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期中复习之任务型阅读15篇 (上海期中真题) （23-24八年级上·上海金山·期中）Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) Anna lived on the side of a valley (山谷). One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses were washed away. Anna’s house was high enough to escape the flood. So, when the water had disappeared, her house was not damaged. However, Anna’s house was quite small and there were only two little bedrooms. Her husband died when their four children were very young. But, Anna shared her house with one of the families that had lost everything in the flood until it was possible for them to rebuild their own house. Anna’s friends were very puzzled (困惑的) when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give herself so much more work and trouble when she had so many children to support. Life would be even harder when another family joined them. “Well,” Anna explained to her friends, “30 years ago, a woman in the town was very poor, because her husband had been killed in the war, and she had a lot of children, as I have now.” “The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t have much for Christmas this year, so I am going to get only one gift for all of us and I am sure we will all be glad to have it. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back with a little girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here is our gift,’ she said to her children.” “The children were very excited and happy to get such a gift. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister. I was that Christmas gift.” 1．Where did Anna live? 2．Was Anna’s house washed away in the big flood? 3．How many people were there in Anna’s family? 4．How did Anna’s friends feel when she shared her house with a homeless family? 5．Who was once given to a poor family as a Christmas gift? 6．What do you think of Anna? Why? （23-24八年级上·上海松江·期中）He is always in my heart. I couldn’t believe I lost him. As I think of my father, tears fill my eyes and stream down my face. My dad always wanted to go to Canada, so he wrote a letter to one of my uncles in Canada for help. My uncle successfully got a visit visa(签证) for my dad. So he flew to Canada, looking for a better life for his kids. That year, I was six. After a few months, dad wrote us a letter saying he was fine and happy. That letter, and its many fellows(伙伴) down the years, all with the same words, kept coming to our doors for 11 years. Yet, even as he lived here in Canada, his health was failing him―but fearing we would worry he never let on (透露) about his ill health. He spent these years in Canada working hard; finally after 11 years when he got his landed immigrant paper(永久居民证), he wrote us saying all of us could move to Canada. We were all happy that we would finally be together. It was to be a huge family reunion(重聚). Sadly my father did not live to see his family reunion as he suffered a serious heart attack. Yes, Canada is a wonderful country. So many times I can’t help thinking it was here that my dad was taken away from us. When I miss him, I want someone to hold me and give me a hug. And when I see how everyone gives his father gifts on Father’s Day, wishing them a long, happy life, I want to do the same. But to whom can I give my Father’s Day gift and card? Where can I get the same warm loving hug again? 1．Which word can best describe the writer’s feeling when he was writing the passage? 2．Why did the author’s father want to go to Canada? 3．What do the underlined words “the same words”refer to? 4．How old was the writer when he moved to Canada? 5．The writer’s father died before his family moved to Canada, didn’t he? 6．What can we know from the last paragraph? （23-24八年级上·上海徐汇·期中）Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题). In the1800s, the steam locomotive (蒸汽火车头) was considered by many to be a symbol of the new Industrial Age. It was, in fact, one of the most important inventions of the time. Over the years, there have been many changes to the locomotive. One of the most important has been its source of power. The first railroads used horses for power, but the development of the steam locomotive made railroads a practical way of transportation. The first steam locomotive was built in 1804 in Britain by Richard Trevithick. It could pull 50,000 pounds, but it was not very successful because it was so heavy that it caused the rails to fall apart. However, it encouraged other engineers to try to build steam locomotives. Two of the most important men to accept the challenge were George Stephenson and his son, Robert. Robert once won a contest to build the best locomotive. The Rocket, as he called it, had an average speed of 20 miles per hour, and the top speed was 29 miles per hour. In America, developments in steam engines were close behind those of the British. In 1830, Peter Cooper’s tiny locomotive, called Tom Thumb, lost a famous race against a horse-drawn coach. Although Peter Copper failed, it still made railroad officials believe that steam power was more practical than horse power. Just before the turn of the century, the electric locomotive became widely in use. Its most successful period was the 1940s when U.S. railroads had 2,400 miles of electric routes. The diesel (柴油) locomotive was invented in the 1890s by Rudolf Diesel, a German engineer. The power of this locomotive came from a diesel fuel engine. The diesel locomotive is still in use today. It costs about twice as much as a steam locomotive to build but it is much cheaper to operate. 1．The steam locomotive was one of the most important inventions in the 1800s, wasn’t it? 2．Who built the first steam locomotive? 3．What does the underlined phrase “fall apart” in paragraph 2. mean? 4．How fast could the Rocket go? 5．Why do you think different people have continued working hard to develop the locomotive? （22-23八年级上·上海杨浦·期中）Getting Creative with crime An experiment carried out at Newcastle University aimed at reducing the number of bike thefts has produced some unusual results. The most efficient way of stopping people from stealing bikes seems almost too simple to be true. If you want to persuade thieves not to act, make them feel they’re being watched! Posters showing a large pair of eyes were put up near three bike racks at the university, while other bike racks had no posters. The researchers explained that the number of thefts decreased by 62 per cent compared to the previous year at racks with posters. However, at the other racks, thefts actually increased by 63 per cent. Experts claim that clearly visible images of eyes make people feel they’re being watched. They say that we all care what other people think about us and that’s why we behave better when we think someone is looking. Now officials have agreed to carry out similar projects at train stations all over the country. The “giant eyes” poster isn’t the only unusual method being used to try and fight crime on UK streets. In the East Midlands city of Leicester, police are inviting people to make large woolly balls and hang them up in trees around the area. They hope that these colourful additions to neighbourhoods will help create a safer place to live. The thinking behind the idea is that if you create a pleasant environment, people are more likely to behave better. “We live in a world where our every move is being watched by CCTV cameras”, one of the organisers told us. “The cameras are there to deter (威慑) possible criminals, but they come at a price, and many people don’t like being watched 24 hours a day. We believe there’s another way. We want to encourage people to take more pride in where they live.” However, not all residents are happy—many refuse to believe it will make any difference. They’re demanding that the police do more to reduce trouble in the area. One local resident told us, I recommend that the police stop wasting their time on mad plans like this and do some real policing. We need to see more policemen walking around our streets, especially at night. 1．What is the most efficient way of persuading thieves not to act? 2．Where were the “giant eyes” posters placed? 3．Why did the number of thefts decrease at racks with posters? 4．What are the disadvantages of CCTV cameras? 5．What does “this” in the last paragraph refer to? 6．Do you believe the second method will work? Why or why not? （22-23八年级上·上海奉贤·期中）Agatha Christie (阿加莎·克里斯蒂) is one of the most popular writers of all time. About four billion copies of her books have been sold. And they have been translated into 103 languages. She is often called the queen of the “whodunit”. A whodunit is a story that starts with a crime (犯罪), usually murder (凶杀).Then the main character of the story tries to discover who did it (or who-done-it). Readers love Agatha Christie’s stories because there are lots of clues and puzzles for them to think about as they read. Her two most famous characters are the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and the elderly amateur (业余的) detective Miss Marple. Christie always wrote about places that she knew, like Torquay, the English town where she was born in 1890. Agatha Christie died in 1976 but her books continue to be popular today. For one week every year,lovers of her stories can go to the Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay. People dress up in clothes from the 1920s and 1930s, like characters in her stories. Jazz bands play at tea parties and there are dinners on old trains and at old country houses. “Murder” is everywhere, and visitors have a lot of fun trying to discover who the “killer” is—or whodunit. 1．How many copies of Agathe Christie’s books have been sold? 2．What is a whodunit? 3．Who are the two most famous characters in Agathe Christie’s books? 4．When and where was Agathe Christie born? 5．Agathe Christie’s books are not popular today, are they? 6．If you have a chance (机会), will you take part in the Agatha Christie Festival? Why? （22-23八年级上·上海黄浦·期中）Funny Inventions Time Temp Glasses Are you a person who wants to know the time and temperature during the day? You might like Time Temp Glasses. These special glasses show the time above your right eye and the temperature above your left eye. It is surely easier than wearing a wristwatch, and you never have to guess the temperature. Alarm Fork     Do you eat too quickly? Do you eat too much? How can the Alarm Fork help you? Aren’t you curious? Well, this special fork has two lights: one green and one red. When the green light is on, it’s OK to take a bite of food. The fork “knows” when you take a bite, and soon the red light goes on. Wait for the green light before you take another bite. Smell This     How do you know if your breath smells nice, or if it smells bad? It’s difficult to know, because it’s very hard to smell the air that comes out of your own mouth. Smell This is useful for this situation. Smell This covers your nose and your mouth, so it is easy to smell the air that comes out of your mouth. Does your breath smell nice, or do you need a piece of gum? Banana Suitcase     Had this ever happened to you? You put a banana in your lunch bag in the morning, and when you open the bag at noon, the banana looks like someone drove a car over it. If you put your banana in the Banana Suitcase, this will never happen. It keeps a banana safe, delicious and looking like a banana! 1．How many funny inventions are mentioned in the passage? 2．When you wear Time Temp Glasses, can you see the time or the temperature above your left eye? 3．What should you do when the red light on Alarm Fork goes on? 4．What can Smell This help you do? 5．Can Banana Suitcase make the banana taste better than before? 6．Which of the inventions would you like to try? Why? （21-22八年级上·上海虹口·期中）An old song says that “love makes the world go around”. If you watch Americans on Valentine’s Day, you can believe it. The whole country breaks out with little red hearts. Love-struck people give cards, flowers and candy to their sweethearts. You might call it an annual celebration of love. The American concept of love and romance begins with dating. Young people date in several ways. At first they might have group dates with several boys and girls together. Later, they start going on single date — just one boy and one girl. Sometimes a boy and a girl will go to see a film. Maybe they will go to a party at a friend’s house. Or they might go out to eat. A friend might even arrange a blind date for you with someone you don’t know. That doesn’t mean you keep your eyes closed the whole evening! You just don’t know who your partner will be until the time of the date. If someone asks you out on any kind of date, and you don’t want to go, you may politely say, “No, thanks.” Americans view dating differently from people in other countries. American young people see a date as a time just to have fun. They don’t always have a romantic interest in mind. Someone may go out with one person this week, and another the next. After a while, a boy and a girl may decide they want to go steady. This means they think of each other as boyfriend and girlfriend. It also means they don’t want to date anyone else. Romance begins to bloom. Romance love is very much a part of American culture. Movies, TV shows and books in America all picture people falling in love. Americans know no romance is perfect, but still they try to find the ideal person. Actually, love is a part of every culture, not just American culture. People all over the world search for happiness in a loving relationship. Maybe love does make the world go around. Please answer the following questions in COMPLETE sentences. 1．In America, what do people give to their sweethearts on Valentine’s Day? 2．Young people in America date in different ways, don’t they? 3．What does “a blind date” mean? 4．When does romance begin to bloom according to Paragraph 4? 5．What do you think makes the world go around? Why? （23-24八年级上·上海青浦·期中）Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) Yesterday the police and more than 20 volunteers started to search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones. The police said they had disappeared during an adventure tour of Cape York Peninsula. This was the second day of the search and it was getting dark. The police were now very worried about the safety of the missing people. The police said that the search had covered a wide area, but the rainforest was thick and the recent rain made their work harder. Later on, the police officer Roger Fleet said, “The travellers had a radio with them. If they had been in trouble, they would have called us.” The travellers left Cooktown before daybreak on Saturday morning in a Toyota car. They took a small dirt road that runs down to the Daintree River, a dangerous river full of crocodiles. Roger said the tourists wouldn’t have got into trouble if they had stayed on the main road. The police found a photo of Vicky and Tom under the “Be Careful about Crocodiles” sign near the river. Why was the photo left behind? This is just one of the unanswered questions. Other questions are: Why was the Toyota parked and locked at the edge (边缘) of the rainforest? The police said that the travellers had left a map of the area behind. What does it mean? If anyone can give information or has seen these young people, contact the local police in Cooktown. 1．How many people disappeared during the adventure tour? 2．What made the search of the missing people even harder? 3．How did the travellers leave Cooktown on Saturday morning? 4．Which didn’t the police find, a touring map, the travellers’ photo or the travellers’ radio? 5．What do the local police ask people to do? The local police ask people to 1 . 6．As a tourist, would you like to take the small dirt road or the main road? Give your reasons. （23-24八年级上·上海宝山·期中）A couple of years ago, I came to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. When entering the house, I noticed that there was an electronic keyboard on the shelf, leaning against the wall. Being a piano music lover and player, I asked if the woman could play. She said “Yes” and added that she had been taking lessons—at age 54! I told her that it was very impressive of her to have passion (激情) for playing the piano. Then she asked me the same question. “I have been playing for 8 years now,” I answered. “Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she said. I thought she was kidding and I simply smiled. But by the end of the purchase (购买) of the vitamins, she reminded me of our musical “deal”. She showed me an old piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought for a moment and decided to play David Lanz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for music, and it’s one of my soul-searching song. I played the song to the best of my ability, and with as much emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it. I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man!” I turned around. And there was an old lady taking one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to thank you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to get off my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good…” she said. With that, she turned around and walked slowly back to her room. I was deeply touched by her thanks and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s heart for peace and joy. 1．Why did the writer go to the lady’s house? 2．How long had the writer practiced playing? 3．What did the woman ask the writer to do before he left the house? 4．Why did the writer decide to play David Lanz’s Return to the Heart? 2分 5．Who stopped the writer from stepping out of the door after he played the song? 6．What can you learn from the story? （23-24八年级上·上海静安·期中）根据以下内容回答问题。 Donna Reid had just finished her training as a children’s doctor. A famous research hospital in New York had offered her a job with good pay. And her boyfriend, Tony, had a clinic in their hometown and hoped she could work with him. At the same time, a small hospital. Backwoods Hospital, in a very poor area had also offered Donna a position. Now it was time for her to decide where to work. Dad: Donna, that research hospital in New York has a good reputation for children’s medicine. Some of the best children’s doctors in the country work there and you can learn a lot from them. Mom: Yes, I agree it’s a good hospital and the pay is good, too. But, that’s not the point. Dad: Then what’s the point? Mom: It’s in New York, too far away! Let me tell you what, dear Donna. Tony’s clinic is just several blocks away. You don’t need to travel far if you work there. Tony is a nice young man and I guess you’ll get married soon. Dad: Ha! It’s hard enough to live with a husband or wife. Working with them, too? That’s a choice for trouble. Well, Donna, what do you think? Donna: I’m thinking about accepting the offer from Backwoods Hospital. Dad: But Donna, look at their offer! You’ll be on call six days a week, 24 hours a day. That’s really a hard job. Mom: Oh, Donna, the pay is another problem. Donna: It isn’t a dead-end job, Mom and Dad. But anyway, I didn’t________. Dad: No? Then why did you become a doctor? Donna: I want to help people. You know that. And Backwoods serves a very poor and needy population. Backwoods, here I come! 1．How many choices did Donna have? 2．Where did Dad suggest Donna work? 3．According to Mom, what was the advantage if Donna worked in Tony’s clinic? Donna could 1 . 4．What did the parents worry about when Donna said she wanted to work in Backwoods? 5．What could be filled in the blank to complete the sentence for Donna? I didn’t 1 . （23-24八年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Zhang Heyun was a Chinese reporter. He lived in a city in Russia in 2018. One day, an old woman living nearby visited him. The woman introduced herself as Ivanova. She asked Zhang if he could help her find her Chinese penfriend who she lost contact with 56 years ago. Her penfriend was named Duan Chunxiu. Ivanova and Duan were both middle school student when they started writing letters to each other in Russia. They mostly wrote about their school lives. Ivanova sent three letters to Duan and received two back. However, the two girls lost contact with each other later. Most people think it was impossible to find a person after so many years, but Zhang agreed to help. He posted an old photo of Duan on Weibo. He hoped that someone would see the photo and know the girl in it. Soon, a woman contacted Zhang. She said she was a former classmates of Duan and was still in contact with her. With the help of Zhang and the old classmate, Ivanova and Duan finally got in touch again. They wrote emails to each other. Both of them were very happy to hear from a childhood friend after such a long time. If you have lost contact with a penfriend, this story . 1．How long were Ivanova and Duan out of touch with each other?   . 2．Why did Ivanova visit Zhang Heyun, the Chinese reporter?   . 3．What did Ivanova and Duan mostly write about in their letters?   . 4．Why did Zhang post an old photo of Duan on Weibo?   . 5．Complete the last sentence in the article.   If you have lost contact with a penfriend, this story . （22-23八年级上·上海徐汇·期中）Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答问题） Once again, my experiment had refused to work. I felt hopeless. A few months earlier, when I started the project, I was confident. I believed I could make it if I worked hard enough. So I spent over 10 hours in the lab every day. When the experiment failed, I simply worked harder. Yet here I was, working harder than ever—but not getting anywhere. I didn’t know what to do. It was late in the evening. One other person was still in the lab, and he noticed my worried look. He came over and asked how I was doing. I told him about my problems. After we talked through the experiment, he said, “I think it’s time to go home and get some sleep.” “Taking a break is also hard work, you know,” he added with a smile. Those words opened my eyes. I no longer overworked myself in the lab. I felt less stressed (有压力的) and my research started to progress (进展). A few years later, my professor and I were discussing an age-old problem at a cafe. As he finished his coffee, he said, “We need to work smarter, not harder.” I felt kind of surprised. I had never heard my professor say anything like this. Our conversation that day helps me understand that exciting ideas seldom come from a mind under pressure. My best ideas always come after I have allowed my mind to relax—whether that’s cooking a nice dinner or going on long hikes with my brother. Today, I try to pass this idea on to my own students. _______________________________________. 1．When did the writer start the project? . 2．How many hours did the writer spend in the lab every day? . 3．What did the other person in the lab notice? . 4．Exciting ideas seldom come from a mind under pressure, do they? . 5．How do the writer relax his mind? . 6．What can be filled in the blank? Today, I try to pass this idea on to my own students. . （21-22八年级上·上海松江·期中）根据短文内容回答下列问题。 A cactus (仙人掌) stood all alone in the desert. It sighed,“I can’t offer shade or juicy fruit to any passing travelers. I can’t see that I have any use for others. I wish I could do something useful.” By day, birds circled high over its head. “What can I do for you?” the cactus called. The birds flew away. At night, the moon moved in the sky, looking at it coldly. A lizard (蜥蜴) passed by, leaving a little trail (痕迹) in the sand with its tail. What can I do for you? the cactus called. “You?” the lizard laughed. “You can’t do anything! The birds circle overhead, leaving beautiful forms for us all to admire. The moon hangs high like a lantern at night, so we can see our way home. Even I have something to do. I decorate the desert with these beautiful trails as I pull my tail along. But you can do nothing.” As time went on, the cactus grew old, and it knew that its time was short. It cried out, “Forgive me! I have tried, but I failed to find something to do.” But just then, a beautiful flower opened from the cactus’ head like a crown. The desert had never seen such a flower before. It brought a happiness to all those who passed by. The butterflies stopped to admire its beauty, and that night even the moon smiled when it rose to find such a beautiful flower. With tears in its eyes. the cactus said to itself: ________. 1．Where did the story happen? 2．What did the cactus wish? It wished . 3．Whose attitude (态度) to the cactus was the worst? 4．What happened to the cactus when it grew old? 5．What might the cactus say to itself in the last paragraph? Write one sentence. With tears in its eyes, the cactus said to itself: . （21-22八年级上·上海徐汇·期中）Most great inventors often met with much trouble in their work. Before they could succeed, they had to overcome thousands of difficulties which were put in their way. The following is one of such examples. George Stephenson (1781~1848), a famous British inventor, made the first train in 1825, using a steam engine. When he was experimenting with the engine on the train, he met with troubles from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would kill cows, horses and sheep, that the engine would burst or that the hot coals from it would set fire to their houses. People believed what they said. George Stephenson told the people that train could go on small rails, could pull carriages full of goods and passengers and that there was no great danger to them. It was a very difficult matter for him to make them believe. However, after some time, he was able to do it, and the first train that was driven by Stephenson himself proved what he had said. On the train there was a new steam engine. It was invented by him, and was proved a complete success. The first day when the train ran on the rails, people along the way heard the noise of the train in the distance, and saw it running quickly to them. They thought it was a ghost. They ran quickly back home for fear and closed their doors tightly. They did not dare to come out until it had passed. A week later an old woman still said that her hen had been so frightened that it hadn’t laid any eggs for three days. 1．Before most greatest inventors succeeded, what did they have to face (面对)? 2．Where were the troubles George met from? 3．People didn’t believe that the noise and the smoke would kill cows, horses and sheep, did they? , 4．People were so afraid of the train, and what did they do? 5．What do you think of the job of an inventor? Why? （22-23八年级上·上海普陀·期中）Answer the questions (根据以下内容回答问题) Do you have the courage to climb mountains? Do you have a clear head to stay calm in an emergency (危急)? Would you know what to do if somebody broke their leg? Tamsen Bell, an eighteen-year-old girl from California in America, can answer yes to all those questions. She joined the Marine Search and Rescue Team when she was only 14 years old—the youngest age you can do this. She spent the hardest time in the team. She had to be trained for 60 hours to learn about first aid, climbing, map reading and rescue methods before she began to help others. But she achieved a lot from her teacher and teammates. The training gave her the confidence to do the job. Now she is one of 20 youth volunteers in the rescue team whose motto (座右铭) is “Any time, any place, any weather.” They are often called out in the middle of the night to help people who have got into trouble in the wild countryside of California. So she usually had to stay up and got up early the next morning. When Tamsen was 16 years old, she helped to rescue an old woman who had fallen 50 feet down a steep cliff (陡峭悬崖). The woman broke her neck and couldn’t move. What’s more, it was snowing heavily that afternoon and she had to cover the old lady with her own clothes. She had to stay with the lady for 8 hours until the rescue team could lift her carefully back up the mountain to safety. The next day she had to lie in bed because of the bad cold. It’s tough work, but Tamsen thinks it’s worth it. She says “The best part of the job is ______________________________________.” 1．When did Tamsen join the Marine Search and Rescue Team? 2．How long did the training last before Tamsen Bell began to help others? 3．Why did Tamsen have to stay up and get up early the next morning? 4．What happened to the old woman who fell 50 feet down a steep cliff? 5．How did Tamsen help the old woman? . 6．Complete the sentence in the last paragraph. She says “The best part of the job is .” 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 期中复习之任务型阅读15篇 (上海期中真题) （23-24八年级上·上海金山·期中）Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) Anna lived on the side of a valley (山谷). One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses were washed away. Anna’s house was high enough to escape the flood. So, when the water had disappeared, her house was not damaged. However, Anna’s house was quite small and there were only two little bedrooms. Her husband died when their four children were very young. But, Anna shared her house with one of the families that had lost everything in the flood until it was possible for them to rebuild their own house. Anna’s friends were very puzzled (困惑的) when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give herself so much more work and trouble when she had so many children to support. Life would be even harder when another family joined them. “Well,” Anna explained to her friends, “30 years ago, a woman in the town was very poor, because her husband had been killed in the war, and she had a lot of children, as I have now.” “The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t have much for Christmas this year, so I am going to get only one gift for all of us and I am sure we will all be glad to have it. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back with a little girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here is our gift,’ she said to her children.” “The children were very excited and happy to get such a gift. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister. I was that Christmas gift.” 1．Where did Anna live? 2．Was Anna’s house washed away in the big flood? 3．How many people were there in Anna’s family? 4．How did Anna’s friends feel when she shared her house with a homeless family? 5．Who was once given to a poor family as a Christmas gift? 6．What do you think of Anna? Why? 【答案】1．On the side of a valley./She lived on the side of a valley. 2．No, it wasn’t. 3．Five. 4．They felt (very) puzzled./They were (very) puzzled. /(Very) puzzled. 5．Anna. 6．She was kind. Because she shared her house with a homeless family. 【导语】本文主要讲述Anna自己家庭贫困，却仍然帮助遭遇洪水的人们的故事。 1．根据第一段中的“Anna lived on the side of a valley (山谷).”可知，安娜住在山谷边。故填On the side of a valley./She lived on the side of a valley. 2．根据第一段中的“Anna’s house was high enough to escape the flood. So, when the water had disappeared, her house was not damaged.”可知，此处为否定回答。故填No, it wasn’t. 3．根据第二段中的“However, Anna’s house was quite small and there were only two little bedrooms. Her husband died when their four children were very young.”可知，安娜家有五口人，分别是安娜及四个孩子。故填Five. 4．根据第三段中的“Anna’s friends were very puzzled (困惑的) when they saw Anna do this.”可知，安娜的朋友们看到安娜这样做，非常困惑。故填They felt (very) puzzled. /They were (very) puzzled. /(Very) puzzled. 5．根据最后一段中的“I was that Christmas gift.”可知，安娜是这个圣诞礼物。故填Anna. 6．开放性试题，言之有理即可，参考答案：She was kind. Because she shared her house with a homeless family. （23-24八年级上·上海松江·期中）He is always in my heart. I couldn’t believe I lost him. As I think of my father, tears fill my eyes and stream down my face. My dad always wanted to go to Canada, so he wrote a letter to one of my uncles in Canada for help. My uncle successfully got a visit visa(签证) for my dad. So he flew to Canada, looking for a better life for his kids. That year, I was six. After a few months, dad wrote us a letter saying he was fine and happy. That letter, and its many fellows(伙伴) down the years, all with the same words, kept coming to our doors for 11 years. Yet, even as he lived here in Canada, his health was failing him―but fearing we would worry he never let on (透露) about his ill health. He spent these years in Canada working hard; finally after 11 years when he got his landed immigrant paper(永久居民证), he wrote us saying all of us could move to Canada. We were all happy that we would finally be together. It was to be a huge family reunion(重聚). Sadly my father did not live to see his family reunion as he suffered a serious heart attack. Yes, Canada is a wonderful country. So many times I can’t help thinking it was here that my dad was taken away from us. When I miss him, I want someone to hold me and give me a hug. And when I see how everyone gives his father gifts on Father’s Day, wishing them a long, happy life, I want to do the same. But to whom can I give my Father’s Day gift and card? Where can I get the same warm loving hug again? 1．Which word can best describe the writer’s feeling when he was writing the passage? 2．Why did the author’s father want to go to Canada? 3．What do the underlined words “the same words”refer to? 4．How old was the writer when he moved to Canada? 5．The writer’s father died before his family moved to Canada, didn’t he? 6．What can we know from the last paragraph? 【答案】1．Sad. 2．Because he wanted to look for a better life for his kids. 3．He was fine and happy. 4．Seventeen years old. 5．Yes, he did. 6．The writer misses his father very much. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，表达了作者对父亲的思念。讲述了父亲为了给孩子们寻求更好的生活而前往加拿大的故事。作者思念父亲，希望父亲能再次拥抱作者，并且能在父亲节送给父亲卡片。 1．根据“I couldn’t believe I lost him. As I think of my father, tears fill my eyes and stream down my face.”可知，作者想起父亲时，眼泪会留下来，心里是悲伤的，因此可以用形容词sad“悲伤的”描述作者的感受。故填sad. 2．根据“So he flew to Canada, looking for a better life for his kids.”可知，父亲飞往加拿大是为了给孩子寻求更好的生活。故填Because he wanted to look for a better life for his kids. 3．根据“After a few months, dad wrote us a letter saying he was fine and happy. That letter, and its many fellows(伙伴) down the years, all with the same words,”可知，多年来父亲一直在信中说“他很好，很快乐”，因此同样的词语指的是“he was fine and happy”。故填He was fine and happy. 4．根据“So he flew to Canada, looking for a better life for his kids. That year, I was six. ... finally after 11 years when he got his landed immigrant paper(永久居民证), he wrote us saying all of us could move to Canada.”可知，父亲刚飞往加拿大时，我6岁，11年后，我搬往加拿大，应该是17岁。故填Seventeen years old. 5．根据“Sadly my father did not live to see his family reunion as he suffered a serious heart attack.”可知，由于心脏病，父亲没有活着看到他的家人团聚，即在家人团聚之前，父亲就去世了。故填Yes, he did. 6．根据“When I miss him, I want someone to hold me and give me a hug. And when I see how everyone gives his father gifts on Father’s Day, wishing them a long, happy life, I want to do the same. ”可知，作者渴望父亲的拥抱，希望能给父亲制作卡片，因此作者是非常想念父亲的。故填The writer misses his father very much. （23-24八年级上·上海徐汇·期中）Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题). In the1800s, the steam locomotive (蒸汽火车头) was considered by many to be a symbol of the new Industrial Age. It was, in fact, one of the most important inventions of the time. Over the years, there have been many changes to the locomotive. One of the most important has been its source of power. The first railroads used horses for power, but the development of the steam locomotive made railroads a practical way of transportation. The first steam locomotive was built in 1804 in Britain by Richard Trevithick. It could pull 50,000 pounds, but it was not very successful because it was so heavy that it caused the rails to fall apart. However, it encouraged other engineers to try to build steam locomotives. Two of the most important men to accept the challenge were George Stephenson and his son, Robert. Robert once won a contest to build the best locomotive. The Rocket, as he called it, had an average speed of 20 miles per hour, and the top speed was 29 miles per hour. In America, developments in steam engines were close behind those of the British. In 1830, Peter Cooper’s tiny locomotive, called Tom Thumb, lost a famous race against a horse-drawn coach. Although Peter Copper failed, it still made railroad officials believe that steam power was more practical than horse power. Just before the turn of the century, the electric locomotive became widely in use. Its most successful period was the 1940s when U.S. railroads had 2,400 miles of electric routes. The diesel (柴油) locomotive was invented in the 1890s by Rudolf Diesel, a German engineer. The power of this locomotive came from a diesel fuel engine. The diesel locomotive is still in use today. It costs about twice as much as a steam locomotive to build but it is much cheaper to operate. 1．The steam locomotive was one of the most important inventions in the 1800s, wasn’t it? 2．Who built the first steam locomotive? 3．What does the underlined phrase “fall apart” in paragraph 2. mean? 4．How fast could the Rocket go? 5．Why do you think different people have continued working hard to develop the locomotive? 【答案】1．Yes, it was. 2．Richard Trevithick (built the first steam locomotive). 3．To break into pieces. 4．(It could reach up to) 29 miles per hour. 5．Because people want to widely use the locomotive in transporting goods. 【导语】本文是记叙文，介绍了不同时代的人们对于火车头的改造。 1．根据“In the1800s, the steam locomotive (蒸汽火车头) was considered by many to be a symbol of the new Industrial Age. It was, in fact, one of the most important inventions of the time.”可知，蒸汽机车是19世纪最重要的发明之一。故填Yes, it was. 2．根据“The first steam locomotive was built in 1804 in Britain by Richard Trevithick.”可知，是Richard Trevithick建造了第一个蒸汽火车头，故填Richard Trevithick (built the first steam locomotive). 3．根据“but it was not very successful because it was so heavy”可知，火车头太重了，所以导致了铁轨断裂，所以fall apart的意思是断裂，即to break into pieces。故填To break into pieces. 4．根据“The Rocket, as he called it, had an average speed of 20 miles per hour, and the top speed was 29 miles per hour.”可知，Rocket的速度最快可达到29英里每小时。故填(It could reach up to) 29 miles per hour. 5．根据“The first railroads used horses for power, but the development of the steam locomotive made railroads a practical way of transportation.”可知，人们一直努力在研究火车头，是为了想要广泛地使用火车头来运输货物。答案言之有理即可。故填Because people want to widely use the locomotive in transporting goods. （22-23八年级上·上海杨浦·期中）Getting Creative with crime An experiment carried out at Newcastle University aimed at reducing the number of bike thefts has produced some unusual results. The most efficient way of stopping people from stealing bikes seems almost too simple to be true. If you want to persuade thieves not to act, make them feel they’re being watched! Posters showing a large pair of eyes were put up near three bike racks at the university, while other bike racks had no posters. The researchers explained that the number of thefts decreased by 62 per cent compared to the previous year at racks with posters. However, at the other racks, thefts actually increased by 63 per cent. Experts claim that clearly visible images of eyes make people feel they’re being watched. They say that we all care what other people think about us and that’s why we behave better when we think someone is looking. Now officials have agreed to carry out similar projects at train stations all over the country. The “giant eyes” poster isn’t the only unusual method being used to try and fight crime on UK streets. In the East Midlands city of Leicester, police are inviting people to make large woolly balls and hang them up in trees around the area. They hope that these colourful additions to neighbourhoods will help create a safer place to live. The thinking behind the idea is that if you create a pleasant environment, people are more likely to behave better. “We live in a world where our every move is being watched by CCTV cameras”, one of the organisers told us. “The cameras are there to deter (威慑) possible criminals, but they come at a price, and many people don’t like being watched 24 hours a day. We believe there’s another way. We want to encourage people to take more pride in where they live.” However, not all residents are happy—many refuse to believe it will make any difference. They’re demanding that the police do more to reduce trouble in the area. One local resident told us, I recommend that the police stop wasting their time on mad plans like this and do some real policing. We need to see more policemen walking around our streets, especially at night. 1．What is the most efficient way of persuading thieves not to act? 2．Where were the “giant eyes” posters placed? 3．Why did the number of thefts decrease at racks with posters? 4．What are the disadvantages of CCTV cameras? 5．What does “this” in the last paragraph refer to? 6．Do you believe the second method will work? Why or why not? 【答案】1．Making them feel they’re being watched. 2．Near three bike racks at the university. 3．Because clearly visible images of eyes make people feel they’re being watched. 4．The cameras come at a price, and many people don’t like being watched 24 hours a day. 5．It refers to inviting people to make large woolly balls and hang them up in trees around the area. 6．No, I don’t. Because it is useless. 【导语】本文介绍了减少犯罪的有创意的想法。 1．根据“If you want to persuade thieves not to act, make them feel they’re being watched!”可知如果想要劝说小偷不犯罪，那就让他们感觉被看着。故填Making them feel they’re being watched. 2．根据“Posters showing a large pair of eyes were put up near three bike racks at the university, while other·bike racks had no posters.”可知把巨大眼睛海报放到大学的三辆自行车架旁边。故填Near three bike racks at the university. 3．根据“Experts claim that clearly visible images of eyes make people feel they’re being watched.”可知小偷下降的原因是因为清晰可见的眼睛海报会让人觉得自己被监视了。故填Because clearly visible images of eyes make people feel they’re being watched. 4．根据“The cameras are there to deter (威慑) possible criminals, but they come at a price, and many people don’t like being watched 24 hours a day.”可知摄像头的存在是为了阻止可能的罪犯，但它们是有代价的，许多人不喜欢一天24小时被监视。故填The cameras come at a price, and many people don’t like being watched 24 hours a day. 5．根据“In the East Midlands city of Leicester, police are inviting people to make large woolly balls and hang them up in trees around the area.”可知在英格兰东部城市莱斯特，警方邀请人们制作大毛球，并将它们挂在附近的树上，this指代这个行为。故填It refers to inviting people to make large woolly balls and hang them up in trees around the area. 6．开放性试题，合理即可。故填No, I don’t. Because it is useless. （22-23八年级上·上海奉贤·期中）Agatha Christie (阿加莎·克里斯蒂) is one of the most popular writers of all time. About four billion copies of her books have been sold. And they have been translated into 103 languages. She is often called the queen of the “whodunit”. A whodunit is a story that starts with a crime (犯罪), usually murder (凶杀).Then the main character of the story tries to discover who did it (or who-done-it). Readers love Agatha Christie’s stories because there are lots of clues and puzzles for them to think about as they read. Her two most famous characters are the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and the elderly amateur (业余的) detective Miss Marple. Christie always wrote about places that she knew, like Torquay, the English town where she was born in 1890. Agatha Christie died in 1976 but her books continue to be popular today. For one week every year,lovers of her stories can go to the Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay. People dress up in clothes from the 1920s and 1930s, like characters in her stories. Jazz bands play at tea parties and there are dinners on old trains and at old country houses. “Murder” is everywhere, and visitors have a lot of fun trying to discover who the “killer” is—or whodunit. 1．How many copies of Agathe Christie’s books have been sold? 2．What is a whodunit? 3．Who are the two most famous characters in Agathe Christie’s books? 4．When and where was Agathe Christie born? 5．Agathe Christie’s books are not popular today, are they? 6．If you have a chance (机会), will you take part in the Agatha Christie Festival? Why? 【答案】1．About four billion. 2．A whodunit is a story that starts with a crime, usually murder. 3．Her two most famous characters are the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and the elderly amateur detective Miss Marple. 4．Torquay, the English town where she was born in 1890. 5．Yes, they are. 6．Yes, because I can dress up in cloths from the 1920s and 1930s. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章介绍了著名作家阿加莎·克里斯蒂。 1．根据第一段“About four billion copies of her books have been sold.”可知阿加莎的书已经卖出了大约40亿册。故填About four billion. 2．根据第一段“A whodunit is a story that starts with a crime, usually murder”可知，A whodunit是以犯罪开始的故事，通常是谋杀。故填A whodunit is a story that starts with a crime, usually murder. 3．根据第一段“Her two most famous characters are the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and the elderly amateur detective Miss Marple.”可知，她最著名的两个角色是比利时侦探赫尔克里·波洛和年长的业余侦探马普尔小姐。故填Her two most famous characters are the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and the elderly amateur detective Miss Marple. 4．根据第一段“Christie always wrote about places that she knew, like Torquay, the English town where she was born in 1890.”可知，阿加莎于1890年出生于英国的一个名叫托基的镇子上。故填Torquay, the English town where she was born in 1890. 5．根据第一段“Agatha Christie is one of the most popular writers of all time.”可知，阿加莎是有史以来最受欢迎的作家之一。故填Yes, they are. 6．开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes, because I can dress up in cloths from the 1920s and 1930s. （22-23八年级上·上海黄浦·期中）Funny Inventions Time Temp Glasses Are you a person who wants to know the time and temperature during the day? You might like Time Temp Glasses. These special glasses show the time above your right eye and the temperature above your left eye. It is surely easier than wearing a wristwatch, and you never have to guess the temperature. Alarm Fork     Do you eat too quickly? Do you eat too much? How can the Alarm Fork help you? Aren’t you curious? Well, this special fork has two lights: one green and one red. When the green light is on, it’s OK to take a bite of food. The fork “knows” when you take a bite, and soon the red light goes on. Wait for the green light before you take another bite. Smell This     How do you know if your breath smells nice, or if it smells bad? It’s difficult to know, because it’s very hard to smell the air that comes out of your own mouth. Smell This is useful for this situation. Smell This covers your nose and your mouth, so it is easy to smell the air that comes out of your mouth. Does your breath smell nice, or do you need a piece of gum? Banana Suitcase     Had this ever happened to you? You put a banana in your lunch bag in the morning, and when you open the bag at noon, the banana looks like someone drove a car over it. If you put your banana in the Banana Suitcase, this will never happen. It keeps a banana safe, delicious and looking like a banana! 1．How many funny inventions are mentioned in the passage? 2．When you wear Time Temp Glasses, can you see the time or the temperature above your left eye? 3．What should you do when the red light on Alarm Fork goes on? 4．What can Smell This help you do? 5．Can Banana Suitcase make the banana taste better than before? 6．Which of the inventions would you like to try? Why? 【答案】1．Four. 2．The temperature. 3．I should wait for the green light. 4．It can help me smell the air that comes out of my mouth. 5．No, it can’t. 6．Any reasonable answer is OK.（参考答案：I would like to try the invention ofSmell This, because I want to know if my breath smells nice.） 【导语】本文介绍了几种有趣的发明。 1．根据“Time Temp Glasses；Alarm Fork；Smell This；Banana Suitcase”可知，本文提到了四种有趣的发明。故填Four. 2．根据“These special glasses show the time above your right eye and the temperature above your left eye.”可知，当你戴上眼镜时，你可以看到左眼上方的温度。故填The temperature. 3．根据“When the green light is on, it’s OK to take a bite of food. The fork ‘knows’ when you take a bite, and soon the red light goes on. Wait for the green light before you take another bite.”可知，应该等绿灯。故填I should wait for the green light. 4．根据“Smell This is useful for this situation. Smell This covers your nose and your mouth, so it is easy to smell the air that comes out of your mouth.”可知，它可以帮助我闻到从嘴里流出的空气。故填It can help me smell the air that comes out of my mouth. 5．根据“It keeps a banana safe, delicious and looking like a banana!”可知，香蕉手提箱不会使香蕉更美味，因此答案是否定的。故填No, it can’t. 6．本题答案不唯一，言之有理即可，参考答案为I would like to try the invention of Smell This, because I want to know if my breath smells nice. （21-22八年级上·上海虹口·期中）An old song says that “love makes the world go around”. If you watch Americans on Valentine’s Day, you can believe it. The whole country breaks out with little red hearts. Love-struck people give cards, flowers and candy to their sweethearts. You might call it an annual celebration of love. The American concept of love and romance begins with dating. Young people date in several ways. At first they might have group dates with several boys and girls together. Later, they start going on single date — just one boy and one girl. Sometimes a boy and a girl will go to see a film. Maybe they will go to a party at a friend’s house. Or they might go out to eat. A friend might even arrange a blind date for you with someone you don’t know. That doesn’t mean you keep your eyes closed the whole evening! You just don’t know who your partner will be until the time of the date. If someone asks you out on any kind of date, and you don’t want to go, you may politely say, “No, thanks.” Americans view dating differently from people in other countries. American young people see a date as a time just to have fun. They don’t always have a romantic interest in mind. Someone may go out with one person this week, and another the next. After a while, a boy and a girl may decide they want to go steady. This means they think of each other as boyfriend and girlfriend. It also means they don’t want to date anyone else. Romance begins to bloom. Romance love is very much a part of American culture. Movies, TV shows and books in America all picture people falling in love. Americans know no romance is perfect, but still they try to find the ideal person. Actually, love is a part of every culture, not just American culture. People all over the world search for happiness in a loving relationship. Maybe love does make the world go around. Please answer the following questions in COMPLETE sentences. 1．In America, what do people give to their sweethearts on Valentine’s Day? 2．Young people in America date in different ways, don’t they? 3．What does “a blind date” mean? 4．When does romance begin to bloom according to Paragraph 4? 5．What do you think makes the world go around? Why? 【答案】1．People give cards, flowers and candy to their sweethearts on Valentine’s Day. 2．Yes, young people in America date in different ways. 3．“A blind date” means going on a date without knowing who the partner is. 4．Romance begins to bloom when a boy and a girl decide to go steady. 5．I think friendship makes the world go around because friendship can connect people and create happiness. 【分析】本文主要讲述美国人对于爱与浪漫的认知，并介绍了约会的方式，表达爱能给人们带来幸福。 1．根据“Love-struck people give cards, flowers and candy to their sweethearts.”可知，人们在情人节送给爱人卡片、鲜花和糖果。故填People give cards, flowers and candy to their sweethearts on Valentine’s Day. 2．根据“Young people date in several ways.”可知，年轻人约会的方式有好几种。故填Yes, young people in America date in different ways. 3．根据“You just don’t know who your partner will be until the time of the date.”可知，“blind date”指的是你只有到约会时间才知道约会的对象是谁。故填“A blind date” means going on a date without knowing who the partner is. 4．根据“After a while, a boy and a girl may decide they want to go steady...Romance begins to bloom”可知，男女双方决定了稳定关系后，浪漫才开始。故填Romance begins to bloom when a boy and a girl decide to go steady. 5．根据“ People all over the world search for happiness in a loving relationship. Maybe love does make the world go around.”可知，世界上的人们都在恋爱关系中寻找幸福，可能爱会让世界不断运转。故填I think love makes the world go around because love can connect people and create happiness. （23-24八年级上·上海青浦·期中）Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) Yesterday the police and more than 20 volunteers started to search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones. The police said they had disappeared during an adventure tour of Cape York Peninsula. This was the second day of the search and it was getting dark. The police were now very worried about the safety of the missing people. The police said that the search had covered a wide area, but the rainforest was thick and the recent rain made their work harder. Later on, the police officer Roger Fleet said, “The travellers had a radio with them. If they had been in trouble, they would have called us.” The travellers left Cooktown before daybreak on Saturday morning in a Toyota car. They took a small dirt road that runs down to the Daintree River, a dangerous river full of crocodiles. Roger said the tourists wouldn’t have got into trouble if they had stayed on the main road. The police found a photo of Vicky and Tom under the “Be Careful about Crocodiles” sign near the river. Why was the photo left behind? This is just one of the unanswered questions. Other questions are: Why was the Toyota parked and locked at the edge (边缘) of the rainforest? The police said that the travellers had left a map of the area behind. What does it mean? If anyone can give information or has seen these young people, contact the local police in Cooktown. 1．How many people disappeared during the adventure tour? 2．What made the search of the missing people even harder? 3．How did the travellers leave Cooktown on Saturday morning? 4．Which didn’t the police find, a touring map, the travellers’ photo or the travellers’ radio? 5．What do the local police ask people to do? The local police ask people to 1 . 6．As a tourist, would you like to take the small dirt road or the main road? Give your reasons. 【答案】1．Three people. 2．The recent rain. 3．In a Toyota car./By car. 4．The travellers’ radio. 5．provide/give information about the missing people 6．I would like to take the main road because the small dirt road runs down to the Daintree River, a dangerous river full of crocodiles. If we stay on the main road, we won’t get into trouble./I would take the small dirt road because I want to take an adventure tour of Cape Yoke Peninsula. I want to see the crocodiles in the Daintree River but I will call the police by radio if we are in trouble. 【导语】本文主要介绍了两个青少年和一个导游在探险之旅中失踪了，警察和20个志愿者开始全力营救搜寻他们，同时发现了很多的疑点，呼吁见到的人提供一些信息。 1．根据“Yesterday the police and more than 20 volunteers started to search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones.”可知，有三个人不见了。故填Three people. 2．根据“The police said that the search had covered a wide area, but the rainforest was thick and the recent rain made their work harder.”可知，最近的降雨使搜救变得困难。故填The recent rain. 3．根据“The travellers left Cooktown before daybreak on Saturday morning in a Toyota car.”可知，周六黎明前，游客们乘坐一辆丰田汽车离开了库克镇。故填In a Toyota car./By car. 4．根据最后一段可知，警察没有找到旅行者的收音机。故填The travellers’ radio. 5．根据“If anyone can give information or has seen these young people, contact the local police in Cooktown.”可知，当地警察要求人们提供失踪人的信息。故填provide/give information about the missing people。 6．开放性试题，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为I would like to take the main road because the small dirt road runs down to the Daintree River, a dangerous river full of crocodiles. If we stay on the main road, we won’t get into trouble./I would take the small dirt road because I want to take an adventure tour of Cape Yoke Peninsula. I want to see the crocodiles in the Daintree River but I will call the police by radio if we are in trouble. （23-24八年级上·上海宝山·期中）A couple of years ago, I came to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. When entering the house, I noticed that there was an electronic keyboard on the shelf, leaning against the wall. Being a piano music lover and player, I asked if the woman could play. She said “Yes” and added that she had been taking lessons—at age 54! I told her that it was very impressive of her to have passion (激情) for playing the piano. Then she asked me the same question. “I have been playing for 8 years now,” I answered. “Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she said. I thought she was kidding and I simply smiled. But by the end of the purchase (购买) of the vitamins, she reminded me of our musical “deal”. She showed me an old piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought for a moment and decided to play David Lanz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for music, and it’s one of my soul-searching song. I played the song to the best of my ability, and with as much emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it. I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man!” I turned around. And there was an old lady taking one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to thank you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to get off my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good…” she said. With that, she turned around and walked slowly back to her room. I was deeply touched by her thanks and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s heart for peace and joy. 1．Why did the writer go to the lady’s house? 2．How long had the writer practiced playing? 3．What did the woman ask the writer to do before he left the house? 4．Why did the writer decide to play David Lanz’s Return to the Heart? 2分 5．Who stopped the writer from stepping out of the door after he played the song? 6．What can you learn from the story? 【答案】1．To buy some vitamins. 2．For 8 years. 3．She asked the writer to play a song. 4．Because the woman had much passion for music and it was one of the writer’s soul-search songs. 5．An old lady. 6．We should help others when they need help./We should be thankful after someone helps us./We should have passion to do what we like. (Any reasonable answer is OK.) 【导语】本文讲述了作者在几年前，去一位女士家买维生素，得知她是一位音乐爱好者。她让作者在走之前，为她弹一首歌曲，作者为她弹了一首“Return to the Heart”。有一位老人走来告诉作者，她的歌曲让生病的她感觉很好，为此表示感谢。作者被她的感谢深深地感动了，对这首歌也有了更深的理解。 1．根据“A couple of years ago, I came to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins.”可知，作者去一位女士家买维生素，故填To buy some vitamins. 2．根据“‘I have been playing for 2 years now,’ I answered.”可知，作者练习弹钢琴2年，故填For 2 years. 3．根据“‘Then you must play a song for me before you leave,’ she said.”可知，那位女士请作者在离开她家之前，弹奏一首歌。故填She asked the writer to play a song. 4．根据“I thought for a moment and decided to play David Lanz’s ‘Return to the Heart’, since she had so much passion for music, and it’s one of my soul-searching song.”可知，作者决定弹奏David Lanz的“Return to the Heart”，因为她对音乐有如此热情，这是作者自我反思的歌曲之一。故填Because the woman had much passion for music and it was one of the writer’s soul-search songs. 5．根据“And there was an old lady taking one little step at a time with the help of another woman.”可知，在作者演奏完那首歌曲后，一位老太太阻止他走出门外，故填An old lady. 6．根据“I was deeply touched by her thanks and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s heart for peace and joy.”和文中内容可知，从这个故事中，我们学到了：我们应该在别人需要帮助的时候帮助他们，或者有人帮助了我们，我们应该心存感激，或者我们应该有激情去做我们喜欢的事。故填We should help others when they need help./We should be thankful after someone helps us./We should have passion to do what we like. （23-24八年级上·上海静安·期中）根据以下内容回答问题。 Donna Reid had just finished her training as a children’s doctor. A famous research hospital in New York had offered her a job with good pay. And her boyfriend, Tony, had a clinic in their hometown and hoped she could work with him. At the same time, a small hospital. Backwoods Hospital, in a very poor area had also offered Donna a position. Now it was time for her to decide where to work. Dad: Donna, that research hospital in New York has a good reputation for children’s medicine. Some of the best children’s doctors in the country work there and you can learn a lot from them. Mom: Yes, I agree it’s a good hospital and the pay is good, too. But, that’s not the point. Dad: Then what’s the point? Mom: It’s in New York, too far away! Let me tell you what, dear Donna. Tony’s clinic is just several blocks away. You don’t need to travel far if you work there. Tony is a nice young man and I guess you’ll get married soon. Dad: Ha! It’s hard enough to live with a husband or wife. Working with them, too? That’s a choice for trouble. Well, Donna, what do you think? Donna: I’m thinking about accepting the offer from Backwoods Hospital. Dad: But Donna, look at their offer! You’ll be on call six days a week, 24 hours a day. That’s really a hard job. Mom: Oh, Donna, the pay is another problem. Donna: It isn’t a dead-end job, Mom and Dad. But anyway, I didn’t________. Dad: No? Then why did you become a doctor? Donna: I want to help people. You know that. And Backwoods serves a very poor and needy population. Backwoods, here I come! 1．How many choices did Donna have? 2．Where did Dad suggest Donna work? 3．According to Mom, what was the advantage if Donna worked in Tony’s clinic? Donna could 1 . 4．What did the parents worry about when Donna said she wanted to work in Backwoods? 5．What could be filled in the blank to complete the sentence for Donna? I didn’t 1 . 【答案】1．Three/3. 2．In a famous research hospital in New York. 3．work near her home 4．They worried that the work was too hard and the pay was not good. 5．become a doctor for enjoying a comfortable life only 【导语】本文讲述了唐娜结束了儿童医生的培训，即将就业，爸爸妈妈分别给出了关于唐娜工作单位的建议，但唐娜坚持去边远贫困地区帮助那些需要帮助的人。 1．根据第一段“A famous research hospital in New York had offered her a job with good pay. And her boyfriend, Tony, had a clinic in their hometown and hoped she could work with him. At the same time, a small hospital. Backwoods Hospital, in a very poor area had also offered Donna a position.”可知唐娜有三个选择，故填Three/3. 2．根据第二段“Dad: Donna, that research hospital in New York has a good reputation for children’s medicine”可知爸爸建议唐娜到纽约的一家研究院工作，故填In a famous research hospital in New York. 3．根据第五段“Tony’s clinic is just several blocks away. You don’t need to travel far if you work there.”可知妈妈认为诊所距离家很近，故填work near her home。 4．根据倒数第五段爸爸的话“That’s really a hard job”以及倒数第四段妈妈的话“the pay is another problem.”可知唐娜的父母担心工作太辛苦，薪水不高，故填They worried that the work was too hard and the pay was not good. 5．根据最后一段“I want to help people. You know that. And Backwoods serves a very poor and needy population.”可知唐娜是为了帮助边远地区的人。不是为了享受生活。故填become a doctor for enjoying a comfortable life only。 （23-24八年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Zhang Heyun was a Chinese reporter. He lived in a city in Russia in 2018. One day, an old woman living nearby visited him. The woman introduced herself as Ivanova. She asked Zhang if he could help her find her Chinese penfriend who she lost contact with 56 years ago. Her penfriend was named Duan Chunxiu. Ivanova and Duan were both middle school student when they started writing letters to each other in Russia. They mostly wrote about their school lives. Ivanova sent three letters to Duan and received two back. However, the two girls lost contact with each other later. Most people think it was impossible to find a person after so many years, but Zhang agreed to help. He posted an old photo of Duan on Weibo. He hoped that someone would see the photo and know the girl in it. Soon, a woman contacted Zhang. She said she was a former classmates of Duan and was still in contact with her. With the help of Zhang and the old classmate, Ivanova and Duan finally got in touch again. They wrote emails to each other. Both of them were very happy to hear from a childhood friend after such a long time. If you have lost contact with a penfriend, this story . 1．How long were Ivanova and Duan out of touch with each other?   . 2．Why did Ivanova visit Zhang Heyun, the Chinese reporter?   . 3．What did Ivanova and Duan mostly write about in their letters?   . 4．Why did Zhang post an old photo of Duan on Weibo?   . 5．Complete the last sentence in the article.   If you have lost contact with a penfriend, this story . 【答案】1．56 (years). 2．Because she wanted Zhang to help her find her Chinese penfriend who she lost contact with 56 years ago.3．They mostly wrote about their school lives. 4．He hoped that someone would see the photo and know the girl in it. 5．may give you some hope 【导语】本文讲述了在2018年俄罗斯世界杯期间，记者张河运帮助一位叫伊万娜夫娜的俄罗斯老太太找到了她56年前失去联系的中国笔友的故事。 1．根据第一段“She asked Zhang if he could help her find her Chinese penfriend who she lost contact with 56 years ago.”可知，伊万娜夫娜和段失去联系56年了。故填56 (years). 2．根据第一段“She asked Zhang if he could help her find her Chinese penfriend who she lost contact with 56 years ago.”可知，伊万娜夫娜去拜访中国记者张河运，是想要他帮她找到56年前失去联系的中国笔友。故填Because she wanted Zhang to help her find her Chinese penfriend who she lost contact with 56 years ago. 3．根据第二段“They mostly wrote about their school lives.”可知，她们在信中大多写自己的学校生活。故填They mostly wrote about their school lives. 4．根据第三段“He hoped that someone would see the photo and know the girl in it.”可知，他希望有人看到这张照片，认识里面的女孩。故填He hoped that someone would see the photo and know the girl in it. 5．根据整篇文章可知，伊万娜夫娜通过记者的帮忙，找到了失联多年的笔友。如果你失去了与笔友的联系，这个故事可能会给你一些希望。故填may give you some hope。 （22-23八年级上·上海徐汇·期中）Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答问题） Once again, my experiment had refused to work. I felt hopeless. A few months earlier, when I started the project, I was confident. I believed I could make it if I worked hard enough. So I spent over 10 hours in the lab every day. When the experiment failed, I simply worked harder. Yet here I was, working harder than ever—but not getting anywhere. I didn’t know what to do. It was late in the evening. One other person was still in the lab, and he noticed my worried look. He came over and asked how I was doing. I told him about my problems. After we talked through the experiment, he said, “I think it’s time to go home and get some sleep.” “Taking a break is also hard work, you know,” he added with a smile. Those words opened my eyes. I no longer overworked myself in the lab. I felt less stressed (有压力的) and my research started to progress (进展). A few years later, my professor and I were discussing an age-old problem at a cafe. As he finished his coffee, he said, “We need to work smarter, not harder.” I felt kind of surprised. I had never heard my professor say anything like this. Our conversation that day helps me understand that exciting ideas seldom come from a mind under pressure. My best ideas always come after I have allowed my mind to relax—whether that’s cooking a nice dinner or going on long hikes with my brother. Today, I try to pass this idea on to my own students. _______________________________________. 1．When did the writer start the project? . 2．How many hours did the writer spend in the lab every day? . 3．What did the other person in the lab notice? . 4．Exciting ideas seldom come from a mind under pressure, do they? . 5．How do the writer relax his mind? . 6．What can be filled in the blank? Today, I try to pass this idea on to my own students. . 【答案】1．A few months earlier 2．10 hours 3．The writer’s worried look 4．Yes, they do 5．By cooking a nice dinner or going on long hikes with brother 6．Work-life balance is not a barrier to excellent research. It is an important part of it 【导语】本文作者通过讲述自己的自身经历告诉我们：休息好也是勤奋工作的一部分。 1．根据“A few months earlier, when I started the project, I was confident.”可知，作者在几个月前开始了这个项目。故填A few months earlier。 2．根据“So I spent over 10 hours in the lab every day.”可知，作者作每天花10个小时在实验室里。故填10 hours。 3．根据“One other person was still in the lab, and he noticed my worried look.”可知，实验室的另一个人注意到了作者的焦虑的表情。故填The writer’s worried look。 4．根据“Our conversation that day helps me understand that exciting ideas seldom come from a mind under pressure.”可知，激动人心的想法很少来自于压力之下的头脑。故填Yes, they are。 5．根据“My best ideas always come after I have allowed my mind to relax—whether that’s cooking a nice dinner or going on long hikes with my brother.”可知，作者通过做一顿美味的晚餐，或者和哥哥去远足来放松大脑。故填By cooking a nice dinner or going on long hikes with brother。 6．通读全文可知，本文作者通过讲述自己的自身经历告诉我们：休息好也是勤奋工作的一部分。开放性题目，言之有理即可。故填Work-life balance is not a barrier to excellent research. It is an important part of it。 （21-22八年级上·上海松江·期中）根据短文内容回答下列问题。 A cactus (仙人掌) stood all alone in the desert. It sighed,“I can’t offer shade or juicy fruit to any passing travelers. I can’t see that I have any use for others. I wish I could do something useful.” By day, birds circled high over its head. “What can I do for you?” the cactus called. The birds flew away. At night, the moon moved in the sky, looking at it coldly. A lizard (蜥蜴) passed by, leaving a little trail (痕迹) in the sand with its tail. What can I do for you? the cactus called. “You?” the lizard laughed. “You can’t do anything! The birds circle overhead, leaving beautiful forms for us all to admire. The moon hangs high like a lantern at night, so we can see our way home. Even I have something to do. I decorate the desert with these beautiful trails as I pull my tail along. But you can do nothing.” As time went on, the cactus grew old, and it knew that its time was short. It cried out, “Forgive me! I have tried, but I failed to find something to do.” But just then, a beautiful flower opened from the cactus’ head like a crown. The desert had never seen such a flower before. It brought a happiness to all those who passed by. The butterflies stopped to admire its beauty, and that night even the moon smiled when it rose to find such a beautiful flower. With tears in its eyes. the cactus said to itself: ________. 1．Where did the story happen? 2．What did the cactus wish? It wished . 3．Whose attitude (态度) to the cactus was the worst? 4．What happened to the cactus when it grew old? 5．What might the cactus say to itself in the last paragraph? Write one sentence. With tears in its eyes, the cactus said to itself: . 【答案】1．In the desert. 2．it could do something useful. 3．The lizard. 4．A beautiful flower opened from the cactus’ head like a crown. 5．I finally found something to do.（答案不唯一） （21-22八年级上·上海徐汇·期中）Most great inventors often met with much trouble in their work. Before they could succeed, they had to overcome thousands of difficulties which were put in their way. The following is one of such examples. George Stephenson (1781~1848), a famous British inventor, made the first train in 1825, using a steam engine. When he was experimenting with the engine on the train, he met with troubles from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would kill cows, horses and sheep, that the engine would burst or that the hot coals from it would set fire to their houses. People believed what they said. George Stephenson told the people that train could go on small rails, could pull carriages full of goods and passengers and that there was no great danger to them. It was a very difficult matter for him to make them believe. However, after some time, he was able to do it, and the first train that was driven by Stephenson himself proved what he had said. On the train there was a new steam engine. It was invented by him, and was proved a complete success. The first day when the train ran on the rails, people along the way heard the noise of the train in the distance, and saw it running quickly to them. They thought it was a ghost. They ran quickly back home for fear and closed their doors tightly. They did not dare to come out until it had passed. A week later an old woman still said that her hen had been so frightened that it hadn’t laid any eggs for three days. 1．Before most greatest inventors succeeded, what did they have to face (面对)? 2．Where were the troubles George met from? 3．People didn’t believe that the noise and the smoke would kill cows, horses and sheep, did they? , 4．People were so afraid of the train, and what did they do? 5．What do you think of the job of an inventor? Why? 【答案】1．They had to overcome thousands of difficulties which were put in their way. 2．From the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. 3． Yes they did. 4．They ran quickly back home and closed their doors tightly. 5．I think it is meaningful, because it can make society improve a lot.（开放性题，言之有理即可。） （22-23八年级上·上海普陀·期中）Answer the questions (根据以下内容回答问题) Do you have the courage to climb mountains? Do you have a clear head to stay calm in an emergency (危急)? Would you know what to do if somebody broke their leg? Tamsen Bell, an eighteen-year-old girl from California in America, can answer yes to all those questions. She joined the Marine Search and Rescue Team when she was only 14 years old—the youngest age you can do this. She spent the hardest time in the team. She had to be trained for 60 hours to learn about first aid, climbing, map reading and rescue methods before she began to help others. But she achieved a lot from her teacher and teammates. The training gave her the confidence to do the job. Now she is one of 20 youth volunteers in the rescue team whose motto (座右铭) is “Any time, any place, any weather.” They are often called out in the middle of the night to help people who have got into trouble in the wild countryside of California. So she usually had to stay up and got up early the next morning. When Tamsen was 16 years old, she helped to rescue an old woman who had fallen 50 feet down a steep cliff (陡峭悬崖). The woman broke her neck and couldn’t move. What’s more, it was snowing heavily that afternoon and she had to cover the old lady with her own clothes. She had to stay with the lady for 8 hours until the rescue team could lift her carefully back up the mountain to safety. The next day she had to lie in bed because of the bad cold. It’s tough work, but Tamsen thinks it’s worth it. She says “The best part of the job is ______________________________________.” 1．When did Tamsen join the Marine Search and Rescue Team? 2．How long did the training last before Tamsen Bell began to help others? 3．Why did Tamsen have to stay up and get up early the next morning? 4．What happened to the old woman who fell 50 feet down a steep cliff? 5．How did Tamsen help the old woman? . 6．Complete the sentence in the last paragraph. She says “The best part of the job is .” 【答案】1．When she was only 14 years old. 2．60 hours. 3．Because they are often called out in the middle of the night to help people who have got into trouble in the wild countryside of California. 4．The woman broke her neck and couldn’t move. 5．She stayed with the lady for 8 hours. 6．to help others 【导语】本文主要讲述了来自美国加利福尼亚的18岁女孩Tamsen Bell当搜救志愿者的故事。 1．根据“She joined the Marine Search and Rescue Team when she was only 14 years old”可知她14岁时加入了海上搜救队。故填When she was only 14 years old. 2．根据“She had to be trained for 60 hours to learn about first aid, climbing, map reading and rescue methods before she began to help others”可知在开始帮助他人之前，她必须接受60小时的培训。故填60 hours. 3．根据“They are often called out in the middle of the night to help people who have got into trouble in the wild countryside of California. So she usually had to stay up and got up early the next morning.”可知他们经常在深夜被叫来帮助那些在加利福尼亚州荒野乡村遇到麻烦的人们，因此，她通常不得不熬夜，第二天一早起床。故填Because they are often called out in the middle of the night to help people who have got into trouble in the wild countryside of California. 4．根据“The woman broke her neck and couldn’t move”可知那女士摔断了脖子，动弹不得。故填The woman broke her neck and couldn’t move. 5．根据“She had to stay with the lady for 8 hours until the rescue team could lift her carefully back up the mountain to safety”可知她不得不在这名女士身边待了8个小时，直到救援队能够将她抬回山上安全地带。故填She stayed with the lady for 8 hours. 6．通读全文可知，她一直在救人，这也是她坚持这份工作的原因，因此这份工作最好的地方是帮助别人，用动词不定式作表语。故填to help others。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$