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译林版八年级下册英语期末专题训练：任务型阅读
Jim Green has been in China for more than two years. He has been to many interesting places by high-speed railway. Last week, he went to Shanghai with his family. They booked tickets on the Internet. Though many people liked travelling by plane, the Greens thought travelling by high-speed railway was safer, cheaper and more convenient.
The cars (车厢) of high-speed railway were clean and tidy. There weren’t too many people. The Greens talked with other passengers, read books and saw films on the computer. They watched beautiful views out of the window along the way.
Before lunch, the Greens walked around. Then they went to the dining car to have some delicious food. They bought some drinks and snacks from the steward (乘务员). Jim thought the journey of high-speed railway was like a moving party. He didn’t feel bored at all.
Four hours later, they arrived in Shanghai. This train ride seemed short, but their memory of this pleasant journey would last (持续) long.
High-speed railway has become the first choice of transportation for many people. It is a new symbol of China’s rise as a great power in the world.
1．The length (长度) of time Jim Green has been in China: (不超过5个单词）
2．The place where the Greens booked the tickets: (不超过3个词）
3．The two things that the Greens did on the high-speed railway:
① . ② .
4．The things that the Greens bought in the dining car: (不超过4个词）
5．Your opinion on high-speed railway:
阅读下文并回答问题。
Once upon a time, the animals decided they must do something to meet the problems of a “new world”, so they set up a school. The courses there included running, climbing, swimming, and flying. All the animals were asked to take all the subjects.
The duck was excellent in swimming. In fact, better than his teacher. But he made only passing grades in flying and was very poor in running. Since he was slow in running, he was asked to practice running after school. However, running practice made his webbed feet (蹼足) badly hurt and he only got C in swimming.
The rabbit started at the top of the class in running, but as a result of failing in climbing training many times, she had a nervous breakdown (精神崩溃).
The squirrel was excellent in climbing until he met much trouble in the flying class. He was good at flying from the treetop down, but his teacher made him start from the ground up. He practiced as the teacher said, but unluckily he developed a muscle spasm (肌肉痉挛) Finally, he got C in climbing and D in flying.
Seeing everyone fail in the exam sadly, the groundhog (土拨鼠) family gathered to discuss.
“Why does the school ask the duck to run and the rabbit to climb They are not born to do that,” the mother groundhog complained (抱怨).
“Yes, no matter how hard they try, they will never succeed,” the father groundhog said.
“Mommy, must I learn how to fly What’s wrong with flying from the treetop down Am I allowed to dig a hole in my own way ” a baby groundhog asked in doubt.
“Relax, dear. You don’t need to learn to fly. As long as you can dig a hole, it doesn’t matter which way you choose.” mother groundhog replied with a gentle smile.
Not being satisfied (满足) with this animal school, the groundhog family decided to do something. They 4.
6．Were all the animals asked to take all the subjects in the animal school
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7．How did the duck’s webbed feet badly hurt
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8．Why were the groundhog family not satisfied with this animal school
9．What might happen next Finish the ending. (about 25 words)
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Long ago, there lived a king. He was quite lazy. He never carried out his duties (职责). His people complained about this.
One day, the king went into the forest to hunt. After some time, he became thirsty. To his surprise, he came to a lake. As he drank from the lake, he saw a swan (天鹅) land on a rock nearby. “I should catch the swan!” he thought.
But as soon as he held up his bow (弓), the swan was gone. Then the king heard a voice, “I am the swan. If you want to catch me, you must come to heaven.”
Surprised, the king said, “Please show me the way to heaven.”
“Do good deeds, serve your people and a messenger from heaven (天堂) will come to you,” the voice replied.
With this in mind, the king dressed up himself and went out into the streets. He tried to give some money to a poor old man. But the old man was angry and said, “Do you know why I’m like this It’s because of our king! He has done nothing for us.”
Suddenly, the king heard the swan’s voice. “It seems that you’re doing good only because you want to go to heaven. That’s selfish. You must do good out of the goodness of your heart,” the swan said.
The king realized that this was true. After that, he became a responsible king and realized that making his kingdom a happy place to live was like making a heaven of his own.
根据短文内容回答下列问题。
10．What did the king want to do when he first saw the swan
11．How could the king go to heaven
12．In the old man’s mind, who made him so poor
13．Did the king accept the swan’s advice
14．What kind of person did the king become in the end
Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)
Turning rubbish into new earth
My father is a quiet man. He has his thoughts, but he usually keeps them to himself. There is one thing that really gets him excited. Just say the word “rubbish” to him! Or I should say, he is keen on solving the rubbish problem!
“We have become a ‘throw-away’ society,” he says. “We buy and buy, and then we throw it away. We can’t keep doing this. Rubbish is everybody’s problem.” My father doesn’t just talk about it though. When he sees a problem, he tries to find a solution.
Last year, my father decided to do something about all the wasted food we were throwing away. One family makes nearly 500 pounds of food waste each year. We throw away the potato skins and the apple cores (核) when we finish with them. Imagine how they collect in the large area!
However, there is something that we can do to reuse rubbish. For example, if we carefully deal with food waste, it can be changed from rubbish to a rich, dark earth known as compost (肥料). This compost can be added to vegetable gardens to make the plants grow really well.
“I bought a compost bin today.” Dad said at dinner one night. “From now on, instead of throwing away all our food waste, we will put it in the compost bin. Mother Nature will slowly turn it from rubbish into earth.”
It took a while to get used to it, but soon, we were taking our food waste to the compost bin. In three months, we found it full of rich compost material!
15．What is the writer’s father really interested in
16．The writer’s father takes action to solve problems, doesn’t he
17．How much food waste does one family make yearly
18．What is the solution suggested by the writer’s father to reuse food waste
19．According to the passage, what is the result of father’s solution
20．In your daily life, what can your family do to reduce food waste
A travel diary is one of the best ways to remember a long trip. Many small things that don’t seem important when you’re writing often become very easy to remember later.
Start the habit of writing your travel diary every day. When you’re busy on a trip, you might forget to write. You may say you’ll do it later, but that almost never happens. Spend a few minutes each day writing down your memories. It doesn’t need to be long.
Use your down time for your travel diary. There’s a lot of time when you’re just sitting during a trip. You can write a few sentences when you’re on a train, waiting for a plane, drying your clothes, or standing in line.
At first, write down the small details people often forget. These things include the date, where you are, who you’re with, maybe even the weather and what you eat. After many years, when you read your diary, you’ll know exactly what you did.
Don’t forget to write about h ow you felt. Listing facts is okay, but that’s not why you took the trip. A long trip is a time to think carefully. These feelings will be easy to forget over time. Writing about your experiences when you still remember them clearly is important.
根据语篇内容，回答问题(每个题目答案不超过6个词)。
21．How do you keep a long journey in mind according to this passage
22．How many suggestions does the writer give us about writing a travel diary
23．Is the time you’re waiting for planes your down time
24．When is the best time to write about the experiences
25．What do you think of writing a travel diary (合理即可)
阅读短文，简略回答问题。
Once upon a time, in the forest there lived a baby elephant, who had no friends. None of the animals wanted to be his friend because he was too large.
One day, a wild fire happened in the forest. The animals ran to safer places. The dry trees caught fire and the fire was sure to go all around the forest. The baby elephant ran to the nearest river, collected much water in his trunk (象鼻) and rushed to the burning trees. He sprayed (喷) the water on the fire. Finally, he put out the fire.
Later, while he was resting after the hard job, all the animals and birds came to him and expressed their thanks for his kind help in time. They were now ready to have him as their good friend and their hero. They said, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”
The baby elephant was happy to get so many friends and played games with them. He walked through the forest, carrying several small animals and birds on his back.
26．Why didn’t the animals want to be the baby elephants’ friends
27．Where did the wild fire happen
28．Who put out the fire
29．What did all animals and birds came to the elephant to do after the fire
30．How did the elephant feel to get many friends
Read the passage and answer the questions.
In a big forest, there lived a strong lion. He was the king of the forest, but he often bullied (欺负) the smaller animals. One day, the lion caught a little mouse. The mouse was so frightened.
The lion opened his big mouth, ready to eat the mouse. The mouse cried out, “Please, Mr. Lion! Don’t eat me. If you let me go, I might be able to help you one day.” The lion laughed loudly and thought it was so funny that such a small mouse could help him. But he was in a good mood that day, so he let the mouse go.
A few days later, the lion got caught in a hunter’s net. He tried his best to break free, but the net was too strong. Just then, the little mouse passed by. When it saw the lion in trouble, it quickly ran up and started to bite (咬) the ropes with its sharp teeth. Bit by bit, the ropes were broken, and the lion was finally free
“Thank you so much, little mouse,” said the lion. “I’m so sorry for looking down on you before. Now I know that even the smallest can be of great help.”
31．Did the lion believe the mouse could help him at first
32．Why did the lion let the mouse go
33．How did the mouse save the lion
34．What can we learn from the story
根据短文内容，按要求回答问题。
A lion ruled (统治) over a forest. One day, the lion went out to look for food. On his way, he saw a big cave (洞穴), and thought to himself, “It is for sure that some animal must be living in this big cave. I will hide inside the cave and wait for my dinner to arrive.”
The cave was home to a jackal (豺). The jackal came back later and he noticed the footprints (足迹) of the lion leading into the cave, but could not find any footprints coming out.
He thought, “If there is a lion in the cave, I will be dead as soon as I come in.” The jackal thought of a plan and began to shout, “Hello, Cave! Can I come inside ”
He waited for a while and shouted again, “Hello, Cave! Did you forget our rule Every day, you answer me before I come in. Why are you quiet today I will then go to another cave if you do not reply.”
On hearing this, the lion thought, “The cave must reply to the jackal when he returns. It is because I am inside that the cave is not replying today. I must invite him to come in on behalf of (代表) the cave, or the jackal will go away.”
So, the lion replied from inside the cave, “Hello, Jackal, you may come in. It is safe inside.” The jackal at once ran away as fast as he could and saved himself.
35．Why did the lion hide in the cave
36．What did the jackal find before going into his cave
37．What did the jackal think would happen to him if a lion was in the cave
38．Why did the lion reply on behalf of the cave
39．Which word can you use to describe the jackal
At the age of 10, Sagarika Sriram started reading newspaper stories. One story was about sharks. They had plastic (塑料) in their stomachs. Sagarika knew she needed to do something. First, she joined a green group, which organized clean-up activities in Dubai. That’s her home city. “The green group helps me understand what a person can do and how I can really make a difference,” she says.
Then Sagarika set up a group called Kids for a Better World. Its goal (目标) is to fight climate (气候) change. Nearly 10,000 youths around the world have joined the club. Kids for a Better World is for people aged 8 to 16 and teaches them about what they can do to deal with climate change, such as growing food, planting trees or collecting old things.
Dubai is a desert city. Her city is facing the risks of rising temperatures and less water. She believes young people can bring attention to these environmental challenges.
Though what Sagarika does is all about small actions, she has big plans. She dreams of encouraging (鼓励) more people to fight for a greener planet.
根据文章内容，回答下列问题。
40．When did Sagarika start reading newspaper stories
41．Did Sagarika learn anything meaningful from the green group
42．How many youths join the Kids for a Better World
43．As a desert city, what risks is Dubai facing
44．What is Sagarika’s dream
There are around 11, 200 charity shops in the UK. You can find quite a few of them on every high street. They are selling mainly second-hand donated goods (商品) to raise money for their parent charities.
Charity shops are a good idea. Every year, charity shops raise more than 295 million. The money goes to help medical research and environmental protection, support sick and poor children, the homeless, mentally and physically disabled people, and many others. Selling second-hand goods prevents them going to landfill (垃圾填埋场). That’s good for the environment. Besides, they provide people chances to work as volunteers. Volunteers in shops can make new friends and learn new skills as they get work experience.
People support charity shops in three ways. Four out of five people have donated to a charity shop. Around two out of three people have bought from a charity shop. And there are about 130, 000 volunteers working in charity shops.
45．What do charity shops mainly sell
46．Why are charity shops set up
47．Who is part of the money used to help (举三个例子)
48．What does the underlined word “them” refer to
49．How can people support charity shops
This month in Travellers’ Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.
Mariko Okada (from Tokyo)
My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic (奇妙的) experience. I’m not a shy person, and was very comfortable while speaking to everyone, so I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.
Carla Fonseca (from Rio de Janeiro)
I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think that it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!
Alvin Chen (from Hong Kong)
Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week — with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my home-stay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the local culture. I’m really glad that I went!
