【英语】八年级英语上册阅读理解专题(含答案)

【英语】八年级英语上册阅读理解专题(含答案)
一、八年级英语上册阅读理解专项练习（含答案解析）
1．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Since May 1st, 2015, Beijing has started to allow blind people to take guide dogs onto the subway. How much do you know about guide dogs? How do guide dogs help blind people?
Sometimes, they play with you like common pet dogs. But as soon as they wear their special coats, it's time to start work. They are guide dogs and they help to guide blind people. Those dogs that are smart and have a good temper can be guide dogs.
To help blind people, dogs need to learn many skills and pass tests. At the age of about 1 year old, dogs are trained at schools. There, they learn skills such as finding and following a clear road, moving around obstacles （障碍物）. They also need to learn an important lesson known as "intelligent disobedience （智能抗命）. For example, blind people ask the dog to go forward when crossing a road. But if a dog knows that a car is coming, it will not move until it is safe.
At about 10 to 20 years old, guide dogs retire （退休）. Some of them stay at their owners' homes and become their pets, and others may go back to training schools and live there.
（1）Those who are ________ can take guide dogs onto the subway.
A. old
B. blind
C. young
D. lazy
（2）What are the characteristics （特点） of the guide dog according to the passage?
a. clever
b. having a good temper
c. strong
d. having a good sense of smell
A. a, b, c, d
B. a, b, c
C. a, c, d
D. a, b
（3）The guide dog has to get some training EXCEPT （除了） ________ before it starts to work.
A. finding a clear road
B. moving around obstacles
C. intelligent disobedience
D. treating the owner
（4）Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The guide dog usually wears a special coat when it works.
B. The guide dog needs to pass tests before it can work.
C. Some guide dogs can become pets after 9 to 11 years' work
D. The guide dog will do whatever the owner asks it to do.
【答案】（1）B
（2）D
（3）D
（4）D
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了导盲犬的情况。

（1）细节题。

根据Beijing has started to allow blind people to take guide dogs onto the subway 可知北京已经开始允许盲人带导盲犬上地铁，故选B。

（2）细节题。

根据Those dogs that are smart and have a good temper can be guide dogs. 那些
聪明且脾气好的狗可以成为导盲犬，可知，导盲犬要聪明，好脾气，故选D。

（3）细节题。

根据There, they learn skills such as finding and following a clear road, moving around obstacles （障碍物）. They also need to learn an important lesson known as "intelligent disobedience 例如找到并沿着一条清晰的道路，绕过障碍物。

他们还需要学习一门被称为“智能抗命”的重要课程，可知，在它开始工作之前导盲犬除了 treating the owner 必须接受一些训练，故选D。

（4）推理题。

根据常识，导盲犬主要的作用是领路，可知导盲犬会做主人要求它做的任何事情是错的，故选D。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文涉及细节题、推断题，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息。

2．任务型阅读
A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of taxis. He asked every taxi driver his name. Then he took the third one. It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel. "How much does it cost for the whole day?" The man asked. "100 dollars," said the taxi driver. This was very expensive, but the man said it was OK.
The taxi driver took the man everywhere. He showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went back to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi driver 100 dollars and said, "What about tomorrow? It's another 100 dollars. "But the man said, "That's OK! See you tomorrow." The taxi driver was very pleased.
The next day the taxi driver took the traveler everywhere again. They visited all the parks and museums again, and in the evening they went back to the hotel. The man gave the taxi driver 100 dollars again and said, "I'm going home tomorrow." The taxi driver was sorry because he liked the traveler and, above all, 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. "So you're going home. Where do you come from?" he asked. "I come from New York!" said the traveler. "I have a sister in New York. Her name is Susanna. Do you know her?" "Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for you! "
（1）Where did the traveler come from?
________
（2）Why did the traveler take the third taxi?
Because ________
（3）Usually the cost traveling one day by taxi may be ________.
（4）Who asked the traveler to give the money to the taxi driver?
________
（5）The driver was unhappy ________
【答案】（1）He comes from New York.
（2）He didn't want to spend his money on the coming visit.
（3）100 dollars.
（4）The driver's sister.
（5）when he heard the traveller's last words.
【解析】【分析】
（1）根据文中"I come from New York!"" said the traveler.”可知游客来自纽约。

（2）根据文章，我们知道游客每天付出租车司机100美元，但是司机的姐姐给游客是每天200美元，可知游客还赚了100美元，完全自己旅行不用自己掏腰包。

（3）根据文中司机直接开价100美元，可推知答案。

（4）根据文中“Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for you! ”可知答案。

（5）文中司机前三天都非常高兴，直到游客要回国告知真相，可知答案。

【点评】本题考查的是文章的理解，通过理解文章对针对性的提问做出解答。

3．根据短文内容完成下列任务。

Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might write about them in his diary. Now a teenager might surf the Internet and write about his problems in his blog. In some ways, a diary and a blog are almost the same. What makes a blog different from a diary?
___________1 I have a younger sister. Sometimes I read her blog. She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry exam. When I was her age, I wrote the same things, but only in my diary. After I finished writing, I would hide （藏）my diary in a secret place because I was worried that someone else might read it！
Blogs have good points, of course. If I feel lonely and write “Nobody cares about me" in my diary, no one will know about it. However, if my sister writes the same words in her blog, her friends will quickly reply and tell her how much they like her. The blog helps people keep in contact （联系）with their friends.
A blog is public so it has some bad points.
___________2 If I am angry with a friend during school and write something bad about him in my
diary, he will never know. However, if my sister writes something bad about a friend, that friend may read her blog and cry.
___________3
If people are careful, writing the blog is really a good way to communicate with others. However, I still enjoy my diary!
（1）将下面的句子还原到文中空缺处。

A. So we must be very careful to write.
B. The biggest problem is that anyone can read what you write.
C. The biggest difference is that a blog is much more public than a diary.
________ ________ ________
（2）The underlined word "secret" means “___________” in Chinese.
A. 公开的
B. 黑暗的
C. 隐秘的
D. 有趣的（3）What may happen if a girl writes that nobody cares about her in her blog?
________
【答案】（1）C
；B
；A
（2）C
（3）Her friends will quickly reply and tell her how much they like her。

【解析】【分析】
（1）①根据上下文，可知此处是讲博客和日记不同之处，故选C。

②根据上下文，此处是讲博客公开性导致的缺点之一：人人可知你所写的内容。

故选B。

③根据上下文，此处应该是发出号召：我们在博客上写日子要谨慎。

故选A。

（2）根据上下文，特别是“hide （藏）my diary”。

可推知答案，故选C。

（3）根据文中“However, if my sister writes the same words in her bl og, her friends will quickly reply and tell her how much they like her. The blog helps people keep in contact （联系）with their friends.”可推知答案。

4．阅读理解
Books come to life in Australia once a year, when students dress up as their favorite characters and come to school. They are taking part in Book Week. Each year in August, schools and public libraries across Australia spend a week celebrating（庆祝）this big activity. Book Week is run by the Children's Book Council of Australia.
And the best part? Everyone dresses up in costumes（服装）, even the teachers. Many dress as characters from books or films, like Willie Wonka, Snow White, Robin Hood, Peter Pan and even C-3P0 from Star Wars. "He wanted to go as something from Star Wars," Veronica Sagredo said of her son Marlon. "Last year he went as a gladiato（r 角斗士）, because he likes history books." Others dress up as famous Australian heroes（英雄）to celebrate the country's history. "It is a fun way to focus on reading and the children really enjoy it, whether they like reading or not," an Australian junior school teacher Nicole Grima said.
Some students do a lot to have the best costume. And teachers plan activities or make competitions to show how important it is to read. Children's Book Council chairperson, professor Margot Hillel, said books would always be loved. "Hugging（拥抱）it, smelling it, turning the pages and sharing it with an adult（成人）," she told the Daily Telegraph.
Each year, there are awards for the best Australian children's book. This year was the 70th year of the awards.
（1）How do the kids in Australia dress up in August to celebrate Book Week?
A. As Halloween characters.
B. As their favorite book characters.
C. As characters in Shakespeare plays.
D. As people from their families, like their parents.（2）What does the school teacher Nicole Grima think of the activity?
A. Students actually don't like this activity.
B. It is interesting for students to improve their reading.
C. It makes students focus on the costumes rather than reading.
D. It is neither important nor meaningful for students' studies.
（3）Why did the teachers develop so many activities on Book Week?
A. To keep the kids busy.
B. To help the kids learn the importance of reading.
C. To turn Book Week into Drama Week.
D. To make full use of their costumes.
（4）What does the underlined word "award" mean in Chinese?
A. 赠品
B. 庆典
C. 奖励
D. 书市
【答案】（1）B
（2）B
（3）B
（4）C
【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文介绍了澳大利亚图书周，图书周是由澳大利亚书籍委员会举办，图书周中最精彩的部分是学生们扮演成他们最喜欢的书里的人物。

图书周里还评出澳大利亚最佳儿童图书奖。

目的是调动孩子们读书的积极性。

（1）细节题。

根据 students dress up as their favorite characters and come to school. They are
taking part in Book Week. Each year in August,可知在图书周里孩子们装扮成他们最喜欢的人物。

故选B。

（2）细节题。

根据 "It is a fun way to focus on reading and the children really enjoy it, whether they like reading or not," an Australian junior school teacher Nicole Grima said.可知图书周活动使孩子们对阅读感兴趣是有趣的。

故选B。

（3）细节题。

根据 And teachers plan activities or make competitions to show how important it is to read.可知老师计划活动或者开展比赛是为了展示给孩子们阅读重要。

故选 B。

（4）词义猜测。

根据 there are awards for the best Australian children's book.可知澳大利亚最好的儿童图书，应该是奖励。

故选C。

【点评】考查阅读理解，本文涉及细节题和词义猜测两种题型，细节题要注意从文章寻找答案，词义猜测要根据上文推测词义。

5．阅读理解
As a new immigrant （移民） in Australia, I sometimes find it hard to get into the local culture. After reading the book Unpolished Gem（《未经雕琢的宝石》）by Australian writer Alice Pung, I found I am not alone. Pung had the same story as me.
The story is set in Melbourne. Pung's parents are from Cambodia. They have lived in Australia for years. But Pung still has difficulties understanding both cultures.
One is the white Australian culture she lives in. The other is her family's traditional Asian values （价值观）. For example, her parents tell her, "You are going to be a lawyer and marry a doctor". This makes Pung want to run away from her life. However, as she argues with her white boyfriend, she knows that traditional Asian values are part of her life. In the end, she happily accepts her own cultural background （背景）.
Since Pung lived in her home country for 18 years, it wasn't easy for her to understand Australian culture. I have found that I feel the same way sometimes. In Asian culture, we put a lot of importance on our studies and getting into a good college. But it seems like Western kids are more carefree.
I liked this book because it really shows what it's like to live as an immigrant. I highly recommend （推荐） it to anyone who wants to know what it's like to be an immigrant.
BY LI LANGJING, 15,
KOROWA ANGLICAN GIRLS' SCHOOL,
AUSTRALIA
（1）Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word in Paragraph 4?
A. relaxed
B. happy
C. strict
D. busy
（2）Which of the following is right about the writer of Unpolished Gem?
A. She lived in Melbourne for 18 years.
B. She is going to be a lawyer and marry a doctor.
C. She has a white boyfriend who is also an immigrant.
D. The writer is Alice Pung whose parents are from Cambodia.
（3）What does Li Langjing feel about her Asian culture?
A. She sometimes finds it hard to get into the local culture.
B. It makes her want to run away from her own life.
C. People put lots of importance on studies and good college.
D. She happily accepts her Australia cultural background.
（4）Li Langjing wrote the passage to_______.
A. show her experience as a new immigrant in Australia
B. tell us about Pung's difficulties in understanding both cultures
C. recommend the book to anyone interested in immigrant life
D. let us know what it's like to live as a new immigrant
【答案】（1）A
（2）D
（3）C
（4）C
【解析】【分析】本文向对移民生活感兴趣的人推荐的一本书。

