2020-2021年-八年级英语下册阅读理解单元检测题经典

2020-2021年八年级英语下册阅读理解单元检测题经典一、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

Whenyoucommunicatewithothers,youexpressyourthoughtsandfeelingsnotonlythroughthewordsyouchoose,butalsothroughyourbodylanguage.

Tolearnanotherlanguageismorethanjustlearningwordsandgrammar.Itinvolves（包括）learningaboutanotherculturetoo.Bodylanguageisdifferentfromculturetoculture,sothereissomethingthatlanguagelearnersshouldknowabout.

Sometimes,culturaldifferencesinbodylanguagecancausediscomfortormisunderstanding.Forexample,thereareculturaldifferencesinhowmuchdistanceshouldbekeptbetweentwopeoplewhoaretalkingwitheachother.Ifyouwouldlikepeopletokeepadistance,youmayfeelveryuncomfortablewhensomeonekeepstryingtostandclosetoyouataparty.

InsomeAsiancountries,asmilecanshowembarrassment（尴尬）orapology.However,smilingbackatateacherwhoisunhappywithyou,orsomeonewhosefootyouaccidentallysteppeduponisprobablynotagoodideainmostEnglish-speakingcountries.

Inmostcountries,noddingyourheadmeans"yes"andshakingyourheadmeans"no".However,noddingandshakingyourheadhavetheoppositemeaningsinAlbania.

Evenspeakersofthesamelanguage,suchasBritish,AmericanorAustralianpeople,maynotusethesamebodylanguage.Solearninghowtounderstandandusebodylanguageisimportanttoyoutoimproveyourcommunicativeabilities.（1）Tolearnanotherlanguage,weneedtolearnits

.A.

words

B.

grammar

C.

culture

D.

A,B&C（2）Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputintheblankofthefourthparagraph?A.

Theworldshineswhenasmileisonyourface.B.

Anotherexampleofmisunderstandingistheuseofthesmile.C.

Justsmile,youwillfindtheworldissopeacefulandbeautiful.D.

Neverforgettosmilebecauseitissometimesbetterthananapology.（3）InAlbania,shakingyourheadmeans

.A.

yes

B.

no

C.

thankyou

D.

excuseme（4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.

Bodylanguageisthesameineverycountry.B.

IneveryAsiancountry,asmilecanshowapology.C.

Speakersofthesamelanguageusethesamebodylanguage.D.

Youshouldkeepacomfortabledistancewhentalkingwithsomeone.【答案】（1）D（2）B（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Tolearnanotherlanguageismorethanjustlearningwordsandgrammar.Itinvolves（包括）learningaboutanotherculturetoo.可知我们需要学习单词、语法和文化，故选D。（2）细节题。根据第三段Sometimes,culturaldifferencesinbodylanguagecancausediscomfortormisunderstanding.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B。（3）细节题。根据However,noddingandshakingyourheadhavetheoppositemeaningsinAlbania.可知在Albania点头是no，摇头是yes，故选A。（4）细节题。根据thereareculturaldifferencesinhowmuchdistanceshouldbekeptbetweentwopeoplewhoaretalkingwitheachother.可知两个人交谈时应该保持合适的距离，故选D。【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。2．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

"Homestayisaformofstudyabroadprogram.Itallowsavisitortorentaroomfromalocal（当地的）familytounderstandthelocallifestylebetter.Italsohelpstoimprovethevisitor'slanguageability,"saidateacher,duringaschoolmeetinglastterm."Studentswhowishtolearnmoreaboutforeignculturesortogetforeignexperienceshouldjointhiskindofholiday.Iamsureyouwon'tbedisappointed（失望的）."

Afterthisspecialmeeting,Ialwaysthoughtaboutthiskindofholiday.LastmonthIhadachanceatlasttogoonsuchaholidaywithsomeofmyschoolmatesandwewenttoLondon—aplacewhereIhadwantedtogosinceyearsago.

Aswewerestillyoung,wehadagroupleaderwhoplannedthingsforusandlookedafterus.AfterwegottoLondon,wewenttostaywithdifferentfamilies.Iwasluckythatmyhostfamily（寄宿家庭）wasawhitecouplewhohadadaughteraboutmyage.Theytreatedmeasadaughteroftheirfamilyduringmystaythere.TheywereinterestedinmeandIlearntalotofthingsfromthemtoo.

Theholidaywasfilledwithactivitieseveryday.Afterbreakfast,alocalteacherwouldcometotakeusinhiscar.Thenwewouldhaveclassesorgoonasightseeingtriptodifferentplacesofinterest,liketheBigBen,theLondonBridgeandtheBuckinghamPalace.Wewouldgobacktoourownhomesaftertheactivities.

Theholidaywasavaluableexperienceforme.Ienjoyedeveryminuteofit.Yet,timereallyflewfast.Threeweekslater,wehadtoleave"homes"forHongKong.（1）Inthe"homestay"program,avisitorcan________.A.

learnmoreaboutholidays

B.

understandhisculturebetterC.

improvethelanguageability

D.

takepartinforeignmeetings（2）Thegroupleadershould________.A.

makeplansforthefamily

B.

takecareofthestudentsC.

staywithdifferentfamilies

D.

rentroomstothestudents（3）Thewriter'shostfamily________.A.

wereverykindtoher

B.

wentsightseeingwithherC.

hadtwowhitedaughters

D.

wereinterestedinheractivities（4）Fromthepassageweknowthatthewriter________inLondon.A.

wishedtostayalittlelonger

B.

spentthreeweeksinher"home"C.

hadclassesinmanyinterestingplaces

D.

helpedtheteachertakethestudentsinacar【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）A（4）A【解析】【分析】大意：文章主要介绍了作者在伦敦寄宿家庭度过的一个假期。（1）细节理解题。根据第一段Italsohelpstoimprovethevisitor'slanguageability.他也帮助提高游客的语言能力，可知在家庭寄宿项目中，游客可以提高语言能力。故选C。（2）细节理解题。根据第三段wehadagroupleaderwhoplannedthingsforusandlookedafterus.可知，团队带领人要照顾学生。故选B。（3）细节理解题。根据第三段Theytreatedmeasadaughteroftheirfamilyduringmystaythere.在我停留的期间，他们待我像他们家的女儿一样，可知作者的寄宿家庭对她特别好。故选A。（4）推理判断题。根据最后一段Yet,timereallyflewfast.然而，时间过得真的很快，可知作者希望可以停留久一点。故选A。【点评】考查阅读理解，首先快速浏览、分析问题，抓住关键词；其次带着问题通读全文，了解文章大意，找到依据，确定答案；最后再检查一遍，确保答案正确。3．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

OnFebruary3rd,1949,NewYorkHarbor（港）wasanexcitingplace.ManypeopleweretheretogreetashipfromFrance.Ontheshipwere49Frenchrailroadboxcars（火车车厢）filledwithgiftsfromthepeopleofFrancetothepeopleofAmerica.TheseboxcarswerefromthefamousMerciTrain（Merci:aFrenchwordmeaning"thankyou"）.

AfterWorldWarⅡ,alotoffactories,roadsandfarmsinFrancehadbeendestroyed.ManyFrenchpeoplehadnojobsormoneyandhadlittletowearandlittletoeat.Inthewinterof1947,atrainwassentacrosstheUnitedStates,stoppingincitiesandtownsalongtheway.Ateverystop,peoplegavewhatevertheycould.Factoriesgaveclothingandmedicine.Farmersgavefood.Familiesgavemoney.Evenschoolchildrengaveawaytheirpocketmoney.AllthethingswerethentakentoFrancebyship.

By1949,theFrenchhadbeguntorecover（恢复）fromthewar.TheMerciTrainwastheirwayofsaying"thankyou"toAmerica.Frenchpeoplehadfilledtheboxcarswithgifts.Mostofthemwerepersonal,likehand-madetoys,children'sdrawings,orpostcards.Buttheboxcarsthemselveswereperhapsthemostmeaningfulofthegifts.Oneachcar,theFrenchpeoplehadpaintedthepicturesofalltheir40provinces,withanAmericaneagleonthefront.TheboxcarsweretakentoeachstateofAmerica,wheretheywerewarmlygreeted.

Nowmanyofthestatesstillkeeptheirboxcars.GiftssentbytheFrenchpeoplecanstillbeseeninsomemuseums.TheMerciTraincameoutofthewar,butitnowremindstheworldthatcountriescanalsoworktogetherinpeace.（1）ManypeoplecrowdedatNewYorkHarboronFebruary3rd,1949to________.A.

welcometheMerciTrain

B.

meettheirfamiliesC.

haveabigparty

D.

startatripbyship（2）In1947,atrainstoppedincitiesacrossAmericainorderto________.A.

giveawayclothingandfood

B.

getmoresoldiersforthewarC.

collectthingstohelpFrenchpeople

D.

showexhibitionsfromthemuseums（3）Theunderlinedword"them"inParagraph3refersto（指）________.A.

theAmericanpeople

B.

theFrenchpeople

C.

theboxcars

D.

thegifts（4）Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.

thestoryoftheMerciTrain

B.

thehistoryofWorldWarⅡC.

giftsthatAmericanpeopleliked

D.

Americanmuseumswheretheboxcarswerekept【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）D（4）A【解析】【分析】大意：短文主要介绍了来自法国的MerciTrain的故事。（1）细节理解题。根据第一段ManypeopleweretheretogreetashipfromFrance.很多人在那里欢迎一艘来自法国的船，可知这一天人们聚集在纽约港是为了欢迎MerciTrain。故选A。（2）细节理解题。根据第二段AllthethingswerethentakentoFrancebyship.所有的东西通过船被带到法国，可知火车在美国的每个城市停留是为了收集物资帮助法国人民。故选C。（3）代词辨析题。根据上文Frenchpeoplehadfilledtheboxcarswithgifts.法国人用礼物填满了火车车厢，可知划线代词them指代的是上文的gifts“礼物”。故选D。（4）主旨大意题。通读全文可知，短文主要介绍了来自法国的MerciTrain的故事。故选A。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、代词辨析题和主旨题三种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；代词辨析题需要联系上下文，推断出代词指代的内容；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。4．阅读理解

WhenDanielwokeupyesterdaymorning,hefoundhewasabitlateforschool,sohestartedrunningtocatchthebus.Momentslater,hesawadog,butnotitslead.Hetrippedovertheleadandfelldown.Hejumpedupquickly,wentonrunningandgotonthebus.Afterawhileanoldcoachbrokedowninthemiddleoftheroad,andthedrivercouldn'tmoveit.Itwaseighto'clock,themiddleoftherushhour,soitsooncreatedaterribletrafficjam.Thebusdrivertriedtogoroundthecoach.Unfortunatelyataxiwascomingintheoppositedirection.Thedrivertriedtostopthetaxi,buthecouldn'tpreventtheaccident-thetaxicrashedintothefrontofthebus!Luckilynobodywashurt.

WhenDanielfinallygottoschooloutofbreath,thesciencelessonhadbeenonforfiveminutes.Danielsaidsorrytotheteacherandsatathisdesk.Hereachedoutforhisschoolbag-no，itwasnowheretobefound.

"Whereismyschoolbag?"Danielwaspuzzled.Suddenlyherealizedthathehadleftitonthebus.Badluck！（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"tripped"mean?A.

扔掉

B.

拣起

C.

绊倒

D.

跨越（2）Whatistheorderoftheaccident?①Ataxiwascomingintheoppositedirection.②Thebusdriverwentroundthecoach.③Anoldcoachbrokedown.④Thetaxicrashedintothebus.A.

①→④→②→③

B.

②→③→①→④

C.

③→②→④→①

D.

③→②→①→④（3）Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.

AnUnluckyDay

B.

AHappyDayOut

C.

ATrafficAccident

D.

AStrictTeacher【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）A【解析】【分析】文章大意：昨天丹尼尔起晚了，就跑着去学校了，在上学的路上遇到了种种不顺，最后到达学校的时候已经开始上课15分钟了。（1）词义猜测，根据felldown，可知丹尼尔摔倒了可知是绊倒的，故答案是C。（2）文章结构题，根据故事内容可知，首先是一辆就客车抛锚了，然后司机想绕过这辆旧客车，接车看到对面来了一辆出租车，最后出租车撞到了客车上。故答案是D。（3）标题判断题，根据内容可知，文章讲述了丹尼尔在上学路上的种种不顺，到了学校发现书包忘在了公交车上。可以说是不幸的一天。故答案是A。【点评】考查阅读理解，本文主要涉及到了词义猜测题，文章结构题和标题判断题，词义猜测题需要结合上下文按照一定的推理方式确定单词的意思，文章结构题需要在理解文章的基础上梳理清楚文章结构，找到正确答案，标题判断题需要在充分理解文章的基础上，提炼中心，凝练句式，确定答案。5．根据材料内容，从各题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。ASummersportscampsOursummercampshavethefollowingsports:

•Basketball•Football

•Swimming•Tennis

•Kungfu

Thissummer,weareofferingsportscampsatDiscoveryCollege,RenaissanceCollege,SouthIslandSchoolandWestIslandSchoolfromMondaystoFridaysforsixweeks.Oursummersportscampsareonlyforchildren.Wewanttomakesuretheygetenoughexerciseduringtheholiday.

WearehavingashowaboutoursummersportscampsthisFridayatSouthIslandSchool.Youcancomeandlearnmoreaboutus.

Signup（报名）before18June（27Juneforfootballcamps）toenjoy10%discountforoursummersportscamps.

Youcanalsovisitourwebsite.hkorcallusat2711-1128formoreinformationaboutoursummersportscamps.（1）Thesummersportscampsoffer________kindsofsportsA.

3

B.

4

C.

5

D.

6（2）Thereisashowaboutthesummersportscampsat________.A.

DiscoveryCollege

B.

RenaissanceCollegeC.

SouthIslandSchool

D.

WestIslandSchool（3）YouCANNOTenjoy10%discountforfootballcampsifyousignupon________.A.

17June

B.

21June

C.

26June

D.

29June（4）Thereare________waystogetmoreinformationaboutthesummersportscamps.A.

2

B.

3

C.

4

D.

5（5）Thematerialisprobablyfrom________.A.

astorybook

B.

asportsreport

C.

asciencemagazine

D.

aschoolnoticeboard【答案】（1）C（2）C（3）D（4）B（5）D【解析】【分析】文章大意：主要介绍了夏令营运动的内容和安排。（1）细节理解题。根据文章原句•Basketball•Football•Swimming•Tennis•Kungfu可知夏令营提供了五种运动，故选C。（2）细节理解题。根据文章原句WearehavingashowaboutoursummersportscampsthisFridayatSouthIslandSchool.可知夏季运动夏令营展在星期五SouthIslandSchool,故选C。（3）细节理解题。根据文章原句Signup（报名）before18June（27Juneforfootballcamps）toenjoy10%discountforoursummersportscamps.可知足球夏令营优惠的报名日期是6月27日之前，6月29日就不能享受优惠了，故选D。（4）细节理解题。根据文章原句Youcanalsovisitourwebsite.hkorcallusat2711-1128formoreinformationaboutoursummersportscamps.可知除了广告中写的这种方式外，还可以参观网站，或打电话，共三种查找信息的方式，故选B。（5）细节理解题。根据文章内容可知不是故事，排除A，不是运动报道，排除B，也不是科学报道，排除C，属于广告，可能贴在学校的通知板报上，故选D。【点评】考查阅读理解能力。首先通读全文，然后根据问题在文章中找到依据，确定正确答案。6．阅读理解

Petsarepopularallovertheworld.Infact,therearemanyreasonswhypeoplekeeppets.Theygivepeoplejoyandlove,lookafterpeople'shomesandmakepeoplefeelgood!Animalsarefuntobewitheveryday.Theyhelppeopleinmanyways!

Beforeyoukeepapet,it'swiseofyoutothinkcarefullywhichanimalisthebestchoiceforyourfamily.Youcanstartbycollectingenoughinformationandadvice.Itwon'ttakealongtimeanditwillbeusefulandfun.Don'tchooseapetonlybyyourself.Choosingapetshouldbeafamilyplan.Youshouldknowwhatkindofanimalyouwant,theamountoffreetimeyouhaveandtheamountofresponsibilityeachfamilymembershouldtakeon.It'shelpfulforyoutoaskvets（兽医）foradvice.Apetwillbecomeyourresponsibilityifyouhaveone,sobesmartwhenyouarechoosingapet!

Thereisonemorethingforyoutoknow.Thousandsofpetsdieeveryyear.Manypeoplebuypetsaspresentsforfriends.Butsomepeopledon'tknowhowtolookaftertheirpets,ortheydon'tlikethematall,soitcausessomepetstodie.Spendtimethinkingclearlywhether（是否）youarereadytokeepapet.Choosetheanimalyoulovemostasapetandtakeontheresponsibility.（1）Whatdoesthefirstparagraphtalkabout?A.

Whypetsarepopular.

B.

Howpeoplefeelaboutpets.C.

Whatpeopleusepetstodo.

D.

Petsarefuntoplaywith.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"referto?A.

Keepingapet.

B.

Thebestanimal.C.

