专题07 任务型阅读（期中真题分类汇编，辽宁专用）八年级英语下学期

专题07 任务型阅读 主题01 人与自我——个人情况与个人兴趣 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁锦州·期中） Every day, it seems, a new gadget (设备) promises to help me run farther and faster, sleep better, or monitor (监控) my heart rate more effectively (有效地). These gadgets claim they’ll make me a “better me,” or so the story goes. Some of them might actually help, but a few months ago, I decided to sell all my sports gadgets. I now record my running times with just a pen and a notepad. Soon after, I started training for a marathon the old-fashioned way—without a device on my wrist tracking my pace or heart rate. To my surprise, running without all that information turned out to be a real joy. In the past, whenever my smartwatch told me I was running slower than I “should,” I’d force myself to speed up, even if it was clear that my body didn’t want to. But this time, I ran the way I wanted to. On several occasions (场合), I was surprised to see real breakthroughs (突破) in my running times when I checked my notepad after workouts. If I had seen those numbers during the run, I might have slowed down. But since I didn’t know, I just kept running. Another positive thing about getting rid of all my running gadgets is that it’s helping me concentrate (集中注意力) more on the running itself. Since I no longer feel like I need technology to run well, I can go out and run without worrying about battery life. So, what’s the lesson here? Well, we could very easily replace the example of running with writing, studying, or anything else. No matter what it is, the more we worry about improving, the more it hurts our performance. Should you stop using technology to “improve” your performance? Of course, that’s up to you. However, if I were asked that question, I’d certainly say that I’m better off without it. 1．When did the writer decide to sell all of the sports gadgets? 2．How does the writer record running times now? 3．What is another positive thing about not using running gadgets anymore? 4．What do you think of sports gadgets? Why do you think so? (at least 30 words) Passage2 （24-25八年级下·辽宁铁岭·期中） A little girl walked to and from school every day. Though it was not fine and clouds appeared in the sky that morning, the little girl made her daily trip to school as usual. When school was over, winds became stronger and it began to rain. The mother of the little girl felt worried that her daughter would be afraid when she walked home from school and that lightning might frighten her child. Following the bright light of lightning, the mother quickly got into her car and drove to her child’s school. As the mother drove along the road, she saw her little girl walking alone in the rain. To her great surprise, she found that when a lightning came, her daughter stopped, looked up and smiled. Another lightning came and then another followed. With each lightning, the little girl stopped, locked up and smiled. Inside the car, the mother asked her daughter, “What were you doing? Why did you look up and smile when the lightning came?” The little girl answered with a smile, “Mom, you know, God was looking at me. Each time I felt a little afraid walking in the rain, God would take a picture of me. I knew he was playing a game with me.” 1．What was the weather like that day? 2．Why did the mother feel worried at first? 3．What did the little girl do when a lightning came? 4．Should you be as brave (勇敢的) as the little girl? Why? Write 20 words or more. Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·辽宁葫芦岛·期中） When Tom left high school, he went to a college to learn cooking for two years. He enjoyed cooking and was good at making his own dishes. Then he got a job in the kitchen of a big hotel as an apprentice (学徒) for four years. Tom soon found that cooking in a hotel was nothing like cooking for his family at home. He needed to work in a hot kitchen for a long time every day. A lot of people couldn’t stand it, but Tom thought it was enjoyable. He always made new and unusual cakes on Friday. More and more people visited the hotel on Friday just because of his cakes. The hotel owner soon found out why. When Tom decided to leave the hotel, the hotel owner provided him with more money and the position (职位) of head cook. Tom took the position and saved most of the money he made. Finally, he bought his own hotel last year. Then he found he needed to learn more skills. So he went to an evening school every Tuesday and Friday. Tom enjoys having his own hotel. But he also enjoys working in the kitchen and thinking up new creations when the hotel is not too busy. When you love something and keep doing it, you will feel happy in your heart. 1．How long did Tom work as an apprentice? 2．What did Tom think of working in a hot kitchen? 3．How often did Tom go to the evening school? 4．What do you love doing? And how do you keep doing it? Write 30 words or more. Passage 4 （24-25八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） My name is Lucy. Art is my favorite hobby. I still remember when I was young, I would always paint on books, pieces of paper and walls. I was always in trouble for painting on the walls, but I couldn’t stop myself. But now in school, there are only four art lessons each week. It seems that the 40 minutes for each lesson passes by in a flash (闪现) because I get completely lost in my artwork. I wish we could have more time for art. I especially enjoy drawing cartoons. This is the area where my creativity is always free. Letting my creativity run wild. I sometimes draw things that surprise even myself. I have cartoons of all the teachers I know. Some of them are pretty, but some are not. I won’t show them to the teachers because they will be sad. They are only for my classmates and me to see. So, I must say that I always feel good when I am drawing something. For me, drawing is a natural way to express myself. It allows me to follow my instincts (直觉) and lets my feelings guide my hand. And the result is always a happy one, leaving me with a sense of achievement that no other subject can match. I hope to keep drawing and sharing my art with others. 1．Where did Lucy paint when she was young? 2．How many art lessons are there in Lucy’s school each week? 3．Why won’t Lucy show some cartoons to the teachers? 4．Do you like Lucy’s hobby? Why or why not? Write 30 words or more. 主题02 人与自我——家人、朋友与周围的人 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） In a small village in China, there lives an old man named Mr. Zhang. He is a master of bamboo weaving, a traditional craft passed down in his family for generations. Every day, he sits under a tree, weaving baskets and fans with skillful hands. Many years ago, few people wanted to learn this craft because it was difficult and didn’t pay well. Mr. Zhang felt lonely, but he never gave up. He spent hours practicing repeatedly, even when his fingers hurt or the bamboo broke. “Patience is the key,” he always told himself. Though the work was hard he believed every small effort had meaning—it kept a piece of Chinese culture alive. On a cold winter night, heavy rain broke most of Mr. Zhang’s bamboo. Instead of giving up, Mr. Zhang walked miles to find new bamboo and worked late into the night to finish his orders. Slowly, his beautiful works began to attract attention. Now, more young people come to learn from him. Mr. Zhang teaches them not just skills, but also the spirit of hard work. “Traditional crafts are like old friends,” he says with a smile. “They remind us who we are.” By passing on his skills, Mr. Zhang shows us that true craftsmanship requires courage, patience, and a heart full of love. Let’s respect these guardians of tradition! 1．Why did few people want to learn bamboo weaving many years ago? 2．When did heavy rain break most of Mr. Zhang’s bamboo? 3．What can young people learn from Mr. Zhang? 4．Which Chinese traditional skill do you like? Why? (Write 30 words or more) Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·辽宁丹东·期中） There was a little boy whose name was Peter. He lived in a village close to the sea. The villagers built sea walls to keep sea water from the doors of the houses, but once the sea walls almost put the village in great danger. One day, Peter was walking on his way back home along the sea wall when it began to rain. Suddenly, he saw a hole in the wall. From it the sea water was running. Peter shouted for help because he knew the hole meant that the sea was making its way through the sea wall, but no answer came. He realized he should do something else as quickly as possible, or the sea water could be pouring over the whole village. He started to run to his village. At the same time, the rain became heavier and heavier. It was getting dark, but Peter ran on and on. He felt cold and hungry. In the rainstorm, he fell down over and over again. Many times he thought about giving up, but he fought on. He remembered his father’s words, “Lots of strong men have tried their best to build the walls which can keep the village safe from danger. The sea walls are really important.” Finally, when the boy’s father saw him, Peter had been black and blue all over. The boy told the villagers what had happened to the sea wall. They repaired it in time. “Thank God! He saved the village.” they praised (赞扬) Peter. All the villagers called him “Peter the Guard” from then on. Peter’s parents were really proud of him! 1．What did the villagers build the sea walls for? 2．Who told Peter the importance of the sea walls? 3．How did Peter save the village? 4．What do you think of Peter? Writer 30 words or more. Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·辽宁阜新·期中） It’s time to say “thank you” to someone who is probably the most important man in your life. The third Sunday in June—which falls on the 16th this year—is Father’s Day. The holiday honours not only fathers, but also all men who act as father figures, such as stepfathers, uncles, and grandfathers. What kinds of roles do they play in the family? In the past, women were more likely (可能的) than men to look after children, as fathers would spend most of their time working. But in modern times, mothers have their own jobs. Fathers also help out when it comes to doing housework and taking care of children. Fathers are usually the first men to appear in their children’s lives. They set an example for what a man should be like and how women should be treated. Many studies have shown that if a father spends more time raising his child, his son or daughter will feel safer and more confident. Dads have some special qualities (品质) that make them different from mothers. For example, studies show that fathers are better than mothers at teaching children how to swim or ride bicycles. They are more likely to stand behind their children and let them swim or ride themselves. Swimming and riding bicycles together are ways of spending quality time together for dads and kids. It’s also a good way to celebrate Father’s Day. You can also make your dad a card, give him a phone call or gift, or play with him in a park. These little things can show your dad that you care about him and love him deeply. 1．Is the Father’s Day on the same date every year? 2．In the past, why did mothers spend more time looking after their children? 3．If a father spends more time with his children, how will the children feel? 4．How do you plan to celebrate Father’s Day? Write 30 words or more. 主题03 人与自我——日常生活 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁铁岭·期中） Should kids get reward (报酬) for doing housework? Here is the result of a survey. 1,870 kids discussed it. Yes—We deserve (应得) it! 1.69% No—We should help out for free! 2.31% Some kids are earning (挣得) up to 1,200 dollars for doing chores around the house. The best job is helping to clean the house. Parents will pay an average (平均数) of 2.77 dollars at a time. Doing the dishes can also get much money, about 2.52 dollars at a time. Other top paid jobs include (包括): ※ Washing cars: $2.30 ※ Cleaning cages: $1.92 ※ Making the bed: $0.76 Boys do much better than girls. It was reported that boys got more money than girls. The biggest difference was in doing the dishes. Boys can get an average of 5.10 dollars, but girls can get only one dollar. The most common job kids do is helping to set the table, but they can’t get paid for doing that. 1．What housework can a boy do to get more money than a girl? 2．How much can kids get each time for making the bed on average? 3．Can kids get reward if they help set the table? 4．Do you agree to let kids get reward for doing housework? Why or why not? (write 30 words or more) Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·辽宁葫芦岛·期中） May 10th Today my parents were busy with work, so I decided to help with the housework. First, I swept the floor and cleaned the tables. Then, I washed the dishes carefully. After that, I folded my clothes. While I was cleaning, my little brother Peter came into the room and spilled (洒出) juice on the floor. I wanted to get angry with him at first, but then I remembered that—Mom always stayed patient (有耐心的) with us. So I just told him to be more careful next time. When my parents came home, they were surprised and happy to see the clean house. Mom touched my head and said, “Thank you, Jenny, you did so much for the family!” I felt proud (骄傲的) of myself because I’d not only helped but also learned the importance of patience and kindness. Someone thinks housework is boring and hates to do it, but I don’t think so. I think everyone should do some housework at home because it is not just about cleaning—it’s also about showing love to the family. 1．How many chores did Jenny do? 2．What did Jenny do to Peter after he made the floor dirty? 3．How did Jenny’s parents feel when they saw the clean house? 4．Do you agree with Jenny about housework? Why or why not? Write 30 words or more. Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·辽宁大连·期中） Nowadays in many Chinese cities, schools have made class breaks longer. They used to be 10 minutes, but now they are 15 minutes. This change is to help students and teachers go outside and play more. Before, the short breaks didn’t give students much time to play outside, especially if they were in big buildings with many floors. Sometimes, schools didn’t let students leave their rooms during breaks because they were worried about safety. Now, with longer class breaks, schools want to make sure students can play and exercise for at least 30 minutes every day. Cities like Beijing and Qingdao have started doing this. In Beijing, they made the breaks longer by taking time from the longer breaks in the middle of the day. This didn’t change when students start and finish school. In Wuxi, a city in Jiangsu Province, schools have 15-minute breaks and make sure students have one gym class each day. In order to help students play outside and talk with their friends, schools ask students to exercise for at least 100 minutes every day. The people in charge of schools there said they want to give the break time back to the students. In Qingdao, a school started playing different games outside, like rope jumping and hula hoop (呼啦圈), and also had puzzles to play inside during the longer breaks. They organize the students by the floor they are on so everyone can play outside. A check showed that more students in Qingdao are getting good scores on their health tests. 1．In which places can students play for at least 30 minutes every day? 2．How long do Wuxi schools ask students to exercise every day? 3．What does the check show in Qingdao schools? 4．What do you want to do during the 15-minute break? Why? Write 30 words or more. Passage 4 （23-24八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） Last month, Australia’s largest candy shop opened in Melbourne (墨尔本). The shop is called Tom’s Confectionery Warehouse. There are more than 1,000 different kinds of sweets in the store. Customers can taste before they buy. Along with well-known sweets, there are some special ones with interesting tastes, such as spicy mango. The shop also has a big “human claw” machine. Customers are above a hole full of sweets. As they are slowly dropped down, they can get as many sweets as they can. Adiel, the owner of the shop, got the idea for the shop from a film. He even plans to run a competition in the future. The winner will get free candy for life. “We’re more than just a candy store,” said Adiel. “We want to bring some fun into your lives!” 1．What is the name of Australia’s largest candy shop? 2．What kind of special sweets can people find in the shop? 3．Where did Adiel get the idea for the shop? 4．How can we follow Adiel’s example, showing love and a spirit of giving in daily life? At least 30 words. Passage 5 （24-25八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） With the development of China, there is more need for learning Chinese. So many learners of Chinese start to use online apps. There are many online apps, such as Wukong, Du Chinese, HelloChinese, Duolingo and Chineasy: Learn Chinese easily. Today, Duolingo offers new courses for learning Chinese. Learners can learn more about Chinese culture, such as the Spring Festival and Peking Opera. There is also cultural learning about daily life. Sixteen-year-old Isabelle comes from a French Chinese family. She lived in China from 3 to 7 before moving to the US. Three years ago, she started learning Chinese again, and found that it was fun. Every day, she spends about five minutes practising on language-learning app Duolingo. With her teacher from Shanghai online, she reads and practises conversations. “I think Chinese will be really useful. My grandma and other family members speak it, so I hope to talk with them in Chinese,” she says. Ken, a Japanese man, uses Duolingo to improve his Chinese twice a week. He hopes that when he visits his wife’s hometown of Chongqing next time, he can communicate with her families in Chinese. For now, he doesn’t find listening or speaking too hard. “For me, reading is the most difficult part because many of the Chinese characters have two or three pronunciations, so I often make mistakes.” 1．How many online apps for learning Chinese are mentioned in the passage? 2．How does Isabelle learn Chinese with her teacher from Shanghai online? 3．What is the most difficult part for Ken when learning Chinese? 4．Would you like to use online apps to learn a foreign language? Why or why not? Write 30 words or more. Passage 6 （24-25八年级下·辽宁锦州·期中）阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 Dear Mr. Hunt, I just turned 12 years old. My problem is that I am not as tall as my classmates. My brother Mike is seven years older than me and he is very tall. My father is also very tall. I eat lots of vegetables every day. I like eating fruit, but I dislike eating meat. I sleep for eight hours a day. I want to be tall. I am taking medicine. I think that medicine can make me grow tall. My head teacher tells me that you are a great doctor. Can I grow tall? Do I need to take the medicine? Yours, Mark Dear Mark, I think that you can grow tall, because your father and brother are both very tall. You are still growing. As for the medicine, you should stop taking it. It is not good for your health. You should eat more meat. I’m happy that you like eating vegetables and fruit. A balanced diet (平衡的膳食) is very important for your health, and it can make you grow tall. Yours, Mr. Hunt 1．What does Mr. Hunt do? 2．What does Mark want? 3．Why does Mr. Hunt advise Mark not to take the medicine? 4．Give some other proper advice to Mark on his problem. (Write 30 words or more.) 