2019英语8年级-时文阅读(含答案)

PAGEPAGE101SamanthaCristoforettiturns42thisyear.Sheisoneoftheworld’sfewactivefemaleastronauts.Shehasbeeninspacefor199daysand16hours.Butsadly,sheistheonlyItalianfemalememberoftheEuropeanSpaceAgencynow.Tosetagoodexampleforyounggirls,theESAisworkingwithBarbie.TwonewBarbiedollshavebeenmadebasedonCristoforetti’slooks.OneofthemwearsaNASA’sspacewalkingsuit.TheotherisdressedinablueflightsuitwithESApatches.TheCristoforettiBarbieispartoftheBarbieDreamGapProjectwhichstartedin2018.ItaimstoencouragemoregirlstoexplorecareersinSTEM-relatedfields.STEMmeansinscience,technology,engineering,andmaths.TheItalianastronautwill also make a video program to show young audiences around the Cristoforettihopestohelpthemdreamabouttheirfuturewithoutlimits.Afterall,anythingboyscando,girlscandobetter.“Weknowhowimportant itisforgirlstohaverolemodelsandthisnewESAcollaborationhelpsustotakethistoanastronomicalnewlevel,”anofficialfromBarbiesaid.1.HowmanyfemaleItalianastronautsarethereinESA?A 0. B 1. C 2. D 3..WhydoestheESAworkwithBarbie?A ToencouragegirlstostudyB ToencouragegirlstohavetheirC Totrainmorefemaleastronauts.D Tosetagoodexampleforyounggirls..WhatisthecoloroftheBarbie’sflightsuit?A Orange. B White. C Blue. D Red..Whatdoestheunderlinedword“collaboration”meaninChinese?A 工作. B 合作. C 接洽. D 模型..Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A TwoastronautBarbiedollshavebeenB TheonlyItalianfemaleastronautinESA.C Toencouragemoregirlstodreamwithnolimit.D BarbiemodelsbasedonItalianfemaleastronaut.BDCBA2Thematchwasfinallyover.AtiredRafaelNadalfromSpainfloppeddownontheground.Thecrowdinthestadiumallstooduptocheer.The33-year-oldmanhadjustbeatenDaniilMedvedevwhoistenyearsyoungerthanhim.HehadwonhisfourthU.S.Opentitle.Itwasalsohis19thgrandslamtitle.Thematchwasahardone.Itlastednearlyfivehours—thesecond-longestfinalinNadal’scareer.Emotionswerealreadyrunninghigh.AfteravideoofNadal’scareerwasshowninthestadium,thecheersbecamelouder.Nadal,atlast,couldnotholdbackhistears.“Theemotionsaresometimeshardtocontrol,”hesaid.“Allthosecheersmakethisnightunforgettableforme.”Whenhereflectedonhislatestwin,Nadalstillappeared humble.Hesaidhisfamilyandteamhadhelpedhimalot.Now,NadalisjustonegrandslamtitleawayfromRogerFederer,whoholdthefirstpositionintennis.IshethinkingaboutovertakingtheSwissstar?Theansweris“No”.“Icannotalwaysthinkaboutgettingmoreandmore.Ijusttrytodoitmyway.I’mhappyaboutthecareerIhave,”Nadalsaid.1.HowoldisDaniilMedvedev?A 10yearsold. B 23yearsold. C 33yearsold. D 43old..Whatdoestheunderlinedword“humble”meaninChinese?A 骄傲的. B 高兴的. C 悲伤的. D 谦虚的..HowmanygrandslamtitleshasRogerFedererwon?A 4. B 18. C 19. D 20..Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A NadalknewhewouldwinthegamebeforeitB Nadalisoneofthebesttennisplayerintheworld.Nadalwilltrytogetmoreslams.Nadalwillretireafterthegame..Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?Anewsuperstarintennis.Themodesttennissuperstar.AnunforgettablematchforD Nadalwonthe19thgrandslam.BDDBD3Doyoudreamofflying?FrenchinventorFrankyZapatadidso.Lastmonth,hemadehistoryasthefirstpersonto“fly”acrosstheEnglishChannelbyahoverboard.ZapatatookofffromSangatteonFrance’snortherncoastandtoucheddownnearDover,England.Hishoverboardwaspoweredbyabackpackfulloffuel.Itkepthimintheairfortenminutes.ThenZapatastoppedhalfwayonaboattofillhisbackpackwithfuelagain.Ittookhimjust22minutestocompletethe35-kilometerjourney.ThecrowdclappedloudlyastheysawhimreachBritainsafely.Zapatasaidthatitwasthemostamazingmomentinhislife.TheFrenchinventorhasbeenworkingonhishoverboardforthreeyears.Hedidnotthinkofgivingupevenafterlosingtwoofhisfingersinanaccident.Zapataisnowconsideringcreatingaflyingcar.Doyoulookforwardtoit?1.WheredidZapataflyacross?A TheEnglishChannel. B France’snortherncoast.C Dover,England. D Paris,France..HowlongdidittakeZapatatocompletethejourney?HalfanC Tenminutes.

35minutes.D 22minutes..WhathappenedtoZapataaccordingtoParagraphThree?A HegaveupcreatingaflyingB Helosttwoofhisfingers.C AtrafficaccidenthappenedtoD Helosthistwofeet..What’stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“halfway”?A 又一次. B 在中间. C 中途. D 大致上..WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?ZapataisaFrench.Zapata’shoverboardwaspoweredbyabackpack.C ZapatareachedBritainsafely.D Zapataiscreatingaflyingcarnow.ADBCD4The24thBeijingWinterOlympicswillbeginon4thFebruary,2022.TheWinterParalympicswillbeginamonthlater.Let’smeetthemascots!The24thBeijingWinterOlympicswillbeginon4thFebruary,2022.TheWinterParalympicswillbeginamonthlater.Let’smeetthemascots!I’mBingDwenDwen.I’mthemascotofthe2022WinterOlympics.Iamablackandwhitepandawearingafull-body“shell”madeofice.Theredheartshapeinmyleftpalmmeanswelcomingthefriendsfromothercountries.Thebrightcoloursofthecirclesaroundmyfacestandforiceandsnowsporttracks,meaningconnectivityandadvancedtechnologies.Ilooklikeanastronaut,makingfulluseofnewtechnologiesforafuturewithallkindsofpossibilities.ShueyRhonRhonishere!I’mthemascotofthe2022WinterParalympics.Whatdoyouthinkofwhenyouseeme?Doesaredlanterncomeintoyourmind?That’swhatIlooklike.Takealookatmyhead.Therearepapercuttingsofdoves.Theymakeupacircle.Followme.I’lllightthewaytotheParalympics..Whenwillthe2022WinterParalympicsstart?A On4thMarch,2022. B On4thJanuary,2022.C On4thFebruary,2022. D On4thFebruary,2023..WhatdoesBingDwenDwenlooklike?A Achild. B Alantern.C Anastronaut..Whereisthered

D Asportstrack.It’sonShueyRhonRhon’sface.It’sonBingDwenDwen’sneck.It’sonShueyRhonRhon’slantern.It’sonBingDwenDwen’sleftpalm..What’sonShueyRhonRhon’shead?A Papercuttingsofdoves. B Papercuttingsofpandas.C Brightcoloursofthecircles..Whatisthemainideaofthis

ChinesecharactersofOlympics.The2022WinterOlympicgamesarecoming.The2022WinterOlympicgameswillbeheldinBeijing.Let’sseemascotsofthe2022WinterOlympicsandParalympics.Chineseculturewillbeusedin2022WinterOlympicgames.ACDAC5Anoff-dutypilotwashonouredasa“legend”aftersteppingintoflyaplanehimselftostoptheflightbeingcancelled.MichaelBradley,aqualifiedEasyJetpilot,hadabusman’sholidaywhenheendedupflyingaplanethatwasdelayedbytwohours.HetoldpassengersonboardtheManchesterAirportflighttoAlicantethathewasofferinghisservicesastherewasnopilotavailable.Thepilotsaid,“Mywifeisonrow15withmylittleboy—hopefullyhe’sasleepbynow.AndIwastoldourflight’sdelayedbytwohoursbecausetherewasnocaptainfortheflight.Sojustbeforewewentthroughsecurity,Iwonderedifthisisworthaphonecall,IthinkitisbecauseI’dliketogoonholiday.IphonedupEasyJetandsaid‘Hiya,I’mstandingintheterminaldoingnothing.IhavegotmylicencewithmeandI’dverymuchliketogoonholidayandifyouneedafavour,I’mstandingherereadytogo.’”MrBradleysaidhisbossescalledhimbackinlessthanaminutetogivehimthego-ahead,saying,“Please,please,canyouflytheplanetoAlicante?”Headded,“Soifyou’reOKforoneofyourpilotstolooklikethiswithoutuniformtoday,we’llgotoAlicante.”Therewascheersfromthepassengers.MsPottspostedavideoofthepilot’sannouncementonFacebook,saying“Theplaneprobablywouldhavebeencancelledifitwasn’tforhim!Legend”.1.HowmanyfamiliesarethereonthetripwithBradley?A 1. B 2. C 3. D 4..WhydidMichaelBradleymakethecall?A Becausetheflightwouldbecancelled.B Becausehelovedtoservepeople.Becausehewantedtobealegend.Becausehewantedtotakeaholiday..Whatdoestheunderlinedword“go-ahead”meaninChinese?A 接受. B 命令. C 准许. D 承诺..HowdidthepassengersfeelaboutMichaelBradley’sact?A Theylovedit. B Theyignoredit.C Theymissedit. D Theycriticizedit..Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?Spendingaholidaywithapilotcanmakesuretheflightnevercancelled.MichaelBradleybecamealegendafterbecomingapilot.C MichaelBradleyhadabadholidaywithhiswifeandD Apassengerfliedtheplanetothedestinationwhenthecaptaincouldn’tarrive.BDCAD116Andreescu,the19-year-oldCanadiangirlwonthe2019USOpen.ShebeatSerenaWilliams.WilliamswonherfirstUSOpenin1999.Andreescuwasn’tevenbornthen.Herrisehasbeenquick.Ayearago,shecouldn’teven qualifyfortheUSOpen.Butshealwaysdreamtofwinningit.Whenshewas16,shewroteherselfafakeUSOpenwinner’scheque.Theamountoftheprizemoneyroseinreallife.Shekeptupdatingitonthecheque.Onthenightofherwin,shereallygotthecheque!BeforeAndreescu,noplayerhadwontheUSOpenintheirfirstappearance.ItwasalsothefirstwinbyaCanadian.“BeingabletoplayonthisstageagainstSerena,atruelegendinthissport,isamazing,”saidAndreescu,whowasappearinginherfirstmajorfinal,whileWilliamswasinher33rd.“Oh,man,itwasn’teasyatall.”Andreescukeepsdreamingbig.“I’vereallytriedtobelikeSerena.Whoknows?MaybeIcanbebetter,”shesaid.1.WhenwasBiancaAndreescuborn?A In1999. B In2000. C In2001. D In2002..Whatdoestheunderlinedword“qualify”mean?A 能战胜. B 能学习. C 有能力. D 有资格..WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？A AndreescuwonherfirstchequeattheageofB SerenawonherfirstUSOpenattheageof19.C AndreescuisnottheonlyCanadianwinningtheUSD SerenaWilliamsisanexcellenttennisplayer..WhatcanwelearnfromwhatAndreescusaid?A SerenamaybecomeabettertennisplayerthanB Serenaisthebesttennisplayerintheworld.AndreescuisanotherSerena.PAGEPAGE18AndreescuisabettertennisplayerthanSerena..Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?AThefirsttennisUSOpenBArisingtennisstarAndreescu.The2019USOpenfinal.ThetennislegendSerenafailed.BDDAB7Thosedreamsofhavingflyingcarswhenwewereyoungermayfinallycometrueasflyingtaxishavemadetheirdebuton22OctoberinSingaporeandmaybeapermanentthingin2years.AccordingtoanR&Dversionoftheairtaxi,theV olocopter2X,flewfor3minutesatnoonaroundMarinaBayon22October.ThisdebutispartoftheIntelligentTransportSystemsWorldCongressthatisrunningfrom21to25OctoberatSuntecSingaporeConventionandExhibitionCentre.spokesperson,MsHelenaTreeck,toldTODAYthatthecompanyhopestomakeflyingtaxisathinginSingaporeby2021.TheVolocopterisa2-seaterpassengerdronethatconsistsof18rotors.Itcanflyupto30kminonecharge.That’sroughlythedistancebetweenJurongEast&Punggol.Thecoptercangouptospeedsof110km/h.Andsincetherearenoobstaclesortrafficlightsintheair,it’sliketakingahighwayfrompickuptodestination.Theflyingtaxicanflyunmannedbecauseofan“intelligentoperationsystem”.has been engaging with the TransportMinistry,Civil AuthorityOfSingaporeandtheEconomicDevelopmentBoardtodiscusstheprojectofhavingairtaxisinSingapore.1.Thepassageintroducesthefirstuseof inSingapore.A flyingcarsC flying

B flyingtaxisD flyingmotorbikes.TheVolocopter2Xis accordingtothepassage.atransportsystemusedinSingaporeanewtypeoftransportintheairinSingaporeafuturemodelofgoingsightseeinginSingaporeD anindustryrobotmadebyacompanyinSingapore.WhatcanwelearnabouttheVolocopter2X?A ItcancarrythreepassengersduringaItsspeedreachesupto120kilometresperhour.Itcankeepflyingalongthehighwaywithgas.Thefarthestflightdistanceinonechargecanreach30kilometres..HowlongwillittakeyoutogotoschoolbyVolocopter2Xifyourhomeis11kmawayfromyourschool?A 2minutes.C 6minutes.

B 5minutes.D 10minutes..What’sthemainideaofthispassage?WhattheVolocopter2Xis.Thedreamsofhavingflyingcarshavecometrue.AflyingcarmaybeopenedtopublicinSingaporein2021.TheprojectofhavingairtaxishasbeendiscussedinSingapore.BBDCC8Thisspring,wereportedonhowIndonesia'sgovernmentwasplanningtocloseKomodoIslandin2020.ThatreportcameoutafterseveralpeoplewerearrestedinMarchandaccusedofsmugglingKomododragonsofftheisland.Asmanyas41ofthelizardsweresoldinothercountriesfor$35,000each.Now,theIndonesiangovernmentsaysitplanstokeepKomodoIslandopen.However,itwillputlimitsonthenumberoftourists.Lastyear,180,000peoplemadethattrip.Wedon'tknowwhatthenewlimitwillbeorhowmuchitwillcosttogothere.ButtheIndonesiangovernmentistryingtobalancecallsformorewildlifeprotectionwithconcernsthatbanningtourismwillhurttheresidentswhodependonitfortheirincome.Komododragonsareconsideredavulnerablespecies.Itmeansthattheycouldbecomeendangeredunlessthey'reprotected.Therearemorethan1,700ofthesecreaturesonKomodoIsland,andifyouplantogothere,Komo—don'tfeedthewildlife.Whiletheydon'toftenattackpeople,thelizardsarevenomousandcapableofkillingsomeone.Theycanbecomeaslongas10feetandweigh150pounds.1.WhydidIndonesia'sgovernmentplantocloseKomodoIslandin2020?Thereweretoomanytourists.Theweatherwaschangeableontheisland.SeveralpeoplesmuggledKomododragonsofftheD Theanimalsontheislandwereveryfamous..What'stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“vulnerable”inParagraph4?A 易受伤害的. B 易狂躁的.C 具有攻击性的. D 温顺的..HowmanypeopletraveledtoKomodoIslandlastyear?A 35000. B 100000. C 150000. D 180000..WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutKomododragons?A KomododragonsaresmallanimalsandonlyeatB Komododragonscanbecomeveryhuge.C KomododragonsliveinmanycountriesaroundtheD Komododragonscanneverbebadforpeople..What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A Indonesiaisrichinanimalresources.B AnintroductionofKomodoIsland.C ReopeningofKomodoIslandtotourists.D ThelivinghabitsofKomododragons.CADBC9TheexpandedtournamentwillbeheldintheFarEastintwoyears'time.Chinawillhostthenewly-revisedversionoftheFIFAClubWorldCupin2021,whichissettobeplayedbetweenthesummermonthsofJuneandJuly.TheexpandedtournamentwillbeheldintheFarEastintwoyears'time.Chinawillhostthenewly-revisedversionoftheFIFAClubWorldCupin2021,whichissettobeplayedbetweenthesummermonthsofJuneandJ