2026-2027学年译林版八年级上册第一次月考阅读理解之 C篇 （无锡适用）

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小初高期中末 中考高考真题 加微咨询 天猫(禾册) hece.tmall.com 2026-2027学年译林版八年级上册第一次月考阅读理解之 C篇 （无锡适用） 1C Once upon a time, there was a king who could not sleep for all his worries about what tomorrow might bring. One day the king found a cobbler in the market, who wore ragged clothes and looked very thin, but his smile was as bright as the moon. “Surely you must worry. How could you smile so brightly?” the king walked close and asked. “Today I earned enough money fixing shoes to buy a loaf of bread!” “But what if not tomorrow?” “I have faith(信心),” the cobbler answered. “All will be well.” This impressed(给…留下印象) the king, and when he left, he wondered what would happen if the cobbler could not earn his bread. The next morning in the market, the king decreed: no one was allowed(允许) to repair shoes. Whenever someone’s shoes wore out, that person must buy a new pair. That evening the king dressed in rags and secretly followed to the cobbler’s house to see if he was crying, but through the window, he saw the cobbler drinking soup and smiling. The king knocked. “I came to see if you were all right,” he said. “You saw the new decree? How did you pay for this soup?” the king broke in. “I carried water for an old woman, and she rewarded me with a coin,” the man said. “Please come and share my soup. You look hungry.” “But what will you do tomorrow?” the king asked. “I have faith,” the man said. “All will be well.” The king went up and asked, “Do you know who I am?” “Of course.” the man said, “you are the king.” The king shook his head and said, “I am the beggar(乞丐) who came to your door.” 1．The underlined word “decreed” means “______”. A．asked B．agreed C．ordered D．shouted 2．Why does the king say, “I am the beggar who came to your door.”? A．To learn how to fix shoes. B．To ask the cobbler for some soup. C．To make friends with the cobbler. D．To find out how to drive away his worries. 3．What may be the best title for the passage? A．The King’s Worries B．The Cobbler’s Faith C．The King’s Decree D．The Beggar’s soup CDB 2C Remember your childhood, there is a kind of toy called bamboo dragonfly. Just like its name, bamboo dragonfly looks like a dragonfly. Bamboo dragonfly is made of bamboo. Bamboo dragonfly has two parts. One is the bamboo handle. The second is the wings. Play, hands a rub, and then a loose hand, bamboo dragonfly will fly to the sky. It has a long history. If you don’t believe, please read on. 2523 years ago, bamboo dragonfly was created (创造) by the Chinese. It has been a toy for Chinese children for more than 2,000 years. Inspired by its introduction to Europe in the 18th century, and the “Father of aviation (航空)” British George Cayley have been fascinated by bamboo dragonflies all their lives. In his first aeronautical research, he copied and modified the bamboo dragonfly in 1796 and figured out how propellers (螺旋桨) work. His research propelled the development of airplanes. And for Western designers to bring the development of helicopter inspiration. Now, do you believe? How to make bamboo dragonfly? Cut out the paper, turn it over, turn it upside down, and glue（用胶水粘合) the sides. Fold one side along the dotted line and glue it. Fold the other side on. Then glue it again. Use a needle (针) to pierce two small round holes, ready to wear bamboo. Fold one side up about 20 degrees along the center diagonal dotted line. Insert two thin bamboo strips into two small holes respectively and stick them with glue. Use paper strips to wrap the two bamboo strips together and stick them with glue. After glue dry, with both hands rub bamboo, leaf rotation. Blow the wind down. At this time a release, it can fly up. How clever the ancestors (祖先) of man were! 1. Which picture is bamboo dragonfly? A. B. C. D. 2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. The holes. B. The other side. C. The first side. D. The needle. 3. According to the passage, which one is True? A. Inspired by its introduction to Europe 4 centuries ago. B. Bamboo dragonfly was created by a British person 2523 years ago. C. Insert two holes into two bamboo strips and stick them. D. Has been a toy for Chinese children for more than 1500 years. 4. What’s the best title of this passage? A. Bamboo dragonfly, clever creation. B. The history of bamboo dragonfly. C. Bamboo dragonfly, everyone’s love. D. Bamboo dragonfly, a popular toy. 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D 4. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了竹蜻蜓这种玩具，包括其外形、历史、制作方法以及它对航空发展的影响，展现了人类祖先的聪明才智。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Just like its name, bamboo dragonfly looks like a dragonfly...two parts ...the bamboo handle...the wings”可知，竹蜻蜓外形像蜻蜓，由一根竖直的竹柄和一对水平翼片组成。四幅图中只有A符合“柄+横翼”的典型特征。故选A。 【2题详解】 词句猜测题。根据文章第三段“Fold one side along the dotted line and glue it. Fold the other side on. Then glue it again.”可知，先沿着虚线折叠一侧并粘好，再折叠另一侧，然后再次粘好，所以“it”在这里指代的是“另一侧”，即“The other side”。故选B。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第二段“It has been a toy for Chinese children for more than 2,000 years.”可知，“more than 2000 years” 包含 “more than 1500 years”，符合原文。故选D。 【4题详解】 最佳标题题。“Bamboo dragonfly, clever creation.”意为“竹蜻蜓，聪明的创造”，文章介绍了竹蜻蜓这种玩具，包括其历史、制作方法以及它对航空发展的影响，展现了人类祖先的聪明才智，A选项符合文章主旨。故选A。 3C “A friend in need is a friend indeed. “ Friends are important to us. Friends help us get through hard times. Friends also influence us a lot. Let’s enjoy two poems about friendship. To Wang Lun I, Li Bai, sit aboard a ship about to go, When suddenly on shore your farewell songs overflow. However deep the Lake of Peach Blossom (桃花) may be, It is not so deep, Wang Lun, as your love for me. A Time to Talk —By Robert Frost When a friend calls to me from the road And slows his horse to a meaning walk, I don’t stand still and look around On all the hills I haven’t hoed (锄地), And shout from where I am, What is it? No, not as there is a time to talk. I thrust (戳) my hoe in the mellow ground, Blade-end up and five feet tall, And plod: I go up to the stone wall For a friendly visit. Both poems are famous in their cultures, but they tell different stories. Li Bai described the scene (场景) of his friend seeing him off. The US poet Robert Frost wrote about a friend’s visit when he was working. Li made a comparison. His poem shows the friendship between him and his friend is deeper than the deep water. Frost’s poem, on the other hand, tells the readers that we should stop what we are doing to talk with our friends. It tells us that nothing should get in the way of spending time with friends. The language is simple but sincere. 1. What can we learn about friends in the passage? ①Friends are not in need. ②Friends are important to us. ③Friends influence us a lot. ④Friends help us get through hard times. A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④ 2. What scene did Li Bai describe in the poem? A. Ships on the lake. B. Peach blossoms. C. Wang Lun seeing him off. D. Songs sung by strangers. 3. What does the underlined “It” refer to? A. The ship. B. Love. C. The Lake of Peach Blossom. D. Li Bai. 4. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. The end of the friendship. B. The writers of the poems. C. The comparison of people. D. The analysis (分析) of the poems. 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. C 4. D 【解析】 【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了友谊的重要性，并通过分析李白的《赠汪伦》和罗伯特·弗罗斯特的《谈心时刻》这两首诗，展现了不同文化中关于友谊的不同故事与内涵。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据“A friend in need is a friend indeed. “ Friends are important to us. Friends help us get through hard times. Friends also influence us a lot.”可知，朋友对我们很重要，朋友帮助我们度过困难时期，朋友也对我们影响很大。“朋友不需要帮助”与原文不符，所以②③④正确。故选D。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Li Bai described the scene (场景) of his friend seeing him off.”可知，李白描述了朋友为他送行的场景。故选C。 【3题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“However deep the Lake of Peach Blossom (桃花) may be, It is not so deep, Wang Lun, as your love for me.”可知，此处是将桃花潭的深度与汪伦对“我”的爱进行比较，“It”指代的是前文的“The Lake of Peach Blossom”。故选C。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Both poems are famous in their cultures, but they tell different stories... The language is simple but sincere.”可知，该段主要对两首诗进行了分析，包括诗歌讲述的故事、运用的手法以及表达的情感等。故选D。 4C Since 2011, the Shanghai Peking Opera Company has held two seasons of “Youth Runway”, a long-term opera development project, hoping to find young opera talents. 118 young performers have successfully showed 200 plays and classical pieces. Most of them were born between 1995 and 2000, making them the company’s newest power. They will show both classical and new plays in many different styles. ① “The Butterfly Lovers”, one of the plays in this spring, is changed from a sad love story between a young poor man, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, the daughter of a wealthy family. They return as butterflies after their death. Another one, “Twelve Roles”, which will be presented in the summer, largely gets its idea from an American film “12 Angry Men” . The 12 members, all from different backgrounds, must decide a child’s fate in a murder. Yueju opera, which developed around 1906 in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province, is one of China’s most famous operas. In the old days, people loved it because of its styles of singing and melodies（旋律）. Now, it is getting a new life. ② The performing season for young performers is held in its fifth year and has its own characteristic. Moreover, the project worked with BesTV to create a Yueju opera short video series about the 24 solar terms（节气） of traditional Chinese calendar. Every year, the China Shanghai International Arts Festival provides chances for traditional opera performers like Yueju talents to perform. ③ Many traditional opera performers have got fans among students and young performers in recent years by showing how they prepare for a concert and behind-the-scenes stories with mobile apps on video websites. ④ They try many ways to make traditional art forms attractive to today’s youth, including the creation of short opera films and the use of popular melodies. “We believe that Xiqu (traditional opera) like Yueju can attract today’s young people because it can be mixed with different art forms,” says Chen Daming, a theater critic. 1. According to the first paragraph, the project “Youth Runway” is to . A. discover young opera talents B. teach young people Yueju opera C. attract people to work in Shanghai D. provide plays and shows for free. 2. “The Butterfly Lovers” and “Twelve Roles” are both . A. based upon foreign films B. changed from another story C. presented at the same time D. sad love stories from China 3. It’s better to put the sentence “Young performers have an important role in spreading the art.” in A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④ 4. From the passage, we know Yueju opera . A. is made into films about the 24 solar terms on TV B. is less attractive because of the use of popular melodies C. becomes more popular now for its special styles of singing and dancing D. gets more fans because the performers show how they prepare for a concert 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了上海京剧团为了吸引更多的青年戏曲人才举办“青春跑道”的活动，活动中的一些戏 曲节目，吸收了中外文化的元素；此外，本文也叙述传统的艺术家把自己的创作过程在多媒体上呈现，旨 在说明中国的戏曲正在与不同的艺术形式相融合，前途是光明的。 【 1 题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Since 2011, the Shanghai Peking Opera Company has held two seasons of ‘Youth Runway’, a long-term opera development project, hoping to find young opera talents.”可知，举办“青春跑道”的目 的旨在希望找到年轻的戏剧人才。故选 A。 【2 题详解】 细节理解题。根据“‘The Butterfly Lovers’, one of the plays in this spring, is changed from ...”可知，“The Butterfly Lovers”改编于梁山伯与祝英台的故事；根据“‘Twelve Roles’, which will be presented in the summer, largely gets its idea from an American film ‘12 Angry Men’.”可知，“Twelve Roles”改编于美国电影《 12 个愤怒的男人》。因 此，两个戏剧都是改编于另外一个故事。故选 B。 【 3 题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“We believe that Xiqu (traditional opera) like Yueju can attract today’s young people because it can be mixed with different art forms”像越剧这样的戏曲可以吸引今天的年轻人，因为它可以 与不同的艺术形式相融合，由此可见，年轻人在传播艺术方面起着重要作用，因此把此句放在最后一段最合适，故选D。 【4 题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“Many traditional opera performers have got fans among students and young performers in recent years by showing how they prepare for a concert and behind-the-scenes stories with mobile apps on video websites.”可知，许多传统戏剧演员通过视频网站上的移动应用程序展示他们如何准备音乐会 和幕后故事，在学生和年轻演员中赢得了粉丝。故选 D。 5C A new brain research (大脑研究) shows that choosing handwriting instead of using a keyboard can bring better learning and memory. “When you write your shopping list or class notes by hand, you remember what you wrote better later,” said Audrey van der Meer, who did the study. 12 young grown-ups and 12 children took part in the study. This is the first time that children have taken part in such a study. Special machines were used to follow and record (记录) brain wave (电波) activity. Each person wore a special cap with over 250 electrodes on the head, and was asked to write by hand and use a keyboard. The results (结果) showed that the brain in both young grown-ups and children is much more active when writing by hand than when using a keyboard. According to Van der Meer, plenty of senses become active by holding a pen and pushing it down on paper, seeing the letters written and hearing the sound made while writing. These build connection (联系) between different parts of the brain, opening the brain up for learning. Van der Meer believes that the results let people know the importance of children’s drawing and writing at an early age, especially at school. “Learning to write by hand is a bit slower course, but parents should encourage (鼓励) it because it’s important for children to experience the tiring step of learning to write by hand,” she said. The hand movements are helpful in some ways. “If you use a keyboard, you use the same movement for each letter. Writing by hand needs control of more skills and senses. It’s important to put the brain in a learning condition as often as possible,” Van der Meer added. For example, you might use a keyboard to write a passage, but you should take notes by hand in class. 1. Which is the correct order (顺序) of the research steps? ① Record and study the results. ② Put special caps on each person. ③ Find 12 young grown-ups and 12 children. ④ Ask people to write by hand and use a keyboard. A. ③②④① B. ②④①③ C. ③①②④ D. ②①④③ 2. What is the result of the research? A. You can remember what you wrote better when using a keyboard. B. The brain is more active when writing by hand than when using a keyboard. C. All Children at school should draw and write by hand at an early age. D. Learning to write by hand is a bit slower than using a keyboard. 3. What does the underlined word “These” refer to (指代) ? A. The senses you experience when writing by hand. B. The sound you hear when writing by hand. C. The letters you are learning to write. D. The parts of the brain you use to learn. 4. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. People will write their shopping lists from now on. B. Young grown-ups should take part in more studies. C. Schools may encourage students to write more by hand. D. Children won’t use a keyboard to write a passage. 5. Which is the best title for the passage? A. A New Brain Research B. Shopping Lists or Class Notes C. An Important Learning Condition D. Handwriting or Keyboard 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D 【解析】 【分析】本文主要介绍了一项科学研究，研究显示手写比打字更有助于学习和记忆力。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据“12 young grown-ups and 12 children took part in the study.” 和“Each person wore a special cap with over 250 electrodes on the head, and was asked to write by hand and use a keyboard.”以及“The results (结果) showed that the brain in both young grown-ups and children is much more active when writing by hand than when using a keyboard.”可知12个年轻人和12个孩子参加了这项研究。每个人头上戴着一个250多电极的特殊帽子，并被要求用手写字和使用键盘。最后记录研究。可知这项研究的正确顺序是③②④①，故选A。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The results (结果) showed that the brain in both young grown-ups and children is much more active when writing by hand than when using a keyboard.”可知结果显示，年轻人和儿童在用手写字时比在使用键盘时大脑活跃得多。故选B。 【3题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“According to Van der Meer, plenty of senses become active by holding a pen and pushing it down on paper, seeing the letters written and hearing the sound made while writing.”根据Van der Meer的说法，当人们拿着一支笔并将其压在纸上，看到所写的字母并听到所发出的声音时，许多感官就会变得活跃起来。据此判断建立大脑不同部位连接的是这些感官，因此猜测划线单词的含义为手写时的感官体验，故选A。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Learning to write by hand is a bit slower course, but parents should encourage (鼓励) it because it’s important for children to experience the tiring step of learning to write by hand, ” 可推断应该多鼓励儿童更多地用手写字，故选C。 【5题详解】 标题归纳题。根据整篇内容可知，本文主要讲述的是一项新的研究显示，手写和打字哪一个更有助于学习和记忆力，故选D。 6C More and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities around the world now. Some climb the highest mountains and others travel to different parts of the world. I would think bungee jumping (蹦极) to be a good example of such an activity. Bungee jumping is not a new activity. It appeared (出现) hundreds of years ago. The men tie (绑) long vines (藤) from plants around their ankles (踝关节). They spend days building tall towers out of vines and logs (原木). Then they jump off them. In their old story, a woman tried bungee jumping first. She decided to run away from her rude husband (丈夫). So she climbed up a tall tree and tied some vines around her feet. Her husband also climbed up the tree and tried to catch her. The woman jumped and the man followed. The vines saved her life, but her husband died. However, bungee jumping becomes much safer nowadays. You jump from a high place 200 metres above the ground with an elastic (有弹性的) rope tied to your feet. You fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that over 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Why do people take part in such activities as these nowadays? Some scientists think that it is because life in modern world has become safe and boring. In the past, people had to go out and hunt for food. They didn’t have a doctor if they were ill, and life was harder for them. Nowadays, people live and work safely. They buy food in shops. And there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. Then some people take part in such activities like bungee jumping. It is important to remember that this sport is not suitable (合适的) for everyone. And remember, if you do not want to do it yourself, you can watch other people jump. 1. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refers to (指) ________? A. vines B. towers C. logs D. ankles 2. What can we learn about bungee jumping? A. Bungee jumping is a good sport for everyone nowadays. B. People can jump as high as they can when they try bungee jumping. C. The longer the elastic rope is, the safer people will be in bungee jumping. D. People won’t hit the ground with the help of the elastic rope in bungee jumping. 3. Why do people take part in bungee jumping nowadays? A. Because they live and work safely. B. Because they think life is exciting. C. Because they worry about being ill. D. Because they feel bored with life. 【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了蹦极运动的历史、现代蹦极的安全性以及人们参与蹦极等危险活动的原因，同时提醒读者蹦极并非适合所有人。 【1题详解】 词句猜测题。根据文章第二段“They spend days building tall towers out of vines and logs (原木). Then they jump off them.”可知，他们用藤蔓和原木建造高塔，然后从高塔上跳下，所以“them”指代的是“towers”。故选B。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“You jump from a high place 200 metres above the ground with an elastic (有弹性的) rope tied to your feet. You fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground.”可知，蹦极时，有弹性的绳子会阻止你撞到地面。故选D。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Why do people take part in such activities as these nowadays?... Nowadays, people live and work safely. They buy food in shops. And there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. Then some people take part in such activities like bungee jumping.”可知，现在人们参加蹦极是因为如今人们安全地生活和工作，即使是生病了，也会有医生照顾。故选A。 7C If you want to become a fluent (流利的) English speaker, you should take some advice: There are four skills in learning English. They are reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills, you should first master the skills of reading and listening. Read as much as you can. But your reading must be active. It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentence, the meanings of the unfamiliar (不熟悉的) words, etc. There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammar or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you come across, but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them, for example, in other passages or books, is enough. It would be better to prepare a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it. As for listening, there are two choices: besides reading, you can listen every day for about 30 minutes. You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading, then you can catch up on your listening. Since you have lots of inputs in your mind, you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say. This never means that you should not practice listening. For listening, you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for English learners. Or if you are good at listening, you can listen to VOA or BBC programs every day. Again the thing to remember is being active in listening and taking some notes. If you follow these pieces of advice, your speaking and writing will improve automatically (自动地), and you can be sure that with a little effort, they will become perfect. 1. According to the author, which should you improve first among the four skills? A. Reading and listening B. Reading and writing C. Listening and speaking D. Writing and speaking 2. The underlined phrase “come across” in Paragraph 2 can probably be replaced by “________”. A. discover B. meet by chance C. look for D. find out 3. Which is not mentioned (提到) to practise listening? A. English cartoons B. English movies C. English music D. VOA 4. The author seems to agree with the view that________. A. everyone should listen to VOA or BBC programs every day B. you needn’t practice listening if you keep on reading every day C. being good at reading is helpful in improving your listening D. you should take notes of whatever you are hearing 5. The passage is mainly about how to________. A. be better at English speaking and writing B. deal with new words in reading C. read more English books D. choose reading materials 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍提升英语听说读写四项技能的学习建议，指出想要提高说和写，应当先掌握读和听，并分别讲解主动阅读、有效听力训练的方法。 【1题详解】 第一段原文：“if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills, you should first master the skills of reading and listening”，由此可知四项技能中应当先提升阅读和听力。 【2题详解】 第二段“There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammar or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you come across”，这里指阅读时不必试图理解所有“偶然遇到”的生词。“come across”意为“偶然遇到”与“meet by chance”含义相近。 【3题详解】 第四段原文：“you can listen to cartoons or some movies…listen to VOA or BBC programs”，文中提到英语卡通、英语影片、VOA，没有提到英语音乐。 【4题详解】 第三段原文：“become skillful at your reading, then you can catch up on your listening. Since you have lots of inputs in your mind, you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say”，说明擅长阅读有助于提升听力。 【5题详解】 全文开篇点明目标：想要流利说英语，重点是提升说、写能力，方法从阅读、听力入手；结尾总结遵循建议，口语和写作会自动提升，因此文章主旨是如何提高英语口语与写作。 8C Babu was a clever potter in India, who loved making beautiful jars and pots. His son was getting married, and Babu wanted to keep the tradition of riding an elephant through town after the wedding (婚礼). But elephants were expensive to buy, so he decided to rent (租) one from Purna, his rich neighbor, who wasn’t very nice. Babu went to Purna and offered half of his savings to rent an elephant. Purna, being greedy (贪婪的), took all the money and gave Babu a limping elephant. Babu felt sorry for the elephant and put medicine (药) on its cut. The wedding was wonderful, but during the ride, the elephant fell down and then ran away. Purna said that Babu stole (偷) the elephant and told him that he would put Babu in jail (监狱) if he didn’t return the elephant or pay the full price at once. Babu thought hard and got a clever plan at last. He worked day and night making pots, jars, and bowls, then baked them in his kiln. He painted old designs on them to make them look expensive. He left a note for Purna to come to his pottery shop the next day to get his elephant. When Purna arrived, he was so angry and broke down the door, making pottery fall onto the ground. He picked up a piece of the broken pottery, which looked old and expensive. He was afraid and wanted to run away. At that time Babu came and he looked sad and asked his “expensive” pots back, threatening (威胁) to call the police if he didn’t get them back. Purna, worried about going to jail, offered to forget about the elephant if Babu forgot about the pots. Babu agreed at last. Later, as Babu cleaned up the broken pottery, he thought that the elephant was the real winner. It was now safe from its bad master, Purna, who could no longer (不再) hurt it. 1. How did Purna react (反应) when Babu found that he broke the “expensive” pottery? A. He laughed and walked away. B. He offered to help clean up. C. He was worried and offered to pay for his mistake. D. He was angry and ran away, but got caught. 2. Which is the right order of the following sentences according to the story? a. Babu wanted to keep the tradition of riding an elephant after his son’s wedding. b. Babu rented an elephant from his neighbour Purna, but Purna gave him a limping elephant. c. Babu made some potteries and left a note to ask Purna to come to get his elephant. d. Purna said that he would put Babu in jail if Babu couldn’t return the elephant or pay the full price. e. Babu thought that the real winner was the elephant because it was safe from its master. A. a-b-d-c-e B. b-a-c-d-e C. a-d-b-c-e D. a-b-c-e-d 3. What can we know about the elephant? A. It was returned to Purna. B. Babu still couldn’t find it. C. Babu could take good care of it. D. It ran away during the wedding ride. 4. Which is the best title of the story? A. One Runaway Elephant B. Babu’s Clever Plan C. The Greedy Neighbour D. Old and Expensive Pottery 【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了Babu用聪明的计划从恶邻手中保护了一只大象并使自己摆脱了困境的故事。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Purna, worried about going to jail, offered to forget about the elephant if Babu forgot about the pots. Babu agreed at last.”可知，当Babu发现Purna打碎了“昂贵”的陶器时，Purna担心会被送进监狱，所以提出不再追究大象的事情来换取Babu不追究陶器的事。因此，Purna担心并主动提出弥补他的错误。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Babu wanted to keep the tradition of riding an elephant through town after the wedding…so he decided to rent (租) one from Purna, his rich neighbor, who wasn’t very nice…Purna said that Babu stole (偷) the elephant and told him that he would put Babu in jail (监狱) if he didn’t return the elephant or pay the full price at once…He left a note for Purna to come to his pottery shop the next day to get his elephant…Later, as Babu cleaned up the broken pottery, he thought that the elephant was the real winner. It was now safe from its bad master, Purna, who could no longer (不再) hurt it.”可知故事顺序：a. Babu想要遵循婚礼骑大象的传统；b. 他从邻居Purna那里租了一头象，但是Purna给他的是一头跛象；d. Purna说如果Babu不能归还大象或支付全款，他将被送进监狱；c. Babu制作了一些陶器并留下一张便条，邀请Purna来领他的大象；e. Babu认为真正的赢家是大象，因为它已经安全了。因此正确顺序为a-b-d-c-e。故选A。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The wedding was wonderful, but during the ride, the elephant fell down and then ran away.”可知大象在婚礼骑行时跑掉了，故选D。 【4题详解】 最佳标题题。故事主要讲述了Babu巧妙地计划通过制作“昂贵”的陶瓷来解决与贪婪邻居Purna的冲突。因此，“Babu’s Clever Plan”是最佳题目。故选B。 9C Teenagers need to eat nutritious (营养的) food while they’re still young so that they will grow up to be healthy adults. Therefore, it is necessary for school dining halls to provide healthy food. With this in mind, the government introduced new food safety rules. The rules require (要求) the heads of kindergartens, primary and secondary schools to eat with students in their dining hall. Schools will also be required to provide information about where the food comes from and who provides it. The rules also say that parents need to eat with students at school in order to provide advice on food safety and nutrition. Besides, schools must find out food safety problems and solve them in time if accidents appear. Parents across China become angry about food safety accidents in schools, according to The Beijing News. The most recent example happened in March at the Chengdu No. 7 High School Development School. Parents posted videos and photos of moldy (发霉的) food that was served in the school’s dining hall, China Daily reported. The school’s headmaster was fired at last. In October, the head of an international school in Shanghai was fired after health and education organizations found moldy tomatoes and onions in the school’s kitchen. What do other schools do? Schools in other countries have many ways to make sure of food safety. For example, many parents in Australia volunteer in their children’s school dining halls, according to China National Radio. These parents do their best to see that their children are served nutritious food. 1. What happened to the headmaster of Chengdu No. 7 High School Development School? A. He was praised. B. He was fired. C. He was promoted. D. He was transferred. 2. ________ is NOT a must (必须的) for the school dining hall. A. Health B. Safety C. Taste D. Nutrition 3. How many rules about food safety at school are listed in the passage? A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5 4. The rule requires the followings EXCEPT (除了) that ________. A. all the teachers have to eat with students B. schools have to solve the problems at once if the food safety problem appears (出现) C. schools should offer the information about the food D. parents need to eat with students at school dining halls to provide advice 5. What’s the best title of this passage? A. Students’ eating habits. B. Food safety in schools. C. School headmasters. D. Parent-teacher relationships. 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了政府针对学校食品安全问题出台的新规定，包括校长陪餐、信息公开、家长参与等措施，并列举了国内外食品安全案例和应对方式。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The school’s headmaster was fired at last.”可知，成都七中实验学校校长最终被解雇。故选B。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据全文提到的食品安全规则，健康（A）、安全（B）和营养（D）均为必须项，但未提及味道（C）是强制要求。故选C。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。文中列举的规则包括：①校长陪餐（第二段首句）；②公开食品来源信息（第二段第二句）；③家长陪餐提供建议（第二段第三句）；④及时解决食品安全问题（第二段末句）。共4条。故选C。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据“the heads of kindergartens, primary and secondary schools to eat with students”可知仅要求校长陪餐，而非所有教师（A）。B、C、D选项均与原文规则一致。故选A。 【5题详解】 最佳标题题。全文围绕学校食品安全的新规、案例及措施展开，最贴切标题为“学校食品安全”。故选B。 10C Are you an “I” person or an “E” person? People have talked about it a lot online these days. The ideas come from a popular personality (性格) test called MBTI. They test the personality in eight ways. Each way uses a letter to show the meaning. After the test each person will get a four-letter result to show the personality. In all, there are sixteen kinds of personality in the test. Why do people want to take the MBTI test? Here are the survey results from three people by Life Week magazine. “People want to learn about themselves and others,” Guo Yongyu, an expert said. “When they know themselves and others better, they can learn to be with others. That helps them feel more relaxed.” Gao Yanyi, a middle school student from Shanxi, thinks that the MBTI test can help her find friends with similar MBTI results to hers quickly. She adds, “But that should not be the only way to find friends. Sometimes it could make me lose possible good friends with different kinds of MBTI.” Ma Ruina, from Beijing No. 4 Middle school, took the test once. He doesn’t want to use it in his life again. It made him feel like it’s limiting (限制). “Everyone is different, and it’s not right to put people into simple groups,” he says. The MBTI personality test may show something you don’t know about yourself and can even be a fun ice-breaking question when meeting new friends. But that’s all it is—for fun. Knowing other’s MBTI result doesn’t mean you really know this person. And those four letters of yours don’t decide who you are. 1. How many ways does the MBTI test use to show each person’s personality? A. One. B. Four. C. Eight. D. Sixteen. 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the survey results? A. Most people are serious about the MBTI test. B. Guo Yongyu advises people not to take the test. C. Gao Yanyi may use it to help find similar friends. D. Ma Ruina agrees to put people into the same groups. 3. What is the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 4. What might be the writer’s opinion about the MBTI test according to Paragraph 6? A. People should be serious about the result of the MBTI test. B. The MBTI test can show everything you don’t know about yourself. C. The MBTI test is an interesting way to learn more about your new friends. D. Knowing someone’s MBTI result means you really know this person. 【答案】1. C 2. C 3. D 4. C 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了人们出于不同原因参与MBTI测试，有的人为了了解自己和他人，有的人希望通过它快速找到性格相似的朋友，然而，也有人觉得这种分类过于简化，忽路了人的独特性。总的来说，MBTI测试只是一种娱乐方式，不应过度依赖它来定义自己。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“The ideas come from a popular personality test called MBTI. They test the personality in eight ways.”可知，MBTI用8种方式测试人的性格。故选C。 2题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“Gao Yanyi, a middle school student from Shanxi, thinks that the MBTI test can help her find friends with similar MBTI results to hers quickly.”可知，Gao Yanyi认为MBTI测试可以帮助她快速找到与自己MBTI结果相似的朋友，这与C项表述一致。故选C。 【3题详解】 篇章结构题。第一段解释什么是MBTI；第二段提出为什么人们想要参与MBTI测试的问题，并引出三个人的调查结果；第三段至第五段分别介绍三个人的观点；第六段总结全文并展示作者自己的观点。故选D。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“The MBTI personality test may show something you don’t know about yourself and can even be a fun ice-breaking question when meeting new friends.”可推知，作者认为，在认识新朋友时，MBTI测试可以成为一个有趣的破冰问题，即MBTI测试是了解新朋友的有趣方式。故选C。 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2026-2027学年译林版八年级上册第一次月考阅读理解之 C篇 （无锡适用） 1C Once upon a time, there was a king who could not sleep for all his worries about what tomorrow might bring. One day the king found a cobbler in the market, who wore ragged clothes and looked very thin, but his smile was as bright as the moon. “Surely you must worry. How could you smile so brightly?” the king walked close and asked. “Today I earned enough money fixing shoes to buy a loaf of bread!” “But what if not tomorrow?” “I have faith(信心),” the cobbler answered. “All will be well.” This impressed(给…留下印象) the king, and when he left, he wondered what would happen if the cobbler could not earn his bread. The next morning in the market, the king decreed: no one was allowed(允许) to repair shoes. Whenever someone’s shoes wore out, that person must buy a new pair. That evening the king dressed in rags and secretly followed to the cobbler’s house to see if he was crying, but through the window, he saw the cobbler drinking soup and smiling. The king knocked. “I came to see if you were all right,” he said. “You saw the new decree? How did you pay for this soup?” the king broke in. “I carried water for an old woman, and she rewarded me with a coin,” the man said. “Please come and share my soup. You look hungry.” “But what will you do tomorrow?” the king asked. “I have faith,” the man said. “All will be well.” The king went up and asked, “Do you know who I am?” “Of course.” the man said, “you are the king.” The king shook his head and said, “I am the beggar(乞丐) who came to your door.” 1．The underlined word “decreed” means “______”. A．asked B．agreed C．ordered D．shouted 2．Why does the king say, “I am the beggar who came to your door.”? A．To learn how to fix shoes. B．To ask the cobbler for some soup. C．To make friends with the cobbler. D．To find out how to drive away his worries. 3．What may be the best title for the passage? A．The King’s Worries B．The Cobbler’s Faith C．The King’s Decree D．The Beggar’s soup 2C Remember your childhood, there is a kind of toy called bamboo dragonfly. Just like its name, bamboo dragonfly looks like a dragonfly. Bamboo dragonfly is made of bamboo. Bamboo dragonfly has two parts. One is the bamboo handle. The second is the wings. Play, hands a rub, and then a loose hand, bamboo dragonfly will fly to the sky. It has a long history. If you don’t believe, please read on. 2523 years ago, bamboo dragonfly was created (创造) by the Chinese. It has been a toy for Chinese children for more than 2,000 years. Inspired by its introduction to Europe in the 18th century, and the “Father of aviation (航空)” British George Cayley have been fascinated by bamboo dragonflies all their lives. In his first aeronautical research, he copied and modified the bamboo dragonfly in 1796 and figured out how propellers (螺旋桨) work. His research propelled the development of airplanes. And for Western designers to bring the development of helicopter inspiration. Now, do you believe? How to make bamboo dragonfly? Cut out the paper, turn it over, turn it upside down, and glue（用胶水粘合) the sides. Fold one side along the dotted line and glue it. Fold the other side on. Then glue it again. Use a needle (针) to pierce two small round holes, ready to wear bamboo. Fold one side up about 20 degrees along the center diagonal dotted line. Insert two thin bamboo strips into two small holes respectively and stick them with glue. Use paper strips to wrap the two bamboo strips together and stick them with glue. After glue dry, with both hands rub bamboo, leaf rotation. Blow the wind down. At this time a release, it can fly up. How clever the ancestors (祖先) of man were! 1. Which picture is bamboo dragonfly? A. B. C. D. 2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. The holes. B. The other side. C. The first side. D. The needle. 3. According to the passage, which one is True? A. Inspired by its introduction to Europe 4 centuries ago. B. Bamboo dragonfly was created by a British person 2523 years ago. C. Insert two holes into two bamboo strips and stick them. D. Has been a toy for Chinese children for more than 1500 years. 4. What’s the best title of this passage? A. Bamboo dragonfly, clever creation. B. The history of bamboo dragonfly. C. Bamboo dragonfly, everyone’s love. D. Bamboo dragonfly, a popular toy. 3C “A friend in need is a friend indeed. “ Friends are important to us. Friends help us get through hard times. Friends also influence us a lot. Let’s enjoy two poems about friendship. To Wang Lun I, Li Bai, sit aboard a ship about to go, When suddenly on shore your farewell songs overflow. However deep the Lake of Peach Blossom (桃花) may be, It is not so deep, Wang Lun, as your love for me. A Time to Talk —By Robert Frost When a friend calls to me from the road And slows his horse to a meaning walk, I don’t stand still and look around On all the hills I haven’t hoed (锄地), And shout from where I am, What is it? No, not as there is a time to talk. I thrust (戳) my hoe in the mellow ground, Blade-end up and five feet tall, And plod: I go up to the stone wall For a friendly visit. Both poems are famous in their cultures, but they tell different stories. Li Bai described the scene (场景) of his friend seeing him off. The US poet Robert Frost wrote about a friend’s visit when he was working. Li made a comparison. His poem shows the friendship between him and his friend is deeper than the deep water. Frost’s poem, on the other hand, tells the readers that we should stop what we are doing to talk with our friends. It tells us that nothing should get in the way of spending time with friends. The language is simple but sincere. 1. What can we learn about friends in the passage? ①Friends are not in need. ②Friends are important to us. ③Friends influence us a lot. ④Friends help us get through hard times. A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④ 2. What scene did Li Bai describe in the poem? A. Ships on the lake. B. Peach blossoms. C. Wang Lun seeing him off. D. Songs sung by strangers. 3. What does the underlined “It” refer to? A. The ship. B. Love. C. The Lake of Peach Blossom. D. Li Bai. 4. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. The end of the friendship. B. The writers of the poems. C. The comparison of people. D. The analysis (分析) of the poems. 4C Since 2011, the Shanghai Peking Opera Company has held two seasons of “Youth Runway”, a long-term opera development project, hoping to find young opera talents. 118 young performers have successfully showed 200 plays and classical pieces. Most of them were born between 1995 and 2000, making them the company’s newest power. They will show both classical and new plays in many different styles. ① “The Butterfly Lovers”, one of the plays in this spring, is changed from a sad love story between a young poor man, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, the daughter of a wealthy family. They return as butterflies after their death. Another one, “Twelve Roles”, which will be presented in the summer, largely gets its idea from an American film “12 Angry Men” . The 12 members, all from different backgrounds, must decide a child’s fate in a murder. Yueju opera, which developed around 1906 in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province, is one of China’s most famous operas. In the old days, people loved it because of its styles of singing and melodies（旋律）. Now, it is getting a new life. ② The performing season for young performers is held in its fifth year and has its own characteristic. Moreover, the project worked with BesTV to create a Yueju opera short video series about the 24 solar terms（节气） of traditional Chinese calendar. Every year, the China Shanghai International Arts Festival provides chances for traditional opera performers like Yueju talents to perform. ③ Many traditional opera performers have got fans among students and young performers in recent years by showing how they prepare for a concert and behind-the-scenes stories with mobile apps on video websites. ④ They try many ways to make traditional art forms attractive to today’s youth, including the creation of short opera films and the use of popular melodies. “We believe that Xiqu (traditional opera) like Yueju can attract today’s young people because it can be mixed with different art forms,” says Chen Daming, a theater critic. 1. According to the first paragraph, the project “Youth Runway” is to . A. discover young opera talents B. teach young people Yueju opera C. attract people to work in Shanghai D. provide plays and shows for free. 2. “The Butterfly Lovers” and “Twelve Roles” are both . A. based upon foreign films B. changed from another story C. presented at the same time D. sad love stories from China 3. It’s better to put the sentence “Young performers have an important role in spreading the art.” in A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④ 4. From the passage, we know Yueju opera . A. is made into films about the 24 solar terms on TV B. is less attractive because of the use of popular melodies C. becomes more popular now for its special styles of singing and dancing D. gets more fans because the performers show how they prepare for a concert 5C A new brain research (大脑研究) shows that choosing handwriting instead of using a keyboard can bring better learning and memory. “When you write your shopping list or class notes by hand, you remember what you wrote better later,” said Audrey van der Meer, who did the study. 12 young grown-ups and 12 children took part in the study. This is the first time that children have taken part in such a study. Special machines were used to follow and record (记录) brain wave (电波) activity. Each person wore a special cap with over 250 electrodes on the head, and was asked to write by hand and use a keyboard. The results (结果) showed that the brain in both young grown-ups and children is much more active when writing by hand than when using a keyboard. According to Van der Meer, plenty of senses become active by holding a pen and pushing it down on paper, seeing the letters written and hearing the sound made while writing. These build connection (联系) between different parts of the brain, opening the brain up for learning. Van der Meer believes that the results let people know the importance of children’s drawing and writing at an early age, especially at school. “Learning to write by hand is a bit slower course, but parents should encourage (鼓励) it because it’s important for children to experience the tiring step of learning to write by hand,” she said. The hand movements are helpful in some ways. “If you use a keyboard, you use the same movement for each letter. Writing by hand needs control of more skills and senses. It’s important to put the brain in a learning condition as often as possible,” Van der Meer added. For example, you might use a keyboard to write a passage, but you should take notes by hand in class. 1. Which is the correct order (顺序) of the research steps? ① Record and study the results. ② Put special caps on each person. ③ Find 12 young grown-ups and 12 children. ④ Ask people to write by hand and use a keyboard. A. ③②④① B. ②④①③ C. ③①②④ D. ②①④③ 2. What is the result of the research? A. You can remember what you wrote better when using a keyboard. B. The brain is more active when writing by hand than when using a keyboard. C. All Children at school should draw and write by hand at an early age. D. Learning to write by hand is a bit slower than using a keyboard. 3. What does the underlined word “These” refer to (指代) ? A. The senses you experience when writing by hand. B. The sound you hear when writing by hand. C. The letters you are learning to write. D. The parts of the brain you use to learn. 4. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. People will write their shopping lists from now on. B. Young grown-ups should take part in more studies. C. Schools may encourage students to write more by hand. D. Children won’t use a keyboard to write a passage. 5. Which is the best title for the passage? A. A New Brain Research B. Shopping Lists or Class Notes C. An Important Learning Condition D. Handwriting or Keyboard 6C More and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities around the world now. Some climb the highest mountains and others travel to different parts of the world. I would think bungee jumping (蹦极) to be a good example of such an activity. Bungee jumping is not a new activity. It appeared (出现) hundreds of years ago. The men tie (绑) long vines (藤) from plants around their ankles (踝关节). They spend days building tall towers out of vines and logs (原木). Then they jump off them. In their old story, a woman tried bungee jumping first. She decided to run away from her rude husband (丈夫). So she climbed up a tall tree and tied some vines around her feet. Her husband also climbed up the tree and tried to catch her. The woman jumped and the man followed. The vines saved her life, but her husband died. However, bungee jumping becomes much safer nowadays. You jump from a high place 200 metres above the ground with an elastic (有弹性的) rope tied to your feet. You fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that over 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Why do people take part in such activities as these nowadays? Some scientists think that it is because life in modern world has become safe and boring. In the past, people had to go out and hunt for food. They didn’t have a doctor if they were ill, and life was harder for them. Nowadays, people live and work safely. They buy food in shops. And there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. Then some people take part in such activities like bungee jumping. It is important to remember that this sport is not suitable (合适的) for everyone. And remember, if you do not want to do it yourself, you can watch other people jump. 1. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refers to (指) ________? A. vines B. towers C. logs D. ankles 2. What can we learn about bungee jumping? A. Bungee jumping is a good sport for everyone nowadays. B. People can jump as high as they can when they try bungee jumping. C. The longer the elastic rope is, the safer people will be in bungee jumping. D. People won’t hit the ground with the help of the elastic rope in bungee jumping. 3. Why do people take part in bungee jumping nowadays? A. Because they live and work safely. B. Because they think life is exciting. C. Because they worry about being ill. D. Because they feel bored with life. 7C If you want to become a fluent (流利的) English speaker, you should take some advice: There are four skills in learning English. They are reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills, you should first master the skills of reading and listening. Read as much as you can. But your reading must be active. It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentence, the meanings of the unfamiliar (不熟悉的) words, etc. There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammar or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you come across, but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them, for example, in other passages or books, is enough. It would be better to prepare a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it. As for listening, there are two choices: besides reading, you can listen every day for about 30 minutes. You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading, then you can catch up on your listening. Since you have lots of inputs in your mind, you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say. This never means that you should not practice listening. For listening, you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for English learners. Or if you are good at listening, you can listen to VOA or BBC programs every day. Again the thing to remember is being active in listening and taking some notes. If you follow these pieces of advice, your speaking and writing will improve automatically (自动地), and you can be sure that with a little effort, they will become perfect. 1. According to the author, which should you improve first among the four skills? A. Reading and listening B. Reading and writing C. Listening and speaking D. Writing and speaking 2. The underlined phrase “come across” in Paragraph 2 can probably be replaced by “________”. A. discover B. meet by chance C. look for D. find out 3. Which is not mentioned (提到) to practise listening? A. English cartoons B. English movies C. English music D. VOA 4. The author seems to agree with the view that________. A. everyone should listen to VOA or BBC programs every day B. you needn’t practice listening if you keep on reading every day C. being good at reading is helpful in improving your listening D. you should take notes of whatever you are hearing 5. The passage is mainly about how to________. A. be better at English speaking and writing B. deal with new words in reading C. read more English books D. choose reading materials 8C Babu was a clever potter in India, who loved making beautiful jars and pots. His son was getting married, and Babu wanted to keep the tradition of riding an elephant through town after the wedding (婚礼). But elephants were expensive to buy, so he decided to rent (租) one from Purna, his rich neighbor, who wasn’t very nice. Babu went to Purna and offered half of his savings to rent an elephant. Purna, being greedy (贪婪的), took all the money and gave Babu a limping elephant. Babu felt sorry for the elephant and put medicine (药) on its cut. The wedding was wonderful, but during the ride, the elephant fell down and then ran away. Purna said that Babu stole (偷) the elephant and told him that he would put Babu in jail (监狱) if he didn’t return the elephant or pay the full price at once. Babu thought hard and got a clever plan at last. He worked day and night making pots, jars, and bowls, then baked them in his kiln. He painted old designs on them to make them look expensive. He left a note for Purna to come to his pottery shop the next day to get his elephant. When Purna arrived, he was so angry and broke down the door, making pottery fall onto the ground. He picked up a piece of the broken pottery, which looked old and expensive. He was afraid and wanted to run away. At that time Babu came and he looked sad and asked his “expensive” pots back, threatening (威胁) to call the police if he didn’t get them back. Purna, worried about going to jail, offered to forget about the elephant if Babu forgot about the pots. Babu agreed at last. Later, as Babu cleaned up the broken pottery, he thought that the elephant was the real winner. It was now safe from its bad master, Purna, who could no longer (不再) hurt it. 1. How did Purna react (反应) when Babu found that he broke the “expensive” pottery? A. He laughed and walked away. B. He offered to help clean up. C. He was worried and offered to pay for his mistake. D. He was angry and ran away, but got caught. 2. Which is the right order of the following sentences according to the story? a. Babu wanted to keep the tradition of riding an elephant after his son’s wedding. b. Babu rented an elephant from his neighbour Purna, but Purna gave him a limping elephant. c. Babu made some potteries and left a note to ask Purna to come to get his elephant. d. Purna said that he would put Babu in jail if Babu couldn’t return the elephant or pay the full price. e. Babu thought that the real winner was the elephant because it was safe from its master. A. a-b-d-c-e B. b-a-c-d-e C. a-d-b-c-e D. a-b-c-e-d 3. What can we know about the elephant? A. It was returned to Purna. B. Babu still couldn’t find it. C. Babu could take good care of it. D. It ran away during the wedding ride. 4. Which is the best title of the story? A. One Runaway Elephant B. Babu’s Clever Plan C. The Greedy Neighbour D. Old and Expensive Pottery 9C Teenagers need to eat nutritious (营养的) food while they’re still young so that they will grow up to be healthy adults. Therefore, it is necessary for school dining halls to provide healthy food. With this in mind, the government introduced new food safety rules. The rules require (要求) the heads of kindergartens, primary and secondary schools to eat with students in their dining hall. Schools will also be required to provide information about where the food comes from and who provides it. The rules also say that parents need to eat with students at school in order to provide advice on food safety and nutrition. Besides, schools must find out food safety problems and solve them in time if accidents appear. Parents across China become angry about food safety accidents in schools, according to The Beijing News. The most recent example happened in March at the Chengdu No. 7 High School Development School. Parents posted videos and photos of moldy (发霉的) food that was served in the school’s dining hall, China Daily reported. The school’s headmaster was fired at last. In October, the head of an international school in Shanghai was fired after health and education organizations found moldy tomatoes and onions in the school’s kitchen. What do other schools do? Schools in other countries have many ways to make sure of food safety. For example, many parents in Australia volunteer in their children’s school dining halls, according to China National Radio. These parents do their best to see that their children are served nutritious food. 1. What happened to the headmaster of Chengdu No. 7 High School Development School? A. He was praised. B. He was fired. C. He was promoted. D. He was transferred. 2. ________ is NOT a must (必须的) for the school dining hall. A. Health B. Safety C. Taste D. Nutrition 3. How many rules about food safety at school are listed in the passage? A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5 4. The rule requires the followings EXCEPT (除了) that ________. A. all the teachers have to eat with students B. schools have to solve the problems at once if the food safety problem appears (出现) C. schools should offer the information about the food D. parents need to eat with students at school dining halls to provide advice 5. What’s the best title of this passage? A. Students’ eating habits. B. Food safety in schools. C. School headmasters. D. Parent-teacher relationships. 10C Are you an “I” person or an “E” person? People have talked about it a lot online these days. The ideas come from a popular personality (性格) test called MBTI. They test the personality in eight ways. Each way uses a letter to show the meaning. After the test each person will get a four-letter result to show the personality. In all, there are sixteen kinds of personality in the test. Why do people want to take the MBTI test? Here are the survey results from three people by Life Week magazine. “People want to learn about themselves and others,” Guo Yongyu, an expert said. “When they know themselves and others better, they can learn to be with others. That helps them feel more relaxed.” Gao Yanyi, a middle school student from Shanxi, thinks that the MBTI test can help her find friends with similar MBTI results to hers quickly. She adds, “But that should not be the only way to find friends. Sometimes it could make me lose possible good friends with different kinds of MBTI.” Ma Ruina, from Beijing No. 4 Middle school, took the test once. He doesn’t want to use it in his life again. It made him feel like it’s limiting (限制). “Everyone is different, and it’s not right to put people into simple groups,” he says. The MBTI personality test may show something you don’t know about yourself and can even be a fun ice-breaking question when meeting new friends. But that’s all it is—for fun. Knowing other’s MBTI result doesn’t mean you really know this person. And those four letters of yours don’t decide who you are. 1. How many ways does the MBTI test use to show each person’s personality? A. One. B. Four. C. Eight. D. Sixteen. 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the survey results? A. Most people are serious about the MBTI test. B. Guo Yongyu advises people not to take the test. C. Gao Yanyi may use it to help find similar friends. D. Ma Ruina agrees to put people into the same groups. 3. What is the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 4. What might be the writer’s opinion about the MBTI test according to Paragraph 6? A. People should be serious about the result of the MBTI test. B. The MBTI test can show everything you don’t know about yourself. C. The MBTI test is an interesting way to learn more about your new friends. D. Knowing someone’s MBTI result means you really know this person. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $