专题06 阅读表达（期中真题汇编，北京专用）八年级英语上学期

专题06 阅读表达 主题01 人与社会——体育 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·北京通州区·期中） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 The Women’s Park Skateboarding Event 11-year-old Zheng Haohao from Huizhou, Guangdong Province took part in skateboarding event during the 2024 Olympics in Paris as the youngest player in China’s skateboarding team. Zheng started to practice skateboarding at the age of seven. “I was watching an older girl competing for the Tokyo Olympics. She looked really cool, and I was fascinated by skateboarding right away. Then Mom bought one for me and I tried. It is fun indeed,” she said. “I practiced painting and dancing, but these are too quiet. It’s real fun when the skateboard flies up. It’s my dream to participate in the Olympics.” “Zheng Haohao fell countless times during training, hurting her teeth and legs,” said her mother. She wanted her daughter to stop but the girl chose to persist (坚持). “One cannot persist without enough enthusiasm (热情).” Her mom said, adding the girl practices skateboarding after school almost every day. “She probably does have sporting talent, but she is self-disciplined (自律) and hard-working for sure.” Zheng has just completed (完成) her primary school studies and was enjoying her Olympic game as probably the coolest graduation trip among all her classmates. She completed her match and won the 18th in the match. “I made new friends that I wouldn’t have met in classrooms, exchanged a few pins and learned some new tricks from other players in Paris.” Zheng said of her biggest take away from Paris. “All the older sisters have greater power and higher jumps than I did. I am just little and short now but I will try to improve as much as I could.” 1．When did Zheng Haohao start to practice skateboarding? 2．What is her dream? 3．What did she learn from other players in Paris? 4．What do you think of Zheng Haohao? Why do you think so? (Please give two reasons) Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·北京汇文中学教育集团·期中） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Team Spirit Team spirit (精神) means the willingness of people to work together and help each other as part of a team. With this spirit, people try hard to make their team the best of all. Everyone has experienced team spirit one way or another, whether they were part of a team or saw a group of people cheer for their favorite player or team. There are different kinds of team spirit. One kind is the connection between a team of people because their efforts (努力) and cooperation are necessary in reaching a particular (特定的) goal. Another kind is when a group of people support a person or a team. Another is people’s natural love for and pride in their country, when a whole nation cheers for its country in competitions. Team spirit creates (创造) various good effects. It creates friendship and trust between people who may not get along when they don’t have such team spirit. There may also be bad effects (影响). Too great team spirit may cause arguments or fights with other team members. Some people don’t understand team spirit properly. They think team spirit means having to become an official member of an organization, team or fan club. In fact, team spirit can be built anywhere—between friends, coworkers or even between two people sitting next to each other. You don’t have to be wearing the team spirit clothes. Anyone can show team spirit just by showing support for the goal. 5．What does team spirit mean? 6．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? 7．What good effects does team spirit create? 8．Do you think team spirit is important? Why or why not? (Please give two reasons.) 主题02 人与社会——旅游 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·北京第二中学教育集团·期中） Do you like to travel alone? Or do you think it’s better to travel with friends? If you’re still deciding, please read on. I will explain the advantages of both ways. One of the greatest things about travelling alone is that you can decide where you go and what you eat. You’ll be surprised at what you discover about yourself without any influence. Travelling alone really shows you what you’re made of and helps you to discover inner strength you didn’t know you had. Besides, it also gives you time to think, learn and grow. When your eyes are wide open, you’ll get a whole new outlook on the world. It’s easy to think that travelling alone is lonely. Although that may sometimes be true, you’re hardly ever alone. When you travel in a one-person team, this can give you a chance to enjoy communicating with the local people, that is, the most interesting part of the travelling. In fact, travelling to know more about the world is not easy. There’s research to be done, flights to be booked and choices to be made. One of the main advantages of travelling with friends is being able to share these things and support each other through the process, even if it’s just someone who will wait with your bag when you go to the bathroom. Just as your mother always says, it’s true that travelling with others can give you a sense of safety, especially if you’re new to travel. You know that if you get lost or have your wallet stolen, there’s someone to hold your hand when you try to explain your situation in a foreign police station. There’s no right or wrong way to travel. Whether you travel alone or team up with friends, it is up to you. 9．What can you decide when you travel alone? 10．What helps you discover your inner strength? 11．According to the writer, what is the most interesting part of traveling in the one-person team? 12．Why isn’t it easy to know more about the world by traveling? 13．Do you prefer to travel alone or travel with friends? Why?(Please give two reasons). 主题03 人与社会——文化 （24-25八年级上·北京第二十中学·期中） Jin Ying, 25, is a lover of TCM—Traditional Chinese Medicine (中医). In the winter of 2023, she took part in a related training course at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. Jin’s life has been different since the training. After learning the Five Elements theory (五行学说), she changed her life habits. For example, she avoided sweating (流汗) too much during exercise in winter as the cold of winter means people should slow down, according to TCM. For her, learning these skills and theories was not about becoming a TCM doctor but rather about embracing (拥抱) a new lifestyle. She is not an unusual example of young people becoming interested in TCM. A survey by China Youth Daily showed that 93.3 percent of the 1,000 young people who took part had tried different TCM treatments. “I have seen a rising number of young people come to me for neck and back pains, which are usually related to the elderly,” said Ma Huifang, a TCM doctor. Between Western medicine and TCM, young people often choose TCM because it is effective (有效的), according to Ma. Some people question why TCM treats the same illnesses with different prescriptions (处方). “This is actually an advantage of TCM, rather than a bad thing, as it gives more accurate treatment (精准的治疗) for different patients,” Ma explained. Younger age groups are embracing TCM, and, at the same time, TCM is also benefiting young people. As Jin noted, “It helps young people understand Chinese medicine and learn why it is believed to be a treasure of our Chinese culture.” 14．When did Jin Ying take part in a related training course? 15．What did Jin Ying do after learning the Five Elements Theory? 16．Between Western medicine and TCM, why do young people often choose TCM? 17．Would you like to learn TCM in the future? Why? 主题04 人与社会——艺术 （24-25八年级上·北京大兴区·期中） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Jordan Benissan starts his performance by drumming. He strikes (敲击) the drums with his hands. Sometimes in the center, sometimes on the side, sometimes with a quick brush of the drum’s surface (表面). When Benissan was a child, he didn’t have enough money to buy a musical instrument (乐器), so he called on his creativity. He brought an empty coffee can, a string (弦) from a bicycle, and a bow-shaped stick (棒). He tried to make his own instrument by hand. He began to make a hole (孔) in the bottom of the coffee can for the string to go through. Then he tied each end of the string to his wooden bow. When he played it, he sat on the floor with the can between his legs, and strummed (弹拨) the string with his fingers. The sound he made was beautiful. Benissan uses drums of many shapes (形状) and sizes when he plays. Those different drums, he says, make up a family. His drum family has a father, a mother, an older brother, a daughter, twins, and a baby brother. In Togo, people add a bell (钟) to the drum family. These instruments, Benissan says, give music its heartbeat. When the drum family works together, it makes a composition (乐曲) more beautiful than any of the instrument can make alone. Benissan believes that the same idea works for people. “As a member of a community (社区) in Africa, everybody is very important,” Benissan says. “Whether you are small or big, you can do a good job for the whole group.” Music plays an important role in Togo, which is a country of more than five million people. A master musician in Togo is a performer, a teacher, a historian, a doctor, and a voice for the community. The people of Togo use music to understand and connect to (联接) the past, back to the first musicians centuries ago. Not everyone in Togo can be a master musician like Benissan, but the most Togolese also make music a part of everyday life. When there is a community project to finish, such as building a school, people throughout the community join the work. They come not just with tools (工具) but with instruments and songs. So the music comes together with the work and brings happiness and enjoyment to the task. 18．Why did Benissan create his own instruments? 19．How many instruments are there in the drum family in Togo? 20．What does Benissan ask the people to do for the whole community? 21．Which do you think is more enjoyable, working with music or working only with the tools? Why?(at least two sentences) 主题01 人与社会——旅游 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·北京第一零一中学·期中） Leaving his smartphone and computer at home, Yang Hao, a 32-year-old doctoral student in Shanxi province, took a trip in the old-fashioned way last year. Over the course of 134 days, he visited 68 countries and cities in 24 provinces and regions across China, and read 40 books. His journey was inspired (启发) by a screen time notification (通知) from his iPhone that he was spending almost seven hours a day on his phone each day. He was shocked. Then he had an idea of leaving his phone and computer at home to face the challenges of a digital-free (无数字化的) life. Last Nov 27, Yang set off from Taiyuan with a large backpack carrying clothing, two cameras, maps, his ID card, bank cards, cash, pens, a notebook, and three books. During the trip, Yang experienced lots of challenges. Without a phone, he couldn’t book a hotel online. He wasn’t allowed in the Hubei Provincial Museum because the museum required reservation in advance and he couldn’t reserve a ticket online. There were lots of situations like this. On the other hand, leaving his phone and computer behind, Yang got really rewarding experiences. Without travel bloggers, books and museums became his guide. In Hunan province, Yang retraced (重走) Shen Congwen’s trip in Xiangxi Sanji by boat along the Yuanjiang River about 90 years ago. After reading historical documents, Yang followed those explorers’ footsteps and visited Taklimakan Desert in southern Xinjiang. Also, because writing letters was his only way to keep in touch with family and friends, he rediscovered the pleasure of writing letters. Yang returned home on April 9. He didn’t want to turn his phone or computer on, because he got used to a quiet, peaceful life without the Internet. His old life soon returned. But now, Yang keeps a degree of distance (一定的距离) from the Internet. He’s busy making a documentary about his journey. “I hope to offer a different perspective on seeing the world, whether on screen or through my words,” Yang says. 22．How did he take the trip last year? 23．What inspired his journey? 24．What became his guide? 25．Would you like to have such a trip without the Internet? Why or why not? (Please give at least two reasons.) Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·北京第十五中学·期中） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 What is space tourism? Space tourism (旅游业) is space travel for leisure purposes (休闲目的). What was once only a dream—described in books such as Arthur C． Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey—is now becoming a reality (现实). Futurologists (未来学家) are scientists who try to predict (预测) what life will be like in the future. After the first man landed on the moon in 1969, they thought that hotels would be built on the moon by the year 2000. Futurologists also predict that, in the 21st century, families might go for a holiday on the moon. These predictions haven’t come true—but the development (发展) of technology (科技) may give a chance of these predictions coming true in future. Space Adventures is the only company to send people into space now. Space Adventures worked with the Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation and Rocket and Space Corporation Energia to offer chances for the world’s first personal space explorers (探险家). Each person paid over $20 million for their 10-day trip to the International Space Station. Following several successful trips into space, more companies are now thinking about sending tourists into space. In order to make it cheaper, suborbital (亚轨道的) space travel is a choice for many companies, including Virgin Galactic. Explorers would go to a height (高度) of between 100 and 160 km above earth, experience (体验) 3—6 minutes of weightlessness (失重状态) and enjoy beautiful stars, then come back down to earth. This costs about $200,000 each person. It could be an excellent experience, but there are some problems with space tourism. Many people believe that it could make global warming (全球变暖) worse and it is not good for the ozone layer (臭氧层). What’s more, space travel is only really for the rich people. There are still millions of people in the world who couldn’t pay for it. 26．Which book described space tourism? 27．When did the first man land on the moon? 28．Which company can send people into space? 29．What can people do with suborbital space travel? 30．Do you think space travel could be an excellent experience? Why? 主题02 人与社会——发明与创造 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·北京北师大附中·期中） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Indian-origin Anvitha Vijay has given a new meaning to the phrase “age is just a number”. She has shown that achievements and knowledge come from passion, not just age and experience. Anvitha Vijay lives with her parents in Melbourne, Australia. At the age of seven, she realized that her piggy bank (存钱罐) did not have enough money to find a developer to help make her an app. So, she decided to teach herself how to code (编程). She watched many coding lessons on the web for an entire year and became a programmer herself through her hard work. Vijay’s idea for developing the apps came from her little sister, who was still learning to talk. So, she developed an educational app for children of her sister’s age. The app is called Smartkins. It uses about 100 sounds and flashcards of different animals to help children learn and identify (识别). Later, Vijay developed a similar iOS app for children to identify and learn colors. Each app has been downloaded thousands of times. Anvitha’s skills won her a scholarship (奖学金) to attend a big tech conference by Apple in San Francisco, California. There, she got tips from some professors. She went to workshops where she learned about the latest software for app building. From then on, she showed stronger love for learning new technology. All that training led to an idea for a third app. The third app, called GoalsHi, is designed to help kids to practice good habits. Users get prizes for achieving goals, such as eating their vegetables or practicing the piano. Anvitha says the prizes are like getting a sticker for a job well done. Anvitha’s goal is to continue creating technology that helps kids learn while having fun. But what is even more important to her is that the world sees the power of technology in kids’ hands. “The more training we get in tech at an early age,” she says, “the better chance we have of becoming creators who will one day change the world.” 31．How old was Vijay when she learned to code? 32．What is the purpose of GoalsHi? 33．How many apps did Vijay develop? 34．Can you name two of Vijay’s qualities (品质) and explain how they made her succeed in developing apps? Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·北京房山区·期中） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Growing up in a village in Sichuan, 26-year-old Zheng Huan has a deep love for nature. “Sunshine, fresh air, water, all kinds of plants and animals. They are the most valuable things on our planet. However, without a price tag (标签) on them, not many people have realized this.” Zheng said. “What’s more, climate change is influencing the environment around us.” Zheng decided to make a change. She set up an organization. She works with game companies, artists and programmers to make climate change a thing that can be seen, felt and dealt with. Zheng has been working on a game called Guardians of Earth. Players take pictures of different things in nature to get points. One teenager said, “The game has changed my ideas toward plants and animals. They have all become alive and meaningful to me because now I know them.” Another project is digital (数字的) artworks about climate change. She invited artists to create pieces based on the book AI 2041 which talks about how AI will influence (影响) the environment in the future. “Paintings are a direct form of art and online paintings can reach more people in a shorter time,” Zheng said. “I want to communicate climate change in beautiful and lively ways to increase people’s understanding of nature,” she added. Zheng’s work has gotten wide attention and praise. She has been taking part in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (会议) since 2016. “I hope one day climate change will become an old idea, like something that is rooted in people’s hearts,” she once said. 35．What does Zheng Huan have a deep love for? 36．How do players get points in the game Guardians of Earth? 37．What is the book AI 2041 about? 38．What do you think of Zheng Huan? Why do you think so? ( Please give two reasons.) Passage 3 （24-25八年级上·北京第三十五中学·期中） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 If you think young Chinese are not interested in their country’s culture, a TV program has just showed you are wrong. Down the ages, both paintings and poetry (诗歌) are records of Chinese civilization (文明). But how do you make them related to the I—have—no—time smartphone and social media youth? A TV program named China in Poetry and Painting (《诗画中国》) is now airing on CCTV. Millions of young people are interested in the program because it shows the paintings and poems in a creative way. Every time, five old paintings and several poems on related themes are introduced. With each painting, a performance such as singing, dancing and wushu is staged telling the story behind it. Besides (除了) performances, digital 3D is also used to make the woods, mountains, stones and waterfalls in the paintings alive. After each performance, the program’s host (主持人), some experts and the performers sit together at the round table to enjoy the poems and the painting. The poems fit well with the painting and help people better understand it.     “Our team makes this program to help people look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings so that they can understand the traditional culture better,” says Tian Mei, chief director of the program. 39．What are records of Chinese civilization? 40．How does the program make the paintings alive? 41．Why does Tian Mei’s team make this program? 42．Would you like to understand Chinese culture by watching this program? Why or why not? (Give at least two reasons.) / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 专题06 阅读表达 主题01 人与社会——体育 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·北京通州区·期中） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 The Women’s Park Skateboarding Event 11-year-old Zheng Haohao from Huizhou, Guangdong Province took part in skateboarding event during the 2024 Olympics in Paris as the youngest player in China’s skateboarding team. Zheng started to practice skateboarding at the age of seven. “I was watching an older girl competing for the Tokyo Olympics. She looked really cool, and I was fascinated by skateboarding right away. Then Mom bought one for me and I tried. It is fun indeed,” she said. “I practiced painting and dancing, but these are too quiet. It’s real fun when the skateboard flies up. It’s my dream to participate in the Olympics.” “Zheng Haohao fell countless times during training, hurting her teeth and legs,” said her mother. She wanted her daughter to stop but the girl chose to persist (坚持). “One cannot persist without enough enthusiasm (热情).” Her mom said, adding the girl practices skateboarding after school almost every day. “She probably does have sporting talent, but she is self-disciplined (自律) and hard-working for sure.” Zheng has just completed (完成) her primary school studies and was enjoying her Olympic game as probably the coolest graduation trip among all her classmates. She completed her match and won the 18th in the match. “I made new friends that I wouldn’t have met in classrooms, exchanged a few pins and learned some new tricks from other players in Paris.” Zheng said of her biggest take away from Paris. “All the older sisters have greater power and higher jumps than I did. I am just little and short now but I will try to improve as much as I could.” 1．When did Zheng Haohao start to practice skateboarding? 2．What is her dream? 3．What did she learn from other players in Paris? 4．What do you think of Zheng Haohao? Why do you think so? (Please give two reasons) 【答案】1．At the age of seven. 2．Her dream is to participate in the Olympics. 3．She learned some new tricks from them. 4．She is persistent and outgoing. Her mother wanted her to stop but she chose to persist. And she made new friends, exchanged a few pins and learned new tricks from other players in Paris. 【导语】本文主要介绍了女子公园滑板比赛选手郑好好。 1．根据“Zheng started to practice skateboarding at the age of seven.”可知，郑好好七岁开始练习滑板。故填At the age of seven. 2．根据“It’s my dream to participate in the Olympics.”可知，郑好好的梦想是参加奥运会。故填Her dream is to participate in the Olympics. 3．根据第七段“I...learned some new tricks from other players”可知，她从其他人那里学到了一些新技巧。故填 She learned some new tricks from them. 4．本题答案不唯一，言之有理即可。She is persistent and outgoing. Her mother wanted her to stop but she chose to persist. And she made new friends, exchanged a few pins and learn new tricks from other players in Paris. Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·北京汇文中学教育集团·期中） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Team Spirit Team spirit (精神) means the willingness of people to work together and help each other as part of a team. With this spirit, people try hard to make their team the best of all. Everyone has experienced team spirit one way or another, whether they were part of a team or saw a group of people cheer for their favorite player or team. There are different kinds of team spirit. One kind is the connection between a team of people because their efforts (努力) and cooperation are necessary in reaching a particular (特定的) goal. Another kind is when a group of people support a person or a team. Another is people’s natural love for and pride in their country, when a whole nation cheers for its country in competitions. Team spirit creates (创造) various good effects. It creates friendship and trust between people who may not get along when they don’t have such team spirit. There may also be bad effects (影响). Too great team spirit may cause arguments or fights with other team members. Some people don’t understand team spirit properly. They think team spirit means having to become an official member of an organization, team or fan club. In fact, team spirit can be built anywhere—between friends, coworkers or even between two people sitting next to each other. You don’t have to be wearing the team spirit clothes. Anyone can show team spirit just by showing support for the goal. 5．What does team spirit mean? 6．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? 7．What good effects does team spirit create? 8．Do you think team spirit is important? Why or why not? (Please give two reasons.) 【答案】5．It means the willingness of people to work together and help each other as part of a team. 6．It is telling about different kinds of team spirit. 7．It creates friendship and trust between people. 8．Yes, I do. It can reach a team goal. It can also create friendship and trust. 【导语】本文主要讲述了团队精神。 5．根据“Team spirit (精神) means the willingness of people to work together and help each other as part of a team.”可知，团队精神意思是人们愿意作为团队的一部分一起工作并互相帮助。故填It means the willingness of people to work together and help each other as part of a team. 6．根据“There are different kinds of team spirit.”以及细读第二段可知，本段主要介绍了不同类型的团队精神。故填It is telling about different kinds of team spirit. 7．根据“Team spirit creates (创造) various good effects. It creates friendship and trust between people who may not get along when they don’t have such team spirit.”可知，团队精神产生的好的影响是它创造了人与人之间的友谊和信任。故填It creates friendship and trust between people. 8．开放性作答，结合自己的看法，说明理由，言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes, I do. It can reach a team goal. It can also create friendship and trust. 主题02 人与社会——旅游 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·北京第二中学教育集团·期中） Do you like to travel alone? Or do you think it’s better to travel with friends? If you’re still deciding, please read on. I will explain the advantages of both ways. One of the greatest things about travelling alone is that you can decide where you go and what you eat. You’ll be surprised at what you discover about yourself without any influence. Travelling alone really shows you what you’re made of and helps you to discover inner strength you didn’t know you had. Besides, it also gives you time to think, learn and grow. When your eyes are wide open, you’ll get a whole new outlook on the world. It’s easy to think that travelling alone is lonely. Although that may sometimes be true, you’re hardly ever alone. When you travel in a one-person team, this can give you a chance to enjoy communicating with the local people, that is, the most interesting part of the travelling. In fact, travelling to know more about the world is not easy. There’s research to be done, flights to be booked and choices to be made. One of the main advantages of travelling with friends is being able to share these things and support each other through the process, even if it’s just someone who will wait with your bag when you go to the bathroom. Just as your mother always says, it’s true that travelling with others can give you a sense of safety, especially if you’re new to travel. You know that if you get lost or have your wallet stolen, there’s someone to hold your hand when you try to explain your situation in a foreign police station. There’s no right or wrong way to travel. Whether you travel alone or team up with friends, it is up to you. 9．What can you decide when you travel alone? 10．What helps you discover your inner strength? 11．According to the writer, what is the most interesting part of traveling in the one-person team? 12．Why isn’t it easy to know more about the world by traveling? 13．Do you prefer to travel alone or travel with friends? Why?(Please give two reasons). 【答案】9．You can decide where you go and what you eat. 10．Travelling alone. 11．Communicating with the local people. 12．Because there’s research to be done, flights to be booked and choices to be made. 13．I prefer to travel with friends. Because I won’t feel lonely all the way and they can help me take photos. (答案不唯一) 【导语】本文讨论了独自旅行和与朋友一起旅行的优缺点。 9．根据“One of the greatest things about travelling alone is that you can decide where you go and what you eat.”可知，独自旅行时你可以决定去哪里和吃什么。故填You can decide where you go and what you eat. 10．根据“Travelling alone really shows you what you’re made of and helps you to discover inner strength you didn’t know you had.”可知，独自旅行可以帮助你发现自己的内在力量。故填Travelling alone. 11．根据“When you travel in a one-person team, this can give you a chance to enjoy communicating with the local people, that is, the most interesting part of the travelling.”可知，与当地人交流，这是旅行中最有趣的部分。故填Communicating with the local people. 12．根据“In fact, travelling to know more about the world is not easy. There’s research to be done, flights to be booked and choices to be made.”可知，通过旅行来更多地了解世界并不容易，因为有研究要做，有机票要订，有选择要做。故填Because there’s research to be done, flights to be booked and choices to be made. 13．开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可。参考答案为I prefer to travel with friends. Because I won’t feel lonely all the way and they can help me take photos. 主题03 人与社会——文化 （24-25八年级上·北京第二十中学·期中） Jin Ying, 25, is a lover of TCM—Traditional Chinese Medicine (中医). In the winter of 2023, she took part in a related training course at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. Jin’s life has been different since the training. After learning the Five Elements theory (五行学说), she changed her life habits. For example, she avoided sweating (流汗) too much during exercise in winter as the cold of winter means people should slow down, according to TCM. For her, learning these skills and theories was not about becoming a TCM doctor but rather about embracing (拥抱) a new lifestyle. She is not an unusual example of young people becoming interested in TCM. A survey by China Youth Daily showed that 93.3 percent of the 1,000 young people who took part had tried different TCM treatments. “I have seen a rising number of young people come to me for neck and back pains, which are usually related to the elderly,” said Ma Huifang, a TCM doctor. Between Western medicine and TCM, young people often choose TCM because it is effective (有效的), according to Ma. Some people question why TCM treats the same illnesses with different prescriptions (处方). “This is actually an advantage of TCM, rather than a bad thing, as it gives more accurate treatment (精准的治疗) for different patients,” Ma explained. Younger age groups are embracing TCM, and, at the same time, TCM is also benefiting young people. As Jin noted, “It helps young people understand Chinese medicine and learn why it is believed to be a treasure of our Chinese culture.” 14．When did Jin Ying take part in a related training course? 15．What did Jin Ying do after learning the Five Elements Theory? 16．Between Western medicine and TCM, why do young people often choose TCM? 17．Would you like to learn TCM in the future? Why? 【答案】14．In the winter of 2023. 15．She changed her life habits. 16．Because it’s effective. 17．开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案为：Yes, I would like to learn TCM in the future because I think learning TCM can help me understand and appreciate our Chinese culture more. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了年轻人对中医的兴趣日益浓厚，他们不仅将中医视为一种有效的治疗方式，还将其融入日常生活，视为一种新的生活方式。 14．根据第一段“In the winter of 2023, she took part in a related training course at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.”可知，2023年冬季，她参加了北京中医药大学的相关培训课程。故填In the winter of 2023. 15．根据第二段“After learning the Five Elements theory, she changed her life habits.”可知，在学习了五行学说之后，她改变了自己的生活习惯。故填She changed her life habits. 16．根据第五段“Between Western medicine and TCM, young people often choose TCM because it is effective, according to Ma.”可知，在西医和中医之间，年轻人往往选择中医，因为它是有效的。故填Because it’s effective. 17．开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案为：Yes, I would like to learn TCM in the future because I think learning TCM can help me understand and appreciate our Chinese culture more. 主题04 人与社会——艺术 （24-25八年级上·北京大兴区·期中） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Jordan Benissan starts his performance by drumming. He strikes (敲击) the drums with his hands. Sometimes in the center, sometimes on the side, sometimes with a quick brush of the drum’s surface (表面). When Benissan was a child, he didn’t have enough money to buy a musical instrument (乐器), so he called on his creativity. He brought an empty coffee can, a string (弦) from a bicycle, and a bow-shaped stick (棒). He tried to make his own instrument by hand. He began to make a hole (孔) in the bottom of the coffee can for the string to go through. Then he tied each end of the string to his wooden bow. When he played it, he sat on the floor with the can between his legs, and strummed (弹拨) the string with his fingers. The sound he made was beautiful. Benissan uses drums of many shapes (形状) and sizes when he plays. Those different drums, he says, make up a family. His drum family has a father, a mother, an older brother, a daughter, twins, and a baby brother. In Togo, people add a bell (钟) to the drum family. These instruments, Benissan says, give music its heartbeat. When the drum family works together, it makes a composition (乐曲) more beautiful than any of the instrument can make alone. Benissan believes that the same idea works for people. “As a member of a community (社区) in Africa, everybody is very important,” Benissan says. “Whether you are small or big, you can do a good job for the whole group.” Music plays an important role in Togo, which is a country of more than five million people. A master musician in Togo is a performer, a teacher, a historian, a doctor, and a voice for the community. The people of Togo use music to understand and connect to (联接) the past, back to the first musicians centuries ago. Not everyone in Togo can be a master musician like Benissan, but the most Togolese also make music a part of everyday life. When there is a community project to finish, such as building a school, people throughout the community join the work. They come not just with tools (工具) but with instruments and songs. So the music comes together with the work and brings happiness and enjoyment to the task. 18．Why did Benissan create his own instruments? 19．How many instruments are there in the drum family in Togo? 20．What does Benissan ask the people to do for the whole community? 21．Which do you think is more enjoyable, working with music or working only with the tools? Why?(at least two sentences) 【答案】18．Because he didn’t have enough money. 19．There are eight instruments in the drum family in Togo./Eight. 20．He asks them to work together and do a good job for the community. 21．I think working with music is more enjoyable because music brings happiness and enjoyment to the task. Music also helps people connect and work together more harmoniously. 【导语】本文讲述了Jordan Benissan通过创造自己的乐器和演奏非洲鼓来表达音乐艺术的重要性，并强调了音乐在Togo文化和社区活动中的重要角色和团结作用。 18．根据“When Benissan was a child, he didn’t have enough money to buy a musical instrument (乐器), so he called on his creativity”可知，Benissan因为没有足够的钱来买乐器，所以开始自己动手创造乐器。故填Because he didn’t have enough money. 19．根据“His drum family has a father, a mother, an older brother, a daughter, twins, and a baby brother. In Togo, people add a bell to the drum family.”可知，鼓的家庭包括七个鼓和一个钟，即共有八个乐器。故填There are eight instruments in the drum family in Togo./Eight. 20．根据“Whether you are small or big, you can do a good job for the whole group.”可知，Benissan鼓励每个人为整个社区贡献自己的一份力量。故填He asks them to work together and do a good job for the community. 21．开放性作答，言之有理即可。参考答案为I think working with music is more enjoyable because music brings happiness and enjoyment to the task. Music also helps people connect and work together more harmoniously. 主题01 人与社会——旅游 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·北京第一零一中学·期中） Leaving his smartphone and computer at home, Yang Hao, a 32-year-old doctoral student in Shanxi province, took a trip in the old-fashioned way last year. Over the course of 134 days, he visited 68 countries and cities in 24 provinces and regions across China, and read 40 books. His journey was inspired (启发) by a screen time notification (通知) from his iPhone that he was spending almost seven hours a day on his phone each day. He was shocked. Then he had an idea of leaving his phone and computer at home to face the challenges of a digital-free (无数字化的) life. Last Nov 27, Yang set off from Taiyuan with a large backpack carrying clothing, two cameras, maps, his ID card, bank cards, cash, pens, a notebook, and three books. During the trip, Yang experienced lots of challenges. Without a phone, he couldn’t book a hotel online. He wasn’t allowed in the Hubei Provincial Museum because the museum required reservation in advance and he couldn’t reserve a ticket online. There were lots of situations like this. On the other hand, leaving his phone and computer behind, Yang got really rewarding experiences. Without travel bloggers, books and museums became his guide. In Hunan province, Yang retraced (重走) Shen Congwen’s trip in Xiangxi Sanji by boat along the Yuanjiang River about 90 years ago. After reading historical documents, Yang followed those explorers’ footsteps and visited Taklimakan Desert in southern Xinjiang. Also, because writing letters was his only way to keep in touch with family and friends, he rediscovered the pleasure of writing letters. Yang returned home on April 9. He didn’t want to turn his phone or computer on, because he got used to a quiet, peaceful life without the Internet. His old life soon returned. But now, Yang keeps a degree of distance (一定的距离) from the Internet. He’s busy making a documentary about his journey. “I hope to offer a different perspective on seeing the world, whether on screen or through my words,” Yang says. 22．How did he take the trip last year? 23．What inspired his journey? 24．What became his guide? 25．Would you like to have such a trip without the Internet? Why or why not? (Please give at least two reasons.) 【答案】22．He took the trip in an old-fashioned way, leaving his smartphone and computer at home. 23．His journey was inspired by a screen time notification from his iPhone that showed he was spending almost seven hours a day on his phone. 24．Books and museums became his guide during the trip. 25．Yes, I would like to have such a trip without the Internet because it would allow me to experience life more directly and deeply, and it would help me disconnect from digital distractions and focus on personal growth and exploration. 【导语】本文主要介绍了32岁的杨浩选择了一种远离电子产品的传统的旅行方式进行了一场旅行。 22．根据“Leaving his smartphone and computer at home, Yang Hao, a 32-year-old doctoral student in Shanxi province, took a trip in the old-fashioned way last year.”可知，杨浩在旅行时没有使用智能手机和电脑，而是选择了一种传统的旅行方式。故填He took the trip in an old-fashioned way, leaving his smartphone and computer at home. 23．根据“His journey was inspired (启发) by a screen time notification (通知) from his iPhone that he was spending almost seven hours a day on his phone each day.”可知，他的旅程灵感来自iPhone的屏幕时间通知，显示他每天在手机上花费了将近七个小时。故填His journey was inspired by a screen time notification from his iPhone that showed he was spending almost seven hours a day on his phone. 24．根据“Without travel bloggers, books and museums became his guide.”可知，在没有手机的情况下，书籍和博物馆成为了他的旅行指南。故填Books and museums became his guide during the trip. 25．开放性作答，言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes, I would like to have such a trip without the Internet because it would allow me to experience life more directly and deeply, and it would help me disconnect from digital distractions and focus on personal growth and exploration. Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·北京第十五中学·期中） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 What is space tourism? Space tourism (旅游业) is space travel for leisure purposes (休闲目的). What was once only a dream—described in books such as Arthur C． Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey—is now becoming a reality (现实). Futurologists (未来学家) are scientists who try to predict (预测) what life will be like in the future. After the first man landed on the moon in 1969, they thought that hotels would be built on the moon by the year 2000. Futurologists also predict that, in the 21st century, families might go for a holiday on the moon. These predictions haven’t come true—but the development (发展) of technology (科技) may give a chance of these predictions coming true in future. Space Adventures is the only company to send people into space now. Space Adventures worked with the Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation and Rocket and Space Corporation Energia to offer chances for the world’s first personal space explorers (探险家). Each person paid over $20 million for their 10-day trip to the International Space Station. Following several successful trips into space, more companies are now thinking about sending tourists into space. In order to make it cheaper, suborbital (亚轨道的) space travel is a choice for many companies, including Virgin Galactic. Explorers would go to a height (高度) of between 100 and 160 km above earth, experience (体验) 3—6 minutes of weightlessness (失重状态) and enjoy beautiful stars, then come back down to earth. This costs about $200,000 each person. It could be an excellent experience, but there are some problems with space tourism. Many people believe that it could make global warming (全球变暖) worse and it is not good for the ozone layer (臭氧层). What’s more, space travel is only really for the rich people. There are still millions of people in the world who couldn’t pay for it. 26．Which book described space tourism? 27．When did the first man land on the moon? 28．Which company can send people into space? 29．What can people do with suborbital space travel? 30．Do you think space travel could be an excellent experience? Why? 【答案】26．2001: A Space Odyssey. 27．In 1969. 28．Space Adventures. 29．They can go to a height of between 100 and 160 km above earth, experience 3—6 minutes of weightlessness and enjoy beautiful stars, then come back down to earth. 30．开放性试题，结合实际，答案合理即可。参考答案为：I think space travel could be a wonderful experience because I could see the beautiful stars in space. 【导语】本文主要介绍了太空旅行的发展以及带来的问题。 26．根据“What was once only a dream—described in books such as Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey—is now becoming a reality (现实).”可知，《2001：太空漫游》描述了太空旅行。故填2001: A Space Odyssey. 27．根据“After the first man landed on the moon in 1969, they thought that hotels would be built on the moon by the year 2000.”可知，第一个人登上月球是在1969年。故填In 1969. 28．根据“Space Adventures is the only company to send people into space now. ”可知，太空探险公司是唯一一家将人送入太空的公司。故填Space Adventures. 29．根据“Explorers would go to a height (高度) of between 100 and 160 km above earth, experience (体验) 3—6 minutes of weightlessness (失重状态) and enjoy beautiful stars, then come back down to earth.”可知，探险者将到达距地球100至160公里的高度，体验3—6分钟的失重状态，欣赏美丽的星星，然后返回地球。故填They can go to a height of between 100 and 160 km above earth, experience 3—6 minutes of weightlessness and enjoy beautiful stars, then come back down to earth. 30． 开放性试题，结合实际，答案合理即可。参考答案为：I think space travel could be a wonderful experience because I could see the beautiful stars in space. 主题02 人与社会——发明与创造 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·北京北师大附中·期中） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Indian-origin Anvitha Vijay has given a new meaning to the phrase “age is just a number”. She has shown that achievements and knowledge come from passion, not just age and experience. Anvitha Vijay lives with her parents in Melbourne, Australia. At the age of seven, she realized that her piggy bank (存钱罐) did not have enough money to find a developer to help make her an app. So, she decided to teach herself how to code (编程). She watched many coding lessons on the web for an entire year and became a programmer herself through her hard work. Vijay’s idea for developing the apps came from her little sister, who was still learning to talk. So, she developed an educational app for children of her sister’s age. The app is called Smartkins. It uses about 100 sounds and flashcards of different animals to help children learn and identify (识别). Later, Vijay developed a similar iOS app for children to identify and learn colors. Each app has been downloaded thousands of times. Anvitha’s skills won her a scholarship (奖学金) to attend a big tech conference by Apple in San Francisco, California. There, she got tips from some professors. She went to workshops where she learned about the latest software for app building. From then on, she showed stronger love for learning new technology. All that training led to an idea for a third app. The third app, called GoalsHi, is designed to help kids to practice good habits. Users get prizes for achieving goals, such as eating their vegetables or practicing the piano. Anvitha says the prizes are like getting a sticker for a job well done. Anvitha’s goal is to continue creating technology that helps kids learn while having fun. But what is even more important to her is that the world sees the power of technology in kids’ hands. “The more training we get in tech at an early age,” she says, “the better chance we have of becoming creators who will one day change the world.” 31．How old was Vijay when she learned to code? 32．What is the purpose of GoalsHi? 33．How many apps did Vijay develop? 34．Can you name two of Vijay’s qualities (品质) and explain how they made her succeed in developing apps? 【答案】31．Seven./7. 32．To help kids to practice good habits. 33．Three./3. 34．She is creative. She developed many new apps. She is smart/talented and passionate for new tech, she taught herself to code by watching lessons on the web. She is caring and helpful. She is always thinking of ways to help others, especially little kids. She has strong love for new knowledge. She is hard working. She spent one year learning to code by herself. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位印度裔美国女孩在很小的时候就开始编程开发应用的故事。 31．根据第一段“At the age of seven, she realized that her piggy bank (存钱罐) did not have enough money to find a developer to help make her an app. So, she decided to teach herself how to code (编程).”可知她是在7岁的时候开始学习编程，故填Seven./7. 32．根据“The third app, called GoalsHi, is designed to help kids to practice good habits.”可知这一款APP是为了帮助孩子们培养好习惯。故填To help kids to practice good habits. 33．根据“All that training led to an idea for a third app.”可知她一共开发了三个应用，故填Three./3. 34．开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为She is creative. She developed many new apps. She is smart/talented and passionate for new tech, she taught herself to code by watching lessons on the web. She is caring and helpful. She is always thinking of ways to help others, especially little kids. She has strong love for new knowledge. She is hard working. She spent one year learning to code by herself. Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·北京房山区·期中） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Growing up in a village in Sichuan, 26-year-old Zheng Huan has a deep love for nature. “Sunshine, fresh air, water, all kinds of plants and animals. They are the most valuable things on our planet. However, without a price tag (标签) on them, not many people have realized this.” Zheng said. “What’s more, climate change is influencing the environment around us.” Zheng decided to make a change. She set up an organization. She works with game companies, artists and programmers to make climate change a thing that can be seen, felt and dealt with. Zheng has been working on a game called Guardians of Earth. Players take pictures of different things in nature to get points. One teenager said, “The game has changed my ideas toward plants and animals. They have all become alive and meaningful to me because now I know them.” Another project is digital (数字的) artworks about climate change. She invited artists to create pieces based on the book AI 2041 which talks about how AI will influence (影响) the environment in the future. “Paintings are a direct form of art and online paintings can reach more people in a shorter time,” Zheng said. “I want to communicate climate change in beautiful and lively ways to increase people’s understanding of nature,” she added. Zheng’s work has gotten wide attention and praise. She has been taking part in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (会议) since 2016. “I hope one day climate change will become an old idea, like something that is rooted in people’s hearts,” she once said. 35．What does Zheng Huan have a deep love for? 36．How do players get points in the game Guardians of Earth? 37．What is the book AI 2041 about? 38．What do you think of Zheng Huan? Why do you think so? ( Please give two reasons.) 【答案】35．Zheng Huan has a deep love for nature. 36．Players take pictures of different things in nature to get points. 37．The book AI 2041 is about how AI will influence the environment in the future. 38．Zheng Huan is a creative and responsible person. She shows her responsibility by actively participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference and hoping that climate change will become an old idea rooted in people’s hearts. 【导语】本文主要讲述了四川农村姑娘郑欢因为热爱自然，通过成立一个组织，开发游戏和数字艺术作品，来提高人们对自然的理解，并呼吁人们重视气候变化问题。 35．根据“Huan has a deep love for nature.”可知，郑欢深爱着大自然。故填Zheng Huan has a deep love for nature. 36．根据“Players take pictures of different things in nature to get points.”可知，玩家拍摄自然界中不同事物的照片以获得积分。故填Players take pictures of different things in nature to get points. 37．根据“the book AI 2041 which talks about how AI will influence (影响) the environment in the future.”可知，《AI 2041》一书探讨了人工智能在未来将如何影响环境。故填The book AI 2041 is about how AI will influence the environment in the future. 38．开放性试题，答案不唯一，合理即可。参考答案为：Zheng Huan is a creative and responsible person. She shows her responsibility by actively participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference and hoping that climate change will become an old idea rooted in people’s hearts. Passage 3 （24-25八年级上·北京第三十五中学·期中） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 If you think young Chinese are not interested in their country’s culture, a TV program has just showed you are wrong. Down the ages, both paintings and poetry (诗歌) are records of Chinese civilization (文明). But how do you make them related to the I—have—no—time smartphone and social media youth? A TV program named China in Poetry and Painting (《诗画中国》) is now airing on CCTV. Millions of young people are interested in the program because it shows the paintings and poems in a creative way. Every time, five old paintings and several poems on related themes are introduced. With each painting, a performance such as singing, dancing and wushu is staged telling the story behind it. Besides (除了) performances, digital 3D is also used to make the woods, mountains, stones and waterfalls in the paintings alive. After each performance, the program’s host (主持人), some experts and the performers sit together at the round table to enjoy the poems and the painting. The poems fit well with the painting and help people better understand it.     “Our team makes this program to help people look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings so that they can understand the traditional culture better,” says Tian Mei, chief director of the program. 39．What are records of Chinese civilization? 40．How does the program make the paintings alive? 41．Why does Tian Mei’s team make this program? 42．Would you like to understand Chinese culture by watching this program? Why or why not? (Give at least two reasons.) 【答案】39．Both paintings and poetry. 40．By performances (such as singing, dancing and wushu) and digital 3D. 41．(1) Tian Mei’s team makes this program to help people look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings so that they can understand the traditional culture better. (2) Tian Mei’s team makes this program to help people look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings. (3) Tian Mei’s team makes this program to help people better understand traditional Chinese culture. 42．Yes. Because it helps people better understand traditional Chinese culture, and look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings as well. 【导语】本文介绍了现代技术使得古代流传下来的文明和艺术越发的生动。 39．根据“Down the ages, both paintings and poetry (诗歌) are records of Chinese civilization (文明).”可知古往今来，绘画和诗歌都是中国文明的记录。故填Both paintings and poetry. 40．根据“Besides (除了) performances, digital 3D is also used to make the woods, mountains, stones and waterfalls in the paintings alive.”可知，通过表演和3 D。故填By performances (such as singing, dancing and wushu) and digital 3D. 41．根据“Our team makes this program to help people look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings so that they can understand the traditional culture better,”可知，制作这个节目是为了帮助人们深入了解中国诗词和绘画，从而更好地理解传统文化。故填(1) Tian Mei’s team makes this program to help people look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings so that they can understand the traditional culture better. (2) Tian Mei’s team makes this program to help people look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings. (3) Tian Mei’s team makes this program to help people better understand traditional Chinese culture. 42．开放题，合理即可。我愿意。因为这个节目是为了帮助人们更好地了解中国传统文化，也能帮助人们深入了解中国诗词和绘画。故填Yes. Because it helps people better understand traditional Chinese culture, and look deeply at the Chinese poems and paintings as well. / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $