湖北省武汉市武昌区三年八下期末考试分类汇编阅读理解.docx

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湖北省武汉市武昌区三年八下期末考试分类汇编阅读理解

湖北省武汉市武昌区

2019-2021年（三年）八年级第二学期期末考试英语试卷分类汇编

阅读理解

湖北省武汉市武昌区2020-2021学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面三篇材料，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

OURWORLDWuhanPost

June30,2021

TroubleFallingAsleep

"Itellmyselftosleep,butmyeyesalwaysstayopenuntil2am,saidLiPengfei,29Heworksataconsulting

companyinShenzhen.Hehasbeenhavingproblemssleepingforovertwoyears.

March19isWorldSleepDay.Sleepisimportantbecauseitgivesourbodiestimetorecoverfromthestress

ofliving.ButmanypeopleacrossChinaarelosingsleep,accordingtotheChinaSleepResearchSociety（CSRS）.

Theincidence（发生率）ofsleepdisorderinthecountryis38.2percent,wellabovetheinternationallevelof27percent,CSRSreported.

Thisproblemisespeciallyseriousamongyoungpeople.AccordingtoareportfromCSRSin2020,theaverageamountofsleepingtimefor69.3percentofyoungpeopleinChinais.only6.4hourseachnight.

Highpressurefromworkandschoolisthemainreasonforthis.InLi'scase,fiercecompetitioninhisfieldisoneofthethingskeepinghimawakeatnight.

Anothercauseistheoveruseofelectronicdevices,suchassmartphonesandtablets.ManyyoungpeoplestayuplatesurfingtheInternetandwatchingvideos.

"Withatypical8to8intheoffice,Ialwaysarrivehomeatpm.Iwon'tjustgotosleepandrepeatthesameroutine（日程）fewhoursofme''timeisquitenecessary,saidLiMingxin,27,whoworksatafinancialcompanyinBeijing.

56.Accordingtothematerial,weknowthat__________.

A.June30isWorldSleepDay

B.WuhanPostprovidesthephoto

C.areporterfromCSRSwrotethenews

D.thenewsisfromOURWORLDsection

57.HowlongdidChineseyoungpeoplesleepeachnightonaveragein2020?

A.6.4hoursB.7.7hours.C.8.8hoursD.10hours.

58.WhichopiniondoestheCSRShold?

A.Chinesepeoplesleepbetterthanpeopleinothercountries.

B.Chinesepeoplearelivingundergreatpressure

C.Sleepingproblemsarecommonallovertheworld.

D.Chineseyoutharesufferingfromsleepingproblems.

59.LiPengfeihassleepingproblemsbecause__________.

A.heformedahabitofstayinguplateinschool

B.heworksinacompetitiveenvironment

C.hespendstoomuchtimeusingelectronicdevices

D.hecan'tfinishhisworkontimeeveryday

60.LiMingxin__________.

A.staysuplatebecauseheneedstimeofhisown

B.explainshowhecorrectshissleepingproblems

C.preferstogotobedearlyafterreturningfromwork

D.hassleepingproblemsbecauseofthepressurefromhiswork

B

Peopleoncethoughtanimalsdidnotthink.Theythoughtanimalsjustacted.Iftheywerehungry,theyate.Iftheywerethirsty,theydrankIftheywerecold,theysatinthesun.Iftheywerehot,theylookedforshade.Ifanotheranimalscaredthem,theyran.

Nowweknowdifferently.IrenePepperbergbeganstudyingbirdintelligence.Sheboughtaparrotinthepetshow.ThenshetoldAlextocommunicateAlexlikedtotalk!

HelearnedalmostonehundredEnglishwords.Helearnedtocounttosix.Heevenknewwhatthenumbersmeant.Heworkedhardtosaywordscorrectly.Alexlearnedshapesandcolors,andcouldtellthemapartDrPepperbergboughtotherbirds.Sheandherworkerstaughtthem,too.Duringthetraining,Alexdidanamazingthing.Hecorrectedthesebirdswhentheydidn'tsaythewordsclearlyenough!

Monkeysalsotalktooneanother.Theyusesoundstotellothermonkeyswhotheyareandwarnoneanotherofdanger.Scientistswhostudiedmonkeysoundslearnedtheirwarningsounds.Theyfoundthatpyowmeans“leopard（豹）”.Hacksoundsfollowedbypyowmeansaneagle（鹰）isnearby.Peoplewatchedthemonkeys.Whenmalemonkeysmadethesounds,thefemalemonkeyslistened.Iftheywereinasafeplace,theystayedput.Iftheywereinadangerousplace,theymoved

Dogscanunderstandahuman'scommandsOnedog,Rico,knewthenamesof200dogs.Anotherdog,Besty,understandsmorethan340words.Onceshe-wasshownpicture-ofaFrisbee,thensherantothetoyboxandfetchedone.Bestyalsoknows15peoplebyname.

Scientistsknowthatelephantscanrememberthingsforalongtime.Butelephantsalsoshareanotheramazingability.Likehumans,apesanddolphins,theycanrecognizethemselvesinmirrors!

Thatisanadvancedskill.

So,howsmartareanimals?

Theansweris“smarterthanyouthink.”

61.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Allanimalsarecleverandcanlearntocommunicate.

B.Humansarebeginningtounderstandhowsmartanimalsare.

C.Littleisknownabouthowsmartdolphinsandapesare.

D.Parrotsareveryintelligentbirds,andsoaremonkeys.

62.TheauthorincludedtheinformationaboutAlex,theparrot,inthispassageto__________.

A.showhowsmartabirdcanbeB.explainhowparrotslearnlanguage

C.askpeopletogetaparrotD.showthatallbirdsarealike

63.Whywouldmonkeyshavesoundsfor"leopard"and"eagle"?

A.Bothareanimalsthatliveinthejungle.B.Monkeysliveneartheseanimals.

C.Leopardsandeagleseatmonkeys.D.Monkeyseatleopardsandeagles.

64.Howaredogsandparrotsalike?

A.Theybothspeakwithwords.

B.Theybothusetoolstoreachfood.

C.Theycanbothsolvemathproblems.

D.Theycanbothunderstandahuman'slanguage.

65.Alexcorrectsotherbirds.WhatdoesthistellyouaboutAlex?

A.Alexknowswhenawordissaidcorrectlyornot.

B.Alexhasahugevocabularyofwordsheknows.

C.Alexcancommunicatewithmanykindsofanimals.

D.Alexdoesnotlikeitwhenotherbirdslearnwhatheknows.

C

MynameisShawki.WhenIwasinthethirdgrade,IwatchedavideothatrecreatedthediscoveryofKingTutankhamen's'tomb（墓）.rememberanarchaeologist（考古学家）lookingthroughanarrowholeinthetombwithacandle.Aworkmanaskedwhathecouldsee:

"Wonderfulthings!

"Cartersaid.Fromthatmoment,knewwhatIwantedtodowithmylife

Today,I'mluckytoworkasanarchaeologistI-studythelivesofpeoplewholivedinEgypt'sNileDelta.It'sexcitingwork.Sometimesyoufindsomethingthatwasburiedthreethousandyearsago.Holdingapieceofhistoryisanamazingfeeling.

SoIdecidedwhatIwantedtobeattheageofnine,andImadeithappen.Seemseasy,right?

Notquite.Theroadwasn'teasy.Ididmystudies-university,thenaPhD.ButalongthewayIwastoldmanythings:

Iwastooyoung,Idon'thaveanyexperience,Ishouldgetmarriedandhavekids.alsoneededmoney,soappliedforsixgrants（补助金）.Thefirstfiverepliesgotsaidno.Sixmonthslater,thelastreplycame:

Thistimeitwasyes.Finally,Icouldstartmyowndigging.

Foranyonethinkingaboutacareer,Iwouldsay:

nevergiveup.Ifyouwanttodosomething,keeptrying.Ifpeopletellyouno,usethat-itwillpushyou!

Atthebeginning,ithurts.Butthenextnohurtsalittleless.Itmakesyoustrongerandactuallyhelpsyou.

Second,focusonyourgoals.AndIstressyours.Youdon'thavetofollowotherpeople.Iftheysaysomethinghasneverbeendonemakeithappen.Youmaybethefirsttodoit!

Therearealwayschallenges,butyouovercomethemintheend.

66.Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirst?

A.Shawkiappliedforgrant.

B.Shawkiwenttouniversity.

C.Shawkigotmarriedandhadkids.

D.Shawkidecidedtobeanarcheologist.

67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthechallengeShawkifaced?

A.Sheneededtotakecareofherfamily.

B.Shewastooyoungtostartdigging.

C.Itwasdifficulttogetmoneyfordigging.

D.Othersdon’tagreewithhercareerchoice

68.What''sthepurpose（目的）ofthefirstparagraph?

A.ToexplainthechallengesShawkifacedatschool.

B.TodescribewhatShawkifoundinsideatomb.

C.ToexplainhowShawkibecameinterestedinarcheology

D.TodescribewhatShawkisawfromthevideo.

69.Whatdoes"stress"meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Tointroduceanewidea.

B.Togiveapieceofadvice.

C.Tomakeitclearthatsomethingisimportant.

D.Afeelingyouhavewhenyourlifeindifficult.

70.Whatcouldbethetitleforthereading?

A.FollowingaChildhoodDreamB.AnExcitingJob

C.TheNileDelta's'HiddenTreasureD.DayintheLifeofanArcheologist

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湖北省武汉市武昌区2019-2020学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

Ⅲ．阅读理解。

（每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

56.Thepieceofnewscanbeseenin________.

A.TeensB.ChinaDailyC.SouthKoreaD.Wuhan

57.Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanwereadthenews?

A.STARSTORIESB.HOTSHOTSC.SPORTSNEWSD.MAGICWORLD

58.WangShuangwascalledthe“LadyMessi”probablybecause________.

A.shehelpsherteammatestoplaybetter

B.sheisanexcellentfootballplayerlikeMessi

C.bothofthemwerestuckathomebecauseofcovid-19

D.shewilljoinintheOlympicqualifyinggameagainstSouthKorea

59.FromthereadingweknowWangShuang________.

A.practicedwithherteammatesonline

B.hasstoppedtrainingsincelateJanuary

C.builtherselfuptoprepareforthecominggame

D.joinedherteammatesassoonasWuhanopened

60.Thepurposeofthereadingisto________.

A.introduceafootballplayer’sdailylife

B.wishWangagoodluckforthecominggame

C.encourageotherfootballplayerstopracticeathome

D.praiseWangShuang’shardtrainingandstrongwill

B

Asspacesciencedevelops,manhaslearnedmoreandmoreaboutspace.Spaceisnotonlyamazingbutalsodangerous.Whileworkinginspace,spacemenarefacingdangeraswellassuccess.

Scientistshavefoundoutthattheradiation（辐射）isthegreatestdangertospacemeninspace.Whenspacemenareworkinginspace,theyareinda