Unit3 阅读理解8篇 -2023-2024学年八年级英语上册单元冲刺题型训练

8上Unit3阅读理解8篇

Passage1（2023秋•全国•八年级专题练习）

Areyoushysometimes?Theanswerfrom16-year-oldLiuYuexianis"Yes"."Whenmyteacheraskedmeto

cometotheblackboard,Iwastoonervoustoworkouttheproblem,saidLiu."Ithoughteveryonewaslookingat

me.”

DoyoufeelthesameasLiu?Expertshavefoundthatmorethan80percentofmiddleschoolstudentsfeel

afraidtobethecentreofattention.Shynessmeansfeelingfrightenedwhenyou'rearoundotherpeople.Somekids

arebornshy.Somebecomeshylaterbecauseoftheirlifeexperiences.IfsOKifittakesyouawhiletofeel

yourselfagainwhenyougotoanewplaceormeetnewpeople.

Infact,everybodygetsalittleshysometimes.Ifsjustacaseofhowmuch.Mostpeoplehaveredfacesand

talkinbrokensentenceswhentheygetshy.Butsomebecomesoshythattheywon'tgotoarestaurantbecausethey

aretoonervoustoorderandpayfortheirfood.Someareafraidofmeetingnewpeople,sotheyseldomgooutside.

Thiskindofshynesscanbebadforaperson.

Ifshynessdoesn'tstopyoufromdoingsomethingyouwanttodo,beingshyisn'taverybigproblem.Some

expertssayshypeoplearesmarterbecausetheythinkmoreandtalkless.Shypeoplearealsogoodatworkingwith

othersbecausetheythinkmoreforotherpeople.Yousee,beingshyisn'tallbad.Butremembernottoletgood

opportunitiespassyoubyjustbecauseofit.Ifyouhavetosingasongatabirthdaypartyorpractisespoken

Englishinfrontofothers,justdoit!There?snothingtobeafraidof.

1.ofmiddleschoolstudentsfeelafraidtobethecentreofattention.

A.Lessthan80%B.Morethan80%C.Lessthan60%D.All

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"fHghtened"mean?

A.兴奋的B.勇敢的C.自信的D.害怕的

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Shynesscan'tstopyoufromdoingsomethingyouwanttodo.

B.Beingshyisn'taverybigproblem.

C.Ifshynessstopsyoufromdoingsomethingyouwanttodo,itisbadforyou.

D.Allkindsofshynessaregoodforyou.

4.Whyareshypeoplesmarteraccordingtosomeexperts?

A.Becausetheyaregoodatworking.

B.Becausetheythinklessandtalkmore.

C.Becausetheythinkmoreandtalkless.

D.Becausetheycanspeakinfrontofothers.

5.Whafsthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Shynessisbadforeveryone.

B.Shynessisnotallbadandweshouldbebrave.

C.Shynessisgoodforeveryone.

D.WeshouldpractisespokenEnglishbyourselves.

Passage2（2023秋•全国•八年级专题练习）

Astimegoesby,areyoustillthesamepersonyouusedtobe?Manyofyouwouldthinkyouare.But

accordingtoanewstudy,yourpersonalitycanchangegreatly.Youcouldbeacompletelydifferentpersonat77,

comparedtowhenyouwerea14-year-old,reportedTheHuffingtonPost.

PsychologistsattheUK'sUniversityofEdinburghdidthestudyonagroupofScottishpeople.Theresearch

foundthatalmosteveryone'spersonalitychangedwhentheygrewold.Thefindingsarepublishedinajournal

calledPsychologyandAging.

Theresearchisbasedonastudythatbeganin1950.Agroupofteachersgavemorethan1,20014-year-old

studentspersonalitytests.Theytestedsixbasicpersonalitytraits:self-confidence,conscientiousness,perseverance,

desiretoexcel,creativityandmoods.

In2012,researcherssuccessfullyfound174ofthe1,200students,whowere77yearsoldonaverageatthe

time.Theyagreedtotakeapersonalitytestsimilartotheonetheyhadcompleted63yearsearlier.

Researchersthencomparedthethen-and-nowtestresults.Theyweresurprisedtofindgreatchangestoallsix

personalitytraitsofthesepeople.Moodsandconscientiousnesshadchangedless.Buttherewerestillnottoomany

similaritiesbetweenthetworesults.

Theyoungerandolderselfseemedtobetotallydifferentfbreachperson.Itwas“asifthesecondtestshad

beengiventodifferentpeople,5,thestudy?sauthorsnoted.

Inthepast,personalitywaswidelybelievedtobestable.WilliamJames,thefatherofAmericanpsychology,

saidthatpersonalityis“setlikeplaster”.Thisnewstudymaybringsomefreshideastothetheory.

6.PsychologistsattheUK'sUniversityofEdinburghdidastudyon.

A.ChinesepeopleB.Scottishpeople

C.BritishpeopleD.Americanpeople

7.Inthestudyin1950,teachersgavemorethan1,20014-year-oldstudentstests.

A.sightB.languageC.personalityD.oralEnglish

8.Howmanybasicpersonalitytraitsdidtheteacherstestin1950?

A.One.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.

9.Accordingtothestudy,wecanlearnthat.

A.therearetoomanysimilaritiesbetweentheyoungerandolderself

B.theyoungerandolderselfaredifferentforeachperson

C.theyoungerandolderselfaresimilarforeachperson

D.thereisnodifferencesbetweentheyoungerandolderself

10.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Personalityisstable.B.Everyonehasthesamepersonality.

C.Personalitymaychangeaspeoplegrowolder.D.Theresultsofthestudyarethesame.

Passage3（2023秋•全国•八年级专题练习）

Whatmakesuswhoweare?Thisquestionhastwotypicalanswers.Oneistheenvironmentthatsurroundsus

whenwegrowup,andtheotherisourgenes.InEnglish,thisiscalledthe"naturevsnurturedebate^^.Naturemeans

genes,whereasnurturemeansenvironment,includingthepeoplearoundyou.

Thereisafamoussaying:4tGivemeachilduntiltheageof7andI'llshowyoutheman.^^Themeaningisthat

theenvironmentintheearlypartofourlifehasthebiggesteffectonouradultlife.Now,thereisscientificresearch

tosupportthisfamoussaying.

ScientistsattheuniversitiesofExeter,UKandHamburg,Germanydidstudiesonbirds.Theyfoundthattheir

personalitieswereaffectedmostbythebirdsaroundthemwhentheygrewup-moresothangenes.Theywatched

smallbirdsinnewenvironments,andwrotedownhowmuchtheyexplored.Birdsthatgrewupwithverycurious

birdsweremorecuriousthemselves.

NickRoylefromtheUniversityofExeterintheUKsaidtheresearchwassurprisingbecauseitshowsthat44fbr

thesebirds,personalityismainlydeterminedbyenvironment.However,humanpersonalitiesarealotmore

complicatedthanbirds,sothereismuchwestilldon'tknow.Thenaturevsnurturedebatewillcontinueforalong

time,ifnotforever.

11.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,naturemeans,andnurturemeans.

A.environment;genesB.genes;environment

C.child;adultD.adult;child

12.hasgreatimpactonouradultlife.

A.TheenvironmentinourearlylifeB.Theenvironmentinouroldlife

C.ThegeneinourearlylifeD.Thegeneinouradultlife

13.Scientistsfromthetwouniversitiesdidstudieson.

A.humanB.adultsC.birdsD.children

14.Thestudyinthethirdparagraphtellsus.

A.geneisthemostimportanttothebirds'personality

B.environmentisthemostimportanttothebirds'personality

C.thepersonalityofbirdsisnotrelatedtoenvironment

D.thepersonalityofbirdsisnotrelatedtogene

15.Humanpersonalitiesarebirds.

A.simplerthanB.morecomplicatedthan

C.lesscomplicatedthanD.assimpleas

Passage4（2023秋•全国•八年级专题练习）

Everycountrysharesthingsincommon:wevaluefamilyandlaughter,cherishfoodandhealth,andcelebrate

largefestivalsandtraditions.Yetwithinthesimilarthingsweshare,thereareuniquepartsofeachcountry.One

characteristicthatisfamousofBritishpeopleistheirsenseofhumor,particularlyself-mockery.

Thisisatypeofhumorthatcriticizesandundervaluesoneself.Forexample,afatpersonmayjoke:6Tmona

newseafooddiet.IfIseefood,Ieatit.^^Thisisawell-knownself-mockeryjoke.FamousBritishwriterOscar

Wildeoncesaid:"IamsocleverthatsometimesIdon'tunderstandawordthatIamsaying.^^

Ifsdifficulttosaywhyself^mockeryistiedtotheBritishpeople.Buteverynation5ssenseofhumorcomes

fromitscultureandhistory.ItcouldcomefromanotherBritishcharacteristic,modesty,meaningtonothighlightor

talkopenlyaboutyourskills.ThisseemstobesomethingthatissimilarwiththeChinesepeople,wheremodesty

playsabigpartindailylife.

Italsoactsasadefenseofourself-esteembyplayingdownourskills.Thiscanlessenthechancesofpeople

criticizingus.

Anotherpossiblereasonisthatonaverage,theBritishpeopledon'ttakethemselvestooseriously.Somocking

themselvesissimplyahealthyresultofthis.

16.isacharacteristicamongBritishpeople.

A.Self-mockeryB.Laughingatothers

C.CookingD.Modesty

17.Thetwoexamplesinthesecondparagraphcanbecalled"

A.overvaluationB.self-mockeryC.skillD.criticism

18.Everynation'ssenseofhumorcomesfromits.

A.historyB.cultureC.historyandcultureD.economyandculture

19.ForChinesepeople,isimportantindailylife.

A.jokeB.modestyC.criticismD.self-mockery

20.Self-mockerycan.

A.reduceourabilities

B.makeotherscriticizeus

C.lessenthechancesofpeoplecriticizingus

D.enhanceourskills

Passage5（2022秋•八年级校考单元测试）

Friendsareveryimportantineveryone'slifebecausefriendsarealwaystherewhenweneedthem.Ifsgreatto

havemanyfriends,andIcan'tthinkaboutmylifewithoutmyfriends.

MybestfriendisLisa.WhenIfirstmether,Iwasfive.Sheisoneyearolderthanme.Nowsheisinthesameclass

withme,inthe7thgrade.Sheistallandquitethin.Shehaslongcurlyblondhairandblueeyes.Iamnotso

beautiful.SometimesIwishIcouldbeasbeautifulassheis.

Myname'sMolly.Iamtallenoughbutalittlefat.LisaandIlikedoingalotofthingstogetherandtalking

aboutdifferentthings.ShealwayshelpsmewithmymathandIsometimeshelpherwithherEnglishandhistory.I

hadtodoareport（报告）onscienceonce,butIdidn'tunderstand（理解）whattheteachersaid.Thenextday,Iread

itinfrontoftheclass.Buttheteachertoldmethatmyreportwaswrongandallmyclassmateslaughedat（嘲笑）

me.Ifeltverybadaboutmyself.Lisawastheonlyonewhodidn'tlaughatme.Shetriedtobenicerthananybody

elseandmakemehappy.

IamashypersonandsometimesIfeelthatpeopledon'tunderstandme.Lisaisfriendlyandeverybodylovesher.

Sheisalsosmartandshecandealwith（角军决）everything.Iamhappytohaveafriendlikeher.

21.WhenMollyfirstmetLisa,Lisawasyearsold.

A.5B.6C.7D.8

22.LisaalwayshelpsMollywithher.

A.mathB.English

C.historyD.science

23.WhydidMollyfeelbadafterreadingthereport?

A.BecauseLisadidbetterthanher.

B.Becauseshedidn'treaditaloud.

C.Becauseherclassmateslaughedather.

D.Becausetheteacherdidn'tunderstandher.

24.WhichofthefollowingwordsCANNOTdescribeLisa?

A.Shy.B.Friendly.

C.Popular.D.Smart.

25.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.LisaistallerthanMolly.

B.MollyismorebeautifulthanLisa.

C.Lisahasbrownhairandblueeyes.

D.MollyishappytohaveafriendlikeLisa.

Passage6（2022秋•八年级课时练习）

Weknowthatweliveinasociety,soweneedalotoffriends.Ithinkthatagreatfriendislikeagreatartist

whocanchangemyfeelingaboutlifegreatly.WhenItalkaboutthepersonwhoinfluenced（影响）memost,Imust

thinkofWangTao.Heismyunforgettable（难忘的）friendinmylife.Heisgoodatstudyandlookshandsome.

Heiskind-heartedandisalwaysreadytohelpothers.Buthedoesn'tlikeotherstopraise（称赞）him,because

hethinkswhathedidiscommon.Thereisanoldsaying:Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.WangTaosetsagood

exampleinmanypartsinmylife.

Irememberedthatmymathwasmediocreatthattime,buthewasexcellentinmath.Heoftengothighgrades,

butIcouldonlyreach70percent.Sincewetalkedalldaylong,hewaskindandpolitetoanswermymathquestions.

Slowly,Ididwellinmath.Thenwebecamefriendsnaturally.

Therearetwokindsoffriends,goodandbad.Badfriendsmaymakeourlifefailwhilegoodonesmakeour

lifesuccessful.Tome,WangTaoisaverygoodfriend.Ilearnedalotfromhim,andIbecamebetterandbetter.

Wesaidgoodbyethreemonthsago.NowImisshimverymuch,andIhopethatourfriendshipwillkeepbeing

justasstrongafterweleaveschool.

26.Thewriterbelievesthatanexcellentfriend.

A.isamanwhoisgoodatartsB.canchangehislifeslowly

C.caninfluencehisideaaboutlifeD.mustthinkofhimquickly

27.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.WangTaowillbeatalentedartistinthefuture.

B.WangTaoisveryfriendlyandreadytohelpothers.

C.WangTaoisinterestedinpraisingothers.

D,WangTaoisgoodatmathsandwantstobeamathsteacher.

28.TheChinesemeaningof“mediocre“inParagraph3is.

A.极好的B.中等的C.有趣的D.特殊的

29.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Allfriendscanhelppeopledowellinstudy.

B.Peoplecanonlymakefriendswithkindpeople.

C.Peopleshouldchangetheirbadfriendsintogoodfriends.

D.Bothgoodfriendsandbadfriendscaninfluencepeople'slife.

30.Thebesttitleofthispassageis.

A.MyUniversityLifeB.AnUnforgettableFriend

C.HowtoMakeFriendsD.HowtoLearnMathsWell

Passage7（2022秋•八年级单元测试）

Whoisyourdeskmate?Doyoustillrememberhimorher?Whatdoesheorshelooklike?Thefollowingthree

studentsaretalkingabouttheirfirstdeskmate.

MyfirstdeskmateisAlbert.Heisanaughty（淘气的）boywithblackhairandbrown

演eyes.Hewasshorterthanmeatthattime.Ourfavoritesubjectisscience.Andwehavethe

samedream-tobeascientist.

Myfirstdeskmateisagirl.HernameisNastya.Sheiskind,beautifulandfunny.Shewas

borninavillageinRussia.ThenameofitisGreenMountains.Nextsummer,wewillgoto

hervillagetogether.Itwillbeagreatjourney（旅行）forus.

Emmaismyfirstdeskmate.Sheisaverytallgirlwithlongbrownhairandblackeyes.

Sheisalsomygoodfriendbecausesheisnicetome.Shewouldliketobeamathteacher

whenshegrowsup.

31.Albeifsfavoritesubjectis.

A.mathB.artC.P.E.D.science

32.wasborninavillageinRussia.

A.MaryB.NastyaC.EmmaD.Lily

33.Marywillgotonextsummer.

A.herhometownB.herprimaryschoolC.GreenMountainsD.Nastya'snewhome

34.EmmaisLily'sgoodfriendbecause

A.sheiskindtoLilyB.sheisLily'sseconddeskmate

C.sheisbeautifulD.sheisagirlwithabigdream

35.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat

A.AlbertisshorterthanJacknowB.Jackwantstobeascientist

C.MaryandEmmahaveblackhairD.LilyandNastyaknoweachotherwell

Passage8（2022秋•八年级单元测试）

Themostbasicandpowerfulwaytoconnect（沟通）withanotherpersonistolisten.Justlisten.Perhapsthe

mostimportantthingweevergiveeachotherisourfullattention（注意力）.

Whenpeoplearetalking,justlistentowhatthey'resaying.Careaboutit.Mostofthetimecaringaboutitis

evenmoreimportantthanunderstandingit.Ithastakenmealongtimetobelieveinthepowerofsayingand

meaning"I'msosorry“whensomeoneissad.

Oneofmyfriendstoldmethatwhenshetriedtotellherstory,peopleoftenbrokeintotellherthatsomething

similarhappenedtothemevenwhenshedidn'tfinishherwords.Forsomereasons,hersadnessbecameastory

aboutthem.Intheend,shestoppedtalkingtomostpeople.Weconnectthroughlistening.Whenwebreakintowhat

someoneissayingtoletthemknowthatweunderstand,wemovethefocusofattentiontoourselves.Whenwe

listen,theyknowwecare.

Thiseasythingisn'tthateasytolearn.WhenIwasyoung,Ithoughtpeoplelistenedonlybecausetheywere

tooshytospeakordidnotknowtheanswer.Alovingsilence（沉默）oftenhasmorepowertocomfortandtoconnect

thanthekindestwords.

36.Inthewriter'seyes,themostimportantthingwecangivepeopleis.

A.plentyofmoneyB.lotsoffreedomC.fullattentionD.asmile

37.Weshouldwhenourfriendsaresad.

A.shareoursadstorieswiththemB.listentotheirstoriesandsay“Fmsosorry”

C.letthemenjoythesilenceandnottalkaboutitD.tellthemsomethinginterestingtomakethemhappy

38.Theunderlinedphrase-brokeie"probablymeansinChineseinthepassage.

A.打断B.拒绝C.畏惧D.同意

39.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Theonlyconnectionbetweenpeopleislistening.

B.Caringaboutwhatpeoplesayismoreimportantthanunderstandingit.

C.Peoplewantotherstosharetheirfeelingwhentheyaretellingtheirstories.

D.Peoplelistenbecausetheyaretooshytospeakordon'tknowtheanswer.

40.Whafsthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Beingagoodlistenermakesyouagoodtalker.

B.Listeningtopeopleisn'tsomethingeasytolearn.

C.Mostlistenersaretooshytoshowthemselves.

D.Sometimesalovingsilencedoesabetterjobthanbeautifulwords.

参考答案:

1.B2.D3.C4.C5.B

【导语】本文主要介绍了不同程度的害羞对人的影响，并建议读者不要害怕，不要畏惧与人沟通和展示自

己，要大胆一点。

1.细节理解题。根据"Expertshavefoundthatmorethan80percentofmiddleschoolstudentsfeelafraidtobethe

centreofattention.”可知，80%以上的中学生害怕成为关注的焦点。故选B。

2.词义猜测题。由"Expertshavefoundthatmorethan80percentofmiddleschoolstudentsfeelafraidtobethe

centreofattention.Shynessmeansfeelingfrightenedwhenyou'rearoundotherpeople.”可矢口，frightened的意思与

afraid意思相近，为“害怕的”，故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段的描述可以推断，如果害羞阻止你做你想做的事情，那么它对你不好。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据"Someexpertssayshypeoplearesmarterbecausetheythinkmoreandtalkless.”可知,一

些专家认为，害羞的人更聪明，因为他们想得更多，说得更少。故选C。

5.主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了不同程度的害羞对人的影响，并建议读者不要害怕，不要畏惧与人沟通和

展示自己，要大胆一点。故选B。

6.B7.C8.C9.B10.C

【导语】本文通过一项贯穿了62年的研究，证实人们的性格并不是以前所说的一直不变，而是可能会发生

很多变化。

6.细节理解题。根据"PsychologistsattheUK'sUniversityofEdinburghdidthestudyonagroupofScottish

people.”可知，英国爱丁堡大学的心理学家对苏格兰人进行了一项研究。故选B。

7.细节理解题。根据"Theresearchisbasedonastudythatbeganin1950.Agroupofteachersgavemorethan

