苏州市八年级英语下册期末阅读理解汇编

苏州市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

Animalsarenaturalresourcesthatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory.Animalshave

beenkilledfortheirfurandfeathers,forfood,forsports,andsimplybecausetheywereinthe

way.ThousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheEarthforever.Hundredsof

animalsareonthedangerlisttoday.About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneareconsideredin

danger.Whyshouldpeoplecare?Becauseweneedanimals,andbecauseoncetheyaregone,

therewillneverbeanymore.Animalsaremorethanjustbeautifulorinteresting.Theyaremore

thanjustasourceoffood.Everyanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnature.Destroyingone

kindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.Forexample,whenfarmerskilledlargenumbersof

hawks,thefarmers'storesofcornandgrainweredestroyedbyratsandmice.Why?Because

hawkseatratsandmice,withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumbers,theratsandmice

multipliedquickly.

Luckily,somepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoney:olet

peopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotecting

animalsindanger.Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws.Theselawsforbidthekillingofany

animalorplantonthedangerlist.Slowly,thenumberofsomeanimalsindangerisgrowing.

(1)Howdidpeoplewastenaturalresources?

A.Peoplesavedthetrees.

B.Peoplekilledanimalsfortheirfur,feathers,foodandsoon.

C.Peopleprotectedallkindsoflittleanimals.

D.Peoplegotusedtolookingafteranimals.

(2)HowmanykindsofanimalsareconsideredindangerinAmerica?

A.About170.B.About1,700.C.About70.D.About77.

(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutanimals?

A.Animalsareonlyasourceoffood.

B.Everyanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnature.

C.Protectingonekindofanimalscancreatemanyproblems.

D.Thousandsofanimalsareonthedangerlisttoday.

(4)What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"forbid"?

A.Observe.B.Obey.C.Prohibit.D.Punish.

2.阅读理解

NowsomewomenarespendingaweekendatMother'sCamp.There,husbandsandchildren

arenotallowed.Whywouldawomanwanttotakeavacationwithoutherfamily?Somewomen

saytheyneedtimetobealone.

AtMother'sCampawomanhasroomtoherself.Shecansleep,readorwatchTV,andnoone

willbotherher.Nochildrenwillask,"Mom,what'sfordinner?"Nohusbandwillsay,"Oh,dear,I

can'tfindanycleansocks."Infactalmost50%ofwomenintheUnitedStatesworkoutsidethe

home.Manyofthemworkfull-timeandthencomehometoasecondjob-takingcareoftheir

homesandfamilies.Theseworkingwomensayoneoftheirbiggestproblemsishousework.

IntheUnitedStates,wo-kingwivesdoabout75%ofthehousework.Manyoftheirhusbands

saytheywanttohelp.Butthentheyburnthericeortheycan'tfindthepans.Theyasksomany

questionsthattheirwivesdecideitiseasiertodothejobthemselves.

SomewomengotoMo:her'sCampjusttogetabreakfromhousework.Fortwodaysthey

don'tcook,theydon'tclean,theydon'tlookaftertheirchildrenandhusbands.Whatdotheydo?

Theyenjoywarm,sunnyweather;walking,swimmingorboatinginaclearbluelakeancsing

songsaroundthecampfire.Theyrelaxawayfromhome.Theyhaveareallywonderfulvacationat

Mother'sCamp.

（1）FromthispassagewecanseeintheUnitedStates.

A.womenwanttoworkoutsidethehome

B.husbandsdoasmuchhouseworkastheirwives

C.workingwivesdomostofthehousework

D.womendonotliketostayathomewiththeirfamilies

（2）AtMother'sCamp,womencan't.

A.bringtheirhusbandsandchildrenB.readnewspapers

C.swiminthelakeD.watchTV

（3）Whywouldsomemothershketobealone?

A.Becausetheywantanewlife.

B.Becausetheywanttorelaxthemselves.

C.Becausetheyhavetoworkfull-time.

D.Becausetheydon'tliketheirhusbandsandchildren.

（4）isoneofthebiggesttroublesforworkingwivesintheUnitedStates.

A.LookingaftertheirchildrenB.Workingoutsidethehome

C.WhentotakeavacationD.Housework

（5）What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.MothersintheUSB.MothersAreBusyintheUS

C.WelcometoMother'sCampD.MothersRelaxAwayfromHome

3.阅读理解

LangshanMountain,lyinginXinningCounty,isabout500kilometersawayfromChangsha.Itis

oneofChina'sNationalGeologicalParksandisfamousforitsspecialDanxialandform（丹霞地

貌）.

Coveringanareaof108squarekilometers,LangshanMountainhasrichnaturalsceneryand

lotsoftourismresources（资源）.Therearemorethan60scenicspots（景点）inLangshan

Mountain,amongwhichthemostfamousareTianyiLane（天一巷）,ChiliPeak（辣椒峰）,

BajiaoStronghold（八角寨）andsoon.

OnAugust2nd,2010,LangshanMountainwasrecordedintheWorldHeritageList（世界遗产

名录）andbecameChina'seighthworldnaturalheritage.

IfyouwouldliketovisitLangshanMountain,youcantakeabusfromShaoyangSouthStation

toXinningCounty.Itwilltakeyouabout2hoursandthepriceofthebusticketis54yuaneach

adult.ThenyoucantakeataxitoLangshanMountain.ThebesttimetovisitLangshanMountain

isfromMarchtoOctober.

(1)LangshanMountainliesin.

A.XinshaoCountyB.XinningCountyC.LonghuiCounty

(2)HowmanyscenicspotsarethereinLangshanMountain?

A.Morethan60.B.Lessthan60.C.About16.

(3)LangshanMountainbecameChina'sworldnaturalheritagein2010.

A.sixthB.seventhC.eighth

(4)YoucantaketoLangshanMountainfromXinningCounty.

A.atrainB.aplaneC.ataxi

(5)ThebesttimeforyoutovisitLangshanMountainis.

A.inDecemberB.inMayC.inFebruary

4.阅读理解

Alittlegirlhadadoll.Sheloveditsomuchthatshewouldtreatitwithgreatcare,eventhough

herfriendswouldlaughatherforbeingsocareful.

Astimepassed,thegirlgrewup,movedhouses,becameanadult,gotmarried,hadchildren,

andfinallybecamealovelylittleoldwomanwithmanygrandchildren.

Oneday,shereturnedtoherhometown,foundheroriginalhouse,andwentin.Among

hundredsofoldthings,shefoundherdoll.Itwasaswelllookedafterasbefore.Shetookithome

withherandgaveittohergranddaughter.Hergranddaughterlovedit.

Eachtimetheoldwomansawhergranddaughterplaywiththedoll,tears(眼泪)ofjoy

wouldrolldownhercheeks(脸颊).Shewassogladtoseethatitwasinthehandscfher

granddaughter.

(1)Whenthewomanwasalittlegirl,shehadaandsheloveditsomuch.

A.dogB.dollC.toycarD.ball

(2)Thosefriendslaughedatherbecauseshe.

A.lookedsothinandugly

B.didn'tgetonwellwithherfriends

C.treatedherdollsocarefully

D.didn'tliketoplaygameswiththem

(3)Whentheoldwomanfoundherdoll,.

A.itlookedoldandterrible

B.shethrewitaway

C.shetookithomeandkeptittoherself

D.itwasaswelllookedafterasbefore

(4)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"original"meaninthethirdparagraph?

A.豪华的B.原来的C.新建的D.木质的

(5)Whenevertheoldwomansawhergranddaughterplaywiththedoll,shewould.

A.feelverygladandjoyful

B.thinkofheroldfriends

C.wanttobuyhergranddaughteranewdoll

D.wishtogobacktoherhometownagain

5.阅读理解

Angerisakindoffeeling.Manythingscanmakeyouangry.Whenyourteachergivesyoutoo

muchhomework,whenyourteamlosesanimportantgame,orwhenafriendborrowsyour

favoritetoyandthenbreaksit,youmaygetreallyangry.

