期中复习之阅读回答问题15篇
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（24-25八年级下·江苏苏州·阶段练习）What is space tourism
Space tourism is space travel for leisure purposes (休闲目的). What was once only a dream—described in books such as Arthur C． Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey—is now becoming a reality.
Futurologists (未来学家) are scientists who try to predict (预测) what life will be like in the future. After the first man landed on the moon in 1969, they thought that hotels would be built on the moon by the year 2000. Futurologists also considered the possibility that, in the 21st century, families might go for a holiday on the moon. Neither of these predictions have come true yet—but the rapid development of technology may mean these predictions are a possibility in the years to come.
Space Adventure is currently the only company to send people into space. Space Adventures worked with the Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation and Rocket and Space Corporation Energia to offer flights for the world’s first private space explorers. Each person paid over $20 million for their 10-day trip to the International Space Station.
Following several successful trips into space, more companies are now thinking about the possibility of sending tourists into space. In order to make it cheaper, suborbital (亚轨道的) space travel is a choice for many companies, including Virgin Galactic. Passengers would go to a height of between 100 and 160 km above earth, experience 3—6 minutes of weightlessness and a view of the stars, then come back down to earth. This costs about $200, 000 per person.
While it could be an amazing experience, there are some problems with space tourism. Many people believe that it could make global warming (全球变暖) worse and it is not good for the ozone layer (臭氧层). What’s more, space travel is only really for the rich people. There are still millions of people worldwide who couldn’t pay for it.
1．Which book described space tourism
2．When did the first man land on the moon
3．Do you think space travel will be easy to popularize (普及) in the future Why
（23-24八年级下·江苏南通·阶段练习）If you were born in the 2000s, you are called the oh-ohs. In the 21st century, that would make you young, creative, connected, world-wide, and no doubt smart. Maybe good-looking, too. Right But what do other people think about our generation
Some adults worry that you’re more interested in the screen in front of you than the world around you. They think of you as the “face-down generation” because you use your phone so much. They wonder how you will deal with school, friends, and family.
Other adults worry that today’s youth are spoilt (爱) and don’t want to face the challenges of adult life. Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by “helicopter parents”. They were always there to guide and help their children with a busy program filled with homework and activities such as dancing, drawing, or sports. With parents who do everything for them, today’s youth seem to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s.
Does the face-down generation need a heads-up Well, probably not. The fact is that many of today’s teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations. They seem to be willing to become leaders. More young people than ever volunteer to help their communities.
There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls’ rights to go to school.
So if you’re one of the oh-ohs, there is reason to be hopeful about the future. Things are looking up for the face-down generation. You are likely to do great and laugh out loud.
1．When were the oh-ohs born
2．Why do some adults think of the oh-ohs as the “face-down generation”
3．How do “helicopter parents” guide and help their children
4．Who does the writer take as an example of brave young people
5．According to the writer, what are the face-down generation likely to do
（23-24八年级下·江苏苏州·阶段练习）请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答文后的问题。
What will future homes look like A team of architects (建筑师) in Hong Kong say that city homes will be tiny, as population (人口) continues to grow and space becomes more expensive.
They have designed “spaceflats’’ that are just 30 square metres in size. These flats have a living room, a bathroom and a bedroom, as well as a balcony, but everything is carefully planned to make good use of the limited space.
The living room is the main room of the flat. It can be used as an office, a kitchen or even a second bedroom. There is a sofa that can be changed into a bed. The dining table can be changed into a computer desk. Both the sofa and the table can be folded (折叠) away and stored into a small space in the wall. There is a TV, which can also be used as a computer screen. In one corner of the room, a small cooker, a microwave oven and a small fridge are hidden out of sight.
The other rooms are small but practical (实用的). The bathroom has a toilet and a shower. The double bed in the bedroom can also be a sofa, if necessary. The balcony has enough room for two people to sit on and enjoy the view outside.
“Spaceflats” are now being tested in a building in Hong Kong. A resident (居民) said, “The flat is so well designed that you feel that there is plenty of space.”
1．How many rooms does a “spaceflat” have
2．What does the resident think of the “spaceflat”
3．Would you like to live in a “spaceflat” Why or why not
（23-24八年级下·江苏无锡·阶段练习）It was a cold, dry February afternoon. I was in my house with my children. Suddenly, a fire broke out in my autistic (患自闭症的) son’s room. In a few minutes, the fire spread across the living room and then the whole house.
My children and I all got out of the fire without getting hurt. However, we lost all of our possessions (财产), except for the clothes we were wearing. We didn’t even have shoes on. I watched the fire go up through the roof. We lost our home. We had nowhere to live.
Fortunately, we had insurance (保险). But until we could receive some money, we had to live with friends and family and make do with what other people gave us.
The main impact (影响) was on the children. My autistic son really had problems dealing with any changes. He couldn’t even accept the fact of having to wear a new pair of shoes. Yet we had to tell him that he would be living in a whole new house and that all of his clothes and toys were gone.
Thinking about what could have happened, I couldn’t help but feel frightened. I was just thankful that my kids were all alive. Everyone was so nice. People went out of their way to help, not only on the day the fire broke out, but also in the weeks afterwards. Their kindness is the thing that has really stuck in my mind.
1．According to the article, when did the fire break out
2．Where was the author (作者) when the fire broke out
3．What did the author’s family lose in the fire
4．Why couldn’t the author’s autistic son accept the fact of having to wear a new pair of shoes
5．What has really stuck in the author’s mind
（24-25八年级下·江苏南通·阶段练习）任务型阅读
Rice is life. Rice is at the heart of human civilization (文明). It supports industry, inspires culture and feeds more than half of the world’s population. But the world is still struggling with hunger. The demand for food is far from enough. As the world’s population is about to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, we need to produce 60 percent more food with less land. That is not easy.
We need more rice and better rice. Let’s have a look at what rice is made of. Normally, rice’s flower contains both female and male organs (蕊). That allows it to pollinate itself without the help of bees. Now, imagine there are two types of rice. Rice A is known for high yields (产量). Rice B can fight against stress of weather. Our goal is to create a super Rice C that contains the good advantage of both A and B．That means we need crossbreeding (杂交繁育).
Now we have a hybrid with the high yield quality from A and resistant to stress of weather from B．So the key is to find this kind of rice.
In 1970, Chinese scientist Yuan Longping and his team found “the magic plant”. Three years later, Yuan produced the world’s first hybrid rice-Nan You No. 2. With yields 20 percent above conventional varieties, his creation can feed over 70 million people each year. Today, hybrid rice is planted in more than half of total rice-growing area in China. It allows the country to feed a quarter of the world’s population with 7 percent of the arable (可开垦的) land.
Yuan was later given the title of the “Father of Hybrid Rice”. And the influence of his technology goes beyond the national border. Now, hybrid rice is grown in Asia, America and Africa, even in sand and seashores.
In this case, hybrid rice has served China well and it can also feed a better world.
1．How did rice affect the human civilization
2．What’s the advantage of the super Rice C
3．When did Yuan produce the world’s first hybrid rice-Nan You No. 2
4．Why do we say Yuan’s technology goes beyond the national border
5．What can we learn from the passage (请自拟一句话作答)
（23-24八年级下·江苏南通·期中）It was a very sunny Saturday, and the zoo was crowded with families. Harry Potter’s uncle and aunt bought their son Dudley a large chocolate ice-cream for his birthday. Harry Potter didn’t get it, and no one remembers his 11th birthday was also coming soon.
After lunch they went to the reptile(爬行动物) house. It was cool and dark in here, with glass windows all along the walls. All kinds of lizards(蜥蜴) and snakes were behind the glass window. Dudley quickly found the largest snakes there. It was sleeping now. Dudley stood with his nose pressed against the glass staring at the snake. Dudley ordered his father to make the snake move, but the snake just took his sleep.
“This is boring.” Dudley said. He went away quickly.
Harry Potter moved in front of the window and looked at the snake. He wouldn’t be surprised if the snake had died of boredom—since it had no friends except stupid people trying to disturb it all day long. The snake suddenly opened its big eyes. Slowly, very slowly, it raised its head.
It winked(眨眼). Harry Potter was surprised. No one noticed it. He winked, too. The snake gave Harry Potter a look that said quietly: “I get that all the time.” “I know,” Harry Potter says in a low voice, though he wasn’t sure the snake could hear him. “It must be really annoying.” The snake nodded in agreement.
Then Harry Potter and the snake began to talk...
“DAD! MUM! COME AND LOOK AT THIS SNAKE! YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT IT’S DOING!” Dudley jumped towards the snake as fast as he could.
“Out of the way, you!” he cried, pushing Harry Potter away. Caught by surprise, Harry fell hard on the floor, angrily. Next, no one saw how it happened—one second, Dudley was falling through the glass window as if the window was never there! He was so afraid that he cried loudly. The large snake was moving slowly to the gate. As the snake moved past Harry Potter, he heard a low voice said “Brazil, here I come...Thanks, amigo.”
—from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
1．How was the weather when Harry Potter visited the zoo that day
2．Where was the largest snake at first
3．Why did Harry Potter think the snake was bored
4．How did Harry Potter feel after he was pushed by Dudley
5．What did Dudley do after he fell through the window
（23-24八年级下·江苏无锡·期中）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个问题的答案不超过8个单词。
There once was a king who gave a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture. Hundreds of artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them.
One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged (崎岖的) and bare (光秃秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a dangerous waterfall (瀑布).
But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a small bush growing in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the middle of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest—in perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize The king chose the second picture. Do you know why
“Because,” explained the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the middle of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”
1．If an artist’s picture was best, what would he get from the king
2．How many pictures did the king read
3．Where did the mother bird build her nest
4．Why did the king choose the second picture
5．What’s the similarity (相似点) between the two pictures
（23-24八年级下·江苏南通·期中）阅读与回答问题
One day, a baby snail found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell at any time. He was confused, so he went up to his mother and asked, “Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy ” His mother said, “Because we don’t have bones to hold us up. We can only move slowly, so we need a shell to protect us.”
The baby snail asked again, “The caterpillar has no bones, either, and she can’t move quickly. Why can she live without a shell ” The mother snail answered, “That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly. She can fly high into the sky. The sky can protect her.
The baby snail had one more question, “But the earthworm moves like us. He has no bones and he won’t turn into a butterfly. Why doesn’t he carry a hard and heavy shell ” His mother said, “He can dig a hole and hide in the ground, and then the earth can protect him.”
The baby snail then cried, “We are so poor! We have no protection from the sky or from the ground!” His mother smiled at him, “That’s why we have a shell. My dear, imagine that if we don’t have the shells, what will happen to us Hot sun will dry out our bodies and we’ll have nowhere to sleep. What’s more, we’ll die in the heavy rain. How terrible it is! We don’t depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on ourselves.”
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1．Why were snails born with shells
2．How did the baby snail like his shell
3．What will the caterpillar become when she grows up
4．Where can an earthworm hide
5．What does the story want to tell us
（23-24八年级下·江苏连云港·期中）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。
Spring is the season when plants start to grow freely from the ground. In China, wild spring greens are very popular as healthy food. They are common (常见的) in many dishes.Chinese toon shoots (香椿芽) Toon shoots are usually the best just before Guyu, the sixth of the 24 solar terms (节气). Guyu means that spring is about to end. This is when the leaves are the most tender (嫩的). Because of the strong taste of the leaves, they are often cooked with eggs, sometimes with tofu.Indian aster (马兰头/马拦头) Its Chinese name means to make a horse turn its head. It is said that its tender taste could make a horse stop moving on. Perhaps because of the name, the green has become a goodbye gift, cooked when one wants to wish a friend a safe journey. The vegetable is usually boiled in water, cut and mixed with tofu and sesame (芝麻) oil.Shepherd’s purse (荠菜) Shepherd’s purse grows early in spring. It has an unusual smell and tastes a little bitter (苦的) and sweet. We often use it in dumplings. It has other uses, too. For example, in Chinese medicine (药), people use it to improve eyesight.
1．When do plants start growing freely from the ground
2．What are toon shoots often cooked with
3．Why has Indian aster become a goodbye gift in China
4．In Chinese medicine, what do people use Shepherd’s purse to do
5．What do you think of the wild spring greens above
（23-24八年级下·江苏扬州·期中）阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。（每题答案不超过10个单词）
I saw a man stretched out on the floor. His hands and feet were tied. There were two men standing over him. One held a lantern, the other held a pistol.
The man on the floor kept begging, “Please, I won’t tell anyone!”
Every time he’d say that, the man with the lantern grinned. “Indeed you aren’t!”
The man with the pistol was ready to shoot, but the other man said, “Wait!” They mumbled a few things, and then headed my way.
I scooted out of there quickly as I could and hid behind some boxes. Then the two men stood talking at the deck rail.
“Let’s just put the loot in our boat and head out,” one man said. “It won’t be long before this steamboat washes back into the river and sinks. When it does, old Jim Turner in there will drown for sure.”
“But suppose it doesn’t wash back out ” the other man said.
“I guess we can wait a bit to see.”
When they headed back in, I lit out. I was covered in a cold sweat.
“Jim,” I whispered, “there is a gang of murderers yonder. We need to find their boat so we can cut in loose. Then they will be stuck here. The sheriff will be able to find them and take them in. We’ve got to hurry. You look on one side, and I will look on the other.”
“And then what, Huck ”
“What do you think We will get back on the raft and sail out of here.”
Jim let out a powerful sigh. “We can’t, Huck. There isn’t any raft. It broke loose and sailed off on its own. We are stuck here.”
1．What did the man on the floor keep doing
2．Did the man with the pistol shoot at last
3．What was Huck covered in when the two men headed back
4．What’s wrong with the raft
5．Do you like Huck Why
（23-24八年级下·江苏·期中）请认真阅读短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
Lily was a cheerful girl. She always had a big smile on her face. One day, she noticed an old man named Grumble sitting beside a river. The old man looked sad. Lily wanted to make him smile, so she walked up to him with a friendly greeting. “Good morning, Mr. Grumble! Why the long face ” she asked.
Grumble said, “What’s there to be happy about, young one Life is full of troubles.” Lily laughed and replied, “Troubles are like big and scary thunderclouds, Mr. Grumble. But just like clouds, they pass, making way for the sun to shine again. You should try looking on the bright side!”
Lily made a bet with Grumble, saying, “I bet I can make you smile by the end of the day.” Grumble challenged her, “You’re welcome to try, but it won’t be easy.”
For the rest of the day, Lily did all kinds of funny and silly things to make Grumble laugh. She told jokes, sang like nobody was watching, and even made faces. However, Grumble was still unhappy. As the sun began to set, Lily decided to give it one last try. She took a deep breath and broke into a joyous dance.
Surprisingly, Grumble couldn’t help it. He let out a chuckle (咯咯笑声), and then another. Before he knew it, he was laughing heartily, his sadness giving way to happiness. Lily had won the contest, but more importantly, she showed Grumble that becoming cheerful was not difficult.
Happiness is a choice, and we can find it.
1．What was Mr. Grumble like as Lily walked up to him
2．Why did Lily see troubles as thunderclouds
3．What does the story teach us
重难语篇拔高练
（23-24八年级下·江苏南通·期中）阅读与回答问题
A zero-waste life is a lifestyle that hardly creates any rubbish. So, a zero-waste theme store is about providing people with a number of everyday, practical and pleasant zero-waste products to help them start on a one-stop, zero-waste life journey.
“Zero waste” or “danshari” was first given by a French woman called Bea Johnson. “Live a life and try not to create any rubbish; use different methods to protect the earth.” she said.
Yu Yuan, 27, and her boyfriend have lived in Beijing for many years. And earlier she used to be a customer without thinking a lot until she saw a video about “zero waste”. The video is about a family of four, and the rubbish they produce every year is placed in a jar. After watching the video, Yu wanted to experience this zero-waste lifestyle with her boyfriend.
Yu says that a zero-waste life followed the 6 R principle—Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Rot (腐烂).
Over August—October when Yu followed the principle of zero waste 6 R, she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both produced only two cans of rubbish.
Now, the couple have opened a small shop called The Bulk House in Nanluoguxiang (南锣鼓巷), Beijing, to support a zero-waste life.
At the store they use environmentally friendly products. For example, they use wood products to replace plastic ones and prepare cloth bags printed with zero-waste logos for customers. Most of the products sold in the store can be reused, and a small number of them which are not recyclable can degrade (分解). The store also has secondhand books and audio-visual CD/DVDs.
For used toiletries (洗漱用品) things like soap and toothpaste that are used for cleaning yourself, there is a company which accepts them, and the couple regularly mails their waste to it.
Yu says that those who were once not interested in the zero-waste lifestyle have gradually changed because of curiosity. The zero-waste lifestyle, she adds, is for everyone. “It’s around us at our fingertips.” Yu expects some of her friends to join her on the road to zero waste. As the saying goes, many hands make light work.
1．Who first gave the idea of “Zero waste” or “danshari”
2．Where is the Bulk House
3．What can you do to be environmentally friendly if you have some used toiletries
4．How much rubbish do Bea Johnson and her boyfriend produce after they follow 6 R principle
5．What do you think of a zero-waste life
（23-24八年级下·江苏盐城·期中）During the summer holiday, visiting museums became a new fashion. Tourists were seen queuing for long hours in front of museums and getting entrance tickets became more difficult.
According to media reports, the Henan Museum received more than 12,000 visitors this summer, nearly double that of the same period in 2019. The Hangzhou Museum recorded 12,800 visitors on 16th July, setting a new record.
According to Xinhua News Agency , the “museum fever” can be caused by different factors, including people’s increasing enthusiasm (热情) for traditional Chinese culture, the increasing market for youth educational (教育的) tours and summer camps, and the continuous development of museums. Lin Liugen, the director of the Institute of Archaeology at Zhejiang University, said the “museum craze” shows a deep connection between the public and traditional culture. More people want to have a deeper understanding of China’s rich culture and history.
Summer camps, family trips and educational tours have been the important forms of tourism, with museum visits becoming a must-do activity for travellers. Besides, new technologies (技术) have made cultural relics easier to reach. For example, 3-D projection technology makes the relics come alive before visitors’ eyes. AR glasses offer a special experience. Liu Yanchang, the curator (馆长) of the Shandong Museum, said, “In the future, more and more people will take visiting museums as a kind of habit and lifestyle.”
注意：每小题答案不超过6个单词。
1．How many visitors did the Henan Museum receive in summer in 2019
2．According to Xinhua News Agency, what market is increasing
3．According to Lin Liugen, what do more people want to deeper understand
4．What can AR glasses offer to museum visitors
5．What is the text mainly about
（23-24八年级下·江苏南京·期中）US company Motorola created the first cell phone in 1973. The brick-sized phone could only make calls for 30 minutes. Today, we have 5G smartphones that look very different and can do a lot more. What will the future phones be like
Most foldable (可折叠的) phones today can only fold the screen up and down or left and right. But in the future, phones will be much more flexible (灵活的). In October 2023, Motorola put out a new phone. People can wear it like a bracelet (手环) and bend it into different shapes. Apple is also working on a way to make foldable screens with fewer creases.
Not only will the phones become flexible, but they will also be able to fix themselves. Professor Zhenan Bao from Stanford University made an electronic skin that can fix itself with heat and magnets (磁). This skin acts like human skin, stretching (拉伸) without tearing (撕破). If it is used to make phones, the technology could lead to devices that could fix scratches (划痕) by themselves.
People will also power phones in ways that are different from now. For example, using solar energy. In 2016, Kyocera Corporation from Japan and French company Sun Partner Technologies made a phone with solar panels (电池板) in the screen. It takes only three minutes to charge. But it still needs traditional batteries (电池). In the future, faster and independent solar charging could make solar-powered phones more popular.
1．When did Motorola company put out a new phone
2．How long could the first Motorola phone make calls
3．What can an electronic skin do on a cell phone
4．What will make solar-powered phones more popular in the future
5．What the future phone may be like according to latest designs
（23-24八年级下·江苏苏州·期中）阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题。
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 (更喜欢) dogs and think they are “man’s best friends”, while cat people like cats because they think cats 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). Even those who don’t have pet cats are doing something called “cloud cat petting” (“云吸猫”), which refers to (指) 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.
1．What do cat people think of cats
2．How do people without pet cats do something called “cloud cat petting”
3．Do you prefer cats or dogs Why 期中复习之阅读回答问题15篇
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（24-25八年级下·江苏苏州·阶段练习）What is space tourism
Space tourism is space travel for leisure purposes (休闲目的). What was once only a dream—described in books such as Arthur C． Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey—is now becoming a reality.
Futurologists (未来学家) are scientists who try to predict (预测) what life will be like in the future. After the first man landed on the moon in 1969, they thought that hotels would be built on the moon by the year 2000. Futurologists also considered the possibility that, in the 21st century, families might go for a holiday on the moon. Neither of these predictions have come true yet—but the rapid development of technology may mean these predictions are a possibility in the years to come.
Space Adventure is currently the only company to send people into space. Space Adventures worked with the Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation and Rocket and Space Corporation Energia to offer flights for the world’s first private space explorers. Each person paid over $20 million for their 10-day trip to the International Space Station.
Following several successful trips into space, more companies are now thinking about the possibility of sending tourists into space. In order to make it cheaper, suborbital (亚轨道的) space travel is a choice for many companies, including Virgin Galactic. Passengers would go to a height of between 100 and 160 km above earth, experience 3—6 minutes of weightlessness and a view of the stars, then come back down to earth. This costs about $200, 000 per person.
While it could be an amazing experience, there are some problems with space tourism. Many people believe that it could make global warming (全球变暖) worse and it is not good for the ozone layer (臭氧层). What’s more, space travel is only really for the rich people. There are still millions of people worldwide who couldn’t pay for it.
1．Which book described space tourism
2．When did the first man land on the moon
3．Do you think space travel will be easy to popularize (普及) in the future Why
【答案】1．2001: A space Odyssey. 2．In 1969. 3．No. Because the cost is too high.
【导语】本文主要介绍了太空旅行的发展以及带来的问题。
1．根据“Space tourism…What was once only a dream—described in books such as Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey—is now becoming a reality.”可知，《2001太空漫游》描述了太空旅行。故填2001: A space Odyssey.
2．根据“After the first man landed on the moon in 1969”可知，第一个人登上月球是在1969年。故填In 1969.
3．开放性试题，言之有理即可，参考答案：No. Because the cost is too high.
（23-24八年级下·江苏南通·阶段练习）If you were born in the 2000s, you are called the oh-ohs. In the 21st century, that would make you young, creative, connected, world-wide, and no doubt smart. Maybe good-looking, too. Right But what do other people think about our generation
Some adults worry that you’re more interested in the screen in front of you than the world around you. They think of you as the “face-down generation” because you use your phone so much. They wonder how you will deal with school, friends, and family.
Other adults worry that today’s youth are spoilt (爱) and don’t want to face the challenges of adult life. Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by “helicopter parents”. They were always there to guide and help their children with a busy program filled with homework and activities such as dancing, drawing, or sports. With parents who do everything for them, today’s youth seem to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s.
Does the face-down generation need a heads-up Well, probably not. The fact is that many of today’s teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations. They seem to be willing to become leaders. More young people than ever volunteer to help their communities.
There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls’ rights to go to school.
So if you’re one of the oh-ohs, there is reason to be hopeful about the future. Things are looking up for the face-down generation. You are likely to do great and laugh out loud.
1．When were the oh-ohs born
2．Why do some adults think of the oh-ohs as the “face-down generation”
3．How do “helicopter parents” guide and help their children
4．Who does the writer take as an example of brave young people
5．According to the writer, what are the face-down generation likely to do
【答案】1．They were born in the 2000s./In the 2000s. 2．Because they use their phones so much. 3．They were always there to guide and help their children with a busy program filled with homework and activities such as dancing, drawing, or sports. 4．The writer takes Malala Yousafzai as an example of brave young people./Malala Yousafzai. 5．They are likely to do great and laugh out loud.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了21世纪出生的零零后的特点以及成年人对他们的看法。
1．根据“If you were born in the 2000s, you are called the oh-ohs.”可知，00后出生于2000年代。故填They were born in the 2000s./In the 2000s.
2．根据“They think of you as the ‘face-down generation’ because you use your phone so much.”可知，成年人认为零零后是“低头族”，是因为他们太常使用手机了。故填Because they use their phones so much.
3．根据“They were always there to guide and help their children with a busy program filled with homework and activities such as dancing, drawing, or sports.”可知，“直升机式父母”总是在那里指导和帮助他们的孩子，安排一个充满家庭作业和活动如舞蹈、绘画或运动的忙碌日程。故填They were always there to guide and help their children with a busy program filled with homework and activities such as dancing, drawing, or sports.
4．根据“There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls’ rights to go to school.”可知，作者把马拉拉·优素福·扎伊作为勇敢年轻人的榜样。故填The writer takes Malala Yousafzai as an example of brave young people./Malala Yousafzai.
5．根据“You are likely to do great and laugh out loud.”可知，低头族可能会做得很好，笑得很大声。故填They are likely to do great and laugh out loud.
（23-24八年级下·江苏苏州·阶段练习）请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答文后的问题。
What will future homes look like A team of architects (建筑师) in Hong Kong say that city homes will be tiny, as population (人口) continues to grow and space becomes more expensive.
They have designed “spaceflats’’ that are just 30 square metres in size. These flats have a living room, a bathroom and a bedroom, as well as a balcony, but everything is carefully planned to make good use of the limited space.
The living room is the main room of the flat. It can be used as an office, a kitchen or even a second bedroom. There is a sofa that can be changed into a bed. The dining table can be changed into a computer desk. Both the sofa and the table can be folded (折叠) away and stored into a small space in the wall. There is a TV, which can also be used as a computer screen. In one corner of the room, a small cooker, a microwave oven and a small fridge are hidden out of sight.
The other rooms are small but practical (实用的). The bathroom has a toilet and a shower. The double bed in the bedroom can also be a sofa, if necessary. The balcony has enough room for two people to sit on and enjoy the view outside.
“Spaceflats” are now being tested in a building in Hong Kong. A resident (居民) said, “The flat is so well designed that you feel that there is plenty of space.”
1．How many rooms does a “spaceflat” have
2．What does the resident think of the “spaceflat”
3．Would you like to live in a “spaceflat” Why or why not
【答案】1．Three/3. 2．It is well designed and makes people feel there is plenty of space. 3．回答合理即可。参考答案：Yes. Because the smart use of foldable furniture and multifunctional spaces makes it efficient for urban living, especially in cities where space is limited and expensive.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了未来的住宅设计。主要内容是描述香港建筑师设计的“spaceflats”的结构、功能和居民反馈。
1．根据“These flats have a living room, a bathroom and a bedroom, as well as a balcony”可知，公寓包含客厅、浴室、卧室和阳台，但阳台通常不计为独立房间，故填Three/3.
2．根据“The flat is so well designed that you feel that there is plenty of space”可知，居民认为公寓设计巧妙且空间感充足，故填It is well designed and makes people feel there is plenty of space.
3．回答合理即可。参考答案：Yes. Because the smart use of foldable furniture and multifunctional spaces makes it efficient for urban living, especially in cities where space is limited and expensive.
（23-24八年级下·江苏无锡·阶段练习）It was a cold, dry February afternoon. I was in my house with my children. Suddenly, a fire broke out in my autistic (患自闭症的) son’s room. In a few minutes, the fire spread across the living room and then the whole house.
My children and I all got out of the fire without getting hurt. However, we lost all of our possessions (财产), except for the clothes we were wearing. We didn’t even have shoes on. I watched the fire go up through the roof. We lost our home. We had nowhere to live.
Fortunately, we had insurance (保险). But until we could receive some money, we had to live with friends and family and make do with what other people gave us.
The main impact (影响) was on the children. My autistic son really had problems dealing with any changes. He couldn’t even accept the fact of having to wear a new pair of shoes. Yet we had to tell him that he would be living in a whole new house and that all of his clothes and toys were gone.
Thinking about what could have happened, I couldn’t help but feel frightened. I was just thankful that my kids were all alive. Everyone was so nice. People went out of their way to help, not only on the day the fire broke out, but also in the weeks afterwards. Their kindness is the thing that has really stuck in my mind.
1．According to the article, when did the fire break out
2．Where was the author (作者) when the fire broke out
3．What did the author’s family lose in the fire
4．Why couldn’t the author’s autistic son accept the fact of having to wear a new pair of shoes
5．What has really stuck in the author’s mind
【答案】1．On a cold, dry February afternoon. 2．In his/her house. 3．All of their possessions, except for the clothes they were wearing. 4．Because he had problems dealing with any changes. 5．The kindness of people who helped the family.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者一家人遭遇火灾的经历，以及火灾对他们之后生活的影响。
1．根据“It was a cold, dry February afternoon...Suddenly, a fire broke out in my autistic son’s room.”可知，火灾发生在二月一个干燥寒冷的下午。故填On a cold, dry February afternoon.
2．根据“I was in my house with my children. Suddenly, a fire broke out in my autistic son’s room.”可知，火灾发生时，作者在自己家里。故填In his/her house.
3．根据“However, we lost all of our possessions, except for the clothes we were wearing.”可知，失去所有的财物，除了穿在身上的衣服。故填All of their possessions, except for the clothes they were wearing.
4．根据“My autistic son really had problems dealing with any changes. He couldn’t even accept the fact of having to wear a new pair of shoes.”可知，作者患自闭症的儿子不能应对任何变化，所以接受不了穿新鞋子。故填Because he had problems dealing with any changes.
5．根据“People went out of their way to help, not only on the day the fire broke out, but also in the weeks afterwards. Their kindness is the thing that has really stuck in my mind.”可知，提供过帮助的人们的善良深深地印在作者的脑海里。故填The kindness of people who helped the family.
（24-25八年级下·江苏南通·阶段练习）任务型阅读
Rice is life. Rice is at the heart of human civilization (文明). It supports industry, inspires culture and feeds more than half of the world’s population. But the world is still struggling with hunger. The demand for food is far from enough. As the world’s population is about to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, we need to produce 60 percent more food with less land. That is not easy.
We need more rice and better rice. Let’s have a look at what rice is made of. Normally, rice’s flower contains both female and male organs (蕊). That allows it to pollinate itself without the help of bees. Now, imagine there are two types of rice. Rice A is known for high yields (产量). Rice B can fight against stress of weather. Our goal is to create a super Rice C that contains the good advantage of both A and B．That means we need crossbreeding (杂交繁育).
Now we have a hybrid with the high yield quality from A and resistant to stress of weather from B．So the key is to find this kind of rice.
In 1970, Chinese scientist Yuan Longping and his team found “the magic plant”. Three years later, Yuan produced the world’s first hybrid rice-Nan You No. 2. With yields 20 percent above conventional varieties, his creation can feed over 70 million people each year. Today, hybrid rice is planted in more than half of total rice-growing area in China. It allows the country to feed a quarter of the world’s population with 7 percent of the arable (可开垦的) land.
Yuan was later given the title of the “Father of Hybrid Rice”. And the influence of his technology goes beyond the national border. Now, hybrid rice is grown in Asia, America and Africa, even in sand and seashores.
In this case, hybrid rice has served China well and it can also feed a better world.
1．How did rice affect the human civilization
2．What’s the advantage of the super Rice C
3．When did Yuan produce the world’s first hybrid rice-Nan You No. 2
4．Why do we say Yuan’s technology goes beyond the national border
5．What can we learn from the passage (请自拟一句话作答)
【答案】1．It supports industry, inspires culture and feeds more than half of the world’s population. 2．It contains the good advantage of both A and B./ It not only has high yields but also can fight against stress of weather. 3．In 1973. 4．Because hybrid rice is grown in Asia, America and Africa, even in sand and seashores. 5．Hybrid rice has served China well and it could also feed a better world/ Yuan is our hero./We are proud of Yuan.…
【导语】本文主要介绍了水稻的重要性及中国科学家袁隆平成功培育出杂交水稻帮助解决了全球粮食问题。
1．根据“It supports industry, inspires culture and feeds more than half of the world’s population.”可知，它支持工业，激发文化，养活世界上一半以上的人口。故填It supports industry, inspires culture and feeds more than half of the world’s population.
2．根据“Rice A is known for high yields (产量). Rice B can fight against stress of weather. Our goal is to create a super Rice C that contains the good advantage of both A and B.”可知，水稻A以高产而闻名，水稻B可以抵抗天气的压力，超级水稻C是兼具A和B的优点。故填It contains the good advantage of both A and B./ It not only has high yields but also can fight against stress of weather.
3．根据“In 1970, Chinese scientist Yuan Longping and his team found “the magic plant”. Three years later, Yuan produced the world’s first hybrid rice-Nan You No. 2.”可知，1973年袁隆平生产了世界上第一个杂交水稻。故填In 1973.
4．根据“And the influence of his technology goes beyond the national border. Now, hybrid rice is grown in Asia, America and Africa, even in sand and seashores.”可知，他的技术的影响力超越了国界。现在，杂交水稻在亚洲、美洲和非洲种植，甚至在沙地和海岸。故填Because hybrid rice is grown in Asia, America and Africa, even in sand and seashores.
5．开放性试题，答案不唯一，合理即可。参考答案为Hybrid rice has served China well and it could also feed a better world/ Yuan is our hero./We are proud of Yuan.…
（23-24八年级下·江苏南通·期中）It was a very sunny Saturday, and the zoo was crowded with families. Harry Potter’s uncle and aunt bought their son Dudley a large chocolate ice-cream for his birthday. Harry Potter didn’t get it, and no one remembers his 11th birthday was also coming soon.
After lunch they went to the reptile(爬行动物) house. It was cool and dark in here, with glass windows all along the walls. All kinds of lizards(蜥蜴) and snakes were behind the glass window. Dudley quickly found the largest snakes there. It was sleeping now. Dudley stood with his nose pressed against the glass staring at the snake. Dudley ordered his father to make the snake move, but the snake just took his sleep.
“This is boring.” Dudley said. He went away quickly.
Harry Potter moved in front of the window and looked at the snake. He wouldn’t be surprised if the snake had died of boredom—since it had no friends except stupid people trying to disturb it all day long. The snake suddenly opened its big eyes. Slowly, very slowly, it raised its head.
It winked(眨眼). Harry Potter was surprised. No one noticed it. He winked, too. The snake gave Harry Potter a look that said quietly: “I get that all the time.” “I know,” Harry Potter says in a low voice, though he wasn’t sure the snake could hear him. “It must be really annoying.” The snake nodded in agreement.
Then Harry Potter and the snake began to talk...
“DAD! MUM! COME AND LOOK AT THIS SNAKE! YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT IT’S DOING!” Dudley jumped towards the snake as fast as he could.
“Out of the way, you!” he cried, pushing Harry Potter away. Caught by surprise, Harry fell hard on the floor, angrily. Next, no one saw how it happened—one second, Dudley was falling through the glass window as if the window was never there! He was so afraid that he cried loudly. The large snake was moving slowly to the gate. As the snake moved past Harry Potter, he heard a low voice said “Brazil, here I come...Thanks, amigo.”
—from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
1．How was the weather when Harry Potter visited the zoo that day
2．Where was the largest snake at first
3．Why did Harry Potter think the snake was bored
4．How did Harry Potter feel after he was pushed by Dudley
5．What did Dudley do after he fell through the window
【答案】1．It was very sunny. 2．Behind the glass window. 3．Because it had no friends except stupid people trying to disturb it all day long. 4．Surprised and angry. 5．He cried loudly.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文节选自《哈利·波特与魔法石》，主要讲述了周六哈利·波特和叔叔阿姨以及他们的儿子一起去动物园发生的事情。
1．根据“It was a very sunny Saturday, and the zoo was crowded with families.”可知，参观动物园的那一天天气晴朗。故填It was very sunny.
2．根据“and snakes were behind the glass window. Dudley quickly found the largest snakes there.”可知，最初最大的蛇在玻璃窗后面。故填Behind the glass window.
3．根据“He wouldn’t be surprised if the snake had died of boredom—since it had no friends except stupid people trying to disturb it all day long.”可知，是因为这条蛇没有朋友，只有愚蠢的人整天试图打扰它。故填Because it had no friends except stupid people trying to disturb it all day long.
4．根据“‘Out of the way, you!’ he cried, pushing Harry Potter away. Caught by surprise, Harry fell hard on the floor, angrily.”可知，他被推了一把之后感觉惊讶和愤怒。故填Surprised and angry.
5．根据“Dudley was falling through the glass window as if the window was never there! He was so afraid that he cried loudly.”可知，他哭得很大声。故填He cried loudly.
（23-24八年级下·江苏无锡·期中）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个问题的答案不超过8个单词。
There once was a king who gave a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture. Hundreds of artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them.
One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged (崎岖的) and bare (光秃秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a dangerous waterfall (瀑布).
But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a small bush growing in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the middle of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest—in perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize The king chose the second picture. Do you know why
“Because,” explained the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the middle of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”
1．If an artist’s picture was best, what would he get from the king
2．How many pictures did the king read
3．Where did the mother bird build her nest
4．Why did the king choose the second picture
5．What’s the similarity (相似点) between the two pictures
【答案】1．He would get a prize./A prize. 2．He read hundreds of pictures./Hundreds of pictures. 3．She built it in the bush./In the bush. 4．Because he felt the real peace./It showed the real meaning of peace. 5．They both have mountains./They are both peaceful./They both show peace.
【导语】本文讲述了从前有个国王，他悬赏能画出最宁静的画的画家。最后有两个作品比较满意，国王最后选择了第二幅画，因为他认为真正的宁静意味着在所有嘈杂的事情中，内心仍保持平静。
1．根据“There once was a king who gave a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture. ”可知，如果一个艺术家的画是最好的，他会从国王那里得到奖赏。故填He would get a prize./A prize.
2．根据“Hundreds of artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. ”可知，国王看了数百张图画。故填He read hundreds of pictures./Hundreds of pictures.
3．根据“In the bush a mother bird had built her nest.”可知，鸟妈妈在灌木丛中筑巢。故填She built it in the bush./In the bush.
4．根据“peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the middle of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”可知，因为国王在第二幅画中感受到了真正的平静。/第二幅画显示了平静的真正含义。故填Because he felt the real peace./It showed the real meaning of peace.
5．根据“The other picture had mountains, too.”可知，两张照片都有山。根据“All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.”和“There, in the middle of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest—in perfect peace.”可知，两张画都展示了平静。故填They both have mountains./They are both peaceful./They both show peace.
（23-24八年级下·江苏南通·期中）阅读与回答问题
One day, a baby snail found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell at any time. He was confused, so he went up to his mother and asked, “Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy ” His mother said, “Because we don’t have bones to hold us up. We can only move slowly, so we need a shell to protect us.”
The baby snail asked again, “The caterpillar has no bones, either, and she can’t move quickly. Why can she live without a shell ” The mother snail answered, “That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly. She can fly high into the sky. The sky can protect her.
The baby snail had one more question, “But the earthworm moves like us. He has no bones and he won’t turn into a butterfly. Why doesn’t he carry a hard and heavy shell ” His mother said, “He can dig a hole and hide in the ground, and then the earth can protect him.”
The baby snail then cried, “We are so poor! We have no protection from the sky or from the ground!” His mother smiled at him, “That’s why we have a shell. My dear, imagine that if we don’t have the shells, what will happen to us Hot sun will dry out our bodies and we’ll have nowhere to sleep. What’s more, we’ll die in the heavy rain. How terrible it is! We don’t depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on ourselves.”
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1．Why were snails born with shells
2．How did the baby snail like his shell
3．What will the caterpillar become when she grows up
4．Where can an earthworm hide
5．What does the story want to tell us
【答案】1．Because they need shells to protect themselves. 2．Hard and heavy. 3．She will become a butterfly. 4．He will hide in the ground. 5．We need to depend on ourselves.
【导语】本文讲述的是小蜗牛对自己出生起就背着又大又重的壳而感到困惑，并分别和毛毛虫、蚯蚓比较，向妈妈提出疑问．妈妈向小蚯蚓解释了不同于毛毛虫和蚯蚓的原因以及这个壳的重要性。
1．根据“Because we don’t have bones to hold us up. We can only move slowly, so we need a shell to protect us.”可知，蜗牛天生带着壳是因为它们需要壳去保护自己。故填Because they need shells to protect themselves.
2．根据“Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy ”可知，小蜗牛觉得它的壳又硬又重。故填Hard and heavy.
3．根据“That’s because a caterpillar will become a butterfly.”可知，毛毛虫长大后会变成蝴蝶。故填She will become a butterfly.
4．根据“He can dig a hole and hide in the ground, and then the earth can protect him.”可知，蚯蚓可以藏在地下。故填He will hide in the ground.
5．根据“We don’t depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on ourselves.”可知，这个故事告诉我们，我们需要依靠自己。故填We need to depend on ourselves.
（23-24八年级下·江苏连云港·期中）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。
Spring is the season when plants start to grow freely from the ground. In China, wild spring greens are very popular as healthy food. They are common (常见的) in many dishes.Chinese toon shoots (香椿芽) Toon shoots are usually the best just before Guyu, the sixth of the 24 solar terms (节气). Guyu means that spring is about to end. This is when the leaves are the most tender (嫩的). Because of the strong taste of the leaves, they are often cooked with eggs, sometimes with tofu.Indian aster (马兰头/马拦头) Its Chinese name means to make a horse turn its head. It is said that its tender taste could make a horse stop moving on. Perhaps because of the name, the green has become a goodbye gift, cooked when one wants to wish a friend a safe journey. The vegetable is usually boiled in water, cut and mixed with tofu and sesame (芝麻) oil.Shepherd’s purse (荠菜) Shepherd’s purse grows early in spring. It has an unusual smell and tastes a little bitter (苦的) and sweet. We often use it in dumplings. It has other uses, too. For example, in Chinese medicine (药), people use it to improve eyesight.
1．When do plants start growing freely from the ground
2．What are toon shoots often cooked with
3．Why has Indian aster become a goodbye gift in China
4．In Chinese medicine, what do people use Shepherd’s purse to do
5．What do you think of the wild spring greens above
【答案】1．In spring. 2．Eggs./With eggs. 3．Because of its (Chinese) name. 4．To improve eyesight./Improve eyesight. 5．Useful./Healthy./Delicious./… (言之有理即可)
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了几种野菜。
1．根据“Spring is the season when plants start to grow freely from the ground.”可知，在春天，植物开始从地里自由生长出来。故填In spring.
2．根据“Because of the strong taste of the leaves, they are often cooked with eggs, sometimes with tofu.”可知，香椿芽经常和鸡蛋一起煎。故填Eggs./With eggs.
3．根据“Perhaps because of the name, the green has become a goodbye gift, cooked when one wants to wish a friend a safe journey.”可知，马兰头因其(中文)名字成了中国的告别礼物。故填Because of its (Chinese) name.
4．根据“For example, in Chinese medicine (药), people use it to improve eyesight.”可知，荠菜在传统中医中，被用来改善视力。故填To improve eyesight./Improve eyesight.
5．开放性题目，答案言之有理即可。参考答案为Healthy./Tender./ Delicious/...
（23-24八年级下·江苏扬州·期中）阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。（每题答案不超过10个单词）
I saw a man stretched out on the floor. His hands and feet were tied. There were two men standing over him. One held a lantern, the other held a pistol.
The man on the floor kept begging, “Please, I won’t tell anyone!”
Every time he’d say that, the man with the lantern grinned. “Indeed you aren’t!”
The man with the pistol was ready to shoot, but the other man said, “Wait!” They mumbled a few things, and then headed my way.
I scooted out of there quickly as I could and hid behind some boxes. Then the two men stood talking at the deck rail.
“Let’s just put the loot in our boat and head out,” one man said. “It won’t be long before this steamboat washes back into the river and sinks. When it does, old Jim Turner in there will drown for sure.”
“But suppose it doesn’t wash back out ” the other man said.
“I guess we can wait a bit to see.”
When they headed back in, I lit out. I was covered in a cold sweat.
“Jim,” I whispered, “there is a gang of murderers yonder. We need to find their boat so we can cut in loose. Then they will be stuck here. The sheriff will be able to find them and take them in. We’ve got to hurry. You look on one side, and I will look on the other.”
“And then what, Huck ”
“What do you think We will get back on the raft and sail out of here.”
Jim let out a powerful sigh. “We can’t, Huck. There isn’t any raft. It broke loose and sailed off on its own. We are stuck here.”
1．What did the man on the floor keep doing
2．Did the man with the pistol shoot at last
3．What was Huck covered in when the two men headed back
4．What’s wrong with the raft
5．Do you like Huck Why
【答案】1．Begging. 2．No, he didn’t. 3．A cold sweat. 4．It broke loose and sailed off. 5．Yes. Because I think he is clever and brave.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章节选自《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》，主要讲述了哈克和吉姆在逃跑途中的经历。
1．根据第二段“The man on the floor kept begging, ‘Please, I won’t tell anyone!’”可知，躺在地上的男人不停乞求。故填Begging.
2．根据第四段“The man with the pistol was ready to shoot, but the other man said, ‘Wait!’ They mumbled a few things, and then headed my way.”可知拿枪的男人准备开枪的时候被另外一个人阻止了。故填No, he didn’t.
3．根据第九段“When they headed back in, I lit out. I was covered in a cold sweat.”可知，当那两个男人回去的时候，哈克浑身都是冷汗。故填A cold sweat.
4．根据最后一段“There isn’t any raft. It broke loose and sailed off on its own.”可知，木筏挣脱了束缚，漂走了。故填It broke loose and sailed off.
5．开放性作答，言之有理即可。参考答案：Yes. Because I think he is clever and brave.
（23-24八年级下·江苏·期中）请认真阅读短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
Lily was a cheerful girl. She always had a big smile on her face. One day, she noticed an old man named Grumble sitting beside a river. The old man looked sad. Lily wanted to make him smile, so she walked up to him with a friendly greeting. “Good morning, Mr. Grumble! Why the long face ” she asked.
Grumble said, “What’s there to be happy about, young one Life is full of troubles.” Lily laughed and replied, “Troubles are like big and scary thunderclouds, Mr. Grumble. But just like clouds, they pass, making way for the sun to shine again. You should try looking on the bright side!”
Lily made a bet with Grumble, saying, “I bet I can make you smile by the end of the day.” Grumble challenged her, “You’re welcome to try, but it won’t be easy.”
For the rest of the day, Lily did all kinds of funny and silly things to make Grumble laugh. She told jokes, sang like nobody was watching, and even made faces. However, Grumble was still unhappy. As the sun began to set, Lily decided to give it one last try. She took a deep breath and broke into a joyous dance.
Surprisingly, Grumble couldn’t help it. He let out a chuckle (咯咯笑声), and then another. Before he knew it, he was laughing heartily, his sadness giving way to happiness. Lily had won the contest, but more importantly, she showed Grumble that becoming cheerful was not difficult.
Happiness is a choice, and we can find it.
1．What was Mr. Grumble like as Lily walked up to him
2．Why did Lily see troubles as thunderclouds
3．What does the story teach us
【答案】1．He was sad. 2．Because trouble will pass just like clouds. 3．Happiness is a choice, and we can find it.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了快乐女孩Lily逗Mr. Grumble开心的故事。
1．根据第一段“The old man looked sad.”可知，Mr. Grumble看起来很伤心，故填He looked sad.
2．根据第二段“But just like clouds, they pass, making way for the sun to shine again.”可知，Lily把烦恼看作乌云，因为它像乌云一样总会过去，故填Because trouble will pass just like clouds.
3．根据最后一段“Happiness is a choice, and we can find it.”可知，文章想教会我们的就是“幸福是一种选择，我们都能寻找到它”，故填Happiness is a choice, and we can find it.
重难语篇拔高练
（23-24八年级下·江苏南通·期中）阅读与回答问题
A zero-waste life is a lifestyle that hardly creates any rubbish. So, a zero-waste theme store is about providing people with a number of everyday, practical and pleasant zero-waste products to help them start on a one-stop, zero-waste life journey.
“Zero waste” or “danshari” was first given by a French woman called Bea Johnson. “Live a life and try not to create any rubbish; use different methods to protect the earth.” she said.
Yu Yuan, 27, and her boyfriend have lived in Beijing for many years. And earlier she used to be a customer without thinking a lot until she saw a video about “zero waste”. The video is about a family of four, and the rubbish they produce every year is placed in a jar. After watching the video, Yu wanted to experience this zero-waste lifestyle with her boyfriend.
Yu says that a zero-waste life followed the 6 R principle—Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Rot (腐烂).
Over August—October when Yu followed the principle of zero waste 6 R, she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both produced only two cans of rubbish.
Now, the couple have opened a small shop called The Bulk House in Nanluoguxiang (南锣鼓巷), Beijing, to support a zero-waste life.
At the store they use environmentally friendly products. For example, they use wood products to replace plastic ones and prepare cloth bags printed with zero-waste logos for customers. Most of the products sold in the store can be reused, and a small number of them which are not recyclable can degrade (分解). The store also has secondhand books and audio-visual CD/DVDs.
For used toiletries (洗漱用品) things like soap and toothpaste that are used for cleaning yourself, there is a company which accepts them, and the couple regularly mails their waste to it.
Yu says that those who were once not interested in the zero-waste lifestyle have gradually changed because of curiosity. The zero-waste lifestyle, she adds, is for everyone. “It’s around us at our fingertips.” Yu expects some of her friends to join her on the road to zero waste. As the saying goes, many hands make light work.
1．Who first gave the idea of “Zero waste” or “danshari”
2．Where is the Bulk House
3．What can you do to be environmentally friendly if you have some used toiletries
4．How much rubbish do Bea Johnson and her boyfriend produce after they follow 6 R principle
5．What do you think of a zero-waste life
【答案】1．A French woman called Bea Johnson. 2．In Nanluoguxiang, Beijing. 3．I can mails them to a company which accepts them. 4．They both produced only two cans of rubbish. 5．I think it is good for protecting the environment. (言之有理即可)
【导语】本文主要介绍了一种零浪费的生活方式，和一对夫妇对这种生活方式的具体实施情况，以及他们的期望。
1．根据“‘Zero waste’ or ‘danshari’ was first given by a French woman called Bea Johnson.”可知“零浪费”一词由法国女士比娅·约翰逊首次提出。故填A French woman called Bea Johnson.
2．根据“Now, the couple have opened a small shop called The Bulk House in Nanluoguxiang (南锣鼓巷), Beijing”可知The Bulk House开在北京南锣鼓巷。故填In Nanluoguxiang, Beijing.
3．根据“For used toiletries (洗漱用品) things ... there is a company which accepts them, and the couple regularly mails their waste to it.”可知有一家公司会接受用过的洗漱用品，可以把它们邮寄给这家公司。故填I can mails them to a company which accepts them.
4．根据“Over August—October when Yu followed the principle of zero waste 6R, she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both produced only two cans of rubbish.”可知比娅·约翰逊和她的男朋友都只生产了两罐垃圾。故填They both produced only two cans of rubbish.
5．开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为I think it is good for protecting the environment.
（23-24八年级下·江苏盐城·期中）During the summer holiday, visiting museums became a new fashion. Tourists were seen queuing for long hours in front of museums and getting entrance tickets became more difficult.
According to media reports, the Henan Museum received more than 12,000 visitors this summer, nearly double that of the same period in 2019. The Hangzhou Museum recorded 12,800 visitors on 16th July, setting a new record.
According to Xinhua News Agency , the “museum fever” can be caused by different factors, including people’s increasing enthusiasm (热情) for traditional Chinese culture, the increasing market for youth educational (教育的) tours and summer camps, and the continuous development of museums. Lin Liugen, the director of the Institute of Archaeology at Zhejiang University, said the “museum craze” shows a deep connection between the public and traditional culture. More people want to have a deeper understanding of China’s rich culture and history.
Summer camps, family trips and educational tours have been the important forms of tourism, with museum visits becoming a must-do activity for travellers. Besides, new technologies (技术) have made cultural relics easier to reach. For example, 3-D projection technology makes the relics come alive before visitors’ eyes. AR glasses offer a special experience. Liu Yanchang, the curator (馆长) of the Shandong Museum, said, “In the future, more and more people will take visiting museums as a kind of habit and lifestyle.”
注意：每小题答案不超过6个单词。
1．How many visitors did the Henan Museum receive in summer in 2019
2．According to Xinhua News Agency, what market is increasing
3．According to Lin Liugen, what do more people want to deeper understand
4．What can AR glasses offer to museum visitors
5．What is the text mainly about
【答案】1．About 6000. 2．Youth educational tours and summer camps. 3．China’s rich culture and history. 4．A special experience. 5．“Museum fever” in China.
【导语】本文主要讲述了中国“博物馆热”的现象，以及剖析了背后原因。
1．根据第二段中“According to media reports, the Henan Museum received more than 12,000 visitors this summer, nearly double that of the same period in 2019.”可知，今年夏天河南博物院接待游客超过1.2万人次，是2019年同期的近两倍，因此2019年游客数量大约是6000。故填About 6000.
2．根据第三段中“According to Xinhua News Agency , the ‘museum fever’ can be caused by different factors, including people’s increasing enthusiasm for traditional Chinese culture, the increasing market for youth educational tours and summer camps, and the continuous development of museums.”可知，据新华社报道，青少年教育之旅和夏令营的市场日益扩大。故填Youth educational tours and summer camps.
3．根据第三段中“More people want to have a deeper understanding of China’s rich culture and history.”可知，更多的人想更深入地了解中国丰富的文化和历史。故填China’s rich culture and history.
4．根据最后一段中“AR glasses offer a special experience.”可知，AR眼镜提供了一种特殊的体验。故填A special experience.
5．根据第三段中“According to Xinhua News Agency , the ‘museum fever’ can be caused by different factors”以及通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了中国“博物馆热”的现象，以及剖析了背后原因。故填“Museum fever” in China.
（23-24八年级下·江苏南京·期中）US company Motorola created the first cell phone in 1973. The brick-sized phone could only make calls for 30 minutes. Today, we have 5G smartphones that look very different and can do a lot more. What will the future phones be like
Most foldable (可折叠的) phones today can only fold the screen up and down or left and right. But in the future, phones will be much more flexible (灵活的). In October 2023, Motorola put out a new phone. People can wear it like a bracelet (手环) and bend it into different shapes. Apple is also working on a way to make foldable screens with fewer creases.
Not only will the phones become flexible, but they will also be able to fix themselves. Professor Zhenan Bao from Stanford University made an electronic skin that can fix itself with heat and magnets (磁). This skin acts like human skin, stretching (拉伸) without tearing (撕破). If it is used to make phones, the technology could lead to devices that could fix scratches (划痕) by themselves.
People will also power phones in ways that are different from now. For example, using solar energy. In 2016, Kyocera Corporation from Japan and French company Sun Partner Technologies made a phone with solar panels (电池板) in the screen. It takes only three minutes to charge. But it still needs traditional batteries (电池). In the future, faster and independent solar charging could make solar-powered phones more popular.
1．When did Motorola company put out a new phone
2．How long could the first Motorola phone make calls
3．What can an electronic skin do on a cell phone
4．What will make solar-powered phones more popular in the future
5．What the future phone may be like according to latest designs
【答案】1．In October 2023. 2．For 30 minutes. 3．It can fix most problems with the cell phone./It can fix scratches on the phone. 4．Faster and independent solar charging. 5．Foldable/Flexible/Be able to fix themselves/Solar-powered/Short charging time.
【导语】本文主要介绍了可折叠手机。
1．根据“In October 2023, Motorola put out a new phone.”可知，2023年10月，摩托罗拉推出了一款新手机。故填In October 2023.
2．根据“US company Motorola created the first cell phone in 1973. The brick-sized phone could only make calls for 30 minutes.”可知，摩托罗拉的第一部手机能打30分钟电话。故填For 30 minutes.
3．根据“Professor Zhenan Bao from Stanford University made an electronic skin that can fix itself with heat and magnets (磁). ... If it is used to make phones, the technology could lead to devices that could fix scratches (划痕) by themselves.”可知，手机上的电子皮肤可以自我修复手机的问题，也能够自己修复手机上的划痕。故填It can fix most problems with the cell phone./It can fix scratches on the phone.
4．根据“In the future, faster and independent solar charging could make solar-powered phones more popular.”可知，未来，更快更独立的太阳能充电技术可能会让太阳能手机更受欢迎。故填Faster and independent solar charging.
5．根据“Most foldable (可折叠的) phones today can only fold the screen up and down or left and right. But in the future, phones will be much more flexible (灵活的).”、“Not only will the phones become flexible, but they will also be able to fix themselves.”、“In the future, faster and independent solar charging could make solar-powered phones more popular.”及“It takes only three minutes to charge.”可知，未来的手机可能能够折叠，并且更灵活，还能够自我修复、也能够用太阳能充电，充电时间也会更短。故填Foldable/Flexible/Be able to fix themselves/Solar-powered/Short charging time.
（23-24八年级下·江苏苏州·期中）阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题。
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 (更喜欢) dogs and think they are “man’s best friends”, while cat people like cats because they think cats 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). Even those who don’t have pet cats are doing something called “cloud cat petting” (“云吸猫”), which refers to (指) 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.
1．What do cat people think of cats
2．How do people without pet cats do something called “cloud cat petting”
3．Do you prefer cats or dogs Why
【答案】1．They think cats are elegant and independent. 2．By viewing pictures and videos of cats online./They view pictures and videos of cats online. 3．I prefer cats. Because cats are mainly indoor animals, and I like to stay at home with them./I prefer dogs. Because I like to go outside to play with them.
【导语】本文主要介绍了猫奴与狗奴的区别。
1．根据“while cat people like cats because they think cats are elegant and independent.”可知，爱猫的人喜欢猫是因为他们认为猫优雅独立。故填They think cats are elegant and independent.
2．根据“Even those who don’t have pet cats are doing something called ‘cloud cat petting’ (‘云吸猫’), which refers to (指) viewing pictures and videos of cats online.”可知，是通过在线观看猫咪的图片和视频。故填By viewing pictures and videos of cats online./They view pictures and videos of cats online.
3．本题是开放性试题，言之有理即可，参考答案为I prefer cats. Because cats are mainly indoor animals, and I like to stay at home with them./I prefer dogs. Because I like to go outside to play with them.
