八年级英语上册语法填空知识点梳理及经典练习(超详细)(word)

八年级英语上册语法填空知识点梳理及经典练习(超详细)（word）
一、八年级英语上册语法填空专项练习（含答案解析）
1．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多限填3个单词）。

It was a playground. Eight ________ （child） were standing on the starting line to take part in a running race.
Ready? Bang!
All eight girls started running ________ they heard the sound. After a minute, one of the small girls fell down. Because ________ the pain（痛）, she started to cry. When the other seven girls heard, one of them stopped ________（run） quickly. Then she stood for a while to see what happened, She decided ________ （turn） back to the place where the girl fell down, She kissed the girl and ________ （advise） her to be strong. She said, "I will be together ________you," Then, the girl helped the fallen girl stand up and looked after her carefully. They joined hands together, walked together and ________ （get）to the wining line. People were moved. Clapping of ________ （hundred）of people came out. Though they lost the race, they were both ________ best runners!
Both the girls were strong and brave. What did they teach this world? Teamwork! Friendship! Love!
【答案】 children；when/after；of；running；to turn；advised；with；got；hundreds；the 【解析】【分析】大意：本文讲述8个孩子比赛跑步，在途中，有一位女孩摔跤，而一位女孩听到哭声，而返回安慰这位女孩
（1）句意：八个孩子正站在起跑线上参加跑步比赛。

child孩子，可数名词，eight后接名词复数，child的复数是children，故填children。

（2）句意：八个女孩在听到声音后都开始跑。

分析句子可知，空后引导时间状语从句，引导词可用when当……时候/after在……之后，连词，符合题意，故填when/after。

（3）句意：因为痛，他开始哭。

引导原因，且后接名词，用because of，因为，故填of。

（4）句意：当其他七位女孩听到时，她们其中的一位停止快速跑，run跑，动词，stop doing sth停止做某事，故填running。

（5）句意：然后她站了一会儿看发生了什么，她决定回到那个女孩摔跤的地方，她亲了那个女孩并且建议她要坚强。

turn back返回，decide to do sth决定做某事，故填to turn。

（6）句意：然后她了一会儿看发生了什么，她决定回到那个女孩摔跤的地方，她亲了那个女孩并且建议她要坚强。

根据decided可知，用一般过去时，advise建议，此处用其过去式advised，故填advised。

（7）句意：她说，”我将和你在一起。

together with sb和某人在一起，固定搭配，故填with。

（8）句意：她们手拉着手，一起走到终点线。

get to到达，根据walked，可知一般过去时，get的过去式是got，故填got。

（9）句意：数百人鼓掌。

hundred百，表泛指，用其复数，且和of连用，hundreds of数百，故填hundreds。

（10）句意：虽然她们输了赛跑，但是她们都是最好的跑步者。

形容词最高级和the连用，故填the。

【点评】考查语法填空。

首先理解文章大意，答题的过程中，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素，最后得出正确的答案。

2．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多限填3个单词）。

My family makes the best chicken salad. Dad prepares all of the ingredients and Mom makes the relish. There ________ a few things that make this chicken salad different from other chicken ________ （salad）. First, we use fruit jam（果酱） in the relish, You can buy any fruit jam, like banana jam or orange jam But we have ________ （bottle） of strawberry jam that my mother made, so we use the strawberry jam.________ （two）, we put some green olives （橄榄）. Green olives give the salad an________ （interest） taste and make a big difference. Now let me tell you how ________ （make） the salad.
First, mix ________ all of the salad ingredients in a large bowl. The ingredients are ________ （chicken）, tomatoes, green olives, onions and apples. ________ you like lettuce, you can also put some. Next, make the relish. Please mix the jam, the juice and the salt. Finally, mix the relish with the salad ingredients.
Do you have a favorite chicken salad recipe? Please tell ________ about it, You can write to greensalad@.
【答案】 are；salads；bottles；Second；interesting；to make；up；chicken；If；us
【解析】【分析】主要讲了怎样制作鸡肉沙拉。

（1）句意：有一些东西使这种鸡肉沙拉不同于其他鸡肉沙拉。

there be表示有……，主语things是复数，时态是一般现在时，所以be用are；other修饰可数名词复数，salad的复数是salads，故填are，salads。

（2）句意：但我们有我妈妈做的草莓酱。

bottle瓶，可数名词，前面没有表示单数的a或者one，所以用复数bottles，故填bottles。

（3）句意：第二，我们放一些绿色的橄榄。

two的序数词是second，故填Second。

（4）句意：绿色橄榄给沙拉一种有趣的味道，产生重大影响。

形容词修饰名词，taste味道，名词，指的是物，所以用以ing结尾的形容词，名词interest的形容词是interesting有趣的，故填interesting。

（5）句意：现在让我告诉你怎样制作沙拉。

how to do sth.，怎样做某事，固定搭配，故填to make。

（6）句意：首先，在一个大碗里混合所有的沙拉材料。

mix up，混合，固定搭配，故填up。

（7）句意：材料是鸡肉、西红柿、绿色橄榄、洋葱和苹果。

chicken鸡肉，不可数名词，故填chicken。

（8）句意：如果你喜欢莴苣，你也可以放一些。

放莴苣的条件是喜欢莴苣，所以用if，表示条件，故填If。

（9）句意：关于它请告诉我们。

tell sb. about sth.，告诉某人关于某事，sb.用宾格，告诉
我们，所以用宾格us，我们，故填us。

【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。

注意理解句意，首先读一遍，然后再逐一作答。

注意句型、搭配、短语及语境。

3．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多限填3个单词）。

To make her 100th birthday exciting and special, South African woman Harwood had a skydive （跳伞） in the air, ________ skydive was not enough for her, She wanted to make it even more exciting by doing a shark cage dive（潜水）.
With the help ________another person, she made the jump on Saturday near the north of Cape Town. 15 family ________（member） and friends in group of three were also in the air with Harwood. ________（wear）a red jumpsuit（跳伞服），Harwood looked very young. She said it was ________（wonder） to see all the others around her. And this was her________（three） skydive. She did her first when she was 92 years old.
Then, she decided ________（finish）her another wish- -doing a shark dive. It was much more nervous than skydive, even young________（man） were afraid of doing that. At that day, she ________（go）into a cage, and the workers put the cage in the water with fish meat around it. When sharks smelt the fish, they would open ________big mouths and eat the fish, meat. It was really dangerous.
【答案】 but；of；members；Wearing；wonderful；third；to finish；men；went；their 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了年迈的Harwood仍然对世界充满了好奇，不断挑战自己去跳伞，潜水。

（1）句意：为了让她的100岁生日激动人心和特别，南非妇女哈伍德进行了跳伞运动（跳伞）在空中，但是一次跳伞对她来说是不够的。

根据skydive was not enough for her，一次跳伞对她来说是不够的和make it even more exciting让它更令人兴奋可知，此处表示转折，故用转折连词but，但是，故填but。

（2）句意：在另一个人的帮助下，她于周六在开普敦北部附近跳了起来。

with the help of，在……的帮助下，固定搭配，故填of。

（3）句意：15名三人一组的家庭成员和朋友也与哈伍德在一起。

基数词15后是名词复数，故填members。

（4）句意：穿着红色跳伞服，哈伍德看起来很年轻。

looked是谓语，故此处是非谓语动词，wear与harwood是主动关系，故用现在分词做状语，故填Wearing。

（5）句意：她说看到她周围的其他人真是令人惊奇。

was是系动词其后是形容词，wonder是动词，wonderful是形容词，故填wonderful。

（6）句意：这是她第三次跳伞。

根据her是限定词可知，此处是序数词，three是基数词，其序数词是third，第三的，故填third。

（7）句意：然后，她决定完成她的另一个愿望—潜水。

decide to do，固定搭配，决定做某事，故此处是不定式，故填to finish。

（8）句意：这比跳伞要紧张得多，甚至连年轻人都害怕这样做。

根据were可知主语是名
词复数，man的复数是men，故填men。

（9）句意：那天，她走进一个笼子，工人们把笼子放在水里，周围有鱼肉。

根据At that day，可知时态是一般过去时，go的过去式是went，故填went。

（10）句意：当鲨鱼闻到鱼的味道时，它们会张开他们的嘴吃鱼和肉。

这真的很危险。

mouths是名词其前是形容词性物主代词，主语是they，故用their，它们的，故填their。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态非谓语动词，连词搭配等多种用法。

