初中英语人教新目标(Go for it)版八年级下册期中阅读理解训练(二)

八下期中阅读理解训练（二）ADoyoureyesjumpafewtimesasecondoveraperiodoftime?Ajumpingeyecanhappentoanybodyatanytime.Thereareseveralreasonsforajumpingeye.Let’shavealookatit!TirednessNotgettingenoughsleeporworkingfortoolongwithoutrestmaycauseoureyetocomplain.Scientistsaren’tsurewhy,butthey’vefoundthatgettingmorerestwillmakeoureyesfeelbetter.Remembernottostayuplate.DryeyesMoreandmorepeopleworkofficejobsthatrequirealotofsittingandstaringatacomputerscreen.Thisunhealthywayoflifecanleadtodryeyesyndrome(DES干眼症).Whenoureyesaretoodry,theycan’thelpjumpingtokeepthemwet.TostayawayfromDES,useeyedropsifyouusethecomputerformorethansevenhoursadayandmakesuretolookawayfromthescreenonceevery20minutes.Stress(压力)Thisisthenumber-onereasonforajumpingeye.Itdoesharmtooureyesifitlastsfortoolong.Whenwe’reunderalotofstress,thebodygivesoutstresshormones(荷尔蒙)whichleadstoa“fightorflight”response(回应).Tosolvetheproblem,wecanseeourfriendsorrelaxourselvesinordertoreducethestressthatmightleadtojumpingeyes.1．WhichoneofthefollowingmightNOTcauseajumpingeyeaccordingtothepassage?A．Tiredness. B．Dryeyes. C．Stress. D．Happiness.2．HowcanwestayawayfromDESaccordingtothepassage?A．Keepstaringatthecomputerscreen.B．Useeyedropsasoftenaspossible.C．Lookawayfromthescreenonceevery20minutes.D．Usethecomputerformorethansevenhourseveryday.3．WhatcanstressdotousaccordingtoTable3?A．Stressisgoodwhenwegotoseeourfriends.B．Toomuchstressmightbeharmfultooureyes.C．Alotofstresshelpsourbodyrelax.D．Toomuchstressisalwaysimportanttooureyes.4．Whatdoesthewritertrytoexplaininthispassage?A．Threereasonswhywehavejumpingeyes.B．Thenumber-onereasonforajumpingeye.C．TheImportanceofgettingenoughsleep.D．Someusefulwaystoreducethestress.5．Wherecanwereadthisarticlemostprobably?A．Inamagazine. B．Inastorybook. C．Inaguidebook. D．Inaposter.(海报)BThang-ga(唐卡)isaspecialkindofpaintingandpicture.ItwasfoundonlyinTibet.ItstartedfromtheTangDynasty.Thang-gapaintingshaveinterestedmanypeopleinrecentyears.Atthesametime,theChinesegovernmenthasalsotriedhardtoprotecttheculture.Thang-gawasdevelopedinthe7thcenturyintheTibetanarea.Thang-gashowsTibetanpeople’slives.Thepaintingsarecolorful.ThepaintsusedinThang-gaaredifferentfromthoseinotherpaintings.BecauseofthespecialenvironmentoftheTibetanPlateau(青藏高原)andtheexcellentpaintingskills,thecolorsofThang-galookspecial.Throughhand-making,thebeautifulcolorscouldlastforhundredsofyears.However,withthedevelopmentofmachines,peoplenowusecheaperandmoreeasily-madechemicalstomakeThang-gapaints.ThetraditionalpaintsusedinThang-ganeededtoomuchworkandthereweremanysecretmethods.Oncepeoplestoppedmakingthepaintsandforgotaboutthem.Sotheskillswerelost.ThetraditionalThang-gapaintingsaredifficulttofindnow.AlthoughThang-gaisn’tpopularamongallChinesepeople,itisstillatraditionalskillforourcountryandevenakindofChineseculture.Butnow,onlyafewpeoplecandothisjob.It’sapity.Sopeopleshouldrealizenotonlythisskillshouldbeprotected,butalsoothertraditionalskills,likethepapercutting,Chineseopera,shadowpuppetplaysandsoon.Ifnot,theywillbelost.1．Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．ThepaintsandcolorsofThang-gapaintings.B．TheenvironmentoftheTibetanPlateau.C．ThepaintingskillsofThang-gapaintingsD．ThedevelopmentofThang-gapaintings.2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothethirdparagraph?A．PeoplestillmakeThang-gapaintsbyhandnow.B．TheskillsofmakingThang-gapaintsoncewerelost.C．It’sdifficulttomakeThang-gapaints.D．PeoplecannotfindtraditionalThang-gapaintingseasilynow.3．Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlywanttosay?A．OnlyafewpeoplecanmakeThang-ganow.B．Thereareotherkindsoftraditionalskills.C．Peopleshouldprotectalltraditionalskills.D．Thang-gaisakindofChineseculture.CLivingthingshavealifecycle.Theyareborn,grow,anddie.Eventhoughstarsarenotlivingthings,theydohavealifecycle.Astarisborminacloudofdustandgas.Ayoungstarisblueandveryhot.Amiddle-agedstarisyellow.Itcoolsandbecomesaredgiant.Finally,thestarexplodes.Thelightofastartllsastronomersmanythingsaboutthestar.AnnieJumpCannonwasanAmericanastronormerwhocarefullyclassified(分级)starsbylookingattbeirlight.AnnieJumpCannonwasbornin1863.Hermothertaughtheraboutthecnsellations(星座)whensbewasagirl.Anniewasinterestedinstudyingthestarswhenshegrewup.Butnotmanywomenwenttocollegeinthosedays.Also,Anniehadanilnessthatcausedherlostmostofherhearing.Butthesethingsdidn’tstopAnniefromearningtwocollegedegrees.CannonwashiredtoworkattheHarvardCollegeObservatory(天文台).Astronomersthereusedtelescopesandtookphotographsofthesky.Itwasanexcitingnewscience.Thelightfromeachstarpassedthroughaprism(棱镜)inthetelescope.Aprismisapieceofcutglass.Lightpassingthroughaprismisseparatedintoarainbow.Cannonstudiedthephotosofeachbandofcolors.Barlyphotoswereblackandwhite.Shecouldnotseethecolors.Shecouldonlyseedifferentdarklines.Sheusedthemtoclassifystarsfromyoungeranidveryhottoolderandcooler.AnnieJumpCannonclassifiedmorethan300,000stars!Herstarcatalogisstillusedbyastronomersallovertheworld.Duringherlifetimne,Cannonreceivedmanyhonors.In1934,anawardwasnamedforher.TheAnnieJ.CannonAwardinAstronomyisgiveneveryyear.ItisgiventoawomanastronomerfromNorthAmerica.1．Accordingtothepassage,anoldstaris__________.A．hot B．yellow C．blue D．aredgiant2．Aprismcan__________.A．separatelightintocolors B．takeaphotographC．cutthroughglass D．telltheageofastar3．Whatdoestheunderlined“them”inthefourthparagraphreferto?A．Colors. B．Prisms. C．Photos D．Darklines.4．WhichofthefllowingisNOTthedescriptiontoCannon?A．Shewasnearlydeaf. B．Sheknewaboutstars.C．Shedidn’tgotocollege. D．Sheworkedcarefully.5．Whatisthetextstyleofthepassasge?A．Areportonscience.B．Areportonastronomy.C．AnintroductiontoAnnieJumpCannon.D．Anintroductiontothedevelopmientofastonomy.DFirstappearance:October4,1950(comicstrip)Createdby:CharlesM.SchulzInformation:Snoopycanbeselfish(自私的),smartandlazyattimesandsometimesfoolshisowner(主人),butheshowsgreatlove,careandloyalty(忠诚)tohisowner(eventhoughhecannotevenrememberhisname.Theowneralwayscallshim“TheRound-headedKid”).Firstappearance:May15,1928(PlaneCrazy)Createdby:WaltDisneyInformation:Mickeyisaniceboyandusuallyseenasanhonestandbravehero.Thismousealwayswearsredshorts,largeyellowshoes,andwhitegloves(手套).Mickeyisoneoftheworld’smostfamouscharacters.Firstappearance:June9,1934(TheWiseLittleHen)Createdby:WaltDisneyInformation:Peoplelikehimbecauseheislazyandgreedy(贪婪的).AndtheylovehisvoicewhenhebecomesangrywithMickey’seightnephews(侄子).SoonDonaldDuck’smorepopularthanMickeyMousehimself.Firstappearance:June24,1995(comicbooks)Createdby:AliceMak&BrianTseInformation:Mcdullisapig.Hehasaheartofgold,butheisn’tverysmartandisordinaryineveryway,hehasmanydreams.However,everytimehetries,heneversucceeds,heisdisappointed,buttriesagain.Inthiswaycreateshisowncolourfulworld.Heisnotperfect,buthisattitude(态度)towardslifemakeshimapopularcharacter.WhichofthefollowingisSnoopy’spersonality(性格)?A．Stupid. B．Able. C．Lazy. D．Polite.2．WhatcanweknowaboutMcdullaccordingtothematerial?A．Heiscolourful. B．Heisveryordinaryandhasmanydreams.C．Heisperfect. D．Hegivesupeasily.3．WhattwocartooncharactersweremadebyWaltDisney?A．MickeyandMcdull. B．DonaldDuckandMcdull.C．DonaldDuckandMickey. D．MickeyandSnoopy.4．Whatcanwelearnfromtheaboveinformation?A．Peopledon’tlikeDonaldDuckbecauseheisgreedy.B．BothDonaldDuckandMcdullwerecreatedinthesameyear.C．DonaldDuckwascreatedearlierthanSnoopy.D．MickeyMousefirstappearedinthefilmcalledTheWiseLittleHen.5．Wherecanweprobablyreadthispassage?A．Fromanotice. B．Fromastorybook.C．Fromaguidebook. D．Fromacartoonmagazine.EMynameisSam.Ijoinedaclubcalled“PassingHelp”lastmonth.NowletmetellyouwhyIjoinedit.OneeveningthisMay,onmyhomemyoldcarbrokedown.Itwas25milesfrommyhome.Iwantedtogetaride（搭便车）,buttherewasnocar.Itwasalsohardtotakeataxi.Idecidedtotakeabushome.ThenIwenttoabusstopnearby.Afterawhile,abuscame,butitdidnotgotomytown.Thebusdriverwasayoungwoman.ShewaskindandshetoldmewhichbusIshouldtake.Iwaitedthereforthirtyminutes,butnobuscame.Atlastacarcametomeandawomancameoutofthecar.Shewasjustthebusdriver.“WhenIreachedthebusstation,Iknewthatthebustoyourtowncouldn’tcome,soIreturnedhere.Ijustcan’tleaveyouhere,”shesaid.“GetinmycarandIwilltakeyoubacktoyourhome.”“Comeon,sir,”shesaid.“Let’sgo.”Whenwegottomyhome,Iwantedtogivehersomemoneytothankher,butshedidn’tacceptit.“Ionlywanttohelpothersanddosomethingniceforsomebody.Passitalong,”shesaid.1．Samdidn’tthinkofgoinghome________thatevening.A．bytrain B．bybus C．bycar D．bytaxi2．Fromthepassage,weknowthattheyoungwomanwas________.A．aclubboss B．ataxidriver C．abusdriver D．agasstationworker3．TheyoungwomanwantedSamto________.A．givehersomemoney B．getonherbusC．takehertoherhouse D．helpothersjustasshedid4．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Akindoldman B．Gettingaride C．Passinghelp D．AbrokencarFABritishmanhaslearnedtheskillstoputonBeijingOpera(京剧).HemakespeopleenjoyhislivelyshowsoftheMonkeyKing.GhaffarPourazarwasborninIran.HesaidhehadbeenabigfanofBruceLeeandowedgreatinterestinChineseculture.In1993,hehappenedtowatchBeijingOperainLondonfromJingjuTheatreCompanyofBeijing.Ghafarlovedcolorfulcostumes(戏服),beautifulvoices,excellentshowsandsoon.Afteroneyear,hereachedChinaaloneandcameastudentofBeijingOperaataBeijingschool.Attheageof32,hehadtolearnwithyoungerstudentseveryday,startingfromthemostbasictrainingofthelegsandgestures.Atthattime,hewasalwaystroubledbytheconversationsinBeijingOpera.Tohim,itwasthebiggestproblem.However,henevergaveup.Fiveyearslater,hestartedtolearntoactouttheMonkeyKing,atraditionalcharacterfromtheChineseclassic(经典的)story,JourneytotheWest.HesaidhegottotheworkroomanhourearlierthanotheractorsandalsoboughtbooksandCDstounderstandthecharactersbetter.GhaffartodayisnotonlygoodatspeakingBeijingdialect(方言)butalsofamousinBeijingOpera.HeoncegotatopinternationalprizeforactingouttheMonkeyKing.TohelpmorepeopleenjoyBeijingOpera,Ghaffaroftenteachesthetraditionalartforminschoolsofdifferentcountries.Whenhefoundthatthelanguagewasdifficulttounderstand,hecouldtranslate(翻译)BeijingOperasonglyrics(歌词).Ghaffartookagroupofactorstoshow66timesinamonthandahalfinAmerica.Healsotooka48-memberteamtoshowinMalaysia.Over400showshavebeenputonbyhimandhisteaminthepast10years.1．WhatdidGhaffarstarttodoin1994?A．HebecameastudentofBeijingOperaschool. B．HedreamtofBruceLee.C．HetookaninterestinChineseculture. D．HewantedtomakealivinginChina.2．WhatwasGhaffar’sbiggestproblem?A．Hehadalwaysdifficultyintraining.B．Hedidn’twanttolearnwithyoungerstudents.C．Hedidn’talwaysunderstandtheconversationsinBeijingOpera.D．HearrivedinChinaalone.3．WecanknowthatGhaffar________.A．translatesJourneytotheWest B．likestobuybooksandCDsaboutChinaC．getssuccessinBeijingOpera D．putsonmanyshowsinAsia4．WhichofthefollowingaboutGhaffarisTRUE?A．HecreatedBeijingOperasonglyrics.B．HebecameateacheratBeijingschool.C．Heputonmorethan400BeijingOperashowsinJapan.D．HelearnedBeijingOperafromthemostbasictraining.5．Thispassageismostprobablyfromthepartof________inanewspaper.A．education B．travel C．science D．cultureGThefollowingaresomepeople’sopinionsonusingcellphones.Ibelievethatcellphonesarenottobeusedwhiledriving.Onesitesaidthattalkingonacellphonewhiledrivinghadthesameresultsofdrunkdrivingaccidents!AlsoIthinkitisveryimpolitetouseyourphoneinapublicplace!OnceIwasinadoctor’soffice,andpeoplewereveryquiet.Awoman’scellphonestartedringing.Afterwhatseemedamillionrings,shestartedtotalkonherlittle“toy”,annoyingeveryone.-----ChelseafromtheUSThecellphonewouldbeagreatthingifweuseditintherightway.Unfortunatelymostofusdon’tuseitintherightwaybecausewetalkwithourfriendsforhoursandhours,andthat’ssomethingwecandobetterifwehaveacoffeetogether.Theuseofthecellphoneinthiswayisdangerousforthedevelopmentofgoodcommunication.Weneedtothinktwiceabouthowweareusingcellphones.-----GracielaFloresformMexicoOncewhenIwasstudyinginthelibrary,Iwasreadingmybook.Suddenly,acellphonerang.Iwassoannoyedbecausethosestudentsdidn’thavegoodmannersinpublic.Ilookedattheminanger,buttheydidn’tpayattention.Nowadays,manyyoungstudent