专题06 任务型阅读（期末真题好题速递）-【好题汇编】备战2024-2025学年八年级英语上学期期末真题分类汇编（北京专用）

专题06 任务型阅读 北京市海淀区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题 五、任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 What if you could experience music in your body, rather than hear it through your ears? That’s the idea behind Patrick Hanlon’s invention. Patrick Hanlon is a sound expert. He invents a haptic suit (触觉反馈套装). It gives us a new way to listen to music. The suit has a vest and two bands. It allows its user to experience touch through force and vibration (震动). This invention is produced by a technology company named Music: Not Impossible. Hanlon is a co-founder of it. The goal of the company is to help everyone experience live music performances, even if they cannot hear with their ears. People wearing the suit can enjoy a concert by feeling vibrations which match different sounds in the music. Violins vibrate in the chest. Cello and bass shake around the stomach. Horns are felt in the shoulders, and singings are felt in the arms. Hanlon brought his invention to a recent concert in New York. Audiences had the chance to try on the suits. “When you see it in people’s eyes, it’s magical,” Hanlon said. Jay Zimmerman, who lost his hearing, was one of the audiences. He thinks the suits are an example of how new technology offers more excitement. He hopes that soon these inventions will help deaf kids build sound memories. Liza Matta also attended the concert and tried on the suit, though she is not hard of hearing. “I love this idea and I really hope to enjoy live music at home in the future,” she said. “It happens at so many different levels and creates a 3D-surround experience.” The suits can be used with different types of music, from rock to disco by changing the vibration points. Zimmerman is excited about the high-tech, but he knows there’s still a long way to go. He says the goal is to be able to hear a soft violin and it will be so beautiful to his body and his mind that he would cry. That is also a big dream for Hanlon and his team. 38．What does Patrick Hanlon invent? 39．How can people enjoy a concert with the help of the invention? 40．Where does Liza Matta hope to enjoy live music in the future? 41．What do you think of this invention? Why do you think so? (Give at least 2 reasons.) 北京市东城区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 四、任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Helping Birds in a Changing World Do you think birds are interesting? Do you like spending time outdoors? Do you care about wildlife and the environment (环境)? If you answered yes to these questions, you might think about becoming a bird biologist. Bird biologists are scientists who study birds. Birds are interesting for many reasons. Birds have a lot in common, but at the same time, they can be very different from one another. All birds have feathers, and most of them can fly. They are in different sizes from hummingbirds smaller than your fist (拳头) to ostriches taller than the tallest person. Ostriches can’t fly, but they can run up to 70 kilometers an hour! Bird biologists work to understand more about birds, their habits, and their homes. Some kinds of birds are dying off because they travel a long way during migration (迁徙). In North America, birds travel to northern places in the summer and to more southern places for the winter. Bird biologists are studying how and where birds get hurt along the way and trying to help them. But that’s not all bird biologists do! Beth Flint is a bird biologist in a wildlife refuge (保护区) near Hawaii. She tracks (追踪) all the different kinds of seabirds in the refuge. She enjoys working outside, but she also works in an office. She reads research studies about all the animals in the wildlife refuge, and makes plans to help protect them, especially the birds. She talks to volunteers about the wildlife in the refuge, too. To become a bird biologist, Dr. Flint studied many fields that all connect. She learned about wildlife, forestry, biology, zoology (the study of animals), botany (the study of plants), and ecology (生态学). Her interest in seabirds started when she was a student. She saw a photo of Atlantic Puffins on a rock and wanted to learn more about them. You never know where your interests may lead (引领) you. They may lead you to become a scientist who studies wildlife! ostrich 29．How fast can ostriches run? 30．Why are some kinds of birds dying off? 31．What does Beth Flint do outside in the wildlife refuge? 32．What did Beth Flint learn about to become a bird biologist? 33．Would you like to become a bird biologist? Why or why not? (Please give two reasons.) 北京市西城区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 五、任务型阅读 Can a cricket really tell you the temperature outside? Do fish know if it’s going to be a cold winter? You’ve probably heard stories about animals that can predict (预测) the weather. Some of the sayings, like, “if a cat sits with its back to the fire, hard weather can be expected” may sound silly or unbelievable, but some are based on animals that seem to sense (感觉到) more about our environment than we do. Do animals tell us when a storm is coming? Birds react to the drop in air pressure (气压) before a storm by flying low, and not flying at all an hour or so before the storm hits. Other animals behave strangely before a storm too. Insects stay close to the ground and wolves howl (嚎叫) because their ears can sense the pressure change. Before a hurricane, sharks will run away from the path of the storm, although they hardly ever leave their home waters. Seabirds also know they should fly inland. While not really “weather,” earthquakes are also something that animals can predict. You may have heard stories about animals and earthquakes: many are far more sensitive to earthquakes than humans. Unusual animal behavior sometimes can tell us what is about to happen. After the 2005 tsunami in Sri Lanka, it was reported that very few animals were killed. Many of them were also acting strangely the day before the tsunami hit. It seems that they knew something was coming and ran to safety. A good rule is, if the animals are running away, you probably should too. The sound of crickets chirping (鸣叫) can tell you summer is near, but do you know that it can also tell you how hot it is? Crickets are cold-blooded so when the temperature in the air changes, the cricket’s body temperature changes with it. As the temperature rises, the cricket’s metabolism (新陈代谢) increases. When the heat rises, crickets chirp. To get the exact temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (℉), count the number of chirps in 14 seconds, and add 40. Do you have a tried and true weather animal that predicts the weather? 31．Can wolves predict a storm? 32．What will sharks do before a hurricane? 33．How can we know the exact temperature from a cricket? 34．Why can animals predict the weather? 北京市西城区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 八、任务型阅读 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 The Traveler’s Take Do translation apps break down barriers (障碍) or put up new ones? A few years ago, while I was on a cycling trip in Brazil, I fell off my bike. I was a little hurt, but my bike was badly broken. It looked like I was in for a difficult day. I needed to fix the bike. I had seen a house a few minutes before, so I picked up my bike and started walking. The language barrier was a problem. I could only say “please” and “thank you” in Portuguese (葡萄牙语) and I had no idea how to explain what happened. Then I remembered my translation app! I spent about 20 minutes on the side of the road tapping out (打出) the story and some requests for different things. I knew it wouldn’t be perfect, but at least it would tell people the basics. I came to the house, app in hand and knocked on the door. Before I could press PLAY on my carefully made greeting, the elderly woman who answered the door was on the job. One look at me, my broken bicycle, my dirty knees and torn shirt, that translation app was about as useful as air conditioning on a motorcycle. Five minutes later, I was sitting in the yard with my leg on a chair, clean and bandaged (包好绷带). Maria (the elderly woman), her husband Gustavo, their son and daughter, two of their grandchildren, and a group of neighbors had appeared from nowhere, and my accident was quickly becoming a party. Gustavo and a neighbor were enjoying a heated debate about the best way to fix my bicycle and the smell of food started to fill the air. A bike accident is usually a bad thing. But by the time Maria and her son left me at my hotel that night, with a full stomach and a shiny, clean, fully fixed bicycle, I felt like the luckiest man in the world. Translation apps have their place and are very useful. I think from now on, though, I’m going to use that app for work or maybe in stores when I travel and need to buy something. When it comes to people, I’ll take the risk. I won’t catch the story details, and I’ll misunderstand instructions now and again. I’ll surely have trouble with jokes, but humor usually doesn’t translate, even if your app gives you all the right words. I’ll get surprises, maybe some bad ones but mostly good ones. I’ll get to act things out and look silly doing it, and I’ll get to solve the puzzle of what someone else is trying to tell me. I’ll get gestures, laughter, attention, and the kindness of strangers. Language barrier? What language barrier? 40．What problems did the writer have when he was in Brazil? 41．What things did Maria and her family do to make the writer feel like the luckiest man in the world? 42．What is the writer’s idea about translation apps? Do you agree? Why or why not? 北京市朝阳区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 四、任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 How do we know the time? A clock, a watch or a mobile phone can help us. However, many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy. Over the centuries people have developed different ways of telling the time. About 5, 500 years ago, the Egyptians invented (发明) the sun clock. This was a tall stone building. Its shadow (影子), 500 years ago. It was smaller than the sun clock and could let people know the time for half a day. On cloudy days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial. Water clocks were the first clocks not to use the sun. The idea is simple. Water flows (流动) from one bottle to another. When the water reaches a certain level, it shows the hours. The Egyptians used water clocks about 3,400 years ago. But people can’t know the exact time with it. In the 13th century, the mechanical clock was invented. This was more exact, but it was expensive to make one. Over the next few centuries it was improved. For example, springs (发条) were added around 1500. This enabled people to get the correct time and allowed clocks to be smaller. In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed. Clocks became cheaper to build. It was also cheaper for people to own a clock. There has been a lot of improvement in timekeeping. Clocks are always changing but some things never change. Many of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not being late for school or work. 32．When did the Egyptians invent the sun clock? 33．Did water clocks use the sun? 　      　 34．Who used water clocks about 3400 years ago? 　                  　 35．Why did many families begin using clocks in 1927? 　                  　 36．What’s the passage mainly about? 　                  　 北京市大兴区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 四、任务型阅读 阅读短文， 根据短文内容回答问题。 After school, it’s very difficult for Vishal Singh to make a choice. He knows he should really go on with his homework, but the Internet is so attractive that he can’t really pay much attention to his study. “Students have always faced distractions (分心) and time-wastes,” writes Matt Richtel in the New York Times. He says that computers are a real challenge (挑战) for students. They need to pay more attention to their learning. Students say that their parents are worried about the distractions and try to control their computer time. But it is still difficult to manage the time of using computers. Teachers at Woodside commonly think technology makes students difficult to concentrate (集中精力) in class, but they are divided over whether computer and the Internet are the solutions. In Richtel’s article, English teacher Marcia Blondel feels disappointed with her students. She isn’t able to get them to read 30 pages of a book for homework. In order to solve this problem, she asks them to take part in a read-aloud of the book in class. But as some teachers express their worries over students’ digital diets, seeing it as a way, they are trying to use new technology in the classroom to draw the attention of these 21st-century students. The headmaster of Woodside High School, David Reilly, asks teachers to build websites to communicate with students. The students are allowed to use computers, smart phones or other new technology to interact (互动) with their teachers. It’s convenient for them to search for some useful materials that they need before class. With the help of the new technology, the students have more chances to share their ideas with each other and spend less time on video games. So, they pay more attention to their study and they don’t show up with bleary-eyes (睡眼朦胧的) any more. Mr. Reilly also spends a large amount of money building up a multimedia center and introduce new courses like the digital audio recording (数码录像) class. “We try our best to take back their attention and make them concentrate on their study,”  he says. “To a degree, we’re using technology to do it.” Some schools are looking to use the Internet to encourage students to study. 34．According to Matt Richtel, what’s a real challenge for students? 35．How does Marcia Blondel feel with her students? 36．Why are the teachers trying to use new technology? 37．Can you concentrate on study? What’s your advice to help concentrate on study? 北京市石景山区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 四、任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 People recently expressed great surprise at a map. It clearly shows the country’s historic sites and cultural relics (历史古迹和文物). The map was made by Wu Yungjie, who was born in the 1990s, CCTV News reported. Wu is crazy about cultural relies and has a deep interest in history. When he was in college, he would often make use of his free time to travel around the country, exploring and recording the details of historic sites. In 2020, he started collecting information on cultural relies and making the map. Wu spent a lot of time on research and carrying out on-site visits. Though faced with many difficulties, Wu has joy in “this job”. So far, Wu has traveled to nearly 30 provinces (省) and cities across the country, visited over 2,000 cultural relic sites and more than 200 museums, and taken over 300,000 photos. Now, the map he made has nearly 10,000 historical landmarks with different colors: Red signs (标记) show the cultural relic sites under state protection (国家保护) or the national-level museums, while green signs stand for the provincially protected historical sites. The map is popular online, and a person posted, “I actually found the old tower (塔) around my house on the map!” However, in Wu’s eyes, the map is not perfect. It cannot be shared as an online map yet. But Wu has been working on improving it. “If possible, I also want to record the cultural relics that have been lost overseas. They may not be able to return to their homeland right now, but the stories that they carry are what we need to know.” 34．What does the map show? 35．When did Wu start to make the map? 36．What do green signs on the map stand for? 37．What do you think of the job Wu has done on the map? Why do you think so? (Please give two reasons.) 北京市延庆区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题 四、任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。 A Frozen Sport Rock climbing has been a popular sport for a long time. It’s still popular today, but now a lot of rock climbers are trying something new: ice climbing. Ice climbing is a lot like rock climbing. When you go rock climbing, you climb a mountain. When you go ice climbing, you climb ice. Some ice climbers climb frozen waterfalls. Others climb glaciers (冰川). Still others climb mountains that are covered in ice. Sometimes, they climb a mountain that is covered in ice only in some places. When they are climbing parts that don’t have ice, they’re rock climbing. When they’re climbing parts that have ice, they’re ice climbing. As people made better equipment (装备), ice climbing started to become easier and more popular. In 1908, a climber made special boots called “crampons”. These boots made ice climbing easier and safer. After that, more people were willing to try ice climbing. In the 1960s, another climber invented special axes. Climbers can use the axes to hit the ice. The axes go into the ice. Then the climber can pull himself or herself up. These days, a lot of people are taking ice climbing classes. In order to go ice climbing, you have to be strong and healthy. In fact, some teachers say that you should do special exercises before you start to climb. Here’s one good thing about ice climbing. You can do it in easy places or difficult places. People who want to try something simple can climb glaciers or small mountains. Those are usually pretty easy. People who want to try something more challenging can find a more difficult place. The hardest places are usually steep mountains and frozen waterfalls. However, you should never go ice climbing alone. You should always go with a teacher. A lot of people love ice climbing because it’s hard. These people like to challenge (挑战) themselves. Some say that when you get to the top of a glacier or a frozen waterfall, it’s the best feeling in the world. 34．Are many rock climbers trying ice climbing now? 35．Where can people go ice climbing? 36．What are “crampons”? 37．What’s the good thing about ice climbing? 38．Would you like to try ice climbing? Why or why not? 北京市海淀区2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 五、任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 If you think young Chinese are not interested in their country’s culture, a TV program has just showed you are wrong. Down the ages, both paintings and poetry (诗歌) are records of Chinese civilization (文明). But how do you make them related to the I—have—no—time smartphone and social media youth? A TV program named China in Poetry and Painting (《诗画中国》) is now airing on CCTV. Millions of young people are interested in the program because it shows the paintings and poems in a creative way. Every time, five old paintings and several poems on related themes are introduced. With each painting, a performance such as singing, dancing and wushu is staged telling the story behind it. Besides (除了) performances, digital 3D is also used to make the woods, mountains, stones and waterfalls in the paintings alive. After each performance, the program’s host (主持人), some experts and the performers sit together at the round table to enjoy the poems and the painting. The poems fit well with the painting and help people better understand it.     “Our team makes this program to help people look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings so that they can understand the traditional culture better,” says Tian Mei, chief director of the program. 32．What are records of Chinese civilization? 33．How does the program make the paintings alive? 34．Why does Tian Mei’s team make this program? 35．Would you like to understand Chinese culture by watching this program? Why or why not? (Give at least two reasons.) 北京市东城区2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 四、任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 India Works to Bring Cheetahs Back Cheetahs Cheetahs, the world’s fastest land animals, died out in India over 70 years ago. Now, a new project(项目) is working to bring cheetahs back to India. Asian cheetahs lived all over India a long time ago. But by 1952, they were said to be gone forever. One of the main reasons was that people took a lot of cheetahs’ natural land. People also killed them for their spotted skins(有斑点的皮) . Since 1952, people have tried to get cheetahs to go back to India. They set eight cheetahs free in Kuno National Park in September 2022. The cheetahs that were set free were not Asian cheetahs but African cheetahs. They are a gift from Namibia’s government. But the number of African cheetahs has also been going down. Now, there are only about 8,000 left. Some scientists believe that bringing cheetahs back to India will help keep them from dying out. Kuno is a 289-square-mile protected area. But there is no fence around it, so the cheetahs will be free to walk into nearby forests as well. There will be tracking collars (追踪项圈) on all of the cheetahs. India plans to spend about $ 11 million on “Project Cheetah” over the next five years. The project hopes to get about 40 cheetahs to live in Kuno. South Africa sent a second group of 12 cheetahs. They arrived in October. But cheetahs will face some problems in Kuno National Park. And not everyone thinks that “Project Cheetah” will work. Before the cheetah project was given the green light, India was preparing Kuno as a place for Asian lions. Some scientists say Kuno is better for lions than cheetahs. Cheetahs need open areas with hiding places, such as grasslands. But some scientists point out that Kuno has more forests than grasslands. Valmik Thapar, who is famous for working to protect tigers, says, “This area is full of leopards(美洲豹) and hyenas(鬣狗), which are two of the cheetah’s biggest enemies(敌人).” He also worries that the cheetahs might not have enough food and that many of them will die. 34．What are the world’s fastest land animals? 35．What happened in Kuno National Park in September 2022? 36．How many cheetahs does “Project Cheetah” hope to get to live in Kuno? 37．What is the main idea of the last paragraph? 38．What do you think of the idea of bringing cheetahs back to India? Why do you think so? 北京市西城区等5地2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 五、任务型阅读 Effective teamwork is an important part of any group’s success. Building an effective team seems easy. However, it can be difficult to carry it out and put it into practice. A team’s success greatly depends on effective communication, so it is important to develop the necessary skills to communicate effectively with each other. Most of the managers want team members to feel like they can say out their ideas and feelings in an open environment, and the managers also need the workers to be active listeners who would like to listen to the ideas from others. Effective communication is the key point in bringing people together and encouraging them to reach a higher place. In a company, if the group leader wants to keep the teamwork fire going, it is a great idea to have weekly meetings. In the meeting, the group leader can not only see how the members get along with each other, but also give some opinions about what the members have done. If the meeting is held online, the team leader can record the video of the meeting. Recording the meeting also means you have materials to learn from in the future and improve your meetings if something doesn’t go well. Penny Walker, a manager from a famous company, once said, “Make reviewing meetings part of the routine, something you do at the end of every meeting, so that everyone can learn how to do it better all the time. Give everyone a chance to say something and put the replies in the note of the meeting so you remember to make improvements next time.” An effective team has cohesion (凝聚力), and all the members need to have some skills in common. First of all, team members need to be willing to get to know each other and open up about themselves, so they can realise that they all have different experiences and interests. This helps them to be more open to new ideas and different points. What’s more, team members need to believe each other enough to be comfortable with sharing ideas and feelings. In this way, team members learn to be honest and polite to get close to each other. Thirdly, it is important for the team not to complain when something goes wrong, but the team members need to find ways to solve the problems and learn from the mistake. Helpful reviews and respect from each other will help a team get success much faster. 24．Why is it important to communicate effectively in a team? A．Because people can encourage each other. B．Because managers can reach a higher place. C．Because it can decide the success of a team. D．Because listening is more important than speaking 25．Which is Penny’s suggestion? A．The leader needs to give more useful advice in the meeting. B．The leader can ask the members to take notes in the meeting. C．Team members can improve by reviewing the meeting. D．Team members may record the meeting for their notes. 26．Please make a mind map for the last paragraph 七、任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 The teenage years are an important time for teenagers to grow in bodies and minds. The teenage years are also a time when teenagers form habits that can last a lifetime. Here are some pieces of healthy living advice for teenagers to follow. Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables Scientists suggest that teens should get at least five kinds of fruits and vegetables each day. Fruits and vegetables provide（提供）important vitamins teens’ bodies need to grow well. Eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables also helps keep teens full without providing more calories that can lead to overweight. Get Your Body Moving Exercise does more than just burn calories. Taking part in sports helps keep the heart strong and improves feelings. According to the Kids Health, a website presented by the Nemours Foundation, teens should take part in at least 60 minutes of exercise every day. Watch What You Drink Teens’ bodies are almost two-thirds water, so drinking enough water is important. Teenagers should drink 8 glasses of water every day, according to the British Nutrition Foundation. That number grows for teens who take part in sports or are especially active. Other good drinks include（包含）100 percent fruit juice and low-fat milk. Sugary drinks should be limited or excluded from the meals completely as they provide more sugar and empty calories. Get Enough Sleep According to the scientists, teenagers need at least nine hours of sleep each night. Teens should also have at least an hour of “quiet time” before bedtime. The goal is for all phones or computers to be turned off for the night so that the brains and bodies can get relaxed. Quiet time activities may include listening to soft music or reading a book. 31．How many kinds of fruits and vegetables does a teenager should eat each day? 32．Why should teenagers do exercise every day according to the passage? 33．What quiet activities can students do before bedtime? 34．How do you follow one of these healthy living suggestions in your daily life? 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！22 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 专题06 任务型阅读 北京市海淀区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题 五、任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 What if you could experience music in your body, rather than hear it through your ears? That’s the idea behind Patrick Hanlon’s invention. Patrick Hanlon is a sound expert. He invents a haptic suit (触觉反馈套装). It gives us a new way to listen to music. The suit has a vest and two bands. It allows its user to experience touch through force and vibration (震动). This invention is produced by a technology company named Music: Not Impossible. Hanlon is a co-founder of it. The goal of the company is to help everyone experience live music performances, even if they cannot hear with their ears. People wearing the suit can enjoy a concert by feeling vibrations which match different sounds in the music. Violins vibrate in the chest. Cello and bass shake around the stomach. Horns are felt in the shoulders, and singings are felt in the arms. Hanlon brought his invention to a recent concert in New York. Audiences had the chance to try on the suits. “When you see it in people’s eyes, it’s magical,” Hanlon said. Jay Zimmerman, who lost his hearing, was one of the audiences. He thinks the suits are an example of how new technology offers more excitement. He hopes that soon these inventions will help deaf kids build sound memories. Liza Matta also attended the concert and tried on the suit, though she is not hard of hearing. “I love this idea and I really hope to enjoy live music at home in the future,” she said. “It happens at so many different levels and creates a 3D-surround experience.” The suits can be used with different types of music, from rock to disco by changing the vibration points. Zimmerman is excited about the high-tech, but he knows there’s still a long way to go. He says the goal is to be able to hear a soft violin and it will be so beautiful to his body and his mind that he would cry. That is also a big dream for Hanlon and his team. 38．What does Patrick Hanlon invent? 39．How can people enjoy a concert with the help of the invention? 40．Where does Liza Matta hope to enjoy live music in the future? 41．What do you think of this invention? Why do you think so? (Give at least 2 reasons.) 【答案】 38． A haptic suit. 39．By feeling vibrations (which match different sounds in the music)./By experiencing touch through force and vibration. 40．At home. 41．本题属于开放性试题，言之有理即可。 I think it is helpful/good/wonderful/useful. Because it helps deaf people enjoy concert/is an example of how new technology offers more excitement/helps deaf kids build sound memories/happens at so many different levels and creates a 3D-surround experience. 【导语】 本文主要介绍了Patrick Hanlon发明的触觉反馈套装，它使力量和振动体验触摸音乐。并介绍了这种震动服的工作方式、技术研发过程以及未来的应用前景。 38．根据第二段“Patrick Hanlon is a sound expert. He invents a haptic suit (触觉反馈套装). ”可知，专家Patrick Hanlon发明了触觉反馈套装。故填A haptic suit. 39．根据第一段“It allows its user to experience touch through force and vibration (震动).”及第三段“People wearing the suit can enjoy a concert by feeling vibrations which match different sounds in the music.”可知，这个套装允许用户通过力量和振动体验触摸或者说可以通过感受与音乐中不同声音相匹配的振动来享受音乐会的乐趣。故填By feeling vibrations (which match different sounds in the music)./By experiencing touch through force and vibration。 40．根据第四段“ ‘I love this idea and I really hope to enjoy live music at home in the future,’ she said.”可知， Liza Matta希望将来能在家享受现场音乐。故填At home。 41．本题是一道开放性试题，答案言之有理即可，注意至少两个理由。参考答案为：I think it is helpful/good/wonderful/useful. Because it helps deaf people enjoy concert./Because it is an example of how new technology offers more excitement./Because it helps deaf kids build sound memories. 北京市东城区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 四、任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Helping Birds in a Changing World Do you think birds are interesting? Do you like spending time outdoors? Do you care about wildlife and the environment (环境)? If you answered yes to these questions, you might think about becoming a bird biologist. Bird biologists are scientists who study birds. Birds are interesting for many reasons. Birds have a lot in common, but at the same time, they can be very different from one another. All birds have feathers, and most of them can fly. They are in different sizes from hummingbirds smaller than your fist (拳头) to ostriches taller than the tallest person. Ostriches can’t fly, but they can run up to 70 kilometers an hour! Bird biologists work to understand more about birds, their habits, and their homes. Some kinds of birds are dying off because they travel a long way during migration (迁徙). In North America, birds travel to northern places in the summer and to more southern places for the winter. Bird biologists are studying how and where birds get hurt along the way and trying to help them. But that’s not all bird biologists do! Beth Flint is a bird biologist in a wildlife refuge (保护区) near Hawaii. She tracks (追踪) all the different kinds of seabirds in the refuge. She enjoys working outside, but she also works in an office. She reads research studies about all the animals in the wildlife refuge, and makes plans to help protect them, especially the birds. She talks to volunteers about the wildlife in the refuge, too. To become a bird biologist, Dr. Flint studied many fields that all connect. She learned about wildlife, forestry, biology, zoology (the study of animals), botany (the study of plants), and ecology (生态学). Her interest in seabirds started when she was a student. She saw a photo of Atlantic Puffins on a rock and wanted to learn more about them. You never know where your interests may lead (引领) you. They may lead you to become a scientist who studies wildlife! ostrich 29．How fast can ostriches run? 30．Why are some kinds of birds dying off? 31．What does Beth Flint do outside in the wildlife refuge? 32．What did Beth Flint learn about to become a bird biologist? 33．Would you like to become a bird biologist? Why or why not? (Please give two reasons.) 【答案】 29． They can run up to 70 kilometers an hour. 30． Because they travel a long way during migration. 31． She tracks all the different kinds of seabirds in the refuge. 32． She learned about wildlife, forestry, biology, zoology, botany and ecology. 33．Yes. The first reason is that I am interested in birds. What’s more, I think birds are important in the ecological environment so I want to protect them. 【导语】本文主要介绍了鸟类生物学家的工作。 29．根据“Ostriches can’t fly, but they can run up to 70 kilometers an hour!”可知鸵鸟每小时能跑70公里。故填They can run up to 70 kilometers an hour. 30．根据“Some kinds of birds are dying off because they travel a long way during migration”可知有些种类的鸟正在灭绝，因为它们在迁徙过程中要走很长的路。故填Because they travel a long way during migration. 31．根据“She tracks (追踪) all the different kinds of seabirds in the refuge”可知她追踪保护区里各种各样的海鸟。故填She tracks all the different kinds of seabirds in the refuge. 32．根据“To become a bird biologist, Dr. Flint studied many fields that all connect. She learned about wildlife, forestry, biology, zoology (the study of animals), botany (the study of plants), and ecology”可知她学习了野生动物、林业、生物学、动物学、植物学和生态学。故填She learned about wildlife, forestry, biology, zoology, botany and ecology. 33．开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes. The first reason is that I am interested in birds. What’s more, I think birds are important in the ecological environment so I want to protect them. 北京市西城区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 五、任务型阅读 Can a cricket really tell you the temperature outside? Do fish know if it’s going to be a cold winter? You’ve probably heard stories about animals that can predict (预测) the weather. Some of the sayings, like, “if a cat sits with its back to the fire, hard weather can be expected” may sound silly or unbelievable, but some are based on animals that seem to sense (感觉到) more about our environment than we do. Do animals tell us when a storm is coming? Birds react to the drop in air pressure (气压) before a storm by flying low, and not flying at all an hour or so before the storm hits. Other animals behave strangely before a storm too. Insects stay close to the ground and wolves howl (嚎叫) because their ears can sense the pressure change. Before a hurricane, sharks will run away from the path of the storm, although they hardly ever leave their home waters. Seabirds also know they should fly inland. While not really “weather,” earthquakes are also something that animals can predict. You may have heard stories about animals and earthquakes: many are far more sensitive to earthquakes than humans. Unusual animal behavior sometimes can tell us what is about to happen. After the 2005 tsunami in Sri Lanka, it was reported that very few animals were killed. Many of them were also acting strangely the day before the tsunami hit. It seems that they knew something was coming and ran to safety. A good rule is, if the animals are running away, you probably should too. The sound of crickets chirping (鸣叫) can tell you summer is near, but do you know that it can also tell you how hot it is? Crickets are cold-blooded so when the temperature in the air changes, the cricket’s body temperature changes with it. As the temperature rises, the cricket’s metabolism (新陈代谢) increases. When the heat rises, crickets chirp. To get the exact temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (℉), count the number of chirps in 14 seconds, and add 40. Do you have a tried and true weather animal that predicts the weather? 31．Can wolves predict a storm? 32．What will sharks do before a hurricane? 33．How can we know the exact temperature from a cricket? 34．Why can animals predict the weather? 【答案】 31． Yes, they can. 32．Sharks will run away from the path of the storm. 32． By counting the number of chirps in 14 seconds, and adding 40. 34．Because animals are able to sense more about the environment when the weather is changing. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了大自然中的动物是如何预报天气的。 31．根据“Other animals behave strangely before a storm too... wolves howl (嚎叫) because their ears can sense the pressure change.”可知，可以通过狼的嚎叫预测暴风雨。故填Yes, they can. 32．根据“Before a hurricane, sharks will run away from the path of the storm...”可知，飓风来临前，鲨鱼会从飓风路径上游走。故填Sharks will run away from the path of the storm. 33．根据“To get the exact temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (℉), count the number of chirps in 14 seconds, and add 40.”可知，要想知道具体的温度，就需要数一下14秒内的鸣叫次数，然后加上40。故填By counting the number of chirps in 14 seconds, and adding 40. 34．根据“...but some are based on animals that seem to sense (感觉到) more about our environment than we do.”可知，动物能够预测天气是当天气变化的时候，动物们更能感受到环境。故填Because animals are able to sense more about the environment when the weather is changing. 北京市西城区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 八、任务型阅读 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 The Traveler’s Take Do translation apps break down barriers (障碍) or put up new ones? A few years ago, while I was on a cycling trip in Brazil, I fell off my bike. I was a little hurt, but my bike was badly broken. It looked like I was in for a difficult day. I needed to fix the bike. I had seen a house a few minutes before, so I picked up my bike and started walking. The language barrier was a problem. I could only say “please” and “thank you” in Portuguese (葡萄牙语) and I had no idea how to explain what happened. Then I remembered my translation app! I spent about 20 minutes on the side of the road tapping out (打出) the story and some requests for different things. I knew it wouldn’t be perfect, but at least it would tell people the basics. I came to the house, app in hand and knocked on the door. Before I could press PLAY on my carefully made greeting, the elderly woman who answered the door was on the job. One look at me, my broken bicycle, my dirty knees and torn shirt, that translation app was about as useful as air conditioning on a motorcycle. Five minutes later, I was sitting in the yard with my leg on a chair, clean and bandaged (包好绷带). Maria (the elderly woman), her husband Gustavo, their son and daughter, two of their grandchildren, and a group of neighbors had appeared from nowhere, and my accident was quickly becoming a party. Gustavo and a neighbor were enjoying a heated debate about the best way to fix my bicycle and the smell of food started to fill the air. A bike accident is usually a bad thing. But by the time Maria and her son left me at my hotel that night, with a full stomach and a shiny, clean, fully fixed bicycle, I felt like the luckiest man in the world. Translation apps have their place and are very useful. I think from now on, though, I’m going to use that app for work or maybe in stores when I travel and need to buy something. When it comes to people, I’ll take the risk. I won’t catch the story details, and I’ll misunderstand instructions now and again. I’ll surely have trouble with jokes, but humor usually doesn’t translate, even if your app gives you all the right words. I’ll get surprises, maybe some bad ones but mostly good ones. I’ll get to act things out and look silly doing it, and I’ll get to solve the puzzle of what someone else is trying to tell me. I’ll get gestures, laughter, attention, and the kindness of strangers. Language barrier? What language barrier? 40．What problems did the writer have when he was in Brazil? 41．What things did Maria and her family do to make the writer feel like the luckiest man in the world? 42．What is the writer’s idea about translation apps? Do you agree? Why or why not? 【答案】 40． He was hurt and his bike was broken. He has a problem with language barrier. 41． Maria and her family bandaged his leg up, fixed his bike and cooked dishes for him and then sent him to the hotel. 42．(答案不唯一，以下仅供参考) The writer thinks translation apps have their place and are very useful for work or in stores when travelling abroad, but when it comes to people, he will take the risk and communicate with people by himself. I agree with him. Because I can get laughter, attention and the kindness of strangers by acting things out. (Because the nonverbal interaction with the strangers will make the trip more enjoyable./Because the real communication between people can’t be replaced by translation apps.) 【导语】 本文讲述了作者因为语言不通，在国外的一次受伤经历。 40．根据“I fell off my bike. I was a little hurt, but my bike was badly broken.”以及“The language barrier was a problem.”可知从自行车上摔下来了，自己有点受伤，自行车坏得很厉害，而且因为在国外，还有语言障碍。故填He was hurt and his bike was broken. He has a problem with language barrier. 41．根据“Five minutes later, I was sitting in the yard with my leg on a chair, clean and bandaged ”以及“But by the time Maria and her son left me at my hotel that night, with a full stomach and a shiny, clean, fully fixed bicycle, I felt like the luckiest man in the world.”可知帮他修了车，请他吃了饭，还帮他包扎了伤口，送回了宾馆。故填Maria and her family bandaged his leg up, fixed his bike and cooked dishes for him and then sent him to the hotel. 42．开放题，合理即可。根据“Translation apps have their place and are very useful.…When it comes to people, I’ll take the risk.”可知作者认为翻译软件很有用，但是当需要处理与人相关的事时，他宁愿自己来。故填The writer thinks translation apps have their place and are very useful for work or in stores when travelling abroad, but when it comes to people, he will take the risk and communicate with people by himself. I agree with him. Because I can get laughter, attention and the kindness of strangers by acting things out. (Because the nonverbal interaction with the strangers will make the trip more enjoyable./Because the real communication between people can’t be replaced by translation apps.) 北京市朝阳区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 四、任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 How do we know the time? A clock, a watch or a mobile phone can help us. However, many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy. Over the centuries people have developed different ways of telling the time. About 5, 500 years ago, the Egyptians invented (发明) the sun clock. This was a tall stone building. Its shadow (影子), 500 years ago. It was smaller than the sun clock and could let people know the time for half a day. On cloudy days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial. Water clocks were the first clocks not to use the sun. The idea is simple. Water flows (流动) from one bottle to another. When the water reaches a certain level, it shows the hours. The Egyptians used water clocks about 3,400 years ago. But people can’t know the exact time with it. In the 13th century, the mechanical clock was invented. This was more exact, but it was expensive to make one. Over the next few centuries it was improved. For example, springs (发条) were added around 1500. This enabled people to get the correct time and allowed clocks to be smaller. In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed. Clocks became cheaper to build. It was also cheaper for people to own a clock. There has been a lot of improvement in timekeeping. Clocks are always changing but some things never change. Many of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not being late for school or work. 32．When did the Egyptians invent the sun clock? 33．Did water clocks use the sun? 　      　 34．Who used water clocks about 3400 years ago? 　                  　 35．Why did many families begin using clocks in 1927? 　                  　 36．What’s the passage mainly about? 　                  　 【答案】 32． About 5, 500 years ago. 33．No. 33． The Egyptians used water clocks about 3, 400 years ago. 35．Because clocks became cheaper to build and it was also cheaper for people to own a clock. 36．The development of timekeeping. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，讲述了人们如何记录时间的发展历程。 32．根据原文“About 5, 500 years ago, the Egyptians invented (发明) the sun clock”可知，大约5500年前，埃及人发明了太阳钟。故填About 5, 500 years ago. 33．根据原文“Water clocks were the first clocks not to use the sun”可知，水钟是第一个不使用太阳的钟。故填No. 34．根据原文“The Egyptians used water clocks about 3,400 years ago”可知，埃及人大约在3400年前就开始使用水钟了。故填The Egyptians used water clocks about 3, 400 years ago. 35．根据原文“In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed. Clocks became cheaper to build. It was also cheaper for people to own a clock”可知，1927年，第一台石英钟研制成功。时钟的制造成本降低了。人们拥有时钟的成本也更低。故填Because clocks became cheaper to build and it was also cheaper for people to own a clock. 36．通读全文可知，本文是一篇说明文，讲述了人们如何记录时间的发展历程。故填The development of timekeeping. 北京市大兴区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 四、任务型阅读 阅读短文， 根据短文内容回答问题。 After school, it’s very difficult for Vishal Singh to make a choice. He knows he should really go on with his homework, but the Internet is so attractive that he can’t really pay much attention to his study. “Students have always faced distractions (分心) and time-wastes,” writes Matt Richtel in the New York Times. He says that computers are a real challenge (挑战) for students. They need to pay more attention to their learning. Students say that their parents are worried about the distractions and try to control their computer time. But it is still difficult to manage the time of using computers. Teachers at Woodside commonly think technology makes students difficult to concentrate (集中精力) in class, but they are divided over whether computer and the Internet are the solutions. In Richtel’s article, English teacher Marcia Blondel feels disappointed with her students. She isn’t able to get them to read 30 pages of a book for homework. In order to solve this problem, she asks them to take part in a read-aloud of the book in class. But as some teachers express their worries over students’ digital diets, seeing it as a way, they are trying to use new technology in the classroom to draw the attention of these 21st-century students. The headmaster of Woodside High School, David Reilly, asks teachers to build websites to communicate with students. The students are allowed to use computers, smart phones or other new technology to interact (互动) with their teachers. It’s convenient for them to search for some useful materials that they need before class. With the help of the new technology, the students have more chances to share their ideas with each other and spend less time on video games. So, they pay more attention to their study and they don’t show up with bleary-eyes (睡眼朦胧的) any more. Mr. Reilly also spends a large amount of money building up a multimedia center and introduce new courses like the digital audio recording (数码录像) class. “We try our best to take back their attention and make them concentrate on their study,”  he says. “To a degree, we’re using technology to do it.” Some schools are looking to use the Internet to encourage students to study. 34．According to Matt Richtel, what’s a real challenge for students? 35．How does Marcia Blondel feel with her students? 36．Why are the teachers trying to use new technology? 37．Can you concentrate on study? What’s your advice to help concentrate on study? 【答案】 34． Computers. 35．Marcia Blondel feels disappointed with her students./Disappointed. 36．Because they want to draw back the attention of their students./To draw back the attention of their students. 37．Yes. I stay in a room without a computer./No. Try to control my computer time. 【导语】 本文主要讲述了在数字时代，该如何找回学生的注意力。 34．根据第二段“He says that computers are a real challenge (挑战) for students.”可知，Matt Richtel认为电脑对学生来说是一个真正的挑战。故填Computers. 35．根据第五段“In Richtel’s article, English teacher Marcia Blondel feels disappointed with her students.”可知，Marcia Blondel对她的学生感到失望。故填Marcia Blondel feels disappointed with her students./Disappointed. 36．根据第六段“they are trying to use new technology in the classroom to draw the attention of these 21st-century students.”可知，他们在课堂上使用新技术是为了吸引学生的注意力。故填Because they want to draw back the attention of their students./To draw back the attention of their students. 37．开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes. I stay in a room without a computer./No. Try to control my computer time. 北京市石景山区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 四、任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 People recently expressed great surprise at a map. It clearly shows the country’s historic sites and cultural relics (历史古迹和文物). The map was made by Wu Yungjie, who was born in the 1990s, CCTV News reported. Wu is crazy about cultural relies and has a deep interest in history. When he was in college, he would often make use of his free time to travel around the country, exploring and recording the details of historic sites. In 2020, he started collecting information on cultural relies and making the map. Wu spent a lot of time on research and carrying out on-site visits. Though faced with many difficulties, Wu has joy in “this job”. So far, Wu has traveled to nearly 30 provinces (省) and cities across the country, visited over 2,000 cultural relic sites and more than 200 museums, and taken over 300,000 photos. Now, the map he made has nearly 10,000 historical landmarks with different colors: Red signs (标记) show the cultural relic sites under state protection (国家保护) or the national-level museums, while green signs stand for the provincially protected historical sites. The map is popular online, and a person posted, “I actually found the old tower (塔) around my house on the map!” However, in Wu’s eyes, the map is not perfect. It cannot be shared as an online map yet. But Wu has been working on improving it. “If possible, I also want to record the cultural relics that have been lost overseas. They may not be able to return to their homeland right now, but the stories that they carry are what we need to know.” 34．What does the map show? 35．When did Wu start to make the map? 36．What do green signs on the map stand for? 37．What do you think of the job Wu has done on the map? Why do you think so? (Please give two reasons.) 【答案】 34． It clearly shows the country’s historic sites and cultural relics. 35． In 2020. 36． They stand for the provincially protected historical sites. 37．I think his work is very meaningful. Because the map he draw clearly shows the country’s historic sites and cultural relics, and can awaken people’s awareness of protecting cultural relics. 【导语】 本文主要讲述了90后吴运杰绘制的文物地图受到了大家的喜爱。 34．根据“It clearly shows the country’s historic sites and cultural relics”可知，地图清楚地展示了国家的历史古迹和文物。故填It clearly shows the country’s historic sites and cultural relics. 35．根据“In 2020, he started collecting information on cultural relies and making the map.”可知，2020年，他开始制作地图。故填In 2020. 36．根据“green signs stand for the provincially protected historical sites.”可知，绿色标志代表省级保护的历史古迹。故填They stand for the provincially protected historical sites. 37．开放性试题，言之有理即可。故填I think his work is very meaningful. Because the map he draw clearly shows the country’s historic sites and cultural relics, and can awaken people’s awareness of protecting cultural relics. 北京市延庆区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末考试英语试题 四、任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。 A Frozen Sport Rock climbing has been a popular sport for a long time. It’s still popular today, but now a lot of rock climbers are trying something new: ice climbing. Ice climbing is a lot like rock climbing. When you go rock climbing, you climb a mountain. When you go ice climbing, you climb ice. Some ice climbers climb frozen waterfalls. Others climb glaciers (冰川). Still others climb mountains that are covered in ice. Sometimes, they climb a mountain that is covered in ice only in some places. When they are climbing parts that don’t have ice, they’re rock climbing. When they’re climbing parts that have ice, they’re ice climbing. As people made better equipment (装备), ice climbing started to become easier and more popular. In 1908, a climber made special boots called “crampons”. These boots made ice climbing easier and safer. After that, more people were willing to try ice climbing. In the 1960s, another climber invented special axes. Climbers can use the axes to hit the ice. The axes go into the ice. Then the climber can pull himself or herself up. These days, a lot of people are taking ice climbing classes. In order to go ice climbing, you have to be strong and healthy. In fact, some teachers say that you should do special exercises before you start to climb. Here’s one good thing about ice climbing. You can do it in easy places or difficult places. People who want to try something simple can climb glaciers or small mountains. Those are usually pretty easy. People who want to try something more challenging can find a more difficult place. The hardest places are usually steep mountains and frozen waterfalls. However, you should never go ice climbing alone. You should always go with a teacher. A lot of people love ice climbing because it’s hard. These people like to challenge (挑战) themselves. Some say that when you get to the top of a glacier or a frozen waterfall, it’s the best feeling in the world. 34．Are many rock climbers trying ice climbing now? 35．Where can people go ice climbing? 36．What are “crampons”? 37．What’s the good thing about ice climbing? 38．Would you like to try ice climbing? Why or why not? 【答案】 37． Yes, they are. 38． They can go ice climbing on frozen waterfalls, glaciers or/and mountains that are covered in ice. 39． They are special boots and (they) made ice climbing easier and safer. 40． People can go ice climbing in easy places or difficult places. 38．Yes, I’d like to. Because although it is hard, I want to challenge myself and I will have the best feeling in the world. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种新的运动——攀冰。 34．根据第一段“Rock climbing has been a popular sport for a long time. It’s still popular today, but now a lot of rock climbers are trying something new: ice climbing.”可知，现在许多攀岩者正在尝试一种新的运动——攀冰，故填Yes, they are. 35．根据第二段“Some ice climbers climb frozen waterfalls. Others climb glaciers (冰川). Still others climb mountains that are covered in ice.”可知，人们可以去结冰的的瀑布、冰川和被冰覆盖的山峰攀冰，故填They can go ice climbing on frozen waterfalls, glaciers or/and mountains that are covered in ice. 36．根据第三段“In 1908, a climber made special boots called “crampons”. These boots made ice climbing easier and safer.”可知，crampons“带钉铁鞋底”是一种特殊的靴子，它们使攀冰更容易、更安全，故填They are special boots and (they) made ice climbing easier and safer. 37．根据倒数第二段“Here’s one good thing about ice climbing. You can do it in easy places or difficult places.”可知，一件关于攀冰的好事是你可以在容易的地方或困难的地方攀冰。故填People can go ice climbing in easy places or difficult places. 38．开放性作答，言之成理即可，参考答案为Yes, I’d like to. Because although it is hard, I want to challenge myself and I will have the best feeling in the world. 北京市海淀区2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 五、任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 If you think young Chinese are not interested in their country’s culture, a TV program has just showed you are wrong. Down the ages, both paintings and poetry (诗歌) are records of Chinese civilization (文明). But how do you make them related to the I—have—no—time smartphone and social media youth? A TV program named China in Poetry and Painting (《诗画中国》) is now airing on CCTV. Millions of young people are interested in the program because it shows the paintings and poems in a creative way. Every time, five old paintings and several poems on related themes are introduced. With each painting, a performance such as singing, dancing and wushu is staged telling the story behind it. Besides (除了) performances, digital 3D is also used to make the woods, mountains, stones and waterfalls in the paintings alive. After each performance, the program’s host (主持人), some experts and the performers sit together at the round table to enjoy the poems and the painting. The poems fit well with the painting and help people better understand it.     “Our team makes this program to help people look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings so that they can understand the traditional culture better,” says Tian Mei, chief director of the program. 32．What are records of Chinese civilization? 33．How does the program make the paintings alive? 34．Why does Tian Mei’s team make this program? 35．Would you like to understand Chinese culture by watching this program? Why or why not? (Give at least two reasons.) 【答案】 32． Both paintings and poetry. 33． By performances (such as singing, dancing and wushu) and digital 3D. 34．(1) Tian Mei’s team makes this program to help people look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings so that they can understand the traditional culture better. (2) Tian Mei’s team makes this program to help people look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings. (3) Tian Mei’s team makes this program to help people better understand traditional Chinese culture. 35．Yes. Because it helps people better understand traditional Chinese culture, and look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings as well. 【导语】 本文介绍了现代技术使得古代流传下来的文明和艺术越发的生动。 32．根据“Down the ages, both paintings and poetry (诗歌) are records of Chinese civilization (文明).”可知古往今来，绘画和诗歌都是中国文明的记录。故填Both paintings and poetry. 33．根据“Besides (除了) performances, digital 3D is also used to make the woods, mountains, stones and waterfalls in the paintings alive.”可知，通过表演和3 D。故填By performances (such as singing, dancing and wushu) and digital 3D. 34．根据“Our team makes this program to help people look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings so that they can understand the traditional culture better,”可知，制作这个节目是为了帮助人们深入了解中国诗词和绘画，从而更好地理解传统文化。故填(1) Tian Mei’s team makes this program to help people look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings so that they can understand the traditional culture better. (2) Tian Mei’s team makes this program to help people look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings. (3) Tian Mei’s team makes this program to help people better understand traditional Chinese culture. 35．开放题，合理即可。我愿意。因为这个节目是为了帮助人们更好地了解中国传统文化，也能帮助人们深入了解中国诗词和绘画。故填Yes. Because it helps people better understand traditional Chinese culture, and look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings as well. 北京市东城区2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 四、任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 India Works to Bring Cheetahs Back Cheetahs Cheetahs, the world’s fastest land animals, died out in India over 70 years ago. Now, a new project(项目) is working to bring cheetahs back to India. Asian cheetahs lived all over India a long time ago. But by 1952, they were said to be gone forever. One of the main reasons was that people took a lot of cheetahs’ natural land. People also killed them for their spotted skins(有斑点的皮) . Since 1952, people have tried to get cheetahs to go back to India. They set eight cheetahs free in Kuno National Park in September 2022. The cheetahs that were set free were not Asian cheetahs but African cheetahs. They are a gift from Namibia’s government. But the number of African cheetahs has also been going down. Now, there are only about 8,000 left. Some scientists believe that bringing cheetahs back to India will help keep them from dying out. Kuno is a 289-square-mile protected area. But there is no fence around it, so the cheetahs will be free to walk into nearby forests as well. There will be tracking collars (追踪项圈) on all of the cheetahs. India plans to spend about $ 11 million on “Project Cheetah” over the next five years. The project hopes to get about 40 cheetahs to live in Kuno. South Africa sent a second group of 12 cheetahs. They arrived in October. But cheetahs will face some problems in Kuno National Park. And not everyone thinks that “Project Cheetah” will work. Before the cheetah project was given the green light, India was preparing Kuno as a place for Asian lions. Some scientists say Kuno is better for lions than cheetahs. Cheetahs need open areas with hiding places, such as grasslands. But some scientists point out that Kuno has more forests than grasslands. Valmik Thapar, who is famous for working to protect tigers, says, “This area is full of leopards(美洲豹) and hyenas(鬣狗), which are two of the cheetah’s biggest enemies(敌人).” He also worries that the cheetahs might not have enough food and that many of them will die. 34．What are the world’s fastest land animals? 35．What happened in Kuno National Park in September 2022? 36．How many cheetahs does “Project Cheetah” hope to get to live in Kuno? 37．What is the main idea of the last paragraph? 38．What do you think of the idea of bringing cheetahs back to India? Why do you think so? 【答案】 34． Cheetahs. 35．They set eight cheetahs free in Kuno National Park in September 2022. 36．The project hopes to get about 40 cheetahs to live in Kuno. 37． Cheetahs will face some problems in Kuno National Park. 38．I don’t agree. Because cheetahs might not have enough food and that many of them will die.（答案合理即可） 【导语】本文主要讲述了猎豹是否应该生活库诺国家公园的优缺点。 34．根据“Cheetahs, the world’s fastest land animals,”可知，猎豹是世界上跑得最快的陆地动物，故填Cheetahs. 35．根据“They set eight cheetahs free in Kuno National Park in September 2022.”可知，2022年9月，他们在库诺国家公园放生了8只猎豹，故填They set eight cheetahs free in Kuno National Park in September 2022. 36．根据“India plans to spend about $ 11 million on ‘Project Cheetah’ over the next five years. The project hopes to get about 40 cheetahs to live in Kuno.”可知，该项目希望能让大约40只猎豹生活在库诺，故填The project hopes to get about 40 cheetahs to live in Kuno. 37．根据“But cheetahs will face some problems in Kuno National Park. ”可知，主语讲述了猎豹在库诺国家公园将面临一些问题，故填Cheetahs will face some problems in Kuno National Park. 38．开放性问题，答案合理即可。参考答案为：我不同意把猎豹带回印度，因为可能没有足够的食物，很多猎豹会死亡，故填I don’t agree. Because cheetahs might not have enough food and that many of them will die. 北京市西城区等5地2022-2023学年八年级上学期期末英语试题 五、任务型阅读 Effective teamwork is an important part of any group’s success. Building an effective team seems easy. However, it can be difficult to carry it out and put it into practice. A team’s success greatly depends on effective communication, so it is important to develop the necessary skills to communicate effectively with each other. Most of the managers want team members to feel like they can say out their ideas and feelings in an open environment, and the managers also need the workers to be active listeners who would like to listen to the ideas from others. Effective communication is the key point in bringing people together and encouraging them to reach a higher place. In a company, if the group leader wants to keep the teamwork fire going, it is a great idea to have weekly meetings. In the meeting, the group leader can not only see how the members get along with each other, but also give some opinions about what the members have done. If the meeting is held online, the team leader can record the video of the meeting. Recording the meeting also means you have materials to learn from in the future and improve your meetings if something doesn’t go well. Penny Walker, a manager from a famous company, once said, “Make reviewing meetings part of the routine, something you do at the end of every meeting, so that everyone can learn how to do it better all the time. Give everyone a chance to say something and put the replies in the note of the meeting so you remember to make improvements next time.” An effective team has cohesion (凝聚力), and all the members need to have some skills in common. First of all, team members need to be willing to get to know each other and open up about themselves, so they can realise that they all have different experiences and interests. This helps them to be more open to new ideas and different points. What’s more, team members need to believe each other enough to be comfortable with sharing ideas and feelings. In this way, team members learn to be honest and polite to get close to each other. Thirdly, it is important for the team not to complain when something goes wrong, but the team members need to find ways to solve the problems and learn from the mistake. Helpful reviews and respect from each other will help a team get success much faster. 24．Why is it important to communicate effectively in a team? A．Because people can encourage each other. B．Because managers can reach a higher place. C．Because it can decide the success of a team. D．Because listening is more important than speaking 25．Which is Penny’s suggestion? A．The leader needs to give more useful advice in the meeting. B．The leader can ask the members to take notes in the meeting. C．Team members can improve by reviewing the meeting. D．Team members may record the meeting for their notes. 26．Please make a mind map for the last paragraph 【答案】 24．C 25．C 26．答案- 【导语】 这是一篇说明文，介绍了有效的团队合作是任何团队成功的重要组成部分,以及怎样进行有效的团队合作。 24．细节理解题。根据“A team’s success greatly depends on effective communication, so it is important to develop the necessary skills to communicate effectively with each other.”可知，有效地相互沟通可以决定一个团队的成功。故选C。 25．细节理解题。根据“Penny Walker, a manager from a famous company, once said, ‘Make reviewing meetings part of the routine,… Give everyone a chance to say something and put the replies in the note of the meeting so you remember to make improvements next time.’”可知，团队成员可以通过回顾会议进行改进。故选C。 26．篇章结构题。                — 七、任务型阅读 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 The teenage years are an important time for teenagers to grow in bodies and minds. The teenage years are also a time when teenagers form habits that can last a lifetime. Here are some pieces of healthy living advice for teenagers to follow. Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables Scientists suggest that teens should get at least five kinds of fruits and vegetables each day. Fruits and vegetables provide（提供）important vitamins teens’ bodies need to grow well. Eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables also helps keep teens full without providing more calories that can lead to overweight. Get Your Body Moving Exercise does more than just burn calories. Taking part in sports helps keep the heart strong and improves feelings. According to the Kids Health, a website presented by the Nemours Foundation, teens should take part in at least 60 minutes of exercise every day. Watch What You Drink Teens’ bodies are almost two-thirds water, so drinking enough water is important. Teenagers should drink 8 glasses of water every day, according to the British Nutrition Foundation. That number grows for teens who take part in sports or are especially active. Other good drinks include（包含）100 percent fruit juice and low-fat milk. Sugary drinks should be limited or excluded from the meals completely as they provide more sugar and empty calories. Get Enough Sleep According to the scientists, teenagers need at least nine hours of sleep each night. Teens should also have at least an hour of “quiet time” before bedtime. The goal is for all phones or computers to be turned off for the night so that the brains and bodies can get relaxed. Quiet time activities may include listening to soft music or reading a book. 31．How many kinds of fruits and vegetables does a teenager should eat each day? 32．Why should teenagers do exercise every day according to the passage? 33．What quiet activities can students do before bedtime? 34．How do you follow one of these healthy living suggestions in your daily life? 【答案】 31． At least five kinds of fruits and vegetables each day. 32．Because exercise not only helps burn calories but also keep the heart strong and improves feelings. 32． They can listen to soft music or reading a book. 34．I will eat more fruits and vegetables, get enough sleep and do exercise regularly. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了青少年饮食起居方面的四条建议。 31．根据“Scientists suggest that teens should get at least five kinds of fruits and vegetables each day.”可知青少年一天至少吃五种水果蔬菜。故填At least five kinds of fruits and vegetables each day. 32．根据“Exercise does more than just burn calories. Taking part in sports helps keep the heart strong and improves feelings.”可知运动有助于燃烧卡路里，有助于心脏健康还可以改善情绪。故填Because exercise not only helps burn calories but also keep the heart strong and improves feelings. 33．根据“Quiet time activities may include listening to soft music or reading a book.”可知学生可以听轻音乐或者看书。故填They can listen to soft music or reading a book. 34．根据“Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables...Get Your Body Moving...Watch What You Drink...Get Enough Sleep”可知关注饮食运动，可以保持健康。故填I will eat more fruits and vegetables, get enough sleep and do exercise regularly. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！22 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$