八年英语真题分类专项考点12说明文类.docx

1、八年英语真题分类专项考点12说明文类考点12 说明文类1 （2015广东）How long can human beings live? Most scientists who study old age think that the human body is 1 to live no longer than 120 years. However, 110 years is probably the longest that anyone could hope to live if he or she is 2 healthy and lucky. Some scientists even

2、say we can live as long as 130 years! Yet, our cells simply cannot continue to reproduce 3 . They wear out, and as a result, we get old and 4 die.Even though we cant live forever, we are living a 5 life than ever before. In 1900, the average American life span (寿命) was only 47 years, but today it is

3、 75 years!When does old age begin then? Sixty-five may be out-of-date as the 6 line between middle age and old age. After all, many older people dont begin to experience physical and mental 7 until after age 75.People are living longer because more people 8 childhood. Before modern medicine changed

4、the laws of nature, many children died of common childhood 9 . Now that the chances of dying 10 are much lower, the chances of living long are much higher due to better diets and health care.0n the whole, our population is getting older. The 11 in our population will have lasting effects on our soci

5、al development and our way of life. Some people fear such changes will be for the worse, while some see 12 , not disaster, many men and women in their “golden years” are healthy, still active, and young in 13 if not in age.As the society grows old, we need the 14 of our older citizens. With long liv

6、es ahead of them, they need to 15 active and devoted.1 A designed B selected C improved D discovered2 A completely B generally C apparently D extremely3 A rapidly B harmlessly C endlessly D separately4 A eventually B hopelessly C automatically D desperately5 A busier B longer C richer D happier6 A f

7、inishing B guiding C waiting D dividing7 A stress B damage C decline D failure8 A survive B enjoy C remember D value9 A problems B fears C worries D diseases10 A poor B young C sick D quiet11 A changes B recovery C safety D increases12 A dreams B chances C strengths D choices13 A mind B appearance C

8、 voice D movement14 A protection B suggestions C contributions D permission15 A sound B appear C turn D stay2 （2015安徽) In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The 36 is that countries around the world have growing mountains of 37 because people are throwing

9、 out more rubbish than ever before.How did we 38 a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 39 an object than to spend time and money to repair it. 40 modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 4

10、1 . Another cause is our 42 of disposable (一次性的) products. As 43 people, we are always looking for 44 to save time and make our lives easier. Companies 45 thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.0ur appetite for new products also 46

11、 to the problem. We are 47 buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 48 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 49 useful possessions to make room for new ones.All around the world, we can see the 50 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rub

12、bish just keep getting bigger. To 51 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 52 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 53 , this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 54 throwing them away. We also need to re

13、think our attitudes about 55 . Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.36 A key B reason C project D problem37 A gifts B rubbish C debt D products38 A ace B become C observe D change39 A hide B co

14、ntrol C replace D withdraw40 A Thanks to B As to C Except for D Regardless of41 A safe B funny C cheap D powerful42 A love B lack C prevention D division43 A sensitive B kind C brave D busy44 A ways B places C jobs D friends45 A donate B receive C produce D preserve46 A adapts B returns C responds D

15、 contributes47 A tired of B addicted to C worried about D ashamed for48 A newer B stronger C higher D larger49 A pick up B pay for C hold onto D throw away50 A advantages B purposes C functions D consequences51 A show B record C decrease D measure52 A technology B environment C consumers D brands53

16、A However B 0therwise C Therefore D Meanwhile54 A by B in favour of C after D instead of55 A spending B collecting C repairing D advertising3 （2014新课全国I) As a general ruleall forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine (常规) basis As a matter of fact we can see this 41 at w

17、ork in people of all 42 For exampleon Christmas morningchildren are excited about 43 with their new toys But their 44 soon wears off and by January those 45 toys can be found put away in the basement The world is full of 46 stamp albums and unfinished modelseach standing as a monument to someones 47

18、 interest When parents bring home a pet their child 48 bathes it and brushes its fur Within a short timehoweverthe 49 of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents Adolescents enter high school with great 50 but are soon looking forward to 51 The same is true of the young adults going to co

19、llege And thenhow many 52 who now complain(抱怨) about the long drives to work 53 drove for hours at a time when they first 54 their drivers licenses (执照)? Before people retirethey usually 55 to do a lot of 56 thingswhich they never had 57 to do while working But 58 after retirementthe golfingthe fish

20、ingthe reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they 59 Andlike the child in Januarythey go searching for new 60 41 A principle B habit C way D power42 A parties B races C countries D ages43 A working B living C playing D going44 A confidence B interest C anxiety D sorrow45

21、 A same B extra C funny D expensive46 A well-organized B colorfully-printedC newly-collected D half-filled47 A broad B passing C different D main48 A silently B impatiently C gladly D worriedly49 A promise B burden C right D game50 A courage B calmness C confusion D excitement51 A graduation B indep

22、endence C responsibility D success52 A children B students C adults D retirees53 A carefully B eagerly C nervously D bravely54 A required B obtained C noticed D discovered55 A need B learn C start D plan56 A great B strange C difficult D correct57 A time B money C skills D knowledge58 A only B well

23、C even D soon59 A lost B chose C left D quit50 A pets B toys C friends D colleagues4 (2013广东) Number sense is not the ability to count It is the ability to recognize a l in number Human beings are born with this ability 2 experiments show that many animals aretoo For examplemany birds have good numb

24、er sense If a nest has four eggs and you remove onethe bird will not 3 Howeverif you remove twothe bird 4 leaves This means that the bird knows the 5 between two and three Another interesting experiment showed a birds 6 number sense A man was trying to take a photo of a crow (乌鸦) that had a nest in

25、a towerbut the crow always left when she saw him coming The bird did not 7 until the man left the tower The man had an 8 He took another man with him to the tower 0ne man left and the other stayedbut they did not 9 the bird The crow stayed away until the second man lefttoo The experiment was 10 with

26、 three men and then with four men But the crow did not return to the nest until all the men were 11 It was not until five men went into the tower and only four left that they were 12 able to fool the crow How good is a humans number sense? Its not very good For examplebabies about fourteen months ol

27、d almost always notice if something is taken away from a 13 group But when the number goes beyond three or fourthe children are 14 fooled It seems that number sense is something we have in common with many animals in this worldand that our human 15 is not much better than a crows 1 A rise B pattern

28、C change D trend2 A Importantly B Surprisingly C Disappointedly D Fortunately 3 A survive B care C hatch D notice4 A generally B sincerely C casually D deliberately5 A distance B range C difference D interval6 A amazing B annoying C satisfying D disturbing7 A relax B recover C react D return8 A appo

29、intment B excuse C idea D explanation9 A fool B hurt C catch D kill10 A reported B repeated C designed D approved11 A confused B gone C tired D drunk12 A gradually B luckily C strangely D finally13 A single B small C local D new14 A seldom B temporarily C merely D often15 A sight B nature C ability

30、D belief5 ( 2012新课标全国) Body language is the quietsecret and most powerful language of all！It speaks 36 than words According to specialistsour bodies send out more 37 than we realize In factnon-verbal (非言语) communication takes up about 50% 0f what we really 38 And body 39 when language is particularl