1、【英语】 八年级英语下册阅读理解培优卷经典一、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DDear Mum, You think you know a lot of things about me, but you dont. You try to tell me how to dress, but you dont realize that it should be my decision. I dont think that you have any respect （尊重） for me, because you come into my room, touch anythi
2、ng you want, and dont even put things back in their place. Could you please change a little?Sincerely,Your son JohnDear Mum, My life is different from yours because we grew up in different times. I have to go out into the world and experience it myself! But dont worry about me, because I come from a
3、 happy family. Im still your little girl, but Ill be an adult some day. I want to be the best and strongest me. You taught me about it. Thanks Mum!Sincerely,Your daughter HelenDear Mum and Dad, Im writing you this letter because I need to tell you both something. I want to continue my education at a
4、 college in our city. I want to go to school part-time and work part-time. Now Im 17 years old. I need to make decisions on my own. I need a goal and a plan for my future. Youve taught me to be strong and do what I believe in. I want to say thanks for everything you did for me.Love,Your son Mike （1）
5、Why doesnt John think his mother respects him? A.Because she never says “please” to John.B.Because she always asks John to do what she likes.C.Because she never asks Johns opinions about anything.D.Because she always touches Johns things without putting them back.（2）What may be the problem between H
6、elen and her mother? A.Her mother is too strict with herB.She cant understand her mother.C.Her mother worries too much about her.D.She is too young to look after her mother.（3）Helen wants to say _ to her mother. A.sorryB.thanksC.goodbyeD.welcome（4）Mike writes to his parents to _. A.share with them h
7、is life in schoolB.tell them how much he loves themC.tell them his ideas about his futureD.tell them about his favourite college（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the last letter? A.Mike will go to college when he is 17 years old.B.Mike wants to go to a college far from his home.C.Mike i
8、s thankful for everything his parents did for him.D.Mike hopes to go to school full-time and work part-time【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）B（4）C（5）C 【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章写了John，Helen和Mike写给父母的信。（1）细节理解题。根据文章原句 I dont think that you have any respect （尊重） for me, because you come into my room, touch anything you want, and d
9、ont even put things back in their place.可知John认为母亲不尊重她因为她来他的房间，摸他的动词，甚至不放回原处，故选D。（2）细节理解题。根据文章原句But dont worry about me, because I come from a happy family. 可知Helen认为她的母亲对她担心太多，故选C。（3）细节理解题。根据文章原句You taught me about it. Thanks Mum! 可知Helen要向母亲表示感谢，故选B。（4）细节理解题。根据文章原句Now Im 17 years old. I need to ma
10、ke decisions on my own. I need a goal and a plan for my future. 可知Mike想要告诉母亲他的未来的计划，故选C。（5）细节理解题。根据文章原句I want to say thanks for everything you did for me. 我想要对你为我做的一切表达感谢，故选C。【点评】考查阅读理解能力。在通读全文的基础上，掌握大意，根据问题在文章中找到具体的依据，锁定答案。2阅读理解 Help Lost AnimalsWe need to raise money to take care of lost dogs and
11、cats. You can also adopt （收养）one if you like from March 25 to April 15.Please help!Animal Centerwww.sa-animal foundation. orgDonate Your Old ClothesDo you have clothes you dont wear anymore?Well collect them and give them to the poor all year round.Love Foundation: 4237-6854Seventh Grade Food Stand（
12、货摊）Do you want to enjoy fresh fruit juice and delicious fast food at a low price? Visit us at the school market on March 15!Pingliang Junior High SchoolCool Pet ShowBring your pet to the talent show at 1:00 p. m. on Mar, 22. Have fun and win big prizes!Expect to see you!Redwood City Zoo（1）Peter who
13、wants to get a pet should go to _. A.Animal CenterB.Love FoundationC.Redwood City ZooD.Pingliang Junior High School（2）Carol can give the old clothes to Love Foundation _. A.on March 15B.on March 22C.from March 25 to April 15D.at any time（3）Sally can _ in order to win big prizes. A.make new clothes f
14、or herB.visit the animals at Animal CenterC.take her pet dog for the talent showD.help a student from Pingliang Junior High School【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C 【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文是广告类阅读，提供了四则关于领养宠物、旧衣捐赠、学习超市和宠物秀的广告信息。 （1）考查细节理解。题意：想要养宠物的彼得应该去动物中心。根据第一则信息You can also adopt one if you like from March 25 to April 15.和
15、Please help!和Animal Center，可知如果喜欢可以去动物中心领养一只，故选A。 （2）考查细节理解。题意：卡罗尔可以随时把旧衣服送给爱心基金会。根据第二则信息Well collect them and give them to the poor all year round. 我们将把它们收集起来，一年到头送给穷人，可知能够随时赠送，故选D。 （3）考查细节理解。题意：莎莉可以带她的宠物狗参加才艺表演，以便赢得大奖。根据第三则信息Bring your pet to the talent show at 1:00 p. m. on Mar, 22. Have fun and
16、win big prizes! 3月22日下午1点带你的宠物参加才艺表演，赢得大奖，故选C。 【点评】此题考查任务型阅读理解。我们在分析问题后根据提高和所给的选项从短文的细节中找到和问题相关的细节，找到正确答案。3阅读理解 The Flame Mountain（火焰山）is about 200 km away from Urumqi in Xinjiang. It is in a place with many high mountains around it. It is much hotter than nearby places. If you want to enjoy the fee
17、ling of a hot shower in summer, its the right place to go! On hot summer days, it can get hotter than 80. Try to cook eggs or cakes in the sand and they will be ready in a few minutes!Does rain help make it cooler? People hardly see rain in 10 out of the 12 months in a year. Why? For most of the tim
18、e, the raindrops dry in the hot air before they reach the ground. The mountain came into being millions of years ago when the earth was changing a lot. We cant see any plants on the top of the mountain, only red rocks. They make the whole mountain look red. In hot air and strong sunshine, the mounta
19、in looks like a burning flame. Thats where its name comes from.（1）How long will it take to cook eggs in the sand on the Flame Mountain? A.A few minutes.B.A few hours.C.A few seconds.D.A few years.（2）Why do people hardly see rain there most of the time? A.Because it never rains there in the daytime.B
20、.Because the raindrops dry in the hot air.C.Because it often rains there during the night.D.Because it hardly rains there all the year.（3）How long has the Flame Mountain been there? A.Thousands of years.B.Hundreds of years.C.Millions of years.D.Two thousand years.（4）Which of the following words can
21、NOT be used to describe the Flame Mountain? 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On hot summer days, it can get hotter than 80. Try to cook eggs or cakes in the sand and they will be ready in a few mi
22、nutes!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For most of the time, the raindrops dry in the hot air before they reach the ground.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The mountain came into being millions of years ago when the earth was changing a lot.可知千百万年前，当地球发生巨大变化时，这座山就形成了
23、。故选C。 （4）细节题。根据We cant see any plants on the top of the mountain, only red rocks. They make the whole mountain look red. In hot air and strong sunshine, the mountain looks like a burning flame.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
24、You might see aliens in books and movies. They look strange. They are very smart. They travel in spaceships. But are there really aliens in space? British scientist Stephen Hawking, 68, thinks so. He says that people should not look for aliens. He thinks they are dangerous. On a new British TV progr
25、am, Hawking says, It is quite possible that there are aliens in space. They might live in big spaceships. They have used up all the resources（资源）from their home planet. He thinks such aliens are sure to get resources from Earth and then go away. They may bring troubles to Earth, too. （1）Aliens in bo
26、oks and movies are always . A.quiet and strangeB.strange and smartC.smart and cruelD.shy and cute（2）Are there really aliens in space? A.Yes, there are.B.No, there arent.C.We are not sure.D.There used to be some, but now they have disappeared.（3）According to Mr. Hawking, aliens probably have . A.used
27、 up their resourcesB.polluted their own planetC.destroyed the big spaceships they lived inD.travelled around the earth（4）Mr. Hawking believes that aliens will come to Earth to . A.cause troublesB.get resourcesC.make a livingD.make friends with humans【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】 文章大意：这是一篇议论文，主要讨论外星
28、人。你可能在书和电影中看到外星人，他们看起来很奇怪，他们很聪明，他们乘坐宇宙飞船旅行。但是现实中没人看见过。英国科学家认为人们不应该寻找外星人，他们太危险。这些外星人会来地球掠夺资源，给地球带来麻烦。 （1）细节理解题。根据 You might see aliens in books and movies. They look strange.可知在书里他们很奇怪而且很聪明。故选B。 （2）细节理解题。根据 On a new British TV program, Hawking says, It is quite possible that there are aliens in space
29、.可知Hawking认为极有可能有外星人，但不确定有。应选C。 （3）细节理解题。根据 They have used up all the resources（资源）from their home planet. 可知外星人可能用完了他们所有的资源。故选A。 （4）细节理解题。根据 He thinks such aliens are sure to get resources from Earth and then go away.可知 Mr. Hawking认为外星人会来地球上获取资源。故选B。 【点评】此题考查阅读理解。此题涉及细节理解题，我们先阅读短文，理解短文大意。然后分析问题，带着问
30、题仔细阅读短文，从短文的细节中找出问题答案。 5阅读理解 Sally Ride was born in California in 1951. She was the first American woman to travel into space. She loved to play tennis and wanted to be a tennis player when she was young. But after three months professional（专业的）training, she changed her mind. She went to Stanford Un
31、iversity and started to study science. She studied stars and planets. She did researches at the university and got her PhD in astrophysics（天体物理学博士学位）after several years hard work. In 1977, she took a test to become an astronaut. And then she was picked up from over 8, 000 people. In order to realize
32、 her dream of going into space, she had to get different kinds of special and difficult training. She learned how to fly a plane, how to jump out of a plane as well as how to operate（操作）special machines. Sally and four other astronauts flew a spaceship called Challenger on Jun. 18, 1983. She became
33、the first American woman to travel into space. Later, she taught at the University of California. Then she wrote seven books on space for children, encouraging children to study science. Unfortunately, she died in 2012. （1）When did Sally Ride go into space? A.In 1951.B.In 1977.C.In 1983.D.In 2012.（2
34、）Which is NOT true about Sally Ride? A.She learned how to fly a plane.B.She learned how to produce machines.C.She learned how to jump out of a plane.D.She learned how to use special machines.（3）Sally Ride taught at the University of California . A.before she got her PhD in astrophysicsB.before she w
35、ent to Stanford UniversityC.after she wrote books on spaceD.after she travelled into space（4）Which is the best title（题目）of the passage? A.The first American woman writer.B.The first American woman astronaut.C.The first American woman teacher.D.The first American woman scientist.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D（4）B
36、 【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文介绍了第一位进入太空的美国女士萨莉赖德。年轻时她喜欢网球，想当一名网球运动员。但是三个月的特殊训练后，她改变了主意，经过几年的学习，她获得了天体物理学博士学位。1977年她参加宇航员考试，从8000多人中脱颖而出，经过各种不同种类的特殊而且困难的训练，她学会了开飞机、跳伞、操作特殊的机器。1983年6月18日，她与其它四位宇航员一起乘坐挑战者号宇宙飞船进入太空，成为第一位进入太空的美国宇航员。后来，她到加利弗尼亚大学教书，并为儿童写了七本有关太空的书籍，鼓励孩子们学习科学。她于2012年不幸去世。 （1）细节理解题。根据 Sally and four other
37、 astronauts flew a spaceship called Challenger on Jun. 18, 1983. She became the first American woman to travel into space.莎莉和四个其它宇航员在1983年6月18日乘坐挑战号宇宙飞船。她成为第一个到太空旅行的女人。可知莎莉在1983年飞向太空的。故选C。 （2）细节理解题。根据 She learned how to fly a plane, how to jump out of a plane as well as how to operate（操作）special mac
38、hines. 她没有学会生产机器，可知选项B错误的，故选B。 （3）细节理解题。根据She became the first American woman to travel into space. Later, she taught at the University of California.可知她去太空后去加利福尼亚大学教学。故选D。 （4）题目归纳题。这篇短文介绍了美国的女飞行员莎莉一生的故事。故选B。 【点评】此题考查阅读理解。关键信息定位法。这个主要是细节题， 在文章中快速圈出数字，再找出目标数字及相对应的细节作息。 推理题解题技巧， 在理解原文字面意思的基础上，通过对语篇逻辑关
39、系的分析和细节的暗示，做出一定的判断和推理，从而得到文章的深层意义及隐含意义的过程。主旨大意题解题技巧，根据文章的中心思想确定。6阅读理解 In the universe, as we know, there is the sun, the moon, the earth and a good many stars. Through our geography lessons, we know the earth goes round the sun, and the moon goes round the earth. We have day and night because the ea
40、rth keeps turning all the time. When our part of the earth turns to the sun, it is day. When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, it is night. Just because the moon is closer to the earth than the sun, it looks much bigger than the sun. Big things will look smaller when they are farther, a
41、nd small things also look bigger when they are nearer. The sun is bright enough to give out very strong light. The moon cant give any light at all, but it looks quite bright, too. Why? In fact, the light from the moon comes from the sun. The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars. But ac
42、tually（事实上）the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. They look smaller than the moon also because they are farther away from the earth. There are still many other planets in the universe. But of all these planets, only on the earth there are living things and people can only live on the
43、earth, too. But at 9：00 am on October 15th, 2003, Chinese pilot Yang Liwei was sent up to space. He stayed there for 21 hours. It was the first time for Chinese to get into space. （1）When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, the other part of the earth is . A.nightB.dayC.eveningD.Sunday（2）
44、When did the pilot from our country return to the earth? A.On November 15th, 2002.B.On October 16th, 2003.C.On May 15th, 2004.D.On October 15th, 2003.（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.The moon goes round the earth, and it cant give out any light at all.B.The moon goes round the sun, and its light is from the sun.C.The earth moves round the moon, and people can live only
