八年级英语下册阅读理解培优训练(附解析)

八年级英语下册阅读理解培优训练(附解析)

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

April22isEarthDay.EveryoneonEarthshouldcareaboutandprotecttheearth!

Theearthhaswarmedbyabout1°F(华氏度)overthepast100years,butwhyandnow?

Well,scientistsarenotquitesure.Maybetheearthgetswarmerandwarmeronitsown.But

manyscientistssaythatpeoplearedoingmanythingswhichmakestheearthwarmer.First,

greenhouseeffect(温室效应)isaveryimportantreasonforthechangeoftheearth.People

giveouttoomuchenergyintotheaireveryyear.Itmakestheearthwarmer.Climate(气候)

changeisanotherimportantreason.Sometimesitbecomestoohotandsometimestoocold.

Sometimesthereistoomuchrainandsometimestoolittle.Thechangeoftheclimatemakesthe

earthwarmer.Inturn,thewarmthoftheearthchangestheclimate,too.

Whentheearthbecomeswarmer,theremaybemorerainandariseinsealevel.Itwillaffect

thegrowthofplants,animalsandpeople.OnaPacificisland,100peoplehavetomovetohigher

groundbecausetheseaisrising.Thesepeoplecannolongerliveonthecoast.Beforethat,two

islandswithoutpeoplewentunderwaterin1999.Scientistssaythattheseascanrisebynearly

onemeterby2100.

Peoplecanaffecttheearth'sair,landandwater.Asforus,wecandomanythingstoprotect

theearth.Forexample,wecanusefridgesless.Wecantellmorepeopleaboutprotectingthe

earth.

(1)EarthDayisprobablysetforpeopleto.

A.learnmoreabouttheearthB.makefulluseoftheearth

C.takebettercareoftheearth.D.studythewarmthoftheearth

(2)Greenhouseeffectcomesfrom.

A.searisingB.climatechangeC.nature'sunbalanceD.people'sactivity

(3)Accordingtothepassage,manyaffecteachother.

A.animalsandislandB.climateandthewarmthoftheearth

C.fridgesandanimalsD.sealevelandthegrowthofplants

(4)Wecaninfer(推断)fromthepassagethatthereasonsforthewarmerearthare

now.

A.notveryclearB.completelysecretC.wellknownD.notgivenyet

(5)Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.

A.thereismorerainnowB.weshouldprotecttheearth

C.wemuststoppollutionD.sealevelisgettinghigher

【答案】(1)C

(2)D

(3)B

(4)A

(5)B

【解析】【分析】这篇短文中作者主:要分析了地球变暖的原因，并号召我们行动起来保护

地球。

(1)推理题。根据April22isEarthDay.EveryoneonEarthshouldcareaboutandprotectthe

earth4月22日是地球日<地球上的每个人都应该关心和保护地球，可知地球日可能是为

人们更好地保护地球准备的，故选C。

(2)推理题。根据Peoplegiveouttoomuchenergyintotheaireveryyear.Itmakestheearth

warmer人们每年向空气中释放太多的能量。它使地球变暖，可知温室效应来自于人类的

活动，故选Do

(3)推理题。根据greenhouseeffect(温室效应)isaveryimportantreasonforthechange

oftheearth.Peoplegiveouttoomuchenergyintotheaireveryyear.Itmakestheearthwarmer.

Climate(气候)changeisanotherimportantreason.Sometimesitbecomestoohotand

sometimestoocold.Sometimesthereistoomuchrainandsometimestoolittle.Thechangeof

theclimatemakestheearthwarmer.Inturn,thewarmthoftheearthchangestheclimate温室

效应是地球变化的一个非常重要的原因。人们每年向空气中释放太多的能量。它使地球变

暖。气候变化是另一个重要原因。有时太热，有时太冷。有时雨太大，有时雨太少。气候

的变化使地球变暖。反过来，地球的温暖也改变了气候可知，气候和地球的变暖许多因素

相互影响，故选

(4)推理题。根据Well..scientistsarenotquitesure.Maybetheearthgetswarmerand

warmeronitsown科学家不太确定。也许地球自己变得越来越暖和，可知地球变暖的原因

还不太清楚，故选A。

(5)主旨题。这篇短文中主要分析了地球变暖的原因，告诉我们应该保护地球，故选

Bo

【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及推断题和主旨题，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。

2.根据短文内容，判断句子的正误。

Adentist(牙医)wasstartinghisinworkinthemorning.Suddenlyamanranin.Hisface

wasredandhecouldonlysay"Quick!Quick!"Thedentistthoughthemustbeverysick.His

assistant(助手)helpedtomakemansitinachair.Thedentistgavethemansomemedicineto

makehimsleep.Then,helookedintotheman'smouthandpulledoutallthebadteeth.When

themanwokeup,hesaidinalowvoice,"Quick,doctor,quick."

"It'sallrightnow,"thedentisttoldhim."It'sover."

"Youdon'tunderstand,"saidtheman,"Icametotellyouthatyourhouseisonfire."

(1)Thedentistwasstartinghisworkinthemorning.

(2)Suddenlyawomanranintothedentist'soffice.

(3)Thedentistthoughtthemanmustbeverysick.

(4)Thedentist'sassistanthelpedtomakethemansitonatable.

(5)Theassistantpulledoutalltheman'sbadteeth.

【答案】(1)1

(2)0

(3)1

(4)1

(5)0

【解析】【分析】短文大意：文章讲的一个男的找牙医，那男人只是重复快，快，牙医以

为是他很痛要拔牙，把他嘴里的坏牙都拔掉了，结果是度医家着火了的故事。

(1)细节理解题。根据Adentist(牙医)wasstartinghisinworkinthemorning.可知

牙医在早上开始工作，故答案为：正确。

(2)细节理解题。根据Suddenlyamanranin.可知一个男人跑进来，而不是女人。故

答案为：错误。

(3)细节理解题。根据Thedentistthoughthemustbeverysick.牙医认为这个人一定病

得很重。可知叙述正确，故答案为：正确。

(4)细节理解题。根据Hisassistant(助手)helpedtomakemansitinachair.可知助

手帮助这个人坐下来，可知和短文叙述是一致的。故答案为：正确。

(5)细节理解题。根据Thedentistgavethemansomemedicinetomakehimsleep.

Then,helookedintotheman'smouthandpulledoutallthebadteeth.牙医给了这个人一

些药让他睡了。然后他检查了这个人的嘴把所有的坏牙都拔掉了。可知不是助手拔的。故

答案为：错误。

【点评】此题考查阅读理解。这篇短文内容简单，容易理解。先分析问题，然后阅读短

文，看题中的叙述是否和短文的内容一致，然后确定问题的正误。

3.阅读理解

Intheuniverse,asweknow,thereisthesun,themoon,theearthandagoodmanystars.

Throughourgeographylessons,weknowtheearthgoesroundthesun,andthemoongoes

roundtheearth.Wehavedayandnightbecausetheearthkeepsturningallthetime.Whenour

partoftheearthturnstothesun,itisday.Whenourpartoftheearthturnsawayfromthesun,it

isnight.

Justbecausethemoonisclosertotheearththanthesun,itlooksmuchbiggerthanthesun.

Bigthingswilllooksmallerwhentheyarefarther;andsmallthingsalsolookbiggerwhentheyare

nearer.

Thesunisbrightenoughtogiveoutverystronglight.Themooncan'tgiveanylightatall,butit

looksquitebright,too.Why?Infact,thelightfromtherrooncomesfromthesun.Themoon

looksmuchbiggerandbrighterthanthestars.Butactually(事实h)thestarsaremuchtigger

andbrighterthanthemoon.Theylooksmallerthanthemoonalsobecausetheyarefartheraway

fromtheearth.