4．阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（最多三个字单词）。

One day, lily father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus（马戏团）. Finally, there was only________family between the ticket office and us. There were eight children in the family. All of the children, ________（old）child is only 12. Their clothes were not expensive but clean. The children talked________ （happy）.
The ticket lady asked how many________（ticket）the father wanted, he proudly answered, "Please let me buy eight children's and two adults'. "The lady________（tell）him the price. There was no longer a smile on his face. He didn't have enough money. But________could he tell his kills the bad news?
My dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped it________the ground. He said, "Excuse me, sir, this________（fall）out of your pocket. "The man picked tip the money, looked straight into my ________（father）eyes and replied in tears, "Thank you. This really means a lot to________（I） and my family. "
【答案】 a；the oldest/the eldest；happily；tickets；told；how；on；fell；father's；me 【解析】【分析】主要讲了作者的爸爸是怎样帮助一个贫穷的家庭买到票的。

（1）句意：在买票中心和我们之间仅仅有一家。

family是可数名词单数，以辅音音素开头，所以用a，故填a。

（2）句意：最大的孩子仅仅12岁。

all表明数量是三者以上，所以用最高级，old的最高级是the oldest/the eldest，故填the oldest/the eldest。

（3）句意：孩子们愉快地交谈。

副词修饰实义动词，talked是实义动词，所以用happy的副词happily，故填happily。

（4）句意：女售票员问那个父亲想要多少票。

how many后面用可数名词复数，ticket的复数是tickets，故填tickets。

（5）句意：女士告诉他票价。

时态是一般过去时，tell的过去式是told，故填told。

（6）句意：但是他怎样告诉他的孩子们这个坏消息呢》根据句意可知是怎样告诉，所以用how，故填how。

（7）句意：把它掉在地上。

on the ground在地上，故填on。

（8）句意：这个从你的口袋里掉出来的。

时态是一般过去时，所以fall用过去式fell，故填fell。

（9）句意：直直地看着我爸爸的眼睛。

father和eyes都是名词，所以第一个用名词所有格，即father's，故填father's。

（10）句意：这真地对于我来说意义重大。

to是介词，后面用宾格。

I的宾格是me，故填me。

【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力，首先理解文章大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答。

注意考虑句型、搭配、语境等，最后通读一遍检查验证。

5．阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式（最多限填三个单词）填空。

Talent shows are getting more and more popular. Now there are many ________ （kind） of talent shows in China. Many people make their ________ （dream） come true by joining them. ________ example, Li Xiaojiao, ________ English teacher from Chongqing, joined Chinese Dream Show. She is ________ （talent） in music. She sings ________ （well） than any other teacher in her school and is good at ________（sing）English songs . She is also outgoing. Her show made a lot of people like her. At last, she got the ________（one） prize . At the same time, this show also changed ________（she）life. She is successful not only because she's got great talent, but also she works hard. I believe everyone can be successful as ________as you work hard.
【答案】kinds；dreams；For；an；talented；better；singing；first；her；long
【解析】【分析】大意：短文主要介绍了中国的才艺节目。

