最新英语八年级英语上册阅读理解训练经典1

最新英语八年级英语上册阅读理解训练经典1

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 $2,000. 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 electronic 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 Banerjee's machine in November, but they 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 he's on to something 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. Photocopies.

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）Banerjee's parents wanted him to continue to ___________.

A. catch Intel's interest

B. work on his invention

C. be a computer engineer

D. 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 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 son, saying, started to be interested more, thinking that he's 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

Up to two thirds of children don't get as much sleep as they should do, and this can make them nervous and slow at school, researchers say.

So how long should young people sleep each night? The answer is between 8 and 10 hours. If you don't get enough sleep at night, you'll have less energy the next day.

But the researchers say many children have missed out on 4,500 hours of sleep by the time they are seven years old. They say that children miss sleep because they have TVs and computers in their rooms, and busy parents don't read to their younger children at night any more. The traditional “bedtime story” helps children to relax and fall asleep peacefully. Children with TVs and computers in their bedrooms were more likely to sleep badly, and to get less than eight hours' sleep. Even losing one hour's sleep a night can mean that children do less well at school.

German scientists think that your brain keeps working while you're asleep. To show that they were right, they gave two groups of people a problem to work out. One group went to sleep, and the other group stayed awake. The result? The people who slept worked out the answer more quickly, suggesting their brains had been trying to find the answer while the people were asleep. So, make sure you get enough sleep tonight, and you'll be at your best tomorrow!

（1）What happens to children at school if they don't get enough sleep?

A. They walk more slowly.

B. They can relax.

C. They watch more TV.

D. They do less well at school.

（2）The main idea of the second paragraph is .

A. how much sleep we need

B. children don't get enough sleep

C. our brains never really go to sleep

D. TVs and computers are the problem

（3）How does a bedtime story help children get a good sleep?

A. It helps children to relax and fall asleep peacefully.

B. Children lose more sleep.

C. Children have more energy.

D. Children get to sleep later.

（4）Why is it better to sleep in a room without a TV or computer?

A. You can read stories before you go to sleep.

B. You sleep better and get more sleep.

C. You have less energy.

D. Your brain works better.