Usuallyyourbodywilltellyouwhenyouareangry.Forexample,youbreathefaster,yourface

turnsred,andyoumaywanttobreaksomethingorhitsomeone.Butsometimesyouhideyour

anger.Forexample,youmayhideitinyourheart.Theproblemisthatifyoudothis,youmayget

aheadacheoryourstomachmayhurt.

Infact,it'snotgoodtohideyouranger,andit'snormalforyoutogetangrysometimes.But

angermustgooutintherightway,withouthurtingothersoryourself.

Whenyongetangry,yojcantalkaboutitwithotherpeople.It'shelpfultotalkaboutyour

angerwithaparentorateacher.Whenyoutalk,thosebadfeelingscanstarttogoaway.Hereare

someotherthingsyoucandowhenyoustarttofeelangry:talktoagoodfriend;countfromIto

100;givesomeoneasmile;goforabikeride;thinkaboutgoodthings,etc.

Rememberthathowyouactwhenyouareangrycanmakethingsbetterorworse.Don'tlet

yourangercontrolyou.

(1)Youmaynotgetangrywhen__.

A.thereisluumuchhumewurkonUlisweekend

B.yourfavoritebasketballteamwinsthegame

C.afriendbreaksyourfavoritething

D.yourparentsdon'tletyojwatchTV

(2)Fromthepassage,isNOTtruewhenyou'reangry.

A.YoubreathefasterB.Youhavearedface

C.YouhaveastomachacheD.Youwanttohelpsomeone

(3)Whenyouareangryyoucandoeverythingexcept.

A.goforabikerideB.thinkaboutgoodthings

C.talktoagoodfriendD.saybadthingstothepeoplearoundyou

(4)Theunderlinedword"anger"inthepassagemeans__inChinese.

A.愤怒B.悲伤C.忧虑D.激动

6.阅读理解

Aproverbisashort,well-knownsayingthattellsacommontruthorbelief.Proverbsare

populararoundtheworld.

Manylistenershavesentustheirfavoriteproverbs.Theygiveadviceabouthowtolive.We

hpginwithtwcpopularprcx/prhqaboutstayinghpalthybyRatinggoodfood.0npis"Anapplea

daykeepsthedoctoraway."Theotheris"Youarewhatyoueat."

Severalproverbsaboutbirdsalsogiveadvice.Youmayhaveheardthisone:Theearlybird

catchestheworm.Thismeansapersonwhogetsupearly,oractsquickly,hasthebestchanceof

success.Anotherfamousproverbis"abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush".Thismeansyou

shouldnotrisklosingsomethingyouhavebysearchingsomethingthatisnotguaranteed(有保

证的).

Anotherproverbwarns"donotputallyoureggsinonebasket".Thismeansyoushouldnotput

allofyourresources(资源)togetherinoneplacebecauseyoucouldrisklosingeverythingat

onetime.

Hereismoreadvice:Ifatfirstyoudon'tsucceed,try,tryagain.Also,"Neverputoffuntil

tomorrowwhatyoucandotoday."

Yetanotherproverbadvisesusnottobeconcernedaboutsomethingbadthatyoucannot

change.Itsays,"Thereisncusecryingoverspilledmilk."

Doyouagreewiththeproverb"Childrenshouldbeseenandnotheard"?Maybeyouhavetold

yourchildrenthat"hardworkneverhurtanyone".Butotherpeoplesaythat"allworkandno

playmakesJackadullboy".Theybelieveitisnotwisetosoendallyourtimeworkingbutnever

havingfun.

Finally,hereisoneofourfavoritepro-verbs:Peoplewholiveinglasshousesshouldnotthrow

stones.Thismeansyoushouldnotcriticizeotherpeopleunlessyouareperfectyourself.

That'sallfortoday.Thanksforlistening.

(1)Aproverbis.

A.alongsayingB.notfamousatall

C.aboutcommontruthD.onlypopularinChina

(2)Theproverb"youarewhatyoueat"advisesusto.

A.eatwhatwelike

B.haveahealthydiet

C.eatanappleeveryday

D.eatasmuchaswecan

(3)Ifsomeoneisslowinaction,wecantellhim/hertheproverb"

A.theearlybirdcatchestheworm

B.donotputallyoureggsinonebasket

C.allworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy

D.peoplewholiveinglasshousesshouldnotthrowstones

(4)Whatisthispassageprobablyusedfor?

A.AnEnglishtextbook.

B.AnEnglishTVprogram.

C.AnEnglishspeechcontest.

D.AnEnglishradioprogram.

7.阅读理解

InCanadaandtheUnitedStates,peopleenjoyentertainingathome:theyofteninvitefriends

overforameal,aparty,orjustforcoffeeandconversation.

Herearethekindsofthingspeoplesaywhentheyinvitesomeonetotheirhome.

"WouldyouliketocomeoverfordinnerSaturdaynight?"

"Hey,we'rehavingapart/onFriday.Canyoucome?"

Toreplytoaninvitation,eithersaythankyouandaccept,orsayyou'resorryandgivean

excuse.

"Thanks,I'dloveto.Whattimewouldyoulikemetocome'?"or"Oh,sorry.I'veticketsfora

movie.

Sometimes,howevecpeopleuseexpressionsthatsoundlikeinvitationsbutwhicharenotreal

invitations.Forexample:

"Pleasecomeoverforadrinksometime."

"Whynotgettogetherforapartysometime?"

"Whydon'tyoucomeoverandseeussometimesoon'?"

Theyarereallyjustpolitewaysofendingaconversation.

Theyarenotrealinvitationsbecausetheydon'tmention(提至ij)acleartimeordate.They

justshowthatthepersonistryingtobefriendly.Toreplytoexpressionslikethese,peoplejust

say"Sure,thatwouldbegreat!"or"OK.Yes,thanks."

Sonexttimewhenyouhearwhatsoundslikeaninvitation,listencarefully.Isitarealinvitation

oristhepersonjustbeingfdendly?

(1)Whichofthefollowingisarealinvitation'?

A.Ifyou'refree,let'sgoforadrinksometime.

B.Pleasegotothecinemawithmesomedaysoon.

C.Wouldyouliketohaveacupofteawithussometime?

D.I'vetwoticketshere.Canyougototheconcertwithme?

(2)Ifpeoplesay"Let'sgettogetherforlunchsomeday",youjustsay"__"

A.Thatwouldbenice.

B.Howaboutthisweekend?

C.Oh,sorry.I'mverybusy.

D.That'sgreat.I'llbethereontime.

(3)WhydopeopleinCanadaandtheUnitedStatesuseanunrealinvitation?

A.Becausetheywanttoshowthatthey'retryingtobefriendly.

B.Becausetheywanttoshowthatthey'retryingtobehelpful.

C.Becausetheywanttoshowthattheyhaven'tgotreadyforapartyyet.

D.Becausetheywanttoshowthatthey'retryingtomakefriendswithothers.

(4)What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Expressionsofstartingaconversation.

B.Waysofendingaconversation.

C.Realinvitationsornot.

D.Entertainingathome.

8.阅读理解

Hereisacharitysale(义卖)forthepoorkidsinthemountainareaWe'llgiveawaythe

moneyweraiseinthecharitysale.Comeandseeourthings.

Nick1haveanMP3player.1havehaditforhalfayear.Itstillworksverywellnow.Itstays

withmewhenever1feelsad.And1havedownloadedsomepopsongsinit.1hopeitcan

bewithyouwhenyouareunhappy.Itcost180dollars.Now.Youcantakeitwith60

dollars.

KarenI'dliketosellsomeofmyfictions.1startedtobuyfictionswhen1wastwelveyears

old.MyfavoritefictionisTreasureIsland1believeanyonelikemewilllearnalotfrom

thisfiction.Eachfictiononlycosts20dollars.Youcangetthesecondathalfprice.

Mandy1havesomesofttoystosell.Thetoybearismyfourteen-year-oldbirthdaypresent.1

havehaditfororeyear.Itstilllooksverynew.I'soriginal(原始的)pricewas50

dollars.Youonlyneedtopay15dollarsforitnow.Othertoysareverynewbutcheap,

too.

(1)Nickmay___whenheisn'thappy.

A.readfictionsB.listentomusicC.playwithtoysD.seemovies

(2)Theunderlinedword"downloaded"means"__"inChinese.

A.下载B.演唱C.制作D.删除

(3)Nancywillpay__dollarsifshebuystwobooksfromKaren.

A.tenB.twentyC.thirtyD.forty

(4)maygetthemoneyraisedfromthecharitysale.

A.AdisabledmaninhospitalB.Apoorfamilywithfourkids

C.ThepoorkidsinthemountainareaD.Ahomelessmanfromthecountryside

(5)Accordingtothepassage,__isNOTTRUE.

A.ThethreekidsselldifferentthingsB.Sarahcanbuythetoybearathalfprice

C.KarenlearnsalotfromTreasureIslandD.TherearesomepopsongsinNick'sMP3player

9.阅读理解

Asavolunteerteacher,ItraveledalongwaytoasmallvillageschoolinLongzhou,Guangxi.On

mywaythere,Ithoughtaboutthevillage,theschool,andthechildrenthere.However,myheart

sankwhenIarrivedthere.Itwasn'twhatIexpected.Itdidn'tlooklikeaschoolatall!Theschool

hadonlythreerooms,oneforGrades1,2and3,andtheotherforGrades4,5and6.Therewasa

thirdoneforme.

Thechildrenwelcomedmewarmlyonmyfirstday.Theyaskedmealotofquestions,andItold

themstoriesaboutmyselfandmylifeinBeijing.Thenextday,Igavethematesttofindouttheir

level(水平).Tomysurprise,thoughthetestwasveryeasy,overhalfofthestudentscouldn't

passit.Iknewtheyneededme.

Iwasbusypreparinglessons,readingtestpaperseverynight.Ienjoyedteachingtheselovely

andhard-workingchildren,andIcouldseethattheyweremakingprogresswithmyhelp.Ihave

alsolearnedalotfromthem.Iunderstandtheirlivesbetter,andwearenowgoodfriends.

IhaveworkedinLongzhouforayearnow.I'mhappy,andtheexperiencehasbeenveryuseful

forme.Ilovethesmallvillageandthechildren.Infact,Iwouldliketocontinueworkinghere.

(1)Thewriterisavolunteerteacherwhocomesfrom.

A.GuangxiB.XiamenC.BeijingD.Shanghai

(2)Inthepassage,"myheartsank"meansthatthewriter.

A.feltupsetB.washappyC.gotangryD.wasexcited

(3)Thewriterfoundthestudents'levelwaswhatsheexpectedafterthefirsttest.

A.justasB.higherthanC.lowerthanD.thesameas

(4)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Boththevolunteerteacherandthestudentsareworkingsohard.

B.Thevolunteerteacherdoesn'tliketoworkthereanylonger.

C.Ihestudentsbecamebetterandbetterwiththehelpofthevolunteerteacher.

D.Thevolunteerteacherbecamefriendswiththestudents.

10.阅读理解

NorthAmericanblackbearsareshyanimals.Theyarefearfulbynature,andwillusuall/run

awayiftheyseeorhearpeople.Becauseofthis,itcanbedifficultforscientiststolearnabout

theseanimals.

Inordertostudyblackbears,researchersfromNewJersey,theUS,catchbearsandusedrugs

tohelpthemgotosleep.Researchersthenworkoutthesizeandtheweightofthebears,take

blood,totestfordiseases,removeatoothandtakeittothelabtofindoutitsage.From:hese

studies,researcherswanttofindouthowmanybearsliveinNewJersey,howlongtheylive,and

howmanybabiestheyprocuce.

ButinMinnesota,theUS,researchersstudybearsthatarecompletelyawake.Thebears<now

theresearchers'voicesandtheyarenotafraidoftheresearchteam.Withthehelpofafew

grapestokeepthebearsbusy,researcherscantouchthemtochecktheirhearts,lookattheir

teeth,anddootherjobs.Researcherscanalsowalkorsitwithbearsforhoursandmakevideosto

learnabouttheireverydaylives."

Inbothplaces,themainpurposeisthesame—tomakesurethereisahealthypopulationof

blackbears.BuiUieresearchnielhudsandLhekindsofinforrndliunIhdlresearcliersareablelu

collectarequitedifferent.

(1)Inthefirstparagraph,wecanlearnthatNorthAmericanblackbearsare.

A.shyandfearfulanimalsB.notfoundtoday

C.wellknowntoscientistsD.notafraidofpeople

(2)Theword"remove"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeansinChinese.

A.拔下B.移植C.清洗D.修补

(3)WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeincludedintheNewJerseystudiesonblackbears?

A.Theage.B.Thewayoftieircommunication.

C.Theweight.D.Thenumberofbabiestheyproduce.

(4)IntheMinnesotastudies,researchers.

A.cannevergetclosetothebearsB.studythebearswhiletheyareasleep

C.usegrapestomakethebearsfullD.learnalotaboutthebears'everydaylives

11.阅读理解

CHARITYBOOKDRIVEBY

FAMOUSFIVECHILDREN'SCLUB

Givethegiftofreading!

Thecharitydrive(慈善活动)istosupportchildrenatShenzhenChildren'sHome.

Helpdevelopandinspirethechildrenthroughreading!

19&20July2019

9:00a.m-5:00p.m.

Room202,HappyGardensClubhouse

Donate(捐赠)bookssuitableforchildrenfrom

5to14yearsold!

Allkind*cfbecks

Fiction,Nonfiction,Magazines,Comics,Textbooks,Picturebooks,etc

DoyourparttohelpthesechildrenatShenzhenChildren'sHome.Webelieveyouarewilling

todonateafewofyourusedbooksforthecharitydrive.Youcanwriteyournameonyour

booksandgive

themtothevolunteersonduty.Notonlythat,youcanalsomeetsomefamouspeoplefrom

MatYo-Yochildren'sprogramonYouthSportsChannelofStarTelevision.Theywillbegivinga

wonderful

performanceonSaturday,20July2019at10:30a.m.Don'tmissthisgreatchancetomeet

ourlocalperformers!

Thankyouforyourkindness

(1)WhyisthecharitydriveorganizedforShenzhenChildren'sHome?

A.Toencouragechildrenthroughreading.B.Toteachchildrentodrawpictures.

C.Tointroducesomelocalperformers.D.Toraisemoneyforthechildren.

(2)WhoorganizedthecharitydriveforShenzhenChildren'sHome?

A.ShenzhenChildren'sHome.

B.FamousFiveChildren'sClub.

C.Somefamouslocalperformers.

D.SportsChannelofStarTelevision.

(3)Whatcanthebookdonorsdo?

A.Theywillgiveaperformance.

B.Theycanmeetlocalperformers.

C.Theycanonlydonatesomenewbooks.

D.Theygivetheirnamestothevolunteers.

(4)Whatmightthetextbe?

A.Anewsreport.B.Ameetingnotice.C.Anadvertisement.D.Asciencestory.

12.阅读理解

Whatwilllifebelikein2050

Lifewillprobablybeverydifferentin2050inallthefields,fromentertainmenttotechnology.

TVchannelswilldisappearin2050.Peoplewillchooseaprogrammefroma"menu"anda

computerwillsendtheprogrammedirectlytothetelevision.

Waterwiltbecomeoneofourmostseriousproblems.Todayinmanyplaces,agricultureis

developingandpeoplearegrowingfruitandvegetablestoexport(出口).Thisneedsaotof

water.Needforwaterwillincreasetentimesbetweennowand2050andtherewillbeserious

shortages(短缺).

Intransportation,computerswillcontrolthespeedoftheearsandtherewon'tbeany

accidents.Today,manycarshavecomputersthattelldriversexactlywheretheyare.By2050,the

computerwillcontrolthecaranddriveittowhereyouwanttogo.Besides,spaceplaneswilltake

peoplehalfwayaroundtheworldintwohours.Nowadays,theUnitedStatesShuttlecangointo

spaceandlandonEarthagain.By2050,spaceplaneswillflyallovertheworldandpeoplewillfly

fromLosAngelestoTokyoinjusttwohours.

Inthefieldoftechnology,robotswillreplacepeopleinmanyfields.Todaymanyfactorieshave

alreadyusedrobots.Bigcompaniespreferrobotsbecausetheydonotaskforpayrisesorgoon

strikes,andtheywork24hoursaday.By2050,wewillseerobotseverywhere—infactories,

schools,offices,hospitals,shopsandhomes.

(1)TVchannelswill___in2050.

A.disappearB.appearC.bemoreexpensiveD.becheaper

(2)Howmanytimeswillwateruseincreasebetweennowand.

A.Fivetimes.B.Eighttimes.C.Tentimes.D.Eleventimes.

(3)WhatwillNOThappentocarsin2050?

A.Therewillbenoaccidents.

B.Computerswillcontrolthespeedofcars.

C.Computerswilltelldriverswhereexactlytheyare.

D.Computerswillcontrolthecarsanddrivethecarstowhe,eyouwanttogo.

(4)BigcompaniespreferrobotsNOTbecause.

A.theywillreplacepeopleB.theycanworkalongtime

C.theywon'tcomplainD.theydonotgoonstrikes

13.阅读短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项口选出最佳选项。

MissEvanswasgoingtogiveaspeechonFridayafternoon.ButonThursdaynightshewastold

thatshehadtogotoanimportantmeetingthenextdayat:hesametime,"Noonecanbeintwo

placesatthesametime.WhatshouldIdo?"Shethought.Butsoon,shehadanidea.

AtfivetothreeonFridayafternoon,MissEvanswenttothelectureroom.Thereweretv/enty

studentswaitingforher."I'msorry,"shesaid,"Iwon'tbeabletogivemyspeechtoday."The

studentslookedsurprised.MissEvansexplainedthatshehadanimportantmeeting."However,"

shewenton,"thoughIcan'tbewithyoumyself,myvoicecan."Thensheputasmallrecorderon

thedesk,"Yousee,I'verecordedmyspeechandyoucanlistentoitwithoutme."MissEvans

turnedontherpcordedandS什.

Themeetingendedalittleearly.MissEvansdecidedtogcbacktoherstudents.Shestoodfora

momentoutsidetheroom,listeningtoherownvoice.Thensheopenedthedoor.Tohersurprise,

theroomwasempty.Asshelookedaround,shesawanumberofsmallrecorders"listening"to

herspeech!

"Well."shethought,"IfIcanbeintwoplacesatthesametime,whycan'tthey?"

(1)MissEvanshadanimportantmeeting.

A.onThursdaynight

B.onFridaynight

C.onThursdayafternoon

D.onFridayafternoon

(2)MissEvansrecordedherspeechsothatwhileshewasaway.

A.thestudentscouldlistentoit

B.shecouldlistentoherov/nvoice

C.thestudentscouldrecordherspeech

D.thestudentscouldleavetheroom

(3)WhichofthefollowingshowshowMs.Evansfeltintheend?

A.Shewasangrybecauseallherstudentsleft.

B.Shewassurprisedbecausenobodywasintheroom.

C.Shethoughtitwasallrightforthestudentstodothesameasshedid.

D.Shethoughtthestudentswereveryrudebecausenoonewaslisteningtoherspeech.

(4)Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AStrictTeacherB.ALazySpeakerC.ASpecialSpeechD.AnImportantMeeting

14.阅读理解

Over80Goftheancientforestshavealreadybeendestroyed.Thousand-year-oldtreesarecut

downjusttomakeeverydaygoods.Moreandmorewildanimalsareindangernow.Wildanimals

areourfriends,andwecannotlivewithoutthem.Ifwetakenoaction,moreandmorewi