1,20014-year-oldstudentspersonalitytests.”可知，在研究中一组教师对1200多名14岁的学生进行了性格测

试。故选C。

8.细节理解题。根据“Theytestedsixbasicpersonalitytraits:self-confidence,conscientiousness,perseverance,

desiretoexcel,creativityandmoods.”可知，在1950年的研究中测试了六种基本人格特质。故选Co

9.细节理解题。根据第五段的描述可以推断，对于每个人来说，年轻的自己和年长的自己不同。故选B。

10.主旨大意题。本文通过总分总的结构，通过一项贯穿了62年的研究，证实人们的性格并不是以前所说

的一直不变，而是可能会发生很多变化。故选C。

11.B12.A13.C14.B15.B

【导语】本文主要介绍了关于性格形成原因的研究。

11.细节理解题。根据“Naturemeansgenes,whereasnurturemeansenvironment,includingthepeoplearoundyou.^^

可知，先天意味着基因，后天意味着环境。故选B。

12.细节理解题。根据"Themeaningisthattheenvironmentintheearlypartofourlifehasthebiggesteffecton

ouradultlife."可知，我们生命早期的环境对我们成年后的生活影响最大。故选A。

13.细节理解题。根据"ScientistsattheuniversitiesofExeter,UKandHamburg,Germanydidstudiesonbirds.”

可知，英国埃克塞特大学和德国汉堡大学的科学家们对鸟类进行了研究。故选C。

14.推理判断题。根据第三段的描述可以推断，环境对鸟儿的性格有着最大的影响。故选B。

15.细节理解题。根据“However,humanpersonalitiesarealotmorecomplicatedthanbirds,sothereismuchwe

stilldon'tknow.”可知，人类的性格比鸟类复杂。故选B。

16.A17.B18.C19.B20.C

【导语】本文主要介绍了英国人习惯自嘲的特点。

16.细节理解题。根据"OnecharacteristicthatisfamousofBritishpeopleistheirsenseofhumor,particularly

self-mockery.”可知，英国人的一个特点是自嘲。故选A。

17.细节理解题。根据“Thisisatypeofhumorthatcriticizesandundervaluesoneself."和"Thisisawell-known

self-mockeryjoke.”可知，第二段中的两个例子被叫做自嘲。故选B。

18.细节理解题。根据"Buteverynation'ssenseofhumorcomesfh)mitscultureandhistory.”可知，每个国家的

幽默感来自于它的文化和历史。故选C。

19.细节理解题。根据"ThisseemstobesomethingthatissimilarwiththeChinesepeople,wheremodestyplaysa

bigpartindailylife.”可知，对中国人来说，谦虚在日常生活中很重要。故选B。

20.细节理解题。根据“Thiscanlessenthechancesofpeoplecriticizingus.”可知，自嘲可以减少人们批评我们

的机会。故选C。

21.B22.A23.C24.A25.D

【分析】朋友在我们生活中是非常重要的。每个人都需要朋友，都需要有个可以与之一起说笑，一起玩耍

的人作伴。本文介绍了Molly和她的好朋友Lisa的故事。

21.细节理解题。根据MybestfriendisLisa.WhenIfirstmether,Iwasfive.Sheisoneyearolderthanme可知,

当两个好朋友第一次遇见时，Molly五岁，Lisa比她大一岁。故选B。

22.细节理解题。根据ShealwayshelpsmewithmymathandIsometimeshelpherwithherEnglishandhistory

可知，Lisa经常帮Molly学习数学。故选A。

23.细节理解题。根据Buttheteachertoldmethatmyreportwaswrongandallmyclassmateslaughedat（嘲笑）

me.Ifeltverybadaboutmyself可知，Molly感到糟糕是因为被同学们嘲笑了。故选C。

24.细节理解题。从文章最后一段可知，Lisa不是一个害羞的孩子。故选A。

25.推理判断题。通读全文可知，Molly因有Lisa这样的好朋友而高兴。故选D。

点睛：这篇文章介绍两个女孩的友谊。在做细节判断题时，首先我们要仔细研读题干中每个句子的意思，

带着问题阅读原文，在原文中找出相对应的句子，只有完全符合文章意思的句子，才可判断为正确，需要

学生认真仔细地去推敲。如2,3题都是根据文中的真实句子判断选出正确答案。

26.C27.B28.B29.D30.B

【导语】本文作者介绍了一个令人难忘的好朋友——王涛。

26.细节理解题。根据第一段"It