Thinkingcarefully.

D.

Collectinginformationandadvice.（3）Howcanyouhavehealthypetsaccordingtothewriter'sopinion?A.

Weshouldgivepetsenoughfood.

B.

Weshouldtakecareofthembyourselves.C.

Weshouldnevertakethemtovets.

D.

Weshouldbepreparedtokeeppets.（4）Whatshouldyounotdobeforehavingapet?A.

Askforourfamily'sadvice.

B.

Askvetsforadvice.C.

Chooseapetonourown.

D.

Understandwhatweshoulddoforourpet.（5）Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.

Howtokeepapet

B.

ThinkoverbeforekeepingapetC.

Whatanimalscanbepets

D.

Whypeoplelovepets【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）D（4）C（5）B【解析】【分析】短文大意：这篇短文讲的是人们都喜爱养宠物，在挑选宠物前，我们都应该做些什么。（1）细节理解题。根据

Infact,therearemanyreasonswhypeoplekeeppets.Theygivepeoplejoyandlove,lookafterpeople'shomesandmakepeoplefeelgood!Animalsarefuntobewitheveryday.Theyhelppeopleinmanyways!可知这个段落讲的是宠物受欢迎的原因。故选A。（2）词义猜测题。根据根据Youcanstartbycollectingenoughinformationandadvice.

It

won'ttakealongtimeanditwillbeusefulandfun.

你可以从收集足够的信息和建议开始。可知此处it指的是收集信息和建议，故选D。（3）推理判断题。根据短文第二段，在养宠物前，我们要做好多事情，可知我们要做好充足的准备。故选D。（4）细节理解题。根据Don'tchooseapetonlybyyourself.Choosingapetshouldbeafamilyplan.可知选项C是我们不应该做的。故选C。（5）主旨大意题。根据短文的内容可知这篇短文讲的是在养宠物之前我们都应该仔细考虑。故选B【点评】此题考查阅读理解。在阅读短文前先分析问题，弄清题意。然后带着问题阅读理解。细节问题可在短文中直接找到问题答案，对于词意猜测题，我们应该根据上下文的联系，确定词意。对于推理判断题，可根据文章的细节，判断问题的对错。主旨大意题。我们要了解短文的注意内容，根据短文的中心思想确定主旨大意。7．阅读理解

Welcometo"ShareIdeas"!I'mTonyBrown.ThisisProfessorLiraHeisascientist.Hehasmanyexcitingideasaboutlifeinthefuture.Let'slistentowhathehastosay!

"Ithinkinthefuture,travellingwillbemuchcleanerandsafer.Mostcarswillrunonsolarenergy（太阳能）.Therewillbelesspollution.Thecarswillbedrivenbycomputersandtherewillbenoaccidents（事故）.Allofthecomputerswillworktogetherwithradiosignals（信号）."

"Ialsothinkthatpeoplewillbeabletogobacktothepastthroughatimetunnel（隧道）.Iftheydosomethingwrong,theywillbeabletogobackanddoitagainandtrynottomakethesamemistake."

"Houseworkwillbecomemucheasierbecauseyou'lljusttellarobottodoit."

"Inthefuture,peoplewillbeabletotalkwitheachotheronthephonemoreeasily,andyou'llbeabletoseethepersonyou'retalkingtoonthescreenofthecellphone."

Whatdoyouthinklifeinthefuturewillbelike?Sendusaletter.

Ouremailaddress:shareideas@.

Seeyounexttime!（1）WhatareProfessorLin'sideasabout?A.

Travelinthefuture.

B.

TVprogrammes.

C.

Lifeinthefuture.

D.

Futuretelephones.（2）ProfessorLinthinksthatcarsmightbedrivenby

.A.

radiosignals

B.

computers

C.

solarenergy

D.

policemen（3）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtoProfessorLin?A.

Therewillbenocaraccidents.

B.

Peoplewon'tgetsick.C.

Robotswillhelppeopledohousework.

D.

Peoplewillbeabletogobacktothepast.（4）Ifyouwanttoshareyourideas,whatwillyouprobablydo?A.

CallProfessorLin.

B.

TelephoneTonyBrown.C.

Buynewcarsrunningonsolarenergy.

D.

Sendthememails.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）B（4）D【解析】【分析】【分析】大意：文章主要介绍了教授Lira对于未来生活的一些想法。（1）细节理解题。根据第一段Hehasmanyexcitingideasaboutlifeinthefuture.可知教授Lira的想法是关于未来的生活的。故选C。（2）细节理解题。根据第二段Thecarswillbedrivenbycomputersandtherewillbenoaccidents（事故）.可知，他认为将来的汽车是电脑驾驶的。故选B。（3）推理判断题。根据第二段therewillbenoaccidents（事故）.可知，他认为将来会没有交通事故；根据第四段Houseworkwillbecomemucheasierbecauseyou'lljusttellarobottodoit.可知，将来会有机器人帮我们做家务；根据第三段Ialsothinkthatpeoplewillbeabletogobacktothepastthroughatimetunnel（隧道）.可知，他认为将来人可以通过时光隧道回到过去，可知并没有提到人是否会生病。故选B。（4）细节理解题。根据倒数第二句Ouremailaddress:shareideas@.可知，如果你想分享你的想法，可以给他们发邮件。故选D。【点评】考查阅读理解，首先快速浏览、分析问题，抓住关键词；其次带着问题通读全文，了解文章大意，找到依据，确定答案；最后再检查一遍，确保答案正确。8．阅读理解

Peoplenormallythinkofdogsasman'sbestfriends,buttoBrianWilson,histwopetparrotsarehisbestfriends.

Itallbeganin1995,whenBrianwasstillafirefighter.Acaraccidentcausedseriousdamagetohisbrain.Afterseveralmonthsoftreatment,Brian'sdoctorssaidthathewouldnevertalkagainandwouldhavetospendtherestofhislifeinanursinghome.

However,accordingtoBrian,histwopetparrotsdidn'tgiveupeasily.Theykepttalkingtohimdayandnight,untiloneday,hesaidoneword,thenanother,andallofasuddenwastalkinglikeanormalpersonagain!

Brianwassothankfulthathedecidedtosetupahomeforbirdswhicharenotwantedbytheirowners.

Now15yearslater,hishouseishometoabout80birds,includingagreatvarietyofbirdslikeseveralmacaws,cockatoosandAfricangrays.Thebirdsflyaroundfromroomtoroom,somecackling,otherstalkinglikehumans.Thoughtheyallhavebigcages,Brianletsthemflyfreelyinsidethehouse.

Overtheyears,Brianhasdevelopedaspecialrelationshipwithbirds.Thebirdswhobiteotherhumans,seemtolikehimandcangetalongwithhimwell.Heisnowcalledabirdwhisperer.

Brianpaysformostofthecostsoflookingafterthebirdsfromhisownmoney,buthasrecentlyestablishedafoundationtoacceptdonations.Heandhisbirdsalsoearnmoneybyperformingatbirthdayparties,weddingsandothersocialevents.

ForpeoplewhowanttoadoptBrian'sbirds,theyhavetovolunteeratthefoundationforthreemonths,beforetheycantakethepethome.（1）Brianusedtobea

beforesettingupthebirdfoundation.A.

doctor

B.

trainer

C.

whisperer

D.

fireman（2）WhathappenedtoBrianafterthecaraccident?A.

Helosthisjob.

B.

Herefusedmedicaltreatment.C.

Hecouldn'ttalk.

D.

Helivedinahospital.（3）Mostofthemoneyforlookingafterbirdscomesfrom

.A.

publicdonations

B.

Brian'sownsavingsC.

earningsfromperformances

D.

friendsandrelatives（4）IfJanewantstoadoptoneofBrian'sbirds,sheneedsto

.A.

performatbirthdayparties

B.

workwithbirdsforsometimeC.

donatesomemoney

D.

learntotalkwithbirds【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）B（4）B【解析】【分析】大意：文章主要介绍了BrianWilson的两只宠物鹦鹉。（1）细节理解题。根据第二段

Itallbeganin1995,whenBrianwasstillafirefighter.可知，Brian以前是个消防员。故选D。（2）细节理解题。根据第二段Brian'sdoctorssaidthathewouldnevertalkagain.可知，车祸之后，Brian不会说话了。故选C。（3）细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Brianpaysformostofthecostsoflookingafterthebirdsfromhisownmoney.可知，大多数照顾宠物的花费来自他自己的钱。故选B。（4）细节理解题。根据最后一段ForpeoplewhowanttoadoptBrian'sbirds,theyhavetovolunteeratthefoundationforthreemonths,beforetheycantakethepethome.可知，想收养他的鸟的人，必须志愿在基地工作三个月。故选B。【点评】考查阅读理解。细节题要注意从文中寻找答案。9．阅读理解

Asspacesciencedevelops,manhaslearnedmoreandmoreaboutspace.Spaceisnotonlyamazingbutalsodangerous.Whileworkinginspace,spacemenarefacingdangeraswellassuccess.

Scientistshavefoundoutthattheradiation（辐射）isthegreatestdangertospacemeninspace.Whenspacemenareworkinginspace,theyareindangeroftheradiationfromthesunandotherstars,whichisbadfortheirhealth.Theharmoftheradiationwon'tbefounduntiltheirchildrenevengrandchildrenareborn.Somespecialmedicinemayworkalittle,butnoreallyeffectivemedicinehasbeenfoundsofar.Spacerubbishisalsothoughttobeagreatdangertospacemen.It'sreportedthattherewere9,000man-madethingsflyinginspace.About30%ofthesearesatellites,10%arespaceships,andtherestarespacerubbish.Anexplosion（爆炸）inspacein1999madeacloudof300,000fragments,eachatleast4mminsize.Asmallpieceoftheseevenknockedaspaceshipwindowandcausedsomedamage（损坏）.

Scientistsarewatchingandreportinganypossibledangerallthetime.Theyareworkingtodealwithspacerubbish.Althoughspaceisreallydangerous,itinterestsmanypeopleontheearth.Inthenearfuture,itmaybecomepossibleforpeopletospendafewdaysinaspacehotel.Peoplemayevenchoosetoleavetheearthandliveinspaceinafewyears.Soscientistsaredoingeverythingtheycantohelpimprovethespaceenvironment.（1）Howmanykindsofdangersinspacedoesthepassagemention?A.

One.

B.

Two.

C.

Three.

D.

Four.（2）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.

Scientistshavefoundoutmanywaystosolveproblemsinspace.B.

Peoplecanhaveatraveltospaceorevenliveinspaceintenyears.C.

Theharmoftheradiationmaybefoundinthespacemen'schildren.D.

Spaceisreallydangerous,soitonlyinterestsscientistsontheearth.（3）______showstheman-madethingsinspaceinthecorrectway.A.

B.

C.

D.

（4）Themainpurposeofthispassageisto______.A.

introducewhatthespaceenvironmentislikenowB.

warnusthedangersinthespaceenvironmentnowC.

tellusspacemenareworkinghardtoimprovethespaceenvironment

D.

explainwhyspacerubbishhascausedlotsofdamagetotheenvironment【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】主要讲了当宇航员在天空中工作时面对的危险。（1）细节题。根据Scientistshavefoundoutthattheradiation（辐射）isthegreatestdangertospacemeninspace.Spacerubbishisalsothoughttobeagreatdangertospacemen.可知讲了辐射和天空垃圾两种危险，故选B。（2）细节题。根据Theharmoftheradiationwon'tbefounduntiltheirchildrenevengrandchildrenareborn.可知直到宇航员的孩子甚至是孙子出生时，辐射的危害才被发现，故选C。（3）细节题。根据About30%ofthesearesatellites,10%arespaceships,andtherestarespacerubbish.可知30%是卫星，10%是太空船，60%是太空垃圾，所以B是正确的，故选B。（4）主旨题。根据全文可知主要讲了当宇航员在天空中工作时面对的危险。即太空环境是怎样的，故选A。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题和主旨题常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。10．阅读理解

Oneday,anl1-year-oldgirlaskedherdad,"Whatareyougoingtogetmeformy15thbirthday?"Thefatherreplied,"Don'tworryaboutthat.Youstillhavelotsoftime"Butonadayafterher14thbirthday,shepassedoutandwasrushedtothehospital.Thefamilylearnedthatthegirlhadaseriousheartproblemandthatshemightdie.Atnight,sheaskedherdad,"Daddy,havetheytoldyouthatIamgoingtodie?"Thefatherreplied,"No,youwillliveaslongasanyoneelse."

Shewascurious（好奇的）."Howcanyoubesure?Heturnedtoherandsaid"Ijustknowit."

Afterhegirlturned15,shehadahearttapa（心脏移植手术）.Afterrecovering（恢复）,shecamehometofindaletteronherbed.

Itsaid,"Mydearestdaughter,ifyouarereadingthis,itmeansthateverythingwentasItoldyouitwould.Onedayy