1、【英语】人教版英语专题训练 八年级英语上册阅读理解经典一、八年级英语上册阅读理解专项练习（含答案解析）1阅读理解 How long is a year? Most people say a year is 365 days. It takes about 365 days for the earth to go around the sun. In fact, it takes a little longer for the earth to go around the sun. It needs 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds. I
2、f a year has only 365 days, what happens to the extra（额外的） 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds? The answer is this: Every four years, we have another day. Its February 29, and we call this day a leap day（闰日）.This kind of year is called a leap year. A leap year has 366 days.People born on February 29
3、 are called leap-day babies, or leapers. There are about four million leapers in the world. When do they celebrate their birthday? Do they celebrate only once every four years? Some leapers celebrate the birthday on February 28, and others celebrate it on March 1. Think about it: A twelve-year-old l
4、eaper may have celebrated only three birthdays on the real day after he or she was born! Which year are leap years? Years that can be divided（除尽）by four are leap years. The year 2000 was a leap year. Then 2004,2008,2012,2016 were the next leap years. If you know a leaper, you must say Happy birthday
5、! to him or her on the leap day, because you just have one time to do that every four years!（1）Why did the writer write the first paragrahp? A.To show us how the earth goes around the sun.B.To tell us why there is a leap year.C.To ask us some questions about a year.D.To show us a year is 365 days.（2
6、）What can we know about the leapers birthday? A.All of the leapers celebrate it on March 1 every year.B.All of the leapers celebrate it on February 29 every year.C.All of the leapers celebrate it on February 28 every year.D.All of the leapers can celebrate it on the real day every four years.（3）What
7、 can we learn from the third paragraph? A.How leap-day babies celebrate their birthdays.B.Why leap-day babies birthdays are important.C.When leap-day babies celebrate their birthdays.D.Where leap-day babies celebrate their birthdays.（4）What does the passage mainly tell us? A.Something about the leap
8、 day and the leap year.B.How the idea of a leap year came from.C.The birthday of a leaper.D.The history of a leap year.（5）Who may be interested in this passage? A.Mary-she likes to read storybooks.B.Peter-he likes science very much.C.Linda-she wants to know something about the history.D.Jimmy-he wan
9、ts to know how to celebrate his birthday.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C（4）A（5）D 【解析】【分析】大意：本文是一篇关于一年的长度以及闰日的科普文章。 （1）段落大意题。通读第一段可知，第一段主要告诉我们一年其实是365天、48分钟和46秒，这是为什么有闰年的原因。故选B。 （2）细节理解题。根据第四段 If you know a leaper, you must say Happy birthday! to him or her on the leap day, because you just have one time to do tha
10、t every four years! 可知，闰日出生的孩子，每四年可以在自己真正出生那一天庆祝生日。故选D。 （3）段落大意题。通读第三段可知，第三段主要讲了闰日出生的孩子怎么过生日。故选C。 （4）段落大意题。通读第四段可知，第四段主要讲了闰年是怎么计算的，有多少个闰年，以及可以在闰年的时候对闰日出生的孩子说生日快乐。故选A。 （5）推理判断题。通断全文可知，文章是关于一年的长度以及闰日的科普，因此对于闰日出生的孩子来说，可能会感兴趣，因为他想知道如何过闰日的生日。故选D。 【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，
11、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 Are you planning a Birthday Party for your son or daughter and cant decide what to do? People in different countries celebrate （庆祝） their birthday in different ways. Philip Evans, from Paris, smiles to us, Im going to be thirty years old next week, so Im going t
12、o invite three very good friends out for dinners. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out. In some countries, I know its the opposite-the people take you out. Mr and Mrs Sato are from Tokyo. Mr Sato is going to be sixty tomorrow. In Japan, the sixtieth birthday is called Kan
13、reKi-the beginning of a new life. The red color is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday. Mrs Sato says, What am I going to give my husband? I cant say. Its a secret! Li Xiaomei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, Tomorrow is sixteenth my birthday. Its a s
14、pecial birthday, so were going to have a family party. Im probably going to get some money in lucky envelopes from my relatives （亲戚）. My mother is going to cook noodles. Noodles are for a long life. （1）In Paris, someone often _ on his or her birthday.A.has a birthday partyB.has a picnic with friends
15、C.invites friends out for dinnersD.eats noodles（2）In _, the people call the sixtieth birthday KanreKi .A.ParisB.JapanC.ChinaD.Australia（3）What does the underlined word secret mean in Chinese?A.明谋B.闹剧C.猜想D.秘密（4）Which of the following is Not True?A.Philips is going to take his friends out to dinners o
16、n his birthdayB.Mrs Sato will give her husband nothing.C.In China, the noodles stand for a long life.D.Someone can receive some money on his or her birthday.（5）Whats the main idea of the passage?A.On birthday, the people are very happy.B.The birthday presents are different for different ages.C.How t
17、o celebrate their birthdays in different countries.D.People celebrate their birthdays in the same way.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D（4）B（5）C 【解析】【分析】（1）根据文中“so Im going to invite three very good friends out for dinners. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out.”可知法国人过生日会邀请朋友外出吃饭。故选C。（2）根据
18、“In Japan, the sixtieth birthday is called KanreKi-the beginning of a new life.”，可知答案B。（3）根据Mrs Sato says, What am I going to give my husband? I cant say. Its a secret!”可知Sato夫人不愿透漏她给丈夫买了什么礼物，故可猜是秘密，故D正确。（4）根据文中“What am I going to give my husband? I cant say. Its a secret!”可知Sato夫人是要给丈夫买礼物的，故答案B。（5）
19、此文举例讲述了来自三个国家的家庭如何过生日，以此证明文章中心句“People in different countries celebrate （庆祝） their birthday in different ways.故选C。3阅读理解 Dear Mom, Today Im going to tell you something special, I know you work very hard and feel tired every day. Every time you come home and see the dirty house, I know you are very an
20、gry with me. But you always say nothing and clean up the house. I feel like dying. I really want to help you, but I have too much homework, and Im so tired, too, I also want to tell you one thing-I love you so much. I usually talk back to you when you say that I dont study hard enough. But in fact I
21、 just want you to praise me more. I will try my best to get good grades and get praise from my teacher. So dont feel frustrated（挫败的） about my grades, OK? I have made up my mind that I will do my homework as quickly as I can so that I can have time to clean the house, I will watch TV less so that I c
22、an have more time to study and get good grades. All these things are for one reason I want to make you a happy mom. I love you!Yours,Sally（1）Sally thinks her mother fells every day. A.tired and angryB.happy but tiredC.excited and happyD.bored and tired（2）Sally cant help her mother because . A.she is
23、 too lazy at homeB.she has 10 play with friendsC.she often watches TV at homeD.there is too much homework（3）The underlined word praise here means in Chinese. A.批评B.教育C.表扬D.陪伴（4）Why does Sally want to do homework quickly? A.Because she wants to use the Internet.B.Because she wants to help her mother.
24、C.Because she wants to go to bed early.D.Because she decides to get good grades.（5）Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage? A.Sally decides to study hard to make her mother happy.B.Sallys mother doesnt want Sally to watch TV at all.C.Sallys mother doesnt like her to clean the room.D
25、.Sally and her mother have time to have a talk.【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C（4）B（5）A 【解析】【分析】 这是女孩莎莉写给母亲的一封信。信中她告诉了母亲自己之所以没能打扫房间的原因，并且表达了希望取得好的成绩及努力帮助母亲打扫房间的愿望。 （1）细节题。根据I know you work very hard and feel tired every day. Every time you come home and see the dirty house, I know you are very angry with me我知道你工作非
26、常努力，每天都感到累。每次你回家看到肮脏的房子，我知道你很生我的气 可知， 莎莉认为她妈妈每天都很累很生气，故选A。 （2）细节题。根据 I really want to help you, but I have too much homework, 可知， 莎莉帮不了她妈妈，因为作业太多了 ， 故选D。 （3）词义猜测题。根据 I will try my best to get good grades and get praise from my teacher. So dont feel frustrated（挫败的） about my grades, OK? 我会尽力取得好成绩，并得到老
27、师的表扬，所以关于我的成绩不感到沮丧可知，praise是表语的意思，故选C。 （4）推理题。根据 I have made up my mind that I will do my homework as quickly as I can so that I can have time to clean the house 我已经决定尽可能快地做作业，这样我就有时间打扫房子了可知， 莎莉想快点做作业因为她想帮助她妈妈 ， 故选B。 （5）推理题。根据 I will watch TV less so that I can have more time to study and get good g
28、rades. All these things are for one reason I want to make you a happy mom. 我会少看电视，这样我就有更多的时间学习并取得好成绩。所有这些都有一个原因我想让你成为一个快乐的妈妈 可知， 莎莉决定努力学习，让她妈妈开心是对的 ， 故选A。 【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题，词义猜测题，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，词义猜测题需要根据上下文提炼相关信息锁定词意。4阅读理解 When I was a boy, I had a big appetite（胃口）. I was luc
29、ky enough to have my grandma, because she always cooked delicious food for me. At that time, I lived at school l could only go back home on vacation. But whenever I got the chance to go back home, I would like to stay in my grandmas home. When my grandma cooked in the kitchen, I would like to help h
30、er. I helped her wash vegetables, clean dishes and so on. Then l set the table and waited for her to eat together. It was really a warm memory for me. My grandma always tried to create new dishes. Every time after she cooked a new dish, she would let me try first. Then she would wait for my comments
31、 for the dish. After I told her how I liked the dish, she would write down some notes on a small notebook. When I grew up, I went to another city to work. Although I tried a lot of food in many expensive restaurants, in my eyes, my grandma was the best cook in the world. （1）Why did the writer say he
32、 was lucky enough? A.Because he had a big appetite.B.Because he worked in another city when he grew up.C.Because his grandma always cooked delicious food for him.D.Because his grandma helped him with his studies.（2）What is the second paragraph mainly about? A.How the writer helped his grandma cook.B
33、.Why the writer always ate with his grandma.C.Wily the writer liked to set the table.D.Why the writer liked to clean dishes.（3）The underlined word comments in the passage means . A.协助B.品尝C.赞助D.评论（4）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A.The writer lived at school when he was
34、a boy.B.The writer still liked his grandmas dishes very much when he grew up.C.The writer never went to the expensive restaurants to try food.D.The writer liked to stay with his grandma when he went back home from school.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】文章大意：奶奶做饭非常好吃，在我小时候就喜欢吃奶奶做的饭，也经常帮助她做饭，奶奶也经常尝试做新菜，
35、并且让我试吃。我感觉奶奶是最好的厨师。 （1）细节理解题。根据文中的语句 I was lucky enough to have my grandma, because she always cooked delicious food for me. 理解可知，因为奶奶经常为我做好吃的，故选C。 （2）主旨大意归纳题。根据文中第二段的语句理解可知，此段主要介绍了小时候经常帮助奶奶做菜，故选A。 （3）词义推测题。根据文中的语句 After I told her how I liked the dish, she would write down some notes on a small not
36、ebook. 理解可知，comment在此句中的含义应该是评价或评论，故选D。 （4） 推理判断题。根据文中的语句 Although I tried a lot of food in many expensive restaurants, in my eyes, my grandma was the best cook in the world. 理解可知，作者经常去高档的餐馆就餐，选项C描述是错误的，故选C。 【点评】考查阅读理解。本文考查细节题，词义推断题，推理判断题和主旨题等常考题型，细节题要注意从文中抓住关键词寻找答案；主旨题，词义推断题以及判断题都需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出正确选
37、项。5阅读理解 Do you like eating ice-cream? Do you know how ice-cream spread in the world? The earliest ice was eaten in China many years ago. People put fruit juice into ice. Later, this idea spread to Italy. Nero, the emperor of Rome between 54 AD and 68 AD, liked to eat ice between violin lessons. He o
38、rdered runners to run to the mountain, get snow and quickly run back to the palace. The snow was mixed with fruit juice and honey. Around 1660, coffee shops serving ice-ream were very popular in Paris. Most of the coffee shops were owned by Italians. The first successful one was opened by a man from
39、 Italy named Francesco Procopio. Ice-cream was probably to America in the early 1700s, and it quickly became the favorite of American presidents. George Washington had ice-cream machine in his kitchen. Dolly Madison, the wife of President Madison, was the first one to serve her guests ice-cream in t
40、he White House. Before ice-cream was sold in stores, it was made and frozen（冷冻）at home. It took lots of work to mix cream, eggs, fruit, ice and salt, and then to freeze it. Nancy Johnson, an American woman made the hand-turned ice-cream freezer in 1846. Five years later, Jacob Flusell opened first i
41、ce-cream freezer in 1846. Five years later, Jacob Flusell opened first ice-cream business in Baltimore, Maryland. His business quickly spread to other states. （1）People in China and Italy ate ice with many years ago. A.creamB.coffeeC.fruit juiceD.eggs and salt（2）From the passage we know that Frances
42、co Procopio . A.was a FrenchmanB.made an ice-cream machineC.opened the first ice-cream shop in ParisD.opened the first successful coffee shop serving ice-cream in Paris（3）We can learn from the passage that Dolly Madison . A.brought ice-cream to AmericaB.was once the president of AmericaC.opened the
43、first ice-cream business in BaltimoreD.was the first one to serve the guests ice-cream in the White House（4）How did ice-cream spread in the world? A.ChinaItalyFranceAmerica.B.ChinaFranceAmericaItaly.C.ItalyChinaFranceAmerica.D.AmericaFranceItalyChina.（5）The passage mainly talks about . A.how to make
44、 ice-creamB.the history of ice-creamC.why people like eating ice-creamD.ice-cream shops around the world【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）D（4）A（5）B 【解析】【分析】文章大意：这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了冰激凌的历史。先是从中国产生，传到意大利，法国，最后到美国，如今已风靡世界。 （1）细节理解题。根据文中的语句 The earliest ice was eaten in China many years ago. People put fruit juice into ice. Later, this idea spread to Italy. 理解可知，在很久以前，古老的中国人与意大利人吃带有水果汁的冰，故选C。 （2）细节理解题，根据文中的语句The first successful one was opened by a man from Italy named Francesco
