八年级英语上英语课外阅读拓展训练三（时文）

a英语课外阅读拓展训练三（时文）完型填空WangZhijunisateacher.Attheageof48,hehasbeen1ataruralschoolinChongyangCounty,HubeiProvince,forover28years.Hisschoolislocatedupstream（在上游）oftheQingshanReservoir,surroundedbywateronthreesides,makingit2toreach.Wang'sschool,theonlyoneintheruralvillage,was3byrainstorms,andwasrebuiltlater.Tooursurprise,Wangdidn'tgivein,andhe4theschoolashishome.Heboughtasmallwoodenboattohelpferry（摆渡）studentsfromremote（偏远的）areas5theycouldmakeittoschoolontime.Whentheweatheris6orthewaterlevelistoohigh,Wanginviteshisstudentstostayatschoolandeatwithhimforsafety."Somestudents,7,evenlivedhereformorethanaweekwhentheirparentscouldn’tcometopickthemup.Thechildrenseetheschoolastheirsecondhome,"Wangsaid.Overtheyears,Wanghadseveral8tobetransferred（调动）toteachinthetown,buthesaidhewouldworryaboutthechildrenintheremoteareas.UnderWang'sguidance（指导）,46studentsfromtheruralvillage,witha9ofabout800,havebeenadmittedtouniversitiesandcolleges."Ijustwanttosendmorestudentsoutofthemountainssothattheycangohigherandfarther.*Ialsohopetheycan10tohelpbuildtheirhometownaftercompletingtheiruniversitystudies,"hesaid.1A.teachingB.learningC.planningD.leaving2A.easyB.hardC.busyD.free3A.destroyedB.decoratedC.washedD.painted4A.watchedB.heardC.treatedD.listed5A.butB.ifC.soD.and6A.sunnyB.hotC.coolD.terrible7A.alwaysB.sometimesC.hardlyD.usually8A.abilitiesB.waysC.reasonsD.chances9A.populationB.historyC.yearD.century10A.refuseB.allowC.returnD.ask阅读理解AInMay,2023,JoyKocharandotherstudentsgottogetherinColumbusPark,NewYorkCity.Theysetupatablewithlemonade,cookies,andorigamifiguresforsale.Theywerehopingtoraisemoneyfortheirschooltosolveabigproblem:manyspottedlanternfies（斑点灯笼蝇）hadrecentlyappearedinthearea.Theirgoalwastoraise$200.Thatwasthecostoftheequipmentthekidsneededtocatchspottedlanternflies.Theyonlymadeabout$75.Sotheydecidedtoholdmoreactivitiestocollectmoney.Since2014,spottedlanternfieshavebeenseenacrosstheeasternUnitedStates.*Theyareharmfultomanyplants.Stateofficialshaveencouragedpeopletokillspottedlanternflies.Joysawmanyspottedlanternfliesinherschoolcourtyard.Shedecidedtodosomething,soshestartedaclubcalledSquash.Itsgoalistokillspottedlanternfiesaroundtheschool.Morethan20studentshavejoined.Joydidsomeresearchandfoundaplantnamedmilkweed.Itisgoodfoodforsomeinsectsbutitistoxic（有毒的）tospottedlanternflies.Joythoughtusingmilkweedwouldbeabetterwaytokillspottedlanternflies.Finally,theireffortpaidoff.Theyraised$197inall.Thatwasenoughtobuymilkweed.Theeffortwouldnothavebeenasuccesswithoutteamwork."Ilearnedthattwomindsarebetterthanone,"Joysays.1.WhydidJoyand10otherstudentssetupatablewithlemonade,cookiesandorigamifiguresinthepark?A.Becausetheywouldliketodosomeresearch.B.Becausetheywantedtolookforspottedlanternflies.C.Becausetheywantedtoraisemoneytokillspottedlanternflies.D.Becausetheywouldliketomakemoremoneyfortheirfamilies.2.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"equipment"inChinese?A.装备B.金钱C.主意D.责任3.Spottedlanternfliesarebadfor__________.A.themilkweedB.manyplantsC.somestudentsD.stateofficials4.What'sthepurposeofsettingupSquash?A.Topayoffallthemoney.B.Tobuyenoughmilkweed.C.Totrainpeopletobeateamplayer.D.Tokillspottedlanternfliesaroundtheschool.5.