八年级英语上册阅读理解过关测试

1、【英语】八年级英语上册阅读理解过关测试一、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Zheng He was an amazing man. He was born in 1371. Ten years later, he was caught by the army of a rich young man called Zhu Di and made to work for him. Over time the rich man saw that Zheng He was very clever and strong and they became close friends.

2、In 1403 Zhu Di became the king of China and he asked Zheng He to join his government.The king wanted to learn more about the world and show other countries his power. He ordered many new ships to be built and made Zheng He their leader. Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led some sea trips to different

3、 parts of the world. He certainly travelled to India, Africa and the Middle East. A few people think his ships have even reached South America and Australia.Each trip lasted more than one year and it is believed he sailed more than 50,000 kilometres during the years of his travels. Zheng He led a fl

4、eet with about 28, 000 men and over 250 ships, such as boats for food, water and even soldiers horses.On these trips he took many Chinese goods like silk and medicine with him to give to foreign kings or to sell for local goods. He returned from each trip with boats which were filled with expensive

5、things such as gold and treasures, foreign guests and strange animals like a giraffe.It is a pity that we may never learn everything about Zheng Hes travels. The Columbus of the East, Zheng He, died in 1433. After that. The new king had these trips stopped and he burned almost all the books about Zh

6、eng Hes travels, because he believed the trips were unlucky andtoo expensive. It is only in the last 50 years that historians have begun to carefully study the adventures of great Zheng He.（ 1） Why did Zhu Ii want Zheng He to sail to many different countries?A. To learn more about the world.B. To br

7、ing new countries under the control of China.C. To show other countries his power.D. Both A and C（ 2） What do we know about Zheng He from the passage?（ 3） Which of the following did Zheng He take to foreign countries from China?A. Gold.B. Treasures.C. Giraffes.D. Silk.（ 4） Whats the best title for t

8、his passage?A. The kings seven sea tripsB. Zheng Hes travels to Western countriesC. Zheng Hethe Columbus of the EastD. Zhu Di, the great king【答案】 （ 1） D（ 2） A（ 3） D（ 4） C【解析】 【分析】文章大意：短文介绍了郑和下西洋的故事，高度赞赏了郑和给予人类的贡献。（ 1）细节理解题。根据文中的语句 The king wanted to learn more about the world and show other countrie

9、s his power. He ordered many new ships to be built and made Zheng He theirleader. Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led some sea trips to different parts of the world.理解可知，郑和下西洋的主要目的就是向外国学习和向别国展示他的权利，故选D。（ 2）细节理解题。根据文中的语句He certainly travelled to India, Africa and the Middle East.A few people think hi

10、s ships have even reached South America and Australia.理解可知，郑和到达了印度，非洲以及中东地区，还有人认为他们到过南美以及澳大利亚，故选A。（ 3）细节理解题。根据文中的语句On these trips he took many Chinese goods like silk andmedicine with him to give to foreign kings or to sell for local goods.理解可知，郑和下西洋给外国人带去的是中国的丝绸以及药品，故选D。（ 4）理解归纳题。通读全文可知此文主要介绍了郑和的生平

11、事迹，他的最大贡献就是七次下西洋，促进了中国与世界各地的经济与文化的交流，是东方的哥伦布，故选【点评】考查阅读理解。本文主要考查细节理解题，首先仔细阅读文后的问题，弄清问题的大意；然后带着问题阅读短文，抓住关键信息，选择正确答案。C。2阅读理解Most of us feel happy when were traveling. But if the place we were visiting isnt nice enough,we might feel sad.The Ministry of Culture and Tourism（ MCT: 文化和旅游部）just inspected （检

12、查）someplaces of interest around China. Qiao Family GrandCourtyard （乔家大院） , a tourist site （旅游景点） in Shanxi province, lost its 5A rating （等级） after the inspection, Xinhua reported.China has a way to rate tourist sites. They get ratings from A（ the lowest rating ） to AAAAA（5A, the highest rating ） . T

13、he rating is decided according to their transportation quality（交通质量） safety（安全） , scenery（景色） , and tourists reviews （评价） .The MCT said Qiao Family Grand Courtyard has many problems.One is thatitis toocommercialized （商业化的） . It has a large number of shops and commercial activities, which can be anno

14、ying （恼人的） to tourists.Many tourists also had opinions about the tickets. While the tickets are expensive（ 138 yuan） , the place itself isnt worth visiting. Its parking area（停车场） and visitor center are dirty, Guangming Daily reported.（ 1） Qiao Family Grand Courtyard was a _ tourist site before the i

15、nspection.A. 3A-ratedB. 4A-ratedC. 5A-ratedD. 6A-rated（ 2） According to the story, tourist sites may lose their rating if _.a. there are safety problemsb. the tourist sites are not big enoughc. it is not convenient to travel to the sitesd. tourists give poor reviews after visitingA. acdB. abdC. abcD

16、. bcd（ 3） What do we know from the story?A. More tourist sites will lose their 5A ratings in the future.B. The standards（标准）for a 5A rating are higher （更高）than before.C. Service center（服务中心）quality is included （包括）in the rating.D. The MCT didnt rate tourist sites very strictly before.【答案】 （ 1） C（ 2）

17、 A（ 3） D【解析】 【分析】本文介绍了一些旅游景点被撤销5A 级标志。（ 1）推理题。根据 a tourist site in Shanxi province, lost its 5A rating after the inspection,Xinhua reported 山西一个旅游景点乔家大院在检查后失去了5A 的评级，可知 乔家大院在检查前是 5A 级旅游景点，故选 C。（ 2）推理题。根据The rating is decided according to their transportation quality（交通质量）safety （安全） , scenery （景色） ,

18、 and touristsreviews 评级是根据他们的交通质量、安全、风景和游客的评价来决定的，可知旅游景点存在安全问题，去景点不方便，游客参观后评价很差，可能会失去评级， 故选 A。（ 3）推理题。根据China has a way to rate tourist sites. They get ratings from A（ thelowest rating） to AAAAA（ 5A, the highest rating） . The rating is decided according totheir transportationquality （交通质量）safety （安全

19、） , scenery （景色） , and touristsreviews中国有办法给旅游景点打分。他们得到的评级从A 到 5A，评级是根据他们的交通质量、安全、风景和游客的评价来决定的，可知以前对旅游景点没有严格的评价， 故选D。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及推断题，推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息。3阅读理解Happy New Year! Many people make New Years resolutionsin January. A resolutionissomething that you are going to do or change. For example,

20、Im going to eat more fruit eachweek.Do you make New Years resolutions? What are your New Years resolutions? The following isan e-mail. Here are my resolutions:Dear Jim,I have a lot of resolutions. The first oneis to do some sports. Next s to keep my bedroomclean. Then Im going to my homeworkeveryday

21、. I will not get into fight with people whoreally hate me. I amgoing to spend less time on computer games. Im going to read morebooks. Iknow friends are very important in our lift. So Im going to make friends wholike meand dontjust feel sorry for me. At the same time, Im going to takemore care of my

22、appearance（外貌） . Im surethey will like my new look then! How do I make more friends?Im going to joinmore clubs. Are you going to clubs with your classmates?What are your New Years resolutions? Pleasewrite to me soon.Yours,David（1） From the first paragraph we know that New Years resolutions.A. are ma

23、de just before New Years DayB. are made at the beginning of a new yearC. are usually about something you want to eatD. are a New Years gift（2） From the e-mail, we can infer that the writer.A. wants to change his lifestyleB. is a student who always makes troubleC. is a teacher who wants to work harde

24、rD. doesnt like sports at all（3） Which of the following is TRUE?A. David wants to improve the skills of playing computer games.B. David thinks he always has too much homework.C. Jim always says sorry to David.D. David wants to read more hooks than before.（4） David wants to take more care of his appe

25、arance because.A. he is always dirty at schoolB. none of his friends like his appearanceC. he always fights with othersD. he wants to make more friends【答案】 （ 1） B（ 2） A（ 3） D（ 4） D【解析】 【分析】文章大意： 封 信主要介 了David 的新年 划。第一做运 ；第二 ；第三注重自己的外表。（ 1） 理解 。根据文中的 句Many people make New Years resolutions in January

26、. 理解可知，新年 划在一月份开始制定，故 B。（ 2） 理解 。根据文中的 句I have a lot of resolutions. The first one is to do somesports. Next s to keep my bedroom clean. Then Im going to my homework every day.理解可知， David 准 改 一下自己的生活 ，故 A。（ 3） 理解 。根据文中的 句Im going to read more books. 理解可知， David 准 多 ， D 的描述是正确的，故 D。（ 4） 理解 。根据文中的 句At

27、 the same time, Im going to take more care of myappearance（外貌） . Im sure they will like my new look then!理解可知，改 形象的主要目的就是 交更多的朋友，故 D。【点 】考 理解。本文主要考 理解 ，首先仔 文后的 ，弄清 的大意；然后 着 短文，抓住关 信息， 正确答案。4 下列材料，从A、 B、 C、 D 四个 中 出最佳 。You may know about junk food like hamburgers. But do you know about junk sleep?A B

