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
Day 1
Girls rule for a day
Imagine (想象) running a whole country at just 16 years old. On Oct 7, Finnish teen Aava Murto became her country's prime minister (总理) for one day. Murto's chance to be PM was part of a global campaign (活动) called Girls Takeover by Plan International, a children's charity (慈善机构). The campaign teaches people how to improve gender equality (性别平等). Several countries have allowed young girls to step into the shoes of their leaders as part of the campaign. These countries include Kenya, Peru, Sudan, and Vietnam. This year, the campaign's focus is on providing technological opportunities (机会) for girls. Finland is now in its fourth year taking part in Girls Takeover. Murto posted (发布) a speech on Finland's official government (政府) website. She discusses gender equality in the field of technology in her speech. As Murto explained, if a girl says she plays video games, people will often think she is strange. On the other hand, if a boy says he does not play video games, people
would say he's strange for that reason. "Girls need to realize (意识到) more how important they are, and how they are just as good at technology as boys," Murto said.
Finland's great progress
Finland has long been known for its strong support (支持) for women's rights. The country's coalition (联合) government is made up of five parties (政党). The parties' top leaders are all women, according to Euronews. Finland's prime minister is Sanna Marin. She became the world's youngest prime minister last year at the age of 34.
1. By the "Girls Takeover" campaign, girls _____.A. can be treated more fairly than boysB. can become politicians in the future C. need to raise money for Plan InternationalD. might have the chance to be PM for one day
2. What can we learn from Paragraph 4?A. Reasons for joining the campaign.B. Countries that have joined the campaign.C. The theme of the campaign this year. D. The history of the campaign.
3. Murto thinks that _____.A. girls shouldn't play video gamesB. girls are also good at technologyC. girls can do anything they wantD. boys are better at video games than girls
4. "Girls Takeover" aims to _____.A. help more girls become politiciansB. raise girls' interest in technologyC. call for more attention to gender equality issuesD. find new gender differences
Day 2
Finding the animal inside
Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel written by British writer William Golding. The novel is about the dark side of human nature (人性), especially among children. In the story, a plane carrying several young boys crashes on a deserted island. The boys are the only survivors (幸存者). Ralph, Piggy and their followers are able to live in peace at first. They keep in line with the rules they learned in civilized (文明的) society and make decisions together. They also have a group of protectors and hunters led by a boy named Jack. However, as their instincts (本能) for survival and animalistic (兽性的) nature gradually show, Jack and his hunters want to take power. Some of the hunters hurt the younger boys. They start to lose their humanity (人性) and become savages (野人). The writer of this novel based (以……为基础) it on his own life experience. After Golding joined the army during World War II, he started to question human nature after he saw the horrors of war and the harm caused by atomic weapons (原子弹).
