任务型阅读(阅读与回答问题及阅读填空)(江苏专用)
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(江苏省苏州市高新区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)On a bright March afternoon, some travelers moved through the snow along Bearskin Lake. There were three dads and four teens. The teens, 14 to 16 years old, chatted and laughed. They each were pulling a sled(雪橇)which was full of winter camping gear(用具). Their dads—Bob Feyen, Jesse Schomberg and Kevin Skwira-Brown—also pulled gear.
Even when they were young, the children did their share. “The rules, from the beginning, were that everyone has to pull a sled.” Kevin Skwira-Brown said. “We want them to grow up strong.” In the early years, the children pulled small sleds with just sleeping bags. Now, they pull full-size sleds.
For 10 years now, these dads and sons/daughters have been making this journey each winter. “Bob, Kevin and I had done this one winter with our children.” Schomberg said. “The kids thought it was great fun, so we made it a tradition(传统).”
On this 32-degree March afternoon, the group was going to Daniels Lake. They would camp there for three days. They all stayed in Schomberg’s tent.
Hannah Feyen told a story about a trip when she was young. “We were walking across a stream one time, and I lost a boot in it. I shouted to dad for help. He just shouted back ‘You can do it!’ and I did.” laughed Hannah.
Bob Feyen said they were taking their children to this trip every March. They would keep on the tradition until the teens moved away for college.
53. How many times has the winter trip been held
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54. Why did the dads want to have the trip with their children
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55. If you have a task, would you like to complete it by yourself or with others’ help Why
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【答案】
53. Ten.
54. Because they want their children to grow up strong.
55. I’d love to complete with others’ help because “many hands make light work”.
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了三位爸爸每年冬天带孩子露营以锻炼他们意志的故事。
53.根据“For 10 years now, these dads and sons/daughters have been making this journey each winter.”可知，这项活动持续了十年，故答案为Ten.
54.根据“We want them to grow up strong.”可知，爸爸们带孩子冬天露营的目的是让他们坚强地成长，故答案为Because they want their children to grow up strong.
55.开放性问题。答案言之有理即可。参考答案为：I’d love to complete with others’ help because “many hands make light work”.
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(江苏省无锡市江阴市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Martin Strel knows one thing or two about rivers. The 63-year-old swimmer has been swimming in them since he was a young boy. Although he holds five world records in marathon swimming, he is best known for using his sport to warn people of water pollution. After years of swimming in dirty water, he decided he had to do something. Strel says he began to swim to develop peace, friendship and clean water. He hopes to see environmental laws strengthened and put into practice.
To achieve his goals, he has swum in many of the world’s most famous rivers. In 2000, he swam in Europe’s second longest river, the Danube. He swam 1, 866 miles in 58 days and set a world record for long distance(距离)
swimming. The Danube is heavily polluted by industrial waste.
In 2002, Strel swam in the Mississippi River and covered a distance of 2, 360 miles in 68 days. The Mississippi is one of the most polluted rivers in the United States. It is so polluted that it is called the dead zone(地带). Strel became so sick by the end of his Mississippi swim that he had to stay in hospital for three days.
In 2007, he swam 3, 274 miles of the Amazon River in 66 days. Most of the pollution in the Amazon comes from poisonous materials. He lost 42 pounds and was so weak that he couldn’t feed himself.
Strel plans to keep on swimming for peace, friendship and clean water, but he would prefer to do it in the ocean(海洋). Sadly, the world’s rivers are simply too dirty. “Everyone would like to go swimming in clean water,” says Strel. He dreams of a day when that will be possible for people around the world.
56. Is Strel good at swimming
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57. How many world records in marathon swimming does Strel hold
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58. How far did Strel swim in the Danube in 2000
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59. Why does Strel plan to keep on swimming
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60. What kind of person is Strel
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【答案】
56.Yes, he is.
57. Five world records.
58. He swam 1.866 miles.
59. For peace, friendship and clean water.
60. He is tough, insistent and environmentalistic.
【语篇导读】本文主要讲述了马丁 斯特雷尔从小游泳，在马拉松游泳比赛中，保持了五项世界纪录，同时他利用这项运动提到了人们对水污染的意识，文中介绍了他对提高水污染意识所做的努力。
56.根据第一段The 63-year-old swimmer has been swimming in them since he was a young boy.Although he holds five world records in marathon swimming，he is best known for using his sport to warn people of water pollution.(这位63岁的游泳运动员从小就穿着它们游泳。虽然他在马拉松游泳中保持着五项世界纪录，但他最出名的是利用他的运动来警告人们水污染)可知他擅长游泳，故答案为Yes，he is.
57.根据第一段Although he holds five world records in marathon swimming，he is best known for using his sport to warn people of water pollution.(虽然他在马拉松游泳中保持着五项世界纪录，但他最出名的是利用他的运动来警告人们水污染)可知他在马拉松游泳中保持着五项世界纪录，故答案为Five world records.
58.根据第二段In 2000，he swam in Europe's second longest river，the Danube.He swam 1.866 miles in 58 days and kept a world record for long distance swimming.(2000年，他在欧洲第二长河多瑙河游泳。他在58天内游了1866英里，并保持了长距离游泳的世界纪录)可知2000年他在多瑙河游了1866英里，故答案为He swam 1.866 miles.
59.根据第五段 Strel plans to keep on swimming for peace，friendship and clean water，but he would choose to do it in the ocean.(斯特雷计划继续为和平、友谊和清洁的水而游泳，但他会选择在海洋中进行)可知他为了和平、友谊和清洁的水而游泳，故答案为For peace，friendship and clean water.
60.根据第二段In 2000，he swam in Europe's second longest river，the Danube.He swam 1.866 miles in 58 days and kept a world record for long distance swimming.The Danube is heavily polluted by factory waste.(2000年，
他在欧洲第二长河多瑙河游泳。他在58天内游了1866英里，并保持了长距离游泳的世界纪录。多瑙河受到工厂废料的严重污染)第三段Strel became so sick by the end of his Mississippi swim that he had to stay in hospital for three days.(在密西西比河游泳结束时，斯特雷尔病得很重，不得不在医院住了三天)第四段 In 2007，he swam 3，274 miles of the Amazon River in 66 days.Most of the pollution in the Amazon comes from harmful materials.He lost 42 pounds and was so weak that he couldn't feed himself.(2007年，他在66天内游过了亚马逊河3274英里。亚马逊的大部分污染来自有害物质。他瘦了42磅，虚弱得连饭都吃不饱)第五段Strel plans to keep on swimming for peace，friendship and clean water，but he would choose to do it in the ocean.(斯特雷计划继续为和平、友谊和清洁的水而游泳，但他会选择在海洋中进行)可知斯特雷有耐力，坚持不懈，是环保主义者，故答案为He is tough，insistent and environmentalistic.
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(江苏省常州市溧阳市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Here’s what Jessie Stevenson did last year on
Earth Day. She got up at 7:30 and had her breakfast in a rush. She left home for school at 8: 00 but she didn’t go by bus like she used to. Instead, she rode her bicycle. It was a beautiful day!On her way to school, she realized how peaceful her neighbourhood was. There were trees on both sides of the street and a few miles down, there was a beautiful farmhouse. Through the gates, she could see a breathtaking landscape(令人赞叹的景色)with a large green field where some animals stood. She had lived there for years but it seemed she was looking at all that for the very first time.
At school, she attended a meeting with the rest of her class about eco-issues(环保议题), such as pollution
and global warming. She felt angry when she realized that little was being done to protect the environment and a lot to destroy it. After the meeting. they all wrote to the government claiming(要求)strong actions to protect nature.
When Jessie got back home, she felt like a different person. She advised her parents, Ava and John, to help
her clean up all the litter in their neighbourhood and then to plant trees in an empty field nearby. From that day on, Jessie and her parents have been fighting to protect the environment, recycling products as far as they can and teaching people how to be a friend of nature. They even became known in the neighbourhood as"the green neighbours".
8. How did Jessie use to go to school
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9. Where did Jessie attend a meeting about eco-issues
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10. Who was known as “the green neighbours”
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【答案】
8. By bus.
9. At school.
10. Jessie and her parents.
【语篇导读】本文讲述了杰西 史蒂文森去年在地球日所做的事情。
8.根据第一段She left home for school at 8: 00 but she didn’t go by bus like she used to.(她8点离开家去上学，但她不像以前那样乘公共汽车去)可知，她以前乘公共汽车去学校，故答案为By bus.
9.根据第二段At school，she attended a meeting with the rest of her class about eco-issues(环保议题)，such as pollution and global warming.(在学校，她和班上其他同学一起参加了一个关于生态问题的会议，比如污染和全球变暖)可知，在学校，她和班上其他同学一起参加了一个关于生态问题的会议，故答案为At school.
10.根据最后一段From that day on，Jessie and her parents have been fighting to protect the environment，recycling products as far as they can and teaching people how to be a friend of nature.They even became known in the neighbourhood as"the green neighbours".(从那天起，杰西和她的父母就一直在努力保护环境，尽可能地回收产品，并教人们如何成为自然的朋友。他们甚至被邻里称为"绿色邻居")可知，杰西和她的父母被邻里称为“绿色邻居”，故答案为Jessie and her parents.
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(江苏省南通市通州区、如东县2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)
下面短文摘选《黑布林·英语阅读》， 请你认真阅读下面短文， 并根据短文内容回答问题。
One night, John came into the stable, calling, “Wake up. Beauty!”
He put my saddle and bridle on and rode up to the front door of the house. The Squire was there.
“John,” he said, “Mrs Gordon is very ill. Ride to the doctor’s and give him this note.”
“Now, Beauty, do your best.” said John. I went as fast as possible. When we arrived at Dr White’s house, John told him: “Mrs Gordon is very ill. Squire Gordon thinks she is going to die Please go to her immediately.” “Yes,” said the doctor, “but my son has my horse. Can I have yours ” he asked.
The doctor was heavier than John, and not such a good rider. But I did my very best and went as fast as possible. When we got to Birtwick Park, Squire Gordon was at the door. The doctor went into the house with him, and Joe led me to the stable. I was glad to be home. My legs were shaking, and I was very wet. Joe was young and he forgot to put a warm blanket on me. Then he gave me cold water to drink. Soon all my body began to shake, and
I felt very cold. A long time later John came back. He covered me with two or three warm blankets, and ran to the house for some hot water. He gave me some warm food, and then I think I went to sleep.
Over and over again, John said to himself: “Stupid boy! Stupid boy!”
I was now very sick, and John was nursing me night and day. When the Squire came to see me, John said, “Black Beauty went so fast, he seemed to know what was wrong.”
67. Where do the Gordons live
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68. Why did Black Beauty run as fast as possible
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69. Why was Black Beauty ill after the ride from the doctor’s house
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70. Who did John think was a stupid boy
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71. If you were Squire, what would you say to Black Beauty
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【答案】
67. In Birtwick Park.
68. Because he knew Mrs Gordon was very ill and he wanted to run fast to save the lady.
69. Because John didn’t take good care of Black Beauty.
70. Joe.
71. Thank you so much, Black Beauty.
【语篇导读】本文是一篇小说。文章节选自《黑骏马》，主要讲述是Black Beauty为了救人匆忙赶路，但由于没有得到良好的照顾后生病，John悉心照顾它的故事。
67.根据第五段“When we got to Birtwick Park, Squire Gordon was at the door.”可知，当他们到达Birtwick Park时，Squire Gordon就在门口。所以the Gordons居住在Birtwick Park，故答案为In Birtwick Park.
68.根据第三段“Mrs Gordon is very ill”和“Black Beauty went so fast, he seemed to know what was wrong.”可知，Mrs Gordon生病了，Black Beauty走得那么快似乎知道出了什么事。所以走那么快是因为Mrs Gordon生病了，想跑去快点救那位女士，故答案为Because he knew Mrs Gordon was very ill and he wanted to run fast to save the lady.
69.根据第四段“Joe was young and he forgot to put a warm blanket on me...cold.”可知，John忘了给它盖毛毯，
还给它冷水喝，导致它全身发冷颤抖。所以Black Beauty生病的原因是John没有好好照顾它，故答案为Because John didn’t take good care of Black Beauty.
70.根据倒数第二段“John said to himself: ‘Stupid boy! Stupid boy!’”可知，John在自言自语说笨孩子，结合第五段Joe的行为，可知John认为Joe是个笨孩子，故答案为Joe。
71.开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为Thank you so much, Black Beauty.
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(江苏省南通市启东市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Cats or Dogs! These can be fighting words, depending on who you’re talking to.
Clearly, there are dog people and there are cat people. Dog people prefer dogs and think they are “man’s best friends”, while cat people like cats because they think they are elegant and independent. Sometimes the two groups even argue with each other.
Dogs seem to be winning the battle. An Associated Press poll(民意调查)in 2018 showed that people in the US liked dogs more than cats. As much as 74 percent said they liked dogs “a lot” but only 41 percent said the same thing about cats. The 2018 White Paper on China’s Pet Industry also showed that there were around 11 million more dog owners than cat owners in Chinese cities.
However, cats seem to get more attention online. There are even some new slang terms to refer to them. Cats are described as “masters”(“喵主子”)online, while the dog owners are “servants who clean their masters’ feces”(“铲屎官”). Even those who don’t have pet cats are doing something called “cloud cat petting”(“云吸猫”), which refers to viewing pictures and videos of cats online.
An article in The Guardian pointed out that dog owners usually go outside to play with their pets or their neighbors’ dogs. But since cats are mainly indoor animals, they are more likely to stay at home. The internet has become a virtual(虚拟的)“cat park” for cat owners.
But it doesn’t really matter if you prefer cats or dogs. Having a connection with any animal can make us feel good.
84. What are cats like in cat people’s eyes
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85. What could we know from the 2018 White Paper on China’s Pet Industry
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86. How do people do something called “cloud cat petting”
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87. According to The Guardian, what might be the difference between dogs and cats 答案不超过20个单词。_________________________________
88. What is the writer’s attitude toward petting an animal 请自拟一句话作答。
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【答案】
84. They think they are elegant and independent.
85. There were around 11 million more dog owners than cat owners in Chinese cities.
86. They refers to viewing pictures and videos of cats online.
87. Dogs are outdoor animals, but cats are mainly indoor animals.
88. The writer supports to pet an animal.
【语篇导读】本文主要介绍狗奴与猫奴的区别。作者支持养宠物。
84.根据第二段“cat people like cats because they think they are elegant and independent.”可知，爱猫的人喜欢猫，因为他们认为猫优雅而独立。因此在爱猫人士的眼里猫优雅而独立，故答案为They think they are elegant and independent.
85.根据第三段“The 2018 White Paper on China’s Pet Industry also showed that there were around 11 million more dog owners than cat owners in Chinese cities.”可知，中国城市养狗的人比养猫的人多约110万人，故答案为There were around 11 million more dog owners than cat owners in Chinese cities.
86.根据第四段“Even those who don’t have pet cats are doing something called “cloud cat petting”, which refers to viewing pictures and videos of cats online.”可知，即使那些没有宠物猫的人也在做一件叫做“云吸猫”的事情，即网上观看猫的图片和视频。可见，在网上观看猫的图片和视频的行为是“云吸猫”，故答案为They refers to viewing pictures and videos of cats online.
87.根据第五段“An article in The Guardian pointed out that dog owners usually go outside to play with their pets or their neighbors’ dogs. But since cats are mainly indoor animals, they are more likely to stay at home.”《卫报》的一篇文章指出，养狗的人通常会出去和他们的宠物或他们邻居家的狗玩。但由于猫主要是室内动物，它们更有可能待在家里。可见，猫和狗的不同是狗经常外出，而猫是室内动物，故答案为Dogs are outdoor animals, but cats are mainly indoor animals.
88.根据第六段“But it doesn’t really matter if you prefer cats or dogs. Having a connection with any animal can make us feel good.”但你喜欢狗还是猫其实并不重要。与任何动物建立联系都能让我们感觉良好。可知，作者对于养宠物的态度是：支持，故答案为The writer supports to pet an animal.
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阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。(每题答案不超过10个词)
(江苏省扬州市广陵区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Tom didn’t like Sundays. He had to wear shoes and go to Sunday school. He had to do homework, and it was boring. Mary tried to help him, but it was difficult. He wanted to do his homework because then he would get a blue ticket. If you had ten blue tickets, you could get a red one. If you had ten red tickets, you could get a yellow one. If you had ten yellow tickets, you could get a new book.
Tom had lots of tickets. He wasn’t very good at doing his homework, but he was good at trading. He gave Bill a piece of candy and a fishhook. Bill gave him a yellow ticket. He gave other boys some of the things he had from letting others paint the fence and got more tickets. Some were blue, some were red, and some were yellow. Finally, he had enough to get a new book.
That Sunday, the new girl came to Sunday school for the first time. Her parents came too, and the children learned that her father was a very important judge. The girl’s name was Becky Thatcher. The Sunday school teacher wanted to show Judge Thatcher that it was a good class. He asked if any of the boys or girls had enough tickets for a new book. Everybody was very surprised when Tom stood up. The Sunday school teacher was more surprised than anybody else. He counted the tickets. There were enough for a new book. He gave Tom the book, and Tom was allowed to sit with the important new people. Judge Thatcher said hello, but Tom could not speak. He was too nervous and thinking about Becky.
“What’s your name ” asked the judge.
Tom got his voice back and told him.
Then Judge Thatcher asked him an easy question from his homework. Tom did not know the answer. He guessed. He was wrong. He was so wrong that the whole class laughed at him.
(Taken from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)
56. To get a new book, how many red tickets did Tom need
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57. How did Tom get enough tickets for a new book
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58. Who did “the new girl” in Para3 refer to
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59. Why did the whole class laugh at Tom
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60. What do you think of Tom
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【答案】
56.(Tom needed)one hundred(red tickets).
57. By exchanging something.
58. Becky Thatcher.
59. Because he couldn’t answer the easy question correctly.
60. He is clever but not good at his lessons. / He is clever but not hardworking.(Any reasonable answer is OK)
【语篇导读】本文介绍了汤姆在学校里利用自己的交易天赋，即使没有完成作业，也获得了很多蓝色、黄色和红色的票，换了新书。
56.根据“He wanted to do his homework because then he would get a blue ticket. If you had ten blue tickets, you could get a red one. If you had ten red tickets, you could get a yellow one. If you had ten yellow tickets, you could get a new book.”可知换新书需要一百张红票，故答案为(Tom needed)one hundred(red tickets).
57.根据第二段“Tom had lots of tickets. He wasn’t very good at doing his homework, but he was good at trading...Finally, he had enough to get a new book.”可知汤姆擅长交易，最终通过交易获得了新书，故答案为By exchanging something.
58.根据第三段后文“The girl’s name was Becky Thatcher.”可知女孩是 Becky Thatcher，故答案为Becky Thatcher.
59.根据“Then Judge Thatcher asked him an easy question from his homework. Tom did not know the answer. He guessed. He was wrong. He was so wrong that the whole class laughed at him.”可知全班同学笑汤姆是因为他回答错了很简单的问题，故答案为Because he couldn’t answer the easy question correctly.
60.开放性问题，符合题意即可。参考答案为He is clever but not good at his lessons. / He is clever but not hardworking.
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(江苏省扬州市邗江区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Giant panda Ya Ya returned to her home in Beijing Zoo early on Monday after spending 20 years in the United States according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.
Ya Ya will not be on show to the public for the time being as the 23-year-old panda needs to rest and adapt(适应)to her new environment. The zoo will periodically release updates(定期发布信息)on Ya Ya on its official Weibo account.
On April 27, Ya Ya arrived in Shanghai and was quarantined(隔离)for a month before moving to Beijing, the
administration said. During the quarantine period experienced keepers and veterinarians(兽医)from Beijing Zoo provided around-the clock care for Ya Ya, because of her old age and changed living environment. Shanghai Zoo offered support and make sure her safety and health, the administration said.
Beijing Zoo has prepared a special feeding place for Ya Ya as well as feeding measures, care and medical support.
On Sunday afternoon, Beijing Zoo received a special delivery of fresh bamboo from Chengdu, Sichuan province. The bamboo was airlifted to make sure that each panda at the zoo has fresh food, Beijing Television reported.
Beijing Zoo told the press that it will depend on her health check results whether and when Ya Ya will be shown to the public.
76. How old was Ya Ya when she was sent to the US
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77. How do the public get information about Ya Ya
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78. In which month did Ya Ya return to Beijing Zoo
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79. What did Beijing Zoo prepare for Ya Ya
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80. Where did the bamboo Ya Ya ate come from at Beijing Zoo
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【答案】
76. Three years old.
77. On official Weibo account of Beijing Zoo.
78. In May.
79. A special feeding place, feeding measures, care and medical support.
80. Chengdu, Sichuan province.
【解析】
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了丫丫回到北京动物园。
76.根据第一段“after spending 20 years in the United States”和第二段“as the 23-year-old panda”可知，丫丫在美国待了29年后是23岁，所以被送去美国时是3岁，故答案为Three years old.
77.根据第二段“The zoo will periodically release updates on Ya Ya on its official Weibo account.”可知，动物园将
定期在其官方微博账号上发布关于丫丫的最新消息，即公众从北京动物园的官方微博账号获取关于丫丫的信息，故答案为On official Weibo account of Beijing Zoo.
78.根据第三段“On April 27, Ya Ya arrived in Shanghai and was quarantined for a month before moving to Beijing”可知，4月27日，丫丫抵达上海，在前往北京之前被隔离了一个月，即5月返回北京，故答案为In May.
79.根据第四段“Beijing Zoo has prepared a special feeding place for Ya Ya as well as feeding measures, care and medical support.”可知，北京动物园为丫丫准备了专门的饲养场所，并提供了饲养措施、护理和医疗支持，故答案为A special feeding place, feeding measures, care and medical support.
80.根据倒数第二段“On Sunday afternoon, Beijing Zoo received a special delivery of fresh bamboo from Chengdu, Sichuan province.”可知，周日下午，北京动物园收到了一批来自四川成都的新鲜竹子，故答案为Chengdu, Sichuan province.
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(江苏省淮安市盱眙县2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Can you imagine an AI chatbot(聊天机器人)competing with you in an examination Do you think you could get higher scores than it A new AI chatbot called ChatGPT recently got a passing grade in a law school exam. Sounds crazy The use of ChatGPT has raised heated discussions in the education world. Please check out the discussion in the story.
Type in “A cat wants to go to space’’ and ask ChatGPT to write a bedtime story. Just one second later, you’ll get the story of Max, who went his way past many difficulties to sing among the stars.
Developed by US company OpenAI, ChatGPT has taken the Internet by storm, winning 100 million users since it came out in November 2022. People can ask the robot to write stories and emails, translate languages, and answer all kinds of questions.
Compared with Siri or other chatbots, ChatGPT uses a much bigger database(数据库)for training. It also learns things by itself. For example, if it provides a wrong answer to your question, you can tell it the right one and it will make it right. The knowledge level of ChatGPT is similar to a college student. That’s why it surprised the world.
But one big problem with ChatGPT is that it makes mistakes or even gives wrong information. These are things that need to be dealt with.
根据上面短文的内容，回答问题。(每题答案不超过六个单词)
69. What is this new AI chatbot called
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70. Where has the use of ChatGPT raised heated discussions
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71. How many users has ChatGPT won since it came out in November 2022
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72. Does Siri use a much bigger database for training
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73. What will you do if ChatGPT provides a wrong answer to your question
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【答案】
69. ChatGPT.
70. In the education world.
71. 100 million.
72. No./No, it doesn’t.
73. I’ll tell it the right one.
【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了新型人工智能聊天机器人ChatGPT的优点以及缺点。
69.根据“A new Al chatbot called ChatGPT recently got a passing grade in a law school exam.”可知，这个新型智能机器人叫做ChatGPT，故答案为ChatGPT.
70.根据“The use of ChatGPT has raised heated discussions in the education world.”可知，ChatGPT的使用在教育界引发了热议，故答案为In the education world.
71.根据“Developed by US company OpenAl, ChatGPT has taken the Internet by storm, winning 100 million users since it came out in November 2022.”可知，ChatGPT自2022年11月问世以来，已在互联网上掀起风暴，赢得了1亿用户，故答案为100 million.
72.根据“Compared with Siri or other chatbots, ChatGPT uses a much bigger database(数据库)for training.”可知，与Siri或其他聊天机器人相比，ChatGPT使用了大得多的数据库进行培训，所以使用否定回答，故答案为No./No, it doesn’t.
73.根据“But one big problem with ChatGPT is that it makes mistakes or even gives wrong information. These are things that need to be dealt with.”可知，如果ChatGPT对提出的问题提供了错误的答案，我会告诉它正确答案，故答案为I’ll tell it the right one.
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(江苏省盐城市盐都区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Ludwick Marishane, a young man from South Africa, was with his friends in Limpopo when they started talking about inventing(发明)something to put on your skin so you don’t have to take a bath. He used his mobile phone to do a lot of research(研究)online.
Millions of people around the world haven’t got clean water. This is a huge problem because dirty water causes terrible illnesses. One of them is trachoma(沙眼). Thousands of people all over the world get it every year. They wash their faces with dirty water, get an infection(传染病)and sometimes become blind.
Ludwick started thinking. He wanted to make something to help people in parts of the world where it’s difficult to find clean water. He did more research on his mobile. Ludwick had a plan. He wanted to make a gel(凝胶)for people to put on their skin so they don’t have to take a bath. He wrote the formula(配方)for the gel on his mobile phone. When he was at university, he never stopped thinking about his invention. Three years later the dream came true. He made the gel and called it “DryBath”. It looks like any other gel, but it isn’t! It saves lives and it also helps save water!
Ludwick Marishane is the winner of lots of prizes. People call him “one of the brightest young men in the world”. He is very happy about the success. That’s important in many parts of the world where it’s difficult to find clean water. Now he wants to invent other things, and he wants to help other young people become inventors, too.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
56. Where does Ludwick Marishane come from
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57. What does dirty water cause
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58. How do people use the gel “Drybath”
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59. What does DryBath help do
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60. What do you think of Ludwick Marishane
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【答案】
56. He is from South Africa.
57. Terrible illnesses.
58. They put it on their skin.
59. It saves lives and water.
60. He is smart and helpful.
【语篇导读】本文主要讲述Ludwick Marishane发明了一种凝胶，方便人们在无法使用干净的水的时候使用，
可防止因使用脏水而带来的疾病和节约水。
56.根据第一段“Ludwick Marishane, a young man from South Africa”可知，Ludwick Marishane来自南非，故答案为He is from South Africa.
57.根据第二段“This is a huge problem because dirty water causes terrible illnesses.”(这是一个巨大的问题,因为脏水会导致可怕的疾病)可知，脏水会导致可怕的疾病，故答案为Terrible illnesses.
58.根据第三段“He wanted to make a gel(凝胶)for people to put on their skin so they don’t have to take a bath.”(他想制造一种人们涂在皮肤上的凝胶，这样他们就不用洗澡了)可知，人们把这种凝胶涂在皮肤上，故答案为They put it on their skin.
59.根据第三段“He made the gel and called it ‘DryBath’. It looks like any other gel, but it isn‘t! It saves lives and it also helps save water!”(他制作了这种凝胶，并将其命名为“干浴”。它看起来和其他凝胶一样，但它不是！它拯救生命，也有助于节约用水！)可知，它拯救生命，也有助于节约用水，故答案为It saves lives and water.
60.根据“He wanted to make a gel(凝胶)for people to put on their skin so they don’t have to take a bath. He wrote the formula(配方)for the gel on his mobile phone. When he was at university, he never stopped thinking about his invention. Three years later the dream came true.”(他想制造一种人们涂在皮肤上的凝胶，这样他们就不用洗澡了。他把凝胶的配方写在手机上。当他上大学时，他从未停止过对他的发明的思考。三年后，梦想成真了)可推断出，他聪明，且乐于助人，故答案为He is smart and helpful.
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(江苏省南京市鼓楼区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Teaching good manners can seem like a lot of work, but it is as important as brushing teeth twice a day. Actually, just give time and any child can learn to be polite. Here are some tips on how to help kids remember good manners in their daily life.
Sometimes children may be willing to listen to someone instead of their parents. Turn to friends, family, and teachers and encourage them to practice good manners at all times. If an uncle burps(打嗝)at the dinner table, have him say “Excuse me.” or “Pardon me”. If your children jump on the sofa at Grandma's house, have her explain that jumping on furniture is impolite. This shows that a different person can be more effective(有效的)than the same one who is heard all the time. If no one plays down(对……轻描淡写)bad manners, your kids won't either.
Prepare for different situations in which your kids need to behave politely. If you're in your backyard where a
child has been on the swings(秋千)too long, he doesn’t notice others waiting. Show how you would politely ask the child to give everyone else a turn. With practice, your child will have the confidence to deal with any situation with politeness and good manners.
Family dinners are perfect situations for practicing table manners, such as learning how to use utensils(餐具), eating properly, and making proper conversations. The dinner table is a great place to get children to try new foods they may eat at a restaurant or a friend's house. By slowly introducing new meals, your child has a chance to experience and eat new foods in a safe environment. This will encourage him to be open and excited about new dishes and situations. If he doesn’t like the food, teach him how to refuse it without complaining about it. Advise him to eat his favourite food in small and slow bites, and to say politely when he is full.
When my child used to point out someone’s bad manners, I would ask him what that person should have done differently. Talk about different situations, ask what words he can use to sound polite when talking to an adult. Ask your child to share his ideas with you. Encourage him to practice them as soon as possible and ask him to report what happens and if the result is good.
___71___ to Practice Good Manners
Get others to help Children may accept others’ advice more ___72___. A different person can do ___73___ work than the same one who is always heard.
Role-play situations Help kids to ___74___ good manners in different situations. In this way, kids will be ___75___ to deal with any situation.
Eat dinner as a family Teach kids to use utensils, eat and talk ___76___. Tell kids not to ___77___ about the food they dislike.
___78___ to your child's ideas Ask your child ___79___ he thinks of someone’s bad manners. Discuss with your child and encourage him to put his ideas into ___80___ in different situations.
【答案】
71. How 72. willingly 73. more 74. practice 75. confident
76. properly plain 78. Listen 79. what 80. practice
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了四种帮助父母引导孩子养成良好礼仪的方式。
71.根据Here are some tips on how to help kids remember good manners in their daily life.(这里是一些小建议)可知。作为标题，故填How。
72.根据Sometimes children may be willing to listen to someone instead of their parents.(孩子也许更愿意听别人而不是父母的话)孩子也许更愿意接受其他人的建议，故填willingly。
73.根据This shows that a different person can be more effective than the same one who is heard all the time.(这表明同样的话，会比原来经常听到的更加有效，对于小孩而言，会更加有效果，故填more。
74.根据Turn to friends, family, and teachers and encourage them to practice good manners at all times.(求助于朋友、家人和老师，鼓励他们时刻保持良好的礼貌)可知，填practice。
75.根据With practice, your child will have the confidence to deal with any situation with politeness and good manners(通过实践，你的孩子将有信心以礼貌和礼貌的态度处理任何情况)可知，填confident。
76.Family dinners are perfect situations for practicing table manners, such as learning how to use utensils(餐具), eating properly, and making proper conversations(家庭聚餐是练习餐桌礼仪的完美场合，比如学习如何使用餐具, 适当的饮食和适当的交谈) 可知，填properly。
77.根据If he doesn’t like the food, teach him how to refuse it without complaining about it(如果他不喜欢食物，教他如何拒绝而不抱怨)可知，填complain。
78.根据Ask your child to share his ideas with you(让你的孩子与你分享他的想法)，父母需要随时作为倾听者。首字母大写，故填Listen。
79.根据When my child used to point out someone’s bad manners, I would ask him what that person should have done differently(当我的孩子过去指出某人的不礼貌时，我会问他那个人应该采取什么不同的做法)可知填what。
80.put one’s ideas into practice把自己的想法付诸实践，故填practice。
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(江苏省镇江市句容市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)How will geography influence your life For some children around the world, the environment they grow up in has a huge effect on their lives. This is the case in Madagascar, an island country in Africa, where a 3D-printed school is now being built.
Maggie Grout was just 15 years old when she set up a non-profit(非盈利的)organization-Thinking Huts. Now 22, she is raising money to build a series of 3D-printed school powered by solar energy. Maggie took the lead role and worked with university professors through the whole process of building the 3D-printed school. They chose Madagascar because it needs more schools. Many children in that country don't have the chance to receive education. Besides, it has a lot of sunshine, which can be made into energy to power things.
Maggie first drew a design for the school. She thought about what things the people needed and where they worked best.
Next, Maggie found an architect(建筑师)and 3D printing company for the job. To make it environmentally friendly, they use a special 3D printer to build the school. It meant up to 50 percent less concrete(混凝土)used and less CO2. Plus, the school could be completed in just a week. They also used local materials to build the doors, windows and roof.
What’s more, Thinking Huts will get local workers to learn how to use a 3D printer so that they can build more schools on their own in the future. Maggie plans to print more new schools in other parts of Madagascar because one in five children don’t have primary school to attend there.
So far, Maggie’s charity has already raised $125,000. “It’s good news to me! Of course, we need more.” Maggie told Spring wise website. Doing charity work means a lot and she is glad to carry on with it.
Introduction In Madagascar, the environment ___61___ children’s lives greatly. Now, a 3D-printed school is being built there with the help of Maggie Grout.
Main body(building the 3D-printed school in Madagascar) The organizer ◆Maggie Grout set up Thinking Huts at 15 and is ___62___ money to build 3D-printed schools. ◆Maggie led the whole process from the ___63___ to the end, working with university professors.
The ___64___ ◆It is ___65___ for many children to receive education in Madagascar. ◆Madagascar has a lot of sunshine, which can be made into
___66___ to power things.
The steps ◆First, Maggie drew a design for the school. She thought about the ___67___ things and the best location to build the school. ◆Next, Maggie found an architect and 3D printing company for the job.
The future plans ◆Local workers will depend on ___68___ to build more schools. ◆Maggie plans to print more new schools in other parts of Madagascar because ___69___ percent of the children don’t have primary school to attend there.
Conclusion Doing charity work is meaningful and Maggie is glad to ___70___ it.
【答案】
61. influences 62. raising 63. beginning/start 64. reasons 65. impossible
66. energy 67. necessary 68. themselves 69. twenty/20 70. continue
【语篇导读】本文主要讲述的是在马达加斯加，环境影响着孩子们的生活。Maggie Grout 在那里建造了一所3D打印学校。
61.根据“the environment they grow up in has a huge effect on their lives”可知，环境影响着他们的生活，分析句子可知，横线上缺的是谓语动词“影响”，由于时态为一般现在时，主语是the environment，所以应是influences，故填influences。
62.根据“Now 22, she is raising money to build a series of 3D-printed school powered by solar energy.”可知，现在正在募集钱，由于横线前的is，所以应是raising，故填raising。
63.根据“Maggie took the lead role and worked with university professors through the whole process of building the 3D-printed school.”可知，她整个过程都参与。所以应是从开始到结束，所以应是beginning/start，故填beginning/start。
64.根据后面一栏可知，应是讲述建造了一所3D打印学校的原因。原因谈到两点，所以应是名词复数reasons，故填reasons。
65.根据“Many children in that country don’t have the chance to receive education.”可知，他们没有机会接受教育。由于句型结构“it is 形容词 for sb. to do”做某事对于某人来说是怎样的。横线上应是形容词“不可能”impossible，故填impossible。
66.根据“Besides, it has a lot of sunshine, which can be made into energy to power things.”可知，阳光被转成能源，故填energy。
67.根据“She thought about what things the people needed and where they worked best.”可知，她考虑人们需要的东西，分析句子可知，横线上应是形容词“必要的”necessary，故填necessary。
68.根据“they can build more schools on their own in the future”可知，应是依靠自己建造学校，所以应是themselves“他们自己”，故填themselves。
69.根据“one in five children don't have primary school to attend there.”可知，五个里有一个没有学校上，所以应是20%学生没有学校上。所以应是twenty/20，故填twenty/20。
70.根据“Doing charity work means a lot and she is glad to carry on with it”可知，她很高兴继续。分析句子可知，横线上应是动词“继续”continue，故填continue。
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(江苏省南通市通州区、如东县2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Our lives are made up of our habits, the things that we do often and almost without thinking. They are often things that are hard to stop doing. Good habits make us happy and bad habits don’t. For example, we may think eating too much junk food makes us happy but, in the future, we will be sad. Developing good habits will help us love our lives.
To form a good habit, a goal is needed. There are many habits we may want to have, like doing more exercise. Make sure your goal is accurate, for example, to run a race in six months’ time. Start small. Don’t try and do too much immediately. You might give up. Remember that the journey of 1,000 miles begins with one single step! Start with an action so small that you can’t say no. For example, run for just three minutes every day. It seems silly, but the important thing is to repeat the action and not stop! Be patient and don’t expect success immediately.
There are three elements(要素)to form a habit. Use these to help you:
◆The signal to do something
Leave your running shoes by the front door. This is the signal to run.
◆Doing the thing
Run for three minutes. After a week, increase to five minutes, and so on.
◆A reward for doing that thing
After the run, watch your favourite TV show.
Developing good habits
What is our habit ◆They are the things that we do often and almost without thinking.
◆They are often things that are not ___62___ to stop doing.
___63___ do we form a good habit ◆Set an accurate goal. ◆Don’t try and do too much immediately. ◆Start with a ___64___ action so that you can’t say no. ◆The important thing is to ___65___ repeating the action.
What are the elements to make a habit The following elements may be ___66___ to you. ◆The signal to do something ◆Doing the thing ◆A reward for doing that thing
【答案】
62. easy 63. How 64. small 65. keep 66. helpful
【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了养成好习惯的方法以及形成习惯的三要素。
62.根据“They are often things that are hard to stop doing.”可知，它们往往是难以停止的事情。根据“not”可知hard也可以用“not easy”来表示，故填easy。
63.根据“To form a good habit, a goal is needed.”可知，要养成一个好习惯，就需要一个目标。因此此处是询问如何养成好习惯，应用how来提问，位于句首，首字母要大写，故填How。
64.根据“Start with an action so small that you can’t say no.”可知，从一个小到不能拒绝的行为开始。此处应用small修饰名词action，故填small。
65.根据“It seems silly, but the important thing is to repeat the action and not stop!”可知，这看起来很傻，但重要的是要重复动作，不要停止！也就是一直做，此处应用动词短语keep doing sth表示“一直做某事”，不定式to后接动词keep的原形，故填keep。
66.根据“There are three elements(要素)to form a habit. Use these to help you:”可知，形成习惯有三个要素。使用这些来帮助您。此处应用形容词helpful构成be helpful to表示“对……有帮助”，故填helpful。
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(江苏省泰州市靖江市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)We all need deep and lasting friendships with other people. However, some people complain that they find it hard to make new friends. Do you have such problems The following may help you.
Be active to meet new friends.
Heather Havrilesky is a famous writer for a magazine. She points out that believing other people also need
friends is important to making friends. “Many people think that everybody already has his or her friends,” she says. “This is a wrong idea. People do have their own friends, but they are still willing to meet new ones.”
When you try to communicate with someone you don’t know well, you often feel uncomfortable. Accept such a feeling. Otherwise, you can’t have new friends.
Spend time on what you love.
If you ask people how you can make new friends, many of them will tell you to try picking up a hobby. Havrilesky says that this truly works. “Do the things you like, and people will naturally come to you,” she says. “You will meet people who share your hobbies.”
You may start with the hobby you like best. If it doesn’t work, remember that you have many talents. You don’t have to be interested in just one thing.
Care about your friends.
If you want to have deep friendships, you have to take care of them. In her book The Art of Showing Up, Rachel Wilkerson Miller shares two ideas.
◆ Take notes. Your notes will help you remember their birthdays or other information.
◆ Remember the names of other people in your friends’ lives. You may ask to see pictures of the people they are talking about. They will help you to better remember these people in the future. Your friends will be happy because you know them well.
It’s not an easy thing to keep deep and lasting friendships. However, no friends come to your life for no reason. Act right now, and you’ll find a friendship is developing silently.
___66___ on making friends
Introduction Deep and lasting friendships are ___67___ to every one of us.
Main body Be active to meet new friends ◆In fact, nobody ___68___ to meet new people. ◆Accept the ___69___feeling when communicating with someone you don’t know well.
Spend time on your ___70___ ◆Do the things you like, and people with the ___71___ hobby will come to you. ◆Start with your ___72___ hobby and remember you have more than one talent.
Care about your friends ◆Write down the important points to ___73___ yourself of their birthday or other information. ◆Remember the names of other people in your friends’ lives. Asking to see photos of them is ___74___ to remember them better.
Conclusion ◆Keeping deep and lasting friendships is not an easy thing, but if you take action right now, a friendship may ____75____ silently.
【答案】
66. Tips/Advice/Suggestions 67. necessary 68. refuses 69. uncomfortable 70. hobby/hobbies
71. same 72. favourite 73. remind 74. helpful 75. develop
【语篇导读】本文就如何结交朋友提出了相应的建议。
66.根据文章中的小标题“Be active to meet new friends.”、“Spend time on what you love.”以及“Care about your friends.”可知，此处指交朋友的建议，tip/suggestion“建议”，可数名词，advice“建议”，不可数名词，故填Tips/Advice/Suggestions。
67.根据“We all need deep and lasting friendships with other people.”可知，深厚持久的友谊对我们每个人都是必要的，necessary“必要的”，故填necessary。
68.根据“People do have their own friends, but they are still willing to meet new ones.”可知，没有人会拒绝见新的人，refuse“拒绝”，句子用一般现在时，主语是nobody，谓语动词用单数，故填refuses。
69.根据“When you try to communicate with someone you don’t know well, you often feel uncomfortable. Accept such a feeling. Otherwise, you can’t have new friends.”可知，接受和不太了解的人交流时的不舒服感，uncomfortable“不舒服的”，故填uncomfortable。
70.根据“Spend time on what you love.”可知，花时间在你的爱好上，hobby“爱好”，可用名词单数，也可用名词复数，故填hobby/hobbies。
71.根据“Do the things you like, and people will naturally come to you”可知，做自己喜欢的事情，有相同爱好的人会来找你，same“同样的”，故填same。
72.根据“You may start with the hobby you like best. If it doesn’t work, remember that you have many talents.”可知，从你最喜欢的爱好开始，记住你不止有一种天赋，favourite“最喜爱的”，故填favourite。
73.根据“Take notes. Your notes will help you remember their birthdays or other information.”可知，写下重要的点，让自己记住他们的生日或其他信息，remind“提醒”，动词不定式符号to后加动词原形，故填remind。
74.根据“Remember the names of other people in your friends’ lives. You may ask to see pictures of the people they are talking about. They will help you to better remember these people in the future. Your friends will be happy
because you know them well.”可知，要求看他们的照片有助于更好地记住他们，helpful“有帮助的”，故填helpful。
75.根据“However, no friends come to your life for no reason. Act right now, and you’ll find a friendship is developing silently.”可知，保持深厚持久的友谊不是一件容易的事情，但是如果你现在就采取行动，友谊可能会悄悄地发展，develop“发展”，情态动词后加动词原形，故填develop。
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(江苏省泰州市泰兴市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)
Understanding Graphics(图表)
When we are reading, we often see one or two graphics in a text. Have you ever thought about these questions: Why are they there What information do they give Do they help with our reading and understanding
Graphics are things like pictures, maps, charts and tables. They give information to readers. Very often, we can see different kinds of graphics in books, magazines and newspapers. Writers use graphics to attract(吸引)the readers and give them some special information. Graphics help to understand the given information in a text. And graphics put the information in an order so that it’s easy to understand when we take a quick look.
It is not always true that a picture means more than a thousand words. But many things are easier to show than to tell and they may also be easier to understand. Graphics are just the right things that give a lot of information but it doesn’t take much time to read and understand.
The right way to read and understand a graphic is to look at the picture and the words together. In a graphic, only a few words are used to explain what the picture shows you. Sometimes, numbers and percentages(百分比)are also given to go well with the words to explain things.
Now look at the graphic on the right. It is how a writer used a graphic to show the number of hours spent sleeping by British teenagers each day. Can you understand it
Understanding Graphics
Introduction We often see graphics while ___46___.
Explanation Readers get information through graphics ___47___ pictures, maps, charts and tables. Graphics are used to get the readers’ ___48___ and give information. Graphics are ___49___ for readers to understand the information in a text. Even if we take a quick look, we can understand the graphics ___50___.
Advantages Sometimes a picture can express more ___51___ than a thousand pared with words, graphics can give more information but take ___52___time.
Ways To understand a graphic, we should look at ___53___ the picture and the words. In a graphic, we ___54___ numbers and percentages with the words to explain things.
A/An ___55___ Here is a graphic showing the number of hours British teenagers spend sleeping each day.
【答案】
46. reading 47. including/like 48. attention 49. helpful 50. easily
51. meaning/meanings 52. less 53. both 54. match 55. example
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了文章中图表的功能以及告诉大家如何读懂图表。
46.根据“When we are reading, we often see one or two graphics in a text.”可知，当我们阅读时，我们经常在文章中看到图形，故填reading。
47.根据“Graphics are things like pictures, maps, charts and tables. They give information to readers.”可知，读者从图形的图片、地图、图表和表格获得信息。所以此空应填including“包括”或者like“例如”，故填including/like。
48.根据“Writers use graphics to attract(吸引)the readers and give them some special information.”可知，作家使用图形来吸引读者的关注，并为他们提供一些特殊的信息，故填attention。
49.根据“Graphics help to understand the given information in a text.”可知，图形有助于理解文本中给定的信息，故填helpful。
50.根据“And graphics put the information in an order so that it’s easy to understand when we take a quick look.”可知，图形将信息按顺序排列，这样当我们快速查看时就很容易理解，故填easily。
51.根据“It is not always true that a picture means more than a thousand words.”可知，有时一张图片可以比千言万语传递更多的意思，meaning表示具体“意思”时可数，表示抽象“意思”时不可数，此处表示具体和抽象含义均可，故填meaning/meanings。
52.根据“Graphics are just the right things that give a lot of information but it doesn’t take much time to read and understand.”可知，图形是提供大量信息，但阅读和理解并不需要太多时间，故填less。
53.根据“The right way to read and understand a graphic is to look at the picture and the words together.”可知，阅读和理解图形的正确方法是把图片和文字放在一起看，故填both。
54.根据“In a graphic, only a few words are used to explain what the picture shows you. Sometimes, numbers and percentages(百分比)are also given to go well with the words to explain things.”可知，在图形中，我们将数字和百分比与单词相匹配来解释事物，故填match。
55.根据“Here is a graphic showing the number of hours British teenagers spend sleeping each day.”可知，此处举了一个图表的例子，故填example。
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(江苏省泰州市姜堰区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)
Self-respect(自尊)is of great importance. Self-respect is a feeling of being happy about one's characters, abilities and beliefs.
Developing self-respect means developing self-confidence to deal with whatever life throws at us. The following are some ways we can improve our self-respect.
There is great stress from parents, work and society to become a certain person and to achieve certain goals. A real self-respect is very important and you should believe in your own values and remember what is important to you. Everyone needs to follow his or her own path.
Nobody likes criticism(批评). To keep a sense of self-respect, we need to learn how to deal with criticism. Don't get sad by the things someone else says or does. Maybe it is completely untrue, so pay no attention to it. If there is some truth, we can use it to develop our characters. Jealousy(嫉妒)of other people's success will cause the loss of our happiness and self-respect. Jealousy is simply envy of other people's success. The truth is that there will
always be some people more successful than us. The way of lasting self-respect is to be happy with others' success.
If you have no respect for others, how can you have self-respect It isn’t right to feel better by putting others down. If we look for good qualities in other people, it is easier to remember the good qualities in ourselves.
Forgive others and yourself. Don’t live in the past, but move on from the past mistakes and difficult situations. If your mind is full of problems in the past, you will always feel sad. Self-respect comes when we get tolerant(宽容的).
Sometimes we work with the best of motives(动机)only to be sorry for the result. It is the nature of life that things will not happen as we hoped, but it is a mistake to connect our sense of self-respect with the achievements.
How to develop respect for yourself
Theme Keeping a sense of self-respect is a very ___76___ part of a great life.
Idea of self-respect Self-respect is a ___77___ of being happy with one's characters, abilities and beliefs.It can make one develop self-confidence of working out all kinds of problems in one's life.
___78___ to develop self-respect Being true to yourself ◆Believe in your own values and ___79___ your own path.
Learning to deal with criticism ◆Never get sad by things ___80___ do or say. ◆Pay no attention to untrue criticism and try to make progress from true criticism.
Avoiding jealousy ◆Jealousy is a common way of ___81___ our happiness and self-respect. ◆Learn to be happy when others become ___82___.
Respecting others ◆It is ___83___ to feel better by putting others down. ◆Look for the good qualities in other people.
Forgiving ◆Move on from the past mistakes made by others or yourself. ◆Don't let your mind filled ___84___ the mistakes in the past.
Remembering your motives, not your ___85___. ◆It is common that we work with strong motives but fail to get good results.
【答案】
76. important 77. feeling 78. ways 79. follow 80. others
81. losing 82. successful 83. wrong 84. with 85. result
【语篇导读】本文介绍了如何提升自尊的方法。
76.根据第一段Self-respect(自尊)is of great importance.(自尊是很重要的)可知本文主要介绍了保持自尊在生活中很重要，故填important。
77.根据第一段Self-respect is a feeling of being happy about one's characters，abilities and beliefs.(自尊是一种对自己性格，能力和信仰的一种满意感)可知自尊是一种对自己性格，能力和信仰的一种满意感，故填feeling。
78.根据第二段The following are some ways we can improve our self-respect.(接下来是一些我们可以提升自尊的方法)可知下面是提升自尊的方法，故填ways。
79.根据第三段Everyone needs to follow his or her own path.(每个人都需要遵循他或她自己的道路)可知此处表示相信自己的价值，走自己的路，故填follow。
80.根据第四段Don't get sad by the things someone else says or does.(不要被别人说的和做的事情伤心)可知不要因为其他人说的和做的事情伤心，故填others。
81.根据第四段Jealousy(嫉妒)of other people's success will cause the loss of our happiness and self-respect.(嫉妒别人的成功会让我们的快乐和自尊消失)可知嫉妒是让我们的快乐和自尊消失的一种常见的方式，故填losing。
82.根据第四段The way of lasting self-respect is to be happy with others' success.(保持自尊的方法就是对其他人的成功表示开心)可知当其他人成功时要学会开心，故填successful。
83.根据第五段It isn't right to feel better by putting others down.(贬低他人而使自己感觉更好是不对的)可知通过贬低他人而使自己感觉更好是错误的，故填wrong。
84.根据倒数第二段If your mind is full of problems in the past, you will always feel sad.(如果你的脑中都是过去的问题，你会觉得伤心的)可知不要让你的大脑都被过去的错误填满，故填with。
85.根据最后一段Sometimes we work with the best of motives(动机)only to be sorry for the result.(有时我们怀着最好的动机工作，但对结果却很抱歉)可知记住你的动机而不是结果，故填result。
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(江苏省南京师范大学附属中学新城初级中学2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Chinese President Xi Jinping recently replied to a letter from volunteers in a community in Shanghai.They help with garbage sorting.
In his reply, Xi said he was happy to know that after recent years of publicity(推广), the volunteers' community has made new progress in garbage sorting.He also hopes volunteers could encourage more people to develop the habit of sorting garbage.
Since 2019, more than 22, 000 garbage stations have been upgraded in Shanghai, according to the Shanghai Observer website.A huge change has taken place in the city in recent years：people once refused to sort garbage, but now they are actively joining in the activity.Garbage sorting has become a “new fashion”.
To promote the fashion, the community also makes use of technology in garbage sorting.There are special recycling machines besides the garbage cans.People scan the code on the machine, put in paper or clothes, and then get money from it.
“Sorting trash is a way to make the community a better place.It can benefit the residents.For example, house prices may go up,” said Cui Fenglin, 36, a representative of the Shanghai volunteers.He said many people changed their minds after this kind of “persuasion(劝说)” from volunteers.
Sixteen-year-old volunteer Yu Yue has made posters and written articles about garbage sorting."My classmates and I even made an animation(动画)to help people understand how sorting trash can influence the environment, "Yu said.
In the future, the community will hold more events and work with local schools to promote a greener lifestyle, said Cui.By 2022, about 297 cities in China had fully implemented(实行)trash sorting, reported CCTV News.The whole country is going to implement trash sorting by the end of 2025, according to a national-level working conference held on May 23.
Garbage ___71___ a new trend
President Xi’s ___72___ to a letter from Shanghai volunteers ◆be happy to know about their new progress in garbage sorting;
◆hope more people could be ___73___ to develop the habit of garbage sorting;
The successful work of the community and its volunteers Achievements ◆They have upgraded ___74___ 22, 000 garbage stations.
◆People in Shanghai ___75___ to refuse garbage sorting, but now they take an ___76___ part in it.
Actions ◆making use of technology;
◆persuading residents by stating that garbage sorting may make the house prices ___77___.
◆___78___ posters and writing articles about garbage sorting;
Future ___79___ ◆To hold more events;
◆To work with local schools;
◆To implement garbage sorting ___80___ the country by the end of 2025;
【答案】
71. sorting 72. reply 73. encouraged 74. over 75. once
76. active 77. rise 78. making 79. plans 80. in
【语篇导读】本文介绍了上海实行垃圾分类制度所采取的一些措施。
71.根据第一段They help with garbage sorting.(他们帮助垃圾分类)可知此处缺少“分类”，故填sorting。
72.根据第一段Chinese President Xi Jinping recently replied to a letter from volunteers in a community in Shanghai.(习近平主席最近给上海社区志愿者回了一封信)可知此处缺少“回复”reply，名词，故填reply。
73.根据第二段He also hopes volunteers could encourage more people to develop the habit of sorting garbage.(他也希望志愿者可以鼓励更多的人养成垃圾分类的习惯)可知此处指“更多的人可以被鼓励去养成垃圾分类的习惯”，缺少“被鼓励”，需用被动语态，故填encouraged。
74.根据第三段Since 2019，more than 22，000 garbage stations have been upgraded in Shanghai(自从2019年以来，上海有超过两万两千个垃圾站被升级)可知此处缺少“超过”，more than=over超过，故填over。
75.根据第三段people once refused to sort garbage.but now they are actively joining in the activity.(人们曾经拒绝垃圾分类，但现在积极参与这个活动)可知此处缺少“曾经”，故填once。
76.根据第三段people once refused to sort garbage.but now they are actively joining in the activity.(人们曾经拒绝垃圾分类，但现在积极参与这个活动)可知此处缺少"积极的"，take an active part in表示“在……积极参与”，故填active。
77.根据第五段For example, house prices may go up(举例来说，房价会升)可知此处缺少“升”，make sth.rise表示“使某物提升”，故填rise。
78.根据第六段Sixteen-year-old volunteer Yu Yue has made posters and written articles about garbage
sorting."(16岁的志愿者于悦针对垃圾分类已经做了海报写了文章)可知此处缺少“制作”，and连接两个并列的词，后面是doing，可知此处也是doing，故填making。
79.根据最后一段主要介绍了未来的计划，可知此处缺少“计划”，需用名词复数表一类，故填plans。
80.根据最后一段The whole country is going to implement trash sorting by the end of 2025(整个国家在2025年底会实施垃圾分类)可知此处缺少介词“在”，故填in。
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(江苏省南京市科利华中学2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)
Museums in China keep up with young people with fresh experience
For Liu Ziqi, an eight-year-old museum lover in Beijing, this winter vacation has proved a rather busy one, as she made a to-go list for newly opened exhibitions in the Chinese capital. During the seven-day Spring Festival holiday starting from Jan. 21, museums in Beijing received 1.01 million visits, up 34 percent year on year, according to Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau. Like Liu, more and more young people, some not necessarily big fans of museums, choose to spend some of their spare time in a museum. COLLABORATIONS(合作)
Collaborations between museums and arts organizations help the young people get closer to the relics(文物)by telling the stories behind them.
“Harmonious Co-existence,” the first exhibition held jointly by the two museums in recent years is a great example. Including over 400 exhibits, from picture scrolls depicting ancient Chinese legends to copies of philosophical classics, it elaborates on the historical origins of the concepts of “harmony” and “unity” which are rooted in the Chinese MUNICATION
“More and more visitors began asking questions” Bai Xuesong, a professional museum guide at Xi’an Beilin Museum said, adding that this shows a change in the relationship between guides and visitors from “teaching” to communication and learning.
New technologies including Al and VR also enabled museums in China to make a change from simply showing artifacts to actively engaging with visitors.
“I saw the roof decorations for the Tang Dynasty palace”, said Liu “It feels like traveling back to the Tang Dynasty. Now I feel closer to history.
INTEGRATIONS(整合)
“For young people, intellectual and cultural activities are becoming an important part of their lives,” said
Jin Jiangbo, vice president of the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, explaining reasons behind people’s growing interest in museums.
Such integrations are changing museums from simply places of public cultural education to public service centers, meeting the needs of the young people who want to know more about different kinds of culture.
The museums are changing their forms to attract more people. Now matter how they change there’s one thing that won’t change: Behind the popularity is people’s positive attitude toward the country’s development and their understanding of and growing confidence in national culture.
Museums in China keep up with young people with fresh experience
Introduction The number of visits to museums in Beijing has ___81___ a lot during the Spring Festival holiday. One of the most popular ___82___ for young people is to visit exhibitions in museums when they have spare time.
Ways Collaborations With the help of collaborations, young people hav任务型阅读(阅读与回答问题及阅读填空)(江苏专用)
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(江苏省苏州市高新区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)On a bright March afternoon, some travelers moved through the snow along Bearskin Lake. There were three dads and four teens. The teens, 14 to 16 years old, chatted and laughed. They each were pulling a sled(雪橇)which was full of winter camping gear(用具). Their dads—Bob Feyen, Jesse Schomberg and Kevin Skwira-Brown—also pulled gear.
Even when they were young, the children did their share. “The rules, from the beginning, were that everyone has to pull a sled.” Kevin Skwira-Brown said. “We want them to grow up strong.” In the early years, the children pulled small sleds with just sleeping bags. Now, they pull full-size sleds.
For 10 years now, these dads and sons/daughters have been making this journey each winter. “Bob, Kevin and I had done this one winter with our children.” Schomberg said. “The kids thought it was great fun, so we made it a tradition(传统).”
On this 32-degree March afternoon, the group was going to Daniels Lake. They would camp there for three days. They all stayed in Schomberg’s tent.
Hannah Feyen told a story about a trip when she was young. “We were walking across a stream one time, and I lost a boot in it. I shouted to dad for help. He just shouted back ‘You can do it!’ and I did.” laughed Hannah.
Bob Feyen said they were taking their children to this trip every March. They would keep on the tradition until the teens moved away for college.
53. How many times has the winter trip been held
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54. Why did the dads want to have the trip with their children
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55. If you have a task, would you like to complete it by yourself or with others’ help Why
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(江苏省无锡市江阴市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Martin Strel knows one thing or two about rivers. The 63-year-old swimmer has been swimming in them since he was a young boy. Although he holds five world records in marathon swimming, he is best known for using his sport to warn people of water pollution. After years of swimming in dirty water, he decided he had to do something. Strel says he began to swim to develop peace, friendship and clean water. He hopes to see environmental laws strengthened and put into practice.
To achieve his goals, he has swum in many of the world’s most famous rivers. In 2000, he swam in Europe’s second longest river, the Danube. He swam 1, 866 miles in 58 days and set a world record for long distance(距离)
swimming. The Danube is heavily polluted by industrial waste.
In 2002, Strel swam in the Mississippi River and covered a distance of 2, 360 miles in 68 days. The Mississippi is one of the most polluted rivers in the United States. It is so polluted that it is called the dead zone(地带). Strel became so sick by the end of his Mississippi swim that he had to stay in hospital for three days.
In 2007, he swam 3, 274 miles of the Amazon River in 66 days. Most of the pollution in the Amazon comes from poisonous materials. He lost 42 pounds and was so weak that he couldn’t feed himself.
Strel plans to keep on swimming for peace, friendship and clean water, but he would prefer to do it in the ocean(海洋). Sadly, the world’s rivers are simply too dirty. “Everyone would like to go swimming in clean water,” says Strel. He dreams of a day when that will be possible for people around the world.
56. Is Strel good at swimming
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57. How many world records in marathon swimming does Strel hold
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58. How far did Strel swim in the Danube in 2000
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59. Why does Strel plan to keep on swimming
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60. What kind of person is Strel
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(江苏省常州市溧阳市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Here’s what Jessie Stevenson did last year on
Earth Day. She got up at 7:30 and had her breakfast in a rush. She left home for school at 8: 00 but she didn’t go by
bus like she used to. Instead, she rode her bicycle. It was a beautiful day!On her way to school, she realized how peaceful her neighbourhood was. There were trees on both sides of the street and a few miles down, there was a beautiful farmhouse. Through the gates, she could see a breathtaking landscape(令人赞叹的景色)with a large green field where some animals stood. She had lived there for years but it seemed she was looking at all that for the very first time.
At school, she attended a meeting with the rest of her class about eco-issues(环保议题), such as pollution
and global warming. She felt angry when she realized that little was being done to protect the environment and a lot to destroy it. After the meeting. they all wrote to the government claiming(要求)strong actions to protect nature.
When Jessie got back home, she felt like a different person. She advised her parents, Ava and John, to help
her clean up all the litter in their neighbourhood and then to plant trees in an empty field nearby. From that day on, Jessie and her parents have been fighting to protect the environment, recycling products as far as they can and teaching people how to be a friend of nature. They even became known in the neighbourhood as"the green neighbours".
8. How did Jessie use to go to school
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9. Where did Jessie attend a meeting about eco-issues
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10. Who was known as “the green neighbours”
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(江苏省南通市通州区、如东县2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)
下面短文摘选《黑布林·英语阅读》， 请你认真阅读下面短文， 并根据短文内容回答问题。
One night, John came into the stable, calling, “Wake up. Beauty!”
He put my saddle and bridle on and rode up to the front door of the house. The Squire was there.
“John,” he said, “Mrs Gordon is very ill. Ride to the doctor’s and give him this note.”
“Now, Beauty, do your best.” said John. I went as fast as possible. When we arrived at Dr White’s house, John told him: “Mrs Gordon is very ill. Squire Gordon thinks she is going to die Please go to her immediately.” “Yes,” said the doctor, “but my son has my horse. Can I have yours ” he asked.
The doctor was heavier than John, and not such a good rider. But I did my very best and went as fast as
possible. When we got to Birtwick Park, Squire Gordon was at the door. The doctor went into the house with him, and Joe led me to the stable. I was glad to be home. My legs were shaking, and I was very wet. Joe was young and he forgot to put a warm blanket on me. Then he gave me cold water to drink. Soon all my body began to shake, and I felt very cold. A long time later John came back. He covered me with two or three warm blankets, and ran to the house for some hot water. He gave me some warm food, and then I think I went to sleep.
Over and over again, John said to himself: “Stupid boy! Stupid boy!”
I was now very sick, and John was nursing me night and day. When the Squire came to see me, John said, “Black Beauty went so fast, he seemed to know what was wrong.”
67. Where do the Gordons live
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68. Why did Black Beauty run as fast as possible
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69. Why was Black Beauty ill after the ride from the doctor’s house
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70. Who did John think was a stupid boy
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71. If you were Squire, what would you say to Black Beauty
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(江苏省南通市启东市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Cats or Dogs! These can be fighting words, depending on who you’re talking to.
Clearly, there are dog people and there are cat people. Dog people prefer dogs and think they are “man’s best friends”, while cat people like cats because they think they are elegant and independent. Sometimes the two groups even argue with each other.
Dogs seem to be winning the battle. An Associated Press poll(民意调查)in 2018 showed that people in the US liked dogs more than cats. As much as 74 percent said they liked dogs “a lot” but only 41 percent said the same thing about cats. The 2018 White Paper on China’s Pet Industry also showed that there were around 11 million more dog owners than cat owners in Chinese cities.
However, cats seem to get more attention online. There are even some new slang terms to refer to them. Cats are
described as “masters”(“喵主子”)online, while the dog owners are “servants who clean their masters’ feces”(“铲屎官”). Even those who don’t have pet cats are doing something called “cloud cat petting”(“云吸猫”), which refers to viewing pictures and videos of cats online.
An article in The Guardian pointed out that dog owners usually go outside to play with their pets or their neighbors’ dogs. But since cats are mainly indoor animals, they are more likely to stay at home. The internet has become a virtual(虚拟的)“cat park” for cat owners.
But it doesn’t really matter if you prefer cats or dogs. Having a connection with any animal can make us feel good.
84. What are cats like in cat people’s eyes
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85. What could we know from the 2018 White Paper on China’s Pet Industry
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86. How do people do something called “cloud cat petting”
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87. According to The Guardian, what might be the difference between dogs and cats 答案不超过20个单词。_________________________________
88. What is the writer’s attitude toward petting an animal 请自拟一句话作答。
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阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。(每题答案不超过10个词)
(江苏省扬州市广陵区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Tom didn’t like Sundays. He had to wear shoes and go to Sunday school. He had to do homework, and it was boring. Mary tried to help him, but it was difficult. He wanted to do his homework because then he would get a blue ticket. If you had ten blue tickets, you could get a red one. If you had ten red tickets, you could get a yellow one. If you had ten yellow tickets, you could get a new book.
Tom had lots of tickets. He wasn’t very good at doing his homework, but he was good at trading. He gave Bill a piece of candy and a fishhook. Bill gave him a yellow ticket. He gave other boys some of the things he had from letting others paint the fence and got more tickets. Some were blue, some were red, and some were yellow. Finally, he had enough to get a new book.
That Sunday, the new girl came to Sunday school for the first time. Her parents came too, and the children
learned that her father was a very important judge. The girl’s name was Becky Thatcher. The Sunday school teacher wanted to show Judge Thatcher that it was a good class. He asked if any of the boys or girls had enough tickets for a new book. Everybody was very surprised when Tom stood up. The Sunday school teacher was more surprised than anybody else. He counted the tickets. There were enough for a new book. He gave Tom the book, and Tom was allowed to sit with the important new people. Judge Thatcher said hello, but Tom could not speak. He was too nervous and thinking about Becky.
“What’s your name ” asked the judge.
Tom got his voice back and told him.
Then Judge Thatcher asked him an easy question from his homework. Tom did not know the answer. He guessed. He was wrong. He was so wrong that the whole class laughed at him.
(Taken from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)
56. To get a new book, how many red tickets did Tom need
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57. How did Tom get enough tickets for a new book
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58. Who did “the new girl” in Para3 refer to
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59. Why did the whole class laugh at Tom
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60. What do you think of Tom
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阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息回答问题。(每个回答不超过10个词)
(江苏省扬州市邗江区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Giant panda Ya Ya returned to her home in Beijing Zoo early on Monday after spending 20 years in the United States according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.
Ya Ya will not be on show to the public for the time being as the 23-year-old panda needs to rest and adapt(适应)to her new environment. The zoo will periodically release updates(定期发布信息)on Ya Ya on its official Weibo account.
On April 27, Ya Ya arrived in Shanghai and was quarantined(隔离)for a month before moving to Beijing, the administration said. During the quarantine period experienced keepers and veterinarians(兽医)from Beijing Zoo provided around-the clock care for Ya Ya, because of her old age and changed living environment. Shanghai Zoo offered support and make sure her safety and health, the administration said.
Beijing Zoo has prepared a special feeding place for Ya Ya as well as feeding measures, care and medical support.
On Sunday afternoon, Beijing Zoo received a special delivery of fresh bamboo from Chengdu, Sichuan province. The bamboo was airlifted to make sure that each panda at the zoo has fresh food, Beijing Television reported.
Beijing Zoo told the press that it will depend on her health check results whether and when Ya Ya will be shown to the public.
76. How old was Ya Ya when she was sent to the US
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77. How do the public get information about Ya Ya
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78. In which month did Ya Ya return to Beijing Zoo
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79. What did Beijing Zoo prepare for Ya Ya
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80. Where did the bamboo Ya Ya ate come from at Beijing Zoo
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(江苏省淮安市盱眙县2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Can you imagine an AI chatbot(聊天机器人)competing with you in an examination Do you think you could get higher scores than it A new AI chatbot called ChatGPT recently got a passing grade in a law school exam. Sounds crazy The use of ChatGPT has raised heated discussions in the education world. Please check out the discussion in the story.
Type in “A cat wants to go to space’’ and ask ChatGPT to write a bedtime story. Just one second later, you’ll get the story of Max, who went his way past many difficulties to sing among the stars.
Developed by US company OpenAI, ChatGPT has taken the Internet by storm, winning 100 million users since it came out in November 2022. People can ask the robot to write stories and emails, translate languages, and answer
all kinds of questions.
Compared with Siri or other chatbots, ChatGPT uses a much bigger database(数据库)for training. It also learns things by itself. For example, if it provides a wrong answer to your question, you can tell it the right one and it will make it right. The knowledge level of ChatGPT is similar to a college student. That’s why it surprised the world.
But one big problem with ChatGPT is that it makes mistakes or even gives wrong information. These are things that need to be dealt with.
根据上面短文的内容，回答问题。(每题答案不超过六个单词)
69. What is this new AI chatbot called
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70. Where has the use of ChatGPT raised heated discussions
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71. How many users has ChatGPT won since it came out in November 2022
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72. Does Siri use a much bigger database for training
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73. What will you do if ChatGPT provides a wrong answer to your question
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(江苏省盐城市盐都区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Ludwick Marishane, a young man from South Africa, was with his friends in Limpopo when they started talking about inventing(发明)something to put on your skin so you don’t have to take a bath. He used his mobile phone to do a lot of research(研究)online.
Millions of people around the world haven’t got clean water. This is a huge problem because dirty water causes terrible illnesses. One of them is trachoma(沙眼). Thousands of people all over the world get it every year. They wash their faces with dirty water, get an infection(传染病)and sometimes become blind.
Ludwick started thinking. He wanted to make something to help people in parts of the world where it’s difficult to find clean water. He did more research on his mobile. Ludwick had a plan. He wanted to make a gel(凝胶)for people to put on their skin so they don’t have to take a bath. He wrote the formula(配方)for the gel on his mobile phone. When he was at university, he never stopped thinking about his invention. Three years later the dream came true. He made the gel and called it “DryBath”. It looks like any other gel, but it isn’t! It saves lives and it also helps
save water!
Ludwick Marishane is the winner of lots of prizes. People call him “one of the brightest young men in the world”. He is very happy about the success. That’s important in many parts of the world where it’s difficult to find clean water. Now he wants to invent other things, and he wants to help other young people become inventors, too.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
56. Where does Ludwick Marishane come from
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57. What does dirty water cause
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58. How do people use the gel “Drybath”
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59. What does DryBath help do
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60. What do you think of Ludwick Marishane
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(江苏省南京市鼓楼区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Teaching good manners can seem like a lot of work, but it is as important as brushing teeth twice a day. Actually, just give time and any child can learn to be polite. Here are some tips on how to help kids remember good manners in their daily life.
Sometimes children may be willing to listen to someone instead of their parents. Turn to friends, family, and teachers and encourage them to practice good manners at all times. If an uncle burps(打嗝)at the dinner table, have him say “Excuse me.” or “Pardon me”. If your children jump on the sofa at Grandma's house, have her explain that jumping on furniture is impolite. This shows that a different person can be more effective(有效的)than the same one who is heard all the time. If no one plays down(对……轻描淡写)bad manners, your kids won't either.
Prepare for different situations in which your kids need to behave politely. If you're in your backyard where a child has been on the swings(秋千)too long, he doesn’t notice others waiting. Show how you would politely ask the child to give everyone else a turn. With practice, your child will have the confidence to deal with any situation with
politeness and good manners.
Family dinners are perfect situations for practicing table manners, such as learning how to use utensils(餐具), eating properly, and making proper conversations. The dinner table is a great place to get children to try new foods they may eat at a restaurant or a friend's house. By slowly introducing new meals, your child has a chance to experience and eat new foods in a safe environment. This will encourage him to be open and excited about new dishes and situations. If he doesn’t like the food, teach him how to refuse it without complaining about it. Advise him to eat his favourite food in small and slow bites, and to say politely when he is full.
When my child used to point out someone’s bad manners, I would ask him what that person should have done differently. Talk about different situations, ask what words he can use to sound polite when talking to an adult. Ask your child to share his ideas with you. Encourage him to practice them as soon as possible and ask him to report what happens and if the result is good.
___71___ to Practice Good Manners
Get others to help Children may accept others’ advice more ___72___. A different person can do ___73___ work than the same one who is always heard.
Role-play situations Help kids to ___74___ good manners in different situations. In this way, kids will be ___75___ to deal with any situation.
Eat dinner as a family Teach kids to use utensils, eat and talk ___76___. Tell kids not to ___77___ about the food they dislike.
___78___ to your child's ideas Ask your child ___79___ he thinks of someone’s bad manners. Discuss with your child and encourage him to put his ideas into ___80___ in different situations.
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(江苏省镇江市句容市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)How will geography influence your life For
some children around the world, the environment they grow up in has a huge effect on their lives. This is the case in Madagascar, an island country in Africa, where a 3D-printed school is now being built.
Maggie Grout was just 15 years old when she set up a non-profit(非盈利的)organization-Thinking Huts. Now 22, she is raising money to build a series of 3D-printed school powered by solar energy. Maggie took the lead role and worked with university professors through the whole process of building the 3D-printed school. They chose Madagascar because it needs more schools. Many children in that country don't have the chance to receive education. Besides, it has a lot of sunshine, which can be made into energy to power things.
Maggie first drew a design for the school. She thought about what things the people needed and where they worked best.
Next, Maggie found an architect(建筑师)and 3D printing company for the job. To make it environmentally friendly, they use a special 3D printer to build the school. It meant up to 50 percent less concrete(混凝土)used and less CO2. Plus, the school could be completed in just a week. They also used local materials to build the doors, windows and roof.
What’s more, Thinking Huts will get local workers to learn how to use a 3D printer so that they can build more schools on their own in the future. Maggie plans to print more new schools in other parts of Madagascar because one in five children don’t have primary school to attend there.
So far, Maggie’s charity has already raised $125,000. “It’s good news to me! Of course, we need more.” Maggie told Spring wise website. Doing charity work means a lot and she is glad to carry on with it.
Introduction In Madagascar, the environment ___61___ children’s lives greatly. Now, a 3D-printed school is being built there with the help of Maggie Grout.
Main body(building the 3D-printed school in Madagascar) The organizer ◆Maggie Grout set up Thinking Huts at 15 and is ___62___ money to build 3D-printed schools. ◆Maggie led the whole process from the ___63___ to the end, working with university professors.
The ◆It is ___65___ for many children to receive education in
___64___ Madagascar. ◆Madagascar has a lot of sunshine, which can be made into ___66___ to power things.
The steps ◆First, Maggie drew a design for the school. She thought about the ___67___ things and the best location to build the school. ◆Next, Maggie found an architect and 3D printing company for the job.
The future plans ◆Local workers will depend on ___68___ to build more schools. ◆Maggie plans to print more new schools in other parts of Madagascar because ___69___ percent of the children don’t have primary school to attend there.
Conclusion Doing charity work is meaningful and Maggie is glad to ___70___ it.
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(江苏省南通市通州区、如东县2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Our lives are made up of our habits, the things that we do often and almost without thinking. They are often things that are hard to stop doing. Good habits make us happy and bad habits don’t. For example, we may think eating too much junk food makes us happy but, in the future, we will be sad. Developing good habits will help us love our lives.
To form a good habit, a goal is needed. There are many habits we may want to have, like doing more exercise. Make sure your goal is accurate, for example, to run a race in six months’ time. Start small. Don’t try and do too much immediately. You might give up. Remember that the journey of 1,000 miles begins with one single step! Start with an action so small that you can’t say no. For example, run for just three minutes every day. It seems silly, but the important thing is to repeat the action and not stop! Be patient and don’t expect success immediately.
There are three elements(要素)to form a habit. Use these to help you:
◆The signal to do something
Leave your running shoes by the front door. This is the signal to run.
◆Doing the thing
Run for three minutes. After a week, increase to five minutes, and so on.
◆A reward for doing that thing
After the run, watch your favourite TV show.
Developing good habits
What is our habit ◆They are the things that we do often and almost without thinking. ◆They are often things that are not ___62___ to stop doing.
___63___ do we form a good habit ◆Set an accurate goal. ◆Don’t try and do too much immediately. ◆Start with a ___64___ action so that you can’t say no. ◆The important thing is to ___65___ repeating the action.
What are the elements to make a habit The following elements may be ___66___ to you. ◆The signal to do something ◆Doing the thing ◆A reward for doing that thing
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(江苏省泰州市靖江市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)We all need deep and lasting friendships with other people. However, some people complain that they find it hard to make new friends. Do you have such problems The following may help you.
Be active to meet new friends.
Heather Havrilesky is a famous writer for a magazine. She points out that believing other people also need friends is important to making friends. “Many people think that everybody already has his or her friends,” she says. “This is a wrong idea. People do have their own friends, but they are still willing to meet new ones.”
When you try to communicate with someone you don’t know well, you often feel uncomfortable. Accept such a feeling. Otherwise, you can’t have new friends.
Spend time on what you love.
If you ask people how you can make new friends, many of them will tell you to try picking up a hobby. Havrilesky says that this truly works. “Do the things you like, and people will naturally come to you,” she says. “You will meet people who share your hobbies.”
You may start with the hobby you like best. If it doesn’t work, remember that you have many talents. You don’t
have to be interested in just one thing.
Care about your friends.
If you want to have deep friendships, you have to take care of them. In her book The Art of Showing Up, Rachel Wilkerson Miller shares two ideas.
◆ Take notes. Your notes will help you remember their birthdays or other information.
◆ Remember the names of other people in your friends’ lives. You may ask to see pictures of the people they are talking about. They will help you to better remember these people in the future. Your friends will be happy because you know them well.
It’s not an easy thing to keep deep and lasting friendships. However, no friends come to your life for no reason. Act right now, and you’ll find a friendship is developing silently.
___66___ on making friends
Introduction Deep and lasting friendships are ___67___ to every one of us.
Main body Be active to meet new friends ◆In fact, nobody ___68___ to meet new people. ◆Accept the ___69___feeling when communicating with someone you don’t know well.
Spend time on your ___70___ ◆Do the things you like, and people with the ___71___ hobby will come to you. ◆Start with your ___72___ hobby and remember you have more than one talent.
Care about your friends ◆Write down the important points to ___73___ yourself of their birthday or other information. ◆Remember the names of other people in your friends’ lives. Asking to see photos of them is ___74___ to remember them better.
Conclusion ◆Keeping deep and lasting friendships is not an easy thing, but if you take action right now, a friendship may ____75____ silently.
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(江苏省泰州市泰兴市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)
Understanding Graphics(图表)
When we are reading, we often see one or two graphics in a text. Have you ever thought about these questions: Why are they there What information do they give Do they help with our reading and understanding
Graphics are things like pictures, maps, charts and tables. They give information to readers. Very often, we can see different kinds of graphics in books, magazines and newspapers. Writers use graphics to attract(吸引)the readers and give them some special information. Graphics help to understand the given information in a text. And graphics put the information in an order so that it’s easy to understand when we take a quick look.
It is not always true that a picture means more than a thousand words. But many things are easier to show than to tell and they may also be easier to understand. Graphics are just the right things that give a lot of information but it doesn’t take much time to read and understand.
The right way to read and understand a graphic is to look at the picture and the words together. In a graphic, only a few words are used to explain what the picture shows you. Sometimes, numbers and percentages(百分比)are also given to go well with the words to explain things.
Now look at the graphic on the right. It is how a writer used a graphic to show the number of hours spent sleeping by British teenagers each day. Can you understand it
Understanding Graphics
Introduction We often see graphics while ___46___.
Explanation Readers get information through graphics ___47___ pictures, maps, charts and tables. Graphics are used to get the readers’ ___48___ and give information. Graphics are ___49___ for readers to understand the information in a text. Even if we take a quick look, we can understand the graphics ___50___.
Advantages Sometimes a picture can express more ___51___ than a thousand pared with words, graphics can give more information but take
___52___time.
Ways To understand a graphic, we should look at ___53___ the picture and the words. In a graphic, we ___54___ numbers and percentages with the words to explain things.
A/An ___55___ Here is a graphic showing the number of hours British teenagers spend sleeping each day.
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(江苏省泰州市姜堰区2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)
Self-respect(自尊)is of great importance. Self-respect is a feeling of being happy about one's characters, abilities and beliefs.
Developing self-respect means developing self-confidence to deal with whatever life throws at us. The following are some ways we can improve our self-respect.
There is great stress from parents, work and society to become a certain person and to achieve certain goals. A real self-respect is very important and you should believe in your own values and remember what is important to you. Everyone needs to follow his or her own path.
Nobody likes criticism(批评). To keep a sense of self-respect, we need to learn how to deal with criticism. Don't get sad by the things someone else says or does. Maybe it is completely untrue, so pay no attention to it. If there is some truth, we can use it to develop our characters. Jealousy(嫉妒)of other people's success will cause the loss of our happiness and self-respect. Jealousy is simply envy of other people's success. The truth is that there will always be some people more successful than us. The way of lasting self-respect is to be happy with others' success.
If you have no respect for others, how can you have self-respect It isn’t right to feel better by putting others down. If we look for good qualities in other people, it is easier to remember the good qualities in ourselves.
Forgive others and yourself. Don’t live in the past, but move on from the past mistakes and difficult situations. If your mind is full of problems in the past, you will always feel sad. Self-respect comes when we get tolerant(宽容的).
Sometimes we work with the best of motives(动机)only to be sorry for the result. It is the nature of life that things will not happen as we hoped, but it is a mistake to connect our sense of self-respect with the achievements.
How to develop respect for yourself
Theme Keeping a sense of self-respect is a very ___76___ part of a great life.
Idea of self-respect Self-respect is a ___77___ of being happy with one's characters, abilities and beliefs.It can make one develop self-confidence of working out all kinds of problems in one's life.
___78___ to develop self-respect Being true to yourself ◆Believe in your own values and ___79___ your own path.
Learning to deal with criticism ◆Never get sad by things ___80___ do or say. ◆Pay no attention to untrue criticism and try to make progress from true criticism.
Avoiding jealousy ◆Jealousy is a common way of ___81___ our happiness and self-respect. ◆Learn to be happy when others become ___82___.
Respecting others ◆It is ___83___ to feel better by putting others down. ◆Look for the good qualities in other people.
Forgiving ◆Move on from the past mistakes made by others or yourself. ◆Don't let your mind filled ___84___ the mistakes in the past.
Remembering your motives, not your ___85___. ◆It is common that we work with strong motives but fail to get good results.
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(江苏省南京师范大学附属中学新城初级中学2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Chinese President Xi Jinping recently replied to a letter from volunteers in a community in Shanghai.They help with garbage sorting.
In his reply, Xi said he was happy to know that after recent years of publicity(推广), the volunteers' community has made new progress in garbage sorting.He also hopes volunteers could encourage more people to develop the habit of sorting garbage.
Since 2019, more than 22, 000 garbage stations have been upgraded in Shanghai, according to the Shanghai Observer website.A huge change has taken place in the city in recent years：people once refused to sort garbage, but now they are actively joining in the activity.Garbage sorting has become a “new fashion”.
To promote the fashion, the community also makes use of technology in garbage sorting.There are special recycling machines besides the garbage cans.People scan the code on the machine, put in paper or clothes, and then get money from it.
“Sorting trash is a way to make the community a better place.It can benefit the residents.For example, house prices may go up,” said Cui Fenglin, 36, a representative of the Shanghai volunteers.He said many people changed their minds after this kind of “persuasion(劝说)” from volunteers.
Sixteen-year-old volunteer Yu Yue has made posters and written articles about garbage sorting."My classmates and I even made an animation(动画)to help people understand how sorting trash can influence the environment, "Yu said.
In the future, the community will hold more events and work with local schools to promote a greener lifestyle, said Cui.By 2022, about 297 cities in China had fully implemented(实行)trash sorting, reported CCTV News.The whole country is going to implement trash sorting by the end of 2025, according to a national-level working conference held on May 23.
Garbage ___71___ a new trend
President Xi’s ___72___ to a letter from Shanghai volunteers ◆be happy to know about their new progress in garbage sorting;
◆hope more people could be ___73___ to develop the habit of garbage sorting;
The successful work of the community and its volunteers Achievements ◆They have upgraded ___74___ 22, 000 garbage stations.
◆People in Shanghai ___75___ to refuse garbage sorting, but now they take an ___76___ part in it.
Actions ◆making use of technology;
◆persuading residents by stating that garbage sorting may make the house prices ___77___.
◆___78___ posters and writing articles about garbage sorting;
Future ___79___ ◆To hold more events;
◆To work with local schools;
◆To implement garbage sorting ___80___ the country by the end of 2025;
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(江苏省南京市科利华中学2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)
Museums in China keep up with young people with fresh experience
For Liu Ziqi, an eight-year-old museum lover in Beijing, this winter vacation has proved a rather busy one, as she made a to-go list for newly opened exhibitions in the Chinese capital. During the seven-day Spring Festival holiday starting from Jan. 21, museums in Beijing received 1.01 million visits, up 34 percent year on year, according to Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau. Like Liu, more and more young people, some not necessarily big fans of museums, choose to spend some of their spare time in a museum. COLLABORATIONS(合作)
Collaborations between museums and arts organizations help the young people get closer to the relics(文物)by telling the stories behind them.
“Harmonious Co-existence,” the first exhibition held jointly by the two museums in recent years is a
great example. Including over 400 exhibits, from picture scrolls depicting ancient Chinese legends to copies of philosophical classics, it elaborates on the historical origins of the concepts of “harmony” and “unity” which are rooted in the Chinese MUNICATION
“More and more visitors began asking questions” Bai Xuesong, a professional museum guide at Xi’an Beilin Museum said, adding that this shows a change in the relationship between guides and visitors from “teaching” to communication and learning.
New technologies including Al and VR also enabled museums in China to make a change from simply showing artifacts to actively engaging with visitors.
“I saw the roof decorations for the Tang Dynasty palace”, said Liu “It feels like traveling back to the Tang Dynasty. Now I feel closer to history.
INTEGRATIONS(整合)
“For young people, intellectual and cultural activities are becoming an important part of their lives,” said Jin Jiangbo, vice president of the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, explaining reasons behind people’s growing interest in museums.
Such integrations are changing museums from simply places of public cultural education to public service centers, meeting the needs of the young people who want to know more about different kinds of culture.
The museums are changing their forms to attract more people. Now matter how they change there’s one thing that won’t change: Behind the popularity is people’s positive attitude toward the country’s development and their understanding of and growing confidence in national culture.
Museums in China keep up with young people with fresh experience
Introduction The number of visits to museums in Beijing has ___81___ a lot during the Spring Festival holiday. One of the most popular ___82___ for young people is to visit exhibitions in museums when they have spare time.
Ways Collaborations With the help of collaborations, young people have a ___83___ understanding of the stories behind the relics. “Harmonious Co-existence” exhibition explains how the concepts “harmony” and “unity” ___84___ in the Chinese culture.
Communication Visitors may have questions in mind so they would like to ___85___ with the guide. Thanks to the technologies, museums are ___86___ to engage with visitors so that visitors can feel closer to history.
Integrations Nowadays it is ___87___ for young people to separate their lives from intellectual and cultural activities. Museums are turning themselves into centers providing cultural education and ___88___ for young people.
Conclusion Museums are on the way to look for new ___89___. China’s enjoying all-round development because all Chinese are ___90___ in China’s future and culture.
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(江苏省南京市秦淮区六校2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)
We all know the sun is important. It provides life for
plants, animals, and people here on Earth. But how does
the sun do that It’s the sun’s energy that makes life on
our earth possible.
What is solar energy
Energy from the sun is called solar energy. It comes in the form of light or heat(热量). Solar energy is what makes you feel hot when you sit in the sunlight. People have used solar energy for thousands of years. Houses are built with windows, so sunlight can get inside and it can also provide heat. The sun’s energy can also be used to heat water and even food. If you have a magnifying glass(放大镜), your parents have probably warned you not to leave it in the sun. Solar energy can make the magnifying glass burn things under it.
How can electricity be produced by the sun’s light
We can also turn the sun’s light into electricity(电能). This is done with solar boards. Using this technology, we can run a calculator(计算器)and even power cars. But what happens when clouds stop the solar boards from working Does this mean that solar energy can only be used on bright sunny days Solar boards can store(储存)electricity when the sun is shining. This stored electricity can be used at night or on cloudy days.
Is solar energy expensive
Solar energy is not as expensive as it used to be. Since the sun gives off(散发)more energy than people have used, imagine what we could do if we use the sun’s energy to power our earth.
It’s ___71___ for life on our earth to live without the sun’s energy.
___72___ is solar energy ◆People could ___73___ solar energy thousands of years ago. ◆Sunlight can go ___74___ windows to provide heat inside. ◆Water and food can be heated by the sun’s ___75___. ◆You may be ___76___ not to make things burn in the sun with a magnifying glass.
How to ___77___ electricity ◆The sun’s light can also be ___78___ into electricity. ◆We store electricity on ___79___ days and use it at night or on cloudy days.
Is solar energy expensive ◆Solar energy is ___80___ than it used to be.
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(江苏省淮安市盱眙县2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末)Do you live in a city You’ve probably noticed how noisy and crowded cities can be. What if you could live next to a lake or a river instead
As it turns out, living near water, such as oceans, lakes and rivers can help us feel both happier and healthier. Those who live less than one kilometer from the coast are around 22 percent less likely(可能的)to have mental(心理的)problems than those who live 50 km or more away, according to a study by researchers from the University of Exeter, the UK. And people who visit the coast at least twice a week tend to(倾向于)experience better general and mental health as well.
So how does the “blue space” make us feel better For one thing water environments are usually less polluted and have more sunlight, which can lead to better physical and mental health. People who get more sun tend to get more happiness than those who do not.
For another, that is the air above the sea. After spending time near the ocean, you might find that you feel more relaxed than usual. This is because sea air is filled with negative ions(负离子)which are good for our mental health.
Finally, people who live near water tend to be more physically active, according to The Guardian. Water sports like swimming and boating can help us stay in shape, which in turn keeps us healthy.
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74. Living near water not only keeps us away from the ________ and the crowd in the city, but also helps us feel happier and ________.
75. According to a study, people ________ near the coast are less likely to have mental ________ than those who live far away from it.
76. Water environments with less ________ and more sunlight can lead to better health, and getting more sun can make people feel ________ than those who don’t.
77. After spending time near the ocean, people might find that they feel more ________ than usual, because the air is ________ of negative ions and that’s good for their health.
78. Living near water makes people more willing to take part in physical ________. And doing water ________ keeps us healthy as it helps us stay in shape.
