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牛津译林版八年级英语上册阅读理解
专项强化训练题含答案
Do you know what human rights are? They are basic rights that belong
to every person in the world. They include the right to life, freedom from
slavery (奴役), the right to work and education, and many more. China
has played a leading role in protecting human rights. On Oct 13, China
was elected (选举) as a member of the Human Rights Council of the
United Nations. The country has made great achievements in human
rights since 1949, Xinhua noted. For example, Chinese people who lived
before 1949 lived through war and poverty (贫困). Average life
expectancy (人均预期寿命) during that time was around 35 years. After 70
years, China can feed (养活) more than 1.3 billion people and provide
jobs for 770 million people. The country's life expectancy rose to 77.3
years in 2019, CGTN noted. As for the right to education, Chinese people
spent less than one year in school in 1949. Today, we have nine years of
compulsory (义务的) education. Access (使用权) to the internet is also a
basic human right. As of June, 67 percent of China's population had
access to the internet. That's 5 percent higher than the global average.

1. What are human rights?_______________________________________
2. What's the news in the story?_______________________________________
4. What is education like for Chinese people
today?_______________________________________
Helping needy farmers
Jack Berne is a student from Sydney, Australia. He got a lot of attention
after starting A fiver (五美元) for a Farmer, which helped raise 1 million
dollars (around 7 million yuan) for drought-affected (受旱灾影响的)
Australian farmers in 2018. Berne said he saw a video at school that
showed how droughts have affected children and animals. This made
him want to do something about it.

Now, the 12-year-old boy is one of 430 children who are taking part in a
global campaign (活动) for Lego called Rebuild the World. The children
helped to build an installation (装置) in Denmark – a 4-meter-wide
globe (地球仪) made of Lego bricks. The globe, which took 2,700 hours to
build, features (以……为特征) buildings designed by the children. Berne's
creation, which he calls Farming Home, is a farm that has everything
people need to live comfortably – a stream (溪流) for water, crops for
food, and a windmill (风车) for power. "To think that something I created
in my living room is now part of a huge installation at the Lego House in
Denmark is just crazy," Berne said. Berne is continuing his efforts (努力)
to help Australian farmers. "We asked people to bring in an
'all-Australian' lunch. I asked people to buy in-season produce (农产品),
check their labels (标签) and buy Australian products," Berne said.
1. According to the story, A fiver for a Farmer _____.A. helps farmers who
have experienced droughts B. was started by the Australian government
C. raised very little money in 2018D. is a global activity to help farmers
2. What do we know about Rebuild the World?A. It was started by Danish
children.B. It is a global campaign for Lego. C. Berne started the
campaign.D. It will raise money to help farmers.
3. Berne felt _____ to take part in Rebuild the World.A. funny B. lonelyC.
scared D. proud

4. From the last two paragraphs, we know that _____.A. many Australians
work on farmsB. A fiver for a Farmer will continue in the futureC. Berne
wants to help farmers make more moneyD. Berne decided to help
people in other areas
Halloween is just around the corner! People in the West celebrate it on
Oct 31 every year. Children usually go trick-or-treating (不给糖就捣蛋) –
they knock on their neighbors' doors and ask for candy. But because of
COVID-19, many cities have advised people not to go trick-or-treating
this year. As health experts said, the virus spreads more easily when
people have close contact (接触) with each other. But this will not stop
Halloween fans from keeping the tradition going. For example, Elizabeth
Lusty from London came up with an idea for her two children. She and
her neighbors will put boxes of candy in their front yards. Then they'll
plan a safe route (路线) so that children can take the candy without
coming into contact with others. Andrew Beattie from the US also got
creative. He and his 6-year-old daughter made a contact-free candy
chute (滑道). It stretches (延伸) from the family's front door to the
sidewalk. They can send candy down the chute to trick-or-treaters
outside. The idea became popular online and many people are doing the

same. "This is something that the kids will enjoy and not think of it as 'I'm
doing this to prevent (预防) disease (疾病),'" Beattie told CNN. "They're
doing it to have a good time, and we need that now."
1. This year, trick-or-treating is not suggested because _____.A. it's not
healthy for children to eat candyB. neighbors will not give out candy to
kidsC. many cities will ban the activityD. close contact may allow
COVID-19 to spread
2. How can kids collect candy from Andrew's house?A. They collect candy
as usual.B. Andrew will hand it to them.C. They can take it from a box.D.
They collect candy from a chute.
3. Paragraphs 3 and 4 explain _____. A. what Halloween is usually likeB.
new ways for kids to trick-or-treatC. what people are doing to stop
trick-or-treatersD. how neighbors stay in touch with each other
4. What can we learn from Beattie?A. COVID-19 might spread quickly on
Halloween.B. People need trick-or-treating these days.C.
Trick-or-treating will not be fun this year.D. Kids don't care about
COVID-19.
Day 4
Why do these bugs love blood?

What does our blood taste like to mosquitoes? Do they bite us because
they think our blood tastes good? Scientists at Rockefeller University in
the US have found the answer. Mosquitoes feed on not only blood, but
also flower nectar (花蜜). But when they drink blood, they have to use
their stylets (口针) to pierce (刺破) our skin – otherwise (否则), they just
use their lips to drink.
The scientists fed mosquitoes a fake (假的) blood drink and looked at
their neuron (神经元) activity. They found that neurons in their stylets
became active only when the fake drink had four specific components
(成分) – glucose (葡萄糖), sodium chloride (氯化钠), sodium bicarbonate
(碳酸氢钠) and ATP (三磷酸腺苷). The former three components make
blood taste a little salty and a little sweet, according to Leslie Vosshall,
one of the researchers. But ATP is different from the others, as humans
cannot taste it. Although it's impossible to say how it tastes to humans, it
creates a tasty flavor for mosquitos. The findings have given scientists a
new idea － they could use this against mosquitoes. They could make a
type of drug (药) that changes how our blood tastes. Mosquitoes would
quickly lose interest in our blood. "If mosquitoes weren't able to tell the
taste of blood, in theory (理论上) they couldn't spread disease," said
Veronica Jove, another researcher.

1. What do we know from Paragraph 2?A. Mosquitoes smell by using
their stylets.B. Mosquitoes use their lips to drink blood.C. Mosquitoes
drink flower nectar.D. Mosquitoes prefer blood to flower nectar.
2. Through the study, scientists found that _____.A. mosquitoes will die if
they drink fake bloodB. mosquitoes like specific blood components C.
mosquitoes can tell fake blood apart from real bloodD. ATP is tasteless
to mosquitoes
3. Paragraph 5 is mainly about _____.A. a way to prevent mosquito bitesB.
a way to change the taste of our bloodC. a new drug that can kill
mosquitoesD. a new type of food mosquitoes like to eat
根据文章大意及首字母提示填空，补全短文。 Once upon a time, there was an
island where all the 1. f________, including love, happiness, sadness and
wisdom, lived. One day, they were told that the island would sink, so they
all got on 2. b________ and left. However, love stayed until the last
possible moment. Finally, love 3. d________ to ask for help. Wealth was 4.
p________ by love in a beautiful boat. Love said, "Wealth, can you take me
with you?" Wealth answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver
in my boat. There is no 5. r________ for you." Sadness was close by, so love
asked, "Sadness, let me go with you.""Oh ... love, I'm so sad. How can I
take someone 6. e________ with me?" 7. H________ passed by love, too. But

she was so happy that she did not even hear when love called out to her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, love, I will take you." It was an elder.
Love was so excited that he 8. f________ to ask the elder where they were
going. When they arrived at the river bank (河岸), the elder went his own
way. Love was 9. t________ for the elder, so he asked wisdom, another
elder, "Who helped me?" "It was time," Wisdom answered. "Time?" asked
love. "But why did time help me?" Wisdom smiled and answered, "Only
time can 10. u________ how priceless love is."
Day 1: 1. They are everyone's basic rights.2. On Oct 13, China was elected
as a member of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations.3. 42.3
years.4. They have nine years of compulsory education.5. About 67
percent of China's population.6. The improvement of human rights in
China in the past 70 years.Day 2: ABDCDay 3: DDBBDay 4: CBADay 5: 1.
feelings 2. boats 3. decided 4. passing
5. room 6. else 7. Happiness 8. forgot
9. thankful 10. understand

1. What do we know from Paragraph 2?A. Mosquitoes smell by using
their stylets.B. Mosquitoes use their lips to drink blood.C. Mosquitoes
drink flower nectar.D. Mosquitoes prefer blood to flower nectar.
2. Through the study, scientists found that _____.A. mosquitoes will die if
they drink fake bloodB. mosquitoes like specific blood components C.
mosquitoes can tell fake blood apart from real bloodD. ATP is tasteless
to mosquitoes
3. Paragraph 5 is mainly about _____.A. a way to prevent mosquito bitesB.
a way to change the taste of our bloodC. a new drug that can kill
mosquitoesD. a new type of food mosquitoes like to eat
根据文章大意及首字母提示填空，补全短文。 Once upon a time, there was an
island where all the 1. f________, including love, happiness, sadness and
wisdom, lived. One day, they were told that the island would sink, so they
all got on 2. b________ and left. However, love stayed until the last
possible moment. Finally, love 3. d________ to ask for help. Wealth was 4.
p________ by love in a beautiful boat. Love said, "Wealth, can you take me
with you?" Wealth answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver
in my boat. There is no 5. r________ for you." Sadness was close by, so love
asked, "Sadness, let me go with you.""Oh ... love, I'm so sad. How can I
take someone 6. e________ with me?" 7. H________ passed by love, too. But

she was so happy that she did not even hear when love called out to her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, love, I will take you." It was an elder.
Love was so excited that he 8. f________ to ask the elder where they were
going. When they arrived at the river bank (河岸), the elder went his own
way. Love was 9. t________ for the elder, so he asked wisdom, another
elder, "Who helped me?" "It was time," Wisdom answered. "Time?" asked
love. "But why did time help me?" Wisdom smiled and answered, "Only
time can 10. u________ how priceless love is."
Day 1: 1. They are everyone's basic rights.2. On Oct 13, China was elected
as a member of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations.3. 42.3
years.4. They have nine years of compulsory education.5. About 67
percent of China's population.6. The improvement of human rights in
China in the past 70 years.Day 2: ABDCDay 3: DDBBDay 4: CBADay 5: 1.
feelings 2. boats 3. decided 4. passing
5. room 6. else 7. Happiness 8. forgot
9. thankful 10. understand