八年级英语下册阅读理解真题

最新八年级英语下册阅读理解真题一、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．阅读理解

Bodylanguageisthequiet,secretandmostpowerfullanguageofall!Itissaidthatourbodymovementscommunicateabout50percentofwhatwereallymeanwhilewordsthemselvesonlyexpress7percent.So,whileyourmouthisclosed,yourbodyisjustsaying...

Arms.Howyouholdyourarmsshowshowopenandreceptiveyouaretopeopleyoumeet.Ifyoukeepyourarmstothesidesofyourbodyorbehindyourback,thissuggestsyouarenotafraidoftakingonwhatevercomesyourway.Outgoingpeoplegenerallyusetheirarmswithbigmovements,whilequieterpeoplekeepthemclosetotheirbodies.Ifsomeoneupsetsyou,justcrossyourarmstoshowyou'reunhappy!

Head.Whenyouwanttoappearconfident,keepyourheadlevel.Ifyouarethemonitorinclass,youcanalsotakeonthispositionwhenyouwantyourwordstobetakenseriously.However,tobefriendlyinlisteningorspeaking,youmustmoveyourheadalittletooneside.

Legs.Yourlegstendtomovearoundalotmorethannormalwhenyouarenervousortellinglies.Ifyouareatinterviews,trytokeepthemstill!

Posture（姿势）.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.Ifyouarefeelingdown,younormallydon'tsitstraight,withyourshouldersinwards.Thismakesbreathingmoredifficult,whichinturncanmakeyoufeelnervousoruncomfortable.

Mouth.Whenyouarethinking,youoftenpurseyourlips（噘起嘴唇）.Youmightalsousethispositiontoholdbackanangrycommentyoudon'twishtoshow.Howeveritwillprobablystillbenoticed,andpeoplewillknowyou'renotpleased.（1）Howmanykindsofbodylanguagearementionedinthispassage?A.

Three.

B.

Four.

C.

Five.

D.

Six.（2）

,youmaycrossyourarms.A.

WhensomeonehelpsyouB.

WhensomeoneupsetsyouC.

whensomeonehitsyouD.

Whensomeonepleasesyou（3）Youshouldholdyourheadlevelifyou_________.A.

wantotherstotakeyourwordsseriouslyB.

wanttobefriendlyinlisteningC.

wanttobepoliteD.

wanttomakefunofothers（4）Whatdoestheunderlinedwordreferto?A.

Liftingyourarm.

B.

Noddingyourhead.

C.

Givingaposture.

D.

Pursingyourlips.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】主要讲了肢体语言。（1）细节题。根据第二段到第六段可知讲了一共5种肢体语言，即胳膊、头、腿、姿势和嘴，故选C。（2）细节题。根据Ifsomeoneupsetsyou,justcrossyourarmstoshowyou'reunhappy!可知别人使你不安时，交叉你的胳膊表示你不高兴，故选B。（3）细节题。根据Whenyouwanttoappearconfident,keepyourheadlevel.Ifyouarethemonitorinclass,youcanalsotakeonthispositionwhenyouwantyourwordstobetakenseriously.可知如果想要他人认真对待你的话语你应该保持头的水平，故选A。（4）细节题。根据Whenyouarethinking,youoftenpurseyourlips（噘起嘴唇）.Youmightalsousethispositiontoholdbackanangrycommentyoudon'twishtoshow可知撅起嘴唇表明是不高兴的，如果撅起嘴唇没有被注意到，他人不会知道你不高兴，所以it代指撅起嘴唇，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。3．阅读理解

Oneoftheproblemscareerpeople（上班族）haveinthemorningisdressingfortheofficewhentherewillbeaneveningpartyimmediatelyfollowed,withnotimetoreturnhometochange.Theeasiestsolutionistokeepafullsetoftoiletries（洗漱用品）andmake-upstoredsomewhereattheoffice.

Awomangoingtoaneveningpartyshoulddressinoneofher"basicdresses"inthemorning-thekindthatcanchangeintoadifferentlookwithanaddedscarforjewelry.Infifteenminutes,whenherofficedayhasended,shecanmetamorphose（彻底变化）herselfintoanotherpersonwithfreshlycleanedteeth,combedhair,anewface,adifferentanddressier（更时髦的）pairofshoes,andsomesparklingjewelry.Ifshemustwearalongdressfortheparty,sheshouldbringittotheofficeinaprotectivebagandstoreitsafelyuntilshehastoputiton.（1）Theeasiestsolutionis

.A.

tokeepafullsetoftoiletriesandmake-upstoredsomewhereattheofficeB.

nottogotothepartyC.

totakeataxihomeD.

tofinishworkearlier（2）Ifawomanisgoingtoaparty,sheshouldwear

inthemorning.A.

anicedress

B.

a"basicdress"

C.

heruniform

D.

casualclothes（3）Howlongdoesittakeawomantochangeherselfatleast?A.

Aboutfiveminutes.

B.

Aboutfifteenminutes.C.

Abouthalfanhour.

D.

Aboutfiftyminutes.（4）Ifawomanmustwearalongdressfortheparty,sheshould

.A.

wearitinthemorning

B.

buyoneintheshopC.

borrowonefromherworkmate

D.

bringittotheoffice【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）B（4）D【解析】【分析】短文大意：当上班族晚上有聚会，早上需要打扮，对女人而言需要穿正装，而这个过程需要15分钟，如果她需要穿裙子，需要把裙子带到办公室里来。（1）细节题。根据文章提到的Theeasiestsolutionistokeepafullsetoftoiletriesandmake-upstoredsomewhereattheoffice可知，最早的解决方法是用洗漱用品，上班的时候化妆，故选A。（2）细节题。根据文章提到的

Awomangoingtoaneveningpartyshoulddressinoneofher"basicdresses"inthemorning可知，女人需要穿正装，故选B。（3）细节题。根据文章提到的

Infifteenminutes,whenherofficedayhasended,shecanmetamorphose（彻底变化）herselfintoanotherpersonwithfreshlycleanedteeth,combedhair可知，需要15分钟，故选B。（4）

细节题。根据文章提到的Ifshemustwearalongdressfortheparty,sheshouldbringittotheofficeinaprotectivebagandstoreitsafelyuntilshehastoputiton可知，需要带到办公室里来，故选D。【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。4．阅读理解

Burytrip——June18th,2016

WewillbeleavingthePerseSchoolat13：45.Pleasebeattheschoolgate10minutesearly.Ifyouarelate,youmaymissthebusandnotbeabletogo!Ifyoumissthebus,youwon'tgetyourmoneyback.ThebusisplannedtoarriveinBuryat14：30,althoughthisdependsontraffic.Youwillhavefreetimetowalkaroundandwewillmeetatthesamelocationwherewearrivedat17：15toreturntothePerseSchoolbyabout18：00.

Thingstodo

VisittheAbbey

TheAbbeyistheruin（废墟）ofachurchwhichwasbuiltmorethan1，000yearsago.Therearemanynicegardensinit.AndnexttotheAbbey,thereisabignewchurch.

HaveadrinkintheNutshell

ThislittlebarisfamousinBritainbecauseitisofficially（正式地）thesmallestbarinthecountry.Goodthingsareputinsmallbags,andtheNutshellservessomeofthearea'sfinestbeer,aswellasfascinatingphotos.

Havealookatabeershop

AttheGreeneKingshopyoucantasteandbuysomeofthelocalbeer,aswellasfoodsuchaspotatochips.Therearealsoclothesavailabletobuy.

Severalplacesarelisted,butfeelfreetoplanyourownvisit.（1）IfSarawantstotakepartinthetrip,whenshouldshearriveatthePerseSchoolgate?A.

At13：35.

B.

At13：45.

C.

At14：20.

D.

At14：30.（2）WhatcanweseeintheAbbey?A.

Abigmuseum.

B.

Talltowers.

C.

