广东省百合某中学八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编

广东省百合外国语学校八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编

一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项训练

1.阅读理解

ThefilmForeverEnthralledwasdirectedbythedirector(导*贯)ChenKaige,andfamousstars

actedinit,suchasZhangZiyiandChenHong.ThisfilmshowsMeiLanfang'slife.

Mei,amasterofBeijingopera,grewupinafamilyofBeijingoperaperformers.Hebeganto

performonthestage(舞台)in1904whenhewas10yearsold.Helearnthisactingskillsand

playedfemalerolesandbecamehighlygoodatsinging,dancingandacting.Heturnedhimself

intoaperformerofalmostalltypesofthe"Dan"femaleroles.

InJuly1937,IheJapanesedrniyoccupied(占领)Beijing.TheofficerofIhearrnytoldMeiLo

performforthemandpromisedtogivehimalotofmoney.Meirefusedtodoso,andfromthen

on,hegaveupperformingonstageduringthewar.Thismadehimpooruntilthewarendedin

1945.

After1949,hemadetheDanhaveanimportantplaceinBeijingoperathroughmanyyearsof

hardworking.Inhis50-yearstagelife,heusednewactingskillsandmadelotsofgoodoperas.So

hebecamethesymbolofBeijingopera.

(1)ThemovieForeverEnthralledshowsthelifeof.

A.afamousactressB.afilmdirector

C.anunknownfilmstarD.amasterofBeijingopera

(2)Duringthewar,Meirefusedtoappearonstagebecausehe.

A.hadalotofotherthingstodoB.didnotliketoperformBeijingopera

C.hadenoughmoneytoliveagoodlifeD.hatedperformingfortheJapanesearmy

(3)HowdoesthewritermainlyintroduceMei'slifeinthepassage?

A.Bypresentingseveralfacts.B.Bydiscussngapointofview.

C.Byusingatimelineofevents.D.Bylistingagroupofexamples.

2.阅读理解

Oneday,Susiewasunhappywhenshecamehomefromschool."What'sthematter,mydear?"

askedhermother,drawinghertohersideandsmiling.

"Allourclassmusthandncompositionstomorrow.Wemustwrite12linesatleast.ButIcan

neverwriteone.I'llhavetogotoschoolwithoutacomposition,forIwon'tcopyonefromabook,

oraskyouorpapatowriteoneforme."

"That'sright,"saidhermother."You'llbehappierwithapoorcomposition,ifit'syourown,

thanwithafineonewrittenbysomebodyelse.Butcheerup.Runintothegardenandplay.I'll

callyouinhalfanhour.Don'tthinkaboutyourcompositionnow.Justhaveagoodtime."

ItseemedjustatewminutestoSusiebeforesheheardhermothercallingher.Shewentinto

thehouseimmediately—herhandsfullofsweetflowers,andherfaceredwithexercise.

Thenhermotheraskedhertositbythewindowwithanicepieceofpaperandapencil,and

writesomethingaboutwhatshecouldsee."Nevermindyourcomposition;dothistopleaseme,

andwe'lltalkaboutthatlater."

AlthoughSusiethoughthermother'srequestwasstrange,sheknewshealwayshadagood

reasonforeverythingshedid.Soshedidashermotherrequested.

Asshelookedout,shefirstsawthewesternskyandsomebright,sunsetclouds."Oh,mother,

whatasunset!"

"Don'ttalk.Justwrite."

Thepencilbeganmovingrapidlyacrossthepaper.Shewroteaboutthesunsetclouds,thelook

ofthedistanthills,thestreets,theriver,thegardenwithitsflowers,andthebirdsflyingpastthe

window.Sheforgotallabouttheterriblecomposition!

Justasshehadreachedthebottomofthepage,hermothercameinandsaidwithasmile,

"Well,Susie,howdoesthatcompositioncomeon?"

"Composition!Youtoldmenottothinkaboutit,andI'veneverthoughtofitonce.I'vehad

suchanicetimewritingaboutwhatIcouldseefromthewindow."

Mrs.SmithtookthepaperandreadwhatSusiehadwritten.Shesaid,"There,Susie,that'sa

verynicecomposition,really."

"Acomposition!Isthatacomposition?"Susieaskedinsurprise.

"Yes,mydear,andaverygoodone,too,ifwefindatitleforit,"repliedhermother.Thenshe

added,"I'msureitwillpleaseyourteacher,asitdoesme.Yousee,it'seasyenoughtowritea

compositionifyouhaveanythinginterestingtowriteabout."

(1)Susiewasunhappywhenshecamehomebecause.

A.shewaspunishedbyherteacher

B.shecouldn'twriteacomposition

C.sheforgottotakehercompositionhome

D.shedidn'tgetonwellwithherclassmates

(2)FromthestorywecanknowSusie'smother.

A.hadneverunderstoodherdaughter

B.hadnevertalkedwithSusie'steacher

C.knewhowtowriteagocdcomposition

D.wrotethecompositionforherdaughter

(3)ThetitleofSusie'scompositionmightbe_____.

A.MyHelpfulCleverMother

B.TheBeautifulSightsatSunset

C.HowtoPleaseYourTeacher

D.HowtoHaveaPleasantTime

(4)Whatmighthappenthenextmorning?

A.Susie'sclassmateswouldlaughather.

B.Susie'steacherwouldbeangrywithher.

C.Susie'smotherwouldaskhertostayathome.

D.Susiewouldhandinhercompositionhappily.

3.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

IbelieveyouallhaveseenMarvelmoviesbefore.Butdoyouknowwhocreatedthose

superheroes?It'sStanLee,thefatherofMarvel.Peopleofallageslovehim.

StanLeewasborninAmericain1922.HisrealnameisStanleyLieberbuthispennameismuch

morefamous.Withthehelpofhisuncle,Leebecameanassistant*inMarvelin1939.Duringthat

time,hewaspaidonly8dcllarsamonth.In1941,hisfirstworkCaptainAmericacameoutand

laterhebecamethemaincomicbookwriterandeditor.Hecreatedmorethan80%ofMarvel's

characters,suchasIronManandSpiderman,sohebecameaswell-knownasthosecharacters.

LeecarefullydesignedtheMarvelworldsothatwecanseemostofthesuperheroesinit

together.Andeevenbecameacharacterinhisstoriesandplayedaroleofhiscomicbookheroes.

Thefollowingiswhatheoncesaid,"Iwasembarrassed*oefore,becauseIthoughtIwasjusta

comicbookwriterwhileotherpeopleweredoinggreatthings.ButthenIbegantorealizethat

entertainmentisoneofthemostimportantthingsinpeople'slives.Ifeelthatifyouareableto

entertain,youaredoingagoodthing.Withoutit,theymightgooffthedeepend."

Leediedin2022attheageof95.Thoughhehasleft,hissuperheroeswillkeeplivingon.

(1)StanLeestartedtoworkinMarvelin

A.1922B.1939C.1941D.2022

(2)StanLeebecamefamousbecauseof.

A.hispennameB.hislonglifeC.hisfirstworkD.hisMarvel'scharacters

(3)FromParagragh4,wecanknow.

A.Lee'sjobwasnothelpfulormeaningful.

B.Leedidn'tlikebeingacomicbookwriter

C.entertainmentisveryimportantinourlives

D.moreandmorepeopleshoulddoagoodthing

(4)Wemayfindthepassageina.

A.sportsnewspaperB.peoplemagazineC.storybookD.guidebook

4.阅读理解

Babieslovechocolateandsometimestheyalsoeatthepaperaroundit.Mycatenjoysameal

ofgood,thickpaper,oldletters,forexample.Shedoesn'tlikeoldnewspapersverymuch.Of

course,thebestpapercomesfromwood.Woodcomesfromtrees,andtreesareplants.

Vegetablesandfruitareplants,too,andweeatalotofthem.Socanwealsoeatwoodandpaper?

Scientistssay,"Allfoodcomesinsomewayfromplants."Well,isthattrue?Animalseatgrass

andgrowtat.Thenweeat:heirmeat.Littletisheatlittlesea-plants,andthenbiggertishswim

alongandeatthem.Chickenseatbitsofgrassandgiveuseggs.Whatfooddoesnotcomefrom

plantsinsomeway?

Scientistscandowonderfulthingswithplants.Theycanmakefoodjustlikemeatandcheese.

Andtheycanmakeitwithoutthehelpofanimals.It'sverygoodfood,too.Theyhavebegunto

say,"Wemakeourpaperfromwood.Wecanalsomakefoodfromwood.Thenextthingisnot

verydifficult."Whatisthenextthing?Perhapsitisfoodfrompaper.Scientistssay,"Wecanturn

paperintofood.Itwillbecheaperthanmeatorfishoreggs."

Sopleasekeepouroldbooksandletters.（Don'tfeedyourcat.）Oneday,theywillbeon

yourplate,ifwhatscientistssaymaycometrue.

（1）Whydoesthewritermentionthatbabiesandthecateatpaper?

A.Totellusbabiesandhiscatliketoeatpaper.

B.Totellusthewriterlikesbabiesandhiscat.

C.Totelluspeoplecaneatpaper.

D.Totellussometimespapercanbeeaten.

（2）WhatcanNOTcomefromplantsinsomeway?

A.Nothing.B.Meatandfish.C.Cheeseandchicken.D.Woodandpaper.

（3）Whatdoscientiststhinkofmakingfoodfromwood?

A.It'sverydifficult.B.Peoplecanmakeeggsfromwood.

C.It'seasierthanpeoplethink.D.It'snotpossible.

（4）Wheremayweseethepassage?

A.Inastorybook.B.Inasciencemagazine.C.Inacookbook.D.Inatravelmagazine.

（5）Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WeShouldProtecttheWoodB.HowtoMakeFoodCheaper

C.KeepYourOldBooksancLettersD.WhereMayFoodComefromintheFuture

5.阅读理解

Formostofus,theideaofgivingupourjobstotravelaroundtheworldseemsimpossible.

However,oneyoungcouplehasmadeitcometrue.What'smore,they'regettingalotofmoney.

Howcantheydothis?

WhiletravelinginFijiin2022,JackMorris,26,methisgirlfriendLauranBullen.Afterthat,they

begantotravelaroundtheworldtogether.

NowthetwohavebecomeInternetstarswithnearlythreemillionfollowersfrom45different

countries.Toeveryone'ssurprise,asimplephototakenduringtheirtripscaneasilybringthem

thousandsofdollars.

TalkinginhisblogDoYouTravel,Jacksharedmanystoriesbehindtheirwonderfulphotos.He

saidthattheywereusedtotakingphotosatacertaintime.

"Mostofthetimeweliketotakephotosaroundonehouraftersunrise.Atthistimeofday,

mostplacesofinterestaren'tsobusy,"Jackwrote.Healsosaidthattheyneverdressedup:heir

photosandtriedtokeepwhattheywerelike."Peoplepreferatruelife,Ibelieve."

NowthecoupleliveinBail.Theyarealwayspostinginspirational（灵感的）photostothe

Internet.Atthesametime,theyareplanningtovisitonenewcountryeachmonth.

（1）JackandLauranstartedtotraveltogetherafter.

A.Theygotmarried

B.theylivedinBail

C.theygaveuptheirjobs

D.theymeteachotherinFiji

（2）JackandLauranmakemoneyby.

A.doingjobsonvacation

B.sharingtheirtripphotos

C.takingphotosforothers

D.settingupblogs

（3）ThephotostakenbyJackandLauranare.

A.commonB.untrueC.naturalD.boring

（4）What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoGetMoney

B.GreatInternetStars

C.HowtoTravel

D.SpecialLifeByTraveling

6.阅读理解

Manybirdsintropical（热带的）forestsarecolorfulandbeautiful.

Ifyoulovebirds,youcan'tmissthem.

TheToucanPlace:inthesouthofAmericantropicalforest

Food:fruitandinsects

Thebodylength:25inches

TheToucanhasa7.5-inchlongcolorfulbeak（鸟喙）.

Theyusuallymaketheirnestintreeholesandliveingroupsof6.Theylay2-4

eggsayear.

TheMacawPlace:inthecenterandsouthofAmericantropicalforest

Food:nuts,seedsandfruit

Thebodylength:12-40inches

TheMacawisamemberofthewell-knownparrotfamily.Theyliveingroupsof1（

to30.

Theyarecleverandfamousfortheirspeakingability.

Thereareony17differentkindsofMacaw.

ThePlace:inMexico,Argentina,ParaguayandBrazil

ManakinFood:somesmallfruit

Thebodylength:7-15cm

Thereareabout60kindsthroughthetropicalforests.Thebeaksofthemare

short.

Theylooksmallandcute.Theyusuallylaytwoeggseachtime.

（1）TheToucanisfamousforits

A.bigeyesB.longbeakC.shortlegsD.colorfulbody

（2）WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheMacaws?

A.Theyareonekindofparrots.

B.Theyliveingroupsofsixtoten.

C.Theirbodyisabout60incheslong.

D.TheyliveinthewestofAmericantropicalforest.

（3）WhatfooddoestheManakinliveon?

A.Nuts.B.Seeds.C.Fruit.D.Insects.

7.阅读理解

JohnnieMartinwasborninaworker'sfamily.Hisparentslivedasimplelife,savingmoneyfor

thedaywhentheycouldsendhimtoagooduniversity.Theyhaddreamedthattheirsoncould

getagoodjobandliveabetterlife.However,toJohnnie,schoollessonsseemedlikeawallthat

wasimpossibletogothrough.Theywerenotsoeasyforhim.

OnedaywhenhewasinGrade11,Johnniewenttotheschoolpsychologist's（心理学家的）

officetoaskforhelp."I'veoeentryinghard,but..."Johnniewasabouttocry.

Thepsychologistputhishandontheboy'sshoulder,"Peoplehavedifferentkindsoftalents,

Johnnie.Therearepainters,whowereneverabletolearnmath,andsomedayyouwillfindwhat

youaregoodat.Whenyoudo,youwillmakeallofusveryproudofyou."

Johnniedidn'tgotouniversity.Hefoundajobinthegardeninthetown.Soonsomething

amazinghappened.PeoplebegantonoticethatJohnniehadwhattheycalleda"greenthumb".

Theplantsgrewwellandtheroseswereinbloom（花）.Peoplestartedtoaccepthisadvicefor

gardening（园艺）.

Onedaywhilehewaswalking,hefoundanunusualdirtyland.Hevolunteeredtomakeitintoa

garden.Thatafternoonhestartedthework,buthecouldn'taffordallthetoolsortheplants.

Peoplegavehimyoungtrees,rose-bushes,benchesandmanyotherthings.Beforelong,ithad

becomeabeautifullittleperk.

TodayJohnnieistheheadofthebusinessingardening.Whereverheandhismengo,they

spreadbeautybeforetheeyesofpeople.

（1）SchoollessonswereforJonnie.

A.easyB.boringC.difficultD.interesting

（2）WhydidthepsychologistsaythosewordstoJonnie?

A.TomakeJohnnielearnmathwell.

B.TohelpJohnniegetgoodgrades.

C.ToaskJohnnietofindagoodjob.

D.ToencourageJohnnietobelieveinhimself.

（3）Apersonwitha"greenthumb"isapersonwho.

A.canpaintwell

B.isgoodatgardening

C.hasgreenfingers

D.lovesplantsandroses

（4）WhatcanwelearnfromthestoryofJonnie?

A.Peopleshouldmakeuseoftheirowntalent.

B.Peopleshouldgrowplanlsandflowers.

C.Peoplemusthelpotherswhennecessary.

D.Peoplemuststudyhardtolivebetter.

BlueSeaHotel

•Two

•DoyoulikeBeijingOpera?Comeandjoinus.

restaurants

•At8:30a.m.everySunday

(6:00-23:00)

•InRedStarTheater

•Swimmingpools

•Theticketsarefree.

•Doubleroom:300yuan/night

Singleroom:220yuan/night

WelcometoOurFoodFestival!

•June10-July10,2022•Time:3:00p.m.—8:00p.m.

•InCityClothesCenter•InPeople'sPark

•From50yuanto500yuan•Raisemoneytoplantmore

•Alltheclothesarethemostpopularchoiceforyoungtrees.

people.

(1)WecanwatchBeijingOperain________.

A.RedStarTheaterB.BlueSeaHotelC.CityClothesCenterD.People'sPar<

(2)WecanenjoyfoodintherestaurantinBlueSeaHotel.

A.onlyinthedaytimeB.onlyatnightC.from6:00a.m.to11:00p.m.D.atanytine

(3)Theclothesareforthe_______inNewClothesMonth.

A.womenB.menC.childrenD.youngpeople

(4)Theyholdthefoodfestivaltoraisemoneyto.

A.helpsickchildren

B.plantmoretrees

C.helpblindpeople

D.buybooksforpoorkids

(5)WhichoneisTRUE?

A.Alltheclothesareover¥100inNewClothesMonth.

B.AsingleroominBlueSeaHotelcostsY300everynight.

C.TheticketstoBeijingOperaarefree.

D.Thefoodfestivalwilllastaboutamonth.

9.阅读理解

Everystudentcanlearnropejumping.Youcanjumpaloneorwithyourclassmate.Youcanalso

helpturnalongropeformanyotherstojumpover,oneatatime.Ifyoujumpalone,youwill

needashortropeanditwillbejustenoughforyourheight.Tryropesofdifferentlengthsuntil

youfindarightoneforyoursize.

Aropeshouldbeturnedslowly.Itmustalsobeturnedhighenoughtoletyoujumpfreelyand

safely.Turningtheropefreelyandsafelyneedscarefultiming.Inropejumping,timingmeans

turningtheropeslowlyenoughforyoutojumpoverattherighttimewithoutitsstrikingyour

feet.

Whenyoujumprope,youbreathefasterandyourfacehasahealthycolor.Butifyoujumptoo

manytimesatfirst,youwillgettired.Youmustlearnwhentostopforarestbeforeyoujump

again.Ifyoupractice,youcanincreasethenumberoftimeswithoutresting.

（1）Howmanypeoplecanjoininropejumping?

A.Onealone.B.Two.C.Oneormore.D.Twoormore.

（2）Whyshouldtheropebeturnedhighandslowly?

A.Becauseitcanletstudentsjumphigh.B.Becauseitcanletstudentsjumpslowly.

C.Becauseitcanletstudentsjumphappily.D.Becauseitcanletstudentsjumpsuccessfully.

（3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"increase"inParagraph3mean?

A.甩动B.保持C.减少D.增加

（4）Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanwereadthepassage?

A.Sports.B.News.C.Travel.D.Food.

10.阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Thebestwaytoteachyourchildrentoliveagreenlifestyleistolivethatgreenlifestyleyourself.

Whenkidsseeyoupickinguprubbishfromthepark,theyseevalue（价值）inkeepingpublic

placescleanUsethesetipstointroduceyourchildrentogreenliving：

Usepublictransport.Usethecaronlywhennecessary;atothertimes,taketrainsandbuses

withyourchildren.

Askfortheirhelp.Youngerchildrenoftenlovegrown-upactivities.Sohavethemcarryasmall

bagoffoodwastetothebin,orletthemhelpseparate（分开）yourrecycling.Olderchildren

maywanttotakepartintheactivitieslikecleaninguptheneighbourhoodandorganizingthe

dailyrecyclingIfthey'renotveryinterested,makeenvironment-friendlyactivitiesafamily-time

priority（优先事项）

Pettingfarmsforyoungerkidsmayhelpprevent（防止）farm

animalsfrombecomingsomethingthattheyseeonlyinoooksorontelevision.Manypeople

believethatwildanimalsshouldn'tbekeptinanykindofzoos,buttheydoofferavaluable

educationalandconservation（保护）lesson.Soifyouwanttovisitazoo,findazoothat

providesitsanimalswithasnaturalanenvironmentaspossible

（1）Whoisthepassagewrittenfor?

A.Childrenatschool.

B.Schoolteachers.

C.Parentswithyoungkids.

D.WildAnimallovers.

（2）Howmanytipsforchildrengreenlivingarethereinthepassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

（3）WhichisthebestsentenceforinParagraph4?

A.Protectthewildlife

B.Wildlifearoundus

C.Valuablelessonsfromzoos

D.Introducethemtowildlife

（4）Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Theimportanceofgreenliving

B.Howtoreducepollution

C.Thewaystoliveagreenlife

D.Howtomakechildrenlivegreen

11.阅读理解

Somefamousbigcitiesgotinterestingnicknames。呢称）forsomereasons.Herearethreeof

them.

NewYork：TheBigApple

NewYorkgotthenicknamebecauseitisacityfullofchances.ItissaidNewYork'smusicians

begantouseitinthe1920s.Thereisanoldsayinginshov/business,"Therearemanyapples

onthetree,butonlyonebigapple.WhenyouchoseNewYork,youpickedthebigone.7

Paris：TheCityofLight

Parishasthenamebecausetherearesomanylightsinstreetsatnight.However,therewasa

timewhenParishadalmostnolights.In1828»Pairsbegantobuildanetworkofstreetlights,h

wasthefirstcityinEuropetodoso,andithasthenickname"TheCityofLight".

London:TheBigSmoke

Londongotitsnicknamebecauseoftheseriousairproblemduringthelate19thcentury.But

now,smokeinLondonisnotthatcommon.In1956,thegovernmentmadelawstoclearthe

fog（雾）inthecity.New.it'seasyforpeopletoenjoyasunnyskybesidethebeautiful

ThamesRiver.

（1）TheBigAppleisthencknameof.

A.LondonB.NewYorkC.ParisD.Sydney

（2）Parisbegantobuildanetworkofstreetlightsin.

A.1828B.1883C.1920D.1956

（3）Londoniscalled"TheBigSmoke"mainlybecauseof

A.brightlightsB.cleanriversC.airproblemD.waterproblem

12.阅读理解

1970wasWorldConservation（保护）Year.TheUnitedNationswantedeveryonetoknow

thattheworldwasindanger.Theyhopedsomethingcouldbe"done.

Hereisoneexampleoftheproblem.Atonetimetherewsre1,300kindsofplants,treesand

flowersinHolland（荷兰），butnowonly866areleft.Theothershavebeendestroyed（毁

火）bymodernpeopleandtheirscience.Wearepollutingearth,air,waterandeverything

aroundus.Wecan'tlivewithoutthesethings.Ifthingsgoonlikethis,weshalldestroyourselves.

Whatwillhappeninthefuture?Perhapsit'smoreimportanttoask"Whatmustwedo?".More

andmoreyoungpeoplehaveknownthis.Manyofthemarehelpingtosaveourearth.For

example,theyplanttrees.InasmalltownintheUnitedStatesalargegroupofgirlscleanedthe

banksof11kilometresoftheirriver.Youngpeoplemayhearaboutconservationthroughasong

called"Noone'sgoingtochangeourworld".ItwasmadebyCliffGichardandothersingers.The

moneyfromitwillhelptoconservetigers,elephantsandpandasontheearth.

（1）TheUnitedNationshopedsomethingcouldbedone.

A.toconservetheworldB.tochangetheworld

C.todeveloptheworldD.todestroytheworld

（2）Whyaren'ttheremanyplants,treesandflowersinHollandnow?

A.Becausepeopletheredidn'tneedsomanyplants,treesorflowers.

B.Becausepeopletheredestroyedthem.

C.Becauselittleconservationhasbeendonethere.

D.Becausepeopleneedmorelandtoliveon.

（3）Howmanykindsofplants,treesandflowershavebeendestroyedinHolland?

A.1,300B.2,166C.866D.434

（4）Weshalldestroyourselvesifwegoon___.

A.plantingtreesandflowersB.pollutingearth,airandwateraroundus

C.savingtheworldD.helpingtoconservetigers,elephantsandpandas

13.阅读理解

Whatwilllifebelikein2050

Lifewillprobablybeverydifferentin2050inallthefields,fromentertainmenttotechnology.

TVchannelswilldisappearin2050.Peoplewillchooseaprogrammefroma"menu"anda

computerwillsendtheprogrammedirectlytothetelevision.

Waterwiltbecomeoneofourmostseriousproblems.Todayinmanyplaces,agricultureis

developingandpeoplearegrowingfruitandvegetablestoexport（；匕口）.Thisneedsabtof

water.Needforwaterwillincreasetentimesbetweennowand2050andtherewillbeserious

shortages（短缺）.

Intransportation,computerswillcontrolthespeedoftheearsandtherewon'tbeany

accidents.Today,manycarshavecomputersthattelldriversexactlywheretheyare.By2050,the

computerwillcontrolthecaranddriveittowhereyouwanttogo.Besides,spaceplaneswilltake

peoplehalfwayaroundtheworldintwohours.Nowadays,theUnitedStatesShuttlecangointo

spaceandlandonEarthagain.By2050,spaceplaneswillflyallovertheworldandpeoplev/illfly

fromLosAngelestoTokyoinjusttwohours.

Inthefieldoftechnology,robotswillreplacepeopleinmanyfields.Todaymanyfactorieshave

alreadyusedrobots.Bigcompaniespreferrobotsbecausetheydonotaskforpayrisesorgoon

strikes,andtheywork24hoursaday.By2050,wewillseerobotseverywhere—infactories,

schools,offices,hospitals,shopsandhomes.

（1）TVchannelswillin2050.

A.disappearB.appearC.bemoreexpensiveD.becheaper

（2）Howmanytimeswillwateruseincreasebetweennowand_______.

A.Fivetimes.BEighttimes.C.Tentimes.D.Eleventimes.

（3）WhatwillNOThappentocarsin2050?

A.Therewillbenoaccidents.

B.Computerswillcontrolthespeedofcars.

C.Computerswilltelldrive-swhereexactlytheyare.

D.Computerswillcontrolthecarsanddrivethecarstowhereyouwanttogo.

（4）BigcompaniespreferrobotsNOTbecause.

A.theywillreplacepeopleB.theycanworkalongtime

C.theywon'tcomplainD.theydonotgoonstrikes

14.阅读理解

Petsarepopularallovertheworld.Infact,therearemanyreasonswhypeoplekeeppets.They

givepeoplejoyandlove,lookafterpeople'shomesandmakepeoplefeelgood!Animalsarefun

tobewitheveryday.Theyhelppeopleinmanyways!

Beforeyoukeepapet,itswiseofyoutothinkcarefullywhichanimalisthebestchoicefor

yourfamily.Youcanstartbycollectingenoughinformationandadvice.Itwon'ttakealongtime

anditwillbeusefulandfun.Don'tchooseapetonlybyyourself.Choosingapetshouldbea

familyplan.Youshouldknewwhatkindofanimalyouwant,theamountoffreetimeyouhave

andtheamountofresponsibilityeachfamilymembershouldtakeon.It'shelpfulforyoutoask

vets（兽医）foradvice.Apetwillbecomeyourresponsibilityifyouhaveone,sobesmartwhen

youarechoosingapet!

Thereisonemorethingforyoutoknow.Thousandsofpetsdieeveryyear.Manypeoplebuy

petsaspresentsforfriends.Butsomepeopledon'tknowhowtolookaftertheirpets,orthey

don'tlikethematall,soitcausessomepetstodie.Spendtimethinkingclearlywhether（是

否）youarereadytokeepapet.Choosetheanimalyoulovemostasapetandtakeonthe

responsibility.

（1）Whatdoesthefirstparagraphtalkabout?

A.Whypetsarepopular.B.Howpeoplefeelaboutpets.

C.Whatpeopleusepe