It's incredible to think that people haven't ...

It's incredible to think that people haven't even been using the Internet for 30 years. When the Internet was first used, you had to connect through a telephone line and it could be very slow.Things have changed a lot since then. Today nearly four billion people have a mobile gadget(小器具), such as a smartphone, a tablet, or both. And with Wi­Fi in many public spaces, it's easier than ever to connect.

Many agree that mobile gadgets and the apps on them are useful. They make our lives so much easier. We can do things like searching for a word in the dictionary or using a flashlight with just the swipe of a finger! At any time and place, we can send and receive e­mails, play games, or look up information. We can also share photos and videos or chat with friends and family using mobile technology. Smartphones have made it possible to send texts. By 2015, people were sending eight trillion texts per year. It's now the most popular way to communicate.

Because it's so useful, people spend a lot of time on the Internet. Probably too much time! In fact, the average person is online for almost four and a half hours each day. We connect to the Internet with a smartphone more than any other device. Some people worry that we spend too much time with our gadgets. What about you? Do you spend too much time on the Internet?

1.When the Internet was first used, you had to connect through a(n) ________.

A.smartphone B.tablet C.telephone line D.app

2.How many people have a mobile gadget today?

A.About one billion. B.About two million.

C.About three million. D.About four billion.

3.The underlined word “swipe”in the passage means “________”.

A.love B.hit C.study D.way

4.We can find this passage in ________.

A.a report B.a fiction C.a newspaper D.a movie

5.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.A smartphone and a tablet are very useful.

B.Never spend too much time on computers.

C.The Internet is useful but we shouldn't spend too much time on it.

D.The Internet makes our lives much easier.

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水上公园

I love going to water parks for fun. However, many people think that water 1. (park) waste water. There is not too much drinking water in our p2., so people think water shouldn't be used just to have fun.

Water park operators understand that they need to save water, 3. (especial) in places with dry climates. One 4. (solve) that has been developed is to recycle water. Water parks are able to clean and reuse most of the water in 5. (they) facilities (设施). Some indoor water parks are able to recycle 97 percent of 6. water they use. Outdoor water parks lose water because 7. the sun.

Water parks attract 8. (million) of people each year, so they aren't going away any time soon. If you think water is 9. (waste) at water parks, think about how much water you have wasted so far! In that case, you could argue that water parks actually help s10. water.

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Most people think that English is ___________ useful language, but some students think it’s ___________ unimportant subject.

A．a, an             B．a, a              C．an, an            D．an, a

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[素材选自21st CENTURY READING Book 1]

新型机器人

Nexi is one of a new generation of robots. It moves on wheels and can pick up objects. But robots like Nexi are more than just entertaining toys.

Nexi, a social robot created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT), can express human emotions. Roboticists at MIT call Nexi a “social robot”. 1. Nexi can look sad, mad, and even bored. Some social robots can also “read” our facial expressions.

2. Autom is a robot health coach. It has a screen where you enter information about what food you ate that day or how much you exercised. Autom has a face with eyes that move. 3. Autom gives you advice about your diet and exercise and drives you to do better.

In a test, Autom helped people lose weight better than other ways of recording diet information. Breazeal thinks it's because Autom used facial expressions and words of encouragement. In other words, Autom communicated like a real person. In fact, many people who used Autom gave the robot a new name and talked to it. 4.

In the future, humans may communicate with social robots just like they do with other people. 5. Let's wait and see what will happen in the future!

Word Bank

entertaining 有趣的 synthesized 合成的

A.It speaks with a synthesized voice.

B.Autom is another social robot developed at MIT.

C.A social robot is a robot that can communicate like a human.

D.The robot of the future will be not just a machine; it may also be your coach, helper, or friend.

E.When robots use human expressions and body language, people reply to them like they reply to people.

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—It’s been such a wonderful evening with you! Thank you very much!

—_______

A. Glad to hear that.　　 B. My pleasure!

C. It’s nothing.　　 D. No thanks.

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—It’s been such a wonderful evening with you! Thank you very much!

—_______

A. Glad to hear that.　　 B. My pleasure!

C. It’s nothing.　　 D. No thanks.

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Computers are very important to modern life. Many people think that in the future we will use computers in everyday life. It is thought that we won’t have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet. There will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts from computers. People will use the Internet to play games, see films and buy food. Also,we can use the Internet to make telephone calls.

Some people are glad about these new ways of shopping and communication (交际). Others do not think that computers will replace our old ways.

Let’s look at books, for example. Some people think that one day we will not read books made of paper. Instead, we will buy and read books using computers. We’ll read texts on small pocket computers. The computers will keep many different books in them at the same time. We won’t need to turn to lots of pages and we will save lots of paper. We will use more and more computerized (计算机化的) books

Is Internet shopping such a pleasure(愉快的事) as going to the shop? Many people say it is not. It is a pleasure to go into shops and look at things you want to buy. It is also unlikely (不大可能) that many people will want to read large texts on our computers, because paper books may be more friendly. Maybe computers won’t change these two habits .

1.In the future , people will use computers for ___.

2.In the passage, the word “replace” means ___.

3.Which reason for using computerized books is not said in the passage?

4.It tells us _________ in the last paragraph

5.The title for this passage is ___.

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Many Chinese people who have been to the United States think that Americans pay a little part of their money for food each day. Yet, in the latest 13 years, food prices have gone up 30% for most American families. Everyone agrees that the cost of feeding a family has risen sharply. But who is really responsible（有责任的）?

