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2025-2026学年第二学期八年级英语期中专练02 阅读理解（记叙文）
主题01 人与社会——文学名著
Passage 1
（24-25八年级下·江苏盐城射阳县实验初级中学·期中）
When she was alone, Mary felt lonelier than ever. She went out of the house and ran around the garden ten times. Ben Weatherstaff was working in it.
“Spring is coming,” he said to Mary. “I can smell it in the air. ▲ .”
At this moment, the robin flew towards them and landed at Mary’s feet.
“He remembers me,” she said.
“He knows everything here,” Ben said. “Only he knows what’s happening in the secret garden without a door into it. No one else has been inside it for ten years.”
Ben walked away to continue his work. Mary began talking to the robin. She felt happier than she had ever felt.
The robin trusted her and did not fly away. It began pecking (啄食) at the ground, looking for a worm to eat. Mary looked closely at the ground. She saw that there was something like metal (金属). She picked it up. It was dirty and rusty. She cleaned it and saw that it was a key.
“It’s been in the ground for many years,” she thought. “I wonder if it is the key to the garden. If it is, then I must find the door.”
Mary skipped (跳跃) around the garden. The robin followed her. Mary stopped skipping and spoke to the robin.
“He showed me where to find the key,” she thought. “Can you show me where the door is ”
The robin sat on the top of the garden wall. It began to sing. The wall was covered with ivy. Mary pulled at a piece of the ivy. It came away from the wall. Behind the wall was a door. Mary put the key in the lock of the door and turned it. The door opened. Only seconds later, Mary was inside the secret garden.
Mary thought it was the most beautiful garden she had ever seen.
——Adapted from The Secret Garden
1．Which of the following sentences can be put in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 2
A．Soon summer is coming B．Soon it will be cold
C．Soon there will be spring flowers D．Soon animals will hide in the forest
2．What is the robin
A．A plane B．A bird C．A kite D．A person
3．Which is the right order for the robin
a. It followed Mary around the garden.
b. It sat and sang on the top of the garden wall.
c. It pecked at the ground and looked for a worm.
d. It flew towards Ben and Mary and landed at Mary’s feet.
A．b-c-d-a B．b-a-d-c C．d-c-a-b D．d-a-b-c
4．Which word best describes Mary’s feeling in the end
A．Sad. B．Worried. C．Lonely. D．Excited.
5．What is the best title for the passage
A．Mary Looks for the Door B．Mary Finds a Secret Garden
C．Mary Remembers the Robin D．Mary Helps Her Best Friend
Passage 2
（24-25八年级下·江苏省连云港赣榆区·期中）
There was nothing for Mary to do in the house, so every day she walked in the gardens. She was so hungry that she even ate the porridge and enjoyed it.
Suddenly, she heard a bird singing. She looked up, and the robin (知更鸟) was sitting on a branch (树枝) that hung over the wall. She said. “No one can go in because there isn’t a door. I want to know what’s behind this wall.”
The next morning, when Martha brought her breakfast, she asked, “Martha, why isn’t there a door in the wall of one of the gardens ” “I don’t know for certain,” Martha answered, “but the story is that when Mr. Craven married. They used to spend a lot of their time together in that garden reading and talking. Then one day, a branch of a tree fell down and hit Mr. Craven’s wife on the head. The next day she died.” “Oh, that is such a sad story,” Mary said.
As she was thinking those things, she heard a cry “What was that ” she asked Martha. Quickly, Martha answered, “Just the wind.” Mary said. “It did not sound like the wind. And I heard a door shut somewhere.” “If it wasn’t the wind,” Martha answered, “then it was Betty in the kitchen.” Mary looked at Martha and thought, “She is not telling me the truth. She knows something she doesn’t want me to know.”
1．What did Mary want to know
A．Where the bird lived. B．What was behind the wall.
C．How Mr. Craven’s wife died. D．Why Betty cried in the kitchen.
2．Why nobody can enter the garden
A．Because there wasn’t a door in the wall. B．Because a branch would fall down.
C．Because there is a strange noise. D．Because Martha didn’t allow.
3．Which is the right order of what happened in the story
a. The girls heard a strange cry.
b. Mary felt hungry and ate the porridge.
c. Martha told Mary the sad story.
d. Mary knew Martha was not telling the truth.
A．b-a-d-c B．b-c-a-d C．a-d-c-b D．a-b-c-d
4．Which of the following is True
A．Martha can go into the garden.
B．Mr. Craven didn’t love his wife and killed her.
C．Mary thought she heard a door shut somewhere.
D．A branch of a tree fell down and hit the robin.
Passage 3
（24-25八年级下·江苏省无锡市江阴市·期中）
As they were looking up at the ceiling, they saw that there were thousands of bats hanging there. They were so afraid that they started to quickly walk toward the other side of the room. They tried another way because they thought it was not safe to go back through the room with the bats.
However, as they walked on, they found they were lost. Becky started to cry wildly.
“Surely, your mother will see tonight that you haven’t come back,” Tom said. “She’ll send people out to look for you.”
Becky thought for a moment and then started to cry even harder. “Oh, Tom. She thinks that I’m sleeping at the Harpers tonight. She won’t find that I’m missing until late the next morning!”
“Alright, Becky. Let’s not cry. We should just keep walking. As long as we walk, there’s hope.”
So they walked with no idea where they were going. Tom, after a while, had to put out the candle in order to save it. And so much of the time they walked in total darkness. Tom tried calling out for help several times but never got any answer in return.
Tom had some kite string (风筝线) in his pocket. He took it out and tied one end to a rock. Then he told Becky to sit and wait for him. Tom lit the candle again and made his way down one of the roads. He didn’t get far when the floor in front of him suddenly dropped fast into the black world below. He stretched his arm to feel how deep the drop was. While he was feeling around, his hand touched another hand. Tom jumped back and held out his candle to see who was there. A face then showed up. It was the face of Injun Joe.
—Adapted from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1．Why did Tom and Becky choose the way on the other side of the room
A．It was the only way they could find. B．There was a road leading to the stars.
C．They tried to stay away from danger. D．They couldn’t find the way to go back.
2．Why did Becky cry harder after Tom told her mother would send people to look for her that night
A．Because her mother wasn’t at home.
B．Because her mother didn’t care about her.
C．Because she was afraid that she would die.
D．Because her mother wouldn’t find she was missing.
3．What is the right order of the following events
a. Tom met Injun Joe on his way.
b. Tom tied the kite string on a rock.
c. Tom started to look for the way out alone.
d. Becky cried loudly because she was in fear.
e. Tom and Becky walked without lighting a candle.
A．d-b-e-c-a B．d-e-b-c-a C．e-d-b-c-a D．e-d-c-b-a
Passage 4
（24-25八年级下·江苏省南京市鼓楼区·期中）
Huck is my name. I live in the town of St. Petersburg in the state of Missouri (密苏里州). It is a small town but it is near a very big river called Mississippi.
The story all started when my best friend, Tom Sawyer and I found $ 12,000 in a cave (山洞). That money made us rich. We got $6,000 each. Judge (法官) Thatcher, an important man in town, put it in the bank, and now we get a dollar interest (利息) a day.
Then a kind old lady called Douglas invited me to live with her because I didn’t have a family or a home. My mother died a long time ago, and then my dad, Pap, disappeared (消失). When he drank a lot, he often beat me. I was afraid of him. I didn’t go to school like the other boys of my age. I lived on the streets and in the woods.
My life changed after I lived with the widow (寡妇), Douglas. She gave me a bed to sleep in and bought new clothes for me. She read stories to me every night and taught me how to eat at a table. But then her sister Miss Watson arrived. She brought her black slave (奴隶) Jim with her. I liked Jim but I didn’t like Miss Watson very much. She often shouted at me.
Douglas sent me to school every day. I didn’t like going there at first because learning was very difficult. But when I could read and write a bit, I didn’t hate going.
The months passed and winter came. The weather got cold. One morning, I woke up and there was snow on the ground. On my way to school I saw some footprints outside Douglas’s house. There was a cross (十字架) on the heel (鞋跟) of the left one. My heart jumped. Only one person wore boots with a cross on the left heel! Pap!
“He’s heard about my money.” I thought. “And he wants it!”
That night I went to see Jim. Jim had a magic ball made of animal hair. There was a spirit (精灵) inside the ball that could answer people’s questions about the future.
—Adapted from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1．Where did Huck live before Douglas invited him to live with her
A．At Miss Watson’s house. B．In a large and empty cave.
C．In the classroom of the school. D．On the streets and in the woods.
2．How did Huck feel about the life with Douglas
A．He didn’t like his new life at all. B．He didn’t care about his new life.
C．He felt happy about his new life. D．He wanted to get away from it.
3．Which is the right order of the events (事件) in the story
①Huck saw some footprints outside the house.
②Douglas read stories to Huck and sent him to school.
③Huck’s father beat him when he drank a lot.
④Huck went to see Jim who had a magic ball.
A．③②①④ B．②①③④ C．③②④① D．②④③①
主题02 人与自我——个人经历
Passage 1
（24-25八年级下·江苏扬州市江都区·期中）
I didn’t waste any time running down the hill. I looked over my shoulder every now and then to see if I was being followed. Nobody was there. I made it to Judge Thatcher’s place as quick as I could.
“Why, boy You are out of breath,” he said. “Did you come for some of your money ”
“No, sir.” I told him. “Is there some for me ”
He chuckled. “Yes, Huck, but maybe you should let me invest it for you instead of spending it.”
“No, sir.” I said. “I don’t want to invest it or spend it. I don’t want it at all. I want you to take it. It’s all yours.”
He looked surprised. “I don’t understand. Why would you want to give it away ”
“Don’t ask me no questions, Judge Thatcher. Just take it, please.”
He scratched his head. “Well, I’m puzzled. Is something the matter ”
“Just take it, and don’t ask me about it. That way I won’t have to tell any lies.”
He studied on it a while. “Oh, I think I see. You want to sell all your property to me, not give it away. I will pay you one dollar.”
Then he wrote something on a sheet of paper and said, “There, you see It says ‘for a consideration’. That means I have bought it from you and paid for it. Here is a dollar. Now you sign the paper.”
It sounded like a square deal to me, so I signed it and left.
1．What does the word “square” mean in the last sentence
A．方形的 B．平方的 C．广场 D．公平的
2．Which of the following is true
A．The judge went to the boy for the money.
B．The judge wanted the boy to invest the money
C．The boy wanted to sell the money to the judge in the beginning.
D．The boy didn’t sign the paper at last.
3．From the passage, we know the boy just wanted to _______ the money.
A．buy B．sell C．invest D．give away
4．We can infer _______ from the passage.
A．The boy was very interested in money.
B．The boy has no sense of investment.
C．The judge cares more about money.
D．Both the boy and the judge will be happy in the end.
Passage 2
（24-25八年级下·江苏盐城市东台市·期中）
During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape (逃脱). When I traveled across to the other side of the island, I could see the other islands, and I said to myself: “Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.”
So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn’t I think before I began to work Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it. I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn’t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.
That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive.
A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.
My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.
I kept food and tools at both my houses, and also wild goats (山羊). There were many goals on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats’ milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn fields. And so many years went by.
1．The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to ________.
A．escape in it B．get to the other side of the island
C．use it for food D．go around the island
2．To survive, the writer did the following EXCEPT ________.
A．keeping goats for milk B．making clothes from animal skins
C．working in the cornfields D．going fishing in the sea
3．Why didn’t the writer use his first canoe
A．Because it was too small for a long trip.
B．Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea.
C．Because there was something wrong with it.
D．Because the writer was busy building a second house.
Passage 3
（24-25八年级下·江苏盐城市东台市·期中）
2 October, 1872
London
Phileas Fogg reads the newspaper, “A railway has opened in India. You can now travel around the world in 80 days.”
London to Suez (苏伊士) rail and ship 7 days
Suez to Bombay (孟买) ship 13 days
Bombay to Calcutta (加尔各答) rail 3 days
Calcutta to Hong Kong ship 13 days
Hong Kong to Yokohama (横滨) ship 6 days
Yokohama to San Francisco (旧金山) ship 22 days
San Francisco to New York rail 7 days
New York to London ship 9 days
Total 80 days
Fogg’s friends will give him 20,000 if he finishes the journey in 80 days. He must be back on 21 December.
Fogg gets to Bombay on time but finds that the new railway line is not finished! Fogg rides an elephant instead! A tribe is going to kill a woman. Fogg saves her. On the ship to Hong Kong, the police wrongly arrest Fogg. He gets away.
Fogg’s friend gets on the next boat without Fogg. Fogg finds him in a circus in Yokohama.
Fogg’s train is attacked on the way to New York. Fogg continues by sledge, then train. He misses the ship to England. Fogg pays the crew of another boat to take him to England. The police arrest Fogg again but soon let him go. Fogg is now late.
However, Fogg has crossed the international date line (国际日期变更线). He still has one more day! He wins the money.
1．How long does it take to travel from Bombay to Calcutta by train
A．3 days. B．13 days. C．6 days. D．22 days.
2．Why does Fogg continue by sledge on the way to New York
A．Because the new railway is not finished.
B．Because his friend gets on the ship without him.
C．Because the train is attacked.
D．Because he misses the ship to England.
3．How does Fogg go to New York from San Francisco
A．By rail and sledge. B．On an elephant.
C．By ship and train. D．By ship and sledge.
4．What is the story mainly about
A．How Fogg saves a woman when he is in India.
B．What happens during Fogg’s journey around the world.
C．Why Fogg decides to start travelling from London.
D．What places of interest around the world Fogg has seen.
主题01 人与社会——名著阅读
Passage 1
（24-25八年级下·江苏江阴市青阳镇·期中）
One night, John came into the stable (马厩), calling, “Wake up, Beauty!”
He put my saddle (马鞍) and bridle (缰绳) on and rode up to the front door of the house. The Squire was there.
“John,” he said, “Mrs Gordon is very ill. Ride to the doctor’s and give him this note.”
“Now, Beauty, do your best,” said John.
I went as fast as possible.
When we arrived at Dr White’s house, John told him, “Mrs Gordon is very ill. Squire Gordon thinks she is going to die. Please go to see her immediately (立刻).” “Yes,” said the doctor, “but my son has my horse. Can I have yours ” he asked.
The doctor was heavier than John, and not such a good rider. But I did my best and went as fast as possible. When we got to Birtwick Park, Squire Gordon was at the door. The doctor went into the house with him, and Joe led me to the stable. I was glad to be home.
My legs were shaking, and I was very wet. Joe was young and he forgot to put a warm blanket on me. Then he gave me cold water to drink. Soon all my body began to shake, and I felt very cold.
A long time later, John came back. He covered me with two or three warm blankets, and ran to the house for some hot water. He gave me some warm food, and then I think I went to sleep.
Over and over again, John said to himself, “Stupid (愚蠢的) boy! Stupid boy!”
I was now very sick, and John was nursing me night and day.
The Squire came to see me. “Poor Beauty,” he said one day. “You saved Mrs Gordon’s life.”
John said, “Black Beauty went so fast. He seemed to know what was wrong.”
—Taken from Black Beauty
1．Whose life did Black Beauty save
A．The Squire’s. B．Mrs Gordon’s.
C．John’s. D．Dr White’s.
2．What’s the correct order of the story
a. Joe gave me cold water to drink. b. John woke me up.
c. I was very wet. d. Dr White rode me to Birtwick Park.
e. Joe didn’t put a warm blanket on me. f. John and I arrived at Dr White’s house.
A．f—b—a—c—d—e B．b—f—a—e—d—c
C．b—f—d—c—e—a D．b—f—c—d—e—a
3．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “nursing”
A．taking care of B．looking at
C．shouting at D．worrying about
4．John said to himself, “Stupid boy! Stupid boy!” because he thought ________.
A．he was very stupid B．Joe didn’t look after Black Beauty well
C．he made a stupid mistake D．Black Beauty went so fast
5．What can we learn from the passage
A．Dr White was not good at riding a horse at all.
B．Black Beauty was strong and seldom got ill.
C．Black Beauty knew what was wrong with Mrs Gordon.
D．John was a good man and he was nice to Black Beauty.
Passage 2
（24-25八年级下·江苏淮安外国语学校·期中）
Marilla was angry. Anne lost the brooch and didn’t feel guilty. “Anne, this is terrible,” Marilla said. “You are very naughty.” “Yes. I know I have to be punished,” agreed Anne calmly. “Please do it now. I want to go to the picnic without guilt.” “You are not going to the picnic. That is your punishment.” “What ” Anne stood suddenly. “Oh, Marilla, that was why I confessed. Any punishment except that. Oh, Marilla, please, can I go to the picnic Please.”
“You are not going to the picnic.”
Anne threw her body on the bed and cried.
Marilla left the room quickly. “Oh dear, Mrs Rachel Lynde was right. But I began this work with Anne. I must continue.” At lunch-time Marilla called Anne. “Come and have lunch, Anne.”
“I can’t eat anything,” said Anne. “My heart is broken.” Marilla was very annoyed. She spoke to Matthew.
“Well, she wasn’t right taking the brooch. And telling lies was bad,” said Matthew. “But she’s so young. I think she needs to go to that picnic.”
“Matthew, I think I was too easy with her. And she doesn’t understand that she was naughty. You’re defending her.” Matthew was quiet. He didn’t agree with Marilla.
After lunch Marilla remembered she had to repair her shawl. The shawl was in a box on the table in her room. Marilla lifted it. It seemed that something was attached to the shawl. It glittered. It was the amethyst brooch.
“Oh dear,” said Marilla, “Here’s my brooch. But Anne said she took it and lost it.” Marilla went to Anne’s bedroom with the brooch.
“Anne,” said Marilla. “I found my brooch attached to my shawl. Why did you invent that story this morning ”
—Adapted from Anne of Green Gables
1．Why was Marilla angry with Anne at first
A．Anne broke the brooch and didn’t seem to feel guilty about it.
B．Anne lost the brooch and didn’t seem to feel bad about it.
C．Anne didn’t want to go to the picnic.
D．Anne refused to be punished.
2．What was Marilla’s punishment for Anne
A．She made Anne do a lot of housework. B．She asked Anne to find the brooch.
C．She didn’t allow Anne to go to the picnic. D．She didn’t let Anne have lunch.
3．Matthew thought Anne should go to the picnic because ________.
A．he thought Anne was too young to be punished seriously.
B．he knew Anne didn’t really take the brooch.
C．he wanted Anne to be happy.
D．he didn’t like Marilla’s way of punishing Anne.
4．According to the passage, we can infer Anne invented that story in the morning to ________.
A．get attention from Marilla B．tell the truth to Marilla
C．make Marilla become happy D．avoid missing the picnic
Passage 3
（24-25八年级下·江苏扬州市邗江区实验中学·期中）
In the days that followed, dear reader, I slowly became friendly with the emperor and his people. They did their best to make me feel at home and brought me food and drink. I learnt that the name of their country was Lilliput. The emperor of Lilliput was a noble-looking man. He wore expensive clothes and had a big hat decorated with feathers. The queen was also very elegant (优雅的). Hundreds of the little people worked together to make new clothes for me and they gathered six hundred mattresses (床垫) to make me a bed.
The people of Lilliput called me “Man Mountain” and they came from all over the country to see me. People had to pay to see me and the money made the emperor very rich.
One day the emperor organized a parade for his people. He asked me to stand and his army walked through my legs to make everyone laugh happily. There were thousands of soldiers, some of them on horses. Everyone was happy.
The emperor and his people always treated me well and helped me in many ways. They organized language lessons for me. So gradually I began to understand and communicate with the Lilliputians and learn more about their lives.
But I was still a prisoner in my temple home and every day I asked the emperor the same question: “______”
“You must be patient,” he always answered.
Then one day the emperor gave me the freedom to walk about Lilliput. This made a big difference to me. I was able to explore the land. I was careful not to hurt the people or damage their houses as I walked. Everyone stayed inside and ran to their windows to look at me. I enjoyed looking into the windows of the emperor’s beautiful palace to see how he lived.
1．The emperor became very rich because ________.
A．people always gave lots of money to him B．he asked Gulliver to make money for him
C．people must pay to see Man Mountain D．he collected treasures from all over the country
2．What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about
A．A happy parade. B．A strong army. C．Brave soldiers. D．Interesting lessons.
3．Which of the following can be put in “________”.
A．Shall I give you some advice B．Can I please have my freedom
C．Do you have a spare room for me D．What can I do for you, Your Majesty
4．What’s the best title of this passage
A．A journey to Lilliput B．Life in Lilliput
C．A great country D．An emperor and his people
Passage 4
（24-25八年级下·江苏扬州市邗江区维扬中学·期中）
In the interesting book “Gulliver’s Travels”, the main character, Lemuel Gulliver, who is an English surgeon, has some really unusual adventures. He travels to four lands that only exist in imagination.
His first adventure is in Lilliput. People there are very tiny, only 15 cm tall. They are so strange that they even fight over how to break eggs, from the big end or the small end. And they tie up Gulliver with ropes. What’s more interesting, they figure out how important a person is by seeing if he or she can dance on a rope.
Next, Gulliver gets to Brobdingnag. Here, it’s a completely different scene. Giants are everywhere and they look so huge compared to Gulliver. A farmer’s daughter takes him around in a box. Here, he sees that human flaws seem much bigger. For example, a face that looks nice usually looks rough when something makes it look larger.
Then, Gulliver comes to Laputa. The scientists there waste time making useless things like a machine turning sunlight into cucumbers. It sounds really crazy, right The author, Swift, uses this to show that some people in the old days just believed in science blindly without really knowing what good it could do.
Finally, in Houyhnhnm Land, wise horses are in charge and live peacefully. But the human-like Yahoos are greedy. Gulliver likes the horses’ smart way of thinking and feels bad about human cruelty. After coming back home, he doesn’t like being with people and would rather be with horses.
—taken from “Gulliver’s Travels”
1．How did the Lilliputians decide a person’s social status
A．By their height. B．By their ability to dance on a rope.
C．By their skill in fighting wars. D．By their knowledge of science.
2．What does the word “blindly” (Paragraph 4) most likely mean
A．without seeing clearly B．without thinking carefully
C．without using hands properly D．without hearing correctly
3．Put Gulliver’s journeys in the correct order:
a. Laputa’s flying island b. Lilliput’s tiny people
c. Houyhnhnm Land’s wise horses d. Brobdingnag’s giants
A．b-d-a-c B．d-b-c-a C．a-c-b-d D．c-a-d-b
4．What is Swift’s main purpose in describing Houyhnhnm Land
A．To praise the beauty of nature. B．To criticize humans’ lack of reason and morality.
C．To encourage people to learn from horses. D．To show how different animals can be.
主题02 人与自我——个人经历
Passage 1
（24-25八年级下·江苏盐城市射阳县实验初级中学·期中）
For 16-year-old Ma Yifei, the violin performance of the Beijing 2022 Olympic theme song, Snowflake, was her best present for Paralympians (残奥运动员) all over the world. Even though (尽管) snowflakes are related to winter, she let others feel warmth, hope and light through her performance. “I’m also disabled and I want to do something for them with my music,” said Ma.
Ma went blind at the age of two because of an illness. She became interested in music when she was young. She started to learn to play the piano at five and the violin at nine, experiencing the “colorful” music through sound and emotion.
Ma’s mother Ha Chunyan, a former music teacher in a primary school, helped her memorize the music score (乐谱) before she played the piano. Ma could not see the keys and always played the wrong notes. It took her thousands of tries to play a piece correctly.
Learning the violin was more challenging (挑战性的). Ma needed to feel the teacher’s hands, arms and back to learn the movements, and listen to the strings (弦) over and over again to feel the muscles (肌肉) herself.
“After three years of learning, she still could not make any sound except terrible noises,” said Ha, who advised her daughter to give up the violin. But Ma said, “As I’ve been practicing so long, it’s hard to give up. I believe I will play better if I persist in practicing.”
In 2018, Ma got a chance to follow Sheng Yuan and Cao Yuhan, famous musicians from the Central Conservatory of Music, to study music in Beijing. She left her home in Ningxia to follow her musical dream, though she knew there would be more challenges ahead.
Ma expressed her excitement about performing at the big event. “All my hard work has paid off. I’m proud of standing on the stage today.”
1．How does the writer describe Ma’s difficulties in learning the violin
A．By questioning. B．By listing numbers. C．By offering advice. D．By giving examples.
2．What does the underlined phrase “persist in” probably mean in paragraph 5
A．keep on B．end up C．give up D．look forward to
3．What can we learn from the passage about Ma
A．She began to learn to play the piano at nine.
B．In 2018, she got a chance to study music in Beijing.
C．It was more challenging for her to learn the piano than the violin.
D．She could memorize the music score by herself before playing the piano.
Passage 2
（24-25八年级下·江苏扬州市广陵区·期中）
I will never forget the tenth summer of childhood with my grandfather in western Norway on the mountain farm where my mother was born. As a boy, I always thought people simply bought whatever they need. Whether Grandfather knew this, I didn’t know. One day he said, “Come, I have something for you. ’’
I followed him to a workroom. “You should have a toy boat. You can sail it at Storvassdal,” he said. “Great,” I thought, looking around for the boat. But there was none.
Grandfather pointed to a block of wood. “The boat is there,” he said. Then he handed me some tools and showed me how to use them properly. “It’ll be a fine boat, and you’ll make it with your own hands,” he said, “No one can give you what you do for yourself.” The words rang in my head as I worked. The boat was finished. It wasn’t much to look at, but I was proud. Then I sailed it at Storvassdal.
We had to return to America. “You cannot bring that boat home with you,” my mother said. We had too much baggage. Feeling sad, I hid my boat under a big rock at Storvassdal.
I said good-bye to Grandfather, not knowing I would never see him again.
In 1964, I went to Storvassdal with my parents and my wife and children. To my surprise, for 34 years my treasure stayed here, waiting for my return. I felt we three were together again although my grandfather had died 22 years before. I carved (雕刻) “1930” and “1964” on its side and put it back.
I returned to the lake in 1968, 1971, 1977 and 1988. Each time I had the boat and carved the year, my grandfather seemed near. My last trip to Storvassdal was in 1991.
1．What lesson did the writer’s grandfather probably teach him
A．Boys should have a toy boat at childhood.
B．People can simply buy whatever they need.
C．Boys should learn to make a boat out of wood.
D．No one can give you what you do for yourself.
2．The underlined words “we three” in Paragraph 6 refer to ________.
A．Mother, the boat and me B．Grandfather, the boat and me
C．Catherine, Claire and me D．Grandfather, Mother and me
3．According to the passage, we can infer that ________.
A．The writer made the boat by himself B．The writer’s mother was born in Norway
C．The writer’s grandfather died in Norway D．The boat took the writer back four times
Passage 3
（24-25八年级下·江苏南京外国语学校·期中）
I may not be a “bad” runner, but I am slow. The farthest I have ever run is 6 km—and it happened because I was going to a pub at the other end.
① When you first start running, people get you excited about experience in the “runner’s high”, hat magical physiological (生理的) sense of extreme excitement you will get from really pushing your body. I’ve never run fast enough, or far enough, to get close to that extraordinary phenomenon, but what I have experienced, however, is the “runner’s smugness”.
② I’ve been running now for our year. I had tried to become runner before, downloading the Couch to 5K app. I thought maybe this was something that could help reduce my anxiety. But it didn’t stick. It felt impossible to jog for a whole minute. Plus, there were just too many other, less horrible—feeling things I could be doing
③ That changed with COVID—19 lockdowns. Suddenly, I had too much time—and increasing anxiety that I needed to get on top of it. So I reopened the app and started running again.
④ I could run for a minute, no problem. Then three, then five, and then eight. Finally, I did it: I reached the 5 km mark. It was slow. I certainly stopped several times. I got home and collapsed straight into an armchair. And so there lies the smugness I did something. I managed to put on my sneakers and running outfit, leave the house for 30 minutes and go for a run.
Over the years, I’ve noticed that running reduces my anxiety. On a particularly anxious day, running can help me get out of my head—or, at the very least, give me something else to do for half an hour.
For me, running isn’t about the “runner’s high”. It’s about the small, everyday achievement of doing something I know will make me feel better in the long run. Feeling smug about these little wins is enough.
1．What is the author’s primary motivation for running
A．To achieve a “runner’s high”. B．To improve her running speed.
C．To manage her anxiety. D．To compete in races.
2．What does the underlined phrase ‘on top of’ in Para. 4 probably mean
A．very excited about B．very close to C．in addition to D．in control of
3．‘Over time, I got better.’ This sentence is best placed in ________.
A．① B．② C．③ D．④
4．What does the author mean by “runner’s smugness”
A．A feeling of being better than other runners.
B．A sense of pride in achieving a small goal.
C．A sense of failure because of her slow pace.
D．A feeling of anger for not achieving a “runner’s high”.
5．What is the main idea of the passage
A．The author’s experience of becoming a runner and how running helps her.
B．The difference between the “runner’s high” and the “runner’s smugness”.
C．The recommendation of running apps like the Couch to 5K.
D．The importance of running in reducing anxiety.
Passage 4
（24-25八年级下·江苏扬州市江都区第三中学·期中）
Huck’s my name, Huckleberry Finn. My mother died a long time ago and then my dad, Pap, disappeared. He was a violent (暴力的) man especially when he was drunk, which was most of the time, and he often beat me. I was scared of him. I didn’t go to school like the other boys of my age. I lived on the streets and in the woods.
My story of a journey and adventures all started when my best friend, Tom Sawyer, and I found $12,000 in a cave. That money made us rich. We got $6,000 each. And I put it in the bank.
Then a kind old lady called Widow (寡妇) Douglas invited me to live with her. My life changed after I went to live with the widow. She gave me a bed to sleep in and bought new clothes for me. She read stories to me and taught me how to eat at a table.
Widow Douglas sent me to school every day. I didn’t like going there at first because learning was very difficult. But when I could read and write a bit, I didn’t mind going. The hardest things for me were eating my meals at the table and sleeping in a soft bed. Sometimes I ran away and spent a few days in the woods. I felt free there and I was happy. I fished and hunted all day. At night I slept under the stars...
On a winter morning, I woke up and there was snow on the ground. On my way to school I saw some footprints (脚印) outside the widow’s house. There was a cross on the heel of the left one. My heart jumped. Only one person wore boots with a cross on the left heel! Pap!
“He’s heard about my money,” I thought. “And he wants it!”
1．How did Huck get the money
A．Huck and Tom found the money in a cave. B．Widow Douglas gave him.
C．Huck’s father gave him. D．Huck’s mother left the money to him before she died.
2．Why did Huck sometimes spend days in the woods
A．He fished for Douglas in return. B．He missed his old free days.
C．He hated sleeping in the soft bed. D．He waited for his father to appear.
3．How did Huck feel when he saw Pap’s footprints
A．He was calm but hopeless. B．He was happy and surprised.
C．He was scared and nervous. D．He didn’t care whose footprints they were.
4．What can we learn about Huck
A．He thought learning was easy at first. B．He changed after living with the widow.
C．He found his father’s footprints in the woods. D．He took adventures with Tom to leave his father.
答案与解析
主题01 人与社会——文学名著
Passage 1
（24-25八年级下·江苏盐城射阳县实验初级中学·期中）
When she was alone, Mary felt lonelier than ever. She went out of the house and ran around the garden ten times. Ben Weatherstaff was working in it.
“Spring is coming,” he said to Mary. “I can smell it in the air. ▲ .”
At this moment, the robin flew towards them and landed at Mary’s feet.
“He remembers me,” she said.
“He knows everything here,” Ben said. “Only he knows what’s happening in the secret garden without a door into it. No one else has been inside it for ten years.”
Ben walked away to continue his work. Mary began talking to the robin. She felt happier than she had ever felt.
The robin trusted her and did not fly away. It began pecking (啄食) at the ground, looking for a worm to eat. Mary looked closely at the ground. She saw that there was something like metal (金属). She picked it up. It was dirty and rusty. She cleaned it and saw that it was a key.
“It’s been in the ground for many years,” she thought. “I wonder if it is the key to the garden. If it is, then I must find the door.”
Mary skipped (跳跃) around the garden. The robin followed her. Mary stopped skipping and spoke to the robin.
“He showed me where to find the key,” she thought. “Can you show me where the door is ”
The robin sat on the top of the garden wall. It began to sing. The wall was covered with ivy. Mary pulled at a piece of the ivy. It came away from the wall. Behind the wall was a door. Mary put the key in the lock of the door and turned it. The door opened. Only seconds later, Mary was inside the secret garden.
Mary thought it was the most beautiful garden she had ever seen.
——Adapted from The Secret Garden
1．Which of the following sentences can be put in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 2
A．Soon summer is coming B．Soon it will be cold
C．Soon there will be spring flowers D．Soon animals will hide in the forest
2．What is the robin
A．A plane B．A bird C．A kite D．A person
3．Which is the right order for the robin
a. It followed Mary around the garden.
b. It sat and sang on the top of the garden wall.
c. It pecked at the ground and looked for a worm.
d. It flew towards Ben and Mary and landed at Mary’s feet.
A．b-c-d-a B．b-a-d-c C．d-c-a-b D．d-a-b-c
4．Which word best describes Mary’s feeling in the end
A．Sad. B．Worried. C．Lonely. D．Excited.
5．What is the best title for the passage
A．Mary Looks for the Door B．Mary Finds a Secret Garden
C．Mary Remembers the Robin D．Mary Helps Her Best Friend
【答案】1．C 2．B 3．C 4．D 5．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，节选自《秘密花园》。文章讲述了玛丽在花园中与知更鸟互动，发现了一把钥匙，并最终找到并打开秘密花园大门的故事。
1．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Spring is coming,” he said to Mary. “I can smell it in the air.”可知，Ben告诉玛丽春天就要来了，他在空气中闻到了春天的气息，因此可以推断接下来他会提到与春天有关的事物。选项C“很快就会有春天的花朵”符合语境。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据文章第五段“The robin trusted her and did not fly away.”和常识可知，知更鸟是一种鸟类，因此选项B“一只鸟”是正确的。故选B。
3．细节理解题。根据文章第四段“At this moment, the robin flew towards them and landed at Mary’s feet.”可知，知更鸟先飞向他们，落在玛丽的脚边，对应选项d；根据文章第八段“It began pecking (啄食) at the ground, looking for a worm to eat.”可知，知更鸟开始啄食地面，寻找虫子吃，对应选项c；根据文章第十段“The robin followed her.”可知，知更鸟跟着玛丽在花园里转悠，对应选项a；根据文章“The robin sat on the top of the garden wall. It began to sing.”可知，知更鸟坐在花园的墙上唱歌，对应选项b。因此，正确的顺序是d-c-a-b。故选C。
4．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Mary thought it was the most beautiful garden she had ever seen.”可知，玛丽认为这是她见过的最美丽的花园，因此可以推断她感到非常兴奋。选项D“兴奋的”符合语境。故选D。
5．最佳标题题。根据文章最后一段“Only seconds later, Mary was inside the secret garden. Mary thought it was the most beautiful garden she had ever seen.”以及全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了玛丽发现并进入秘密花园的故事。选项B“玛丽发现了一个秘密花园”最能概括文章主旨。故选B。
Passage 2
（24-25八年级下·江苏省连云港赣榆区·期中）
There was nothing for Mary to do in the house, so every day she walked in the gardens. She was so hungry that she even ate the porridge and enjoyed it.
Suddenly, she heard a bird singing. She looked up, and the robin (知更鸟) was sitting on a branch (树枝) that hung over the wall. She said. “No one can go in because there isn’t a door. I want to know what’s behind this wall.”
The next morning, when Martha brought her breakfast, she asked, “Martha, why isn’t there a door in the wall of one of the gardens ” “I don’t know for certain,” Martha answered, “but the story is that when Mr. Craven married. They used to spend a lot of their time together in that garden reading and talking. Then one day, a branch of a tree fell down and hit Mr. Craven’s wife on the head. The next day she died.” “Oh, that is such a sad story,” Mary said.
As she was thinking those things, she heard a cry “What was that ” she asked Martha. Quickly, Martha answered, “Just the wind.” Mary said. “It did not sound like the wind. And I heard a door shut somewhere.” “If it wasn’t the wind,” Martha answered, “then it was Betty in the kitchen.” Mary looked at Martha and thought, “She is not telling me the truth. She knows something she doesn’t want me to know.”
1．What did Mary want to know
A．Where the bird lived. B．What was behind the wall.
C．How Mr. Craven’s wife died. D．Why Betty cried in the kitchen.
2．Why nobody can enter the garden
A．Because there wasn’t a door in the wall. B．Because a branch would fall down.
C．Because there is a strange noise. D．Because Martha didn’t allow.
3．Which is the right order of what happened in the story
a. The girls heard a strange cry.
b. Mary felt hungry and ate the porridge.
c. Martha told Mary the sad story.
d. Mary knew Martha was not telling the truth.
A．b-a-d-c B．b-c-a-d C．a-d-c-b D．a-b-c-d
4．Which of the following is True
A．Martha can go into the garden.
B．Mr. Craven didn’t love his wife and killed her.
C．Mary thought she heard a door shut somewhere.
D．A branch of a tree fell down and hit the robin.
【答案】1．B 2．A 3．B 4．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了玛丽在花园里散步时对一堵没有门的墙后的花园产生好奇，玛莎向她讲述了关于那座花园的悲伤故事，之后玛丽听到奇怪的声音并察觉到玛莎没有说实话的事情。
1．细节理解题。根据“She said, ‘No one can go in because there isn’t a door. I want to know what’s behind this wall.’”可知，玛丽想知道墙后面是什么。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据“She said, ‘No one can go in because there isn’t a door.’”可知，没人能进入那个花园是因为墙上没有门。故选A。
3．细节理解题。根据文章内容，正确顺序是：玛丽觉得饿，吃了粥（b），玛莎给玛丽讲了那个悲伤的故事（c），女孩们听到了奇怪的哭声（a），玛丽知道玛莎没有说实话（d）。故选B。
4．推理判断题。根据“Mary said, ‘It did not sound like the wind. And I heard a door shut somewhere.’”可知，玛丽认为自己听到了某个地方的门关上了。故选C。
Passage 3
（24-25八年级下·江苏省无锡市江阴市·期中）
As they were looking up at the ceiling, they saw that there were thousands of bats hanging there. They were so afraid that they started to quickly walk toward the other side of the room. They tried another way because they thought it was not safe to go back through the room with the bats.
However, as they walked on, they found they were lost. Becky started to cry wildly.
“Surely, your mother will see tonight that you haven’t come back,” Tom said. “She’ll send people out to look for you.”
Becky thought for a moment and then started to cry even harder. “Oh, Tom. She thinks that I’m sleeping at the Harpers tonight. She won’t find that I’m missing until late the next morning!”
“Alright, Becky. Let’s not cry. We should just keep walking. As long as we walk, there’s hope.”
So they walked with no idea where they were going. Tom, after a while, had to put out the candle in order to save it. And so much of the time they walked in total darkness. Tom tried calling out for help several times but never got any answer in return.
Tom had some kite string (风筝线) in his pocket. He took it out and tied one end to a rock. Then he told Becky to sit and wait for him. Tom lit the candle again and made his way down one of the roads. He didn’t get far when the floor in front of him suddenly dropped fast into the black world below. He stretched his arm to feel how deep the drop was. While he was feeling around, his hand touched another hand. Tom jumped back and held out his candle to see who was there. A face then showed up. It was the face of Injun Joe.
—Adapted from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1．Why did Tom and Becky choose the way on the other side of the room
A．It was the only way they could find. B．There was a road leading to the stars.
C．They tried to stay away from danger. D．They couldn’t find the way to go back.
2．Why did Becky cry harder after Tom told her mother would send people to look for her that night
A．Because her mother wasn’t at home.
B．Because her mother didn’t care about her.
C．Because she was afraid that she would die.
D．Because her mother wouldn’t find she was missing.
3．What is the right order of the following events
a. Tom met Injun Joe on his way.
b. Tom tied the kite string on a rock.
c. Tom started to look for the way out alone.
d. Becky cried loudly because she was in fear.
e. Tom and Becky walked without lighting a candle.
A．d-b-e-c-a B．d-e-b-c-a C．e-d-b-c-a D．e-d-c-b-a
【答案】1．C 2．D 3．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，节选自《汤姆·索亚历险记》，讲述了汤姆和贝基在探险过程中遇到蝙蝠后选择另一条路，结果迷路，贝基因母亲不知其失踪而大哭，汤姆用风筝线探路，最终汤姆在独自寻找出路时遇到了印第安·乔的惊险故事。
1．细节理解题。根据文章“They tried another way because they thought it was not safe to go back through the room with the bats.”可知，汤姆和贝基选择房间另一边那条路是因为他们认为有蝙蝠的房间不安全，他们试图远离危险。故选C。
2．细节理解题。根据文章“Becky thought for a moment and then started to cry even harder. ‘Oh, Tom. She thinks that I’m sleeping at the Harpers tonight. She won’t find that I’m missing until late the next morning!’”可知，贝基哭得更厉害是因为她母亲不会发现她失踪了。故选D。
3．推理判断题。根据文章“Becky started to cry wildly.”可知，d“贝基因害怕而大声哭泣”为第一件事；根据文章“And so much of the time they walked in total darkness.”可知，e“汤姆和贝基没有点蜡烛走路”为第二件事；根据文章“Tom had some kite string (风筝线) in his pocket. He took it out and tied one end to a rock.”可知，b“汤姆把风筝线系在一块石头上”为第三件事；根据文章“Then he told Becky to sit and wait for him. Tom lit the candle again and made his way down one of the roads.”可知，c“汤姆开始独自寻找出路”为第四件事；根据文章“While he was feeling around, his hand touched another hand. Tom jumped back and held out the candle to see who was there. A face then showed up. It was the face of Injun Joe.”可知，a“汤姆在路上遇到了印第安·乔”为第五件事。所以正确的顺序是d-e-b-c-a。故选B。
Passage 4
（24-25八年级下·江苏省南京市鼓楼区·期中）
Huck is my name. I live in the town of St. Petersburg in the state of Missouri (密苏里州). It is a small town but it is near a very big river called Mississippi.
The story all started when my best friend, Tom Sawyer and I found $ 12,000 in a cave (山洞). That money made us rich. We got $6,000 each. Judge (法官) Thatcher, an important man in town, put it in the bank, and now we get a dollar interest (利息) a day.
Then a kind old lady called Douglas invited me to live with her because I didn’t have a family or a home. My mother died a long time ago, and then my dad, Pap, disappeared (消失). When he drank a lot, he often beat me. I was afraid of him. I didn’t go to school like the other boys of my age. I lived on the streets and in the woods.
My life changed after I lived with the widow (寡妇), Douglas. She gave me a bed to sleep in and bought new clothes for me. She read stories to me every night and taught me how to eat at a table. But then her sister Miss Watson arrived. She brought her black slave (奴隶) Jim with her. I liked Jim but I didn’t like Miss Watson very much. She often shouted at me.
Douglas sent me to school every day. I didn’t like going there at first because learning was very difficult. But when I could read and write a bit, I didn’t hate going.
The months passed and winter came. The weather got cold. One morning, I woke up and there was snow on the ground. On my way to school I saw some footprints outside Douglas’s house. There was a cross (十字架) on the heel (鞋跟) of the left one. My heart jumped. Only one person wore boots with a cross on the left heel! Pap!
“He’s heard about my money.” I thought. “And he wants it!”
That night I went to see Jim. Jim had a magic ball made of animal hair. There was a spirit (精灵) inside the ball that could answer people’s questions about the future.
—Adapted from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1．Where did Huck live before Douglas invited him to live with her
A．At Miss Watson’s house. B．In a large and empty cave.
C．In the classroom of the school. D．On the streets and in the woods.
2．How did Huck feel about the life with Douglas
A．He didn’t like his new life at all. B．He didn’t care about his new life.
C．He felt happy about his new life. D．He wanted to get away from it.
3．Which is the right order of the events (事件) in the story
①Huck saw some footprints outside the house.
②Douglas read stories to Huck and sent him to school.
③Huck’s father beat him when he drank a lot.
④Huck went to see Jim who had a magic ball.
A．③②①④ B．②①③④ C．③②④① D．②④③①
【答案】1．D 2．C 3．A
【导语】本文节选自《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》，以第一人称叙述了主人公Huck的生活背景、与朋友Tom Sawyer发现宝藏后的经历，以及被寡妇Douglas收养后的生活变化，最后提到父亲Pap的突然出现引发Huck的担忧。
1．细节理解题。根据“I lived on the streets and in the woods.”可知，Huck在被Douglas收养前居无定所。故选D。
2．观点态度题。根据“My life changed after I lived with the widow (寡妇), Douglas. She gave me a bed to sleep in and bought new clothes for me. She read stories to me every night and taught me how to eat at a table.”以及“Douglas sent me to school every day. I didn’t like going there at first because learning was very difficult. But when I could read and write a bit, I didn’t hate going.”可推知，Huck对新生活是感到幸福的。选项C。
3．细节理解题。根据“My mother died a long time ago, and then my dad, Pap, disappeared (消失). When he drank a lot, he often beat me. I was afraid of him.”；“She read stories to me every night”和“Douglas sent me to school every day.”；“On my way to school I saw some footprints outside Douglas’s house. There was a cross (十字架) on the heel (鞋跟) of the left one. My heart jumped. Only one person wore boots with a cross on the left heel! Pap!”；“That night I went to see Jim. Jim had a magic ball made of animal hair.”可知，正确顺序是：父亲酗酒殴打Huck→Douglas照顾Huck并送他上学→Huck发现脚印→Huck求助Jim的魔法球。故选A。
主题02 人与自我——个人经历
Passage 1
（24-25八年级下·江苏扬州市江都区·期中）
I didn’t waste any time running down the hill. I looked over my shoulder every now and then to see if I was being followed. Nobody was there. I made it to Judge Thatcher’s place as quick as I could.
“Why, boy You are out of breath,” he said. “Did you come for some of your money ”
“No, sir.” I told him. “Is there some for me ”
He chuckled. “Yes, Huck, but maybe you should let me invest it for you instead of spending it.”
“No, sir.” I said. “I don’t want to invest it or spend it. I don’t want it at all. I want you to take it. It’s all yours.”
He looked surprised. “I don’t understand. Why would you want to give it away ”
“Don’t ask me no questions, Judge Thatcher. Just take it, please.”
He scratched his head. “Well, I’m puzzled. Is something the matter ”
“Just take it, and don’t ask me about it. That way I won’t have to tell any lies.”
He studied on it a while. “Oh, I think I see. You want to sell all your property to me, not give it away. I will pay you one dollar.”
Then he wrote something on a sheet of paper and said, “There, you see It says ‘for a consideration’. That means I have bought it from you and paid for it. Here is a dollar. Now you sign the paper.”
It sounded like a square deal to me, so I signed it and left.
1．What does the word “square” mean in the last sentence
A．方形的 B．平方的 C．广场 D．公平的
2．Which of the following is true
A．The judge went to the boy for the money.
B．The judge wanted the boy to invest the money
C．The boy wanted to sell the money to the judge in the beginning.
D．The boy didn’t sign the paper at last.
3．From the passage, we know the boy just wanted to _______ the money.
A．buy B．sell C．invest D．give away
4．We can infer _______ from the passage.
A．The boy was very interested in money.
B．The boy has no sense of investment.
C．The judge cares more about money.
D．Both the boy and the judge will be happy in the end.
【答案】1．D 2．B 3．D 4．D
【导语】本文主要讲的是男孩匆忙找到法官撒切尔，希望放弃自己的一笔钱财。法官起初建议他投资，但男孩坚持直接交出钱财。最终，法官以“一美元购买”的名义让男孩签署文件，完成交易。男孩认为这是一场公平的交易，双方达成一致。故事体现了男孩对金钱的逃避态度和法官的务实处理方式。
1．词义猜测题。根据上下文可知“square deal”指的是“公平的交易”。男孩认为法官提出的条件，也就是用一美元购买他的财产并签署文件是公平合理的，因此“square”的含义是公平的，故选D。
2．细节理解题。根据“but maybe you should let me invest it for you instead of spending it.”可知法官希望男孩投资这笔钱，故选B。
3．推理判断题。根据“I don’t want to invest it or spend it. I don’t want it at all. I want you to take it. It’s all yours.”可知他最初目的是放弃钱财，而非买卖或投资。buy“买”；sell“出售”；invest“投资”；give away“捐赠”，故选D。
4．推理判断题。根据“It sounded like a square deal to me, so I signed it and left.”可知这是一场公平的交易，双方各得所需，所以最后双方都很满意。故选D。
Passage 2
（24-25八年级下·江苏盐城市东台市·期中）
During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape (逃脱). When I traveled across to the other side of the island, I could see the other islands, and I said to myself: “Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.”
So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn’t I think before I began to work Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it. I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn’t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.
That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive.
A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.
My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.
I kept food and tools at both my houses, and also wild goats (山羊). There were many goals on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats’ milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn fields. And so many years went by.
1．The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to ________.
A．escape in it B．get to the other side of the island
C．use it for food D．go around the island
2．To survive, the writer did the following EXCEPT ________.
A．keeping goats for milk B．making clothes from animal skins
C．working in the cornfields D．going fishing in the sea
3．Why didn’t the writer use his first canoe
A．Because it was too small for a long trip.
B．Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea.
C．Because there was something wrong with it.
D．Because the writer was busy building a second house.
【答案】1．A 2．D 3．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者为了逃离小岛以及生存而做的事情。
1．细节理解题。根据“I never stopped thinking about escape...I decided to make myself a boat”可知，作者在岛上制作独木舟的目的是为了逃生。故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据“I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals.”“and soon I had goats’ milk to drink every day”“I also worked hard in my corn fields”可知，为了生存，作者用动物皮做衣服、养山羊挤奶、在玉米地里干活，选项D文中没有提到。故选D。
3．细节理解题。根据“...the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it.”可知，第一个独木舟太沉了。故选B。
Passage 3
（24-25八年级下·江苏盐城市东台市·期中）
2 October, 1872
London
Phileas Fogg reads the newspaper, “A railway has opened in India. You can now travel around the world in 80 days.”
London to Suez (苏伊士) rail and ship 7 days
Suez to Bombay (孟买) ship 13 days
Bombay to Calcutta (加尔各答) rail 3 days
Calcutta to Hong Kong ship 13 days
Hong Kong to Yokohama (横滨) ship 6 days
Yokohama to San Francisco (旧金山) ship 22 days
San Francisco to New York rail 7 days
New York to London ship 9 days
Total 80 days
Fogg’s friends will give him 20,000 if he finishes the journey in 80 days. He must be back on 21 December.
Fogg gets to Bombay on time but finds that the new railway line is not finished! Fogg rides an elephant instead! A tribe is going to kill a woman. Fogg saves her. On the ship to Hong Kong, the police wrongly arrest Fogg. He gets away.
Fogg’s friend gets on the next boat without Fogg. Fogg finds him in a circus in Yokohama.
Fogg’s train is attacked on the way to New York. Fogg continues by sledge, then train. He misses the ship to England. Fogg pays the crew of another boat to take him to England. The police arrest Fogg again but soon let him go. Fogg is now late.
However, Fogg has crossed the international date line (国际日期变更线). He still has one more day! He wins the money.
1．How long does it take to travel from Bombay to Calcutta by train
A．3 days. B．13 days. C．6 days. D．22 days.
2．Why does Fogg continue by sledge on the way to New York
A．Because the new railway is not finished.
B．Because his friend gets on the ship without him.
C．Because the train is attacked.
D．Because he misses the ship to England.
3．How does Fogg go to New York from San Francisco
A．By rail and sledge. B．On an elephant.
C．By ship and train. D．By ship and sledge.
4．What is the story mainly about
A．How Fogg saves a woman when he is in India.
B．What happens during Fogg’s journey around the world.
C．Why Fogg decides to start travelling from London.
D．What places of interest around the world Fogg has seen.
【答案】1．A 2．C 3．A 4．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了Phileas Fogg为赢得赌注在80天内环游世界的冒险经历，途中遭遇铁路未完工、救人、误捕、交通工具更换等波折，最终因跨越国际日期变更线而赢得了奖金。
1．细节理解题。根据“Bombay to Calcutta (加尔各答)”和“rail”以及“3 days”可知，从孟买到加尔各答乘火车需3天。故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据“Fogg’s train is attacked on the way to New York. Fogg continues by sledge”可知，Fogg继续乘坐雪橇前往纽约，是因为火车遭到了袭击。故选C。
3．细节理解题。根据“San Francisco to New York”和“rail”以及“Fogg’s train is attacked on the way to New York. Fogg continues by sledge, then train”可知，Fogg从旧金山到纽约先乘雪橇后转火车。故选A。
4．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，全文围绕Fogg环游世界途中的波折展开，讲述了Fogg在环游世界的旅程中发生的事情。故选B。
主题01 人与社会——名著阅读
Passage 1
（24-25八年级下·江苏江阴市青阳镇·期中）
One night, John came into the stable (马厩), calling, “Wake up, Beauty!”
He put my saddle (马鞍) and bridle (缰绳) on and rode up to the front door of the house. The Squire was there.
“John,” he said, “Mrs Gordon is very ill. Ride to the doctor’s and give him this note.”
“Now, Beauty, do your best,” said John.
I went as fast as possible.
When we arrived at Dr White’s house, John told him, “Mrs Gordon is very ill. Squire Gordon thinks she is going to die. Please go to see her immediately (立刻).” “Yes,” said the doctor, “but my son has my horse. Can I have yours ” he asked.
The doctor was heavier than John, and not such a good rider. But I did my best and went as fast as possible. When we got to Birtwick Park, Squire Gordon was at the door. The doctor went into the house with him, and Joe led me to the stable. I was glad to be home.
My legs were shaking, and I was very wet. Joe was young and he forgot to put a warm blanket on me. Then he gave me cold water to drink. Soon all my body began to shake, and I felt very cold.
A long time later, John came back. He covered me with two or three warm blankets, and ran to the house for some hot water. He gave me some warm food, and then I think I went to sleep.
Over and over again, John said to himself, “Stupid (愚蠢的) boy! Stupid boy!”
I was now very sick, and John was nursing me night and day.
The Squire came to see me. “Poor Beauty,” he said one day. “You saved Mrs Gordon’s life.”
John said, “Black Beauty went so fast. He seemed to know what was wrong.”
—Taken from Black Beauty
1．Whose life did Black Beauty save
A．The Squire’s. B．Mrs Gordon’s.
C．John’s. D．Dr White’s.
2．What’s the correct order of the story
a. Joe gave me cold water to drink. b. John woke me up.
c. I was very wet. d. Dr White rode me to Birtwick Park.
e. Joe didn’t put a warm blanket on me. f. John and I arrived at Dr White’s house.
A．f—b—a—c—d—e B．b—f—a—e—d—c
C．b—f—d—c—e—a D．b—f—c—d—e—a
3．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “nursing”
A．taking care of B．looking at
C．shouting at D．worrying about
4．John said to himself, “Stupid boy! Stupid boy!” because he thought ________.
A．he was very stupid B．Joe didn’t look after Black Beauty well
C．he made a stupid mistake D．Black Beauty went so fast
5．What can we learn from the passage
A．Dr White was not good at riding a horse at all.
B．Black Beauty was strong and seldom got ill.
C．Black Beauty knew what was wrong with Mrs Gordon.
D．John was a good man and he was nice to Black Beauty.
【答案】1．B 2．C 3．A 4．B 5．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。节选自《黑骏马》，主要以马的视角讲述了Black Beauty拯救了Mrs Gordon生命但是自己病倒的故事。
1．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“The Squire came to see me. ‘Poor Beauty,’ he said one day. ‘You saved Mrs Gordon’s life.’”可知，Black Beauty救了Mrs. Gordon的命。故选B。
2．细节理解题。根据“John came into the stable (马厩), calling, ‘Wake up, Beauty!’”可知，John叫醒Black Beauty，对应b；根据“When we arrived at Dr White’s house”可知，John和Black Beauty到达Dr White，对应f；根据“The doctor was heavier than John, and not such a good rider. But I did my best and went as fast as possible. When we got to Birtwick Park”可知，Dr White骑Black Beauty去 Birtwick Park，对应d；根据“My legs were shaking, and I was very wet.”可知，Black Beauty浑身湿透，对应c；根据“Joe was young and he forgot to put a warm blanket on me.”可知，Joe没有给它盖毯子，对应e；根据“Then he gave me cold water to drink.”可知，Joe给它喝冷水，对应a。正确顺序为 b—f—d—c—e—a。故选C。
3．词句猜测题。根据“I was now very sick, and John was nursing me night and day.John was nursing me night and day.”可知，“我”病得很重，John日夜照料我。“nursing”意为“照顾”。故选A。
4．推理判断题。根据“Joe was young and he forgot to put a warm blanket on me. Then he gave me cold water to drink.”可知，Joe没有给Black Beauty盖毯子，且喝的是冷水；根据“He covered...went to sleep.”可知，John回来后用两三条暖和的毯子盖住Black Beauty，然后跑进屋里去取热水，给Black Beauty一些热乎乎的食物。可推知，John骂的是Joe没有照顾好Black Beauty。故选B。
5．推理判断题。根据He covered me with two or three warm blankets, and ran to the house for some hot water. He gave me some warm food, and then I think I went to sleep.”可知，John回来后用两三条暖和的毯子盖住Black Beauty，然后跑进屋里去取热水，给Black Beauty一些热乎乎的食物。由此可知，John 是个好人，对Black Beauty很好。故选D。
Passage 2
（24-25八年级下·江苏淮安外国语学校·期中）
Marilla was angry. Anne lost the brooch and didn’t feel guilty. “Anne, this is terrible,” Marilla said. “You are very naughty.” “Yes. I know I have to be punished,” agreed Anne calmly. “Please do it now. I want to go to the picnic without guilt.” “You are not going to the picnic. That is your punishment.” “What ” Anne stood suddenly. “Oh, Marilla, that was why I confessed. Any

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