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学年八年级上学期英语期末阅读理解专题练习
2019-2020学年上学期八年级英语期末专练《阅读理解》
(一)
A
Haveyoufoundthatmoreandmorepeopleareusingemojistocommunicateonline?
Forexample."HappyBirthday"hasbecomeacakewithlitcandles.And"I’mhappy"hasbecomeasmilingface.
Emojishavebeenwarmlywelcomedsincetheywereinventedinthe1990sinJapan.Accordingtoasurveyofamobiletechnologycompany,6billionemojisareusedintextmessagesaroundtheworldeveryday.Lastyear,20percentofallemojisusedintheUKand17percentofthoseusedintheUSwastheicon.Itbecamethemostwidely-usediconin2015.
Emojisarenowusedas%newfo~ofexpression",andonewhichcancrosslanguagebarriers(障碍)."'Emojisarepopularamongmillennials,whowerebornbetweenlate1980sandearly2000s,becausetheywelcomenewtechnologyandnewthingsandtheythinkemojisare'flexible(灵活的)andshowmeaningsbeautifully'",presidentofOxfordDictionariestoldTheWallStreetJoural.
SincemillennialsbecamethebiggestpartintheAmericanworkforce(劳动),emojishavebeenmoreacceptedintheworkplace.Formanypeople,thetinypicturesalsoshowthattheusersarepartofmainstream(主流)society.Inthedigitalage,emojisare"howmostpeoplecommunicateandshowtheirpersonalitymanytimeseveryday."
Butnoteveryonethinkstheuseofemojisisagoodthing.JonathanJonesofTheGuardiansaidthatthesuccessofemojisis"astepbackforhumans",hurtingpeople'sabilitytouselanguages.
"Therearestrictlimitsonwhatyoucansaywithpictures--thewrittenwordisnecessarytoexpressyourideasandfeelingstotheirhighestlevel,"hesaid.
Doyoufeeloraboutemojis?
()41.Whatemojiis"HappyBirthday"accordingtothepassage?
A.B.C.D.
()42.Wherewereemojisinvented?
A.InJapanB.InChina.CIntheUK.D.IntheUS.
()43.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"millennials"inthe3rdparagraphmeaninChinese?
A.80后B.00后C.独生子女D.千禧一代
()44.Whyareemojispopularamongmillennials?
A.Becauseemojislimitwhattheysaywithpictures.
B.Becausetheythinkemojisareastepbackforhumans.
C.Because6billionemojisareusedintextmessageseve~day.
D.Becauseyoungpeopleareeasilyattractedbynewtechnologyandnewthings.
()45.ThewritermakesuslearnabouttheemojisinParagraph2by______.
A.tellingstoriesB.explainingtheword"emojis"
C.listingnumbersD.makingcomparisons(比较)
B
Whenweexercisehard,weburnfat(脂肪).Buthaveyoueverwonderedwhereexactlythefatgoes?
Somedoctorsthinkthatfatischangedintoheatandgivenoffintheair.Othersthinkthebodyburnsit.Someevenjokethatsomeonecomesandtakesit.That’swhyyoualwaysweighlessinthemorning.
NowanewstudyfromAustraliasolvesthemystery.
“ThecorrectansweristhatmostofthefatisbreathedoutasCO2.Itgoesintothinair,”saysthestudy.
Scientistsfollowedtheatoms(原子)in10kilogramsoffatastheyarelost.Theyfoundthat8.4ofthosekilogramsarebreathedoutasCO2throughthelungs(肺).Theotherweight,1.6kilograms,becomeswaterandleavesthebody.
“Noneofthisiseasytounderstandbecausewecan’tseetheCO2webreatheout,”saidthestudy’sleadexpert.
Doesthatmeanyoucanlosemoreweightbybreathingmore?
Itisnotaseasyasyouthink.Breathingmorethanthebody’smetabolicrate(新陈代谢速度)canmakeyouuncomfortable.Youmayfeeldizzy(眩晕的)andbecomeunabletosee,moveorfeel,accordingtothestudy.
Sohowcanpeopleloseweighthealthily?
Thekeyistoeatlessandmovemore.Youmayhaveheardthismanytimes.Duringaday,a70kgpersonbreathesoutabout200gofCO2.Soifthesamepersonwantstoloseweight,heorshecandosomelightexercise,forexample,walkingfast.Thiscanhelplose240gofCO2.
46.Whereisthenewstudyfrom?
A.Japan.B.Australia.C.Canada.D.America.
47.Accordingtothenewstudy,wheredoesourfatgowhenweexercisealot?
A.Thebodyburnsit.
B.Someonecomesandtakesit.
C.Itischangedintoheatandgivenoffintheair.
D.MostofitisbreathedoutasCO2.
48.Whatwillhappentopeopleiftheybreathemorethanthebody’smetabolicrate?
A.Theywillloseweighthealthily.
B.Theywillfeelcomfortable.
C.Theymaybecomeunabletomove.
D.Theymaybecomehealthier.
49.Whichofthefollowingisthebestwaytoloseweight?
A.Sittingstillandbreathingmore.
B.Sleepingalotandbreathingmore.
C.Eatinglessandexercisingmore.
D.Eatingmoreanddoingsomelightexercise.
50.Thepassagemainlytellsus__________.
A.wherefatgoeswhenweexercise
B.whywecanloseweighthealthily
C.howweshoulddosomeexercise
D.whatweshoulddotoburnfat
C
AmaninPakistanisnowworkingtohelpchildrengetaneducation.Whenhewasachild,hedidnotgotoschoolbecausehewastoopoor.
ItisreportedthatPakistanhas25millionchildrenwhodonotgotoschool.Thatisthesecondhighestnumberintheworld.OnlyNigeriahasmore.ManyPakistanichildrenmustworktosupporttheirfamilies.
MohammadAyubwasonceoneofthosechildren.Heisnowafirefighter.Healsomanagesasmallschool.VOArecentlyvisitedtheschoolinthecapitalIslamabad.
Ayubstartedwithjustonestudentin1982.Hesawaboycleaningcarsfordays.Heaskedhim,“Whydon’tyougotoschool?
”Theboyansweredthathisparentsweredeadandhehadtoworktohelpsupporthisfivebrothersandthreesisters.
Ayubwasalsoanorphanandhe,too,hadtoworktohelpsupporthisfivebrothersandthreesisters.Hesaid,“Whenmyfatherdied,everyonewhocametothefuneralsaidtheyweresorry,butnoonehelped.”Hesoldnewspapersanddidotherworktoearnenoughmoneytopayschoolfeesforhisbrothersandsisters.
Ayubwantedtohelptheyoungboywhowashedcars,buthedidnothaveenoughmoneytopaytheboy’sschoolfees._________________________________________.
Today,Ayubteachesmanychildrenathisschoolinapublicpark.Someofthechildrenattendotherschoolsinthemorning,butcometoAyubintheafternoontogethelpwiththeirhomework.
Ayubhashelpedalargenumberofpoorchildrensincehebeganteaching.Manyofthemcomefromverypoorareasnearthepark.
Ayubsaid,“Iusedtoarguewithkidswhoworked‘Whyareyouwashingsomeone’sdishesortheirclothes?
Whydon’tyoustudy?
’”
OneofthechildrenheadvisedtoattendclasseswasFarhatAbbas.Ayubfoundhimworkingwithhisfriendsabout12yearsago.“Hefollowedusbackhome.Hetoldourparentshewantedtoteachusandaskedthemtosendustohisschool,”Abbassaid.
Today,AbbasistakingclassesatacollegeandishelpingAyub.
Manychildrenareoutofschool,andthosewhodoattendclassesoftengetapooreducation.InformationgatheredbyanorganizationshowshalfofallPakistanichildreninthe5thgradedonotunderstandbasicmathematicsandcannotreadastoryintheirlanguage.
AgroupinIslamabadreportsPakistanspendslessoneducationthananyothercountryinSouthAsia.
51.AccordingtothereportofagroupinIslamabad,whichcountryspendstheleastoneducationinSouthAsia?
A.Pakistan.B.Nigeria.C.India.D.China.
52.AyubdidallthefollowingthingstohelpthepoorchildrenEXCEPT________.
A.managingasmallschoolB.teachingthepoorchildren
C.takingclassesatacollegeD.visitingthechildren’sparents
53.Whichsentencecanbeputintheemptyplaceinthepassage?
A.Soheofferedtoteachhim.B.Soheaskedhisparentstohelphim.
C.Sohegaveuphisidea.D.Soheforcedhimtogotoschool.
54.Whichistherighttimeorderofwhathappenedinthepassage?
a.Ayubbegantoteachthepoorchildreninhisschool.
b.Ayub’sschoolinthecapitalIslamabadwasvisitedbyVOA.
c.AyubadvisedAbbas’sparentstosendhimtohisschool.
d.Ayubworkedtopayschoolfeesforhisbrothersandsisters.
e.Ayubsawaboycleaningcarsfordaysanddecidedtohelphim.
A.a-b-e-d-eB.b-c-d-a-eC.d-a-e-c-bD.d-e-a-c-b
55.Fromthepassage,whicharethebestwordstodescribeAyub?
A.Hard-workingandhonest.B.Kind-heartedandhelpful.
C.Creativeandconfident.D.Humorousandpopular.
41.C42.A43.D44.D45.C46.B47.D48.C49.C50.A51.A52.C53.A54.D55.B
(二)
A
Girl
Dickybird,dickybird,
Whereareyouflyingaway?
WhydoyouflywhenIwishyoutostay?
Iwouldneverharmyou,ifyouwouldcome.
Andsingasongwhileyousitonmythumb.
Bird
Deargirl,Iwillsingtoyouhereinthetree.
Butdonotcomeanynearertome.
Yourwideopenhandandyoureyesbigandbright.
FillpoorlittleDickywithfright.
Girl
Iloveyou,dearDicky.
Sowhyshouldyoufear?
Ifyoucomewithme,mysweet,prettydear.
Youshallliveinasilverhousesohappy.
Andfeedonapieceofwhitesugareachday.
Bird
Oh,littlegirl,myhomeisinthistree.
Ilovethefreshair,thesunshineisfree.
Mythreebabiesarecallingme,soImustfly.
AndsingasIleaveyou,
Goodbye,goodbye!
41.Inthispoem,theword“bright”rhymeswith_______.
A.fearB.flyC.frightD.tree
42.Accordingtothepoem,whatdoesthegirlwantthebirdtodo?
A.flyawayB.singasongC.feedthreebabiesD.liveinthetree
B
WelcometoBurtonSafariPark.BurtonisoneofEurope’soldestwildlifeparks.Hereyoucanseewildanimalsfromallovertheworld–andthey’renotincages.Beforewestart,wehavesomeinformationfortheanimal’ssafetyandforyourown.First,pleasestayinyourcaratalltimes.Ifthereisanemergency(紧急情况)oryourcarbreaksdown,pleaseuseyourhorn(喇叭)andlightsandapersonwillcomeandhelpyou.Ifyouwouldliketostop,ple