湖南省长沙市八年级下学期英语期末试卷分类汇编：短文理解（有答案）

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湖南省长沙市青竹湖湘一外国语学校2021-2021学年八年级下学期期末英语试题
第二节短文理解
阅读下面的短文，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最正确选项答复以下问题成完成句子。
A
A vide f a ne—arm Chinese by playing basketball recently went viral (走红) n the Internet in China. In the vide, the yung by was playing with his great basketball skills, which even drew the attentin f NBA super star Steven Curry.
"I didn't even realize he had nly ne arm when I first watched the vide," said ne persn after watching the vide.
The ne—arm 13—year—ld is a cuntry by frm Yunfu City, suth China's Guangdng Prvince. His name is Zhang Jiacheng. At the age f five,he lst his right arm after an accident at an il factry. Zhang had t get used t eating and getting dressed with ne arm. Hwever, it didn't stp him frm pursuing his dream f playing basketball. In 2021, he fund his lve fr basketball after taking part in a basketball class in his schl. Since then, he has hardly been seen withut a ball in his hand, even dribbling(运球) at hme in the living rm. Even playing against players far taller and strnger than him,he still plays with strng will and shts the ball.〞Keep up r give up〞 is his life mtt(座右铭〕
His basketball skills as well as his spirit received praises (赏扬)frm sme prfessinal basketball players."I've never seen a child play basketball better than him,"said Chinese natinal basketball player Zhu Fangyu. Zhu nw the manager f the Guangdng Suthern Tigers team, sent a warm invitatin t Zhang t cme and watch the team play after the seasn resume (季赛恢复) . While his teammate, CBA's all—time leading screr Yi Jianlian,expressed similar thughts after watching him play, saying: "The heart always stays the same as the strngest part f the bdy."
26. In the first paragraph, we learn that .
A. a vide abut a by became well knwn in the US.
B. a ne—arm by with his great basketball skills attracted public’s attentin.
C. the vide was ppular because Steven Curry shwed his basketball skills in the vide.
27. Zhang Jicheng lst his right arm .
A. in 2007B. in 2021C. in 2021
28. The underlined wrd "pursuing" prbably means in Chinese here?
A. 追求B. 训练C. 研究
29. Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut Zhang Jicheng?
A. He was highly praised by sme prfessinal players.
B. He has hardly been seen with a ball in his hand after lsing this right arm.
C. He will jin the Guangdng Suthern Tigers Team after the seasn resume.
30. What's the best tittle f the passage?
A. Keep Up r Give Up
B. An Accident Changed a By's Life
C. One arm By Wh Never Gives Up
【答案】26. B 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. C
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。本文主要介绍了最近很受欢送的一个网络红人——13岁的独臂男孩张家城，他的一段打篮球的视频引起了很多人甚至是职业篮球运发动的注意。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据“In the vide, the yung by was playing with his great basketball skills, which even drew the attentin f NBA super star Steven Curry.〞可知，张家城受到了广泛的关注。应选B。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。根据“The ne-arm 13-year-ld is a cuntry by frm Yunfu City … At the age f five, he lst his right arm after an accident at an il factry.〞可知，张家城今年13岁，他在5岁时，失去了右臂，由此推断他在8年前失去了右臂，即2021年。应选B。
【28题详解】
词义猜想题。根据“In 2021, he fund his lve fr basketball after taking part in a basketball class in his schl. Since then, he has hardly been seen withut a ball in his hand, even dribbling at hme in the living rm.〞可知，张家城从2021年接触篮球开始，篮球就很少离开他身边了，由此推断失去右臂没有阻止他“追求〞篮球梦。应选A。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。根据“His basketball skills as well as his spirit received praises frm sme prfessinal basketball players.〞可知，张家城的球技受到了一些专业运发动的称赞。应选A。
【30题详解】
最正确标题题。本文主要讲述了独臂篮球少年张家城，虽然失去了右臂，但坚持打篮球，他的座右铭是：要么放弃，要么坚持，但是他不顾外界的声音，坚持了下来，并受到了公众和一些著名球星的认可。应选C。
B
Japan has always been at the frefrnt f rbtic technlgy. Over the years, the rbts have wrked in banks and htels, r even served as persnal helpers fr the ld peple. Nw, a Tky university has used avatar(替身) rbts t make students "attend" their graduatin ceremny withut leaving hme.
Prfessr Shug Yanaka came up with the great idea during the COVID-19 utbreak. He said, "We knew that there were lts f students wh wuld like t attend the graduatin ceremny but culdn't d s because f the COVID-19, I suddenly gt an idea that students can nt nly attend the graduatin ceremny safely, but als experience smething different."
The event, which was held at Tky's Htel Grand Palace n March 28, 2021, started with university president Kenichi Omae giving a speech t the students thrugh a vide platfrm(平台) Zm. Then began the nline graduatin ceremny.
Each time a student's name was called ut by a hst, an avatar rbt called "Newme" dressed in graduatin caps and clthing, mved t the stage t accept the diplma (毕业证书) frm the president. The student culd experience the event, and hear the clap and "cngratulatins" frm their teachers thrugh the screen n the Newme's head. Once Mr. Omae gave the diplma t the Newme, the student psed with him fr an fficial graduatin pht at hme.
Once the COVID-19 is ver, Newme creatr ANA Hldings has plans t make the machine travel t different place arund the wrld. The cmpany believes it will help dctrs treat patients in hard-t-reach places and als make expert get int war areas withut putting themselves in danger.
31. Accrding t paragraph 1, the fllwing statements are right EXCEPT
A. rbts can play different rles in many different field.
B. Japan has been far ahead f the wrld in the technlgy f making rbts.
C. the university has used avatar rbts t attend the graduatin ceremny fr many years.
32. Hw did Prfessr Shug Yanaka feel when he came up with the idea f nline ceremny?
A. He felt excited because it was new and unfrgettable
B. He wrried abut its safety because f the COVID-19.
C. He was upset because his students might shw n interest in it.
33. Mst f students watched Kenichi Ome' speech .
A. by lgging (登录) int Zm
B. at Tky's Htel Grand Palace
C. thrugh the screen n the Newme's head
34. What wuld happen after a student's name was called ut by a hst?
A. The student wuld dress in graduatin caps and clthing t accept the diplma.
B. Newme wuld be given the diplma and the student wuld get an fficial graduatin pht at hme.
C. Bth A and B.
35. Why des ANA Hldings believe Newme will play an imprtant rle in the future?
A. Because the Newme will take the place f human beings.
B. Because the Newme will be used in mre fields in ur life
C. Because there will be mre and mre nline graduatin ceremnies.
【答案】31. C 32. A 33. C 34. B 35. B
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了新冠肺炎期间日本的一所大学采用替身机器人“Newme〞代替学生参加毕业典礼的事件。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一、二段“Nw, a Tky university has used avatar rbts…Prfessr Shug Yanaka came up with the great idea during the COVID—19 utbreak.〞可知，用“替身机器人〞代替学生参加毕业典礼是今年疫情期间第一次提出的想法。应选C。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“I suddenly gt an idea that students can nt nly attend the graduatin ceremny safely, but als experience smething different〞可知，Shug Yanaka教授认为用“替身机器人〞代替学生参加毕业典礼的想法不仅平安并且可以体验些不同的东西，故可推知当他想出云毕业典礼这个想法时是兴奋的。应选A。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“…and hear the clap and "cngratulatins" frm their teachers thrugh the screen n the Newme's head〞可知，大多数学生通过Newme头上屏幕观看了Kenichi Omae 的演讲。应选C。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“…an avatar rbt called "Newme" dressed in graduatin caps and clthing, mved t the stage t accept the diplma frm the president…Once Mr. Omae gave the diplma t the Newme, the student psed with him fr an fficial graduatin pht at hme〞可知，每当学生的名字被叫到时，虚拟机器人“Newme〞就会戴着毕业帽、穿着毕业服走上讲台，接受毕业证书，然后学生会和Newme一起拍毕业照。应选B。
【35题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“The cmpany believes it will help dctrs treat patients in hard—t—reach places and als make expert get int war areas withut putting themselves in danger.〞可知，因为Newme会在医疗、军事等多个领域发挥作用，所以ANA Hldings相信Newme会在未来扮演重要角色。应选B。
2021-2021学年湖南长沙湖南师大附中博才实验中学八年级下期末考试英语
第二节 短文理解 阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最正确选项答复以下问题或完成句子。〔共10小题，计20分〕
A
A writer needs t be really gd t win the Nbel Prize in literature (诺贝尔文学奖). But fr the first time in histry, a singer wn it in 2021.
Bb Dylan, the 75-year-ld American singer, wn the 2021 Nbel Prize in literature n Oct. 13. Accrding t the Nbel Prize website, the prize went t Dylan because he “created new petic expressins (诗性的表达) within the great American sng traditin〞.
Dylan is ne f the mst famus flk music singers, and is als seen as an infrmal American histrian (非正式美国历史学家).
Many f Dylan’s famus sngs were written in the 1960s. They are abut imprving the rights f black Americans and prtesting the Vietnam War (战争). He thinks the war is against peple’s wishes. The Times They Are A-Changin’ is ne f Dylan’s mst famus prtest sngs.
Hwever, nt everyne thinks he is the right persn t win this prize. Sme peple believe a literature shuld nt g t a singer. But BBC’s Clin Patersn says Dylan shuld be remembered as a writer, nt a singer, because he “made the lyrics mre imprtant than the music〞.
“We’re really giving it t Bb Dylan as a great pet,〞 said Sara Danius, ne f the peple wh chse Dylan fr the award. She als said that in the future peple will read Dylan’s lyrics as petry (诗), just like many peple read r listen t petry tday that was written thusands f years ag.
46. Frm the passage, Bb Dylan is regarded as _______.
A. a singer and writerB. a singer and dctrC. a writer and scientist
47. Bb Dylan wn the Nbel Prize in literature because _______.
A. he created American flk music.
B. he created new petic expressins within the great American sng traditin.
C. his sngs helped imprve the rights f black Americans.
48. The underlined wrd “prtest〞 in Paragraph 4 means _______ in Chinese.
A. 抗议B. 支持C. 鼓励
49. Accrding t Sara Danius, which f the fllwing is TRUE?
A. Bb Dylan is nt the right persn t win the prize.
B. Dylan shuld be remembered as an American histrian.
C. Bb Dylan’s lyrics are wnderful petry.
50. What is the best title f the passage?
A. Bb Dylan and his flk music
B. Bb Dylan and his prtest sngs
C. Bb Dylan and his Nbel Prize
B
We live in a fast-paced (快节奏的), technlgy-packed wrld where we spend mst f ur time indrs playing cmputer games r using scial media (社交媒体). But d yu remember when yu spent mst f yur time utside, running, playing, and laughing with yur friends?
Leaving yur tech behind may seem difficult, but if yu lse yurself in nature, yu’ll prbably frget all abut it. Scientist Albert Einstein nce said, “lk deep int nature, and then yu will understand everything better.〞
In the US, June is Great Outdrs Mnth. It encurages mre kids t g utside t have active fun nce again. Frmer US President Barack Obama wrte in a dcument declaring (宣告) the day in 2021, “nature ffers each f us the chance t get active, knw mre abut the natural envirnment, and imprve ur relatinships with family and friends.〞
The US Unin Creek Resrt website nted, “we all knw hw fast life can be, s it’s never t sn r t late t create happy memries that we will cherish (珍惜) and share frever.〞
Besides making us feel happy, science supprts the idea that utdr activities can reduce stress. “Fresh air and sunlight have the largest advantages,〞 wrte Susanne Prestn, a mental health guide at Suth University, US. “With mre time in natural sunlight, incidents f seasnal affective disrder (季节性情绪失调) are getting fewer and the vitamin D in peple’s skin helps t lighten their mds (心情).〞
What culd be a better way t lwer daily stress than t enjy the beauty f the great utdrs?
51. Accrding t the passage, if a persn is under heavy pressure, he had better _______.
A. use scial media and play cmputer games.
B. spend mre time utdrs.
C. create Great Outdrs Mnth.
52. When we g utside t have fun, we may get the fllwing EXCEPT (除了) _______.
A. Better relatinship with family and friends.
B. Knwing abut the natural envirnment.
C. Better grades and skills.
53. In Paragraph 5, Susanne Prestn tells us that _______.
A. there are scientific reasns why utdr activities benefit us.
B. we shuld cherish the chance t take part in utdr activities.
C. we can cntrl ur mds while taking part in utdr activities.
54. Which f the fllwing is NOT true accrding t the passage?
A. We can better understand things in ur wrld after lking deep int nature.
B. If we spend mre hurs explring the nature, it’s easier fr us t be mre active.
C. The Vitamin E in peple’s skin helps t lighten their mds.
55. What’s the main idea f the passage?
A. Leaving yur tech behind may seem difficult.
B. It’s nice t enjy the beauty f the great utdrs.
C. There is nly ne way t deal with daily stress.
答案：
46—50 ABACC 51—55 BCACB
湖南省长沙市中雅培粹学校2021-2021初二下期末考试英语
第二节 短文理解 阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最正确选项答复以下问题或完成句子。〔共10小题，计20分〕
A
China’s Yangtze River is the wrld’s third lngest river. It is hme t mre than 400 kinds f fishes. And the Chinese paddlefish(长江白鲟) was nce cmmn in the Yangtze River. Because f human activity, its number drpped greatly. Scientists culd hardly find them. Finally, this past January, a piece f sad news came in: The fish went extinct between 2005 and 2021. “It’s very sad,〞 said Zeb Hgan, a US bilgist(生物学家). “We’ve lst a valuable animal. There is n hpe f backing t the ld days.〞
The Chinese paddlefish was ne f the wrld’s largest freshwater fishes. It culd grw t seven meters. It was knwn fr its big nse. Fr this reasn, many peple called it the “elephant fish〞. The Chinese paddlefish was an ancient kind f fish. It first appeared in the Jurassic perid(侏罗纪时期). After lived n the earth fr 200 millin years, the animal finally went extinct because f human activity.
Started frm 1970, humans caught abut 25 tns(吨) f paddlefish each year. That mainly caused the great lss f the fish. And in 1981, the building f the Gezhuba Dam(葛洲坝) made the paddlefish becme tw grups. The tw grups culd nt reprduce(繁殖). What’s mre, the Yangtze River was seriusly plluted by nearby peple. As a result, the ppulatin f the fish became smaller and smaller.
Scientists said that many freshwater fish in the Yangtze River are in danger. The Chinese paddlefish was nly the first t disappear. Luckily, China has taken actin. Frm January 2021 t 2030, nbdy can g fishing n the Yangtze River.
46. What d we knw abut Yangtze River?
A. It is ne f the third lngest rivers in China.
B. Less than 400 kinds f fishes nce lived in it.
C. There is a n fishing rule fr 10 years n it.
47. The underlined wrd “extinct〞 in the passage means _______ in Chinese.
A. 生存 B. 灭绝 C. 塑造
48. Which is NOT TRUE abut the Chinese paddlefish accrding t the passage?
A. It was a freshwater fish and culd be as lng as seven meters.
B. It gt the name f “elephant fish〞 because f its big bdy.
C. It lived n the earth fr a lng time but we can’t find them nw.
49. The Chinese paddlefish became fewer and fewer mainly because _______.
A. peple caught quite a lt f it every year frm 1970
B. peple built Gezhuba Dam n the Yangtze River
C. peple have plluted the living envirnment f it
50. What’s the best title f the passage?
A. Freshwater fish in China.
B. A Piece f Sad News fr humans.
C. The imprtance f prtecting the nature.
B
Since COVID-19 hasn’t yet been brught under cntrl in the West, the number f patients with it is getting larger and larger, mvie theaters are still clsed and there are n sprts games n TV. Peple have t stay at hme during the break. But they always want sme fun and d sme exercise in their daily lives. Sme f them have cme up with creative ideas. Alex Presley is a man living in Crnelius, Nrth Carlina. He has been hlding an “Olympic Games〞 at hme.
One f the events is called “tilet paper ddgeball(躲避球).〞 Alex, his wife, twin brther and parents thrw rlls f tilet paper at each ther. The rules are simple: Once yu are hit by a rll f tilet paper, yu are ut. T make the game mre challenging, the Presleys spin(快速旋转) in circles d dizzy(使头晕) themselves befre playing.
Alex created vides f the game and psted them nline. He hpes mre peple can jin them. In the vides, the five players run arund the living rm. Shuts mix with the nise f rlls hitting the windws and walls. The family’s game became famus n the Internet sn.
The “Olympic Games〞 began in early April this year after Alex suggested his family d smething unusual. Because the days f staying at hme were s bring. Their first event was the “Straw(吸管) Challenge.〞 Its vides have drawn mre than 7.5 millin views.
The Presleys are nw thinking f new events; Alex says they try t keep the games simple. In this way, ther families can try t play them and everyne can be a player.
51. Why d peple in the West have t stay at hme?
A. Because they clse the mvie theaters.
B. Because there aren’t any sprts shws.
C. Because the COVID-19 is still serius.
52. What is TRUE abut the “Olympic Games〞?
A. Alex held them with his family and friends nline.
B. They prvide fun and exercise fr peple at hme.
C. There are nly tw events at the “Olympic Games〞.
53. Hw des Alex make “tilet paper ddgeball〞 mre difficult t play?
A. There are nly five players in the game.
B. Players need t hit ther players with the tilet paper.
C. Players have t dizzy themselves first.
54. Alex put the vides f “tilet paper ddgeball〞 n the Internet t _______.
A. ask mre peple t watch them in the living rm
B. make his family becme ppular with peple sn
C. welcme mre peple becme a member f them
55. Frm the passage, we can infer(推出) that _______.
A. the mst bring days f staying at hme can be unusual
B. all families are interested in playing with simple games
C. everyne is a gd player at the “Olympic Games〞
答案：
46—50 CBBAB 51—55 CBCCA
2021-2021湖南省长沙市雅礼教育集团初二下期末考试英语
第二节 短文理解 阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最正确选项答复以下问题或完成句子。〔共10小题，计20分〕
A
As fr mst peple, hmetwn is a place that hlds their sft and sweet childhd memries. But millins f peple just leave their hmetwn nwadays t search fr better jbs and chances. They believe the mre hard-wrking they are, the better life their family can live.
Yang Changtai used t be ne f them. As a migrant wrker (外来务工人员) in Beijing fr 20 years, he had t return t his hmetwn in 2021 fllwing a car accident. Withut any experience r farming skills, he started planting trees and flwers with mre than 200,000 yuan. When he dreamed t have a brighter future, he fund his plan didn’t wrk. He lst all his mney he had saved thse years and even was in debt (欠债).
Luckily, a village fficial (官员) sent by the gvernment came t help. “Get up wherever yu fall. We will help yu t face the difficulties.〞 He encuraged the farmer t cntinue planting by raising mney and prviding with market and sales infrmatin. Yang imprved his ways f flwer planting, and after several practice, he finally succeeded in bth making mney and paying ff (归还) his debt in just a year. In August 2021, Yang set up Sifangjing Family Farm t grw rganic (有机的) rice, vegetables and tea. He asks pr villagers arund him t wrk n the farm and ffer them farming knwledge and technlgy fr free. S far, he has helped mre than 100 villagers t change their living cnditins.
“Althugh I am a farmer wh has just been ut f pverty (贫穷), I want t lead the villagers t get rich tgether.〞 said Yang Changtai, “I hpe a develped hmetwn will appear frm ur hands.〞
46. Why did Yang Changtai return t his hmetwn?
A. Because he culdn’t make enugh mney there.
B. Because he missed the hmetwn s much.
C. Because he gt hurt in a car accident.
47. When he first came back frm Beijing, Yang Changtai _______.
A. spent all his 200,000 yuan planting trees and tea
B. didn’t knw abut planting
C. make a lt f mney by running a farm
48. Which is NOT necessary fr a farmer t succeed?
A. Market and sales infrmatin.
B. Farming skills and technlgy.
C. The experience f being pverty.
49. What can we learn frm Paragraph 3?
A. Anther farmer encuraged Yang Changtai t cntinue planting.
B. He used the mney made thrugh Sifangjing Family Farm t pay ff the debt.
C. He ffers jbs t pr villagers arund him and helps them fr free.
50. What is the best title fr the passage?
A. Back t Hmetwn and Be Rich Tgether
B. Yang Changtai, a Successful Farmer
C. Planting is a Gd Way t Get Rich
B
As ne f China’s largest heritage sites (遗址), the Frbidden City (紫禁城) is a must-see fr all visitrs t China. It sits in the heart f the capital city f Beijing, which has 980 buildings, and abut 9,000 rms inside.
Thanks t skilled wrkers’ hard wrk ver the past 600 years, all the wden buildings, even drnails (门钉) are masterpieces that yu are sure t enjy in surprise.
Since it was hme t 24 Chinese emperrs, there lies ver 1.8 millin pieces f art, mstly frm the cllectin f the Ming and Qing Dynasties. As a result, it’s famus as ne f the wrld’s largest cultural museums.
After the Last Emperr f China left the palace, it later became a museum pen t the public in 1925. Since then, the Frbidden City was nt “frbidden〞 anymre, it is ppular with bth Chinese and freign turists. There are 17 millin visitrs visiting here every year, especially n natinal hlidays and weekends, which makes it the wrld’s mst visited museum. It is quite easy t travel t the Frbidden City because it is right next t Tian’anmen Square. At the Frbidden City, much f a tur is spent walking between the buildings and dwn the walkways, r standing in the yards, gardens, and squares. Since it’s rich histry and culture, it’s better fr yu t travel with a knwledgeable lcal guide, wh can bring the stries f each treasure t life and help yu t avid (防止) meeting a large number f ther turists.
51. The buildings inside the Frbidden City are made f _______.
A. Stnes. B. Wd.C. Paper.
52. What des the underlined wrd “masterpieces〞 mean in Paragraph 1?
A. 碎片B. 画作C. 杰作
53. What made the Frbidden City full f treasures?
A. 24 Chinese emperrs have lived there befre.
B. It has pieces f art frm the Last Emperr f China.
C. Skilled wrkers gave away all they’ve made t the Frbidden City.
54. If yu want t avid meeting crwds (人群) while visiting, yu can _______.
A. g there n natinal hlidays and weekends.
B. walk between the buildings r stand in the yards
C. travel with a knwledgeable lcal guide
55. The text is mainly abut _______.
A. what is in the Frbidden City
B. intrductins t the Frbidden City
C. what t d in the Frbidden City
答案：
46—50 CBCCA 51—55 BCACB
湖南省长沙市广益实验中学2021-2021学年初二下学期期末考试英语试卷
第二节 短文理解 阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最正确选项答复以下问题或完成句子。〔共10小题，计20分〕
A
The stne huse, named Church Cttage, dates back t(追溯到) 1852 and is abut 125 miles west f Lndn. It was nce J.K. Rwling’s hme. The famus writer gt the idea f Harry Ptter’s stry frm it. Peple all ver the wrld gt t knw the huse after her first Harry Ptter bk came ut.
Rwling lived in Church Cttage befre she went t university at the age f 19. Then her father cntinued living there and didn’t leave it until he sld it t Mercer in 1995. Befre leaving there, Rwling wrte a message n her bedrm wall. The new wner has kept the message till nw.
“It is an interesting huse,〞 said Mercer. “The stne windws lk like thse f Hgwarts — the magic schl in Harry Ptter. The trapdr(地板门) in the dining rm leads t a small cellar(地窖). It is quite scary, just like the rms in her bks. “Mre interestingly, Mercer ften meets Harry Ptter fans arund the huse.〞 Fr years, every time a bk r a film came ut, there were always sme peple asking t cme in and see the huse,〞 Mercer said. “ I’m lucky t live here, in my favrite stry.〞
But accrding t a reprt, Rwling recently bught her childhd hme frm Mercer and is painting it. Peple try t find ut what Rwling will d with the 170-year-ld huse. Sme peple think she will set it up as a museum like Shakespeare’s Birthplace, while mre peple believe she will prvide a vacatin hme fr families in need. Which guess is mre truthful? Let’s wait and see.
46. Why is Church Cttage famus?
A. Because Rwling’s message is in it.
B. Because Rwling wrte Harry Ptter in it.
C. Because Rwling gt the idea f her bk frm it.
47. Accrding t the passage, Mercer is prbably _______.
A. a huse sellerB. Rwling’s big fanC. Harry Ptter’s filmmaker
48. Which f the fllwing is true abut Church Cttage?
A. It is a film base ppular with fans.
B. It is a famus ld huse in England.
C. It is a vacatin huse fr Rwling’s family.
49. The writer f the passage is _______ Church Cttage’s future.
A. nt sure abut B. wrried abutC. certain f
50. What’s the best title fr the passage?
A. Rwling’s childhd hme — Church Cttage
B. The stry f Harry Ptter
C. Church Cttage’s new wner
B
Twenty-fur trains, nine cuntries, 13, 500 miles. These are the numbers behind the lng train jurney ne man tk frm Suthamptn in the UK t eastern China. Rger Tyers, 37, spent a mnth n trains and ver $2, 500 traveling t Ningb fr research last May. It was the climate crisis (危机), nt a lve f trains, that made him chse t take the train instead f the plane t China.
Tyers is nt the nly persn t stp air travel because f climate change. Thusands f peple wrldwide have prmised t stp flying, including teenage activist (青年活动家) Greta Thunberg. Activist Maja Rsen started the “Flight Free〞 mvement in Sweden in 2021 in the hpe f encuraging 100,000 peple nt t fly fr ne year. Althugh nly arund 14,000 peple jined the mvement, Rsen, wh stpped flying in 2007, said it had made mre peple knw abut the seriusness f the climate crisis and encuraged them t travel by train mre ften.
Accrding t the study made in May 2021 by Swedish Railways(SJ), 37% f peple chse t travel by train instead f by plane whenever pssible, cmpared t 20% at the start f 2021. An SJ spkespersn said, “Rail travel is saring thanks t climate fears (担忧).〞 Accrding t Swedavia, a cmpany which runs Sweden’s 10 busiest airprts, last year, passenger numbers in July fell by 12% cmpared t the previus(先前的) year.
Nw, mre peple care abut climate change. In fact, there are lts f things we can d t fight climate change. One f the prblems is that mst f us feel there’s n pint in what we d as an individual (个人). Hwever, if we d it tgether, we can truly make a huge difference.
Tyers came t China last May t _______.
A. take a hlidayB. d researchC. take the train
52. What d we knw abut the “Flight Free〞 mvement?
A. Greta Thunberg started it tw years ag in Sweden.
B. It asked peple t stp taking planes in their whle life.
C. It made peple realize hw serius the climate crisis was.
53. The underlined wrd “saring〞 means “_______〞 in Chinese.
A. 降低B. 激增C. 进步
54. Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. Rsen stpped taking planes tw years ag.
B. Peple are sure t win the fight against climate change.
C. Fewer peple in Sweden chse t take the plane when traveling in 2021 than in 2021.
55. What des the writer want t tell us in the last paragraph?
A. Many hands make light wrk.
B. Actins speak luder than wrds.
C. Dn’t put all yur eggs in ne basket.
答案：
46—50 CBBAA 51—55 BCBCA
湖南省长沙市雨花区2021-2021学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题
第二节 短文理解 阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最正确选项答复以下问题或完成句子。〔共10小题，计20分〕
A
Many students lve a big delicius breakfast, especially when it is made with fresh eggs. And then mst f them thrw their eggshells ut with the kitchen waste. Hwever, that’s nly because they dn’t knw abut hw t use the eggshells.
Eggshells are a wnderful cleaner. Simply break them int small pieces, mix them with sap and water, and then use them t wash the mess away.
Eggshells are als great fr the garden. Spread brken eggshells nt the garden sil 〔泥土〕t help plants grw. They als help t keep harmful insects〔害虫〕away. If yu plan t grw sme plants frm seeds〔种子〕, put them in the sil in an eggshell, and then put the whle thing in a pt. The eggshell will break dwn t help the new plants grw.
Surprisingly, yu can als eat yur eggshells. They are rich in minerals that help build strng teeth and bnes. Just be sure t bil〔煮〕yur eggshells first, because there are sme bacteria〔细菌〕in them. After turning them int pwder〔粉末〕, yu can add it t yur favrite fds and drinks. Yu can even feed it t yur pets t help them stay healthy.
As we can see, eggshells have almst as many uses as the eggs themselves. The next time yu finish eating yur breakfast, think twice befre yu thrw yur eggshells ut.
46. Peple thrw away the eggshells because _______.
A. they dn’t like them
B. they dn’t think eggshells are delicius
C. they dn’t knw the uses fr eggshells
47. What des the underline wrd them refer t in Paragraph 3?
A. Plants.B. Seeds.C. Eggshells.
48. We shuld _______ befre we eat them.
A. bil the eggshells
B. keep the eggshells fresh
C. mix them with sap and water
49. What is nt mentined in the passage?
A. Eggshells are helpful fr cleaning.
B. Eggshells can help plants grw.
C. Eggshells are nt gd fr pets’ health.
50. What des the authr try t tell us?
A. The eggshells are delicius.
B. We shuld put the eggshells with the kitchen waste.
C. We can keep the eggshells and use them in many ways.
B
The stry was in seasn any time between Thanksgiving and New Year Day, but the father usually began t tell it in the early part f Octber.
“Well,〞the father said, “nce there were tw little pumpkin seeds. One was a gd little pumpkin seed, and the ther was bad and very prud〔骄傲的〕. The farmer tk bth the seeds ut t plant them in the patch〔菜地〕 because he did nt want t put them in the crnfield. Befre he put them in the grund, he asked each ne f them what he wanted t be when he came up. The gd little pumpkin seed said he wanted t becme a cmmn pumpkin. The bad little pumpkin seed said he wanted t becme a mrning glry〔喇叭花〕〞.
“But the tw little pumpkin seeds knew where they were well enugh, and they let the rain and the sun help them grw. Then they bth began t push, and gradually〔慢慢地〕they gt their heads ut f the grund. The bad little pumpkin vine〔秧〕 said t his brther: ‘Well, what are yu ging t d nw?’The gd little pumpkin vine said, ‘Oh, I’m just ging t stay here, and grw and grw, and put ut all the blssms I can, and let them all drp ff but ne, and then grw that int the biggest and fattest and sweetest pumpkin that ever was fr Thanksgiving pies.’〞
51. The father tld the stry abut the pumpkins _______.
A. in Octber
B. n Thanksgiving
C. n the New Year Day
52. Where did the farm plant the tw little pumpkin seeds?
A. In the crnfield.
B. In the garden.
C. In the patch.
53. What did the prud pumpkin seed want t be?
A. A mrning glry.B. A pumpkin.C. A crn.
54. What des the underlined part blssms in the last paragraph mean?
A. 藤B. 苗C. 花
55. What d we knw frm the stry?
A. The farmer didn’t like the tw pumpkin seeds.
B. The gd pumpkin seed didn’t knw what he wanted t be.
C. The bad pumpkin seed had a big dream.
答案：
CBACC ACACC