1、八年级下册期末复习：阅读理解专项训练八年级下册期末复习：阅读理解专项训练 4 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择四个选项中，选择 最佳选项。最佳选项。 The Most Unusual Traditions in the World Each country or region(地区) has its own laws and traditions, and some of them cause sincere surprises and misunderstanding among people of
2、 other countries and regions. Boxing Day In Australia, Boxing Day is on December 26, the day after Christmas. On the day, workers, businessmen, and the poor traditionally are presented with gifts. People spend time with their families and loved ones. They watch sports, play games, hunt, go for walks
3、 and eat Christmas leftovers(剩饭). People also love to shop on Boxing Day. Throwing Cinnamon(肉桂) to Those Still Single at 25 In Denmark, people throw cinnamon to anyone who is single, as long as they are over the age of 25. Sometimes the person is put in the water with lots of cinnamon sticks on his
4、or her birthday, mostly by friends and family members. It encourages the singles to look for their partners before they are 25. Burns Night In Scotland, Burns Night is celebrated in honor of the poet Robert Burns and his contribution(贡献) to the Scottish culture. On the 25th of every January, people
5、prepare a dish called Haggis, a kind of sausage. The tradition is to read the poem on that dish written by Burns before eating. Flowered Clothes In Hawaii in America, people are very friendly. They welcome each visitor with a long necklace made of beautiful fresh flowers. Men visitors are invited to
6、 wear bright flowered shirts and women often wear long flowered dresses. People often say Aloha to each other. Aloha means both hello and good-bye. It also means I love you. 1. Boxing Day is on _. A. December 26 B. ones 25th birthday C. January 25 D. December 25 2. Burns Night is celebrated in _. A.
7、 Australia B. Denmark C. Scotland D. America 3. _ is the tradition in Hawaii. A. Throwing cinnamon on the singles B. Reading the poem on the dish C. Eating Christmas leftovers D. Wearing flowered clothes B Food for Good In late August, after Hurricane(飓风) Dorian passed, Jos Andr s led a team of chef
8、s and other volunteers to the disaster area, where they immediately set up kitchens and cooked 30,000 meals a day. Because of their arrival, people affected by the disaster could eat fresh and healthy food, which was unimaginable in the past. Before 2016, people in the disaster areas were only able
9、to get prepackaged(预先包装的) meals, which usually didnt taste great and some of the food was even unhealthy. Andr s, who owns several popular restaurants in the United States, thought he could solve the problem. As a chef, he has the experience of creating delicious dishes and running a kitchen. Whats
10、more, he can even design dishes that suit the local tastes. So he set up the World Central Kitchen (WCK), an organization offering freshly made and healthy meals free for people affected by natural disasters. Last year, WCK, with only 25 staff members, fed millions of survivors(幸存者） of 13 disaster a
11、reas around the world. How could they make it? Much of its work was done by volunteers from the disaster areas. The youngest volunteer once was even a 10-year-old girl who could run parts of the kitchen on her own. She became a general in my army of volunteers, Andr s said. The girl and 20,000 volun
12、teers served almost four million meals after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. You know good food has great power. A hot meal expresses love, hope and humanity. Andr s said, It is so important when people are deeply affected by disasters. 4. What did Jos Andr s and his team do after Hurricane Dorian?
13、 A. They built new houses. B. They taught how to cook. C. They sent medicine to the sick. D. They offered freshly made meals. 5. Who worked in the WCK? A. 25 doctors and nurses. B. Some chefs and volunteers. C. A ten-year-old girl and her family. D. Many officers from the government. 6. According to
14、 Andr s, the power of good food can _. A. improve chefs creativity B. help volunteers save energy C. bring survivors warmth and hope D. make chefs restaurants more popular C When you think of robots, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Do you think of science fiction movies like Star Wars, w
15、here robots of all shapes and sizes are part of daily life? The word robot itself comes from a play written in 1920 by Karel Capek. In the play, people create robots to do some everyday tasks. Today, most robots dont look human. Modern robots take many forms and are good at many things, from sweepin
16、g the floors in your home to working in factories. They are even exploring the surface of the moon. But there is an interesting irony(讽刺) in the world of robotics which describes a surprising problem: What humans find easy is extremely complicated for a robot. However, what humans find difficult is
17、pretty easy for a robot. For example, picking up clothes in a messy room is simple for people. But that kind of chore is very hard for a robot. Another example is the game of chess. People might find it difficult to win the game of chess all the time. But robots like Alpha-Go can be programmed to pl
18、ay it very well. This is because robots are very good at doing things in controlled environments. However, moving through a room filled with random(随机的) objects is hard for robots, along with picking up objects of different shapes and sizes without damaging them. In short, it is very difficult for t
19、hem to deal with certain types of variables. It turns out that one of the most difficult things to improve in robots is their ability to control objects. Luckily, great progress is being made in the development of robots. On the one hand, exciting developments in making human-like hands and legs are
20、 underway. On the other hand, the biggest progress might result from using virtual learning(虚拟学习) to teach robots through computer simulations(模拟). In this way, robots can guess what to do without an order when they meet unfamiliar things in the real world. Soon, robots may be able to do those thing
21、s that humans find simple. That means big changes in what robots can do and how they can help us with daily tasks. Robots might make movies a reality. 7. Whats the purpose of the first paragraph? A. To give an example. B. To present the topic. C. To explain what robots are. D. To show how robots dev
22、elop. 8. According to the passage, what might be difficult for robots? A. Playing chess. B. Washing the dishes. C. Making cars in factories. D. Gathering up clothes in a mess. 9. Whats the writers opinion about robots in the future? A. They will cause further problems for people. B. They will deal w
23、ith new things depend on orders. C. They can hardly develop until they look like human. D. They can benefit people more by making improvements. D Though being a parent has never been easy, the Internet hasnt made the job any easier. Just how seriously are parents taking their role of monitoring(监控)
24、their childrens online behavior? A new study from the Digital Future Project finds a sharp difference in parental ways of Internet supervision(监督). 70% of parents say they monitor their kids online activity while on Facebook and other social media sites. In contrast, 30% of parents dont step in kids
25、 online life because they trust their kids, dont want to show a lack of trust, dont know how to use social media sites or dont have time to. Such a divide is due to the fact that parents fall in multiple generations with many different types of parenting styles. Many parents take a wide range of act
26、ions to monitor and police their teens online behavior. Nearly six-in-ten parents say they often or sometimes check which websites their teen visits. 46% have password to log in their childrens social media accounts. In order to combat unsafe websites surfing, some parents even download softwares su
27、ch as Spectorsoft, which blocks, records and alerts parents by monitoring kids Internet use. However, parenting expert Gwenn Schurgin OKeeffe, CEO of a parenting website PediatricsN, advises against using such software as Spectorsoft unless its a unique situation. You do things because you love your
28、 kids and you want to protect them, she says, But kids arent these evil(邪恶的) creatures. Not trusting the online world should not be your only consideration. With growing concerns, great efforts have been made globally to ensure Internet safety and quality for youngsters. The US government updated CO
29、PPA (the Child Online Privacy Protection Act) to increase protection for childrens private information. Europe has not only given people the right to be forgotten on social media sites, allowing them to wipe their browsing history clean, but has also limited companies access(进入) to personal informat
30、ion. I like the idea, a user of PediatricsN says, Kids and teenagers are just experimenting. Until they hurt other people, they should be free to be a kid and learn about life. Despite these efforts, government regulations(规章) are having a hard time keeping up as new websites pop up every day. There
31、fore, parents still have to step up and recognize they need to be involved in their kids lives and find that happy medium. They have to stop being so disbelieving and give kids chances and the benefit of the doubt. 10. What does the study from the Digital Future Project find? A. It is hard to contro
32、l childrens online behavior. B. Parents are divided on monitoring kids Internet use. C. There is a large generation gap between parents and kids. D. Parents who monitor kids online activity dont trust their kids. 11. The word combat in Paragraph 3 probably means _. A. give up B. carry out C. fight a
33、gainst D. join in 12. OKeeffe advises against using softwares such as Spectorsoft because _. A. parents need to think more than the danger of Internet B. children can surf the Internet without parents help C. different people have different parenting styles D. such software is useless in a special s
34、ituation 13. The writer probably agrees that _. A. COPPA is helpful for collecting kids private information B. enough space is needed for kids to experience the online life C. allowing kids to clean webpage records may hide the truth D. governments play a major role in protecting childrens online safety 参考答案参考答案 1. A 2.C 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. D 10. B 11. C 12. A
