江苏省南京市2020-2021学年上学期八年级英语期中试卷分类汇编：阅读理解
江苏省南京市
2020-2021年上学期八年级英语期中试卷分类汇编
阅读理解
江苏省南京市秦淮区2020-2021学年八年级上学期英语期中试卷
四、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的 (A、B、C 和 D) 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Have you ever seen a windsock blowing in the wind? Well, you can make one of your own! This is fun game that you can do with things you may have at home. You just need to follow a few easy steps.
You will need:
●one piece of colored paper ● five ribbons(丝带)
●strong tape ● a string(绳) ● a pencil
What to do:
Step I: Draw pictures on the paper. You can write your name on it. Do anything that will make it special to you.
Step2: Make the paper into the shape of a tube( 管子) . Then stick the tube together at each end and in the middle with a strong tape.
Step 3: Use a pencil to make a hole into both sides of the tube. The holes should be only on one end of the tube. Pull the string through both holes. Then tie( 系 ) the ends of the string together.
Step 4: Now make five holes around the top of the other end of the tube. Put a ribbon through each of the holes. Tie a knot( 结 ) in the ends. Make sure the knots are bigger than the holes.
Now your windsock is ready to use, but how does it work? The shape of the tube plays an important part. Wind blows through the tube and makes it fly and dance around. Hold the windsock up in the air by its string and run around. It will fly behind you. Now you can enjoy watching it dance around on its own!
41. Which of these things do you need for Step 2?
A. pencil. B. Tape. C. Ribbons. D. A string
42. What do you do after you put ribbons through the holes in the tube?
A. Make holes in the tube. B. Tape the tube together.
C. Tie knots in the ribbons. D. Put a string through the hole.
43. What is the main purpose (目的) of this article?
A. To tell an interesting story. B. To explain how to make a windsock.
C. To teach an important lesson. D. To show what a windsock is like.
B
Who wants to carry a bulky bag to school? No children. Nobody wants one shoulder to be lower than the other, and paining (疼痛) too. In India, most of us would look at the reduction (减少) of textbooks as a way out. But in a country like America, there are always more choices. A company called goReader has created a “school bag” which is the size of a laptop computer, weighing about 2. 5 kg. The goReader has a color screen and can “hold” all the textbooks that student may need, says a report in ‘The Asian Age’ newspaper.
The company plans to work closely with the publishers(出版商) of textbooks so that these books can be 
supplied on the Internet. All the students will have to do is to download their textbooks. Making notes and marking important parts of a lesson can be done just as lots of students have done on their textbooks before.
At present, the plan is being tested out in university. Richard Katzmann, the owner of the company is having his creation tested at Chicago’s DePaul University, where he studied. Does that mean it is goodbye to the new paper, and the smell of the black ink?
44. What does the underlined word “bulky” in the first line mean?
A. light B. small C. big and heavy D. old
45. The writer may think that Americans have a way to solve the problem.
A. more stupid B. worse C. better D. quicker
46. The goReader may be a machine _______________.
A. that can work as a teacher B. that can be used as textbooks
C. that can cheat students D. that can hurt students
47. When the new machine is used, it is possible that ______________.
A. students might study harder
B. students might study at home
C. students might not need teachers
D. students might study without paper textbooks
C
Whenever you walk past a cafe, you might walk into it because of the smell of freshly made coffee. But the minute you try this dark drink you will regret(后悔) it, because it tastes like bitter Chinese medicine.
Why does something that smells so good taste so bad? Many people want to know the reason for it. Now scientists say they find the answer--it lies in our “second sense of smell. ”
“We have two senses of smell,” explained Barry Smith, professor of the University of London. “One is when you breathe( 呼 吸 ) in things from the environment, and the other is when the air comes up the nose and is breathed out through the nose”.
When we drink coffee, for example, the act of swallowing (吞咽) sends burst of smell up the back of our nose from inside the mouth. This wakes up the second sense of smell in our brain. But it is weaker and less sensitive to flavors (味道) . So it gives us a completely different feeling.
In fact, the second sense of smell plays an important part in our eating experience. Many people believe that we smell through our nose and taste using our tongue(舌头). But the truth is 80 percent of what we think of as taste actually reaches us through smell. Just hold your nose while eating and you will notice that your tongue can only catch a very small part of the flavor.
48. Why does something that smells so good taste so bad?
A. Because we have two senses of smell.
B. Because our “second sense of smell” works.
C. Because different people have different tastes.
D. Because people have both tongues and noses.
49. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. We have two senses of smell.
B. The tongue can only catch a small part of the flavor.
C. The first sense of smell is weaker and less sensitive to flavors.
D. We usually think we smell through our nose and taste using our tongue.
50. The underlined word “sensitive” in the fourth paragraph means__________.
A. 敏感的 B. 迟钝的 C. 强烈的 D. 虚弱的
51. The best title for this story is ______________.
A. Smell good or taste bad. B. Second sense of smell
C. Coffee tastes like bitter Chinese medicine. D. Our tongue and nose
D
How important is shopping to you? How much time do you spend buying things? In the future, how much time will you spend in movie theaters, at shopping malls, or at convenience stores( 便利店)? When you add it all up, you will probably see you spend a lot of your life consuming( 消 费 ) things. Consuming products is not bad. However, if we spend too much time doing it, we should look at it carefully.
Imagine(想象) that you have a week off from school. However, in this week, you cannot spend any money --- no shopping, no movies, no eating out. How would you spend your time? What things would bring you happiness? Perhaps you would take a walk with your best friend. Perhaps you would help a child read. Or you might spend time with your family.
When we look back, it is likely that non-consuming experiences(经历) like these will be our most important memories( 记 忆 ). Why? Non-consuming activities are active. They don’t come in a package( 包裹). You make the experience yourself. For example, each person who reads to a child will have different experience. The experience changes with the reader, the child, and the book. However, if you watch a movie with friend, you will each have a packaged experience.
Now we have lots of such packaged experiences. We feel that we must consume because we believe that buying is doing. However, we can start a personal revolution(变革) against consumerism(消费主义). How? By consuming less. We can ask ourselves what experiences bring us the greatest satisfaction. Then we can organize(组织) our lives so that we have more of those kinds of experiences.
52. According to the passage, the writer believes that ____________.
A. we can say no to consumerism by consuming less
B. buying things can bring us the greatest satisfaction
C. the environment seldom influences our shopping choices
D. consuming experiences will be our most important memories
53. The words “those kinds of experiences” in the last sentences means _____________.
A. Consuming experiences B. Packaged experiences
C. Non-consuming experiences D. Experiences that bring us great satisfaction
54. What is the writer’s main purpose(目的) in writing this passage?
A. To tell why people need shopping.
B. To ask people to have more active experiences.
C. To introduce some ways of enjoying our spare time.
D. To share his personal experience in consuming products.
55. Which may be the best title of this article?
A. Buying is doing? B. How to consume less
B. Consume experiences D. How can we spend our life?
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