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TOC \ "1-1" \h \u \l "_Tc3624" 1.（23-24八年级下·辽宁大连·期末）介绍年过七旬的退休教师杨维云在网上直播，免费教授拼音的故事。 PAGEREF _Tc3624 \h 2
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1.（23-24八年级下·辽宁大连·期末）
73-year-rd Yang Weiyun desn’t sing, dance r sell things n Duyin (抖音). She teaches pinyin (拼音). And many f her students are adults (成年人).
Yang wrked as Chinese teacher in a primary schl fr 30 years. Later, she went t wrk in a kindergarten (幼儿园) and she wrked there fr 20 years. Abut fur years ag, she left the kindergarten. Hwever, she still wanted t d smething meaningful. S in May 2021, she began t teach kindergarten kids pinyin n Duyin.
Hwever, she fund that many f her students nline were adults. Because they are illiterate (不识字的), they feel inferir. They feel they are nt as gd as the thers. They are afraid t g t new places and wrried that they can’t teach their children. S Yang added special classes t meet their needs.
There are ver 37,0000 illiterate (文盲) adults in ur cuntry. Yang ffers an easy and private (私人的) way fr them t learn t read and write. Nw she has nearly 300,000 students nline.
Han Mei is ne f Yang’s students. She grew up in the cuntryside and had never been t schl. She mved t the city years ag. Hwever, illiteracy made her life very hard. She culdn’t find a jb. After taking Yang’s classes, she can read pinyin and knws hw t write her name. She has als fund a jb.
Giving classes nline is nt an easy thing fr Yang, but she tries her best t make her students learn in an easy and interesting way.
What a great teacher!
1．What d we knw abut Yang frm Paragraph 2?
A．She left a primary schl fur years ag.B．She taught Chinese in a primary schl.
C．She wrked in a kindergarten fr 30 years.D．She started t teach pinyin nline last year.
2．The writer uses the example f Han Mei t shw ______.
A．There are still many illiterate pepleB．Yang’s lessns are easy t understand
C．Yang’s lessns d gd t her studentsD．Our cuntry needs mre teachers like Yang
3．Which wrds can we use t describe Yang’s classes?
A．Easy but bring.B．Bring and difficult.
C．Easy and interesting.D．Difficult but interesting.
4．What des the passage mainly talk abut?
A．A wnderful teacher.B．The imprtance f pinyin.
C．Hw t learn pinyin well.D．Hw t get ppular nline.
2.（23-24八年级下·辽宁大连·期末）
I didn’t knw f Santa Claus (圣诞老人) until the secnd grade when my family mved t America. My classmates tld me that a fat man wuld cme and put tys in ne’s stcking (长筒袜) n Christmas Eve.
Finally, Christmas Eve arrived. I tk ut my lngest, cleanest stcking and put it n my bed. Hwever, when I wke up early n Christmas Day and checked the stcking, there was nthing in it—There was n Santa in the wrld!
Frm then n, I tld my friends the stry every December. I had t tell it in a funny way, r I wuld cry.
Hw culd I knw that Santa was just late? Nine years ag, n Christmas Eve, a man kncked n my dr. He said, “I’ve been lking fr yu fr twenty-five years.” He gave me a red stcking filled with candy and tys, and left. On tp f the stcking was a card. It read: “Fr Becky—I have missed yu since the secnd grade, but yu’ve always lived in my heart. Santa.” Then I recgnized (认出) Jill’s handwriting. I met her just tw mnths ag. I later discvered that the man was her father. Jill had seen the sadness in my eyes and decided t d smething with her father.
Nw I believe that Santa is real. Santa lives inside kind peple. He listens t friends and brings warmth and hpe.
1．The underlined sentence “I had t tell it in a funny way, r I wuld cry.” shws that Becky ________.
A．liked t share stries with friendsB．was very srry
C．was happy t knw the truth f SantaD．was very humrus
2．Nine years ag, ________ came t give Becky Christmas gifts in persn.
A．Becky’s fatherB．Jill’s fatherC．Jill, Becky’s friendD．Santa Claus himself
3．We can learn frm the text that ________.
A．Becky was brn in the US
B．Jill gave Becky Christmas gifts every year
C．Becky has knwn Jill’s father since the secnd grade
D．Becky is always expecting lve and hpe frm Santa
4．Which is the best title fr the text?
A．A very kind fatherB．My friend and I
C．An Act f KindnessD．My Christmas Presents
3.（23-24八年级下·辽宁大连·期末）
①D yu want t travel arund the wrld? Lexie Alfrd, frm Califrnia, America, finished traveling t every cuntry in the wrld at the age f 21.
②Lexie Alfrd cmes frm a traveling family. Her mther began her wn travel business at a yung age, and always tk Lexie with her n all f her travels. By the time she was nly 18 years ld, Lexie had already visited 70 cuntries. That made her want t visit the rest f the wrld. In Octber 2017, Lexie began a trip t visit all 195 cuntries in the wrld. Tw years later, she finished it.
③Lexie used planes, bats and trains t get arund. But she liked t travel by train mst. “Traveling n trains is slw travel. I can watch the changing views (景色) frm the windw,” she said.
④Fr Lexie, there’s nthing better than traveling. Even in the hard times, she never thught f giving up. “I’m lucky I made it at last. I felt tired, but it was still an exciting trip. I experienced nthing but lve and kindness frm the peple I met in each and every cuntry,” she said. “And I learned a lt abut the wrld. The wrld wuld be s bring if everything was the same everywhere. The differences make discvering new cultures such a beautiful experience.”
⑤Lexie hpes thers, especially wmen and yung peple, can g ut and see the wrld. Her biggest gal is t encurage thers t push their limits (极限), n matter hw big r small they may be. We live in such a big and beautiful wrld. Why nt spend sme time traveling just like Lexie?
1．The writer starts the text by ________.
A．telling a jkeB．telling a stryC．asking a questinD．shwing numbers
2．The underlined wrd “it” in the text refers t ________.
A．her mther’s businessB．ne f the cuntries
C．her travelD．her schlwrk
3．Lexie likes t travel by train because ________.
A．it is much faster and cheaperB．she can enjy the views n the way
C．she can make new friendsD．planes and bats are dangerus
4．The main idea f Paragraph 4 is ________.
A．why Lexie wanted t give upB．hw Lexie travelled arund the wrld
C．what Lexie learned frm the tripD．what prblems Lexie met alng the way
4.（23-24八年级下·辽宁大连·期末）
An intrductin t Treasure Island
Treasure Island is a famus stry. The her, Jim Hawkins, finds Captain Flint’s map. Captain Flint was a pirate and had lts f gld. He hid his gld befre he died, and there is a crss n the map t shw where the gld is. It is n an island in the Caribbean Sea. Jim and his friends buy a ship, get sme men and g t the island t lk fr the gld.
They set sail but then they discver that Lng Jhn Silver, the ck, and the ther men n the ship are all pirates. The pirates are planning t kill them. As sn as they get t the island, Jim and his friends fight the pirates. The pirates d nt kill them, but take the map.
The pirates g t lk fr the gld, and Jim fllws them. Althugh they find the place, the gld is nt there. Later, Jim knws it is because f Ben Gunn. Jim meets Ben Gunn n the island and he tells Jim and his friends his stry. He tells them he was a pirate, a friend f Captain Flint. He has nw decided nt t be a pirate. Ben Gunn fund the gld sme time befre. He agrees t share it with Jim and his friends because they will take him back t England.
When Jim and his friends leave the island, Ben ges with them. All f the pirates have t stay n the island except Lng Jhn Silver. Althugh he is als a pirate, he helps Jim and his friends. On their way hme, they stp in America fr ne night. In the mrning, they find that Lng Jhn Silver has gne, and he has taken sme f the gld. When they get back t England, Jim decides never t g lking fr gld again.
1．Wh is the her f Treasure Island?
A．Ben Gunn.B．Captain Flint.C．Lng Jhn Silver.D．Jim Hawkins.
2．Why d Lng Jhn Silver and the ther men want t kill Jim and his friends?
A．Because Jim treats them badly.B．Because Jim desn’t want t pay them.
C．Because they want t get the gld.D．Because they dn’t want t wrk fr Jim.
3．What is the right rder f the fllwing events?
①Jim, his friends leave the island tgether with Ben.
②Jim and his friends fight the pirates but fail, and their map is taken away.
③Jim meets Ben Gunn n the island and he tells Jim where the gld is.
④Jim, Ben and their friends get back t England.
⑤Jim and his friends get sme men and g t the island t lk fr gld.
A．⑤①②③④B．⑤③②④①C．⑤②③①④D．⑤③②①④
4．What is Treasure Island?
A．An island in the Caribbean Sea.B．A place fr pirates t live.
C．An exciting mvie abut Jim and pirates.D．An adventure stry abut lking fr gld.
5.（23-24八年级下·辽宁大连·期末）
Eddie was filled with excitement. The muntain bike race was abut t start and he had been training hard. Perhaps, this year, he wuld finally win. The waiting crwd shuted encuragement, and Eddie’s dad was amng them, smiling prudly.
The starter’s gun went ff and Eddie gt away quickly. The rad was bumpy with lts f sudden turns, but Eddie was fr these challenges (挑战). As he went arund a crner, he realized that his friend Riley was the nly rider in frnt f him.
Putting in mre effrt, Eddie reached Riley and then suddenly he was in the lead. He was ging t win!
Eddie culd see the finish line at the tp f the next hill. The crwd began t cheer and Eddie heard his father’s vice supprting him.
Mments later, Eddie heard a cry. He lked arund t see Riley lying n the rad with his bike n tp f him. Any mment nw, the ther riders wuld rush tward him ver the hill.
Eddie jumped ff his bike and ran t Riley. His friend was unhurt and the bys quickly mved Riley’s bike ff the rad.
The ther riders sped past t the finish line.
Slwly, Eddie pushed his bike t the finish line. Tears f disappintment (失望) filled his eyes.
Then, t his surprise, Eddie heard a sund and lked ver at the crwd t see them cheering fr him.
And there was his dad, with the prudest smile f all.
1．What des the underlined wrd bumpy prbably mean?
A．起伏不平的B．笔直的C．平坦的D．宽阔的
2．Why did Eddie stp during the race?
A．Because he was t tired.B．Because the race was t hard.
C．Because he wanted t help his friend.D．Because he didn’t want his friend t feel sad.
3．Hw did Eddie’s feelings change?
A．nervus—disappinted—wrried—surprisedB．excited—wrried—disappinted—surprised
C．wrried—nervus—excited—disappintedD．nervus—wrried—excited—disappinted
4．What d we knw frm the stry?
A．T win a game, we must train very hard.
B．We shuld help ur friends when they are in need.
C．T win a game, parents’ supprt is imprtant.
D．In a game, we must be careful nt t get hurt.
6.（23-24八年级下·辽宁大连·期末）
Chsing t see the bright side
Lily was a cheerful girl. She always had a big smile n her face. One day, she nticed an ld man named Grumble sitting beside a river. The ld man lked sad. Lily wanted t make him smile, s she walked up t him with a friendly greeting. “Gd mrning, Mr Grumble! Why the lng face?” she asked.
Grumble said, “What’s there t be happy abut, yung ne? Life is full f trubles.” Lily laughed and replied, “Trubles are like big and scary thundercluds (雷雨云), Mr Grumble. But just like cluds, they pass, making way fr the sun t shine again. Yu shuld try lking n the bright side!”
Lily made a bet (打赌) with Grumble, saying, “I bet I can make yu smile by the end f the day.” Grumble challenged her, “Yu’re welcme t try, but it wn’t be easy.”
Fr the rest f the day, Lily did all kinds f funny and silly things t make Grumble laugh. She tld jkes, sang like nbdy was watching, and even made faces. Hwever, Grumble was still unhappy. As the sun began t set, Lily decided t give it ne last try. She tk a deep breath and brke int a jyus dance.
Surprisingly, Grumble culdn’t help it. He let ut a chuckle (咯咯笑声), and then anther. Befre he knew it, he was laughing heartily, his sadness giving way t happiness.
Lily had wn the cntest, but mre imprtantly, she shwed Grumble that becming cheerful was nt difficult.
Happiness is a chice and we can find it when we chse t see the brighter side f life.
1．What was Mr Grumble like as Lily came ver?
A．He was relaxed.B．He was nt happy.
C．He was as cheerful as a girl.D．He had a big smile n his face.
2．Why did Lily cmpare trubles t thundercluds?
A．T say that life is nt easy.
B．T tell the ld man t be careful.
C．T shw that trubles will g away.
D．T shw that trubles are ften terrible.
3．Paragraph 4 is mainly abut ________.
A．Lily’s hbbiesB．Grumble’s trubles
C．the bad time Lily spent with GrumbleD．what Lily did t make Grumble laugh
4．What des the stry teach us?
A．Life is full f trubles.B．It’s nt a gd chice t bet.
C．Happy r nt, it’s up t yu.D．Everyne has a chance t be happy.
7.（23-24八年级下·辽宁大连·期末）
One day, Miss Ellis gave her pupils a new task n happiness. Her pupils wuld be “happiness cllectrs”. They had t see what wuld happen when they tried t bring happiness t thse arund them. Several days later, Carla turned up carrying a big bag.
“Here in this bag I have all the happiness I’ve cllected s far,” she said, smiling.
Everyne was filled with expectatin, but Carla didn’t want t shw what was in the bag. Instead, she pulled ut a small bx and gave it t her teacher. When Miss Ellis tk the bx, Carla tk an instant camera ut f her wn pcket and std with it at the ready.
“Open it, Miss Ellis.”
The teacher slwly pened the bx and lked inside. A big smile shne n her face, and at that mment Carla tk a pht. She ffered the pht t Miss Ellis alng with a piece f paper. The teacher read the paper in silence. Then she lked at the bag.
“It’s a great big pile f smiles!” Carla said and pened the bag. Hundreds f phts fell ut, all f different smiles, each ne f them beautiful.
The whle class wndered hw Carla culd create such a great big chain (链) f happiness. All that was in the bx were phts f big smiles. Everyne wh saw them felt happiness, and every persn smiled, in return, withut even thinking abut it.
Just at that mment, Carla tk a pht f each ne f them. She gave them their wn pht alng with a piece f paper, which asked them t d the same with ther peple, and t send a cpy f the phts t her hme address.
And s it was that she managed t spread (传播) understanding f the simple truth: every time yu smile, yu are sending a gift t the wrld.
1．One day, Miss Ellis asked her pupils t ________.
A．send a pht t their familyB．make friends with thers
C．cllect happiness arund themD．help with husewrk at hme
2．T finish the task, Carla ________.
A．painted pictures everywhereB．asked her teacher fr sme advice
C．bught a new camera and a bagD．tk phts f different beautiful smiles
3．Hw did everyne react when they saw the things in Carla’s bx?
A．They culdn’t help laughing.B．They smiled happily.
C．They cheered in excitement.D．They std in silence.
4．Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title?
A．A special teacherB．The chain f smiles
C．Hw t spread lveD．The imprtance f a gift
8.（23-24八年级下·辽宁大连·期末）
Nine-year-ld Niclas was a picky (挑剔的) eater. He especially didn’t like healthy fds and wuldn’t g near mst fruit and vegetables.
“Will he try mre fds if he grws them himself?” his dad thught. S the family started a garden in their yard (院子). They planted strawberries, carrts, tmates, ptates and many ther fruit and vegetables. It wrked! Niclas cared fr these fds and started tasting them.
The by als fund that many children were eating unhealthy fds. S he came up with an idea f writing a bk. His dad advised a smartphne app. Niclas liked it and started his wn.
His parents helped him create a plan and many app makers jined Niclas’s team. The free app was ready in May 2023. It shws families hw t prepare healthy fds. Thusands f children and parents are nw Niclas’s fans, and newspapers and TV shws have shared his stry.
Niclas tries t imprve his app and add games that let children get “healthy” r “unhealthy” pints fr fd chices. He’s als started putting “Niclas’s Seal f Apprval (正式认可)” n restaurant menus (菜单).
Niclas likes hearing that his app is very cl. But what he likes best is, “ ▲ That’s what I really wanted t d.”
1．Niclas’s family began a garden in the yard ________.
A．t have funB．t teach Niclas t grw fruit
C．t make mneyD．t help Niclas like healthy fd
2．What des Paragraph 3 mainly tell us?
A．Why Niclas wrte a bk.B．What Niclas’s prblem was.
C．Hw Niclas started an app.D．Wh helped Niclas ut f truble.
3．Hw des Niclas’s free app help peple?
A．By sharing his stries.B．By shwing ways t prepare healthy fd.
C．By ffering free fd.D．By getting the famus restaurant menus.
4．Which sentence can be put int ▲ ?
A．I’m winning the hearts f fans.B．I’m helping children get healthier.
C．I’m grwing fd with my family.D．I’m cking delicius fd fr children.
9.（23-24八年级下·辽宁大连·期末）
What Marty did was just a magic, but I didn’t knw hw he made it. One day I caught a lucky break. At lunch, Marty was talking abut hw he culd make things flat (浮动). He had a ring (戒指) in ne hand and a pencil in the ther.
That’s when I saw it: a thin piece f fishing line (线) was arund the end f the pencil and cnnected t Marty’s shirt! Sure enugh, he made the ring “flat” by mving it ver the pencil and hanging (悬挂) it frm the line. N ne else nticed the line, and sn the whle dining hall was cheering. When ther students left, I walked ver. It was time t end the Magic Marty shw.
“I knw hw yu did it,” I said, lking him right in the eye. “Maybe,” Marty answered.
“But the first law (法则) f magic is that.”
“It was the fishing line.”
Marty became silent. He lked a bit wrried. Withut all his cnfidence, he seemed wrse. I suddenly felt bad.
“S, d yu want t break the law f magic? Are yu ging t say ut the secret?” he asked. I thught abut it fr a mment. If I did, I wuld finally be able t tell that Marty’s magic was fake. But wuld that really make me feel happy? What abut Marty? He might lse his new friends. Hw wuld that make him feel?
“N,” I said. “It will be a secret between yu and me.”
Marty let ut a relieved sigh (松了一口气) and I turned t walk away.
“Wait!” Marty jumped in frnt f me. “Yu’ve gt a pretty gd eye fr magic. If yu’re interested, I have an idea.”
That’s hw the Magic Marty and Mysterius Matt Lunch Shw began.
1．Hw did students think f Marty’s magic?
A．Easy.B．Interesting.C．Bring.D．Traditinal.
2．What’s the first law f magic?
A．Find the secret bravely.B．Make life full f magic.
C．Never tell the secret f magic.D．The magic shw must be real.
3．What des the underlined wrd “fake” prbably mean?
A．虚假的B．超前的C．真实的D．抄袭的
4．What can yu learn frm the text?
A．The writer had n interest in magic.B．Marty wn’t shw his magic any mre.
C．The writer jined Marty in the magic shw.D．Marty had an idea f making the new magic.
10.（23-24八年级下·天津河北·期末）
I’ve lived in a lrry (卡车) with my yunger sister Sinita and my parents fr ver 200 days nw! We’re travelling arund Africa. The lrry’s a bit like a huse n wheels (轮子), but it has less space. Hwever, we have everything we need fr ur jurney. It’s nt very fast. That is OK — we’re nt in a hurry.
Our schlbks are the same as the nes back hme, but my mum gives us lessns, and then sends ur wrk t teachers n the Internet. My favurite way f learning, hwever, is by ging n special trips that my parents plan. We’ve seen s many wnderful places, peple and animals.
In September, we went camping in the Kalahari Desert (卡拉哈里沙漠). We learned lts abut the night sky. The Kalahari’s nt like ther deserts because it gets such a lt f rain — sme parts f it lk really green. We had a guide, and he tld us abut all the lvely animals that live there.
In Nvember, we went n a whale-watching (鲸) tur in Suth Africa and saw six whales. We said hell t them. One even swam under ur bat. That was really thrilling. I knew whales were big, but I culdn’t believe they were s large.
In December, we drve t Bulders Beach in Suth Africa. There are thusands f African penguins (企鹅) n the beach. These cute black and white birds can swim, but cannt fly. Many f the visitrs t the beach enjyed seeing their funny walk, but I was especially interested in hw clever they were at keeping their babies safe.
1．What d we knw abut the writer’s family’s lrry?
A．It’s slw.B．It’s expensive.
C．It has six wheels.D．It was made in Africa.
2．One difference between the Kalahari and ther deserts is that ________ .
A．it’s largerB．it’s wetterC．it has clearer skiesD．it has mre animals
3．The wrd “thrilling” in Paragraph 4 means “________ ”.
A．imprtantB．traditinalC．excitingD．ppular
4．What did the writer think was the mst interesting abut the penguins?
A．They swam well.B．They were clever.
C．They were black and white.D．They walked in a funny way.
5．What’s the best title fr the passage?
A．Study f night skyB．Huse near the beach
C．Wrk n the InternetD．Jurney arund Africa
11.（23-24八年级下·广东·期末）
When Claire Vlases f Mntana was in Grade 7, she learned abut plans t mdernize her middle schl. Claire asked the schl bard（董事会）t add slar panels (太阳电池板) t the prject because, she explained, clean energy wuld be helpful t a really mdern schl.
The bard liked the idea but said it culd ffer just $25,000, ne-fifth f the cst. S Claire rganized a grup f kids and grwn-ups wh set t wrk raising the rest(剩 余部分). They sld their secnd-hand bks, put n talent shws and asked fr dnatins（捐赠）, even ging dr-t-dr fr them. One dnated mre than half the cst!
After tw years f hard wrk, the grup paid fr the slar panels, which nw prvide ne-furth f the schl's electricity needs—saving the neighbrhd thusands f dllars. “My favrite part abut this prject was that ne persn culd start smething small and then the prject culd grw and have a big influence n the cmmunity,” Claire said. “There are always ging t be hard parts. When there’s a challenge in frnt f yu, yu can learn frm it and use it as chance t vercme it.”
1．Hw much mney did Claire need t raise?
A．$ 25,000B．$ 125,000C．$ 100,000D．$ 75,000
2．Which picture shws the change f the electricity cst after the use f slar panels?
A．B．C．D．
3．Which is the right rder f the fllwing events?
a. Claire rganized peple t raise mney.
b. The bard agreed but there was nt enugh mney fr adding slar panels.
c. Claire and her grup gt enugh dnatins t pay fr the slar panels.
d. Claire suggested adding slar panels t help the schl save energy.
A．a-b-c-dB．d-c-b-aC．b-d-a-cD．d-b-a-c
4．Frm Claire’s wrds in the last paragraph, we learn that ________ .
A．hard wrk was her favriteB．the prject went smthly
C．a small thing makes a big differenceD．slar panels cst a lt
5．What wuld be the best title fr the text?
A．A Dependent GirlB．A Mdern Schl
C．Dn't Waste EnergyD．Never Give Up
12.（23-24八年级下·天津河西·期末）
My mther is a teacher, and I grew up with the challenges (挑战) a teacher faces. I ften asked her, “Why d yu teach? What keeps yu teaching?” The answer was always the same. “There is always that ne child, that ne mment that is wrth it.”
Nw, I am a teacher, t. But different frm my mther, I teach students challenging activities utdrs. And when my mther asked me the similar questins, my answer was, “It’s that ne child, that ne special mment.” One f thse mments happened recently. I was wrking with a grup f girls in a fur-week prgramme. Everything went n well thrugh the “Team” events and we were mving n t a “High” ne called the Wire (钢索) Walk.
In the Wire Walk, each girl had t climb up the pegs (木桩) in a tree t a wire, 8 meters high, and then walk acrss it. Of curse, everything was safe fr sure.
When I asked wh wuld try, a few girls raised their hands, and they finished the Wire Walk with little difficulty.
But when it was Susie’s turn, it seemed that she didn’t really want t. I asked Susie if she was ready. She answered sftly, “I suppse.”
Nw, Susie was at the ft f the tree. She started t make the lng reach fr the first peg. The ther girls cheered fr her. Then I fund Susie was becming nervus with every step. I realised she wuld nt g much further.
Susie was halfway up. Then she stpped and held the tree tight (紧紧地), lking very afraid. Her eyes were clsed. With her face against the tree, she cried, “I can’t.”
The ther girls sat in silence. I talked quietly t Susie, trying t relax her. I talked fr a lng time till I ran ut f wrds.
“I will still be yur friend n matter what, Susie!” Mary brke the silence.
T my surprise, Susie lifted her head and lked up t the wire. Then she turned t lk dwn at Mary and smiled. Mary smiled back.
Finally, Susie made it all the way acrss that wire. When she returned t the grund, the first hug she lked fr was frm Mary.
We all cheered.
Mments like this keep me ding what I d. The yung hearts cntinue t fill me with curage.
1．What can we learn frm the first tw paragraphs?
A．The writer’s mther is a teacher.B．The writer lks different frm her mther.
C．The writer’s mther desn't lve her jb.D．The writer is a teacher at a middle schl.
2．Susie stpped halfway up t the wire because ________.
A．the teacher asked her t d itB．smething was wrng with it
C．she was t afraid t mve nD．it was t high fr her t reach
3．Mary brke the silence in rder t ________.
A．encurage SusieB．relax the writer
C．try again herselfD．draw Susie’s attentin
4．Frm the stry f Susie and Mary, we can learn that ________.
A．helping thers is helping urselves
B．a wrd f encuragement helps a lt
C．utdr activities bring peple clser than ever
D．a gd methd plays an imprtant rle in teaching
5．Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the passage?
A．That One MmentB．The Wire Walk
C．Lve and CurageD．The Yung Hearts
13.（23-24八年级下·天津河东·期末）
Mlly is a ten-year-ld girl. She lves playing sprts very much. Her favurite sprt is baseball (棒球). In her free time, she ften plays baseball with her friends.
Mlly wants t play baseball well, s she jins a baseball team. Mlly is afraid n her first day in the team. She desn’t knw anyne. N ne knws her, either.
Mlly walks nt the field slwly. The children in the team are talking with each ther happily, but n ne speaks t Mlly. She feels s sad. She wants t leave the field and g hme. Then she sees a bat and a baseball. Mlly picks up the bat and the baseball. Then she thrws the ball high in the air. After that, she hits it.
“Cl!” says a girl. Mlly lks at her. She has shrt brwn hair and lks very lvely. Then the girl cmes up t Mlly and says, “Yu play baseball s well. What’s yur name?” Mlly smiles and says, “Thank yu. My name is Mlly.” “I’m Lucy. I’m happy yu’re here, Mlly!” says the girl.
1．What is Mlly’s favurite sprt?
A．Baseball.B．Basketball.C．Vlleyball.D．Ftball.
2．Why des Mlly feel sad n her first day in the baseball team?
A．Because she plays baseball badly.B．Because n ne speaks t her.
C．Because the ther children laugh at her.D．Because she gets hurt.
3．The underlined wrd “it” in Paragraph 3 refers t ________.
A．the fieldB．the batC．the airD．the baseball
4．We can knw Lucy is a ________ girl accrding t the passage.
A．shy and quietB．shy but friendly
C．kind and friendlyD．lvely but naughty
5．What d yu think will happen next?
A．Mlly leaves the field and ges hme sadly.B．Mlly and Lucy play baseball happily.
C．Mlly cries alud because f Lucy’s wrds.D．Lucy leaves and lets Mlly alne.
14.（23-24八年级下·天津·期末）
Yang Liwei is the first man wh travels in a Chinese spacecraft. His missin (使命), Shenzhu 5, made China the third cuntry t have independently(独立地) sent peple int space. Because f him, a new wrd was cined (创造的) in the West t name the Chinese astrnaut ‘Taiknaut’.
Yang Liwei was brn n June 21, 1965 in Lianing Prvince. His mther was a teacher, and his father was an accuntant (会计). He is married. His wife is an army fficer (军官) t.
Yang was selected (选择) as an astrnaut candidate (候选人) in 1998 and had trained fr space fight since then. He was chsen frm the final pl (最后名单) f 13 candidates t fly n China’s first manned space missin. Then, n Octber 15, 2003, Shenzhu 5 spacecraft was launched at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (酒泉卫星发射中心). Befre the launch (发射), almst nbdy in public knew abut the Chinese astrnaut candidates. His selectin was nt annunced (宣布) t the media until the day befre the launch.
Many peple have lng thught that the Great Wall is the nly human cnstructin (建筑物) n earth that astrnauts can see frm space. But Yang Liwei said he didn’t see it in space. Astrnauts can see many cities frm space, but unfrtunately (遗憾地), the Great Wall isn’t wide enugh s they can’t recgnize (认出) it.
1．China is ________ cuntry t have independently sent peple int space.
A．the firstB．the secndC．the thirdD．the furth
2．Where was Yang Liwei brn?
A．In HenanB．In LianingC．In ShandngD．In Taiwan
3．What des Yang Liwei’s wife d?
A．She is a teacher.B．She is a dctr.
C．She is an accuntant.D．She is an army fficer.
4．When was Shenzhu 5 spacecraft launched?
A．On Octber 15, 2003.B．On Octber 16, 2005.
C．On August 17, 2010.D．On September 18, 2013.
5．Why can’t the peple in space see the Great Wall?
A．Because it’s t big t see fr them.
B．Because it’s t wide t see fr them.
C．Because it’s t near t see fr them.
D．Because they can nly see things wide enugh.
15.（23-24八年级下·天津滨海新·期末）
Liu Yang was an astrnaut. She was the first Chinese wman t travel int space. She left Earth n June 16, 2012. She came back n June 29th. She traveled with tw ther astrnauts in China’s Shenzhu Ⅸ spacecraft.
Shenzhu Ⅸ rbited Earth. When smething rbits smething, it ges arund it. Hw lng did it take Shenzhu Ⅸ t rbit Earth? It tk nly 90 minutes! Shenzhu Ⅸ rbited Earth 16 times in just ne day. This meant that Liu Yang saw the sun rise and set 16 times in ne day!
Liu Yang liked being an astrnaut. She liked being in space. She liked hw it felt when the frce f gravity (重力) was nt pulling her dwn. Withut the frce f gravity, she culd flat (漂浮). She flated frm place t place. While in space, she played a game t drink water in space. She had t gently squeeze (挤压) the bag in rder t make the right size f a flating water ball and then she can slwly drink it when the ball is flating steadily (稳定地).
Liu Yang wrked hard t becme an astrnaut. She went t schl fr many years. She had t have special training. The training was hard wrk. Liu Yang was a gd astrnaut. She went int space tw times. In June 2022, she re-entered space 10 years later in China’s Shenzhu XIV spaceship. “I get excited every time I lk up at the sky because I knw we have a space hme up there, which was built by ur Chinese astrnauts.” She received several awards (奖项) and hnrs (荣誉) fr her wrk and cntinues t wrk hard fr China’s space industry.
1．Hw many days did Liu Yang stay in space n her first trip?
A．13 days.B．90 minutes.C．29 days.D．16 times a day.
2．What des wrd “rbited” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Stayed quiet.B．Traveled arund.C．Flew away frm.D．Went straight t.
3．Hw did Liu Yang drink water while she was in space?
A．By flating t the water ball and drank it.B．By making a flating water ball and then drank it.
C．By asking anther astrnaut fr help.D．By waiting fr the water t cme t her.
4．Hw many times has Liu Yang been t space?
A．Once.B．Twice.C．Three times.D．Fur times.
5．What is the main idea f the passage?
A．The training prcess f an astrnaut.B．The imprtance f China’s space industry.
C．Liu Yang’s experiences as an astrnaut.D．The histry f the Shenzhu spacecraft series.
16.（23-24八年级下·北京顺义·期末）
A Teenage Surfer
My sn Len’s passin (热衷的爱好) fr surfing began at the age f 13. Befre and after schl each day, he put n his wet suit, picked up his equipment, swam ut beynd the surf line and waited t be challenged by his three-t-six-ft friends.
One afternn, the lifeguard reprted ver the phne t my husband Wilsn that Len’s eye was badly injured (受伤) by his bard. Wilsn rushed him t the hspital, where he received 26 stitches (缝针) frm the crner f his eye t the bridge f his nse.
I was n an airplane flying hme frm a meeting while Len’s eye was being stitched. Wilsn drve directly t the airprt after they left dctr’s ffice. He greeted me at the gate and tld me Len was waiting in the car.
“Len?” I questined. I remember thinking the waves must have been bad that day. “He’s been in an accident, but he’s ging t be fine,” said my husband. A travelling wrking mther’s wrst nightmare (噩梦) had cme true. I ran t the car s fast that the heel f my she brke ff. I swung pen the dr t see that my yungest sn had a patch (眼罩) ver his eye and was leaning tward me crying, “Oh, Ma, I’m s glad yu’re hme.” I cried in his arms, telling him hw awful I felt abut nt being there when the lifeguard called. “It’s kay, Mm,” he cmfrted me. “Yu dn’t knw hw t surf anyway.”
“What?” I asked, cnfused by his lgic. “I’ll be fine. The dctr says I can g back in the water in eight days,” said my sn. I wanted t tell him he wasn’t allwed t g near water again until he was 35, but instead, I bit my tngue and hped he wuld frget abut surfing. Fr the next seven days, he kept pressing me t let him surf again. One day after I had repeated “N” t him fr the 100th time, he beat me at my wn game. “Mm, yu taught us never t give up what we lve,” he said.
And I gave in.
Back then, Len was just a by with a passin fr surfing. Nw he’s a man with a passin fr surfing. And he’s a man with a respnsibility. He is ne f the tp 25 prfessinal surfers in the wrld. Passinate peple stick t what they lve and never give up.
1．What happened t Len ne afternn while surfing?
A．He lst his surfbard.B．He saved anther surfer.
C．He was injured by his bard.D．He was warned by the lifeguard.
2．What did Len’s mther hpe after his accident?
A．He shuld find a new hbby.B．He must take surfing lessns.
C．He wuld frget abut surfing.D．He culd surf again immediately.
3．What can we learn frm Len?
A．Always listen t yur parents.B．Stay away frm danger.
C．Fllw the dctr’s advice strictly.D．Never give up n what yu lve.
17.（23-24八年级下·北京通州·期末）
When Mr. and Mrs. Smith went travelling, they asked the Brwn family next dr t lk after their vegetable garden while they were away. The Brwns were happy t help and their sn Jim enjyed watering the kale (羽衣甘蓝).
When the Smiths returned hme, Mrs. Smith stpped ver at the Brwns’ huse, and held a basket f kale.
“Yur family was such a help!” Mrs. Smith said, “I wanted t give yu sme f ur kale t say thank yu.”
“Thank yu. But we dn’t knw much abut kale. I culdn’t imagine what we wuld d with it.” Mrs. Brwn said.
“N prblem!” Mrs. Smith said. “I’m sure yu can ck delicius dishes with it!”
In the Brwns’ kitchen, the family lked at the kale. “S we have t eat all f that kale?” Jim asked. “I think s,” Mrs. Brwn said. “But nne f us like vegetables like this,” Jim said.
Mr. and Mrs. Brwn tried t use the kale. Mr. Brwn biled the kale and served it as a side dish. N ne liked it. Mr. and Mrs. Brwn decided they were ging t get creative. They started t lk up interesting recipes (菜谱). That night, Mr. Brwn prepared turkey burgers with kale inside them. “Best burger ever!” Jim said.
Still, there was much mre kale left. The fllwing day, Mr. and Mrs. Brwn went t wrk n anther meal—lasagna (卤汁面条). The kale lasagna was s gd that Mr. and Mrs. Brwn invited the Smiths t cme fr dinner. “What a wnderful idea!” Mrs. Brwn said. “We never knw what t d with all this kale!”
1．When the Smiths went travelling, the Brwns ________.
A．went travelling with themB．lked after their vegetable garden
C．helped t take care f their snD．gave them sme advice n travelling
2．When the Smiths returned hme, Mrs. Smith ________.
A．gave Mrs. Brwn sme kaleB．invited Mrs. Brwn t have dinner
C．taught Mrs. Brwn hw t grw plantsD．advised Mrs. Brwn t grw mre kale
3．The Brwns decided t get creative because ________.
A．they were gd at cking delicius dishes with kale
B．they hped they culd d better than the Smiths
C．they wanted their family t like eating kale
D．they needed t tell the Smiths hw t ck kale
18.（23-24八年级下·北京房山·期末）
Smetimes I really dubt whether there is true lve between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying t earn mney, In their pinin, “I lve yu” is t hard fr them t say. Sending flwers t each ther n Valentine’s Day is even mre impssible. When my father is very tired frm the hard wrk, it is difficult fr him t cntrl his bad mds.
One day, my mther was sewing a quilt (缝被子). I silently sat dwn beside her and I asked in a very lw vice, “Is there true lve between yu and dad?” My mther stpped her wrk and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. Hwever, she didn’t answer at nce. She cntinued t sew the quilt.
I was very wrried because I thught I had hurt her. I was in a great embarrassment and I didn’t knw what I shuld d. But at last she said thughtfully, “Susan, lk at this thread (线). Smetimes it appears, but mst f it disappears in the quilt. It really makes the quilt strng. If life is a quilt, then lve shuld be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there. Lve is inside.”
I culdn’t understand her until the next spring. My father gt sick. After they were back frm hspital, my mther helped my father walk slwly fr tw mnths. My father had never been s kind. But after tw mnths he still culdn’t walk by himself. We were wrried abut him. “Dad, hw are yu feeling nw?” I asked him ne day. “Susan, dn’t wrry abut me,” he said gently. “T tell yu the truth, I culd walk by myself after I was back frm hspital, but I just like walking with yur mm. I like this kind f life,” Reading his eyes, I knw he lves my mther deeply.
1．Why des Susan’s father have bad mds?
A．Because he desn’t lve the family.
B．Because he desn’t cam much mney.
C．Because he’s very tired frm the hard wrk.
D．Because he desn’t send flwers t her mm.
2．After Susan’s father was back frm hspital, ________.
A．her mther was sewing a quilt
B．her mther was busy earning mney
C．her father was still in a bad md
D．her father culd walk by himself
3．What can we learn frm the stry?
A．Lve means earning mney fr family.
B．Lve means sending flwers t each ther.
C．Lve is like a quilt and life is like a thread.
D．Lve is inside and it can hardly be seen.
19.（23-24八年级下·北京东城·期末）
Ling Runzhi, 41, wh has used a wheelchair ever since she was six, listens t an nline class abut mdern Chinese landscape paintings (山水画) carefully.
With a few deft strkes (灵巧的几笔) f her paintbrush, Ling skillfully brings t life a black-and-white wrk f art. Despite the lss f sensatin in her lwer bdy because f an illness, this talented artist refuses t let her illness stp her creativity.
Ling’s art has nt nly helped her fulfill her wn dreams but als ffered a windw t a wider wrld fr thers like her. Thrugh her art, she helps them experience the beauty and wnders f the wrld.
In 2003, attracted by the beauty f embridery (刺绣) in Guizhu, Ling began t explre the art f expressing smething traditinal f Chinese landscape paintings thrugh the embridery.
She later tk part in several cmpetitins fr the disabled in Guiyang, winning mre than 40 awards. The grwing recgnitin f Ling’s art has nt nly made her mre cnfident, but als brught happiness t her life.
Since then, Ling has decided t create mre paintings and embridery t catch the beauty f the wrld fr peple wh find themselves challenged by bad luck, especially thse wh can’t mve abut by themselves.
There is a beautiful planting f green cpper cin grass n Ling’s windw. It reminds us that we shuld nt be afraid f the wind and the sun in life like grass.
1．Hw lng has Ling Runzhi used a wheelchair?
A．Fr 33 years.B．Fr 35 years.C．Fr 41 years.D．Fr 47 years.
2．The underlined wrd “fulfill” in Paragraph 3 means “________”.
A．realizeB．findC．fllwD．lse
3．The writer’s purpse in mentining the grass in the last paragraph is ________.
A．t intrduce a kind f beautiful plant t readersB．t shw the imprtance f it in Ling’s life
C．t encurage mre peple t visit Ling’s hmeD．t tell peple t face the challenges bravely in life
20.（23-24八年级下·北京昌平·期末）
The “Chair”
There was nce a by called Mari wh lved t shw ff hw many friends he had at schl. One day his grandfather said t him, “Mari, I bet yu a big bag f ppcrn yu dn’t have as many friends as yu think. I’m sure many are nthing mre than acquaintance (略有交情，熟人) r partners.”
Mari agreed t the bet withut a secnd thught. Hwever, he wasn’t sure hw t test wh were real friends, s he asked his grandpa. “Take this. It’s an invisible (透明的) ‘chair’. If yu take it t schl and manage t sit n it, yu can tell wh yur real friends are.” his grandpa said.
Mari tk the special “chair” t schl. At break time he asked everyne t frm a circle, and std in the middle, with his “chair”. Mari tried hard t sit n the “chair”. Having difficulty seeing it, he missed and fell dwn many times. Everyne had a pretty gd laugh.
“Wait, wait, just a small prblem.” he said. But again he missed the seat, causing mre surprised lks. Mari tried many times until, suddenly, he sat in mid-air...
Then he finally experienced the magic that his grandfather had been talking abut. Lking arund, Mari saw Gerge, Lucas, and Diana-three f his best friends-hlding him up with their strng arms, s he wuldn’t fall. Meanwhile, many thers he had thught f as friends had dne nthing but making fun f him, enjying his every fall.
And there the shw came t an end. Leaving with his three friends, he explained t them the magic “chair” test. And he learned true friends are thse wh care fr us, and nt just any acquaintance wh happens t be passing by. A real friend wuld be less likely t make fun f us.
1．What bet did Grandpa have with Mari?
A．Surprise culd cme after falling.B．Nbdy wuld make fun f Mari.
C．If the “chair” culd be visible r nt.D．Mari didn’t have many true friends.
2．Hw did Mari finally sit in his “chair”?
A．His friends held him.B．His grandpa taught him.
C．He tried many times.D．He experienced the magic.
3．Frm the magic “chair” test, Mari learned abut ________.
A．the meaning f real friendsB．the value f family members
C．the ways t make new friendsD．the key t wrking with friends