1、八年级英语上册阅读理解专项练习综合经典一、八年级英语上册阅读理解专项练习(含答案解析)1阅读理解 An American boy has made a cheap machine that can help blind people read. The blind can read by using Braille-a system of small bumps (隆起物) that the blind touch to read the letters. The machine that makes these small bumps usually costs at least $2,00
2、0. It is called Braille typewriter. The American schoolboy, Shu ham Banerjee, made a new Braille typewriter from a Lego tool that lets people create robots. Banerjee has called his new machine the Braigo-a combination(组合) of the words Braille and Lego. It costs just $350. It works by changing electr
3、onic texts into Braille and then printing it using a computer or a mobile machine. Banerjee designed (设计) his Braigo for a school science project. Since then, he has caught the interest of Silicon Valley in the USA. The big technology company Intel spent money on Banerjees machine in November, but t
4、hey did not say how much money they put in. Banerjee also got $ 35,000 from his father to help him start the project. His father works as a computer engineer (工程师) at Intel. He spoke about why he gave so much money to his son, saying, started to be interested more, thinking that hes on to something
5、and this invention has to continue, dream would probably be having most of the blind people use my Braigo.(1)What is Braille in Paragraph 2? A.A system of bumps to help the blind read.B.The name of a new invention.C.A very cheap machine.D.A Lego robot.(2)What does the Braigo change into Braille? A.P
6、hotocopies.B.Voices.C.Electronic texts.D.Computer languages.(3)Why did Banerjee design his invention? A.He did it as a hobby.B.Intel told him to do it.C.He did it for a school science project.D.He wanted to get money from his father.(4)Banerjees parents wanted him to continue to _. A.catch Intels in
7、terestB.work on his inventionC.be a computer engineerD.use the new Braille typewriter【答案】 (1)A(2)C(3)C(4)B 【解析】【分析】文章大意:一个美国学生舒汉班纳吉(ShuHamBanerjee)用一种乐高工具制作了一种新的盲文打字机,班纳吉称他的新机器为盲文盲文和乐高的组合。只要350美元,这是他参与学校活动的一部分,为此他的父亲奖励了他大一笔钱。 (1)细节理解题,根据 Braille-a system of small bumps (隆起物) that the blind touch to
8、read the letters. 可知盲文是一种隆起的系统,帮助盲人阅读,故答案是A。 (2)细节理解题,根据 It works by changing electronic texts into Braille可知,这种机器的工作原理是把电子文本转换为盲文 , 故答案是C。 (3)细节理解题,根据Banerjee designed (设计) his Braigo for a school science project.可知,他做这台机器是为了学校的一个项目,故答案是C。 (4)细节理解题,根据 He spoke about why he gave so much money to his
9、 son, saying, started to be interested more, thinking that hes on to something and this invention has to continue, 可知,他父亲给他那么多钱是为了然他继续发明东西,故答案是B。 【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节理解题。细节理解题要可以直接从文中寻找答案;文章出处题需要根据文章内容确定其来源。2阅读理解 What kind of friends do you have? Are they different from you or similar to you? Different
10、 people have different ideas. The following is what four of my classmates say about themselves. My name is Susan. I am outgoing. I like to have friends who are similar to me. Both my best friend Linda and I like traveling. We went to Italy with our families last summer. We stayed there for two weeks
11、. Next year we want to go to Paris. My name is Mary. I like to have friends who are different from me. My best friend Betty is shorter and more outgoing than me. I am quiet and I like reading very much, Betty likes sports and she plays ping pong very well. Im Peter. I like to have friends who are li
12、ke me. It can be very helpful. Im a little quiet and my good friend Rick is quiet, too. Sometimes I dont know what to do with my problems and he can tell me what I should do, because he understands me better than people who are different from me. Im Bill, I have both kinds of friends. Different kind
13、s of friends are important.They make my life more interesting.(1)Lindas and Susans families stayed in Italy for last summer. A.three daysB.one weekC.two weeksD.a month(2)Betty . A.is a quiet girlB.is taller than MaryC.likes readingD.likes playing ping pong(3)Peter thinks his friend Rick is . A.outgo
14、ingB.strangeC.helpfulD.lazy(4) has both kinds of friends. A.BillB.PeterC.MaryD.Susan(5) of the four students think(s) friends should be similar. A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four【答案】 (1)C(2)D(3)C(4)A(5)B 【解析】【分析】文章大意:本文介绍四个人各自喜欢好友的特点。 (1)细节理解题。根据 Both my best friend Linda and I like traveling. We went to Ital
15、y with our families last summer. We stayed there for two weeks. 可知去年夏天Susan的家人和Linda家人都去意大利度假两周,故选C。 (2)细节理解题.根据 Betty likes sports and she plays ping pong very well. 可知贝蒂喜欢打乒乓球,故选D。 (3)逻辑推理题。根据 Sometimes I dont know what to do with my problems and he can tell me what I should do, 可以推知他认为他的朋友Rick很有帮
16、助。 故选C。 (4)细节理解题。根据 Im Bill, I have both kinds of friends. 可知比尔有两类朋友。故选A。 (5)逻辑推理题。根据 My name is Susan. I am outgoing. I like to have friends who are similar to me.和 Im Peter. I like to have friends who are like me. 可知有两个人认为朋友应该相似的,故选B。 【点评】考查阅读理解。要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案。推
17、理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据。3阅读理解 As a new immigrant (移民) in Australia, I sometimes find it hard to get into the local culture. After reading the book Unpolished Gem (未经雕琢的宝石) by Australian writer Alice Pung, I found I am not alone. Pung had the same story as me.The story is set
18、 in Melbourne. Pungs parents are from Cambodia. They have lived in Australia for years. But Pung still has difficulties understanding both cultures.One is the white Australian culture she lives in. The other is her familys traditional Asian values (价值观). For example, her parents tell her, You are go
19、ing to be a lawyer and marry a doctor. This makes Pung want to run away from her life. However, as she argues with her white boyfriend, she knows that traditional Asian values are part of her life. In the end, she happily accepts her own cultural background (背景). Since Pung lived in her home country
20、 for 18 years, it wasnt easy for her to understand Australian culture. I have found that I feel the same way sometimes. In Asian culture, we put a lot of importance on our studies and getting into a good college. But it seems like Western kids are more carefree. I liked this book because it really s
21、hows what its like to live as an immigrant. I highly recommend (推荐) it to anyone who wants to know what its like to be an immigrant. BY LI LANGJING, 15, KOROWA ANGLICAN GIRLS SCHOOL, AUSTRALIA(1)Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word in Paragraph 4? A.relaxedB.happyC.s
22、trictD.busy(2)Which of the following is right about the writer of Unpolished Gem? A.She lived in Melbourne for 18 years.B.She is going to be a lawyer and marry a doctor.C.She has a white boyfriend who is also an immigrant.D.The writer is Alice Pung whose parents are from Cambodia.(3)What does Li Lan
23、gjing feel about her Asian culture? A.She sometimes finds it hard to get into the local culture.B.It makes her want to run away from her own life.C.People put lots of importance on studies and good college.D.She happily accepts her Australia cultural background.(4)Li Langjing wrote the passage to_.
24、A.show her experience as a new immigrant in AustraliaB.tell us about Pungs difficulties in understanding both culturesC.recommend the book to anyone interested in immigrant lifeD.let us know what its like to live as a new immigrant【答案】 (1)A(2)D(3)C(4)C 【解析】【分析】本文向对移民生活感兴趣的人推荐的一本书。 (1)词义猜测题。根据 we put
25、 a lot of importance on our studies and getting into a good college. But it seems like Western kids are morecarefree可知和亚洲的孩子相比西方国家的孩子更无忧无虑,A放松的,B开心的,C严格的,D忙碌的,故relaxed和carefree意思更接近,故选A。 (2)细节题。根据 After reading the bookUnpolished Gem(未经雕琢的宝石) by Australian writer Alice Pung和Pungs parents are from Ca
26、mbodia可知关于 未经雕琢的宝石 作者的描述,阿丽斯潘,她的父母来自柬埔寨是对的,故选D。 (3)细节题。根据 In Asian culture, we put a lot of importance on our studies and getting into a good college. ,可知李郎静对她的亚洲文化的看法是,人们非常重视学习和良好的大学 ,故选C。 (4)推理题。根据通读全文,可知李郎静写作的目的是向对移民生活感兴趣的人推荐这本书 ,故选C。 【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题2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
27、。4阅读理解 Mom, Im bored, said Jason. There is nothing to do. You can clean your room, said Mom. Thats not fun. It was only the second week of summer vacation. It was still too cold to go to the pool, and Jason was tired of watching TV. Hisfriends were away on vacation, and even his dog, Riley, was bein
28、g lazy. Mom was getting ready to go downtown to the food kitchen to help out. She volunteered serving lunch to people that werent as lucky as Jason. Why dont you come with me to the food kitchen and help out? Mom asked. I dont know anything about working at a food kitchen, said Jason. You just watch
29、 me, and then you will see how to serve the food, said Mom. It was time to go, and Jason was excited to try working in the food kitchen. He watched his Mom put some turkey and mashed potatoes on a plate. She then passed the plate to the next lady, and she put some green beans and bread on the plate.
30、 I can do that, thought Jason. One of the volunteers left early, so Jason took over her spot in the serving line. He was in charge of (负责) putting salad on the plates. He served twenty-five people that day. That was great! said Jason. Jason was so excited and really enjoyed his day at the food kitch
31、en. He couldnt wait to get home and tell his Dad about how much fun he had. Jason, that was a nice thing you did today. You helped many people who arent as lucky as you to have a hot meal. Mom said, I am so proud of you! Jason went to bed that night thinking about the food kitchen. I am going to hel
32、p out again, he thought. Jason made some new friends, and he didnt even know they lived so close to him in town! The best part was how good Jason felt inside. (1)At first Jason felt bored because_. A.his dog was lazyB.no one went to the poolC.he had nothing fun to doD.he had to clean his room(2)In t
33、he food kitchen, Jasons Mom volunteered _. A.selling foodB.making soupC.cleaning upD.serving lunch(3)Jason was _ about working in the food kitchen. A.sorryB.excitedC.sadD.relaxed(4)What can we learn from the story? A.Helping out is fun.B.Seeing is believing.C.Learning cooking is important.D.Making f
34、riends is necessary.【答案】 (1)C(2)D(3)B(4)A 【解析】【分析】本文将暑假的第二周因朋友都外出度假了Jason在家感到烦闷。 (1)细节题,根据 There is nothing to do.和 Thats not fun.可知他没有什么有趣的事情可做,故选C。 (2)细节题,根据 She volunteered serving lunch to people that werent as lucky as Jason.她自愿给那些不如他儿子幸运的人们服务提供午饭,故选D。 (3)细节题,根据 Jason was so excited and really
35、enjoyed his day at the food kitchen. 可知Jason对于在食物厨房工作很兴奋,故选B。 (4)主旨题,根据 Jason was so excited and really enjoyed his day at the food kitchen.和 I am going to help out again和 Jason made some new friends, and he didnt even know they lived so close to him in town! The best part was how good Jason felt in
36、side.可知本文主要是讲述帮助是让人快乐的事情,故选A。 【点评】考查阅读理解能力,主旨题是阅读理解题中常考题型,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 Will robots take over the world? Its hard to say. However, this one has already taken over the kitchen. It is the robot chef, Moley. It can make meals. British scientists made it. Look! There is no driver in that
37、 car. A computer controls it. The car has no steering wheel(方向盘), but it has cameras. The cameras can see the road. It can go 40 km in one hour. The American company Google made it. Look at this car. Its made of wood. People can use a remote control(遥控) to run it. An American artist spent more than
38、5,000 hours building it. Do you want a ping pong table in your room? But you may not have enough space. This door is here to help. It can turn into a ping pong table when you pull it down. Its from Germany.(1)Moley is the name of a . A.kitchenB.scientistC.robot chefD.cook chef(2)The car with cameras
39、 is from . A.BritainB.I AmericaC.AustraliaD.Germany(3)Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage? A.Robots can help people do cooking now.B.You can get a driver to drive the car faster.C.It took the American artist one year to build the car.D.People put the ping pong table near a door.
40、(4)The passage is mainly about . A.inventionsB.trafficC.houseworkD.sports(5)We can see the passage from . A.an adB.a novelC.a storybookD.a magazine【答案】 (1)C(2)B(3)A(4)A(5)D 【解析】【分析】文章大意:本文主要介绍了几项发明,其中包括机器人厨师,无人驾驶汽车,木制汽车以及德国乒乓球桌。 (1)细节理解题。由第一栏的“It is the robot chef,Moley.”可知,Moley是robot chef的名字。故选C。
41、(2)细节理解题。由第二栏的“The American company Google made it.”可知,这台汽车来自美国。故选B。 (3)细节理解题。由第一段的“It can make meals.”可知,机器人能做饭,也就是说机器人能为人们做有用的事情,故选A。 (4)推理判断题。本文主要介绍了会做饭的机器人、无人驾驶的小汽车、木制小汽车和室内乒乓球台,而这些都是新的发明,故选A。 (5)推理判断题。这是对一些新发明的介绍,应该出现在一些杂志上,故选D。 【点评】考查阅读理解。考查对篇章的把握与细节的识别能力,答题时注意紧扣问题中的关键词,在文章中寻找答案。6阅读理解 Wei Huix
42、iao is a very beautiful woman. She was an officer on Chinese aircraft carrier(航母) Liaoning. Soon her great story became popular among people. Wei was born in 1977 in Guangxi, China. She always wanted to do something more meaningful, After graduating(毕业) from Nanjing University, she worked for four years. Then she went to Sun Yatsen University to go on studying for her PHD(博士学位) in 2007. During her study in this university, she wrote a letter to recommend herself for working on Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning. This aircraft carrie