2023-2024學年八年級英語上學期期末復習查缺補漏沖刺滿分（牛津深圳版）專題07閱讀理解之說明文20篇（廣州專用）期末真題+名校模擬（2022上·廣東廣州·八年級?？计谀〤omparedwithotherEuropeancountries,lifestyleinItalyisslowerandmorerelaxinginitsownway.Italianslovetochatoveracupofcoffee,gooutforawalkinthemiddleoftheday,andenjoylonglunchesanddinners.FamilyisimportanttoItalians.Theycan’tthinkofspendingadaywithoutaskingabouttheirparentsorchildren,andaweekendwithoutafamilylunchordinner.Italianslivingoutsidetheircountryalsomisstheirfamilyalot.Italianslikesimplelife.Theirdaysstartandendwithacupofcoffee.Acupofcoffeeaftereverymealisamust.Italianslovetospendtimeoverahotcupofcoffeeandevenhotterconversationwithfriends.Topicsareusuallyaboutfamily,footballandpolitics(政治).SportisaveryimportantpartinthelivesofmanyItalians.Footballistheirfavoritesport.TherearehundredsoffootballclubswithtopsoccerteamsinItaly.Also,manytopplayersfromallovertheworldplayinItaly.Volleyballisalsopopularandsoisrugby(橄欖球),withthetoprugbyteamplayingfortheEuropeanChallengeCup.EveryItalianprovince,city,townandstreethasahistorical(歷史的)eventthattookplacethereandtheItaliancalendarisfilledwithnationalholidaysthattheylovetocelebrate.1．Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A．mostEuropeancountrieshaveslowandrelaxinglifestylesB．thelifestyleinItalyisn’tmuchlikethatoftheothercountriesinEuropeC．ItaliansenjoychattingoveracupofteaandlongdinnersD．Italianslovetowalkinthemiddleofthenight2．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthesecondparagraph?A．FriendsareveryimportanttoEuropeans.B．Italianscan’tspendadaywithouttheirparents.C．Italianswillnevergotoanothercountrybecausetheywillmisstheirchildren.D．FamilyismoreimportanttoItaliansthananyotherthing.3．WhichofthefollowingsportsislovedmostbyItalians?A．Football B．Basketball C．Volleyball D．Rugby4．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Italianfamily B．Italianlife C．Italiansport D．Italianhistory（2022上·廣東廣州·八年級校考期末）Restingherphoneonastandandmakingthelightmoresuitable,49-year-oldLiuMinstartedherlivestreamingsession—herdailyjobduringtheCOVID-19outbreak.Dressedinaqipao,atraditionalChinesedress,Liustartedthelivestreamingsessionfromherworkshopat10inthemorning,sharingtheartofmakingChineseknotswithmanyhandicraft(手工藝)lovers.Liu,aninheritor(繼承人)oftheartofmakingChineseknots,whichislistedasanintangible(非物質)culturalheritage,becamealivestreaminghost.“ThoughthesalesofChineseknotshavedroppedalot,I’mstillconfidentthatIcangetoutofthetroublebroughtbytheoutbreak.Icanmakefulluseofthisperiodtoimprovemyskillsanddevelopthistraditionalhandicraftonline,”shesaid.Liuisquitenewtotheworldoflivestreaming,havingboughtallthenecessaryequipment(設備)afterfollowingherfriends’advice.Shepracticeslivestreamingeverydayandrecordsalargenumberofeducationalvideos.ShethinkslivestreamingclassescanmeetmoreChineseknotlovers’needstolearnthehandicraft.Shehasintegratedtheanti-epidemicspirit(抗疫精神)intoherworks,expressingthedetermination(決心)andconfidenceoftheChinesepeopletowinagainsttheCOVID-19.“IloveWuhan,whereIshowedmyworksin2019.Chineseknotsarepopularamongmanylocalpeople,andImadelotsoffriendsthere,”Liusaid.ShedesignedaspecialChineseknottoexpressherthankstothemedicswhoweresenttosupportWuhanseveralmonthsago.Shehasmorethan200followersrightnow.TherearemoreandmoreChineseknotloversonheronlineplatform.Sheisusingalengthofcoloredstringanddetermination(決心)tokeepthistraditionalartofChineseknotsaliveonlineandhelpmorepeopleunderstandtheculture.5．Theunderlinedword“livestreaming”inParagraph1iscloseto“________”.A．sendingoutwhilehappening B．equipmentforrecordingvideosC．sendingoutafterrecording D．equipmentformakinghandicrafts6．WhatdoesLiuMinthinkofthefutureofChineseknots?A．Unexpected. B．Hopeful. C．Difficult. D．Doubtful.7．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HavingonlineclassesduringtheoutbreakB．IntroducinganintangibleculturalheritageC．LivestreamingtheartofmakingChineseknotsD．Expressingthankstothedoctorsandnurses（2022上·廣東廣州·八年級?？计谀〩ermanplantedthehotpeppers(胡椒)inhisfive-hectare(五公頃)fieldinhistown.The36-year-oldmanputupasignreading“AfricaHemaVillage”inChinese,Englishandhisnativelanguage.Hisfirstharvest(收成)willstartthismonth.Afterhis7-yearfurtherstudyinChina,hereturnedtoRwanda(盧旺達)in2018withhiswife,YangHong,whoisfromChina,andstartedhisownbusiness.HemaXianshengCEOHouYivisitedRwandatofindqualityproductstobringtotheChinesemarket.Hotpepperswereoneofhisdiscoveries.ThecouplehelpedHou’steam,fromresearchtofieldtrips,testingproductionprocesses(加工)andsoon.Hou’sresearchanddevelopmentteamfoundouttransportingfreshhotpepperstoChinawasdifficultbecauseitwashardtokeepthemfreshduringshipping.Sothefreshpepperscan’tbedirectlyimported(進口)intoChina.ThenHou’steamdecidedtoperformbasicprocessing(加工)inRwandabeforeshipping.Processingrequiresacarefulbalance.Toomuchsaltwillmakethepepperslessdelicious.Toolittle,andthepeppersmaygobad.Becauseplasticsmustn’tbeusedinRwanda,theyhadtofindproperwaystocarrythepeppersauce(胡椒醬).Thematerial(材料)theyfirstusedcouldn’tstandthelongflights.NowHouYiishappytoseethatthepeppersaucehassoldwellinHema’sofflineandonlinestores.Hermanpointedoutthatfewlocalfarmersgrowhotpeppersbecausethemarketissosmallthatabouthalftheharvestiswastedeveryyear.AyoungmaninRwandawillonlymake10yuan($1.4)adaybyworkinginthecities,butiftheygrowhotpeppersbecauseofHema’sorders,theycanmake50to60yuanaday.Hermanexpressedhiswillingnesstointroducemorepeopletomakemoremoneybyfarming,ratherthanworkingforlowerincomes(收入),whene-commerce(電子商務)canbringgreaterneedsandsales.“It’sachanceforRwandanpeopletojointhenewfieldandchangetheirlives,”Hermansaid,“ThroughbuildingmoreHemaVillages,Rwandahasthechancetobecomeacountryofdigitalagriculture.”8．“AfricaHemaVillage”inParagraph1isaplace________.A．calledHemainAfrica B．whereHerman’swifewasborn C．providinghotpeppersforHema D．forAfricanstobuyhotpeppers9．WhyshouldthepeppersbeprocessedbeforeshippingtoChina?Because________.A．abalanceisneededwhentheprocessingisdone B．freshhotpeppersmustn’tbeimportedintoChinaC．inRwanda,peoplearenotallowedtouseplastics D．duringshipping,freshhotpeppersareeasytogobad10．IfayoungmaninRwandagrowshotpeppersforHema,hemaygetabout________.A．10dollarsaweek B．1,600yuanamonthC．500dollarsayear D．16,000yuanhalfayear11．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ManytypesofproductshavebeenofferedinAfricaHemaVillage.B．HotpeppersfromAfricahavealargemarketallaroundtheworld.C．HemaXianshengpaidforHerman’sseven-yeareducationinChina.D．Hermanhopestodosomethingtoimprovepeople’slivesinRwanda.（2022上·廣東廣州·八年級?？计谀￤howouldwininacompetitiontoremembernumbers,achimp(猩猩)orateenager?Infact,scientistsprovedthatthechimpdidbetterthantheteenagerinthiscompetition.Doyoustillrememberlastyear’ssummerholiday?Whenyouthinkbackonit,youmightthinkofthenightthatyouspentwatchingtheconcertofLanglang.Buthowdoyoustorethesethingsinyourmind?Byusingyourmemory.Memoryisourabilitytolearnsomething,saveitandrecallitwhenneeded.Whensomethinghappens,ourbrainssavetheimportantinformationandputitinourmemory.Scientistssaythattherearedifferenttypesofmemory—short-termmemoryandlong-termmemory.Yourshort-termmemorysavesinformationforafewsecondsorafewminutes.Long-termmemorymeansthemeaningfulinformationyoutryhardtokeepinyourmind.Peoplestarttoforgetthingsjustaftertheylearnthem.Theylearnaboutsomethingoneday,buthaveforgottenhalfofitthenextday.Aweeklater,theyrememberjustathirdofwhattheylearnt.Soremembertogooveryourlessonafteryoulearnit.Scientistsagreethatpeoplerememberthingsindifferentways.Somerememberthingsbetterwiththehelpofpictures.Othersrememberbetterwhentheytakeintheinformationbyhearingit.Butonethingisforsure,ifyourememberthingswithdifferentwaystogether,youcangetabetterresult.SotryimagingpictureswithEnglishwords,andatthesametimelisteningtorecordingsofthesamewords.MaybestudyingEnglishwon’tbeadifficultthing.12．Whowoninthecompetitiontoremembernumbers?A．Theteenager. B．Thechimp. C．Thescientist. D．Langlang.13．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“store”inParagraph2mean?A．Save. B．Make. C．Put. D．Learn.14．Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthisarticle?A．Tointroducesomedifferenttypesofmemory.B．TotellthatlearningEnglishisnotsodifficult.C．Totellussomeinterestingfactsaboutmemory.D．Totellusthechimpsareclevererthanhumans.15．Inwhichsectionofthenewspaperwouldyouprobablyreadthisarticle?A．Fashion. B．Sports. C．Science. D．Stories.（2022上·廣東廣州·八年級增城中學?？计谀㊣nstagramisapopularwayforuserstosharepictures,videosandmessageswithfamilyandfriends.Mostpeopleusetheserviceontheirmobilephones.

Now,Instagramuserscanusetheserviceforacompletelydifferentactivityreadingbooks.TheNewYorkPublicLibraryrecentlyhasstartedanewservicecalledInstaNovels.ThisnewservicewillincludeacollectionofclassicbooksthroughInstagram.AllInstagramuserscangettheseservice,notjustpeopleinNewYorkCity.

Libraryofficialshavepromisedtoprovidereaderswith“someofthegreateststoriesevertold”.Alice’sAdventuresinWonderlandwasthefirstonInstagram.TheNewYorkPublicLibrarysaidthisfamousstorywasspeciallydesignedforInstagramtoincludecolorfulcartoonsandmoderndrawings.

ThebookscanbefoundinInstagramStories.ThisInstagramfeature(特色)wastoletuserspostphotosandvideosthatwoulddisappearafter24hours.Butthen,StoryHighlightswasintroducedlastyearasawayforuserstokeepcontentinStoriesforaslongastheywant.

Libraryofficialssaythemainpurposeistomakepeoplereadingeneral.Butitalsoshowshowthelibraryischangingtofitanonlineworldandattractyoungerpeople.

ChristopherPlatt,theNewYorkPublicLibrary’schieflibraryofficer,spokeabouttheservice.“Wewantpeopletounderstandthatlibrariesaren’tjustplacesfullofdustybooks.”hesaid.

Thelibraryhaslinedupseveralotherclassicworksforthecomingmonths.TheseincludeTheYellowWallpaper,ashortstorybyCharlottePerkinsGilman,andTheMetamorphosisbyFranzKafka.16．WhatdoespeopleusuallyuseInstagramfor?A．Collectingsomeclassicbooks.B．Sharingpictures,booksandnews.C．Postingphotos,videosandmessages.D．Showingcolorfulcartoonsanddrawings.17．TheNewYorkPublicLibrarystartedthenewservicemainlyto_______.A．earnmoremoneyB．askpeopletosurftheInternetC．makeitselfmorefamousD．encouragemorepeopletoread18．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“These”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Theclassicworks.B．Thenewservices.C．Thecomingmonths.D．Thepubliclibraries.19．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Freelibraryforeveryone.B．AnewserviceonInstagram.C．ThegreatfeatureofInstagram.D．NewYorkCity’sreadingproject.（2022上·廣東廣州·八年級廣州市白云區金廣實驗學校?？计谀￤henyouwalkinaChinesecityearlyinthemorning,you’relikelytoseegroupsofpeopleexercisinginthepark.You’llseethemmovingthroughaseriesofslowgracefulmovements.Astheirbodiesflowfromoneexercisetothenext,theirmindsarefocusedonlyontheirdeep,relaxedbreathing.Taichiispartofnationalculturalheritage(遺產)whichChinesepeopletakepridein.Thisancientmind-bodyexerciseisknownastaichi,andyoudon’thavetoliveinChinatobenefitfromit.Accordingtoasurveyin2007,morethan2millionAmericansarecurrentlypracticingtaichi.Taichiiscalledamind-bodytypeofexercisebecauseitcombinesmeditation(冥想),focusedbreathing,andphysicalmovement.Becauseit’salsoalow-impact(低強度的)exercise,itmaybeparticularlysuitableforolderadults,butit’sahelpfulexerciseforpeopleofallages.TaichidevelopedinChinaasatypeofWushu.Todaytaichiisusedtodevelopfitness,meditation,balance,breathing,andwell-being.Iftaichiissomethingyoumightliketotry,lookforataichiclassnearyou.Keepinmindthattrainingprogramsaredifferentinmanyways.Youmightwanttoaskaroundforarecommendationortryaclassbeforeyousignup.Asksometaichiinstructorsabouttheirtrainingandexperience.Taichiisgenerallyconsideredalow-riskexercisethatisbothsafeandenjoyable.Ifyouhaveanyphysicalormedicalproblems,talkwithyourhealthcareproviderbeforestartinganyexerciseprogram.Andremember,althoughtaichihasmanyadvantages,itcan’ttaketheplaceofregularmedicalcare.20．Whydoestheauthorgivetheexampleinparagraph1?A．Todescribeascene. B．Tointroducethetopic.C．Tosummarizethetext. D．Toguidethereadersaroundthecity.21．Whatcanweknowfromparagraph2?A．Someforeignersareinterestedintaichi.B．Taichimakespeoplehappy,wiseandenergetic.C．Chinesepeopledon’ttaketaichiseriouslynow.D．Taichiwasconsideredawaytolengthenone’slife.22．Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．DifferentSchoolsofTaiChiaroundtheWorldB．TaiChi—aNationalHeritageandWonderfulExerciseC．TheOriginandFormsofTaiChiD．TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofPracticingTaiChifortheold（2022上·廣東廣州·八年級廣州市白云區金廣實驗學校?？计谀癓ifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisbecomingunwell.”Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.Butinfact,anunwellpersonwholivedinancientRomewroteit.Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexciting,amazingandcanevenchangeourlives.Butisittruethathavingallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovesthequality(質量)ofourlives.Picturethis:You’rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Yourmobilephonerings.Amessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreen.Thenoisefromthetelephoneisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.Nowyouhavetostayup(熬夜)allnighttogetitdone.Inventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenmakeusfeelstressedandtired.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycities,whohavenotelephones,nocars,notevenanyelectricityoftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsthatisbecausetheylivesimplerlives.OnefamilyintheUKwent“backintime”toseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionsthatwehavetoday.Thegrandparents,withtheirdaughter,andgrandsons,Benjamin,10,andThomas,7,spentnineweeksina1940shouse.Theyhadnowashingmachine,microwave,computerormobilephone.Thegrandmother,Lyn,said,“Themorethingsyouhave,themoredifficultlifebecomes.”Theboyssaidtheyfoughtless.Probably,theysaid,becausetherewaslesstofightover,suchastheircomputer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchangedfrombeingafashionable(時尚的)grannytoonewhocookedthings.23．Whowasthequote(引語)inparagraph1writtenby?A．Theoldgranny. B．Theunwellwriter.C．AnancientRoman. D．Acreativeinventor.24．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinparagraph3?A．Newinventionscanbringussometroubles.B．Newinventionscanhelpusworkmoreefficiently.C．Newinventionscanimprovethequalityofourlives.D．Newinventionscanmakepeoplefeelrelaxedwhileworking.25．Whydidthefamilychoosetospendsometimeina1940shouseinparagraph5?A．Becausetheylovedtolivesimplelives.B．Becausetheyweretroubledbymoderninventions.C．Becausetheyallenjoyedbymoderninventions.D．Becausetheywantedtoexperiencelifewithoutmoderninventions.26．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thehistoryoftechnology.B．Problemscausedbytechnology.C．Thedevelopmentofthenewinventions.D．Howthetelephoneimprovesourlife.（2022上·廣東廣州·八年級廣州市白云區金廣實驗學校?？计谀㊣nourdailylife,robotsareoftenfoundtodoworkthatistoodangerous,boring,difficult,ordirty.Andweoftenseekidsplaywithtoyrobots.Butwhatexactlyisarobot?Therearesomeimportantcharacteristics(特征)thatarobotmusthave.Thesecharacteristicsmighthelpyoutodecidewhatisandwhatisnotarobot.Theywillalsohelpyoutodecidewhatyouwillneedtobuildintoamachinebeforeitcanbeconsideredasarobot.Arobothastheseimportantcharacteristics(特征):SensingFirstofall,yourrobotwouldhavetobeabletosensetheenvironmentaroundit.Itshouldhavethefollowingsensors(傳感器):lightsensors(eyes),touchsensors(hands),chemicalsensors(nose),hearingsensors(ears)andtastesensors(tongue).MovementArobotneedstobeabletomovearounditsenvironment.Itcanmoveonwheels,walkonlegsorbedrivenbysmallengines.Arobotcanmoveeitherthewholebodyorjustpartsofit.EnergyArobotneedstobeabletopoweritself.Somerobotsmightpoweritselfwithsunlight,somemightwithelectricity,whileotherswiththebattery(電池).Thewayyourrobotgetsitsenergywilldependonwhatyourrobotneedstodo.IntelligenceArobotneedssomekindof“smarts”.Aprogrammeristhepersonwhogivestherobotits“smarts”.Therobotwillhavetohaveacertainwaytoreceivetheprogramsothatitknowswhattodo.27．Accordingtoparagraph1,whatcanrobotsdoforpeople?A．Robotscanteachchildren. B．Robotscanlearnbythemselves.C．Robotscanjoinincompetitions. D．Robotscandosomeunpleasantwork.28．Whatcanthechemicalsensorshelparobottodo?A．Theycanhelprobotstosee. B．Theycanhelprobotstohear.C．Theycanhelprobotstosmell. D．Theycanhelprobotstocatchthings.29．Inhowmanywayscanarobotpoweritselfaccordingtoparagraph5?A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.30．Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tointroducethehistoryofrobots.B．Todescribethemovementofarobot.C．Totellwhatarobotcandoinourlife.D．Tohelppeopleunderstandwhatarobotis.（2022上·廣東廣州·八年級廣州市白云區金廣實驗學校校考期末）JCHSummerDayCampOurcampis83yearsold.ItwasoneofthefirstprogramsatJCH,andwealwaysbelievethatcampisanimportantpartofchildren'slife.Inourcamp,childrencanlearnhowtoplaysoccerandpaint;itisasafeplaceforchildren3-14yearsoldtomakefriends.ABCSummerCoursesChildrenwillneverbebored.Oursummercoursescankeepthemexcitedallsummer.Kidscanenjoythemselvesandmakenewfriendswhiletheyarelearninganotherlanguage.Withthreehours'languagelearningperday,SummerVacationKidsTeenscanimprovekids'languageskills.?5daysclassroom-based1daytripMIWEveningCampEveningclassesaregoodforstudentswhowanttoimprovetheirEnglishwithouttakingpartinfull-timeclasses.Twice-weeklyclassesgiveaperfectchanceforcamperstoimprovereading,writing,listeningandspeaking.Wehavetea,coffee,biscuits,andawelcomingenvironmenttomakelearningintheeveningenjoyable.★MondayandTuesday6:00p.m.-8:00p.m.;WednesdayandThursday7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.31．WhatcankidslearniftheyjointheJCHSummerDayCamp?A．Culture. B．Cooking. C．Language. D．Painting.32．TheABCSummerCourseswillofferlanguagelearningclassesintheclassroomfor________.A．1day B．3days C．5days D．6days33．Ifakidgoestotheeveningclass,heorshecan________.A．makehiswritingbetter B．makenewfriendsC．staywithanEnglishfamily D．enjoydinnerwithothers34．Thepassage________.A．ismakingpredictions B．isgivinginformationC．istellingsomeresults D．istalkingaboutresolutions（2022上·廣東廣州·八年級廣州四十七中?？计谀〥oyouadmiresuccessfulpeople?Doyouthinktheyhadtheirsuccesseasily?As“FatherofHybridRice”,YuanLongpinggotovergreatdifficultiesandspenthiswholelifeworkingtoreduceworldhungerandhelpingtofeedthecountrywiththelargestpopulation.WuMengchao,the“FatherofChineseHepatobiliarySurgery”,focusedonsavingpeople’slivesfornearlyeightyyears.Heperformedmorethan16,000operations(手術)duringhislife.Holdingtheknifeforsuchalongtimedeformedhisfingers.Wuoncesaid,“ItwouldbemygreatesthappinessifIcouldworkattheoperatingtableuntilmydyingday.”In1969,inordertosolvetheproblemoftreatingmalaria(瘧疾),TuYouyou,apharmacologist(藥學家)tookonthejobasheadofaresearchteam.Sheandherteammatesperformeddifferentkindsofexperiments.However,theresultsweredisappointing.Insteadofgivingup,in1972,theymadeit!In2015,shereceivedNobelPrize.ThomasEdison,theinventorofthelightbulb,believedthateveryfailurewasasteptowardssuccess.Heoncesaid,“IfIfind10,000wayssomethingwon’twork,Ihaven’tfailed.Iamnotdiscouraged,becauseeverywrongtryisanotherstepforward.”Sometimes,theirsuccesswasasurprise,eventothemselves.ThefamousscientistAlexanderFlemingsaid,“Icertainlydidn’tplantorevolutionize(變革)allmedicinebydiscoveringtheworld’sfirstantibiotic(抗生素).ButIguessthatwasexactlywhatIdid.”Somepeopleonlybecamesuccessfulaftertheirdeaths.NotlikePabloPicassowhobecamefamousandveryrichduringhislifetime,theartistVincentVanGoghonlysoldonepaintingallthroughhislifeandthatwastoafriend.Buthekeptpaintingandhepaintedmorethan2,000artworksinthefollowingtenyears.Nowhispaintingsareverypopularandtheysellformillionsofpounds.Onethingallthesepeoplehaveincommonisstickingtotheirgoalsnomatterwhat.35．WhatdoYuanLongpingandWuMengchaohaveincommon?A．Theysucceededinsolvingworldproblems.B．Theyachievedalotinthemedicalfield.C．Theyspentalltheirlivesservingpeople.D．Theyarerememberedfortheirhappiness.36．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．PabloPicassobecamefamousafterhisdeath.B．VincentVanGoghpainted2,001artworksinhislife.C．ThomasEdisontried10,000waysbeforeheinventedthelightbulb.D．IttookTuYouyou’steamabout3yearstoreachtheirgoal.37．HowdidAlexanderFlemingfeelabouthisdiscoveryofthefirstantibiotic?A．Hedidn’tfullyrealizeitsimportance. B．Hedidn’tplantostudyallmedicine.C．Heknewexactlywhathissuccessmeant. D．Hefelttootiredtostayawake.38．Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellus?A．Noteveryonecanbesuccessful.B．Greatachievementsaren’tmadenaturally.C．Themoredifficulties,thebetter.D．Greathopesmakegreatmen.（2022上·廣東廣州·八年級廣州四十七中?？计谀〢picturespeaksathousandwords.Andnowadays,peopleliketouseemojistoshowtheirwordsinsteadofspeakingorwriting.Accordingtosomeexperts,theEmojiisthelanguagewhichdevelopsthefastestintheUK’shistory.NowinBritain,emojisarebecomingmorepopularthanshortformslike“lol”(laughingoutloud),or“mua”(thesoundofakiss).Theyareleadinganewwayofcommunicationandareeventhoughtasart!“Bigredheart”emojisseemtobewellloved!Becauseusingtheseemojismakesthetextfullofpersonalcharacters.Peoplecanhavefunwhentheyuseemojistoexpressthemselves.What’smore,usingemojiscanmakepeoplelaugh.TeenagersintheUKalsosaidthattheyreallyenjoyedthefactthatemojisarequickandeasy.Peoplealsoexpresstheirfeelingsbyusingtheemojiswhichtheylikebest.Haveyounoticedtheemojisyourecentlyused?Theymayshowhowyoufeelthesedays.IntheUK,emojislike“facewithtearsofjoy”,“faceblowingakiss”and“loveheart”arethemostcommonlyused.Atleast,withtheuseofemojis,Britishpeoplemaybemorefunthanpeoplethink!Peoplecanalsolearnalotaboutaculturefromtheiremojicomplaints.Forexample,beforetheemoji“cheesewedge(奶酪塊)”appeared,Britishpeoplewerealwayscomplainingthattherewasnocheeseemoji!Emojisarenowgreatlypopular,butwhatisthefutureofthem?WilltheemojisoonbemorethanEnglishasaninternationallanguage?Orwilltheemojibeforgottenwhenthenextbigthingcomesalong?Itishardtosay.39．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Peoplepreferspeakingtoenjoyingpictures.B．Emojishavebeenwidelyacceptedrecently.C．TheEmojidevelopsfastestintheworld.D．Morepeoplelikeusing“LOL”morethan“”.40．Thefollowingreasonsmake“Bigredheart”emojispopularexcept______.A．theybringlaughterandjoy B．theycanshowpeople’spersonalityC．theyaremoreconvenient D．theymakepeoplesmarter41．HowdoesthewriterdevelopParagraph3?A．Bytellingstories. B．Bycomparingfacts. C．Bygivingexamples. D．Byshowingdata.42．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A．Emojis—Apersonalart B．Emojis—AninternationalsymbolC．Emojis—Apopularlanguage D．Emojis—Anamazingdiscovery（2022上·廣東廣州·八年級校考期末）Inventionsareveryimportantandtheycaneasilychangeourlife.Thefollowingaresomegreatinventions.Thetelevisionwasinventedin1926.Astimepassed,moreandmorepeoplewereabletobuythetelevision.Itisapopularinvention,butitisalsobadforyoureyes.Peoplespendalmost4-8hoursinfrontofaTV.Sotheyspendlesstimestayingwithfamily.Theplaneisaverypopularwayofgoingoutbothfortravelingandbusiness.Over3,000,000peopletakeaplaneeveryday.Itisveryconvenientforus.Anditmakesourtripfasterandmorecomfortable.Butthebiggestproblemledbytheplanesistheairpollution.Creditcardsallowpeopletobuythingsfirstandpayforthemlater.What’smore,youdon’thavetocarrylotsofmoneyaround.However,youmaynotknowhowmuchmoneyyouhavespentuntilyougetyourbill.Thismightputmanyyoungpeopleandfamiliesintoaneconomiccrisis.Thepacemaker（心臟起搏器）savesmanypeople’slives.Itwasaninventionthatwasdesignedtogivetheheartsmall“shocks”andmakeitworkagain.Theonlydisadvantageformostpeopleisthatitcostsalotofmoney.Gettingonecancostfrom16,500yuanto35,000yuan,solittlefamiliescanaffordit.43．Whichinventionisnotwidelyusedbymostpeople?A．Thetelevision. B．Theplane. C．Thecreditcard. D．Thepacemaker.44．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A．Usingacreditcard,yo