Unit 1 单元话题阅读理解练习-2023-2024学年八年级英语上册单元重难点易错题精练（沪教牛津版）

Unit 1 Encyclopaedias 单元话题阅读理解练习 （2022秋·广东广州·八年级校联考期中）Owls(猫头鹰) are active mainly at night. They search for food when it’s completely dark. Most of us work in the daytime. We hardly ever see owls, but many of us like these night birds very much. Our love for owls has a long history, and it’s in all cultures. There are always some types of artworks or stories about owls. We can also find owls on company logos, in children’s books, etc. So, what is it about owls that makes them so popular? Some bird researchers believe owls’ popularity largely lies in their “cool” looks. Owls’ eyes are unusual. Both of their eyes can only face the front, so they cannot move their eyes. However, they can turn their heads 240—270 degrees freely. They are far-sighted. That means they can see very well far away, but they can’t see up closely very well. Because of these, they can see things around from far away and search for food easily. Owls also use sound to search for food. Their ears are lopsided—the left ear is a bit higher than the right ear. A noise goes in one ear before it arrives in the other. This helps owls tell which direction a sound is coming from. To make their sense of hearing even better, the owl’s face acts like a satellite dish for sound waves. Their mouths are small so that they won’t get in the way. Thanks to such unusual looks and abilities, owls become known as mysterious(神秘的) animals. Many cultures believe that owls are unusually wise. Over the centuries, lots of stories about them have been created. These stories have made more people become interested in owls and made these birds become more popular. 1．What is the passage mainly about? A．Some stories about owls. B．Why owls are so popular. C．Some information about owls’ looks. D．What the special abilities of owls are. 2．How does the writer develop Paragraph 2? A．By telling stories. B．By listing numbers. C．By asking questions. D．By giving examples. 3．What is true about owls according to the passage? A．Their eyes