2023-2024学年八年级英语下册阅读理解专项训练精选15篇（外研版适用）

2023-2024年八年级英语下册 阅读理解专项训练精选15篇 1. Friends are important. They can be people we met as kids, classmates, or even online friends from different countries. We connect with them because we have something in common and enjoy being together. Friends are there to help us in difficult times and celebrate with us in good times. Doctors say that having friends is important for our heath. Friendship is not only important for people, but also for the world. When we see people different from us as friends, it helps create peace. International Day of Friendship started with the World Friendship Crusade (十字军) in 1958. Dr. Ramon Artemio Bracho and his friends in Paraguay (巴拉圭) wanted to show how friendship can bring peace. They celebrated Friendship Week, ending on 30th July, which became Friendship Day. Overtime, the celebration spread around the word, and in 2011, the UN made 30th July the International Day of Friendship. Different countries have their own Friendship Days. Paraguay celebrates on 30th July, while Argentina, Brazil, and Spain celebrate on 20th July. India and the US celebrate on the first Sunday in August. In Finland and Estonia, Friendship Day is on the same day as Valentine’s Day, 14th February. On this day, friends get together. They have meals, send small gifts or greetings online to show their love to each other. The celebrations may be different, but they all remind us of the importance of friends and the power of friendship. 1．What is Paragraph 1 mainly about? A．Friendship Days around the world. B．The importance of friends. C．How Friendship Day began. D．What people do on Friendship Day. 2．What does the underlined word “spread” in Paragraph 2 mean? A．To make something smaller. B．To share something. C．To cover a larger area. D．To put things closer. 3．India and the US celebrate Friendship Day on _________. A．14th February B．20th July C．30th July D．the 1th Sunday in August 4．Why do friends have meals, send small gifts or greetings