Therearestillmanyotherplanetsintheuniverse.

Butofalltheseplanets,onlyontheearththerearelivingthingsandpeoplecanonlyliveonthe

earth,too.Butat9：00amonOctober15th,2003,ChinesepilotYangLiweiwassentuptospace.

Hestayedtherefor21hours.ItwasthefirsttimeforChinesetogetintospace.

(1)Whenourpartoftheearthturnsawayfromthesun,theotherpartoftheearthis.

A.nightB.dayC.eveningD.Sunday

(2)Whendidthepilotfromourcountryreturntotheearth?

A.OnNovember15th,2002.B.OnOctober16th,2003.

C.OnMay15th,2004.D.OnOctober15th,2003.

(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Themoongoesroundtheearth,anditcan'tgiveoutanylightatall.

B.Themoongoesroundthesun,anditslightisfromthesun.

C.Theearthmovesroundthemoon,andpeoplecanliveonlyontheearth.

D.Ofalltheplanets,onlytheearthmovesroundthesun.

【答案】(1)B

(2)B

(3)A

【解析】【分析】短文大意：此篇文章介绍的是太空中，宇宙意味着地球，太阳，月亮和

星星及其它们之间的空间，以及之间的关联。

(1)细节理解题。根据Whenourpartoftheearthturnstothesun,itisday.Whenourpart

oftheearthturnsawayfromthesun,itisnight.当地球上我们的部分转向太阳时,是白天。

当地球上我们的部分转离太阳时，是晚上，可知地球的另一面是白天。故选

(2)细节理解题。根据Butat9：00amonOctober15th,2003,ChinesepilotYangLiweiwas

sentuptospace.Hestayectherefor21hours.但是在003年10月15日上午九点钟，中国飞

行员杨利伟被发射到太空，在那里呆了21个小时。可知他是2003年10月16口离开的。

故选Bo

(3)推理判断题。根据Throughourgeographylessons,weknowtheearthgoesroundthe

sun,andthemoongoesroundtheearth.Themooncan'tgiveanylightatall,butitlooksquite

bright,too.可知月亮绕着地球转。月亮本身不发光。故选A。

【点评】此题考查阅读理解。此题涉及细节理解和推理判断题。对于细节理解题。我们先

分析问题，弄清题意。然后仔细阅读短文，从短文的细节中找到和问题相关的语句，确定

问题答案。对于推理判断题，我们在理解问题后仔细阅读短文，从短文的细节中推理判断

问题的正误。

4.阅读理解

Inmodernsocietythereisalotofdisagreementaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,

believingthatitisgoodforsocialprogress.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad.Itsetsoneperson

againstanother.Anditleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.

Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhobelievethattheirself-worthdependedonhowwelltheydid

attennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife-anddeathmatters.In

theirsingle-mindeddreamofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualities(品质)

issadlyforgotten.

However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesire('曷望)tosucceed,otherstakeadifferent

attitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinners,theyarestronglyagainstcompetition.

Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhoareundercompetitivepressures(压力)fromtheir

parentsorsociety.Theyarealwaystoldtobethetopones,buttheythinkit'sreallyhard.WhenI

teachtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenfindtheminadesiretofail.Theyseemtosearchforfailure

(失败)bynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:"I

mayhavelost,butitdoesn'tmatterbecauseIreallydidn'ttry.IfIhadtriedandlost,thatwould

meanalot."

Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.

Botharebasedonthemistakenbelief.Theythinkone'sself-respectdependsonhowwellone

doescomparedwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisfearbeginsto

dissolve(?肖I除)canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition,

(1)Whydosomepeoplewelcomecompetitionaccordingtothepassag?

A.Itpushessocietyforward.

B.Itimprovesone'sabilities.

C.Itdevelopshumanqualities.

D.Itbuildsupfriendlyrelatonship.

