1、12019中考（人新）英语八下 U8 阅读练习及答案一、阅读理解。AImagine one day, the water taps(水龙头) in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there isnt enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the familys shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?Probably no
2、t. But thats what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply(供应). H
3、annan, an 18-year-old from Lahej, told Times: “In a good week well have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private companies
4、 own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell waterat very high prices. “A lot of people cant afford it,” she said.The average (平均) person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic（立方）meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty(贫困) line of 1,000 cubic meters.The
5、 government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.1 _ is the name of the capital city of Yemen.A. Sana B. Lahej C. Hannan D. Times2A report shows that Sana will have _ as early as 2025.A. enough drinking water to u
6、se B. no drinking water to useC. no private companies D. more water pollution23What does the underlined word “shortage” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?A. 充足 B. 短缺 C. 干旱 D. 需求4We can infer(推断) from the passage that _.A. the poor dont have to worry about the water supplyB. the 18-year-old boy
7、is from a poor familyC. private companies make a lot of moneyD. Lahej is a beautiful place5 Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?A. How to Save WaterB. How to Make Use of SeawaterC. How People Use Water FullyD. Yemen is Facing Serious Water Shortage【答案】1A 2B 3B 4C 5
8、D【解析】试题分析：这篇短文给我们讲述了现在水资源的缺乏，尤其提到了也门这个国家，根据一项报告，也门的首都萨那到 2025年的时候，就将没有饮用水了。也门政府也正在想办法解决这个问题。1A 细节理解题。短文第二段中提到了 Yemen这个国家，然后根据 According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.可知，Yemen 的首都是 Sana，因此选 A。2B 细节理解题。根据短文第二段中 According to a report, the capital, Sana,
9、 will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.的这句话可知，根据一项报告，也门的首都萨那将在 2025年用尽饮用水，也就是到 2025年的时候，就没有饮用水了。故选 B。3B 词义猜测题。本题要求我们猜测 shortage这个单词的意思，根据这个单词我们找到短文的第三段，Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply，政府减少水供应，可见也门这个国家的水出现了短缺。shortage 短缺，故应选 B。4C 细节理解题。根据短文第四段中 Private co
10、mpanies own the trucks. They travel 3around the city every day to sell waterat very high prices可知，私人公司拥有卡车，他们可以到城市的各处去卖水，并且是以很高的价格。由此可见，私人公司可以赚很多钱，故选 C。5D 主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们讲述了现在水资源的缺乏，尤其提到了也门这个国家，根据一项报告，也门的首都萨那到 2025年的时候，就将没有饮用水了。也门政府也正在想办法解决这个问题。由此可知，D 选项 Yemen is Facing Serious Water Shortage这个题目概括了短文
11、的大意，故应选 D。【难度】较难B阅读下列短 文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。Rock climbing (攀岩) did not become a sport until late in the 1900s. But now it has become a popular outdoor activity. If you have ever done rock climbing, you will know that it is not an easysport. Indoor and outdoor rock climbing both need practic
12、e. What most people dont know is that rock climbing is one of the sports that depend onyour body and will (意志).To climb successfully, one must use wonderful skills. One of the important rules is to always have three parts of your body on the rock face. Another important rule is that your arms only h
13、old you close to the rock face while your legs are pushing you up. The closer you are to the rock face, the easier it is to climb.Rock climbing is a wonderful sport. Once you start to learn how to climb, youll find more fun. People who like games such as chess playing or problem-solving may love roc
14、k climbing, because they are nearly the same in the way of thinking. For anyone who wants to get into beautiful shape, rock climbing is a fun and good way. Anyone who enjoys a difficult game and loves the outdoors should think of taking rock climbing as a new hobby.( )1. Rock climbing _.A. has becom
15、e a sport early in the 1990s B. is a sport that challenges peoples body and will 4C. is only suitable for outdoors( )2. _ is (are) needed if people want to climb successfully.A. Wonderful skills B. Clever brain C. Coaches( )3. While climbing rocks, _ are pushing you up.A. your arms B. your legs C. y
16、our body( )4. Its easier for you to climb if you can get _ to the rock face.A. closer B. farther C. better( )5. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Rock Climbing B. Rock Climbing is Helpful to Get into Beautiful ShapeC. Rock Climbing is a Popular Sport参考答案 1-5 BABAA二、完形填空It does not always co
17、me easy to discover oneself. From a young age, I had a strong sense of who I was to become, 1 an accident made me redefine(重审) myself. To me, skating was above all. There was 2 in this world that filled my heart with such joy. I spent twenty-four hours a week practising my 3 . Having no social life
18、or interests but skating, my devotion(挚爱) brought me first place medals in nearly every 4 . Unfortunately, in one show, I fell down and hurt myself 5 . After several X-rays and MRI(磁共振) scans, the 6 told me that I couldnt return to my sport any more. The pain in my back was hard to bear and even the
19、 7 daily tasks became difficult. As my passion(激情) was 8 , I had little sense of who I was to become. After eight months of suffering, something had to 9 . Instead of wasting my days sitting around painfully, I began to put my 10 into local community service projects. By volunteering 11 a swimming t
20、eacher and summer reading assistant for kids, I got an idea of who I 12 to become. After a few months, I devoted time to my interest in the arts. Little by little, I 13 out of the 5shadow(阴影) and rebuilt my confidence. Sometimes, some 14 rocks block(阻碍) our way. We can choose to stay behind or try t
21、o climb over. My accident was a rock that 15 to stop me from reaching success. Today Im a very confident and optimistic person. 1.A.and B.but C.or D.so 2.A.everything B.somethingC.nothing D.anything 3.A.skills B.behaviors C.thoughts D.habits4.A.meeting B.party C.concert D.competition 5.A.quickly B.s
22、oftly C.badly D.slowly 6.A.waiter B.doctor C.teacher D.policeman 7.A.useful B.basic C.proper D.busy 8.A.found out B.brought backC.waken up D.taken away9.A.change B.remain C.leave D.arrive 10.A.energy B.duty C.wealth D.spirit 11.A.with B.for C.as D.to 12.A.wanted B.started C.promised D.lived 13.A.ran
23、 B.jumped C.stood D.stepped 14.A.small B.large C.ugly D.round 15.A.managed B.helped C.failed D.continued 参考答案：主旨大意 本文是一篇记叙文。作者从小就挚爱滑冰,对他来说,滑冰就是他人生的全部。但不幸的是,在一次表演中他摔倒了,并且伤得很严重,再也不能进行他心爱的滑冰运动。 在几个月的痛苦煎熬之后,他开始重新审视自己的人生道路。几个月后,作者开始对美术感兴趣,并逐渐走出了心理阴影并重新获得自信。他的人生经历让我们明白:当人生之路上有巨石挡路时,我们不能选择后退而是要设法爬过去。1.B 考查
24、连词辨析。分析上文“从很小的时候,我对自己想成为一名什么样的人就有很强烈的意识”以及下文“一次事故让我重新审视自己”之间应是转折关系,故选 B。2.C 考查不定代词辨析。根据上文“对我来说,滑冰是最重要的” 。推测下文应意为“没有什6么事情能像滑冰那样令我心中充满欢乐”,nothing 意为“没有什么事情”,故选 C。3.A 考查名词辨析。skill 意为“技巧”;behavior 意为“行为”;thought 意为“想法”;habit意为“习惯” 。句意:我一周要花费 24个小时来练习滑冰技巧。由常识可知滑冰运动需要练习提高技巧,故选 A。4.D 考查名词辨析。meeting 意为“会议”;
25、party 意为“聚会”;concert 意为“音乐会”;competition意为“比赛” 。句意:没有其他的社会生活及爱好,只是滑冰,我对滑冰的挚爱让我几乎在每次竞赛中都能得第一名。可知空白处应意为“竞赛”,故选 D。5.C 考查副词辨析。quickly 意为“迅速地”;softly 意为“柔软地”;badly 意为“严重地”;slowly意为“缓慢地” 。由下文作者进行了 X光及磁共振的检查,并且以后不能再回归滑冰运动了,可推测其受到的伤害很严重,故选 C。6.B 考查名词辨析。理解上下文语境可知,作者在进行了 X光及磁共振的检查之后,是“医生”告诉他以后不能再回归滑冰运动了。故选 B。
26、7.B 考查形容词辨析。useful 意为“有用的”;basic 意为“基本的”;proper 意为“适当的”;busy 意为“忙碌的” 。由句中关键词“daily tasks (日常活动)”,可推测作者不但背部疼痛难忍,甚至连“基本的”日常活动都变得很困难,故选 B。8.D 考查动词短语辨析。find out 意为“查明”;bring back 意为“恢复”;wake up 意为“唤醒”;take away 意为“带走” 。由下文“我对要成为一名什么的人几乎没有意识了”,可推测上文应意为“随着我对滑冰的激情被带走”,空白处意为“带走”,故选 D。9.A 考查动词辨析。change 意为“改变
27、”;remain 意为“保留”;leave 意为“离开”;arrive意为“到达” 。由下文“与其每天痛苦地到处坐着浪费时光,我开始把我的精力投入到当地社会服务活动项目中去” 。句意:在八个月的痛苦煎熬之后,事情必须要进行一些改变了,故选 A。10.A 考查名词辨析。energy 意为“精力”;duty 意为“职责”;wealth 意为“财富”;sprit意为“精神” 。由下文作者所述的活动“投入到当地社会服务活动项目中去”,可知空白处应意为“精力”,故选 A。11.C 考查连词用法辨析。句意:通过在志愿者活动中作游泳老师和暑期儿童阅读助理老师。空白后面是两个表示职业的名词,因此空白处应用介词
28、 as,故选 C。12.A 考查动词辨析。want 意为“想要”;start 意为“开始”;promise 意为“许诺”;live意为“居住,生活” 。句意:通过在志愿者活动中作游泳老师和暑期儿童阅读助理老师,我有了想成为一个什么样的人的想法。空白处意为“想要”,故选 A。713.D 考查动词辨析。run 意为“跑”;jump 意为“跳”;stand 意为“站立”;step 意为“走出” 。由句中关键短语“Little by little (逐渐地)”,可知作者逐渐地从心理阴影中走出了并重新树立了自信,空白处意为“走出”,故选 D。14.B 考查形容词辨析。small 意为“小的”;large
29、 意为“大的”;ugly 意为“丑陋的”;round意为“圆的” 。理解语境可知,本句意为“有时候,一些巨石阻碍了我们的道路”,空白处应意为“巨大的”,故选 B。15.C 考查动词辨析。manage 意为“设法”;help 意为“帮助”;fail 意为“失败”;continue意为“继续” 。由下文“今天我是一名很自信和乐观的人”,可推测上文应意为“我的事故是一块没有阻碍我走向人生成功的巨石”,空白处意为“失败”,故选 C。三、任务型阅读阅读下面短文,用英语完成思维导图。Did you have any interesting dreams last night? Do you know ev
30、eryone dreams? But not everyone remembers their dreams. A person can usually have up to seven dreams a night, and each dream usually lasts from 10 to 40 minutes.Why do we dream? Scientists believe that we dream to remember because dreams come from our memories and they tell us a lot about ourselves.
31、 They also help us learn from the past and even help us solve problems.Different dreams mean differently to people. For example, if you dream about flying, you are probably quite happy. This is a good time in your life. You may feel that other people see you as a leader. And when you dream that you didnt study for a test, it usually means you are worried about an important thing coming in your life.参考答案：81、remember 2、seven/7 3、reason(s) 4、dream(s) 5、happy
