专题11 任务型阅读之表格填空（期中真题分类汇编，江苏专用）八年级英语上学期

专题11 任务型阅读之表格填空 一、第一套 24-25八上·江苏省江苏省泰州市靖江市滨江学校·期中 Steps to deal with regrets (懊悔) Here are three steps you can take the next time you find yourself thinking about your past mistakes. People often say their regrets trouble them. This suggests that the regret is like a ghost: not clear but always scary (吓人的). Bring your ghost out of your mind by making a list of your regrets. Write down why they still trouble you. Be honest. For example, note not only that you hurt a friend’s feelings through your own mistake, but also that this almost certainly didn’t destroy the person’s life. After you make a mistake, life moves on. But sometimes you can’t stop kicking yourself. Perhaps you dropped out of school many years ago and are always thinking today how much money you would be making if you had finished school. In other words, you have chosen a life sentence for a poor decision you made in the past. However, you may make more today if you work hard. Change your idea with a simple saying, “I will not waste another minute of my life thinking of a decision that cannot be changed.” The regret is like a school run by human nature. If you never experienced regrets, you would keep repeating the same behaviors that led you to miss chances. Your regret can teach you to become smarter and more successful—if you let it. In your list of regrets, also write down how you want to change your behavior. Next, list all the ways that you can use in your own skills and improvement right now—and get started. Obsessing (念念不忘) about regrets does harm to you. You aren’t able to live without regrets. Life is a journey full of happiness and sadness. To live it well and fully means learning from every bit of it, including the mistakes, and moving forward. Steps to deal with regrets Introduction Here are three steps for you when you 1 about your past mistakes. Three steps Kill the ghost People are often troubled by regrets. Make a list of your regrets to 2 your ghost out of your mind. Write down why each regret still 3 you. Forgive (原谅) yourself Sometimes, you 4 kicking yourself after making a mistake. You might feel sorry for dropping out of school many years ago. Don’t waste 5 thinking of a decision that cannot be changed. Get started You can become smarter and more successful by 6 from regrets. You should list all the 7 that you can use to change your behavior. After you finish making a list, start to improve yourself. Conclusion Obsessing about regrets is 8 for you. Living without regrets is 9 . In fact, you might make 10 before you move forward. 二、第二套 24-25八上·江苏省镇江市丹徒区·期中 The amazing city of Chang’an Hi, I’m from the Tang Dynasty’s capital Chang’an. People in your time call the city Xi’an. The Silk Road starts from Chang’an. That makes it one of the most international cities in the world. There are more than 1,000,000 people in the city, and 200,000 of them are foreigners. Most of them come a long way along the Silk Road. They bring their goods, arts and fashion. Foreign friends are welcomed in our city. Foreign goods and arts become an important part of our everyday life! Fashionable clothes Foreign clothes are popular in Chang’an. They always have close-fitting sleeves (宽袖) and turn-down collars (翻领). Central Asians and Persians (波人) wear this kind of clothes. People in Chang’an like to wear them, too. Look at this man. He is wearing a pointy hat made of wool. I also have a hat like that. My mom bought it for me in the western market. It’s the market for foreign trade. Yummy food This is hubing, a popular street food in the city. It’s a kind of pancake with sesames (芝麻) on it. Travelers on the Silk Road like to eat it and bring it to Chang’an. My favourite snack is biluo. It’s from Persia. It always has fruits in it. It looks like a fruit pie. I like the one with cherries the most. So sweet! Many fruits and vegetables are not local to China, such as eggplants and spinach. They come a long way along the Silk Road to our table. Colorful arts Dancers from Central Asia are big stars here. They can whirl (旋转) very fast on a small carpet. Amazing! From the emperor to ordinary (普通的) people, everyone in the city enjoys it. There are also many famous musicians from Central Asia. They play the harp (竖琴) and the pipa. The amazing city of Chang’an Introduction The Silk Road starts from Chang’an, one of the most international cities in the world. There are 1 1,000,000 people in the city, and 200,000 of them are foreigners. Foreign goods and arts become 2 in our daily life. 3 clothes Foreign clothes are popular 4 people in Chang’an. People here like wearing the same clothes 5 Central Asians and Persians do, which have close-fitting sleeves and turn-down collars. I had a pointy 6 hat, which my mom bought for me in the western market. Yummy food Travelers on the Silk Road like to eat hubing, a kind of pancake, and 7 it to Chang’an. My 8 snack is Persian biluo with cherries. Many fruits and vegetables are not local to China, 9 eggplants and spinach. Colorful arts Dancers from Central Asia can whirl very fast on a small carpet. People feel 10 when watching the dance show. Many famous musicians from Central Asia play the harp and the pipa here. 三、第三套 24-25八上·江苏镇江市经开区·期中 Many Chinese primary and middle school students can’t do housework today and do not take such work seriously. So some are unable to cook or wash their own clothes when they enter college. The Ministry of Education (教育部) starts a new curriculum standard (课程标准) for housework education for students from Grade 1 to Grade 9, making it an important course that students must take at least once a week. The new standard asks students in Grade 1—2 to learn to sweep the floor, Grade 3—4 to learn to plant vegetables, and Grade 5—6 to have the skills of cooking two to three dishes. Students in middle schools will learn to repair machines instead of paying someone to do it. This new standard is popular among many people. Wang: We all know housework education is important. However, some students are unable to do the easiest housework, as their parents think they should spend more time on study. Some of them grow to be unwilling to do any kind of housework. Housework education should make students become more interested in labour (劳动), help them try different kinds of housework, and most importantly, correct the way they think about labour. The housework course will become an important way to make their personalities better. Li: In order for students to grow up in an all-round way, primary and middle schools should add the housework course to their curriculum and help students learn and love housework. It is important to make the housework class interesting so that the students will really get some skills for daily life. For this reason, school have to invite more professional teachers to give classes instead of putting this new stress on parents and other teachers who are already busy with their daily work. Zhang: Some people think students don’t have to waste time learning housework. If you want to have meals, you can order food through the Internet. And for machine repairs, you can ask for professional (专业的) help. However, people with the skills of housework can go through daily life much more easily. It is the first step in helping young students have a healthy idea of labour and be able to look after themselves in daily life. An Introduction to the 1 course Background Some Chinese students can’t work or wash clothes in college 2 they seldom do housework back in primary or middle school. New curriculum standard Primary school students will learn how to sweep the floor, plant vegetables and 3 . Middle school students will learn to repair machines 4 . Different 5 Wang Some parents think their children should spend more time 6 instead of doing housework. The most 7 thing of housework education is to change their minds towards labour. Li More professional teachers of the course are in great need because they can make students become more 8 in housework classes. Zhang If people have the skills of housework, it’ll be 9 for them to go through daily life. Meaning It helps young students know labour better and take 10 of themselves in daily life. 四、第四套 24-25八上·江苏省南京外国语学校·期中 Arthritis (关节炎) is a disease that affects different joints (关节), most commonly the knee, and also your hips, your ankles and your hands. It involves degeneration (退化) of cartilage (软骨), and also of the bone, the joint itself and production of fluid (润滑液). It’s a very common condition in middle to older age adults. Signs of the condition include stiff (僵硬) knees, swollen (肿) knees, and a cracking noise when you move the joint. Arthritis pain is a common struggle as you get old and while managing the pain may feel like an uphill battle, experts say there’s an exercise you can try to help your knee health. According to a recent study, bike riding is super good for knee health. The study was made up of 2,607 people with an average age of 64. They reported their bicycling frequency throughout their lifetime. Researchers checked for arthritis by taking x-rays of their knees. People who rode a bike, whether outdoors or indoors, reported less of frequent knee pain and were less likely to have knee arthritis. Then why is riding a bike great for your knees? “Bike riding has very low impact (冲击). The force that goes to your knee while you’re bike riding is a fraction (小部分) of what happens when you walk or run,” explained Daniel White, a professor in the department of physical therapy at the University of Delaware. However, even though it’s low impact, you still get the benefits of strengthening your muscles, exercising your cardiovascular (心血管) system, as well as other health benefits. “If you can do activities to strengthen the area while you are also decreasing the impact on the cartilage, then you should have less arthritis pain,” said Dr. Michael Yang, a sports medicine physician at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia. “Bicycling helps to strengthen the muscles around the knee, which also improves your knee joint health as a whole,” said Dr. Jessica Tomazic, a sports medicine doctor at the Cleveland Clinic. A (n) 1 to reduce knee pain The problem of arthritis Harm to the body: Degeneration of cartilage, the bone, the joint, production of fluid, etc. Symptoms (症状): Stiff, swollen joints, mainly the knee; A cracking 2 when moving. People likely affected: Adults of or 3 middle age. A recent study Subject (研究对象): 2,607 people 4 64 on average. Data source: Reports from participants (参与者) on how 5 they ride a bike; X-ray check-up of their 6 . Conclusion: It’s less 7 for bike riders to have knee pain or knee arthritis. Benefits of bike riding Having impact 8 than walking or running; Making muscles around the knee 9 ; 10 knee joint health as a whole; Exercising cardiovascular system and other health benefits. 五、第五套 24-25八上·江苏省泰州市靖江市八校联盟·期中 We make it easy to build a catio (猫咪庭院)! Catios bring the outdoor life to indoor cats! See what our DIY catio clients (客户) are saying about their successful projects and happy cats. And welcome to check out our DIY Catio Plans! Jim: The catio is a good project! My wife and I spent a few weeks building it. Our cats all enjoy their catio in the morning and also in the evening. Your do-it-yourself plans are excellent. We think, the finished catio will be a special part of the house. Thank you! Emily: Your DIY Catio Plans are a perfect way for us! The instructions are great and easy to follow as they include everything. The catio is so wonderful that I feel safe letting my cat use it even at night. People just can’t believe I built it myself! Chris: I just finished building the window box catio. I added a small bed inside and placed a plant near the door. Within only 2 minutes my cat was out there enjoying some fresh air. Thanks so much for the great do-it-yourself plans! Joy: I’m a 55-year-old nurse and if I can do it, anyone can! I compared the price of several choices from other companies and I couldn’t pay for them. Finally, I found your plans and I knew I could do this with my skills. I had my husband help me, but I did most of the building work myself. I think it’s a wonderful choice for people who really love their cat friends! DIY Catio DIY Catio Plans They make people build a catio 1 by themselves. Clients’ 2 on the project They give indoors cats outdoor fun. Jim The work only 3 him and his wife a few weeks. He feels thankful for the project because his cats enjoy playing there day and 4 . Emily It’s easy to follow the 5 as they tell everything. The project is 6 for cats to play at night. Chris It took his cat 7 time to get used to (习惯) the window box catio. He also decorated the catio with a 8 and a plant. Joy It won’t 9 cat lovers much. She did most of the work 10 . 六、第六套 24-25八上·江苏省常州市·期中 There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to develop their interests in many subjects. Open education asks students to be responsible (负责的) for their own education. The open classroom may help them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. But many students may not do well in an open classroom. For some students, if there are too few rules, they will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional (传统的) education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices. It is important for many students to have some rules in the classroom. A few rules will help them. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers show little interest in it. So it may not get support from those teachers. You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinions about open education. The writer thinks that open education is only a good idea. It may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, want and need to have some rules. They must study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find the subjects that they have to study interesting. They will not study those subjects if they do not have to. Open Education Meaning Open education is a way of teaching without many rules. Students are allowed to learn subjects they are 1 in. Good points Open education makes students realize they are learning for 52 , not for others. In open classrooms, many students don’t need to be 3 about grades or rules. Some students feel 4 in open classrooms than in traditional classrooms.   5 points Many students may not do as 6 in open classrooms as in traditional classrooms. It’s 7 for students to make many choices so they can’t make good use of open education. Some teachers do not 8 such a way of teaching.   The writer’s 9 about open education Open education is just a good idea, but it may not work well in a real class or school. Students will not study some subjects if they aren’t 10 to. 七、第七套 24-25八上·江苏省南京市玄武区·期中 A special show on “Folk (民间) Houses in China” took place in the RCF Experimental School in Beijing on Sept. 17. Around 100 models of folk houses made by students were on show, including homes from canal (运河) towns in the area south of the Yangtze River, Xizang and other places. Students created their beautiful models by completing their own DIY jobs. Gao Ruidi,13, from Jiangsu In the area south of the Yangtze River, people live beside the river. I love people’s lifestyles there. So I decided to make a group of buildings to show this, including a river with a bridge, classic houses and a pavilion (亭子). When I made it, the pavilion kept falling over. To fix this, I finally changed from using plasticine (橡皮泥) to wooden sticks (木棍). At last, I made it. With this experience, I saw the beauty of traditional folk houses. Wu Maolin,13, from Anhui I found Ma Tou Walls (马头墙) in the region south of the Yangtze River interesting because they looked like staircases (楼梯). Before making my model, I looked up why they were built this way. In these areas, houses are built close together, so if one house catches fire, it could quickly spread (传播) to others. To prevent this, people build Ma Tou Walls that rise above the roofs. While making the model, I used mortise and tenon joints (榫卯结构) to make the house stronger. By doing this, I knew ancient people were so clever. And it also helped me learn more about traditional Chinese culture. 1 * Beijing RCF Experimental School 2 a special show on “Folk (民间) Houses in China” * Around 100 models of folk houses made by students were on show. * Students created their beautiful models by completing their own DIY jobs Students ‘DIY experiences Gao Ruidi,13 * She decided to make a group of buildings in order to show people’s 3 in the area south of the Yangtze River. When she made it, she was 4 to keep the pavilion to stand still there with the plasticine. So she used the wooden sticks 5 . * Finally, the new way 6 . Wu Maolin, 13 * He showed a great 7 in Ma Tou Walls because they looked like staircases. * Before making his model, he looked up why they were built this way. In fact, people made Ma Tou Walls 8 than the roofs to stop fire. * He used mortise and tenon joints to make the house stronger. Conclusion What did they get to know or learn about after their DIY jobs? * The beauty of Chinese folk houses. * 9 * 10 八、第八套 24-25八上·江苏省泰州市靖江市滨江学校·期中 Life is full of ups and downs. The ups will be meaningless if there are no downs. Everyone should learn to deal with (处理) different situations. Here’s how you can start a new life. Let’s start! Learn from others It is amazing to go to people who have the same problems as you do for help. They know how hard the problems are, so they can understand and help you very well. For example, they can give you some useful advice. When you learn from others, you can learn new ways of thinking. If people can deal with their problems successfully, they can help you out of trouble easily. Try everything Sometimes we may feel sad because we have tried so many different ways to deal with a problem but none is working. In this kind of situation, the only way is to think outside the box. Try ways that you never thought of. Who knows? One of them may improve (改善) the situation for you. Let your past go Don’t lock yourself in the room of the past if you want to be free. The terrible things that happened in the past may bring you bad feelings. They are only going to make you very tired and unhappy every day. You have to stay away from them. Don’t hate the people who hurt you in the past as well. Walk to the future Do what really works A lot of people are busy doing the things that are of no use to them. For example, many people like alcohol (酒) very much. It really doesn’t work. Think about your dreams and take action. Let nothing stand in your way. Four 1 to Start a New Life Background information ◆Life is full of ups and downs. The ups will not be meaningful 2 the downs. ◆Everyone should learn how to start a new life. Learning from 3 people ◆People who have the 4 problems will teach you to do something useful. ◆It’s 5 for them to help you out because they successfully dealt with the same problems before. 6 everything ◆Keep 7 of new ways. Maybe one of them can make things better for you. Letting your past go ◆Stay away from the past and walk to the future 8 of locking yourself in the room of the past. Doing what really works     ◆Being crazy about alcohol is 9 when dealing with problems. ◆Follow the right path, take action and don’t let 10 stand in your way. 九、第九套 24-25八上·镇江市京口区·期中 Sometimes, teenagers don’t think their parents are fair (公平) to them now. It is a new problem. When you want to dress in a modern way, your mum doesn’t like you wearing a mini skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask who you’re talking to. This makes teenagers unhappy. And of course, they are easy to get angry. Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as before. How can you become close again? Closing the Gap by American writer Jay McGraw teaches teenagers how they can have a better relationship (关系) with parents. The book gives ways to help children have a better understanding of their parents. When you think “my parents don’t want me to have any fun”, that usually means your parents want you to be safe. Both parents and children have needs. You should tell your parents your need, and find out what their needs are. Then you can think of a way to make all of you happy. The book gives you some ideas. ＊Make time to talk. You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future. ＊Keep a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and feelings. ＊Let your parents see you are growing up. Wash your own clothes and help around the house. Your parents will feel you are no longer a small child. If you follow these steps, you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself. Teenagers’ new 6        They feel parents unfair and they aren’t 7 to parents than before. Teenagers are unhappy and get angry 8 . What is Closing the Gap It is a 9 by Jay McGraw. It teaches teenagers how to have a better relationship with parents. What’s in the book? ＊It helps teenagers 10 parents better. ＊It tells teenagers that their parents want them to be 11 . ＊It tells teenagers to tell parents their 12 . 13 on how to make both happy ＊Make time to talk. ＊Keep 14 . ＊ 15 parents that you are growing up. 十、第十套 24-25八上·江苏省无锡市滨湖区·期中 You probably know you should say “please” and “thank you” in your daily life. You also know many rules in different places such as restaurants, libraries, museums and classrooms. But do you have the music manner (礼仪), I will tell you how to do it. Keep it down! When you are in public places, you should not play your music loud or everyone around can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on a phone, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not everyone wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears, so even if you are alone when listening to music, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high. Turn them off! You need to know when to turn your music off and put it away. Usually libraries and schools don’t allow phones. There are other places, like museums, which don’t have rules, but it would be rude to listen to music. Sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense to listen to music at certain events. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came. Take one out! Sometimes, it’s OK to take out one earphone. If someone asks you the way, you can take one out and tell him how to get to the place. You can do the same way when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you. It’s your choice! There is time you need to decide what is best by yourself. For example, some people can listen to music when reading books, while others think it is disturbing (干扰的). In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you. Some 1 to have music manners Keep it down! ●Don’t play the music loud 2 no one enjoys the noise nearby. ●Some people might not feel happy if you play the music loud. Turn them off! ●Phones are not allowed in libraries and schools. ●It’s not polite to listen to music when you 3 a museum. Take one out! ●Take one out when you 4 someone in need. ●Before you order the food at a restaurant, take out one earphone. It’s your choice! ●There is time you need to make your 5 decision. 一、第一套 24-25八上·江苏省镇江市京口区京口中学、镇江市第十中学·期中 In school life, a lot of students have a fear of tests. Most students are afraid of tests mainly because they don’t have enough self-confidence (自信) and they don’t always think they are well-prepared. If you follow the tips below, it’s not difficult to overcome your fear. People usually fear tests if they know they are not well-prepared. However, most students don’t know when they are truly prepared for a test. As long as you study well and long enough, you should believe you are well-prepared. Be confident about yourself. Confidence before a test can bring about two things: you can’t pass the test and feel your confidence was unfounded (毫无根据) or you can get success in the test with your confidence. As long as you study hard, you will be more confident of your success in a test. Ask your teacher in advance (提前) what is going to be covered in the test. In this way, you will know what you should prepare for and you can get confidence in the test. But you should have the bravery to ask. Most students don’t ask if their teacher doesn’t give the information first. You should know tests are only telling if you get the knowledge, not how good or bad your IQ is. Fear can be a problem in the process of achieving success. However, only right attitude (态度) and preparations are the key factors (因素) in overcoming your fear of tests. Title: 1 to overcome your fear of tests 2 3 well You should make good preparations. If you study well and long enough, you can be 4 that you are well-prepared. Be confident Confidence before a test can have two things. · You 5 the test and feel your confidence was unfounded. · You succeed in the test 6 of your confidence. Confidence comes from 7 hard enough. Ask your teacher Be 8 enough to ask your teacher what the test will be about. Hold a positive attitude Remember tests just test your knowledge. Don’t 9 confidence because of one test failure. Conclusion 10 the right attitude and preparations, you can overcome your fear of tests. 二、第二套 24-25八上·江苏省镇江市丹阳市·期中 The 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (中非合作论坛峰会) was held in Beijing in September, and it has brought many changes for Chinese and Africans. Let’s learn about this relationship (关系) through the stories of African students. Nehemiah James, 8 More and more Chinese companies are coming to our country and providing (提供) more jobs for local people. I enjoy working with Chinese people because they give better salary (薪水). They are kind to me as well. I feel happy and safe with them. Lawrent Gordon Mairusya, 27 I am now a PhD (博士学位) student at Dalian Maritime University. My stay here is an eye-opening experience and it lets me learn firsthand about China. For me, China leads in the global (全球的) technology, and it also works as a model for making connections (联系) with other countries. Joy Wangari, 18 My elder sister studied at a university in China. This really helped her get a good job. Talking with people from China helped her see things from different sides. I am also very interested in the living style of Chinese people. I would love to learn more about it if I go to China some day. Brook Endalkachew, 16 It took my dad the past year to do his PhD in China. My whole family is about to go to China for a year and stay there to get closer to Chinese culture. I feel excited about the trip! In my eyes, China is a very large and important country. It has a very good and strong connection with my homeland. The people around me at home also think China is the main provider of products (产品) for our country. African students share their stories Background information 1 between Chinese and Africans have changed a lot after the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Nehemiah James ◆Chinese companies 2 more jobs to local people. ◆He can make 3 money. ◆ 4 with Chinese people makes him feel happy and safe. Lawrent Gordon Mairusya ◆His stay in China 5 his eyes and lets him learn firsthand about China. ◆For him, China is not only a leader in the global technology but a model for making connections with 6 . Joy Wangari ◆Studying at a university in China was really 7 for his elder sister to get a good job. ◆He also shows a great 8 in the living style of Chinese people and wants to learn more about it some day. Brook Endalkachew ◆His dad 9 the past year in China doing his PhD．His whole family will stay in China for one year. He believes it will be an 10 trip. 三、第三套 24-25八上·江苏省海安市13校·期中 The farming TV program Believe in the Land has been winning the hearts of its young fans. It has got over 30 thousand comments (评论) on Douban and has got 8.9 points out of 10. In the show, 10 young people get together as a team. They work hard for 190 days on a 9.5-hectare farm to grow 25,000 kilograms of crops. This is China’s first show about farming. It’s a new way for Chinese variety shows (综艺节目). Before this, the British farming show Clarkson’s Farm was popular among Chinese audience. Clarkson, a rich man with no farming experience (经验), ran his farm with funny and changing ideas. It made people laugh and showed the challenges of farming. Believe in the Land shares something similar by showing the farming experiences of 10 young people. Some other “slow TV programs” also show famous stars living in the countryside. But Believe in the Land stands out as it shows not only the beauty of country life, but also the hard work behind it. The young people started from very beginning to make their own tools and furniture. They lived in a small, old house near the fields, wore dirty clothes in the mud and worked from sunrise to sunset. “Although the young people couldn’t do it perfectly, their experience of working in the muddy fields day and night is moving,” wrote an Internet user on Douban. “Watching their hard work makes me understand the saying ‘No pains, no gains’ more than ever,” another fan wrote on Sina Weibo. A popular farming show—Believe in the Land The introduction of the program ◆ Believe in the Land is the first show about farming in 1 ◆ In the show, 10 young men form a team and work hard for over six 2 on a farm to grow crops. ◆ A lot of young people show great 3 in it. Something different from other shows ◆ Clarkson’s Farm was about a rich man who knew 4 about farming. He tried to run his farm with funny and changing ideas. ◆ Some other “slow TV programs” show famous stars living in the countryside to enjoy the 5 country life. ◆ Believe in the Land stands out as it shows 6 the beauty of country life and the hard work behind it. ◆ The young people in the show made the tools and furniture for 7 and had to work all day long. The 8 from the online fans ◆ The young people were 9 to do the farming work perfectly, but their experience is moving. ◆ Watching their hard work gives me a 10 understanding of the saying ‘No pains, no gains’. 四、第四套 24-25八上·江苏省南京金陵中学河西分校·期中 Have you ever forgotten where your socks are when you wake up in the morning? Can you remember what you ate for lunch a week ago? You may think that being forgetful is not a good thing. But now you should be thankful. Scientists from the University of Toronto found that forgetting is actually a key part of learning. The Independent reported. Getting rid of (除去) unnecessary information can help our brains work better. What kind of information is unnecessary? Scientists say that this may have something to do with the environment you live in. In an environment that is always changing, our brains may require (需要) us to remember less. For example, a supermarket cashier (收银员) meets many people every day and will probably only remember them for a short time. But a designer (设计师) who often meets his or her clients (客户) will remember longer. That’s because our brains keep making new neurons (神经元) from stem cells (干细胞), said Paul Frankland, a professor at the University of Toronto. There is a special area in our brains called the hippocampus (海马体). It is important for us to learn and remember. When new neurons go into the hippocampus, they renew our old memories. This could explain why you forget so much information about the time when you were very young. However, being forgetful is not always good. When you don’t have enough sleep, you may have a hard time remembering new information. Sleep helps the brain store and keep new facts and information, Matthew Walker from the University of California told the Hufington Post. 1 is not all bad 2 do we need to forget? ◆ Forgetting is a key part of 3 . ◆ Getting rid of information that is not 4 help our brains work better. What is unnecessary information? It depends on the 5 you live in. ◆ For example: ◆ A cashier won’t remember people for a 6 time ◆ A designer can remember his or her clients longer. How does the brain work to help us remember? ◆ The hippocampus is a special area in our brains. ◆ Our old memories are renewed when new neurons 7 the hippocampus—that’s why we can’t 8 many things about the time when we were young. ◆ When you don’t have enough sleep, it’s 9 for you to remember new information. Sleep helps the brain 10 and keep new facts and information. 五、第五套 24-25八上·江苏省无锡市江阴市长泾片·期中 Friends bring joy and fun to our life. To most of us, it’s always easy to make friends but hard to go on one more step closer to our friends. The tips below will help you. ●Be yourself with your friends. Sometimes your friends may find out that your true personality is completely different from what they thought it was. In order not to make them lose trust in you, find some proper time to tell them what you really often do and like to do. And they may understand you. ●Get through the difficult times with small tricks. People never know what kind of chocolate they are going to taste. It is true of life. When your friends taste the bad one, why not tell funny things about yourself, like “Am I like a round ball? ”. Hearing this (绰号) may help you get along with your friends better. ●Find right ways to communicate (交流) warmly. There is no doubt that people like to communicate with their close friends as often as possible. Remember those special days in your friends’ lives. Sometimes you book a table to help celebrate your friend’s birthday, but when you call her, she tells you her birthday is not that day. Don’t make it happen and remember the exact date. Having some activities also provides (提供) good chances to meet and chat with your friends. Make sure your friends will come and have fun. 1 to Build a Closer Friendship Introduction Building a close friendship is 2 than making friends. Tips Being yourself with your friends ●Be honest with your friends when they find you’re your 3 personality. ●Let your friends know your habits and hobbies. 4 through the difficult times with small tricks ●Tell something funny about yourself when your friends are unhappy. ●When you and your friends are not in agreement, playing small tricks may be helpful. Communicating warmly in right ways. ●Don’t 5 those special days in your friends’ lives. Organize (组织) some activities and invite your friends to join you. 六、第六套 24-25八上·江苏省南京市鼓楼区·期中 Do you know about space vegetables? Have you ever eaten them? Some people worry about eating space vegetables. They think that they may be bad for us. In fact, there’s no need to worry about space vegetables. Here some facts that we should know about space vegetables. In space, plants can grow faster and bigger without the influence of Earth’s gravity (重力). People take the seeds to space and then bring them back. Then space vegetables grow from these strong seeds and grow into bigger Scientists believe the vegetables will be safe to eat after they bring back these seeds. And scientists make sure that there is no radiation (辐射). Space vegetables are different from genetically modified (转基因) foods. The genes (基因) of space vegetables don’t change. This means that no new genes are put into the space vegetables. Space vegetables are better for us than normal vegetables. For example, space tomatoes will be fine for twenty days. That’s one week longer than normal tomatoes. Also, space vegetables have much higher yields than Earth vegetables. As a result, space vegetables can help us solve the problem of future food supply and provide a healthier diet. In conclusion, space vegetables are a great way to help us meet our needs in the future. Space 1 Introduction In fact, there’s no need to be 2 about space vegetables. Some 4 about space vegetables Plants can grow faster and bigger in 3 and their seeds can grow into bigger, healthier and stronger vegetables. Scientists believe the vegetables will be safe to 5 and there is no radiation in them. 6 genetically modified foods, space vegetables are safe 7 no new genes are put into them. Space vegetables are 8 for us than normal vegetables and people can keep space vegetables 9 . Space vegetables have much higher yields than Earth vegetables. Conclusion Space vegetables can help us meet our needs in the 10 七、第七套 24-25八上·江苏省南京市玄武区·期中 Success is something many people work very hard for. It’s difficult to have success, but keeping the success going is even harder. So, let’s see what many successful people do every day to improve themselves. You may think that it is all about the brain work that makes people successful. However, successful people take exercise regularly. It is not only about keeping you healthy. It also can teach you to overcome yourselves. Mark Zuckerberg, for example, does sports five times per week. He often says that sports help him feel good, and it also helps him think of new business ideas. Benjamin Franklin asked himself every morning what good things he was going to do this day. Having a plan helps you remember everything. Spend 10 minutes before sleep or after you wake up and make a plan for the whole day. It would be even better if you write it down somewhere. Most often, successful people are interested in certain activities. A Saturday golf game can be a great way to make friends. Even knitting or drawing can make people relaxed and fresh. People need to get new information every day to keep the brain working. Successful people always find the way to learn something new. They read books and articles, they talk with smart people and they go through safe websites. You should always keep your brain working and it’ll work out some ideas. Successful people think over their day before they sleep. Did I do everything I had planned? What shouldn’t I have done today? What should I do better the next day? When you think of the good things you did today, it helps you keep doing them tomorrow. When you think of your mistakes, you may not do them again the next day. How to be 1 Ways        2 3 regularly It helps you keep healthy and 4 you to overcome yourselves. Having a plan every day It helps you not 5 anything. Having some 6 It helps you make friends and make yourself relaxed and 7 . 8 something new It keeps the brain working and it will work out some ideas. Thinking over the day before 9 to sleep It helps you keep doing good things and 10 making the same mistakes. Conclusion: We learn all of the above from many successful people to have success and keep it going. 八、第八套 24-25八上·江苏省南京师范大学附属中学树人学校·期中 Times have changed, but falling asleep in class is still a common occurrence (常事) among students. Why do students sometimes fall asleep in class? An obvious reason is lack of sleep. However, there are also causes for getting too little sleep. Homework is a daily occurrence for most students, one that can take three to four hours per night. A student who wants to be able to take part in any activity besides homework must stay up late to fit everything in. Club activities, sports, computer-game playing, and TV viewing, for example, all make students have less time for both homework and sleep. Sometimes students lack sleep because of after-school jobs for their families. Physical problems can also cause students to fall asleep in class. For example, insomnia (失眠), which may keep a student up at night, causing exhaustion (疲惫不堪) during class hours, is a serious problem. Medical evidence also supports the idea that each person has a body clock that helps to decide his or her sleep pattern. Unluckily, these body clocks don’t always work according to school timetables. The effects of falling asleep in class can be quite serious. First of all, sleeping in class is not a good way to endear (使受喜爱) yourself to teachers. And other students may make jokes about those who sleep in class. However, the most harmful effect of sleeping in class is missing out on important points. In the long run, sleepers may end up failing classes. Since students are probably not going to deal with the problem, falling asleep in class will probably remain an all-too-common occurrence. It will continue until more teens find a way to balance their personal and social lives with school and work on their own, while still finding enough time to sleep. Introduction Times have changed, but falling asleep in class happens 1 . Causes Lack of sleep ◆To 2 doing their homework, students may have to work three to four hours every night. ◆To take part in 3 and finish homework, students may stay up late. ◆To spare time for after-school jobs, students may not have 4 time to sleep. Physical problems ◆Insomnia may 5 students from falling asleep at night. ◆Students’ body clocks do not always 6 their school timetables. Effects ◆Teachers will not 7 the students who sleep in class. ◆It is 8 that students will laugh at those who sleep in class. ◆Students who sleep too much in class may 9 in their study. Conclusion The problem will not be solved until students 10 can manage their lives, deal with their| school and work, and then still have time to sleep. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 专题11 任务型阅读之表格填空 一、第一套 24-25八上·江苏省江苏省泰州市靖江市滨江学校·期中 Steps to deal with regrets (懊悔) Here are three steps you can take the next time you find yourself thinking about your past mistakes. People often say their regrets trouble them. This suggests that the regret is like a ghost: not clear but always scary (吓人的). Bring your ghost out of your mind by making a list of your regrets. Write down why they still trouble you. Be honest. For example, note not only that you hurt a friend’s feelings through your own mistake, but also that this almost certainly didn’t destroy the person’s life. After you make a mistake, life moves on. But sometimes you can’t stop kicking yourself. Perhaps you dropped out of school many years ago and are always thinking today how much money you would be making if you had finished school. In other words, you have chosen a life sentence for a poor decision you made in the past. However, you may make more today if you work hard. Change your idea with a simple saying, “I will not waste another minute of my life thinking of a decision that cannot be changed.” The regret is like a school run by human nature. If you never experienced regrets, you would keep repeating the same behaviors that led you to miss chances. Your regret can teach you to become smarter and more successful—if you let it. In your list of regrets, also write down how you want to change your behavior. Next, list all the ways that you can use in your own skills and improvement right now—and get started. Obsessing (念念不忘) about regrets does harm to you. You aren’t able to live without regrets. Life is a journey full of happiness and sadness. To live it well and fully means learning from every bit of it, including the mistakes, and moving forward. Steps to deal with regrets Introduction Here are three steps for you when you 1 about your past mistakes. Three steps Kill the ghost People are often troubled by regrets. Make a list of your regrets to 2 your ghost out of your mind. Write down why each regret still 3 you. Forgive (原谅) yourself Sometimes, you 4 kicking yourself after making a mistake. You might feel sorry for dropping out of school many years ago. Don’t waste 5 thinking of a decision that cannot be changed. Get started You can become smarter and more successful by 6 from regrets. You should list all the 7 that you can use to change your behavior. After you finish making a list, start to improve yourself. Conclusion Obsessing about regrets is 8 for you. Living without regrets is 9 . In fact, you might make 10 before you move forward. 【答案】 1．think 2．bring 3．troubles 4．keep 5．time 6．learning 7．ways 8．bad 9．impossible 10．mistakes 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了如何处理懊悔的方式。 1．根据“Here are three steps you can take the next time you find yourself thinking about your past mistakes.”可知，指的是 “当你想起自己过去所犯的错误时，可以采取的三个步骤”，think about “想起”，时态是一般现在时，主语是“you”，填动词原形。故填think。 2．根据“Bring your ghost out of your mind by making a list of your regrets”可知，可以列出你心中的悔恨之事，将这个 “幽灵” 从脑海中驱赶出去，bring...out of“把……带出去”，动词不定式符号后面接动词原形。故填bring。 3．根据“Write down why they still trouble you.”可知，要写下懊悔为何仍困扰着你，trouble “困扰”，句子为一般现在时，主语是regret，谓语动词用单三形式。故填troubles。 4．根据“After you make a mistake, life moves on. But sometimes you can’t stop kicking yourself.”可知，有时候，在犯错之后你会不停地自责，keep doing sth.“不停地做某事，一直做某事”，时态是一般现在时，主语是“you”，此处填动词原形。故填keep。 5．根据“I will not waste another minute of my life thinking of a decision that cannot be changed”可知，此处建议不要浪费时间去想一个无法改变的决定，waste time doing sth. “浪费时间做某事”。故填time。 6．根据“Your regret can teach you to become smarter and more successful—if you let it.”可知，悔恨之情可以让你从中学到东西，你可以变得更聪明、更成功。learn...from...“从……中学到……”，介词by后面接动名词。故填learning。 7．根据“In your list of regrets, also write down how you want to change your behavior.”可知，可以列出所有你可以用来改变自己行为的方法，way “方法”，由all可知，此处填可数名词复数。故填ways。 8．根据“Obsessing (念念不忘) about regrets does harm to you. ”可知，对悔恨之事念念不忘对你有害。be bad for... “对……有害”。故填bad。 9．根据“You aren’t able to live without regrets.”可知，毫无悔恨地生活是不可能的，impossible “不可能的”。故填impossible。 10．根据“To live it well and fully means learning from every bit of it, including the mistakes, and moving forward.”可知，前进之前，你可能会犯错，因此我们要从错误中吸取经验。make mistakes“犯错误”。故填mistakes。 二、第二套 24-25八上·江苏省镇江市丹徒区·期中 The amazing city of Chang’an Hi, I’m from the Tang Dynasty’s capital Chang’an. People in your time call the city Xi’an. The Silk Road starts from Chang’an. That makes it one of the most international cities in the world. There are more than 1,000,000 people in the city, and 200,000 of them are foreigners. Most of them come a long way along the Silk Road. They bring their goods, arts and fashion. Foreign friends are welcomed in our city. Foreign goods and arts become an important part of our everyday life! Fashionable clothes Foreign clothes are popular in Chang’an. They always have close-fitting sleeves (宽袖) and turn-down collars (翻领). Central Asians and Persians (波人) wear this kind of clothes. People in Chang’an like to wear them, too. Look at this man. He is wearing a pointy hat made of wool. I also have a hat like that. My mom bought it for me in the western market. It’s the market for foreign trade. Yummy food This is hubing, a popular street food in the city. It’s a kind of pancake with sesames (芝麻) on it. Travelers on the Silk Road like to eat it and bring it to Chang’an. My favourite snack is biluo. It’s from Persia. It always has fruits in it. It looks like a fruit pie. I like the one with cherries the most. So sweet! Many fruits and vegetables are not local to China, such as eggplants and spinach. They come a long way along the Silk Road to our table. Colorful arts Dancers from Central Asia are big stars here. They can whirl (旋转) very fast on a small carpet. Amazing! From the emperor to ordinary (普通的) people, everyone in the city enjoys it. There are also many famous musicians from Central Asia. They play the harp (竖琴) and the pipa. The amazing city of Chang’an Introduction The Silk Road starts from Chang’an, one of the most international cities in the world. There are 1 1,000,000 people in the city, and 200,000 of them are foreigners. Foreign goods and arts become 2 in our daily life. 3 clothes Foreign clothes are popular 4 people in Chang’an. People here like wearing the same clothes 5 Central Asians and Persians do, which have close-fitting sleeves and turn-down collars. I had a pointy 6 hat, which my mom bought for me in the western market. Yummy food Travelers on the Silk Road like to eat hubing, a kind of pancake, and 7 it to Chang’an. My 8 snack is Persian biluo with cherries. Many fruits and vegetables are not local to China, 9 eggplants and spinach. Colorful arts Dancers from Central Asia can whirl very fast on a small carpet. People feel 10 when watching the dance show. Many famous musicians from Central Asia play the harp and the pipa here. 【答案】 1．over 2．important 3．Fashionable 4．among 5．as 6．wool 7．bring 8．favourite/favorite 9．like 10．amazed 【导语】本文主要介绍了唐朝丝绸之路背景下，长安城里的流行服饰，美食以及丰富多彩的艺术形式。 1．根据第一段“There are more than 1,000,000 people in the city”可知，长安城有100多万人，more than相当于over“超过”。故填over。 2．根据第二段“Foreign goods and arts become an important part of our everyday life!”可知，外国商品和艺术在我们的日常生活中变得很重要。形容词important“重要的”符合语境。故填important。 3．根据表格中的“Foreign clothes are popular...people in Chang’an.”可知，此处讲述的是长安的流行服饰，fashionable clothes意为“流行服饰”，空处应填形容词fashionable，在此处fashionable的首字母f要大写。故填Fashionable。 4．根据第三段“Foreign clothes are popular in Chang’an...People in Chang’an like to wear them, too.”可知，外国服装在长安人中很受欢迎。among“在……中”符合语境。故填among。 5．根据第三段“Foreign clothes are popular in Chang’an. They always have close-fitting sleeves (宽袖) and turn-down collars (翻领). Central Asians and Persians (波人) wear this kind of clothes. People in Chang’an like to wear them, too.”可知，长安人喜欢穿和中亚人、波斯人一样的衣服。the same...as...意为“和……一样的……”。故填as。 6．根据第三段“He is wearing a pointy hat made of wool. I also have a hat like that.”可知，“我”有一顶尖尖的羊毛帽子。wool hat意为“羊毛帽子”。故填wool。 7．根据第四段“This is hubing...It’s a kind of pancake with sesames (芝麻) on it. Travelers on the Silk Road like to eat it and bring it to Chang’an.”可知，丝绸之路上的旅行者喜欢吃胡饼，并把它带到长安。动词bring意为“带到”，and用于连接并列成分，and前的动词eat是原形，所以空处应填bring的原形。故填bring。 8．根据第四段“My favourite snack is biluo. It’s from Persia. It always has fruits in it. It looks like a fruit pie. I like the one with cherries the most.”可知，“我”最喜欢的小吃是波斯樱桃毕罗。故填favourite/favorite。 9．根据第四段“Many fruits and vegetables are not local to China, such as eggplants and spinach.”可知，许多水果和蔬菜不是中国本地的，比如茄子和菠菜。such as相当于like“比如，例如”。故填like。 10．根据最后一段“Dancers from Central Asia are big stars here. They can whirl (旋转) very fast on a small carpet. Amazing!”可知，人们在观看舞蹈表演时感到惊奇。空处用于修饰主语People，即修饰人，所以空处应填形容词amazed“惊奇的”。故填amazed。 三、第三套 24-25八上·江苏镇江市经开区·期中 Many Chinese primary and middle school students can’t do housework today and do not take such work seriously. So some are unable to cook or wash their own clothes when they enter college. The Ministry of Education (教育部) starts a new curriculum standard (课程标准) for housework education for students from Grade 1 to Grade 9, making it an important course that students must take at least once a week. The new standard asks students in Grade 1—2 to learn to sweep the floor, Grade 3—4 to learn to plant vegetables, and Grade 5—6 to have the skills of cooking two to three dishes. Students in middle schools will learn to repair machines instead of paying someone to do it. This new standard is popular among many people. Wang: We all know housework education is important. However, some students are unable to do the easiest housework, as their parents think they should spend more time on study. Some of them grow to be unwilling to do any kind of housework. Housework education should make students become more interested in labour (劳动), help them try different kinds of housework, and most importantly, correct the way they think about labour. The housework course will become an important way to make their personalities better. Li: In order for students to grow up in an all-round way, primary and middle schools should add the housework course to their curriculum and help students learn and love housework. It is important to make the housework class interesting so that the students will really get some skills for daily life. For this reason, school have to invite more professional teachers to give classes instead of putting this new stress on parents and other teachers who are already busy with their daily work. Zhang: Some people think students don’t have to waste time learning housework. If you want to have meals, you can order food through the Internet. And for machine repairs, you can ask for professional (专业的) help. However, people with the skills of housework can go through daily life much more easily. It is the first step in helping young students have a healthy idea of labour and be able to look after themselves in daily life. An Introduction to the 1 course Background Some Chinese students can’t work or wash clothes in college 2 they seldom do housework back in primary or middle school. New curriculum standard Primary school students will learn how to sweep the floor, plant vegetables and 3 . Middle school students will learn to repair machines 4 . Different 5 Wang Some parents think their children should spend more time 6 instead of doing housework. The most 7 thing of housework education is to change their minds towards labour. Li More professional teachers of the course are in great need because they can make students become more 8 in housework classes. Zhang If people have the skills of housework, it’ll be 9 for them to go through daily life. Meaning It helps young students know labour better and take 10 of themselves in daily life. 【答案】 1．housework 2．because 3．cook 4．themselves 5．opinions/ideas/thoughts 6．studying 7．important 8．interested 9．easier 10．care 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了教育部规定在中小学课程中增设家务教育课程以及人们的不同观点。 1．根据文中“The Ministry of Education starts new curriculum standard for housework education for students from Grade 1 to Grade 9, making it an important course that students must take at least once a week.”可知，这篇短文是在介绍家务教育课程，故填housework。 2．根据文中“Many Chinese primary and middle school students can’t do housework today and do not take such work seriously. So some are unable to cook or wash their own clothes when they enter college.”可知，一些中国学生在大学里不会做饭或洗衣服，是因为他们在小学或中学时很少做家务，所以此应用原因连词because，故填because。 3．根据文中“The new standard asks students...Grade 5—6 to have the skills of cooking two to three dishes.”可知，小学生将学习如何扫地、种菜和做饭，故填cook。 4．根据文中“Students in middle school will learn to repair machines instead of paying someone to do it.”可知，中学生将学会自己修理机器，与主语“Students”保持一致，用反身代词themselves，故填themselves。 5．根据文中“This new standard is popular among many people.”并结合下文可知，下文是关于人们对新标准的不同看法，“不同看法”为different opinions/ideas/thoughts，故填opinions/ideas/thoughts。 6．根据文中“However, some students are unable to do the easiest housework, as their parents think they should spend more time on study.”可知，一些家长认为他们的孩子应该花更多的时间学习而不是做家务，“花更多的时间学习”还可表达为spend more time (in) studying，故填studying。 7．根据文中“Housework education should make students become more interested in labor, help them try different kinds of housework, and most importantly, correct the way they think about labor.”可知，家务教育最重要的是改变他们对劳动的态度，故填important。 8．根据文中“It is important to make the housework class interesting so that the students will really get some skills for daily life. For this reason, schools have to invite more professional teachers...”可知，这门课需要专业的老师，因为他们可以让家务课更有趣，换言之，让学生对家务课程感兴趣。be/become interested in“对……感兴趣”，故填interested。 9．根据文中“However, people with the skills of housework can go through daily life much more easily.”可知，如果人们有做家务的技能，他们将更容易完成日常生活，文中使用副词比较级more easily，横线处做表语应用对应的形容词比较级easier，故填easier。 10．根据“It is the first step in helping young students have a healthy idea of labour and be able to look after themselves in daily life.”可知，家务课程的意义是帮助学生有一个健康的劳动观念，并能够在日常生活中照顾自己。look after=take care of“照顾”，故填care。 四、第四套 24-25八上·江苏省南京外国语学校·期中 Arthritis (关节炎) is a disease that affects different joints (关节), most commonly the knee, and also your hips, your ankles and your hands. It involves degeneration (退化) of cartilage (软骨), and also of the bone, the joint itself and production of fluid (润滑液). It’s a very common condition in middle to older age adults. Signs of the condition include stiff (僵硬) knees, swollen (肿) knees, and a cracking noise when you move the joint. Arthritis pain is a common struggle as you get old and while managing the pain may feel like an uphill battle, experts say there’s an exercise you can try to help your knee health. According to a recent study, bike riding is super good for knee health. The study was made up of 2,607 people with an average age of 64. They reported their bicycling frequency throughout their lifetime. Researchers checked for arthritis by taking x-rays of their knees. People who rode a bike, whether outdoors or indoors, reported less of frequent knee pain and were less likely to have knee arthritis. Then why is riding a bike great for your knees? “Bike riding has very low impact (冲击). The force that goes to your knee while you’re bike riding is a fraction (小部分) of what happens when you walk or run,” explained Daniel White, a professor in the department of physical therapy at the University of Delaware. However, even though it’s low impact, you still get the benefits of strengthening your muscles, exercising your cardiovascular (心血管) system, as well as other health benefits. “If you can do activities to strengthen the area while you are also decreasing the impact on the cartilage, then you should have less arthritis pain,” said Dr. Michael Yang, a sports medicine physician at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia. “Bicycling helps to strengthen the muscles around the knee, which also improves your knee joint health as a whole,” said Dr. Jessica Tomazic, a sports medicine doctor at the Cleveland Clinic. A (n) 1 to reduce knee pain The problem of arthritis Harm to the body: Degeneration of cartilage, the bone, the joint, production of fluid, etc. Symptoms (症状): Stiff, swollen joints, mainly the knee; A cracking 2 when moving. People likely affected: Adults of or 3 middle age. A recent study Subject (研究对象): 2,607 people 4 64 on average. Data source: Reports from participants (参与者) on how 5 they ride a bike; X-ray check-up of their 6 . Conclusion: It’s less 7 for bike riders to have knee pain or knee arthritis. Benefits of bike riding Having impact 8 than walking or running; Making muscles around the knee 9 ; 10 knee joint health as a whole; Exercising cardiovascular system and other health benefits. 【答案】 1．exercise 2．noise 3．above 4．aged 5．frequently/often 6．knees 7．likely 8．lower 9．strengthened/stronger 10．Improving 【导语】本文主要讲述了随着年龄的增长，关节炎是一个常见的问题，同时提出骑自行车可以改善膝关节整体健康状况。 1．根据“experts say there’s an exercise you can try to help your knee health”可知，有一种运动可以帮助减轻膝盖疼痛，让膝盖健康。故填exercise。 2．根据“and a cracking noise when you move the joint”可知，移动关节时，会发出嘎吱声。故填noise。 3．根据“It’s a very common condition in middle to older age adults.”可知，关节炎在中老年人群中很常见，above“（年龄）超过”，介词。故填above。 4．根据“The study was made up of 2,607 people with an average age of 64.”可知，研究对象的平均年龄为64岁，aged“……岁的”，形容词。故填aged。 5．根据“They reported their bicycling frequency throughout their lifetime.”可知，报告来源于研究对象骑自行车的频率，how后接副词frequently/often。故填frequently/often。 6．根据“Researchers checked for arthritis by taking x-rays of their knees.”可知，研究人员通过X光来检查他们的膝盖，此处使用名词复数表示泛指。故填knees。 7．根据“People who rode a bike, whether outdoors or indoors, reported less of frequent knee pain and were less likely to have knee arthritis.”可知，骑自行车的人膝盖疼痛或患膝关节炎的可能性较小。故填likely。 8．根据“Bike riding has very low impact (冲击). The force that goes to your knee while you’re bike riding is a fraction (小部分) of what happens when you walk or run”可知，与步行或跑步相比之下，骑自行车对膝盖的冲击力水平更低，此处使用比较级。故填lower。 9．根据“you still get the benefits of strengthening your muscles”可知，骑自行车可以使膝盖周围的肌肉更加强壮，主语muscles与动词strengthen之间是被动关系，make sth. done“使某事被做”，此处使用动词过去分词。或用make sth adj的结构，表示使某物变得……。故填strengthened/stronger。 10．根据“Bicycling helps to strengthen the muscles around the knee, which also improves your knee joint health as a whole,”可知，骑自行车有助于改善膝关节整体健康状况，此处使用动名词作主语，首字母要大写。故填Improving。 五、第五套 24-25八上·江苏省泰州市靖江市八校联盟·期中 We make it easy to build a catio (猫咪庭院)! Catios bring the outdoor life to indoor cats! See what our DIY catio clients (客户) are saying about their successful projects and happy cats. And welcome to check out our DIY Catio Plans! Jim: The catio is a good project! My wife and I spent a few weeks building it. Our cats all enjoy their catio in the morning and also in the evening. Your do-it-yourself plans are excellent. We think, the finished catio will be a special part of the house. Thank you! Emily: Your DIY Catio Plans are a perfect way for us! The instructions are great and easy to follow as they include everything. The catio is so wonderful that I feel safe letting my cat use it even at night. People just can’t believe I built it myself! Chris: I just finished building the window box catio. I added a small bed inside and placed a plant near the door. Within only 2 minutes my cat was out there enjoying some fresh air. Thanks so much for the great do-it-yourself plans! Joy: I’m a 55-year-old nurse and if I can do it, anyone can! I compared the price of several choices from other companies and I couldn’t pay for them. Finally, I found your plans and I knew I could do this with my skills. I had my husband help me, but I did most of the building work myself. I think it’s a wonderful choice for people who really love their cat friends! DIY Catio DIY Catio Plans They make people build a catio 1 by themselves. Clients’ 2 on the project They give indoors cats outdoor fun. Jim The work only 3 him and his wife a few weeks. He feels thankful for the project because his cats enjoy playing there day and 4 . Emily It’s easy to follow the 5 as they tell everything. The project is 6 for cats to play at night. Chris It took his cat 7 time to get used to (习惯) the window box catio. He also decorated the catio with a 8 and a plant. Joy It won’t 9 cat lovers much. She did most of the work 10 . 【答案】 1．easily 2．ideas/opinions 3．took 4．night 5．instructions 6．safe 7．little/short 8．bed 9．cost 10．herself 【导语】本文主要介绍了自制猫咪庭院的客户的评价和看法。 1．根据“We make it easy to build a catio (猫咪庭院)!”可知，我们让建造猫咪庭院变得很容易，空处修饰动词build用副词easily“容易地”。故填easily。 2．根据“See what our DIY catio clients (客户) are saying about their successful projects and happy cats.”可知，这里主要讲了客户的看法，idea/opinion“看法”，空处应用复数形式。故填ideas/opinions。 3．根据“My wife and I spent a few weeks building it.”可知，只花几周时间建造它，主语为物，空格后加时间，应用take“花费”，时态为一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式took。故填took。 4．根据“Our cats all enjoy their catio in the morning and also in the evening.”可知，猫在早上和晚上都喜欢在猫咪庭院，也可表达为day and night“日日夜夜”。故填night。 5．根据“The instructions are great and easy to follow as they include everything.”可知，遵循说明书很容易。故填instructions。 6．根据“The catio is so wonderful that I feel safe letting my cat use it even at night.”可知，猫在晚上玩也足够安全，safe“安全的”，形容词作表语。故填safe。 7．根据“Within only 2 minutes my cat was out there enjoying some fresh air.”可知，猫在短时间内就适应了猫咪庭院，空处修饰名词用形容词short“少的”或little“少”修饰不可数名词time。故填little/short。 8．根据“I added a small bed inside and placed a plant near the door.”可知，Chris用小床和植物装饰了猫咪庭院。故填bed。 9．根据“I compared the price of several choices from other companies and I couldn’t pay for them. Finally, I found your plans and I knew I could do this with my skills.”可知，它不会花很多的钱，主语为物，后面加金钱，用cost“花费”，won’t后面加动词原形。故填cost。 10．根据“I had my husband help me, but I did most of the building work myself.”可知，大部分的建造工作是她自己做的，用反身代词herself“她自己”。故填herself。 六、第六套 24-25八上·江苏省常州市·期中 There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to develop their interests in many subjects. Open education asks students to be responsible (负责的) for their own education. The open classroom may help them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. But many students may not do well in an open classroom. For some students, if there are too few rules, they will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional (传统的) education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices. It is important for many students to have some rules in the classroom. A few rules will help them. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers show little interest in it. So it may not get support from those teachers. You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinions about open education. The writer thinks that open education is only a good idea. It may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, want and need to have some rules. They must study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find the subjects that they have to study interesting. They will not study those subjects if they do not have to. Open Education Meaning Open education is a way of teaching without many rules. Students are allowed to learn subjects they are 1 in. Good points Open education makes students realize they are learning for 52 , not for others. In open classrooms, many students don’t need to be 3 about grades or rules. Some students feel 4 in open classrooms than in traditional classrooms.   5 points Many students may not do as 6 in open classrooms as in traditional classrooms. It’s 7 for students to make many choices so they can’t make good use of open education. Some teachers do not 8 such a way of teaching.   The writer’s 9 about open education Open education is just a good idea, but it may not work well in a real class or school. Students will not study some subjects if they aren’t 10 to. 【答案】 1．interested 2．themselves 3．worried 4．happier 5．Bad 6．well 7．difficult/hard 8．support 9．opinions/ideas/thoughts 10．pleased 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了开放教育。 1．根据“This way of teaching allows the students to develop their interests in many subjects.”可知，开放教育允许学生们发展自己对于很多学科的兴趣，即在开放教育中，学生们被允许学习他们感兴趣的科目。be interested in“对……感兴趣”，interested符合语境。故填interested。 2．根据“Open education asks students to be responsible (负责的) for their own education.”可知，开放教育要求孩子们对他们自己的教育负责，即开放教育使孩子们意识到他们是为他们自己学习的，而不是为了其他人。them selves“他们自己”符合语境。故填themselves。 3．根据“They will not have to worry about grades or rules.”可知，在开放教育中，学生们不必担心成绩或规则。be worried about“担心……”，worried符合语境。故填worried。 4．根据“Some students will be happier in an open education school.”可知，在开放课堂中，一些学生感觉更开心。happier“更开心的”符合语境。故填happier。 5．根据第二段首句“But many students may not do well in an open classroom.”可知，这一段应该都是在将开放教育的缺点。bad points“缺点”，开头需大写。故填Bad。 6．根据“But many students may not do well in an open classroom.”可知，很多学生在开放课堂中可能做得不好。well符合语境。故填well。 7．根据“Because open education is so different from traditional (传统的) education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices.”可知，开放教育和传统教育有很大的不同。这些孩子可能在习惯做很多选择方面有问题，即对学生来说，做很多选择是困难的。difficult/hard“困难的”符合语境。故填difficult/hard。 8．根据“The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers show little interest in it. So it may not get support from those teachers.”可知，一些传统的老师对开放教育几乎没什么兴趣。所以，开放教育可能无法从那些老师处获得支持。即一些老师不支持开放教育的教学方式。support“支持”符合语境。故填support。 9．根据第三段的“The writer thinks that open education is only a good idea.”可知，第三段主要是在讲作者的观点。opinions/ideas/thoughts“观点，想法”符合语境。故填opinions/ideas/thoughts。 10．根据“They must study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find the subjects that they have to study interesting. They will not study those subjects if they do not have to.”可知，学生们不会学习一些课程，如果他们不开心学它们的话。be pleased to do sth.开心做某事。pleased符合语境。故填pleased。 七、第七套 24-25八上·江苏省南京市玄武区·期中 A special show on “Folk (民间) Houses in China” took place in the RCF Experimental School in Beijing on Sept. 17. Around 100 models of folk houses made by students were on show, including homes from canal (运河) towns in the area south of the Yangtze River, Xizang and other places. Students created their beautiful models by completing their own DIY jobs. Gao Ruidi,13, from Jiangsu In the area south of the Yangtze River, people live beside the river. I love people’s lifestyles there. So I decided to make a group of buildings to show this, including a river with a bridge, classic houses and a pavilion (亭子). When I made it, the pavilion kept falling over. To fix this, I finally changed from using plasticine (橡皮泥) to wooden sticks (木棍). At last, I made it. With this experience, I saw the beauty of traditional folk houses. Wu Maolin,13, from Anhui I found Ma Tou Walls (马头墙) in the region south of the Yangtze River interesting because they looked like staircases (楼梯). Before making my model, I looked up why they were built this way. In these areas, houses are built close together, so if one house catches fire, it could quickly spread (传播) to others. To prevent this, people build Ma Tou Walls that rise above the roofs. While making the model, I used mortise and tenon joints (榫卯结构) to make the house stronger. By doing this, I knew ancient people were so clever. And it also helped me learn more about traditional Chinese culture. 1 * Beijing RCF Experimental School 2 a special show on “Folk (民间) Houses in China” * Around 100 models of folk houses made by students were on show. * Students created their beautiful models by completing their own DIY jobs Students ‘DIY experiences Gao Ruidi,13 * She decided to make a group of buildings in order to show people’s 3 in the area south of the Yangtze River. When she made it, she was 4 to keep the pavilion to stand still there with the plasticine. So she used the wooden sticks 5 . * Finally, the new way 6 . Wu Maolin, 13 * He showed a great 7 in Ma Tou Walls because they looked like staircases. * Before making his model, he looked up why they were built this way. In fact, people made Ma Tou Walls 8 than the roofs to stop fire. * He used mortise and tenon joints to make the house stronger. Conclusion What did they get to know or learn about after their DIY jobs? * The beauty of Chinese folk houses. * 9 * 10 【答案】 1．Introduction/Background 2．held 3．lifestyles 4．unable 5．instead 6．worked 7．interest 8．higher 9．The wisdom of ancient people./Ancient people were so clever. 10．The importance of traditional Chinese culture./More about traditional Chinese culture. 【导语】本文介绍了北京RCF实验学校举办的“中国民间房屋”特别展览。 1．根据第一段内容可知，第一段主要介绍了活动的简介或者背景。故填Introduction/Background。 2．根据“A special show on ‘Folk (民间) Houses in China’ took place in the RCF Experimental School in Beijing on Sept. 17.”可知，北京RCF实验学校举办了这次活动，hold“举办”符合语境，此处使用过去式held。故填held。 3．根据“I love people’s lifestyles there. So I decided to make a group of buildings to show this, including a river with a bridge, classic houses and a pavilion (亭子).”可知，高瑞迪展示的是江南水乡的生活方式，lifestyle“生活方式”符合语境，此处用复数形式。。故填lifestyles。 4．根据“When I made it, the pavilion kept falling over.”可知，高瑞迪没能让橡皮泥做的亭子站立，unable“不能”符合语境。故填unable。 5．根据“To fix this, I finally changed from using plasticine (橡皮泥) to wooden sticks (木棍).”可知，最后为了让亭子站立，用木棍来代替橡皮泥，instead“代替”符合语境。故填instead。 6．根据“At last, I made it.”可知，最后这种新的方法奏效了，时态为一般过去时，worked符合语境。故填worked。 7．根据“I found Ma Tou Walls (马头墙) in the region south of the Yangtze River interesting because they looked like staircases (楼梯).”可知，吴茂林对马头墙很感兴趣，show a great interest in“对……感兴趣”。故填interest。 8．根据“To prevent this, people build Ma Tou Walls that rise above the roofs.”可知，马头墙比房顶更高。故填higher。 9．开放性试题，言之有理即可。故填The wisdom of ancient people./Ancient people were so clever. 10．开放性试题，言之有理即可。故填The importance of traditional Chinese culture./More about traditional Chinese culture. 八、第八套 24-25八上·江苏省泰州市靖江市滨江学校·期中 Life is full of ups and downs. The ups will be meaningless if there are no downs. Everyone should learn to deal with (处理) different situations. Here’s how you can start a new life. Let’s start! Learn from others It is amazing to go to people who have the same problems as you do for help. They know how hard the problems are, so they can understand and help you very well. For example, they can give you some useful advice. When you learn from others, you can learn new ways of thinking. If people can deal with their problems successfully, they can help you out of trouble easily. Try everything Sometimes we may feel sad because we have tried so many different ways to deal with a problem but none is working. In this kind of situation, the only way is to think outside the box. Try ways that you never thought of. Who knows? One of them may improve (改善) the situation for you. Let your past go Don’t lock yourself in the room of the past if you want to be free. The terrible things that happened in the past may bring you bad feelings. They are only going to make you very tired and unhappy every day. You have to stay away from them. Don’t hate the people who hurt you in the past as well. Walk to the future Do what really works A lot of people are busy doing the things that are of no use to them. For example, many people like alcohol (酒) very much. It really doesn’t work. Think about your dreams and take action. Let nothing stand in your way. Four 1 to Start a New Life Background information ◆Life is full of ups and downs. The ups will not be meaningful 2 the downs. ◆Everyone should learn how to start a new life. Learning from 3 people ◆People who have the 4 problems will teach you to do something useful. ◆It’s 5 for them to help you out because they successfully dealt with the same problems before. 6 everything ◆Keep 7 of new ways. Maybe one of them can make things better for you. Letting your past go ◆Stay away from the past and walk to the future 8 of locking yourself in the room of the past. Doing what really works     ◆Being crazy about alcohol is 9 when dealing with problems. ◆Follow the right path, take action and don’t let 10 stand in your way. 【答案】 1．ways 2．without 3．other 4．same 5．easy 6．Trying 7．thinking 8．instead 9．useless 10．anything 【导语】本文介绍了几种让我们可以重新开始新生活的方法。 1．根据“Here’s how you can start a new life. Let’s start!”以及后文内容可知，介绍了四种开始新生活的方法，way“方法”，four后接名词复数。故填ways。 2．根据“Life is full of ups and downs. The ups will be meaningless if there are no downs.”可知，生活充满了起起落落，没有低谷，高峰就毫无意义。without“没有”，介词。故填without。 3．根据“Learn from others”可知，需要向其他人学习，应用形容词other修饰名词people表示“其他人”。故填other。 4．根据“They know how hard the problems are, so they can understand and help you very well.”可知，有同样问题的人会教你做一些有用的事情，所以他们能够很好地理解并帮助你，应用形容词same“相同的”修饰名词problems。故填same。 5．根据“If people can deal with their problems successfully, they can help you out of trouble easily.”可知，他们很容易帮助你，因为他们以前也成功地处理过同样的问题。easy“容易的”，形容词作表语，故填easy。 6．根据“Try everything”可知，尝试一切方法，try“尝试”，动词，用动名词形式与“Learning from”、“Letting your past go”以及“Doing what really works”保持一致，位于句首首字母大写。故填Trying。 7．根据“Try ways that you never thought of.”及“Keep …of new ways.”可知，要不断思考新的方法，此处为固定短语keep doing sth“坚持做某事”，应用动名词形式thinking表示“思考”。故填thinking。 8．根据“Don’t lock yourself in the room of the past if you want to be free.”及题干“Stay away from the past and walk to the future …of locking yourself in the room of the past.”可知，此处是指要远离过去，走向未来，而不是把自己锁在过去的房间里，固定短语为instead of“而不是”。故填instead。 9．根据“A lot of people are busy doing the things that are of no use to them. For example, many people like alcohol (酒) very much.”及题干“Being crazy about alcohol is … when dealing with problems.”可知，对酒精疯狂是没有用的。useless“无用的”，形容词作表语。故填useless。 10．根据“Think about your dreams and take action. Let nothing stand in your way.”及题干“Follow the right path, take action and don’t let …stand in your way.”可知，应遵循正确的道路，采取行动，不要让任何事情阻碍你。anything“任何事”，故填anything。 九、第九套 24-25八上·镇江市京口区·期中 Sometimes, teenagers don’t think their parents are fair (公平) to them now. It is a new problem. When you want to dress in a modern way, your mum doesn’t like you wearing a mini skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask who you’re talking to. This makes teenagers unhappy. And of course, they are easy to get angry. Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as before. How can you become close again? Closing the Gap by American writer Jay McGraw teaches teenagers how they can have a better relationship (关系) with parents. The book gives ways to help children have a better understanding of their parents. When you think “my parents don’t want me to have any fun”, that usually means your parents want you to be safe. Both parents and children have needs. You should tell your parents your need, and find out what their needs are. Then you can think of a way to make all of you happy. The book gives you some ideas. ＊Make time to talk. You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future. ＊Keep a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and feelings. ＊Let your parents see you are growing up. Wash your own clothes and help around the house. Your parents will feel you are no longer a small child. If you follow these steps, you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself. Teenagers’ new 6        They feel parents unfair and they aren’t 7 to parents than before. Teenagers are unhappy and get angry 8 . What is Closing the Gap It is a 9 by Jay McGraw. It teaches teenagers how to have a better relationship with parents. What’s in the book? ＊It helps teenagers 10 parents better. ＊It tells teenagers that their parents want them to be 11 . ＊It tells teenagers to tell parents their 12 . 13 on how to make both happy ＊Make time to talk. ＊Keep 14 . ＊ 15 parents that you are growing up. 【答案】 1．problem 2．closer 3．easily 4．book 5．understand 6．safe 7．need/needs 8．Ideas/Tips/Advice/Suggestions 9．diaries 10．Show 【导语】本文主要介绍青少年与父母关系中存在的问题，并就此为青少年介绍了《缩小差距》这本书，提出了与父母改善关系的建议。 1．根据“Sometimes, teenagers don’t think their parents are fair (公平) to them now. It is a new problem.”可知，有时青少年认为他们的父母现在对他们不公平，这是一个新问题，因此这里说的是青少年的一个新问题，用单数problem“问题”。故填problem。 2．根据“Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as before.”可知，有时候，你和父母的关系似乎不像以前那么亲密了，close“亲密的”，根据“than”可知，此处应用close的比较级closer。故填closer。 3．根据“And of course, they are easy to get angry.”可知，青少年容易生气，easy“容易的”，此处修饰动词短语get angry，用easy的副词形式easily。故填easily。 4．根据“Closing the Gap by American writer Jay McGraw teaches... The book gives ways to...”可知，《缩小差距》是美国作家Jay McGraw写的一本书，book“书”。故填book。 5．根据“The book gives ways to help children have a better understanding of their parents.”可知，这本书提供了帮助孩子们更好地理解父母的方法，understand“理解”，help sb do sth“帮助某人做某事”，此处用动词原形。故填understand。 6．根据“When you think ‘my parents don’t want me to have any fun’, that usually means your parents want you to be safe.”可知，当你认为“我父母不想让我玩得开心”时，通常意味着你父母希望你安全，safe“安全的”。故填safe。 7．根据“Both parents and children have needs. You should tell your parents your need”可知，父母和孩子都有需求，你应该告诉父母你的需求，need“需要，需求”，此处用单复数皆可。故填need/needs。 8．根据“Then you can think of a way to make all of you happy. The book gives you some ideas.”可知，这本书讲了有关如何让孩子们和父母双方都高兴的主意，ideas“想法，主意”，也可填其同义词tips/advice/suggestions，句首单词首字母大写。故填Ideas/Tips/Advice/Suggestions。 9．根据“Keep a diary”可知，此处指记日记，每空只能填一词，故用diary的复数形式diaries。故填diaries。 10．根据“Let your parents see you are growing up.”可知，让你的父母看到你在成长，即向他们展示你的成长，show“展示”，句首单词首字母大写。故填Show。 十、第十套 24-25八上·江苏省无锡市滨湖区·期中 You probably know you should say “please” and “thank you” in your daily life. You also know many rules in different places such as restaurants, libraries, museums and classrooms. But do you have the music manner (礼仪), I will tell you how to do it. Keep it down! When you are in public places, you should not play your music loud or everyone around can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on a phone, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not everyone wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears, so even if you are alone when listening to music, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high. Turn them off! You need to know when to turn your music off and put it away. Usually libraries and schools don’t allow phones. There are other places, like museums, which don’t have rules, but it would be rude to listen to music. Sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense to listen to music at certain events. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came. Take one out! Sometimes, it’s OK to take out one earphone. If someone asks you the way, you can take one out and tell him how to get to the place. You can do the same way when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you. It’s your choice! There is time you need to decide what is best by yourself. For example, some people can listen to music when reading books, while others think it is disturbing (干扰的). In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you. Some 1 to have music manners Keep it down! ●Don’t play the music loud 2 no one enjoys the noise nearby. ●Some people might not feel happy if you play the music loud. Turn them off! ●Phones are not allowed in libraries and schools. ●It’s not polite to listen to music when you 3 a museum. Take one out! ●Take one out when you 4 someone in need. ●Before you order the food at a restaurant, take out one earphone. It’s your choice! ●There is time you need to make your 5 decision. 【答案】1．advice 2．because 3．are visiting 4．help 5．best 【导语】本文讲述了听音乐时需要注意的一些礼仪问题。 1．根据“But do you have the music manner (礼仪), I will tell you how to do it.”可知，本文主要介绍了听音乐的一些建议。故填advice。 2．根据“When you are in public places, you should not play your music loud or everyone around can hear it...Not everyone wants to listen to this.”可知，因为没人喜欢喧闹的地方，所以不能把音乐放的很大声。故填because。 3．根据“You need to know when to turn your music off and put it away. Usually libraries and schools don’t allow phones. There are other places, like museums, which don’t have rules, but it would be rude to listen to music.”可知，当我们参观图书馆时不应该放声音。故填are visiting。 4．根据“Sometimes, it’s OK to take out one earphone. If someone asks you the way, you can take one out and tell him how to get to the place”可知，当你帮助别人的时候，取出一个耳机是可以的。故填help。 5．根据“There is time you need to decide what is best by yourself.”可知，你需要时间来决定自己做什么是最好的。故填best。 一、第一套 24-25八上·江苏省镇江市京口区京口中学、镇江市第十中学·期中 In school life, a lot of students have a fear of tests. Most students are afraid of tests mainly because they don’t have enough self-confidence (自信) and they don’t always think they are well-prepared. If you follow the tips below, it’s not difficult to overcome your fear. People usually fear tests if they know they are not well-prepared. However, most students don’t know when they are truly prepared for a test. As long as you study well and long enough, you should believe you are well-prepared. Be confident about yourself. Confidence before a test can bring about two things: you can’t pass the test and feel your confidence was unfounded (毫无根据) or you can get success in the test with your confidence. As long as you study hard, you will be more confident of your success in a test. Ask your teacher in advance (提前) what is going to be covered in the test. In this way, you will know what you should prepare for and you can get confidence in the test. But you should have the bravery to ask. Most students don’t ask if their teacher doesn’t give the information first. You should know tests are only telling if you get the knowledge, not how good or bad your IQ is. Fear can be a problem in the process of achieving success. However, only right attitude (态度) and preparations are the key factors (因素) in overcoming your fear of tests. Title: 1 to overcome your fear of tests 2 3 well You should make good preparations. If you study well and long enough, you can be 4 that you are well-prepared. Be confident Confidence before a test can have two things. · You 5 the test and feel your confidence was unfounded. · You succeed in the test 6 of your confidence. Confidence comes from 7 hard enough. Ask your teacher Be 8 enough to ask your teacher what the test will be about. Hold a positive attitude Remember tests just test your knowledge. Don’t 9 confidence because of one test failure. Conclusion 10 the right attitude and preparations, you can overcome your fear of tests. 【答案】 1．How 2．Tips/Advice 3．Prepare 4．sure 5．fail 6．because 7．studying 8．brave 9．lose 10．With 【导语】本文介绍了如何克服对考试的恐惧。 1．根据“If you follow the tips below, it’s not difficult to overcome your fear.”可知，本文介绍了如何克服对考试的恐惧，how“如何”符合。故填How。 2．根据“Be confident”、“Ask your teacher”及“Hold a positive attitude”可知，此处表示建议，用tips/advice。故填Tips/Advice。 3．根据“People usually fear tests if they know they are not well-prepared.”可知，此处建议做好准备，prepare“准备”符合。故填Prepare。 4．根据“As long as you study well and long enough, you should believe you are well-prepared.”可知，只要你学习得很好，时间足够长，你应该相信你已经做好了充分的准备，be sure“确信”符合。故填sure。 5．根据“you can’t pass the test and feel your confidence was unfounded (毫无根据)”可知，你通过不了考试，就觉得自己毫无信心。fail“失败”符合。故填fail。 6．根据“you can get success in the test with your confidence.”可知，因为有了信心，你就能在考试中取得成功。because of“因为，由于”符合。故填because。 7．根据“As long as you study hard, you will be more confident of your success in a test.”可知，自信来源于努力学习，study“学习”符合，from是介词，后跟动名词。故填studying。 8．根据“But you should have the bravery to ask.”可知，要勇于问老师考试是关于什么，brave“勇敢的”，形容词作表语。故填brave。 9．根据“You should know tests are only telling if you get the knowledge, not how good or bad your IQ is.”可知，你应该知道，测试只是告诉你是否获得了知识，而不是你的智商有多好或有多差。因此不要因为一次考试失利而失去信心，lose“失去”符合，Don’t后跟动词原形。故填lose。 10．根据“However, only right attitude (态度) and preparations are the key factors (因素) in overcoming your fear of tests.”可知，只有正确的态度和准备才是克服考试恐惧的关键因素，with“有”符合。故填With。 二、第二套 24-25八上·江苏省镇江市丹阳市·期中 The 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (中非合作论坛峰会) was held in Beijing in September, and it has brought many changes for Chinese and Africans. Let’s learn about this relationship (关系) through the stories of African students. Nehemiah James, 8 More and more Chinese companies are coming to our country and providing (提供) more jobs for local people. I enjoy working with Chinese people because they give better salary (薪水). They are kind to me as well. I feel happy and safe with them. Lawrent Gordon Mairusya, 27 I am now a PhD (博士学位) student at Dalian Maritime University. My stay here is an eye-opening experience and it lets me learn firsthand about China. For me, China leads in the global (全球的) technology, and it also works as a model for making connections (联系) with other countries. Joy Wangari, 18 My elder sister studied at a university in China. This really helped her get a good job. Talking with people from China helped her see things from different sides. I am also very interested in the living style of Chinese people. I would love to learn more about it if I go to China some day. Brook Endalkachew, 16 It took my dad the past year to do his PhD in China. My whole family is about to go to China for a year and stay there to get closer to Chinese culture. I feel excited about the trip! In my eyes, China is a very large and important country. It has a very good and strong connection with my homeland. The people around me at home also think China is the main provider of products (产品) for our country. African students share their stories Background information 1 between Chinese and Africans have changed a lot after the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Nehemiah James ◆Chinese companies 2 more jobs to local people. ◆He can make 3 money. ◆ 4 with Chinese people makes him feel happy and safe. Lawrent Gordon Mairusya ◆His stay in China 5 his eyes and lets him learn firsthand about China. ◆For him, China is not only a leader in the global technology but a model for making connections with 6 . Joy Wangari ◆Studying at a university in China was really 7 for his elder sister to get a good job. ◆He also shows a great 8 in the living style of Chinese people and wants to learn more about it some day. Brook Endalkachew ◆His dad 9 the past year in China doing his PhD．His whole family will stay in China for one year. He believes it will be an 10 trip. 【答案】 1．Relationships/Relations 2．offer/supply 3．more 4．Working 5．opens 6．others 7．helpful 8．interest 9．spent 10．exciting 【导语】本文介绍了中非合作论坛峰会后中非关系的变化，通过几个非洲学生的故事展示了中国对非洲的影响。 1．根据“The 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (中非合作论坛峰会) was held in Beijing in September, and it has brought many changes for Chinese and Africans.”可知，通过学生的故事了解中非关系。relationship/relation“关系”，此处指的中非关系，用名词复数形式。故填Relationships/Relations。 2．根据“More and more Chinese companies are coming to our country and providing (提供) more jobs for local people.”可知，中国公司提供了更多的工作机会。offer/supply“提供”与后面的to搭配，设空处主语是“Chinese companies”且该句是一般现在时，填动词原形。故填offer/supply。 3．根据“I enjoy working with Chinese people because they give better salary (薪水).”可知，Nehemiah提到他能赚到更多的钱。more“更多”，修饰money。故填more。 4．根据“I feel happy and safe with them.”可知，Nehemiah提到与中国人一起工作让他感到快乐和安全。work“工作”，结合设空处后“with Chinese people makes him feel happy and safe.”可知，该句缺主语，填动名词。故填Working。 5．根据“My stay here is an eye-opening experience and it lets me learn firsthand about China.”可知，Lawrent提到在中国的经历让他大开眼界。open“打开”，根据设空处后“and lets him learn firsthand about China.”可知，and前后的动词形式需保持一致，应该填三单形式。故填opens。 6．根据“For me, China leads in the global (全球的) technology, and it also works as a model for making connections (联系) with other countries.”可知，Lawrent提到中国是与其他国家建立联系的榜样。others“其他的”，泛指。故填others。 7．根据“My elder sister studied at a university in China. This really helped her get a good job.”可知，Joy提到在中国学习对他姐姐找工作很有帮助。helpful“有帮助的”，作表语。故填helpful。 8．根据“I am also very interested in the living style of Chinese people.”可知，Joy对中国人的生活方式表现出极大的兴趣。interest“兴趣”，设空处前是“a great”，接名词单数。故填interest。 9．根据“It took my dad the past year to do his PhD in China.”可知，Brook提到他父亲在中国度过了一年。设空处主语是“His dad”，填动词spend“花费”，spend some time doing“花时间做某事”，该句是一般过去时，动词填过去式。故填spent。 10．根据“My whole family is about to go to China for a year and stay there to get closer to Chinese culture. I feel excited about the trip!”可知，Brook对即将到来的中国之行感到兴奋。exciting“令人兴奋的”，作定语修饰“trip”。故填exciting。 三、第三套 24-25八上·江苏省海安市13校·期中 The farming TV program Believe in the Land has been winning the hearts of its young fans. It has got over 30 thousand comments (评论) on Douban and has got 8.9 points out of 10. In the show, 10 young people get together as a team. They work hard for 190 days on a 9.5-hectare farm to grow 25,000 kilograms of crops. This is China’s first show about farming. It’s a new way for Chinese variety shows (综艺节目). Before this, the British farming show Clarkson’s Farm was popular among Chinese audience. Clarkson, a rich man with no farming experience (经验), ran his farm with funny and changing ideas. It made people laugh and showed the challenges of farming. Believe in the Land shares something similar by showing the farming experiences of 10 young people. Some other “slow TV programs” also show famous stars living in the countryside. But Believe in the Land stands out as it shows not only the beauty of country life, but also the hard work behind it. The young people started from very beginning to make their own tools and furniture. They lived in a small, old house near the fields, wore dirty clothes in the mud and worked from sunrise to sunset. “Although the young people couldn’t do it perfectly, their experience of working in the muddy fields day and night is moving,” wrote an Internet user on Douban. “Watching their hard work makes me understand the saying ‘No pains, no gains’ more than ever,” another fan wrote on Sina Weibo. A popular farming show—Believe in the Land The introduction of the program ◆ Believe in the Land is the first show about farming in 1 ◆ In the show, 10 young men form a team and work hard for over six 2 on a farm to grow crops. ◆ A lot of young people show great 3 in it. Something different from other shows ◆ Clarkson’s Farm was about a rich man who knew 4 about farming. He tried to run his farm with funny and changing ideas. ◆ Some other “slow TV programs” show famous stars living in the countryside to enjoy the 5 country life. ◆ Believe in the Land stands out as it shows 6 the beauty of country life and the hard work behind it. ◆ The young people in the show made the tools and furniture for 7 and had to work all day long. The 8 from the online fans ◆ The young people were 9 to do the farming work perfectly, but their experience is moving. ◆ Watching their hard work gives me a 10 understanding of the saying ‘No pains, no gains’. 【答案】 1．China 2．months 3．interest 4．nothing 5．beautiful 6．both 7．themselves 8．ideas 9．unable 10．further 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一档名为《种地吧》的农业综艺电视节目，该节目通过展示10位年轻人在9.5公顷的农场上辛勤劳动190天，种植出25,000公斤农作物的过程，赢得了年轻观众的心。 1．根据第一段“The farming TV program Believe in the Land has been winning the hearts of its young fans.”和第二段“This is China’s first show about farming.”可知，《种地吧》是第一部关于中国农业的综艺节目；考查China“中国”，专有名词。故填China。 2．根据第一段“In the show, 10 young people get together as a team. They work hard for 190 days on a 9.5-hectare farm to grow 25,000 kilograms of crops.”可知，在节目中，10个年轻人组成一个团队，在一个农场辛勤工作190天，种植庄稼；190天即6个多月；考查month“月”，可数名词，此处应用名词复数形式months。故填months。 3．根据第一段“The farming TV program Believe in the Land has been winning the hearts of its young fans.”可知，农业综艺电视节目《种地吧》赢得了年轻粉丝的心，也就是说许多年轻人对它表现出极大的兴趣；考查show great interest in sth.“对……表现出兴趣”，固定搭配，其中interest“兴趣”，此处用作不可数名词。故填interest。 4．根据第二段“Before this, the British farming show Clarkson’s Farm was popular among Chinese audience. Clarkson, a rich man with no farming experience, ran his farm with funny and changing ideas.”可知，《克拉克森农场》讲的是一个对农业一窍不通的富人的故事；考查nothing“没有什么”，复合不定代词。故填nothing。 5．根据第二段“Some other ‘slow TV programs’ also show famous stars living in the countryside. But Believe in the Land stands out as it shows not only the beauty of country life, but also the hard work behind it.”可知，一些其他的“慢电视节目”显示著名的明星住在农村、享受美丽的乡村生活；考查beautiful“美丽的”，形容词，在句中作定语，修饰名词短语“country life”。故填beautiful。 6．根据第二段“But Believe in the Land stands out as it shows not only the beauty of country life, but also the hard work behind it.”可知，《种地吧》很突出，因为它显示了乡村生活的美丽和它背后的辛勤工作；考查both…and…“既……又……，两个都”，固定搭配。故填both。 7．根据第三段“The young people started from very beginning to make their own tools and furniture. They lived in a small, old house near the fields, wore dirty clothes in the mud and worked from sunrise to sunset.”可知，节目中的年轻人为自己制作工具和家具，不得不整天工作；考查for oneself“为某人自己”，句子主语为“The young people”，应用themselves“他们自己”，作介词for的宾语。故填themselves。 8．根据最后一段可知，本段主要是网友在豆瓣和新浪微博上对《种地吧》这档农业综艺电视节目的看法；考查idea“想法，看法”，可数名词，此处应用名词复数形式ideas表泛指。故填ideas。 9．根据最后一段“Although the young people couldn’t do it perfectly, their experience of working in the muddy fields day and night is moving,”可知，这些年轻人无法完美地完成农活，但他们的经历令人感动；考查be unable to do sth.“不能够做某事”，其中unable“不能的，不会的”，形容词，在句中作表语。故填unable。 10．根据最后一段“Watching their hard work makes me understand the saying ‘No pains, no gains’ more than ever,”可知，看着他们辛勤的工作让我对“一分耕耘，一分收获”这句话有了更深的理解；考查further“更多的；更进一步的”，形容词，在句中作定语，修饰动名词“understanding”。故填further。 四、第四套 24-25八上·江苏省南京金陵中学河西分校·期中 Have you ever forgotten where your socks are when you wake up in the morning? Can you remember what you ate for lunch a week ago? You may think that being forgetful is not a good thing. But now you should be thankful. Scientists from the University of Toronto found that forgetting is actually a key part of learning. The Independent reported. Getting rid of (除去) unnecessary information can help our brains work better. What kind of information is unnecessary? Scientists say that this may have something to do with the environment you live in. In an environment that is always changing, our brains may require (需要) us to remember less. For example, a supermarket cashier (收银员) meets many people every day and will probably only remember them for a short time. But a designer (设计师) who often meets his or her clients (客户) will remember longer. That’s because our brains keep making new neurons (神经元) from stem cells (干细胞), said Paul Frankland, a professor at the University of Toronto. There is a special area in our brains called the hippocampus (海马体). It is important for us to learn and remember. When new neurons go into the hippocampus, they renew our old memories. This could explain why you forget so much information about the time when you were very young. However, being forgetful is not always good. When you don’t have enough sleep, you may have a hard time remembering new information. Sleep helps the brain store and keep new facts and information, Matthew Walker from the University of California told the Hufington Post. 1 is not all bad 2 do we need to forget? ◆ Forgetting is a key part of 3 . ◆ Getting rid of information that is not 4 help our brains work better. What is unnecessary information? It depends on the 5 you live in. ◆ For example: ◆ A cashier won’t remember people for a 6 time ◆ A designer can remember his or her clients longer. How does the brain work to help us remember? ◆ The hippocampus is a special area in our brains. ◆ Our old memories are renewed when new neurons 7 the hippocampus—that’s why we can’t 8 many things about the time when we were young. ◆ When you don’t have enough sleep, it’s 9 for you to remember new information. Sleep helps the brain 10 and keep new facts and information. 【答案】 1．Forgetting 2．Why 3．learning 4．necessary 5．environment 6．long 7．enter 8．remember 9．difficult/hard 10．store 【导语】本文主要介绍了遗忘并不一定是坏事，遗忘是学习的一个关键部分。但如果睡眠不足，记新信息就会很难，所以健忘也并不总是好的。 1．根据“You may think that being forgetful is not a good thing. But now you should be thankful.”可知，健忘不都是坏的，forget“忘记”，动词，空处作主语，用动名词。故填Forgetting。 2．根据题干右边栏“Forgetting is a key part of...”可知，此处讲我们需要遗忘的原因，用why引导特殊疑问句。故填Why。 3．根据“forgetting is actually a key part of learning”可知，遗忘是学习的关键一部分。故填learning。 4．根据“Getting rid of unnecessary information can help our brains work better.”可知，除掉不必要的信息帮助大脑运转得更好，unnecessary=not necessary。故填necessary。 5．根据“What kind of information is unnecessary? Scientists say that this may have something to do with the environment you live in.”可知，哪些是不必要的信息，取决于你所处的环境。故填environment。 6．根据“a supermarket cashier meets many people every day and will probably only remember them for a short time.”可知，一个收银员可能不会记住他人太长时间，long“长的”，形容词作定语。故填long。 7．根据“When new neurons go into the hippocampus, they renew our old memories.”可知，当新的神经元进入海马体，我们的旧记忆得以更新，go into=enter“进入”。故填enter。 8．根据“This could explain why you forget so much information about the time when you were very young.”可知，记忆更新后，我们就无法记住年幼时的事情了，remember”记住“，情态动词后接动词原形。故填remember。 9．根据“When you don’t have enough sleep, you may have a hard time remembering new information.”可知，当睡眠不足时，你会难以记住新的信息，difficult=hard“困难的”，形容词作表语。故填difficult/hard。 10．根据“Sleep helps the brain store and keep new facts and information”可知，睡眠有助于大脑储存和保存新的事实和信息。故填store。 五、第五套 24-25八上·江苏省无锡市江阴市长泾片·期中 Friends bring joy and fun to our life. To most of us, it’s always easy to make friends but hard to go on one more step closer to our friends. The tips below will help you. ●Be yourself with your friends. Sometimes your friends may find out that your true personality is completely different from what they thought it was. In order not to make them lose trust in you, find some proper time to tell them what you really often do and like to do. And they may understand you. ●Get through the difficult times with small tricks. People never know what kind of chocolate they are going to taste. It is true of life. When your friends taste the bad one, why not tell funny things about yourself, like “Am I like a round ball? ”. Hearing this (绰号) may help you get along with your friends better. ●Find right ways to communicate (交流) warmly. There is no doubt that people like to communicate with their close friends as often as possible. Remember those special days in your friends’ lives. Sometimes you book a table to help celebrate your friend’s birthday, but when you call her, she tells you her birthday is not that day. Don’t make it happen and remember the exact date. Having some activities also provides (提供) good chances to meet and chat with your friends. Make sure your friends will come and have fun. 1 to Build a Closer Friendship Introduction Building a close friendship is 2 than making friends. Tips Being yourself with your friends ●Be honest with your friends when they find you’re your 3 personality. ●Let your friends know your habits and hobbies. 4 through the difficult times with small tricks ●Tell something funny about yourself when your friends are unhappy. ●When you and your friends are not in agreement, playing small tricks may be helpful. Communicating warmly in right ways. ●Don’t 5 those special days in your friends’ lives. Organize (组织) some activities and invite your friends to join you. 【答案】1．How 2．harder 3．true 4．Getting 5．forget 【导语】本文主要讲述建立友谊的三点技巧和方法。 1．根据“Friends bring joy and fun to our life. To most of us, it’s always easy to make friends but hard to go on one more step closer to our friends. The tips below will help you.”可知，文章主要讲述了怎样建立友谊，因此应用how“如何”，首字母大写。故填How。 2．根据“To most of us, it’s always easy to make friends but hard to go on one more step closer to our friends.”可知，建立亲密的友谊比交朋友更难，因此用hard“困难的”，结合“than”可知，此处应用其比较级形式harder。故填harder。 3．根据“Sometimes your friends may find out that your true personality is completely different from what they thought it was.”可知，当你的朋友发现你的真实个性时，要对他们诚实，因此应用true“真实的”。故填true。 4．根据“Get through the difficult times with small tricks.”可知，当小技巧度过困难时期，结合“Being”、“Communicating”可知，此处应用get的动名词形式getting，首字母大写。故填Getting。 5．根据“Remember those special days in your friends’ lives.”可知，不要忘记你朋友生活中那些特殊的日子，因此用动词forget“忘记”，Don’t为助动词，因此后用动词原形。故填forget。 六、第六套 24-25八上·江苏省南京市鼓楼区·期中 Do you know about space vegetables? Have you ever eaten them? Some people worry about eating space vegetables. They think that they may be bad for us. In fact, there’s no need to worry about space vegetables. Here some facts that we should know about space vegetables. In space, plants can grow faster and bigger without the influence of Earth’s gravity (重力). People take the seeds to space and then bring them back. Then space vegetables grow from these strong seeds and grow into bigger Scientists believe the vegetables will be safe to eat after they bring back these seeds. And scientists make sure that there is no radiation (辐射). Space vegetables are different from genetically modified (转基因) foods. The genes (基因) of space vegetables don’t change. This means that no new genes are put into the space vegetables. Space vegetables are better for us than normal vegetables. For example, space tomatoes will be fine for twenty days. That’s one week longer than normal tomatoes. Also, space vegetables have much higher yields than Earth vegetables. As a result, space vegetables can help us solve the problem of future food supply and provide a healthier diet. In conclusion, space vegetables are a great way to help us meet our needs in the future. Space 1 Introduction In fact, there’s no need to be 2 about space vegetables. Some 4 about space vegetables Plants can grow faster and bigger in 3 and their seeds can grow into bigger, healthier and stronger vegetables. Scientists believe the vegetables will be safe to 5 and there is no radiation in them. 6 genetically modified foods, space vegetables are safe 7 no new genes are put into them. Space vegetables are 8 for us than normal vegetables and people can keep space vegetables 9 . Space vegetables have much higher yields than Earth vegetables. Conclusion Space vegetables can help us meet our needs in the 10 【答案】 1．Vegetables 2．worried 3．facts 4．space 5．eat 6．Unlike 7．because 8．better 9．longer 10．future 【导语】本文主要介绍了太空蔬菜。 1．根据“Do you know about space vegetables?”可知，文章是关于太空蔬菜的，vegetables“蔬菜”，为复数泛指各种不同的蔬菜，作为标题应大写首字母。故填Vegetables。 2．根据“In fact, there’s no need to worry about space vegetables.”可知，没有必要担心太空蔬菜，worried“担心的”，作表语。故填worried。 3．根据“Here some facts that we should know about space vegetables.”以及表格中对应的“Plants can grow faster and bigger…”可知，设空处是说关于太空蔬菜的事实，fact“事实”，some接可数名词复数形式。故填facts。 4．根据表格中“Plants can grow faster and bigger in…and their seeds can grow into bigger, healthier and stronger vegetables.”并结合题干处的“In space, plants can grow faster and bigger without the influence of Earth’s gravity (重力).”可知，在太空中，植物可以在不受地球引力影响的情况下生长得更快、更大，space“太空”，不可数名词。故填space。 5．根据“Scientists believe the vegetables will be safe to eat after they bring back these seeds.”可知，科学家们相信，这些蔬菜在带回这些种子后可以安全食用。eat“吃”，表格中划线词前为不定式符号to，接动词原形。故填eat。 6．根据“Space vegetables are different from genetically modified (转基因) foods.”可知，太空蔬菜不同于转基因食品，unlike“不同于”，介词，故填Unlike。 7．根据“The genes (基因) of space vegetables don’t change. This means that no new genes are put into the space vegetables”可知，“因为”太空蔬菜中没有新的基因，因此太空蔬菜是安全的，because“因为”符合语境。故填because。 8．根据“Space vegetables are better for us than normal vegetables.”以及表格后的“for us than normal vegetables”可知，太空蔬菜对我们来说比普通蔬菜更好，better“更好”符合语境，故填better。 9．根据“For example, space tomatoes will be fine for twenty days. That’s one week longer than normal tomatoes.”可知，人们可以保存太空蔬菜更长时间，longer“更长”。故填longer。 10．根据“In conclusion, space vegetables are a great way to help us meet our needs in the future.”可知，太空蔬菜是帮助我们满足未来需求的好方法，in the future“在未来”，固定表达。故填future。 七、第七套 24-25八上·江苏省南京市玄武区·期中 Success is something many people work very hard for. It’s difficult to have success, but keeping the success going is even harder. So, let’s see what many successful people do every day to improve themselves. You may think that it is all about the brain work that makes people successful. However, successful people take exercise regularly. It is not only about keeping you healthy. It also can teach you to overcome yourselves. Mark Zuckerberg, for example, does sports five times per week. He often says that sports help him feel good, and it also helps him think of new business ideas. Benjamin Franklin asked himself every morning what good things he was going to do this day. Having a plan helps you remember everything. Spend 10 minutes before sleep or after you wake up and make a plan for the whole day. It would be even better if you write it down somewhere. Most often, successful people are interested in certain activities. A Saturday golf game can be a great way to make friends. Even knitting or drawing can make people relaxed and fresh. People need to get new information every day to keep the brain working. Successful people always find the way to learn something new. They read books and articles, they talk with smart people and they go through safe websites. You should always keep your brain working and it’ll work out some ideas. Successful people think over their day before they sleep. Did I do everything I had planned? What shouldn’t I have done today? What should I do better the next day? When you think of the good things you did today, it helps you keep doing them tomorrow. When you think of your mistakes, you may not do them again the next day. How to be 1 Ways        2 3 regularly It helps you keep healthy and 4 you to overcome yourselves. Having a plan every day It helps you not 5 anything. Having some 6 It helps you make friends and make yourself relaxed and 7 . 8 something new It keeps the brain working and it will work out some ideas. Thinking over the day before 9 to sleep It helps you keep doing good things and 10 making the same mistakes. Conclusion: We learn all of the above from many successful people to have success and keep it going. 【答案】 1．successful 2．Reasons 3．Exercising 4．teaches 5．forget 6．activities 7．fresh 8．Learning 9．going 10．avoid 【导语】本文是主要介绍了如何能够成功。 1．根据第一段“So, let’s see what many successful people do every day to improve themselves.”和全文可知，文章主要讲的是“如何变得成功”。故填successful。 2．根据第二段“You may think that it is all about the brain work that makes people successful. However, successful people take exercise … helps him think of new business ideas.”以及全文内容可知，本文是通过“方法”和“原因”两个方面来叙述的。故填Reasons。 3．根据第二段“ However, successful people take exercise regularly.”可知，此处是指有规律的锻炼，位于句首因此首字母大写。故填Exercising。 4．根据第二段“It is not only about keeping you healthy. It also can teach you to overcome yourselves.”可知，运动可以保持健康也可以教会你战胜自我。and前后动词形式保持一致，因此teach的三单形式。故填teaches。 5．根据第三段“Having a plan helps you remember everything.”可知，做计划可以帮你记住所有的事情。“记住所有的事”即“不忘记事情”。故填forget。 6．根据第四段“Most often, successful people are interested in certain activities.”可知，此处是指某些活动。故填activities。 7．根据第四段“Even knitting or drawing can make people relaxed and fresh.”可知，即使是编织或绘画也能使人放松和清新。故填fresh。 8．根据倒数第二段“Successful people always find the way to learn something new.”可知，成功人士总是可以找到学习新东西的方法。此处用动名词作主语，在句首因此首字母大写。故填Learning。 9．根据最后一段“Successful people think over their day before they sleep.”可知，成功人士在睡觉前会思考一天的工作。此空在介词before后，因此用动名词。故填going。 10．根据最后一段“When you think of the good things you did today, it helps you keep doing them tomorrow. When you think of your mistakes, you may not do them again the next day.”可知，它可以帮你继续做好事，避免犯同样的错误。avoid doing sth.意为“避免做某事”。故填avoid。 八、第八套 24-25八上·江苏省南京师范大学附属中学树人学校·期中 Times have changed, but falling asleep in class is still a common occurrence (常事) among students. Why do students sometimes fall asleep in class? An obvious reason is lack of sleep. However, there are also causes for getting too little sleep. Homework is a daily occurrence for most students, one that can take three to four hours per night. A student who wants to be able to take part in any activity besides homework must stay up late to fit everything in. Club activities, sports, computer-game playing, and TV viewing, for example, all make students have less time for both homework and sleep. Sometimes students lack sleep because of after-school jobs for their families. Physical problems can also cause students to fall asleep in class. For example, insomnia (失眠), which may keep a student up at night, causing exhaustion (疲惫不堪) during class hours, is a serious problem. Medical evidence also supports the idea that each person has a body clock that helps to decide his or her sleep pattern. Unluckily, these body clocks don’t always work according to school timetables. The effects of falling asleep in class can be quite serious. First of all, sleeping in class is not a good way to endear (使受喜爱) yourself to teachers. And other students may make jokes about those who sleep in class. However, the most harmful effect of sleeping in class is missing out on important points. In the long run, sleepers may end up failing classes. Since students are probably not going to deal with the problem, falling asleep in class will probably remain an all-too-common occurrence. It will continue until more teens find a way to balance their personal and social lives with school and work on their own, while still finding enough time to sleep. Introduction Times have changed, but falling asleep in class happens 1 . Causes Lack of sleep ◆To 2 doing their homework, students may have to work three to four hours every night. ◆To take part in 3 and finish homework, students may stay up late. ◆To spare time for after-school jobs, students may not have 4 time to sleep. Physical problems ◆Insomnia may 5 students from falling asleep at night. ◆Students’ body clocks do not always 6 their school timetables. Effects ◆Teachers will not 7 the students who sleep in class. ◆It is 8 that students will laugh at those who sleep in class. ◆Students who sleep too much in class may 9 in their study. Conclusion The problem will not be solved until students 10 can manage their lives, deal with their| school and work, and then still have time to sleep. 【答案】 1．often 2．finish 3．activities 4．enough/much 5．stop/keep/prevent 6．match 7．like/love 8．possible 9．affect 10．themselves 【导语】本文主要通过学生因睡眠不足上课睡觉这一现象，分析了学生睡眠不足的原因。 1．根据“Times have changed, but falling asleep in class is still a common occurrence (常事) among students. ”可知，时代变了，但在课堂上睡觉仍然是学生中经常发生的事情，often “经常”，频度副词，故填often。 2．根据“Homework is a daily occurrence for most students, one that can take three to four hours per night. ”可知，要完成家庭作业，每个学生可能每晚要花3、4个小时，finish“完成”，to后跟动词原形，故填finish。 3．根据“A student who wants to be able to take part in any activity besides homework...all make students have less time for both homework and sleep.”可知，要参加活动，以及完成作业，activity“活动”，此处表泛指，用复数，故填activities。 4．根据“Sometimes students lack sleep because of after-school jobs for their families.”可知，有时是因为家庭的课后工作，学生没有足够/很多的时间睡觉。much“很多”，enough“足够的”，故填enough/much。 5．根据“insomnia (失眠), which may keep a student up at night, causing exhaustion (疲惫不堪) during class hours”可知，失眠会让学生夜不能寐，stop/keep/prevent sb from doing sth“阻止某人做某事”，may后跟动词原形，故填stop/keep/prevent。 6．根据“Unluckily, these body clocks don’t always work according to school timetables.”可知，学生生物钟并不总是和学校的时间表匹配，match“和……匹配”，do not后跟动词原形，故填match。 7．根据“First of all, sleeping in class is not a good way to endear (使受喜爱) yourself to teachers”可知，老师不喜欢上课睡觉的学生，like/love“喜欢”，will not后跟动词原形，故填like/love。 8．根据“And other students may make jokes about those who sleep in class.”可知，其他学生可能会取笑那些在课堂上睡觉的人，possible“可能的”，故填possible。 9．根据“the most harmful effect of sleeping in class is missing out on important points”可知，课上睡觉会影响学习，affect“影响”，may后跟动词原形，故填affect。 10．根据“It will continue until more teens find a way to balance their personal and social lives with school and work on their own, while still finding enough time to sleep.”可知，只有学生他们自己管理好自己的生活，处理好自己的学业和工作，才有时间睡觉，这个问题才会得以解决。themselves“他们自己”，故填themselves。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $