八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)每周閱讀訓(xùn)練

PAGE1-八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)每周閱讀訓(xùn)練Theword‘OK’celebratesits177thbirthday——Peoplecanmakeahandgesturetosay“OK”.“OK”：世界上最通用的語(yǔ)言。Usually,youdon’tfindthesamewordsindifferentlanguages.Butthereisanexceptionfortheword“OK”!ThewordOKfirstappeared(出現(xiàn))intheBostonMorningPostonMarch23,1839.Itwasanabbreviation(縮寫)ofthephrase“ollkorrect”,anincorrectspellingof“allcorrect”.Althoughitbeganasajoke,peoplelaterusedthephraseondocuments(文件)orthroughtelegraphs(電報(bào))tosaythatallwaswell.Thisyear,OKcelebratedits177thbirthday.Weusethisexpressioncountlesstimeseveryday.“Howabouttwoo’clock?OK?”“OK.”“OKthen.”ThewordOKiseasytosay,writeandunderstand.Besides,itismoreneutral(中立的)thanmanywords.AllenMetcalf,AmericanauthorofOK:TheImprobableStoryofAmerica’sGreatestWord,toldTheTimes,“WhatOKprovidedthatotherwordsdidnotwasneutrality,awaytoexpressagreementwithouthavingtoofferanopinion.”Forexample,ifsomeoneasksyoutogoforawalkafterlunch,youcansimplyrespond,“OK”.Thereyougo–noextraopinions.OKcanbespelledindifferentways:okayorO.K.Theyareallpronouncedthesame.But“OK”isthemostwidelyacceptedspellingandisoftenusedinwriting.Somepeople,however,likethespelling“okay”becauseitlooksmorelikeaword.Sometimes,peoplealsosayshortformsofOKlike“K”.Forexample,someonemightsay,“I’mjustgoingtothesupermarket,butI’llbebackin10minutes.”Youcouldreplywith,“K”.OKissousefulthatit’ssaidworldwide.Youmaynotknowthelanguageofsomeoneyou’retalkingwith,butsaying“OK”withgestures(手勢(shì))canhelpyoucommunicate.——Choosetheanswer:1.Theword“OK”cameintobeingwhen_____.A.theBostonMorningPostdecidedtocreateitB.usingabbreviationsondocumentswaspopularC.peoplespelled“allcorrect”thewrongwayas“ollkorrect”D.telegraphsneededmoreabbreviations2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEwhenusingOK?A.Itisaneutralwaytoexpressagreement.B.Peopleactuallyhaveotheropinionsonthetopic.C.It’snotpolitetosayOKmanytimestoothers.D.ThosewhouseOKalotarelazy.3.OKcanbespelledinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT_____.A.okay B.O.K. C.K D.ollkorrect4.Whatcanyoudoifyoudon’tknowthelanguageinanewcountry,accordingtothelastparagraph?A.UsetheshortenedformofOKalot. B.Trytoaskpeoplequestionsmanytimes.C.MakeuseofOKaswellasgestures. D.Askotherpeopletohelpyouout.VRmakesyoupartofanewworld——AvisitortriesaVRheadsetduringthe2016ChinaInternationalElectronicCommerceExpo.AFP虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)到底是什么？Peoplearesayingthatvirtualrealitytechnology(VR,虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)技術(shù))isgoingtochangeourlivesinthefuture.VRtechnologyputsyouinanewworldwhenyou’rereallyjuststandinginyourroom.——Choosetheanswer:1.Whichdescribesthewriter’sattitudetowardtheelderlywomanatfirst?A.kind-hearted B.scared C.interested D.annoyed2.FromParagraph3,welearnthattheelderlywoman_____.A.livedacomfortablelife B.mightnothavemuchmoneyC.wasafriendoftheclerk’s D.didn’twanttopayforherthings3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“ringingup”inthestorymean?A.puttingaway B.makingacallC.makinganorderofgoods D.recordinghowmuchisspent4.Whatwastheimportantlessonthewriterreferredto? A.Bekindandpatientwithothers. B.It’shardtobeagoodclerk.C.Wecanlearnfromstrangers. D.Don’tlookdownonanyone.——Wordsinfocus:1.frustratedadj.沮喪的Hegetsfrustratedwhenpeopledon’tunderstandwhathe’stryingtosay.2.tenderlyadv.溫和地Hedrewthegirltenderlytowardshim.3.repeatedlyadv.重復(fù)地Shetelephonedrepeatedlytoaskmetogowithher.——Sentencebank:①釋義：這位收銀員不曾有過(guò)一丁點(diǎn)的生氣或不耐煩。用法：never等否定詞位于句首時(shí)，句子要用倒裝語(yǔ)序，即將助動(dòng)詞或情態(tài)動(dòng)詞放在主語(yǔ)的前面。rollone’seyes意為“轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)眼睛”；“不以為然”。NeverhaveIseensuchabeautifulplace.②釋義：我突然間意識(shí)到，我的女兒正從一個(gè)徹頭徹尾的陌生人那里學(xué)到了一堂重要的課。用法：realize是動(dòng)詞，意為“意識(shí)到，認(rèn)識(shí)到”，暗含之前并不知道。還可以表示“實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想”。Theydidn’trealizethedangertheywerein.Workhardandyouwillrealizeyourdream.——Shareyourthoughts:給迷途者指條路，向落難者伸出援手，用會(huì)心的微笑祝賀友人的成功……唯有以一顆善良真誠(chéng)的心對(duì)待包容別人，我們才能獲得生命的真諦。閱讀還原(其中有一項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng))“Ahomestayisatypeofstudyabroadprogram.Itallowsthevisitortostaywithalocalfamily,sotheycanbetterunderstandthelocallifestyle.Italsohelpsimprovethevisitor’slanguageability,”ateacherduringaschoolmeetinglasttermsaid.“Ifyouwishtolearnmoreaboutforeignculturesorgetforeignexperience,youcantakethiskindofholiday.(1)_____________.”Afterthismeeting,(2)_____________.Atlast,Ihadthechancetogoonsuchaholidaywithsomeofmyschoolmateslastmonth.WewenttoLondon,aplaceIhavewantedtogoforyears.AfterwegottoLondon,wewenttostaywithdifferentfamilies.Myhostfamilywasawhitecoupleandadaughteraboutmyage.(3)_____________.Theywereinterestedinme,andIlearnedalotofthingsfromthem,too.(4)_____________.Afterbreakfast,alocalteacherwouldcometotakeusinhiscar.ThenwewouldhaveclassesorgosightseeingtodifferentplacesofinterestliketheBigBen,theLondonBridgeandBuckinghamPalace.Wewouldgobacktoourhomesaftertheactivities.Theholidaywasavaluableexperienceforme.Ienjoyedeveryminuteofit.(5)________.Threeweekslater,wehadtoleave“home”forHongKong.A.Yes,timereallyflewfastB.Iamsureyouwon’tbedisappointedC.IalwaysthoughtaboutthiskindofholidayD.Ittookme