八级英语每周阅读训练

八年级英语每周阅读训练Theword‘OK’celebratesits177thbirthday Peoplecanmakeahandgesturetosay“OK”.“OK”：世界上最通用的语言。Usuall,yyoudon’tfindthesamewordsindifferentlanguages.Butthereisanexceptionfortheword“OK”!ThewordOKfirstappeared（出现intheBostonorningPostonMarch2Itwasanabbreviation（缩写ofthePostonMarch2phrase“ollkorrect”,anincorrectspellingof“allcorrect”.Althoughitbeganasajoke,peoplelaterusedthephraseondocuments（文件）orthroughtelegraphs（电报）tosaythatallwaswell.Thisyear,OKcelebratedits177thbirthday.Weusethisexpressioncountlesstimeseveryday.“Howabouttwoo’clock?OK?”“OK.”“OKthen.”ThewordOKiseasytosay,writeandunderstand.Besides,itismoreneutral（中立的）thanmanywords.AllenMetcalf,AmericanauthorofOK:TheImprobableStoryofAmerica’sGreatestWord,toldTheTimes,“WhatOKprovidedthatotherwordsdidnotwasneutrality,awaytoexpressagreementwithouthavingtoofferanopinion.”Forexample,ifsomeoneasksyoutogoforawalkafterlunch,youcansimplyrespond,“OK”.Thereyougo-noextraopinions.OKcanbespelledindifferentways:okayorO.K.Theyareallpronouncedthesame.But“OK”isthemostwidelyacceptedspellingandisoftenusedinwriting.Somepeople,however,likethespelling“okay”becauseitlooksmorelikeaword.Sometimes,peoplealsosayshortformsofOKlike“K”.Forexample,someonemightsay,“I’mjustgoingtothesupermarket,butI’llbebackin10minutes.”Youcouldreplywith,“K”.OKissousefulthatit’ssaidworldwide.Youmaynotknowthelanguageofsomeoneyou’retalkingwith,butsaying“OK”withgestures（手势）canhelpyoucommunicate. Choosetheanswer:Theword“OK”cameintobeingwhen .theBostonMorningPostdecidedtocreateitusingabbreviationsondocumentswaspopularpeoplespelled“allcorrect”thewrongwayas“ollkorrect”telegraphsneededmoreabbreviations.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEwhenusingOK?Itisaneutralwaytoexpressagreement.Peopleactuallyhaveotheropinionsonthetopic.It’snotpolitetosayOKmanytimestoothers.ThosewhouseOKalotarelazy..OKcanbespelledinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT .A.okay B.O.K. C.K D.oll

korrect4.Whatcanyoudoifyoudon’tknowthelanguageinanewcountry,accordingtothelastparagraph?A.UsetheshortenedformofOKalot.B.Trytoaskpeoplequestionsmanytimes.C.MakeuseofOKaswellasgestures.D.Askotherpeopletohelpyouout.VRmakesyoupartofanewworld visitortriesaVRheadsetduringthe06hinaInternationallectronicCommercexpo.F虚拟现实到底是什么？inyourroom.Peoplearesayingthatvirtualrealitytechnology（VR,虚拟现实技术）isgoingtochangeourlivesinthefuture.VRtechnologyputsyouinanewworldwhenyou’rereallyjuststandinginyourroom.VRisacomputertechnologythatcreatesa360°environmentforuserstosee.Theycaneveninteract（互动）witheverythingaroundthem.Allyouhavetodoisputonasetofgoggles（护目镜）.Thetechnologyfollowstheuser’sheadmovements,andthentheviewchangesinthisvirtualworldtoo.Andnow,moviemakersaretryingtoputyouinthemovieswithVR!Butdirectorsaretryingtofigureoutthevisualeffectstomakethiswork.Usuallythedirectorshowspeoplewhattosee,butwithVR,theuserisincontrol.YoucanbeinspacewithMattDamoninTheMartianorbeintheworldofthemovieFrozen.It’sthenextstepupfrom3-DandIMAXfilms.Buttheamazingpartis,insteadofwatchingtheactionyouwillbeapartofit.Thisisn’twherethepotentialforVRendseither.TheGuardiansaysscientistsarelookingforwaysVRcouldhelpchildrenwithattentiondeficitdisorder（多动症）andoldsoldierswhofacepost-traumaticstressdisorder（创伤后应激障碍）.ImaginebeingabletostudyinaclassroomwithstudentsfromallovertheworldorvisitingyourdoctorjustbyusingVRgoggles.That’swhereMarkZuckerberg,creatorofFacebook,seesVRgoing.So,howwouldyouusevirtualrealityinyoureverydaylife? ChoosetheanswerWhatcanthegogglesdo?Theycanhelppeopleprotecttheireyes.Theycangivepeoplea360°environmenttosee.Theycanrecordtheuser’sheadmovements.Theyhelppeopleseetherealworlddifferently.IfVRisusedinmovies,whichofthefollowingwillcometrue?A.Userscandirectthemoviesinanewway.B.Userswillbeapartofthemovie.

ilmswillC.Userscan’twatchthemoviesanymore.D.3-DandIMAdisappear.ilmswillWhatdoesMarkZuckerbergthinkaboutthefutureofVR?Itmayhelpstudentsfromallovertheworldstudytogether.Therewillbenohospitalsanymore.Nothinginourdailylifewillbethesame.Itmaybringmanynewillnesses.What’sthestorymainlyabout?A.Virtualreality’susesinmedicalareas.B.Howpeoplewillwatchmoviesinthefuture.C.TheuseofVRgogglesinourlivDes..Whatvirtualrealitytechnologywillbringus.htereachingalessoninlinehterneday,IpickedupmydauEloisefromschoolandwenttothesupermarketforafewthings.Iwashopingtobeinandoutquickly.Ioundashortlinewithustonepersoninrontome.Itwasanelderrwoman,andshewaspayinorherthin|withonlychane.Ateralondayatwork,|Iwasfrustratedwiththiswoman.ButthenIwatchedtheyoungclerk.Hehelpedhercountherchange,eversotenderlytakingitfromhershakinghands.Ilistenedtohimrepeatedlysaytoher:“Yes,ma’am.”Whensheaskedifshehadenoughtobuyabag,hetoldhershedid.Thenhewenttwolinesovertogetoneoiher.①everoncedidthisclerketannoyedorrollhiseyes.ewaspatientandkind.AsIwaswatchinhim,Isawloisewastoo.②Irealiednydauhterwaslearninanimportantlessonromacompletestraner.Whenthewomanwasinished,theclerkbeanrininupmythinsandthankedmeformypatience（耐心）.Ithankedhimtoo.Ioundthemanaer经理）andtoldhimabouttheclerk'skindnessandpatience.henweletthesupermarketwithaullcar购物车），butalsowithaheartfullofthankfulnessforsuchanimportantlesson.-Choosetheanswer:1.Whichdescribesthewriter’sattitudetowardtheelderlywomanatfirst?

kind-heartedB.scaredFromParagraphkind-heartedB.scaredFromParagraph3,welearnthatA.livedacomfortablelifeC.wasafriendoftheclerk’sC.interestedD.annoyedtheelderlywoman .mightnothavemuchmoneyD.didn’twanttopayforherthingsWhatdoestheunderlinedphras“eringingup”inthestorymean?A.puttingaway B.makingacallC.makinganorderofgoods D.recordinghowmuchisspentWhatwastheimportantlessonthewriterreferredto?A.Bekindandpatientwithothers. B.It’shardtobeagoodclerk.C.Wecanlearnfromstrangers.D.Don’tlookdownonanyone. ordsinfocus1.frustratedad.沮丧的Hegetsfrustratedwhenpeopledon’tunderstandwhathe’stryingtosay.tenderlyadv.温和地Hedrewthegirltenderlytowardshim.repeatedlyadv.重复地Shetelephonedrepeatedlytoaskmetogowithher. entencebank①释义：这位收银员不曾有过一丁点的生气或不耐烦。用法：never等否定词位于句首时，句子要用倒装语序，即将助动词或情态动词放在主语的前面。rollone'seyes意为“转动眼睛”“不以为然”。NeverhaveIseensuchabeautifulplace.②释义：我突然间意识到，我的女儿正从一个彻头彻尾的陌生人那里学到了一堂重要的课。用法：realize是动词，意为“意识到，认识到"，暗含之前并不知道。还可以表示“实现梦想”。Theydidn’trealizethedangertheywerein.Workhardandyouwillrealizeyourdream. hareyourthoughts给迷途者指条路，向落难者伸出援手，用会心的微笑祝贺友人的成功……唯有以一颗善良真诚的心对待包容别人，我们才能获得生命的真谛。阅读还原(其中有一项为多余选项)“Ahomestayisatypeofstudyabroadprogram.Itallowsthevisitortostaywithalocalfamily,sotheycanbetterunderstandthelocallifestyle.Italsohelpsimprovethevisitor’slanguageability,”ateacherduringaschoolmeetinglasttermsaid.“Ifyouwishtolearnmoreaboutforeignculturesorgetforeignexperience,youcantakethiskindofholiday.(1) .”Afterthismeeting,(2) .Atlast,Ihadthechancetogoonsuchaholidaywithsomeofmyschoolmateslastmonth.WewenttoLondon,aplaceIhavewantedtogoforyears.AfterwegottoLondon,wewenttostaywithdifferentfamilies.Myhostfamilywasawhitecouplea