八年級(jí)上學(xué)期周末閱讀訓(xùn)練

八年級(jí)上學(xué)期周末閱讀訓(xùn)練（5）Name____________Class___________Scores_____________Cloze(3*8=24)Ihaveatwinsister,Kitty.Shehaslongerhairthanme.Idon’tlikelonghair.Manypeoplethinkwe1havelotsofthingsincommon.I’mafraidthisisnottrue.Whenmyparents’friendscometoourhome,Kittyoftensitsthereandsays2,butIliketotalkwiththem.Sosheis3thanme.Kittylikesreading,drawingandcooking.Ijustlikeswimmingandplayingbasketball.Shehas4hobbiesthanme,butsheisnotasstrong5me.BecauseKittydoes6thanmeatschool,myparentsoftensaytome,“7Kittyisyoungerthanyou,youshouldlearnfromher.”Wedohavesomesimilarities,however.Forexample,we8likeeatingfastfood,goingshoppingandlisteningtopopmusic.()1. A.can B.should C.must ()2. A.something B.everything C.nothing()3. A.quieter B.younger C.wilder ()4. A.much B.more C.fewer()5. A. than ()6. A.worse B.bad C.better ()7. A. If B.Nomatter C.Although ()8. A.either B.all C.both II.Reading:A.Doyouknowhmakefriendswithagroupofpeople?Letmetellyouthestepsaboutmakingfriendswiththegroup.Maybeit’shelpfulforyou.First,youoknowwhatkindofgrouptheyare.Ifpeopleofthegroupareshy,neveraskthem“Whydon’tyoutalk?”“Whyareyouquiet?”or“Whydoyoulookshy?”Theydon’tlikesuchquestions.Next,remembereachgroupisdifferent.Theymayusedifferentwords,likedifferentthingsorhavedifferentwaysof“hangingout”.Then,theimtthingisthatyoushouldtrytobeoutgoing.Ifyouareoutgoing,youwouldbecomeverypopular.Remember,nobodywantstomakefriendswithashyperson.Finally,findhttopictotalkwiththegroup.Forexample,youcantalkwiththemabouttheweather,thenews,theirhobbiesortheirschoollife.()1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“steps”meaninChinese?A.腳步 B.步驟 C.辦法 ()2.Youcthequestionslike“_______”whenyouwanttotalkwithashyperson.A.Whydon’tyoutalk? B.Whydoyoulookshy? C.It’saniceday,isn’tit?()3.Youcantalkwiththegroupaboutthetopicsexcept_______. A.thenews B.theirhobbies C.theirages()4.Whichisrrectorderofthefollowingthingsinthispassage?a.Findarighttopictotalkwiththegroup. b.Trytobeanoutgoingperson.c.Knowthateachgroupisdifferent.d.Knowwhatkindofgrouptheyare.A.a-b-c-d B.d-c-b-a C.d-b-a-c()5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.FindingDifferencesbetweentheTwoGroupsB.GoodTopicstoMakeConversationsC.HowtoMakeFriendswithaGroupofPeople BINtwodays,Iwillbe30yearsold.AndIwasnotlookingforwardtoanewdecade(十年).Iwasafraidthatthebestyearsofmylifewerebehindme.Oneday,ImetmyfriendNicholas.Hewasa79-year-oldman.Henoticedsomethingwasdifferentaboutmeandaskedifanythingwaswrong.ItoldhimwhatIwasanxious(焦慮)aboutandaskedhim:“Whatwasthebesttimeofyourlife?”Withouthesitation(猶豫),Nicholasreplied:“WellJoe,whenIwasachildinAustriaandeverythingwastakencareofforme;itwasthebesttimeofmylife.”“WhenIwasgoingtoschoolandlearningthethingsIknowtoday,itwasthebesttimeofmylife.”“WhenIgotmyfirstjobandgotpaidformywork,itwasthebesttimeofmylife.”“WhenImetmywifeandfellinlove,itwasthebesttimeofmylife.”“WorldWarIIcame,andmywifeandIhadtoleaveAustriatosaveourlives.Whenweweretogetherandsafeonaship,itwasthebesttimeofmylife.”“WhenIbecameayoungfatherandwatchedmychildrengrowup,itwasthebesttimeofmylife.”“Thisisthebesttimeofmylife.Andnow,Joe,Iam79yearsold.Ihavemyhealth,IfeelgoodandIamjustasinlovewithmywifeasIwasthedaywemet.”()6.Howdidthewriterfeelabouthisupcoming30thbirthday?A.Excited. B.Worried. C.Angry. ()7.Wheredidtheoldmanlivewhenhewasakid?A.InAustria. B.InCanada. C.InAustralia.()8.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_____.A.thewriterdidn’tknowhowtospendtherestofhislifeB.thewriterwasaneasy-goingpersonC.theoldmanhadaveryhappyfamily()9.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.It’snevertoooldtolearn.B.Confidenceisthekeytosuccess.C.Bethankfulforwhatyouhavetoday.()10.Whatwasthebesttimeofyourlife?.C.ReducingtestanxietySweatypalms（流汗的手掌）,shakinghandsandaracingheart.Thisiswhatmanystudentsexperiencewhentheytakeabigtest.Whenanxiety（憂慮）kicksin,studentscancompletelyloseconcentration,leadingtoapoorgrade.Butisthereanysolutiontosuchstress（壓力）?Thekeytoreducingtestanxietyiswriting.AccordingtoarecentreportinthejournalScience,takingafewminutesbeforeanexamtowriteaboutallthosefearscouldhelpstudentsperformbetter.ThestudywasconductedbypsychologyprofessorSianL.Beilock,fromtheUniversityofChicago,andhisgraduatestudentGerardoRamirez.First,theresearchersasked20collegestudentstotakeamathtesttogetabase-linescore.Next,theytoldthestudentsthattheycouldgetamonetaryawardiftheygotagoodgrade,andthattheywerebeingvideotaped.Beforebeginningthemaintest,theresearchersaskedonegroupofstudentstospend10minuteswritingdowntheiranxietiesaboutthetest,whiletheothergroupsatquietly.Bothgroupsthentookthesameexam.Theresearchersfoundthatstudentswhosatquietlydid12percentworsethantheyhadonthepre-test,andtheoneswhowroteabouttheiranxietiesimprovedtheirscoresby5percent.Writingenablesstudentstofeelrefreshedwhenfacingchallengingquestionsontheexamination.However,expertsalsowarnthatsuchachangewillnotcausestudentstobecomeanysmarter.Itcanonlyallowthemtobecomemorerelaxedandfocused.

()11.Whatmayhappentothestudentswhentheytakebigexams?A.Theirheartsmayslowdown. B.Theirhandsmayshake. C.Theybecomemorerelaxed.()12.Accordingtothewriter,whenpeoplefeelanxious,theymay_____.

A.loseconcentration B.haveaheartattack C.drinkalotofwater

()13.Accordingtotheresearchers,whatisthebestwaytoreducetestanxiety?

A.Tositquietly. B.Towriteaboutyourfears. C.Tostudyhard.

()14.Theresultoftheresearchprovesthat_____.

A.studentsdislikechallengingquestions

B.writingbeforeatestcanmakeyousmarter

C.youcanbecomerelaxedbywritingbeforeatest()15.WhichisnotTrueaccordingtothearticle?A.Whenanxietykicksin,studentscancompletelyloseconcentration.B.Writingdowntheiranxietiesaboutthetestcanhelpthemimprovetheirscores.C.Intheresearch,allthestudentsdid12percentworsethantheyhadonthepre-test.D.Nophone,morefunASKmostteenagersiftheywouldturnofftheirsmartphonesandtabletsforaweek,mostwouldimmediatelysay“No!”

Digitaldevices(設(shè)備)havebecomepartoftoday’steenagers’everydaylives.ArecentreportbyBritishresearchcompanyChildwisefoundthatBritishchildrenaged5to16spendabouthoursadayinfrontofscreens,morethantwiceasmuchastheydid20yearsago.

Manyworrythattheaddiction（嗜好）couldbebadforteenagers.“Youngpeoplegetisolated（隔離）intheirownbubble;theylosetheirconfidenceandself-esteem,”saidMicheleStaniland,ahighschoolbehaviorteacherfromnorthLondon.

Thereforeagroupof15-year-oldsfromLondon’sCapitalCityAcademy(CCA)tookpartinaprojectcalledDisconnectlastmonth.Theyagreedtolockawaytheirsmartphonesforaweekandusebasiccall-and-textmobilesinstead.

Itturnedoutthatmoststudentsfoundthechallengelessdifficultthantheyexpected.Manyfirstlyworriedabouthowtheywouldfilltheirtime,buttheysoonfoundthatitwasnotaproblem.

“I’vebeenawayfromgamesanditcheeredmeup.I’vebeenreadingmoreandconcentratingon（關(guān)注于）differentthings,”saidMasih,aboyfromCCA,attheendoftheweek.

Otherstudentsalsofoundotherofflineactivitiestodo:hangingoutwithfamily,playingsportsorsimplygettingmoresleep.

JasonBadu,theheadteacheratCCA,thoughttheprojecthadmadehisstudents“alittlefreer”.

“Itgavethemasenseofgettingtoknowtheirstrengths（體力）andlimitations（限制）.Whenyouhaveyourphones,it’seasytoforgetthis.Whenitwastakenawaytheyhadtobelikemodern-dayexplorers,”hesaid.Fillinthetablebelow:FindingsofthereportBritishchildrenaged5to16spendabout16hoursadayinfrontofscreens.Harmoftoomuchscreentime*Teenagersgetisolated.*Theylosetheir17andself-esteem.Waysofdealingwiththeproblem*TakepartintheprojectDisconnect,inwhichkidshadtolockawaytheir18foraweekandusebasiccall-and-textmobiles.

*Duringtheweek,kidsdidlotsofactivities:reading,hangingoutwithfamily,19,gettingmoresleep.OpinionsontheprojectJasonBadu:ithelpedstudents20D.IoftenhearsomestudentssayEnglishisdifficult,anditgivesthemaheadache.Sotheycan’tlearnitwell.ButEnglishisveryeasyforme.21I’mverygladtotellyousomethingabouthowIstudyEnglish.