专题05 阅读理解（说明文）（期中真题汇编，重庆专用）八年级英语上学期

专题05 阅读理解（说明文） 主题语境01 人与社会-人际交往 （25-26八上·重庆字水中学·期中）Do you hear about the new way to make friends? Many people want to find dazi (搭子) or activity partners (活动伙伴) on Xiaohongshu or Weibo for travelling, reading or something else. The activity of finding dazi is a new way of social contact (社交交往) for young people. The idea of this activity is easy to understand. It helps people to find someone who has the same hobby (爱好) as them and it doesn’t take much time. With one or a few dazi, people have more fun in the activities they are interested in. A girl called Ge Jinyuan is a high school student from Shandong. She likes talking with her meal dazi when she is having lunch. “We love to share our ideas on the food,” said the girl. “If my meal dazi doesn’t come to school one day, I will be sad.” “It takes a lot of time to make friends with others. But it doesn’t need much time to have a dazi,” said another girl Shi Zhimin, a student from Shanxi. Ge Jinyuan also has the same idea. She doesn’t want to spend too much time making friends, so having a dazi is good for her. She can feel relaxed and then has more time to study. Also, ________. “Once, my game dazi and I did something wrong when playing the game Eggy Party, but we worked together to turn the tide (扭转局势). By playing the game together, I find I like working with others now!” Shi Zhimin said. Dazi is usually helpful but it can be dangerous. People may lie (撒谎) on the Internet: For example, a young and beautiful girl on the Internet may be an old, short, and heavy man in real life. So, think twice when finding dazi. 1.According to the passage, people like finding dazi because ________ A. they have the same idea about food. B. they want to spend more time with others . C. it helps people make friends from different places. D. it doesn’t take much time to find friends with the same hobbies. 2.Which sentence can be put in the place “________” in Paragraph 5? A. Dazi sometimes may play games better than you. B. Dazi sometimes may help you learn teamwork. C. Dazi sometimes may have different ideas about games. D. Dazi sometimes may ask you to talk with others. 3.The best title of the passage could be ________ A. Dazi: The New Way of Finding Activity Partners. B. Know the Culture (文化) of Dazi in China. C. Having a Dazi: More Fun, More Time. D. Dazi: A Dangerous Way to Make Friends. 4.Which of the following shows the structure of this passage? (①=Para. (自然段)1 ②=Para. 2 ③=Para. 3 ④=Para. 4. ⑤=Para. 5 ⑥=Para. 6). A. B. C. D. 主题语境02 人与社会-旅游 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆铁路中学校教共体·期中）These days, City Walk is becoming popular, especially in Beijing and Shanghai. Many young people in China enjoy doing it when they visit a new city. To them, City Walk means “roaming (漫步) a city” on foot. People think it is really healthy for both their body and mind. Some information about city walkers: The top 3 most popular reasons for City Walk: To slow down to learn a city better. It is a good way for you to learn about the special city cultures slowly. To travel in a cheap way. You don’t need to spend money on taxis or subways. To relax when walking. City Walk might make you forget your problems. ( A ) 0. Who enjoys City Walk when visiting a new city? A. Young people. B. Children. C. Old people. D. Students. 1.What percent of city walkers are over 33 years old? A. 2%. B. 19%. C. 14%. D. 86%. 2.Why do people like City Walk? A. To have a fast trip. B. To know about a city better. C. To travel to more places. D. To know more about walking. 3.In which part of a magazine can we read the passage? A. TRAVEL. B. ART. C. HISTORY. D. SCIENCE. Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆渝北中学·期中）France is famous for its beautiful scenery, fine art and delicious food. About 75 million visitors come here every year. France is the largest country in Western Europe. It has a population of about 67 million. The country is home to many famous places of interest, like the River Seine as well as the Eiffel Tower. Many visitors also come for the country’s art. If you visit France today, it is not a surprise to meet street artists in the city or see a singer in the subway. No visit to Paris is perfect without a trip to the Louvre, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. Inside, there are 35,000 works of art, such as the painting Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci and the statue (雕塑) David by Michelangelo. It would take nine months to enjoy all the art pieces. ______ Bread is very important in France. The best known French bread is called baguette (法式长棍面包). They are long, delicious and taste salty. Snails(蜗牛) are also a must-have here. French people eat 40,000 tons of snails every year! But France is not always good. Paris, the city of light, may also show its dark side to visitors. Chinese visitors feel sorry about the crowded subway in Paris. 1.About ______ people live in France. A. 75,000,000 B. 67,000,000 C. 35,000 D. 40,000 2.If Tom wants to enjoy art, he can visit ______. A. the River Seine B. the Eiffel Tower C. the Louvre D. the Snail Restaurant 3.Which of the following is TRUE? A. France isn’t the largest country in Western Europe. B. There are some street artists performing in the city. C. It would take nine months to enjoy the painting Mona Lisa. D. Chinese visitors love everything about France. 4.Which of the following sentences can be put in ______? A. The bread in France is not delicious at all. B. French food is not as good as that in China. C. The food in France is also world-famous. D. Come to France to enjoy the delicious snails. Passage 3 （25-26八上·重庆永川·期中）Hainan is a beautiful place. The map of Hainan looks like a big pear. Every year, many people come to visit it. There are lots of things to see and do here. The provincial capital (省会) In Haikou, the capital city of Hainan, you can find many beautiful and special houses. They are about 100 years old. The ground floor of the house sets back into the building, so it can keep away from rain and sunlight. Food and tea Would you like to eat Hainan chicken rice? People cook chicken with vegetables. People in Hainan also enjoy having tea in the morning, afternoon and evening. Usually, they eat candies with their tea. They call it Laoba Tea. Special fruit People in Hainan like coconuts (椰子). They use coconuts to make juice, ice cream and cakes. They also use coconuts to make some works of art. Cute animals Hainan is home to over 500 kinds of animals. In the picture, you can see a Hainan gibbon (长臂猿). It wears a small black “hat”. How lovely it is! 1.What can we know about Hainan from the passage? ①buildings ②food ③weather ④animals A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④ 2.Why does the ground floor of the house in Haikou set back into the building? A. To make the house big. B. To make the house strong. C. To make the house beautiful. D. To keep the house away from the bad weather. 3.What do people usually have when they drink Laoba Tea in Hainan? A. Candies. B. Chicken. C. Vegetables. D. Ice cream. 4.Where can we read the passage? A. In a diary. B. In a storybook. C. In a travel guide. D. In a science report. 主题语境03 人与社会-科普知识与现代技术 （25-26八上·重庆铁路中学校教共体·期中）Can you do addition and subtraction (加减法)? Most people can. But do you know bees can do these things too? A study shows that bees have even greater maths abilities. After some training, they can know the difference between even (偶数的) numbers (ending in 2, 4, 6, 8 and 0) and odd (奇数的) numbers (ending in 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9). Some Australian scientists put up different cards with an odd or even number of triangles (三角形). They used the numbers 1 to 10. Then they trained the first group of bees to choose odd numbers and the second group to choose even numbers. If a bee flew to the right card, it would get sugar water. If it chose the wrong card, it got bitter (苦的) water. In a short time, all the bees knew what odd numbers or even numbers were. They could fly to the right numbers 80% of the time. After that, the scientists added new cards with the numbers 11 and 12. The bees never saw the numbers before, but they could choose rightly 70% of the time. How did the bees learn the numbers so fast? Scientists didn’t have a clear idea. But they think if they find the answer, it will help them build better and faster computers. 1.How does the passage start? A. By listing numbers. B. By giving examples. C. By asking questions. D. By showing pictures. 2.Which cards should the second group of bees fly to? A. ①④ B. ②③ C. ①② D. ③④ 3.What can we learn from the passage? A. Bees have a great ability to learn numbers. B. Bees like odd numbers better than even numbers. C. Scientists know how bees use numbers. D. Scientists know why bees can tell different numbers. 4.What is the best title for the passage? A. Bees Help Build Better Computers B. Bees Tell Odd and Even C. Bees Learn to Choose Correct Cards D. Scientists Train Bees 主题语境04 人与自我-个人情况 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆南开中学教共体学校·期中）Food may help you understand more about your personality. Here’s a test. Choose your favorite food from the five and see the answers. Food A.                           B.                  C.                         D.                    E. noodles                 hamburgers             apples                  fried chicken     cakes Answers A. You always try to make yourself different from others. Sometimes it’s not easy for you to have friends. B. Success and fame are your only interests, so you spend most of your time working and have no time to relax yourself. C. There are many new ideas in your mind. Also you like sharing them with your friends. D. Exercise is not your favourite thing. People think that you’re shy. But you are a good listener. And you would like to give others a hand. E. You are nice and easy-going and you are good at telling jokes, so people like to make friends with you. You are always ready to help others. Does your choice really tell you who you are? Haha, just have fun! 1.Nelly likes sharing her new ideas with her friends. What food might she choose according to the test? A. Noodles. B. Hamburgers. C. Apples. D. Fried chicken. 2.Who works hard and always has no time to relax according to the test? A. Someone who chooses hamburgers. B. Someone who chooses cakes. C. Someone who chooses noodles. D. Someone who chooses fried chicken. 3.Which of the following may the writer agree with about the test? A. It is difficult to choose your favourite food. B. Food can make your personality different. C. We shouldn’t take the results seriously. D. People in the world have five personalities. Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆实验中学教育联盟-11月·期中）What do you want to be when you grow up? The headmaster in No. 3 Middle School did a survey about the jobs that students are going to do when they grow up. 200 students in the school showed their answers. Here are the results. The students who are going to be IT engineers think the jobs will become more and more popular, because the computer and the Internet are improving our life and making our life easier. People can do lots of things on the internet, such as shopping and talking with others. Some students like music, so they want to be musicians. Some like sports, so they would like to be basketball or football players. 15% of them hope to be scientists. They decide to try their best to study, and they want to make our country better. 10% of the students plan to start their own business. Then they can have more time to do what they want to do. And maybe they will make much money one day. There are other jobs for the students to choose, such as doctors, teachers and drivers. The last 10% students decide to choose these jobs. It’s great and important to have a dream. Remember not to give up your dream. One day it may come true. 1.Which jobs are the most popular according to the pie (饼图)? A. Musicians. B. IT engineers. C. Scientists. D. Drivers. 2.How many students hope to be scientists in the future? A. 35. B. 60. C. 30. D. 20. 3.Which one of the sentences is TRUE? A. The last 10% students choose to be football players. B. Some students want to be artists from the passage. C. The students in primary school showed their answers. D. The writer thinks it’s great and important to have a dream. 4.What is the best title for this passage? A. Why Students Want to Make Money B. Never Give Up Your Dream C. The Best Job D. Different Dream Jobs for the Future 主题语境05 人与自我-学校 （25-26八上·重庆沙坪坝·期中）How does your head teacher usually set rules for your seats? Do you sit alone or in pairs? Actually, there are different classroom seating arrangements (排列). Let’s take a look at some of the most common ones. Traditional Seating Students sit alone in rows. This seating arrangement helps students listen to the teacher carefully. But it is not convenient (方便的) for students to have discussions in class. Paired Seating Two students sit side by side in pairs. Students are able to communicate with deskmates. However, some students can’t focus on their lessons because they may chat with their deskmates in class. Group Seating Students sit in small groups, facing each other. It is good for group discussions. But there is a problem. When students are doing group work, some of them may sit back and leave others to find a way out. U-Shape Seating Desks are in a U-shape. This kind of seating creates an open space in the middle. The teacher has enough space to move around. However, it takes up a lot of the space in the classroom. 1.How do students sit in traditional seating? A. They sit side by side. B. They sit in pairs. C. They sit alone in rows. D. They sit in small groups. 2.What is the problem of U-shape seating? A. Students can’t focus on the lesson. B. It’s hard for students to talk. C. It’s hard for a teacher to move around. D. It takes up too much space. 3.Which of the following pictures shows “Group Seating”? A. B. C. D. 主题语境06 人与自我-安全与救护 （25-26八上·重庆实验中学教育联盟-11月·期中）When you get a small cut, taking care of it helps stop bleeding and keeps dirt away. Here’s what to do: ◆ Step 1: Clean the Cut Wash your hands first. Then use clean water to rinse (冲洗) the cut softly. ◆ Step 2: Cover the Cut After drying the cut with a clean towel, put a clean bandage over the cut. Make sure it covers the whole cut. ◆ Step 3: Fix the Bandage Use medical tape to hold the bandage. Don’t make it too tight! Knowing this can help you or others. Stay calm and act fast! 1.Which picture shows Step 1？ A. B. C. D. 2.In Step 2, what is important to remember? A. Not drying the cut. B. Covering part of the wound. C. Covering the whole cut. D. Using a dirty towel. 3.Where is this text from? A. A story book. B. A health guide. C. A science magazine. D. A sports website. 主题语境07 人与自我-家庭、朋友与周围的人 （25-26八上·重庆江津二中联盟·期中）It’s not easy to decide on a better gift for your mom on Mother’s Day. Remember, your mother always likes the feeling behind the gift best. Here is some advice. For the mom who loves flowers Sending flowers is a wonderful way of showing your love and thanks to your mother. Carnations (康乃馨) are the traditional flowers for the festival. But you can also give your mom one of her favourite flowers. For the mom who likes to read If your mother enjoys reading, the perfect Mother’s Day gift will be books. You should find out your mom’s favourite writer or her interests. Is it fiction (小说) or non-fiction? Or is she interested in funny, educational or other stories? For the mom who has to work Working moms are always busy. A Mother’s Day present will make the life more relaxing. For example, you may give her a music player. Working moms need to look modern and smart. You can also give her a handbag, a lipstick (唇膏) or a nice watch. All these gifts are wonderful and can make her happy! 1.Bob bought a book for his mom, so what may his mom be? A. A music lover. B. A book lover. C. A flower lover. D. A movie lover. 2.If Tina’s mom has to work, what should Tina buy for her mom? A. Her favourite flowers. B. A funny story book. C. A nice watch. D. A colourful schoolbag. 3.Which part of the newspaper may this passage come from? A. Story. B. Family. C. Sports. D. History. 主题语境08 人与自我-方法与哲理 （25-26八上·重庆双桥中学教育集团·期中）If you want to get more friends, you should be outgoing. Because being outgoing is helpful to you in your life. An outgoing person has more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing isn’t as difficult as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing. You can start being outgoing with your best friends or a group of friends. But it’s not easy to be outgoing with your new friends. Smile more, and usually they’ll return (回报) your smile. Do like this, and you may have some talks. Start a talk. Just a simple “Hello” or “How is it going” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read news in newspapers and prepare (准备) your ideas, or surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind. The easiest way to be more outgoing is to go out. This is a very important step. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun, and you can make new friends there and then you can get more outgoing. 1.What does the underlined word “this” refer to (指)? A. Think less. B. Smile more. C. Do more. D. Say less. 2.If you want to start a talk, you can say “_______”. A. What’s the matter? B. What’s your name? C. How is it going? D. Are you healthy? 3.The easiest way to be outgoing is _______. A. talking B. smiling C. playing D. going out 4.Which is NOT the writer’s view (观点)？ A. Being outgoing is really difficult. B. Being outgoing is good for our lives. C. Being outgoing helps people have more fun. D. Being outgoing with new friends isn’t easy. 主题语境09 人与自我-日常活动 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆铁路中学校教共体·期中）Should children do chores at home? For some children, doing chores is boring. For many parents, getting their children to help with housework is also a big problem. However, a Malaysian mother Kate found a good way. Kate thought of a reward system (奖励制度) for her two sons at home and posted it online. She made a list of chores and gave her sons money if they finished the tasks. She also opened a small shop at home for her sons. The boys could buy snacks at her small shop. Because of this system, Kate’s children are now more willing (愿意) to do their chores. Her post got over 15,000 likes online. Many parents began to imitate her. In other words, they use the same way to teach their children. ▲ Firstly, chores teach children living skills, like cooking and cleaning. Secondly, doing chores is a good way to help children keep healthy. Thirdly, doing chores makes parents and children get closer. Finally, a child can learn to take care of himself by helping with housework. 1.How did Kate encourage her children to do chores? A. By giving them money. B. By giving them likes. C. By sharing her way online. D. By giving them snacks. 2.What does the underlined word “imitate” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Notice. B. Like. C. Follow. D. Save. 3.Which of the following can be put in the ▲ ? A. Kate’s sons now have a lot of money. B. Children should be careful when they do chores. C. However, not all children like the reward system. D. In fact, doing chores is very important for children. 4.What can we infer from the passage? A. Kate’s two sons were willing to do chores before the reward system. B. The reward system Kate created didn’t work for her children. C. Many parents thought Kate’s method was useful. D. Doing chores can only help children learn living skills. Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆第二外国语学校·期中）Jack is fifteen and he always gets good grades at school. You may think he spends all his time studying, but actually, he spends some time doing the housework every week. To learn about the situation of doing the housework in Jack’s family, I did a survey. Here are the results. Diagram I: What kinds of housework Jack does Diagram II: How many times each family member does the housework every week 1.What is the survey about? A. Family relation. B. Housework. C. Homework. D. Hobbies. 2.What can we know according to Diagram I? A. Jack never cooks. B. Jack can’t fold the clothes. C. There is a pet in Jack’s family. D. Jack sweeps the floor the least. 3.According to Diagram II, how many times does grandma do the housework a week? A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven. 主题语境10 人与自然-动物与植物 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆凤鸣山中学教共体·半期）Have you ever seen a sloth (树懒)? Sloths walk very slowly, but we like them very much. They live in the forests of South and Central America. There are two main kinds of sloths. You can see the difference by their front feet. One kind has two toes (脚趾) and the other has three. But all sloths share two amazing things: they are super slow, and they look green. Sloths are one of the slowest animals on Earth. Some walk only four meters every minute on the ground. That is even slower than a turtle! They move so slowly that algae (海藻) grow on their bodies. The algae give sloths a green colour, protecting them from predators in the forest. It is a lucky “color” for sloths because most of them are too slow to run away. But why do they move so slowly? It is mainly because of their food. The two-toed sloths eat both plants and small insects, while the three-toed sloths eat mainly tree leaves and flowers. However, the food they eat does not give them much energy. So, they need to save energy by sleeping and resting a lot. Some even sleep up to twenty hours a day! Now, sloths are becoming fewer because their forest homes are getting smaller. We must protect them. Nobody can hunt them in South and Central America. 1.How many main kinds of sloths are there? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 2.What does the underlined word “predators” mean in the second paragraph? A. Their friends. B. Their food. C. Helpful people. D. Dangerous animals. 3.Why do sloths move so slowly? A. Because they are very lazy animals. B. Because they have green bodies. C. Because they are too heavy to move. D. Because their food has little energy. 4.Which is the best title for the passage? A. The Slow and Green Sloth B. The Rainforests of America C. Different Kinds of Animals D. How to Help Sleepy Sloths Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆南开中学教共体学校·期中）Students may want to feed street cats in school, but they may not know where cats are. In order to give school cats a better life, students from Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) made a WeChat mini-program called Beiwai Cats. Now, students can use their phones to find school cats and get to know them through it. The mini-program is easy for students to use. “ ▲ ” The cards show the cats’ photos and also have stories about them. Cat lovers can also adopt (收养) school cats on the mini- program. Zhou Hengxiao,20, helped make the mini- program. He is a member of the BFSU Love Cats Group. He said the mini- program is good for both the students and the cats. With the “ID cards”, students can learn more about the cats. So the students might not get scratched and the cats can be safe. The group is also active on Weibo, bilibili and Xiaohongshu. “We want to use cats to share the culture of our university. When we make money from these platforms (平台), we will use it to feed the cats and help with their illnesses,” Zhou said. Zhou said they hope to add more cats near the university to Beiwai Cats. “We don’t have much money, but we want to do our best to give every small life a home,” said Zhou. 1.Why did students in BFSU make the mini-program? A. To give school cats a better life. B. To offer a platform to cat lovers. C. To sell cat products to cat keepers. D. To raise money for cat research. 2.Which of the following can be put in “ ▲ “ in Paragraph 2? A. They can know many cats from it. B. A group of students work for it. C. On it, every cat has an “ID card”. D. Cat lovers can find pets on it. 3.What is Zhou Hengxiao like? A. Calm. B. Caring. C. Patient. D. Confident. 4.What is the passage mainly about? A. A university looking after cats. B. A way to start a mini-program. C. A mini- program caring for cats. D. A group raising money for cats. Passage 3 （25-26八上·重庆江津中学·期中）The chrysanthemum (菊花) which is known as one of the “Four Gentlemen (四君子) among Plants” is a very popular flower in China. At the same time, it has many meanings in Chinese culture. Chrysanthemums come out in bright colors during cold autumn days, when most other flowers fall. They are beautiful, strong and tough (坚韧的), which greatly inspired ancient Chinese poets (诗人). Besides praising its beauty, ancient Chinese poets also made the chrysanthemum a symbol to stand for themselves in their works. Tao Yuanming (365-427) was a famous poet. He once wrote a poem about how he tried to live as a hermit (隐士). He described how he loved the chrysanthemum and used it to show his spirit in the poem. Tao wrote “Picking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence, leisurely seeing the southern mountain.” in his poem. From then on, the chrysanthemum has become the symbol of the hermit. But chrysanthemums are not only found in Chinese poems. They are also part of Chinese food. The Chongyang Festival takes place on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. On that day, drinking wine made from chrysanthemums is a popular tradition. Chrysanthemum tea is also commonly seen on Chinese dinner tables. It tastes great. People believe it is good for their health to drink it. 1.What did ancient Chinese poets use to stand for themselves according to the text? A. The chrysanthemum. B. Four plants. C. Wine. D. Tea. 2.Tao Yuanming loved the chrysanthemum because________. A. it stood for the hermit B. it showed his spirit C. it was beautiful D. it tasted great 3.Which of the following is the Chinese translation of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3? A. 东篱把酒黄昏后，有暗香盈袖。 B. 采菊东篱下，悠然见南山。 C. 待到重阳日，还来就菊花。 D. 冲天香阵透长安，满城尽带黄金甲。 4.The structure (结构) of the text is ______. A. B. C. D. Passage 4 （25-26八上·重庆字水中学·期中）Cheetahs are one of the most amazing animals in the world. They live in Africa and some parts of Asia. Cheetahs have a slim body, long legs and a small head. Their fur is yellow with black spots (斑点), which helps them hide in the grass. The cheetah is famous for its speed (速度). It can run faster than any other land animal—up to 112 km per hour! But it can only keep this speed for about 30 seconds. After running fast, the cheetah needs to rest for a long time. Cheetahs usually hunt small animals like rabbits and birds. They hunt during the day because they can see well in bright light. Unlike other big cats, cheetahs don’t roar (吼叫). They make a high-pitched sound, like a bird chirping (鸟叫). Sadly, cheetahs are in danger now. People are taking their land to build farms and cities. Also, some people hunt cheetahs for their fur. We need to protect these amazing animals before they disappear. 1.Where do cheetahs live? A. Only in Africa. B. In Africa and some Asian countries. C. In all parts of Asia. D. In Europe and Africa. 2.What helps cheetahs hide in the grass? A. Their slim body. B. Their long legs. C. Their yellow fur with black spots. D. Their small head. 3.How long can cheetahs keep their top speed? A. For about 30 seconds. B. For about 1 minute. C. For about 5 minutes. D. For about 10 minutes. 4.Why are cheetahs in danger? A. Because they can’t run fast anymore. B. Because they have no food to eat. C. Because people take their land and hunt them. D. Because they can’t see well in bright light. Passage 5 Protect Animals, Protect the World Animals are important to our world. Governments (政府) and organizations work together to protect them. Giant pandas eat bamboo shoots, bamboo leaves and some fruit. They live in the mountains of China and usually live alone. Black rhinos (犀牛) mainly live in eastern and southern Africa. They have two horns (角). The number of black rhinos has become smaller these years. Black rhinos are critically endangered (极度濒危的) now. The snow leopard is a member of the cat family (科), living in the mountains of central Asia. Polar bears just look white, but they don’t have white fur. They live in the Arctic. 1.Which of the following is probably food for giant pandas? A. Apples. B. Chocolate. C. Rice. D. Lions. 2.Where can people find black rhinos? A. In the Arctic. B. In the mountains of Asia. C. In central China. D. In southern Africa.. 3.What can we learn from the passage? A. Polar bears have white fur. B. Giant pandas usually live in groups. C. The number of black rhinos has increased greatly. D. Snow leopards and cats are in the same family. 4.In which part of a magazine can we probably read the material? A. Travel. B. Sports. C. Animals. D. Lions. 主题语境01 人与社会-人际交往 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆两江中学·过程评估(一)）①Parents love us best in the world. As children, we should do something to show our love to them. Here are a few of my ways. ②Make a card. You may think making a card is a little thing, and most of you may never try it. My parents keep all the cards from me. They say the cards are treasures to them. So why not make a card for your parents? ③______ My dad and mum are busy every day. They need to work and do housework. All these things make them tired, so I always keep my room clean and tidy. How about you? Do you often clean your room? ④Make a meal. Parents are tired after a day’s work. Making dinner for them can give them a break. I am too young to do it by myself, so I ask my sister to help me cook. ⑤Say sorry and thanks. If I do something wrong, I will say sorry to them. If I do that, they will know how I feel. After they do a thing for me, I always say thanks. I can also do something else for them to show I am sorry or I’m thankful, like writing a letter and drawing pictures. I think you can give it a try, too. 1.What housework does the writer do to help parents have a break? A. Keep the room clean. B. Make dinner with sister. C. Make a card. D. Wash dishes. 2.Which can you put in “________”? A. Keep busy. B. Clean up the room. C. Work hard. D. Sweep the bathroom. 3.Who is the passage for? A. Parents. B. Teachers. C. Students. D. Friends. 4.Which is the best structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆南开中学教共体学校·期中）①During the National Day holiday, many people want to find dazi or activity partners on some apps for travelling. The activity of finding dazi is a new way of social contact (社会交往) for young people. ②The idea of this activity is easy. It helps people to find someone who has the same interest as them and it doesn’t take much time. With one or some dazi, people have more fun in the activities they are interested in. ③Ge Jinyuan is a high school student from Shandong. She likes talking with her meal dazi when she is having lunch. “We love to share our ideas on the food,” said the girl. “If my meal dazi doesn’t come to school one day, I will be unhappy.” ④“It takes a lot of time to make friends with others. But it doesn’t need much time to have a dazi,” said Shi Zhimin, a student from Shanxi. Ge also has the same idea. She doesn’t want to spend too much time making friends, so having a dazi is good for her. She can feel relaxed and then has more time to study. ⑤Having dazi is usually helpful, but it can be dangerous sometimes. People may lie on the internet. For example, a young and beautiful girl on the internet may be an old, short and heavy man in real life. So think twice when looking for dazi. 1.What can we know from Paragraph 2? A. How people find dazi. B. When people find dazi. C. Where people find dazi. D. Why people find dazi. 2.What will Ge Jinyuan feel if her meal dazi doesn’t come to school? A. Unhappy. B. Bored. C. Relaxed. D. Surprised. 3.What do Ge Jinyuan and Shi Zhimin have in common? A. They have no friends. B. They like having a dazi. C. They are from the same place. D. They don’t do well in their study. 4.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 主题语境02 人与社会-文化 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆巴川中学校·期中）①China is home to many performing arts like Kunqu and Pingtan. Pingtan is the art of storytelling and ballad singing (民谣演唱) in Suzhou dialect (方言). It mixes (融合) Pinghua and Tanci. Pinghua is just talking and Tanci is talking and singing. ②Pinghua became popular during the Qing Dynasty. With a folding fan and a gavel (木槌) in hand, a performer told stories of historical people. Tanci appeared in areas around Suzhou. In the 1600s, storytellers began to mix the two arts into a new one. This new style (风格) was called Pingtan and it grew more and more popular. ③Pingtan is usually performed by two people—a man and a woman. The man often appears in long blue or grey clothes. The woman wears a more colorful qipao. All they need is a table and two chairs. One performer carries a three-stringed zither (三弦扁琴) and the other plays the pipa. ④Historical stories and novels are common in Pingtan. Most of the time, we are familiar with the stories. 1.What can we learn about Pingtan from Paragraph 1? A. Pingtan uses Shanghai dialect to show. B. Pingtan is just talking. C. Pingtan is part of Pinghua. D. Pingtan is an art mixing Pinghua and Tanci. 2.What does the underlined word “it” refer to? A. Pinghua. B. Tanci. C. Pingtan. D. Kunqu. 3.Which of the following pictures is Pingtan? A. B. C. D. 4.What’s the best title for the passage? A. The Future of Pingtan B. Pingtan’s History and Style C. Pingtan’s Historical Stories D. The Spirit of Pingtan Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆第八中学校·期中）①Thousands of years ago, Chinese texts were on animal bones or bamboos before people wrote them on paper. Now, these old texts have a new “home” in modern times. ②This year, a team from Nanjing Agricultural University (农业大学) made a large language model (LLM) called Xunzi. Wang Dongbo, the team leader, said they named it Xunzi, because Xunzi was a great thinker who clearly explained how to use a language. ③To make Xunzi, Wang and his partners did much work first. After 2013, their team spent much time changing some ancient books like Siku Quanshu into digital form (数码形式). Wang said, “We studied thousands of ancient Chinese texts. This work is very important for the LLM.” ④Testing the model also took much time. They had to check if it worked well and met users’ needs. Wang said, “Success is never easy. We tried many times before we got successful in the end.” ⑤ ▲ Now, Xunzi can translate (翻译) and understand some ancient Chinese texts. It can also help people understand information like names or places from ancient Chinese texts. ⑥For example, if you put pinyin “shangu” into the model, you’ll find its translation as “valley” (山谷) in modern Chinese. You’ll also see it can be a person’s courtesy name (字) in some old texts. It even gives short introductions (介绍) about the person. Wang said, “The model helps us find more information that we didn’t see in the past.” ⑦Not long ago, Wang’s team put Xunzi online. People around the world can use it for free. It shows that more and more people are using it. Wang said, “Many people told me that they would never get close to ancient Chinese texts without Xunzi.” 1.Which sentence can be put in the ▲ ? A. But their hard work on Xunzi the LLM brings good results. B. The reason why they made Xunzi the LLM is very clear. C. So we believe more and more people want to use Xunzi the LLM. D. There’s a long way to go before Xunzi the LLM gets more popular. 2.If we put pinyin “taibai” into Xunzi the LLM, we may NOT get ________. A. its translation as “too white” in modern Chinese B. the introduction of a famous writer in China C. the information about a person’s courtesy name D. different ideas of “too white” in different languages 3.What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. Siku Quanshu is a modern book that people like to use in universities. B. Wang’s team tried many times before they could get successful. C. Xunzi the LLM can translate and understand some ancient English texts. D. Xunzi the LLM interests more people to learn about ancient Chinese texts. 4.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1 ②=Paragraph 2...) A. B. C. D. 5.What is the purpose (目的) of the passage? A. To tell readers how to read and write ancient Chinese texts. B. To introduce how Xunzi the LLM was made and how useful it is. C. To explain why Xunzi the LLM became the most popular model. D. To describe Wang’s team and Siku Quanshu’s digital form. 主题语境03 人与社会-旅游 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆江津中学·期中）Now City Walk is becoming more and more popular in big cities, like Beijing and Shanghai. Many people think it is really healthy for both our body and mind. People who enjoy city walking and always spend their free time on it are called city walkers. They try to visit many places of interest in a very short time through cities. They enjoy beautiful buildings and great food, taking photos. The most popular reasons for City Walk ★To slow down to learn a city better Traditionally, we might take a few photos in front of the landmarks and then visit the next place. However, City Walk seems the best way to see places if you don’t want to rush (匆忙). It is also a good way for you to enjoy the special city cultures and all kinds of local (当地的) food and buildings slowly. ★To travel in a cheap way City Walk helps to travel cheaply. You don’t need to pay for transport, such as taxis and subways. Moreover, there is no need to buy tickets for places of interest. ★To make us relaxed You may feel tired of work from Monday to Friday. Fast travel may even bring you more trouble. For example, you have to figure out accommodation, travel routes and transportation all within a tight schedule. City Walk, though, can help you forget your work and worries. As one of the coolest ways to explore (探索) a place among young people, City Walk led to a new travel trend (潮流). Would you like to have a try? 1.What do people enjoy about City Walks? A. To avoid taking photos. B. To rush through the city quickly. C. To spend money on transport. D. To learn about city cultures and food. 2.What percent of city walkers are teenagers under 18? A. 15% B. 20% C. 17% D. 43% 3.What is one benefit (益处) of City Walk mentioned in the text? A. It is a way to meet new friends. B. It allows for relaxation after work. C. It helps to travel in an expensive way. D. You need to buy tickets for attractions. 4.What can we infer (推断) from the text about the differences between City Walk and traditional fast travel? A. Traditional fast travel helps people learn a city’s local culture more deeply than City Walk. B. City Walk is more suitable for people who want to avoid busy schedules and enjoy travel at ease. C. Traditional fast travel is much cheaper because it doesn’t require walking for a long time. D. City Walk is only popular among young people, while traditional travel fits all age groups. Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆第二外国语学校·期中）Think your winter is cold? Temperatures in Yakutsk fell to -62.7℃ in January this year—the coldest in more than twenty years, scientists say. Yakutsk is the capital of Russia’s Sakha Republic. It is just 300 miles south of the Arctic Circle (北极圈). ________ How cold is it in winter? Local people don’t wear eye glasses outside because they will freeze (冻僵) to the skin. People there know the key to keeping warm: Just dress warmly, in layers (分层), like a cabbage. During the winter, the city is covered with“ice fog ”. That happens because the air is so cold. The warmer air from houses, people and cars cannot rise at all. Today, Yakutsk is a center for science, culture and business in Russian Far East Federal Region. But it wasn’t like this at first. In 1632, Pyotr Beketov led people to build the city. Then in the 1880s, people found gold and other minerals (矿物质) there. Now, companies in the Sakha Republic produce 26% of the world’s raw diamonds (钻石原石). The city has a population of more than 330,000. They mainly live on dairy products (奶制品), meat and fish. Although there are rich natural resources (资源), many people live a poor life. Some even live in places worse than their farm animals’ living places. Visiting Yakutsk in the winter is not a good idea, but its summers are cool. The city also has much more to offer, like special museums. Permafrost Kingdom is one of the most popular. It is an underground museum with ice sculptures (冰雕) that never melt. Do you want to experience the life there? 1.Which sentence can be put in the ________? A. Many tourists choose to visit here in winter. B. It is believed that it’s the coldest city in the world. C. It is one of the most popular cities in Russia. D. The local traditional food is very delicious. 2.What may the phrase “much more to offer” mean in the last paragraph? A. Many other interesting things to see or do. B. Much more food to produce and sell. C. Much colder weather to experience. D. Much more people to visit the city. 3.What can we infer from the passage? A. People in Yakutsk are very rich because of the diamonds. B. Eye glasses will freeze to the skin when people go out in winter. C. There are more tourists visiting Yakutsk in summer than in winter. D. The government is planning to move the city to a warmer place. 4.Which is the best title for the passage? A. Yakutsk—The Coldest City in the World. B. The Natural Resources in Yakutsk. C. People’s Life in the Cold Weather. D. The History of Yakutsk. 主题语境04 人与社会-社会 （25-26八上·重庆永川·期中）Duan Jiayang, a 12-year-old student of a primary school in Chongqing, is learning the skills to take care of vegetable gardens. “I learned how to place the mulch film (地膜),” he says. “I thought it was only a piece of cake, but I was wrong.” In China, many parents care too much about their children’s good results in studies, but little about their life skills. “Some parents do everything for their children,” says Yan Mei, a teacher in a primary school. “For example,” Yan says, “some parents would help their children do the school’s cleaning.” Since (自从) March 2023, the country has made a set of policies (政策), asking middle schools and primary schools to teach students more useful skills. Following these policies, the primary school started the agricultural (农业的) class. Students plant fruit and vegetables in a garden about 4,000 square meters in size. “In the days before the May Day holiday, students of different grades at the school worked together in the gardens,” says the teacher Yang Bo. “They planted watermelons, tomatoes and carrots.” The school hopes that students will learn that food is quite valuable (珍贵的), so that they will better understand the difficulties their parents are going through. 1.What did Duan Jiayang think of placing the mulch film at first? A. Easy. B. Boring. C. Difficult. D. Interesting. 2.What do many Chinese parents care most about their kids? A. Their life skills. B. Their good grades. C. Their health in body and mind. D. Their hobbies. 3.What is the purpose (目的) of the policies? A. To improve students’ life skills. B. To make the school life colourful. C. To help students know about plants and vegetables. D. To help students make friends. 4.What is the best title (标题) for the passage? A. Chores are necessary B. Duan Jiayang, a Hard-Working Student C. The Importance of Growing Vegetables D. Children Get a Lesson in Life through Skills Class 主题语境05 人与社会-科普知识与现代技术 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆四川外国语学校·期中）①In the past, people spent hours planning trips. This long process meant people had to look at many travel apps and websites for hotels and restaurants, read hundreds of reviews (评论), and make their daily plans by hand. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) has completely changed this. AI trip planners like DeepSeek can do all the work. Users can simply describe the trip they want, and the AI creates a full travel plan in seconds. ②DeepSeek is a new AI tool from China. It can understand what people want and make smart travel plans. For example, if you want a five-day cultural trip in Xi’an, it can tell you where to go, what to eat, and how to get there each day. Many travelers tried DeepSeek. Zhang Yu, who traveled to Xi’an with DeepSeek’s help, told reporters that his trip went smoothly. I was at first afraid that the plan might not work well, he said, “but actually I visited all the places without any problems.” Zhao Xinyue, a college student, agreed. “The AI suggested famous sights and also some little-known places that were really special,” she said. ③ Travel companies are also using AI. Mafengwo, a Chinese online travel platform (平台), improved its smart travel services in Guizhou by connecting them with the DeepSeek model (模型). The AI thinks like a human to plan better trips—it thinks about what users want to do, how to get around, and even how tired they may get. As the leader of Mafengwo said, “AI is making travel fit what each person likes. It is opening a new start for the smart travel.” 1.According to Paragraph 1, AI trip planners like DeepSeek can _________. A. read reviews B. create travel plans C. pack your bags D. book hotels and restaurants 2.Which sentence uses “smoothly” with the săme meaning as the underlined word? smoothly /’ smu:ðli/ adv.①平稳地 ②顺利地 ③流利地 A. She can speak English smoothly. B. The car moves smoothly on the new road. C. My plan is going smoothly with everyone’s hard work. D. The teacher drew the line smoothly on the blackboard. 3.According to Paragraph 3, why does Mafengwo use DeepSeek model? A. Because it can give users free tickets. B. Because it can speak different languages. C. Because it can think about users’ needs and feelings. D. Because it can help users save money on hotel bookings. 4.What’s the best title of this passage? A. Travel in the AI World B. Smarter Travel with AI C. Ways to Plan Your Trips D. DeepSeek—A New Tool Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆复旦中学教共体·期中）①When I was young, I watched my grandmother make tea and then watched my mother do it. I really enjoyed it not only because of the taste, but also because I was using the beautiful tea sets and feeling the hot tea smell rising into the air, then into my nose. When I grew up, I’ve become a tea lover myself. ②Tea carries so much about life and culture to the world and UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) listed Chinese tea as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity (人类非物质文化遗产). ③People drink tea when they’re thirsty or sleepy. We serve our parents and teachers with tea to show respect. At weddings (婚礼), new couples offer tea to their families, which is a way to show love and thanks. It’s also polite to treat our guests with tea in China. ④Making tea is a kind of art. In old times, people liked to draw flowers and animals on tea foam (泡沫). I use beautiful tea sets to make tea. Different kinds of tea need different special tea sets to bring out its characteristics. ⑤Even the word “tea” is full of meanings, coming along with many idioms. For example, “Did you hear the tea about Jack? Come on! It’s time to spill the tea!” Another example is “Take it easy. It’s just a storm in a teacup.” And “She won’t take that job for all the tea in China.” means no matter how much money is given, she won’t take that job. ⑥Every time I take a sip (一小口) of tea and relax my mind, I’ll think of my mother, my grandmother and all the joy of my life through the green leaves. Having tea is not just a habit of my family. It means passing down the important Chinese culture. 1.The underlined word “characteristics” means ________. A. 定价 B. 稀有 C. 共鸣 D. 特质 2.According to Paragraph ⑤, which “tea” is different from the others? A. Carry the cups carefully, or you will spill the tea. B. I have some tea. Anyone wants to hear? C. It’s a storm in a teacup. Nothing bad will happen. D. Honest people will not lie for all the tea in China. 3.The structure of the passage is ________. A. ①/②③④⑤/⑥ B. ①②/③④/⑤⑥ C. ①/②/③④⑤⑥ D. ①②③/④⑤/⑥ 4.The best title of the passage may be ________. A. Tea Drinking, Art Showing B. A Sip In the Mouth, A Culture To the World C. Childhood Memory of Tea D. Like Mother, Like Tea Passage 3 （25-26八上·重庆凤鸣山中学教共体·半期）①The soldiers stepped in perfect lines during the military parade (阅兵) on Sept. 3. Did you enjoy watching them? Maybe everyone would say “yes”, as uniformity (整齐划一) makes us feel so good. ②The reason is that our brains (大脑) love orderly things, according to China Communication. This has to do with something called “processing fluency (加工流畅性)”. It helps our brains do things easily, such as remembering and deciding. Usually, symmetry (对称), clear shapes and sharp contrast (对比) can help improve processing fluency. ③But why does our brain like this fluency? Scientists have different ideas. Some say it’s because our brain doesn’t have to work hard to understand. This helps us make quick choices without thinking too hard. ④Another idea is that our brains learned this from evolution (进化). When things are easy to get, it might mean we’re safe. But if things get tricky, our brain thinks danger, said Psychology Today. The neocortex (新皮质), a part of our brain, plays a big part in learning. It has 300 million brain cells that look for patterns (模式) to help us learn. ⑤Processing fluency can be helpful for marketing (市场营销). For example, Apple often uses this idea to make its ads simple and clear. This way, people can understand and remember their products (产品) very easily. ⑥Not only in marketing, but processing fluency also makes a difference to our daily life. For example, if a painting has a balanced design, matching colors, and clear pictures, it can catch people’s eyes more easily and make us feel happy. 1.How does the writer start the passage? A. By listing numbers. B. By giving an example. C. By comparing different feelings. D. By explaining a scientific idea. 2.Which is the easiest picture for our brain to process? A. B. C. D. 3.According to Paragraph 4, why does uniformity make people feel good? A. Because it helps the neocortex work better. B. Because it excites most of our brain cells. C. Because it is helpful for the evolution of the brain. D. Because it tells the brain that everything is okay. 4.If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best? A. ①;②③④;⑤⑥ B. ①;②③;④⑤⑥ C. ①②;③;④⑤⑥ D. ①②;③④⑤;⑥ Passage 4 （25-26八上·重庆高新·期中）①Many people love their pets like family. When they go to school or on vacation, they often worry about their furry friends at home. Is my dog hungry? Is my cat feeling bad? This is a common anxiety (焦虑) for pet owners. But now, technology (科技) has a new answer: smart pet products. These special tools are changing how people take care of their pets. ②What can these smart products do? Imagine you are at school. With a smart camera, you can see your cat playing in the living room on your phone. A smart feeder can give your dog food at the same time every day, so it never gets too hungry. There are even self-cleaning (自我清洁的) litter boxes that do the dirty work for you. These tools sound like a dream for many pet owners. They can save a lot of time and make people feel more relaxed when they are away from home. ③However, these tools are not always perfect. Sometimes, they can make big mistakes. One pet owner shared a scary story. He was on a business trip, and the smart feeder for his dog suddenly stopped working. His poor dog had no food all day. ▲ A machine that is meant to help can sometimes create a bigger problem or even be unsafe. So, while these tools are helpful, we need to be careful with them. ④In short, pet owners should use them very carefully. Smart pet products are a very new and interesting trend (趋势). They offer an easy way to care for our animal friends. For busy owners, they can be a fantastic help. But it is important to remember that they are just machines. Pet owners should choose them very carefully and always put their pet’s safety and happiness first. 1.How does the writer begin the passage in the first paragraph? A. By giving examples of popular pets. B. By explaining why pets feel lonely. C. By listing the reasons of keeping pets. D. By describing a common problem for pet owners. 2.What CAN’T the smart pet products help the owners do? A. Feed their pets from far away. B. See what their pets are doing. C. Do the cleaning by themselves. D. Help clean the house. 3.Which sentence can be put in ▲ ? A. It means we can totally believe these products. B. It can always do the right things. C. This shows that technology can sometimes cause problems. D. That is to say, it can take care of our pets perfectly. 4.What’s the structure of this passage? A. B. C. D. Passage 5 （25-26八上·重庆巴川中学校·期中）①Do you like rabbits? What do they use their long ears to do? Are their long ears useful? When rabbits come into our mind, we may think of their long ears. Having long ears is important for the rabbits. Read on and find out the answers to the questions. ②Long ears make rabbits have good hearing. With their long ears, rabbits can hear sounds from a faraway place. It’s said that they can hear sounds from about three kilometers away. Most rabbits can move their two ears in two different directions. In this way, they can hear any sound from all directions. Good hearing can help rabbits stay safe. For example, when a rabbit hears the sound of a tiger coming close, it can run away quickly. ③Rabbits’ ears can help change their body temperature. There are many blood vessels (血管) in rabbits’ long ears. When a rabbit feels hot, the blood vessels expand (扩张). This can make more blood flow (流) to its ears. As air blows over the ears, it cools the blood down. The blood then flows to other parts of the body and this helps them also cool down. On cold days, these blood vessels shrink. And less blood will flow to the rabbit’s ears and less heat (热量) will be lost. In this way, rabbits’ ears help them keep warm in winter. ④Rabbits’ long ears are also useful for talking with their friends. When a rabbit feels relaxed and happy, its ears will stand straight up or lean (倾斜) a little forward. This shows it feels safe around other rabbits. If it’s scared, the ears might lie flat (平放) against its back. That’s a way to tell other rabbits there’s danger. This “ear language” helps rabbits stay together in groups. It makes their life with other rabbits easier and more peaceful. ⑤Rabbits’ long ears are so useful! They help rabbits hear well to stay safe, change body temperature and even“talk” with friends to get along. Rabbits’ ears are gifts from nature. Next time you see a rabbit, look at its ears carefully. Maybe you’ll find more little fun things about them! 1.How does the writer start the passage? A. By telling a story. B. By listing numbers. C. By asking questions. D. By giving a fact. 2.What does the underlined word “shrink” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. 扩大 B. 收缩 C. 调节 D. 出现 3.What does the passage mainly talk about? A. Why rabbits have good hearing B. How rabbits’ long ears are useful in their lives C. How rabbits talk with their friends D. Why rabbits are different from other animals 4.Which of the following shows the structure of this passage? A. B. C. D. Passage 6 Congratulations, Jonathan! When Jonathan the giant tortoise (巨型陆龟) was born (出生), Queen Victoria (维多利亚女王) was just a teenager. When the Queen of the UK died more than 120 years ago at the age of 81, Jonathan was still moving around, on one of the world's most faraway islands in France. On December 4th this year, he will be 190 years old. No other tortoises on earth are older than him, which makes him very famous. Walk on, Baby! When Msituni was born, she could hardly stand upright because her front legs were bent (弯曲) in a wrong way. Now, thanks to the special braces (支架), she has become healthy and can play with other giraffes. What a Giant (巨人)! Scientists found some fossils (化石) of the heaviest known penguin on earth. They believe this penguin weighed more than 150 kilograms. This is about three times heavier than the emperor penguin, the largest of all living penguins. This giant lived between 55 and 60 million years ago, around the time when the dinosaurs (恐龙) died out. 1.Jonathan, the giant tortoise ________. A. is living in the UK B. is the oldest tortoise on earth C. is as old as Queen Victoria D. is more than 190 years old 2.What can we learn from the passage? A. The dinosaurs lived between 55 and 60 million years ago. B. The emperor penguin was heavier than the fossil penguin. C. Msituni got better with the help of special braces. D. Queen Victoria was a teenager when Msituni was born. 3.In which part of the newspaper can we read the passage? A. Story Time. B. Sports News. C. Art and Music. D. Animal World. 主题语境06 人与社会-艺术 （25-26八上·重庆巴蜀中学教育集团·期中）In ancient China, people did not have the modern raincoats or umbrellas. When it rained, they used clever tools made from natural materials (材料) to stay dry. These tools were not only useful but also showed the wisdom (智慧) of ancient Chinese people. Let’s learn about three popular rain tools. Straw (稻草) Raincoat - Suo The straw raincoat, called “Suo” in Chinese, was the most popular rain protection for farmers and workers. It was made from dry grass or palm (棕榈) leaves. People would put these leaves together to make a coat that could cover the whole body. ▲ , so people didn’t feel too hot while wearing it. Even in heavy rain, the leaves could keep the water out. You can still see some farmers wearing them in the countryside today. Bamboo Hat - Douli The bamboo hat, known as “Douli”, was often used with the straw raincoat. This hat had a wide, round shape that could protect the head and shoulders from rain. It was made mostly from bamboo leaves. Workers would make a frame (框架) from bamboo first, then add large leaves on top. The hat was not only good for rain but also for sunshine. Many travelers, fishermen, and farmers used it every day. Oil-paper Umbrella The oil-paper umbrella was the most beautiful rain tool in ancient China. Its frame was made of bamboo, and the covering was made of paper. People would paint it with tung (油桐) oil to make it waterproof. After that, no rain could go through the thin paper. These umbrellas often had pretty pictures like flowers, birds, or landscapes. Unlike today’s umbrellas, the oil-paper umbrella was seen as a work of art. Young women liked to use them when they hung out. 1.Which sentence can be put in the ▲ ? A. Using a straw raincoat was a Chinese tradition B. The material was cheap and easy to get from nature C. The straw raincoat showed the wisdom of Chinese people D. The straw raincoat was very light and let air pass through 2.According to the meaning of “waterproof”, which sentence is NOT RIGHT? A. This soundproof room lets no noise inside. B. This material is fireproof and does not catch fire easily. C. The oilproof gloves protect hands from the sunshine. D. Remember to use a heatproof bowl for holding the hot soup. 3.Which would a farmer choose to use on a sunny day? A. A straw raincoat. B. A bamboo hat. C. An oil-paper umbrella. D. Palm leaves. 4.What is the best title for this passage? A. Keeping Dry in Old Times B. The Best Raincoat C. Why We Need Rain Protection D. China’s Ancient Culture 主题语境07 人与社会-通讯与媒体 （25-26八上·重庆礼嘉中学·期中） ①DogTV, the first television channel (频道) for dogs, appeared in America in 2012. Now, it is popular in 14 countries, such as Australia, China, France and the UK. DogTV goes on all day (24/7). Its service costs 3.74 each month. ②Believe it or not, DogTV didn’t start as a TV channel for dogs. The idea for Pet TV came from Ron Levi. To let his cat Charlie have fun while he was out, Ron did some studies and began to work with scientists and some other famous people to bring his idea to life. To their surprise, dogs showed more interest in different kinds of programs (节目) than cats. Pet TV finally became DogTV. ③ ▲ . It brings relaxing videos and music for dogs. Each program is about 3 to 6 minutes. The programs are different from time to time during the day. In the morning, programs are to get dogs out of bed and moving for the day. In the middle of the day, programs are to calm (使……冷静) dogs while they are home alone. Dogs are afraid of things like cars or loud noises. For this reason, DogTV has special programs with pictures and sounds to help them get familiar with the things. The channel even has educational (教育的) programs on health and training. ④DogTV asked animal scientists to create suitable (合适的) shows for dogs’ seeing and hearing. Dogs are colour-blind (色盲的). They can only see blue and yellow, and they can’t see red or green. So the DogTV show might sound and look a little different to people’s ears and eyes. But don’t worry, DogTV also has programs for pet parents, too. 1.What are the best answers to fill in the blanks? A. ① Dogs are more interested in the programs than cats; ② DogTV created videos and music B. ① DogTV started in US in 2012; ② Dogs are more interested than cats C. ① DogTV created videos and music; ② Scientists created suitable shows D. ① Scientists created suitable shows; ② DogTV started in US in 2012 2.Which sentence can be put in ________. A. DogTV was developed to teach dogs how to watch TV B. DogTV was developed to keep dogs busy and quiet at home C. DogTV was developed to show dogs funny pictures and videos D. DogTV was developed to make stay-at-home dogs comfortable 3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about DogTV’s programs? A. Morning programs can wake up the dogs. B. Mid-day programs can make the dogs quiet. C. They are all about videos and music for dogs to relax. D. Special programs make dogs familiar with scary things. 4.What will the writer probably talk about after the last paragraph? A. Why dogs are colour-blind. B. The future plan of DogTV. C. The programs for pet owners. D. How to make DogTV programs. 主题语境08 人与自我-学习/语言 （25-26八上·重庆复旦中学教共体·期中）Some English words have more than one meaning. These are called multi-meaning words. Multi-meaning words have the same pronunciation (发音) with different meanings. For example, let’s look at the word “ball”. You could have a “ball” which means you would have a good time. You could throw a “ball” which means you throw an object (物品). You could be on the “ball” which means you know what is happening. You could go to a “ball” which means a dance. ________ Take the word “can”. You “can” ride a bike which means you are able to ride a bike. You have a “can” of soup which means the soup is in a round-shaped holder (圆形的容器). You can do the “can-can”, which is a dance from the 1920s. And you might get “canned” if you do a poor job at work, which means you might lose your job. How about “fly”? You can “fly” an airplane or you can hit a “fly” that is on your food in your house. Or, you can “fly by the seat of your pants” which means you don’t make a plan before taking an action. And, you know that the “fly” of a zipper (拉链) is the top part of the zipper. There are hundreds of words that are multi-meaning words. The word “set” has more meanings than any other word in the English language. When you have time, why don’t you try to think of all the ways the word “set” is used? 1.If Tom is often late for work and doesn’t succeed in finishing his work, he will ________. A. do the can-can B. get canned C. be on the ball D. go to a ball 2.According to the passage, the word “________” has the most meanings in the English language. A. ball B. can C. set D. fly 3.Which of the following can be put in ________? A. Let’s try another word. B. Let’s make a word list. C. Here’s a survey (调查) report. D. Here’s the guessing game. 4.The writer writes the passage in order to ________. A. tell a story about learning English words B. introduce (介绍) a book on learning English words C. share an experience in learning English words D. show different meanings of the same word 主题语境09 人与自我-家庭、朋友与周围的人 （25-26八上·重庆两江中学·过程评估(一)）Do you have true friends? Do you want to know better between you and your friends? There are three different kinds of friends: “pest friends”, “guest friends” and “best friends”. The first kind of friends is acquaintances (熟人). All you usually know about them is their names. You may meet this kind of friends at school, or on the bus, but you don’t miss them when they’re not around. When this kind of friends do something bad, you don’t tell them. That is why they are called “pest friends”. The second kind of friends could be called “guest friends”. They are closer than acquaintances, but not as close as true friends. You know their names, a little of what they like or dislike, and a little of their family. You usually have a few things in common, but you don’t talk about anything deep, like wishes or fears, and they don’t open up to you about how they really feel. The last kind of friends is the one you know the deepest, which is called the “best friends”. You are like family and know everything about each other. You have no problem staying at each other’s houses, and you share your deepest feelings and thoughts. They will correct you when you are wrong. They always care about you and never do anything bad to hurt you. We all have our pest, guest and best friends. We should value all the friendship and remember: all best friends start out as just acquaintances. 1.If you and David are neighbors and classmates, and do things together, but don’t share your feelings, you are ________. A. pest friends B. guest friends C. best friends D. true friends 2.What’s the fourth paragraph mainly about? A. How to make a best friend. B. How to learn from your best friend. C. What a best friend is. D. A best friend can correct you when you are wrong. 3.What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. We shouldn’t tell our friends when they do something bad. B. We should value all the friendship. C. We should make every friend become our best friend. D. We shouldn’t let acquaintances become best friends. 4.What is the best title for this passage? A. What a true friend is B. Friendship is important C. Three kinds of friends in life D. We like to make friends 主题语境10 人与自我-方法与哲理 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆求精中学·期中）Parents love us best in the world. As children, we should do something to show our love for them. Here are a few of my ways. Make a card. You may think making a card is a little thing, and most of you may never try it. My parents keep all the cards from me. They say the cards are treasures to them. So why not make a card for your parents? ___▲___ My dad and mum are busy every day. They need to work and do housework. All these things make them tired, so I always keep my room clean and tidy. How about you? Do you often clean your room? Make a meal. Parents are tired after a day’s work. Making dinner for them can give them a break. I am too young to do it by myself, so I ask my sister to help me cook. Say sorry and thanks. If I do something wrong, I will say sorry to them. If I do that, they will know how I feel. After they do a thing for me, I always say thanks. I can also do something else for them to show I am sorry or I’m thankful, like writing a letter and drawing pictures. I think you can give it a try, too. 1.What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 2? A. Giving a card. B. Getting a card. C. Keeping a card. D. Making a card. 2.Which can you put in “___▲___”? A. Keep busy. B. Clean up the room. C. Work hard. D. Sweep the bathroom. 3.Who is the passage for? A. Parents. B. Teachers. C. Students. D. Friends. 4.What is the best title for the passage? A. Best gifts for parents B. Interesting things to do with children C. Ways to show our love D. Places to have fun with family members Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆南开中学校·期中）People began using pictures to show ideas a long time ago. Tony Buzan turned it into a useful tool called the Mind Map. The mind map uses colorful, tree-like branches to connect ideas. It helps people solve problems creatively, remember information better, and understand things easily. Here are some key steps: A Mind Map of Nature 1. Write or draw the subject in the center. 2. Draw the first branches out from the center. 3. Move to the next branches. Add some keywords or simple pictures. 4. Use different colors to make ideas clearer. Let’s pick up a pen and give it a try! 1.What can’t the Mind Map help people do? A. Make pictures more beautiful. B. Solve problems creatively. C. Remember information better. D. Understand things easily. 2.What is a first branch in the mind map? A. a. B. b. C. c. D. d. 3.Where may this passage be from? A. Cook Book. B. Travel Guide. C. Story Book. D. Study Guide. Passage 3 （25-26八上·重庆江津中学·期中）Each of us has dreams and goals for our future. Our personal dream and clear goal make us study hard and make progress each day. But why do you still end up with nothing if you have dreams and goals? The difference between successful people and dreamers is their persistent (坚持不懈的) action. When you find some of your lessons very hard, you must try, keep trying and not give up. This is the famous formula (公式) for success. Dream→Believe→Achieve Most people have what they want (Dream), and they think they can realize their dreams (Believe). But they do nothing. They just imagine (想象) their dreams can come true. I believe that if you really want to make your dream come true, you have to add one thing to your success formula. Dream→Believe→Act→Achieve For me, act is the most important thing for success, and that’s to take persistent action (Act). If you say “I can’t do it” and give up, you can never do anything successfully. However, “I’ll try” may give you a surprise. There will be obstacles in our lives. We must try to solve them. Most successful people make their dreams come true because of their persistent action. Please remember: Persistent action can achieve your dream and goal. 1.What should you do when you find your lessons very hard? A. Ask people for help. B. Try and keep trying. C. Do nothing. D. Look for a harder one. 2.What is the most important thing for success according to (根据) the writer? A. Acting. B. Achieving. C. Connecting. D. Believing. 3.What does the underlined word “obstacles” mean? A. Fears. B. Imaginations. C. Choices. D. Difficulties. 4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. Doing Something Successful B. Studying Hard and Making Progress C. Realizing Dreams with Persistent Action D. Having Personal Dreams and Clear Goals Passage 4 （25-26八上·重庆沙坪坝·期中） ①Winter is a time when many people catch colds (感冒). It helps to know more about them and ways to protect us. ②There are two different kinds of cold. The first kind is the common cold. Cold weather, germs (细菌) and common viruses (病毒) can all be the cause. If you have a runny nose, a sore throat, or a light cough, you probably have a common cold. The common cold usually just affects your breathing system, so it usually doesn’t make you feel very sick and you can get better in about three days. ③The other kind is the flu. More serious viruses like H1N1 and H3N2 make people get it. Besides symptoms similar to a common cold, you can have a high fever. Also, your body hurts, and you feel very tired. This is because the viruses stay in your blood (血液), and they can go to almost every part of your body to cause problems. For this reason, the flu makes you show symptoms quickly and can last for one or two weeks. ④________. First, you should get enough rest. Drinking lots of water or warm tea is helpful too. If your nose is uncomfortable, you can try something to make the inside of your nose wet. ⑤Sometimes a cold can become more serious. If you have a very high fever, find it hard to breathe, or don’t feel better after several days, be sure to tell your parents. It’s better to ask for help earlier so you can get better faster. ⑥The best way to deal with a cold is to avoid (避免) it in the first place. One easy habit is washing your hands with soap. Eating healthy foods like fruits and vegetables helps you stay strong. Don’t forget to stay active with outdoor sports and get enough sleep every night. ⑦Remember if someone near you is sick with the flu, try not to touch or use the things he or she often uses. Opening the window for a few minutes each day can also help make the number of viruses and germs go lower in the air. 1.Which of the following is NOT true about the flu and the common cold? A. The virus can be the cause of the common cold or the flu. B. People with the flu can also have a runny nose and cough. C. The flu usually stays longer on people than the common cold does. D. The flu causes symptoms fast because it affects the breathing system. 2.Which of the following can be put in ________ in Paragraph 4? A. There are no ways you can do to avoid catching a cold. B. There are some ways to help you get better after catching a cold. C. Make sure you get enough sleep in order to fight the cold successfully. D. Make sure to tell your teachers or parents if your cold is getting worse. 3.What can we infer from the passage? A. The earlier you ask for help, the faster you can get better. B. Eating lots of healthy food is the best way to avoid colds. C. Playing football on winter days can lower the chances of getting colds. D. You should try to keep your nose dry to deal with uncomfortable noses. 4.Which is the best structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. Passage 5 （25-26八上·重庆渝北中学·期中）①Friends are very important in our lives. If you’re a quiet and shy person and want to know how to make friends, here’s some advice for you. ②Start with small things. If you have a feeling of loneliness (孤单), don’t be afraid of making friends with others. Always start with small steps. Begin communicating with one or two people to get comfortable in socializing (交际). That way your life will not be too busy, and you’ll learn something about communication. ③Get along with people who have similar interests to you. If you communicate with a few people first, get to know them and try to find your common interests. For example, if both of you like soccer or basketball, then sports can be a good topic between you and your friend. ④Remember quality over quantity. It’s always about having two or three good friendships instead of having ten unstable (不稳定) relationships. The more we care about quantity, the more tiring our lives will be. Try to make friends with those who help you in trouble. ⑤Keep positive (积极的) and never compare. Even if you can’t find your true friend in few months or years, you should keep on trying. Always keep your experiences in the past to continue building your friendships. Also, never forget that every person is special in his/her ways. So, don’t compare one friend of yours with another. Find out their differences and show your full respect. ⑥If you follow the advice above, you are sure to make your true friends. 1.Who is this passage mainly written for? A. Everyone. B. Teachers. C. Quiet people. D. A special person. 2.How many pieces of advice can we get from this passage? A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. D. 6. 3.Which saying can match (匹配) Paragraph ④ best? A. A good friend is like a mirror. B. A friend in need is a friend indeed. C. My best friend can bring out the best in me. D. Friends are like books—you don’t need a lot of them as long as they’re good. 4.What’s the right structure of this passage? A. B. C. D. 主题语境11 人与自我-日常活动 （25-26八上·重庆实验中学教育联盟-11月·期中）①Housework is a part of family life. To let children have more time to play, some parents don’t ask their kids to do housework. Others teach kids to do housework to make kids become independent (独立). Then here comes a question: Should children help with housework? My answer is “yes” and the following are my reasons. ②Housework teaches kids life skills (技能). Many of the life skills are things that teachers do not teach. That makes learning to do housework become even more important. ③Housework makes kids learn responsibility and independence (独立). Living with their parents, they should know that every family member should do their part in keeping the house clean. After they do things by themselves, they won’t always ask their parents for help. ④ When parents do housework, most children think it’s easy. Unless (除非) children try some housework themselves, they won’t know how hard their parents are. Therefore (因此), giving them housework may help this insight (深入理解) come quickly. ⑤Housework helps improve (提高) children’s planning skills. When children have homework, housework and outdoor activities in a day, they need to decide what to do first. Then they will improve their planning skills. This will become more and more important when children get older and have more responsibilities at school and at home. ⑥It’s true that studies are important for children, but it doesn’t mean that they need to spend all the time on their studies. At different ages, there is some housework that is right for children. Doing right housework can teach your child valuable (有价值的) lessons and they will last into his later years. 1.The underlined word “they” in the sixth paragraph refers to? A. children B. parents C. life skills D. lessons 2.What does the passage mainly talk about? A. How to help children do housework? B. The benefits of doing housework. C. What housework can children do? D. Children shouldn’t do housework at all. 3.Which of the following sentences can be put in the ________? A. Children should spend all their time on their studies. B. Housework helps children understand their parents better. C. Housework helps children have a good time. D. Housework helps children make more good friends. 4.Which of the following shows the structure of this passage? A. ①②/③④/⑤⑥ B. ①②③/④⑤/⑥ C. ①②③④⑤/⑥ D. ①/②③④⑤/⑥ 主题语境12 人与自我-饮食 （25-26八上·重庆礼嘉中学·期中）In China, you often see tea eggs at food stores and subway stations. Their special smell makes people stop. This simple snack shows Chinese cooking wisdom. People turn ordinary eggs into something wonderful. Making tea eggs needs four important steps. First, they boil (煮) fresh eggs until they become hard. Then, they take a spoon and tap each egg to make many small cracks (裂缝). This is the most important step—the cracks need to be everywhere, but the shells (壳) have to stay on. Next, they put these cracked eggs into a pot with black tea, soy sauce (酱油), and spices (香料). They add just enough water to cover all the eggs. Then they boil everything and turn down the fire to let it cook slowly for about an hour. Finally, they keep the eggs in the soup for several more hours. Some people even leave them there overnight. This waiting time lets the taste go deep into the eggs through the cracks, creating beautiful brown patterns (花纹) and making them truly delicious. This delicious food started hundreds of years ago. One story says it began when a Ming Dynasty cook dropped boiled eggs into a pot of tea. He didn’t expect that the eggs tasted wonderful with tea flavor (风味). Soon, many people started to cook eggs this way. Today, tea eggs are still popular across China. With their special patterns and fantastic flavor, tea eggs play such an important role in Chinese food culture. Not only are tea eggs delicious and easy to cook, but they carry the taste of home and happy memories. 1.What is the most important step in making tea eggs? A. B. C. D. 2.What can we INFER from the story about the Ming Dynasty cook? A. Only rich and powerful people can eat tea eggs at first. B. People didn’t like tea eggs when they first appeared. C. It was an accident for the cook to create tea eggs. D. It takes several weeks to cook delicious tea eggs. 3.What can we learn from the passage? A. Making tea eggs needs many special skills. B. Tea eggs are the most delicious Chinese snack. C. Tea eggs are becoming less popular in modern China. D. Tea eggs are a symbol of Chinese tradition and culture. 4.What is the author’s attitude (态度) towards tea eggs? A. Tea eggs are too difficult to cook for Chinese. B. Tea eggs are a meaningful part of Chinese culture. C. The author is worried that they will soon disappear. D. The author believes they taste better than before. 主题语境13 人与自然-动物与植物 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆高新·期中）The Venus flytrap (捕蝇草) is an amazing meat-eating plant growing in a small area of North Carolina and South Carolina in the United States. While most plants get their “food” from the soil, this clever hunter uses special leaves to catch insects. Each leaf acts like a small green mouth with special hairs. When an insect touches one of the hairs, the leaf is triggered (触发), but it doesn’t close right away. However, if the insect touches a second hair within 20 seconds, the leaf closes quickly and catches the insect inside. This “double-touch rule” stops the plant from wasting energy on things like drops of rain. Even then, the plant waits for the fifth touch from the insect before digesting (消化) it. The Venus flytrap does not need to eat insects very often. In fact, it can live for weeks without food as long as it gets enough sunlight. On average, it catches two to three insects every month. These meals help the plant to grow, much like a bear living off a few large fish. Sadly, this amazing plant is in danger. A survey (调查) by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program in 2019 found 163,951 Venus flytraps in North Carolina and 4,876 in South Carolina. This marked a 96% drop compared with 4.5 million in 1979. By 2016, the plant could only be found in the wild in 71 places. However, only 20 of these could help the plant to grow. The Venus flytrap shows us how creative nature can be. It’s not just a plant- it’s a smart hunter too! 1.What’s amazing about the Venus flytrap? A. It can grow in any place around the world. B. Its leaves can change colors to attract insects. C. It gets all its food from the soil like most plants. D. It can catch insects for food with its special leaves. 2.What does Paragraph 2 mainly want to show? A. How the hunting system works. B. What the Venus flytrap looks like. C. Why the Venus flytrap eats insects. D. What the Venus flytrap needs to grow well. 3.Which of the following questions can be answered by the text? A. How can people protect the Venus flytrap? B. Where did people first see the Venus flytrap? C. Is it possible to grow a Venus flytrap at home? D. What else can help the Venus flytrap grow besides insects? 4.What’s the best title of the text? A. The good points of a plant. B. Ways to protect the Venus flytrap. C. Some facts about a fantastic plant. D. Reasons why the Venus flytrap is amazing. Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆铁路中学校教共体·期中）①There were once lots of sunflower sea stars along the Pacific Coast of North America. But it is said that about 90 percent of them have died in the last 10 years. ②Scientists at the University of Washington are researching (研究) to understand why the sea stars died. To do so, they are growing them in a lab. They have about 150 sea stars between the ages of one and three, and around 5,000 baby sea stars. They also have 16 adult sea stars from ocean waters. ③The result shows the illness that killed them is known as sea star wasting syndrome (消耗综合征). Jason Hodin, the top researcher at the lab, said that the illness might have happened because of warmer water caused by climate change. ④Another group from the university is also working on the study. They are trying to find out if warmer water changes the way the sea stars move. The group is using special cameras to see how the sea stars move and to create 3D pictures. The pictures would show differences even with small changes to their environments, such as a small water temperature change. ⑤So far, the researchers think the sea stars are able to live in warmer water. Hodin said, “If sunflower sea stars are going to recover (恢复) in the ocean with or without the help of people, they’re going to be doing so when climate changes.” 1.The scientists are doing the research ________. A. to see how many sunflower sea stars are left B. to find out the reason for the death of the sea stars C. to grow more baby sunflower sea stars in the lab D. to study temperature changes in the Pacific Ocean 2.Another group in the university is trying to find out ________. A. why the water temperature changes B. how the sea stars change the water temperature C. if warmer water makes the sea stars move differently D. what the sea stars look like when moving under cold water 3.The structure of the passage may be ________. A. B. C. D. 4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The researchers have more than 6,000 sea stars in their lab. B. The sea stars once appeared along the coast of South America. C. The researchers think the sea stars can’t live in warmer water. D. Jason Hodin thinks the climate change may cause the illness. Passage 3 （25-26八上·重庆巴蜀中学教育集团·期中）①When you visit a zoo, you might notice some animals doing the same things all the time. A tiger may walk back and forth (往返) along the same road, and an elephant might move its body from side to side without stopping. These actions are often seen in zoos, but have you wondered why animals do these? ②This isn’t the way animals usually act. Scientists call it stereotype behavior (刻板行为). It shows that the animal isn’t happy in its environment (环境) . Like humans, animals can feel stressed (有压力的) and bored when they find their lives uncomfortable. ③In the wild, animals live very active lives. They spend their days searching for food, exploring large areas, and playing with other animals. They face difficulties and make decisions every day. ④However, life in a zoo is very different. The space is too small, and each day follows a similar routine. Food appears regularly, so they don’t need to hunt. There are no dangerous animals to stay away from or large areas to explore. Without these natural activities, animals become bored and stressed. Doing the same thing over and over again helps them feel better in these unpleasant situations. ⑤The good news is that modern zoos are working to solve this problem. They are creating larger and more natural living spaces that help animals to live more like they would in the wild. They can have trees to climb, water to swim in, and places to hide (藏). ⑥Besides, zoo keepers also provide special toys and feeding devices (设备) that make animals work for their food, just as they would in nature. Keepers might hide food in different places or hang food up high to encourage climbing. ⑦Thankfully, with this knowledge in our mind, next time we visit a zoo, we can tell if animals there are living a happy life and help them if not. 1.The writer talks about tigers and elephants in the first paragraph to ________. A. make us interested in nature. B. remind us to protect wildlife. C. introduce the problem. D. help us learn about different animals. 2.Which of the following can be a stereotype behavior? A. A monkey eats a lot of fruits every day. B. A parrot pulls out its feathers again and again. C. A lion sleeps on the ground for most of the afternoon. D. A bear stands up and waves its hand when seeing visitors. 3.What’s different between animals’ life in the zoo and in the wild? A. The height of trees. B. The time for sleep. C. The taste of food. D. The danger of life. 4.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. Passage 4 （25-26八上·重庆江津二中联盟·期中）①Trees are one of the oldest plants of our Earth. They keep our air clean, make less noise pollution (污染), make water cleaner and give us food and building materials (材料). ②Just like us, trees change a lot as they grow. At one to three years old, young trees learn how to protect themselves. For example, many trees grow thorns (刺) to stop animals to go near. ③At the age of four, trees begin to grow very quickly and become strong enough to face many difficulties later in life. At the age of 15, trees become young adults (成年人). They grow more slowly and begin to have flowers and fruits. ④When the tree is 20 to 25 years old, it becomes a real adult. The tree reaches its largest size. Not only does the adult tree give us shade (树荫), oxygen (氧气) and natural beauty, it is also a great place for a tree house, or a place for us to read a book, listen to music and so on. If an adult tree can have a good care, it will go on to live healthily for many years. ⑤Little by little, trees begin to grow older and older and even die. At this time, they still have their important place in nature. When a tree becomes hollow (空心的) or part of it becomes dead, it becomes a home to small animals and is a source (来源) of food for many other animals. ⑥In many ways, the life of a tree is similar to our own life experience. When looking at the life of a tree, we learn that each period (时期) of life brings its own kind of happiness and difficulties. Enjoy every minute of the life of it and take care of the trees! 1.From the passage, when do trees learn to protect themselves? A. At the age of 1-3. B. At the age of 4. C. At the age of 15 D. At the age of 20-25. 2.According to the passage, which of the following is the right order? ①Grow older and die. ②Become a real adult. ③Grow more slowly. ④Produce flowers and fruits. ⑤Grow thorns to protect itself. A. ③②①④⑤ B. ⑤③④②① C. ⑤①③②④ D. ③①⑤②④ 3.What can we infer (推测) from this passage? A. You can find flowers and fruits on young adult trees. B. The life of the tree is the same as the life of people. C. Older trees can make great places for people to rest. D. An adult tree can live long and well if we protect it well. 4.What's the structure (结构) of the passage? A. B. C. D. Passage 5 （25-26八上·重庆第二外国语学校·期中）The 3 Slowest Animals In the World Some animals are super fast, others are slow—sometimes they only move a few feet every minute! These “lazy” animals show how calm nature can be. Let’s learn about 3 of them. Three-toed Sloth Sloths live in tree tops and hardly move at all. Why? Their metabolism (新陈代谢) is super slow. They only need to eat a few leaves and small branches for food. They climb at just 1 foot per minute—so slow that green algae (水藻) grows on their fur! You might think sloths move like other mammals (哺乳动物), but German scientists found their bodies are different: they have very long arms but very short shoulder blades (肩胛骨). It lets them reach far with little movement, saving energy while doing what other animals do. Starfish Sea stars, commonly called starfish, its top is hard and there are many little tiny tube feet on the bottom. These tiny feet help them grab (抓住) surfaces and move around—but they don’t move fast. The U. S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says: an adult sunflower starfish can move 1 meter per minute using all 15,000 of its helpful tube feet! Banana Slug There’s little agreement about which animal is the slowest in the world, but animal expert Branley Allan Branson thinks the banana slug wins. He wrote: “A large banana slug once took 120 minutes to move 6.5 inches. At that speed, a starfish would look fast!” Banana slugs move with just one foot. Glands (腺体) on the foot make small dry mucus (黏液) pieces. These pieces take in water to become smooth mucus, helping the slug slide slowly. 1.What helps starfish move around? A. Long arms. B. Tiny tube feet. C. Small branches. D. Smooth mucus. 2.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. The green algae grows on a sloth’s fur because of its slow movement. B. Sloths’ special body structure helps them save energy. C. An adult sunflower starfish moves 1 meter per minute. D. A banana slug moves faster than a starfish. 3.How does the writer introduce the three animals? A. By telling interesting stories about them. B. By comparing them with faster animals. C. By giving their slow-moving reasons and ways. D. By describing their appearances in details. 4.Where can we probably find the passage? A. A website for sharing fun animal facts. B. A guide book for visiting a zoo. C. A magazine about keeping animals. D. A news report about animal protection. Passage 6 （25-26八上·重庆四川外国语学校·期中） ①Do you know what makes four-leaf clovers (四叶草) so special? Many believe it is hard to find them because most clovers have only three leaves, making us feel like getting a small gift of luck when finding one. a ②So why are four-leaf clovers so uncommon? It’s all in the genes (基因). Just as genes decide eye colour in humans, they also decide the number of leaves in clover. Clover plants have four copies (副本) of their DNA. To grow a fourth leaf, the plant must have the special “four-leaf gene” on all four copies. b ③However, you can still discover one of these plants. People believe only one in 10,000 clovers has four leaves, but a study in 2017 told a different story. It studied over 5.7 million clovers and found that the real possibility of finding one was closer to one in 5,076 three-leaf ones. c ④What makes finding them even more possible is how they grow. Clover plants spread (传播) easily through their roots (根). This means if you find one, there may be more growing next to it. A woman in Australia once found 21 four-leaf clovers in her yard. They probably all grew from the same “lucky” plant! d ⑤If you’d like to find one yourself, try these tips. Look for them during warmer months, when they’re easier to discover. Instead of checking each plant one by one, search the area for a square-like shape among the triangular (三角形) three-leaf ones. Be patient (耐心的), search carefully, and who knows—maybe you’ll be the next lucky person to find a four-leaf clover! 1.According to Paragraph 1, people believe finding four-leaf clovers can bring us _______. A. luck B. gift C. leaf D. gene 2.Where can you put the following sentence? That makes the lucky fourth leaf a lucky gift from nature! A. a B. b C. c D. d 3.What do the numbers in Paragraph 3 suggest (暗示)? A. Scientists are not sure about the exact number. B. Finding a four-leaf clover may not be that difficult. C. Clovers are not as common as the old saying suggests. D. Scientists made it easier to find four-leaf clovers. 4.Which of the following shows how to find a four-leaf clover? a. By looking for them in colder months. b. By searching carefully in warmer months. c. By checking each plant one by one patiently. d. By searching the area for a square-like shape. A. ab B. bd C. ac D. cd 主题语境01 人与社会-文化 （25-26八上·重庆沙坪坝·期中）During Chinese New Year, it’s common for some people to hang pictures of a strong-looking god on their doors. This god is Zhong Kui, a well-known ghost hunter (抓鬼人) in Chinese folklore. He is believed to keep away bad things, thus protecting everyone. Now, Zhong Kui is more and more popular as the protagonist (主人公) in the new video game Black Myth: Zhong Kui. On Aug 20, the Chinese game company Game Science showed a video for this new adventure game. It is the second game in the Black Myth series (系列), following the massive hit Black Myth: Wukong, which had caught the hearts of thousands of players worldwide. In traditional Chinese stories, Zhong Kui was a scholar (学者) from the Tang Dynasty. He took an examination but failed because he looked ugly. However, his unusual fate (命运) led him to be chosen as “the king of ghosts” in the underworld. Although Zhong Kui’s story might be less famous than that of Wukong, it leaves much room for creativity (创造力). “While Wukong’s tale is about breaking rules, Zhong Kui stands as a symbol of fairness and always does what is right,” researcher Wang Xiaoyong explained in an interview with Guangming Net. For Wang, one of the most attractive (吸引人的) aspects of Zhong Kui is his ability to move between the worlds of the living and the dead, making him a character full of depth and intrigue for the game. The emergence (出现) of Black Myth: Zhong Kui also shows that Game Science is committed to introducing more colorful characters from Chinese mythology (神话) and history, bridging the gap between traditional culture and modern gaming experiences. 1.How does Wang Xiaoyong think of Zhong Kui? A. Zhong Kui’s story is about breaking rules. B. Zhong Kui is the symbol of fairness and doing something right. C. Zhong Kui is an interesting character full of creativity. D. Zhong Kui’s story is more famous than Wukong’s. 2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word room? A. 房间 B. 住所 C. 方式 D. 余地 3.What can we know from the passage? A. Some people hang pictures of a strong-looking god on the windows to keep away bad things. B. The video about Zhong Kui is only popular in China. C. Wang Xiaoyong took a big test but failed it because of his appearance. D. Traveling between the worlds of the living and dead is one of the most attractive aspects of Zhong Kui. 4.Where is the article most likely from? A. Guangming Net B. A fairy tale C. A cooking website D. A travel guide 主题语境02 人与社会-科普知识与现代技术 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆育才中学校·期中）What can trees tell us about climate change? Quite a lot! Trees can keep a record of Earth’s climate for a very long time. In fact, trees can live for hundreds and sometimes even thousands of years! If you see a stump (树桩), you may find many rings on its top. These rings can tell us how old the tree is, and what the weather was like during each year of the tree’s life. First year growth The light-colored rings are wood that grew in the spring and early summer, while the dark rings are wood that grew in the late summer and autumn. One light ring and one dark ring make one year of the tree’s life. Dry and rainy season Tree rings usually grow wider (更宽的) in warm, wet years and are thinner in years when it is cold and dry. If the tree has experienced hard times, such as a drought (干旱), the tree might hardly grow at all in those years. Scar (疤痕) from forest fire In most places, daily weather records have only been kept for the past 100 years to 150 years. However, the tree rings can keep for hundreds to thousands of years. They help us understand how the earth’s climate has changed over time. 1.Dark rings would appear when the tree grew in ________. A. spring B. early summer C. fall D. late winter 2.Which tree lives in a warmer and wetter place? A. B. C. D. 3.What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. The age of the tree in the poster is about 18 years old. B. One light ring and one dark ring make one year of the tree’s life. C. Scientists can use trees to learn about the climate hundreds of years ago. D. When a tree goes through a drought, its rings in those years will be very wide. 4.What is the best title for the passage? A. Tree rings: Nature’s Age Teller B. Tree rings: Nature’s Climate Recorder C. Tree rings: Earth’s History Recorder D. Tree rings: Scientific Study Helper Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆求精中学·期中）① Travelling is all about meeting something new and connecting with the world around us. Virtual Reality (VR虚拟现实技术) is changing the way we travel by mixing the real and the virtual world together. ② VR travelling is a fun and exciting new way of travelling. You need to put on special glasses to see and visit places around the world, just like you are really there. Even in your own room, you can visit the Great Wall or swim with sea turtles anytime. ③ VR travelling has many benefits. It can help protect popular places against too many visitors. Places of interest like Maya Bay and Angkor Wat are using VR to provide virtual trips without harming such wonderful places. VR can also take us back to the ancient time or the outer space. It gives us experiences that would be impossible to get from books. It lets people enjoy and experience new places better, more safely and conveniently. ④ “VR travelling makes the impossible possible!” Emily Harper, a disabled (残疾的) girl, said excitedly. “It lets me visit places that might be hard to reach in real life” ⑤ However, some people say that VR can never take the place of real travel experiences. You cannot feel the weather, take beautiful photos with friends, enjoy the food or talk with people. Also, it can bring other problems. If peop$函学科网 www.zxxk.com 让教与学更高效 专题05阅读理解（说明文） 基础必练 主题语境01人与社会-人际交往 【答案】1.D2.B3.A4C 主题语境02人与社会-旅游 Passage 1 【答案】1.C2.B3.A Passage 2 【答案】1.B2.C3.B4.C Passage 3 【答案】1.B2.D3.A4.C 主题语境03人与社会-科普知识与现代技术 【答案】1.C2.B3.A4.B 主题语境04人与自我-个人情况 Passage 1 【答案】1.C2.A3.C Passage 2 【答案】1.B2.C3.D4.D 主题语境05人与自我-学校 【答案】1.C2.D3.B 116 函学科网 www.zxxk.com 让教与学更高效 主题语境06人与自我-安全与救护 【答案】1.A2.C3.B 主题语境07人与自我-家庭、朋友与周围的人 【答案】1.B2.C3.B 主题语境08人与自我-方法与哲理 【答案】1.B2.C3.D4.A 主题语境09人与自我-日常活动 Passage 1 【答案】1.A2.C3.D4.C Passage 2 【答案】1.B2.C3.D 主题语境10人与自然-动物与植物 Passage 1 【答案】1.B2.D3.D4.A Passage 2 【答案】1.A2.C3.B4.C Passage 3 【答案】1.A2.B3.B4.A Passage 4 【答案】1.B2.C3.A4.C Passage 5 【答案】1.A2.D3.D4.C 进阶提升 216 函学科网 www.zxxk.com 让教与学更高效 主题语境01人与社会-人际交往 Passage 1 【答案】1.B2.B3.C4.A Passage 2 【答案】1.D2.A3.B4.C 主题语境02人与社会-文化 Passage 1 【答案】1.D2.C3.C4.B Passage 2 【答案】1.A2.D3.D4.B5.B 主题语境03人与社会-旅游 Passage 1 【答案】1.D2.C3.B4.B Passage 2 【答案】1.B2.A3.C4.A 主题语境04人与社会-社会 【答案】1.A2.B3.A4D 主题语境05人与社会-科普知识与现代技术 Passage 1 【答案】1.B2.C3.C4.B Passage 2 【答案】1.D2.A3.A4.B Passage 3 【答案】1.B2.C3.D4.A 3/6 可学科网 www.zxxk.com 让教与学更高效 Passage 4 【答案】1.D2.D3.C4.C Passage 5 【答案】1.C2.B3.B4.D Passage 6 【答案】1.B2.C3.D 主题语境06人与社会-艺术 【答案】1.D2.C3.B4.A 主题语境07人与社会-通讯与媒体 【答案】1.A2.D3.C4.C 主题语境08人与自我-学习/语言 【答案】1.B2.C3.A4.D 主题语境09人与自我家庭、朋友与周围的人 【答案】1.B2.C3.B4.C 主题语境10人与自我-方法与哲理 Passage 1 【答案】1.D2.B3.C4.C Passage 2 【答案】1.A2.B3.D Passage 3 【答案】1.B2.A3.D4.C Passage 4 【答案】1.D2.B3.C4.A Passage 5 4/6 可学科网 www.zxxk.com 让教与学更高效 【答案】1.C2.B3.D4D 主题语境11人与自我-日常活动 【答案】1.A2.B3.B4.D 主题语境12人与自我-饮食 【答案】1.B2.C3.D4B 主题语境13人与自然-动物与植物 Passage 1 【答案】1.D2.A3.D4.C Passage 2 【答案】1.B2.C3.D4.D Passage 3 【答案】1.C2.B3.D4.A Passage 4 【答案】1.A2.B3.D4.B Passage 5 【答案】1.B2.D3.C4.A Passage 6 【答案】1.A2.B3.B4.B 拓展培优 主题语境01人与社会-文化 【答案】1.B2.D3.D4.A 主题语境02人与社会-科普知识与现代技术 Passage 1 516 可学科网 www.zxxk.com 让教与学更高效 【答案】1.C2.D3.C4.B Passage 2 【答案】1.C2.A3.B4.B Passage 3 【答案】1.B2.D3.B4.C Passage 4 【答案】1.B2.C3.D4.A 主题语境03人与社会-艺术 【答案】1.C2.A3.B4.B 主题语境04人与社会-节日 【答案】1.D2.C3.B4.B 主题语境05人与自我-个人兴趣 Passage 1 【答案】1.D2.C3.C4.B Passage 2 【答案】1.A2.C3.D 主题语境06人与自我-个人情况 【答案】1.D2.C3.B4.A 主题语境07人与自我-学校 【答案】1.A2.B3.C4.D 主题语境08人与自然-动物与植物 【答案】1.B2.B3.D 616 专题05 阅读理解（说明文） 主题语境01 人与社会-人际交往 （25-26八上·重庆字水中学·期中）Do you hear about the new way to make friends? Many people want to find dazi (搭子) or activity partners (活动伙伴) on Xiaohongshu or Weibo for travelling, reading or something else. The activity of finding dazi is a new way of social contact (社交交往) for young people. The idea of this activity is easy to understand. It helps people to find someone who has the same hobby (爱好) as them and it doesn’t take much time. With one or a few dazi, people have more fun in the activities they are interested in. A girl called Ge Jinyuan is a high school student from Shandong. She likes talking with her meal dazi when she is having lunch. “We love to share our ideas on the food,” said the girl. “If my meal dazi doesn’t come to school one day, I will be sad.” “It takes a lot of time to make friends with others. But it doesn’t need much time to have a dazi,” said another girl Shi Zhimin, a student from Shanxi. Ge Jinyuan also has the same idea. She doesn’t want to spend too much time making friends, so having a dazi is good for her. She can feel relaxed and then has more time to study. Also, ________. “Once, my game dazi and I did something wrong when playing the game Eggy Party, but we worked together to turn the tide (扭转局势). By playing the game together, I find I like working with others now!” Shi Zhimin said. Dazi is usually helpful but it can be dangerous. People may lie (撒谎) on the Internet: For example, a young and beautiful girl on the Internet may be an old, short, and heavy man in real life. So, think twice when finding dazi. 1.According to the passage, people like finding dazi because ________ A. they have the same idea about food. B. they want to spend more time with others . C. it helps people make friends from different places. D. it doesn’t take much time to find friends with the same hobbies. 2.Which sentence can be put in the place “________” in Paragraph 5? A. Dazi sometimes may play games better than you. B. Dazi sometimes may help you learn teamwork. C. Dazi sometimes may have different ideas about games. D. Dazi sometimes may ask you to talk with others. 3.The best title of the passage could be ________ A. Dazi: The New Way of Finding Activity Partners. B. Know the Culture (文化) of Dazi in China. C. Having a Dazi: More Fun, More Time. D. Dazi: A Dangerous Way to Make Friends. 4.Which of the following shows the structure of this passage? (①=Para. (自然段)1 ②=Para. 2 ③=Para. 3 ④=Para. 4. ⑤=Para. 5 ⑥=Para. 6). A. B. C. D. 【答案】1. D　2. B　3. A　4. C 【解析】【导语】 本文讲述了年轻人通过寻找“搭子”或活动伙伴来进行社交的新方式。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“It helps people to find someone who has the same hobby (爱好) as them and it doesn’t take much time.”可知，人们喜欢找搭子是因为不需要花费太多时间就能找到有相同爱好的人。故选D。 (2)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“and I did something wrong when playing the game Eggy Party, but we worked together to turn the tide (扭转局势).”可知，搭子有时可以帮助你学习团队合作。故选B。 (3)题解析： 最佳标题题。根据“The activity of finding dazi is a new way of social contact (社交交往) for young people.”及全文的内容可知，本文主要介绍了一种寻找活动伙伴的新方式，A选项“搭子：寻找活动伙伴的新途径”为最佳标题。故选A。 (4)题解析： 篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段引出本文主题；第二段介绍了“搭子”的好处，紧接着第三段到第五段是学生们分享了对“搭子”的看法；最后一段介绍“搭子”的弊端，结构如C选项所示，故选C。 主题语境02 人与社会-旅游 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆铁路中学校教共体·期中）These days, City Walk is becoming popular, especially in Beijing and Shanghai. Many young people in China enjoy doing it when they visit a new city. To them, City Walk means “roaming (漫步) a city” on foot. People think it is really healthy for both their body and mind. Some information about city walkers: The top 3 most popular reasons for City Walk: To slow down to learn a city better. It is a good way for you to learn about the special city cultures slowly. To travel in a cheap way. You don’t need to spend money on taxis or subways. To relax when walking. City Walk might make you forget your problems. ( A ) 0. Who enjoys City Walk when visiting a new city? A. Young people. B. Children. C. Old people. D. Students. 1.What percent of city walkers are over 33 years old? A. 2%. B. 19%. C. 14%. D. 86%. 2.Why do people like City Walk? A. To have a fast trip. B. To know about a city better. C. To travel to more places. D. To know more about walking. 3.In which part of a magazine can we read the passage? A. TRAVEL. B. ART. C. HISTORY. D. SCIENCE. 【答案】1. C　2. B　3. A 【解析】【导语】 本文主要介绍了城市漫步的流行情况、参与人群比例及受欢迎的原因。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据柱状图可知，33岁以上的人群占比是14%。故选C。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“To slow down to learn a city better.”可知，人们喜欢城市漫步是因为可以放慢脚步，更好地了解这个城市。故选B。 (3)题解析： 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了城市漫步越来越受欢迎，并介绍了受欢迎的原因，故文章可能出现在杂志的旅行部分。故选A。 Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆渝北中学·期中）France is famous for its beautiful scenery, fine art and delicious food. About 75 million visitors come here every year. France is the largest country in Western Europe. It has a population of about 67 million. The country is home to many famous places of interest, like the River Seine as well as the Eiffel Tower. Many visitors also come for the country’s art. If you visit France today, it is not a surprise to meet street artists in the city or see a singer in the subway. No visit to Paris is perfect without a trip to the Louvre, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. Inside, there are 35,000 works of art, such as the painting Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci and the statue (雕塑) David by Michelangelo. It would take nine months to enjoy all the art pieces. ______ Bread is very important in France. The best known French bread is called baguette (法式长棍面包). They are long, delicious and taste salty. Snails(蜗牛) are also a must-have here. French people eat 40,000 tons of snails every year! But France is not always good. Paris, the city of light, may also show its dark side to visitors. Chinese visitors feel sorry about the crowded subway in Paris. 1.About ______ people live in France. A. 75,000,000 B. 67,000,000 C. 35,000 D. 40,000 2.If Tom wants to enjoy art, he can visit ______. A. the River Seine B. the Eiffel Tower C. the Louvre D. the Snail Restaurant 3.Which of the following is TRUE? A. France isn’t the largest country in Western Europe. B. There are some street artists performing in the city. C. It would take nine months to enjoy the painting Mona Lisa. D. Chinese visitors love everything about France. 4.Which of the following sentences can be put in ______? A. The bread in France is not delicious at all. B. French food is not as good as that in China. C. The food in France is also world-famous. D. Come to France to enjoy the delicious snails. 【答案】1. B　2. C　3. B　4. C 【解析】【导语】 本文是说明文，主要介绍了法国的风景、艺术、美食等方面的情况，还提及了巴黎地铁拥挤的不足。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“France is the largest country in Western Europe. It has a population of about 67 million.”可知，法国大约有6700万人居住。故选B。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“No visit to Paris is perfect without a trip to the Louvre, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. Inside, there are 35,000 works of art...”可知，如果汤姆想欣赏艺术，他可以参观卢浮宫。故选C。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“If you visit France today, it is not a surprise to meet street artists in the city or see a singer in the subway.”可知，城市里有街头艺术家表演，B选项表述正确。A选项与“France is the largest country in Western Europe”不符；C选项与“It would take nine months to enjoy all the art pieces”不符；D选项与“Chinese visitors feel sorry about the crowded subway in Paris”不符。故选B。 (4)题解析： 推理判断题。空格后的内容主要介绍了法国的面包和蜗牛等美食，所以此处应是引出法国美食世界闻名的话题， C选项 “法国的食物也举世闻名” 符合语境。故选C。 Passage 3 （25-26八上·重庆永川·期中）Hainan is a beautiful place. The map of Hainan looks like a big pear. Every year, many people come to visit it. There are lots of things to see and do here. The provincial capital (省会) In Haikou, the capital city of Hainan, you can find many beautiful and special houses. They are about 100 years old. The ground floor of the house sets back into the building, so it can keep away from rain and sunlight. Food and tea Would you like to eat Hainan chicken rice? People cook chicken with vegetables. People in Hainan also enjoy having tea in the morning, afternoon and evening. Usually, they eat candies with their tea. They call it Laoba Tea. Special fruit People in Hainan like coconuts (椰子). They use coconuts to make juice, ice cream and cakes. They also use coconuts to make some works of art. Cute animals Hainan is home to over 500 kinds of animals. In the picture, you can see a Hainan gibbon (长臂猿). It wears a small black “hat”. How lovely it is! 1.What can we know about Hainan from the passage? ①buildings ②food ③weather ④animals A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④ 2.Why does the ground floor of the house in Haikou set back into the building? A. To make the house big. B. To make the house strong. C. To make the house beautiful. D. To keep the house away from the bad weather. 3.What do people usually have when they drink Laoba Tea in Hainan? A. Candies. B. Chicken. C. Vegetables. D. Ice cream. 4.Where can we read the passage? A. In a diary. B. In a storybook. C. In a travel guide. D. In a science report. 【答案】1. B　2. D　3. A　4. C 【解析】【导语】 本文主要介绍了海南的省会海口、特色美食、水果和动物等旅游相关信息。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“In Haikou, the capital city of Hainan, you can find many beautiful and special houses.”、“Food and tea”及“Cute animals”可知，文章提到了海南的建筑物、食物及动物。故选B。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“The ground floor of the house sets back into the building, so it can keep away from rain and sunlight.”可知，一楼内缩的设计是为了避雨和防晒，也即是为了远离恶劣天气。故选D。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“Usually, they eat candies with their tea. They call it Laoba Tea.”可知，喝茶时通常会搭配糖果。故选A。 (4)题解析： 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了海南的省会海口、特色美食、水果和动物等旅游相关信息，可能会在旅游指南中读到。故选C。 主题语境03 人与社会-科普知识与现代技术 （25-26八上·重庆铁路中学校教共体·期中）Can you do addition and subtraction (加减法)? Most people can. But do you know bees can do these things too? A study shows that bees have even greater maths abilities. After some training, they can know the difference between even (偶数的) numbers (ending in 2, 4, 6, 8 and 0) and odd (奇数的) numbers (ending in 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9). Some Australian scientists put up different cards with an odd or even number of triangles (三角形). They used the numbers 1 to 10. Then they trained the first group of bees to choose odd numbers and the second group to choose even numbers. If a bee flew to the right card, it would get sugar water. If it chose the wrong card, it got bitter (苦的) water. In a short time, all the bees knew what odd numbers or even numbers were. They could fly to the right numbers 80% of the time. After that, the scientists added new cards with the numbers 11 and 12. The bees never saw the numbers before, but they could choose rightly 70% of the time. How did the bees learn the numbers so fast? Scientists didn’t have a clear idea. But they think if they find the answer, it will help them build better and faster computers. 1.How does the passage start? A. By listing numbers. B. By giving examples. C. By asking questions. D. By showing pictures. 2.Which cards should the second group of bees fly to? A. ①④ B. ②③ C. ①② D. ③④ 3.What can we learn from the passage? A. Bees have a great ability to learn numbers. B. Bees like odd numbers better than even numbers. C. Scientists know how bees use numbers. D. Scientists know why bees can tell different numbers. 4.What is the best title for the passage? A. Bees Help Build Better Computers B. Bees Tell Odd and Even C. Bees Learn to Choose Correct Cards D. Scientists Train Bees 【答案】1. C　2. B　3. A　4. B 【解析】【导语】 本文主要围绕蜜蜂的数学能力展开，介绍了澳大利亚科学家的相关研究：通过奖惩机制训练蜜蜂区分1-10范围内的奇数和偶数，蜜蜂不仅能快速掌握，还能将这种能力迁移到未见过的11、12两个数字，最终点明该研究的潜在意义——若破解蜜蜂快速学习数字的原因，可能助力研发更优更快的计算机。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“Can you do addition and subtraction? Most people can. But do you know bees can do these things too?”可知，本文以两个问题引出话题，因此是以提问的方式开头。故选C。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“the second group to choose even numbers.”可知，第二组蜜蜂选择偶数个三角形的图片，②③为偶数个三角形的图片。故选B。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“A study shows that bees have even greater maths abilities.”可知，蜜蜂有出色的数学能力。故选A。 (4)题解析： 最佳标题题。根据全文可知，全文围绕“蜜蜂经训练后能区分奇数和偶数”展开，从提出话题到实验过程，再到实验结果，核心是蜜蜂的“奇偶区分能力”，因此标题应为“Bees Tell Odd and Even”。故选B。 主题语境04 人与自我-个人情况 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆南开中学教共体学校·期中）Food may help you understand more about your personality. Here’s a test. Choose your favorite food from the five and see the answers. Food A.                           B.                  C.                         D.                    E. noodles                 hamburgers             apples                  fried chicken     cakes Answers A. You always try to make yourself different from others. Sometimes it’s not easy for you to have friends. B. Success and fame are your only interests, so you spend most of your time working and have no time to relax yourself. C. There are many new ideas in your mind. Also you like sharing them with your friends. D. Exercise is not your favourite thing. People think that you’re shy. But you are a good listener. And you would like to give others a hand. E. You are nice and easy-going and you are good at telling jokes, so people like to make friends with you. You are always ready to help others. Does your choice really tell you who you are? Haha, just have fun! 1.Nelly likes sharing her new ideas with her friends. What food might she choose according to the test? A. Noodles. B. Hamburgers. C. Apples. D. Fried chicken. 2.Who works hard and always has no time to relax according to the test? A. Someone who chooses hamburgers. B. Someone who chooses cakes. C. Someone who chooses noodles. D. Someone who chooses fried chicken. 3.Which of the following may the writer agree with about the test? A. It is difficult to choose your favourite food. B. Food can make your personality different. C. We shouldn’t take the results seriously. D. People in the world have five personalities. 【答案】1. C　2. A　3. C 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，通过一个趣味测试，将五种食物与不同性格特点联系起来，旨在轻松探讨食物偏好与人格之间的关联，并提醒读者不必过于认真，仅供娱乐。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“C. There are many new ideas in your mind. Also you like sharing them with your friends.”可知，喜欢和朋友分享新想法的人对应的食物是苹果，故选C。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“B. Success and fame are your only interests, so you spend most of your time working and have no time to relax yourself.”可知，选择汉堡的人努力工作且没时间放松，故选A。 (3)题解析： 观点态度题。根据“Does your choice really tell you who you are? Haha, just have fun!”可知，作者认为对于这个测试结果我们不应太当真，故选C。 Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆实验中学教育联盟-11月·期中）What do you want to be when you grow up? The headmaster in No. 3 Middle School did a survey about the jobs that students are going to do when they grow up. 200 students in the school showed their answers. Here are the results. The students who are going to be IT engineers think the jobs will become more and more popular, because the computer and the Internet are improving our life and making our life easier. People can do lots of things on the internet, such as shopping and talking with others. Some students like music, so they want to be musicians. Some like sports, so they would like to be basketball or football players. 15% of them hope to be scientists. They decide to try their best to study, and they want to make our country better. 10% of the students plan to start their own business. Then they can have more time to do what they want to do. And maybe they will make much money one day. There are other jobs for the students to choose, such as doctors, teachers and drivers. The last 10% students decide to choose these jobs. It’s great and important to have a dream. Remember not to give up your dream. One day it may come true. 1.Which jobs are the most popular according to the pie (饼图)? A. Musicians. B. IT engineers. C. Scientists. D. Drivers. 2.How many students hope to be scientists in the future? A. 35. B. 60. C. 30. D. 20. 3.Which one of the sentences is TRUE? A. The last 10% students choose to be football players. B. Some students want to be artists from the passage. C. The students in primary school showed their answers. D. The writer thinks it’s great and important to have a dream. 4.What is the best title for this passage? A. Why Students Want to Make Money B. Never Give Up Your Dream C. The Best Job D. Different Dream Jobs for the Future 【答案】1. B　2. C　3. D　4. D 【解析】【导语】 本文通过第三中学校长对200名学生长大后想从事职业的调查，展示了不同职业选择的比例及原因，强调拥有梦想的重要性。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。从饼图中可以看出，IT engineers占比35%，比例最高，所以最受欢迎的工作是IT工程师。故选B。 (2)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“200 students in the school showed their answers.”和“15% of them hope to be scientists.”可知，200×15%=30，有30名学生希望未来成为科学家。故选C。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“It’s great and important to have a dream. Remember not to give up your dream. One day it may come true.”可知，作者认为有梦想很好很重要。故选D。 (4)题解析： 最佳标题题。本文主要是第三中学学生未来职业选择的调查，围绕未来梦想的工作。选项D“各种不同的关于未来的梦想工作”最适合作为文章标题。故选D。 主题语境05 人与自我-学校 （25-26八上·重庆沙坪坝·期中）How does your head teacher usually set rules for your seats? Do you sit alone or in pairs? Actually, there are different classroom seating arrangements (排列). Let’s take a look at some of the most common ones. Traditional Seating Students sit alone in rows. This seating arrangement helps students listen to the teacher carefully. But it is not convenient (方便的) for students to have discussions in class. Paired Seating Two students sit side by side in pairs. Students are able to communicate with deskmates. However, some students can’t focus on their lessons because they may chat with their deskmates in class. Group Seating Students sit in small groups, facing each other. It is good for group discussions. But there is a problem. When students are doing group work, some of them may sit back and leave others to find a way out. U-Shape Seating Desks are in a U-shape. This kind of seating creates an open space in the middle. The teacher has enough space to move around. However, it takes up a lot of the space in the classroom. 1.How do students sit in traditional seating? A. They sit side by side. B. They sit in pairs. C. They sit alone in rows. D. They sit in small groups. 2.What is the problem of U-shape seating? A. Students can’t focus on the lesson. B. It’s hard for students to talk. C. It’s hard for a teacher to move around. D. It takes up too much space. 3.Which of the following pictures shows “Group Seating”? A. B. C. D. 【答案】1. C　2. D　3. B 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了四种常见的教室座位排列方式，以及每种方式的操作形式、优点及缺点。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“Students sit alone in rows.”可知，传统座位排列中学生是单独成排就座。故选C。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“However, it takes up a lot of the space in the classroom.”可知，U型排列的缺点是占用很多教室空间。故选D。 (3)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“Group Seating Students sit in small groups, facing each other. It is good for group discussions.”可知，学生围成小组，相互面对面坐着有助于学生小组讨论，选项B显示了学生围桌而坐的小组讨论的情形。故选B。 主题语境06 人与自我-安全与救护 （25-26八上·重庆实验中学教育联盟-11月·期中）When you get a small cut, taking care of it helps stop bleeding and keeps dirt away. Here’s what to do: ◆ Step 1: Clean the Cut Wash your hands first. Then use clean water to rinse (冲洗) the cut softly. ◆ Step 2: Cover the Cut After drying the cut with a clean towel, put a clean bandage over the cut. Make sure it covers the whole cut. ◆ Step 3: Fix the Bandage Use medical tape to hold the bandage. Don’t make it too tight! Knowing this can help you or others. Stay calm and act fast! 1.Which picture shows Step 1？ A. B. C. D. 2.In Step 2, what is important to remember? A. Not drying the cut. B. Covering part of the wound. C. Covering the whole cut. D. Using a dirty towel. 3.Where is this text from? A. A story book. B. A health guide. C. A science magazine. D. A sports website. 【答案】1. A　2. C　3. B 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了处理小伤口的步骤，包括清洁伤口、覆盖伤口、固定绷带。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“Step 1: Clean the Cut”部分中“Wash your hands first. Then use clean water to rinse the cut softly.”可知，A选项的图片展示了洗手和用水冲洗伤口的动作，符合步骤1的内容。故选A。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“Step 2: Cover the Cut”部分中“Make sure it covers the whole cut.”可知，步骤2中要记住的重要点是覆盖整个伤口。故选C。 (3)题解析： 推理判断题。文章主要介绍的是处理小伤口的健康知识，所以可推知这篇文章来自健康指南。故选B。 主题语境07 人与自我-家庭、朋友与周围的人 （25-26八上·重庆江津二中联盟·期中）It’s not easy to decide on a better gift for your mom on Mother’s Day. Remember, your mother always likes the feeling behind the gift best. Here is some advice. For the mom who loves flowers Sending flowers is a wonderful way of showing your love and thanks to your mother. Carnations (康乃馨) are the traditional flowers for the festival. But you can also give your mom one of her favourite flowers. For the mom who likes to read If your mother enjoys reading, the perfect Mother’s Day gift will be books. You should find out your mom’s favourite writer or her interests. Is it fiction (小说) or non-fiction? Or is she interested in funny, educational or other stories? For the mom who has to work Working moms are always busy. A Mother’s Day present will make the life more relaxing. For example, you may give her a music player. Working moms need to look modern and smart. You can also give her a handbag, a lipstick (唇膏) or a nice watch. All these gifts are wonderful and can make her happy! 1.Bob bought a book for his mom, so what may his mom be? A. A music lover. B. A book lover. C. A flower lover. D. A movie lover. 2.If Tina’s mom has to work, what should Tina buy for her mom? A. Her favourite flowers. B. A funny story book. C. A nice watch. D. A colourful schoolbag. 3.Which part of the newspaper may this passage come from? A. Story. B. Family. C. Sports. D. History. 【答案】1. B　2. C　3. B 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，围绕母亲节礼物选择展开，强调母亲最看重礼物背后的心意，并针对不同喜好的母亲给出了专属建议。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“For the mom who likes to read”部分“If your mother enjoys reading, the perfect Mother’s Day gift will be books.”可知，鲍勃给妈妈买书，说明他的妈妈可能是个爱读书的人。故选B。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“For the mom who has to work”部分“You can also give her a handbag, a lipstick or a nice watch.”可知，蒂娜可以给职场妈妈买一块漂亮的手表。故选C。 (3)题解析： 推理判断题。本文主题是母亲节给妈妈选礼物，属于家庭生活相关内容。故选B。 主题语境08 人与自我-方法与哲理 （25-26八上·重庆双桥中学教育集团·期中）If you want to get more friends, you should be outgoing. Because being outgoing is helpful to you in your life. An outgoing person has more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing isn’t as difficult as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing. You can start being outgoing with your best friends or a group of friends. But it’s not easy to be outgoing with your new friends. Smile more, and usually they’ll return (回报) your smile. Do like this, and you may have some talks. Start a talk. Just a simple “Hello” or “How is it going” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read news in newspapers and prepare (准备) your ideas, or surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind. The easiest way to be more outgoing is to go out. This is a very important step. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun, and you can make new friends there and then you can get more outgoing. 1.What does the underlined word “this” refer to (指)? A. Think less. B. Smile more. C. Do more. D. Say less. 2.If you want to start a talk, you can say “_______”. A. What’s the matter? B. What’s your name? C. How is it going? D. Are you healthy? 3.The easiest way to be outgoing is _______. A. talking B. smiling C. playing D. going out 4.Which is NOT the writer’s view (观点)？ A. Being outgoing is really difficult. B. Being outgoing is good for our lives. C. Being outgoing helps people have more fun. D. Being outgoing with new friends isn’t easy. 【答案】1. B　2. C　3. D　4. A 【解析】【导语】 本文主要介绍了一些如何变得外向的建议。 (1)题解析： 词句猜测题。根据“Smile more, and usually they’ll return (回报) your smile. Do like this, and you may have some talks.”可知，多微笑，通常他们会回应你的微笑，从而可能会有一些交谈。“this”指的是“多微笑”。故选B。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“Start a talk. Just a simple ‘Hello’ or ‘How is it going’ is a good start.”可知，可以通过说“你好”或“最近怎么样”开始交谈。故选C。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“The easiest way to be more outgoing is to go out.”可知，变得更加外向的最简单方法是外出。故选D。 (4)题解析： 观点态度题。根据“In fact, being outgoing isn’t as difficult as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing.”可知，作者认为变得外向并不难。故选A。 主题语境09 人与自我-日常活动 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆铁路中学校教共体·期中）Should children do chores at home? For some children, doing chores is boring. For many parents, getting their children to help with housework is also a big problem. However, a Malaysian mother Kate found a good way. Kate thought of a reward system (奖励制度) for her two sons at home and posted it online. She made a list of chores and gave her sons money if they finished the tasks. She also opened a small shop at home for her sons. The boys could buy snacks at her small shop. Because of this system, Kate’s children are now more willing (愿意) to do their chores. Her post got over 15,000 likes online. Many parents began to imitate her. In other words, they use the same way to teach their children. ▲ Firstly, chores teach children living skills, like cooking and cleaning. Secondly, doing chores is a good way to help children keep healthy. Thirdly, doing chores makes parents and children get closer. Finally, a child can learn to take care of himself by helping with housework. 1.How did Kate encourage her children to do chores? A. By giving them money. B. By giving them likes. C. By sharing her way online. D. By giving them snacks. 2.What does the underlined word “imitate” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Notice. B. Like. C. Follow. D. Save. 3.Which of the following can be put in the ▲ ? A. Kate’s sons now have a lot of money. B. Children should be careful when they do chores. C. However, not all children like the reward system. D. In fact, doing chores is very important for children. 4.What can we infer from the passage? A. Kate’s two sons were willing to do chores before the reward system. B. The reward system Kate created didn’t work for her children. C. Many parents thought Kate’s method was useful. D. Doing chores can only help children learn living skills. 【答案】1. A　2. C　3. D　4. C 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一位马来西亚母亲Kate通过奖励制度鼓励孩子做家务的方法，并阐述了做家务对孩子的重要性。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据第二段“She made a list of chores and gave her sons money if they finished the tasks.”可知，Kate通过给钱的方式鼓励孩子做家务。故选A。 (2)题解析： 词句猜测题。根据第三段“Her post got over 15,000 likes online. Many parents began to imitate her. In other words, they use the same way to teach their children.”可知，许多父母开始模仿她的做法，即“采用同样的方式教育孩子”，所以imitate意为“模仿、效仿”，与follow意思相近。故选C。 (3)题解析： 推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，该段从四个方面阐述了做家务对孩子的重要性，因此段首句应总领全段，点明“做家务对孩子很重要”。故选D。 (4)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“Her post got over 15,000 likes online. Many parents began to imitate her. In other words, they use the same way to teach their children.”可知，她的帖子在网上获得了超过1.5万个点赞，许多家长开始模仿她，他们用同样的方式来教育孩子，所以推断，他们认为这个方法有用，选项C“许多父母认为凯特的方法很有用”符合题意。故选C。 Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆第二外国语学校·期中）Jack is fifteen and he always gets good grades at school. You may think he spends all his time studying, but actually, he spends some time doing the housework every week. To learn about the situation of doing the housework in Jack’s family, I did a survey. Here are the results. Diagram I: What kinds of housework Jack does Diagram II: How many times each family member does the housework every week 1.What is the survey about? A. Family relation. B. Housework. C. Homework. D. Hobbies. 2.What can we know according to Diagram I? A. Jack never cooks. B. Jack can’t fold the clothes. C. There is a pet in Jack’s family. D. Jack sweeps the floor the least. 3.According to Diagram II, how many times does grandma do the housework a week? A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven. 【答案】1. B　2. C　3. D 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇调查报告，通过两个图表展示了Jack及其家人每周做家务的情况。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“To learn about the situation of doing the housework in Jack’s family, I did a survey.”可知，这项调查是关于家务劳动的。故选B。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据图表一中“Feed his pet 20%”可知，Jack需要喂宠物，因此他家养了宠物。故选C。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据图表二中奶奶对应的柱状图高度可知，奶奶每周做家务的次数是7次。故选D。 主题语境10 人与自然-动物与植物 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆凤鸣山中学教共体·半期）Have you ever seen a sloth (树懒)? Sloths walk very slowly, but we like them very much. They live in the forests of South and Central America. There are two main kinds of sloths. You can see the difference by their front feet. One kind has two toes (脚趾) and the other has three. But all sloths share two amazing things: they are super slow, and they look green. Sloths are one of the slowest animals on Earth. Some walk only four meters every minute on the ground. That is even slower than a turtle! They move so slowly that algae (海藻) grow on their bodies. The algae give sloths a green colour, protecting them from predators in the forest. It is a lucky “color” for sloths because most of them are too slow to run away. But why do they move so slowly? It is mainly because of their food. The two-toed sloths eat both plants and small insects, while the three-toed sloths eat mainly tree leaves and flowers. However, the food they eat does not give them much energy. So, they need to save energy by sleeping and resting a lot. Some even sleep up to twenty hours a day! Now, sloths are becoming fewer because their forest homes are getting smaller. We must protect them. Nobody can hunt them in South and Central America. 1.How many main kinds of sloths are there? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 2.What does the underlined word “predators” mean in the second paragraph? A. Their friends. B. Their food. C. Helpful people. D. Dangerous animals. 3.Why do sloths move so slowly? A. Because they are very lazy animals. B. Because they have green bodies. C. Because they are too heavy to move. D. Because their food has little energy. 4.Which is the best title for the passage? A. The Slow and Green Sloth B. The Rainforests of America C. Different Kinds of Animals D. How to Help Sleepy Sloths 【答案】1. B　2. D　3. D　4. A 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了树懒的生活区域、主要种类、“慢”和“绿”的特点及原因，还提及树懒数量减少的现状，呼吁人们保护它们。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“There are two main kinds of sloths.”可知，树懒主要有两种，故选B。 (2)题解析： 词句猜测题。根据“The algae give sloths a green colour, protecting them from predators in the forest...most of them are too slow to run away.”可知，树懒太慢跑不掉，绿色能保护树懒躲避森林中“危险动物（捕食者）”，故选D。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“It is mainly because of their food...the food they eat do not give them much energy. So, they need to save energy by moving slowly.”可知，树懒移动慢是因为食物能量少，需节省能量，故选D。 (4)题解析： 最佳标题题。本文围绕树懒“慢”和“绿色身体”两大特点展开，介绍其种类、习性及现状，核心是“慢且绿的树懒”，故选A。 Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆南开中学教共体学校·期中）Students may want to feed street cats in school, but they may not know where cats are. In order to give school cats a better life, students from Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) made a WeChat mini-program called Beiwai Cats. Now, students can use their phones to find school cats and get to know them through it. The mini-program is easy for students to use. “ ▲ ” The cards show the cats’ photos and also have stories about them. Cat lovers can also adopt (收养) school cats on the mini- program. Zhou Hengxiao,20, helped make the mini- program. He is a member of the BFSU Love Cats Group. He said the mini- program is good for both the students and the cats. With the “ID cards”, students can learn more about the cats. So the students might not get scratched and the cats can be safe. The group is also active on Weibo, bilibili and Xiaohongshu. “We want to use cats to share the culture of our university. When we make money from these platforms (平台), we will use it to feed the cats and help with their illnesses,” Zhou said. Zhou said they hope to add more cats near the university to Beiwai Cats. “We don’t have much money, but we want to do our best to give every small life a home,” said Zhou. 1.Why did students in BFSU make the mini-program? A. To give school cats a better life. B. To offer a platform to cat lovers. C. To sell cat products to cat keepers. D. To raise money for cat research. 2.Which of the following can be put in “ ▲ “ in Paragraph 2? A. They can know many cats from it. B. A group of students work for it. C. On it, every cat has an “ID card”. D. Cat lovers can find pets on it. 3.What is Zhou Hengxiao like? A. Calm. B. Caring. C. Patient. D. Confident. 4.What is the passage mainly about? A. A university looking after cats. B. A way to start a mini-program. C. A mini- program caring for cats. D. A group raising money for cats. 【答案】1. A　2. C　3. B　4. C 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了北京外国语大学学生开发的“北外猫咪”微信小程序，通过为校园猫制作电子“身份证”及线上领养功能，改善猫咪生活并传播校园文化，展现了青年对流浪动物的关怀。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“In order to give school cats a better life, students from Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) made a WeChat mini-program called Beiwai Cats.”可知，学生制作小程序的目的是给学校的猫咪更好的生活，故选A。 (2)题解析： 推理判断题。根据后文“The cards show the cats’ photos and also have stories about them.”可知，此处说的是每个猫咪在小程序上都有“身份证”，故选C。 (3)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“He said the mini-program is good for both the students and the cats. With the ‘ID cards’, students can learn more about the cats. So the students might not get scratched and the cats can be safe.” 以及 “We don’t have much money, but we want to do our best to give every small life a home”等内容可知，周恒晓关心猫咪和学生，是个有爱心的人，故选B。 (4)题解析： 主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了北京外国语大学学生制作的关爱猫咪的微信小程序，包括其功能、意义等，所以“一款关爱猫咪的小程序”能概括文章主要内容，故选C。 Passage 3 （25-26八上·重庆江津中学·期中）The chrysanthemum (菊花) which is known as one of the “Four Gentlemen (四君子) among Plants” is a very popular flower in China. At the same time, it has many meanings in Chinese culture. Chrysanthemums come out in bright colors during cold autumn days, when most other flowers fall. They are beautiful, strong and tough (坚韧的), which greatly inspired ancient Chinese poets (诗人). Besides praising its beauty, ancient Chinese poets also made the chrysanthemum a symbol to stand for themselves in their works. Tao Yuanming (365-427) was a famous poet. He once wrote a poem about how he tried to live as a hermit (隐士). He described how he loved the chrysanthemum and used it to show his spirit in the poem. Tao wrote “Picking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence, leisurely seeing the southern mountain.” in his poem. From then on, the chrysanthemum has become the symbol of the hermit. But chrysanthemums are not only found in Chinese poems. They are also part of Chinese food. The Chongyang Festival takes place on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. On that day, drinking wine made from chrysanthemums is a popular tradition. Chrysanthemum tea is also commonly seen on Chinese dinner tables. It tastes great. People believe it is good for their health to drink it. 1.What did ancient Chinese poets use to stand for themselves according to the text? A. The chrysanthemum. B. Four plants. C. Wine. D. Tea. 2.Tao Yuanming loved the chrysanthemum because________. A. it stood for the hermit B. it showed his spirit C. it was beautiful D. it tasted great 3.Which of the following is the Chinese translation of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3? A. 东篱把酒黄昏后，有暗香盈袖。 B. 采菊东篱下，悠然见南山。 C. 待到重阳日，还来就菊花。 D. 冲天香阵透长安，满城尽带黄金甲。 4.The structure (结构) of the text is ______. A. B. C. D. 【答案】1. A　2. B　3. B　4. A 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了菊花作为中国“植物四君子”之一的文化内涵，包括它被古代诗人当作自我象征、成为隐士的代表，以及在饮食和重阳节习俗中的应用。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据文中“Besides praising its beauty, ancient Chinese poets also made the chrysanthemum a symbol to stand for themselves in their works.”可知，中国古代诗人用菊花作为代表自己的象征，故选A。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据文中“He described how he loved the chrysanthemum and used it to show his spirit in the poem.”可知，陶渊明喜爱菊花是因为菊花能展现他的精神，故选B。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“by the eastern fence”意为“东边的篱笆旁”，“seeing the southern mountain.”意为“看见南边的山”并结合备选项可知，划线句子对应的是陶渊明诗句“采菊东篱下，悠然见南山”，故选B。 (4)题解析： 篇章结构题。文章第一段总体介绍了菊花及其价值，第二段和第四段从诗词和饮食方面介绍了菊花的价值。这两段是并列关系。第三段通过列举陶渊明对菊花的热爱来进一步说明菊花在诗人眼中的价值，与第二段是递进关系，故选A。 Passage 4 （25-26八上·重庆字水中学·期中）Cheetahs are one of the most amazing animals in the world. They live in Africa and some parts of Asia. Cheetahs have a slim body, long legs and a small head. Their fur is yellow with black spots (斑点), which helps them hide in the grass. The cheetah is famous for its speed (速度). It can run faster than any other land animal—up to 112 km per hour! But it can only keep this speed for about 30 seconds. After running fast, the cheetah needs to rest for a long time. Cheetahs usually hunt small animals like rabbits and birds. They hunt during the day because they can see well in bright light. Unlike other big cats, cheetahs don’t roar (吼叫). They make a high-pitched sound, like a bird chirping (鸟叫). Sadly, cheetahs are in danger now. People are taking their land to build farms and cities. Also, some people hunt cheetahs for their fur. We need to protect these amazing animals before they disappear. 1.Where do cheetahs live? A. Only in Africa. B. In Africa and some Asian countries. C. In all parts of Asia. D. In Europe and Africa. 2.What helps cheetahs hide in the grass? A. Their slim body. B. Their long legs. C. Their yellow fur with black spots. D. Their small head. 3.How long can cheetahs keep their top speed? A. For about 30 seconds. B. For about 1 minute. C. For about 5 minutes. D. For about 10 minutes. 4.Why are cheetahs in danger? A. Because they can’t run fast anymore. B. Because they have no food to eat. C. Because people take their land and hunt them. D. Because they can’t see well in bright light. 【答案】1. B　2. C　3. A　4. C 【解析】【导语】 本文介绍了猎豹的栖息地、外貌特征、速度优势、捕食习性以及生存威胁。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“Cheetahs are one of the most amazing animals in the world. They live in Africa and some parts of Asia.”可知，猎豹生活在非洲和亚洲部分地区。故选B。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“Their fur is yellow with black spots (斑点), which helps them hide in the grass.”可知，猎豹的黄色皮毛带有黑色斑点，有助于它们在草丛中隐藏。故选C。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“The cheetah is famous for its speed (速度). It can run faster than any other land animal—up to 112 km per hour! But it can only keep this speed for about 30 seconds.”可知，猎豹维持最高速的时长约30秒。故选A。 (4)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“Sadly, cheetahs are in danger now. People are taking their land to build farms and cities. Also, some people hunt cheetahs for their fur.”可知，猎豹濒危的原因有两点： 一是人类占用土地建设农场和城市，二是人类为皮毛猎杀它们。故选C。 Passage 5 Protect Animals, Protect the World Animals are important to our world. Governments (政府) and organizations work together to protect them. Giant pandas eat bamboo shoots, bamboo leaves and some fruit. They live in the mountains of China and usually live alone. Black rhinos (犀牛) mainly live in eastern and southern Africa. They have two horns (角). The number of black rhinos has become smaller these years. Black rhinos are critically endangered (极度濒危的) now. The snow leopard is a member of the cat family (科), living in the mountains of central Asia. Polar bears just look white, but they don’t have white fur. They live in the Arctic. 1.Which of the following is probably food for giant pandas? A. Apples. B. Chocolate. C. Rice. D. Lions. 2.Where can people find black rhinos? A. In the Arctic. B. In the mountains of Asia. C. In central China. D. In southern Africa.. 3.What can we learn from the passage? A. Polar bears have white fur. B. Giant pandas usually live in groups. C. The number of black rhinos has increased greatly. D. Snow leopards and cats are in the same family. 4.In which part of a magazine can we probably read the material? A. Travel. B. Sports. C. Animals. D. Lions. 【答案】1. A　2. D　3. D　4. C 【解析】【导语】 本文是说明文，主要介绍了大熊猫、黑犀牛、雪豹和北极熊这几种动物的生活习性、分布及生存状况，强调动物对世界的重要性。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“Giant pandas eat bamboo shoots, bamboo leaves and some fruit.”可知，大熊猫的食物包括水果，苹果属于水果范畴。故选A。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“Black rhinos (犀牛) mainly live in eastern and southern Africa.”可知，黑犀牛主要分布在非洲南部。故选D。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“The snow leopard is a member of the cat family (科), living in the mountains of central Asia.”可知，雪豹和猫同属猫科。故选D。 (4)题解析： 推理判断题。文章围绕多种动物的特征、分布等展开，因此最可能出现在杂志的“动物”版块。故选C。 主题语境01 人与社会-人际交往 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆两江中学·过程评估(一)）①Parents love us best in the world. As children, we should do something to show our love to them. Here are a few of my ways. ②Make a card. You may think making a card is a little thing, and most of you may never try it. My parents keep all the cards from me. They say the cards are treasures to them. So why not make a card for your parents? ③______ My dad and mum are busy every day. They need to work and do housework. All these things make them tired, so I always keep my room clean and tidy. How about you? Do you often clean your room? ④Make a meal. Parents are tired after a day’s work. Making dinner for them can give them a break. I am too young to do it by myself, so I ask my sister to help me cook. ⑤Say sorry and thanks. If I do something wrong, I will say sorry to them. If I do that, they will know how I feel. After they do a thing for me, I always say thanks. I can also do something else for them to show I am sorry or I’m thankful, like writing a letter and drawing pictures. I think you can give it a try, too. 1.What housework does the writer do to help parents have a break? A. Keep the room clean. B. Make dinner with sister. C. Make a card. D. Wash dishes. 2.Which can you put in “________”? A. Keep busy. B. Clean up the room. C. Work hard. D. Sweep the bathroom. 3.Who is the passage for? A. Parents. B. Teachers. C. Students. D. Friends. 4.Which is the best structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 【答案】1. B　2. B　3. C　4. A 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了向父母表达爱意的方法。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据第④段“Make a meal... I am too young to do it by myself, so I ask my sister to help me cook.” 可知，作者和姐姐一起做晚餐来帮助父母得到休息。故选B。 (2)题解析： 主旨大意题，根据第③段“...so I always keep my room clean and tidy. How about you? Do you often clean your room?”可知，该段主要介绍打扫房间。故选B。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据第①段“As children, we should do something to show our love to them.”可知，文章从孩子的视角出发，介绍向父母表达爱的方式，如制作卡片、保持房间整洁等，这些行为符合学生的身份，因此本文是写给学生的。故选C。 (4)题解析： 篇章结构题。综合全文可知，第①段总述，要向父母表达爱并介绍自己的方法；第②、③、④和⑤段分别介绍具体的方法 (制作卡片、保持房间整洁、做晚餐、说抱歉和感谢)。因此，结构为①总起，②③④⑤分述；选项A结构图符合题意。故选A。 Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆南开中学教共体学校·期中）①During the National Day holiday, many people want to find dazi or activity partners on some apps for travelling. The activity of finding dazi is a new way of social contact (社会交往) for young people. ②The idea of this activity is easy. It helps people to find someone who has the same interest as them and it doesn’t take much time. With one or some dazi, people have more fun in the activities they are interested in. ③Ge Jinyuan is a high school student from Shandong. She likes talking with her meal dazi when she is having lunch. “We love to share our ideas on the food,” said the girl. “If my meal dazi doesn’t come to school one day, I will be unhappy.” ④“It takes a lot of time to make friends with others. But it doesn’t need much time to have a dazi,” said Shi Zhimin, a student from Shanxi. Ge also has the same idea. She doesn’t want to spend too much time making friends, so having a dazi is good for her. She can feel relaxed and then has more time to study. ⑤Having dazi is usually helpful, but it can be dangerous sometimes. People may lie on the internet. For example, a young and beautiful girl on the internet may be an old, short and heavy man in real life. So think twice when looking for dazi. 1.What can we know from Paragraph 2? A. How people find dazi. B. When people find dazi. C. Where people find dazi. D. Why people find dazi. 2.What will Ge Jinyuan feel if her meal dazi doesn’t come to school? A. Unhappy. B. Bored. C. Relaxed. D. Surprised. 3.What do Ge Jinyuan and Shi Zhimin have in common? A. They have no friends. B. They like having a dazi. C. They are from the same place. D. They don’t do well in their study. 4.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 【答案】1. D　2. A　3. B　4. C 【解析】【导语】 本文主要介绍了在国庆假期期间，许多年轻人通过一些应用程序寻找搭子或活动伙伴这一新的社交方式，介绍了找搭子的想法、好处、相关例子、优势以及存在的风险。 (1)题解析： 主旨大意题。根据“The idea of this activity is easy. It helps people to find someone who has the same interest as them and it doesn’t take much time. With one or some dazi, people have more fun in the activities they are interested in.”可知该段主要讲述了人们找搭子的原因，即找有相同兴趣的人且不花太多时间，在感兴趣的活动中有更多乐趣。故选D。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“If my meal dazi doesn’t come to school one day, I will be unhappy.”可知如果她的饭搭子一天不来学校，她会不开心。故选A。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“Ge Jinyuan is a high school student from Shandong. She likes talking with her meal dazi when she is having lunch.”以及“‘It takes a lot of time to make friends with others. But it doesn’t need much time to have a dazi,’ said Shi Zhimin, a student from Shanxi. Ge also has the same idea.”可知葛金源和石志敏都喜欢有搭子。故选B。 (4)题解析： 篇章结构题。第一段总述在国庆假期许多年轻人在一些应用程序上找搭子是新的社交方式；第二段介绍了找搭子这种活动的想法及好处；第三、四段分别举例葛金源和石志敏对找搭子的看法；第五段说明找搭子有时会有危险。结合选项可知，选项C符合文章结构。故选C。 主题语境02 人与社会-文化 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆巴川中学校·期中）①China is home to many performing arts like Kunqu and Pingtan. Pingtan is the art of storytelling and ballad singing (民谣演唱) in Suzhou dialect (方言). It mixes (融合) Pinghua and Tanci. Pinghua is just talking and Tanci is talking and singing. ②Pinghua became popular during the Qing Dynasty. With a folding fan and a gavel (木槌) in hand, a performer told stories of historical people. Tanci appeared in areas around Suzhou. In the 1600s, storytellers began to mix the two arts into a new one. This new style (风格) was called Pingtan and it grew more and more popular. ③Pingtan is usually performed by two people—a man and a woman. The man often appears in long blue or grey clothes. The woman wears a more colorful qipao. All they need is a table and two chairs. One performer carries a three-stringed zither (三弦扁琴) and the other plays the pipa. ④Historical stories and novels are common in Pingtan. Most of the time, we are familiar with the stories. 1.What can we learn about Pingtan from Paragraph 1? A. Pingtan uses Shanghai dialect to show. B. Pingtan is just talking. C. Pingtan is part of Pinghua. D. Pingtan is an art mixing Pinghua and Tanci. 2.What does the underlined word “it” refer to? A. Pinghua. B. Tanci. C. Pingtan. D. Kunqu. 3.Which of the following pictures is Pingtan? A. B. C. D. 4.What’s the best title for the passage? A. The Future of Pingtan B. Pingtan’s History and Style C. Pingtan’s Historical Stories D. The Spirit of Pingtan 【答案】1. D　2. C　3. C　4. B 【解析】【导语】 本文讲述了中国传统艺术评弹的起源、表演形式、表演内容等相关信息。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据第一段中“it mixes Pinghua and Tanci”可知，评弹是融合了评话和弹词的艺术形式，故选D。 (2)题解析： 词句猜测题。根据第二段中“This new style was called Pingtan and it grew more and more popular”可知，“it”指代前文的“Pingtan”，故选C。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Pingtan is usually performed by two people…One performer carries a three-stringed zither and the other plays the pipa”可知，符合“两人表演、分别持三弦扁琴和琵琶”的是选项C，故选C。 (4)题解析： 最佳标题题。根据文章内容(介绍评弹的起源、表演形式等)可知，“Pingtan’s History and Style (评弹的历史与风格)”能概括全文，故选B。 Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆第八中学校·期中）①Thousands of years ago, Chinese texts were on animal bones or bamboos before people wrote them on paper. Now, these old texts have a new “home” in modern times. ②This year, a team from Nanjing Agricultural University (农业大学) made a large language model (LLM) called Xunzi. Wang Dongbo, the team leader, said they named it Xunzi, because Xunzi was a great thinker who clearly explained how to use a language. ③To make Xunzi, Wang and his partners did much work first. After 2013, their team spent much time changing some ancient books like Siku Quanshu into digital form (数码形式). Wang said, “We studied thousands of ancient Chinese texts. This work is very important for the LLM.” ④Testing the model also took much time. They had to check if it worked well and met users’ needs. Wang said, “Success is never easy. We tried many times before we got successful in the end.” ⑤ ▲ Now, Xunzi can translate (翻译) and understand some ancient Chinese texts. It can also help people understand information like names or places from ancient Chinese texts. ⑥For example, if you put pinyin “shangu” into the model, you’ll find its translation as “valley” (山谷) in modern Chinese. You’ll also see it can be a person’s courtesy name (字) in some old texts. It even gives short introductions (介绍) about the person. Wang said, “The model helps us find more information that we didn’t see in the past.” ⑦Not long ago, Wang’s team put Xunzi online. People around the world can use it for free. It shows that more and more people are using it. Wang said, “Many people told me that they would never get close to ancient Chinese texts without Xunzi.” 1.Which sentence can be put in the ▲ ? A. But their hard work on Xunzi the LLM brings good results. B. The reason why they made Xunzi the LLM is very clear. C. So we believe more and more people want to use Xunzi the LLM. D. There’s a long way to go before Xunzi the LLM gets more popular. 2.If we put pinyin “taibai” into Xunzi the LLM, we may NOT get ________. A. its translation as “too white” in modern Chinese B. the introduction of a famous writer in China C. the information about a person’s courtesy name D. different ideas of “too white” in different languages 3.What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. Siku Quanshu is a modern book that people like to use in universities. B. Wang’s team tried many times before they could get successful. C. Xunzi the LLM can translate and understand some ancient English texts. D. Xunzi the LLM interests more people to learn about ancient Chinese texts. 4.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1 ②=Paragraph 2...) A. B. C. D. 5.What is the purpose (目的) of the passage? A. To tell readers how to read and write ancient Chinese texts. B. To introduce how Xunzi the LLM was made and how useful it is. C. To explain why Xunzi the LLM became the most popular model. D. To describe Wang’s team and Siku Quanshu’s digital form. 【答案】1. A　2. D　3. D　4. B　5. B 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了南京农业大学团队研发的大型语言模型“荀子”，包括其研发过程、功能及应用价值。 (1)题解析： 推理判断题。前文介绍了“荀子”模型研发和测试的艰辛过程，空后讲述模型的实用功能，A选项“但他们在‘荀子’大语言模型上的努力带来了好结果”起到承上启下的作用。故选A。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“You’ll also see it can be a person’s courtesy name (字) in some old texts. It even gives short introductions (介绍) about the person. Wang said, ‘The model helps us find more information that we didn’t see in the past.’”可知，“荀子”能提供古汉语词汇的现代翻译、字的信息及相关人物介绍，但未提及“不同语言中‘too white’的不同含义”。故选D。 (3)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“Many people told me that they would never get close to ancient Chinese texts without Xunzi”可推知，“荀子”模型让更多人有兴趣了解中国古代文献。故选D。 (4)题解析： 篇章结构题。第①段总述古代文献有了现代“新家园”；第②段介绍“荀子”模型的研发团队与命名由来；第③-④段讲模型的研发与测试过程；第⑤-⑥段说明模型的功能；第⑦段讲模型的上线与影响。结构对应选项B。故选B。 (5)题解析： 主旨大意题。文章先介绍“荀子”大语言模型的研发过程，后说明其功能与价值，核心是介绍该模型的研发及实用性。故选B。 主题语境03 人与社会-旅游 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆江津中学·期中）Now City Walk is becoming more and more popular in big cities, like Beijing and Shanghai. Many people think it is really healthy for both our body and mind. People who enjoy city walking and always spend their free time on it are called city walkers. They try to visit many places of interest in a very short time through cities. They enjoy beautiful buildings and great food, taking photos. The most popular reasons for City Walk ★To slow down to learn a city better Traditionally, we might take a few photos in front of the landmarks and then visit the next place. However, City Walk seems the best way to see places if you don’t want to rush (匆忙). It is also a good way for you to enjoy the special city cultures and all kinds of local (当地的) food and buildings slowly. ★To travel in a cheap way City Walk helps to travel cheaply. You don’t need to pay for transport, such as taxis and subways. Moreover, there is no need to buy tickets for places of interest. ★To make us relaxed You may feel tired of work from Monday to Friday. Fast travel may even bring you more trouble. For example, you have to figure out accommodation, travel routes and transportation all within a tight schedule. City Walk, though, can help you forget your work and worries. As one of the coolest ways to explore (探索) a place among young people, City Walk led to a new travel trend (潮流). Would you like to have a try? 1.What do people enjoy about City Walks? A. To avoid taking photos. B. To rush through the city quickly. C. To spend money on transport. D. To learn about city cultures and food. 2.What percent of city walkers are teenagers under 18? A. 15% B. 20% C. 17% D. 43% 3.What is one benefit (益处) of City Walk mentioned in the text? A. It is a way to meet new friends. B. It allows for relaxation after work. C. It helps to travel in an expensive way. D. You need to buy tickets for attractions. 4.What can we infer (推断) from the text about the differences between City Walk and traditional fast travel? A. Traditional fast travel helps people learn a city’s local culture more deeply than City Walk. B. City Walk is more suitable for people who want to avoid busy schedules and enjoy travel at ease. C. Traditional fast travel is much cheaper because it doesn’t require walking for a long time. D. City Walk is only popular among young people, while traditional travel fits all age groups. 【答案】1. D　2. C　3. B　4. B 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了City Walk在大城市的流行现状、参与群体的特点，结合图表展示了不同年龄段的参与比例和参与人数的变化，还阐述了城市漫步受欢迎的原因以及它成为新兴旅行潮流的背景。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据文中“It is also a good way for you to enjoy the special city cultures and all kinds of local food and buildings slowly”可知，人们在城市漫步中会了解城市文化、品尝当地美食，故选D。 (2)题解析： 推理判断题。根据图表数据可知，15岁以下占15%，16–17岁占2%，所以判断城市漫步者中18岁以下青少年比例为15%+2%=17%，故选C。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据文中“City Walk, though, can help you forget your work and worries”可知，城市漫步能让人在工作后放松，故选B。 (4)题解析： 推理判断题。根据文中“Fast travel may even bring you more trouble...City Walk, though, can help you forget your work and worries”可推断，城市漫步更适合想避开忙碌日程、轻松享受旅行的人，故选B。 Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆第二外国语学校·期中）Think your winter is cold? Temperatures in Yakutsk fell to -62.7℃ in January this year—the coldest in more than twenty years, scientists say. Yakutsk is the capital of Russia’s Sakha Republic. It is just 300 miles south of the Arctic Circle (北极圈). ________ How cold is it in winter? Local people don’t wear eye glasses outside because they will freeze (冻僵) to the skin. People there know the key to keeping warm: Just dress warmly, in layers (分层), like a cabbage. During the winter, the city is covered with“ice fog ”. That happens because the air is so cold. The warmer air from houses, people and cars cannot rise at all. Today, Yakutsk is a center for science, culture and business in Russian Far East Federal Region. But it wasn’t like this at first. In 1632, Pyotr Beketov led people to build the city. Then in the 1880s, people found gold and other minerals (矿物质) there. Now, companies in the Sakha Republic produce 26% of the world’s raw diamonds (钻石原石). The city has a population of more than 330,000. They mainly live on dairy products (奶制品), meat and fish. Although there are rich natural resources (资源), many people live a poor life. Some even live in places worse than their farm animals’ living places. Visiting Yakutsk in the winter is not a good idea, but its summers are cool. The city also has much more to offer, like special museums. Permafrost Kingdom is one of the most popular. It is an underground museum with ice sculptures (冰雕) that never melt. Do you want to experience the life there? 1.Which sentence can be put in the ________? A. Many tourists choose to visit here in winter. B. It is believed that it’s the coldest city in the world. C. It is one of the most popular cities in Russia. D. The local traditional food is very delicious. 2.What may the phrase “much more to offer” mean in the last paragraph? A. Many other interesting things to see or do. B. Much more food to produce and sell. C. Much colder weather to experience. D. Much more people to visit the city. 3.What can we infer from the passage? A. People in Yakutsk are very rich because of the diamonds. B. Eye glasses will freeze to the skin when people go out in winter. C. There are more tourists visiting Yakutsk in summer than in winter. D. The government is planning to move the city to a warmer place. 4.Which is the best title for the passage? A. Yakutsk—The Coldest City in the World. B. The Natural Resources in Yakutsk. C. People’s Life in the Cold Weather. D. The History of Yakutsk. 【答案】1. B　2. A　3. C　4. A 【解析】【导语】 本文介绍了世界上最寒冷的城市——俄罗斯雅库茨克的严寒气候、历史发展、居民生活及旅游资源。 (1)题解析： 推理判断题。根据前文“Yakutsk is the capital of Russia’s Sakha Republic. It is just 300 miles south of the Arctic Circle.”可知，雅库茨克地理位置靠近北极圈，后文又描述其冬季严寒程度（眼镜会冻在皮肤上），因此填入“它被认为是世界上最冷的城市”最符合语境。故选B。 (2)题解析： 词句猜测题。根据后文“like special museums. Permafrost Kingdom is one of the most popular.”可知，雅库茨克还有像永冻王国这样的特殊博物馆等旅游资源，因此“much more to offer”意为“还有许多其他有趣的东西可看或可做”。故选A。 (3)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“Visiting Yakutsk in the winter is not a good idea, but its summers are cool. The city also has much more to offer...”可推断，夏季比冬季更适合旅游，因此夏季游客可能更多。故选C。 (4)题解析： 最佳标题题。通读全文可知，文章主要围绕雅库茨克作为“世界最冷城市”的极端气候、历史、资源和生活展开说明，因此“Yakutsk—The Coldest City in the World”是最佳标题。故选A。 主题语境04 人与社会-社会 （25-26八上·重庆永川·期中）Duan Jiayang, a 12-year-old student of a primary school in Chongqing, is learning the skills to take care of vegetable gardens. “I learned how to place the mulch film (地膜),” he says. “I thought it was only a piece of cake, but I was wrong.” In China, many parents care too much about their children’s good results in studies, but little about their life skills. “Some parents do everything for their children,” says Yan Mei, a teacher in a primary school. “For example,” Yan says, “some parents would help their children do the school’s cleaning.” Since (自从) March 2023, the country has made a set of policies (政策), asking middle schools and primary schools to teach students more useful skills. Following these policies, the primary school started the agricultural (农业的) class. Students plant fruit and vegetables in a garden about 4,000 square meters in size. “In the days before the May Day holiday, students of different grades at the school worked together in the gardens,” says the teacher Yang Bo. “They planted watermelons, tomatoes and carrots.” The school hopes that students will learn that food is quite valuable (珍贵的), so that they will better understand the difficulties their parents are going through. 1.What did Duan Jiayang think of placing the mulch film at first? A. Easy. B. Boring. C. Difficult. D. Interesting. 2.What do many Chinese parents care most about their kids? A. Their life skills. B. Their good grades. C. Their health in body and mind. D. Their hobbies. 3.What is the purpose (目的) of the policies? A. To improve students’ life skills. B. To make the school life colourful. C. To help students know about plants and vegetables. D. To help students make friends. 4.What is the best title (标题) for the passage? A. Chores are necessary B. Duan Jiayang, a Hard-Working Student C. The Importance of Growing Vegetables D. Children Get a Lesson in Life through Skills Class 【答案】1. A　2. B　3. A　4. D 【解析】【导语】 本文主要讲述了中国许多家长过于关注孩子的学习成绩而忽视生活技能，国家出台政策要求中小学教授学生更多实用技能，重庆一所小学开设农业课让学生学习生活技能并明白食物珍贵、理解父母艰辛。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“I thought it was only a piece of cake, but I was wrong.”可知，他最初认为铺地膜很简单。故选A。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“In China, many parents care too much about their children’s good results in studies, but little about their life skills.”可知，许多中国父母最关心孩子的好成绩。故选B。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“Since (自从) March 2023, the country has made a set of policies (政策), asking middle schools and primary schools to teach students more useful skills.”可知，政策的目的是提高学生的生活技能。故选A。 (4)题解析： 最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文围绕重庆一所小学开设农业技能课，让学生学习生活技能，体会食物的珍贵和父母的不易展开，D选项“孩子们通过技能课上了一堂人生课”为最佳标题。故选D。 主题语境05 人与社会-科普知识与现代技术 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆四川外国语学校·期中）①In the past, people spent hours planning trips. This long process meant people had to look at many travel apps and websites for hotels and restaurants, read hundreds of reviews (评论), and make their daily plans by hand. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) has completely changed this. AI trip planners like DeepSeek can do all the work. Users can simply describe the trip they want, and the AI creates a full travel plan in seconds. ②DeepSeek is a new AI tool from China. It can understand what people want and make smart travel plans. For example, if you want a five-day cultural trip in Xi’an, it can tell you where to go, what to eat, and how to get there each day. Many travelers tried DeepSeek. Zhang Yu, who traveled to Xi’an with DeepSeek’s help, told reporters that his trip went smoothly. I was at first afraid that the plan might not work well, he said, “but actually I visited all the places without any problems.” Zhao Xinyue, a college student, agreed. “The AI suggested famous sights and also some little-known places that were really special,” she said. ③ Travel companies are also using AI. Mafengwo, a Chinese online travel platform (平台), improved its smart travel services in Guizhou by connecting them with the DeepSeek model (模型). The AI thinks like a human to plan better trips—it thinks about what users want to do, how to get around, and even how tired they may get. As the leader of Mafengwo said, “AI is making travel fit what each person likes. It is opening a new start for the smart travel.” 1.According to Paragraph 1, AI trip planners like DeepSeek can _________. A. read reviews B. create travel plans C. pack your bags D. book hotels and restaurants 2.Which sentence uses “smoothly” with the săme meaning as the underlined word? smoothly /’ smu:ðli/ adv.①平稳地 ②顺利地 ③流利地 A. She can speak English smoothly. B. The car moves smoothly on the new road. C. My plan is going smoothly with everyone’s hard work. D. The teacher drew the line smoothly on the blackboard. 3.According to Paragraph 3, why does Mafengwo use DeepSeek model? A. Because it can give users free tickets. B. Because it can speak different languages. C. Because it can think about users’ needs and feelings. D. Because it can help users save money on hotel bookings. 4.What’s the best title of this passage? A. Travel in the AI World B. Smarter Travel with AI C. Ways to Plan Your Trips D. DeepSeek—A New Tool 【答案】1. B　2. C　3. C　4. B 【解析】【导语】 本文主要介绍了过去人们规划旅行耗时久，现在人工智能（AI）旅行规划器如DeepSeek彻底改变了这一情况，它能快速制定完整旅行计划，还介绍了DeepSeek的特点、使用者反馈以及旅游公司对AI的应用。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“AI trip planners like DeepSeek can do all the work. Users can simply describe the trip they want, and the AI creates a full travel plan in seconds.”可知，像DeepSeek这样的AI旅行规划器可以创建旅行计划。故选B。 (2)题解析： 词句猜测题。“smoothly”意思是“顺利地”，“My plan is going smoothly with everyone’s hard work.”中“smoothly”也是“顺利地”意思，与原文中意思相同。“She can speak English smoothly.”中“smoothly”意思是“流利地”；“The car moves smoothly on the new road.”和“The teacher drew the line smoothly on the blackboard.”中“smoothly”意思是“平稳地”。故选C。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“The AI thinks like a human to plan better trips—it thinks about what users want to do, how to get around, and even how tired they may get.”可知，马蜂窝使用DeepSeek模型是因为它能考虑用户的需求和感受。故选C。 (4)题解析： 最佳标题题。文章主要围绕人工智能在旅行规划方面的应用，让旅行更智能展开，所以“Smarter Travel with AI”作为标题最合适。故选B。 Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆复旦中学教共体·期中）①When I was young, I watched my grandmother make tea and then watched my mother do it. I really enjoyed it not only because of the taste, but also because I was using the beautiful tea sets and feeling the hot tea smell rising into the air, then into my nose. When I grew up, I’ve become a tea lover myself. ②Tea carries so much about life and culture to the world and UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) listed Chinese tea as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity (人类非物质文化遗产). ③People drink tea when they’re thirsty or sleepy. We serve our parents and teachers with tea to show respect. At weddings (婚礼), new couples offer tea to their families, which is a way to show love and thanks. It’s also polite to treat our guests with tea in China. ④Making tea is a kind of art. In old times, people liked to draw flowers and animals on tea foam (泡沫). I use beautiful tea sets to make tea. Different kinds of tea need different special tea sets to bring out its characteristics. ⑤Even the word “tea” is full of meanings, coming along with many idioms. For example, “Did you hear the tea about Jack? Come on! It’s time to spill the tea!” Another example is “Take it easy. It’s just a storm in a teacup.” And “She won’t take that job for all the tea in China.” means no matter how much money is given, she won’t take that job. ⑥Every time I take a sip (一小口) of tea and relax my mind, I’ll think of my mother, my grandmother and all the joy of my life through the green leaves. Having tea is not just a habit of my family. It means passing down the important Chinese culture. 1.The underlined word “characteristics” means ________. A. 定价 B. 稀有 C. 共鸣 D. 特质 2.According to Paragraph ⑤, which “tea” is different from the others? A. Carry the cups carefully, or you will spill the tea. B. I have some tea. Anyone wants to hear? C. It’s a storm in a teacup. Nothing bad will happen. D. Honest people will not lie for all the tea in China. 3.The structure of the passage is ________. A. ①/②③④⑤/⑥ B. ①②/③④/⑤⑥ C. ①/②/③④⑤⑥ D. ①②③/④⑤/⑥ 4.The best title of the passage may be ________. A. Tea Drinking, Art Showing B. A Sip In the Mouth, A Culture To the World C. Childhood Memory of Tea D. Like Mother, Like Tea 【答案】1. D　2. A　3. A　4. B 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了茶的文化意义、艺术价值以及作者对茶的情感联系。 (1)题解析： 词句猜测题。根据“Different kinds of tea need different special tea sets to bring out its characteristics.”可知，不同种类的茶需要不同的特殊茶具来展现其特质，“characteristics”指茶的特质或特点。故选D。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据第⑤段，“hear some tea”和“storm in a teacup”以及“for all the tea in China”中“tea”均是习语里的抽象含义，而A项“Carry the cups carefully, or you will spill the tea.”中的“tea”指实际茶水。故选A。 (3)题解析： 篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段引入作者与茶的童年回忆；第二段到第五段分别从文化、礼仪、艺术和语言角度阐述茶的意义；第六段总结茶的文化传承价值。故选A。 (4)题解析： 最佳标题题。通读全文可知，全文围绕茶的文化意义展开，B项符合。故选B。 Passage 3 （25-26八上·重庆凤鸣山中学教共体·半期）①The soldiers stepped in perfect lines during the military parade (阅兵) on Sept. 3. Did you enjoy watching them? Maybe everyone would say “yes”, as uniformity (整齐划一) makes us feel so good. ②The reason is that our brains (大脑) love orderly things, according to China Communication. This has to do with something called “processing fluency (加工流畅性)”. It helps our brains do things easily, such as remembering and deciding. Usually, symmetry (对称), clear shapes and sharp contrast (对比) can help improve processing fluency. ③But why does our brain like this fluency? Scientists have different ideas. Some say it’s because our brain doesn’t have to work hard to understand. This helps us make quick choices without thinking too hard. ④Another idea is that our brains learned this from evolution (进化). When things are easy to get, it might mean we’re safe. But if things get tricky, our brain thinks danger, said Psychology Today. The neocortex (新皮质), a part of our brain, plays a big part in learning. It has 300 million brain cells that look for patterns (模式) to help us learn. ⑤Processing fluency can be helpful for marketing (市场营销). For example, Apple often uses this idea to make its ads simple and clear. This way, people can understand and remember their products (产品) very easily. ⑥Not only in marketing, but processing fluency also makes a difference to our daily life. For example, if a painting has a balanced design, matching colors, and clear pictures, it can catch people’s eyes more easily and make us feel happy. 1.How does the writer start the passage? A. By listing numbers. B. By giving an example. C. By comparing different feelings. D. By explaining a scientific idea. 2.Which is the easiest picture for our brain to process? A. B. C. D. 3.According to Paragraph 4, why does uniformity make people feel good? A. Because it helps the neocortex work better. B. Because it excites most of our brain cells. C. Because it is helpful for the evolution of the brain. D. Because it tells the brain that everything is okay. 4.If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best? A. ①;②③④;⑤⑥ B. ①;②③;④⑤⑥ C. ①②;③;④⑤⑥ D. ①②;③④⑤;⑥ 【答案】1. B　2. C　3. D　4. A 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，以阅兵为例引出大脑喜欢有序事物的现象，解释其与加工流畅性的关系及进化原因，还提及该原理在营销和生活中的应用。 (1)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“①The soldiers stepped in perfect lines during the military parade on Sept 3.”可知，作者通过举阅兵的例子开篇，故选B。 (2)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“Usually, symmetry, clear shapes and sharp contrast can help improve processing fluency.”可知，对称、形状清晰、对比鲜明的图片最易被大脑处理，选项C的图片符合，故选C。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据第④段“When things are easy to get, it might mean we’re safe. But if things get tricky, our brain thinks danger”可知，整齐划一的事物让大脑觉得容易理解，意味着安全，即“一切都好”，故选D。 (4)题解析： 篇章结构题。结合全文可知，①举阅兵例子引出“整齐划一让人愉悦”；②③④解释大脑喜欢有序事物的原因（加工流畅性及进化角度）；⑤⑥说明加工流畅性在营销和日常生活中的应用，故选A。 Passage 4 （25-26八上·重庆高新·期中）①Many people love their pets like family. When they go to school or on vacation, they often worry about their furry friends at home. Is my dog hungry? Is my cat feeling bad? This is a common anxiety (焦虑) for pet owners. But now, technology (科技) has a new answer: smart pet products. These special tools are changing how people take care of their pets. ②What can these smart products do? Imagine you are at school. With a smart camera, you can see your cat playing in the living room on your phone. A smart feeder can give your dog food at the same time every day, so it never gets too hungry. There are even self-cleaning (自我清洁的) litter boxes that do the dirty work for you. These tools sound like a dream for many pet owners. They can save a lot of time and make people feel more relaxed when they are away from home. ③However, these tools are not always perfect. Sometimes, they can make big mistakes. One pet owner shared a scary story. He was on a business trip, and the smart feeder for his dog suddenly stopped working. His poor dog had no food all day. ▲ A machine that is meant to help can sometimes create a bigger problem or even be unsafe. So, while these tools are helpful, we need to be careful with them. ④In short, pet owners should use them very carefully. Smart pet products are a very new and interesting trend (趋势). They offer an easy way to care for our animal friends. For busy owners, they can be a fantastic help. But it is important to remember that they are just machines. Pet owners should choose them very carefully and always put their pet’s safety and happiness first. 1.How does the writer begin the passage in the first paragraph? A. By giving examples of popular pets. B. By explaining why pets feel lonely. C. By listing the reasons of keeping pets. D. By describing a common problem for pet owners. 2.What CAN’T the smart pet products help the owners do? A. Feed their pets from far away. B. See what their pets are doing. C. Do the cleaning by themselves. D. Help clean the house. 3.Which sentence can be put in ▲ ? A. It means we can totally believe these products. B. It can always do the right things. C. This shows that technology can sometimes cause problems. D. That is to say, it can take care of our pets perfectly. 4.What’s the structure of this passage? A. B. C. D. 【答案】1. D　2. D　3. C　4. C 【解析】【导语】 本文主要介绍了智能宠物产品的出现、功能、存在的问题以及宠物主人应该如何谨慎使用这些产品，强调了宠物的安全和幸福的重要性。 (1)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“Many people love their pets like family. When they go to school or on vacation, they often worry about their furry friends at home. Is my dog hungry? Is my cat feeling bad? This is a common anxiety (焦虑) for pet owners.”可知，作者在第一段通过描述宠物主人常见的一个问题，即当他们不在家时担心宠物的情况，来开始文章。故选D。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“With a smart camera, you can see your cat playing in the living room on your phone. A smart feeder can give your dog food at the same time every day, so it never gets too hungry. There are even self-cleaning (自我清洁的) litter boxes that do the dirty work for you.”可知，智能宠物产品可以帮助主人远程喂食宠物、看到宠物在做什么以及自动清洁宠物排泄物，但并没有提到可以帮助打扫房子。故选D。 (3)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“One pet owner shared a scary story. He was on a business trip, and the smart feeder for his dog suddenly stopped working. His poor dog had no food all day.”以及“A machine that is meant to help can sometimes create a bigger problem or even be unsafe.”可知，此处应该填入一个句子来总结上文提到的智能宠物产品有时会出现问题的情况，即“This shows that technology can sometimes cause problems.”。故选C。 (4)题解析： 篇章结构题。文章第一段通过描述宠物主人常见的问题引出智能宠物产品的出现；第二段介绍智能宠物产品的功能；第三段指出智能宠物产品存在的问题；第四段总结全文，提出宠物主人应该谨慎使用智能宠物产品，并把宠物的安全和幸福放在首位。因此，文章的结构是总分总。故选C。 Passage 5 （25-26八上·重庆巴川中学校·期中）①Do you like rabbits? What do they use their long ears to do? Are their long ears useful? When rabbits come into our mind, we may think of their long ears. Having long ears is important for the rabbits. Read on and find out the answers to the questions. ②Long ears make rabbits have good hearing. With their long ears, rabbits can hear sounds from a faraway place. It’s said that they can hear sounds from about three kilometers away. Most rabbits can move their two ears in two different directions. In this way, they can hear any sound from all directions. Good hearing can help rabbits stay safe. For example, when a rabbit hears the sound of a tiger coming close, it can run away quickly. ③Rabbits’ ears can help change their body temperature. There are many blood vessels (血管) in rabbits’ long ears. When a rabbit feels hot, the blood vessels expand (扩张). This can make more blood flow (流) to its ears. As air blows over the ears, it cools the blood down. The blood then flows to other parts of the body and this helps them also cool down. On cold days, these blood vessels shrink. And less blood will flow to the rabbit’s ears and less heat (热量) will be lost. In this way, rabbits’ ears help them keep warm in winter. ④Rabbits’ long ears are also useful for talking with their friends. When a rabbit feels relaxed and happy, its ears will stand straight up or lean (倾斜) a little forward. This shows it feels safe around other rabbits. If it’s scared, the ears might lie flat (平放) against its back. That’s a way to tell other rabbits there’s danger. This “ear language” helps rabbits stay together in groups. It makes their life with other rabbits easier and more peaceful. ⑤Rabbits’ long ears are so useful! They help rabbits hear well to stay safe, change body temperature and even“talk” with friends to get along. Rabbits’ ears are gifts from nature. Next time you see a rabbit, look at its ears carefully. Maybe you’ll find more little fun things about them! 1.How does the writer start the passage? A. By telling a story. B. By listing numbers. C. By asking questions. D. By giving a fact. 2.What does the underlined word “shrink” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. 扩大 B. 收缩 C. 调节 D. 出现 3.What does the passage mainly talk about? A. Why rabbits have good hearing B. How rabbits’ long ears are useful in their lives C. How rabbits talk with their friends D. Why rabbits are different from other animals 4.Which of the following shows the structure of this passage? A. B. C. D. 【答案】1. C　2. B　3. B　4. D 【解析】【导语】 本文主要介绍兔子长耳朵的多种用途，包括助其听力保安全、调节体温、与同伴交流，是自然赋予的有用礼物。 (1)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“Do you like rabbits? What do they use their long ears to do? Are their long ears useful?”可知，作者通过提出问题的方式开启文章。故选C。 (2)题解析： 词句猜测题。根据“When a rabbit feels hot, the blood vessels expand... On cold days, these blood vessels shrink. And less blood will flow to the rabbit’s ears...”可知，热时血管扩张，冷时血管“收缩”，shrink 意为“收缩”。故选B。 (3)题解析： 主旨大意题。文章从听力、体温调节、交流三个方面介绍了兔子长耳朵的用途，即兔子的长耳朵在生活中是如何有用的。故选B。 (4)题解析： 篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段提出关于兔子长耳朵的问题；第二、三、四段分别从听力、体温调节、交流方面介绍长耳朵的用途；第五段总结长耳朵的实用性。故选D。 Passage 6 Congratulations, Jonathan! When Jonathan the giant tortoise (巨型陆龟) was born (出生), Queen Victoria (维多利亚女王) was just a teenager. When the Queen of the UK died more than 120 years ago at the age of 81, Jonathan was still moving around, on one of the world's most faraway islands in France. On December 4th this year, he will be 190 years old. No other tortoises on earth are older than him, which makes him very famous. Walk on, Baby! When Msituni was born, she could hardly stand upright because her front legs were bent (弯曲) in a wrong way. Now, thanks to the special braces (支架), she has become healthy and can play with other giraffes. What a Giant (巨人)! Scientists found some fossils (化石) of the heaviest known penguin on earth. They believe this penguin weighed more than 150 kilograms. This is about three times heavier than the emperor penguin, the largest of all living penguins. This giant lived between 55 and 60 million years ago, around the time when the dinosaurs (恐龙) died out. 1.Jonathan, the giant tortoise ________. A. is living in the UK B. is the oldest tortoise on earth C. is as old as Queen Victoria D. is more than 190 years old 2.What can we learn from the passage? A. The dinosaurs lived between 55 and 60 million years ago. B. The emperor penguin was heavier than the fossil penguin. C. Msituni got better with the help of special braces. D. Queen Victoria was a teenager when Msituni was born. 3.In which part of the newspaper can we read the passage? A. Story Time. B. Sports News. C. Art and Music. D. Animal World. 【答案】1. B　2. C　3. D 【解析】【导语】 本文主要介绍了全球最年长的巨型陆龟乔纳森、借助特殊支架恢复健康的长颈鹿姆西图尼，以及科学家发现的5500万至6000万年前的巨型企鹅化石，展现了动物世界的奇妙与独特。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“No other tortoises on earth are older than him”可知，乔纳森是“地球上最年长的陆龟”。故选B。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“thanks to the special braces, she has become healthy and can play with other giraffes”可知，长颈鹿姆西图尼“在特殊支架的帮助下恢复了健康”。故选C。 (3)题解析： 推理判断题。文章三则内容均围绕动物展开（巨型陆龟、长颈鹿、远古企鹅化石），属于“动物世界”版块的主题。故选D。 主题语境06 人与社会-艺术 （25-26八上·重庆巴蜀中学教育集团·期中）In ancient China, people did not have the modern raincoats or umbrellas. When it rained, they used clever tools made from natural materials (材料) to stay dry. These tools were not only useful but also showed the wisdom (智慧) of ancient Chinese people. Let’s learn about three popular rain tools. Straw (稻草) Raincoat - Suo The straw raincoat, called “Suo” in Chinese, was the most popular rain protection for farmers and workers. It was made from dry grass or palm (棕榈) leaves. People would put these leaves together to make a coat that could cover the whole body. ▲ , so people didn’t feel too hot while wearing it. Even in heavy rain, the leaves could keep the water out. You can still see some farmers wearing them in the countryside today. Bamboo Hat - Douli The bamboo hat, known as “Douli”, was often used with the straw raincoat. This hat had a wide, round shape that could protect the head and shoulders from rain. It was made mostly from bamboo leaves. Workers would make a frame (框架) from bamboo first, then add large leaves on top. The hat was not only good for rain but also for sunshine. Many travelers, fishermen, and farmers used it every day. Oil-paper Umbrella The oil-paper umbrella was the most beautiful rain tool in ancient China. Its frame was made of bamboo, and the covering was made of paper. People would paint it with tung (油桐) oil to make it waterproof. After that, no rain could go through the thin paper. These umbrellas often had pretty pictures like flowers, birds, or landscapes. Unlike today’s umbrellas, the oil-paper umbrella was seen as a work of art. Young women liked to use them when they hung out. 1.Which sentence can be put in the ▲ ? A. Using a straw raincoat was a Chinese tradition B. The material was cheap and easy to get from nature C. The straw raincoat showed the wisdom of Chinese people D. The straw raincoat was very light and let air pass through 2.According to the meaning of “waterproof”, which sentence is NOT RIGHT? A. This soundproof room lets no noise inside. B. This material is fireproof and does not catch fire easily. C. The oilproof gloves protect hands from the sunshine. D. Remember to use a heatproof bowl for holding the hot soup. 3.Which would a farmer choose to use on a sunny day? A. A straw raincoat. B. A bamboo hat. C. An oil-paper umbrella. D. Palm leaves. 4.What is the best title for this passage? A. Keeping Dry in Old Times B. The Best Raincoat C. Why We Need Rain Protection D. China’s Ancient Culture 【答案】1. D　2. C　3. B　4. A 【解析】【导语】 本文介绍了古代中国三种受欢迎的防雨工具，蓑衣、斗笠、油纸伞。 (1)题解析： 词句猜测题。根据“People would put these leaves together to make a coat that could cover the whole body… so people didn’t feel too hot while wearing it. Even in heavy rain, the leaves could keep the water out.”可知，空前提到“人们会把这些叶子拼接在一起做成一件能覆盖全身的外套”，空后又提到“所以人们穿着它时不会觉得太热”，空处的内容应是说明稻草雨衣让人们穿着不太热的原因。选项D“稻草雨衣很轻，而且能让空气流通”符合语境。故选D。 (2)题解析： 词句猜测题。根据“People would paint it with tung (油桐) oil to make it waterproof.”可知，人们会在上面涂上桐油应是使其防水，waterproof意为“防水的”，proof表示具有某种防护功能的构词用法，选项C“这种防油手套能保护手免受阳光照射。”，oilproof意为 “防油的”，而句子说保护手免受阳光照射，前后不对应，该句子不正确。故选C。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“The hat was not only good for rain but also for sunshine.”可知，斗笠不仅防雨还防晒，适合农民在晴天使用。故选B。 (4)题解析： 最佳标题题。根据全文可知，文章介绍了古代中国三种受欢迎的防雨工具，蓑衣、斗笠、油纸伞。选项A“古代保持干爽的方法”可作为文章最佳标题。故选A。 主题语境07 人与社会-通讯与媒体 （25-26八上·重庆礼嘉中学·期中） ①DogTV, the first television channel (频道) for dogs, appeared in America in 2012. Now, it is popular in 14 countries, such as Australia, China, France and the UK. DogTV goes on all day (24/7). Its service costs 3.74 each month. ②Believe it or not, DogTV didn’t start as a TV channel for dogs. The idea for Pet TV came from Ron Levi. To let his cat Charlie have fun while he was out, Ron did some studies and began to work with scientists and some other famous people to bring his idea to life. To their surprise, dogs showed more interest in different kinds of programs (节目) than cats. Pet TV finally became DogTV. ③ ▲ . It brings relaxing videos and music for dogs. Each program is about 3 to 6 minutes. The programs are different from time to time during the day. In the morning, programs are to get dogs out of bed and moving for the day. In the middle of the day, programs are to calm (使……冷静) dogs while they are home alone. Dogs are afraid of things like cars or loud noises. For this reason, DogTV has special programs with pictures and sounds to help them get familiar with the things. The channel even has educational (教育的) programs on health and training. ④DogTV asked animal scientists to create suitable (合适的) shows for dogs’ seeing and hearing. Dogs are colour-blind (色盲的). They can only see blue and yellow, and they can’t see red or green. So the DogTV show might sound and look a little different to people’s ears and eyes. But don’t worry, DogTV also has programs for pet parents, too. 1.What are the best answers to fill in the blanks? A. ① Dogs are more interested in the programs than cats; ② DogTV created videos and music B. ① DogTV started in US in 2012; ② Dogs are more interested than cats C. ① DogTV created videos and music; ② Scientists created suitable shows D. ① Scientists created suitable shows; ② DogTV started in US in 2012 2.Which sentence can be put in ________. A. DogTV was developed to teach dogs how to watch TV B. DogTV was developed to keep dogs busy and quiet at home C. DogTV was developed to show dogs funny pictures and videos D. DogTV was developed to make stay-at-home dogs comfortable 3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about DogTV’s programs? A. Morning programs can wake up the dogs. B. Mid-day programs can make the dogs quiet. C. They are all about videos and music for dogs to relax. D. Special programs make dogs familiar with scary things. 4.What will the writer probably talk about after the last paragraph? A. Why dogs are colour-blind. B. The future plan of DogTV. C. The programs for pet owners. D. How to make DogTV programs. 【答案】1. A　2. D　3. C　4. C 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了狗狗电视频道DogTV的起源、发展、节目内容及其科学依据。 (1)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“To their surprise, dogs showed more interest in different kinds of programs (节目) than cats. Pet TV finally became DogTV.”可知，狗对不同类型的节目表现出比猫更大的兴趣。宠物电视最终变成了DogTV。由此可知，第一个空白处应填入与“狗比猫更感兴趣”相关的内容。根据“It brings relaxing videos and music for dogs.”可知，该频道为狗带来放松的视频和音乐。由此可知，第二个空白处应填入“DogTV带来了视频和音乐”相关的内容。故选A。 (2)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“To let his cat Charlie have fun while he was out”、“It brings relaxing videos and music for dogs.”和“Dogs are afraid of things like cars or loud noises. For this reason, DogTV has special programs with pictures and sounds to help them get familiar with the things.”可知，这个频道为狗提供放松的视频和音乐，以及帮助狗狗们熟悉身边的事物，空处与让待在家里的狗狗们感到舒适有关。选项D“DogTV的发展是为了让待在家里的狗狗们感到舒适”与此相符。故选D。 (3)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“It brings relaxing videos and music for dogs.”和“The channel even has educational (教育的) programs on health and training.”可知，DogTV的节目包括放松的视频和音乐以及健康和培训的教育节目等，由此可知，并非所有节目都是关于放松的视频和音乐的。故选C。 (4)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“But don’t worry, DogTV also has programs for pet parents, too.”可知，作者表示DogTV也有为宠物主人准备的节目。由此可推知，作者接下来可能会介绍为宠物主人设计的节目内容。故选C。 主题语境08 人与自我-学习/语言 （25-26八上·重庆复旦中学教共体·期中）Some English words have more than one meaning. These are called multi-meaning words. Multi-meaning words have the same pronunciation (发音) with different meanings. For example, let’s look at the word “ball”. You could have a “ball” which means you would have a good time. You could throw a “ball” which means you throw an object (物品). You could be on the “ball” which means you know what is happening. You could go to a “ball” which means a dance. ________ Take the word “can”. You “can” ride a bike which means you are able to ride a bike. You have a “can” of soup which means the soup is in a round-shaped holder (圆形的容器). You can do the “can-can”, which is a dance from the 1920s. And you might get “canned” if you do a poor job at work, which means you might lose your job. How about “fly”? You can “fly” an airplane or you can hit a “fly” that is on your food in your house. Or, you can “fly by the seat of your pants” which means you don’t make a plan before taking an action. And, you know that the “fly” of a zipper (拉链) is the top part of the zipper. There are hundreds of words that are multi-meaning words. The word “set” has more meanings than any other word in the English language. When you have time, why don’t you try to think of all the ways the word “set” is used? 1.If Tom is often late for work and doesn’t succeed in finishing his work, he will ________. A. do the can-can B. get canned C. be on the ball D. go to a ball 2.According to the passage, the word “________” has the most meanings in the English language. A. ball B. can C. set D. fly 3.Which of the following can be put in ________? A. Let’s try another word. B. Let’s make a word list. C. Here’s a survey (调查) report. D. Here’s the guessing game. 4.The writer writes the passage in order to ________. A. tell a story about learning English words B. introduce (介绍) a book on learning English words C. share an experience in learning English words D. show different meanings of the same word 【答案】1. B　2. C　3. A　4. D 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了英语中一词多义的现象，并通过“ball”、“can”和“fly”等例子展示了同一单词在不同语境中的不同含义。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“And you might get ‘canned’ if you do a poor job at work, which means you might lose your job.”可知，Tom因经常迟到且未完成工作会“被解雇”。故选B。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“The word ‘set’ has more meanings than any other word in the English language.”可知，“set”是含义最多的单词。故选C。 (3)题解析： 推理判断题。空缺处位于第三段开头，需承接上文“ball”的例子并引出下文“can”的讨论。根据上下文逻辑，此处应为过渡句，引出另一个多义词的例子，结合选项可推知，A项符合。故选A。 (4)题解析： 主旨大意题。全文通过多个例子（如ball、can、fly）展示同一单词的不同含义，目的是说明一词多义现象，D项符合。故选D。 主题语境09 人与自我-家庭、朋友与周围的人 （25-26八上·重庆两江中学·过程评估(一)）Do you have true friends? Do you want to know better between you and your friends? There are three different kinds of friends: “pest friends”, “guest friends” and “best friends”. The first kind of friends is acquaintances (熟人). All you usually know about them is their names. You may meet this kind of friends at school, or on the bus, but you don’t miss them when they’re not around. When this kind of friends do something bad, you don’t tell them. That is why they are called “pest friends”. The second kind of friends could be called “guest friends”. They are closer than acquaintances, but not as close as true friends. You know their names, a little of what they like or dislike, and a little of their family. You usually have a few things in common, but you don’t talk about anything deep, like wishes or fears, and they don’t open up to you about how they really feel. The last kind of friends is the one you know the deepest, which is called the “best friends”. You are like family and know everything about each other. You have no problem staying at each other’s houses, and you share your deepest feelings and thoughts. They will correct you when you are wrong. They always care about you and never do anything bad to hurt you. We all have our pest, guest and best friends. We should value all the friendship and remember: all best friends start out as just acquaintances. 1.If you and David are neighbors and classmates, and do things together, but don’t share your feelings, you are ________. A. pest friends B. guest friends C. best friends D. true friends 2.What’s the fourth paragraph mainly about? A. How to make a best friend. B. How to learn from your best friend. C. What a best friend is. D. A best friend can correct you when you are wrong. 3.What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. We shouldn’t tell our friends when they do something bad. B. We should value all the friendship. C. We should make every friend become our best friend. D. We shouldn’t let acquaintances become best friends. 4.What is the best title for this passage? A. What a true friend is B. Friendship is important C. Three kinds of friends in life D. We like to make friends 【答案】1. B　2. C　3. B　4. C 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，文章介绍了生活中三种不同类型的朋友：“pest friends”（损友）、“guest friends”（客友）和“best friends”（挚友），并详细阐述了每种朋友的特点，最后强调了要珍惜所有友谊，因为所有挚友最初都只是熟人。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“The second kind of friends could be called ‘guest friends’. They are closer than acquaintances, but not as close as true friends...but you don’t talk about anything deep, like wishes or fears, and they don’t open up to you about how they really feel.”可知，如果和David是邻居和同学，一起做事但不分享感情，属于“客友”关系。故选B。 (2)题解析： 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“The last kind of friends is the one you know the deepest, which is called the ‘best friends’...They always care about you and never do anything bad to hurt you.”可知，本段主要介绍了“挚友”的定义和特点。故选C。 (3)题解析： 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“We should value all the friendship and remember: all best friends start out as just acquaintances.”可知，我们应该珍惜所有的友谊。故选B。 (4)题解析： 最佳标题题。根据文章第一段“There are three different kinds of friends: ‘pest friends’ guest friends’ and ‘best friends’.”以及全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了生活中三种不同类型的朋友。故选C。 主题语境10 人与自我-方法与哲理 Passage 1 （25-26八上·重庆求精中学·期中）Parents love us best in the world. As children, we should do something to show our love for them. Here are a few of my ways. Make a card. You may think making a card is a little thing, and most of you may never try it. My parents keep all the cards from me. They say the cards are treasures to them. So why not make a card for your parents? ___▲___ My dad and mum are busy every day. They need to work and do housework. All these things make them tired, so I always keep my room clean and tidy. How about you? Do you often clean your room? Make a meal. Parents are tired after a day’s work. Making dinner for them can give them a break. I am too young to do it by myself, so I ask my sister to help me cook. Say sorry and thanks. If I do something wrong, I will say sorry to them. If I do that, they will know how I feel. After they do a thing for me, I always say thanks. I can also do something else for them to show I am sorry or I’m thankful, like writing a letter and drawing pictures. I think you can give it a try, too. 1.What does the underlined word “it” refer to in Paragraph 2? A. Giving a card. B. Getting a card. C. Keeping a card. D. Making a card. 2.Which can you put in “___▲___”? A. Keep busy. B. Clean up the room. C. Work hard. D. Sweep the bathroom. 3.Who is the passage for? A. Parents. B. Teachers. C. Students. D. Friends. 4.What is the best title for the passage? A. Best gifts for parents B. Interesting things to do with children C. Ways to show our love D. Places to have fun with family members 【答案】1. D　2. B　3. C　4. C 【解析】【导语】 本文主要讲述了孩子可以通过制作卡片、保持房间整洁、做饭以及表达歉意和感谢等方式向父母表达爱意。 (1)题解析： 词句猜测题。根据“You may think making a card is a little thing, and most of you may never try it.”可知，你可能认为制作卡片是一件小事，大多数人可能从未尝试过制作卡片，“it”指前文提到的“making a card”。故选D。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“My dad and mum are busy every day. They need to work and do housework. All these things make them tired, so I always keep my room clean and tidy.”可知，此处应该填入与打扫房间相关的建议。故选B。 (3)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“As children, we should do something to show our love for them.”和下文内容可知，本文主要介绍了向父母表达爱的几种方式，由此推知，本文是写给孩子们的，即学生。故选C。 (4)题解析： 最佳标题题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要介绍了向父母表达爱的几种方式，所以C项“表达我们爱的方式”适合作标题。故选C。 Passage 2 （25-26八上·重庆南开中学校·期中）People began using pictures to show ideas a long time ago. Tony Buzan turned it into a useful tool called the Mind Map. The mind map uses colorful, tree-like branches to connect ideas. It helps people solve problems creatively, remember information better, and understand things easily. Here are some key steps: A Mind Map of Nature 1. Write or draw the subject in the center. 2. Draw the first branches out from the center. 3. Move to the next branches. Add some keywords or simple pictures. 4. Use different colors to make ideas clearer. Let’s pick up a pen and give it a try! 1.What can’t the Mind Map help people do? A. Make pictures more beautiful. B. Solve problems creatively. C. Remember information better. D. Understand things easily. 2.What is a first branch in the mind map? A. a. B. b. C. c. D. d. 3.Where may this passage be from? A. Cook Book. B. Travel Guide. C. Story Book. D. Study Guide. 【答案】1. A　2. B　3. D 【解析】【导语】 本文介绍思维导图的起源、作用和制作步骤。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“It helps people solve problems creatively, remember information better, and understand things easily.” 可知，思维导图能帮助人们创造性地解决问题、更好地记忆信息、轻松理解事物，不能帮助人们 “让图片更漂亮”，故选A。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“1.Write or draw the subject in the center. 2.Draw the first branches out from the center.” 可知，思维导图的第一个分支是从中心延伸出的分支，结合图片可知，自然” 主题下的一级分类，“b”所在位置“海洋”属于第一分支。故选B。 (3)题解析： 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文介绍思维导图的起源、作用和制作步骤，属于学习方法类内容。选项D“学习指南”符合题意，故选D。 Passage 3 （25-26八上·重庆江津中学·期中）Each of us has dreams and goals for our future. Our personal dream and clear goal make us study hard and make progress each day. But why do you still end up with nothing if you have dreams and goals? The difference between successful people and dreamers is their persistent (坚持不懈的) action. When you find some of your lessons very hard, you must try, keep trying and not give up. This is the famous formula (公式) for success. Dream→Believe→Achieve Most people have what they want (Dream), and they think they can realize their dreams (Believe). But they do nothing. They just imagine (想象) their dreams can come true. I believe that if you really want to make your dream come true, you have to add one thing to your success formula. Dream→Believe→Act→Achieve For me, act is the most important thing for success, and that’s to take persistent action (Act). If you say “I can’t do it” and give up, you can never do anything successfully. However, “I’ll try” may give you a surprise. There will be obstacles in our lives. We must try to solve them. Most successful people make their dreams come true because of their persistent action. Please remember: Persistent action can achieve your dream and goal. 1.What should you do when you find your lessons very hard? A. Ask people for help. B. Try and keep trying. C. Do nothing. D. Look for a harder one. 2.What is the most important thing for success according to (根据) the writer? A. Acting. B. Achieving. C. Connecting. D. Believing. 3.What does the underlined word “obstacles” mean? A. Fears. B. Imaginations. C. Choices. D. Difficulties. 4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. Doing Something Successful B. Studying Hard and Making Progress C. Realizing Dreams with Persistent Action D. Having Personal Dreams and Clear Goals 【答案】1. B　2. A　3. D　4. C 【解析】【导语】 本文主要阐述了“只有坚持不懈的行动才能把梦想变为现实”这一观点，并给出了“梦想→信念→行动→实现”的成功公式。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“When you find some of your lessons very hard, you must try, keep trying and not give up.”可知，当课程很难时应不断尝试、永不放弃。故选B。 (2)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“For me, act is the most important thing for success, and that’s to take persistent action (Act)”可知，作者认为成功最重要的是行动。故选A。 (3)题解析： 词句猜测题。根据“There will be obstacles in our lives. We must try to solve them”可推知，此处指我们的生活中会有困难，我们必须设法解决这些问题，故obstacles与difficulties意义相近。故选D。 (4)题解析： 最佳标题题。本文主要阐述了“只有坚持不懈的行动才能把梦想变为现实”这一观点，并给出了“梦想→信念→行动→实现”的成功公式，选项C“通过坚持不懈的行动实现梦想”概括了文章的主题。故选C。 Passage 4 （25-26八上·重庆沙坪坝·期中） ①Winter is a time when many people catch colds (感冒). It helps to know more about them and ways to protect us. ②There are two different kinds of cold. The first kind is the common cold. Cold weather, germs (细菌) and common viruses (病毒) can all be the cause. If you have a runny nose, a sore throat, or a light cough, you probably have a common cold. The common cold usually just affects your breathing system, so it usually doesn’t make you feel very sick and you can get better in about three days. ③The other kind is the flu. More serious viruses like H1N1 and H3N2 make people get it. Besides symptoms similar to a common cold, you can have a high fever. Also, your body hurts, and you feel very tired. This is because the viruses stay in your blood (血液), and they can go to almost every part of your body to cause problems. For this reason, the flu makes you show symptoms quickly and can last for one or two weeks. ④________. First, you should get enough rest. Drinking lots of water or warm tea is helpful too. If your nose is uncomfortable, you can try something to make the inside of your nose wet. ⑤Sometimes a cold can become more serious. If you have a very high fever, find it hard to breathe, or don’t feel better after several days, be sure to tell your parents. It’s better to ask for help earlier so you can get better faster. ⑥The best way to deal with a cold is to avoid (避免) it in the first place. One easy habit is washing your hands with soap. Eating healthy foods like fruits and vegetables helps you stay strong. Don’t forget to stay active with outdoor sports and get enough sleep every night. ⑦Remember if someone near you is sick with the flu, try not to touch or use the things he or she often uses. Opening the window for a few minutes each day can also help make the number of viruses and germs go lower in the air. 1.Which of the following is NOT true about the flu and the common cold? A. The virus can be the cause of the common cold or the flu. B. People with the flu can also have a runny nose and cough. C. The flu usually stays longer on people than the common cold does. D. The flu causes symptoms fast because it affects the breathing system. 2.Which of the following can be put in ________ in Paragraph 4? A. There are no ways you can do to avoid catching a cold. B. There are some ways to help you get better after catching a cold. C. Make sure you get enough sleep in order to fight the cold successfully. D. Make sure to tell your teachers or parents if your cold is getting worse. 3.What can we infer from the passage? A. The earlier you ask for help, the faster you can get better. B. Eating lots of healthy food is the best way to avoid colds. C. Playing football on winter days can lower the chances of getting colds. D. You should try to keep your nose dry to deal with uncomfortable noses. 4.Which is the best structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 【答案】1. D　2. B　3. C　4. A 【解析】【导语】 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了普通感冒和流感的区别、感冒后的应对方法以及预防感冒的措施。 (1)题解析： 细节理解题。根据“the common cold usually just affects your breathing system”和“the flu...viruses stay in your blood, and they can go to almost every part of your body to cause problems. For this reason, the flu makes you show symptoms quickly”可知，流感症状出现快是因为病毒进入血液影响全身，而非仅影响呼吸系统，D选项表述错误。故选D。 (2)题解析： 推理判断题。根据“First, you should get enough rest. Drinking lots of water or warm tea is helpful too. If your nose is uncomfortable, you can try something to make the inside of your nose wet.”可知，第4段后文列举了“充足休息、多喝水、湿润鼻腔”等方法，核心是感冒后的恢复措施。B选项“感冒后有一些帮助你恢复的方法”能概括该段主旨，适合作为段首句。故选B。 (3)题解析： 推理判断题。根据第⑥段“Don’t forget to stay active with outdoor sports and get enough sleep every night.”可知，进行户外运动有助于保持健康，避免得病。C选项表述正确。故选C。 (4)题解析： 篇章结构题。文章结构为：①段引出话题（冬季易感冒，需了解相关知识）→②③段介绍感冒的两种类型（普通感冒和流感）→④⑤段说明感冒后的应对方法（恢复措施和加重时的处理）→⑥⑦段讲述预防感冒的方式。故选A。 Passage 5 （25-26八上·重庆渝北中学·期中）①Friends are very important in our lives. If you’re a quiet and shy person and want to know how to make friends, here’s some advice for you. ②Start with small things. If you have a feeling of loneliness (孤单), don’t be afraid of making friends with others. Always start with small steps. Begin communicating with one or two people to get comfortable in socializing (交际). That way your life will not be too busy, and you’ll learn something about communication. ③Get along with people who have similar interests to you. If you communicate with a few people first, get to know them and try to find your common interests. For example, if both of you like soccer or basketball, then sports can be a good topic between you and your friend. ④Remember quality over quantity. It’s always about having two or three good friendships instead of having ten unstable (不稳定) relationships. The more we care about quantity, the more tiring our lives will be. Try to make friends with those who help you in trouble. ⑤Keep positive (积极的) and never compare. Even if you can’t find your true friend in few months or years, you should keep on trying. Always keep your experiences in the past to continue building your friendships. Also, never forget that every person is special in his/her ways. So, don’t compare one friend of yours wi$