Nicegardens.

D.

Anewchurch.（3）TheNutshellisfamousinBritainbecauseofits________.A.

smallsize

B.

goodservice

C.

bestbeer

D.

interestingphotos（4）WhatcanwebuyattheGreeneKingshop?①beer②potatochips③postcards④books⑤clothesA.

①②④

B.

①②⑤

C.

②③④

D.

③④⑤【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】文章大意：贝里之旅-2016年6月18日将在13:45离开博斯学校，请提前10分钟在校门集合。介绍了要旅行的地方：参观修道院、果壳酒吧和啤酒店等等。几个地方都列出来了，但也能享受自己的参观十划。（1）细节理解题。由文中WewillbeleavingthePerse.Schoolat13:45.Pleasebeattheschoolgate10minutesearly.可知我们将在13:45离开博斯学校，请提前10分钟在校门口集合，故先A。（2）细节理解题。由文中TheAbbeyisthemin（废墟）ofachurchwhichwasbuilt.more:han1,000yearsago.Thereare,manynicegardensinit.可知修道院是一一个教堂的废墟，它建于1000多年前，这里有许多漂亮的花园，故选C。（3）细节理解题。由文中ThislittlebarisfamousinBritainbecauseitisofficially（正式地）thesmallestbarinthecountry.可知这个小酒吧在英国很出名，这是因为它是官方承认约英国最小的酒吧，故选A。（4）细节理解题。由文中AttheGreeneKingshopyoucantasteandbuysomeofthelocaleer,aswellasfoodsuchas,potatochips.Therearealsoclothesavailabletobuy.可知生格林尼国王店，你可以品尝和购买一些当地的啤酒以及食品，如薯片。也有衣服可买，故选B。【点评】考查阅读理解，首先通读全文，了解全文大意，其次分析问题，抓住关键词，在文中寻找相关信息，确定答案，最后再检查一遍，确保答案正确。5．阅读理解

TomLongboathadalwaysbeenfast.HelearnedtorunasayoungboyontheSixNationsGrandRiverReserveinOntario,Canada.Heranalongdistanceeachdaytogettoschoolortovisithisfamilyandfriends.

SometimesrunningwastheeasiestpartofTomLongboat'slife.Asanaboriginal（土著的）athlete,lifewashardforhim.Otherpeopletriedtocontrolhowhetrainedandwhereheraced.Buthechosetodependonhisownspirit,mindandbody,andwouldneverbackdown.

TomLongboatwontheBoston-Marathonin1907withatimeof2hours,24minutesand24seconds,4minutesand59secondsfasterthantheworldrecord（纪录）atthattime.TheBostonnewspapersaidhewasthemostexcellentrunnerwhohadspedovertheirroads.

HetookpartintheOlympicsandwonmanyinternationalmarathons.

Hisspiritliveson.Everyyear,thebestaboriginalathleteinCanadaisgiventheTomLongboatAward.（1）WherewasTomLongboatprobablyfrom?A.

Canada

B.

TheUS

C.

China.

D.

Australia.（2）HowwasTomLongboat'slifeasanaboriginalathlete?A.

Easy.

B.

Hard.

C.

Lucky.

D.

Funny.（3）HowlongdidittakeTomLongboattofinishtheBostonMarathonin19077?A.

2hours,19minutesand24seconds.

B.

2hours,29minutesand24seconds.C.

2hours,24minutesand24seconds.

D.

2hours,24minutesand29seconds.（4）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheTomLongboatAward?A.

Itisgiveneveryyear.B.

TomLongboathadwontheaward.C.

Itisnamedafterafamousaboriginalathlete.D.

ItisgiventothebestaboriginalathleteinCanada.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】主要讲了TomLongboat。（1）细节题。根据HelearnedtorunasayoungboyontheSixNationsGrandRiverReserveinOntario,Canada.可知TomLongboat来自加拿大，故选A。（2）细节题。根据Asanaboriginal（土著的）athlete,lifewashardforhim.可知生活是困难的，故选B。（3）细节题。根据TomLongboatwontheBoston-Marathonin1907withatimeof2hours,24minutesand24seconds,4minutesand59secondsfasterthantheworldrecord（纪录）atthattime.可知花费了2小时24分钟24秒，故选C。（4）细节题。根据Everyyear,thebestaboriginalathleteinCanadaisgiventheTomLongboatAward.可知每年澳大利亚最好的土著运动员被授予TomLongboat奖，而不是TomLongboat获得TomLongboat奖，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。6．阅读理解

Six-year-oldgirlIriswasbornwithautism（自闭症）.Shedidn'tliketotalkorbewithothersandsheoftenfeltnervous,whenIriswasthreeyearsold,hermothergavehersomeartlessons.ThereshefoundIrishadgreattalentforpainting.Fromthenon,Irisoftenspendsherdaypainting.

However,Irisstillfeltlonely.Iris'sparentslearnedthatanimalsweregoodforchildrenwithautism,sotheyintroducedsomeanimalstoIris.BeforeThula,theyintroducedhorses,dogsandothercatstoIris,butthosedidn'thelp.UntilcatThulaarrived,theygotalongverywellinjustafewweeks.Irisoftendrawsaboutthecat'seyesandnoseinherpaintings.

Iris'smothersaid,"WhenIrisispainting,shetellsThulatositifshejumpsupontothetable.ThulastaystherewatchingIriswithgreatinterest."

IrisandThulaarealwaystogether,eating,sleeping,playing...Iris'smotherhoundthatitwaseasiertomakeIristalkwithotherswhenThulawasaround."ThankstoThula,Irisfoundawaytoshowherfeelingsandcommunicatewiththeworld.Sheishappierthaneverbefore."（1）Irislikedto

beforeshelearnedpainting.A.

talkwithothers

B.

gotoparks

C.

gotoschool

D.

bealone（2）whydidIris'sparentsintroduceanimalstoher?A.

BecausetheyweregoodforIris'sillness.

B.

BecauseIrislikedanimals.C.

Becausetheywantedapet.

D.

BecauseIrislikedtodrawanimals.（3）WhatdoesIrisoftendrawaboutThula?A.

Thula'searsandeyes.

B.

Thula'shairandeyes.C.

Thula'seyesandnose.

D.

Thula'smouthandnose.（4）Thulaoften

whenIrisisdrawing.A.

playswiththepicturesB.

drawspicturesC.

jumpsupanddownD.

sitsthereandwatchesIris【答案】（1）D（2）A（3）C（4）D【解析】【分析】文章大意：艾里斯自幼患有自闭症，很少与人交流，三岁时，艾里斯开始喜欢画画。后来父母把一些动物介绍给艾里斯，后来图拉成了她的好伙伴。（1）细节理解题。根据文中的语句Shedidn'tliketotalkorbewithothersandsheoftenfeltnervous，理解可知，艾里斯在学画画以前，一直独自一人玩。故选D。（2）细节理解题。根据文中的语句

Iris'sparentslearnedthatanimalsweregoodforchildrenwithautism,sotheyintroducedsomeanimalstoIris.理解可知，艾里斯的父母知道动物对自闭症儿童有好处，所以他们把一些动物介绍给艾里斯，故选A。（3）细节理解题。根据文中的语句Irisoftendrawsaboutthecat'seyesandnoseinherpaintings.理解可知，艾里斯经常画图拉的眼睛和鼻子，故选C。（4）细节理解题。根据文中的语句

Iris'smothersaid,"WhenIrisispainting,shetellsThulatositifshejumpsupontothetable.ThulastaystherewatchingIriswithgreatinterest."理解可知，艾里斯在画画时，图拉经常坐在那里，看她画画，故选D。【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。7．阅读理解

Spacevegetablesaregrownfromseeds（种子）thathavebeentakentospaceandbroughtbacktotheearth.Theseedsareaffectedbytheradiation（辐射）andlowgravityinspace.Whentheyarebroughtbacktotheearth,theseseedsproducevegetablesthatarebiggerandhealthierthannormalvegetables.However,somepeopleworryabouteatingspacevegetables.Theythinkthatspacevegetablesmightnotbegoodforusandcouldmakeusgetsickbecauseoftheradiationinspace.However,peopleshouldnotbefrightenedbecausespacevegetablesareveryhealthy.

Herearesomefactsthatyoushouldknowaboutspacevegetables.Spacevegetablesaregrownfromseedsthatarecarefullychosen.Whenseedsarebroughtbackfromspacetheyaretestedtomakesurethattheywillbesafetoeat.

Spacevegetablesarebetterforyouthannormalvegetables.Forexample,spacetomatoesstayfreshfortwentydays,whichisoneweeklongerthannormaltomatoes。

Aftergeneticallymodified（转基因）foodappearedinthemarket,peopleworriedthattheywereeatingunknownthings.Forexample,ifnutgenes（坚果基因）areputinsidepotatoes,peopleallergic（过敏的）tonutsmightgetsickfromeatingthesepotatoesbecausetheydonotknowtheyarealsoeatingnuts.Unlikegeneticallymodifiedfood,spacevegetableshavenotbeengeneticallychanged.Thismeansthatnonewgenesareputintothevegetables.Therefore,therearenodangersofeatingunknown.（1）AccordingtoParagraphOne,howarethespacevegetables?A.

Moredelicious.B.

Healthierandbigger.C.

Moredangerous.D.

Cheaperandhealthier.（2）AccordingtoParagraph4,howlongcannormaltomatoesstayfresh?A.

Forsevenday.

B.

Fortwentydays.

C.

Forthirteendays.

D.

Fortwenty-sevendays.（3）What'sthedifferencebetweenspacevegetablesandgeneticallymodifiedfood?A.

Spacevegetableshavenonewgenes.B.

Spacevegetablesaregrowninspace.C.

Spacevegetableshavenothingunknown.D.

Spacevegetablesaregeneticallychanged.（4）Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.

Theseedsofspacevegetablesaretakentospace.B.

Everybodyworriesabouteatingspacevegetables.C.

Spacevegetablesaresafeandgoodforpeopletoeat.D.

Spacevegetablesbringusillnessbecauseoftheradiation.【答案】（1）B（2）B（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】大意：本文讲述本文主要讲述太空蔬菜安全且对人有益，由受到辐射和较低的引力的种子培育出来太空蔬菜体型大且比普通的蔬菜更健康。（1）细节题。根据theseseedsproducevegetablesthatarebiggerandhealthierthannormalvegetables.可知，太空蔬菜更健康且更大，故选B。（2）细节题。根据spacetomatoesstayfreshfortwentydays,whichisoneweeklongerthannormaltomatoes.可知，太空蔬菜能保鲜20天，故选B。（3）细节题。根据Thismeansthatnonewgenesareputintothevegetables.可知，太空蔬菜没有新的基因，故选A。（4）主旨题。本文主要讲述太空蔬菜安全且对人有益，故选C。【点评】考查阅读理解能力，细节题主旨题是阅读理解题中常考题型。细节题要从文中寻找答案；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。8．阅读理解

ClassThreehadaninterestingclassmeetinglastweek.Hereiswhatfourofthemsaid.LiLeiIn2050,Chinawillbericherthanitisnow.Shanghaiwillprepareforthe40thOlympicGamesin2052.Theskywillbebluerandclearer.Theairwillbefresher.TherewillbemorepandaslivinghappilyinChina.Ibelievethat2050willbetheyearofChina.WeiHuaAholidaytoflytothemoonwon'tbeadream.Wecanalsoflytootherplanetsandtalkwithaliens.Wemightalsoeatsomethinglikemedicinepills（药丸）butnottoday'smeals.Everyonewillenjoyamorecomfortablelife.LiuTaoRobotswillbeverypopular.They'lldowhatwedon'twanttodo.We'llbuildnewhomesonotherplanets.Bythe40thOlympicGames,I'llbe'fifty-twoyearsold,Andmaybewe'llhaveanexcitingtalkwiththepeopleontheearthinmynewhomeonanotherplanet!MeiMeiBytheyearof2050,cloning（克隆）willbeusedinmanyplaces.Itwillbringbackanimalsinthepastthatwecan'tseenow.Theworldwillbeonebigfamily.We'llliveamucheasierandbetterlife.（1）ThestudentsinClassThreemainlydiscussed

intheclassmeetinglastweek.A.

thejobsinthefuture

B.

thefuturedreamsC.

thefutureenvironment

D.

thepredictionsofthefuture（2）WhatdidMeiMeitalkaboutinthelastclassmeeting?A.

Thefoodinthefuture.

B.

The40thOlympicGames.C.

Cloningin2050.

D.

Robotsin50years.（3）Whothinksthatpeoplecanspendtheirholidaysonthemooninthefuture?A.

LiLei.

B.

WeiHua.

C.

LiuTao.

D.

MeiMei.（4）Robotswillprobably

inthefutureaccordingtotheinformation.A.

talktopeople

B.

teachstudents

C.

buildnewhomes

D.

dosomethingboring【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）B（4）D【解析】【分析】大意：文章主要介绍了LiLei、WeiHua、LiuTao和MeiMei四个人在班会上的发言。（1）主旨大意题。通读全文可知，三班的学生主要讨论了对将来的预期。故选D。（2）细节理解题。根据第四列Bytheyearof2050,cloning（克隆）willbeusedinmanyplaces.到2050年，克隆会被用在很多地方，可知MeiMei讨论的是2050年克隆。故选C。（3）细节理解题。根据第三列Aholidaytoflytothemoonwon'tbeadream.飞去月球度假不会是一个梦，可知这时WeiHua的主题。故选B。（4）推理判断题。根据第三列They'lldowhatwedon'twanttodo.他们会做我们不想做的事情，可知将来的机器人可能会做一些人类不想做的无聊的事情。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。9．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。10．阅读理解

McDullisacartoonpigcharacterthatwascreatedinHongKongbyAliceMakandBrianTse.AlthoughMcDullmadehisfirstappearancesasasupportingcharacterintheMcMugcomics,McDullhasbecomeacentralcharacter,attractingahugefollowinginHongKong.

McDullisamalepigwhocanbedistinguishedbyabirthmarkonhisrighteye.Hehasaheartofgold,butheisn'tverysmartandordinaryineveryway;nevertheless,hehasmanydreams.

However,everytimehetries,hefails;heisdisappointed,buttriesagain,exploringotherdreams.Inthiswayhecreateshisowncolourfulworld.Heliveshislifesimplyandnaturally.Heisnotperfect,buthisattitudetowardslife,namelynevergivingup,makeshimapopularcharacter.

ThefirstMcDullmoviedocumentedhislifeandtherelationshipbetweenhimandhismother.Asinthecomics,McDullisapigletwholiveswithhismother,MrsMak,inHongKong.Heisakindergartenstudent.Hehasahappyschoollifewithhisclassmatesincludinggeese,tortoisesandotherpigs.McDullandhismumloveeachotherverymuch.McDulltrieshisbesttomakehismotherproudofhimandhismothertrieshardtogiveMcDullahappychildhood.Afterrealizinghisdream,McDullsetshimselfanothertarget:tobecomeanOlympicchampionjustlikefemalewindsurferLeeLaishan.（1）WhocreatedMcDull?A.

AliceMak.

B.

BrianTse.

C.

MrsMak.

D.

BothAandB.（2）WhichofthefollowingstatementsisRIGHT?A.

McDullisafemalepig.

B.

McDullhasaheartofgold.C.

McDullisverysmart.

D.

McDullisn'tordinaryineveryway.（3）What'sMcDull'sattitudetowardslife?A.

Heliveshislifesimply.

B.

Hetriesandhefails.C.

Henevergivesup.