人教版八年級(jí)下冊《英語周報(bào)第21期》2022年同步練習(xí)卷
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紙質(zhì)書比電子書對(duì)大腦更有益處
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1．Printed books are better for your brain than ebooks Do you know printed books have more benefits than ebooks on our brain？Let's have a look at the science behind the idea.
First，printed books help keep our attention.That's because with a printed book，we only have the pages in front of us.However，with an e-book，there are lots of things we can do like checking others' comments on the book.Scientists have done a survey at American University.92% of people taking part in it said they keep their attention better when reading the printed book.A printed book encourages us to read more carefully and helps our brain to keep our attention to the book.
Second，printed books help us to get and keep more information.They help to hold our attention and trigger more concentrated reading.So we are better able to get and keep more information from them.A study at Stavanger University in Norway gave 50 readers the same short story to read.It asked half the readers to use a Kindle to read the story.And half the readers read from a printed book.The results found that people reading the story on a Kindle found it harder to retell the story.
What's more，printed books help us to put more feelings in them and they bring us more happiness because they can trigger different kinds of senses to increase readers' happiness.
Word Bank
（1）benefit /'ben?f?t/ n.好處
（2）brain /'bre?n/ n.大腦
（3）comment/'k?ment/n.評(píng)論
（4）survey /'s??ve?/ n.調(diào)查
（5）trigger /'tr?g?（r）/ V.激發(fā)
（6）concentrated /?k?nsntre?t?d/adj.集中的
（7）Kindle /'k?ndl/ n.電子閱讀器
（8）sense /'sens/ n.感官
Checking corner
Answer the questions.
（1）Why do printed books help keep our attention from the passage？
（2）How did 50 readers read the story from the study at Stavanger University？組卷：0引用：1難度：0.9 -
2．Plastic bottle houses in Nigeria 廢棄塑料瓶建房子，一舉多得。
New Mexico is famous for its adobe dwellings，Beijing for its Siheyuan，and now，in Nigeria，there are villages catching people's attention with their plastic bottle houses.
We can find waste plastic bottles everywhere.And in Nigeria，there is enough to create a new business.People in some villages are using the waste plastic bottles to build houses.They fill the plastic bottles with sand and build walls with them.It takes more than 14，000 plastic bottles to build a house--enough to make a big difference to the local environment.
At the same time，plastic bottle houses are the cheapest houses to build because the building materials are easy to get.The cost of plastic bottle houses is a third less than traditional houses.
And，this kind of greener house is strong enough to stand up to earthquakes and climate changes.It can last for over 300 years if people build it properly and carefully.
What's more，building plastic bottle houses creates jobs for local people.They can make money by filling the bottles and learn the skills of building houses.
People throw away billions of plastic bottles every year，with a lot of them making their way to farmlands and the ocean.They are a great threat to both human beings and other living things on the planet.Now，with this new use of them，we can make a change.
Word Bank
（1）adobe dwellings土坯民居
（2）climate /'kla?m?t/ n.氣候
Checking Corner
Choose the best answer.
（1）The writer starts the passage by.
A．a(chǎn)sking questions
B．offering examples
C．telling stories
D．comparing facts
（2）People needwaste plastic bottles to build a house.
A．a(chǎn)bout 300
B．a(chǎn)lmost 1，000
C．over 14，000
D．less than 14，000
（3）The underlined word "threat" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to "".
A．danger
B．change
C．chance
D．luck
（4）The passage is most probably from thepart of the newspaper.
A．culture
B．education
C．environment
D．sports組卷：0引用：1難度：0.8 -
3．話題閱讀。
Erika and Samaria were excited because they were going to the beach.
Samaria told Erika all about the paddleboat （腳踏船）. "I'd like to paddle to the deep part of the sea and jump into the water，" said Samaria.Erika felt a little sad.She did not know how to swim.She did not know that Samaria was so brave.
At the beach，the girls played in the water happily.Erika thought the beach was great!Then，Samaria's dad called them over to the boat.He had the boat ready for them and held two life jackets （救生衣） in his hands.Erika was very nervous.Samaria's dad helped her put on her life jacket.Erika put her feet on the pedals （踏板）.Samaria started pedalling，and Erika did so.
Soon they were moving quickly across the water.It was fun.When they were far out in the sea，Samaria stopped the boat and jumped into the water.Erika did not move.She didn't want to tell Samaria that she could not swim.Would Samaria laugh at her？
Samaria watched Erika and guessed what was wrong.She climbed back into the boat."Do you know how to swim？" she asked kindly.Erika shook her head.Samaria smiled at her friend and said， "Don't worry.Let's just paddle around some more.Then after lunch，I'll teach you a little bit about swimming." Erika smiled at her best friend.Why was she worried about telling Samaria that she did not know how to swim？
根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。
（1）Erika felt a little sad because she didn't.
A．have a paddleboat
B．know how to swim
C．understand Samaria
D．want to go to the beach
（2）What can we learn from Paragraph 3？
A．The girls had fun at the beach.
B．The girls were good at using the paddleboat.
C．The girls put on their life jackets without any help.
D．Erika's father prepared the paddleboat for the girls.
（3）What does the underlined part "laugh at" in Paragraph 4 probably mean in Chinese？
A．干擾
B．隱瞞
C．嘲笑
D．欺騙
（4）From the last paragraph we know Samaria was.
A．proud and strict
B．calm and serious
C．polite and careful
D．kind and friendly
（5）What's the best title （標(biāo)題） for the passage？
A．Erika's secret
B．A careless friend
C．A difficult trip
D．Samaria's hobby組卷：7引用：3難度：0.5 -
4．China's Vincent van Gogh
He lives a double life.By day，he is a garbage man，but by night he is a painter.He's Wei Guangming.
Wei is 49 years old and lives in Shaoxing，Zhejiang Province.He has lived there since 2002.He makes a living by collecting and selling garbage.After work，he paints and he has created more than 1 ，000 works.
Wei comes from a village in Anhui Province.He was interested in drawing when he was a child.However，because his family was poor，he wasn't able to finish high school，let alone get any art training.But he didn't give up his hobby.When he was free，he learned to paint from books he bought and from videos he found online.His hard work finally paid off.He sold his first painting online for 200 yuan last year.Excited about the first successful sale，he posted the transaction on Douyin.To his surprise，it attracted a large number of followers.They call him China's Vincent van Gogh.
Now a great many people want to buy Wei's paintings，but Wei accepts only 25-30 orders each month.He said， "If I take too many orders，I can't make sure that all the pictures are painted well." He said that he won't give up his day job，as it provides steady income so he can focus on painting in his free time.
Although he has become famous，Wei is clear that he is only a beginner.He is still learning and dreams of being a professional painter in the future.
Word Bank
（1）double /'d?b（?）l/ adj.雙重的
（2）transaction /tr?n'z?k?（?）n/n.交易
（3）attract /?'tr?kt/v.吸引
（4）steady income穩(wěn)定的收入
（5）focus on專注于
（6）professional /pr?'fe??nl/ adj.專業(yè)的
Checking Corner
True （T） or False （F）？
（1）In 2002，Wei Guangming started to live in Shaoxing，Zhejiang Province．
（2）Wei Guangming learned to paint in school．
（3）Wei Guangming didn't take too many orders because he wanted to paint all the pictures well．組卷：0引用：1難度：0.5
三、完形填空
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12．短文填空
請(qǐng)閱讀下面這篇文章，在所給的橫線上填入一個(gè)形式正確、意義相符的單詞。
George，a little boy，didn't know what an echo （回聲） was.Once，he walked up（1）hill alone.He cried out（2），"O!O!" Soon .be got an answer from the hill，"O!O!"He was surprised to hear a loud voice（3）seeing a person，so he cried out，"Who are you？"The voice answered，"Who are you？"He then shouted， "You are silly!" The voice said the（4）thing.
This made George angry （生氣的）.He went on calling the person bad names，and the voice repeated （重復(fù)） all of tjye.aim.He then went to look for the person，（5）he didn't find him.So he ran home and told his mother（6）happened.His mother smiled and said，"George，my boy，you just heard an echo.It（7）what you say comes back.If you call out a silly word，you will get a silly word in return."
"Oh，"said George. "I will go there tomorrow and say（8）words，and hear good words from the echo."
"So it is，" said the mother."（9）is like an echo---we get back what we do to others.If we smile at the world，the world will smile at（10）.If we are unkind to others，we can't get anything better from them."組卷：3引用：1難度：0.4 -
13．請(qǐng)閱讀下面這篇文章，根據(jù)所提供的信息，回答5個(gè)問題。要求所寫答案語法正確、語義完整。
Dear Ms Jones，
I'm a middle school student and I'm in the eighth grade.I'm having problems with my mum.I have a sweet tooth.At first Mum talks to me about how bad it is to eat too many sweets，but I just let it go in one ear and out the other.Then she gets angry.
Last Tuesday，Aunty Lee came to visit us and bought us a box of chocolates.While Mum was busy talking to her，I took five chocolates.After dinner，I went to my room to do my homework.I ate up all the chocoljye.aies.At around 10：00 pm，I went to bed to have a good sleep.However，I couldn't fall asleep at all.It was until 2：00 am that I finally fell asleep.I missed the first class in school the next day because I was too tired to wake up.
When Mum came to pick me up after school，she had a serious look.I told Mum everything.Mum said， "There's caffeine（咖啡因） in chocolates，and it can keep you awake." I said sorry to Mum but she said nothing.
Yesterday I was so angry that I argued （爭吵） with her.She didn't allow me to talk with my friends on the phone.She thought it's a waste （浪費(fèi)） of time.But I didn't think so.What can I do？Will you please help me？
Linda
（1）What grade is Linda in？
（2）Who bought a box of chocolates last Tuesday？
（3）When did Linda finally fall asleep that night？
（4）What kept Linda awake？
（5）Why did Linda argue with her mum yesterday？組卷：0引用：1難度：0.9