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题型：阅读选择题类：难易度：普通

湖南省永州市宁远县2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

阅读理解

Pay attention to what you see in the picture.

Think about what you would do first.

1. Turn off the stove on which the kettle(水壶) is boiling.

2. Answer the phone.

3. Calm the baby who is crying aloud.

4. Prevent the dog from chewing(咀嚼) on the sofa.

Choose 1: You are a person who puts safety first. You turn off the stove first because you think it is important to protect your home and your family. Also, you do your best to make sure that everything is in order.

Choose 2: You consider yourself to be lazy and prefer to relax at home. It does not bother you too much if you have to wait a bit to feel comfortable. In addition, you enjoy spending time with your friends and family because you also value communication.

Choose 3: You are responsible and able to make important decisions even without the help of others. You do not usually abandon others when they have problems. You will try to help out as much as you can.

Choose 4: You do many things on impulse. You are easily annoyed by boring things in life. You pay a lot of attention to how you look.

This quiz is just for fun. Don't take it seriously.

（1）、If you do 1 first, it means according to the passage.

A、you easily become angry B、you put safety first C、you often do some cleaning

（2）、Jack likes spending time with his family. He may first according to the passage.

A、turn off the stove B、answer the phone C、calm the baby

（3）、The underlined word "abandon" probably means ___________.

A、抛弃 B、嘲笑 C、打扰

（4）、Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?

A、The person who turns off the stove first prefer to relax at home. B、The quiz is very useful.You must take it seriously. C、You pay great attention to how you look if you stop the dog first.

（5）、The best title for the passage may be .

A、An interesting quiz B、A beautiful picture C、Good communication

举一反三

阅读理解

There are many classic (经典的) cultures in China. All of them have a very long history. Here we introduce three of them.

Chinese Painting

Chinese painting is one of the oldest traditional painting forms in the world. Most of them in ancient China were done on paper or silk. Traditional Chinese painting includes mountains and water, figures ( 人物 ), flowers and birds. The highest form of Chinese painting is mountains and water.

Chinese Handwriting

Chinese handwriting is a special art to Asian cultures. Brush handwriting is much loved around the world. Wang Xizhi is very famous for his handwriting. He made a great difference to the development of kaishu.

Weiqi

Weiqi, called"qi"in ancient China, is a smart board game between two players with a history of over 3, 000 years. The game can be treated as the beginning of all ancient chess games. It was introduced to Korea about 2, 000 years ago and was popular among the upper class (上流社会).

阅读理解

Why does the Sky Change Colours?

What is the sky? How high is it? What colour is it? What birds can live above it? These questions are difficult to answer, aren't they?

In fact, the sky has no colour. Then why does the sky look blue?

We know that there is air around the world. When planes fly, they need air to lift their wings (机翼). Planes can't fly very high. That's because the air gets thinner when they go higher. The same will happen to us if we go high enough. If we go up about 1,000 kilometres from the earth, we'll find no air there. Some birds can fly into the sky as high as a plane, but they cannot fly or live without air.

Looking up above us, you will see the blue sky with white clouds. It is usually light blue. The colour will be bluer when you see on the top of a high mountain. And you will see fewer clouds in the sky between you and the sun.

Sometimes the sky doesn't look blue. When the sun rises or falls, you will see red, orange, and other colours in the sky. Such are the most beautiful moments of the day.

Who can see the colours of the sky high above the earth? The astronauts! They can see those beautiful colours of the sky from outer space. However, before flying into outer space, they sit in a spaceship high above the earth, and there is no air at all. The sky will be that dark and its colour will be black.

Now you may understand that we see colours because the air scatters (使散射) the sunlight. Light travels through the air. Without air, there would be no light or colours.

Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)

Every year the students at Harry's school put on a concert. Their friends and parents go to the concert. Some students sing and dance. Others act in plays.

Harry likes to act. He also likes to write plays. For one concert he wrote a play about a spaceman. He called it Lost in Space. He acted in his play. He was the spaceman.

Harry made his own costume. It was a spacesuit. He used plastic bags to make the pants. He wore a shirt that belonged to his mother. It was an old shirt. It was made of silk. She did not want it anymore.

His shoes were an old pair of his father's. He didn't want them anymore either. They were made of leather.

Harry's helmet was an old motorcycle helmet.

Harry painted his costume with silver paint. He looked like a spaceman.

There was only one problem. No one could hear what he said!

请通读下面对话，根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

A. Don't take a car or a taxi if you don't have to.

B. First, you can start by turning off the lights.

C. Can I take a walk?

D. Try to recycle paper.

E. And take a bag when you go shopping.

F. What else can I do?