杭州市白马湖实验学校2023年八下英语期中阅读专项练习（含答案）

杭州市白马湖实验学校2023年八下英语期中阅读专项练习〔含答案〕第页杭州市白马湖实验学校2023年八下英语期中阅读专项练习AWehaveheardaboutpeoplewhohavespecialmemories.RecentlytherehasbeenareportaboutawomanfromAustraliawhocanrememberalmosteverydetail(细节)ofalltheeventsinherdailylife.RebeccaSharrock,25,isoneofjust80peopleworldwidewhohavebeenidentified(确定)ashavingHighlySuperiorAutobiographicalMemory(HSAM,超级自传体记忆症).Itmeansshecanremembereverysmallevent-whichmostpeoplewouldforgetwithin(在以内)days-asifithadhappenedjustminutesago."Iremembermymumputtingmeinthedriver'sseatofacarandtakingapictureofmewhenIwas12daysold,〞shesaid."That'smyearliestmemory.Iremembereverydaysincethen.Ican'ttellallthedatesexactlybecauseIwastooyoungtounderstandcalendars,butIrememberwhatIdidthateveryday,whattheweatherwaslikeandsoon.〞Rebeccacanalsore-experiencetaste.Ifshe'seatingsomethingthatshedoesn'tlike,shethinksaboutBlackForestcake,herfavoritefood,andthememorywillbesostrongthatshecannearly"taste〞it.However,sometimeshermemoriesprove(证明)tobepainful.Becausethey'renotjusteventsthatsheremembers."WhenIrelive〔再体验)memories,thefeelingsreturn,too,〞Rebeccasaid."Forexample,IrememberfallingoverwhenIwasthreeatmygrandparents'houseandhurtingmyleftknee.Talkingaboutitnow,Ifeelpainfulinmyleftknee.""Atnight,Ihavetosleepwiththeradio/recorderandasoftlighton,sheadded."1fit'stoodarkorquiet,mymindwouldbefilledwithallthesememoriesandIcan'tsleep."1.Wheneversheisrelivinghermemories,__________A.sheishappyB.sheexperiencesthefeelingsagainC.shefeelspaininherkneesD.shecantasteherfavoritefood2.WhatistheresultofhavingHSAMA.Shecanremembereveryeventinherdailylife.B.Shecanre-experiencetaste.C.Shecanrelivefeelings.D.Alltheabove.3.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer(推断)that________A.HSAMcandohergood,butitalsobringsherpainB.shefeelspainfulifsherecallsherexperiencesC.shecanfallasleepwhilesheisre-experiencingmemoriesD.HSAMcangreatlyimproveherlivingconditionsBUpto65%ofchildrendon'tgetasmuchsleepastheyshoulddo,andthiscanmakethemnervousandsloweratschool,scientistssay.Sohowlongshouldyoungpeoplesleepeachnight?Theanswerisbetweeneightandtenhours.Ifyoudon'tgetenoughsleepatnight,you'llhavelessenergythenextday.Butthescientistssaymanychildrenhavemissedouton4,500hoursofsleepbythetimetheyaresevenyearsold.TheysaythatchildrenmisssleepbecausetheyhaveTVsandcomputersintheirrooms,andbusyparentsdon'treadtotheiryoungerchildrenatnightanymore.Thetraditional"bedtimestory"helpschildrentorelaxandfallasleeppeacefully.ChildrenwithTVsandcomputersintheirbedroomsweremorelikelytosleepbadly,andtogetlessthaneighthours'sleep.Evenlosingonehour'ssleepanightcanmeanthatchildrendolesswellatschool.Germanscientiststhinkthatyourbrain(大脑)keepsworkingwhileyouareasleep.Toshowthattheywereright,theygavetwogroupsofpeopleaproblemtoworkout.Onegroupwenttosleep,andtheothergroupstayedawake.Theresult?Thepeoplewhosleptworkedouttheanswermorequickly.Thisshowedthattheirbrainshadbeentryingtofindtheanswerwhilethepeoplewereasleep.So,makesureyougetenoughsleeptonight,andyou'llbeatyourbesttonight,andyou'llbeatyourbesttomorrow!1.Whatproblemdomorethanahalfofstudentshave?A.Theydon'tgetonwellwiththeirstudies.B.Theydon'thaveenoughsleepatnight.C.Theydon'trelaxthemselvesatschool.D.Theydon'tfollowtheirschoolrules2.Ifyouhavelessenergythenextday,you'llprobablyfeel_______.A.sleepy,slowandnervousB.tried,boredandworriedC.afraid,aloneandangryD.dull,lazyandcrazy3.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,whathasworstinfluencedmanychildren'ssleep?A.Theirparents'noise.B.Bedtimestories.C.ToomuchhomeworkD.TVandcomputers4.TheGermanscientists'experimentshowedthat_______.A.ourstudydependsonoursleepB.oursleephelpsimproveourhealthC.ourbrainworkswhilewesleepD.ourbrainworksfasterduringsleep5.Thispassageinmainlywrittenfor_______.A.parentsB.schoolteachersC.scientistsD.youngstudentsCZhaoHuaisastudentfromauniversity.Hehasledagroupofuniversitystudentvolunteerssincelastyear.Theyhelpchildrenataprimaryschoolwiththeirstudiesanddailylives.“WhenIwasasmallchi ld,〞Zhaosaid,“IknewMarch5thwasadayforpeopletolearnfromLeiFengandhelpothers,butIdidn’tknowtherealmeaningofthespiritofLeiFeng.NowwhenIseethesmilingfacesofthekidsIhavehelped,IdeeplyunderstandLeiFeng.Helpingothersmakesmehappy.〞LeiFeng〔1940—1962〕isoneofthebest-knownsoldiersinChinesehistory.Helosthisparentswhenhewasveryyoung.Hisneighborsbroughthimup.Hediedinanaccidentattheageof22.Hedidmanygooddeedsinhisshortlife.Forexample,hegavehisownmoneytotheparentsofanothersoldier,andboughtaticketforawomanhedidn’tknowwithouttellingherhisname.OnMarch5th,1963,ChairmanMaocalledonpeopleto“LearnfromLeiFeng〞andmadetheday“LeiFengDay〞.Todayalmost50yearshaspassedsinceLeiFeng’sdeath.SomepeoplesaythatthespiritofLeiFengisout.Therehavebeenmanyreportsaboutthecoldness(冷漠)ofpeopletowardsstrangers.ThishasmademanyChinesepeoplethinkdeeplyaboutthemselves.Manypeoplethinkweneedtopromote(提倡)thatspiritagain.Theimportantthingisthatwemustbereadytohelpothersandmakeitahabit.1.Whichdayis“LeiFengDay〞？A.May3rd.B.May5th.C.March3rd.D.March5th.2.WhobroughtLeiFengup?A.Hisparents.B.ChairmanMao.C.Hisneighbors.D.Soldiers.3.Theunderlinedphrase“gooddeeds〞means_________inChinese.A.好人B.好事C.好梦D.好主意DInWesternsociety,especiallyintheEnglish-speakingworld,thechanceforyoungpeopletoseetheothercountriesandexperiencelifeisconsideredimportant.Manyyoungpeople,whentheyfinishschoolattheageof18,takeagapyearbeforetheygotouniversity.Parentsoftenwanttheirchildrentogrowupalittleandseewhattherealworldislikewhentheyfinishschool.Althoughtheyareworriedabouttheirsafety,manythinkthattheadvantagesofindependenceandexperienceareworththeworries.Childrenareencouragedtobebrave,independentandtoexploretheworldontheirownorwithfriends.Youngpeoplealsowanttoexperiencefreedomandseewhatlifeislikeontheotherside.Thisothersidecouldbetheothersideoftheworldorjusttheothersideoflife.Forexample,iftheyhavearichlife,theymaywanttoseehowpeopleinpoorareaslive.Agapyearafterschoolisalsoanimportantchanceforyoungpeopletospendtimethinkingaboutwhattheywanttodowiththeirlives.Alittlebitofgrowingupandexperiencewillhelpthemmaketheirimportantcareerdecisions,especiallywhentheyareunsureaboutwhattheywanttostudy.Anotherreasonforgoingstraightafterschoolistogetabreakfromstudyingbeforetheystartthenextfewyearsofuniversity.Soanywhereyoutravelintheworld,youwillmeetyoungEuropeanpeopleexploringtheworld.Somuchoftheworldhasbeentravelledandexplored.Theyoungpeoplearenowlookingformoreworthyexperiences.Someofthemworkasvolunteerstodosomethingforthecountrytheyarevisiting.ManygapyearvolunteersarenowspendingafewmonthsteachingEnglishinThailand,helpingfeedgiantpandasinChinaorbuildingawell(井)inavillageinAfrica.Theseyoungpeople’swishtoexploretheworldisanexpressionofthevaluesofthesocietiesthattheyarepartof.BothdiscoveringtheworldandmakingapositivedifferenceinitareimportantpartsoftheWesternmind.1.WhichisNOTareasonforyoungpeopletotakeagapyear?A.Youngpeoplewanttotakeabreakfromstudying.B.Youngpeoplewanttobesureaboutwhattostudy.C.Parentsencouragethemtobebraveandindependent.D.Parentsencouragethemtoliveafreeandwealthylife.2.Nowagapyearvolunteermightdosomethingmorevaluablelike.A.experiencingdifferentculturesB.helpingprotectrainforestsinBrazilC.makingfriendswithmorepeopleD.enjoyingtraditionallocalfood3.Bytakingagapyear,youngpeoplemay.A.staywiththeirparentsallthetimeB.makemoneyfortheirfurtherstudyC.helpchangetheworldforthebetterD.changetheWesternmindcompletely4.Thepurposeofwritingthisarticleisto.A.showdifferentopinionsaboutgapyearB.offerreadersinformationaboutgapyearC.discovernewwaystotakeagapyearD.tellyoungpeoplewhentotakeagapyearEIfyouwanttofindapart-timejoborlearnsomethingdifferentduringyoursparetime,youcanhavealookatthefollowingjobsofferedbytheDCPublicLibrary.TeensofDistinctionProgramTheDCPublicLibraryofferspart-timejobsforteensthroughtheTeensofDistinctionProgram.Teensworkfor10-12hoursperweekallyearlong,helpingthelibrarywithimportanttasksandprojects.TheTeensofDistinctionProgramisnowhiring!Toapply,youhaveto：●beaDCresident●haveandmaintainatleasta2.5gradepointaverage●be16to18yearsold●beabletoworkfor10-12hoursperweek●beabletoworkforDCPLforatleast9monthsOh,andofcourseyouhavetoimpressuswithyourwonderfulpersonality!TeenVolunteerOpportunitiesIfyouwanttoearncommunityservicehoursforschool,Youth202isagoodchoice.Youth202isaradioprogramcreatedbyyouthandforyouth.Youcanlearnradioproductionskills,interviewpeoplearoundyou,andhelpkeepotherteenstolearnnews,events,andanythingelseyouthinkisimportant.SummerYouthEmploymentProgram(SYEP)Everysummer,teenscanworkheretohelplibrarycustomersorganizebooksandlearnlotsofnewskills,suchasprogramplanning,writingandmediaproduction.OnFriday,January25at12：15p．m.,theapplicationforthe2023SYEPwillbeopentoteensbetweentheagesof14and21.Applicationswillbeprocessedona“first-come,first-served〞basis.Spaceislimitedthisyear,soteensareencouragedtoapplyearly,andremembernottomissthedeadline,Saturday,February16.1.WorkingfortheTeensofDistinctionProgram,teenagerswill________．①becomeaDCresident②workfor10-12hoursperweek③workforDCPLforatleast9months④haveawonderfulperso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