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期中复习之任务型阅读20篇 (上海期中真题) （23-24九年级上·上海杨浦·期中）根据短文内容回答问题。 OBSOLETE JOBS In the past, there were lots of jobs that we don’t have anymore. Many of these jobs have been taken over by machines, but some have just disappeared altogether. Let me tell you about some of them. 1. Telegraph Operators Long ago, people used telegraphs to send messages over long distances. It was like sending an old-fashioned text message, but you needed a telegraph operator to send it using a special machine. But now, we don’t have telegraph operators anymore! 2. Lift Operators These days, when we want to go up or down in elevator, we just press a button. But a long time ago, before 1950, there were people called lift operators. They would ride in the elevator with you and operate it. Nowadays, we don’t see lift operators very often, but some still work in special places like the Eiffel Tower in Pairs. 3. Lamplighters Back at the start of the 20th century, many cities used gas street lamps, not electric ones. Lamplighters had the job of going around in the evening and lighting these lamps with a big candle on a long stick. They would light about a hundred lamps in an hour. But today, we have electric streetlights, so lamplighters are gone. 4. Typesetters Before we had computers, people used to make books and newspapers by hand. They had to arrange metal letters in wooden frames to create the pages. It was a bit like a big puzzle! Nowadays, computers help us do this work efficiently, so typesetters are not needed anymore. 5. Switchboard Operators Believe it or not, in the past, when you wanted to make a phone call, you had to talk to an operator. You had to tell them the number you wanted to call, and they would connect your call for you. This job was mostly done by women at the beginning of the 20th century. But now, we can make phone calls without operators. Will more jobs disappear in the future? It’s very likely. The world is changing so quickly that ________. That’s just how the world works! 1．Match the pictures with the job descriptions. Write the numbers 1 to 5 only. Picture A: Picture B:   Picture C: 2．There are no lift operators nowadays, are there? 3．How did lamplighters light the lamps? 4．What does the writer mean by saying “It was a bit like a big puzzle!”? 5．What did callers have to say to switchboard operators? 6．Complete the sentence. The world is changing so quickly that . （23-24九年级上·上海黄浦·期中）根据文章内容回答下列问题。 While carrying your schoolbag on the way to school or home, does the heavy weight of your books make you less interested to learn knowledge? Don’t worry. E-readers may help you say goodbye to your heavy schoolbag. An e-reader has the memory space to hold hundreds of books. So people want to replace heavy schoolbags with small, light e-readers. For example, Cushing Academy, a high school in Massachusetts, US, got rid of most of the 20,000 books in its library last summer. The head of the library said that the school was going to replace printed books with e-books. Teachers and students will use e-readers instead. Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g. They can download an e-book within 60 seconds. “It’s so convenient. You can have so many books right at your fingertips!” said Meghan Chenausky, 16. Chinese schoolchildren are also trying e-readers. At the 2020 Shanghai Book Fair, an e-schoolbag was on show. It is a special e-reader that students can use to download textbooks from the school servers. It can also send and receive homework. Some schools in Beijing and Shanghai have tried this e-schoolbag for a few years. “It’s excellent. I don’t have to carry a heavy schoolbag anymore,” said Xiao Qi, 15, Beijing. “And it’s eco-friendly because it saves paper.” New generation e-readers have many functions (功能) besides reading, such as Wi-Fi and multimedia. However, some parents worry that these functions may have a bad influence on their children’s study habits. “I think Wi-Fi is not necessary for kids,” says Zeng Wenwen, 43, Beijing. 1．Teachers and students in Cushing Academy used e-readers last summer, didn’t they? 2．How fast can e-readers download an e-book? 3．What are most e-readers like? 4．What are the uses of the special e-reader for students? 5．Why does the student Xiao Qi think the e-schoolbag is excellent? 6．Explain the underlined sentence in the last paragraph in your own words. （23-24九年级上·上海普陀·期中）Anything is Possible We caught up with 16-year-old Australian world champion climber Angie Scarth-Johnson to find out how she had gotten to this point in her life. Q: What got you into climbing? A: It was my mum’s fear of me hurting myself. Like many kids, I was always climbing trees. From the age of three, I thought anything that looked climbable needed to be climbed. I started to have accidents that sometimes led to me making hospital visits. Then when I was seven, mum finally found the solution to my strange climbing addiction (嗜好)—a climbing gym. And it changed my life. Q: You were only nine when you climbed a grade (攀岩难度路线) . What do you make of that? A: That’s one of the most memorable moments of my life. It’s hard to explain how significant (意义重大的) achieving a grade 31 at nine is. It requires physical strength kids rarely have. Now, as an experienced climber, I know how difficult it was to believe a nine-year-old could do it. When I climbed as grade 31, I never thought of it as being unachievable — it was just a challenge. And it was the moment in which I felt anything was possible. I reflect on this when something starts to feel impossible now. Q: 5 ? A: I tried many sports but I never got that feeling of freedom that climbing can give to me. I’m in complete control of my mind. I know what I must do and during that period of time, my surroundings disappear. I can only feel the movement of my body; the only sounds I’m aware of are the birds, my steady breath and maybe a slight breeze. When I’m finally able to reach the top, it is a feeling like no other. Q: What advice do you have for new climbers? A: Make an ambitious goal and just go for it. I’d never be in this position if I held back. Go beyond expectations and continue to believe it’s possible even if it’s never been done before. And this mindset (思维模式) can be used throughout all aspects of your life. 1．What did Angie like to do when she was a kid? 2．What does the underlined word “it” refer to? 3．Why does achieving a grade 31 seem impossible for a nine-year-old? 4．How did Angie feel after she had successfully climbed a grade 31? 5．Fill in the blank in the article. 6．Why did Angie become successful? (give at least 2 reasons) （23-24九年级上·上海静安·期中）Answer the questions Have you ever recycled? To recycle is to take rubbish and make it into something new. Recycling is good for our planet because it makes junk into something that we can use again. Recycling also helps to clean up the litter that makes our streets look dirty. All kinds of things can be recycled. The most common materials like glass, plastic, paper, metals, cloth are all recyclable. Sometimes these products are broken down to make the same kinds of products (产品). An example of this type of recycling is using paper to make more paper. Rubbish can also be broken down to make completely new items as well! Some items, like glass, can be recycled forever! We can use glass items, then break them down and use them again and again. Aluminum (铝) cans are one of the most successful recycled metals. They can be recycled again and again and nearly 60% of all aluminum cans have been recycled. The average family of four can produce nearly 2,000 pounds of rubbish each year. As time goes on, we have fewer places to put all of this rubbish in. Recycling is one way to limit (限制) the amount of rubbish we need to put into the land. The next time you toss a can or bottle into the rubbish can, look to see if there is a recycling triangle on the label. It is the international sign for recycling. It means that the item you are going to throw in the dustbin could be recycled. 1．Is recycling helpful for the environment? 2．List some common materials that can be recycled. 3．What can be recycled forever according to the passage? 4．How many percent of Aluminum cans have been recycled? 5．What does the underlined word “toss” in the passage mean? 6．What is the main purpose of the passage? （23-24九年级上·上海金山·期中）Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答问题) Born to Be a Fashion Designer Who started the world-famous fashion house Gucci? This may be a difficult question for you to answer. Most kids know little about Guccio Gucci (古驰奥·古驰), but seven-year-old Max Alexander has dreamed of becoming as great a designer as he was. Max was only four when he said he wanted to be a fashion designer. His parents were confused. They had never seen him make a dress before. The boy said that was because he didn’t have a model—if they got him one, he’d make a dress. Max’s mother, Madison, is an artist. She make her son a cardboard model of the human body. Max then pinned various materials to it to make his first dress. He asked his mom to teach him how to sew (缝纫). And in just a few weeks, the boy could sew better and faster than his mom. Max has learned almost everything else about dressmaking on his own. One of his dresses can now sell for $1,200. With the money he makes, he buys more material for dressmaking. It takes Max about a week to design and make a dress. He knows it’s finished when it “looked good”. The boy wants women of all sizes to feel beautiful and happy. He never makes menswear. Hundreds of people around the world have asked Max to make dresses for them. The boy decides for himself which task to take on. Sometimes, someone like his friend Sydney wins out over a famous person. Max’s dream is to be the head of Gucci or start his own fashion house. And if you want to get into dressmaking like him, he has a tip: Don’t be afraid to try. Remember that __________________. 1．Did Max want to be a great designer like Guccio Gucci? 2．Why were Max’s parents confused when he said he wanted to be a fashion designer? 3．How old was Max when he made his first dress? 4．Who taught Max to sew? 5．What does the underlined sentence “The boy decides for himself which task to take on.” mean? 6．What can be filled in the blanks in the last paragraph? （23-24九年级上·上海奉贤·期中）When Paul was a boy growing up in Utah, he happened to live near a copper smelter（炼铜厂）. It made chemicals come out and made a beautiful forest become a wasteland. One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down angrily. From then on, something happened inside him. Years later Paul was back in the area, and he went to the smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back. The answer from that big industry was “No”. Paul then went to college to study the science of plants. Unfortunately, his teachers said since there weren’t any birds or squirrels（松鼠） to spread the seeds, it would be a waste of his life to try to do it. He was told everyone knew that even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected, he wouldn't get his idea accepted. Paul later got married and had some kids. But his dream would not die. And then one night he did what he could with what he had. To bring trees back to the wasteland, he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting under the cover of darkness. And every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass. Slowly rabbits appeared. Later, as there was legal pressure to clean up the environment, the company actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing. Now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes, and Paul has received almost every environmental award Utah has. It took him until his hair turned white to plant trees and grass, but he managed to keep that impossible vow（誓言）he made to himself as a child. 1．What did the copper smelter do to a beautiful forest near Paul’s hometown? 2．The copper smelter officer agreed to let Paul bring trees back at first, didn't he? 3．Why did Paul’s teachers think it would be a waste of time to try to plant trees in that area? 4．What did Paul do in order to bring trees back to the wasteland? 5．How long did it take Paul to plant trees and grass? 6．What can you learn from Paul’s story? （23-24九年级上·上海普陀·期中）A Wonderful Christmas Gift Christmas was so close, and so was Ann’s birthday. She wished she could get a new dress with frills (荷叶边) and lace (蕾丝) as a wonderful Christmas gift. But Ann did not want to ask her mom for that. She knew how hard her mom worked to make a living. Maybe she could make a wish — maybe Santa Claus (圣诞老人) would come... At school her classmates were talking only about Christmas celebrations. “My rich aunt is surely going to give me a pretty doll again,” said Ria. “I have been hinting (暗示) about that costly watch to my parents,” told Tessie. Ann felt out of these conversations. She had neither rich parents nor wealthy aunts to give her expensive gifts. It was not just the gift that worried Ann. It was her mother. Recently she was working overtime and looked pale and worn out. Soon it was Christmas Eve. In everyone’s house there was a decorated Christmas tree, but Ann’s house was cold and empty. Every child went to bed eagerly waiting for the lovely gifts. Ann went to bed, wishing that at least this time she would get a gift from Santa Claus. Ann slowly drifted off to sleep. She dreamed of Santa riding in the snow... The next morning Ann jumped up after hearing her alarm. Out of her expectation, there lay a beautiful packet tied with a red ribbon near her bed. Inside the package was a pretty white dress with fluffy frills and attractive lace! Ann checked the gift carefully to find out who had given her this beautiful dress. Suddenly a small piece of paper fell out from the dress. Dear Ann,This dress is gifted to you for being a good girl. Hope you continue to do good things and help your mother. Your Loving friend, Santa Claus Ann felt that there was something familiar about this note. She looked into the note carefully. Then it struck her. She realized that . Her mother had worked overtime to save money to buy this expensive gift. Ann was happy beyond words. She knew that she was the luckiest girl to have been given the best Christmas gift. 1．What did Ann want for Christmas? 2．