08 阅读理解精练精析20篇（期末真题+名校模拟）-2022-2023学年八年级英语下学期期末复习（外研版）

PAGEPAGE1专题08阅读理解精练精析20篇期末真题+名校模拟（2022春·广东·八年级统考期末）Doyouremembertheelephant“tourgroup”inYunnan?Wherearetheynow?Theyarebackattheirhome!InMarch,2020,afamilyof15wildAsianelephantslefttheirhabitatinXishuangbanna,YunnanProvince.Sincethen,theyhadkeptgoingnorth,throughmountains,forests,riversandevencitystreets.Alongtheirjourney,theyranintovillagesandatefarmers’corn.Butnooneblamed（责怪）them.“ItisOK.Theyarejusthungry,”afarmersaid.Scientistsguessedthattheelephantswerelosingtheirhabitat,sotheymightgonorthtolookforanewhomewithmorefood.Orthegroupmightloseitswaybecauseitsleaderhadnoexperience！Tohelptheelephantsgethomeandprotectthem,thegovernmentused76policecarsandtrucks,aswellasfivediggersandninedrones（无人机）.Policeandscientistscloselywatchedthem.Theywatchedthegroup’smovementandsentwarnings（警示）tonearbypeoplenottogetclosetotheelephants.Theyalsohelpedthemwithfoodanddrink.Finally,theelephantsendedtheirtripsafelyandhappilyafter17monthsanda500-kilometerjourney.TheAsianelephantisthelargestlandanimalinAsia.YunnanistheonlyhabitatforwildAsianelephantsinChina.Theprovincehasbuilt11naturereserves.Thereareonly300oftheminChina.TheWWFisworkinghardtosavethem.1．Inthearticle,theunderlinedword“habitat”means________.A．school B．home C．friends D．villagers2．Howmanypossiblereasonsfortheelephants’movetothenortharethereinParagraphThree?A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.3．Tohelptheelephants,thegovernmentdidthefollowingEXCEPT________.A．givingthemfoodanddrinks B．watchingthemcloselyC．usingdifferentmachines D．buildingroadsforthem4．WhichisTRUEaboutAsianElephants?A．Theyaredangeroustohumans. B．Peopleworkhardtoprotectthem.C．TheyliveindifferentprovincesinChina. D．Theyarethelargestanimalsintheworld.5．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WelcomeBackHome! B．ElephantsontheWay!C．ElephantsareOurFriends! D．ProtecttheElephants!（2022秋·广东广州·八年级统考期末）ManyFrenchteachersandparentscomplainthattheirkidsarenotasbrightastheywere.TheysayyoungpeoplevisitmuseumslessoftenandspendtoomuchtimeontheInternet.Theyonlyreadcomicsandlistentomusic,andlikeAmericanculturemorethantheirown.Butisthistrue?ArecentsurveyshowsthatmanyFrenchkidsspendtheirtimeasotherkidsalwayshave.MostFrenchteenslovemusic,with86%puttingitastheirtophobby,abovethecinema,sportandtelevision.Frenchkidsreadalotandlikedifferentthings,fromJapanesecartoonstoAmericannovels.ManyFrenchpeopleworrythattheirchildrenwatchtoomanyAmericanfilmsandlistentotoomuchAmericanmusic.ButtheresultsofthissurveyshowthatFrenchyoungpeopleliketheirownculture.AsSilviaBerlin,astudentfromParissays,“IlovewatchingAmericanTV,butIwatchmoreFrenchprogrammes.IlovebeingFrench!”6．ManyFrenchteachersandparents________.A．thinktheirkidsareascleverastheywere B．don’tthinktheirkidsareascleverastheywereC．thinktheirkidsareclevererthantheywere D．don’tthinktheirkidsarecleveratall7．MostFrenchteens’tophobbyis________.A．goingtothemovies B．doingsport C．watchingTV D．listeningtomusic8．TheFrenchkidslikeallofthefollowingexcept________.A．Japanesehistory B．Japanesecartoons C．Americanfilms D．Americanmusic9．TheunderlinedsentencesshowFrenchkids________.A．lovetheircountry B．lovetheirlanguageC．likeAmericanprograms D．likeFrenchpeople10．Thispassageismainlyaboutasurveyof________.A．Frenchparents’complaint B．Frenchkids’interestsC．Frenchkids’study D．Frenchteachers’complaint（2022秋·广东广州·八年级统考期末）ThedesigneroftheAppleComputer,StevenJobs,wasnotquitesuccessfulinhisearlyyears.Hewasnotamongthebeststudentsatschool,andfromtimetotimehegotintroublewitheitherhisschoolmatesorhisteachers.Buthewasfullofnewideas,andfewpeoplesawthevalueofhisnewideas.Thingsremainedthesamewhenhewentuptocollegeanddroppedouthalfway.StevenJobsworkedfirstasavideogamedesigneratAtria.HeworkedthereforonlyafewmonthsandthenhesetouttotraveltoIndia.Hehopedthatthetripwouldgivehimmoreideasandgivehimachangeinlifeforthebetter.AfterhehadreturnedfromIndia,hebegantoliveonafarminCalifornia.Andthen,in1975,StevenJobssetaboutmakinganewtypeofcomputer.AlongwithhisfriendStevenWoziak,hedesignedtheAppleIcomputerinhisbedroomandactuallybuiltitinhisgarage.Hechosethename“Apple”becauseitremindedhimofahappysummerheoncespentonanorchardinOregon.HisAppleComputerturnedouttobesuchagreatsuccessthatStevenJobssoonbecameworldwidefamous.Todayhehaslotsoffactoriesandheisveryfamousallovertheworld.11．StevenJobssetouttotraveltoIndia,becausehewanted________.A．tohavealookatIndia B．thetriptogivehimmoreideasC．togivehimachangeinlifeforthebetter D．bothBandC12．StevenJobsmadehisfirstcomputer________.A．inhisgarage B．inhisbedroom C．atacollege D．inaworkshop13．StevenJobsgavehiscomputerthename“Apple”because________.A．heonlylikedappleB．hisfirstcomputerwaslikeanappleC．itcouldremainhimofahardsummerinOregonD．hewishedtorememberhehadoncespentahappysummeronanorchardinOregon14．Fromthepassagewecanknowthat________.A．StevenJobswassuccessfulinhisearlyyearsB．StevenJobsdidn’tfinishhiscollegeC．StevenJobswenttoIndiaandstayedthereallthetimeD．StevenJobsdesignedtheApplecomputerbyhimself15．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．StevenJobswasoneofthebeststudentsatschoolwhenhewasyoung.B．StevenJobsgotonwellwithbothhisschoolmatesandhisteachers.C．StevenJobs,thedesignerofAppleComputer,isverysuccessfulandfamousnow.D．StevenJobsworkedfirstasavideogamesalesmanatAtria.（2022春·广东湛江·八年级校考期末）WhenChinesepeopletalkaboutChineseteaculturetoday,theywon’tmissanimportantpersoninChinesehistory—LuYu,respectedasa“SageofTea(茶圣)”forhisachievementsintheChineseteaculture.Heisbest-knownforTheClassicofTea,thefirstworkongrowing,makinganddrinkingtea.LuwasborninJinglingin733A．D．AsachildhebecameastudentofZouFuzi.Thankstohisteacher’sguidance,helearntalot.Heoftenmadeteaforhisteacher.Healsotookcareofhisfellowstudents’healthusinghisknowledgeonteaandherbs(草药).LuYuoftenwenttothecountrysidetogathertealeavesandherbs.Ononeofthosetrips,LuYufoundaspring.Thewaterwasquiteclearandclean.WhenLumadeteawiththisspringwater,hefoundtheteatastedbetterthanusual.Fromthenon,herealizedtheimportanceofwaterqualityinmakingtea.In752A．D．LuYufinishedhisstudiesandretunedtoJingling,wherehemetCuiGuofu.Bothmensharedthesameinterestsintealiterature(文学)andpoetry.Theysoonbecamegoodfriends.Sincethenthetwospentmuchtimetravelling.ThisperiodwasimportanttoLuYuasamanofliterature.Cui,withhisrichexperienceandskillsinwriting,becameacoachofLu.HeprovidednecessaryhelpwithLu’swriting.ItwasduringthistimethatLufinallywrotetheamazingwork.16．TheClassicofTeaisabookabout_______.①LuYu’sachievements

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⑤waystofindtealeavesA．①②③ B．②③④ C．①③⑤ D．②③⑤17．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“guidance”probablymeaninChinese?A．导游 B．信任 C．陪伴 D．指导18．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A．Luwenttothecountrysidetolookforspringwater.B．Waterqualityplaysanimportantpartinmakingtea.C．LuYufoundaspringonhisfirsttriptothecountryside.D．Tealeavesaremoreimportantthanwaterinmakingtea.19．WhichofthefollowingsisNOTtrueaboutCuiGuofu?A．Hehadarichexperienceandwritingskills.B．HewasafriendaswellasacoachofLuYu.C．HereturnedtoJinglingtogetherwithLuin752A．D．D．HeofferedhelptoLuwhenhewrotetheamazingbook.20．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ChineseTeaCulture B．LuYuandHisTeachersC．“SageofTea”andHisAchievements D．LuYu—aManofLiterature（2022秋·广东汕头·八年级校考期末）HaveyoubeentoShanghaiDisneylandParkthissummer?Didyouseethosefamouscartooncharacters?DonaldDuckisjustoneofthem.In1933amancalledClarenceNashwenttoseethefilm-makerWaltDisney.Themanhadanunusualvoice(声音)andhewantedtoworkinDisney’scartoonfilmforchildren.WhenWalterDisneyheardNash’svoice,hesaid,“Stop!That’sourduck!”Theduckwasthenow-famousDonaldDuck,whofirstappearedin1934inthefilm,TheWiseLittleDuck.Donaldlivedinanoldhouseboatandworehissailorjacketandhat.LaterthatyearhebecameastarafteraneightminutesMickeyMousefilm.Allthepeoplelikedhimbecausehewaslazyandeasilylosthistemper,andtheylovedhisvoicewhenhewasangrywithMickey’seightnephews(侄子).SoonDonaldwasmorepopularthanMickeyMousehimself,probablybecausehewasn’tagoody-goodylikeMickey.Inthe1930s,1940s,and1950s,DonaldandhisfriendsMickey,GoofyandPlutomadehundredsofDisneycartoons.Healsomadeeducationalfilmaboutmathlearning,andsafetyinthehome.Thenin1966DonaldDuckandhisvoicedisappeared,andtherewerenomorenewcartoons.ClarenceNashdiedinFebruary,1985.Buttoday’schildrencanstillseetheoldcartoonsonthetelevisionandhearthatfamousvoice.21．WhydidWaltDisneychooseClarenceNash?A．BecauseNashwaspopular. B．BecauseNashhadanunusualvoice.C．BecauseNashvisitedWaltDisney. D．BecauseNashwasafilm-maker.22．WhendidtheDonaldDuckfilmfirstcomeout?A．Inthe1930s. B．Inthe1940s. C．Inthe1950s. D．Inthe1960s.23．Theunderlinephrase“losthistemper”means________.A．toworkhard B．tobefamous C．tofalldown D．togetangry24．In1966,ClarenceNashstopped________.A．makingeducationalfilms B．goingtoDisneyParksC．voiceactingforDonaldDuck D．watchingDisneycartoons25．Whichisthebesttitle(标题)forthepassage?A．FamousAmericanCartoons B．TheManCreatingDonaldDuckC．DonaldDuckandItsVoiceActor D．TheHistoryofDisneylandPark（2022秋·广东河源·八年级校考期末）Whenyouwanttoinvitefriendstoaparty,you’dbettersendtheminvitations.Thisisagoodwaytoshowyourrespect.Herearesomewaysofinvitingfriendstoyourparty.MailedInvitation:Themosttraditionalwaytoinviteyourfriendsistomailinvitations.Youneedtowritedownalltheinformationabouttheparty,suchasthepartytime,place,clothestowear,thingstobring,phonenumberandsoon.OnlineInvitation:YoucanalsoinvitefriendstoapartythroughtheInternet.Youcanbuysomeonlineinvitations,putpicturesandvideosintheonlineinvitationsandthene-mailthemtoyourfriends.PhoneCall:Ifyouwanttosavemoretime,youcanjustmakeaphonecall.Inthisway.youcantellthemmoreaboutyourparty.Andyoucanheariftheyareinterestedintheparty.Inperson(亲自):Anin-personinvitationcanletyoutalktoyourfriendsaboutthepartyandknowtheirinterests.Butwhentalktothefriends,youmayforgetsomeimportantinformation.So,you’dbetterprepareaninvitationforthem,too.26．Themosttraditionalwaytoinvitefriendsisto________.A．sendcards B．makephonecalls C．mailinvitations D．writeletters27．Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?A．Howtomailinvitationstofriends. B．Howtoholdapartyforfriends.C．Howtowritepartyinformation. D．Howtosendonlineinvitations.28．Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Buyingonlineinvitations. B．InvitingfriendsbyphonecallsC．Knowingfriends’interests. D．Talkingwithfriendsbeforeaparty.29．Theunderlinedword“respect”inthepassagemeans________inChinese.A．尊重 B．祝福 C．感激 D．高傲30．What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Howtoholdparties B．HowtomakefriendsC．Somewaystoinvitefriends D．Theimportantinformation（2022秋·广东潮州·八年级统考期末）Everyonehasworries.Howdoyoudealwith（处理）yourworries?Thereisalwayssomethingyoucandotohelpyourselffeellessworried.Sittingthereworryingisnouseanditcan’tsolveyourproblems.Gradesatschoolareoftenatopworryforkids.Ifyouworrymostaboutgrades,askyourselfthesequestions:◆Whyaregradesimportant?Whatdogradesmeantome?◆HowdoIgetreadyforclass?DoIgoover（复习）mynotesevenwhenthereisn’tatest?◆DoIhaveagoodlearningenvironment?◆HaveItrieddifferentwaysofstudying?Ifyourworryisaboutafightwithyourfriend,youmightwritedownallthethingsyoucoulddo—writeanotetohimorher,invitehimorhertowatchabasketballgame,saysorrytohimorherandsoon.Onceyouhavealistofthingstodo,youcouldchooseonethingthatmaygetyourfriendback.Youcanaskforhelpwhenyou’reworried.Youcanfindsomeonetotalkto,suchasyourparents,friendsandteachers.31．Whatdokidsoftenworrymostabout?A．Theirfriends. B．Theirschoolwork.C．Theirgradesatschool. D．Theirteachers.32．Ifyouareworriedaboutgrades,don’taskyourself“________”.A．Whynotgiveupstudies? B．Whyaregradesimportant?C．HowdoIgetreadyforclass? D．HaveItrieddifferentwaysofstudying?33．Ifyouhaveafightwithyourfriend,youcould________.A．leavehimorher B．trytomakenewfriendsC．invitehimorhertowatchagame D．stoptalkingtohim34．Whenyouareworried,whatshouldyoudo?A．Workhard. B．Talktosomeone.C．Getreadyforclass. D．Fightwithsomeone.35．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Whenpeopleareworried. B．Whoisoftenworried.C．Whoisyourbestfriend. D．Howtodealwithworries.（2022秋·广东深圳·八年级统考期末）Chinashouldcontinuetoimprovethecounty’stoiletsaspartofits“toiletrevolution(革命)”,PresidentXiJinpingsaidrecently.The“toiletrevolution”wasfirstcarriedoutacrossthecountryin2015.Uptonow,around68,000publictoiletsintouristareashavebeennewlybuiltorrebuilt,costing20millionyuanandanother64,000areinplanning,expectedtobecompletedintwoyears’time.Thishasprovidedenoughcleantoiletsforthepublicandimprovedthequalityofthesetouristareas.Thegovernmentalsoaimstobuildcleantoiletsinrural(农村的)homes.Thetoiletsshouldbeatleast2squaremeterslargewithwall,roofs(屋项),doorsandwindows.Theywillbeeitherflush(冲水的)toiletsordrytoiletswithundergroundstoragetanks(存储箱)In2019,Chinaspentanother7billionyuanonrural“toiletrevolution”.Bytheendof2020,over65percentoftheruralareashavehadcleantoilets.Whilebackin1993,thatnumberwasonly7.5percent,accordingtotheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralAffairs.Whyshouldwepaysomuchattentiontothetoilets?Toiletsareabigthinginourlives.Theytakeawayourwasteandkeepourhomesandcommunitieshealthy.Onegramofhumanwastemayhave10millionviruses(病毒)and1millionbacteria(细菌).Thesemakeussickorevenkillus.36．Howmanypublictoiletshavebeennewlybuiltorrebuiltuptonow?________A．68,000. B．64,000.C．132,000. D．2000.000.37．Whatwillthecleantoiletsinruralhomesbelike?________A．Theywillbenomorethantwosquaremeters.B．Theywillhavewalls,doorsandwindows,butnotroofs.C．Theymayuseflushtoiletswithundergroundstoragetanks.D．Theymayusedrytoiletswithundergroundstoragetanks.38．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?________A．In2019,Chinaspentanother7billionyuanon“toiletrevolution”.B．Bytheendof2020,over65percentoftheruralareashadhadtoilets.C．In1993,only7.5percentoftheruralareashadcleantoilets.D．Chinawillimprovepeople’squalityoflifeinbigcities.39．Whyaretoiletsimportant?________A．Theybringdiseases.B．Peopledon’tcareaboutthem.C．Theyhelpkillvirusesinourhomes.D．Theytakeawaydangeroushumanwaste.40．Wherecanyouprobablyreadthepassage?________A．Inahealthmagazine. B．Inanewspaper.C．Inasciencebook. D．Inastorybook.（2022秋·广东深圳·八年级统考期末）Iwasbornin1632inthenorthofEngland.WhenIwasborn,theycalledmeRobinson.Myparentsdidwellinbusinessandwelivedarichandcomfortablelife.However,Iwantedadventureinstead.Becomingasailorhadlongbeenmydreambutmyparentswereagainstit.IlovedthemsomuchthatIonceputmydreamaside.However,aboutayearlater,myfriendinvitedmetojoininthesailtoLondonagainandIagreedthistime.OnSeptember1st,1651,Istartedmyfirstsail.Afewdayslater,theshipwentupanddownbecauseofastrongwind.“IfIcouldlive,Iwillgohomeandnevergotoseaagain.”Isaidtomyself.Thenextday,thewinddroppedandtheseawaspeacefulagain.MyfriendBoblaughedatwhatIdidyesterday.ThenIdecidednottogohomebecauseIdidn’twantmyfriendandfamilytolaughatme!AfterlandingonLondonforsometime,IleftforGuineainAfricawithacaptain.EverythingwentwellfirstbutwhenwewereneartheCanaryIslands,apirateshipcamefromTurkeycameafterus.Afteralongandhardfight,webecameslaves(奴隶)ofthesefamousthievesoftheseaatthattime.Atfirst,theywantedtosellusinthemarket.ButintheendtheTurkishcaptaindecidedtotakemehomehimselfandnowthecaptainbecamemymaster.Thisbroughtaterriblechangeinmylife.41．WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph1referto?______A．Asailor. B．Parents’word.C．Thedream. D．Thecomfortablelife.42．HowoldwasRobinsonwhenhesetoutforthefirstsail?______A．19. B．21. C．23. D．25.43．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothestory?______A．Beforethesail,Robinsonlivedadifficultlife.B．Robinsonmetdifferentdifficultiesduringthesails.C．Robinsonneverchangedhisideaaboutsailingatall.D．Robinsonwashappyafterthedifficultfightwithpirates.44．WherewasRobinsonprobablyattheendofthisstory?______A．InLondon. B．InAfrica.C．InTheCanaryIsland23. D．InTurkey.45．Whichmightbethebesttitleforthisstory?______A．TheTerribleTurkishCaptainB．RobinsonandtheAdventureC．WaystoMakeParentsHappyD．InterestingThingsontheSea（2022秋·广东汕尾·八年级统考期末）

Onedayafamousteacherwaswalkingwithhisstudent.Onthewaytheysawalake.Theystoppedandtheteachertoldthestudent,“I’mthirsty.Getmesomewaterfromthatlake.”Justwhenthestudentreachedthelake,acowwaswalkinginthelake.Sothewaterbecameverydirty.Hethought,“Ican’tgivethedirtywatertomyteacher!”Hecamebackandtoldtheteacher,“Thewaterisverydirty.Wecan’tdrinkit.”Afterabouthalfanhourtheteacheraskedthestudenttogetsomewateragain.Sohewentbacktothelake.Butthelakewasstilldirty.Sohetoldtheteacherthesamething.Aftersometimetheteacheraskedhimtogobackagain.Butthistimehefoundthewaterwasclear.Themud(泥)inthewatercametothebottom(底).Sohegotsomewater.Theteacherlookedatthewaterandsaidtohim.“Youdidnothingtomakethewaterclear.Youjustletitbe…Yourmindisalsolikethat!Whenitisbothered(被打扰)justletitbe.Giveitsometime.”46．Onedaytheteacheraskedhisstudentto________.A．getsomewatertodrink B．getsomewatertowashhisfaceC．makethelakeclear D．driveawaythecowinthelake47．Howmanytimesdidthestudentgotothelake?A．Onlyonce. B．Twice. C．Threetimes. D．Fourtimes.48．Whomadethedirtywaterclear?A．Theteacher. B．Thestudent. C．Thecow. D．Noone.49．Theteachertoldhisstudentthatheshould________whenhismindwasbothered.A．askhimforhelp B．donothing C．drinksomewater D．eatsomething50．Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A．theteachertaughthisstudentsomethinguseful B．theteacherwantedhisstudenttoworkhardC．thestudentknewhowtomakethewaterclear D．thestudentwasverylazy（2022秋·广东深圳·八年级统考期末）Whatwilltheschoolsofthefuturelooklike?Smartcampuses（校园）arebeingbuiltallovertheworld.Theirhigh-techfeatures（特性）helpstudentslearnmoreeffectively（有效地）andsafely,aswellasbringconvenience（便利）toteachers.②TheUniversityofBritishColumbiahasbuiltCanada’sfirst5G-poweredsmartcampus,accordingtoTheStar,aCanadiannewspaper.Theschoolworkedwithatechcompanytobuilda5Gnetworkacrossitscampus.Itsresearcherscanusethenetworktotest5Gsoftware（软件）.③AtStaffordshireUniversityintheUK,manystudentsenjoytalkingtoBeaconandaskingitquestions.BeaconisanAIchatbot（聊天机器人）thatwasmadebytheuniversity.Itislikeapersonalhelperforstudents.Theycanaskitquestions,suchaswhetherornotoneoftheirclassesiscancelled.④Amazonalsohassmartcampusproducts.Alexa,thecompany’svoice-activated（声控的）smartassistant,canbeusedtohelpteachersruntheirclasses.Forexample,Alexacanremembertheteacher’sclassroompreferences（偏好）,suchashowbrightthelightsshouldbe,andthenchangethem.⑤“Citiesaresobig,andtherearesomanyplayersandstakeholders（利益相关者）,itcanbedifficult.Butuniversitieshavecontrolovertheirestates（财产）.Theyownallthebuildings...sotheycanbecomelikealivinglab,”saidGemmyGinty,adesignerwhoisworkingonasmartcampusdevelopmentstrategy（策略）fortheUniversityofGlasgow.51．Whichofthefollowingcan’tsmartcampusesbringtostudentsandteachers?A．Effectiveness. B．Safety.C．Convenience. D．Independence.52．WhatcanBeacondo?A．Itcantest5Gsoftware.B．Itcanteachstudentslessons.C．Itcananswerstudents’questions.D．Itcanhelpteacherscancelclasses.53．WhocreatedAlexa?A．TheUniversityofBritishColumbia. B．StaffordshireUniversity.C．Amazon. D．TheUniversityofGlasgow.54．WhydopeopleprefertotestsmarttechnologyinuniversitiesaccordingtoGemmyGinty?A．Becausetheyhavereallabs.B．Becausetheyarenotlikerealcities.C．Becausetheyhavemanystakeholders.D．Becauseuniversitiesownalloftheirbuildings.55．Whatisthestructureofthepassage?A．.. B．C． D．（2022秋·广东东莞·八年级东莞市东莞中学松山湖学校校考期末）Computers,smartphonesandothermachinesaretheperfectservantsbecausetheyalwaysdowhattheyare“told”.Weusually“tell”themtodothingsbyusingamouseorkeyboard.ButwhatifwecouldjusttalktothemnormallyandtellthemWhattodo?Thistypeoftechnologyknownasvoicecontrolorvoicerecognition（识别）hasbeenshowninfilmsandTVshowssincethe1960s.TheTVshowSlarTrekshowedsomespaceshipswhichcouldreplytohumanvoicecommands.Thefilm2001:ASpaceOdysseyshowedacomputerthathumanastronautscantalkto.Itwasmainlyusedtoplaychessandrepairastronauts’spaceship.Ontheotherhand,thereal-worldvoicerecognitionisusedformoreeverydaytasks.Forexample,AppleandAmazonmadetwopiecesofvoicerecognitionsoftware（软件）.Theycanbeaskedtodomanythings,suchassettingalarms,playingmusicandsoon.Oneofthenicethingsaboutvoicerecognitionisthatitcanbeusedwhenweareonthego.Whenyouaredrivingacarorwalkingdownthestreet,it’snotconvenientorevendangeroustopickupyoursmartphoneortypeawayonthekeyboard.Voicerecognitionallowsyoutofocusonwhateveryouaredoingatthemomentwhilestilldoingothertasks.Speechrecognitionsoftwareisalsohelpfultodeafpeople.Itcanbeusedtolistentospokenwordsandturnthemintotextthatdeafpeoplecanread.Somespeechrecognitionsoftwarecanevenhearwordsspokeninonelanguageandthentranslate（翻译）themintoanotherlanguage.56．Weusuallycontrolmachines________indailylife.A．byusingbodylanguage B．bytalkingtothemC．byusingamouseorkeyboard D．byconnectingthemtotheelectricity57．Howdoesvoicerecognitionhelptokeepyousafewhiledrivingacar?A．Ithelpsyoutofocusonwhatyouaredoing.B．Itallowsyoutotypeonthekeyboardmoreconveniently.C．Itcancontrolyourcarforashortwhile.D．Itcanhelpyoutoreceivephonecallssafely.58．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“convenient”meaninChinese?A．快速的 B．方便的 C．积极的 D．敏感的59．Inthelastparagraph,wecaninfer（推断）aboutthespeechrecognitionsoftware________.A．canhearwordsspokeninEnglishandthentranslatethemintoChineseB．canturntextintospokenwordsfortheblindC．canhelpyoudoanythingthatyouwanttodoD．canhelpimitateothers’voices60．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．ComputersCanTalktoHuman B．VoiceRecognition:AHelpfulFriendoftheDeafC．ComputersCanHelpAstronauts D．VoiceRecognition:AHelpfulFriendofHumanLife（2022秋·广东东莞·八年级湖景中学校考期末）Canyouimagineturningyourschoolintoafarm?ThisiswhatstudentsdidatZhengzhouForeignLanguageMiddleSchool.Underthe“doublereduction”policy（双减政策）,studentshavemanynewclubsandafter-schoolactivities.OneofthemostpopularclubsistheHappyFarmingClub.“AtfirstIthoughtIcouldjustlearntogrowsomevegetableshere,”saidZhangXin,aclubmember.“ButlaterIfoundthatIalsolearnedalotaboutagriculture（农业）andbiology.”Studentslookeduptheinformationaboutvegetablesontheinternet.Afterstudyingonline,studentsgotthechancetogrowthem.“Mygrouptriedgrowingleeks（韭菜）”,saidZhang.“Weputtherootsunderground,afterthatwecoveredthemwithathinlayerofsoilandwateredthem.Afterdoingallthis,wehadagreatsenseofachievement.Wehopetheleekscangrowstrong!”Othergroupsgrewdifferentthingssuchastomatoesandpotatoes.Totellthemapartstudentssetupboardswiththevegetables’namesonthem.Thecampuslookslikeasmallfarmnow.“Inthe38yearsofourschool’shistory,wearethefirsttogrowvegetables,”saidZhang“Thisisreallyaspecialexperience!”61．Underthe“doublereduction”policy,studentshave________.A．morehomework B．nohomework C．nochanges D．moreafterschoolactivities62．Intheclub,ZhangXinlearnedmanythingsEXCEPT________.A．growingvegetables B．makingacakeC．somethingaboutagriculture D．somethingaboutbiology63．AccordingtoZhang,therightordertogrowleeksis________.①watertheleeks②coverthemwithathinlayerofsoil③puttherootundergroundA．①②③ B．②①③ C．③①② D．③②①64．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“achievement”meaninChinese?A．成就感 B．失败感 C．饥饿感 D．羞耻感65．WhatdothestudentsandteachersthinkoftheHappyFarmingClubaccordingtothepassage?A．Itisreallyagreatexperience.B．Itisawasteoftimetogrowvegetables.C．Theycanonlylearnhowtogrowvegetables.D．Theydon’tlikeitbecauseit’snoteasytogrowvegetables.（2022秋·广东揭阳·八年级统考期末）TwoyearsagoIleftcollegeandwentbacktoworkasabankclerkinmyhometown.Ilivedwithmyparentsinaflat.Butthefl