(2)Theunderlinedphrase"themostvocal"inParagraph3means.

A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowin

B.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighly

C.thosewhodependonothersmostforsuccess

D.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststrongly

(3)Whichofthefollowingmaythewriteragreeto?

A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.

B.Competitionshouldbeencouraged.

C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.

D.Fearoffailureshouldbetakenawayincompetition.

(4)Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.

B.Competitionisbadforsocialdevelopment.

C.Ideasaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.

D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.

【答案】(1)A

(2)D

(3)D

(4)C

【解析】【分析】短文大意：人们对比赛的态度不一，很多孩子过于重视成功与失败，以

至于失去了其他人格品质，一些人抵触比赛，每次比赛失败后，总是找出一个借口，作者

呼吁应该消除害怕失败的情绪。

(1)细节题。根据文章提到的Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisgoodforsocialprogress

可知，比赛促进社会进步，故选A。

(2)推断题。根据文章提到的Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinners,theyarestrongly

againstcompetition该词组的意义为强烈抵触比赛的这些人，故选D。

(3)细节题。根据文章提到的Bothareafraidofnotbengvalued.Onlyasthisfearbeginsto

dissolvecanwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition可知，作者认为对害怕失败的情绪应

该消除，故选D。

(4)主旨题。根据文章主要介绍了人们对比赛态度不一，可知文章谈论了关于比赛的想

法，不同人的观点不一样，故选C。

【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，

5.阅读理解

Onceuponatime,twoyoungmenwerespendingsometimeinthecountry.Oneday,while

takingawalktogether;theycrossedalargefield.

"Lookout!"oneoftheyoungmenshouted,becauseabull(公牛)suddenlyappeared(出

现)andbegantochase(追赶)them.Theywereveryfrightened.Theyranasfastastheycould,

butthebullkeptchasingthem.

Finally,oneofthemenclimbedupatree.Theotheronejumpedintoahole,butsoonhesame

outofit.Immediatelythebullchasedhimbackintothehole.

"Staythere!"hisfriendshouted,butsoonthemancameoutagain,andagainthebullchased

himrightback.Thiswentonfiveorsixmoretimes.

Atlast,themaninthetreegotangryandshoutedtohisfriendinthehole,"Youfool!Stayin

thatholeforawhile;otherwise,thisbullwillkeepushereallday!"

"Iwantto,"themanshoutedback,"butthere'sabearinit!"

(1)Thestorytookplaceinthe.

A.holeB.villageC.townD.largefield

(2)Oneofthemenclimbedupatree,andtheother.

A.gotintoaholeB.ranawayC.keptrunningD.wentbackhome

(3)Themaninthetreegotangrybecausehisfriend_.

A.metabearintheholeB.wasafoolC.stayedintheholeD.didn'tstayinthehole

【答案】(1)D

(2)A

(3)D

【解析】【分析】短文大意：这篇短文讲述的是：从前两个年轻人一起度假。一天散步的

时候，一头公牛突然出现了开始追赶他们。其中一个人爬上了树，另一个跑进了树洞。但

很快这人又出来了，公牛又把他赶回了洞里。这种情况又持续了五六次，树上的人生气了

对他喊：“我告诉了你在洞里呆一会。〃当他又一次跳回到洞里的时候说：“一只熊在洞里

啊！“

(1)细节理解题。根据Oneday,whiletakingawalktogether,theycrossedalargefield.可知

故事发生在一块儿地里。牧选D。

(2)细节理解题。根据Finally,oneofthemenclimbedupatree.Theotheronejumpedinto

ahole.最后其中一个人爬上树，另外一个跳进一个洞里。故选A。

(3)细节理解题。Atlast,themaninthetreegotangryandshoutedtohisfriendinthehole,

"Youfool!Stayinthatholeforawhile;otherwise,thisbullwillkeepushereallday!"最后,树

上这个人很生气，对洞里的朋友喊道"你个傻子！在那个洞里呆一会；否则，这头公牛会让

我们整天呆在这里的。〃可知另外这个人没有在洞里。故选D。

【点评】此题考查阅读理解。事实细节题，细节类型的阅读理解题一般只针对某个特定的

细节，在原文中可以直接找到答案。

6.阅读理解

WhenIwasachild,myparentsalwaystoldmethatIshouldnevertalktostrangers.Thiswas

partofawholelistofthingsIshouldneverdo:Neveracceptfoodorcandyfromstrangers,never

getinacarwithstrangers,andsoon.Theythinkstrangersmaydosomethingharmfultous.

Butifwedidn'tstartaconversationwithstrangers,we'dnevermakenewfriends.We'dnever

getajob.Wemaymissthehappinessthatcomesfromtalkingwithstrangers.Andthemore

peopleyouknow,themorechancesyoucanget.

Thefollowingpassageoffersyousomeadviceonhowtobreaktheice.

Don'tjustlookatyourshoes.Goandsay"Hi"tothatnewguy.Itwillbeeasiertobreaktheiceif

youknowmoreaboutdifferentcultures.

British:Beautifulday,isn'tit?

TheweatherinBritainischangeable.So,itisoneofthetopicstheBritishcaremostaboutAnd

there'sasimplerule:Say"ves"whetheryouagreewiththeperson'sideaontheweatherornot.

That'sbecausetheBritishstartaconversationusingtheweathersothattheycancontinuetheir

talk.

French:Wheredidyougoonholiday?

TotalkwithaFrenchperson,thesafestwayistoaskabouthisorherlastholiday.French

studentsenjoya10-to-15-dayholidayeverytwomonths.Frenchemployees(雇员)getmore

thanoneandahalfmonthsofholidayseveryyear.

American:So,whereareyoufrom?

TheUSissobigandpeoplemovesooftenthatplaceisalwaysasource(来源)oftalk.You

cantrytofindaconnectionwiththeplacethey'refrom.Forexample,ifsomeoneisfromLos

Angeles,youcouldsay,"Oh,Ihaveafriendwhostudiedthere."

(1)Thewriter'sparentstellhimnottotalktostrangersbecause.

A.itwasdangerousB.thewriterdidn'tliketotalkwithstrangers

C.itwaspartofthelifeD.thewriter'sparentswereafraidtotalkwithstrangers

(2)Theunderlinedphrase"breaktheice"probablymeans.

A.puttheiceintopieces

B.offerachancetotalk

C.playaninterestinggame

D.giveotherssomehelp

(3)Thepassageismainlyabouthowto.

A.getagoodjob

B.knowmoreaboutdifferentcultures

C.getalongwithastranger

D.startaconversationwithastranger

【答案】（1）A

（2）B

（3）D

【解析】【分析】短文大意：父母告诉我们陌生人很危险，但是朋友都是从不认识到认

识，文章给出了一些建议，关于如何和陌生人成为朋友，比如主动打招呼，谈论天气，去

哪里度假等。

（1）细节题。根据文章提到的Theythinkstrangersmaydosomethingharmfultous.可

知，陌生人很危险，故选A。

（2）推断题。根据文章提到的Itwillbeeasiertobreaktheiceifyouknowmoreabout

differentcultures.可知，创横线单词的意义为找到和他人说话的机会，故选B。

（3）主旨题。根据文章主要介绍了如何与陌生人成为朋友，可知文章是关于和陌生人交

谈，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，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.阅读理解

Isstressfromworkorschoolmakingyousick?Ifso,youmaybelongtoagrowingnumberof

peoplesufferingfromseriousstress.Expertshavecalledtheproblemthe"BlackDeathofthe21st

century."TheoriginalBlackDeathisestimated（据彳占t十）tohavekilled25millionpeoplein

Europeinthe14thcentury.Whilenooneexpectsstresstobequitethatdeadly,itisstillaserious

matter.

Arecentstudyhasshownthatstresscanaffectourabilitytogotowork.Stressisnowthe

numberonereasonworkersstayhomesickfourcontinuous（不间断）weeksormore.

Whathasledtothegrowingstressfeltintheworkplace?Thebadeconomicsituationisamajor

reason.Recordnumberso:layoffs（裁员）haveincreasedworkers'worryaboutlosingtheir

jobs.Layoffshavealsoincreasedtheamountofworkworkersareexpectedtodo.Peoplethen

worklongerhours,whicho*tencreatesproblemsforthemathome,causingevenmorestress.

AccordingtoProfessorCaryCoopecwriterofover120books,stressoftenleadstochangesin

mannerofacting.Youmaynoticethatyou'rehavingaha，dtimecenteringaroundthings.You

mayfindyourselflosingyourtemper（J即气）easily.Youmightevenseemtohavelostyour

senseofhumor.Otherstress-relatedproblemsincludedifficultyinsleeping,overeatingor

drinkinginexcess.

Stressmustbemanagedoyworkersthemselvesandbythecompany.Workerscantakestepsto

managestress.Theycancreateasuitableplanandhavebreaksfromtimetotime.Bossescan

helpbyshowingworkersthattheiropinionsmaybeimportant.Theycanalsoallowworkersto

havesomesayindecisionsthatmattertheirjobs.

Everyoneshouldworktogethertolookforwaystocopewithon-the-jobstress.

(1)Whatdoesthearticlepointoutaboutthe"BlackDeath"today?

A.Akindofseriousdisease.

B.Abadsocialsituationespeciallyinyourworkplace.

C.Arelationshipbetweenyouandyourboss.

D.Alonelyfeelingabouthowyoumakealiving.

(2)Accordingtothepassage,ifyouhavebeenhomesickmorethanusual,thatmeans.

A.youhavefailedtomanageyourwork

B.somethinggoeswrongwithyourbodyormind

C.stressmaybethemaincause

D.youareexpectedtostayathometoimproveyourabilityforwork

(3)Howdoyounoticethatyouhavehadtheproblemofstress?

A.Youmayspendtimewithfriendsandlovedones.

B.Youareworryingaboutlosingyourjob.

C.Yourbossgivesyouachancetoexpresssomethingvaluable.

D.Youareimpatientwitho:hers.

(4)Amongallofthefollowingwords,whichofthetwowillyouchoosetodescribeparagraph3

andparagraph4?

①Ways②Signs③Causes(4)Habits⑤Reviews

A.⑤&②B.③&②C,⑤&④D.③&

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【答案】(1)B

(2)C

(3)D

(4)B

【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文关注的是压力问题，指出压力会影响我们的工作能力，

是员工连续四周或更长时间生病在家的首要原因。文章分析了导致工作压力越来越大的原

因，描述了因压力而导致的人们行为方式的改变，提出了缓解压力的合理化建议，呼吁每

个人都应该一起努力寻找解决工作压力的方法。

(1)考查细节理解。根据开头Isstressfromworkorschoolmakingyousick?Ifso,youmay

belongtoagrowingnumberofpeoplesufferingfromseriousstress.Expertshavecalledthe

problemthe"BlackDeathofthe21stcentury.",可知工作或学校的压力会让人得上“黑死病

",故选B。

(2)考查细节理解。根据Stressisnowthenumberonereasonworkersstayhomesickfour

continuousweeksormore.压力是员工连续四周或更长时间生病在家的首要原因，可知如果

生病在家的次数比平时多，说明压力很大，故选C。

(3)考查细节理解题。根据stressoftenleadstochangesinmannerofacting.联系下文You

maynoticethatyou'rehavingahardtimecenteringaroundthings.等原因，可知压力常常会导

致行为方式的改变，比如第四点:Youareimpatientwithothers.故选Do

(4)考查段意理解。①方式②标志③原因④习惯⑤复习。根据第三段Whathasledto

thegrowingstressfeltintheworkplace?Thebadeconomicsituationisamajorreason.,可知分

析了导致压力的原因(③Causes)；根据第四段AccordingtoProfessorCaryCooper,writer

ofover120books,stressoftenleadstochangesinmannerofacting.,可知列举了有压力问题

的表现(②Signs),故选B。

【点评】此题考查阅读理解。先从短文中直接找到细节理解题的问题的答案。对于段落大

意，要仔细阅读这个段落，根据段落的内容确定段落大意。

8.阅读理解

DragonDance(舞龙)isakindoftraditionaldanceinChineseculture.Ithasbeenspreadall

overChinaandtothewholeworld.

Traditionally,dragonsweremadeofwoodandcloth.However,inthemoderntimes,dragons

aremuchlighterbecausetheyaremadeoflightermaterialslikeplastic.Thelength(长度)of

dragonscanbefromaround25to35metresforacrobatic(杂技)models,andupto50to70

metresforthelargestparade(游行)stylesbecausepeoplebelievethatthelongerthedragon

is,themoreluckitwillbringAsmallorganizationcannotrunaverylongdragonbecauseit

requiresgreathumanpower,muchmoneyandspecialskills.

TheDragonDanceitselfbeganduringtheHanDynasty.AnditwasstartedbytheChinesewho

hadshowngreatrespecttowardsthedragon.ItwasalreadyapopulareventduringtheSong

Dynasty.Atthattime,itbecameapopularactivityliketheLionDance.Peoplecouldoftenseeit

duringsomeimportantfestivals.IntheQingDynasty,theDragonDanceTeamofFuzhouwas

invitedtoputonashowinBeijing.Andtheemperor(黄帝)spokehighlyofit.Theemperorsof

ancientChinathoughtofthemselvesasthedragons.

(1)Whatweredragonstraditionallymadeof?

A.Gold.B.Paper.C.Woodandcloth.D.Plastic.

(2)Howlongisadragonforthelargestparadestyle?

A.About25metres.B.About35metres.C.About30metres.D.About70metres.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto?

A.Averylongdragon.B.Asmallorganization.C.Aparade.D.Anacrobaticmodel.

(4)WhendidtheDragonDancebecomepopular?

A.DuringtheHanDynasty.B.DuringtheSongDynasty.

C.DuringtheTangDynasty.D.DuringtheQingDynasty.

【答案】(1)C

(2)D

(3)A

(4)B

【解析】【分析】主要讲了中国的传统文化一一舞龙。

(1)细节题。根据Traditionally,dragonsweremadeofv/oodanddoth.可知龙是由木头和布

制成的，故选C。

(2)细节题。IS®andupto50to70metresforthelargestparade(游行)styles可知最大

的游行风格是50到70米，故选Do

(3)细节题。根据Asmallorganizationcannotrunaverylongdragon可知一个小组织不能

舞非常长的龙，因为长龙需要极大的人力，所以it代指长龙，故选A。

(4)细节题。根据Itwa$alreadyapopulareventduringtheSongDynasty.可知宋朝期间舞龙

己经受欢迎，故选B。

【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。

9.阅读理解

Ineverwantedadog,butnowI'msogladIhaveone.

Abouttwoyearsagomywife,Cathy,gotalittledogwithafaceonlyamothercouldlove.We

namedherGertie.Gertieisthekindofdogthathastogrowonyou.SoIdecidedthatthedog

wouldbetrained.Thisdidn'tquitegoasplanned.At15weeksold,shewasnearlymadetoleave

thePetsmartTrainingSchool.Shespenteverynightlyinginourbed—snoring(打鼾)so

loudlythatIhardlygotagoodnight'ssleep.

Then,aboutsixmonthsaftershearrived,Ifeltthatsomethinginmyheartwastakingplace,

andIwasunabletostopit.Mybehaviorbegantochange.Ibegantosmileatpeoplewhen

passingtheminastreet.Istartedcallingmykidsand,tomysurprise,theystartedcallingme.I

eventriedtospeaktomygrandchildrenoverthephoneonce.Iwasevengladtolistento

laughterfroma10-month-oldgranddaughter.ThepointisthatIwaschanging.

MywifeandIbothagreethatitisGertiewhohaschangedmybehavior.

Gertieisnownearlytwoyearsoldandalmostfullygrown.Ihavecometolikethepetlittleby

little,thoughsheismywife'sdog.

(1)Whatdidthewriterthinkofthedogatthebeginning?

A.Itwasn'tverylovely.

B.Itcouldchangehislife.

C.Itlookedverybeautiful.

D.Itwasn'tnecessarytobetrained.

(2)WhathappenedinaboutsixmonthsafterGertiearrived?

A.Thedogdidn'tlikethetrainingschool.

B.ThewriterneverwantedthedogGertie.

C.Thedogbegantocallmykids,too.

D.Thewriterbegantochangehisbehavior.

(3)WhichofthefollowingisNO1mentionedaboutthewriterschange?

A.Hestartedcallinghiskids.

B.Hebegantosmileatpeople.

C.Helikedhelpinghisneighbours.

D.Hespoketohisgrandchildrenoverthephone.

(4)Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Thedoghasbeentrainedverywell.

B.Thedoghasmadethewritermorefriendly.

C.Thewriterhasbecomemoreconfident.

D.Thewriterlikesthedogbetterthanhiswife.

【答案】⑴A

(2)D

(3)C

(4)A

【解析】【分析】大意：本文介绍一只名叫Gertie的小狗，作者由刚开始不喜欢养狗到喜

欢自己的小狗的故事。

(1)推断题。根据Cathy,gotalittledogwithafaceonlyamothercouldlove.可知,妻子得到

一只狗，它的脸只有妈妈才喜爱，可推出作者刚开始认为狗很不可爱，故选A。

(2)细节题。根据Ifeltthatsomethinginmyheartwastakingplace,Mybehaviorbeganto

change.可知，作者开始改变自己的行为，故选D。

(3)细节题。根据Ibegantosmileatpeoplewhenpassingtheminastreet.Istartedcalling

mykidsand,tomysurprise,theystartedcallingme.Ieventriedtospeaktomygrandchildren

overthephoneonce.可知，文章没有提到小狗帮助邻居，故选C。

(4)推断题。Gertie15周以前是在培训学校进行培训过的，经过培训后让作者由不喜欢狗

到喜欢自己的小狗Gertie.可见，狗被培训的很好，故选A。

【点评】考查阅读理解能力，细节题和推断题是阅读理解题中常考题型。细节题要从文中

寻找答案。推断题需要根据上下文，推断出需要的信息。

10.阅读理解

Whatwilllifebelikeinthefuture?Manypeople,magazinesandmovieshavetoldusthat

robotswillbeabletoworkforus.Althoughrobotscanalreadymakecars,playmusicanddo

manytrivialthingsforus,inthefuture,theycandomorethings,suchasmakingwebsites,

makinghousesandsoon.Somepeopleevenbelievethatnthefuturewiththehelpofrobots,

weneedn'twork.

Inthefuture,peoplemightcreatea"man"thatcannothaveawillofhisownandhastofollow

ordersonlyfromhismaster(主人).Themastermusttrainhimmentallywithcomputers.As

youknow,anadultwhofollowsthesametrainingoverandoveragainwillnotbeabletochange

withoutanothertraining.Thismeansthemastercanhavehimworkinafactorywithnopayment.

Andhewillstillbehappyevenifheonlygetsthebasiclife-supportgoods,becauseit'sthewayhe

wastrained