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专题08阅读理解.说明文

基础必练

主题（H科学知识

PassageI

（24-25八年级上•山东日照•期中）Everybodyknowsthatcatsliketosleep.Theyspendmorethanhalftheir

livessleepingandenjoyeveryminuteofit.Otheranimalshavedifferentsleepinghabits,however.Horsesmaynot

lookliketheyareasleep.Buttheyare!Horsesspendaboutsixhourssleepingeverydayandtheydoitstandingup!

Fishalsosleepeverydaybuttheyhaveastrange（奇怪的）habit.Theydon'tclosetheireyeswhentheyarc

sleeping.Whenduckssleeptheykeeponeeyeopenandhalfof（hebrainawake.Ithelpsthemslayaler【（警觉的）and

watchoutfordangerousanimals.

Sowhatabouthumans（人类）？Well,mostpeoplesleepforaboutathirdoftheirlives.Thenumberofhours

yousleep,however,hastodowithyourage.Mostnewborn（新生的）babiessleepalot.Theyspenciahoul75%of

theirtimesleepingeveryday!Asyougetolder,youneedlesssleep.Childrenneedaboutelevenhoursandadults

sleepforeighthourseverynight.

So,yes,youspendmanyhoursayeardoingnothing-sleepinginbed!

Butyou'renotjustasleep-youTenotreallydoingnothing.Yourbodyandyourmindrelaxduringthistime,

butalotofthingshappenduringsleep.Drcamsareonewaythatthemindrelaxesafterabusyday.Apersonspends

about20%ofeverynightdreaming.Thatmeansyohaveaboutfourorfivedreamseverynightorabout1,600dreams

ayear.

1.Fromthepassageweknowthatahorse.

A.sleepswithoneeyeopenB.spendshalfofitslifesleeping

C.keepsstandingupwhensleepingD.doesn'tcloseitseyeswhensleeping

2.Accordingtothepassage,howlongdomostnewbornbabiessleeponeday?

A.Forabout12hours.B.Forabout14hours.

C.Forabout16hours.D.Forabout18hours.

3.Whichanimalsleepswithoneeyeopenandhalfofthebrainawake?

4.Whatis（hepassagemainlyabout?

A.Sleepinganimals.B.Waystosleepwell.

C.Somethingtoknowaboutsleep.D.Howtokeephealthy

5.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Anartbook.B.Asciencebook.C.AsportsbookD.Ahistorybook

Passage2

（24-25八年级上•浙江杭州,期中）Howmanyofuscouldgoaweekwithout（不用）ourphones?Ican'teven

rememberthelasttimeIwentadaywithouttheInternet.Technology［下|•技）makesourlifeeasier.However,wehave

tofacethefact:Technologymakesuslazy.

Inthepast,whenwcwantedtodosomethingrelaxing,wcgotdressedanddrovetothemoviesorwentoutto

havefunwithfriends.Nowwedon'tneedtogoout.AWejustsitonthesofaand（urnonthecomputer.Thenwe

canhavemuchfun.

WefindtheanswertoanythingwithBaidu.Whenwehaveaproblem,weusuallytrytofindouttheanswer

online.Manyofusdon'ttrytoreadbooksoraskfbrhelptoworkouttheproblem.

Igetthefeelingthatwe'regettingcloserandclosertothedaywhenpeoplewon'tevenbeabletoreadpaper

maps.ManyyoungpeoplehavenoideahowtofindaplaceintheirowncitieswithoutusingaBDS.

Howcanwedetachfromtoomuchtechnology?Usingtechnologybecomesoneofourhabitsandwecannever

stopusingit.Whatwecandoistostartdoingthingsmorewithouttechnology.

Wehavetolearnhowtoenjoyourfreetimewithoutit.Althoughit'snoteasy,wecanstartfromsmallthings.

Forexample,turnoffphonesandcomputersfromtimetotimeandcheck（检查）e-mailsandQQorWe-chalonlyonce

ortwiceaday.Wecanalsodosomethinginterestingwithoutusingtechnology,likeplayingsportsandwalkingadog.

1.WhichcanbeputintoA

A.Wecan'tstopusingtechnology.B.Wedon'tneedtoleavethehousefbrfiin.

C.Peopleenjoyedoutdoorsportsbefore.D.Youngpeoplewouldliketohavefunathome.

2.Manyyoungpeopletofindaplace.

A.useaBDSB.readpapermapsC.drawaroadmapD.askothersfbrhelp

3.Theunderlinedwordshavetheclosestmeaningto.

A.hearfromB.learnfromC.breakawayfromD.bedifferentfrom

4.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Technologyiseverywhereinourlife.B.It'seasierfbrustousetechnology.

C.Wcarctoolazytousetechnology.D.Toomuchtechnologyisnotgoodfbrus.

Passage3

（23-24八年级上•浙江杭州•期中）

Dronesareakindofmachinethatcanfly.They'rebecomingmoreandmorepopularandarewidelyusedin

manyareas.Peopleuseacomputertocontrolthisflyingmachine.Dronescandomanythingsforus.likecarrying

things,takingpictures,andfollowinganimalsthatareindanger.Somepeoplesaythisspecialmachinewillchange

ourlifeasmuchasthecomputerdoes.

InBrazil,farmersusedronestowatchtheircrops.Brazilhasquiteafewlargefarms.Onthesefarms,people

finditdifficulttolookafterallthecrops.Dronescanhelpfarmerstofindoutifthecropsarcill.Theyalsohelp

fannersusefewerfarmchemicals.Thiscanhelptheenvironmentandsavemuchmoney.

Dronescanalsohelptofindlostpeople.Ifpeoplearclost,whoarcfarfromhome,policecanusedronesto

findthem.A92-year-oldmaninVirginiawaslostandhadtospendanightinthewoods.Luckily,thedronefound

himin20minutes.Hewasfinallysavedbythepolice.

Dronescanevenservepeoplecoffee.UScompanyIBMhasmadethiskindofdrone.Itcancarrycoffeeto

thoseinneed.Thedronecanknowwhentobringacupofcoffeebystudyingaperson'shabits.Then,thedronewill

flytotheperson.Thereisaspecialdevice（设备）underthedrone.Ithelpsthedronetogivepeoplethecoffee.The

dronecanalsopredictwhensomeoneneedstheirnextcupofcoffee.

1.InParagraph1,thewritertellsusthewideuseofdronesinthepassageby.

A.givingexamplesB.listingnumbers

C.answeringquestionsD.usingfamoussayings

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Dronesaremoreusefulthancomputers.

B.Dronesdon'tneedanyoneU）controlthem.

C.Dronescanlookforthingsthatarelost.

D.Dronescanhelppeoplelookafterthecrops.

3.Howdocsthedroneservecoffee?

a.Adeviceunderthedronehelpstogivethepersoncoffee.

b.Thedronestudiestheperson'shabits.

c.Thedroneflies（otheperson.

d.Thedroneknowswhentogivethenextcupofcoffee.

A.a—c—d.B.b—c—a—d.C.c—b—a—d.D.c—a—b—d.

4.Whatistherightstructureofthepassage?

主题02环境保护

Passage1

（24-25八年级上•安徽合肥•期中）

YushuinQinghaiisahomeforblack-ncckcdcranes（鹤）.Thesecranestravelveryfareveryyear.Theyspend

about5monthsintheQinghai-TibctPlateau（高原）.

InMarch,black-neckedcraneswillstartflyingbacktoQinghai.Lakesandmarshes（湿地）areperfectfor

them.Althoughtheymayflytootherplaceslikeforestssometimes,theyalwayscomebacktotheplateauareas.

Lifefbrblack-neckedcranesistoughastheydonothaveenoughfoodandtheweatherchangesalot.Black­

neckedcraneshaveaverysmallpopulationandthecountryistryingtosavethemallthetime.PeopleinYushulove

thesecranesverymuch.Intheirtradition,theblack-neckedcranesareasymbolofgoodluck.Itmakesthemvery

popularthere.

Infact,gellingonwellwithwildanimalsisnotthatdilTicuh.Wejustneedtogive（hemabitmorespaceso

theywillhaveabetterchancetothrive（兴旺）.PeopleinYushuarejustlikethat.Theyareworkingtohelptheblack­

craneslivebetterandmakesurethesebeautifulcranesreturntoQinghaieveryyear.

1.Inwhichmonthdoblack-neckedcranesstartreturningtoQinghai?

A.May.B.April.C.March.D.February.

2.Whatdoes（heunderlinedword"lough”meaninParagraph3?

A.Interesting.B.Boring.C.Natural.D.Hard.

3.Whyarcblack-ncckcdcranespopularinYushu?

A.BecauseYushuistheonlyhometothem.

B.Becausepeoplethinktheycanbringgoodluck.

C.Becausetheyhaveveryspecialblacknecks.

D.Becausetheyhaveaverysmallpopulation.

4.Whatdoes（hetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Thedevelopmentofmarshes.B.Thehistorj/ofYushuinQinghai.

C.Thelifeofblack-ncckcdcranes.D.Thetraditionalstoryofcranes.

Passage2

（24-25八年级上・山东济南•期中）Naturehascreatedmanywaystoprotectanimals'eyes.Themostcommon

protectionistheeyelid（眼睑）一afoldofskinthatclosesovertheeye,protectingitfromhurt.Eyelashesareuseful

fbrkeepingoutdirtandotherthings,and（earswashawayanysmallpieces（hatgetthroughtheotherdefenses.

Someanimals,includingmostbirds,havethreeeyelids.Theupperandlowereyelidsactlikehumaneyelids

andkeepoutlittletreebranches,dirt,andsand.Thethirdeyelid,however,isasemitransparenttissue（半透明组织）

thatcrossesovertheeyefromtheinsidecornertotheoutsidecoiner.Becauseofthis,birdshardlyhavetoblink.

Theyclosetheireyesonlywhentheygotosleep.Forducks,thisthirdeyelidservesasanunderwatermaskthathelps

theducksfindfood.

Mostfishandsnakeshavenoeyelidsatall.Instead,ahardglassycoveringprotectstheireyes.Forfish,waler

sweepsawaydirtfromthecovering.Andasnake'seyesight（视力）isusuallysobadthatalittledirtobscuring（使模

糊）itsvisiondoesnottroubleitgreatly.

Eyelashesprotecttheeyebykeepingitfromstronglight.Theyalsoactlikeminibrushestoremovedirt.

Camelshaveeyelashesthatarcfourincheslongtoprotecttheireyesfromwind-blownsandinthedesert.

I.Accordingtoparagraph1,whichisnotaprotectiontoeyes?

A.Eyelids.B.Tears.C.Eyelashes.D.Thickskin.

2.Whydon'tbirdsoftenblink?

A.Theydon'tsleepalot.B.Theyhavetwoeyelids.

C.Theyhavethethirdeyelid.D.Theyarelikehumans.

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?

A.Duckscanseeclearlyunderwater.B.Snakes'eyesightisgood.

C.Camelshavefoureyelashes.D.Fishwashtheireyessometimes.

4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Eyelidsaremoreimportantthanotherparts.B.Animalshavedifferenteyeprotections.

C.Animalsonlyclosetheireyeswhensleeping.D.Weshouldfindgoodwaystoprotecteyes.

5.Wherecanyousee（hispassage?

A.Inamathbook.B.Insportsnewspapers.

C.Inaninvitationletter.D.Inasciencemagazine.

主题03运动健康

Passage1

（24-25八年级上“Il东济南,期中）@Doyouwanttokeepthinandlookgood?Doyouwanttostayaway

fromheathproblems?Doyouhavesleepproblemsandwanttogetabettersleep?Doyouwanttomakemorefriends?

Ifyoudo,justexercise!Youmayhearlotsofwaystokeephealthy.Heresomecasy-to-rcmcinbcrwaysforyou.

②Ealhealthily..It'simportanttoeatvegetablesandfruiteveryday.It'salsoagoodideatoeatless

sugaranddrinkmorewater.

③Movemoreandsitless.Althoughabout150minutesofexerciseaweekisgood,expertssaythatanyactivity

isbetterthannothing.Sotrytostandupmoreoftenanddomoreactivities.

@Getenoughsleep.Mostpeopleneedabout7—9hoursofsleepeachnight.Ifyoufeeltiredwhenyoudoan

activity,orifyouneedtodrinkcoffeetomakeyounotsleep,youmaynotgetenoughsleep.It'snoteasytoget

enoughsleep,butitisamustforgoodhealth.

⑤Don'texercisebyyourself.Whenyouexercise,askafriendtogowithyou.Heorshecanencourageyou

whenyoufeeltired.Thenyouwillnotstopexercisinghalfway.

I.Whaiistheiheme（主题）ofihepassage?

A.Food.B.Health.C.Friends.D.Sports.

2.ChoosethebestsentencetofillintheblankinParagraph2.

A.Eatinghabitswillneverkeepyouhealthy.B.Thinkaboutwhatgoesintoyourmouth.

C.Yourparentscanmakenicefoodfbryou.D.Youmusthavemealsathomeeveryday.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it”refertoinParagraph4?

A.Doingexercise.B.Gettingenoughsleep.

C.Drinkingcoffee.D.Drinkingmorewater.

4.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructure（结构）ofthepassage?

①②③④

A.Toshowtheproblemsofbeingheavy.B.Toshowhowimportanttohaveenoughsleep.

C.Toaskustodomoreexerciseinlife.D.Totellussomewaystokeephealthy.

Passage2

（24-25八年级上•浙江杭州•期中）©Childrenarcgaining（漕加）weight.Todaymostteenagersarcatleast

onesizelargerthanchildrenwere20yearsago.Evenclothingsizeshavechanged.Didyouknowthatasmallsize

todayusedtobeamediumone20yearsago?

②Arecentstudyshows97%ofchildrenneedmoreexercise.It?sbadnewsbecausetoolittleexercisemeans

youaremissingalotofgoodthingsinlife.Exercisehelpsyouintweways.

©First,exercisehelpsyourbody.Physicalactivitycanmakeyourbodystrong.Itcanalsokeepyouata

healthyweight.Doctorssaythatpeoplewhostayatahealthyweighthavefewerhealthproblems.

④Second,exercisecanhelpyourmind.Peoplewhogetalotofphysicalactivitymightworrylessandsleep

betteratnight.Youmayevenlearnbetterinschool.Studentswhoarchealthycanlistenandunderstandbetterin

class.

⑤Youcanchangeyourlifeardbemoreactiveatanypoint.It'snevertoolate.Anarticlecalled“HowtoLimit

ScreenTimeandGetMoving“givestheseideas:

Limitthescreentime.DoctorscallwatchingTVorplayingvideogamesscreenlime.Youshouldhaveno

morethantwohoursofscreentimeaday.Youwillenjoylifemoreifyouliveitinsteadofwatchingit!

Makefitnessfun.Findasportyoulike.Itdoesn'tneedtobethetraditionalsportsofbasketball,soccer,or

baseball.Thoseareallgreatsportsifyoulikethemandplaythem.However,youcanalsotryhiking,skateboarding,

orevenjumpingrope.Ifyouenjoythesport,youwilldoit.

Exercisewithothers.Findafriendorfamilymembertoexerciseorplaywithyou.

1.Wheremightyoufindthispassage?

A.Inastorybook.B.Inamagazine.C.Inanadd.D.Inanotice.

2.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?

A.Childrenaregainingweigh:.B.Childrenareonesizelarger.

C.Children'sclothingsizeschanged.D.Asmallsizeusedtobeamediumone.

3.WhichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofParagraphs1-5?

4.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Howtotakeexercise.B.Childrenbecomefallerandfatter.

C.Doingmoreexerciseisgoodforus.D.Toomuchscreentimeisbadforourhealth.

心工

进阶提升

主题01科学知识

PassageI

（24-25八年级上•浙江杭州•期中）Areyouan"I”personoran"E"person?Peoplehavetalkedaboutita

lotonlinethesedays.TheideascomefromapopularpersonalitytestcalledMBTI.Theytestthepersonality

ineightways.Eachwayusesaletterloshowthemeaning.Afterthetesteachpersonwillgelafour-letterresultto

showthepersonality.Inall,therearcsixteenkindsofpersonalityinthetest.

WhydopeoplewanttotaketheMBTItest?HerearethesurveyresultsfromthreepeoplebyLifeWeek

magazine.

“Peoplewanttolearnaboutthemselvesandothers,''GuoYongyu,anexpertsaid."Whentheyknow

themselvesandothersbetter,theycanlearntobewithothers.Thathelpsthemfeelmorerelaxed.”

GaoYanyi,amiddleschoolstudentfromShanxi,thinksthattheMBTItestcanhelpherfindfriendswith

similarMBTIresultstohersquickly.Sheadds,“Butthatshouldnotbetheonlywaytofindfriends.Sometimesit

couldmakemelosepossiblegoodfriendswithdifferentkindsofMBTI.''

MaRuina,fromBeijingNo.4Middleschool,tookthetestonce.Hedoesn'twanttouseitinhislifeagain.It

madehimfeellikeit'slimiting（限制）.“Everyoneisdifferent,andit'snotrighttoputpeopleintosimplegroups,vhe

says.

TheMBTIpersonalitytestmayshowsomethingyoudon'tknowaboutyourselfandcanevenbeafunice­

breakingquestionwhenmeetingnewfriends.Butthat'sallitis—fbrfjn.Knowingother'sMBTIresultdoesn'tmean

youreallyknowthisperson.Andthosefourlettersofyoursdon'tdecidewhoyouare.

1.HowmanywaysdoestheMBTIlesIuseloshoweachperson'spersonality?

A.One.B.Four.C.Eight.D.Sixteen.

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothesurveyresults?

A.MostpeoplearcseriousabouttheMBTItest.

B.GuoYongyuadvisespeoplenottotakethetest.

C.GaoYanyimayuseittohelpfindsimilarfriends.

D.MaRuinaagreestoputpeopleintothesamegroups.

3.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?

4.Whatmightbethewriter'sopinionabouttheMBTItestaccordingtoParagraph6?

A.PeopleshouldbeseriousabouttheresultoftheMBTItest.

B.TheMBTItestcanshoweverythingyoudon'tknowaboutyourself.

C.TheMBTItestisaninteres:ingwaytolearnmoreaboutyournewfriends.

D.Knowingsomeone'sMBTIresultmeansyoureallyknowthisperson.

Passage2

（24-25八年级上•湖北武汉・期中）

MoreTech,LessWork?

Doyoualwayshaveenoughtimetorelaxyourself?Aretheadultsaroundyouallbusywithsomething?In

modernlife,everyoneisasbusyasabee,butwhyisthat?

Let'sdoasimplethoughtexperiment.Imagineyourselfasabusyofficeworker.Now,picturehavingamagical

setoftechnologies.Itcouldmakeyourjobeasier.Whatwouldyoudowithyourextratime?

Well,youwouldprobablyworkthesameamountoftimeasbefore,orevenmore.Youhavedoubtsaboutthis,

don'tyou?Butitoftenhappenedinpeople'slife——notinfactoriesoroffices,butinhomes.

Withthedevelopmentofmoderntechnology,manynewapplianceswereinventedtosavepeopletimeand

effort.Dishwashersandelectricirons（熨斗）madetheirwayintomoreandmorehomes.Eachofthemcouldhave

savedhoursofwork,butnoneofIhemdid.Full-timehousewivesspentmorehoursdoinghouseworkafterhigh-tech

wasbroughtintotheirhomes.

Thismayseemsurprising,butthereasonsaresimple.Bettertechnologyleadstohigherexpectations,and

higherexpectationscreatemorework.Takelaundryforexample.Beforemoderntechnology,mostpeoplewashed

theirclothesonlytwiceayear.Washingmachineschangedthat.Peoplebeganwashingtheirclothesmoreoften.And

becauseitwaseasiertodothelaundry,peopleboughtmoreshirtsandpants.Asaresult,housewivesfoundthemselves

washing,dryingandfoldingalotmoreclothes.

Besides,technologyhasindeedreducedthetimeittakestocookamealorwashashirt.Butithasalsofreed

uplimeforotherhouseholdduties,especiallychildcare.

Whatdoesallthistellusaboutmodernlife?Moderntechnologybringsusalotofcomfortandconvenience,

butitalsomakesusevenbusier.Sotheproblemis...

1.Thewriterstartsthepassageby.

A.givinganexampleB.listingsomenumbers

C.askingquestionsD.makingcomparisons

2.Whatdoes"that"inparagraph5referto?

A.Bettertechnology.B.Higherexpectations.

C.Thehabitofwashingclothes.D.Buyingmoreclothes.

3.Theunderlinedword“reduced“inparagraph6means.

A.makingsomethingmoreB.makingsomethingless

C.makingsomethinglargerD.makingsomethingstronger

4.WhatBIGquestiondoparagraph56answer?

A.Howdoestechnologybetterourlife?B.Whatkindofexpectationsdowehave?

C.Howoftendopeopledolaundry?D.Whydowehavemorework?

5.Whatwouldihewriterwrileaboutafter（helastparagraph?

A.Whatkindofspecialrolesdotechnologyplay?B.Whatcanwedotoliveourlifetothefullest?

C.Whocanmakethelivesofhousewiveseasier?D.Howcanwcworklesswithmoretech?

Passage3

（24-25八年级上•湖北武汉•期中）

WhyAreTennisScoresSoStrange?

One,two,three...Mostsportshaveaprettyeasyscoringsystem（计分系统），buttennisisabitdifferent.In

eachgame,bothplayersstartwithzero-called“love”.Afteronepersonscores（得分），（hepointbecomes15.The

nextpointis30,then40,andthefollowingpointwinsthatgame.

Somewonderwhywcdothepointsthisway.Whynotjust”1,2,3,gameQueenWon,“fbrexample?Unluckily,

wedon'tknowmuchaboutthebeginningofthisscoringsystem.Weonlyknowthatitwasdiflerent.Intheearly

daysofthesport,thepointswere15,30,45not40.Apoem（诗歌）fromthe1410scountedthepointsofagame

betweenKingHenryVofEnglandand（heFrenchDauphin（法国王储）as15.30,45.Thiswaseasiertounderstand

becauseeverytimeonescored,itwasby15.

Butwhydowegiveplayers15pointswhenit'sactuallyjustasinglepoint?★Onepopularstorysaysthat

thenumbershavesomethingtodowithclocks.Peoplemayhavefeltthatthefourquartersofaclockwereagood

waytoscorethegame.Butnoteveryoneishappywiththatstory.Somepeoplepointoutthatpeopledidn'tbeginto

useminutehandsuntilthelate1500

Youmayfinditstrangetouse“love”Ibrascoreofzero.SomebelievethatitcamefromtheFrenchword

uL'oeuf'（theegg）—afterall,thenumberzerolookslikeaduckorgooseegg.Otherslikeamoreromanticideaabout

itsbeginning:Somepeopleplaytennistorloveeveniftheydon'twinanything.

Nomatterhowstrangethescoringsystemmaybe,tennisisenjoyedallaroundtheworld.Tensofmillions

playit.withevenmorewatchingitonTVortheirphones.So,whynotpickupyourracket（orsitdownonyoursofa）

andenjoysomefunwithtennis?

1.Whatcanbethepointifatennisplayerscoresforthethirdtimenow?

A.15.B.30.C.40.D.45.

2.InParagraph2,howdoesthewritertelltheoldscoringwaywasdifferent?

A.Bygivingpictures.B.Bygivinganexample.

C.Bychangingthepoints.D.Bywritingapoem.

3.Inwhichofthefollowingcanbeputin★?

A.Westilldon'tgettheanswer,eitherB.Theplayershavesomethingtosay

C.WccangettheanswerinthegameD.TheFrenchpccplcarcinterestedinit,too

4.Whichistrueaboutthetennisscoringsystem?

A.Weonlyknowalittleaboutitshistory.B.Iliseasiertounderstandnow.

C.Wearequitesureaboutitsbeginning.D.Itmakestennislesspopularnow.

5.Thepassageiswrittento.

A.tellfunnystoriesabouttennisplayersB.askmorepeople（olearntennis

C.showushowscoringsystemsworkD.makeusknowmoreandinterestedintennis

Passage4

（24-25八年级C福建福州•阶段练习）Healthisveryimportanttoeveryone.Differentpeoplehavetheir

ownwaystokeepfit.Alotofpeoplelikerunningonthetreadmills（跑步机）.Butitisnotagoodwaytomakeyou

strongandhealthy.Herearcsomereasonswhyyoushouldrunoutdoorsbutnotonthetreadmills.

Itcostsyoualotofmoneytobuyatreadmill.Youcanrunoutdoors,anditcostsyounothing!Walkoutside

andthewholeworldisyourtreadmill.Ifyoudon'tmindgettingalittledirty,outdooractivitieswillhelpyou.

Treadmillscanbecomeboring.Youarelimited（被限制）tov/hat,sinfrontofyou.Runningandexercising

outsideprovidesabeautifulscenery（风景）.Studiesshowthatjustlookingatphotosofnaturecanlowerblood

pressure（降低血压），soimaginewhatrunningthroughitwilldo.Thefreshairandtheunpollutednaturewillalso

makeyourunmoreeasily.

Youburn（燃烧）morecaloricsrunningoutsidethanyoudoonatreadmill,becauseyouhavetoworkharder

inordertomoveyourbody.Whenyourunona（readmill,youonlymoveyourlegs.Butwhenexercisingoutside,

youmustmoveyourlegsandyourhandsandsoon.

Whynotgotbrarunoutdoors?Comeon!

1.Thepassagegivesreason（s）nottoexerciseonthetreadmills.

A.1B.2C.3D.4

2.Whatcan'trunningoutsideprovide?

A.Cleanwater.B.Theunpollutednature.

C.Freshair.D.Beautifulscenery.

3.Whal'sthestructureofthepassage?（®=Paragraph1）

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.DoMareExerciseR.OntdnarScenery

C.HowlodoExerciseon（heTreadmillsD.ReasonsforNotRunningontheTreadmills

5.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadthepassage?

A.Cultureandlife.B.Newsandhotspots.

C.Scienceandinvention.D.Sportsandhealth.

Passage5

（24-25八年级上•安徽合肥・期中）Doyoulikewalkingintheforestorclimbing（hehill?Studies（研究）

showthatstayinginagreenplacewillmakepeoplefeelcomfortableandhappy.Buthowaboutblueplaces?They

includebeaches,rivers,lakesandsomeotherareaswithwater.

“Therearealotofstudiesonhowgreenplaceshelpwithpeople'shealthandfeelings,butnotmanyonblue

places,“MarkNicuwcnhuijscn,ascientistsays.

Areblueplacesgoodfbrpeople'shealthandfeelingstoo?Tolearnaboutit,Markandhisteammakeastudy.

Ittakesthreeweeks.Inthefirstweek,59peoplespend20minuteseachdaywalkingalongabeachinBarcelona,

Spain.Then,duringadifferentweek,theyspend20minuteswalkingalong