天津英华国际学校八年级英语阅读理解专题.docx

1、天津英华国际学校八年级英语阅读理解专题天津英华国际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 Winter is cold in some places. Many plants do not grow during winter. Some plants die. Snow and ice may cover the ground. It can be hard for animals to find food during winter. Animals get through this time in many ways. Birds and butterfl

2、ies can fly. Many of them fly to a place with nice weather in winter and return home in spring. We call it migration. Another good way to be away from the cold is to sleep through it. Many animals hide themselves during the winter such as snakes, frogs and bears. They sleep and do not eat for the wh

3、ole winter. We call it hibernation. Some animals store food in their homes. They save some food in summer and fall and live on them. This is what squirrels （松鼠） do. Other animals do not leave. They do not hide. Sometimes nature helps them out. Some animals grow thicker coats in the winter. Other ani

4、mals change color. The arctic fox （北极狐） is brown in summer, but his coat turns white in winter. Winter may be pretty. It is nice to see snow on the trees. But it is dangerous, too. People are also at risk. How do you beat the winter? Do you wear a thick coat? Do you stay inside?Or do you live somewh

5、ere warm?（1）During the winter, _ go to the place with nice weather. A.foxesB.snakesC.bearsD.butterflies（2）_ pass the winter by eating stored food. A.BearsB.SquirrelsC.FrogsD.Birds（3）The arctic fox turns the colour of his coat into in winter. A.whiteB.brownC.pinkD.black（4）The underlined word hibernat

6、ion probably means _ in the passage. A.迁徙B.繁殖C.冬眠D.灭绝（5）What is the main idea of this passage? A.Animals do funny and interesting things.B.Most flowers do not grow during the wintertime.C.Animals pass the winter in many ways.D.We must prepare for the dangers of winter.2阅读理解 Do you read advice column

7、s（建议专栏） in newspapers and magazines? Do you think they are helpful to everyone who reads them? Here are some. Dear Sally, Ive got a problem. My good friend Lana in my science class asked me to lend her my exercise book so she could copy my answers. Should I do it, Sally? I dont want to, but Im afrai

8、d that if I dont give it to her she wont be my friend any longer. CarmenDear Carmen, Of course you cant give her your exercise book. Thats cheating, and you could get into big trouble if you do that. SallyDear Sally, I was at my friends house for dinner last Saturday. During dinner, I broke a beauti

9、ful plate. It was my friends favorite plate. It was my friends favorite wedding gift. I wanted to pay for it, but she didnt agree with me. I feel bad about it. KayDear Kay, I think you did the right thing. It was important to offer to pay for it, but its not surprising that she said no. Perhaps you

10、could give her a special gift instead. SallyDear Sally, My son is 24 years old. He finished college last year, but he cant seem to find a job that he likes. Im worried that hes not trying hard enough to get a job and live on his own. He sleeps till noon every day. Also Ive been cooking his meals. Li

11、saDear Lisa, Youre making it too easy for him to stay where he is. Tell him he has two months to find a job （any job）, and get his own place. Hes old enough to take care of himself. Sally（1）Lana wanted to borrow Carmens . A.plateB.science bookC.dictionaryD.exercise book（2）Whats Kays problem? A.She b

12、roke her friends plate.B.She lost her exercise book.C.Her friend didnt like her gift.D.Her son didnt find a job.（3）Sally suggested that Lisas son should . A.find an interesting jobB.sleep still 9 o clockC.find a job in two monthsD.look after his mother（4）Which of the following is NOT true? A.Carmen

13、and Lana are good friends.B.Lana wanted to copy Carmens answers.C.Lisas son finished college at the age of 22.D.Kays friend liked the plate very much.3阅读理解 If youre feeling tired and stressed because you have too much going on, like lots of after-school activities, you might feel better if you give

14、something up, even if its just for a term or so. Sometimes lots of activities-even if theyre all fun-can make you feel stressed by keeping you busy all the time. On the other hand, if problems at home are troubling（使烦恼）you, in fact some after-school activities may help you relax and feel better. The

15、re are also relaxing exercises that you can use to keep stress away. The easiest one is to breathe（呼吸）in slowly and deeply through your nose, and then exhale slowly through your mouth. Do this two to four times. You can do breathing exercises anytime. You can even do breathing exercises in class if

16、youre nervous before a test. The best way to keep stress away is to have a balanced life. That means making good decisions about how to spend your time. If youre always busy with schoolwork and have to play, you can get stressed. Make sure you keep yourself in mind Sleep, Exercise, Leisure（something

17、 fun）, and Food. If you take care of yourself and get enough sleep and food, and if you exercise and leave time for fun, youll probably be less stressed out! （1）What may help if you have problems at home according to the passage? A.Doing a part-time job.B.Doing some housework.C.Doing some after-scho

18、ol activities.D.Watching much TV.（2）Which is the best way to keep stress away? A.Doing exercise anytime.B.Making good decisions about how to spend time.C.Taking care of yourself and getting much food to eat.D.Doing breathing exercises in class.（3）What does the underlined word exhale mean in the pass

19、age? A.To breathe in.B.To breathe out.C.To get on.D.To get off.（4）Which of the following is the best title of this passage? A.How to Keep Stress AwayB.How to Keep FitC.Where is Stress FromD.What is Stress4阅读理解 Thousands of years ago, people couldnt live for long. Most people only lived to be twenty-

20、five or thirty years old. 20% of people died before they were twelvemonths old and another 30% could not live to be five years old. Today, people can live much longer. One reason is that the water we drink is cleaner. Clean water does not cause diseases（疾病）. Besides, medical treatment is better toda

21、y. More and more people live to be over eighty. Women often live longer than men. For example, in Japan, women usually can live to be eighty-five, but men can only live to be eighty. In the future, people will probably live longer than today. Here are many things we can do to help people live longer

22、. For example, we can make sure that everyone has enough medicine to fight against diseases. Also, it is necessary for everyone to have enough to eat. Today many people die because they do not have enough food. （1）Thousands of years ago, of people couldnt live to be 5 years old. A.20%B.30%C.50%D.80%

23、（2）Why can people live much longer today according to the passage? A.We drink cleaner water and eat better food.B.We eat better food and get better medical treatment.C.We get better medical treatment and do enough exercise.D.We drink cleaner water and get better medical treatment.（3）From paragraph 3

24、，we can know that . A.women often live longer than menB.all Japanese women can live to be eighty-fiveC.most men can live longer than womenD.husbands often live longer than their wives（4）What can we know from the passage? A.People will live longer and longer if they get enough food to eat.B.Enough me

25、dicine can help people fight against diseases.C.People wont get enough food in the future.D.Everyone can get good medical treatment now.5阅读理解 Perhaps youve already watched or heard about Readers, a TV show that has recently become popular. It invites different people to read aloud on the stage, as w

26、ell as tell the touching stories behind them. They can read everything, like poems（诗）, book, and letters. Many people are fans of the show and begin to enjoy reading aloud at home. Now the show gives people a special place to read across China. Reading pavilions（亭）are now in cities like Shanghai, Ha

27、ngzhou and Xian. The pavilion is quite small. Only one person can come into it each time. There is a microphone in it and it records peoples voices. Everyone can read anything they like for three minutes in the pavilion. The show will later pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV. Peo

28、ple of all ages have come and read in the pavilion, according to Peoples Daily. Reading should be just like singing and talking, said Dong Qing, the host of the show. We can actually express our deep feelings through reading aloud. Both the TV show and the pavilion are encouraging reading among the public, reported China Youth Daily. In fact, this is also what our country is trying to do now. During the two sessions（两会）this month, deputy（代表）Lu Yaping suggested（建设）that a n