外研版八年级英语下册Unit2 Growing pains and gains话题阅读专练

Unit2Growingpainsandgains

话题阅读精练

模块语篇题型体裁内容简介

时文阅读Passage1阅读理解说明文讲述了一位母亲在儿子出国上大学后，通过手机短信

与儿子交流的情感变化。起初儿子总是索要金钱，后

来开始分享文章帮助母亲理解年轻人并跟上时代，母

亲从中感受到温暖和骄傲。

实战演练Passage)阅读理解说明文介绍了一项针对当今青少年的研究，发现他们比过去

的同龄人戌长得更慢，并分析了造成这一现象的原因，

如过度沉迷网络和父母的过度保护。

Passagc2阅读理解说明文主要阐释了数字素养的定义以及其对青少年的重要意

义，针对青少年数字素养不足的现状，分别从学校、

家长、青少年自身、政府与社会四个角度，给出了提

升青少年数字素养的具体方法，最后指出该素养的提

升需要多方力量共同努力。

Passage3阅读理解说明文主要讲了18岁尼泊尔夏尔巴少年尼玛•仁吉・夏尔巴成

功登顶全球14座最高峰，成为完成此壮举的最年轻登

山者，并分享了其登山经历与梦想。

Passaged阅读理解说明文介绍了压力会对健康有很大的影响，太多的压力会导

致身体、情绪和精神上的问题，作者呼吁人们减少压

力放松一段时间。

Passages阅读理解记叙文讲述芭蕾舞者米斯蒂从胆怯接触芭蕾，到坚持练习、

克朋困难获得成功.还鼓励他人追逐梦想的经历,凸

显努力的力量。

Passage6阅读表达说明文本文围绕作者朋友罗伯特对双胞胎妹妹阿曼达及其朋

友间相处方式的困惑展开，阐述了男孩和女孩对待友

谊的不同态度，包括友谊的侧重点、朋友数量等方面，

最后强调了男孩和女孩都需要友谊这一共同点。

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Passage7阅读表达说明文主要讲了编织不仅是一种爱好，还能在多方面帮助大

脑、带来持久的快乐，并鼓励年轻人尝试这项活动。

Passage8语法滇空议论文主要探讨了成长是一个漫长而有意义的旅程。文章阐

述了成长过程中会遇到不同的人和事，有快乐也有挑

战和失败，但这些都是宝贵的；鼓励人们勇敢面对困

难、寻求帮助；强调了承担责任、坚持不懈的重要性，

并指出所有的努力最终都会塑造性格并助力梦想实

现。

Passage9语法滇空说明文文章主要介绍了电影《哪吒2》的相关信息，包括其票

房成绩、故事来源、主要情节以及影片所传达的深刻

寓意。

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Passage!

Lastsummermyson,Eric,leftforuniversityinanothercountry.Ouroncelivelyhousebecamequietand

lonely.ImissedandworriedabouthimsomuchthatIstartedsendinghimmessagesonthephone,mainlytosay

helloortogivehimawordofwarning.

Oneofmymessagessaid,“Soyoutoldmeyoulostyourwallet.Ifyouarealwayscareless,onedayyou'll

wakeupandfindyourselflost.^^

IdidgetEric'smessages,butmostofthemwereaboutmoney.Iwasabitangry.

Theywereno,differentfromthenotesheused(oleaveon(hewhiteboardwhenhewasathome.

“Iboughtanewpairofshoes.Theycostme$90,Pleasehelp!"

“MoneyisrunningshortbecauseI'veboughtsomebooksformyresearchpaper.Helpmeplease!”

Recently,however,Ericbeginstosendmeallkindsofarticles.Somearcfunny,sonicarctouchingandsome

makemethink.HeknowsIhaven'tgotmanythingstodoinmyfreetime.Hesaystheywillhelpneunderstand

youngmenbetterandkeepupwiththetimes.

Ireadthearticlesslowly,likeacarefulstudent,withmixedfeelingsaswell—mykid,whofollowedme

aroundnotlongago.hasnowbecomemyteacher!

SoIwriteback,"I'vereadallthosearticles.I'lltakethemasalovingson'shopestowardshismother.He

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mustbethinkingthathismotherisstillyoungenoughtoacceptnewthings.Thatmakesmefeelproud.Weparents

caiftlearnquicklyandchangeinbothbodyandmind.Thankyou,myson.”

Inthiswaywcshareideas,withagentleandbeautifullanguagewcseldomuse.EverytimeIreadthose

messages,Ifeelwarm.

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去年夏天，我的儿子埃里克远赴异国求学。曾经热闹的家中渐渐变得冷清而孤独。我如此思念他，甚至开

始频繁给他发短信，多半是打个招呼或提醒他注意。其中一条留言写道：“你告诉我丢了钱包。若总是粗心

大意，总有一天你会醒来发现自己迷路。”虽然我确实收到了埃里克的短信，但大部分内容都是关于金钱的。

我有些恼火，这些内容与他从前在家时写在白板上的便条如出一辙。“我买了双新鞋，花了90美元。求救！”

“因为买了研究论文的资料，手头紧了。求救！”然而最近，埃里克开始给我发各种文章。有的幽默风趣，

有的感人至深，有的发人深省。他知道我闲暇时无事可做，说这些文章能帮助我更好地理解年轻人，紧跟

时代潮流。我像细心的学生般慢慢阅读，内心却矛盾重重一一不久前还跟着我到处跑的孩子，如今竟成了

我的老师！于是我回信道：“这些文章我都读过了。我会把它们当作爱子对母亲的期许。他一定觉得母亲还

年轻，能接受新事物。这让我感到骄傲。我们父母无论身体还是思想都难以快速学习和改变。谢谢你，我

的儿子。”就这样，我们用很少使用的温柔而美好的语言分享着思想。每次读到这些信息，我都会感到温暖。

j畲，///////////////J///////////

Passage1

（25-26八年级下•全国•单元测试）Thereisanewstudyonteenagerswhoarebetween13and19yearsold.

Thestudyshowsthattoday'steenagersaregrowingupmoreslowlythanthosebefore.

ScientistsfromSanDiegoStateUniversityhaveworkedonastudyonthebehaviourofeightmillion

teenagersinsevendifferentcountresoverthepast40years.Theresultstellusthattoday'steenagersareless

responsible.Andittakesthemmoretimetodothesamethingsthantheirparentsdid."Thisisa'slowlifeway^,^^

saidProfessorJeanTwcnge.

“Thegrowthoftoday'steenagershassloweddown.18-year-oldsaremorelike15-year-oldsinthepast,“

addedProfessorTwenge.^Teenagerstodayaretakingfewerrisksthanthoseinthepastdid."Scientistshavealso

foundthatmoreteenagersspendlongertimelivingwiththeirparents.

Oneofthemainreasonsisthattoday'steenagerswouldliketospendmuchtimeonline.Theykeepon

connectingwithsocialmedia,watchingvideosorplayinggamesontheinternet.Asaresult,theydon'tliveinthe

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realworld.Anotheroneisthatparentsdomuchfortheirchildrenandprotectthemtoomuch.Infact,parentshad

bettertrytheirbesttomaketheirchildrenbecomeindependentassoonaspossible.

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thestudyisabout8millionteenagersfromAmerica.B.Thestudybeganin1960.

C.today'steenagersdon'tlikeslowlife.D.Teenagersinthepasttookmorerisks.

2.Whydotoday'steenagersgrowupslowly?

(1)Becausetheydon'tlikelivingintherealworld.

(2)Becauseit'sdifficultfbrthemtodowellatschool.

(3)Becausetheirparentsdotoomanythingsforthem.

(4)Becausetheyspendtoomuchtimeonline.

A.⑴⑶B.⑴⑵C.⑵⑷D.⑶(4)

3.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightstructureofthepassage?

A.HowtoBeanIndependentTeenagerB.AStudyonTeenagersintheFuture

C.TheSlowGrowthofToday'sTeenagersD.DifferentIdeasaboutToday'sTeenagers

【答案】1.D2.D3.D4.C

【导语】本文主要介绍了一项针对当今青少年的研究，发现他们比过去的同龄人成长得更慢，并分析了造

成这一现象的原因，如过度沉迷网络和父母的过度保护。

1.细节理解题。根据“Teenagerstodayarctakingfbwerrisksthanihoscinthepastdid.”可知，今天的青少年比

过去的青少年承担的风险更少，反之，过去的青少年承担的风险更多。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据"Oneofthemainreasonsisthattoday'steenagerswouldliketospendmuchtimeonline.“可

知，主要原因之,是今天的青少年花太多时间上网，即(4)；ffiffi<4Anotheroneisthatparentsdomuchfbrtheir

childrenandprotectthemtoomuch.,nj知，另一个原因是父母为孩子做得太多，即(3)。故选D。

3.篇章结构题。第一段总领全文，提出研究结论：当今青少年成长缓慢。第二段和第三段紧密相连，主要

引用专家的观点进一步描述这一现象的具体表现，P3可视为对P2的补充延伸。第四段则从另一个角度分析

造成该现象的原因。因此，文章结构表现为第一段的统领下，分为“现象描述''和"原因分析''两个分支。选项

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D的结构图最符合此逻辑。故选D。

4.最佳标题题。文章开篇提出“Thestudyshowsthattoday'steenagersaregrowingupmoreslowlythanthose

before/5,随后文章围绕这一“缓慢成长''的现象、具体表现及原因展开论述。选项C“当今青少年的缓慢成长”

最适合作文章的标题。故选C。

Passage2

（25-26八年级下•全国•开学考试）

HowtoImproveTeenagers'DigitalLiteracyInthedigitalage,teenagersaregrowingupwiththeInternet,

smartphonesandotherdigitaldevices（设备）.Digitalliteracy（数字素养）hasbecomeanimportantskillforthem.

Digitalliteracymeanstheabilitytousedigitaldevicesandinformationcorrectly,safelyandeffectively.Ithelps

teenagerslearnbetter,communicatewithothersandpreparefortheirfuturecareers.However,manyteenagerslack

gooddigitalliteracy,whichmayleadtoproblemssuchasInternetaddiction（瘾）andbeingcheatedonline.So,how

toimproveteenagers'digitalliteracy?

First,schoolsshouldoffercoursesondigitalliteracy.Thesecoursescanteachteenagershowtosearchfor

usefulinformationonline,howtotellthedifferencebetweentrueandfalseinformation,andhowtoprotecttheir

personalinformation.Forexample,studentscanlearntocheckthesourceofonlineinformationtoavoidbeing

misled.Theycanalsolearnaboutcyberbullying（网络欺凌）andhowtodealwithit.Schoolscanalsoorganize

activitiessuchasdigitalsafetycompetitionstomakelearningmoreinteresting.

Second,parentsplayanimportantroleinimprovingtheirchildren'sdigitalliteracy.Parentsshouldsetagood

examplebyusingdigitaldevicesproperly.TheycanalsotalktotheirchildrenabouttherisksoftheInternetand

teachthemtousedigitaldevicesinahealthyway.Forinstance,parentscanagreewiththeirchildrenonthetime

spentusingsmartphonesandcomputers.Theycanalsoshareinterestingandeducationalonlineresourceswiththeir

childrenanddiscussthemtogether.

Third,teenagersthemselvesshouldrealizetheimportanceofdigitalliteracy.Theyshouldactivelyleamdigital

skillsanddevelopgoodhabitswhenusingdigitaldevices.Forexample,theyshouldnotsharetheirpersonal

informationsuchasphonenumbersandaddresseswithstrangersonline.Theyshouldalsoavoidspendingtoomuch

timeplayingonlinegames.Instead,theycanusedigitaldevicestolearnnewknowledge,reade-booksandtake

onlinecourses.

Inaddition,thegovernmentandsocietycanprovidemoresupport.Thegovernmentcanmakelawstoprotect

teenagers'rightsonline.Itcanalsofund（资助）projectsthatpromotedigitalliteracyamongteenagers.Social

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organizationscanorganizelecturesandworkshopsondigitalliteracyforteenagers.Forexample,some

organizationsinviteexpertstotalkaboutonlinesafetyandinformaticnliteracy.

Improvingteenagers'digitalliteracyisataskthatrequiresthejointeffortsofschools,parents,teenagers

themselvesandthewholesociety.Onlyinthiswaycanteenagersenjoythebenefitsofthedigitalageandavoidthe

risks.

1.Whatisdigitalliteracy?

A.Theabilitytousedigitaldevicesforfun.

B.Theabilitytousedigitaldevicesandinformationcorrectly,safelyandeffectively.

C.Theabilitytoplayonlinegameswell.

D.Theabilitytocommunicatewithothersonline.

2.Whyisdigitalliteracyimportantforteenagers?

A.Ithelpsthemlearnbetter,communicatewithothersandprepareforfuturecareers.

B.Ithelpsthempiayonlinegamesmoreeffectively.

C.Ithelpsthemmakemorefriendsonline.

D.1(helpsthemavoiddoinghomework.

3.Whatcanschoolsdotoimproveteenagers'digitalliteracy?

A.Forbidstudentstousedigitaldevices.

B.Offercoursesondigitalliteracyandorganizerelatedactivities.

C.Askparentstoteachstudcirsdigitalskills.

D.Punishstudentswhousedigitaldevicesimproperly.

4.Whatshouldteenagersdotoimprovetheirowndigitalliteracy?

A.Sharepersonalinformationwithstrangersonline.

B.Spendasmuchtimeaspossibleplayingonlinegames.

C.Activelylearndigitalskillsanddevelopgoodhabits.

D.Dependonparentstolearnalldigitalskills.

5.Whoshouldworktogethertoimproveteenagers'digitalliteracy?

A.Schoolsandparentsonly.

B.Teenagersthemselvesandthegovernmentonly.

C.Schools,parents,teenagersandthewholesociety.

D.Thegovernmeniandsocieiyonly.

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【答案】1.B2.A3.B4.C5.C

【导语】本文主要阐释了数字素养的定义以及其对青少年的重要意义，针对青少年数字素养不足的现状，

分别从学校、家长、青少年自身、政府与社会四个角度，给出了提升青少年数字素养的具体方法，最后指

出该素养的提升需要多方力量共同努力。

1.细节理解题。根据“Digitalliteracymeanstheabilitytousedigitaldevicesandinformationcorrectly,safelyand

effectively."可知，数字素养指的是正确、安全且有效地使用数字设备和信息的能力。故选B,

2.细节理解题。根据“Ithelpsteenagerslearnbetter,communicatewithothersandpreparefbrtheirfuturecareers.”

可知，数字素养有助于青少年更好地学习，与他人沟通，并为未来的职业生涯做好准备。故选Ao

3.细节理解题。根据4iFirst,schoolsshouldoffercoursesondigitalliteracy.^^和<4Schoolscanalsoorganize

activitiessuchasdigitalsafetycompetitionstomakelearningmoreinteresting.”可知,学校可以通过开设数字素

养课程并组织相关活动来提高青少年的数字素养。故选Bo

4.细节理解题。根据“Third,teenagersthemselvesshouldrealizetheimportanceofdigitalliteracy.Theyshould

activelylearndigitalskillsanddevelopgoodhabitswhenusingdigitaldcviccs.,,可知，青少年自身应意识到数字

素养的重要性，积极学习数字技能，并在使用数字设备时养成良好的习惯。故选Co

5.细节理解题。根据“Improvingteenagers5digitalliteracyisataskthatrequiresthejointeffortsofschools,parents,

teenagersthemselvesandthewholesociety.^^可知，提升青少年的数字素养是一项需要学校、家长、青少年自

身以及全社会共同努力的任务。故选Co

Passage3

(25-26八年级下•全国•单元测试)

NimaRinjiSherpahasbecometheyoungestclimbertoreachthetopoftheworld's14highestmountains.

The18-year-oldfromNepalachievedhisgoalon9(hOctober2024byclimbingthe8,027-metreMount

ShiihapangmainTibet.

NimaisaSheipa.SherpasareagroupofpeoplefromNepalwhoarefamousfortheirclimbingskills.They

oftenworkasguides,helpingclimbersfromothercountries.

Nimacomesfromafamilyofclimbers.Hisfatherisafamousclimber,andhisuncleswerethefirstbrothers

tobothclimballofthe8,00()crs.Batevenso,Nimadidn'tstartclimbingseriouslyuntilhewas16yearsold.He

climbedhisfirst8,(X)()er,MountManaslu,inAugustof2022.In2024,NimaclimbedMountQomolangma,the

world'stallestmountain.

NimachosetoleaveMournShishapangmaashislast8.000er.Hehadplannedtoclimbitin2023.Butan

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avalanche（雪崩）killedfourpeople,includinghisfriendandteacher,TenjenLamaSherpa.Nimastoppedhisclimb,

andinsteadfocusedonrescuingotherclimbers.Nimasaysclimbingisatoughsport."It'saboutwhocansufferthe

mostwhentimesarctheworst/'hesays.

In2024,NimareturnedtoMountShishapangma,determinedtocompletehischallenge.Hesayshewas

chirkingofhisfriendashereachedthetopofthemountainon9thOctober2024.

NimasayshehopeshissuccesseswillmakepeoplemoreawareofhowimportantSherpasaretoclimbing.

Butheaimstobemorethanaguide.t4Mydreamisverysimple,“Nimasays."It'sjusttobeoneofthebestathletes

inmountaineering.”

Atjust18yearsold,he'swellonhisway.HissuccesshasalreadybeenacceptedbyNepal'sgovernment.It

willtakeawhilelongerforGuinnessWorldRecordstomakeitofficial.

1.WhatkindofpeopleareSherpasaccordingtothepassage?

A.They'refamousfbrtheirclimbingskills.

B.They'regoodatclimbingandcommunicating.

C.They'rereadytohelpclimbersintheirowncountries.

D.They'rebomtobethebestmountainclimbersintheworld.

2.Whichof（hefollowingmountainsdidNimachooseashislast8,000er?

A.MountQomolangmainNepal.B.MountQomolangmainTibet.

C.MountShishapangmainNepal.D.MountShishapangmainTibet.

3.WhydidNimareturntoMountShishapangma?

A.Hewantedtolookforhisfriends.

B.Hedecidedtomakehisdreamcometrue.

C.Hehopedtoreachthetopofthemountainbyhimself.

D.Heplannedtosetanewworldrecordinmountaineering.

4.WhatcanwclearnfromNima'sstory?

A.Giveupwhenfacingdifficulties.B.Helpingothersishelpingourselves.

C.Wc'rconourwaytoourdrcams.D.Askfbrhelpwhenwc,rcintrouble.

【答案】I.A2.D3.B4.C

【导语】本文主要讲了18岁尼泊尔夏尔巴少年尼玛・仁吉・夏尔巴成功登顶全球14座最高峰，成为完成此壮

举的最年轻登山者，并分享了其登山经历与梦想。

1.细节理解题。根据“SherpasareagroupofpeoplefromNepalwhoarefamousfbrtheirclimbingskills.“可知,

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夏尔巴人以登山技能闻名。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据“The18-year-oldfromNepalachievedhisgoalon9thOctober2024byclimbingthe

8.027-metreMountShishapangmainTibet.”及“NimachosetoleaveMountShishapangmaashislast8,000er.,,nJ

知，他选择位于西藏的希夏邦马峰作为最后一座八千米级山峰。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据“In2024,NiinareturnedtoMountShishapangma,determinedtocompletehischallenge.He

sayshewasthinkingofhisfriendashereachedthetopofthemountainon9thOctober2024.”可知，尼玛因雪崩事

故和友人遇难曾中断攀登，但他最终返回希夏邦马峰完成挑战，是为了实现登顶全部14座高峰的目标。故

选Bo

4.主旨大意题。尼玛的故事体现了坚持梦想、克服困难、勇于挑战的精神，与“我们正在逐梦路上”的含义

相符。故选C。

Passage4

（25-26八年级下•辽宁•期木）①ThereisafamousexpressioninEnglish**Stoptheworld,Iwanttogetoff!”

Thisexpressionisactuallyaboutafeelingofstress,whichmakesapersonwanttostopwhatevertheyarcdoing.

Whynottrytorelax?”Stress”meanspressure.Itisoneofthemostcommoncausesofhealthproblemsinmodern

life.Toomuchstressresultsinphysical,emotional,andmentalhealthproblems.

©Thereareplentyofphysicaleffectsofstress.Stresscanaffecttheheart.Itcanmake（heheartbeatfaster

ormissbeats,andcanalsocausehighbloodpressure.Stresscancauseapersontobreathetoofastandcanalso

resultinstomachhurtsanddigesting（消化）problems.Theseareafewexamplesofillnessesresultingfromstress.

©Emotionsarcalsoeasilyaffectedbystress.Peoplewhohavetoomuchstressoftenfeelworriedandtired.

Wlienpeopleareunderstress,theyoftenoverreact（反应过度）tolittleproblems.Forexample,anormallygentle

parentunderalotofstressatworkmayshoutatachildfbrdroppingaglassofjuice.Stresscanmakepeopleangry

ornervouseasily.

©Long-termstresscanleadtodifferentkindsofseriousmentalillnesses.Depression（抑郁），aterrible

feelingofsadnessandhopelessness,canbetheresultofcontinuedandincreasingstress.Beingunabletosleepwell

arcsometimescausedbystressandarcoftenmadeworsebystress.Ifstresscontinues,thenone'smentalhealthis

atrisk.

@Itisclearthatstressisaseriousproblem.Ithasagreatinfluenceonthehealthandourfeeling.So,cut

dov/nstress,stoptheworldandrestforawhile.

1.Howmightpeoplefeelwhentheysay“Stoptheworld,Iwanttogetoff!”？

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A.Excited.B.Happy.C.Relaxed.D.Upset.

2.Whichofthefollowingphysicaleffectsarecausedbystress?

©fastheartbeat②beingworried©stomachache④feelinghopeless

A.①②B.@@C.①③D.②④

3.Whyisdepressionmentionedinthefourthparagraph?

A.Togiveanexampleoftheresultoflong-termstress.

B.Toexplaintheeffectsofdepression.

C.Totellustheworsteffectofstress.

D.Toshowthewriter'sopiniononemotions.

4.Whichisthebeststructureofthepassage?

A.①②/③④/⑤B.①/②③/④⑤C.①/②@④/⑤D.①/②/③④/⑤

【答案】1.D2.C3.A4.C

【导语】本文主要介绍了压力会对健康有很大的影响，太多的压力会导致身体、情绪和精神上的问题，作

者呼吁人们减少压力放松一段时间。

1.细节理解题。据第一段“Thisexpressionisactuallyaboutafeelingofstress,whichmakesapersonwanttostop

whateverIheyaredoing.”可知，这个表达实际上与压力感有关，这使,个人想停止他们正在做的任何事情。

压力通常伴随负面情绪，选项中只有Upset符合语境。故选D。

2.细节理解题.根据第二段“Stresscanaffecttheheart.Itcanmaketheheartbeatfasterormissbeats,andcanalso

causehighbloodpressure.Stresscancauseapersontobreathetoofastandcanalsoresultinstomachhurlsand

digesting（消化）problems.”可知，压力会让心跳加快或错过心跳，会导致高血压，呼吸过快，也会导致胃痛

和消化问题。①③符合，②④属于情绪和心理影响。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段“Long-lermstresscanleadtodiHerentkindsofseriousmentalillnesses.”可知，第四

段讲的是长期压力会导致各种严重的精神疾病，提到抑郁是为了举例说明长期压力的后果。故选A。

4.篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段是总述压力的危害，第二、三、四段分别介绍压力对人的身体、情

绪和精神上的危害，第五段总结，呼吁减少压力，属于“总一分一总''结构。故选C。

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（25-26八年级下♦全国•单元测试）MistyCopelandspendsmostdayspractisingandperfectingthegraceful

movementsofherart.Shetakesclassesalmosteverydayandtakescareofherbodysoshedoesn'thurtitwhenshe

goestoworkatAmericanBallet（芭蕾）Theatre,oneofthemostfamousballetcompaniesintheworld.

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Mistydidn'talwaysfeelsoconfidentinherself.Thechallengesshehasfacedoveralmost20yearsof

dancinghavemadeherstrong.Shewasaquietchild,butshelovedmusicandmovement.Whenshewas13,she

joinedthedrillteam（体操表演队）.Oneday,hercoachadvisedhertoattendafreeballetclassattheBoys&Girls

Club.Fortwoweeks,Mistyjustwatchedtheclass,afraidtojoinin.Finally,shegaveitatry.

Atfirst,Mistyfeltoutofplaceintheclass.Shedidn'tknowanythingaboutballet,andshewasolderthan

mostofthestudents.EventhoughMistyfelldiscouraged,shedidn'tgiveup.Shetalkedwithotherswhohad

similarproblems.Withthesupportcfthesefriends,thingsslowlyimproved.

Overthenextfiveyears,balletwasMisty'slife.Shepractised,performed,competed,attendedsummerballet

programmes,andgotmanyprizes.

Today,Mistysays,"I'velearnttoacceptmyappearance（外貌）,skincolour,andfigure（身材）Shewants

tohelpotherdancers,especiallyballetdancersofcolour,acceptthemselves,too.Shewroteapicturebookcalled

Firebird.Inthisbook,hercharacterencouragesayoungAfricanAmericanballetdancer.Inanoteattheendofthe

book.

Mistytellsreaderstofollowtheirdreams."Nomatterwhatthatdreamis,“shewrites,"youhavethepower

tomakeitcometruewithhardwork.”

1.WhichwordcanbestdescribeMistyaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Hard-working.B.Talented.

C.Helpful.D.Creative.

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutMisty?

A.Shestarteddancingbeforeshewas13.

B.Sheenjoysthefeelingofpractisingandperformingballet.

C.Sheissuccessfulbecauseofhertalentandperfectbody.

D.Shebecameconfidentagainwiththehelpofherparents.

3.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"discouraged''probablymean?

A.Sad.B.Bored.C.Angry.D.Excited.

4.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TrainingforBalletB.TheChallengesofBallet

C.DanceTowardsDreamsD.AGreatPerformance

【答案】1.A2.B3.A4.C

【导语】本文是•篇记叙文，讲id芭蕾舞者米斯蒂从胆怯接触芭蕾，到坚持练习、克服困难获得成功，还

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鼓励他人追逐梦想的经历，凸显努力的力量。

1.推理判断题。根据"MistyCopelandspendsmostdayspractisingandperfectingthegracefulmovementsofher

art.Shetakesclassesalmosteverydayandtakescareofherbody”可知,米斯蒂大部分时间都在练习打磨舞蹈动

作，几乎每天上课，体现出她的勤奋，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据"Overthenextfiveyears,balletwasMisty'slife.Shepractised,performed,competed,

attendedsummerballetprogrammes,andgotmanyprizes”可推断她享受芭蕾的练习和表演，故选B。

3.词句猜测题。根据"Shedidn'tknowanythingaboutballet,andshewasolderthanmostofthestudents”可知，

米斯蒂在芭蕾课上格格不入，什么都不懂还比别人年纪大，这种情况下她的心情应该是沮丧的，"discouraged”

意为“灰心的，沮丧的“，与sad意思相近，故选A。

4.最佳标题题。本文讲述米斯蒂从害怕尝试芭蕾到坚持追梦、J仅得成功的故事，“DanceTowardsDreams”

贴合主题，故选C。

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（25-26八年级下•全国•课后作业）Myfriend,Robert,hasatwinsisternamedAmanda.Thoughtheyget

alongwell,therearcsomethingsaboutAmandaandherfriendsthatpuzzle（困惑）him.Hecan'tunderstandhow

girlscantalkfbrlong.Forexample,sometimeswhenheleaveshometoplayfootball,Amandaandherfriend,

Sharon,aresittingonthesofa,talking.Whenhecomesbackthreehourslater,they'restillsittingthere,goingon

withthesametopic.

Boysandgirlshavedifferentattitudestowardsfriendship.Friendshipsbetweengirlsareusuallyabout

sharingfeelingsandsupport,butboysprefertoshareactivitiesorinterests.Aboyseemstobemorecarefulabout

sharinghisfeelingswithhisfriends.Agirfsclosestfriend,however,mightalwaysbeabouttotellherabout

somethingthathashappenedinherlife.

Manystudiesshowthatgirlshavemorefriendshipsthanboys.Infact,manyteenageboyscannotnamea

singlebestfriend.Whenasked,theythoughtfbrawhilebeforeanswering,klMybestfriend?Er,Idon'tthinkabout

that,andIhavesomanydifferentfriendsthatitishardtochoosejustonebestfriend.MGirlswhohavebeenasked

canusuallyanswerthequestionwithoutthinking,UAbestfriend?Ofcourse.Wchavealottosharewitheachother

anddoalotofthingstogether.”

Wehavetorealizethatboysshareactivities,whilegirlssharefeelingsmore.Butthemostimportantthingto

rememberis（hatbothofthemneedI'riendship.

1.WhatmakesRobertfeelstrangeabouthissisterAmanda?

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2.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenRobertandAmanda?

3.Whohasmorefriendships,boysorgirls?

4.Howdogirlsusuallyanswerthesamequestion?

5.Whatdoboysandgirlshaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?

［答案］1.Shecansitandtalkwithherfriendforhourswithoutdoinganythingelse.2.Theyaretwins(sister

andbrother).3.Girls.4.Theycan