（1）句意：现在在中国有很多种才艺节目。

形容词many后接可数名词复数。

故答案为kinds。

（2）句意：很多人通过参加节目实现了自己的梦想。

根据主语many people可知，应用复数。

故答案为dreams。

（3）句意：例如。

固定短语for example表例如。

故答案为for。

（4）句意：李晓娇，一个来自重庆的英语老师。

teacher为单数且为第一次出现，前面需要不定冠词；English为元音音素开头。

故答案为an。

（5）句意：她在音乐上有天赋。

固定搭配be talented in sth.在某事上有天赋。

故答案为talented。

（6）句意：她在学校里比任何老师都唱得好。

根据比较连词than可知，此处应用副词well的比较级better。

故答案为better。

（7）句意：她擅长唱英文歌。

固定搭配be good at doing sth.擅长做某事。

故答案为singing。

（8）句意：最后，她得了一等奖。

定冠词the后接序数词，one的序数词是first，第一。

故答案为first。

（9）句意：同时，这个节目也改变了她的生活。

形容词性物主代词修饰名词，she的形容词性物主代词为her。

故答案为her。

（10）句意：只要你努力，我相信每个人都会成功。

固定搭配as long as只要。

故答案为long。

【点评】考查语法填空。

答题时首先跳过空格通读文章掌握文章大意，然后细读文章仔细斟酌答案，注意考虑句型、时态等因素，填写单词的正确形式。

Do you like watching TV? What kind of TV shows do you like ________ （well）? A lot of young people like watching games because they are interesting. ________ I like talk shows. I can always learn a lot from the programs. Last Sunday evening I got to know a great man on TV. Here's a photo of the great man. Let me tell you something ________ him.
His name is Eckat Loewe. He is 42 years old. He comes from Hamburg, Germany. He is the ________ （young） of the twins. He used to be a worker, a coach and a soldier. But he really liked to be a teacher. Ten years ago, he went to Guangxi and ________ （become） a volunteer teacher in the countryside. Today, he is still there.
Many ________ （family）there don't have money for their children to go to school. So Loewe ________ （teach） them for free. He uses ________ new way to teach students. Loewe never uses textbooks in class. He does not like to tell students how ________ （do） things. He just ask, "What do you want to do?" The children love Loewe very much. They like to play with ________ （he） and even climb up his back.
【答案】best；But；about；younger；became；families；teaches；a；to do；him
【解析】【分析】主要讲了上周日晚上作者通过电视上了解了一位伟人——Eckat Loewe，并且介绍了一些情况。

（1）句意：你最喜欢哪种电视节目？like...best，最喜欢.....，故填best。

（2）句意：但是我喜欢脱口秀。

根据A lot of young people like watching games because they are interesting.可知许多年轻人喜欢看游戏节目，而这里说的是脱口秀，前后表示转折，所以用but，故填But。

（3）句意：让我告诉你一些关于他的事情。

tell sb. sth. about sth.告诉某人关于某事的一些事情，故填about。

（4）句意：他是双胞胎中较年轻的一个。

the+比较级+of+the+two+可数名词复数，表示两者中较......的一个，用young比较级younger，故填younger。

（5）句意：他去广西并且成为一名乡村支教老师。

went，去，一般过去时，and前后时态一致，所以become用过去式became，故填became。

（6）句意：那里的许多家庭没有钱给孩子们上学。

many，修饰可数名词复数，family复数是families，故填families。

（7）句意：所以Loewe免费教他们。

根据don't have可知，时态是一般现在时，主语是he，所以teach用单三teaches，故填teaches。

（8）句意：他用一种新的方式来教学生。

way，方式，可数名词单数，要加冠词a/an，new以辅音音素开头，所以用a，故填a。

（9）句意：他不喜欢告诉学生怎样做事情。

how to do sth. 怎样做某事，故填to do。

（10）句意：他们喜欢和他玩。

with是介词，所以后面用宾格，he的宾格是him，故填him。

【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力，首先理解文章大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答。

注意考虑句型、搭配、语境等，最后通读一遍检查验证。

A lot of people wish to be slim（苗条）, but at the same time they are________（worry）about their health. In fact, it is important for everyone________（lose） weight healthily. But how can you do it? Here is some good________.
Drink plenty of water and eat a（n）________（health） diet. If you feel like eating snacks, drink a glass of water first. If you are still hungry after 15 minutes, then it is time________ a light snack. ________（try） to stay away from food with high calories（卡路里） , such as sweets and fast food.
Do not eat more than you can consume（消耗） . People get fat ________ they can not consume all the calories that they get. So knowing how many calories you really need ________ very important.
Take enough exercise. The "333" is good for you----exercise 3 times a week. For at least 30 minutes at________time, and pulse rate（脉搏率） should be more than 130m after exercising. Keep the three________（piece）of advice in mind and follow the advice. Then you will surely have a slim and strong body.
【答案】worried；to lose；advice；healthy；for；Try；because；is；a；pieces
【解析】【分析】主要讲了怎样健康减肥。

（1）句意：但是与此同时他们担心他们的健康。

be worried about，担心，固定搭配，故填worried。

（2）句意：事实上，对于每个人来说健康地减肥是重要的。

It +be+形容词+for sb.+to do sth.，故填to lose。

（3）句意：这是一些好的建议。

some修饰可数名词复数或者不可数名词，is表明后面名词是不可数名词，所以用advice，建议，故填advice。

（4）句意：喝足够的水，并且吃健康饮食。

diet，可数名词，前面需要形容词修饰，health是名词，形容词是healthy，故填healthy。

（5）句意：然后到了吃零食的时间了。

It's time for sth.到了做某事的时间了，故填for。

（6）句意：努力远离带有高卡路里的食物。

根据句意可知是祈使句，以动词原形开头，所以用try，句首单词首字母大写，故填Try。

（7）句意：人们变胖是因为他们不能消耗他们得到的所有卡路里。

前后两句表示因果关系，前句是结果，后句是原因，所以用because，故填because。

（8）句意：所以知道你真的需要多少卡路里是非常重要的。

主语是knowing how many calories you really need，属于动名词做主语，谓语动词用单数，时态是一般现在时，be+形容词，所以be用is，故填is。

（9）句意：每次至少30分钟，运动后脉搏率应该是每分钟超过130。

at a time，每次，故填a。

（10）句意：把这三条建议记在心里。

piece是可数名词，three后面用可数名词复数，所以用pieces，故填pieces。

【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力，首先理解文章大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答。

注意考虑句型、搭配、语境等，最后通读一遍检查验证。

8．阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式（每空不多于两个单词）。

It's not often sunny in Paris, but people still love to walk along the banks of the Seine. They love the city's old buildings,________（especial）Notre Dame Cathedral（巴黎圣母院）. Unluckily, that view ________（go） since April 16th, 2019.
On April 16, a fire destroyed the 850-year-old cathedral, and two-thirds of the roof. The fire________（shock） Parisians. People came together to the church,________（sing） songs and praying （祈祷）for the hundreds of firefighters who fought the flames. "Notre Dame, not only to Catholics, ________to all Parisians means a lot," wrote by ________author, "It's a symbol of French culture and history." That's ________ people felt sad. The church itself, after all, is a treasure. It was built in 1163 and after Notre Dame, churches in Europe were built ________ （tall） and looked more beautiful. Though Notre Dame had a long history and many ________（treasure）, Victor Hugo, a writer, made the church truly famous. His novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, presented the building to us. He wrote the book to remind people ________ it, with hope they would work to protect the beautiful old buildings of Paris.
【答案】 especially；has gone；shocked；singing；but；an；why；taller；treasures；of 【解析】【分析】主要讲了被大火烧掉的巴黎圣母院。

（1）句意：他们喜欢这个城市古老的建筑物，尤其是巴黎圣母院。

尤其是用especially，故填especially。

（2）句意：不幸运的是，那个景色自从2019年4月16日就已经消失了。

since引导的时间状语从句，从句用一般过去时，主句用现在完成时，句子是主句，所以用现在完成时，结构是have/has+动词过去分词，主语是单数view，所以用has，go的过去分词是gone，故填has gone。

（3）句意：这场大火震惊了巴黎人。

时态是一般过去时，所以用过去式shocked，故填shocked。

（4）句意：人们一起来到教堂，唱歌和为救火的数百名消防战士祈祷。

and连接并列成分，praying是ing，所以sing也用ing，即singing，故填singing。

（5）句意：“巴黎圣母院，不仅仅对天主教徒，而且对巴黎人意义重大。

”not only...but （also）...不仅……而且……，故填but。

（6）句意：由一名作家所写“它是法国文化和历史的象征。

”author是可数名词，以元音音素开头，所以用an，故填an。

（7）句意：那是人们为什么感到悲伤的原因。

that's why+句子，表示那是为什么……的原因，故填why。

（8）句意：欧洲的教堂被建立的更高和看起来更漂亮。

and表并列，前后单词用法一致，more beautiful，比较级，所以tall也用比较级taller，故填taller。

（9）句意：尽管巴黎圣母院有长的历史和许多珠宝。

many修饰可数名词复数，treasure 的复数是treasures，故填treasures。

（10）句意：他写这本书使他们想起它。

remind sb. of sth.，使某人想起……，故填of。

【点评】考查语法填空，考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力。

注意理解句意，首先读一遍，然后再逐一作答。

注意句型、搭配、短语及语境。

二、八年级英语上册阅读理解专项练习（含答案解析）
9．根据短文理解选择正确答案。

C
The leaders （领导人）of 13 countries had a big meeting in St Petersburg, Russia from November 21 to 24, 2010.The meeting was about tigers. They talked about the ways to protect the animals in their countries. They agreed to spend more money protecting tigers and they wanted to double the number of tigers in the world before 2022.
Tiger is one of the world's most endangered animals. The World Wildlife Fund （WWF） says, there are only about 100,000 wild tigers now. And the number is becoming smaller and smaller. 'If nothing happens, tigers will face disasters,' said WWF spokeswoman Marie von Zeipel.
Nine types of tigers lived 100 years ago, but now at least three of them have died out. ‘If people leave tigers alone and don’t kill them, then the number of tigers will double in 10 years,’ said Jean-Christoph Vie, a French tiger expert （专家）.
China is one of the 13 countries where tigers live. There are about 50 wild tigers in China now. They are the Bengal tigers in Tibet, Indochinese tigers in China's southwest, and Siberian tigers in the northeast. The South China tigers lived in southeast China many years ago but disappeared in the 1970s. Many experts think they have already died out.
（1）What's the meeting in St Petersburg mainly about?
A. How to help tigers find a better place to live.
B. How to protect tigers in their countries.
C. How to stop people from hunting the wild animals.
D. How to count the number of tigers in the world.
（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the WWF?
A. Many tigers have died only because people hunt them.
B. About 3,200 tigers have died in the past 100 years.
C. There are more and more tigers these years.
D. There are about 100,000 wild tigers in the world now.
（3）In Jean-Chr istoph Vie’s opinion, the best way to double the number of tigers in 10 years is __________.
A. to do nothing
B. to keep all of them in the zoo
C. to stop people from killing them
D. to build more nature reserves for tigers
（4）How many types of tigers were there in China 50 years ago?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 13
D. 50
【答案】（1）B
（2）D
（3）C
（4）B
【解析】【分析】短文大意：老虎是世界濒危动物之一，世界野生动物基金会声明目前世界上只剩下100,000 只老虎了。

2010年11月21至24日，13国首脑会议在St Petersburg, Russia 召开，专门讨论了如何保护老虎的问题。

（1）根据文章的第一段内容The meeting was about tigers. They talked about the ways to protect the animals in their countries. 可知十三国首脑会议主要是讨论如何保护老虎的，故选B。

（2）根据文章内容The World Wildlife Fund （WWF） says, there are only about 100,000 wild tigers now. 可知只有选项D描述正确。

（3）根据第二段的最后一句话'If people leave tigers alone and don't kill them, then the number of tigers will double in 10 years,' said Jean-Christoph Vie, a French tiger expert （专家）.可知选项C正确。

（4）根据最后一段的内容可知中国的老虎品种有the Bengal tigers, Indochinese tigers，Siberian tigers，以及最后一句 The South China tigers lived in southeast China many years ago but disappeared in the 1970s. Many experts think they have already died out.可知“华南虎”是20世纪20年代消失的，到现在不足50年，故50年以前有“华南虎”生存，可以推断中国50年以前有4中老虎，选B。

【点评】这是一篇科普环保类短文，阅读，文章稍微有点难度，有的题目在文章中不能直接找到答案，需要通读全文，作出推理判断。

10．阅读理解
When 4-year-old Prince George started his first day of school in September. Chinese language was on his curriculum（课程）.
And he wasn't alone. It is reported that about 51 percent of the parents in the UK want their children to learn Chinese, as it's believed to be one of the most useful languages to know.
In the popularity of Chinese drove the UK government to start the Mandarin Excellence Programme in September last year. It aims to make at least 5.000 British state secondary school students be good at speaking Chinese by 2020.
Yet, the UK isn't the only country showing a growing interest in Chinese.
The language has become the second most spoken foreign language in the United States this year, after only Spanish, with over 2.1 million speakers.
Many US famous people such as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Malia Obama, former US president Barack Obama's daughter, study Chinese as a second language.
So far, 67 countries and regions have included Chinese in their national curriculum. So why are so many countries enthusiastic about learning Chinese?
One reason could be that as China continues to develop rapidly. Chinese is increasingly becoming a useful tool for people's personal and professional growth.
"I think everyone believes that Chinese will be the next great superpower…even if it's not a superpower like America. It's still very important." Aisling from Germany, who studied at the Renmin University of China, told Xinhua News Agency.
（1）Why did the UK start the Mandarin Excellence Programme?
A. Because Chinese is popular in Britain.
B. Because Prince George learns Chinese.
C. Because students need to learn Chinese.
D. Because kids are asked to learn Chinese.
（2）Which is the most popular foreign language in America?
A. English.
B. Chinese.
C. German.
D. Spanish.
（3）What does the underlined word "enthusiastic" mean?
A. It means "be good at".
B. It means "be afraid of".
C. It means "be interested in".
D. It means "be worried about".
（4）What's the reason that many countries included Chinese in their national curriculum?
A. The UK government launched a programme.
B. Mark and Malia have begun to learn Chinese.
C. Over 2.1 million Americans can speak Chinese.
D. China grows fast and Chinese becomes helpful.
【答案】（1）A
（2）D
（3）C
（4）D
【解析】【分析】主要讲了英国51%的父母让自己的孩子学习汉语及学习汉语的原因。

（1）细节题。

根据第三段In the popularity of Chinese drove the UK government to start the Mandarin Excellence Programme in September last year.随着汉语的流行，英国政府于去年9月启动了汉语卓越计划，可知英国启动汉语卓越计划是因为汉语在英国很流行，故选A。

（2）细节题。

根据第五段The language has become the second most spoken foreign language in the United States this year，after only Spanish该语言（汉语）已成为今年美国第二大口语，仅次于西班牙语，可知美国最流行的外语是西班牙语，故选D。

（3）细节题。

A擅于；B害怕；C对……感兴趣；D担心。

根据So why are so many countries enthusiastic about learning Chinese？那么为什么这么多国家___学习汉语呢？根据上—句So far， 67 countries and regions have included Chinese in their national curriculum到目前为止，已有67个国家和地区将汉语纳入国家课程，可知enthusiastic，应该是对……感兴趣，故选C。

（4）细节题。

根据倒数第二段One reason could be that as China continues to develop rapidly， Chinese is increasingly becoming a useful tool for people's personal and professional growth.—个原因可能是，随着中国的持续快速发展，汉语正日益成为人们个人和职业发展的有用工具，可知许多国家把汉语列入国家课程的原因是中国发展得很快，汉语也变得很有帮助，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。

11．阅读理解
Dear Kate,
I saw your name and address in the Pen friend magazine, and I would like to be your pen friend. First, I will tell you some things about myself. My name is Sidney. I'm fourteen years old. I'm about five feet tall. I have short black hair and brown eyes. My hobbies are playing computer games and playing chess.
I live with my parents. They came to England about 30 years ago. They came from Hong Kong, but I have never been there. Now my parents own a Chinese restaurant in Newcastle. We live in a small house near our restaurant. I was born in Newcastle in 2003. I can speak Chinese, but I cannot write it very well. I have a brother called Edwin. He is 23 and works as an architect in London.
I'm in Walker School. It is near my house, so I can walk to school. I like my school because the teachers are friendly. My school has many sports fields like sports very much. I enjoy playing rugby and badminton in winter, and tennis in summer. My favourite subject is Physics. I want to be an engineer.
I'll send you a photo of myself with my school friends. I hope you will write to me soon, and tell me all about you.
Yours,
Sidney （1）Sidney wants to ______.
A. tell Kate about her family
B. make friends with Kate
C. practise her English
D. tell Kate about her school life
（2）How many people are there in Sidney's family?
A. 2.
B. 3.
C. 4.
D. 5.
（3）Where was Sidney born?
A. In China.
B. In England.
C. In Canada.
D. In Japan.
（4）What's Sidney's favourite sport in winter?
A. Tennis
B. Computer games.
C. Badminton.
D. Running
【答案】（1）B
（2）C
（3）B
（4）C
【解析】【分析】主要讲了Sidney写信告诉Kate想和她成为笔友，并且介绍了自己的一些。