专题04 阅读理解 记叙文（广东省卷、广州、深圳）（期中真题分类汇编）八年级英语下学期

专题04 阅读理解 记叙文（广东省卷、广州、深圳） 主题01人与社会 ——中华文化与传统工艺 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市白云区培英中学·期中） A 63-year-old Chinese carpenter’s traditional skills have become an Internet pop star. He creates woodwork with nothing more than a single piece of wood. Wang Dewen, known as “Grandpa Amu” on YouTube, has been known as the modern day Lu Ban, a famous Chinese engineer during the Zhou Dynasty, thanks to his wonderful woodwork knowledge. Grandpa Amu’s most popular video, which shows him making a wooden bridge, has gained more than 40 million views. “If you do something, you have to love it, and you have to be interested in it. However, being interested doesn’t mean there’s only happiness and no pain,” Grandpa Amu shared when talking about his excellent skills. The same ancient Chinese skills Grandpa Amu follows were also found in the Forbidden City. Nothing is used except wood. He has also made several wooden toys for his grandson using the same skill. His young grandson’s favorites include a walking Peppa Pig and a bubble blowing machine. “The grandson is so happy, as there have been so many interesting toys made by grandpa from an early age,” said one netizen. While another said, “It’s amazing. I hope these traditional skills can be passed on” 1．How popular Grandpa Amu is on the Internet? A．His products are bought by customers on the Internet. B．His fans go to China to visit him and enjoy his works. C．His video gained over 40 million views from YouTube. D．His grandson also becomes famous as an idol on the Internet. 2．Why is he so popular in the Internet? A．He has a wonderful Chinese traditional skill. B．He makes a lot of works and becomes very rich. C．He loves his grandson and takes good care of him. D．He works very hard to improve his carpenter skills. 3．What do you know about this ancient Chinese skill? A．It can only be used to make buildings like a bridge. B．No nails or glue except wood are used in the process of working. C．The young don’t like this skill which is out of date. D．More people are needed to help with the woodwork. 4．What is the secret of excellent skills? A．Interest is everything. B．Happiness helps a lot. C．No pain no gain. D．Love is life. 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．B 4．C 【导语】本文讲述了中国63岁的木匠王德文因其高超的木匠技术在网络走红的事。 1． 细节理解题。根据“Grandpa Amu’s most popular video, which shows him making a wooden bridge, has gained more than 40 million views.”可知，他的视频在YouTube上获得了超过4000万的点击量。故选C。 2． 推理判断题。根据“A 63-year-old Chinese carpenter’s traditional skills have become an Internet pop star. He creates woodwork with nothing more than a single piece of wood.”可知，是因为他有一项了不起的中国传统技艺，所以他在网上如此受欢迎。故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据“The same ancient Chinese skills Grandpa Amu follows were also found in the Forbidden City. Nothing is used except wood.”可知，这个古老的中国技艺除木材外，什么都不用。故选B。 4．推理判断题。根据“‘If you do something, you have to love it, and you have to be interested in it. However, being interested doesn’t mean there’s only happiness and no pain,’ Grandpa Amu shared when talking about his excellent skills.”可知，如果你做某事，你必须热爱它，你必须对它感兴趣。然而，有兴趣并不意味着只有快乐而没有痛苦，要投入大量的时间和精力来练习。C选项“一分耕耘一分收获”符合题意。故选C。 Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市龙岗区宏扬学校·期中） When I was young, I loved paper cutting and I was pretty good at it. As I grew up, I became busy and didn’t have much time for it. Later, I stopped doing it. However, the news I came across online touched my heart and changed my mind. A little girl from Jieyang, Guangdong, was practising a lion dance when a professional lion dance performance team (专业舞狮表演队) passed by. As soon as they saw the girl practising, they started to beat drums and gongs for her, and quickly she did a lion dance in return. People around all cheered for her. Her love for the ancient Chinese culture evoked my strong memories of paper cutting. I remembered the happy times of making paper cuttings with my teacher and friends in the club. When I was ten, I joined the paper cutting club. Every Monday and Friday, I learned to make paper cuttings there. Our teacher, Ms Li, was very talented. With a pair of scissors and a piece of paper, she could create lively works. That amazed us. And we learned much from her. Together, we created lots of works. They covered many topics, including animals, flowers, and things about Chinese history. Every time we held a paper cutting show, our works attracted many visitors. The girl in the news encouraged me to go on with paper cutting. I want to be an inheritor (继承者) of the ancient Chinese culture. Together with other inheritors, I hope to pass down our excellent culture. 1．What did the girl do after the team began to beat drums and gongs for her? A．She watched their show carefully. B．She did a lion dance in return. C．She cheered for the team. D．She made a paper cutting for the team. 2．What does the underlined word “evoked” mean in paragraph 2? A．Brought back. B．Took away. C．Cut off. D．Depended on. 3．What is the main idea of paragraph 3? A．The long history of paper cutting. B．The steps of making paper cuttings. C．The writer’s happy times of making paper cuttings. D．The writer’s plans for setting up a paper cutting club. 4．Which of the following best describes the writer’s teacher Ms Li? A．Strict and quiet. B．Talented and inspiring. C．Funny and friendly. D．Busy and impatient. 5．Which of the following might be the best title for this passage? A．My love for lion dance B．A talented paper cutting teacher C．How to pass down Chinese culture D．Returning to paper cutting 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．D 【导语】本文讲述了一位曾经热爱剪纸但后来因忙碌而放弃的人，因看到一位小女孩练习舞狮并受到专业团队的鼓励而重新唤起对剪纸的热情，并回忆了学习剪纸的美好时光，表达了传承中国传统文化的愿望。 1．细节理解题。根据“As soon as they saw the girl practising, they started to beat drums and gongs for her, and quickly she did a lion dance in return.”可知女孩在舞狮队为她敲锣打鼓后回以舞狮表演。故选B。 2．词句猜测题。根据“Her love for the ancient Chinese culture evoked my strong memories of paper cutting.”及下文“I remembered the happy times of making paper cuttings…”可推知女孩对中国传统文化的热爱唤起了作者对剪纸的回忆，因此“evoked”意为“唤起”，和“brought back”同义。故选A。 3．主旨大意题。通读第三段可知本段主要描述了作者在剪纸俱乐部的快乐时光，包括学习剪纸、老师的教导以及创作作品等。故选C。 4．推理判断题。根据“Our teacher, Ms Li, was very talented. With a pair of scissors and a piece of paper, she could create lively works. That amazed us.”可推知李老师才华横溢且能激励学生。故选B。 5．最佳标题题。通读全文可知本文主要讲述了作者因受女孩启发而重拾剪纸爱好的故事，因此最合适的标题是“重拾剪纸”。故选D。 Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·广东省揭阳市揭西县·期中） When eating, western people are used to using knives and forks, but Chinese people are used to using chopsticks. More than 3,000 years ago, Chinese people started to eat with chopsticks. Who invented (发明) chopsticks? Here is a legend about the invention of chopsticks. Long ago, Chinese people used to eat with their hands. In the Shang Dynasty, the last king, Zhou was cruel (残酷的). He always killed people because the food was too hot or too cold. It made people afraid to serve him. His favorite imperial concubine (妃子) Daji was also afraid of him. One day, Daji served King Zhou his meal. When she tried the dish for the king, she found that it was too hot. Daji felt very nervous because the king would be angry. Suddenly, she had an idea and she used two pieces of her long hairpins (发簪) to put the food to the king’s mouth. King Zhou found it so interesting to eat with two long sticks that he forgot how hot the food was. After that, Daji thought it was a good way to solve this problem and asked people to make two long-thin gold sticks. People found it better to eat with sticks than with their hands. But they were too poor to afford the gold sticks. Then they found bamboo was good material to make chopsticks. In this way, chopsticks were invented. 1．When did Chinese people start eating with chopsticks? A．Over 3,000 years ago. B．2,000 years ago. C．1,000 years ago. D．800 years ago. 2．What does the underlined word “legend” in Paragraph 1 mean? A．Rule. B．Competition. C．Story. D．Example. 3．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A．Daji was nervous to find the food was hot. B．King Zhou was cruel. C．King Zhou was interested in sticks. D．King Zhou ate with bamboo chopsticks. 4．Which of the following can best describe Daji? A．Crazy. B．Careless. C．Shy. D．Smart. 5．What can be the best title for the text? A．Daji’s Hairpins B．Two Gold Sticks C．The Function of Chopsticks D．The Invention of Chopsticks 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．B 4．D 5．D 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的筷子是如何发明出来的。 1．细节理解题。根据“More than 3,000 years ago, Chinese people started to eat with chopsticks.”可知，3000多年前，中国人开始用筷子吃饭。故选A。 2．词句猜测题。根据“Here is a legend about the invention of chopsticks.”可知，下文介绍了一个关于筷子是如何发明的传说，可推测出“legend”意为“传说”，与“story”意思相近。故选C。 3．主旨大意题。根据“In the Shang Dynasty, the last king, Zhou was cruel.”以及通读第二段可知，第二段主要讲的是纣王的残忍。故选B。 4．推理判断题。根据“When she tried the dish for the king, she found that it was too hot…she had an idea and she used two pieces of her long hairpins to put the food to the king’s mouth.”可知，妲己想出了一个好主意，为了避免食物太烫和纣王发怒，她用两个发簪夹住食物；可推断出妲己很聪明。故选D。 5．最佳标题题。根据“Here is a legend about the invention of chopsticks.”以及通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了中国的筷子是如何发明出来的，D选项“筷子的发明”为最佳标题。故选D。 主题02人与社会 ——社会服务与人际沟通 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市深圳华附集团期中联考·期中） Living in a city for one day with just one yuan seems impossible, but 60 students from Xi’an accepted this challenge. The “One Yuan Metropolis Survival” activity tested students’ living skills while raising money for charity (慈善机构). This event has happened in eight cities and is going to four others including Beijing in May. To Face challenges, some students thought of many ways to earn money. They looked for part-time jobs. Zhang Qiyue who is 14 years old asked more than 10 restaurants for a job before finally getting a job as a waiter. “I felt worried when refused, but I got used to it slowly,” he said. After working for eight hours in a day, he earned 200 yuan. Others made use of their artistic abilities in public. Zhao Jiacheng, another 14-year-old student, successfully sold his handmade paper crafts and drawings. “This experience showed that it’s important to develop a special skill,” he said. The money from this event will help poor schools in Tibet. As the activity spreads to more cities, students learn important lessons about never giving up and being creative. This challenge shows that with hard work and skills, young people can solve difficult problems. 1．How many cities has already held this activity before Xi’an? A．4 cities. B．12 cities. C．8 cities. D．10 cities. 2．What can we infer about Zhang Qiyue’s experience? A．Finding a job was easy. B．he was refused many times. C．He didn’t get any jobs. D．He earned 20 yuan in an hour. 3．What can we know from Zhao Jiacheng’s success? A．Art skills are useless in real life. B．Special talents can help earn money. C．Public performances are useful. D．Handicrafts are easy to make for him. 4．What’s the structure of the passage? A．①/②③/④ B．①/②③④ C．①②/③④ D．①②③/④ 5．What information can we get from the last paragraph? A．The future working plans for the activity. B．The number of money they raised. C．The educational value of the challenge. D．The students’ opinions about challenge. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．B 4．A 5．C 【导语】本文介绍了西安60名学生参加的“一元城市生存”挑战活动。 1．细节理解题。根据“This event has happened in eight cities and is going to four others”可知，活动已在8个城市举办，故选C。 2．推理判断题。根据“asked more than 10 restaurants for a job before finally getting a job”以及“I felt worried when refused”可知，他被多次拒绝后才找到工作，故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据“Zhao Jiacheng, another 14-year-old student, successfully sold his handmade paper crafts and drawings.”以及“This experience showed that it’s important to develop a special skill”可知，特殊才艺能帮助赚钱，故选B。 4．篇章结构题。第一段主要介绍活动背景和概况；第二、三段分别描述两名学生的具体经历；第四段总结活动的意义。文章是“总分总”结构，故选A。 5．主旨大意题。根据“students learn important lessons about never giving up and being creative”以及通读全段可知，最后一段主要介绍了这次挑战活动的教育意义，故选C。 Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·广东省东莞市清溪中学·期中） In a neighborhood, a service team of volunteers—“Shared Children (共享儿女)”—is getting popular. It works hard to help old people without children around to be happy. The volunteers already made a big difference in the neighborhood. They helped more than seventy old people these days. The volunteers learned about the old people’s needs in their life and gave them a helping hand. At first, the neighborhood started a project to help some people in need in time. However, the neighborhood did not have enough workers to help so many old people. So, the idea of “Shared Children” came out. The number of the volunteers in the team is more than 108 now. They help the old people buy things, take a walk with them and cook for them. ▲ . Fan Fawen is a retired (退休的) train driver. He joined the volunteer team two years ago. He often helps to repair something in the old people’s homes, buys them fruit and vegetables and carries heavy things, like bags of rice and boxes. Liu Chunyan, 43, is also one of the volunteers. “Many old people now live alone and feel lonely, so we should help them and talk with them more often,” Liu says. “More people now start to learn about the team. We believe that more people will join us in the future,” says Hao Guoving, a volunteer of the team. 1．Who do volunteers in the team of “Shared Children” help? A．Old people with children around. B．Old people without children around. C．Parents with over three children to look after. D．Children without parents around. 2．What does the underlined word “project” probably mean in Paragraph 3? A．Plan. B．Game. C．Library. D．School. 3．Which of the following can we put in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 5? A．People also help children do homework. B．The old people thank the volunteers a lot. C．The volunteers are not all young people. D．More neighborhoods start to know about them. 4．What does Liu Chunyan think is important for helping old people? A．Talking with them more often. B．Solving their health problems. C．Providing enough food and money. D．Teaching necessary life skills. 5．What is the main purpose (目的) of the passage? A．To explain why old people feel lonely. B．To show a volunteer team helping old people. C．To discuss the problems of the neighborhood. D．To compare different volunteer groups. 【答案】1．B 2．A 3．C 4．A 5．B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了“共享儿女”志愿者团队通过帮助无子女陪伴的老人解决生活需求、缓解孤独感的故事，并介绍了团队成员的贡献和未来展望。 1．细节理解题。 根据第一段“‘Shared Children (共享儿女)’...helps old people without children around to be happy”可知，志愿者帮助的对象是“身边无子女的老人”。故选B。 2．词义猜测题。 根据第三段“the neighborhood started a project to help some people in need in time”和选项可推知，此处应表示该社区开始了一个及时帮助有需要的人的计划，因此project指plan“计划”。故选A。 3．推理判断题。 根据空后“Fan Fawen is a retired (退休的) train driver...Liu Chunyan, 43, is also one of the volunteers.”可知，退休火车司机范发文和43岁的刘春燕均为志愿者，这说明志愿者不全是年轻人。选项C“志愿者不全是年轻人。”符合语境，故选C。 4．推理判断题。 根据第五段“Many old people now live alone and feel lonely, so we should help them and talk with them more often”可推知，刘春燕认为“多陪伴聊天”很重要。故选A。 5．主旨大意题。 全文围绕“共享儿女”团队如何帮助老人展开，所以本文旨在展示该团队的工作。故选B。 Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市南沙区朝阳学校·期中） In the summer between my first year and second year in college, I was invited to be an instructor (辅导员) at a high school camp. On the first day, when we were dancing and playing games, I noticed a boy under the tree who was small and thin. His shyness made him appear weak. I walked towards him, introduced myself and invited him to join in the activities and meet some new people. He quietly replied, “No, I really don’t want to do this.” I could understand that he was in a new world but I knew it wouldn’t be right to force him, either. Actually, the boy didn’t need a close talk but a friend. At lunch the next day, I was leading camp songs when I saw the boy under the tree sitting alone. I tried again with the same invitation, but he refused once again. That evening I was told the boy’s name was Tommy. Then I asked the campers to pay special attention to the boy and spend time with him when they could. The days went by and the time came when we had to leave. We held a big, warm party to celebrate the closing of the camp. All the campers shared their wonderful moments. To my surprise, I found the boy from under the tree dancing joyfully with two girls. I couldn’t believe it was the same person. In October of my second year, I received a phone call from Tommy’s mother. She told me that Tommy was hit by a car and killed. I offered my deep sadness. The mother said, “Tommy mentioned you so many times. I want you to know that he went back to school and made new friends with confidence. You made a difference for Tommy during his last months.” At that moment, I realized how easy it was to give a bit of yourself every day. You may never know how much each gesture may mean to someone else. I hope that everyone can pay attention to their own “boy under the tree”. 1．Before the writer came to the high school summer camp, he was a(n) ________. A．instructor B．student C．camper D．reporter 2．Which is the correct order about the story? ①The boy danced joyfully with two girls. ②The boy went back to school and made new friends. ③The boy refused to join in the activities. ④The boy’s mother made a phone call to the writer. A．①②③④ B．②③①④ C．③①②④ D．④③②① 3．From Paragraph 4, we can infer (推断) that Tommy’s mother was very ________ to the writer. A．thankful B．helpful C．faithful D．harmful 4．What important lesson can we learn from this story? A．Parents must communicate more with their children. B．Teachers should pay special attention to shy students. C．Summer camps are the best way to help teenagers. D．Small kind actions can change someone's life. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．A 4．D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者在大学期间担任高中夏令营辅导员时，通过耐心关怀帮助一名害羞的男孩Tommy融入集体，最终改变其生活的故事。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第1段“In the summer between my first year and second year in college”可知，作者当时是大一升大二的学生。故选B。 2．篇章结构题。根据时间顺序： ③第1段描述男孩最初拒绝活动（“No, I really don’t want to do this”）； ①第3段描述他在闭营派对上跳舞（“dancing joyfully with two girls”）； ②第4段通过电话得知他返校交友（“went back to school and made new friends”）； ④第4段母亲来电告知噩耗。所以正确顺序是③①②④。故选C。 3．推理判断题。根据第4段“I want you to know… You made a difference for Tommy”可知，母亲对作者的帮助充满感激。故选A。 4．主旨大意题。根据最后一段“I realized how easy it was to give a bit of yourself every day”及全文核心事件可知，故事强调微小善举对他人生活的深远影响。故选D。 主题03人与社会 ——文学和艺术 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市宝安区海旺中学联考·期中） In the cave (山洞), I saw gold coins in a corner. They were Flint’s treasure! We had come so far to find this. Already it had cost the lives of seventeen men from the Hispaniola. How many ships had gone to the bottom of the sea? How many brave men had been killed for this? Perhaps no man alive could tell. Next morning, we took it by boat to the Hispaniola. It was a big job for so small a number of men. Then at last, one sunny morning, we sailed out of North Inlet and towards the nearest port (港口). Treasure Island had disappeared from view, and I had never felt happier to leave a place behind. When we came back, Ben Gunn was waiting for us. “Silver has gone,” he told us, “but not empty-handed. He’s taken only one of the bags of coins, perhaps worth three or four hundred pounds.” We found some sailors for the ship at the port. Only five of the men who had sailed from Bristol with the Hispaniola returned with her. We all took a large piece of the treasure. Some used it wisely, but some did not. Captain Smollett no longer goes to sea. Gray saved his money and now is a half-owner and captain of a fine ship. Ben Gunn got a thousand pounds which he spent or lost in three weeks, then he came begging and was given a job to keep the gate of a church. For Silver, we have heard no more. That scary seaman with one leg has gone out of my life. I will never return to Treasure Island, but in my worst dreams I still hear the sharp, high cries of Captain Flint: “Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!” 1．What do we know from Paragraph 1? A．Flint found the gold coins in the cave. B．Seventeen men left with the boat. C．Many people lost their lives for the treasure D．People who were alive knew what happened 2．How might Ben and other people from the ship feel when Silver left? A．Mad and worried B．Surprised and pleased C．Sad and disappointed. D．Anxious and angry. 3．What does the underlined word “her” refer to in paragraph 6? A．The Hispaniola. B．Captain Smollett. C．Silver D．Bristol. 4．What can we infer (推断) from the second last paragraph? A．Captain Smollett still works on a ship B．Gray spent all his money on a fine ship C．Ben Gunn worked as a gatekeeper finally. D．Ben Gunn lived a happy life with the money 5．What is the best title of this passage? A．Taking a relaxing trip B．Flint’s gold coins and treasure C．Looking for treasure D．Silver has gone with money 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，节选自《金银岛》，讲述了主人公在寻宝过程中的经历以及后续人物的命运。 1．细节理解题。根据“How many brave men had been killed for this? Perhaps no man alive could tell.”可知，许多人因宝藏丧命。故选C。 2．推理判断题。根据“Silver has gone…but not empty-handed. He’s taken only one of the bags of coins, perhaps worth three or four hundred pounds.”及后文提到其他人分到宝藏，可推知，Ben和其他人对Silver的离开可能感到意外（只拿少量）且庆幸（未造成更大损失）。故选B。 3．词句猜测题。根据“Only five of the men who had sailed from Bristol with the Hispaniola returned with her.”可知，从布里斯托尔乘“Hispaniola”出发的人中，只有五人随船返回，“her”指代前文提到的“Hispaniola”。故选A。 4．推理判断题。根据“Ben Gunn got a thousand pounds which he spent or lost in three weeks, then he came begging and was given a job to keep the gate of a church”可知，Ben Gunn最终成为守门人。故选C。 5．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，全文围绕寻宝主线展开，C项符合。故选C。 Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市高级中学·期中） My name is Jenny. I’m a movie lover and I go to see movies very often. And I want my kids to like movies, too. I still remember the first time I took my daughter, May, to the movie theatre. At that time she was 6 and the movie we watched was Bambi. I chose it because I thought a cartoon movie would be good for her. Everything was going just fine and Bambi was so lovely. However, when a man killed Bambi, my daughter became very sad and asked to go home. So we left in the middle of the movie. Later when I decided to take my daughter to the theatre, I chose movies more carefully and my daughter watched many great ones. Luckily, she likes movies as much as I do now. However, I still worry. Are cartoons really safe for kids? Once I sat on the sofa. watching a cartoon with my 8-year-old son. Nick. I was dumbfounded when I saw a cartoon character bleeding (流血) in front of us. The cartoon was like an action movie for adults! So what I want to say is that the next time you take a kid to the movie theatre, be careful. Maybe a cartoon isn’t the best. You should take the time to watch it first (it’s a habit of mine) or the kid may get messages he or she isn’t ready to get yet. 1．Who did May first go with to the movie theatre? A．Her mum. B．Her dad. C．Her brother. D．Her grandma. 2．Why did May want to leave in the middle of Bambi? A．Because she got hungry. B．Because it was a boring movie. C．Because the movie made her feel sad. D．Because she found Bambi was not lovely. 3．What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” mean? A．Ashamed. B．Satisfied. C．Excited. D．Surprised. 4．What would Jenny do before she takes her kids to the movie theatre? A．Watch the movie first. B．Tell her kids what they will watch. C．Ask about her kids’ favourite. D．Make sure the movie theatre is safe. 5．What’s the best title for the passage? A．Cartoons Are Not Safe for Kids. B．Don’t Take Kids to the Movie Theatre. C．Watch the Cartoons with Your Kids. D．Think Twice Before Choosing Movies for Kids. 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．D 4．A 5．D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了电影爱好者Jenny带孩子们看电影的经历，并反思卡通片是否真的适合儿童观看，最后建议家长在选择电影时要谨慎。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第1段“My name is Jenny.”及“I still remember the first time I took my daughter, May, to the movie theatre.”可知，May第一次去电影院是和她妈妈一起去的。故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据文章第2段“when a man killed Bambi, my daughter became very sad and asked to go home”可知，May因为电影情节让她感到悲伤而想离开。故选C。 3．词句猜测题。根据文章第4段“I was dumbfounded when I saw a cartoon character bleeding”以及上下文语境（卡通角色流血让Jenny感到震惊），可推测“dumbfounded”意为“惊讶的”。故选D。 4．细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“You should take the time to watch it first (it’s a habit of mine)”可知，Jenny会先自己观看电影再带孩子去。故选A。 5．最佳标题。全文围绕Jenny为孩子们选择电影时的谨慎态度展开，强调家长需认真筛选适合孩子的电影内容。D项“Think Twice Before Choosing Movies for Kids”最能概括主旨。故选D。 主题04人与自我 ——个人情况与个人经历 Passage1 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市高级中学·期中） For people who have trouble seeing or hearing, enjoying a performance can be really tough. Whether it is an exciting song, an amazing dance, or a funny joke, these things turn pale (苍白) in front of people who are blocked out from sharing the joy. Chen Jing knows this feeling well. She lost her hearing when she was just two and a half. She said, “Even when I saw crowds on TV getting really excited, I felt bored.” When she watched shows with her family, Chen usually watched the performers’ faces and body language closely. She tried hard to feel how they felt, but still, she felt left out most of the time. A change came on the eve of the 2005 Spring Festival, when Chen was attracted by a dance show on TV. The dancers were dressed in gold. Their faces were peaceful, and their eyes showed kindness. They moved gracefully on the stage, showing the many forms of the Thousand-Handed Guanyin (千手观音). Every move, gesture, and look matched the music, making it feel like the music could be seen. The sound and movement let the audience enjoy the dance and feel the beauty of the music at the same time. What shocked Chen Jing even more was that the dancers were deaf like her. How could they be trained to dance without hearing the music? Chen Jing looked for the answer through actions and hard work. Now, she is a dancer and a key member of that team that once inspired her. 1．Why was it hard for Chen Jing to enjoy a show in the beginning? A．She had trouble seeing. B．She didn’t like crowds. C．She didn’t enjoy being with her family. D．She couldn’t hear the music and words. 2．What do the underlined words mean? A．Excited. B．Bored. C．Lonely. D．Relaxed. 3．Why did Chen Jing find “Thousand-Handed Guanyin” attractive? A．The dancers were disabled but looked kind. B．The movements helped her “see” the music. C．She had always wanted to dance with a team. D．The dancers raised questions through gestures. 4．What can we learn from Chen’s story? A．No pains, no gains. B．Rome wasn’t built in a day. C．A friend in need is a friend indeed. D．When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. 【答案】1．D 2．C 3．B 4．D 【导语】本文主要讲述了失聪的陈静起初难以享受表演，因无法听到音乐和台词而感到被排斥，后来被2005年春晚前电视上的《千手观音》舞蹈表演吸引，该表演让她“看到”音乐，最终她通过努力成为该舞蹈团队核心成员的故事。 1．细节理解题。根据“Chen Jing knows this feeling well. She lost her hearing when she was just two and a half. She said, ‘Even when I saw crowds on TV getting really excited, I felt bored.’ When she watched shows with her family, Chen usually watched the performers’ faces and body language closely. She tried hard to feel how they felt, but still, she felt left out most of the time.”可知，陈静起初难以享受表演是因为她失聪了，无法听到音乐和台词，故选D。 2．词义猜测题。根据“She tried hard to feel how they felt, but still, she felt left out most of the time.”可知，她努力想感受他们的感受，但大多数时候，她还是觉得被冷落了；可推测出“left out”意为“孤独的”，与“lonely”意思相近，故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“Their faces were peaceful, and their eyes showed kindness. They moved gracefully on the stage, showing the many forms of the Thousand-Handed Guanyin. Every move, gesture, and look matched the music, making it feel like the music could be seen.”可知，陈静觉得《千手观音》有吸引力是因为舞者的动作、姿态和神情与音乐相匹配，让她仿佛能“看到”音乐，故选B。 4．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲的是陈静虽失聪但未被困境打败，反而通过努力实现了自己的价值，告诉我们要乐观面对困境，将不利转化为有利，D选项符合。故选D。 Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市黄埔区玉岩天健实验学校·期中） Chen Lei was a car designer before he became well-known as a famous cartoonist by accident. He has created a series of easy-to-understand comic books about history, science, and more since 2014. This is how he started his comic journey. “It was a quiet Sunday afternoon. I was sitting in my small apartment in Shanghai, staring at my computer screen. I had a lot of free time that day, and I wanted to do something different. I had always loved history, but I also knew how boring it could be for some people. I thought, ‘Why not try to make it more fun?’ I decided to start with Confucius (孔子), an important and serious role in history. I didn’t choose to write a boring article. I wanted something that people would actually enjoy reading. I picked up my pen and drew him as a funny little man with a pair of glasses. I told his story in a humorous and friendly way, like I was talking to a friend. With great excitement, I spent hours working on the work, making sure every detail was just right. When I finally finished, I felt proud. I couldn’t help putting it online to share with my friends. The next day, I checked my phone and found that hundreds of people had read my work. Some even left comments saying how much they enjoyed it. I was shocked and happy at the same time. From that day on, I started my comic journey. I wanted to make learning fun for everyone.” 1．Why did Chen Lei start creating comics? A．He is a great cartoonist. B．He wrote a history book. C．He wants something new. D．He is tired of car designing. 2．How did Chen Lei make his work different? A．He made serious stories fun. B．He spent much time working. C．He asked for advice from friends. D．He chose to write about Confucius. 3．What is Chen Lei probably like? A．Honest and confident. B．Creative and humorous. C．Old-fashioned and pleasant. D．Hardworking and brave. 4．What is this passage mainly about? A．How different Chen Lei’s work is. B．Chen Lei’s start of comic creation. C．How Chen Lei spent his free time. D．Effect of Chen Lei’s first success. 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．B 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了原本是汽车设计师的陈磊，偶然间开启漫画创作之旅的经历，他从2014年起创作了一系列易懂的历史、科学类漫画书，旨在让学习变得有趣。 1．细节理解题。根据“It was a quiet Sunday afternoon... I had a lot of free time that day, and I wanted to do something different.”可知，陈磊开始创作漫画是因为他想做些不一样的、新的事情，故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据“I had always loved history, but I also knew how boring it could be for some people... I decided to start with Confucius (孔子), an important and serious role in history. I didn’t choose to write a boring article... I told his story in a humorous and friendly way”可知，陈磊通过将严肃的历史故事以幽默友好的方式呈现，让作品变得与众不同，即把严肃的故事变得有趣，故选A。 3．推理判断题。根据“I wanted to do something different... I drew him as a funny little man with a pair of glasses. I told his story in a humorous and friendly way”可知，陈磊能想到用新颖的方式呈现历史故事，体现其创造力，用幽默的方式讲述故事，体现其幽默特质，“Creative and humorous（有创造力且幽默）”符合他的特点，故选B。 4．主旨大意题。根据“Chen Lei was a car designer before he became well-known as a famous cartoonist by accident... This is how he started his comic journey.”及后文对他开启漫画创作过程的详细讲述可知，文章主要围绕陈磊漫画创作的开端展开，故选B。 Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·广东省江门市蓬江区江门第二中学·期中） “Everything, happens for the best,” my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. “Don’t worry. One day your luck will change.” I found my mum was right after I finished college. I had decided to try for a job in a radio station. I wanted to host a sports programme one day. I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But I got turned down every time. In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “Get some work in a small station and work your way up (逐步升职),” she said. I went back to my home town. ▲ I felt really down. “Your luck will change,” my mum said to me. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner told me he had already had someone. As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer (播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” And then he called my name and told me not to leave. He put a microphone in front of me and asked me to broadcast (广播) an imaginary (想象的) game. I succeeded. On my way home, my mum’s words came back to me. “One day your luck will change, my son. And when it happens, you’ll feel extremely good because of all the hard work you’ve had.” At that moment I knew just what she meant. 1．Why did the writer NOT get the job in Chicago? A．Because he was too young. B．Because he didn’t finish college. C．Because he didn’t have enough experience. D．Because he asked for too much money. 2． (新题型·语篇还原) Which of the following can be put in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 4? A．I couldn’t get a job there either. B．It was so easy to find a good job there. C．The interviewers were really nice to me. D．I didn’t have to be a person with experience there. 3．What job was the writer most interested in? A．A sportsman. B．A sports announcer. C．A shop assistant. D．A fisherman. 4．Where did the writer find a job? A．In a radio station. B．In a TV station. C．In a newsroom. D．In a college. 5．What does the underlined word “extremely” in the last paragraph mean? A．Slowly. B．Commonly. C．Really. D．Easily. 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．B 4．A 5．C 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者毕业后找工作屡次碰壁但不放弃，最后如愿以偿的找到心仪的工作的事情。 1．细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience.”可知，作者没有在芝加哥得到工作是因为他没有足够的经验。故选C。 2．推理判断题。根据下一句“I felt really down.”可知，作者感到非常沮丧，此处在描述让作者感到沮丧的原因。A选项“我也没能在那里找到工作。”符合语境。故选A。 3．细节理解题。根据“I had decided to try for a job in a radio station. I wanted to host a sports programme one day.”可知，作者最感兴趣的工作是一个体育播音员。故选B。 4．细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句“I tried another radio station in Iowa.”和“He put a microphone in front of me and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. I succeeded.”可知，作者在一家电台找到了工作。故选A。 5．词句猜测题。根据“One day your luck will change, my son. And when it happens, you’ll feel extremely good because of all the hard work you’ve had.”可知，此处extremely意为“极其、非常”，作状语，修饰形容词good。really“真正地、非常”。故选C。 主题01人与社会 ——社会与文化 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市花都区·期中） Lingyun is a girl from Ya’an, Sichuan Province, born in 1998. She is not only the inheritor (传承人) of the Emei School but also a well-known inheritor of Emei Kungfu (峨眉武术). Lingyun began to learn Emei Kungfu at the age of 4. Her grandfather was her first teacher. He was good at Emei Kungfu, too. He found her natural talent (天赋) for it and began teaching her. Every morning, Lingyun woke up early to practice the different moves and skills. “It was very difficult at first,” she says, “but I knew I had to keep this tradition alive.” As Lingyun grew older, her Emei Kungfu became better. At the age of 10 she joined the Emei School for  further study. After finishing high school, she got into Sichuan Media University to study dance. The dance training made her Emei Kungfu even more powerful. Everyone was amazed by her beautiful and strong movements on stage. All her hard work was worth. Now, Lingyun is also a famous spreader (推广者) of traditional Chinese Emei Kungfu. She hopes more young people can learn about and love China’s cultural traditions. “If we don’t keep these traditions alive, they might disappear forever,” she says with strong feeling. Lingyun’s story tells us that everyone can help to protect the culture. Because of Lingyun, Emei Kungfu will keep going for people in the future. What about you and me? So let’s work hard together. 1．How did dance training help Lingyun’s Emei Kungfu? A．It made her movements even better. B．It helped her win more competitions. C．It allowed her to teach other students. D．It gave her new ideas about her movements. 2．In what order did the following happen in Lingyun’s life?   a. Lingyun became a spreader of Emei Kungfu. b. Lingyun entered the Emei School for further study. c. Lingyun’s grandfather started teaching her Emei Kungfu. d. Lingyun showed on stage with beautiful movements. e. Lingyun studied dance at Sichuan Meida University. A．c→b→d→e→a B．b→c→d→e→a C．c→b→e→d→a D．b→e→c→d→a 3．Why does Lingyun become a spreader of traditional Chinese Kungfu? A．To become famous. B．To make money. C．To keep the traditions alive. D．To win competitions. 4．Which of the following best describes Lingyun? A．Famous and rich. B．Clever and patient. C．Traditional and quiet. D．Hard-working and clever. 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．C 4．D 【导语】本文主要讲了凌云是四川雅安女孩, 1998年出生, 峨眉派传人兼峨眉功夫传承者。她4岁起在爷爷教导下练峨眉功夫, 10岁入峨眉派深造, 高中毕业后考入川传学舞蹈, 让功夫更具表现力。如今她是峨眉功夫知名推广者, 盼年轻人传承文化。其故事表明人人可护文化，她让峨眉功夫得以延续，呼吁大家共同努力。 1．细节理解题。根据“The dance training made her Emei Kungfu even more powerful. Everyone was amazed by her beautiful and strong movements on stage. ”可知，舞蹈训练让她的动作更好。故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据“Lingyun began to learn Emei Kungfu at the age of 4. Her grandfather was her first teacher. ”、“At the age of 10 she joined the Emei School for further study. After finishing high school, she got into Sichuan Media University to study dance.”和“Everyone was amazed by her beautiful and strong movements on stage. ”；“Now, Lingyun is also a famous spreader (推广者) of traditional Chinese Emei Kungfu. ”可知正确的顺序是c→b→e→d→a。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“Now, Lingyun is also a famous spreader (推广者) of traditional Chinese Emei Kungfu. She hopes more young people can learn about and love China’s cultural traditions.”可知是为了复兴传统文化。故选C。 4．推理判断题。根据“He found her natural talent (天赋) for it and began teaching her.”和“All her hard work was worth.”可知，凌云勤奋且聪明。故选D。 Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市罗湖区·期中） The Spring Festival was Li Ming’s favorite holiday. Every year in the past, his whole family came to visit. They made dumplings together, exchanged red envelopes, gathered around the TV to watch the Spring Festival Gala, and told stories. But this year, a heavy snowstorm hit just before the festival. The roads were blocked and nobody could come. “The Spring Festival is ruined (毁坏),” Li Ming sighed, feeling down. Li Ming and his family went outside to clear the snow. They met some of their neighbors who were upset, too. “I was planning to celebrate with my daughter in the city,” said Grandma Liu, shaking her head. “I made glutinous rice cakes (年糕), but I’m all alone.” “My son was coming home,” Mr. Chen said. “I prepared fish, but now it seems wasted.” “I don’t have much of a celebration going on, either,” said Miss Zhao. “My parents were going to bring the lion dance props (道具). All I have are some lanterns.” Suddenly, Li Ming got an idea. After discussing with his parents, he shouted, “We have dumplings! Let’s celebrate the New Year right here together!” Li Ming warmly invited. The neighbors gladly accepted. They helped set the table and brought their own dishes. Everyone ate delicious food, chatted, and the children played and laughed nearby, filling the air with joy. As the clock struck midnight, fireworks lit up the sky. Li Ming felt thankful for his family, the delicious food, and most importantly, his kind neighbors. 1．Why did Li Ming feel down at first? A．Because he didn’t get any red envelopes from his neighbors. B．Because his relatives couldn’t come because of the snowstorm. C．Because he was not allowed to watch his favorite TV show. D．Because his parents asked him to clear the snow outside. 2．What can we infer from the neighbors’ words? A．The neighbors often celebrated festivals together. B．The neighbors paid no attention to the snowstorm. C．The neighbors prepared nothing for the Spring Festival. D．The neighbors hoped to celebrate with their families. 3．How did the story end? A．Li Ming made some dumplings with his family all night. B．Li Ming and his neighbors celebrated the festival together. C．Li Ming was very glad that his relatives arrived in time. D．Li Ming’s family drove through the snow to join relatives. 4．Which words can best describe Li Ming? A．Hardworking and strict. B．Special and humorous. C．Warm-hearted and helpful. D．Active and knowledgeable. 5．What is the writing purpose of this story? A．To tell us how to deal with a snowstorm properly. B．To encourage us to stay with our family more often. C．To introduce many different traditional activities. D．To share a story about neighbors helping each other. 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．B 4．C 5．D 【导语】本文主要讲述了李明的亲戚因暴雪不能来过春节，之后李明和同样遭遇的邻居们一起庆祝春节的故事。 1．细节理解题。根据“But this year, a heavy snowstorm hit just before the festival. The roads were blocked and nobody could come. ‘The Spring Festival is ruined （毁坏), Li Ming sighed, feeling down.”可知，李明起初情绪低落，是因为他的亲戚因为暴风雪不能来。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据“I was planning to celebrate with my daughter … but I’m all alone.”“My son was coming home … but now it seems wasted.”“I don’t have much of a celebration going on … All I have are some lanterns.”可知，邻居们希望和家人一起庆祝春节。故选D。 3．细节理解题。根据“As the clock struck midnight, fireworks lit up the sky. Li Ming felt thankful for his family, the delicious food, and most importantly, his kind neighbors.”可知，故事的最后，李明和邻居们一起庆祝了春节。故选B。 4．观点态度题。根据“‘We have dumplings! Let’s celebrate the New Year right here together!’ Li Ming warmly invited.”可知，李明是一个热心助人的人。故选C。 5．主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了李明的亲戚因暴雪不能来过春节，之后李明和同样遭遇的邻居们一起庆祝春节的故事。文章分享了一个邻居互相帮助的故事。故选D。 主题02人与社会 ——文学、影视 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市花都区·期中） （ Once upon a time, Tang Sanzang and his three followers (徒弟): Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing were traveling to India to get Buddhist scriptures (佛教经文). One very hot day, they were three and decided to rest in a small temple. Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, offered to look for food. Zhu Bajie, who was lazy and loved to eat went with him. But Zhu Bajie didn’t want to walk anymore. He said his stomach hurt and stayed behind while Sun Wukong went on. Zhu Bajie found a big rock and lay down to enjoy the warm sun. Then, Zhu Bajie saw a big watermelon growing nearby. He cut it into four pieces, thinking, “One for each of us.” However, as he looked at the watermelon, his mouth watered. “This is so delicious! Nobody will know if I eat a little more...” he thought. Piece by piece, he ate up the whole watermelon. When Sun Wukong came back, Zhu Bajie quickly threw away the watermelon skin. He hoped no one would see it. But on his way back, Zhu Bajie stepped on the watermelon skin and fell down. He fell down four times! Sun Wukong saw this and laughed. He changed into a watermelon skin to make Zhu Bajie fall again. When Tang Sanzang and the others found it, they all laughed at Zhu Bajie’s bad behavior. Zhu Bajie felt ashamed. He realized what he did got him into trouble. After that, he tried to share more and think about others. As the journey continued, Zhu Baijie walked more carefully, but every time he saw a watermelon skin, he couldn’t help but feel nervous. What would happen next? Would he ever learn his lesson? Only time would tell. 1．Why did Zhu Bajie stay behind when Sun Wukong went to look for food? A．He wanted to protect the temple and others. B．He wanted to pick up the big watermelon. C．He lied about being sick because he was lazy. D．He was asked by Tang Sanzang to want there. 2．What did Zhu Bajie do after he found the watermelon? A．He threw it away at once. B．He shared it with his friends. C．He gave it to Tang Sanzang. D．He ate the whole watermelon. 3．Why did Sun Wukong change into a watermelon skin? A．To help Zhu Bajie to carry the watermelon. B．To protect Zhu Bajie from falling down again. C．To teach Zhu Bajie a lesson about his behavior. D．To show his magical powers to Tang Sanzang. 4．What does the story mainly tell us? A．Thinking only about yourself brings trouble. B．Watermelon skins can be very dangerous. C．Always listen to your big brother. D．Laughing at others is always wrong. 【答案】1．C 2．D 3．C 4．A 【导语】本文主要讲述了唐僧师徒四人西天取经途中，猪八戒因贪吃独自留下偷吃西瓜，被孙悟空发现后用西瓜皮捉弄他，最终猪八戒为自己的贪婪行为感到羞愧，并决心以后多为他人着想的故事。 1．细节理解题。根据“But Zhu Bajie didn’t want to walk anymore. He said his stomach hurt and stayed behind while Sun Wukong went on.”（但是猪八戒不想再走了，他说自己肚子疼, 于是在孙悟空继续前行的时候留了下来。）可知，猪八戒谎称自己生病了，所以留了下来，故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据“Piece by piece, he ate up the whole watermelon.”（他一块接一块地把整个西瓜都吃光了。）可知, 他吃掉了整个西瓜, 故选D。 3．推理判断题。根据“But on his way back, Zhu Bajie stepped on the watermelon skin and fell down. He fell down four times! Sun Wukong saw this and laughed. He changed into a watermelon skin to make Zhu Bajie fall again.”（但在回去的路上，猪八戒踩到了西瓜皮摔倒了。他摔了四次！孙悟空看到这一幕哈哈大笑。他变成了一块西瓜皮，想让猪八戒再摔一跤。）和“As the journey continued, Zhu Baijie walked more carefully, but every time he saw a watermelon skin, he couldn’t help but feel nervous.” （在取经的旅程继续进行时，猪八戒走路更加小心了，但每次看到西瓜皮, 他都忍不住感到紧张。）可推知，孙悟空变成一块西瓜皮让猪八戒摔跤，目的是为了给他一个教训, 故选C。 4．主旨大意题。根据“As the journey continued, Zhu Baijie walked more carefully, but every time he saw a watermelon skin, he couldn’t help but feel nervous.”（在取经的旅程继续进行时，猪八戒走路更加小心了，但每次看到西瓜皮，他都忍不住感到紧张。）及结合全文内容可知，文章主要想告诉我们在做任何事情时不要只考虑自己，否则会带来麻烦, 故选A。 Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市海珠区珠江实验学校集团联考·期中） The world’s most lovely robotic cat is having its 50th birthday this year. To celebrate it, the new film Doraemon: Nobita’s New Dinosaur (《哆啦A梦：大雄的新恐龙》) will come out in Chinese mainland theaters on Dec 12. The Doraemon comics were first created by Japanese cartoonist Fujiko Fujio in 1970. The character later became popular outside of Japan and has been made into some cartoons and movies. Over the past 50 years, it has become a part of many people’s childhoods, as well as one of Japan’s cultural stars, according to The Japanese Times. “To have lasted half a century, Doraemon must have done something right. The cat’s cute and special look easily catches people’s eyes,” Sohu News said. Fujio was eager to create the character after seeing a cat knocking over a tumbler (不倒翁). His blue robotic cat with around head, body and fists was born. Doraemon’s creative stories also make him attractive. Sent from the future to help a boy named Nobita and his family, Doraemon has a “4D pocket” from which he can take out all kinds of futuristic gadgets (未来的道具). For example, he has a “Time-kerchief” used for time travel and a “Bamboo-copter” that is worn like a hat for flying. 1．What new character appears in the new film? A．Doraemon. B．Nobita. C．Dinosaurs. D．Robot. 2．What does the word “it” in the second paragraph refer to? A．The Doraemon comics B．The character Doraemon C．Japanese culture D．The Japanese Times 3．What’s the right order of the following events? ① The character became popular and was made into some cartoons and movies. . ② Fujio was eager to create the character after seeing a cat knocking over a tumbler. ③ A new film: Nobita’s New Dinosaur was put on to celebrate Doraemon’s 50th birthday. ④ The Doraemon comics were first created by Japanese cartoonist Fujiko Fujio. A．③-①-②-④ B．③-②-④-① C．②-④-①-③ D．②-③-①-④ 4．Which part of the newspaper can you read this passage? A．About the future. B．About the science and technology. C．About the animals. D．About the movies. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．C 4．D 【导语】文章介绍了哆啦A梦50周年纪念及新电影《哆啦A梦：大雄的新恐龙》在中国大陆的上映信息，回顾了哆啦A梦的创作历史、灵感来源及其作为日本文化符号的意义。 1．细节理解题。根据“The world’s most lovely robotic cat is having its 50th birthday this year. To celebrate it, the new film Doraemon: Nobita’s New Dinosaur (《哆啦A梦：大雄的新恐龙》) will come out in Chinese mainland theaters on Dec 12.”可知，这部电影出现的新角色应该是恐龙。故选C。 2．词句猜测题。根据“The character later became popular outside of Japan and has been made into some cartoons and movies.”以及“Over the past 50 years, it has become a part of many people’s childhoods…”可知，前句主语是“The character”，因此it指代前一句的主语“The character”，即哆啦A梦这个角色。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据“Fuji o was eager to create the character after seeing a cat knocking over a tumbler (不倒翁). His blue robotic cat with around head, body and fists was born.”可知，Fujio在看到一个猫撞倒不倒翁后产生创作灵感；根据“The Doraemon comics were first created by Japanese cartoonist Fujiko Fujio in 1970.”可知，哆啦A梦漫画在1970年首次被创作；根据“The character later became popular outside of Japan and has been made into some cartoons and movies.”可知，角色变得流行并被制作成动画和电影；根据“To celebrate it, the new film Doraemon: Nobita’s New Dinosaur (《哆啦A梦：大雄的新恐龙》) will come out in Chinese mainland theaters on Dec 12.”可知，新电影《大雄的新恐龙》上映以庆祝50周年。正确的顺序是②-④-①-③，故选C。 4．推理判断题。根据“To celebrate it, the new film...”可知，应该来源于报纸的电影部分。故选D。 Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市罗湖外国语学校·期中） Bertie was sad for weeks, months after the lion died. There was nothing I could do to cheer him up. He would sit for hours in his room, or go off on long walks all on his own. He seemed to be all alone in his own world, so far away. Try as I did, I could not reach him. Then one day, I was in the kitchen here, when I saw Bertie hurrying down the hill, waving his stick and shouting for me. “I’ve got an idea,” he cried, as he came in, “I finally thought of it.” He showed me the end of his stick. It was white. “See this, Millie? It’s white chalk (白垩)!” “So?” I said. “You know the famous White Horse on the hill at Uffington, the one they carved out (雕刻) of the chalk a thousand years ago? It seems that the horse never dies. Well, that’s what we’re going to do, so he will never be forgotten! We’ll carve him out on the hill—he’ll be there forever.” “It’ll take a long time, won’t it?” I said. “We’ve got plenty, haven’t we?” he replied, with the same smile he had when he was a ten-year-old boy. It took us twenty years to do it. Every spare moment we had, we were on the hill, digging with shovels and using buckets to carry away the dirt. It was hard, back-breaking work, but it was a labour of love. We made the paws, tail, body, and mane until he was perfect in every detail. It was just after we’d finished that the butterflies first came. In summer, when the sun comes out after the rain, these butterflies would drink on the chalk face. Then the “White Lion” becomes a butterfly lion, and it comes back to life again. So now you know how Bertie’s white lion became our special butterfly lion. (Adapted from The Butterfly Lion) 1．What did the writer mean by saying “I could not reach him” in paragraph 1? A．The writer was physically far away from Bertie. B．The writer could not understand Bertie’s language. C．The writer was unable to get Bertie out of his sadness. D．The writer did not know where Bertie was staying. 2．The underlined word “he” in paragraph 4 refers to ________. A．Bertie B．the butterfly C．the White Horse D．the lion 3．Why was Bertie excited about the White Horse on the hill at Uffington? A．It was very beautiful and he admired it. B．It was a symbol of something that could live on forever. C．It was made of the same white chalk as on his stick. D．He had visited it before and had good memories there. 4．What does the scene with butterflies landing on the White Lion symbolize (象征)? A．The lion becomes colorful. B．Nature changes the lion. C．The lion turns into a real one. D．The lion seems to come alive. 5．The main idea of the passage is about ________. A．how to turn a lion into butterflies B．the friendship between Bertie and Millie C．how Bertie and Millie remembered the dead lion D．the story of the famous White Horse 【答案】1．C 2．D 3．B 4．D 5．C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Bertie在狮子去世后长时间沉浸在悲伤中，后来通过雕刻白垩狮子雕像并吸引蝴蝶停留的方式，让狮子以另一种形式“重生”的故事。 1．词句猜测题。根据“He seemed to be all alone in his own world, so far away. Try as I did, I could not reach him”可知，Bertie似乎独自一人在自己的世界里，那么遥远，尽管作者努力了，还是无法触及他。由此可知，Bertie独自一人沉浸在悲伤中，作者无法让他走出悲伤。故选C。 2．词句猜测题。根据“You know the famous White Horse on the hill at Uffington, the one they carved out (雕刻) of the chalk a thousand years ago? It seems that the horse never dies. Well, that’s what we’re going to do, so he will never be forgotten!”可知，一千年前人们用白垩雕刻出来的马似乎是不死的，所以Bertie也要这样做，要雕刻狮子，这样狮子就永远不会被遗忘。he指的是前文提及的“狮子”。故选D。 3．推理判断题。 根据“You know the famous White Horse on the hill at Uffington... It seems that the horse never dies. Well, that’s what we’re going to do, so he will never be forgotten!”可知，Bertie受白马雕像“永恒存在”的启发，想通过雕刻让狮子永远被铭记。由此可知，乌芬顿山上的白马象征着某种东西可以永远存在。故选B。 4．推理判断题。根据“the ‘White Lion’ becomes a butterfly lion, and it comes back to life again”可知，蝴蝶停留在雕像上时，狮子仿佛“复活”了。故选D。 5．主旨大意题。全文围绕Bertie和Millie如何通过雕刻白垩狮子纪念逝去的狮子展开，最终蝴蝶的降临赋予雕像生命意义。故选C。 主题03人与社会 ——名人轶事 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市番禺区育才集团·期中） Anna Mary Robertson was a famous American painter. It is often said that Anna first took up painting when she was nearly 80 years old. In fact, when she was a little girl, she drew whenever she had a chance. Long before she became known, Anna lived a life full of challenges. She always kept busy with farm chores, housework, and children, but she never really stopped pursuing (追求) art. In Anna’s late age, she pictured some scenes in her mind before painting. She would close her eyes and recall a happy time from her early life. She would remember helping her father on the farm. She would see the people, the farm buildings, and the animals. She would imagine the blue mountains and the softly falling snow. Anna’s friends and family members loved the paintings. She gave them away as gifts. A friend hung several of the paintings in a local store. One day a stranger came into the store and bought every one of her paintings. He took her paintings to New York City and showed them to some art collectors. One of these collectors, Dr. Kallir, liked the paintings. He hung some of them in his gallery (画廊). The newspaper did a story about the art show. The reporter called Anna “Grandma Moses”. From then on, almost everyone called her that way. Grandma Moses kept on painting. Her paintings got better, and they got more popular. In her lifetime, Moses created about 1,500 works of art. They were cheerful, warm and full of life, just like Grandma herself. Her paintings still remain popular today. “As I look back on my life, it’s like a good day’s work. It was done and I feel satisfied with it. I knew nothing better than painting and made full use of what life gave. And life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.” she said. 1．When did Anna first take up painting? A．When she was a little girl. B．When she was about 80 years old. C．When she saw the blue mountains. D．When she helped her father on the farm. 2．What’s the correct order of the following events? ①Anna was known to the public. ②Anna’s friends received her paintings as gifts. ③An art show about Anna’s paintings was reported. ④A man brought Anna’s paintings to New York City. A．②④①③ B．②④③① C．①④②③ D．①④③② 3．Which of the following words can best describe Anna? A．Honest and friendly. B．Outgoing and independent. C．Clever and well-educated. D．Creative and hard-working. 4．In which part of a magazine can we read this passage? A．Language and culture. B．Art and people. C．Nature and environment. D．Science and technology. 【答案】1．A 2．B 3．D 4．B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了美国著名画家安娜·玛丽·罗伯逊的人生经历及成就。 1．细节理解题。根据“In fact, when she was a little girl, she drew whenever she had a chance.”可知，安娜在还是小女孩的时候就开始画画。故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据“She gave them away as gifts…One day a stranger came into the store and bought every one of her paintings. He took her paintings to New York City…The newspaper did a story about the art show…From then on almost everyone called her that way…got more popular.”可知，事件的正确发展顺序是：安娜的朋友收到了安娜的画作；一个陌生人买下画作并带到了纽约；安娜绘画艺术展被报道；安娜被大众熟知。故选B。 3．推理判断题。根据“but she never really stopped pursuing (追求) art.”以及“Grandma Moses kept on painting. Her paintings got better, and they got more popular.”，“In her lifetime, Moses created about 1,500 works of art. They were cheerful, warm and full of life, just like Grandma herself.”可知，“摩西”奶奶一直在画画，一生中创作了约1500件艺术品，可推知她是富有创造力的、勤奋的。故选D。 4．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了美国著名画家“摩西”奶奶的人生经历，故在“艺术与人物”版块可以读到此文章。故选B。 Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市黄埔区第八十六中学·期中） Muhammad Ali was born in the United States in 1942. Today, many people think he was the most talented boxer in the world. They call him “The Greatest of All Time”. However, few people know how he became a boxer. The story is unusual. When Ali was a little boy, somebody stole his bike. Ali cried and told a police officer. The police officer was also a boxing coach. He asked Ali if he wanted to learn how to box. Ali said yes. He wanted to learn how to box because if he ever met the person who stole his bike, he wanted to beat him up! Ali probably never found his bike, but that was a very important day in his life. It was the day he started boxing. Ali became very successful right away. He wasn’t just strong. He was also very fast and smart. In the 1960 Olympics, he won a gold medal for the USA．After that, he became the heavyweight champion (冠军) of the world. In total, Ali won fifty-six professional boxing matches, and lost only five. Ali wasn’t just a great boxer. When Ali was the champion, the United States was fighting a war in Vietnam (越南). Ali thought the war was wrong and refused to join the army. He was not allowed to box. Many years later, Ali was allowed to return to boxing. He soon became the champion again. Muhammad Ali always did the right thing. He stopped fighting more than 30 years ago, but people around the world still love him. 1．How many professional matches did Ali take part in? A．56. B．5. C．51. D．61. 2．When did Ali stop boxing? A．10 years ago. B．Over 30 years ago. C．Less than 30 years ago. D．The passage did not mention. 3．In what order did the following happen in Ali’s life? a. Ali wasn’t allowed to box. b. Ali refused to join the army. c. Ali was encouraged by an officer. d. Ali won his first Olympic gold medal. e. Ali became the heavyweight champion of the world. A．a-c-b-e-d B．a-d-e-c-b C．c-d-e-b-a D．c-b-d-e-a 4．Which of the following best describe Ali? A．Kind and creative. B．Strict but helpful. C．Smart and encouraging. D．Ordinary but hard-working. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．C 4．C 【导语】本文主要讲述了美国著名拳击运动员穆罕默德·阿里的故事。 1．推理判断题。根据“In total, Ali won fifty-six professional boxing matches, and lost only five.”可推知，阿里一共参加了61场职业比赛：胜56场，败5场。故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据“He stopped fighting more than 30 years ago,”可知，阿里30多年前就不再打拳击了。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据“The police officer was also a boxing coach. He asked Ali if he wanted to learn how to box. Ali said yes”可知警察鼓励他学拳击；根据“In the 1960 Olympics, he won a gold medal for the USA. After that, he became the heavyweight champion (冠军) of the world”可知赢得奥运金牌，在奥运金牌之后，成为世界重量级冠军；根据“Ali thought the war was wrong and refused to join the army. He was not allowed to box”可知他拒绝参军，最后他被禁止拳击。正确的顺序是：c-d-e-b-a。故选C。 4．推理判断题。根据“was very fast and smart”以及“Ali thought the war was wrong and refused to join the army. He was not allowed to box. Many years later, Ali was allowed to return to boxing. He soon became the champion again.”可知，阿里很聪明，虽然他被禁赛，他仍然拒绝参加攻打越南的战争，当他重返赛场，他很快又成为了冠军。由此推知，用聪明和鼓舞人心来形容阿里最合适。故选C。 Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市荔湾区广雅中学·期中） ①Helen Thayer, one of the greatest explorers of the 20th century, loves challenges. She says, “I like to see what’s on the other side of the hill.” She has been almost everywhere to do that. ②Helen Thayer was born in New Zealand. She has been exploring the world most of her life. Since childhood, she has traveled widely in very cold weather and across some unusual lands. At the age of 50, she became the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. Only with her dog Charlie, she lived through very cold weather and met polar bears. She also canoed (划独木舟) 2,200 miles down the Amazon, and climbed several mountains. ③Helen Thayer has never let the age stop her. She and her husband, Bill, had a lifelong dream for their 40th wedding anniversary. They walked 1,600 miles in terrible heat across the Gobi Desert. There they met Mongolian nomads (游牧民) and learned about their culture. ④To celebrate their 50 years of marriage, the Thayers walked almost 4,000 miles across the Sahara Desert to study the customs of the people who lived there. Now they are in their eighties, and they still keep planning for their future trips. ⑤Thayer has brought back many stories to share with people around the world. She hopes to encourage people to follow their examples and realize their dreams. What is her advice? Set goals, make plans and never give up. 1．What can we know about Helen Thayer? A．She has never been to the Amazon. B．She visited the North Pole with her husband. C．She was the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. D．She seldom shares stories of her traveling experiences with people. 2．The Thayers met Mongolian nomads when they ________. A．were in New Zealand B．canoed down the Amazon C．crossed the Gobi Desert D．climbed the mountains 3．The Thayers ________ to celebrate their 50 years of marriage. A．walked across the Sahara Desert B．visited the North Pole C．traveled across the Gobi Desert D．took a trip to Mongolia 4．Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the text? A． B． C． D． 5．The best title for the passage can be ________. A．A Trip into the Desert B．Helen Thayer’s Wild Dreams C．The Love Story of the Thayers D．Helen Thayer, a Great Explorer 【答案】1．C 2．C 3．A 4．A 5．D 【导语】本文主要讲述了探险家海伦·塞耶的故事。 1．细节理解题。根据“At the age of 50, she became the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole.”可知，她是第一位独自前往北极的女性。故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据“They walked 1,600 miles in terrible heat across the Gobi Desert. There they met Mongolian nomads (游牧民) and learned about their culture.”可知，他们在穿越戈壁沙漠时遇到了蒙古游牧民族。故选C。 3．细节理解题。根据“To celebrate their 50 years of marriage, the Thayers walked almost 4,000 miles across the Sahara Desert to study the customs of the people who lived there.”可知，他们徒步穿越撒哈拉沙漠来庆祝他们结婚50周年。故选A。 4．篇章结构题。根据文章内容可知，第一段介绍海伦·塞耶是一名探险家，她热爱挑战；第二至四段具体介绍了她探险的经历；第五段总结上文，并给出她的建议——设定目标、制定计划并永不放弃。故选A。 5．最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了Helen Thayer作为20世纪最伟大的探险家之一的探险经历和人生故事，因此D项“海伦·塞耶，一位伟大的探险家”适合作标题。故选D。 Passage 4 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市福田区外国语学校·期中） This is a true story about a boy who, the world might say, was a terrible underachiever. While in the eighth grade, he failed subjects repeatedly. High school wasn’t much better, he flunked Latin, algebra, English, and received a grade of zero in physics. The boy managed to make the school golf team, but he lost the most important golf match of the season. It’s not that his peers disliked this boy. It’s just that they never really seemed to notice him much. Even “Hellos” in the hall were hardly said. Out of all the failures in his life, there was something that did hold great importance to this boy, his love of drawing. Although in high school, the cartoons he made were rejected. Once out of school, the boy was so sure of his artistic talent that he went to find Walt Disney Studios with drawing works. I wish I could say the studios loved his work and immediately hired him, but such was not the case; another huge rejection. Despite his lack of successes, this boy did not give up. He then decided to write his own autobiography in cartoons, about a little boy who was regarded as a loser and a nobody. The name of this boy was Charles Schulz, the creator of the famous Charlie Brown and comic dog Snoopy. In life, it is sometimes easy to feel like a nobody. We pass hundreds of people on the street on our way to work, or walk through a faceless crowd in a mall, and no one seems to notice or care. Deep inside, we may know we are special and unique and have lots to offer, but unless someone takes the time to look our way and give us a chance, we may feel worthless, just like Charlie Brown who couldn’t even manage to fly a kite or kick a football properly. Just as Charles Schulz had faith in his artistic talent, so too, we must realize that nobody is a nobody. We all have special gifts and talents, and every human being is deserving and capable of being loved and appreciated. 1．The underlined word “flunked” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________. A．failed B．learned C．achieved D．misunderstood 2．What can we know about the boy? A．He was hated by his peers. B．He achieved great success in drawing in high school. C．His work was refused by Walt Disney Studios. D．He got the praise from Walt Disney Studios. 3．What can we infer in Paragraph 5? A．We need to open up our eyes. B．We need to believe in our own value and worth. C．We need to learn more skills for development. D．We need to ask for more praise and love. 4．Which is the right structure of the passage? (①= Paragraph 1 ②= Paragraph 2…) A．①②/③/④/⑤/⑥ B．①/②③④/⑤/⑥ C．①/②/③④/⑤/⑥ D．①②/③/④/⑤⑥ 5．What does the underlined sentence mean? A．Self-confidence leads to success, as shown by Schulz. B．Hard work matters more than talent. C．Talented people should keep trying after being turned down. D．All people have value, just as Schulz believed in his worth. 【答案】1．A 2．C 3．B 4．B 5．D 【导语】本文讲述了《花生漫画》创作者查尔斯・舒尔茨的真实经历：他曾是众人眼中的“失败者”—— 中学多门功课不及格、高尔夫比赛失利、画作多次被拒，但他始终未放弃对绘画的热爱，最终通过创作以“失败者”查理・布朗为主角的漫画闻名世界。文章借此传递“每个人都有独特价值，无人是‘无名之辈’”的信念。 1．词句猜测题。根据“he failed subjects repeatedly”和后文“received a grade of zero in physics”，可推测“flunked Latin, algebra, English”与“不及格”意思一致，因此“flunked”最接近“failed”。故选A。 2．细节理解题。根据“Once out of school, the boy... went to find Walt Disney Studios with drawing works... another huge rejection”可知，他的作品被迪士尼工作室拒绝。故选C。 3．推理判断题。根据第五段“Deep inside, we may know we are special and unique and have lots to offer, but unless someone takes the time to look our way and give us a chance, we may feel worthless”可知，此处强调内心深处我们知道自己独特且有价值，但容易因他人忽视而感到无用。由此可推断，我们需要相信自己的价值，而非依赖他人认可。故选B。 4．篇章结构题。①段：总起，引出“一个被认为是‘失败者’的男孩”的故事；②③④段：分述男孩（查尔斯・舒尔茨）的经历 —— 中学失败、向迪士尼投稿被拒、最终创作《花生漫画》成功；⑤段：联系现实，说明人们常因被忽视而感到自己是“无名之辈”；⑥段：总结主旨，强调“无人是无名之辈，每个人都有独特价值”。因此结构划分为①/②③④/⑤/⑥。故选B。 5．词句猜测题。根据“Charles Schulz had faith in his artistic talent”和“we must realize that nobody is a nobody”并结合后文“We all have special gifts and talents”可知，句子核心是“正如舒尔茨相信自己的价值，我们也应明白每个人都有价值”。故选D。 主题04人与自我 ——个人成长、人生感悟 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市深圳外国语学校·期中） Two things changed my life: my mother and a white plastic bike basket. I would be a different person if my mum hadn’t turned the simple basket into a life lesson. My mum handled most of the parenting in my childhood. Looking back, I don’t know how she managed everything, especially the family budget. But she made it look easy. If my brother and I ever complained about not having what other kids did, we’d hear things like, “I don’t care what so-and-so got for their birthday. You’re not getting a TV in your room or a fancy Sweet 16 Party.” Instead, we earned our pocket money by doing chores around the house. We also had to take care of our belongings, and if something was lost, it would not be replaced. One summer day, my mum took me to the bike shop to fix a tire. That’s when I saw it—a beautiful white plastic bike basket with colorful flowers. The basket winked at me and I knew I had to have it. I begged my mum to buy it for me. I promised to do extra chores, anything, just to have it. She smiled and said gently, “If you save up, you could buy it yourself.” I protested (反抗), afraid someone else would buy it first. Then she said, “There might be another way.” She bought the basket that day and hid it somewhere I couldn’t find. Each week, I saved up my pocket money and did extra chores—washing the car, helping with dinner, running errands (跑腿) on my bike, which now looked empty without the basket. Finally, after weeks of hard work, I had the full amount and got my dream basket. Days later the unthinkable happened. A neighbourhood girl rode by on her shiny new bike—with the exact same basket. I rode hard and fast home to tell my mother about this disaster. And then came the lesson I’ve taken with me through my life. My mum knelt down, looked into my teary eyes, and said to me, “Honey, your basket is extra-special because you paid for it yourself.” 1．What can we learn from paragraph 2? A．The writer enjoyed doing housework. B．The writer came from a wealthy family. C．The mother was strict with her children. D．The mother kept the kids’ belongings safe. 2．What did the writer suggest by using empty in paragraph 4? A．Her bike basket was missing. B．She was eager to get the basket. C．The basket didn’t match her bike. D．It was impossible to get the basket. 3．What was the disaster in paragraph 5? A．A neighbourhood girl got a fancier bike. B．The writer’s basket was no longer special. C．The writer didn’t like her basket any more. D．The basket cost more than the writer expected. 4．What life lesson did the writer learn from her mother? A．Save money now for future needs. B．Where there is a will, there is a way. C．Your effort makes the reward sweeter. D．One man’s meat is another man’s poison. 5．In which part of the magazine can we probably find the passage? A．Life story. B．Career corner. C．Parenting tips. D．Household chores. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．B 4．C 5．A 【导语】本文讲述作者童年时，妈妈通过一个白色塑料自行车篮子给作者上了人生一课。妈妈让作者通过自己攒钱和做家务来获得篮子，使作者明白了努力带来的回报更甜蜜的道理。 1．细节理解题。根据“If my brother and I ever complained about not having what other kids did, we’d hear things like, ‘I don’t care what so-and-so got for their birthday. You’re not getting a TV in your room or a fancy Sweet 16 Party.’ Instead, we earned our pocket money by doing chores around the house. We also had to take care of our belongings, and if something was lost, it would not be replaced.”可知，当作者和哥哥抱怨没有其他孩子拥有的东西时，妈妈会拒绝满足他们的要求，让他们通过做家务来挣零花钱，而且如果东西丢了不会再买新的。这一系列行为体现出妈妈在对待孩子的需求、培养孩子的独立性和责任感等方面要求很严格。故选C。 2．词句猜测题。根据“Each week, I saved up my pocket money and did extra chores-washing the car, helping with dinner, running errands on my bike, which now looked empty without the basket. Finally, after weeks of hard work, I had the full amount and got my dream basket.”可知，作者强调自行车没有篮子就显得空荡荡，是为了突出她内心对得到这个篮子的极度渴望，那个篮子在她心中是不可或缺的，所以她用 “empty” 表明她急切地想要得到那个篮子。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据“A neighbourhood girl rode by on her shiny new bike-with the exact same basket. I rode hard and fast home to tell my mother about this disaster.”可知，作者觉得灾难是因为邻家女孩有了一模一样的篮子，自己的篮子不再特别了。故选B。   4．推理判断题。根据“Honey, your basket is extra-special because you paid for it yourself.”可知，作者通过自己努力攒钱和做家务才获得了这个篮子，妈妈强调因为是自己付出努力得到的所以格外特别。这意味着通过自身努力获得的回报会有不一样的价值，会让人感觉更甜蜜、更珍贵。故选C。 5．推理判断题。本文讲述了作者童年的生活故事，所以可能在杂志的生活故事板块找到。故选A。 Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市红岭教育集团·期中） Raised by a single mother, Juleus Ghunta and his three siblings (兄弟姐妹) grew up in a poor family. The oldest daughter was sent to school while Ghunta was kept at home. When Ghunta finally went to school, he couldn’t catch up on his reading skills. Not only had he missed early basic education, but he had not been exposed to (接触到) books. By the time he entered the sixth grade, he could only spell his name, but couldn’t read or understand words. The situation was made worse by some teachers who made him feel worthless. “They were not very patient, and not very kind.” he recalled. When Ghunta was about 12, a young teacher-in-training started a special reading program for students. Ghunta was the first to sign up. Although he doesn’t remember her name, she became his unsung hero— the person who changed his life. “The teacher was kind, patient, and creative,” he said. “She only asked me to work hard and believe in myself.” Her encouragement and teaching methods helped Ghunta unlock the gift of literacy (读写能力) and develop a deeper appreciation (欣赏) for himself. This experience marked a new chapter in Ghunta’s life. He graduated from elementary school with a number of awards, including one for “most improved in reading”. Today, he has written two children’s books that focus on solving difficulties in childhood and is working on his first full-length collection of poetry. 1．What caused young Ghunta’s difficulty in reading? A．His teachers were too strict. B．He had no interest in books. C．His mother was not patient. D．He had little chance to read. 2．What does the underlined word “worthless” mean in English? A．Helpless. B．Useless. C．Special. D．Foolish. 3．What do we know about the young teacher-in-training? A．She changed the other teachers’ opinions. B．She discovered Ghunta’s talent in writing. C．She helped Ghunta realize his own value. D．She stayed in Ghunta’s school for one year. 4．What is Ghunta’s latest achievement according to the text? A．He works as a teacher in a rural school. B．He is an expert studying students’ literacy. C．He is a writer of children’s books and a poet. D．He studies abroad to get a higher education. 5．What does the text mainly talk about? A．A caring teacher has a good effect on her student. B．Living in a big family is good for kids’ development. C．Strict teachers can greatly change a student’s life. D．Learning to read at a young age is not easy to realize. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．C 4．C 5．A 【导语】本文主要讲述了一位老师对一名学生的鼓励和帮助，改变了这位学生一生的故事。 1．细节理解题。根据“Not only had he missed early basic education, but he had not been exposed to books.”可知，Ghuta在阅读方面困难是因为他很少有机会读书。故选D。 2．词句猜测题。根据“The situation was made worse by some teachers who made him feel worthless.”可知，这里worthless意为“无用的”。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据“Her encouragement and teaching methods helped Ghunta unlock the gift of literacy and develop a deeper appreciation for himself.”可知，她帮助Ghuta认识到自己的价值。故选C。 4．细节理解题。根据“Today, he has written two children’s books that focus on solving difficulties in childhood and is working on his first full-length collection of poetry.”可知，他是一个儿童读物的作家和诗人。故选C。 5．主旨大意题。根据“Her encouragement and teaching methods helped Ghunta unlock the gift of literacy and develop a deeper appreciation for himself.”以及全文可知，这篇文章主要讲了一个有爱心的老师对她的学生有很好的影响。故选A。 主题05人与自然 ——自然灾害 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·广东省汕头市潮南区·期中） It was a beautiful day with a clear, blue sky and the cool wind made my morning tea cool. Everything was quiet and the book in my hands was lovely until I felt my chair moving. At that moment, I thought to myself, “It is an earthquake (地震).” I was scared as I ran to tell my parents. But when I reached them, the earthquake stopped. ________ My family and I were not in danger and our house was still standing. We watched the news about the earthquake. The epicenter (震中) was very close to Muzaffarabad. We felt lucky to be in the city of Kashmir. After we knew the situation in Muzaffarabad, I decided to volunteer to help those people right away. I arrived in the city of Muzaffarabad with a few other volunteers. We tried to help out the people there. After hours of digging, we found a few survivors (幸存者). We quickly sent for doctors to make sure they were all right. When they met their families, they cried for joy. That made me very happy. However, not everyone had a happy ending. We also found bodies of those not making it through the earthquake. And I felt terrible when I saw the tears of the people crying for those dead people. 1．What was the writer doing when the earthquake happened? A．Moving a table. B．Cooking breakfast. C．Reading a book. D．Talking with his parents. 2．Which can be the best for “________” in Paragraph 2? A．My parents didn’t agree with me. B．I didn’t find my parents anywhere. C．Everyone might be in danger then. D．Nothing happened in the next few hours. 3．Which is TRUE about the earthquake in Kashmir? A．A lot of people died. B．It lasted a short time. C．It was big and terrible. D．Some houses fell down. 4．What did the writer do after the earthquake? A．He looked after his parents. B．He raised money for the sick people. C．He stayed in hospital quietly. D．He volunteered to help some people. 5．Why did the writer write the passage? A．To explain how to keep safe in an earthquake. B．To show us an interesting experience. C．To ask us to do volunteer work. D．To tell us about an earthquake. 【答案】1．C 2．D 3．B 4．D 5．D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在一个平静的早晨经历地震的经过，包括地震发生时的情景、震后了解到震中附近城市Muzaffarabad受灾严重，以及作者作为志愿者前往该地参与救援的所见所感，展现了地震带来的影响和人与人之间的互助精神。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段“Everything was quiet and the book in my hands was lovely until I felt my chair moving.”可知，地震发生时作者正在看书。故选C。 2．推理判断题。根据下文“My family and I were not in danger and our house was still standing.”可知，家人安全，房屋未倒塌，说明地震后没有发生危险情况；选项D“接下来的几小时没发生什么事。”符合语境，衔接自然。故选D。 3．推理判断题。根据第一段“I was scared as I ran to tell my parents. But when I reached them, the earthquake stopped.”可知，作者吓得急忙跑回家告诉父母，但当作者赶到他们身边时，地震已经停止了；据此可以推断，地震持续时间短。故选B。 4．细节理解题。根据第二段“I decided to volunteer to help those people right away.”及第三段“I arrived in the city of Muzaffarabad with a few other volunteers. We tried to help out the people there.”可知，作者震后参与了志愿救援。故选D。 5．主旨大意题。综合全文可知，本文通过第一人称视角讲述了作者经历地震的过程、震后的情况以及参与志愿救援的经历，核心是讲述地震事件。故选D。 / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 专题04 阅读理解 记叙文（广东省卷、广州、深圳） 主题01人与社会 ——中华文化与传统工艺 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市白云区培英中学·期中） A 63-year-old Chinese carpenter’s traditional skills have become an Internet pop star. He creates woodwork with nothing more than a single piece of wood. Wang Dewen, known as “Grandpa Amu” on YouTube, has been known as the modern day Lu Ban, a famous Chinese engineer during the Zhou Dynasty, thanks to his wonderful woodwork knowledge. Grandpa Amu’s most popular video, which shows him making a wooden bridge, has gained more than 40 million views. “If you do something, you have to love it, and you have to be interested in it. However, being interested doesn’t mean there’s only happiness and no pain,” Grandpa Amu shared when talking about his excellent skills. The same ancient Chinese skills Grandpa Amu follows were also found in the Forbidden City. Nothing is used except wood. He has also made several wooden toys for his grandson using the same skill. His young grandson’s favorites include a walking Peppa Pig and a bubble blowing machine. “The grandson is so happy, as there have been so many interesting toys made by grandpa from an early age,” said one netizen. While another said, “It’s amazing. I hope these traditional skills can be passed on” 1．How popular Grandpa Amu is on the Internet? A．His products are bought by customers on the Internet. B．His fans go to China to visit him and enjoy his works. C．His video gained over 40 million views from YouTube. D．His grandson also becomes famous as an idol on the Internet. 2．Why is he so popular in the Internet? A．He has a wonderful Chinese traditional skill. B．He makes a lot of works and becomes very rich. C．He loves his grandson and takes good care of him. D．He works very hard to improve his carpenter skills. 3．What do you know about this ancient Chinese skill? A．It can only be used to make buildings like a bridge. B．No nails or glue except wood are used in the process of working. C．The young don’t like this skill which is out of date. D．More people are needed to help with the woodwork. 4．What is the secret of excellent skills? A．Interest is everything. B．Happiness helps a lot. C．No pain no gain. D．Love is life. Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市龙岗区宏扬学校·期中） When I was young, I loved paper cutting and I was pretty good at it. As I grew up, I became busy and didn’t have much time for it. Later, I stopped doing it. However, the news I came across online touched my heart and changed my mind. A little girl from Jieyang, Guangdong, was practising a lion dance when a professional lion dance performance team (专业舞狮表演队) passed by. As soon as they saw the girl practising, they started to beat drums and gongs for her, and quickly she did a lion dance in return. People around all cheered for her. Her love for the ancient Chinese culture evoked my strong memories of paper cutting. I remembered the happy times of making paper cuttings with my teacher and friends in the club. When I was ten, I joined the paper cutting club. Every Monday and Friday, I learned to make paper cuttings there. Our teacher, Ms Li, was very talented. With a pair of scissors and a piece of paper, she could create lively works. That amazed us. And we learned much from her. Together, we created lots of works. They covered many topics, including animals, flowers, and things about Chinese history. Every time we held a paper cutting show, our works attracted many visitors. The girl in the news encouraged me to go on with paper cutting. I want to be an inheritor (继承者) of the ancient Chinese culture. Together with other inheritors, I hope to pass down our excellent culture. 1．What did the girl do after the team began to beat drums and gongs for her? A．She watched their show carefully. B．She did a lion dance in return. C．She cheered for the team. D．She made a paper cutting for the team. 2．What does the underlined word “evoked” mean in paragraph 2? A．Brought back. B．Took away. C．Cut off. D．Depended on. 3．What is the main idea of paragraph 3? A．The long history of paper cutting. B．The steps of making paper cuttings. C．The writer’s happy times of making paper cuttings. D．The writer’s plans for setting up a paper cutting club. 4．Which of the following best describes the writer’s teacher Ms Li? A．Strict and quiet. B．Talented and inspiring. C．Funny and friendly. D．Busy and impatient. 5．Which of the following might be the best title for this passage? A．My love for lion dance B．A talented paper cutting teacher C．How to pass down Chinese culture D．Returning to paper cutting Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·广东省揭阳市揭西县·期中） When eating, western people are used to using knives and forks, but Chinese people are used to using chopsticks. More than 3,000 years ago, Chinese people started to eat with chopsticks. Who invented (发明) chopsticks? Here is a legend about the invention of chopsticks. Long ago, Chinese people used to eat with their hands. In the Shang Dynasty, the last king, Zhou was cruel (残酷的). He always killed people because the food was too hot or too cold. It made people afraid to serve him. His favorite imperial concubine (妃子) Daji was also afraid of him. One day, Daji served King Zhou his meal. When she tried the dish for the king, she found that it was too hot. Daji felt very nervous because the king would be angry. Suddenly, she had an idea and she used two pieces of her long hairpins (发簪) to put the food to the king’s mouth. King Zhou found it so interesting to eat with two long sticks that he forgot how hot the food was. After that, Daji thought it was a good way to solve this problem and asked people to make two long-thin gold sticks. People found it better to eat with sticks than with their hands. But they were too poor to afford the gold sticks. Then they found bamboo was good material to make chopsticks. In this way, chopsticks were invented. 1．When did Chinese people start eating with chopsticks? A．Over 3,000 years ago. B．2,000 years ago. C．1,000 years ago. D．800 years ago. 2．What does the underlined word “legend” in Paragraph 1 mean? A．Rule. B．Competition. C．Story. D．Example. 3．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A．Daji was nervous to find the food was hot. B．King Zhou was cruel. C．King Zhou was interested in sticks. D．King Zhou ate with bamboo chopsticks. 4．Which of the following can best describe Daji? A．Crazy. B．Careless. C．Shy. D．Smart. 5．What can be the best title for the text? A．Daji’s Hairpins B．Two Gold Sticks C．The Function of Chopsticks D．The Invention of Chopsticks 主题02人与社会 ——社会服务与人际沟通 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市深圳华附集团期中联考·期中） Living in a city for one day with just one yuan seems impossible, but 60 students from Xi’an accepted this challenge. The “One Yuan Metropolis Survival” activity tested students’ living skills while raising money for charity (慈善机构). This event has happened in eight cities and is going to four others including Beijing in May. To Face challenges, some students thought of many ways to earn money. They looked for part-time jobs. Zhang Qiyue who is 14 years old asked more than 10 restaurants for a job before finally getting a job as a waiter. “I felt worried when refused, but I got used to it slowly,” he said. After working for eight hours in a day, he earned 200 yuan. Others made use of their artistic abilities in public. Zhao Jiacheng, another 14-year-old student, successfully sold his handmade paper crafts and drawings. “This experience showed that it’s important to develop a special skill,” he said. The money from this event will help poor schools in Tibet. As the activity spreads to more cities, students learn important lessons about never giving up and being creative. This challenge shows that with hard work and skills, young people can solve difficult problems. 1．How many cities has already held this activity before Xi’an? A．4 cities. B．12 cities. C．8 cities. D．10 cities. 2．What can we infer about Zhang Qiyue’s experience? A．Finding a job was easy. B．he was refused many times. C．He didn’t get any jobs. D．He earned 20 yuan in an hour. 3．What can we know from Zhao Jiacheng’s success? A．Art skills are useless in real life. B．Special talents can help earn money. C．Public performances are useful. D．Handicrafts are easy to make for him. 4．What’s the structure of the passage? A．①/②③/④ B．①/②③④ C．①②/③④ D．①②③/④ 5．What information can we get from the last paragraph? A．The future working plans for the activity. B．The number of money they raised. C．The educational value of the challenge. D．The students’ opinions about challenge. Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·广东省东莞市清溪中学·期中） In a neighborhood, a service team of volunteers—“Shared Children (共享儿女)”—is getting popular. It works hard to help old people without children around to be happy. The volunteers already made a big difference in the neighborhood. They helped more than seventy old people these days. The volunteers learned about the old people’s needs in their life and gave them a helping hand. At first, the neighborhood started a project to help some people in need in time. However, the neighborhood did not have enough workers to help so many old people. So, the idea of “Shared Children” came out. The number of the volunteers in the team is more than 108 now. They help the old people buy things, take a walk with them and cook for them. ▲ . Fan Fawen is a retired (退休的) train driver. He joined the volunteer team two years ago. He often helps to repair something in the old people’s homes, buys them fruit and vegetables and carries heavy things, like bags of rice and boxes. Liu Chunyan, 43, is also one of the volunteers. “Many old people now live alone and feel lonely, so we should help them and talk with them more often,” Liu says. “More people now start to learn about the team. We believe that more people will join us in the future,” says Hao Guoving, a volunteer of the team. 1．Who do volunteers in the team of “Shared Children” help? A．Old people with children around. B．Old people without children around. C．Parents with over three children to look after. D．Children without parents around. 2．What does the underlined word “project” probably mean in Paragraph 3? A．Plan. B．Game. C．Library. D．School. 3．Which of the following can we put in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 5? A．People also help children do homework. B．The old people thank the volunteers a lot. C．The volunteers are not all young people. D．More neighborhoods start to know about them. 4．What does Liu Chunyan think is important for helping old people? A．Talking with them more often. B．Solving their health problems. C．Providing enough food and money. D．Teaching necessary life skills. 5．What is the main purpose (目的) of the passage? A．To explain why old people feel lonely. B．To show a volunteer team helping old people. C．To discuss the problems of the neighborhood. D．To compare different volunteer groups. Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市南沙区朝阳学校·期中） In the summer between my first year and second year in college, I was invited to be an instructor (辅导员) at a high school camp. On the first day, when we were dancing and playing games, I noticed a boy under the tree who was small and thin. His shyness made him appear weak. I walked towards him, introduced myself and invited him to join in the activities and meet some new people. He quietly replied, “No, I really don’t want to do this.” I could understand that he was in a new world but I knew it wouldn’t be right to force him, either. Actually, the boy didn’t need a close talk but a friend. At lunch the next day, I was leading camp songs when I saw the boy under the tree sitting alone. I tried again with the same invitation, but he refused once again. That evening I was told the boy’s name was Tommy. Then I asked the campers to pay special attention to the boy and spend time with him when they could. The days went by and the time came when we had to leave. We held a big, warm party to celebrate the closing of the camp. All the campers shared their wonderful moments. To my surprise, I found the boy from under the tree dancing joyfully with two girls. I couldn’t believe it was the same person. In October of my second year, I received a phone call from Tommy’s mother. She told me that Tommy was hit by a car and killed. I offered my deep sadness. The mother said, “Tommy mentioned you so many times. I want you to know that he went back to school and made new friends with confidence. You made a difference for Tommy during his last months.” At that moment, I realized how easy it was to give a bit of yourself every day. You may never know how much each gesture may mean to someone else. I hope that everyone can pay attention to their own “boy under the tree”. 1．Before the writer came to the high school summer camp, he was a(n) ________. A．instructor B．student C．camper D．reporter 2．Which is the correct order about the story? ①The boy danced joyfully with two girls. ②The boy went back to school and made new friends. ③The boy refused to join in the activities. ④The boy’s mother made a phone call to the writer. A．①②③④ B．②③①④ C．③①②④ D．④③②① 3．From Paragraph 4, we can infer (推断) that Tommy’s mother was very ________ to the writer. A．thankful B．helpful C．faithful D．harmful 4．What important lesson can we learn from this story? A．Parents must communicate more with their children. B．Teachers should pay special attention to shy students. C．Summer camps are the best way to help teenagers. D．Small kind actions can change someone's life. 主题03人与社会 ——文学和艺术 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市宝安区海旺中学联考·期中） In the cave (山洞), I saw gold coins in a corner. They were Flint’s treasure! We had come so far to find this. Already it had cost the lives of seventeen men from the Hispaniola. How many ships had gone to the bottom of the sea? How many brave men had been killed for this? Perhaps no man alive could tell. Next morning, we took it by boat to the Hispaniola. It was a big job for so small a number of men. Then at last, one sunny morning, we sailed out of North Inlet and towards the nearest port (港口). Treasure Island had disappeared from view, and I had never felt happier to leave a place behind. When we came back, Ben Gunn was waiting for us. “Silver has gone,” he told us, “but not empty-handed. He’s taken only one of the bags of coins, perhaps worth three or four hundred pounds.” We found some sailors for the ship at the port. Only five of the men who had sailed from Bristol with the Hispaniola returned with her. We all took a large piece of the treasure. Some used it wisely, but some did not. Captain Smollett no longer goes to sea. Gray saved his money and now is a half-owner and captain of a fine ship. Ben Gunn got a thousand pounds which he spent or lost in three weeks, then he came begging and was given a job to keep the gate of a church. For Silver, we have heard no more. That scary seaman with one leg has gone out of my life. I will never return to Treasure Island, but in my worst dreams I still hear the sharp, high cries of Captain Flint: “Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!” 1．What do we know from Paragraph 1? A．Flint found the gold coins in the cave. B．Seventeen men left with the boat. C．Many people lost their lives for the treasure D．People who were alive knew what happened 2．How might Ben and other people from the ship feel when Silver left? A．Mad and worried B．Surprised and pleased C．Sad and disappointed. D．Anxious and angry. 3．What does the underlined word “her” refer to in paragraph 6? A．The Hispaniola. B．Captain Smollett. C．Silver D．Bristol. 4．What can we infer (推断) from the second last paragraph? A．Captain Smollett still works on a ship B．Gray spent all his money on a fine ship C．Ben Gunn worked as a gatekeeper finally. D．Ben Gunn lived a happy life with the money 5．What is the best title of this passage? A．Taking a relaxing trip B．Flint’s gold coins and treasure C．Looking for treasure D．Silver has gone with money Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市高级中学·期中） My name is Jenny. I’m a movie lover and I go to see movies very often. And I want my kids to like movies, too. I still remember the first time I took my daughter, May, to the movie theatre. At that time she was 6 and the movie we watched was Bambi. I chose it because I thought a cartoon movie would be good for her. Everything was going just fine and Bambi was so lovely. However, when a man killed Bambi, my daughter became very sad and asked to go home. So we left in the middle of the movie. Later when I decided to take my daughter to the theatre, I chose movies more carefully and my daughter watched many great ones. Luckily, she likes movies as much as I do now. However, I still worry. Are cartoons really safe for kids? Once I sat on the sofa. watching a cartoon with my 8-year-old son. Nick. I was dumbfounded when I saw a cartoon character bleeding (流血) in front of us. The cartoon was like an action movie for adults! So what I want to say is that the next time you take a kid to the movie theatre, be careful. Maybe a cartoon isn’t the best. You should take the time to watch it first (it’s a habit of mine) or the kid may get messages he or she isn’t ready to get yet. 1．Who did May first go with to the movie theatre? A．Her mum. B．Her dad. C．Her brother. D．Her grandma. 2．Why did May want to leave in the middle of Bambi? A．Because she got hungry. B．Because it was a boring movie. C．Because the movie made her feel sad. D．Because she found Bambi was not lovely. 3．What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” mean? A．Ashamed. B．Satisfied. C．Excited. D．Surprised. 4．What would Jenny do before she takes her kids to the movie theatre? A．Watch the movie first. B．Tell her kids what they will watch. C．Ask about her kids’ favourite. D．Make sure the movie theatre is safe. 5．What’s the best title for the passage? A．Cartoons Are Not Safe for Kids. B．Don’t Take Kids to the Movie Theatre. C．Watch the Cartoons with Your Kids. D．Think Twice Before Choosing Movies for Kids. 主题04人与自我 ——个人情况与个人经历 Passage1 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市高级中学·期中） For people who have trouble seeing or hearing, enjoying a performance can be really tough. Whether it is an exciting song, an amazing dance, or a funny joke, these things turn pale (苍白) in front of people who are blocked out from sharing the joy. Chen Jing knows this feeling well. She lost her hearing when she was just two and a half. She said, “Even when I saw crowds on TV getting really excited, I felt bored.” When she watched shows with her family, Chen usually watched the performers’ faces and body language closely. She tried hard to feel how they felt, but still, she felt left out most of the time. A change came on the eve of the 2005 Spring Festival, when Chen was attracted by a dance show on TV. The dancers were dressed in gold. Their faces were peaceful, and their eyes showed kindness. They moved gracefully on the stage, showing the many forms of the Thousand-Handed Guanyin (千手观音). Every move, gesture, and look matched the music, making it feel like the music could be seen. The sound and movement let the audience enjoy the dance and feel the beauty of the music at the same time. What shocked Chen Jing even more was that the dancers were deaf like her. How could they be trained to dance without hearing the music? Chen Jing looked for the answer through actions and hard work. Now, she is a dancer and a key member of that team that once inspired her. 1．Why was it hard for Chen Jing to enjoy a show in the beginning? A．She had trouble seeing. B．She didn’t like crowds. C．She didn’t enjoy being with her family. D．She couldn’t hear the music and words. 2．What do the underlined words mean? A．Excited. B．Bored. C．Lonely. D．Relaxed. 3．Why did Chen Jing find “Thousand-Handed Guanyin” attractive? A．The dancers were disabled but looked kind. B．The movements helped her “see” the music. C．She had always wanted to dance with a team. D．The dancers raised questions through gestures. 4．What can we learn from Chen’s story? A．No pains, no gains. B．Rome wasn’t built in a day. C．A friend in need is a friend indeed. D．When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市黄埔区玉岩天健实验学校·期中） Chen Lei was a car designer before he became well-known as a famous cartoonist by accident. He has created a series of easy-to-understand comic books about history, science, and more since 2014. This is how he started his comic journey. “It was a quiet Sunday afternoon. I was sitting in my small apartment in Shanghai, staring at my computer screen. I had a lot of free time that day, and I wanted to do something different. I had always loved history, but I also knew how boring it could be for some people. I thought, ‘Why not try to make it more fun?’ I decided to start with Confucius (孔子), an important and serious role in history. I didn’t choose to write a boring article. I wanted something that people would actually enjoy reading. I picked up my pen and drew him as a funny little man with a pair of glasses. I told his story in a humorous and friendly way, like I was talking to a friend. With great excitement, I spent hours working on the work, making sure every detail was just right. When I finally finished, I felt proud. I couldn’t help putting it online to share with my friends. The next day, I checked my phone and found that hundreds of people had read my work. Some even left comments saying how much they enjoyed it. I was shocked and happy at the same time. From that day on, I started my comic journey. I wanted to make learning fun for everyone.” 1．Why did Chen Lei start creating comics? A．He is a great cartoonist. B．He wrote a history book. C．He wants something new. D．He is tired of car designing. 2．How did Chen Lei make his work different? A．He made serious stories fun. B．He spent much time working. C．He asked for advice from friends. D．He chose to write about Confucius. 3．What is Chen Lei probably like? A．Honest and confident. B．Creative and humorous. C．Old-fashioned and pleasant. D．Hardworking and brave. 4．What is this passage mainly about? A．How different Chen Lei’s work is. B．Chen Lei’s start of comic creation. C．How Chen Lei spent his free time. D．Effect of Chen Lei’s first success. Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·广东省江门市蓬江区江门第二中学·期中） “Everything, happens for the best,” my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. “Don’t worry. One day your luck will change.” I found my mum was right after I finished college. I had decided to try for a job in a radio station. I wanted to host a sports programme one day. I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But I got turned down every time. In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “Get some work in a small station and work your way up (逐步升职),” she said. I went back to my home town. ▲ I felt really down. “Your luck will change,” my mum said to me. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner told me he had already had someone. As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer (播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” And then he called my name and told me not to leave. He put a microphone in front of me and asked me to broadcast (广播) an imaginary (想象的) game. I succeeded. On my way home, my mum’s words came back to me. “One day your luck will change, my son. And when it happens, you’ll feel extremely good because of all the hard work you’ve had.” At that moment I knew just what she meant. 1．Why did the writer NOT get the job in Chicago? A．Because he was too young. B．Because he didn’t finish college. C．Because he didn’t have enough experience. D．Because he asked for too much money. 2． (新题型·语篇还原) Which of the following can be put in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 4? A．I couldn’t get a job there either. B．It was so easy to find a good job there. C．The interviewers were really nice to me. D．I didn’t have to be a person with experience there. 3．What job was the writer most interested in? A．A sportsman. B．A sports announcer. C．A shop assistant. D．A fisherman. 4．Where did the writer find a job? A．In a radio station. B．In a TV station. C．In a newsroom. D．In a college. 5．What does the underlined word “extremely” in the last paragraph mean? A．Slowly. B．Commonly. C．Really. D．Easily. 主题01人与社会 ——社会与文化 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市花都区·期中） Lingyun is a girl from Ya’an, Sichuan Province, born in 1998. She is not only the inheritor (传承人) of the Emei School but also a well-known inheritor of Emei Kungfu (峨眉武术). Lingyun began to learn Emei Kungfu at the age of 4. Her grandfather was her first teacher. He was good at Emei Kungfu, too. He found her natural talent (天赋) for it and began teaching her. Every morning, Lingyun woke up early to practice the different moves and skills. “It was very difficult at first,” she says, “but I knew I had to keep this tradition alive.” As Lingyun grew older, her Emei Kungfu became better. At the age of 10 she joined the Emei School for  further study. After finishing high school, she got into Sichuan Media University to study dance. The dance training made her Emei Kungfu even more powerful. Everyone was amazed by her beautiful and strong movements on stage. All her hard work was worth. Now, Lingyun is also a famous spreader (推广者) of traditional Chinese Emei Kungfu. She hopes more young people can learn about and love China’s cultural traditions. “If we don’t keep these traditions alive, they might disappear forever,” she says with strong feeling. Lingyun’s story tells us that everyone can help to protect the culture. Because of Lingyun, Emei Kungfu will keep going for people in the future. What about you and me? So let’s work hard together. 1．How did dance training help Lingyun’s Emei Kungfu? A．It made her movements even better. B．It helped her win more competitions. C．It allowed her to teach other students. D．It gave her new ideas about her movements. 2．In what order did the following happen in Lingyun’s life?   a. Lingyun became a spreader of Emei Kungfu. b. Lingyun entered the Emei School for further study. c. Lingyun’s grandfather started teaching her Emei Kungfu. d. Lingyun showed on stage with beautiful movements. e. Lingyun studied dance at Sichuan Meida University. A．c→b→d→e→a B．b→c→d→e→a C．c→b→e→d→a D．b→e→c→d→a 3．Why does Lingyun become a spreader of traditional Chinese Kungfu? A．To become famous. B．To make money. C．To keep the traditions alive. D．To win competitions. 4．Which of the following best describes Lingyun? A．Famous and rich. B．Clever and patient. C．Traditional and quiet. D．Hard-working and clever. Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市罗湖区·期中） The Spring Festival was Li Ming’s favorite holiday. Every year in the past, his whole family came to visit. They made dumplings together, exchanged red envelopes, gathered around the TV to watch the Spring Festival Gala, and told stories. But this year, a heavy snowstorm hit just before the festival. The roads were blocked and nobody could come. “The Spring Festival is ruined (毁坏),” Li Ming sighed, feeling down. Li Ming and his family went outside to clear the snow. They met some of their neighbors who were upset, too. “I was planning to celebrate with my daughter in the city,” said Grandma Liu, shaking her head. “I made glutinous rice cakes (年糕), but I’m all alone.” “My son was coming home,” Mr. Chen said. “I prepared fish, but now it seems wasted.” “I don’t have much of a celebration going on, either,” said Miss Zhao. “My parents were going to bring the lion dance props (道具). All I have are some lanterns.” Suddenly, Li Ming got an idea. After discussing with his parents, he shouted, “We have dumplings! Let’s celebrate the New Year right here together!” Li Ming warmly invited. The neighbors gladly accepted. They helped set the table and brought their own dishes. Everyone ate delicious food, chatted, and the children played and laughed nearby, filling the air with joy. As the clock struck midnight, fireworks lit up the sky. Li Ming felt thankful for his family, the delicious food, and most importantly, his kind neighbors. 1．Why did Li Ming feel down at first? A．Because he didn’t get any red envelopes from his neighbors. B．Because his relatives couldn’t come because of the snowstorm. C．Because he was not allowed to watch his favorite TV show. D．Because his parents asked him to clear the snow outside. 2．What can we infer from the neighbors’ words? A．The neighbors often celebrated festivals together. B．The neighbors paid no attention to the snowstorm. C．The neighbors prepared nothing for the Spring Festival. D．The neighbors hoped to celebrate with their families. 3．How did the story end? A．Li Ming made some dumplings with his family all night. B．Li Ming and his neighbors celebrated the festival together. C．Li Ming was very glad that his relatives arrived in time. D．Li Ming’s family drove through the snow to join relatives. 4．Which words can best describe Li Ming? A．Hardworking and strict. B．Special and humorous. C．Warm-hearted and helpful. D．Active and knowledgeable. 5．What is the writing purpose of this story? A．To tell us how to deal with a snowstorm properly. B．To encourage us to stay with our family more often. C．To introduce many different traditional activities. D．To share a story about neighbors helping each other. 主题02人与社会 ——文学、影视 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市花都区·期中） （ Once upon a time, Tang Sanzang and his three followers (徒弟): Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing were traveling to India to get Buddhist scriptures (佛教经文). One very hot day, they were three and decided to rest in a small temple. Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, offered to look for food. Zhu Bajie, who was lazy and loved to eat went with him. But Zhu Bajie didn’t want to walk anymore. He said his stomach hurt and stayed behind while Sun Wukong went on. Zhu Bajie found a big rock and lay down to enjoy the warm sun. Then, Zhu Bajie saw a big watermelon growing nearby. He cut it into four pieces, thinking, “One for each of us.” However, as he looked at the watermelon, his mouth watered. “This is so delicious! Nobody will know if I eat a little more...” he thought. Piece by piece, he ate up the whole watermelon. When Sun Wukong came back, Zhu Bajie quickly threw away the watermelon skin. He hoped no one would see it. But on his way back, Zhu Bajie stepped on the watermelon skin and fell down. He fell down four times! Sun Wukong saw this and laughed. He changed into a watermelon skin to make Zhu Bajie fall again. When Tang Sanzang and the others found it, they all laughed at Zhu Bajie’s bad behavior. Zhu Bajie felt ashamed. He realized what he did got him into trouble. After that, he tried to share more and think about others. As the journey continued, Zhu Baijie walked more carefully, but every time he saw a watermelon skin, he couldn’t help but feel nervous. What would happen next? Would he ever learn his lesson? Only time would tell. 1．Why did Zhu Bajie stay behind when Sun Wukong went to look for food? A．He wanted to protect the temple and others. B．He wanted to pick up the big watermelon. C．He lied about being sick because he was lazy. D．He was asked by Tang Sanzang to want there. 2．What did Zhu Bajie do after he found the watermelon? A．He threw it away at once. B．He shared it with his friends. C．He gave it to Tang Sanzang. D．He ate the whole watermelon. 3．Why did Sun Wukong change into a watermelon skin? A．To help Zhu Bajie to carry the watermelon. B．To protect Zhu Bajie from falling down again. C．To teach Zhu Bajie a lesson about his behavior. D．To show his magical powers to Tang Sanzang. 4．What does the story mainly tell us? A．Thinking only about yourself brings trouble. B．Watermelon skins can be very dangerous. C．Always listen to your big brother. D．Laughing at others is always wrong. Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市海珠区珠江实验学校集团联考·期中） The world’s most lovely robotic cat is having its 50th birthday this year. To celebrate it, the new film Doraemon: Nobita’s New Dinosaur (《哆啦A梦：大雄的新恐龙》) will come out in Chinese mainland theaters on Dec 12. The Doraemon comics were first created by Japanese cartoonist Fujiko Fujio in 1970. The character later became popular outside of Japan and has been made into some cartoons and movies. Over the past 50 years, it has become a part of many people’s childhoods, as well as one of Japan’s cultural stars, according to The Japanese Times. “To have lasted half a century, Doraemon must have done something right. The cat’s cute and special look easily catches people’s eyes,” Sohu News said. Fujio was eager to create the character after seeing a cat knocking over a tumbler (不倒翁). His blue robotic cat with around head, body and fists was born. Doraemon’s creative stories also make him attractive. Sent from the future to help a boy named Nobita and his family, Doraemon has a “4D pocket” from which he can take out all kinds of futuristic gadgets (未来的道具). For example, he has a “Time-kerchief” used for time travel and a “Bamboo-copter” that is worn like a hat for flying. 1．What new character appears in the new film? A．Doraemon. B．Nobita. C．Dinosaurs. D．Robot. 2．What does the word “it” in the second paragraph refer to? A．The Doraemon comics B．The character Doraemon C．Japanese culture D．The Japanese Times 3．What’s the right order of the following events? ① The character became popular and was made into some cartoons and movies. . ② Fujio was eager to create the character after seeing a cat knocking over a tumbler. ③ A new film: Nobita’s New Dinosaur was put on to celebrate Doraemon’s 50th birthday. ④ The Doraemon comics were first created by Japanese cartoonist Fujiko Fujio. A．③-①-②-④ B．③-②-④-① C．②-④-①-③ D．②-③-①-④ 4．Which part of the newspaper can you read this passage? A．About the future. B．About the science and technology. C．About the animals. D．About the movies. Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市罗湖外国语学校·期中） Bertie was sad for weeks, months after the lion died. There was nothing I could do to cheer him up. He would sit for hours in his room, or go off on long walks all on his own. He seemed to be all alone in his own world, so far away. Try as I did, I could not reach him. Then one day, I was in the kitchen here, when I saw Bertie hurrying down the hill, waving his stick and shouting for me. “I’ve got an idea,” he cried, as he came in, “I finally thought of it.” He showed me the end of his stick. It was white. “See this, Millie? It’s white chalk (白垩)!” “So?” I said. “You know the famous White Horse on the hill at Uffington, the one they carved out (雕刻) of the chalk a thousand years ago? It seems that the horse never dies. Well, that’s what we’re going to do, so he will never be forgotten! We’ll carve him out on the hill—he’ll be there forever.” “It’ll take a long time, won’t it?” I said. “We’ve got plenty, haven’t we?” he replied, with the same smile he had when he was a ten-year-old boy. It took us twenty years to do it. Every spare moment we had, we were on the hill, digging with shovels and using buckets to carry away the dirt. It was hard, back-breaking work, but it was a labour of love. We made the paws, tail, body, and mane until he was perfect in every detail. It was just after we’d finished that the butterflies first came. In summer, when the sun comes out after the rain, these butterflies would drink on the chalk face. Then the “White Lion” becomes a butterfly lion, and it comes back to life again. So now you know how Bertie’s white lion became our special butterfly lion. (Adapted from The Butterfly Lion) 1．What did the writer mean by saying “I could not reach him” in paragraph 1? A．The writer was physically far away from Bertie. B．The writer could not understand Bertie’s language. C．The writer was unable to get Bertie out of his sadness. D．The writer did not know where Bertie was staying. 2．The underlined word “he” in paragraph 4 refers to ________. A．Bertie B．the butterfly C．the White Horse D．the lion 3．Why was Bertie excited about the White Horse on the hill at Uffington? A．It was very beautiful and he admired it. B．It was a symbol of something that could live on forever. C．It was made of the same white chalk as on his stick. D．He had visited it before and had good memories there. 4．What does the scene with butterflies landing on the White Lion symbolize (象征)? A．The lion becomes colorful. B．Nature changes the lion. C．The lion turns into a real one. D．The lion seems to come alive. 5．The main idea of the passage is about ________. A．how to turn a lion into butterflies B．the friendship between Bertie and Millie C．how Bertie and Millie remembered the dead lion D．the story of the famous White Horse 主题03人与社会 ——名人轶事 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市番禺区育才集团·期中） Anna Mary Robertson was a famous American painter. It is often said that Anna first took up painting when she was nearly 80 years old. In fact, when she was a little girl, she drew whenever she had a chance. Long before she became known, Anna lived a life full of challenges. She always kept busy with farm chores, housework, and children, but she never really stopped pursuing (追求) art. In Anna’s late age, she pictured some scenes in her mind before painting. She would close her eyes and recall a happy time from her early life. She would remember helping her father on the farm. She would see the people, the farm buildings, and the animals. She would imagine the blue mountains and the softly falling snow. Anna’s friends and family members loved the paintings. She gave them away as gifts. A friend hung several of the paintings in a local store. One day a stranger came into the store and bought every one of her paintings. He took her paintings to New York City and showed them to some art collectors. One of these collectors, Dr. Kallir, liked the paintings. He hung some of them in his gallery (画廊). The newspaper did a story about the art show. The reporter called Anna “Grandma Moses”. From then on, almost everyone called her that way. Grandma Moses kept on painting. Her paintings got better, and they got more popular. In her lifetime, Moses created about 1,500 works of art. They were cheerful, warm and full of life, just like Grandma herself. Her paintings still remain popular today. “As I look back on my life, it’s like a good day’s work. It was done and I feel satisfied with it. I knew nothing better than painting and made full use of what life gave. And life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.” she said. 1．When did Anna first take up painting? A．When she was a little girl. B．When she was about 80 years old. C．When she saw the blue mountains. D．When she helped her father on the farm. 2．What’s the correct order of the following events? ①Anna was known to the public. ②Anna’s friends received her paintings as gifts. ③An art show about Anna’s paintings was reported. ④A man brought Anna’s paintings to New York City. A．②④①③ B．②④③① C．①④②③ D．①④③② 3．Which of the following words can best describe Anna? A．Honest and friendly. B．Outgoing and independent. C．Clever and well-educated. D．Creative and hard-working. 4．In which part of a magazine can we read this passage? A．Language and culture. B．Art and people. C．Nature and environment. D．Science and technology. Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市黄埔区第八十六中学·期中） Muhammad Ali was born in the United States in 1942. Today, many people think he was the most talented boxer in the world. They call him “The Greatest of All Time”. However, few people know how he became a boxer. The story is unusual. When Ali was a little boy, somebody stole his bike. Ali cried and told a police officer. The police officer was also a boxing coach. He asked Ali if he wanted to learn how to box. Ali said yes. He wanted to learn how to box because if he ever met the person who stole his bike, he wanted to beat him up! Ali probably never found his bike, but that was a very important day in his life. It was the day he started boxing. Ali became very successful right away. He wasn’t just strong. He was also very fast and smart. In the 1960 Olympics, he won a gold medal for the USA．After that, he became the heavyweight champion (冠军) of the world. In total, Ali won fifty-six professional boxing matches, and lost only five. Ali wasn’t just a great boxer. When Ali was the champion, the United States was fighting a war in Vietnam (越南). Ali thought the war was wrong and refused to join the army. He was not allowed to box. Many years later, Ali was allowed to return to boxing. He soon became the champion again. Muhammad Ali always did the right thing. He stopped fighting more than 30 years ago, but people around the world still love him. 1．How many professional matches did Ali take part in? A．56. B．5. C．51. D．61. 2．When did Ali stop boxing? A．10 years ago. B．Over 30 years ago. C．Less than 30 years ago. D．The passage did not mention. 3．In what order did the following happen in Ali’s life? a. Ali wasn’t allowed to box. b. Ali refused to join the army. c. Ali was encouraged by an officer. d. Ali won his first Olympic gold medal. e. Ali became the heavyweight champion of the world. A．a-c-b-e-d B．a-d-e-c-b C．c-d-e-b-a D．c-b-d-e-a 4．Which of the following best describe Ali? A．Kind and creative. B．Strict but helpful. C．Smart and encouraging. D．Ordinary but hard-working. Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·广东省广州市荔湾区广雅中学·期中） ①Helen Thayer, one of the greatest explorers of the 20th century, loves challenges. She says, “I like to see what’s on the other side of the hill.” She has been almost everywhere to do that. ②Helen Thayer was born in New Zealand. She has been exploring the world most of her life. Since childhood, she has traveled widely in very cold weather and across some unusual lands. At the age of 50, she became the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. Only with her dog Charlie, she lived through very cold weather and met polar bears. She also canoed (划独木舟) 2,200 miles down the Amazon, and climbed several mountains. ③Helen Thayer has never let the age stop her. She and her husband, Bill, had a lifelong dream for their 40th wedding anniversary. They walked 1,600 miles in terrible heat across the Gobi Desert. There they met Mongolian nomads (游牧民) and learned about their culture. ④To celebrate their 50 years of marriage, the Thayers walked almost 4,000 miles across the Sahara Desert to study the customs of the people who lived there. Now they are in their eighties, and they still keep planning for their future trips. ⑤Thayer has brought back many stories to share with people around the world. She hopes to encourage people to follow their examples and realize their dreams. What is her advice? Set goals, make plans and never give up. 1．What can we know about Helen Thayer? A．She has never been to the Amazon. B．She visited the North Pole with her husband. C．She was the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. D．She seldom shares stories of her traveling experiences with people. 2．The Thayers met Mongolian nomads when they ________. A．were in New Zealand B．canoed down the Amazon C．crossed the Gobi Desert D．climbed the mountains 3．The Thayers ________ to celebrate their 50 years of marriage. A．walked across the Sahara Desert B．visited the North Pole C．traveled across the Gobi Desert D．took a trip to Mongolia 4．Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the text? A． B． C． D． 5．The best title for the passage can be ________. A．A Trip into the Desert B．Helen Thayer’s Wild Dreams C．The Love Story of the Thayers D．Helen Thayer, a Great Explorer Passage 4 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市福田区外国语学校·期中） This is a true story about a boy who, the world might say, was a terrible underachiever. While in the eighth grade, he failed subjects repeatedly. High school wasn’t much better, he flunked Latin, algebra, English, and received a grade of zero in physics. The boy managed to make the school golf team, but he lost the most important golf match of the season. It’s not that his peers disliked this boy. It’s just that they never really seemed to notice him much. Even “Hellos” in the hall were hardly said. Out of all the failures in his life, there was something that did hold great importance to this boy, his love of drawing. Although in high school, the cartoons he made were rejected. Once out of school, the boy was so sure of his artistic talent that he went to find Walt Disney Studios with drawing works. I wish I could say the studios loved his work and immediately hired him, but such was not the case; another huge rejection. Despite his lack of successes, this boy did not give up. He then decided to write his own autobiography in cartoons, about a little boy who was regarded as a loser and a nobody. The name of this boy was Charles Schulz, the creator of the famous Charlie Brown and comic dog Snoopy. In life, it is sometimes easy to feel like a nobody. We pass hundreds of people on the street on our way to work, or walk through a faceless crowd in a mall, and no one seems to notice or care. Deep inside, we may know we are special and unique and have lots to offer, but unless someone takes the time to look our way and give us a chance, we may feel worthless, just like Charlie Brown who couldn’t even manage to fly a kite or kick a football properly. Just as Charles Schulz had faith in his artistic talent, so too, we must realize that nobody is a nobody. We all have special gifts and talents, and every human being is deserving and capable of being loved and appreciated. 1．The underlined word “flunked” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________. A．failed B．learned C．achieved D．misunderstood 2．What can we know about the boy? A．He was hated by his peers. B．He achieved great success in drawing in high school. C．His work was refused by Walt Disney Studios. D．He got the praise from Walt Disney Studios. 3．What can we infer in Paragraph 5? A．We need to open up our eyes. B．We need to believe in our own value and worth. C．We need to learn more skills for development. D．We need to ask for more praise and love. 4．Which is the right structure of the passage? (①= Paragraph 1 ②= Paragraph 2…) A．①②/③/④/⑤/⑥ B．①/②③④/⑤/⑥ C．①/②/③④/⑤/⑥ D．①②/③/④/⑤⑥ 5．What does the underlined sentence mean? A．Self-confidence leads to success, as shown by Schulz. B．Hard work matters more than talent. C．Talented people should keep trying after being turned down. D．All people have value, just as Schulz believed in his worth. 主题04人与自我 ——个人成长、人生感悟 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市深圳外国语学校·期中） Two things changed my life: my mother and a white plastic bike basket. I would be a different person if my mum hadn’t turned the simple basket into a life lesson. My mum handled most of the parenting in my childhood. Looking back, I don’t know how she managed everything, especially the family budget. But she made it look easy. If my brother and I ever complained about not having what other kids did, we’d hear things like, “I don’t care what so-and-so got for their birthday. You’re not getting a TV in your room or a fancy Sweet 16 Party.” Instead, we earned our pocket money by doing chores around the house. We also had to take care of our belongings, and if something was lost, it would not be replaced. One summer day, my mum took me to the bike shop to fix a tire. That’s when I saw it—a beautiful white plastic bike basket with colorful flowers. The basket winked at me and I knew I had to have it. I begged my mum to buy it for me. I promised to do extra chores, anything, just to have it. She smiled and said gently, “If you save up, you could buy it yourself.” I protested (反抗), afraid someone else would buy it first. Then she said, “There might be another way.” She bought the basket that day and hid it somewhere I couldn’t find. Each week, I saved up my pocket money and did extra chores—washing the car, helping with dinner, running errands (跑腿) on my bike, which now looked empty without the basket. Finally, after weeks of hard work, I had the full amount and got my dream basket. Days later the unthinkable happened. A neighbourhood girl rode by on her shiny new bike—with the exact same basket. I rode hard and fast home to tell my mother about this disaster. And then came the lesson I’ve taken with me through my life. My mum knelt down, looked into my teary eyes, and said to me, “Honey, your basket is extra-special because you paid for it yourself.” 1．What can we learn from paragraph 2? A．The writer enjoyed doing housework. B．The writer came from a wealthy family. C．The mother was strict with her children. D．The mother kept the kids’ belongings safe. 2．What did the writer suggest by using empty in paragraph 4? A．Her bike basket was missing. B．She was eager to get the basket. C．The basket didn’t match her bike. D．It was impossible to get the basket. 3．What was the disaster in paragraph 5? A．A neighbourhood girl got a fancier bike. B．The writer’s basket was no longer special. C．The writer didn’t like her basket any more. D．The basket cost more than the writer expected. 4．What life lesson did the writer learn from her mother? A．Save money now for future needs. B．Where there is a will, there is a way. C．Your effort makes the reward sweeter. D．One man’s meat is another man’s poison. 5．In which part of the magazine can we probably find the passage? A．Life story. B．Career corner. C．Parenting tips. D．Household chores. Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·广东省深圳市红岭教育集团·期中） Raised by a single mother, Juleus Ghunta and his three siblings (兄弟姐妹) grew up in a poor family. The oldest daughter was sent to school while Ghunta was kept at home. When Ghunta finally went to school, he couldn’t catch up on his reading skills. Not only had he missed early basic education, but he had not been exposed to (接触到) books. By the time he entered the sixth grade, he could only spell his name, but couldn’t read or understand words. The situation was made worse by some teachers who made him feel worthless. “They were not very patient, and not very kind.” he recalled. When Ghunta was about 12, a young teacher-in-training started a special reading program for students. Ghunta was the first to sign up. Although he doesn’t remember her name, she became his unsung hero— the person who changed his life. “The teacher was kind, patient, and creative,” he said. “She only asked me to work hard and believe in myself.” Her encouragement and teaching methods helped Ghunta unlock the gift of literacy (读写能力) and develop a deeper appreciation (欣赏) for himself. This experience marked a new chapter in Ghunta’s life. He graduated from elementary school with a number of awards, including one for “most improved in reading”. Today, he has written two children’s books that focus on solving difficulties in childhood and is working on his first full-length collection of poetry. 1．What caused young Ghunta’s difficulty in reading? A．His teachers were too strict. B．He had no interest in books. C．His mother was not patient. D．He had little chance to read. 2．What does the underlined word “worthless” mean in English? A．Helpless. B．Useless. C．Special. D．Foolish. 3．What do we know about the young teacher-in-training? A．She changed the other teachers’ opinions. B．She discovered Ghunta’s talent in writing. C．She helped Ghunta realize his own value. D．She stayed in Ghunta’s school for one year. 4．What is Ghunta’s latest achievement according to the text? A．He works as a teacher in a rural school. B．He is an expert studying students’ literacy. C．He is a writer of children’s books and a poet. D．He studies abroad to get a higher education. 5．What does the text mainly talk about? A．A caring teacher has a good effect on her student. B．Living in a big family is good for kids’ development. C．Strict teachers can greatly change a student’s life. D．Learning to read at a young age is not easy to realize. 主题05人与自然 ——自然灾害 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·广东省汕头市潮南区·期中） It was a beautiful day with a clear, blue sky and the cool wind made my morning tea cool. Everything was quiet and the book in my hands was lovely until I felt my chair moving. At that moment, I thought to myself, “It is an earthquake (地震).” I was scared as I ran to tell my parents. But when I reached them, the earthquake stopped. ________ My family and I were not in danger and our house was still standing. We watched the news about the earthquake. The epicenter (震中) was very close to Muzaffarabad. We felt lucky to be in the city of Kashmir. After we knew the situation in Muzaffarabad, I decided to volunteer to help those people right away. I arrived in the city of Muzaffarabad with a few other volunteers. We tried to help out the people there. After hours of digging, we found a few survivors (幸存者). We quickly sent for doctors to make sure they were all right. When they met their families, they cried for joy. That made me very happy. However, not everyone had a happy ending. We also found bodies of those not making it through the earthquake. And I felt terrible when I saw the tears of the people crying for those dead people. 1．What was the writer doing when the earthquake happened? A．Moving a table. B．Cooking breakfast. C．Reading a book. D．Talking with his parents. 2．Which can be the best for “________” in Paragraph 2? A．My parents didn’t agree with me. B．I didn’t find my parents anywhere. C．Everyone might be in danger then. D．Nothing happened in the next few hours. 3．Which is TRUE about the earthquake in Kashmir? A．A lot of people died. B．It lasted a short time. C．It was big and terrible. D．Some houses fell down. 4．What did the writer do after the earthquake? A．He looked after his parents. B．He raised money for the sick people. C．He stayed in hospital quietly. D．He volunteered to help some people. 5．Why did the writer write the passage? A．To explain how to keep safe in an earthquake. B．To show us an interesting experience. C．To ask us to do volunteer work. D．To tell us about an earthquake. / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $