八年级英语英语初中英语阅读理解阅读训练附解析附答案一、英语阅读理解阅读1．阅读理解Esperanza lives in a poor Latino（拉丁美洲的）neighbourhood in Chicago, America. She dreams of having her own house one day. Her parents told her that when they moved from their last house, they would have a new and shiny（亮闪闪的） house. But the house is small and old. Many people live in Mango Street, in a big old house, Esperanza lives behind it with her family.A lot of the people who have come from Mexico don't speak English. Many miss their home country. Esperanza understands their sadness, but she also feels at home in America. She is an American, but her roots（根） will always be Latino.Esperanza is young. Like her friends, she has to grow up fast. She is stuck between being a girl and being a woman. In the poor and dangerous area where she lives, this is difficult for her. Mexican people usually live in a close neighbourhood. This means that people live packed（挤塞的） in together. Everyone knows everyone else. So Esperanza knows other older girls that do things she is not comfortable doing. It is just a fact of her life.But Esperanza has good friends too. She becomes friends with two sisters named Lucy and Rachel. They ride bikes and have adventures（冒险） together. Esperanza is also friends with a girl named Alicia. Alicia is afraid of the rats in her apartment. She shares her poems with Esperanza.（1）What is RIGHT about Esperanza?A. She doesn't like what some of the older girls are doing.B. She isn't quite used to her life in America.C. She is an American and has a comfortable life.D. She often lives with her friends enjoying doing things together.（2）Where does Esperanza live?A. In a big old house in Mango Street.B. In a small and old house in Mango Street.C. In a new and shiny house.D. In a small and dangerous house.（3）We can infer from the text that ______________.A. many people who live in Mango Street are dangerousB. Mango Street is an area where Esperanza's childhood is unforgettableC. in Mango Street, people don't speak EnglishD. in Mango Street, everybody understands Esperanza s sadness（4）What does the word "stuck" in the third paragraph mean?A. hard to agreeB. hard to believeC. hard to moveD. hard to have a correct idea （5）The passage is mainly a simple introduction to ______________.A. a person's experienceB. a person's friendsC. a place named Mango StreetD. love and sadness from Mango Street2．阅读理解A The Dragon Boat Festival is a folk festival which has a history of more than two thousand years. It is also named Chongwu Festival. There are many activities on the day.Dragon boat raceThe dragon boat race is an important competition during the festival. People held dragon boat races in the river to remember the poet, Qu Yuan. Now, the dragon boat race is a traditional activity for Chinese people.Wearing sweet-smelling bagsDuring the Dragon Boat Festival, children usually wear sweet-smelling bags to avoid bad things. In some areas of China, a sweet-smelling bag is also used as a symbol of love between lovers.Girls' DayA long time ago, a married daughter would return to her parents's home during the Dragon Boat Festival. So the Dragon Boat Festival is also called Girls' Day.Eating rice dumplingsEating rice dumplings is also a custom for Chinese people. The rice dumpling is a kind of food with different designs and styles. For thousands of years, the custom of eating rice dumplings has been popular in China and has spread to Korea, Japan and countries in Southeast Asia.（1）The Dragon Boat Festival is called ________.A. The Spring FestivalB. Yuanxiao FestivalC. Mid-Autumn FestivalD. Double Fifth Festival（2）What should Chinese do during the Dragon Boat Festival?①Take part in a dragon boat race.②Wear bags that have sweet smells.③Eat delicious noodles.④Throw water at each other.A. ①②B. ②③C. ①④D. ③④（3）Rice dumplings ________.A. can express love between loversB. are eaten to avoid bad thingsC. have different designs and stylesD. are only eaten in China3．阅读理解On Miriam's 9th birthday two years ago, her aunt, who lives in Kenya（肯尼亚）, gave money to a group that cares for elephants to celebrate Miriam's birthday. Then Miriam and her mother visited Africa to learn how the group was helping elephants. Later, Miriam fell in love with the animals and wanted to help save them.A few months after visiting Africa, Miriam watched How I Became an Elephant, a film about the mistreatment of elephants in Thailand, and a young girl's effort to save them. Miriam decided she wanted to raise money to save elephants.Last year, Miriam created a program called They Deserve（应得） to Be Free after seeing how young elephants are abused in Thailand. She learned how people take a baby elephant, don't give it food or water for days and beat it hard. "It made me really sad. I need to do something useful." Miriam said.Miriam is working to make money for Elephant Nature Park in Thailand. She asked her friends to give money to the park rather than giving her birthday gifts.She recently joined about 12 other students in an art center. They made elephants from clay and decorated（装饰） them. Then she created a plan to sell clay elephants.Kate, Miriam's art teacher, opened her art studio（工作室）to Miriam and her friends on weekends so they could make clay elephants. She even gave them the clay." It's great to see a young student wanting to spend her time on something meaningful. This is what we should all work towards," Kate said.Miriam says she has sold 180 clay elephants worth 2, 000 dollars, and all of that money has been sent to Elephant Nature Park in Thailand.（1）Miriam went to Africa to ________.A. join a groupB. visit her auntC. help save elephantsD. learn about the group （2）The underlined word "abused" in Paragraph 3 means .A. 虐待B. 杀害C. 训练D. 饲养（3）Which of the following is TRUE about Kate from the passage?A. She was probably very proud of Miriam.B. She taught Miriam to make clay elephants.C. She spent time selling clay elephants with Miriam.D. She was worried that Miriam's plan wouldn't work.（4）The best title for the passage is probably .A. Elephants Are in Great DangerB. Care for Animals, Care for EarthC. 11-year-old Fights to Save ElephantsD. Protect Animals-Duty of Everyone4．阅读理解In Australia, international students have to study at a language center for two terms. Everyone will have a test before entering school. The degree of the test is from easy to difficult, just like a game. Then students will get into a classroom which is suitable for them.The classes in a language center are free. There are no specific（具体的）subjects. Each teacher can teach anything they want. Some of them allow students to use computers to search for information online. Some like to hold activities to make students exchange their opinions freely in class. Some introduce Australian history through films.As one of the students in the learning center, I find all of them are friendly. They welcome all of our questions. One of my teachers, Don, is kind. I used to have problems. "Do you need help?" he asked me after class. I was not familiar with him so I was too shy to share my real feelings." Don't hesitate（犹豫）to ask me if you have any questions, "he said. He looked at me and smiled. I told him my trouble in a small voice. I couldn't understand the vocabulary. To my surprise, he gave me a sheet of words and asked me to remember them. Then I found his class simple and interesting.Don has a great sense of humor, too. When we learned about probability（可能性）, he let us give him some examples like, "What is the chance of...?" Someone joked, "What is the chance of Don becoming angry?" He pretended（假装） to be angry at once. But soon he laughed with us.（1）________should study at a language center for two terms in Australia.A. Australian studentsB. International studentsC. Chinese studentsD. American students（2）From the passage, we know that ________________.A. it is really expensive to have classes at a language centerB. students will have the same classes at a language centerC. students with a good performance won't have a test before entering a schoolD. some teachers allow students to use computers to search for information online（3）The writer's experience in Para. 3 shows .A. how friendly the teachers areB. how simple Don's class isC. how to get help from classmatesD. how to ask questions（4）What can we infer from the passage?A. The writer enjoys his time in the language center.B. The writer will pass the language test of the difficult degree.C. Don sometimes is easy to get angry at once.D. The writer will finish the language classes in one term.5．阅读理解Many scientists find that colors can change people's feelings. It's very interesting. Some colors can make people feel relaxed, and some colors can make people feel nervous. Now, this kind of knowledge is being used in many places. For example, school walls are always painted green because green makes students feel relaxed. It is also good for the students' eyes. Some books are also green or light blue for the same reason. Restaurant owners not only have to know how to make food, but also have to know how to make money. Here are some things they've learned from scientific studies. The color red makes people hungry. Many fast food restaurants have red furniture or walls. Soft colors like pink and light blue make people feel relaxed, so they spend more time eating. Loud music may be nice at first, but it soon makes people want to leave. Hard seats also make customers want to eat quickly and leave. Many restaurants, especially fast food restaurants, use this knowledge to make customers eat faster.（1）How does the color green make the students feel?A. Hungry.B. Nervous.C. Angry.D. Relaxed.（2）Which color isn't mentioned in this passage?A. Green.B. White.C. Light blue.D. Red.（3）What do many fast food restaurants do?①Play loud music.② Play soft music.③Have hard seats.④Paint their walls red.A. ①②③B. ①③④C. ①②④D.②③④（4）What's the best title for this passage?A. Color and RestaurantB. Use Color to Make MoneyC. Color and ScienceD. Use Color to Change Feelings6．阅读理解How do you turn your interests into a business （生意）? Mohammed Ali, 15, a teen gamer from Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, UK, is a good example.At the age of 12, he learned how to code （编程） by using YouTube and even made his own video game. Users have to pay 5.99 pounds （56 yuan） per month to play the game. He has already made 30,000 pounds. He also makes websites and is working on a finance app （理财应用软件）, which will be open to the public in August.Ali has saved lots of money for his future university costs and even bought two sofas for his family's living room."When I first started making money, I thought I'd just spend it all. Then I thought, why should I spend it all? I save most of it in the bank, because I want to do more in the future," he told the Daily Mail.He became interested in computers when his parents bought him one at the age of 6. He often played video games on his computer. But after playing so many games, he decided to make his own.Then, Ali learned how to code using YouTube videos and by reading books on the subject. In 2012，he made his own game called Project 2006 after working on it for seven months. It was a role-playing game and more than 3, 000 people are members. After his game became popular, he started a website-making business.In the future, he wants to go to university and study computer science. "I'm looking forward to studying computer science, not business because I've got a lot of experience in business already," he told the Daily Star.（1）What did Mohammed Ali do, according to the first two paragraphs?A. He learned how to code for YouTube.B. He made a video game by himself.C. He started a video store and has made 287, 000 yuan.D. He set up a website for people to do business.（2）What did Ali do with the money?A. He kept it to pay for university.B. He spent it all on his family.C. He put all of his money into his new app.D. He bought computers for his parents and himself.（3）Which one is in the right order?①Ali made a website②Ali got a computer from his parents.③Ali made a game project.④Ali learned how to code from videos.A. ②④①③B. ④②①③C. ④①②③D.②④③①7．阅读理解On 26 February, I got an email from my friend David, asking me to go to Tanzania to train their software engineers. The company is located in Dares Salam, a beautiful coastal city to the west of the Indian Ocean. I stayed for about two weeks in that city last time I was there. During my stay there, David took me to the nearby beach and we had a wonderful walk along the coast which had left a deep impression on me. I was impressed by the ocean water and the deep blue sky.After more than 19 hours of air travel, I was finally here at Dares Salaam Airport. The temperature here was high as usual- over 30 degrees. I felt short of breath because of the unbearable heat in this tiny hall. When I finally got my turn, I handed my passport to the officer in front of me, He had a close look at my passport. Then he asked the purpose of my stay, I told him I just wanted to travel here."Where do you want to visit?" he asked again."Dares Salsam.""What's your job?" he asked."I'm a software engineer.I will never forget this experience that I had. I still love this country.（1）Where did the writer go?A. New Zealand.B. Nepal.C. India.D. Tanzania.（2）The writer stayed in the city for about ______ last time.A. one weekB. two weeksC. three weeksD. four weeks （3）The weather was ______ when the writer arrived at the airport.A. snowyB. foggyC. sunnyD. windy（4）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The writer received an email from his friend David.B. They took a walk along the coast.C. The writer flew to Dares Salaam,D. The writer didn't like the journey because it was very hot.（5）What's the best title for the passage?A. A famous companyB. A trip to TanzaniaC. Some customs in TanzaniaD. A good friend of mine8．阅读理解There are many different kinds of festivals around the world. Here are four of them.Saint Patrick's Day in IrelandIreland is an island country. It's in the west of Europe, There are wide green fields.Saint Patrick's Day is on 17th March. It's an important holiday in Ireland. This holiday is to remember Saint Patrick. He did good things for the people of Ireland.During the holiday, there are parades and lots of green. You can see people in green clothes, and you can even see green buildings.Red Wednesday in IranRed Wednesday is a fire jumping festival in Iran. It is on the eve（前夜）of the last Wednesday of the year. People jump over the fire. They hope that it will take all the bad thingsaway.Quebec Winter Carnival in CanadaWhen winter comes, it's party time in Quebec City, Canada. The Quebec Winter Carnival is all about outdoor fun. It starts from the end of January and ends in mid February.One of the most popular activities is the dog sledding race（狗拉雪橇比赛）. It has more than 30 teams and the race goes on for 6 kilometres. You can see happiness on every face.The Desert（沙漠） Festival in TunisiaTunisia is a very important country in North Africa. Every year on the last Sunday of December, the Desert Festival is held in Tunisia. As "Ships of the Desert", camels are very important in the festival. There is camel racing and camel wrestling（摔跤）.（1）On Saint Patrick's Day, you can see the following EXCEPT ________________.A. camelsB. paradesC. people in greenD. green buildings（2）What do people do on Red Wednesday in Iran?A. They run in the snow.B. They wear red clothes.C. They jump over the fire.D. They watch the camel racing.（3）Which of the following is TRUE about the dog sledding race according to the passage?A. The race takes place on 17th March.B. The race goes on for 6 kilometres.C. The race has a history of about 10 years.D. About 30 people go to the race every year.（4）When is the Desert Festival in Tunisia every year?A. On the first Sunday of February.B. On the last Sunday of December.C. On the eve of the last Friday of the year.D. On the eve of the last Wednesday of the year.（5）Where can we probably find the passage?A. In a storybook.B. In a cookbook.C. In a travel magazine.D. In a sport magazine. 9．阅读理解Hundreds of foreigners got together in a small neighborhood in Qingdao on the afternoon of April 20 because of the Neighbor Day, an 18-day event celebrated across Qingdao. They learned the arts of Chinese handwriting, dumpling making, paper cutting, and discovered the culture of Chinese family trees.The festival started 12 years ago after a 10-year-old girl called Sun Ruihan was refused when paying a New Year's visit to her neighbor. Upset by this incident, she wrote to the Shibei district government of Qingdao, suggesting that they should introduce a "Neighbor Day" to encourage greater spirit.As the birthplace of the festival, Shibei hosted the opening ceremony of this year's Neighbor Day on April 19. With the theme of" ▲ ", people from across the city got together to share their homemade food and discuss the family stories. They also set up a mobile neighbors' libraryto share books.Sarah from the United States said she had a great time with her neighbors as she experienced the art of Chinese paper cutting for the first time. Masha from Russia, who is studying Chinese at the Ocean University of China, described the event as a great chance to make friends with her Chinese neighbors and learn about the local culture with them. She tried her best at Chinese handwriting and also had great fun learning how to make dumplings. "I love eating dumplings but I never knew how to make them before, "she said." Now I can come to my neighbors' homes and learn in their kitchens."Neighbor Day grew from the needs of the people. With the big support from the government, it has become another culture symbol of Qingdao.（1）Neighbor Day in Qingdao is a festival to .A. welcome foreigners to QingdaoB. learn different western culturesC. make friends with neighborsD. help neighbors out of trouble（2）The underlined word "incident" in Paragraph 2 probably means in Chinese.A. 事件B. 行动C. 过程D. 意外（3）Which of the following can be best put into the blank" ▲ "?A. Foreigners as friendsB. Neighbors as familyC. Living with foreignersD. Working with neighbors（4）Which of the following shows the right structure of the passage?（P=Paragraph）A. B. C. D.10．阅读理解Cross- country skier Man Dandan won the women's 1.4 km individual sprint here on Monday, earning China's first gold at the eighth Asian Winter Games in 2017."I was in good form today," said the 28 year-old girl after winning the title in the final round with 3 minutes and 48. 29 seconds. "I didn't think much, but just focused on the games. As an old member, I want to set a good example to my younger teammates by doing my best no matterwhat the result is."Mikko Olavi Virtanen, the head coach of the Chinese cross-country skiing team, said after the game he was satisfied with Man Dandan's performance. "She is a super talented sprint skier. Her biggest problem before was to maintain the speed for four rounds of the competition. We have been working on that for the past seven months. I have been giving her advice, such as how to save the energy till the final round," he said, adding that Man is a good learner.He also said that the Chinese cross-country skiing team had a huge potential. "We have quite a young team. We still have five more years to Beijing Winter Olympics. I hope we can continue this good work for a long term," he said.Yelena Kolomina from Kazakhstan took the sliver and Ju Hyeri from South Korea got the bronze. Australia's Casey Wright finished the third in the final round but did not get a medal as a guest athlete.（1）How long did it take Man Dandan to finish the sking?A. 2 minutes and 11.31 seconds.B. 3 minutes and 48. 29 seconds.C. 8 minutes and 29 seconds.D. 48 minutes and 29 seconds.（2）What did the coach think of Man's performance?A. Exciting.B. Terrible.C. Satisfying.D. Bad.（3）What was Man Dandan's biggest problem?A. Maintaining the speed.B. Saving enough energy.C. Keeping a good form.D. Going to the final round.（4）When will the Beiing Winter Olympics be held?A. In 2018.B. In 2019.C. In 2020.D. In 2022.（5）What was Ju Hyeri's rank in the competition?A. First.B. Second.C. Third.D. Fourth. 11．阅读理解Denies Walme in Texas, USA, now 14 years old, published his best-seller Unbending Gisula eight years ago. The book is about a little whale named Gisul.One day, Gisula did not take his mother's words and went up the beach. Then he got lost and had to learn to live by himself. The colour pictures were drawn by Denies himself. Denies published the books at the age of six He is said to be the youngest writer and picture artist.Another surprising thing about the book is that it became a best seller immediately after it was published and brought him a lot of money. Because he spent much time writing the books, his study was not very good and he had to learn the year's work again but his gift of writing is highly praised by the teachers and student. And he was even invited to give talks on writing.But Denies does not want to be a writer. He said, 'I like planes most. I dream of becoming a pilot someday.'（1）From the story we can learn that Denies__________.A. published his Unbending Gisula at the age of 14B. wants to be a writer when he grows upC. drew the pictures for his own bookD. does not go to school anymore（2）What Denies liked most is________.A. writing storiesB. drawing picturesC. whalesD. planes （3）When did Denies publish the books?A. At the age of sixB. At the age of eightC. At the age of sixteenD. I don't know. 12．阅读理解When his mum fainted（昏厥）and knocked herself out, unconscious, four year old Henry Davies knew just what to do— thanks to a storybook.He calmly dialled 999 and told the emergency services how to get to his home and then phoned his father.The boy told the doctors what had happened and directed them to the house in Coundon, Coventry, and even offered the doctors a drinkWhen they arrived. Henry also offered to look after his 12— month old brother Noah.His father, Iran, 35, said, "Chloe has been unwell with a high fever which has made her feel quite poorly. I left for work early at about 7:30 am and as she got up after I left she felt quite dizzy and faint. The next thing she remembers is fainting down on the floor and hearing Henry talking to someone. He had seen her fall and hit her head on the table, but he couldn't wake her up. So he picked up the phone and dialled 999 for an ambulance."Chloe said, "Henry has a storybook, Ambulance Crew, on what to do in an emergency, which we've read a few times. He even put a blanket over me. The ambulance crew were amazed. We're very proud of him."（1）How old was Henry?A. 1.B. 2.C. 3.D. 4.（2）What was the matter with Henry's mother?A. She fainted on the floor.B. She was shot by a gun.C. She was badly ill.D. She was hurt badly.（3）How did Henry know the knowledge of saving his mother?A. By watching TV.B. By reading a book.C. His teacher taught him.D. By WeChat.（4）The underlined words" emergency services" mean "_________" in Chinese.A. 紧急应变机构B. 突发事件C. 急诊室D. 医疗（5）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. There are 4 people in Henry's family.B. Henry prepared a drink for the doctors.C. Henry's father is very proud of Henry.D. His father is 29 years old.13．阅读理解Bob was only seven years old. One night Bob was at home alone while his parents were out for a party. He had often stayed alone before, so he wasn't afraid. As he waited for his parents to return home, he watched a film on TV. His eyes became heavier and heavier as time passed by.Suddenly Bob's eyes opened wide- what was the sound in the next room? Bob heard the window being opened slowly. For a minute, Bob was so frightened that he could not move, and his body felt like ice. He knew that he couldn't lose his head and began to think of the things he could do.Again he heard the sound of someone trying to climb into his home through the window.Bob's drums were standing in the corner near the TV. "Wait, maybe there is something I can do," thought Bob. He beat his drums as hard as he could. The sound was so terrible that Bob surprised even himself. He also surprised the man in the window, who ran away as fast as possible. How clever he was!（1）What did Bob do when he waited for his parents?A. He played the drums.B. He watched TV.C. He fell asleep.D. He did nothing.（2）The person who wanted to come into the room might be _________________.A. a friendB. a strangerC. an animalD. a thief （贼）（3）What does the underlined phrase "lose his head" mean in Chinese?A. 冷静B. 生气C. 惊慌失措D. 喜出望外（4）What did Bob do to make the man run away?A. He turned up the TV.B. He called the police.C. He beat his drums.D. He asked his parents for help.（5）What do you think of Bob?A. Foolish.B. Lovely.C. Funny.D. Clever. 14．阅读理解The American Computer &. Robotics Museum was open to visitors in 1990 in Bozeman, Montana. At first it was planned to build in Princeton, New Jersey. The founders moved to Bozeman in 1988 and after looking at the area they decided to build the museum there. With Yellowstone National Park to the south and Glacier National Park to the northwest, the museum attracts thousands of visitors from all 50 states and over 50 countries. The American Computer &. Robotics Museum has been written about in many publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, QST and USA Today.When visitors first enter the museum, they are shown a video introducing the museum and its collections. All visitors are given the chance to join in tours led by friendly tour guides. We have had visitors aged from3 to 93- it is a big family. Over 1,000 exhibitions are shown in the 6, 000-squaremetre museum. Travelling through our museum, you will see the exciting 20,000 years of history of the information age. Technology becomes easier to accept when one learns about its origins（起源） in the natural process（进程） of human development.（1）Where is the American Computer &.Robotics Museum?A. In Montana.B. In New Jersey.C. In New York.D. In Los Angeles.（2）People can visit ________________，which is to the south of the museum.A. the Brooklyn BridgeB. the Gateway ArchC. Glacier National ParkD. Yellowstone National Park（3）What does the underlined word "publications" mean in Chinese?A. 畅销书B. 名人录C. 出版物D. 地图册（4）Visitors can see more than ________________ exhibitions at the American Computer &。
