成都市实验外国语学校八年级英语阅读理解专题

成都市实验外国语学校八年级英语阅读理解专题
一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项训练
1．阅读理解
One day in a restaurant, the American writer Anne Herbert wrote this sentence on a piece of paper: "Random（任意的） actions of kindness." Later she repeated it in an interview on a TV show, and it soon caught people's eyes and made people think about how small "kind" actions could make our daily lives better.
One rainy night, a woman was standing at a bus stop waiting for the bus. A man came by on a motorcycle and offered to give her a ride. Of course, the woman said no. It would be crazy to accept a ride from a stranger on a motorcycle. Suddenly the man reached out and put a 50-dollar bill in her hand. He said, "Please take a taxi. It hurts me to see you standing here in the rain." Before she could refuse, he left quickly on his motorcycle.
Kind actions can be contagious. Once, a woman was going through a toll station（收费站） on a highway. Instead of paying for one ticket, she asked for two. She said to the toll collector, "The second ticket is for the car behind me." She didn't know the person in that car. She just did it without thinking more. So when the next car came up, the toll collector said to the driver, "You don't have to pay. The woman in the blue car just paid for you." The driver was so surprised that he decided to pay for the person behind him. This continued with 14 drivers that day.
So just imagine what the world will be like if we all practice random actions of kindness from time to time?
（1）When the man on the motorcycle offered to give a ride, the woman probably felt he is______.
A. helpful
B. friendly
C. silly
D. strange
（2）The underlined word "contagious" in Paragraph 3 probably means ______ in Chinese.
A. 有感染力的
B. 有用的
C. 有生机的
D. 有说服力的（3）One of the features（特征） of "random actions of kindness" is ______.
A. it's necessary to take time to plan for it
B. you should wait for a proper time to do it
C. to do something good without thinking
D. to perform kindly for a certain need
（4）Which of the following best ends the passage?
A. We will not only give, but also get a lot out of it.
B. It helps us understand why people help each other.
C. Have you ever done any random actions of kindness?
D. Will more people accept random actions of kindness?
2．阅读理解
Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge（判断） things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first, son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn.
When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen.
The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds
and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. The youngest son said that the tree, bent down with heavy fruits.
The old man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree, He told them that they couldn't judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the harvest of your autumn." said the old man.
It is true that we shouldn't let the hard season break the happiness of other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.
（1）Why did the old man ask his sons to look at the pear tree?
A. Because he liked eating pears.
B. Because the tree was important to his family.
C. Because he wanted to teach them not to judge things too quickly.
D. Because his sons didn't judge things quickly.
（2）The fourth son went to see the tree in .
A. spring
B. summer
C. autumn
D. winter
（3）Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The pear tree was near his home.
B. The third son saw green leaves on the tree.
C. The four sons all liked the tree.
D. Even you give up in winter, you can still get hope in other seasons.
（4）What's the main idea of this passage?
A. Don't judge a life by one difficult season.
B. Father's love is great.
C. Every tree has four seasons.
D. Life is different for everyone.
3．阅读理解
You don't have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great. I believe it is a normal thought in today's society to just let life happen to us. I also believe that we sometimes destroy（毁灭） our well-planned thoughts about success because it's easier to just continue as usual rather than "try" with the possible failure in mind.
Most people never get moving because they don't know what they want. Without a certain result already set in your mind, it's really difficult to get going, and even if you do, your attention may soon disappear and you give up before long.
Why not consider what's really important in your life? Write down what excites you, what would truly make you happy and what problems you have. At the end of the week, take a careful look at the notes you've taken .You'll soon begin to see a clearer picture of what direction you should be going towards.
Knowledge is useless without action. You read many books but your life will stay the same if you don't use the knowledge. Knowledge is fantastic but it will not change your life until it is used.
I love to read personal development material to keep a positive attitude（积极的态度）towards my life , but I also realize that if I don't set goals to achieve, then I will always be a talk the talk person who is great at giving advice but useless at realizing it .If you have no plans of practicing what you say, then it may be best to keep your mouth closed.
Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask, Act! Action will explain you. Whatever excuses we have for not living up to our talent, the fact is that time will always move forward. Be whatever you want to be and whatever you can be. Always remember the only limits（限制）we have are the ones we create for ourselves. Life is not what we think. It is what we experience when we behave according to the thoughts we have.
（1）What will happen if you have the possible failure in your mind?
A. You will destroy your well-planned thoughts about success.
B. You'll have great pressure and try not to make any mistakes.
C. You will try your best and come up with a much better plan.
D. You'll put all the opportunities to good use to try your plan.
（2）In Paragraph Two, the writer wants to .
A. tell us what people need to get success
B. show us what people set in their mind
C. talk about why people should practice
D. explain why people stop going ahead
（3）What does the underlined part "a talk the talk person "mean in the passage?
A. A person who is good at giving talks.
B. A person who talks big but does nothing.
C. A person who is active in talking.
D. A person who is an energetic talker.
（4）Which of the following is NOT true of the passage?
A. Knowledge is fantastic when it's used, or it's useless.
B. Knowledge is useless without action.
C. Success always stops us from succeeding but ourselves.
D. Action will tell you who you are.
（5）What is the best title for the passage?
A. See a Clear Picture of Life
B. Taking Actions Leads to Success
C. Set Your Goals to Achieve
D. Actions Speak Louder than Words
4．阅读理解
（1）Which country does this postcard come from?
A. China.
B. Canada.
C. England.
D. Australia.
（2）How did Tom go to Holiday Cove?
A. By plane.
B. By train.
C. By ship.
D. By car.
（3）Why does Peter want to go to the aquarium（水族馆） instead of the crocodile farm?
A. Because he has visited it before.
B. Because he is afraid of crocodiles.
C. Because he is interested in dolphins.
D. Because he has no tickets to the crocodile farm.
5．阅读理解
An old man was fishing in the bank of a river. A girl came to see him fishing. The old man was really good at fishing and it didn't take long for him to catch a full basket of fish. The old man saw that the girl was very cute, and he wanted to give her a whole basket of fish. But the girl shook her head. The old man was surprised and asked "Why don't you want the fish?"
The girl replied, "I want the fishing rod（竿）in your hands.”
The old man asked, "Why do you want the rod?"
"It doesn't take long to eat all the fish in a basket. But if I have the fishing rod, I can go fishing by myself and I won't be afraid of not having any more fish to eat."
I think you will certainly say that the girl is very smart. Wrong! If she doesn't know how to fish, she can not have fish to eat, even though she has the fishing rod. It's useless to only have a fishing rod. Fishing skills are the most important, not the fishing rod.
Too many people think that if they have a "fishing rod" in their life, they will no longer fear the
wind and rain. They are just like the girl, who thought that if she had a fishing rod, she would have fish to eat.
（1）The old man was fishing on the bank of a .
A. river
B. lake
C. pool
D. sea
（2）Why did the girl refuse the fish the old man gave her?
A. Because she didn't like fish.
B. Because she wanted the old man's fishing rod.
C. Because the old man had few fish.
D. Because she didn't like the old man.
（3）The writer thought the girl was after she explained why she didn't want the fish. A. smart B. hard-working C. silly D. lazy
（4）What is the best title for the article?
A. The Fish.
B. The Fishing Man.
C. The Fishing Girl.
D. Learn to Fish. 6．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Have you ever had thought about building a robot? Or putting together a spaceship? Or even seeing your face made out of chocolate? Done. All you need is a 3-D printer.
The possibilities of 3-D printing seem endless. All the user has to do is to design an object on the computer and choose a material to print in. The printers print in hundreds of different materials including glass, sugar and even skin! When the user presses "print", the 3-D printer spreads the materials layer by layer and like magic the object is produced.
The first 3-D printer was invented in 1986 by American, Charles Hull. But 3-D printing has only become cheap enough recently for most people to use. Designers now use 3-D printing to create unusual things. The Dutch artist Dirk Vander Kooj prints furniture made from old fridges.
And doctors have used 3-D printing to print human body parts! The Telegraph reported in February that scientists from Cornell Medical College even printed a man-made ear.
But like a lot of new technologies, if 3-D printing gets into the wrong hands, it can be dangerous.
In 2011 a group of four men in the US used 3-D printing to produce ATM skimmers. These were placed on an ATM and stole over $400,000 from users of the ATM. It is terrible to think that criminals like them might one day use a 3-D printer to print a gun.
But for better or for worse, 3-D printing has been put into use. In a few years, you'll probably be wondering how you could ever live without your 3-D printer!
（1）________ invented the first3-D printer.
A. Charles Hull
B. Four men in the US
C. Dirk Vander Kooj
D. A doctor called Cornell （2）What is the correct order for people to use a 3-D printer?
a. choose a proper material.
b. Press "print".
c. The 3-D printer spreads the material.
d. Use a computer to design an object.
A. a-b-c-d
B. d-c-b-a
C. a-c-d-b
D. d-a-b-c
（3）According to the passage, people have NOT yet produced ________ with a 3-D printer.
A. a gun
B. some furniture
C. a man-made ear
D. ATM skimmers （4）What does the writer think of the 3-D printer?
A. It is useless in our daily life.
B. It is helpful but dangerous.
C. It is important only for our work.
D. It is too expensive for most people.
7．阅读理解
Rock climbing did not become a sport until late in the 1900s. But now it has become a popular outdoor activity. While rock climbing may still be necessary for mountain climbing most people just climb low hills for fun.
If you have ever done rock climbing, you will know that it is not a very easy sport. Indoor and outdoor rock climbing both need practice most people don't know that rock climbing sports that depend on your body and mind.
To climb success fully, one must use wonderful skills. One of the important rules is to always have three parts of your body on the rock face. Another important rule is that your arms only hold you close to the rock face while your legs are pushing you up, the closer you are to the rock face, the easier it is to climb.
Rock climbing is a wonderful sport. Once you start to learn how to climb, you'll find more Tu. People who like games such as chess playing or problem-solving may love rock climbing because they are nearly the same in the way of thinking. For anyone who wants to get into beautiful shape, rock climbing is a fun and good way. Anyone who enjoys a difficult game and loves the outdoors should think of taking rock climbing as a new hobby.
（1）When did rock climbing become a sport?
A. In 1900.
B. Late in the 1900s.
C. Early in the 1900s.
D. In the middle of the 1900s.（2）What does rock climbing depend on?
A. It depends on your brain.
B. It depends on your hobby.
C. It depends on your interests.
D. It depends on your body and mind.
（3）Why may the chess players like rock climbing?
A. They really like to do sports.
B. They'd like to get into beautiful shape.
C. It is more interesting than chess playing.
D. It is like chess playing in the way of thinking.（4）Who should think of taking rock climbing as a new hobby?
A. People who love music.
B. People who love dancing
C. People who enjoy indoor activities.
D. People who enjoy a difficult game and love the outdoors.
（5）What can we learn from the passage?
A. Rock climbing is a very easy sport.
B. When you climb, your arms push you up.
C. Rock climbing is a kind of indoor and outdoor activity.
D. The closer you are to the rock face, the more difficult it is to climb.
8．根据短文内容，判断下列各句正、误。

Long ago, there was a queen who lived in a palace （宫殿） , she felt bored and said to her adviser（顾问） ,"AII the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of beauty. Let
everyone know that I will hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the prize will be this crown （王冠）."
Several days later, lots of people came to the competition and showed their things. The queen was not satisfied with what she saw. The adviser suggested, "What you are looking for cannot be brought to you. You must look for it by yourself. What about a journey?"
The queen was interested in the idea, so she started at once. As she was on top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart. "Why have I never found my palace so beautiful?"
The queen spent one year traveling. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars twinkling at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing? She thought it over.
Suddenly, she understood beauty was everywhere. She should learn to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she had seen. As time went by, the queen's crown got smaller and smaller until nothing was left.
She found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world!
（1）The queen wanted to hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world.
（2）Lots of people came to the competition and brought the things that made the queen satisfied.
（3）On top of the hill near her palace, the queen didn't find her palace so beautiful.
（4）The queen saw beauty on the farm, in the river and even in the night sky on her journey. （5）The passage tells us that beauty is everywhere if we learn to enjoy the world.
9．阅读理解
It was 8:30 at night. Don was driving home. He was surprised when he saw a large, green light in the sky. The light was floating（漂浮）over a field. Don stopped his car and went out. He stood behind a tree and watched.
The light got very bright. It came nearer and nearer. It was a UFO! And it landed in the field! "What's that? Maybe there are travelers from space in the UFO, "he thought. He started to walk across the field.
Then a large door on the UFO opened. Something came out! It moved toward Don.
The thing was not nice to look at! It had long yellow strings（细绳）on its face. Two round and blue balls were on its face. Under the round things, there were three holes. One hole opened and closed and made big noises.
Now Don was afraid, but he tried to be brave. He walked nearer and listened to the terrible noises.
"Hello," said the strange thing. "My name is Zeeb. I'm from the planet Mars（火星）. This is my first trip to the earth. Glad to meet you."
（1）The light came nearer and nearer. And finally it .
A. floated over the field
B. floated in the air
C. come to the ground
D. open the door in the air
（2）The strange thing came to the earth from Mars in a UFO .
A. look
B. hit
C. visit
D. walk across
（3）The thing from space was .
A. ugly
B. smart
C. cute
D. nice
（4）The strange thing was .
A. not happy
B. friendly
C. angry
D. strange 10．阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

I've been dancing since I was 14, when my best friend asked me to go to an after-school dance class with her. I enjoyed that dance class and from then on, I began to dance. After every class, I always have to stretch out（拉伸）my legs and back! It feels like as much exercise as a sport.
However, most people think dancing isn't a sport. They think it's an art form（艺术形式）. It is easy to see why those people think so. Dancing to music is relaxing and enjoyable, just like watching a play.
On the other hand, many people think that dancing is a sport. No matter what kind of dance you do, you always use all of your muscles （肌肉）. So, dancers are often just as athletic as football players, runners or swimmers.
In my opinion, dancing is both a sport and an art form. It has brought me great fun and improved my health.
Anyway, whether you think of dancing to be a sport or an art form, the important thing is to enjoy it! Dancing is a really fun way to exercise!
（1）The writer has to stretch out her __________ after every dancing class
A. Arms and back
B. Legs and back
C. Legs and neck
D. Arms and neck
（2）Why do most people think watching dancing looks like watching a play?
①because it's easy to understand why people think so.
②Because the music for dancing is relaxing and enjoyable.
③Because the ticket price for dancing and the play is the same.
④because many people think dancing is an art form.
A. ①②③
B. ②③④
C. ①②④
D.
①③①
（3）What does the underlined word "athletic" probably mean?
A. Strong
B. Beautiful
C. Rich
D. Proud
（4）What's the best title for the passage?
A. Why is dancing a sport?
B. Why is dancing an art form?
C. Why did I fall in love with dancing?
D. Is dancing a sport or an art form?
11．阅读理解
Most musicians agree that the best violins were first made in Cremona, Italy, about 200 years ago. These violins sound better than any other violin. They even sound better than the violins made today. Violin makers and scientists try to make instruments like the Italian violins. But they aren't the same. Musicians still prefer the old ones.
Some people think it is the age of the violins. But not all the old violins sound wonderful. Only the old violins from Cremona are special. So age cannot be the correct answer.
Other people think the secret to those violins is wood. The wood must be from certain kinds of trees. But the kind of wood may not be so important. It may be more important to cut the wood in a special way. Wood for a violin must be cut very carefully. It has to be the right size and shape. The smallest difference will change the sound of the violin. Musicians sometimes think that it is the secret of the Italians. Possibly they understood more than us about how to cut the wood.
Size and shape may not be the answer either. Scientists can make new ones which are exactly the same size and shape. But the new violins still do not sound as good as the old ones. Some scientists think the secret may be the varnish （清漆）. Varnish is what covers the wood of the violin. It makes the wood look shiny. It also helps the sound of the instrument. But no one knows what the Italian violin makers used in their varnish.
（1）Violins first made in Cremona .
A. are worse than the violins made today
B. are the same as the violins made today
C. sound better than the violins made today
D. have the same varnish as the violins made today
（2）Why is the violin painted with the varnish?
A. To make it sell better.
B. To make it look shiny.
C. To make the sound better.
D. Both B and C.
（3）From Paragraph 3, we can learn .
A. all the old violins sound wonderful
B. wood for violins must be cut carefully
C. the kind of wood must be very important
D. the age of the violins must be the correct answer
（4）What is the passage mainly about?
A. Scientific ideas about violins made today.
B. The ways of making good violins.
C. The musical instruments.
D. The old Italian violins.
12．阅读理解
One day, I was cooking with my friend Sandy in the kitchen. Suddenly, Sandy cut her finger. I went to her quickly. But to my surprise, I saw computer chips in her finger.
"Now you know my secret, so you have to die!" Sandy said and picked up the knife. "No, please, Sandy. Aren't we good friends?" I shouted. But before Sandy could say anything, she fainted.
"Oh, Sandy," I took her to the hospital in a hurry. After a doctor checked her, he said, "I'm afraid we can't help her. Why don't you take her to a robot centre?" I hurried to a robot centre. A few days later, Sandy was well. She asked, "Mary, why did you save me even after I tried to kill you?" "Because I'm sure you are my friend. Can you tell me where you are from? I'm from another planet. It's far from here. Thank you, my friend. Now I see how friendly people are on the Earth." Two days later, a UFO came and picked her up. Since then, I've never seen her.
（1）What was Sandy doing when she cut her finger?
A. She was watching a film named UFO.
B. She was cooking in the kitchen.
C. She was getting ready for the coming party.
D. She was doing some shopping with her friends.
（2）What did Sandy want to do when her friend knew her secret?
A. She wanted to kill her friend.
B. She wanted to run after her friend.
C. She wanted to go to the hospital.
D. She wanted to play with the knife.
（3）Who saved Sandy's life in the end?
A. The writer and the police.
B. The doctors in the hospital.
C. The doctors and the robots.
D. The writer and experts in the robot centre.（4）Where was Sandy from?
A. Another country.
B. A robot centre.
C. Another planet.
D. A hospital. 13．阅读理解
What will life be like in 2050
Life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields, from entertainment to technology. TV channels will disappear in 2050. People will choose a programme from a "menu" and a computer will send the programme directly to the television.
Water wilt become one of our most serious problems. Today in many places, agriculture is developing and people are growing fruit and vegetables to export（出口）. This needs a lot of water. Need for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there will be serious shortages（短缺）.
In transportation, computers will control the speed of the ears and there won't be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to where you want to go. Besides, space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours. Nowadays, the United States Shuttle can go into space and land on Earth again. By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.
In the field of technology, robots will replace people in many fields. Today many factories have already used robots. Big companies prefer robots because they do not ask for pay rises or go on strikes, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere—in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.
（1）TV channels will in 2050.
A. disappear
B. appear
C. be more expensive
D. be cheaper
（2）How many times will water use increase between now and ______.
A. Five times.
B. Eight times.
C. Ten times.
D. Eleven times.（3）What will NOT happen to cars in 2050?
A. There will be no accidents.
B. Computers will control the speed of cars.
C. Computers will tell drivers where exactly they are.
D. Computers will control the cars and drive the cars to where you want to go.
（4）Big companies prefer robots NOT because ____________.
A. they will replace people
B. they can work a long time
C. they won't complain
D. they do not go on strikes
14．阅读短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

If you look at the top of your phone, you'll usually see a little symbol that says 3G or 4G.The "G" stands for the "generation （代）" of your mobile phone network. But these symbols will become things of the past after 5G networks fully arrive.
On March 30, Shanghai vice-mayor Wu Qing made the first 5G video call on a Huawei Mate X smartphone, CGTN reported. Shanghai has also become the first city in China to start testing 5G networks.
About 100 times faster than 4G networks, 5G will let people download and upload data faster than ever before. But 5G won't just bring faster mobile Internet. People can use it to do many other things as well.
For example, 5G will help to make self-driving cars safer. Today's self-driving test cars have one problem-lag （延迟）. When the car "sees" an obstacle （障碍物）, it sends he information to a data center and receives instructions. However, it takes time to send and receive the information with this kind of lag, the cars might crash because they don't receive instructions in time. With 5G, this lag will be greatly lowered, making the cars safer according to CNN.
5G could also be used to power the Internet of Things （IoT）. This means a large online network that connects all things and people. Fast Internet speeds will be the key to developing this technology. The IoT could be used in a lot of ways. For example, with IoT, your fridge could automatically （自动地） place an order online for eggs when it finds that there are no eggs left.（1）In which city was 5G tested for the first time in China?
A. Beijing
B. Shanghai
C. Guangzhou
D. Shenzhen
（2）The writer uses self-driving cars as an example to ________.
A. explain how self-driving cars work
B. tell us the possible danger of self-driving cars
C. let us know how helpful 5G's fast speed can be
D. show us how 5G will bring faster mobile Internet
（3）Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The first 5G video call was made on a computer on March 30.
B. With the help of 5G, people can only download and upload data faster.
C. Self-driving test cars might not crash if they can receive instructions in time.
D. The IoT is a fridge that can order eggs automatically when there are no eggs left.
（4）The passage mainly talks about ________.
A. the IoT
B. 5G networks
C. self-driving cars
D. Huawei smartphones 15．阅读短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Miss Evans was going to give a speech on Friday afternoon. But on Thursday night she was told that she had to go to an important meeting the next day at the same time. "No one can be in two places at the same time. What should I do?" She thought. But soon, she had an idea.
At five to three on Friday afternoon, Miss Evans went to the lecture room. There were twenty。