《2025年点津英语天天练英语时文阅读八年级》

Technology helps us achieve our goals
科技帮助我们目标实现
Setting goals is a common practice for many people. While it's easy to set goals, reaching them can be quite challenging. Luckily, technology can give you a helping hand. 1ERemember "There's an app for that".
Now there are many apps, and the right ones can help you track (跟踪) the progress you're making towards achieving your goals. 2GSeeing how far you have come can encourage you to work harder towards your goals.
Share your goals online.
We're much more serious about goals that we've made publicly (公开地). That makes it much harder to back out, because it's like making a public promise. 3DIt will encourage you to do what you want to do.
Set up automatic (自动的) reminders.
4FUse the alarm or the to-do app on your phone to set up repeating (反复的) reminders. This can make it easier to follow through on your goals and plans.
5C
Technology can help you connect with a competitive community. Being a member of a competitive community, you can get a sense of healthy competition. Seeing others achieve their goals can inspire you to stay accountable for your own goals. Do you want to achieve your goals? Then give these ways above a try!
A. Take part in a community activity.
B. Setting goals is very important for us.
C. Join a competitive (竞争的) community.
D. Tell your followers about your goals online.
E. Here's how technology can help you achieve your goals.
F. Regular, automatic reminders can help you stay on track.
G. From money-saving apps to health trackers, there's an app for everything.
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Can you hear yourself snore? 你能听见自己打鼾吗?
Have you ever been woken up by your roommate's or parent's snoring? It's pretty 1 (annoying), right? But why don't they themselves get woken up 2 (by) their snoring?
Anita Shelgikar from the University of Michigan, US, told Live Science that some people may 3 (wake) up due to the sound of their own snoring. But others would stay asleep no matter 4 (how) loud or frequent their snoring is.
This is 5 (because) people wake up from sleep differently. This is called the arousal threshold (唤醒阈值). It 6 (means) some noises might bother (打扰) some people more than others. For those with lower arousal thresholds, even noises 7 (like) whispering (低语) could wake them up.
Another factor 8 (is) the stage of sleep. Studies have shown that if snorers are in the rapid eye movement stage of sleep when most 9 (dreams) happen, it is more likely for them to hear 10 (themselves) snore. On the other hand, snorers are less likely to notice noises in deep sleep.
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6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. ______

答案： 七选五
1. E 空格上文提到,幸运的是,科技可以帮助你;空格下文分别阐述了科技如何帮助实现你的目标。E 选项“这里介绍了技术如何帮助你实现你的目标”承上启下,且符合逻辑。故选 E。
2. G 空格上文提到,现在有很多应用程序,合适的应用程序可以帮助跟踪你在实现目标方面取得的进展。G 选项“从省钱应用程序到健康追踪器,应有尽有”承接上文,符合语境。故选 G。
3. D 根据该段的小标题可知,可以在网上分享你的目标。D 选项“在网上告诉你的追随者你的目标”与小标题内容一致。故选 D。
4. F 根据该段的小标题可知,要设置自动提醒;空格下文提到,使用闹钟或你手机上的待办事项应用程序来设置重复的提醒。F 选项与该段内容一致。故选 F。
5. C 空格处是个小标题,需要总结下文内容。空格下文讲了,技术可以帮助你与一个竞争激烈的社区建立联系。C 选项“加入一个有竞争力的社区”与下文内容一致。故选 C。
语法填空
1. annoying 2. by 3. wake 4. how 5. because
6. means 7. like 8. is 9. dreams 10. themselves