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专题12 阅读回答问题（名校期末真题，20篇） （23-24八年级上·江苏盐城·期末）Wang Xiumei is 20 years old. She lives and works in a toy factory in Hainan. She lives in a room with 10 other girls in the factory. The factory is far from her hometown, so she can’t always stay with her parents. It has 10,000 workers, and almost all of them are women. She works from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. She has just an hour for lunch. “I work five and a half days a week but I usually only have a half day off in summer. It’s very tiring. When I’m not working or studying, I sleep,” she says. She earns (赚) about 4,000 yuan a month. It is enough to pay for her computer and English classes. “I give my parents some money every month, and I have some to buy things for myself,” she says. It’s evening now, and she is having her computer class in a school. “Good English and computer skills can help me get a better job. So I think I must put more effort into my studies,” she says. Wang Xiumei says she wants to take her parents to Hainan this winter, “They are old now, so I hope they can live a relaxing life.” 回答下面五个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。 1．Where does Wang Xiumei live and work? 2．How much time does Wang Xiumei have for lunch? 3．How much money does Wang Xiumei earn a month? 4．What can help Wang Xiumei get a better job? 5．What does Wang Xiumei want to do this winter? 【答案】1．In a toy factory in Hainan. 2．Just an hour. 3．About 4000 yuan. 4．Good English and computer skills. 5．(To) take her parents to Hainan. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了王秀梅在海南的玩具工厂工作，条件艰苦但是依然努力学习，同时孝顺父母。 1．根据“She lives and works in a toy factory in Hainan.”可知，她在海南的一家玩具厂上班。故填In a toy factory in Hainan. 2．根据“She has just an hour for lunch.”可知，吃午饭要一个小时。故填Just an hour. 3．根据“She earns (赚) about 4,000 yuan a month.”可知，她一个月大概赚4000元。故填About 4000 yuan. 4．根据“Good English and computer skills can help me get a better job.”可知，优秀的英语和电脑技能可以帮助王秀梅获得更好的工作。故填Good English and computer skills. 5．根据“Wang Xiumei says she wants to take her parents to Hainan this winter,”可知，这个冬天她想带她的父母去海南。故填(To) take her parents to Hainan. （23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期末）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容回答问题，答案不超过 10 个词。 A large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden; the roses growing on it were white, but there were three gardeners at it, busily painting them red. Suddenly their eyes happened to fall upon Alice, as she stood watching them. “Would you tell me, please,” said Alice, a little timidly, “why you are painting those roses?” Five and Seven said nothing, but looked at Two. Two began, in a low voice, “Why, the fact is, you see, Miss, this here should have been a red rose-tree, and we put a white one in by mistake; and, if the Queen was to find it out, we should all have our heads cut off, you know. So you see, Miss, we’re doing our best, before she comes, to—” At this moment, Five, who had been anxiously looking across the garden, called out, “The Queen! The Queen!” and the three gardeners immediately threw themselves flat upon their faces. There was a sound of many footsteps and Alice looked round, eager to see the Queen. First came ten soldiers carrying clubs, with their hands and feet at the corners: next the ten courtiers; these were decorated all over with diamonds. After these came the royal children; there were ten of them, all decorated with hearts. Next came the guests, mostly Kings and Queens, and among them Alice recognized the White Rabbit. Then followed the Knave of Hearts, carrying the King’s crown on a crimson velvet cushion; and last of all this grand procession came THE KING AND THE QUEEN OF HEARTS. When the procession (队伍) came opposite to Alice, they all stopped and looked at her, and the Queen said seriously, “Who is this?” She said it to the Knave of Hearts, who only bowed and smiled in reply. “My name is Alice, so please Your Majesty,” said Alice very politely, but she added to herself, “Why, they’re only a pack of cards, after all!” 1．Where did Alice meet the three gardeners? 2．What were the gardeners doing? 3．Who came last of all this grand procession? 4．Did Alice know anyone in the procession? 5．If you were Alice, would you be afraid of these people? Why? 【答案】1．Near/At the entrance of the garden. 2．They were painting roses (red). 3．The King and Queen of Hearts. 4．Yes. 5．Yes, because they were the King and Queen./ No, because they were only a pack of cards. 【导语】本文讲述爱丽丝在花园与国王、皇后的相遇。 1．根据第一段“A large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden… Suddenly their eyes happened to fall upon Alice…”可知，爱丽丝在花园的入口处遇见了三个园丁。故填Near/At the entrance of the garden. 2．根据第一段“…but there were three gardeners at it, busily painting them red.”可知，园丁们正在把玫瑰涂成红色。故填They were painting roses (red). 3．根据第二段“and last of all this grand procession came THE KING AND THE QUEEN OF HEARTS.”可知，在这盛大的游行队伍中，最后来的是红心国王和王后。故填The King and Queen of Hearts. 4．根据第二段“and among them Alice recognized the White Rabbit.” 爱丽丝认出了那只白兔；可知，作肯定回答。故填Yes. 5．本题为开放性题目；故填Yes, because they were the King and Queen./ No, because they were only a pack of cards. （23-24八年级上·江苏南京·期末）阅读短文，回答问题。 Accidents often happen in schools around the world. For this reason, the ICRC (红十字国际委员会) began its education program in 2017. First aid training in schools around the world is one of its plans. Kalida is a 16-year-old student who wants to become a doctor. She lives in Aghdam in Azerbaijan (阿塞拜疆). She took part in ICRC’s first aid training in 2021. One important lesson she learned was that in accidents everyone must take care of themselves first before helping others. Since attending the training, Kalida has already helped her friend who hurt his hand with broken glass. She even taught some students and her cousins some of the skills. “The training is important,” Kalida said. “The teachers and students in our school used to know little about first aid. Now we can carry out some of the skills correctly in different situations.” Marisela teaches at a school in Venezuela (委内瑞拉). The most important thing Marisela learned from the first aid training was to stay calm in order to make her safe at the moment. The training has made her a strong and confident person and an excellent first aider. She and other teachers have already treated small injuries. Besides, they have taught their students some first aid skills. Thanks to the ICRC’s first aid training, many students and teachers, like Kalida and Marisela, have become professional first aiders. While bringing these skills back to their families and communities, they will always carry the feeling of safety, confidence and resilience (韧性) within themselves. 1．Why did the ICRC begin its education program around the world? 2．When did Kalida take part in ICRC’s first aid training? 3．Who did Kalida teach after the training? 4．What was the most important thing Marisela learned from the training? 5．What do you think of the training and why? 【答案】1．Because accidents often happen in schools. 2．In 2021. 3．Some students and her cousins. 4．To stay calm to make her safe. 5．Professional and helpful. Because the training can make us a strong and confident person and an excellent first aider. 【导语】本文介绍了红十字国际委员会进行急救培训的原因，并介绍了两位亲历者参与培训的收获与感受以及此项培训的价值。 1．根据第一段的“Accidents often happen in schools around the world. For this reason, the ICRC (红十字国际委员会) began its education program in 2017.”可知，校园事故时有发生，为此红十字国际委员会开展了教育项目。故填Because accidents often happen in schools. 2．根据第二段的“She took part in ICRC’s first aid training in 2021.”可知，Kalida 在2021年参加了红十字国际委员会的急救培训。故填In 2021. 3．根据第三段的“She even taught some students and her cousins some of the skills.”可知，Kalida教了一些学生和她的表亲一些急救技能。故填Some students and her cousins. 4．根据第四段的“The most important thing Marisela learned from the first aid training was to stay calm in order to make her safe at the moment.”可知，通过急救培训，Marisela学到了最重要的是保持冷静，这样才能确保个人安全。故填To stay calm to make her safe. 5．开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为Professional and helpful. Because the training can make us a strong and confident person and an excellent first aider. （23-24八年级上·江苏常州·期末）阅读短文，回答问题。每题答案不超过4个字。 Do you ever want to talk to the writer after reading a book they write? At Boone Middle School in Florida, US, all eighth-graders had a video talk with US writer S. L. Rottman, who wrote 10 books. Before the talk, they read the writer’s book Hero in their reading class. The book is about a 15-year-old boy named Sean. The law makes him work on a horse farm. But the book’s ending is not clear. Will Sean just do what he has to do, or will he make some changes? The students wanted to know what happened to Sean and asked Rottman about it. The answer they received was that “it’s good for you guys to think of your own ending.” Caitlynne Sheppard was happy with the answer. “She gave us an ending in the book and told us her alternative (供选择的) ending, but it still left us trying to think what might happen.” In fact, the video talk was just part of the school’s yearly reading project. Students not only had to finish reading the book Hero, but also needed to have a talk with the “heroes” around them and make reports. For example, Emily Cain talked with a policeman. “Nobody notices that policemen might not be able to go home that day, or that they have to put their life in danger to help other people,” she said. 1．Before talking with the writer, what did the students read? 2．What is not clear in the book? 3．Who else did the reading project ask the students to talk with? 【答案】1．Hero. 2．The book’s ending. 3．The “heroes” around them. 【导语】本文介绍了在美国佛罗里达州的布恩中学学生们有机会与他们喜爱的作家进行交谈的活动。 1．根据“Before the talk, they read the writer’s book Hero in their reading class.”可知，在演讲之前，他们在阅读课上读了作家的书《英雄》。故填Hero. 2．根据“But the book’s ending is not clear.”可知，但这本书的结局尚不清楚，故填The book’s ending. 3．根据“Students not only had to finish reading the book Hero, but also needed to have a talk with the ‘heroes’ around them and make reports.”可知，学生们不仅要读完《英雄》这本书，还需要和身边的“英雄”们交谈并做报告。故填The “heroes” around them. （23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期末）阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题（每题回答字数不超过10个词）。 Many people believe sharks (鲨鱼) are one of the most dangerous animals in the world. But according to a report, humans bring a far greater danger to sharks than they do to us. Shark attacks (攻击) do happen, however they are not very often. On the other hand, every hour, about 11,000 sharks are killed by humans. It is time that we should take action to stop many kinds of sharks from dying out. Why should we save sharks? Because killing sharks is a problem for the whole world. Sharks are on the top of food chain. They eat other species (物种), but few species eat them. As sharks die off, the number of other species will increase. This, in turn, means the food that other species eat will become less. So how can you help save sharks? Don’t use shark products (产品). Pet foods, energy drinks, leather products can be made from shark parts. And shark meat is sold around the world. Most sharks killed worldwide are hunted for their fins (鳍), which are used to make shark fin soup. The process is unfriendly and cruel. Fishermen often cut the shark’s fins off and then drop the shark back into the water, still alive. Sharks breathe by swimming. So if a shark can’t swim with its fin, it will die. If you eat seafood, make sure the food you eat comes from fisheries (渔场) that care for the sea. Many organizations try to protect sharks. They give us advice on how to keep them alive. No buying, no killing! Maybe that is the best way to save sharks. 1．How many sharks are killed per hour? 2．What will happen, if sharks die off? 3．Can sharks live without fins? Why? 4．What do the organizations do to protect sharks? 5．What can we do to protect sharks? 【答案】1．About 11,000 (sharks are killed). 2．The number of other species will increase. /The food that other species eat will become less. 3．No. (Because) If a shark/sharks can’t swim with fins, it/they will die. 4．They give us advice on how to keep them alive. 5．We can stop people buying products from sharks./We can support organizations to keep on protecting sharks. 【导语】本文主要讲述了鲨鱼的现状，呼吁人们保护鲨鱼。 1．根据“On the other hand, every hour, about 11,000 sharks are killed by humans.”可知，每小时大约有11000条鲨鱼被人类杀死。故填About 11,000 (sharks are killed). 2．根据“As sharks die off, the number of other species will increase. This, in turn, means the food that other species eat will become less.”可知，随着鲨鱼的灭绝，其他物种的数量将会增加。反过来，这意味着其他物种吃的食物会变少。故填The number of other species will increase./The food that other species eat will become less. 3．根据“So if a shark can’t swim with its fin, it will die.”可知，如果鲨鱼不能用它的鳍游泳，它就会死。故填No. (Because) If a shark/sharks can’t swim with fins, it/they will die. 4．根据“They give us advice on how to keep them alive.”可知，他们给我们建议如何让他们活下去。故填They give us advice on how to keep them alive. 5．主观题，言之有理即可。故填We can stop people buying products from sharks./We can support organizations to keep on protecting sharks. （23-24八年级上·江苏连云港·期末）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。 Most of you may think of clams (河蚌) as part of a big meal. But these little things can do an important job: testing the cleanness of water, including people’s drinking water. The main water station in Warsaw, Poland, offers water to millions of people there. It uses eight clams to help test the water every day, reported The Economist. Clams are very sensitive (able to find very small changes quickly) to water pollution. If the water is not clean enough, the clams will close their shells (壳). People in the water station connect (连接) their shells to a computer system (系统). When four or more clams close their shells at the same time, the workers can get a tip from the computer quickly. To make sure the clams are always sensitive to the environment, the workers choose some new ones to work for them every three months. “This works well and it helps protect people’s drinking water,” the water station said. 1．What important job can clams do according to the passage? 2．How many clams do the water station in Warsaw use every day? 3．What will the clams do if the water is dirty? 4．How often do the workers choose new clams to work for them? 5．What do you think of the clams’ work? 【答案】1．Test the cleanness of water. 2．Eight./Eight clams./8./8 clams. 3．They will close their shells./Close their shells./They will close the shells./Close the shells. 4．Every three months./Every 3 months. 5．Helpful./Important./Useful./... (言之有理即可) 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了河蚌可以帮助检测水的清洁度。 1．根据“But these little things can do an important job: testing the cleanness of water, including people’s drinking water.”可知，河蚌可以检测出水是否干净。故填Test the cleanness of water. 2．根据“It uses eight clams to help test the water every day, reported The Economist.”可知，工作人员每天用八个河蚌来帮助测试。故填Eight./Eight clams./8./8 clams. 3．根据“If the water is not clean enough, the clams will close their shells (壳).”可知，如果水脏的话，河蚌就会关闭壳。故填They will close their shells./Close their shells./They will close the shells./Close the shells. 4．根据“To make sure the clams are always sensitive to the environment, the workers choose some new ones to work for them every three months.”可知，工作人员每三个月就会选择新的河蚌来为他们工作。故填Every three months./Every 3 months. 5．通读全文可知，河蚌的工作非常重要有用，可以帮助人们检测水的清洁度。故填Helpful./Important./Useful. （23-24八年级上·江苏宿迁·期末）阅读表达阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 If you’re living in Chengdu, Hangzhou, or Ningbo, you’re lucky! They are the top three cities in the 2023 list of China’s happiest cities, according to the Happy Cities of China Forum (论坛) 2023 in Chengdu on November 24. The process of making the 2023 list took nearly five months. Among the 10 cities, Chengdu has been at the top of the list for 15 years in a row. Dai Wenming, the spokesperson for the forum, said that she felt so free and relaxed in Chengdu. During her visit there, she had little stress. She also said Chengdu’s success also lies in its long-time high-quality (高质量) growth. This year, cities needed to show how much they worked on areas such as education and healthcare to be the top cities. The list also includes the cities of Nanjing, Guangzhou, Changsha, Shenyang, Hohhot, Qingdao and Taiyuan. Please answer the following questions with no more than 10 words. 1．What are the top three cities in the 2023 list of China’s happiest cities? 2．How long has Chengdu been at the top of the list? 3．How did she feel when Dai Wenming visited Chengdu? 4．How many cities does the list also include? 5．Do you want to live in one of China’s happiest cities? Why? 【答案】1．Chengdu, Hangzhou and Ningbo. 2．For 15 years. 3．She felt free and relaxed./ She felt free and had little stress. 4．Seven. 5．Yes. Because I want to live a happy/relaxing/free life. 【导语】本文介绍了中国最幸福城市。 1．根据“If you’re living in Chengdu, Hangzhou, or Ningbo, you’re lucky! They are the top three cities in the 2023 list of China’s happiest cities”可知中国三大幸福城市是成都、杭州和宁波。故填Chengdu, Hangzhou and Ningbo. 2．根据“Among the 10 cities, Chengdu has been at the top of the list for 15 years in a row. ”可知在这10个城市中，成都已经连续15年位居榜首。故填For 15 years. 3．根据“Dai Wenming, the spokesperson for the forum, said that she felt so free and relaxed in Chengdu.”可知在成都他感觉很自由、很放松。故填She felt free and relaxed./ She felt free and had little stress. 4．根据“ The list also includes the cities of Nanjing, Guangzhou, Changsha, Shenyang, Hohhot, Qingdao and Taiyuan.”可知榜单上还包括南京、广州、长沙、沈阳、呼和浩特、青岛和太原七个城市。故填Seven. 5．开放式试题，回答合理即可。参考答案：Yes. Because I want to live a happy/relaxing/free life. （23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期末）Clive is a lovely dog. With the help of Clive, Murray, a 14-year-old boy, his condition gets better. Murray Whooley is an unlucky boy because he has autism (自闭症). He was unable to communicate with (与……交流) others, and the outside world seemed a frightening (可怕的) place for him. He was always alone, and never talked to others, even his parents. When Murray was six, Clive came into his family. Since then, he has changed Murray’s world. Clive is big and happy. He stays with Murray and plays with him. He is like Murray’s best friend. Now, Murray has become more open. He is able to go to the shops and other crowded places with Clive. He isn’t afraid to face other people any more. They both like travelling. Clive has a pet passport. Together, he and Murray have travelled to America and some European countries. They are planning to visit a new place during the Christmas holiday. What amazing animal magic! 根据短文内容回答问题（每小题答案不超过 10 个单词）。 1．Why was Murray unlucky before she was six years old? 2．When did Clive come into Murray’s family? 3．Could Murray communicate with others before Clive came? 4．How does Clive help Murray? 5．Do you want a dog like Clive? Why or why not? 【答案】1．Because he had autism. 2．When Murray was six. 3．No./No, he couldn’t. 4．He stays with Murray and plays with him./By staying with Murray and playing with him. 5．Yes. Because he can bring me happiness./No. Because he may cause a lot of trouble. 【导语】本文主要讲述了一个叫Murray的男孩患有自闭症，不能和他人交流，在他六岁时，一只狗来到他家，在狗狗的帮助下，Murray变得更加开朗，也不害怕别人了。 1．根据“Murray Whooley is an unlucky boy because he has autism”可知他有自闭症。故填Because he had autism. 2．根据“When Murray was six, Clive came into his family”可知当Murray六岁时，Clive来到他家。故填When Murray was six. 3．根据“He was unable to communicate with (与……交流) others”可知在Clive来之前，Murray不能和他人交流。故填No./No, he couldn’t. 4．根据“He stays with Murray and plays with him”可知Clive和Murray待在一起，和他玩。故填He stays with Murray and plays with him./By staying with Murray and playing with him. 5．开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes. Because he can bring me happiness./No. Because he may cause a lot of trouble. （23-24八年级上·江苏苏州·期末）阅读下面短文，用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。 On October 10, 2022, the Xpeng X2, took its first public flight test in Dubai. It just took 90 seconds, and 150 people watched it. The X2, a small car with two seats, looks like a raindrop and runs on electricity (电). It can’t drive in the street but can fly by itself and go up to 80 miles per hour. It can also take off and land straight up and down, which is pretty cool! After the X2, the car company introduced another flying car called the Xpeng X3. This one looks like a sports car with wings. When the X3 is in the street, it drives like a car we see every day. But when you want it to fly, you can also turn it into a flying car. Then, it takes off straight up. Once it’s in the air, you can fly it like Xpeng X2. Xpeng isn’t the only company getting into the flying car game. There are over 500 companies working on making the dream of flying cars come true, and about 24 different models are being tried out. This means that flying cars could become a part of our future, changing the way we travel and see the world. Do you imagine flying into the sky in your own personal flying car? That might not be too far away! 1．When did Xpeng X2 fly for the first time? 2．What makes Xpeng X3 different from Xpeng X2? 3．What do you hope your future car can do? (no less than 15 words 不少于15词) 【答案】1．On October 10, 2022. 2．Xpeng X3 looks like a sports car with wings and can drive in the street. 3．It can turn into a time machine and take me to see the world in the future./It is a moving house car and can take my whole family on a trip any time. 【导语】本文主要介绍了两款可以飞的汽车：Xpeng X2和Xpeng X3。 1．根据第一段“On October 10, 2022, the Xpeng X2, took its first public flight test in Dubai.”可知，Xpeng X2于2022年10月10日进行了首次飞行，故填On October 10, 2022. 2．根据第二段“This one looks like a sports car with wings. When the X3 is in the street, it drives like a car we see every day.”可知，Xpeng X3和Xpeng X2的差别在于Xpeng X3看起来像一辆带翅膀的跑车，并且可以在街上行驶。故填Xpeng X3 looks like a sports car with wings and can drive in the street. 3．开放性作答，言之成理即可，答案不得少于15词，参考答案为It can turn into a time machine and take me to see the world in the future./It is a moving house car and can take my whole family on a trip any time. （23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期末）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。（每题不超过 10个词） The little wolf, White Fang, made an enemy of the dog, Lip-Lip. Lip-Lip attacked him whenever he could. He was bigger and stronger than White Fang and always won their fights. White Fang knew that he could not win a fight against Lip-Lip. He thought that he had to do something else to teach the dog a lesson. One day, he was playing at a river bank when he saw Lip-Lip come. He suddenly got a good idea. He pretended (假装) to be hurt and unable to run fast. When Lip-Lip ran after him, he led Lip-Lip to the place where his mother stayed. When Lip-Lip got close to her, she turned Lip-Lip over and bit him until she let him go, but White Fang had a bigger problem. Lip-Lip was the leader of the other dogs. They followed him and obeyed him. None of them would become friends with White Fang. Whenever he came near them, they attacked him. White Fang was always alone. He was never allowed to play with the other dogs. This made him unhappy and angry. He often forgot how to behave well. Several days later, White Fang saw a man take his mother in a small boat. He tried to follow them. He jumped into the river and swam after the boat. Another man came after White Fang in his boat. He lifted White Fang out of the water. White Fang tried to get away from the man, but the man hit him and threw him into the boat. White Fang was now very angry because he wanted to be with his mother. He forgot how powerful men were, and he bit the man. The man was so angry that he beat White Fang again and again. The man hurt him badly. White Fang finally learned that he couldn’t bite a man because if he did, he would be beaten badly. —Taken from White Fang 1．Why did White Fang always lose the fights with Lip-Lip? 2．What did White Fang do when he could not win a fight against Lip-Lip? 3．How did White Fang feel when the other dogs wouldn’t be friends with him? 4．Why did White Fang follow the boat with his mother in it? 5．What may White Fang do according to the last paragraph? 【答案】1． Because he was smaller and weaker than Lip-Lip./Because Lip-Lip was bigger and stronger than White Fang. 43． He taught Lip-Lip a lesson./He had an idea to teach Lip-Lip a lesson./He decided to teach Lip-Lip a lesson./He pretended to be hurt and unable to run fast. 44．He felt unhappy and angry./Unhappy and angry. 45．Because he wanted to be with his mother. 46． He may keep away from people./He may be afraid of people./He may not bite people any more./He may obey the man.（本题为开放性试题，言之成理即可。） 【导语】本文是一篇一篇记叙文。节选自《白芳传奇》，介绍了名为“White Fang”的小狼经常被Lip-Lip攻击，被孤立没有朋友，并被人打伤的故事。 1．根据“He was bigger and stronger than White Fang and always won their fights.”可知，White Fang打不过Lip-Lip是因为他很很弱小。故填Because he was smaller and weaker than Lip-Lip./Because Lip-Lip was bigger and stronger than White Fang. 2．根据“He thought that he had to do something else to teach the dog a lesson.”可知，打架输了后，White Fang想要给Lip-Lip一个教训。故填He taught Lip-Lip a lesson./He had an idea to teach Lip-Lip a lesson./He decided to teach Lip-Lip a lesson./He pretended to be hurt and unable to run fast. 3．根据“This made him unhappy and angry.”可知，别的狗不和White Fang玩，这令他又生气不高兴。故填He felt unhappy and angry./Unhappy and angry. 4．根据“White Fang was now very angry because he wanted to be with his mother.”可知，White Fang跟上了船是因为他想和母亲在一起。故填Because he wanted to be with his mother. 5．根据“White Fang finally learned that he couldn’t bite a man because if he did, he would be beaten badly.”可知，White Fang以后可能会离人类远远的。故填He may keep away from people./He may be afraid of people./He may not bite people any more./He may obey the man.（本题为开放性试题，言之成理即可。） （23-24八年级上·江苏徐州·期末）We will have a writing competition next month. Most of us think we can write a story. Here’s your chance to show that you can! Your story should be no longer than 800 words, and it can be as few as 500. So, what sort of story should you write? You may want to write about your own town or city, but we are asking for stories set in the countryside. We want to give everyone more chances to use their imagination (想象). You can choose the season yourself—you might like winter because it’s dark and cold, or spring because it’s windy and sunny. The judges are well-known writers themselves: Jack Harris wrote an award-winning novel, The Lion, Carol Simmons works for the magazine Creative Writing, and Andy Williams, the famous short-story writer. You can email your stories directly to us at shortstory@SunshineRadio.com. The closing date is February 29. Any stories we receive after this date will not be judged. The winning story will be put onto our website for everyone to read. There are several prizes including books and CDs. The first winner will be given a notebook computer. That should encourage everyone to try and write a good story! 注：每题答案不超过5个单词。 1．How many words should people write at most for the writing competition? 2．What sort of story should people write for the writing competition? 3．What does Andy Williams do? 4．When is the last date of handing in the writing? 5．What prize will the first winner get? 【答案】1．800./800 words./No longer than 800 (words). 2．Stories set in the countryside./In the countryside./Countryside. 3． The famous short-story writer./Short-story writer./Writer. 50．February 29. 51．A notebook computer. 【导语】本文是一篇应用文，是一篇征文启事。文章介绍了征文的主题、字数、评委、截止日期以及奖品等。 1．根据“Your story should be no longer than 800 words, and it can be as few as 500.”可知，文章不超过800字。故填800./800 words./No longer than 800 (words). 2．根据“You may want to write about your own town or city, but we are asking for stories set in the countryside.”可知，参加写作比赛的人应该写农村的故事。故填Stories set in the countryside./In the countryside./Countryside. 3．根据“Andy Williams, the famous short-story writer.”可知，安迪·威廉姆斯是著名的短篇小说作家。故填The famous short-story writer./Short-story writer./Writer. 4．根据“The closing date is February 29.”可知，征文递交的截止日期是2月29日。故填February 29. 5．根据“The first winner will be given a notebook computer.”可知，第一名获胜者将获得一台笔记本电脑。故填A notebook computer. （23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期末）阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。（每题答案不超过10个词） Two weeks after getting out of the caves, the judge told Tom, “Nobody will get lost in those caves again. I’ve closed the caves with big metal doors and three locks.” Tom turned as white as a piece of paper. “Oh, Judge, Indian Joe’s in the caves!” As a result, Indian Joe lay dead on the floor. Tom finally felt safe. The next day Tom and Huck talked about the money they had seen. Huck said someone else must have taken it from Indian Joe’s room in the tavern. “Huck, I bet the money’s in the caves! Will you go there with me and get it out?” “I will if we get in and don’t get lost.” “That’s no problem. Just through the entrance that only I know about, we can get into the caves.” So boys started their treasure hunt adventure. They went down the river, entered the secret hole and crawled to the far end of the tunnel. They tied their string to a rock and moved on. They soon got to the place where Tom saw Indian Joe that night. The boys went carefully over to the place. They found a small bed of blankets by a large rock but there was no money-box. “Look, Huck. There’re footprints and some candle wax on this side of the rock, but not on the other sides. I’m sure the money is under the rock. I’m going to dig.” Tom took out his knife, started digging and hit wood. He lifted the piece of wood and found a large hole. So they climbed inside it and found the treasure box, about $12,000, which were shared by them both. Now Widow Douglas gave Huck a home though Huck wasn’t used to the comfortable but regular life. However, to be a member of Tom Sawyer’s Gang, Huck decided to try the new life again. —Adapted from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1．Why did Tom’s face turn as pale as a piece of paper? 2．How did the two boys go into the caves with metal doors and locks again? 3．What important signs helped Tom and Huck know the money was under the rock? 4．How much did each of the two boys get from the money-box? 5．What is Tom like in your eyes? Why do you think so? 【答案】1．Because Indian Joe was still in the caves. 2．Through the entrance that only Tom knew about. 3．Footprints and some candle wax on one side of the rock 4．About 6,000 dollars. 5．Clever/Brave/Careful. Because he can find some small details. 【导语】本文节选自《汤姆索亚历险记》，文章中介绍了汤姆和哈克的寻宝经历。 1．根据“‘Oh, Judge, Indian Joe’s in the caves!’ As a result, Indian Joe lay dead on the floor. Tom finally felt safe.”可知汤姆脸变白是因为印第安人乔在山洞里。故填Because Indian Joe was still in the caves. 2．根据“The next day Tom and Huck talked about the money they had seen.”以及汤姆的回答“Just through the entrance that only I know about, we can get into the caves.”可知他们从只有汤姆知道的入口进去的。故填Through the entrance that only Tom knew about. 3．根据“There’re footprints and some candle wax on this side of the rock, but not on the other sides. I’m sure the money is under the rock.”可知，是从脚印和一些蜡烛滴下的蜡油看出来的。故填Footprints and some candle wax on one side of the rock. 4．根据“So they climbed inside it and found the treasure box, about $12,000, which were shared by them both.”可知两个男孩分享了12000美元。故填About 6,000 dollars. 5．开放性问题，言之有理即可。参考答案为：Clever/Brave/Careful. Because he can find some small details. （23-24八年级上·江苏盐城·期末）What should you do if a big fire happens at home? There is no much time to think, people need to act quickly. The following rules will be helpful: Shout out If you smell smoke or see fire, shout out “fire”! Shout as loudly as you can to wake people up. Call 119 Never try to put out a fire by yourself, even if it is a very small one! Get help from your parents or call 119. Keep down close to the floor If there is a lot of smoke in your room, keep down close to the floor. There is less smoke down there. It is easier to breathe (呼吸) and see where you are going. Take a wet towel to protect yourself from the fire and smoke. Check the door Check the door before you open it. Touch it with the back of your hand. If the door is cool, open it carefully. If the door is hot, do not open it. Get out If you can, get out of your home as quickly as you can. Don’t stop to pick up anything. A fire can become very big in a few seconds! Don’t use the lift Never use the lift during a fire. Always use the stairs (楼梯). A lift may stop at a floor where the fire is burning. It may also go wrong and keep you inside. Don’t go back Never go back into a building on fire! Even if you have left your pet or favourite toy inside, do not go back for it. 根据上面短文的内容回答问题。（每小题答案不超过6个词） 1．Why should you shout loudly if you smell smoke or see fire? 2．Can you open the door if it is very hot? 3．How can you protect yourself from the fire and smoke? 4．What should you use during the fire, the lift or the stairs? 5．How many rules are there in the passage? 【答案】1．To wake people up. 2．No./No, I can’t./No, We can’t. 3．By taking a wet towel./I can take a wet towel./We can take a wet towel. 4．The stairs./Stairs. 5．7./Seven./Seven rules. 【导语】本文主要介绍了家里着火后应遵循的规则。 1．根据“Shout as loudly as you can to wake people up.”可知尽可能大声地喊叫以唤醒人们。故填To wake people up. 2．根据“If the door is hot, do not open it.”可知如果门很热，不要打开。故填No./No, I can’t./No, We can’t. 3．根据“Take a wet towel to protect yourself from the fire and smoke.”可知拿一条湿毛巾保护自己免受火灾和烟雾的伤害。故填By taking a wet towel./I can take a wet towel./We can take a wet towel. 4．根据“Never use the lift during a fire. Always use the stairs”可知要用楼梯。故填The stairs./Stairs. 5．根据“Shout out”、“Call 119”、“Keep down close to the floor”、“Check the door”、“Get out”、“Don’t use the lift”以及“Don’t go back”可知共讲了七个规则。故填7./Seven./Seven rules. （23-24八年级上·江苏苏州·期末）请认真阅读短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。 One morning, a fox was on the way to look for something to eat. Just then, he saw a cock (公鸡). He thought, “This is my breakfast.” He came up to the cock and said, “I know you can sing very well. Can you sing a song for me?” The cock was happy. He closed his eyes and began to sing. When the fox saw that, he quickly caught the cock in his mouth and carried him away. The cock was so afraid that he didn’t know what to do. The people in the field saw the fox. They cried, “Look, look! The fox is carrying the cock away.” Suddenly, the cock had an idea. He said to the fox, “Mr. Fox, do you hear the people say you are carrying their cock away. It’s time for you to tell them it is yours. Not theirs.” The fox opened his mouth and shouted loudly, “The cock is mine, not yours.” Just at that time, the cock ran away from the fox and flew into the tree. The fox had to go home without eating anything. 1．What was the fox doing when he saw a cock? 2．Why did the fox ask the cock to sing? 3．What lesson (教训) can you learn from the story? 【答案】1．He was on the way to look for something to eat. 2．Because he wanted to eat the cock for breakfast. 3．When we are in danger, we should keep calm and come up with ideas to solve the problem. 【导语】本文主要讲述了公鸡在遇到危险时没有一味地害怕，是想出了救自己的方法。从而告诉我们，当我们处于危险之中时，我们应该保持冷静，想出解决问题的办法。 1．根据“One morning, a fox was on the way to look for something to eat.”以及“Just then, he saw a cock”可知当狐狸看到一只公鸡时，他在去找吃的东西的路上。故填He was on the way to look for something to eat. 2．根据“This is my breakfast...I know you can sing very well. Can you sing a song for me”可知狐狸叫公鸡唱歌， 因为他想吃公鸡当早餐。故填Because he wanted to eat the cock for breakfast. 3．通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了公鸡在遇到危险时没有一味地害怕，是想出了救自己的方法。从而告诉我们，当我们处于危险之中时，我们应该保持冷静，想出解决问题的办法。故填When we are in danger, we should keep calm and come up with ideas to solve the problem. （23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期末）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容用英语回答问题(每题答案不超过11个词)。 Jan is going to make a time capsule for her school project. A time capsule is a box with something inside buried (埋) in the ground for someone to find in the future. First of all, Jan found an old biscuit box to protect the things inside. Then, Jan has to put something special inside the box. The first thing is today’s newspaper. What else can Jan put inside the biscuit tin? She looks around her room. Her collection of Twilight books and DVDs? No, she wants to keep them. How about a memory stick? She can put all her photos on the memory stick. What a great idea! The people in the future can see all her pictures. So Jan copies her photo collection onto the memory stick. What other things? There is her Pirates of the Caribbean collection. Why not? She is not interested in Pirates since she discovered Bella and Twilight. There is the postcard from aunt Suzie. She sent it to Jan’s mother in Berlin in 1989. OK. And the packet of sweets she bought yesterday. And the map of the town she printed from the Internet. And the Kiwi key ring dad is always telling her to use. The Mika CD from her birthday, the Earth Hour wristband, and a copy of TM: Teen Magazine. The last thing: a letter, to the person in the future. Perfect. She puts them all into the box. Finally, Jan needs to bury her time capsule. She makes a hole in the ground beside the apple tree and puts the box inside. Then she carefully covers the hole and looks around her to check that no one is watching her. The location of the time capsule is a secret. —Taken from The Time Capsule 1．Why does Jan make a time capsule? 2．Why does Jan think a memory stick is a great idea? 3．How many things does Jan put inside her time capsule? 4．Where does Jan bury her time capsule? 5．Do you want to make a time capsule? Why or why not? 【答案】1．For a school project. 2．Because the people in the future can see all her pictures./Because she can put all her photos on the memory stick. 3．11/Eleven. 4．In the ground beside the apple tree. 5．Yes. Because it is interesting/it is like a time travel/people in the future can know about the History. (答案不唯一，言之有理即可) 【导语】本文选自《时光隧道》，讲述了简将要做一个时间胶囊，然后在盒子里装一些东西，埋在地下，等待未来的某个人发现的故事。 1．根据“Jan is going to make a time capsule for her school project.”可知，是为了她的学校的一个项目。故填For a school project. 2．根据“How about a memory stick? She can put all her photos on the memory stick. What a great idea! The people in the future can see all her pictures.”可知，这样她就可以把她所有的照片都存到记忆棒里，未来的人可以看到她所有的照片。故填Because the people in the future can see all her pictures./Because she can put all her photos on the memory stick. 3．根据“The first thing is today’s newspaper....So Jan copies her photo collection onto the memory stick....There is her Pirates of the Caribbean collection. Why not?...There is the postcard from aunt Suzie....And the packet of sweets she bought yesterday....And the map of the town she printed from the Internet....And the Kiwi key ring dad is always telling her to use....The Mika CD from her birthday, the Earth Hour wristband, and a copy of TM: Teen Magazine....The last thing: a letter, to the person in the future.”可知，一共11件东西，故填11/Eleven. 4．根据“She makes a hole in the ground beside the apple tree and puts the box inside.”可知，她在苹果树旁的地上挖了一个洞，把盒子放了进去，故填In the ground beside the apple tree. 5．开放性题目，答案合理即可。参考答案：Yes. Because it is interesting/it is like a time travel/people in the future can know about the History. （23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期末）阅读短文，回答下列问题。 （Answer the questions in no more than eight words.） He was the only grey cub (幼崽) the she-wolf had. The other cubs had red in their hair. He was grey like his father. He was also the strongest cub. There were living things and non-living things in the forest. He learned that most living things ran away from him. By accident, he ate some baby birds. The taste was good. They were the first meat he found for himself. He met an animal about his own size. It was a weasel, a rat-like animal. It ran at him and bit him. He tried to shake the weasel off, but it held on, soon he was nearly dead. The she-wolf arrived just in time and killed it and ate it. She bent down and took care of her cub. He followed her back to the cave. When he felt strong again, he left the cave and went into the forest. He knew the forest could be dangerous. A large bird nearly killed him. It came out of the sky and caught a squirrel near him. He knew he must watch out for it. He began hunting for his own food, but he was not good at hunting yet. He still needed food from his mother. One day, she brought him a lynx kitten. He was eating it when he heard a great noise from the mouth of the cave. The kitten’s mother followed the she-wolf to the cave. The she-wolf and the she-lynx started to fight. They would fight to the death. The cub ran forward. He bit one of the lynx’s legs. It was not a big bite, but it was enough to give the she-wolf the chance she needed. Soon the lynx was dead, but the she-wolf was badly hurt. For a week, she did not move. The grey cub had to find food for both of them. Without his mother to take care of him, he learned what life was about. It was about meat. Without meat there was no life. Animals had to eat other animals to survive. The law was: EAT OR BE EATEN. It was a hard life. —Taken from White Fang 1．What colour is the cub’s hair? 2．What were the first meat he found for himself? 3．Why was the cub afraid of the large bird? 4．How did the cub help his mother fight the lynx? 5．What is the cub’s life like, according to the passage? 【答案】1．It’s grey./ Grey. 2．Some baby birds. 3．Because the large bird nearly killed him./ Because it was dangerous. /Because he saw it catching a squirrel. 4．He bit one of the lynx’s legs./By biting one of the lynx’s legs. 5．Hard. / Difficult. / Full of danger 【导语】本文是改编自《白牙》，文中介绍小狼崽如何帮助母狼与山猫战斗及自己如何捕食。 1．根据“He was the only grey cub”可知，是灰色的。故答案为：It’s grey./ Grey. 2．根据“By accident, he ate some baby birds. The taste was good. They were the first meat he found for himself.”可知，最先吃的肉是鸟宝宝。故答案为：Some baby birds. 3．根据“large bird nearly killed him. It came out of the sky and caught a squirrel near him. He knew he must watch out for it.”可知，他看见大鸟捉住他旁边的松鼠，大鸟几乎杀掉他，并且他知道大鸟是危险的。所以害怕大鸟。故答案为：Because the large bird nearly killed him./ Because it was dangerous. /Because he saw it catching a squirrel. 4．根据“The cub ran forward. He bit one of the lynx’s legs.”可知，小崽子向前跑去。他咬了山猫的一条腿。故答案为：He bit one of the lynx’s legs./By biting one of the lynx’s legs. 5．根据“The law was: EAT OR BE EATEN. It was a hard life.”可知，他的生活时时你面临危险，且很艰难。故答案为：Hard. / Difficult. / Full of danger. （23-24八年级上·江苏南京·期末） Yeshe Dolkar still remembers the moment she saw snow leopards at Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve a year ago. On that cold snowy day, the 15-year-old Yeshe Dolkar living in Nangqen County, Qinghai was heading down a mountaintop with her family. Suddenly, they saw two snow leopards near the headwaters of the Lancang River. “They have blue-green eyes and long tails. The fur is gray-white with black spots all over the body. “They look so cool!” said Yeshe Dolkar. Since the mid-20th century, the area of snow, grasslands and lakes in Sanjiangyuan has become smaller because of climate change and human activities. Many wild animals living in the area are in danger of extinction (灭绝). On Jan 24, 2003, China set up Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve to better protect the area and the wildlife there. Last year was the 20th anniversary of the setup of the reserve. In these years, the population (种群) of wild animals has been rising. More than 70,000 Tibetan antelopes now live there. And more than 1,000 snow leopards can be found in the area. Local people have improved (提高) their understanding about environmental protection and have tried hard to look after the environment in Sanjiangyuan over the years. They used to carry food with them in plastic bags and left the bags behind. But now things have changed. According to Palden Wangchuk, a 22-year-old young man, local people are regularly called on to pick up waste (废物) on the grasslands. “People would also take their food waste down the mountains. The grasslands have put on a new look,” he said. 1．What was the weather like when Yeshe Dolkar saw snow leopards a year ago? 2．When did China set up Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve? 3．How does the writer show the change of the population of wild animals? 4．What are local people called on to do on the grasslands? 5．What does the writer mainly want to tell us through this passage? 【答案】1．Cold and snowy. 2．On Jan 24, 2003. 3．By giving numbers. 4．To pick up waste. 5．The reserve and its changes. 【导语】本文主要介绍了设立了三江源自然保护区以来所发生的变化。 1．根据文章第一段中的描述“On that cold snowy day…Suddenly, they saw two snow leopards near the headwaters of the Lancang River.” 可知，Yeshe Dolkar看到雪豹的那天是寒冷的雪天。故填Cold and snowy. 2．根据文章中“On Jan 24, 2003, China set up Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve” 可知，三江源国家自然保护区是在2003年1月24日设立的。故填On Jan 24, 2003. 3．文章通过提供具体的数字来展示野生动物种群的变化，例如 “More than 70,000 Tibetan antelopes now live there. And more than 1,000 snow leopards can be found in the area.”，故填By giving numbers. 4．根据文章中的描述“local people are regularly called on to pick up waste on the grasslands”可知，当地人被号召在草原上捡拾废物。故填To pick up waste. 5．文章主要通过描述三江源国家自然保护区的设立及其对环境保护的努力和改善，来告诉我们这些措施对野生动物种群的积极影响。故填The reserve and its changes. （23-24八年级上·江苏南通·期末）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Gather together some good friends and take a walk through the streets. This is what many young people in China enjoy doing when they visit a new city. City-walk is becoming more and more popular. City-walk is a special guided trip for a small group of people, or just a relaxing (令人放松的) walk for one or two to explore (探索) cities. City-walk is not about famous places of interest. It leads travellers to walk through the local markets, old streets and city centers in a relaxing way. Young people are interested in City-walk. They are always busy with study or work. and don’t have much time to explore the local city. However, the growing trend (趋势) of City-walk shows their changing idea towards life—they want a more relaxing and slower lifestyle. Besides, people can make some friends in walking. That’s why young people enjoy City-walk. When visiting a new city, travellers join the group of City-walk so that they can experience local life and culture. For example, City-walk tours in Nanjing may lead travellers to the Qinhuai River or old neighbourhoods like Xi’nan Li. In these places, travellers can feel the local lives, both in the past and now. At present, the idea of City-walk is new to most Chinese people. However, many people believe it has a bright future. Zhang Zhi is a tour guide from Beijing. He said, “Travellers nowadays are more and more interested in it.” Many tour guides share their City-walk experiences on the Internet to attract more customers (吸引顾客). “By looking at others’ lives in City-walk, we know ourselves better. This helps us find a sense of purpose (目标),” said Jin Yi, a teacher at Nanjing University. 1．What is City-walk? 2．Why do young people enjoy City-walk? 3．What can people do when they join the group of City-walk in a new city? 4．How do tour guides attract customers to go on City-walk tours? 5．What do you think of City-walk? (请自拟一句话作答) 【答案】1．It is a special guided trip for a small group of people, or just a relaxing walk for one or two to explore cities. 2．Because they want a more relaxing and slower lifestyle and they want to make some friends. 3．They can experience local life and culture. 4．By sharing their City-walk experiences on the Internet./They share their City-walk experiences on the Internet. 5．I think it has a bright future./I think it is interesting/meaningful...(言之有理即可) 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了城市漫步的内容，受众和受欢迎的原因。 1．根据第二段“City-walk is a special guided trip for a small group of people, or just a relaxing walk for one or two to explore cities.”可知，城市漫步是一小群人的特殊导游之旅，或者只是一两个人探索城市的放松之旅。故填It is a special guided trip for a small group of people, or just a relaxing walk for one or two to explore cities. 2．根据“they want a more relaxing and slower lifestyle. Besides, people can make some friends in walking. That’s why young people enjoy City-walk.”可知年轻人喜欢城市漫步的原因是他们想要一个更放松、更慢的生活方式，而且在漫步中也可以交朋友。故填Because they want a more relaxing and slower lifestyle and they want to make some friends. 3．根据“travellers join the group of City-walk so that they can experience local life and culture.”可知，加入旅行团可以体验当地的生活和文化。故填They can experience local life and culture. 4．根据“Many tour guides share their City-walk experiences on the Internet to attract more customers (吸引顾客).”可知，导游通过在网上分享他们的旅游经历来吸引更多的游客。故填By sharing their City-walk experiences on the Internet./They share their City-walk experiences on the Internet. 5．结合阅读材料，言之有理即可。故填I think it has a bright future./I think it is interesting/meaningful...(言之有理即可) （23-24八年级上·江苏南通·期末）The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. In China, people created the 24 solar terms thousands of years ago to guide agricultural (农业的) production. Rain Water is one of the 24 solar terms which stands for the increase (增加) in rainfall and rise in temperature. With its arrival, the river water melts, wild geese fly from south to north, and trees and grass turn green again. Here are several things you may not know but can make you know about Rain Water better. Let me introduce them to you. Rain in spring is as precious (宝贵的) as oil According to an old Chinese saying, the rainfall in spring is as precious as oil. In northern China the spring drought (旱灾) is common. And the rain of this season is only 10 to 15 percent of yearly average (平均) rainfall. So at that time, rain is so precious and important to the crops. Return of a cold period A returning cold in the late spring often happens during Rain Water. The fast increase in air humidity (湿度) can result in lower temperature and wet weather. Remember not to take off your coats so early in this period. Visit to in-laws (姻亲) One of the main customs during Rain Water is sons-in-law visiting their in-laws and giving gifts. According to the tradition, gifts are usually two cane chairs with four meters of red belt. They stand for good health and long life. Another traditional gift is a pot of cooked pig’s knuckles (蹄). The son-in-law expresses his thankfulness this way. Nutritious porridge (营养粥) respect The wet weather during Rain Water is harmful to people’s health according to Chinese medical practice. So a bowl of nutritious porridge is the best choice to keep the body alive and healthy. 1．Why did people create the 24 solar terms? 2．What does Rain Water stand for according to the article? 3．How many things did the writer introduce to make us know Rain Water better? 4．During Rain Water, what gifts do sons-in-law often give their in-laws? 5．What do you think of the 24 solar terms? (请自拟一句话作答) 【答案】1．To guide agricultural production. 2．The increase in rainfall and rise in temperature. 3．Four things. 4．Two cane chairs with four meters of red belt. 5．They are useful/meaningful. 【导语】本文介绍了一些与中国二十四节气中“雨水”相关的信息。 1．根据“In China, people created the 24 solar terms thousands of years ago to guide agricultural (农业的) production.”可知，人们创造二十四节气来指导农业生产。故填To guide agricultural production. 2．根据“Rain Water is one of the 24 solar terms which stands for the increase (增加) in rainfall and rise in temperature.”可知，“雨水”代表降雨量增加和温度上升。故填The increase in rainfall and rise in temperature. 3．根据“Rain in spring is as precious (宝贵的) as oil...Return of a cold period...Visit to in-laws (姻亲)...Nutritious porridge (营养粥) respect”可知，作者介绍了四件事，使我们更好地了解“雨水”。故填Four things. 4．根据“One of the main customs during Rain Water is sons-in-law visiting their in-laws and giving gifts. According to the tradition, gifts are usually two cane chairs with four meters of red belt.”可知，“雨水”期间，女婿常常拜访他们的姻亲并赠送两把带四米红腰带的藤椅当作礼物。故填Two cane chairs with four meters of red belt. 5．开放性作答，言之成理即可。参考答案为：They are useful/meaningful. （23-24八年级上·江苏盐城·期末）Jim is on holiday in Australia. There are bushfires in the area where he is staying. He is telling his friend Mark about the fires. Mark: We saw the news about the bushfires. Are they close to you? Jim: Yes. They are very close. The weather is hot and windy. The conditions are ideal for bushfires and once they get started they spread quickly. Yesterday the temperatures hit 44°C and there were reports of over 50 fires in the area. It will take days to put them out. Mark: Have you seen any fires? Jim: Yes, I have. I’m staying with my uncle Ted. He’s a volunteer firefighter. He says the fires have killed a lot of animals, but no people. He says that the safest thing is to stay inside unless your house catches fire! Mark: Is it safe where you are? Jim: We’re fine. We listen to the radio to keep up to date with the latest news. So we know if a fire is coming our way. One got very close yesterday. Three houses nearby caught fire. Luckily, the families put the fires out before they did too much damage. Mark: Are you worried? Do you think you will need to move to a safer place? Jim: Bushfires are normal in Australia.They are a fact of life here. It’s a bit scary, but I am sure I’ll be fine. Mark: Well, you look after yourself! We don’t want you to be the first human victim of the year! 回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。 1．Where is Jim on holiday? 2．What’s the weather like today? 3．What problems have the fires caused? 4．How do people get the latest news about the bushfires? 5．Why doesn’t Jim think he will need to move to a safer place? 【答案】1．In Australia. 2．It’s hot and windy. 3．They have killed lots of animals. 4．By listening to the radio. 5．Bushfires are normal in Australia. 【导语】本文为迈克向在澳大利亚度假的吉姆询问澳大利亚火灾的情况。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段“Jim is on holiday in Australia.”可知，吉姆在澳大利亚度假。故填In Australia。 2．细节理解题。根据第三段“The weather is hot and windy.”可知，天气又热又多风。故填It’s hot and windy。 3．细节理解题。根据第五段“He says the fires have killed a lot of animals, but no people.”可知，大火杀死了很多动物，但没有人死亡。故填They have killed lots of animals。 4．细节理解题。根据第七段“We listen to the radio to keep up to date with the latest news.”可知，通过听收音机收听新闻。故填By listening to the radio。 5．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Bushfires are normal in Australia.They are a fact of life here.It's a bit scary,but I am sure I'll be fine.”可知，丛林大火在澳大利亚很正常，所以吉姆认为他不需要搬到一个更安全的地方去。故填Bushfires are normal in Australia. 2 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 1 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 专题12 阅读回答问题（名校期末真题，20篇） （23-24八年级上·江苏盐城·期末）Wang Xiumei is 20 years old. She lives and works in a toy factory in Hainan. She lives in a room with 10 other girls in the factory. The factory is far from her hometown, so she can’t always stay with her parents. It has 10,000 workers, and almost all of them are women. She works from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. She has just an hour for lunch. “I work five and a half days a week but I usually only have a half day off in summer. It’s very tiring. When I’m not working or studying, I sleep,” she says. She earns (赚) about 4,000 yuan a month. It is enough to pay for her computer and English classes. “I give my parents some money every month, and I have some to buy things for myself,” she says. It’s evening now, and she is having her computer class in a school. “Good English and computer skills can help me get a better job. So I think I must put more effort into my studies,” she says. Wang Xiumei says she wants to take her parents to Hainan this winter, “They are old now, so I hope they can live a relaxing life.” 回答下面五个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。 1．Where does Wang Xiumei live and work? 2．How much time does Wang Xiumei have for lunch? 3．How much money does Wang Xiumei earn a month? 4．What can help Wang Xiumei get a better job? 5．What does Wang Xiumei want to do this winter? （23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期末）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容回答问题，答案不超过 10 个词。 A large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden; the roses growing on it were white, but there were three gardeners at it, busily painting them red. Suddenly their eyes happened to fall upon Alice, as she stood watching them. “Would you tell me, please,” said Alice, a little timidly, “why you are painting those roses?” Five and Seven said nothing, but looked at Two. Two began, in a low voice, “Why, the fact is, you see, Miss, this here should have been a red rose-tree, and we put a white one in by mistake; and, if the Queen was to find it out, we should all have our heads cut off, you know. So you see, Miss, we’re doing our best, before she comes, to—” At this moment, Five, who had been anxiously looking across the garden, called out, “The Queen! The Queen!” and the three gardeners immediately threw themselves flat upon their faces. There was a sound of many footsteps and Alice looked round, eager to see the Queen. First came ten soldiers carrying clubs, with their hands and feet at the corners: next the ten courtiers; these were decorated all over with diamonds. After these came the royal children; there were ten of them, all decorated with hearts. Next came the guests, mostly Kings and Queens, and among them Alice recognized the White Rabbit. Then followed the Knave of Hearts, carrying the King’s crown on a crimson velvet cushion; and last of all this grand procession came THE KING AND THE QUEEN OF HEARTS. When the procession (队伍) came opposite to Alice, they all stopped and looked at her, and the Queen said seriously, “Who is this?” She said it to the Knave of Hearts, who only bowed and smiled in reply. “My name is Alice, so please Your Majesty,” said Alice very politely, but she added to herself, “Why, they’re only a pack of cards, after all!” 1．Where did Alice meet the three gardeners? 2．What were the gardeners doing? 3．Who came last of all this grand procession? 4．Did Alice know anyone in the procession? 5．If you were Alice, would you be afraid of these people? Why? （23-24八年级上·江苏南京·期末）阅读短文，回答问题。 Accidents often happen in schools around the world. For this reason, the ICRC (红十字国际委员会) began its education program in 2017. First aid training in schools around the world is one of its plans. Kalida is a 16-year-old student who wants to become a doctor. She lives in Aghdam in Azerbaijan (阿塞拜疆). She took part in ICRC’s first aid training in 2021. One important lesson she learned was that in accidents everyone must take care of themselves first before helping others. Since attending the training, Kalida has already helped her friend who hurt his hand with broken glass. She even taught some students and her cousins some of the skills. “The training is important,” Kalida said. “The teachers and students in our school used to know little about first aid. Now we can carry out some of the skills correctly in different situations.” Marisela teaches at a school in Venezuela (委内瑞拉). The most important thing Marisela learned from the first aid training was to stay calm in order to make her safe at the moment. The training has made her a strong and confident person and an excellent first aider. She and other teachers have already treated small injuries. Besides, they have taught their students some first aid skills. Thanks to the ICRC’s first aid training, many students and teachers, like Kalida and Marisela, have become professional first aiders. While bringing these skills back to their families and communities, they will always carry the feeling of safety, confidence and resilience (韧性) within themselves. 1．Why did the ICRC begin its education program around the world? 2．When did Kalida take part in ICRC’s first aid training? 3．Who did Kalida teach after the training? 4．What was the most important thing Marisela learned from the training? 5．What do you think of the training and why? （23-24八年级上·江苏常州·期末）阅读短文，回答问题。每题答案不超过4个字。 Do you ever want to talk to the writer after reading a book they write? At Boone Middle School in Florida, US, all eighth-graders had a video talk with US writer S. L. Rottman, who wrote 10 books. Before the talk, they read the writer’s book Hero in their reading class. The book is about a 15-year-old boy named Sean. The law makes him work on a horse farm. But the book’s ending is not clear. Will Sean just do what he has to do, or will he make some changes? The students wanted to know what happened to Sean and asked Rottman about it. The answer they received was that “it’s good for you guys to think of your own ending.” Caitlynne Sheppard was happy with the answer. “She gave us an ending in the book and told us her alternative (供选择的) ending, but it still left us trying to think what might happen.” In fact, the video talk was just part of the school’s yearly reading project. Students not only had to finish reading the book Hero, but also needed to have a talk with the “heroes” around them and make reports. For example, Emily Cain talked with a policeman. “Nobody notices that policemen might not be able to go home that day, or that they have to put their life in danger to help other people,” she said. 1．Before talking with the writer, what did the students read? 2．What is not clear in the book? 3．Who else did the reading project ask the students to talk with? （23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期末）阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题（每题回答字数不超过10个词）。 Many people believe sharks (鲨鱼) are one of the most dangerous animals in the world. But according to a report, humans bring a far greater danger to sharks than they do to us. Shark attacks (攻击) do happen, however they are not very often. On the other hand, every hour, about 11,000 sharks are killed by humans. It is time that we should take action to stop many kinds of sharks from dying out. Why should we save sharks? Because killing sharks is a problem for the whole world. Sharks are on the top of food chain. They eat other species (物种), but few species eat them. As sharks die off, the number of other species will increase. This, in turn, means the food that other species eat will become less. So how can you help save sharks? Don’t use shark products (产品). Pet foods, energy drinks, leather products can be made from shark parts. And shark meat is sold around the world. Most sharks killed worldwide are hunted for their fins (鳍), which are used to make shark fin soup. The process is unfriendly and cruel. Fishermen often cut the shark’s fins off and then drop the shark back into the water, still alive. Sharks breathe by swimming. So if a shark can’t swim with its fin, it will die. If you eat seafood, make sure the food you eat comes from fisheries (渔场) that care for the sea. Many organizations try to protect sharks. They give us advice on how to keep them alive. No buying, no killing! Maybe that is the best way to save sharks. 1．How many sharks are killed per hour? 2．What will happen, if sharks die off? 3．Can sharks live without fins? Why? 4．What do the organizations do to protect sharks? 5．What can we do to protect sharks? （23-24八年级上·江苏连云港·期末）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。 Most of you may think of clams (河蚌) as part of a big meal. But these little things can do an important job: testing the cleanness of water, including people’s drinking water. The main water station in Warsaw, Poland, offers water to millions of people there. It uses eight clams to help test the water every day, reported The Economist. Clams are very sensitive (able to find very small changes quickly) to water pollution. If the water is not clean enough, the clams will close their shells (壳). People in the water station connect (连接) their shells to a computer system (系统). When four or more clams close their shells at the same time, the workers can get a tip from the computer quickly. To make sure the clams are always sensitive to the environment, the workers choose some new ones to work for them every three months. “This works well and it helps protect people’s drinking water,” the water station said. 1．What important job can clams do according to the passage? 2．How many clams do the water station in Warsaw use every day? 3．What will the clams do if the water is dirty? 4．How often do the workers choose new clams to work for them? 5．What do you think of the clams’ work? （23-24八年级上·江苏宿迁·期末）阅读表达阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 If you’re living in Chengdu, Hangzhou, or Ningbo, you’re lucky! They are the top three cities in the 2023 list of China’s happiest cities, according to the Happy Cities of China Forum (论坛) 2023 in Chengdu on November 24. The process of making the 2023 list took nearly five months. Among the 10 cities, Chengdu has been at the top of the list for 15 years in a row. Dai Wenming, the spokesperson for the forum, said that she felt so free and relaxed in Chengdu. During her visit there, she had little stress. She also said Chengdu’s success also lies in its long-time high-quality (高质量) growth. This year, cities needed to show how much they worked on areas such as education and healthcare to be the top cities. The list also includes the cities of Nanjing, Guangzhou, Changsha, Shenyang, Hohhot, Qingdao and Taiyuan. Please answer the following questions with no more than 10 words. 1．What are the top three cities in the 2023 list of China’s happiest cities? 2．How long has Chengdu been at the top of the list? 3．How did she feel when Dai Wenming visited Chengdu? 4．How many cities does the list also include? 5．Do you want to live in one of China’s happiest cities? Why? （23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期末）Clive is a lovely dog. With the help of Clive, Murray, a 14-year-old boy, his condition gets better. Murray Whooley is an unlucky boy because he has autism (自闭症). He was unable to communicate with (与……交流) others, and the outside world seemed a frightening (可怕的) place for him. He was always alone, and never talked to others, even his parents. When Murray was six, Clive came into his family. Since then, he has changed Murray’s world. Clive is big and happy. He stays with Murray and plays with him. He is like Murray’s best friend. Now, Murray has become more open. He is able to go to the shops and other crowded places with Clive. He isn’t afraid to face other people any more. They both like travelling. Clive has a pet passport. Together, he and Murray have travelled to America and some European countries. They are planning to visit a new place during the Christmas holiday. What amazing animal magic! 根据短文内容回答问题（每小题答案不超过 10 个单词）。 1．Why was Murray unlucky before she was six years old? 2．When did Clive come into Murray’s family? 3．Could Murray communicate with others before Clive came? 4．How does Clive help Murray? 5．Do you want a dog like Clive? Why or why not? （23-24八年级上·江苏苏州·期末）阅读下面短文，用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。 On October 10, 2022, the Xpeng X2, took its first public flight test in Dubai. It just took 90 seconds, and 150 people watched it. The X2, a small car with two seats, looks like a raindrop and runs on electricity (电). It can’t drive in the street but can fly by itself and go up to 80 miles per hour. It can also take off and land straight up and down, which is pretty cool! After the X2, the car company introduced another flying car called the Xpeng X3. This one looks like a sports car with wings. When the X3 is in the street, it drives like a car we see every day. But when you want it to fly, you can also turn it into a flying car. Then, it takes off straight up. Once it’s in the air, you can fly it like Xpeng X2. Xpeng isn’t the only company getting into the flying car game. There are over 500 companies working on making the dream of flying cars come true, and about 24 different models are being tried out. This means that flying cars could become a part of our future, changing the way we travel and see the world. Do you imagine flying into the sky in your own personal flying car? That might not be too far away! 1．When did Xpeng X2 fly for the first time? 2．What makes Xpeng X3 different from Xpeng X2? 3．What do you hope your future car can do? (no less than 15 words 不少于15词) （23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期末）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。（每题不超过 10个词） The little wolf, White Fang, made an enemy of the dog, Lip-Lip. Lip-Lip attacked him whenever he could. He was bigger and stronger than White Fang and always won their fights. White Fang knew that he could not win a fight against Lip-Lip. He thought that he had to do something else to teach the dog a lesson. One day, he was playing at a river bank when he saw Lip-Lip come. He suddenly got a good idea. He pretended (假装) to be hurt and unable to run fast. When Lip-Lip ran after him, he led Lip-Lip to the place where his mother stayed. When Lip-Lip got close to her, she turned Lip-Lip over and bit him until she let him go, but White Fang had a bigger problem. Lip-Lip was the leader of the other dogs. They followed him and obeyed him. None of them would become friends with White Fang. Whenever he came near them, they attacked him. White Fang was always alone. He was never allowed to play with the other dogs. This made him unhappy and angry. He often forgot how to behave well. Several days later, White Fang saw a man take his mother in a small boat. He tried to follow them. He jumped into the river and swam after the boat. Another man came after White Fang in his boat. He lifted White Fang out of the water. White Fang tried to get away from the man, but the man hit him and threw him into the boat. White Fang was now very angry because he wanted to be with his mother. He forgot how powerful men were, and he bit the man. The man was so angry that he beat White Fang again and again. The man hurt him badly. White Fang finally learned that he couldn’t bite a man because if he did, he would be beaten badly. —Taken from White Fang 1．Why did White Fang always lose the fights with Lip-Lip? 2．What did White Fang do when he could not win a fight against Lip-Lip? 3．How did White Fang feel when the other dogs wouldn’t be friends with him? 4．Why did White Fang follow the boat with his mother in it? 5．What may White Fang do according to the last paragraph? （23-24八年级上·江苏徐州·期末）We will have a writing competition next month. Most of us think we can write a story. Here’s your chance to show that you can! Your story should be no longer than 800 words, and it can be as few as 500. So, what sort of story should you write? You may want to write about your own town or city, but we are asking for stories set in the countryside. We want to give everyone more chances to use their imagination (想象). You can choose the season yourself—you might like winter because it’s dark and cold, or spring because it’s windy and sunny. The judges are well-known writers themselves: Jack Harris wrote an award-winning novel, The Lion, Carol Simmons works for the magazine Creative Writing, and Andy Williams, the famous short-story writer. You can email your stories directly to us at shortstory@SunshineRadio.com. The closing date is February 29. Any stories we receive after this date will not be judged. The winning story will be put onto our website for everyone to read. There are several prizes including books and CDs. The first winner will be given a notebook computer. That should encourage everyone to try and write a good story! 注：每题答案不超过5个单词。 1．How many words should people write at most for the writing competition? 2．What sort of story should people write for the writing competition? 3．What does Andy Williams do? 4．When is the last date of handing in the writing? 5．What prize will the first winner get? （23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期末）阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。（每题答案不超过10个词） Two weeks after getting out of the caves, the judge told Tom, “Nobody will get lost in those caves again. I’ve closed the caves with big metal doors and three locks.” Tom turned as white as a piece of paper. “Oh, Judge, Indian Joe’s in the caves!” As a result, Indian Joe lay dead on the floor. Tom finally felt safe. The next day Tom and Huck talked about the money they had seen. Huck said someone else must have taken it from Indian Joe’s room in the tavern. “Huck, I bet the money’s in the caves! Will you go there with me and get it out?” “I will if we get in and don’t get lost.” “That’s no problem. Just through the entrance that only I know about, we can get into the caves.” So boys started their treasure hunt adventure. They went down the river, entered the secret hole and crawled to the far end of the tunnel. They tied their string to a rock and moved on. They soon got to the place where Tom saw Indian Joe that night. The boys went carefully over to the place. They found a small bed of blankets by a large rock but there was no money-box. “Look, Huck. There’re footprints and some candle wax on this side of the rock, but not on the other sides. I’m sure the money is under the rock. I’m going to dig.” Tom took out his knife, started digging and hit wood. He lifted the piece of wood and found a large hole. So they climbed inside it and found the treasure box, about $12,000, which were shared by them both. Now Widow Douglas gave Huck a home though Huck wasn’t used to the comfortable but regular life. However, to be a member of Tom Sawyer’s Gang, Huck decided to try the new life again. —Adapted from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1．Why did Tom’s face turn as pale as a piece of paper? 2．How did the two boys go into the caves with metal doors and locks again? 3．What important signs helped Tom and Huck know the money was under the rock? 4．How much did each of the two boys get from the money-box? 5．What is Tom like in your eyes? Why do you think so? （23-24八年级上·江苏盐城·期末）What should you do if a big fire happens at home? There is no much time to think, people need to act quickly. The following rules will be helpful: Shout out If you smell smoke or see fire, shout out “fire”! Shout as loudly as you can to wake people up. Call 119 Never try to put out a fire by yourself, even if it is a very small one! Get help from your parents or call 119. Keep down close to the floor If there is a lot of smoke in your room, keep down close to the floor. There is less smoke down there. It is easier to breathe (呼吸) and see where you are going. Take a wet towel to protect yourself from the fire and smoke. Check the door Check the door before you open it. Touch it with the back of your hand. If the door is cool, open it carefully. If the door is hot, do not open it. Get out If you can, get out of your home as quickly as you can. Don’t stop to pick up anything. A fire can become very big in a few seconds! Don’t use the lift Never use the lift during a fire. Always use the stairs (楼梯). A lift may stop at a floor where the fire is burning. It may also go wrong and keep you inside. Don’t go back Never go back into a building on fire! Even if you have left your pet or favourite toy inside, do not go back for it. 根据上面短文的内容回答问题。（每小题答案不超过6个词） 1．Why should you shout loudly if you smell smoke or see fire? 2．Can you open the door if it is very hot? 3．How can you protect yourself from the fire and smoke? 4．What should you use during the fire, the lift or the stairs? 5．How many rules are there in the passage? （23-24八年级上·江苏苏州·期末）请认真阅读短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。 One morning, a fox was on the way to look for something to eat. Just then, he saw a cock (公鸡). He thought, “This is my breakfast.” He came up to the cock and said, “I know you can sing very well. Can you sing a song for me?” The cock was happy. He closed his eyes and began to sing. When the fox saw that, he quickly caught the cock in his mouth and carried him away. The cock was so afraid that he didn’t know what to do. The people in the field saw the fox. They cried, “Look, look! The fox is carrying the cock away.” Suddenly, the cock had an idea. He said to the fox, “Mr. Fox, do you hear the people say you are carrying their cock away. It’s time for you to tell them it is yours. Not theirs.” The fox opened his mouth and shouted loudly, “The cock is mine, not yours.” Just at that time, the cock ran away from the fox and flew into the tree. The fox had to go home without eating anything. 1．What was the fox doing when he saw a cock? 2．Why did the fox ask the cock to sing? 3．What lesson (教训) can you learn from the story? （23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期末）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容用英语回答问题(每题答案不超过11个词)。 Jan is going to make a time capsule for her school project. A time capsule is a box with something inside buried (埋) in the ground for someone to find in the future. First of all, Jan found an old biscuit box to protect the things inside. Then, Jan has to put something special inside the box. The first thing is today’s newspaper. What else can Jan put inside the biscuit tin? She looks around her room. Her collection of Twilight books and DVDs? No, she wants to keep them. How about a memory stick? She can put all her photos on the memory stick. What a great idea! The people in the future can see all her pictures. So Jan copies her photo collection onto the memory stick. What other things? There is her Pirates of the Caribbean collection. Why not? She is not interested in Pirates since she discovered Bella and Twilight. There is the postcard from aunt Suzie. She sent it to Jan’s mother in Berlin in 1989. OK. And the packet of sweets she bought yesterday. And the map of the town she printed from the Internet. And the Kiwi key ring dad is always telling her to use. The Mika CD from her birthday, the Earth Hour wristband, and a copy of TM: Teen Magazine. The last thing: a letter, to the person in the future. Perfect. She puts them all into the box. Finally, Jan needs to bury her time capsule. She makes a hole in the ground beside the apple tree and puts the box inside. Then she carefully covers the hole and looks around her to check that no one is watching her. The location of the time capsule is a secret. —Taken from The Time Capsule 1．Why does Jan make a time capsule? 2．Why does Jan think a memory stick is a great idea? 3．How many things does Jan put inside her time capsule? 4．Where does Jan bury her time capsule? 5．Do you want to make a time capsule? Why or why not? （23-24八年级上·江苏扬州·期末）阅读短文，回答下列问题。 （Answer the questions in no more than eight words.） He was the only grey cub (幼崽) the she-wolf had. The other cubs had red in their hair. He was grey like his father. He was also the strongest cub. There were living things and non-living things in the forest. He learned that most living things ran away from him. By accident, he ate some baby birds. The taste was good. They were the first meat he found for himself. He met an animal about his own size. It was a weasel, a rat-like animal. It ran at him and bit him. He tried to shake the weasel off, but it held on, soon he was nearly dead. The she-wolf arrived just in time and killed it and ate it. She bent down and took care of her cub. He followed her back to the cave. When he felt strong again, he left the cave and went into the forest. He knew the forest could be dangerous. A large bird nearly killed him. It came out of the sky and caught a squirrel near him. He knew he must watch out for it. He began hunting for his own food, but he was not good at hunting yet. He still needed food from his mother. One day, she brought him a lynx kitten. He was eating it when he heard a great noise from the mouth of the cave. The kitten’s mother followed the she-wolf to the cave. The she-wolf and the she-lynx started to fight. They would fight to the death. The cub ran forward. He bit one of the lynx’s legs. It was not a big bite, but it was enough to give the she-wolf the chance she needed. Soon the lynx was dead, but the she-wolf was badly hurt. For a week, she did not move. The grey cub had to find food for both of them. Without his mother to take care of him, he learned what life was about. It was about meat. Without meat there was no life. Animals had to eat other animals to survive. The law was: EAT OR BE EATEN. It was a hard life. —Taken from White Fang 1．What colour is the cub’s hair? 2．What were the first meat he found for himself? 3．Why was the cub afraid of the large bird? 4．How did the cub help his mother fight the lynx? 5．What is the cub’s life like, according to the passage? （23-24八年级上·江苏南京·期末） Yeshe Dolkar still remembers the moment she saw snow leopards at Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve a year ago. On that cold snowy day, the 15-year-old Yeshe Dolkar living in Nangqen County, Qinghai was heading down a mountaintop with her family. Suddenly, they saw two snow leopards near the headwaters of the Lancang River. “They have blue-green eyes and long tails. The fur is gray-white with black spots all over the body. “They look so cool!” said Yeshe Dolkar. Since the mid-20th century, the area of snow, grasslands and lakes in Sanjiangyuan has become smaller because of climate change and human activities. Many wild animals living in the area are in danger of extinction (灭绝). On Jan 24, 2003, China set up Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve to better protect the area and the wildlife there. Last year was the 20th anniversary of the setup of the reserve. In these years, the population (种群) of wild animals has been rising. More than 70,000 Tibetan antelopes now live there. And more than 1,000 snow leopards can be found in the area. Local people have improved (提高) their understanding about environmental protection and have tried hard to look after the environment in Sanjiangyuan over the years. They used to carry food with them in plastic bags and left the bags behind. But now things have changed. According to Palden Wangchuk, a 22-year-old young man, local people are regularly called on to pick up waste (废物) on the grasslands. “People would also take their food waste down the mountains. The grasslands have put on a new look,” he said. 1．What was the weather like when Yeshe Dolkar saw snow leopards a year ago? 2．When did China set up Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve? 3．How does the writer show the change of the population of wild animals? 4．What are local people called on to do on the grasslands? 5．What does the writer mainly want to tell us through this passage? （23-24八年级上·江苏南通·期末）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Gather together some good friends and take a walk through the streets. This is what many young people in China enjoy doing when they visit a new city. City-walk is becoming more and more popular. City-walk is a special guided trip for a small group of people, or just a relaxing (令人放松的) walk for one or two to explore (探索) cities. City-walk is not about famous places of interest. It leads travellers to walk through the local markets, old streets and city centers in a relaxing way. Young people are interested in City-walk. They are always busy with study or work. and don’t have much time to explore the local city. However, the growing trend (趋势) of City-walk shows their changing idea towards life—they want a more relaxing and slower lifestyle. Besides, people can make some friends in walking. That’s why young people enjoy City-walk. When visiting a new city, travellers join the group of City-walk so that they can experience local life and culture. For example, City-walk tours in Nanjing may lead travellers to the Qinhuai River or old neighbourhoods like Xi’nan Li. In these places, travellers can feel the local lives, both in the past and now. At present, the idea of City-walk is new to most Chinese people. However, many people believe it has a bright future. Zhang Zhi is a tour guide from Beijing. He said, “Travellers nowadays are more and more interested in it.” Many tour guides share their City-walk experiences on the Internet to attract more customers (吸引顾客). “By looking at others’ lives in City-walk, we know ourselves better. This helps us find a sense of purpose (目标),” said Jin Yi, a teacher at Nanjing University. 1．What is City-walk? 2．Why do young people enjoy City-walk? 3．What can people do when they join the group of City-walk in a new city? 4．How do tour guides attract customers to go on City-walk tours? 5．What do you think of City-walk? (请自拟一句话作答) （23-24八年级上·江苏南通·期末）The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. In China, people created the 24 solar terms thousands of years ago to guide agricultural (农业的) production. Rain Water is one of the 24 solar terms which stands for the increase (增加) in rainfall and rise in temperature. With its arrival, the river water melts, wild geese fly from south to north, and trees and grass turn green again. Here are several things you may not know but can make you know about Rain Water better. Let me introduce them to you. Rain in spring is as precious (宝贵的) as oil According to an old Chinese saying, the rainfall in spring is as precious as oil. In northern China the spring drought (旱灾) is common. And the rain of this season is only 10 to 15 percent of yearly average (平均) rainfall. So at that time, rain is so precious and important to the crops. Return of a cold period A returning cold in the late spring often happens during Rain Water. The fast increase in air humidity (湿度) can result in lower temperature and wet weather. Remember not to take off your coats so early in this period. Visit to in-laws (姻亲) One of the main customs during Rain Water is sons-in-law visiting their in-laws and giving gifts. According to the tradition, gifts are usually two cane chairs with four meters of red belt. They stand for good health and long life. Another traditional gift is a pot of cooked pig’s knuckles (蹄). The son-in-law expresses his thankfulness this way. Nutritious porridge (营养粥) respect The wet weather during Rain Water is harmful to people’s health according to Chinese medical practice. So a bowl of nutritious porridge is the best choice to keep the body alive and healthy. 1．Why did people create the 24 solar terms? 2．What does Rain Water stand for according to the article? 3．How many things did the writer introduce to make us know Rain Water better? 4．During Rain Water, what gifts do sons-in-law often give their in-laws? 5．What do you think of the 24 solar terms? (请自拟一句话作答) （23-24八年级上·江苏盐城·期末）Jim is on holiday in Australia. There are bushfires in the area where he is staying. He is telling his friend Mark about the fires. Mark: We saw the news about the bushfires. Are they close to you? Jim: Yes. They are very close. The weather is hot and windy. The conditions are ideal for bushfires and once they get started they spread quickly. Yesterday the temperatures hit 44°C and there were reports of over 50 fires in the area. It will take days to put them out. Mark: Have you seen any fires? Jim: Yes, I have. I’m staying with my uncle Ted. He’s a volunteer firefighter. He says the fires have killed a lot of animals, but no people. He says that the safest thing is to stay inside unless your house catches fire! Mark: Is it safe where you are? Jim: We’re fine. We listen to the radio to keep up to date with the latest news. So we know if a fire is coming our way. One got very close yesterday. Three houses nearby caught fire. Luckily, the families put the fires out before they did too much damage. Mark: Are you worried? Do you think you will need to move to a safer place? Jim: Bushfires are normal in Australia.They are a fact of life here. It’s a bit scary, but I am sure I’ll be fine. Mark: Well, you look after yourself! We don’t want you to be the first human victim of the year! 回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。 1．Where is Jim on holiday? 2．What’s the weather like today? 3．What problems have the fires caused? 4．How do people get the latest news about the bushfires? 5．Why doesn’t Jim think he will need to move to a safer place? 2 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 1 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$