人教版2025年八年级英语下册期中真题汇编 专题05 阅读理解CD篇 20题

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63-year-ld Lai Shufang has spent ver 40 years making Tangchang clth shes. Nw she is a master (大师). She said there are 32 steps t make a pair, but the mst imprtant step is making the sles.
First, glue (粘) layers (层) f white clth tgether with flur paste (糊糊). Secnd, make the layers dry and then cut int different shapes. Third, beat the layers again and again and then make sles and upper parts. Next, shape the tw parts and glue them tgether. At last, plish (磨光) and trim (修剪) the shes. Then the clth shes are ready.
Lai’s hard wrk tuched her sn Ai Peng. In 2015, Ai decided t leave his jb and help his mther. He used Shu embridery (刺绣) t make the shes lk mre beautiful and pened a clth she stre nline. He als set up shp windws t shw the steps f making shes, helping mre peple learn abut the art f clth shes.
1．What is the mst imprtant step in making Tangchang clth shes accrding t Ms. Lai?
A．Making the sles.B．Making the upper parts.
C．Making gd flur paste.D．Plishing and trimming.
2．What is the crrect rder f the fllwing steps f making Tangchang clth shes?
①beat the layered clth ②make the layers dry
③glue the upper parts and the sles tgether ④glue layers f white clth
A．③②①④B．④②③①
C．④②①③D．④①②③
3．Hw many things has Lai’s sn dne t make the clth shes mre ppular?
A．One.B．Tw.
C．Three.D．Fur.
4．What’s the passage mainly abut?
A．What are the features (特征) f Tangchang clth shes?
B．When did Ms. Lai becme a master f clth shes?
C．What’s the mst imprtant material in making clth shes?
D．Why did Ms. Lai keep n making clth shes?
2.（23-24八年级下·浙江宁波·期中）Mr. Wrth liked spending time with his grandsn, Shawn. He enjyed teaching him sme f the things he may nt be taught in schl. Grandfathers have a special relatin with their grandchildren. They can ften pass dwn sme experience that will be helpful t the yunger peple.
One day, Shawn tld his grandfather abut a class science prject that he was very excited abut.
Each student was ging t grw a pt f bean plants. When the plants grew big and strng, the students were t plant them in a garden at the schl. They each wanted t grw the strngest and best bean plant.
Shawn shwed his grandfather the bean seeds (种子). He explained that his teacher taught them hw t make the seeds grw. First, they put the seeds n a wet paper twel. Then, they put them near a warm windw. When the seeds cme ut, they are ready t be mved int a pt.
Alter listening t his grandsn, Mr. Wrth said, “Yu d just as yu learned, but I want t shw yu ne mre thing abut grwing plants.”
“When I was a by, my father shwed me hw t grw strng plants,” he cntinued. “When the plant is starting ut, yu put sme weight (重量) n it.” Shawn lked at his grandfather in surprise.
“Desn’t the weight stp the bean frm grwing?” he asked.
“N, f curse nt. This way, the bean plant will be strng and healthy. If yu give it everything it wants, it will grw t fast and it will be weak. It will fall ver when the first big wind blws.”
Shawn listened carefully. He wanted t grw the bean in the way his grandfather suggested. He culd hardly wait t tell his friends what he had learned that day.
1．What can we learn frm Paragraph 1?
A．Mr. Wrth is a science teacher in a schl.
B．Shawn lives tgether with his grandfather.
C．Shawn has a lt f experience abut planting.
D．Mr. Wrth has a gd relatin with his grandsn.
2．What des the underlined wrd “them” refer t?
A．Classmates.B．Grandparents.C．Pts.D．Seeds.
3．When Shawn heard his grandfather’s stry abut grwing plants, hw did he feel at first?
A．Surprised.B．Upset.C．Wrried.D．Happy.
4．What lessn can we learn frm the passage?
A．Giving children prper pressure can help them grw up.
B．Offering children everything they need is gd fr them.
C．Putting children in a dangerus situatin makes them strng.
D．Waiting fr children t grw up n their wn is the best way.
3.（23-24八年级下·辽宁营口·期中）Cmmunicatin between schls and parents is imprtant t the well-being and prgress f students. Hw d yur schl and yur parents cmmunicate?
In my schl, parent-schl cmmunicatin is mstly dne thrugh emails. This lets parents knw what is happening at their children’s schl. T imprve parent-teacher cmmunicatin. Parent Breakfasts are rganized at the beginning f each academic year (学年) s that parents can meet the head teacher and subject teachers f their children this year. Parent Evenings als take place each term t let parents knw their children’s prgress in schl. There is nt a parent cmmittee (委员会) at my schl but parents can be part f the Friends Grup. They can help rganize schl events.
—Mary, UK
At my schl, parents cmmunicate with the schl thrugh the family-schl cntact pamphlet (手册). Parents can leave a message n the pamphlet, and then the student gives the pamphlet t the head teacher the next day. The head teacher will read the messages and reply. There is als a family cmmittee in my class. It helps the teachers pass n the messages abut schl t ur parents.
—Betty, China
At my schl, parents and teachers keep in tuch in many ways. One f them is the Parent-Teacher Assciatin (PTA). The PTA is a vluntary rganizatin (志愿组织) that brings tgether parents and teachers t discuss and deal with prblems with schl educatin. Anther way f cmmunicatin is thrugh parent-teacher meetings.
They let parents and teachers meet face-t-face t discuss a student’s prgress and perfrmance.
—Tny, China
Interviews g bth ways here, allwing bth the schl and parents t discuss cncerns (担忧) r ask questins. These meetings are planned ne-n-ne fr privacy.
They serve t avid making students r parents feel uncmfrtable if the schl needs t talk abut certain prblems. While meetings can be planned at any time, the mst cmmn are the end-f-term reprts. Each term has 8-10 weeks fr students t attend schl. Their teachers use the infrmatin cllected t prvide feedback (反馈) t families in abut 10-15 minutes. Students ften attend these meetings, t.
—Chelsea, Australia
1．Hw many ways f keeping in tuch between parents and schls are mentined by Mary?
A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.
2．A family cmmittee is a way f cmmunicatin in ________ schl.
A．Mary’sB．Tny’sC．Chelsea’sD．Betty’s
3．The underlined wrd “privacy” in Paragraph 5 prbably means “________”.
A．cmfrtB．secretC．pleasureD．satisfactin
4．Accrding t Chelsea, teachers need t ________ at the end f the term.
A．prvide parents with messages cllected in the daily schl life
B．send emails t parents and let them knw their children’s perfrmance
C．interview parents abut what is happening t their students at hme
D．give reprts n certain prblems t families ne by ne
4.（23-24八年级下·广东广州·期中）The wrd “zhiyin”, which means clse friends, cmes frm the stry f Yu Bya and Zhng Ziqi in the Warring States Perid.
Bya was gd at playing the guqin. One day, he was playing music n his way hme n the bat. T Bya’s surprise, Ziqi, a wdcutter wh happened t pass by, culd understand exactly what he wanted t express thrugh his music. After a lng talk, they became gd friends. Since Bya had t return t his state, they agreed t meet again in the fllwing year.
Unfrtunately, when getting back t visit Ziqi, Bya heard that his friend had died frm a disease (疾病). Bya was s sad and in frnt f Ziqi’s tmb (墓), he played again the music he had played when they first met. The feeling f the music was s strng that it was as if the rivers and the muntains were crying. When finishing playing, Bya brke his guqin int pieces. Frm then n, Bya never played again.
Peple in the Sng Dynasty built the Guqin Tai in Hanyang t the memry f the deep friendship between Bya and Ziqi. It became an imprtant part f the lcal culture.
Zhiyin culture has new develpment in the new perid. The famus ancient Chinese classical (古典的) music piece Gashan Liushui was perfrmed during the G20 Summit in Hangzhu, Zhejiang Prvince in 2016. The musical perfrmance nt nly shwed the beauty f traditinal Chinese culture, but als expressed China’s willingness t develp its friendship with peple frm arund the wrld.
1．Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A．Bya actually nly met Ziqi nce.
B．Bya brke his date with Ziqi at last.
C．Bya ften played the guqin in memry f Ziqi.
D．Bya and Ziqi were bth gd at playing music.
2．Paragraph 5 is mainly abut ________.
A．the new rle f zhiyin cultureB．the imprtance f classical music
C．the traditin f Gashan LiushuiD．the friendship with freign cuntries
3．Which f the fllwing can best shw the main idea f the stry?
A．Bth tgether d best f all.B．A true friend is hard t find.
C．Old friends and ld wine are best.D．A friend t everybdy is a friend t nbdy.
4．Which f the fllwing best shws the structure (结构) f the passage?
A．B．C．D．
5.（23-24八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中）Wrld Animal Day falls n Oct 4 every year. It was started in 1931 t remind everyne n ur planet t care abut animals. Unluckily, many wild animals are facing great danger. Sme even became extinct and cannt be seen frever. Recently, China has dne much t imprve the living cnditin f endangered wild animals.
The prtectin f Asian elephants is a gd example. Asian elephants in China are mstly fund in Yunnan Prvince. These animals have becme endangered because sme peple are killing fr their teeth. The gvernment (政府) has been trying t prtect them. Fr example, elephants teeth business is nt allwed. This can greatly prevent elephants hunting.
Anther example is the prtectin f the Yangtze finless prpise (江豚). Because f lts f ver-fishing and water pllutin, the ppulatin f the Yangtze finless prpise was just 1, 012 in 2018. That number was lwer than the number f giant pandas. In 2020, the gvernment nce put a 10-year fishing ban (禁令). This actin is very useful and nw peple can see a grup f Yangtze finless prpises jump and play in the Yangtze River.
With Wrld Animal Day arund the crner, we all can think f mre ways t better prtect ur wild friends. As we share this Earth with all living things, we can truly make a difference fr all animals.
1．Why was Wrld Animal Day started?
A．T intrduce wild animals t the public.
B．T encurage us t care abut wild animals.
C．T cllect infrmatin abut wild animals.
D．T cunt the ppulatin f wild animals.
2．What des the underlined wrd “extinct” mean in the first paragraph?
A．Rise in number.B．Drp in number.C．Appear.D．Disappear.
3．What has the gvernment dne t prevent elephants hunting?
A．Stp elephants teeth business.B．Prvide elephants with fd.
C．Prtect elephants in a z.D．Grw mre trees fr elephants.
4．What can we learn abut Yangtze finless prpise frm Paragraph 3?
A．Their ppulatin was 1,012 in 2020.
B．Their ppulatin is larger than that f giant pandas in 2018.
C．They were in danger because f ver-fishing and air pllutin.
D．Their number is higher because the gvernment put a fishing ban.
6.（23-24八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中）“Cats!” “Dgs!” These lk like fighting wrds. But yu may knw clearly there are dg peple and cat peple. Dg peple think dgs are “ man’s best friends”, while cat peple like cats because f their elegance (优雅) and independence (独立). Smetimes the tw grups even argue with each ther. Which pet d peple like better?
Dgs seem t win. An assciated pinin pll (民意调查) shwed that peple in the US like dgs mre than cats. 74% said they liked dgs “a lt”, but nly 41% said the same thing abut cats. The Pet Industry White Paper als shwed that there are arund 11,000,000 mre dg wners than cat wners in Chinese cities.
Hwever, cats seem t have mre attentin nline. Peple call them “masters” (喵主子) nline while the dg wners are “servants wh clean their masters’ feces” (铲屎官). Even thse wh dn’t have pet cats are ding smething called “clud cat petting” (云吸猫). It means taking pictures and vides f cats nline.
An article in The Guardian pinted ut that dg wners usually g utside t play with their pets r their neighbrs’ dgs. But cats are mainly indr animals, s the Internet becmes a virtual (虚拟的) “cat park” fr cat wners.
But it desn’t really matter if yu like cats r dgs better. Keeping a relatin with any animal can make us feel gd.
1．What des the underlined wrd “argue” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A．Understand.B．Require.C．Disagree.D．Offer.
2．Accrding t the text, if yu are utging and like utside activities, _________.
A．yu can keep a dgB．yu can write abut dgs
C．a cat is a gd friendD．yu can watch vides nline
3．What can we knw frm the text?
A．Peple is talking abut hw t keep pets.
B．There are mre dg wners than cat wners in America.
C．Clud cat petting means putting cats n the clud.
D．In China, peple like cats as much as they like dgs.
4．Hw is the text rganized? (①=Paragraph l, ②=Paragraph 2, …)
A．B．C．D．
7.（23-24八年级下·辽宁阜新·期中）Sme peple believe that humans culd live n the planet Mars by the year 2100. Our wn planet, the Earth, is becming mre and mre crwded and plluted. It is hped that peple culd start again and build a better wrld n Mars. Here is what life there culd be like.
At present, ur spacecraft are t slw t carry large numbers f passengers (乘客) t Mars and it wuld take mnths. With the develpment f technlgy, by the year 2100, the jurney might nly take abut 20 minutes in spacecraft that travel at the speed (速度) f light! Hwever, the spacecraft wuld travel really fast, s the jurney t Mars might be quite uncmfrtable. Many peple wuld feel ill.
Humans can’t live withut water, air r fd. S far, nbdy knws if there wuld be enugh water r air n Mars fr peple. Mrever, scientists are nt sure if plants culd grw n Mars. Fd wuld mst prbably be made like pills (药片) and wuld nt keep lng.
Cmpared with life n the earth, life n Mars wuld be better in sme ways. Peple wuld have mre space. They might live in huses with huge cmfrtable rms. Als, rbts wuld d lts f their wrk s that they culd have mre time t relax. There wuld prbably be n schls. Every student wuld study at nline schls with “e-teachers”.
Life n Mars wuld be interesting and challenging (充满挑战的). Hwever, it may take hundreds f years t make it true. S the mst imprtant thing we need t d nw is t prtect ur beautiful blue planet-the Earth!
1．Peple wuld mve t Mars because ________.
A．they want t challenge themselvesB．the earth is crwded and plluted
C．flying t Mars wuld be funD．plants culd grw better there
2．The underlined wrd “spacecraft” means ________.
A．spaceshipsB．ht-air ballnsC．space statinsD．planes
3．What can we learn frm the passage?
A．There wuld be enugh water and air n Mars fr peple.
B．Fd n Mars wuld be mre delicius than that n the earth.
C．The writer thinks living n Mars wuld be full f challenges.
D．Peple wuld be busy with wrk n Mars.
4．What’s the best title fr the passage?
A．Schl s n MarsB．Fd n Mars
C．Life n MarsD．Envirnment n the Earth
8.（23-24八年级下·山东烟台·期中）Many admire great peple, but few knw what difficulties thse peple went thrugh. As an autbigraphical (自传体的) bk, The Lng Walk t Freedm gives peple a lk int the life f Nelsn Mandela, a freedm fighter f Suth Africa and the late president (总统) f the cuntry.
Mandela was brn int an African ryal (皇室) family n July 18, 1918. But Mandela chse a life way f fighting fr cmmn peple instead f ryalty.
At that time, Suth Africa was cntrlled by white peple. They passed a law that stpped black peple frm living r traveling where they wanted. Black peple didn’t have the right t speak ut their thughts abut the gvernment and leaders, either.
Mandela didn’t think that was fair. He rganized many activities against it. Because f this, in 1962, he was put int prisn (监狱), after he was set free in 1990, he chse t frgive thse wh did wrng things t him instead f hating them. He shk hands with the peple wh wanted him dead. He als encuraged black peple t frgive white peple.
Mandela’s stry, tld in his wn wrds, ges all ver the wrld and talks abut hw t build a wrld where everyne is included. He believed in bringing peple tgether.
These lessns culd help peple everywhere, including China. As China becmes mre imprtant in the wrld, Mandela’s jurney teaches us imprtant things abut dealing with ther cuntries (社会和谐).
As an autbigraphy writer, Mandela als did a gd jb and didn’t make the bk sund self-imprtant. He expressed his feelings well, making the readers understand his and thers’ hard times. With such writing skills, a bk with mre than 600 pages can be easier t read.
1．What can we knw abut The Lng Walk t Freedm accrding t the passage?
A．It’s a bk abut African ryal life.
B．It shws peple’s lve fr Mandela.
C．It helps peple better understand Mandela.
D．It was written t remember Mandela.
2．What des the underlined wrd “frgive” mean?
A．Say “Never mind” t.
B．Give mney t.
C．Feel srry fr.
D．Refuse help frm.
3．What can China mainly learn frm Mandela’s spirit?
A．Hw t prmise peple’s freedm.
B．Hw t help African peple t be rich.
C．Hw t keep peple safe frm prisns.
D．Hw t deal with internatinal relatinships.
4．Why is Mandela’s bk easy t read?
A．Because he stressed persnal experiences.
B．Because Mandela hardly shared his feelings.
C．Because an autbigraphy writer helped him t write it.
D．Because it is heartfelt and shws understanding tward thers.
9.（23-24八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中）Did yu knw that the Beijing Winter Olympic Village had a rftp (屋顶) farm? It cvered 4,620 square meters. T relax, athletes and caches (教练) culd try grwing vegetables there.
It shws just hw much Chinese peple lve grwing vegetables.
China has a lt f available land fr planting things. Fr centuries, Chinese peple made a living thrugh farming. The Bk f Sngs (《诗经》), written 2,500 years ag, recrds many kinds f vegetables.
Nwadays, even thugh sme Chinese peple n lnger have a lt f land, they still grw vegetables where they can.
Xue Ling, 35, is ne f them. Since 2010, she has been planting vegetables n the balcny (阳台) f her apartment in Jinan, Shandng prvince. “It’s the nly way t keep my fd, at least the vegetables, clean and safe,” she tld China Daily.
Carline Ma frm Hng Kng grws vegetables as a hbby. In 2020, Ma started farming n her rftp and began planting seeds cllected during her travels. Fr Ma, farming is a meditative (冥想的) experience.
“I am in my wn little wrld and I can frget abut the wrld’s prblems,” she said.
It seems that planting vegetables brings mre than just fd fr Chinese peple.
1．Why did the Beijing Winter Olympic Village have a rftp farm?
A．T help the athletes and caches relax.
B．T make mre mney by grwing vegetables.
C．T prvide a better envirnment fr the games.
D．T prduce enugh vegetables fr the athletes.
2．What des the wrd “available” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Helpful.B．Busy.C．Usable.D．Pr.
3．What are the reasns fr Chinese peple withut farmland t grw vegetables?
①T grw them as a hbby. ②T be able t eat clean and safe fd.
③T make a living thrugh farming. ④T help frget abut the wrld’s prblems.
A．①②③B．①②④C．①③④D．②③④
4．What is the text mainly abut?
A．Hw t grw vegetables n a rftp.
B．When Chinese peple started t grw vegetables.
C．What planting vegetables has given Chinese peple.
D．Why Chinese peple liked grwing vegetables in the past.
10.（23-24八年级下·山东潍坊·期中）Nwadays, many astrnmers (天文学家) are lking fr new planets and new places fr humans t live in the future. But where d astrnmers start explring (探索)?
First f all, astrnmers lk fr a star. That’s because ur wn Earth mves arund a star—the Sun. Mre imprtantly, it is neither t far frm nr t near t the Sun fr heat and light. S when astrnmers have fund the star, they lk at the planets arund it. In recent years, astrnmers have fund nearly 400 new planets with stars. Many f these planets are either t near t the star r t far away.
Hwever, if the planet is in a gd place, astrnmers lk fr three key things: water, air and rck (岩石). Water is the mst imprtant because all life needs water. Humans can drink it and they can als grw plants with water. And plants prduce air fr humans t breathe (呼吸) and fd t eat. Rck n a planet is als imprtant. That’s because there is ften water under the rck.
After many years f explring, astrnmers have fund a planet like the Earth. It’s Gliese 581 g and it’s near a star. The astrnmers think it has water and rck and the temperature is between -31℃ and -12℃. That’s cld, but nt clder than Antarctica r the Arctic Circle. A year n Gliese 581 g is nly 37 Earth days, nt 365 Earth days. But astrnmers d nt think these are big differences and sme f them think Gliese 581 g will be a new Earth.
1．Hw d astrnmers discver a new planet fr humans t live n? Chse the right rder.
a.Astrnmers lk fr three key things.
b.Astrnmers lk fr and find a right star.
c.Astrnmers lk at the planets arund the star.
A．a-b-cB．b-a-cC．b-c-aD．c-a-b
2．What des the underlined wrd “it” in Paragraph 4 refer t?
A．The Earth.B．Gliese 581 g.C．The Sun.D．Gliese.
3．Which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A．A year n Gliese 581 g is 365 Earth days.
B．Water is the mst imprtant fr life n a planet.
C．The temperature f Gliese 581 g is clder than Antarctica.
D．Nwadays, astrnmers have fund nearly 400 new stars with planets.
4．What’s the main idea f the text?
A．Gliese 581 g is already a new Earth.
B．There are sme planets like ur Earth.
C．Water, air and rck are imprtant.
D．Astrnmers are lking fr a new Earth.
11.（23-24八年级下·辽宁大连·期中）
It’s pssible fr human t land n Mars. We have already sent several spaceships t Mars. Sme f them have landed n Mars. Hwever, nne f them had humans. Astrnauts have walked n the mn, but s far, nbdy has ever set ft n Mars.
Many scientists believe that smeday we will send astrnauts t Mars. This is nt an easy thing t d. The biggest challenge (挑战) is the cst. Anther challenge is health prblems that astrnauts might have. Staying t lng in a place culd cause ther health prblems—it culd even make a persn g blind r cause ther serius health prblems.
Althugh there are s many challenges, sme scientists and peple still think that we shuld send astrnauts t Mars. The gvernments f the United States, Russia, Germany, China and ther cuntries are all interested in visiting Mars. There are als private cmpanies that are interested in ding it.
▲ With the technlgy that we have tday, it wuld take six r seven mnths. Hwever, we might sn have technlgy that wuld let us make the trip in nly tw weeks. In 1969, the United States sent astrnauts t the mn. Thse astrnauts have already returned t Earth. Sme peple think that if the first astrnauts have the chance t reach Mars, they shuld build a clny (聚居地) and live n it fr the rest f their lives. That way, it will be easier fr mre astrnauts t reach Mars later. Buzz Aldrin, the secnd persn wh walked n the mn, is ne f the peple wh agrees with this idea. He nce said, “Frget the mn. Let’s g t Mars!”
1．________ is the mst difficult ne t send astrnauts t Mars.
A．Nt having a gd spaceshipB．Spending t much mney
C．Astrnauts’ health prblemD．Having n water
2．Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A．S far, nbdy has ever walked n Mars.
B．Staying in space fr a lng time des n harm t us.
C．Sme spaceships have been t Mars with astrnauts.
D．Humans have never been sent t the mn.
3．Which f the fllwing sentences can be put in the “ ▲ ”?
A．Hw can we reach Mars?B．Hw lng wuld a trip t Mars take?
C．Why d we want t send astrnauts t Mars?D．Is it pssible fr us t send astrnauts t Mars?
4．We can knw frm the passage that ________.
A．sme private cmpanies will be set up n Mars
B．humans will live n Mars sn
C．many peple will wrk hard t visit Mars althugh it is hard
D．few peple will agree with the idea t send astrnauts t Mars
12.（23-24八年级下·广东广州·期中）D yu smetimes feel lnely? Are yu smetimes under great pressure (压力)? D yu smetimes feel sick? If yur answers t these questins are “Yes”, yu might nt need a dctr. Instead, yu might just need a pet. Pets, like dgs, cats, r even birds, can make yu feel better. In fact, many peple feel healthy when they have a pet t take care f.
Peple wh have pet s ften feel calmer (更冷静的) and less lnely than peple wh dn’t have pets. Fr example, Juliet Lcke has a six-year-ld cat named Snwball. “Snwball knws when I have a bad day. When I’m sitting in a chair, she’ll run t me and I’ll pet her. She really helps me feel relaxed,” says Juliet. “Pets can help yu have a healthy mind.”
Pets can give yu a healthy bdy, t. Dr. is a veterinarian (兽医). He started CENSHARE (Center t Study Human/Animal Relatinships (关系) and Envirnments)，an rganizatin that researches hw pets influence (影响) peple. These researchers (研究者) believe that peple with pet s are healthier than thse withut pets. Fr example, pet wners ften have a lwer risk (风险) f heart disease. Many pet wners dn’t have high bld pressure (高血压), either. If yu have a dg, yu need t take it fr a walk. Taking walks is als gd fr yur heart and brain health.
While mst peple think f dgs and cats as pets, having birds and fish can als be helpful. In fact, peple wn many different kinds f pets. Researchers studied the influences f these kinds f animals n their wners’ health. The researchers fund that sme peple actually feel mre relaxed and have lwer bld pressure by watching fish r by listening t the sunds f birds. These activities make peple feel calm.
1．Why des the writer write abut Juliet Lcke?
A．T encurage peple t feed pets well.
B．T talk abut hw t chse a pet.
C．T shw pets can make peple feel healthy.
D．T ask peple t talk abut their prblems with their pets.
2．What’s the main idea f the third paragraph?
A．Pets can help peple have a healthy bdy.
B．Pets can keep peple away frm bad feelings.
C．Keeping pets can help cure (治愈) sme illnesses.
D．Keeping pets can imprve the relatinships between humans.
3．Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A．CENSHARE mainly studies hw t save pets.
B．A dg can be mre helpful t peple than a cat.
C．A persn will prbably get relaxed if he keeps a pet.
D．Watching fish can make sme peple’s bld pressure rise.
4．What’s the best title fr the passage?
A．Hw t deal with bad feelings.
B．Pets can bring truble t peple.
C．Hw t get alng well with pets.
D．Pets can help peple keep healthy.
13.（23-24八年级下·辽宁鞍山·期中）Drnes (无人机) can be helpful in many fields. This year, a team f vlunteers in the UK saved a dg in a special way. They used a drne and meat. Hw did that happen?
On January 13th, Emma Oakes lst her dg Millie when they were ut fr a walk. Emma was very wrried. She asked the team DDSAR fr help. After abut tw hurs, vlunteers fund Millie in a wetland. It was dangerus fr Millie t stay there. The water was arund her, and she might fall int it.
The DDSAR used a drne t fllw Millie. Als, sme plicemen came and tried t get clse t Millie by bat and n ft. But Millie was very afraid f thse men. They made Millie mve farther away frm the safe place, s they had t stp their wrk. Later, ne f the vlunteers thught f an idea. He said they culd use meat dangling frm the drne, and then help Millie get t a safe place. The ther vlunteers and the plicemen agreed with him and decided t d it.
Millie was very hungry and wanted t eat the meat. She fllwed the meat and left the wetland. Finally, Millie ran twards Emma. Everyne there was happy fr them. Emma was thankful t all the vlunteers and plicemen fr their hard wrk. The drne als played an imprtant part in saying Millie. Emma said it was fantastic t get her dg back.
1．What happened t Emma Oakes?
A．She gt lst.B．She lst her dg.C．She lst her drne.D．She fell in a wetland.
2．The underlined wrd “dangling” means __________ in the passage.
A．hangingB．sittingC．jumpingD．flying
3．What is the right rder f the fllwing things?
①The vlunteers fund Millie in a wetland.
②Millie fllwed the meat and left the wetland.
③Emma Oakes went ut fr a walk with Millie.
④Sme plicemen came and tried t get clse t Millie.
A．①③④②B．②①④③C．③①④②D．④①②③
4．What’s the best title fr this stry?
A．Use the drne.B．Save the dg.C．Fllw the meat.D．Find the wner.
14.（23-24八年级下·辽宁锦州·期中）Zu Chngzhi was ne f the greatest mathematicians in ancient China. He was brn during the Nrthern and Suthern Dynasties. Frm a yung age, Zu was taught natural science, astrnmy (天文学), math and s n. The little by was interested in all f these subjects, especially in math.
Zu was best knwn fr his calculatin (计算) f pi (π). Accrding t histrical recrds, he did all the wrk using nthing but wden sticks. It tk him lts f time t wrk ut the value—between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927. N ne at that time was able t wrk it ut mre crrectly than Zu. And nw the achievement is still praised by peple arund the wrld. In rder t remember Zu, sme mathematicians suggest calling pi “Zu Lv”.
Zu was successful nt nly in math. He did a gd jb in astrnmy, t. He wrked ut that a year shuld be 365.24281481 days lng and created the Daming Calendar. Hwever, gvernment fficials at that time did nt agree with Zu. The great mathematician never saw his calendar put int use. After his death, his sn Zu Gengzhi kept n using facts t shw that the Daming Calendar was mre crrect. Almst ten years after his death, the new calendar was finally accepted.
Zu was als an inventr. He nce made a vehicle that carried a pinter. N matter hw the vehicle turned, the pinter always pinted t the suth. Zu als invented the 1,000-li Bat. The bat culd travel abut 100 li (50 kilmeters) in a day.
1．Zu Chngzhi was mst prbably interested in ________ when he was yung?
A．Astrnmy.B．Math.C．Natural science.D．Art.
2．What was Zu best famus fr?
A．Wrking ut the value f pi.B．Daming Calendar.
C．The inventin f the 1,000-li Bat.D．A vehicle that carried a pinter.
3．What’s the main purpse f the text?
A．T intrduce the achievements in ancient China.
B．T tell the stries abut Zu Chngzhi and his sn.
C．T tell us abut Zu Chngzhi’s great achievements.
D．T tell us hw Zu Chngzhi wrked ut the value f π.
4．Which f the fllwing best shws the structure f the text?
A．B．C．D．
15.（23-24八年级下·山东临沂·期中）
Xin Nan lks like an ancient beauty that cmes frm smewhere hundreds f years ag. She is wearing Hanfu r Han clthing. It was traditinal Chinese clthing befre Qing dynasty.
Hanfu has been the dress n imprtant Chinese hlidays such as the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival. But these days, Hanfu has becme ppular again thanks t the histrical shws. It has stepped nt the wrld stage. It has even fund its way t the New Yrk and Paris Fashin Week. Hanfu is ne f the mst imprtant symbls f Chinese natinal culture. Tday n the streets f big cities in China, yu will see many girls in this beautiful dress.
“Nwadays, mre and mre peple are fascinated with wearing Hanfu as if it were their everyday clthing,” says Xin Nan.
Experts say we shuld hld a natinal Hanfu Day. Nw there have been already Hanfu festivals all ver China. Xin Nan is happy t jin the festivals. Last Octber, she tk part in Beijing Hanfu festival. And in this May, she was a judge at Chngqing’s first-ever Hanfu festival.
T Xin Nan, Hanfu is mre than just a style f dress, but a way f life. “I think Hanfu has a special beauty. When I am wearing it, I feel I’ve returned t an ancient dynasty,” she says. “Whenever I put n Hanfu, I’ll have an elegant feeling.”
1．When did peple dress in Hanfu in the past?
A．After Qing Dynasty.
B．When they fught in the war.
C．On imprtant Chinese hlidays.
2．What des the underlined wrd “fascinated” mean in Paragraph 3?
A．厌倦B．着迷C．宠溺
3．Which f the fllwing is TURE accrding t the passage?
A．Xin Nan can return t the ancient times when she wears Hanfu.
B．We’ll see few girls in Hanfu n the streets f big cities in China.
C．Hanfu has becme ppular again because f sme histrical shws.
4．What’s the best title fr the text?
A．Hanfu, mre than a clthing style
B．Xin Nan, a traditinal girl
C．Hanfu festivals in China
16.（23-24八年级下·浙江金华·期中）In a few hurs Sam wuld be flying t Germany. We lked at each ther but n sund brke the silence (寂静) f my beach-side huse.
Such a mment was nt the first time fr me. On Sam’s first day f kindergarten (幼儿园), I felt his stress (压力) when hlding his hand. He lked at me—as he did nw. But I said nthing till the schl bus came. Abut ten years later, I drve him t the cllege. He was sick but I didn’t knw then. I thught he was just t tired. I tried t think f smething t say as he wuld start a new perid f life. Again, ________.
Sam was weak when he was brn but grew int a strng by. Then he became the best baseball player in high schl. His finest mment came when he gt the first prize at a science fair. I was srry he gave up his athletic talent, but prud (自豪的) that later he chse English literature. One day, I tld Sam I regretted (后悔) never traveling abrad t knw better abut the wrld befre wrking. Sam decided t learn German in Berlin, even thugh his friends thught it was meaningless.
The night befre he was t leave, I failed t say any wrds again. Maybe, I thught, it wasn’t necessary t say anything.
What des it matter if a father never tells a sn what he really thinks f him? But as I std befre Sam, I knew it des matter. My father and I lved each ther. Hwever, I always regretted never hearing him put his feelings int wrds.
“Sam,” I said, “if I culd have picked, I wuld have picked yu.” I wasn’t sure he understd what I meant. Sam came twards me and threw his arms arund me, saying “thank yu”. My eyes misted ver (模糊). Then, the mment ended, and Sam left hme.
What I had said t Sam was nt new. It was nthing. But, it was everything.
(adapted frm Wrds frm a Father)
1．Which f the fllwing can be put at the end f Paragraph 2?
A．I failed t say a wrdB．his illness wrried me
C．I decided t g abradD．his grwth pleased me
2．When Sam heard “if I culd have picked, I wuld have picked yu.”, he might feel ________.
A．stressedB．sadC．calmD．excited
3．What des the writer mean by writing the last sentence “But, it was everything.”
A．A father shuld care abut his sn’s educatin.
B．A father shuld shw deep lve t his sn.
C．A sn shuld take his father’s advice.
D．A sn shuld respect his father’s decisin.
4．Frm the passage we knw that ________.
A．the sn was unhappy with his father
B．the father was prud f his sn
C．the father and the sn shuld listen t each ther carefully
D．the father regretted picking English literature fr his sn
17.（23-24八年级下·浙江台州·期中）In many peple’s eyes, plants are quiet. They can’t talk. They can’t walk. And they can’t think like us.
Or can they? A new TV shw gives us a new lk at plants. Shwn n Jan.10 n Bilibili, it tells the secret lives f plants, and the wnderful and unbelievable ways that plants wrk.
▲ . In the rainfrests, different kinds f plants race fr sunlight. The frest flr is described as a “battlefield” (战场). Only tw percent f the sunlight gets thrugh it. Sme plants spread (蔓延) their big leaves t reach light. But ther plants may catch them up and get a lift. Finally, they are bth vertaken (超过) by a fast-grwing tree. Similarly, sme trees may give ut smething t prtect themselves.
Plants als help each ther and even cmmunicate. In deserts, if a tree finds water, it will share it with thers. Studies als shw that plants use fungus (真菌) in the sil as a way t “talk” t each ther. It’s kind f like hw Wi-Fi wrks. If a tmat plant gets a leaf disease (疾病), it can tell nearby plants abut it.
The TV shw nt nly makes us amazed at the plant wrld but pushes us t understand that plants are imprtant. “Plants are the needs f all life, including urselves. We depend upn them fr every muth f fd that we eat and every lungful f air that we breathe,” said David, the directr f the shw. It’s time t lk after wild plants just as carefully as ur huseplants.
1．We can learn frm the passage that plants ________.
A．can’t talk with each therB．aren’t able t walk
C．can help each ther in needD．are in great danger
2．Frm the passage we knw that ________.
A．plants with small leaves get sunlight mre easily
B．abut 2% f plants can live in rainfrests
C．plants in desert keeps water all by themselves
D．plants will knw abut the clser plants’ illnesses
3．Which is prbably the sentence in the blank “ ▲ ” ?
A．Plants need water t live better
B．Plants can get sunlight frm ther plants
C．Plants cmpete against each ther t live
D．Plants can share everything with each ther
4．In the last paragraph, David prbably agrees that ________.
A．plants are difficult t studyB．plants play a big rle in ur lives
C．huseplants als need ur careD．many wild plants are endangered
18.（23-24八年级下·山东济宁·期中）What des filial piety (孝顺) mean t yu? It might mean listening t yur parents, helping them with husewrk, r just being kind t them. They are very cmmn things. Everyne can d thse.
Ten teens gt awards (奖励) fr their filial piety in a cntest called Searching fr Filial Teens. The yungest award-winner was 7 years ld, while the ldest was 15. They cme frm different places, but they have smething in cmmn. They all lve their parents. Nw let’s learn abut ne f them here.
Yu Qiwei and his mm. CCTV
15-year-ld Yu Qiwei, Sichuan Prvince, had a happy family f three. But several years ag, his father died while saving smene wh was drwning (溺水). And his mther had a serius brain disease. He had t learn hw t ck dinner, clean the rms and wash clthes.
T make a living, his mther and he pened an nline stre. Yu wrked fr this stre by buying gds and sending them t custmers.
Thugh he was busy taking care f these things, he still did well in schl. He spent his free time studying r staying with his mther. He saved mney by nt taking any after-schl classes. “Life is hard, but ne day, I will ‘fly’ high tgether with my mm,” Yu said.
1．Frm the passage we can knw that ________.
A．many teens can’t help parents d husewrk
B．there are fur peple in Yu Qiwei’s family
C．Yu Qiwei sets an example fr teens
D．his mther is healthy
2．Which is the right rder accrding t the passage?
①Yu Qiwei pened an nline stre. ②Yu Qiwei’s father saved smene’s life.
③Yu Qiwei’s mther became badly sick. ④Yu Qiwei gt awards fr his filial piety.
A．②③①④B．④②①③C．③④①②D．①②③④
3．Which f the fllwing is TURE?
A．Yu Qiwei always played with his friends.
B．Yu Qiwei isn’t a gd student in schl.
C．Yu Qiwei’s mther sld gds herself.
D．Yu Qiwei’s father was brave enugh.
4．The passage cmes frm ________.
A．a reprtB．a strybkC．a nvelD．an ad
19.（23-24八年级下·重庆·期中）Chpsticks, r kuaizi in Chinese, are a pair f small sticks f equal length. The tw chpsticks can wrk well tgether. ①
It is believed that the first chpsticks appeared ver 5,000 years ag in ancient China.They were used fr cking and serving, but nt as eating tls. It was nt until the Ming Dynasty that chpsticks came int nrmal use fr bth serving and eating. The earliest evidence (证据) f a pair f chpsticks made ut f brnze (黄铜) was fund at Yinxu in Anyang, Henan, dating back t rughly 1200 B．C． Nwadays, bamb and wd chpsticks are the mst ppular nes in Chinese hmes.
② Chinese chpsticks are usually abut 22~24 centimeters lng. They are rund n the eating end, which represents (代表) heaven. The ther end is usually square, representing earth. This is because the greatest cncern between heaven and earth is t keep enugh supplies f fd. There is an ld custm in China. It is believed that chpsticks shuld be part f a girl’s dwry (嫁妆) since the prnunciatin (发音) f kuaizi is similar t that f the wrds fr “sn” and “sn” in Chinese. It is still a ppular gd wish in China fr newly married cuples t have babies “sn”.
Accrding t mdern science, the lng-term use f chpsticks makes ne’s fingers flexible (灵活的). That is gd fr peple’s health. ③ S, amng the different kinds f tableware (餐具) tday, chpsticks have special pwer. The culture f using kuaizi has spread t many ther Asian cuntries. In Japan, peple celebrate the Chpsticks Day n August 4 every year.
④ As an ld saying ges, “A chpstick can be brken easily. Ten pairs f chpsticks, held tgether, are hard t break.” Fr thusands f years, Chinese peple have favured chpsticks nt nly because they are easy t use but als because they represent the great spirit f the Chinese peple.
1．What can we knw frm the secnd paragraph?
A．Chpsticks were used fr eating ver 5,000 years ag.
B．Peple first used chpsticks fr cking and serving.
C．Peple made chpsticks ut f bamb and wd first.
D．Only rich peple culd use chpsticks in ancient China.
2．We shuld put the sentence “Chpsticks are a symbl f Chinese fd culture.” in ________.
A．①B．②C．③D．④
3．Which f the fllwing is NOT true abut chpsticks?
A．Chpsticks represent the unity spirit f the Chinese peple.
B．Chpsticks are very imprtant t Japanese peple, t.
C．Peple can make chpsticks ut f different materials.
D．Japanese peple nly use chpsticks n August 4.
4．What’s the best title fr the passage?
A．A symbl f Chinese culture—chpsticksB．The ways t use chpsticks
C．The first use f chpsticksD．The Chinese spirit and chpsticks
20.（23-24八年级下·河北保定·期中）Parts f a Plant
There are mre than 400,000 kinds f plants n Earth. Sme plants are as big as tall buildings; thers are as small as rice. Plants are key parts f the fd circle. They play an imprtant part in the nature because they give ut xygen—the gas that all animals need fr breathing.
What is a plant?
Mst peple have n difficulty finding the differences between an animal and a plant. That is because animals can mve arund, but plants can’t. What makes a plant a plant? Like animals, plants are living things that are made up f lts f cells (细胞). Unlike animals, plants make their wn fd by phtsynthesis (光合作用). Mst plants have rts, stems, and leaves, and mst plants reprduce by grwing flwers and making seeds. All plants need energy t stay alive and grw, and they get it frm sunlight instead f fd.
Hw des a plant grw?
Mst animals grw in a certain way, and genes cntrl their grwth. That is t say, even when they are small, it’s easy t knw what they will lk like after they grw up. Plants are different. Their grwth is cntrlled by genes t, but their final shape als depends n where they live. Fr example, a tree can be big and rund if it grws up in an pen space, but much taller and thinner if it grws in the wds with ther trees all arund. Plants are unable t mve frm ne envirnment t anther, s it is imprtant that they are able t get used t the envirnment.
1．Which f the fllwing is NOT mentined in Paragraph 1?
A．The number f plants.B．Different sizes f plants.
C．The imprtance f plants.D．Planting mre trees.
2．What methd des the authr use t describe the plants in Paragraph 2?
A．By cmparing.B．By giving examples.
C．By giving numbers.D．By telling stries.
3．What can we knw abut plants frm the passage?
A．Flwers and seeds are the mst imprtant parts f a plant.
B．Plants and animals grw in the same way.
C．Only envirnment cntrls the plants’ grwth.
D．It’s imprtant fr the plants t get used t the envirnment.
4．What is the best title fr this passage?
A．Different Kinds f PlantsB．The Life f Plants
C．Plants and AnimalsD．All Abut Plants
21.（23-24八年级下·山东潍坊·期中）This Spring Festival, the mst eye-catching mvie might be YOLO (热辣滚烫). S far, it has made ver 3.3 billin yuan at the bx ffice.
Directed by 41-year-ld Jia Ling, the mvie tells the stry f a wman tired f the wrld, finding herself and learning t lve life thrugh bxing. The name YOLO is shrt fr the mvie’s main idea —yu nly live nce.
Jia has tried many different rles in her life, including crsstalk (相声) and sketch (小品) perfrmer, variety shw (综艺节目) guest and actress. It was in 2019 that she became a directr fr the first time, making her mvie Hi, Mm. Jia didn’t study directing at university. She believes this is bth a gd and bad thing. It makes her feel freer in film making because she desn’t need t fllw a fixed style. T everyne’s surprise, Hi, Mm made her the wrld’s highest-grssing (票房最高的) wman directr befre 2023.
Befre making YOLO, Jia was seen as an verweight cmedian (肥胖的喜剧演员). She ften made jkes abut herself t make peple laugh. Fr this mvie, Jia lst 50kg and lked very different. Sme peple nline said even her vice seemed sfter, and they call this a “rebirth” fr Jia.
In Jia’s eyes, her change in identity (身份) and lk is her way f staying true t herself. “It’s hard t predict ne’s life. I’m just fllwing my heart but nt lking fr changes n purpse. Mvies are nw the best way t shw myself, s I put all my energy int them.” She said.
1．What des “YOLO” stand fr?
A．Yu can live better.B．Yu nly live nce.
C．Yu can live by yurself.D．Yu nly belng t yurself.
2．What des the underlined sentence mean in paragraph 3?
A．Everything has tw sides.B．Learning directing is gd.
C．Making her feel freer.D．Film making is successful.
3．What d yu think f Jia Ling frm Paragraph 4?
A．She is an verweight cmedian.
B．She likes t make jkes abut peple.
C．She has a sfter vice and strng bdy.
D．She is enjyable and strict with herself.
4．Why des Jia Ling becme a directr f films?
A．Because she likes mvies best.
B．Because she wants t be herself.
C．Because it’s hard t predict ne’s life.
D．Because she can put her energy int mvies.
阅读理解CD篇 20题
1.（23-24八年级下·四川德阳·期中）Tangchang, a twn in Chengdu, is famus fr clth shes. Tangchang clth shes are strng, cmfrtable, breathable and friendly t the envirnment. In 2018, they were added t Sichuan’s intangible cultural heritage list (非物质文化遗产名录).
63-year-ld Lai Shufang has spent ver 40 years making Tangchang clth shes. Nw she is a master (大师). She said there are 32 steps t make a pair, but the mst imprtant step is making the sles.
First, glue (粘) layers (层) f white clth tgether with flur paste (糊糊). Secnd, make the layers dry and then cut int different shapes. Third, beat the layers again and again and then make sles and upper parts. Next, shape the tw parts and glue them tgether. At last, plish (磨光) and trim (修剪) the shes. Then the clth shes are ready.
Lai’s hard wrk tuched her sn Ai Peng. In 2015, Ai decided t leave his jb and help his mther. He used Shu embridery (刺绣) t make the shes lk mre beautiful and pened a clth she stre nline. He als set up shp windws t shw the steps f making shes, helping mre peple learn abut the art f clth shes.
1．What is the mst imprtant step in making Tangchang clth shes accrding t Ms. Lai?
A．Making the sles.B．Making the upper parts.
C．Making gd flur paste.D．Plishing and trimming.
2．What is the crrect rder f the fllwing steps f making Tangchang clth shes?
①beat the layered clth ②make the layers dry
③glue the upper parts and the sles tgether ④glue layers f white clth
A．③②①④B．④②③①
C．④②①③D．④①②③
3．Hw many things has Lai’s sn dne t make the clth shes mre ppular?
A．One.B．Tw.
C．Three.D．Fur.
4．What’s the passage mainly abut?
A．What are the features (特征) f Tangchang clth shes?
B．When did Ms. Lai becme a master f clth shes?
C．What’s the mst imprtant material in making clth shes?
D．Why did Ms. Lai keep n making clth shes?
【答案】1．A 2．C 3．C 4．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了成都唐昌布鞋的制作过程和特点。
1．细节理解题。根据“She said there are 32 steps t make a pair, but the mst imprtant step is making the sles.”可知，最重要的是做鞋底。故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据“First, glue (粘) layers (层) f white clth tgether with flur paste (糊糊). Secnd, make the layers dry and then cut int different shapes. Third, beat the layers again and again and then make sles and upper parts. Next, shape the tw parts and glue them tgether.”可知，制作唐昌布鞋的正确顺序是：用面粉糊把几层白布粘在一起、把这些层弄干、反复拍打各层、把鞋面和鞋底粘在一起。故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据“He used Shu embridery (刺绣) t make the shes lk mre beautiful and pened a clth she stre nline. He als set up shp windws t shw the steps f making shes, helping mre peple learn abut the art f clth shes.”可知，他用蜀绣让鞋子看起来更漂亮，并在网上开了一家布鞋店，他还开设了橱窗展示制作鞋子的步骤，故一共干了三件事。故选C。
4．主旨大意题。根据“Tangchang, a twn in Chengdu, is famus fr clth shes.”及通读全文可知，本文主要讲了唐昌布鞋的制作过程和特点。故选A。
2.（23-24八年级下·浙江宁波·期中）Mr. Wrth liked spending time with his grandsn, Shawn. He enjyed teaching him sme f the things he may nt be taught in schl. Grandfathers have a special relatin with their grandchildren. They can ften pass dwn sme experience that will be helpful t the yunger peple.
One day, Shawn tld his grandfather abut a class science prject that he was very excited abut.
Each student was ging t grw a pt f bean plants. When the plants grew big and strng, the students were t plant them in a garden at the schl. They each wanted t grw the strngest and best bean plant.
Shawn shwed his grandfather the bean seeds (种子). He explained that his teacher taught them hw t make the seeds grw. First, they put the seeds n a wet paper twel. Then, they put them near a warm windw. When the seeds cme ut, they are ready t be mved int a pt.
Alter listening t his grandsn, Mr. Wrth said, “Yu d just as yu learned, but I want t shw yu ne mre thing abut grwing plants.”
“When I was a by, my father shwed me hw t grw strng plants,” he cntinued. “When the plant is starting ut, yu put sme weight (重量) n it.” Shawn lked at his grandfather in surprise.
“Desn’t the weight stp the bean frm grwing?” he asked.
“N, f curse nt. This way, the bean plant will be strng and healthy. If yu give it everything it wants, it will grw t fast and it will be weak. It will fall ver when the first big wind blws.”
Shawn listened carefully. He wanted t grw the bean in the way his grandfather suggested. He culd hardly wait t tell his friends what he had learned that day.
1．What can we learn frm Paragraph 1?
A．Mr. Wrth is a science teacher in a schl.
B．Shawn lives tgether with his grandfather.
C．Shawn has a lt f experience abut planting.
D．Mr. Wrth has a gd relatin with his grandsn.
2．What des the underlined wrd “them” refer t?
A．Classmates.B．Grandparents.C．Pts.D．Seeds.
3．When Shawn heard his grandfather’s stry abut grwing plants, hw did he feel at first?
A．Surprised.B．Upset.C．Wrried.D．Happy.
4．What lessn can we learn frm the passage?
A．Giving children prper pressure can help them grw up.
B．Offering children everything they need is gd fr them.
C．Putting children in a dangerus situatin makes them strng.
D．Waiting fr children t grw up n their wn is the best way.
【答案】1．D 2．D 3．A 4．A
【导语】本文主要讲述了沃特先生教肖恩种植物的故事。
1．细节理解题。根据“Mr. Wrth liked spending time with his grandsn, Shawn. He enjyed teaching him sme f the things he may nt be taught in schl. Grandfathers have a special relatin with their grandchildren”可知，沃特先生和他的孙子关系很好，故选D。
2．词义猜测题。根据“First, they put the seeds n a wet paper twel. Then, they put them near a warm windw.”可知，把种子放在温暖的窗户附近，所以them指代“seeds”，故选D。
3．细节理解题。根据“Shawn lked at his grandfather in surprise”可知，刚开始感觉很惊讶，故选A。
4．推理判断题。根据“This way, the bean plant will be strng and healthy. If yu give it everything it wants, it will grw t fast and it will be weak. It will fall ver when the first big wind blws”可知，在豆科植物上面增加一些重量，它们就会长得又壮又健康。如果你给它想要的一切，它就会成长得太快，变得脆弱。当第一场大风吹起时，它就会倒下。这个道理就跟如何教育孩子一样，要给孩子们适当的压力，这会帮助它们成长，故选A。
3.（23-24八年级下·辽宁营口·期中）Cmmunicatin between schls and parents is imprtant t the well-being and prgress f students. Hw d yur schl and yur parents cmmunicate?
In my schl, parent-schl cmmunicatin is mstly dne thrugh emails. This lets parents knw what is happening at their children’s schl. T imprve parent-teacher cmmunicatin. Parent Breakfasts are rganized at the beginning f each academic year (学年) s that parents can meet the head teacher and subject teachers f their children this year. Parent Evenings als take place each term t let parents knw their children’s prgress in schl. There is nt a parent cmmittee (委员会) at my schl but parents can be part f the Friends Grup. They can help rganize schl events.
—Mary, UK
At my schl, parents cmmunicate with the schl thrugh the family-schl cntact pamphlet (手册). Parents can leave a message n the pamphlet, and then the student gives the pamphlet t the head teacher the next day. The head teacher will read the messages and reply. There is als a family cmmittee in my class. It helps the teachers pass n the messages abut schl t ur parents.
—Betty, China
At my schl, parents and teachers keep in tuch in many ways. One f them is the Parent-Teacher Assciatin (PTA). The PTA is a vluntary rganizatin (志愿组织) that brings tgether parents and teachers t discuss and deal with prblems with schl educatin. Anther way f cmmunicatin is thrugh parent-teacher meetings.
They let parents and teachers meet face-t-face t discuss a student’s prgress and perfrmance.
—Tny, China
Interviews g bth ways here, allwing bth the schl and parents t discuss cncerns (担忧) r ask questins. These meetings are planned ne-n-ne fr privacy.
They serve t avid making students r parents feel uncmfrtable if the schl needs t talk abut certain prblems. While meetings can be planned at any time, the mst cmmn are the end-f-term reprts. Each term has 8-10 weeks fr students t attend schl. Their teachers use the infrmatin cllected t prvide feedback (反馈) t families in abut 10-15 minutes. Students ften attend these meetings, t.
—Chelsea, Australia
1．Hw many ways f keeping in tuch between parents and schls are mentined by Mary?
A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.
2．A family cmmittee is a way f cmmunicatin in ________ schl.
A．Mary’sB．Tny’sC．Chelsea’sD．Betty’s
3．The underlined wrd “privacy” in Paragraph 5 prbably means “________”.
A．cmfrtB．secretC．pleasureD．satisfactin
4．Accrding t Chelsea, teachers need t ________ at the end f the term.
A．prvide parents with messages cllected in the daily schl life
B．send emails t parents and let them knw their children’s perfrmance
C．interview parents abut what is happening t their students at hme
D．give reprts n certain prblems t families ne by ne
【答案】1．C 2．D 3．B 4．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了四位学生所在学校与家长沟通的方式。
1．细节理解题。根据“In my schl, parent-schl cmmunicatin is mstly dne thrugh emails.”，“Parent Breakfasts are rganized at the beginning f each academic year”，“Parent Evenings als take place each term t let parents knw their children’s prgress in schl.”及“There is nt a parent cmmittee (委员会) at my schl but parents can be part f the Friends Grup.”可知，Mary提到了家长和学校之间保持联系的四种方式，故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据Betty的描述“There is als a family cmmittee in my class.”可知，家庭委员会是Betty学校的沟通方式，故选D。
3．词句猜测题。根据“These meetings are planned ne-n-ne fr privacy.”可知，这些会议是一对一的，目的是为了保护隐私，所以privacy表示“秘密”，故选B。
4．细节理解题。根据Chelsea的描述，教师需要在学期结束时向家长提供在日常学校生活中收集的信息，故选A。
4.（23-24八年级下·广东广州·期中）The wrd “zhiyin”, which means clse friends, cmes frm the stry f Yu Bya and Zhng Ziqi in the Warring States Perid.
Bya was gd at playing the guqin. One day, he was playing music n his way hme n the bat. T Bya’s surprise, Ziqi, a wdcutter wh happened t pass by, culd understand exactly what he wanted t express thrugh his music. After a lng talk, they became gd friends. Since Bya had t return t his state, they agreed t meet again in the fllwing year.
Unfrtunately, when getting back t visit Ziqi, Bya heard that his friend had died frm a disease (疾病). Bya was s sad and in frnt f Ziqi’s tmb (墓), he played again the music he had played when they first met. The feeling f the music was s strng that it was as if the rivers and the muntains were crying. When finishing playing, Bya brke his guqin int pieces. Frm then n, Bya never played again.
Peple in the Sng Dynasty built the Guqin Tai in Hanyang t the memry f the deep friendship between Bya and Ziqi. It became an imprtant part f the lcal culture.
Zhiyin culture has new develpment in the new perid. The famus ancient Chinese classical (古典的) music piece Gashan Liushui was perfrmed during the G20 Summit in Hangzhu, Zhejiang Prvince in 2016. The musical perfrmance nt nly shwed the beauty f traditinal Chinese culture, but als expressed China’s willingness t develp its friendship with peple frm arund the wrld.
1．Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A．Bya actually nly met Ziqi nce.
B．Bya brke his date with Ziqi at last.
C．Bya ften played the guqin in memry f Ziqi.
D．Bya and Ziqi were bth gd at playing music.
2．Paragraph 5 is mainly abut ________.
A．the new rle f zhiyin cultureB．the imprtance f classical music
C．the traditin f Gashan LiushuiD．the friendship with freign cuntries
3．Which f the fllwing can best shw the main idea f the stry?
A．Bth tgether d best f all.B．A true friend is hard t find.
C．Old friends and ld wine are best.D．A friend t everybdy is a friend t nbdy.
4．Which f the fllwing best shws the structure (结构) f the passage?
A．B．C．D．
【答案】1．A 2．A 3．B 4．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了“知音”一词的由来以及知音文化在新时代的意义。
1．细节理解题。根据“Since Bya had t return t his state, they agreed t meet again in the fllwing year. Unfrtunately, when getting back t visit Ziqi, Bya heard that his friend had died frm a disease (疾病). ”可知，伯牙只见了子期一次。故选A。
2．主旨大意题。根据“Zhiyin culture has new develpment in the new perid.”可知，第五段主要是关于知音文化的新角色。故选A。
3．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，这个故事讲述了俞伯牙和钟子期的友谊，也讲述了真正的朋友很难找到。故选B。
4．篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段介绍知音一词的意思以及由来；第二段和第三段讲述了俞伯牙和钟子期的故事；第四段和第五段主要介绍了知音文化。因此B选项符合文章结构。故选B。
5.（23-24八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中）Wrld Animal Day falls n Oct 4 every year. It was started in 1931 t remind everyne n ur planet t care abut animals. Unluckily, many wild animals are facing great danger. Sme even became extinct and cannt be seen frever. Recently, China has dne much t imprve the living cnditin f endangered wild animals.
The prtectin f Asian elephants is a gd example. Asian elephants in China are mstly fund in Yunnan Prvince. These animals have becme endangered because sme peple are killing fr their teeth. The gvernment (政府) has been trying t prtect them. Fr example, elephants teeth business is nt allwed. This can greatly prevent elephants hunting.
Anther example is the prtectin f the Yangtze finless prpise (江豚). Because f lts f ver-fishing and water pllutin, the ppulatin f the Yangtze finless prpise was just 1, 012 in 2018. That number was lwer than the number f giant pandas. In 2020, the gvernment nce put a 10-year fishing ban (禁令). This actin is very useful and nw peple can see a grup f Yangtze finless prpises jump and play in the Yangtze River.
With Wrld Animal Day arund the crner, we all can think f mre ways t better prtect ur wild friends. As we share this Earth with all living things, we can truly make a difference fr all animals.
1．Why was Wrld Animal Day started?
A．T intrduce wild animals t the public.
B．T encurage us t care abut wild animals.
C．T cllect infrmatin abut wild animals.
D．T cunt the ppulatin f wild animals.
2．What des the underlined wrd “extinct” mean in the first paragraph?
A．Rise in number.B．Drp in number.C．Appear.D．Disappear.
3．What has the gvernment dne t prevent elephants hunting?
A．Stp elephants teeth business.B．Prvide elephants with fd.
C．Prtect elephants in a z.D．Grw mre trees fr elephants.
4．What can we learn abut Yangtze finless prpise frm Paragraph 3?
A．Their ppulatin was 1,012 in 2020.
B．Their ppulatin is larger than that f giant pandas in 2018.
C．They were in danger because f ver-fishing and air pllutin.
D．Their number is higher because the gvernment put a fishing ban.
【答案】1．B 2．D 3．A 4．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了世界动物日的起源和目的，以及中国政府为保护濒危动物所做的努力和措施
1．细节理解题。根据“It was started in 1931 t remind everyne n ur planet t care abut animals.”可知，建立世界动物日是为了鼓励我们关爱动物。故选B。
2．词句猜测题。根据“Sme even became extinct and cannt be seen frever.”可知，许多野生动物可能再也见不到了，说明extinct意为“灭绝的”，与disappear同义。故选D。
3．细节理解题。根据“Fr example, elephants teeth business is nt allwed. This can greatly prevent elephants hunting.”可知，政府严禁象牙买卖。故选A。
4．细节理解题。根据“In 2020, the gvernment nce put a 10-year fishing ban (禁令). This actin is very useful and nw peple can see a grup f Yangtze finless prpises jump and play in the Yangtze River.”可知，由于政府颁布禁渔令，江豚的数量有所增加。故选D。
6.（23-24八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中）“Cats!” “Dgs!” These lk like fighting wrds. But yu may knw clearly there are dg peple and cat peple. Dg peple think dgs are “ man’s best friends”, while cat peple like cats because f their elegance (优雅) and independence (独立). Smetimes the tw grups even argue with each ther. Which pet d peple like better?
Dgs seem t win. An assciated pinin pll (民意调查) shwed that peple in the US like dgs mre than cats. 74% said they liked dgs “a lt”, but nly 41% said the same thing abut cats. The Pet Industry White Paper als shwed that there are arund 11,000,000 mre dg wners than cat wners in Chinese cities.
Hwever, cats seem t have mre attentin nline. Peple call them “masters” (喵主子) nline while the dg wners are “servants wh clean their masters’ feces” (铲屎官). Even thse wh dn’t have pet cats are ding smething called “clud cat petting” (云吸猫). It means taking pictures and vides f cats nline.
An article in The Guardian pinted ut that dg wners usually g utside t play with their pets r their neighbrs’ dgs. But cats are mainly indr animals, s the Internet becmes a virtual (虚拟的) “cat park” fr cat wners.
But it desn’t really matter if yu like cats r dgs better. Keeping a relatin with any animal can make us feel gd.
1．What des the underlined wrd “argue” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A．Understand.B．Require.C．Disagree.D．Offer.
2．Accrding t the text, if yu are utging and like utside activities, _________.
A．yu can keep a dgB．yu can write abut dgs
C．a cat is a gd friendD．yu can watch vides nline
3．What can we knw frm the text?
A．Peple is talking abut hw t keep pets.
B．There are mre dg wners than cat wners in America.
C．Clud cat petting means putting cats n the clud.
D．In China, peple like cats as much as they like dgs.
4．Hw is the text rganized? (①=Paragraph l, ②=Paragraph 2, …)
A．B．C．D．
【答案】1．C 2．A 3．B 4．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要了介绍养狗与养猫的区别，告诉我们和动物保持关系都能让我们感觉良好。
1．词义猜测题。根据“Smetimes the tw grups even argue with each ther. Which pet d peple like better?”可知有时这两个群体甚至会相互争论，故此处划线部分和disagree意义相近。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据“An article in The Guardian pinted ut that dg wners usually g utside t play with their pets r their neighbrs’ dgs.”可知养狗人通常会出去和他们的宠物或邻居的狗玩耍，所以如果是外向的，喜欢户外活动，可以养狗。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据“An assciated pinin pll (民意调查) shwed that peple in the US like dgs mre than cats”可知美国人更喜欢狗而不是猫，即在美国，养狗的人比养猫的人多。故选B。
4．篇章结构题。文章第一段提出了问题：养狗和养猫哪个更好；第二、三、四段说了调查结果；最后一段综述全文，要和动物保持关系。故选D。
7.（23-24八年级下·辽宁阜新·期中）Sme peple believe that humans culd live n the planet Mars by the year 2100. Our wn planet, the Earth, is becming mre and mre crwded and plluted. It is hped that peple culd start again and build a better wrld n Mars. Here is what life there culd be like.
At present, ur spacecraft are t slw t carry large numbers f passengers (乘客) t Mars and it wuld take mnths. With the develpment f technlgy, by the year 2100, the jurney might nly take abut 20 minutes in spacecraft that travel at the speed (速度) f light! Hwever, the spacecraft wuld travel really fast, s the jurney t Mars might be quite uncmfrtable. Many peple wuld feel ill.
Humans can’t live withut water, air r fd. S far, nbdy knws if there wuld be enugh water r air n Mars fr peple. Mrever, scientists are nt sure if plants culd grw n Mars. Fd wuld mst prbably be made like pills (药片) and wuld nt keep lng.
Cmpared with life n the earth, life n Mars wuld be better in sme ways. Peple wuld have mre space. They might live in huses with huge cmfrtable rms. Als, rbts wuld d lts f their wrk s that they culd have mre time t relax. There wuld prbably be n schls. Every student wuld study at nline schls with “e-teachers”.
Life n Mars wuld be interesting and challenging (充满挑战的). Hwever, it may take hundreds f years t make it true. S the mst imprtant thing we need t d nw is t prtect ur beautiful blue planet-the Earth!
1．Peple wuld mve t Mars because ________.
A．they want t challenge themselvesB．the earth is crwded and plluted
C．flying t Mars wuld be funD．plants culd grw better there
2．The underlined wrd “spacecraft” means ________.
A．spaceshipsB．ht-air ballnsC．space statinsD．planes
3．What can we learn frm the passage?
A．There wuld be enugh water and air n Mars fr peple.
B．Fd n Mars wuld be mre delicius than that n the earth.
C．The writer thinks living n Mars wuld be full f challenges.
D．Peple wuld be busy with wrk n Mars.
4．What’s the best title fr the passage?
A．Schl s n MarsB．Fd n Mars
C．Life n MarsD．Envirnment n the Earth
【答案】1．B 2．A 3．C 4．C
【导语】本文主要介绍了关于火星的一些信息和关于人类生活在火星上的一些想象。
1．细节理解题。根据“Our wn planet, the Earth, is becming mre and mre crwded and plluted.”可知，因为我们自己的星球，地球正变得越来越拥挤和污染，所以才决定去火星。故选B。
2．词句猜测题。根据“At present, ur spacecraft are t slw t carry large numbers f passengers (乘客) t Mars and it wuld take mnths.”可知，带人们去火星的应该是宇宙飞船，spacecraft应该是“宇宙飞船” 的意思。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据“Life n Mars wuld be interesting and challenging (充满挑战的).”可知，作者认为火星上的生活将是有趣而富有挑战性的。故选C。
4．最佳标题题。根据“It is hped that peple culd start again and build a better wrld n Mars. Here is what life there culd be like.”以及通读全文可知，文章是想象人们搬到火星上的生活。故选C。
8.（23-24八年级下·山东烟台·期中）Many admire great peple, but few knw what difficulties thse peple went thrugh. As an autbigraphical (自传体的) bk, The Lng Walk t Freedm gives peple a lk int the life f Nelsn Mandela, a freedm fighter f Suth Africa and the late president (总统) f the cuntry.
Mandela was brn int an African ryal (皇室) family n July 18, 1918. But Mandela chse a life way f fighting fr cmmn peple instead f ryalty.
At that time, Suth Africa was cntrlled by white peple. They passed a law that stpped black peple frm living r traveling where they wanted. Black peple didn’t have the right t speak ut their thughts abut the gvernment and leaders, either.
Mandela didn’t think that was fair. He rganized many activities against it. Because f this, in 1962, he was put int prisn (监狱), after he was set free in 1990, he chse t frgive thse wh did wrng things t him instead f hating them. He shk hands with the peple wh wanted him dead. He als encuraged black peple t frgive white peple.
Mandela’s stry, tld in his wn wrds, ges all ver the wrld and talks abut hw t build a wrld where everyne is included. He believed in bringing peple tgether.
These lessns culd help peple everywhere, including China. As China becmes mre imprtant in the wrld, Mandela’s jurney teaches us imprtant things abut dealing with ther cuntries (社会和谐).
As an autbigraphy writer, Mandela als did a gd jb and didn’t make the bk sund self-imprtant. He expressed his feelings well, making the readers understand his and thers’ hard times. With such writing skills, a bk with mre than 600 pages can be easier t read.
1．What can we knw abut The Lng Walk t Freedm accrding t the passage?
A．It’s a bk abut African ryal life.
B．It shws peple’s lve fr Mandela.
C．It helps peple better understand Mandela.
D．It was written t remember Mandela.
2．What des the underlined wrd “frgive” mean?
A．Say “Never mind” t.
B．Give mney t.
C．Feel srry fr.
D．Refuse help frm.
3．What can China mainly learn frm Mandela’s spirit?
A．Hw t prmise peple’s freedm.
B．Hw t help African peple t be rich.
C．Hw t keep peple safe frm prisns.
D．Hw t deal with internatinal relatinships.
4．Why is Mandela’s bk easy t read?
A．Because he stressed persnal experiences.
B．Because Mandela hardly shared his feelings.
C．Because an autbigraphy writer helped him t write it.
D．Because it is heartfelt and shws understanding tward thers.
【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D 4．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了南非前总统纳尔逊·曼德拉的自传《漫漫自由路》。
1．细节理解题。根据“As an autbigraphical (自传体的) bk, The Lng Walk t Freedm gives peple a lk int the life f Nelsn Mandela, a freedm fighter f Suth Africa and the late president (总统) f the cuntry.”可知，这本书使人们更了解曼德拉。故选C。
2．词义猜测题。根据“Because f this, in 1962, he was put int prisn (监狱), after he was set free in 1990, he chse t frgive thse wh did wrng things t him instead f hating them.”可知，后文提到了他不去恨那些对他做错事的人，因此划线词是“原谅”。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据“These lessns culd help peple everywhere, including China…Mandela’s jurney teaches us imprtant things abut dealing with ther cuntries (社会和谐).”可知，中国可以从曼德拉精神中学到：如何处理国际关系。故选D。
4．细节理解题。根据“He expressed his feelings well, making the readers understand his and thers’ hard times. With such writing skills, a bk with mre than 600 pages can be easier t read.”可知，曼德拉的书容易读是因为它是发自内心的，并显示出对他人的理解。故选D。
9.（23-24八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中）Did yu knw that the Beijing Winter Olympic Village had a rftp (屋顶) farm? It cvered 4,620 square meters. T relax, athletes and caches (教练) culd try grwing vegetables there.
It shws just hw much Chinese peple lve grwing vegetables.
China has a lt f available land fr planting things. Fr centuries, Chinese peple made a living thrugh farming. The Bk f Sngs (《诗经》), written 2,500 years ag, recrds many kinds f vegetables.
Nwadays, even thugh sme Chinese peple n lnger have a lt f land, they still grw vegetables where they can.
Xue Ling, 35, is ne f them. Since 2010, she has been planting vegetables n the balcny (阳台) f her apartment in Jinan, Shandng prvince. “It’s the nly way t keep my fd, at least the vegetables, clean and safe,” she tld China Daily.
Carline Ma frm Hng Kng grws vegetables as a hbby. In 2020, Ma started farming n her rftp and began planting seeds cllected during her travels. Fr Ma, farming is a meditative (冥想的) experience.
“I am in my wn little wrld and I can frget abut the wrld’s prblems,” she said.
It seems that planting vegetables brings mre than just fd fr Chinese peple.
1．Why did the Beijing Winter Olympic Village have a rftp farm?
A．T help the athletes and caches relax.
B．T make mre mney by grwing vegetables.
C．T prvide a better envirnment fr the games.
D．T prduce enugh vegetables fr the athletes.
2．What des the wrd “available” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Helpful.B．Busy.C．Usable.D．Pr.
3．What are the reasns fr Chinese peple withut farmland t grw vegetables?
①T grw them as a hbby. ②T be able t eat clean and safe fd.
③T make a living thrugh farming. ④T help frget abut the wrld’s prblems.
A．①②③B．①②④C．①③④D．②③④
4．What is the text mainly abut?
A．Hw t grw vegetables n a rftp.
B．When Chinese peple started t grw vegetables.
C．What planting vegetables has given Chinese peple.
D．Why Chinese peple liked grwing vegetables in the past.
【答案】1．A 2．C 3．B 4．C
【导语】本文介绍了在奥运村种植蔬菜以及种菜给中国人带来了什么。
1．细节理解题。根据“T relax, athletes and caches (教练) culd try grwing vegetables there.”可知帮助运动员和教练员放松。故选A。
2．词句猜测题。根据“China has a lt f available land fr planting things.”可知中国有很多可用来种植的土地；available表示“可用的”，与Usable同义，故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据“It’s the nly way t keep my fd, at least the vegetables, clean and safe”、“Carline Ma frm Hng Kng grws vegetables as a hbby.”以及“I am in my wn little wrld and I can frget abut the wrld’s prblems”可知中国人现在种菜的原因是把它们当作一种爱好、吃到干净安全的食物以及帮助忘记世界上的问题。故选B。
4．主旨大意题。本文介绍了在奥运村种植蔬菜以及种菜给中国人带来了什么。故选C。
10.（23-24八年级下·山东潍坊·期中）Nwadays, many astrnmers (天文学家) are lking fr new planets and new places fr humans t live in the future. But where d astrnmers start explring (探索)?
First f all, astrnmers lk fr a star. That’s because ur wn Earth mves arund a star—the Sun. Mre imprtantly, it is neither t far frm nr t near t the Sun fr heat and light. S when astrnmers have fund the star, they lk at the planets arund it. In recent years, astrnmers have fund nearly 400 new planets with stars. Many f these planets are either t near t the star r t far away.
Hwever, if the planet is in a gd place, astrnmers lk fr three key things: water, air and rck (岩石). Water is the mst imprtant because all life needs water. Humans can drink it and they can als grw plants with water. And plants prduce air fr humans t breathe (呼吸) and fd t eat. Rck n a planet is als imprtant. That’s because there is ften water under the rck.
After many years f explring, astrnmers have fund a planet like the Earth. It’s Gliese 581 g and it’s near a star. The astrnmers think it has water and rck and the temperature is between -31℃ and -12℃. That’s cld, but nt clder than Antarctica r the Arctic Circle. A year n Gliese 581 g is nly 37 Earth days, nt 365 Earth days. But astrnmers d nt think these are big differences and sme f them think Gliese 581 g will be a new Earth.
1．Hw d astrnmers discver a new planet fr humans t live n? Chse the right rder.
a.Astrnmers lk fr three key things.
b.Astrnmers lk fr and find a right star.
c.Astrnmers lk at the planets arund the star.
A．a-b-cB．b-a-cC．b-c-aD．c-a-b
2．What des the underlined wrd “it” in Paragraph 4 refer t?
A．The Earth.B．Gliese 581 g.C．The Sun.D．Gliese.
3．Which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A．A year n Gliese 581 g is 365 Earth days.
B．Water is the mst imprtant fr life n a planet.
C．The temperature f Gliese 581 g is clder than Antarctica.
D．Nwadays, astrnmers have fund nearly 400 new stars with planets.
4．What’s the main idea f the text?
A．Gliese 581 g is already a new Earth.
B．There are sme planets like ur Earth.
C．Water, air and rck are imprtant.
D．Astrnmers are lking fr a new Earth.
【答案】1．C 2．B 3．B 4．D
【导语】本文主要讲述了天文学家寻找适合人类居住的新星球的探索历程。
1．细节理解题。根据“First f all, astrnmers lk fr a star.”可知首先，天文学家寻找一颗恒星，故b排第一位，排除AD；根据“S when astrnmers have fund the star, they lk at the planets arund it”可知天文学家找到星球后，看它的周边，故c排第二位，排除B。故选C。
2．词义猜测题。根据“After many years f explring, astrnmers have fund a planet like the Earth. It’s Gliese 581 g and it’s near a star. The astrnmers think it has water and rck and the temperature is between -31℃ and -12℃”可知经过多年的探索，天文学家发现了一颗类似地球的行星。它是Gliese581 g，靠近一颗恒星，天文学家认为它有水和岩石，温度在-31摄氏度到-12摄氏度之间，故此处it指代“Gliese 581 g这个星球”。故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据“Water is the mst imprtant because all life needs water. Humans can drink it and they can als grw plants with water.”可知水是最重要的，故选B。
4．主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了天文学家寻找适合人类居住的新星球的探索历程。故选D。
11.（23-24八年级下·辽宁大连·期中）
It’s pssible fr human t land n Mars. We have already sent several spaceships t Mars. Sme f them have landed n Mars. Hwever, nne f them had humans. Astrnauts have walked n the mn, but s far, nbdy has ever set ft n Mars.
Many scientists believe that smeday we will send astrnauts t Mars. This is nt an easy thing t d. The biggest challenge (挑战) is the cst. Anther challenge is health prblems that astrnauts might have. Staying t lng in a place culd cause ther health prblems—it culd even make a persn g blind r cause ther serius health prblems.
Althugh there are s many challenges, sme scientists and peple still think that we shuld send astrnauts t Mars. The gvernments f the United States, Russia, Germany, China and ther cuntries are all interested in visiting Mars. There are als private cmpanies that are interested in ding it.
▲ With the technlgy that we have tday, it wuld take six r seven mnths. Hwever, we might sn have technlgy that wuld let us make the trip in nly tw weeks. In 1969, the United States sent astrnauts t the mn. Thse astrnauts have already returned t Earth. Sme peple think that if the first astrnauts have the chance t reach Mars, they shuld build a clny (聚居地) and live n it fr the rest f their lives. That way, it will be easier fr mre astrnauts t reach Mars later. Buzz Aldrin, the secnd persn wh walked n the mn, is ne f the peple wh agrees with this idea. He nce said, “Frget the mn. Let’s g t Mars!”
1．________ is the mst difficult ne t send astrnauts t Mars.
A．Nt having a gd spaceshipB．Spending t much mney
C．Astrnauts’ health prblemD．Having n water
2．Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A．S far, nbdy has ever walked n Mars.
B．Staying in space fr a lng time des n harm t us.
C．Sme spaceships have been t Mars with astrnauts.
D．Humans have never been sent t the mn.
3．Which f the fllwing sentences can be put in the “ ▲ ”?
A．Hw can we reach Mars?B．Hw lng wuld a trip t Mars take?
C．Why d we want t send astrnauts t Mars?D．Is it pssible fr us t send astrnauts t Mars?
4．We can knw frm the passage that ________.
A．sme private cmpanies will be set up n Mars
B．humans will live n Mars sn
C．many peple will wrk hard t visit Mars althugh it is hard
D．few peple will agree with the idea t send astrnauts t Mars
【答案】1．B 2．A 3．B 4．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人类探索火星存在的挑战以人类登陆火星的愿望。
1．细节理解题。根据第二段“Many scientists believe that smeday, we will send astrnauts t Mars. This is nt an easy thing t d. The biggest challenge is the cst.”可知，送宇航员去火星的最大的挑战是费用问题。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据第一段“Astrnauts have walked n the mn, but s far, nbdy has ever set ft n Mars.”可知，宇航员已经在月球上行走，但到目前为止，还没有人踏上火星。故选A。
3．推理判断题。根据下文“With the technlgy that we have tday, it wuld take six r seven mnths.”可知，此处是询问到火星需要的时间；选项B“去火星旅行要多长时间？”符合语境。故选B。
4．推理判断题。根据第三段“Althugh there are s many challenges, sme scientists and peple still think that we shuld send astrnauts t Mars. The gvernments f the United States, Russia, Germany, China and ther cuntries are all interested in visiting Mars. There are als private cmpanies that are interested in ding it.”可知，尽管有这么多的挑战，一些科学家和人们仍然认为我们应该把宇航员送到火星；一些国家以及一些私人公司对访问火星感兴趣；据此可推断，尽管这很难，但许多人会努力工作去实现访问火星的梦想。故选C。
12.（23-24八年级下·广东广州·期中）D yu smetimes feel lnely? Are yu smetimes under great pressure (压力)? D yu smetimes feel sick? If yur answers t these questins are “Yes”, yu might nt need a dctr. Instead, yu might just need a pet. Pets, like dgs, cats, r even birds, can make yu feel better. In fact, many peple feel healthy when they have a pet t take care f.
Peple wh have pet s ften feel calmer (更冷静的) and less lnely than peple wh dn’t have pets. Fr example, Juliet Lcke has a six-year-ld cat named Snwball. “Snwball knws when I have a bad day. When I’m sitting in a chair, she’ll run t me and I’ll pet her. She really helps me feel relaxed,” says Juliet. “Pets can help yu have a healthy mind.”
Pets can give yu a healthy bdy, t. Dr. is a veterinarian (兽医). He started CENSHARE (Center t Study Human/Animal Relatinships (关系) and Envirnments)，an rganizatin that researches hw pets influence (影响) peple. These researchers (研究者) believe that peple with pet s are healthier than thse withut pets. Fr example, pet wners ften have a lwer risk (风险) f heart disease. Many pet wners dn’t have high bld pressure (高血压), either. If yu have a dg, yu need t take it fr a walk. Taking walks is als gd fr yur heart and brain health.
While mst peple think f dgs and cats as pets, having birds and fish can als be helpful. In fact, peple wn many different kinds f pets. Researchers studied the influences f these kinds f animals n their wners’ health. The researchers fund that sme peple actually feel mre relaxed and have lwer bld pressure by watching fish r by listening t the sunds f birds. These activities make peple feel calm.
1．Why des the writer write abut Juliet Lcke?
A．T encurage peple t feed pets well.
B．T talk abut hw t chse a pet.
C．T shw pets can make peple feel healthy.
D．T ask peple t talk abut their prblems with their pets.
2．What’s the main idea f the third paragraph?
A．Pets can help peple have a healthy bdy.
B．Pets can keep peple away frm bad feelings.
C．Keeping pets can help cure (治愈) sme illnesses.
D．Keeping pets can imprve the relatinships between humans.
3．Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A．CENSHARE mainly studies hw t save pets.
B．A dg can be mre helpful t peple than a cat.
C．A persn will prbably get relaxed if he keeps a pet.
D．Watching fish can make sme peple’s bld pressure rise.
4．What’s the best title fr the passage?
A．Hw t deal with bad feelings.
B．Pets can bring truble t peple.
C．Hw t get alng well with pets.
D．Pets can help peple keep healthy.
【答案】1．C 2．A 3．C 4．D
【导语】本文主要讲述了宠物对人们身心健康的好处。
1．细节理解题。根据第二段“Fr really helps me feel relaxed,’ says Juliet. ‘Pets can help yu have a healthy mind.’”可知，展示宠物可以让人们感到健康。故选C。
2．主旨大意题。根据第三段“Pets can give yu a healthy bdy, t.”及其后文内容，可知第三段说的是宠物可以帮助人们拥有健康的身体。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据最后一段“The researchers fund that sme peple actually feel mre relaxed and have lwer bld pressure by watching fish r by listening t the sunds f birds.”可知，如果一个人养宠物，他可能会得到放松。故选C。
4．最佳标题题。根据第一段“In fact, many peple feel healthy when they have a pet t take care f.”可知，文章说的是宠物可以帮助人们保持健康。故选D。
13.（23-24八年级下·辽宁鞍山·期中）Drnes (无人机) can be helpful in many fields. This year, a team f vlunteers in the UK saved a dg in a special way. They used a drne and meat. Hw did that happen?
On January 13th, Emma Oakes lst her dg Millie when they were ut fr a walk. Emma was very wrried. She asked the team DDSAR fr help. After abut tw hurs, vlunteers fund Millie in a wetland. It was dangerus fr Millie t stay there. The water was arund her, and she might fall int it.
The DDSAR used a drne t fllw Millie. Als, sme plicemen came and tried t get clse t Millie by bat and n ft. But Millie was very afraid f thse men. They made Millie mve farther away frm the safe place, s they had t stp their wrk. Later, ne f the vlunteers thught f an idea. He said they culd use meat dangling frm the drne, and then help Millie get t a safe place. The ther vlunteers and the plicemen agreed with him and decided t d it.
Millie was very hungry and wanted t eat the meat. She fllwed the meat and left the wetland. Finally, Millie ran twards Emma. Everyne there was happy fr them. Emma was thankful t all the vlunteers and plicemen fr their hard wrk. The drne als played an imprtant part in saying Millie. Emma said it was fantastic t get her dg back.
1．What happened t Emma Oakes?
A．She gt lst.B．She lst her dg.C．She lst her drne.D．She fell in a wetland.
2．The underlined wrd “dangling” means __________ in the passage.
A．hangingB．sittingC．jumpingD．flying
3．What is the right rder f the fllwing things?
①The vlunteers fund Millie in a wetland.
②Millie fllwed the meat and left the wetland.
③Emma Oakes went ut fr a walk with Millie.
④Sme plicemen came and tried t get clse t Millie.
A．①③④②B．②①④③C．③①④②D．④①②③
4．What’s the best title fr this stry?
A．Use the drne.B．Save the dg.C．Fllw the meat.D．Find the wner.
【答案】1．B 2．A 3．C 4．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了用无人机拯救一只狗的故事。
1．细节理解题。根据第二段中“On January 13th, Emma Oakes lst her dg Millie when they were ut fr a walk.”可知，Emma Oakes在外出散步时丢失了她的狗Millie。故选B。
2．词句猜测题。根据第三段中“He said they culd use meat dangling frm the drne”可知，此处指把肉悬挂在无人机上，可推测出“dangling”意为“悬挂”，与“hanging”意思相近。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据第二段中“Emma Oakes lst her dg Millie when they were ut fr a walk”以及“After abut tw hurs, vlunteers fund Millie in a wetland.”以及第三段中“Als, sme plicemen came and tried t get clse t Millie by bat and n ft.”以及最后一段中“She fllwed the meat and left the wetland.”可知，Emma Oakes外出散步时弄丢了她的狗Millie；大约两个小时后，志愿者在一处湿地发现了Millie；一些警察试图乘船或步行接近Millie；Millie跟着肉离开了湿地。正确的顺序是③①④②。故选C。
4．最佳标题。根据第一段中“This year, a team f vlunteers in the UK saved a dg in a special way.”以及通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了用无人机拯救一只狗的故事，B选项“拯救这只狗”为最佳标题。故选B。
14.（23-24八年级下·辽宁锦州·期中）Zu Chngzhi was ne f the greatest mathematicians in ancient China. He was brn during the Nrthern and Suthern Dynasties. Frm a yung age, Zu was taught natural science, astrnmy (天文学), math and s n. The little by was interested in all f these subjects, especially in math.
Zu was best knwn fr his calculatin (计算) f pi (π). Accrding t histrical recrds, he did all the wrk using nthing but wden sticks. It tk him lts f time t wrk ut the value—between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927. N ne at that time was able t wrk it ut mre crrectly than Zu. And nw the achievement is still praised by peple arund the wrld. In rder t remember Zu, sme mathematicians suggest calling pi “Zu Lv”.
Zu was successful nt nly in math. He did a gd jb in astrnmy, t. He wrked ut that a year shuld be 365.24281481 days lng and created the Daming Calendar. Hwever, gvernment fficials at that time did nt agree with Zu. The great mathematician never saw his calendar put int use. After his death, his sn Zu Gengzhi kept n using facts t shw that the Daming Calendar was mre crrect. Almst ten years after his death, the new calendar was finally accepted.
Zu was als an inventr. He nce made a vehicle that carried a pinter. N matter hw the vehicle turned, the pinter always pinted t the suth. Zu als invented the 1,000-li Bat. The bat culd travel abut 100 li (50 kilmeters) in a day.
1．Zu Chngzhi was mst prbably interested in ________ when he was yung?
A．Astrnmy.B．Math.C．Natural science.D．Art.
2．What was Zu best famus fr?
A．Wrking ut the value f pi.B．Daming Calendar.
C．The inventin f the 1,000-li Bat.D．A vehicle that carried a pinter.
3．What’s the main purpse f the text?
A．T intrduce the achievements in ancient China.
B．T tell the stries abut Zu Chngzhi and his sn.
C．T tell us abut Zu Chngzhi’s great achievements.
D．T tell us hw Zu Chngzhi wrked ut the value f π.
4．Which f the fllwing best shws the structure f the text?
A．B．C．D．
【答案】1．B 2．A 3．C 4．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了中国最伟大的数学家之一——祖冲之和他的成就。
1．细节理解题。根据“The little by was interested in all f these subjects, especially in math.”可知，祖冲之幼时对数学特别感兴趣。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据“Zu was best knwn fr his calculatin f pi (π).”可知，祖冲之最出名的是圆周率的计算。故选A。
3．主旨大意题。根据“u Chngzhi was ne f the greatest mathematicians in ancient China.”“Zu was best knwn fr his calculatin f pi (π).”“Zu was successful nt nly in math.”和“Zu was als an inventr.”可知，本文主要介绍了祖冲之的成就。故选C。
4．篇章结构题。文章首段先是介绍了祖冲之的基本信息；第二、三、四段分别介绍了祖冲之在数学、天文学和发明方面的成就。故选A。
15.（23-24八年级下·山东临沂·期中）
Xin Nan lks like an ancient beauty that cmes frm smewhere hundreds f years ag. She is wearing Hanfu r Han clthing. It was traditinal Chinese clthing befre Qing dynasty.
Hanfu has been the dress n imprtant Chinese hlidays such as the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival. But these days, Hanfu has becme ppular again thanks t the histrical shws. It has stepped nt the wrld stage. It has even fund its way t the New Yrk and Paris Fashin Week. Hanfu is ne f the mst imprtant symbls f Chinese natinal culture. Tday n the streets f big cities in China, yu will see many girls in this beautiful dress.
“Nwadays, mre and mre peple are fascinated with wearing Hanfu as if it were their everyday clthing,” says Xin Nan.
Experts say we shuld hld a natinal Hanfu Day. Nw there have been already Hanfu festivals all ver China. Xin Nan is happy t jin the festivals. Last Octber, she tk part in Beijing Hanfu festival. And in this May, she was a judge at Chngqing’s first-ever Hanfu festival.
T Xin Nan, Hanfu is mre than just a style f dress, but a way f life. “I think Hanfu has a special beauty. When I am wearing it, I feel I’ve returned t an ancient dynasty,” she says. “Whenever I put n Hanfu, I’ll have an elegant feeling.”
1．When did peple dress in Hanfu in the past?
A．After Qing Dynasty.
B．When they fught in the war.
C．On imprtant Chinese hlidays.
2．What des the underlined wrd “fascinated” mean in Paragraph 3?
A．厌倦B．着迷C．宠溺
3．Which f the fllwing is TURE accrding t the passage?
A．Xin Nan can return t the ancient times when she wears Hanfu.
B．We’ll see few girls in Hanfu n the streets f big cities in China.
C．Hanfu has becme ppular again because f sme histrical shws.
4．What’s the best title fr the text?
A．Hanfu, mre than a clthing style
B．Xin Nan, a traditinal girl
C．Hanfu festivals in China
【答案】1．C 2．B 3．C 4．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍中国古代的一种服饰——汉服。汉服现在又重新回到人们的视野并流行起来。
1．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Hanfu has been the dress n imprtant Chinese hlidays such as the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival.”可知，汉服一直是中秋节和春节等重要中国节日的服装。故选C。
2．词句猜测题。根据第二段中的“Tday n the streets f big cities in China, yu will see many girls in this beautiful dress.”以及第三段“Nwadays, mre and mre peple are fascinated with wearing Hanfu as if it were their everyday clthing”可知，在中国大城市的街道上，有许多女孩穿着汉服，汉服就像是她们的日常服装一样，可推知越来越多的人着迷于穿汉服，所以划线部分的含义是“着迷”。故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“But these days, Hanfu has becme ppular again thanks t the histrical shws.”可知，由于一些历史节目，汉服再次流行起来。故选C。
4．最佳标题题。根据第二段中的“Hanfu is ne f the mst imprtant symbls f Chinese natinal culture. Tday n the streets f big cities in China, yu will see many girls in this beautiful dress.”并通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了汉服的兴起，所以A项最符合。故选A。
16.（23-24八年级下·浙江金华·期中）In a few hurs Sam wuld be flying t Germany. We lked at each ther but n sund brke the silence (寂静) f my beach-side huse.
Such a mment was nt the first time fr me. On Sam’s first day f kindergarten (幼儿园), I felt his stress (压力) when hlding his hand. He lked at me—as he did nw. But I said nthing till the schl bus came. Abut ten years later, I drve him t the cllege. He was sick but I didn’t knw then. I thught he was just t tired. I tried t think f smething t say as he wuld start a new perid f life. Again, ________.
Sam was weak when he was brn but grew int a strng by. Then he became the best baseball player in high schl. His finest mment came when he gt the first prize at a science fair. I was srry he gave up his athletic talent, but prud (自豪的) that later he chse English literature. One day, I tld Sam I regretted (后悔) never traveling abrad t knw better abut the wrld befre wrking. Sam decided t learn German in Berlin, even thugh his friends thught it was meaningless.
The night befre he was t leave, I failed t say any wrds again. Maybe, I thught, it wasn’t necessary t say anything.
What des it matter if a father never tells a sn what he really thinks f him? But as I std befre Sam, I knew it des matter. My father and I lved each ther. Hwever, I always regretted never hearing him put his feelings int wrds.
“Sam,” I said, “if I culd have picked, I wuld have picked yu.” I wasn’t sure he understd what I meant. Sam came twards me and threw his arms arund me, saying “thank yu”. My eyes misted ver (模糊). Then, the mment ended, and Sam left hme.
What I had said t Sam was nt new. It was nthing. But, it was everything.
(adapted frm Wrds frm a Father)
1．Which f the fllwing can be put at the end f Paragraph 2?
A．I failed t say a wrdB．his illness wrried me
C．I decided t g abradD．his grwth pleased me
2．When Sam heard “if I culd have picked, I wuld have picked yu.”, he might feel ________.
A．stressedB．sadC．calmD．excited
3．What des the writer mean by writing the last sentence “But, it was everything.”
A．A father shuld care abut his sn’s educatin.
B．A father shuld shw deep lve t his sn.
C．A sn shuld take his father’s advice.
D．A sn shuld respect his father’s decisin.
4．Frm the passage we knw that ________.
A．the sn was unhappy with his father
B．the father was prud f his sn
C．the father and the sn shuld listen t each ther carefully
D．the father regretted picking English literature fr his sn
【答案】1．A 2．D 3．B 4．B
【导语】本文讲述了一位不善言辞、羞于向儿子直接表达感情的父亲与儿子在临别之际的交流。本文旨在告诉人们，爱需要表达。
1．推理判断题。根据“Such a mment was nt the first time fr me... But I said nthing till the schl bus came. Abut ten years later, I drve him t the cllege... I tried t think f smething t say as he wuld start a new perid f life.”及“Again”可知，儿子每次进入人生重要的时刻，父亲都想说什么，但是都没说出口，这一次也一样，选项A“我一句话也没说”符合语境，故选A。
2．推理判断题。根据“Sam came twards me and threw his arms arund me, saying ‘thank yu’.”可知，当Sam听到父亲的这句话后，向父亲走来，伸出双臂搂住了父亲，并说“感谢”，由此可见，Sam听后应该是很激动，故选D。
3．词句猜测题。根据“My father and I lved each ther. Hwever, I always regretted never hearing him put his feelings int wrds.”可知，作者和父亲彼此相爱，但作者总是遗憾自己从未听到过父亲对他表达任何感受，所以作者在儿子离开之前表达了自己对他的爱。通过这句话，作者想告诉大家，父亲应该向儿子表达深深的爱。故选B。
4．细节理解题。根据“I was srry he gave up his athletic talent, but prud (自豪的) that later he chse English literature.”可知，父亲对儿子感到骄傲，故选B。
17.（23-24八年级下·浙江台州·期中）In many peple’s eyes, plants are quiet. They can’t talk. They can’t walk. And they can’t think like us.
Or can they? A new TV shw gives us a new lk at plants. Shwn n Jan.10 n Bilibili, it tells the secret lives f plants, and the wnderful and unbelievable ways that plants wrk.
▲ . In the rainfrests, different kinds f plants race fr sunlight. The frest flr is described as a “battlefield” (战场). Only tw percent f the sunlight gets thrugh it. Sme plants spread (蔓延) their big leaves t reach light. But ther plants may catch them up and get a lift. Finally, they are bth vertaken (超过) by a fast-grwing tree. Similarly, sme trees may give ut smething t prtect themselves.
Plants als help each ther and even cmmunicate. In deserts, if a tree finds water, it will share it with thers. Studies als shw that plants use fungus (真菌) in the sil as a way t “talk” t each ther. It’s kind f like hw Wi-Fi wrks. If a tmat plant gets a leaf disease (疾病), it can tell nearby plants abut it.
The TV shw nt nly makes us amazed at the plant wrld but pushes us t understand that plants are imprtant. “Plants are the needs f all life, including urselves. We depend upn them fr every muth f fd that we eat and every lungful f air that we breathe,” said David, the directr f the shw. It’s time t lk after wild plants just as carefully as ur huseplants.
1．We can learn frm the passage that plants ________.
A．can’t talk with each therB．aren’t able t walk
C．can help each ther in needD．are in great danger
2．Frm the passage we knw that ________.
A．plants with small leaves get sunlight mre easily
B．abut 2% f plants can live in rainfrests
C．plants in desert keeps water all by themselves
D．plants will knw abut the clser plants’ illnesses
3．Which is prbably the sentence in the blank “ ▲ ” ?
A．Plants need water t live better
B．Plants can get sunlight frm ther plants
C．Plants cmpete against each ther t live
D．Plants can share everything with each ther
4．In the last paragraph, David prbably agrees that ________.
A．plants are difficult t studyB．plants play a big rle in ur lives
C．huseplants als need ur careD．many wild plants are endangered
【答案】1．C 2．D 3．C 4．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了植物之间的特殊关系，给了人们看待植物的新视角。
1．细节理解题。根据“Plants als help each ther and even cmmunicate. In deserts, if a tree finds water, it will share it with thers.”可知，植物之间能够互帮互助和沟通，故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据“Studies als shw that plants use fungus (真菌) in the sil as a way t ‘talk’ t each ther ... it can tell nearby plants abut it.”可知，研究表明植物之间通过土壤中的真菌作为沟通的媒介，当一棵番茄树的叶子得了病，它可以告诉附近的植物，故选D。
3．主旨大意题。空处位于第三段句首，对第三段起到总起作用。第三段主要讲述热带雨林中不同植物通过不同方式争夺阳光来达到生存的目的，选项C“植物为了生存而相互竞争”符合语境。故选C。
4．推理判断题。根据“Plants are the needs f all life, including urselves. We depend upn them fr every muth f fd that we eat and every lungful f air that we breathe.”可知，植物是一切生命的必需品，包括我们人类自己，我们要重视植物，否则我们的生存就会受到影响，所以植物在我们的生活中扮演者重要的角色。故选B。
18.（23-24八年级下·山东济宁·期中）What des filial piety (孝顺) mean t yu? It might mean listening t yur parents, helping them with husewrk, r just being kind t them. They are very cmmn things. Everyne can d thse.
Ten teens gt awards (奖励) fr their filial piety in a cntest called Searching fr Filial Teens. The yungest award-winner was 7 years ld, while the ldest was 15. They cme frm different places, but they have smething in cmmn. They all lve their parents. Nw let’s learn abut ne f them here.
Yu Qiwei and his mm. CCTV
15-year-ld Yu Qiwei, Sichuan Prvince, had a happy family f three. But several years ag, his father died while saving smene wh was drwning (溺水). And his mther had a serius brain disease. He had t learn hw t ck dinner, clean the rms and wash clthes.
T make a living, his mther and he pened an nline stre. Yu wrked fr this stre by buying gds and sending them t custmers.
Thugh he was busy taking care f these things, he still did well in schl. He spent his free time studying r staying with his mther. He saved mney by nt taking any after-schl classes. “Life is hard, but ne day, I will ‘fly’ high tgether with my mm,” Yu said.
1．Frm the passage we can knw that ________.
A．many teens can’t help parents d husewrk
B．there are fur peple in Yu Qiwei’s family
C．Yu Qiwei sets an example fr teens
D．his mther is healthy
2．Which is the right rder accrding t the passage?
①Yu Qiwei pened an nline stre. ②Yu Qiwei’s father saved smene’s life.
③Yu Qiwei’s mther became badly sick. ④Yu Qiwei gt awards fr his filial piety.
A．②③①④B．④②①③C．③④①②D．①②③④
3．Which f the fllwing is TURE?
A．Yu Qiwei always played with his friends.
B．Yu Qiwei isn’t a gd student in schl.
C．Yu Qiwei’s mther sld gds herself.
D．Yu Qiwei’s father was brave enugh.
4．The passage cmes frm ________.
A．a reprtB．a strybkC．a nvelD．an ad
【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D 4．A
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要讲述了在“寻找孝顺青少年”比赛中的其中一名得奖者于琪巍和他妈妈的故事。
1．推理判断题。根据“They all lve their parents. Nw let’s learn abut ne f them here”及全文可知，于琪巍为青少年树立了榜样。故选C。
2． 推理判断题。根据“ his father died while saving smene wh was drwning于琪巍的父亲因救人失去了生命”；“And his mther had a serius brain disease.母亲被查出得了严重的脑部疾病”；“T make a living, his mther and he pened an nline stre.为了生活，于琪巍和母亲开了网店”；“gt awards (奖励) fr their filial piety最后因孝顺而获奖”可知，正确顺序为②③①④。故选A。
3．推理判断题。根据“But several years ag, his father died while saving smene wh was drwning”可推断于琪巍的父亲很勇敢，故选D。
4．推理判断题。根据“CCTV”可知，本文属于一篇报道。故选A。
19.（23-24八年级下·重庆·期中）Chpsticks, r kuaizi in Chinese, are a pair f small sticks f equal length. The tw chpsticks can wrk well tgether. ①
It is believed that the first chpsticks appeared ver 5,000 years ag in ancient China.They were used fr cking and serving, but nt as eating tls. It was nt until the Ming Dynasty that chpsticks came int nrmal use fr bth serving and eating. The earliest evidence (证据) f a pair f chpsticks made ut f brnze (黄铜) was fund at Yinxu in Anyang, Henan, dating back t rughly 1200 B．C． Nwadays, bamb and wd chpsticks are the mst ppular nes in Chinese hmes.
② Chinese chpsticks are usually abut 22~24 centimeters lng. They are rund n the eating end, which represents (代表) heaven. The ther end is usually square, representing earth. This is because the greatest cncern between heaven and earth is t keep enugh supplies f fd. There is an ld custm in China. It is believed that chpsticks shuld be part f a girl’s dwry (嫁妆) since the prnunciatin (发音) f kuaizi is similar t that f the wrds fr “sn” and “sn” in Chinese. It is still a ppular gd wish in China fr newly married cuples t have babies “sn”.
Accrding t mdern science, the lng-term use f chpsticks makes ne’s fingers flexible (灵活的). That is gd fr peple’s health. ③ S, amng the different kinds f tableware (餐具) tday, chpsticks have special pwer. The culture f using kuaizi has spread t many ther Asian cuntries. In Japan, peple celebrate the Chpsticks Day n August 4 every year.
④ As an ld saying ges, “A chpstick can be brken easily. Ten pairs f chpsticks, held tgether, are hard t break.” Fr thusands f years, Chinese peple have favured chpsticks nt nly because they are easy t use but als because they represent the great spirit f the Chinese peple.
1．What can we knw frm the secnd paragraph?
A．Chpsticks were used fr eating ver 5,000 years ag.
B．Peple first used chpsticks fr cking and serving.
C．Peple made chpsticks ut f bamb and wd first.
D．Only rich peple culd use chpsticks in ancient China.
2．We shuld put the sentence “Chpsticks are a symbl f Chinese fd culture.” in ________.
A．①B．②C．③D．④
3．Which f the fllwing is NOT true abut chpsticks?
A．Chpsticks represent the unity spirit f the Chinese peple.
B．Chpsticks are very imprtant t Japanese peple, t.
C．Peple can make chpsticks ut f different materials.
D．Japanese peple nly use chpsticks n August 4.
4．What’s the best title fr the passage?
A．A symbl f Chinese culture—chpsticksB．The ways t use chpsticks
C．The first use f chpsticksD．The Chinese spirit and chpsticks
【答案】1．B 2．B 3．D 4．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了筷子的历史和发展。
1．细节理解题。根据“It is believed that the first chpsticks appeared ver 5,000 years ag in ancient China. They were used fr cking and serving”可知筷子刚开始是用来做饭和上菜的。故选B。
2．推理判断题。根据“Chinese chpsticks are usually abut 22~24 centimeters is an ld custm in China”可知本段主要介绍了筷子的文化象征，故“筷子是中国饮食文化的象征”放在②处。故选B。
3．推理判断题。根据“The culture f using kuaizi has spread t many ther Asian cuntries. In Japan, peple celebrate the Chpsticks Day n August 4 every year.”可知筷子传播到很多其他的亚洲国家，在8月4号日本人庆祝筷子节，但是并不是日本人只在这一天使用筷子。故选D。
4．最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了筷子的历史和发展吗，选项A“中国文化的象征——筷子”为标题最合适。故选A。
20.（23-24八年级下·河北保定·期中）Parts f a Plant
There are mre than 400,000 kinds f plants n Earth. Sme plants are as big as tall buildings; thers are as small as rice. Plants are key parts f the fd circle. They play an imprtant part in the nature because they give ut xygen—the gas that all animals need fr breathing.
What is a plant?
Mst peple have n difficulty finding the differences between an animal and a plant. That is because animals can mve arund, but plants can’t. What makes a plant a plant? Like animals, plants are living things that are made up f lts f cells (细胞). Unlike animals, plants make their wn fd by phtsynthesis (光合作用). Mst plants have rts, stems, and leaves, and mst plants reprduce by grwing flwers and making seeds. All plants need energy t stay alive and grw, and they get it frm sunlight instead f fd.
Hw des a plant grw?
Mst animals grw in a certain way, and genes cntrl their grwth. That is t say, even when they are small, it’s easy t knw what they will lk like after they grw up. Plants are different. Their grwth is cntrlled by genes t, but their final shape als depends n where they live. Fr example, a tree can be big and rund if it grws up in an pen space, but much taller and thinner if it grws in the wds with ther trees all arund. Plants are unable t mve frm ne envirnment t anther, s it is imprtant that they are able t get used t the envirnment.
1．Which f the fllwing is NOT mentined in Paragraph 1?
A．The number f plants.B．Different sizes f plants.
C．The imprtance f plants.D．Planting mre trees.
2．What methd des the authr use t describe the plants in Paragraph 2?
A．By cmparing.B．By giving examples.
C．By giving numbers.D．By telling stries.
3．What can we knw abut plants frm the passage?
A．Flwers and seeds are the mst imprtant parts f a plant.
B．Plants and animals grw in the same way.
C．Only envirnment cntrls the plants’ grwth.
D．It’s imprtant fr the plants t get used t the envirnment.
4．What is the best title fr this passage?
A．Different Kinds f PlantsB．The Life f Plants
C．Plants and AnimalsD．All Abut Plants
【答案】1．D 2．A 3．D 4．D
【导语】本文主要介绍了植物的世界。包括它的特点及生长方式。
1．细节理解题。根据“There are mre than 400,000 kinds f plants n Earth. Sme plants are as big as tall buildings; thers are as small as rice. Plants are key parts f the fd circle. They play an imprtant part in the nature because they give ut xygen—the gas that all animals need fr breathing.”可知，第一段提到了植物的数量，植物的不同大小以及植物的重要性，没有提及种更多的树。故选D。
2．细节理解题。根据“Mst peple have n difficulty finding the differences between an animal and a plant. That is because animals can mve arund, but plants can’t. ... Like animals, plants are living things that are made up f lts f cells (细胞). Unlike animals, plants make their wn fd by phtsynthesis (光合作用).”可知，作者是通过将植物与动物进行对比来描述植物的。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据“Plants are unable t mve frm ne envirnment t anther, s it is imprtant that they are able t get used t the envirnment.”可知，植物去适应环境是很重要的。故选D。
4．最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了植物的世界，包括它的特点及生长方式。因此D选项“关于植物的一切”符合最佳标题。故选D。
21.（23-24八年级下·山东潍坊·期中）This Spring Festival, the mst eye-catching mvie might be YOLO (热辣滚烫). S far, it has made ver 3.3 billin yuan at the bx ffice.
Directed by 41-year-ld Jia Ling, the mvie tells the stry f a wman tired f the wrld, finding herself and learning t lve life thrugh bxing. The name YOLO is shrt fr the mvie’s main idea —yu nly live nce.
Jia has tried many different rles in her life, including crsstalk (相声) and sketch (小品) perfrmer, variety shw (综艺节目) guest and actress. It was in 2019 that she became a directr fr the first time, making her mvie Hi, Mm. Jia didn’t study directing at university. She believes this is bth a gd and bad thing. It makes her feel freer in film making because she desn’t need t fllw a fixed style. T everyne’s surprise, Hi, Mm made her the wrld’s highest-grssing (票房最高的) wman directr befre 2023.
Befre making YOLO, Jia was seen as an verweight cmedian (肥胖的喜剧演员). She ften made jkes abut herself t make peple laugh. Fr this mvie, Jia lst 50kg and lked very different. Sme peple nline said even her vice seemed sfter, and they call this a “rebirth” fr Jia.
In Jia’s eyes, her change in identity (身份) and lk is her way f staying true t herself. “It’s hard t predict ne’s life. I’m just fllwing my heart but nt lking fr changes n purpse. Mvies are nw the best way t shw myself, s I put all my energy int them.” She said.
1．What des “YOLO” stand fr?
A．Yu can live better.B．Yu nly live nce.
C．Yu can live by yurself.D．Yu nly belng t yurself.
2．What des the underlined sentence mean in paragraph 3?
A．Everything has tw sides.B．Learning directing is gd.
C．Making her feel freer.D．Film making is successful.
3．What d yu think f Jia Ling frm Paragraph 4?
A．She is an verweight cmedian.
B．She likes t make jkes abut peple.
C．She has a sfter vice and strng bdy.
D．She is enjyable and strict with herself.
4．Why des Jia Ling becme a directr f films?
A．Because she likes mvies best.
B．Because she wants t be herself.
C．Because it’s hard t predict ne’s life.
D．Because she can put her energy int mvies.
【答案】1．B 2．A 3．D 4．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了导演贾玲的电影《热辣滚烫》以及她的人生经历和态度。
1．细节理解题。根据“The name YOLO is shrt fr the mvie’s main idea —yu nly live nce.”可知，YOLO代表的是Yu nly live nce，故选B。
2．词句猜测题。根据“Jia didn’t study directing at university. She believes this is bth a gd and bad thing. It makes her feel freer in film making because she desn’t need t fllw a fixed style.”可知，贾玲在大学里没有学过导演，她认为这既有好处也有坏处，即一切事物都有两面性，故选A。
3．推理判断题。根据 “She ften made jkes abut herself t make peple laugh. Fr this mvie, Jia lst 50kg and lked very different. Sme peple nline said even her vice seemed sfter, and they call this a ‘rebirth’ fr Jia.”可知，贾玲很有趣，对自己的要求也很严格，故选D。
4．细节理解题。根据“Mvies are nw the best way t shw myself, s I put all my energy int them.”可知，贾玲成为电影导演是因为她想要展现真实的自我，故选B。