八級(jí)英語(yǔ)每周閱讀訓(xùn)練

八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)每周閱讀訓(xùn)練Theword‘OK’celebratesits177thbirthday Peoplecanmakeahandgesturetosay“OK”.“OK”：世界上最通用的語(yǔ)言。Usuall,yyoudon’tfindthesamewordsindifferentlanguages.Butthereisanexceptionfortheword“OK”!ThewordOKfirstappeared（出現(xiàn)intheBostonorningPostonMarch2Itwasanabbreviation（縮寫(xiě)ofthePostonMarch2phrase“ollkorrect”,anincorrectspellingof“allcorrect”.Althoughitbeganasajoke,peoplelaterusedthephraseondocuments（文件）orthroughtelegraphs（電報(bào)）tosaythatallwaswell.Thisyear,OKcelebratedits177thbirthday.Weusethisexpressioncountlesstimeseveryday.“Howabouttwoo’clock?OK?”“OK.”“OKthen.”ThewordOKiseasytosay,writeandunderstand.Besides,itismoreneutral（中立的）thanmanywords.AllenMetcalf,AmericanauthorofOK:TheImprobableStoryofAmerica’sGreatestWord,toldTheTimes,“WhatOKprovidedthatotherwordsdidnotwasneutrality,awaytoexpressagreementwithouthavingtoofferanopinion.”Forexample,ifsomeoneasksyoutogoforawalkafterlunch,youcansimplyrespond,“OK”.Thereyougo-noextraopinions.OKcanbespelledindifferentways:okayorO.K.Theyareallpronouncedthesame.But“OK”isthemostwidelyacceptedspellingandisoftenusedinwriting.Somepeople,however,likethespelling“okay”becauseitlooksmorelikeaword.Sometimes,peoplealsosayshortformsofOKlike“K”.Forexample,someonemightsay,“I’mjustgoingtothesupermarket,butI’llbebackin10minutes.”Youcouldreplywith,“K”.OKissousefulthatit’ssaidworldwide.Youmaynotknowthelanguageofsomeoneyou’retalkingwith,butsaying“OK”withgestures（手勢(shì)）canhelpyoucommunicate. Choosetheanswer:Theword“OK”cameintobeingwhen .theBostonMorningPostdecidedtocreateitusingabbreviationsondocumentswaspopularpeoplespelled“allcorrect”thewrongwayas“ollkorrect”telegraphsneededmoreabbreviations.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEwhenusingOK?Itisaneutralwaytoexpressagreement.Peopleactuallyhaveotheropinionsonthetopic.It’snotpolitetosayOKmanytimestoothers.ThosewhouseOKalotarelazy..OKcanbespelledinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT .A.okay B.O.K. C.K D.oll

korrect4.Whatcanyoudoifyoudon’tknowthelanguageinanewcountry,accordingtothelastparagraph?A.UsetheshortenedformofOKalot.B.Trytoaskpeoplequestionsmanytimes.C.MakeuseofOKaswellasgestures.D.Askotherpeopletohelpyouout.VRmakesyoupartofanewworld visitortriesaVRheadsetduringthe06hinaInternationallectronicCommercexpo.F虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)到底是什么？inyourroom.Peoplearesayingthatvirtualrealitytechnology（VR,虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)技術(shù)）isgoingtochangeourlivesinthefuture.VRtechnologyputsyouinanewworldwhenyou’rereallyjuststandinginyourroom.VRisacomputertechnologythatcreatesa360°environmentforuserstosee.Theycaneveninteract（互動(dòng)）witheverythingaroundthem.Allyouhavetodoisputonasetofgoggles（護(hù)目鏡）.Thetechnologyfollowstheuser’sheadmovements,andthentheviewchangesinthisvirtualworldtoo.Andnow,moviemakersaretryingtoputyouinthemovieswithVR!Butdirectorsaretryingtofigureoutthevisualeffectstomakethiswork.Usuallythedirectorshowspeoplewhattosee,butwithVR,theuserisincontrol.YoucanbeinspacewithMattDamoninTheMartianorbeintheworldofthemovieFrozen.It’sthenextstepupfrom3-DandIMAXfilms.Buttheamazingpartis,insteadofwatchingtheactionyouwillbeapartofit.Thisisn’twherethepotentialforVRendseither.TheGuardiansaysscientistsarelookingforwaysVRcouldhelpchildrenwithattentiondeficitdisorder（多動(dòng)癥）andoldsoldierswhofacepost-traumaticstressdisorder（創(chuàng)傷后應(yīng)激障礙）.ImaginebeingabletostudyinaclassroomwithstudentsfromallovertheworldorvisitingyourdoctorjustbyusingVRgoggles.That’swhereMarkZuckerberg,creatorofFacebook,seesVRgoing.So,howwouldyouusevirtualrealityinyoureverydaylife? ChoosetheanswerWhatcanthegogglesdo?Theycanhelppeopleprotecttheireyes.Theycangivepeoplea360°environmenttosee.Theycanrecordtheuser’sheadmovements.Theyhelppeopleseetherealworlddifferently.IfVRisusedinmovies,whichofthefollowingwillcometrue?A.Userscandirectthemoviesinanewway.B.Userswillbeapartofthemovie.

ilmswillC.Userscan’twatchthemoviesanymore.D.3-DandIMAdisappear.ilmswillWhatdoesMarkZuckerbergthinkaboutthefutureofVR?Itmayhelpstudentsfromallovertheworldstudytogether.Therewillbenohospitalsanymore.Nothinginourdailylifewillbethesame.Itmaybringmanynewillnesses.What’sthestorymainlyabout?A.Virtualreality’susesinmedicalareas.B.Howpeoplewillwatchmoviesinthefuture.C.TheuseofVRgogglesinourlivDes..Whatvirtualrealitytechnologywillbringus.htereachingalessoninlinehterneday,IpickedupmydauEloisefromschoolandwenttothesupermarketforafewthings.Iwashopingtobeinandoutquickly.Ioundashortlinewithustonepersoninrontome.Itwasanelderrwoman,andshewaspayinorherthin|withonlychane.Ateralondayatwork,|Iwasfrustratedwiththiswoman.ButthenIwatchedtheyoungclerk.Hehelpedhercountherchange,eversotenderlytakingitfromhershakinghands.Ilistenedtohimrepeatedlysaytoher:“Yes,ma’am.”Whensheaskedifshehadenoughtobuyabag,hetoldhershedid.Thenhewenttwolinesovertogetoneoiher.①everoncedidthisclerketannoyedorrollhiseyes.ewaspatientandkind.AsIwaswatchinhim,Isawloisewastoo.②Irealiednydauhterwaslearninanimportantlessonromacompletestraner.Whenthewomanwasinished,theclerkbeanrininupmythinsandthankedmeformypatience（耐心）.Ithankedhimtoo.Ioundthemanaer經(jīng)理）andtoldhimabouttheclerk'skindnessandpatience.henweletthesupermarketwithaullcar購(gòu)物車(chē)），butalsowithaheartfullofthankfulnessforsuchanimportantlesson.-Choosetheanswer:1.Whichdescribesthewriter’sattitudetowardtheelderlywomanatfirst?

kind-heartedB.scaredFromParagraphkind-heartedB.scaredFromParagraph3,welearnthatA.livedacomfortablelifeC.wasafriendoftheclerk’sC.interestedD.annoyedtheelderlywoman .mightnothavemuchmoneyD.didn’twanttopayforherthingsWhatdoestheunderlinedphras“eringingup”inthestorymean?A.puttingaway B.makingacallC.makinganorderofgoods D.recordinghowmuchisspentWhatwastheimportantlessonthewriterreferredto?A.Bekindandpatientwithothers. B.It’shardtobeagoodclerk.C.Wecanlearnfromstrangers.D.Don’tlookdownonanyone. ordsinfocus1.frustratedad.沮喪的Hegetsfrustratedwhenpeopledon’tunderstandwhathe’stryingtosay.tenderlyadv.溫和地Hedrewthegirltenderlytowardshim.repeatedlyadv.重復(fù)地Shetelephonedrepeatedlytoaskmetogowithher. entencebank①釋義：這位收銀員不曾有過(guò)一丁點(diǎn)的生氣或不耐煩。用法：never等否定詞位于句首時(shí)，句子要用倒裝語(yǔ)序，即將助動(dòng)詞或情態(tài)動(dòng)詞放在主語(yǔ)的前面。rollone'seyes意為“轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)眼睛”“不以為然”。NeverhaveIseensuchabeautifulplace.②釋義：我突然間意識(shí)到，我的女兒正從一個(gè)徹頭徹尾的陌生人那里學(xué)到了一堂重要的課。用法：realize是動(dòng)詞，意為“意識(shí)到，認(rèn)識(shí)到"，暗含之前并不知道。還可以表示“實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想”。Theydidn’trealizethedangertheywerein.Workhardandyouwillrealizeyourdream. hareyourthoughts給迷途者指條路，向落難者伸出援手，用會(huì)心的微笑祝賀友人的成功……唯有以一顆善良真誠(chéng)的心對(duì)待包容別人，我們才能獲得生命的真諦。閱讀還原(其中有一項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng))“Ahomestayisatypeofstudyabroadprogram.Itallowsthevisitortostaywithalocalfamily,sotheycanbetterunderstandthelocallifestyle.Italsohelpsimprovethevisitor’slanguageability,”ateacherduringaschoolmeetinglasttermsaid.“Ifyouwishtolearnmoreaboutforeignculturesorgetforeignexperience,youcantakethiskindofholiday.(1) .”Afterthismeeting,(2) .Atlast,Ihadthechancetogoonsuchaholidaywithsomeofmyschoolmateslastmonth.WewenttoLondon,aplaceIhavewantedtogoforyears.AfterwegottoLondon,wewenttostaywithdifferentfamilies.Myhostfamilywasawhitecouplea