2025北京八年级（上）期末英语汇编：阅读回答问题

2025北京初二（上）期末英语汇编

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（2025北京房山初二上期末）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Whenwintercomes,Harbinturnsintoaworldoficeandsnow.IfstherighttimetomeettheHarbin

InternationalIceandSnowSculpture（雕塑）Festival.Thefestivalstartedin1985,andnowitisoneofthelargestice

andsnowfestivalsintheworld.

ThefestivalusuallyopensaroundDecember20thandrunsuntiltheendofFebruary.Eachwinter,thefestival

drawstensofthousandsofvisitors.Someofthemostpopularvenues（场地）inthefestivalincludeHarbinIceand

SnowWorld,SunIslandandZhaolinPark.Eachofthemhighlights（突出）differentaspectsofthisbigwinter

celebration.

HarbinIceandSnowWorldisthelargestandmostcolorfulvenue,oftencalled“IceDisneyland”.Visitorscan

enjoylargeicesculpturesofgloballandmarks（地标），suchastheGreatWallofChinaandtheEgyptianPyramids.

There,peoplecanalsoenjoyallkindsofinterestingculturalactivitiesandwintersports.Themostpopularattraction

intheparkistheSuperIceSlide.Thequeue（队歹U）fortheSuperIceSlideusuallystretches（延伸）hundredsofmeters.

SunIslandisfamousforitsamazingsnowsculpturesandishometothelargestindooriceandsnowart

museum.Visitorsherecanseethebeautifulsnowartandexplorethehistoryandcreativitybehindtheseworksofart.

ZhaolinParkisamust-seeplaceduringthefestivalbecauseitoffersicelanterndisplays（展览）.Thepark

showssmallerbutveryattractiveicesculpturesandisaperfectplacetoexperiencetheculturalheritage（遗产）of

thefestival.

ThisHarbinInternationalIceandSnowSculptureFestivalismakingHarbinamust-visitplacefortouristsand

photographers.Ifyou'replanningawintertour,whynotgotoHarbintoenjoythebeautyofsnowandice?

1.WhendidtheHarbinInternationalIceandSnowSculptureFestivalstart?

2.Whichvenueisthelargestandmostcolorfuloneinthefestival?

3.WhatisSunIslandfamousforduringthefestival?

4.WouldyouliketogotoHarbinforawintertripduringthefestival?Whyorwhynot?（Pleasegivetworeasons.）

（2025北京延庆初二上期末）阅读短文，根据内容回答问题。

Canyoubelievethatthinkingaboutyourselftoomuchmakesyousick?Manypsychologists（心理学家）now

thinkso."Sel&fbcus“meansthinkingaboutyourself.

Intheolddayspsychologistsusedtotellpatientswithdepressiontopaymoreattentiontothemselves.They

wantedpatientstotalkabouttheirproblemsandfeelings.Atfirsttheythoughtthat“self-fbcus“wouldcure（治愈）

depression.Then,somepsychologistsbeganwonderingiftheywerewrong,theyrealizedthatdepressedpeopletalked

aboutthemselvesmuchmorethannon-depressedpeople.Psychologistsbegantowonderifitispossiblefor"sel「

fbcus“tocausedepression.Sopsychologistsbeganthinkingofdifferentwaystotreatdepressedpeople.Theythought

thatpatientswouldfeelbetteriftheystoppedthinkingabouttheirownproblems.Theyeventhoughtthattheycould

curedepressionbyhavingpatientsfocusonotherpeople.

ScientistsattheuniversityofMichiganstudiedoldermen,someofthemenvolunteeredtohelpothers,others

didnotvolunteer.Theyfoundthatthemenwhovolunteeredlivedmuchlonger.DukeUniversityscientistsstudied

patientswhohadheartdisease.Somepatientsweretoldtovolunteer.Thepatientswhovolunteeredwerehappierand

healthierthantheothers.Asaresultoftheseresearches,scientistsbeganrecommendingvolunteerism.

Eachofusexperiencespain,sadness,andloneliness.Oneofthebestwaystoovercomethesefeelingsisto

helpotherswhoareexperiencingdifficulty.Thinkingaboutothersallthetimeisnotgoingtosolveallyourproblems,

butitisnicetoknowthatbyhelpingothers,youcanhelpyourself,too.

5.Whatdoes"sel&fbcus"mean?

6.Whatdidpsychologistsfirstthink"sel&fbcus“benefitsdepressedpatients?

7.WhatdidtheMichiganUniversitystudyfindonthemenwhovolunteered?

8.Areyou“selEfbcus"?Whyorwhynot?（Pleasegivetworeasons）

（2025J匕京石景山初二上期末）Eatingbreakfastisveryimportantforourhealth.Whenwesleep,ourbody

isstillworkingandusingenergy.So,whenwewakeup,weneedtorefillthisenergy.Breakfasthelpsusdothis.It

givesustheenergyweneedtothink,play,andlearn.Ifweskip（跳过）breakfast,wemightfeeltiredorhavetrouble

focusingatschool.

Notallbreakfastfoodsaregoodforus.Somefoods,likedonuts（甜甜圈）orsugarycereals,cangiveusa

quickburstofenergy,butthisenergydoesnotlastlong.Itisbettertoeathealthyfoodsforbreakfast.Foodslike

whole-grainbread,eggs,fruits,andyogurtgiveuslong-lastingenergy.Theyalsogiveusimportantnutrientsthat

helpourbodiesgrowandstayhealthy.

Breakfastcanalsohelpusdobetterinschool.Studieshaveshownthatkidswhoeatbreakfastaremorelikely

todobetterontests.Theycanfocusbetterandrememberthingsmoreeasily.Thisisbecauseourbrainsneedenergy

toworkwell,andbreakfastgivesusthatenergy.

Eventhoughbreakfastisimportant,sometimeswemightfeeltoobusytoeatit.Wemightberushingtoget

readyforschoolortocatchthebus.Buteatingbreakfastdoesnothavetotakealotoftime.Therearemanyquick

andeasybreakfastchoices,likeapieceoffruitorayogurt.Wecanalsoprepareourbreakfastthenightbeforetosave

timeinthemorning.

Inconclusion,breakfastisaveryimportantmeal.Itgivesustheenergyweneedtostartourdayandhelpsus

dobetterinschool.Weshouldtrytoeatahealthybreakfasteveryday,evenifwearebusy.So,lefsmakesurewe

“breakourfasf9inahealthyandtastywayeverymorning!

9.Whatmighthappentoyouifyouskipbreakfast?

10.Whatfoodsgiveuslong-lastingenergy?

11.Whydokidswhoeatbreakfastfocusbetterandrememberthingsmoreeasily?

12.Afterreadingthispassage,doyouwanttomakeachangetoyourbreakfast?Why?

（2025北京昌平初二上期末）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

agroupofcheerleaders

Storytellingisastrongwaytobuildrelationships,liftup,andmoveothers.Istartedtolovestorytellinginhigh

school.ItookvideoproductionandfilmclassesduringmyjuniorandsenioryearsatSpringfieldHighSchool.These

classestaughtmehowtocreatestoriesthattouchpeople'shearts.Ienjoyedtellingpeopleaboutimportanttopicsand

storiesthatneededtobeheard.

SomestoriesImadeinthoseclassestalkedaboutbigworldproblems.Forme,watchingavideoisbetterthan

readingalongpage.Visual（视觉的）storiesquicklyshowfeelingsandhelppeopleunderstandothers5experiences.

Tellingstorieshelpsuslearnfromothers9problemsandtheirlessons.

Inmyclass,Iinterviewedahighschoolcheerleader.Shetalkedaboutherdreamsandthepressure（压力）she

felt.Thisstoryexcitedthewatchers.Itshowedtheserioussideofbeingonthecheerteam,whichmanypeoplemight

notknowbefore.

ChristineHennebury,awriterforCBC,said,“Theactoftellingastory,onepersonsharingwithanother,is

whateverybodyneeds.Ittellsusthatwearepartofsomethingbiggerthanourselves.^^Wetellstorieseveryday,

whetherwerealiseitornot,liketalkingtoafriendaboutourday.

Inthefuture,Iwanttobecomeanewsreporter.Newsreportersdointerviewsandreportnewsandstoriesto

theworld.Storytellingandnewsreportinggowelltogether.Theyarebothaboutsharingimportantandmovingstories

withthepublic.Ihopetokeepgettingbetterattellingstoriesandcreatemoreforpeopletoenjoyinthefuture.

13.Whendidthewriterstarttolovestorytelling?

14.Whydoesthewriterthinkwatchingavideoisbetterthanreadingalongpage?

15.Howdidthehighschoolcheerleader^storyexcitethewatchers?

16.Wouldyouliketoshareyourownstoriesorexperienceswithothers?Whyorwhynot?（Giveatleasttwo

reasons.）

（2025北京丰台初二上期末）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

GetLostintheBestPlaces

Whafsyourdreamneighbourhood（街区）like?Recently,40communitieshavebeenchosenasthecoolest

neighbourhoodsintheworldin2023.TimeOut,themagazinethathasbeenhostingthiseventforsixyears,considers

factors（因素）likecommunityprojects（项目）,greenspacesandlivelystreets.

AtthetopofthelistisLaurelesfromColombia.There9safamousstreetcalledLa70whereallthebars（酒口巴）

andrestaurantsturnintodancefloorswhentherightmusicplays.Italsohasabigsoccerfield.Youmightthinkthis

communityisquitenoisy.Butinfact,Laurelesisknownforbeingarelaxingneighbourhood.OutsideofLa70,you

canfindpeacefulparks,streetswithlotsoftreesandmanycafes.Ithasbecomeatopchoicefordigitalnomads（数

字游民）,whotravelfreelywhileworkingonlineontheircomputers.

IfLaurelesisamix（混合体）ofbothnoiseandpeace,thenSheungWaninHongKong,China,istheperfect

mixofthepastandthepresent.Onceknownforitsfuneral（丧葬）services,SheungWanhasbecomeanexciting

place.You511findoldtemples（寺庙），antique（古董）storesanddriedseafoodshopsthere.Andrightbesidethem,

therearecoolartcanters,Melbourne-stylecafesandstoresfordesignerclothes.Here,you511seecitywalkers

hangingoutwiththeirpetsincafes,andolderpeoplevisitingcheapmarkets.

AsseeninLaurelesandSheungWan,ourcommunitiesarebecomingmoreglobal（全球化的）thanever.The

pandemic（流行病）haschangedourlives,leadingtotheriseofdigitalnomadism.Asaresult,there?sarisein

multiculturalcentres,newcommunityspacesandcafes.Withallthesechanges,ourneighbourhoodsstillfeellike

homebecauseplaceslikeoldfarmers9marketsandstoresstay.Lookingahead,weexpectevenmoreexciting

neighbourhoods!

17.WhatfactorsdoesTimeOutconsiderwhenchoosingthecoolestneighbourhoods?

18.WhatcanpeoplefindoutsideofLa70?

19.Whydoourneighbourhoodsstillfeellikehomewiththechanges?

20.Whichneighbourhoodwouldyouliketolivein,LaurelesorSheungWan?Whydoyouthinkso?（Pleasegive

tworeasons.）

（2025北京东城初二上期末）Haveyoueverseenakoalasomewhere?Koalas,whichareoftencalledkoala

“bears”,aretree-climbinganimalsandareseenasnationalsymbolsofAustralia.However,recentlytheAustralian

governmenthasannounced（宣布）thatkoalasareendangeredanimalsacrossmuchofthecountry.

Asamatteroffact,thecountrylost30%ofitskoalapopulationbetween2018and2021,especiallyinNew

SouthWales,accordingtoareportfromtheAustralianKoalaFoundation.Ifnothingwasdone,NewSouthWales5

koalaswoulddieoutby2050,researchinJune2020said."Thismustbeawake-upcalltoAustraliaandthe

governmenttomovemuchfastertoprotectthecuteanimals,"JoseySharrad,amanagerwiththeInternationalFund

forAnimalWelfare,saidseriously.

Koalasaredyingoutalloverthecountrybecauseoftheclimatechangeandthefastdevelopmentofcities.

Peoplehaveseensomeplacesthatlooklikethemoon-withdeadanddyingtreeseverywhere.

AfterWWF-AustraliaandtheInternationalFundforAnimalWelfarecalledonthegovernmenttoannounce

koalasasendangeredinApril,thegovernmentpromisedtheywouldgetmorepublicsupportandprotectkoalas'

home-theyliveintheforestsandwoodlands.

TheAustraliangovernmentisnowdoingitsbesttocollectmoneytoprotectkoalas.Ontheonehand,ithas

spent$13millioninhelpingimprovetheirlivingplaces.Ontheotherhand,thegovernmentplanstospendanother

$36milliondoingbetterhealthresearchandmedicalsupporttofurtherhelpkoalaprogramsoverthenextfouryears.

“Weshouldneverhaveallowedthingstogettothepointwhereweareatriskoflosinganationalsymbol,

EnvironmentMinisterSusanLeysaid.

21.WhathastheAustraliangovernmentannouncedrecently?

22.WhenwouldNewSouthWales9koalasdieoutifnothingwasdone?

23.Whyarekoalasdyingoutalloverthecountry?

24.WheredokoalasliveinAustralia?

25.Whatmayhappentokoalasoverthenextfouryears?Whydoyouthinkso?

（2025北京朝阳初二上期末）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

TheSilkRoad

TheSilkRoadwasnotonlyaroad,butalsoalargegroupofbusyroadsthatconnectedChinawithEuropeand

theMiddleEast.Itstartedabout2230yearsago,andplayedanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofeconomic（经

济的）andculturalexchanges（交换）acrosscountries.

Theseoldroadshadbusybusinessports（港口）.Theyalsohadlivelymarketsthatofferedasthecenterforthe

exchangeofproducts.Silkwasoneofthemostpopularproducts,butmanyotherproductsalsotraveledalongthese

roads.Forexample,tea,china,andspices（香料）traveledfromtheEasterncountriestotheWesterncountries.Atthe

sametime,theWestexchangedanimals,paintings,fruits,etc.

Theexchangealongtheroadshadnotonlyproductsbutalsoideasandcultures.Theideasfromoneareawould

findtheirwaytoanother,improvingsocietiesandunderstanding.Forexample,papermakingappearedinChina,then

reachedEuropeandothercountries.Italsochangedthewaycountriescommunicatedwitheachother.

OneofthemostfamoustravelerstousetheSilkRoadwastheItaliantravelerMarcoPolo.Hisjourneyto

Chinaduringthe13thcentury,openedupawindowintotheEastforEuropeans.Tointroducethecustomsand

geographyoftheareashevisited,hewroteafamousbook,TheTravelsofMarcoPolo.

ByunderstandingtheSilkRoad,wecanknowhowwekeepintouchwiththeworldforcenturies,andhow

productsandculturalexchangecontinuetoshapeourwholesociety.Today,theideaof"theBeltandRoadInitiative^^

isputforwardbyChinatodeveloptheeconomyandcooperation（合作）amongAsia,Europe,andAfrica.

TheBeltandRoadInitiative

26.WhendidtheSilkRoadstart?

27.WhatdidtheEasternandWesterncountriesexchangealongtheroads?

28.WhydidMarcoPolowritethefamousbook?

29.WhatdoyouthinkoftheSilkRoad?Whydoyouthinkso?（Pleasegivetworeasons）

（2025北京海淀初二上期末）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

KindnessCounts

Doyoubelievethatsmallactsofkindnesshaveagreaterinfluencethanyouthink?

Researchhasshownthatadultsundervaluetheinfluenceofrandom（随机的）actsofkindness.Theydon't

thinkthatkindactionswillmaketoomuchofadifference.Tofindoutwhatkidswouldthinkofsmallactsofkindness,

researchersEchelbargerandEpleydidanexperiment.In2023,theypublishedastudyintheJournalofExperimental

（实验的）Psychology,inwhichtheydescribedtheirexperiment.

TheexperimenttookplaceattheGriffinMuseumofScienceandIndustry,inChicago.Researchersspokewith

101kidswhowerevisitingthemuseum.Andtheygaveeachkidtwofree,museum-brandedpencils.Thekidscould

takebothpencilshomeortheycouldgiveoneofthepencilstoastranger.

Beforegivingawaythepencil,theresearchersaskedthekidstoguesshow"big"theiractofkindnesswould

betothepeoplewhoreceivethegift.Wouldthepersonbehappy?Orwouldthegiftfeellikenobigdeal?

Manykidshadtroubleguessing,saysYanyiLeng,aresearchassistantwhohelpedwiththeexperiment.Leng

toldTIMEforKidsthatsomeofthechildrensaid,'Tdliketogivemypencil...butI'mnotsurehowthey5regoing

tofeel.^^

Infact,peoplewhoreceivedthepencilsweremuchhappierthanthegivershadpredicted.Additionally,the

kidsfeltsatisfiedaftergivingthepencilstoothers."Itproves（证明）thepowerofthesesmall,randomactsof

kindness/Echelbargersays."LikeJYoucouldhavechosenanyone,butyouchoseme.'"

EchelbargerandEpley'sstudyprovesthatdoinggoodfeelsgood.Thisistrueforthekidonthereceivingend

ofagooddeedaswellasforthekidwhoperformsit.

30.WhydidEchelbargerandEpleydotheexperiment?

31.Whatcouldkidsdowiththepencils?

32.Howdidthekidsfeelaftergivingthepencilstoothers?

33.Doyouagreethat“Doinggoodfeelsgood"?Giveanexampletosupportyouridea.

（2025北京顺义初二上期末）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Chrisisnotatraditionalexplorer-heusuallyworksinanofficeforalargeorganization（组织）.Yethisjob

cansometimesbejustasexcitinganddangerousasbeinganexplorer.

ChrisworksforMSF,anorganizationalsoknownasDoctorsWithoutBorders（无国界医生）.MSFsends

traineddoctorsallovertheworldtohelppeopleafterawaroradisaster.ChrisisadoctorfromFrancewhohas

travelledtomanyplacestoorganizeprogrammesthathelppeople.

Atthemoment,thereareover27,000trainedmedicalstafftakingpartinMSFprojectsandtasks.The

organizationreceivedtheNobelPeacePrizein1999.AllkindsofdoctorscanvolunteerforMSF.Theyneedtobe

preparedtogoalmostanywhereintheworldand,ofcourse,theyshouldexpectdifficultconditions.Doctorswith

experienceintropical（热带的）diseasesareespeciallyusefulbecausemostofMSF'sworkisinAfrica.WhenMSF

acceptsadoctorforatask,hehastogoforatleastsixmonths.Whendoctorshavecompletedafewtasks,theymight

besentonanemergencytaskfollowingadisaster,suchasanearthquake.

ButwhywouldadoctorleaveacomfortablelifeandagoodsalarytojoinMSF?AccordingtoChris,the

experienceyougainisagreathelpinyourcareer.Besides,justliketheexplorersofthepast,youneedtokeepan

openmindandlearntomixwellwiththepeopleyoumeet.Mostimportantly,attheendofeachtask,youhavemade

arealdifferencetopeople'slives.

34.WhatisMSF?

35.WhyhasChristravelledtomanyplaces?

36.WhatkindofdoctorsareespeciallyusefulinAfrica?

37.WhatdoyouthinkofanMSFdoctor9sjob?Why?（Pleasegivetworeasons.）

（2025北京大兴初二上期末）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

WhenDobekwasakid,sheoftenwatchedthemoonandthestarsintheskywithherfatheroutsidetheirhouse.

Thatmadehertakegreatinterestinthespaceanduniverse（宇宙）.

DobekwasinGradeEightatEastPrairieElementarySchool.Shewasgoodatmakingthingsbyherself.At

school,shedesigned（设计）aspacestationfortravellingtoMars.Andshehandedinafive-minutevideototakepart

inthecompetitionnamedtheNationalGenerationBeyondChallenge.

“Mydesignwillkeeptheastronautssafeandmakesuretheywillfeelcomfortable,shesaidinhervideo.

DobekhadtheideaofbuildingtheMarsStorageStationtostoreplentyofsupplies（物资）.Inthevideo,she

describedhowherspacestationworked.Dobekalsodesignedphysicalactivitiesfortheastronauts.Inherspace

station,astronautscanchoosetheirexercisemachinesandvirtual（虚拟的）environment.Itwasmucheasierforthem

towatchdownloadedshowsandevenplacesonEarthsuchastheirhomes.

Dobeksaidthatshebeganherprojectbydoingsomescientificresearchfouryearsago.Shereadthroughmany

booksandcollected（收集）lotsofinformationonline.Aftergettinggoodpreparation,sheonlyspentoveramonth

designingthespacestation.Sheevenworkedonitonweekends.

WhenAndreaSmeeton,herteacher,watchedthevideoandherdesignbeforetheysentit,shesaidshehada

feelingDobekcouldwin."Idon'tknowwhybutmaybeitwastheexcitementandthedetails侈田节）intheproject,9,

Smeetonsaid."Ihavetaughtforalongtimeandmanyofmystudentsaretalentedbutthisprojectwasjustvery

creativeanditgavehopetoaspaceprogramme."

WhenDobekwonthecompetition,shetextedherteacheraboutthegoodnews.Smeetonwassoexcitedthat

shecriedintears.

“Iwanttotellotherkidstofollowtheirdreams/9Dobeksaid."'Whenevertheywanttodo,theyshouldkindof

justpushforit.Theyshouldalwaystrytheirbest.”

38.WhatwasDobekinterestedin?

39.WhydidDobekhandinafive-minutevideo?

40.HowcanastronautsdophysicalactivitiesaccordingtoDobek'sdesign?

41.FromDobek'ssuccessfulexperience,whichdoyouthinkismoreimportant,workinghardorworking

creatively?Why?（Pleasegivetworeasons.）

（2025北京西城初二上期末）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Overtheholidays,lotsofpeoplewilltraveltodifferentpartsoftheworldwithfriendsandfamily.Apopular

holidayactivityissnorkelingwithsealifeintheocean.

Snorkelingisthesportoractivityofswimmingunderwaterwithasnorkel.Thesnorkelhelpspeoplebreathe

whentheyarelookingdown,sothattheycanbetterenjoythesealife.Perfectplacesforsnorkelingwithsealifeare

warmseaswithclearwaterandalmostnowaves.

Forpeoplewholovesealife,snorkelingisagoodchancetoseeamazinganimalsintheirhabitat（栖息地）.

Seeingtheseanimalsupcloseisagreatwaytocallonpeopletocareforandprotectsealifeandtheenvironment（环

境）.Also,snorkelingofferspeoplejobs.Assnorkelingbecomesmorepopular,moretourguidesandboatdriverswill

beneeded.

However,somepeopleareagainsttheideaofsnorkelingwithsealife.Eventhoughanimalsarefreetoleave

whenpeopleswimnearthem,visitingthemcouldaffect（影响）animals5behavior（行为）andpopulationnumbers.

Accordingtoastudy,snorkelingtourscancausedolphinpods（海豚群）toleavetheirusualfeedingareas.Also,

peoplemaygethurtwhengettingclosetosealife.Afterall,wildlifeintheseaisjustthat-wild.

Whafsmore,snorkelingwithsealifemaybringproblemstotheseaenvironment.Forexample,whengetting

tooclosetosealife,peoplemaydamagecoralreefs（破坏珊瑚礁）.Theyareimportantfortheseaenvironment,

becausetheyofferfoodandhabitatforsealife.Also,theboatsthatareusedtotakepeopletoseesealifearelikely

topollutethewater.

So,isitOKtosnorkelwithsealife?Itreallydependsonwhoyouask.

42.Whatissnorkeling?

43.Whatplacesareperfectforsnorkelingwithsealife?

44.Whyarecoralreefsimportantfortheseaenvironment?

45.Wouldyouliketogosnorkelingwithsealife?Whyorwhynot?（Pleasegivetworeasons.）

（2025北京通州初二上期末）Everyoneneedswater,andeverydropisimportant.On22March,World

WaterDaydrawsattentiontotheimportanceofwaterinourlives,thedifficultiesmanypeoplehavegettingclean

water,andsolutionstotheseproblems.

Whydoweneedwater?

Thehumanbodyisaround60%water,andweneedtodrinklotsofwatertobehealthy.Aswellasneeding

cleanwatertodrink,weneeditforcooking,washingandbrushingourteeth.Cleaningtoiletsalsoneedsalotofwater.

Farmersusewatertomaketheplantsgrow.Alotofwaterisusedtoproducetheclotheswewear.Doyouknowthat

ittakesabout2,700litersofwatertomakeoneT-shirt?

Doeseveryonehaveenoughwater?

Weallneedwatertostayalive,butmorethantwobillionpeoplearoundtheworldlivewithoutsafewaterin

theirhomes.Manyofthemliveincountrysideorinplaceswherethereisawar.Somepeopleliveindesertanditis

veryhot,soitisverydifficultforthemtogetwater.Whataretheconsequences（后果）？

Ifwedrinkdirtywater,wewillbecomeill.Insomecountries,womenandchildrenwalkmanykilometers

everydaytogetwater,andsometimesthewaterisn'tevenclean!Ifchildrenspendmostoftheirdaywalkingtoget

water,theycan'tgotoschool,sotheydon'tlearnhowtoreadorwriteanddon'tgetaneducation.

WhathappensonWorldWaterDay?

In1992,theUnitedNationsdecidedtomakeaspecialdayforwater,andWorldWaterDayhasbeencelebrated

on22Marcheveryyearsince1993.Onthisday,manycountriesholdeventstoeducatepeopleabouttheproblems

ofdirtywaterandtotrytofindsolutionstoprovideeveryonearoundtheworldwithcleanwater.Alotofcharities

（慈善机构）holdactivitiesforWorldWaterDay.Peoplemakeposterstotelltheimportanceofsavingwater.They

alsoselltheiroldbookstoraisemoney.Allthemoneyhelpsbuytapsandtoiletsandprovidecleanwatertoasmany

peopleaspossiblearoundtheworld.So,thisWorldWaterDay,whatwillyoudo?

46.WhenisWorldWaterDay?

47.HowmuchwaterdoesittaketomakeaT-shirt?

48.Whatwillhappenifyoudrinkdirtywater?

49.WouldyouliketotakepartinWorldWaterDayactivity?Whyorwhynot?(Pleasegivetworeasons.)

(2025北京东城初二上期末)阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Ayearago,justbeforethesummerholiday,myparentssaidthattheywereplanningtomoveoutofthecityto

liveinthecountryside.Theysaidtheyweretiredoftheirbusylivesinthecityandthehighprices.Mymotherisa

writer,soifthere'sanInternetconnection,shecanworkwhereversheis.Myfatherisamusician,soitisn'tsimple

forhim,buthesaidthathehopedhecouldfindworklocally,teachingchildrentoplaythepianoandtheguitar.

Thenewswasasurprise,andclearlymysisterandIdidn'tcareabouttheadvantagesoflivingoutsidethe

city——openspaces,wildlife,changingseasons,andthingslikethat.Wedidn'twanttoleaveourfriendsorallthe

thingswehadandliked.MysisterandIbothsuddenlystartedtothinkthatourschoolwasn'ttoobad.

Insteadoflisteningtousandchangingtheirminds,myparentsstillthoughtthatitwasagreatidea.Theysaid

wewereyoungenoughtodealwiththebigchangeeasily,andtheydreamedofthisforyears.Theytoldustheyfound

abighouseinasmallvillageandweresellingourhometobuyit.MysisterandIthoughtitmustbeamess.After

all,howcouldwepossiblybuyabighouse?Butinfact,wecould,becausehousesaremuchcheaperinthecountryside

comparedtothoseinthecity,andwhentheyshoweduspicturesofitonline,wesawthat,infact,itlookedpretty

nice.

Amonthlater,hereweallare,inasmallvillagethirtykilometresfromthenearesttown.We'llhavetogetup

earlytocatchabustoschoolwhenthenewtermstarts,whichI'msurelynotlookingforwardto.Mysistertookup

mountainb汰ingwithsomeofthelocalkids.Andshe'shappynow.Istillmissmyfriends,butsomeofthemare

comingtostaynextweek,andFvemadesomenewones,too.Oneofthemlikesmakingshortfilms,andIfindthafs

reallycool.Whoknows,mayberilbeafamousfilm-makeroneday!

50.Whatdidthewriter'sparentsplantodoayearago?

51.Whycouldthewriter'sfamilybuyabighouseinthesmallvillage?

52.Whatactivitiesdidthewriter'ssistertakeupinthesmallvillage?

53.Ifyouwerethewriter,wouldyouagreewiththeparents5decision?Whyorwhy