江蘇省泰州市2024-2025學(xué)年八年級(jí)英語下學(xué)期期中試卷分類匯編閱讀理解

PAGE江蘇省泰州市2024-2025學(xué)年下學(xué)期八年級(jí)英語期中試卷分類匯編閱讀理解江蘇省泰興市濟(jì)川初級(jí)中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題四、閱讀理解（共18小題;每小題2分，計(jì)36分）閱讀下列內(nèi)容，從每小題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。AItisagoodideatogoonatriptosomewhereonyourholidays.Herewehaveseveraltripplansforyoutochoose.Trip1OneWeekintheMountainsBringyourstrongshoesandwarmclothesforthiswalkinabeautifulareaoftheGreenMountains.Youmaygohikingorhaveatryofrockclimbing.Thisisalsoaprotectionareaforwildanimals.Youcanfindmanykindsofwildanimalslivinginthisarea.Time:May8—May14Tel:64639818Price:Adult$110Child$55Trip2ThreeDaysintheCountryTherearemanybeautifulgardens.TakeyourcameraandenjoythewonderfulsightinHunterValley.Itisagoodplaceforfishingandhorseriding.Youcanalsofinddifferentkindsofflowershere.Thisisalsoagreatwalkforbird-lovers.Time:May20—May22Tel:63986432Price:Adult$50Child$25Trip3FlashlightAdventurePutonyourwarmclothes,bringaflashlight（手電筒）,andhaveanightwalkalongtheDungogValley.Itisatripfullofadventure（冒險(xiǎn)）.Aguidewillleadthetour.Manyoftheplantscanbeseenatnightonthistrip.Time:May16—May18Tel:63875629Price:Adult$30FreeforChildunder12NotforchildrenTrip4FiveDaysbytheSeaWearyoursunhatandenjoywonderfulsunshineallthetimefrommorningtoevening.Ourhotelisnexttothesea.Wehaveourownboatstoo.Youcanswimintheseaorintheswimmingpool.EverydayourboatwilltakeyoutodifferentplacesforswimmingTime:May23-May27Tel:67538293Price:Adult$80Child$4051.Whatnumbermayyoucallifyouwanttoenjoythesunshineattheseaside?A.67538293. B.63986432. C.64639818. D.63875629.52.SamwantstostayinHunterValleywithhiswife,hisfive-year-olddaughterandhisseven-year-oldson.Howmuchwillitcost?A.$25. B.$50. C.$100. D.$150.53.Davidlovessports.HewilltakehisholidayfromMay7toMay15.Whatactivitywillheprobablytakepartin?A.Hikinginthemountains. B.Fishinginthecountry.C.Watchingplantsatnight. D.Swimminginthesea.54.Lucyisacollegestudent.Sheisquiteinterestedinscience.Shewantstoknowsomethingaboutthelifeofplantsatnight.Whichtripwillshechoose?A.Trip1. B.Trip2. C.Trip3. D.Trip4.55.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaccordingtofouradvertisements?A.Asunhat. B.Warmclothes. C.Anumbrella. D.AcameraBMenhavealwayswantedtoflylikebirds.Birdscanflyeasilybecausetheyarelight,butmen'sbodiesareheavier.Menfirstwentupintotheairinballoons.Thesewerebigbags,andtheywerefilledwithgas.Hydrogen（氫氣）isausefulgasforballoons.Itislighterthanair.Heliumisalsolighterthanair,butitcostsalotofmoney.Soballoonsareusuallyfilledwithhydrogen.Balloonshavetoflywiththewindastheyhavenoengines（發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)）todrivethem.Later,menmadeairships.Theyareballoonswithengines.Theyarealsofilledwithhydrogen.Aircraft（飛機(jī)）withwingsnowtakepeopleacrosstheworld.Powerfulenginesdrivethesemachinesacrossthesky.Someoftheenginesareliketheenginesofcars,buttheyaremorepowerful.Thereisanotherkindofengine,wecallitthejet（噴射）engine.AnEnglishengineerinventedthejetengine.Atthesametime,Germanswerealsobuildingajetengine.InMay1941,theEnglishengineer'snewenginewasfixedinanaircraft,andtheaircraftflewquitewell.Jetenginesareverypowerful.Usuallytwotofourareenoughforanairplane,butsomebigaircraftneedsix.Anyoneinamovingjetplanecanfeelthepoweroftheengines.Jetplanescantravelfasterthansound.Asaflyingjetplaneleavesitsnoisebehind,wedonothearituntilithasgone.56.Accordingtothepassage,mencan'tflylikebirdsbecause.A.men'sbodiesaretooheavy B.men'sbodiesaretoolightC.mendon'tlikebirds D.mendon'thaveaircraft57.Theunderlinedword“Helium”inthesecondparagraphismostlylikeakindof.A.airplane B.gas C.balloon D.bag58.Wedon'theartheflyingjetplane'snoiseuntilithasgonebecause.A.etplaneshaveenoughjetengines B.jetplanesareverypowerfulC.jetplanestravelfasterthansound D.anyonecanfeelthepoweroftheengines59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Menfirstflewupintotheairinballoons.B.ThefirstjetplanewasinventedbyanEnglishengineer.C.Thejetengineisverypowerful.D.Twojetenginesareenoughforabigaircraft.CBHowever,theproblemis,whenwesimplyeditourimperfections（瑕疵）away,we'realsochangingthewaywelookatourourselves.（1）.Lastmonth,researchersfromtheUSBostonUniversitypublishedanarticleSelfies﹣LivingintheEraofFiltered（濾鏡）Photographs.Thearticlelistedthebadeffectsofphotoeditingonpeopleandthepossibilitytocauseappearanceworries.（2）.Theresearchersthinkthattheseappsmakeitdifficulttotellbetweenrealityandfantasy（虛幻）.“Theseappsallowonetochangehisorherappearanceinminutesandfollowanunrealisticstandardofbeauty,”thearticlesays.（3）.Inthepast,peoplemightcomparetheirlookstothosewhowerefamousthattime.Butfortoday'syoungpeople,beautystandardsaremostlikelysetbywhattheyseeonsocialmedia.“Frombirth,theyarebornintoanageofsocialplatforms,andtheirfeelingsareconnectedtohowgoodtheylook,”aBritishdoctorEschosaid.（4）“Nowyou'vegotthecomparisonofyourrealselftofakeselfthatyoupresentonsocialmedia,”ReneeEngeln,aprofessoratNorthwesternUniversity,toldtheHuffPostwebsite.Hefurtherpointedoutthatwhenpeoplespendtoomuchtimecomparingwithothers,theymaybecome“beautysick”andfinditdifficulttoacceptwhattheyactuallylooklike.Sowhenwelookinarealmirror,weshouldn'tthinktoourselves,“DoIlookasgoodasmyselfintheBeautyCam（美顏）?”Instead,weshouldthink,“Ifeelgood,Ihavemyhealth.”60.Whatmaypeopledobeforetheypresentthebestofthemselvesonsocialmedia?A.Wearingfalseeyelashes. B.Reddingtheirlipsbeforegoingout.C.Usingappstoeditphotos. D.Smoothingtheirskininthemorning.61.Whereshouldweputthesentence“Thisiswhymanyyoungpeoplesufferanappearanceworrieswhenitcomestohowtheyreallylook.”?A.（4） B.（3） C.（2） D.（1）62.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.EverybodylooksasgoodashimselfintheBeautyCam.B.Theseappsmakeiteasytotellbetweenrealityandfantasy.C.Thearticlelistedthebadandgoodeffectsofphotoeditingonpeople.D.Peopletodaypaymoreattentiononhowgoodtheylookthaninthepast.63.Whatdidtheauthorwritethispassagefor?A.Tocallonpeopletocaremoreaboutappearance.B.Tocallonpeoplenottouseappsonmobilephones.C.Tocallonpeopletospendtoomuchtimecomparingwithothers.D.Tocallonpeopletolearnsomethingmoreimportantthanappearance.DTwomenguardedthedoorwhileMr.BrownlowledMonksintoabackroom.“Whatkindoftreatmentisthis?”saidMonks,“frommyfather'soldestfriend?”“Yes,Iwasyourfather'soldestfriend,andthatiswhyIamtreatingyouwithkindnessnow.”saidMr.Brownlow.“Whatdoyouwant?”saidMonks.“Youhaveayoungerhalf-brothercalledOliver.”SaidMr.Brownlow.“Idonothaveabrother.”criedMonks.“Youbothhavethesamefather,butnotthesamemother.”“Myfatherandmotherseparated.”saidMonks.“Youarethefirstchildofanunhappymarriage.YourfathermetanotheryoungwomancalledAgnesandfellinlove.”SaidMr.Brownlow.“Theywantedtomarry.”“Hownice!”saidMonks.“Yourfatherwasrich.Oneday,hetravelledtoItalybutbeforehewent,hecametovisitme.HetoldmeaboutAgnesandgavemeaportraitofhertokeep.Hetoldmethatshewasexpectingachild.HewantedtomakeanewwillleavingsomeofhismoneytoAgnesandherchild.ButwhenyourfatherwasinItaly,hebecameillanddied.Sinceyourmotherandfatherwerestillmarriedwhenhediedandthenewwillwasnotfound,youandyourmotherautomatically（自動(dòng)地）goallhismoney.”“Yourstoryisverylong.”saidMonks.“Ineversawyourfatheragain,afterthatvisit”Mr.Brownlowcontinued.“Later,IwenttofindAgnes.Iwantedtohelpher,butherfamilyhadleftaweekbefore.Nooneknewwheretheywere.YourbrotherOlivercametomebychance.Hewasweakandneglected（沒人疼愛的）.Isavedhimfromalifeofcrime.ButnowhewaskidnappedbysomeonebeforeIcouldfindoutmoreabouthispast.Youfoundtheproof（證據(jù)）ofthisbirth,butyoudestroyedit.NowNancyhasbeenmurderedandI'msureyouarepartresponsible（有責(zé)任）.”64.WhowasthechildoftheyoungwomancalledAgnes?A.Monks. B.Oliver C.Mr.Brownlow. D.Nancy.65.HowdidMonksfeelabouthavingahalf-brothercalledOliver?A.Hewantedtoseehisbrotherverymuch. B.HethoughtOliverhaddied.C.Hedidn'tknowaboutitatall. D.Hedidn'twanttoacceptthetruth.66.Theunderlinedword“will”inParagraph11means________________.A.文件 B.畫像 C.遺囑 D.書信67.WhichistherightorderofwhathappenedtoMonk'sfatherinthestory?①M(fèi)onks'fathertravelledtoItaly. ②Monks'fatherwenttovisitMr.Brownlow.③Monks'fathergotsickanddied. ④Monks,fatherfellinlovewithAgnes.A.④②①③ B.②④①③ C.④②③① D.①②④③68.WhatcanwelearnaboutOliverfromthepassage?A.Oliverwasthefirstchildofanunhappymarriage.B.ItwasMr.BrownlowwhosavedOliverfromalifeofcrime.C.OliverwaskidnappedbysomeoneandMonkswantedtofindhim.D.OliverandMonkshadthesamefatherandtheygotalongwitheachother.江蘇省興化市2024-2025學(xué)年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題四、閱讀理解閱讀下列三篇短文,依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。（36分）FreeclassesinApril&May2024WehavefreeclassesinSunshineKidsCentrethisspring.Comeandchooseone.WelcometoSunshineArtClass!WelcometoSunshineArtClass!Wewilllearnaboutarthistory,famousartistsandlearnsomeskills.Wewillhaveclassesinparksorhillssometimes.Eachclasslasts2hoursonSundaymornings.Teacher:KathyGradyEmailaddress:kgrady@iss.kl2.nc.usWelcometoPope'sComputerRoom!Youwillworktogetherandtakepartindesigningthecomputerprogrammes.Bydoingthisyouwilllearntousecomputerswellinyourlives.Remembertobringyourowncomputer.Teacher:BarbaraPopeEmailaddress:bpope@iss.kl2,nc.usWelcometoSunshineBallGamesClass!Beagoodplayerintheclasses!YoudonothavetobeanOlympicathlete(運(yùn)動(dòng)員)togetan"A"inmyclass.Takepartinoursportsactivitiestokeephealthy.Wehaveallkindsofballgames.Teacher:SherryCashEmailaddress:scash@iss.kl2.nc.usWelcometotheScienceClass!Thisyearwewilllearnaboutsciencebybeingascientist.Wewilldoexperiments(試驗(yàn))，watch,feel,listenandaskquestionsaboutourworld.Wewilllearntocareforourworld.Wewillkeeptrying!Teacher:DeniseHarrisEmailaddress:dharris@iss.kl2.nc.us52.TheArtclassesare_________________.A.120minuteslongeverytime B.onSaturdaymorningsC.alwaysinparksorhills D.aboutarthistoryonly53.Youcanemailat____________ifyouwanttotakecomputerclasses.A.dharris@iss.kl2.nc.us B.kgrady@iss.k12.nc.usC.bpope@iskl2.nc.Us D.scash@iss.k12.ncus54.Marylikesplayingtennis,soshecangoto________________class.A.BarbaraPope's B.SherryCash's C.KathyGrady's D.DeniseHaris's55.InDeniseHarris'sclass,you_______________________.A.shouldbringyourowncomputer B.canonlywatchexperimentsC.learntocarefortheworld D.can'taskquestions(B)MatthewThomasisanEnglishboy.He's15andhisbrotherPaulis13,buttheydon'tgotoschool.TheyareinAfrica.Theystudyathome.HereisourinterviewwithMatthewabouthomeschooling.Whydoyoustudyathome?M:Well,peopleintheschoolsheredon'tspeakEnglish.Andwedon'tspeakverygoodSpanish（西班牙語）.__________▲M:Math,English,historyandsoon.ButIstudytheminmyownway（自己的方法）.IusebooksortheInternet.Andourparentshelpus.Doyoulikestudyingathome?M:Yes,Ido-Iloveit!Itisfun.Icanchoosehowtodothings.IcanstudymathonMondayandEnglishonTuesdayorhistoryonMondayandMathonTuesday.Areyoulonely?M:No,Iamnotlonely.Mybrotherandmyparentsarehere.AndNowIhavesomeSpanishfriendstoo.Whendoyouseethem?M:Well,IgotosportscenteronSaturdayandSundayandIseethemthere.Iplaysportsgameswithsomeofmyfriends,too.That'sgreatfun.56.Whichsentence（句子）canyouputin________▲?A.WhydoyoustudyEnglish? B.Whendoyoudosports?C.Whatsubjectsdoyouhave? D.Whoisyourteacher?57.Matthewthinksstudyingathomeis___________________.A.difficult B.free C.interesting D.boring58.Fromthepassage,wecanknow______________________.A.Matthewcangethelpfromparents B.MatthewhasmanyclassmatesC.MatthewmusthavemathonMonday D.Matthewseeshisfriendseveryday59.Thepassageismainly（主要）about________________.A.games B.health C.sports D.study(C)DearJackie.HellofromHongKong!MyclasstourofChinaisalmostover.HongKongisourlaststop.WearrivedhereonFridaynight,andI'mhavingalotoffun.OnSaturday,wevisitedthetopofVictoriaPeak.Theviewfromthetopwasincredible!IcouldseeallofHongKong.Therewerealsosomenaturetrails（觀景小路）onthepeak（山頂）.Wewentforashortwalkandthenhadlunchintheafternoon.Intheevening,IwentwithtwofriendstotheTempleStreetNightMarket.Thestreetswerefullofpeoplesellingfood,clothes,watches,bags,electronics（電器）,andlotsofotherthings.Iboughtsomesouvenirs（禮物）tobringhome.Itwasreallyagreatday!Yesterday,ourgroupwenttoDisneyland(yes,there'sonehere)!Theparkwascrowded,andthelinesforrideswerelong.IwaitedanhourtogoonSpaceMountain.Thatwasmyfavourite!TodayisMonday,andweregoingtoOceanParktoseethepandas.I'mreallylookingforwardtoit!WewillleaveforourhomeinVancouver（溫哥華）tomorrownightandarriveonThursdaymorning.Seeyousoon!YoursNatalie60.NataliewenttoHongKong_______________________.A.withherfamily B.withherclassmatesC.lastThursdaymorning D.lastFridaymorning61.HowmanyplacesofinterestdidNatalievisitwhenshewasinHongKong?A.3 B.4 C.5 D.662.Theunderlinedword"incredible"isclosestinmeaningto"_________________".A.terrible B.fantastic C.small D.comfortable63.WhatdidNataliedoonSunday?A.ShevisitedtheVictoriaPeak. B.Shesawsomepandas.C.ShewenttoDisneyland. D.Shedidsomeshopping.64.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheletter?A.NataliehasstayedinHongKongfor6days.B.YoucanbuyacomputeratTempleStreetNightMarket.C.TherewerenotmanypeopleinDisneylandthatday.D.NatalieandherclassmatescomefromChina.(D)Likemanypeople,Ihavenoclearideaaboutheroes.Atsomepoint,weallwonderifweneedaheroandwhataheroreallyis.Althoughtherearealotofdifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharacteristicswhichgiveuscourageandmakeuswanttolearnfromthem.Aherodoessomethingworth（值得）talkingabout.Aherohasaspecialstorytotellandpeoplethinkhighlyof（高度評(píng)價(jià)）it.Butaheroisnotjustthepersonwithgreatpowerfame（聲譽(yù)）.Aherohaspowers（力氣）largerthanhimself.Somepeoplewanttolivelikeahero,andtheyhavetoexperiencelifewithnewandfurthermeaning.Asuretestforwould-beheroesiswhatorwhomtheyserve.Whatdotheywanttoliveanddiefor?Iftheanswersuggests（示意）theyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.Aherohasavisionfromthemountaintop.Hehasthepowertomovepeople.Hecreatesnewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartofBritain.WithoutMartinLutherKing,Jr,Americansmighttakedifferentbuses,eatindifferentrestaurants,goforwalksindifferentparks,andshopindifferentstoresbecauseofthedifferentcoloursoftheirskin.Theremightbechangesinsocietywithoutahero,butthespeedofchangewouldberatherslow.Thankstoheroesinhistory,theymakethesocietydevelopsorapidly.65.Accordingtothispassage,aheroisapersonwhoalwaysA.thinkshighlyofothersC.sharesgreatfame66.Ifyouwanttolivelikeahero,youshouldA.listentosomethingworthtalkingaboutB.experienceanewandmeaningfullifeC.serveyourownfameandtrytobefamousD.knowwhereandhowyouwanttoliveanddie67.Theunderlinedword"vision"inthepassagemeans_______________.A.圖像 B.想象 C.遠(yuǎn)見 D.形象68.BlackpeopleinAmericausedto______________________.A.shopatthewhite'sstoresB.drivebuseswiththewhiteC.takewalksinthewhite'sparksD.eatinrestaurantswithoutthewhite69.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Wedon'tneedheroesanymoreatsomepointnow.B.Heroesareallthesamethoughdifferentincultures.C.Oursocietyhasdevelopedfasterbecauseofheroesinhistory.D.Peoplegetpowerfromheroestomovetoanewplace.江蘇省泰州市姜堰區(qū)2024-2025學(xué)年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題四、閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。（共18小題；每小題2分，計(jì)36分）AAnelephantwasstandingandpickingleavesfromatree.Asmallflycame,buzzing(嗡嗡聲)nearhisear.Theelephantwaveditawaywithhislongears.Thentheflycameagainandtheelephantwaveditawayoncemore.Thishappenedseveraltimes.Thentheelephantaskedthefly,“Whyareyousorestlessandnoisy?Whycan’tyoujuststayinoneplace?”Theflyanswered,“IaminterestedinwhateverIsee,hearorsmell.Myfivesenses,andeverythingthathappensaroundme,pullmeinalldirectionsandIcannotresist(反抗)them.Whatisyoursecret?Howcanyoustaysocalmandstill?”Theelephantstoppedeatingandsaid,“Myfivesensesdonotruleme.Iamincontrolofmyself–mysensesdonottellmewhattodo.ThishelpsmestayfocusedonwhateverIdo,andso,keepmymindcalmandstill.NowIameating,

andIamcompletelyenjoyingeating.

Inthisway,Icanjustfocusonenjoyingmyfood.”Afterhearingthesewords,thefly’seyesopenedwideandasmileappearedonhisface.Helookedattheelephantandsaid,“Iunderstand!IwillalwaysberestlessifIletmysensescontrolme.ButifItrytousesomeself-control,mymindwillbecomecalmandI’llbeabletostaystill.”Itissaidthatthemindisrestlessandpaysattentiontowhateverisinfrontofit.Butifyoucancontrolwhatyoupayattentionto,youcancontrolyourmind.51.Whichwordisclosestinmeaningto“still”?A.Noisy. B.Calm. C.Restless. D.Interested.52.Theflythoughthemovedaroundalotbecause__________.A.hehadnowheretoland B.hecouldn’tseethingsclearlyC.hewasinterestedineverythingaroundhimD.hisfivesensescouldn’tworkwitheachother53.Accordingtotheelephant,whatisthekeytostayingcalm?A.Beingincontrolofone’ssenses. B.Focusingonmanythingsatthesametime.C.Beingabletofindpeace.

D.Beingfondofeating.54.Whatdoesthestoryteachus?A.Weshouldstaystillandcalm. B.Weshouldcontrolwhatwepayattentionto.

C.Weshouldpayattentiontoourfeelings.

D.Weshouldfocusonmorethanonething.BThereweretwotribes(部落)ofpeopleintheAndes–onethatlivedinthelowlandsandtheotherhighinthemountains.

Themountainpeopleattackedthelowlandersoneday,andaspartoftheirattack,theytookalowlanderbabywiththembackupintothemountains.

Thelowlandersdidn’tknowhowtoclimbthemountain.Theydidn’tknowanyofthetrails(路徑)thatthemountainpeopleused,andtheydidn’tknowwheretofindthemountainpeopleorhowtofindthem.Evenso,theysentouttheirbestfighterstoclimbthemountainandbringthebabyhome.

Thementriedtoclimbthemountain.Theytriedonetrail,thenthenext,andthenanother.Afterseveraldays,theyhadclimbedonlyseveralhundredfeet.Feelinghopeless,theydecidedthatthecausewaslostandtheypreparedtoreturntotheirvillagebelow.

Astheyweregettingreadytogobackdownthemountain,theysawthebaby’smotherwalkingtowardthem.Theyrealizedthatshewascomingdownthemountainthattheyhadn’tfiguredouthowtoclimb.

Thentheysawthatshehadthebabyonherback.Howcouldthatbe?

Onemanwentuptoherandsaid,“Wecouldn’tclimbthismountain.Howdidyoudothiswhenwe,thestrongestandmostablemeninthevillage,couldn’tdoit?”Sheshrugged(聳肩)andsaid,“Itwasn’tyourbaby.”55.Whatwasthelowlandfighters’task?A.Tofindmoretrailsupthemountain. B.

Toteachthemountainpeoplealesson.C.

Tosecretlyattackthemountainpeople. D.Totakethebabybackfromthemountainpeople.56.Thefightersdecidedtogobacktotheirvillagebecause________.A.theywereoutoffood B.theirvillagewasattackedagainC.theyfailedtoclimbthemountain D.theysawawomanwiththebaby57.Howmightthefightershavefeltafterseeingthemotherwithherbaby?A.Surprised.

B.Hopeless.C.Worried.

D.Satisfied.58.Whatisthethemeofthestory?A.Theimportanceoflearning. B.Amother’sloveforherbaby.C.Menhavelittleloveforbabies. D.

Menarenotasstrongaswomen.CLookingforafunEarthDayactivity?Youmaytrypickinguplitterwhilerunningslowly.Itmaysoundstrange,butthenew“sport”isbecomingverypopularwithrunnersallovertheworld.Manyofthemputthepicturesholdingbagsofrubbishonsocialmediaafterthat.ErikAhlstromcameupwiththeidea.Earlyin2024,Ahlstrombecameboredwiththegrowingrubbishontheroadduringhisdailybikeridetohisplantingfarm.Sincepickinguprubbishwhileonhisbikewashardtodo,Ahlstrombeganjoiningtheactivityintohisdailyruns.“Iwassurprisedatsomuchjunkinnature,”hesaidtopeoplearound.“Thesamebottlecouldlieontheroadforseveralweekswithoutanyonepickingitup,soIstarteddoingit.Ifelthappytocleanupevenasmallplace.”O(jiān)therjoggerssoonjoinedAhlstrom.Bytheendof2024,theactivitybecamesopopularthatofficial“plogging”eventstookplaceallacrossSweden.Manygroupsofrunnersalsotookpartinit.Asploggingbecamepopularonsocialmedia,thenew“sport”startedtospreadbeyondSweden,firsttootherEuropeancountriesandthenworldwidenow.Theofficialonline“Plogga”groupnowhasmembersfromover40countries,fromtheUnitedStatestoThailandandEcuador.Manyschoolrunningclubsarealsogettinginontheaction,postingphotographsofthemselvesaftergoingploggingtogether,orstagingcompetitionsthatrewardtherunnerwiththeheaviesttrashbag.Howdopeopleshowtheactivity“pickinguplitterwhilerunning”?A.Byhavingapartyinpublic. B.BymakingshortvideosontheInternet.C.Byputtingthepicturesonsocialmedia. D.Byhandingouttheadsinpublic.60.WhatdoesErikAhlstromprobablydo?A.Aprofessionalrunner. B.Afarmer.C.Areporter. D.Anenvironmentalworker.61.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“joggers”meaninEnglish?A.Runners. B.Cleaners.C.Volunteers. D.Organizers.62.Whereisthisnew“sport”popularnow?A.InAhlstrom’shometown. B.InSweden.C.InEuropeancountries. D.Allovertheworld.63.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AfunEarthDay B.ErikAhlstrom’sjobC.Pickinguplitterwhilerunning D.AspecialrunningraceD“Clearyourplate.Saynotowaste.”“Don’twasteagrainoffood.”Inthecafeterias(自助餐廳)ofschoolsandcompaniesacrossChina,banners(橫幅)likethesehavebeenputupeverywhere.Theyarepartofanationwidecampaign(活動(dòng))tocutdownonfoodwasteinChina.Foodwastehasbecomeabigproblemthesedays.AccordingtotheUnitedNations,1.3billiontonsoffoodiswastedeveryyearthat’saboutathirdoftheworld’stotalfood.InChinaalone,therestaurantswasted17to18milliontonsoffoodayearfrom2013to2015.Thatcouldfeed30to50millionpeopleforawholeyear,accordingtoChineseAcademyofSciences.Topushforthecampaign,restaurantsandcateringassociations(餐飲協(xié)會(huì))inmorethan18provincesinChinahavealltakenactiontocontrolfoodwaste.InShanxiprovince,forexample,restaurantshavebeenaskedtoservehalfportions(半份)toavoidwaste.TheWuhanCateringassociationsuggestedthatrestaurantsusethe“N-1mode”.Forexample,agroupof10dinersshouldonlyorderenoughforninepeopleatfirst.Morefoodisonlybroughttothetableifrequired.Ifpeoplecan’tfinishtheirmeals,theyarealsoencouragedtotaketheleftovers(剩菜)home.ArelatedonlineactivityhasbeenlaunchedonSinaWeibo.Userssharephotosorvideosofemptyplatesafterfinishingtheirmeals.Lotsoffamouspopstarshavejoinedinandaskedtheirfanstodevelopthehabitofsavingfood.OnWechat,amini-programcalled“CleatPlate”invitespeopletoexchangepicturesoftheiremptyplatesforcreditpoints(信用分).Peoplecanusethecredittobuythingsordonatefoodtochildreninpoorareas.“Wehopeoureffortscanbecomepopularamongtheyoungergeneration,encouragingthemtocarryoutthevirtue(美德)ofsavingfoodanddevelopingthehabitofthrift,”saidLiuJichen,developerofthemini-program.64.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph2?A.Foodwastehascausedmanyproblems.B.TheUNiswastingalotoffoodeachyear.C.About30percentoftheworld’stotalfoodiswastedeachyear.D.Thereareover30milliontonsoffoodwasteinChinaeveryyear.65.Accordingtothe“N-1mode”,dinersinarestaurant________.A.canorderhalf-portioneddishesB.havetotaketheirleftovershomeC.shouldorderenoughfoodforeachpersonD.orderdishesasif(似乎)therewereonefewerperson66.WhatareParagraph3-5mainlyabout?A.Howfamouspopstarsencouragetheirfanstosavefood.B.Howpeopletakeactiontocontrolfoodwaste.C.Foodsavingcompaignsonsocialmedia.D.Whyonlinecompaignsarenecessary.67.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.FoodwastehasbecomeabigprobleminChinathesedays.B.ManyprovincesinChinahavetakenactiontocontrolfoodwaste.C.Peoplecannotbeencouragedtotaketheleftovershome.D.Peoplecanusethecredittobuyt