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专题10 阅读理解（一） 话题1 自我成长 / 自我提升 话题2 人际交往 话题3 科技与发明 · 新兴话题扩展 —— ① AR眼睛 ② AI聊天工具 1 / 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 话题1 自我成长 / 自我提升 Passage 1 When Peter was a baby, he didn’t have legs. But that didn’t make him feel sad or stop him from trying any sports. He tried different kinds of sports. When he tried sled hockey (雪橇曲棍球) at the age of 7, he found his favorite hobby. “That was it,” says Peter. He is now 16 and a high school student in Chicago. “It’s all I wanted to do.” Peter joined a sled hockey team. By the age of 12, Peter was very good and he started playing in an adult (成人) team. This was a big challenge because it’s much harder. Now Peter is the youngest U.S. Paralympics (残奥会) player. He’s a member of the sled hockey team in his country. O’Connor, an old player, says Peter is very good. “Everybody dreams of going to the Olympic Games and winning the game,” O’Connor says. “That’s something I couldn’t do, but Peter can. He is lucky enough to go to the next Olympics.” It’s true that when God closes a door, he opens a window for you. 1．What’s the problem with Peter? A．He has no legs. B．He has no arms. C．He can’t see. D．He can’t hear. 2．The underlined word “challenge” means “________” in Chinese. A．机会 B．奖赏 C．挑战 D．比赛 3．Which of the following is TRUE? A．Peter is 17 years old now. B．Peter started playing sled hockey when he was 6. C．O’Connor took part in the Olympics once. D．O’Connor thinks Peter is very good and lucky. 4．What’s the best title for this passage? A．A Best Sled Hockey Team B．Different Kinds of Sports C．A Special Sled Hockey Player D．The U.S. Paralympics 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文讲述Peter没有双腿，却热爱运动，并最终成为了美国残奥会历史上最年轻的雪橇曲棍球运动员的故事。 1．细节理解题。根据“When Peter was a baby, he didn’t have legs.”可知，Peter没有腿。故选A。 2．词句猜测题。根据“because it’s much harder”可知，在成人组打球的难度比之前难多了，所以对于Peter而言是一个“挑战”；因此“challenge”的含义为“挑战”。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“O’Connor, an old player, says Peter is very good.”和“He is lucky enough to go to the next Olympics.”可知，O’Connor认为Peter很好且很幸运。故选D。 4．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了Peter的故事，他没有双腿，却成为了美国残奥会上最年轻的雪橇曲棍球运动员；选项C“一名特殊的雪橇曲棍球运动员”符合文意。故选C。 Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·宁夏银川·期中）A long time ago, there were two talented boys, John and Joey. They showed great talents from an early age, and they did better than others around. They grew up (长大) but they chose different ways. John used all of his talents to find a good job. He joined in many activities and visited the most important people and places. Everyone thought that he would be the most important person in the world. But the second young man, Joey, was different. He always took a heavy responsibility (责任). He thought he should help others. He was always busy looking for ways to help others. One day, bad things happened and they met many problems. John didn’t know what to do. But Joey always tried his best to solve all kinds of problems. He thought some good ways and didn’t let the bad things affect (影响) the people in his town. From then on, he was more famous than John. John then knew that our best talents are not only for ourselves. He learned from Joey that we should always help others. 1．The two boys were special because they were ________ than others. A．more talented B．more serious C．prettier D．richer 2．John used his talents to ________. A．make others happy B．find many problems C．find a good job D．buy something he wanted 3．What does the underlined word “solve” mean in Chinese? A．解决 B．增加 C．遇到 D．给予 4．Which is the best title for this passage? A．Two Talented Girls B．What We Should Do with Our Talents C．The Most Important People in the World D．How to Be a Famous Person 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．A 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲了约翰和乔伊两位有天赋的男孩长大后选择不同人生道路，约翰用天赋谋职，乔伊凭天赋助人，最终约翰从乔伊身上明白应将天赋用于帮助他人的道理。 1．细节理解题。根据“They showed great talents from an early age, and they did better than others around.”可知，这两个男孩很特别，是因为他们比周围的人更有天赋。故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据“John used all of his talents to find a good job.”可知，约翰利用他的天赋找到了一份好工作。故选C。 3．词句猜测题。根据“But Joey always tried his best to solve all kinds of problems. He thought some good ways and didn’t let the bad things affect (影响) the people in his town.”可知，乔伊想出好办法不让坏事影响镇上的人，由此可推测他是尽力“解决”各种问题，故“solve”的中文意思是“解决”。故选A。 4．最佳标题题。根据“John then knew that our best talents are not only for ourselves. He learned from Joey that we should always help others.”并通读全文可知，文章通过约翰和乔伊两位有天赋男孩的不同选择，探讨了人们应该如何运用自己的天赋。故选B。 Passage 3 Bob likes climbing very much. However, there wasn’t a climbing club in his school at first, so he felt sad. At the beginning of the second year of middle school, his school offered rock climbing lessons in order to encourage students to exercise. He was so happy that he joined at once. In the first lesson, the coach said, “Rock climbing needs strength, speed, courage and persistence (坚持). All these are necessary.” But in Bob’s opinion, rock climbing was just a fun activity. It interested him. During the following classes, the coach asked the students to run 1,000 metres first, and then climb with a rope. When Bob finished running, he almost lost his breath (呼吸) and got bored, and he even did not want to touch the rope. He thought it was less interesting than before. The coach noticed that and asked him, “Why do you want to take rock climbing lessons?” “I come for fun, of course.” “Is that fun?” he asked. Bob shook his head slowly. The coach then explained patiently, “That’s because you stop halfway. You know, beautiful sights are always on the top.” After hearing his words, Bob made up his mind to finish his journey. When he got to the top in the end, he felt really excited. Sometimes it’s hard to reach the top of the mountain, but it’s a pity to stop halfway, so don’t give up. 1．Why did the school offer rock climbing lessons? A．To develop students' hobbies. B．To encourage students to exercise. C．To offer students more clubs. D．To let students enjoy activities. 2．What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 4? A．Running. B．Rock climbing. C．Taking lessons. D．Touching the rope. 3．How did Bob’s feelings change according to the passage? A．Sad→happy→bored→excited. B．Excited→sad→bored→happy. C．Happy→sad→excited→bored. D．Sad→bored→excited→happy. 4．What’s the best title of the passage? A．Learn to Accept Helpful Advice B．Let’s Find the Best Hobby C．Don’t Give Up Halfway D．Never Stay in the Same Place 【答案】1．B 2．B 3．A 4．C 【导语】本文主要讲述了因学校没有攀岩俱乐部而难过的Bob，在学校开设攀岩课后加入，却因训练辛苦感到无聊，后在教练的开导下坚持到底并最终登上顶端的故事。 1．细节理解题。根据“his school offered rock climbing lessons in order to encourage students to exercise”可知，学校开设攀岩课是为了鼓励学生锻炼。故选B。 2．词句猜测题。根据“Rock climbing needs strength, speed, courage and persistence.”以及“He thought it was less interesting than before.”可知，“it”指代前文提到的“rock climbing”。故选B。 3．细节理解题。 根据文章内容可知，一开始Bob因学校没有攀岩俱乐部而“sad”（难过）；学校开设攀岩课后他“happy”（开心）；训练中跑步后他感到“bored”（无聊）；最终爬上顶端时他“excited”（兴奋）。因此他的情绪变化是Sad→happy→bored→excited。故选A。 4．最佳标题题。本文主要讲述了因学校没有攀岩俱乐部而难过的Bob，在学校开设攀岩课后加入，却因训练辛苦感到无聊，后在教练的开导下坚持到底并最终登上顶端的故事；C选项“不要半途而废”为最佳标题。故选C。 Passage 4 Terd Disayathanoowat, a 39-year-old researcher from Chiang Mai in Thailand, thinks Yunnan Province in China is a place where he feels at home. Moreover, Yunnan borders three countries: Laos, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Terd first visited Yunnan through a programme for talented young scientists. During his stay, he developed a deep affection for the province, describing the experience as “like returning home”. “My great-grandfather was born in Yunnan. He migrated to Thailand for business over a century ago and eventually (最后) decided to live there. I’ve felt a deep connection with China since my childhood,” he said. “Like many Chinese parents, my father believes in ‘No pain, no gain.’ He was always strict with me. Without his guidance (指导), I wouldn’t have become a university scholar,” Terd added, noting that his father still follows news about China. Terd had never been to China until a study trip to Beijing 10 years ago. However, it wasn’t until he visited Yunnan that he truly felt at home, as the province shares many similarities with Chiang Mai. From Yunnan’s spicy cuisine and diverse ethnic (民族的) groups to its rich biodiversity, seasonal weather, and even the language, almost everything was familiar to him. “We even look alike. When I was in Yunnan, many locals spoke to me in dialect, thinking I was from the province,” he recalled with a laugh. “Overall, I found it easy to integrate into (融入) Yunnan’s society as a Thai.” 1．Why did Terd first visit Yunnan? A．Because his great-grandfather was born in Yunnan. B．Because he attended a programme for talented young scientists. C．Because he developed a deep affection for China. D．Because he wanted to travel around China. 2．What does the underlined word “migrated” mean? A．left B．traded C．moved D．returned 3．What do Yunnan and Thailand have in common? ①spicy cuisine   ②poor biodiversity   ③seasonal weather   ④language A．①②③ B．①②④ C．①③④ D．②③④ 4．What can you know from the passage? A．Terd has felt a deep connection with China since his childhood. B．Terd became a university scholar without his father’s guidance. C．Terd was from Yunnan Province in China. D．Yunnan borders three countries: Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．C 4．A 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了泰国研究员Terd Disayathanoowat因家族渊源和个人经历与中国云南的深厚情感联系，以及两地文化、气候等方面的相似性。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第二段首句“Terd first visited Yunnan through a programme for talented young scientists”可知，Terd首次到访云南是参加一个年轻科学家人才项目。故选B。 2．词句猜测题。根据文章第二段“My great-grandfather was born in Yunnan. He migrated to Thailand for business over a century ago and eventually (最后) decided to live there.”可知，Terd的曾祖父出生在云南，后来去了泰国经商并生活在那里。结合选项可知migrated的意思是“迁移”。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据文章第四段“From Yunnan’s spicy cuisine… to its rich biodiversity, seasonal weather, and even the language”可知，云南与泰国清迈的共同点包括：辛辣美食、季节性气候、语言。原文提到的是“丰富的生物多样性”，而非“poor biodiversity”。故选C。 4．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“I’ve felt a deep connection with China since my childhood”可知，Terd自幼就与中国有深厚情感联系。故选A。 Passage 5 Do you often compare（比较）yourself with other people and wish you could be more like them? We are all different in our own way. Self-acceptance can help you feel happier and better about yourself. What is self-acceptance? Self-acceptance means learning to accept（接受）the things that make you who you are. And being thankful for what you’re good at, like sports, science or singing. Self-acceptance also means valuing（重视）the parts of you that don’t shine very brightly, like being forgetful or untidy. A 12-year-old girl, Lily, says self-acceptance means “knowing your own weaknesses and strengths（强项）, and accepting who you are no matter what other people say or think.” Why is self-acceptance good for you? When you accept who you are, you worry less about things you can’t change. It makes you feel happier and more confident. The Anna Freud Centre, a charity that helps young people, says everyone can feel that they have to be perfect（完美的）, but that makes us forget about the little things that make us special. ▲ For example, some people may find letters or numbers hard to read, but they might have strengths in other things, like finding good ways to work out problems. How can you accept yourself? Start by making a list of all the things you like about yourself. Maybe you’re good at cooking, or people find it easy to talk to you. Also, try saying kind, happy things to yourself in a mirror every morning. Think up ways to treat yourself, such as taking a long shower, watching your favorite film, or eating delicious ice-cream. But don’t forget it’s important to eat healthy food and get enough sleep. 1．Which of the following is NOT true about self-acceptance? A．Learning to accept who you are. B．Being thankful for what you are good at. C．Knowing your own weakness and strengths. D．Worrying about the parts of you that don’t shine very brightly. 2．Which sentence can be put in the ________ in Paragraph 3? A．It can also help you know what you’ re really good at. B．Accept yourself and never say you can’t do it. C．It’s important to learn from people around you. D．Live the life you like to make yourself happy. 3．How does the writer develop（阐述）his idea in Paragraph 4? A．By giving examples. B．By asking questions. C．By telling stories. D．By comparing differences. 4．What’s the best title for the passage? A．Learn to Love Yourself B．How to be a Perfect Person C．Accept Yourself and Others D．Relax and be Happy 【答案】1．D 2．A 3．A 4．A 【导语】本文主要介绍了接纳自己的好处以及如何接纳自己。 1．细节理解题。根据“Self-acceptance also means valuing（重视）the parts of you that don’t shine very brightly”可知自我接纳也意味着重视你身上那些不太光彩的部分。故选D。 2．推理判断题。根据“For example, some people may find letters or numbers hard to read, but they might have strengths in other things, like finding good ways to work out problems”可知有些人可能觉得字母或数字很难阅读，但他们可能在其他方面有优势，比如找到解决问题的好方法，所以每个人都有自己擅长的东西，选项A“它还可以帮助你知道自己真正擅长什么”符合语境。故选A。 3．推理判断题。根据“Maybe you’ re good at cooking, or people find it easy to talk to you...such as taking a long shower, watching your favorite film, or eating delicious ice-cream”可知第四段通过举例说明阐释了作者的观点。故选A。 4．最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了接纳自己的好处以及如何接纳自己，以选项A“学会爱自己”为标题最合适。故选A。 话题2 人际交往 Passage 1 Giving help to those in need Elizabeth Clay decided to drive her old car back to her hometown. But while she was driving home, she got a flat (瘪了的) tire. Unfortunately, there was no spare tire in the trunk (后备厢). A couple (夫妻) who were driving down the road stopped to help Clay. The couple picked her up and drove her to a gas station nearby. But when they arrived, they found that the gas station didn’t have the right kind of tire for her car. So the couple invited Clay to go to their home. The couple called around to find a suitable tire, but couldn’t find anyone who had one. They finally decided to let her use their car. They gave her the keys and insisted that she take it, saying that they wouldn’t be using it during the holiday anyway. Clay was surprised. “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina. I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she told them. “We know,” they said. “We’ll be here when you get back. Here’s our number if you need to get in touch with us.” Clay watched as the couple put her luggage (行李) into the car and sent her on her way. Two weeks later, she returned to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires. “Thank you so much,” she said. “You didn’t need to do this,” the couple said. “It is our pleasure to help others.” Clay realized that it can feel good to help others. She decided to help others like the couple helped her. 1．Why did the couple help Clay? A．They knew her well. B．They liked to help others. C．They wanted money from her. D．She reminded them of their daughter. 2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．There was a spare tire in the couple’s truck. B．The gas station didn’t have the right kind of tire. C．The couple called around and found someone who had a suitable tire. D．The couple asked Clay to stay at their home for a night and have a good sleep. 3．What did Clay find when she was back two weeks later? A．Her car was gone. B．She couldn’t get in touch with the couple. C．There was still no suitable tire for her car. D．Her car had been cleaned inside and out with three new tires. 4．What did Clay learn from the experience? A．Don’t be afraid to ask for help. B．Don’t ask for help from strangers. C．It feels good to help others. D．People should pay each other back. 【答案】1．B 2．B 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Elizabeth Clay在驾车回家途中轮胎瘪了，一对好心夫妻帮助她解决困难，最后还帮她把车修好并装上新轮胎的故事，体现了帮助他人带来的美好感受。 1．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中“the couple said. ‘It is our pleasure to help others.’”可知，这对夫妻喜欢帮助别人。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“But when they arrived, they found that the gas station didn’t have the right kind of tire for her car.”可知，加油站没有适合Clay汽车的轮胎。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中“Two weeks later, she returned to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires.”可知，两周后Clay回来发现她的旧车里里外外都被清洗干净了，还装了三个新轮胎。故选D。 4．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中“Clay realized that it can feel good to help others. She decided to help others like the couple helped her.”可知，Clay意识到帮助别人会让人感觉很好，她决定像那对夫妻帮助她那样去帮助别人。故选C。 Passage 2 Relationships are important for children and can have a great influence on their development at home and at school. Relationship skills, such as communication, teamwork, and the ability to solve problems are valuable skills. Here are some tips on how you can help your children develop these life skills. As children grow and develop, the need for communication skills becomes increasingly important. Communication with family members can be especially difficult when kids are young, but taking time to talk about things that make them sad or happy will help build healthy relationships as they get older. Teach children how to use their words rather than act out physically. For example, say sorry if someone feels hurt by something you said or did. Encourage (鼓励) your children to know what makes them a great teammate and also what they need when working with others. Children who love to have fun and tell jokes may be able to motivate (激励) their friends through a difficult task, but they may need a friend who can stay organized and on task. When kids understand their own skills and what they need from others, they’ll be able to work together with many more people. Kids may feel like peers (同龄人) who do things differently than them are “bad” which isn’t true. Encourage your children to talk about similarities and differences among their friends. You can describe a time as a child or an adult when you were self-aware enough to stand up for what you wanted instead of giving in to what someone else wanted you to do. More than anything, building good relationship skills with the whole family can mitigate (减轻) the effects of peer pressure. Of course, some peer pressure can be positive when it encourages children to take safety risks that move them out of their comfort zone. All in all, kids need parents, teachers and other caring adults to help them learn how they can build healthy relationship skills now and for a lifetime. 1．How does the writer explain the way children use their words properly? A．By telling a story. B．By listing some numbers. C．By giving an example. D．By comparing two facts. 2．What’s the fourth paragraph mainly about? A．When your kids might make mistakes. B．What you can talk about with children. C．How you can help kids solve peer pressure. D．Why you should describe your experience. 3．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1②=Paragraph 2.) A． B． C． D． 4．What’s the best title for the passage? A．Relationship skills kids need B．The importance of relationship skills C．Tips on how to keep children healthy D．Useful communication skills for kids 【答案】1．C 2．C 3．A 4．A 【导语】本文探讨了如何帮助儿童发展人际关系技能。 1．细节理解题。根据“Teach children how to use their words rather than act out physically. For example, say sorry if someone feels hurt by something you said or did.”可知，通过举例的方式来解释的，故选C。 2．主旨大意题。根据“Kids may feel like peers (同龄人) who do things differently than them are ‘bad’ which isn’t true…More than anything, building good relationship skills with the whole family can mitigate (减轻) the effects of peer pressure”可知，第四段主要讲述的是“如何帮助孩子应对同伴压力”，故选C。 3．篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段引出本文主题，第二段到第四段介绍帮助儿童发展人际关系技能的建议，最后一段总结，故选A。 4．最佳标题题。根据“Here are some tips on how you can help your children develop these life skills.”可知，本文探讨了如何帮助儿童发展人际关系技能，故选A。 Passage 3 The Birthday Gift Getting along with others has taught me one valuable lesson: kindness creates lasting bonds. Last summer, I experienced this with my cousin Mia. Mia’s family moved to our city, and she felt lonely without friends. As her closest relative here, I decided to help. I noticed she loved painting but couldn’t afford good supplies. For weeks, I secretly saved pocket money. Finally, I bought her a set of professional watercolors. When I offered the gift on her birthday, Mia’s eyes lit up. “How did you know?” she whispered. Since that day, she has painted daily. Her confidence grew, and she even joined the school art club. But the real surprise came later. Last month, Mia used her paintings to raise money for stray animals. She has sold over 30 pieces! Her act of kindness inspired me deeply. Watching her transform from a shy girl into someone who helps others feels priceless. This experience has changed me too. I have learned that small gestures matter. Mia and I now volunteer at animal shelters every weekend. Helping others together has made our relationship stronger than ever. 1．Why did the writer buy watercolors for Mia? A．To join the art club. B．To help her make friends. C．Because she loved painting. D．To teach her kindness. 2．What does the word “offered” (Paragraph 3) mean? A．Sold at high price. B．Gave as a present. C．Asked for advice. D．Hid secretly. 3．How has Mia changed since receiving the gift? A．She moved to a new city. B．She has become confident and helpful. C．She stopped painting. D．She adopted stray animals. 4．What does the writer describe as “priceless”? A．The watercolor set. B．Volunteering at shelters. C．Watching Mia’s transformation. D．Saving pocket money. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．B 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者通过一份有意义的礼物帮助一位亲戚，从而带来积极的变化的故事。 1．细节理解题。根据“I noticed she loved painting but couldn’t afford good supplies.”可知，作者买颜料送Mia是因为她热爱绘画，故选C。 2．词句猜测题。根据“When I offered the gift on her birthday, Mia’s eyes lit up.”和后文表妹的惊喜反应可知，offered意为“赠送”，故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据“Watching her transform from a shy girl into someone who helps others feels priceless.”可知，表妹从一个害羞的女孩变成一个自信且乐于助人的人，故选B。 4．细节理解题。根据“Watching her transform from a shy girl into someone who helps others feels priceless.”可知，feels priceless直接指向“看到表妹的转变”这一感受，而非物品本身，故选C。 Passage 4 At my neighbourhood’s dog park, everyone smiles and says hello. Are dog owners nicer than other people? I can’t say that’s true, but sometimes it feels like it is. Maybe because of their animals, the people in the dog park find it easy to be friendly. When I take my pet dog Clancy there, I often have talks with other dog owners. Not long ago, there was a meeting of recommendations at the park. It started with an old man with a Labrador. “Does anyone know a good computer person?” he asked. “I’ve got one,” said a lady sitting with her Chihuahua. “But does anyone know a good dentist?” “Oh, I have one of those,” said a young mother with her Pomeranian, “but I wonder if anyone knows a good place to repair watches.” “The store up the road does that,” said a man walking past with a Teddy. Whenever I have a question, instead of turning to the Internet, I think. “There will be an answer at the park.” However, the bad part is that people who are not dog owners cannot understand me. “That’s a beautiful painting,” said a friend the other day in my living room as he watched a picture by Remnim Alexander Tayco. “How did you come across the artist?” “While walking my dog,” I said. “He has a dog and Clancy enjoys playing with it.” “What?” he said. Or when someone asked where I found my accountant (会计师), I replied, “I met her at the dog park.” At this point, people would shrug their shoulders (耸肩), as if to say, “What a strange place to find an accountant!” But what would be a better place? 1．How does the writer start the passage? A．By giving an example. B．By showing a fact. C．By giving some numbers. D．By solving a problem. 2．What does the writer want to show in paragraphs 3-6? A．There are so many problems at the park. B．Why the writer enjoys walking the dog. C．How the pet owners feel about their dogs. D．There are different kinds of dogs at the park. 3．What do we know about Remnim Alexander Tayco according to the passage? A．He gave a photo of himself to the writer. B．His pet dog dislikes playing with Clancy. C．He enjoys walking his dog with the writer. D．His paintings are popular around the world. 4．Why does the writer write the passage? A．To find a special place to walk the dog. B．To invite other pet owners to the park. C．To advise people to keep pet dogs. D．To show his/her lovely dog. 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．C 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章通过描述作者在社区狗公园的经历，展现了狗主人之间因宠物而建立的友好氛围，以及这种氛围如何帮助人们解决生活中的各种问题。同时，作者也提到了非狗主人难以理解这种特殊社交圈的现象。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段“At my neighbourhood’s dog park, everyone smiles and says hello.”可知，作者在文章开头通过描述社区狗公园里人们友好打招呼的情景来引入话题，这是展示一个事实的方式。故选B。 2．推理判断题。根据“a Labrador”和“her Chihuahua”和“her Pomeranian”和“a Teddy”可知，在3至6段中提到了拉布拉多犬，吉娃娃犬，波美拉尼亚种小狗和泰迪犬，因此展示了这个公园里各种小狗，故选D。 3．推理判断题。根据“‘While walking my dog,’ I said. ‘He has a dog and Clancy enjoys playing with it.’”可知，Remnim Alexander Tayco喜欢和作者一起遛狗，故选C。 4．主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，文章主要描述了作者在狗公园的经历和感受，以及狗公园如何成为一个特殊的社交平台，帮助人们解决生活中的问题。同时，作者也提到了非狗主人难以理解这种特殊社交圈的现象。由此可推测，作者写这篇文章的目的可能是为了邀请其他宠物主人也来狗公园体验这种友好的氛围和社交机会。故选B。 Passage 5 A friendship is very important. However, it is not easy to build a lasting friendship. In order to do so, you need to make the person whom you want to make friends with trust you. Of course, it is easier said than done. Here is some of my advice about making friends. First, be careful when you want to make friends with someone. He or she may not be as kind as you think. He or she may lie and may cause you trouble. Once I told a secret of mine to one of my friends. I told him not to tell the secret to anybody else. But that was a lie! I was very sad when I found out that he had told the secret to many people. It was so terrible. Second, it is not easy to maintain a friendship. You should not be selfish (自私的) and you should think about problems from the side of your friends. It is also important to keep calm. A friendship won’t last long if you don’t care for your friends or blame (责怪) them whenever there is conflict (争执). My last suggestion is: you don’t have to use presents to show that you care for your friends. Friendship is not built on gifts. Instead, it is founded on kindness and true love. Cherish (珍惜) your friends! They are treasure (财富) in your life! 1．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “maintain” in Chinese? A．维持 B．尊重 C．看守 D．破坏 2．To keep friendship, we must________. ①think about problems from the side of our friends ②be unselfish ③keep calm ④show kindness ⑤agree with friends A．①②③⑤ B．①②③④ C．①②④⑤ D．②③④⑤ 3．What’s the structure of the passage? A． B． C． D． 4．What’s the best title of the passage? A．How to learn to share B．How to make more friends C．How to build a lasting friendship D．What is friendship? 【答案】1．A 2．B 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文主要讲的是如何建立持久的友谊。 1．词句猜测题。根据“A friendship won’t last long if you don’t care for your friends or blame them whenever there is conflict.”意为“如果你不在乎你的朋友，或每当有争执的时候就责怪他们，那么友谊不会持续很长时间。”可知，本段在讨论友谊的存续话题。所以段首句“it is not easy to maintain a friendship”指的是维持友谊并不容易，由此可知maintain的含义是“维持”。故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据“You should not be selfish and you should think about problems from the side of your friends. It is also important to keep calm.”可知，为了保持友谊，我们不能自私，要站在朋友的角度思考问题，同时保持镇定很重要，所以①②③符合原文；根据“Instead, it is founded on kindness and true love.”可知，为了保持友谊，我们需要有善意，所以④符合原文。故选B。 3．篇章结构题。根据第一段末句“Here is some of my advice about making friends.”可知，该段总领下文，在下面几段中作者将提出几个关于交友的建议。结合第二、三段段首的序数词，和第四段段首句中的“My last suggestion”可知，作者分述了三点建议。再结合末段首句可知，末段总结全文。故选D。 4．最佳标题题。根据“Here is some of my advice about making friends.”和全文大意可知，本文主要讲的是如何建立持久的友谊。故选C。 话题3 科技与发明 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·广东广州·期中）Bi Sheng was a great Chinese inventor who lived in the 11th century. He came from a poor family. But he had a great interest in learning and making things. In those times, books were copied by hand with great difficulty. It was a very slow and hard task. Bi Sheng often saw that and thought there must be a better way. One day, while walking in the street, Bi Sheng noticed two children were making little toys like people and pigs out of the mud and putting them in different orders. This gave Bi Sheng a great idea. He thought that he could make the character first and then put them in orders like the mud toys. After much thought and experiments, Bi Sheng decided to use clay. He carefully pressed the clay into small pieces and cut one character on each piece. Then, he put these clay pieces into a fire to make them hard. Then he put the clay characters in an iron frame (框架) to form a passage. After that, ink was put on the clay characters. A piece of paper was placed on the top and the inked characters appeared on it with gentle press. After printing, the clay characters can be kept and reused. This movable type printing (活字印刷术) made making books much quicker and easier. People could get books more easily. However, some people didn’t believe in this new invention. But Bi Sheng didn’t give up and kept making it better. Today, this type of printing still has a big influence not only in China but also in other places. It shows us that with creativity and hard work, we can also do great things and make the world a better place. 1．The underlined word “character” in paragraph 2 means ________. A．word B．personality C．role D．quality 2．Which of the following shows the correct steps of the moveable type printing. a. Press the clay into small pieces and cut one character on each piece. b. Put the clay characters in an iron frame. c. Ink was put on the clay characters. Place a piece of paper on the inked characters and press it gently! d. After printing, keep and reuse the clay characters. e. Make the clay characters hard by putting them into a fire. A．a-e-b-c-d B．e-a-b-d-c C．a-b-e-d-c D．e-a-d-c-b 3．According to the passage, what kind of person is Bi Sheng? A．Independent and active. B．Creative and hard-working. C．Friendly and polite. D．Honest and helpful. 4．What is probably the best title of the passage? A．Bi Sheng, a Great Inventor. B．The Great Chinese Inventions. C．Bi Sheng and His Great Invention. D．Different ways of Printing in China. 【答案】1．A 2．A 3．B 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了中国古代发明家毕昇发明活字印刷术的过程及其影响。 1．词句猜测题。根据文章第2段“He thought that he could make the character first and then put them in orders like the mud toys.”可知，此处“character”指代印刷用的“字/文字”，与选项A“word”含义一致。故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据文章第3段描述活字印刷步骤：“He carefully pressed the clay into small pieces and cut one character on each piece.”（a步骤）“he put these clay pieces into a fire to make them hard.”（e步骤）“put the clay characters in an iron frame”（b步骤）“After that, ink was put on the clay characters. A piece of paper was placed on the top… with gentle press.”（c步骤）“After printing, the clay characters can be kept and reused.”（d步骤）。正确顺序为a-e-b-c-d。故选A。 3．推理判断题。根据文章第2段“One day, while walking in the street, Bi Sheng noticed two children were making little toys... This gave Bi Sheng a great idea.”可知毕昇有创造力；再根据第4段“But Bi Sheng didn’t give up and kept making it better.”可知毕昇很勤奋。所以毕昇是有创造力且勤奋的人。故选B。 4．最佳标题。全文围绕毕昇发明活字印刷术展开，重点是其个人与发明的关联。选项C“Bi Sheng and His Great Invention”最全面概括主题。故选C。 Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·广东·期中）Prince Mathew is a ten-year-old inventor. He built a model for a robot that will let people do farm work remotely (远程). When Prince was a young boy, he didn’t share the same interest as the others. He didn’t have many toys at home and seldom played computer games. However, he was interested in playing with blocks to build things whenever he could. One day, Prince’s mom said that there was not enough space in their apartment to grow all her plants, so he started thinking about ways to solve the problem. Then an idea came up, “What if we could grow plants in a different place from where we live?” Prince spent about two to three months building his robot. Before drawing out designs, he had to search for a great deal of information on the Internet. In order to build the robot successfully, he went to the market to buy necessary parts. The robot had everything to help it move around. The last step was doing all the coding (编程) to get the robot to be useful and not just a model. His robot was named GrRobot. It had a camera for live video and a basket to plant seeds. It could decide whether to open the sprinkler (喷洒器) according to the soil conditions. All of these will help farmers do farm work and even some difficult work. Besides this robot, Prince had also invented a game and apps. When asked about the secret to his achievements, he replied, “Seeing people’s lives getting better because of my inventions lets me feel great. I’ll do what I can to solve more people’s problems. And the world may be different with my help.” 1．Why did Prince invent the robot? A．To play computer games at home. B．To solve the problem of their apartment. C．To meet his mom’s need to grow all her plants. D．To show the possibility of building things with blocks. 2．Which of the following is the correct order for Prince to make GrRobot? a. He wrote codes for the robot. b. He drew out designs of the robot. c. He searched for information on the Internet. d. He went to the market to buy necessary parts. A．a-b-c–d B．c-b-d–a C．c-d-a–b D．b-c-d–a 3．What might Prince’s robot look like? A． B． C． D． 4．What can we learn from the last paragraph? A．Kindness can solve problems. B．Hard work is the secret to success. C．Working together makes a difference. D．Happiness may be achieved by helping others. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．D 4．D 【导语】本篇是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了十岁发明家Prince Mathew发明能帮助农民远程干农活的机器人GrRobot的故事，还提及他的其他发明及发明动力。 1．细节理解题。根据文中“One day, Prince’s mom said that there was not enough space in their apartment to grow all her plants, so he started thinking about ways to solve the problem.”可知，王子的妈妈说他们的公寓没有足够的空间种植她所有的植物，所以他开始思考解决这个问题的方法，故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据文中“Before drawing out designs, he had to search for a great deal of information on the Internet…In order to build the robot successfully, he went to the market to buy necessary parts...The last step was doing all the coding (编程) to get the robot to be useful” 可知，为了制造机器人，他先搜索信息，然后画设计图，接着买零件，最后编程，故选B。 3．推理判断题。根据文中 “It had a camera for live video and a basket to plant seeds. It could decide whether to open the sprinkler (喷洒器) according to the soil conditions.”可知，它有一个用于直播视频的摄像头和一个用来播种的篮子，它可以根据土壤条件决定是否打开喷洒器，结合这些特征可推理出机器人外观应包含摄像头、播种篮和喷洒器，故选D。 4．推理判断题。根据文中“Seeing people’s lives getting better because of my inventions lets me feel great. I’ll do what I can to solve more people’s problems.”可知，Prince Mathew说“看到人们因为我的发明而生活得更好，我感觉很棒，我会尽我所能解决更多人的问题”，可推出帮助他人能获得幸福，故选D。 Passage 3 Have you ever seen or used a saw, or ju in Chinese? Do you know who invented it? The inventor was Lu Ban. He was born in the state of Lu in ancient China more than 2,500 years ago. That is where Qufu lies in the east of Jining. Lu Ban was the greatest carpenter (木匠) in his time. Once the king ordered him and his team to build a palace in a very short time. They would be punished if they missed the deadline (最后期限). They had only axes, or fuzi in Chinese, to cut the trees and prepare the wood for the palace, so the work went very slowly. One day Lu Ban rushed up the hill to see how things were going. Suddenly the sharp teeth of a leaf cut his hand. Then a bright idea came into his head. Soon he made a tool with teeth along the side of a long iron bar (条状物). With this tool, work became much faster, and they completed the work before the deadline. That is how the saw was invented. Lu Ban invented many other useful tools for carpenters and interesting toys for children. The Wooden Bird, for example, could stay in the air for three days! 1．What did the king order Lu Ban and his team to do? A．Use only axes. B．Build a palace quickly. C．Cut down the trees. D．Prepare the wood. 2．In which picture can you see a saw? A． B． C． D． 3．What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us? A．How Lu Ban’s hand was hurt. B．Why Lu Ban invented the saw. C．How the saw was invented. D．How the palace was completed. 4．Which of the following did Lu Ban’s WoodenBird work like? A．A bike. B．A kite. C．A ship. D．A car. 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．C 4．B 【导语】本文介绍了鲁班是如何发明锯的，还提到了他发明的其他东西。 1．细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Once the king ordered him and his team to build a palace in a very short time.”可知，国王命令鲁班和他的团队在很短的时间内建造一座宫殿。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Soon he made a tool with teeth along the side of a long iron bar.”可知，他制作了一个侧面有齿的长形铁条工具，由此可知对应的图片是A。故选A。 3．主旨大意题。根据“Suddenly the sharp teeth of a leaf cut his hand. Then a bright idea came into his head.”及全段可知，本段讲的是锯是如何被发明出来的。故选C。 4．推理判断题。根据最后一段中的 “The Wooden Bird, for example, could stay in the air for three days!” 可知，鲁班制作的木鸟可以在空中停留三天，类似于“风筝”的飞行方式。故选B。 Passage 4 Encyclopedia Britannica used to be the king of encyclopedias. It hopes to become the most important encyclopedia again. An encyclopedia has information about many different things. It includes articles on topics like animals, science, and so on. Salesmen used to go to houses and knock on doors selling Encyclopedia Britannica. It cost a lot of money, but many people were willing to buy it. They thought Britannica was the best encyclopedia. Several years ago, the company stopped publishing the books. It put the whole encyclopedia on the internet. However, Britannica online is not as popular as some other online encyclopedias. About half of Britannica’s articles are free, while almost all of the articles on other online encyclopedias are free. However, the president of Britannica has a plan. He wants to offer the entire encyclopedia online for free. The company hopes more people will read it. Britannica began in Scotland nearly 250 years ago. It moved to Chicago in 1935. In 1990, the company sold more than 100,000 sets of books. It was Britannica’s best year. Book sales dropped after the Internet became popular. People stopped getting information only from books. They began getting it online as well. Some online encyclopedias started in the early 21st century. It was the beginning of the end of Encyclopedia Britannica books. In this competition, Britannica is the underdog. Some online encyclopedias have millions of articles. Britannica has only 106000. However, “Britannica’s articles are more trustworthy,” some readers said. It’s said that each Britannica article is checked by experts. These experts make sure the articles are correct. Britannica covers most of the same general subjects as other online encyclopedias, but finding its articles can be more difficult. The Britannica page also has many ads. The ads help support the company. 1．Why is online Britannica less popular than other online encyclopedias? A．More people like to read other online encyclopedias. B．There are fewer articles in other online encyclopedias. C．The readers can read more free articles in other online encyclopedias. D．Other online encyclopedias cover most of the same general subjects as Britannica. 2．When might people become less interested in Encyclopedia Britannica books? A．In 1935. B．In 2002. C．In 1991. D．In 1990. 3．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “underdog” in Paragraph 3? A．Little dog B．Loser C．Winner D．Luckier one 4．Why do Britannica’s pages have ads? A．To make its website popular. B．To make it more user-friendly. C．To make money for the company. D．To help other companies earn money. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．B 4．C 【导语】本文介绍了《大英百科全书》的发展历程。 1．细节理解题。根据“About half of Britannica’s articles are free, while almost all of the articles on other online encyclopedias are free.”可知，其他在线百科几乎所有文章都免费，而《大英百科全书》只有一半文章免费，所以读者能在其他在线百科读到更多免费文章，导致它没那么受欢迎。故选C。 2．推理判断题。根据“Book sales dropped after the Internet became popular. Some online encyclopedias started in the early 21st century.”可知，互联网普及后（21世纪初），《大英百科全书》书籍销量下降，人们对其书籍兴趣降低，2002年属于21世纪初。故选B。 3．词句猜测题。根据“Some online encyclopedias have millions of articles. Britannica has only 106000. However, Britannica's articles are more trustworthy... In this competition, Britannica is the underdog.”可知，在和其他有大量文章的在线百科竞争中，《大英百科全书》处于劣势，underdog“失败者；处于劣势的人（或团队等）”。故选B。 4．细节理解题。根据“The Britannica page also has many ads. The ads help support the company.”可知，广告是为了给公司赚钱，支撑公司运营。故选C。 Passage 5 Joining tea with tech Chinese scientists create robots for picking tea Spring is here, and it is time to enjoy West Lake Longjing tea. Usually, we think of workers picking tea leaves by hand. But now, some Longjing tea is being picked by metal workers—tea-picking robots! In a Hangzhou tea garden, a smart tea-picking robot developed by Zhejiang Sci-Tech University was set to work for the first time. “We took thousands of pictures of new tea buds (芽) and fed them to the robot for it to learn. The robot uses an AI model to recognize (识别) the buds it needs to pick,” said Professor Chen Jianneng, Party branch secretary (党支部书记) of the research team. This lets the robot find the right tea buds about 90 percent of the time. The robot’s arm pulls and then sucks (吸) up the tea buds. These buds are quickly moved into a special box. After the robot gathers all the buds from the area it’s working at, it moves the buds from the box to a main box that holds everything it collects. The robot was made because there are not enough people to pick tea. In Zhejiang, about 400,000 more pickers are needed now. “Picking is the biggest challenge for the development of the tea industry,” said Professor Wu Chuanyu, who leads the research team. “Tea-picking robots are a trend (趋势) of the future,” said Wu. In a positive (积极的) case, about five years from now, the robots will do the job of picking West Lake Longjing tea instead of people, Wu added. Hao Feifei contributed to this story. Room for improving ● Telling the difference Some tea buds look very much alike. Tea buds are also very close to each other. The weather also affects (影响) them. All these things make it hard for the robot to pick the right ones and pick them well. ● Getting stuck When there are small waterdrops on the tea leaf, the buds may stick to the walls of the tube (管) when being sucked into the machine. This can block the tube, and the robot will stop working. ● Working environment Robots can now only work on flat (平整的) ground and slopes (斜坡) under 15 degrees. However, many tea plants are on hills. The robots can’t deal with the hilly ground.Choose the answer: 1．How can the robot find tea buds? A．Its arms are only shaped for picking tea buds. B．It takes pictures of tea buds and sends them back. C．People use an AI model to control it. D．It has read many pictures of tea buds. 2．What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A．What boxes the robot has. B．How the robot works. C．What kinds of tea buds are useful. D．How to move buds from one box to another. 3．Why do people use robots to pick tea? A．Because picking tea is a big challenge to human workers. B．Because there are too many human pickers. C．Because there are not enough tea pickers. D．Because robots recognize the buds better than humans. 4．What will happen to the West Lake Longjing tea according to Wu? A．Not so many people will drink Longjing tea. B．There may be few human pickers five years later. C．Robots can help taste the tea in the near future. D．Robots will do the job in all parts of the tea industry. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．C 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇科技类说明文，主要介绍了中国科学家研发的采茶机器人及其工作原理、应用背景和当前面临的挑战。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第2段“We took thousands of pictures of new tea buds… The robot uses an AI model to recognize the buds it needs to pick”可知，机器人通过分析大量茶芽图片的AI模型识别目标茶芽。故选D。 2．主旨大意题。第3段描述机器人采摘茶芽的流程：机械臂抓取→吸管吸取→暂存盒转移→主盒收集。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据第4段“The robot was made because there are not enough people to pick tea”及“In Zhejiang, about 400,000 more pickers are needed now.”可知缺40万采茶工，直接说明人力短缺是主因。故选C。 4．推理判断题。根据第5段“In a positive (积极的) case, about five years from now, the robots will do the job of picking West Lake Longjing tea instead of people, Wu added.”可知吴教授预测约5年后机器人将替代人工采摘西湖龙井，对应未来人力减少的趋势。故选B。 · 新兴话题扩展 —— ① AR眼睛 Imagine a group of people are talking about something happily. But there is one man who cannot follow them. Why? He has a hearing problem. How can we help such people? Now a new and exciting invention allows deaf people to see conversations in real time. Using augmented reality (AR，增强现实技术) glasses and a smartphone, deaf people are also able to join in everyday conversations. The AR glasses were developed by Dan Scarfe after he had a Christmas dinner with his family. The man saw his 97-year-old hearing-impaired grandfather sitting alone in silence while the rest of the family were talking excitedly. The images of his grandfather always watching TV shows with subtitles (字幕) crossed Scarfe’s mind. He suddenly realized that maybe the AR glasses could help. Scarfe got to work, working with Nreal, an AR glasses maker. Six months later, a new pair of AR glasses came out. The glasses have a microphone that receives the audio (音频) from the environment and sends it to a connected smartphone. The phone then creates subtitles from that audio and these subtitles then appear on the user’s glasses screen. The company first tested the glasses in the UK. The UK was chosen as a testing ground as over 13 million adults in Britain have hearing loss. However, when the product goes global, it could change the lives of millions of people. This is a great change for the deaf. Mark Atkinson, who is using the AR glasses, said, “As a deaf person myself, I am blown away by this new technology. When I tried on the glasses for the first time, I was so happy. Real-time subtitles made me become part of the conversation as never before.” 1．What tools must a deaf person have if he wants to join in the conversation? ①A microcomputer.    ②A smartphone.    ③A pair of AR glasses.    ④A laptop. A．①② B．②③ C．①③ D．②④ 2．Who made Dan Scarfe want to develop the AR glasses? A．His father. B．His friend. C．His grandfather. D．A glasses maker. 3．Why was the UK chosen as a testing ground for the AR glasses? A．Because it has a large population with hearing loss. B．Because the company Nreal is based in the UK. C．Because the government provided the money. D．Because Dan Scarfe is from the UK. 4．What does the underlined part “am blown away by” probably mean? A．Be scared of. B．Be excited at. C．Be worried about. D．Be bored with. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．A 4．B 【导语】本文介绍了一款帮助听力障碍人士实时看到对话内容的AR眼镜发明，讲述了其研发背景、工作原理及社会意义。 1．细节理解题。根据“Using augmented reality (AR，增强现实技术) glasses and a smartphone, deaf people are also able to join in everyday conversations.”可知，听障人士需要AR眼镜和智能手机参与对话。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据“The man saw his 97-year-old hearing-impaired grandfather sitting alone in silence while the rest of the family were talking excitedly...that maybe the AR glasses could help.”可知，Dan Scarfe的祖父激发了他的灵感。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“The UK was chosen as a testing ground as over 13 million adults in Britain have hearing loss.”可知，英国被选为试验场是因为英国有超过1300万成年人有听力损失。故选A。 4．词义猜测题。根据使用者Mark Atkinson的描述“I was so happy. Real-time subtitles made me become part of the conversation as never before.”可知，他因这种技术感到兴奋，所以短语“am blown away by”指的是“被迷住了”，与选项B意思相近，故选B。 —— ② AI聊天工具 Have you ever got a bad grade in your biochemistry test? Does this make you think it’s impossible for you to become a great doctor in the future? Or do you want to ask your future self how you can succeed? Now, an AI tool called Future You might help find these answers. Harvard student Peggy is part of a team that designed the AI chatting robot Future You, a tool that helps users “see” their future. “Through talking with AI, Future You allows people to explore different possibilities of their future,” Peggy explains. “It shows possible futures that feel real and encouraging.” Peggy also worked with a psychology (心理) scientist. This scientist’s research is about the psychology behind Future You: an idea called future self-connection. It means how close you feel to your future self. When people feel strongly connected, they believe they can become the person they want to be. For example, when you feel down, you can talk with Future You. After chatting with this wiser self, you may be more willing to go after your goals and worry less about your future. You will also be more careful about your choices, as you understand that choices you make today will make a difference tomorrow. There are three key steps to create a Future You. First, tell your story. To do this, you are going to answer questions about who you are, what your life is like now, and what you want to do in the future. This information helps Future You better understand you, so it can create a 60-year-old future self. Second, you send a picture of yourself and it can show you a picture of what you might look like at 60. Finally, you can start a conversation. Now, are you ready to meet a Future You? 1．According to the scientist’s research, what may happen after people use Future You? A．They won’t care about present problems. B．They will choose to achieve higher goals. C．They will be encouraged and become less worried. D．They’ll depend on others for decision-making. 2．According to the passage, what does “This wiser self” refer to? A．The research to give you psychology advice. B．The 60-year-old self created by AI. C．The user himself or herself. D．The AI tool to show your real future. 3．What do you need to do when creating a Future You? A．Draw a picture of you. B．Create stories about you. C．Give answers to some questions. D．Talk to the designers. 4．What may be the best title for the passage? A．Talk to Your Future Self-An AI Helper. B．Harvard Students’ Latest invention. C．Make a Difference to Your Future. D．How to create a Future You. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．C 4．A 【导语】本文主要介绍了一款名为“Future You”的AI聊天工具。 1．细节理解题。根据“It shows possible futures that feel real and encouraging”以及“After chatting with this wiser self, you may be more willing to go after your goals and worry less about your future”可知，使用Future You后，人们会受到鼓励并减少担忧。故选C。 2．词义猜测题。根据“It means how close you feel to your future self”“This information helps Future You better understand you, so it can create a 60-year-old future self”以及“After chatting with this wiser self...”可知,此处是和这个更明智的自我聊天，故“This wiser self”指的是由AI创建的60岁的自己。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据“To do this, you are going to answer questions”可知，创建Future You时需要回答一系列问题。故选C。 4．最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了一款名为“Future You”的AI聊天工具，以选项A“与未来的自己对话——人工智能助手”为标题最合适。故选A。 $专题10 阅读理解（一） 话题1 自我成长 / 自我提升 话题2 人际交往 话题3 科技与发明 · 新兴话题扩展 —— ① AR眼睛 ② AI聊天工具 1 / 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 话题1 自我成长 / 自我提升 Passage 1 When Peter was a baby, he didn’t have legs. But that didn’t make him feel sad or stop him from trying any sports. He tried different kinds of sports. When he tried sled hockey (雪橇曲棍球) at the age of 7, he found his favorite hobby. “That was it,” says Peter. He is now 16 and a high school student in Chicago. “It’s all I wanted to do.” Peter joined a sled hockey team. By the age of 12, Peter was very good and he started playing in an adult (成人) team. This was a big challenge because it’s much harder. Now Peter is the youngest U.S. Paralympics (残奥会) player. He’s a member of the sled hockey team in his country. O’Connor, an old player, says Peter is very good. “Everybody dreams of going to the Olympic Games and winning the game,” O’Connor says. “That’s something I couldn’t do, but Peter can. He is lucky enough to go to the next Olympics.” It’s true that when God closes a door, he opens a window for you. 1．What’s the problem with Peter? A．He has no legs. B．He has no arms. C．He can’t see. D．He can’t hear. 2．The underlined word “challenge” means “________” in Chinese. A．机会 B．奖赏 C．挑战 D．比赛 3．Which of the following is TRUE? A．Peter is 17 years old now. B．Peter started playing sled hockey when he was 6. C．O’Connor took part in the Olympics once. D．O’Connor thinks Peter is very good and lucky. 4．What’s the best title for this passage? A．A Best Sled Hockey Team B．Different Kinds of Sports C．A Special Sled Hockey Player D．The U.S. Paralympics Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·宁夏银川·期中）A long time ago, there were two talented boys, John and Joey. They showed great talents from an early age, and they did better than others around. They grew up (长大) but they chose different ways. John used all of his talents to find a good job. He joined in many activities and visited the most important people and places. Everyone thought that he would be the most important person in the world. But the second young man, Joey, was different. He always took a heavy responsibility (责任). He thought he should help others. He was always busy looking for ways to help others. One day, bad things happened and they met many problems. John didn’t know what to do. But Joey always tried his best to solve all kinds of problems. He thought some good ways and didn’t let the bad things affect (影响) the people in his town. From then on, he was more famous than John. John then knew that our best talents are not only for ourselves. He learned from Joey that we should always help others. 1．The two boys were special because they were ________ than others. A．more talented B．more serious C．prettier D．richer 2．John used his talents to ________. A．make others happy B．find many problems C．find a good job D．buy something he wanted 3．What does the underlined word “solve” mean in Chinese? A．解决 B．增加 C．遇到 D．给予 4．Which is the best title for this passage? A．Two Talented Girls B．What We Should Do with Our Talents C．The Most Important People in the World D．How to Be a Famous Person Passage 3 Bob likes climbing very much. However, there wasn’t a climbing club in his school at first, so he felt sad. At the beginning of the second year of middle school, his school offered rock climbing lessons in order to encourage students to exercise. He was so happy that he joined at once. In the first lesson, the coach said, “Rock climbing needs strength, speed, courage and persistence (坚持). All these are necessary.” But in Bob’s opinion, rock climbing was just a fun activity. It interested him. During the following classes, the coach asked the students to run 1,000 metres first, and then climb with a rope. When Bob finished running, he almost lost his breath (呼吸) and got bored, and he even did not want to touch the rope. He thought it was less interesting than before. The coach noticed that and asked him, “Why do you want to take rock climbing lessons?” “I come for fun, of course.” “Is that fun?” he asked. Bob shook his head slowly. The coach then explained patiently, “That’s because you stop halfway. You know, beautiful sights are always on the top.” After hearing his words, Bob made up his mind to finish his journey. When he got to the top in the end, he felt really excited. Sometimes it’s hard to reach the top of the mountain, but it’s a pity to stop halfway, so don’t give up. 1．Why did the school offer rock climbing lessons? A．To develop students' hobbies. B．To encourage students to exercise. C．To offer students more clubs. D．To let students enjoy activities. 2．What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 4? A．Running. B．Rock climbing. C．Taking lessons. D．Touching the rope. 3．How did Bob’s feelings change according to the passage? A．Sad→happy→bored→excited. B．Excited→sad→bored→happy. C．Happy→sad→excited→bored. D．Sad→bored→excited→happy. 4．What’s the best title of the passage? A．Learn to Accept Helpful Advice B．Let’s Find the Best Hobby C．Don’t Give Up Halfway D．Never Stay in the Same Place Passage 4 Terd Disayathanoowat, a 39-year-old researcher from Chiang Mai in Thailand, thinks Yunnan Province in China is a place where he feels at home. Moreover, Yunnan borders three countries: Laos, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Terd first visited Yunnan through a programme for talented young scientists. During his stay, he developed a deep affection for the province, describing the experience as “like returning home”. “My great-grandfather was born in Yunnan. He migrated to Thailand for business over a century ago and eventually (最后) decided to live there. I’ve felt a deep connection with China since my childhood,” he said. “Like many Chinese parents, my father believes in ‘No pain, no gain.’ He was always strict with me. Without his guidance (指导), I wouldn’t have become a university scholar,” Terd added, noting that his father still follows news about China. Terd had never been to China until a study trip to Beijing 10 years ago. However, it wasn’t until he visited Yunnan that he truly felt at home, as the province shares many similarities with Chiang Mai. From Yunnan’s spicy cuisine and diverse ethnic (民族的) groups to its rich biodiversity, seasonal weather, and even the language, almost everything was familiar to him. “We even look alike. When I was in Yunnan, many locals spoke to me in dialect, thinking I was from the province,” he recalled with a laugh. “Overall, I found it easy to integrate into (融入) Yunnan’s society as a Thai.” 1．Why did Terd first visit Yunnan? A．Because his great-grandfather was born in Yunnan. B．Because he attended a programme for talented young scientists. C．Because he developed a deep affection for China. D．Because he wanted to travel around China. 2．What does the underlined word “migrated” mean? A．left B．traded C．moved D．returned 3．What do Yunnan and Thailand have in common? ①spicy cuisine   ②poor biodiversity   ③seasonal weather   ④language A．①②③ B．①②④ C．①③④ D．②③④ 4．What can you know from the passage? A．Terd has felt a deep connection with China since his childhood. B．Terd became a university scholar without his father’s guidance. C．Terd was from Yunnan Province in China. D．Yunnan borders three countries: Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. Passage 5 Do you often compare（比较）yourself with other people and wish you could be more like them? We are all different in our own way. Self-acceptance can help you feel happier and better about yourself. What is self-acceptance? Self-acceptance means learning to accept（接受）the things that make you who you are. And being thankful for what you’re good at, like sports, science or singing. Self-acceptance also means valuing（重视）the parts of you that don’t shine very brightly, like being forgetful or untidy. A 12-year-old girl, Lily, says self-acceptance means “knowing your own weaknesses and strengths（强项）, and accepting who you are no matter what other people say or think.” Why is self-acceptance good for you? When you accept who you are, you worry less about things you can’t change. It makes you feel happier and more confident. The Anna Freud Centre, a charity that helps young people, says everyone can feel that they have to be perfect（完美的）, but that makes us forget about the little things that make us special. ▲ For example, some people may find letters or numbers hard to read, but they might have strengths in other things, like finding good ways to work out problems. How can you accept yourself? Start by making a list of all the things you like about yourself. Maybe you’re good at cooking, or people find it easy to talk to you. Also, try saying kind, happy things to yourself in a mirror every morning. Think up ways to treat yourself, such as taking a long shower, watching your favorite film, or eating delicious ice-cream. But don’t forget it’s important to eat healthy food and get enough sleep. 1．Which of the following is NOT true about self-acceptance? A．Learning to accept who you are. B．Being thankful for what you are good at. C．Knowing your own weakness and strengths. D．Worrying about the parts of you that don’t shine very brightly. 2．Which sentence can be put in the ________ in Paragraph 3? A．It can also help you know what you’ re really good at. B．Accept yourself and never say you can’t do it. C．It’s important to learn from people around you. D．Live the life you like to make yourself happy. 3．How does the writer develop（阐述）his idea in Paragraph 4? A．By giving examples. B．By asking questions. C．By telling stories. D．By comparing differences. 4．What’s the best title for the passage? A．Learn to Love Yourself B．How to be a Perfect Person C．Accept Yourself and Others D．Relax and be Happy 话题2 人际交往 Passage 1 Giving help to those in need Elizabeth Clay decided to drive her old car back to her hometown. But while she was driving home, she got a flat (瘪了的) tire. Unfortunately, there was no spare tire in the trunk (后备厢). A couple (夫妻) who were driving down the road stopped to help Clay. The couple picked her up and drove her to a gas station nearby. But when they arrived, they found that the gas station didn’t have the right kind of tire for her car. So the couple invited Clay to go to their home. The couple called around to find a suitable tire, but couldn’t find anyone who had one. They finally decided to let her use their car. They gave her the keys and insisted that she take it, saying that they wouldn’t be using it during the holiday anyway. Clay was surprised. “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina. I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she told them. “We know,” they said. “We’ll be here when you get back. Here’s our number if you need to get in touch with us.” Clay watched as the couple put her luggage (行李) into the car and sent her on her way. Two weeks later, she returned to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires. “Thank you so much,” she said. “You didn’t need to do this,” the couple said. “It is our pleasure to help others.” Clay realized that it can feel good to help others. She decided to help others like the couple helped her. 1．Why did the couple help Clay? A．They knew her well. B．They liked to help others. C．They wanted money from her. D．She reminded them of their daughter. 2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．There was a spare tire in the couple’s truck. B．The gas station didn’t have the right kind of tire. C．The couple called around and found someone who had a suitable tire. D．The couple asked Clay to stay at their home for a night and have a good sleep. 3．What did Clay find when she was back two weeks later? A．Her car was gone. B．She couldn’t get in touch with the couple. C．There was still no suitable tire for her car. D．Her car had been cleaned inside and out with three new tires. 4．What did Clay learn from the experience? A．Don’t be afraid to ask for help. B．Don’t ask for help from strangers. C．It feels good to help others. D．People should pay each other back. Passage 2 Relationships are important for children and can have a great influence on their development at home and at school. Relationship skills, such as communication, teamwork, and the ability to solve problems are valuable skills. Here are some tips on how you can help your children develop these life skills. As children grow and develop, the need for communication skills becomes increasingly important. Communication with family members can be especially difficult when kids are young, but taking time to talk about things that make them sad or happy will help build healthy relationships as they get older. Teach children how to use their words rather than act out physically. For example, say sorry if someone feels hurt by something you said or did. Encourage (鼓励) your children to know what makes them a great teammate and also what they need when working with others. Children who love to have fun and tell jokes may be able to motivate (激励) their friends through a difficult task, but they may need a friend who can stay organized and on task. When kids understand their own skills and what they need from others, they’ll be able to work together with many more people. Kids may feel like peers (同龄人) who do things differently than them are “bad” which isn’t true. Encourage your children to talk about similarities and differences among their friends. You can describe a time as a child or an adult when you were self-aware enough to stand up for what you wanted instead of giving in to what someone else wanted you to do. More than anything, building good relationship skills with the whole family can mitigate (减轻) the effects of peer pressure. Of course, some peer pressure can be positive when it encourages children to take safety risks that move them out of their comfort zone. All in all, kids need parents, teachers and other caring adults to help them learn how they can build healthy relationship skills now and for a lifetime. 1．How does the writer explain the way children use their words properly? A．By telling a story. B．By listing some numbers. C．By giving an example. D．By comparing two facts. 2．What’s the fourth paragraph mainly about? A．When your kids might make mistakes. B．What you can talk about with children. C．How you can help kids solve peer pressure. D．Why you should describe your experience. 3．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1②=Paragraph 2.) A． B． C． D． 4．What’s the best title for the passage? A．Relationship skills kids need B．The importance of relationship skills C．Tips on how to keep children healthy D．Useful communication skills for kids Passage 3 The Birthday Gift Getting along with others has taught me one valuable lesson: kindness creates lasting bonds. Last summer, I experienced this with my cousin Mia. Mia’s family moved to our city, and she felt lonely without friends. As her closest relative here, I decided to help. I noticed she loved painting but couldn’t afford good supplies. For weeks, I secretly saved pocket money. Finally, I bought her a set of professional watercolors. When I offered the gift on her birthday, Mia’s eyes lit up. “How did you know?” she whispered. Since that day, she has painted daily. Her confidence grew, and she even joined the school art club. But the real surprise came later. Last month, Mia used her paintings to raise money for stray animals. She has sold over 30 pieces! Her act of kindness inspired me deeply. Watching her transform from a shy girl into someone who helps others feels priceless. This experience has changed me too. I have learned that small gestures matter. Mia and I now volunteer at animal shelters every weekend. Helping others together has made our relationship stronger than ever. 1．Why did the writer buy watercolors for Mia? A．To join the art club. B．To help her make friends. C．Because she loved painting. D．To teach her kindness. 2．What does the word “offered” (Paragraph 3) mean? A．Sold at high price. B．Gave as a present. C．Asked for advice. D．Hid secretly. 3．How has Mia changed since receiving the gift? A．She moved to a new city. B．She has become confident and helpful. C．She stopped painting. D．She adopted stray animals. 4．What does the writer describe as “priceless”? A．The watercolor set. B．Volunteering at shelters. C．Watching Mia’s transformation. D．Saving pocket money. Passage 4 At my neighbourhood’s dog park, everyone smiles and says hello. Are dog owners nicer than other people? I can’t say that’s true, but sometimes it feels like it is. Maybe because of their animals, the people in the dog park find it easy to be friendly. When I take my pet dog Clancy there, I often have talks with other dog owners. Not long ago, there was a meeting of recommendations at the park. It started with an old man with a Labrador. “Does anyone know a good computer person?” he asked. “I’ve got one,” said a lady sitting with her Chihuahua. “But does anyone know a good dentist?” “Oh, I have one of those,” said a young mother with her Pomeranian, “but I wonder if anyone knows a good place to repair watches.” “The store up the road does that,” said a man walking past with a Teddy. Whenever I have a question, instead of turning to the Internet, I think. “There will be an answer at the park.” However, the bad part is that people who are not dog owners cannot understand me. “That’s a beautiful painting,” said a friend the other day in my living room as he watched a picture by Remnim Alexander Tayco. “How did you come across the artist?” “While walking my dog,” I said. “He has a dog and Clancy enjoys playing with it.” “What?” he said. Or when someone asked where I found my accountant (会计师), I replied, “I met her at the dog park.” At this point, people would shrug their shoulders (耸肩), as if to say, “What a strange place to find an accountant!” But what would be a better place? 1．How does the writer start the passage? A．By giving an example. B．By showing a fact. C．By giving some numbers. D．By solving a problem. 2．What does the writer want to show in paragraphs 3-6? A．There are so many problems at the park. B．Why the writer enjoys walking the dog. C．How the pet owners feel about their dogs. D．There are different kinds of dogs at the park. 3．What do we know about Remnim Alexander Tayco according to the passage? A．He gave a photo of himself to the writer. B．His pet dog dislikes playing with Clancy. C．He enjoys walking his dog with the writer. D．His paintings are popular around the world. 4．Why does the writer write the passage? A．To find a special place to walk the dog. B．To invite other pet owners to the park. C．To advise people to keep pet dogs. D．To show his/her lovely dog. Passage 5 A friendship is very important. However, it is not easy to build a lasting friendship. In order to do so, you need to make the person whom you want to make friends with trust you. Of course, it is easier said than done. Here is some of my advice about making friends. First, be careful when you want to make friends with someone. He or she may not be as kind as you think. He or she may lie and may cause you trouble. Once I told a secret of mine to one of my friends. I told him not to tell the secret to anybody else. But that was a lie! I was very sad when I found out that he had told the secret to many people. It was so terrible. Second, it is not easy to maintain a friendship. You should not be selfish (自私的) and you should think about problems from the side of your friends. It is also important to keep calm. A friendship won’t last long if you don’t care for your friends or blame (责怪) them whenever there is conflict (争执). My last suggestion is: you don’t have to use presents to show that you care for your friends. Friendship is not built on gifts. Instead, it is founded on kindness and true love. Cherish (珍惜) your friends! They are treasure (财富) in your life! 1．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “maintain” in Chinese? A．维持 B．尊重 C．看守 D．破坏 2．To keep friendship, we must________. ①think about problems from the side of our friends ②be unselfish ③keep calm ④show kindness ⑤agree with friends A．①②③⑤ B．①②③④ C．①②④⑤ D．②③④⑤ 3．What’s the structure of the passage? A． B． C． D． 4．What’s the best title of the passage? A．How to learn to share B．How to make more friends C．How to build a lasting friendship D．What is friendship? 话题3 科技与发明 Passage 1 （24-25八年级上·广东广州·期中）Bi Sheng was a great Chinese inventor who lived in the 11th century. He came from a poor family. But he had a great interest in learning and making things. In those times, books were copied by hand with great difficulty. It was a very slow and hard task. Bi Sheng often saw that and thought there must be a better way. One day, while walking in the street, Bi Sheng noticed two children were making little toys like people and pigs out of the mud and putting them in different orders. This gave Bi Sheng a great idea. He thought that he could make the character first and then put them in orders like the mud toys. After much thought and experiments, Bi Sheng decided to use clay. He carefully pressed the clay into small pieces and cut one character on each piece. Then, he put these clay pieces into a fire to make them hard. Then he put the clay characters in an iron frame (框架) to form a passage. After that, ink was put on the clay characters. A piece of paper was placed on the top and the inked characters appeared on it with gentle press. After printing, the clay characters can be kept and reused. This movable type printing (活字印刷术) made making books much quicker and easier. People could get books more easily. However, some people didn’t believe in this new invention. But Bi Sheng didn’t give up and kept making it better. Today, this type of printing still has a big influence not only in China but also in other places. It shows us that with creativity and hard work, we can also do great things and make the world a better place. 1．The underlined word “character” in paragraph 2 means ________. A．word B．personality C．role D．quality 2．Which of the following shows the correct steps of the moveable type printing. a. Press the clay into small pieces and cut one character on each piece. b. Put the clay characters in an iron frame. c. Ink was put on the clay characters. Place a piece of paper on the inked characters and press it gently! d. After printing, keep and reuse the clay characters. e. Make the clay characters hard by putting them into a fire. A．a-e-b-c-d B．e-a-b-d-c C．a-b-e-d-c D．e-a-d-c-b 3．According to the passage, what kind of person is Bi Sheng? A．Independent and active. B．Creative and hard-working. C．Friendly and polite. D．Honest and helpful. 4．What is probably the best title of the passage? A．Bi Sheng, a Great Inventor. B．The Great Chinese Inventions. C．Bi Sheng and His Great Invention. D．Different ways of Printing in China. Passage 2 （24-25八年级上·广东·期中）Prince Mathew is a ten-year-old inventor. He built a model for a robot that will let people do farm work remotely (远程). When Prince was a young boy, he didn’t share the same interest as the others. He didn’t have many toys at home and seldom played computer games. However, he was interested in playing with blocks to build things whenever he could. One day, Prince’s mom said that there was not enough space in their apartment to grow all her plants, so he started thinking about ways to solve the problem. Then an idea came up, “What if we could grow plants in a different place from where we live?” Prince spent about two to three months building his robot. Before drawing out designs, he had to search for a great deal of information on the Internet. In order to build the robot successfully, he went to the market to buy necessary parts. The robot had everything to help it move around. The last step was doing all the coding (编程) to get the robot to be useful and not just a model. His robot was named GrRobot. It had a camera for live video and a basket to plant seeds. It could decide whether to open the sprinkler (喷洒器) according to the soil conditions. All of these will help farmers do farm work and even some difficult work. Besides this robot, Prince had also invented a game and apps. When asked about the secret to his achievements, he replied, “Seeing people’s lives getting better because of my inventions lets me feel great. I’ll do what I can to solve more people’s problems. And the world may be different with my help.” 1．Why did Prince invent the robot? A．To play computer games at home. B．To solve the problem of their apartment. C．To meet his mom’s need to grow all her plants. D．To show the possibility of building things with blocks. 2．Which of the following is the correct order for Prince to make GrRobot? a. He wrote codes for the robot. b. He drew out designs of the robot. c. He searched for information on the Internet. d. He went to the market to buy necessary parts. A．a-b-c–d B．c-b-d–a C．c-d-a–b D．b-c-d–a 3．What might Prince’s robot look like? A． B． C． D． 4．What can we learn from the last paragraph? A．Kindness can solve problems. B．Hard work is the secret to success. C．Working together makes a difference. D．Happiness may be achieved by helping others. Passage 3 Have you ever seen or used a saw, or ju in Chinese? Do you know who invented it? The inventor was Lu Ban. He was born in the state of Lu in ancient China more than 2,500 years ago. That is where Qufu lies in the east of Jining. Lu Ban was the greatest carpenter (木匠) in his time. Once the king ordered him and his team to build a palace in a very short time. They would be punished if they missed the deadline (最后期限). They had only axes, or fuzi in Chinese, to cut the trees and prepare the wood for the palace, so the work went very slowly. One day Lu Ban rushed up the hill to see how things were going. Suddenly the sharp teeth of a leaf cut his hand. Then a bright idea came into his head. Soon he made a tool with teeth along the side of a long iron bar (条状物). With this tool, work became much faster, and they completed the work before the deadline. That is how the saw was invented. Lu Ban invented many other useful tools for carpenters and interesting toys for children. The Wooden Bird, for example, could stay in the air for three days! 1．What did the king order Lu Ban and his team to do? A．Use only axes. B．Build a palace quickly. C．Cut down the trees. D．Prepare the wood. 2．In which picture can you see a saw? A． B． C． D． 3．What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us? A．How Lu Ban’s hand was hurt. B．Why Lu Ban invented the saw. C．How the saw was invented. D．How the palace was completed. 4．Which of the following did Lu Ban’s WoodenBird work like? A．A bike. B．A kite. C．A ship. D．A car. Passage 4 Encyclopedia Britannica used to be the king of encyclopedias. It hopes to become the most important encyclopedia again. An encyclopedia has information about many different things. It includes articles on topics like animals, science, and so on. Salesmen used to go to houses and knock on doors selling Encyclopedia Britannica. It cost a lot of money, but many people were willing to buy it. They thought Britannica was the best encyclopedia. Several years ago, the company stopped publishing the books. It put the whole encyclopedia on the internet. However, Britannica online is not as popular as some other online encyclopedias. About half of Britannica’s articles are free, while almost all of the articles on other online encyclopedias are free. However, the president of Britannica has a plan. He wants to offer the entire encyclopedia online for free. The company hopes more people will read it. Britannica began in Scotland nearly 250 years ago. It moved to Chicago in 1935. In 1990, the company sold more than 100,000 sets of books. It was Britannica’s best year. Book sales dropped after the Internet became popular. People stopped getting information only from books. They began getting it online as well. Some online encyclopedias started in the early 21st century. It was the beginning of the end of Encyclopedia Britannica books. In this competition, Britannica is the underdog. Some online encyclopedias have millions of articles. Britannica has only 106000. However, “Britannica’s articles are more trustworthy,” some readers said. It’s said that each Britannica article is checked by experts. These experts make sure the articles are correct. Britannica covers most of the same general subjects as other online encyclopedias, but finding its articles can be more difficult. The Britannica page also has many ads. The ads help support the company. 1．Why is online Britannica less popular than other online encyclopedias? A．More people like to read other online encyclopedias. B．There are fewer articles in other online encyclopedias. C．The readers can read more free articles in other online encyclopedias. D．Other online encyclopedias cover most of the same general subjects as Britannica. 2．When might people become less interested in Encyclopedia Britannica books? A．In 1935. B．In 2002. C．In 1991. D．In 1990. 3．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “underdog” in Paragraph 3? A．Little dog B．Loser C．Winner D．Luckier one 4．Why do Britannica’s pages have ads? A．To make its website popular. B．To make it more user-friendly. C．To make money for the company. D．To help other companies earn money. Passage 5 Joining tea with tech Chinese scientists create robots for picking tea Spring is here, and it is time to enjoy West Lake Longjing tea. Usually, we think of workers picking tea leaves by hand. But now, some Longjing tea is being picked by metal workers—tea-picking robots! In a Hangzhou tea garden, a smart tea-picking robot developed by Zhejiang Sci-Tech University was set to work for the first time. “We took thousands of pictures of new tea buds (芽) and fed them to the robot for it to learn. The robot uses an AI model to recognize (识别) the buds it needs to pick,” said Professor Chen Jianneng, Party branch secretary (党支部书记) of the research team. This lets the robot find the right tea buds about 90 percent of the time. The robot’s arm pulls and then sucks (吸) up the tea buds. These buds are quickly moved into a special box. After the robot gathers all the buds from the area it’s working at, it moves the buds from the box to a main box that holds everything it collects. The robot was made because there are not enough people to pick tea. In Zhejiang, about 400,000 more pickers are needed now. “Picking is the biggest challenge for the development of the tea industry,” said Professor Wu Chuanyu, who leads the research team. “Tea-picking robots are a trend (趋势) of the future,” said Wu. In a positive (积极的) case, about five years from now, the robots will do the job of picking West Lake Longjing tea instead of people, Wu added. Hao Feifei contributed to this story. Room for improving ● Telling the difference Some tea buds look very much alike. Tea buds are also very close to each other. The weather also affects (影响) them. All these things make it hard for the robot to pick the right ones and pick them well. ● Getting stuck When there are small waterdrops on the tea leaf, the buds may stick to the walls of the tube (管) when being sucked into the machine. This can block the tube, and the robot will stop working. ● Working environment Robots can now only work on flat (平整的) ground and slopes (斜坡) under 15 degrees. However, many tea plants are on hills. The robots can’t deal with the hilly ground.Choose the answer: 1．How can the robot find tea buds? A．Its arms are only shaped for picking tea buds. B．It takes pictures of tea buds and sends them back. C．People use an AI model to control it. D．It has read many pictures of tea buds. 2．What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A．What boxes the robot has. B．How the robot works. C．What kinds of tea buds are useful. D．How to move buds from one box to another. 3．Why do people use robots to pick tea? A．Because picking tea is a big challenge to human workers. B．Because there are too many human pickers. C．Because there are not enough tea pickers. D．Because robots recognize the buds better than humans. 4．What will happen to the West Lake Longjing tea according to Wu? A．Not so many people will drink Longjing tea. B．There may be few human pickers five years later. C．Robots can help taste the tea in the near future. D．Robots will do the job in all parts of the tea industry. · 新兴话题扩展 —— ① AR眼睛 Imagine a group of people are talking about something happily. But there is one man who cannot follow them. Why? He has a hearing problem. How can we help such people? Now a new and exciting invention allows deaf people to see conversations in real time. Using augmented reality (AR，增强现实技术) glasses and a smartphone, deaf people are also able to join in everyday conversations. The AR glasses were developed by Dan Scarfe after he had a Christmas dinner with his family. The man saw his 97-year-old hearing-impaired grandfather sitting alone in silence while the rest of the family were talking excitedly. The images of his grandfather always watching TV shows with subtitles (字幕) crossed Scarfe’s mind. He suddenly realized that maybe the AR glasses could help. Scarfe got to work, working with Nreal, an AR glasses maker. Six months later, a new pair of AR glasses came out. The glasses have a microphone that receives the audio (音频) from the environment and sends it to a connected smartphone. The phone then creates subtitles from that audio and these subtitles then appear on the user’s glasses screen. The company first tested the glasses in the UK. The UK was chosen as a testing ground as over 13 million adults in Britain have hearing loss. However, when the product goes global, it could change the lives of millions of people. This is a great change for the deaf. Mark Atkinson, who is using the AR glasses, said, “As a deaf person myself, I am blown away by this new technology. When I tried on the glasses for the first time, I was so happy. Real-time subtitles made me become part of the conversation as never before.” 1．What tools must a deaf person have if he wants to join in the conversation? ①A microcomputer.    ②A smartphone.    ③A pair of AR glasses.    ④A laptop. A．①② B．②③ C．①③ D．②④ 2．Who made Dan Scarfe want to develop the AR glasses? A．His father. B．His friend. C．His grandfather. D．A glasses maker. 3．Why was the UK chosen as a testing ground for the AR glasses? A．Because it has a large population with hearing loss. B．Because the company Nreal is based in the UK. C．Because the government provided the money. D．Because Dan Scarfe is from the UK. 4．What does the underlined part “am blown away by” probably mean? A．Be scared of. B．Be excited at. C．Be worried about. D．Be bored with. —— ② AI聊天工具 Have you ever got a bad grade in your biochemistry test? Does this make you think it’s impossible for you to become a great doctor in the future? Or do you want to ask your future self how you can succeed? Now, an AI tool called Future You might help find these answers. Harvard student Peggy is part of a team that designed the AI chatting robot Future You, a tool that helps users “see” their future. “Through talking with AI, Future You allows people to explore different possibilities of their future,” Peggy explains. “It shows possible futures that feel real and encouraging.” Peggy also worked with a psychology (心理) scientist. This scientist’s research is about the psychology behind Future You: an idea called future self-connection. It means how close you feel to your future self. When people feel strongly connected, they believe they can become the person they want to be. For example, when you feel down, you can talk with Future You. After chatting with this wiser self, you may be more willing to go after your goals and worry less about your future. You will also be more careful about your choices, as you understand that choices you make today will make a difference tomorrow. There are three key steps to create a Future You. First, tell your story. To do this, you are going to answer questions about who you are, what your life is like now, and what you want to do in the future. This information helps Future You better understand you, so it can create a 60-year-old future self. Second, you send a picture of yourself and it can show you a picture of what you might look like at 60. Finally, you can start a conversation. Now, are you ready to meet a Future You? 1．According to the scientist’s research, what may happen after people use Future You? A．They won’t care about present problems. B．They will choose to achieve higher goals. C．They will be encouraged and become less worried. D．They’ll depend on others for decision-making. 2．According to the passage, what does “This wiser self” refer to? A．The research to give you psychology advice. B．The 60-year-old self created by AI. C．The user himself or herself. D．The AI tool to show your real future. 3．What do you need to do when creating a Future You? A．Draw a picture of you. B．Create stories about you. C．Give answers to some questions. D．Talk to the designers. 4．What may be the best title for the passage? A．Talk to Your Future Self-An AI Helper. B．Harvard Students’ Latest invention. C．Make a Difference to Your Future. D．How to create a Future You. $