初中英语阅读理解篇卷八社会现象类.docx

1、初中英语阅读理解篇卷八社会现象类初中英语阅读理解篇卷八（社会现象类）一、阅读理解1、Taobao, Chinas largest online shopping site , has become an important part of Wang Lins life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shoppinng. Most online shoppers are students o

2、r young workers. More women shop on line than men. Clothing and home-use products are the most popular on line. It was reported that more than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping in the year 2012, 80% through Taobao.Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese . People can find almost ev

3、erything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books , from candies to DVD players.You may question the security of online shopping, Wang Lin said, “ Its very safe and convenient. Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You

4、can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”小题1:What is Taobao?_小题2:Who are the most online shoppers?_小题3: Do more men shop on line than women?_小题4:What can you do if you want to return the products?_小题5:How much did people spend on online shopping through Taobao in the year 201

5、2?_2、Stamp-collecting didnt begin until 1854. As time went by, there were more and more kinds of stamps. They were very beautiful and interesting. And there were more and more stamps collectors. Not only children but also adults collected stamps.In 1921, America began selling all kinds of stamps to

6、the collectors. In some countries, there were even lessons in stamp-colleting in school. People all over the word were becoming more and more interested in stamps.There are many wonderful pictures on the stamps. Each picture has a meaning in it. It may be the head of a great leader , a famous scient

7、ist, a writer ,a beautiful bird, or interesting place. Every stamp tells us a story.根据短文内容，判断正A 误B。小题1:Stamp-collecting begin in 1854.小题2:Only children liked collecting stamps.小题3:In some countries, people could have lessons in stamp-collecting in school.小题4:As time went by, fewer and fewer people w

8、ere interested in stamps.小题5:We can learn a lot from all kinds of stamps.3、In America, when people say“mans best friend”, they dont mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animala dog! These words show the friendship(友谊) between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give

9、joy to peoples lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to be the“eyes”for a blind person (盲人) or“ears”for a deaf(耳聋) person. Scientists have found that pets help peop

10、le live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for“visits”.Americans hold“Be Kind to Animals Week”in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you dont live in America, you, too, can do this. How? First think about how anima

11、ls make your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food.If you dont have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to a

12、nimals, try to speak up. As people, we must protect(保护) animals who cant speak for themselves.小题1:“Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!”is used to prove(证明) that.Apets have the right(权利) to inherit(继承) moneyBmoney can make pets happyCits the best way to spend moneyDsom

13、e pets are as important to their owners as their children小题2:According(依照) to the passage, scientists bring the dogs to hospital because.Athey are ill and they need to see the doctorBthey can make the patients(病人) happierCthey can help the doctor find out the problemsDthe doctors can do experiment(试

14、验) on them小题3:During the“Be Kind to Animals Week”, the people in America.Ahold pet showsBplay with the pets the whole weekCcook delicious food for petsDmake friends with other peoples pets小题4:Which of the following statements(陈述) is NOT true?ADogs can help people in many ways.BDogs can help people l

15、ive happier.CDogs can help people make everythingDDogs can make peoples lives richer.小题5:What is the main idea of the passage?AA lot of people are interested in dogs.BDogs can help people do many things.CPets are lovely and need care and protection(保护).DWe have done a lot of things for pets.4、Life i

16、n the 21stcentury is different from that in the 20thcentury because there are many changes in the new century.What will our life be like in 20 years?Maybe we will have robots at home. Here is my ideal robot.I hope itll look like a pretty Barbie doll,with long blonde hair and bright blue eyes. She wi

17、ll be tall and slim. She will be able to speak English, Chinese, Japanese, German and French. When I travel around the world, she will be my guide. She will do most of the things for me. We will be also good friends.Every morning she will wake me up and cook a healthy breakfast for me. After breakfa

18、st she will drive me to school. While I am studying at school, she will do some chores such as washing my clothes,cooking the dishes,cleaning the room and feeding my dog. When I come back from school, a delicious meal will be ready. If my mother is busy, my robot will go shopping with me. She will g

19、ive me some advice when I dont know which one to buy. She will also help me with my school work.My robot will be smart and kind. If I feel sad, she will talk to me and make me happy. Most of all, shell never feel tired or angry, I hope I can have a robot like that. But my mum says its just my daydre

20、am and I should learn to do them all by myself.小题1:What will the robot look like?A It will have short blonde hair. B It will have long black hair.C It will be short and heavy. D It will be tall and slim.小题2:How many languages will the robot be able to speak?A Two B Three C Four D Five小题3:What will t

21、he robot do after breakfast?A Drive the writer to school.B Read English with the writer.C Go shoppping with the writer.D Give the writer some advice.5、Students at Empire High School started class with no text booksbut it wasnt because of money problems.Instead, the school gave iBookslaptop computers

22、to each of its 340 students, becoming one of the first US public schools to stop printed textbooks.School officials believe that the electronic materials will make students enjoy learning more. Empire High Schoolwas designed to have a textbook-free environment.Students at Empire High School get the

23、materials over the schools Internet network. The school has a central control system that limits what can be downloaded(下载) at the school.“Students can hand in homework online. We have a web program that helps to check if you copy from others,” the headmaster Baker said.In addition to offering up-to

24、-date information, teachers can make the lessons more enjoyable. For example, lessons in history can include links to a persons daily life, his ideas, his discovery, and so on.Social studies teacher Jeremy Gypton said the change was easier than expected. Gypton said heassignedreading based on websit

25、es, used online groups and message boards to keep the students connected. And he also asked them to comment（评论）on each others work.Julian Tarazon, a new student, said that it was kind of hard at first, because you had to put things in folders(文件夹). But after a couple of days, you got used to it. Ano

26、ther student Morgan Northcutt said the computer system had made it easier to do homework.The school isnt completely paperless, however. It has a library, and students can read books in it.“Were not trying to get rid of books,” Baker said. “We love books.”小题1:The students at Empire High School will s

27、tudy in class without _ this year.Atext messagesBprinted textbooksCreading materialsDelectric machines小题2:The teachers at Empire High School began to use iBooks because they_.Ahad money problemsBhad limited networkCwanted to improve their teachingDwanted a web program小题3:A central control system can

28、 help to control _.Ahow much to downloadBwhat to downloadChow to downloadDwhy to download小题4:The underlined word “assigned” probably means “_”.A说明B完成C转让D布置小题5:The biggest advantage of the homework online is that_.Astudents can do it anytimeBinformation online is availableCthere is a lot of reading b

29、ased on websitesDit provides a platform for students to share ideas小题6: The best title of the passage might be “_”.AHigh School uses iBooks instead of textbooksBDont try to get rid of booksCLearning without textbooks is harderDDoing homework online6、When you are in Hongkong, you must be very careful

30、 in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. It is different from that in other areas of China. If you are the first time to come to Hongkong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street.If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then people on foot can cross the road carefully. But if the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustnt cross.When people g