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题型：阅读选择题类：常考题难易度：普通

浙江省宁波市余姚市2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷

阅读理解

Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people can have as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?

Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings, such as battles lost and won, kings or rulers(统治者) overthrown(推翻) or killed, took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by words of mouth. Today we can read in our newspapers of important things that happen in faraway countries at the same time.

Besides giving news from all over the world, newspapers tell us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, as well as radio, television and film guides. There are also book reviews, stories, and of course, advertisements(广告). There are all kinds of advertisements. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space (广告版面), but it is worth the money because news of what they make in factories goes into almost every home in the country. For those who make newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit(利润).

（1）、What does the passage mainly talk about?

A、Almost all the people all over the world read newspapers. B、Why do people read newspapers? C、Newspapers can make a good profit. D、How did the newspapers come about?

（2）、What does the word "it" refer to?

A、The newspapers. B、The newspapers space. C、The advertisements. D、The money.

（3）、Newspapers were created to ______ many years ago.

A、make a profit B、spread information C、overthrow the rulers D、won the battles

（4）、About the use of newspapers, which one is not mentioned in the passage?

A、Weather reports. B、Tell us about some films. C、Tell us some stories. D、Help us find people.

举一反三

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，回答1-5小题。

The Dragon Boat Festival also called the Duan Wu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating Zong Zi and racing dragon boats. To hold the dragon boat races is in memory of Qu Yuan, one of the greatest poets (诗人) in China.

Qu Yuan was born in Zigui of Hubei Province over 2,200 years ago. Qu Yuan was an honest minister(大臣) of the State of Chu, during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) (战国时期). He was upright(正直的)and wise. He wanted to bring his country peace and make the State stronger, but the country was in the hands of bad officials, he failed. At last, he was very discouraged. He ended his life by throwing himself into the Miluo River. It was said that people were trying to save him. But it was too late. Also, they were very sad and they threw rice into the water to feed Qu Yuan's spirit.

Now we read his poem Li Sao which was filled with deep love for his country. We can see the dragon boat races and have a kind of Chinese food named Zong Zi to eat during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Russia (俄罗斯) is on the north of China. It is bigger than other countries .How much do you know about it ? Let's talk about something about its capital —- Moscow (莫斯科). There is a famous square (广场) called Red Square in Moscow .It is the centre of Moscow .Is the square red? Why is it called Red Square ? Red has another meaning — beautiful . So "Red Square "means a beautiful square .As we all know ,there is a palace to the north of Tian'anmen Square .And there's a palace beside Red Square , too . Now , it is the offfice for the Russian government (政府). A High bell tower stands in the palace . There is a shining red star on the top of the tower .
请根据短文内容，选择最佳答案, 将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。

   Life in the twenty-first century will be very different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?
   The population is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.
   People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling. Travelling will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
   There will be changes in our food, too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day, instead they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.
   Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language（语音） and some of the customs（风俗）of the country.
When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands(握手). Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands when they haven't met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly ever shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

A dance show called The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting《只此青绿》is on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala. It becomes popular very soon. The show gets the idea from the 900-year-old Chinese {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（paint） A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains《千里江山图》. The Song Dynasty painter Wang Ximeng made it{#blank#}2{#/blank#} the age of 18. The painting {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（show）a Chinese blue-green landscape(风景画)˗˗˗˗mountains between blue sky {#blank#}4{#/blank#}clean water. The dance shows the Chinese traditional beautiful paintings. The dancers each have a {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(differently) hairstyle. The clothes that they wear are green and blue. It also shows the colors{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the mountains and rivers. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the dancers sway (摇摆) in {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(they) dresses, we seem to be looking at the moving mountains and rivers. Mountains and rivers are coming to 1ife more than 1,000 years later!Now more and more new shows are {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Chinese traditional culture(文化). We hope {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(many) young people will be interested in it.

阅读短文。从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

After- school clubs

Do you want to make your after- school life more colorful? Here are some good choices for you.

Outdoor Club Sitting in a classroom for eight hours a day can be tiring. How about joining an outdoor club? Activities like skiing and picnicking are possible choices. You can take part in some of them to enjoy the adventures(冒险).
Creative(创造性的) Writing Club Want to write short stories and be the next J. K. Rowling? A writing club is a good choice for you. Your writing skills will really improve because you can get helpful advice from other club members.
Robotics Club Machine learning and AI are hot topics today. Do you want to know more about them? Join the club and our leader Mr. Lu will help you find your talent(天赋) in this field. It might even help you get a good job.
Soup Kitchen Club In this club, our leader Mr. Zhang will show you how to cook delicious soup. You can work at a food bank or a soup kitchen. You will spend a few hours at a time giving food to people who really need it. It's very helpful.

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