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阅读理解
1.阅读理解（2022年越秀区八年级期末试题）
A
When I was 17, I read about a museum called the McNay. On a sunny Saturday, Sally and I drove over to the museum. She asked, “Do you have the address?” “No, but I’ll recognize it. There was a picture in the magazine.”
“Oh, stop. There it is!”
The museum was free. We entered, excited. The people sitting in the hall stopped talking and stared at us.
“May I help you?” a man asked. “No,” I said. “We’re fine.” I didn’t want to listen to a tour guide talking about a painting I was not interested in. Sally had gone upstairs. The people in the hall seemed very strange, keeping their eyes on me. “Where do you think you are?” he asked. “The McNay Art Museum!” I answered. He smiled, shaking head. “Sorry, it is on New Braunfels Street.” “Then, what’s this place?” I asked, still confused. “Well, it’s our home.” “What?!” I was shocked. I ran to the staircase and called out, “Sally! Come down immediately!”
“There’re some really good works of art up there.” She stepped down, looking puzzled. I pushed her towards the front door, waving at the family, saying, “Sorry, please forgive us. You have a really nice place.”
The real McNay was wonderful, but we felt nervous the whole time we were there. Van Gogh, Picasso, Da Vinci, Monet... This time, we stayed together, in case anything else unusual happened.
On a sunny day 30 years later, a woman came close to me. “Excuse me, did you ever enter a house, long ago, thinking it was the McNay Museum?”
“Yes... But how do you know?”
“Well, that was my home. I was the teenager sitting at the corner of the hall that day. Before you came over, I never realized what a beautiful place I lived in. My feelings about my home changed after that. I’ve always wanted to thank you.”
26. Why did the writer refuse the help from the man in the house?
A. She mistook him for a tour guide. B. She knew more about art than the man.
C. She wondered why people kept eyes on her. D. She felt nervous when talking to strangers.
27. Why did the writer describe the real McNay museum in just a few words?
A. The McNay was not attractive compared with the house.
B. She was too angry to spend much time at the real museum.
C. She was still shocked by the event happening in the house.
D. The real museum didn’t have enough artwork to interest her.
28. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. People should have good taste to enjoy life.
B. People should spend more time with their family.
C. People would like to educate teenagers at a museum.
D. People usually pay no attention to the beauty around them.
29. How does the writer develop the story?
A. By showing facts. B. By giving examples.
C. By following the order of time. D. By following the change of people’s words.
【答案】26. A 27. C 28. D 29. C
【解析】这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述作者和Sally驱车去参观McNay博物馆的故事。由于博物馆是免费的，她们直接就进去了，而这时大厅里的人们停止了谈话，盯着他们。她们看了很长时间，最后才知道这是一个私人的民宅。作者和Sally 使得这家当时还是十几岁的主人意识到自己住房的漂亮。
26.推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的“I didn’t want to listen to a tour guide talking about a painting I was not interested in.”可知，我不想让导游给我介绍我不感兴趣的画作，即作者以为房间里的男人是导游才拒绝他的帮助。故选A。
27.推理判断题。根据文章第四段“ I was shocked.”，在房子主人告诉我这是私人住宅之后，我是震惊的，因此草草说了几句话就赶紧离开了。故选C。
28.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的“Before you came over, I never realized what a beautiful place I lived in.”可知，那位住宅里的女士在作者误把住宅当作博物馆之前，从来没有发觉过自己住的地方有多美。即人们通常对身边的美视而不见。故选D。
29.推理判断题。本篇文章主要讲述了两个故事，一个是17年前我去参观博物馆的经历“When I was 17, I read about a museum called the McNay.”，和30年后房子中少女的来访“On a sunny day 30 years later, a woman came close to me.”，可知本文根据时间顺序来讲述故事的。故选C。
B
78-year-old Li Zhenhai has been greening mountains for over 30 years. In all, he has completed the afforestation（植树造林）of more than 2,000 mu of land and has planted more than 600,000 trees. Over the years, he has donated young trees worth more than 4 million yuan. He was awarded the title of National Model of Greening and Afforestation in 2006, and received the National Green Gold Great Wall Medal in 2018.
Li was born in 1944 in Shandong province. In 1973, he came to Daur to visit relatives. To pass time, he collected mushrooms, fungus and hazelnuts and earned more than 300 yuan a week. That was what he used to earn in his hometown in a year. So he decided to stay there a live a better life.
In the following years, Li and his wife lived a quiet and comfortable life by farming. But a sudden rainstorm in 1980 washed away their land. Therefore, he decided to plant trees to make a living and protect the local environment.
Seeing he was strong-willed his wife decided to go up into the mountains with him.
Life in the mountains was very hard. There was no electricity and mosquitoes were everywhere. There were no vegetable fields, so they had to pick wild vegetables to feed themselves. They had little for rest. Planting trees in spring is the hardest. Every morning, they had to move the young trees up to the mountain, and work for more than 10 hours every day.
What’s worse, because of a lack of（缺乏）technology and planting experience, less than 10% of the young trees could survive in the first seven years. So Li began to read various forestry magazines. Their hard work attracted support from the local government including technology and money. Thanks to that, more than 95% of the pine trees could grow well.
They have also put their experience in planting trees in a guidebook to share with the villagers, to encourage others to take up afforestation.
And now Li Zhenhai’s biggest wish is that everyone plants a few trees every year. He believes the desert will finally become an oasis by doing this.
30. What difficulties did Li and his wife face?
A. They sometimes met rainstorms.
B. There were no vegetables for them to eat.
C. They didn’t have enough experience in planting trees.
D. They were too old to carry the trees to the mountain.
31. What can be used to describe Li?
① strict about his work ② never give up his dream
③ willing to share ④ ready to create
A. ① and ② B. ② and ③ C. ② and ④ D. ③ and ④
32. Which shows the correct order of the old couple’s story?
a. Their land was washed away.
b. Li collected mushrooms, fungus and hazelnuts.
c. They shared their experience with the villagers.
d. Li and his wife lived a hard life in the mountains.
e. They got technical support from the local government.
f. Li received the National Green Gold Great Wall Medal.
A. b-a-d-e-c-f B. b-d-a-c-e-f C. f-b-d-a-e-c D. f-b-a-d-e-c
33. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. A Tree-planter’s life B. Planting Trees is Good for Us
C. Li Zhenhai, a Real Tree-planter D. Li Zhenhai and His Wife
【答案】30. C 31. B 32. A 33. C
【解析】本文主要讲述了78岁的李振海致力于青山绿水。
30.细节理解题。根据“What’s worse, because of a lack of technology and planting experience, less than 10% of the young trees could survive in the first seven years.”可知，没有种树经验；故选C。
31.推理判断题。根据“They have also put their experience in planting trees in a guidebook to share with the villagers, to encourage others to take up afforestation.”可知，他们还把自己的植树经验写进了一本指南，与村民分享，鼓励其他人植树造林，推知他乐于分享；再者根据“Seeing he was strong-willed, his wife decided to go up into the mountains with him.”可知，他从不放弃自己的梦想；故选B。
32.细节理解题。根据“To pass time, he collected mushrooms, fungus and hazelnuts and earned more than 300 yuan a week.”；“ But a sudden rainstorm in 1980 washed away their land. ”；“Life in the mountains was very hard. ”；“Their hard work attracted support from the local government including technology and money. ”；“They have also put their experience in planting trees in a guidebook to share with the villagers, to encourage others to take up afforestation.”和“He was awarded the title of National Model of Greening and Afforestation in 2006, and received the National Green Gold Great Wall Medal in 2018.”可知，正确的顺序是b-a-d-e-c-f；故选A。
33.最佳标题题。根据全文内容可知，主要讲述了植树人——李振海致力于青山绿水；故选C。
C
Rethinking “Smarter” Cities
The idea of “smart” cities was first put forward in the 1970s. Since then, it has spread to more and more countries. People hoped new technologies could help them live happier lives in cities.
Governments aren’t the only ones interested in building “smarter” cities. Many companies see the smart city program as a great chance to make money. Leading tech companies have all offered their smart-city solutions. However, many project designers don’t have a clear idea of what they are going to achieve. They proudly show off exciting new technologies like 5G, but they don’t know how to use them to solve real-world problems. In other words, they sound more like tech sales people than city builders.
This can cause many problems. City planning should always center around one question: What can be done to improve people’s living conditions? Private companies, however, have to take care of their own business interests first. Their answer to every problem is simply more technology. Their solutions often have nothing to do with people’s daily lives.
Sometimes, the problem is not a shortage of “smart” technologies. For example, self-driving cars are certainly “smarter” than bicycles. However, they may cause much more traffic jams. They don’t really make the city a better place to live.
City managers should carefully think about the kind of life to provide for people. Planners and tech developers should work according to this blueprint（蓝图）. They should stop worrying about making our cities “smarter” and start to focus on making them better.
34. Which of the following “interest” has the same meaning as the underlined one in Paragraph 3?
A. By then, I’ve lost interest in the game.
B. Her main interests are music and tennis.
C. You can find many places of interest in Guangzhou.
D. The law was made to protect the interests of the local people.
35. According to the writer, what should be the first step to build a better city?
A. We should be able to avoid traffic jams.
B. Companies should take care of their business interests.
C. Companies should develop more technological products.
D. City planners must think about a better life for their people.
36. Why does the writer use “rethinking” in the title?
A. We should have more ideas for smarter cities.
B. Better cities are more necessary than smarter ones.
C. Bicycles will make city lives more enjoyable than smart cars.
D. Companies should think of more solutions for their own problems.
【答案】34. D 35. D 36. B
【解析】本文介绍了人们为了在新城市里过上更幸福的生活，现在“智慧”城市这个技术变得更受欢迎。
34.词义猜测题。根据“Private companies, however, have to take care of their own business interests first.”可知，第三段中的单词“interests”指的是“利益”；A/B/C选项中表示“兴趣”；D选项中表示“利益”，与题干意思一致，故选D。
35.细节理解题。根据“City managers should carefully think about the kind of life to provide for people...They should stop worrying about making our cities “smarter” and start to focus on making them better.”可知，城市规划者必须为他们的人民考虑更好的生活，故选D。
36.推理判断题。根据“They should stop worrying about making our cities “smarter” and start to focus on making them better.”可知，在标题中使用“rethinking”是为了说明更好的城市比更聪明的城市更有必要。故选B。

2.阅读理解（2022年天河区八年级期末试题）
（A）
Ink wash painting （水墨画）, Peking Opera, paper cutting…What happens if we use these traditional art styles in cartoons? In fact, Chinese cartoon makers have been working on this. Their works are full of Chinese features.

Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy, 1960
This is China’s first ink wash cartoon. Influenced by the great artist Qi Baishi, the cartoon makers drew all the animals, plants and rocks in the film with ink and brush. It’s only about 15 minutes long, but it took lots of work. The cartoon artists drew everything by hand. They used different kinds of lines and colors to bring everything to life!

The Legend of Sealed Book, 1983
It also uses ink wash painting for its backgrounds. And it borrows other arts, too. The characters used makeup （妆容）in Peking Opera to help show their personalities. For example, the lovely boy Dansheng looks like wawasheng, roles for kids in Peking Opera.
“It shows Chinese artists’ ideas in cartoons —special, funny and beautiful?” said the film maker.

Pigsy Eats Watermelon, 1958
Zhu Bajie finds some watermelons. He doesn’t bring the fruit back to his hungry friends, but enjoys the watermelons all by himself. The character Zhu Bajie was cut out of colored paper. Cartoon makers moved its body parts and let it “eat” the watermelon.

The Story of Afanti, 1979
The wise man Afanti fights against the bad people and helps the poor. In this cartoon, all the “actors” and “actresses” are puppets. They are made of wood and cloth, but they look just like real people.

26. How long is the history of ink wash painting cartoon?
A. For 39 years. B. For 43 years. C. For 62 years. D. For 64 years.
27. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Making Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy requires hard work.
B. You can find two kinds of traditional arts in The Legend of Sealed Book.
C. Artists used paper cutting in Pigsy Eats Watermelon.
D. The characters in The Story of Afanli were made of leather.
28. The writer wrote this passage to _________.
A. offer new ways to make funny cartoons
B. introduce Chinese cartoons with traditional arts
C. recommend some popular Chinese cartoons
D. call on people to watch more traditional cartoons
【答案】26. C 27. D 28. B
【解析】本文是一篇应用文。介绍了将传统艺术应用到中国漫画中，列举了富有中国特色的漫画作品。
26.细节理解题。根据第一个格“Little Tadpole Looking for Mummy, 1960…This is China’s first ink wash cartoon…”可知，中国第一个水墨漫画《小蝌蚪找妈妈》时间是1960年，2022-1960=62，故选C。
27.细节理解题。根据最后一个格子“They are made of wood and cloth, but they look just like real people.”可知，他们有木材和布料制成，不是用皮革，D不对，故选D。
28.文章大意题。根据第一行“What happens if we use these traditional art styles in cartoons?”可知，如果我们把这些传统的艺术形式用在漫画中，会有怎样的变化。所以文章主要告诉我们，将传统艺术用在中国漫画中，故选B。
(B)

A picture speaks a thousand words. And nowadays, people like to use emojis to show their words instead of speaking or writing. According to some experts, the Emoji is the language which develops the fastest in the UK’s history. Now in Britain, emojis are becoming more popular than short forms like “lol” (laughing out loud), or “muah” (the sound of a kiss). They are leading a new way of communication and are even thought as art!
“Big red heart” emojis seem to be well loved! Because using these emojis makes the text full of personal characters. People can have fun when they use emojis to express themselves. What’s more, using emojis can make people laugh. Teenagers in the UK also said that they really enjoyed the fact that emojis are quick and easy.
People also express their feelings by using the emojis which they like best. Have you noticed the emojis you recently used? They may show how you feel these days. In the UK, emojis like “face with tears of joy”, “face blowing a kiss” and “love heart” are the most commonly used. At least, with the use of emojis, British people may be more fun than people think! People can also learn a lot about a culture from their emoji complaints. For example, before the emoji “cheese wedge (奶酪块)” appeared, British people were always complaining that there was no cheese emoji!
Emojis are now greatly popular, but what is the future of them? Will the emoji soon be more than English as an international language? Or will the emoji be forgotten when the next big thing comes along? It is hard to say.
29. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. People prefer speaking to enjoying pictures. B. The Emoji develops fastest in the world.
C. Emojis have been widely accepted recently. D. More people like using “LOL” than “”.
30. The following reasons make “Big red heart” emojis popular except _________.
A. they bring laughter and joy B. they make people smarter
C. they are more convenient D. they can show people’s personality
31. How does the writer develop Paragraph 3?
A. By telling stories. B. By giving examples.
C. By comparing facts. D. By raising questions.
32. Which of the following is the best title?
A. Emojis — A personal art B. Emojis — An international symbol
C. Emojis — An amazing discovery D. Emojis — A popular language
【答案】29. C 30. B 31. B 32. D
【解析】本文介绍新的交流方式——表情符号，作为一种国际语言，表情符号很受欢迎，人们通过使用他们最喜欢的表情符号来表达他们的感受。
29.推理判断题。根据“And nowadays, people like to use emojis to show their words instead of speaking or writing”可知，表情符号最近已被广泛接受。故选C。
30.推理判断题。根据“…Because using these emojis makes the text full of personal characters. People can have fun when they use emojis to express themselves. What’s more, using emojis can make people laugh. Teenagers in the UK also said that they really enjoyed the fact that emojis are quick and easy.”使用“大红心”表情符号可以展示人们的个性，它们带来笑声和欢乐，它们更简便；可知，选项B表述“它们让人更聪明”不是“大红心”表情符号流行的原因。故选B。
31.推理判断题。根据“In the UK, emojis like ‘face with tears of joy’, ‘face blowing a kiss’ and ‘love heart’ are the most commonly used…”可知，作者通过一些表情符号在英国广泛使用阐述“人们也通过使用他们最喜欢的表情符号来表达他们的感受”。故选B。
32.最佳标题。本文介绍新的交流方式——表情符号，作为一种国际语言，表情符号很受欢迎，人们通过使用他们最喜欢的表情符号来表达他们的感受；可知选项D“表情符号——一种流行语言”切合题意。故选D。
(C)

A deer was in danger of being killed by some men. Feeling frightened, he ran out of the forest. He saw a farmhouse and found that the door of the cow stall was open. So he decided to hide himself under the straw.
“What are you doing? You are staying in a place of a farmer, it is very dangerous!” said a cow. “No one will find me if you don’t tell others where I am,” said the deer, “and I shall be off again on the first chance.” As evening came, a farm worker went to feed the cows, but did not find the deer. Later, one more farm worker came in and out. The deer was still safe. All seemed right. The deer felt quite safe and began to thank the cows for their warm welcome. “Wait a while,” said one of them, “we really wish you well, but there is yet another person. It seems he has a hundred eyes. If he happens to come here, you will truly be in danger!” While the cow was speaking, the farmer had just finished his dinner. “I haven’t been to the cow stall for a long time, so I should go to see them and make sure all the cows are safe for the night,” he thought and he did. When he went up to the stall, he found there was little straw and the stall was very dirty. He felt strange, so he looked around carefully. Suddenly, the farmer found the deer’s antlers（鹿角）in the straw. He immediately called his workers and captured the deer.
33. How did the cows feel when they first saw the deer hiding under the straw?
A. Worried. B. Excited. C. Pleasant. D. Frightened.
34. What can we learn from the underlined sentence “It seems he has a hundred eves”?
A. The farmer had good eyesight.
B. The farmer had more eyes than ordinary people.
C. The farmer paid attention to details.
D. The fanner had many workers to help him work.
35. What is the correct order of the following events?
a. The deer was caught.
b. Two farm workers came in the cow stall.
c. The deer found the cow stall and hid there.
d. The deer was in the forest.
e. The farmer went to check the cows.
A. d-e-c-b-a B. d-c-b-e-a C. a-c-b-e-d D. a-d-b-e-d
36. What does the story mainly want to tell us?
A. We can’t believe in others easily. B. Helping those in need is helping ourselves.
C. We should be friendly to people around us. D. Don’t stay in a comfortable place for long.
【答案】33. A 34. C 35. B 36. D
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一只鹿为了躲避人的捕杀躲到了牛棚里，躲过了两次工人的检查，但是最终被工人发现并且被抓走的故事。
33.细节理解题。根据“it is very dangerous!”可知，奶牛认为它躲到这里是非常危险的，所以应该是很担忧，故选A。
34.词句猜测题。根据“If he happens to come here, you will truly be in danger”可知，如果这个人来到牛棚，肯定会发现鹿的踪迹，所以说明这个人应该是非常的注重细节，故选C。
35.细节理解题。根据“he ran out of the forest.”可知，鹿开始的时候是在森林里，感受到了危险，所以离开，对应d；根据“So he decided to hide himself under the straw.”可知，鹿躲进了牛棚，对应c；根据“As evening came, a farm worker went to feed the cows, but did not find the deer. Later, one more farm worker came in and out. The deer was still safe.”可知，两名工人来到了牛棚，都没有发现鹿，对应b；根据“When he went up to the stall, he found there was little straw and the stall was very dirty.”可知，第三个农夫到牛棚里检查奶牛，对应e；根据“He immediately called his workers and captured the deer.”可知，鹿被抓住了，对应a。因此顺序是d-c-b-e-a。故选B。
36.主旨大意题。通读全文，本文讲述了一只鹿为了躲避人的捕杀躲到了牛棚里，躲过了两次工人的检查，于是它就放心的认为这里是个安全的地方，但是最终被工人发现并且被抓走的故事，告诫人们不要在一个舒适的地方呆太久。故选D。

3.阅读理解（2022年花都区八年级期末试题）
(A)
Our body language tells the world a lot about us. But can it change the way we see ourselves? The answer is YES.
There were two scientists called Amy Cuddy and Danna Carney. They knew much about body language and did famous researches(研究). According to the result of their researches, body language can change the chemistry of your brains. Some high-power body language can make you become confident. For example, you will feel confident when you hold your heads high or walk with your shoulders back. You will also feel confident when you put your arms out wide as if you win a race. However, some low-power body language can’t make you become confident. There are some examples, such as sitting with your arms close to the body, sitting with your legs together or walking with your heads down.
Why do all these happen? Some scientists think it’s because body language changes the amount of something special in our brains. It’s called hormone (荷尔蒙). One kind of hormone can increase (增加) your confidence. Another kind can increase your stress. But too much stress hormone is bad for learning. It increases the risk of health problems, too. The result of the research is helpful for your study. If you use more high-power body language in your study, you will be brave and confident. So, always believe you can study well, and then you will make great progress in your life.
26. According to the passage, which is NOT high-power body language?
A. B. C. D.
27. Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word “stress” in Paragraph 3?
A. worry B. spirit C. thought D. warning
28. What can we learn from this passage?
A. Body language can not change the way we see ourselves.
B. People with stress hormone only have more health problems.
C. Sitting with our arms close to the body can make us confident.
D. Using high-power body language can often help us study better.
【答案】26. D 27. A 28. D
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要阐明肢体语言能改变我们看待自己的方式。
26.细节理解题。根据“However, some low-power body language can’t make you become confident. There are some examples, such as ... walking with your heads down.”可知低头走路是低能量肢体语言。故选D。
27.词义猜测题。根据“Another kind can increase your stress. But too much stress hormone is bad for learning. It increases the risk of health problems, too”可知太多的stress荷尔蒙对学习不好，也会增加健康风险。所以猜测应是与worry“压力，担忧”同义，故选A。
28.细节理解题。根据“The result of the research is helpful for your study. If you use more high-power body language in your study, you will be brave and confident.”可知在学习中更多地使用高能量肢体语言有助于学习。故选D。
(B)
Han Qian, 35, is now responsible for recruitment（招募）at the Volunteer Department of the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee. Thirteen years ago, he was a volunteer at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
“I’m honored to take part in two Olympics,” said Han. “Being a volunteer is different from organizing them, though both are great experiences. Passion is necessary for being a volunteer, which requires volunteers to be in high spirits and warm-hearted. But being an organizer, they may face many new challenges because more thinking and planning are needed in organizing volunteers.”
Because of COVID-19, volunteers need to be quarantined（隔离）after the test events as well as after the Winter Olympics and Paralympics（残奥会）. This means they have to give up more time for this job. As around 90 percent of the volunteers are university students, according to Han, this could affect their schoolwork. So Han's team has helped schools to support the students as much as they can.
Han’s team worked with schools to recruit students. “For example, volunteers from Tsinghua University are responsible for the National Stadium, while those from Peking University take care of the National Aquatics Center, Han said. The cold weather is another challenge, as some games will be held outdoors. The outdoor volunteers need to have physical training, like 15-kilometer walks, to prepare for their work. The organizing committee also provides hats, warmer pads and more frequent shifts for them.
“Many volunteers have developed interest in winter sports because of this experience,” Han said. “I’ve seen them post pictures of themselves skiing and skating. I’m happy that the volunteering experience is meaningful for them.”
29. What does Han Qian think of being a volunteer?
A. It needs great love from volunteers. B. There are many new challenges.
C. It needs more thinking and planning. D. A volunteer needs to be quarantined.
30. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Paralympics. B. Winter Olympics. C. Test events. D. Being quarantined.
31. What is NOT the challenge Han’s team facing?
A. Students have to give up a lot of time. B. Student volunteers' schoolwork will be affected.
C. Volunteers have developed interest in winter sports. D Outdoor volunteers need to have physical training.
32. What is the writer’s purpose of this passage?
A. To show how to be a successful volunteer in the Olympic Games.
B. To introduce the volunteer life of Han Qian in the Olympic Games.
C. To explain why we should be a volunteer in the Olympic Games.
D. To introduce information about being a volunteer in the Olympic Games.
【答案】29. A 30. D 31. C 32. D
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，介绍韩倩做志愿者的经历，介绍关于成为奥运会志愿者的信息。
29.细节理解题。根据“Passion is necessary for being a volunteer, which requires volunteers to be in high spirits and warm-hearted.”可知，激情是成为一名志愿者的必要条件，这要求志愿者精神饱满，热心。故选A。
30.词句猜测题。分析“Because of COVID-19, volunteers need to be quarantined（隔离）after the test events as well as after the Winter Olympics and Paralympics（残奥会）. This means they have to give up more time for this job. As around 90 percent of the volunteers are university students, according to Han, this could affect their schoolwork.”可知，由于新冠肺炎疫情，志愿者结束后都需要进行隔离，韩磊表示由于约90%的志愿者是大学生，这可能会影响他们的学业。此处this指的是被隔离，故选D。
31.细节理解题。根据“Because of COVID-19, volunteers need to be quarantined（隔离）after the test events as well as after the Winter Olympics and Paralympics（残奥会）. This means they have to give up more time for this job... this could affect their schoolwork.”和“The outdoor volunteers need to have physical training”可知，志愿者们对冬季运动产生了兴趣不是他们需要面对的挑战，故选C。
32.主旨大意题。本文主要介绍韩倩做志愿者的相关内容，所以是介绍关于成为奥运会志愿者的信息。故选D。

4.阅读理解（2022年海珠区八年级期末试题）
(A)

We had just moved into a big, old house with some unused wine cellars(地窖)under the house. Because some of the areas were very old and in bad condition, my husband warned me not to walk into them alone.
One day, when I was doing cleaning, the doorbell rang. I ran to open it, but no one was there. Only a beautiful cat was sitting there, looking up at me with big, intelligent eyes. There was no way that she could have rung the doorbell by herself, was there? Were my new neighbors playing jokes on me?
We decided to welcome the new family member and my husband called her Angel. She was always by my side and she enjoyed exploring the mysterious rooms as much as I did.
My husband was away on business for a week, and I couldn’t wait to do more exploration. I took a good flashlight, and carefully started down the shaky ladder.
I don’t remember what happened. But I woke up with pieces of the broken ladder lying around me on the stone cellar floor. My flashlight couldn’t work. My arm ached. The only light I could see was a square of daylight from the hole above. I could also see Angel looking down at me. Thank goodness, she hadn’t fallen into the cellar.
There was no way I could get out of the deep cellar. I suddenly remembered that I had brought my cell phone with me. Excitedly reaching into my pocket, I pulled out a phone. Sadly, I wasn’t getting any signal in this cellar.
An idea finally came to me. If I could get the phone up through the hole, it might connect to the Internet so I could shout at Siri from down below to call for help.
Angel kept her eye on me as I said to myself about my plan. I turned up the sound of the phone, then I threw the phone upward. Luckily, Angel managed to bat the phone down right by the hole, close enough for me to instruct Siri to call the police. With them on the line, I cried out my situation. I told them to look for a cat. I hope this would rescue me from danger.
Then I instructed Angel to lead the police to me. She looked back at me knowingly and walked away. Finally the police followed Angel to my side.
I no longer wonder if it was Angel herself rang the doorbell that that.
26. Why did the writer go down to the cellar?
A. Because she liked exploring. B. Because she wanted to find Angel.
C. Because she wanted to clean the cellar. D. Because she wanted to take some wine.
27. What is the correct order of the following events?
a. The writer threw the phone up.
b. The police followed Angel and saved the writer.
c. Angel succeeded in making the phone close to the hole.
d. The writer called the police and told them her situation.
A. a-c-b-d B. a-c-d-b C. c-a-d-b D. c-a-b-d
28. What does the underlined word “this” refer to in Paragraph 8?
A. The writer told Angel to lead the police.
B. The writer taught Angel to call the police.
C. The writer told the police to rescue her with Angel’s help.
D. The writer taught Angel to catch the phone and call for help.
29. What can we learn from the story?
A. If you can dream it, you can do it.
B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C. It’s impossible to defeat a person who never gives up.
D. When you believe life is a gift, life is where amazing happens.
【答案】26. A 27. B 28. C 29. D
【解析】本文主要讲述了作者误入地窖遇到危险，警察在一只叫“Angel”的猫的帮助下成功救出作者的事。
26.细节理解题。根据“My husband was away on business for a week, and I couldn’t wait to do more exploration.”可知，作者去地窖是因为喜欢探索。故选A。
27.细节理解题。根据“I turned up the sound of the phone, then I threw the phone upward.”；“Angel managed to bat the phone down right by the hole,”；“With them on the line, I cried out my situation.”；“Finally the police followed Angel to my side.”可知，事情的发展顺序是：作者把电话扔上去—Angel 成功地将电话打到了洞口—作者给警察打电话告知情况—警察跟着安吉尔来到作者身边救了作者。即a-c-d-b。故选B。
28.词句猜测题。根据“With them on the line, I cried out my situation. I told them to look for a cat. I hope this would rescue me from danger.”可知，作者通过电话告诉警察跟着一只猫就可以找到自己。此处“this”指代“作者告诉警察去找Angel这件事”。故选C。
29.推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者本来不相信Angel可以自己按门铃，最后就是因为相信了Angel才能成功获救。所以我们能从故事中学到：当您相信生活是一份礼物时，生活就会发生惊人的事情。故选D。
(B)
There are a lot of impolite behaviors in public transport in the world, such as eating and drinking, lying down, playing loud music, manspreading and so on.
Manspreading is used to describe the posture of men who open their legs too wide and take up neighboring seats.
In Spain some signs are put up in the buses to try to discourage the practice. It is said that the new signs are intended to remind people to respect the space of all bus passengers.
The bus company came up with the suggestion in partnership with a women’s group. They demanded online that such signs must be placed. They said, “All public transport has signs explaining that room needs to be made for pregnant women, people with babies, older people and the disabled. But there’s something that affects all of us, especially every time we use public transport: manspreading.”
Manspreading is also common on the underground. To stop people using the posture that makes others uncomfortable, three years ago, the New York subway began to work out the problem with a set of activities called “Stop the spread please. It’s a space problem.”
In an effort to further clean up the underground, and to make the journey more comfortable for pregnant ladies and those with children, women-only carriages have been introduced to some Chinese cities’ underground during rush hours. They tried to provide the service for the public, with each train having one “ladies-first” car. Male passengers are encouraged to avoid the cars during morning and evening rush hours.
“We hope that every passenger can enjoy a happy and comfortable journey. Travel will be happier, if we treat others with good manners,” a leader of an underground company said.
30. Which picture best describes the word “manspreading”?
A. B. C. D.
31. What can we learn about women-only carriages?
A. Only ladies can get in the carriage. B. The service is provided during rush hours.
C. A train can have several “ladies-first” cars. D. The service is popular in all Chinese cities.
32. The underlined word “posture” in Paragraph 2 means the way how people ________.
A. sit or stand B. communicate with others
C. stop impolite behaviors D. respect other passengers
33. The purpose of this passage is to ________.
A. introduce new signs B. introduce manspreading
C. introduce one “ladies-first” car D. introduce measures to stop impolite behaviors
【答案】30. B 31. B 32. A 33. D
【解析】本文主要介绍了“大爷式占座”，并介绍了一些措施制止这种不礼貌的行为。
30.细节理解题。根据“Manspreading is used to describe the posture of men who open their legs too wide and take up neighboring seats.”可知，“大爷式占座”指的是那些双腿开得太大，占了邻座的行为，选项B符合。故选B。
31.细节理解题。根据“women-only carriages have been introduced to some Chinese cities’ underground during rush hours.”可知，中国一些城市的地铁在高峰时段引入了女性专用车厢。故选B。
32.词句猜测题。根据“Manspreading is used to describe the posture of men who open their legs too wide and take up neighboring seats.”可知，“大爷式占座”指的是那些双腿开得太大，占了邻座的行为，因此“posture”是表示人们如何坐或站立的方式。故选A。
33.主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了“大爷式占座”这种在公共交通中不礼貌的行为，因此作者的目的是介绍措施制止这种不礼貌的行为。故选D。
(C)
Over three days, a number of Guangdong artists presented a series of space-themed artworks such as papercut, sculpture, sand painting and cartoon, to welcome the three taikonauts returning home.
Artwork
Introduction
Ⅰ

A paper-cut artist, who is from Guangzhou Papercut Association, created a set of paper-cut works, featuring the three taikonauts in both red and blue. Framed in Chinese style pattern, the art works show respect to the space heroes.
Ⅱ

A sculptor(雕刻家), works in Guangzhou Sculpture Academy, created a sculpture by drawing his idea from taikonauts walking in space in July last year. It took him one month to finish the sculpture, through which he wishes to show his respect to China’s space industry.
Ⅲ

Several artists from the Guangzhou Cartoonists Association also expressed their warm welcomes to the taikonauts’ return and sent their best wishes to the country’s space industry through their creations. A sand painting was created and colorful sand is used to draw a fine space view and a rocket, to express the pride he takes in the country’s achievements.
Ⅳ

Another cartoonist also used a cheerful and humorous way to present a painting to welcome our space heroes back and wish the country’s space industry even more success in the future. In the painting, three taikonauts get out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 spaceship on a children’s slide.

34. Which artwork will most probably make people feel joyful?
A. Artwork Ⅰ. B. Artwork Ⅱ. C. Artwork Ⅲ. D. Artwork Ⅳ.
35. Which description about the artworks is right?
A. The sand painting is in Chinese style pattern.
B. The paper-cut works are in both green and red.
C. Only white sand is used to create the sand painting.
D. The sculpture shows how taikonauts walked in space.
36 In which part of newspaper will you probably read this article?
A. News. B. Travel. C. Art. D. Sports.
【答案】34. D 35. D 36. C
【解析】本文主要讲述了多位广东艺术家以剪纸、雕塑、沙画、卡通等一系列空间为主题的艺术作品，迎接三位航天员回国。
34.细节理解题。根据“Another cartoonist also used a cheerful and humorous way to present a painting to welcome our space heroes back”可知另一位漫画家也用欢快幽默的方式呈现一幅画，欢迎我们的太空英雄归来，故第四幅作品会让人们感到开心。故选D。
35.细节理解题。根据“A sculptor(雕刻家), works in Guangzhou Sculpture Academy, created a sculpture by drawing his idea from taikonauts walking in space”可知在广州雕塑学院工作的一位雕塑家，从太空中行走的宇航员中汲取灵感，创作了一座雕塑。故选D。
36.推理判断题。本文主要讲述了多位广东艺术家以剪纸、雕塑、沙画、卡通等一系列空间为主题的艺术作品，迎接三位航天员回国，故文章可能出现在报纸的艺术版面上。故选C。

5.阅读理解（2022年黄埔区八年级期末试题）
(A)
A surprise party is a secretly planned party for someone who is not told about it until he or she arrives. Surprise party is very popular in America. Most of the Americans think it is very exciting to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. And it is quite easy to plan a surprise party. Do you want to know what a surprise party is really like? Look at the following example.
It’s a Saturday night. Bob’s wife asks him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of milk. Bob walks to the kitchen and opens the door. There’s no sound or light there. Suddenly, he hears a strange sound and then sees a bear standing in front of him! Bob is very scared and falls backwards. Just then the bear takes off his costume. It’s Bob’s friend, Charles! There are also some other people behind him, including his wife. All of them say to Bob, “Surprise!” Bob is puzzled because he does not know what it is until his friends say “Happy birthday!” to him.
In fact, there are many kinds of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people feel surprised and excited. Everyone enjoys themselves at the party.
21. From the passage, we know that ________.
A. surprise party is famous all over the world
B. it is hard to hold a surprise party
C. the surprise party is not known by Bob before the party
D. a surprise party is always held on someone’s birthday
22. The strange sound Bob hears is from ________.
A. A wild bear B. Charles C. Bob’s father D. Bob’s wife
23. The underlined word “puzzled” in Paragraph 2 means ________.
A. difficult to move B. unable to understand C. willing to talk D. excited to know
24. The writer introduces surprise party clearly by ________.
A. giving an example B. comparing facts C. listing numbers D. giving a lesson
25. The passage mainly tells us ________.
A. what a surprise party is like B. what Americans usually do for birthday
C. how important the surprise party is D. why people like surprise party
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. B 24. A 25. A
【解析】本文主要介绍的是惊喜派对，并举了一个例子来说明惊喜派对是什么样子。
21.推理判断题。根据“Bob is puzzled because he does not know what it is until his friends say “Happy birthday!” to him”可知，鲍勃在聚会前不知道这个惊喜派对，故选C。
22.细节理解题。根据“Suddenly, he hears a strange sound and then sees a bear standing in front of him…It’s Bob’s friend, Charles”可知，鲍勃听到的奇怪声音是来自朋友Charles假扮的熊发出来的，故选B。
23.词义猜测题。根据“Bob is puzzled because he does not know what it is until his friends say “Happy birthday!” to him”可知，鲍勃起初很迷惑，直到朋友跟他说“生日快乐”，他才反应过来，所以puzzled与unable to understand同义，故选B。
24.细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知，作者通过举例鲍勃的经历来解释惊喜派对是什么样子的，故选A。
25.主旨大意题。根据“A surprise party is a secretly planned party for someone who is not told about it until he or she arrives”及全文的内容可知，本文主要介绍的是惊喜派对，故选A。
(C)
What’s going to happen in the future? Here are some things that scientists say are most likely to happen 10 to 30 years later from now.
1. Digital money
We used to pay with cash（现金）for everything we bought. In fact we are already using one kind of digital money when we swipe（刷）our bus pass or use a credit card（信用卡）to shop online. You have to admit that using a card is much easier than searching your pocket for change. It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash with you. People in Sweden all stopped using cash last year and the US might be the next.
2.Bionic（仿生）Eye
People who are blind may have a chance to get their sight back---by wearing bionic eyes. A blind eye can no longer sense light, but a bionic eye can use a camera to “see” the environment and send the message into brain. Although the bionic eye now only allow patients to see lights and unclear shapes, a better and clearer bionic eye could be just a few years away.
3.Self-driving car
Unlike a human driver, a self-driving car won’t lose attention because of a phone call, a radio or something outside the window. Sensors（探测器）and cameras on the car would allow it to keep strictly to the rules of the road and keep a safe distance from other cars. This would greatly reduce the number of road accidents. Many companies are now planning self-driving cars. By 2045, driverless cars will be the main transport on the road.
31. What things are mentioned in the passage?
A. Credit card and bionic eye. B. A TV set and cameras.
C. Cash and lots of cards. D. A big card and bright eyes.
32. Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A. Blind people can see things clearly by using bionic eyes now.
B. People around the world may not use cash any more in the coming year.
C. Using cash is as safe as using a credit card.
D. Bionic eyes may be improved soon.
33. How is a self-driving car different from a human driver?
A. A human driver is able to control the speed and distance better.
B. A human driver better knows the traffic rules.
C. A self-driving car can pay full attention to road conditions.
D. A self-driving car can understand a phone call, or a radio better.
34. What may probably happen in the future?
A. People will pay everything with cash.
B. Blind people’s eyes may recover with the help of the doctors.
C. Drivers may be unnecessary on the road about 20 years later.
D. People will use cameras on the road.
35. What is the passage probably from?
A. An interview. B. A science book. C. A novel. D. An e-mail.
【答案】31. A 32. D 33. C 34. C 35. B
【解析】本文主要介绍了科学家对未来10年到30年的预测。
31.细节理解题。根据“use a credit card”及“Bionic（仿生）Eye”可知，本文提到了信用卡和仿生眼，故选A。
32.推理判断题。根据“Although the bionic eye now only allow patients to see lights and unclear shapes, a better and clearer bionic eye could be just a few years away”可知，仿生眼可能很快就会得到改进，故选D。
33.细节理解题。根据“Unlike a human driver, a self-driving car won’t lose attention because of a phone call, a radio or something outside the window”可知，自动驾驶汽车可以充分关注路况，故选C。
34.推理判断题。根据“By 2045, driverless cars will be the main transport on the road”可知，大约20年后，路上可能不再需要司机了，故选C。
35.推理判断题。本文主要介绍了科学家对未来10年到30年的预测，属于科学范畴，故选B。

6.阅读理解（2021年越秀区八年级期末试题）
A


Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat is a rhymed children’s book written by the American writer Dr. Seuss. The main character in the book is a naughty talking cat, wearing a tall, red and white-stripped hat. The cat appears in six of Dr. Seuss’s children’s books. The Cat in the Hat has become popular around the world because it is an entertaining and fun book for young readers.
Dr. Seuss is actually the pen name of Theodore Seuss Geisel. He was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts and died on September 24, 1991, at the age of 87, in La Jolla, California. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1925, he studied at Lincoln College, Oxford with the plan to get a doctor degree (博士学位). However, he returned to the United States without getting it. After that, Theodore Geisel used the title “Dr.” because his father always hoped that his son would get a doctor degree.
Theodore Seuss Geisel was not only a writer but also a colorful cartoonist. Before World War II, he wrote children’s books. After World War II started, he drew cartoons. After the war, he returned to writing children’s books. In 1954, he learned that children were not interested in reading because their books were boring. To encourage reading, he wrote The Cat in the Hat using only 236 basic words. After its success, he went on to write many other children’s books, including such all-time favorites as Horton Hatches the Egg, Green Eggs and Ham, Dr. Seuss’s ABC, I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! and Hop on Pop.
Theodore Seuss Geisel’s books are accepted as classic books. His many interesting “Dr. Seuss” books continue to attract and entertain readers around the world.
26. Why is the book The Cat in the Hat popular?
A. It is full of fun. B. It is a rhymed book.
C. The book is for children. D. It was written by Theodore Seuss Geisel.
27. The writer wrote this article to ________.
A. make the cat well-known B. teach the children a lesson
C. recommend Dr. Seuss’s books D. introduce Dr. Seuss and his books
28. From the passage, we can know that ________.
A. Theodore Seuss Geisel got a degree in Oxford
B. Dr. Seuss’s books were mainly written for adults
C. Dr. Seuss mentioned serious topics in his classic books
D. readers can find the naughty talking cat in some of Dr. Seuss’s books
29. Which of the following shows the order of the story?
a. Dr. Seuss drew cartoons.
b. Theodore Seuss Geisel studied at Lincoln College and tried to get a degree.
c. Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat.
d. Theodore Geisel used the title “Dr.” with his pen name “Seuss”.
e. Dr. Seuss wrote Dr. Seuss’s ABC and Hop on Pop.
A. b-d-a-c-e B. b-a-d-e-c C. a-c-b-d-e D. a-b-d-c-e
【答案】26. A 27. D 28. D 29. A
【解析】本文介绍苏斯博士和他的经典著作。
26.细节理解题。根据第一段“The Cat in the Hat has become popular around the world because it is an entertaining and fun book for young readers”，可知《戴帽子的猫》这本书受欢迎是因为它充满了乐趣，故选A。
27.主旨大意题。通读全文，结合“Theodore Seuss Geisel was not only a writer but also a colorful cartoonist…Theodore Seuss Geisel’s books are accepted as classic books”，可知本文主要介绍了苏斯博士和他的经典著作；“introduce Dr. Seuss and his books”符合题意，故选D。
28.细节理解题。根据第一段“The main character in the book is a naughty talking cat, wearing a tall, red and white-stripped hat. The cat appears in six of Dr. Seuss’s children’s books”，可知读者能在苏斯博士的一些书中找到这只会说话的淘气猫，故选D。
29.细节理解题。根据短文内容，西奥多·苏斯1925年从达特茅斯学院毕业后前往牛津大学林肯学院攻读博士学位b，之后他使用了”博士”头衔d，二战开始后他开始画漫画a，战后他只用了236个基本单词就写出了《戴帽子的猫》c，大获成功后他继续写了许多其他儿童书籍，包括《苏斯的ABC》和《蹦来蹦去》等e。可知正确的顺序是“b-a-d-e-c”，故选A。
C
Although we often hear about driverless cars, it is still not clear when we will be able to buy one to make those long boring road trips a lot easier. Let’s take a look at why.
What driverless technology is in use now?
The idea of a driverless car dates back to 1939! However, we are not sure what driverless technology can and can’t do. When most people think of driverless cars, they think of sitting back in their car and reading a book while the car does all the work and gets them to where they want to go. In fact, that kind of technology is many years away. At the moment, our car can help control the direction, but our attention must still be on the road. Before smarter technology becomes popular, people will need to deal with a lot of problems, such as getting the car to understand the road signs and allowing cars to “connect” to one another. In this way, all cars can be aware of what is happening around them.
What problems are driverless cars facing?
There are a few reasons why driverless cars may take some time to come to fruition.
Although AI and driverless skills have developed for a long time, AI still isn’t as smart as a human brain when something happens suddenly. Driverless technology needs to be able to deal with some accidents before it can become truly popular.
Online attack is also a kind of danger. Hackers（黑客）could get into your car and take control of your car, using their skills to either steal your car or even hurt you. Our technology must be safe before we give too much trust in driverless cars.
Driverless cars could actually make the air pollution worse. If people are able to sleep or work in their cars, there will be even less reason to get public transport（公共交通）. Unless driverless cars are all powered by clean energy, the planet won’t be better with more driverless cars.
33. About driverless cars, the writer agrees that ________.
A. we can buy some in the near future.
B. they were first invented in the 21st century.
C. hackers will surely operate our cars through the Internet.
D. the drivers still have to pay their attention on the road for now.
34. The following phrase “_____” has the same meaning as the underlined phrase “come to fruition” in Paragraph 3.
A. come into use B. run free C. set off D. take place
35. According to the passage, driverless cars are facing the problems EXCEPT ________.
A. air pollution B. high price C. online attacks D. AI technology
36 How does the writer organize the article?
A. B. C. D.
【答案】33. D 34. A 35. B 36. B
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了无人驾驶汽车目前还面临很多需要解决问题。
33.细节理解题。根据文中“In fact, that kind of technology is many years away. At the moment, our car can help control the direction, but our attention must still be on the road.”可知，作者认为目前司机仍需在路上集中注意力。故选D。
34.词句猜测题。根据下文“Although AI and driverless skills have developed for a long time, AI still isn’t as smart as a human brain when something happens suddenly. Driverless technology needs to be able to deal with some accidents before it can become truly popular.”可知，虽然AI和无人驾驶技能已经发展了很长时间，但当突然发生一些事情时，AI仍然不如人脑聪明。无人驾驶技术需要能够处理一些事故，才能真正普及，可猜测出，无人驾驶汽车要投入使用的话还需要一段时间，故下划线短语的意思应是：投入使用，和come into use含义相同。故选A。
35.推理判断题。根据文中“Although AI and driverless skills have developed for a long time, AI still isn’t as smart as a human brain when something happens suddenly；Online attack is also a kind of danger；Driverless cars could actually make the air pollution worse.”可推理出，无人驾驶汽车面临的问题不包括价格高。故选B。
36.篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段提出了文章要讨论的问题：无人驾驶汽车；接下来分两个方面介绍：现在使用的无人驾驶技术；无人驾驶汽车面临的问题；第四、五和六段回答无人驾驶汽车面临的问题。故文章的结构应是如B图所示。故选B。
D

（1）“The Tortoise and the Rabbit” by Aesop
Reading Level: Very Easy
This old story is about a very slow tortoise（乌龟）and a speedy rabbit. The tortoise challenges the rabbit to a race, and the ending is surprising.
What Is Great About It:
This short story now can be read on FluentU, together with the help of short videos, so you can use all of FluentU’s great language-learning methods while reading this old story again.
（2）“The Bogey Beast” by Flora Annie Steel
Reading Level: Easy
A woman finds a bag of treasure on the road. Happy with her luck, she takes it home, but things keep changing. However, her happiness never disappears.
What Is Great About It:
The old lady in this story is one of the most cheerful characters in English stories She tries to make every bad luck appear to be a gift.
（3）“The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse” by Beatrix Potter
Reading Level: A Little Difficult
Tim is a countryside mouse who is taken to a city in a vegetable basket and later makes a friend. Later, he returns to his home and invites his friend to the village. Lives are different.
What Is Great About It:
Village and city life are new inventions. Just like every other invention, we need to decide their advantages and costs.
The story is a bit long but has pictures for each part. This is best for readers who want to improve their reading.
（4）“To Build a Fire” by Jack London
Reading Level: Difficult
A man travels to a cold, faraway place with his dog. He doesn’t care about his life or the advice from others. Finally, he realizes the power of nature and human life is easily broken.
What Is Great About It:
The man in this story is careless and makes silly mistakes. The dog is careful. By the end, readers may want to know who is really intelligent—the man who can’t understand nature or the dog who can live naturally?

37. Tom likes stories with animals as main characters, and he hopes to challenge himself to a long story with the help of pictures. Which story may be the best choice?
A. The Tortoise and the Rabbit. B. The Bogey Beast.
C. The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse. D. To Build a Fire.
38. Jane is feeling very sad these days. Last week, many bad things happened to her. So, her mother decides to read The Bogey Beast to her because ________.
A. the story is easy to understand
B. it tells readers not to give up in difficult times
C. she wants to raise Jane’s spirits with the help of the happy character
D. a bag of treasure is found on the woman’s way to school in the story
39. Tim wants to write a reading report on the story To Build a Fire. Which may be the most possible main idea of his report?
A. Human beings can’t live without animals. B. We should be careful of and understand nature.
C. Nothing is too difficult for the man who will try. D. How to build a fire in a cold place?
40. According to the passage, we can know that “FluentU” may be ________.
A. a website（网站）for English learners B. a story collection of 19 stories
C. a bedtime story book for children D. a reading guide to short stories
【答案】37. C 38. C 39. B 40. A
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了四本故事书。
37.推理判断题。根据文中 “The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse”部分“The story is a bit long but has pictures for each part. This is best for readers who want to improve their reading.”可知，《约翰尼镇老鼠的故事》，这个故事有点长，但每个部分都有图片，这对想提高阅读能力的读者来说是最好的。汤姆喜欢以动物为主角的故事，他希望借助图片挑战自己，写出一个长篇大论。《约翰尼镇老鼠的故事》可能是最好的选择。故选C。
38.推理判断题。根据文中“The Bogey Beast”部分“The old lady in this story is one of the most cheerful characters in English stories. She tries to make every bad luck appear to be a gift.”可知，《怪物》这个故事中的老太太是英国故事中最快乐的人物之一。她试图让每一个厄运都成为礼物。简这几天感到很难过，可知她妈妈给她读《怪兽》是因为她想借助这个快乐的角色来鼓舞简的精神。故选C。
39.推理判断题。根据文中“To Build a Fire”部分“A man travels to a cold, faraway place with his dog. He doesn’t care about his life or the advice from others. Finally, he realizes the power of nature and human life is easily broken.”可知，《生火》讲述一个人带着他的狗去一个寒冷、遥远的地方旅行。他不在乎自己的生活或别人的建议。他意识到自然的力量和人类的生命很容易被打破。所以蒂姆想写一篇关于《生火》故事的阅读报告，应该写我们应该小心和了解大自然。故选B。
40.推理判断题。根据“This short story now can be read on FluentU, together with the help of short videos, so you can use all of FluentU’s great language-learning methods while reading this old story again.”可知，这篇短篇故事现在可以在FluentU上阅读，再加上视频短片的帮助，所以你可以在再次阅读这篇老故事的同时使用FluentU的所有优秀语言学习方法。所以根据这篇文章，我们可以知道“FluentU”可能是一个英语学习者的网站。故选A。