专题03 期中复习之阅读理解-2025-2026学年八年级英语下学期期中复习重难点突破（广州专用）

2025-2026学年八年级英语下学期期中复习重难点突破（广州专用） 专题03 期中复习之阅读理解 （1） First appearance; October 4,1950 (comic strip) Created by: Charles M. Schulz Information: Snoopy can be selfish, like eating a lot, and lazy at times, and sometimes fools his owner, but on the whole he shows great love, care, and loyalty (忠诚) to his owner (even though he cannot even remember his name and always refers to him as “The Round - Headed Kid”) First appearance: May 15, 1928 (Plane Crazy) Created by: Walt Disney Information: Mickey was considered as a nice guy, usually seen as an honest and brave hero. This mouse always wears red shorts, large yellow shoe, and white gloves. Mickey is one of the world’s most recognizable (可辨认的) characters. First appearance: June 9, 1934 (The Wise Little Hen) Created by: Walt Disney Information: The cinema audience liked Donald Duck because he was lazy and greedy (贪婪的). And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews (侄子). Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself. First appearance: June 24, 1995 (comic books) Created by: Alice Mak/ Brian Tse Information: McDull is a male pig. He has a heart of gold, but he isn’t very smart and is ordinary in every way; he has many dreams. However, every time he tries, he fails; he is disappointed, but tries again. In this way he creates his own colourful world. He is not perfect, but his attitude (态度) towards life makes him a popular character. 1．What cartoon characters first appeared in the comic books? A．McDull & Donald Duck. B．Mickey Mouse & Snoopy. C．Donald Duck & Snoopy. D．Snoopy & McDull. 2．What can we know about McDull according to the material? A．McDull is a female pig. B．He never gives up easily. C．His perfectness makes him popular. D．He is very special and has many dreams. 3．What can we learn from the above information? A．Snoopy was created earlier than Donald Duck. B．The audience didn’t like Donald Duck because he was greedy. C．Both Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck were created by Walt Disney. D．Mickey Mouse first appeared in the film called The Wise Little Hen. （2） 4．Where is the Green Family Farm? A．At No.2 Fenhe Street in Qingxu, Taiyuan. B．At No.2 Shahe Street in Qingxu, Taiyuan. C．At No.3 Shahe Street in Qingxu, Taiyuan. D．At No.3 Fenhe Street in Qingxu, Taiyuan. 5．On which days can you volunteer there? ①May 10th.  ②June 11th.③July 7th.  ④August 9th.⑤June 6th. A．①②④ B．①④⑤ C．②③④ D．②④⑤ 6．What can volunteers get from the farm? A．Life skills about housework. B．Happiness and tiredness. C．Green and healthy food. D．Great experience about cooking. 7．What kind of writing is the passage above? A．A story. B．A poster. C．A news report. D．A travel guide. （3） On December 18, 2025, China Media Group showed the mascot (吉祥物) for the 2026 Spring Festival Gala (春晚). They are four lovely horses named Qiqi, Jiji, Chichi and Chengcheng. Their names together mean “running forward quickly”. They are cute and carry people’s wishes for a happy new year and show the beauty of Chinese culture. 骐骐 Qiqi’s design comes from an old bronze (青铜) horse from the Western Zhou Dynasty (朝代). It is dark blue and looks nice. 骥骥 Jiji is from the famous “Bronze Galloping Horse” (Ma Ta Fei Yan) from the Han Dynasty. It has big wings and seems to fly in the sky. 驰驰 Chichi looks like the best horses in the Tang Dynasty, with its mane (鬃毛) cut into three parts. 骋骋 Chengcheng is a wild Przewalski’s horse, a rare (罕见的) animal in China. 8．When did China Media Group show the 2026 Spring Festival Gala mascots? A．On November 18, 2024. B．On December 18, 2025. C．On January 1, 2026. D．On February 10, 2026. 9．Which mascot is from the bronze horse of the Western Zhou Dynasty? A．Qiqi. B．Jiji. C．Chichi. D．Chengcheng. 10．What is Chengcheng according to the passage? A．A bronze horse from the Han dynasty. B．A famous horse from the Tang dynasty. C．A wild Przewalski’s horse in China. D．A toy horse for the Spring Festival. （4） Ink­wash painting, Peking Opera and paper cutting are popular in China. What happens if we use these traditional art styles in cartoons? In fact, Chinese cartoon makers began to work on this many years ago. Their works are full of Chinese features. Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mother, 1960. This is China’s first ink­wash painting cartoon. The cartoon makers drew all the animals, plants and rocks in the films with ink and brushes (画笔). It’s only about 15 minutes long, but it took lots of work. The Legend of Sealed Book (《天书奇谭》), 1983. It also uses ink­wash painting for its backgrounds. And it borrows other arts, too. The characters used makeup (妆容) in Peking Opera to help show their personalities (性格). “It shows Chinese artists’ ideas in cartoons—special, funny and beautiful.” said the film maker. Pigsy Eats Watermelon, 1958. Cartoon makers cut the character Zhu Bajie with colored paper. Cartoon makers moved its body parts and let it “eat” the watermelon. 11．What does the underlined word “this” refer to? A．Chinese cartoons. B．Using traditional art styles in cartoons. C．Cartoons with Chinese features. D．Ink­wash painting. 12．How long is the history of ink­wash painting cartoons? A．More than 30 years. B．More than 40 years. C．More than 50 years. D．More than 60 years. 13．The writer wrote this passage to ________. A．offer new ways to make funny cartoons B．introduce Chinese cartoons with traditional arts C．show some popular Chinese cartoons D．call on people to watch traditional cartoons （5） Four Animation Studios(动画工作室) Pixar Animation StudiosLocation: California, USA Pixar was bought by Steve Jobs in 1986. Later in 2006 it was bought by the Walt Disney Company. The studio has produced many successful animated films including: Toy Story    Finding Nemo Walt Disney Animation StudiosLocation: California, USA Walt and Roy founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in 1923. After years, Disney Animation has become the most famous animation studio in the world. Its best-known films include: The Lion King    Big Hero 6 DreamWorks AnimationLocation: California, USA In 1994, Steven, Jeffrey and David founded DreamWorks. It now belongs to Universal Pictures. It has made films like: Kung Fu Panda    Shrek Studio GhibliLocation: Tokyo, Japan Ghibli is a top animation studio in Japan. More than half of the top animated film produced in Japan are created by Ghibli. These works make it famous all over the world. You must have heard of the following films: Castle in the Sky    My Neighbor Totoro 14．When was Pixar bought by the Walt Disney Company? A．In 1994. B．In 1986. C．In 1923. D．In 2006. 15．Which cartoon studio is the best-known according to the passage? A．Studio Ghibli. B．DreamWorks Animation. C．Walt Disney Animation Studios. D．Pixar Animation Studios. 16．What can we learn about Ghibli? A．It is a part of Universal Pictures. B．Its logo is a kid sitting on the moon. C．It has made the most animated films. D．It is a very famous studio in Japan. （6） Classic Chinese cartoons bring joy to most of us. Let’s see how old artists put Chinese culture and art into the cartoons to make them traditional. The Legend of Sealed Book tells the story of the boy Dansheng. He practices great tricks from the book to help people. The film uses face makeup (面部妆容) from the Peking Opera. It helps to show the characters’ personalities. Lovely Dansheng looks like wawasheng, roles for kids in Peking Opera. Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy is China’s first ink wash cartoon (水墨动画片). They learned from the great artist Qi Baishi. Though it’s only about 15 minutes long, it took lots of work. Artists drew everything by hand. One second of the cartoon needed 24 pictures! Pigsy Eats Watermelon is China’s first paper cutting cartoon. This 15-minute cartoon appeared in 1958. Artists cut Zhu Bajie out of colour paper. Then they moved its body parts and let it eat the watermelon. It was not easy to make a paper cutting cartoon. The artists failed at first. After more work, they tried again and finally did it! 17．What kind of traditional art form is mixed in The Legend of Sealed Book? A．Paper cutting. B．Shadow puppet play. C．Peking Opera. D．Ink wash painting. 18．What can we learn about Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy? A．It is the only ink wash cartoon in China. B．Artists did lots of work to make this cartoon. C．The cartoon is about 20 minutes long. D．The pictures of it were drawn by computers. 19．When did Pigsy Eats Watermelon appear? A．In 1958. B．In 1960. C．In 1962. D．In 1964. （7） Kindness is not about doing big things but it’s about doing small things with a warm heart. Emily is a 15-year-old girl from Canada, and she has been helping homeless animals for three years. When she was 12, she found a sick cat on her way home. She took it to the animal hospital and looked after it until it got better. Since then, she has made it her duty to help homeless dogs and cats. Emily doesn’t have much money, so she does small things to help: she makes food for the animals with her pocket money, she cleans their living places in the animal shelter, and she takes photos of them and posts them online to find new owners for them. So far, she has helped over 20 animals find their new homes. Emily’s story has inspired many of her classmates. They join Emily to help the animals, and they call themselves “the Little Animal Helpers”. Emily says, “I don’t think I’m doing anything great. I just hope that every animal can have a warm home. And I believe that if everyone does a little kindness, the world will be much better.” 20．How long has Emily been helping homeless animals? A．For one year. B．For two years. C．For five years. D．For three years. 21．What does Emily NOT do to help homeless animals? A．She makes food for them with her pocket money. B．She cleans their living places in the shelter. C．She gives them a lot of money to buy food. D．She posts their photos online to find owners. 22．What does the underlined word “inspired” mean in English? A．Made...angry. B．Made...disappointed. C．Made...worried. D．Made...encouraged. 23．What’s the main idea of the passage? A．Homeless animals need more food and money. B．A girl helps homeless animals with small kind acts. C．Many students join the animal shelter in Canada. D．It’s difficult to find new homes for homeless animals. （8） When 14-year-old Lin Tao saw an old man fall down on the street, he didn’t hesitate to help. He called the old man’s family and stayed with him until the ambulance arrived. Later, the old man’s son thanked him with a gift, but Lin Tao refused it. “I just did what I should do,” he said. Lin Tao is a member of his school’s “Kindness Club”, which was set up last year. The club has over 80 members, and they do different voluntary work every month: they help clean the community park, read stories to children in the hospital, and buy daily things for the lonely elderly. Lin Tao says the club teaches him that kindness is a circle. When you help others, they will pass the kindness on to someone else. Last month, the club organized a book donation activity for a primary school in a mountain village. They collected over 500 books, and the students there sent them a thank-you video. “Watching the video made me feel so proud,” Lin Tao said. “I realize that helping others is the happiest thing in the world.” 24．What does the underlined word “hesitate” mean in Chinese? A．犹豫 B．逃避 C．假装 D．鼓励 25．What do the members of the “Kindness Club” NOT do? A．Clean the community park. B．Buy things for the lonely elderly. C．Read stories to sick children. D．Teach disabled children to sing. 26．What did the club do for the mountain village primary school? A．They gave the students some money. B．They taught the students English songs. C．They collected books for the students. D．They built a library for the school. 27．What’s the best title for the passage? A．A Great Ambulance Service B．A Kind Boy and His Club C．A Book Donation Activity D．A Primary School in the Mountain （9） Today, in my fridge, there are a few grapes, some bananas and some juice. There is also a pizza, and some burgers. I know what this food does to my body, but what does it do to the world around me? It’s time to look at my carbon footprint and think about the good, the bad and the really ugly. My first stop is the label. Labels give us lots of information: how long we can keep our food, how healthy it is and where it comes from. A few hundred years ago, most of our food came from local places, but today, food travels thousands of miles. We refrigerate it, and then transport it in planes and ships all over the world. I look at the pizza and feel bad at once—not because it’s unhealthy, but because the seafood on it comes all the way from Thailand. I take out a banana it’s from Brazil, but that’s not too bad. It came here by boat, so the carbon footprint is small. The next stop is the packaging. Unlike bananas, food like grapes needs protection with package. However, in the UK, we don’t recycle all our packaging. We throw away the plastic containers holding fruits like grapes. More than 30% of packaging waste ends up in landfills instead of being sent to recycling centers. Then I look at the grapes in my fridge—they’re in a plastic box and they’re from Spain. But at least they grew in natural sunlight. In the UK, people grow grapes in greenhouses, which means our grapes use more energy. But there is one other thing in my fridge, and as if pizza and grapes are “bad”, then this food is “really ugly”—the burgers. They have the biggest carbon footprint because they come from cows. In the USA, cows create the same amount of greenhouse gases as 20 million cars! As I close the fridge door, I make a new checklist for my next trip to the supermarket. Maybe I could grow my own vegetables too. 28．What does “carbon footprint” mean in the passage? A．The cost of buying foreign food. B．The possible health risks of daily food. C．The distance food travels from place to place. D．The effect of food choices on the environment. 29．What does the writer learn about the food in his fridge? A．The pizza is bad because of its unhealthy seafood. B．The bananas are good as they grow in Brazil. C．The grapes are bad because they need to be packed. D．The burgers are ugly as they need more energy. 30．What question is most likely on the writer’s new supermarket checklist? A．“Are these apples grown locally?” B．“Does this fish have enough packaging?” C．“Is this apple pie cheaper than the frozen one?” D．“Will these pieces of beef stay fresh for three days?” 31．What is the purpose of writing the passage? A．To help people choose healthy foreign food. B．To explain how different kinds of food are produced. C．To teach people to count the carbon footprint of the food. D．To call on people to be eco-friendly when buying food. （10） As we often use eyes to touch nature, most of us “lose” the ability to listen to the world. Peter writes music. He likes sounds and uses natural sounds as part of his music. He often went out to the wild with his microphone and recorded interesting sounds to put in movies or to use in his own songs. Instead of trying to catch just the sound of one animal or bird, he recorded the sound of everything all together—the animals, the trees, the wind and the earth. He called these recordings “soundscapes”—the sound of a certain place. Every soundscape Peter recorded had a lot of information. Back in his workshop, Peter used a computer to make a picture of all the sounds going on in a place. Each animal, bird and insect had its own place on the picture—its own notes in the music. The busier the picture, the richer the life in that place. “While a picture may be worth 1,000 words, a soundscape is worth 1,000 pictures,” Peter said. “Our ears tell us the sound of every leaf and animal and speak to the natural source (来源) of our lives, which may hold the secrets of love for all things, especially our own humanity.” But not everything is satisfying (令人满意的). When Peter began recording over forty years ago, he could record for ten hours and get one hour of usable material (素材) good enough for a movie. Now, because of human activities, it can take up to 1,000 hours or more to get the same thing. Some of the places he has recorded over the years have slowly fallen silent. His sound pictures show that although nature might look the same to humans, it has lost part of its orchestra (管弦乐队). So next time you are in the forests, try another way to look—shut your eyes, and listen. 32．Why did Peter record natural sounds? A．To write songs for a music group. B．To discover rich lives in the forest. C．To use some of them in his music. D．To make music about birds singing. 33．What is a sound picture in the text? A．The sound of every leaf and animal in nature. B．The sound recorded in the natural environment. C．A picture of music with sounds of 1,000 animals. D．A picture of music with natural sounds in a place. 34．What can we learn from paragraph 4? A．Recording sounds needs less material. B．Sound pictures are the same as before. C．Some beautiful sounds in nature are lost. D．Human activities improve recording results. 35．What does the writer mainly want to tell us? A．Nature is the source of our future. B．Nature has wonders to be heard. C．Making music enriches our lives. D．Making music needs information. （11） Last summer, I watched a shadow puppetry show about the Monkey King. The artist moved colourful leather puppets behind a white screen, and the shadows looked like real characters fighting and dancing. I learned that shadow puppetry is an old Chinese art with over 2, 000 years of history. Artists cut leather into shapes and paint bright colours on them to make puppets. Today, Chinese animators are using ideas from shadow puppetry in modern 3D animation. For example, the movie Ne Zha uses bright colours and dynamic (动态的) movements similar to shadow puppets. This mix of traditional art and new technology makes Chinese animation  popular around the world. Shadow puppetry also teaches us that good stories never get old. Even with 3D movies and digital (数字的)art, people still love the magic of traditional arts. By learning from the past, we can create amazing new things that connect old and new. 36．What material are shadow puppets made of according to the passage? A．Paper. B．Leather. C．Wood. 37．Why is Chinese animation popular worldwide? A．It only uses advanced 3D technology. B．It combines traditional art with modern ideas. C．It focuses on stories about modern city life. 38．What is the main idea of Paragraph2? A．How shadow puppetry performances are staged B．Modern animation draws inspiration from shadow puppetry. C．The long history of Chinese shadow puppetry art. 39．Which title best fits the passage? A．The ancient art of shadow puppetry B．3D movies: the future of animation C．Traditional art lights up modern animation （12） When Harmony OS, the Chinese self-developed operating system (操作系统) for Huawei mobile phones, appeared on 9 August, it quickly became hot on Douyin, WeChat, Weibo and so on. Many believe it not only means the rising power of our country’s technology, but also shows great love for traditional Chinese culture by naming the system. “Hongmeng” is a word from the ancient book Zhuangzi. It was used to describe the original state of the universe (宇宙的原始状态) before everything appears. For Harmony OS, “Hongmeng” shows that the makers want to develop a new operating system of high quality (质量), different from any other. Besides “Hongmeng”, Huawei has also owned many of its products under the names of animals from traditional Chinese folk stories, such as “Qilin”, a lucky one and “Kunpeng”, an animal that changed from a fish into a large bird. Many Chinese Internet users and media have spoken highly of Huawei’s use of these names which carry Chinese wisdom and ancient people’s imagination. In fact, Huawei is not alone in using traditional culture for modern business. Ne Zha, the cartoon movie, also connects traditional culture with modern ideas successfully. It became the biggest surprise that summer. It tells a different story of Ne Zha—he is a devil (恶魔) born into a loving family and becomes a hero in the end. Although Ne Zha’s appearance in this movie is strange and kind of ugly with scary teeth and heavy dark circles around his eyes, his spirit of trying to control his own life greatly encourages young people to fight for dreams and future. The long history and classic works have given China a colourful culture. Stories like Nv Wa Repairs the Sky and Hou Yi Shoots the Suns are the creative works of imagination. After all, imagination is the beginning of creation. 40．Why do lots of Chinese Internet users and media welcome Huawei according to Paragraph 2? A．Because it develops Harmony OS. B．Because it uses traditional culture. C．Because its products have high quality. D．Because people deeply believe in Huawei. 41．What is Ne Zha like in the movie according to the passage? A．Ugly but encouraging. B．Strange but creative. C．Shy but kind. D．Trouble-making but hard-working. 42．Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph? A．Creation starts from imagination. B．Only Huawei takes traditional culture for modern use. C．Huawei products are under the names of animals from folk stories. D．Chinese wisdom plays the most important part in developing technology. 43．What does the passage mainly tell us? A．Huawei becomes famous because of the self-developed operating system. B．China is getting stronger and more people show respect to Chinese culture. C．Chinese traditional culture wins more and more people’s attention and love. D．Chinese traditional culture helps bring out creative minds and good business. （13） Imagine you are able to learn knowledge through cartoons instead of long passages. Could it be easier for you to learn knowledge? This is what the cartoonist Chen Lei, who is also called “Brother Hunzi”, has worked on. Chen became famous because of his cartoon books about history shared on the Internet. It’s hard to believe that he had no interest in history when he was in middle school. Chen said, “I couldn’t remember historical facts even though I studied hard at that time.” However, in university, Chen played a computer game about World War II which made him become interested in history. “I had no knowledge of the characters and historical background of the game, so I read lots of books about the history from that period,” Chen said. The experience made him know that interest had a good effect on his study. Chen studied mechanical design in university and worked as a car designer after leaving his school. But then, he decided to give up his job so that he could put his whole heart into what he really liked—to help people to learn more easily. Now he has his own team. Today, there are more than seventy people who have excellent drawing skills, creative thinking ability and a wide knowledge of different fields in Chen’s team. So far, Chen and his team have published (出版) a series of books, selling over ten million copies. “We have been spending a lot of attention and time on each cartoon work to meet the demand (需求) for knowledge from society,” Chen said. He and his team hope to raise the awareness of science among youths by cartoon works. 44．What does Chen Lei do now? A．A history teacher. B．A cartoonist. C．A car designer. D．A game designer. 45．What can we know about Chen Lei? A．He is not good at drawing. B．He is interested in Chinese history all the time. C．He read lots of books when he was in middle school. D．He was interested in history because of a computer game. 46．What can we learn from the passage? A．Nothing is impossible. B．Practice makes perfect. C．It’s never too old to learn. D．Interest is the best teacher. 47．Which of the following is NOT true? A．Chen became interested in history in university. B．Chen has a small team with less than 50 people. C．The books published by Chen and his team have become popular. D．Chen and his team have done a lot to help people learn knowledge. （14） It’s common to see the coffee art, but have you seen the art in a cup of tea? This kind of tea art is called Dian Cha, a main tea drinking method in the Song Dynasty. The process (工序) of making it is not easy but people really enjoy Dian Cha especially because of the nice patterns on the surface of the tea. The tea art begins with putting a spoonful of powdered tea (一勺茶粉) in the teacup and adding hot water over it. These actions create a paste (糊状物). Then add more water while whisking (搅打) it by hand with a bamboo whisk. It usually requires whisking about 200 times before the thick foam (泡沫) appears. Then, one can begin drawing. But drawing on the tea foam is not the same thing as drawing on the paper. One may use the hard teaspoon against the soft foam, which requires great attention. Unlike normal spoons, the teaspoon used in Dian Cha is quite thin and has a pointed end to help to draw, just like a pen. In the Song Dynasty, many famous people regarded Dian Cha as an important free-time activity. Emperor Song Huizong even wrote a book called Treatise on Tea which included some details of tea-whisking. According to the book, good tea should be white and fine. The better the tea was, the whiter it should be, and the longer the foam should last. In 2019, Dian Cha was listed as a cultural heritage in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province. A growing number of people now want to learn and spread this traditional skill. Han Zheming, a designer from Shanghai, has created nearly 200 images on the tea and put the process of Dian Cha online. “I want more people to understand and appreciate the beauty of Dian Cha,” Han says. 48．What is Dian Cha popular for? A．Its long history. B．Its patterns on the tea. C．Its special taste. D．Its tea-making process. 49．What is used to draw on the tea foam during the process of Dian Cha? A． B． C． D． 50．Which of the following about Dian Cha is TRUE? A．Better tea has much less foam. B．Han Zheming tries to spread this tea art. C．It was chosen as a cultural heritage in Shanghai. D．Many famous people wrote Treatise on Tea together. 51．In which part of a newspaper would you probably read the passage? A．Culture. B．Education. C．History. D．Nature. （15） No building comes without carvings (雕刻), and carvings make buildings more valuable,” goes an old saying in Minnan, an area in southern Fujian Province. The saying refers to brick (砖) carvings, which were an important part of the old red brick buildings in the area. Wu Jiandong, a young master (能手) brick carver from Fujian’s Quanzhou city, became worried when he discovered that this tradition was disappearing. The carvings were once commonly found on either side of the door of Minnan’s buildings, but with development, the number of ancient red brick buildings has fallen, causing Minnan’s brick carvings to have gradually been out of sight. The 44-year-old has learnt the traditional skill and decided to combine it with modern tastes to develop his own style of brick carving. Wu said that he hoped to be able to help the traditional art form continue through innovation. People in Minnan love tea, so Wu created many carved brick tea decorations (装饰), including tea plates, tea cups and other things. They have been warmly received by local people and foreign visitors. In earlier years, an art piece with a swallow tail ridge (燕尾形屋脊) and a bright moon was bought by an overseas Chinese man from the Philippines. The customer told Wu that he would hang the art piece in his office as a reminder of the buildings and the Moon of his home town. Wu’s works are now more popular among people, and this helps him to pass down the tradition and further develop his pieces, and the popularity of short videos has also given him new hopes of promoting Minnan brick carvings. Recently, he has designed a DIY brick carving experience box called Wei Yu Huan Xi (or“Only You are Happy”).  “I wish that more young people will make their own pieces with the knife and red brick in the box, and enjoy a sense of achievement through my video,” Wu said. 52．Why did the writer mention the saying at the beginning? A．To attract more people to visit Minnan. B．To give advice on developing brick carvings. C．To introduce an area in southern Fujian Province. D．To show the importance of brick carvings in Minnan. 53．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to? A．The door. B．The short video. C．The brick tea decoration. D．The traditional skill. 54．How did Wu feel about his brick art pieces? A．Hopeful. B．Worried. C．Uncertain. D．Surprised. 55．What might be the best title for this passage? A．The history of Minnan’s brick carvings B．The ancient red brick buildings in Minnan C．Minnan’s brick carving art is coming back D．The popularity of brick buildings in Minnan 参考答案 （1） 1．D 2．B 3．C 【导语】本文介绍了四个卡通人物，包括起源、创造者和它们的主要特点。 1．细节理解题。根据Snoopy表格中“comic strip”以及McDull表格中“comic books”可知，最早出现在漫画书中的是Snoopy和McDull。故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据“However, every time he tries, he fails; he is disappointed, but tries again.”可知，失败后他都会再次尝试，由此可知他不轻易放弃。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据Mickey Mouse表格中“Created by: Walt Disney”以及Donald Duck表格中“Created by: Walt Disney”可知，Mickey Mouse和Donald Duck都是Walt Disney创作的。故选C。 （2） 4．B 5．B 6．C 7．B 【导语】本文是一篇海报，主要介绍了太原清徐绿色家庭农场招募学生志愿者的信息，包含农场地址、志愿服务内容、服务时间、报名方式，以及志愿者能获得的收获，旨在吸引学生参与农耕志愿活动。 4．海报地址信息：“No.2 Shahe Street, Qingxu”以及右侧“Come and volunteer on the Green Family Farm in Qingxu, Taiyuan!”，指明农场位于太原市清徐区沙河街2号。 5．海报中周六、周日的服务日期是周六：“May 9th、June 6th、July 11th、August 8th”和周日：“May 10th、June 7th、July 12th、August 9th”，表明①May 10th、④August 9th以及⑤June 6th符合。 6．海报底部：“You can get greener and healthier food and learn more life skills about farming.”，指明志愿者能获得更绿色、更健康的食物和更多的农耕生活技能。 7．通读全文可知，文章以“Volunteer with us”为标题，包含招募信息、地址、时间、报名方式等，符合海报的典型特征，用于吸引公众参与活动。 （3） 8．B 9．A 10．C 【导语】本文讲述了2026年春晚吉祥物的相关信息。 8．原文第一句明确提到“On December 18, 2025, China Media Group showed the mascot for the 2026 Spring Festival Gala”中国媒体集团在2025年12月18日展示了2026年春晚的吉祥物。对应B选项。 9．表格中骐骐的介绍明确写了“Qiqi’s design comes from an old bronze horse from the Western Zhou Dynasty”骐骐的设计来自西周时期的一匹青铜马。对应A选项。 10．原文介绍骋骋时明确说明“Chengcheng is a wild Przewalski’s horse, a rare animal in China”骋骋是中国的一种野生普氏野马，对应C选项。 （4） 11．B 12．D 13．B 【导语】本文围绕将中国传统艺术风格融入卡通创作的话题，介绍了中国早在多年前就开展的相关创作实践，并举实例介绍了多部融合不同中国传统艺术、带有鲜明中国特色的经典国产卡通作品。 11．划线单词this指代前文提到的内容“What happens if we use these traditional art styles in cartoons?”，因此this指“把传统艺术风格运用到卡通创作中”这件事。 12．第二段明确指出：“Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mother, 1960. This is China’s first inkwash painting cartoon.”，说明中国第一部水墨动画《小蝌蚪找妈妈》诞生于1960年，到现在已经超过60年。 13．文章开篇引出“What happens if we use these traditional art styles in cartoons?”这个话题，随后举例介绍了多部结合传统艺术的中国卡通，作者的写作目的是介绍这类融合了传统艺术的中国卡通。 （5） 14．D 15．C 16．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了四家知名动画工作室——皮克斯动画工作室、华特迪士尼动画工作室、梦工厂动画和吉卜力工作室的地理位置、创立或被收购情况及代表作品。 14．细节理解题。根据“Pixar was bought by Steve Jobs in 1986. Later in 2006 it was bought by the Walt Disney Company.”可知，皮克斯在2006年被华特迪士尼公司收购。故选D。 15．细节理解题。根据“Walt Disney Animation Studios...After years, Disney Animation has become the most famous animation studio in the world.”可知，华特迪士尼动画工作室是文中提到的最著名的动画工作室。故选C。 16．细节理解题。根据“Studio Ghibli...Ghibli is a top animation studio in Japan...These works make it famous all over the world.”可知，吉卜力是日本一家非常著名的动画工作室。故选D。 （6） 17．C 18．B 19．A 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了三部经典中国动画片，分别是《天书奇谭》、《小蝌蚪找妈妈》和《猪八戒吃西瓜》，阐述了老艺术家们如何将中国文化和艺术融入动画片中使其具有传统特色。 17．文章第二段提到：“The film uses face makeup (面部妆容) from the Peking Opera.”，说明《天书奇谭》这部电影融入了京剧这种传统艺术形式。 18．文章第三段提到：“Though it’s only about 15 minutes long, it took lots of work. Artists drew everything by hand.”，表明艺术家们为了制作《小蝌蚪找妈妈》这部动画片付出了很多努力。 19．文章第四段提到：“This 15-minute cartoon appeared in 1958.”，说明《猪八戒吃西瓜》这部动画片于1958年上映。 （7） 20．D 21．C 22．D 23．B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了15岁女孩Emily通过一些微小的善举帮助流浪动物的故事，并因此影响了她的同学。 20．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Emily is a 15-year-old girl from Canada, and she has been helping homeless animals for three years.”可知，Emily帮助流浪动物已经三年了。故选D。 21．细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容可知，她会用零花钱给动物做食物、打扫收容所、拍照发到网上找主人，并没有提及她给动物很多钱买食物。故选C。 22．词句猜测题。根据“Emily’s story has inspired many of her classmates. They join Emily to help the animals,”可知，Emily的故事让同学们也加入进来帮助动物，因此可推断划线词意为“鼓舞、激励”，与“Made...encouraged”意思相近。故选D。 23．主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，文章第一段引出主人公Emily帮助流浪动物，第二段具体描述她用微小的善举帮助它们，第三段讲述她影响了同学并表达自己的观点，全文围绕“一个女孩通过微小的善举帮助流浪动物”展开。故选B。 （8） 24．A 25．D 26．C 27．B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了14岁男孩林涛乐于助人的事迹，并介绍了其所在学校“善良俱乐部”的志愿服务活动。 24．词句猜测题。根据“he didn’t hesitate to help. He called the old man’s family and stayed with him until the ambulance arrived.”可知，林涛看到老人摔倒后，立即打电话并陪伴等待，说明他没有“犹豫”，因此划线词意为“犹豫”。故选A。 25．细节理解题。根据“they help clean the community park, read stories to children in the hospital, and buy daily things for the lonely elderly.”可知，俱乐部成员打扫社区公园、给生病的孩子读故事、为孤独老人买东西，文中并未提及“教残疾儿童唱歌”。故选D。 26．细节理解题。根据“Last month, the club organized a book donation activity for a primary school in a mountain village. They collected over 500 books,”可知，俱乐部为山区小学收集并捐赠了书籍。故选C。 27．最佳标题题。根据文章内容可知，文章主要围绕林涛的善举和他所在的“善良俱乐部”的志愿活动展开，讲述了个人与团体的善良行为。B选项“一位善良的男孩和他的俱乐部”全面概括了文章内容。故选B。 （9） 28．D 29．C 30．A 31．D 【导语】本文通过讲述冰箱里食物的来源、包装等对环境的影响，呼吁人们在购买食物时要环保。 28．文中提到食品从产地运输到消费者手中，如披萨上的海鲜来自泰国，香蕉来自巴西等，还提到了食品运输、包装等带来的环境影响，结合第二段“I look at the pizza and feel bad at once—not because it’s unhealthy, but because the seafood on it comes all the way from Thailand.”以及倒数第二段“as if pizza and grapes are ‘bad’, then this food is ‘really ugly’—the burgers. They have the biggest carbon footprint because they come from cows.”可知，“carbon footprint”指的是食物选择对环境的影响，而不是购买外国食物的成本、日常食物的健康风险或食物运输的距离。 29．根据第三段“Unlike bananas, food like grapes needs protection with package. However, in the UK, we don’t recycle all our packaging. We throw away the plastic containers holding fruits like grapes. More than 30% of packaging waste ends up in landfills instead of being sent to recycling centers.”可知，文中提到葡萄需要塑料包装，且很多包装没有被回收，造成环境问题，因此在作者看来属于“不好”的食物。 30．作者在文中强调了食物运输距离对环境的影响，提到过去食物多来自本地，现在很多食物运输很远，所以作者新的超市购物清单上最可能出现的问题是“这些苹果是本地种植的吗？”，关注食物的本地来源以减少运输带来的环境影响，A选项符合。 31．文章通过讲述食物的运输距离、包装浪费以及食物来源对环境的影响，目的是呼吁人们在购买食物时要环保，考虑对环境的影响。 （10） 32．C 33．D 34．C 35．B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了Peter通过录制自然声音创作音乐，并呼吁人们闭上眼睛，用心聆听自然的声音，感受自然的奇妙。 32．根据第二段中“He likes sounds and uses natural sounds as part of his music.”可知，Peter录制自然声音是为了把它们用在自己的音乐里。 33．根据第三段中“Peter used a computer to make a picture of all the sounds going on in a place.”可知，sound picture是用电脑制作的、包含某个地方自然声音的音乐图谱。 34．根据第四段中“Some of the places he has recorded over the years have slowly fallen silent.”以及“it has lost part of its orchestra”可知，自然界中一些美好的声音正在消失。 35．根据最后一段中“try another way to look—shut your eyes, and listen.”以及全文内容可知，作者想要告诉我们自然有值得我们去聆听的奇妙之处。 （11） 36．B 37．B 38．B 39．C 【导语】本文介绍了中国传统艺术皮影戏的特点，以及现代中国动画如何从皮影戏中汲取灵感，将传统艺术与新技术相结合，从而走向世界。 36．第一段提到“Artists cut leather into shapes and paint bright colours on them to make puppets.”，因此皮影戏的偶人是用皮革制成的。 37．第二段提到“This mix of traditional art and new technology makes Chinese animation popular around the world.”，因此中国动画受欢迎的原因是将传统艺术与现代技术相结合。 38．第二段主要讲述了现代中国动画师从皮影戏中汲取灵感，将传统元素应用于3D动画中，并举例说明电影《哪吒》使用了类似皮影戏的鲜艳色彩和动态动作。因此本段的主旨是“现代动画从皮影戏中汲取灵感”。 39．文章第一段介绍皮影戏，第二段讲述现代动画从皮影戏中汲取灵感，第三段总结传统艺术的价值。全文围绕“传统艺术 (皮影戏) 点亮现代动画”这一核心展开，C选项最贴合文章主旨。 （12） 40．B 41．A 42．A 43．D 【导语】本文介绍华为用传统文化命名产品，电影《哪吒》融合传统与现代，说明传统文化激发创意与商业价值。 40．第二段说明原因：“Many Chinese Internet users and media have spoken highly of Huawei’s use of these names which carry Chinese wisdom and ancient people’s imagination.”，由此可知网友和媒体赞赏华为是因为其使用了传统文化元素。 41．第四段描述形象：“Although Ne Zha’s appearance in this movie is strange and kind of ugly...his spirit...greatly encourages young people...”，说明哪吒外表丑陋但精神鼓舞人心。 42．最后一段点明观点：“After all, imagination is the beginning of creation.”，表明创造始于想象。 43．文章通过华为与电影《哪吒》的事例，说明中国传统文化能催生创新思维并助力良好发展。 （13） 44．B 45．D 46．D 47．B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了漫画家陈磊的经历，介绍他是如何用漫画形式传播知识的。 44．根据第1段中的“This is what the cartoonist Chen Lei, who is also called “Brother Hunzi”, has worked on.”可知，陈磊现在是一名漫画家。 45．根据第2段中的“However, in university, Chen played a computer game about World War II which made him become interested in history.”可知，他因为一款电脑游戏对历史感兴趣。 46．根据第2段中的“”However, in university, Chen played a computer game about World War II which made him become interested in history. “I had no knowledge of the characters and historical background of the game, so I read lots of books about the history from that period,” Chen said. The experience made him know that interest had a good effect on his study.”可知，他因为一款电脑游戏对历史感兴趣，从而读了许多关于历史的书，可知兴趣是最好的老师。 47．根据第4段中的“Today, there are more than seventy people who have excellent drawing skills, creative thinking ability and a wide knowledge of different fields in Chen’s team.”可知，陈磊的团队有70多人，而不是一个不到50人的小团队。 （14） 48．B 49．C 50．B 51．A 【导语】本文主要介绍了宋代主流饮茶方式点茶。 48．第一段最后一句“The process of making it is not easy but people really enjoy Dian Cha especially because of the nice patterns on the surface of the tea.”说明人们喜欢点茶，尤其是因为茶表面精美的图案。 49．第二段最后一句“Unlike normal spoons, the teaspoon used in Dian Cha is quite thin and has a pointed end to help to draw, just like a pen.”说明点茶时用来在茶沫上作画的工具是点茶专用的、细且带尖的茶匙，对应C项。 50．第四段“Han Zheming, a designer from Shanghai, has created nearly 200 images on the tea and put the process of Dian Cha online. ‘I want more people to understand and appreciate the beauty of Dian Cha,’ Han says.”说明Han Zheming将点茶过程发布到网上，想让更多人了解点茶之美，即努力传播这项茶艺。 51．本文核心介绍宋代传统茶艺——点茶的制作工序、历史背景，以及其作为文化遗产的传承与传播，属于传统文化范畴，因此可推断最可能出现在报纸的文化版块。 （15） 52．D 53．D 54．A 55．C 【导语】本文主要讲述了闽南地区的砖雕艺术以及伍建东传承这门技艺并将其发扬光大。 52．根据第一段“The saying refers to brick (砖) carvings, which were an important part of the old red brick buildings in the area.”可知，后文提到了重要性，因此作者在开头提到这句话是为了说明闽南砖雕的重要性。 53．根据第三段“The 44-year-old has learnt the traditional skill and decided to combine it with modern tastes to develop his own style of brick carving.”可知，44岁的老人决定将传统技术与现代品味相结合，发展出自己的砖雕风格，所以it指代“传统技术”。 54．根据“I wish that more young people will make their own pieces with the knife and red brick in the box, and enjoy a sense of achievement through my video,”可知，伍建东希望更多的年轻人能用盒子里的刀和红砖制作自己的作品，通过他的视频享受成就感，所以是充满希望的。 55．通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了闽南地区的砖雕艺术以及伍建东传承这门技艺并发扬光大，所以这篇文章最好的标题是“闽南的砖雕艺术复兴”。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025-2026学年八年级英语下学期期中复习重难点突破（广州专用） 专题03 期中复习之阅读理解 （1） First appearance; October 4,1950 (comic strip) Created by: Charles M. Schulz Information: Snoopy can be selfish, like eating a lot, and lazy at times, and sometimes fools his owner, but on the whole he shows great love, care, and loyalty (忠诚) to his owner (even though he cannot even remember his name and always refers to him as “The Round - Headed Kid”) First appearance: May 15, 1928 (Plane Crazy) Created by: Walt Disney Information: Mickey was considered as a nice guy, usually seen as an honest and brave hero. This mouse always wears red shorts, large yellow shoe, and white gloves. Mickey is one of the world’s most recognizable (可辨认的) characters. First appearance: June 9, 1934 (The Wise Little Hen) Created by: Walt Disney Information: The cinema audience liked Donald Duck because he was lazy and greedy (贪婪的). And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews (侄子). Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself. First appearance: June 24, 1995 (comic books) Created by: Alice Mak/ Brian Tse Information: McDull is a male pig. He has a heart of gold, but he isn’t very smart and is ordinary in every way; he has many dreams. However, every time he tries, he fails; he is disappointed, but tries again. In this way he creates his own colourful world. He is not perfect, but his attitude (态度) towards life makes him a popular character. 1．What cartoon characters first appeared in the comic books? A．McDull & Donald Duck. B．Mickey Mouse & Snoopy. C．Donald Duck & Snoopy. D．Snoopy & McDull. 2．What can we know about McDull according to the material? A．McDull is a female pig. B．He never gives up easily. C．His perfectness makes him popular. D．He is very special and has many dreams. 3．What can we learn from the above information? A．Snoopy was created earlier than Donald Duck. B．The audience didn’t like Donald Duck because he was greedy. C．Both Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck were created by Walt Disney. D．Mickey Mouse first appeared in the film called The Wise Little Hen. （2） 4．Where is the Green Family Farm? A．At No.2 Fenhe Street in Qingxu, Taiyuan. B．At No.2 Shahe Street in Qingxu, Taiyuan. C．At No.3 Shahe Street in Qingxu, Taiyuan. D．At No.3 Fenhe Street in Qingxu, Taiyuan. 5．On which days can you volunteer there? ①May 10th.  ②June 11th.③July 7th.  ④August 9th.⑤June 6th. A．①②④ B．①④⑤ C．②③④ D．②④⑤ 6．What can volunteers get from the farm? A．Life skills about housework. B．Happiness and tiredness. C．Green and healthy food. D．Great experience about cooking. 7．What kind of writing is the passage above? A．A story. B．A poster. C．A news report. D．A travel guide. （3） On December 18, 2025, China Media Group showed the mascot (吉祥物) for the 2026 Spring Festival Gala (春晚). They are four lovely horses named Qiqi, Jiji, Chichi and Chengcheng. Their names together mean “running forward quickly”. They are cute and carry people’s wishes for a happy new year and show the beauty of Chinese culture. 骐骐 Qiqi’s design comes from an old bronze (青铜) horse from the Western Zhou Dynasty (朝代). It is dark blue and looks nice. 骥骥 Jiji is from the famous “Bronze Galloping Horse” (Ma Ta Fei Yan) from the Han Dynasty. It has big wings and seems to fly in the sky. 驰驰 Chichi looks like the best horses in the Tang Dynasty, with its mane (鬃毛) cut into three parts. 骋骋 Chengcheng is a wild Przewalski’s horse, a rare (罕见的) animal in China. 8．When did China Media Group show the 2026 Spring Festival Gala mascots? A．On November 18, 2024. B．On December 18, 2025. C．On January 1, 2026. D．On February 10, 2026. 9．Which mascot is from the bronze horse of the Western Zhou Dynasty? A．Qiqi. B．Jiji. C．Chichi. D．Chengcheng. 10．What is Chengcheng according to the passage? A．A bronze horse from the Han dynasty. B．A famous horse from the Tang dynasty. C．A wild Przewalski’s horse in China. D．A toy horse for the Spring Festival. （4） Ink­wash painting, Peking Opera and paper cutting are popular in China. What happens if we use these traditional art styles in cartoons? In fact, Chinese cartoon makers began to work on this many years ago. Their works are full of Chinese features. Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mother, 1960. This is China’s first ink­wash painting cartoon. The cartoon makers drew all the animals, plants and rocks in the films with ink and brushes (画笔). It’s only about 15 minutes long, but it took lots of work. The Legend of Sealed Book (《天书奇谭》), 1983. It also uses ink­wash painting for its backgrounds. And it borrows other arts, too. The characters used makeup (妆容) in Peking Opera to help show their personalities (性格). “It shows Chinese artists’ ideas in cartoons—special, funny and beautiful.” said the film maker. Pigsy Eats Watermelon, 1958. Cartoon makers cut the character Zhu Bajie with colored paper. Cartoon makers moved its body parts and let it “eat” the watermelon. 11．What does the underlined word “this” refer to? A．Chinese cartoons. B．Using traditional art styles in cartoons. C．Cartoons with Chinese features. D．Ink­wash painting. 12．How long is the history of ink­wash painting cartoons? A．More than 30 years. B．More than 40 years. C．More than 50 years. D．More than 60 years. 13．The writer wrote this passage to ________. A．offer new ways to make funny cartoons B．introduce Chinese cartoons with traditional arts C．show some popular Chinese cartoons D．call on people to watch traditional cartoons （5） Four Animation Studios(动画工作室) Pixar Animation StudiosLocation: California, USA Pixar was bought by Steve Jobs in 1986. Later in 2006 it was bought by the Walt Disney Company. The studio has produced many successful animated films including: Toy Story    Finding Nemo Walt Disney Animation StudiosLocation: California, USA Walt and Roy founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in 1923. After years, Disney Animation has become the most famous animation studio in the world. Its best-known films include: The Lion King    Big Hero 6 DreamWorks AnimationLocation: California, USA In 1994, Steven, Jeffrey and David founded DreamWorks. It now belongs to Universal Pictures. It has made films like: Kung Fu Panda    Shrek Studio GhibliLocation: Tokyo, Japan Ghibli is a top animation studio in Japan. More than half of the top animated film produced in Japan are created by Ghibli. These works make it famous all over the world. You must have heard of the following films: Castle in the Sky    My Neighbor Totoro 14．When was Pixar bought by the Walt Disney Company? A．In 1994. B．In 1986. C．In 1923. D．In 2006. 15．Which cartoon studio is the best-known according to the passage? A．Studio Ghibli. B．DreamWorks Animation. C．Walt Disney Animation Studios. D．Pixar Animation Studios. 16．What can we learn about Ghibli? A．It is a part of Universal Pictures. B．Its logo is a kid sitting on the moon. C．It has made the most animated films. D．It is a very famous studio in Japan. （6） Classic Chinese cartoons bring joy to most of us. Let’s see how old artists put Chinese culture and art into the cartoons to make them traditional. The Legend of Sealed Book tells the story of the boy Dansheng. He practices great tricks from the book to help people. The film uses face makeup (面部妆容) from the Peking Opera. It helps to show the characters’ personalities. Lovely Dansheng looks like wawasheng, roles for kids in Peking Opera. Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy is China’s first ink wash cartoon (水墨动画片). They learned from the great artist Qi Baishi. Though it’s only about 15 minutes long, it took lots of work. Artists drew everything by hand. One second of the cartoon needed 24 pictures! Pigsy Eats Watermelon is China’s first paper cutting cartoon. This 15-minute cartoon appeared in 1958. Artists cut Zhu Bajie out of colour paper. Then they moved its body parts and let it eat the watermelon. It was not easy to make a paper cutting cartoon. The artists failed at first. After more work, they tried again and finally did it! 17．What kind of traditional art form is mixed in The Legend of Sealed Book? A．Paper cutting. B．Shadow puppet play. C．Peking Opera. D．Ink wash painting. 18．What can we learn about Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy? A．It is the only ink wash cartoon in China. B．Artists did lots of work to make this cartoon. C．The cartoon is about 20 minutes long. D．The pictures of it were drawn by computers. 19．When did Pigsy Eats Watermelon appear? A．In 1958. B．In 1960. C．In 1962. D．In 1964. （7） Kindness is not about doing big things but it’s about doing small things with a warm heart. Emily is a 15-year-old girl from Canada, and she has been helping homeless animals for three years. When she was 12, she found a sick cat on her way home. She took it to the animal hospital and looked after it until it got better. Since then, she has made it her duty to help homeless dogs and cats. Emily doesn’t have much money, so she does small things to help: she makes food for the animals with her pocket money, she cleans their living places in the animal shelter, and she takes photos of them and posts them online to find new owners for them. So far, she has helped over 20 animals find their new homes. Emily’s story has inspired many of her classmates. They join Emily to help the animals, and they call themselves “the Little Animal Helpers”. Emily says, “I don’t think I’m doing anything great. I just hope that every animal can have a warm home. And I believe that if everyone does a little kindness, the world will be much better.” 20．How long has Emily been helping homeless animals? A．For one year. B．For two years. C．For five years. D．For three years. 21．What does Emily NOT do to help homeless animals? A．She makes food for them with her pocket money. B．She cleans their living places in the shelter. C．She gives them a lot of money to buy food. D．She posts their photos online to find owners. 22．What does the underlined word “inspired” mean in English? A．Made...angry. B．Made...disappointed. C．Made...worried. D．Made...encouraged. 23．What’s the main idea of the passage? A．Homeless animals need more food and money. B．A girl helps homeless animals with small kind acts. C．Many students join the animal shelter in Canada. D．It’s difficult to find new homes for homeless animals. （8） When 14-year-old Lin Tao saw an old man fall down on the street, he didn’t hesitate to help. He called the old man’s family and stayed with him until the ambulance arrived. Later, the old man’s son thanked him with a gift, but Lin Tao refused it. “I just did what I should do,” he said. Lin Tao is a member of his school’s “Kindness Club”, which was set up last year. The club has over 80 members, and they do different voluntary work every month: they help clean the community park, read stories to children in the hospital, and buy daily things for the lonely elderly. Lin Tao says the club teaches him that kindness is a circle. When you help others, they will pass the kindness on to someone else. Last month, the club organized a book donation activity for a primary school in a mountain village. They collected over 500 books, and the students there sent them a thank-you video. “Watching the video made me feel so proud,” Lin Tao said. “I realize that helping others is the happiest thing in the world.” 24．What does the underlined word “hesitate” mean in Chinese? A．犹豫 B．逃避 C．假装 D．鼓励 25．What do the members of the “Kindness Club” NOT do? A．Clean the community park. B．Buy things for the lonely elderly. C．Read stories to sick children. D．Teach disabled children to sing. 26．What did the club do for the mountain village primary school? A．They gave the students some money. B．They taught the students English songs. C．They collected books for the students. D．They built a library for the school. 27．What’s the best title for the passage? A．A Great Ambulance Service B．A Kind Boy and His Club C．A Book Donation Activity D．A Primary School in the Mountain （9） Today, in my fridge, there are a few grapes, some bananas and some juice. There is also a pizza, and some burgers. I know what this food does to my body, but what does it do to the world around me? It’s time to look at my carbon footprint and think about the good, the bad and the really ugly. My first stop is the label. Labels give us lots of information: how long we can keep our food, how healthy it is and where it comes from. A few hundred years ago, most of our food came from local places, but today, food travels thousands of miles. We refrigerate it, and then transport it in planes and ships all over the world. I look at the pizza and feel bad at once—not because it’s unhealthy, but because the seafood on it comes all the way from Thailand. I take out a banana it’s from Brazil, but that’s not too bad. It came here by boat, so the carbon footprint is small. The next stop is the packaging. Unlike bananas, food like grapes needs protection with package. However, in the UK, we don’t recycle all our packaging. We throw away the plastic containers holding fruits like grapes. More than 30% of packaging waste ends up in landfills instead of being sent to recycling centers. Then I look at the grapes in my fridge—they’re in a plastic box and they’re from Spain. But at least they grew in natural sunlight. In the UK, people grow grapes in greenhouses, which means our grapes use more energy. But there is one other thing in my fridge, and as if pizza and grapes are “bad”, then this food is “really ugly”—the burgers. They have the biggest carbon footprint because they come from cows. In the USA, cows create the same amount of greenhouse gases as 20 million cars! As I close the fridge door, I make a new checklist for my next trip to the supermarket. Maybe I could grow my own vegetables too. 28．What does “carbon footprint” mean in the passage? A．The cost of buying foreign food. B．The possible health risks of daily food. C．The distance food travels from place to place. D．The effect of food choices on the environment. 29．What does the writer learn about the food in his fridge? A．The pizza is bad because of its unhealthy seafood. B．The bananas are good as they grow in Brazil. C．The grapes are bad because they need to be packed. D．The burgers are ugly as they need more energy. 30．What question is most likely on the writer’s new supermarket checklist? A．“Are these apples grown locally?” B．“Does this fish have enough packaging?” C．“Is this apple pie cheaper than the frozen one?” D．“Will these pieces of beef stay fresh for three days?” 31．What is the purpose of writing the passage? A．To help people choose healthy foreign food. B．To explain how different kinds of food are produced. C．To teach people to count the carbon footprint of the food. D．To call on people to be eco-friendly when buying food. （10） As we often use eyes to touch nature, most of us “lose” the ability to listen to the world. Peter writes music. He likes sounds and uses natural sounds as part of his music. He often went out to the wild with his microphone and recorded interesting sounds to put in movies or to use in his own songs. Instead of trying to catch just the sound of one animal or bird, he recorded the sound of everything all together—the animals, the trees, the wind and the earth. He called these recordings “soundscapes”—the sound of a certain place. Every soundscape Peter recorded had a lot of information. Back in his workshop, Peter used a computer to make a picture of all the sounds going on in a place. Each animal, bird and insect had its own place on the picture—its own notes in the music. The busier the picture, the richer the life in that place. “While a picture may be worth 1,000 words, a soundscape is worth 1,000 pictures,” Peter said. “Our ears tell us the sound of every leaf and animal and speak to the natural source (来源) of our lives, which may hold the secrets of love for all things, especially our own humanity.” But not everything is satisfying (令人满意的). When Peter began recording over forty years ago, he could record for ten hours and get one hour of usable material (素材) good enough for a movie. Now, because of human activities, it can take up to 1,000 hours or more to get the same thing. Some of the places he has recorded over the years have slowly fallen silent. His sound pictures show that although nature might look the same to humans, it has lost part of its orchestra (管弦乐队). So next time you are in the forests, try another way to look—shut your eyes, and listen. 32．Why did Peter record natural sounds? A．To write songs for a music group. B．To discover rich lives in the forest. C．To use some of them in his music. D．To make music about birds singing. 33．What is a sound picture in the text? A．The sound of every leaf and animal in nature. B．The sound recorded in the natural environment. C．A picture of music with sounds of 1,000 animals. D．A picture of music with natural sounds in a place. 34．What can we learn from paragraph 4? A．Recording sounds needs less material. B．Sound pictures are the same as before. C．Some beautiful sounds in nature are lost. D．Human activities improve recording results. 35．What does the writer mainly want to tell us? A．Nature is the source of our future. B．Nature has wonders to be heard. C．Making music enriches our lives. D．Making music needs information. （11） Last summer, I watched a shadow puppetry show about the Monkey King. The artist moved colourful leather puppets behind a white screen, and the shadows looked like real characters fighting and dancing. I learned that shadow puppetry is an old Chinese art with over 2, 000 years of history. Artists cut leather into shapes and paint bright colours on them to make puppets. Today, Chinese animators are using ideas from shadow puppetry in modern 3D animation. For example, the movie Ne Zha uses bright colours and dynamic (动态的) movements similar to shadow puppets. This mix of traditional art and new technology makes Chinese animation  popular around the world. Shadow puppetry also teaches us that good stories never get old. Even with 3D movies and digital (数字的)art, people still love the magic of traditional arts. By learning from the past, we can create amazing new things that connect old and new. 36．What material are shadow puppets made of according to the passage? A．Paper. B．Leather. C．Wood. 37．Why is Chinese animation popular worldwide? A．It only uses advanced 3D technology. B．It combines traditional art with modern ideas. C．It focuses on stories about modern city life. 38．What is the main idea of Paragraph2? A．How shadow puppetry performances are staged B．Modern animation draws inspiration from shadow puppetry. C．The long history of Chinese shadow puppetry art. 39．Which title best fits the passage? A．The ancient art of shadow puppetry B．3D movies: the future of animation C．Traditional art lights up modern animation （12） When Harmony OS, the Chinese self-developed operating system (操作系统) for Huawei mobile phones, appeared on 9 August, it quickly became hot on Douyin, WeChat, Weibo and so on. Many believe it not only means the rising power of our country’s technology, but also shows great love for traditional Chinese culture by naming the system. “Hongmeng” is a word from the ancient book Zhuangzi. It was used to describe the original state of the universe (宇宙的原始状态) before everything appears. For Harmony OS, “Hongmeng” shows that the makers want to develop a new operating system of high quality (质量), different from any other. Besides “Hongmeng”, Huawei has also owned many of its products under the names of animals from traditional Chinese folk stories, such as “Qilin”, a lucky one and “Kunpeng”, an animal that changed from a fish into a large bird. Many Chinese Internet users and media have spoken highly of Huawei’s use of these names which carry Chinese wisdom and ancient people’s imagination. In fact, Huawei is not alone in using traditional culture for modern business. Ne Zha, the cartoon movie, also connects traditional culture with modern ideas successfully. It became the biggest surprise that summer. It tells a different story of Ne Zha—he is a devil (恶魔) born into a loving family and becomes a hero in the end. Although Ne Zha’s appearance in this movie is strange and kind of ugly with scary teeth and heavy dark circles around his eyes, his spirit of trying to control his own life greatly encourages young people to fight for dreams and future. The long history and classic works have given China a colourful culture. Stories like Nv Wa Repairs the Sky and Hou Yi Shoots the Suns are the creative works of imagination. After all, imagination is the beginning of creation. 40．Why do lots of Chinese Internet users and media welcome Huawei according to Paragraph 2? A．Because it develops Harmony OS. B．Because it uses traditional culture. C．Because its products have high quality. D．Because people deeply believe in Huawei. 41．What is Ne Zha like in the movie according to the passage? A．Ugly but encouraging. B．Strange but creative. C．Shy but kind. D．Trouble-making but hard-working. 42．Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph? A．Creation starts from imagination. B．Only Huawei takes traditional culture for modern use. C．Huawei products are under the names of animals from folk stories. D．Chinese wisdom plays the most important part in developing technology. 43．What does the passage mainly tell us? A．Huawei becomes famous because of the self-developed operating system. B．China is getting stronger and more people show respect to Chinese culture. C．Chinese traditional culture wins more and more people’s attention and love. D．Chinese traditional culture helps bring out creative minds and good business. （13） Imagine you are able to learn knowledge through cartoons instead of long passages. Could it be easier for you to learn knowledge? This is what the cartoonist Chen Lei, who is also called “Brother Hunzi”, has worked on. Chen became famous because of his cartoon books about history shared on the Internet. It’s hard to believe that he had no interest in history when he was in middle school. Chen said, “I couldn’t remember historical facts even though I studied hard at that time.” However, in university, Chen played a computer game about World War II which made him become interested in history. “I had no knowledge of the characters and historical background of the game, so I read lots of books about the history from that period,” Chen said. The experience made him know that interest had a good effect on his study. Chen studied mechanical design in university and worked as a car designer after leaving his school. But then, he decided to give up his job so that he could put his whole heart into what he really liked—to help people to learn more easily. Now he has his own team. Today, there are more than seventy people who have excellent drawing skills, creative thinking ability and a wide knowledge of different fields in Chen’s team. So far, Chen and his team have published (出版) a series of books, selling over ten million copies. “We have been spending a lot of attention and time on each cartoon work to meet the demand (需求) for knowledge from society,” Chen said. He and his team hope to raise the awareness of science among youths by cartoon works. 44．What does Chen Lei do now? A．A history teacher. B．A cartoonist. C．A car designer. D．A game designer. 45．What can we know about Chen Lei? A．He is not good at drawing. B．He is interested in Chinese history all the time. C．He read lots of books when he was in middle school. D．He was interested in history because of a computer game. 46．What can we learn from the passage? A．Nothing is impossible. B．Practice makes perfect. C．It’s never too old to learn. D．Interest is the best teacher. 47．Which of the following is NOT true? A．Chen became interested in history in university. B．Chen has a small team with less than 50 people. C．The books published by Chen and his team have become popular. D．Chen and his team have done a lot to help people learn knowledge. （14） It’s common to see the coffee art, but have you seen the art in a cup of tea? This kind of tea art is called Dian Cha, a main tea drinking method in the Song Dynasty. The process (工序) of making it is not easy but people really enjoy Dian Cha especially because of the nice patterns on the surface of the tea. The tea art begins with putting a spoonful of powdered tea (一勺茶粉) in the teacup and adding hot water over it. These actions create a paste (糊状物). Then add more water while whisking (搅打) it by hand with a bamboo whisk. It usually requires whisking about 200 times before the thick foam (泡沫) appears. Then, one can begin drawing. But drawing on the tea foam is not the same thing as drawing on the paper. One may use the hard teaspoon against the soft foam, which requires great attention. Unlike normal spoons, the teaspoon used in Dian Cha is quite thin and has a pointed end to help to draw, just like a pen. In the Song Dynasty, many famous people regarded Dian Cha as an important free-time activity. Emperor Song Huizong even wrote a book called Treatise on Tea which included some details of tea-whisking. According to the book, good tea should be white and fine. The better the tea was, the whiter it should be, and the longer the foam should last. In 2019, Dian Cha was listed as a cultural heritage in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province. A growing number of people now want to learn and spread this traditional skill. Han Zheming, a designer from Shanghai, has created nearly 200 images on the tea and put the process of Dian Cha online. “I want more people to understand and appreciate the beauty of Dian Cha,” Han says. 48．What is Dian Cha popular for? A．Its long history. B．Its patterns on the tea. C．Its special taste. D．Its tea-making process. 49．What is used to draw on the tea foam during the process of Dian Cha? A． B． C． D． 50．Which of the following about Dian Cha is TRUE? A．Better tea has much less foam. B．Han Zheming tries to spread this tea art. C．It was chosen as a cultural heritage in Shanghai. D．Many famous people wrote Treatise on Tea together. 51．In which part of a newspaper would you probably read the passage? A．Culture. B．Education. C．History. D．Nature. （15） No building comes without carvings (雕刻), and carvings make buildings more valuable,” goes an old saying in Minnan, an area in southern Fujian Province. The saying refers to brick (砖) carvings, which were an important part of the old red brick buildings in the area. Wu Jiandong, a young master (能手) brick carver from Fujian’s Quanzhou city, became worried when he discovered that this tradition was disappearing. The carvings were once commonly found on either side of the door of Minnan’s buildings, but with development, the number of ancient red brick buildings has fallen, causing Minnan’s brick carvings to have gradually been out of sight. The 44-year-old has learnt the traditional skill and decided to combine it with modern tastes to develop his own style of brick carving. Wu said that he hoped to be able to help the traditional art form continue through innovation. People in Minnan love tea, so Wu created many carved brick tea decorations (装饰), including tea plates, tea cups and other things. They have been warmly received by local people and foreign visitors. In earlier years, an art piece with a swallow tail ridge (燕尾形屋脊) and a bright moon was bought by an overseas Chinese man from the Philippines. The customer told Wu that he would hang the art piece in his office as a reminder of the buildings and the Moon of his home town. Wu’s works are now more popular among people, and this helps him to pass down the tradition and further develop his pieces, and the popularity of short videos has also given him new hopes of promoting Minnan brick carvings. Recently, he has designed a DIY brick carving experience box called Wei Yu Huan Xi (or“Only You are Happy”).  “I wish that more young people will make their own pieces with the knife and red brick in the box, and enjoy a sense of achievement through my video,” Wu said. 52．Why did the writer mention the saying at the beginning? A．To attract more people to visit Minnan. B．To give advice on developing brick carvings. C．To introduce an area in southern Fujian Province. D．To show the importance of brick carvings in Minnan. 53．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to? A．The door. B．The short video. C．The brick tea decoration. D．The traditional skill. 54．How did Wu feel about his brick art pieces? A．Hopeful. B．Worried. C．Uncertain. D．Surprised. 55．What might be the best title for this passage? A．The history of Minnan’s brick carvings B．The ancient red brick buildings in Minnan C．Minnan’s brick carving art is coming back D．The popularity of brick buildings in Minnan 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $