英语八年级英语下册阅读理解20(附带答案解析)经典1.pdfVIP

英语八年级英语下册阅读理解20(附带答案解析)经典1

一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项练习（含答案解析）

1．阅读理解

Everymorningmyfatherbuysanewspaperonhiswaytowork.Everyeveningmymotherlooks

throughmagazinesathome.Andeverynight,IlookattheposterswithphotosofDavidBeckham

andYaoMingonmybedroomwallbeforeIgotosleep.Canweimaginelifewithoutpaperor

print?

and,sincethe19thcentury,fromwood.Peoplelearnedtowritewordsonpapertomakeabook.

expensiveandrare.Andbecausetherewerentmanybooks,fewpeoplelearnedtoread.

the11thcentury,bookscouldbeproducedmorequicklyandcheaply.Asaresult,morepeople

learnedtoread.Afterthat,knowledgeandideasspreadquickly.

Todayinformationcanbereceivedonline,downloadedfromtheInternetratherthanfoundin

books,andinformationcanbekeptonCD-ROMsormachinessuchasMP3players.

Computersarealreadyusedinclassrooms,andnewspapersandmagazinescanalreadyberead

online.Sowillbooksbereplacedbycomputersoneday?No,IdontthinktheYaoMingposters

onmybedroomwallwilleverbereplacedbyatwo-metre-highcomputer!

（1）Whatdoesthewriterdobeforehegoestosleep?

A.Hereadsbooks.B.Hereadsnewspapers.

C.Helooksthroughmagazines.D.Helooksatthepostersonthewall.

（2）Whenwaspaperfirstcreated?

A.About2,000yearsago.B.Inthe19thcentury.

C.About1,000yearsago.D.Inthe11thcentury.

（3）Whywerebooksexpensiveandrarebeforetheinventionofprinting?

A.Peoplecouldnotread.

B.Peoplecouldnotwritewordsonpaper.

C.Peoplecouldnotfindsilk,cottonorbamboo.

D.Peoplecouldonlyproducebooksoneatatimebyhand.

（4）Whathappenedafterbooksbecamecheaper?

A.Peopledidntwanttobuybooks.B.PrintingwasinventedinChina.

C.Knowledgeandideasspreadquickly.D.TheInternetwasintroducedtopeoplesoon.