八年级英语下册阅读理解练习题经典

1、八年级英语下册阅读理解练习题经典一、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Let's enjoy a movie!ZootopiaBFrom a large elephant to a small mouse, animals live happily together in Disney's Zootopia.Language : EnglishRunning Time: 1 Hour and 49 Minutes Price: Weekdays $ 50 $ 25 (children under 6 ) Weekends$ 60 $ 30 (childr

2、en under 6 )I've never imagined the movie is so interesting. There are many kinds of animals in it. After I watched the movie, I learned more about animals. I would highly recommend this movie to those animal lovers.JohnI have seen many cartoons of this kind, but this one is surprisingly funny a

3、nd I love the sweet voice in it. My brother and I just couldn't help laughing from the beginning to the end. DavidThis movie is so well made I went to see it with my 5-year-old son last Sunday afternoon. I love the beautiful music while my son loves the rabbit police officer Judy very much. It s

4、hows that small animals like her can also do serious work.Nancy11) The poster shows that is spoken in the movie.(1) JapaneseB. FrenchC. EnglishD. Chinese(2) From the poster, we can know that the movie lasts .A. 60 minutesB. 109 minutesC. 99 minutesD. 120 minutes(3) John likes this movie because of.A

5、. the different kinds of animalsB. the funny actorsC. the sweet voiceD. the beautiful music(4) It cost Nancy and her son to watch the movie.A.$75B. $90C. $100D.$120【答案】(1) CB(3) A(4) B【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了一部电影的基本信息以及人们对这部电影的评价。(1)细节题。根据方框提到的Language : English可知，语言为英语，故选C。(2)细节题。根据方框提到的Running Time: 1 Hour

6、 and 49 Minutes 可知，时间是 109分钟，故选Bo(3)细节题。根据 John 的言论提到 After I watched the movie, I learned more about animals.可知John喜欢这部电影是因为了解了很多动物，故选 A。(4)推断题。根据方框提到的Weekends$ 60和$ 30 ( children under 6)可知，他们一共花了 90美元，故选Bo【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。

7、2 .阅读理解When you communicate with others, you express your thoughts and feelings not only through the words you choose, but also through your body language.To learn another language is more than just learning words and grammar. It involves(包括)learning about another culture too. Body language is diffe

8、rent from culture to culture, so there is something that language learners should know about.Sometimes, cultural differences in body language can cause discomfort or misunderstanding. For example, there are cultural differences in how much distance should be kept between two people who are talking w

9、ith each other. If you would like people to keep a distance, you may feel very uncomfortable when someone keeps trying to stand close to you at a party._ In some Asian countries, a smile can show embarrassment (尴尬) or apology. However, smiling back at a teacher who is unhappy with you, or someone wh

10、ose foot you accidentally stepped upon is probably not a good idea in most English-speaking countries.In most countries, nodding your head means "yes" and shaking your head means "no". However, nodding and shaking your head have the opposite meanings in Albania.Even speakers of t

11、he same language, such as British, American or Australian people, may not use the same body language .So learning how to understand and use body language is important to you to improve your communicative abilities.(1) To learn another language, we need to learn its .A. wordsB. grammarC. cultureD. A,

12、 B & C(2) Which of the following sentences can be put in the blank of the fourth paragraph?A. The world shines when a smile is on your face.B. Another example of misunderstanding is the use of the smile.C. Just smile, you will find the world is so peaceful and beautiful.D. Never forget to smile

13、because it is sometimes better than an apology.(3) In Albania, shaking your head means.A. yesB. noC. thank youD. excuse me(4) Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Body language is the same in every country.B. In every Asian country, a smile can show apology.C. Speakers of the s

14、ame language use the same body language.D. You should keep a comfortable distance when talking with someone.【答案】(1) DB(3) A(4) D【解析】【分析】主要讲了怎样理解和使用肢体语言的重要性。(1) 细节题。根据 To learn another language is more than just learning words and grammar. It involves (包括)learning about another culture too. 可知我们需要学习单

15、词、语法和文化， 故选D。(2)细节题。根据第三段Sometimes, cultural differences in body language can causediscomfort or misunderstanding.可知肢体语言文化差异可能导致误解，所以第四段讲的是微 笑带来的误解，故选 Bo(3)细节题。根据 However, nodding and shaking your head have the opposite meanings in Albania.可知在 Albania点头是no,摇头是yes,故选 A。(4)细节题。根据 there are cultural di

16、fferences in how much distance should be kept between two people who are talking with each other.可知两个人交谈时应该保持合适的距 离，故选Do【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。3 .阅读理解Help Lost AnimalsWe need to raise money to take care of lost dogs and cats. You can also adopt(收养)one ifyou like from March 25 to April 15.Ple

17、ase help!Animal Centerwww.sa-animal foundation. orgDonate Your Old ClothesDo you have clothes you don't wear anymore?We'll collect them and give them to the poor all year round.Love Foundation: 4237-6854Seventh Grade Food Stand (货摊)Do you want to enjoy fresh fruit juice and delicious fast fo

18、od 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 wants to get a pet should go to.A. Animal CenterB. Love Found

19、ationC. Redwood City ZooD. Pingliang Junior High School(2) Carol can give the old clothes to Love Foundation.A. on March 15 B. on March 22 C. from March 25 to April 15 D. at any time (3) Sally can in order to win big prizes.A. make new clothes for herB. visit the animals at Animal CenterC. take her

20、pet dog for the talent showD. help a student from Pingliang Junior High School 【答案】(1) AD(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 canalso adopt one if you like from March 25 to April 15. 和 Please help!和 Animal Center,可知如果 喜欢可以去动物中心领养一只，故选 Ao(

21、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 We'll 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Do(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 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

22、。【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。(4) .阅读理解It was a Sunday morning. Peter was watching TV in the room while his brother Bill was doing his homework. At ten their mother came back with a bag of oranges. Peter liked them and wanted to eat them quickly. But his mother stopped

23、 him. She gave five to each son and went to the kitchen. Peter ate his oranges soon but his brother was busy doing his homework and didn't eat his. Just then, the telephone rang and Bill ran to answer it. Bill's friends asked him to play soccer with them. And when Bill talked with his friend

24、, Peter took two of his oranges away and ate them. Bill found it and called him out and beat him behind the house. Peter didn't tell his parents about it.The next morning Peter's teacher, Mrs Ball, taught the students subtraction (减法).Peter was looking at the bird in the tree out of the wind

25、ow and couldn't answer her questions. The teacher started to give him an example," If your brother has five oranges and you take two from him, what will the result be?""He'll beat me, teacher," answered the boy. All his classmates started to laugh.(1) When did Peter's

26、 mother come back?A. At five.B. At six.C. At seven.(2) What was Peter doing before their mother came back?A. Watching TV.B. Doing his homework.C. Listening to music.D. Playing in the garden.(3) What did Bill's friends call him for?D. At ten.A. They wanted Bill to play soccer with them.B. They wa

27、nted Bill to play computer games with them.C. They wanted Bill to go to the movie with them.D. They wanted Bill to go to the park with them.(4) Peter couldn't answer the teacher's question correctly becauseA. he was not cleverB. he wanted to tell a jokeC. he didn't listen to the teacher

28、carefullyD. he was thinking about eating oranges【答案】(1) DA(3) A(4) C【解析】【分析】文章大意：星期天早上，Peter和哥哥Bill在家里，后来 Bill的朋友打电话邀请他去踢足球，第二天上课,Peter没有认真听讲，回答不出老师的问题，后来老师讲了一个笑话。(1)细节题。根据文章提到的 妈妈10点会来，故选D。(2)细节题。根据文章提到的At ten their mother came back with a bag of oranges 可知,Peter was watching TV in the room 可知，他在看电

29、视，故选Ao(3)细节题。根据文章提到的想让Bill去和他们踢足球，故选(4)细节题。根据文章提到的Bill's friends asked him to play soccer with them 可知， 他们AoPeter was looking at the bird in the tree out of the window andcouldn't answer her questions 可知，他上课没有认真听讲，故选C。【点评】考查细节题，做此类题首先熟悉文章大意，熟悉问题，带着问题到文章找出答 案，即可。5 .阅读理解Sally Ride was born in

30、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 Universityand started to study science. She stud

31、ied 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 her dream of going into space, she had to

32、 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 the first American woman to travel into s

33、pace. 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) Which is NOT true about Sally Ride?A

34、. 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 went to Stanford UniversityC. aft

35、er 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) CB(3) D(4) B【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文介绍了第一位进入太空的

36、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 1) 细节理解题。根据 Sally and four other astronauts flew a sp

37、aceship 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 Co2 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 machines.她没有学会生产机器，

38、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 Bo【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，通过对语篇逻辑关系的分析和细节的暗示，做出一定的判断和推

39、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Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, close to 50 percent of people are shy. Almost 80 percent of people feel shy at some point in their lives. These days, shyness is becoming more and more common. Now, scientists are trying to under

40、stand shyness. They have some interesting ideas about why people are shy.Is it possible to be born shy? Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave shyly. These babies are a little quieter and more watchful than other babies. Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy p

41、arents. As a result, scientists think that some shyness is genetic.Family size might cause people to be shy as well. Scientists at Harvard University studied shy children. They found that 66 percent of them had older brothers and sisters. The scientists said that these children were often bullied （欺

42、负） by their older brothers and sisters. As a result, they became shy. At the same time, children with no brothers and sisters may be shy as well. Growing up alone, they often play by themselves. They are not able to learn the same social skills as children from big families.You may also be shy becau

43、se of where you were born. When scientists studied shyness in different countries, they found surprising differences. In Japan, most people said they were shy. But in Israel, only one of three people said so. What explains the difference? One scientist says the Japanese and Israelis have different o

44、pinions of failure. In Japan, when people do not succeed, they feel bad about themselves. They blame（责备）themselves for their failure. In Israel, theopposite is true. Israelis often blame failure on outside reasons, such as family, teachers, friends or bad luck. In Israel, freedom of opinion and risk

45、 taking are strongly supported. This may be why Israelis worry less about failure and are less shy.For shy people, it can be difficult to make friends, speak in class, and even get a good job. But scientists say you can get over your shyness. They suggest trying new things and practicing conversatio

46、ns. And don't forget-if you are shy, you are not the only one.11) What is the passage mainly about?A. Happiness.B. Shyness.C. Kindness.D. Loneliness.(2) What does the underlined word "genetic" in Paragraph 2probably mean?A. Passed down from parents.B. Learned from friends.C. Taught by

47、teachers.D. Made up by brothers.(3) What can be learned from the passage?A. Most little babies are born shy and quiet.B. If you are shy now, you will be shy forever.C. Many shy children have older brothers and sisters.D. Most Israeli people are shy of expressing opinions.(4) We can learn from the pa

48、ssage that _may cause shyness.A. genetics, grown-ups and birthplaceB. genetics, family size and birthplaceC. family size, grown-ups and failureD. genetics, family size and freedom Scientists suggest that shy people can get over the shyness by _.A. blaming their failure on outside reasonsB. trying ne

49、w things and practicing conversationsC. getting themselves away from their shy parentsD. trying to understand reasons for their shyness【答案】(1) BA(3) C(4) BB【解析】【分析】短文大意：这篇短文讲的是世界上很多人会腼腆，人们腼腆的表现及人们腼腆的原因和不同的国家的人对于腼腆的理解，和怎样克服腼腆的状态。(1) 主 旨大意题。根据文章主题句They have some interesting ideas about why peopleare s

50、hy.可知这篇短文讲的是腼腆，故选B。(2) 词意猜测题。根据 Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents. As a result, scientists think that some shyness is genetic.有趣的是，这些害羞的孩子们通常有 腼腆的父母。结果，科学家认为一些腼腆是遗传的。genetic是遗传的意思，故选 A。(3)细节理解题。根据 Scientists at Harvard University studied shy children. They found that 66 percen

51、t of them had older brothers and sisters.哈佛大学的科学家研究了 腼腆的孩子们。他们发现66%的腼腆的孩子们有哥哥或姐姐。故选 Co(4) 细节理解题。根据 As a result, scientists think that some shyness is genetic. Family size might cause people to be shy as well. You may also be shy because of where youwere born. 可知引起腼腆的原因是基因遗传、家庭的大小和出生地引起的。故选 B。（ 5）细节理

52、解题。根据But scientists say you can get over your shyness. They suggesttrying new things and practicing conversation. 但是科学家说你能克服腼腆的。他们建议常 识新事物并且练习交流。故选 B 。【点评】此题考查阅读理解。 首先理解问题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有 关的句子，并理解大意，最后仔细斟酌，找出答案，并核对。7 阅读理解Is stress from work or school making you sick? If so, you may belong to a g

53、rowing number of people suffering from serious stress. Experts have called the problem the "Black Death of the 21st century." The original Black Death is estimated （据估计） to have killed 25 million people in Europe in the 14th century. While no one expects stress to be quite that deadly, it

54、is still a serious matter.A recent study has shown that stress can affect our ability to go to work. Stress is now the number one reason workers stay home sick four continuous （不间断） weeks or more.What has led to the growing stress felt in the workplace? The bad economic situation is a major reason.

55、Record numbers of layoffs （裁员） have increased workers' worry about losing their jobs. Layoffs have also increased the amount of work workers are expected to do. People then work longer hours, which often creates problems for them at home, causing even more stress.According to Professor Cary Coop

56、er, writer of over 120 books, stress often leads to changes in manner of acting. You may notice that you're having a hard time centering around things. You may find yourself losing your temper （脾气） easily. You might even seem to have lost your sense of humor. Other stress-related problems includ

57、e difficulty in sleeping, overeating or drinking in excess.Stress must be managed by workers themselves and by the company. Workers can take steps to manage stress. They can create a suitable plan and have breaks from time to time. Bosses can help by showing workers that their opinions may be import

58、ant. They can also allow workers to have some say in decisions that matter their jobs.Everyone should work together to look for ways to cope with on-the-job stress.（ 1 ） What does the article point out about the "Black Death" today?A. A kind of serious disease.B. A bad social situation especially in your work place.C. A relationship between you and your boss.D. A lonely f