28、ritish survey found that electronic products （ 子 品） in teenagers bedrooms are affecting （影响） their sleep.The survey was among（在 之 ） 1,000 British children from 12 to 16. It found that 30% ofthem got just 4 to 7 hours of sleep every day. But doctors say they need 8 to 9 hours.Almost 25% of the kids s

29、aid they fell asleep more than once a week while watching TV, listening to music or using other electronic products.This is very worrying. Said Dr. Chris Idzikowski, a British expert, We call it junk sleep. It means you dont get enough sleep and the quality （ 量） of the sleep is bad, too. If you dont

30、 get good rest, you dont perform well in school the next day.The survey found that 40 % of the kids felt tired each day, with girls between 13 and 16 feeling the worst. Nearly all the teenagers have a phone, Mp4 or TV in their bedrooms. And many of them have all three.（ 1） This passage is mainly abo

31、ut_.A. junk foodB. junk sleepC. the importance of sleepD. electronic products（ 2） _ of the children in the survey sleep only 4 to 7 hours a day.A. 200B. 300C. 500D. 1,000（ 3） Junk sleep means _.A. people dont have enough sleep B. the quality of the sleep is good C. people dont like sleeping D. peopl

32、e have enough sleep（ 4） Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?D. Girls between 15 and 16 spend the least time on electronic products.【答案】 （ 1） B（ 2） B（ 3） A（ 4） C【解析】 【分析】主要 了英国 青少年睡 玩 子 品会影响他 的睡眠。（ 1） 。根据 But do you know about junk sleep? 可知主要 了 “垃圾睡眠 ”，故 （ 2） 。根据 The survey was a

33、mong （在 之 ） 1,000 British children from 12 to 16.It found that 30% of them got just 4 to 7 hours of sleep every day.可知 了1000 个英国孩子， 果 30%的孩子每天睡 4 到 7 小 ，即1000 乘以 30%等于 300，故 B。（ 3） 。根据It means you dont get enough sleep and the quality（ 量） of the sleepis bad, too. 可知垃圾睡眠的意思是没有足 的睡眠，并且睡眠 量不好，故 A。（ 4）

34、。根据 Nearly all the teenagers have a phone, Mp4 or TV in their bedrooms. Andmany of them have all three. 可知几乎所有的青少年都有 子 品，并且花 太多，故选 C。【点 】考 理解，主要考 ，注意从文中仔 找答案。5 理解ImMary from Being. Im going to improve my dancing sill I plan to take dancinglessons onweekends. And I also want to learn another foreign

35、language. I think it can be very useful My name is Alan. I come from America. I plan to wake up early and do Chinese kung fuevery morning. And Im going to cat healthy food such as vegetables and fruit. I also decide to help my mother with the housework after school because she is too tired.Im Ann fr

36、om Qingdao. I got bad grades in the exams last term, So Im going to study really hard this year. To study better, I want to make a weekly plan for my schoolwork, In my free time, I want to try learning something new. If possible, I plan to save some money to take a vacation （度假） in Taiwan.My name is

37、 Alice. Im English. My father finds a job in Beijing. Im going to work hard 10 improve my Chinese so that I can enjoy myself there this vacation! And Im going 10 spend some time with my grandparents in London before summer vacation.（ 1）got bad grades in the exams last term.A. MaryB. AlanC. AnnD. Ali

38、ce（ 2） Where is Alice going?A. Beijing.B. Qingdao.C. New York.（3） Mary thinksis useful according to the passage.A. learning English wellB. saving some moneyC. learning new sportsD. learning a forcing language（4） From the passage we know that Ann wants to.A. take a vacation in TaiwanB. take a trip to

39、 BeijingC. take dancing lessonsD. eat less junk foodD. London.（ 5） Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?A. Alan would like to help with the housework after school.B. Alice plans to live with her grandparents for some time.C. Mary wants to improve her singing skills.D. Ann wants t

40、o study hard this year.【答案】 （ 1） C（ 2） A（ 3） D（ 4） A（ 5） C【解析】 【分析】文章大意：介绍了Mary ， Alan，Ann 以及 Alice 的个人计划或打算。（ 1）细节理解题。根据文中的语句Im Ann from Qingdao. I got bad grades in the exams lastterm, So Im going to study really hard this year. 理解可知， Ann 在上学期的考试中成绩不理想，故选 C。（ 2）细节理解题。根据文中的语句My father finds a job i

41、n Beijing. Im going to work hard 10improve my Chinese so that I can enjoy myself there this vacation! 理解可知， Alice 计划到北京去，故选 A。（ 3）细节理解题。根据文中的语句And I also want to learn another foreign language. I thinkit can be very useful 理解可知， Alice 认为学习一门外语非常的重要，故选D。（ 4）细节理解题。根据文中的语句If possible, I plan to save so