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SpottedlanternfliesdoharmtotheUSAB.MilkweedcanhelpchildrensolvesomeproblemsC.ChildrentriedeveryefforttokillspottedlanternfliesaroundtheirschoolD.SpottedlanternfliesbecomemoreandmoredangeroustoAmericaBSchoolsandkindergartensinGuangdongProvincehavebeenaskedtoban（禁止）therecentlypopulartoyknivesknownas"radishknives"andothersimilarthingsbecausetheymightbedangeroustostudents,accordingtoanoticefromtheDepartmentofEducationofGuangdongProvince.*"Radishknives"looklikesmallplasticswitchblades（弹簧刀）,andkidslikethembecausetheycanflick（轻弹）themopenjustlikeafidgetspinner（指尖陀螺）.Thoughtheblade（刀片）ismadeofplastic,itcouldstillcauseharmifittouchestheskin.Parentsareworriedthatthesetoysmightcausekidstofightandcouldbedangerousfortheirsafety.Thenoticesaidthatschoolsandkindergartensshouldteachstudentsaboutsafetyandaskthemnottobuy,carry,orplaywithtoyslike"radishknives".Theyalsoneedtocheckstoresnearbyandreporttothelocalgovernmentsiftheyfindanyofthesetoysbeingsold.Besides,parentsshouldwatchoutforthesetoysbecausetheycouldbedangeroustotheirkids.Theyshouldchoosesafetoysandthingsthattheirchildrenneedeveryday.Expertsandofficialshaveexpressedworriesabouttheincreasingpopularityof"radishknives"andtheattitudesandbehaviorsofkids.Anexpertsaidthatsellingtoyswithviolencecouldbemoreharmfulthanthetoysthemselves,anditmightbreakthelaw.6.Howdoesthewriterstartthepassage?A.Bytellingastory.B.Byreportingapieceofnews.C.Byraisingaquestion.D.Bygivingsomesuggestions.7.What'sthewriter'spurposeinwritingParagraph2?A.Toshowtheuseof"radishknives".B.Tolisttheadvantagesof"radishknives".C.Todescribetheshapeandsizeof"radishknives".D.Totellusthat"radishknives"maydoharmtostudents.8.Thewritermayagreethat_____.A.kidsshouldplaywithfidgetspinnersB.fidgetspinnersarenotasgoodas"radishknives"C.itistheparents'dutytostoptheirchildrenfromplayingwith"radishknives"D.itisnecessarytostopstudentsfromplayingwith"radishknives"9.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"violence"inChinese?A.暴力B.开关C.多功能D.人工智能10.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Saynoto"radishknives"B.ThesafetyisabigproblemC.DangeriscomingtostudentsD.AsafeenvironmentisimportantCAprimaryschoolinsouthernChinaintroducedahomeworkcircuitbreaker（断路器）.Ittoldstudentstostopdoinghomeworkafter9:30pmtomakesurethattheyhaveenoughsleep.Thishassparked（引发）discussiononthebestwaytoreducestudystressonstudents.TheschoolinNanning,capitaloftheGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,saidrecentlythatstudentswouldnotbepunishedforhomeworkleftunfinishedafter9:30pm.Manyschoolsandeducationauthoritiesinthecountryaretakingmeasurestofollowthenational"doublereduction"policy（"双减"政策）,whichaimstoreducestudents'homeworkandextracurricular（课外的）learning.*Somepeoplethoughtthattherulecouldhelpchildrengetmoresleep,butmanyotherswerenotsureifitwasthebestwaytoreallyreducetheirstudystress.XiongBingqi,directorofthe21stCenturyEducationResearchInstitute,saidcooperation（合作）fromparentswillbeneededifthemeasureistowork,becausesomeasktheirchildrentodoextrahomework.Sincethe"doublereduction"policywascarriedoutin2021,mostprimaryandsecondaryschoolsinChinahavereducedstudents'homework.AccordingtoanoticefromtheMinistryofEducationin2021,primaryschoolstudentsshouldhave10hoursofsleepanight,withmiddleschoolstudentsexpectedtosleepfor9hours."Notmanychildrenhavereachedthestandard（标准）becausesomeparentspaymoreattentiontotheirchildren'sgradesratherthanhelpingthemdevelopgoodtime-managementhabits,"Xiongsaid.Soitisalongwaytogotoreducethestudystressofthestudents.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inParagraph1referto?A.Ahomeworkcircuitbreaker.B.Aprimaryschool.C.Gettingenoughsleep.D.Thestudystressofstudents.12.WhydoesChinacarryoutthe"doublereduction"policy?A.Becauseitwantstomakestudentshaveagoodrest.B.Becauseitwantstoreducestudents'studystress.C.Becausethehomeworkcircuitbreakerisn'tusefultostudents.D.Becausemoreandmorestudentscan'tgetgoodgrades.13.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthe"doublereduction"policy?A.Plentyofstudentsdon'tlikethispolicy.B.IthasbeencarriedoutforfiveyearsinChina.C.Theeffectofthe"doublereduction"policyisnotperfectbecauseofsomeparents.D.Manypeoplehavefullconfidenceinthispolicy.14.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Lookingforwardtobetterwaystoreducestudents'studystressB.LookingforwardtomorehomeworkcircuitbreakersenteringmoreschoolsC.ParentsshouldtrytheirbesttohelptheirchildrenD.Weshouldpaymoreattentiontostudents'studystress短文填空In2023,therewasalotoftalkaboutgenerative（生成的）AIintechnologyandeducation.Thishappened1ChatGPTandotherchatbots（聊天机器人）wereintroduced.Thesechatbotscancreatetextthatlookslikebeingwrittenby2humaninresponsetoaquestion.Teachersgot3（worry）thatstudentsmightcheatbyusingthechatbot'stextastheirown.Schoolsarenow4（make）rulesabouthowstudentscanusethistoolandalsolookingathowitcanhelpwithteaching,likecreatingreadinghomework5helpingwithwriting.AIcanhelpteachersbydoingtaskslikegradingandplanninglessons.This6（give）teachersmoretimetodotheimportantworkthatmadethemwanttobeteachersinthefirstplace.*VictorLee,aresearcher,believesthatAItoolsshouldmaketeachers'lives7（easy）insteadofreplacingthem.Hehopestoseemore8（tool）thatsupportteachersinthefuture.Leethinksit'sveryimportanttoteachstudentshowtotreat9（careful）aboutAI.HebelievesAIisnotgoingawayandthatstudentsneedtolearnhow10（understand）it.AsthedirectorofCRAFT,heoffersfreeresourcestohelphighschoolstudentslearnaboutAI.12345678910阅读表达PrimaryschoolstudentsinChangsha,HunanProvince,havestartedtolearntheChangshadialect（方言）inanelective（选修的）coursenewlyofferedbytheschoolthisterm.Morethan20third-gradestudentsfromtheAffiliatedPrimarySchoolofHunanNormalUniversityhavesignedupforthecourse.ManylanguageprofessorsatuniversitiessuchasHunanNormalUniversity,CentralSouthUniversityandChangshaNormalUniversityareteachingthecourse.Besidestheskillsoflistening,speaking,readingandwriting,studentswillalsogetknowledgeabouttheidioms,nurseryrhymes（童谣）,figuresofspeechandculturebehindthedialect,accordingtoLuoXinru,ChineselanguageprofessoratHunanNormalUniversityandoneoftheteachersofthecourse.Asourcountryhasspentalotofenergypromoting（推动）standardMandarin（标准普通话）,lotsofyoungchildrenhavenotlearnedhowtospeaklocaldialects,shesaid.That'swhythecountryhasstartedtoprotectdifferentlanguageresourcesinrecentyears,sheadded.TheMinistryofEducationcarriedouttheNationalLanguageResourceProtectionProjectin2015todosomesurveysandbetterprotectitslanguageresources.Ourcountryhassetupthelargestlanguageresourcecenterinthe