【英语】八年级英语下册阅读理解试题和答案

【英语】八年级英语下册阅读理解试题和答案一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项练习（含答案解析）1．阅读理解Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life, Wheeler and his family lived in many counties.In the early 1970s, Tony met a young woman named Maureen. Soon they got married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip, they visited places like Iran, India and so on.When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries weather, customs, and places to see. But unlike other travel books of that time, Tony Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists didn't go. He also wrote about special things to see and to do. The book was very popular.Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They went on traveling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today, 800 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler, the great traveler, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises.（1）Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheap to ______.A. make money for his next trip.B. tell people about his new companyC. draw people's attention to his familyD. answer people's questions about his trip（2）Across Asia on the Cheap was different from other travel books of that time because ______.A. it was longer and more popularB. it was the first travel book in the worldC. it talked about places most tourists did not goD. it talked about a country's weather and customs（3）Which of the following is true about Tony Wheeler's company?A. His father started it.B. It is an airline.C. Hundreds of people work for it.D. It has no books about traveling.（4）The passage mainly talks about ______.A. a great traveler and his booksB. a tour of different countriesC. a great writer and his familyD. different kinds of companies【答案】（1）D（2）C（4）A【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文介绍了一个旅行家和他写的书的事情，一开始汤姆结婚，后来他们夫妻二人开始环游世界旅行，并且谢了树，后来他们开了了一家公司，并且继续旅行。

（1）细节题。

根据文章提到的 To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap 可知，他写这本书的目的是为了回答人们的问题，故选D。

（2）细节题。

根据文章提到的 But unlike other travel books of that time, Tony Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists didn't go. 可知这本书说了人们不去的地方的情况，故选C。

（3）细节题。

根据文章提到的 Today, 800 people work for Lonely Planet. 可知，数百人为这家公司工作，故选C。

（4）细节题。

根据文章提到的一个旅行家和他的书，可知主要聊了旅行家和书，故选A。

【点评】考查阅读理解，考查了细节题，做此类题首先熟悉文章大意，然后熟悉问题，带着问题到文章中找出答案，注意细节。

2．根据短文内容判断正误。

Do you have any hobbies? If students don't have any interests except school work, they may be bored people. And that can influence their studies.Studying without relaxing isn't good for health. We can't get good grades if we have bad health. We should make use of our free time. We should do what we like. Some people like singing, taking, photos and drawing pictures. Others prefer collecting stamps, reading or shopping.David is a middle school student. He has a few hobbies, but his favourite one is collecting stamps.He likes it best because he can learn a lot from the stamps. Some people collect stamps because they can make money from the stamps. But he is just interested in collecting them and enjoys looking at them when he is free.（1）Studying without relaxing is good for health.（2）David studies in a middle school.（3）David likes collecting stamps best.（4）Some people collect stamps for money.（5）David enjoys looking at his stamps when he is busy.【答案】（1）0（2）1（4）1（5）0【解析】【分析】文章大意：学生应该有兴趣爱好，如果除了学习而没有兴趣爱好，生活将会变的无聊。

爱好会影响到学习，没有放松的学习对健康没有好处，没有好的健康，我们就不可能获得好成绩。

我们应该利用好我们的业余时间，发展自己的爱好。

大卫是个有着很多爱好的中学生。

最喜欢集邮。

（1）细节理解题，根据 Studying without relaxing isn't good for health. 可知，没有放松的学习对健康不好，因此本句叙述错误，故答案是错误。

（2）细节理解题，根据 David is a middle school student. 可知大卫在一所中学学习，故答案是正确。

（3）细节理解题，根据 his favourite one is collecting stamps. 可知大卫最喜欢集邮，故答案是正确。

（4）细节理解题，根据 Some people collect stamps because they can make money from the stamps. 可知，有人集邮是为了赚钱，故答案是正确。

（5）细节理解题，根据 . But he is just interested in collecting them and enjoys looking at them when he is free. 可知，当大卫有空了的时候，他很喜欢看这些邮票，而不是忙的时候，因此本句的叙述错误，故答案是错误。

【点评】考查阅读理解，本文涉及到了正误判断，正误判断是细节理解中的一种，也是根据短文内容进行正误判定。

3．阅读理解Dear Grandma and Grandpa,How are you? I am fine. School is out already. On our last day, we went to a museum. It was fun until we all had to run through the rain to get on the bus. Even that was kind of fun, though.How was your camping trip? Dad says you're just getting back home this Wednesday. I've been taking good care of Sparky for you. The dog sleeps at the foot of my bed on most nights. He and the cat have even been getting along.Dad says to tell you that our yard is looking good this year. We've had lots of rain, especially last Friday— the last day of schoolWhen are you coming to get Sparky? See you soon.Love,Kyle Dear Kyle,Our camping trip was wonderful! We've already decided to come here again next year. FromOhio. We drove south to Kentucky. We enjoy looking at rocks, so we had decided to go to Mammoth Cave National Park. I'd never seen so many rocks!Each day, we chose a different cave. We saw narrow（狭窄的）places and huge ones. In one cave, we were underground for more than two miles.We'll come to get Sparky next weekend, if that's okay.Love,Grandma and Grandpa （1）What was the weather like on Kyle's last school day?A. Windy.B. Rainy.C. Snowy.D. Cloudy.（2）On most nights, Sparky sleeps _________.A. with Kyle's catB. with Kyle's dadC. on Kyle's bedD. at the foot of Kyle's bed （3）What does the underlined word "cave" mean in Chinese?A. 峡谷B. 山洞C. 悬崖D. 索道【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）B【解析】【分析】本文是Kyle和祖父母之间的书信往来。