Unit 5 单元阅读专项2022-2023学年人教版八年级英语下册（无答案）

八下英语Unit5阅读专项
一、阅读理解
（A） Last Sunday evening, Stanley went out for a walk. It was dark when he was walking along the sidewalk. He suddenly saw a white car coming from the corner at a very high speed. It was going too fast and hit a red car in the street where he was walking. He rushed up to the cars to see if anyone was hurt and needed help.
The two drivers were arguing.
"You were coming from the corner too fast," the driver of the red car said.
"No!" said the driver of the white car. "That's not true! You parked your car at a wrong place."
Stanley heard their argument and then said the driver of the white car was wrong because he was driving too fast. The driver of the red car asked Stanley to prove this in the police station. Stanley agreed.
This Monday morning, Stanley was asked to go to the police station. The policeman asked him a lot of questions about what he had seen. At last, he asked Stanley how old he was.
"I'm eighty-two," answered Stanley.
"Do you usually wear glasses " asked the policeman.
"Yes, I do," answered Stanley.
"Were you wearing them on the evening of the accident " the policeman asked.
"No," replied Stanley.
Then the policeman said, "Why should we believe you You are eighty-two years old. You were not wearing your glasses and it was dark. How far can you see in the dark "
Stanley thought for a minute. "Well," he said, "when it's dark, I can see the moon. How far is that "
1. When did the car accident happen
A. Last Sunday morning. B. This Monday morning.
C. Last Sunday evening. D. This Monday evening.
2. What is the cause of the accident
A. The red car was going too slowly. B. The white car was going too fast.
C. The drivers were both sleepy. D. Stanley was in their way.
3. Stanley was asked to go to the police station because ______.
A. he broke the traffic rules B. he promised to be a witness
C. he was a lawyer D. he was badly hurt in the accident
4. What does the underlined word "prove" mean in Chinese
A. 报道 B. 核查 C. 奖励 D. 证明
5. We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. Stanley is a clever and humorous man
B. Stanley was wearing his glasses when the accident happened
C. the policeman thought that Stanley could see clearly
D. it's hard for Stanley to see the moon now
（B） Joe Connor comes from Kinsley and works in an office in Kansas City. His job is a typical nine-to-five, Monday-to-Friday job. So at the weekend, he does something different. He likes travelling but he works as a volunteer, too. He helps different people for free. Every weekend, there's a new project.
This weekend, Joe is helping to build a house. You can see him in the photo. He's moving a large blue panel (板子). It's part of a wall. Joe isn't a professional builder, but that's the interesting thing about this project. The other people are "weekend builders", too. These "weekend builders" are from the small town of Greensburg in Kansas. A year ago, a tornado (龙卷风) hit their town. After the tornado, the community started a project to build new homes. The project is for 30 new homes. They get some help from a building company and a group of volunteers. Joe says, "I heard about the tornado and the new project. I knew some people in Greensburg. I wanted to help." Joe's friends are here this weekend too. They're working with Jill and Scott.
Jill and Scott are both from Pratt, and they are building their "dream house". Jill (on the right) is standing near his new house. He's holding a part of the new wall. They're making the house that can fight against tornadoes—that's why it has an unusual shape.
Their house is almost ready, so next weekend, Joe is moving to a different project. Why does he do so "Though busy, I can help people. I can make friends and that is fun! So, why not " he says.
6. How long does Joe work every workday
A. 7 hours. B. 8 hours. C. 9 hours. D. 10 hours.
7. What's the meaning of the underlined word professional in Paragraph 2
A. 优秀的 B. 全职的 C. 兼职的 D. 专业的
8. Which place did the tornado hit
A. Kinsley. B. Kansas City. C. Pratt. D. Greensburg.
9. Why does Joe choose to work as a volunteer
A. He can make money to travel. B. The work brings him pleasure.
C. He always has lots of free time. D. He is good at building houses.
10. What is the writer of the text doing
A. Showing different projects. B. Introducing a tornado.
C. Talking about a photo. D. Helping build a house.
二、任务型阅读
11. 阅读下面的短文，完成小题。
My name is Jim White. I live in America. I had a very unusual experience last Sunday. I saw a UFO in the daytime. Early this spring, I went outside with my friend Bill who lived close to me.
He was walking home when I saw a large bright light dancing in the sky. I said that because it was moving around in a small area in the sky. I called Bill back as soon as I found it. I asked him to look up. He kept asking, “What is that ” It was round and red in the center. After I looked at it for a moment, I found it seemed that it had wings, but it was still round. Bill would not believe me when I told him that it must be a UFO. We shouted to it and we wished that it would land.
We wanted to know if there was an alien in it. But soon it disappeared. I guessed we scared it off. Do you believe me It s a true story.
(1) 请根据短文，列举两个描述UFO的词。
①________ ②________
(2) 请从文中找出与“The moment I found it, I called Bill back.”意思相同或相近的句子。
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(3) 请用英语简要概括出文章的主旨大意，不超过5个单词。
The passage is mainly about
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(4) 请根据短文内容填空，每空一词。
Early this spring, I found a UFO when I was ①________. I told my friend Bill about it. We shouted to it and wished it would ②________.
三、任务型阅读B
12. 阅读下面的短文，回答小题。
Neijae is one of the world's youngest barbers (理发师）. At just 7 years old, she completed training at the Junior Barber Academy.
Neijae says she didn't think much about hair or styling before she heard of the academy. "I would braid (编成辫）my own hair and my doll's hair," she said, "but I wasn't really interested in barbering course. I thought only boys could do it."
Her mom, Graham, says she tried to get Neijae's older brother to take the barbering course. When he didn't want to go, Neijae decided to give it a try.
Neijae was the youngest student in her class. She was also the only girl. "I was never afraid," she says.
During the six-week course, Neijae asked her teacher a lot of questions. "If she needed to say it in a way that she could understand, she would ask right away," Graham says. "She's not afraid to use her voice. She's not afraid to ask questions."
What was the most important thing Neijae learned from the course "Safety first," she says. "That's always the first thing. Cleaning our tools, that's the second most important thing. I have to protect myself and my customers."
After Neijae finished the course, a video of hers became popular. Since then, she has had the opportunity to meet professional barbers and famous persons.
(1) How old was Neijae when she completed training at the academy
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(2) What does “it” in paragraph 2 refer to（指的是）
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(3) Did Neijae s brother take the barbering course
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(4) What wasn t Neijae afraid to do during the 6-week barbering course
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(5) What was the most important thing Neijae learned from the course
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(6) What became popular after Neijae finished the course
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四、信息匹配
My uncle has a very beautiful umbrella. He s had it for years. As he is very careful with it, it still looks as good as new. (1) He shook his head. "Then how did you get it "I asked. "Well," he answered, "Here s a true story about the umbrella."
“ About ten years ago, I was walking along a quiet London street one evening when it suddenly rained. I had no raincoat or umbrella. (2) And the people in the street were fewer and fewer. As I was on my way to a party, I was afraid to get wet. So I stood in a doorway and waited for the rain to stop. (3) What was worse, there even wasn t a person around, and still it rained and rained. At last, a young man came to the place where I was standing. (4) As I hoped he would allow me to walk to the next corner with him, where I could get a taxi, I walked out of the dark doorway. (5) As I suddenly appeared before him, the young man was so shocked that he dropped the umbrella. He ran away and disappeared into the darkness. I picked up the umbrella and continued my walk. I knew it would be hard in this big city to find the owner, so I ve kept it ever since. "
A.The heavy rain stopped at last. B. The young man saw me and lent his umbrella to me. C.Gradually(逐渐地), it grew quite dark. D. He held a large umbrella over his head. E. I asked him where he was going with that umbrella. F. No buses ran through the street and there were no taxis. G. I asked my uncle if he bought it or someone sent it as a gift.