42、me money to take a vacation（度假）in Taiwan.理解可知， Ann 想到台湾度假，故选A。（ 5）细节理解题。根据文中的语句Im Mary from Being. Im going to improve my dancing sillI plan to take dancing lessons on weekends. 理解可知， Mary 想提高自己的舞蹈，不是歌唱水平，故选 C。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文主要考查细节理解题，首先仔细阅读文后的问题，弄清问题的大意；然后带着问题阅读短文，抓住关键信息，选择正确答案。6阅读理解WHICH FAMOUS PERS

43、ONS IN HISTORY WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET AND WHY?For me it would clearly be Leonardo da Vinci. Id love to meet him. He was not just an artist. He seems to know a number of things that only came about hundreds of years later, like flying machines and so on. Id like to tell him he really did see the futu

44、re. Naomi, ChicagoId choose Cleopatra the last king of ancient Egypt. It was said that she was very beautiful and she developed some really useful political alliances（政治联盟）. Not many women were so clever and powerful in ancient times.Id like to haveseen how she did it.Lucinda, NairobiIm LatinAmerica

45、n, so I would name Simon Bolivar as the person I would like to meet.Hewas a brave leader and helped develop independence （独立）for several countries in LatinAmerica in the nineteenth century.Patricia, CaracasI studiedphilpsophy （哲学） , so I would like to speakface-to-face with theGreat Chinesephilosoph

46、erConfucious. Id like to discuss withhim abouthis politicalphilosophy and his idea about family values. Even though he lived over two thousand years ago, some of his opinions are still meaningful.（ 1） Whose ideas about inventions have come true?A. Leonardo de VincisB. CleopatrasC. Simon BolivarsD. C

47、onfuciuss（ 2） Which of the following is TRUE from the passage?（ 3） In which part of a magazine can we read the passage?A. ArtB. MovieC. HistoryD. Science【答案】 （ 1） A（ 2） D（ 3） C【解析】 【分析】主要讲了不同人想遇见历史上哪个名人及原因。（ 1）细节题。根据第一个 like flying machines and so on. Id like to tell him he really did seethe future.

48、 可知达芬奇的发明如飞机已经实现了，故选A。（ 2）细节题。根据最后一个 Id like to discuss with him about his political philosophy and hisidea about family values. 可知李云想要和孔夫子谈论他的家庭观，故选D。（ 3）细节题。根据 WHICH FAMOUS PERSONSIN HISTORYWOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET ANDWHY?可知讲的是历史上的名人，所以可能在历史上读到，故选C。【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。7阅读理解Some people see

49、 a hobby as a waste of time. They think a hobby is only something to pass the time. In fact, a hobby is much more than that. Its advantages （优点） are as follows. People can have time for themselves.If one has a hobby, he or she can enjoy quiet time. People usually think more clearly when theyenjoy th

50、eir favorite hobbies. People often get some good ideas at that time.People can find out their talent.People often find new talent of themselves when they enjoy their hobbies. Some people findtheir talent for playing the piano only when they sit down and play. The only way to find thistalent is try.

51、The first thing you should do is to find something that you are interested in.People can feel relaxed.Most hobbies are good ways to relax. Coming home from work and sitting down to enjoythings you like helps you relax. Hobbies also help you get a better sleep.（1） The writer thinks a hobby is very.A.

52、 boringB. usefulC. dangerousD. terrible（2） The only way for people to find talent is.A. thinking clearlyB. getting a sleepC. having a tryD. sitting down（ 3） is NOT the advantages of having a hobby.A. Helping people enjoy quiet timeB. Making people discover new talentC. Helping people feel relaxedD.

53、Making people play sports well（4） The main idea of the passage is.A. the advantages of the hobbiesB. how to get relaxedC. how to get a better sleepD. how to get good ideas【答案】 （ 1） B（2） C（3） D（4） A【解析】 【分析】大意：文章主要介绍了兴趣爱好的优点。（ 1）推理判断题。根据第一段 In fact, a hobby is much more than that. Its advantages（优点） are as follows. 事实上，兴趣爱好不只是消磨时间，他的优点如下，可知作者觉得爱好是很有用的。故选 B。（ 2）细节理解题。根据第三段 The only way to find this talent is try. 找到才艺的唯一办法是尝试。故选 C。（ 3）细节理解题。根据 People can have time for themselves. 和 People can find out theirtalent. ，以及 People can feel relaxed. 是爱好的优点，而让人们好好做运动不是。故选D。（ 4）主旨大意题。通读全文可知