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八年级上册英语（新版）期中专项练习

专题08阅读理解.说明文

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基础必练

主题01科学知识

Passage1

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

sleepingandenjoyeveryminuteofit.Otheranimalshavedifferentsleepinghabits,however.Horsesmaynotlooklikethey

arcasleep.Buttheyarc!Horsesspendaboutsixhourssleepingeverydayandtheydoitstandingup!

Fishalsosleepeverydaybuttheyhaveastrange（奇怪的）habit.Theydon'tclosetheireyeswhentheyaresleeping.

Whenduckssleeptheykeeponeeyeopenandhalfofthebrainawake.Ithelpsthemstayalert（警觉的）andwatchoutfbr

dangcrojsanimals.

Sowhatabouthumans（人类）？Well,mostpeoplesleepfbraboutathirdoftheirlives.Thenumberofhoursyousleep,

however,hastodowithyourage.Mostnewborn（新生的）babiessleepalot.Theyspendabout75%ofiheirtimesleeping

everyday!Asyougetolder,youneedlesssleep.Childrenneedaboutelevenhoursandadultssleepfbreighthoursevery

night.

So,yes,youspendmanyhoursayeardoingnothing-sleepinginbed!

Butyou'renotjustasleep-you'renotreallydoingnothing.Yourbodyandyourmindrelaxduringthistime,butalotof

thingshappenduringsleep.Dreamsareonewaythatthemindrelaxesafterabusyday.Apersonspendsabout20%ofevery

nightdreaming.Thatmeansyohaveaboutfourorfivedreamseverynighrorabout1,600dreamsayear.

1.Fromthepassageweknowthatahorse.

A.sleepswithoneeyeopenB.spendshalfofitslifesleeping

C.keepsstandingupwhensleepingD.doesn,tcloseitseyeswhensleeping

2.Accordingtothepassage,howlongdomostnewbornbabiessleeponeday?

A.Forabout12hours.B.Forabout14hours.

C.Forabout16hours.D.Forabout18hours.

3.Whichanimalsleepswithoneeyeopenandhalfofthebrainawake?

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

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（科技）makesourlifeeasier.However,wehavetoface

thefact:Technologymakesuslazy.

Inthepast,whenwewantedtodosomethingrelaxing,wegotdressedanddrovetothemoviesorwentouttohavefiin

withfriends.Nowwedon'tneedtogoout.AWejustsitonthesofaandturnonthecomputer.Thenwecanhavemuchfiin.

WefindtheanswertoanythingwithBaidu.Whenwehaveaproblem,weusuallytrytofindouttheansweronline.

Manyofusdon'ttrytoreadbooksoraskfbrhelptoworkouttheproblem.

Igetthefeelingthatwe'regettingcloserandclosertothedaywhenpeoplewon'tevenbeabletoreadpapermaps.

ManyyoungpeoplehavenoideahowtofindaplaceintheirowncitieswithoutusingaBDS.

Howcanwedetachfromtoomuchtechnology?Usingtechnologybecomesoneofourhabitsandwecanneverstop

usingit.Whatwecandoistostartdoingthingsmorewithouttechnology.

Wehavetolearnhowtoenjoyourfreetimewithoutit.Althoughit'snoteasy,wecanstartfromsmallthings.For

example,turnoffphonesandcomputersfromtimetotimeandcheck（检查）c-mailsandQQorWc-chatonlyonceortwicea

day.Wccanalsodosomethinginterestingwithoutusingtechnology,likeplayingsportsandwalkingadog

1.WhichcanbeputintoA

A.Wecan'tstopusingtechnology.B.Wedon'tneedtoleavethehousefbrfun.

C.Peopleenjoyedoutdoorsportsbefore.D.Youngpeoplewouldliketohavefunathome.

2.Manyyoungpeopletofindaplace.

A.useaBDSB.readpapermapsC.drawaroadmapD.askothersfbrhelp

3.Theunderlinedwordshavetheclosestmeaningto.

A.hearfromB.learnfromC.breakawayfromD.bedifferentfrom

4.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Technologyiseverywhereinourlife.B.easierfbrustousetechnology.

C.Wearetoolazytousetechnology.D.Toomuchtechnologyisnotgoodfbrus.

Passage3

（23-24八年级上•浙江杭州•期中）

Dronesareakindofmachinethatcanfly.They,rebecomingmoreandmorepopularandarewidelyusedinmany

areas.Peopleuseacomputertocontrolthisflyingmachine.Dronescandomanythingsfbrus,likecarryingthings,taking

pictures,andfollowinganimalsthatareindanger.Somepeoplesaythisspecialmachinewillchangeourlifeasmuchasthe

computerdoes.

InBrazil,fannersusedronestowatchtheircrops.Brazilhasquiteafewlargefarms.Onthesefarms,peoplefindit

difficulttolookafterallthecrops.Dronescanhelpfarmerstofindoutifthecropsareill.Theyalsohelpfarmersusefewer

farmchemicals.Thiscanhelptheenvironmentandsavemuchmoney.

Dronescanalsohelptofindlostpeople.Ifpeoplearelost,whoarefarfromhome,policecanusedronestofindthem.

A92-year-oldmaninVirginiawaslostandhadtospendanightinthewoods.Luckily,thedronefoundhimin20minutes.

Hewasfinallysavedbythepolice.

Dronescanevenservepeoplecoffee.UScompanyIBMhasmadethiskindofdrone.Itcancarrycoffeetothosein

need.Thedronecanknowwhentobringacupofcoffeebystudyingaperson'shabits.Then,thedronewillflytotheperson.

Thereisaspecialdevice（设备）underthedrone.Ithelpsthedronetogivepeoplethecoffee.Thedronecanalsopredict

whensomeoneneedstheirnextcupofcoffee.

1.InParagraph1,thewritertellsusthewideuseofdronesinthepassageby.

A.givingexamplesB.listingnumbers

C.answeringquestionsD.usingfamoussayings

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Dronesaremoreusefulthancomputers.

B.Dronesdon'tneedanyonetocontrolthem.

C.Dronescanlookfbrthingsthatarclost.

D.Dronescanhelppeoplelookafterthecrops.

3.Howdoesthedroneservecoffee?

a.Adeviceunderthedronehelpstogivethepersoncoffee.

b.Thedronestudiestheperson'shabits.

c.Thedronefliestotheperson.

d.Thedroneknowswhentogivethenextcupofcoffce.

A.b—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）

YushuinQinghaiisahomefbrblack-neckedcranes（鹤）.Thesecranestravelveryfareveryyear.Theyspendabout5

monthsintheQinghai-TibetPlateau（高原）.

InMarch,black-neckcdcraneswillstartflyingbacktoQinghai.Lakesandmarshes（湿地）areperfectfbrthem.

Althoughtheymayflytootherplaceslikeforestssometimes,theyalwayscomebacktotheplateauareas.

Lifefbrblack-neckedcranesisloughastheydonothaveenough（bodandtheweatherchangesalot.Black-necked

craneshaveaverysmallpopulationandthecountryistryingtosavethemallthetime.PeopleinYushulovethesecranes

verymuch.Intheirtradition,theblack-neckedcranesareasymbolofgoodluck.Itmakesthemverypopularthere.

Infact,gettingonwellwithwildanimalsisnotthatdifficult.Wejustneedtogivethemabitmorespacesotheywill

haveabetterchancetothrive（兴旺）.PeopleinYushuarejustlikethat.Theyareworkingtohelptheblack-craneslivebetter

andmakesurethesebcautifiilcranesreturntoQinghaieveryyear.

1.Inwhichmonthdoblack-neckedcranesstartreturningtoQinghai?

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

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tough”meaninParagraph3?

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

3.Whyareblack-neckedcranespopularinYushu?

A.BecauseYushuistheonlyhometothem.

B.Becausepeoplethinktheycanbringgoodluck.

C.Becausetheyhaveveryspecialblacknecks.

D.Becausetheyhaveaverysmallpopulation.

4.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Thedevelopmentofmarshes.B.ThehistoryofYushuinQinghai.

C.Thelifeofblack-neckedcranes.D.Thetraditionalstoryofcranes.

Passage2

（24-25八年级上•山东济南•期中）Naturehascreatedmanywaystoprotectanimals5eyes.Themostcommon

protectionistheeyelid（眼睑）一afoldofskinthatclosesovertheeys,protectingitfromhurl.Eyelashesareusefulfbr

keepingoutdirtandotherthings,andtearswashawayanysmallpiecestliatgetthroughtheotherdefenses.

Someanimals,includingmostbirds,havethreeeyelids.Theupperandlowereyelidsactlikehumaneyelidsandkeep

outlittletreebranches,dirt,andsand.Thethirdeyelid,however,isasemitransparenttissue（半透明名且织）thatcrossesover

theeyefromtheinsidecornertotheoutsidecorner.Becauseofthis,birdshardlyhavetoblink.Theyclosetheireyesonly

whentheygotosleep.Forducks,thisthirdeyelidservesasanunderwatermaskthathelpstheducksfindfood.

Mostfishandsnakeshavenoeyelidsatall.Instead,ahardglassycoveringprotectstheireyes.Forfish,watersweeps

awaydirtfromthecovering.Andasnake'seyesight（视力）isusuallysobadthatalittledirtobscuring（使模糊）itsvision

doesnottroubleitgreatly.

Eyelashesprotecttheeyebykeepingitfromstronglight.Theyalsoactlikeminibrushestoremovedirt.Camelshave

eyelashesthatarefourincheslongtoprotecttheireyesfromwind-blownsandinthedesert.

1.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.Eyelidsarcmoreimportantthanotherparts.B.Animalshavedifferenteyeprotections.

C.Animalsonlyclosetheireyeswhsnsleeping.D.Weshouldfindgoodwaystoprotecteyes,

5.Wherecanyouseethispassage?

A.Inamathbook.B.Insportsnewspapers.

C.Inaninvitationletter.D.Inasciencemagazine.

主题03运动健康

Passage1

（24-25八年级上•山东济南,期中）CDDoyouwanttokeepthinandlookgood?Doyouwanttostayawayfromheath

problems?Doyouhavesleepproblemsandwanttogetabettersleep?Doyouwanttomakemorefriends?Ifyoudo,just

exercise!Youmayhearlotsofwaystokeephealthy.Heresomecasy-to-rcmcmbcrwaysfbryou.

@Eathealthily..It'simportanttocatvegetablesandfruiteveryday.It'salsoagoodideatocatlesssugarand

drinkmorewater.

©Movemoreandsitless.Althoughabout150minutesofexerciseaweekisgood,expertssaythatanyactivityis

betterthannothing.Sotrytostandupmoreoftenanddomoreactivities.

@Getenoughsleep.Mostpeopleneedabout7—9hoursofsleepeachnight.Ifyoufeeltiredwhenyoudoanactivity,

orifyouneedtodrinkcoffeetomakeyounotsleep,youmaynotgetenoughsleep.It5snoteasytogetenoughsleep,butjtis

amustfbrgoodhealth.

©Don'texercisebyyourself.Whenyouexercise,askafriendtogowithyou.Heorshecanencourageyouwhenyou

feeltired.ThenyouwillnotstopexercisinghalfXvay.

1.Whatisthetheme（主题）ofthepassage?

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?

A.Toshowtheproblemsofbeingheavy.B.Toshowhowimportanttohaveenoughsleep.

C.Toaskustodomoreexerciseinlife.D.Totellussomewaystokeephealthy.

Passage2

（24-25八年级上,浙江杭州•期中）©Childrenaregaining（增加）weight.Todaymostteenagersareatleastonesize

largerthanchildrenwere20yearsago.Evenclothingsizeshavechanged.Didyouknowthatasmallsizetodayusedtobea

mediumone20yearsago?

@Arecentstudyshows97%ofchildrenneedmoreexercise.It'sbadnewsbecausetoolittleexercisemeansyouare

missingalotofgoodthingsinliie.Exercisehelpsyouintwoways.

©First,exercisehelpsyourbody.Physicalactivitycanmakeyourbodystrong.Itcanalsokeepyouatahealthy

weight.Doctorssaythatpeoplewhostayatahealthyweighthavefewerhealthproblems.

©Second,exercisecanhelpyourmind.Peoplewhogetalotofphysicalactivitymightworrylessandsleepbetterat

night.Youmayevenlearnbetterinschool.Studentswhoarehealthycanlistenandunderstandbetterinclass.

©Youcanchangeyourlifeandbemoreactiveatanypoint.It\nevertoolate.Anarticlecalled<4HowtoLimitScreen

TimeandGetMoving^^givestheseideas:

Limitthescreentime.DoctorscallwatchingTVorplayingvideogamesscreentime.Youshouldhavenomorethan

twohoursofscreentimeaday.Youwillenjoylifemoreifyouliveitinsteadofwatchingit!

Makefitnessfun.Findasportyoulike.Itdoesn'tneedtobethetraditionalsportsofbasketball,soccer,orbaseball.

Thosearcallgreatsportsifyoulikethemandplaythem.However,youcanalsotryhiking,skateboarding,orevenjumping

rope.Ifyouenjoythesport,youwilldoit.

Exercisewithothers.Findafriendorfamilymembertoexerciseorplaywithyou.

1.Wheremightyoufindthispassage?

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

2.WhatisthemainideaofParagraphI?

A.Childrenaregainingweight.B.Childrenareonesizelarger.

C.Children'sclothingsizeschanged.D.Asmallsizeusedtobeamediumone.

3.WhichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofParagraphs1-5?

4.

A.Howtotakeexercise.B.Childrenbecomefatterandfatter.

C.Doingmoreexerciseisgoodforus.D.Toomuchscreentimeisbadfbrourhealth.

进阶提升

主题01科学知识

Passage1

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

thesedays.Theideascomefromapopularpersonality（性格）testcalledMBTI.Theytestthepersonalityineightways.Each

wayusesalettertoshowthemeaning.Afterthetesteachpersonwillgetafbur-letterresulttoshowthepersonality.Inall,

therearesixteenkindsofpersonalityinthetest.

WhydopeoplewanttotaketheMBTItest?HerearethesuneyresultsfromthreepeoplebyLifeWeekmagazine.

“Peoplewanttolearnaboutthemselvesandothers,GuoYongyu.anexpertsaid."Whentheyknowthemselvesand

othersbetter,theycanlearntobewithothers.Thathelpsthemfeelmorerelaxed.M

GaoYanyi,amiddleschoolstudentfromShanxi,thinksthattheMBTItestcanhelpherfindfriendswithsimilar

MBTIresultstohersquickly.Sheadds,uButthatshouldnotbetheonlywaytofindfriends.Sometimesitcouldmakeme

losepossiblegoodfriendswithdifferentkindsofMBTI.”

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

himfeellikeit'slimiting（限制）.“Everyoneisdifferent,andit'snotrighttoputpeopleintosimplegroups,“hesays.

TheMBTIpersonalitytestmayshowsomethingyoudoiftknowaboutyourselfandcanevenbeafiinice-breaking

questionwhenmeetingnewfriends.Butthat'sallitis—fbrfun.Knowingother'sMBTIresultdoesn'tmeanyoureallyknow

thisperson.Andthosefourlettersofyoursdon'tdecidewhoyouare.

I.HowmanywaysdoestheMBTItestusetoshoweachperson'spersonality?

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

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothesurveyresults?

A.MostpeopleareseriousabouttheMBTItest.

B.GuoYongyuadvisespeoplenotiotakethetest.

C.GaoYanyimayuseittohelpfindsimilarfriends.

D.MaRuinaagreestoputpeopleintothesamegroups.

3.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?

4.Whatmightbethewriter'sopinionabouttheMBTItestaccordingtoParagraph6?

A.PeopleshouldbeseriousabouttheresultoftheMBTItest.

B.TheMBTItestcanshoweverythingyoudon'tknowaboutyourself.

C.TheMBTItestisaninterestingwaytolearnmoreaboutyournewfriends.

D.Knowingsomeone'sMBTIresultmeansyoureallyknowthisperson.

Passage2

(24-25八年级上•湖北武汉•期中)

MoreTech,LessWork9

Doyoualwayshaveenoughtimetorelaxyourself?Aretheadultsaroundyouallbusywithsomething?Inmodernlife,

everyoneisasbusyasabee,butwhyisthat?

Let'sdoasimplethoughtexperiment.Imagineyourselfasabusyofficeworker.Now,picturehavingamagicalsetof

technologies.Itcouldmakeyourjobeasier.Whatwouldyoudowithyourextratime?

Well,youwouldprobablyworkthesameamountoftimeasbefore,orevenmore.Youhavedoubtsaboutthis,don't

you?Butitoftenhappenedinpeople'slife—notinfactoriesoroffices,butinhomes.

Withthedevelopmentofmodemtechnology,manynewapplianceswereinventedtosavepeopletimeandeffort.

Dishwashersandelectricirons(M-k)tradetheirwayintomoreandmorehomes.Eachofthemcouldhavesavedhoursof

work,butnoneofthemdid.Full-timehousewivesspentmorehoursdoinghouseworkafterhigh-techwasbroughtintotheir

homes.

Thismayseemsurprising,butthereasonsaresimple.Bettertechnologyleadstohigherexpectations,andhigher

expectationscreatemorework.Takelaundryfbrexample.Beforemodemtechnology,mostpeoplewashedtheirclothesonly

twiceayear.Washingmachineschangedthat.Peoplebeganwashingtheirclothesmoreoften.Andbecauseitwaseasierto

dothelaundry,peopleboughtmoreshirtsandpants.Asaresult,housewivesfoundthemselveswashing,dryingandfoldinga

lotmoreclothes.

Besides,technologyhasindeedreducedthetimeittakestocookamealorwashashirt.Butithasalsofreeduptime

fbrotherhouseholdduties,especiallychildcare.

Whatdocsallthistellusaboutmodernlife?Moderntechnologybringsusalotofcomfortandconvenience,butitalso

makesusevenbusier.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.Whatwouldthewriterwriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?

A.Whatkindofspecialrolesdotechnologyplay?B.Whatcanwedotoliveourlifetothefullest?

C.Whocanmakethelivesofhousewiveseasier?D.Howcanweworklesswithmoretech?

Passage3

（24-25八年级上•湖北武汉•期中）

WhyAreTennisScoresSoStrange?

One,two,three...Mostsportshaveaprettyeasyscoringsystem（t卜分系统），buttennisisabitdifferent.Ineachgame,

bothplayersstartwithzero-called“love”.Afteronepersonscores（得分）,thepointbecomes15.Thenextpointis30,then

40,andthefollowingpointwinsthatgame.

Somewonderwhywedothepointsthisway.Whynotjust<41,2,3,gameQueenWon,^^fbrexample?Unluckily,we

don'tknowmuchaboutthebeginningofthisscoringsystem.Wconlyknowthatitwasdifferent.Intheearlydaysofthe

sport,thepointswere15,30,45not40.Apoem（诗歌）fromthe1410scountedthepointsofagamebetweenKingHenryV

ofEnglandandtheFrenchDauphin（法国王储）as15,30,45.Thiswaseasiertounderstandbecauseeverytimeonescored,

itwasby15.

Butwhydowcgiveplayers15pointswhenit'sactuallyjustasinglepoint?★Onepopularstorysaysthatthe

numbershavesomethingtodowithclocks.Peoplemayhavefeltthatthefourquartersofaclockwereagoodwaytoscore

thegame.Butnoteveryoneishappywiththatstory.Somepeoplepointoutthatpeopledidn'tbegintouseminutehandsuntil

thelate1500.

Youmayfinditstrangetouse“love”fbrascoreofzero.SomebelievethatitcamefromtheFrenchword"L'oeuf'

（theegg）—afterall,thenumberzerolockslikeaduckorgooseegg.Otherslikeamoreromanticideaaboutitsbeginning:

Somepeopleplaytennisforloveeveniftheydon'twinanything.

Nomatterhowstrangethescoringsystemmaybe,tennisisenjoyedallaroundtheworld.Tensofmillionsplayit,

withevenmorewatchingitonTVortheirphones.So,whynotpickupyourracket（orsitdownonyoursofa）andenjoy

somefunwithtennis?

1.Whatcanbethepointifatennisplayerscoresfbrthethirdtimenow?

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

2.InParagraph2,howdoesthewritertelltheoldscoringwaywasdifferent?

A.Bygivingpictures.B.Bygivinganexample.

C.Bychangingthepoints.D.Bywritingapoem.

3.inwhichofthefollowingcanbeput:n★?

A.Westilldon'tgettheanswer,eitherB.Theplayershavesomethingtosay

C.WecangettheanswerinthegameD.TheFrenchpeopleareinterestedinit,too

4.Whichistrueaboutthetennisscoringsystem?

A.Weonlyknowalittleaboutitshistory.B.Itiseasiertoundersiandnow.

C.Wearequitesureaboutitsbeginning.D.Itmakestennislesspopularnow.

5.Thepassageiswrittento

A.tellfunnystoriesabouttennisplayersB.askmorepeopletoleanitennis

C.showushowscoringsystemsworkD.makeusknowmoreandinterestedintennis

Passage4

（24-25八年级上福建福州阶段练习）Healthisveryimportanltoeveryone.Differentpeoplehavetheirownways

tokeepfit.Alotofpeoplelikerunningonthetreadmills（跑步机）.Butitisnotagoodwaytomakeyoustrongandhealthy.

Herearesomereasonswhyyoushouldrunoutdoorsbutnotonthetreadmills.

Itcostsyoualotofmoneytobuyatreadmill.Youcanrunoutdoors,anditcostsyounothing!Walkoutsideandthe

wholeworldisyourtreadmill.Ifyoudon'tmindgettingalittledirty,outdooractivitieswillhelpyou.

Treadmillscanbecomeboring.Youarelimited（被限制）towhat'sinfrontofyou.Runningandexercisingoutside

providesabeautifulscenery（风景）.Studiesshowthatjustlookingatphotosofnaturecanlowerbloodpressure（降低血压）,

soimaginewhatrunningthroughitwilldo.Thefreshairandtheunpollutednaturewillalsomakeyourunmoreeasily.

Youbum（燃烧）morecaloriesmnningoutsidethanyoudoonatreadmill,becauseyouhavetoworkharderinorder

tomoveyourbody.Whenyourunonatreadmill,youonlymoveyourlegs.Butwhenexercisingoutside,youmustmove

yourlegsandyourhandsandsoon.

Whynotgofbrarunoutdoors?Comeon!

1.Thepassagegivesreason（s）nottoexerciseonthetreadmills.

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

2.Whatcan'trunningoutsideprovide?

A.Cleanwater.B.Theunpollutednature.

C.Freshair.D.Beautifulscenery.

3.What'sthestructureofthepassage?（®=Paragraph1）

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D.（T）-p

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4.

A.DoMoreExerciseB.OutdoorScenery

C.HowtodoExerciseontheTreadmillsD.ReasonsfbrNotRunningontheTreadmills

5.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadthepassage?

A.Cultureandlife.B.Newsandhotspots.

C.Scienceandinvention.D.Sportsandhealth.

Passage5

（24-25八年级.I二,安徽合肥•期中）Doyoulikewalkingintheforestorclimbingthehill?Studies（研究）showthat

stayinginagreenplacewillmakepeoplefeelcomfortableandhappy.Buthowaboutblueplaces?Theyincludebeaches,

rivers,lakesandsomeotherareaswithwater.

“Therearcalotofstudiesonhowgreenplaceshelpwithpeople'shealthandfeelings,butnotmanyonblueplaces/*

MarkNieuwenhuijsen,ascientistsays.

Areblueplacesgoodtorpeople'shealthandfeelingstoo?Tolearriaboutit,Markandhisteammakeastudy.Ittakes

threeweeks.Inthefirstweek,59peoplespend20minuteseachdaywalkingalongabeachinBarcelona,Spain.Then,during

adifferentweek,theysp