB.shyandfamousC.happyandquietD.outgoingandshy4.WhydidLiXiaolugotoAmericawhenshewas13?A.Becauseshewantedtoactthere.B.BecauseshewenttheretostudyEnglish.C.Becauseshewenttheretotravel.D.Becauseshelivedandstudiedthere.5.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.LiXiaoluisfromBeijing.B.Thewriter’sfavoriteactressisZhangZiyi.C.LiXiaolucanspeakEnglish.D.SheandherhusbandJiaNailianglovetheirsonverymuch.“Iwillthinkofit.”Itiseasytosaythis,butdoyouknowwhatgreatthingshavecomefromthinking?SirIsaacNewtonwassittinginhisgardenwhenhesawanapplefallfromatree.Hebegantothinkandtriedtofindoutwhytheapplefell.Thenhediscoveredhowthesun,moon,andstarsarekeptintheirplaces.AboynamedJamesWattsatquietlybythefire,watchingthelidofthekettlemoveupanddown.Hewantedtofindoutwhythesteaminthekettlemovedthelid.Fromthattimehewentonthinkingandthinking.Andwhenhebecameaman,heimprovedthesteamengine(蒸汽机)somuchthatitcouldeasilydotheworkofmanyhorses.JamesFergusonwasapoorboy.Once,seeingtheinsideofawatch,hewondered.“WhyshouldInotmakeawatch?”Buthowcouldhegetthematerialstomakethemainspring(钟表的主发条)?Hesoonfoundhecouldmakeitwithwhalebone(鲸骨).Hethenmadeawoodenclockwhichkeptgoodtime.Hismotto(座右铭)was“Iwillthinkofit.”Andhemadehisthoughtsusefultohimselfandtheworld.Boysandgirls,whenyouhaveadifficultlessontolearn,don’tloseheart,anddon’tasksomeoneforhelpbeforehelpingyourselves.Think,andbythinkingyouwilllearnhowtothinktosomepurpose.1.Fromthepassage,weknowthatsomegreatthingscomefrom__________.A.listeningB.readingC.speaking D.thinking2.TheideaofIsaacNewton’sdiscoverywasfrom__________.A.thefallingofanappleB.thecleaningofagardenC.thefallingofatree D.themovingofalid.Theachievement(成就)ofJamesWattwasthathe__________.A.keptthinkingB.foundthesteaminthekettleC.improvedthesteamenginemuch D.watchedthelidmoveupanddown4.Therightorderofthefollowingsentencesis__________.①JamesFergusonmadeawoodenclock.②JamesFergusonsawtheinsideofawatch.③JamesFergusonmadethemainspringwithwhalebone.A.③②① B.②③①C.②①③ D.③①②5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Learntoaskforhelp.B.Adifficultlessontolearn.C.Itiseasytosay“Iwillthinkofit.”D.Think,andbythinkingyouwilllearnhowtothinktosomepurpose.（六）Peoplearealwaystryingtoliveahealthylife.Youmighthavereadsomuchonthistopic.Thefollowingideasmaysoundstrange,buttheycanreallyhelpyou.Exercisewhenyouaretired.Afteralongandtiringdayofstudy,exercisingmightnotsoundlikeagoodidea,butitshould.Infact,physicalactivitiescanprovideyouwiththemissingenergy(能量).Researchshowsthatexercisingforjust30minutescanmakeyoufeelgood!Writebyhandtohelpthebrainbeactive.Althoughwritingsomethingusingacomputerisfaster,itismuchbettertorememberthewholethingbywritingitdownbyhand.Whenyoureadahandwrittentext,naturallyit’seasierforyourbrainstoremembertheinformation.Sparemoretimeforyourself.Bysparingthetimeforyourselfandjustbeingaloneforawhile,youcanhaveachancetothinkandgettoknowyourselfbetter.Andyouwon’tbehaveimpulsively(冲动地).Drinkhotdrinksonahotday.Whatcoolsmoreonahotsummermorning,coldwaterorhotwater?Thestudyshowsthatthehotwaterdoesmakepeoplefeelcooler.Whenyouaredrinkingsomethinghot,thebodywillfeelthechangeintemperatureandincreasetheperspiration(流汗),whichhelpsyoucooldown!1.Whichoneisthebestwayifwewanttorememberalongpassage?A.Toreaditover B.ToreaditaloudC.TowriteitdownbyhandD.Towriteitusingacomputer2.Theunderlinedword“provide”means.A.giveB.takeC.getD.want3.Whatdoesthethirdideamainlytellusabout?A.Theadvantagesofbeingalone B.TheimportanceofthinkingC.Theadvantagesofbehavingwell D.Theimportanceofkeepinghealthy4.Whydowedrinkhotwateronahotday?A.Becauseitbringsheattoourbodies.B.Becauseitisharmfultoourbodies.C.Becauseitmakesourbodiesstrong. D.Becauseittakesheatawayfromourbodies.5.Whatdoesthewriterofthepassagewanttotellus?A.Handwritingmakesussmart. B.Hotdrinkscanmakeusuncomfortable.C.Beingalonehelpsusknowourfriendsbetter.D.Sometimesunusualideasabouthealtharehelpful.（七）Manymiddleschoolstudentsdon'tknowhowtospendtheirfreetime.Whentheyhaveholidays,theyalwayshavenothingtodoandfeelbored.Somemayplaycomputergamesalldaylongandsomemaystayinbedandsleepallday.It'snotagoodway.Herearesomesuggestions(建议).Ifyoudon'tliketostayathome,youcangoforapicnicorplaysomesports.Inthisway,youcantakesomefreshairandkeephealthy.Ifyouliketostayathome,youmayenjoysomelightmusicorreadafewnovels.Youcanplaysomeindoorgamessuchaschess,cards,andtabletennis.Youcanalsoplantsometreesandflowersinyourgardentomakeyourhomebeautiful.Itisalsoagoodwaytokeepapetandtalkwithit.Justdevelop(发展)somehobbiesandyouwillfeelmuchhappierafteralongholiday.1.Howmanysuggestionsdoesthewritergiveifyouwanttostayathome?A.Six.B.Five.C.Eight.D.Nine.2.Whydoweneedtodosportsinourfreetime?A.Tokeephealthy.B.Tomakemorefriends.C.Tomakeourstudiesbetter.D.Toknowabouttheworld.3.WhichisNOTagoodwaytospendourfreetimeaccordingtothewriter?A.Goingforapicnic.B.Sleepingallday.C.Playingchess.D.Keepingapet.4.Whatis(are)importanttoyoutospendyourfreetimeaccordingtothewriter?A.Money.B.Friends.C.Hobbies.D.Trees.5.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Whattodowhenyoustayathome.B.