期中阅读(含答案)2021-2022学年人教版英语八年级上册

八年级上阅读专练

Part1

A

Kerrwasanofficeclerkinanewspaper.Heworkedhardandwasself-confidentwhenhe

workedasanadvertisementsalesman.

Kerrbeganhiswork.Hedidsomepreparations.Heclosedthedoor,stoodbeforethemirror

andreadthebosses'namestentimes.Hiscolleaguesthoughtitwasataskimpossibleto

accomplish.

Withhisexcellentperformance,threebosseschangedtheirmindandmadedealswithhimon

thefirstday.Threedayslaterhefinishedanotherthreetasks.Onemonthpassedonlyabosswho

mainlydealtinmetals,stillrefusedtocooperatewithhim.

Kerrtriedtolearnsomethingabouttheboss*companyandfamily,andvisitedthebossevery

day.Everymorningwhenthebossopenedhisdoor,hewouldseeKerroutsidehiscompany

smilingtohimandwaitingforhissurprisinganswer.Hekeptonvisitinghimevery

day.Thebossaskedhimwhy.

“Itisequaltohavingaclass.You'rereallyagoodteacher;You'reteachingmehowtokeepit

upwhenIwanttodosomethingimportant,Kerranswered.

Thebossnodded,'infactyou'remyteacher.You'reteachingmewhatisthepowerandthe

valueofperseverance.,,

1Kerrmadedealswithbossesonthefirstday.

A.1B.3C.5D.6

2Whichofthefollowingsentencecanbeputintotheblank?

A.Butagainandagain"No."isalwaystheonlyreply.

B.ThebosswasveryhappywhenhesawKen*.

C.Kerrwasveryangryandwantedtogiveup.

D.Kerrlostheartatlast.

3Itcanbeconcludedthatattheendofthestory.

A.Kerrfailedandlosthisjob

B.Kerrmadeadealwiththebosssuccessfully

C.thebosssaid"No."toKerragain

D.thebossaskedthepolicetotakeKerraway

4WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Kerrworkedasanadvertisementsalesmaninanewspaper.

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B.Onlyonebossrefusedtocooperatewithhim.

C.Kerrwasnotpolitewhenhemettheboss.

D.ThebosslearnedalotfromKerr.

Iknowmybrotherbetterthananyoneelseintheworld.Sincethemomentofhisbirth,I've

beenpartofhislife.Ihadspentsevenhappyyearsintheworldwiththeattentionofthosearound

me.ButwhenRohanwasborn,lifechanged.Allofasudden,Ihadtosharemytoyswithhimand

therewerenomorebedtimestoriesormyownchoiceoffood.

Finally,Ihatedthislittleboy.Thepoorbabyhadnoideawhathadmademesounhappy.

Maybehefoundmestrange,theonlypersoninthishousewhodidnotlikehim.Whateverthe

reasonwas,helovedfollowingmearound.However,Iseldomtalkedtohimandalwaysasked

himtoleavemealone.

Thenallthatchanged.Ihardlyremembereverythingofthatdaysixyearsago,butIdo

rememberthatIwasfeelingveryangry.ThenIfoundmyselfinmybrother'sroom.Icouldn'thelp

reachingoutmyhandthroughthebarsofhisbed.Atonce,hereachedhissmallhandandsoftly

touchedmine.AndthatwasallIneeded.Throughalltheunhappinessoftheday,thatonemoment

changedeverything.HowcouldIhatesomeonewhomademefeelsoimportant?Forthefirsttime,

Isawmybrotherthroughtheeyesofasister.SuddenlyIrealizedlovefrommyfamilywasalways

withme.

Tothisday,Ican'timaginelifewithoutmybrother*.ItisunbelievablehowmuchIhave

learnedaboutlifefromaseven-year-oldboy.Aboveall,Rohanhastaughtmethatoneshouldnot

careonlyforhimself.

5Thewriterwasyearsoldwhenherbrotherwasborn.

A.fiveB.sevenC.eightD.six

6Thewriterusedtobetheonlypersoninthehousewho.

A.didn'tlikethebabyB.followedthebabyaround

C.oftentalkedtothebabyD.lovedthebaby

7Theunderlinedphrase“thatonemoment“referstothetime.

A.whentherewerenomorebedtimestoriesforthewriter

B.whenthewriterfoundherselfinherbrother'sroom

C.whenRohansoftlytouchedthewriter'shand

D.henRohanwasborn

8WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thewriterdoesn'tknowherbrotherverywell.

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B.Thewriterliveswithlovefromherfamilyallthetime.

C.Thewriterrememberseverythingofthatdaysixyearsago.

D.Thewriternevertalkstoherbrother.

9Fromthisstorywelearnthatit'simportantto.

A.careforothersB.sharewithothers

C.helpothersD.haveabrother

C

ThePitchforkMusicFestivaltookplacelastweekendatUnionParkinChicago.People

enjoyedthreedaysofperformancesbymusiciansandgroupsfromallaroundtheworld.Manyof

theperformersbecamepopularbecauseofthePitchforkMusicFestival.

OneoftheperformersthisyearwasthepopgroupBelle&Sebastian,abandfromGlasgow,

Scotland.Belle&Sebastianwasplanningitsninthalbum.Theband'salbumTheLifePursuitwas

agreatsuccess,withsongslikeFunnyLittleFrog.

AnotherperformeratthePitchforkMusicFestivalcamefromafamousfamily.Solange

Knowleshopedtobeafamoussinger,too.Butshewasbestknownforbeingtheyoungersisterof

BeyonceKnowles.Theeldersisterwasknownforhervoiceandcatchypopsongs.Solange

Knowleshadamorerelaxed,easystyle.Butshealsohadsomehits,likehersongSandcastle

Disco.

OneofthegreatestperformersatthefestivalwasthesingerBjrk.Sheperformedonthefirst

nightofthefestival.Bjrkwaswellknownasanartistwhoexperimentedwithhersound.Eachone

ofhereightalbumssoundedsomewhatdifferentfromtheothers-buthervoicewasalways

distinctive.

10WhosangthesongFunnyLittleFrog?

A.Belle&Sebastian.B.SolangeKnowles.C.BeyonceKnowles.D.Bjrk

11WhatwasBeyonceKnowlesfamousfor?

A.Shewasfamousforheryoungersister.

B.Shewasfamousforhervoiceandcatchypopsongs.

C.ShewasfamousforthesongSandcastleDisco.

D.Shewasfamousforhereldersister.

12ThePitchforkMusicFestivallasted.

A.2daysB.3daysC.4daysD.aweek

13WhendidBjrkperformduringthePitchforkMusicFestival?

A.Onthefirstdayofthefestival.B.Onthesecondnightofthefestival.

C.Onthethirdnightofthefestival.D.Onthefirstnightofthefestival.

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14WhichiswrongaboutthePitchforkMusicFestival?

A.IttookplacelastweekendatUnionParkinChicago.

B.Belle&Sebastianisplanningitsninthalbum.

C.SolangeKnowlesismorefamousthanhereldersister.

D.ThesingerBjrkhaseightalbums.

D

DearKaren,

Asyouprobablyknow,ifsmysisterSuzie's16thbirthdayinaweek.We'replanninga

surprisepartyforher.JulieisgoingtopickherupfromschoolasusualonFriday,butshewillnot

takeherhome.ShewillbringhertothePalaceHotel,thebigmodernonenearthestation.We5re

goingtohaveamealthereandwe'vealsohiredtheballroomforapartyintheevening.Ihope

youcancome!

Allherfriendsfromschoolarecomingandquiteafewofthepeoplefromourvillage,too.Of

course,MumandDadarecomingupfromEnglandandFvemanagedtopersuademyothersister,

Marie,tocomeoverfromAustralia.Shewillbringherkidswithher,too.

Afterthepartywe'regoingtohaveanotheroneonSaturday!Well,notreallyaparty.Wewill

invitethefamilyandsomeclosefriends(thatincludesyou)foramealathome.Iftheweatheris

nice,we'dliketohaveabarbecueinthegarden.JulieisgoingtomakeaspecialcakeforSuzie.

Anyway,wehopetomakeitareallyspecialweekendforSuzie.OnSundaywe'reallgoing

forawalkinthecountry.Youknowhowsheloveswalkingandwe'reallgoingtoneedabitof

exerciseafterallthatlovelyfood.We'rehopingtogouptothelake.Mariesaidshewantedher

kidstofeedtheducksjustlikeSuzieandshedidwhentheywereveryyoung.TmsureSuziewill

lovethat,too.

Itwouldbegreatifyoucouldcomeoverfortheweekend.Wewouldalllovetoseeyou.

Letmeknowassoonasyoucan!

Best,

David

15WhoisKaren?

A.David'scousin.B.David'sfriend.

C.David'ssister.D.David'sclassmate.

16DavidandJulieareplanningtohaveSuzie'sbirthdaypartyonFridayevening.

A.atthePalaceHotelB.athome

C.inthegardenD.besidethelake

17WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned?

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A.Tomakeaspecialcake.B.Tohaveabarbecue.

C.Togoswimming.D.Tofeedtheducks.

18won'tcomeforthemealathomeonSaturdaybecauseDaviddoesn'tinvitethem/her.

A.KarenB.Peoplefromtheirvillage

C.Suzie'sMumandDadD.Marieandherkids

19WhyisDavidplanningawalkinthecountryonSunday?Becausehethinks.

A.Suzieloveswalkingverymuch

B.Suzieusedtotakeawalkthereafterdinner

C.itisspecialforMarie'skidstogoforawalkinthecountry

D.Suziecanfeedtheducksintheriverwhengoingforawalk

Part2

A

Oneday,aravenhappenedtoflypastalake.Lookingatthelake,hesawthemostbeautiful

animalhehadeverseen.Itwasaswananditsfeatherswereaswhiteassnow.Theswanwas

playingwithotherbirdshappily,talkinganddancing.Anditseemedthattheotherbirdsallliked

tostaywithit.Whenhelookedathisownfeathers,theywereasblackascoal.Theravenenvied

theswanverymuch."Howcantheswanhavesuchwonderfulfeathers?^^saidtheraven.What

shouldhedowithhisfeathers?Hethoughtitoverandover.

Then,theravendecidedthathealsowantedtohavewhitefeathersliketheswan's.Fromthat

dayon,theravenbegantoliveliketheswan.Hemovedhishomefromthewoodstothelake.He

alsostartedtoeatwaterplantsliketheswan.Hetriedhisbesttotalkanddancewiththeother

birds.Themostimportantwasthateachday,theravenwouldwashhisfeathers,hopingthatthey

wouldturnwhite.Heevenwenttothenearbyriversandpondstowashhisfeathersbecausehe

thoughtthewaterinthelakewasnotenoughforhimtowashthem.Butnomaterhowhardhe

washedhisfeathers,theyremainedblack.

Asheateonlywaterplants,hesoongrewthinnerandthinner.Notmanydayslater,theraven

died.

1Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph1refersto.

A.theravenB.theswanC.thefeatherD.thewater

2Whydidtheravenenvytheswan?

A.Hisownfeatherswereaswhiteassnow.

B.Theswandidnothaveblackfeatherslikehim.

C.Theswanhadbeautifulwhitefeathers.

D.Theswanlivedinthelakewithotherbirds.

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3Wherewastheraven'snaturalhome?

A.Thelakes.B.Theponds.C.Thewoods.D.Therivers.

4Whydidtheravenwanttoliveliketheswan?

A.Hewantedtomakefriendswiththeswan.

B.Hewantedtoseetheswan'swhitefeathers.

C.Hewantedtoeatwaterplants.

D.Hewantedtohavewhitefeathersliketheswan's.

5Whydidtheravenwashhisfeatherseveryday?

A.Hethoughthisfeatherswouldturnwhite.

B.Hewantedtodrivetheotherbirdsaway.

C.Hethoughthisfeathersweredirty.

D.Hewantedtokeephisfeatherswhite.

Whenyou'refeelingupset,alittlemoderateexercisecanhelpyoufeelbettersoon.Thereare

severalstudiesofexercise.Moderateexercisecanhelpyoustayawayfromangerandnervousness.

Thatistosay,itcanhelpyoustaycalm.Ifyoudon'tknowhowtokeepcalm,herearesome

usefultipsforyou.Justtrythem.

•Spendabout30minutesdoingactivitieseveryday.Youdon'tneedtogotothegym.Try

somedifferentactivities.Youcangooutforawalk.Bothgoingjoggingandgardeninghave

excellenteffects.Theycanhelpyoustaycalm.

•Exercisealsohasapreventiveeffect.Youcanexercisebeforeanupsettingexperience.In

thisway,itcanhelpyoustaycalmduringthatexperience.

•Takesomesuitableexercise.Youcantryyogaandt'aichi.Theyaregoodexercisewhich

canhelpyourelax.Forexample,youneedtotakeadeepbreathwhenyoudoyoga.

Whenyou'reangryornervous,takeadeepbreathanddosomemoderateexercise.YouUIfeel

bettersoon.

6Moderateexercisecanhelpyoukeep.

A.angryB.nervousC.busyD.calm

7Thewriteradvisesyoutospendaboutdoingactivitieseveryday.

A.30minutesB.50minutesC.anhourD.twohours

8Howmanykindsofactivitiesarementionedinthesecondparagraph?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

9Whatdoestheunderlinedword“preventive”probablymeaninChinese?

A.预防性的B.传染性的C.永久性的D.保护性的

10WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

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A.Moderateexercisecanhelpyoustaycalm.

B.Thewriterthinksgoingjoggingcanhelpyoustaycalm.

C.Thewriterthinksyogaisn'thelpfulatall.

D.T'aichiisgoodexercisewhichcanhelpyourelax.

C

Switzerlandhasoneofthebestpublictransportintheworld.You'llhardlyfindavillagethat

isnotservedbyatrainorabus.TraintravelispartofdailylifeinSwitzerland.AnordinarySwiss

travelsover2,000kmeveryyearbytrain-aworldrecord.

AswithmanythingsinSwitzerland,publictransportisexcellentbutexpensive.Thisholdsin

particularforordinarysingleandreturntickets.That'swhyalmosteveryonetravelingbypublic

transportownsahalffarecard,whichhelpsthemtobuyticketsatalowerpriceevenhalf.

Childrenunder5yearsoldgofree;childrenfrom6to15payhalffare.

Ticketscanbeboughtfromticketwindowsatlargertrainandbusstationsandfromticket

vendingmachinesatmoststations.Inmanycities,you'llevenfindticketvendingmachinesatall

busstops.Usually,thismeansthatyouaresupposedtobuyyourticketfromthatmachine,asyou

won'tbeabletobuyitfromthedriver.

Thisisalsothecommonruleontrains:buyticketsbeforeyougetonthem.Onmostbuses

andtrains,itisimpolitetogetonthemwithoutaticket.Anyonecaughtwithoutaticket,orwitha

2ndclassticketwhiletravelingin1stclass,willhavetoshowtheIDcardandpayforit.

11WhatisthemostpopularmeansoftransportationinSwitzerland?

A.Buses.B.Trains.C.Cars.D.Bikes.

12InSwitzerland,youcanbuyticketsfrom.

A.ticketwindowsB.ticketvendingmachines

C.ticketwindowsorticketvendingmachinesD.thedriver

13WhydoesalmosteveryoneinSwitzerlandownahalffarecard?

A.Becauseitcanhelpthemtravelfree.

B.Becausethepublictransportisawful.

C.Becauseitcanhelpthembuyticketsatalowerprice.

D.Becausethepublictransportischeapenough.

14Whatwillyouhavetodoifyouarecaughttogetonthetrainwithoutarightticket?

A.You,Ilhavetobuytheticketfromthedriver.

B.You'llhavetoshowyourIDcardandpayforit.

C.You'llhavetogetoffthetrainatonce.

D.You'llneverbeabletotakeatrain.

15WhichsentenceisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?

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A.ThepublictransportinSwitzerlandisexcellentandcheap.

B.ThepublictransportinSwitzerlandalmostreacheveryvillage.

C.InSwitzerland,childrenunder5yearsoldtravelbytrainfree.

D.InSwitzerland,youhavetobuyticketsbeforegettingontrains.

D

It'seasyforparentstoforgetthatcrossingtherailwayscanbedangerousforchildren.Infact,

theymaybelesscarefulwithcrossingarailwaythancrossingastreet!

Someparentsaredoingsomethingwrong.Theywalkacrosstherailwaywithoutlooking

around.Theysetabadexampletotheirchildren.So,somechildrendon'tlookattherailway.

Theyoften:

•can'tjudgespeedanddistance

•can'ttellwhereasoundiscomingfrom

,onlypayattentiontoonethingatatime(thatistosay,whatintereststhemrightnow)

,havelittleornosenseofdanger

•don'lseeorunderstandwherepeopleorcarscomeandgo

,thinktheyaresmarterorstrongerthantheyreallyare

Forparents,it'simportanttoteachtheirchildrenandtellthemhowtowalkacrosstherail

ways.Theyshouldtelltheirchildren:

,howtocrosstherailwaysquickly

,thesafestwaytowalktoschoolifthereisatraintracktocross

,nottowalkorplayonrailwayland

Teachingachildhowtostaysafearoundrailwaysandtrainscansavehisorherlife.

根据短文内容，完成表格信息。

HowtoCrosstheRailwaysSafely

Whatchildrencan'tjudge16

oftendo•can'ttellwhereasoundiscoiningfrom

•onlypayattentiontoonethingatatime

•can'trealizethe17

•don'tseeorunderstandwherepeopleorcarscomeandgo

•feeltoo18ofthemselvesandthinktheyaresmarterandstronger

Parentsshould•howtocrosstherailways19

telltheirchildren•thesafestwaytowalktoschool

•notto20onrailwayland

1617181920

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Part3

A

Exercisenotonlykeepsyoufit.Itcanalsoimproveyourhealth.So,whataresomeofthe

mostpopularwaysofexerciseintheUnitedSlates?

Walkingtopsthelist.Areportfoundthatmorethan145millionAmericansnowkeep

walkingtostayfit.Formanypeople,itistheeasiestwaytogetexercise.Itdoesnotcostany

money,andit'salsosaidtobelessdamagingtothekneesandfeet.Thismakesitabetterwayof

exerciseforolderpeople.

Anotherpopularwayofexerciseisjogging.USATrackandFieldbroughtjoggingtothe

UnitedStatesinthe1970s.Itisagoodwaytoloseweight.

SwimmingwasoncethefourthmostpopularsportsactivityintheUnitedStates.Swimming

issaidtobeoneofthebestwaystoexercise.Nearlyallofthemajormusclegroupsareputto

work.Dancingcanalsobeafunwaytoexercise.Thisisespeciallytrueforthosewhoseeexercise

assomethingtheyshoulddo,notsomethingtheywanttodo.

Astudyreportsaysanyactivityisbetterthannothing.Soifyouarenotdoinganything,now

itisthetimetogetstarted.

1WhatisthemostpopularwayofexerciseintheUnitedStates?

A.Walking.B.Jogging.C.Swimming.D.Dancing.

2Dancingisespeciallyagoodwaytoexercisefbr.

A.theoldpeopleB.theyoungpeople

C.peoplewhodon'treallylikeexercisingD.peoplewhoreallylikeexercising

3Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"referto?

A.Stayingfit.B.Gettingexercise.C.Keepingwalking.D.Losingweight.

4Whydopeoplethinkswimmingisamongthebestwaystoexercise?

A.Becauseswimmingisagoodwaytoloseweight.

B.BecauseswimmingwasoncethefourthmostpopularsportsactivityintheUnitedStates.

C.Becauseswimmingisaverycheapandeasywaytoexercise.

D.Becausenearlyallofthemajormusclegroupsareputtoworkwhenpeopleareswimming.

5Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Exerciseisimportantfbrus.

B.Someofthemostpopularwaysofexercise.

C.Thebestwayofexercise.

D.Let'sstarttoexercisenow.

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TheQueenantwokeuponawarmsummer'sday.Inafewmonths,time,winterwouldarrive.

Herarmyofantshadbeenworkinghardtocollectfoodforthewinter.However,therewasstilla

shortageoffood.

TheQueenorderedhersoldierantstoworkdayandnightwithoutrestingforthenextfew

weeks.Sinceallhersoldierantswerestrongandwell-trained,theyobeyedheranddidtheirbest.

However,ayoungsoldierant,Sam,refusedtowork.Hethoughttohimself,"Whydon'tIjustrest

sincetherearesomanyotherantsworkingfortheQueen?^^

Soon,thecaptainantfoundoutthatSamwasnotworking.HeinformedtheQueenatonce.

ShewassoangrythatshewantedSamtoleavethearmy.SambeggedtheQueentoforgivehim.

“Pleasedonotsendmeaway.Ipromisetoturnoveranewleag“criedSam."Well,Iwilllet

youoffthistimebutIhopeyouhavelearnedanimportantlesson.Everyoneshouldplayapartin

thearmy,^^warnedtheQueen.

6AftertheQueenantwokeup,shethought.

A.someofhersoldiersneededmoretraining

B.theyneededmorefoodforthewinter

C.Samshouldcometovisither

D.theyneededmorehelpers

7WhatdidmostofthesoldierantsthinkoftheQueen'sorder?

A.It'sgreat.B.It'swrong.C.Ifsuseless.D.It'stiring.

8Samrefusedtoworkbecausehethought.

A.hewastootiredB.thereweresomanyantsworking

C.theQueenantwasunfairD.hehadworkedforlong

9Theunderlinedword“fbrgive“heremeansinChinese.

A.支持B.帮助C.可怜D.原谅

10Inthispassage,thewritertriestotellusthat.

A.everyoneisapartoftheworldB.everydoghasitsday

C.foodisveryimportanttousD.everyoneshouldobeytherules

C

Theweatherisveryimportanttofarmers.Thistimeofyearseemstobecoolerthanusual.

Thecalendarmightsay“August”,buttheweatherismorelikeOctober.Thischangeisnicefor

somefarmersbuttheoppositeforothers.

Onemanwhogrowsgrapessaidthathewelcomedthecoolerweather.Itwasgivinghimand

hisworkersextratimetobottletheirwine.Usuallytheywouldstillbepickinggrapesthistimeof

year.

Otherfarmersarenotquitehappy.Thepossibleraincancausealotofdamagetotheircrops.

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Foodthatisnotpickedrightawaycanoftenrot.

Farmersareusuallyonaverystrictschedule.Theyneedtogetalloftheirfoodpickedbefore

theweathergetsbad.Whentherainsstartearly,itcanruinalotoftheircrops.

Itseemsthatsomefarmersarehappyaboutthecoolerweatherbutothersareworried.Ithas

beenanicereliefforafewofthem.Forothers,theyhopethattherainswillnotstartbecauseit

couldruinmanyoftheircrops.

11What'stheweatherlikeinAugustthisyear?

A.Itoftenrains.B.It'swarmerthanusual.C.It'scoolerthanusual.D.It'salwayssunny.

12Thechangeofweatherisgoodfor.

A.thefarmerswhogrowgrapesB.allthefarmers

C.allkindsoffruitsD.allkindsofcrops

13Whatwillhappeniftherainsstartearlierthanusual?

A.Farmerswillhavenotimetobottlethewine.

B.Farmerswillhavetopickthegrapes.

C.Theirfoodcanoftenrot.

D.Theircropscanbedamagedbadly.

14Whatwasthemanwhogrowsgrapesbusydoingthistimeofyearbefore?

A.Hewasbottlingthewine.B.Hewaspickinggrapes.

C.Hewasharvestingcrops.D.Hewasworryingabouttheweather.

15What'sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Thecoolweatherisgoodforgrapes.B.Rainisbadforcrops.

C.Somefarmersdon'tlikerain.D.Theweatherisimportanttofarmers.

D

Mostnewpeoplewerebornindevelopingcountries.Thesecountriesarefoundinmuchof

Africa,SouthAmericaandsomepartsofAsia.InthedevelopedcountriesofEuropeandNorth

America,thepopulationisgrowingveryslowly.(A)(这是因为)womeninthese

countrieshave,onaverage,onlyoneortwochildren.Inthedevelopingcountries,manywomen

havefiveormorechildren.In1950,around25%oftheworld'spopulationlivedinthedeveloped

countries.By2050,thesecountrieswillbehometoonlyaroundonetenthoftheworld'speople.

(B)Inthedevelopingcountries,morethanonebillionpeoplearestilllivingbelowthe

povertyline.Thesepeopledonothaveenoughfoodtoeatandtheyliveinpoorhousing

conditions.Childrengetlittletimeatschoolandpeoplesufferfrommanykindsofdiseases.

(C)Atthebeginningofthe21stcentury,theworld'spopulationwasaroundsixbillion.The

UNhassaidthattheworld'spopulationwillleveloffat12.5billionbytheyear2100.Other

groupsthinktheworld'spopulationwillcontinuetogrow,reaching14billionbeforeitbecomes

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stables,orevenfalls.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

16Inwhatareasoftheworldcandevelopingcountriesbefound?

17将(A)处的汉语翻译成英语：

18将(B)处画线句子翻译成汉语：

19补全(C)处画线句子的同义句：

Atthebeginningofthe21stcentury,theworld___________________________________about

sixbillion.

20Therewillbetwelveandahalfbillionpeopleontheearthin2100,won'tthere?

Part4

A

Ifyouthinktheplacewhereyouliveisthecoldest,thenavisittoOymyakonmayjust

changeyourmind.

OymyakonisasmallvillageinSiberiawherethetemperaturecanbeaslowas-71.2℃.It's

thecoldestinhabitedplaceonearth.Theaveragewintertemperatureisbelow-40℃andonly

about500peoplelivethere.

PhotographerAmosCh