专题08 阅读回答问题（期中真题汇编，上海专用）九年级英语上学期

专题08 阅读回答问题 人与社会 Passage 1 （24-25九上·上海杨浦区·期中） The moon was low in the sky as Mia finished loading her pickup truck. She led her two-year-old dog, Buddy, to his cage in the back of the truck. It was two in the morning. Three days earlier, 12-year-old Jake had gone missing from his Boy Scout camp in the Blue Mountains. Many people searched for him, but they found very few clues. So, they phoned the Search and Rescue Dog Association. Mia and Buddy were part of it. They had trained for a year to help find lost people. Mia remembered what her husband, Dave, had said before she left that morning. “Don’t get your hopes up,” he had warned. But Mia was determined. “Jake has been out there for three days. Buddy can help!” she replied. When Mia arrived at the meeting point, the rescuers explained that the ground was very rough. They had to move on their hands and knees at times, and none of their dogs had found a smell. Mia let out a breath; it would be a tough job. At 6 a.m, Mia and the other searchers learned more about Jake. She studied his photo, wanting to remember his face. “Jake is alive,” she told Buddy. “We’re going to find him.” Mia took out a piece of Jake’s clothing for Buddy to smell. With his nose up, Buddy started down the path. Suddenly, Mia saw Buddy’s head lift. He ran ahead, and Mia quickly followed. Then she saw Jake in a red jacket, looking weak. “Jake, is that you?” Mia yelled. He nodded slowly. Mia climbed up to him and sat him next to Buddy. “Do you like dogs?” she asked. He nodded again. While Mia called the base camp, Jake ate some peanut butter crackers. Buddy eagerly ate the leftovers. Back at the base camp, Mia called Dave. “You won’t believe what Buddy did! He found Jake!” “Really?” Dave said, surprised. Mia smiled, happy that Buddy had proven him wrong. 1．Mia and Buddy were leaving for the Blue Mountains at about 2 a.m, weren’t they? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2．Why were Mia and Buddy included in the search? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3．What difficulties did the rescuers face when searching for Jake? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4．What did Mia do to help Buddy locate Jake? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 5．How was Jake’s condition when Mia and Buddy found him during the search? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 6．Give two reasons why Dave thought it almost impossible to find the missing boy. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 1．Yes, they were. 2．Because people found few clues and they phoned the Search and Rescue Dog Association where Mia and Buddy worked. 3．The ground was very rough and none of their dogs had found a smell. 4．She took out a piece of Jake’s clothing for Buddy to smell. 5．He looked weak. 6．Jake went missing three days ago and the ground was very rough. 【导语】本文主要讲述了Mia在凌晨两点带着她的狗前往蓝山参与12岁的Jake在童子军营地失踪的搜索行动。 1．根据第一段“The moon was low in the sky as Mia finished loading her pickup truck. She led her two-year-old dog, Buddy, to his cage in the back of the truck. It was two in the morning.”可知，Mia和Buddy应该是在早晨2点去往蓝山的，应作肯定回答。故填Yes, they were. 2．根据第二段“Many people searched for him, but they found very few clues. So, they phoned the Search and Rescue Dog Association. Mia and Buddy were part of it.”可知，人们发现的线索很少，所以就打电话给搜救犬协会，而Mia和Buddy在这个组织工作。故填Because people found few clues and they phoned the Search and Rescue Dog Association where Mia and Buddy worked. 3．根据第三段“the rescuers explained that the ground was very rough. They had to move on their hands and knees at times, and none of their dogs had found a smell.”可知，搜索中，他们发现地面非常粗糙，而且狗也闻不到任何气味。故填The ground was very rough and none of their dogs had found a smell. 4．根据第五段“Mia took out a piece of Jake’s clothing for Buddy to smell. With his nose up, Buddy started down the path.”可知，Mia让Buddy闻Jake的衣服去寻找Jake，故填She took out a piece of Jake’s clothing for Buddy to smell. 5．根据第六段“Then she saw Jake in a red jacket, looking weak.”可知，Jake看起来很虚弱。故填He looked weak. 6．根据第二段“Three days earlier, 12-year-old Jake had gone missing from his Boy Scout camp in the Blue Mountains.”和第三段“the rescuers explained that the ground was very rough”可知，Dave认为这是件不可能完成的事是因为一方面男孩三天前就找不到了，还有就是地面非常粗糙，故填Jake went missing three days ago and the ground was very rough. Passage 2 （24-25九上·上海浦东新区·期中） For skydivers, the sky isn’t the limit. It’s just the beginning. Thousands of people try skydiving each year. Some only jump once, while others go on to experience lifelong adventures, flying and turning over through the air. Skydiving is a method of leaving an airplane and returning to the earth with the help of gravity (重力), then slowing down by using a parachute (降落伞). It may include more or less free-fall, a time during which the parachute has not been used and the body gradually accelerates (加速) to the highest speed. There are three choices for the beginners. However, before you try skydiving, a ground course on safety is required. The first method is accelerated free-fall. You jump out of the plane while being held by two coaches, one on either side. They hold onto you until you open your parachute. The second method is called static line. After jumping out, you will experience free-fall for a second or two. Then the weight of your body will pull the line tight, opening the parachute. Tandem (串联) is the most popular because it is the easiest. You and the coach are tied together, the coach behind, with you in front. You jump out of the plane together, and the coach takes care of opening the parachute. For each of these three methods, the coaches give instructions in the air with hand signals or a radio. If you want to try something challenging and would love to feel the freedom of flying, skydiving might be an adventure for you. Who knows? With risk and excitement mixed together, skydiving might just change your life. 7．Do thousands of people try skydiving each year, don’t they? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 8．For the beginners, how many methods can they choose? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 9．Why do most of the beginners choose tandem? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 10．How do the coaches give instructions in the air? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11．What does the writer want to tell us in the passage? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12．What do you think of skydiving? Why do you think so? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 7．Yes, they do. 8．Three. 9．Because it is the easiest. 10．With hand signals or a radio. 11．The writer wants to tell us something about skydiving. 12．I think skydiving is very exciting. Because it allows people to experience the feeling of flying and freedom in the air. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了跳伞这项运动。 7．根据“thousands of people try skydiving each year.”可知，每年有成千上万的人尝试跳伞，故填Yes, they do. 8．根据“There are three choices for the beginners.”可知，初学者可以选择三种方法，故填Three. 9．根据“Tandem (串联) is the most popular because it is the easiest.”可知，大多数初学者选择串联是因为它最简单，故填Because it is the easiest. 10．根据“For each of these three methods, the coaches give instructions in the air with hand signals or a radio.”可知，教练在空中用手势或无线电发出指令，故填With hand signals or a radio. 11．文章介绍了跳伞运动的相关情况，包括尝试人数、跳伞方式、教练指导等，旨在告诉读者跳伞运动的一些信息，故填The writer wants to tell us something about skydiving. 12．开放性问题，言之有理即可。例如，我认为跳伞非常令人兴奋。因为它让人们在空中体验飞行和自由的感觉。故填I think skydiving is very exciting. Because it allows people to experience the feeling of flying and freedom in the air.（答案不唯一） Passage 2 （24-25九上·上海七宝实验中学·期中） A live-streaming app (直播应用) that monitors (监控) students in classrooms in some middle schools has raised a lot of online discussion. It was reported that any user of the app Shuidi could see inside classrooms. Some parents have praised the app for giving them the chance to monitor their children, while others worry about privacy (隐私) problems. Do you think the app is a good idea? I strongly support this app. Nowadays, children play an important role in the whole family, and parents always want to care for their children, wherever they are. This new platform (平台) helps parents see what their children are doing in classes. It’s also a good way to make students behave themselves in school. —— Linda I’m in favor of this app if parents get their children’s permission (准许) first. The app could help parents focus on children’s bad habits. It could also be used as a tool to prevent bullying (霸凌). However, parents should get their permission first to protect their privacy. —— Jeff I think this app is a bad idea. Schools should be a pleasant and relaxing place for students to study and play. But we will feel uncomfortable if cameras are watching us all the time. We should pay attention to our privacy. Our lives shouldn’t be watched by the public. —— Betty Any form of privacy invasion (侵犯) shouldn’t be allowed. Although some parents want to know more about their children, they should do it in a better way. Being under the eye of strangers is too dangerous. —— David 13．Does the living-streaming app monitor students in classrooms in some middle schools? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 14．In Linda’s opinion, what does this new platform help both parents and students? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 15．According to Jeff, what are the advantages of this app if parents get their permission first to protect their privacy? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 16．Why does Betty think this app is a bad idea? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 17．What form does David think is too dangerous? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 18．Are you in favor of (支持) having monitoring equipment in your school? Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 13．Yes, it does. 14．It helps parents see what their children are doing in classes. It’s also a good way to make students behave themselves in school. 15．The app could help parents focus on children’s bad habits. It could also be used as a tool to prevent bullying. 16．Because she will feel uncomfortable if cameras are watching her all the time. 17．Being under the eye of strangers is too dangerous. 18．Yes, I am. Because it could help parents focus on children’s bad habits. It could also be used as a tool to prevent bullying. 【导语】本文主要介绍了几个学生对于在学校安装监控这种行为的不同看法。 13．根据“A live-streaming app (直播应用) that monitors (监控) students in classrooms in some middle schools has raised a lot of online discussion. ”可知，这是一款监控部分中学课堂学生的直播应用，应是肯定回答，故填Yes, it does. 14．根据“This new platform (平台) helps parents see what their children are doing in classes. It’s also a good way to make students behave themselves in school.”可知，这个新平台可以帮助家长了解孩子在课堂上的表现。这也是让学生在学校守规矩的好方法，故填It helps parents see what their children are doing in classes. It’s also a good way to make students behave themselves in school. 15．根据“The app could help parents focus on children’s bad habits. It could also be used as a tool to prevent bullying (霸凌). ”可知，这款应用可以帮助父母关注孩子的坏习惯。它也可以被用作防止欺凌的工具，故填The app could help parents focus on children’s bad habits. It could also be used as a tool to prevent bullying. 16．根据“But we will feel uncomfortable if cameras are watching us all the time. We should pay attention to our privacy. Our lives shouldn’t be watched by the public.”可知如果摄像机一直盯着我们，我们会感到不舒服。我们应该注意我们的隐私。我们的生活不应该被公众关注。故填Because she will feel uncomfortable if cameras are watching her all the time. 17．根据“Being under the eye of strangers is too dangerous.”可知被陌生人盯着太危险了。故填Being under the eye of strangers is too dangerous. 18．开放性题，答案合理即可。参考答案为Yes, I am. Because it could help parents focus on children’s bad habits. It could also be used as a tool to prevent bullying. 人与自我 Passage 1 （24-25九上·上海宝山区·期中） This was my grandmother’s first birthday without grandfather, and before he passed away, we had promised him that we would make it her best birthday ever. Grandfather had always said that grandmother expected her birthday party every day since it was also a time for family reunion (团聚). When my parents, three sisters and I arrived at her house, we found she had waited up all night for our arrival. Once arriving, we immediately set to prepare for the birthday celebration. We ordered a large birthday cake and decorated the house with colorful belts and balloons. When everything was ready, I noticed something was missing. “Where is your scarf? ” I asked. That scarf, faded (褪色的) and even older than my mother, meant a lot to my grandmother. Grandfather gave it to grandmother forty years ago on their first date. But now, on her first birthday without him, the scarf was gone, too. “It must be somewhere,” she said, “Your grandfather always packed everything so carefully.” Then we began to search every corner for the missing scarf. As we emptied box after box and found no scarf, my grandmother’s eyes were filled with tears. However, seeing our worried look, she soon hid her disappointment. “Check it out! This may be a gift from grandfather!” My sister shouted as the found a well-wrapped (精美包装的) box. Grandmother shakily opened the box. With great joy, she pulled out a brand-new red scarf with a note. Her voice trembled as she read it aloud: “Dear, I noticed some tiny holes in your scarf when I washed it. So I thought it was time for a new one. I hope it can bring you as much joy as the first one did. Happy birthday! Love, Bryant.” Finally, grandmother blew out the candles in her new scarf, as if grandfather were still with her. It also brought my grandfather home in each of our hearts and made the party our best birthday celebration ever. 19．Grandmother looked forward to her birthday party, didn’t she? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 20．What did the family members do to prepare for grandmother’s birthday party? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 21．How long had grandmother owned the old scarf? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 22．How did grandmother feel when she couldn’t find the old scarf? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 23．Why did grandfather buy a new scarf for grandmother? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 24．Besides buying grandmother a new scarf, what other details also show grandfather’s deep love? (List 2 of them) Detail 1: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Detail 2: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 19．Yes, she did. 20．They ordered a large birthday cake and decorated the house with colorful belts and balloons. 21．For forty years. 22．She felt disappointed. 23．Because he noticed some tiny holes in her scarf. 24．Before passing away, grandfather remembered to ask his children to make grandmother’s birthday the best ever. He always told the children that grandmother expected a family reunion. 【导语】本文主要讲述了祖父过世后，作者和家人陪祖母过的一个特殊的生日。 19．根据文中“Grandfather had always said that grandmother expected her birthday party every day since it was also a time for family reunion.”可知，祖母期待她的生日聚会。故填Yes, she did. 20．根据“We ordered a large birthday cake and decorated the house with colorful belts and balloons.”可知，家人们订购了一个大生日蛋糕，并用彩带和气球装饰了房子。故填They ordered a large birthday cake and decorated the house with colorful belts and balloons. 21．根据“Grandfather gave it to grandmother forty years ago on their first date.”可知，祖母拥有这条旧围巾四十年了。故填For forty years. 22．根据“my grandmother’s eyes were filled with tears. However, seeing our worried look, she soon hid her disappointment.”可知，祖母找不到旧围巾时感到失望。故填She felt disappointed. 23．根据“Dear, I noticed some tiny holes in your scarf when I washed it. So I thought it was time for a new one.”可知，祖父买新围巾是因为他注意到旧围巾上有洞。故填Because he noticed some tiny holes in her scarf. 24．根据“before he passed away, we had promised him that we would make it her best birthday ever”以及“Grandfather had always said that grandmother expected her birthday party every day since it was also a time for family reunion.”可知，祖父在去世前记得让孩子们为祖母过一个最好的生日，并且总是告诉孩子们祖母希望全家团聚。故填Before passing away, grandfather remembered to ask his children to make grandmother’s birthday the best ever.；He always told the children that grandmother expected a family reunion. Passage 2 （24-25九上·上海黄浦区·期中） Doctors say anger can be very dangerous. We have to learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and even cancer. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a peaceful and reasonable way. Some people are so angry that they shout or cry to show their anger. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing (压抑性的) anger. In the past many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain produces the same hormones (荷尔蒙). Their hearts beat faster and blood pressure goes up. In general the person feels excited and ready to act. Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe if you express anger with strong emotion, you may develop heart disease, and they believe if you keep the anger inside, you may face a greater danger of high blood pressure. Doctors say we have to learn how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to agree that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself peacefully and reasonably.” Doctors say that the best way to deal with anger is to find humour in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger. 25．Anger can’t lead to some disease, can it? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 26．How many ways do people usually react (反应) if they are angry? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 27．Why do some people shout and cry? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 28．What may happen to you if you express anger with strong emotion? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 29．What is the best way to deal with anger? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 30．How do you deal with anger? (List one way of dealing with anger and give your reasons) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 25．Yes, it can. 26．Three ways. 27．To show their anger. 28．It may develop heart disease. 29．To find humour in the situation that has made you angry. 30．By watching a funny movie. Because it can make me laugh. Because it can make me forget the anger. (Any reasonable answer is OK.) 【导语】本文讲述了愤怒对人的不好的影响，教育人们如何来处理愤怒。 25．根据第一段第二句“They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and even cancer.”可知，生气会导致一些疾病。故填Yes, it can.。 26．根据第二段“Some people express anger openly in a peaceful and reasonable way. Some people are so angry that they shout or cry to show their anger. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing (压抑性的) anger.”可知，人们在愤怒时通常有三种反应方式：一是以平和合理的方式公开表达愤怒；二是通过喊叫或哭泣来展示愤怒；三是压抑内心的愤怒。故填Three ways。 27．根据第二段第三句“Some people are so angry that they shout or cry to show their anger.”可知，有些人通过喊叫或哭泣来表达自己的愤怒。故填To show their anger。 28．根据第五段第二句“They believe if you express anger with strong emotion, you may develop heart disease...”可知，如果以强烈的情绪表达愤怒，你可能会患上心脏病。故填It may develop heart disease。 29．根据最后一段第一句“Doctors say that the best way to deal with anger is to find humour in the situation that has made you angry.”可知，医生认为，处理愤怒的最佳方式是在让你愤怒的情况中找到幽默感。故填To find humour in the situation that has made you angry。 30．言之有理即可。参考答案：By watching a funny movie. Because it can make me laugh. Because it can make me forget the anger。 Passage 3 （24-25九上·上海奉贤区多校联考·期中） Karlsson, a Swedish teacher at Beijing Union University (BUU), has lived in China for over 15 years. The seeds (种子) of his China journey were sown when he joined in a program for East Asian studies at Lund University in Sweden in 1997. Back then, cellphones and the Internet hadn’t yet come into wide use. Learning Chinese meant using textbooks, heavy dictionaries and audio tapes. He would read the dictionary carefully for hours to understand a one-page Chinese article. “In those days, it was a real challenge,” he said. In 2006, with a high score in the official Chinese language test, he won a scholarship for a five-week summer program at Beijing Language and Culture University. After finishing the study program, Karlsson was offered a Beijing-based job as a market researcher. In 2008, the year Beijing succeeded in hosting the Summer Olympic Games, he got married. In the next year, he started to teach business at BUU. Life in Beijing has been a wonderful adventure (异乎寻常的经历), especially as a witness to the great achievements China has made. It has offered him many chances for personal growth. Today, thanks to high-speed broadband and 5G, he can connect with students at BUU’s partner universities in Russia, Montenegro or Mexico while riding on the Beijing subway. “When you open your eyes to these great projects, it is impossible not to want to be part of them or at least support them somehow,” he said. Although he was busy on teaching days, Karlsson applied for a full-time scholarship at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. In 2022, at 44 years old, he got his Ph.D．in economics. “I am quite interested in blockchain technology, and I know that China is quickly becoming the leader in blockchain applications outside the cryptocurrency space. So, I always write my articles in this area,” he said. “________,” he said. “Taking on seemingly impossible challenges and also helping those around you are what makes life worth living.” 31．Who is Karlsson in this passage? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 32．How did Karlsson learn Chinese in Sweden? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 33．When did Karlsson start to teach business at BUU? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 34．Karlsson wants to be part of China’s great projects, does he? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 35．In what area does Karlsson always write his articles? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 36．What sentence(s) can be filled in the blank in the last paragraph? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 31．A Swedish teacher at Beijing Union University. 32．By using textbooks, heavy dictionaries and audio tapes. 33．In 2009. 34．Yes, he does. 35．Blockchain applications outside the cryptocurrency space. 36．There is always time to follow your dreams unless you decide to give up. 【导语】本文主要介绍一名瑞典老师在北京工作的情况。 31．根据“Karlsson, a Swedish teacher at Beijing Union University (BUU), has lived in China for over 15 years.”可知他是在北京联合大学的一名瑞典的老师。故填A Swedish teacher at Beijing Union University. 32．根据“Learning Chinese meant using textbooks, heavy dictionaries and audio tapes. He would read the dictionary carefully for hours to understand a one-page Chinese article.”可知是通过教材，大字典和有声磁带来学习中文。故填By using textbooks, heavy dictionaries and audio tapes. 33．根据“In 2008, the year Beijing succeeded in hosting the Summer Olympic Games, he got married. In the next year, he started to teach business at BUU.”可知他2008年结婚，次年在北京联合大学教授商学，即2009年。故填In 2009. 34．根据“When you open your eyes to these great projects, it is impossible not to want to be part of them or at least support them somehow”可知，当你睁开眼睛看到这些伟大的项目时，你不可能不想成为其中的一部分，故填Yes, he does. 35．根据“I am quite interested in blockchain technology, and I know that China is quickly becoming the leader in blockchain applications outside the cryptocurrency space. So, I always write my articles in this area”可知，中国正在迅速成为加密货币领域以外区块链应用的领导者。所以，我总是在这个领域写文章，故填Blockchain applications outside the cryptocurrency space. 36．开放性题目，言之有理即可。根据“Taking on seemingly impossible challenges and also helping those around you are what makes life worth living”及全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了瑞典人Karlsson在中国的经历，我们可以从中学习到永不放弃梦想以及勇于接受挑战的精神。故填There is always time to follow your dreams unless you decide to give up. Passage 4 （24-25九上·上海闵行区·期中） Lost and found A few years ago, after a long weekend in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), my friend Andy and I returned to Beijing. After getting off the train, we packed ourselves into a crowded bus to go home. After getting off, we decided to get some coffee. “I’ll get two lattes (拿铁咖啡). We need to wake up,” I said, reaching into my shirt for money. Gone. No wallet. No passport. Everything was gone. Andy ran off to scan the street but came back shaking his head. “It’s no use,” I said, trying to stay calm. “I’m going to the office. I need to freeze my bank card and find a copy of my passport.” I reported the theft to my boss, Mr. Chen. “It’ll be okay,” he said. “You had a good time other than this, I hope.” I nodded, though the fun of the weekend was already a distant memory. I walked over to my desk, feeling sad. Suddenly, my phone rang. “Are you Michelle McGraw? Have you lost your wallet?” a male voice asked. “Yes,” I answered. “I’m Officer Gao. Come to our station. Mr. Liu Yumin has turned in a wallet. We think it’s yours.” Shocked, I handed my phone to a Chinese colleague. After talking to the policeman, she smiled, “You must be the luckiest person in Beijing today.” The next day, Mr. Chen took me to meet Mr. Liu at a seafood restaurant. “He doesn’t want a reward,” my boss told me. “I guess you can buy him a nice meal to show your gratitude (感激).” The gentleman was a taxi driver. After finding my wallet that day, he immediately called 110. The police came and took it away. After the meal, I thanked him again. My “rescuer” nodded with a smile. “_____________,” he said and shook my hand goodbye. From then on, my impression on Chinese people changed. 37．The writer and his friend spent a week in Inner Mongolia, didn’t they? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 38．When did the writer find his wallet was gone? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 39．What possible items were in the writer’s lost wallet? (Write at least two items according to the story). ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 40．Why did Mr. Chen take the writer to meet Mr. Liu at a seafood restaurant? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 41．What did Mr. Liu probably say to the writer at the end of the story? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 42．What were the writer’s different impressions on Chinese people? Why do you think so? When he lost his wallet, he thought _____________, because _______________________________________. After he found his wallet, he thought _____________, because _______________________________________. 【答案】 37．No. 38．After deciding to get coffee. 39．Money and a passport. 40．To show gratitude by buying him a nice meal. 41．You’re welcome. 42．Chinese people were not trustworthy; he had lost his wallet in a crowded bus, and no one seemed to care; Chinese people are honest and helpful; Mr. Liu, a taxi driver, found his wallet and immediately called the police to return it 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者丢失钱包，出租车司机发现并报警归还给他的故事。 37．根据“A few years ago, after a long weekend in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), my friend Andy and I returned to Beijing.”可知，他们在内蒙古度过了一个长周末，而不是一周。故填No. 38．根据“After getting off, we decided to get some coffee...Gone. No wallet.”可知，他在准备买咖啡时发现钱包丢了。故填After deciding to get coffee. 39．根据“reaching into my shirt for money. Gone. No wallet. No passport.”可知，丢失的钱包里有护照和现金。故填Money and a passport. 40．根据“I guess you can buy him a nice meal to show your gratitude (感激).”可知，是为了请他吃饭表示感激，故填To show gratitude by buying him a nice meal. 41．开放性试题，言之有理即可。例如：不用谢。故填You’re welcome. 42．开放性试题，言之有理即可。例如：当他丢了钱包时，他觉得中国人不值得信赖，因为他在一辆拥挤的公共汽车上丢了钱包，似乎没有人在乎。在找到钱包后，他认为中国人是诚实和乐于助人的，因为出租车司机刘先生找到了他的钱包，并立即报警归还。故填Chinese people were not trustworthy；he had lost his wallet in a crowded bus, and no one seemed to care；Chinese people are honest and helpful；Mr. Liu, a taxi driver, found his wallet and immediately called the police to return it。 人与自然 Passage 1 （24-25九上·上海民办欣竹中学·期中） Education Is the Key Reporter: Hello, everyone. Besides helping animals in pain, the SPCA also runs a very active education program in schools. Meet Ms Ann Lek, our Education Officer. Her job is to help more people understand animals so that they will be treated (对待) better. Reporter: What is your job duty in the SPCA, Ann? Ms Ann Lek: I give talks at schools and in many other places to help people learn more about animals. I pay visits at our shelter once a week to teach people what they should consider before getting a pet. Besides weekly talks and visits, I also help educate the public about responsible pet ownership. Reporter: When did you decide to become an Education Officer? Ms Ann Lek: I always love animals and want to make this world a better place for them. I started as a volunteer with the organization, when I was still attending university. It is so enjoyable to work with those who feel the same as I do. After volunteering for four years, I wanted to do more. I decided to join them full-time when they needed an Education Officer. Reporter: What is the most unforgettable experience you have met while working for the SPCA? Ms Ann Lek: Looking after pets and being able to bring them to work! I really appreciate (感激) the fact that I can bring my pets with me into the office when I want to. They’re my joy and give me the energy at work. Being able to bring my dogs or cats to work and having my workmates worry about them and shower them totally makes my day. Reporter: Which misunderstanding of pets would you like to change most? Ms Ann Lek: I really hate it when people are unhappy when I talk about pets, or when taxi drivers refuse to take me because I’m travelling with my dog. Whenever I speak to them and ask why, they always give the same terrible reason: “They’re dirty.” They work and travel closely with human beings every day and share all kinds of public things, but why should we get worried about contracting (感染) a kind of illness from the friendly neighbourhood pets? So I think education is the key! 43．Is Ms Ann Lek an Education Officer in the SPCA? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 44．How does Ann help people learn more about animals? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 45．How often does Ann pay visits at the shelter? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 46．What does the underlined “more” mean? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 47．According to Ann, why do those taxi drivers refuse to take her in trips? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 48．Do you agree on Ann’s words “education is the key” in the last sentence? Why or why not? Give TWO reasons. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 43．Yes, she is. 44．By giving talks (at schools and in many other places). 45．Once a week. 46．Things that make this world a better place for animals. 47．Because she takes with her dog. 48．Yes. Through education, we can realize that pets are our neighbors or family members so that they can live with us like humans. Besides, we can get knowledge of raising and caring for pets. 【导语】本文主要是关于动物保护协会的教育官员Ann Lek的采访。 43．根据“Besides helping animals in pain, the SPCA also runs a very active education program in schools. Meet Ms Ann Lek, our Education Officer.”可知，Ann Lek女士是保护动物协会的教育官员。故填Yes, she is. 44．根据“I give talks at schools and in many other places to help people learn more about animals.”可知，Ann在学校和许多其他地方做演讲，帮助人们更多地了解动物。故填By giving talks (at schools and in many other places). 45．根据“I pay visits at our shelter once a week to teach people what they should consider before getting a pet.”可知，Ann每周去一次收容所。故填Once a week. 46．根据“I always love animals and want to make this world a better place for them.”可知，Ann一直很喜欢动物，想让这个世界变得更美好。由此可知more指的是能让这个世界变得更美好的事情。故填Things that make this world a better place for animals. 47．根据“when taxi drivers refuse to take me because I’m travelling with my dog.”可知，出租车司机因为Ann带着狗旅行而拒绝载她。故填Because she takes with her dog. 48．本题答案不唯一，言之有理即可。Yes. Through education, we can realize that pets are our neighbors or family members so that they can live with us like humans. Besides, we can get knowledge of raising and caring for pets. 人与社会 Passage 1 （24-25九上·上海建平实验中学·期中） Dreams, Cheers and Tears JUST think about it: How long is 46 seconds? A computer might take 46 seconds to start up. And it might take you that long to lace up your sneakers. But on August 4, swimmer Pan Zhanle swam 100 meters in 45.92 seconds. With their amazing speed, he and his teammates redefined (重新定义) the game. They became the first non-American team to win the Olympic men’s 4×100m medley relay in more than 40 years. That was just one of China’s many breakthrough moments from this summer’s Olympics. Three days earlier, Pan had shocked the world in the men’s 100m freestyle. Like a flying fish, he touched the wall in 46.40 seconds. It was a new world record. Outside the pool, “Queen Wen,” or Zheng Qinwen, won China’s first Olympic tennis gold. Deng Yawen bagged China’s first gold medal in BMX freestyle. One thing that struck me was how young these champions are. Most of them were born this century. Diver Quan Hongchan already has three Olympic gold medals, yet she is only 17 years old. I spend my days writing for kids, but now, I’m finding myself writing about many of them because, even at their young age, they’re already making waves on the world stage. The gold medalists certainly got the most attention. Some athletes, however, made history even without winning medals. One of them is skater Cui Chenxi. In the women’s skateboarding street final, the 13-year-old finished fourth. It was China’s best result so far in this Olympic event. Naturally, while some cried tears of joy, others shed tears of regret. Swimmer Zhang Yufei returned home with one silver and five bronze medals but no gold. The 26-year-old isn’t sure about her chances for the 2028 Games. All athletes want gold medals, but “it’s a competitive world.” Zhang said in an interview. “You can’t always get what you want even if you’ve done your best.” It will be another four years until the next Olympics, but our athletes are already dreaming big. Do you also have a dream? How about chasing it alongside your favorite sports heroes? 49．Which country’s team did Pan Zhanle and his teammates defeat in the Olympic men’s 4×100m medley relay after more than 40 years? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 50．Pan Zhanle set a new world record with a time of 46.40 seconds, didn’t he? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 51．What Olympic achievement did Zheng Oinwen make? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 52．How did 13-year-old skater Cui Chenxi perform in the women’s skateboarding street final? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 53．Why did Swimmer Zhang Yufei return home in tears of regret? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 54．Do you think winning gold medals is a good way to measure an athlete’s success? Why or why not? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 49．The American team. 50．Yes, he did. 51．Zheng Qinwen won China’s first Olympic tennis gold. 52．Cui Chenxi finished fourth in the women’s skateboarding street final. 53．Because she won one silver and five bronze medals but no gold. 54．No. Winning gold medals is not the only way to measure an athlete’s success because success can also be defined by personal improvement, breaking records, or inspiring others. 【导语】本文介绍了几名中国体育运动员的成就。 49．根据“They became the first non-American team to win the Olympic men’s 4x100m medley relay in more than 40 years.”可知，潘展乐和他的队友们击败了美国队。故填The American team. 50．根据“Like a flying fish, he touched the wall in 46.40 seconds. It was a new world record.”可知，潘展乐以46.40秒创造了新的世界纪录。故填Yes, he did. 51．根据“‘Queen Wen,’ or Zheng Qinwen, won China’s first Olympic tennis gold.”可知，郑钦文赢得了中国首枚奥运网球金牌。故填Zheng Qinwen won China’s first Olympic tennis gold. 52．根据“In the women’s skateboarding street final, the 13-year-old finished fourth.”可知，13岁的滑板运动员崔晨曦在女子滑板街式决赛中获得第四名。故填Cui Chenxi finished fourth in the women’s skateboarding street final. 53．根据“Swimmer Zhang Yufei returned home with one silver and five bronze medals but no gold.”可知，张雨霏因为没有获得金牌而感到遗憾。故填Because she won one silver and five bronze medals but no gold. 54．开放性问题，言之有理即可。参考答案为：No. Winning gold medals is not the only way to measure an athlete’s success because success can also be defined by personal improvement, breaking records, or inspiring others. Passage 2 （24-25九上·上海奉贤区·期中） Allen's First Marathon (马拉松) One of Allen's ankles was injured one month before his first time to compete in a marathon. This meant he could not run or train for two weeks. Yet, Allen made up his mind to go ahead. Allen remembers back to his first year in the school. He was only seven at that time. In his first P. E. class, his teacher required them to run laps and then hit a ball. He didn't do either well. He was later told that he was "not athletic"—he had no talent in sports. The idea that he was not athletic went with him for years. When he started running in his thirties, he realized running marathon was not about competition or whether he was physically strong and active. He thought that . The night before his first marathon, he dreamed that he couldn't even find the finish line. He woke up sweating (冒汗) and nervous, but ready to prove something to himself. Shortly after crossing the star line, his shoe laces (鞋带) became untied. So Allen stopped to tie them. Not the start he wanted! At mile 3, Allen passed a sign: "GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!" By mile 17, he became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. When he felt the pain, he tried to slow down and walked a bit and then ran again. As Allen approached mile 25—near the finish line, he saw his wife waving a sign to encourage him. She is Allen's biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 5 a.m. or questioned his money on running. Allen was one of the final runners to finish. But he finished! And he also got a medal. In fact, he got the same medal as the one that the man who got in first place. Allen made up his mind to be himself and moved forward. He can now call himself a real winner. 55．Allen was injured a month before his first marathon, wasn't he? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 56．What was Allen's decision after he was injured? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 57．When did Allen know he was not good at sports? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 58．Who waved a sign to support Allen near the finish line? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 59．How was Allen's first marathon? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 60．What can be filled in the blank in Paragraph 3? (No more than 15 words) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 55．Yes, he was. 56．His decision was to go ahead. 57．When he was seven in his first P.E. class. 58．Allen’s wife. 59．He finished the marathon and got a medal. 60．it was about the spirit of never giving up .(开放性问题，答案合理即可，注意不要超过15词) 【分析】Allen曾经被认为不适合运动，但在他30多岁时他带伤完成了人生的第一场马拉松，虽然是最后一名，但他证明了自己。 55．根据第一段第一句“One of Allen's ankles was injured one month before his first time to compete in a marathon.”可知，Allen的脚踝在他第一场马拉松比赛前一个月受伤了，故填Yes, he was. 56．根据第一段最后一句“Yet, Allen made up his mind to go ahead.”可知，在受伤后Allen下定决心继续前进，即继续参加比赛，故填His decision was to go ahead. 57．根据第二段第二、三和五句“He was only seven at that time. In his first P. E. class, ... He was later told that he was "not athletic"—he had no talent in sports.”可知，Allen在他七岁第一次上体育课时被告知没有运动天赋，故填When he was seven in his first P.E. class. 58．根据第八段第一句“As Allen approached mile 25—near the finish line, he saw his wife waving a sign to encourage him.”可知，在终点线附近Allen的妻子在举牌鼓励Allen，故填Allen’s wife. 59．根据倒数第二段第二、三句“But he finished! And he also got a medal.”可知，Allen完成了马拉松并得到了奖牌，故填He finished the marathon and got a medal. 60．根据倒数两段可知，Allen虽然跑了最后一名，但是他很开心，因为他带着受伤的脚踝完成了马拉松，并没有放弃，所以跑马拉松对于Allen来说表示一种“不放弃”的精神；为避免重复，用it代替跑马拉松，关于：about，关于……的精神：the spirit of，永不放弃：never giving up，故填it was about the spirit of never giving up。 Passage 3 （23-24九上·上海浦东新区·期中） Half a year before graduating from college, my son Kevin began to seek a job and soon got an interview. There were only three people for the final interview including him. The interview was very simple, during which the interviewer only chatted with them for a while. The interviewer said to them, “All of you are very good. Please go home and wait for our response.” Three days later, Kevin received a message from the company saying that he had not been offered a job. He felt deeply disappointed. But later in the evening he told me that he had received another message saying that he had been employed by the company. Actually the first message sent to Kevin was also part of the test in the interview. The three men received the same message, but only my son’s reply satisfied the company, so he was given the job. I asked Kevin, “How did all of you reply?” He said, “One did not reply; the other said ‘goodbye’, and I said ‘thank you’.” Only then did I know that my son’s job came in that way. It also makes me know when you feel disappointed, do not forget to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand generosity（宽宏大量）. Therefore, while under the same condition, you may get more chances than others. 61．What did the writer’s son do before he graduated from college? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 62．How many people got the chance for the final interview?   ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 63．How did Kevin feel when he received the first message? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 64．The first message wasn’t a part of the test in the interview, was it? ___________, ________________________________________________________________________________ 65．What does the underlined words “in that way” in paragraph 4 mean? It means Kevin got his job by ____________________________________________________________________. 66．What can you learn from Kevin’s experience? If you meeting something disappointing, what will you do? (1)__________________________________________________________________________________________ (2)__________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 61．He began to seek a job and soon got an interview. 62．3./Three./Three people. 63．He felt deeply disappointed. 64．Yes, it was. 65．saying “Thank you” 66．When you feel disappointed, do not forget to say “thank you” to the process. If I meet something disappointing, I will laugh it off and learn from it before starting over again. 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者的儿子因为礼貌、尊重他人的美好品质，获得了工作机会的经历。 61．根据“Half a year before graduating from college, my son Kevin began to seek a job and soon got an interview.”可知，大学毕业前半年时间，作者的儿子凯文开始找工作，很快就得到了面试。故填He began to seek a job and soon got an interview. 62．根据“There were only three people for the final interview including him.”可知，最后的面试只有三个人，包括他。故填3./Three./Three people. 63．根据“He felt deeply disappointed.”可知，在他收到第一条信息后，他非常失望。故填He felt deeply disappointed. 64．根据“Actually the first message sent to Kevin was also part of the test in the interview.”可知，事实上，发给凯文的第一条信息也是面试测试的一部分。因此应作肯定回答。故填Yes；it was. 65．根据“Only then did I know that my son’s job came in that way.”和“Saying “thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand generosity（宽宏大量）.”可知，凯文收到第一条信息后，虽然很失望，但是仍然礼貌地回复了“谢谢”，这句“谢谢”展示了他对他人劳动成果的尊重以及他自己的宽宏大量，由此可知，凯文是通过说“谢谢”得到了那份工作。介词短语by doing sth表示“通过做某事”。故填saying “Thank you”。 66．本题为开放性题目，答案不唯一，言之有理即可。从凯文的经历可以学到：当你感到失望时，不要忘记对过程说“谢谢”。如果我遇到令我失望的事情，我会一笑置之，总结经验教训后再重新来过。故填When you feel disappointed, do not forget to say “thank you” to the process.；If I meet something disappointing, I will laugh it off and learn from it before starting over again. Passage 4 （24-25九上·上海崇明区·期中） Frida Kahlo (弗里达·卡罗) was a Mexican artist. She was born in Coyoacán, near Mexico City, in 1907. Frida grew up in a bright blue house called La Casa Azul with her parents and sisters. When she was six years old, she became ill with polio (小儿麻痹症). The illness left her right leg shorter than her left. Frida spent a lot of her life in and out of hospitals. She had many health problems, and she suffered a lot of pain. When she was eighteen, she was in a bus accident. She broke a lot of bones and spent many months recovering (康复). It was at this time that Erida started to paint. Many of her paintings from this time are self-portrairs (自画像) that show her pain and suffering. In 1929, Frida married Diego Rivera, a Mexican artist who was famous for huge paintings on walls. Both artists continued their work and became successful at home and abroad. After they got married, Frida started to wear traditional Mexican clothes and became interested in Mexican folk art. This influenced her paintings, which are very bright and colorful, with a style that was very personal to Frida. However, they continued to show the pain and sadness which she experienced during her life. Frida’s health condition became worse in 1950. That year she was diagnosed with gangrene (坏疽) in her right foot. She had to lie in bed for the next nine months and had several operations. But with great persistence (毅力), Frida continued to work and paint. Sadly, Frida died on July 13, 1954, after suffering more and more health problems. Her husband died three years later. Today, Frida and Diego’s home, La Casa Azul, is a very popular museum. It displays paintings by Frida and Diego, as well as many objects from their lives. It helps tell the story of one of the most important artists in the twentieth century. 67．Frida was born disabled, wasn’t she? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 68．When did Frida decide to start painting? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 69．What did Frida’s husband do? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 70．What did Frida’s paintings have in common before and after she got married? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 71．What can you see at La Casa Azul? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 72．What do you think of Frida? Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 67．No, she wasn’t./No. 68．When she was eighteen, she started to paint. 69．A Mexican artist who was famous for huge paintings on walls. 70．They all showed the pain and sadness which she experienced during her life. 71．We can see paintings by Frida and Diego, as well as many objects from their lives./Paintings by Frida and Diego, as well as many objects from their lives. 72．开放性题目，言之有理即可。She is a strong and great artist because she didn’t give up when she was faced with difficulties. 【导语】本文介绍了一位墨西哥艺术家——弗里达·卡罗的人生经历，她在经历了一系列的磨难之后，最后成为了一名著名画家。 67．根据“When she was six years old, she became ill with polio. The illness left her right leg shorter than her left.”可知，她六岁时得了小儿麻痹症，并不是天生残疾，故填No, she wasn’t./No. 68．根据“When she was eighteen, she was in a bus accident. She broke a lot of bones and spent many months recovering. It was at this time that Erida started to paint”可知，她十八岁时，出了车祸。她摔断了很多骨头，花了几个月的时间康复。正是在这个时候，埃里达开始画画，故填When she was eighteen, she started to paint. 69．根据“In 1929, Frida married Diego Rivera, a Mexican artist who was famous for huge paintings on walls”可知，1929年，弗里达嫁给了墨西哥艺术家迭戈·里维拉，他以墙上的巨幅画作而闻名，故填A Mexican artist who was famous for huge paintings on walls. 70．根据“Many of her paintings from this time are self-portrairs that show her pain and suffering.”和“After they got married, Frida started to wear traditional Mexican clothes and became interested in Mexican folk art. This influenced her paintings, which are very bright and colorful, with a style that was very personal to Frida. However, they continued to show the pain and sadness which she experienced during her life.”可知，结婚前，她的许多画作都是自画像，展示了她的痛苦和磨难；结婚后，她的画作非常明亮多彩，具有弗里达非常私人的风格，然而，他们继续表现出她一生中经历的痛苦和悲伤。所以结婚前后她绘画的共同点是展示了她的痛苦和磨难，故填They all showed the pain and sadness which she experienced during her life. 71．根据“Today, Frida and Diego’s home, La Casa Azul, is a very popular museum. It displays paintings by Frida and Diego, as well as many objects from their lives”可知，La Casa Azul里展示了弗里达和迭戈的画作，以及他们生活中的许多物品，故填We can see paintings by Frida and Diego, as well as many objects from their lives./Paintings by Frida and Diego, as well as many objects from their lives. 72．开放性题目，言之有理即可。根据全文可知，本文介绍了一位墨西哥艺术家——弗里达·卡罗的人生经历，她在经历了一系列的磨难之后，最后成为了一名著名画家。故填She is a strong and great artist because she didn’t give up when she was faced with difficulties. 人与自我 Passage 1 （24-25九上·上海位育中学·期中） Sally woke with a sudden movement. She heard strange sounds; she could smell smoke. The room was full of smoke. She coughed. What was happening? Her bedroom door opened with a bang and her mother ran in, her face white. “Get up Sally, we have to go! Get dressed now!” Her mother disappeared back into the house. Sally jumped from her bed and opened the window. Screams and cries came from the streets below. Sally watched people throw their things into carts, horses threading the ground, keen to leave. “Hey, what’s happening?” Sally yelled. “Fire!” her neighbour shouted back. “Coming from Pudding Lane! Get out now Sally! No one is safe!” Sally pulled her window shut and got changed as quickly as she could. Downstairs, she found her father, mother and sister jamming their things into a handcart. They watched people trying to put out the big fire with leather buckets full of water. It didn’t seem to make any difference, as the fire jumped from one building to the next. “The houses are so close tighter and made of wood!” Sally noticed, as she tripped over candlesticks, burnt pans and odd bits of furniture that people had dropped in the streets. The grocer’s boy, Tom Winter, saw Sally and said, “Some people are going to St. Paul’s Cathedral to stay safe. Made of stone. Won’t burn like wood.” Sally nodded, but followed her parents down the dark street. They walked and walked. Finally, they arrived at Moorfields. It was a wide-open space with no buildings to burn. They were safe. 73．Sally’s house was on fire, wasn’t it? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 74．Why did Sally cough? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 75．Where did the fire start? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 76．How were people trying to put out the fire? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 77．Why did Sally’s family go to Moorfields? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 78．What changes do you think were made to the buildings after the fire? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 73．No, it wasn’t. 74．Because the room was full of smoke. 75．The fire started from Pudding Lane . 76．With water in leather buckets./They used leather buckets full of water to put out the fire. 77．Because it was a wide open space with no buildings to burn. 78．Firstly, buildings were made/built if stones instead of wood. Secondly, building were built further apart./Certain distance was left between buildings. 【分析】本文主要讲述了莎莉所居住的地区的一次着火的经历。 73．根据第五段“‘Fire!’ her neighbour shouted back.”及第六段“Coming from Pudding Lane! Get out now Sally! No one is safe!’”可知，布丁巷着火了，莎莉的房子目前没有着火。故填No, it wasn’t. 74．根据第一段中第二、三、四句“She heard strange sounds; she could smell smoke. The room was full of smoke. She coughed.”可知，莎莉咳嗽是因为房间里全是烟。故填 Because the room was full of smoke. 75．根据第六段第一句“Coming from Pudding Lane!”可知，火是从布丁巷开始的。故填It started from Pudding Lane. 76．根据第七段第三句“They watched people trying to put out the big fire with leather buckets full of water.”可知，人们试图用装满水的皮桶把火扑灭。故填With water in leather buckets./They used leather buckets full of water to put out the fire. 77．根据最后一段第三句“It was a wide-open space with no buildings to burn.”可知，莎莉家去摩尔菲尔德是因为那是个开阔的地方，没有建筑物可以烧。故填Because it was a wide open space with no buildings to burn. 78．根据文章中的倒数第三段的第一句“‘The houses are so close tighter and made of wood!’”可知，原来这些房子都靠得很近，而且是用木头做的，这很容易着火，由此可推断火被扑灭以后，这些房子将由石头制成而不是木头制成，且房子之间得留有一定的距离，比原先距离更远。故填Firstly, buildings were made/built if stones instead of wood. Secondly, building were built further apart./Certain distance was left between buildings. Passage 2 （23-24九上·上海进才实验中学·期中） The Winning Team Peter kept his eyes on the ground and felt a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone. It was the worst day of his life. His mind would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the school soccer field. How could he have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down. His stupid mistake made him angry. His team lost the game because of him. He was really worried that his coach may kick him off the team. As soon as he walked through the door, his father asked, “What’s wrong, son?” Peter’s feelings were written all over his face. “I lost the game,” Peter replied. Then he went into his room without another word. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door. He opened the door to let him in. “Look, Peter. I don’t know what happened. But whatever it was, don’t be too hard on yourself.” “I lost the game, Dad. I failed my team. Perhaps they’ll never let me play again.” “Soccer is about team effort. You’re not the only reason your team lost. If you have a good team, you should support each other. Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. The other half is learning to talk to your teammates and learning from your mistakes.” Peter didn’t say anything but what his father said made him think carefully. The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart. “Hey, guys,” he said to his teammates. “I’m really sorry about yesterday. We were so close to winning that game. But I think if we continue to pull together, we’re going to win the next one.” To his surprise and relief, his teammates all nodded in agreement. “Yeah,” they said, “don’t worry about it. It’s never just one person’s fault. We should think about _________________. Peter smiled. It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team. 79．Peter wasn’t a member of his school soccer team, was he? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 80．Why did Peter feel angry and worried that day? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 81．In Peter’s father’s opinion, what makes a good team? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 82．What advice did Peter’s father give him? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 83．What can be filled in the blank to complete the sentence? We should think about ____________________________________________________________________________________________. 84．Why did Peter think he was on a winning team? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 79．Yes, he was. 80．Because he thought his stupid mistake had made his team lose the game. 81．Support. 82．Winning or losing is only half the game, and the other half is learning to communicate. 83．how to win next time. 84．Because he has a good team, and they can support each other. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了彼得因为错失进球而感到沮丧，父亲安慰他，并告诉他足球是团队合作的，胜负并不是全部，学会与队友沟通和从错误中学习才是重要的。 79．根据“It was the worst day of his life. His mind would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the school soccer field. How could he have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down.”可知，皮特刚刚参加了足球比赛，他是足球队的。故填Yes, he was. 80．根据“His stupid mistake made him angry. His team lost the game because of him. He was really worried that his coach may kick him off the team.”可知，他认为是他的愚蠢的错误让他的队伍输了比赛，这让他很生气，并担心他的教练会把他踢出足球队。故填Because he thought his stupid mistake had made his team lose the game. 81．根据“If you have a good team, you should support each other.”可知，在彼得的父亲看来，一个好的团队中，队员应该彼此支持。故填Support. 82．根据“Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. The other half is learning to talk to your teammates and learning from your mistakes.”可知，彼得的父亲给他的建议是输赢只是比赛的一部分。另一部分是学会与队友交谈，从错误中吸取教训。故填Winning or losing is only half the game,  and the other half is learning to communicate. 83．根据上文“But I think if we continue to pull together, we’re going to win the next one”和“don’t worry about it. It’s never just one person’s fault. We should think about...”可知，下文空格处可填“下次如何获胜”。故填how to win next time. 84．根据上文“To his surprise and relief, his teammates all nodded in agreement...don’t worry about it. It’s never just one person’s fault. We should think about...”可知，尽管Peter的比赛输了，但是队友们并没有怪他，而是安慰他并一起商议对策，他有一个团结、彼此支持的团队，所以认为自己在一个胜利之队。故填Because he has a good team, and they can support each other.. Passage 3 （24-25九上·上海建平实验中学·期中） When was the last time you left home without your mobile phone? Can you imagine yourself living a month, or even a year without checking your mobile phone from time to time? As a busy modern person with lots of social connections, plans and responsibilities, I just cannot afford to not be in touch with the rest of the world. Staying connected to other people is a big part of my life. However, sometimes it can be bothersome (恼人的). One day I discovered I was terribly tired out. I tried turning notifications (通知) off. But the fear of missing out something important made me check the phone more often than before. So, I simply stopped using my phone. Well, to tell the truth, it was not simple at all. For the first couple of days. I had a big fear that all of my friends would soon forget about me. When I had a free moment, I had no idea what to get myself distracted (分心的) with, and the worries mixed with boredom kept bothering me. However, after three weeks without a mobile phone. I started noticing changes— changes which I liked, and which drove me to not just continue the experiment, but in fact to reorganize some of my habits. First of all, I noticed that I became much more focused. Before, while doing something, I would often find myself wondering what was going on online. After a month of staying away from my mobile phone, I found that the desire was already not that strong and that my ability to focus improved. I discovered that the world is a beautiful place. Before, I would look at it through my camera mostly: take a photo, post it, and get some likes. Now, I saw beautiful people walking around and I sensed the seasons change. I could understand the actual beauty of the world, and I did not need anyone else to prove the value of this beauty through likes or shares. Now, as 100 days have passed, I can say that the experiment was worth it. I am planning to stay away from my phone for as long as possible. 85．What made the writer check the phone more often than before? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 86．The writer didn’t feel worried and bored in the first few days, did he? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 87．When did the writer start noticing his changes? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 88．What were the changes the writer mentioned in this passage? Becoming much more focused and _______________________________________________________________. 89．How did the writer look at the beautiful world before? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 90．Would you like to follow the writer's example? Why or why not? (Please give at least two reasons.) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 85．The fear of missing out something important. 86．Yes, he felt worried and bored. 87．After three weeks. 88．understanding the actual beauty of the world 89．Through his camera, by taking photos and posting them for likes. 90．Yes, I’d like to. Because I also want to be more focused, and I would like to see the beautiful world through my eyes. 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者100天不使用手机的经历，一开始不使用手机会让人很焦虑，但是三周后发生了很多可喜的变化，作者注意力更集中，可以更好地发现这个世界的美。 85．根据第三段“But the fear of missing out something important made me check the phone more often than before.”可知，害怕错过重要的消息让作者查看手机更频繁了。故填The fear of missing out something important。 86．根据第四段“For the first couple of days. I had a big fear that all of my friends would soon forget about me.”可知，作者在最初几天感到担忧和无聊。故填Yes, he felt worried and bored. 87．根据第五段“However, after three weeks without a mobile phone. I started noticing changes”可知，三周后作者开始注意到自己的改变。故填After three weeks。 88．根据倒数第二段“I could understand the actual beauty of the world”可知，作者提到的变化是变得更加专注和理解世界的真正美丽。故填understanding the actual beauty of the world。 89．根据倒数第二段“Before, I would look at it through my camera mostly: take a photo, post it, and get some likes.”可知，作者以前是通过相机拍照并发布以获得点赞来观看美丽的世界。故填Through his camera, by taking photos and posting them for likes。 90．本题为开放性习题，言之有理即可，注意题目要求。故填Yes, I’d like to. Because I also want to be more focused, and I would like to see the beautiful world through my eyes. Passage 4 （23-24九上·上海杨浦区·期中） OBSOLETE JOBS In the past, there were lots of jobs that we don’t have anymore. Many of these jobs have been taken over by machines, but some have just disappeared altogether. Let me tell you about some of them. 1. Telegraph Operators Long ago, people used telegraphs to send messages over long distances. It was like sending an old-fashioned text message, but you needed a telegraph operator to send it using a special machine. But now, we don’t have telegraph operators anymore! 2. Lift Operators These days, when we want to go up or down in an elevator, we just press a button. But a long time ago, before 1950, there were people called lift operators. They would ride in the elevator with you and operate it. Nowadays, we don’t see lift operators very often, but some still work in special places like the Eiffel Tower in Paris. 3. Lamplighters Back at the start of the 20th century, many cities used gas street lamps, not electric ones. Lamplighters had the job of going around in the evening and lighting these lamps with a big candle on a long stick. They would light about a hundred lamps in an hour. But today, we have electric streetlights, so lamplighters are gone. 4. Typesetters Before we had computers, people used to make books and newspapers by hand. They had to arrange metal letters in wooden frames to create the pages. It was a bit like a big puzzle! Nowadays, computers help us do this work efficiently, so typesetters are not needed anymore. 5. Switchboard Operators Believe it or not, in the past, when you wanted to make a phone call, you had to talk to an operator. You had to tell them the number you wanted to call, and they would connect your call for you. This job was mostly done by women at the beginning of the 20th century. But now, we can make phone calls without operators. Will more jobs disappear in the future? It’s very likely. The world is changing so quickly that ________. That’s just how the world works! 91．Match the pictures with the job descriptions. Write the numbers 1 to 5 only. Picture A: ______________ Picture B: ______________ Picture C: ______________ 92．There are no lift operators nowadays, are there? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 93．How did lamplighters light the lamps? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 94．What does the writer mean by saying “It was a bit like a big puzzle!”? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 95．What did callers have to say to switchboard operators? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 96．Complete the sentence. The world is changing so quickly that _____________________________________________________________. 【答案】 91．2；3；4 92．Yes, there are. 93．By going round in the evening and lighting the lamps with a big candle on a long stick. 94．Because they had to arrange metal letters in wooden frames to create the pages. 95．The number they wanted to call. 96．some traditional jobs may disappear 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了随着社会的发展已经被机器取代而消失的一些传统工作。 91．仔细观察Picture A，发现一位女士在电梯里操作，这与选项2“Lift Operators”中“…ride in the elevator with you and operate it…”相符；观察Picture B，发现一位先生用一根长棍子上的大蜡烛点燃街灯，这与选项3“Lamplighters”中“…lighting these lamps with a big candle on a long stick…”相符；观察Picture C，发现一人正在码字，这与选项4“Typesetters”中“…arrange metal letters in wooden frames…”相符。故填2；3；4。 92．根据“Nowadays, we don’t see lift operators very often, but some still work in special places like the Eiffel Tower in Paris.”可知，尽管我们不经常看到电梯操作员，但有些人仍然在巴黎埃菲尔铁塔等特殊地方工作，说明仍然有电梯操作员。故填Yes, there are. 93．根据“Lamplighters had the job of going around in the evening and lighting these lamps with a big candle on a long stick.”可知，点灯人的工作是在晚上四处走动，用一根长棍子上的大蜡烛点燃这些灯。故填By going round in the evening and lighting the lamps with a big candle on a long stick. 94．根据上文“They had to arrange metal letters in wooden frames to create the pages.”可知，作者说“It was a bit like a big puzzle!”是因为排字工人必须将金属字母排列在木制框架中来制作页面。故填Because they had to arrange metal letters in wooden frames to create the pages. 95．根据“You had to tell them the number you wanted to call, and they would connect your call for you.”可知，呼叫者必须向总机接线员说出他们想要拨打的号码。故填The number they wanted to call. 96．综合全文可知，文章列举了五种消失的传统工作；在将来，随着科技的进步，社会的发展，更多的传统工作可能会消失。故填some traditional jobs may disappear。 / 学科网（北京）股份有限公 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 专题08 阅读回答问题 人与社会 Passage 1 （24-25九上·上海杨浦区·期中） The moon was low in the sky as Mia finished loading her pickup truck. She led her two-year-old dog, Buddy, to his cage in the back of the truck. It was two in the morning. Three days earlier, 12-year-old Jake had gone missing from his Boy Scout camp in the Blue Mountains. Many people searched for him, but they found very few clues. So, they phoned the Search and Rescue Dog Association. Mia and Buddy were part of it. They had trained for a year to help find lost people. Mia remembered what her husband, Dave, had said before she left that morning. “Don’t get your hopes up,” he had warned. But Mia was determined. “Jake has been out there for three days. Buddy can help!” she replied. When Mia arrived at the meeting point, the rescuers explained that the ground was very rough. They had to move on their hands and knees at times, and none of their dogs had found a smell. Mia let out a breath; it would be a tough job. At 6 a.m, Mia and the other searchers learned more about Jake. She studied his photo, wanting to remember his face. “Jake is alive,” she told Buddy. “We’re going to find him.” Mia took out a piece of Jake’s clothing for Buddy to smell. With his nose up, Buddy started down the path. Suddenly, Mia saw Buddy’s head lift. He ran ahead, and Mia quickly followed. Then she saw Jake in a red jacket, looking weak. “Jake, is that you?” Mia yelled. He nodded slowly. Mia climbed up to him and sat him next to Buddy. “Do you like dogs?” she asked. He nodded again. While Mia called the base camp, Jake ate some peanut butter crackers. Buddy eagerly ate the leftovers. Back at the base camp, Mia called Dave. “You won’t believe what Buddy did! He found Jake!” “Really?” Dave said, surprised. Mia smiled, happy that Buddy had proven him wrong. 1．Mia and Buddy were leaving for the Blue Mountains at about 2 a.m, weren’t they? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2．Why were Mia and Buddy included in the search? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3．What difficulties did the rescuers face when searching for Jake? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4．What did Mia do to help Buddy locate Jake? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 5．How was Jake’s condition when Mia and Buddy found him during the search? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 6．Give two reasons why Dave thought it almost impossible to find the missing boy. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Passage 2 （24-25九上·上海浦东新区·期中） For skydivers, the sky isn’t the limit. It’s just the beginning. Thousands of people try skydiving each year. Some only jump once, while others go on to experience lifelong adventures, flying and turning over through the air. Skydiving is a method of leaving an airplane and returning to the earth with the help of gravity (重力), then slowing down by using a parachute (降落伞). It may include more or less free-fall, a time during which the parachute has not been used and the body gradually accelerates (加速) to the highest speed. There are three choices for the beginners. However, before you try skydiving, a ground course on safety is required. The first method is accelerated free-fall. You jump out of the plane while being held by two coaches, one on either side. They hold onto you until you open your parachute. The second method is called static line. After jumping out, you will experience free-fall for a second or two. Then the weight of your body will pull the line tight, opening the parachute. Tandem (串联) is the most popular because it is the easiest. You and the coach are tied together, the coach behind, with you in front. You jump out of the plane together, and the coach takes care of opening the parachute. For each of these three methods, the coaches give instructions in the air with hand signals or a radio. If you want to try something challenging and would love to feel the freedom of flying, skydiving might be an adventure for you. Who knows? With risk and excitement mixed together, skydiving might just change your life. 7．Do thousands of people try skydiving each year, don’t they? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 8．For the beginners, how many methods can they choose? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 9．Why do most of the beginners choose tandem? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 10．How do the coaches give instructions in the air? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 11．What does the writer want to tell us in the passage? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 12．What do you think of skydiving? Why do you think so? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Passage 2 （24-25九上·上海七宝实验中学·期中） A live-streaming app (直播应用) that monitors (监控) students in classrooms in some middle schools has raised a lot of online discussion. It was reported that any user of the app Shuidi could see inside classrooms. Some parents have praised the app for giving them the chance to monitor their children, while others worry about privacy (隐私) problems. Do you think the app is a good idea? I strongly support this app. Nowadays, children play an important role in the whole family, and parents always want to care for their children, wherever they are. This new platform (平台) helps parents see what their children are doing in classes. It’s also a good way to make students behave themselves in school. —— Linda I’m in favor of this app if parents get their children’s permission (准许) first. The app could help parents focus on children’s bad habits. It could also be used as a tool to prevent bullying (霸凌). However, parents should get their permission first to protect their privacy. —— Jeff I think this app is a bad idea. Schools should be a pleasant and relaxing place for students to study and play. But we will feel uncomfortable if cameras are watching us all the time. We should pay attention to our privacy. Our lives shouldn’t be watched by the public. —— Betty Any form of privacy invasion (侵犯) shouldn’t be allowed. Although some parents want to know more about their children, they should do it in a better way. Being under the eye of strangers is too dangerous. —— David 13．Does the living-streaming app monitor students in classrooms in some middle schools? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 14．In Linda’s opinion, what does this new platform help both parents and students? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 15．According to Jeff, what are the advantages of this app if parents get their permission first to protect their privacy? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 16．Why does Betty think this app is a bad idea? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 17．What form does David think is too dangerous? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 18．Are you in favor of (支持) having monitoring equipment in your school? Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 人与自我 Passage 1 （24-25九上·上海宝山区·期中） This was my grandmother’s first birthday without grandfather, and before he passed away, we had promised him that we would make it her best birthday ever. Grandfather had always said that grandmother expected her birthday party every day since it was also a time for family reunion (团聚). When my parents, three sisters and I arrived at her house, we found she had waited up all night for our arrival. Once arriving, we immediately set to prepare for the birthday celebration. We ordered a large birthday cake and decorated the house with colorful belts and balloons. When everything was ready, I noticed something was missing. “Where is your scarf? ” I asked. That scarf, faded (褪色的) and even older than my mother, meant a lot to my grandmother. Grandfather gave it to grandmother forty years ago on their first date. But now, on her first birthday without him, the scarf was gone, too. “It must be somewhere,” she said, “Your grandfather always packed everything so carefully.” Then we began to search every corner for the missing scarf. As we emptied box after box and found no scarf, my grandmother’s eyes were filled with tears. However, seeing our worried look, she soon hid her disappointment. “Check it out! This may be a gift from grandfather!” My sister shouted as the found a well-wrapped (精美包装的) box. Grandmother shakily opened the box. With great joy, she pulled out a brand-new red scarf with a note. Her voice trembled as she read it aloud: “Dear, I noticed some tiny holes in your scarf when I washed it. So I thought it was time for a new one. I hope it can bring you as much joy as the first one did. Happy birthday! Love, Bryant.” Finally, grandmother blew out the candles in her new scarf, as if grandfather were still with her. It also brought my grandfather home in each of our hearts and made the party our best birthday celebration ever. 19．Grandmother looked forward to her birthday party, didn’t she? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 20．What did the family members do to prepare for grandmother’s birthday party? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 21．How long had grandmother owned the old scarf? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 22．How did grandmother feel when she couldn’t find the old scarf? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 23．Why did grandfather buy a new scarf for grandmother? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 24．Besides buying grandmother a new scarf, what other details also show grandfather’s deep love? (List 2 of them) Detail 1: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Detail 2: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Passage 2 （24-25九上·上海黄浦区·期中） Doctors say anger can be very dangerous. We have to learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and even cancer. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a peaceful and reasonable way. Some people are so angry that they shout or cry to show their anger. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing (压抑性的) anger. In the past many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain produces the same hormones (荷尔蒙). Their hearts beat faster and blood pressure goes up. In general the person feels excited and ready to act. Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe if you express anger with strong emotion, you may develop heart disease, and they believe if you keep the anger inside, you may face a greater danger of high blood pressure. Doctors say we have to learn how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to agree that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself peacefully and reasonably.” Doctors say that the best way to deal with anger is to find humour in the situation that has made you angry. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger. 25．Anger can’t lead to some disease, can it? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 26．How many ways do people usually react (反应) if they are angry? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 27．Why do some people shout and cry? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 28．What may happen to you if you express anger with strong emotion? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 29．What is the best way to deal with anger? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 30．How do you deal with anger? (List one way of dealing with anger and give your reasons) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Passage 3 （24-25九上·上海奉贤区多校联考·期中） Karlsson, a Swedish teacher at Beijing Union University (BUU), has lived in China for over 15 years. The seeds (种子) of his China journey were sown when he joined in a program for East Asian studies at Lund University in Sweden in 1997. Back then, cellphones and the Internet hadn’t yet come into wide use. Learning Chinese meant using textbooks, heavy dictionaries and audio tapes. He would read the dictionary carefully for hours to understand a one-page Chinese article. “In those days, it was a real challenge,” he said. In 2006, with a high score in the official Chinese language test, he won a scholarship for a five-week summer program at Beijing Language and Culture University. After finishing the study program, Karlsson was offered a Beijing-based job as a market researcher. In 2008, the year Beijing succeeded in hosting the Summer Olympic Games, he got married. In the next year, he started to teach business at BUU. Life in Beijing has been a wonderful adventure (异乎寻常的经历), especially as a witness to the great achievements China has made. It has offered him many chances for personal growth. Today, thanks to high-speed broadband and 5G, he can connect with students at BUU’s partner universities in Russia, Montenegro or Mexico while riding on the Beijing subway. “When you open your eyes to these great projects, it is impossible not to want to be part of them or at least support them somehow,” he said. Although he was busy on teaching days, Karlsson applied for a full-time scholarship at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. In 2022, at 44 years old, he got his Ph.D．in economics. “I am quite interested in blockchain technology, and I know that China is quickly becoming the leader in blockchain applications outside the cryptocurrency space. So, I always write my articles in this area,” he said. “________,” he said. “Taking on seemingly impossible challenges and also helping those around you are what makes life worth living.” 31．Who is Karlsson in this passage? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 32．How did Karlsson learn Chinese in Sweden? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 33．When did Karlsson start to teach business at BUU? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 34．Karlsson wants to be part of China’s great projects, does he? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 35．In what area does Karlsson always write his articles? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 36．What sentence(s) can be filled in the blank in the last paragraph? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Passage 4 （24-25九上·上海闵行区·期中） Lost and found A few years ago, after a long weekend in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), my friend Andy and I returned to Beijing. After getting off the train, we packed ourselves into a crowded bus to go home. After getting off, we decided to get some coffee. “I’ll get two lattes (拿铁咖啡). We need to wake up,” I said, reaching into my shirt for money. Gone. No wallet. No passport. Everything was gone. Andy ran off to scan the street but came back shaking his head. “It’s no use,” I said, trying to stay calm. “I’m going to the office. I need to freeze my bank card and find a copy of my passport.” I reported the theft to my boss, Mr. Chen. “It’ll be okay,” he said. “You had a good time other than this, I hope.” I nodded, though the fun of the weekend was already a distant memory. I walked over to my desk, feeling sad. Suddenly, my phone rang. “Are you Michelle McGraw? Have you lost your wallet?” a male voice asked. “Yes,” I answered. “I’m Officer Gao. Come to our station. Mr. Liu Yumin has turned in a wallet. We think it’s yours.” Shocked, I handed my phone to a Chinese colleague. After talking to the policeman, she smiled, “You must be the luckiest person in Beijing today.” The next day, Mr. Chen took me to meet Mr. Liu at a seafood restaurant. “He doesn’t want a reward,” my boss told me. “I guess you can buy him a nice meal to show your gratitude (感激).” The gentleman was a taxi driver. After finding my wallet that day, he immediately called 110. The police came and took it away. After the meal, I thanked him again. My “rescuer” nodded with a smile. “_____________,” he said and shook my hand goodbye. From then on, my impression on Chinese people changed. 37．The writer and his friend spent a week in Inner Mongolia, didn’t they? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 38．When did the writer find his wallet was gone? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 39．What possible items were in the writer’s lost wallet? (Write at least two items according to the story). ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 40．Why did Mr. Chen take the writer to meet Mr. Liu at a seafood restaurant? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 41．What did Mr. Liu probably say to the writer at the end of the story? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 42．What were the writer’s different impressions on Chinese people? Why do you think so? When he lost his wallet, he thought _____________, because _______________________________________. After he found his wallet, he thought _____________, because _______________________________________. 人与自然 Passage 1 （24-25九上·上海民办欣竹中学·期中） Education Is the Key Reporter: Hello, everyone. Besides helping animals in pain, the SPCA also runs a very active education program in schools. Meet Ms Ann Lek, our Education Officer. Her job is to help more people understand animals so that they will be treated (对待) better. Reporter: What is your job duty in the SPCA, Ann? Ms Ann Lek: I give talks at schools and in many other places to help people learn more about animals. I pay visits at our shelter once a week to teach people what they should consider before getting a pet. Besides weekly talks and visits, I also help educate the public about responsible pet ownership. Reporter: When did you decide to become an Education Officer? Ms Ann Lek: I always love animals and want to make this world a better place for them. I started as a volunteer with the organization, when I was still attending university. It is so enjoyable to work with those who feel the same as I do. After volunteering for four years, I wanted to do more. I decided to join them full-time when they needed an Education Officer. Reporter: What is the most unforgettable experience you have met while working for the SPCA? Ms Ann Lek: Looking after pets and being able to bring them to work! I really appreciate (感激) the fact that I can bring my pets with me into the office when I want to. They’re my joy and give me the energy at work. Being able to bring my dogs or cats to work and having my workmates worry about them and shower them totally makes my day. Reporter: Which misunderstanding of pets would you like to change most? Ms Ann Lek: I really hate it when people are unhappy when I talk about pets, or when taxi drivers refuse to take me because I’m travelling with my dog. Whenever I speak to them and ask why, they always give the same terrible reason: “They’re dirty.” They work and travel closely with human beings every day and share all kinds of public things, but why should we get worried about contracting (感染) a kind of illness from the friendly neighbourhood pets? So I think education is the key! 43．Is Ms Ann Lek an Education Officer in the SPCA? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 44．How does Ann help people learn more about animals? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 45．How often does Ann pay visits at the shelter? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 46．What does the underlined “more” mean? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 47．According to Ann, why do those taxi drivers refuse to take her in trips? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 48．Do you agree on Ann’s words “education is the key” in the last sentence? Why or why not? Give TWO reasons. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 人与社会 Passage 1 （24-25九上·上海建平实验中学·期中） Dreams, Cheers and Tears JUST think about it: How long is 46 seconds? A computer might take 46 seconds to start up. And it might take you that long to lace up your sneakers. But on August 4, swimmer Pan Zhanle swam 100 meters in 45.92 seconds. With their amazing speed, he and his teammates redefined (重新定义) the game. They became the first non-American team to win the Olympic men’s 4×100m medley relay in more than 40 years. That was just one of China’s many breakthrough moments from this summer’s Olympics. Three days earlier, Pan had shocked the world in the men’s 100m freestyle. Like a flying fish, he touched the wall in 46.40 seconds. It was a new world record. Outside the pool, “Queen Wen,” or Zheng Qinwen, won China’s first Olympic tennis gold. Deng Yawen bagged China’s first gold medal in BMX freestyle. One thing that struck me was how young these champions are. Most of them were born this century. Diver Quan Hongchan already has three Olympic gold medals, yet she is only 17 years old. I spend my days writing for kids, but now, I’m finding myself writing about many of them because, even at their young age, they’re already making waves on the world stage. The gold medalists certainly got the most attention. Some athletes, however, made history even without winning medals. One of them is skater Cui Chenxi. In the women’s skateboarding street final, the 13-year-old finished fourth. It was China’s best result so far in this Olympic event. Naturally, while some cried tears of joy, others shed tears of regret. Swimmer Zhang Yufei returned home with one silver and five bronze medals but no gold. The 26-year-old isn’t sure about her chances for the 2028 Games. All athletes want gold medals, but “it’s a competitive world.” Zhang said in an interview. “You can’t always get what you want even if you’ve done your best.” It will be another four years until the next Olympics, but our athletes are already dreaming big. Do you also have a dream? How about chasing it alongside your favorite sports heroes? 49．Which country’s team did Pan Zhanle and his teammates defeat in the Olympic men’s 4×100m medley relay after more than 40 years? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 50．Pan Zhanle set a new world record with a time of 46.40 seconds, didn’t he? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 51．What Olympic achievement did Zheng Oinwen make? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 52．How did 13-year-old skater Cui Chenxi perform in the women’s skateboarding street final? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 53．Why did Swimmer Zhang Yufei return home in tears of regret? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 54．Do you think winning gold medals is a good way to measure an athlete’s success? Why or why not? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Passage 2 （24-25九上·上海奉贤区·期中） Allen's First Marathon (马拉松) One of Allen's ankles was injured one month before his first time to compete in a marathon. This meant he could not run or train for two weeks. Yet, Allen made up his mind to go ahead. Allen remembers back to his first year in the school. He was only seven at that time. In his first P. E. class, his teacher required them to run laps and then hit a ball. He didn't do either well. He was later told that he was "not athletic"—he had no talent in sports. The idea that he was not athletic went with him for years. When he started running in his thirties, he realized running marathon was not about competition or whether he was physically strong and active. He thought that . The night before his first marathon, he dreamed that he couldn't even find the finish line. He woke up sweating (冒汗) and nervous, but ready to prove something to himself. Shortly after crossing the star line, his shoe laces (鞋带) became untied. So Allen stopped to tie them. Not the start he wanted! At mile 3, Allen passed a sign: "GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!" By mile 17, he became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. When he felt the pain, he tried to slow down and walked a bit and then ran again. As Allen approached mile 25—near the finish line, he saw his wife waving a sign to encourage him. She is Allen's biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 5 a.m. or questioned his money on running. Allen was one of the final runners to finish. But he finished! And he also got a medal. In fact, he got the same medal as the one that the man who got in first place. Allen made up his mind to be himself and moved forward. He can now call himself a real winner. 55．Allen was injured a month before his first marathon, wasn't he? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 56．What was Allen's decision after he was injured? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 57．When did Allen know he was not good at sports? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 58．Who waved a sign to support Allen near the finish line? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 59．How was Allen's first marathon? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 60．What can be filled in the blank in Paragraph 3? (No more than 15 words) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Passage 3 （23-24九上·上海浦东新区·期中） Half a year before graduating from college, my son Kevin began to seek a job and soon got an interview. There were only three people for the final interview including him. The interview was very simple, during which the interviewer only chatted with them for a while. The interviewer said to them, “All of you are very good. Please go home and wait for our response.” Three days later, Kevin received a message from the company saying that he had not been offered a job. He felt deeply disappointed. But later in the evening he told me that he had received another message saying that he had been employed by the company. Actually the first message sent to Kevin was also part of the test in the interview. The three men received the same message, but only my son’s reply satisfied the company, so he was given the job. I asked Kevin, “How did all of you reply?” He said, “One did not reply; the other said ‘goodbye’, and I said ‘thank you’.” Only then did I know that my son’s job came in that way. It also makes me know when you feel disappointed, do not forget to say “thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your grand generosity（宽宏大量）. Therefore, while under the same condition, you may get more chances than others. 61．What did the writer’s son do before he graduated from college? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 62．How many people got the chance for the final interview?   ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 63．How did Kevin feel when he received the first message? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 64．The first message wasn’t a part of the test in the interview, was it? ___________, ________________________________________________________________________________ 65．What does the underlined words “in that way” in paragraph 4 mean? It means Kevin got his job by ____________________________________________________________________. 66．What can you learn from Kevin’s experience? If you meeting something disappointing, what will you do? (1)__________________________________________________________________________________________ (2)__________________________________________________________________________________________ Passage 4 （24-25九上·上海崇明区·期中） Frida Kahlo (弗里达·卡罗) was a Mexican artist. She was born in Coyoacán, near Mexico City, in 1907. Frida grew up in a bright blue house called La Casa Azul with her parents and sisters. When she was six years old, she became ill with polio (小儿麻痹症). The illness left her right leg shorter than her left. Frida spent a lot of her life in and out of hospitals. She had many health problems, and she suffered a lot of pain. When she was eighteen, she was in a bus accident. She broke a lot of bones and spent many months recovering (康复). It was at this time that Erida started to paint. Many of her paintings from this time are self-portrairs (自画像) that show her pain and suffering. In 1929, Frida married Diego Rivera, a Mexican artist who was famous for huge paintings on walls. Both artists continued their work and became successful at home and abroad. After they got married, Frida started to wear traditional Mexican clothes and became interested in Mexican folk art. This influenced her paintings, which are very bright and colorful, with a style that was very personal to Frida. However, they continued to show the pain and sadness which she experienced during her life. Frida’s health condition became worse in 1950. That year she was diagnosed with gangrene (坏疽) in her right foot. She had to lie in bed for the next nine months and had several operations. But with great persistence (毅力), Frida continued to work and paint. Sadly, Frida died on July 13, 1954, after suffering more and more health problems. Her husband died three years later. Today, Frida and Diego’s home, La Casa Azul, is a very popular museum. It displays paintings by Frida and Diego, as well as many objects from their lives. It helps tell the story of one of the most important artists in the twentieth century. 67．Frida was born disabled, wasn’t she? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 68．When did Frida decide to start painting? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 69．What did Frida’s husband do? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 70．What did Frida’s paintings have in common before and after she got married? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 71．What can you see at La Casa Azul? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 72．What do you think of Frida? Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 人与自我 Passage 1 （24-25九上·上海位育中学·期中） Sally woke with a sudden movement. She heard strange sounds; she could smell smoke. The room was full of smoke. She coughed. What was happening? Her bedroom door opened with a bang and her mother ran in, her face white. “Get up Sally, we have to go! Get dressed now!” Her mother disappeared back into the house. Sally jumped from her bed and opened the window. Screams and cries came from the streets below. Sally watched people throw their things into carts, horses threading the ground, keen to leave. “Hey, what’s happening?” Sally yelled. “Fire!” her neighbour shouted back. “Coming from Pudding Lane! Get out now Sally! No one is safe!” Sally pulled her window shut and got changed as quickly as she could. Downstairs, she found her father, mother and sister jamming their things into a handcart. They watched people trying to put out the big fire with leather buckets full of water. It didn’t seem to make any difference, as the fire jumped from one building to the next. “The houses are so close tighter and made of wood!” Sally noticed, as she tripped over candlesticks, burnt pans and odd bits of furniture that people had dropped in the streets. The grocer’s boy, Tom Winter, saw Sally and said, “Some people are going to St. Paul’s Cathedral to stay safe. Made of stone. Won’t burn like wood.” Sally nodded, but followed her parents down the dark street. They walked and walked. Finally, they arrived at Moorfields. It was a wide-open space with no buildings to burn. They were safe. 73．Sally’s house was on fire, wasn’t it? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 74．Why did Sally cough? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 75．Where did the fire start? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 76．How were people trying to put out the fire? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 77．Why did Sally’s family go to Moorfields? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 78．What changes do you think were made to the buildings after the fire? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Passage 2 （23-24九上·上海进才实验中学·期中） The Winning Team Peter kept his eyes on the ground and felt a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone. It was the worst day of his life. His mind would not stop thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the school soccer field. How could he have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down. His stupid mistake made him angry. His team lost the game because of him. He was really worried that his coach may kick him off the team. As soon as he walked through the door, his father asked, “What’s wrong, son?” Peter’s feelings were written all over his face. “I lost the game,” Peter replied. Then he went into his room without another word. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his bedroom door. He opened the door to let him in. “Look, Peter. I don’t know what happened. But whatever it was, don’t be too hard on yourself.” “I lost the game, Dad. I failed my team. Perhaps they’ll never let me play again.” “Soccer is about team effort. You’re not the only reason your team lost. If you have a good team, you should support each other. Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. The other half is learning to talk to your teammates and learning from your mistakes.” Peter didn’t say anything but what his father said made him think carefully. The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart. “Hey, guys,” he said to his teammates. “I’m really sorry about yesterday. We were so close to winning that game. But I think if we continue to pull together, we’re going to win the next one.” To his surprise and relief, his teammates all nodded in agreement. “Yeah,” they said, “don’t worry about it. It’s never just one person’s fault. We should think about _________________. Peter smiled. It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team. 79．Peter wasn’t a member of his school soccer team, was he? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 80．Why did Peter feel angry and worried that day? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 81．In Peter’s father’s opinion, what makes a good team? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 82．What advice did Peter’s father give him? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 83．What can be filled in the blank to complete the sentence? We should think about ____________________________________________________________________________________________. 84．Why did Peter think he was on a winning team? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Passage 3 （24-25九上·上海建平实验中学·期中） When was the last time you left home without your mobile phone? Can you imagine yourself living a month, or even a year without checking your mobile phone from time to time? As a busy modern person with lots of social connections, plans and responsibilities, I just cannot afford to not be in touch with the rest of the world. Staying connected to other people is a big part of my life. However, sometimes it can be bothersome (恼人的). One day I discovered I was terribly tired out. I tried turning notifications (通知) off. But the fear of missing out something important made me check the phone more often than before. So, I simply stopped using my phone. Well, to tell the truth, it was not simple at all. For the first couple of days. I had a big fear that all of my friends would soon forget about me. When I had a free moment, I had no idea what to get myself distracted (分心的) with, and the worries mixed with boredom kept bothering me. However, after three weeks without a mobile phone. I started noticing changes— changes which I liked, and which drove me to not just continue the experiment, but in fact to reorganize some of my habits. First of all, I noticed that I became much more focused. Before, while doing something, I would often find myself wondering what was going on online. After a month of staying away from my mobile phone, I found that the desire was already not that strong and that my ability to focus improved. I discovered that the world is a beautiful place. Before, I would look at it through my camera mostly: take a photo, post it, and get some likes. Now, I saw beautiful people walking around and I sensed the seasons change. I could understand the actual beauty of the world, and I did not need anyone else to prove the value of this beauty through likes or shares. Now, as 100 days have passed, I can say that the experiment was worth it. I am planning to stay away from my phone for as long as possible. 85．What made the writer check the phone more often than before? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 86．The writer didn’t feel worried and bored in the first few days, did he? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 87．When did the writer start noticing his changes? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 88．What were the changes the writer mentioned in this passage? Becoming much more focused and _______________________________________________________________. 89．How did the writer look at the beautiful world before? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 90．Would you like to follow the writer's example? Why or why not? (Please give at least two reasons.) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Passage 4 （23-24九上·上海杨浦区·期中） OBSOLETE JOBS In the past, there were lots of jobs that we don’t have anymore. Many of these jobs have been taken over by machines, but some have just disappeared altogether. Let me tell you about some of them. 1. Telegraph Operators Long ago, people used telegraphs to send messages over long distances. It was like sending an old-fashioned text message, but you needed a telegraph operator to send it using a special machine. But now, we don’t have telegraph operators anymore! 2. Lift Operators These days, when we want to go up or down in an elevator, we just press a button. But a long time ago, before 1950, there were people called lift operators. They would ride in the elevator with you and operate it. Nowadays, we don’t see lift operators very often, but some still work in special places like the Eiffel Tower in Paris. 3. Lamplighters Back at the start of the 20th century, many cities used gas street lamps, not electric ones. Lamplighters had the job of going around in the evening and lighting these lamps with a big candle on a long stick. They would light about a hundred lamps in an hour. But today, we have electric streetlights, so lamplighters are gone. 4. Typesetters Before we had computers, people used to make books and newspapers by hand. They had to arrange metal letters in wooden frames to create the pages. It was a bit like a big puzzle! Nowadays, computers help us do this work efficiently, so typesetters are not needed anymore. 5. Switchboard Operators Believe it or not, in the past, when you wanted to make a phone call, you had to talk to an operator. You had to tell them the number you wanted to call, and they would connect your call for you. This job was mostly done by women at the beginning of the 20th century. But now, we can make phone calls without operators. Will more jobs disappear in the future? It’s very likely. The world is changing so quickly that ________. That’s just how the world works! 91．Match the pictures with the job descriptions. Write the numbers 1 to 5 only. Picture A: ______________ Picture B: ______________ Picture C: ______________ 92．There are no lift operators nowadays, are there? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 93．How did lamplighters light the lamps? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 94．What does the writer mean by saying “It was a bit like a big puzzle!”? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 95．What did callers have to say to switchboard operators? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 96．Complete the sentence. The world is changing so quickly that _____________________________________________________________. / 学科网（北京）股份有限公 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $