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八年级英语下册阅读理解专项练习4
新目标八年级下英语阅读理解专项练习四
阅读理解16
HereisapagefromamagazinenamedFuture.Readthefollowinginformationaboutthingsthatmayhappenintenyears.Andthendotheexercisebelow.
GETREADYFORTHEFUTURE
A.
Carswillrunonsolarpower(太阳能)orelectricityandwillbemuchcleaner.Theywillbemuchsafer.Forexample,ifyouaretooclosetoanothercarorifyouaredrivingdangerously,yourcarwillslowdownbyitself.
B.
Becausetherewon'tbeanyspareland,newcitieswillhavetobebuiltinthesea.Somecitiesonwaterwillhavetwolevels(层).Peoplewillliveontheupperlevel;thelowerlevelwillbeusedfortraffic,shopsandfactories.
C.
Biotechnology(生物技术)willmakefoodbetterandhealthier.Plantsthatarenotaffected(影响)byinsectsorillnesseswillbedeveloped.Thetasteoffruitandvegetableswillbebetterandfoodwillbekeptlonger.
D.
NewtechnologywillbeusedtomakeTVsthatareonly5cmthick.Theywillhavepicturesthatareasclearasphotos.Electricalappliances(家用电器)willbequieterandwillbecontrolledbycomputer;theywillalsouse50%lesspower.
E.
Manynewwaystocureillnesseswillbesuccessfulusingproductsofgeneticengineering(基因产品).Cureswillbefoundforthefluandthecommoncold.However,somenewillnesseswillappear.
1.Carsusingsolarpowerorelectricitywillcausefeweraccidentsandlesspollution.
T
F
2.Peoplewillbeabletoliveinthenewcitiesinthesea.
T
F
3.Biotechnologywillhelpdividefoodintotwogroups:
betterfoodandhealthierfood.
T
F
4.Electricalapplianceswillsave50%ofpowerbecausetheyarecontrolledbycomputer.
T
F
5.Geneticengineeringcanhelpdoctorstocureillnesses.
T
F
6.Theinformationaboveisaboutthehistoryofthedevelopmentofmodernscience.
T
F
参考答案
1.T 由A段中cleaner和safer可知。
2.T 由B段可知。
3.F 由C段第一句可知。
4.F theyarecontrolledbycomputer不是“省电”的原因。
5.T 由E段第一句可知。
6.F 由开头Readthefollowinginformationaboutthingsthatmayhappenintenyears.可知。
阅读理解17
Astrangethinghappenstonearlyeverybodyatnight.Theyturnoffthelights,pullupthecoversandclosetheireyes.Sixorsevensleepinghourslater,theywakeupagain.Strange,isn'tit?
Sleeppuzzlesscience.Scientistsanddoctorswouldrathertalkaboutwhyonecan'tfallasleep.Theyarenotsurewhatcausessleep.Thebestconditionsforsleeparegoodhealthandmealsneithertoobignortoosmall.Noworriesandacomfortableplaceareimportant,too.Theyadviseagainsttwoinbed.
Strangethingshappenduringsleep.Forexample,theymoveoften.Youwouldfeeltiredifyoudidn't.Youalsodream.Partofyourbrainisstillawakewhenyoudream.Dreaminghappenswhenthememoryandimaginationinpartsofyourbrainarestillawake.Experimentshaveshownmostofusdreamincolor.Baddreamsmaybecausedbystomachache.
Don'tworryifyoudream.Somegreatstoriesandpoemswerebegunwhiletheirwritersslept.
1.Sleeppuzzlesscientistsbecausetheyarenotcertain___________.
A.whyonecan'tfallasleep
B.whyonewakesup
C.bothAandB
D.whatcausessleep
2.Thebestconditionsforsleepare___________.
A.goodhealth
B.amealneithertoobignortoosmall
C.noworries
D.goodhealth,limitedmeal,noworriesandagoodplace
3.Youwouldfeeltiredduringsleepifyou___________.
A.movedtoooften
B.sleptonyourback
C.didn'tmove
D.wenttosleeplate
4.Thebesttitleforthepassageis___________.
A.HowcanYouGetaGoodSleep
B.TheStrangenessofSleep
C.WhatHappensDuringSleep
D.TheCausesofDream
参考答案
1.D 参见第二段第三句“Theyarenotsurewhatcausessleep.”
2.D 第二段后半部分作了说明:
“Thebestconditionsforsleeparegoodhealthandmealsneithertoobignortoosmall.Noworriesandacomfortableplaceareimportant,too.”
3.C 参见第三段第三句“Youwouldfeeltiredifyoudidn't.”
4.B 文章贯穿始终,第二段第一句已指出:
“Sleeppuzzlesscience.”
阅读理解18
Theaim(目的)ofstudentswhocametoschoolistostudy.Buttostudyrequires(需要)arightway,oryouwasteeitherthetimeorthemoney.Thefollowingarethewaysofstudying.
Thebesttimeforreadingismorning,becauseinthemorning,theairisfreshandthemindisclear.Forthatreason,wecangetgoodresult(结果).
Instudyingwemusthavepatience(耐心).Ifwehavenotknownatextwell,wemustreaditagain.Weshouldnotreadthenextonetillwehavelearnedthefirstone.
Whenwearestudying,wemustputourheartsintothebook,orwecangetnothingfromthebookwhilewearereading.
Wemustalwaysask“whys”.Ifitisnotwellunderstood,writeitdownandaskourteachersorourparents,orfriends.Inanypossibleway,wemustknowitcompletelyandwhatwe'velearnedcanbeusedwellandmadebetter.
Thoughtherearemanywaysforstudying,yettheabovementioned(提到的)willbequiteenoughifwecankeeptheminheartanddoso.
1.Thepassagetellsus______.
A.theimportanceofreading
B.toreadinthemorning
C.topayattentiontothewaysofstudying
D.tohavepatienceinstudying
2.Thepassagehastaughtus______waysforstudying.
A.three
B.four
C.five
D.many
3.We'dbetterreadinthemorningbecause______.
A.it'seasytorememberwhatwehavelearned
B.theairisfreshandthemindisclear
C.it'sdifficulttogetgoodresults
D.bothAandB.
4.Ifwecan'tputourheartsintothebookwhenweread,itis______.
A.easytounderstanditwell
B.bettertogetsomethingfromit
C.impossibleforustogetsomethingfromit
D.possibletolearnsomethingfromit
5.Instudyingwemustalwaysask“whys”inorderto______.
A.understandthebookwell
B.writedownthequestions
C.dowiththenewwords
D.getsomequestionstoaskourteachers
参考答案
1.C A、B、D选项谈到了文章的局部,这篇文章指了要注意学习的方法,故选C。
2.B 第二段至第五段分别介绍了学习的方法。
3.B 细节题。
阅读第二段可得此答案。
4.C 从第四段可知:
学习时要用心去学,否则什么也学不到。
所以C项符合题意。
5.A 在学习中多问几个“whys”当然是为了更多地了解所学的内容。
阅读理解19
In26thJanuary,thebiggestearthquake(地震)inIndiatookthelivesof25,000people.Inthemorning,wheneverybodywasenjoyingholiday,earthquakebegan.Itwasabout7.5ontheRitcherscale.“Thereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymore.Everythinghasbeenpulleddown,”saidoneofthevillagersalive.“Thereisnowater,nofoodandnoonehascometohelp.”
NobodydiedinPakistan,acountrynexttoIndia.TheCityofLahorewaslucky.InLahoreAmericanSchool,whereIwasstudying,allofthestudentsweresafe.Theywereonthefield,somostchildrendidn'tfeelanything.Theearthquakewasfeltbytheteachersthatwereonthesecondfloor.However,thoughMrs.Youngwasalsoonthesecondfloor,shedidn'tfeelanything.Shedidn'tknowwhathappeneduntilateachertoldheraboutit.Thoseteacherswhowereontheotherfloorshaddifferentfeelings.Mr.Emend,themathsteacherfromAustralia,saidthatwhentheearthquakestartedhethoughttherewassomethingwrongwithhim,butthenanotherteachersaidthatitwasanearthquake.AfterthosewordsMr.Emendfeltbetter.Mrs.DavisandMr.Frostdidn'tfeelanythingeither.
Mymotherdidn'tfeelanything.Shedidn'tevenknowthatitwasanearthquaketillshesawashaking(movingfromsidetoside)light.Mydadsawthecomputershakingandthenhelookedoutofthewindowandsawmanypeoplegoingout.
1.Peopleuse“Ritcherscale”totell_________.
A.wheretheearthquaketakesplace
B.whentheearthquaketakesplace
C.howserioustheearthquakeis
D.howlongtheearthquakelasts
2.Welearnthat____fromthesentence“Thereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymore.”
A.Indiaisalargecountry
B.theIndianpeoplehadnothingaftertheearthquake
C.thereisnotallbuildinginIndia
D.theearthquakeinIndiawasserious
3.TheCityofLahoreis_______.
A.inIndia
B.inAmerica
C.inPakistan
D.inAustralia
4.Whichistrue?
A.Iwaswithmyparentswhentheearthquakehappened.
B.TheearthquakeinthecityofLahorewasn'tserious.
C.PeopleintheCityofLahorewerefrightenedwhentheyknewitwasanearthquake.
D.TheteachersinLahoreAmericanSchoolwereafraidoftheearthquake.
参考答案
1.C 第二句:
“Itwasabout7.5ontheRitcherscale.”可知用Ritcherscale来表示地震的程度。
2.B “Thereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymore.”说明地震毁灭了他们所有的一切。
3.C 细节题。
第二段第一、二句。
4.B 阅读第二段可知该地区的地震并没有引起伤亡。
阅读理解20
“Idon'tlikemyparents.TheyalwaystellmeIshoulddothis,andshouldnotdothat.Itsometimesmakesmeangry,”saidZhangHua,amiddleschoolstudentinGuangzhou.Doyouhavethesameproblem?
Perhapsyourparentshadthesameproblemwhentheywereyouragelongago.Whydoesitseemthatsomeparentsarenotsofriendlyintheirchildren'seyes?
Oneofthebiggestthingsiswhensomeonebecomesaparent,he/shelikesworryingthings.Theyworryabouteverythingaboutyou,fromthetimeyouwereborn.Theydoalotforyou,thoughsomethingwouldmakeyouangry,becausetheycareaboutyouandworryaboutyou.Theyworryaboutyourchoiceoffriends,thefoodyoueat,yourworkatschool,howmuchsleepyouget,etc.Allthesethingsarepartofyourlife.Theywantyoutogrowuphealthilyandhappily.
Sohowcanyoumakethingseasieronyourself?
It'seasierthanyouthink.Justmakesureyourparentsknowwhatyou'redoing.Getthemtoknowyourfriends.Phoneifyoustaysomewhereelsesothatyourparentsdon'tcalleveryhospitalinthephonebooklookingforyou