《2025年学习质量监测八年级英语上册外研版》

Ⅴ. 阅读理解
阅读下面的材料,从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Zhang Heng was a great scientist in ancient China. He lived about 2,000 years ago in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Zhang Heng liked to watch the stars and study the sky. He spent many nights looking at the stars and thinking about how they moved. He wrote down his ideas in books. These ideas helped people learn more about the sky. Zhang Heng also drew the first star map in China. It showed the positions (位置) of stars and helped people understand the sky better.
Zhang Heng was not only good at studying stars. He also invented a special machine. This machine could tell when an earthquake happened. It was the first earthquake machine in the world. The machine had a ball inside, and when an earthquake came, the ball would fall out. People could know the earthquake direction (方向) by the ball’s falling position. Zhang Heng’s invention was very useful and helped save lives.
Zhang Heng worked very hard and asked many questions about the world. He looked for answers and tried to solve problems. His work helped people in many ways. People remember Zhang Heng as one of the greatest scientists in Chinese history. His ideas and inventions are still important today. His curiosity and hard work inspire (激励) people to learn and explore.
1. When did Zhang Heng live?
A. In the Tang Dynasty.
B. In the Eastern Han Dynasty.
C. In the Ming Dynasty.
D. In the Qing Dynasty.
2. What did Zhang Heng like to do at night?
A. He liked to write books.
B. He liked to study the history.
C. He liked to watch the stars and study the sky.
D. He liked to draw pictures of animals.
3. What was Zhang Heng’s earthquake machine used for?
A. To draw star maps.
B. To show the direction of an earthquake.
C. To study the movement of stars.
D. To tell the time.
4. How could people know the direction of an earthquake with Zhang Heng’s machine?
A. By looking at the stars.
B. By listening to the sound of the machine.
C. By looking at the ball’s falling position.
D. By reading Zhang Heng’s books.
5. Why do people remember Zhang Heng as a great scientist?
A. Because he wrote many books about animals.
B. Because he worked hard and made useful inventions.
C. Because he was very rich and powerful.
D. Because he traveled to many places.

答案： 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B