Module 1 How to learn English 单元话题阅读理解练习（外研版）（PDF版，含解析）

Module 1 How to learn English
（2022·全国·八年级课时练习）Swimming and English Learning
Can you swim Do you like swimming Yes Well, how can you learn to swim I think the best way is to go
into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at
others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.
Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen
to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand
a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.
Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we
sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn
English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Remember, the more you speak,
the fewer mistakes you’ll make.
Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we are
interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.
Keeping writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English
magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.
Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.
1．You can learn to swim by ________.
A．reading books about B．looking at others swimming
C．having lessons on it D．going into the river and learning
2．We should learn English by ________.
A．listening and speaking B．looking at others swimming
C．A and B D．swimming
3．What will you do with mistakes when you speak
A．Don’t make mistakes. B．Study hard.
C．Try not to speak English. D．Don’t be afraid.
4．What’s more important for senior school students
A．listening B．speaking C．reading and writing D．learning
5．We can listen to English ________ according to the passage.
A．by train B．on the radio C．every minute D．now and then
（2022·天津北京师范大学静海附属学校八年级阶段练习）阅读理解
My name is Christine and I’d like to tell you how I learned English.
Here in Brazil（巴西）we started to have English classes in high school. When I finished school, I wasn’t
good at English, but later, I found it interesting to listen to English songs and watch English movies. So I decided
to study English at Fisk School when I was thirty-five years old. I had classes with sixty teenagers in a big classroom
at that time.
Because I had to look after my son, I stopped studying at the school after seven months. But I kept studying
by myself. I improved my English by listening to English songs and watching English movies. When I had problems
（问题）, I tried to find answers on the Internet. During that time, my friends helped me a lot.
Now, I have no problem in speaking or reading. Most of my friends are surprised（吃惊的）when I speak in
English.
6．Where is Christine from
A．She is from America. B．She is from China.
C．She is from Brazil. D．She is from Japan.
7．When did Christine start studying at Fisk School
A．When she finished school. B．When she was thirty-five years old.
C．When she was in high school. D．When she had her son.
8．How long did Christine study at Fisk School
A．For six weeks. B．For seven weeks.
C．For seven months. D．For seven years.
9．How did Christine improve her English
A．By reading more English passages.
B．By remember more new words.
C．By having conversations in English with the foreigners.
D．By listening to English songs and watching English movies.
10．Which of the following is TRUE
A．Christine was good at English when she was at school.
B．Christine stopped studying at the school because she had to work.
C．Christine can read English, but can’t speak English well now.
D．English songs and movies made Christine interested in English.
（2022·黑龙江大庆·八年级期末）Everyone has a hobby.My hobby is keeping a diary (日记) in English.
When I was nine years old,I began to keep a diary in English.At first it was hard for me,but now it is easy.I
know it’s possible to learn English well.After school I often go to the school library to read English stories or
articles (文章).Sometimes my English teacher introduces (介绍) some interesting things to me.I collect information
for my diary by doing these.
After I finish my diary every day,I always try to correct mistakes with the help of the dictionary.Now my
English is very good.
I love my hobby.Keeping a diary is one of the best ways to learn English well.It helps me a lot.
11．I began to keep a diary _______.
A．when I was nine years old B．before I was nine
C．when I was eight years old D．for nine years
12． _______ it was hard for me to keep a diary in English.
A．Now B．Usually C．At last D．At first
13．From the passage we know _______ is one of the best ways to learn English well.
A．keeping a diary B．more reading
C．more speaking D．more listening
14．How do I collect information for my diary _______
A．I often read English stories or articles.
B．My teacher sometimes introduces some interesting things to me.
C．I often go to the cinema.
D．Both A and B．
15．From the passage we can say it’s _______ for us to have a good hobby.
A．bad B．useless (无用的) C．helpful D．careless (粗心的)
（2022·福建宁德·八年级期中）Do you want to know how to learn English words First, make a list（清单）
of them. A word list is a group of words that have the same part of speech.
Here are some examples:
A list of verbs（v.）（be, go, do, have, like）.
A list of weather adjectives（adj.）（rainy, sunny, snowy, windy, cloudy）.
A list of family nouns（n.）（mother, father, sister, brother, uncle）.
Now, how do you learn these word lists
You can do the following things.
Write a short story with all of the words in a word list. The story is only to make it interesting!
Let’s say the verbs: be, go, do, have and like.
You can write a short story like this:
“Sue is a student. She goes to school on foot. At school, the students have lots of homework every day. But
she doesn’t like doing homework at all.”
16．The underlined phrase “part of speech” means “________” in Chinese.
A．词义 B．词性 C．词形 D．词根
17．“Uncle” is different from “________”.
A．mother B．brother C．father D．rainy
18．Writing a short story with the words in a word list is to make it ________.
A．interesting B．boring C．difficult D．easy
19．If you write “It’s sunny today.”, you are saying a list of ________.
A．verbs B．adjectives C．nouns D．adverbs
20．The passage（文章）mainly tells us ________.
A．“go” is a verb B．what the part of speech is
C．how to make a list of words D．how to learn English words
（2021·江苏·南京市第一中学八年级阶段练习）English is difficult to learn because it is so different from
our mother tongue (母语). On the other hand, we haven’t got enough chances (机会) to hear English and speak
English to foreigners (外国人).
So the first important thing for us to do, I think, is to practice (练习) speaking English more both in and out of
class. In class, I listen to the teacher carefully and try my best to answer the teacher’s questions. After class, I listen
to the tapes of the texts again and again until I can understand every word of it. I often retell (复述) the text in my
own words. I always work hard at English and never give it up (放弃).
Of course this is not enough. In the evening, I do my homework carefully. When I find something interesting,
I will write it down in English. At first, I couldn’t write well, but with the help of my teacher, I have made great
progress.
21．English is difficult to learn because ________.
A．there are too many English words
B．it is too hard to learn the texts by heart
C．English grammar is too difficult
D．it is very different from our mother tongue
22．What is the first important thing to learn English well
A．Learning more grammar rules.
B．Learning more texts by heart.
C．Doing much speaking both in and out of class.
D．Taking a lot of English tests.
23．Which of the following doesn’t show the right way of learning English
A．Listening to the teacher carefully in class.
B．Trying hard to answer the questions in English.
C．Listening to the tapes of English texts very often.
D．Giving it up if it is too hard to learn.
24．What’s the best way to improve (提高) your spoken English
A．To have a good rest after class.
B．To do a lot of hearing and speaking.
C．To do more writing work every evening.
D．To write it down when you find something interesting.
25．When the writer talks about “I have made great progress”, he means that ________.
A．he is not very good at English
B．he does a lot of homework
C．others need to study English in his way
D．he is better at English now
（2022·安徽·合肥工业大学附属中学八年级阶段练习）The best way of learning English
The best way of learning a language is by using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as
much as possible. Sometimes you will get your words mixed up and people will not understand you. Sometimes
people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humour, you can
always have a good laugh at the mistakes. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It is
much better for people to be laughing at your mistakes than to be angry because they don’t understand what you are
saying. The most important rule for learning English is, “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes; everyone make
mistakes.”
26．The best way of learning a language is ________.
A．to remember the grammar rules B．to use it as often as you can
C．to try not to get your words mixed up D．to make a lot of mistakes
27．When people laugh at your mistakes, ________.
A．you should be angry B．you must stop talking at once
C．you should keep your sense of humour D．you must be very careful next time
28．The most important rule for learning English is ________.
A．to try to make fewer mistakes B．not to be afraid of making mistakes
C．to talk to others in Chinese as much as possible D．both B and C
29．Tom, Jerry, Bob and Mike are learning English. Who do you think is right
A．Tom tries to use English as much as possible.B．Jerry is always shy of speaking English.
C．Bob is afraid that others may laugh at him. D．Mike never tries to talk to others in English.
30．The passage seems to tell us ________.
A．that you should learn to laugh at mistakes B．that it’s interesting to learn English
C．what to do when you make mistakes while talking English D．how to make others understand you
（2021·安徽合肥·八年级阶段练习）There are some ways to improve your English, but I think the most
important thing is to make English all around you. Here’s some advice for you.
▲ Listen to the radio in English. If there are no English radio stations where you live, listen to one on the
Internet.
▲ Watch TV and movies in English. If you have English channels on your TV, watch them. If there are no
English channels, you can buy some DVDs of English movies.
▲ Speak English to your friends. You can find a friend whose native language is English and speak English
with him as much as possible. Ask your friend to correct you when needed.
▲ Travel to an English-speaking country. Of course the best way to improve your English is to live in English
environments(环境 ). You’ll find yourself surrounded(围绕 )with the language everywhere. It can be a more
difficult and expensive choice, but you may find it to be a very valuable and helpful experience.
31．How many ways are mentioned in the passage
A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.
32．If there are no English radio stations where you live, you can ________.
A．buy a new radio B．buy some DVDs
C．listen to one on the Internet D．find a friend to talk with you
33．What does the underlined word “valuable” mean in Chinese
A．无价值的 B．有价值的 C．花费大的 D．必不可少的
34．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A．You can watch English channels on your TV to improve your English.
B．You’d better find friends whose native language is English to talk with you.
C．The best way to learn English is to live in all English environments.
D．Study or travel to an English-speaking country is a good choice because it doesn’t cost you too much.
35．From this passage, we mainly know ________.
A．how to improve our English B．the best time to listen to the radio in English
C．make friends with foreigners D．the steps about how to study abroad
（2022·安徽·合肥 38 中八年级期中）There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few
of them are very important. English is one of them. People use it in England and the USA as their own language. It
is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a foreign language. Millions of people are trying to do so. Is it
easy or difficult to learn English Different people may have different answers. Have you ever noticed ads (广告)
of this kind in the newspapers or magazines “Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back…” “Easy and
funny” “Our records and tapes help you master (掌握) English in a month.” Of course, it never happened quite like
that.
The only language that is easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our-own
language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult.
Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.
36．How many languages are very important in the world
A．Few B．A few C．Many D．Little
37．Which countries use English as their own language
A．China and France B．Japan and Italy C．Germany and France D．England and America
38．Which language is easy to learn
A．English B．Chinese C．Japanese D．The mother tongue
（2021·江苏·镇江市第十中学八年级阶段练习）Singing songs is fun, but is it also useful For learning
English pronunciation (发音) , Mr. Andersen thinks songs are the most useful way to learn. At the same time, you
can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. Mr. Andersen has used songs to help himself learn
French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. You should do the same.
Some words used in songs are not everyday English, so you have to be careful how you use song lyrics (歌词)
when you speak. Most words and sentences are very useful. You don’t have to sing songs aloud if you are shy , but
after learning a song you should be able to follow the words without looking at the lyrics. When you can do that,
you have learned something that you will never forget!
Some good songs to listen to are from the Beatles, John Denver and the Carpenters. Their songs are not too
fast and the lyrics are close to normal spoken English. Just for fun, you can try Mr. Andersen’s favorite singer,
B．B．King. His songs are not easy at all! If you can understand even 80% of “Why I Sing the Blues”, you are a
very advanced student.
If you become good at singing English songs, you can try to go to karaoke and sing with your friends. When
you are able to sing a song in another language, even if you don’t sing so beautifully, you will really impress
(给……深刻印象) other people!
39．Singing English songs can help us, EXCEPT ________.
A．pronounce correctly B．remember new words C．impress other people D．sing songs better
40．The songs from the Beatles are easy to learn, one of the reasons may be ________.
A．everyone likes the songs B．John Denver’s voice is sweet
C．the lyrics of the songs are beautiful D．the lyrics are close to normal spoken English
41．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage
A．English Songs. B．The Famous Band-The Beatles.
C．English Songs helps English Learning. D．How to Learn English.
参考答案：
1．D
2．A
3．D
4．C
5．B
【导语】
本文主要讲的是如何学好英语。
1．
细节理解题。根据“ Well, how can you learn to swim I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. ”可知
想要学习游泳就要下水学习，故选 D。
2．
细节理解题。根据“It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.”和“Listening and
speaking are very important for beginners.”可知学习英语就应该反复练习，对初学者来说应该听和说。故选
A。
3．
细节理解题。根据“You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid.”可知当讲
语言犯错时，不要害怕。故选 D。
4．
细节理解题。根据“Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. ”可知，读写对高中生来
说更重要，故选 C。
5．
细节理解题。根据“You can listen to English programs on the radio.”可知，你可以在收音机里收听英语节目，
来学习英语，故选 B。
6．C
7．B
8．C
9．D
10．D
【分析】
本篇叙述克里斯汀在高中毕业后英语并不好，她发现听英语歌曲和看英语电影很有趣，她决定又重新进学
校学习英语，由于要照顾儿子，在 7 个月后，她离开学校，但坚持自学，依靠网络和朋友的帮助，她的英
语说、读已经不成问题了。
6． 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Here in Brazil（巴西）we started to have English classes in high school”
可知，她来自巴西。故选 C。
7． 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I decided to study English at Fisk School when I was thirty-five years old”可
知，她 35 岁时在这所学校里上学。故选 B。
8．细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Because I had to look after my son, I stopped studying at the school after
seven months”可知，她由于要照顾儿子，只在这所学校里学了七个月就退学了。故选 C。
9． 细节理解题。根据第三段第三句“I improved my English by listening to English songs and watching English
movies”可知，她通过听英文歌曲和看英文电影来提高英语。故选 D。
10． 推理判断题。由第二段可知，她发现听英文歌和看英语电影很有趣，因此决定学英语，所以是英文
歌曲和电影让她对英语感兴趣的。故选 D。
【点睛】
本篇阅读的问题设定都是细节理解题，主要考查学生对相关信息的识别能力和对某个具体的情节和特定的
细节是否注意和理解。题 1、2、3、4 均为 5W1H 的问题，都可在原文中找到相关信息的句子作答；题 5
是判断 T or F，可根据原文的句子用排除法作答。
11．A
12．D
13．A
14．D
15．C
【分析】
本文是记叙文，作者主要介绍了自己的爱好——用英语记日记。作者从九岁开始就用英语记日记，他认为
这对于自己学好英语很有帮助。
11．
细节理解题。根据第二段中“When I was nine years old, I began to have my hobby.”可知，作者九岁开始记日
记。故选 A。
12．
细节理解题。根据第二段中“At first it was hard for me, but now it is
easy.”可知，一开始用英语记日记对于作者来说很不容易。故选 D。
13．
细节理解题。根据最后一段中中“Keeping a diary is one of the best ways to learn English well.”可知，作者认
为用英语记日记是学好英语的最好方法之一。故选 A。
14．
细节理解题。根据第二段中“After school I often go to the school library to read English stories or articles (文章).
Sometimes my English teacher introduces (介绍) some interesting things to me. I collect information for my diary
by doing these.”可知，作者收集日记信息是通过去图书馆阅读英语小说和文章，还有英语老师介绍的一些
有意思的事情。故选 D。
15．
推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者主要讲述了用英语记日记对于自己学好英语的帮助，可见有一项爱好是
很有帮助的。故选 C。
16．B
17．D
18．A
19．B
20．D
【分析】
文章介绍了对于学习英语的人来说，记单词是件很头疼的事情，现在，你不必着急了，将单词按词性分类，
并利用单词编故事是很好的方法。
16．
推理判断题。根据“A list of verbs（v.）”以及“A list of weather adjectives（adj.）”以及“A list of family nouns
（n.）”可知，这里是按照词性分类单词，所以前面的短语“part of speech”指的是“词性”，故选 B。
17．
细节理解题。根据“A list of family nouns（n.）（mother, father, sister, brother, uncle）.”可知，“uncle”是名词，
而四个选项中 D 选项“rainy”是形容词，故选 D。
18．
细节理解题。根据 “Write a short story with all of the words in a word list. The story is only to make it
interesting!”可知，用单词表中的所有单词写一个短篇故事。这个故事只是为了让它有趣！故选 A。
19．
推理判断题。根据“Let’s say the verbs: be, go, do, have and like...Sue is a student.”可以推测出，“It’s sunny
today.”说的是一串形容词，故选 B。
20．
主旨大意题。根据“Do you want to know how to learn English words First, make a list（清单）of them. A word
list is a group of words that have the same part of speech.”以及整个文章的理解可知，文章主要是教一些如何
记忆单词的方法，故选 D。
21．D
22．C
23．D
24．B
25．D
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者学习英语的一些好方法。
21．
细节理解题。根据“English is difficult to learn because it is so different from our mother tongue”，可知是因为
它和我们的母语不同，故选 D。
22．
细节理解题。根据“So the first important thing for us to do, I think, is to practice (练习) speaking English more