50．Why did the three people go abroad
51．Why did Mariko Okada get much speaking practice
52．Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much
53．What does Alvin Chen like
54．What is Travellers’ Corner
阅读短文，回答问题
People love their cell phones. They use them anywhere and everywhere. They talk in the car or on the bus. They talk in the shop or at the mall. They even talk on their cell phones when watching films.
The growing use of cell phones has also created a growing culture of rude behaviour. People are becoming so used to seeing and hearing cell phones, that some have forgotten proper cell phone etiquette. Yes, there are some dos and don’ts of cell phone use.
One of the worst habits of cell phone users is “cell yell”, or loud conversations in public places. Cell phone users need to respect the personal space of those around them. Loud, long rings are annoying. One should turn down your phone ringer (电话铃声) or better yet, turn it to vibrate (震动).
Remember, if the lights are off, your cell phone should be off too. It is rude to leave your cell phone ringer on in the cinema. It’s even ruder if you answer your phone and talk when watching the film. The same is true for concerts, plays, musicals and lectures. If the spotlight is not on you, you shouldn’t be talking.
Respect the rules of those places that request no cell phone use on their sites. When you make or receive calls, electromagnetic waves (电磁波) are sent through the air. Hospitals and airplanes have many electronic devices (仪器). When electromagnetic waves try to go through them, they sometimes stop working. A heart monitor could fail to work properly. A plane could crash.
The next time you turn on your beloved cell phone, think of those around you. Help create a kinder world, not a ruder one.
55．What is “cell yell”
56．What does the underlined word “etiquette” mean
57．How are cell phone calls carried through the air
58．Why should cell phones not be used on airplanes
59．What are some good manners of cell phone use （举两个例子）
Some time ago, scientists began making experiments to find out if it would be possible to set up a “village” under the sea.
A “house” with five rooms was built in a garage workshop and put into the water in the Red Sea. For 29 days, five men lived 40 feet under water. When they went back to the land, these men said they felt easy in breathing and had seen many interesting things. The leader of the team, Commander Barton, said it was possible to make use of the seabed (海床). He said that, if long-time stations were set up under the sea, underwater farms could provide food for the world. The population of the world have been growing faster and faster.
In much deeper water, two more divers (潜水员) stayed for weeks in a smaller “house”. The divers in the “house” spent most of their time searching the sea. Four times they went down to 360 feet deep and observed many strange sea life. Some animals had never been seen before. It is possible to move rapidly under water in a special box. During their stay, Commander Barton and the other divers reached 1, 000 feet under water and found hundreds of millions of crabs (蟹).
60．Why did the scientists make the experiments
61．How many houses were put into the sea
62．What did the men feel while they lived in the sea
63．How many times did the two divers go down to 360 feet deep
64．Where did the two divers stay when they moved under the deep sea
Most people are living a much better life than before. Sadly, not everyone in the world is so lucky and even many people in rich countries are homeless.
The reasons for homelessness are different, but poverty is certainly one of the main causes. The homeless people may have become jobless and then been unable to pay their rents (租金) and have no houses to live in. Often, the fact that unemployed people get help from the government prevents this from happening, but not always.
Some homeless people are mentally (精神上地) ill and have no one to look after them. Some young people have left home and have nowhere to live. Many of them have had a serious disagreement with their parents and have left home. They choose to go to a city and live in the streets. Sometimes they do this because they are not able to get on with their step-parents (继父母).
Many homeless people get into the habit of begging to get enough money to stay alive, but many people don’t give anything to beggars. Sometimes the police take them away. There are many people who look down upon homeless people.
65．Does everyone live very well
66．Why do people get homeless
67．Why do many homeless people beg
68．What is common people’s attitude towards the beggars
69．What do the police sometimes do to beggars
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题或翻译划线部分。
In 2025, more and more people around the world are showing great interest in electric vehicles (EVs) (电动汽车). The main reason is that they are much more environmentally friendly compared to traditional gasoline-powered cars.
In many big cities, the number of EVs on the roads is rising quickly. For example, in Shanghai, China, a lot of people choose to buy electric cars because they can get some benefits like free parking in certain areas and subsidies (补贴) from the government. These incentives make EVs more attractive to customers.
Another advantage of EVs is the cost-saving aspect. Although the upfront cost of buying an electric vehicle might be a bit higher, in the long run, the cost of charging an EV is much lower than buying gasoline. And the maintenance cost (保养费用) of EVs is also relatively low since they have fewer moving parts than gasoline-powered cars.
However, there are still some problems with EVs. One of the biggest problems is the limited charging (充电) infrastructure (基础设施). In some areas, it's not easy to find a charging station, and the charging time is much longer than filling up a gas tank.
70．Why are more and more people interested in electric vehicles in 2025
71．What benefits can people get if they buy electric cars in Shanghai
72．What is one of the biggest problems of electric vehicles
73．Will you choose to buy electric cars Why or why not
74．将短文中划线句子翻译成中文。
Helping others is a great thing to do. You can learn new things and have fun. You can help people, animals or the environment. It can make you feel good, too! How can you help
Charities are organizations that help others, such as UNICEF and the World Wildlife Fund. You can help charities by giving your time, money or things that you own. You can also help people or places you know.
Volunteering is when you give your time to help others. Some ways of volunteering are:
·visiting old people to talk to them or help them
·walking dogs at an animal shelter
·cleaning up a park
Fundraising is when you collect money to help others. Some ways of fundraising are:
·making cakes or biscuits to sell
·doing a sponsored (有赞助的) activity. For example, family and friends give you money if you finish a long walk.
Donating is when you give your things to help others. Some ways of donating are:
·giving your old toys or clothes to a charity that helps sick children or poor people
·giving your old books to a library
So, what can you do to help others
75．What can you get by helping others
76．What are the three ways to help others
77．Can you give an example of fundraising
78．What is the writer’s purpose of writing this passage
79．What did you once do to help others (请自拟一句话作答)
阅读短文，回答问题
Robert Bruce, the leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web (网). The spider tried six times but failed. For the seventh time it succeeded. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone to defeat the English.
Edison, the inventor of the light bulb (灯泡), made thousands of mistakes before he found the right way to make a bulb. Once he was asked why he kept on trying when he had failed so often, and he replied, “Failure I have no failure. Now I know 7,000 ways it won’t work.”
No one can avoid failure. So what should we do First, always think about your failure. What caused it What can you change so that things will go right next time
Second, is your goal (目标) right Try to think about what your real goals may be. Think about this question: if I do succeed in this, where will it take me This may help you prevent failure.
Last but not least, failure is part of life. Learn to live with yourself, even though you may have failed.
80．Why did Bruce hide himself in a cave
81．What did Bruce learn from the spider
82．How did Edison invent the light bulb
83．What should we do after failure
84．How does the writer organize the ideas
Sweden’s programme of producing energy from rubbish is so successful, but its success has also produced a surprising problem: there is simply not enough rubbish in this country. It has been reported that only 1% of their rubbish goes into landfills (垃圾填埋场) and the remaining 99% is reused or recycled. Their waste-to-energy factories are able to deal with more than 2 million tons of rubbish every year. And this situation has made Sweden face the serious and special problem mentioned above.
Sweden has imported (进口) much waste every year from other countries, such as Norway, the UK and Italy. These countries depend heavily on landfills. In the United States, only about 35% of rubbish was recycled. As a result, more than half of their waste ends up (最终处于) in landfills.
Sweden is now paid by Norway to take its waste away. Sweden not only gets paid by other countries but also changes the waste into energy in Sweden, which provides electricity and heating for so many homes. It’s a win-win situation. Clever!
Sweden is leading the way in waste management, but it is one of few. Most countries’ technology in dealing with waste needs improving. Sweden’s waste management offers a look into the future where countries can make money from their rubbish and not just put it in the sea or put it in landfills.
85．What does Sweden use rubbish for
86．What problem is Sweden facing
87．How does America deal with most of its waste
88．Why does the author say Sweden create a win-win situation by importing rubbish
89．What does the author mean by saying “but it is one of few” in the last paragraph
Operation Smile (微笑行动) was started by a doctor and his wife, Bill and Kathy Magee. In 1982, together with some volunteers, they went to Philippines to help children with cleft lip palate (唇腭裂). Eating and drinking are very difficult for these children. The couple worked very hard, but they worried that they could not carry on with the work because they didn’t have enough money to treat more children. Then they decided to start a charity so that they could help these children. They called it Operation Smile.
Over the years, Operation Smile has won many prizes for its work and in 1999 they even started a special event called “The World Journey of Hope”. 5,300 children in 18 countries were operated on successfully during the event.
Now the charity works in more than 30 countries and has volunteer doctors from over 60 countries. It provides free operations and medical care for many children each year. On the other hand, Operation Smile helps train local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that they can continue to help children when Operation Smile has left.
90．When was Operation Smile set up
91．What does the charity do for children with cleft lip palate
92．How many children did Operation Smile help during “The World Journey of Hope”
93．What else does the charity help do
94．How do you think people can help Operation Smile (请自拟一句话作答)
Like many other countries, Britain had serious environmental problems. In 1952, more than 4,000 people died in London because of the smog. The British government introduced new laws to stop smog from coal fires and factories and the situation improved a lot. But later, there was another problem: smog from cars. In December 1991, there was very little wind in London and pollution increased a lot. As a result, 160 people died from pollution in just four days.
Today, smog is still a problem. Part of the reason is the new “out of town” shopping centres. In the past, people often walked to shops near their homes or went by bus. Many people drive to the new shopping centres now. As a result, the small shops have disappeared and more people have to travel to do their shopping.
Some critics (批评家) say that Britain needs better and cheaper public transport. Transport in Britain is very expensive. An early morning train trip from Glasgow to London (about 600 km) can cost about 100, for example. A short 15-minute bus trip can cost over 1.
Many people are trying to reduce the use of cars in Britain. Some cities now have special bicycle paths and many people go to work by bike. Some people also carpool (拼车) with others to reduce the pollution and cost.
95．When did more than 4,000 people in Britain die because of the smog
96．What action did the British government take to improve the situation
97．Why did 160 people in London die in just four days in 1991
98．What does Britain need according to some critics
99．What do many British people do to reduce air pollution
Playing with friends, going to a party, having a meal in a restaurant or receiving a birthday gift—as a teenager, you go to different places and meet different kinds of people. Everything you do leaves an impression (印象). So, manners are very important.
Arriving 30 minutes late for a date (约会) may say “This isn’t that important to me”. Taking a cell phone call while talking to your friend may say “The caller is more important than the person standing in front of me”. Failing to show thanks to a gift-giver may say “I don’t like the gift”.
Is that the message you really want to send Maybe not. You do not want to be rude, but sometimes what you do makes people think you’re impolite. How can you change that
You should know the proper ways to behave around people. We call this manners. Manners are about being honest, respectful (表示尊敬的) and considerate (考虑周到的). Good manners show in small things. Start to make your manners better now! You could start by adding “please” and “thank you” to your vocabulary and avoiding bad language. You could start by holding a door open for someone after you to go through. You could start by showing up (出现) on time instead of letting others wait for you. Start now! Start a new life and start to be a teenager with good manners!
100．Why are manners important
101．What do you think if a person is 30 minutes late for a date
102．What should you say when receiving gifts from others
103．How many pieces of advice does the writer give about behaving politely
104．What do you think are good manners at school (自拟两项内容作答）
Taking part in charity is not just for grown-up people. Children can do it too! Melvin Sheppard, 14, an American student, has done charity work for 8 years. He has also encouraged his classmates to join him.
Melvin studies at William Allen Middle School in Philadelphia. Recently, he collected 1,500 dollars by himself and 487 dollars from his classmates to donate to Cooper University Hospital.
Melvin was born nine weeks premature (早产的) in Cooper University Hospital, weighing 2.6kg. His father told him how Cooper saved his life, so he feels thankful to the hospital.
Melvin’s classmates joined him as soon as they found out about his kind behaviour. Their teacher, Michael Berner, also held a class with them about helping others. “It isn’t really about the money,” Berner said, “Young as they are, they are doing what they can to help others.”
“It is great, helping someone that I know,” said Jordan, one of Melvin’s classmates. Melvin’s neighbours also helped out.
Since Melvin was 8, he and his parents have given money to Cooper University Hospital every year. This year, Gary E. Stahl, the head of Cooper’s division of neonatology (新生儿科学), went to Melvin’s school to accept the money.
The money goes to a part of the hospital that helps about 500 young patients every year. “When they leave, we call them graduates,” Stahl said, “We are pleased when our graduates and their families do well, like Melvin and his family.”
105．When did Melvin start to do charity work
106．Why does Melvin want to raise money for Cooper University Hospital
107．What do Melvin’s teacher and classmates think of his behaviour
108．Who are “graduates” from the hospital
109．What can you learn from Melvin
Last year in Chicago, I went to a special school for community service (社区服务). Before I got on the bus, my friend asked me a question, “Why are you going there ” I did not know how to answer the question.
The school was not far from my school, but it looked like it was in a different world. A group of children were waiting for us. A boy suddenly walked towards me. He held my arm and pushed me to the ground. I could not understand what he was doing at first, and then I was very angry. Though I was very angry, I controlled my anger.
A teacher stopped this awkward silence. She asked the boy to make an apology. “Sorry,” the boy cried fearfully and nervously. I said nothing, but I realized something unusual about this child.
After lunch I asked the teacher for information about the child. She said that the child had a serious illness at an early age, but his parents were very poor, so they abandoned (遗弃) him.
I suddenly realized I could answer the question my friend asked me at the beginning of the day.
Community service workers help others and make everyone feel better. There are so many people in the world that need help. Playing with lonely children may not make a big difference, but it can light a corner in the children’s hearts, making them know they are loved by people.
110．When did the writer go for the community service
111．What did the boy do after walking towards the writer
112．How did the writer feel about the boy’s behavior
113．What happened to the boy when he was very young
114．Why is the community service important
I’m a 34-year-old man, married, live in a nice house, and have a successful career. But my life was not always so great. I had a learning disability from an early age. I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra help. Still, I suffered (受苦) during the rest of my school days in public schools.
My life improved greatly when I discovered art. The art world gave me a chance to express myself without words. I went to a workshop and gradually became good at making things with clay (陶土). Here I learnt my first important lesson: disabled as I was in language, I could still be smart and well express myself with clay. And my confidence came along.
I got my next lesson from rock climbing. It was fun but I was scared from the start. I soon noticed it wasn’t a talent thing: it needed lots of practice. So I did it more. After about five years of climbing, I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall. I learnt that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time, you will get better at it.
Later I decided to learn how to read and write. Every day I practised reading and writing, which I used to avoid as much as possible. After two years, I was literate (有读写能力的).
Through the long process with art, rock climbing, and reading and writing, now I’ve got to a point in my life: I know I am smart enough to dive into an area that is totally unknown, hard, but interesting.
115．What made the writer’s school days difficult
116．Why did art give the writer confidence
117．What did the writer realize soon after he began to do rock climbing
118．How does the writer organize his ideas when writing this passage
119．What have you learnt from the passage (请自拟一句话作答)
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1．More than two years. 2．On the Internet. 3． Talked with passengers. Read books. 4．Some drinks and snacks 5．I think it’s convenient and fast.
6．Yes, they were. 7．Running practice made his webbed feet badly hurt. 8．Because the school asked animals to do things they weren’t born to do. 9．decided to leave the school and set up a new one that allowed animals to learn their natural skills.（开放性试题，答案不唯一）
10．To catch the swan. 11．By doing good deeds and serve his people. 12．The king did. 13．Yes, he did. 14．He became a responsible person.
15．(He is really interested in) Solving the rubbish problem. 16．Yes (, he does). 17．Nearly 500 pounds. 18．Putting food waste in the compost bin./He suggested they put food waste in the compost bin. 19．The writer’s family started taking food waste to the compost bin. In three months, the food wasted was turned into rich compost material. 20．We can plan meals carefully before shopping to avoid over-buying food. Also, we can store leftovers properly and eat them later. (答案不唯一)
21．By/Through writing a travel journal. 22．Four. 23．Yes. 24．When you still remember them clearly. 25．Memorable./Useful./Great.等合理即可
26．Because he was large. 27．In the forest. 28．The baby elephant. 29．They expressed their thanks for his help in time. 30．Happy.
31．No./No, he didn’t. 32．Because he was in a good mood. 33．The mouse bit the ropes with its sharp teeth. 34．Even the smallest can be of great help.
35．Because the lion wanted to wait for/catch his dinner. 36．The lion’s footprints/The footprints of the lion. 37．The jackal thought he would die/be dead. 38．Because the lion was afraid the jackal would go away if he didn’t reply./Because the lion didn’t want the jackal to go away. 39．Clever/smart.
40．At the age of 10./When she was 10. 41．Yes./Yes, she did. 42．Nearly 10,000 youths. 43．The risks of rising temperatures and less water. 44．Encouraging more people to fight for a greener planet.
45．Second-hand donated goods. 46．To raise money. 47．The sick and poor children, the homeless and the disabled. 48．Second-hand/Used goods. 49．They can donate to charity shops, buy things from them, or work as volunteers in them.
50．To study English. 51．Because she is outgoing and very comfortable while speaking to others. 52．Carla Fonseca. 53．He likes writing and kept diary every day during his stay in New Zealand. 54．A travel magazine.
55．Loud phone conversations in public places. 56．Manners./A set of customs and rules for polite behaviour. 57．By electromagnetic waves. 58．Because electromagnetic waves may make electronic devices fail to work./Because electromagnetic waves may cause a plane crash. 59．①Never talk on your phone while driving.②Avoid lighting up your screen when you are in dark theatres.
60．They wanted to find out if it would be possible to live under the sea. 61．There were two. One was put 40 feet under water; the other was put much deeper. 62．They felt easy in breathing and interested in many things under water. 63．Four times. 64．In a special box.
65．No. Although most people live well, some people are homeless. 66．There are different reasons. Some people are poor; some have no jobs; some are mentally ill; some quarrel with their parents or step-parents. If they can’t get help from the government, they have to be homeless. 67．They want to get enough money to stay alive. 68．Many people don’t give them anything or even look down upon them. 69．They sometimes take them away.
70．Because they are much more environmentally friendly compared to traditional gasoline-powered cars. 71．They can get some benefits like free parking in certain areas and subsidies from the government. 72．The limited charging infrastructure. 73．
Yes, I will. That’s because they are environmentally friendly/can save costs in the long run./No, I won’t. That’s because there are still some problems with them.（肯定或否定回答都可以。原因部分言之有理即可。） 74．在许多大城市，马路上的电动汽车的数量正快速增长。
75．We can learn new things and have fun. 76．Volunteering, fundraising and donating. 77．Making cakes or biscuits to sell/Doing a sponsored activity. 78．To show the readers different ways of helping others. 79．I donated money to children in hospital.
80．He must have been defeated by the English. 81．Failure is the mother of success./ Never give up. 82．He made thousands of mistakes before he succeeded. 83．Always think about our failure and accept it as part of our life. 84．The writer gives us examples first and then gives us his ideas. In short, in the order of “specific to general”.
85．Producing energy. 86．They don’t have enough rubbish. 87．More than half of their waste ends up in landfills. 88．Because it not only gets paid by other countries (for importing their waste) but also turns the waste into energy. 89．Most countries’ technology in dealing with waste needs improving.
90．In 1982. 91．It provides free operations and medical care for them. 92．5,300 children. 93．It helps train local doctors and nurses in developing countries. 94．People can donate money to it./People can join them to help those children. (答案合理即可)
95．In 1952. 96．It introduced new laws to stop smog from coal fires and factories. 97．Because of the air pollution from cars. 98．Better and cheaper public transport. 99．They are trying to reduce the use of cars. /They go to work by bike or carpool with others.
100．Because everything we do leaves an impression. 101．The date isn’t that important to him/her. 102．We should say “thank you”. 103．Three. 104．We should keep quiet in the library. We should keep the classrooms clean and tidy. (答案合理即可)
105．At the age of six. 106．Because his life was saved by Cooper and he is very thankful to the hospital. 107．They think it is kind of him to do so. 108．The young patients who are helped every year. 109．Everyone can do something for others, even if we are young.
110．Last year. 111．The boy held the writer’s arm and pushed him/her to the ground. 112．He/She felt very angry. 113．He had a serious illness at an early age and his parents abandoned him. 114．Community service can light a corner in the children’s hearts, making them know they are loved by people. /Community service can help people in need and make them feel better. (答案合理即可)
115．His learning disability. 116．Because he could be smart and well express himself with clay. 117．Rock climbing (wasn’t a talent thing, and it) needed lots of practice. 118．In time order. 119．We should not lose heart in face of difficulties./If we work hard, we will find a way out./We should be confident and practise hard to overcome difficulties in our lives. (答案合理即可)
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