专题06阅读理解之说明文

八年级上学期英语期中复习

专题06 阅读理解之说明文

（2022秋·广东深圳·八年级深圳市南山外国语学校（集团）高新中学校联考期中）

① The Internet is a place where we can talk freely, but it is also a place where we pay litle attention to whether or not our language ability is becoming poorer.

② According to a recent survey by China Youth Daily, more than 76 percent of young people in China said they felt their Chinese language skills have declined. They don’t use complex rhetorical technique(修辞手法) as often anymore. It is believed that digital technology and Internet emojis have changed their communication habits.

③ For example, direct expression is a preferred way to communicate online. When one sees something funny, one will simply type “hahaha” or use the “cry-laugh”emoji, Beijing Youth Daily noted. What’s more, Cai Xiaoxia’s teacher from Fuzhou, told China Youth Daily that words in general are being used less. For example, people can share photos and emojis online with little need for words to describe them.

④Also, “copy and paste” culture is getting popular. People simply pick up expressions from the internet without much thought. Many begin to use a fixed set of sentence patterns, such as “….yyds”.

⑤If this continues, it could influence our way of thinking, Peoples Daily noted. When we use expressions without thinking, it means we have become too lazy to express our real feelings. If teenagers are used to using emojis, they could lose the ability to use words properly.

⑥ To improve our language skills, experts suggest that we should try to think independently and develop our own language. They also suggest that we should read more works of literature(文学).  “Keep using different words to show your special feelings.” said Shen Xiaolong, a professor in the Chinese department at Fudan University.

1．Which information is NOT true according to China Youth Daily’s survey?

A．Over three quarters of young Chinese people think their language skills have become stronger.

B．Young Chinese people don’t use complex rhetorical technique as often anymore.

C．Digital technology and Internet emojis have changed young Chinese people’s communication habits.

D．Young Chinese people don’t need to use words to describe photos they showed.

2．The underlined word “declined” means ________ in Chinese.

A．下降 B．上升 C．选择 D．增强

3．Paragraph 3 and 4 mainly tell us ________.

A．what people’s new communication habits are

B．which phrases are the most popular on the internet

C．why young people like using emojis

D．where young people learn new expressions

4．If people are used to direct expressions and emojis, people could become ________.

A．good at thinking creatively B．unable to use words properly

C．less interested in taking with others D．more active to express their real feelings

5．If we divide the passage into four parts the answer should be ________.

A．①②③/④/⑤/⑥ B．①/②③/④/⑤⑥

C．①/②③④/⑤/⑥ D．①/②/③/④⑤⑥

（2022秋·广东汕头·八年级汕头市龙湖实验中学校考期中）

Brighton, a famous holiday town next to the sea in Sussex, on the southeast coast of England, is only 50 minutes on a fast train from London. The town usually has about 134,000 citizens(市民), but it gets a lot of tourists all year round. 

A long time ago Brighton was a quiet fishing town. Later on, when swimming in the sea became popular, many rich and important people, as well as musicians and writers began to arrive and Brighton became a popular seaside holiday town.   

Prince George, the future King George IV, first visited Brighton in 1783. He liked it and used to spend part of the summer there because of his health. He asked John Nash, a very famous builder, to build him a palace. It took about 40 years to build the palace and it cost 500, 000 pounds! Now more than 400, 000 tourists visit Brighton and the palace—the Royal Pavilion—every year. 

The Royal Pavilion, with its beautiful rooms and museums, is not the only interesting thing in Brighton. In May, this friendly and colourful town holds an international festival with many different kinds of music, dance and theatre.

6．Brighton used to be ________ a long time ago.

A．a holiday town B．a festival town

C．an important town D．a fishing town

7．Brighton became popular because ________.

A．people liked to go swimming there B．the king lived there sometimes

C．there were many writers there D．an important museum was there

8．King George IV liked to spend the summer in Brighton because ________.

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