人教版八年级下册英语期末复习： 阅读理解专项训练1.docx

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 1 阅读理解阅读理解 A MARSThe Red Planet “MARS The Red Planet!” is one of our Early Reader Space books. It has surprising facts and photos explaining all about Mars. Aiming mainly at kids aged 710, its an interesting way for readers to find out more about the red planet.

2、The Weather The Weather is one of our Early Earth books for boys and girls aged 13 15. This is a fun and fantastic way for readers to find out more about the weather on our earth. It offers information in a fun waymixing facts, photos, and even has a web page with video clips explaining more about t

3、he information in the book. Horses The book written by Kate describes the noblest animal on the planet for early readers. The book is packed with beautiful and clear pictures that help your child to understand the （fun） facts about this animal. It also includes anatomy（解剖） of horses. Kids Book of Fu

4、n Facts & Amazing Pictures on Animals in Nature A Perfect Horse Book for Kids Aged 58. The Earth Science Book No other book on Earth science is packed with so much fun. Its for kids aged 912. The Earth Science Books pages overflow with dozens and dozens of enjoyable, educational, and easy-to-do acti

5、vities that explain basic Earth science facts and important environmental issues. These activities show you all about the planet Earth. 1. If your sister wants to know more about the space, she can choose_. A. Horses B. The Weather C. MARSThe Red Planet D. The Earth Science Book 2. “Horses” is about

6、_. A. the red planet B. the weather on our earth C. the easy-to-do activities D. the noblest animal on the planet 3. Which is true according to the ads above? A. The Weather is about the Moon. B. Horses is a perfect book for kids aged 58 C. The Earth Science Book was written by Kate D. MARSThe Red P

7、lanet is about the noblest animal. B Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes(基因) decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you wil

8、l be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall youre going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out. But genes dont decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential(潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise

9、 will help you grow to the expected height. No doubt youre wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. Theres no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 2 inches (6 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and bec

10、oming more grown up). Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height youre at now, how youve been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through. Dont be scared if

11、 you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt(高峰) during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or laterbetween 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys. Youll usually begin to notice that youre growi

12、ng faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty. 1. If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, _. A. you should have enough exercise B. you can ask doctors for help C. you should save the environment D. You can record your growth during pubert

13、y 2. After reading this passage, we can explain_. A. how good it is to be a doctor B. how much sleep time we need C. why genes cant decide everything D. what healthy diet is 3. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Your height most probably depends on how high your parents are. B. Girls age for

14、starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys . C. The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed. D. You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast. C A study showed that the experiences children have in their first few years are important. These experiences affect the

15、development of the brain. When children receive more attention, they often have higher IQs. Babies receive information when they see, hear and feel things, which makes connections between different parts of the brain. There are a hundred trillion (万亿) connections in the brain of a three-year-old chi

16、ld. Researcher Judit Gervain tested how good newborns are at distinguishing different sound patterns. Her researchers produced images of the brains of babies as they heard different sound patterns. For example, one order was mu-ba-ba. This is the pattern “A-B-B. Another order was mu-ba-ge. This is t

17、he pattern “A-B-C”. The images showed that the part of the brain responsible for speech was more active during the “A-B-B” pattern. This shows that babies can tell the difference between different patterns. They also were sensitive to where it occurred in the order. Gervain is excited by these findi

18、ngs because the order of sounds is the building block of words and grammar. “Position is key to language,” she says. If something is at the beginning or at the end, it makes a big difference: John caught the bear. is very different from The bear caught John. Researchers led by scientist Patricia Kuh

19、l have found that language delivered by televisions, audio books, the Internet, or smartphones - no matter how educational - doesnt appear to be enough for childrens brain development. They carried out a study of nine- month-old American babies. They expected the first group whod watched videos in C

20、hinese to show the same kind of learning as the second group who were brought face-to-face with the same sounds. Instead they found a huge difference. The babies in the second group were able to distinguish between similar Chinese sounds as well as native listeners. But the other babies - regardless

21、 of whether they had watched the video or listened to the audio - learned nothing. 1. What makes connections in a babys brain? A. Having a higher IQ. B. The connection with other babies. C. The babys early age. D. Experiencing new information. 2. What did Judit Gervain and her team find in the exper

22、iment? A. Babies can well understand different words. B. Word order is relevant to meaning. C. Babies identify different sound patterns. D. A certain brain region processes language. 3. What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 3? A. Grammar is important in learning languages. B. Words hav

23、e different sounds. C. Different languages have different grammar. D. Different orders have different meanings. 4. What is the main conclusion from the study led by Patricia Kuhl? A. Social communication improves babies brain development. B. Listening to different languages develops babies brain. C.

24、 Foreign languages help babies brain develop. D. Babies shouldnt watch a lot of television. D Garbage sorting has become a hot issue around China, especially after Shanghai began carrying out a regulation on July 1. Beijing, as a forerunner in environmental protection, has thus been expected to foll

25、ow suit. The capital of the country has long been campaigning for sorting and recycling household waste, as part of its environmental drive for sustainable growth, local media reported. The current regulation gives garbage sorting responsibilities to government departments, property management group

26、s and other organizations. It also gives rules for companies, outlining how theyre responsible for waste collection, transportation and treatment. Only individuals are not subject to responsibilities. The long awaited revision will soon change the situation, “Taking out the trash without sorting it

27、properly will be illegal,” said Sun Xinjun, director of the Beijing Commission of Urban Management. In Shanghai, violators are now fined up to 200 yuan ($30) for trash-sorting violations. The maximum fine in Beijing will not be less than that, he said. The Beijing city government first set out to pr

28、omote garbage sorting in 2009. Authorities have since called on citizens to sort their household waste into four typesrecyclable waste, kitchen trash, dangerous waste and othersand leave it in a corresponding dustbin or trash can. Blue-colored dustbins signify items within are recyclable, green repr

29、esents kitchen trash, red corresponds to dangerous materials and grey to other waste. To promote the awareness of garbage sorting and expand the base of participants, authorities have employed workers to help residents on the spot. With intelligent devices, those who throw in recyclable waste at giv

30、en sites will be rewarded with bonus points, which can be used to buy daily goods. At some communities, there are no colorcoded dustbins. Instead, a scheduled garbage collection service is offered to help improve the environment. In other communities, workers offer a door-to-door service to collect

31、recyclables or kitchen waste. Beijing Environmental Sanitation Engineering Group has been promoting new garbage sorting facilities such as recycling cabinets and smart kitchen waste trash cans since 2016, Xinhua News Agency reported. Nearly 26,000 metric tons of household waste is generated across B

32、eijing on a daily basis and 29 terminal garbage disposal facilities are working at full capacity. Nearly 9.3 million tons of household waste was processed in the city last year. 1. According to the passage, which dustbins should some used coke cans be thrown into? A. Grey-colored dustbins. B. Blue-c

33、olored dustbins. C. Green-colored dustbins. D. Red-colored dustbins. 2. We can learn from the passage that_. A. Beijing carried out a more severe rule on garbage sorting than Shanghai B. the amount of household waste in Beijing is far from something disturbing C. the change of the current regulation has annoyed citizens D. new technology has been applied to help deal with garbage 3. What is the best tile for the text？ A. How to Sort Garbage in China B. Garbage Collection in Beijing C. The Current Regulation in Beijing D. Waste Recycling Project Counts 参考答案参考答案 (A) CDB (B) BCC (C) DCDA (D) BDB