《2026年一本英语阅读理解150篇八年级》

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Have you heard the joke about the customer who findsa fly in his soup? "Waiter!" he shouts. "There's a fly in my soup!" The waiter hurries over, saying, "Please, keep your voice down, sir, or everyone will want one!" Who would like to eat a bug(虫子)? You might be surprised.
To those of us who've never eaten a bug, the idea of eating bugs might sound pretty terrible. We wouldn't eat those bugs even if someone encouraged us to do so! Yet lots of bugs are healthful, tasty, and perfectly safe to eat. Are we missing out on a good thing?
In fact, in Australia, South America, Africa, and Asia, eating bugs is no joke. Bugs aren't just pests(害虫). They're lunch or dinner or a nice after-school snack.
Eating bugs is an old habit. Over 10,000 years ago, before humans learned to farm, their food was all hunted and collected. Bugs were considered part of the daily food.
As you've probably noticed, bugs are everywhere. So far, scientists have named about 1 million kinds of bugs, and more than 2,000 are somebody's favorite snack. The most popular bugs to eat are crickets and termites(蟋蟀和白蚁). It is said that they taste like nuts, and lots of other bugs are edible(可食用的) too.
1 How does the writer start the passage?
A. By giving a fact.
B. By asking a question.
C. By listing some numbers.
D. By using a saying.
2 What is the real reason why the waiter asks the customer to lower his voice?
A. The waiter wants to keep the restaurant quiet.
B. The waiter wants to share a secret with the customer.
C. The waiter doesn't want to argue with the customer.
D. The waiter doesn't want other customers to know about the fly.
3 What does the writer want to tell us in Paragraph 2?
A. It's terrible for humans to eat bugs.
B. We should start eating bugs immediately.
C. There aren't enough bugs for people to eat.
D. Many bugs are actually good for people to eat.
4 When did bugs become part of the diet?
A. A few centuries ago.
B. Over 10,000 years ago.
C. After the development of farming.
D. After the appearance of crickets and termites.
5 What's the purpose of the passage?
A. To tell a joke.
B. To warn about the dangers of bugs.
C. To introduce the bug-eating culture.
D. To tell us the advantages of eating bugs.

答案： 1. B 推理判断题。根据文章第一句“Have you heard the joke about the customer who finds a fly in his soup?”可推知，本文作者通过问问题开篇。
2. D 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Please, keep your voice down, sir, or everyone will want one!”可知，这个服务员对这位顾客说：“请小声点，先生，否则每个人都会想要一只！”由此可推知，这是一个典型的双关笑话，服务员是在巧妙地化解问题，防止更多顾客知道这件事情。
3. D 段落大意题。通读第二段可知，尽管吃虫子对于许多人来说可能难以接受，但许多虫子是有益健康的、美味的，而且完全可以安全食用。由此可知，D项“实际上，许多虫子对人们来说是适宜食用的”符合本段主旨。
4. B 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Over 10,000 years ago, before humans learned to farm...Bugs were considered part of the daily food.”可知，在一万多年前，人类还没有学会农耕，当时虫子就已经是饮食的一部分了。
5. C 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了吃虫子习俗，并指出吃虫子在许多地区其实是一个普遍且历史悠久的饮食习惯。由此可推知，本文写作目的是介绍吃虫子的文化。