牛津译林版八年级下英语期末考试专题练习阅读理解.docx

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牛津译林版八年级下英语期末考试专题练习阅读理解

牛津译林版八年级下英语期末考试专题练习一阅读理解

（1）

DidyouknowthateachdayonepersonintheUSthrowsaway4.4poundsofrubbish?

Almosteverymonth,wethrowawayourownrubbishinpackagingalone.Packaging（includingboxes,bags,etc）comestoourhomeswiththethingswehavebought.Severalweeksago,theTVnewssaidthatinacityinItaly,tonsofrubbishwerepiledupinthestreets,andthesmellwasratherterrible.Whatcanwedotohelp?

WeshouldgettoknowthefollowingRs.

ToreducemeanstomakelessrubbishThatisoneofthefirstthingsweallshoulddofortheenvironment.Reduceyourrubbishbydoingthingslikepackingyourlunchinreusablecontainers（可再利用的容器），takingsmallerpotions（份）atdinnersoyoudon'twastefoodwhenyouhavehadenough,writingonbothsidesofpaper,andusinglesswaterwhentakingashower.

Toreuseistousethingsagain.Thinkaboutthebagsyougetfromthestore.Theycanbereusedtocarryyourlunch,toholdyourrubbish,ortocollectusedcans.Youcaneventakethembacktothestorethenexttimetocarryyourthingsinsteadofgettinganewbag!

Recyclingisanimportantpartofkeepingourplanetcleanandgreen.Itcanalsosaveenergy.Besurethatyou

don'tthrowthingsintherubbishthatcanberecycledtomakesomethingelse.Paper,plastic,cansandbottlescanallbe

recycled,butfood,electricalwasteandmobilephonescan't.Whenyouarenotsurewhethersomethingcanberecycled,gotoyourparentsandteachersforadvice.

FollowthethreeRs,andeveryoneofuscandosomethingtosavetheEarth.Itisalsothebestwaytosaveourselves.

（）1.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageimplies（暗示）that.

A.packagingshouldbegivenup

B.Italyistoodirtyforustovisit

C.theUSproducesmostrubbish

D.theEarthisbecomingdirtier

（）2.Thewriterseemstoaskpeopletoreusethebags

A.onlyasrubbishbags

B.onlyforcarryingotherthings

C.mainlytohaveacleanerworld

D.mainlytosavesomemoney

（）3.Whichofthefollowingcanberecycled?

A.Foodandbottles.

B.Booksandnewspapers.

C.Paperandmobilephones.

D.Plasticandelectricalwaste.

（）4.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat

A.alluselessthingscanberecycled

B.theenvironmentisgreatlyimproving

C.thethreeRscanhelpuscleantheEarth

D.weshouldneverthrowanyrubbishaway

（2）

Mostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799,scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1,500B.C.tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright-handed,sothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Today,onlyabout10%to15%oftheworld'spopulat-bandedt

Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?

Scientistsnowknowthataperson'stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeople,thehandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrain,whichmakesaperson'shandsandeyesworktogether,controlsthelefthand.Theleftideofthebrain,whichcontrolstherighthand,isthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handed,andstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs.

Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handed.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.However,thisdoesn'thappentoeveryone,soscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleanded.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene（基因）forright-handedness,he/shemaybecomeeitherright-handedorleft-handedaccordingtothechanceandthepeopletheyworkorlivewith.

Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft-handedness,peoplenoIongerthinkleft-handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual.Alongtimeago,left-handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildren,buttodaytheydon'thaveto.

（）1.Howmanypeopleintheworldareleft-handednow?

A.Lessthanonesixth.B.Morethanahalf.

C.About40%D.Thepassagedoesn'ttellus.

（）2.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“damaged”inthispassa

A.knockedB.changedC.brokeD.harmed

（）3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handed.

B.Left-handednessisclevererthanright-handedness.

C.Todaychildrenarenotmadetousetheirrighthandsonly.

D.Scientiststhinktheremustbesomereasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.

（）4.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.Scientists'NewInventionsB.Left-handedPeople

C.WhichHandD.DifferentBrains,DifferentHands

（3）

Itisbelievedinsomewaysthatthedaughterisfather'slover.Butmyexperieneehastaughtmeinadifferentway.Foralongtime,myfatherhasbeenaveryvaguefigure（模糊形象）tome.Hewasamanoffewwords,tallbutslimandnothingelse.

WhenIwasinprimaryschool,myfatherwasnevertheretopickmeup,andhenevercametoanyofmyparent-teachermeetings.Hewasalwaysbusydoingprojects.IrememberwhenIwasinmiddleschoolandmyheadwasbadlyhurtinaPEclass.Duringmyoperation,myfatherwasnowheretobefound.Thishurtmemost.Atthatmoment,Ithoughtmyfatherwasacold-bloodedmanwhodidnotcareaboutmeatall.

Butthingsseemeddifferentatmyhighschoolgraduationceremony（毕业典礼）whereIwaschosentorepresentmyclassandgiveaspeech.Myfather,onceagain,toldmehehadabusinesstripinaplaceoutsidethecityandwouldbeunabletoshowup（露面）"Don'tcome.IwillbenervousifIseeyou."Itoldhim.

Iremembermyspeechwentsmoothly.AftertheceremonywasoverandIwasabouttoleave,Isuddenlynoticedafamiliarlookingmansittinginacornerofthehall.Itwasmyfather!

IwassosurprisedthatIrushedtohimwithtearsrunningdownmyface."Welldone."hesaid.Hiseyeswerealsofilledwithtears.

Later,Ifoundoutthatmyfatherhadmanagedtofinishhisworkbystayinguplate,andhedroveforeighthourstogetback.Hehadbeensittinginthecornerbecausehedidn'twantmetoseehim.Myfatherrememberedeverywordinmyspeech.

Formuchofmylife,Idescribedmyfatherwasacold-bloodedmanwhoonlycaredabouthiswork.ButwhenIthoughtdeeplyaboutthis,itwasobviously（明显地）nottrue.Atmygraduationceremony,Icouldfeelmyfather'sdeeplove.Thefactisthatseeingisnotbelieving,andseeingmaynotbethefactifwedon'tperceive（感知）theworldwithourheartsandminds.There'snodoubt（疑问）thatlifedoesn'tlack（缺少）love,butsometimesoureyeshavetroubleseeingit.

（）1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewriter'sfatherwasinthehospitalduringheroperation.

B.Thewriter'sfatherattendedherhighschoolgraduationceremony.

C.Thewriter'sfathersometimespickedherupwhenshewasinprimaryschool.

D.Thewriter'sfatherwenttoparent-teachermeetingswhenshewasinprimaryschool.

（）2.Thewriterrushedtoherfatherwithtearsrunningdownherfacemainlybecause

A.shegaveaspeechsuccessfully

B.thegraduationceremonywasover

C.shewassonervousthatshecouldn'thelpcrying

D.shewashappytofindherfathercaredabouther

（）3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inthelastparagraphreferto（指代）?

A.Thatmyfatherwasalwaysdoingprojects.

B.Thatmyfatherwasacold-bloodedman.

C.Thatmyfathersatinthecornerofthehall.

D.Thatmyfather'seyeswerefilledwithtears.

（）4.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Mybusyfather.B.Lifeisfulloflove.

C.Seeingisnotbelieving.D.Awonderfulspeech.

Overweight（超重）isoneofthebiggesthealthproblemsnow.Beingoverweightaffectsmorethanhowyoulook.

Toomuchfatcankillyou.What'sworse,overweightchildrenturnintooverweightadults（成人）.Ifyou'reobesenow,youprobablywillgrowintoanobeseadult.Buthere'sgoodnews.Youcanfightoverweight.

Changeyoureatinghabits.

Youarewhatyoueat,Kidslikesnacks.Didyoulistanyhealthysnacks?

Onestudyofeatinghabitsshowedthatsoftdrinksarethefirstinthesnacklist.Next,kidschoosesaltysnacks,likechips.What'smore,thelistisfullofjunkfoodfromNo.3toNo.11.Finally,No.12,kidspickedahealthysnack-fruit.So,thinkaboutyoursnackchoiceagain.

Getoutsidetoexercise

Jim,aplayeronhisschoolfootballteam,hadaweightproblemnotlongtimeago.Hecouldnevergetanyonetoplaywithhim.Sohisfatherandhestartedplayingfootballforafewminuteseverynight.Tenminutesturnedintoan

hourormore.Injustafewyears,theheavykidbecameathletic,fitandhealthy.

MoreTVmeansmorefat

NearlyeveryAmericankidwatchesTVfor2hoursand56minuteseverydaythataddsupto44daysayearofsitting.MoreTV（ormoreInternetsurfing,ormorecomputergames）meansmorefat.

Eatanappleaday,walkaroundthehouse,playwithyourfamily...Doittoday,anddoitmoretomorrow.Itwillhelpyoualot.

（）1.Accordingtothepassage,kidsputattheendofthesnacklistinonestudyofeatinghabits.

A.chipsB.icecream

C.fruitD.softdrinks

（）2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"obese"meaninChinese?

A.苗条的B.虚胖的C.健康的D.聪明的

（）3.Whatcanwedotofightoverweightaccordingtothepassage?

1.Trytoge