八年级英语下册阅读理解经典题型带答案

【英语】八年级英语下册阅读理解经典题型带答案经典

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

Funwithshadowpuppetolays

Shadowpuppetplaysareanancientformofperformance.TheybeganinAsia,butnoware

performedallovertheworldandtheycanbeadapted（改编）totellanykindofstory.Ina

shadowpuppetshow,thepuppetscan'tbeseen.Onlytheirshadowscanbeseen.

HowtoAshadowpuppetstagecanbemadebyusingapieceofboard（木板）.

preparethe•Cutoutanopeningfromthecentreoftheboard.

stage•Covertheopeningwithapieceofwhitecloth.

•Thepuppetshidebehindthewhitecloth.Abrightlightissetupbehindthe

puppets.Whenthelightbehindthepuppetsisturnedon,blackshadowsare

shownonthewhitecloth.Whenthepuppetsmove,theshadowsmove.

（1）Chooseastorywithtwoorthreetalkingcharacters.

（2）Drawtheshapeofeachpersonoranimalonapieceofblackposterboard.It

willbeeasytofollowthelinesifyoudrawthemwithawhitpencil.

（3）Usescissorstocutoutthepuppetscarefully.

（4）Makeadrinkingstraw（麦杆）connectedtothebackofeachpuppet.

（5）Useittocontroleachpuppetacrossthestage.

Haveafriendreadthestorywhileyoumovethepuppets.

（1）Inwhichcountrymaytheshadowpuppetplaysbegin?

A.InGermany.B.InChina.C.InAmerica.D.InFrance.

（2）Whydoweneedabrightlight?

A.Tohelppuppetpeoplelookbetter.B.Tomakethestageinteresting.

C.Tohelpmakeshadows.D.Toshowthattheshowhasstarted.

（3）Whatcanbeputbackintotheblankinthepassage?

A.Makingshadowpuppetsisdifficult.B.Howtocutoutthepuppets.

C.Howthepuppetscanbeseen.D.Howtomakeshadowpuppets.

（4）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Theaudienceseepuppetsinfrontofthestage.

B.Shadowsmoveaspeoplemoveonthewhitecloth.

C.Peopleusestrawstooperatethepuppets.

D.ShadowpuppetplaysbeganinAfrica.

【答案】（I）B

（2）C

（3）D

（4）C

【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述了皮影的起源，皮影的准备和制造方法。

（1）细节题。根据第一个方框提到的TheybeganinAsia可知，皮影来自亚洲，而选项

A,C,D都是西方国家，故选丸

(2)细节题。根据第二个方框提到的Whenthelightbehindthepuppetsisturnedon,black

shadowsareshownonthe(A/hitecloth.可知光使用来造影的，故选C。

(3)主旨大意题。根据第三个方框，主要讲述了皮影的制造方法，可知标题为皮影的制

造方法，故选D。

(4)细节题。根据第三个方框提到的Makeadrinkingstrawconnectedtothebackofeach

puppet.可知用麦秆操作人物，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

Imaginethereisabankthatgivesyou$86,400eachmorning.Everyeveningthebankdeletes

(册i〕除)thepartthatyoufailtouseduringtheday.Whatwouldyoudo?Takeouteverycent,

ofcourse!

Eachofushassuchabank.ItsnameisTIME.Everymorning,timegivesyou86,400seconds.

Everydayitopensanewaccountforyou.Everynightitburnstheremainsoftheday.Ifyoufailto

usetheday'ssavings,thelestisyours.

TorealizethevalueofONEYEAR,askastudentwhofailedinSSCExam.

TorealizethevalueofONEMONTH,askamotherwhogavebirthtoapremature(早产的)

baby.

TorealizethevalueofONEWEEK,asktheeditorofaweeklynewspaper.Torealizethevalueof

ONEHOUR,asktheloverswhoarewaitingtomeet.TorealizethevalueofONEMINUTE,aska

personwhomissedthetrain.

TorealizethevalueofONESECOND,askapersonwhojustavoided(避免)anaccident.

Makegooduseofeverymomentthatyouhave.Rememberthattimewaitsfornoone.

Yesterdayishistory.Tomorrowisamystery.Todayisagift.That'swhyit'scalled"ThePresent".

(1)Ifyouwanttoaskapersonwhojustavoidedanaccident,youcanrealizethevalueof___.

A.onemonthB.oneweekC.oneminuteD.onesecond

(2)IfyouwanttorealizethevalueofONEWEEK,_.

A.youcanaskastudentwhofailedinSSCExam

B.youcanasktheeditorofaweeklynewspaper

C.youcanaskapersonwhomissedthetrain

D.youcanasktheloverswhoarewaitingtomeet

(3)Inthispassage,thewritertriestotellus___.

A.tovalue(珍视)friendship

B.tospendtimewithourfamily

C.tovalueourtime

D.toknowthedifferenceoftimeunits(单位)

【答案】(1)D

(2)B

(3)C

【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章通过银行做例子逐渐过渡到了时间，通过一年、一个

月、一周、一个小时和一秒钟来论述时间的价值，告诉我们要珍惜时间。

(1)细节理解题，根据TorealizethevalueofONESECOND,askapersonwhojustavoided

(避免)anaccident.可知，问一个刚躲过事故的一个人，才会意识到一秒钟的价值，故答

案是D。

(2)细节理解题，根据TorealizethevalueofONEWEEK,asktheeditorofaweekly

newspaper.可知，要想意识到一周的价值，应该去问一下周报的编辑，故答案是B。

(3)推理判断题，根据Makegooduseofeverymomentthatyouhave.Rememberthattime

waitsfornoone.Yesterdayishistory.Tomorrowisamystery.Todayisagift.That'swhyit'scalled

叮hePresent”.可知，作者的写作意图是要告诉我们时间的珍员，故答案是C。

【点评】考查阅读理解，本文涉及到了细节理解题和推理判断题，细节理解题一般都可以

在文中找到答案，而推理判断题则需要根据关键的句子进行合理的推断和想象，最后得出

结论。

3.阅读理解

Gotaproblemandnotsurewhotoaskforadvice?Writetousandwewillhelp!Whenyousee

this,click(点击)tohearsomeadvicefromMandy,ourtopteenexpert.

Mybestfriendwon'tstopcopyingme!Ilovewearingbrightclothesandlookingdifferent

fromeveryoneelse.Butlastmonthmyfriendstartedbuyingallthesameclothesasme.Now

welookthesameaseachother.

Lucy,14

MymomhasbeenhomeschoolingmesinceIwas11.That'swhenIfinishedprimaryschool.

Idon'tspendmuchtimewithpeopleofmyage.I'mfriendswithsomeofmyneighborsand

Ihaveoldfriendsfromprimaryschool,buttheyoftenforgettoinvitemewhentheygoout.

Ben,15

Igotodancelessonswithsomeclosefriendsofmine.Theteacherwantsmetogotoa

higherlevel(水平)class,butshesaysmyfriendshavetostay.I'mworriedaboutmovingtoa

newclasswithoutthem.I'llreallymissseeingthem!WhatshouldIdo?

Susan,13

(1)WhatdoesLucylikedoing?

A.Wearingthesameasherbestfriend.

B.Shoppingwithherbestfriend.

C.Wearingbrightclothes.

D.Shoppingforclothes.

(2)HowmanyyearshasBen'smomtaughthimathome?

A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.

(3)WhatdoesSusan'sdanceteacherwanthertodo?

A.Togotoadancecompetition.

B.Tomovetoahigherlevelclass.

C.Tohelpprepareforadanceparty.

D.Toteachherfriendshoetodance.

Morethan800kindsofanimalsintheseaareaffectedbyabout8.8milliontonsofplastic

whichisthrownawayfreelyintheoceaneachyear.Plasticcanalsostoptheanimalsmoving

freelyandsometimestheywillcausethemtodiebecausetheyhavetobeunderthewaterfor

toolong.Someplasticcanmakeasmallholeintheirstomachsaftertheyeatit.

(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"decomposing"inParagraph2mean?

A.腐烂.B.吸收.C.凝固.D.飘散.

(2)Whichcountryproducedmostplasticwastein2018?

A.India.B.China.C.Indonesia.D.America.

(3)Whathappenstothewhalesaftereatingtoomuchplastic?

A.Theywillfeelhungry.

B.Theywilldieatonce.

C.Theywilleatlesshealthyfood.

D.Theywillattacksharksactively.

(4)Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweinfer?

A.Picturesofthedeadwhalecaughtfewpeople'sattention.

B.Peoplekillwhalesbecausetheyaredangerousanimals.

C.Plasticcanstopseaanimalsmovingfreely,evencausethemtodie.

D.Indonesiagovernmentwilltakeactiontostoptheseapollution.

【答案】(1)A

(2)B

(3)C

(4)D

【解析】【分析】这篇文章讲述在印度尼西亚发现了一头死去的鲸鱼胃里有很多塑料。由

此引起了人们对过度使用物料的反思。

(1)细节题。根据后文Sotheywereunabletobesureiftheplasticcauseditsdeath...可知这

只鲸鱼在被发现时已经死了，可推知decomposing描述的是它死后的状态，结合选项，腐

烂的意思符合语境，故选A。

(2)细节题。根据第三段Indonesia,anationofabout260millionpeoplewastheworld's

second-biggestproducerofplasticwastein2018,behindonlyChina.印度尼西亚是第二大产

国，仅次于中国，可见中国产生的塑料垃圾最多，故选B。

(3)细节题。根据第四段Andthatwillleadthemtoeatlessfoodthatprovidesallthegood

thingstheyneed...可只吃了太多塑料，"吃饱了〃的错觉，会让鲸鱼不吃健康的食物，故选

Co

(4)细节题。根据第三段Thepeopleinthecountryhavestartedtorealizethatitisbecause

ofusingtoomuchplastic.Sohasthegovernment.这个国家的人们已经开始意识到这是因为使

用了太多的塑料。政府也意识到了，由此可推知政府将会采取措施阻止海洋污染。故选

D,

【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。

5.阅读理解

Onemorning,Iwasdrivingmyfather-in-lawtotheairportwhenaplaneflewsilentlyoverthe

roadlikeabigbird,abouttotouchdownattheairport.

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

Hewasadoctorwhogavespeechesatcollegesandhadvisitedmorethan100countries.He

understoodbetterthanIwhyaplanecanflyinthesky.It,really,wasn'tmagic.Butnow,Irealize

hewasatleastrightinsomeway.

Thoughflyingmightnotbemagic,it'scertainlymagical.Whatitbringstoourreallivesis

somethingfoundinourdreams.

Buttoooften,we,especiallyIforget.Ireadasentenceafewmonthsago.Itsaid,"You<now

you'regrowing-upwhenyounolongerwantawindowseat."

Tooofteninrecentyears,I'veaskedforaseatneartheexitrow,forgettinithewondersof

travelingfast.Butsometimes,whentheWi-Fi'snotworkingormycomputerhasnopower;I

remembertolook.

IthinkofonetimewhenIwasleavingonafamilyvacation.Momentsaftertake-off,Istarted

working.Butapassengerbehindmewouldn'tstoptalking."Theclouds!"hekeptsaying,"Lcokat

theclouds!"

Iturnedaround,andsawtwomen,onewhoappearedtobeinhisseventiesandtheothermuch

younger.Thechatcontinuedfor20minutesuntil,notpatiently,Iraisedmyeyesfrommy

computerscreenandlookedoutofthewindow.

Theclouds!

Hewasright.Wewerefloatingthroughbigsoftballsofcotton,eachindifferentshapes.They

seemedeasyenoughtotouch.Theafternoonsunprovidedallkindsofcolors,allagainstablue

sky.Iputawaymycomputerandappreciated(欣赏)themfortherestoftheflight.

Idon'tremembertheworkIfeltlikeIhadtocompletethatafternoon.I'veneverforgotten

thoseclouds.

(1)Thpwriterthink。flyingi,"mAgical"hpraiKP___.

A.hewonderswhyaplanecanfly

B.ithaschangedhumanlivesinsomeways

C.hethinksplaneshavemagicpowers

D.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.Whatitbringstoourlivesissomethingfound

inourdreams.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'snotworkingormycomputerhas

nopower,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,Iraisedmy

eyesfrommycomputerscreenandlookedoutofthewindow.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.lsitawonder?这是奇迹吗？B.lsitmagic?这是魔法吗？C.Whatsoft

clouds!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Msmagic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，

6.阅读理解

PerhapsyouhaveheardalotabouttheInternet,butwha:isit?

TheInternetismanydifferentnetworksaroundtheworld.Anetworkisagroupofcomputers

thatareputtogether.ThesenetworksjoinedtogetherarecalledtheInternet.Maybethatdoesn't

soundinteresting.Butwhenwe'vejoinedtheInternet,therearelotsofthingswecando.We

canhavealotoffunontheWorldWideWeb.WecanusetheInternetinsteadofalibrarytofind

allkindsofinformationforourhomework.Wecanfindinformationaboutourfavouritesportsor

filmstarsanddoshoppingontheInternet.Wecanalsosendmessagestootherpeopleby

email.Itismuchcheaperandquickerthancallingourfriencsorsendingaletter.Withthehelpof

theInternet,theworldisbecomingsmallerandsmaller.Peoplecannowworkathomewitha

computerinfrontofthem,gettingandsendingtheinformation.

TheycanbuyorsellthethingsontheInternet.Butdoyouknow98%oftheinformationisin

English?SowhatwillEnglishbeliketomorrow?

(1)Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.theInternetB.informationC.computersD.emails

(2)Thequickestandcheapestwayforpeopletosendmessagestotheirfriendsis.

A.bypostB.byemailC.bytelephoneD.byTV

(3)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.TheInternetisabigcomputer.B.TheInternetislotsofcomputernetworks.

C.TheInternetisveryhelpful.D.PeoplecanworkathomewiththehelpoftheInternet.

(4)Whatdoesthewritertrytotelluswiththelasttwosentences?

A.TheInternetismoreandmorepopular.B.AlltheinformationisinEnglish.

C.EnglishisimportantinusingtheInternet.D.EverycomputermustjointheInternet.

【答案】⑴A

(2)B

(3)A

(4)C

【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍互联网，包括互联网的构成和功能及互联网给人们带来的

好处。

(1)主旨题，本文主要是介绍互联网，故选A。

(2)细节题，根据Wecanalsosendmessagestootherpeoplebyemail.Itismuchcheaper

andquickerthancallingourfriendsorsendingaletter.可知给朋友发信息的最快最便宜的方式

就是发电子邮件，故选B.

(3)推理题，根据TheInternetismanydifferentnetworksaroundtheworld.Anetworkisa

groupofcomputersthatareputtogether.ThesenetworksjoinedtogetherarecalledtheInternet.

可知互联网不是一台电脑，A选项描述错误，故选A。

(4)推理题,Butdoyouknow98%oftheinformationisinEnglish?SowhatwillEnglish

beliketomorrow?可知英语在互联网使用中很重要，故选C。

【点评】考查阅读理解能力，推理题是阅读理解题型中常考题型，推理题需要联系上下

文，推断山需要的信息。

7.阅读理解

TheDisneylandinLosAngelesisthefirstDisneythemeparkintheworld.Theparkisin

Anaheim(阿纳海姆)，about40kilometressouth-eastofLosAngeles.Theybuiltitin1955.If

youcometotheDisneyland,youwillfeellikesteppingintoafantasyland.

Whenyouenterthepark,alltheDisneycartoonstarslikeMickeyMouse,DonaldDuckand

Pigletwillwelcomeyouandtakeyouintoafairyworld.

Look!ThecastlewithasharptopisthesignoftheDisneyland.SnowWhitewillwelcomeyou

tothecastle.Inthecastle,youwillfindtheSleepingBeauty.Eventheevilwitchissmilingatyou.

Andthenyoucantakeaboattoa“SmallWorld”.Youcanseemanylittlepersonssingingand

dancingthere.Theyarewearingprettytraditionalclothesfromdifferentcountries.Youcantravel

withPinocchio.YoucanrideArthur'shorseandflywithPeterPan!

(1)TheDisneylandis.

A.inthesouth-westofLosAngelesB.inthecentreofLosAngeles

C.inthesouth-eastofAnaheimD.about40kilometresawayfromLosAngeles

(2)TheDisneylandinLosAngelesisabuiltin1955.

A.themeparkB.magiclandC.strangelandD.scaryland

(3)Youcanseeinthethemepark.

A.MickeyMouseandDonaldDuckB.PigletandSleepingBeauty

C.SnowWhiteD.Alloftheabove.

(4)IfyouwanttovisitthezzSmallWorld*',youmustgothere.

A.byplaneB.byboatC.bybusD.onfoot

【答案】⑴D

(2)A

(3)D

(4)B

【解析】【分析】文章大意：主要介绍洛杉矶的迪斯尼乐园是世界上第一个迪斯尼主题公

园。这个公园位于阿纳海姆，在洛杉矶东南约40公里处。他们在1955年建造了这个公

园。及卡通人物和尖顶城堡。

(1)细节理解题。根据TheparkisinAnaheim(阿纳海姆)，about40kilometres

south-eastofLosAngeles.可知这个公园位于阿纳海姆，在洛杉矶东南约40公里处。故

选D。

(2)细节理解题。根据TheDisneylandinLosAngelesisthefirstDisneythemeparkin

theworld.TheparkisinAnaheim(阿纳海姆)，about40kilometressouth-eastofLos

Angeles.Theybuiltitin1955.可知是个主题公园,故选A。

(3)细节理解题。根据Whenyouenterthepark,alltheDisneycartoonstarslike

MickeyMouse,DonaldDuckandPigletw川welcomeyouandtakeyouintoafairyworld.

ThecastlewithasharptopisthesignoftheDisneyland.SnowWhitewillwelcomeyouto

thecastle.Inthecastle,youwillfindtheSleepingBeauty.Eventheevilwitchissmilingat

you.所有迪斯尼卡通明星，如米老鼠，唐老鸭和小猪都会欢迎你。尖顶城堡是迪斯尼乐园

的标志。白雪公主欢迎你来到城堡。在城堡里，你会发现睡美人。即使是邪恶的女巫也在

对你微笑。因此选项A/B/C都可以看到，故选D。

(4)细节理解题。根据youcantakeaboattoa"SmallWorld”可知坐船去小世界。故选

Bo

【点评】考查阅读理解•，首先通读全文，了解全文大意，其次分析问题，抓住关键词，在

文中寻找相关信息，确定答案，最后再检查一遍，确保答案正确。

8.阅读理解

Burytrip-----June18th,2016

WewillbeleavingthePerseSchoolat13：45.Pleasebeattheschoolgate10minutesearly.If

youarelate,youmaymissthebusandnotbeabletogo!Ifyoumissthebus,youwon'tgetyour

moneyback.ThebusisplannedtoarriveinBuryat14：30,althoughthisdependsontraffic.You

willhavefreetimetowalkaroundandwewillmeetatthesamelocationwherewearrivedat

17：15toreturntothePerseSchoolbyabout18：00.

Thingstodo

VisittheAbbey

TheAbbeyistheruin(废墟)ofachurchwhichwasbuiltmorethan1,000yearsago.There

aremanynicegardensinit.AndnexttotheAbbey,thereisabignewchurch.

HaveadrinkintheNutshell

ThislittlebarisfamousinBritainbecauseitisofficially(正式地)thesmallestbarinthe

country.Goodthingsareputinsmallbags,andtheNutshellservessomeofthearea'sfinestbeer,

aswellasfascinatingphotos.

Havealookatabeershop

AttheGreeneKingshopyoucantasteandbuysomeofthelocalbeer,aswellasfoodsuchas

potatochips.Therearealscclothesavailabletobuy.

Severalplacesarelisted,butfeelfreetoplanyourownvisit.

(1)IfSarawantstotakepartinthetrip,whenshouldshearriveatthePerseSchoolgate?

A.At13：35.B.At13：45.C.At14：20.D.At14：30.

(2)WhatcanweseeintheAbbey?

A.Abigmuseum.B.Talltowers.C.Nicegardens.D.Anewchurch.

(3)TheNutshellisfamousinBritainbecauseofits.

A.smallsizeB.goodserviceC.bestbeerD.interestingphotos

(4)WhatcanwebuyattheGreeneKingshop?

①beer②potatochips③postcards④books⑤clothes

A.①②④B,①②⑤C.②③④D.

③④⑤

【答案】⑴A

(2)C

(3)A

(4)B

【解析】【分析】文章大意：贝里之旅-2016年6月18口将在13:45离开博斯学校，请提

前10分钟在校门集合。介绍了要旅行的地方：参观修道院、果壳酒吧和啤酒店等等。几个

地方都列出来了，但也能享受自己的参观十划。

(1)细节理解题。由文中WewillbeleavingthePerse.Schoolatl3:45.Pleasebeatthe

schoolgatelOminutesearly.可知我们将在13:45离开博斯学校，请提前10分钟在校门口集

合，故先A,

(2)细节理解题。由文中TheAbbeyisthemin(废墟)ofachurchwhichwasbuilt,more:

han1,OOOyearsago.Thereare,manynicegardensinit.可知修道院是一一个教堂的废墟，它建

于1000多年前，这里有许多漂亮的花园，故选C。

(3)细节理解题。由文中ThislittlebarisfamousinBritainbecauseitisofficially(正式地)

thesmallestbarinthecountry.可知这个小酒吧在英国很出名,这是因为它是官方承认约英

国最小的酒吧，故选A。

(4)细节理解题。由文中AttheGreeneKingshopyoucantasteandbuysomeofthelocaleer,

aswellasfoodsuchas,potatochips.Therearealsoclothesavailabletobuy.可知生格林尼国王

店，你可以品尝和购买一些当地的啤酒以及食品，如薯片。也有衣服可买，故选B.

【点评】考查阅读理解，首先通读全文，了解全文大意，其次分析问题，抓住关键词，在

文中寻找相关信息，确定答案，最后再检查一遍，确保答案正确。

9.阅读理解

Peoplenormallythinkofdogsasman'sbestfriends,buttoBrianWilson,histwopetparrots

arehisbestfriends.

Itallbeganin1995,whenBrianwasstillafirefighter.Acaraccidentcausedseriousdamageto

hisbrain.Afterseveralmonthsoftreatment,Brian'sdoctorssaidthathewouldnevertalkagain

andwouldhavetospendtherestofhislifeinanursinghorre.

However,accordingtoBrian,histwopetparrotsdidn'tgiveupeasily.Theykepttalkingtohim

dayandnight,untiloneday,hesaidoneword,thenanother;andallofasuddenwastalkinglike

anormalpersonagain!

Brianwassothankfulthathedecidedtosetupahomeforbirdswhicharenotwantedbytheir

owners.

Now15yearslater;hishouseishometoabout80birds,includingagreatvarietyofbirdslike

severalmacaws,cockatoosandAfricangrays.Thebirdsflyaroundfromroomtoroom,some

cackling,otherstalkinglikehumans.Thoughtheyallhavebigcages,Brianletsthemflyfreely

insidethehouse.

Overtheyears,Brianhasdevelopedaspecialrelationshipwithbirds.Thebirdswhobiteother

humans,seemtolikehimandcangetalongwithhimwell.Heisnowcalledabirdwhisperer.

Brianpaysformostofthecostsoflookingafterthebirdsfromhisownmoney,buthasrecently

establishedafoundationtoacceptdonations.Heandhisb/dsalsoearnmoneybyperformingat

birthdayparties,weddingsandothersocialevents.

ForpeoplewhowanttoadoptBrian'sbirds,theyhavetovolunteeratthefoundationforthree

months,beforetheycantakethepethome.

(1)Brianusedtobea_beforesettingupthebirdfoundation.

A.doctorB.trainerC.whispererD.fireman

(2)WhathappenedtoBrianafterthecaraccident?

A.Helosthisjob.B.Herefusedmedicaltreatment.

C.Hecouldn'ttalk.D.Helivedinahospital.

(3)Mostofthemoneyforlookingafterbirdscomesfrom__.

A.publicdonationsB.Brian'sownsavings

C.earningsfromperformancesD.friendsandrelatives

(4)IfJanewantstoadoptoneofBrian'sbirds,sheneedsto__.

A.performatbirthdaypartiesB.workwithbirdsforsometime

C.donatesomemoneyD.learntotalkwithbirds

【答案】(1)D

(2)C

(3)B

(4)B

【解析】【分析】大意：文章主要介绍了BrianWilson的两只宠物鹦鹉。

(1)细节理解题。根据第二段Itallbeganin1995,whenBrianwasstillafirefighter.可知,

Brian以前是个消防员。故选D。

(2)细节理解题。根据第二段Brian'sdoctorssaidthathewouldnevertalkagain.可知，车

祸之后，Brian不会说话了。故选C。

(3)细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Brianpaysformostofthecostsoflookingafterthebirds

GuEhisownrwy.可知，大多数照顾宠物的花费来自他自己的钱。故选B。

(4)细节理解题。根据最后一段ForpeoplewhowanttoadoptBrian'sbirds,theyhaveto

volunteeratthefoundationforthreemonths,beforetheycantakethepethome.可知，想收养

他的鸟的人，必须志愿在基地工作三个月。故选B。

【点评】考杳阅读理解。细节题要注意从文中寻找答案。

10.阅读理解

TherearemanywetlandsinChinaandsomeofthemhavebecometheworld'simpcrtant

wetlands.TheChineseYelowSeaWetlandsareamongthem.TheyareinYancheng,Jiangsu

Province.Theyarehometomanydifferentkindsofanimals.Theworld'slargestMiluDeerNature

Reserveisinthem.Morethan700Miludeerlivefreelythere.Therearenotmanyred-crowned

cranesintheworld,buteverywinteryoucanseesomeintheRed-crownedCraneNature

ReserveintheYellowSeaWetlands.

Thetemperatureinthewetlandsisusuallyneithertoohighnortoolow.Thereisalotofrain

andsunshinetoo.Theyarereallygoodplacesforwildlife.Offering(提供)foodandhometo

somespecialkindsofanimalsisnottheonlyreasonwhyweneedtoprotectwetlands.Wetlands

areimportantbecausetheyalsopreventflood.Butsomepeoplewanttochangethewetlandsto

makemorespaceforfarmsandlessspaceforwildlife.

Luckily,moreandmorepeoplearebeginningtorealizetheimportanceofwetlandsandwildlife.

Everyyear,onFebruary2nc,manyactivitiesareheldtotellpeoplemoreaboutwetlands.

(1)TheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsareinthe___ofChina.

A.eastB.southC.westD.north

(2)Usuallytheweatherinthewetlandsis_.

A.hotB.pleasantC.coldD.dry

(3)TheWorldWetlandsDayison_.

A.April22B.June25C.February2D.March22

(4)Wemustprotectwetlandsbecause_.

A.theyarehometowildlifeB.theycanofferfoodtoanimals

C.theycanpreventfloodD.A,BandC

【答案】(1)A

(2)B

(3)C

(4)D

【解析】【分析】文章主要介绍了中国的黄海湿地。

(1)推理判断题。根据第一段TheyareinYancheng,JiangsuProvince.可知，黄海湿地在江

苏省，江苏省在中国的东部。故选A。

(2)推理判断题°根据第二段Thetemperatureinthewetlandsisusuallyneithertoohigh

nortoolow.可知，黄海湿地的气温不会太高也不会太低’因此是宜人的。故选B。

(3)细节理解题。根据最后一句Everyyear,onFebruary2nd,manyactivitiesareheldtotell

peoplemoreaboutwetlands.每年的二月二十二号，很多活动被举办来宣传关于湿地，可知

二月二十二号是世界湿地日。故选C。

(4)细节理解题。根据第二段Theyarereallygoodplacesforwildlife.Offering(提供)food

andhometosomespecialkindsofanimalsisnottheonlyreasonwhyweneedtoprotect

wetlands.Wetlandsareimportantbecausetheyalsopreventflood.可知,我们保护湿地是因为

湿地是一些野生动物的家，为动物提供食物的同时还能防止洪水。故选D。

【点评】考查阅读理解，首先快速浏览、分析问题，抓住关键词；其次带着问题通读全

文，了解文章大意，找到依据，确定答案；最后再检查一遍，确保答案正确。

11.阅读理解

1havegreatinterestinstamps.1havestartedcollectingmanykinds

80分ofstampssince2011.1havecollectedover300differentstamps.

Fhey'rereallyamazing.

1

ZhaoMin,China

Thistoybearismyonlytoy.1havekeptitforthreeyears.A