专题05 期末复习之任务型阅读12篇（Units1-6单元话题）-2024-2025学年七年级英语下学期期末复习查缺补漏冲刺满分（沪教版（五四学制）（2024））

期末复习之任务型阅读12篇 （Units 1-6单元话题） Unit 1单元话题 My name is Lucy. I’m a middle school student. I love music very much. My favorite kind of music is pop music. I like it because it’s very lively and easy to sing. I often listen to pop music on my MP3 player. I also like to sing pop songs with my classmates during breaks. My favorite singer is Taylor Swift. She is a very famous American singer-songwriter. Her songs are full of emotions. I have bought many of her CDs. I can sing most of her songs. I think music is very important in my life. It makes me feel relaxed after a long day of study. It also helps me make more friends. We can talk about our favorite songs and singers. 1．What’s Lucy’s favorite kind of music? 2．Why does Lucy like pop music? 3．Who is Lucy’s favorite singer? 4．What has Lucy bought about her favorite singer? 5．How does music help Lucy? 6．What do Lucy and her friends talk about? Read and answer the questions. （阅读短文并回答问题） When did you last take the time to listen to the birds sing? One afternoon, artist Liu Yi recorded the bird songs and shared them on his WeChat Moments. Soon, many of his friends sent him their won recordings of bird songs. The artist then decided to start a project called “Birds Chorus Radio.” Here is an interview with Liu about this project. Q: How many recordings have you received? A: So far, there have been more than 230 recordings, and the number keeps growing. People have helped me collect recordings and send them to me by e-mail. I’ve even received recordings from many other countries. Q: You’ve been sharing bird songs for over a month now. How do you feel about it? A: It is very heart-warming. It’s not just because of the beautiful bird songs that I love, but also some warm exchanges between people. Q: What do you plan to do with these recordings? A: Well, there is going to be a bird singing concert for kids, especially for the blind children. Now I’m getting ready for it with my partners. 1．Where did Liu Yi share the bird songs he recorded? 2．What’s name of Liu’s project? 3．How does Liu receive recordings from other people? 4．Why does Liu think sharing bird songs is heart-warming? 5．What will Liu and his partners do with these recordings? 6．What do you think of this project? Give your reason. Unit 2单元话题 I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked an Englishman. I not only spoke English very carefully, but also clearly. The Englishman, however, could not understand me. I repeated(重复) my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke quickly. “I am a foreigner,” I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that. The Englishman and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understand it. “You’ll soon learn English!” he said. To my surprise, in England, each person speaks a different language. The English people understand the English, but I don’t understand them! Do they speak English? 1．How was the railway station in London? 2．Why did the writer ask the Englishman for help? 3．Why did the writer repeat his question? 4．How did the Englishman speak at first? 5．Did the writer’s teacher speak English like the Englishman? 6．What kind of language does each person speak in England? 阅读下列语篇，根据短文内容回答下列问题。 Lucy comes to America to study. She finds the body language of Americans is different from that in her county. Let’s have a look! In America, personal space is very important. When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about two and a half feet away, so they are not facing each other directly(直接地). They will not get comfortable when a person stands too close. Americans like to look at the other person in their eyes when they are talking. If you don’t do so, it means you are not happy, or are not interested in what he is talking about. And if you look up and down at someone, it is not polite, either. For Americans, thumbs-up(竖拇指) means yes, very good or well done; thumbs-down means the opposite. To call a waiter, people put one hand above the head. It is all right to point at things but not people with the hand and index finger(食指). Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold(责备) them and touch them on the heads when they admire(赞赏) them. Learning body language is sometimes difficult. If you don’t know what to do, the best thing to do is smiling. 1．What does the underlined word “that” refer to(指代) in Para.1? 2．How far do Americans usually stand when they talk to each other? 3．What does thumbs-up mean for Americans? 4．In which body part do Americans touch when they admire children? 5．What is the best thing to do if you don’t know what to do about body language? Unit 3单元话题 Being the Eyes of “Be my eyes” 8.1 million people are waiting for calls from strangers worldwide. Some of them consider themselves introverts (内向的人), but as volunteers for Be My Eyes, they all have a kind heart. Be My Eyes was created in 2015 by Wiberg from Denmark. This free app connects blind people with sighted volunteers through video calls for help with everyday tasks. Today volunteers outnumber blind users by ten to one. It’s not easy for volunteers to get a call. Zhang Yanfei joined Be My Eyes in 2019 but didn’t receive her first call until four years later. Calls go out to many volunteers at the same time. If one doesn’t respond immediately, another volunteer will take the call. He Yanyan, a stage actress, once received her first call. A young man nervously asked, “Can this app really help?” Feeling nervous herself, she realized the man was also new to the platform. She pictured and explained the objects around him. The caller relaxed and asked if he looked tidy. After she told him that his clothes were spotless, the conversation continued for a few more rounds until the call was suddenly cut off. The volunteer wondered if she had sounded unfriendly. Cao Zhenxiang was also nervous during his first call. After he helped an elderly man check the expiration date (有效期) on his bread, the two thanked each other repeatedly. “I was so nervous that I didn’t even know why I was thanking him,” he said. Now, Cao feels much more confident. He recently ____________________________ 1．What does “Be my eyes” do? 2．Is it difficult for volunteers to get a call? 3．When did Zhang Yanfei receive her first call? 4．How did He Yanyan help the caller? 5．Why did Cao Zhenxiang keep thanking the caller? 6．What did Cao recently do? Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph in at least two sentences. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) Learning safety skills can be really important, as shown by a middle school student who saved his classmate’s life. Recently, 16-year-old Cao Chenzhe from Taizhou, Jiangshu Province, got 5,000 yuan for his brave act of using the Heimlich maneuver (海姆立克急救法) to save a classmate’s life. Cao clearly remembered that day. One evening in March, he was having dinner at the school dinning hall. Then he saw a classmate’s face turning purple. “Oh no, something is stuck in his throat!” Cao quickly found the problem and used the Heimlich maneuver. After trying many times, a large rice ball came out of the classmate’s throat. Cao learned the Heimlich maneuver during a safety education class at school. “The teacher showed us how to do it and we practised with each other,” said Cao. His school organises safety education classes every month and encourages students to take online classes. The reason for organising these classes is to help students learn how to act correctly when facing with a dangerous situation. The school wants all students to be prepared and know what to do to stay safe and help others if needed. When talking about the safety education, Cao said, “Many students think it’s unnecessary to learn safety skills. But I think, as middle school students, we must take safety education seriously. Learning these skills can save lives when it’s really needed.” 1．How old is Cao Chenzhe? 2．What happened to Cao’s classmate? 3．How was the safety education class about the Heimlich maneuver conducted (开展)? 4．How often does Cao’s school organize safety education classes? 5．Why does Cao’s school oraganise safety education classes? 6．Will you take safety education seriously? Why? Unit 4单元话题 Why do parents and caregivers lie to children? According to a study published in the International Journal of Psychology, 84% of American parents they surveyed reported lying to their kids to get them to stop unwanted behaviour or encourage good behaviour. But why? One of the most common reasons adults lie to their kids is to get them to act as they wish. This sounds like, “If you want to stay at the playground, I guess you’ll have to sleep here because I’m leaving. Bye!” With all the decisions that parents make day in and day out, this type of lying can be understood. When a caregiver lacks (缺乏) time or patience, a lie seems like a convenient solution. Besides, parents sometimes lie about kids’ talents or abilities. The purpose is good. Caring adults believe the best in their kids and they want kids to believe in themselves, too. Exaggerating (夸张) about children’s abilities sounds like, “Wow, your science fair project could win a Nobel prize,” or “You’re the best artist in the world.” Other times, if a kid asks a question a parent is unwilling or unable to answer, parents lie to kids about uncomfortable topics. A classic example of this is answering the “Where do babies come from?” question with “The stork brings them”, but uncomfortable topics can change as widely as families are different. Giving a false answer is an attempt to stop a child’s line of questioning. But is it good for parents or caregivers to lie to children? Of course not. Look for some useful guidance to avoid it! 1．According to a study by the International Journal of Psychology, most of the American parents they surveyed didn’t lie to their kids, did they? 2．How many reasons are given for adults lying to kids according to this passage? 3．What do the parents think of lying to kids when they lack time or patience? 4．Why do adults lie to kids about their talent or ability? 5．How can lying to kids help adults? 6．Do you want your parents to lie to you if necessary? Why or why not? 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 I put down Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. But I kept going over the exciting story in my mind. The book was full of magic. But Charlie’s happy family was the most magical part of the story. Charlie’s home was a small house at the side of a big town. His family was very poor. His four grandparents stayed in the only bed in the house. The family never had enough food. They always ate watery cabbage soup for dinner. In winter, the freezing wind swept across the floor all night long. To my surprise, the family were happy together. In the evenings, Charlie sat with his grandparents in bed and listened to their stories. Charlie’s parents often joined in. Every night, the room became a happy place. The whole family forgot about their hungry and poor life. This touched me greatly. In some people’s minds, happiness comes from things like money. But love, in fact, is the key to happiness. Oscar Wilde once said, “Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden...” There are so many reasons to be happy. I think love is the most important one. It can move us, change us and give us a life full of happiness. 1．What is the most magical part of the story? 2．What was Charlie and his family’s life like according to Paragraph 2&3? 3．What is the key to happiness according to the text? 4．Do you agree that “happiness comes from things like money”? Why or why not? Write 20words or more. Unit 5单元话题 More than 65 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period (白垩纪), many species died off during a global disaster often called the K-Pg extinction (灭绝). The end of the Cretaceous Period saw some very big changes in the earth’s oceans and on its lands. It wiped out up to 80% of all animal species, including the dinosaurs. But 20% of the animals that were alive with the dinosaurs did survive. What were these amazing animals? How and why did they survive while so many others disappeared forever? Behold (看) the survivors of the K-Pg mass extinction. Spider (Arachnid) The earliest web-spinning arachnids (蛛形纲动物) produced silk from their abdomens (腹部) about 386 million years ago. These ancient arachnids are closely related to today’s spiders. The original function of spider webs was probably to wrap eggs in a protective covering. Later, spiders used their silk to spin webs to catch prey. This invention helped them save energy while hunting and made it easier for them to survive. Dragonflies (Meganeura 巨脉蜻蜓) Today these flying insects have wings with a span of about 6 inches. But the earliest dragonflies used to grow to huge sizes 325 million years ago. The Meganeura dragonfly had a wingspan of almost 27 inches and would have dwarfed the largest modern dragonfly. In the oxygen-rich swamp environment of the Cretaceous, their large size helped Meganeura to absorb needed oxygen. But after the K-Pg extinction, the air and water had less oxygen. Dragonflies adapted to their new environment by becoming smaller. Crocodile (Sarcosuchus 帝王鳄) The largest Sarcosuchus from the Cretaceous was 39 feet long. This is three times longer than the biggest modern crocodile. Crocodiles are predators (食肉动物) and have probably hunted in much the same way for the past 225 million years. They have survived all this time by matching their small size with their very powerful jaws (颚，下巴) that produce a great biting force. 1．When did the K-Pg extinction happen? 2．How did spiders survive? 3．What were Menganeura’s large-sized wings used for? 4．Dragonflies didn’t become smaller to adapt to the new environment, did they? 5．Compared with crocodiles today, did crocodiles 225 million years ago hunt differently or similarly? New species discovery: Anasaitis Milesae —What is it? Imagine a spider so small, at less than 3mm long. This new kind of jumping spider is easy to miss. However, if you look carefully in the right place, you can find it. —Where was it found? Tylan Berry, a spider expert from the British Arachnological Society, noticed this new species in the grounds of the University of Exeter’s campus in Cornwall. He said this kind of discovery is rare as Britain is one of the best-studied countries in the world for spiders. This tiny spider can be found in good numbers by beating the lower branches of trees and in shrubs (灌木) over a sheet. They also appeared in another place 48 kilometres away. —How was it identified? At a special event called a bioblitz, where people come together to learn about and identify different living things, Berry found a spider he didn’t know. After lots of time and hard work, Berry still couldn’t figure out what kind of spider it was. So, he asked for help from Dmitri Logunov, a jumping-spider specialist at the Manchester Museum. A year later, they knew they had found a new species. —Is it unique to Britain? Yes, it’s special to Britain for now because no one has found it anywhere else. But it’s not from Britain. Its family members live in the West Indies and it was probably introduced with imported plants. —___________? Logunov named the spider after his friend Claire Milesae, who worked at the Manchester Museum and loved nature. She was a natural historian and an honorary curator (荣誉馆长) who died last year. 1．Why is this new kind of jumping spider hard to find? 2．Where was this new kind of spider first found in Britain? 3．How can people find a lot of Anasaitis Milesae on the trees? 4．Why did Berry turn to Logunov when he failed to identify the spider? 5．How might the new species come to Britain? 6．Fill in the blank for the last subtitle. Unit 6单元话题 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Do you love sunflowers? This article will walk you through how to plant your sunflower seeds and care for them. Start it with the best temperatures: 18~33℃. Part l Germinating (使发芽) Sunflower Seeds 1. Choose one kind you like. 2. Put the seeds in a bag. Cover the seeds with wet paper towels. Put them in the bags. Once the seeds germinate, plant them. Part 2 Planting Sunflower Seeds. 1. Choose a sunny place. Sunflowers grow best with six to eight hours of sunlight a day. 2. Plant the seeds in holes. Plant seeds 2.5cm deep and 15 cm apart. Cover the seeds with soil after planting. Part 3 Caring for Sunflower Plants 1. Water plants weekly. Water plants once a week. 2. Fertilize (施肥) a little or not at all. If you are growing sunflowers for your own enjoyment, there is no need to fertilize. 3. Harvest (收获) the seeds. Sunflowers usually take 80 to 120 days to mature (成熟) and produce new seeds. Tips: Protect the young plants from pests (害虫). Cover the ground with nets. Support plants over 90 cm with sticks. 1．What are the best temperatures to plant sunflowers? 2．How many hours do sunflowers need sunlight a day? 3．Can we harvest in May if we plant our sunflower seeds in April? 4．What can we do when sunflowers are 102 cm tall? 5．What kind of plants do you want to grow? Why? 阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。 Plants: more than we thought Plants are amazing! In the past, there were some ideas that plants had feelings and could act like people. But now, new studies show that plants are unusual in their own ways. Protecting (保护) themselves One way is how plants protect themselves. For example, when worms eat them, tomato plants can make their leaves taste bad with a special juice. This can even make the worms eat each other! Corn (玉米) plants can check what worms leave behind and then use that information to call a bee to hunt the worms. Plant communication Plants can also talk to each other. They mainly use special air. There are small openings on plants that look like little fish mouths under a microscope. These openings let out air with information. When a plant has problems, like being eaten or hurt by wind, it sends a “call”. Other plants close to it can get this “call” and get ready to stay safe. Plant memory Do plants have memory? One example is the “memory of winter”. Many fruit trees need to “remember” the number of cold days in winter to blossom in spring. They remember the cold and warm days to stop flowering too early during a warm time in winter. Now, when we look at plants in a park, we can think of them as little “strangers” (陌生人) with their own “stories” going on all around. We don’t know if they feel pain (疼痛), but they sense touch or respond to being eaten, even though they don’t feel pain like we do. 1．What can tomato plants do when worms eat them? 2．What do plants mainly use to talk to each other? 3．Why do plants remember the cold and warm days in winter? 4．What’s the main idea of the passage? 5．How do you usually look after the amazing plants around us? 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 期末复习之任务型阅读12篇 （Units 1-6单元话题） Unit 1单元话题 My name is Lucy. I’m a middle school student. I love music very much. My favorite kind of music is pop music. I like it because it’s very lively and easy to sing. I often listen to pop music on my MP3 player. I also like to sing pop songs with my classmates during breaks. My favorite singer is Taylor Swift. She is a very famous American singer-songwriter. Her songs are full of emotions. I have bought many of her CDs. I can sing most of her songs. I think music is very important in my life. It makes me feel relaxed after a long day of study. It also helps me make more friends. We can talk about our favorite songs and singers. 1．What’s Lucy’s favorite kind of music? 2．Why does Lucy like pop music? 3．Who is Lucy’s favorite singer? 4．What has Lucy bought about her favorite singer? 5．How does music help Lucy? 6．What do Lucy and her friends talk about? 【答案】1．Lucy’s favorite kind of music is pop music. 2．Because it’s very lively and easy to sing. 3．Her favorite singer is Taylor Swift. 4．She has bought many of Taylor Swift’s CDs. 5．It makes her feel relaxed after study and helps her make more friends. 6．They talk about their favorite songs and singers. 【导语】本文作者露西介绍了她最喜欢的歌手及对音乐的看法。 1．根据“My favorite kind of music is pop music.”可知，露西最喜欢流行音乐。故填Lucy’s favorite kind of music is pop music. 2．根据“I like it because it’s very lively and easy to sing.”可知，因为流行音乐很欢快，很容易唱。故填Because it’s very lively and easy to sing. 3．根据“My favorite singer is Taylor Swift.”可知，她最喜欢的歌手是泰勒·斯威夫特。故填Her favorite singer is Taylor Swift. 4．根据“I have bought many of her CDs.”可知，她买了很多她的CD。故填She has bought many of Taylor Swift’s CDs. 5．根据“It makes me feel relaxed after a long day of study. It also helps me make more friends.”可知，音乐让露西在漫长的一天学习后感到放松也帮助露西结交了更多的朋友。故填It makes her feel relaxed after study and helps her make more friends. 6．根据“We can talk about our favorite songs and singers.”可知，他们可以谈论他们最喜欢的歌曲和歌手。故填They talk about their favorite songs and singers. Read and answer the questions. （阅读短文并回答问题） When did you last take the time to listen to the birds sing? One afternoon, artist Liu Yi recorded the bird songs and shared them on his WeChat Moments. Soon, many of his friends sent him their won recordings of bird songs. The artist then decided to start a project called “Birds Chorus Radio.” Here is an interview with Liu about this project. Q: How many recordings have you received? A: So far, there have been more than 230 recordings, and the number keeps growing. People have helped me collect recordings and send them to me by e-mail. I’ve even received recordings from many other countries. Q: You’ve been sharing bird songs for over a month now. How do you feel about it? A: It is very heart-warming. It’s not just because of the beautiful bird songs that I love, but also some warm exchanges between people. Q: What do you plan to do with these recordings? A: Well, there is going to be a bird singing concert for kids, especially for the blind children. Now I’m getting ready for it with my partners. 1．Where did Liu Yi share the bird songs he recorded? 2．What’s name of Liu’s project? 3．How does Liu receive recordings from other people? 4．Why does Liu think sharing bird songs is heart-warming? 5．What will Liu and his partners do with these recordings? 6．What do you think of this project? Give your reason. 【答案】1．On his WeChat Moments. 2．Birds Chorus Radio. 3．By e-mail. 4．It’s not just because of the beautiful bird songs that he loves, but also some warm exchanges between people. 5．They will hold a bird singing concert for kids, especially for the blind children. 6．I think this project is great because it can bring enjoyment to children. 【导语】本文是一个与艺术家的采访，艺术家介绍了叫做“Birds Chorus Radio”的项目。 1．根据“One afternoon, artist Liu Yi recorded the bird songs and shared them on his WeChat Moments.”可知，在微信朋友圈分享的，故填On his WeChat Moments. 2．根据“The artist then decided to start a project called ‘Birds Chorus Radio.’ ”可知，这个项目的名称是Birds Chorus Radio，故填Birds Chorus Radio. 3．根据“People have helped me collect recordings and send them to me by e-mail.”可知，通过邮件接收，故填By e-mail. 4．根据“It is very heart-warming. It’s not just because of the beautiful bird songs that I love, but also some warm exchanges between people.”可知，这不仅仅是因为他喜欢美丽的鸟鸣，还因为人与人之间的一些温暖的交流，故填It’s not just because of the beautiful bird songs that he loves, but also some warm exchanges between people. 5．根据“Well, there is going to be a bird singing concert for kids, especially for the blind children.”可知，他们将为孩子们，特别是盲童举行一场鸟类歌唱音乐会，故填They will hold a bird singing concert for kids, especially for the blind children. 6．开放性问题，答案合理即可。参考答案为I think this project is great because it can bring enjoyment to children. Unit 2单元话题 I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked an Englishman. I not only spoke English very carefully, but also clearly. The Englishman, however, could not understand me. I repeated(重复) my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke quickly. “I am a foreigner,” I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that. The Englishman and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understand it. “You’ll soon learn English!” he said. To my surprise, in England, each person speaks a different language. The English people understand the English, but I don’t understand them! Do they speak English? 1．How was the railway station in London? 2．Why did the writer ask the Englishman for help? 3．Why did the writer repeat his question? 4．How did the Englishman speak at first? 5．Did the writer’s teacher speak English like the Englishman? 6．What kind of language does each person speak in England? 【答案】1．The railway station was big, black and dark. 153．Because he didn’t know the way to his hotel. 1．Because the Englishman couldn’t understand him. 2．He spoke quickly.                                        . 3．No, he didn’t. 4．Each person speaks a different language. 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者在伦敦遇到的语言交流问题。 1．根据“The railway station was big, black and dark”可知，火车站很大，又黑又暗，故填The railway station was big, black and dark. 2．根据“I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked an Englishman”可知，因为他不知道去酒店的路，故填Because he didn’t know the way to his hotel. 3．根据“The Englishman, however, could not understand me. I repeated(重复) my question several times”可知，因为这个人不明白作者说什么，故填Because the Englishman couldn’t understand him. 4．根据“He answered me, but he spoke quickly”可知，起初他说得很快，故填He spoke quickly. 5．根据“My teacher never spoke English like that”可知，老师从未像那样说英语，故填No, he didn’t. 6．根据“in England, each person speaks a different language”可知，在英国，每个人都说不同的语言，故填Each person speaks a different language. 阅读下列语篇，根据短文内容回答下列问题。 Lucy comes to America to study. She finds the body language of Americans is different from that in her county. Let’s have a look! In America, personal space is very important. When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about two and a half feet away, so they are not facing each other directly(直接地). They will not get comfortable when a person stands too close. Americans like to look at the other person in their eyes when they are talking. If you don’t do so, it means you are not happy, or are not interested in what he is talking about. And if you look up and down at someone, it is not polite, either. For Americans, thumbs-up(竖拇指) means yes, very good or well done; thumbs-down means the opposite. To call a waiter, people put one hand above the head. It is all right to point at things but not people with the hand and index finger(食指). Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold(责备) them and touch them on the heads when they admire(赞赏) them. Learning body language is sometimes difficult. If you don’t know what to do, the best thing to do is smiling. 1．What does the underlined word “that” refer to(指代) in Para.1? 2．How far do Americans usually stand when they talk to each other? 3．What does thumbs-up mean for Americans? 4．In which body part do Americans touch when they admire children? 5．What is the best thing to do if you don’t know what to do about body language? 【答案】1．Body language. 1．They usually stand about two and a half feet away. 1．Yes, very good or well done. 1．Heads. 2．The best thing to do is smiling. 【导语】本文介绍了美国人常用的肢体语言。 1．根据“She finds the body language of Americans is different from that in her county.”可知，此处指美国人的肢体语言与她所在国家的肢体语言不同，所以此处“that”指代“body language”。故填Body language. 2．根据“When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about two and a half feet away.”可知，当两个人互相交谈时，他们通常站在2.5英尺远的地方。故填They usually stand about two and a half feet away. 3．根据“For Americans, thumbs-up(竖拇指) means yes, very good or well done”可知，对美国人来说，竖起大拇指意味着是的、非常好或做得很好。故填Yes, very good or well done. 4．根据“touch them on the heads when they admire(赞赏) them.”可知，美国人在赞美孩子的时候会摸孩子的头。故填Heads. 5．根据“If you don’t know what to do, the best thing to do is smiling.”可知，如果你不知道该做什么，最好的办法就是微笑。故填The best thing to do is smiling. Unit 3单元话题 Being the Eyes of “Be my eyes” 8.1 million people are waiting for calls from strangers worldwide. Some of them consider themselves introverts (内向的人), but as volunteers for Be My Eyes, they all have a kind heart. Be My Eyes was created in 2015 by Wiberg from Denmark. This free app connects blind people with sighted volunteers through video calls for help with everyday tasks. Today volunteers outnumber blind users by ten to one. It’s not easy for volunteers to get a call. Zhang Yanfei joined Be My Eyes in 2019 but didn’t receive her first call until four years later. Calls go out to many volunteers at the same time. If one doesn’t respond immediately, another volunteer will take the call. He Yanyan, a stage actress, once received her first call. A young man nervously asked, “Can this app really help?” Feeling nervous herself, she realized the man was also new to the platform. She pictured and explained the objects around him. The caller relaxed and asked if he looked tidy. After she told him that his clothes were spotless, the conversation continued for a few more rounds until the call was suddenly cut off. The volunteer wondered if she had sounded unfriendly. Cao Zhenxiang was also nervous during his first call. After he helped an elderly man check the expiration date (有效期) on his bread, the two thanked each other repeatedly. “I was so nervous that I didn’t even know why I was thanking him,” he said. Now, Cao feels much more confident. He recently ____________________________ 1．What does “Be my eyes” do? 2．Is it difficult for volunteers to get a call? 3．When did Zhang Yanfei receive her first call? 4．How did He Yanyan help the caller? 5．Why did Cao Zhenxiang keep thanking the caller? 6．What did Cao recently do? Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph in at least two sentences. 【答案】1．Be My Eyes connects blind people with sighted volunteers through video calls for help with everyday tasks. 2．Yes. 3．Zhang Yanfei received her first call in 2023. 4．He Yanyan pictured and explained the objects around the caller. 5．Cao Zhenxiang kept thanking the caller because he was nervous. 6．He recently helped a blind person cross the street while working on his computer. “It just felt like chatting with a friend.” he said. 【导语】本文主要讲述了“Be My Eyes”这个应用程序的功能以及志愿者在使用该应用时的经历和感受。 1．根据“Be My Eyes was created in 2015 by Wiberg from Denmark. This free app connects blind people with sighted volunteers through video calls for help with everyday tasks.”可知，“Be My Eyes”通过视频通话连接盲人和视力正常的志愿者，帮助他们完成日常任务。故填Be My Eyes connects blind people with sighted volunteers through video calls for help with everyday tasks. 2．根据“It’s not easy for volunteers to get a call.”可知，志愿者接到电话并不容易。故填Yes. 3．根据“Zhang Yanfei joined Be My Eyes in 2019 but didn’t receive her first call until four years later.”可知，张燕飞在2023年接到了第一个电话。故填Zhang Yanfei received her first call in 2023. 4．根据“She pictured and explained the objects around him.”可知，何燕燕通过描述和解释周围的物品来帮助来电者。故填He Yanyan pictured and explained the objects around the caller. 5．根据“the two thanked each other repeatedly. ‘I was so nervous that I didn’t even know why I was thanking him,’”可知，曹振祥因为紧张而不断感谢来电者。故填Cao Zhenxiang kept thanking the caller because he was nervous. 6．开放性试题，言之有理即可，参考答案：He recently helped a blind person cross the street while working on his computer. “It just felt like chatting with a friend.” he said. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) Learning safety skills can be really important, as shown by a middle school student who saved his classmate’s life. Recently, 16-year-old Cao Chenzhe from Taizhou, Jiangshu Province, got 5,000 yuan for his brave act of using the Heimlich maneuver (海姆立克急救法) to save a classmate’s life. Cao clearly remembered that day. One evening in March, he was having dinner at the school dinning hall. Then he saw a classmate’s face turning purple. “Oh no, something is stuck in his throat!” Cao quickly found the problem and used the Heimlich maneuver. After trying many times, a large rice ball came out of the classmate’s throat. Cao learned the Heimlich maneuver during a safety education class at school. “The teacher showed us how to do it and we practised with each other,” said Cao. His school organises safety education classes every month and encourages students to take online classes. The reason for organising these classes is to help students learn how to act correctly when facing with a dangerous situation. The school wants all students to be prepared and know what to do to stay safe and help others if needed. When talking about the safety education, Cao said, “Many students think it’s unnecessary to learn safety skills. But I think, as middle school students, we must take safety education seriously. Learning these skills can save lives when it’s really needed.” 1．How old is Cao Chenzhe? 2．What happened to Cao’s classmate? 3．How was the safety education class about the Heimlich maneuver conducted (开展)? 4．How often does Cao’s school organize safety education classes? 5．Why does Cao’s school oraganise safety education classes? 6．Will you take safety education seriously? Why? 【答案】1．He is 16 (years old). 2．A large rice ball was stuck in his throat, and his face turned purple. 3．The teacher showed how to do it, and students practised with each other. 4．Every month. 5．To help students learn how to act correctly in dangerous situations to stay safe and help others. 6．Yes, because safety skills can save lives in emergencies. (答案言之有理即可) 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了曹辰哲（音译）利用老师教的海姆立克急救法救了同学的故事，并就此事谈论了学习急救知识的重要性。 1．根据“Recently, 16-year-old Cao Chenzhe from Taizhou, Jiangshu Province”可知，他十六岁。故填He is 16 (years old). 2．根据“Then he saw a classmate’s face turning purple.”和“ ‘Oh no, something is stuck in his throat!’ Cao quickly found the problem and used the Heimlich maneuver. After trying many times, a large rice ball came out of the classmate’s throat.”可知，同学因一个大饭团卡喉导致脸色发紫。故填A large rice ball was stuck in his throat, and his face turned purple. 3．根据“Cao learned the Heimlich maneuver during a safety education class at school. ‘The teacher showed us how to do it and we practised with each other,’ said Cao.”可知，安全教育课上老师示范操作并让学生互相练习。故填The teacher showed how to do it, and students practised with each other. 4．根据“His school organises safety education classes every month”可知，学校每个月都组织安全教育课程。故填Every month. 5．根据“The school wants all students to be prepared and know what to do to stay safe and help others if needed.”可知，目的是帮助学生学会在危险中正确应对，确保安全并帮助他人。故填To help students learn how to act correctly in dangerous situations to stay safe and help others. 6．开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为：Yes, because safety skills can save lives in emergencies. Unit 4单元话题 Why do parents and caregivers lie to children? According to a study published in the International Journal of Psychology, 84% of American parents they surveyed reported lying to their kids to get them to stop unwanted behaviour or encourage good behaviour. But why? One of the most common reasons adults lie to their kids is to get them to act as they wish. This sounds like, “If you want to stay at the playground, I guess you’ll have to sleep here because I’m leaving. Bye!” With all the decisions that parents make day in and day out, this type of lying can be understood. When a caregiver lacks (缺乏) time or patience, a lie seems like a convenient solution. Besides, parents sometimes lie about kids’ talents or abilities. The purpose is good. Caring adults believe the best in their kids and they want kids to believe in themselves, too. Exaggerating (夸张) about children’s abilities sounds like, “Wow, your science fair project could win a Nobel prize,” or “You’re the best artist in the world.” Other times, if a kid asks a question a parent is unwilling or unable to answer, parents lie to kids about uncomfortable topics. A classic example of this is answering the “Where do babies come from?” question with “The stork brings them”, but uncomfortable topics can change as widely as families are different. Giving a false answer is an attempt to stop a child’s line of questioning. But is it good for parents or caregivers to lie to children? Of course not. Look for some useful guidance to avoid it! 1．According to a study by the International Journal of Psychology, most of the American parents they surveyed didn’t lie to their kids, did they? 2．How many reasons are given for adults lying to kids according to this passage? 3．What do the parents think of lying to kids when they lack time or patience? 4．Why do adults lie to kids about their talent or ability? 5．How can lying to kids help adults? 6．Do you want your parents to lie to you if necessary? Why or why not? 【答案】1．Yes, they did. 2．Three. 3．It’s a convenient solution. 4．Because they believe the best in their kids and they want kids to believe in themselves, too. 5．By stopping a child’s line of questioning. 6．Yes, I do. Because I think my parents’ lies mean their special care for me in most cases./No, I don’t. Because I want to learn about truth all the time. (Any reasonable answer is OK) 【导语】本文主要讲述了父母和照顾者为什么会对孩子撒谎，并列举了几种常见的撒谎原因。 1．根据“According to a study published in the International Journal of Psychology, 84% of American parents they surveyed reported lying to their kids”可知，大多数美国父母确实对孩子们撒谎了。故填Yes, they did. 2．根据文章内容可知，提到了三个主要的原因：一是为了让孩子按照他们的意愿行事，二是为了夸大孩子的才能或能力，三是为了避免回答孩子提出的不舒服的问题。故填Three. 3．根据“When a caregiver lacks (缺乏) time or patience, a lie seems like a convenient solution.”可知，当父母缺乏时间或耐心时，撒谎似乎是一个方便的解决方案。故填It’s a convenient solution. 4．根据“Caring adults believe the best in their kids and they want kids to believe in themselves, too”可知，是因为他们相信自己的孩子是最好的，他们希望孩子也相信自己。故填Because they believe the best in their kids and they want kids to believe in themselves, too. 5．根据“Giving a false answer is an attempt to stop a child’s line of questioning.”可知，对孩子撒谎可以通过阻止孩子的提问帮助成年人。故填By stopping a child’s line of questioning. 6．开放性作答，言之有理即可。参考答案为：Yes, I do. Because I think my parents’ lies mean their special care for me in most cases./No, I don’t. Because I want to learn about truth all the time. 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 I put down Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. But I kept going over the exciting story in my mind. The book was full of magic. But Charlie’s happy family was the most magical part of the story. Charlie’s home was a small house at the side of a big town. His family was very poor. His four grandparents stayed in the only bed in the house. The family never had enough food. They always ate watery cabbage soup for dinner. In winter, the freezing wind swept across the floor all night long. To my surprise, the family were happy together. In the evenings, Charlie sat with his grandparents in bed and listened to their stories. Charlie’s parents often joined in. Every night, the room became a happy place. The whole family forgot about their hungry and poor life. This touched me greatly. In some people’s minds, happiness comes from things like money. But love, in fact, is the key to happiness. Oscar Wilde once said, “Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden...” There are so many reasons to be happy. I think love is the most important one. It can move us, change us and give us a life full of happiness. 1．What is the most magical part of the story? 2．What was Charlie and his family’s life like according to Paragraph 2&3? 3．What is the key to happiness according to the text? 4．Do you agree that “happiness comes from things like money”? Why or why not? Write 20words or more. 【答案】1．Charlie’s happy family. 2．Poor but happy. 3．Love. 4．I do not agree that happiness comes solely from things like money. While money can provide certain conveniences and pleasures, true happiness often stems from deeper, more meaningful connections and experiences, such as love, family, friends, and personal fulfillment. Money cannot buy genuine happiness or contentment in life. 【导语】本文通过讲述查理和他的巧克力工厂的故事，强调了贫穷并不等同于不幸福，真正的幸福来自于家庭成员之间的爱和相互支持。 1．根据“But Charlie’s happy family was the most magical part of the story.”可知，查理幸福的家庭是故事中最神奇的部分。故填Charlie’s happy family. 2．根据“His family was very poor.”和“the family were happy together.”可知，查理一家虽然贫穷，但是很幸福。故填Poor but happy. 3．根据“But love, in fact, is the key to happiness.”可知，爱是幸福的关键。故填Love. 4．此题为开放性试题，言之有理即可。故填I do not agree that happiness comes solely from things like money. While money can provide certain conveniences and pleasures, true happiness often stems from deeper, more meaningful connections and experiences, such as love, family, friends, and personal fulfillment. Money cannot buy genuine happiness or contentment in life. Unit 5单元话题 More than 65 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period (白垩纪), many species died off during a global disaster often called the K-Pg extinction (灭绝). The end of the Cretaceous Period saw some very big changes in the earth’s oceans and on its lands. It wiped out up to 80% of all animal species, including the dinosaurs. But 20% of the animals that were alive with the dinosaurs did survive. What were these amazing animals? How and why did they survive while so many others disappeared forever? Behold (看) the survivors of the K-Pg mass extinction. Spider (Arachnid) The earliest web-spinning arachnids (蛛形纲动物) produced silk from their abdomens (腹部) about 386 million years ago. These ancient arachnids are closely related to today’s spiders. The original function of spider webs was probably to wrap eggs in a protective covering. Later, spiders used their silk to spin webs to catch prey. This invention helped them save energy while hunting and made it easier for them to survive. Dragonflies (Meganeura 巨脉蜻蜓) Today these flying insects have wings with a span of about 6 inches. But the earliest dragonflies used to grow to huge sizes 325 million years ago. The Meganeura dragonfly had a wingspan of almost 27 inches and would have dwarfed the largest modern dragonfly. In the oxygen-rich swamp environment of the Cretaceous, their large size helped Meganeura to absorb needed oxygen. But after the K-Pg extinction, the air and water had less oxygen. Dragonflies adapted to their new environment by becoming smaller. Crocodile (Sarcosuchus 帝王鳄) The largest Sarcosuchus from the Cretaceous was 39 feet long. This is three times longer than the biggest modern crocodile. Crocodiles are predators (食肉动物) and have probably hunted in much the same way for the past 225 million years. They have survived all this time by matching their small size with their very powerful jaws (颚，下巴) that produce a great biting force. 1．When did the K-Pg extinction happen? 2．How did spiders survive? 3．What were Menganeura’s large-sized wings used for? 4．Dragonflies didn’t become smaller to adapt to the new environment, did they? 5．Compared with crocodiles today, did crocodiles 225 million years ago hunt differently or similarly? 【答案】1．More than 65 million years ago. 2．Spiders evolved to use their silk to spin webs for catching prey. 3．They helped the Meganeura to absorb needed oxygen. 4．Yes, they did. 5．Compared with crocodiles today, crocodiles 225 million years ago hunted similarly. 【导语】本文主要讲述了白垩纪末期K-Pg灭绝事件中幸存下来的动物及其生存方式。 1．根据“More than 65 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period (白垩纪), many species died off during a global disaster often called the K-Pg extinction (灭绝).”可知，K-Pg灭绝事件发生在6500万年前的白垩纪末期。故填More than 65 million years ago. 2．根据“Later, spiders used their silk to spin webs to catch prey. This invention helped them save energy while hunting and made it easier for them to survive.”可知，蜘蛛通过使用丝线编织网来捕捉猎物，从而生存下来。故填Spiders evolved to use their silk to spin webs for catching prey. 3．根据“In the oxygen-rich swamp environment of the Cretaceous, their large size helped Meganeura to absorb needed oxygen.”可知，巨脉蜻蜓的大翅膀用于吸收所需的氧气。故填They helped the Meganeura to absorb needed oxygen. 4．根据“Dragonflies adapted to their new environment by becoming smaller.”可知，蜻蜓为了适应新环境，确实变得更小了。故填Yes, they did. 5．根据“Crocodiles are predators (食肉动物) and have probably hunted in much the same way for the past 225 million years”可知，225百万年前的鳄鱼与今天的鳄鱼捕猎方式相似。故填Compared with crocodiles today, crocodiles 225 million years ago hunted similarly. New species discovery: Anasaitis Milesae —What is it? Imagine a spider so small, at less than 3mm long. This new kind of jumping spider is easy to miss. However, if you look carefully in the right place, you can find it. —Where was it found? Tylan Berry, a spider expert from the British Arachnological Society, noticed this new species in the grounds of the University of Exeter’s campus in Cornwall. He said this kind of discovery is rare as Britain is one of the best-studied countries in the world for spiders. This tiny spider can be found in good numbers by beating the lower branches of trees and in shrubs (灌木) over a sheet. They also appeared in another place 48 kilometres away. —How was it identified? At a special event called a bioblitz, where people come together to learn about and identify different living things, Berry found a spider he didn’t know. After lots of time and hard work, Berry still couldn’t figure out what kind of spider it was. So, he asked for help from Dmitri Logunov, a jumping-spider specialist at the Manchester Museum. A year later, they knew they had found a new species. —Is it unique to Britain? Yes, it’s special to Britain for now because no one has found it anywhere else. But it’s not from Britain. Its family members live in the West Indies and it was probably introduced with imported plants. —___________? Logunov named the spider after his friend Claire Milesae, who worked at the Manchester Museum and loved nature. She was a natural historian and an honorary curator (荣誉馆长) who died last year. 1．Why is this new kind of jumping spider hard to find? 2．Where was this new kind of spider first found in Britain? 3．How can people find a lot of Anasaitis Milesae on the trees? 4．Why did Berry turn to Logunov when he failed to identify the spider? 5．How might the new species come to Britain? 6．Fill in the blank for the last subtitle. 【答案】1．Because the spider is too small. 2．On the grounds of the University of Exeter’s campus in Cornwall. 3．By beating the lower branches of trees. 4．Because Logunov was a jumping-spider specialist. 5．It was possibly introduced with imported plants./It might be introduced with imported plants. 6．参考答案：How did the name come about? 【导语】本文主要介绍了新物种发现——一种名为Anasaitis Milesae的跳蛛，包括它的特点、发现地点、发现方式、身份确认过程、来源以及命名由来等方面的内容。 1．根据小标题1段“Imagine a spider so small, at less than 3mm long. This new kind of jumping spider is easy to miss.”可知，这种新的跳蛛难以被发现是因为它太小了，故填Because the spider is too small. 2．根据小标题2段“Tylan Berry, a spider expert from ... Exeter’s campus in Cornwall.”可知，这种新的蜘蛛在英国首次被发现的地点是康沃尔郡埃克塞特大学校园的空地上，故填On the grounds of the University of Exeter’s campus in Cornwall. 3．根据小标题2段“This tiny spider can be found in good numbers ... over a sheet.”可知，人们通过敲打树的下部分树枝能找到很多Anasaitis Milesae，故填By beating the lower branches of trees. 4．根据小标题3段“After lots of time and hard work, ... at the Manchester Museum.”可知，Berry向Logunov求助是因为Logunov是跳蛛专家，故填Because Logunov was a jumping-spider specialist. 5．根据小标题4段“Its family members live in the West Indies and it was probably introduced with imported plants.”可知，这个新物种可能是随着进口植物被引入英国的，故填It was possibly introduced with imported plants./It might be introduced with imported plants. 6．开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为：How did the name come about? Unit 6单元话题 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Do you love sunflowers? This article will walk you through how to plant your sunflower seeds and care for them. Start it with the best temperatures: 18~33℃. Part l Germinating (使发芽) Sunflower Seeds 1. Choose one kind you like. 2. Put the seeds in a bag. Cover the seeds with wet paper towels. Put them in the bags. Once the seeds germinate, plant them. Part 2 Planting Sunflower Seeds. 1. Choose a sunny place. Sunflowers grow best with six to eight hours of sunlight a day. 2. Plant the seeds in holes. Plant seeds 2.5cm deep and 15 cm apart. Cover the seeds with soil after planting. Part 3 Caring for Sunflower Plants 1. Water plants weekly. Water plants once a week. 2. Fertilize (施肥) a little or not at all. If you are growing sunflowers for your own enjoyment, there is no need to fertilize. 3. Harvest (收获) the seeds. Sunflowers usually take 80 to 120 days to mature (成熟) and produce new seeds. Tips: Protect the young plants from pests (害虫). Cover the ground with nets. Support plants over 90 cm with sticks. 1．What are the best temperatures to plant sunflowers? 2．How many hours do sunflowers need sunlight a day? 3．Can we harvest in May if we plant our sunflower seeds in April? 4．What can we do when sunflowers are 102 cm tall? 5．What kind of plants do you want to grow? Why? 【答案】1．18—33℃. 2．Six to eight hours. 3．No, we can’t.   4．We can support them with sticks. 5．I want to grow roses because they are beautiful and have a nice smell. (答案不唯一) 【导语】本文主要介绍了种植向日葵的方法，包括种子发芽、播种、养护的步骤和要点，以及相关注意事项。 1．根据文中“Start it with the best temperatures: 18~33℃.”可知，种植向日葵的最佳温度是18-33℃。故填18—33℃. 2．根据“Sunflowers grow best with six to eight hours of sunlight a day.” 可知，向日葵每天需要六到八小时的光照。故填Six to eight hours. 3．根据“Sunflowers usually take 80 to 120 days to mature and produce new seeds.”可知，向日葵成熟需要80到120天，4月种植到5月时间远远不足80 天，所以不能收获。故填No, we can’t. 4．根据“Support plants over 90 cm with sticks.”可知，当向日葵高度超过90cm时，我们可以用棍子支撑它们。故填We can support them with sticks. 5．开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案：I want to grow roses because they are beautiful and have a nice smell. 阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。 Plants: more than we thought Plants are amazing! In the past, there were some ideas that plants had feelings and could act like people. But now, new studies show that plants are unusual in their own ways. Protecting (保护) themselves One way is how plants protect themselves. For example, when worms eat them, tomato plants can make their leaves taste bad with a special juice. This can even make the worms eat each other! Corn (玉米) plants can check what worms leave behind and then use that information to call a bee to hunt the worms. Plant communication Plants can also talk to each other. They mainly use special air. There are small openings on plants that look like little fish mouths under a microscope. These openings let out air with information. When a plant has problems, like being eaten or hurt by wind, it sends a “call”. Other plants close to it can get this “call” and get ready to stay safe. Plant memory Do plants have memory? One example is the “memory of winter”. Many fruit trees need to “remember” the number of cold days in winter to blossom in spring. They remember the cold and warm days to stop flowering too early during a warm time in winter. Now, when we look at plants in a park, we can think of them as little “strangers” (陌生人) with their own “stories” going on all around. We don’t know if they feel pain (疼痛), but they sense touch or respond to being eaten, even though they don’t feel pain like we do. 1．What can tomato plants do when worms eat them? 2．What do plants mainly use to talk to each other? 3．Why do plants remember the cold and warm days in winter? 4．What’s the main idea of the passage? 5．How do you usually look after the amazing plants around us? 【答案】1．Tomato plants can make their leaves taste bad with a special juice. 2．Plants mainly use special air to talk to each other. 3．To stop flowering too early during a warm time in winter. 4．The passage mainly talks about the amazing abilities of plants, including protecting themselves, communicating with each other, and having memory. 5．We should water them regularly, give them enough sunlight, and protect them from strong wind and cold weather. 【导语】本文主要描述了植物在不同方面的奇妙特性，比如自我保护、沟通和记忆，说明植物的多样性和独特性。 1．根据“when worms eat them, tomato plants can make their leaves taste bad with a special juice.”可知，番茄植物在被虫咬时会释放特殊汁液使叶子变苦，甚至让虫子互相残杀。故填Tomato plants can make their leaves taste bad with a special juice. 2．根据“They mainly use special air. There are small openings on plants that look like little fish mouths under a microscope.”可知，植物通过小孔释放带有信息的特殊空气进行交流，故填Plants mainly use special air to talk to each other. 3．根据“Many fruit trees need to ‘remember’ the number of cold days in winter to blossom in spring. They remember the cold and warm days to stop flowering too early during a warm time in winter.”可知，植物通过记忆冬季的冷暖天数，确保春季适时开花，避免暖冬过早开花。故填To stop flowering too early during a warm time in winter. 4．通读全文可知，文章通过自我保护、交流、记忆三个方面说明植物的独特能力，故填The passage mainly talks about the amazing abilities of plants, including protecting themselves, communicating with each other, and having memory. 5．开放性问题，言之有理即可。参考答案为：We should water them regularly, give them enough sunlight, and protect them from strong wind and cold weather. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$