初中英语人教新目标 (Go for it) 版八年级上册Section B优秀综合训练题

I.用方框中所给词或词组的正确形式填空

1. Be careful on the ice, or you will ________.

2. Lily was very happy, because her dream ________.

3. Do you think that Chinese ________ will fly to Mars one day?

4. My sister and I have the same ________ about the future.

5. We are sad about the ________ of the beaches with oil.

6. In Canada, many people ________ dogs, cats and other animals as their pets.

7. It is very funny ________ in the sea.

8. —What are you doing, Bill?

—I’m ________ my math book.

9. There are five ________ players on the playground.

II. 阅读理解

Bees have very small brains． Still， they are very intelligent．Scientists at Queen Mary University of London did an experiment with bees．It shows that bees can learn something new to gain a reward （奖励）．Then they can teach other bees to do the same． And that’s not all they can do． Olli Loukola was one of the scientists who worked on the study． He said that the bees did not just copy what they saw． They actually improved on what they were learning． ﹣This is of course amazing for small﹣brained insects，‖ he said． He added that it is even harder for humans to improve on something they learned by copying others．

For the experiment，the bees had to move a yellow ball into the center of a platform（平台）．First，the scientists showed the bees how to do it． When the ball got to the center， the scientists added sugar water to reward the subjects． The bees learned that the rewards came when the ball was put in the right place． They got better and better at moving the balls． Then， they got more of the reward． After a while， they began to move the balls by themselves．

Then scientists tried something else． They put the trained bees on a platform with bees that were not trained． After watching the trained bees once， the untrained bees learned how to do it too．They didn’t just copy the behavior， though． The new bees also improved on the action： They chose balls closer to themselves． All brains﹣in bees and people﹣have neurons（神经元）．The neurons let you think．Scientist Reese Halter says bees are ﹣highly intelligent creatures，even though they have far fewer neurons than humans． Halter explained that bees talk to each other with their bodies， but not like we do． They use their bodies instead of words． They butt heads， bump into each other and they even dance． Loukola said scientists used to think that the smaller the brain， the less intelligent the animal． But this study proves（证明）that is not true．

1.The word-experiment‖ in the passage is most probably       ．

A． a medical program   B． a scientific test

C． an animal story    D． a biology expert

2.According to Paragraph 1， which of the following is TRUE about the study?      

A． It helps humans to get better at something by copying．

B． It teaches bees to copy what they saw and do the same．

C． It shows bees can learn something new to gain a reward．

D． It trains the bees how to move a ball to the right place．

3.Paragraph 2 mainly talks about       ．

A． what kind of balls bees moved

B． why scientists help bees to get a reward

C． where bees moved the balls

D． how bees are trained to move the balls

4.From Paragraph 3，we can learn that scientists       ．

A． have always believed that bees are highly intelligent

B． explain that bees talk to each other in body languages

C． have questioned whether the study’s results are correct

D． explain that bees are unable to learn from one another

5.What is the main idea of this passage?      

A． Bees are very intelligent insects though they have tiny brains．

B． Bees can talk by bumping into one another and even dancing．

C． Bees can copy a behavior they see but hardly improve upon it．

D． Bees are smart enough to get a reward without moving a ball．

参考答案及解析：

I.1. fall   2. came true  3. astronaut  4. prediction  5. pollution

6. keep   7. to swim  8. looking for 9. hundred

II.

1．B【解析】词义猜测题．根据文章第一段内容Scientists at Queen Mary University of London did an experiment with bees．It shows that bees can learn something new to gain a reward （奖励）．可知伦敦玛丽女王大学的科学家们对蜜蜂做了一个___．____表明，蜜蜂可以学习一些新的东西来获得奖励．根据前后文含义以及结合选项可知此处experiment 意为实验，故答案为B．

2．C【解析】细节理解题． 根据文章第一段内容It shows that bees can learn something new to gain a reward （奖励）．可知实验表明，蜜蜂可以学习一些新的东西来获得奖励．故答案为C．

3．D【解析】主旨大意题．   根据文章第二段内容For the experiment，the bees had to move a yellow ball into the center of a platform（平台）．First，the scientists showed the bees how to do it．可知在这个实验中，蜜蜂必须把一个黄色的球移动到平台的中心．首先，科学家向蜜蜂展示如何做．故答案为D．

4．B【解析】细节理解题．根据文章最后一段内容 Halter explained that bees talk to each other with their bodies， but not like we do．可知哈尔特解释说，蜜蜂用身体交流，但不像我们这样．它们用身体代替语言．故答案为B．

5．A【解析】主旨大意题．根据文章第一段内容Bees have very small brains． Still， they are very intelligent．可知蜜蜂的大脑非常小．但是，它们非常聪明．这句话也是本文的主旨句，后面的文章就是讲述的科学家们用实验证实了这个观点，故答案为A．