人教版八年级英语阅读专项训练卷

育才辅导八年级阅读训练卷

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You are visiting the Eiffel Tower in France, but the next second you are in Thailand. Then, suddenly

you may have dinner with Barack Obamain America. But you are not dreaming. This is what might happen in the n ear future. With the help of virtual reality （VR, 虚拟现实）tech no logy, a lot of cha nges are

taking place in our life.

VR is a computer tech no logy that makes an en viro nment and allows users to see and even in teract （互动）with it. Just wear a pair of VR glasses joined to your computer and you can experie nee a lot of things without stepp ing out of your room.

“The most interesting part of VR is that it offers an immersive_ experienee, ” said WangBing, leader of the Chin ese en terta inment compa ny Fun show. “ That' s why VR movies are popular among users. You become a part of the story. ” Accord ing to the Report on Chin ese VRUsers ' Behavior last mon th, over 960,000 people in China have bought VR products and 83.2 perce nt of them have watched VR movies.

VR can also be used in some other ways. It can help to train workers before they have to work in

highly dangerous environments. VR also helps patients with acrophobia （恐高症）by making them think

they are sta nding on the top of a tall buildi ng.

However, VRtech no logy still has a long way to go. Users report feeli ng sick while weari ng VRglasses.

Maybe it could take a period of time for VR to be widely used around the world.

1. With a pair of VR _____ , users can experie nee many things at home.

A. eyes

B. shoes

C. glasses

D. ears

2. The underlined word “ immersive ” means _______ i n Chinese.

A.惊险刺激的

B.身临其境的

C.虚幻缥缈的

D.神妙莫测的

3. VR movies are very popular because they make the users ______ .

A. become much healthier

B. sta nd on the top of a tall buildi ng

C. become a part of the story

D. work in dan gerous environments

4. To be widely used, VR glasses must solve the problem of ______ .

A. making people feel sick

B. providi ng un real environment

C. costi ng too much money

D. tak ing a long time to join to the computer

5. The best title of the passage may be “_________ ”.

A. Traveli ng with VR

B. VR Cha nges Our Life

C. VR Movies Get Popular

D. VR Needs to Be Developed

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Expo 2010 is held in Shanghai from May 1 to October 31．People all over the world are looking forward to it ．Here are several golden rules on how to best plan your hip ．

Rule 1 ：Do your homework

Read everything you call before going ．Really study the maps ．Know the pavilions ．Arrive at the entrance nearest Io the things you want to see ．Have a plan ．It will make a big difference ．

Rule 2 ：Allow plenty of time

Expo 2010 is the largest attraction event in the history of the world ．It will take many days to see

it ．Plan to spend from five to eight days or more seeing it ．

Rule 3 ：Pace yourself

Expo is enormous．The distances are punishing ．It is better to spend a day seeing a single area than

to man hack and forth all over the site ．Rememberto wear the most comfortable shoes ．Never mind what they look like ．

Rule 4 ：Get going in May

At many Expos the crowds are smaller in May and in early June than any other time ．And beware the last two weeks．During every Expo, people delay their visits and then in early October they suddenly realize ．“ Expo will close soon! I haven ' t seen it! '' As a result, the last several weeks usually

have the most crowded days of the entire Expo ．

Rule 5 ：Find out what everyone else is doing-and do the opposite

If you don't like large crowds and long lines ．do the opposite ．Here is all example ：Most people go

on Saturdays or on holidays, So avoid Saturdays and holidays ．Go on weekdays when most people are

at work ．

Rule 6 ：Turn up

Expo 2010 is the largest celebration in China's history-an amazing once-in-a-lifetime event ．When it is gone and it will never be seen again ．So whatever you do ，don't miss it!

1．Expo 2010 will last _______ ．

A．five to eight days

B．several weeks

C．six months

D．a year

2．According to Rule 4 ，you'd bettor not go to Expo on ________ ．