Unit 8 单元话题阅读理解练习-2023-2024学年八年级英语下学期单元重难点和易错题精练（人教版）

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Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet?单元话题阅读理解练习（2022春·贵州安顺·八年级统考期末）Laurel Snyder is a writer of picture books and novels (小说) for children. In Orphan Island, she writes about childhood. Instead of a realistic story about children with parents and grandparents, she puts her characters on an imaginary island. On the island, everything is perfect. There are nine orphans (OK) who are living a happy life. Each day is full of adventure (目险) and beauty. Nothing bad ever happens to these orphans. They have food and homes. And they never get sick.Just like real life, the children grow on this island. Each year, they see a boat come. And the boat takes away the oldest child, leaving a new child with them. When it is Deen’s turn to leave, a girl named Essy will arrive.The main character of the story is a girl named Jinny. She is sad when Deen leaves because Deen protects her. After Deen has gone, she is the oldest on the island. She knows it will be her turn to leave next year. Jinny does not want to leave, so she tries to find out why one of them must leave.We may never fully understand why things must change. All we can do is to accept the changes and then try to make the best of our new life.1．What is Orphan Island about?A．Childhood. B．An island. C．Beautiful pictures.2．How is the life on the island?A．Dangerous. B．Boring. C．Perfect.3．How often do the children see a boat?A．Once a month. B．Once a year. C．Twice a year.4．Who is the main character in the story?A．Jinny. B．Essy. C．Deen.5．What does the last paragraph try to tell us?A．Changes in life are not common.B．We can find all the answers in our life if we try.C．We should accept the changes in our life and do our best.（2022春·河北邯郸·八年级校考期末）On Saturday morning, every boy in town was happy, except(除了) Tom Sawyer. Tom’s aunt said he had to paint the fence(围栏) because Tom had caused some trouble. The fence was thirty yards long and three yards high. He knew other boys would laugh at him. He didn’t want to become a joke, so he thought hard. Then he came up with an idea and picked up his brush to start the work.A moment later, Ben Rogers came with an apple in his hand.“I’m going swimming,” said Ben. “Do you want to come? Oh, you have to work, don’t you?”“Of course not. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?” Tom said and went on painting.Ben thought about this. He was watching Tom’s every move and was getting more and more interested.After a while, he said, “Tom, will you let me do some painting?”“No way, you see, Aunt Polly wants it to be done properly. I’m the only one that can do it right.”“Oh, please, Tom,” begged(恳求) Ben. “I’ll be really careful. Let me try. I’ll give you half my apple in return. Wait, I’ll give you all of it.”“That’s a deal,” said Tom. “But you must be careful.” He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart. He started to eat Ben’s apple.All day, boys passed by and wanted to paint. When Ben got tired, Billy began to paint. He gave Tom his favourite kite. Then Johnny gave him twelve marbles(弹珠), and so on.That afternoon, Tom got lots of “treasure”, and the fence got three coats of paint. Aunt Polly was so pleased when she saw the painted fence that she gave him a large cake!6．Why was Tom Sawyer unhappy at first?A．He had to paint the fence. B．He had no friends to talk with.C．He had no apples to eat. D．He didn’t want to live with Aunt Polly.7．When Tom Sawyer was working, Ben came along to ________.A．give him a hand B．ask him to swim C．laugh at him D．give him an apple8．Which of the following is TRUE?A．Aunt Polly was unkind to Tom.B．Tom thought painting the fence was fun.C．Tom got many toys and a large cake in the end.D．Tom was the only boy who could work carefully.9．What is Tom Sawyer like according to the passage?A．Brave. B．Clever. C．Careless. D．Truthful.（2022秋·江苏徐州·八年级统考期中）“Tom! Tom! Where are you?” No answer.“Where is that boy? When I find him, I’m going to...”Aunt Polly looked under the bed. Then she opened the door and looked out into the garden.“Tom!” She heard something behind her. A small boy ran past, but Aunt Polly put out her hand and stopped him.“Ah, there you are! And what’s that in your pocket?”“Nothing, Aunt Polly.”“Nothing! It’s an apple! I can see it. Now listen, Tom, those apples are not for you, and I...”“Oh, Aunt Polly! Quick—look behind you!”So Aunt Polly looked, and Tom was out of the house in a second. She laughed quietly. “I never learn. I love that Tom, my dead sister’s child, but he isn’t an easy boy for an old lady. Well, it’s Saturday tomorrow and there’s no school, but it isn’t going to be a holiday for Tom. Oh no! He’s going to work tomorrow!”Saturday was a beautiful day. It was summer and the sun was hot and there were flowers in all the gardens. It was a day for everybody to be happy.Tom came out of his house with a brush and a big pot of white paint in his hand. He looked at the fence (栅栏)...(From The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)10．Polly is Tom’s ________.A．mother B．aunt C．friend D．sister11．What did Tom do that Saturday?A．He played with his friends. B．He went to school.C．He did his homework. D．He painted the fence.12．What do you know about Tom from this story?A．He had no mother. B．His aunt didn’t love him.C．He was an easy boy for his aunt. D．Saturday was a happy day for him.（2022秋·天津南开·八年级校考期中）Having English teachers as parents, Ben Miller was interested in reading as he grew up. Miller liked stories. His favorite book was from Alan Garner. Garner wrote many traditional folk (民间的) stories.How I became a dog Called Midnight is written by Miller. The fantasy book tells the story of a boy who swaps (交换) bodies with a dog in the enchanted fountain (魔法喷泉).The two must soon work together against a bad man before they are trapped (被困住) in each other’s bodies forever. Miller has a dog. It lies down with him while Miller’s writing. When writing books about children, Miller looked at it for inspiration(灵感). “It looks like a man in a bear coat” Miller says. “And it certainly gave me the idea to write a story about some special people and they could swap bodies with a dog”Miller reads his book to his children to test them out. He also hopes parents can read out his stories loud for their children because he loves the idea of families reading together. “Reading books is really fun,” he says. “It’s like putting on a performance (表演).”13．What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A．Ben Miller liked reading books. B．Ben Miller worked as a teacher.C．Alan Garner was Miller’s father. D．Miller’s parents liked reading books.14．What does the underlined word “fantasy” mean?A．长篇的 B．奇幻的 C．微型的 D．侦探的15．Which paragraph shows that Miller’s dog is helpful for his story?A．Paragraph 1 B．Paragraph 2 C．Paragraph 3 D．Paragraph 416．What is true about Miller’s book?A．It’s good to read out. B．He wrote it for parents.C．It’s good to read quietly. D．He wrote it for teachers.17．What is the text mainly about?A．A dog. B．A boy. C．A movie. D．A book.（2022秋·广东深圳·八年级统考期末）I was born in 1632 in the north of England. When I was born, they called me Robinson. My parents did well in business and we lived a rich and comfortable life. However, I wanted adventure instead. Becoming a sailor had long been my dream but my parents were against it. I loved them so much that I once put my dream aside. However, about a year later, my friend invited me to join in the sail to London again and I agreed this time.On September 1st, 1651, I started my first sail. A few days later, the ship went up and down because of a strong wind. “If I could live, I will go home and never go to sea again.” I said to myself. The next day, the wind dropped and the sea was peaceful again. My friend Bob laughed at what I did yesterday. Then I decided not to go home because I didn’t want my friend and family to laugh at me!After landing on London for some time, I left for Guinea in Africa with a captain. Everything went well first but when we were near the Canary Islands, a pirate ship came from Turkey came after us. After a long and hard fight, we became slaves (奴隶) of these famous thieves of the sea at that time. At first, they wanted to sell us in the market.But in the end the Turkish captain decided to take me home himself and now the captain became my master. This brought a terrible change in my life.18．What does the underlined word in Paragraph 1 refer to? ______A．A sailor. B．Parents’ word.C．The dream. D．The comfortable life.19．How old was Robinson when he set out for the first sail? ______A．19. B．21. C．23. D．25.20．Which of the following is true according to the story? ______A．Before the sail, Robinson lived a difficult life.B．Robinson met different difficulties during the sails.C．Robinson never changed his idea about sailing at all.D．Robinson was happy after the difficult fight with pirates.21．Where was Robinson probably at the end of this story? ______A．In London. B．In Africa.C．In The Canary Island 23. D．In Turkey.22．Which might be the best title for this story? ______A．The Terrible Turkish CaptainB．Robinson and the AdventureC．Ways to Make Parents HappyD．Interesting Things on the Sea（2022秋·江苏·八年级统考期末）After the guests left, the March family sat together around the fire. Mr. March looked at the four young faces around him with satisfaction (满意). “It was a difficult year for my little girls, I know,” he said to them. “But you were brave.” He took Meg’s hands in his.“Meg, your white hands are now rough and red with hard work. They were pretty before but they are prettier to me now. I’m proud of you.” Then he looked at Jo.“You were my noisy, wild boy!” he said. “But now I can see a good, strong woman with a tender (柔软的) heart in front of me. I’m very happy.”“What about Beth?” asked Amy.“Beth! Dear, good little Beth!” said Mr. March. He looked at her small, thin body and held her tightly.“We nearly lost her. Now I’m going to keep her safe forever.”Then it was Amy’s turn.“I watched Amy today,” Mr. March said. “She is kinder and more helpful than she was. She thinks more about other people and less about herself. I am proud to have a daughter like her. I’m proud of all my wonderful little women!”（Adapted from Little Women）23．How many people are mentioned (提及) in the March family according to the passage?A．3. B．4. C．5. D．6.24．Who was strong outside but had a tender heart?A．Meg B．Jo C．Amy D．His son25．We can infer (推断) from the passage that ________.A．the March family was very poor B．Mr. March had a son called JoC．something very bad had happened to Beth D．Mr. March lost his job and stayed at home26．The passage mainly tells us ________.A．Mr. March had a big familyB．the children were different from each otherC．the March family had a very difficult time for a yearD．Mr. March praised (表扬) his kids and showed them his love（2022秋·江苏淮安·八年级统考期末）We were alone in darkness and silence (寂静). The men dragged (拖) us into the submarine (潜艇). They didn’t speak as they pushed us into the dark room and locked us in. Who were they? What would they do to us? Ned Land was angry and began to shout.“Shouting will not help,” I said. “We should stay calm.” Suddenly, a door opened and two men came in. One of them was short and strong. The other was tall and handsome. It was easy to see that the tall man was the captain (船长).①They spoke to each other in a language that I could not understand. I told them our story, speaking in French, but they did not seem to understand me. Ned repeated the story in English and Conseil in German (德语), but they did not speak. I told it again in Latin (拉丁语). They sat and looked at us, and then got up and left the room, locking the door behind them …②At last, the door opened and a man came in, Ned attacked (袭击) him. “Please be calm. Mr. Land!” We were surprised to see that it was the captain, speaking French.③He said, “I understood everything that you said when you told me your story. I could not visit you again sooner than this because I had to decide what to do with you. Your ship hunted (找到) me. You shot at me with your guns (枪) and hit me with your harpoon (鱼叉). You wanted to destroy (消灭) me. You are my enemies (敌人), and I could throw you into the sea to die.”“No civilized (文明的) man would do that!” I said.④“I am not what you call a civilized man,” he answered angrily. “However, I decided that it might be interesting to let you live. You are free to go around the ship and see everything that happens. However, I want you to promise (许诺) two things.”—Adapted from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea27．Ned Land got angry because ________.A．there was darkness and silence B．they could not understand the captainC．some men dragged them into the submarine and locked them in D．they were very hungry28．From Paragraph 2, we can know that the writer was ________.A．strong B．confident C．handsome D．calm29．The writer, Conseil and Ned Land used ________ to tell their story.A．French, English and German B．French, English and LatinC．English, German and Latin D．French, English, German and Latin30．It’s better to put “I can speak French, English, German, and Latin.” in ________.A．① B．② C．③ D．④31．What can we infer (推断) according to the last paragraph?A．The captain would throw them into the river.B．The writer’s friends would have a fight with the captain.C．The writer and the captain would become friends.D．The writer would make promises with the captain.（2022秋·江苏盐城·八年级统考期末）It was a long and hot summer that year, and Anne enjoyed it with the whole heart. When it was over, she went back and studied hard in Miss Stacy’s Queen’s class for that terrible things known as “the Entrance”. Anne grew so quickly that one day Marilla was surprised to find that the girl was taller than herself. Another difference was that she talked less.“You don’t talk half as much as you were in the past, Anne. What has come over you?”“I don’t know... I don’t want to talk as much,” Anne said, turning red. “It’s nicer to think dear, pretty thoughts and keep them in one’s heart, like treasures.”After months of studying, Anne went to town for the exams. When she returned to Green Gables, three weeks passed without the exam results appearing. Anne did not know what to do with herself!Then one evening, Ann was sitting at her open window when she saw Diana come running up the hill with a newspaper in her hand.“Anne, you’ve passed,” she cried, and you came first—you and Gilbert both —you are tied.”“Well now, I always said it,” said Matthew, looking at the exam result list delightedly. “I knew you could beat them all easily.32．When did Anne study hard in Miss Stacy’s Queen’s class?A．Before the summer that year. B．During the summer that year.C．When the summer ended that year. D．When the winter began that year.33．How many characters (角色) were talking in the passage?A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.34．Why did not Anne want to talk much now?A．Because she talked too much before. B．Because she became shyer than before.C．Because she was afraid to make mistakes. D．Because she wanted to think more in her heart.35．What is the right order of the following?①. Anne went to town for “the Entrance” exams. ②. Diana came up the hill with a newspaper in her hand. ③. Anne knew the result of the exams. ④. Marilla found that Anne talked less than before. ⑤. Anne went back and studied hard in Stacy’s Queen’s class.A．③⑤①④② B．⑤④①②③ C．①②④⑤③ D．⑤④②③①36．What can we learn from the passage?A．Miss Stacy told the exam result to Anne.B．Anne and Gilbert both came first in the exams.C．Matthew didn’t believe Anne could get good results.D．Diana cried because she didn’t do well in the exams.参考答案：1．A    2．C    3．B    4．A    5．C【导语】本文主要介绍了《孤儿岛》这本书的主要内容。1．细节理解题。根据“In Orphan Island, she writes about childhood.”可知，在《孤儿岛》中，她描写了童年。故选A。2．细节理解题。根据“On the island, everything is perfect.”可知，在岛上，一切都很完美。故选C。3．细节理解题。根据“Each year, they see a boat come.”可知，每年，他们都会看到一艘船来。故选B。4．细节理解题。根据“The main character of the story is a girl named Jinny.”可知，故事的主角是一个名叫Jinny的女孩。故选A。5．推理判断题。根据“We may never fully understand why things must change. All we can do is to accept the changes and then try to make the best of our new life.”可知，最后一段告诉我们应该接受变化，然后努力使我们的新生活过得更好。故选C。6．A    7．C    8．C    9．B【导语】本文主要记叙了汤姆.索亚被姑姑惩罚刷墙，但是汤姆通过自己的诡计成功地让其他的小朋友帮助他做了所有的工作的故事。6．细节理解题。根据“On Saturday morning, every boy in town was happy, except(除了) Tom Sawyer. Tom’s aunt said he had to paint the fence(围栏) because Tom had caused some trouble. The fence was thirty yards long and three yards high.”可知，周六其他男孩能出去玩，汤姆要刷围栏。故选A。7．推理判断题。根据“Do you want to come? Oh, you have to work, don’t you?”可知，本是来嘲笑汤姆的。故选C。8．细节理解题。根据“I’ll give you half my apple in return. Wait, I’ll give you all of it.”，“He gave Tom his favourite kite. Then Johnny gave him twelve marbles(弹珠), and so on.”和“she gave him a large cake”可知，最后汤姆得到了苹果、许多玩具和一个大蛋糕。故选C。9．推理判断题。通过汤姆将刷围栏这件事情变成了其他男孩所羡慕的事，并争着刷围栏，可以看出汤姆很聪明。故选B。10．B    11．D    12．A【导语】本文是长篇小说《汤姆·索亚历险记》的节选。10．细节理解题。根据文中多次出现的“Aunt Polly”可知Polly是Tom的阿姨。故选B。11．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Tom came out of his house with a brush and a big pot of white paint in his hand. He looked at the fence”可知汤姆从家里出来，手里拿着一把刷子和一大罐白色油漆，他看着栅栏。推知他粉刷了栅栏。故选D。12．推理判断题。根据文中“I love that Tom, my dead sister’s child”可知Tom的妈妈死去了，他没有妈妈。故选A。13．A    14．B    15．C    16．A    17．D【导语】本文主要介绍了《我如何成为一只叫午夜的狗》的故事，讲述了一个男孩在魔法喷泉中与狗互换身体的故事。在他们永远被困在彼此的身体里之前，两人必须很快合作对付一个坏人。13．细节理解题。根据“Ben Miller was interested in reading as he grew up”可知，Ben Miller对阅读感兴趣，故选A。14．词义猜测题。根据“tells the story of a boy who swaps (交换) bodies with a dog in the enchanted fountain…”可知，讲述了一个奇幻的故事，所以划线单词表示“奇幻的”，故选B。15．推理判断题。第三段谈及狗看起来像一个穿着熊大衣的男人，这突然让Miller有了一个想法，写一个人可以和狗交换身体。由此可知，第三段表现出Miller的狗对故事创作有帮助，故选C。16．细节理解题。根据“He also hopes parents can read out his stories loud for their children”可知，Miller的书最好用于朗读，故选A。17．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了《我如何成为一只叫午夜的狗》一书的梗概，故选D。18．C    19．A    20．B    21．D    22．B【导语】本文主要讲述了Robinson想要充满冒险的生活，出海途中，被海盗抓住了，成为了奴隶的故事。18．词义猜测题。根据“Becoming a sailor had long been my dream but my parents were against it”可知成为一名水手一直是我的梦想，但我父母反对它。所以it指的是“梦想”，故选C。19．推理判断题。根据“I was born in 1632 in the north of England”以及“On September 1st, 1651, I started my first sail.”可知Robinson出生于1632年，1651年开始第一次航行，也就是在1651-1632=19岁，故选A。20．推理判断题。根据“A few days later, the ship went up and down because of a strong wind. ”（几天后，由于强风，船上下颠簸。）以及下文介绍遇到了海盗可知，Robinson在航行中遇到了不同的困难。故选B。21．推理判断题。根据“But in the end the Turkish captain decided to take me home himself and now the captain became my master. This brought a terrible change in my life.”（但最后土耳其船长决定亲自带我回家，现在船长成了我的主人。这给我的生活带来了可怕的改变。）可推知Robinson可能在土耳其，故选D。22．最佳标题题。根据“ However, I wanted adventure instead. Becoming a sailor had long been my dream”以及全文可知，本文主要讲述了Robinson想要充满冒险的生活，出海去非洲的途中，被海盗抓住了，成为了奴隶的故事。所以B选项“Robinson与冒险”符合，故选B。23．C    24．B    25．C    26．D【导语】本文是长篇小说《小妇人》的节选片段。23．细节理解题。根据第二段“Mr. March looked at the four young faces around him with satisfaction (满意).”可知March先生和他的4个女人共计5个人。故选C。24．细节理解题。根据“Then he looked at Jo. ‘You were my noisy, wild boy!’ he said. ‘But now I can see a good, strong woman with a tender (柔软的) heart in front of me.’ ”可知Jo是一个怀着一颗温柔的心的善良坚强的女人。故选B。25．推理判断题。根据“Beth! Dear, good little Beth!” said Mr. March. He looked at her small, thin body and held her tightly.“We nearly lost her. ”可知Beth身体瘦小，家人们差点失去她。推知Beth身上发生过非常糟糕的事情。故选C。26．主旨大意题。通读全文以及根据最后一句“I’m proud of all my wonderful little women!”可知爸爸为他所有优秀的女儿感到骄傲。因此本文中March先生表扬了他的孩子，并向他们展示了他的爱。故选D。27．C    28．D    29．D    30．C    31．D【导语】本文选自《海底两万里》，讲述了主人公一行人被拖进鹦鹉螺号潜艇和船长相遇的故事。27．细节理解题。根据“The men dragged (拖) us into the submarine (潜艇). They didn’t speak as they pushed us into the dark room and locked us in.”可知，Ned Land生气是因为一些人把他们拖进潜艇，并锁在里面。故选C。28．推理判断题。根据“ ‘Shouting will not help,’ I said. ‘We should stay calm.’ ”可推知，作者非常冷静。故选D。29．细节理解题。根据“I told them our story, speaking in French ... Ned repeated the story in English and Conseil in German (德语), but they did not speak. I told it again in Latin (拉丁语).”可知，作者和Conseil以及Ned Land用法语、英语、德语和拉丁语讲述他们的故事。故选D。30．推理判断题。根据“③He said, ‘I understood everything that you said when you told me your story.’ ”可知，船长说他能明白作者他们说的你告诉我你的故事时，我明白你说的一切。说明船长能够听懂法语、英语、德语和拉丁语。因此该句应放在③。故选C。31．推理判断题。根据“However, I want you to promise (许诺) two things.”可推知，船长要作者答应两件事；由此推知，作者会向船长许下诺言。故选D。32．C    33．B    34．D    35．B    36．B【导语】本文节选自《绿山墙的安妮》，讲述了安妮在过了炎热而漫长的假日之后，为准备考试而努力学习。最终和吉尔伯特都通过了考试。32．细节理解题。根据“It was a long and hot summer that year, and Anne enjoyed it with the whole heart. When it was over, she went back and studied hard in Miss Stacy’s Queen’s class.”那是一个漫长而炎热的夏天，安妮全身心地享受着。结束后，她回到史黛西小姐的王后班努力学习。可知，安妮是在那年夏天结束时去史黛西小姐的王后班用功学习的。故选C。33．细节理解题。通读全文可知，“玛丽拉说安妮现在说的话没有过去的一半多了，问她怎么了。”“安妮说自己也不知道为什么，就是不想说那么多。”“戴安娜拿着报纸告诉安妮考试通过了。”“马修说他总是这样说。”由此可知，文中有4个人物在说话。故选B。34．细节理解题。根据““I don’t know... I don’t want to talk as much,” Anne said, turning red. “It’s nicer to think dear, pretty thoughts and keep them in one’s heart, like treasures.””“我不知道……我不想多说话，”安妮说，脸红了。“把美好的想法像珍宝一样藏在心里会更好。”可知，安妮不想多说话是因为她想在心里多想想。故选D。35．推理判断题。根据“When it was over, she went back and studied hard in Miss Stacy’s Queen’s class for that terrible things known as “the Entrance”. Anne grew so quickly that one day Marilla was surprised to find that the girl was taller than herself. Another difference was that she talked less.”当一切结束后，她回到史黛西小姐的王后班上努力学习，学习那个被称为“入口”的可怕的东西。安妮长得很快，有一天玛丽拉惊讶地发现，这个女孩比她还高。另一个不同是她说话少。可知，⑤安妮回去了，在史黛西的王后班上努力学习。排第一；④玛丽拉发现安妮说话比以前少了。排第二；根据“After months of studying, Anne went to town for the exams.”经过几个月的学习，安妮进城准备考试。可知，①安妮进城参加入学考试。排第三；根据“Ann was sitting at her open window when she saw Diana come running up the hill with a newspaper in her hand.”安妮坐在开着的窗户上，看到戴安娜手里拿着一张报纸跑上山来。可知，②戴安娜手里拿着一份报纸上山。排第四；根据““Anne, you’ve passed,” she cried, and you came first—you and Gilbert both —you are tied.””“安妮，你通过了，”她叫道，“而且你是第一名——你和吉尔伯特——你们打平了。”可知，③安妮知道考试的结果。排第五。故选B。36．推理判断题。根据“and you came first—you and Gilbert both —you are tied.”而且你是第一名——你和吉尔伯特——你们打平了。可知，安妮和吉尔伯特在考试中都得了第一名。故选B。