both in and out of class”，可知第一重要的是课内外都要练习说英语，故选 C。
23．
细节理解题。根据“I listen to the teacher carefully and try my best to answer the teacher’s questions. After class, I
listen to the tapes of the texts again and again until I can understand every word of it”，可知 ABC 三项都提及了，
排除；再根据“I always work hard at English and never give it up”，可知不要轻易放弃，故选 D。
24．
推理判断题。根据第二段作者主要阐述如何练习口语，举例中是做了大量的听和说的练习，可知是应该多
做听说练习，故选 B。
25．
词句猜测题。根据前文“At first, I couldn’t write well, but with the help of my teacher...”提及一开始做得不好，
又有 but 表转折，可知此处是说后来有所改善，故选 D。
26．B
27．C
28．B
29．A
30．C
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述学习英语最好的办法是尽可能多说英语，不要害怕犯错误，勇敢地用英语和
别人交谈。
26．
细节理解题。根据“The best way of learning a language is by using it.”可知，学好语言的最佳办法就是使用它。
故选 B。
27．
细节理解题。根据“But if you keep your sense of humour, you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes.”可
知，当人们嘲笑你的错误时，你应该保持你的幽默感，对自己所犯的错误一笑而过。故选 C。
28．
细节理解题。根据“The most important rule for learning English is, ‘Don’t be afraid of making mistakes; everyone
make mistakes.’ ”可知，学英语最重要的规则是不要害怕犯错。故选 B。
29．
推理判断题。根据“The best way of learning a language is by using it. The best way of learning English is talking
in English as much as possible.”可知，学英语最佳办法就是尽可能的多用它。由此判断 Tom 的做法正确，故
选 A。
30．
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章是关于学英语最好的办法是尽可能多地说英语，不要害怕犯错误，勇敢
地用英语和他人交谈。由此可知，这篇文章好像告诉了我们，当说英语犯错误时该怎么办。故选 C。
31．C
32．C
33．B
34．D
35．A
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了几种提高英语的办法。
31．
细节理解题。根据第二、三、四、五段“Listen to the radio in English.”；“Watch TV and movies in English.”；
“Speak English to your friends.”；“Travel to an English-speaking country.”可知，文中一共提了四种可以提高
英语的办法。故选 C。
32．
细节理解题。根据第二段“If there are no English radio stations where you live, listen to one on the Internet. ”可
知，如果没有英文广播电台，可以去网上听。故选 C。
33．
词义猜测题。根据最后一段“It can be a more difficult and expensive choice, but you may find it to be a very
valuable and helpful experience.”可知，句子的前半句是说明这个选择的缺点，but 是转折连词，由此可推知
后半句是阐述这个选择的优点。故 B 项“有价值的”符合文意。故选 B。
34．
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Travel to an English-speaking country … It can be a more difficult and expensive
choice, but you may find it to be a very valuable and helpful experience.”可知，出国学习或旅行是一个十分昂
贵的选择，因此 D 项表述错误。故选 D。
35．
主旨大意题。通过全文可知，全文阐述的是如何提高英语的办法。故选 A。
36．B
37．D
38．D
【分析】
英语作为世界上为数不多的重要的语言之一，究竟是容易学还是难学。文章给出了学习英语的方式。
36．
细节理解题。根据“But only a few of them are very important.”可知，世界上只有少数语言是非常重要的。故
选 B。
37．
细节理解题。根据“People use it in England and the USA as their own language.”可知，美国和英国使用英语作
为母语。故选 D。
38．
细节理解题。根据“The only language that is easy to learn is the mother
tongue.”可知，母语很容易学。故选 D。
39．D
40．D
41．C
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。短文主要介绍了英语歌曲有助于英语学习。
39．
细节理解题。根据文中“For learning English pronunciation (发音) , Mr. Andersen thinks songs are the most useful
way to learn. At the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. When you are able
to sing a song in another language, even if you don’t sing so beautifully, you will really impress (给……深刻印象)
other people!”可知，唱英文歌曲有助于我们正确发音、记住新单词和给别人留下深刻印象，没有提到会唱
歌更好。故选 D。
40．
细节理解题。根据文中“Their songs are not too fast and the lyrics are close to normal spoken English.”可知，甲
壳虫乐队的歌曲很容易学，原因之一可能是歌词接近普通的英语口语。故选 D。
41．
最佳标题。通读全文，尤其根据文中“For learning English pronunciation (发音) , Mr. Andersen thinks songs are
the most useful way to learn. At the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs.”
可知，短文主要讲述了唱英语歌曲有助于学英语。故文章的最佳标题应是“英语歌曲有助于英语学习”。故
选 C。