牛津译林八年级下册阅读训练120篇阅读短文回答问题.docx

1、牛津译林八年级下册阅读训练120篇阅读短文回答问题(一)Volunteering means spending some of your free time helping others. You may volunteer to help other people, but you can also volunteer to do something good for animals, the environment, or any other thing that you care about. Volunteering helps others, but it can also help

2、 you. If you are worried about something that happened, doing something can be a great way to deal with your feelings. Volunteering can let you see your own life in new ways. For example, if you dont have the most expensive shoes or the newest computer game, you may find it difficult to stop yoursel

3、f from worrying about things like grades or getting angry. Volunteering lets you spend some time on others. Doing voluntary work is a great way to have fun with your family. Here are some ideas on how you can do the work together: Do some housework for the elderly or the sick. Serve food at a shelte

4、r (收容所) for those without homes. Plant trees or flowers in your community. Clean up a school or other public buildings.Now some schools ask kids to spend some time helping others because volunteering gives them a sense of duty (责任感). Why can we say that volunteering gives kids a sense of duty? The r

5、eason is that volunteering can make kids feel needed by some people. Volunteering can also help kids learn important things about themselves. A voluntary job can even help some kids understand what to do when they grow up. So what are you waiting for?1.What does volunteering mean?2.Is volunteering o

6、nly good for others?3.Who can you do some housework for as a volunteer?4.Where can you plant trees and flowers?5.Why can volunteering give kids a sense of duty?(二)Mom, I hate you. I dont need a new schoolbag or clothes. Im not afraid of being hit by you. I only want you to come back.When Chen Jiuyin

7、g read her daughters letter, she couldnt help crying. Chen and her husband are now working far away from their hometown. Their daughter, Xiao Li, is looked after by her grandparents. Like Chen, many migrant workers are dreaming about a better life, so they have to leave their children behind.Accordi

8、ng to a survey, there are now about 61 million left-behind children in poorareas in China. This hasbrought about many problems. These children care little about others. They do notdo well at school. Theylack confidence.Luckily many Chinese are now thinking about the life of the left-behind children

9、and actions have been taken to help solve the problem.A charity event took place in Beijing before Childrens Day. Its aim was to raise social awareness of left-behind children. The event was held to raise money from businesses and the public to prepare love bags. Inside the bags, there are things fo

10、r children including book, torches, and envelopes and stamps so that children can write to their parents.The event was started by Chen Weihong, a television host in China. The left-behind children dont have enough parental love and family care. They need to be in touch with their parents. We hope ou

11、r love bags will help them communicate with their parents, and make them happier, he said.1.Who is looking after Xiao Li?2.How many left-behind children are there in poor areas in China according to a survey?3.Have actions been taken to help solve the problem?4.Where did the charity event take place

12、?5.Why did Chen Weihong start the charity event?(三)Many children love animals. And Willow Phelps is one of them. In fact, this little girl from New Jersey, USA not only loves animals, but she also has done a lot for them. And because of her kind act, she won the 2016 ASPCA (美国防止虐待动物协会) Kid of the Ye

13、ar.Willows love for animals started early. When Willow was about 3 years old, her family took in an 18-year-old hospice (临终护理的) cat named Greyson. The cat was blind, and he loved to lie down and sleep in Willows bedroom. Amazingly, Greyson lived for another three years under the care of Willow. Afte

14、r that, more hospice pets arrived in Willows home.As Willow grew up surrounded (被包围) by these special pets, she began to make plans to help more animals. With her mothers help, she began running, swimming and even sewing (缝制) toys to raise money for animals in need of help. In her young life, she ha

15、s completed 5-kilometre runs, mile-long swims and different sewing projects to raise nearly 11,000. She also succeeded in stopping the use of live goldfish as prizes at her school carnival (狂欢节). And because of her kind act, she won the 2016 ASPCA (美国防止虐待动物协会) Kid of the Year.I will continue to spea

16、k up for animals no matter how hard it is, said Willow. Willow dreams of being an animal doctor in the future. Lets hope this little girls dream will come true!1.What does Willow Phelps love?2.How old was Greyson when he died?3.How did Willow Phelps raise money for animals?4.Why did Willow Phelps wi

17、n the 2016 ASPCA Kid of the Year?5.What does Willow Phelps want to be in the future?(四)How long does it take to build a new house? It usually takes about six months or more. But each year, thousands of people work together to build new homes in just four months! Who does this wonderful work? Habitat

18、 for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity is a group that builds homes for families in need. It has branches in different states around the USA. This group works all over the world, too. Volunteers help build the homes. They are unpaid workers. Volunteers can be builders and painters. They can be teachers

19、 or bankers. Some are students.Habitat for Humanity has built more than 300,000 houses. More than 1.5 million people live in these houses. Building a home is hard work. Volunteers learn how to put up walls. They use tools and machines. These selfless volunteers work with the family that will live in

20、 the house. Everyone works together to make the familys dream come true.Suruchi Srikanth has worked with Habitat for Humanity for four years. She began volunteering in high school. She has built many homes with other volunteers. She takes her responsibilities (责任) seriously. Volunteers know that if

21、they dont help, homes might not get built. They are good citizens (公民) who care about other people.1.What is Habitat for Humanity?2.Does Habitat for Humanity work all over the world?3.When did Suruchi Srikanth start working as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity?4.How many houses has Habitat for Hu

22、manity built?5.What is the passage mainly about?(五)A student who teaches how to giveTaking part in charity is not just for grown-up people. Children can do it too! Melvin Sheppard, 14, an American student, has done charity work for eight years. He has also encouraged his classmates to join him.Melvi

23、n studies at William Allen Middle School in Philadelphia. Recently, he collected 1,500 by himself and 487 from his classmates to donate (捐赠) to Cooper University Hospital.Melvin was born nine weeks premature in Cooper University Hospital, weighing 2.6 kg. His father told him how Cooper saved his lif

24、e, so he feels thankful to the hospital.Melvins classmates joined him as soon as they found out about his kind behaviour. Their teacher, Michael Berner, also held a class with them about helping others. It wasnt really about the money. Berner said. It was about the fact that they were doing somethin

25、g good.It is great, helping someone that I know. said Jordan, Melvins classmate. Melvins neighbours also helped out.Since Melvin was 8, he and his parents have given money to Cooper University Hospital every year. This year, Gary E Stahl, the head of Coopers division of neonatology, went to Melvins

26、school to accept the money.The money goes to a part of the hospital that helps about 500 young patients every year. When they leave, we call them graduates. Stahl said. We are pleased when our graduates and their families do well, like Melvin and his family.1.How old was Melvin when he started to do

27、 charity work?2.What caused Melvin to raise money for Cooper University Hospital?3.What did Melvins teacher and classmates think of his behaviour?4.When they leave, we call them graduates. Who does they refer to?5.What can you learn from Melvin?(六)At present, our government has called on people to s

28、ave food. As middle school students, its our duty to do something for it.To save food, we should remember that at any time we should eat up all the food and shouldnt waste any food. Especially, when we dine out, we should order food that we can rightly eat. Because many people in our country dont ha

29、ve enough food to eat.To eat healthy, we should eat healthy food instead of junk food at school or at home. Of course, we may eat in the restaurant in case we have no time, but not too often. At last, we hope that we all work together at once.1.What do the government to call on people?2.What should

30、we especially do when we dine out?3.Is it healthy if we often eat in a restaurant?4.Why should we save food according to the passage?5.What do you think of fast food? Is it healthy?(七)In many western schools, sports day is a big event. Children take part in competitive (竞争性的) sports, trying to break

31、 school records and take the first place.Sports days, or sports meetings, are usually held in the warmer seasons, either at the beginning or the end of the school year. They are also called field days.Primary school sports days are fun. They usually have activities such as the egg and the spoon race

32、 and the sack race. Other events include the skipping race (跳绳) and the three-legged race. In middle and high schools, sports days include many of the common track and field events (田径项目). They are more serious and competitive than primary school ones.Students parents and other relatives also come to the school on sports days. They watch children play. Many schools in the West have mothers and fathers races for parents to take part in!Although sports days are excitin