2024年中考英语二轮复习专题：任务型阅读（上海专用）（原卷版+解析版）

2024年中考英语二轮复习专题：任务型阅读（上海专用）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、任务型阅读
（23-24九年级上·上海奉贤·期中）When Paul was a boy growing up in Utah, he happened to live near a copper smelter（炼铜厂）. It made chemicals come out and made a beautiful forest become a wasteland. One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down angrily. From then on, something happened inside him.
Years later Paul was back in the area, and he went to the smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back. The answer from that big industry was “No”.
Paul then went to college to study the science of plants. Unfortunately, his teachers said since there weren’t any birds or squirrels（松鼠） to spread the seeds, it would be a waste of his life to try to do it. He was told everyone knew that even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected, he wouldn't get his idea accepted.
Paul later got married and had some kids. But his dream would not die. And then one night he did what he could with what he had. To bring trees back to the wasteland, he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting under the cover of darkness. And every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass.
Slowly rabbits appeared. Later, as there was legal pressure to clean up the environment, the company actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing. Now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes, and Paul has received almost every environmental award Utah has. It took him until his hair turned white to plant trees and grass, but he managed to keep that impossible vow（誓言）he made to himself as a child.
1．What did the copper smelter do to a beautiful forest near Paul’s hometown
2．The copper smelter officer agreed to let Paul bring trees back at first, didn't he
3．Why did Paul’s teachers think it would be a waste of time to try to plant trees in that area
4．What did Paul do in order to bring trees back to the wasteland
5．How long did it take Paul to plant trees and grass
6．What can you learn from Paul’s story
【答案】1．It made chemicals come out and made a beautiful forest become a wasteland. 2．No, he didn’t. 3．Because there weren’t any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds. 4．He went secretly into the wasteland and planted trees and grass every week. 5．It took him until his hair turned white. 6．We should try our best and never give up.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了保罗尽自己最大努力，穷尽一生也要实现小时候的誓言的故事，最后被炼铜厂污染的森林又重现绿色的生机。
1．根据“It made chemicals come out and made a beautiful forest become a wasteland.”可知，炼铜厂出来的化学物质使漂亮的森林变成了废地。故填It made chemicals come out and made a beautiful forest become a wasteland.
2．根据“The answer from that big industry was ‘No’.”可知，炼铜厂的厂长一开始并不同意。故填No, he didn’t.
3．根据“Unfortunately, his teachers said since there weren’t any birds or squirrels（松鼠） to spread the seeds,”可知，因为并没有鸟和松鼠来传播种子，所以种树没有意义。故填Because there weren’t any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds.
4．根据“he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting under the cover of darkness. And every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass.”可知，他每周趁着夜色进废地，坚持种树和草。故填He went secretly into the wasteland and planted trees and grass every week.
5．根据“It took him until his hair turned white to plant trees and grass”可知，直到头发苍白，他还在坚持。故填It took him until his hair turned white.
6．开放题，言之有理即可。根据“but he managed to keep that impossible vow (誓言) he made to himself as a child.”可知，保罗努力去守住了他小时候所做的誓言，因此本文告诉我们，要尽我们最大的努力，而且不要放弃。故填We should try our best and never give up.
（22-23九年级上·上海徐汇·期末）Staying safe online
We should learn some tips on how to use the internet safely. Have you ever clicked a strange link online Is the password of your game account (账户) safe enough Do you remember to log off (退出登录) after using public computers
You may think these aren’t problems. But they can make big trouble! You may lose money, get disturbed by others, or even take part in crimes without knowing. September 5 to 11 is China Network Security Week. Let’s learn more about the importance of internet safety.
Protect yourself
Cybercriminals (网络罪犯) can break into your smart phone or computer. They put a virus (病毒) on it through a link. Then they steal your gaming account and get money from it. They can also sell your name, address and ID card number to underground markets. Then you might get lots of scam calls (诈骗电话). So, don’t click on strange links. Make your password strong enough. Ask for help when you are not sure.
Keep the country safe
Internet safety is important to a country, too. Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学) is a top university in Xi’an, Shanxi province. It is famous for its study of space. In April, the university said someone broke into their information system. Teachers and students got emails with a virus in them. More than 140GB of the school’s important data was stolen. According to China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center, the National Security Agency of the United States made the attack.
In recent years, China has called on tech companies to develop our own chips (芯片) and software. This can help with our country’s cyber security.
7．Do most people think there is a problem when they click a strange link online
8．When is China Network Security Week
9．What do cyber criminals do when they break into your smart phone or computer
10．Which two aspects (方面) does the writer suggest we learn about the importance of internet safety
11．Why did the National Security Agency of the United States make the attack to the Northwestern Polytechnical University
12．How do you understand the underlined sentence “This can help with our country’s cyber security.”
【答案】7．No, they don’t. 8．September 5 to 11 is China Network Security Week. 9．They put a virus on it through a link and steal your gaming account and get money from it. They also sell your name, address and ID card number to underground markets. 10．Protect ourselves and keep the country safe. 11．Because it is famous for its study of space and they wanted to steal the school’s important data. 12．When tech companies can develop our own chips and software, we can protect ourselves and keep our country safe./After tech companies develop our own chips and software, we can use the internet safely/we will not be attacked by virus.
【导语】本文主要讲述了网络安全的重要性，作者建议我们要在网络上保护自己及维护国家安全。
7．根据“You may think these aren’t problems.”可知，当人们在网上点击一个陌生链接时，大多数人觉得是没有问题的。故填No, they don’t.
8．根据“September 5 to 11 is China Network Security Week.”可知，中国网络安全周在9月5号至9月11号。故填September 5 to 11 is China Network Security Week.
9．根据“Cybercriminals (网络罪犯) can break into your smart phone or computer. They put a virus (病毒) on it through a link. Then they steal your gaming account and get money from it. They can also sell your name, address and ID card number to underground markets.”可知，网络罪犯侵入你的手机或电脑后，他们会通过一个链接把病毒放进去，然后窃取你的游戏账号并从中获取钱财，他们还可以把你的姓名、地址和身份证号码卖给地下市场。故填They put a virus on it through a link and steal your gaming account and get money from it. They also sell your name, address and ID card number to underground markets.
10．根据“Let’s learn more about the importance of internet safety...Protect yourself...Keep the country safe”可知，作者建议我们从“保护自己”及“维护国家安全”这两个方面来了解网络安全的重要性。故填Protect ourselves and keep the country safe.
11．根据“Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学) is a top university in Xi’an, Shanxi province. It is famous for its study of space...More than 140GB of the school’s important data was stolen.”可知，美国国家安全局之所以对西北工业大学进行网络攻击是因为西北工业大学以对太空的研究而出名，且他们想盗取该学校的重要数据。故填Because it is famous for its study of space and they wanted to steal the school’s important data.
12．根据“In recent years, China has called on tech companies to develop our own chips (芯片) and software. This can help with our country’s cyber security.”可知，近年来，中国呼吁科技公司开发中国人自己的芯片和软件，这有助于我们国家的网络安全。即当中国人有自己的芯片和软件时，我们就可以保护自己及维护国家安全/安全地上网……（言之有理即可）。故填When tech companies can develop our own chips and software, we can protect ourselves and keep our country safe./After tech companies develop our own chips and software, we can use the internet safely/we will not be attacked by virus.
（22-23九年级上·上海普陀·期末）根据短文内容回答问题。
Is it possible to listen to too much music
I love music so much that I decided to study it in college. I’m earning a doctoral degree (博士学位) in music history, for which I have researched everything from early classical music to 20th-century music.
I always have my headphones on. I listen to music while taking a walk. I listen to pop songs while answering emails.
I miss out on a lot around me by listening to music all of the time, however. I might not hear the sound of birds outside my window or the sound of the wind. Or the conversations of my family enjoying one another’s company right outside my closed door.
Apart from causing you to miss out on all the sounds that surround you, generally speaking, listening to music does not harm your body. It does not damage your liver, poison your lungs or fry your brain.
There are, however, exceptions.
For instance, you can damage your ears if you listen to music that is too loud for long periods of time. The World Health Organization estimates that around 50 percent of teenagers and young adults listen to music at unsafe levels. The WHO has concluded that people can withstand (承受) 85 decibels (分贝) continuously for eight hours without damaging their hearing.
Anyone who plays music regularly or attends concerts needs to take extra caution as well. Several rock stars from the 1970s and 1980s have spoken out for years about their experience with hearing loss and tinnitus (耳鸣)
Their condition resulted from rehearsing (排练) and performing for long periods of time at loud volumes (音量). The average concert often exceeds (超过) 100 decibels, and the WHO notes that such sound levels can begin to damage one's ears after only 15 minutes.
Most musicians rehearse and perform for more than 15 minutes. And most concerts last at least an hour. The solution, then, is to take precautions (预防措施).
I carry earplugs (耳塞) everywhere. They can cut out up to 21 decibels of noise. I put my earplugs in while rehearsing or attending shows, or whenever I need to relax in a noisy environment. Other people rarely notice.
Sound of Metal, a movie released in 2019, shows a drummer’s experience with hearing loss. It is a serious reminder of the importance of protecting your hearing.
13．What did the author study in college
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14．What did the author miss out on because of her listening to music all the time
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15．According to the WHO, is it safe for a person to listen to music for five hours a day at 70 decibels
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16．What has caused many rock stars and musicians to develop hearing problems
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17．How did the author prevent loud noises from damaging her hearing
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18．List at least two suggestions for how students can protect their hearing
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【答案】13．She studied music in college. 14．She missed out on a lot around her, such as the sound of birds or the sound of the wind, and so on. 15．Yes, it is. 16．Rehearsing and performing for long periods of time at loud volume. 17．By wearing earplugs. 18．Listen to music at safe levels. Don’t listen to music that is too loud for long periods of time.
【导语】本文作者根据自身经历告诉人们保护听力的重要性，以及如何保护听力。
13．根据“I love music so much that I decided to study it in college.”可知作者在大学学的是音乐。故填She studied music in college.
14．根据“I miss out on a lot around me by listening to music all of the time, however. ”可知作者错过了她周围的很多东西。故填She missed out on a lot around her, such as the sound of birds or the sound of the wind, and so on.
15．根据“The WHO has concluded that people can withstand (承受) 85 decibels (分贝) continuously for eight hours without damaging their hearing.”可知世界卫生组织指出，连续承受85分贝的噪音8小时不损害听力。因此，一个人每天听5个小时70分贝的音乐是安全的。故填Yes, it is.
16．根据“Their condition resulted from rehearsing (排练) and performing for long periods of time at loud volumes (音量). ”可知长时间大声排练和表演造成了听力损伤。故填Rehearsing and performing for long periods of time at loud volume.
17．根据“I carry earplugs (耳塞) everywhere.”可知作者是通过戴耳塞保护听力。故填By wearing earplugs.
18．开放性问题，言之有理即可。参考答案：Listen to music at safe levels. Don’t listen to music that is too loud for long periods of time.
（23-24九年级上·上海黄浦·期末）根据对话内容回答下列问题。
Finally, under a cloudy, moonless sky, the train pulled into the train station. “Hold hands and stay together,” Kassie’s mom waned as they got off the train and made their way out of the station. During their short ride to their new home, Kassie noticed how whites and blacks kept their distance. Even on the bus, they were forced to sit at the back; meanwhile, the whites took the front seats. Kassie couldn’t stop thinking of this strange behavior.
She hoped it would be slightly different at school.
Two days later, Kassie got her answer. She entered her classroom and was surprised to find so many white children already seated. She looked for a black child, but saw none, so she decided to find a seat.
“What are you doing ” a red-haired girl asked. Kassie looked at her puzzled, not sure how to reply. “Blacks sit on the back of the room,” the girl said, pointing a finger towards the broken desks at the back of the classroom. Kassie looked at the collection of desks and frowned. Most were broken, and their surfaces were covered with dust and pencil drawings. Kassie hoped that there would be other black children in the class, but as the bell rang, no other children showed up. When the teacher introduced Kassie to the class, everyone looked at her as if she was an alien.
The rest of the week wasn’t any better. Kassie considered asking her parents more than once to let her move back home with her grandparents. But again, the idea of being respectful and grateful kept her quiet.
Boston was a gray city with tall buildings and few trees. There were a few sunny days, and the air was cold. Kassie missed the open countryside, the tall trees, colourful flowers and blue skies. Most of all, she missed her friends and grandparents.
19．When did Kassie arrive at Boston railway station
20．What did Kassie see during the ride to her new home
21．Did Kassie feel excited or surprised when she entered the classroom
22．What did the red-haired girl mean by asking “What are you doing ”
23．What was Kassie like in her classmates’ eyes
24．What did Kassie think of her new life in Boston Why (Give at least two reasons.)
【答案】19．On a cloudy, moonless night. 20．She saw how whites and blacks kept their distance. 21．Kassie felt surprised. 22．The girl meant that Kassie should sit on the back of the classroom./that Kassie had no rights to choose a seat. 23．She was like an alien. 24．Kassie thought her new life in Boston was cold and lonely, because whites kept their distance from blacks in Boston and Kassie missed her friends and grandparents in the open countryside./people didn’t treat blacks with respect and her classmates are also unfriendly to her and she didn’t have friends. (Any reasonable answer is accepted.)
【导语】本文主要讲述了凯西前往波士顿新家以及在学校发生的事情。
19．根据“Finally, under a cloudy, moonless sky, the train pulled into the train station.”可知，在多云无月的晚上，凯西到达波士顿火车站。故填On a cloudy, moonless night.
20．根据“ During their short ride to their new home, Kassie noticed how whites and blacks kept their distance”可知，在前往新家的短途旅程中，凯西注意到白人和黑人是如何保持距离的。故填She saw how whites and blacks kept their distance.
21．根据“She entered her classroom and was surprised to find so many white children already seated.”可知，她很惊讶，故填Kassie felt surprised.
22．根据“Blacks sit on the back of the room”和文章可知，女孩的意思是凯西应该坐在教室的后面。/凯西无权选择座位。故填The girl meant that Kassie should sit on the back of the classroom./that Kassie had no rights to choose a seat.
23．根据“everyone looked at her as if she was an alien.”可知，她像一个外星人，故填She was like an alien.
24．根据“Boston was a gray city with tall buildings and few trees. There were a few sunny days, and the air was cold. Kassie missed the open countryside, the tall trees, colourful flowers and blue skies. Most of all, she missed her friends and grandparents.”可知，凯西认为她在波士顿的新生活是寒冷和孤独的，因为白人和波士顿的黑人保持着距离，凯西想念她在开阔乡村的朋友和祖父母。/人们不尊重黑人，她的同学对她也不友好，她没有朋友。故填Kassie thought her new life in Boston was cold and lonely, because whites kept their distance from blacks in Boston and Kassie missed her friends and grandparents in the open countryside./people didn’t treat blacks with respect and her classmates are also unfriendly to her and she didn’t have friends.
（23-24九年级上·上海浦东新·期末）根据短文内容回答问题。
When Cooper arrived home, he looked at his mom in surprise. She was playing his video games with headphones on her head.
“Mom What are you doing ”
“Oh, I am busy.” Cooper’s mom answered without moving her eyes away from the screen. This was strange because Cooper knew his mom hated video games.
“Daaad!” Cooper tried to call his dad for help. He walked into the kitchen and froze. His dad was also playing video games excitedly.
Now, Cooper was quite confused and even scared. The house was quite messy. Neither his mom nor his dad cooked the dinner.
Then Cooper’s eyes landed on a bright yellow note on the fridge door. It said: Want to get close to your kids Tired of losing them to screens Wish you could enter their world Cyber-Parent (网络父母) has the answer. Check our website and you will find the solution.
Cooper rushed to his computer and typed in the Cyber-Parent website. It said, “Fill in the online form and we will send you a wristband (手环). Cyber-Parent——Bringing you and your child together.”
Now he knew why his parents acted so strangely, but he didn’t know how to fix it. Then he returned to the homepage and found these words. “If you make the wristband wet, ________!”
Cooper quickly took his water pistol (水枪). He aimed at his mom’s wristband and soon it got wetter and wetter. His mom’s eyes became clear. Cooper did the same to his father.
Finally, his dad woke up and said “Why am I wet Why am I wearing your headphones Oh, I forgot to cook.” Cooper took the controllers (手柄) and headphones from his parents.
“Cooper, are you going to play for a while before dinner ” His dad asked.
“No,” Cooper replied without a doubt, “I have something more important to do now.” As he left, he heard his dad say, “Nice surprise!”
His mom answered, “I’ll never understand why he loves these video games so much anyway...”
25．Did Cooper’s mom play video games often
26．Who was cooking the dinner when Cooper walked into the kitchen
27．Where did Cooper get to know the Cyber-Parent website
28．How did Cooper’s parents get the wristbands
29．Complete the sentence. “If you make the wristband wet, ________!”
30．What important thing do you think Cooper would do next Why would he do so
【答案】25．No, she didn’t. 26．No one./Nobody. 27．A bright yellow note on the fridge door. 28．By filling in the online form. 29．it can bring you and your child together. 30．Cooper helped his parents do housework and cook dinner because he saw the house was quite messy and he didn’t have dinner.(Any reasonable answer is OK.)
【导语】本文讲述了爱玩电子游戏的Cooper，在父母的计划之下，意识到了沉迷网络游戏的危害的故事。
25．根据“This was strange because Cooper knew his mom hated video games.”可知Cooper的妈妈不经常玩电子游戏，首字母大写。故填No, she didn’t.
26．根据“He walked into the kitchen and froze. His dad was also playing video games excitedly.”可知Cooper的爸爸也在玩游戏，厨房里没有人做饭，首字母大写。故填No one./Nobody.
27．根据“Then Cooper’s eyes landed on a bright yellow note on the fridge door.”可知在冰箱门上的黄色便利贴上看到了Cyber-Parent网站，首字母大写。故填A bright yellow note on the fridge door.
28．根据“Fill in the online form and we will send you a wristband (手环).”可知Cooper的父母通过填写线上表格得到的手环，首字母大写。故填By filling in the online form.
29．根据“His mom’s eyes became clear...his dad woke up”可知Cooper把手环弄湿后，他的父母恢复正常了，根据上文介绍的“Cyber-Parent——Bringing you and your child together.”可知这里指Cooper和他的父母一起了。故填it can bring you and your child together.
30．开放性试题，答案言之有理即可。根据“The house was quite messy. Neither his mom nor his dad cooked the dinner.”可知Cooper会帮助父母打扫卫生和做饭，因为他放学回来看到家里太乱了，并且他还没吃饭，首字母大写。故填Cooper helped his parents do housework and cook dinner because he saw the house was quite messy and he didn’t have dinner.
（2023·上海浦东新·三模）Answer the following questions. (根据短文内容回答下列问题)
A major development to self-driving cars may change the way we will drive in the future. Google, the leading company in self-driving technology, has changed its development plan. It had driverless cars built by car factories, but now will start building its own cars.
Google has started to build some kinds of experimental electric self- driving cars that look like a Smart car or Fiat 500. There is no steering wheel (方向盘)，gas pedal (油门) or brake (刹车). The only thing a human passenger controls is a red “e-stop” button for fear stops and a start button. The car’s only “friendly” face is designed to make it help people accept self-driving technology.
Google workers took part in a long experiment, in which they used self-driving cars for their usual travel to work. No accident happened, but Google’s heads realized that depending on a human passenger to drive in an emergency wouldn’t work because they may be reading, working, or sleeping. Now the self-driving car drives by itself if the driver takes his hands off the wheel for over ten seconds.
Google’s self-driving cars are now limited to a speed of 25 miles per hour for safety reasons. The cars aren’t allowed to drive on highways. However, a Google engineer said that once the cars are solved to run safely, we can drive at the speed of 50, even 80 miles an hour.
Google recently announced that its cars had covered 700,000 miles of public roads, and they were now running in busy city streets. People who love self-driving cars say this will improve transport by making roads safer, cutting down accident, and making less pollution.
31．Google is planning to start building its own driverless car, isn’t it
32．How does a human passenger control the self-driving car
33．Why does Google “give” the self-driving car a “friendly” face
34．What will the new self-driving car do when the human driver takes his hands off the wheel for over ten seconds
35．How fast can we drive a self-driving car at the moment
36．Would you like to drive such a cute self-driving car to work in the future Why (Give at least two reasons.)
【答案】31．Yes, it is. 32．The only thing a human passenger controls is a red “e-stop” button for fear stops and a start button. 33．Because it can help people accept self-driving technology. 34．It will drive by itself. 35．25 miles per hour. 36．Yes, I’d like to drive it. Because it will improve transport by making roads safer, cutting down accident, and making less pollution.
【导语】本文主要介绍了谷歌设计研发的自动驾驶汽车。
31．根据“It had driverless cars built by car factories, but now will start building its own cars.”可知，谷歌将开始制造自己的无人驾驶汽车；此处要进行肯定回答。故填Yes, it is.
32．根据“The only thing a human passenger controls is a red ‘e-stop’ button for fear stops and a start button.”可知，人类驾驶员通过一个用来防止恐惧停止的红色“e-stop”按钮和一个启动按钮来控制自动驾驶汽车。故填The only thing a human passenger controls is a red “e-stop” button for fear stops and a start button.
33．根据“The car’s only ‘friendly’ face is designed to make it help people accept self-driving technology.”可知，该车的“友好”面孔是为了帮助人们接受自动驾驶技术。故填Because it can help people accept self-driving technology.
34．根据“Now the self-driving car drives by itself if the driver takes his hands off the wheel for over ten seconds.”可知，如果驾驶员把手从方向盘上移开超过10秒钟，自动驾驶汽车就会自动驾驶。故填It will drive by itself.
35．根据“Google’s self-driving cars are now limited to a speed of 25 miles per hour for safety reasons.”可知，谷歌的自动驾驶汽车目前的速度是每小时25英里。故填25 miles per hour.
36．开放性试题，答案不唯一。例如可以回答喜欢驾驶这类汽车，因为它可以改善交通，使得路面更安全、减少污染等。故填Yes, I’d like to drive it. Because it will improve transport by making roads safer, cutting down accident, and making less pollution.
（2023·上海杨浦·三模）根据短文内容回答问题。
Every three minutes, a child is born with a clef lip. Children with these conditions[1] have terrible problems with eating, drinking and speaking and one in ten of them die before their first birthday. The luckier ones live, but they are often rejected by friends and sometimes even by their own family.
In rich countries, simple surgeries[3] can correct most of these mouth problems and allow children to live normal lives. But in poorer countries, the operations are too expensive for ordinary people and there are not enough doctors who can do them.
In 1982, American doctor Bill Magee and his wife Kathy, a nurse, went to the Philippines to do some cleft lip surgeries. But it was a short trip and there was no time to help all the children who needed surgery. They felt terribly guilty. When they got home, they started a new charity. They called it Operation Smile.
Now Operation Smile works in more than sixty countries. Five thousand volunteers give their time and skills to provide free mouth surgery to the children who need it most. The charity also provides medical equipment and trains local doctors to do the surgery themselves. In this way, the results of an Operation Smile visit continue long into the future.
When an international group of doctors and nurses travels to a country, two secondary school students go, too. The students are usually people who have done a lot of fundraising[4] in their local area and told a lot of people about the work of Operation Smile. Their trip is a fantastic way to experience a completely different culture and help to change lives forever.
Word box [1]condition n.状况 [2]reject v.拒绝 [3]surgery n.外科手术[4]fundraising n.募捐；筹款
37．Is it true that 1/3 of the children with a cleft lip cannot live longer than 1 year
38．Why did Bill and Kathy feel guilty when they were in the Philippines
39．Who could be the volunteers of Operation Smile
40．In how many countries can you find Operation Smile volunteers
41．What do the secondary school students do before they start a trip with Operation Smile
42．Use two adjectives to describe your feeling about Operation Smile. Give your reasons.
【答案】37．No, it isn’t. 38．Because they couldn’t help all the children who needed surgery. 39．Doctors and nurses. 40．More than sixty.
41．They do a lot of fundraising in their local area and tell people about the work of Operation Smile. 42．It is (a) helpful and responsible (charity). It not only helps save the children with a cleft lip but also trains the local doctors and nurses. It is also a great charity because all the surgeries for the local children are free.
【导语】本文主要介绍了一个著名的慈善机构——微笑行动，该机构致力于帮助贫困地区患有唇裂或腭裂的儿童。
37．根据“Children with these conditions[1] have terrible problems with eating, drinking and speaking and one in ten of them die before their first birthday.”可知，十分之一的人在一周岁前死亡，因此答案是否定的。故填No, it isn’t.
38．根据“But it was a short trip and there was no time to help all the children who needed surgery.”可知，因为他们无法帮助所有需要手术的孩子。故填Because they couldn’t help all the children who needed surgery.
39．根据“When an international group of doctors and nurses travels to a country,”可知，医生和护士可以当志愿者。故填Doctors and nurses.
40．根据“Now Operation Smile works in more than sixty countries.”可知，“微笑行动”的志愿者超过60个国家。故填More than sixty.
41．根据“The students are usually people who have done a lot of fundraising[4] in their local area and told a lot of people about the work of Operation Smile.”可知，他们在当地做了很多筹款活动，并告诉人们“微笑行动”的工作。故填They do a lot of fundraising in their local area and tell people about the work of Operation Smile.
42．开放性题目，言之有理即可。故填It is (a) helpful and responsible (charity). It not only helps save the children with a cleft lip but also trains the local doctors and nurses. It is also a great charity because all the surgeries for the local children are free.
（2023·上海黄浦·三模）读短文, 回答问题。
One day a police officer managed to get some fresh mushrooms. He was so pleased with what he had bought that he offered to share the mushrooms with his fellow officers. When their breakfast arrived the next day, each officer found some mushrooms on his plate.
One officer looked at the mushrooms carefully and then suggested, “They look nice, but I heard that some mushrooms might be poisonous（有毒的）. Let’s get Jimmy to examine a piece for us.” Jimmy was the dog they kept. They brought it in, and fed it one piece of mushroom. The dog quickly ate it, and seemed to enjoy his mushroom. Fifteen minutes later, Jimmy was still alive and kicking without showing any discomfort. The officers were relieved（放心的）and began to eat their meal, saying that the mushrooms had a very strange but quite pleasant taste.
However, an hour later, the gardener rushed into the room and reported in a sad voice that the dog was dead. The officers were astonished and their faces turned white out of fear. Immediately, they jumped into their cars and rushed to the nearest hospital. The doctors and nurses used pumps（吸物器）to help them get rid of the mushrooms that remained in their stomachs. Everyone had a hard time.
When they returned to the police station, they sat down and started to discuss the mushroom poisoning. Each man explained the pains he had felt and they agreed that it had grown worse on their way to the hospital. “The poor dog must have died a painful death,” said one officer. “Let’s ask the gardener how it died.”
So they called the gardener in and asked him more details about Jimmy’s death. The gardener sighed and said, “Jimmy was a good dog. It is said that a car hit him in the middle of the road. But I guess it didn’t suffer much. It died the moment it was hit.”
43．What did the police officer want to do with the fresh mushrooms
44．Why did the officers get Jimmy to eat the mushrooms first
45．When did the officers begin to eat the mushrooms
46．Why did the officers rush to the nearest hospital
47．How did the officers feel on their way to the hospital
48．What have you learned from this story
【答案】43．He wanted to share the mushrooms with his fellow officers. 44．Because they heard that some mushrooms might be poisonous, they get Jimmy to examine a piece for them. 45．Fifteen minutes later, Jimmy was still alive and kicking without showing any discomfort.The officers began to eat their meal. 46．Because they thought the mushrooms were poisonous. 47．They are afraid. 48．Seeing is believing!
【导语】本文讲述了一个有趣的故事。一天，一个警官得到了一些新鲜的蘑菇，他要和他的同事们分享蘑菇，一个细心的警察怀疑这蘑菇可能有毒，就让一只狗先吃了一些.一个小时后，那只狗死了，警官们冲向最近的医院洗胃。后来得知狗是被车撞死的。
43．根据“He was so pleased with what he had bought that he offered to share the mushrooms with his fellow officers”可知他要和他的同事们分享蘑菇。故答案为：He wanted to share the mushrooms with his fellow officers.
44．根据“They look nice, but I heard that some mushrooms might be poisonous（有毒的）.Let’s get Jimmy to examine a piece for us”可知因为他们听说有些蘑菇可能有毒，所以他们让吉米为他们检查一块。故答案为：Because they heard that some mushrooms might be poisonous, they get Jimmy to examine a piece for them.
45．根据“Fifteen minutes later, Jimmy was still alive and kicking without showing any discomfort.The officers were relieved（放心的）and began to eat their meal”可知十五分钟后，吉米还是活蹦乱跳的没有表现出任何不适，开始吃他们的饭。故答案为：Fifteen minutes later, Jimmy was still alive and kicking without showing any discomfort. The officers began to eat their meal.
46．根据“the gardener rushed into the room and reported in a sad voice that the dog was dead”可知园丁冲进房间，用悲伤的声音说狗死了，因为他们认为蘑菇有毒。故答案为：Because they thought the mushrooms were poisonous.
47．根据“The officers were astonished and their faces turned white out of fear”可知警官们很害怕。故答案为：They are afraid.
48．根据文章内容可知一些事情还是要搞清楚再说。 故答案为：Seeing is believing!
（22-23九年级上·上海徐汇·期末）根据短文内容回答下列问题。
Have you been to the school library lately If you have, you’ve probably noticed that there is plenty of room for improvement. Something needs to be done to improve the school library.
The government and school leaders are all calling for better readers. They say that kids these days just don’t read enough! They say they watch too much television and play too many computer games. Well, if the adults want students to read more, they need to do their part to help the kids read.
When is the last time you spent time in the school library You’ve probably noticed that there isn’t a very good selection of books. The collection of books is small, and the books on the shelves are old and outdated. The books have been falling apart (散开的) for a long time. It is not very fun to read a book that is missing pages or is torn or has dirty marks on it.
Not only are the books old, but they are also very outdated. There isn’t a single book in the library that was written in the last 10 years. There have been so many new authors and new books that are great! Why can’t the students in this school have access to these great books The school has got to put its money where its mouth is. If they want the students to read, give them hotter reading material!
49．The author wants the library to have more reading rooms, doesn’t he
50．What takes away students’ reading time
51．How are the books in the library
52．What damage have the students done to some books in the library (Give one example.)
53．Whom does the author want to read the article
54．What should be done to improve the library
【答案】49．No, he doesn’t. 50．Watching too much television and playing too many computer games. 51．They are old and outdated. 52．They have torn some books apart. / They have made dirty marks on them. 53．School leaders and government officials. 54．The school has got to put its money to improve the library, give the students better reading materials such as providing them with a bigger collection of books and up-dated new books.
【导语】本文主要介绍了图书馆里的书，这些陈旧且有污迹而且是过时的，作者在这里对政府和学校部门建议，进一步改善图书馆以及图书馆里的藏书，让书更加现代一点。
49．根据“Not only the books old, but they are also very outdated. There isn’t a single book in the library that was written in the last 10 years”可知这些书很旧，而且也很过时，图书馆里没有一本书是过去十年写的，由此可推知作者对图书馆里的书持否定的态度，因此他不主张有很多阅览室。故填No, he doesn’t.
50．根据“They say they watch too much television and play too many computer games”可知看电视与玩电脑游戏花费了学生的阅读时间。故填Watching too much television and playing too many computer games.
51．根据“the books on the shelves are old and outdated”可知这些书又旧又过时。故填They are old and outdated.
52．根据“he books have been falling apart (散开的) for a long time. It is not very fun to read a book that is missing pages or is torn or has dirty marks on it.”可知书被学生撕破或者学生在书上乱涂。故填They have torn some books apart. / They have made dirty marks on them.
53．根据“The government and school leaders are all calling for better readers”可知作者在这里批判政府和学校领导，文章想要给他们看。故填School leaders and government officials.
54．根据“Not only the books old, but they are also very outdated.”以及“If they want the students to read, give them better reading materials”可知学校应该改善图书馆以及里面的阅读材料，让材料新一些，与时俱进一些，故填The school has got to put its money to improve the library, give the students better reading materials such as providing them with a bigger collection of books and up-dated new books.
（23-24九年级上·上海黄浦·期中）根据文章内容回答下列问题。
While carrying your schoolbag on the way to school or home, does the heavy weight of your books make you less interested to learn knowledge Don’t worry. E-readers may help you say goodbye to your heavy schoolbag.
An e-reader has the memory space to hold hundreds of books. So people want to replace heavy schoolbags with small, light e-readers. For example, Cushing Academy, a high school in Massachusetts, US, got rid of most of the 20,000 books in its library last summer. The head of the library said that the school was going to replace printed books with e-books. Teachers and students will use e-readers instead.
Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g. They can download an e-book within 60 seconds. “It’s so convenient. You can have so many books right at your fingertips!” said Meghan Chenausky, 16.
Chinese schoolchildren are also trying e-readers. At the 2020 Shanghai Book Fair, an e-schoolbag was on show. It is a special e-reader that students can use to download textbooks from the school servers. It can also send and receive homework.
Some schools in Beijing and Shanghai have tried this e-schoolbag for a few years. “It’s excellent. I don’t have to carry a heavy schoolbag anymore,” said Xiao Qi, 15, Beijing. “And it’s eco-friendly because it saves paper.”
New generation e-readers have many functions (功能) besides reading, such as Wi-Fi and multimedia. However, some parents worry that these functions may have a bad influence on their children’s study habits. “I think Wi-Fi is not necessary for kids,” says Zeng Wenwen, 43, Beijing.
55．Teachers and students in Cushing Academy used e-readers last summer, didn’t they
56．How fast can e-readers download an e-book
57．What are most e-readers like
58．What are the uses of the special e-reader for students
59．Why does the student Xiao Qi think the e-schoolbag is excellent
60．Explain the underlined sentence in the last paragraph in your own words.
【答案】55．No, they didn’t. 56．They can download an e-book within 60 seconds. 57．Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g. 58．Students can download textbooks from the school servers and send and receive homework. 59．He doesn’t have to carry a heavy schoolbag anymore and it’s eco-friendly. 60．Some parents think that the entertainment functions of e-readers are not good for students’ study habits.
【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了电子阅读器的优点和人们对电子阅读器的看法。
55．根据“For example, Cushing Academy, a high school in Massachusetts, US, got rid of most of the 20,000 books in its library last summer.”和“Teachers and students will use e-readers instead.”可知，这所高中去年夏天只是处理掉了图书馆里的大部分图书，还未开始使用电子阅读器。故填No, they didn’t.
56．根据“They can download an e-book within 60 seconds.”可知，电子阅读器可以在60秒内下载一本电子书。故填They can download an e-book within 60 seconds.
57．根据“Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g.”可知，大多数电子阅读器外观都很薄，重量不到500克。故填Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g.
58．根据“It is a special e-reader that students can use to download textbooks from the school servers. It can also send and receive homework.”可知，学生专用的电子阅读器可以从学校服务器上下载课本，还可以收发作业。故填Students can download textbooks from the school servers and send and receive homework.
59．根据“It’s excellent. I don’t have to carry a heavy schoolbag anymore.”和“And it’s eco-friendly because it saves paper.”可知，小齐认为电子阅读器非常好是因为他不用背着沉重的书包了，并且电子阅读器很环保，可以节省纸张。故填He doesn’t have to carry a heavy schoolbag anymore and it’s eco-friendly.
60．根据“some parents worry that these functions may have a bad influence on their children’s study habits.”可知，一些家长担心多媒体和WIFI功能会对孩子的学习习惯产生不良影响，即一些父母认为电子阅读器的娱乐功能对学习没有好处。故填Some parents think that the entertainment functions of e-readers are not good for students’ study habits.
（23-24九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题）
Last year a boy of four was visiting the museum named Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich with his family when he accidentally knocked the historical jug which was worth up to $2000 off a window ledge(边缘）. The jug was broken into 65 pieces and the boy was extremely upset. Later a duty officer took many hours to repair it.
Is his family facing a heavy fine or needing to pay the repairs No, the museum staff told the boy that the jug had been fixed and that all was well now.
Yesterday a museum spokesman said: “We have received a call from the boy’s mother who told us the little boy and his family were delighted that the jug had been repaired but they wished to remain anonymous(匿名的）. ”
Many people wrote letters to the editor to show their opinions. Below are some of them.
To the editor The fault(错误）here lies with the museum. They should have made sure that the jug was in a secure place where it could not be knocked over. If they have people walking through the museum, they should set up the exhibitions in such a way that they are safe. They are being careless with important historical artifacts(人工艺术品） From Tom London, UK To the editor Parents do not teach children how to behave these days. When we were children, we weren’t allowed to touch anything. It is not the responsibility of the museum to put everything into cabinets(展览柜）. The aim of Christchurch Mansion Museum is that the items are seen where they would have been in the house as in the past. It is the PARENTS’ responsibility to teach the children what to do. The parents were lazy and careless. From Sara New York, USA
To the editor How happy to read good news! A wonderful job was done repairing the jug, but even better is that museum staff cared more about the boy than the jug. How kind that they would find simply to comfort him. A little boy is worth a lot more than a jug. Hearing that all is fine will help the boy a great deal, and make sure that he isn’t left with bad feelings. From Lily Shanghai, China
61．Did the boy accidentally knock the historical jug off a window ledge or not
62．Why didn’t the boy and his family pay a fine or repairs
63．Who does Tom think is responsible for the accident
64．What’s Lily’s opinion on the way that museum dealt with the situation
65．What do you think can be done in the future to prevent an incident like this (Give two points)
【答案】61．Accidentally. 62．Because the jug had been fixed and that all was well now. 63．The museum. 64．She thinks it is kind of the museum staff to care more about the boy than the jug. 65．A wonderful/ How kind that would find simply to comfort him.
【导语】本文是针对一个男孩在博物馆把价值不菲的罐子撞到地上的这一事件，不同人给出不同的观点。
61．根据“Last year a boy of four was visiting the museum named Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich with his family when he accidentally knocked the historical jug which was worth up to $2000 off a window ledge(边缘)”可知，男孩不小心撞到了罐子。故填Accidentally.
62．根据“Is his family facing a heavy fine or needing to pay the repairs No, the museum staff told the boy that the jug had been fixed and that all was well now.”可知，博物馆的工作人员告诉男孩罐子已经修好了，现在一切都好了。故填Because the jug had been fixed and that all was well now.
63．根据“The fault(错误）here lies with the museum.”可知，博物馆应负主要责任。故填The museum.
64．根据“but even better is that museum staff cared more about the boy than the jug”可知，修复罐子的工作做得很好，但更好的是博物馆的工作人员更关心男孩而不是罐子。故填She thinks it is kind of the museum staff to care more about the boy than the jug.
65．通读全文可知，为避免 类似偶然事情的发生，我们各方面都应该做好，既应该把罐子放在一个安全的地方，父母也应该负起相应的责任。故填I think the museum should put the jug into a secure place and parents should be responsible.
（23-24九年级上·上海普陀·期中）A Wonderful Christmas Gift
Christmas was so close, and so was Ann’s birthday. She wished she could get a new dress with frills (荷叶边) and lace (蕾丝) as a wonderful Christmas gift. But Ann did not want to ask her mom for that. She knew how hard her mom worked to make a living. Maybe she could make a wish — maybe Santa Claus (圣诞老人) would come...
At school her classmates were talking only about Christmas celebrations. “My rich aunt is surely going to give me a pretty doll again,” said Ria.
“I have been hinting (暗示) about that costly watch to my parents,” told Tessie.
Ann felt out of these conversations. She had neither rich parents nor wealthy aunts to give her expensive gifts.
It was not just the gift that worried Ann. It was her mother. Recently she was working overtime and looked pale and worn out.
Soon it was Christmas Eve. In everyone’s house there was a decorated Christmas tree, but Ann’s house was cold and empty. Every child went to bed eagerly waiting for the lovely gifts. Ann went to bed, wishing that at least this time she would get a gift from Santa Claus. Ann slowly drifted off to sleep. She dreamed of Santa riding in the snow...
The next morning Ann jumped up after hearing her alarm. Out of her expectation, there lay a beautiful packet tied with a red ribbon near her bed. Inside the package was a pretty white dress with fluffy frills and attractive lace!
Ann checked the gift carefully to find out who had given her this beautiful dress. Suddenly a small piece of paper fell out from the dress.
Dear Ann,This dress is gifted to you for being a good girl. Hope you continue to do good things and help your mother. Your Loving friend, Santa Claus
Ann felt that there was something familiar about this note. She looked into the note carefully. Then it struck her. She realized that . Her mother had worked overtime to save money to buy this expensive gift. Ann was happy beyond words. She knew that she was the luckiest girl to have been given the best Christmas gift.
66．What did Ann want for Christmas
67．Why did Ann feel out of the conversations of her classmates
68．Ann was only worried about her Christmas gift, wasn’t she
69．How was Ann’s house different from other people’s houses on Christmas Eve
70．Complete the sentence in the last paragraph.
She realized that
71．Why did Ann think that she had been given the best Christmas gift
【答案】66．A new dress with frills and lace. 67．Because she had neither rich parents nor wealthy aunts to give her expensive gifts. 68．No, she wasn’t. 69．In everyone’s house there was a decorated Christmas tree, but Ann’s house was cold and empty. 70．this handwriting was similar to her mother’s/the note was written by her mother 71．Because she had got the gift she wanted along with the deepest love of her mother./Because she thought her mother’s deep love for her was the most precious gift of all.(Any reasonable answers are OK.)
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位母亲通过加班攒钱为女儿购买心仪圣诞礼物的故事。这件礼物凝聚了母亲深沉的爱意，是最好的一份圣诞礼物。
66．根据“She wished she could get a new dress with frills (荷叶边) and lace (蕾丝) as a wonderful Christmas gift. ”可知安希望得到一件有荷叶边、蕾丝的裙子，故填A new dress with frills and lace.
67．根据“Ann felt out of these conversations. She had neither rich parents nor wealthy aunts to give her expensive gifts. ”可知安感觉无话可谈是因为她既没有有钱的父母，也没有有钱的阿姨给她买昂贵的礼物，故填Because she had neither rich parents nor wealthy aunts to give her expensive gifts.
68．根据“It was not just the gift that worried Ann. It was her mother. ”可知安担心的不只是礼物，她也担心她的妈妈，故填No, she wasn’t.
69．根据“ In everyone’s house there was a decorated Christmas tree, but Ann’s house was cold and empty. ”可知每个人家里都有一颗圣诞树，但是安家里却是又冷又空，故填 In everyone’s house there was a decorated Christmas tree, but Ann’s house was cold and empty.
70．根据前文“Ann felt that there was something familiar about this note. She looked into the note carefully. Then it struck her. ”和后文“ Her mother had worked overtime to save money to buy this expensive gift. ”可知安意识到那张便条是自己妈妈写的，故填this handwriting was similar to her mother’s/the note was written by her mother。
71．根据“Her mother had worked overtime to save money to buy this expensive gift. ”可知安的妈妈通过加班攒钱给安买了这份昂贵的礼物，这份礼物承载着母亲对女儿深深的爱，所以安觉得这份礼物是最好的圣诞礼物，故填Because she had got the gift she wanted along with the deepest love of her mother./Because she thought her mother’s deep love for her was the most precious gift of all.
（23-24九年级上·上海静安·期中）Answer the questions
I grew up in a small town in Washington, US, and I want to be like my brother, Tim. He and his friends were in a gang. They often beat up people, and they didn’t go to school much. I thought they were cool.
On my thirteenth birthday, I told my brother I wanted to be in the gang with him. He said ‘no’, but I didn’t listen. I went to ask his friends. Tim’s friends took me into the back yard. They told me that if I joined the gang, I was in for life. Then, someone hit me in the face. I fell down. But I didn’t cry. Each time I got up, they hit me again. Finally, they said I could be one of them.
Tim was angry when he heard about it. But I stayed with the gang. After a few months, I began to beat up other people with the gang. Sometimes I wouldn’t go home at night, and my mother would be worried. This went on for two years. I knew it was bad, but there nothing I could do. I was in for life.
One day, someone hit me in the head. I spent a day in the hospital. For the first time, I wanted out of the gang. One night after my fifteenth birthday, I went home. My mother was in the hospital. She had a nervous breakdown (精神崩溃) because she was so worried about me. That made me very sad. The next day, I told the gang that I wanted out. They began to beat me up, and my brother stopped them. I got up off the floor, smiled and said goodbye. But they didn’t just stop there. Every time they saw me, they beat me up. This went on for about two months. But in the end, it stopped. I’m glad I’m out of the gang now. I don’t have to be afraid all the time. I can talk to anyone I want. And most of all, I made my mum happy again.
72．The people in the gang didn’t have to go to school, did they
73．When did the write tell his brother that he wanted to be in the gang
74．How did the writer’s brother feel when he knew the writer was in the gang
75．What made the writer very sad
76．Why did the people in the gang go on beating the writer up
77．What do you think of the people in the gang Why
【答案】72．No, they didn’t. 73．On his thirteenth birthday. 74．He felt angry. 75．His mother had a nervous breakdown because she was so worried about him. 76．Because he told the gang that he wanted out. 77．They are rude because they often beat up people.
【导语】本文讲述了作者在13岁那年加入帮派与别人打架斗殴的经历。
72．根据“They often beat up people, and they didn’t go to school much.”可知，他们不上学。故填No, they didn’t.
73．根据“On my thirteenth birthday, I told my brother I wanted to be in the gang with him.”可知，在他13岁生日那天。故填On his thirteenth birthday.
74．根据“Tim was angry when he heard about it.”可知，他感到很生气。故填He felt angry.
75．根据“She had a nervous breakdown (精神崩溃) because she was so worried about me. That made me very sad.”可知，他妈妈因为太担心他而精神崩溃了。故填His mother had a nervous breakdown because she was so worried about him.
76．根据“The next day, I told the gang that I wanted out.”可知，因为他告诉那帮人他想退出。故填Because he told the gang that he wanted out.
77．根据“They often beat up people, and they didn’t go to school much.”可知，他们很粗鲁，因为他们经常打人。故填They are rude because they often beat up people.
（23-24九年级上·上海长宁·期末）根据以下内容回答问题。
A lot of students from different countries are talking about how schools and parents connect now. Here is a part of their talks.
In my school, parent-school communication is mostly done through emails. This lets parents know what is happening at their child’s school. To improve parent-teacher communication, Parent Breakfasts are organized at the beginning of the school year, and it enables parents to meet the head teacher and subject teachers of their child this year. Parent Evenings also take place each term to let parents know their child’s progress in school. There is not a parent committee ( 委员会) at my school but parents can be part of the Friends group. They can help organize school events. Peter from America At my school, parents and teachers keep in touch in many ways. One of them is the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). The PTA is a voluntary organization that brings parents and teachers together to discuss and deal with problems with school education. The PTA usually meets once or twice a term and lets parents know their children’s teachers better. Another way of communication is through parent-teacher meetings. They let parents and teachers meet face-to-face to discuss a student’s progress and performance. Lily from China
Communications go both ways here, allowing both the school and parents to discuss concerns or ask questions. These meetings are planned one-on-one for privacy. They serve to avoid making students or parents feel uncomfortable if the school needs to talk about certain problems, such as a student’s performance. While meetings can be planned at any time, the most common are the end-of-term reports. Each term has 8-10 weeks for students to attend school. Their teachers use the information collected to provide feedback to families in about 10-15 minutes. Students often attend these meetings, too. Jack from Australia
78．Parent-School communication is mostly done through emails in Peter’s school, is it
79．What activities are organized in Peter’s school to improve parent-teacher communication
80．How often does the PTA bring parents and teachers together
81．Why are some meetings planned for one-on-one for privacy
82．What does the underlined word “feedback” probably mean in Jack’s article
83．Which way of the parent-teacher communication do you like best Please give reason(s).
【答案】78．Yes, it is. 79．Parent Breakfasts and Parent Evenings. 80．Once or twice a term. 81．To avoid making students or parents feel uncomfortable. 82．It means “反馈” in Chinese. 83．I like Parent-Teacher Association best. Because it brings parents and teachers together to discuss and deal with problems with school education.
【导语】本文介绍了不同国家的学校与家长之间的沟通方式。
78．根据“In my school, parent-school communication is mostly done through emails.”可知，Peter的学校里，家长和学校的交流主要是通过电子邮件进行的，故填Yes, it is.
79．根据“To improve parent-teacher communication, Parent Breakfasts are organized at the beginning of the school year,”以及“Parent Evenings also take place each term to let parents know their child’s progress in school.”可知，Peter的学校通过举行Parent Breakfasts以及Parent Evenings来改善家长与老师的沟通。故填Parent Breakfasts and Parent Evenings.
80．根据“The PTA usually meets once or twice a term and lets parents know their children’s teachers better.”可知，PTA一学期会有一到两次。故填Once or twice a term.
81．根据“These meetings are planned one-on-one for privacy. They serve to avoid making students or parents feel uncomfortable”可知，是为了避免让学生或家长感到不舒服。故填To avoid making students or parents feel uncomfortable.
82．根据“Their teachers use the information collected to provide feedback to families in about 10-15 minutes.”并结合语境，可知这里指的是老师把收集的信息“反馈”给不同的家长。故填It means “反馈” in Chinese.
83．开放性问题，言之有理即可。参考答案为：I like Parent-Teacher Association best. Because it brings parents and teachers together to discuss and deal with problems with school education.
（22-23九年级下·上海闵行·期中）Answer the questions (根据以下内容回答问题)
My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, WE USED 2go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF ＆ thr 3:-@KIDS FTF. ILNY, its gr8.
Can you understand this sentence If you can’t, don’t feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cellphones. If you read Netspeak for the first time, it looks like an unrecognizable foreign language. So, what is the “translation” of the sentence above My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York; it’s great.
School teachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students’ writing. They fear the language could become corrupted (面目全非的).
Everyone should just relax, say linguists. They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nunberg, from Stanford University, agrees. “People get better at writing by writing,” he says. “Kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than their parents. ”
Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can be sure that when today’s teenagers become tomorrow’s parents, they will think this way, too. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become “corrupted”; they simply change to meet the new needs.
However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write standard English. Cynthia McVey says, “I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it’s important to make their pupils understand that text messaging is for fun, but that to learn to write proper English is necessary for their future.”
Perhaps, we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, “I wouldn’t use text language in my homework. Text is just for fun.”
84．School teachers and parents are in favor of the new form of writing, aren’t they
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85．The first time people read Netspeak, how do they feel about Netspeak
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86．Why do languages change, according to James Milroy
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87．Who thinks that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use
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88．In Cynthia McVey’s opinion, what should students do to prepare for their future
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89．The writer doesn’t support Netspeak, does he Will you use Netspeak Why or why not
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【答案】84．No, they aren’t. 85．People think it looks like a unrecognizable foreign language. 86．Languages change to meet the new needs. 87．David Crystal. 88．They should learn to write proper English. 89．Yes, he does. Yes, I will because it is actually a way of practising writing and it is just a new way to meet new changes./No, I won’t because it is hard to understand and it will increase spelling and grammatical mistakes in my writing.
【导语】本文主要讲述了网络语言的使用，人们、语言学家以及作者对此的看法。
84．根据“School teachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming the English language”可知学校老师和家长表示，这种新的写作形式正在损害英语，可见是不支持这种语言的使用。故填No, they aren’t.
85．根据“If you read Netspeak for the first time, it looks like an unrecognizable foreign language”可知第一次读的时候，它看起来就像一种无法识别的外语。故填People think it looks like a unrecognizable foreign language.
86．根据“they simply change to meet the new needs”可知语言变化是为了满足新的需求。故填Languages change to meet the new needs.
87．根据“David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use”可知David Crystal认为网络语言和互联网创造了一种新的语言使用。故填David Crystal.
88．根据“but that to learn to write proper English is necessary for their future”可知为了他们的未来，学会写正确的英语是必要的。故填They should learn to write proper English.
89．根据“Perhaps, we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway”可知作者认为我们应该给青少年多一点信任，可推知作者是支持网络语言的。自己的看法言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes, he does. Yes, I will because it is actually a way of practising writing and it is just a new way to meet new changes./No, I won’t because it is hard to understand and it will increase spelling and grammatical mistakes in my writing.
（22-23九年级上·上海·期末）Answer the questions（根据以下内容回答下列问题):
If you wake up with a cough and a sore throat, you can go to the doctor. But when the soil is sick, it is not able to tell anyone! This is the concept that made the EPA take action. They formed a group of professional soil doctors to monitor the health of dirt.
Healthy soil is essential because it allows plants and animals to grow well. Healthy soil also prevent poisonous chemicals, holds water and gives some wastes time to be destroyed. But its ability to do these things is not unlimited. That’s when a soil doctor is needed.
As the world’s economies and certain industries grow, so does soil pollution. Sources of this pollution include waste from factories and farms and household garbage as well as agricultural waste. Water often carries poisonous chemical from this waste into the fields where they work their way into the soil. These chemicals can cause plants to produce food that is harmful or prevents crops from growing at all.
People need to be on the lookout for soil pollution to protect themselves and others. In 1984 in Taoyuan County, a chemical company let out wastewater into a rice field. In order to keep people from eating the poisonous rice, all of the crops had to be destroyed.
In situations where soil is polluted, the first step soil doctors take is to stop the farming of the land. The EPA then treats the soil so that it can be used again. Some types of treatment take place onsite in the field and some are offsite. Eventually, crops can be planted again in the soil, but it could be years before that happens.
Soil doctors can treat “sick” soil, but they prefer to prevent soil pollution. They try to manage the risk of pollution by testing dirt regularly. Soil doctors play an important role in preventing poisonous chemicals from harming plants, animals and people. But ordinary people can do their part by _____________________.
90．What action did the EPA take to help soil
91．When does soil need to see a doctor
92．What usually causes the soil pollution
93．Without the help of soil doctors, what may happen
94．Soil treatment is time consuming, isn’t it
95．What responsibility should ordinary people take for keeping soil healthy Complete the sentence in the last paragraph.
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【答案】90．They formed a group of professional soil doctors to monitor the health of dirt. 91．When its ability is not unlimited. 92．Waste from factories and farms and household garbage as well as agricultural waste. 93．Poisonous chemicals may be got from harming plants, animals and people. 94．Yes, it is./Yes. 95．carin2024年中考英语二轮复习专题：任务型阅读（上海专用）
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、任务型阅读
（23-24九年级上·上海奉贤·期中）When Paul was a boy growing up in Utah, he happened to live near a copper smelter（炼铜厂）. It made chemicals come out and made a beautiful forest become a wasteland. One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down angrily. From then on, something happened inside him.
Years later Paul was back in the area, and he went to the smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back. The answer from that big industry was “No”.
Paul then went to college to study the science of plants. Unfortunately, his teachers said since there weren’t any birds or squirrels（松鼠） to spread the seeds, it would be a waste of his life to try to do it. He was told everyone knew that even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected, he wouldn't get his idea accepted.
Paul later got married and had some kids. But his dream would not die. And then one night he did what he could with what he had. To bring trees back to the wasteland, he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting under the cover of darkness. And every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass.
Slowly rabbits appeared. Later, as there was legal pressure to clean up the environment, the company actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing. Now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes, and Paul has received almost every environmental award Utah has. It took him until his hair turned white to plant trees and grass, but he managed to keep that impossible vow（誓言）he made to himself as a child.
1．What did the copper smelter do to a beautiful forest near Paul’s hometown
2．The copper smelter officer agreed to let Paul bring trees back at first, didn't he
3．Why did Paul’s teachers think it would be a waste of time to try to plant trees in that area
4．What did Paul do in order to bring trees back to the wasteland
5．How long did it take Paul to plant trees and grass
6．What can you learn from Paul’s story
（22-23九年级上·上海徐汇·期末）Staying safe online
We should learn some tips on how to use the internet safely. Have you ever clicked a strange link online Is the password of your game account (账户) safe enough Do you remember to log off (退出登录) after using public computers
You may think these aren’t problems. But they can make big trouble! You may lose money, get disturbed by others, or even take part in crimes without knowing. September 5 to 11 is China Network Security Week. Let’s learn more about the importance of internet safety.
Protect yourself
Cybercriminals (网络罪犯) can break into your smart phone or computer. They put a virus (病毒) on it through a link. Then they steal your gaming account and get money from it. They can also sell your name, address and ID card number to underground markets. Then you might get lots of scam calls (诈骗电话). So, don’t click on strange links. Make your password strong enough. Ask for help when you are not sure.
Keep the country safe
Internet safety is important to a country, too. Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学) is a top university in Xi’an, Shanxi province. It is famous for its study of space. In April, the university said someone broke into their information system. Teachers and students got emails with a virus in them. More than 140GB of the school’s important data was stolen. According to China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center, the National Security Agency of the United States made the attack.
In recent years, China has called on tech companies to develop our own chips (芯片) and software. This can help with our country’s cyber security.
7．Do most people think there is a problem when they click a strange link online
8．When is China Network Security Week
9．What do cyber criminals do when they break into your smart phone or computer
10．Which two aspects (方面) does the writer suggest we learn about the importance of internet safety
11．Why did the National Security Agency of the United States make the attack to the Northwestern Polytechnical University
12．How do you understand the underlined sentence “This can help with our country’s cyber security.”
（22-23九年级上·上海普陀·期末）根据短文内容回答问题。
Is it possible to listen to too much music
I love music so much that I decided to study it in college. I’m earning a doctoral degree (博士学位) in music history, for which I have researched everything from early classical music to 20th-century music.
I always have my headphones on. I listen to music while taking a walk. I listen to pop songs while answering emails.
I miss out on a lot around me by listening to music all of the time, however. I might not hear the sound of birds outside my window or the sound of the wind. Or the conversations of my family enjoying one another’s company right outside my closed door.
Apart from causing you to miss out on all the sounds that surround you, generally speaking, listening to music does not harm your body. It does not damage your liver, poison your lungs or fry your brain.
There are, however, exceptions.
For instance, you can damage your ears if you listen to music that is too loud for long periods of time. The World Health Organization estimates that around 50 percent of teenagers and young adults listen to music at unsafe levels. The WHO has concluded that people can withstand (承受) 85 decibels (分贝) continuously for eight hours without damaging their hearing.
Anyone who plays music regularly or attends concerts needs to take extra caution as well. Several rock stars from the 1970s and 1980s have spoken out for years about their experience with hearing loss and tinnitus (耳鸣)
Their condition resulted from rehearsing (排练) and performing for long periods of time at loud volumes (音量). The average concert often exceeds (超过) 100 decibels, and the WHO notes that such sound levels can begin to damage one's ears after only 15 minutes.
Most musicians rehearse and perform for more than 15 minutes. And most concerts last at least an hour. The solution, then, is to take precautions (预防措施).
I carry earplugs (耳塞) everywhere. They can cut out up to 21 decibels of noise. I put my earplugs in while rehearsing or attending shows, or whenever I need to relax in a noisy environment. Other people rarely notice.
Sound of Metal, a movie released in 2019, shows a drummer’s experience with hearing loss. It is a serious reminder of the importance of protecting your hearing.
13．What did the author study in college
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14．What did the author miss out on because of her listening to music all the time
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15．According to the WHO, is it safe for a person to listen to music for five hours a day at 70 decibels
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16．What has caused many rock stars and musicians to develop hearing problems
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17．How did the author prevent loud noises from damaging her hearing
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18．List at least two suggestions for how students can protect their hearing
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（23-24九年级上·上海黄浦·期末）根据对话内容回答下列问题。
Finally, under a cloudy, moonless sky, the train pulled into the train station. “Hold hands and stay together,” Kassie’s mom waned as they got off the train and made their way out of the station. During their short ride to their new home, Kassie noticed how whites and blacks kept their distance. Even on the bus, they were forced to sit at the back; meanwhile, the whites took the front seats. Kassie couldn’t stop thinking of this strange behavior.
She hoped it would be slightly different at school.
Two days later, Kassie got her answer. She entered her classroom and was surprised to find so many white children already seated. She looked for a black child, but saw none, so she decided to find a seat.
“What are you doing ” a red-haired girl asked. Kassie looked at her puzzled, not sure how to reply. “Blacks sit on the back of the room,” the girl said, pointing a finger towards the broken desks at the back of the classroom. Kassie looked at the collection of desks and frowned. Most were broken, and their surfaces were covered with dust and pencil drawings. Kassie hoped that there would be other black children in the class, but as the bell rang, no other children showed up. When the teacher introduced Kassie to the class, everyone looked at her as if she was an alien.
The rest of the week wasn’t any better. Kassie considered asking her parents more than once to let her move back home with her grandparents. But again, the idea of being respectful and grateful kept her quiet.
Boston was a gray city with tall buildings and few trees. There were a few sunny days, and the air was cold. Kassie missed the open countryside, the tall trees, colourful flowers and blue skies. Most of all, she missed her friends and grandparents.
19．When did Kassie arrive at Boston railway station
20．What did Kassie see during the ride to her new home
21．Did Kassie feel excited or surprised when she entered the classroom
22．What did the red-haired girl mean by asking “What are you doing ”
23．What was Kassie like in her classmates’ eyes
24．What did Kassie think of her new life in Boston Why (Give at least two reasons.)
（23-24九年级上·上海浦东新·期末）根据短文内容回答问题。
When Cooper arrived home, he looked at his mom in surprise. She was playing his video games with headphones on her head.
“Mom What are you doing ”
“Oh, I am busy.” Cooper’s mom answered without moving her eyes away from the screen. This was strange because Cooper knew his mom hated video games.
“Daaad!” Cooper tried to call his dad for help. He walked into the kitchen and froze. His dad was also playing video games excitedly.
Now, Cooper was quite confused and even scared. The house was quite messy. Neither his mom nor his dad cooked the dinner.
Then Cooper’s eyes landed on a bright yellow note on the fridge door. It said: Want to get close to your kids Tired of losing them to screens Wish you could enter their world Cyber-Parent (网络父母) has the answer. Check our website and you will find the solution.
Cooper rushed to his computer and typed in the Cyber-Parent website. It said, “Fill in the online form and we will send you a wristband (手环). Cyber-Parent——Bringing you and your child together.”
Now he knew why his parents acted so strangely, but he didn’t know how to fix it. Then he returned to the homepage and found these words. “If you make the wristband wet, ________!”
Cooper quickly took his water pistol (水枪). He aimed at his mom’s wristband and soon it got wetter and wetter. His mom’s eyes became clear. Cooper did the same to his father.
Finally, his dad woke up and said “Why am I wet Why am I wearing your headphones Oh, I forgot to cook.” Cooper took the controllers (手柄) and headphones from his parents.
“Cooper, are you going to play for a while before dinner ” His dad asked.
“No,” Cooper replied without a doubt, “I have something more important to do now.” As he left, he heard his dad say, “Nice surprise!”
His mom answered, “I’ll never understand why he loves these video games so much anyway...”
25．Did Cooper’s mom play video games often
26．Who was cooking the dinner when Cooper walked into the kitchen
27．Where did Cooper get to know the Cyber-Parent website
28．How did Cooper’s parents get the wristbands
29．Complete the sentence. “If you make the wristband wet, ________!”
30．What important thing do you think Cooper would do next Why would he do so
（2023·上海浦东新·三模）Answer the following questions. (根据短文内容回答下列问题)
A major development to self-driving cars may change the way we will drive in the future. Google, the leading company in self-driving technology, has changed its development plan. It had driverless cars built by car factories, but now will start building its own cars.
Google has started to build some kinds of experimental electric self- driving cars that look like a Smart car or Fiat 500. There is no steering wheel (方向盘)，gas pedal (油门) or brake (刹车). The only thing a human passenger controls is a red “e-stop” button for fear stops and a start button. The car’s only “friendly” face is designed to make it help people accept self-driving technology.
Google workers took part in a long experiment, in which they used self-driving cars for their usual travel to work. No accident happened, but Google’s heads realized that depending on a human passenger to drive in an emergency wouldn’t work because they may be reading, working, or sleeping. Now the self-driving car drives by itself if the driver takes his hands off the wheel for over ten seconds.
Google’s self-driving cars are now limited to a speed of 25 miles per hour for safety reasons. The cars aren’t allowed to drive on highways. However, a Google engineer said that once the cars are solved to run safely, we can drive at the speed of 50, even 80 miles an hour.
Google recently announced that its cars had covered 700,000 miles of public roads, and they were now running in busy city streets. People who love self-driving cars say this will improve transport by making roads safer, cutting down accident, and making less pollution.
31．Google is planning to start building its own driverless car, isn’t it
32．How does a human passenger control the self-driving car
33．Why does Google “give” the self-driving car a “friendly” face
34．What will the new self-driving car do when the human driver takes his hands off the wheel for over ten seconds
35．How fast can we drive a self-driving car at the moment
36．Would you like to drive such a cute self-driving car to work in the future Why (Give at least two reasons.)
（2023·上海杨浦·三模）根据短文内容回答问题。
Every three minutes, a child is born with a clef lip. Children with these conditions[1] have terrible problems with eating, drinking and speaking and one in ten of them die before their first birthday. The luckier ones live, but they are often rejected by friends and sometimes even by their own family.
In rich countries, simple surgeries[3] can correct most of these mouth problems and allow children to live normal lives. But in poorer countries, the operations are too expensive for ordinary people and there are not enough doctors who can do them.
In 1982, American doctor Bill Magee and his wife Kathy, a nurse, went to the Philippines to do some cleft lip surgeries. But it was a short trip and there was no time to help all the children who needed surgery. They felt terribly guilty. When they got home, they started a new charity. They called it Operation Smile.
Now Operation Smile works in more than sixty countries. Five thousand volunteers give their time and skills to provide free mouth surgery to the children who need it most. The charity also provides medical equipment and trains local doctors to do the surgery themselves. In this way, the results of an Operation Smile visit continue long into the future.
When an international group of doctors and nurses travels to a country, two secondary school students go, too. The students are usually people who have done a lot of fundraising[4] in their local area and told a lot of people about the work of Operation Smile. Their trip is a fantastic way to experience a completely different culture and help to change lives forever.
Word box [1]condition n.状况 [2]reject v.拒绝 [3]surgery n.外科手术[4]fundraising n.募捐；筹款
37．Is it true that 1/3 of the children with a cleft lip cannot live longer than 1 year
38．Why did Bill and Kathy feel guilty when they were in the Philippines
39．Who could be the volunteers of Operation Smile
40．In how many countries can you find Operation Smile volunteers
41．What do the secondary school students do before they start a trip with Operation Smile
42．Use two adjectives to describe your feeling about Operation Smile. Give your reasons.
（2023·上海黄浦·三模）读短文, 回答问题。
One day a police officer managed to get some fresh mushrooms. He was so pleased with what he had bought that he offered to share the mushrooms with his fellow officers. When their breakfast arrived the next day, each officer found some mushrooms on his plate.
One officer looked at the mushrooms carefully and then suggested, “They look nice, but I heard that some mushrooms might be poisonous（有毒的）. Let’s get Jimmy to examine a piece for us.” Jimmy was the dog they kept. They brought it in, and fed it one piece of mushroom. The dog quickly ate it, and seemed to enjoy his mushroom. Fifteen minutes later, Jimmy was still alive and kicking without showing any discomfort. The officers were relieved（放心的）and began to eat their meal, saying that the mushrooms had a very strange but quite pleasant taste.
However, an hour later, the gardener rushed into the room and reported in a sad voice that the dog was dead. The officers were astonished and their faces turned white out of fear. Immediately, they jumped into their cars and rushed to the nearest hospital. The doctors and nurses used pumps（吸物器）to help them get rid of the mushrooms that remained in their stomachs. Everyone had a hard time.
When they returned to the police station, they sat down and started to discuss the mushroom poisoning. Each man explained the pains he had felt and they agreed that it had grown worse on their way to the hospital. “The poor dog must have died a painful death,” said one officer. “Let’s ask the gardener how it died.”
So they called the gardener in and asked him more details about Jimmy’s death. The gardener sighed and said, “Jimmy was a good dog. It is said that a car hit him in the middle of the road. But I guess it didn’t suffer much. It died the moment it was hit.”
43．What did the police officer want to do with the fresh mushrooms
44．Why did the officers get Jimmy to eat the mushrooms first
45．When did the officers begin to eat the mushrooms
46．Why did the officers rush to the nearest hospital
47．How did the officers feel on their way to the hospital
48．What have you learned from this story
（22-23九年级上·上海徐汇·期末）根据短文内容回答下列问题。
Have you been to the school library lately If you have, you’ve probably noticed that there is plenty of room for improvement. Something needs to be done to improve the school library.
The government and school leaders are all calling for better readers. They say that kids these days just don’t read enough! They say they watch too much television and play too many computer games. Well, if the adults want students to read more, they need to do their part to help the kids read.
When is the last time you spent time in the school library You’ve probably noticed that there isn’t a very good selection of books. The collection of books is small, and the books on the shelves are old and outdated. The books have been falling apart (散开的) for a long time. It is not very fun to read a book that is missing pages or is torn or has dirty marks on it.
Not only are the books old, but they are also very outdated. There isn’t a single book in the library that was written in the last 10 years. There have been so many new authors and new books that are great! Why can’t the students in this school have access to these great books The school has got to put its money where its mouth is. If they want the students to read, give them hotter reading material!
49．The author wants the library to have more reading rooms, doesn’t he
50．What takes away students’ reading time
51．How are the books in the library
52．What damage have the students done to some books in the library (Give one example.)
53．Whom does the author want to read the article
54．What should be done to improve the library
（23-24九年级上·上海黄浦·期中）根据文章内容回答下列问题。
While carrying your schoolbag on the way to school or home, does the heavy weight of your books make you less interested to learn knowledge Don’t worry. E-readers may help you say goodbye to your heavy schoolbag.
An e-reader has the memory space to hold hundreds of books. So people want to replace heavy schoolbags with small, light e-readers. For example, Cushing Academy, a high school in Massachusetts, US, got rid of most of the 20,000 books in its library last summer. The head of the library said that the school was going to replace printed books with e-books. Teachers and students will use e-readers instead.
Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g. They can download an e-book within 60 seconds. “It’s so convenient. You can have so many books right at your fingertips!” said Meghan Chenausky, 16.
Chinese schoolchildren are also trying e-readers. At the 2020 Shanghai Book Fair, an e-schoolbag was on show. It is a special e-reader that students can use to download textbooks from the school servers. It can also send and receive homework.
Some schools in Beijing and Shanghai have tried this e-schoolbag for a few years. “It’s excellent. I don’t have to carry a heavy schoolbag anymore,” said Xiao Qi, 15, Beijing. “And it’s eco-friendly because it saves paper.”
New generation e-readers have many functions (功能) besides reading, such as Wi-Fi and multimedia. However, some parents worry that these functions may have a bad influence on their children’s study habits. “I think Wi-Fi is not necessary for kids,” says Zeng Wenwen, 43, Beijing.
55．Teachers and students in Cushing Academy used e-readers last summer, didn’t they
56．How fast can e-readers download an e-book
57．What are most e-readers like
58．What are the uses of the special e-reader for students
59．Why does the student Xiao Qi think the e-schoolbag is excellent
60．Explain the underlined sentence in the last paragraph in your own words.
（23-24九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题）
Last year a boy of four was visiting the museum named Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich with his family when he accidentally knocked the historical jug which was worth up to $2000 off a window ledge(边缘）. The jug was broken into 65 pieces and the boy was extremely upset. Later a duty officer took many hours to repair it.
Is his family facing a heavy fine or needing to pay the repairs No, the museum staff told the boy that the jug had been fixed and that all was well now.
Yesterday a museum spokesman said: “We have received a call from the boy’s mother who told us the little boy and his family were delighted that the jug had been repaired but they wished to remain anonymous(匿名的）. ”
Many people wrote letters to the editor to show their opinions. Below are some of them.
To the editor The fault(错误）here lies with the museum. They should have made sure that the jug was in a secure place where it could not be knocked over. If they have people walking through the museum, they should set up the exhibitions in such a way that they are safe. They are being careless with important historical artifacts(人工艺术品） From Tom London, UK To the editor Parents do not teach children how to behave these days. When we were children, we weren’t allowed to touch anything. It is not the responsibility of the museum to put everything into cabinets(展览柜）. The aim of Christchurch Mansion Museum is that the items are seen where they would have been in the house as in the past. It is the PARENTS’ responsibility to teach the children what to do. The parents were lazy and careless. From Sara New York, USA
To the editor How happy to read good news! A wonderful job was done repairing the jug, but even better is that museum staff cared more about the boy than the jug. How kind that they would find simply to comfort him. A little boy is worth a lot more than a jug. Hearing that all is fine will help the boy a great deal, and make sure that he isn’t left with bad feelings. From Lily Shanghai, China
61．Did the boy accidentally knock the historical jug off a window ledge or not
62．Why didn’t the boy and his family pay a fine or repairs
63．Who does Tom think is responsible for the accident
64．What’s Lily’s opinion on the way that museum dealt with the situation
65．What do you think can be done in the future to prevent an incident like this (Give two points)
（23-24九年级上·上海普陀·期中）A Wonderful Christmas Gift
Christmas was so close, and so was Ann’s birthday. She wished she could get a new dress with frills (荷叶边) and lace (蕾丝) as a wonderful Christmas gift. But Ann did not want to ask her mom for that. She knew how hard her mom worked to make a living. Maybe she could make a wish — maybe Santa Claus (圣诞老人) would come...
At school her classmates were talking only about Christmas celebrations. “My rich aunt is surely going to give me a pretty doll again,” said Ria.
“I have been hinting (暗示) about that costly watch to my parents,” told Tessie.
Ann felt out of these conversations. She had neither rich parents nor wealthy aunts to give her expensive gifts.
It was not just the gift that worried Ann. It was her mother. Recently she was working overtime and looked pale and worn out.
Soon it was Christmas Eve. In everyone’s house there was a decorated Christmas tree, but Ann’s house was cold and empty. Every child went to bed eagerly waiting for the lovely gifts. Ann went to bed, wishing that at least this time she would get a gift from Santa Claus. Ann slowly drifted off to sleep. She dreamed of Santa riding in the snow...
The next morning Ann jumped up after hearing her alarm. Out of her expectation, there lay a beautiful packet tied with a red ribbon near her bed. Inside the package was a pretty white dress with fluffy frills and attractive lace!
Ann checked the gift carefully to find out who had given her this beautiful dress. Suddenly a small piece of paper fell out from the dress.
Dear Ann,This dress is gifted to you for being a good girl. Hope you continue to do good things and help your mother. Your Loving friend, Santa Claus
Ann felt that there was something familiar about this note. She looked into the note carefully. Then it struck her. She realized that . Her mother had worked overtime to save money to buy this expensive gift. Ann was happy beyond words. She knew that she was the luckiest girl to have been given the best Christmas gift.
66．What did Ann want for Christmas
67．Why did Ann feel out of the conversations of her classmates
68．Ann was only worried about her Christmas gift, wasn’t she
69．How was Ann’s house different from other people’s houses on Christmas Eve
70．Complete the sentence in the last paragraph.
She realized that
71．Why did Ann think that she had been given the best Christmas gift
（23-24九年级上·上海静安·期中）Answer the questions
I grew up in a small town in Washington, US, and I want to be like my brother, Tim. He and his friends were in a gang. They often beat up people, and they didn’t go to school much. I thought they were cool.
On my thirteenth birthday, I told my brother I wanted to be in the gang with him. He said ‘no’, but I didn’t listen. I went to ask his friends. Tim’s friends took me into the back yard. They told me that if I joined the gang, I was in for life. Then, someone hit me in the face. I fell down. But I didn’t cry. Each time I got up, they hit me again. Finally, they said I could be one of them.
Tim was angry when he heard about it. But I stayed with the gang. After a few months, I began to beat up other people with the gang. Sometimes I wouldn’t go home at night, and my mother would be worried. This went on for two years. I knew it was bad, but there nothing I could do. I was in for life.
One day, someone hit me in the head. I spent a day in the hospital. For the first time, I wanted out of the gang. One night after my fifteenth birthday, I went home. My mother was in the hospital. She had a nervous breakdown (精神崩溃) because she was so worried about me. That made me very sad. The next day, I told the gang that I wanted out. They began to beat me up, and my brother stopped them. I got up off the floor, smiled and said goodbye. But they didn’t just stop there. Every time they saw me, they beat me up. This went on for about two months. But in the end, it stopped. I’m glad I’m out of the gang now. I don’t have to be afraid all the time. I can talk to anyone I want. And most of all, I made my mum happy again.
72．The people in the gang didn’t have to go to school, did they
73．When did the write tell his brother that he wanted to be in the gang
74．How did the writer’s brother feel when he knew the writer was in the gang
75．What made the writer very sad
76．Why did the people in the gang go on beating the writer up
77．What do you think of the people in the gang Why
（23-24九年级上·上海长宁·期末）根据以下内容回答问题。
A lot of students from different countries are talking about how schools and parents connect now. Here is a part of their talks.
In my school, parent-school communication is mostly done through emails. This lets parents know what is happening at their child’s school. To improve parent-teacher communication, Parent Breakfasts are organized at the beginning of the school year, and it enables parents to meet the head teacher and subject teachers of their child this year. Parent Evenings also take place each term to let parents know their child’s progress in school. There is not a parent committee ( 委员会) at my school but parents can be part of the Friends group. They can help organize school events. Peter from America At my school, parents and teachers keep in touch in many ways. One of them is the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). The PTA is a voluntary organization that brings parents and teachers together to discuss and deal with problems with school education. The PTA usually meets once or twice a term and lets parents know their children’s teachers better. Another way of communication is through parent-teacher meetings. They let parents and teachers meet face-to-face to discuss a student’s progress and performance. Lily from China
Communications go both ways here, allowing both the school and parents to discuss concerns or ask questions. These meetings are planned one-on-one for privacy. They serve to avoid making students or parents feel uncomfortable if the school needs to talk about certain problems, such as a student’s performance. While meetings can be planned at any time, the most common are the end-of-term reports. Each term has 8-10 weeks for students to attend school. Their teachers use the information collected to provide feedback to families in about 10-15 minutes. Students often attend these meetings, too. Jack from Australia
78．Parent-School communication is mostly done through emails in Peter’s school, is it
79．What activities are organized in Peter’s school to improve parent-teacher communication
80．How often does the PTA bring parents and teachers together
81．Why are some meetings planned for one-on-one for privacy
82．What does the underlined word “feedback” probably mean in Jack’s article
83．Which way of the parent-teacher communication do you like best Please give reason(s).
（22-23九年级下·上海闵行·期中）Answer the questions (根据以下内容回答问题)
My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, WE USED 2go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF ＆ thr 3:-@KIDS FTF. ILNY, its gr8.
Can you understand this sentence If you can’t, don’t feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cellphones. If you read Netspeak for the first time, it looks like an unrecognizable foreign language. So, what is the “translation” of the sentence above My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York; it’s great.
School teachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students’ writing. They fear the language could become corrupted (面目全非的).
Everyone should just relax, say linguists. They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nunberg, from Stanford University, agrees. “People get better at writing by writing,” he says. “Kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than their parents. ”
Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can be sure that when today’s teenagers become tomorrow’s parents, they will think this way, too. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become “corrupted”; they simply change to meet the new needs.
However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write standard English. Cynthia McVey says, “I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it’s important to make their pupils understand that text messaging is for fun, but that to learn to write proper English is necessary for their future.”
Perhaps, we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, “I wouldn’t use text language in my homework. Text is just for fun.”
84．School teachers and parents are in favor of the new form of writing, aren’t they
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85．The first time people read Netspeak, how do they feel about Netspeak
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86．Why do languages change, according to James Milroy
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87．Who thinks that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use
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88．In Cynthia McVey’s opinion, what should students do to prepare for their future
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89．The writer doesn’t support Netspeak, does he Will you use Netspeak Why or why not
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（22-23九年级上·上海·期末）Answer the questions（根据以下内容回答下列问题):
If you wake up with a cough and a sore throat, you can go to the doctor. But when the soil is sick, it is not able to tell anyone! This is the concept that made the EPA take action. They formed a group of professional soil doctors to monitor the health of dirt.
Healthy soil is essential because it allows plants and animals to grow well. Healthy soil also prevent poisonous chemicals, holds water and gives some wastes time to be destroyed. But its ability to do these things is not unlimited. That’s when a soil doctor is needed.
As the world’s economies and certain industries grow, so does soil pollution. Sources of this pollution include waste from factories and farms and household garbage as well as agricultural waste. Water often carries poisonous chemical from this waste into the fields where they work their way into the soil. These chemicals can cause plants to produce food that is harmful or prevents crops from growing at all.
People need to be on the lookout for soil pollution to protect themselves and others. In 1984 in Taoyuan County, a chemical company let out wastewater into a rice field. In order to keep people from eating the poisonous rice, all of the crops had to be destroyed.
In situations where soil is polluted, the first step soil doctors take is to stop the farming of the land. The EPA then treats the soil so that it can be used again. Some types of treatment take place onsite in the field and some are offsite. Eventually, crops can be planted again in the soil, but it could be years before that happens.
Soil doctors can treat “sick” soil, but they prefer to prevent soil pollution. They try to manage the risk of pollution by testing dirt regularly. Soil doctors play an important role in preventing poisonous chemicals from harming plants, animals and people. But ordinary people can do their part by _____________________.
90．What action did the EPA take to help soil
91．When does soil need to see a doctor
92．What usually causes the soil pollution
93．Without the help of soil doctors, what may happen
94．Soil treatment is time consuming, isn’t it
95．What responsibility should ordinary people take for keeping soil healthy Complete the sentence in the last paragraph.
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（2023·上海静安·二模）Answer the questions (根据以下内容回答问题)
Face to the Sunshine
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows” is a popular saying. It encourages people to make the best of a situation, to see the “bright side” of things. It calls attention to the way sunflowers follow the sun during the day. People have known about this phenomenon (现象) for a long time. Recently scientists have discovered how this works. They know why sunflowers keep their “faces” to the sunshine.
Sunflowers move and respond to their environment. These flowers actually face the sun as it rises in the east and follow it as it moves across the sky until it sets in the west. Just like people, these flowers depend on the daily rhythms (节奏) of the day and night. Both the sunflowers and human beings wake up in the morning, follow the sun all day and then rest at night.
During the day, young sunflower plants track the sun from east to west. The green flower head turns towards the sun. At night, the young plants turn east waiting for the sun to rise in the morning. Adult sunflowers don’t move. Once the flower is open, it faces only east. Scientists have discovered that this movement and lack of movement has to do with uneven (不均匀的) growth in the plant stems. One side of the stem gets bigger during the day, and at night the other side gets bigger. Certain genes (基因) control this growth. They respond to the light and cause the flowers to turn to face the sun.
Scientists have found that young sunflowers that follow the sun have more biomass (生物量) —that means that they get bigger. Adult plants facing the east get warmer. That in turn attracts more bees and other insects that will help pollinate(授粉) the plant. This means that the plant can produce seeds and has a better chance of reproducing.
96．The material above is a news report, isn’t it
97．What do sunflowers usually do during the day
98．Why do both sunflowers and human beings depend on the daily rhythms of the day and night
99．When do the young sunflower plants turn to face the east
100．According to scientists, what causes the movement and lack of movement of the sunflowers
101．Do you like to be young sunflowers or adult sunflowers Give your reason(s).
（23-24九年级上·上海虹口·期末）Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答问题)
About 30, 000 people are running today in the world’s oldest annual marathon. Four figures have found their own special kinds of victory along those 42.2 kilometers in Boston.
“Dad, when we’re running, my disability seems to disappear. ” Rick Hoyt was born unable to use his voice, arms or legs. Doctors advised his parents to send him away, but they chose to raise Rick themselves. One day Rick said he wanted to run in a race to raise money to help support a wounded schoolmate. So his father, Dick Hoyt, started pushing Rick in a specially-built wheelchair in races. Together they completed 32 Boston Marathons. A statue of “Team Hoyt” now stands near the marathon’s starting line. In 2021, Dick Hoyt died. Speaking through his computer, Rick said, “He was my motor; I was his heart ”
“Women aren’t allowed and …are not physiologically able. ” Bobbi Gibb loved running in 1966 when she applied for the Boston Marathon. But the response was a refusal letter that said women weren’t able to run marathons! At first, Bobbi had wanted to run for fun. But in the face of such sexist ignorance, she had something to prove. Determined to run the race, Bobbi hid in some bushes, wearing her brother’s shorts and a hoodie. After the marathon began, she sneaked (潜行) onto the course and finished faster than two-thirds of the men.
“I’m going to finish this race—on my hands and knees, if I have to. ” One year later, Kathrine Switzer entered for the race with her initials (姓名的首字母) to hide her gender (性别). During the marathon, an angry official stopped her and tried to tear (撕下) her racing numbers off her front and back! Kathrine was frightened but made up her mind to continue her race. When some reporters laughed at her and said she was never going to run again, she said she was going to run for the rest of her life! Switzer did finish the race becoming the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon. Five years later, the Boston Marathon finally allowed women. Today 45 percent of the runners are women.
Dick and Rick, Bobbi and Kathrine are often called “trailblazers (开拓者). ” But another word might be better: champions (冠军).
102．How many people have found their own special kinds of victory in Boston Marathons
103．How did Dick Hoyt help his disabled son complete 32 Boston Marathons
104．What did Bobbi Gibb want to prove when she received the rejection letter
105．Did Kathrine Switzer give up the race after she was stopped by an angry official
106．When did the Boston Marathon finally allow women
107．Why do people call Dick and Rock, Bobbi and Kathrine “trailblazers”
（2023·上海青浦·二模）Vision of Hope
Molly Burke was not born blind. She started losing her sight when she was four years old. Doctors said that she had a rare eye disease that would gradually take away her vision. In her first grade, she learned to read Braille (the language used for the blind), although she could still see.
By age 14, Molly was completely blind. What’s worse, a group of girls who were once her friends started bullying her. Eventually, Molly became disappointed and depressed. Her high school years were not easy.
After she finished high school, Molly wanted to do something that would help others. Then she found out about Me to We, an organization that runs international volunteer trips and leadership camps. Molly knew what she wanted to do next - to help inspire people by being a speaker at Me to We.
Molly began speaking at schools all over the USA and Canada about bullying. Her advice Be strong! During a speech in Toronto, she spoke to about 20,000 people. After her speech, the crowd stood up and clapped. “Molly has a real ability to inspire people and to help others,” her father says.
In 2014, Molly started her own channel on social media, uploading things like makeup video blogs, or vlogs. As of 2019, she has close to two million followers, some of whom don’t even know she’s blind. She tries to be a role model for young people but is realistic about what she can and can’t do. She even makes fun of the challenges she faces as a blind person - like sharing a video that she once bit into a lemon, thinking it was a potato.
“How can you hold somebody like that back ” says Molly’s mother. “She’s unstoppable”.
108．Has Molly lost her sight when she started learning Braille
109．Why were Molly’s high school years not easy for her
110．What does the organization Me to We do
111．What’s Molly’s advice on how to face bullying
112．How did Molly inspire people besides giving speeches
113．How do you understand the title “Vision of Hope” according to the passage
（23-24九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）根据短文内容回答下列问题。
Mr. Klarke works in an agricultural college. There he taught his students how to keep the seeds and when to sow them and how to look after the plants. He knows much and makes his classes lively and interesting. So he is respected.
One day he was asked to give a talk in a town. On his way there, something was wrong with his car at a foot of a hill. He tried to repair it, but he failed and he had to climb up the hill and ask the villagers there for help. It was very hot that day and soon he felt thirsty. He saw a lot of pear trees in a garden. And a young man was picking them in it.
“I say, young man!” said the old man, “Could you give me some pears, please ”
In fact the young man was one of his students and he recognized him at once. He wanted to have a joke with him. So he answered, “Of course, sir. Do you want the hot ones or cold ones ”
It made Mr. Klarke feel strange. He thought to himself, “I’ve never heard of hot pears. Well, let me tell him I want some hot ones.” And he said as he thought.
Having heard this, the young man threw some pears to the ground. Mr. Klarke picked them up, blew the dust off them and ate them up.
“You said they were hot, but why were they cold ” asked the old man.
“What did you blow them for, then, Mr. Klarke ” said the young man with a smile.
114．Does Mr. Klarke do something in the college
115．How about his classes
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116．He failed to repair his car, didn’t he
117．Why did he climb up the hill
118．What’s the Chinese meaning for the underlined word “dust”
119．Why did Mr. Klarke blow the pears What do you think of the young man