（1）词义猜测题。

根据we put a lot of importance on our studies and getting into a good college. But it seems like Western kids are more carefree可知和亚洲的孩子相比西方国家的孩子更无忧无虑，A放松的，B开心的，C严格的，D忙碌的，故relaxed和carefree意思更接近，故选A。

（2）细节题。

根据 After reading the book Unpolished Gem （《未经雕琢的宝石》）by Australian writer Alice Pung和Pung's parents are from Cambodia可知关于《未经雕琢的宝石》作者的描述，阿丽斯·潘，她的父母来自柬埔寨是对的，故选D。

（3）细节题。

根据 In Asian culture, we put a lot of importance on our studies and getting into a good college. ，可知李郎静对她的亚洲文化的看法是，人们非常重视学习和良好的大学，故选C。

（4）推理题。

根据通读全文，可知李郎静写作的目的是向对移民生活感兴趣的人推荐这本书，故选C。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文涉及细节题、推断题2种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息。

6．阅读理解
vacation（度假） in Taiwan.
My name is Alice. I'm English. My father finds a job in Beijing. I'm going to work hard 10 improve my Chinese so that I can enjoy myself there this vacation! And I'm going 10 spend some time with my grandparents in London before summer vacation.
（1） got bad grades in the exams last term.
A. Mary
B. Alan
C. Ann
D. Alice
（2）Where is Alice going?
A. Beijing.
B. Qingdao.
C. New York.
D. London.
（3）Mary thinks is useful according to the passage.
A. learning English well
B. saving some money
C. learning new sports
D. learning a forcing language
（4）From the passage we know that Ann wants to .
A. take a vacation in Taiwan
B. take a trip to Beijing
C. take dancing lessons
D. eat less junk food
（5）Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
A. Alan would like to help with the housework after school.
B. Alice plans to live with her grandparents for some time.
C. Mary wants to improve her singing skills.
D. Ann wants to study hard this year.
【答案】（1）C
（2）A
（3）D
（4）A
（5）C
【解析】【分析】文章大意：介绍了Mary，Alan，Ann以及Alice的个人计划或打算。

（1）细节理解题。

根据文中的语句 I'm Ann from Qingdao. I got bad grades in the exams last term, So I'm going to study really hard this year. 理解可知，Ann在上学期的考试中成绩不理想，故选C。

（2）细节理解题。

根据文中的语句My father finds a job in Beijing. I'm going to work hard 10 improve my Chinese so that I can enjoy myself there this vacation! 理解可知，Alice计划到北京去，故选A。

（3）细节理解题。

根据文中的语句 And I also want to learn another foreign language. I think it can be very useful理解可知，Alice认为学习一门外语非常的重要，故选D。

（4）细节理解题。

根据文中的语句If possible, I plan to save some money to take a vacation （度假） in Taiwan.理解可知，Ann想到台湾度假，故选A。

（5）细节理解题。

根据文中的语句 I'm Mary from Being. I'm going to improve my dancing sill I plan to take dancing lessons on weekends. 理解可知，Mary想提高自己的舞蹈，不是歌唱水平，故选C。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文主要考查细节理解题，首先仔细阅读文后的问题，弄清问题的大意；然后带着问题阅读短文，抓住关键信息，选择正确答案。

7．阅读理解
Many teenagers want to look cool. But not everyone can afford to have a lot of cool clothes. Chloe Murray, an eighth- grader at Jefferson Middle School in the US, had an idea to solve this problem. She opened a charitable（慈善的） clothes closet.
Her school agreed with the good idea, too. The school let her use a room for the project. Chloe's classmates joined her as well.
Last month, the charitable clothes closet, called Chloe's Closet, opened. It's full of trendy clothes for girls and boys to help students look their best.
"Confidence（自信）is a big thing in middle school, especially when it comes to clothing," Chloe told the Chicago Tribune, a daily newspaper in Chicago, the US.
But where are the clothes from? Many people from the school's community（社区）and neighboring schools gave away used clothes, and the clothes are still new. The clothes closet is only open after school from
Monday to Friday. Students can "buy" these clothes by getting "money". They can get "money" when they hand in their schoolwork on time or make corrections（改正） on homework. Since it opened, they have "sold" about 100 things to students.
（1）Who is Chloe Murray?
A. A clothes designer.
B. A school student.
C. A fashion model.
D. A clothes seller.（2）Why did Chloe Murray open a charitable clothes closet?
A. To help the students look cool.
B. To get old clothes back.
C. To make much money.
D. To help the poor students.
（3）What are there in Chloe's Closet?
A. Old but expensive clothes.
B. Trendy and expensive clothes.
C. Used but new clothes.
D. Old and cheap clothes.
（4）When is Chloe's Closet open?
A. On weekends.
B. After school every day.
C. Before class on school days.
D. After school on school days.
（5）What's the best title for the passage?
A. How to open a clothes closet
B. A charitable clothes closet
C. What's Chloe's clothes closet?
D. Sell and buy different clothes
【答案】（1）B
（2）A
（3）C
（4）D
（5）B
【解析】【分析】大意：本文讲述克洛伊创办慈善衣橱帮助许多想酷的学生实现了这个愿望。

（1）细节题。

根据Chloe Murray, an eighth- grader at Jefferson Middle School in the US, 可知，克洛伊是一位中学生，故选B。

（2）细节题。

根据Many teenagers want to look cool.had an idea to solve this problem.可知，克洛伊创办慈善衣橱是为了帮助学生看起来酷，故选A。

（3）细节题。

根据Many people from the school's community（社区）and neighboring schools gave away used clothes, and the clothes are still new.可知，克洛伊的衣橱有有过的但是还是新的衣服，故选C。

（4）细节题。

根据The clothes closet is only open after school from Monday to Friday.可知，慈善衣橱正在放学后开放，故选D。

（5）主旨题。

本文主要讲述克洛伊的慈善衣橱，故选B。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

细节题和主旨题是阅读理解题中常考题型。

细节题需要从文中寻找答案；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

8．阅读理解
One day, Lord Bao and his servant saw a little boy in the town. The boy usually sold oil in the street, but then he was crying.
"Little boy, why are you crying?" asked Lord Bao. "Every afternoon I put my head on this stone and have a sleep," the boy said. "I always put my money next to me. But now it isn't here!"
"I see," said Lord Bao. "So this stone is the thief!" He shouted at the stone, "Do you have this boy's money?" People in this street listened and laughed. They thought he was mad.
Lord Bao turned to them, "Are you calling me mad? I must fine（罚款） each of you a one-cent coin（硬币） for that!" Everyone stopped laughing. Lord Bao's servant opened his bag. "Put your coins in this bag," said Lord Bao.
Without speaking, people put their coins into the bag. Lord Bao watched very carefully. When a man in black put his coin into the bag, Lord Bao looked up at him. "You are the thief!" he said. "But how do you know?" people asked in surprise.
Lord Bao carefully took the man's coin from the bag and said, "Look at the coin! The boy is an oil seller and always has oil on his hands. So this is the boy's coin, and this man is the thief."
（1）Lord Bao asked people to put coins in the bag because __________.
A. he wanted to catch the thief
B. he wanted to make more money
C. he wanted to make people laugh
D. he wanted to help the boy get more money
（2）Which is the RIGHT order according to the passage?
① Everyone put a coin into the bag② The thief took away the boy's money
③ All the people laughed at Lord Bao④ Lord Bao saw the boy crying in the street
A. ④②③①
B. ④③①②
C. ②④③①
D.
②③④①
（3）According the passage, we know that Lord Bao was __________.
A. cute and kind
B. serious and mad
C. mad but helpful
D. smart and helpful
【答案】（1）A
（2）C
（3）D
【解析】【分析】主要讲了包公是怎样帮助小男孩找到丢失的钱的。

（1）细节题。

根据I must fine（罚款）each of you a one-cent coin（硬币）for that!" Everyone stopped laughing. Lord Bao's servant opened his bag. "Put your coins in this bag," said Lord Bao.可知包公让人们把硬币放进袋子里是在捉贼，故选A。

（2）细节题。

根据常识可知先是贼偷走钱，所以②是第一个；根据第一段The boy usually sold oil in the street, but then he was crying可知④是第二个；根据第三段People in this street listened and laughed.可知③是第三个；根据第五段people put their coins into the bag可知①是第四个，故选C。

（3）细节题。

根据全文可知包公是聪明的，有帮助的，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。

9．阅读理解
Do you want to watch movie called The Bear? Please learn more about it and experience some serious feelings.
It tells us a story between two bears. A young baby bear loses his mother in a terrible accident, and he has to live by himself. He meets a lot of problems and lives a hard life.
Another strong bear is run after by the hunters. They can't catch him but finally hurt him, so he can't move easily. When the baby bear meets him，he wants to become his friend. At first, the strong bear doesn't like him but finally he is touched by the young bear's kindness. So he helps the baby bear solve many problems like his fighting with a cougar（美洲狮）.
There aren't any talking animals, but the movie is funny for kids of most ages. However, we wouldn't call it a children's movie. From the exciting movie about the two bears, a cougar and the hunters, we can know that the true meaning about life is that "The greatest skill（技能） is not to kill but to let live".
（1）The underlined word "experience" means " " in Chinese.
A. 体验
B. 捕捉
C. 询问
D. 研究
（2）Who does the baby bear make friends with?
A. Another baby bear.
B. A strong bear.
C. A cougar.
D. A tiger.
（3）What does the writer think of the movie?
A. Funny but serious.
B. Interesting and short.
C. Exciting and scary.
D. Educational but boring.
（4）From the passage, we can infer that .
A. a cougar loses his mother
B. the hunters may hurt the strong bear's leg
C. all the animals in the movie can talk
D. the greatest skill in life is to let talk
（5）What's the best title for this passage?
A. Some animals with a hard life
B. A movie called The Bear
C. A baby bear and a cougar
D. The true meaning about life
【答案】（1）A
（2）B
（3）A
（4）B
（5）B
【解析】【分析】大意：本文介绍一部将熊的电影，电影里有两只熊，其中一种小熊在一次意外中失去的它的妈妈，独自生活，在生活中遇到里许多问题而且过着很艰难的生活，另一种熊很身强力壮，但是有一次却被猎人弄伤了腿，虽然侥幸的跑脱了，小熊遇到了强壮的熊并想成为它的朋友，但是强壮的熊起初还不喜欢它，但是最后被小熊的善良感动里，并且帮助它解决了许多问题的故事。

（1）词义猜测题。

根据Please learn more about it and experience some serious feelings.可知，请了解更多有关它的故事，体验一些严肃的感情。

推出experience的意思为体验，故选A。

（2）细节题。

根据When the baby bear meets him，he wants to become his friend.可知，小熊想和强壮熊成朋友，故选B。

（3）推断题。

根据Please learn more about it and experience some serious feelings. but the movie is funny for kids of most ages 可知，作者认为这部电影应该是严肃但是却很有趣，故选A。

（4）细节题。

根据They can't catch him but finally hurt him,可知，小熊受伤了，可能猎人伤了小熊的腿，故选B。

（5）主旨题。

电影讲述一般有关两只熊的电影，故选B。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

细节题、推断题、词义猜测题和主旨题是阅读理解题中常考题型。

细节题需要从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；词句猜测题需要联系上下文，推出词句的意思；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

10．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情况，希望Kate快点回信告诉自己她的情况。

（1）细节题。

根据and I would like to be your pen friend.可知Sidney想成为Kate的笔友，即想和Kate交朋友，故选B。

（2）细节题。

根据I live with my parents.I have a brother called Edwin.可知Sidney和父母住一起，并且有个哥哥，所以一共四口人，故选C。

（3）细节题。

根据I was born in Newcastle in 2003.可知Sidney出生在纽卡斯尔，纽卡斯尔是英国的，故选B。

（4）细节题。

根据I enjoy playing rugby and badminton in winter我喜欢在冬天打橄榄球和羽毛球，可知是羽毛球，故选C。

【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．根据短文内容选择正确答案。

A
A crow（乌鸦） is about twenty inches （英寸） long and black all over. Crows are dirty birds because they live on bad food. Crows eat a lot of waste food. In this way they are more useful to us than any birds. They clean up the dirty things in our streets. Crows are always hungry. They look for food all day, and in the evening you can see them in large numbers flying back to their nests（巢） in the trees. They sleep there at night.
Crows are much noisier than other birds. Very often a large number of crows will get together on one house and talk. Sometimes they talk together, and sometimes they do it by turns（轮流） like human beings（人类）. It is easy to tell（判断） from crow's sound if they are pleased or angry. Perhaps crows talk a lot because they are friendly birds. A pair of crows will live together all their lives, and if one of them dies, the other one becomes very sad and quiet for the rest of its life and some time later it dies too.
（1）Crows “live on bad food” means “_________”.
A. Crows eat old bad food.
B. Old bad food is crows' nests.
C. Crows make their nests on old bad food.
D. Crows sleep on old bad food.
（2）Crows are more useful to us because they ____________.
A. are clean birds
B. can move away waste food
C. can make our streets clean
D. aren't dirty
（3）Crows always look for food _________.
A. in the evening
B. all day
C. in the morning
D. at night
（4）People can't hear crow talk __________.
A. together
B. by turns
C. noisily
D. quietly
（5）If a pair of crows loves each other, ________
A. they will not live together.
B. neither of them can live alone happily.
C. they will die
D. one of them will die
【答案】（1）A
（2）B
（3）B
（4）D
（5）B
【解析】【分析】这篇短文中作者主要介绍了乌鸦的食物种类，生活习性及对我们人类的贡献等内容。

（1）词义猜测题。

根据短文第一段Crows are dirty birds because they live on bad food.及Crows eat a lot of waste food.可知，乌鸦主要以脏的食物为主食；故选A。

（2）细节理解题。

根据短文第一段They clean up the dirty things in our streets. 可知，乌鸦对我们的好处就是能够清理大街上的废物；故选B。

（3）细节理解题。

根据短文第一段They look for food all day可知答案为B。

（4）细节理解题。

根据短文第二段Crows are much noisier than other birds. Very often a large number of crows will get together on one house and talk. 可知，乌鸦通常是一种比较吵闹的一种动物，所以一般他们不会很安静；故选D。

（5）细节理解题。

根据短文第二段A pair of crows will live together all their lives, and if one of them dies, the other one becomes very sad and quiet for the rest of its life and some time later it dies too.可知，两只相爱的乌鸦会永远在一起的；有一个离去另一个是不会开心的；故选B。

12．阅读理解
It seems very natural that if you have two dollars and add two dollars to them, you have four dollars. But do you know it too men millions of years to be able to think so? In fact, one of the most difficult things to teach children is the idea of numbers.
In ancient times, when a man wanted to tell how many animals he owned. he had no system （系统） of numbers to use. He put a stone into a bag for each animal. The more animals, the more stones he had. It may explain why the word "calculate" comes from the Latin word "calculus", "calculus" means "stone."
Then, man used lines to count. People would just draw a line for each thing they wanted to count, but they had no word to tell the number.
Later on, people used fingers. Again we have word that goes back to this. The word "digit" comes from the Latin word "digitus". It means "finger"! And the fact that we have 10 fingers led to the use of 10 in the system of numbers.
The number system we use today was invented by the Hindus in India thousands of years ago and was brought to Europe during 8th to 11th by Arab traders（商人）. In this system, people count things with ten numbers. 1. 2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.and 0. It is decimal system（十进制）, that is, it is built on the base of 10.
（1）How many ways of counting things are introduced to us in the passage？
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
（2）If A and B each drew four lines to count their own sheep. how many sheep did they have together？
A. Four.
B. Six.
C. Eight.
D. Ten.
（3）Why do people use 10 in the system of numbers？
A. Because 10 is a popular number.
B. Because we only have 10 fingers.
C. Because we have no word to tell the number.。