Unit3 阅读理解8篇 -英语八年级上册单元冲刺满分题型训练

8上Unit3 阅读理解8篇
Passage 1（2023秋·全国·八年级专题练习）
Are you shy sometimes? The answer from 16-year-old Liu Yuexian is “Yes”. “When my teacher asked me to come to the blackboard, I was too nervous to work out the problem,” said Liu. “I thought everyone was looking at me.”
Do you feel the same as Liu? Experts have found that more than 80 per cent of middle school students feel afraid to be the centre of attention. Shyness means feeling frightened when you’re around other people. Some kids are born shy. Some become shy later because of their life experiences. It’s OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people.
In fact, everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just a case of how much. Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they get shy. But some become so shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting new people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.
If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are smarter because they think more and talk less. Shy people are also good at working with others because they think more for other people. You see, being shy isn’t all bad. But remember not to let good opportunities pass you by just because of it. If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or practise spoken English in front of others, just do it! There’s nothing to be afraid of.
1．________ of middle school students feel afraid to be the centre of attention.
A．Less than 80% B．More than 80% C．Less than 60% D．All
2．What does the underlined word “frightened” mean?
A．兴奋的B．勇敢的C．自信的D．害怕的
3．What can we learn from the third paragraph?
A．Shyness can’t st op you from doing something you want to do.
B．Being shy isn’t a very big problem.
C．If shyness stops you from doing something you want to do, it is bad for you.
D．All kinds of shyness are good for you.
4．Why are shy people smarter according to some experts?
A．Because they are good at working.
B．Because they think less and talk more.
C．Because they think more and talk less.
D．Because they can speak in front of others.
5．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．Shyness is bad for everyone.
B．Shyness is not all bad and we should be brave.
C．Shyness is good for everyone.
D．We should practise spoken English by ourselves.
Passage 2（2023秋·全国·八年级专题练习）
As time goes by, are you still the same person you used to be? Many of you would think you are. But according to a new study, your personality can change greatly. You could be a completely different person at 77, compared to when you were a 14-year-old, reported The Huffington Post.
Psychologists at the UK’s University of Edinburgh did the study on a group of Scottish peop le. The research found that almost everyone’s personality changed when they grew old. The findings are published in a journal called Psychology and Aging.
The research is based on a study that began in 1950. A group of teachers gave more than 1,200 14-year-old students personality tests. They tested six basic personality traits: self-confidence, conscientiousness, perseverance, desire to excel, creativity and moods.
In 2012, researchers successfully found 174 of the 1,200 students, who were 77 years old on average at the time. They agreed to take a personality test similar to the one they had completed 63 years earlier.
Researchers then compared the then-and-now test results. They were surprised to find great changes to all six personality traits of these people. Moods and conscientiousness had changed less. But there were still not too many similarities between the two results.
The younger and older self seemed to be totally different for each person. It was “as if the second tests had been given to differen t people,” the study’s authors noted.
In the past, personality was widely believed to be stable. William James, the father of American psychology, said that personality is “set like plaster”. This new study may bring some fresh ideas to the theory.
6．Psych ologists at the UK’s University of Edinburgh did a study on________.
A．Chinese people B．Scottish people
C．British people D．American people
7．In the study in 1950, teachers gave more than 1,200 14-year-old students________ tests.
A．sight B．language C．personality D．oral English
8．How many basic personality traits did the teachers test in 1950?
A．One. B．Five. C．Six. D．Seven.
9．According to the study, we can learn that________.
A．there are too many similarities between the younger and older self
B．the younger and older self are different for each person
C．the younger and older self are similar for each person
D．there is no differences between the younger and older self
10．What does the passage mainly tell us?
A．Personality is stable. B．Everyone has the same personality.
C．Personality may change as people grow older. D．The results of the study are the same.
Passage 3（2023秋·全国·八年级专题练习）
What makes us who we are? This question has two typical answers. One is the environment that surrounds us when we grow up, and the other is our genes. In English, this is called the “nature vs nurture debate”. Nature means genes, whereas nurture means environment, including the people around you.
There is a famous saying: “Give me a child until the age of 7 and I’ll show you the man.” The meaning is that the environment in the early part of our life has the biggest effect on our adult life. Now, there is scientific research to support this famous saying.
Scientists at the universities of Exeter, UK and Hamburg, Germany did studies on birds. They found that their personalities were affected most by the birds around them when they grew up—more so than genes. They watched small birds in new environments, and wrote down how much they explored. Birds that grew up with very curious birds were more curious themselves.
Nick Royle from the University of Exeter in the UK said the research was surprising because it shows that “for these birds, personality is mainly determined by environment.” However, human personalities are a lot more comp licated than birds, so there is much we still don’t know. The nature vs nurture debate will continue for a long
time, if not forever.
11．According to the first paragraph, nature means ________, and nurture means________.
A．environment; genes B．genes; environment
C．child; adult D．adult; child
12．________ has great impact on our adult life.
A．The environment in our early life B．The environment in our old life
C．The gene in our early life D．The gene in our adult life
13．Scientists from the two universities did studies on________.
A．human B．adults C．birds D．children
14．The study in the third paragraph tells us________.
A．gene is the most important to the birds’ personality
B．environment is the most important to the birds’ personality
C．the personality of birds is not related to environment
D．the personality of birds is not related to gene
15．Human personalities are________birds.
A．simpler than B．more complicated than
C．less complicated than D．as simple as
Passage 4（2023秋·全国·八年级专题练习）
Every country shares things in common: we value family and laughter, cherish food and health, and celebrate large festivals and traditions. Yet within the similar things we share, there are unique parts of each country. One characteristic that is famous of British people is their sense of humor, particularly self-mockery.
This is a type of humor that criticizes and undervalues oneself. For example, a fat person may joke: “I’m on a new sea food diet. If I see food, I eat it.” This is a well-known self-mockery joke. Famous British writer Oscar Wilde once said: “I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a word that I am saying.”
It’s difficult to say why self-mockery is tied to the British people. But every nation’s sense of humor comes from its culture and history. It could come from another British characteristic, modesty, meaning to not highlight or talk openly about your skills. This seems to be something that is similar with the Chinese people, where modesty plays a big part in daily life.
It also acts as a defense of our self-esteem by playing down our skills. This can lessen the chances of people criticizing us.
Another possible reason is that on average, the British people don’t take themselves too seriously. So mocking themselves is simply a healthy result of this.
16．________ is a characteristic among British people.
A．Self-mockery B．Laughing at others
C．Cooking D．Modesty
17．The two examples in the second paragraph can be called “________”.
A．overvaluation B．self-mockery C．skill D．criticism
18．Every nation’s sense of humor comes from its ________.
A．history B．culture C．history and culture D．economy and culture
19．For Chinese people, ________is important in daily life.
A．joke B．modesty C．criticism D．self-mockery
20．Self-mockery can________.
A．reduce our abilities
B．make others criticize us
C．lessen the chances of people criticizing us
D．enhance our skills
Passage 5（2022秋·八年级校考单元测试）
Friends are very important in everyone’s life because friends are always there when we need them. It’s great to have many friends, and I can’t thi nk about my life without my friends.
My best friend is Lisa. When I first met her, I was five. She is one year older than me. Now she is in the same class with me, in the 7th grade. She is tall and quite thin. She has long curly blond hair and blue eyes. I am not so beautiful. Sometimes I wish I could be as beautiful as she is.
My name’s Molly. I am tall enough but a little fat. Lisa and I like doing a lot of things together and talking about different things. She always helps me with my math and I sometimes help her with her English and history. I had to do a report (报告) on science once, but I didn’t understand (理解) what the teacher said. The next day, I read it in front of the class. But the teacher told me that my report was wrong and all my classmates laughed at (嘲笑)
me. I felt very bad about myself. Lisa was the only one who didn’t laugh at me. She tried to be nicer than anybody else and make me happy.
I am a shy person and sometimes I feel that people don’t understand me. Lisa is friendly and everybody loves her. She is also smart and she can deal with (解决）everything. I am happy to have a friend like her.
21．When Molly first met Lisa, Lisa was _______ years old.
A．5 B．6 C．7 D．8
22．Lisa always helps Molly with her _______.
A．math B．English
C．history D．science
23．Why did Molly feel bad after reading the report?
A．Because Lisa did better than her.
B．Because she didn’t read it aloud.
C．Because her classmates laughed at her.
D．Because the teacher didn’t understand her.
24．Which of the following words CANNOT describe Lisa?
A．Shy. B．Friendly.
C．Popular. D．Smart.
25．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Lisa is taller than Molly.
B．Molly is more beautiful than Lisa.
C．Lisa has brown hair and blue eyes.
D．Molly is happy to have a friend like Lisa.
Passage 6（2022秋·八年级课时练习）
We know that we live in a society, so we need a lot of friends. I think that a great friend is like a great artist who can change my feeling about life greatly. When I talk about the person who influenced（影响）me most, I must think of Wang Tao. He is my unforgettable（难忘的）friend in my life. He is good at study and looks handsome.
He is kind-hearted and is always ready to help others. But he doesn’t like others to praise（称赞）him, because he thinks what he did is common. There is an old saying: A friend in need is a friend indeed. Wang Tao sets a good
example in many parts in my life.
I remembered that my math was mediocre at that time, but he was excellent in math. He often got high grades, but I could only reach 70 percent. Since we talked all day long, he was kind and polite to answer my math questions. Slowly, I did well in math. Then we became friends naturally.
There are two kinds of friends, good and bad. Bad friends may make our life fail while good ones make our life successful. To me, Wang Tao is a very good friend. I learned a lot from him, and I became better and better.
We said goodbye three months ago. Now I miss him very much, and I hope that our friendship will keep being just as strong after we leave school.
26．The writer believes that an excellent friend _______.
A．is a man who is good at arts B．can change his life slowly
C．can influence his idea about life D．must think of him quickly
27．Which of the following is true?
A．Wang Tao will be a talented artist in the future.
B．Wang Tao is very friendly and ready to help others.
C．Wang Tao is interested in praising others.
D．Wang Tao is good at maths and wants to be a maths teacher.
A．极好的B．中等的C．有趣的D．特殊的
29．What can we learn from the passage?
A．All friends can help people do well in study.
B．People can only make friends with kind people.
C．People should change their bad friends into good friends.
D．Both good friends and bad friends can influence people’s life.
30．The best title of this passage is _______.
A．My University Life B．An Unforgettable Friend
C．How to Make Friends D．How to Learn Maths Well
Passage 7（2022秋·八年级单元测试）
Who is your deskmate? Do you still remember him or her? What does he or she look like? The following three
31．Albert’s favorite subject is _________.
A．math B．art C．P.E. D．science
32．_________ was born in a village in Russia.
A．Mary B．Nastya C．Emma D．Lily
33．Mary will go to _________ next summer.
A．her hometown B．her primary school C．Green Mountains D．Nastya’s new home
34．Emma is Lily’s good friend because ________.
A．she is kind to Lily B．she is Lily’s second deskmate
C．she is beautiful D．she is a girl with a big dream
35．According to the passage, we can learn that _________.
A．Albert is shorter than Jack now B．Jack wants to be a scientist
C．Mary and Emma have black hair D．Lily and Nastya know each other well
Passage 8 （2022秋·八年级单元测试）
The most basic and powerful way to connect(沟通)with another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our full attention(注意力).
When people are talking, just listen to what they’re saying. Care about it. Most of the time caring about it is
even more important than understanding it. It has taken me a long time to believe in the power of saying and meaning “I’m so sorry” when someone is sad.
One of my friends told me that when she tried to tell her story, people often broke in to tell her that something similar happened to them even when she didn’t finish her words. For some reasons, her sadness became a story about them. In the end, she stopped talking to most people. We connect through listening. When we break into what someone is saying to let them know that we understand, we move the focus of attention to ourselves. When we listen, they know we care.
This easy thing isn’t that easy to learn. When I was young, I thought people listened only because they were too shy to speak or did not know the answer. A loving silence(沉默)often has more power to comfort and to connect than the kindest words.
36．In the writer’s eyes, the most important thing we can give people is__________.
A．plenty of money B．lots of freedom C．full attention D．a smile 37．We should__________ when our friends are sad.
A．share our sad stories with them B．listen to their stories and say “I’m so sorry”
C．let them enjoy the silence and not talk about it D．tell them something interesting to make them happy
A．打断B．拒绝C．畏惧D．同意
39．What can we know from the passage?
A．The only connection between people is listening.
B．Caring about what people say is more important than understanding it.
C．People want others to share their feeling when they are telling their stories.
D．People listen because they are too shy to speak or don’t know the answer.
40．What’s th e main idea of the passage?
A．Being a good listener makes you a good talker.
B．Listening to people isn’t something easy to learn.
C．Most listeners are too shy to show themselves.
D．Sometimes a loving silence does a better job than beautiful words.
参考答案：
1．B 2．D 3．C 4．C 5．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了不同程度的害羞对人的影响，并建议读者不要害怕，不要畏惧与人沟通和展示自己，要大胆一点。

1．细节理解题。

根据“Experts have found that more than 80 per cent of middle school students feel afraid to be the centre of attention.”可知，80% 以上的中学生害怕成为关注的焦点。

故选B。

2．词义猜测题。

由“Expe rts have found that more than 80 per cent of middle school students feel afraid to be the centre of attention. Shyness means feeling frightened when you’re around other people.”可知，frightened的意思与afraid意思相近，为“害怕的”，故选D。

3．推理判断题。

根据第三段的描述可以推断，如果害羞阻止你做你想做的事情，那么它对你不好。

故选C。

4．细节理解题。

根据“Some experts say shy people are smarter because they think more and talk less.”可知，一些专家认为，害羞的人更聪明，因为他们想得更多，说得更少。

故选C。

5．主旨大意题。

本文主要介绍了不同程度的害羞对人的影响，并建议读者不要害怕，不要畏惧与人沟通和展示自己，要大胆一点。

故选B。

6．B 7．C 8．C 9．B 10．C
【导语】本文通过一项贯穿了62年的研究，证实人们的性格并不是以前所说的一直不变，而是可能会发生很多变化。

6．细节理解题。

根据“Psychologists at the UK’s University of Edinburgh did the study on a group of Scottish people.”可知，英国爱丁堡大学的心理学家对苏格兰人进行了一项研究。

故选B。

7．细节理解题。

根据“The research is based on a study that began in 1950. A group of teachers ga ve more than 1,200 14-year-old students personality tests.”可知，在研究中一组教师对1200多名14岁的学生进行了性格测试。

故选C。

8．细节理解题。

根据“They tested six basic personality traits: self-confidence, conscientiousness, perseverance, desire to excel, creativity and moods.”可知，在1950年的研究中测试了六种基本人格特质。

故选C。

9．细节理解题。

根据第五段的描述可以推断，对于每个人来说，年轻的自己和年长的自己不同。

故选B。

10．主旨大意题。

本文通过总分总的结构，通过一项贯穿了62年的研究，证实人们的性格并不是以前所说的一直不变，而是可能会发生很多变化。

故选C。

11．B 12．A 13．C 14．B 15．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了关于性格形成原因的研究。

11．细节理解题。

根据“Nature means genes, whereas nurture means environment, including the people around you.”可知，先天意味着基因，后天意味着环境。

故选B。

12．细节理解题。

根据“The meaning is that the environment in the early part of our life has the biggest effect on our adult life.”可知，我们生命早期的环境对我们成年后的生活影响最大。

故选A。

13．细节理解题。

根据“Scientists at the universities of Exeter, UK and Hamburg, Germany did studies on birds.”可知，英国埃克塞特大学和德国汉堡大学的科学家们对鸟类进行了研究。

故选C。

14．推理判断题。

根据第三段的描述可以推断，环境对鸟儿的性格有着最大的影响。

故选B。

15．细节理解题。

根据“However, human personalities are a lot more complicated than birds, so there is much we still don’t know.”可知，人类的性格比鸟类复杂。

故选B。

16．A 17．B 18．C 19．B 20．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了英国人习惯自嘲的特点。

16．细节理解题。

根据“One characteristic that is famous of British people is their sense of humor, particularly self-mockery.”可知，英国人的一个特点是自嘲。

故选A。

17．细节理解题。

根据“This is a type of humor that criticizes and undervalues oneself.”和“This is a well-known self-mockery joke.”可知，第二段中的两个例子被叫做自嘲。

故选B。

18．细节理解题。

根据“But every nation’s sense of humor comes from its culture and history.”可知，每个国家的幽默感来自于它的文化和历史。

故选C。

19．细节理解题。

根据“This seems to be something that is similar with the Chinese people, where modesty plays a big part in daily life.”可知，对中国人来说，谦虚在日常生活中很重要。

故选B。

20．细节理解题。

根据“This can lessen the chances of people criticizing us.”可知，自嘲可以减少人们批评我们的机会。

故选C。

21．B 22．A 23．C 24．A 25．D
【分析】朋友在我们生活中是非常重要的。

每个人都需要朋友，都需要有个可以与之一起说笑，一起玩耍的人作伴。

本文介绍了Molly和她的好朋友Lisa的故事。

21．细节理解题。

根据My best friend is Lisa. When I first met her, I was five. She is one year older than me可知，当两个好朋友第一次遇见时，Molly五岁，Lisa比她大一岁。

故选B。

22．细节理解题。

根据She always helps me with my math and I sometimes help her with her English and history 可知，Lisa经常帮Molly学习数学。

故选A。

23．细节理解题。

根据But the teacher told me that my report was wrong and all my classmates laughed at (嘲笑) me. I felt very bad about myself可知，Molly感到糟糕是因为被同学们嘲笑了。

故选C。

24．细节理解题。

从文章最后一段可知，Lisa不是一个害羞的孩子。

故选A。

25．推理判断题。

通读全文可知，Molly因有Lisa这样的好朋友而高兴。

故选D。

点睛：这篇文章介绍两个女孩的友谊。

在做细节判断题时，首先我们要仔细研读题干中每个句子的意思，带着问题阅读原文，在原文中找出相对应的句子，只有完全符合文章意思的句子，才可判断为正确，需要学生认真仔细地去推敲。

如2，3题都是根据文中的真实句子判断选出正确答案。

26．C 27．B 28．B 29．D 30．B
【导语】本文作者介绍了一个令人难忘的好朋友——王涛。

26．细节理解题。

根据第一段“I think that a great friend is like a great artist who can change my feeling about life greatly.”可知作者认为一个伟大的朋友就像一位伟大的艺术家，可以极大地改变自己对生活的感觉。

故选C。

27．细节理解题。

根据第二段“He is kind-hearted and is always ready to help others.”可知王涛心地善良，总是乐于助人。

故B项正确。

故选B。

28．词义猜测题。

根据“I could only reach 70 percent.”可知我的数学只能达到70%，推知比较中等。

故选B。

29．推理判断题。

根据倒数第二段“Bad friends may make our life fail while good ones make our life successful.”可知坏朋友可能使我们的生活失败，而好朋友使我们的人生成功。

推知好朋友和坏朋友都会影响人们的生活。

故选D。

30．最佳标题题。

根据第一段“When I talk about the person who influe nced（影响）me most, I must think of Wang Tao. He is my unforgettable（难忘的）friend in my life.”可知作者介绍了一个令人难忘的好朋友——王涛。

故选B。

31．D 32．B 33．C 34．A 35．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲3个孩子的第一个同桌的外貌等信息。

31．细节理解题。

根据“Our favorite subject is science. And we have the same dr eam—to be a scientist.”可知Albert
最爱的科目是科学。

故选D。

32．细节理解题。

根据“Her name is Nastya. She is kind, beautiful and funny. She was born in a village in Russia.”可知Nastya是出生在俄罗斯小村庄的人。

故选B。

33．细节理解题。

根据“Next summer, we will go to her village together.”及“The name of it is Green Mountains.”可知明年夏天玛丽将要去Nastya出生的小村庄Green Mountains。

故选C。

34．细节理解题。

根据“She is also my good friend because she is nice to me.”可知Emma对Lily好所以她们是好朋友。

故选A。

35．细节理解题。

根据“And we have the same dream—to be a scientist.”可知Jack和同桌都想成为科学家。

故选B。

36．C 37．B 38．A 39．B 40．D
【导语】本文是一篇议论文，作者通过讲道理和举例子来告诉读者倾听的重要性。

36．细节理解题。

根据第一段“Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our full attention (注意力).”可知，我们能够给予人们最重要的是我们全部的注意力。

故选C。

37．细节理解题。

根据第二段“It has taken me a long time to believe in the power of saying and meaning ‘I’m so sorry’ when someone is sad.”可知，当我们的朋友伤心的时候，我们应该倾听他们的故事并说“对不起”。

故选B。

38．词义猜测题。

根据第三段“One of my friends told me that when she tried to tell her story, people often broke in ... something similar happened to them ... words.”可推断出，当朋友在讲她的故事时，人们通常会打断朋友的倾诉，来讲述发生在他们身上的类似故事，因此划线单词的意思为“打断”。

故选A。

39．推理判断题。

根据第二段“When people are talking, just listen to what they’re saying. Care about it. Most of the time caring about it is even more important than understanding it”可知，在乎人们所说的比理解它更重要。

故选B。

40．主旨大意题。

根据最后一段“A loving silence(沉默)often has more power to comfort and to connect than the kindest words.”及全文可知，本文主要讲述了倾听的重要性，即是“有时候，爱的沉默比美丽的言语更有效。

”故选D。