时文阅读 八年级
P 5
Women still spend hours a week doing chores while men do less, a survey in UK says.
According to the survey, men often do something like throwing clothes into drawers without folding them, while women have to do more chores that are brought by men
However, the survey finds that 4 0ut of 10 couples are doing their chores evenly. "Modern day men do more chores than ever before, and nearly half of all couples now share working and looking after the house together," it said.
The survey also said that two-thirds of women would be happy when men help with the housework, even though they often end up doing the work themselves.
"Although it's impossible for women to do everything themselves...if jobs aren't done as well as they think by their husbands, often many feel they could do better themselves.*"
Perhaps men just don't care as much and don't realize how much work goes into having a clean and tidy home-and after a long day at work they would rather put their feet up than sweep the floor or fold clothes."
Another survey in Canada said that women born 1981 t0 1990 spent more time in the work and less time on housework.
And a cover story "chore wars" by Time last year in the US found that men and women do chores about the same hours when their salary(薪水）is nearly the same.
1. What does the study in UK find?
2. How do most of women feel when men help with the housework?
3. What does the underlined sentence "they would rather put their feet up" mean?
4. What does the study in Canada say?
5. What does the last paragraph tell us?
P 7
Here are four students talking about their hobbies.
Tom I'm twelve years old. I live in Madrid (马德里). i like doing karate (空手道) after school. It's fun. In the summer vacation, I go with the kids from my karate club to a
Karate camp. We learn karate and have fun together. Every year there is a karate
competition in Madrid. Last year I went to the competition and won a gold medal. Maria I'm eleven years old. I come from Rome. I draw pictures all the time. I draw things for my friends: greeting cards and posters. Last week I went to the art museum
and saw some famous pictures. It was great! Drawing is fun.
Roberto I'm eleven years old. I come from Brazil. I don't like sports very much, and I'm not very good at it. I like music. My hobby is playing the guitar. Sometimes I play at
concerts with other kids. Last month a famous rock singer came to Brazil, and I went
to the concert with my brother. It was cool!
Rita I'm twelve years old and I live in Israel. I love dancing. It's my favorite hobby. I don't like ballet, but I like salsa (萨尔萨舞)．I go to salsa lessons after school. The
teacher is really good! At the end of the year, we had a salsa show. We had a lot of fun,
and everyone said we were very good.* We made a lot of money from the tickets. The
money is to help sick
children.
1. Last year Tom .
A. joined a karate club
B. made a karate camp
C. held a karate competition
D. won the karate competition
2. Maria is as old as _ .
A. Tom
B. Mary
C. Roberto
D. Rita
3, Last week Maria _______________.
A. bought some paper and pencils
B. went to the art museum
C. drew some greeting cards and posters
D. drew some pictures
4. Roberto does NOT do well in _____________.
A. sports
B. playing the guitar
C. drawing pictures
D. ballet
5. Which of the following ISN’T true?
A. In summer vacation, Tom goes on a Karate camp.
B. Maria thinks drawing is fun and easy.
C. Roberto's brother is a famous rock singer.
D. Rita helped sick children with the money they got from the salsa show.
Camping has always been the best way I know to be outside. Whether you prefer to be in the woods, mountains, or swimming in the river, camping is wonderful.
There are a few things you should know about before you leave. First of all you'll need your boots, a tent and of course a backpack. The right boots are an important thing that you'll need. Packs come in all different sizes. For over a week you will need at least a 6,000-inch pack. Your tent should have the main tent, the rain fly (防水布), along with the support poles, and these hold up your tent. You should also bring along a piece of ground cloth. This is a piece of plastic that goes under your tent. It can keep your tent dry and clean from the ground.
During the camping, always remember to keep your things dry and keep them in a zip lock bag.* Use fires only when you must. Fires scar the land. If you do use a fire make sure to use it in the fire rings if possible. Keep noise level down. This way you'll have more of a chance to see wildlife. Always remember that hiking is depending on your personal health. Never be afraid to ask your hiking partners to stop for a break. It's important.
Finally, keep your camera close by. Make sure you don't miss out on the natural wonders. You'll enjoy them later. It's simply great fun to go on camping!
1. The writer thinks the best way to be outside is .
A. staying in the woods
B. climbing mountains
C. swimming in the river
D. camping
2. The second paragraph is mainly about ___________.
A. getting ready for the trip
B. the right boots and packs
C. keeping your tent dry
D. how to hold up your tent
3. Look at the chart below. Which can be in the empty box?
A. boots
B. a backpack
C. support poles
D. drinks and food
4. During the camping, why do people try NOT to use a fire?
A. Because it can destroy the land.
B. Because they don't have the fire rings.
C. Because the smoke is bad for their health.
D. Because they can't take beautiful photos.
5. The underlined word "wildlife" may refer to__________.
A. flowers
B. animals
C. firemen
D. stars
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高中英语阅读理解(时文广告)解题技巧及练习题含解析
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Passage 1 临沂第十九中学李宗英 本文是新闻题材，考察学生如何处理新闻题材的能力包括从导语中得到文章的主旨大意，明确信息来源，和细节推理等，增强学生的英语文化意识。 Spain's soccer fans celebrated in downtown Madrid after their team won the 2010 World Cup final soccer match against the Netherlands July 11, 2010. Spain won the World Cup for the first time when they beat Netherlands 1-0 thanks to a strike by midfielder Andres Iniesta four minutes from the end of extra time at Soccer City on Sunday. A thunderous roar erupted across the Spanish capital and fans danced in the streets chanting "Viva Espana!" as the country's first ever World Cup achievement sparked a nationwide festival. The centre of Madrid was a sea of the red and gold national colors as Spain celebrated its 1-0 extra-time win over Holland Sunday. The thunderous sounds of cheering, klaxons, firecrackers and cars horns rang out as the World Cup's underachievers won the match in their first appearance in the final thanks to a late goal from Andres Iniesta. "The dream has come true," said the El Pais daily on its website.Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said he was "happy and emotional."This has been an epic match, I suffered like it never before," he told Cadena Ser radio. "We are very proud and very happy, I thought it would go to penalties(惩罚), but Iniesta saved us," said Raul, 18. "We deserved it after winning the European championship in 2008." Said Adolfo, 25, "It's an extraordinary feeling, of happiness and nerves." Others crammed into bars or gathered at home for the match, which left the country paralysed(瘫痪) for two and a half hours Sunday evening. Most were either wrapped in the Spanish flag, wore the red team shirts or red wigs, or had their faces painted red and gold. "Spain, Spain, Spain!" screamed the daily El Mundo in a headline on its website. "This World Cup has crowned one of the best teams of all time." 1.The passage mainly tells us ________. A.what made the spanish people excited. B.where the 2010 world cup was held. C.how the Spain soccer fans celebrated their victory. Dwhen the 2010 world cup was over. 2.Which one of the following statements is true? A.Spain ever won the World Cup before. B.the goal was kicked by a striker. C.the score was 0:0 before extra time. D.Spain was the Eropean championship in 2009. 3.Wh at was Spain’s dream? A. beating Netherlands B.winning the Eropean championship C.taking the title of World Cup. D.dancing in downtown Madrid 4.Where can we find the passage? A. newspaper B.fashion magazine C. pop music D. science fiction 5.why did Raul said it would go to penalties? A.because Spain team was not the best in the world. B.because he was too young to pass a judgement on the team. C.because he didn’t attend the world cup.
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