Unit 3 Growing Up阅读专项训练-2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

英语人教版新教材八年级下册阅读专项训练 Unit 3 Growing Up 本资料分为三部分，第一部分为阅读理解，第二部分为完形填空，第三部分为阅读填空。 第一部分 阅读理解 A Our parents are important people in our life. They are our first teachers in our life. They love us and help us all the time. But do you want to get on well with them? Here are some suggestions to help you to be happy with your parents. Have fun together How much time do you spend just enjoying being with each other? Ask your parents to play with you. Go outside together, try some sports, or go to the movies. Be kind Little things may bring a lot to your parents. Make a meal for them by yourself and that can make your parents happy. Ask for help When you are in trouble or meet some sad things, you can ask your parents for help and advice. They will be happy to listen to you and help you. Have a try You don't have to be the best but you need to have a try. They will be happy to see you have the courage to achieve your dream. It lets them know they're doing a good job in helping you grow up. 1.Why are our parents important people for us? A. Because they teach us first in class. B. Because they love us sometimes. C. Because they always give us a hand. D. Because they are happy all the time. 2.How many suggestions does the writer give us in the passage? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 3.What's the best title for this passage? A. How to Love and Teach Kids B. How to Talk with Your Parents C. How to Keep Happy with Your Parents D. How to Try to Be the Best of Yourself B When Chris Haas was nine years old, he noticed many of his classmates holding basketballs incorrectly, so they didn't shoot very well during a school basketball practice. He was the son of a basketball coach and knew a thing or two on the right way to shoot. After trying to show his classmates the right way to hold a ball, he came up with his invention: the hands-on basketball. The hands-on basketball is a basketball training tool for kids. It has hands painted on it, showing the correct ways to hold the ball while trying to shoot. With his teachers’ and family's encouragement, he went on to patent（获得专利）his idea and he made it. Then he went to several sports companies（公司）and asked whether they would be interested in making and selling his invention. None of them was. Chris didn't give up and a year and a half later, luckily, his invention won the attention of a sports company. And it was soon popular in the market. The hands-on basketball is now sold successfully around the world. But being a famous person was just one of the new challenges Chris had to face after he sold his invention. Chris promoted（宣传）his invention by travelling around and showing it in cities, like New York and Las Vegas. He also had to decide how to use his money wisely. Each year, he gives away much money to children in need. These days, Chris is an active basketball player and writer of the book—Shooting for Your Dreams. 4.Where did Chris get the idea of the hands-on basketball? A. From his basketball coach. B. From helping his classmates. C. From improving his shooting skills. D. From joining a sports company. 5.What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Chris's teachers. B. Chris's family. C. Several sports companies. D. Kids in Chris's school. 6.When did Chris's invention come on the market? A. The year when his book came out. B. One year after he came up with his idea. C. After he went to several sports companies. D. One and a half years after he patented his idea. 7.What's the main idea of the passage? A. To share a kid's success. B. To show the importance of study. C. To tell people how to become popular. D. To let people know about an invention. 第二部分 完形填空 A Rick Black was a great teacher known for his wise and down-to-earth lessons. One sunny afternoon, his student Mark walked into his office with a(n)     1     look. “Mr Black, I want to know how to live a happy life,” Mark asked. Rick smiled and didn't answer right away.     2    , he asked Mark to come with him to the forest. Then he would show him the     3     of being happy. When they were walking to the forest, Rick saw a big stone on the road. He asked Mark to    4     the stone, hold it in his hand and follow him. A few minutes later, Mark started feeling kind of tired, but he still     5     walking and said nothing. When Mark was very tired, he told Rick about it. Rick asked him to put the stone on the road. After that, Mark felt     6    . Then Rick smiled and asked, “Now do you know how to live happily?” Seeing that Mark was confused（困惑的）, Rick said, “When you hold the stone in your hand for a few minutes, you may feel a little tired. But    7     you hold it for a long time, you'll even feel sick. Life is the same. The stone is just like some problems in our life. The     8    we carry these problems, the unhappier we will be. To be happy, you need to learn to    9     your ‘stones’ in life.” Mark stared at（注视）the stone, and then smiled—he finally     10    . 1.A. excited B. angry C. worried 2.A. Instead B. Lastly C. However 3.A. importance B. way C. purpose 4.A. put away B. pick up C. take up 5.A. kept B. practised C. forgave 6.A. upset B. shocked C. relaxed 7.A. although B. until C. if 8.A. faster B. longer C. earlier 9.A. put down B. cut down C. give away 10.A. understood B. failed C. changed B Frank is a little boy in a small town. Before he turned nine, he had few friends and often felt lonely. His mum Mary wanted to do something to make him feel loved   11   his ninth birthday came. Frank is very interested in trucks(卡车). He loves them more than anything else. He spends a lot of time reading books about trucks and learning their names. He   12   becoming a truck driver. One of Mary's friends suggested that she share a post online to look for a truck driver-someone who could give her son a truck ride as his birthday   13  . After two days,   14   wonderful happened! A man named Scott saw Mary's post. Scott took the thing   15  . He knew many other truck drivers. He didn't want Frank to feel lonely, so he asked his truck driver friends to join him in   16   Frank's birthday. Some truck drivers said yes right away! And Frank was   17   on his big day because sixty-five drivers came. Some drivers even travelled a long way and their   18   was just to be there for him. And lots of drivers brought their trucks to Frank's birthday party. It made him very happy. He had a fantastic time enjoying his favourite trucks. He couldn't   19   he made so many new friends that day. Now, Frank doesn't feel   20  . He knows that many people care about him and love trucks just like he does. 11.A. until B. if C. though D. as 12.A. suffers from B. worries about C. dreams of D. gives up 13.A. award B. present C. test D. lesson 14.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything 15.A. badly B. seriously C. quickly D. easily 16.A. expecting B. showing C. planning D. celebrating 17.A. low B. shocked C. quiet D. sorry 18.A. hobby B. stress C. standard D. purpose 19.A. hope B. promise C. believe D. understand 20.A. excited B. lonely C. nervous D. comfortable 第三部分 阅读填空 A Everyone changes in his or her life. Mostly these changes take place because of      1      experience. For me, my experience in high school changed me. High school taught me about myself and that was the      2     (important) lesson I learnt. I used to be quiet and shy and I would never talk about      3      was on my mind. I was afraid that someone would criticize（批评） me     4      (serious) or tell me I was wrong. I cared too much about what others thought of me.Now I am no longer afraid      5    (tell) others my worries and let them know how I feel. I changed a lot     6       the help of my teachers and friends. They       7    (teach) me that it was not a big deal to fail in something as long as I learnt from my mistakes. By     8      (find) the courage（勇气） to believe in, I became much stronger in mind. The thought of a challenge used to make me feel afraid,     9      now I want to work even harder to deal with the      10     (difficulty) that stand in my way. I have realized that the ideas I didn't express in the past can now be helpful to the world. B Dear Miss Lee, I'm writing to say thank you-you've helped me through one of the hardest times in my life, and I'll never forget it. Last term, a few classmates kept bullying me. I felt so scared that I shut     11    (my) away and stayed in low spirits for weeks. I even stopped talking to my friends and    12    (behave) badly in class. I didn't tell anybody     13     I couldn't hold back my tears one afternoon after class.     14    (lucky), you noticed my sadness and asked me to talk. You didn't just listen-you encouraged me to stand up for myself and told me I was stronger than I thought. You also talked to the other students, so the     15    (bully) stopped. At first, I was     16    bit shocked that you cared so much. But your words made me try my best     17    (be) brave again. Now, I'm not only     18    (confident) but also have made new friends. When I got good grades last month, you said you were proud    19    me. That moment made me so happy! Instead of     20    (feel) small, I now know I can do great things. Thank you for being there for me. You're the best teacher ever! Sincerely, Lily 答案 第一部分 阅读理解 1~3. C、B、C 4~7.B、C、D、A 第二部分 完形填空 1~10.C、A、B、B、A、C、C、B、A、A 【解析】学生 Mark 向老师 Rick 请教如何获得快乐，Rick 通过让他手持石头的比喻，告诉他：生活中的问题就像石头，背负越久越不快乐，学会放下才能获得幸福。Mark 最终理解了这个道理。 11~20.D、C、B、C、B、D、B、D、C、B 第三部分 阅读填空 1.an 2.most important 3.what 4.seriously 5.to tell 6.with 7.taught 8.finding 9.but 10.difficulties 11.myself 12.behaved 13.until/till 14.Luckily 15.bullying 16.a 17.to be 18.more confident 19.of 20.feeling 第1页，共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $