八年级英语下册阅读理解单元练习题(含答案)(DOC 20页).doc

1、八年级英语下册阅读理解单元练习题(含答案)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 Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It is said that our body movements communicate about 50 per cent of what we really mean while words themselves only express 7 per cent. So, while your mouth is closed, your body i

2、s just saying. Arms. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet. If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way. Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements

3、, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies. If someone upsets you, just cross your arms to show youre unhappy! Head. When you want to appear confident, keep your head level. If you are the monitor in class, you can also take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously

4、. However, to be friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little to one side. Legs. Your legs tend to move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling lies. If you are at interviews, try to keep them still! Posture（姿势）. A good posture makes you feel better about

5、 yourself. If you are feeling down, you normally dont sit straight, with your shoulders inwards. This makes breathing more difficult, which in turn can make you feel nervous or uncomfortable. Mouth. When you are thinking, you often purse your lips（噘起嘴唇）. You might also use this position to hold back

6、 an angry comment you dont wish to show. However it will probably still be noticed, and people will know youre not pleased.（1）How many kinds of body language are mentioned in this passage? A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.（2） , you may cross your arms. A.When someone helps youB.When someone upsets youC.w

7、hen someone hits youD.When someone pleases you（3）You should hold your head level if you_. A.want others to take your words seriouslyB.want to be friendly in listeningC.want to be politeD.want to make fun of others（4）What does the underlined word refer to? A.Lifting your arm.B.Nodding your head.C.Giv

8、ing a posture.D.Pursing your lips.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】主要讲了肢体语言。 （1）细节题。根据第二段到第六段可知讲了一共5种肢体语言，即胳膊、头、腿、姿势和嘴，故选C。 （2）细节题。根据If someone upsets you, just cross your arms to show youre unhappy!可知别人使你不安时，交叉你的胳膊表示你不高兴，故选B。 （3）细节题。根据When you want to appear confident, keep your head level. If you are

9、 the monitor in class, you can also take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously.可知如果想要他人认真对待你的话语你应该保持头的水平，故选A。 （4）细节题。根据When you are thinking, you often purse your lips（噘起嘴唇）. You might also use this position to hold back an angry comment you dont wish to show可知撅起嘴唇表明是不高兴的，如

10、果撅起嘴唇没有被注意到，他人不会知道你不高兴，所以it代指撅起嘴唇，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。2阅读理解 A proverb is a short, well-known saying that tells a common truth or belief. Proverbs are popular around the world. Many listeners have sent us their favorite proverbs. They give advice about how to live. We begin with two p

11、opular proverbs about staying healthy by eating good food. One is An apple a day keeps the doctor away. The other is You are what you eat. Several proverbs about birds also give advice. You may have heard this one: The early bird catches the worm. This means a person who gets up early, or acts quick

12、ly, has the best chance of success. Another famous proverb is a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. This means you should not risk losing something you have by searching something that is not guaranteed（有保证的）. Another proverb warns do not put all your eggs in one basket. This means you should

13、 not put all of your resources（资源） together in one place because you could risk losing everything at one time. Here is more advice: If at first you dont succeed, try, try again. Also, Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. Yet another proverb advises us not to be concerned about somethi

14、ng bad that you cannot change. It says, There is no use crying over spilled milk. Do you agree with the proverb Children should be seen and not heard? Maybe you have told your children that hard work never hurt anyone. But other people say that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. They believ

15、e it is not wise to spend all your time working but never having fun. Finally, here is one of our favorite proverbs: People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. This means you should not criticize other people unless you are perfect yourself. Thats all for today. Thanks for listening.（1

16、）A proverb is _. A.a long sayingB.not famous at all C.about common truthD.only popular in China（2）The proverb you are what you eat advises us to _. A.eat what we likeB.have a healthy dietC.eat an apple every dayD.eat as much as we can（3）If someone is slow in action, we can tell him/her the proverb _

17、. A.the early bird catches the wormB.do not put all your eggs in one basketC.all work and no play makes Jack a dull boyD.people who live in glass houses should not throw stones（4）What is this passage probably used for? A.An English textbook.B.An English TV program.C.An English speech contest.D.An En

18、glish radio program.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】文章大意：谚语在世界范围内受欢迎，接着说了一些谚语的意义，举出了具体的谚语和意义。 （1）细节题。根据文章提到的 A proverb is a short, well-known saying that tells a common truth or belief 可知，谚语是关于公共的事实，故选C。 （2）推断题。根据句意为：你就是你所吃的，可知我们吃什么，就变成我们身体的一部分，提倡我们健康饮食，故选B。 （3）细节题。根据文章提到的 The early bird catches the w

19、orm. This means a person who gets up early, or acts quickly 可知，早起的鸟儿有虫吃可以激励人们上进，故选A。 （4）细节题。根据文章提到的Thanks for listening，可知这篇文章来自广播节目，故选D。 【点评】考查细节题和推断题两种题型，做细节题的时候首先熟悉问题，熟悉文章大意，带着问题到文章找出答案，即可；做推断题的时候联系上下文，即可。 3阅读理解 Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives y

20、ou too much homework, when your team loses an important game, or when a friend borrows your favorite toy and then breaks it, you may get really angry. Usually your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit

21、someone. But sometimes you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt. In fact, its not good to hide your anger, and its normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must go out in the right way

22、, without hurting others or yourself. When yon get angry, you can talk about it with other people. Its helpful to talk about your anger with a parent or a teacher. When you talk, those bad feelings can start to go away. Here are some other things you can do when you start to feel angry: talk to a go

23、od friend; count from 1to 100; give someone a smile; go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc. Remember that how you act when you are angry can make things better or worse. Dont let your anger control you. （1）You may not get angry when _. A.there is too much homework on this weekendB.your fa

24、vorite basketball team wins the gameC.a friend breaks your favorite thingD.your parents dont let you watch TV（2）From the passage, is NOT true when youre angry. A.You breathe fasterB.You have a red faceC.You have a stomachacheD.You want to help someone（3）When you are angry you can do everything excep

25、t . A.go for a bike rideB.think about good thingsC.talk to a good friendD.say bad things to the people around you（4）The underlined word anger in the passage means _ in Chinese. A.愤怒B.悲伤C.忧虑D.激动【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章讲述了愤怒情绪是如何产生的，并介绍了克服愤怒情绪的方法。 （1）细节题。根据文章提到的 When your teacher gives yo

26、u too much homework, when your team loses an important game, or when a friend borrows your favorite toy and then breaks it, you may get really angry 可知，不会生气的事情是当最喜欢的球队赢得了比赛，故选B。 （2）细节题。根据文章提到的 For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit someone. B

27、ut sometimes you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt 可知，当你生气的时候，你不会想着帮助他人，故选D。 （3）细节题。根据文章提到的 talk to a good friend; count from 1to 100; give someone a smile; go for a bike ride; think about

28、good things, 可知除了不做向周围人说不好的东西，故选D。 （4）推断题。根据文章提到的 In fact, its not good to hide your anger, and its normal for you to get angry sometimes 可知，划横线的单词的意义为愤怒，故选A。 【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题两种常考题型，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。4根据短文内容判断正误。 Do you have any hobbies? If students dont have any interests exce

29、pt school work, they may be bored people. And that can influence their studies. Studying without relaxing isnt good for health. We cant get good grades if we have bad health. We should make use of our free time. We should do what we like. Some people like singing, taking, photos and drawing pictures

30、. Others prefer collecting stamps, reading or shopping. David is a middle school student. He has a few hobbies, but his favourite one is collecting stamps. He likes it best because he can learn a lot from the stamps. Some people collect stamps because they can make money from the stamps. But he is j

31、ust interested in collecting them and enjoys looking at them when he is free.（1）Studying without relaxing is good for health. （2）David studies in a middle school. （3）David likes collecting stamps best. （4）Some people collect stamps for money. （5）David enjoys looking at his stamps when he is busy. 【答

32、案】 （1）0（2）1（3）1（4）1（5）0 【解析】【分析】文章大意：学生应该有兴趣爱好，如果除了学习而没有兴趣爱好，生活将会变的无聊。爱好会影响到学习，没有放松的学习对健康没有好处，没有好的健康，我们就不可能获得好成绩。我们应该利用好我们的业余时间，发展自己的爱好。大卫是个有着很多爱好的中学生。最喜欢集邮。 （1）细节理解题，根据 Studying without relaxing isnt good for health. 可知，没有放松的学习对健康不好，因此本句叙述错误，故答案是错误。 （2）细节理解题，根据 David is a middle school student. 可知大

33、卫在一所中学学习，故答案是正确。 （3）细节理解题，根据 his favourite one is collecting stamps. 可知大卫最喜欢集邮，故答案是正确。 （4）细节理解题，根据 Some people collect stamps because they can make money from the stamps. 可知，有人集邮是为了赚钱，故答案是正确。 （5）细节理解题，根据 . But he is just interested in collecting them and enjoys looking at them when he is free. 可知，当大

34、卫有空了的时候，他很喜欢看这些邮票，而不是忙的时候，因此本句的叙述错误，故答案是错误。 【点评】考查阅读理解，本文涉及到了正误判断，正误判断是细节理解中的一种，也是根据短文内容进行正误判定。 5阅读理解 In modern society there is a lot of disagreement about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is good for social progress. Others say that competition is bad. It sets one person agains

35、t another. And it leads to unfriendly relationship between people. I have taught many children who believe that their self-worth depended on how well they did at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and death matters. In their single-minded dream of success, the

36、 development of many other human qualities （品质）is sadly forgotten. However, while some seem to be lost in the desire （渴望）to succeed, others take a different attitude. In a culture which values only the winners, they are strongly against competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who are under

37、competitive pressures（压力）from their parents or society. They are always told to be the top ones, but they think its really hard. When I teach these young people, I often find them in a desire to fail. They seem to search for failure（失败）by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they alw

38、ays have an excuse: I may have lost, but it doesnt matter because I really didnt try. If I had tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief. They think ones self-respect depe

39、nds on how well one does compared with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this fear begins to dissolve（消除）can we discover a new meaning in competition, （1）Why do some people welcome competition according to the passag? A.It pushes society forward.B.It improves ones abilities.C.It d

40、evelops human qualities.D.It builds up friendly relationship.（2）The underlined phrase the most vocal in Paragraph 3 means . A.those who try their best to winB.those who value competition most highlyC.those who depend on others most for successD.those who are against competition most strongly（3）Which

41、 of the following may the writer agree to? A.Every effort should be paid back.B.Competition should be encouraged.C.Winning should be a life-and-death matter.D.Fear of failure should be taken away in competition.（4）What does this passage mainly talk about? A.Competition helps to set up self-respect.B

42、.Competition is bad for social development.C.Ideas about competition are different among people.D.Failures are necessary experiences in competition.【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 Some value it highly,

43、 believing that it is good for social progress 可知，比赛促进社会进步，故选A。 （2）推断题。根据文章提到的 In a culture which values only the winners, they are strongly against competition 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 Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this fear begins to dissolve can we discover a new me

44、aning in competition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。 6阅读理解 As a volunteer teacher, I travelled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my w

45、ay there, I thought about the village, the school, and the children there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasnt what I expected. It didnt look like a school at all. The school had only 3 rooms, one for Grades 1, 2 and 3, and another for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third one for me. The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories and my life in