Many people say the farmers who produce the vegetables, fruit, meat, and eggs are responsible. But farmers say that the rise in food prices is very small compared to (和…相比) the rise in their cost of living. Farmers think middlemen（中间人）have got much more money than they do. Middlemen are those people who stand between the farmers and the people who buy and eat the food. For example, truck drivers, owners of food stores and so on. Are middlemen really responsible for higher food prices?

Economists（经济学家）don’t think so. They have found that the money that meat packers（包装商）and food stores get is less than 1% in all. They say that food costs more now because modern housewives have jobs outside the home. They have less time for cooking after a day’s work. They like to buy food which has already been prepared before it reaches the market. They want to buy many kinds of food that can be put on their dining tables easily and quickly. But of course they must be prepared to pay for the services of those who make their work easier.

It seems that the answer to the question of rising prices is not an easy one. Quite a number of people share the responsibility for the sharp rise in food costs.

1.Farmers speak for themselves because _____.

A. the middlemen have had the biggest share of profit（利润）

B. the cost of their products have risen sharply too

C. their cost of living has gone up a lot, too

D. they’ve got very little in the rise of food prices

2.What’s the writer’s opinion (观点)?

A. He agrees with the economists.

B. He doesn’t think farmers are responsible.

C. He thinks the middlemen might get a lot of profit.

D. He thinks all those people should be responsible.

3.The underlined sentence means the food prices have gone up _____.

A. quickly and carefully

B. suddenly and greatly

C. clearly and naturally

D. angrily and seriously

4.Which of the following is a middleman?

A. A farmer　　　　 B. A shopkeeper

C. A housewife　　　 D. An economist

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many Chinese people who have been to the United States think that Americans pay a little part of their money for food each day. Yet, in the latest 13 years, food prices have gone up 30% for most American families. Everyone agrees that the cost of feeding a family has risen sharply. But who is really responsible（有责任的）?

Many people say the farmers who produce the vegetables, fruit, meat, and eggs are responsible. But farmers say that the rise in food prices is very small compared to (和…相比) the rise in their cost of living. Farmers think middlemen（中间人）have got much more money than they do. Middlemen are those people who stand between the farmers and the people who buy and eat the food. For example, truck drivers, owners of food stores and so on. Are middlemen really responsible for higher food prices?

Economists（经济学家）don’t think so. They have found that the money that meat packers（包装商）and food stores get is less than 1% in all. They say that food costs more now because modern housewives have jobs outside the home. They have less time for cooking after a day’s work. They like to buy food which has already been prepared before it reaches the market. They want to buy many kinds of food that can be put on their dining tables easily and quickly. But of course they must be prepared to pay for the services of those who make their work easier.

It seems that the answer to the question of rising prices is not an easy one. Quite a number of people share the responsibility for the sharp rise in food costs.

1.Farmers speak for themselves because _____.

A. the middlemen have had the biggest share of profit（利润）

B. the cost of their products have risen sharply too

C. their cost of living has gone up a lot, too

D. they’ve got very little in the rise of food prices

2.Economists blame (责怪) _____.

A. farmers　　　 B. middlemen　　 C. housewives　　　 D. storeowners

3.What’s the writer’s opinion (观点)?

A. He agrees with the economists.

B. He doesn’t think farmers are responsible.

C. He thinks the middlemen might get a lot of profit.

D. He thinks all those people should be responsible.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Friends are people who share similar values with us.And keeping strong friendships is an important part in most people's life.Friendships can help us fight against loneliness, get rid of anxiety(焦虑) and have better physical health.But it's hard to keep a friendship.

According to a research led by Megan Robbins, a professor at the University of California, the key to keeping a friendship is to use “we-talk”.The researchers examined 30 different studies on over 5,000 people.This largest-ever analysis(分析)of “we-talk” suggested that the more we use the words” “we”and “us”, the happier and healthier relationships will be.The word” makes people much closer to each other. “It offers a deep understanding on whether people regard themselves as individuals (个体)or as a part of the whole.The use of words is a window that we can know about what people are thinking and feeling without asking themselves, Robbins said.Her research also found that “we-talk”was helpful to solve conflicts(冲突).It may bring about positive(正面的) thinking on the opposite side.

Comparing with “we-talk”, there is “I-talk”, which refers to the use of “I”, “me”,and “mine”more often when writing or speaking.Earlier, researchers from the University of Arizona, the US, examined a set of data that came from 4, 700 people.They found that too much”I-talk”showed that someone was feeling stressed or experiencing negative feelings.

The two studies suggested that too much “I-talk” may make us feel bad.But “we-talk” may encourage us to be more positive.So next time when you're talking to a friend, try using more “we-talk”.you may find yourself feeling more positive and the effects it has on your friend may be positive as well.

1.Keeping friendships can________ in people's life.

A.be pretty easy B.help them overcome loneliness

C.increase anxiety D.be bad for physical health

2.The word “we”________according to the passage.

A.makes people much closer to each other.

B.encourages people to think and feel.

C.helps people understand each other deeply.

D.pushes people regard themselves as individuals.

3.What did Professor Megan Robbins find in her research?

A.5, 000 people took part in the research.

B.“I-talk” was important to keep friendships.

C.“We-talk” was helpful to solve conflicts.

D.Using”we-talk” often can make people healthier

4.The underlined word “negative” in the passage means “________”.

A.happy B.clear C.certain D.bad

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A.“I-talk” Makes People Stressed.

B.Keeping Good Friendships is Hard.

C.“We-talk” Leads to Happy Relationships.

D.Different studies on “We-talk” in Friendships.

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