期末复习之阅读理解12篇（Units1-6单元话题）-2025-2026学年八年级英语上学期期末复习（仁爱科普版2024）

期末复习之阅读理解12篇 （Units1-6单元话题） 单元 单元话题 Unit 1 My Dream Job 工作与职业 Unit 2 The World of Art 传统工艺 Unit 3 Sound Body, Sound Mind 健康与运动 Unit 4 Changing and Growing 改变与成长 Unit 5 Amazing Places 文化与旅游 Unit 6 Earth and Beyond 宇宙探索 本资料共12篇专题训练，从上到下每单元依次对应2篇单元话题专题训练 Some of the jobs were common (普遍的) fifty years ago. But now we almost cannot see them. Some common jobs today may also disappear (消失) in twenty years. So do you want to know about some of the future jobs? Space (宇宙) tour guide People are expecting (期待) an exciting trip in space. It will soon come true for many people. If you take trips to space, you will see the sun rising and setting many times in one day. And for the trip, travelers will need a patient tour guide explaining what they are seeing and keeping them safe. It means that the space tour guide must be a good communicator. AI psychologists (人工智能心理学家) More and more work needs AI. And machines will be more like humans. They will need engineers to develop their “minds”. An AI psychologist will need to understand both psychology and technology (科技). It will be this person’s job to make future supercomputers work well. Human-technology integration specialist (人机融合专家) As all the new technologies are developing fast, people may need help to understand and use them. So human-technology integration specialists might be very important. They could teach others how to use future technologies. They will check out if the technologies are safe and choose the best ones. 1．How many future jobs are mentioned in this text? A．1. B．2. C．3. D．4. 2．The underlined word “communicator” probably means a person who can ________. A．share ideas and feelings B．protect the Earth C．tell different stories D．teach history 3．What may happen in the future according to the text? A．Many people will drive cars in the sky and visit the sun by themselves. B．Machines will be more like animals and they will develop their mind. C．Human-technology integration specialists can teach future technologies. D．AI psychologists can treat deadly diseases in the hospital. 4．What can we infer (推断) from the text? A．All the jobs will not change in the future. B．There will be some new jobs in the future. C．New technologies will develop slowly. D．All the new technologies will be safe. 5．What's the best title for the text? A．Some Future Jobs B．Travel to the Sun C．AI reads minds D．Safe Technologies 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了未来可能出现的三种职业：太空导游、人工智能心理学家和人机融合专家，并详细阐述了这些职业的特点和要求。 1．细节理解题。根据文章内容，分别介绍了“Space tour guide”（太空导游）、“AI psychologists”（人工智能心理学家）和“Human-technology integration specialist”（人机融合专家）这三种未来的职业。因此，文章中提到的未来职业数量是3种，故选C。 2．词句猜测题。根据文章第二段“And for the trip, travelers will need a patient tour guide explaining what they are seeing and keeping them safe. It means that the space tour guide must be a good communicator.”可知，对于这次旅行，旅行者需要一个耐心的导游来解释他们所看到的，并保证他们的安全。这意味着太空导游必须是一个善于沟通的人。因此，“communicator”指的是能够分享想法和感受的人，即善于沟通的人。故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Human-technology integration specialist...They could teach others how to use future technologies.”可知，人机融合专家可以教别人如何使用未来的技术。这与选项C的描述相符，故选C。 4．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Some common jobs today may also disappear in twenty years. So do you want to know about some of the future jobs?”可知，现在一些常见的工作可能在二十年后消失，因此文章接下来介绍了一些未来的工作。由此可以推断，未来会出现一些新的工作，故选B。 5．最佳标题题。根据文章内容，全文主要介绍了未来可能出现的三种职业，因此最合适的标题是“Some Future Jobs”（一些未来的工作），故选A。 “Can a machine think?” “How could we know?” “Who gave us the key to find out?” The answer lies in the Turing Test, which turns 75 this year. It was invented by Alan Turing, a British maths genius who also helped save his country in World War Ⅱ and made great contributions to the development of AI. Turing was born in London in 1912. He was a problem solver and inventor who loved maths and science. He studied maths at Cambridge University in England in 1931. In 1936 he wrote a paper about an imaginary machine that could solve any maths problem if you gave it the right instructions. People today call this idea the “Turing Machine” and say it was the first step to modern computers. Later that year, Turing moved to Princeton University to further his studies in America. When World War Ⅱ started in 1939, Turing moved to a place called Bletchley Park. There, teams worked day and night to break German codes. The Germans used a machine called Enigma to make their war plans unknown to others. Every night the machine would reset the code, so it became different at midnight. Turing and his friend Gordon Welchman built a new machine named Bombe. Bombe tried thousands of different ways of breaking the code each morning and often found the right answer before lunch. Thanks to Bombe, British ships could move safely and saved many lives. Historians believe Turing’s work shortened the war by at least two years. After the war Turing continued to think about smart machines. His tests and ideas are still used in today’s research on AI. In 1954, Turing sadly died. 1．What is the purpose of the questions in the first paragraph? A．To introduce the topic of Alan Turing. B．To explain how the Turing Test works. C．To create curiosity about machine thinking D．To show that machines can think like humans. 2．The underlined word “reset” in paragraph 3 probably means ______. A．break B．use C．sell D．change 3．How did Bombe help shorten the war? A．It taught British soldiers to use codes. B．It broke all the German ships quickly. C．It printed thousands of war plans every day. D．It protected British ships and saved many lives. 4．Which of the following shows the correct order of Alan Turing’s life experience? a. He wrote a paper about the “Turing Machine”. b. He continued his studies in the United States. c. He studied maths at Cambridge University. d. He invented the well-known Turing Test. e. He worked in Bletchley Park to help break codes. A．d-c-b-e-a B．d-c-a-b-e C．c-a-b-e-d D．c-b-a-e-d 【答案】1．A 2．D 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了英国数学家、计算机科学和人工智能先驱艾伦·图灵的生平及其重要贡献，包括图灵机、二战期间破译密码以及图灵测试。 1．推理判断题。根据第一段中“The answer lies in the Turing Test, which turns 75 this year. It was invented by Alan Turing...”可知，段首提出的问题是为了引出了本文的核心主题——图灵测试及其发明者艾伦·图灵。故选A。 2．词句猜测题。根据第三段中“Every night the machine would reset the code, so it became different at midnight.”可知，每天晚上这台机器都会对密码进行某种操作，使得密码在午夜时分变得不同。结合选项可知，只有change“改变”与画线词“reset”意思相近，即每天晚上机器都会改变密码。故选D。 3．细节理解题。根据第三段中“Thanks to Bombe, British ships could move safely and saved many lives. Historians believe Turing’s work shortened the war by at least two years.”可知，由于Bombe的帮助，英国船只能够安全移动，拯救了许多生命，历史学家认为图灵的工作至少缩短了战争两年。故选D。 4．细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知，图灵先是在剑桥大学学习数学（c），然后在1936年写了一篇关于“图灵机”的论文（a），同年晚些时候他前往美国普林斯顿大学继续深造（b）；再根据第三段中的“When World War Ⅱ started in 1939, Turing moved to a place called Bletchley Park. There, teams worked day and night to break German codes.”可知，1939年二战开始后，图灵前往布莱切利公园帮助破译密码（e）；最后根据第一段中的“The answer lies in the Turing Test, which turns 75 this year. It was invented by Alan Turing...”可知，图灵测试今年75周年（倒推75年是1950年），对应图灵发明了著名的图灵测试（d），按照时间顺序应排在最后。所以正确的顺序是c-a-b-e-d。故选C。 The Mona Lisa is the most famous work of the Italian (意大利的) artist Leonardo da Vinci. It’s believed that he worked on the painting between 1503 and 1506. But actually he didn’t finish the painting in 1506. He took the Mona Lisa and continued to work on it after he moved to France in 1516. There aren’t many true facts about the woman in the painting. Many people thought that she lived in the same city as Leonardo—Florence, Italy. Others thought that the artist painted it by taking the parts of some different people. Some people even thought that the artist just imagined her in his head. Now most people think that she was a real person and her name was Lisa Gherardini. The painting is hanging at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Every day, visitors from all over the world come to look at her special smile. Leonardo da Vinci used dark colors and light ones in a clever way to paint this work. We can also see many mountains behind the woman in the picture. He loved to study mountains, so mountains can be seen again and again in his pictures. 