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专题01 阅读单选20篇（名校期中及原创试题）（学生版）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、阅读单选
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Alice’s story still classic
Alice is a 7-year-old girl. One day she runs after a white rabbit and falls down a rabbit hole. Then she goes to a place called Wonderland.
In Wonderland, Alice meets many strange people. A bad queen wants to cut off someone’s head every two minutes. A cat smiles so big its lips almost go to its ears. Strange things happen to Alice too. Her body grows big and small every now and then.
This is the story of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It is a famous book by British author Lewis Carroll (1832-1898). He wrote it in 1865. The book celebrates its 150th birthday this year.
Alice’s story is still popular today. Many children grow up reading it. The book even made some English phrases. For example, “down the rabbit hole” means to make a choice where you don’t know what will happen after.
1．Alice is ________years old.
A．2 B．5 C．7 D．15
2．Where does Alice go
A．She goes to a hole. B．She goes home.
C．She goes to Wonderland. D．She goes to a garden.
3．What does Alice meet in Wonderland
A．She meets a rabbit. B．She meets a hole.
C．She meets a girl. D．She meets some strange people and things.
4．Lewis Carroll is a/an________ author.
A．Canadian B．American C．French D．British
5．Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was written in ________.
A．1832 B．1865 C．1898 D．1973
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Prepare yourself for a rainy day
One fine sunny day in the winter, a grasshopper was enjoying the warm sun. But he was very hungry because he had not eaten anything for a long time. So he looked around to find something to eat. Suddenly, he saw some ants taking grain into their living place.
He went up to the ants and asked: “Can you, please, give me a few pieces of grain I haven’t eaten anything since yesterday. I’m almost starving to death.”
One of the ants looked at him and asked: “What were you doing all summer Why didn’t you store up some food for the winter ”
The grasshopper answered: “Truly speaking, I spent my summer singing songs, and that’s why I didn’t store anything.”
The ant smiled and said: “Then spend the whole winter singing again.” The grasshopper got very sad and walked away.
6．Why did the grasshopper look around to find something to eat
A．Because he was hungry.
B．Because he wanted to find food for his children.
C．Because he wanted to store food.
D．Because the ants were hungry.
7．What were the ants doing when the grasshopper went out
A．They were singing.
B．They were moving their house.
C．They were drinking.
D．They were taking grain into their house.
8．What did the grasshopper do when he met the ants
A．He helped the ants to carry the food.
B．He went up to the ants and asked for some food.
C．He stole food from the ants.
D．He sang for the ants.
9．What did the grasshopper do in summer
A．He sang songs. B．He stored grain.
C．He hung out. D．He moved his house.
10．Did the ants give the grasshopper food in the end
A．Yes, they did. B．No, they didn’t.
C．It doesn’t say. D．We don’t know.
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Diving into mid-autumn legends and customs
Watching the moon and eating moon cakes are some of the fun activities we do during the Mid-Autumn Festival. On the 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year, people celebrate this traditional festival. The full moon stands for being together with friends and family.
Also, many popular legends and poems are about the moon. They all show how Chinese people appreciate the moon.
The most famous legend is about the lady Chang’e. Long ago, people said there were 10 suns in the sky. Her husband Hou Yi shot down nine of them. The Empress of Heaven gave him a magic pill as a reward. This pill would make him live forever. However, Chang’e took the pill by accident. Then she flew to the moon and lived there forever.
Another legend tells the story of a woodcutter named Wu Gang. He had to cut down trees because he once made the Jade Emperor angry. But the magical tree kept growing back. So he had to work endlessly.
The moon inspires people to write poems. For example, Su Shi of the Song Dynasty wrote his famous The Mid-Autumn Festival, Tune: Prelude to Water Melody during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
11．________ is one of the activities during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
A．Eating zongzi B．Eating moon cakes
C．Dragon-boat race D．Planting trees
12．Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15th day of the ________ month.
A．sixth B．sixth lunar C．eighth D．eighth lunar
13．How did Chinese people appreciate the moon
A．They made pills. B．They cut down trees.
C．They compiled legends and wrote poems about the moon. D．They worked endlessly.
14．________ took the pill and flew to the moon.
A．Hou Yi B．Chang’e C．Wu Gang D．Su Shi
15．Su Shi was a poet in the ________Dynasty.
A．Tang B．Song C．Yuan D．Qing
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
I don’t know, sir
MR Throgmorton was giving his usual weekly class on English history. He noticed that someone at the back of the room seemed to be playing with something.
“You at the back!” he shouted. “When was the Magna Carta signed ”
Everyone in the room looked around in surprise. There was a long silence followed by a low voice saying, “Me, sir ”
“Yes, you.”
“I don’t know, sir.”
“Well, you ought to know. We did it last week. You should have made notes. All right. Here’s a question you ought to be able to answer: Who was Oliver Cromwell and what did he do ”
“I’m afraid I don’t know, sir.”
“You don’t know! What were you doing last week when we did all this ”
“I was out drinking with my friends.”
“I don’t know how you dare tell me such a thing. You should have been here making notes. How can you hope to pass the exam at the end of term ”
“Sir, I don’t know about any exam. I only came in to mend the radiator.”
16．Throgmorton was a/an________ teacher.
A．English B．English history C．Chinese D．science
17．What did Throgmorton do when he found someone at the back
A．He asked the man to stand up.
B．He got the man out of the classroom.
C．He asked the man a question.
D．He continued teaching.
18．Did the man know the answers to the two questions
A．He only knew one of the answers. B．Yes, he did.
C．No, he didn’t. D．We don’t know.
19．What was the man doing last week
A．He was having an exam. B．He was working.
C．He was studying. D．He was drinking with his friends.
20．Which of the following is true according to the passage
A．The students didn’t study hard.
B．The man wasn’t Throgmorton’s student.
C．The man was silly.
D．The man didn’t want to have an exam.
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Celebrate the season
Which is the shortest day of the year It is the winter solstice. It falls on December 22 this year. After the solstice, daytime becomes longer and longer with each day.
On this day, people in southern China will eat tangyuan. The little tangyuan balls are made from rice because rice is the main food there. They have different kinds of sweet fillings. People eat tangyuan in hope of having a happy and sweet life.
However, people in the northern part of China celebrate the day in a different way. They eat jiaozi, a dumpling made from wheat because wheat is the main food in the north. They usually fill the dumplings with different vegetables and meat. Sometimes, people put a coin inside. If you happen to come across a coin-filled jiaozi, you will have good luck. Eating jiaozi is also seen as a way of keeping healthy. As the old saying goes, “Eating jiaozi on winter solstice protects the ears from frostbite on wintry days.”
Both tangyuan and jiaozi are filled with traditional Chinese culture. You can’t know what’s inside by looking at them. Only when you eat them, you can find out. In this way, they are similar to some other Chinese characteristics. More and more people from other countries now enjoy eating tangyuan and jiaozi.
21．December 22 is the ________ day of this year.
A．hottest B．coldest C．shortest D．longest
22．Chinese in different areas will ________ to celebrate the winter solstice.
A．set off fireworks B．eat different foods C．eat jiaozi D．have tangyuan
23．In southern China, people eat tangyuan because ________.
A．they like to eat sweet food B．they feed on rice
C．the weather is too cold there D．they don’t like wheat
24．If you find ________ in the dumplings, you will be lucky.
A．chocolate B．candy C．meat D．coin
25．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A．Before the solstice, nighttime is shorter and shorter.
B．Jiaozi from northern China is mainly made from wheat.
C．You can only find jiaozi and tangyuan in China.
D．The inside meaning of jiaozi and tangyuan is similar to Chinese characteristics.
（2022秋·上海徐汇·八年级上海市徐汇中学校考期中）Choose the best answer.（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。）
Hello and welcome to my blog!
My name is Naomi. I am 16 years old. For the past two months, I have been living in Southampton, England, as an exchange student.
I arrived in Southampton on July 13. It felt unreal to think about living in a new country and in a new family for one year. On my first day, my host mum Tracy showed me around the neighborhood, and we drove down to the sea. The weather was great, and everything looked beautiful.
My school started the week after. I had chosen my subjects before. I had to do English and Math, and I chose History, Geography and Film Studies. The Itchen Sixth Form College is a big school with about 2,000 students who are between the ages of 16 and 19. My school day starts at 8:40 and ends at 15:30. During the week, I don’t do that much with my free time. Sometimes, I stay in school a little longer to talk with my friends, and then I go home and do my homework.
Due to COVID-19, students take only two classes per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. In this way, we don’t have to change rooms very often and won’t need to walk too close to one another in the narrow hallways. All the teachers are really nice and supportive.
The school used to organize trips to London or Winchester for its exchange students. However, because of COVID-19, everything is canceled right now. That’s why we have planned some day trips ourselves! A few weeks ago, I went with some of my friends to Portsmouth, a seaside city about an hour’s drive from Southampton. We visited the Spinnaker Tower and saw the city from above. The view was magnificent.
So, this has been my first two months in England. I hope you enjoyed reading my first entry. I am looking forward to telling you about all of the experiences I have over the coming months.
26．This article has probably been taken from ________.
A．a magazine B．a travel website
C．a personal blog D．a school newspaper
27．On her first day in Southampton, Naomi visited ________.
① the sea ② Winchester
③ her new neighborhood ④ the Itchen Sixth Form College
A．①③ B．②④ C．①② D．③④
28．According to the article, how many subjects is Naomi taking altogether at the Itchen Sixth Form College
A．Three. B．Five. C．Two. D．Ten.
29．During the week, Naomi ________ in the morning.
A．attends two classes B．attends only one class
C．has no class to attend D．changes classroom to attend classes
30．________ organized the trip to Portsmouth a few weeks ago.
A．The Itchen Sixth Form College B．The host family
C．The teachers D．Naomi and her friends
31．Naomi may write the article on ________.
A．September 13 B．July 13 C．August 27 D．July 27
（2022·上海长宁·八年级统考期中）Museums are some of the best places to go out in London. You can visit them for a day. Most of them are free. One day I went on a trip to the science museum with my dad. I really liked the place.
First we had a look at a new free show called Dan Dare and the Birth of High-tech Britain. It explained an important time in British history. From it we knew that British technology improved after the war. It was about the story of Dan Dare, a classic British science fiction comic hero. He was the leader of all the pilots on a spaceship.
After that, we went to the Energy Gallery (能源长廊), the museum’s latest interactive (互动的) gallery. When we saw it, we realized we need and use energy not only at present but also in the future. There were over 50 interactive shows. They taught us about the world of physics. The workers were excitedly explaining the shows while we watched them.
Finally, we went to the Antenna Gallery and got the latest science news. But I couldn’t study all the galleries in one day. There were just too many to see! What a pity!
32．What did the writer think of the science museum in London
A．It was not a good place. B．The ticket cost too much.
C．It was really a good place. D．It didn’t have much to see.
33．From the free show, we can know that British technology improved ________.
A．before the war B．after the war C．during the war D．until the war
34．According to the second paragraph, we know that Dan Dare was ________.
A．an American B．a comic hero C．a leader on a ship D．a hero in history
35．In the Energy Gallery, the writer learned more about ________.
A．physics B．history C．literature D．math
36．In the Antenna Gallery, the writer ________.
A．enjoyed a free show B．watched some interactive shows
C．learned about the latest science news D．got to know how to build a gallery
37．The writer visited ________ places in the science museum.
A．two B．three C．four D．five
（2022·上海浦东新·八年级校考期中）Lost Underground is a story about school children who went on a trip to some caves. These caves were very large and people could go into them only with a guide. However, four children decided to explore on their own. They went in the caves with a group, but left the group and walked down a tunnel. They thought it would be fun to explore the caves alone.
Soon they came to a hole in the wall. They climbed through the hole into another part of the cave. Then they decided to turn back, but they could not remember the way. They were lost in the caves. When the guide led the other children out of the caves, he counted them. He discovered that there were four children missing. He had to go back into the caves to try to find the missing children.
The children who were lost moved deeper and deeper into the caves. The deeper they went, the more lost they became. They were frightened. They started shouting for help, but the guide didn’t hear them. How dangerous they were!
Soon they came to an underground river. They guessed that the river must flow out of the caves. The water was very cold and deep, but the children kept on swimming. For a long time, they swam in darkness. Then they saw light ahead of them. The river was flowing out of the caves into the bigger river and the children were able to leave the caves. They climbed out of the river and reached the riverbank. They saw the bus with the other children in the distance.
38．Lost Underground is a story about school children who ________.
A．got out of the underground B．got on well with each other
C．went out for an outing D．went on a trip to some caves
39．Four children left the group in the caves, because ________.
A．they decided to turn back from the caves
B．they would like to explore the caves alone
C．they wanted to walk down a tunnel through a hole
D．they could not remember the way to the caves
40．When the guide led the other children out of the caves, ________.
A．some people found that four children lost in the caves
B．some people knew that four children could go out of the caves
C．the guide discovered that four children were missing
D．the guide realized that a child could not find his way out
41．When four children moved deeper and deeper into the caves, ________.
A．they could hear the guide speaking
B．they saw many big rivers and swam out
C．they were too brave to go out by themselves
D．they felt frightened and shouted for help
42．Which of the following is NOT true
A．The guide had to go back into the caves to find the children.
B．The guide tried his best and found the missing children.
C．The children decided to try to swim out of the caves.
D．The children climbed through the hole into another part of the cave.
43．The underlined word “explore” probably means “________”.
A．get lost B．look around C．touch a stone D．make a fire
（2022·上海嘉定·八年级校考期中）On March 22nd, World Water Day is a day to celebrate water and make a difference for people who do not have the water they need.
The truth about the world
The truth is that we are lucky enough to have clean water whenever we want, but this is not the case for many people around the world. Did you know that around 750 million people do not have clean water to drink That’s around 1 in 10 people in the world.
But what does this mean
If we drink dirty water, we can catch diseases from the bacteria (细菌) and become ill. Every year over 500,000 children die from dirty water. That’s around 1,400 children every day! In Ghana, 85% of all disease are from dirty water, and in Nicaragua, 75% of the people don’t have clean drinking water. Also, in some countries children walk many kilometers every day to get water, they can’t go to school so they don’t learn how to read and write and don’t get an education.
Water for everyone
In 1993 the United Nations decided that March 22nd is the World Day for Water. On this day every year, countries around the world hold events to educate people about the problems of dirty water. People organize events to raise money.
For World Water Day, some people in the UK walk, run or cycle 10 km, others climb mountains or even jump from an aeroplane and skydive to the ground. At one school, children between the ages of 10 and 15 walk 6 km with 6 litres of water, so they can see how it feels to walk along distance carrying heavy bottles of water. People give them money to do these things and all the money helps get clean water to as many people as possible around the world.
44．The passage is mainly about _________.
A．water festival B．World Earth Day
C．drinking water around the world D．how to save water
45．All over the world, _________ of the people can’t have clean drinking water.
A．10% B．20% C．85% D．75%
46．About _________ children die from dirty water in the world every day.
A．750 B．500,000 C．1,400 D．850
47．In some countries, children walk many kilometres away from home because _________.
A．they need to go to school B．their parents are busy
C．they are told to do so D．there is no clean water nearby
48．The underlined word “educate” in the third part means _________.
A．teach in class B．make someone know
C．talk with D．make fun of
49．In the UK, people DO NOT _________ on World Water Day.
A．raise money to help the homeless people
B．jump from aeroplanes and skydive to the ground
C．walk with 6 litres of water for 6 kilometres
D．walk, run or cycle 10 km
（2022·上海静安·八年级校考期中）More than 50, 000, 000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not hurt the forest they live in. They eat the fruits that grow on the forest trees, but they do not cut them down. They kill some animals to eat, but they do not destroy them.
When we cut down the rainforests, we destroy these forest people, too. In 1900, there were 1, 000, 000 forest people in the Amazon forest. In 1980, there were only 200, 000.
The Yanomami live along the rivers of the rainforest in the north of Brazil. They have lived in the rainforest for about 10, 000 years and they use more than 2, 000 different plants for food and for medicine. But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and suddenly 45, 000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold. They cut down the forest to make roads. They made more than a hundred airports. The Yanomami people lost land and food. Many died because new diseases came to the forest with the strangers.
The Yanomami people tried to save their forest, because it was their home. But the people who wanted gold were stronger.
Many forest people try to save their forests. Chico Mendes was famous in Brazil because he wanted to keep the forest for his people. In December 1988, people who wanted to cut down the forest killed Chico Mendes.
In Borneo, people were cutting down the forest of the Penan people to sell the wood. The Penan people tried to save their rainforest. They made blockades (障碍物) across the roads into the forest. In 1987, they closed fifteen roads for eight months. No one cut down any trees during that time.
50．How many people live in the rainforests of the world
A．More than five million.
B．More than fifty million.
C．More than five hundred million.
D．More than fifty thousand.
51．The number of the people living in the Amazon forest in 1980 was ________ of that in 1900.
A．half B．one-third C．two-fifths D．one-fifth
52．The people who ________ have destroyed the rainforest of the Yanomami.
A．pick fruits and kill animals to eat
B．use plants for food and medicine
C．have lived there for about ten thousand years
D．made roads and airports
53．Those people made roads and airports in order to ________.
A．carry away the gold conveniently
B．make people there live a better life
C．stop spreading the new diseases
D．develop the tourism there
54．Which of the following is WRONG
A．The Penan people closed 15 roads with blockades to save their forest.
B．The Penan people were cutting down the trees to sell the wood.
C．The Penan people didn’t want other people to destroy their forest.
D．Those who wanted to cut down the trees were stopped by the road blockades.
55．From the passage, we learn that ________.
A．we need wood to build houses, so we have to cut down trees
B．the rainforest people have done something to protect their home
C．to humans, gold is more important than trees
D．we mustn’t cut down any trees or kill any animals
（2022秋·上海徐汇·八年级上海市徐汇中学校考校考）Hello, children and parents.
Thank you all for coming to this meeting. I’d like to start by confirming (证实) that we will receive some money from the government for our school trip to Indonesia. We will receive about $1,300 per child, and it will reduce the overall (全部) cost to you.
Now that we are sure to get the money, it is time to do some serious planning. We are sure that the trip will be very exciting for the children, especially if they have not traveled abroad before. There are many advantages of having some experiences to different places and cultures. Your children will be able to learn a lot about other people and cultures on this trip.
Leanne is with us tonight. Leanne, where are you Put up your hand so that the people can see who you are. Thank you. Leanne went on a trip there with some other students last year and will be happy to tell you of her experiences and answer any questions you might have. We will hear from her a bit later in the meeting.
We only have five months to organize the trip. From past experience I can tell you that this time will go very quickly! So we need to start organizing the trip.
This is the agenda (议程) for this evening’s meeting: Passports: when and how to apply for (申请) one Health matters: what precautions (预防) you need to take, plus any special needs that your child may have Studying: what kind of the school and type of lessons your child will attend Money: paying for the trip, plus how much money your child should take Hotel: where we will be staying Clothing and personal items that your children should take with them
56．This special class meeting is held ________.
A．in the morning B．at noon C．in the afternoon D．in the evening
57．The teacher says the trip will be very exciting especially for ________.
A．other people who want to learn cultures
B．parents who have a lot of money
C．children who have never been abroad
D．teachers who work in this school
58．Leanne is ________.
A．a student in this class B．a student’s parent
C．the class teacher D．the headmaster of the school
59．The trip will start ________.
A．next week B．in five months C．in a month D．in a year
60．There are ________ items to be discussed in this meeting.
A．three B．four C．five D．six
61．Which of the following is TRUE
A．Students will get their passports a bit later in the meeting.
B．There will be no classes for students to attend during the trip.
C．Students needn’t bring any medicine themselves.
D．It’s still necessary for each student to bring some money with him/her.
（2022·上海·八年级统考期中）A day at the shops can help you live longer, and surprisingly, the benefits are actually greater for men, says a study group from Taiwan. The study even suggests that shopping regularly is better than going to the gym. Seeing friends and just people-watching can stave off loneliness and improve psychological health, suggests the study. It looked at almost 1850 people aged 65 and over living alone at home in Taiwan, who were asked how often they went shopping. They found those who shopped daily lived longer than those who shopped less, with thinking of people’s physical or other health problems. By comparing with those who didn’t often go out to the shops had the best life record, with a 28% cut in their chances of dying, while older women saw a bit fewer benefits with a 23% cut in dying. The researchers said, “An elder who shops less for food would be at risk of poorer diet to keep healthy. This makes a bad cycle. Shopping less causes poor health and poor health causes less shopping. ” But the study added, “In shopping situations, communicating with, or watching others can provide social and mental benefits. ” “Compared with other types of spare-time physical activity, like exercise, which usually needs motivation and sometimes professional instruction, shopping is easier to keep on.”
62．The study suggests that ________ is better than going to the gym.
A．watching people B．seeing friends C．shopping regularly D．living alone
63．According to the survey, old people who live alone would live longer if they ________.
A．shopped daily B．never shopped C．shopped less D．shopped with friends
64．The underlined word “stave off” in the third paragraph probably means ________.
A．turn off B．cut off C．take off D．keep off
65．An elder who shops less for food would ________ to keep healthy.
A．provide social benefits B．be at a risk of poorer diet
C．have physical problems D．feel even lonelier
66．Which of the following is Not True according to the passage
A．The benefits of shopping regularly are greater for men.
B．The study interviewed almost 1850 people aged 65 and over living with their families.
C．Older men who often went shopping would have 28% cut in their chances of dying.
D．Shopping less causes poor health and poor health causes less shopping.
67．We can learn from the end of the passage that ________.
A．some physical activities are easier to keep on B．old people don’t have motivation to exercise
C．you need some professional instruction to shop D．it is not easy to exercise regularly
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Enjoy ‘wuxia’ legends
Have you ever read martial arts novels Even if you haven’t, you’ve probably watched films or TV shows, or played computer games about these stories.
Martial arts novels are a big part of Chinese pop culture. Almost every Chinese knows about some characters or martial arts moves from these books. These books show a fantasy world called jianghu. Xia, or fighting heroes, live in jianghu. They do martial arts and fight for honor.
Legends of the Condor Heroes is one of the most famous martial arts novels. An English version of the book will come out in February. The book tells the story of Guo Jing. He is not a very talented young man. But he tries his best and becomes a hero to fight for his country.
The book is popular in China. But what about the English version Will foreign readers enjoy jianghu, too
Anna Holmwood, from the UK, is the translator of the book. She doesn’t think this will be a problem. Western people read stories about knights and novels like The Three Musketeers, she says. These stories are very much like martial arts novels.
Some people may think jianghu is too foreign for Westerners. However, people around the world can enjoy the love, loyalty and honor in the stories, Holmwood wrote in her book.
Some translations from the book
The translator Anna Holmwood has a British father and a Swedish mother. She speaks English and Swedish. She used to study history at the University of Oxford. She began to learn Chinese in 2005. Later, she spent five years translating the first part of Legends of the Condor Heroes.
68．________ live(s) in jianghu.
A．Fighting heroes B．Foreigners C．King D．Robots
69．Which of the following is true
A．Martial arts novels are a part of foreign culture.
B．There are few martial arts novels in China.
C．Legends of the Condor Heroes has no English version.
D．Guo Jing is Xia in Legends of the Condor Heroes.
70．Anna Holmwood’s father is from _________.
A．Britain B．Sweden C．China D．the US
71．How long did it take Anna Holmwood to translate the first part of this book
A．One year. B．Two years. C．Five years. D．Ten years.
72．What’s the passage mainly about
A．Legends of the Condor Heroes around the world.
B．Famous martial arts novels in China.
C．Jianghu in foreign countries.
D．How to translate novels.
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Late for our shoveling date
There was a big snowstorm last night. It even knocked out the power around our neighborhood. Around 11 pm last night, my sister and I called several friends with our mobile phones. We decided to shovel snow the next morning at 8 am.
After getting up, my sister and I prepared to go out.
“Hurry up, Alexa!” I shouted as I struggled with the door knob, which was difficult to turn in my heavy gloves. “We are going to be late!”
My sister Alexa showed up from around the corner and helped me with the door knob before putting on her gloves.
We were going to meet other friends to shovel snow. I smiled as we arrived at the meeting spot. I looked around.
“Where’s Erica ” I asked. “She promised she’d be here.”
“I don’t know,” Cassie, our cousin, replied, “we called her an hour ago, but there was no reply.”
“All right. Let’s get to work,” Alexa said.
A few hours later, we all gathered at our house to drink hot chocolate when Erica knocked on the door.
“Where were you ” I asked as I let her in.
“I’ve been at home! Why didn’t you guys call ” she asked.
“We did, but why didn’t you answer ” Cassie snapped.
“You must have called when I was drying my hair – I didn’t hear it ring,” Erica explained.
Alexa stood up. “Really Erica, why didn’t you help us shovel ”
Why didn’t Alexa believe Erica
73．Why did the author shovel snow
A．Because the big snowstorm knocked out the power.
B．Because the big snowstorm blocked traffic.
C．Because the author didn’t like snow.
D．Because the neighbors asked him to shovel snow.
74．The author decided to shovel snow at ________ on the next day.
A．8 am B．8 pm C．11 am D．11 pm
75．________ helped the author with the door knob.
A．Erica B．Alexa
C．Cassie D．The neighbor
76．Did Erica help the author shovel snow
A．Yes, she did. B．No, she didn’t.
C．She was late but she shoveled snow. D．It doesn’t say.
77．What’s the passage mainly about
A．People should help each other.
B．How to shovel snow.
C．The story of shoveling snow.
D．The importance of shoveling snow.
（2022·上海长宁·八年级校考期中）
While the idea behind cloning (克隆) your dead pet sounds like something out of a sci-fi (科幻) novel, the technology is not actually all that new. Briefly speaking, cloning is to make a copy of any living things or a cell (细胞). It is always a hot topic of discussion among scientists and even ordinary people.
You must have heard of the famous sheep, Dolly. It was the first successful man-made cloning animal in 1984. But long before that, in 1958, F.C． Steward grew whole carrot plants from carrot root cells, which encouraged the idea that cloning from animals’ cells may be possible. After more than twenty years, in 2005, the first cloned (克隆) dog—Snuppy was born. It was a pet dog. And scientists were able to re-clone him and create four more “Snuppy” in 2017. While one of them died, the other three were all healthy.
Many people still share concerns about (担忧) cloning animals. They believe that cloning could cause health problems. The cloning company claims that cloned animals have even fewer chances to meet health problems than non-cloned animals. The cloning company hopes that the process will become more common and acceptable.
For pet owner, cloning their dead pets can deal with their sadness. But the cloning process is by no means a quick fix. “It is not a rebirth,” Rodriguez, the manager of a cloning company said. “It’s the memory of that original animal and I think that’s what our clients are hoping to get. I don’t think they want to replace that animal. They’re just looking to get a part of that animal back.”
However, not all people support the idea of cloning. They believe that if cloning is used for bad purpose, it surely will create great problems that we cannot imagine and lead to the destruction of humankind.
78．The first cloning animal came to the world ________.
A．in 1958 B．in 1984 C．in 2005 D．in 2017
79．F.C． Steward got the idea of ________ when he grew whole carrot plants from carrot root cells.
A．cloning animals’ cells B．cloning plants
C．cloning dead pets D．re-cloning Snuppy
80．What does the cloning company think of cloning
A．Cloning animals have more health problems.
B．More and more people will accept the idea of cloning.
C．Cloning animals is not acceptable in society now.
D．Few people support the idea of cloning.
81．Customers hope to get ________ through cloning their beloved pets.
A．the original animals B．the copies of their pets
C．the memory of their pets D．a new pet
82．Some people don’t think cloning is a good idea because ________.
A．cloning may be used for bad purpose B．cloning is bad for animals’ health
C．cloning may cost a lot of money D．cloning is still dangerous
83．Which section in the newspaper does this article probably come from
A．World. B．Art. C．Animals. D．Science.
（2022秋·上海杨浦·八年级上海同济大学附属存志学校校考期中）Britain’s Smartest Kids
While other children were just starting their ABCs, three-year-old Mark Swallow was already reading Shakespeare and Charles Dickens. By the age of seven he was speaking fluent French and German and studying both Latin and Greek. Now, at the age of 12, Mark has just started a university degree in English literature.
Mark and other child geniuses will be the subject of a new documentary series which takes a look into the lives of these remarkable children and their families. In the programmes we will meet children like eight-year-old Daniel Manning, who wrote his first book when he was just five and who has just signed a f 60,000 contract with a publishing house to write three novels. Then there is 12-year-old Samantha Price, who started piano lessons when she was three. Along with the piano, she now also plays the cello, clarinet and classical guitar. She has already played with three top European orchestras. And how about ten-year-old Jordan Welsh She first picked up a paint brush before she could talk. She has already had an exhibition of her paintings in one of London’s top art galleries and has just won a major prize for one of her paintings.
Over the next six weeks we will see what it is that makes these children so special. We will find out how and when their parents knew they were different and about the changes it made to their family life. We will hear from the children about their hopes and plans for the future. There are also interviews with former child geniuses, some who have gone on to great things and others who decided they wanted to return to a more normal life.
Join us Monday for the first documentary in this amazing series, Britain’s Smartest Kids.
84．When did Mark Swallow start reading Shakespeare and Charles Dickens
A．When he was learning ABCs. B．Before he started to learn ABCs.
C．When he was three years old. D．Before he was three years old.
85．What will the new documentary mainly deal with
A．The lives of child geniuses and their families. B．The changes child geniuses made to their families.
C．The difficulties child geniuses have in their lives. D．The hopes and plans child geniuses have for the future.
86．How many musical instruments can Samantha Price play
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
87．Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why Jordan Welsh is in this programme
A．She started painting at an early age. B．She couldn’t talk until she started painting.
C．She has had an exhibition of her paintings in a top art gallery. D．She has won a major prize for one of her paintings.
88．Where can you probably find this article
A．In a storybook. B．In an education magazine.
C．In a TV series guidebook. D．In an English textbook.
（2022秋·上海浦东新·八年级上海市实验学校校考期中）Choose the best answer (根据文章内容，选择最恰当的答案)
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89．TDS Company ________ ways for customers to order products.
A．one B．two C．three D．four
90．TDS Company is located in ________.
A．Beijing B．Hong Kong C．Shanghai D．London
91．You’d better choose ________ to pay for your order if you are an Englishman.
A．Bank of Beijing B．Hong Kong Bank
C．Hong Kong &Shanghai Bank D．Shanghai Bank
92．The underlined word “via” most likely means ________.
A．except B．including C．by D．without
93．Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage
A．TDS Company is a company that sells furniture.
B．You can choose from three ways to deliver your order.
C．Whatever way you order, an e-mail reply is expected.
D．If you are a foreigner, you can’t order the products.
94．The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A．encourage people to buy furniture B．make TDS Company more attractive
C．introduce TDS Company’s furniture D．tell people how to order goods
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Let’s play Chinese chess
Last month, a new chess game called Chinese chess came out in Apple’s App Store. This old Chinese game is available (可利用的) for iPhone and iPod Touch users. People can play Chinese chess against a friend or a computer with different levels.
As part of Chinese culture, Chinese chess is popular both in China and abroad. Many overseas Chinese play the game as a way of entertainment (娱乐) and developing (弘扬) Chinese culture.
Chinese chess is a two-player board game with a total of 32 pieces in red and black. Among all these pieces, King is the most important. It must remain in the palace. If it gets checked (被“将死”), the game is over. So the object (目的) of the game is to check the other’s King while protecting one’s own King.
Chinese chess has a long history in China. There are many sayings about its origin. Some believe that Chinese chess appeared during the Warring States Period (战国时期). Others believe that Emperor Shun (舜帝) invented the game to educate his younger brother Xiang. That might be why the game’s Chinese name is xiangqi.
Today some foreigners enjoy playing Chinese chess. In their eyes, Chinese chess can help them better communicate with Chinese people and learn Chinese culture. More and more foreigners take part in the World Chinese Chess Championship every two years.
95．Chinese chess is________.
A．a part of foreign culture
B．a part of Chinese culture
C．a new game in China
D．not available for iPhone
96．Many overseas Chinese play Chinese chess for________.
A．competition and status
B．developing skills and fighting
C．entertainment and developing Chinese culture
D．entertainment and developing skills
97．Chinese chess has ________ pieces in total.
A．2 B．16 C．32 D．64
98．The underlined word “origin” means ________.
A．前景 B．简介 C．发展 D．起源
99．What’s the passage mainly about
A．Introduction to Chinese Chess.
B．The history of Chinese Chess.
C．Chinese Chess in Apple’s App Store.
D．How to play Chinese Chess.
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Story with no end
Bastian Balthazar Bux is a boy with a problem. In fact, he has many problems. His father is doing a bad job raising him, but that’s because Dad has a problem of his own: he cannot get over the death of his wife. Bastian’s life at school is troubled too. The other kids pick on him, leading him to skip school a lot.
It doesn’t sound like a fantasy story so far, does it Fantasy is supposed to take us away from the unpleasantness of life, not rub our noses in it. But this is just where the fantasy begins. One day, running away from bullies at school, Bastian hides in a bookshop. There he finds a book that appeals to him, and he steals it and takes it home.
Bastian becomes immersed in the book. It drags him in, just as we are dragged into fantasy books. The book he reads, like the book we read, is called The Neverending Story.
The story spellbinds Bastian. It tells of a land called Fantastica. Fantastica is sick, and the person most sick is its ruler, The Childlike Empress.
The reason for the sickness is a kind of war that is being waged on Fantastica by a force called Nothing. The Empress asks a boy, Atreyu, to help her battle Nothing before it conquers Fantastica.
But what of Bastian, sitting hidden away, reading the story from his stolen book He becomes part of the tale himself. The Empress gives Bastian a vital job: to join forces with Atreyu in the struggle against Nothing. Now this book, which began as the story of a lonely, bullied, unhappy boy, really becomes a fantasy.
But even though Bastian has now entered the pages of a fantasy fiction book, he has brought his troubles with him. He has problems dealing with the challenges brought by his new life. When The Childlike Empress gives him a magic gem called Auryn, he abuses it for selfish ends.
Once Bastian finds his true self, he can help the Empress, Atreyu and Fantastica and make his way back into the real world.
Like Bastian, we can find ways to solve our troubles with enough commitment. In The Neverending Story, young readers can find a wonderful fantasy that also offers a positive message about their own world.
By Paul Brennan,
special to 21st Century Teens
100．Why does Bastian skip school a lot
A．Because his father has a bad job.
B．Because he cannot get over the death of his mother.
C．The other students pick on him.
D．Because he doesn’t study well.
101．In the author’s opinion, ________.
A．Bastian’s encounters are the beginning of his fantasy journey
B．Bastian’s encounters are fantasy
C．Fantasy is supposed to take people away from the pleasantness of life
D．Bastian has a happy life
102．________ is the ruler of Fantastica.
A．Bastian B．Bastian’s father
C．The most sick people D．Atreyu
103．The underlined word “conquers” means________.
A．战斗 B．吸引 C．屈服 D．征服
104．This passage is mainly to________.
A．tell a story about Bastian
B．publicize The Neverending Story
C．tell us how to deal with problems
D．introduce Bastian
（2022秋·上海普陀·八年级统考期中）Read the passage and choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）
What’s My Line
“One of my actors is sick! He has just one line and you’re the only one who fits his clothes!” One afternoon, the school drama director suddenly shouted to me. She looked so nervous and worried that I felt sorry for her and said, “OK”.
“You will be fine. It’s easy!” She said. But it wasn’t easy at all. On the stage, four other actors and actresses spoke their lines, and I opened my mouth. Nothing came out. I couldn’t even breathe. I just wanted to leave. The next thing I knew, I was running off the stage.
When I was running off the stage, I accidentally knocked over a glass of grape juice that was on a table. The purple juice hit the girl next to me — Andrea, the leading actress of the drama. She gave me a nasty look. I thought she was going to kill me!
But then, Andrea quickly said, “Darling, you’re so silly! Let’s toast (干杯) to my darling’s silliness! Cheers!” She quickly took another glass of grape juice and drank it. The other actors quickly followed Andrea’s lead and saved the scene. The audience (观众) thought my mistake was part of the play!
I said sorry to everyone after the play. To my surprise, they were not angry with me. They told me, “It’s all a part of being on stage.” I could be wrong, but I think I liked being on stage. I think I will try again.
105．Which of the following was a problem in the story
A．The writer forgot his line. B．Andrea was the leading actress of the drama.
C．Andrea drank the grape juice. D．The writer had only one line.
106．Andrea gave the writer a nasty look. At that moment she felt ________.
A．sad B．afraid C．angry D．surprised
107．From the passage, we know that Andrea was a ________ leading actress.
A．pretty B．silly C．warm-hearted D．quick-minded
108．Which of the following is NOT true
A．The writer made Andrea’s dress dirty.
B．The audience knew something was wrong.
C．The school drama director asked the writer to play a role.
D．The writer said sorry to the drama club.
109．The writer will most probably________ in the future.
A．dislike Andrea B．join the drama club
C．stay away from the stage D．help Andrea wash her clothes
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【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Alice’s story still classic
Alice is a 7-year-old girl. One day she runs after a white rabbit and falls down a rabbit hole. Then she goes to a place called Wonderland.
In Wonderland, Alice meets many strange people. A bad queen wants to cut off someone’s head every two minutes. A cat smiles so big its lips almost go to its ears. Strange things happen to Alice too. Her body grows big and small every now and then.
This is the story of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It is a famous book by British author Lewis Carroll (1832-1898). He wrote it in 1865. The book celebrates its 150th birthday this year.
Alice’s story is still popular today. Many children grow up reading it. The book even made some English phrases. For example, “down the rabbit hole” means to make a choice where you don’t know what will happen after.
1．Alice is ________years old.
A．2 B．5 C．7 D．15
2．Where does Alice go
A．She goes to a hole. B．She goes home.
C．She goes to Wonderland. D．She goes to a garden.
3．What does Alice meet in Wonderland
A．She meets a rabbit. B．She meets a hole.
C．She meets a girl. D．She meets some strange people and things.
4．Lewis Carroll is a/an________ author.
A．Canadian B．American C．French D．British
5．Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was written in ________.
A．1832 B．1865 C．1898 D．1973
【答案】1．C 2．C 3．D 4．D 5．B
【导语】本篇是一篇说明文。文章介绍了《爱丽丝梦游仙境》这个经典的故事及其作者简介。
1．细节理解题。根据“Alice is a 7-year-old girl.”可知，Alice7岁。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据“Then she goes to a place called Wonderland.”可知，Alice去到了一个仙境。故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据第二段的描述可知，在仙境中，Alice遇到了奇怪的人和事，例如大笑的猫，她那不停变大变小的身体。故选D。
4．细节理解题。根据“It is a famous book by British author Lewis Carroll (1832-1898).”可知，Lewis Carroll是一位英国作家。故选D。
5．细节理解题。根据“He wrote it in 1865.”可知，《爱丽丝梦游仙境》写于1865年。故选B。
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Prepare yourself for a rainy day
One fine sunny day in the winter, a grasshopper was enjoying the warm sun. But he was very hungry because he had not eaten anything for a long time. So he looked around to find something to eat. Suddenly, he saw some ants taking grain into their living place.
He went up to the ants and asked: “Can you, please, give me a few pieces of grain I haven’t eaten anything since yesterday. I’m almost starving to death.”
One of the ants looked at him and asked: “What were you doing all summer Why didn’t you store up some food for the winter ”
The grasshopper answered: “Truly speaking, I spent my summer singing songs, and that’s why I didn’t store anything.”
The ant smiled and said: “Then spend the whole winter singing again.” The grasshopper got very sad and walked away.
6．Why did the grasshopper look around to find something to eat
A．Because he was hungry.
B．Because he wanted to find food for his children.
C．Because he wanted to store food.
D．Because the ants were hungry.
7．What were the ants doing when the grasshopper went out
A．They were singing.
B．They were moving their house.
C．They were drinking.
D．They were taking grain into their house.
8．What did the grasshopper do when he met the ants
A．He helped the ants to carry the food.
B．He went up to the ants and asked for some food.
C．He stole food from the ants.
D．He sang for the ants.
9．What did the grasshopper do in summer
A．He sang songs. B．He stored grain.
C．He hung out. D．He moved his house.
10．Did the ants give the grasshopper food in the end
A．Yes, they did. B．No, they didn’t.
C．It doesn’t say. D．We don’t know.
【答案】6．A 7．D 8．B 9．A 10．B
【导语】本篇是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了一只蚱蜢因为没有提前准备粮食而向蚂蚁求救的故事，这个故事告诉我们要未雨绸缪。
6．细节理解题。根据“But he was very hungry because he had not eaten anything for a long time. So he looked around to find something to eat.”可知，蚱蜢四处找东西吃是因为太饿了。故选A。
7．细节理解题。根据“Suddenly, he saw some ants taking grain into their living place.”可知，蚂蚁正在把粮食搬进家里。故选D。
8．细节理解题。根据第二段的描述可知，蚱蜢看到蚂蚁后跑到蚂蚁跟前想让蚂蚁给他一些粮食。故选B。
9．细节理解题。根据第四段的描述可知，蚱蜢夏天一直在唱歌。故选A。
10．细节理解题。根据“The ant smiled and said: ‘Then spend the whole winter singing again.’ The grasshopper got very sad and walked away.”可知，最后蚂蚁们并没有给蚱蜢食物，蚱蜢伤心地离开了。故选B。
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Diving into mid-autumn legends and customs
Watching the moon and eating moon cakes are some of the fun activities we do during the Mid-Autumn Festival. On the 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year, people celebrate this traditional festival. The full moon stands for being together with friends and family.
Also, many popular legends and poems are about the moon. They all show how Chinese people appreciate the moon.
The most famous legend is about the lady Chang’e. Long ago, people said there were 10 suns in the sky. Her husband Hou Yi shot down nine of them. The Empress of Heaven gave him a magic pill as a reward. This pill would make him live forever. However, Chang’e took the pill by accident. Then she flew to the moon and lived there forever.
Another legend tells the story of a woodcutter named Wu Gang. He had to cut down trees because he once made the Jade Emperor angry. But the magical tree kept growing back. So he had to work endlessly.
The moon inspires people to write poems. For example, Su Shi of the Song Dynasty wrote his famous The Mid-Autumn Festival, Tune: Prelude to Water Melody during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
11．________ is one of the activities during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
A．Eating zongzi B．Eating moon cakes
C．Dragon-boat race D．Planting trees
12．Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15th day of the ________ month.
A．sixth B．sixth lunar C．eighth D．eighth lunar
13．How did Chinese people appreciate the moon
A．They made pills. B．They cut down trees.
C．They compiled legends and wrote poems about the moon. D．They worked endlessly.
14．________ took the pill and flew to the moon.
A．Hou Yi B．Chang’e C．Wu Gang D．Su Shi
15．Su Shi was a poet in the ________Dynasty.
A．Tang B．Song C．Yuan D．Qing
【答案】11．B 12．D 13．C 14．B 15．B
【导语】本篇是一篇说明文。文章介绍了关于中秋节的两个传说及传统活动（赏月、吃月饼等）。
11．细节理解题。根据“Watching the moon and eating moon cakes are some of the fun activities we do during the Mid-Autumn Festival.”和常识可知，吃月饼是中秋节的活动之一。故选B。
12．细节理解题。根据“On the 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year, people celebrate this traditional festival.”可知，中秋节在农历八月十五。故选D。
13．推理判断题。根据第二段的描述可推断，中国人会编写传说和诗歌来表达对月亮的欣赏。故选C。
14．细节理解题。根据“However, Chang’e took the pill by accident. Then she flew to the moon and lived there forever.”可知，嫦娥吃了药丸，飞到了月亮上。故选B。
15．细节理解题。根据“For example, Su Shi of the Song Dynasty wrote his famous The Mid-Autumn Festival ...”可知，苏轼是宋代诗人。故选B。
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
I don’t know, sir
MR Throgmorton was giving his usual weekly class on English history. He noticed that someone at the back of the room seemed to be playing with something.
“You at the back!” he shouted. “When was the Magna Carta signed ”
Everyone in the room looked around in surprise. There was a long silence followed by a low voice saying, “Me, sir ”
“Yes, you.”
“I don’t know, sir.”
“Well, you ought to know. We did it last week. You should have made notes. All right. Here’s a question you ought to be able to answer: Who was Oliver Cromwell and what did he do ”
“I’m afraid I don’t know, sir.”
“You don’t know! What were you doing last week when we did all this ”
“I was out drinking with my friends.”
“I don’t know how you dare tell me such a thing. You should have been here making notes. How can you hope to pass the exam at the end of term ”
“Sir, I don’t know about any exam. I only came in to mend the radiator.”
16．Throgmorton was a/an________ teacher.
A．English B．English history C．Chinese D．science
17．What did Throgmorton do when he found someone at the back
A．He asked the man to stand up.
B．He got the man out of the classroom.
C．He asked the man a question.
D．He continued teaching.
18．Did the man know the answers to the two questions
A．He only knew one of the answers. B．Yes, he did.
C．No, he didn’t. D．We don’t know.
19．What was the man doing last week
A．He was having an exam. B．He was working.
C．He was studying. D．He was drinking with his friends.
20．Which of the following is true according to the passage
A．The students didn’t study hard.
B．The man wasn’t Throgmorton’s student.
C．The man was silly.
D．The man didn’t want to have an exam.
【答案】16．B 17．C 18．C 19．D 20．B
【导语】本篇是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了一节历史课上闹的乌龙，老师错把维修暖气片的人当成了课堂上玩耍的学生。
16．细节理解题。根据“MR Throgmorton was giving his usual weekly class on English history.”可知，Throgmorton是一名英国历史老师。故选B。
17．细节理解题。根据“I don’t know, sir.”和“I’m afraid I don’t know, sir.”可知，老师问他的两个问题他都不知道。故选C。
18．细节理解题。根据“I don’t know, sir.”和“I’m afraid I don’t know, sir.”可知，老师问他的两个问题他都不知道。故选C。
19．细节理解题。根据“I was out drinking with my friends.”可知，那个人上周在和朋友喝酒。故选D。
20．推理判断题。根据最后一段描述可推断，老师误会了这名男子，这名男子不是他的学生，只是那堂课来教室里维修暖气片的工作人员。故选B。
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Celebrate the season
Which is the shortest day of the year It is the winter solstice. It falls on December 22 this year. After the solstice, daytime becomes longer and longer with each day.
On this day, people in southern China will eat tangyuan. The little tangyuan balls are made from rice because rice is the main food there. They have different kinds of sweet fillings. People eat tangyuan in hope of having a happy and sweet life.
However, people in the northern part of China celebrate the day in a different way. They eat jiaozi, a dumpling made from wheat because wheat is the main food in the north. They usually fill the dumplings with different vegetables and meat. Sometimes, people put a coin inside. If you happen to come across a coin-filled jiaozi, you will have good luck. Eating jiaozi is also seen as a way of keeping healthy. As the old saying goes, “Eating jiaozi on winter solstice protects the ears from frostbite on wintry days.”
Both tangyuan and jiaozi are filled with traditional Chinese culture. You can’t know what’s inside by looking at them. Only when you eat them, you can find out. In this way, they are similar to some other Chinese characteristics. More and more people from other countries now enjoy eating tangyuan and jiaozi.
21．December 22 is the ________ day of this year.
A．hottest B．coldest C．shortest D．longest
22．Chinese in different areas will ________ to celebrate the winter solstice.
A．set off fireworks B．eat different foods C．eat jiaozi D．have tangyuan
23．In southern China, people eat tangyuan because ________.
A．they like to eat sweet food B．they feed on rice
C．the weather is too cold there D．they don’t like wheat
24．If you find ________ in the dumplings, you will be lucky.
A．chocolate B．candy C．meat D．coin
25．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A．Before the solstice, nighttime is shorter and shorter.
B．Jiaozi from northern China is mainly made from wheat.
C．You can only find jiaozi and tangyuan in China.
D．The inside meaning of jiaozi and tangyuan is similar to Chinese characteristics.
【答案】21．C 22．B 23．B 24．D 25．C
【导语】本文向读者介绍了冬至这一天在中国南北方不同的习俗。
21．细节理解题。由第一段“…the shortest day of the year It is the winter solstice. It falls on December 22 this year.”可知，今年12月22日冬至，也就是一年中白天最短的一天。故选C。
22．细节理解题。由文章第二、三段可知，中国北方吃饺子，南方吃汤圆。每个地方持不同的事物来庆祝冬至这一天，故选B。
23．细节理解题。由第二段“The little tangyuan balls are made from rice, because rice is the main food there.”可知，南方人吃汤圆是因为他们以米为主食，故选B。
24．细节理解题。由第三段“If you happen to come across a coin-filled jiaozi, you will have good luck.”可知“如果你碰巧遇到一个装满硬币的饺子，你就会有好运。”故选D。
25．推理判断题。由第一段最后一句“After the solstice, daytime becomes longer and longer with each day.”可知，冬至之后，白天一天比一天长。故A正确。由第三段第二句“They eat jiaozi, a dumpling made from wheat”可知，北方的饺子由小麦制作而成，故B正确。由最后一段“Both tangyuan and jiaozi are filled with traditional Chinese culture. …they are similar to some other Chinese characteristics.”可知，汤圆和饺子都充满了中国传统文化，它们与其他一些中国特色相似。故D正确。由全文最后一句话“More and more people from other countries now enjoy eating tangyuan and jiaozi.”可知，越来越多的国家的人喜欢吃汤圆和饺子，故选C。
（2022秋·上海徐汇·八年级上海市徐汇中学校考期中）Choose the best answer.（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。）
Hello and welcome to my blog!
My name is Naomi. I am 16 years old. For the past two months, I have been living in Southampton, England, as an exchange student.
I arrived in Southampton on July 13. It felt unreal to think about living in a new country and in a new family for one year. On my first day, my host mum Tracy showed me around the neighborhood, and we drove down to the sea. The weather was great, and everything looked beautiful.
My school started the week after. I had chosen my subjects before. I had to do English and Math, and I chose History, Geography and Film Studies. The Itchen Sixth Form College is a big school with about 2,000 students who are between the ages of 16 and 19. My school day starts at 8:40 and ends at 15:30. During the week, I don’t do that much with my free time. Sometimes, I stay in school a little longer to talk with my friends, and then I go home and do my homework.
Due to COVID-19, students take only two classes per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. In this way, we don’t have to change rooms very often and won’t need to walk too close to one another in the narrow hallways. All the teachers are really nice and supportive.
The school used to organize trips to London or Winchester for its exchange students. However, because of COVID-19, everything is canceled right now. That’s why we have planned some day trips ourselves! A few weeks ago, I went with some of my friends to Portsmouth, a seaside city about an hour’s drive from Southampton. We visited the Spinnaker Tower and saw the city from above. The view was magnificent.
So, this has been my first two months in England. I hope you enjoyed reading my first entry. I am looking forward to telling you about all of the experiences I have over the coming months.
26．This article has probably been taken from ________.
A．a magazine B．a travel website
C．a personal blog D．a school newspaper
27．On her first day in Southampton, Naomi visited ________.
① the sea ② Winchester
③ her new neighborhood ④ the Itchen Sixth Form College
A．①③ B．②④ C．①② D．③④
28．According to the article, how many subjects is Naomi taking altogether at the Itchen Sixth Form College
A．Three. B．Five. C．Two. D．Ten.
29．During the week, Naomi ________ in the morning.
A．attends two classes B．attends only one class
C．has no class to attend D．changes classroom to attend classes
30．________ organized the trip to Portsmouth a few weeks ago.
A．The Itchen Sixth Form College B．The host family
C．The teachers D．Naomi and her friends
31．Naomi may write the article on ________.
A．September 13 B．July 13 C．August 27 D．July 27
【答案】26．C 27．A 28．B 29．B 30．D 31．A
【导语】本文作者讲述了自己去英国做交换生的经历。
26．细节理解题。根据“Hello and welcome to my blog!”可知，这篇文章来自个人博客。故选C。
27．细节理解题。根据“On my first day, my host mum Tracy showed me around the neighborhood, and we drove down to the sea. The weather was great, and everything looked beautiful.”可知，作者第一天去拜访了新邻居，也去看了海。故选A。
28．细节理解题。根据“I had to do English and Math, and I chose History, Geography and Film Studies.”可知，作者要学5门课程。故选B。
29．细节理解题。根据“Due to COVID-19, students take only two classes per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.”可知，作者上午有一节课。故选B。
30．细节理解题。根据“A few weeks ago, I went with some of my friends to Portsmouth, a seaside city about an hour’s drive from Southampton.”可知，作者和她的朋友们一起去了朴茨茅斯。故选D。
31．推理判断题。根据“I arrived in Southampton on July 13.”以及“So, this has been my first two months in England.”可知，作者是在七月份到达了英国，写这篇文章是两个月后，故可推知，作者在九月份写了这篇文章。故选A。
（2022·上海长宁·八年级统考期中）Museums are some of the best places to go out in London. You can visit them for a day. Most of them are free. One day I went on a trip to the science museum with my dad. I really liked the place.
First we had a look at a new free show called Dan Dare and the Birth of High-tech Britain. It explained an important time in British history. From it we knew that British technology improved after the war. It was about the story of Dan Dare, a classic British science fiction comic hero. He was the leader of all the pilots on a spaceship.
After that, we went to the Energy Gallery (能源长廊), the museum’s latest interactive (互动的) gallery. When we saw it, we realized we need and use energy not only at present but also in the future. There were over 50 interactive shows. They taught us about the world of physics. The workers were excitedly explaining the shows while we watched them.
Finally, we went to the Antenna Gallery and got the latest science news. But I couldn’t study all the galleries in one day. There were just too many to see! What a pity!
32．What did the writer think of the science museum in London
A．It was not a good place. B．The ticket cost too much.
C．It was really a good place. D．It didn’t have much to see.
33．From the free show, we can know that British technology improved ________.
A．before the war B．after the war C．during the war D．until the war
34．According to the second paragraph, we know that Dan Dare was ________.
A．an American B．a comic hero C．a leader on a ship D．a hero in history
35．In the Energy Gallery, the writer learned more about ________.
A．physics B．history C．literature D．math
36．In the Antenna Gallery, the writer ________.
A．enjoyed a free show B．watched some interactive shows
C．learned about the latest science news D．got to know how to build a gallery
37．The writer visited ________ places in the science museum.
A．two B．three C．four D．five
【答案】32．C 33．B 34．B 35．A 36．C 37．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者去参观伦敦的科学博物馆的情况。
32．细节理解题。根据“Museums are some of the best places to go out in London”可知作者认为伦敦的科学博物馆是个好地方。故选C。
33．细节理解题。根据“From it we knew that British technology improved after the war”可知英国的技术在战后有所进步。故选B。
34．细节理解题。根据“It was about the story of Dan Dare, a classic British science fiction comic hero. ”可知丹·戴尔是英国经典科幻漫画英雄。故选B。
35．细节理解题。根据“They taught us about the world of physics.”可知在能源长廊里，作者了解了更多关于物理的信息。故选A。
36．细节理解题。根据“Finally, we went to the Antenna Gallery and got the latest science news.”可知在天线长廊，作者了解到最新的科学新闻。故选C。
37．细节理解题。根据“First we had a look at a new free show called Dan Dare and the Birth of High-tech Britain.”、“After that, we went to the Energy Gallery (能源长廊)”以及“Finally, we went to the Antenna Gallery”可知，作者一共去了三个地方。故选B。
（2022·上海浦东新·八年级校考期中）Lost Underground is a story about school children who went on a trip to some caves. These caves were very large and people could go into them only with a guide. However, four children decided to explore on their own. They went in the caves with a group, but left the group and walked down a tunnel. They thought it would be fun to explore the caves alone.
Soon they came to a hole in the wall. They climbed through the hole into another part of the cave. Then they decided to turn back, but they could not remember the way. They were lost in the caves. When the guide led the other children out of the caves, he counted them. He discovered that there were four children missing. He had to go back into the caves to try to find the missing children.
The children who were lost moved deeper and deeper into the caves. The deeper they went, the more lost they became. They were frightened. They started shouting for help, but the guide didn’t hear them. How dangerous they were!
Soon they came to an underground river. They guessed that the river must flow out of the caves. The water was very cold and deep, but the children kept on swimming. For a long time, they swam in darkness. Then they saw light ahead of them. The river was flowing out of the caves into the bigger river and the children were able to leave the caves. They climbed out of the river and reached the riverbank. They saw the bus with the other children in the distance.
38．Lost Underground is a story about school children who ________.
A．got out of the underground B．got on well with each other
C．went out for an outing D．went on a trip to some caves
39．Four children left the group in the caves, because ________.
A．they decided to turn back from the caves
B．they would like to explore the caves alone
C．they wanted to walk down a tunnel through a hole
D．they could not remember the way to the caves
40．When the guide led the other children out of the caves, ________.
A．some people found that four children lost in the caves
B．some people knew that four children could go out of the caves
C．the guide discovered that four children were missing
D．the guide realized that a child could not find his way out
41．When four children moved deeper and deeper into the caves, ________.
A．they could hear the guide speaking
B．they saw many big rivers and swam out
C．they were too brave to go out by themselves
D．they felt frightened and shouted for help
42．Which of the following is NOT true
A．The guide had to go back into the caves to find the children.
B．The guide tried his best and found the missing children.
C．The children decided to try to swim out of the caves.
D．The children climbed through the hole into another part of the cave.
43．The underlined word “explore” probably means “________”.
A．get lost B．look around C．touch a stone D．make a fire
【答案】38．D 39．B 40．C 41．D 42．B 43．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了Lost Underground这个故事的大意。在一次山洞旅行中，四个孩子出于好奇自行离队去探险，后来走丢又幸运地找到队伍。
38．细节理解题。根据“Lost Underground is a story about school children who went on a trip to some caves”可知，Lost Underground是一个关于上学的孩子们去一些山洞旅行的故事。故选D。
39．细节理解题。根据“However, four children decided to explore on their own. They went in the caves with a group, but left the group and walked down a tunnel”可知，四个孩子决定自己去探险。他们和一伙人一起进了山洞，但离开了那伙人，走下了一条隧道。故选B。
40．细节理解题。根据“They were lost in the caves. When the guide led the other children out of the caves, he counted them. He discovered that there were four children missing”可知，当向导领着其他孩子走出洞穴时，他数了数，发现有四个孩子失踪了。故选C。
41．细节理解题。根据“The deeper they went, the more lost they became. They were frightened. They started shouting for help...”可知，他们走得越深，就越迷路。他们很害怕。他们开始大声呼救。故选D。
42．推理判断题。根据“They climbed out of the river and reached the riverbank. They saw the bus with the other children in the distance”可知，他们爬出了河，到达了河岸。他们在远处看到了那辆公共汽车和其他孩子，所以并不是向导找到了他们，而是他们自己找到队伍。故选B。
43．词句猜测题。根据“four children decided to explore on their own. They went in the caves with a group, but left the group and walked down a tunnel. They thought it would be fun to explore the caves alone”可知，四个孩子想自己到处看看。他们和一伙人一起进了山洞，但离开了那伙人，走下了一条隧道，他们认为独自到处看看很好玩，故可推测出explore的意思为“四处转转”。故选B。
（2022·上海嘉定·八年级校考期中）On March 22nd, World Water Day is a day to celebrate water and make a difference for people who do not have the water they need.
The truth about the world
The truth is that we are lucky enough to have clean water whenever we want, but this is not the case for many people around the world. Did you know that around 750 million people do not have clean water to drink That’s around 1 in 10 people in the world.
But what does this mean
If we drink dirty water, we can catch diseases from the bacteria (细菌) and become ill. Every year over 500,000 children die from dirty water. That’s around 1,400 children every day! In Ghana, 85% of all disease are from dirty water, and in Nicaragua, 75% of the people don’t have clean drinking water. Also, in some countries children walk many kilometers every day to get water, they can’t go to school so they don’t learn how to read and write and don’t get an education.
Water for everyone
In 1993 the United Nations decided that March 22nd is the World Day for Water. On this day every year, countries around the world hold events to educate people about the problems of dirty water. People organize events to raise money.
For World Water Day, some people in the UK walk, run or cycle 10 km, others climb mountains or even jump from an aeroplane and skydive to the ground. At one school, children between the ages of 10 and 15 walk 6 km with 6 litres of water, so they can see how it feels to walk along distance carrying heavy bottles of water. People give them money to do these things and all the money helps get clean water to as many people as possible around the world.
44．The passage is mainly about _________.
A．water festival B．World Earth Day
C．drinking water around the world D．how to save water
45．All over the world, _________ of the people can’t have clean drinking water.
A．10% B．20% C．85% D．75%
46．About _________ children die from dirty water in the world every day.
A．750 B．500,000 C．1,400 D．850
47．In some countries, children walk many kilometres away from home because _________.
A．they need to go to school B．their parents are busy
C．they are told to do so D．there is no clean water nearby
48．The underlined word “educate” in the third part means _________.
A．teach in class B．make someone know
C．talk with D．make fun of
49．In the UK, people DO NOT _________ on World Water Day.
A．raise money to help the homeless people
B．jump from aeroplanes and skydive to the ground
C．walk with 6 litres of water for 6 kilometres
D．walk, run or cycle 10 km
【答案】44．C 45．A 46．C 47．D 48．B 49．A
【导语】本文主要讲述了目前饮水资源的情况和人们设立世界水日来提醒人们清洁饮水资源的重要性等。
44．主旨大意题。根据“ Did you know that around 750 million people do not have clean water to drink ”、“ In Ghana, 85% of all disease ...”和“On this day every year, countries around the world”可知，全文介绍世界各地的饮用水。故选C。
45．细节理解题。根据“Did you know that around 750 million people do not have clean water to drink That’s around 1 in 10 people in the world”可知，全世界有10%的人喝不到干净的饮用水。故选A。
46．细节理解题。根据“Every year over 500,000 children die from dirty water. That’s around 1,400 children every day!”可知，世界上每天有1400名儿童因为不干净的饮用水而死亡。故选C。
47．细节理解题。根据“Also, in some countries children walk many kilometers every day to get water”可知，因为附近没有干净的水。故选D。
48．词义猜测题。根据“ On this day every year, countries around the world hold events to educate people about the problems of dirty water”可知，每年的这一天，世界各国都会举办活动，让人们了解污水的问题，所以划线部分单词表示“让人们知道，让人们明白”。故选B。
49．细节理解题。根据最后一段“ For World Water Day, some people in the UK walk, run or cycle 10km, others climb mountains or even jump from an aeroplane and skydive to the ground ”和“At one school, children between the ages of 10 and 15 walk 6 km with 6 litres of water,”可知，人们不会筹钱去帮助无家可归的人。故选A。
（2022·上海静安·八年级校考期中）More than 50, 000, 000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not hurt the forest they live in. They eat the fruits that grow on the forest trees, but they do not cut them down. They kill some animals to eat, but they do not destroy them.
When we cut down the rainforests, we destroy these forest people, too. In 1900, there were 1, 000, 000 forest people in the Amazon forest. In 1980, there were only 200, 000.
The Yanomami live along the rivers of the rainforest in the north of Brazil. They have lived in the rainforest for about 10, 000 years and they use more than 2, 000 different plants for food and for medicine. But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and suddenly 45, 000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold. They cut down the forest to make roads. They made more than a hundred airports. The Yanomami people lost land and food. Many died because new diseases came to the forest with the strangers.
The Yanomami people tried to save their forest, because it was their home. But the people who wanted gold were stronger.
Many forest people try to save their forests. Chico Mendes was famous in Brazil because he wanted to keep the forest for his people. In December 1988, people who wanted to cut down the forest killed Chico Mendes.
In Borneo, people were cutting down the forest of the Penan people to sell the wood. The Penan people tried to save their rainforest. They made blockades (障碍物) across the roads into the forest. In 1987, they closed fifteen roads for eight months. No one cut down any trees during that time.
50．How many people live in the rainforests of the world
A．More than five million.
B．More than fifty million.
C．More than five hundred million.
D．More than fifty thousand.
51．The number of the people living in the Amazon forest in 1980 was ________ of that in 1900.
A．half B．one-third C．two-fifths D．one-fifth
52．The people who ________ have destroyed the rainforest of the Yanomami.
A．pick fruits and kill animals to eat
B．use plants for food and medicine
C．have lived there for about ten thousand years
D．made roads and airports
53．Those people made roads and airports in order to ________.
A．carry away the gold conveniently
B．make people there live a better life
C．stop spreading the new diseases
D．develop the tourism there
54．Which of the following is WRONG
A．The Penan people closed 15 roads with blockades to save their forest.
B．The Penan people were cutting down the trees to sell the wood.
C．The Penan people didn’t want other people to destroy their forest.
D．Those who wanted to cut down the trees were stopped by the road blockades.
55．From the passage, we learn that ________.
A．we need wood to build houses, so we have to cut down trees
B．the rainforest people have done something to protect their home
C．to humans, gold is more important than trees
D．we mustn’t cut down any trees or kill any animals
【答案】50．B 51．D 52．D 53．A 54．B 55．B
【导语】本文主要讲了人们对热带雨林和森林的破坏，以及当地人对它们的保护。
50．细节理解题。根据“More than 50, 000, 000 people live in the rainforests of the world”可知世界上有5000多万人生活在热带雨林中。故选B。
51．细节理解题。根据“In 1900, there were 1, 000, 000 forest people in the Amazon forest. In 1980, there were only 200, 000.”可知1980年的亚马逊森林居民是1900年的五分之一。故选D。
52．细节理解题。根据“But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and suddenly 45, 000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold. They cut down the forest to make roads. They made more than a hundred airports. The Yanomami people lost land and food.”（但在1988年，有人在他们的森林里发现了黄金，突然有45000人来到森林里开始寻找黄金。他们砍伐森林筑路。他们建造了100多个机场。亚诺马米人失去了土地和食物。）可知亚诺马米被建造道路和机场的人毁坏。故选D。
53．推理判断题。根据“But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and suddenly 45, 000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold. They cut down the forest to make roads. They made more than a hundred airports.”（但在1988年, 有人在他们的森林里发现了黄金，突然有45000人来到森林里开始寻找黄金。他们砍伐森林筑路。他们建造了100多个机场。）可推断他们建造道路和飞机场是为了方便运黄金。故选A。
54．细节理解题。根据“In Borneo, people were cutting down the forest of the Penan people to sell the wood. The Penan people tried to save their rainforest. They made blockades (障碍物) across the roads into the forest. In 1987, they closed fifteen roads for eight months. No one cut down any trees during that time.”（在婆罗洲，人们砍伐柏南人的森林来出售木材。柏南人试图拯救他们的雨林。他们在通往森林的道路上设置了路障。1987年，他们在八个月之内关闭了15条道路。那段时间没有人砍树。）可知B选项“柏南人正在砍伐树木以出售木材。”错误。故选B。
55．推理判断题。根据“Many forest people try to save their forests”（许多森林人试图拯救他们的森林）以及“The Penan people tried to save their rainforest.”（柏南人试图拯救他们的雨林）可推断当地人做了一些事情以保护森林。故选B。
（2022秋·上海徐汇·八年级上海市徐汇中学校考校考）Hello, children and parents.
Thank you all for coming to this meeting. I’d like to start by confirming (证实) that we will receive some money from the government for our school trip to Indonesia. We will receive about $1,300 per child, and it will reduce the overall (全部) cost to you.
Now that we are sure to get the money, it is time to do some serious planning. We are sure that the trip will be very exciting for the children, especially if they have not traveled abroad before. There are many advantages of having some experiences to different places and cultures. Your children will be able to learn a lot about other people and cultures on this trip.
Leanne is with us tonight. Leanne, where are you Put up your hand so that the people can see who you are. Thank you. Leanne went on a trip there with some other students last year and will be happy to tell you of her experiences and answer any questions you might have. We will hear from her a bit later in the meeting.
We only have five months to organize the trip. From past experience I can tell you that this time will go very quickly! So we need to start organizing the trip.
This is the agenda (议程) for this evening’s meeting: Passports: when and how to apply for (申请) one Health matters: what precautions (预防) you need to take, plus any special needs that your child may have Studying: what kind of the school and type of lessons your child will attend Money: paying for the trip, plus how much money your child should take Hotel: where we will be staying Clothing and personal items that your children should take with them
56．This special class meeting is held ________.
A．in the morning B．at noon C．in the afternoon D．in the evening
57．The teacher says the trip will be very exciting especially for ________.
A．other people who want to learn cultures
B．parents who have a lot of money
C．children who have never been abroad
D．teachers who work in this school
58．Leanne is ________.
A．a student in this class B．a student’s parent
C．the class teacher D．the headmaster of the school
59．The trip will start ________.
A．next week B．in five months C．in a month D．in a year
60．There are ________ items to be discussed in this meeting.
A．three B．four C．five D．six
61．Which of the following is TRUE
A．Students will get their passports a bit later in the meeting.
B．There will be no classes for students to attend during the trip.
C．Students needn’t bring any medicine themselves.
D．It’s still necessary for each student to bring some money with him/her.
【答案】56．D 57．C 58．A 59．B 60．D 61．D
【导语】本文是某学校给学生和家长开的会，内容关于该学校组织学生去印度尼西亚的旅行。短文中介绍了有关这次旅行需要注意的一些事情。
56．细节理解题。根据“This is the agenda (议程) for this evening’s meeting:”可知，会议是在晚上召开的，故选D。
57．细节理解题。根据“We are sure that the trip will be very exciting for the children, especially if they have not traveled abroad before”可知，这次旅行对孩子们来说将是非常激动人心的，尤其是如果他们以前没有出国旅行的话。故选C。
58．推理判断题。根据“Leanne went on a trip there with some other students last year ”可知，她去年和其他学生去印度尼西亚旅行了，由此可知Leanne是这个学校的一名学生。故选A。
59．细节理解题。根据“We only have five months to organize the trip. ”可知，只有五个月的时间来组织这次旅行，所以旅行在5个月之后开始。故选B。
60．细节理解题。根据“Passports”“Health matters”“Studying”“Money”“Hotel”以及“Clothing and personal items”可知，一共有6个项目要讨论。故选D。
61．细节理解题。根据“ Money: paying for the trip, plus how much money your child should take”可知，每个学生仍然有必要随身携带一些钱。故选D。
（2022·上海·八年级统考期中）A day at the shops can help you live longer, and surprisingly, the benefits are actually greater for men, says a study group from Taiwan. The study even suggests that shopping regularly is better than going to the gym. Seeing friends and just people-watching can stave off loneliness and improve psychological health, suggests the study. It looked at almost 1850 people aged 65 and over living alone at home in Taiwan, who were asked how often they went shopping. They found those who shopped daily lived longer than those who shopped less, with thinking of people’s physical or other health problems. By comparing with those who didn’t often go out to the shops had the best life record, with a 28% cut in their chances of dying, while older women saw a bit fewer benefits with a 23% cut in dying. The researchers said, “An elder who shops less for food would be at risk of poorer diet to keep healthy. This makes a bad cycle. Shopping less causes poor health and poor health causes less shopping. ” But the study added, “In shopping situations, communicating with, or watching others can provide social and mental benefits. ” “Compared with other types of spare-time physical activity, like exercise, which usually needs motivation and sometimes professional instruction, shopping is easier to keep on.”
62．The study suggests that ________ is better than going to the gym.
A．watching people B．seeing friends C．shopping regularly D．living alone
63．According to the survey, old people who live alone would live longer if they ________.
A．shopped daily B．never shopped C．shopped less D．shopped with friends
64．The underlined word “stave off” in the third paragraph probably means ________.
A．turn off B．cut off C．take off D．keep off
65．An elder who shops less for food would ________ to keep healthy.
A．provide social benefits B．be at a risk of poorer diet
C．have physical problems D．feel even lonelier
66．Which of the following is Not True according to the passage
A．The benefits of shopping regularly are greater for men.
B．The study interviewed almost 1850 people aged 65 and over living with their families.
C．Older men who often went shopping would have 28% cut in their chances of dying.
D．Shopping less causes poor health and poor health causes less shopping.
67．We can learn from the end of the passage that ________.
A．some physical activities are easier to keep on B．old people don’t have motivation to exercise
C．you need some professional instruction to shop D．it is not easy to exercise regularly
【答案】62．C 63．A 64．D 65．B 66．B 67．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章阐述了台湾一个研究小组研究表明购物有助于人的身心健康。
62．细节理解题。根据“The study even suggests that shopping regularly is better than going to the gym.”可知研究表明有规律的购物甚至比去体育馆更好，故选C。
63．细节理解题。根据“It looked at almost 1850 people aged 65 and over living alone at home in Taiwan, who were asked how often they went shopping. They found those who shopped daily lived longer than those who shopped less”可知他们发现天天购物的独居老人比那些购物少的人活得更长，故选A。
64．词义猜测题。根据“improve psychological health” 并结合备选项可猜测其应是保持远离孤独之意，故选D。
65．细节理解题。根据“An elder who shops less for food would be at risk of poorer diet to keep healthy.”可知一个买较少食物的老人可能将有更差的饮食保持健康，故选B。
66．细节理解题。根据“It looked at almost 1850 people aged 65 and over living alone at home in Taiwan,”可知研究中采访了差不多1850个65岁的独居老人，故选B。
67．推理判断题。根据“Compared with other types of spare-time physical activity, like exercise, which usually needs motivation and sometimes professional instruction, shopping is easier to keep on”可知与需要动力和专业指导的锻炼相比，购物更容易坚持，所以推断有规律的锻炼不容易坚持，故选D。
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Enjoy ‘wuxia’ legends
Have you ever read martial arts novels Even if you haven’t, you’ve probably watched films or TV shows, or played computer games about these stories.
Martial arts novels are a big part of Chinese pop culture. Almost every Chinese knows about some characters or martial arts moves from these books. These books show a fantasy world called jianghu. Xia, or fighting heroes, live in jianghu. They do martial arts and fight for honor.
Legends of the Condor Heroes is one of the most famous martial arts novels. An English version of the book will come out in February. The book tells the story of Guo Jing. He is not a very talented young man. But he tries his best and becomes a hero to fight for his country.
The book is popular in China. But what about the English version Will foreign readers enjoy jianghu, too
Anna Holmwood, from the UK, is the translator of the book. She doesn’t think this will be a problem. Western people read stories about knights and novels like The Three Musketeers, she says. These stories are very much like martial arts novels.
Some people may think jianghu is too foreign for Westerners. However, people around the world can enjoy the love, loyalty and honor in the stories, Holmwood wrote in her book.
Some translations from the book
The translator Anna Holmwood has a British father and a Swedish mother. She speaks English and Swedish. She used to study history at the University of Oxford. She began to learn Chinese in 2005. Later, she spent five years translating the first part of Legends of the Condor Heroes.
68．________ live(s) in jianghu.
A．Fighting heroes B．Foreigners C．King D．Robots
69．Which of the following is true
A．Martial arts novels are a part of foreign culture.
B．There are few martial arts novels in China.
C．Legends of the Condor Heroes has no English version.
D．Guo Jing is Xia in Legends of the Condor Heroes.
70．Anna Holmwood’s father is from _________.
A．Britain B．Sweden C．China D．the US
71．How long did it take Anna Holmwood to translate the first part of this book
A．One year. B．Two years. C．Five years. D．Ten years.
72．What’s the passage mainly about
A．Legends of the Condor Heroes around the world.
B．Famous martial arts novels in China.
C．Jianghu in foreign countries.
D．How to translate novels.
【答案】68．A 69．D 70．A 71．C 72．A
【导语】本篇是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国最著名的武侠小说之一《神雕侠侣》以及它的国外翻译版本。
68．细节理解题。根据“Xia, or fighting heroes, live in jianghu.”可知，战斗英雄（侠）生活在江湖。故选A。
69．推理判断题。根据“Martial arts novels are a big part of Chinese pop culture. Almost every Chinese knows about some characters or martial arts moves from these books.”可推断，武侠小说是中国文化的一部分，中国有很多武侠小说，故排除A、B；根据“An English version of the book will come out in February. The book tells the story of Guo Jing ... he tries his best and becomes a hero to fight for his country.”可推断，《神雕侠侣》有英文版本，将在二月发行，排除C；小说中的郭靖是主人公，也是为国而战的英雄，即“侠”。故选D。
70．细节理解题。根据“The translator Anna Holmwood has a British father and a Swedish mother.”可知，Anna Holmwood的爸爸来自英国。故选A。
71．细节理解题。根据“Later, she spent five years translating the first part of Legends of the Condor Heroes.”可知，Anna Holmwood花了五年时间翻译了《神雕侠侣》的第一部分。故选C。
72．主旨大意题。本文为总分结构，将文章主要内容分为了两部分，主要介绍了中国著名的武侠小说《神雕侠侣》的故事和它在国外的影响及翻译版本。故选A。
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Late for our shoveling date
There was a big snowstorm last night. It even knocked out the power around our neighborhood. Around 11 pm last night, my sister and I called several friends with our mobile phones. We decided to shovel snow the next morning at 8 am.
After getting up, my sister and I prepared to go out.
“Hurry up, Alexa!” I shouted as I struggled with the door knob, which was difficult to turn in my heavy gloves. “We are going to be late!”
My sister Alexa showed up from around the corner and helped me with the door knob before putting on her gloves.
We were going to meet other friends to shovel snow. I smiled as we arrived at the meeting spot. I looked around.
“Where’s Erica ” I asked. “She promised she’d be here.”
“I don’t know,” Cassie, our cousin, replied, “we called her an hour ago, but there was no reply.”
“All right. Let’s get to work,” Alexa said.
A few hours later, we all gathered at our house to drink hot chocolate when Erica knocked on the door.
“Where were you ” I asked as I let her in.
“I’ve been at home! Why didn’t you guys call ” she asked.
“We did, but why didn’t you answer ” Cassie snapped.
“You must have called when I was drying my hair – I didn’t hear it ring,” Erica explained.
Alexa stood up. “Really Erica, why didn’t you help us shovel ”
Why didn’t Alexa believe Erica
73．Why did the author shovel snow
A．Because the big snowstorm knocked out the power.
B．Because the big snowstorm blocked traffic.
C．Because the author didn’t like snow.
D．Because the neighbors asked him to shovel snow.
74．The author decided to shovel snow at ________ on the next day.
A．8 am B．8 pm C．11 am D．11 pm
75．________ helped the author with the door knob.
A．Erica B．Alexa
C．Cassie D．The neighbor
76．Did Erica help the author shovel snow
A．Yes, she did. B．No, she didn’t.
C．She was late but she shoveled snow. D．It doesn’t say.
77．What’s the passage mainly about
A．People should help each other.
B．How to shovel snow.
C．The story of shoveling snow.
D．The importance of shoveling snow.
【答案】73．A 74．A 75．B 76．B 77．C
【导语】本篇是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者让朋友帮忙一起铲雪但有一个朋友迟到的故事。
73．细节理解题。根据“ There was a big snowstorm last night. It even knocked out the power around our neighborhood.”和“We decided to shovel snow the next morning at 8 am.”可知，作者决定铲雪是因为大雪切断了电力。故选A。
74．细节理解题。根据“We decided to shovel snow the next morning at 8 am.”可知，作者决定第二天早上8点铲雪。故选A。
75．细节理解题。根据“My sister Alexa showed up from around the corner and helped me with the door knob before putting on her gloves.”可知，Alexa帮作者把门把手弄好了。故选B。
76．推理判断题。根据“A few hours later, we all gathered at our house drinking hot chocolate when Erica knocked on the door ... Alexa stood up. ‘Really Erica, why didn’t you help us shovel ’”可推断，当Erica来的时候她们已经铲完雪坐下来喝热巧克力了，而且最后Alexa质问Erica为什么不帮她们铲雪，说明Erica没有铲雪。故选B。
77．主旨大意题。本文以引用他人说话和描述的方式记叙了作者请朋友一起帮忙铲雪，结果朋友失约的故事。故选C。
（2022·上海长宁·八年级校考期中）
While the idea behind cloning (克隆) your dead pet sounds like something out of a sci-fi (科幻) novel, the technology is not actually all that new. Briefly speaking, cloning is to make a copy of any living things or a cell (细胞). It is always a hot topic of discussion among scientists and even ordinary people.
You must have heard of the famous sheep, Dolly. It was the first successful man-made cloning animal in 1984. But long before that, in 1958, F.C． Steward grew whole carrot plants from carrot root cells, which encouraged the idea that cloning from animals’ cells may be possible. After more than twenty years, in 2005, the first cloned (克隆) dog—Snuppy was born. It was a pet dog. And scientists were able to re-clone him and create four more “Snuppy” in 2017. While one of them died, the other three were all healthy.
Many people still share concerns about (担忧) cloning animals. They believe that cloning could cause health problems. The cloning company claims that cloned animals have even fewer chances to meet health problems than non-cloned animals. The cloning company hopes that the process will become more common and acceptable.
For pet owner, cloning their dead pets can deal with their sadness. But the cloning process is by no means a quick fix. “It is not a rebirth,” Rodriguez, the manager of a cloning company said. “It’s the memory of that original animal and I think that’s what our clients are hoping to get. I don’t think they want to replace that animal. They’re just looking to get a part of that animal back.”
However, not all people support the idea of cloning. They believe that if cloning is used for bad purpose, it surely will create great problems that we cannot imagine and lead to the destruction of humankind.
78．The first cloning animal came to the world ________.
A．in 1958 B．in 1984 C．in 2005 D．in 2017
79．F.C． Steward got the idea of ________ when he grew whole carrot plants from carrot root cells.
A．cloning animals’ cells B．cloning plants
C．cloning dead pets D．re-cloning Snuppy
80．What does the cloning company think of cloning
A．Cloning animals have more health problems.
B．More and more people will accept the idea of cloning.
C．Cloning animals is not acceptable in society now.
D．Few people support the idea of cloning.
81．Customers hope to get ________ through cloning their beloved pets.
A．the original animals B．the copies of their pets
C．the memory of their pets D．a new pet
82．Some people don’t think cloning is a good idea because ________.
A．cloning may be used for bad purpose B．cloning is bad for animals’ health
C．cloning may cost a lot of money D．cloning is still dangerous
83．Which section in the newspaper does this article probably come from
A．World. B．Art. C．Animals. D．Science.
【答案】78．B 79．A 80．B 81．C 82．A 83．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了克隆技术，它的发展过程和它对人类的好处和危害。
78．细节理解题。根据“You must have heard of the famous sheep, Dolly. It was the first successful man-made cloning animal in 1984.”可知，1984年人们成功地克隆出了第一个人造克隆动物。故选B。
79．细节理解题。根据“But long before that, in 1958, F.C. Steward grew whole carrot plants from carrot root cells, which encouraged the idea that cloning from animals’ cells may be possible.”可知，F.C.Steward用胡萝卜根细胞培育出了整株胡萝卜，这使他产生了从动物细胞克隆的想法。故选A。
80．推理判断题。根据“The cloning company hopes that the process will become more common and acceptable.”可知，这家克隆公司希望这一过程变得更加普遍和可接受，可推测克隆公司希望越来越多的人将会接受克隆。故选B。
81．细节理解题。根据“For pet owner, cloning their dead pets...It’s the memory of that original animal and I think that’s what our clients are hoping to get.”可知，我认为我们的客户希望通过克隆他们的宠物得到那只原始动物的记忆。故选C。
82．细节理解题。根据“However, not all people support the idea of cloning. They believe that if cloning is used for bad purpose, it surely will create great problems that we cannot imagine and lead to the destruction of humankind.”可知，并非所有人都支持克隆的想法，他们认为，如果克隆被用于不良目的，它肯定会造成我们无法想象的巨大问题并导致人类毁灭。故选A。
83．判断推理题。根据本文通篇介绍了克隆技术的相关内容，可推测本文是一篇科普文章，应出现在报纸的科学版块。故选D。
（2022秋·上海杨浦·八年级上海同济大学附属存志学校校考期中）Britain’s Smartest Kids
While other children were just starting their ABCs, three-year-old Mark Swallow was already reading Shakespeare and Charles Dickens. By the age of seven he was speaking fluent French and German and studying both Latin and Greek. Now, at the age of 12, Mark has just started a university degree in English literature.
Mark and other child geniuses will be the subject of a new documentary series which takes a look into the lives of these remarkable children and their families. In the programmes we will meet children like eight-year-old Daniel Manning, who wrote his first book when he was just five and who has just signed a f 60,000 contract with a publishing house to write three novels. Then there is 12-year-old Samantha Price, who started piano lessons when she was three. Along with the piano, she now also plays the cello, clarinet and classical guitar. She has already played with three top European orchestras. And how about ten-year-old Jordan Welsh She first picked up a paint brush before she could talk. She has already had an exhibition of her paintings in one of London’s top art galleries and has just won a major prize for one of her paintings.
Over the next six weeks we will see what it is that makes these children so special. We will find out how and when their parents knew they were different and about the changes it made to their family life. We will hear from the children about their hopes and plans for the future. There are also interviews with former child geniuses, some who have gone on to great things and others who decided they wanted to return to a more normal life.
Join us Monday for the first documentary in this amazing series, Britain’s Smartest Kids.
84．When did Mark Swallow start reading Shakespeare and Charles Dickens
A．When he was learning ABCs. B．Before he started to learn ABCs.
C．When he was three years old. D．Before he was three years old.
85．What will the new documentary mainly deal with
A．The lives of child geniuses and their families. B．The changes child geniuses made to their families.
C．The difficulties child geniuses have in their lives. D．The hopes and plans child geniuses have for the future.
86．How many musical instruments can Samantha Price play
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
87．Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why Jordan Welsh is in this programme
A．She started painting at an early age. B．She couldn’t talk until she started painting.
C．She has had an exhibition of her paintings in a top art gallery. D．She has won a major prize for one of her paintings.
88．Where can you probably find this article
A．In a storybook. B．In an education magazine.
C．In a TV series guidebook. D．In an English textbook.
【答案】84．C 85．A 86．D 87．B 88．C
【导语】本文介绍了一个纪录片《英国最聪明的孩子》。
84．细节理解题。根据“While other children were just starting their ABCs, three-year-old Mark Swallow was already reading Shakespeare and Charles Dickens.”可知Mark Swallow三岁就已经读莎士比亚和狄更斯了。故选C。
85．推理判断题。根据“Over the next six weeks we will see what it is that makes these children so special...some who have gone on to great things and others who decided they wanted to return to a more normal life.”可知纪录片是想知道什么让孩子们变的特殊，他们的不同、改变以及未来的希望和计划，因此是想了解天才孩子的生活的。故选A。
86．细节理解题。根据“Then there is 12-year-old Samantha Price, who started piano lessons when she was three. Along with the piano, she now also plays the cello, clarinet and classical guitar. She has already played with three top European orchestras.”可知Samantha Price会钢琴、大提琴、竖笛和古典吉他，四种乐器。故选D。
87．细节理解题。根据“And how about ten-year-old Jordan Welsh She first picked up a paint brush before she could talk. She has already had an exhibition of her paintings in one of London’s top art galleries and has just won a major prize for one of her paintings.”可知Jordan还不会说话，就开始画画了。故选B。
88．推理判断题。根据“Join us Monday for the first documentary in this amazing series, Britain’s Smartest Kids.”可知本文介绍了一个纪录片，因此最有可能出现在电视节目的指南中。故选C。
（2022秋·上海浦东新·八年级上海市实验学校校考期中）Choose the best answer (根据文章内容，选择最恰当的答案)
TDS Company provides the best furniture you have ever had.
Easy to Order
1.Get on our website at www.tds./list.
2.Call us at 010-67783256.
3. Fax your order to 010-67783257.
You have to reply our e-mail when you give your final order.
Easy to Pay
1.Deposit (储蓄) our Beijing local bank account.
Bank of Beijing Fangzhuang Branch Yu Kuai 6029 6920 0199 4256
2.Write to the following bank account if you are a foreigner.
Bank: The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp. LTD．
Hong Kong Tsimashatsui Branch82-84
Kowloon, H.K.
Account: 201218943989
Other payment options (选择) are also available upon request (要求).
Easy to deliver
We provide door-door service for all of our products.
1.Most items can be shipped to you via Express Mail Services.
2. Regular air shipping is available.
3.Ocean shipping is available upon request.
For more information, please call 010-67783289.
89．TDS Company ________ ways for customers to order products.
A．one B．two C．three D．four
90．TDS Company is located in ________.
A．Beijing B．Hong Kong C．Shanghai D．London
91．You’d better choose ________ to pay for your order if you are an Englishman.
A．Bank of Beijing B．Hong Kong Bank
C．Hong Kong &Shanghai Bank D．Shanghai Bank
92．The underlined word “via” most likely means ________.
A．except B．including C．by D．without
93．Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage
A．TDS Company is a company that sells furniture.
B．You can choose from three ways to deliver your order.
C．Whatever way you order, an e-mail reply is expected.
D．If you are a foreigner, you can’t order the products.
94．The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A．encourage people to buy furniture B．make TDS Company more attractive
C．introduce TDS Company’s furniture D．tell people how to order goods
【答案】89．C 90．A 91．C 92．C 93．D 94．A
【导语】本文家具公司的一则广告信息。
89．细节理解题。根据“Easy to Order”下面对应的内容可知，有三种方式，分别是网站，电话和穿着，故选C。
90．细节理解题。根据“Deposit (储蓄) our Beijing local bank account”可知，公司位于北京，故选A。
91．细节理解题。根据“Bank: The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp. LTD.”可知，可以选择香港和上海银行，故选C。
92．词义猜测题。根据“Most items can be shipped to you via Express Mail Services”可知，通过特快专递服务海运到家，所以划线单词与by同义，表示“通过”，故选C。
93．推理判断题。根据“Write to the following bank account if you are a foreigner”可知，如果是外国人也可以预订产品，所以D表述错误，故选D。
94．主旨大意题。根据“TDS Company provides the best furniture you have ever had”及全文的内容可知，本文家具公司的一则广告信息，目的是鼓励人们购买家具，故选A。
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Let’s play Chinese chess
Last month, a new chess game called Chinese chess came out in Apple’s App Store. This old Chinese game is available (可利用的) for iPhone and iPod Touch users. People can play Chinese chess against a friend or a computer with different levels.
As part of Chinese culture, Chinese chess is popular both in China and abroad. Many overseas Chinese play the game as a way of entertainment (娱乐) and developing (弘扬) Chinese culture.
Chinese chess is a two-player board game with a total of 32 pieces in red and black. Among all these pieces, King is the most important. It must remain in the palace. If it gets checked (被“将死”), the game is over. So the object (目的) of the game is to check the other’s King while protecting one’s own King.
Chinese chess has a long history in China. There are many sayings about its origin. Some believe that Chinese chess appeared during the Warring States Period (战国时期). Others believe that Emperor Shun (舜帝) invented the game to educate his younger brother Xiang. That might be why the game’s Chinese name is xiangqi.
Today some foreigners enjoy playing Chinese chess. In their eyes, Chinese chess can help them better communicate with Chinese people and learn Chinese culture. More and more foreigners take part in the World Chinese Chess Championship every two years.
95．Chinese chess is________.
A．a part of foreign culture
B．a part of Chinese culture
C．a new game in China
D．not available for iPhone
96．Many overseas Chinese play Chinese chess for________.
A．competition and status
B．developing skills and fighting
C．entertainment and developing Chinese culture
D．entertainment and developing skills
97．Chinese chess has ________ pieces in total.
A．2 B．16 C．32 D．64
98．The underlined word “origin” means ________.
A．前景 B．简介 C．发展 D．起源
99．What’s the passage mainly about
A．Introduction to Chinese Chess.
B．The history of Chinese Chess.
C．Chinese Chess in Apple’s App Store.
D．How to play Chinese Chess.
【答案】95．B 96．C 97．C 98．D 99．A
【导语】本篇是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国象棋的起源及其游戏规则，并表明中国象棋越来越受外国人欢迎。
95．推理判断题。根据“As part of Chinese culture, Chinese chess is popular both in China and abroad.”可推断，中国象棋是中国文化的一部分。故选B。
96．细节理解题。根据“Many overseas Chinese play the game as a way of entertainment and developing Chinese culture.”可知，许多海外华人玩中国象棋是为了娱乐和弘扬中国文化。故选C。
97．细节理解题。根据“Chinese chess is a two-player board game with a total of 32 pieces in red and black.”可知，中国象棋共有32枚棋子。故选C。
98．词义猜测题。划线单词后面的内容“Some believe that Chinese chess appeared during the Warring States Period. Others believe that Emperor Shun invented the game to educate his younger brother Xiang. That might be why the game’s Chinese name is xiangqi.”在介绍中国象棋的历史起源，因此可推断划线单词的词义为“起源”。故选D。
99．主旨大意题。本文通过总分总的结构介绍了中国象棋的玩法、历史起源和外国人对中国象棋的喜爱。故选A。
【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】
Story with no end
Bastian Balthazar Bux is a boy with a problem. In fact, he has many problems. His father is doing a bad job raising him, but that’s because Dad has a problem of his own: he cannot get over the death of his wife. Bastian’s life at school is troubled too. The other kids pick on him, leading him to skip school a lot.
It doesn’t sound like a fantasy story so far, does it Fantasy is supposed to take us away from the unpleasantness of life, not rub our noses in it. But this is just where the fantasy begins. One day, running away from bullies at school, Bastian hides in a bookshop. There he finds a book that appeals to him, and he steals it and takes it home.
Bastian becomes immersed in the book. It drags him in, just as we are dragged into fantasy books. The book he reads, like the book we read, is called The Neverending Story.
The story spellbinds Bastian. It tells of a land called Fantastica. Fantastica is sick, and the person most sick is its ruler, The Childlike Empress.
The reason for the sickness is a kind of war that is being waged on Fantastica by a force called Nothing. The Empress asks a boy, Atreyu, to help her battle Nothing before it conquers Fantastica.
But what of Bastian, sitting hidden away, reading the story from his stolen book He becomes part of the tale himself. The Empress gives Bastian a vital job: to join forces with Atreyu in the struggle against Nothing. Now this book, which began as the story of a lonely, bullied, unhappy boy, really becomes a fantasy.
But even though Bastian has now entered the pages of a fantasy fiction book, he has brought his troubles with him. He has problems dealing with the challenges brought by his new life. When The Childlike Empress gives him a magic gem called Auryn, he abuses it for selfish ends.
Once Bastian finds his true self, he can help the Empress, Atreyu and Fantastica and make his way back into the real world.
Like Bastian, we can find ways to solve our troubles with enough commitment. In The Neverending Story, young readers can find a wonderful fantasy that also offers a positive message about their own world.
By Paul Brennan,
special to 21st Century Teens
100．Why does Bastian skip school a lot
A．Because his father has a bad job.
B．Because he cannot get over the death of his mother.
C．The other students pick on him.
D．Because he doesn’t study well.
101．In the author’s opinion, ________.
A．Bastian’s encounters are the beginning of his fantasy j
