北京市通州區(qū)近三年（2021-2023）八年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末試卷分類匯編：閱讀理解

北京市通州區(qū)

近三年（2021.2023）八年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末試卷分類匯編

閱讀理解

北京市通州區(qū)2022-2023學(xué)年八年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末英語試卷

三、閱讀理解（每題2分，共26分）閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的

A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。

14.（6分）

Volunteers

I'mJack.I'm12yearsold.TmfromLondon.Ilikegardening.Ioftenhelp

myneighborswiththeirgardens.Inspring,Ihelpthemplanttreesand

flowers.Ioftenhelpthemwatertheplantsinthegardens.Theyoftengive

mesomebeautifulflowerstothankme.

MynameisGrace.Iam11yearsold.IcomefromSydney.Ilikehelping

thechildreninthehospital.Ioftengivethemsometoysandbooks.WhenI

gotoseethem,Ioftenplaytoyswiththem.TheyalllikemeandnowI

oftenwriteletterstothem.

I'mTomandI'm13yearsold.I'mfromNewYork.Itakepartin

neighborhoodclean-up.OnweekendsIoftentakeabagtodosome

cleaningworkwithmyfriends.Ipickupthedirtythingsandputtheminto

thebag.

I'mLily.I'm14yearsold.IcomefromVancouver.Ilikehelpingtheold

neighborsinourcommunity.Theycan'twalkquicklysoIoftenwalkthe

dogsforthem.OnweekendsIhelpthemdosomeshopping.Theyalllike

me.

(1)Jackisfrom.

A.London

B.Sydney

C.NewYork

D.Vancouver

(2)WhatdoesGracelikedoing?

A.Gardening.

B.Doingsomecleaningwork.

C.Helpingthechildreninthehospital.

D.Helpingtheoldneighborsinhercommunity.

（3）Onweekends,Lily.

A.picksupthedirtythings

B.playstoyswiththechildren

C.helpsherneighborswateringtheplants

D.helpstheoldneighborsdosomeshopping

TheAntandtheDove

Itwasahotday,anantwassearchingforsomewater.Afterwalkingaroundforsome

time,hecametoariver.Toreachtheriver,hehadtoclimbupabladeofgrass.Whilemaking

hiswayup,heslipped（滑倒）andfellintothewater."Help!Help!ucalledtheant."WhatcanI

do?”

Theantwasintrouble.Adoveupanearbytreesawit."Iwillhelpyou,"shesaid.The

dovequicklyplucked（摘，扯）offapieceofleafanddroppeditintothewaternearthe

struggling（掙扎脫身）ant."Getontheleaf,"shesaid.Theantmovedtowardtheleafand

climbedupthere.Soontheleafcarriedhimsafelytodryground.Theantsaidtothedove,

"OnedayIwillhelpyou."Thedovesaidtotheant,Youaretoolittletohelp.n

Threedayslater,aheartlesshunterwasabouttoshoot（射殺）thesleepingdove,hoping

tohunther.Theantquicklybit（咬傷）histoe.Feelingthepain,thehuntershotandmissedthe

dove.Thenhedroppedhisrifle.Hearingthebang,thedovequicklywokeupandflewawayto

safety."Ididhelpyou,"saidtheant."Yes,youdid,“saidthedove.

（1）Theantfellintotheriverwhen.

A.adovecalledhim

B.hesawthehunter

C.hewasdrinkingwater

D.hewasmakinghiswayup

（2）Thedovesavedtheantby.

A.droppingapieceofleafintotheriver

B.bitingthehunter'stoe

C.shootingthehunter

D.givinghimarifle

（3）Thestorymainlywantstotellus.

A.it'sdangeroustogetthewaterintheriver

B.it'simportanttohelpeachother

C.it'sbadtohunttheanimals

D.it'shardtomakefriends

16.（6分）

Sleeping

Sleepingisimportantforyourhealthandfitness.It'softenoverlooked（被忽視）asakey

partofyourhealth.Whyissleepsoimportantandwhathappenswhenyou'resleeping?

Sleepingisactuallyaveryactivetimeforyourbody.It*snotjustyouareclosingyour

eyesandwaitingtowakeup.Sleepismadeupofstages.Inthefirstcouplestages,yourmind

stopsworryingaboutwhatishappeningarounditandyourbodyrelaxes.Yourheartrate（速

率），temperatureandbreathingarealllowerasyourbodyrelaxes.Asyoufallmoredeeply

asleep,yourmuscles（AH肉）relaxandyourcells（細(xì)月包）starttorebuild.Growthhormones

（激素）arereleased（釋放）indeepsleeptohelpyougrowandbuildmuscle.Yourbodyrepairs

itself.

Later,youwillfallintoREMsleep.Thisisprobablythemostimportantpartofyoursleep

whenyouaredreaming.Yourmusclesturnoffcompletely,butyourbrainisveryactive.It

helpsprovideenergy（能量）forthebrainandgivesyoudaytimeenergy.Youusuallydropinto

dreamorREMsleepaboutevery90minutesyouareasleep.That'swhysleepisimportant.

Hormonesthatcontrolmood,energylevel,yourimmune（免疫的）systemandappetite

（食欲）areallaffected（影響）bysleep.Gettingtheproperamountofsleepallowsyourbody

tofunction（運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)）atitsverybest.Italsohelpsyoutogrow.Yourmemorydoesn'tevenworkas

wellwhenyouaretired.Howcanyoumakegooddecisionsandconcentratewithoutproper

sleep?

（1）Whatdoestheword"stages"inParagraph2probably（可能）mean?

A.Letters.

B.Steps.

C.Units.

D.Notes.

（2）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Hormonescanmakeyouhaveagoodsleep.

B.Duringdeepsleep,yourbodystopsworking.

C.Teenagersusuallyneedlesssleepthantheirparents.

D.Whenyouaredreaming,yourbrainstaysactiveandgetenergy.

（3）Thewriteradvisesusto.

A.haveenoughsleep

B.growuphappily

C.domoreactiveexercise

D.studythesleep

17.（8分）

NaturalDisasters

Earthquakesarenaturaldisasters.Theyaretheshakingoftheearth'ssurface（表面）.The

earthmakesthesenaturalearthquakesinordertoreleasepressure（釋放壓力）.

Morethanamillionearthquakeshappenintheworldeachyear.Earthquakesusuallylast

lessthanaminutebutyoucanfeelthem.Thescarythingaboutearthquakesisthattheybegin

withnowarning.Butscientistsarestillworkingontheproblem.

Thereareabout20plates（板塊）alongthesurfaceoftheearththatmoveslowlyallthe

timenexttoeachother.Whentheplatestoucheachother,hugerocksarecreated（倉【J造）and

explode（爆炸）withgreatpower（力量），causinganearthquake.Astheplatesmove,theyput

pressureonthemselvesandeachother.Whenthepressureislargeenough,thecrust（地殼）

isforced（被迫）tobreak.

Shakingandgroundbreakingarethemaineffects（影響）createdbyearthquakes.Afteran

earthquakeisover,buildingsareusuallydamaged（破壞）andpeoplegethurtevenkilled.

Somepeoplethinkanimalscanpredict（預(yù)言）anearthquake.Theearliestreference（參

考)aboutunusualanimalbehaviorisfromGreecein373BC.Ratsandsnakesreportedlyleft

theirhomesandheadedforsafetyseveraldaysbeforeanearthquake.Scientistscaneasily

explainthecauseofunusualanimalbehaviorsecondsbeforehumansfeelanearthquake.Very

fewhumansnoticethesmallerPwavethattravelsthefastestfromtheearthquakesource(源)

andaiTivesbeforethelargerSwave.ButmanyanimalsareabletofeelthePwaveseconds

beforetheSwavearrives.Asforsensinganearthquakedaysorweeksbeforeithappens,(hats

adifferentstory.Scientistshavetriedmanydifferentwaysofpredictingearthquakes,butnone

havebeensuccessful.Theyneedtodomuchresearchonthissubject.

Sowhatshouldyoudowhenanearthquakebegins?Ifyouareinsideabuilding,you

shouldtakecoverunderatable.Ifyouareoutside,youshouldstayoutinanopenplace.

(1)Anearthquakehappensbecause.

A.theearthwantstoreleasepressure

B.therearemorecreaturesontheearth

C.thereareabout30platesalongthesurfaceoftheearth

D.peopledamagedthesurfaceoftheearth

(2)Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Theplacesofearthquakes.

B.Thereasonsforearthquakes.

C.Thewaysofpredictingearthquakes.

D.Thebadresultofanearthquake.

(3)Someanimalssotheyleavetheirhomestosafeplacesbeforeanearthquake.

A.areveryclever

B.cancreateanearthquake

C.likelivinginnewplaceswiththeirfriends

D.canfeelthePwavesecondsbeforetheSwavearrives

(4)Thewriterprobablyagrees(同意)that.

A.weshouldprotecttheanimalsbeforeearthquakes

B.scientistscanknowearthquakesbeforetheyhappen

C.peopleshouldlearntokeepsafeduringearthquakes

D.earthquakesarethemostdangerousnaturaldisasters

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三、閱讀單選

Healthylivingisimportantforeveryone.Weonlyneed21daystoform(形成)goodhealthy

habits.Hereissomeadviceforyou.

HealthyLifestyleTips

Eatinghealthybreakfastisthemostimportantthingof

一.,哥。5、theday.So,beginyourdaywithagoodhealthybreakfast.

；可去—。

/LVe—O-Bread,milk,eggs,fruitsandvegetablesareallgood

Healthychoices（選擇）.Therearesomefactstosuggestthateating

Breakfastbreakfastcanhelppeopletosolvetheirhealthproblems.

Weshouldeatatleast5kindsoffruitsandvegetables

indailydiet.Thishealthydietwillhelpthebodytobe

healthyandstrong.Somakeitahabitofeatingfruitsin

Fruits&yourdailydietbecauseitnotonlyimprovesyourhealthbut

Vegetablesalsoreduces（減少）healthproblems.

Alwayshavesomeexerciseroutineswhenyou'reat

home.Ifsimportanttogetsomeformsofphysicalactivities

everydaytohaveahealthylifestyle.Atleast30minutesof

exerciseisneededtokeepyourhealthingoodform.You

Exercisecanusethestairsinsteadofliftwalkintheparkorwalkto

for30minutesschool.

Oneofthemostimportantgoodhealthyhabitsistoget

eighthours'sleepeveryday.Itisimportanttothebodyand

itcanhelpyoukeepawaystress（壓力）andtiredness.Ifyou

Get8don'thaveenoughsleepyourbodyandmindcan'twork

hoursofsleepwell,soneverthinkwinningmorebysleepingless.

41.Whatisthemostimportantthingofaday?A.Eatinghealthybreakfast.B.Eatingfruitsand

vegetables.

C.Doingexercisefor30minutes.D.Havingagoodsupper.

42.Weshouldeatatleastkindsoffruitsandvegetableseveryday.

A.5B.10C.8D.30

43.8-hoursleepisimportantbecauseitcanhelpus.

A.haveexerciseroutinesB.doexercisefor30minutes

C.haveenoughtimetoeatbreakfastD.keepawaystressandtiredness

Mom'sRecipe（食譜）forLife

IhavealotofMom'srecipesinablueboxwhereallmyspecialoneswereput.Butthe

recipeItreasure（珍愛）mostisnotinthebox.Instead,momlivedthisrecipeallofherlife.

MymothergrewupinasmalltowninsouthwestIowa.Mygrandfathertoldmethatmymom

regarded（把...當(dāng)做）everyoneasherfriendinthatcommunity.Shehadthisattitude（態(tài)度）all

herlife.

Asateen,Iwasembarrassed（尷尬）everytimewhenmymothertalkedtostrangers（陌生人）

andgaveasmiletoeveryoneinthestoreoronthebus.Almostallofthemresponded（回應(yīng)）with

abrightsmileoftheirown.Somespoke,othersnoddedtheirheadsatthiselderlywomanwho

broughtalittlelightintotheirday.

Oneday,Momtookthesenior（老年人）bustotheshop.Itwasherfirsttimetotakethe

seniorbus.Whenshecameback,Iaskedherhowitwent.

“Ha!”Shesaid,"IgotonthatbusandguesswhatIsaw:Thirteenoldpeopleandnoone

spokeonthebus.”

“Oh,didyoutalkwiththem?,,Iasked.

“Ofcourse.^^shesaid."WhenIgotonthebusIgavethemabigsmileandIsaid,'Isn'tita

wonderfulday?'Igreetedthemhappilyandbeforelongthewholegroupwassmilingandtalking

tooneother.Thebusbecamemorethanjusttransportation（交通工具）”.Thatisreallyamazing.

WhenIwasfree,IwentshoppingwithMom,Iwatchedasshesmiledandtalkedwith

strangers.OnceMomsmiledatthemandstartedaconversation,theycouldtalktoherfriendly.

Mymotherdidn'tembarrassmeanylonger.Ifoundmyselfadmiringher.

She'sbeengonefortenyearsbutI'vecarriedonherrecipeforlife.Itwasmewhohaddone

thesmilingfirstandallthosepeopleresponded.Mymothertaughtmebyexample.She'dgiven

mearecipeforlife.

44.Asateen,howdidthewriterfeelwhenhermomtalktostrangers?

A.EmbarrassedB.HappyC.ExcitedD.Relaxed

45.Whatdidthewriter'smomdotomakethebusmorethantransportation?

A.Shegaveherseattootherpeople.

B.Shegaveherfoodtothepeopleonthebus.

C.Sheshookhandswiththepeopleonthebus.

D.Shesmiledatthepeopleonthebusandstartedaconversation.

46.Whatdidthewriterlearnfromhermom?

A.Sheshoulddosomeshoppingforstrangers.

B.Sheshouldgivehermenustoothers.

C.Sheshouldstartaconversationwithherfriendsfirst.

D.Sheshouldregardeveryoneasherfriendandsmilefirst.

IWillThinkofIt

“Iwillthinkofiseasytosaythis,butdoyouknowwhatgreatthingshavecomefrom

thinking?Wecannotseeourthoughts,orhear,ortaste,orfeelthem,buttheyhavegreatpower（力

量）.

SirIsaacNewtonwassittinginhisgardenonasummereveningwhenhesawanapplefall

fromatree.Hebegantothink.Whiletryingtofindoutwhytheapplefell,hediscovered（發(fā)

現(xiàn)）howtheearth,sun,moon,andstarsarekeptintheirplaces.WhenaboynamedJamesWalt

watchedthelid（蓋子）oftheteakettle（水壺）movingupanddown,hebegantothink.Hewantedto

findoutwhythesteam（蒸汽）inthekettlemovedtheheavylid.Fromthattime,hewenton

thinkingandthinking,andwhenhebecameaman,heimprovedthesteamengine（蒸汽機(jī)）so

muchthatitcoulddotheworkofmanyhorseseasily.

AyoungmannamedGalileowasoncestandinginabighallwhenhesawachandelier（吊

燈）movingbackandforth.Thissethimthinking.Hethoughtandwantedtofindtheperiodofthe

swing（擺動(dòng)周期）anditledtotheinvention（發(fā)明）ofthependulum（鐘擺）.

JamesFergusonwasapoorboy.Once,seeingtheinsideofawatch,hestartedtothink.^^Ican

makeaclockJhethought.Buthowcouldhemaketheclock?Hethoughtandthought,thenhe

triedmanytimes.Atlasthemadeawoodenclock.Whenhebecameaman,hewenttoLondonto

liveandmadealotofspeechesthere.SomeofthegreatmeninEnglandlistenedtohisspeeches.

Hismottowas,“Iwillthinkofit,^^andhemadehisthoughtsusefultohimselfandtheworld.

Whenyouhaveadifficultlessontolearn,don'tgiveup.Think,andbythinkingyouwill

learnhowtosolvetheproblem.

47.WhatdidNewtondowhenhesawanapplefallfromatree?

A.Hethoughtandmadeawoodenclock.

B.Hethoughtandtriedtofindoutwhytheapplefell.

C.Hefoundoutwhythesteaminthekettlemovedtheheavylid.

D.Heimprovedthesteamenginetomakeitworkwell.

48.Whatdidthesefourpeopleinthepassagehaveincommon?

A.Theythoughtandthentheyimprovedthesteamengine.

B.Theydidsomeexperimentswithoutthinking.

C.Theykeptthinkingandtheydidn'tgiveup.

D.Theyhadtheseideasbylisteningtospeeches.

49.Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?

A.Togiveussuggestionsonhowtothink.

B.Toencourageustothinkmore.

C.Totelluswhythesepeoplearesofamous.

D.Tointroducethegreatthingstopeople.

Whenmostpeopleimagine（想象）aclassroom,theythinkofolderpeopleteachingyounger

ones.Butwhenitcomestolearningabouthightechnologydevices（高科技設(shè)備）,theopposite

canoftenbetrue.ThatiswhatishappeningthroughaprogrammeinMaryland.The50+Center

givesfreetechnology（科技）classestopeopleaged50andolder.Theteachersareoftenteenagers

（青少年）andevenyoungerchildren.

MyraStaffordis73yearsold.ShetakestheclasstolearnhowtouseheriPad.

Eleven-year-oldPeterteachesMs.Stafford.Hesaysthatpatience（耐心）isveryimportantwhen

workingwitholdpeople.t6Youhavetobereally,reallypatient,becausesomeofthemmaynot

knowaswellasothers,soyoumustbereallypatient.”

Marianisthedirector（負(fù)責(zé)人）ofthe50+Center.Sheadded（增加）thetechnologyclasses

lastyearbecausethecenterreceivedsomeiPadsfromlocalpeople.Sincethen,about100old

peopletooktheclassestolearnhowtouseiPads.Thetechnologyclassesareimportantforthemto

connect（聯(lián)系）withtheworldaroundthem.Shealsosaysthisprogrammecanbehelpfulforthe

economy（經(jīng)濟(jì)）.“Thenumberofpeopleover60isgrowingfastanditgivesagoodchancetobuy

online.AboutathirdoftheInternetusersareover50.Astheseoldpeoplegetmoreexcitedabout

usingtheiPad,theycanalsogototheshoptobuythethingstheysearchonline.Sotheeconomy

startstoboom.”

Amyisa17year-oldteacherforthetechnologyclasses.Shesaysshealsolearnsalotfrom

helpingoldpeople.uFvelearnedalotonhowtoconnectwithpeopleandworkwiththem.Tm

usuallyashy（害羞的）person.NowEvelearnedtobemoreoutgoing（開朗）

Amy'steachersaysyoungpeoplelikeAmygetmorethanjustsocial（社會(huì)）skillsfrom

teachingoldpeople."Youngpeoplearetryingtofindtheirwayandfindouthowtheyaddvalue

（價(jià)值）tolife,thisisagoodchancefbrthemtopractisetheirskillsandconnectwiththeworld.”

50.Whatdoweknowaboutthetechnologyclassesfromthepassage?

A.Teachersoftheclassesaremorethan50yearsold.

B.TheoldpeoplecanlearntouseiPadsfromtheclasses.

C.Peopleshouldpaysomemoneyfbrtheclasses.

D.Theoldpeopleknownewtechnologybetterthantheirteachers.

51.Whyarethetechnologyclassesveryimportant?

A.Becauseyoungteacherscanteachsomelifeskillstotheirstudents.

B.Becauseyoungteacherscanlearntousethenewtechnology.

C.Becauseoldpeoplecanlearnskillsandconnectwiththeworldaround.

D.Becauseoldpeoplecanlearntobepatientwhentheyhavetheclasses.

52.Theword"boom”inParagraph3probablymeans.

A.turncoldB.getlower

C.becomesmallerD.growfast

53.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthetechnologyclasses?

A.Theyaregoodforboththeyoungandtheoldpeople.

B.Theycanhelpyoungpeopledoshoppingonline.

C.Oldpeoplecangetsocialskillsbygivinglessonstoyoungpeople.

D.Youngpeoplefindthevaluetolifewhentheyusethenewtechnology.

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Harrybegantoskateboardtwoyearsago.Nowhecandolotsof

excitingtricks（招數(shù)）.Heoftengoestotheskateboardparktopractise

￡withhisfriends.Heneverskateboardsneartheroad.

Bettylearnedtorideabikewhenshewasfiveyearsold.Sherides

herbikeeverywhere,butsheenjoysitbestwhensheandherdadgotoa

specialbikerail（路彳至）.Theycanrideupanddownhillsandthrough

woods（樹林）.

Robertlikesplayingfootballanditmakeshimstronger.Hekeeps

playingfootballfourtimeseachweek.Footballisagreatwayofexercise

andagreatwaytohavefunwithfriendsandpossiblymakesomenew

ones.

Saralearnedswimmingwhenshewassixyearsoldandhermum

taughtherhowtoswim.Sheisontheschoolteamnow.Swimming

changedheralotandsheismoreconfidentinherself.

54.WhendidHarrybegintoskateboard?A.Oneyearago.B.Twoyearsago.C.

Threeyearsago.D.Fouryearsago.

55.Bettylikesridingbikeswith.

A.hermumB.herfriendC.herdadD.hersister

56.HowoftendocsRobertplayfootball?

A.OnceaweekB.Twiceaweek.C.Threetimesaweek.D.Fourtimesaweek.

MyfriendJackand1weredoingmathshomeworkwhilehisgrandmawasbaking（烤）

cookies.

“Weareluckytohaveenoughfood.Somepeopledon'thavethat.Jacksaid."Maybewe

candosomethingtohelp,^^Isaid."Butit'sabigproblem.^^

Aftersomediscussion,wedecidedtovolunteeratasoupkitchenthenextweek.JackandI

neverdidanythinglikethisbefore,sowefeltnervous.

Onthatday,Jack'sgrandmaserved（提供）soup.Jackwasinchargeof（負(fù)責(zé)）thefruitsalad,

andIservedmashedpotatoes（土豆泥）.

Amanputhisplate（盤子）infrontofme."Thosepotatoeslookdelicious.^^hesaid.44Theydo

smellgood.,,Iputascoopfiil（一勺子）ontohisplateandaskedhim,“Whatdoyougetwhenan

elephantcrossesapotato?”

"Um,Iamnotsure.”

“Mashedpotatoes.^^

“That'sfunny!,,helaughed.amDavid.Yousurebrightenedup（使變得明亮）myday,

youngman.Thankyou.”

Onthewayhome,Jack,hisgrandmaandIsharedstoriesaboutthegreatpeopleandthe

interestingthingsthatday.Wedon'tneedalotofmoneytomakeadifference.Wecandonate（捐

貝曾）ourtime,andwewouldliketogobackandhelpagainsometime.

57.ThewriterandJackdecidedtovolunteeratthenextweek,

A.aschoolB.ahospitalC.asoupkitchenD.alibrary

58.ThewriterandJackfeltbeforetheydidthevolunteerwork.

A.tiredB.nervousC.sadD.angry

59.Whatdidthewriterserve?

A.Cookies.B.Mashedpotatoes.C.Soup.D.Fruitsalad.

60.HowdidthewritermakeDavidlaugh?

A.Hebroughthimsomeclothes.B.Hegavehimsomemoney.

C.Heshowedhimapicture.D.Hetoldhimajoke.

Allmammals（哺乳動(dòng)物）sleep.Somestandupwhentheyaresleepingandothersliedown.

Allpeopleneedtosleeptoo.Noonereallyknowswhywesleep,butweknowitisimportantfor

ustogetenoughsleep.

Itlooksasifnothingishappeningwhenwesleep,butourbodiesandbrainsareactuallyvery

busy.Ourbodiesarebusybuildingnewcells（細(xì)胞）.Weneedthemtogrow.Withoutsleep,

childrendonotgrowandmaygetsickmoreoften.Duringsleep,ourbrainsarebusyputtingour

ideasinorderandthenstoringtheminourmemories.Withoutsleep,itishardertoremember

things.

Sleepisimportant.Whenpeopledonotgetenoughsleep,theydothingsmoreslowly,getsad

easilyandmakemistakes.

Weallneedsleep,buthowmuchsleepweneedchangesaswegrowup.Anewbornbaby

sleepsfromsixteentotwentyhoursaday,butaspeoplegetolder,theyneedlesssleep.The

averageten-year-oldchildrensleeptenhoursaday.Mostadults（成人）spendabouteighthoursa

daysleeping.Someolderpeopleonlyspendaboutsixhoursadaysleeping.

Wemaynotknowwhywesleep,butweknowwelookbetterandfeelbetterafteragood

night'ssleepbecauseourbodiesandourbrainsarereadyforanewday.

61.Whenwesleep,.

A.nothinghappensB.wefeeltiredC.ourbodiesbuildnewcellsD.wegetsad

easily

62.Theword“storing"inParagraph?probablymeans"

A.changingB.sharingC.describingD.keeping

63.Paragraph4mainlytellsus.

A.whysleeptimechangeswithageB.whypeopleallneedsleep

C.howmuchsleeppeopleneedD.howpeoplecangetenoughsleep

Doyouliketolearnaforeign（夕卜國的）language?DoyouthinkEnglishiseasytolearn?

ForeignerssaylearningChineseisnoteasyforthem.Weuseadifferentcharacterforeachword.

Forforeigners,itishardtomemoriesthem.TheyfindreadingChinesepoems（詩），writing

Chinesecharactersandunderstandingthesamewordindifferentsentencesarethemostdifficult.

However,Chineseismorepopulararoundtheworldtoday.Thelonghistoryandcolorful

cultureofChinaaltracl（吸弓I）manyforeignerstolearnChinese.Chinaisdeveloping（發(fā)展）fast.It

isstayingaheadinmanyfieldsandisplayingitsroleintheworld.Chineseisbecominga

global（全球的）language.

ManycountrieshaveChineseclassesintheirschools.Forexample,intheUK,studentschose

betweenSpanish（西班牙語）,Latin,Frenchandotherforeignlanguagecourses（課程）inthepast.

ButnowschoolsencouragetheirstudentstostudyChinese.1031peopletookChineselanguage

examsin2001,andthenumberwas2062lastyear,while2561peoplechoseSpanish.

Justastheforeignersdo,wealsolearnforeignlanguages.Differentlanguagescarrydifferent

cultures（文化）.Solearningaforeignlanguageisnecessary（必要的）,Whenwelearnaforeign

language,wenotonlyhaveausefultoolofcommunicatingbutalsoexperienceanewculture.

What'smoreimportant,learningaforeignlanguagewellwillhelpustellourownstoriestothe

world.

64.WhenforeignerslearnChinese,theythink.

A.theyaregoodatwritingChinesecharactersB.theycan'tunderstandChinesesentences

C.memorisingChinesecharactersiseasyD.itisdifficulttoreadChinesepoems

65.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Chineseiseasiertolearntoday.B.MoreforeignersareinterestedinChinese.

C.ChinesewasmorepopularthanSpanishintheUK.D.Thereshouldbefewerforeignlanguage

coursesinschoolsintheUK.

66.Thewriterwantstotellus.

A.foreignersshouldstudyChineseinChinaB.peopleshouldlearnaforeignlanguage

C.therearemanywaystolearnChineseD.studentsneedmorelanguageclasses

答案：

北京市通州區(qū)2022-2023學(xué)年八年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末英語試卷

14.【解答】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。

（1）根據(jù)文中：FmJack.Fm12yearsold.I*mfromLondon.（我是杰克。我12歲了。我

來自倫敦。）可知，杰克來自倫敦。故選A。

（2）根據(jù)文中：1likehelpingthechildreninthehospital.（我喜歡幫助醫(yī)院里的孩子們。）

可知，格蕾絲喜歡幫助醫(yī)院里的孩子們。故選C。

（3）根據(jù)文中：OnweekendsIhe