Why did Ann feel out of the conversations of her classmates? 3．Ann was only worried about her Christmas gift, wasn’t she? 4．How was Ann’s house different from other people’s houses on Christmas Eve? 5．Complete the sentence in the last paragraph. She realized that 6．Why did Ann think that she had been given the best Christmas gift? （23-24九年级上·上海静安·期中）Answer the questions I grew up in a small town in Washington, US, and I want to be like my brother, Tim. He and his friends were in a gang. They often beat up people, and they didn’t go to school much. I thought they were cool. On my thirteenth birthday, I told my brother I wanted to be in the gang with him. He said ‘no’, but I didn’t listen. I went to ask his friends. Tim’s friends took me into the back yard. They told me that if I joined the gang, I was in for life. Then, someone hit me in the face. I fell down. But I didn’t cry. Each time I got up, they hit me again. Finally, they said I could be one of them. Tim was angry when he heard about it. But I stayed with the gang. After a few months, I began to beat up other people with the gang. Sometimes I wouldn’t go home at night, and my mother would be worried. This went on for two years. I knew it was bad, but there nothing I could do. I was in for life. One day, someone hit me in the head. I spent a day in the hospital. For the first time, I wanted out of the gang. One night after my fifteenth birthday, I went home. My mother was in the hospital. She had a nervous breakdown (精神崩溃) because she was so worried about me. That made me very sad. The next day, I told the gang that I wanted out. They began to beat me up, and my brother stopped them. I got up off the floor, smiled and said goodbye. But they didn’t just stop there. Every time they saw me, they beat me up. This went on for about two months. But in the end, it stopped. I’m glad I’m out of the gang now. I don’t have to be afraid all the time. I can talk to anyone I want. And most of all, I made my mum happy again. 1．The people in the gang didn’t have to go to school, did they? 2．When did the write tell his brother that he wanted to be in the gang? 3．How did the writer’s brother feel when he knew the writer was in the gang? 4．What made the writer very sad? 5．Why did the people in the gang go on beating the writer up? 6．What do you think of the people in the gang? Why? （23-24九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题） Last year a boy of four was visiting the museum named Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich with his family when he accidentally knocked the historical jug which was worth up to $2000 off a window ledge(边缘）. The jug was broken into 65 pieces and the boy was extremely upset. Later a duty officer took many hours to repair it. Is his family facing a heavy fine or needing to pay the repairs? No, the museum staff told the boy that the jug had been fixed and that all was well now. Yesterday a museum spokesman said: “We have received a call from the boy’s mother who told us the little boy and his family were delighted that the jug had been repaired but they wished to remain anonymous(匿名的）. ” Many people wrote letters to the editor to show their opinions. Below are some of them. To the editor The fault(错误）here lies with the museum. They should have made sure that the jug was in a secure place where it could not be knocked over. If they have people walking through the museum, they should set up the exhibitions in such a way that they are safe. They are being careless with important historical artifacts(人工艺术品） From Tom London, UK To the editor Parents do not teach children how to behave these days. When we were children, we weren’t allowed to touch anything. It is not the responsibility of the museum to put everything into cabinets(展览柜）. The aim of Christchurch Mansion Museum is that the items are seen where they would have been in the house as in the past. It is the PARENTS’ responsibility to teach the children what to do. The parents were lazy and careless. From Sara New York, USA To the editor How happy to read good news! A wonderful job was done repairing the jug, but even better is that museum staff cared more about the boy than the jug. How kind that they would find simply to comfort him. A little boy is worth a lot more than a jug. Hearing that all is fine will help the boy a great deal, and make sure that he isn’t left with bad feelings. From Lily Shanghai, China 1．Did the boy accidentally knock the historical jug off a window ledge or not? 2．Why didn’t the boy and his family pay a fine or repairs? 3．Who does Tom think is responsible for the accident? 4．What’s Lily’s opinion on the way that museum dealt with the situation? 5．What do you think can be done in the future to prevent an incident like this? (Give two points) （21-22九年级上·上海虹口·期中）Read the passage below and answer the following questions(根据文章内容回答下列问题) Jerusha Abbott was walking to Mrs Lippett’s office when she saw the back of a man. He cast a shadow on the hall. He had very long lees and arms and his shadow looked just like a long-leged spider. Jerusha entered the office. Mrs. Lippett immediately spoke. “Jerusha! I have news for you. Did you see the gentleman who has just left?” “I only saw his back,” Jerusha replied. “He is one of our most important trustees(理事). He told me not to tell you his name. He doesn’t want you to know it.” “Why is she telling me this?” Jerusha thought to herself. Mrs Lippett continued, “Do you remember Charles Benton and Henry Freize? Well, this gentleman sent them and other boys to college. Until now, he has only chosen boys. He doesn’t really like girls. However, at the meeting today, you were discussed. Now you are too old to stay at the orphanage. Normally, you would be expected to work, but considering your excellent grades, especially in English, this gentleman has offered to send you to college.” Jerusha couldn’t believe her ears “To college?” she said. “Yes, this gentleman thinks you have great talent and wants you to become a writer. He will pay your board and tuition(食宿费和学费)for your years. He will also give you an allowance of 35 dollars a month. In return, you must write a letter every month telling him of your progress. The letters will be written to Mr John Smith. It is not his real name. He will not write you back, so don’t ask him any questions. You must always remember to have a respectful tone,” Jerusha didn’t know what to say. She was full of excitement. She just said, “Yes. Thank you, ma’am.” Then, she left the room. 1．Jerusha lived in the orphanage, didn’t she? 2．Why did Mrs Lippett call Jerusha to her office? 3．What did the long-legged gentleman do for Chaile Beton and Henry Freize? 4．What two things what made Jerusha stand out and chosen to go to college? 5．How did Jerusha feel about the news? 6．How would you describe the long-legged man’s quality? Explain with reasons. （20-21九年级上·上海虹口·期中）Rowley’s birthday party is tomorrow, so Mom took me to the mall to get him a gift. I picked out a cool video game that just came out, and I handed it to Mom so she could pay for it. But Mom said I had to buy it with my own money. I told Mom that first of all, if I did have any money, I wouldn’t be wasting it on Rowley. Mom didn’t seem too happy with what I said, but it isn’t my fault I’m broke. I actually had a job this summer, but the people I worked for stiffed（诈骗）, so I didn’t earn a single penny. A good chance came that we have these neighbors named the Fullers who live a few doors up, and they go away on vacation every summer. They usually leave their dog, Princess, but this year, they told me they’d pay me five bucks a day to feed Princess and take her out. I figured I’d earn enough to buy a while pile of video games with that kind of money. But I guess Princess is gun-shy about going to the bathroom in front of strangers, so I ended up spending a lot of time standing around in the hot sun waiting for this dumb dog to hurry up and go. I’d wait and wait and nothing would happen, and then I’d just take Princess back inside. But every time I’d leave Princess would make a big mess in the foyer（门厅）, and I’d have to clean it up the next day. Toward the end of the summer I got smart and realized it would be a lot easier to just clean up all of Princess’s messes at once instead of doing it every single day. So I fed her and let her do her business on the foyer floor about two weeks. Then the day before the Fuller were due back, I headed up the hill with all my cleaning supplies. But guess what? The fullers cut their trip short and got home a day early! I guess they didn’t know it’s polite to call ahead and let people know when you plans have changed. 1．Why did the writer ask Mom to pay for the video game he picked out? 2．What was the writer’s job for the Fullers? 3．What did the writer fail to do with Princess? 4．The writer didn’t clean up the mess Princess had made at once, did he? 5．How long did the Fullers plan to spend on holiday? 6．What do you think would happen after that? Why do you think so? （21-22九年级上·上海松江·期中）Read the passage below and answer the following questions. (根据文章内容回答下列问题) Hi, honey I know you’re very busy at work and I’m sure that’s why you haven’t returned my call, so I am sending you this e-mail. I always get a little sentimental (多愁善感的) this time of year since our family doesn’t celebrate Christmas. But if you felt like making the trip this year, I would be happy to pay for half of your ticket, but no pressure. I don’t feel lonely, especially since I made friends with the woman who moved in across the hall. Did I tell you about Loni? We have discovered that we both love movies, and have been seeing a film almost every day. I’m sure you don’t have much time, so I thought I would send you my “reviews” of the season's top films to help you figure out which ones are worth watching. “MARTIANS” This is the best film of the year! Matt Damon is perfect. He is exactly the kind of man I would love to see you end up with, someone who is patient and could take care of you even in a dangerous situation. “HARFA KOZY” It is an independent Polish film that Loni and I saw at the Museum of Fine Arts. It's about a young poor girl who lives with her uncle in a small house and spends her whole life dreaming of playing the harp (竖琴) at the concert. Unfortunately, her family was too poor to afford it, but when she turns ten, her uncle makes her a harp from the bones of her pet goat. It’s a wonderful film about the power of family and music, and it ends with some fun singing and dancing. OK. It’s getting late here, so I’d better go to sleep. As you know, I would like to see any of these films again if you decide you are interested in coming home. Loni will visit her daughter in Chicago for the holidays so she cannot be my film date for a while, but no pressure, I can always just bring my notebook to the theatre and take notes for more "reviews", and that’s all the company I need. Love, Mum 1．Did the daughter return her mum’s call? 2．Who is Loni? 3．Why did the mum send her daughter “reviews” of the season's top films? 4．What kind of person did the mum want her daughter to marry? 5．How did the girl’s uncle make the harp in the film? 6．If you were the daughter, what would you probably reply after you receive the e-mail? (Write three sentences.) （22-23九年级上·上海杨浦·期中）Answer the questions （根据以下内容回答问题） Kayla was excited. She was beginning a pottery（陶瓷）class. Kayla was interested in pottery. She had seen pictures of American Indian pottery at school. That was when she decided she loved it. So now she was going to learn how to make pottery herself. During the first class, Kayla and the other kids leaned about safety. There were several sharp tools in the classroom. There was also a kiln, or over, that got very hot. So everyone had to learn what the safety rules were. Then, their teacher showed them how to work the clay（粘土）. For the next few classes,Kayla and the other kids practiced different styles of pottery. Finally, it was time for the students to make their own pottery. Kayla decided to make a matching plate and cup. She got the clay she needed and used a tool called a potter’s wheel to fashion the clay into the shape of a plate and a cup. Then, Kayla used some tools to give the plate and cup their final shapes. She made a handle for the cup, too. When the cup and plate were shaped, they were left to dry. When the plate and cup were dry, it was time to paint them. Kayla used paints for clay and created her picture. When Kayla was finished, the paint was allowed to dry. It was then time to fire, or bake, the plate and cup in the kiln. This would take some time, so the teacher said that they would see the pottery at the next class. And it was! Kayla’s cup and plate turned out beautifully, and she couldn’t wait to show it to her parents. 1．Kayla was interested in drawing pictures of American Indian pottery, wasn’t she? __________________________________________________________ 2．According to the next, write one safety rule for the pottery class. __________________________________________________________ 3．What tool did Kayla use to fashion the clay into the shape of plate and cup? __________________________________________________________ 4．What did Kayla do after she painted and dried the plate and cup? __________________________________________________________ 5．How did Kayla feel when her pottery was completely finished? __________________________________________________________ 6．What does the writer try to tell the readers with Kayla’s story? __________________________________________________________ （20-21九年级上·上海·期中）Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题） A different kind of alarm clock When Matty Sallin, 24, was studying art and technology at New York University, he got an interesting task for the final exam: Create something for the ordinary family. He decided to create an alarm clock. “To get up in time, many people have to use an alarm clock every morning. But the sound of the clock is extremely noisy and unpleasant,” he says. So before he started to design the new clock; he asked different people what they’d like to wake up to in the morning, and lots of them said, “The smell of bacon（培根）.” So Sallin and his two classmates invented a new kind of alarm clock: a wooden box with a pig face and a digital clock that uses the smell of cooking bacon to wake people up. He explains, “There’s no danger of burning, because I built it carefully. It uses special light bulbs（灯泡） instead of fire for cooking and turns off automatically after ten minutes.” Just a few easy steps are required to set the “alarm”. “What you do is to put a few pieces of bacon meat inside the box the night before, then you set the alarm,” says Sallin. “If you set the alarm for 8: 00, it will turn on at 7:50 and slow cook for ten minutes under the bulbs. Then the bulbs turn off and a fan blows the smell out through the nose of the pig.” “So the pleasant smell of bacon will wake you up. There will be no more noisy alarms,” says Sallin. “Then you can open the door on the side and pull the bacon out and eat it.” When Sallin was a kid, he spent a lot of time making drawings of inventions. “I wanted to make a lift in my back yard and a special tree house,” he says. “But I never really thought I’d become an inventor！” Sallin got an A for his alarm clock and went on to invent other thing, but people continue to email him every day asking where they can buy his alarm clock. If he decides to produce and sell his special alarm clock, maybe he can build a successful business out of it. 1．What was Matty Sallin？ 2．How many people worked together on the new alarm clock？ 3．How long did it take to cook the bacon？ 4．Why are light bulbs used for cooking bacon instead of fire？ 5．What’s special about Sallin’s alarm clock？ wakes people up instead of the loud alarm. 6．What do you think of the new alarm clock？ （22-23九年级上·上海普陀·期中）Teenage Female Pilot Set Flying Record Recently the 19-year-old teenager Zara set the world record as the youngest woman to fly alone around the world. Zara took the Guinness World Record (吉尼斯世界纪录) from the 30-year-old American flyer Shaesta Waiz since 2017. The youngest male to fly alone is Travis Ludlow, who set that record at the age of 18. Zara started her trip around the world on August 18, 2021. It covered over 51,000 kilometers, including 52 countries and five continents. The flight was supposed to take three months. But she got stuck either in bad weather or because of visa delays, which made her finish her journey with two more months than she had planned. Of all things, Zara thought that physical tiredness and loneliness were the toughest part. They were definitely big challenges on such long-distance flights. The teenager said the last part of her trip, from Germany, had been extremely difficult. She had to deal with the endless rain and snow. But she was happy to be accompanied by the local Air Force team before landing. “The people were warm-hearted, everywhere,” she recalled. Zara’s plane had been modified carefully for the journey. It normally has two seats, but an extra fuel container then took up one of them. That made Zara more confident when flying on her own. Zara has long cherished a love for the sky and has been traveling in small planes with her pilot parents since she was six. Zara dreams of being an astronaut. She believes her trip will inspire girls and young women to get into aviation (航空) and encourage them to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics, also known as STEM. On her website, Zara wrote, “With my flight, I want to show young women that they can be__________ as well because __________________.” 1．Who was the female record holder of the youngest woman to fly alone around the world before Zara? 2．How long did Zara’s around-the-world journey turn out to be? 3．What difficulties did Zara have to overcome along her journey? (List at least two.) 4．Zara finished her journey without receiving any help, didn’t she? 5．How did Zara make changes for her plane to better fit for the long journey? 6．What can be filled in the blanks? “With my flight, I want to show young women that they can be as well because .” （22-23九年级上·上海奉贤·期中）Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) Over a hundred years ago people in London were surprised to see a very unusual boat come sailing up the Thames River. The boat was eighty feet long, flat-bottomed, with big wooden eyes on both sides in the front and was colourfully painted at the back. People came to know that it was a sailing boat from Fuzhou in distant China. The boat had sailed round the Cape of Good Hope, up the western coast of Africa, and finally to England. It had covered fifteen thousand miles…more than half of the distance round the world. Although it was unexpected, the Chinese were warmly welcomed. The boat carried goods (货物) such as silk and tea as well as a number of gifts from the Emperor of China for the Queen of England. People had always mistakenly thought of the Chinese as a people who were not used to the sea. However, from centuries of trading and sailing in dangerous seas, the Chinese had learned how to build good boats and sail them well. The coming of this sailing boat to London proved once again the Chinese could sail to distant countries in the world. 1．When did the Chinese sailing boat arrive in London? . 2．How long was the boat? . 3．How many miles did the boat travel to London? . 4．What goods did the boat carry? . 5．What did the Chinese learn to do at that time? . 6．What did the writer want to prove in the article? . （21-22九年级上·上海黄浦·期中）Answer the questions.     What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects believe that they are all possibilities. The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible. The tree house     Many architects in the world would like to build a “tree house.” Like a leaf, the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the home. The “root” of the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil (土壤) to control the home’s temperature. The Lizard house     Like a lizard (蜥蜴), changing colour with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When it’s in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat. During dark days, it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy. Meals at home     The future of food production (生产) will be one part of the house design. Gardens may appear on the outside walls of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea on them. So every day in the morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals. Learning from the past     Looking to the future isn’t the only way to be green. Sometimes, ancient techniques (技术) can also help cut down energy use. For example, a chimney (烟囱) in the future house can be a useful air-conditioner because it is easier for hot air to go out at the chimney. 1．In the writer’s opinion, will the houses of the future be as green as possible? 2．What can we use the energy to do for the tree house? 3．What is the colour of the lizard house on sunny days? 4．Where can people plant tomatoes, carrots or green tea in the future house according to the passage? 5．According to the last paragraph, how can we make future houses green? 6．Among the four future houses introduced in the passage, which one would you like to live in? Why? （21-22九年级上·上海奉贤·期中）With smiling eyes, quick minds and good humor, Jia Ling seems like a natural crosstalk performer (相声演员). Jia Ling was born on April 29, 1982 in the city of Xiangyang, Hubei Province. Having studied acting since she was 11, Jia Ling was admitted to the nation’s top drama college. The Central Academy of Drama when she was 19, but she changed to learn crosstalk there. Jia Ling is not an overnight success. After graduation in 2003, she was living in a basement that was Just eight square meters and without a bathroom. However, Feng Gong, who is one of the top crosstalk performers in China, opened the door to her with opportunities to perform. Jia Ling seized (抓住) the chances she was offered and worked hard to improve her skills. As an excellent performer, the young lady first part in the Spring Festival Gala in 2010. With her unique (独特的) style and great sense of humor, Jia Ling is loved by many people. Since her crosstalk is unique, fashionable and attractive, she becomes more and more popular. Besides performing as a crosstalk performer, Jia ling is also a talented actress. She has successfully acted in several TV series. “My acting experience has given my crosstalk more creativity and inspiration,” Jia Ling said. Now, Jia Ling has become one of the top crosstalk performers in China. She is trying hard so that crosstalk can spread to more people. She has founded her own club called Now Laughter Inn. There people con enjoy traditional or modern crosstalk performances. She hopes it can influence her generation and even the next generation and let more and more people love crosstalk. Jia Ling is proud of being a crosstalk performer and she says she is positive about the future of crosstalk because people will always want to laugh. 1．Jia Ling, who is a crosstalk performer now used to learn acting, didn’t she? 2．According to the passage, Jia Ling seems like a natural crosstalk performer. How do you know? 3．Where did Jia Ling live after graduation? 4．After Spring Festival Gala in 2010, why Jia Ling loved by many people? 5．What is the aim of Jia Ling to found her own club? 6．Is Jia Ling an overnight success? What do you think of her success? （21-22九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题） I’d always dreamed of visiting Africa, ever since I read my first Tarzan（人猿泰山）comic as a child. Finally, in 2004, to celebrate my 60th birthday, I went to Tanzania to experience a safari （东非游猎）and climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. Seated next to me on the flight was Tanzania’s Minister of Water and Wildlife Development. We walked for thousands of miles, and he arranged me to visit a school. When I arrived at the school, I was shocked. The dirt floors turned into mud during the rainy season, and the walls couldn’t keep out the heat, cold or bugs（小昆虫）. The school was in need of all material goods. It broke my heart that these children had to try hard to survive, so I asked the headmaster what it would cost to feed them. As little as 20 cents per child per day, he told me. Immediately I got home, I founded（成立）Kids of Kilimanjaro. Since then we’ve grown to provide hot lunches for nearly 13, 000 school children in Tanzania every day. The free lunch program has solved an essential problem the children face. I know a good education could really make a difference in these children’s lives. My parents always told me the importance of education. I paid my own way through college in Tokyo by teaching English to students and business people. After attending university, I moved to San Francisco, when I was 25 years old. In 1978 I realized my American dream when I founded my own company. My success ________. It’s amazing that something as simple as a hot lunch can change so many lives. Giving young people a better, healthier life can encourage them to go all the way through college and lead a change in their country. 1．How old was the writer when he went to Tanzania for the first time? 2．What made the writer shocked, the poor condition of the school or the poor children? 3．How much would it cost to feed one child a day? 4．How does Kids of Kilimanjaro help the school children in Tanzania? 5．What can be filled in the blank in the third paragraph? 6．What may probably the writer’s purpose of writing this passage? （20-21九年级上·上海闵行·期中）In the early days of history, being a good neighbor was very important. Neighbors helped one another set up houses and clear fields. Families depended on one another for friendship and entertainment. But today in our cities and suburbs, friendly relationship between neighbors is not so common. A family may not even know the other families that live next door to them. We live in an age of machines, and each family may have its own car, TV set and washing machine. People no longer depend on neighbors as much as they once did. Machines keep people apart in other ways. In our grandparent’s time, women met while they hung out the washing. And men stopped and talked while they mow the lawns (割草). Today, they cannot hear anything above the noise of their power lawn mowers. And women do the housework inside with their electrical dryers, which help dry their clothes. Children are inside watching their favorite TV shows. Is the idea of being a good neighbor old fashioned? In 1965, a power cut hit New York city. And many thousands of people were left helpless. Suddenly, everyone shared the same problem, and the largest city became a group of 8 million neighbors. People with cars offered rides to those walking. Other people helped direct traffic. In elevators, people played word games and helped cheer each other up. Times of trouble, people still depend on one another. As time goes on, people may once again feel that being a good neighbor is important. 1．What did neighbors do to help each other in the early days of history? 2．Friendly relationship between neighbors is common in our cities and surburbs, isn’t it? 3．Why do people no longer depend on neighbors as much as they once did? 4．What do women use their electrical dryers to do? 5．How did the New Yorkers feel during the power cut in 1965? 6．What do you think of being a good neighbor? Why? 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 期中复习之任务型阅读20篇 (上海期中真题) （23-24九年级上·上海杨浦·期中）根据短文内容回答问题。 OBSOLETE JOBS In the past, there were lots of jobs that we don’t have anymore. Many of these jobs have been taken over by machines, but some have just disappeared altogether. Let me tell you about some of them. 1. Telegraph Operators Long ago, people used telegraphs to send messages over long distances. It was like sending an old-fashioned text message, but you needed a telegraph operator to send it using a special machine. But now, we don’t have telegraph operators anymore! 2. Lift Operators These days, when we want to go up or down in elevator, we just press a button. But a long time ago, before 1950, there were people called lift operators. They would ride in the elevator with you and operate it. Nowadays, we don’t see lift operators very often, but some still work in special places like the Eiffel Tower in Pairs. 3. Lamplighters Back at the start of the 20th century, many cities used gas street lamps, not electric ones. Lamplighters had the job of going around in the evening and lighting these lamps with a big candle on a long stick. They would light about a hundred lamps in an hour. But today, we have electric streetlights, so lamplighters are gone. 4. Typesetters Before we had computers, people used to make books and newspapers by hand. They had to arrange metal letters in wooden frames to create the pages. It was a bit like a big puzzle! Nowadays, computers help us do this work efficiently, so typesetters are not needed anymore. 5. Switchboard Operators Believe it or not, in the past, when you wanted to make a phone call, you had to talk to an operator. You had to tell them the number you wanted to call, and they would connect your call for you. This job was mostly done by women at the beginning of the 20th century. But now, we can make phone calls without operators. Will more jobs disappear in the future? It’s very likely. The world is changing so quickly that ________. That’s just how the world works! 1．Match the pictures with the job descriptions. Write the numbers 1 to 5 only. Picture A: Picture B:   Picture C: 2．There are no lift operators nowadays, are there? 3．How did lamplighters light the lamps? 4．What does the writer mean by saying “It was a bit like a big puzzle!”? 5．What did callers have to say to switchboard operators? 6．Complete the sentence. The world is changing so quickly that . 【答案】90． 2 3 4 91．Yes, there are. 92．By going round in the evening and lighting the lamps with a big candle on a long stick. 93．Because they had to arrange metal letter in wooden frames to create the pages. 94．The number they wanted to call. 95．some traditional jobs may disappear 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了随着社会的发展已经被机器取代而消失的一些传统工作。 1．仔细观察Picture A，发现一位女士在电梯里操作，这与选项2“Lift Operators”中“…ride in the elevator with you and operate it…”相符；观察Picture B，发现一位先生用一根长棍子上的大蜡烛点燃街灯，这与选项3“Lamplighters”中“…lighting these lamps with a big candle on a long stick…”相符；观察Picture C，发现一人正在码字，这与选项4“Typesetters”中“…arrange metal letters in wooden frames…”相符。故填2；3；4。 2．根据“Nowadays, we don’t see lift operators very often, but some still work in special places like the Eiffel Tower in Pairs.”可知，尽管我们不经常看到电梯操作员，但有些人仍然在巴黎埃菲尔铁塔等特殊地方工作，说明仍然有电梯操作员。故填Yes, there are. 3．根据“Lamplighters had the job of going around in the evening and lighting these lamps with a big candle on a long stick.”可知，点灯人的工作是在晚上四处走动，用一根长棍子上的大蜡烛点燃这些灯。故填By going round in the evening and lighting the lamps with a big candle on a long stick. 4．根据上文“They had to arrange metal letters in wooden frames to create the pages.”可知，作者说“It was a bit like a big puzzle!”是因为排字工人必须将金属字母排列在木制框架中来制作页面。故填Because they had to arrange metal letter in wooden frames to create the pages. 5．根据“You had to tell them the number you wanted to call, and they would connect your call for you.”可知，呼叫者必须向总机接线员说出他们想要拨打的号码。故填The number they wanted to call. 6．综合全文可知，文章列举了四种消失的传统工作；在将来，随着科技的进步，社会的发展，更多的传统工作可能会消失。故填some traditional jobs may disappear。 （23-24九年级上·上海黄浦·期中）根据文章内容回答下列问题。 While carrying your schoolbag on the way to school or home, does the heavy weight of your books make you less interested to learn knowledge? Don’t worry. E-readers may help you say goodbye to your heavy schoolbag. An e-reader has the memory space to hold hundreds of books. So people want to replace heavy schoolbags with small, light e-readers. For example, Cushing Academy, a high school in Massachusetts, US, got rid of most of the 20,000 books in its library last summer. The head of the library said that the school was going to replace printed books with e-books. Teachers and students will use e-readers instead. Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g. They can download an e-book within 60 seconds. “It’s so convenient. You can have so many books right at your fingertips!” said Meghan Chenausky, 16. Chinese schoolchildren are also trying e-readers. At the 2020 Shanghai Book Fair, an e-schoolbag was on show. It is a special e-reader that students can use to download textbooks from the school servers. It can also send and receive homework. Some schools in Beijing and Shanghai have tried this e-schoolbag for a few years. “It’s excellent. I don’t have to carry a heavy schoolbag anymore,” said Xiao Qi, 15, Beijing. “And it’s eco-friendly because it saves paper.” New generation e-readers have many functions (功能) besides reading, such as Wi-Fi and multimedia. However, some parents worry that these functions may have a bad influence on their children’s study habits. “I think Wi-Fi is not necessary for kids,” says Zeng Wenwen, 43, Beijing. 1．Teachers and students in Cushing Academy used e-readers last summer, didn’t they? 2．How fast can e-readers download an e-book? 3．What are most e-readers like? 4．What are the uses of the special e-reader for students? 5．Why does the student Xiao Qi think the e-schoolbag is excellent? 6．Explain the underlined sentence in the last paragraph in your own words. 【答案】1．No, they didn’t. 2．They can download an e-book within 60 seconds. 3．Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g. 4．Students can download textbooks from the school servers and send and receive homework. 5．He doesn’t have to carry a heavy schoolbag anymore and it’s eco-friendly. 6．Some parents think that the entertainment functions of e-readers are not good for students’ study habits. 【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了电子阅读器的优点和人们对电子阅读器的看法。 1．根据“For example, Cushing Academy, a high school in Massachusetts, US, got rid of most of the 20,000 books in its library last summer.”和“Teachers and students will use e-readers instead.”可知，这所高中去年夏天只是处理掉了图书馆里的大部分图书，还未开始使用电子阅读器。故填No, they didn’t. 2．根据“They can download an e-book within 60 seconds.”可知，电子阅读器可以在60秒内下载一本电子书。故填They can download an e-book within 60 seconds. 3．根据“Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g.”可知，大多数电子阅读器外观都很薄，重量不到500克。故填Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g. 4．根据“It is a special e-reader that students can use to download textbooks from the school servers. It can also send and receive homework.”可知，学生专用的电子阅读器可以从学校服务器上下载课本，还可以收发作业。故填Students can download textbooks from the school servers and send and receive homework. 5．根据“It’s excellent. I don’t have to carry a heavy schoolbag anymore.”和“And it’s eco-friendly because it saves paper.”可知，小齐认为电子阅读器非常好是因为他不用背着沉重的书包了，并且电子阅读器很环保，可以节省纸张。故填He doesn’t have to carry a heavy schoolbag anymore and it’s eco-friendly. 6．根据“some parents worry that these functions may have a bad influence on their children’s study habits.”可知，一些家长担心多媒体和WIFI功能会对孩子的学习习惯产生不良影响，即一些父母认为电子阅读器的娱乐功能对学习没有好处。故填Some parents think that the entertainment functions of e-readers are not good for students’ study habits. （23-24九年级上·上海普陀·期中）Anything is Possible We caught up with 16-year-old Australian world champion climber Angie Scarth-Johnson to find out how she had gotten to this point in her life. Q: What got you into climbing? A: It was my mum’s fear of me hurting myself. Like many kids, I was always climbing trees. From the age of three, I thought anything that looked climbable needed to be climbed. I started to have accidents that sometimes led to me making hospital visits. Then when I was seven, mum finally found the solution to my strange climbing addiction (嗜好)—a climbing gym. And it changed my life. Q: You were only nine when you climbed a grade (攀岩难度路线) . What do you make of that? A: That’s one of the most memorable moments of my life. It’s hard to explain how significant (意义重大的) achieving a grade 31 at nine is. It requires physical strength kids rarely have. Now, as an experienced climber, I know how difficult it was to believe a nine-year-old could do it. When I climbed as grade 31, I never thought of it as being unachievable — it was just a challenge. And it was the moment in which I felt anything was possible. I reflect on this when something starts to feel impossible now. Q: 5 ? A: I tried many sports but I never got that feeling of freedom that climbing can give to me. I’m in complete control of my mind. I know what I must do and during that period of time, my surroundings disappear. I can only feel the movement of my body; the only sounds I’m aware of are the birds, my steady breath and maybe a slight breeze. When I’m finally able to reach the top, it is a feeling like no other. Q: What advice do you have for new climbers? A: Make an ambitious goal and just go for it. I’d never be in this position if I held back. Go beyond expectations and continue to believe it’s possible even if it’s never been done before. And this mindset (思维模式) can be used throughout all aspects of your life. 1．What did Angie like to do when she was a kid? 2．What does the underlined word “it” refer to? 3．Why does achieving a grade 31 seem impossible for a nine-year-old? 4．How did Angie feel after she had successfully climbed a grade 31? 5．Fill in the blank in the article. 6．Why did Angie become successful? (give at least 2 reasons) 【答案】1．She liked to climb trees. 2．A climbing gym. 3．Because it requires physical strength kids rarely have. 4．She felt anything was possible. 5．Why do you like climbing? 6．Because she made an ambitious goal and never held back. She believes anything is possible even if it’s never been done before. 【导语】本文是记者对澳大利亚攀岩运动员Angie Scarth-Johnson的采访，文中该运动员讲述了自己对攀岩的热爱以及攀岩运动带给她的感悟。 1．根据“Like many kids, I was always climbing trees.”可知，她小时候喜欢爬树。故填She liked to climb trees. 2．根据“Mum finally found the solution to my strange climbing addiction (嗜好)—a climbing gym.”可知，妈妈找的一家攀岩馆改变了她的生活。故填A climbing gym. 3．根据“It requires physical strength kids rarely have. Now, as an experienced climber, I know how difficult it was to believe a nine-year-old could do it.”可知，完成31级难度的攀岩路线需要很大的体力，这是一个九岁的孩子很少能拥有的。故填Because it requires physical strength kids rarely have. 4．根据“And it was the moment in which I felt anything was possible.”可知，成功完成31级难度后，她觉得一切皆有可能。故填She felt anything was possible. 5．根据“I never got that feeling of freedom that climbing can give to me.”和后文可知，本段回答她热爱攀岩的原因。故填Why do you like climbing? 6．根据“Make an ambitious goal and just go for it...it’s possible even if it’s never been done before.”可知，她能成功是因为她制定了雄心勃勃的目标，从不退缩。她相信一切皆有可能，即使是以前从未做过的事情。故填Because she made an ambitious goal and never held back. She believes anything is possible even if it’s never been done before. （23-24九年级上·上海静安·期中）Answer the questions Have you ever recycled? To recycle is to take rubbish and make it into something new. Recycling is good for our planet because it makes junk into something that we can use again. Recycling also helps to clean up the litter that makes our streets look dirty. All kinds of things can be recycled. The most common materials like glass, plastic, paper, metals, cloth are all recyclable. Sometimes these products are broken down to make the same kinds of products (产品). An example of this type of recycling is using paper to make more paper. Rubbish can also be broken down to make completely new items as well! Some items, like glass, can be recycled forever! We can use glass items, then break them down and use them again and again. Aluminum (铝) cans are one of the most successful recycled metals. They can be recycled again and again and nearly 60% of all aluminum cans have been recycled. The average family of four can produce nearly 2,000 pounds of rubbish each year. As time goes on, we have fewer places to put all of this rubbish in. Recycling is one way to limit (限制) the amount of rubbish we need to put into the land. The next time you toss a can or bottle into the rubbish can, look to see if there is a recycling triangle on the label. It is the international sign for recycling. It means that the item you are going to throw in the dustbin could be recycled. 1．Is recycling helpful for the environment? 2．List some common materials that can be recycled. 3．What can be recycled forever according to the passage? 4．How many percent of Aluminum cans have been recycled? 5．What does the underlined word “toss” in the passage mean? 6．What is the main purpose of the passage? 【答案】1．Yes, it is. 2．The most common materials like glass, plastic, paper, metals, cloth can be recycled. 3．Some items, like glass and aluminum cans, can be recycled forever. 4．Nearly 60% of all aluminum cans have been recycled. 5．It means “throw away”. 6．The main purpose of the passage is to let people know about how to recycle. 【导语】本文主要介绍了如何进行回收利用。 1．根据“Recycling is good for our planet because it makes junk into something that we can use again.”可知，回收利用对环境是有好处的，故填Yes, it is. 2．根据“The most common materials like glass, plastic, paper, metals, cloth are all recyclable.”可知，最常见的材料，如玻璃、塑料、纸、金属、布都是可回收的。故填The most common materials like glass, plastic, paper, metals, cloth can be recycled. 3．根据“Some items, like glass, can be recycled forever!”和“Aluminum (铝) cans are one of the most successful recycled metals. They can be recycled again and again and nearly 60% of all aluminum cans have been recycled.”可知，玻璃和铝罐可以被永久回收，故填Some items, like glass and aluminum cans , can be recycled forever. 4．根据“They can be recycled again and again and nearly 60% of all aluminum cans have been recycled.”可知，近60%的铝罐可以被回收利用。故填Nearly 60% of all aluminum cans have been recycled. 5．根据“into the rubbish can”可知，此处是说将罐和瓶子仍进垃圾箱，“toss”的意思是扔掉，故填It means “throw away”. 6．通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了如何进行回收利用。故填The main purpose of the passage is to let people know about how to recycle. （23-24九年级上·上海金山·期中）Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答问题) Born to Be a Fashion Designer Who started the world-famous fashion house Gucci? This may be a difficult question for you to answer. Most kids know little about Guccio Gucci (古驰奥·古驰), but seven-year-old Max Alexander has dreamed of becoming as great a designer as he was. Max was only four when he said he wanted to be a fashion designer. His parents were confused. They had never seen him make a dress before. The boy said that was because he didn’t have a model—if they got him one, he’d make a dress. Max’s mother, Madison, is an artist. She make her son a cardboard model of the human body. Max then pinned various materials to it to make his first dress. He asked his mom to teach him how to sew (缝纫). And in just a few weeks, the boy could sew better and faster than his mom. Max has learned almost everything else about dressmaking on his own. One of his dresses can now sell for $1,200. With the money he makes, he buys more material for dressmaking. It takes Max about a week to design and make a dress. He knows it’s finished when it “looked good”. The boy wants women of all sizes to feel beautiful and happy. He never makes menswear. Hundreds of people around the world have asked Max to make dresses for them. The boy decides for himself which task to take on. Sometimes, someone like his friend Sydney wins out over a famous person. Max’s dream is to be the head of Gucci or start his own fashion house. And if you want to get into dressmaking like him, he has a tip: Don’t be afraid to try. Remember that __________________. 1．Did Max want to be a great designer like Guccio Gucci? 2．Why were Max’s parents confused when he said he wanted to be a fashion designer? 3．How old was Max when he made his first dress? 4．Who taught Max to sew? 5．What does the underlined sentence “The boy decides for himself which task to take on.” mean? 6．What can be filled in the blanks in the last paragraph? 【答案】1．Yes, he did. 2．Because they had never seen him make a dress before. 3．He was four years old. 4．His mother taught him to sew. 5．Max will decide which/whose dress to make by himself if too many people ask him to make dresses for them. 6．practice makes perfect/you’ll make your dresses perfect if you keep designing and making them 【导语】本文主要讲述了一个七岁男孩成为一名伟大的时装设计师的梦想，同时介绍了他的创作热情和独立的学习能力以及他的设计原则。 1．根据“Max Alexander has dreamed of becoming as great a designer as he was.”可知，Max想要成为像Guccio Gucci一样伟大的设计师，故填Yes, he did. 2．根据“They had never seen him make a dress before.”可知，Max的父母之所以感到困惑，是因为他们从未见过他制作过一件衣服，故填Because they had never seen him make a dress before. 3．根据“Max was only four when he said he wanted to be a fashion designer.”和“Max then pinned various materials to it to make his first dress.”可知，Max在四岁时制作了他的第一件衣服，故填He was four years old. 4．根据“He asked his mom to teach him how to sew (缝纫).”可知，是Max的妈妈教他如何缝纫，故填His mother taught him to sew. 5．根据“Hundreds of people around the world have asked Max to make dresses for them.”可知，世界各地有数百人要求Max为他们制作衣服。所以划线句的意思是“如果有太多人请他做衣服，Max会自己决定做哪件/谁的衣服”，故填Max will decide which/whose dress to make by himself if too many people ask him to make dresses for them. 6．根据上下文和Max的经历，我们可以推测这句话的意思是要勇于尝试，熟能生巧，故填practice makes perfect/you’ll make your dresses perfect if you keep designing and making them。 （23-24九年级上·上海奉贤·期中）When Paul was a boy growing up in Utah, he happened to live near a copper smelter（炼铜厂）. It made chemicals come out and made a beautiful forest become a wasteland. One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down angrily. From then on, something happened inside him. Years later Paul was back in the area, and he went to the smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back. The answer from that big industry was “No”. Paul then went to college to study the science of plants. Unfortunately, his teachers said since there weren’t any birds or squirrels（松鼠） to spread the seeds, it would be a waste of his life to try to do it. He was told everyone knew that even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected, he wouldn't get his idea accepted. Paul later got married and had some kids. But his dream would not die. And then one night he did what he could with what he had. To bring trees back to the wasteland, he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting under the cover of darkness. And every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass. Slowly rabbits appeared. Later, as there was legal pressure to clean up the environment, the company actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing. Now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes, and Paul has received almost every environmental award Utah has. It took him until his hair turned white to plant trees and grass, but he managed to keep that impossible vow（誓言）he made to himself as a child. 1．What did the copper smelter do to a beautiful forest near Paul’s hometown? 2．The copper smelter officer agreed to let Paul bring trees back at first, didn't he? 3．Why did Paul’s teachers think it would be a waste of time to try to plant trees in that area? 4．What did Paul do in order to bring trees back to the wasteland? 5．How long did it take Paul to plant trees and grass? 6．What can you learn from Paul’s story? 【答案】1．It made chemicals come out and made a beautiful forest become a wasteland. 2．No, he didn’t. 3．Because there weren’t any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds. 4．He went secretly into the wasteland and planted trees and grass every week. 5．It took him until his hair turned white. 6．We should try our best and never give up. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了保罗尽自己最大努力，穷尽一生也要实现小时候的誓言的故事，最后被炼铜厂污染的森林又重现绿色的生机。 1．根据“It made chemicals come out and made a beautiful forest become a wasteland.”可知，炼铜厂出来的化学物质使漂亮的森林变成了废地。故填It made chemicals come out and made a beautiful forest become a wasteland. 2．根据“The answer from that big industry was ‘No’.”可知，炼铜厂的厂长一开始并不同意。故填No, he didn’t. 3．根据“Unfortunately, his teachers said since there weren’t any birds or squirrels（松鼠） to spread the seeds,”可知，因为并没有鸟和松鼠来传播种子，所以种树没有意义。故填Because there weren’t any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds. 4．根据“he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting under the cover of darkness. And every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass.”可知，他每周趁着夜色进废地，坚持种树和草。故填He went secretly into the wasteland and planted trees and grass every week. 5．根据“It took him until his hair turned white to plant trees and grass”可知，直到头发苍白，他还在坚持。故填It took him until his hair turned white. 6．开放题，言之有理即可。根据“but he managed to keep that impossible vow (誓言) he made to himself as a child.”可知，保罗努力去守住了他小时候所做的誓言，因此本文告诉我们，要尽我们最大的努力，而且不要放弃。故填We should try our best and never give up. （23-24九年级上·上海普陀·期中）A Wonderful Christmas Gift Christmas was so close, and so was Ann’s birthday. She wished she could get a new dress with frills (荷叶边) and lace (蕾丝) as a wonderful Christmas gift. But Ann did not want to ask her mom for that. She knew how hard her mom worked to make a living. Maybe she could make a wish — maybe Santa Claus (圣诞老人) would come... At school her classmates were talking only about Christmas celebrations. “My rich aunt is surely going to give me a pretty doll again,” said Ria. “I have been hinting (暗示) about that costly watch to my parents,” told Tessie. Ann felt out of these conversations. She had neither rich parents nor wealthy aunts to give her expensive gifts. It was not just the gift that worried Ann. It was her mother. Recently she was working overtime and looked pale and worn out. Soon it was Christmas Eve. In everyone’s house there was a decorated Christmas tree, but Ann’s house was cold and empty. Every child went to bed eagerly waiting for the lovely gifts. Ann went to bed, wishing that at least this time she would get a gift from Santa Claus. Ann slowly drifted off to sleep. She dreamed of Santa riding in the snow... The next morning Ann jumped up after hearing her alarm. Out of her expectation, there lay a beautiful packet tied with a red ribbon near her bed. Inside the package was a pretty white dress with fluffy frills and attractive lace! Ann checked the gift carefully to find out who had given her this beautiful dress. Suddenly a small piece of paper fell out from the dress. Dear Ann,This dress is gifted to you for being a good girl. Hope you continue to do good things and help your mother. Your Loving friend, Santa Claus Ann felt that there was something familiar about this note. She looked into the note carefully. Then it struck her. She realized that . Her mother had worked overtime to save money to buy this expensive gift. Ann was happy beyond words. She knew that she was the luckiest girl to have been given the best Christmas gift. 1．What did Ann want for Christmas? 2．Why did Ann feel out of the conversations of her classmates? 3．Ann was only worried about her Christmas gift, wasn’t she? 4．How was Ann’s house different from other people’s houses on Christmas Eve? 5．Complete the sentence in the last paragraph. She realized that 6．Why did Ann think that she had been given the best Christmas gift? 【答案】1．A new dress with frills and lace. 2．Because she had neither rich parents nor wealthy aunts to give her expensive gifts. 3．No, she wasn’t. 4．In everyone’s house there was a decorated Christmas tree, but Ann’s house was cold and empty. 5．this handwriting was similar to her mother’s/the note was written by her mother 6．Because she had got the gift she wanted along with the deepest love of her mother./Because she thought her mother’s deep love for her was the most precious gift of all.(Any reasonable answers are OK.) 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位母亲通过加班攒钱为女儿购买心仪圣诞礼物的故事。这件礼物凝聚了母亲深沉的爱意，是最好的一份圣诞礼物。 1．根据“She wished she could get a new dress with frills (荷叶边) and lace (蕾丝) as a wonderful Christmas gift. ”可知安希望得到一件有荷叶边、蕾丝的裙子，故填A new dress with frills and lace. 2．根据“Ann felt out of these conversations. She had neither rich parents nor wealthy aunts to give her expensive gifts.  ”可知安感觉无话可谈是因为她既没有有钱的父母，也没有有钱的阿姨给她买昂贵的礼物，故填Because she  had neither rich parents nor wealthy aunts to give her expensive gifts. 3．根据“It was not just the gift that worried Ann. It was her mother.  ”可知安担心的不只是礼物，她也担心她的妈妈，故填No, she wasn’t. 4．根据“ In everyone’s house there was a decorated Christmas tree, but Ann’s house was cold and empty.  ”可知每个人家里都有一颗圣诞树，但是安家里却是又冷又空，故填 In everyone’s house there was a decorated Christmas tree, but Ann’s house was cold and empty. 5．根据前文“Ann felt that there was something familiar about this note. She looked into the note carefully. Then it struck her. ”和后文“ Her mother had worked overtime to save money to buy this expensive gift. ”可知安意识到那张便条是自己妈妈写的，故填this handwriting was similar to her mother’s/the note was written by her mother。 6．根据“Her mother had worked overtime to save money to buy this expensive gift.  ”可知安的妈妈通过加班攒钱给安买了这份昂贵的礼物，这份礼物承载着母亲对女儿深深的爱，所以安觉得这份礼物是最好的圣诞礼物，故填Because she had got the gift she wanted along with the deepest love of her mother./Because she thought her mother’s deep love for her was the most precious gift of all. （23-24九年级上·上海静安·期中）Answer the questions I grew up in a small town in Washington, US, and I want to be like my brother, Tim. He and his friends were in a gang. They often beat up people, and they didn’t go to school much. I thought they were cool. On my thirteenth birthday, I told my brother I wanted to be in the gang with him. He said ‘no’, but I didn’t listen. I went to ask his friends. Tim’s friends took me into the back yard. They told me that if I joined the gang, I was in for life. Then, someone hit me in the face. I fell down. But I didn’t cry. Each time I got up, they hit me again. Finally, they said I could be one of them. Tim was angry when he heard about it. But I stayed with the gang. After a few months, I began to beat up other people with the gang. Sometimes I wouldn’t go home at night, and my mother would be worried. This went on for two years. I knew it was bad, but there nothing I could do. I was in for life. One day, someone hit me in the head. I spent a day in the hospital. For the first time, I wanted out of the gang. One night after my fifteenth birthday, I went home. My mother was in the hospital. She had a nervous breakdown (精神崩溃) because she was so worried about me. That made me very sad. The next day, I told the gang that I wanted out. They began to beat me up, and my brother stopped them. I got up off the floor, smiled and said goodbye. But they didn’t just stop there. Every time they saw me, they beat me up. This went on for about two months. But in the end, it stopped. I’m glad I’m out of the gang now. I don’t have to be afraid all the time. I can talk to anyone I want. And most of all, I made my mum happy again. 1．The people in the gang didn’t have to go to school, did they? 2．When did the write tell his brother that he wanted to be in the gang? 3．How did the writer’s brother feel when he knew the writer was in the gang? 4．What made the writer very sad? 5．Why did the people in the gang go on beating the writer up? 6．What do you think of the people in the gang? Why? 【答案】1．No, they didn’t. 2．On his thirteenth birthday. 3．He felt angry. 4．His mother had a nervous breakdown because she was so worried about him. 5．Because he told the gang that he wanted out. 6．They are rude because they often beat up people. 【导语】本文讲述了作者在13岁那年加入帮派与别人打架斗殴的经历。 1．根据“They often beat up people, and they didn’t go to school much.”可知，他们不上学。故填No, they didn’t. 2．根据“On my thirteenth birthday, I told my brother I wanted to be in the gang with him.”可知，在他13岁生日那天。故填On his thirteenth birthday. 3．根据“Tim was angry when he heard about it.”可知，他感到很生气。故填He felt angry. 4．根据“She had a nervous breakdown (精神崩溃) because she was so worried about me. That made me very sad.”可知，他妈妈因为太担心他而精神崩溃了。故填His mother had a nervous breakdown because she was so worried about him. 5．根据“The next day, I told the gang that I wanted out.”可知，因为他告诉那帮人他想退出。故填Because he told the gang that he wanted out. 6．根据“They often beat up people, and they didn’t go to school much.”可知，他们很粗鲁，因为他们经常打人。故填They are rude because they often beat up people. （23-24九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题） Last year a boy of four was visiting the museum named Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich with his family when he accidentally knocked the historical jug which was worth up to $2000 off a window ledge(边缘）. The jug was broken into 65 pieces and the boy was extremely upset. Later a duty officer took many hours to repair it. Is his family facing a heavy fine or needing to pay the repairs? No, the museum staff told the boy that the jug had been fixed and that all was well now. Yesterday a museum spokesman said: “We have received a call from the boy’s mother who told us the little boy and his family were delighted that the jug had been repaired but they wished to remain anonymous(匿名的）. ” Many people wrote letters to the editor to show their opinions. Below are some of them. To the editor The fault(错误）here lies with the museum. They should have made sure that the jug was in a secure place where it could not be knocked over. If they have people walking through the museum, they should set up the exhibitions in such a way that they are safe. They are being careless with important historical artifacts(人工艺术品） From Tom London, UK To the editor Parents do not teach children how to behave these days. When we were children, we weren’t allowed to touch anything. It is not the responsibility of the museum to put everything into cabinets(展览柜）. The aim of Christchurch Mansion Museum is that the items are seen where they would have been in the house as in the past. It is the PARENTS’ responsibility to teach the children what to do. The parents were lazy and careless. From Sara New York, USA To the editor How happy to read good news! A wonderful job was done repairing the jug, but even better is that museum staff cared more about the boy than the jug. How kind that they would find simply to comfort him. A little boy is worth a lot more than a jug. Hearing that all is fine will help the boy a great deal, and make sure that he isn’t left with bad feelings. From Lily Shanghai, China 1．Did the boy accidentally knock the historical jug off a window ledge or not? 2．Why didn’t the boy and his family pay a fine or repairs? 3．Who does Tom think is responsible for the accident? 4．What’s Lily’s opinion on the way that museum dealt with the situation? 5．What do you think can be done in the future to prevent an incident like this? (Give two points) 【答案】1．Accidentally. 2．Because the jug had been fixed and that all was well now. 3．The museum. 4．She thinks it is kind of the museum staff to care more about the boy than the jug. 5．A wonderful/ How kind that would find simply to comfort him. 【导语】本文是针对一个男孩在博物馆把价值不菲的罐子撞到地上的这一事件，不同人给出不同的观点。 1．根据“Last year a boy of four was visiting the museum named Christchurch Mansion in Ipswich with his family when he accidentally knocked the historical jug which was worth up to $2000 off a window ledge(边缘)”可知，男孩不小心撞到了罐子。故填Accidentally. 2．根据“Is his family facing a heavy fine or needing to pay the repairs? No, the museum staff told the boy that the jug had been fixed and that all was well now.”可知，博物馆的工作人员告诉男孩罐子已经修好了，现在一切都好了。故填Because the jug had been fixed and that all was well now. 3．根据“The fault(错误）here lies with the museum.”可知，博物馆应负主要责任。故填The museum. 4．根据“but even better is that museum staff cared more about the boy than the jug”可知，修复罐子的工作做得很好，但更好的是博物馆的工作人员更关心男孩而不是罐子。故填She thinks it is kind of the museum staff to care more about the boy than the jug. 5．通读全文可知，为避免 类似偶然事情的发生，我们各方面都应该做好，既应该把罐子放在一个安全的地方，父母也应该负起相应的责任。故填I think the museum should put the jug into a secure place and parents should be responsible. （21-22九年级上·上海虹口·期中）Read the passage below and answer the following questions(根据文章内容回答下列问题) Jerusha Abbott was walking to Mrs Lippett’s office when she saw the back of a man. He cast a shadow on the hall. He had very long lees and arms and his shadow looked just like a long-leged spider. Jerusha entered the office. Mrs. Lippett immediately spoke. “Jerusha! I have news for you. Did you see the gentleman who has just left?” “I only saw his back,” Jerusha replied. “He is one of our most important trustees(理事). He told me not to tell you his name. He doesn’t want you to know it.” “Why is she telling me this?” Jerusha thought to herself. Mrs Lippett continued, “Do you remember Charles Benton and Henry Freize? Well, this gentleman sent them and other boys to college. Until now, he has only chosen boys. He doesn’t really like girls. However, at the meeting today, you were discussed. Now you are too old to stay at the orphanage. Normally, you would be expected to work, but considering your excellent grades, especially in English, this gentleman has offered to send you to college.” Jerusha couldn’t believe her ears “To college?” she said. “Yes, this gentleman thinks you have great talent and wants you to become a writer. He will pay your board and tuition(食宿费和学费)for your years. He will also give you an allowance of 35 dollars a month. In return, you must write a letter every month telling him of your progress. The letters will be written to Mr John Smith. It is not his real name. He will not write you back, so don’t ask him any questions. You must always remember to have a respectful tone,” Jerusha didn’t know what to say. She was full of excitement. She just said, “Yes. Thank you, ma’am.” Then, she left the room. 1．Jerusha lived in the orphanage, didn’t she? 2．Why did Mrs Lippett call Jerusha to her office? 3．What did the long-legged gentleman do for Chaile Beton and Henry Freize? 4．What two things what made Jerusha stand out and chosen to go to college? 5．How did Jerusha feel about the news? 6．How would you describe the long-legged man’s quality? Explain with reasons. 【答案】1．Yes, she did. 2．To tell her the news that a gentleman had offered to send her to college. 3．He sent them to college. 4．Her excellent grads and talent in writing. 5．She was full of excitement. 6．I think he is strict because he only chose students that have excellent grades. 【导语】本文介绍了住在孤儿院的Jerusha由于成绩优秀并且很有可能成为作家的天赋，被长腿叔叔选中要被送去上大学的故事。 1．根据“Now you are too old to stay at the orphanage.”可知，Jerusha住在孤儿院。故填Yes, she did. 2．根据“Jerusha! I have news for you. Did you see the gentleman who has just left?”和“this gentleman has offered to send you to college.”可知，利佩特太太给Jerusha打电话到她的办公室是为了告诉她一位绅士主动送她上大学的消息。故填To tell her the news that a gentleman had offered to send her to college. 3．根据“Well, this gentleman sent them and other boys to college.”可知，这位叔叔把他们送到了大学。故填He sent them to college. 4．根据“Normally, you would be expected to work, but considering your excellent grades, especially in English, this gentleman has offered to send you to college.”可知，她被选中去上大学的原因是优秀的毕业成绩和写作天赋。故填Her excellent grads and talent in writing. 5．根据“She was full of excitement.”可知，Jerusha听到这个消息是充满了兴奋。故填She was full of excitement. 6．开放性试题，言之有理即可。根据“Normally, you would be expected to work, but considering your excellent grades, especially in English, this gentleman has offered to send you to college.”可知，这位叔叔很严格，因为他只选择成绩优异的学生。故填I think he is strict because he only chose students that have excellent grades. （20-21九年级上·上海虹口·期中）Rowley’s birthday party is tomorrow, so Mom took me to the mall to get him a gift. I picked out a cool video game that just came out, and I handed it to Mom so she could pay for it. But Mom said I had to buy it with my own money. I told Mom that first of all, if I did have any money, I wouldn’t be wasting it on Rowley. Mom didn’t seem too happy with what I said, but it isn’t my fault I’m broke. I actually had a job this summer, but the people I worked for stiffed（诈骗）, so I didn’t earn a single penny. A good chance came that we have these neighbors named the Fullers who live a few doors up, and they go away on vacation every summer. They usually leave their dog, Princess, but this year, they told me they’d pay me five bucks a day to feed Princess and take her out. I figured I’d earn enough to buy a while pile of video games with that kind of money. But I guess Princess is gun-shy about going to the bathroom in front of strangers, so I ended up spending a lot of time standing around in the hot sun waiting for this dumb dog to hurry up and go. I’d wait and wait and nothing would happen, and then I’d just take Princess back inside. But every time I’d leave Princess would make a big mess in the foyer（门厅）, and I’d have to clean it up the next day. Toward the end of the summer I got smart and realized it would be a lot easier to just clean up all of Princess’s messes at once instead of doing it every single day. So I fed her and let her do her business on the foyer floor about two weeks. Then the day before the Fuller were due back, I headed up the hill with all my cleaning supplies. But guess what? The fullers cut their trip short and got home a day early! I guess they didn’t know it’s polite to call ahead and let people know when you plans have changed. 1．Why did the writer ask Mom to pay for the video game he picked out? 2．What was the writer’s job for the Fullers? 3．What did the writer fail to do with Princess? 4．The writer didn’t clean up the mess Princess had made at once, did he? 5．How long did the Fullers plan to spend on holiday? 6．What do you think would happen after that? Why do you think so? 【答案】1．Because he didn’t have money. 2．Help to feed the dog and take her out. 3．He failed to take her out. 4．No, he didn’t. 5．A summer holiday. 6．Unpleasant. Because I think it’s impolite not to tell others to go home early.（答案不唯一） 【分析】这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述作者为了赚钱给罗利买礼物，帮助邻居富勒家的狗喂食和带它出去散步。但是作者没能成功地带狗出去，狗在门厅制造垃圾，作者为了清理更容易，就等着假期结束的前一天一起来清理垃圾，但是富勒一家提前一天回来了。 1．根据第一段“But Mom said I had to buy it with my own money. I told Mom that first of all, if I did have any money, I wouldn’t be wasting it on Rowley”及第二段“I actually had a job this summer, but the people I worked for stiffed, so I didn’t earn a single penny”可知,作者暑期兼职被骗了没有赚到一分钱，没钱买礼物，所以让母亲付钱。故填Because he didn’t have money. 2．根据第三段“they told me they’d pay me five bucks a day to feed Princess and take her out”可知，作者的工作是帮助喂养富勒家的狗并带它出去散步。故填Help to feed the dog and take her out. 3．根据第四段“I ended up spending a lot of time standing around in the hot sun waiting for this dumb dog to hurry up and go. I’d wait and wait and nothing would happen, and then I’d just take Princess back inside”可知，作者只是站在太阳地下，等着狗走出屋子，但是没有什么事情发生，最后只好把狗带进屋。可推断作者没有成功地把狗带出去。故填He failed to take her out. 4．根据“I got smart and realized it would be a lot easier to just clean up all of Princess’s messes at once instead of doing it every single day. So I fed her and let her do her business on the foyer floor about two weeks”作者意识到清理所有垃圾比每天都清理要更加容易得多，因此每天喂它吃的，让它在门厅制造的垃圾放了大约两个星期没处理。可知，作者没有把狗制造的垃圾马上处理掉。故填No, he didn’t. 5．根据“they go away on vacation every summer”及“Toward the end of the summer”可知，富勒一家去度假的时间是一整个暑假。作者故填A summer holiday. 6．根据“Then the day before the Fuller were due back, I headed up the hill with all my cleaning supplies”及最后一段“The fullers cut their trip short and got home a day early! I guess they didn’t know it’s polite to call ahead and let people know when you plans have changed”作者没有及时清理掉狗制造的垃圾，准备在富勒一家回来的前一天来一起清理，但是富勒一家人提前一天回来了，可推断后续发展会很让人不开心。因为不提前打招呼告诉他人自己的计划有变是不礼貌的。故填Unpleasant. Because I think it’s impolite not to tell others to go home early.（答案不唯一） （21-22九年级上·上海松江·期中）Read the passage below and answer the following questions. (根据文章内容回答下列问题) Hi, honey I know you’re very busy at work and I’m sure that’s why you haven’t returned my call, so I am sending you this e-mail. I always get a little sentimental (多愁善感的) this time of year since our family doesn’t celebrate Christmas. But if you felt like making the trip this year, I would be happy to pay for half of your ticket, but no pressure. I don’t feel lonely, especially since I made friends with the woman who moved in across the hall. Did I tell you about Loni? We have discovered that we both love movies, and have been seeing a film almost every day. I’m sure you don’t have much time, so I thought I would send you my “reviews” of the season's top films to help you figure out which ones are worth watching. “MARTIANS” This is the best film of the year! Matt Damon is perfect. He is exactly the kind of man I would love to see you end up with, someone who is patient and could take care of you even in a dangerous situation. “HARFA KOZY” It is an independent Polish film that Loni and I saw at the Museum of Fine Arts. It's about a young poor girl who lives with her uncle in a small house and spends her whole life dreaming of playing the harp (竖琴) at the concert. Unfortunately, her family was too poor to afford it, but when she turns ten, her uncle makes her a harp from the bones of her pet goat. It’s a wonderful film about the power of family and music, and it ends with some fun singing and dancing. OK. It’s getting late here, so I’d better go to sleep. As you know, I would like to see any of these films again if you decide you are interested in coming home. Loni will visit her daughter in Chicago for the holidays so she cannot be my film date for a while, but no pressure, I can always just bring my notebook to the theatre and take notes for more "reviews", and that’s all the company I need. Love, Mum 1．Did the daughter return her mum’s call? 2．Who is Loni? 3．Why did the mum send her daughter “reviews” of the season's top films? 4．What kind of person did the mum want her daughter to marry? 5．How did the girl’s uncle make the harp in the film? 6．If you were the daughter, what would you probably reply after you receive the e-mail? (Write three sentences.) 【答案】1．No, she didn’t. 2．She was a friend of the mum who moved in across the hall. 3．To help the daughter figure out which ones were worth watching. 4．Someone who was patient and could take care of her even in a dangerous situation. 5．He made it from the bones of the girl’s pet goat. 6．Sorry, mum. I will be back next holiday. We can see your favourite film then. 【分析】本文是妈妈写给女儿的书信，在信中妈妈表达了对女儿的想念，重点介绍了对本季最佳电影的“评论”，以帮助女儿弄清楚哪些电影值得观看。 1．根据“I know you’re very busy at work and I’m sure that’s why you haven’t returned my call, so I am sending you this e-mail”，可知女儿没有回妈妈的电话，需作否定回答，故填No, she didn’t。 2．根据“I don’t feel lonely, especially since I made friends with the woman who moved in across the hall. Did I tell you about Loni? We have discovered that we both love movies, and have been seeing a film almost every day”，可知她是住在母亲对门的一位朋友，故填She was a friend of the mum who moved in across the hall。 3．根据“I would send you my “reviews” of the season's top films to help you figure out which ones are worth watching”可知，妈妈要给她的女儿写当季最佳电影的“评论”，是为了帮助女儿弄清楚哪些是值得看的，故填To help the daughter figure out which ones were worth watching。 4．根据“He is exactly the kind of man I would love to see you end up with, someone who is patient and could take care of you even in a dangerous situation”可知，母亲希望女儿嫁给一个有耐心，即使在危险的情况下也能照顾她的人，故填Someone who was patient and could take care of her even in a dangerous situation。 5．根据“but when she turns ten, her uncle makes her a harp from the bones of her pet goat”，可知他是用女孩的宠物山羊的骨头做的，故填He made it from the bones of the girl’s pet goat。 6．根据“I know you’re very busy at work and I’m sure that’s why you haven’t returned my call, so I am sending you this e-mail. I always get a little sentimental this time of year since our family doesn’t celebrate Christmas. But if you felt like making the trip this year, I would be happy to pay for half of your ticket, but no pressure”，可知需向妈妈道歉并表示假期里会回来；结合妈妈的影评，需表示回来后会看妈妈喜欢的电影。故填Sorry, mum. I will be back next holiday. We can see your favourite film then。 （22-23九年级上·上海杨浦·期中）Answer the questions （根据以下内容回答问题） Kayla was excited. She was beginning a pottery（陶瓷）class. Kayla was interested in pottery. She had seen pictures of American Indian pottery at school. That was when she decided she loved it. So now she was going to learn how to make pottery herself. During the first class, Kayla and the other kids leaned about safety. There were several sharp tools in the classroom. There was also a kiln, or over, that got very hot. So everyone had to learn what the safety rules were. Then, their teacher showed them how to work the clay（粘土）. For the next few classes,Kayla and the other kids practiced different styles of pottery. Finally, it was time for the students to make their own pottery. Kayla decided to make a matching plate and cup. She got the clay she needed and used a tool called a potter’s wheel to fashion the clay into the shape of a plate and a cup. Then, Kayla used some tools to give the plate and cup their final shapes. She made a handle for the cup, too. When the cup and plate were shaped, they were left to dry. When the plate and cup were dry, it was time to paint them. Kayla used paints for clay and created her picture. When Kayla was finished, the paint was allowed to dry. It was then time to fire, or bake, the plate and cup in the kiln. This would take some time, so the teacher said that they would see the pottery at the next class. And it was! Kayla’s cup and plate turned out beautifully, and she couldn’t wait to show it to her parents. 1．Kayla was interested in drawing pictures of American Indian pottery, wasn’t she? __________________________________________________________ 2．According to the next, write one safety rule for the pottery class. __________________________________________________________ 3．What tool did Kayla use to fashion the clay into the shape of plate and cup? __________________________________________________________ 4．What did Kayla do after she painted and dried the plate and cup? __________________________________________________________ 5．How did Kayla feel when her pottery was completely finished? __________________________________________________________ 6．What does the writer try to tell the readers with Kayla’s story? __________________________________________________________ 【答案】1．No, she wasn’t 2．Don’t touch the kiln or the oven when it works 3．The potter’s wheel. 4．She put them into the kiln. 5．She felt excited. 6．Being creative  is the best teacher. / It takes hard work and patience to learn. 【分析】文章大意：凯拉对陶器感兴趣。她打算自己学做陶器。凯拉和其他孩子练习不同风格的陶器。 凯拉决定做一个匹配的盘子和杯子。她得到了她需要的粘土，凯拉用一些工具把盘子和杯子做成最终的形状。当盘子和杯子干了，是时候给它们上漆了。凯拉用颜料画粘土，并创作了她的画。凯拉画完后，油漆就可以干了。到了在窑里烧制盘子和杯子的时候了，老师说他们将在下节课上看到陶器。凯拉的杯子和盘子做得很漂亮，她迫不及待地想把它给父母看。 1．细节理解题。根据She was beginning a pottery（陶瓷）class. Kayla was interested in pottery. She had seen pictures of American Indian pottery at school. 她正在上陶艺课。凯拉对陶器感兴趣。她在学校看过美国印第安陶器的照片。可知，她只是看过美国印第安陶器的照片，故答案为No, she wasn’t. 2．细节理解题。根据There was also a kiln, or over, that got very hot. So everyone had to learn what the safety rules were. 还有一个窑炉，或者更高的地方，变得非常热。所以每个人都必须学习安全规则。可知，为陶艺课写一条安全规则。故答案为Don’t touch the kiln or the oven when it works. 3．细节理解题。根据She got the clay she needed and used a tool called a potter’s wheel to fashion the clay into the shape of a plate and a cup.她得到了她需要的粘土，并用一种叫做陶工轮的工具把粘土做成一个盘子和一个杯子的形状。可知，故答案为The potter’s wheel. 4．细节理解题。根据When Kayla was finished, the paint was allowed to dry. It was then time to fire, or bake, the plate and cup in the kiln. 凯拉画完后，油漆就可以干了。到了在窑里烧制盘子和杯子的时候了。可知，故答案为She put them into the kiln. 5．推断理解题。根据And it was! Kayla’s cup and plate turned out beautifully, and she couldn’t wait to show it to her parents. 凯拉的杯子和盘子做得很漂亮，她迫不及待地想把它给父母看。可知，她感到很兴奋，谷答案为She felt excited. 6．主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，作者试图用凯拉的故事告诉读者，有创造力是最好的老师。通过用凯拉的故事告诉读者，学习需要努力和耐心。可知，故答案为Being creative is the best teacher. / It takes hard work and patience to learn. （20-21九年级上·上海·期中）Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题） A different kind of alarm clock When Matty Sallin, 24, was studying art and technology at New York University, he got an interesting task for the final exam: Create something for the ordinary family. He decided to create an alarm clock. “To get up in time, many people have to use an alarm clock every morning. But the sound of the clock is extremely noisy and unpleasant,” he says. So before he started to design the new clock; he asked different people what they’d like to wake up to in the morning, and lots of them said, “The smell of bacon（培根）.” So Sallin and his two classmates invented a new kind of alarm clock: a wooden box with a pig face and a digital clock that uses the smell of cooking bacon to wake people up. He explains, “There’s no danger of burning, because I built it carefully. It uses special light bulbs（灯泡） instead of fire for cooking and turns off automatically after ten minutes.” Just a few easy steps are required to set the “alarm”. “What you do is to put a few pieces of bacon meat inside the box the night before, then you set the alarm,” says Sallin. “If you set the alarm for 8: 00, it will turn on at 7:50 and slow cook for ten minutes under the bulbs. Then the bulbs turn off and a fan blows the smell out through the nose of the pig.” “So the pleasant smell of bacon will wake you up. There will be no more noisy alarms,” says Sallin. “Then you can open the door on the side and pull the bacon out and eat it.” When Sallin was a kid, he spent a lot of time making drawings of inventions. “I wanted to make a lift in my back yard and a special tree house,” he says. “But I never really thought I’d become an inventor！” Sallin got an A for his alarm clock and went on to invent other thing, but people continue to email him every day asking where they can buy his alarm clock. If he decides to produce and sell his special alarm clock, maybe he can build a successful business out of it. 1．What was Matty Sallin？ 2．How many people worked together on the new alarm clock？ 3．How long did it take to cook the bacon？ 4．Why are light bulbs used for cooking bacon instead of fire？ 5．What’s special about Sallin’s alarm clock？ wakes people up instead of the loud alarm. 6．What do you think of the new alarm clock？ 【答案】1．A college/ university student. 2．Three. 3．10 minutes. 4．Because there is no danger of burning. 5．The smell of bacon 6．It is a great invention. /I like the new clock because I am fond of eating bacon. /I don’t think the smell can wake me up because I am a heavy sleeper. （Any reasonable answer is acceptable.） 【分析】本文讲述了Matty Sallin和他两个同学发明了新型闹钟。一个长着猪脸的木头盒子和一个数字闹钟，它可以利用烹饪培根的气味来叫醒人们。很多人很喜欢这个闹钟。 1．句意：Matty Sallin是什么职业? 根据When Matty Sallin, 24, was studying art and technology at New York University24岁的Matty Sallin在纽约大学学习艺术与技术，故答案为A college/ university student. 2．句意：多少人一起设计了这个新的闹钟? 根据So Sallin and his two classmates invented a new kind of alarm clock萨林和他的两个同学发明了一种新型闹钟，所以是三个人。故答案为Three. 3．句意：做熏肉要多长时间? 根据If you set the alarm for 8: 00, it will turn on at 7:50 and slow cook for ten minutes under the bulbs如果你把闹钟调到8点，它会在7点50分打开，然后在灯泡下慢烤10分钟，故答案为10 minutes. 4．句意：为什么用灯泡而不是火来煮培根? 根据There’s no danger of burning没有着火的危险，故答案为Because there is no danger of burning. 5．句意：萨林的闹钟有什么特别之处? 根据the pleasant smell of bacon will wake you up.熏肉的香味会让你醒来。故答案为The smell of bacon. 6．句意：你觉得这个新闹钟怎么样? 这题是个开放题，言之有理即可。故答案为It is a great invention. /I like the new clock because I am fond of eating bacon. /I don’t think the smell can wake me up because I am a heavy sleeper. （Any reasonable answer is acceptable.） （22-23九年级上·上海普陀·期中）Teenage Female Pilot Set Flying Record Recently the 19-year-old teenager Zara set the world record as the youngest woman to fly alone around the world. Zara took the Guinness World Record (吉尼斯世界纪录) from the 30-year-old American flyer Shaesta Waiz since 2017. The youngest male to fly alone is Travis Ludlow, who set that record at the age of 18. Zara started her trip around the world on August 18, 2021. It covered over 51,000 kilometers, including 52 countries and five continents. The flight was supposed to take three months. But she got stuck either in bad weather or because of visa delays, which made her finish her journey with two more months than she had planned. Of all things, Zara thought that physical tiredness and loneliness were the toughest part. They were definitely big challenges on such long-distance flights. The teenager said the last part of her trip, from Germany, had been extremely difficult. She had to deal with the endless rain and snow. But she was happy to be accompanied by the local Air Force team before landing. “The people were warm-hearted, everywhere,” she recalled. Zara’s plane had been modified carefully for the journey. It normally has two seats, but an extra fuel container then took up one of them. That made Zara more confident when flying on her own. Zara has long cherished a love for the sky and has been traveling in small planes with her pilot parents since she was six. Zara dreams of being an astronaut. She believes her trip will inspire girls and young women to get into aviation (航空) and encourage them to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics, also known as STEM. On her website, Zara wrote, “With my flight, I want to show young women that they can be__________ as well because __________________.” 1．Who was the female record holder of the youngest woman to fly alone around the world before Zara? 2．How long did Zara’s around-the-world journey turn out to be? 3．What difficulties did Zara have to overcome along her journey? (List at least two.) 4．Zara finished her journey without receiving any help, didn’t she? 5．How did Zara make changes for her plane to better fit for the long journey? 6．What can be filled in the blanks? “With my flight, I want to show young women that they can be as well because .” 【答案】1．Shaesta Waiz. 2．Five months. 3．Extreme weather/visa delays/physical tiredness/loneliness/endless rain and snow.(任意两项即可) 4．No (, she didn’t.). 5．By having an extra fuel container take up one of the seats./By replacing one of the seats with an extra fuel container./By adding an extra fuel container where one of the seats used to be./She had an extra fuel container take up one of the seats./She removed one of the seats to place an extra fuel container. 137． successful/ambitious no one can stop them from realizing their dreams/there is no limit to what they can do 【导语】本文主要介绍了青少年女飞行员创造飞行记录的事情。 1．根据“Zara took the Guinness World Record (吉尼斯世界纪录) from the 30-year-old American flyer Shaesta Waiz since 2017.”可知，Shaesta Waiz是最年轻的独自环游世界的女性纪录保持者，故填Shaesta Waiz. 2．根据“The flight was supposed to take three months. But she got stuck either in bad weather or because of visa delays, which made her finish her journey with two more months than she had planned”可知，这次飞行本该持续三个月，因为特殊的原因导致比原计划多了两个月的时间结束了旅程，所以最终是花了五个月的时间，故填Five months. 3．根据“But she got stuck either in bad weather or because of visa delays”及“Of all things, Zara thought that physical tiredness and loneliness were the toughest part”可知，天气不好，签证延误，身体上的疲劳和孤独都是旅行中需要克服的困难，故填Extreme weather/visa delays/physical tiredness/loneliness/endless rain and snow.(任意两项即可) 4．根据“But she was happy to be accompanied by the local Air Force team before landing”可知，她有接受来自其他人的帮助，故填No (, she didn’t.). 5．根据“Zara’s plane had been modified carefully for the journey. It normally has two seats, but an extra fuel container then took up one of them.”可知，飞机经过了精心的改装。它通常有两个座位，但一个额外的燃料容器占据了其中一个座位，故填By having an extra fuel container take up one of the seats./By replacing one of the seats with an extra fuel container./By adding an extra fuel container where one of the seats used to be./She had an extra fuel container take up one of the seats./She removed one of the seats to place an extra fuel container. 6．根据“With my flight, I want to show young women that they can be… as well because”可知，通过她的飞行，她想向年轻女士们表明，女人也可以用雄心抱负，也可以成功，因为没有人会阻止她们实现自己的梦想，故填successful/ambitious；no one can stop them from realizing their dreams/there is no limit to what they can do。 （22-23九年级上·上海奉贤·期中）Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) Over a hundred years ago people in London were surprised to see a very unusual boat come sailing up the Thames River. The boat was eighty feet long, flat-bottomed, with big wooden eyes on both sides in the front and was colourfully painted at the back. People came to know that it was a sailing boat from Fuzhou in distant China. The boat had sailed round the Cape of Good Hope, up the western coast of Africa, and finally to England. It had covered fifteen thousand miles…more than half of the distance round the world. Although it was unexpected, the Chinese were warmly welcomed. The boat carried goods (货物) such as silk and tea as well as a number of gifts from the Emperor of China for the Queen of England. People had always mistakenly thought of the Chinese as a people who were not used to the sea. However, from centuries of trading and sailing in dangerous seas, the Chinese had learned how to build good boats and sail them well. The coming of this sailing boat to London proved once again the Chinese could sail to distant countries in the world. 1．When did the Chinese sailing boat arrive in London? . 2．How long was the boat? . 3．How many miles did the boat travel to London? . 4．What goods did the boat carry? . 5．What did the Chinese learn to do at that time? . 6．What did the writer want to prove in the article? . 【答案】1．More than one hundred years ago. 2．80 feet long. 3．Fifteen thousand miles. 4．Such as silk and tea. 5．To build good boats and sail them well. 6．The Chinese could reach many distant parts of the world by sea. 【导语】本文主要讲述了多年前中国的一艘船到达了伦敦，证明了中国人可以航行到世界上遥远的国家。 1．根据“Over a hundred years ago people in London were surprised to see a very unusual boat come sailing up the Thames River”可知，一百多年前，伦敦人惊奇地看到一艘非常不寻常的船沿着泰晤士河而来。故填More than one hundred years ago. 2．根据“The boat was eighty feet long”可知，这艘船长80英尺。故填80 feet long. 3．根据“It had covered fifteen thousand miles”可知，它已经行驶了一万五千英里。故填Fifteen thousand miles. 4．根据“The boat carried goods such as silk and tea as well as a number of gifts from the Emperor of China for the Queen of England”可知，这艘船运载货物有丝绸和茶叶。故填Such as silk and tea. 5．根据“the Chinese had learned how to build good boats and sail them well.”可知，中国人学会如何建造好船并驾驶好船。故填To build good boats and sail them well. 6．根据“The coming of this sailing boat to London proved once again the Chinese could sail to distant countries in the world”可知，这艘帆船来到伦敦，再次证明了中国人可以航行到世界上遥远的国家。故填The Chinese could reach many distant parts of the world by sea. （21-22九年级上·上海黄浦·期中）Answer the questions.     What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects believe that they are all possibilities. The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible. The tree house     Many architects in the world would like to build a “tree house.” Like a leaf, the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the home. The “root” of the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil (土壤) to control the home’s temperature. The Lizard house     Like a lizard (蜥蜴), changing colour with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When it’s in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat. During dark days, it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy. Meals at home     The future of food production (生产) will be one part of the house design. Gardens may appear on the outside walls of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea on them. So every day in the morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals. Learning from the past     Looking to the future isn’t the only way to be green. Sometimes, ancient techniques (技术) can also help cut down energy use. For example, a chimney (烟囱) in the future house can be a useful air-conditioner because it is easier for hot air to go out at the chimney. 1．In the writer’s opinion, will the houses of the future be as green as possible? 2．What can we use the energy to do for the tree house? 3．What is the colour of the lizard house on sunny days? 4．Where can people plant tomatoes, carrots or green tea in the future house according to the passage? 5．According to the last paragraph, how can we make future houses green? 6．Among the four future houses introduced in the passage, which one would you like to live in? Why? 【答案】1．Yes, they will. 2．We can use it to heat water, produce electricity and create fresh air. 3．Dark. 4．In the gardens. 5．By learning from the past and looking to the future. 6．I’d like to live in the tree house, because we can use the energy to heat water, produce electricity and create fresh air. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍未来绿色环保房屋的样式。 1．根据“The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible.”可知，在作者看来，未来的房子会尽可能的绿色环保。故填Yes, they will. 2．根据“The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the home. ”可知，能量可以用来加热水、发电以及创造新鲜的空气。故填We can use it to heat water, produce electricity and create fresh air. 3．根据“When it’s in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat.”可知，阳光充足的时候，蜥蜴屋的颜色为黑色。故填Dark. 4．根据“Gardens may appear on the outside walls of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea on them.”可知，未来人们可以在屋子墙外的花园里种菜。故填In the gardens. 5．根据“Learning from the past”以及“Looking to the future isn’t the only way to be green.”可知，向过去学习以及展望未来是让房子绿色环保的好方法。故填By learning from the past and looking to the future. 6．根据“The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the home.”可知，住在树屋的好处就是可以利用能量加热水、发电以及创造新鲜空气。故填I’d like to live in the tree house, because we can use the energy to heat water, produce electricity and create fresh air. （21-22九年级上·上海奉贤·期中）With smiling eyes, quick minds and good humor, Jia Ling seems like a natural crosstalk performer (相声演员). Jia Ling was born on April 29, 1982 in the city of Xiangyang, Hubei Province. Having studied acting since she was 11, Jia Ling was admitted to the nation’s top drama college. The Central Academy of Drama when she was 19, but she changed to learn crosstalk there. Jia Ling is not an overnight success. After graduation in 2003, she was living in a basement that was Just eight square meters and without a bathroom. However, Feng Gong, who is one of the top crosstalk performers in China, opened the door to her with opportunities to perform. Jia Ling seized (抓住) the chances she was offered and worked hard to improve her skills. As an excellent performer, the young lady first part in the Spring Festival Gala in 2010. With her unique (独特的) style and great sense of humor, Jia Ling is loved by many people. Since her crosstalk is unique, fashionable and attractive, she becomes more and more popular. Besides performing as a crosstalk performer, Jia ling is also a talented actress. She has successfully acted in several TV series. “My acting experience has given my crosstalk more creativity and inspiration,” Jia Ling said. Now, Jia Ling has become one of the top crosstalk performers in China. She is trying hard so that crosstalk can spread to more people. She has founded her own club called Now Laughter Inn. There people con enjoy traditional or modern crosstalk performances. She hopes it can influence her generation and even the next generation and let more and more people love crosstalk. Jia Ling is proud of being a crosstalk performer and she says she is positive about the future of crosstalk because people will always want to laugh. 1．Jia Ling, who is a crosstalk performer now used to learn acting, didn’t she? 2．According to the passage, Jia Ling seems like a natural crosstalk performer. How do you know? 3．Where did Jia Ling live after graduation? 4．After Spring Festival Gala in 2010, why Jia Ling loved by many people? 5．What is the aim of Jia Ling to found her own club? 6．Is Jia Ling an overnight success? What do you think of her success? 【答案】1．Yes, she did. 2．By her smiling eyes, quick minds and good humor. 3．In a basement. 4．Because of her unique style and great sense of humor. 5．She hopes it can influence her generation and even the next generation and let more and more people love crosstalk. 6．No, she isn’t. Because her ability to endure hardship and her hard work has made. 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了演员贾玲的故事。 1．根据“The Central Academy of Drama when she was 19, but she changed to learn crosstalk there.”可知，贾玲19岁时就读于中央戏剧学院，后来转学相声。可知此处说贾玲现在是相声演员之前学表演是对的。故填Yes, she did. 2．根据“With smiling eyes, quick minds and good humor, Jia Ling seems like a natural crosstalk performer (相声演员).”可知，带着微笑的眼睛，敏捷的头脑和良好的幽默感，贾玲似乎是一个天生的相声演员。故填By her smiling eyes, quick minds and good humor。 3．根据“After graduation in 2003, she was living in a basement that was Just eight square meters and without a bathroom.”可知，贾玲在2003年毕业后，住在一个只有8平方米的地下室里。故填In a basement。 4．根据“With her unique (独特的) style and great sense of humor, Jia Ling is loved by many people.”可知，由于她独特的风格和幽默感，贾玲深受许多人的喜爱。故填Because of her unique style and great sense of humor。 5．根据“She has founded her own club called Now Laughter Inn. There people con enjoy traditional or modern crosstalk performances. She hopes it can influence her generation and even the next generation and let more and more people love crosstalk.”可知，贾玲她成立自己的俱乐部，是因为她希望它能影响她这一代，甚至下一代，让更多的人喜欢相声。故填She hopes it can influence her generation and even the next generation and let more and more people love crosstalk. 6．根据“Jia Ling is not an overnight success. After graduation in 2003, she was living in a basement that was Just eight square meters and without a bathroom.”以及“Jia Ling seized (抓住) the chances she was offered and worked hard to improve her skills.”可知，贾玲不是一夜成名的，并且度过了一段艰苦的日子，后来贾玲抓住冯巩给出的机会，努力提高自己的技能。故填No, she isn’t. Because her ability to endure hardship and her hard work has made. （21-22九年级上·上海浦东新·期中）Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题） I’d always dreamed of visiting Africa, ever since I read my first Tarzan（人猿泰山）comic as a child. Finally, in 2004, to celebrate my 60th birthday, I went to Tanzania to experience a safari （东非游猎）and climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. Seated next to me on the flight was Tanzania’s Minister of Water and Wildlife Development. We walked for thousands of miles, and he arranged me to visit a school. When I arrived at the school, I was shocked. The dirt floors turned into mud during the rainy season, and the walls couldn’t keep out the heat, cold or bugs（小昆虫）. The school was in need of all material goods. It broke my heart that these children had to try hard to survive, so I asked the headmaster what it would cost to feed them. As little as 20 cents per child per day, he told me. Immediately I got home, I founded（成立）Kids of Kilimanjaro. Since then we’ve grown to provide hot lunches for nearly 13, 000 school children in Tanzania every day. The free lunch program has solved an essential problem the children face. I know a good education could really make a difference in these children’s lives. My parents always told me the importance of education. I paid my own way through college in Tokyo by teaching English to students and business people. After attending university, I moved to San Francisco, when I was 25 years old. In 1978 I realized my American dream when I founded my own company. My success ________. It’s amazing that something as simple as a hot lunch can change so many lives. Giving young people a better, healthier life can encourage them to go all the way through college and lead a change in their country. 1．How old was the writer when he went to Tanzania for the first time? 2．What made the writer shocked, the poor condition of the school or the poor children? 3．How much would it cost to feed one child a day? 4．How does Kids of Kilimanjaro help the school children in Tanzania? 5．What can be filled in the blank in the third paragraph? 6．What may probably the writer’s purpose of writing this passage? 【答案】1．60 years old. 2．The poor condition of the school. 3．20 cents. 4．By providing hot lunches for nearly 13, 000 school children in Tanzania every day. 5．depends on good education 6．To encourage people to help others. 【分析】本文主要讲述作者通过给学校的孩子提供免费午餐的方式来帮助他们的故事。 1．根据“Finally, in 2004, to celebrate my 60th birthday, I went to Tanzania to experience a safari”可知，作者60岁时去了坦桑尼亚，故填60 years old. 2．根据“The dirt floors turned into mud during the rainy season, and the walls couldn’t keep out the heat, cold or bugs.”可知，学校的恶劣条件让作者感到震惊。故填The poor condition of the school. 3．根据“As little as 20 cents per child per day, he told me.”可知，每个孩子每天需要20美分。故填20 cents. 4．根据“Since then we’ve grown to provide hot lunches for nearly 13, 000 school children in Tanzania every day.”可知，通过每天为坦桑尼亚近13000名学童提供热午餐来帮助他们。故填By providing hot lunches for nearly 13, 000 school children in Tanzania every day. 5．根据“I know a good education could really make a difference in these children’s lives.”可知，作者通过自己的经历说明教育的重要性，所以此处表示自己的成功取决于良好的教育。故填depends on good education。 6．根据“It’s amazing that something as simple as a hot lunch can change so many lives. Giving young people a better, healthier life can encourage them to go all the way through college and lead a change in their country.”可知，举手之劳的帮助也能改变他人的人生，所以作者的目的是鼓励人们帮助他人。故填To encourage people to help others. （20-21九年级上·上海闵行·期中）In the early days of history, being a good neighbor was very important. Neighbors helped one another set up houses and clear fields. Families depended on one another for friendship and entertainment. But today in our cities and suburbs, friendly relationship between neighbors is not so common. A family may not even know the other families that live next door to them. We live in an age of machines, and each family may have its own car, TV set and washing machine. People no longer depend on neighbors as much as they once did. Machines keep people apart in other ways. In our grandparent’s time, women met while they hung out the washing. And men stopped and talked while they mow the lawns (割草). Today, they cannot hear anything above the noise of their power lawn mowers. And women do the housework inside with their electrical dryers, which help dry their clothes. Children are inside watching their favorite TV shows. Is the idea of being a good neighbor old fashioned? In 1965, a power cut hit New York city. And many thousands of people were left helpless. Suddenly, everyone shared the same problem, and the largest city became a group of 8 million neighbors. People with cars offered rides to those walking. Other people helped direct traffic. In elevators, people played word games and helped cheer each other up. Times of trouble, people still depend on one another. As time goes on, people may once again feel that being a good neighbor is important. 1．What did neighbors do to help each other in the early days of history? 2．Friendly relationship between neighbors is common in our cities and surburbs, isn’t it? 3．Why do people no longer depend on neighbors as much as they once did? 4．What do women use their electrical dryers to do? 5．How did the New Yorkers feel during the power cut in 1965? 6．What do you think of being a good neighbor? Why? 【答案】1．They built houses and cleared fields. 2．No, it isn’t. 3．Because they live in an age of machines./Because each family may have its own car, TV set, and washing machine. 4．They use them to dry their clothes. 5．They felt helpless. 6．I think it’s still important. Because good neighbors can always help each other when they encounter difficulties, which reflects the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. 【分析】本文介绍了现在邻里之间的友好关系并不常见。因为人们生活在机器时代，每个家庭可以有自己的汽车，电视机和洗衣机，因此他们不再像以前那样依靠邻居。 1．根据“In early days of history, being a good neighbor was very important. Neighbors helped one another set up houses and clear fields.”可知，在历史早期，邻居们互相帮助盖房子，清理田地。故填They built houses and cleared fields. 2．根据“But today in our cities and suburbs, friendly relationship between neighbors is not so common.”可知，但今天邻里之间的友好关系并不常见，因此用否定回答，故填No, it isn’t. 3．根据“We live in an age of machines, and each family may have its own car, TV set and washing machine. People no longer depend on neighbors as much as they once did.”可知，因为人们生活在机器时代，每个家庭可以有自己的汽车，电视机和洗衣机，因此他们不再像以前那样依靠邻居，故填Because they live in an age of machines./Because each family may have its own car, TV set, and washing machine. 4．根据“And women do the housework inside with their electrical dryers, which help dry their clothes.”可知，妇女用烘干机烘干衣服。故填They use them to dry their clothes. 5．根据“In 1965, a power cut hit New York city. And many thousands of people were left helpless.”可知，1965年，纽约市停电，成千上万的人无助。故填They felt helpless. 6．根据“Times of trouble, people still depend on one another. As time goes on, people may once again feel that being a good neighbor is important.”可知，我认为好邻居很重要，因为当他们遇到困难的时候，他们可以互相帮助，同时这也反映了中华民族的传统美德，故填I think it’s still important. Because good neighbors can always help each other when they encounter difficulties, which reflects the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$