Unit 1 Past and Present 阅读培优训练 2022-2023学年牛津译林版八年级英语下册（含答案）

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Do you know that the "Happy birthday to you" song is the first song sung in outer space Apollo IX astronauts 1 it on March 8, 1969. It is one of the most popular English songs of all time. Here is the story behind it.
The song was written by two sisters from Kentury, Mildred and patty Smith Hill. It was first published under the 2 of "Good morning to All" in 1893. It was used as a classroom 3 . Teachers sang it each day to welcome theirs students to the classroom.
The composer, Mildred Hill, was a concert pianist. Her sister, Patty Smith Hill wrote the original(最初的) lyrics (歌词) for the song while she was a teacher in a kindgarten in Louiville, Kentury, where Mildred also 4 .
The Hill sisters copyrighted (取得版权) their song on October 16, 1893. However, it appeared 5 their agreement in Robert H. Coleman's songbook on March 4, 1924. Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, "Happy Birthday to you", 6 the song still had it's original title. The song was then published several times over the next ten years, often with small 7 in the lyrics. In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court(法院) over the copyright problem of the song. She was 8 about the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sister. She 9 her case. The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be 10 every time the song was part of a commercial(商业的) production.
The Hill sisters, who devoted their lives to educating children, could never imagine that the simple little song would continue to earn about $ 2 million every year.
（1）A .saved B .wrote C .invented D .sang
（2）A .notice B .order C .title D .law
（3）A .party B .greeting C .discussion D .test
（4）A .taught B .searched C .sold D .prepared
（5）A .as B .under C .for D .without
（6）A .although B .until C .because D .after
（7）A .chances B .tasks C .changes D .signs
（8）A .satisfied B .glad C .curious D .angry
（9）A .lost B .won C .heard D .dropped
（10）A .paid B .praised C .invited D .warned
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In China, more and more villagers have left home to make a living in big cities. As a result, their children have become leftover children and they need more care. The survey below is from some villages in Central China. Three hundred children were chosen to answer the questions.
1._____ of the children think it good to live with their parents.
A. 14% B. 28% C. 58% D. 44%
2.How many children think their happiest place is their school
A. 48. B. 144. C. 102 D. 156.
3.During the survey, the children were asked about many things except _____.
A. pocket money B. places they like
C. their needs D. their parents' working in cities
4. Which of the following is True according to the passage
A.About 18%o of the leftover children often talk with their family members
B.All the children like to stay at home without their parents
C.About 1/3 of the children think their parents' working in cities is bad.
D. More than half of the children think it is good to live with their parents
5. The survey tells us that_____.
A.Almost leftover children want money from their parents
B.over 40% of the children have difficulty talking to parents freely
C.all the leftover children dream of making money in big cities
D. most villagers like living a life in the countryside
B
Libraries give kids a quiet and safe place to read and learn. For over 100 years, libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education. But how are these book-filled buildings changing with the times You may be surprised to find out.
Benjamin Franklin famously founded (创建) America’s first lending library in 1731. But the public library system got its biggest development in the American history in the late 1800’s. Businessman Andrew Carnegie donated millions of dollars to help build free public libraries across the country. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie’s donations helped build 1,679 new libraries.
Carnegie believed that libraries could offer the chances to Americans, young and old. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have opportunities to read and use books, speeches and news.
If you can easily find a public library in your community, you’ll get more chances. After all, the United States has 9,225 public libraries. Today, libraries keep growing. Seven tenths of the libraries have free Internet. It provides much more information and opportunities to ask for jobs online.
Libraries are also teaching kids about the fun of reading. The new program Read! Build! Play! adds reading into playtime. As kids listen to a book that is being read aloud, they use Legos (乐高积木) to build images(图像) from the story happily. Today’s libraries are always looking for creative programs to bring people into the library.
Benjamin Franklin once said, “The doors of wisdom(智慧) are never shut.” As long as the doors of public libraries are open, what he said is most certainly correct!
1.Benjamin Franklin founded the first lending library in ____.
A. 1731 B. 1800 C. 1886 D. 1919
2.How many public libraries have free Internet now ____.
A. 2767. B. 6458. C. 9225. D. 1679.
3.The right order of the following statements is ____ .
A. ②①③④ B. ②③④① C. ③④①② D. ①②③④
4.The last paragraph mainly tells us____.
A. libraries have played an important role in Americans’ education
B. public libraries in the US should never close the doors
C. the writer doesn’t agree with Benjamin Franklin
D. libraries help people to open the doors of wisdom
5.The best title for the passage is ____.
A. the libraries in the world
B. libraries and opportunities
C. libraries teach kids to read and learn
D. the development of the American libraries
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What Does a Lifelong Learner Look Like
Lifelong learners never think of themselves as the greatest expert in anything. They continue-to learn and bring a great deal to the groups they belong to. What does a lifelong learner look like Here are some of their main characteristics (特征).
They are knowledge seekers. They are always searching for much information on a topic they're interested in and looking for new experience or opportunities to improve their knowledge or skills.
They are social and self-directed learners. They like taking different courses and taking part in discussions around subjects they are interested in. __________________ they also know their own learning styles, and their strengths and weaknesses. They can plan and organize their own learning.
They are critical(批判性的) thinkers. They always use a lot of ways to analyze (分析) and synthesize(A EX)information. From their research they judge the information to see if it is useful for the question at hand.
They are problem solvers. They will meet different problems while learning. However, they usually see problems as challenges and life experiences and try to stand above them.
1.What does the underlined "knowledge seekers" mean
A. Persons who are looking for knowledge.
B. Persons who are teaching knowledge.
C. Persons whose jobs are inventing knowledge.
D. Persons who are testing knowledge.
2.What can be put in the blank(空白处)
A. They don’t like learning on society.
B. They learn both from and with others.
C. They learn from plants and animals.
D. They invite each other to parties.
3.Which of the following most clearly shows you are a critical thinker
A. You always use a lot of ways to analyse and synthesize information.
B. You believe in the information you get and use them in your study.
C. You correct mistakes someone makes as soon as you find them.
D. You ask others for help when you can’t correct your own mistakes.
4.How is the passage organized (P= Paragraph)
5.What is the purpose of the passage
A. To describe the height, clothes and hairstyle of a lifelong learner.
B. To explain the relationship between common people and lifelong learners.
C. To suggest lifelong learners become experts.
D. To introduce some of the main characteristics lifelong learners have.
D
Technology is developing fast and it has become an important part of our life． Then what will the world belike in the future
3-D food will be both delicious and nutritious（有营养的）We can use 3-D printers to print some basic materials. ① And we can go further．Scientists believe that we just need to turn on a printer in the kitchen and then we can enjoy our favourite food whenever we like．
② 5G network will allow many more people to get information．Big companies like China Mobile and China Unicom will start to offer 5G.It is said that promises download speeds 10 to 20 times faster than 4G． For example， we can download a film within just 1 second． But with a 4G network， it takes a few minutes． There will be much bandwidth （带宽） and we can get unlimited （无限的） information．
Underwater cities will provide more space．The earth is becoming more and more crowded． We may turn to underwater homes，which will be built as low as 15 of the sea can be used to provide power for the homes．
③ For us common people on the earth，the dream of travelling around space will come true． In the coming years，spacecraft will be as popular as buses， trains and planes． We can leave our home and enter space to take an adventure．And even we will get used to living there．
A robot will be a part of life．Robots can do many of the same things as we humans do like driving cars．But they will be used in other areas as well．They will be able to think．They can tell the difference between right and wrong．They can feel ④ In a word，just as Jules Verne said，"Anything one man can imagine， other men can make real．"
1．According to the passage， which of the following statements about the future world is TRUE （ ）
A．3-D food will be easy to make but won't taste good．
B．With 5G， users will get only a little information．
C．Underwater cities will provide more living space．
D．A robot will do everything for us as human beings．
2．Where can the sentence "Space tour will be a piece of cake．" be put （ ）
A．① B．② C．③ D．④
3．What can we infer from the passage （ ）
A．people will live a hard life in the future．
B．Technology will make our future better．
C．People will have no real friend in the future．
D．Technology will make no difference to our future．
4．Where does the passage probably come from （ ）
A．A storybook． B．A film poster．
C．A travel guide． D．A science magazine．
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China is a great country w_______1_____ the largest population in the world. To solve the population problem, our government has carried out one-child policy (政策) for some time, many people not only see its advantages but also disadvantages. And now the two-child policy has been put into effect. I think two-child policy is good for us.
First of all, two-child policy is the gift for some only child. For some families, maybe the parents are only child and they also have one child. When their child grows up and they grow older, their child m_______2_____ an only child girl, the burden(负担) on their child and his wife is so heavy. Their child and his wife have to take care of two old c_______3_____ . But if their parents have two children, they can share the burden of taking care of their parents. It would be much better.
Secondly, in many families, there are only three people, the parents and the child. The only child felt so l_______4_____ when their parents went out for their work. And if the child has a sister or brother, they won’t feel that on the process of growing up. For another thing, two kids will help each other, they can share things together. L_______5_____ to share things is a very important lesson for children.
In conclusion, one-child policy has out of date. And two-child policy is necessary. It can solve the problem of nowadays and the future.
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In high school and college, you may be encouraged to travel or study abroad. Perhaps you are too busy with your schoolwork to seriously consider these chances. I encourage travelling at a young age.____1____
As young people, most of us live with mum and dad. Our community knows us well, too. The idea of getting out of this comfort zone(舒适区) can be scary(可怕的).
____2____In our daily life, we know well how to act and respond(答复) to people. But how aboutbeing in a new place, with strangers who hold different values It can be uncomfortable at first. But once you work out that you can connect with people in spite of(尽管) differences, you become smarter and more confident.____3___It will help you to grow.
By travelling widely, you will also develop cultural sensitivity(敏感性). Being culturally sensitive is important. And it is not enough to just know,“People from that country are like this.”
When I was in Spain, for example,I found people there took a two-hour break in the middle of their workday. Many foreigners consider the Spanish people lazy.___4____To the Spanish people, eating together as a family is more important than anything else. Cultural sensitivity will help you with your communication on both business and personal levels.
Finally,I'd like to mention that travelling abroad will be a wonderful way to learn a new language. Being in a new language- learning environment, you will have to use the language.____5____
A. It helps you to learn a new language as well.
B. In fact, the Spanish people are always like this.
C. However, one learns the most in strange situations.
D. The earlier you travel widely, the more you can learn.
E. In this way, you will improve your language skills better.
F. Few of them know people there place great value on family time.
G.You should learn to face this discomfort.
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We use energy to do everything. Energy lights our cities and powers our cars, trains, planes and rockets. It warms our homes, cooks our food, plays our music and makes the pictures in our televisions.____1______
And energy comes from many places. For example, energy from the sun's light dries our clothes. That energy also helps plants to grow. ____2___ When a deer eats a plant, it gets that energy. It uses that energy to live. If a tiger eats that deer, the tiger will get some of that same energy.
Many different kinds of energy come from different places, but there are two main groups we can put energy into: renewable(可再生的) and nonrenewable.___3____It comes from things like sunlight, wind, plants, moving water and the Earth's heat. We can use these things to make electricity.____4_____There will always be sunlight, there will always be wind, and the Earth will always be hot inside. If we use these sources for energy, we'll never run out.
____5_____We are getting most of our energy from nonrenewable sources. We say they are nonrenewable because we are using them more quickly than they can be made. Most of these are fossil fuels(化石燃料) like oil, natural gas and coal. It had taken the Earth millions of years to make fossil fuels from dead plants and animals as old as dinosaurs. There is no fast way to make fossil fuels, but we are using them very quickly.
A. But we have many energy problems now.
B. Renewable energy can be used over and over again.
C. And we don't have to worry about running out of them.
D. Practise ways of saying no, giving excuses if necessary.
E. It powers the machines in factories and the tractors on the farms.
F. We have to learn something about renewable and nonrenewable.
G.Plants keep some of that energy inside of them.
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