主题04人与社会——人际关系 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁本溪·期中） From food lovers to learning or travel partners, young people have been looking for new ways to communicate with others and have fun together. A popular way to do so is through dazi socializing (社交). The word “dazi” comes from the Shanghai dialect (方言). People first used it to talk about card-playing friends. Now, it means the partners who join in some activities together. And a dazi is not like a close friend or a family member. People usually don’t have a long and strong relationship with their dazi. These years, more people are trying to look for a dazi to enjoy food, travel, or study. A study of 1,335 young people shows that 72.6 percent have one or more dazi. Nearly 69 percent believe that finding a dazi is a brave step in moving out of their comfort zone (舒适圈) to find a new lifestyle. Xiaomi is one of such people. Xiaomi, born in 1981, is an office worker in Shenzhen. She has looked for travel partners more than once. This March, Xiaomi went to Gansu Province and found a travel partner there. She also found another dazi during the trip. They all had great fun during the journey. “We later started a chat (聊天) group on WeChat (微信), and we shared good books and life experiences in it. At the same time, we shared our daily habits, too. Starting as travel partners, we have become friends. I think I’m lucky.” Xiaomi said. Finding a dazi is not always good, and it can be dangerous sometimes. Remember to be careful and pay attention to your personal safety when you look for a dazi. 1．Where does the word “dazi” come from? 2．Why do people want to look for a dazi these years? 3．What did Xiaomi and her travel partners share in the chat group? 4．Do you want to find a dazi in your daily life? Why? Write 30 words or more. Passage 2 （23-24八年级下·辽宁大连·期中） Has a person ever warmly held a door open for you? How do you feel after playing with friends? And what would you say is your favourite family memory? These questions have one thing in common: they’re all about connecting with people. “Let’s Connect” is the theme of this year’s Children’s Mental (心理的) Health week. It improves mental health by building healthy social (社会的) connections. Humans naturally connect with others, whether that’s family, friends or people in our community. Healthy connections give people energy and support—we all need people to celebrate and share our worries with. Social connections aren’t just about mental health; they improve physical health too, helping us to live a long life. Then how to connect with others? “You can reach out and connect with people in so many different ways,” says Julia Clements, the organizer behind Children’s Mental Health Week. You can connect in person or online, with your friends, parents, teachers or classmates. It’s not just people, either. “Some people feel connected with their pets or in nature,” says Clements. She agrees talking to others can be helpful to a lonely person. She advises making time to build more connections through actions as well as words. Everybody may feel lonely sometimes and refuse to talk to others. “Remember that there are always people that care for you,” advises Clements. She says it’s important to tell someone you trust about how you are feeling, or safe organizations such as Helpline or Shout. They can really help. 1．What do the three questions in the beginning have in common? 2．What does the underlined word “they” refer to (指的是) in Paragraph 2? 3．According to Clements, what can be helpful to a lonely person? 4．Being a teenager, what can you learn from the passage? Write 30 words or more. Passage 3 （23-24八年级下·辽宁抚顺·期中） Jeff had everything, but he was not happy. When he knew the famous teacher Allan came to his city. He went to him and asked, “Now I have everything, but I am not happy. Could you give me some advice?” Allan gave him three balls, a glass ball, a ceramic (陶瓷) ball and a rubber (橡皮) ball. “Throw them one after one. You must keep one in air at a time.” Jeff did as Allan said at once. After some time, when the ceramic ball was in air, he found it hard to keep the three balls safe (安全的). So Jeff threw the rubber ball to the floor. Allan asked why. He said, “If the ceramic ball or the glass ball falls on the floor, they would break. I just want to keep the other two balls safe.” Allan said, “The glass ball stands for (代表) your job, money and life. The ceramic ball stands for your family. The rubber one stands for those expensive things in your life. You can’t have them at the same time. In your life, sharing job and life with family can make you happy. Other things aren’t very important to you.” 1．What’s Jeff’s trouble? 2．Why did Jeff throw the rubber ball to the floor? 3．What does the ceramic ball stand for? 4．Do you think sharing job and life with family is important to you? Why or why not? (Write 20 to 30 words) 主题06 人与社会——文学、艺术、历史 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁盘锦·期中） “The Little Prince” is a famous book written by French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in 1943 and has since become one of the most beloved books in the world. The story is not just for children but also for adults, as it teaches important lessons about life, love, and friendship. The story is about a little prince who lives on a small planet. He takes care of his planet and loves a special rose that grows there. One day, he decides to leave his planet and explore the universe. During his journey, he visits several other planets and meets different people, such as a king, a businessman, and a lamplighter. Each person he meets teaches him something new about life. Finally, the little prince arrives on Earth, where he meets a pilot who has crashed (坠毁) in the desert. The pilot becomes his friend, and the little prince shares his thoughts and experiences with him. Through their conversations, the pilot learns to see the world in a different way. The book is full of beautiful and meaningful quotes. One of the most famous lines is, “What is essential (必不可少的) is invisible (隐形的) to the eye.” This means that the most important things in life, like love and friendship, cannot be seen but must be felt with the heart. “The Little Prince” is a simple yet deep story that reminds us to cherish (珍视) the people and things we love. It encourages us to look at the world with curiosity (好奇心) and kindness. If you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend it! 1．Who wrote the book “The Little Prince”? 2．What does the little prince decide to do one day? 3．What does the book remind us and encourage us to do? 4．Recommend a book you like (except The Little Prince), and give the reason. (more than 30 words) Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·辽宁大连·期中） Once upon a time in a small village, there was a toy train that was not very big or strong. The other trains that were larger and more powerful often laughed at the little engine (引擎). One day, the village found itself in trouble. A new group of toys had arrived at the top of a steep (陡峭的) hill, and none of the larger engines could pull the toys down to the village. The main engineer was worried. He called on the biggest and strongest engines, but one by one, they all couldn’t move the heavy toys. They complained (抱怨) about the steepness of the hill and the weight of the cargo (货物). Just as the engineer was about to give up, the little engine found its way up the hill. “I think I can; I think I can,” the little engine talked to itself as it began the task. The other engines laughed and called out, “You’re too small! You’ll never be able to do it!” But the little engine continued to chant, “I think I can; I think I can.” Slowly, but surely, the little engine made progress, but it never stopped. The villagers and the other engines watched in amazement as the little engine, with its positive attitude (态度) and perseverance (毅力), managed to (成功地) move the toys down the hill. When the little engine finally reached the bottom, the villagers cheered, and the other engines stood in silence. From that day on, the little engine was no longer laughed at. It became a symbol of hope and encouragement in the village, teaching everyone that no matter how big or how difficult the task is, with a belief (信任) in oneself and a positive attitude, everything is possible. 1．Why did larger engines laugh at the little engine? 2．What trouble did the village have one day? 3．How did the little engine finish the task at last? 4．What can you learn from the story? (write 30 words or more) Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·辽宁抚顺·期中） Here are some of the most popular Walt Disney characters. Do you know them? Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is one of the most famous cartoon characters among kids around the world. He first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. He is popular mainly because he always tries to face any danger though he is like a common man. Donald Duck Donald Duck first appeared in the cartoon The Wise Little Hen in 1934. He is a white duck with a yellow-orange bill (喙) and big yellow-orange feet. Donald is known for his bad temper (脾气). He appears in more films than any other Disney character. Goofy Goofy is a dog and is one of Mickey Mouse’s best friends. Goofy is often shown as having little or no intelligence (天分). But sometimes, Goofy is shown as a smart dog, though in his special way. Pluto Pluto is Mickey Mouse’s pet dog. Different from Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy, Pluto is not dressed as a human. 1．Which cartoon did Mickey Mouse appear in first? 2．What does Donald Duck look like? 3．Who is Pluto? 4．Do you like cartoons? Why or why not?  (Write 25 words or more.) Passage 4 （24-25八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） Ne Zha 2 is a super cool cartoon movie! It came out during the 2025 Spring Festival. The story follows Ne Zha, a brave boy born with a “demon pill” who fights bad luck. In this adventure, Ne Zha and his friend Ao Bing need to fix their bodies after a big accident. The movie has nice fights and lots of Chinese culture—everyone will love it! Why is Ne Zha 2 Special? Great Battles and Cool Powers Ne Zha uses fire magic and flying wheels to fight bad Dragon Kings. Ao Bing helps with ice powers. They protect Chentangguan! The fights are full of energy, and the special effects like fireballs will make you cheer! Family and Friendship Ne Zha’s parents love him even though he’s different. His mom does everything to save him. His dad teaches him to be responsible. Ne Zha and Ao Bing’ s friendship is heartwarming—they always help each other. Chinese Culture Everywhere The movie shows traditional art like the yin-yang, symbol (black-and-white circle) and ancient buildings. The music uses dizi, (flute) and guzheng (zither), and includes Dong people’s songs. These details make the story feel rich. 1．When did Ne Zha 2 come out? 2．What does Ne Zha use to fight bad Dragon Kings? 3．How is Ne Zha and Ao Bing’ s friendship? 4．What is your opinion of the sentence“ My fate (命运) is mine to change.”? Why? Passage 5 （24-25八年级下·辽宁大连·期中） Cartoons are like a window that lets us see the culture of a country. For example, the popular Japanese cartoon Naruto shows us life about ninjas (忍者). American cartoons like Superman open up the world to superman culture. In Chinese cartoons we can see Chinese culture, like ink painting and paper cutting. If you talk to your parents about their favourite cartoons, you’ll find their choices are quite different from yours. Early cartoons were short and they were usually made by hand. They were arts of paper cutting, oil painting or puppets (油画或木偶). Today’s cartoons are made with computers and AI. They have more exciting sound and pictures. What has happened to cartoons over the past years in China? After 1949, China started to make cartoons with its own character. Little Tadpole Looking for Mum (1961) was China’s first ink-painting cartoon, together with puppet cartoon such as The Magic Brush (1955). After 1978, more foreign cartoons came to China. Our cartoons started to become better. In the past ten years, China’s cartoon movies have developed quickly. The great cartoon movies such as Monkey King: Hero Is Back, Big Fish & Begonia, Chang An, Boonie Bears movies, Ne Zha 1 and Ne Zha 2 came out one by one. Many Chinese cartoons won prizes at international movie festivals. We are so proud of them. 1．Why does the writer mention ninjas and superman in Paragraph 1? 2．What were the early cartoons like? 3．Compared with the early ones, what is the advantage of today’s cartoons? 4．What do you think of Chinese cartoon movies? Write 30 words or more. Passage 6 （24-25八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） You’ve probably heard how Chinese culture is truly rich and full. There are all kinds of ancient and modern ways to keep our bodies fit. One of the most wonderful is Baduanjin (八段锦), which is also called Eight Pieces of Brocade. It uses special breathing skills to improve both physical and mental health. Now let’s take a closer look at these Chinese exercises that have been helping people stay healthy for hundreds of years. Baduanjin is one of the most ancient forms of Chinese qigong (a system of deep-breathing exercises). It is famous for its health benefits. This qigong style is mainly about breathing by taking slow, deep breaths, and helps relax our body and calms the mind. There are lots of good things about practicing Baduanjin, such as improving physical fitness, getting better sleep, keeping good mental state and reducing (减少) stress. So people of all ages and fitness levels can practice it. Whether in the park or at one’s home, Baduanjin provides gentle and effective (有效的) care for both body and mind. 1．What is Baduanjin also called? 2．What is Baduanjin famous for? 3．What are the good things of practicing Baduanjin? (List at least two) 4．What kind of sports activities do you have in your daily life? Try to explain it. Write 30 words or more. 主题07 人与社会——著名人物 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） Fan Jinshi, a famous Chinese archaeologist (考古学家), is 86 years old now. She was awarded by UNESCO for her achievement (成就) to the protection of the Mogao Caves (莫高窟) in Dunhuang on Sept. 7, 2023. In 1963, Fan, a 25-year-old Peking University graduate, had the chance to work at the Mogao Caves. “Seeing Dunhuang for the first time was amazing. I decide to stay here and fight for these beautiful caves forever.” Fan told Gansu Daily. Fan and her team had to live in mud houses (土坯房). They stayed inside the caves to do some research, copy murals (壁画), and do whatever they could to protect them. In 2011, after 40 years of hard work, a report on the Mogao Caves written by Fan’s team was finally published. It was known as the first professional (专业的) report on cave archaeology in China, reported Gansu Daily. In the late 1980s, Fan came across computer technology by chance. She realized that this might protect the Mogao Caves forever. After over 30 years of study, the Dunhuang Academy (研究院) built a digital database (数字数据库) to protect cultural relics (文物)in the Mogao Caves. “In my whole life, I’ve only done one thing: protect and develop the world cultural heritage (遗产) of the Mogao Caves,” she told People’s Daily. “My heart belongs to Dunhuang.” 1．What is Fan Jinshi’s job? 2．How did Fan Jinshi feel when she saw Dunhuang for the first time? 3．Why did the Dunhuang Academy build a digital database? 4．What can you learn from Fan Jinshi? Please write 30 words or more. Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·辽宁营口·期中） Qin Yuqing is a member of the national freestyle roller skating team. Recently, the National Freestyle Roller Skating Championship (锦标赛) was held in Lishui, Zhejiang Province. She won the Adult Women’s Freestyle Roller Skating Style Round. Born in the year 2004, Qin has already won a lot of championships. Qin began her roller skating journey when she was just 6 years old. Her parents supported her very much. After they knew Qin’s love for roller skating, they quickly helped her sign up for the sport. From that moment on, she spent most of her time on daily practice. Qin practiced roller skating mostly at night because she had to study at school during the day. She faced challenges including a serious fall. That left her with a scar (伤疤). But she regarded it as a symbol of her personal growth. What was more, she once fell in the middle of a competition, experiencing embarrassment (难堪), but quickly that feeling went away and she stood up again. Qin wants to show wonderful Chinese traditional culture to more and more people. To ensure the elegance (优雅) of Chinese culture is perfectly shown in roller skating competitions, each of her clothes for competition is well-designed and shows Chinese culture to others. For example, some of them are full of Dunhuang style. “I want to be more than just a roller skater. I hope to be an ambassador (大使) of Chinese culture,” Qin said. 1．When did Qin Yuqing begin her roller skating journey? 2．Was Qin’s roller skating journey easy? 3．Why did Qin’s clothes for competition is well-designed? 4．What can you do to develop traditional Chinese culture as a student? Write 30 words or more. Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·辽宁阜新·期中） Do you know the old man? He is called “Grandpa Nice” because of his world-famous meme (表情包). His real name is Michael Rosen and he is a writer of children’s books. Rosen wrote more than 200 books. One of his most famous books is We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Another best-seller, Sad Book, is about his sadness after his son died at the age of 18. Last year, Rosen got the PEN Pinter Prize (笔会品特奖). “Rosen is talented (有天赋的) in writing about the most serious things of life with fun. He tells us how to find the best side of ourselves,” Amber Massie-Bloomfield, a famous writer said. Rosen is glad to get the prize, but he is happier when writing. He says writing is like a lovely room because he can create many different people and things in it. Rosen met many sad things in his life but he could always look forward with optimism (乐观). He sees the sad things as “corners”. There is an English saying, “I’ve turned a corner.” It means we’ve got over (克服) something and we are moving on to the next thing. In real life, there is always a “next thing”, and we should never lose hope. 1．What does Michael Rosen do? 2．What does Sad Book tell about? 3．Why does Rosen say writing is like a room? 4．What can we learn from Rosen? Write 30 words or more. 主题08人与社会——科学技术 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁鞍山·期中） A German company named Continental showed something different at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, USA—a robot dog that can deliver packages. The special dog has caught many people’s eye. The name of the robot dog is ANYmal. It is part of Continental’s research into the future of mobility (移动性). The company worked with the Swiss company ANYbotics to dream about the future of package delivery. At the CES, it showed how the four-legged robot could jump out of a self-driving delivery truck (卡车) and carry a package right up to someone’s front door. In the demo (演示), people could see the ANYmal robot picking its way slowly through the garden and walking up to the stairs (楼梯). Finally, the robot dog rang the doorbell with one of its legs and placed the package onto the front porch (门廊). After finishing all the tasks, ANYmal even did a little dance as a bonus (奖励、奖金) for itself. Will robot dogs take the place of human deliverers in the future? Let’s wait and see. 1．What’s the name of the robot dog? 2．Where did the German company named Continental show ANYmal? 3．Why did the company work with the Swiss company ANYbotics? 4．Do you think robot dogs will get popular? Why or why not? (Write 30 words or more) Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·辽宁盘锦·期中） Do you have pressure? Who will you choose to talk about it? Now more Chinese people are using AI tools like DeepSeek to talk about their problems. They share feelings with the AI tools and get warm advice. This is called “AI therapy (疗愈)”, and it is becoming popular online. But are Al tools really as good as human doctors? Around the world, there are many people who need mental health care. But in 2024, 45 percent of them did not get it because it was too expensive and there weren’t enough doctors. Daniel Lowd, a professor at the University of Oregon, believes AI could solve this problem. “People can find some advice and ideas by talking to these AI tools. I think that’s meaningful and useful.” However, AI has its problems. Human doctors understand feelings better and can offer different treatment (治疗) to different people, while AI tools can’t. Another problem is safety (安全). AI may act as a doctor, but it doesn’t have proper training and it doesn’t follow rules. Scientists believe the key to safe AI therapy is strict government (政府) control. As AI becomes part of daily life, it’s important for us to find a way to deal with its benefits (益处) and risks. 1．What is “AI therapy”? 2．What does Daniel Lowd think of “AI therapy”? 3．Why isn’t AI as safe as human doctors? 4．Will you try “AI therapy”? Why? Write 30 words or more. Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·辽宁营口·期中） If you live in a poor area, finding out what is going on is sometimes difficult. Without television, radios or newspapers, people often miss information about education and health. Back in the early 1990s, Trevor Baylis was sitting at home in the UK, watching a TV programme about the AIDS in Africa. In the programme, the World Health Organization said that the biggest problem was getting health educational information for the people. Radio was the only way of communication in many areas, but few homes had electricity and batteries were too expensive for most people. Trevor Baylis wanted to invent a radio that would work without electricity or batteries. He started to do some experiments. He tried putting a motor on a clock machine and connecting the wires to a small radio. In his clockwork machine, the handle wound up a string. As the string unwound, it gave energy to make the radio work. The first clockwork radio worked for 14 minutes after two minutes of winding. Trevor Baylis had invented the clockwork radio. 1．Why did Trevor Baylis want to invent the clockwork radio? 2．When did Trevor Baylis want to invent a radio? 3．How long did the first clockwork radio work after two minutes of winding? 4．What do you think of Trevor Baylis’s invention? Why? (至少30 词) Passage 4 （24-25八年级下·辽宁鞍山·期中） DeepSeek, an AI system developed in China, has recently got worldwide popularity. According to a report by TechWorld Magazine, the number of its users has been more than 50 million all over the world within just three months of release (发行). This Al tool can help users with different kinds of tasks like writing essays (散文), solving math problems, and even creating digital (数字的) artwork. What makes it special is its ability (能力) to understand 28 languages and provide real-time (实时的) translation. Many teachers in Europe have started using DeepSeek to prepare teaching materials. Students can use it to get more knowledge. When they have difficult problems in subjects like history, math or science, they can ask Deepseek for help. It’s just like having a helpful teacher all the time. “We want to make AI accessible (可使用的) to everyone,” said Dr. Li, the chief developer. The team is now working on a new version (版本) that can recognize (识别) human emotions through voice analysis (分析). However, some experts warn (警告) about the risks of over-relying on AI technology. For example, some students depend too much on it and just copy the answers it gives. This is really wrong. In the future, jobs that need people to do the same thing over and over again will be taken by AI, only those who are really creative can do well and won’t be replaced (取代). So we should use AI wisely (明智地). 1．What is Deepseek? 2．Why is it special according to the passage? 3．How does the new version recognize human emotions? 4．How can we use AI wisely?（30 words or more） 主题01 人与自我——个人情况与个人兴趣 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁鞍山·期中） WONDER—Giving a helping hand I recently finished reading the book Wonder written by the US writer R. J. Palacio. This book tells the story of Augusta Pullman, a 10-year-old boy with facial difference, and his journey through school. The book teaches us to be kind to others. It really touched my heart. Students often bully (欺负) Pullman for not looking normal. But his classmates Jack and Summer don’t care about how he looks. They become his real friends and like him for who he is. It also teaches us that bullying others is wrong and we should always stand up against it. When Pullman is bullied, his friends help him and show that they care. It shows that a small act of kindness can mean a lot to someone who is going through a hard time. Wonder is a must-read book for everyone. It is a story that will make you laugh, cry and think. It has encouraged me to be nicer and see the good in everyone, no matter how they look or where they come from. 1．Why is Pullman bullied by his classmates? 2．How does Jack and Summer treat Pullman? 3．What does the book teach us about bullying others? 4．What do you think of Jack and Summer? Why? Write 30 words. Passage 2 （23-24八年级下·辽宁大连·期中） Collecting must be one of the various human activities, and it’s one that many psychologists (心理学家) find more attractive. Some people collect because they want to make money. We call them business collectors. This could be called an instrumental (工具性) reason for collecting. They’ll look for antiques (古董) that they can buy cheaply and expect to sell at a higher price. But there may well be a psychological thought, too—buying cheap and selling dear can give the collector a sense of achievement (成就感). Another reason for collecting is the desire (渴望) to find something special, such as a rare early recording by a famous singer. Some may spend their whole lives in a hunt for this. Psychologically, this can give a purpose to a life. There is a danger, though, that if one is lucky enough to find what he is looking for, he may feel empty, because the goal that drove him on has gone. If you think about collecting postage stamps, another reason is its educational value (教育价值). Stamp collecting opens a window to other countries, and to the plants, animals, or famous people shown on their stamps. In the 19th century, many collectors collected fossils, animals and plants from around the globe and their collections provided a large amount of information about the natural world. Without those collections, our understanding would be far behind what it is. Not all collectors are interested in learning from their hobbies. Some people collect because of the need for a sense of control. Stamp collectors, for instance, arrange their stamps in albums very neatly according to their preferred principles. 1．What can give the business collectors a sense of achievement? 2．Why do the collectors feel empty when they find their special things? 3．What is the educational value of collecting stamps? 4．If you are a collector, what will you collect? And why? (At least 30 words.) Passage 3 （23-24八年级下·辽宁锦州·期中） Why do Chinese players always win the first prize in the main table tennis events? Thomas J. Scheuer from the US studies at Tsinghua University. China has many talented and really hard-working table tennis players. Scheuer also heard another reason is that there are lots of ping-pong fans (迷) in China. Almost everyone can play a little. To see if it’s true, he went to a park and visited a club to find out. The active scene surprised him. At a park in Beijing, Scheuer saw many old people playing table tennis. A man said that he had been playing the sport for more than 50 years. When he was 70, people called him one of the “Beijing Masters (大师)”. “I’ve noticed that I’m the youngest player here,” said Scheuer. Then he visited a table tennis club. There, many kids were practicing. A boy said he hoped that he could be an excellent player like Ma Long one day. The visit made Scheuer truly admire (钦佩) great interests that Chinese people have for table tennis. He was also impressed (印象深刻的) to find that Chinese people of all age groups do the sport not just to win, but also to have fun, to make friends, and to have a healthy lifestyle. Such a spirit touched him. 1．Why do Chinese players always win in the table tennis events? 2．What does Ma Long do?    3．What did Scheuer admire after his visit? 4．What sports do you like to play after class? Why? (Write 20 to 30 words.) Passage 4 （23-24八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） Hanfu, the traditional Chinese clothes, has become more and more popular, especially among young people. You can see them wearing Hanfu walking in the streets. Some people wear Hanfu because it is beautiful, while some may be interested in the rich culture behind it. Zhang Zening, a girl from Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, has made more than 50 sets of Hanfu from different dynasties. She started to make her own Hanfu ten years ago because she couldn’t buy her favorite style (风格) in the market. In order to make Hanfu, she has visited many places of interest, such as Yongle Palace in Shanxi Province, Fahai Temple in Beijing, and Dunhuang in Gansu Province. She studied from the murals (壁画) there. She also studied from paintings by Tang Bohu from the Song Dynasty. She taught herself painting and costume designs (服装设计). Making Hanfu is not easy. It takes about a month to make each Hanfu set. Zhang now runs the He Lu Hanfu Studio (工作室) in Nanjing. She said, “For me, making Hanfu is not just about creating a piece of clothing; it’s about tasting a culture that I find amazing.” 1．Why do some people choose to wear Hanfu? 2．When did Zhang Zening begin to make Hanfu? 3．How long does Zhang Zening spend making each set Hanfu? 4．Do you like Hanfu? Why or why not? (Write 30 words or more) 主题02 人与自我——家人、朋友与周围的人 Passage 1 （23-24八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） Every Saturday, Grandpa and I walk to the nursing home to visit some of the old and sick people there because they can’t take care of themselves. First, we visit Mrs Sokol. I call her “The Cook”. She was a well-known cook in Russia. People would come from miles, just to taste the chicken soup. Next, we visit Mr Lipman.. I call him “The Singer” because he loves to sing for us. His voice fills the air, clear and full of energy. I also enjoy Mrs Kagan’s stories about her own experience during the old days. I call her “The Memory Lady”. One day Grandpa got very sick and the doctors said they didn’t think he would get better. It was time to visit the nursing home again. I had to go alone. Everyone was surprised when I told them that my grandpa was ill and in hospital. A few days later, Grandpa was not able to sit up, eat or even speak. I went to the corner of the room so grandpa would not see me cry. Suddenly, I heard someone singing. It was The Singer. Behind her were The Cook and The Memory Lady. The Cook brought her famous home-made chicken soup. The Memory Lady held grandpa’s hand and told us how grandpa once came to visit her in a snowstorm, just to bring her some roses for her birthday. Before I realize it, visiting hours were up. That evening, grandpa called the nurse in and said he was hungry. Soon he began to sit up. Finally, he was able to get out of bed. It is really a surprising event, isn’t it? 1．Where did Mrs Sokol work as a cook? 2．Why did the writer cry a few days later? 3．What did grandpa give Mrs Kagan as the birthday gift? 4．What would you like to do to help others? Why? Passage 2 （23-24八年级下·辽宁阜新·期中） Everyone needs friends and how to make friends is the most important. How to make friends? Please study the following parts. Greetings (问候): You and your new friend will greet each other and tell each other your names. This means that you are very friendly to people, and you hope to be her/his friend. Dialogues (对话): Sometimes the dialogue is a small talk and sometimes it is about important things. Talk about something that both of you are interested in. You can also talk about the weather news or some TV programs. Remember: When you are talking with your new friend, it is usually to give information about your family or you may also talk about anything that is important to you and your new friend. However, sometimes it is not good to ask people about their personal information. Leave-taking (告别语): In this part, you will tell your friend that your’re happy to meet him/her, and that you must end the dialogue. 1．What should you and your new friend tell each other after greetings? 2．What shouldn’t you ask when you are talking with your new friends? 3．How many parts are there about how to make friends? 4．Are friends important in our lives? Why or why not? Write 30 words or more. Passage 3 （23-24八年级下·辽宁铁岭·期中） A little girl walked to and from school every day. Though it was not fine and clouds appeared in the sky that morning, the little girl made her daily trip to school as usual. When school was over, winds became stronger and it began to rain. The mother of the little girl felt worried that her daughter would be afraid when she walked home from school and that lightning might frighten her child. Following the bright light of lightning, the mother quickly got into her car and drove to her child’s school. As the mother drove along the road, she saw her little girl walking alone in the rain. To her great surprise, she found that when a lightning came, her daughter stopped, looked up and smiled. Another lightning came and then another followed. With each lightning, the little girl stopped, looked up and smiled. Inside the car, the mother asked her daughter, “What were you doing? Why did you look up and smile when the lightning came?” The little girl answered with a smile, “Mom, you know, God was looking at me. Each time I felt a little afraid walking in the rain, God would take a picture of me. I knew he was playing a game with me.” 1．What was the weather like that day? 2．Did the mother feel worried at first? 3．What did the little girl do when a lightning came? 4．Should you be as brave (勇敢的) as the little girl? Why? Write 20 words or more. Passage 4 （23-24八年级下·辽宁本溪·期中） When looking at old chopsticks, most people will see nothing but waste (垃圾). But Felix Bock is different. He can make boxes, tables and other useful things out of them. In 2016, Felix Bock studied at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He found people threw away about 100,000 pairs of chopsticks every day in Vancouver alone. He decided to do something to stop waste. So he started the company Chop Value in the same year. The company collected used chopsticks from restaurants, schools and shopping centers in Canada and the US. And then the company turned them into furniture and artworks. Now the company has recycled (再利用) 32 million pairs of chopsticks. Bock hopes the idea behind Chop Value will help people to think about what waste is. “I believe every small action can help,” he said. “And I am happy that my business offers people a new way.” Hundreds of restaurants across North America pay some money to Bock for the recycling of their used chopsticks. But Bock doesn’t stop there. Now he is busy taking his business to more countries to set up factories for recycling local wood like chopsticks. 1．When did Bock set up Chop Value? 2．Why did Bock set up Chop Value? 3．How did Chop Value recycle used chopsticks? 4．What do you think of Bock’s action? Why? Write 30 words or more. 主题03 人与社会——社会服务 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁鞍山·月考） 14-year-boy Picks up Trash to Help the Sea At just 14 years old, Ryan Hickman from San Juan Hills High School, US, has made waves (引起轰动) with a beach clean-up campaign (运动). On April 20th, he and many volunteers from Project 3R, the nonprofit (非营利机构) he created, started a five-week campaign at five beaches along the Southern California coast and some in Mexico to remove trash (清除垃圾). “The trash ends up in the ocean, and animals are eating it,” Hickman told The Orange County Register. “Picking up a piece of trash may save a turtle’s life.” In 2012, Ryan Hickman started to pick up the trash around the beaches. Ever since then, he and some volunteers have collected about 2 million bottles and cans (金属罐) from beaches, lakes and rivers. Hickman first learned about the impacts (影响) of pollution at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center (PMMC，太平洋海洋哺乳动物中心) in Laguna Beach, which has been rescuing (营救) sea lions and seals (海豹) for more than 40 years. Watching the animals improve inspired him to think about what he could do to help. From a young age, Hickman had developed a love for recycling and had always liked trash trucks. He put the two interests together and began raising money by collecting recyclables (可回收物). In 2017, Hickman gave away a $10,000 (about 72,000 yuan) check over to the PMMC after picking up 50,000 pounds of trash and more than 200, 000 recyclable bottles. Along with organizing volunteer cleanups, Hickman has also traveled worldwide, speaking to kids about caring for the planet and oceans. At the Ocean Institute in California, he started a program where primary school students clean local beaches and then board the institute’s teaching ship to learn about pollution’s impact. “It’s fun,” he said. “The people I talk to may encourage them, and they might organize a cleanup, too.” 1．What has Ryan Hickman made waves with? 2．Where did Ryan Hickman and many volunteers start a five-week campaign? 3．How many bottles and cans have he and some volunteers collected since 2012? 4．What can we learn from Ryan Hickman? (More than 30 words) Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·辽宁鞍山·月考） Each nation has many good people who help to take care of others. For example, some high school and college students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages (孤儿院) or homes for the aged. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems. Other volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up or repair their houses, do their shopping or mow their lawns. For boys who no longer have fathers there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers. Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts. Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to mountains, beaches, museums or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls. Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others. 1．Where can you often find volunteers in the United States? 2．How do volunteers help the people who are sick or old? 3．Why do most of the boys’ and girls’ clubs use many high school and college students as volunteers? 4．How can you help people in need? Write 30 words or more. Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·辽宁丹东·期中） Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your free time? Then join us to be a volunteer! We’re a non-profit (非赢利的) organization. We have volunteer jobs of all ages, anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer. You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without home. There is something for everyone. “As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy, too,” said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62. “I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers,” said Jim, another 18-year-old volunteer. Interested? Call us 1-800-555-5756 or visit our website: www.activol.com. 1．Who can join the volunteer group according to the text? 2．What can people do to help others in the organization? (List at least 2 things) 3．What does Jim do in his free time now? 4．Do you want to be a volunteer? Why or why not? Write 25 words or more. Passage 4 （24-25八年级下·辽宁大连·期中） “Welcome to English drama (剧) class! Today, we are going to play Cinderella!” said Lin Xiao, one of the volunteer teachers from Shenzhen University. In front of her, there were 45 country school fifth graders listening excitedly. In response (响应) to the government’s call for the revitalization (复兴) of countryside education, the Volunteer Teaching Program was set up in 2021. For four years, volunteers like Lin have spent their summers teaching in Shangbao Village, Ganzhou City, where these educational improvements (教育改善) are expected to happen. As the captain, Lin arrived in Ganzhou with her team on July 10, 2023. Although the living conditions were terrible, she believed the experience was valuable in making the lives of local students better. During the teaching, Lin found that students in village schools are often short of interest in English because of few materials (材料) and chances to use the language. To increase their interest in English, Lin and her team planned special English drama courses to encourage children to express themselves bravely. “It is better for village students to learn English through acting, because they will have more fun,” Lin explained. During rehearsals (排练), Lin helped the children understand the storyline, practise words over and over again, and build cooperation (合作) among them. She discovered a big change in the students’ attitudes (态度) now, with many becoming interested in English. One summer may not bring much changes to the children, but Lin hopes one summer’s hard work can at least make a difference to China’s countryside education. 1．How long has the Volunteer Teaching Program lasted? 2．What did Lin and her team do to increase the students’ interest in English? 3．What does Lin hope for their summer volunteer teaching program? 4．What do you think of Lin and her team? Why do you think so? (30 words or more) Passage 5 （24-25八年级下·辽宁锦州·期中） As we all know, the International (国际) Volunteer Day is December 5th every year. It started on December 17th, 1985. It’s a day to honor (尊重) volunteers all over the world. Our country now has 450,000 volunteers. They provided more than 4.5 billion hours of volunteer work. Someone says that for students, this kind of work isn’t meaningful and wastes time. But I think that we can get much from it. First of all, volunteering is a good way to open our eyes. We may do something we never do and meet different kinds of people. We can talk with them and get their good ideas. Secondly, volunteers, especially (尤其) students can learn much from practice. As students, we are interested in books and learn some knowledge (知识) from it. After we become volunteers, we will have the chance to put our knowledge into practice. What’s more, volunteering is good for our future job. That is to say, when we take part in other jobs for free, we can get some experience and know how to solve some problems we never met before. In a word, volunteering is a form (形式) of practice and experience. We shouldn’t say no to it. 1．When did the International Volunteer Day begin? 2．How long did the volunteers in China provide for volunteer work? 3．How many benefits (益处) does the writer get? 4．Do you want to be a volunteer? Why? Why not? Write 30 words or more. 主题06 人与社会——著名人物 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁盘锦·期中）阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 You know about Snow White. You’ve heard of Hansel and Gretel. But have you heard of Jacob and Wilhelm? Thanks to them, you have these tales (故事) to read. Jacob and Wilhelm came from Germany. Jacob was born (出生) in 1785! Wilhelm was born the next year. They were brothers and also best friends. They lived and worked together for most of their lives. In 1798, the two brothers moved to the town of Kassel. There they finished school. Then they found jobs in a library. Both of them loved old stories. In their free time, they collected (收集) old tales and songs. Jacob and Wilhelm collected tales from everyone they knew for several years, Marie Muller was a nanny (保姆). She told them the tales of Snow while, Little Red Riding Hood, and Sleeping Beauty. One day the two brothers met Frau Viehmann. She came to their house many times. She told them more than 20 tales. Cinderella was one of them. In 1812, the two brothers, first book of fairy tales came out. They had meant the stories for grown-ups (大人). They were surprised when children loved them, too. The brothers wanted to find more tales. This time it was much easier. People started to bring stories to them. Their next book of tales came out in 1814. Their last book of fairy tales came out in 1857. 1．Who was older, Jacob or Wilhelm? 2．Where did Jacob and Wilhelm work after they finished school? 3．Who did Jacob and Wilhelm collect the tale of Sleeping Beauty from? 4．What’s your favorite story? Why do you like it? (write more than30 words) Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） Huang Xuhua, an outstanding Chinese scientist, is widely known as the “Father of China’s Nuclear Submarines” (核潜艇). He was born on March 12, 1926, in Guangdong. In his early years, China was in a mess. Japanese planes often made attacks on Chinese cities. From then on, he made up his mind to study shipbuilding, believing that it was the key to making China stronger. Building China’s first nuclear submarine was a highly secret project. For more than 30 years, Huang Xuhua was kept away from his family. Whenever he thought of his family, a strong feeling of guilt (愧疚) would hit him, but his sense of duty to the country always won out. The working environment was not good at all. Without modern computers, Huang and his team had to use simple abacuses to do difficult figuring (计算). However, their hard work finally produced fruits. In 1970, China’s first nuclear attack submarine, Long March No.1, was ready for sea tests and entered service (服务) in 1974, making China the fifth country in the world to own this powerful weapon (武器). In 1988, at the age of 62, he still went to the research center often, hoped to pass on his knowledge and experience to the young people. His story is a powerful reminder that we should always run after our dreams and give our time and energy to our country, no matter how many difficulties lie ahead. 1．What is Huang Xuhua known as? 2．Why couldn’t Huang Xuhua go home for over 30 years? 3．How many countries had a nuclear attack submarine in 1974? 4．What do you think of Huang Xuhua? Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） If you had the chance to learn Chinese martial arts (武术), what would you choose? For 13-year-old Zhang Keyi, her favorite is the knife-especially the Internet (柳叶刀). A connect is usually used in a special skill called “Chinese knife throwing”. This move is known as a type of snack attack (偷袭) in. Chinese martial arts. Because it is quick and silent, many Chinese people like it. Zhang’s parents were worried that her shyness might make her be bullied (欺凌), so they sent her to a martial arts school. And she became interested in knife throwing. “I was happy to find that I learned it-very quickly, which encouraged me to learn more,” said Zhang. Since then, she has trained more seriously with the help of Ju Zhenfei, a master of the knife-throwing skill in Qingdao. Through practice, Zhang found that knife throwing was more than just fun—it requires a good sense of control. “I spent countless hours practicing.” said Zhang. “It was common for me to get cuts on my hands.” Another challenge was making sure the knife went deep enough into the target (目标). Zhang focused on strengthening her arms. She found a coach who could help her with physical training. It is normal for her to train for five hours daily during summer and winter vacations and eight hours on weekends. Now, she can hit a target from eight meters away and has set a world record with 53 hits in a row from 6 meters. Even though she has faced pain while practising, Zhang has never given up. “I want to master more types of throwing skills and help more young people learn about the beauty of knife throwing,” she said. 1．How old is Zhang Keyi? 2．Why did Zhang’s parents send her to a martial arts school? 3．How long does she spend training on weekends? 4．Do you want to learn Chinese martial arts? Why or why not? Write 30 words or more. 主题08人与社会——科学技术 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） The Great Pet Competition One sunny afternoon, the animals in the village decided to hold a competition to see who would make the “best pet”. Dogs, birds, cats and even a little fish joined it. First, the dog barked, “I am the best pet! I can guard the house, play fetch, and even help the police. I am faithful and always happy to see my owner!” Then, the cat purred, “No, I am the best! I am clean, quiet, and very independent. I don’t need walks, and I can catch mice. Plus, people love my soft fur!” The bird chirped, “But I can sing beautiful songs! I bring music and joy to the house. I don’t take up much space, and children love to watch me.” Finally, the fish bubbled, “I may not bark or purr, but I am peaceful and relaxing to watch. My tank is like a tiny piece of the ocean inside the home!” The competition lasted for three hours. Finally, the wise old owl, who was judging, said, “Each pet is special in its own way. The best pet depends on what a person needs and loves.” Moral of the story: Different pets have different strengths. The best pet is the one that fits best with its owner’s life! 1．Why was a competition held among animals in the village? 2．What can the dog do for its owner? 3．How long did it take the animals to finish the debate (辩论)? 4．Which pet do you think fits best with you? Give reasons. (Write 30 words or more. ) Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·辽宁丹东·期中） In many countries of the world people are saying, “We must do something about our rubbish. We don’t want our world to become one big landfill site (垃圾填埋场).” In Ireland, the government was very worried about plastic bags so they decided to make people pay for them. Since 2002, Irish people have been paying for the bags they take home from the shops. Of course, they soon stopped buying new bags and started taking bags with them when shopping. Some countries have made even bigger changes. In 2006, the people of Zanzibar decided to stop making plastic bags. They were worried the bags were killing fish and sea animals. They also said nobody could bring plastic bags into the country. Soon there were no plastic bags in the country. One of the most exciting recycling ideas is Freecycle. It has grown around the world. People join a Freecycle group because they are looking for things or have things that they want to give to other people. Perhaps they have a chair they do not need any more, or they want a camera. They leave a message on the Internet to tell people what they want or what they are going to give. Nobody buys or sells anything—people give things to other people who want them. It is a good idea because it recycles useful things. Recycling (回收，利用) is important and sometimes it is exciting too, but it is only one part of the answer. Using less and reusing are also important answers to the problem of rubbish. 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 1．What did the Ireland government ask people to do? 2．Why did the people of Zanzibar decide to stop making plastic bags? 3．Why is Freecycle a good idea? 4．What can you do to reduce waste pollution (减少废物污染) in your daily life? Write 30 words or more. Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·辽宁大连·期中 The Secret in the Soil Lily, a 14-year-old girl, thought she was bad at everything until she found an old seed (种子) bag in her grandmother’s garden. “Why not try growing plants?” she thought. At first, her plants died quickly. She watered them too much, and her small balcony (阳台) got little sunlight. Feeling sad, Lily almost gave up until her science teacher Ms. Chen noticed her hard work. “Plants need time and care, not just water,” Ms. Chen said gently. She taught Lily to write in a notebook every week: “Water on Tuesday. Check leaves for bugs (虫子). Give plant food once a month.” Lily’s balcony slowly changed into a green corner. She grew tall sunflowers that could turn to face the sun. Her mint (薄荷) plants smelled so fresh she sometimes sniffed (闻) them for fun. In her notebook, she drew pictures and wrote simple notes: “Day 30: My bean plant is as tall as my water bottle! It climbed the stick (木棍) I tied there.” One rainy afternoon, her first tomato turned bright red. When she shared it with her family at dinner, Lily smiled. “Plants grow slowly — they don't try to hurry,” she told herself. “Maybe I don’ need to be perfect all the time, either.” Now when friends say, “You are more confident after you begin gardening.” Lily answers, “Yes! I have also learned a lot from my new hobby. It has taught me to wait and watch. Sometimes it’s okay if things take time.” 1．Why did Lily’s plants die at first? 2．What plants did Lily grow successfully? List two of them. 3．What did Lily learn from her new hobby? 4．What can you learn from Lily? Write 30 words or more. / 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 专题07 任务型阅读 主题01 人与自我——个人情况与个人兴趣 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁锦州·期中） Every day, it seems, a new gadget (设备) promises to help me run farther and faster, sleep better, or monitor (监控) my heart rate more effectively (有效地). These gadgets claim they’ll make me a “better me,” or so the story goes. Some of them might actually help, but a few months ago, I decided to sell all my sports gadgets. I now record my running times with just a pen and a notepad. Soon after, I started training for a marathon the old-fashioned way—without a device on my wrist tracking my pace or heart rate. To my surprise, running without all that information turned out to be a real joy. In the past, whenever my smartwatch told me I was running slower than I “should,” I’d force myself to speed up, even if it was clear that my body didn’t want to. But this time, I ran the way I wanted to. On several occasions (场合), I was surprised to see real breakthroughs (突破) in my running times when I checked my notepad after workouts. If I had seen those numbers during the run, I might have slowed down. But since I didn’t know, I just kept running. Another positive thing about getting rid of all my running gadgets is that it’s helping me concentrate (集中注意力) more on the running itself. Since I no longer feel like I need technology to run well, I can go out and run without worrying about battery life. So, what’s the lesson here? Well, we could very easily replace the example of running with writing, studying, or anything else. No matter what it is, the more we worry about improving, the more it hurts our performance. Should you stop using technology to “improve” your performance? Of course, that’s up to you. However, if I were asked that question, I’d certainly say that I’m better off without it. 1．When did the writer decide to sell all of the sports gadgets? 2．How does the writer record running times now? 3．What is another positive thing about not using running gadgets anymore? 4．What do you think of sports gadgets? Why do you think so? (at least 30 words) 【答案】1．A few months ago. 2．The writer now records running times with just a pen and a notepad. 3．It’s helping the writer concentrate more on the running itself. 4．I agree with the writer. I think they’re not necessary for me, because I don’t need technology to run well. I can go out and run without worrying about whether everything has enough battery power. / I disagree with the writer. I think sports gadgets are helpful for me, because I can know the data from sports gadgets and improve my performance from time to time. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要是作者结合自己跑步的经历告诉我们，与其依赖那些计数设备来记录跑步的情况，不如专心地跑步，因为让自己在某件事上做得更好的时间越多，我们的表现就越受影响。 1．根据“but a few months ago, I decided to sell all my sports gadgets.”可知，几个月前，作者决定卖掉所有的运动设备，故填A few months ago. 2．根据“I now record my running times with just a pen and a notepad.”可知，作者现在仅仅用一支笔和一个记事本来记录跑步时间，故填The writer now records running times with just a pen and a notepad. 3．根据“Another positive thing about getting rid of all my running gadgets is that it’s helping me concentrate (集中注意力) more on the running itself.”可知，另一个摆脱所有跑步设备的好处是，它帮助作者更专注于跑步本身，故填It’s helping the writer concentrate more on the running itself. 4．开放性题，表达自己对运动设备的看法，答案合理即可，故填I agree with the writer. I think they’re not necessary for me, because I don’t need technology to run well. I can go out and run without worrying about whether everything has enough battery power. / I disagree with the writer. I think sports gadgets are helpful for me, because I can know the data from sports gadgets and improve my performance from time to time. Passage2 （24-25八年级下·辽宁铁岭·期中 A little girl walked to and from school every day. Though it was not fine and clouds appeared in the sky that morning, the little girl made her daily trip to school as usual. When school was over, winds became stronger and it began to rain. The mother of the little girl felt worried that her daughter would be afraid when she walked home from school and that lightning might frighten her child. Following the bright light of lightning, the mother quickly got into her car and drove to her child’s school. As the mother drove along the road, she saw her little girl walking alone in the rain. To her great surprise, she found that when a lightning came, her daughter stopped, looked up and smiled. Another lightning came and then another followed. With each lightning, the little girl stopped, locked up and smiled. Inside the car, the mother asked her daughter, “What were you doing? Why did you look up and smile when the lightning came?” The little girl answered with a smile, “Mom, you know, God was looking at me. Each time I felt a little afraid walking in the rain, God would take a picture of me. I knew he was playing a game with me.” 1．What was the weather like that day? 2．Why did the mother feel worried at first? 3．What did the little girl do when a lightning came? 4．Should you be as brave (勇敢的) as the little girl? Why? Write 20 words or more. 【答案】1．It was rainy. 2．Because the girl would be afraid when she walked home from school and that lightning might frighten her child. 3．She stopped, looked up and smile. 4．Yes. I should be as brave as the little girl because I must be brave if I want to learn English well. I must be brave enough to talk to others in English. If I have problems in studying English, I must be brave enough to ask others for help. And if I get into trouble, I must face the problem bravely and find a good way to solve the problem. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过讲述小女孩在雨中遇闪电时的经历，传递了面对恐惧时乐观勇敢的态度。 1．根据“Though it was not fine and clouds appeared in the sky that morning...winds became stronger and it began to rain.”可知，那天下雨了。故填It was rainy. 2．根据 “The mother…felt worried that her daughter would be afraid…and that lightning might frighten her child.”可知，母亲起初担心女儿放学走路回家时会害怕，且闪电可能会吓到她。故填Because the girl would be afraid when she walked home from school and that lightning might frighten her child. 3．根据“she found that when a lightning came, her daughter stopped, looked up and smiled.”可知，当闪电来临时，小女孩会停下来，抬头微笑。故填She stopped, looked up and smiled. 4．答案不唯一，言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes. I should be as brave as the little girl because I must be brave if I want to learn English well. I must be brave enough to talk to others in English. If I have problems in studying English, I must be brave enough to ask others for help. And if I get into trouble, I must face the problem bravely and find a good way to solve the problem. Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·辽宁葫芦岛·期中） When Tom left high school, he went to a college to learn cooking for two years. He enjoyed cooking and was good at making his own dishes. Then he got a job in the kitchen of a big hotel as an apprentice (学徒) for four years. Tom soon found that cooking in a hotel was nothing like cooking for his family at home. He needed to work in a hot kitchen for a long time every day. A lot of people couldn’t stand it, but Tom thought it was enjoyable. He always made new and unusual cakes on Friday. More and more people visited the hotel on Friday just because of his cakes. The hotel owner soon found out why. When Tom decided to leave the hotel, the hotel owner provided him with more money and the position (职位) of head cook. Tom took the position and saved most of the money he made. Finally, he bought his own hotel last year. Then he found he needed to learn more skills. So he went to an evening school every Tuesday and Friday. Tom enjoys having his own hotel. But he also enjoys working in the kitchen and thinking up new creations when the hotel is not too busy. When you love something and keep doing it, you will feel happy in your heart. 1．How long did Tom work as an apprentice? 2．What did Tom think of working in a hot kitchen? 3．How often did Tom go to the evening school? 4．What do you love doing? And how do you keep doing it? Write 30 words or more. 【答案】1．For four years. / Tom worked as an apprentice for four years. 2．Enjoyable. / Tom thought it was enjoyable. 3．Twice a week. / He went to the evening school twice a week. 4．I love playing basketball. It’s fun and keeps me healthy. To keep doing it, I practice every weekend with friends and watch games to learn new skills. Hard work brings joy! (本题开放题，答案不唯一，合理即可) 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Tom从高中毕业后学习烹饪，并在酒店工作，最终拥有自己酒店的经历。 1．根据文章第1段“Then he got a job in the kitchen of a big hotel as an apprentice for four years.”可知，Tom在一家大酒店的厨房当了四年学徒。故填For four years. / Tom worked as an apprentice for four years. 2．根据文章第2段“A lot of people couldn’t stand it, but Tom thought it was enjoyable.”可知，Tom认为在炎热的厨房工作是一种享受。故填Enjoyable. / Tom thought it was enjoyable. 3．根据文章第3段“So he went to an evening school every Tuesday and Friday.”可知，Tom每周二和周五去夜校。即一周去夜校两次。故填Twice a week. / He went to the evening school twice a week. 4．(本题为开放式问题，要求学生结合自身兴趣和经历回答。) 示例：I love playing basketball. It’s fun and keeps me healthy. To keep doing it, I practice every weekend with friends and watch games to learn new skills. Hard work brings joy! (我喜欢打篮球。它既有趣又能让我保持健康。为了坚持下去，我每个周末都会和朋友们一起练习，观看比赛，学习新的技巧。勤奋带来快乐！) Passage 4 （24-25八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） My name is Lucy. Art is my favorite hobby. I still remember when I was young, I would always paint on books, pieces of paper and walls. I was always in trouble for painting on the walls, but I couldn’t stop myself. But now in school, there are only four art lessons each week. It seems that the 40 minutes for each lesson passes by in a flash (闪现) because I get completely lost in my artwork. I wish we could have more time for art. I especially enjoy drawing cartoons. This is the area where my creativity is always free. Letting my creativity run wild. I sometimes draw things that surprise even myself. I have cartoons of all the teachers I know. Some of them are pretty, but some are not. I won’t show them to the teachers because they will be sad. They are only for my classmates and me to see. So, I must say that I always feel good when I am drawing something. For me, drawing is a natural way to express myself. It allows me to follow my instincts (直觉) and lets my feelings guide my hand. And the result is always a happy one, leaving me with a sense of achievement that no other subject can match. I hope to keep drawing and sharing my art with others. 1．Where did Lucy paint when she was young? 2．How many art lessons are there in Lucy’s school each week? 3．Why won’t Lucy show some cartoons to the teachers? 4．Do you like Lucy’s hobby? Why or why not? Write 30 words or more. 【答案】1．On books, pieces of paper and walls. 2．Four/3. 4．Because they will be sad. 5．Yes. I like Lucy’s hobby very much. I learnt to paint at the age of five. Painting makes me be more confident because adults around me always praise me and encourage me when they see my paintings. 【导语】本文主要讲述了Lucy对艺术的热爱以及她通过绘画表达自我的经历。 1．根据“I still remember when I was young, I would always paint on books, pieces of paper and walls.”可知，她小时候总是在书、纸和墙上画画。故填On books, pieces of paper and walls. 2．根据“But now in school, there are only four art lessons each week.”可知，学校每周只有四节美术课。故填Four/4. 3．根据“I won’t show them to the teachers because they will be sad.”可知，她不把卡通画给老师看因为他们会难过。故填Because they will be sad. 4．开放性试题，答案不唯一，合理即可。参考答案为Yes. I like Lucy’s hobby very much. I learnt to paint at the age of five. Painting makes me be more confident because adults around me always praise me and encourage me when they see my paintings. 主题02 人与自我——家人、朋友与周围的人 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） In a small village in China, there lives an old man named Mr. Zhang. He is a master of bamboo weaving, a traditional craft passed down in his family for generations. Every day, he sits under a tree, weaving baskets and fans with skillful hands. Many years ago, few people wanted to learn this craft because it was difficult and didn’t pay well. Mr. Zhang felt lonely, but he never gave up. He spent hours practicing repeatedly, even when his fingers hurt or the bamboo broke. “Patience is the key,” he always told himself. Though the work was hard he believed every small effort had meaning—it kept a piece of Chinese culture alive. On a cold winter night, heavy rain broke most of Mr. Zhang’s bamboo. Instead of giving up, Mr. Zhang walked miles to find new bamboo and worked late into the night to finish his orders. Slowly, his beautiful works began to attract attention. Now, more young people come to learn from him. Mr. Zhang teaches them not just skills, but also the spirit of hard work. “Traditional crafts are like old friends,” he says with a smile. “They remind us who we are.” By passing on his skills, Mr. Zhang shows us that true craftsmanship requires courage, patience, and a heart full of love. Let’s respect these guardians of tradition! 1．Why did few people want to learn bamboo weaving many years ago? 2．When did heavy rain break most of Mr. Zhang’s bamboo? 3．What can young people learn from Mr. Zhang? 4．Which Chinese traditional skill do you like? Why? (Write 30 words or more) 【答案】1．Because it was difficult and didn`t pay well. 2．On a cold winter night. 3．Skills and the spirit of hard work./ Young people can learn not just skills, but also the spirit of hard work. 4．I like paper-cutting because it is a beautiful art form that reflects Chinese culture. The intricate designs and vibrant colors make it unique. It also requires patience and creativity, which I admire. 【导语】本文主要讲述了一位名叫张先生的老人在中国一个小村庄里传承竹编技艺的故事。文章描述了张先生如何克服困难，坚持这门传统手艺，并最终吸引年轻人学习的过程。 1．根据“Many years ago, few people wanted to learn this craft because it was difficult and didn’t pay well.”可知，很少有人想学习这门手艺，因为它既难学又不赚钱。故填Because it was difficult and didn`t pay well. 2．根据“On a cold winter night, heavy rain broke most of Mr. Zhang’s bamboo.”可知，在一个寒冷的冬夜，大雨毁掉了张先生的大部分竹子。故填On a cold winter night. 3．根据“Now, more young people come to learn from him. Mr. Zhang teaches them not just skills, but also the spirit of hard work.”可知，张先生不仅教他们技能，还教导他们努力工作的精神。故填Skills and the spirit of hard work./ Young people can learn not just skills, but also the spirit of hard work. 4．开放性问题，答案合理即可。参考答案：I like paper-cutting because it is a beautiful art form that reflects Chinese culture. The intricate designs and vibrant colors make it unique. It also requires patience and creativity, which I admire. Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·辽宁丹东·期中） There was a little boy whose name was Peter. He lived in a village close to the sea. The villagers built sea walls to keep sea water from the doors of the houses, but once the sea walls almost put the village in great danger. One day, Peter was walking on his way back home along the sea wall when it began to rain. Suddenly, he saw a hole in the wall. From it the sea water was running. Peter shouted for help because he knew the hole meant that the sea was making its way through the sea wall, but no answer came. He realized he should do something else as quickly as possible, or the sea water could be pouring over the whole village. He started to run to his village. At the same time, the rain became heavier and heavier. It was getting dark, but Peter ran on and on. He felt cold and hungry. In the rainstorm, he fell down over and over again. Many times he thought about giving up, but he fought on. He remembered his father’s words, “Lots of strong men have tried their best to build the walls which can keep the village safe from danger. The sea walls are really important.” Finally, when the boy’s father saw him, Peter had been black and blue all over. The boy told the villagers what had happened to the sea wall. They repaired it in time. “Thank God! He saved the village.” they praised (赞扬) Peter. All the villagers called him “Peter the Guard” from then on. Peter’s parents were really proud of him! 1．What did the villagers build the sea walls for? 2．Who told Peter the importance of the sea walls? 3．How did Peter save the village? 4．What do you think of Peter? Writer 30 words or more. 【答案】1．To keep sea water from the doors of the houses. 2．Peter’s father told him the importance of the sea walls. 3．When Peter saw a hole in the sea wall, he ran to the village and told the villagers, so they repaired the wall in time and saved the village. 4．Peter is brave, responsible and persistent. He didn’t give up even when he fell down in the rainstorm, and saved the village with his determination.（答案不唯一，言之有理即可） 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。 主要讲述了住在海边村庄的男孩彼得，在暴雨中发现海堤漏洞，不顾艰难险阻跑回村庄求助，最终带领村民及时修复海堤、拯救村庄的故事。 1．根据“The villagers built sea walls to keep sea water from the doors of the houses”可知，村民建海堤是为了防止海水涌入房屋。故填To keep sea water from the doors of the houses.   2．根据“He remembered his father’s words...The sea walls are really important.”可知，是彼得的父亲告诉他海堤的重要性。故填Peter’s father told him the importance of the sea walls.   3．根据“he saw a hole in the wall...He started to run to his village...They repaired it in time.”可知，彼得发现海堤上的洞后，跑去村庄告诉村民，让他们及时修复了海堤，从而拯救了村庄。故填When Peter saw a hole in the sea wall, he ran to the village and told the villagers, so they repaired the wall in time and saved the village.   4． 开放性试题，合理即可。示例：根据文中彼得在暴雨中坚持奔跑、多次摔倒仍不放弃，最终成功求助拯救村庄的行为可知，他是一个勇敢、有责任感且坚持不懈的人。故填Peter is brave, responsible and persistent. He didn’t give up even when he fell down in the rainstorm, and saved the village with his determination.（答案不唯一，言之有理即可） Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·辽宁阜新·期中） It’s time to say “thank you” to someone who is probably the most important man in your life. The third Sunday in June—which falls on the 16th this year—is Father’s Day. The holiday honours not only fathers, but also all men who act as father figures, such as stepfathers, uncles, and grandfathers. What kinds of roles do they play in the family? In the past, women were more likely (可能的) than men to look after children, as fathers would spend most of their time working. But in modern times, mothers have their own jobs. Fathers also help out when it comes to doing housework and taking care of children. Fathers are usually the first men to appear in their children’s lives. They set an example for what a man should be like and how women should be treated. Many studies have shown that if a father spends more time raising his child, his son or daughter will feel safer and more confident. Dads have some special qualities (品质) that make them different from mothers. For example, studies show that fathers are better than mothers at teaching children how to swim or ride bicycles. They are more likely to stand behind their children and let them swim or ride themselves. Swimming and riding bicycles together are ways of spending quality time together for dads and kids. It’s also a good way to celebrate Father’s Day. You can also make your dad a card, give him a phone call or gift, or play with him in a park. These little things can show your dad that you care about him and love him deeply. 1．Is the Father’s Day on the same date every year? 2．In the past, why did mothers spend more time looking after their children? 3．If a father spends more time with his children, how will the children feel? 4．How do you plan to celebrate Father’s Day? Write 30 words or more. 【答案】1．No, it isn’t. 2．Becauese fathers spent/would spend most of their time working. 3．They will feel safer and more confident. 4．First, I am going to give my father a small present. Next, I am going to ride bikes together with him. I will say “thank you” to him and we will talk a lot about growing up. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了父亲节的由来、父亲在家庭中的角色变化以及庆祝父亲节的方式。 1．根据“The third Sunday in June—which falls on the 16th this year—is Father’s Day.”可知，父亲节是每年六月的第三个星期日，日期不固定。故填No, it isn’t. 2．根据“In the past, women were more likely than men to look after children, as fathers would spend most of their time working.”可知，过去母亲花更多时间照顾孩子是因为父亲大部分时间在工作。故填Becauese fathers spent/would spend most of their time working. 3．根据“Many studies have shown that if a father spends more time raising his child, his son or daughter will feel safer and more confident.”可知，父亲多陪伴孩子会让孩子更有安全感和自信。故填They will feel safer and more confident. 4．开放性作答，言之有理即可。参考答案为First, I am going to give my father a small present. Next, I am going to ride bikes together with him. I will say “thank you” to him and we will talk a lot about growing up. 主题03 人与自我——日常生活 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁铁岭·期中） Should kids get reward (报酬) for doing housework? Here is the result of a survey. 1,870 kids discussed it. Yes—We deserve (应得) it! 1.69% No—We should help out for free! 2.31% Some kids are earning (挣得) up to 1,200 dollars for doing chores around the house. The best job is helping to clean the house. Parents will pay an average (平均数) of 2.77 dollars at a time. Doing the dishes can also get much money, about 2.52 dollars at a time. Other top paid jobs include (包括): ※ Washing cars: $2.30 ※ Cleaning cages: $1.92 ※ Making the bed: $0.76 Boys do much better than girls. It was reported that boys got more money than girls. The biggest difference was in doing the dishes. Boys can get an average of 5.10 dollars, but girls can get only one dollar. The most common job kids do is helping to set the table, but they can’t get paid for doing that. 1．What housework can a boy do to get more money than a girl? 2．How much can kids get each time for making the bed on average? 3．Can kids get reward if they help set the table? 4．Do you agree to let kids get reward for doing housework? Why or why not? (write 30 words or more) 【答案】1．Doing the dishes. 2．$3.4. 3．No, they can’t. 4．I agree to let kids get reward for doing housework. Getting rewards can encourage kids to take their responsibility for the housework and develop a good work ethic. It also makes them realize that their efforts are valued. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了关于孩子做家务是否应该得到报酬的调查结果，包括支持和反对的比例、不同家务的报酬情况以及男孩和女孩在报酬上的差异等内容。 1．根据“The biggest difference was in doing the dishes. Boys can get an average of 5.10 dollars, but girls can get only one dollar.”可知，男孩通过洗碗能比女孩得到更多钱，故填Doing the dishes. 2．根据“Making the bed: $0.76”可知，孩子们整理床铺每次平均能得到0.76美元，故填$0.76. 3．根据“The most common job kids do is helping to set the table, but they can’t get paid for doing that.”可知，孩子们帮忙摆桌子不能得到报酬，故填No, they can’t. 4．开放性试题，言之有理即可，根据文章内容，可从不同角度回答，比如同意的话可以说这能激励孩子承担责任，不同意的话可以说做家务是家庭责任无需报酬等。故填I agree to let kids get reward for doing housework. Getting rewards can encourage kids to take their responsibility for the housework and develop a good work ethic. It also makes them realize that their efforts are valued. Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·辽宁葫芦岛·期中） May 10th Today my parents were busy with work, so I decided to help with the housework. First, I swept the floor and cleaned the tables. Then, I washed the dishes carefully. After that, I folded my clothes. While I was cleaning, my little brother Peter came into the room and spilled (洒出) juice on the floor. I wanted to get angry with him at first, but then I remembered that—Mom always stayed patient (有耐心的) with us. So I just told him to be more careful next time. When my parents came home, they were surprised and happy to see the clean house. Mom touched my head and said, “Thank you, Jenny, you did so much for the family!” I felt proud (骄傲的) of myself because I’d not only helped but also learned the importance of patience and kindness. Someone thinks housework is boring and hates to do it, but I don’t think so. I think everyone should do some housework at home because it is not just about cleaning—it’s also about showing love to the family. 1．How many chores did Jenny do? 2．What did Jenny do to Peter after he made the floor dirty? 3．How did Jenny’s parents feel when they saw the clean house? 4．Do you agree with Jenny about housework? Why or why not? Write 30 words or more. 【答案】1．Four. 2．She told him to be more careful next time. 3．Surprised and happy. 4．Yes, I agree with her. Because I think doing housework can help us have a good living environment. Also, it is a good way to show love to the family. 【导语】本文介绍了Jenny在父母忙碌时帮忙做家务，以及她如何处理弟弟Peter洒果汁的事情，最后父母回家后的反应，以及她对家务的看法。 1．根据“First, I swept the floor and cleaned the tables. Then, I washed the dishes carefully. After that, I folded my clothes.”可知，Jenny做了总共四个家务：扫地、擦桌子、洗碗、叠衣服。故填Four. 2．根据“While I was cleaning, my little brother Peter came into the room and spilled (洒出) juice on the floor.…So I just told him to be more careful next time.”可知，弟弟Peter洒了果汁后，Jenny控制脾气，建议他下次小心。故填She told him to be more careful next time. 3．根据“When my parents came home, they were surprised and happy to see the clean house.”可知，父母回家时，看到干净的房子感到很惊讶和高兴。故填Surprised and happy. 4．开放性作答，言之有理即可。故填Yes, I agree with her. Because I think doing housework can help us have a good living environment. Also, it is a good way to show love to the family. Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·辽宁大连·期中） Nowadays in many Chinese cities, schools have made class breaks longer. They used to be 10 minutes, but now they are 15 minutes. This change is to help students and teachers go outside and play more. Before, the short breaks didn’t give students much time to play outside, especially if they were in big buildings with many floors. Sometimes, schools didn’t let students leave their rooms during breaks because they were worried about safety. Now, with longer class breaks, schools want to make sure students can play and exercise for at least 30 minutes every day. Cities like Beijing and Qingdao have started doing this. In Beijing, they made the breaks longer by taking time from the longer breaks in the middle of the day. This didn’t change when students start and finish school. In Wuxi, a city in Jiangsu Province, schools have 15-minute breaks and make sure students have one gym class each day. In order to help students play outside and talk with their friends, schools ask students to exercise for at least 100 minutes every day. The people in charge of schools there said they want to give the break time back to the students. In Qingdao, a school started playing different games outside, like rope jumping and hula hoop (呼啦圈), and also had puzzles to play inside during the longer breaks. They organize the students by the floor they are on so everyone can play outside. A check showed that more students in Qingdao are getting good scores on their health tests. 1．In which places can students play for at least 30 minutes every day? 2．How long do Wuxi schools ask students to exercise every day? 3．What does the check show in Qingdao schools? 4．What do you want to do during the 15-minute break? Why? Write 30 words or more. 【答案】1．Beijing and Qingdao. 2．At least 100 minutes. 3．More students are getting good scores on their health tests. 4．开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案为：I want to play badminton with my classmates. It can help me relax after class, improve my physical fitness, and strengthen friendships by working together in the game. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如今中国许多城市的学校将课间休息时间从 10分钟延长至15分钟，旨在让师生有更多时间外出活动和锻炼，并列举了北京、青岛、无锡等地学校的具体措施及成效，体现了学校对学生户外活动和健康的重视。 1．根据原文第三段“Now, with longer class breaks, schools want to make sure students can play and exercise for at least 30 minutes every day. Cities like Beijing and Qingdao have started doing this.”可知，北京和青岛的学生每天至少能有30分钟的玩耍和锻炼时间。故填Beijing and Qingdao. 2．根据第四段“In Wuxi... schools ask students to exercise for at least 100 minutes every day.”可知，无锡学校要求学生每天锻炼至少100分钟。故填At least 100 minutes. 3．根据最后一段“A check showed that more students in Qingdao are getting good scores on their health tests.”可知，检查结果显示青岛更多学生在健康测试中取得了好成绩。故填More students are getting good scores on their health tests. 4．开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案为：I want to play badminton with my classmates. It can help me relax after class, improve my physical fitness, and strengthen friendships by working together in the game. Passage 4 （23-24八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） Last month, Australia’s largest candy shop opened in Melbourne (墨尔本). The shop is called Tom’s Confectionery Warehouse. There are more than 1,000 different kinds of sweets in the store. Customers can taste before they buy. Along with well-known sweets, there are some special ones with interesting tastes, such as spicy mango. The shop also has a big “human claw” machine. Customers are above a hole full of sweets. As they are slowly dropped down, they can get as many sweets as they can. Adiel, the owner of the shop, got the idea for the shop from a film. He even plans to run a competition in the future. The winner will get free candy for life. “We’re more than just a candy store,” said Adiel. “We want to bring some fun into your lives!” 1．What is the name of Australia’s largest candy shop? 2．What kind of special sweets can people find in the shop? 3．Where did Adiel get the idea for the shop? 4．How can we follow Adiel’s example, showing love and a spirit of giving in daily life? At least 30 words. 【答案】1．Tom’s Confectionery Warehouse. 2．They can find special sweets with interesting tastes such as spicy mango. 3．From a film. 4．We should help others in daily life, even if the people we help are strangers. We should also selflessly do things that can make others feel happy in daily life, and make a contribution when we are needed. 【导语】本文主要介绍了澳大利亚最大的糖果店——汤姆糖果仓库。 1．根据“Last month, Australia’s largest candy shop opened in Melbourne. The shop is called Tom’s Confectionery Warehouse.”可知，澳大利亚最大的糖果店在墨尔本开业，这家店叫做汤姆糖果仓库。故填Tom’s Confectionery Warehouse. 2．根据“Along with well-known sweets, there are some special ones with interesting tastes, such as spicy mango.”可知，除了众所周知的糖果外，还有一些口味有趣的特殊糖果，例如辣芒果。故填They can find special sweets with interesting tastes such as spicy mango. 3．根据“Adiel, the owner of the shop, got the idea for the shop from a film.”可知，这家店的老板Adiel从一部电影中获得了开设这家店的想法。故填From a film. 4．根据全文可知，此处为开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为We should help others in daily life, even if the people we help are strangers. We should also selflessly do things that can make others feel happy in daily life, and make a contribution when we are needed. Passage 5 （24-25八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） With the development of China, there is more need for learning Chinese. So many learners of Chinese start to use online apps. There are many online apps, such as Wukong, Du Chinese, HelloChinese, Duolingo and Chineasy: Learn Chinese easily. Today, Duolingo offers new courses for learning Chinese. Learners can learn more about Chinese culture, such as the Spring Festival and Peking Opera. There is also cultural learning about daily life. Sixteen-year-old Isabelle comes from a French Chinese family. She lived in China from 3 to 7 before moving to the US. Three years ago, she started learning Chinese again, and found that it was fun. Every day, she spends about five minutes practising on language-learning app Duolingo. With her teacher from Shanghai online, she reads and practises conversations. “I think Chinese will be really useful. My grandma and other family members speak it, so I hope to talk with them in Chinese,” she says. Ken, a Japanese man, uses Duolingo to improve his Chinese twice a week. He hopes that when he visits his wife’s hometown of Chongqing next time, he can communicate with her families in Chinese. For now, he doesn’t find listening or speaking too hard. “For me, reading is the most difficult part because many of the Chinese characters have two or three pronunciations, so I often make mistakes.” 1．How many online apps for learning Chinese are mentioned in the passage? 2．How does Isabelle learn Chinese with her teacher from Shanghai online? 3．What is the most difficult part for Ken when learning Chinese? 4．Would you like to use online apps to learn a foreign language? Why or why not? Write 30 words or more. 【答案】1．Five. 2．She reads and practises conversations with her teacher from Shanghai online. 3．Reading is the most difficult part for Ken when learning Chinese. 4．Yes, I would like to use online apps to learn a foreign language. Because online apps are convenient and flexible, I can learn anytime and anywhere. Moreover, they often provide interactive and engaging learning experiences, which can make learning more fun and effective. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了随着中国的发展，学习中文的需求增加，许多中文学习者开始使用在线应用程序来学习中文。 1．根据“There are many online apps, such as Wukong, Du Chinese, HelloChinese, Duolingo and Chineasy: Learn Chinese easily.”可知，文章中提到了五个学习中文的在线应用程序。故填Five. 2．根据“With her teacher from Shanghai online, she reads and practises conversations.”可知，Isabelle通过在线与来自上海的老师一起阅读和练习对话来学习中文。故填She reads and practises conversations with her teacher from Shanghai online. 3．根据“For me, reading is the most difficult part because many of the Chinese characters have two or three pronunciations, so I often make mistakes.”可知，Ken认为学习中文最困难的部分是阅读，因为很多汉字有两个或三个发音，所以他经常犯错。故填Reading is the most difficult part for Ken when learning Chinese. 4．开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes, I would like to use online apps to learn a foreign language. Because online apps are convenient and flexible, I can learn anytime and anywhere. Moreover, they often provide interactive and engaging learning experiences, which can make learning more fun and effective. Passage 6 （24-25八年级下·辽宁锦州·期中）阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 Dear Mr. Hunt, I just turned 12 years old. My problem is that I am not as tall as my classmates. My brother Mike is seven years older than me and he is very tall. My father is also very tall. I eat lots of vegetables every day. I like eating fruit, but I dislike eating meat. I sleep for eight hours a day. I want to be tall. I am taking medicine. I think that medicine can make me grow tall. My head teacher tells me that you are a great doctor. Can I grow tall? Do I need to take the medicine? Yours, Mark Dear Mark, I think that you can grow tall, because your father and brother are both very tall. You are still growing. As for the medicine, you should stop taking it. It is not good for your health. You should eat more meat. I’m happy that you like eating vegetables and fruit. A balanced diet (平衡的膳食) is very important for your health, and it can make you grow tall. Yours, Mr. Hunt 1．What does Mr. Hunt do? 2．What does Mark want? 3．Why does Mr. Hunt advise Mark not to take the medicine? 4．Give some other proper advice to Mark on his problem. (Write 30 words or more.) 【答案】1．He is a doctor. 2．He wants to be tall. 3．Because the medicine is not good for his health. 4．You can do sports like basketball or running every day, as they help with bone growth. You should also sleep 1—2 hours more, because growth hormone is mainly secreted at night. And keep a positive mood—too much worry won’t help your growth. 【导语】本文主要介绍了12岁的Mark因身高不如同学而焦虑，写信向医生Mr. Hunt求助，医生回信指出其具备长高潜力，并建议停止服药、均衡饮食。 1．根据“My head teacher tells me that you are a great doctor.”可知Mr. Hunt是一名医生。故填He is a doctor. 2．根据“I want to be tall.”可知Mark希望自己能长高。故填He wants to be tall. 3．根据“As for the medicine, you should stop taking it. It is not good for your health.”可知Mr. Hunt认为该药不利于健康，因此建议停用。故填Because the medicine is not good for his health. 4．开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案为You can do sports like basketball or running every day, as they help with bone growth. You should also sleep 1—2 hours more, because growth hormone is mainly secreted at night. And keep a positive mood—too much worry won’t help your growth. 主题04人与社会——人际关系 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁本溪·期中） From food lovers to learning or travel partners, young people have been looking for new ways to communicate with others and have fun together. A popular way to do so is through dazi socializing (社交). The word “dazi” comes from the Shanghai dialect (方言). People first used it to talk about card-playing friends. Now, it means the partners who join in some activities together. And a dazi is not like a close friend or a family member. People usually don’t have a long and strong relationship with their dazi. These years, more people are trying to look for a dazi to enjoy food, travel, or study. A study of 1,335 young people shows that 72.6 percent have one or more dazi. Nearly 69 percent believe that finding a dazi is a brave step in moving out of their comfort zone (舒适圈) to find a new lifestyle. Xiaomi is one of such people. Xiaomi, born in 1981, is an office worker in Shenzhen. She has looked for travel partners more than once. This March, Xiaomi went to Gansu Province and found a travel partner there. She also found another dazi during the trip. They all had great fun during the journey. “We later started a chat (聊天) group on WeChat (微信), and we shared good books and life experiences in it. At the same time, we shared our daily habits, too. Starting as travel partners, we have become friends. I think I’m lucky.” Xiaomi said. Finding a dazi is not always good, and it can be dangerous sometimes. Remember to be careful and pay attention to your personal safety when you look for a dazi. 1．Where does the word “dazi” come from? 2．Why do people want to look for a dazi these years? 3．What did Xiaomi and her travel partners share in the chat group? 4．Do you want to find a dazi in your daily life? Why? Write 30 words or more. 【答案】1．It is from the Shanghai dialect. 2．To enjoy food, travel, or study. 3．Good books, life experiences and daily habits. 4．Yes, because I don’t want to feel bored in my spare time. A lot of interesting things in my daily life can be done with my dazi, such as doing exercise or studying English together. 【导语】本文主要介绍了年轻人通过“搭子”社交寻找新生活方式的现象，包括其起源、目的和实际案例，并提醒注意安全。 1．根据“The word ‘dazi’ comes from the Shanghai dialect (方言).”可知，“搭子”来自上海方言。故填It is from the Shanghai dialect. 2．根据“These years, more people are trying to look for a dazi to enjoy food, travel, or study.”可知，人们寻找搭子是为了共同享受美食、旅行或学习。故填To enjoy food, travel, or study. 3．根据“We later started a chat (聊天) group on WeChat (微信), and we shared good books and life experiences in it. At the same time, we shared our daily habits, too.”可知，小米和搭子在微信群中分享好书、生活经验和日常习惯。故填Good books, life experiences and daily habits. 4．开放性问题，回答言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes, because I don’t want to feel bored in my spare time. A lot of interesting things in my daily life can be done with my dazi, such as doing exercise or studying English together. Passage 2 （23-24八年级下·辽宁大连·期中） Has a person ever warmly held a door open for you? How do you feel after playing with friends? And what would you say is your favourite family memory? These questions have one thing in common: they’re all about connecting with people. “Let’s Connect” is the theme of this year’s Children’s Mental (心理的) Health week. It improves mental health by building healthy social (社会的) connections. Humans naturally connect with others, whether that’s family, friends or people in our community. Healthy connections give people energy and support—we all need people to celebrate and share our worries with. Social connections aren’t just about mental health; they improve physical health too, helping us to live a long life. Then how to connect with others? “You can reach out and connect with people in so many different ways,” says Julia Clements, the organizer behind Children’s Mental Health Week. You can connect in person or online, with your friends, parents, teachers or classmates. It’s not just people, either. “Some people feel connected with their pets or in nature,” says Clements. She agrees talking to others can be helpful to a lonely person. She advises making time to build more connections through actions as well as words. Everybody may feel lonely sometimes and refuse to talk to others. “Remember that there are always people that care for you,” advises Clements. She says it’s important to tell someone you trust about how you are feeling, or safe organizations such as Helpline or Shout. They can really help. 1．What do the three questions in the beginning have in common? 2．What does the underlined word “they” refer to (指的是) in Paragraph 2? 3．According to Clements, what can be helpful to a lonely person? 4．Being a teenager, what can you learn from the passage? Write 30 words or more. 【答案】1．They’re all about connecting with people. 2．It refers to social connections. 3．Talking to others. 4．Mental health is very important and we should pay more attention to it. We can improve it by building healthy social connections. In our daily life, try to talk to others when we feel lonely, whether in person or online. 【导语】本文主要介绍了和他人建立良好关系的重要性以及如何与他人建立良好的关系。 1．根据“These questions have one thing in common: they’re all about connecting with people.”可知，这三个问题的共同之处就是它们都是关于和他人建立联系的。故填They’re all about connecting with people. 2．根据“Social connections aren’t just about mental health; they improve physical health too, helping us to live a long life.”可知，代词they指代“social connection”。即“社会关系”。故填It refers to social connections. 3．根据“She agrees talking to others can be helpful to a lonely person.”可知，与他人交谈对一个孤独的人来说是很有帮助的。故填Talking to others. 4．本题为开放性题目，答案不唯一，言之有理即可。故填Mental health is very important and we should pay more attention to it. We can improve it by building healthy social connections. In our daily life, try to talk to others when we feel lonely, whether in person or online. Passage 3 （23-24八年级下·辽宁抚顺·期中） Jeff had everything, but he was not happy. When he knew the famous teacher Allan came to his city. He went to him and asked, “Now I have everything, but I am not happy. Could you give me some advice?” Allan gave him three balls, a glass ball, a ceramic (陶瓷) ball and a rubber (橡皮) ball. “Throw them one after one. You must keep one in air at a time.” Jeff did as Allan said at once. After some time, when the ceramic ball was in air, he found it hard to keep the three balls safe (安全的). So Jeff threw the rubber ball to the floor. Allan asked why. He said, “If the ceramic ball or the glass ball falls on the floor, they would break. I just want to keep the other two balls safe.” Allan said, “The glass ball stands for (代表) your job, money and life. The ceramic ball stands for your family. The rubber one stands for those expensive things in your life. You can’t have them at the same time. In your life, sharing job and life with family can make you happy. Other things aren’t very important to you.” 1．What’s Jeff’s trouble? 2．Why did Jeff throw the rubber ball to the floor? 3．What does the ceramic ball stand for? 4．Do you think sharing job and life with family is important to you? Why or why not? (Write 20 to 30 words) 【答案】1．He was not happy. 2．He wanted to keep the other two balls safe. 3．Family. 4．Yes, I do. Because sharing job and life with family can make family members know each other better. It helps to foster family relationships. 【导语】本文主要讲述了杰夫拥有一切，但是他却不开心。于是他让一位著名的老师，给他一些建议。老师通过让他扔三个不同材质的球的故事，告诉他与家人分享工作和生活就可以让他快乐。而其他事情对他来说不是很重要。 1．根据“Jeff had everything, but he was not happy”可知，杰夫不开心。故填He was not happy. 2．根据“If the ceramic ball or the glass ball falls on the floor, they would break. I just want to keep the other two balls safe”可知，如果陶瓷球或玻璃球掉在地上，它们就会破碎。杰夫只想保证另外两个球的安全。故填He wanted to keep the other two balls safe. 3．根据“The ceramic ball stands for your family”可知，陶瓷球代表家庭。故填Family. 4．本题为开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可。例如：我认为和家人分享工作和生活对我来说很重要。因为和家人分享工作和生活能让家庭成员之间更了解彼此。有助于促进家庭关系。故填Yes, I do. Because sharing job and life with family can make family members know each other better. It helps to foster family relationships. 主题06 人与社会——文学、艺术、历史 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁盘锦·期中） “The Little Prince” is a famous book written by French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in 1943 and has since become one of the most beloved books in the world. The story is not just for children but also for adults, as it teaches important lessons about life, love, and friendship. The story is about a little prince who lives on a small planet. He takes care of his planet and loves a special rose that grows there. One day, he decides to leave his planet and explore the universe. During his journey, he visits several other planets and meets different people, such as a king, a businessman, and a lamplighter. Each person he meets teaches him something new about life. Finally, the little prince arrives on Earth, where he meets a pilot who has crashed (坠毁) in the desert. The pilot becomes his friend, and the little prince shares his thoughts and experiences with him. Through their conversations, the pilot learns to see the world in a different way. The book is full of beautiful and meaningful quotes. One of the most famous lines is, “What is essential (必不可少的) is invisible (隐形的) to the eye.” This means that the most important things in life, like love and friendship, cannot be seen but must be felt with the heart. “The Little Prince” is a simple yet deep story that reminds us to cherish (珍视) the people and things we love. It encourages us to look at the world with curiosity (好奇心) and kindness. If you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend it! 1．Who wrote the book “The Little Prince”? 2．What does the little prince decide to do one day? 3．What does the book remind us and encourage us to do? 4．Recommend a book you like (except The Little Prince), and give the reason. (more than 30 words) 【答案】1．Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. 2．He decides to leave his planet and explore the universe. 3．It reminds us to cherish the people and things we love, and encourages us to look at the world with curiosity and kindness. 4．The Old Man and the Sea. In this book, the old man fights hard, even though he loses the fish in the end. I think we should learn from the fisherman to work hard and not to give up. 【导语】本文介绍了法国作家安托万·德·圣·埃克苏佩里创作的经典名著《小王子》，讲述了小王子离开自己的星球探索宇宙的旅程，以及他在旅途中遇到的各种人物和学到的生活哲理。文章还强调了这本书对成年人和儿童都具有深刻的教育意义。 1．根据“ ‘The Little Prince’ is a famous book written by French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.”可知，《小王子》的作者是法国作家安托万·德·圣·埃克苏佩里，故填Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. 2．根据“One day, he decides to leave his planet and explore the universe.”可知，小王子决定离开自己的星球去探索宇宙。故填He decides to leave his planet and explore the universe. 3．根据文中最后一段“ ‘The Little Prince’ is a simple yet deep story that reminds us to cherish (珍视) the people and things we love. It encourages us to look at the world with curiosity (好奇心) and kindness.”可知，这本书提醒我们珍视所爱之人与事物，并鼓励我们以好奇和善意看待世界。It reminds us to cherish the people and things we love, and encourages us to look at the world with curiosity and kindness. 4．主观题，符合题意即可，故填The Old Man and the Sea. In this book, the old man fights hard, even though he loses the fish in the end. I think we should learn from the fisherman to work hard and not to give up. Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·辽宁大连·期中） Once upon a time in a small village, there was a toy train that was not very big or strong. The other trains that were larger and more powerful often laughed at the little engine (引擎). One day, the village found itself in trouble. A new group of toys had arrived at the top of a steep (陡峭的) hill, and none of the larger engines could pull the toys down to the village. The main engineer was worried. He called on the biggest and strongest engines, but one by one, they all couldn’t move the heavy toys. They complained (抱怨) about the steepness of the hill and the weight of the cargo (货物). Just as the engineer was about to give up, the little engine found its way up the hill. “I think I can; I think I can,” the little engine talked to itself as it began the task. The other engines laughed and called out, “You’re too small! You’ll never be able to do it!” But the little engine continued to chant, “I think I can; I think I can.” Slowly, but surely, the little engine made progress, but it never stopped. The villagers and the other engines watched in amazement as the little engine, with its positive attitude (态度) and perseverance (毅力), managed to (成功地) move the toys down the hill. When the little engine finally reached the bottom, the villagers cheered, and the other engines stood in silence. From that day on, the little engine was no longer laughed at. It became a symbol of hope and encouragement in the village, teaching everyone that no matter how big or how difficult the task is, with a belief (信任) in oneself and a positive attitude, everything is possible. 1．Why did larger engines laugh at the little engine? 2．What trouble did the village have one day? 3．How did the little engine finish the task at last? 4．What can you learn from the story? (write 30 words or more) 【答案】1．Because it was not very big or strong. 2．The toys couldn’t be pulled down to the village. 3．It never stopped with positive attitude and perseverance. 4．The story teaches us that no matter how difficult a task seems or how small we feel, believing in ourselves and maintaining a positive attitude with determination can help us overcome any challenge and achieve the impossible. 【导语】本文主要讲述了小发动机靠着自信和毅力，完成了看似不可能的任务，故事告诉了我们自信和毅力的重要性。 1．根据“Once upon a time in a small village, there was a toy train that was not very big or strong.’”可知，其他火车嘲笑小火车的原因是它不大也不强壮，故填Because it was not very big or strong. 2．根据第一段“A new group of toys had arrived at the top of a steep (陡峭的) hill, and none of the larger engines could pull the toys down to the village.”可知，村民们遇到的问题是玩具无法从山上运到山下的村子里。故填The toys couldn’t be pulled down to the village. 3．根据倒数第二段“Slowly, but surely, the little engine made progress, but it never stopped...with its positive attitude (态度) and perseverance (毅力), managed to (成功地) move the toys down the hill.”可知，小发动机靠着积极的态度和坚强的毅力，从不放弃，完成了这项工作，故填It never stopped with positive attitude and perseverance. 4．阅读全文可知，本文主要讲述了小发动机靠着自信和毅力，完成了看似不可能的任务，因此从故事中我们可以学到：无论一项任务看起来多么困难，或者我们感觉多么渺小，相信自己，保持积极的态度和决心，可以帮助我们克服任何挑战，实现不可能的目标。故填The story teaches us that no matter how difficult a task seems or how small we feel, believing in ourselves and maintaining a positive attitude with determination can help us overcome any challenge and achieve the impossible. Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·辽宁抚顺·期中） Here are some of the most popular Walt Disney characters. Do you know them? Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is one of the most famous cartoon characters among kids around the world. He first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. He is popular mainly because he always tries to face any danger though he is like a common man. Donald Duck Donald Duck first appeared in the cartoon The Wise Little Hen in 1934. He is a white duck with a yellow-orange bill (喙) and big yellow-orange feet. Donald is known for his bad temper (脾气). He appears in more films than any other Disney character. Goofy Goofy is a dog and is one of Mickey Mouse’s best friends. Goofy is often shown as having little or no intelligence (天分). But sometimes, Goofy is shown as a smart dog, though in his special way. Pluto Pluto is Mickey Mouse’s pet dog. Different from Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy, Pluto is not dressed as a human. 1．Which cartoon did Mickey Mouse appear in first? 2．What does Donald Duck look like? 3．Who is Pluto? 4．Do you like cartoons? Why or why not?  (Write 25 words or more.) 【答案】1．(In the cartoon) Steamboat Willie. /He/Micky Mouse first appeared in (the cartoon) Steamboat Willie. 2．He is a white duck with a yellow-orange bill and big yellow-orange feet. 3．He is Micky Mouse’s pet dog. /Micky Mouse’s pet dog. /A dog. 4．Yes, I like cartoons very much. Because they are very relaxing. When I feel stressed, I can watch my favorite cartoons to relax myself. And I can also learn a lot from these cartoons. 【导语】本文主要介绍了一些最受欢迎的迪士尼角色。 1．根据“He first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie.”可知，米老鼠第一次出现在动画片《威利汽船》中。故填(In the cartoon) Steamboat Willie. /He/Micky Mouse first appeared in (the cartoon) Steamboat Willie. 2．根据“He is a white duck with a yellow-orange bill and big yellow-orange feet.”可知，唐老鸭是一只白色的鸭子，有一张黄橙色的喙和一双黄橙色的大脚。故填He is a white duck with a yellow-orange bill and big yellow-orange feet. 3．根据“Pluto is Mickey Mouse’s pet dog.”可知，Pluto是米老鼠的宠物狗。故填He is Micky Mouse’s pet dog. /Micky Mouse’s pet dog. /A dog. 4．开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为：Yes, I like cartoons very much. Because they are very relaxing. When I feel stressed, I can watch my favorite cartoons to relax myself. And I can also learn a lot from these cartoons. Passage 4 （24-25八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） Ne Zha 2 is a super cool cartoon movie! It came out during the 2025 Spring Festival. The story follows Ne Zha, a brave boy born with a “demon pill” who fights bad luck. In this adventure, Ne Zha and his friend Ao Bing need to fix their bodies after a big accident. The movie has nice fights and lots of Chinese culture—everyone will love it! Why is Ne Zha 2 Special? Great Battles and Cool Powers Ne Zha uses fire magic and flying wheels to fight bad Dragon Kings. Ao Bing helps with ice powers. They protect Chentangguan! The fights are full of energy, and the special effects like fireballs will make you cheer! Family and Friendship Ne Zha’s parents love him even though he’s different. His mom does everything to save him. His dad teaches him to be responsible. Ne Zha and Ao Bing’ s friendship is heartwarming—they always help each other. Chinese Culture Everywhere The movie shows traditional art like the yin-yang, symbol (black-and-white circle) and ancient buildings. The music uses dizi, (flute) and guzheng (zither), and includes Dong people’s songs. These details make the story feel rich. 1．When did Ne Zha 2 come out? 2．What does Ne Zha use to fight bad Dragon Kings? 3．How is Ne Zha and Ao Bing’ s friendship? 4．What is your opinion of the sentence“ My fate (命运) is mine to change.”? Why? 【答案】1．During the 2025 Spring Festival. 2．Fire magic and flying wheels. 3．It is heartwarming and they always help each other. 4．I strongly agree with this sentence. Because it shows Ne Zha’s brave spirit to fight against his destiny, which inspires people to take control of their own lives. 【导语】本文主要讲述了《哪吒2》这部电影的特色和内容。 1．根据“Ne Zha 2 is a super cool cartoon movie! It came out during the 2025 Spring Festival”可知《哪吒2》是在2025年春节上映的。故填During the 2025 Spring Festival. 2．根据“Ne Zha uses fire magic and flying wheels to fight bad Dragon Kings”可知哪吒用火焰魔法和风火轮对抗恶龙。故填Fire magic and flying wheels. 3．根据“Ne Zha and Ao Bing’ s friendship is heartwarming—they always help each other”可知哪吒和敖丙的友谊是温暖的，他们总是互相帮助。故填It is heartwarming and they always help each other. 4．开放性作答，言之合理即可。参考答案为I strongly agree with this sentence. Because it shows Ne Zha’s brave spirit to fight against his destiny, which inspires people to take control of their own lives. Passage 5 （24-25八年级下·辽宁大连·期中） Cartoons are like a window that lets us see the culture of a country. For example, the popular Japanese cartoon Naruto shows us life about ninjas (忍者). American cartoons like Superman open up the world to superman culture. In Chinese cartoons we can see Chinese culture, like ink painting and paper cutting. If you talk to your parents about their favourite cartoons, you’ll find their choices are quite different from yours. Early cartoons were short and they were usually made by hand. They were arts of paper cutting, oil painting or puppets (油画或木偶). Today’s cartoons are made with computers and AI. They have more exciting sound and pictures. What has happened to cartoons over the past years in China? After 1949, China started to make cartoons with its own character. Little Tadpole Looking for Mum (1961) was China’s first ink-painting cartoon, together with puppet cartoon such as The Magic Brush (1955). After 1978, more foreign cartoons came to China. Our cartoons started to become better. In the past ten years, China’s cartoon movies have developed quickly. The great cartoon movies such as Monkey King: Hero Is Back, Big Fish & Begonia, Chang An, Boonie Bears movies, Ne Zha 1 and Ne Zha 2 came out one by one. Many Chinese cartoons won prizes at international movie festivals. We are so proud of them. 1．Why does the writer mention ninjas and superman in Paragraph 1? 2．What were the early cartoons like? 3．Compared with the early ones, what is the advantage of today’s cartoons? 4．What do you think of Chinese cartoon movies? Write 30 words or more. 【答案】1．To show cartoons are like a window that lets us see the culture of a country. 2．They were short and usually made by hand. 3．Today’s cartoons are made with computers and AI and they have more exciting sound and pictures. 4．In my opinion, China’s cartoon movies have developed quickly. Many Chinese cartoons are so successful that they have won the hearts of people both at home and abroad. Just take Ne Zha 2 for example. I’m so proud of it. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了卡通片如同展示国家文化的窗口，以及中国卡通片的发展历程和特点。 1．根据“Cartoons are like a window that lets us see the culture of a country. For example, the popular Japanese cartoon Naruto shows us life about ninjas (忍者). American cartoons like Superman open up the world to superman culture.”可知，作者提到忍者和超人是为了表明卡通片就像一扇窗户，让我们看到一个国家的文化。故填To show cartoons are like a window that lets us see the culture of a country. 2．根据“Early cartoons were short and they were usually made by hand.”可知，早期的卡通片很短，而且通常是手工制作的。故填They were short and usually made by hand. 3．根据“Today’s cartoons are made with computers and AI. They have more exciting sound and pictures.”可知，现在的卡通片是用电脑和人工智能制作的。它们有更多令人兴奋的声音和图片。故填Today’s cartoons are made with computers and AI and they have more exciting sound and pictures. 4．开放性问题，言之有理即可。参考答案为：In my opinion, China’s cartoon movies have developed quickly. Many Chinese cartoons are so successful that they have won the hearts of people both at home and abroad. Just take Ne Zha 2 for example. I’m so proud of it. Passage 6 （24-25八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） You’ve probably heard how Chinese culture is truly rich and full. There are all kinds of ancient and modern ways to keep our bodies fit. One of the most wonderful is Baduanjin (八段锦), which is also called Eight Pieces of Brocade. It uses special breathing skills to improve both physical and mental health. Now let’s take a closer look at these Chinese exercises that have been helping people stay healthy for hundreds of years. Baduanjin is one of the most ancient forms of Chinese qigong (a system of deep-breathing exercises). It is famous for its health benefits. This qigong style is mainly about breathing by taking slow, deep breaths, and helps relax our body and calms the mind. There are lots of good things about practicing Baduanjin, such as improving physical fitness, getting better sleep, keeping good mental state and reducing (减少) stress. So people of all ages and fitness levels can practice it. Whether in the park or at one’s home, Baduanjin provides gentle and effective (有效的) care for both body and mind. 1．What is Baduanjin also called? 2．What is Baduanjin famous for? 3．What are the good things of practicing Baduanjin? (List at least two) 4．What kind of sports activities do you have in your daily life? Try to explain it. Write 30 words or more. 【答案】1．It is also called Eight Pieces of Brocade. 2．It is famous for its health benefits. 3．Improving physical fitness; getting better sleep; keeping good mental state; reducing stress. 4． In my daily life, I have different sports activities. Running is one of my favorites. It’s a great way to keep healthy and clear my mind. I usually run in the park near my home, enjoying the fresh air and beautiful scenery. 【导语】本文介绍了中国传统健身方式八段锦，它又称Eight Pieces of Brocade，是中国气功的古老形式之一，通过特殊呼吸技巧，兼具改善身心健康的功效。 1．根据“One of the most wonderful is Baduanjin (八段锦), which is also called Eight Pieces of Brocade.”可知。故填It is also called Eight Pieces of Brocade. 2．根据“It is famous for its health benefits.”可知，八段锦因其对健康的益处而闻名。故填It is famous for its health benefits. 3．根据“There are lots of good things about practicing Baduanjin, such as improving physical fitness, getting better sleep, keeping good mental state and reducing (减少) stress.”可知，可以提高身体素质，改善睡眠并且减少压力。故填Improving physical fitness; getting better sleep; keeping good mental state; reducing stress 4．本题答案不唯一，合理正确即可。故填In my daily life, I have different sports activities. Running is one of my favorites. It’s a great way to keep healthy and clear my mind. I usually run in the park near my home, enjoying the fresh air and beautiful scenery. 主题07 人与社会——著名人物 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁沈阳·期中） Fan Jinshi, a famous Chinese archaeologist (考古学家), is 86 years old now. She was awarded by UNESCO for her achievement (成就) to the protection of the Mogao Caves (莫高窟) in Dunhuang on Sept. 7, 2023. In 1963, Fan, a 25-year-old Peking University graduate, had the chance to work at the Mogao Caves. “Seeing Dunhuang for the first time was amazing. I decide to stay here and fight for these beautiful caves forever.” Fan told Gansu Daily. Fan and her team had to live in mud houses (土坯房). They stayed inside the caves to do some research, copy murals (壁画), and do whatever they could to protect them. In 2011, after 40 years of hard work, a report on the Mogao Caves written by Fan’s team was finally published. It was known as the first professional (专业的) report on cave archaeology in China, reported Gansu Daily. In the late 1980s, Fan came across computer technology by chance. She realized that this might protect the Mogao Caves forever. After over 30 years of study, the Dunhuang Academy (研究院) built a digital database (数字数据库) to protect cultural relics (文物)in the Mogao Caves. “In my whole life, I’ve only done one thing: protect and develop the world cultural heritage (遗产) of the Mogao Caves,” she told People’s Daily. “My heart belongs to Dunhuang.” 1．What is Fan Jinshi’s job? 2．How did Fan Jinshi feel when she saw Dunhuang for the first time? 3．Why did the Dunhuang Academy build a digital database? 4．What can you learn from Fan Jinshi? Please write 30 words or more. 【答案】1．An archaeologist./A famous Chinese archaeologist. 2．She felt amazed. 3．To protect cultural relics in the Mogao Caves. 4．We can learn to be a hard-working and brave person like Fan Jinshi. She has spent her whole life protecting the Mogao Caves. Also, she is brave enough to face many difficulties in the hard environment and never gives up. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了中国著名考古学家樊锦诗的事迹，包括她从事莫高窟保护工作的经历、所取得的成就以及她对莫高窟的热爱与奉献。 1．根据“Fan Jinshi, a famous Chinese archaeologist (考古学家), is 86 years old now.”可知，樊锦诗是一名著名的中国考古学家，故填An archaeologist./A famous Chinese archaeologist. 2．根据“Seeing Dunhuang for the first time was amazing.”可知，樊锦诗第一次看到敦煌时感到很惊奇，故填She felt amazed. 3．根据“After over 30 years of study, the Dunhuang Academy (研究院) built a digital database (数字数据库) to protect cultural relics (文物)in the Mogao Caves.”可知，敦煌研究院建立数字数据库是为了保护莫高窟的文物，故填To protect cultural relics in the Mogao Caves. 4．根据文章中樊锦诗为保护莫高窟付出一生努力，在艰苦环境中坚持工作，积极运用新技术等内容，我们能学到她的坚持不懈和勇不放弃等品质。故填We can learn to be a hard-working and brave person like Fan Jinshi. She has spent her whole life protecting the Mogao Caves. Also, she is brave enough to face many difficulties in the hard environment and never gives up. Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·辽宁营口·期中） Qin Yuqing is a member of the national freestyle roller skating team. Recently, the National Freestyle Roller Skating Championship (锦标赛) was held in Lishui, Zhejiang Province. She won the Adult Women’s Freestyle Roller Skating Style Round. Born in the year 2004, Qin has already won a lot of championships. Qin began her roller skating journey when she was just 6 years old. Her parents supported her very much. After they knew Qin’s love for roller skating, they quickly helped her sign up for the sport. From that moment on, she spent most of her time on daily practice. Qin practiced roller skating mostly at night because she had to study at school during the day. She faced challenges including a serious fall. That left her with a scar (伤疤). But she regarded it as a symbol of her personal growth. What was more, she once fell in the middle of a competition, experiencing embarrassment (难堪), but quickly that feeling went away and she stood up again. Qin wants to show wonderful Chinese traditional culture to more and more people. To ensure the elegance (优雅) of Chinese culture is perfectly shown in roller skating competitions, each of her clothes for competition is well-designed and shows Chinese culture to others. For example, some of them are full of Dunhuang style. “I want to be more than just a roller skater. I hope to be an ambassador (大使) of Chinese culture,” Qin said. 1．When did Qin Yuqing begin her roller skating journey? 2．Was Qin’s roller skating journey easy? 3．Why did Qin’s clothes for competition is well-designed? 4．What can you do to develop traditional Chinese culture as a student? Write 30 words or more. 【答案】1．When she was just 6 years old. 2．No, it wasn’t. 3．To ensure the elegance of Chinese culture is perfectly shown in roller skating competitions. 4．I can read more books or watch more films about Chinese culture so that I can know more about it. And then I can take part in some activities about culture exchange and tell Chinese stories to the world in English. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了中国自由式轮滑国家队队员秦雨晴的成长经历与文化追求。 1．根据“Qin began her roller skating journey when she was just 6 years old.”可知，解释秦雨晴开始轮滑运动的时间。故填When she was just 6 years old. 2．根据“She faced challenges including a serious fall...but quickly that feeling went away and she stood up again.”可知，秦雨晴的轮滑之路充满挑战与困难。故填No, it wasn’t. 3．根据“To ensure the elegance of Chinese culture is perfectly shown in roller skating competitions, each of her clothes for competition is well-designed”可知，她的比赛服装设计精良是为了在比赛中完美展现中国文化的优雅。故填To ensure the elegance of Chinese culture is perfectly shown in roller skating competitions. 4．开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为 I can read more books or watch more films about Chinese culture so that I can know more about it. And then I can take part in some activities about culture exchange and tell Chinese stories to the world in English. Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·辽宁阜新·期中） Do you know the old man? He is called “Grandpa Nice” because of his world-famous meme (表情包). His real name is Michael Rosen and he is a writer of children’s books. Rosen wrote more than 200 books. One of his most famous books is We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Another best-seller, Sad Book, is about his sadness after his son died at the age of 18. Last year, Rosen got the PEN Pinter Prize (笔会品特奖). “Rosen is talented (有天赋的) in writing about the most serious things of life with fun. He tells us how to find the best side of ourselves,” Amber Massie-Bloomfield, a famous writer said. Rosen is glad to get the prize, but he is happier when writing. He says writing is like a lovely room because he can create many different people and things in it. Rosen met many sad things in his life but he could always look forward with optimism (乐观). He sees the sad things as “corners”. There is an English saying, “I’ve turned a corner.” It means we’ve got over (克服) something and we are moving on to the next thing. In real life, there is always a “next thing”, and we should never lose hope. 1．What does Michael Rosen do? 2．What does Sad Book tell about? 3．Why does Rosen say writing is like a room? 4．What can we learn from Rosen? Write 30 words or more. 【答案】1．He is a writer of children’s books. 2．It tells about Rosen’s sadness after his son died. 3．Because he can create many different people and things in it. 4．We can learn to face sadness and difficulties with optimism. Even after hard times (like losing a loved one), we should try to move on and never lose hope, because there is always a “next thing” in life. 【导语】本文主要介绍了儿童读物作家Michael Rosen的生平、作品及其乐观的生活态度。 1．根据“His real name is Michael Rosen and he is a writer of children’s books.”可知，他是一名儿童读物作家。故填He is a writer of children’s books. 2．根据“Another best-seller, Sad Book, is about his sadness after his son died at the age of 18.”可知，它讲述了Rosen在儿子去世后的悲伤。故填It tells about Rosen’s sadness after his son died. 3．根据“He says writing is like a lovely room because he can create many different people and things in it.”可知，他说写作像一个可爱的房间，因为他可以在其中创造许多不同的人和事物。故填Because he can create many different people and things in it. 4．开放性试题，言之有理即可，参考答案：We can learn to face sadness and difficulties with optimism. Even after hard times (like losing a loved one), we should try to move on and never lose hope, because there is always a “next thing” in life. 主题08人与社会——科学技术 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁鞍山·期中） A German company named Continental showed something different at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, USA—a robot dog that can deliver packages. The special dog has caught many people’s eye. The name of the robot dog is ANYmal. It is part of Continental’s research into the future of mobility (移动性). The company worked with the Swiss company ANYbotics to dream about the future of package delivery. At the CES, it showed how the four-legged robot could jump out of a self-driving delivery truck (卡车) and carry a package right up to someone’s front door. In the demo (演示), people could see the ANYmal robot picking its way slowly through the garden and walking up to the stairs (楼梯). Finally, the robot dog rang the doorbell with one of its legs and placed the package onto the front porch (门廊). After finishing all the tasks, ANYmal even did a little dance as a bonus (奖励、奖金) for itself. Will robot dogs take the place of human deliverers in the future? Let’s wait and see. 1．What’s the name of the robot dog? 2．Where did the German company named Continental show ANYmal? 3．Why did the company work with the Swiss company ANYbotics? 4．Do you think robot dogs will get popular? Why or why not? (Write 30 words or more) 【答案】1．The name of the robot dog is ANYmal. 2．The German company named Continental showed ANYmal at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, USA. 3．Because they wanted to dream about the future of package delivery. 4．Yes, I think so. They will get popular because they can independently handle package delivery, navigate complex environments like gardens and stairs, reduce human labor, and their cute actions may also make people accept them more easily, fitting the needs of future logistics. 【导语】本文主要介绍了德国Continental公司在拉斯维加斯消费电子展上展示的一款名为ANYmal 的机器狗。 1．根据“The name of the robot dog is ANYmal.”可知，机器狗名叫ANYmal。故填The name of the robot dog is ANYmal. 2．根据“A German company named Continental showed something different at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, USA”可知，德国公司Continental在美国拉斯维加斯消费电子展上展示了ANYmal。故填The German company named Continental showed ANYmal at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, USA. 3．根据“The company worked with the Swiss company ANYbotics to dream about the future of package delivery.”可知，该公司与瑞士ANYbotics公司合作是因为他们畅想着包裹配送的未来。故填Because they wanted to dream about the future of package delivery. 4．开放式问题，根据实际情况，言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes, I think so. They will get popular because they can independently handle package delivery, navigate complex environments like gardens and stairs, reduce human labor, and their cute actions may also make people accept them more easily, fitting the needs of future logistics. Passage 2 （24-25八年级下·辽宁盘锦·期中） Do you have pressure? Who will you choose to talk about it? Now more Chinese people are using AI tools like DeepSeek to talk about their problems. They share feelings with the AI tools and get warm advice. This is called “AI therapy (疗愈)”, and it is becoming popular online. But are Al tools really as good as human doctors? Around the world, there are many people who need mental health care. But in 2024, 45 percent of them did not get it because it was too expensive and there weren’t enough doctors. Daniel Lowd, a professor at the University of Oregon, believes AI could solve this problem. “People can find some advice and ideas by talking to these AI tools. I think that’s meaningful and useful.” However, AI has its problems. Human doctors understand feelings better and can offer different treatment (治疗) to different people, while AI tools can’t. Another problem is safety (安全). AI may act as a doctor, but it doesn’t have proper training and it doesn’t follow rules. Scientists believe the key to safe AI therapy is strict government (政府) control. As AI becomes part of daily life, it’s important for us to find a way to deal with its benefits (益处) and risks. 1．What is “AI therapy”? 2．What does Daniel Lowd think of “AI therapy”? 3．Why isn’t AI as safe as human doctors? 4．Will you try “AI therapy”? Why? Write 30 words or more. 【答案】1．Talking to AI tools to share feelings and get warm advice. 2．Meaningful and useful. 3．Because it doesn’t have proper training and it doesn’t follow rules. 4．Yes, I will try it. Firstly, AI therapy is convenient and free, so I can talk about stress anytime. Secondly, it might give quick advice on small problems, like schoolwork pressure. But I’d still ask real doctors for serious issues.（开放性试题，言之成理即可） 【导语】本文主要介绍了“AI疗愈”这项技术，并探讨了这种疗愈方式的优缺点。 1．根据“Now more Chinese people are using AI tools like DeepSeek to talk about their problems. They share feelings with the AI tools and get warm advice.”可知，AI疗愈指的是人们与人工智能工具谈论他们的问题，分享感受，并得到温暖的建议。故填Talking to AI tools to share feelings and get warm advice. 2．根据“People can find some advice and ideas by talking to these AI tools. I think that’s meaningful and useful.”可知，Daniel Lowd认为AI疗愈有意义而且有用。故填Meaningful and useful. 3．根据“Another problem is safety. AI may act as a doctor, but it doesn’t have proper training and it doesn’t follow rules.”可知，AI疗愈的安全问题在于它没有受过适当的训练，也不遵守规则。故填Because it doesn’t have proper training and it doesn’t follow rules. 4．本题应回答是否会尝试AI疗愈，并说明原因，故填Yes, I will try it. Firstly, AI therapy is convenient and free, so I can talk about stress anytime. Secondly, it might give quick advice on small problems, like schoolwork pressure. But I’d still ask real doctors for serious issues.（开放性试题，言之成理即可） Passage 3 （24-25八年级下·辽宁营口·期中） If you live in a poor area, finding out what is going on is sometimes difficult. Without television, radios or newspapers, people often miss information about education and health. Back in the early 1990s, Trevor Baylis was sitting at home in the UK, watching a TV programme about the AIDS in Africa. In the programme, the World Health Organization said that the biggest problem was getting health educational information for the people. Radio was the only way of communication in many areas, but few homes had electricity and batteries were too expensive for most people. Trevor Baylis wanted to invent a radio that would work without electricity or batteries. He started to do some experiments. He tried putting a motor on a clock machine and connecting the wires to a small radio. In his clockwork machine, the handle wound up a string. As the string unwound, it gave energy to make the radio work. The first clockwork radio worked for 14 minutes after two minutes of winding. Trevor Baylis had invented the clockwork radio. 1．Why did Trevor Baylis want to invent the clockwork radio? 2．When did Trevor Baylis want to invent a radio? 3．How long did the first clockwork radio work after two minutes of winding? 4．What do you think of Trevor Baylis’s invention? Why? (至少30 词) 【答案】1．Because few homes had electricity and batteries were too expensive in many areas. 2．In the early 1990s. 3．For 14 minutes. 4．回答合理即可。参考答案：According to the passage, Trevor Baylis’s invention is really creative and practical. It helps people in poor areas get information without relying on electricity or expensive batteries. 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了特雷弗·贝利斯发明发条收音机的故事。 1．根据“Radio was the only way of communication in many areas, but few homes had electricity and batteries were too expensive for most people.”以及“Trevor Baylis wanted to invent a radio that would work without electricity or batteries.”可知，许多地区收音机是唯一的通讯方式，但多数家庭没电且电池太贵，所以他想发明无需电或电池就能工作的收音机。故填Because few homes had electricity and batteries were too expensive in many areas. 2．根据“Back in the early 1990s, Trevor Baylis was sitting at home in the UK, watching a TV programme about the AIDS in Africa...Trevor Baylis wanted to invent a radio that would work without electricity or batteries.”可知，在20世纪90年代初，特雷弗·贝利斯看了关于非洲艾滋病的电视节目后，想发明一种收音机。故填In the early 1990s. 3．根据“The first clockwork radio worked for 14 minutes after two minutes of winding.”可知，第一次上发条两分钟后，发条收音机可以工作14分钟。故填For 14 minutes. 4．回答合理即可。参考答案：According to the passage, Trevor Baylis’s invention is really creative and practical. It helps people in poor areas get information without relying on electricity or expensive batteries. Passage 4 （24-25八年级下·辽宁鞍山·期中） DeepSeek, an AI system developed in China, has recently got worldwide popularity. According to a report by TechWorld Magazine, the number of its users has been more than 50 million all over the world within just three months of release (发行). This Al tool can help users with different kinds of tasks like writing essays (散文), solving math problems, and even creating digital (数字的) artwork. What makes it special is its ability (能力) to understand 28 languages and provide real-time (实时的) translation. Many teachers in Europe have started using DeepSeek to prepare teaching materials. Students can use it to get more knowledge. When they have difficult problems in subjects like history, math or science, they can ask Deepseek for help. It’s just like having a helpful teacher all the time. “We want to make AI accessible (可使用的) to everyone,” said Dr. Li, the chief developer. The team is now working on a new version (版本) that can recognize (识别) human emotions through voice analysis (分析). However, some experts warn (警告) about the risks of over-relying on AI technology. For example, some students depend too much on it and just copy the answers it gives. This is really wrong. In the future, jobs that need people to do the same thing over and over again will be taken by AI, only those who are really creative can do well and won’t be replaced (取代). So we should use AI wisely (明智地). 1．What is Deepseek? 2．Why is it special according to the passage? 3．How does the new version recognize human emotions? 4．How can we use AI wisely?（30 words or more） 【答案】1．It is an AI system developed in China. 2．Because it can understand 28 languages and provide real-time translation. 3．Through voice analysis. 4．回答合理即可。参考答案：We can use AI as a tool to help us learn and work, but we shouldn’t rely on it too much. We should think independently and use AI to improve our abilities, not replace our thinking. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了DeepSeek这一人工智能系统，包括其受欢迎程度、功能特点、开发团队的新计划，同时也提及了专家对过度依赖人工智能技术的警告，强调要明智使用人工智能。 1．根据“DeepSeek, an AI system developed in China, has recently got worldwide popularity.”可知，DeepSeek是中国开发的一个人工智能系统。故填It is an AI system developed in China. 2．根据“What makes it special is its ability (能力) to understand 28 languages and provide real - time (实时的) translation.”可知，它特别之处在于能理解28种语言并提供实时翻译。故填Because it can understand 28 languages and provide real-time translation. 3．根据“The team is now working on a new version (版本) that can recognize (识别) human emotions through voice analysis (分析).”可知，新版本通过语音分析识别人类情感。故填Through voice analysis. 4．回答合理即可。参考答案：We can use AI as a tool to help us learn and work, but we shouldn’t rely on it too much. We should think independently and use AI to improve our abilities, not replace our thinking. 主题01 人与自我——个人情况与个人兴趣 Passage 1 （24-25八年级下·辽宁鞍山·期中） WONDER—Giving a helping hand I recently finished reading the book Wonder written by the US writer R. J. Palacio. This book tells the story of Augusta Pullman, a 10-year-old boy with facial difference, and his journey through school. The book teaches us to be kind to others. It really touched my heart. Students often bully (欺负) Pullman for not looking normal. But his classmates Jack and Summer don’t care about how he looks. They become his real friends and like him for who he is. It also teaches us that bullying others is wrong and we should always stand up against it. When Pullman is bullied, his friends help him and show that they care. It shows that a small act of kindness can mean a lot to someone who is going through a hard time. Wonder is a must-read book for everyone. It is a story that will make you laugh, cry and think. It has encouraged me to be nicer and see the good in everyone, no matter how they look or where they come from. 1．Why is Pullman bullied by his classmates? 2．How does Jack and Summer treat Pullman? 3．What does the book teach us about bullying others? 4．What do you think of Jack and Summer? Why? Write 30 words. 【答案】1．Because he doesn’t look normal. 2．They don’t care about how he looks. They become his real friends and like him for who he is. 3．It teaches us that bullying others is wrong and we should always stand up against it. 4．I think Jack and Summer are kind and friendly. They don’t care about how their friends look. They choose real friends and like them for who they are. Jack and Summer are our role models. 【导语】本文是作者阅读了WONDER这本书，认识了霸凌他人是不对的，要学会与人为善的道理。 1．根据第二段“Students often bully (欺负) Pullman for not looking normal”可知，普尔曼被他的同学欺负是因为他看起来不正常。故填Because he doesn’t look normal. 2．根据第二段“But his classmates Jack and Summer don’t care about how he looks. They become his real friends and like him for who he is.”可知，他们不关心他的长相。他们成为他真正的朋友，喜欢他这个人。故填They don’t care about how he looks. They become his real friends and like him for who he is. 3．根据第三段“It also teaches us that bullying others is wrong and we should always stand up against it.”可知，关于欺凌，这本书教会欺负别人是错误的，我们应该永远站起来反抗。故填It teaches us that bullying others is wrong and we should always stand up against it. 4．本题为开放性习题。答案合理即可，言之有理即可。参考答案为：I think Jack and Summer are kind and friendly. They don’t care about how their friends look. They choose real friends and like them for who they are. Jack and Summer are our role models. Passage 2 （23-24八年级下·辽宁大连·期中） Collecting must be one of the various human activities, and it’s one that many psychologists (心理学家) find more attractive. Some people collect because they want to make money. We call them business collectors. This could be called an instrumental (工具性) reason for collecting. They’ll look for antiques (古董) that they can buy cheaply and expect to sell at a higher price. But there may well be a psychological thought, too—buying cheap and selling dear can give the collector a sense of achievement (成就感). Another reason for collecting is the desire (渴望) to find something special, such as a rare early recording by a famous singer. Some may spend their whole lives in a hunt for this. Psychologically, this can give a purpose to a life. There is a danger, though, that if one is lucky enough to find what he is looking for, he may feel empty, because the goal that drove him on has gone. If you think about collecting postage stamps, another reason is its educational value (教育价值). Stamp collecting opens a window to other countries, and to the plants, animals, or famous people shown on their stamps. In the 19th century, many collectors collected fossils, animals and plants from around the globe and their collections provided a large amount of information about the natural world. Without those collections, our understanding would be far behind what it is. Not all collectors are interested in learning from their hobbies. Some people collect because of the need for a sense of control. Stamp collectors, for instance, arrange their stamps in albums very neatly according to their preferred principles. 1．What can give the business collectors a sense of achievement? 2．Why do the collectors feel empty when they find their special things? 3．What is the educational value of collecting stamps? 4．If you are a collector, what will you collect? And why? (At least 30 words.) 【答案】1．Buying cheap and selling dear can$