1．How long is it believed that Leonardo da Vinci worked on the painting? A．For 3 years. B．For 13 years. C．For 10 years. D．For 5 years. 2．What’s the main idea of the second paragraph? A．Most people think the woman in the painting came from France. B．Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa by talking with many people. C．Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa by imagining. D．We can’t find many true facts about the woman in the painting. 3．Where is the painting now? A．In Italy. B．In France. C．In America. D．In England. 4．What can people see behind the woman in the picture? A．Some animals. B．A forest. C．Many mountains. D．Nothing. 【答案】1．A 2．D 3．B 4．C 【导语】本文介绍了达·芬奇的名画《蒙娜丽莎》。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段“It’s believed that he worked on the painting between 1503 and 1506.”可知，他在 1503到1506年间完成这幅画，共3年。故选A。 2．主旨大意题。根据第二段“There aren’t many true facts about the woman in the painting.”可知，第二段主要说明我们在画中找不到很多关于那个女人的真实情况。故选D。 3．细节理解题。根据第三段“The painting is hanging at the Louvre Museum in Paris.”可知，这幅画现在挂在巴黎的卢浮宫，巴黎在法国。故选B。 4．细节理解题。根据第三段“We can also see many mountains behind the woman in the picture.”可知，我们还可以看到照片中女人身后的许多山。故选C。 Traditional Chinese handicrafts tell amazing stories about our culture and people. These beautiful art forms show the wisdom (智慧) and creativity that have been passed down through many centuries. Leaf-vein embroidery (叶脉刺绣) from Guizhou Province is one of China’s most special traditional crafts. This art form first appeared during the Song Dynasty. Local people use it to create (创造) beautiful artwork and even send messages to each other. Yang Li, a master of leaf-vein embroidery, has spent her whole life learning and teaching the skill. It is very difficult. First, artists must carefully choose the best leaves from special plants in the mountains. Then they dry the leaves for about 20 days until they become soft but very fragile. Finally, they draw beautiful patterns on the leaves and embroider (绣) them with colorful threads. “Each piece takes weeks to complete,” Yang Li says. “The leaves break easily, so we can’t make even one small mistake.” This traditional craft faces serious challenges (挑战) today. Yang Li says that only about 20 people in her city can complete the whole leaf-embroidery process by themselves. “Young people like modern jobs with better pay,” she says sadly. “But I believe this beautiful art should not die away.” To save this tradition, Yang Li works very hard to teach others. She opened a factory in 2011 and trained more than 500 women, including (包括) many from poor areas. In 2022, she also started using social media (社交媒体) to show young people how amazing leaf-vein embroidery is. Her student Yang Xinyu helps her make short videos online. “This craft is a real treasure,” Yang Xinyu says. “I want to help keep it alive.” 1．How does the writer start the article? A．By asking a question. B．By telling a story. C．By giving numbers. D．By expressing an opinion. 2．When did leaf-vein embroidery first appear? A．20 years ago. B．During the Song Dynasty. C．In 2011. D．In 2022. 3．What does the underlined word “fragile” in Paragraph 3 mean? A．beautiful and colorful B．strong and lasting (持久的) C．easy to break or destroy D．expensive and valuable (有价值的) 4．Why does leaf-vein embroidery face challenges today? A．The leaves are too expensive to buy. B．Young people earn less money from this traditional job. C．The government doesn’t support traditional crafts. D．There are no good teachers to teach them. 5．Why does the writer write this article? A．To ask us all to protect traditional Chinese crafts. B．To teach people how to make leaf-vein embroidery. C．To introduce Yang Li’s personal life story to the world. D．To talk about different types of traditional handicrafts. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．C 4．B 5．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中国传统手工艺——贵州叶脉刺绣的历史、制作工艺及其面临的挑战，以及传承人杨丽为保护这一传统工艺所做的努力。 1．推理判断题。根据“Traditional Chinese handicrafts tell amazing stories about our culture and people…”可知，作者通过表达对中国传统手工艺的观点开篇。故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据“This art form first appeared during the Song Dynasty.”可知，叶脉刺绣起源于宋代。故选B。 3．词句猜测题。根据“The leaves break easily, so we can’t make even one small mistake.”可知，叶子很容易折断，所以我们不能犯任何小错误，可推知“fragile”意为“易碎的”。故选C。 4．细节理解题。根据“This traditional craft faces serious challenges (挑战) today…Young people like modern jobs with better pay”可知，叶脉刺绣面临挑战的原因是年轻人更喜欢高薪的现代工作。故选B。 5．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，全文通过介绍叶脉刺绣的传承困境及杨丽的努力，呼吁保护传统手工艺。故选A。 Do you like nuts (坚果)? Nuts are a kind of popular snack among quite a lot of people. They think nuts are healthy. But some people think nuts are bad because they have a lot of fat. Well, the truth is, the fat in nuts is good for us. Nuts can be part of a healthy eating plan, even if you want to lose weight. Then how are nuts connected with losing weight? Nuts are rich in protein (蛋白质). Protein helps you feel full (饱的) and stay full longer and stops you from eating too much. What’s more, nuts have fibre (纤维). Fibre also keeps you full. Eating foods that keep you full is especially helpful for losing weight. Also, fibre plays an important role in improving heart health. So, some doctors advise eating proper nuts for better heart health (健康). Nuts are healthy, but keeping portion control (分量控制) in mind is of great importance. Here’s some advice: ★Watch your portions. To make sure you don’t eat too much, you can buy nuts in small bags or keep nuts in a small dish. ★Don’t just have nuts for snacks. You can also add them to your three meals. ★Choose what you like. Eating nuts you enjoy can give you a feeling of happiness. 根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。 1．How does the writer start the text? A．By telling a story. B．By asking a question. C．By listing numbers. 2．Which of the following is TRUE? A．Many people like eating nuts. B．Nuts have so much fat that they are not healthy. C．If you want to lose weight, you should not eat nuts. 3．What can we learn from Paragraph 2? A．Eating less food is especially helpful for losing weight. B．Not only protein but also fibre in nuts is good for losing weight. C．Both protein and fibre in nuts play important roles in improving heart health. 4．Which is the right way to eat nuts? A．Eat different kinds of nuts. B．Only eat nuts in small bags. C．Control the portion while eating nuts. 5．In which part of a newspaper can we read this text? A．Health. B．Culture. C．Art. 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．B 4．C 5．A 【导语】本文主要探讨了坚果的健康益处及其与减肥的关系，并给出了合理食用坚果的建议。 1．细节理解题。根据“Do you like nuts (坚果)?”可知，作者通过提问的方式开始本文。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据“Nuts are a kind of popular snack among quite a lot of people.”可知，许多人喜欢坚果。故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据“Protein helps you feel full (饱的) and stay full longer and stops you from eating too much. What’s more, nuts have fibre (纤维素). Fibre also keeps you full. Eating foods that keep you full is especially helpful for losing weight.”可知，坚果中的蛋白质和纤维素均有助于减肥。故选B。 4．细节理解题。根据“Nuts are healthy, but keeping portion control (分量控制) in mind is of great importance.”可知，吃坚果时，要控制分量。故选C。 5．推理判断题。本文主要探讨了坚果的健康益处及其与减肥的关系，并给出了合理食用坚果的建议，因此能够在健康部分读到。故选A。 On August 14, Chen Yujie got the gold medal (金牌) in the women’s 200 m race at the 1st National Youth Sports Games of China in Shenyang, Liaoning. Among all Chinese players, 16-year-old Chen Yujie was the youngest. She is not only a high school student but also a rising running star. Chen Yujie was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, at the end of 2008. When she was in Grade 5, a famous teacher named Wu Yacun noticed her great talent (天赋) in running. Then she started training (训练) at Ningbo Sports School. Her natural talent helped her make fast progress. To get better at running, Chen practices the same actions many times every day. She even looks for good ways to run faster by reading sports books. As a high school student, Chen has to balance running training with her schoolwork. Her daily life is well-planned: she has classes in the morning, trains for two hours in the afternoon, and goes back to school for evening self-study. For her, both sports and study are important for her growth. “I just want to make good use of my time and keep improving. Running teaches me to keep trying, and studying keeps my mind active—they both help me become a better person,” Chen said. 1．Which of the following is true? A．Chen Yujie is 14 years old. B．Chen Yujie was born in summer. C．Chen Yujie is younger than other players in her game. D．Chen Yujie spent more time on training than on her study. 2．What does Chen Yujie do to improve her running skills? ①Have more running training.    ②Read sports books for good ways. ③Stop self-study to get training.    ④Balance training with schoolwork. A．①②④ B．①③④ C．②③④ D．①②③ 3．Which is the best title? A．A Famous Running Teacher B．My Favorite Sport: Running C．How to Get a Gold Medal D．A Rising Running Star’s Life 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了在第一届全国青少年运动会上获得女子200米金牌的陈妤颉的相关情况，包括她的年龄、天赋、训练方式、日常生活规划以及她对于运动和学习的看法等。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Among all Chinese players, 16-year-old Chen Yujie was the youngest.”可知，在所有中国选手中，16岁的陈妤颉是最年轻的，即陈妤颉比其他参赛选手年轻。故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“To get better at running, Chen practices the same actions many times every day. She even looks for good ways to run faster by reading sports books.”以及第三段“As a high school student, Chen has to balance running training with her schoolwork.”可知，陈妤颉为了提升跑步技能，每天多次练习相同的动作，通过阅读体育书籍寻找更快跑步的方法，并且平衡训练和学业。①②④均符合题意，③“停止自学去训练”与原文不符。故选A。 3．最佳标题题。根据文章第一段“She is not only a high school student but also a rising running star.”以及全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了陈妤颉作为一颗冉冉升起的跑步明星的生活，包括她的训练、学业以及她对运动和学习的态度等。因此，最佳标题应为“一颗冉冉升起的跑步明星的生活”。故选D。 If a friend gives us a big help, do you think it’s a good idea to write him a thank-you note? But how many of us can sit down to do this? “People don’t seem to give thanks to people quite often,” Amit Kumar from the University of Texas said. Why are people uncertain about sending thank-you notes? And how do people feel when they receive (收到) one? Kumar and his team asked some students to send a thank-you note to another person by email. Then, they asked both the writers and the recipients how sending or receiving these notes made them feel. They found that the students didn’t like to write the notes because ▲ . They worried about what to say and how to say it. The receiver, however, enjoyed the notes. “When you are a receiver, you can feel the warmth of the note,” one of the receivers said. The writers also thought it might be embarrassing (尴尬的) for the receiver to receive a thank-you note, but this was not true. “The receivers feel quite happy,” Kumar said. “If people know that writing a thank-you note could have such a big influence on others, they will do it more often,” Kumar added, “Simple changes in our everyday lives can make a big difference to how we treat other people, so start from writing the thank-you note,” Kumar said. 1．How does the writer start the passage? A．By telling stories. B．By showing facts. C．By asking questions. D．By listing numbers. 2．From Amit Kumar, we can know that people ________. A．don’t often write thank-you notes B．feel happy to write thank-you letters C．like to say thank you when they get help D．feel shy when receiving a thank-you letter 3．The underlined word “recipients” in Paragraph 3 means ________. A．people asking for help B．people writing letters C．people working hard D．people receiving letters 4．Which of the following can be put into ▲ in Paragraph 4? A．they think it’s better to talk with the people helping them B．they had to think too much about them C．they don’t think it’s need to waste time on this D．they would like to invite people to have a big meal 5．What is the best title for the passage? A．Take Time to Thank Others. B．Be Ready to Help Others. C．Try to Make a Big Surprise. D．The Way to Write a Thank-you Note. 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，讲述了人们不常写感谢信的现象，以及库马尔团队的相关研究，研究发现写感谢信虽让写信人纠结，但收信人会感到温暖，作者呼吁人们花时间感谢他人。 1．细节理解题。根据第1段“If a friend gives us a big help, do you think it’s a good idea to write him a thank-you note? But how many of us can sit down to do this?”可知，作者通过提出两个问题开篇。故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据第2段“Amit Kumar from the University of Texas said. ‘People don’t seem to give thanks to people quite often,’…”可推知，人们不常写感谢信。故选A。 3．词句猜测题。根据第3段“Kumar and his team asked some students to send a thank-you note to another person by email. Then, they asked both the writers and the recipients how sending or receiving these notes made them feel. 可知，库马尔和他的团队让一些学生通过电子邮件给另一个人发感谢信。然后，他们询问了写信人和收信人，发送或收到这些信件让他们感觉如何，即“recipients”与“writers”相对应，指“收信人”。故选D。 4．细节理解题。根据第4段“They found that the students didn’t like to write the notes”和“They worried about what to say and how to say it.”可推知，学生们担心内容和表达方式，不喜欢写感谢信是因为要思考太多内容。故选B。 5．最佳标题题。根据最后一段“Simple changes in our everyday lives can make a big difference to how we treat other people, so start from writing the thank-you note”可知，文章核心是呼吁人们花时间感谢他人。故选A。 Do you know why you get angry so easily, but your friend smiles all the time? It’s because you two have different personalities. Then what is a personality? It’s about how people think, behave and react to everything around them. Why do people think and behave in different ways? Part of the reason is that people are born like this. A baby gets its genes and blood type when it is still inside its mother’s womb (子宫). These factors may help decide what the baby will be like. But one’s personality is influenced by more than just genes. Family members, school learning and life experiences can also make you the person you are. But it doesn’t mean you can’t change your personality. You can always try to make yourself better. Don’t get too worried if you don’t have a good personality. ★ This is a good way to start to make changes. For example, if you don’t know how to make friends, find out why. Is it because you’re too shy? If so, tell yourself to be brave and smile at people as you pass them. Start to talk to people kindly. But don’t put too much pressure on yourself. After all, it’s not easy to change lifelong habits in one night. Just keep trying, and you will see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new you one day! 1．Which of the following is NOT about a personality? A．What people look like. B．How people think. C．How people behave. D．How people react to something. 2． Which of the following can be put in ★ ? A．Just change everything in one night. B．Just be yourself and stay alone. C．Just face it with confidence and take action. D．Just give yourself a hard time. 3．What can help decide a person’s personality? ①blood type    ②genes    ③family members ④school learning    ⑤height    ⑥life experiences A．①②③④⑤ B．①②③④⑥ C．①②④⑤⑥ D．①②③⑤⑥ 4．According to the text, which of the following is TRUE? A．People are born the way they’ll always be. B．The blood type decides a person’s look. C．A person cannot change his or her personality at all. D．It’s possible for a person to change his or her personality. 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．B 4．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要探讨了人的个性形成原因，指出个性不仅受基因影响，还受家庭、学校和生活经历的影响，同时强调个性是可以改变的，并给出了如何改变个性的建议。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“It’s about how people think, behave and react to everything around them.”可知，个性是关于人们如何思考、行为以及对周围事物的反应，并不包括人们的外貌。因此，选项A“人们的外貌”与个性无关。故选A。 2．推理判断题。根据空格前一句“Don’t get too worried if you don’t have a good personality.”（如果你没有好的个性，也不要太担心）以及空格后一句“This is a good way to start to make changes.”（这是开始做出改变的好方法）可知，空格处应填入一句鼓励人们积极面对并改变自己个性的句子。选项C“Just face it with confidence and take action.”（只是要自信地面对它并采取行动）符合语境。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“A baby gets its genes and blood type when it is still inside its mother’s womb (子宫). These factors may help decide what the baby will be like.”以及第三段“Family members, school learning and life experiences can also make you the person you are.”可知，决定一个人个性的因素包括基因、血型、家庭成员、学校学习和生活经历。因此，选项B“①②③④⑥”正确。故选B。 4．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“But it doesn’t mean you can’t change your personality. You can always try to make yourself better.”可知，个性是可以改变的，人们可以尝试让自己变得更好。因此，选项D“一个人有可能改变他或她的个性”是正确的。故选D。 We often say that we should “live in the moment”, enjoying what we are doing right now-perhaps by looking at the world around us or focusing on just one thing at a time. However, it’s very simple to spend time thinking about the future. Experts (专家) say that this can be good for us, too—especially when we’re thinking about the holidays we’d like to take! Long before you pack your bags, get on a plane or put your feet in the sea, thinking about your holiday can have a good effect (影响) on your mind. Expert Matthew Killingsworth did research (研究) on this subject. “We spend a lot of our mental lives living in the future,” he said. Looking to the future can make us happy if we know that good things are coming. As Killingsworth said, “Travel is an especially good thing to look forward to.” He says that we can start enjoying a trip as soon as we start planning it. We know that vacations are short, so we enjoy every moment of them, even before they start. Even if you don’t have a holiday coming up, searching online for places to visit and things to see can make you happy. Picturing your future trip will make you look forward to all the fun you’re going to have. One thing that doesn’t feel so good, however, is the end of the holiday 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 1．What does the underlined word “simple” in Paragraph 1 mean? A．Easy. B．Wrong. C．Safe. D．Wise. 2．What did Matthew Killingsworth’s research show? A．Holidays need careful planning. B．People often think about the future. C．Travel makes people forget problems. D．People enjoy vacations more than work. 3．Why does planning a trip make people happy? A．Because it stops travel problems. B．Because it saves money and time. C．Because it brings hope for future fun. D．Because it teaches them new planning skills. 4．Which of the following best shows the structure (结构) of the text? A．①/②/③④⑤ B．①②/③④/⑤ C．①/②③④/⑤ D．①②③/④⑤ 5．What is the main idea of the text? A．Why holidays often end sadly. B．Why vacations are short but fun. C．Reasons for living in the moment. D．How planning holidays brings happiness. 【答案】1．A 2．B 3．C 4．C 5．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，探讨了“为未来做计划”的积极影响，指出期待并规划假期能带来快乐，这种提前的幸福感甚至成为旅行价值的一部分。 1．词句猜测题。根据“We often say that we should ‘live in the moment’…However, it’s very simple to spend time thinking about the future”可知，前后句为转折关系，结合语境“专注当下”与“思考未来”的对比，“simple”此处意为“容易的”，与“Easy”同义，故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据“Expert Matthew Killingsworth did research (研究) on this subject. ‘We spend a lot of our mental lives living in the future,’ he said.”可知，Matthew Killingsworth的研究表明人们经常思考未来，故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据“Looking to the future can make us happy if we know that good things are coming. ”以及“We know that vacations are short, so we enjoy every moment of them, even before they start.”可知，计划旅行能带来未来快乐的希望，所以让人们开心，故选C。 4．篇章结构题。文章第一段引出思考未来尤其是思考假期对我们有好处这一话题；第二、三、四段具体阐述思考假期能带来快乐的原因；第五段指出假期结束感觉不好。所以结构是①/②③④/⑤，故选C。 5．主旨大意题。文章围绕计划假期展开，阐述了计划假期能给人们带来快乐的原因，主旨是“计划假期如何带来快乐”，故选D。 ① Travelling is all about meeting something new and connecting with the world around us. Virtual Reality (VR虚拟现实技术) is changing the way we travel by mixing the real and the virtual world together. ② VR travelling is a fun and exciting new way of travelling. You need to put on special glasses to see and visit places around the world, just like you are really there. Even in your own room, you can visit the Great Wall or swim with sea turtles anytime. ③ VR travelling has many benefits. It can help protect popular places against too many visitors. Places of interest like Maya Bay and Angkor Wat are using VR to provide virtual trips without harming such wonderful places. VR can also take us back to the ancient time or the outer space. It gives us experiences that would be impossible to get from books. It lets people enjoy and experience new places better, more safely and conveniently. ④ “VR travelling makes the impossible possible!” Emily Harper, a disabled (残疾的) girl, said excitedly. “It lets me visit places that might be hard to reach in real life” ⑤ However, some people say that VR can never take the place of real travel experiences. You cannot feel the weather, take beautiful photos with friends, enjoy the food or talk with people. Also, it can bring other problems. If people spend too much time on it, they might not want to go out with family and friends. What’s more, some of them might not be able to distinguish between the real world and the virtual world. They might think that they are the same. ⑥ Every coin has two sides. While VR travelling might sound like something from a science fiction film, it’s already happening. In the near future, more and more people will get experiences and benefits from VR travelling. 1．Why does the writer talk about Maya Bay and Angkor Wat? A．To encourage us to go there. B．To show how to visit these places. C．To give an example of the benefit of VR travelling. D．To introduce these wonderful places of interest to us. 2．What does the writer think of the VR travelling? A．It has a bright future. B．It’s bad for people. C．It’s the best way of travelling. D．We shouldn’t use it anymore. 3．What is the structure (结构) of the passage? A． B． C． D． 4．What can you infer from the text? A．Disabled people can get more travel experiences from VR than real trips. B．VR travelling may help reduce the number of tourists visiting some popular places. C．VR travelling can take the place of real travel experiences. D．VR travelling can help people learn more knowledge than reading books. 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．B 4．B 【导语】本文围绕虚拟现实旅行展开，全面介绍了其特点、益处、不足以及发展前景。 1．细节理解题。根据“Places of interest like Maya Bay and Angkor Wat are using VR to provide virtual trips without harming such wonderful places.”可知，作者提到是为了举例说明虚拟现实旅行的好处，即可以保护这些景点免受过多游客的破坏。故选C。 2．观点态度题。根据“In the near future, more and more people will get experiences and benefits from VR travelling.”可知，作者认为虚拟现实旅行有着光明的未来。故选A。 3．篇章结构题。根据文章内容，第一段引出虚拟现实旅行的话题；第二段介绍虚拟现实旅行的基本方式；第三、四段阐述虚拟现实旅行的好处；第五段指出虚拟现实旅行存在的问题；第六段总结全文，指出虚拟现实旅行虽然有利有弊，但未来会有越来越多的人从中获得体验和益处。故选B。 4．推理判断题。根据“It can help protect popular places against too many visitors. Places of interest like Maya Bay and Angkor Wat are using VR to provide virtual trips without harming such wonderful places.”可知，虚拟现实旅行可能有助于减少参观一些热门景点的游客数量。故选B。 ①On the night of August 30, 2023, many people took impressive photos of the largest and brightest super blue moon of the year. But do you really know what a “blue moon” is? ②What is a blue moon? A blue moon is the third of four full moons, or the second full moon in a calendar month with two full moons. There are usually 12 full moons each year, but sometimes there’s a 13th one, because there are about 29.5 days between full moons in fact, not one month. ③How often do blue moons appear? Blue moons appear once every two to three years, far less common than full moons. There’s a popular saying about this in English: “Once in a blue moon”. It means something that happens not very often.     ④ The blue moon’s name has nothing to do with its color, but there is a small chance that the moon shows blue. For example, in 1883 an Indonesian volcano erupted (火山喷发) and sent ash (灰烬) into the atmosphere. The tiny ash particles (颗粒) filtered (过滤) red light and made both the moon and sun appear blue. ⑤When may the next blue moon be?    The next monthly blue moon is expected on May 31, 2026, but the next seasonal one is on August 19, 2024. The dates may change with your time zone. 1．How does the writer start each paragraph? A．By giving examples. B．By asking questions. C．By listing facts. D．By comparing differences. 2．Why are there sometimes 13 full moons in one year? A．Because a blue moon is the third of four full moons. B．Because between full moons there are about 29.5 days. C．Because a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. D．Because there are 28 or 29 days in February every year. 3．Which of the following is the proper subtitle for the fourth paragraph? A．Can the moon turn blue? B．What color is the moon? C．Do you see the blue moon? D．Where is the blue moon? 4．What is the structure of this text? (P= Paragraph) A．B．C． D． 【答案】1．B 2．B 3．A 4．D 【导语】本文主要讲述了“蓝月亮”的定义、出现频率、名称与颜色的关系以及下一次出现的时间等相关知识。 1．细节理解题。根据“What is a blue moon?”，“How often do blue moons appear?”，“When may the next blue moon be?”以及第④段的结构可知，作者通过提问的方式开启每一段。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据“There are usually 12 full moons each year, but sometimes there’s a 13th one, because there are about 29.5 days between full moons in fact, not one month.”可知，有时一年有13次满月是因为两次满月之间大约有29.5天。故选B。 3．推理判断题。根据“The blue moon’s name has nothing to do with its color, but there is a small chance that the moon shows blue.”可知，该段围绕月亮是否会变蓝展开。故选A。 4．篇章结构题。结合文章内容可知，文章第①段引出蓝月亮的话题，第②段介绍什么是蓝月亮，第③段介绍蓝月亮出现的频率，第④段介绍蓝月亮名称与颜色的关系，第⑤段介绍下一次蓝月亮的时间，属于总分结构，即P1总启，P2、P3、P4、P5分别从不同方面分述。故选D。 You may have learned from your textbook that Earth is made up of four layers: First there is the crust, which is where we live and has water, soil and different kinds of rocks. Next comes the mantle, the thickest layer, which makes up about 67% of the Earth’s mass. Then there is a liquid outer core, including iron and nickel mostly. Finally there is an inner core, which is believed to be solid and mainly made up of iron-nickel alloy. It’s difficult to study the inner structure of the Earth because we can’t get past the crust. Our machines will burn up at the mantle and so will we. Scientists study it with the help of sound waves because different layers can slow down sound waves differently. But according to a new study, there may be a fifth layer inside the Earth. Scientists at the Australian National University (ANU) found this new layer within the Earth’s inner core. They call it the “innermost inner core”. The inner core, which is 5,100 to 6,371 kilometres below the Earth’s surface, is hard. It’s made of iron alloy. But starting from 5,700 km below the Earth’s surface, scientists have found some changes. They found there are iron crystals pointing in an east-west direction. But other iron crystals in the inner core point in a north-south direction. This difference makes the innermost inner core a new layer. The Earth used to be very hot before it cooled down. According to Joanne Stephenson, one of the researchers, this new finding suggests another cooling event in the Earth’s history. It can help us understand more about how the Earth formed. “It’s very exciting,” Stephenson said. “And it may mean that you have to rewrite the textbooks!” 1．What kinds of matter are the Earth’s outer core made up of? A．Water, soil and rocks. B．Iron and nickel mostly. C．Water. D．Iron crystals mostly. 2．What does the underlined word “structure” in Paragraph 1 mean? A．Part. B．Building. C．Soil. D．Picture. 3．How is the fifth layer different from the inner core? A．It is much harder than the inner core. B．It is solid and made up of iron alloy mostly. C．It’s liquid and there are no iron crystals there. D．Iron crystals there point in a different direction. 4．What may this finding tell us? A．Changes are always taking place inside the Earth. B．It is still quite hot inside the Earth’s core. C．The Earth might have experienced another cooling event in the past. D．We shouldn’t believe in textbooks. 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．D 4．C 【导语】本文主要科普了地球内部结构的新发现。 1．细节理解题。根据“Then there is a liquid outer core, including iron and nickel mostly.”可知，外核是液态的，主要由铁和镍组成。故选B。 2．词句猜测题。根据“It’s difficult to study the inner structure of the Earth because we can’t get past the crust.”可知，第二段讨论地球内部的分层结构，因此划线词“structure”在此处指地球内部的“组成部分”。故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据“They found there are iron crystals pointing in an east-west direction. But other iron crystals in the inner core point in a north-south direction. This difference makes the innermost inner core a new layer.”可知，第五层（最内核）与内核的区别在于铁晶体方向：最内核的铁晶体指向东西方向，而内核的铁晶体指向南北方向。故选D。 4．细节理解题。根据“According to Joanne Stephenson, one of the researchers, this new finding suggests another cooling event in the Earth’s history.”可知，研究员Joanne Stephenson表示，新发现表明地球历史上可能发生过另一个冷却事件。故选C。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 期末复习之阅读理解12篇 （Units1-6单元话题） 单元 单元话题 Unit 1 My Dream Job 工作与职业 Unit 2 The World of Art 传统工艺 Unit 3 Sound Body, Sound Mind 健康与运动 Unit 4 Changing and Growing 改变与成长 Unit 5 Amazing Places 文化与旅游 Unit 6 Earth and Beyond 宇宙探索 本资料共12篇专题训练，从上到下每单元依次对应2篇单元话题专题训练 Some of the jobs were common (普遍的) fifty years ago. But now we almost cannot see them. Some common jobs today may also disappear (消失) in twenty years. So do you want to know about some of the future jobs? Space (宇宙) tour guide People are expecting (期待) an exciting trip in space. It will soon come true for many people. If you take trips to space, you will see the sun rising and setting many times in one day. And for the trip, travelers will need a patient tour guide explaining what they are seeing and keeping them safe. It means that the space tour guide must be a good communicator. AI psychologists (人工智能心理学家) More and more work needs AI. And machines will be more like humans. They will need engineers to develop their “minds”. An AI psychologist will need to understand both psychology and technology (科技). It will be this person’s job to make future supercomputers work well. Human-technology integration specialist (人机融合专家) As all the new technologies are developing fast, people may need help to understand and use them. So human-technology integration specialists might be very important. They could teach others how to use future technologies. They will check out if the technologies are safe and choose the best ones. 1．How many future jobs are mentioned in this text? A．1. B．2. C．3. D．4. 2．The underlined word “communicator” probably means a person who can ________. A．share ideas and feelings B．protect the Earth C．tell different stories D．teach history 3．What may happen in the future according to the text? A．Many people will drive cars in the sky and visit the sun by themselves. B．Machines will be more like animals and they will develop their mind. C．Human-technology integration specialists can teach future technologies. D．AI psychologists can treat deadly diseases in the hospital. 4．What can we infer (推断) from the text? A．All the jobs will not change in the future. B．There will be some new jobs in the future. C．New technologies will develop slowly. D．All the new technologies will be safe. 5．What's the best title for the text? A．Some Future Jobs B．Travel to the Sun C．AI reads minds D．Safe Technologies “Can a machine think?” “How could we know?” “Who gave us the key to find out?” The answer lies in the Turing Test, which turns 75 this year. It was invented by Alan Turing, a British maths genius who also helped save his country in World War Ⅱ and made great contributions to the development of AI. Turing was born in London in 1912. He was a problem solver and inventor who loved maths and science. He studied maths at Cambridge University in England in 1931. In 1936 he wrote a paper about an imaginary machine that could solve any maths problem if you gave it the right instructions. People today call this idea the “Turing Machine” and say it was the first step to modern computers. Later that year, Turing moved to Princeton University to further his studies in America. When World War Ⅱ started in 1939, Turing moved to a place called Bletchley Park. There, teams worked day and night to break German codes. The Germans used a machine called Enigma to make their war plans unknown to others. Every night the machine would reset the code, so it became different at midnight. Turing and his friend Gordon Welchman built a new machine named Bombe. Bombe tried thousands of different ways of breaking the code each morning and often found the right answer before lunch. Thanks to Bombe, British ships could move safely and saved many lives. Historians believe Turing’s work shortened the war by at least two years. After the war Turing continued to think about smart machines. His tests and ideas are still used in today’s research on AI. In 1954, Turing sadly died. 1．What is the purpose of the questions in the first paragraph? A．To introduce the topic of Alan Turing. B．To explain how the Turing Test works. C．To create curiosity about machine thinking D．To show that machines can think like humans. 2．The underlined word “reset” in paragraph 3 probably means ______. A．break B．use C．sell D．change 3．How did Bombe help shorten the war? A．It taught British soldiers to use codes. B．It broke all the German ships quickly. C．It printed thousands of war plans every day. D．It protected British ships and saved many lives. 4．Which of the following shows the correct order of Alan Turing’s life experience? a. He wrote a paper about the “Turing Machine”. b. He continued his studies in the United States. c. He studied maths at Cambridge University. d. He invented the well-known Turing Test. e. He worked in Bletchley Park to help break codes. A．d-c-b-e-a B．d-c-a-b-e C．c-a-b-e-d D．c-b-a-e-d The Mona Lisa is the most famous work of the Italian (意大利的) artist Leonardo da Vinci. It’s believed that he worked on the painting between 1503 and 1506. But actually he didn’t finish the painting in 1506. He took the Mona Lisa and continued to work on it after he moved to France in 1516. There aren’t many true facts about the woman in the painting. Many people thought that she lived in the same city as Leonardo—Florence, Italy. Others thought that the artist painted it by taking the parts of some different people. Some people even thought that the artist just imagined her in his head. Now most people think that she was a real person and her name was Lisa Gherardini. The painting is hanging at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Every day, visitors from all over the world come to look at her special smile. Leonardo da Vinci used dark colors and light ones in a clever way to paint this work. We can also see many mountains behind the woman in the picture. He loved to study mountains, so mountains can be seen again and again in his pictures. 1．How long is it believed that Leonardo da Vinci worked on the painting? A．For 3 years. B．For 13 years. C．For 10 years. D．For 5 years. 2．What’s the main idea of the second paragraph? A．Most people think the woman in the painting came from France. B．Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa by talking with many people. C．Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa by imagining. D．We can’t find many true facts about the woman in the painting. 3．Where is the painting now? A．In Italy. B．In France. C．In America. D．In England. 4．What can people see behind the woman in the picture? A．Some animals. B．A forest. C．Many mountains. D．Nothing. Traditional Chinese handicrafts tell amazing stories about our culture and people. These beautiful art forms show the wisdom (智慧) and creativity that have been passed down through many centuries. Leaf-vein embroidery (叶脉刺绣) from Guizhou Province is one of China’s most special traditional crafts. This art form first appeared during the Song Dynasty. Local people use it to create (创造) beautiful artwork and even send messages to each other. Yang Li, a master of leaf-vein embroidery, has spent her whole life learning and teaching the skill. It is very difficult. First, artists must carefully choose the best leaves from special plants in the mountains. Then they dry the leaves for about 20 days until they become soft but very fragile. Finally, they draw beautiful patterns on the leaves and embroider (绣) them with colorful threads. “Each piece takes weeks to complete,” Yang Li says. “The leaves break easily, so we can’t make even one small mistake.” This traditional craft faces serious challenges (挑战) today. Yang Li says that only about 20 people in her city can complete the whole leaf-embroidery process by themselves. “Young people like modern jobs with better pay,” she says sadly. “But I believe this beautiful art should not die away.” To save this tradition, Yang Li works very hard to teach others. She opened a factory in 2011 and trained more than 500 women, including (包括) many from poor areas. In 2022, she also started using social media (社交媒体) to show young people how amazing leaf-vein embroidery is. Her student Yang Xinyu helps her make short videos online. “This craft is a real treasure,” Yang Xinyu says. “I want to help keep it alive.” 1．How does the writer start the article? A．By asking a question. B．By telling a story. C．By giving numbers. D．By expressing an opinion. 2．When did leaf-vein embroidery first appear? A．20 years ago. B．During the Song Dynasty. C．In 2011. D．In 2022. 3．What does the underlined word “fragile” in Paragraph 3 mean? A．beautiful and colorful B．strong and lasting (持久的) C．easy to break or destroy D．expensive and valuable (有价值的) 4．Why does leaf-vein embroidery face challenges today? A．The leaves are too expensive to buy. B．Young people earn less money from this traditional job. C．The government doesn’t support traditional crafts. D．There are no good teachers to teach them. 5．Why does the writer write this article? A．To ask us all to protect traditional Chinese crafts. B．To teach people how to make leaf-vein embroidery. C．To introduce Yang Li’s personal life story to the world. D．To talk about different types of traditional handicrafts. Do you like nuts (坚果)? Nuts are a kind of popular snack among quite a lot of people. They think nuts are healthy. But some people think nuts are bad because they have a lot of fat. Well, the truth is, the fat in nuts is good for us. Nuts can be part of a healthy eating plan, even if you want to lose weight. Then how are nuts connected with losing weight? Nuts are rich in protein (蛋白质). Protein helps you feel full (饱的) and stay full longer and stops you from eating too much. What’s more, nuts have fibre (纤维). Fibre also keeps you full. Eating foods that keep you full is especially helpful for losing weight. Also, fibre plays an important role in improving heart health. So, some doctors advise eating proper nuts for better heart health (健康). Nuts are healthy, but keeping portion control (分量控制) in mind is of great importance. Here’s some advice: ★Watch your portions. To make sure you don’t eat too much, you can buy nuts in small bags or keep nuts in a small dish. ★Don’t just have nuts for snacks. You can also add them to your three meals. ★Choose what you like. Eating nuts you enjoy can give you a feeling of happiness. 根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项。 1．How does the writer start the text? A．By telling a story. B．By asking a question. C．By listing numbers. 2．Which of the following is TRUE? A．Many people like eating nuts. B．Nuts have so much fat that they are not healthy. C．If you want to lose weight, you should not eat nuts. 3．What can we learn from Paragraph 2? A．Eating less food is especially helpful for losing weight. B．Not only protein but also fibre in nuts is good for losing weight. C．Both protein and fibre in nuts play important roles in improving heart health. 4．Which is the right way to eat nuts? A．Eat different kinds of nuts. B．Only eat nuts in small bags. C．Control the portion while eating nuts. 5．In which part of a newspaper can we read this text? A．Health. B．Culture. C．Art. On August 14, Chen Yujie got the gold medal (金牌) in the women’s 200 m race at the 1st National Youth Sports Games of China in Shenyang, Liaoning. Among all Chinese players, 16-year-old Chen Yujie was the youngest. She is not only a high school student but also a rising running star. Chen Yujie was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, at the end of 2008. When she was in Grade 5, a famous teacher named Wu Yacun noticed her great talent (天赋) in running. Then she started training (训练) at Ningbo Sports School. Her natural talent helped her make fast progress. To get better at running, Chen practices the same actions many times every day. She even looks for good ways to run faster by reading sports books. As a high school student, Chen has to balance running training with her schoolwork. Her daily life is well-planned: she has classes in the morning, trains for two hours in the afternoon, and goes back to school for evening self-study. For her, both sports and study are important for her growth. “I just want to make good use of my time and keep improving. Running teaches me to keep trying, and studying keeps my mind active—they both help me become a better person,” Chen said. 1．Which of the following is true? A．Chen Yujie is 14 years old. B．Chen Yujie was born in summer. C．Chen Yujie is younger than other players in her game. D．Chen Yujie spent more time on training than on her study. 2．What does Chen Yujie do to improve her running skills? ①Have more running training.    ②Read sports books for good ways. ③Stop self-study to get training.    ④Balance training with schoolwork. A．①②④ B．①③④ C．②③④ D．①②③ 3．Which is the best title? A．A Famous Running Teacher B．My Favorite Sport: Running C．How to Get a Gold Medal D．A Rising Running Star’s Life If a friend gives us a big help, do you think it’s a good idea to write him a thank-you note? But how many of us can sit down to do this? “People don’t seem to give thanks to people quite often,” Amit Kumar from the University of Texas said. Why are people uncertain about sending thank-you notes? And how do people feel when they receive (收到) one? Kumar and his team asked some students to send a thank-you note to another person by email. Then, they asked both the writers and the recipients how sending or receiving these notes made them feel. They found that the students didn’t like to write the notes because ▲ . They worried about what to say and how to say it. The receiver, however, enjoyed the notes. “When you are a receiver, you can feel the warmth of the note,” one of the receivers said. The writers also thought it might be embarrassing (尴尬的) for the receiver to receive a thank-you note, but this was not true. “The receivers feel quite happy,” Kumar said. “If people know that writing a thank-you note could have such a big influence on others, they will do it more often,” Kumar added, “Simple changes in our everyday lives can make a big difference to how we treat other people, so start from writing the thank-you note,” Kumar said. 1．How does the writer start the passage? A．By telling stories. B．By showing facts. C．By asking questions. D．By listing numbers. 2．From Amit Kumar, we can know that people ________. A．don’t often write thank-you notes B．feel happy to write thank-you letters C．like to say thank you when they get help D．feel shy when receiving a thank-you letter 3．The underlined word “recipients” in Paragraph 3 means ________. A．people asking for help B．people writing letters C．people working hard D．people receiving letters 4．Which of the following can be put into ▲ in Paragraph 4? A．they think it’s better to talk with the people helping them B．they had to think too much about them C．they don’t think it’s need to waste time on this D．they would like to invite people to have a big meal 5．What is the best title for the passage? A．Take Time to Thank Others. B．Be Ready to Help Others. C．Try to Make a Big Surprise. D．The Way to Write a Thank-you Note. Do you know why you get angry so easily, but your friend smiles all the time? It’s because you two have different personalities. Then what is a personality? It’s about how people think, behave and react to everything around them. Why do people think and behave in different ways? Part of the reason is that people are born like this. A baby gets its genes and blood type when it is still inside its mother’s womb (子宫). These factors may help decide what the baby will be like. But one’s personality is influenced by more than just genes. Family members, school learning and life experiences can also make you the person you are. But it doesn’t mean you can’t change your personality. You can always try to make yourself better. Don’t get too worried if you don’t have a good personality. ★ This is a good way to start to make changes. For example, if you don’t know how to make friends, find out why. Is it because you’re too shy? If so, tell yourself to be brave and smile at people as you pass them. Start to talk to people kindly. But don’t put too much pressure on yourself. After all, it’s not easy to change lifelong habits in one night. Just keep trying, and you will see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new you one day! 1．Which of the following is NOT about a personality? A．What people look like. B．How people think. C．How people behave. D．How people react to something. 2． Which of the following can be put in ★ ? A．Just change everything in one night. B．Just be yourself and stay alone. C．Just face it with confidence and take action. D．Just give yourself a hard time. 3．What can help decide a person’s personality? ①blood type    ②genes    ③family members ④school learning    ⑤height    ⑥life experiences A．①②③④⑤ B．①②③④⑥ C．①②④⑤⑥ D．①②③⑤⑥ 4．According to the text, which of the following is TRUE? A．People are born the way they’ll always be. B．The blood type decides a person’s look. C．A person cannot change his or her personality at all. D．It’s possible for a person to change his or her personality. We often say that we should “live in the moment”, enjoying what we are doing right now-perhaps by looking at the world around us or focusing on just one thing at a time. However, it’s very simple to spend time thinking about the future. Experts (专家) say that this can be good for us, too—especially when we’re thinking about the holidays we’d like to take! Long before you pack your bags, get on a plane or put your feet in the sea, thinking about your holiday can have a good effect (影响) on your mind. Expert Matthew Killingsworth did research (研究) on this subject. “We spend a lot of our mental lives living in the future,” he said. Looking to the future can make us happy if we know that good things are coming. As Killingsworth said, “Travel is an especially good thing to look forward to.” He says that we can start enjoying a trip as soon as we start planning it. We know that vacations are short, so we enjoy every moment of them, even before they start. Even if you don’t have a holiday coming up, searching online for places to visit and things to see can make you happy. Picturing your future trip will make you look forward to all the fun you’re going to have. One thing that doesn’t feel so good, however, is the end of the holiday 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 1．What does the underlined word “simple” in Paragraph 1 mean? A．Easy. B．Wrong. C．Safe. D．Wise. 2．What did Matthew Killingsworth’s research show? A．Holidays need careful planning. B．People often think about the future. C．Travel makes people forget problems. D．People enjoy vacations more than work. 3．Why does planning a trip make people happy? A．Because it stops travel problems. B．Because it saves money and time. C．Because it brings hope for future fun. D．Because it teaches them new planning skills. 4．Which of the following best shows the structure (结构) of the text? A．①/②/③④⑤ B．①②/③④/⑤ C．①/②③④/⑤ D．①②③/④⑤ 5．What is the main idea of the text? A．Why holidays often end sadly. B．Why vacations are short but fun. C．Reasons for living in the moment. D．How planning holidays brings happiness. ① Travelling is all about meeting something new and connecting with the world around us. Virtual Reality (VR虚拟现实技术) is changing the way we travel by mixing the real and the virtual world together. ② VR travelling is a fun and exciting new way of travelling. You need to put on special glasses to see and visit places around the world, just like you are really there. Even in your own room, you can visit the Great Wall or swim with sea turtles anytime. ③ VR travelling has many benefits. It can help protect popular places against too many visitors. Places of interest like Maya Bay and Angkor Wat are using VR to provide virtual trips without harming such wonderful places. VR can also take us back to the ancient time or the outer space. It gives us experiences that would be impossible to get from books. It lets people enjoy and experience new places better, more safely and conveniently. ④ “VR travelling makes the impossible possible!” Emily Harper, a disabled (残疾的) girl, said excitedly. “It lets me visit places that might be hard to reach in real life” ⑤ However, some people say that VR can never take the place of real travel experiences. You cannot feel the weather, take beautiful photos with friends, enjoy the food or talk with people. Also, it can bring other problems. If people spend too much time on it, they might not want to go out with family and friends. What’s more, some of them might not be able to distinguish between the real world and the virtual world. They might think that they are the same. ⑥ Every coin has two sides. While VR travelling might sound like something from a science fiction film, it’s already happening. In the near future, more and more people will get experiences and benefits from VR travelling. 1．Why does the writer talk about Maya Bay and Angkor Wat? A．To encourage us to go there. B．To show how to visit these places. C．To give an example of the benefit of VR travelling. D．To introduce these wonderful places of interest to us. 2．What does the writer think of the VR travelling? A．It has a bright future. B．It’s bad for people. C．It’s the best way of travelling. D．We shouldn’t use it anymore. 3．What is the structure (结构) of the passage? A． B． C． D． 4．What can you infer from the text? A．Disabled people can get more travel experiences from VR than real trips. B．VR travelling may help reduce the number of tourists visiting some popular places. C．VR travelling can take the place of real travel experiences. D．VR travelling can help people learn more knowledge than reading books. ①On the night of August 30, 2023, many people took impressive photos of the largest and brightest super blue moon of the year. But do you really know what a “blue moon” is? ②What is a blue moon? A blue moon is the third of four full moons, or the second full moon in a calendar month with two full moons. There are usually 12 full moons each year, but sometimes there’s a 13th one, because there are about 29.5 days between full moons in fact, not one month. ③How often do blue moons appear? Blue moons appear once every two to three years, far less common than full moons. There’s a popular saying about this in English: “Once in a blue moon”. It means something that happens not very often.     ④ The blue moon’s name has nothing to do with its color, but there is a small chance that the moon shows blue. For example, in 1883 an Indonesian volcano erupted (火山喷发) and sent ash (灰烬) into the atmosphere. The tiny ash particles (颗粒) filtered (过滤) red light and made both the moon and sun appear blue. ⑤When may the next blue moon be?    The next monthly blue moon is expected on May 31, 2026, but the next seasonal one is on August 19, 2024. The dates may change with your time zone. 1．How does the writer start each paragraph? A．By giving examples. B．By asking questions. C．By listing facts. D．By comparing differences. 2．Why are there sometimes 13 full moons in one year? A．Because a blue moon is the third of four full moons. B．Because between full moons there are about 29.5 days. C．Because a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. D．Because there are 28 or 29 days in February every year. 3．Which of the following is the proper subtitle for the fourth paragraph? A．Can the moon turn blue? B．What color is the moon? C．Do you see the blue moon? D．Where is the blue moon? 4．What is the structure of this text? (P= Paragraph) A．B．C． D． You may have learned from your textbook that Earth is made up of four layers: First there is the crust, which is where we live and has water, soil and different kinds of rocks. Next comes the mantle, the thickest layer, which makes up about 67% of the Earth’s mass. Then there is a liquid outer core, including iron and nickel mostly. Finally there is an inner core, which is believed to be solid and mainly made up of iron-nickel alloy. It’s difficult to study the inner structure of the Earth because we can’t get past the crust. Our machines will burn up at the mantle and so will we. Scientists study it with the help of sound waves because different layers can slow down sound waves differently. But according to a new study, there may be a fifth layer inside the Earth. Scientists at the Australian National University (ANU) found this new layer within the Earth’s inner core. They call it the “innermost inner core”. The inner core, which is 5,100 to 6,371 kilometres below the Earth’s surface, is hard. It’s made of iron alloy. But starting from 5,700 km below the Earth’s surface, scientists have found some changes. They found there are iron crystals pointing in an east-west direction. But other iron crystals in the inner core point in a north-south direction. This difference makes the innermost inner core a new layer. The Earth used to be very hot before it cooled down. According to Joanne Stephenson, one of the researchers, this new finding suggests another cooling event in the Earth’s history. It can help us understand more about how the Earth formed. “It’s very exciting,” Stephenson said. “And it may mean that you have to rewrite the textbooks!” 1．What kinds of matter are the Earth’s outer core made up of? A．Water, soil and rocks. B．Iron and nickel mostly. C．Water. D．Iron crystals mostly. 2．What does the underlined word “structure” in Paragraph 1 mean? A．Part. B．Building. C．Soil. D．Picture. 3．How is the fifth layer different from the inner core? A．It is much harder than the inner core. B．It is solid and made up of iron alloy mostly. C．It’s liquid and there are no iron crystals there. D．Iron crystals there point in a different direction. 4．What may this finding tell us? A．Changes are always taking place inside the Earth. B．It is still quite hot inside the Earth’s core. C．The Earth might have experienced another cooling event in the past. D．We shouldn’t believe in textbooks. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $