湖南省长沙市立信中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期第三次月考英语试卷

立信—2023-2024-1学年度初二上第三次月考试卷 第二部分 阅读（共三节，计30分） 第一节 （共11小题，每小题2分，满分22分） 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Li Hua wants to cook something simple to eat, so she finds a recipe (菜谱) on WeChat mini program. ( ) 21. According to the recipe, how long will it take to make clear mushroom soup? A. At least 7 minutes. B. Less than 6 minutes. C. More than 15 minutes. ( ) 22. Which of the following ingredients is CORRECT for clear mushroom soup? A. 2 cups of chicken soup, 5 fresh mushrooms and 2 green onions. B. 6 fresh mushrooms, 3 green onions and 2 teaspoons of light miso. C. 1 teaspoon of light miso, 6 fresh mushrooms and 3 cups of chicken soup. ( ) 23. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. There is no need to put any vegetables in this soup. B. You can cook for 2 minutes after adding green onions. C. It is necessary to add more salt according to the tips. B A simple honk (汽车喇叭声) from the bus is a secret (秘密) between the driver and students living in a far-away village in Wanzhou district (区), Chongqing. Seeing a schoolbag hanging from the doorknob (门把手) of an old house along the road, the bus driver drives toward the roadside and makes a honk to answer the “secret code (代码)”. Then a boy runs outside, takes the schoolbag, and gets on the bus. The boy’s parents work far from home, leaving him in the care of his grandmother. The boy is in the ninth grade this year. He comes hone every Friday and goes back to school in the city every Sunday. To make the journey easier, he and the driver, Cheng Lin, developed a special “code”. When the boy’s schoolbag is hanging outside the house, it “tells” Mr. Cheng, “Today, it's time to go back to school. I need to catch the bus.” The parents of the boy are deeply touched when they know this. They show their heartfelt thanks to Mr. Cheng and feel happy that there is someone taking care of their son while they are away. Mr. Cheng has been driving the Luotian to Wuqiao Nan Station b