2024北京七年级（下）期末英语汇编：阅读单选CD篇

2024北京初一（下）期末英语汇编

阅读单选CD篇

一、阅读理解

（2024北京昌平初一下期末）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选

项中，选择最佳选项。

Afteralongday'shardwork,youmayfeelalittletired.Then,youtakesomecoolwater,andstarttobecome

better.Asweallknow,drinkingwaterisgreatforourbody.Wedon,tfeelthirstyafterdrinkingenough（足够的）

water.Itcanalsohelpwithsomehealthproblemslikeheadaches.Lastmonth,asurveyof2,000peoplefound

somethingnewaboutdrinkingwater-ithassomeinterestingconnections（关联）withhappiness.

Inthesurvey,thescientistslearnedabouthowmuchwaterthesepeopledrinkeachday.Thentheybuilt

differentgroupsandstudiedhowthesepeoplefeelafterdrinkingwater.

Thesurveyreportedthatpeopledrinkingmorewaterfeltmuchhappier,butthosedrinkinglesswaterdidn't

feelthesame.Whentheytalkedabouttheirfeelingsaboutlife,peopledrinkingenoughwateradaythought

themselvestobemorepositive（积极的），differentfrompeoplehavinglittlewater.Soifsclearthatdrinkingwater

canbringushappiness.

Then,whatstopspeoplefromdrinkingenoughwater?Onemainreasonisthatsomepeoplethinkplainwater

（纯水）isveryboringtodrink.Tomakewatertastebetter,theycanputsomefruitsinit.Eatingenoughfruitsand

vegetablesalsohelps,becausepeoplecangetwaterfrommostofthem.Anotherreasonmaybethatpeopleforgetto

drinkwaterwhentheyareverybusy.Soit'sagoodideatocarryawaterbottleeverywhereandsetanalarmtotell

themtodrinkwater.

Ofcourse,drinkingwaterisnottheonlywaytofindhappinessindailylife.However,itcanbeaveryeasy

waytomakeyourselfhappy.Drinkaroundsixtoeightglassesofwateraday,makeitahabitandenjoyahealthy

bodyaswellasagoodfeeling.

1.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Whythescientistsstartedthesurvey.

B.Whatthescientistsfoundinthesurvey.

C.Howmanypeopletookpartinthesurvey.

D.Howmuchwaterpeopledrankinthesurvey.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Beingpositivecanstophealthproblems.

B.Eatingplantsimprovespeople'smemory.

C.Drinkinglesswatermakespeoplefeeldown.

D.Usingalarmshelpsbuildawaterdrinkinghabit.

3.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.IsCleanWaterImportantInOurLife?

B.IsPlainWaterReallyBoringToDrink?

C.WaterIsASimpleKeyToHappiness

D.WaterHasAConnectionToHealthyEating

（2024北京昌平初一下期末）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选

项中，选择最佳选项。

Therearealotofreasonstogooutinnaturetolookaround.Itmakesusfeelhappy,helpsusknowaboutthe

plantsandanimals,andshowsushowourworldisputtogether.

Forsomescientists,however,naturegivesoutsomethingmore——theideastoimprove

gecko

people'slife.Theystudybeestoworkouthowsmallrobotsmight"talk"toreporttheweather.Theylookatgecko's

feettofindhowtomaketape.Theystudyfruitfliestohelpdoctorssavepeople'slives.

“Therearesomanyfunwaysthatanimalshavedevelopedtosolve（解决）problems,andsomeofthemare

onesweneverthoughtsaysLisaManning,aprofessorofthebioinspired（生物启发的）center.There,scientists

carryonstudiestogetideasforinventionsfromotherlivingthings.ZhenyuGanisarobotengineerinthecenter.He

makesrobotswithfourlegs,insteadofrobotswithwheels（轮子）.

Tofindouthowleggedrobotscouldstandorwalk,Ganlookstoanimalssuchashorsesandmice.4tThefirst

thingwehavetounderstandishowtheymove,^^Gansays.

“Usually,robotswithtwolegslikepeopleareclumsy,justthinkabouthowababylearnstostandandwalk.

Butmyrobotshavefourlegs,justlikehorses,makingtherobotswalkorruneasilyandfast/5saysGan.

Gan'srobotshavelotsofuses.Theycanexplorethemoon.Hospitalsusedoglikerobotstoworkwithdoctors.

Policeuseleggedrobotstosearchfallenbuildingsformissingpeople.

Ofcourse,therearemanywaystosolveproblemswithoutlookingatnature."'Thesewayswork,andtheyare

easy,“saysManning.uButtheymaynotbeasusefulasbioinspiredinventions（发明），andtheycan'tworkaswell

asanimalwayswhenchangesinnaturecome.^^

4.Accordingtothepassage,somescientistsstudynatureto.

A.growsomeplantsB.keepanimalssafe

C.changetheweatherD.makeourlifebetter

5.Theword"clumsy“inParagraph5means.

A.quicktogivehelpB.readytofacechanges

C.difficulttomovefreelyD.dangeroustoworkwith

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Bioinspiredinventionscanhelpsavepeople'slives.

B.Lotsofpeoplewillworkwithanimalsinthefuture.

C.Robotswithwheelshavealotofusesinourdailylife.

D.Scientistscanusegecko5sfeettomakenewmedicine.

7.Whatisthepurpose（目的）ofwritingthispassage?

A.Tointroducechangesofbioinspiredideas.

B.Totellusthedifficultiesofstudyinganimals.

C.Toshowushowanimalwayshelpinourlives.

D.Tofindoutdifferentreasonstolookatnature.

◎C

（2024北京通州初一下期末）周面

Whenyouwanttoaskyourteacheraquestionduringthemathclass,whatdoyoudo?Doyousimplyshout

（喊）outyourquestionassoonasitcomesintoyourmind?Ordoyouputupyourhandandwaituntiltheteacher

callsyourname?

Ifyouputupyourhandfirst,ifsmaybebecauseyourteacherhasarule（规贝（!）thattellswhatyoushoulddo

whenyouhaveaquestion.Canyouimagine（想象）whatitwouldbelikeifeveryonecouldsimplytalkwhenever

theywantduringclass?

Whatifeveryonecouldsimplygetupanddowhatevertheywanttododuringclass?Doyouthinkmuch

learningwouldtakeplace?Everyoneneedsanorderlyandpeacefulclassroom.Iftherearenorules,theclassroom

willbechaotic!

Youmayfeelliketherearetoomanyrules.Afterall,youhaverulesathome.Youhaverulesatschool.You

haverulesinthesportsyouplayandtheclubsyoutakepartin.Whydowehavetohavesomanyrules?Infact,why

dotherehavetobeanyrulesatall?

Toliveinasociety,wemusthaverules.Somerulesareinformal（非正式），yourteacherandparentswillbe

angrywithyouwhenyoubreak（打破）theserules.Someareveryimportantrules,theyareknownaslawsandbraking

themcanhavebadconsequences（后果），suchasgoingtojail（监狱）orpayingafine.

Whenyoulearntodrive,you'llunderstandhowmanyrulesyoushouldfollowwhendrivingontheroad.The

rulesfordrivinghaveacommongoal（共同目标）：keepingyousafe.Ifyoumakealistoftherulesyoufolloweach

day,youcanquicklyunderstandhowmanyofthemexist（存在）tokeepyousafeandmakeyourlifemoreenjoyable.

Iftherearenorulestofollow,thingscouldgetdangerous.

8.Thewriterusesthemathclassasanexampletoshow.

A.studentsshouldactfreelyduringclassB.everyoneshouldkeepquietintheclassroom

C.classroomruleshelptokeeplearninginorderD.teachersshouldanswerstudents5questionsinclass

9.Theword“chaotic“inParagraph3means.

A.inthemiddleB.inamessC.inorderD.intherightway

10.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Sportsrulesarenotimportant.

B.Youngstudentscandowhatevertheywanttodo.

C.Peoplegotojailiftheybreakinformalrules.

D.Therulesfordrivinghelppeoplekeepsafeontheroad.

11.Thewriterwantstotellus.

A.followingruleshelpspeoplelivesafelyandhappily

B.drivingontheroadcanhavebadconsequences

C.listingtherulesisthebestwaytostayawayfromtroubles

D.peoplecanlivehappilyiftherearenorulestofollow

（2024北京通州初一下期末）Thebluewhale（鲸）isthelargestanimalintheworld.Mostgrow80feet（25

meters）.Somereach100feet（30meters）.Thafsaslongasthreeschoolbuses.Adultbluewhalescanweighover

150tons（吨）.Thafsasmuchas30Africanelephants.Andabluewhale?sheartisthesizeofasmallcar!Someblue

whalesstayinthesameplaceallyearround.However,mosttravelfurtocolderwaterstofindfoodandtowarmer

waterstohavebabies.Sometravelalone.Otherstravelinpairsorsmallgroups.Theyoftenusecallsandsongsto

communicatewithotherbluewhaleshundredsofmilesaway.Sincethesewhalesaresolarge,youmightthinkthey

havealotofteeth.However,bluewhaleshavenoteeth!

Thebluewhalebringswaterintoitsmouthanditswallows（吞）smallshrimp（虾）.Adultbluewhalescatup

to8,000poundsofshrimpeveryday.Anewborn（新生）bluewhaleisalsoverylarge.Itisover20feetlongand

weighs5,000to6,000pounds.

Likemanyanimals,bluewhalesarenowendangered（濒危的）.Therewere350,000bluewhalesswimming

intheseamanyyearsago.Today,thereareonly10,000to25,000.Nowpeoplestophunting（猎取）bluewhalesin

mostplaces.However,bluewhalesstillfacedangers.Millionsoftonsofplastic（塑料）bagscomeintotheseaevery

year.Whales,seabirds,andfishswallowthem.Itisdangerousfortheseanimals.Soitistimetodosomethingforthe

bluewhaleandotherseaanimals.

12.Whatcanweknowaboutthebluewhale?

A.Itisaslongas30Africanelephants.B.Itsheartisasbigasthreebuses.

C.Itisthelargestanimalintheworld.D.Ittravelstowarmerwaterstofindfood.

13.Bluewhales.

A.arevarysmallwhentheyareyoungB.Areindangerbecausetheyeattoomuchfish

C.usetheirbigteethtohelpthermeatbigfishD.usecallsandsongstocommunicatewhentheytravel

14.Thewriterhopespeoplecan.

A.communicatewiththebluewhaleinanewwayB.stopputtingplasticbagsintothesea

C.huntotherseaanimalstohelpthebluewhaleD.teachthebluewhalehowtofindfoodinthesea

（2024北京朝阳初一下期末）

Doyouplaywithyourphonebeforebedtime?Itmaybebettertoreadabook.AUSstudysaysthatusing

electronic（电子的）screensatnightcanmakeussleepbadly.

Intheevening,ourbodiesmakemelatonin（褪黑激素）.Melatoninmakesusfeelsleepyandrelaxed.Itisan

importantpartofoursleepcycle（周期）.Buttheelectronicscreensstopthatcyclefromworkingasusual.

Why?Becausephones,computersandTVsmakebluelight.Bluelightstopsourbodiesfrommakingmelatonin.

Evenjustalittlebitofbluelightcanchangeoursleepcycles.Eightminutesofbluelightcankeepyourbrain（大脑）

“working“foranotherhour,accordingtothestudy.Evenifyoufallasleep,youmayhavelotsofdreams,stopping

yourbrainfromrestingwell.

Ifsevenworseifyouplayanexcitinggamebeforebedtime.Playinggamescanmakeourheartsrace,sowe

haveahardertimefallingasleep.Then,afterwefallasleep,wegetless（更少的）"deepsleep”,sopeoplewillbein

poorhealth.

Don'tworry.Herearesometips（建议）foryoutogetagoodnighfssleep：

•Dosomethingrelaxingeverynight.Takeawarmshower（淋浴）orreadabook.

•Sleepinadark,quietroomthatisnottoowarmortoocold.

•Count（数）sheep.Ifstheoldtrick,anditreallyworks!

•Don'teatabigmealorhavecoffee.You'dbetterdrinkmilk.

•Don'trunaroundorexercisethreehoursbeforegoingtobed.

15.Whatcanwelearnaboutmelatonin?

A.Itmakesusfeeltired.

B.Ithasnothingtodowithoursleepcycle.

C.Ithelpsusfallasleepatnight.

D.Itstopsusfromsleepingwellasusual.

16.Electronicscreenscanmakeussleepbadlybecause.

A.theymakeusfeelhungry

B.ourbrainsneedmoretimetodream

C.thebluelightbreaksoursleepcycle

D.theymakemoremelatoninthanourbodiesneed

17.canhelpussleepwellaccordingtothepassage.

A.Doingsomethingrelaxing

B.Readinganelectronicbook

C.Drinkingcoffeeormilk

D.Takingacoldshower

18.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhyShouldWeSleepWell?

B.SleepWellwithLessScreenTime

C.WhyisMelatoninimportant?

D.FunActivitiestoDoBeforeBedtime

（2024北京朝阳初一下期末）The"citywalk”isbecomingafunthingtodoinChina!InChina,apopular

mobileappcalledXiaohongshunowhasmanymoreposts（帖子）aboutcitywalks.Infact,therearenowseventimes

morepostsaboutitthantherewerebefore!

The“citywalk“camefromtheUKandifsquitedifferentfromatraditionaltrip.Whenyougoonacitywalk,

youarenotdashingtoseefamousplacesliketheGreatWallortheForbiddenCity.Instead（反而）,youcantakeyour

timetogoaroundthecityslowlyonfoot,enjoythelocal（当地的）waysandtraditions,andfindcoolthingsyou

mightnotnoticeinthepast.Acitywalktakesyouawayfromthebusytouristplacesandshoppingcentres.Youcan

walkintoalocalstreet,meetthepeopleofthecityandseehowtheylivethere.Forexample,youcanseeanelderly

manplayingchessintheparkoragroupofchildrenplayingfootballonastreetcomer.Whafsmore,youcantry

foodatsmallbutrealrestaurants,andlearnmoreaboutthecity'shistory.

Peoplewhoenjoycitywalksarecurious（好奇的）andlovetoexplore（探索）acitybywalking.Inthisway,

theycanreallyfeelandunderstandthecitybetter.Forexample,ifyoutakeawalkinChongqing,youcanenjoythe

beautifulhillsthatthecityisfamousfor.InBeijing,youcanwalkthroughthehistorichutongs.Youcanseethe

everydaylifeofthelocalsandenjoythebuildings.

Youngpeoplelikethe"citywalk"more.Theywanttoenjoytheirfreetimeandlearnnewthings,evenif

they'rebusy.Walkingisafunwaytobealonewithyourthoughtsandit'sgoodforyourhealth.L汰esomeonefamous

oncesaid,“LovingyourselfisthestartofahappyThe"citywalk“isagoodwaytostartthetripbyfindingfun

inexploring.

19.Theword“dashing“inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.

A.waitinginline

B.takingabreak

C.movingslowly

D.goingquickly

20.Whatdoweknowaboutcitywalkers?

A.Theyliketowalkasfastastheycan.

B.Theyaremoreinterestedinbusytouristplaces.

C.Theyarereallycuriousaboutthecity'stradition.

D.Theyliketomakefriendswithlocalsinthewalks.

21.Whydoesthewriterwritethepassage?

A.Tostoppeoplefromvisitingtouristplaces.

B.Totellushowwalkingcanhelpstayhealthy.

C.Tocomparecitywalkswithtraditionaltravelways.

D.Tointroducethe“citywalk“inChinaanditsadvantages.

（2024北京西城初一下期末）

Haveyounoticedanydifferencessincetheclocksmovedforwardbyanhour?Maybeyou'veseennewplant

life,orfeltthedaysgettinglighterandlonger.Byseeingchangesinnature,youcanwelcomechangeinyourown

lifetoo.

Whatischange

EktaHattangadyisadoctor.Shehelpspeoplepayattentionto（关注）theirthoughtsandfeelings."'Change

meansthatthingsarebecomingsomethingelse,^^shesays."Oneexampleofchangeislosingbabyteethandgetting

newteethasyougrowup.Anotherexampleofchangeisthelifeofaflower.Atfirstitwasaseedthatreceivedwater

andsunlight,andgrewintoaplantwithastem,leavesandflowers.Intimetheflowerwillfade-thafshow

everythinginlifechanges.Changeisanaturalpartoflife.

Copingwhenchangefeelshard

Humansare“beingsofhabit“andlearntodothesamethingsoverandover,likeeatingbreakfastatacertain

timeandgettingreadyforschoolbykeepingthesamepatterns（模式）everymorning.Sometimesthingshappenand

wehavetochangeourpatterns-likemovingtoanewhomeorchangingschools.Thesechangescanfeel

uncomfortableandifsnaturaltofeelsadwhenthingshappenthatyoumightnotwant.However,noticingthose

feelingsofworry,sadnessorfearcanhelpyoutowelcomechangeandnotworryaboutitmorethanyouneedto.

Whenyouexperiencechange,trytonoticeandpayattentiontohowyoufeelinyourbodyandalsoyour

thoughts.44Sometimesyoumightcry;sometimesyoumightfeelsadorlonely/saysHattangady.Beingawareofand

accepting（察觉并接纳）whafshappeninginyourbodyandmindcanhelpyoumanage（应对）andbelesssad.Talk

tosomeoneyoutrust-yourfriends,yourteachersoryourparents-aboutwhatisgoingonandhowyoufeel.Itcan

behelpful.Changecanbewonderful.Whoknows?Youmaylearnnewthingsaboutyourself,developskillsand

makenewfriends.Italsomeansthatsadfeelingsdon'tlast.Thesunwillalwaysrise,flowerswillreturnandthere

willbenewadventuresahead.

22.Thewritertalksabout"thelifeofaflower^^totellusthat.

A.flowersgrowfastinsummerB.changeisanaturalpartoflifeC.peoplefeel

sadwhenflowersdie

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"Coping“probablymean?

A.Thinking.B.Waiting.C.Managing.

24.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebestheadingforthelastparagraph?

A.Bekindtoyourself.B.Trytomakenewfriends.C.Noticechangearoundyou.

25.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A.Totellustowelcomechangewithanopenheart.

B.Toaskustokeepourpatternswhenchangecomes.

C.Toshowuswhatsadnessmeansinthefaceofchange.

（2024北京顺义初一下期末）There9snothingquitelikefallingsoundasleepafterafulldayofwork.Like

people,animalsneedtorestafterworkinghard.Someanimalssleepinwater.Othersdigholes（挖〉同）underthe

ground.Someevensleephighintreesorunderleaves.Buttheyallfindawaytorest.

seaotter

Someanimalsintheseasleepinstrange（奇'怪的）ways.Fishsleepwiththeireyesopen.Theyseemtolook

aheadfarintotheseawhiletheyrest.Seaotterssometimessleepinbedsoftheplantsthatgrowinthesea.Thiskeeps

themfrommovingaway.Parrotfishblowsomethingfromtheirmouthswhentheyarereadytosleep.Thenabubble

（气泡）willbeformedaroundthem.Thebubbleprotects（保护）themfromharmwhiletheysleep.

Someanimalssleepundertheground.Chipmunkssleepcurledup（蜷缩）inaball.Theirbedsaremadeof

leavesandgrass.Inwinter,theysleepfortwoweeksandwakeuptoeatthestoredfood.Thentheygobacktosleep

foranothertwoweeksbeforewakingupagain.Somedesertfrogsdigundergroundholesduringthehot,dryseason.

Afrogmaystayinitsholeformonths.

Highabovetheground,monkeysfindleafyplacesintreeseacheveningbeforetheysleep.Thetalltreeshelp

tokeepmonkeyssafeduringthenight.Someinsectsevensleepundertheleafthatwillbetheirnextmeal.Abeemay

climbdownintoaflowertorest.Whenitclimbsoutthenextmorning,itisrestedandreadyforwork.

26.Theword"harm"inParagraph2means"'

A.goinghungryB.gettinghurtC.growingupD.movingaway

27.Whatdoyouknowaboutchipmunks?

A.Theysleepunderleaves.B.Theyeatnothingformonths.

C.Theydigholesinthehotseason.D.Theywakeupnowandtheninwinter.

28.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Someanimalssleepabovetheground.B.Someanimalslikelivingintheforest.

C.Someanimalsfindsomewaystokeepsafe.D.Someanimalsclimbdownintoflowersforfood.

29.Whafsthebesttitle（标题）forthetext?

A.HowAnimalsSleepB.WhyAnimalsSleepC.WhereAnimalsSleepD.WhenAnimalsSleep

（2024北京门头沟初一下期末）HowmuchdoyouknowaboutschoollifeinSingapore?

InSingapore,manymiddleschoolstudentsspendalotoftimeontheirstudies.Peoplealwaysthinkthatgood

schoolingisthetickettosuccess（成功）.So,manyofthesestudentstrytheirbesttogetgoodresults（成绩）intheir

exams（考试）.Theyhavealotofhomeworkeverydayandexamsareusuallyabigproblemtothem.Sometimes,a

fewevenhavetogotoeveningclassesafterschool.

Schoolshavemanyactivitiesoutsideschoolhours.Thestudentscanjoininsportsandgames,musicanddance,

swimmingandrock-climbing.Theyalsojoinincommunityservice（社区月艮务）.Intheirfreetime,moststudentslike

tolistentopopmusic.Hollywoodmovies,HongKongandSingaporemoviesareverypopular,too.Someofthem

alsospendtheirfreetimesearchingtheInternet,e-mailingtheirfriends,playingcomputerandvideogames.

Theysometimesgotocafes,fast-foodrestaurants,shoppingcentersandbigbookstores.

SolifeformiddleschoolstudentsinSingaporeisnoteasybutrichandcolourful.

30.gotoeveningclassesafterschoolinSingapore.

A.AllofthestudentsB.Fewofthestudents

C.AfewofthestudentsD.Mostofthestudents

31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned（提至（J）thatthestudentscandooutsideschoolhours?

A.Doingsportsandplayinggames.B.Listeningtomusicanddancing.

C.Goingswimmingandrock-climbing.D.Visitingthemuseums.

32.Whatisthebesttitle（题目）ofthepassage（文章）?

A.SchoolLifeinSingaporeB.ActivitiesinSingapore'sSchools

C.LifeinSingaporeD.StudentsinSingapore

（2024北京门头沟初一下期末）Bodylanguageisveryimportantinourlife.Gesture（手势）meansomething

inonecountry,buttheymaynotbethesameinanother.Nowletmetellyouseveralbodygesturesindifferent

countries.

EyeContact（接触）InJapan

“LookatmewhenI'mtalkingtoyou!^^Youcanoftenhearitfromyourparents.Itispolitetolookatsomeone

intheeyeswhentalkingtothem.InJapan,however,youwon'thearsomethinglikethis.Inmostcountries,eye

contactinaconversation（对话）isanimportantpartofyourculture.However,eyecontactinJapanisrude.The

Japanesedon'tlookateachotherintheeyeswhentheytalk.

InIndia,ShakeYourHeadLeft-Right

Whenyouwanttosayyes,youshakeyourheadupanddown.Well,itisnotthesameinIndia.InIndia,when

youwanttosay"yes”,youshakeyourhead.Butyoudon'tshake土upanddown,butleftandright.Itisveryamazing,

right?

BowInKorea（韩国）

InsomeEastAsiancountries,suchasJapanandKorea,abowmeanspolitenessandrespect（尊重）.Themore

youbowtoyourspeaker,thegreateryourrespectis.InKorea,whenyousay“Hello“JTmsorry","Thankyou”,and

“Goodbye”,youshouldbowatthesametime.

33.Eyecontactisnotpolitein.

A.JapanB.AmericaC.IndiaD.Korea

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto（指的是）？

A.Yourhand.B.Yournose.C.Yourhead.D.Yourarm.

35.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.TheJapaneselookatpeople'seyeswhentheytalk.

B,InIndia,ifyouwanttosay"yes”,youwillshakeyourheadupanddown.

C.InChina,youshouldbowtootherswhenyouwanttosaysorry.

D.InKorea,whenyoubowtopeople,itmeansthatyouareshowingrespect.

36.Whatisthepassagemainly（主要）about?

A.Bodylanguageinthreedifferentcountries.B.TheeyecontactinJapanandIndia.

C.Howtosayhelloindifferentcountries.D.Differentmeaningsofshakinghands.

（2024北京石景山初一下期末）

IcameoutofmyroomthismorningandfoundMomandDadstandinginfrontoftheTV.Onthescreen,Tony

Verrazo,theweathermansaid,4<Calvinhasturnedwestandisheadedforland.”

Ididn'tunderstandwhatwashappening,butsuddenlyMomandDadstartedrushingaround.

“Youpickupcoconuts,JasonJDadsaid.

“Coconuts?”Iwasconfused.Wehadcoconuttreesintheyard（院子）,butwhypickupcoconutsnow?

IhadnoideawhatwasgoingonbutIwantedtoseeCalvin,andIwenttothebeach.Therewereonlytwomen.

Onehadacamera（摄像头）andtheotherwastalkingintoamicrophone.Irecognizedhim-TonyVerrazo!

“Hi,kid.Whafsup?”saidTony,smiling.

“Oh,I'mtakingabreakfrompickingupcoconuts,9,1lied.

“Coconuts,“hesaidthoughtfully.t6Iforgotallaboutthem.Standoverhereandtellthecamerawhoyouare

andwhatyou'redoing.”

“Hi,"Itookthemicrophone."TmJason,andI'mpickingupcoconutsbecauseCalviniscoming.

“Thanks,kid,"Tonysaid,"You'dbetterheadhomeandfinishyourjob!9,

IhadtodothesillyjobbecauseTonymademetelleveryonewhatIwasdoing.

AfterIfilledupallthebagsIcouldfindwithcoconuts,Iwentinside.IsawTonytalkingonTY''Hurricane-

force（飓风级的）windscanmakeflyingcoconutsreallydangerous!Don'tforgettopickthemup!Andwewantto

givecreditto（表扬）thepersonwhocameupwiththeidea.”

ThereonTVIwasholdingthemicrophone,saying,"Hi,I'mJason,andI'mpickingupCoconuts...9,

Allday,IthoughtIhadtopickupcoconutsjustbecauseIwaslittleandhadtostayoutofeverybody'sway.

NowIrealizedwhatCalvinreallywasandthatwhatIhaddoneactuallymattered.

37.WhenJason'sparentsaskedhimtopickupcoconutsatfirst,hefelt.

A.happyB.proudC.confusedD.afraid

38.AfterJasonfinishedhisinterviewonthebeach,he.

A.stayedatthebeachandhelpedothers

B.headedbackhomeanddidhisjob

C.introducedTonytohisparents

D.tookabreakonthebeach

39.Attheendofthestory,Jasonrealized.

A.hedidsomethingmeaningfulB.heshouldstayoutoftheway

C.heneededtobekindtoCalvinD.hecouldbeasfamousasTony

（2024北京石景山初一下期末）Scooterisaseven-year-oldChineseCresteddog:Hisbodyishairless,but

hehassomewhitehaironhishead.Hisbacklegsfacebackward,andhistonguealwayshangsoutofhismouth.

Scooter'sspeciallookswonhimthe2023World'sUgliestDog-competition.

TheWorld'sUgliestDog-competitionhasbeenrunningforalmost50years.Thecompetitiontitlemaynot

soundverynice,butitisn'tatallaboutmakingfunofuglydogs.Instead,theeventcelebratesunusualdogs.Ifsalso

meanttoencouragepeopletoadoptdogsthatneedalovinghome.

Scootermaybeastarnow,butthingsdidn'talwayslooksogoodforhim.Whenhewasapuppy（小狗），his

lifewasnoteasybecauseofhisbacklegs.Hewasbornwithhisbacklegsfacingb