英语八年级英语下册阅读理解及答案

英语八年级英语下册阅读理解及答案一、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Morethanfiftyyearsago,BarbieMillicentRobertsfirstappearedintheworldoftoys.Sincethen,Barbiedoll,aseveryonecalledher,hasbecomethemostsuccessfultoydollinhistory.Herparent,theMattelCompany,saidthat90GofallAmericangirlsbetween3and10haveatleastoneBarbieathome.However,Barbieisfacingsometroubleatpresent.Therearemanysimilardollsonthemarketincompetitionwithher.AnotherdollnamedBratz,forexample,cametolifeaboutsixteenyearsago.Shelooksmoreliketoday'spopstarswithheavymakeup（浓妆）andminiskirts.Andhercompanyoffersmorekindsofclothes.ItseemsthatBarbiehaslosthermagicamongoldergirls.Foryoungergirls,playingwithaBarbieismuchfunnier.Butwhenyougetolder,youwantsomethingsmarterandmoremodern,saysVeraShepherd,ashopassistantofatoystoreinNewYork.Itisgoodnewsthatontheinternationalmarket,BarbieisstillNo.1.AlthoughMattelissellingfewerBarbiesintheUnitedStatestheseyears,salesinothercountriesarestillgoingup.MattelopeneditsfirstBarbiestoreinShanghai,wheregirlscanshop,eat,drinkorevenbecomefashiondesignersfortheirownBarbies.MattelisplanningbigcelebrationsforBarbie's58thbirthday.FashiondesignersfromallovertheworldhavebeencalledtomakenewdressesforBarbie.HowlongwillBarbiestaypopularintheworldoftoydolls?Itishardtosay,but58issurelynottheagetoretire（退休）.（1）Barbie'sfamilynameis.A.RobertsB.MillicentC.ShepherdD.Bratz（2）Barbie'stroubleisthat.A.shewearsheavymakeupandminiskirtsB.otherdollsaremorepopularwithlittlegirlsC.otherdollsaretryingtobeatherinthemarketD.shehasbecomelesspopularintheinternationalmarket（3）GirlscandothefollowinginthefirstBarbiestoreinShanghaiEXCEPT.A.goingshoppingB.havingfoodC.drinkingjuiceD.takingphotos（4）What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordsfashiondesignersinthepassage?A.珠宝设计师B.发型设计师C.舞台设计师D.时装设计师【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）D（4）D【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了芭比娃娃的起源，以及现在的发展状况。（1）细节题。根据第一段提到的BarbieMillicentRobertsfirstappearedintheworldoftoys.可知，姓为Roberts，故选A。（2）推断题。根据第二段说其他娃娃也相继占有市场，可知Barbie因此受到打击，故选C。（3）细节题。根据第三段提到的MattelopeneditsfirstBarbiestoreinShanghai,wheregirlscanshop,eat,drinkorevenbecomefashiondesignersfortheirownBarbies.可知，只有takingphotos不可以，故选D。（4）推断题。根据第四段提到的FashiondesignersfromallovertheworldhavebeencalledtomakenewdressesforBarbie，可知这个单词的意思为时装设计师，故选D。【点评】考查阅读理解。本文涉及细节题、推断题和主旨题三种常考题型，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；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。2．阅读理解Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhatourfoodwillbelikeinthefuture?Asthepopulationisgrowingfast,theremustbechangesinourfood.Morelandwillbeusedforbuildinghousesforpeople.Thentherewillbelessspaceforcattleandchickens,someatwillbemoreexpensive.Instead,peoplewilleatmorefruitandvegetables.Scientistsarealwaystryingoutnewwaysofgrowingfood.OnlyonethirdoftheEarth'sareaislandandtherestissea,sosomethinkmaybewecangetmorefoodfromthesea.Besides,thoughricesupportsmorethanhalfoftheworld'spopulation,itneedsalotofwatertogrow.Scientistspredict（预测）theclimatewillgetdrierduringthenextcentury.Therefore,itmightbeimpossibletogrowriceinthefuture.Somefarmersareexperimentingwithnewcrops.Farmersliketogrowbeansbecausetheydon'tneedmuchwater,andbeansalsoimprovethequalityofthesoil.Thesoybean（黄豆）makesagoodsubstitute（替代品）forriceandmeat.（1）Whywon'tsomepeopleeatmeateverydayinthefutureaccordingtothepassage?A.Becausemeatmakespeoplefat.B.Becausemeatmaybemoreexpensive.C.Becausepeoplewanttobehealthier.D.Becausepeoplewanttoeatmorevegetables.（2）Wherecanwegetmorefoodaccordingtothepassage?A.Fromthesea.B.Fromtheland.C.Fromtherivers.D.Fromotherplanets.（3）Whymightitbeimpossibletogrowriceinthefutureaccordingtothepassage?A.Becausegrowingriceishardwork.B.Becausepeoplewilleatlessrice.C.Becausericeneedsmuchwatertogrow.D.Becauseittakestoomuchtimetogrowrice.（4）WhichofthefollowingaboutbeansisNOTtrue?A.Beansmaybepopularforfarmerstogrow.B.Beansneedasmuchwaterasricetogrow.C.Beansimprovethequalityofthesoil.D.Beanscantaketheplaceofriceandmeat.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）C（4）B【解析】【分析】短文大意：这篇短文讲的是将来人们的食物会是什么样的。在将来肉很贵，人们将吃的更多的是水果和蔬菜。人们从海洋中得到更多的食物。随着下个世纪气候的变干旱，在将来种植水稻是不可能的。人们会种植豆类，黄豆会制成米和肉好的替代品替。（1）细节理解题。根据Thentherewillbelessspaceforcattleandchickens,someatwillbemoreexpensive.那时牛和鸡的生存空间更小了，因此肉将更贵。故选B。（2）细节理解题。根据OnlyonethirdoftheEarth'sareaislandandtherestissea,sosomethinkmaybewecangetmorefoodfromthesea.地球只有三分之一是陆地，因此一些人认为或许我们能从海洋获取更多的食物。故选A。（3）细节理解题。根据Besides,thoughricesupportsmorethanhalfoftheworld'spopulation,itneedsalotofwatertogrow.此外，虽然，水稻支撑着世界上一半多人口，它需要很多水来种植，故选C。（4）细节理解题。根据Farmersliketogrowbeansbecausetheydon'tneedmuchwater,农民们喜欢种植豆类，因为它们不需要很多水。可知选项C是错误的，故选B。【点评】此题考查阅读理解。我们在做题之前先阅读短文，了解短文大意，然后分析问题，带着问题读文章，从短文的细节中找到问题答案。3．根据短文内容判断正误。Doyouhaveanyhobbies?Ifstudentsdon'thaveanyinterestsexceptschoolwork,theymaybeboredpeople.Andthatcaninfluencetheirstudies.Studyingwithoutrelaxingisn'tgoodforhealth.Wecan'tgetgoodgradesifwehavebadhealth.Weshouldmakeuseofourfreetime.Weshoulddowhatwelike.Somepeoplelikesinging,taking,photosanddrawingpictures.Othersprefercollectingstamps,readingorshopping.Davidisamiddleschoolstudent.Hehasafewhobbies,buthisfavouriteoneiscollectingstamps.Helikesitbestbecausehecanlearnalotfromthestamps.Somepeoplecollectstampsbecausetheycanmakemoneyfro