【期末专项训练】查漏补缺专题03：阅读单选（含答案解析）-2024-2025学年英语八年级下册译林版

中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 【期末专项训练】查漏补缺专题03：阅读单选-2024-2025学年英语八年级下册译林版 Battling e-waste E-waste, the world’s largest and fastest growing type of waste, doesn’t only come from computers but other electronics as well. In 2019, the world produced 53.6 million tons of e-waste. The world’s e-waste will reach 74.7 million tons by 2030. That’s almost a doubling of e-waste in just 16 years. Today, only 15-20 percent of all e-waste is collected and recycled. Why should we recycle e-waste E-waste has many valuable things in it, such as gold, silver and copper. One smartphone battery can pollute 600,000 liters of water. What can we do Try to repair your electronics instead of buying new ones. Check for recycling organizations and donate your broken electronics. Remove any batteries because they need to be recycled separately. Tell others to recycle e-waste. 1．In which year did the amount of e-waste reach about 37.3 million tons A．2014. B．2019. C．2022. D．2030. 2．What does the underlined word “remove” mean in the last paragraph A．移开 B．拿掉 C．搬运 D．免除 3．Which statement is NOT RIGHT according to the passage A．There are lots of useful objects in e-waste. B．Smartphone batteries can harm water. C．Most of e-waste is collected and recycled. D．The amount of e-waste is growing faster in recent years. 4．In order to reduce e-waste, we can do the following things EXCEPT _____. A．considering repairing rather than buying electronics. B．recycling batteries together with other parts of electronics. C．donating broken electronics to recycling organizations. D．raising people’s awareness of e-waste recycling. 5．This is probably from _____. A．an instruction B．a newspaper C．a novel D．a comic book Long ago, a king received two baby eagles (鹰) as a gift. The eagles were a very special species (品种), and the king loved them very much. He invited an experienced caretaker to look after them. As time passed, the king noticed that both eagles grew big and looked even more amazing than before. The king wished to see them fly. However, as the caretaker set them free, one eagle soared (翱翔) high into the sky while the other flew a few meters before returning to its starting branch (树枝). The king wanted to know why. The caretaker answered, “This eagle always has this problem. It refuses to fly high.” The king soon took pity on the second one. The next day, he announced that anyone who could help the second eagle fly high would receive great prizes. Many knowledgeable people came, studied and tried, but no one succeeded. After a few weeks, the king nearly lost hope. Then one day, something strange happened. The king saw both eagles soaring high in the sky. He couldn’t believe his eyes and called the caretaker over. The caretaker explained that a farmer had enabled the second eagle to fly. He brought the farmer to the king. The king asked, “How did you do this while those knowledgeable men couldn’t ” The farmer re ... ...