2025-2026学年江苏省南京某中学八年级下册3月测试卷（原卷版）

南京外国语学校

2025—2026学年度第二学期初二年级阶段练习

英语试题（卷）

试卷总分：100分考试时间：100分钟

卷I客观题（满分50分）

Pleaseputyouranswersbyfillinginthecorrectboxeswith2Bpencilonthemultiplechoice

answercard.（请将以下选择题的答案用2B铅笔填在答题卡上。）

I.Multiplechoice（l%x20=20%）

1.prizeforthewinneroftheEnglishspeechcompetitionisone-weekholidayin（heUK.

A.The;不填B.A;不填C.A;theD.The;a

2.WhichofthefollowingisaproperEnglishheadlinefortheeventshowninthepicture?

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2025-2026学年度第二学期初二年级级

英语试模（卷〉

A.WhenWestMeetsEast:NFLSHosts39thForeignLanguageFestival

B.11he39thForeignLanguageFestivalWasHeldinOurSchoolYesterday

C.TheCulturalExchangeShowWillBeHeldintheSchoolHallTonight

D.EastMeetsWest:ACelebrationcfChineseandWesternCultures

3.Wasitabout1,400yearsagothefamousZhaozhouBridgeinHebeiwasbuilt?

A.untilB.thatC.beforeD.when

4.SheagreesJackaboutreadingbooksbeforetheexamtoimproveherunderstandingofthe

subject.

A.with;anumberofB.to;anumberof

Cwith;thenumberofD.to;thenumberof

5.Theyeachtofollowthestormtodotheirresearchandact,takingcarefulnotestocompare

theirfindingslater.

A.decide;lonelyB.decides;aloneC.decide;aloneD.decides;lonely

6.Itwasbackhomeafterawholedayoftiringworkatthatstart-uptechnologycompany.

A.notuntilmidnight(hathewentB.untilmidnightthathedidn'tgo

C.notuntilmidnightdidhegoD.untilmidnightwhenhedidn'tgo

7.Moreandmoreexhaustfumes,bytoomanycarsontheroad.airpollutioninthecity.

A.causing;hasincreasedB.caused;hasincreased

C.causing;haveincreasedD.caused;haveincreased

8.Lookatthemap.Tuvalu,asmallislandcountryinthePacificOcean,isabout3,000kilometersof

•卜

A.northeast;HawaiiB.southwest;NewZealand

C.northeast;NewZealandD.southeast;Hawaii

9.China,abuul9.6millionsquarekilumclcissize,isuvcifiuniMohcinlliciioilliloHainan

inthesouth.

A.by;5,000-kilomctcr-longB.in;5,000-kilomctcr-iong

C.by;5,000kilometerslongD.in;5,000kilometerslong

10.IsaacNewtonwasthefirstscientistthelawsofmotioninGreatBritain.

A.(oexplain;/B.toexplain;theC.explaining;/D.explaining;the

iI.Aldabraisoneotthemostimportanlmarine(海洋)reservesintheworld,andthefishthere

keeptheecosystemhealthy.

A.nature:helpsB.natural;helpC.nature;helpD.natural;helps

12.Whichofthefollowinghasthesamesentencestructureastheonebelow?

ItisfairtogiveAnnatheprizeinthepaintingcompetition.

A.Ahealthybabyusuallyweighs61bsormore.

B.Theceremonyhelpsateenagerbecomeanadult.

C.Ourteachersalwaysofferussomeusefuladvice.

D.Westayedhomefordinnertocelebratemybirthday.

13.Therewerefewpeopleattheparkthatwccouldrunaroundfreely,anditwasgoodfun

playinggamestogether.

A.so;soB.such;soC.such;suchD.so;such

14.Thestudentspracticeonthefield,fortheschoolsportsmeetingthatwillnextweek.

A.preparing;happenB.prepare;happen

C.preparing;takeplaceD.prepare;takeplace

15.—Itseemsalmostimpossiblethattheforestfireinthenationalparkcouldbestopped,it?

—,it'snoteasytostopitevenwithenoughresourcesandeffort.

A.does;YesB.doesn't;YesC.does;NoD.doesn't;No

16.Itiswhentheymakefriendsandfacechallengesstudentsgettoknowschoollifeisreally

lik已

A.(hat;whatB.that;howC.before;whatD.before;how

17.—Helen,Ihaveasurpriseforyou!

—Iyoutobringmeatickettomyfavoriteband'sconcert!

A.neverthink;aregoingB.neverthought;weregoing

C.didn,tthink;arcgoingD.haven,tthought;weregoing

18.Whichofthefollowingsentenceshasadifferentsentencestructure?

A.Jerryfoundthemoviequiteboringduringthetrip.

B.Theycangetateenagertodothejobforlessmoney.

C.Thepolicefoundthelostchildsafeandwellatlast.

D.Noteverybodyinourclassthinksitisagreatidea.

19.—Dad.1foundapairofsunglassesatthebeach.

—Didyouask?

A.whosethesunglassesis

B.thatwhotheownerofthesunglassesis

C.whomdidthesunglassesbelong

D.whothesunglassesbelongedto

20.—Manyhousesfelldownintheearthquake.Ican'tbelievehowmuchmoneywasspentbuildingthosehouses.

一Whatmattersishowwecanhelpthepeoplewholosttheirhomes.

A.Tellmeaboutit.B.That'snotthepoint.

C.It'snotabigdeal.D.Whatdoyoureckon?

II.Clozetest(l%xl5=15%)

I'mdelightedtobehereattheRoyalSocietytogivethisspeech

Now,I'm21aboutthepoweroftechnologytomakelifebetterforeveryone.22.theeasy

speechformetogivewouldbetotellyouabouttheincredibleopportunitiesbeforeus.

Justthismorning,IwasatMoorfieldsEyeHospital.They,reusingAItobuildamodelthatcanlookata

singlepictureofyoureyes,andnotonlydiagnose（诊断）blindness,butalso23heartattacks,

sirckes（中风）orParkinson's（帕金森病）.Andthat5sjustthe24.

IdobelievethattechnologieslikeAIwill25achangeasfar-reachingastheindustrialrevolution,

thecomingofelectricityorthe26oftheInternet.Aswitheveryoneofthosewavesoftechnology,AI

willbringnewknowledge,newopportunitiesforeconomic（经济的）growth,newadvancesinhumancapability

（能力）andthechancetosolveproblemsthatweoncethoughtbeyondus.But,likethose27.italsobrings

newdangersandnewfears.

So,theresponsiblethingformetodo—the28speechformetomake—is（ofacethose29

head-on,givingyouthepeaceofmindthatwewillkeepyousafewhilemakingsureyouandyourchildrenhaveall

theopportunitiesforabetterfuturetiiatAI30bring.

Doingtherightthing,nottheeasything,meansbeing31withpeopleabouttherisksfromthese

technologies.So,Iwon'thidethemfromyou.That'swhytoday,forthefirsttime,we'vetakenthehighlyunusual

seepof32ouranalysisontherisksofAI.Thesereportsprovideaseriouswarning.Getthiswrong,

33AIcouldmakeiteasier（obuildchemicalorbiologicalv/eapons.

CriminalscoulduseAItospreadfearanddestructiononanevenfurtherscale.TheycoulduseAI34

cyberatiacks（网络攻击）,disinformation,fraud（欺诈）orevenchildsexualabuse（性侵害）.Andinthemost

unlikelybutextremecases,thereiseventheriskthathumanitycould35AIcompletelythroughthekind

ofAIsometimesreferredtoas“superintelligence”.So,whileembracingAl'spotential,wcmustalsobeawareof

theveryrealdangersitpresents.

21.A.worriedB.curiousC.upsetD.positive

22.A.HoweverB.InsteadC.StillD.So

23.A.treatB.predictC.causeD.prevent

24.A.exampleB.storyC.beginningD.fact

25.A.bringB.welcomeC.observeD.experience

26.A.developmentB.endC.riskD.birth

27.A.chancesB.factorsC.toolsD.waves

28.A.successfulB.rightC.easyD.difficult

29.A.speechesB.opportunitiesC.possibilitiesD.fears

30.A.mustD.canC.shouldn'tD.needn't

31.A.honestB.politeC.strictD.patient

32.A.publishingB.makingC.reviewingD.questioning

33.A.forB.butC.andD.or

34.A.asB.withC.againstD.for

35.A.losesightofB.losetrackofC.losetouchwithD.losecontrolof

III.Readingcomprehension（l%x15=15%）

A

CareerWatch:Asaforensicscientist（法医）,youhelpsolvecrimes.What'sthescariestsituationyouhave

foundyourselfinwhileworkingonacase?

David:Actually,myjobisverysafe.Iworkrighthereinthislab.Ianalyze（分析）dataandmaterials.Ihardly

evervisitthecrimescene.Infact,themostdangerouspartofmyjobis（hechemicalsIusetodevelop（提取）

fingerprints.

CareerWatch:Ontelevision,fcrcnsicscientistsarcoftenshownatcrimescenesorrunningaftercriminals.Arc

yousayingyourjobisn'tlikethat?

David:That'sright.AllthedramaonTVismeanttomaketheshowsmoreinteresting.Butthejobsofcrime

sceneinvestigators（调查员）andforensicscientistsarcverydifferent.Investigatorsbringinalltheevidence（证

据）,andIworktopieceittogetherinthecrimelab.

CareerWatch:Tellusaboutsomeofthetoolsandmaterialsyouworkwitheveryday.

David:Ourlabhasdifferentstationsfordifferenttasks.Wchavechemicalsandmachinesthatcananalyze

DNA,fingerprints,hair,andotherevidence.Today,I'mputtingtogetheracompletefingerprintfromamessy

sample（hattheinvestigatorsfound2tthecrimescene.

CareerWatch:OnTVshows,forensicscientistsusefancycomputerequipmentsuchasfacialrecognition

software,3-Ddisplaysofcrimescenes,andgiantcomputerscreens.Is（hattrue?

David:Well,wedohavehigh-techequipment,butit'snotexactlyasyouseeonTV.Studyingevidenceisn't

nearlyasquickandeasyasHollywoodmakesitseem.

36.WhichofthefollowingispartofDavid'sjob?

A.Visitingcrimescenesoften.B.Piecingtogetherevidenceinthelab.

C.Bringinginalltheevidence.D.Runningaftercriminals.

37.Themainpurposeofthisinterviewistoshow.

A.whatthedailyworkofaforensicscientistincludes

B.howtobecomeaforensicscientistinreallife

C.whyforensicworkonTVlooksmoreinteresting

D.（hat（hejobofaforensicscientistisnotdangerous

38.WhatisthedifferencebetweenforensicworkinreallifeandthatonTV?

A.DramasonTVuserealcrimescenes.

B.ForensicscientistsonTVrunaftercriminals.

C.High-techequipmentisonlyusedbyforensicscientistsonTV.

D.CrimelabsonTVhavedifferentstationsfordifferenttasks.

39.WhatdoesDavidmeanbysaying4iStudyingevidenceisn'tnearlyasquickandeasyasHollywoodmakesit

seem.^^inthelastsentence?

A.Thejobismoredangerousthanitlooksonscreen.

B.Hollywoodmakesthejobseemtoosimpleandfast.

C.HewisheshisjobweremorelikeTVshows.

D.HewantstohavethefancyequipmentthatisshownonTV.

40.Theintendewmostlikelyappears.

AinamagazineaboutinterestingjobsB.onawebsiteaboutpopularTVshows

C.inaguidefbrnewforensicscientistsD.inanewsreportaboutacrime

B

®lntheclassic“rubberhand,,illusion（错觉），aparticipantistrekedintoexperiencingafake（假的）armon

thetableinfrontofthemastheirown:theirbrain'*teels,Tthetouchofafeatherorotherthingstheyseetouchingthe

fakearm.（Therealarmisbehindaboard.）Untilnow,onlysomemammals（哺乳动物）,suchashumansandmice,

wereknowntobeinfluencedbythisillusion.Butarecentstudyshowsthatoctopus（章鱼）brainscanbetrickedin

thesameway,addinganothernewfindingtowhatwcknowaboutthesecreatures'innerlives.

②Firstthescientistsplacedanoctopusinawatertankwhereitcouldrelaxonasoftsurfacesimilartothe

sealloor.Thentheyputupaboardthatcoveredoneoftheoctopus'sannsandleftafakeonethatcanbeseen

instead.<4Itwasimportanttomaketherubberamilookliketheoctopus'srealarmbecausein（hehuman

experiment,theillusiondoesnothappenifthefakehandisshapeddifferentlyfromtherealhumanhandJsays

studyleadauthorSumireKawashima,abiologistattheUniversityoftheRyukyusinJapan.

③Nexttheresearchersgentlytouchedtherealandthefakearmwithsmallsticksatthesametime.Afterabout

eightseconds,theywentontouchingonlythefakearm.Allsixoctopusesreactedtothefakearm'sstimulation（刺

激）withdefensive（防御的）responsessuchasescapemovementsorbodycolorchanges.Butwhenthe

experimenterstrieddifferentwayssuchastouchingonlythefakearmortouchingthearmsatdifferenttimes,the

octopusest4werenotsurprisedatall/'saysstudyco-authorYuzuruIkeda,alsoabiologistatUniversityofthe

Ryukyus.

©Thefindingssuggestoctopusescanbetrickedbythesameillusionashumans—andthusmayhaveasense

ofbodyownershiplikewedo,theresearcherssay.Thisisaninterestingresultinitselfbecausesuchabilityisalso

oneofhumankind's"veryadvancedabilities,Ikedasays.

@UIhadn'tseenanythinglikethisbefore/'saysKristinAndrews,anexpertwhostudiesanimalminds.She

saysthestudyseemstoofferevidencethatoctopusesare“self-conscious^^orawareof（意识至ij）theirbodies,

although“wccan'tsimplythinkthatoctopuseshavethesamenaturalbeliefinaseparation（区别）betweenacore

（核心的）selfandthebodythathumansseemtohave.Theymightseetheworldinaverydifferentway.”

41.Whatdidscientistsdobeforestartingthemainexperiment?

A.Theyplacedoctopusesinadrytank.

B.Theyletoctopusesrestonasoftsurface.

C.Theycoveredallarmsoftheoctopuses.

D.Theypreparedarubberarmthatcouldchangecolors.

42.Whywasitimportanttomakethefakearmlookreal?

A.Tomaketheoctopusesfeelrelaxedandsafe.

B.Tohelptheoctopusesrecognizetheirownarms.

C.Topreventtheoctopusesfrombecomingscaredornervous.

D.Tomaketheoctopusesmistakethefakearmfortherealones.

43.Accordingtotheexperiment,whatcanweinferabouttheoctopuses?

A.Theymayhaveasenseofbodyownership.

B.Theyseetheworldinthesamewayashumansdo.

C.Theyonlyreactedwhenbotharmsweretouchedatthesametime.

D.Alltheoctopusesshoweddefensiveresponsesindifferenttestconditions.

44Whatisthebesttidefor（hepassage?

A.TestingOctopusArmsB.OctopusIllusion

C.AnimalSelf-ConsciousnessProvedD.Howoctopus'sbrainworks

45.Whatmightbethestructureofthisarticle?

Av

[ThefollowingisanexcerptfromKlaraandtheSunbyKazuoIshiguro.ThenoveltalksaboutanAI“Friend”

KlarawhobelievestheSuncanhealhersickhumanfriend.J

Whenwewerenew,RosaandIstayedinthemiddleofthestore,nearihemagazinetable.Fromtherewe

couldseepartofthewindowandwatchtheoutsideworld—peoplepassingby,taxis,tourists,BeggarManandhis

dog,andthelowerpartoftheRPOBuilding.

Later,afterwegotusedtothestore.Managerletuswalktothefrontbehindtheshopwindow.Fromtherewe

couldseehowtalltheRPOBuildingwas.Andifwcwerethereatjusttherighttime,wcwouldseetheSun

crossingbetweenthebuildings.

WhenIwasluckyenoughtoseehim,I'dmovemyfaceforwardtotakeinasmuchofhisnourishment（滋养）

asIcould,andifRosawaswithme,I'dtellhertodothesame.Afteraminuteortwo,we'dhavetoreturntoour

placesandwhenwewerenew,weworriedthatbecausewecouldn'tseetheSunfromthemiddleofthestore,we'd

growweaker.BoyAFRex,whowasnexttous,toldusnottoworry.Hepointedtothefloorandsaid,"That'sthe

Sun'spatternrightthere.Ifyou'reworried,youcanjusttouchitandgetstrongagain.”

Therewerenocustomersthen.Managerwasbusy,andIdidn'twanttobotherher.SoItookaquicklookat

Rosa.Whenshelookedbackwithnoexpression,Isteppedforward,bentdownandreachedouttotouchtheSun's

pattern（图案）.ButassoonasItouchedit,thepatternwasgone.Itriedeverything—patting（拍打）thespot,

rubbing（摩擦）thefloor—butitwouldn'tcomeback.

WhenIstoodup,Rexsaid,“Klara,thatwasgreedy（贪婪的）.Youtookallthenourishmentforyourself.Look,

it'salmostdark.”

'Tmsorry,M1said.“Ididn'tmeanto.”

“Becauseofyou,“Rexsaid,11becomeweakbyevening.M

“You'rejoking,"Isaid.

"I'mnot.Icouldgetsickrightnow.AndthoseAFsintheback?They'realreadynotwell.They'llgetworse

now.Youweregreedy,Klara.”

"Idon'tbelieveyou,“Isaid,butIwasnolongersure.IlookedatRosa—herfacewasstillblank.

'Tmfeelingsickalready,nRexsaid.

“ButyoujustsaidtheSunalwaysreachesus.You'rejoking.M

Intheend.ImademyselfbelieveRexwasjokingwithme.But1sensedIhadmadehimbringupsomething

uncomfortable-somethingmostAFspreferrednottotalkabout.Notlongafter,thatthinghappenedtoRex.It

mademethinkthatevenifhehadbeenjokingthatday,partofhimhadbeenserioustoo.

46.WhydidKlaradecidetotouchtheSun'spatternonthefloor?

A.BecauseshewonderedifRexwasright.B.BecauseRosaaskedhertodoit.

C.BecauseManagertoldhertodoit.D.BecauseshewantedtoplayatrickonRex.

47.Whatdocstheunderlinedword'blank”mostlikelymean?

A.Showingdoubt.B.Showingworry.

C.Showingsadness.D.Showingnoemotions.

48.AccordingtoBoyAFRex,whatwasKlara'smistakeinthissituation?

A.SheleftherplacewithoutaskingtheManager.

B.Shetookinallthesunlightforherself.

C.Shetouchedthepatternwithoutpermission.

D.ShemadetheSundisappearfroir.thestore.

49.HowdidKlara'sattitudetowardRex'swordschangeduringthestory?

A.Atfirst,Klaradidn'tbelieveRex,butlatershethoughtsomeofhiswordsmightbetrue.

B.KlaraalwaysthoughtRexwasjokingandnevertookhiswordsseriously.

C.KlarawentfrombeingworriedaboutRextonotcaringabouthimanymore.

D.KlaragotreallyscaredofwhatRexsaidandstoppedthinkingaboutwhetheritwastrue.

50.Whatdocsthelastsentencesuggestabout“thatthingMthathappenedtoRex?

A.ItwasafortunateeventthatRexhadbeenhopingfbr.

B.1(wasacommonproblem(haifewAFsexperienced.

C.ItwasrelatedtotheunspokenfearofweaknessthatAFsshared.

D.ItwasadirectresultofKlaratakingtheSuifsnourishmentfbrherself.

卷II主观题(满分50分)

Pleasewritetheanswersontheanswersheet.(请将此卷答案写在答题纸上。)

IV.Vocabulary

A.Completeeachsentencewithproperwords.Thefirstletterofeachwordisgiven.

(0.5%xl8=9%)

51.Thehikerswalkedforhours,butthemountainseemedsofarinthedthattheywonderedifthey'd

everreachthetopbeforesunset.

52.Nenergycanhelpcreatecleanelectricity,butitcanalsoproducewastethatneedstobestored

carefully.

53.Therearemanyactivevaroundtheworld,especiallyinplaceslikeJapanandIceland.Peopleinthese

areasmustbepreparedfordanger.

54.Thesunisthemainsofenergyforourplanet,providinglightandheattohelpplantsgrowandkeep

theEarthwarm.

55.Thankstomodemtechnology,thisyear'spotatohwasihclargestinthevillage'shistory.Machines

helped(hefarmerscollecteverythingquickly.

56.Afterstrongearthquakes,tcanhappenandtravelacrosstheoceanathighspeed.Peopleincoastal(海

滨的)areasmustbereadytomovequicklytostaysafe.

57.Assoonasthechefdroppedapieceofsteakonthefloor,antswereseensoutfromasmallholeinthe

coinerofthekitchen.

58.Thestormcausedalotofdtothetreesinthepark,withmanybranchesbrokenandfallenalloverthe

ground,makingithardtowalkthrough.

59.Hcanbeverydangerousbecausetheybringstrongwindsandheavyrain,oftencausingfloods.

60.Thecharityworkshardtofighthinpoorvillagesbyprovidingmealsandteachingfamilieshowto

growtheirownvegetables.

61.Theseabecamerduringthestorm,andthewaveswerehighandstrong.

62.1bringnewideas,food,andtraditionsthatmakethecountrymoreinterestingandcolorful.

63.1hadtortheinvitationtothepartybecauseIwassickandneededtorestathome.

64.Theygotlostintheforestforhogbut(heyfollowedtheriverandefoundtheirwaybackhome.

65.Canyouiwhatitwouldbeliketoliveonanotherplanet,withdifferentanimalsandplants?

66.Wehaven'tdecidedwheretogofbrthecomingvacation.Perhapswewillgoswarmandinteresting.

67.Thebasketballteamscoredeightypointsainlastnightsgame,breakingtheirprevious(先前的)

recordforasinglematch.

68.Manyiplayimportantrolesinnature,suchashelpingplantsgroworactingasfoodforotheranimals.

Withoutthem,theenvironmentwouldbeverydifferent.

B.Completethesentenceswiththeproperformsofthegivenwords.(0.5%xl0=5%)

69.Withoutenoughoxygenorwaler,(hesurfaceofthemooniscompletelyforhumanstoliveon.

(habitable)

70.Tiafficjamshappeninthemorningthanintheafternoonnearourschool,especiallyonrainydays.

(frequent)

71.Airpollutioninbigcitiespeople'shealth,causingseriousproblemslikelungdiseasesandheart

problemsovertime,(threat)

72.Haveyouseenanygoodmovies?Myfriendrecommendedanewfilmthatcameoutlastweek,

(recent)

73.Tom'seyeswidenedwithalookasheheardfootstepsbehindhiminthequiethallway,hisbody

frozen,unsurewhethertoturnaroundorkeepwalking,(frighten)

74.Thebasementofthehousewaslastnightbecauseofthebrokenpipeandthefamilyhadtocleanup

themess,(flood)

75.Comparedwith(heoldone,(henewsmartphonemodelismuch,makingiteasiertocarryinpockets

orsmallbags,(tiny)

76.Mysuitcase24kilograms,buttheairport'slimitwas23kilograms,soIhadtotakesome

thingsout.(weigh)

77.Theinternetallowspeopletocommunicate,makingiteasiertoconnectwithfriendsandfamilyfrom

differentcountries,(global)

V.Completethesentenceswiththeproperformsofthegivenverbs.(0.5%xl2=6%)

78.Itwasthenewsaboutthecelebrity'ssuddendeaththat(shake)thewholenation.

79.AccordingtoChineseculture,wedon'tallow(tidy)theroomuntilthefifthdayofthefirstlunar

monthbecauseitisbelievedtotakeawaygoodluckandwealth.

80.Sincegettingapuppy,I(wake)upat6a.m.everymorningbyitsbarking.

81.Weweretoldthatthehiking(hold)duringtheSpringBreakthisyear.

82.Youneedtoreturnmybooknextweeksinceyou(keep)itforalmostamonth.

83.Thelosthikersbyahelicopterafterspendingthreecoldnightsaloneinthemountains.(rescue)

84.Mygymclothes(notwash)well,losingtheircolourreallyfast.

85.—Has(hechildbeenfoundyet?

—Luckily,yes.Itturnsoutthattheboy(hide)inaroom,withnothingbutanoldblankettokeephim

warm.

86.(dress)inaschooluniform,thestudentslookedneatandtidy.

87.Whenthenewlibrary(finish)nextyear,studentswillhaveamodernplacetoreadandstudy.

88.Hesawthataboy(beat)bysomebadguyswhenhepassed(heroom.

89.Withtheirmainbridgebythestorm,thevillagershadtouseboatstotransportfoodandmedicine.

(destroy)

VI.Chooseaproperphrasetocompleteeachsentenceandchangetheformifnecessary.There

isanextraone.(I%x5=5%)

bemoreresponsiblefor

beindangerofget

together

liveonone'sown

takeintakecareof

IntheYangtzeRiver,youngfinlessporpoisesG「豚)often10afterleavingtheirmothers.In1996,

researchers91towatchthemandchecktheirhealth.Over(hepastyears,someoftheseporpoises

92asmembersofaspecialprogramtoprotectthemfromthechangingriverenvironment.Ifthe

environmentkeepsgettingworse,theseporpoisesmay93losingtheirhome.Scientistssaythatwhile

factoriescausesomeproblems,people94theproblemthantheyoftenrealize,becausedailyactionscan

hurttheriver.

VILCompleteeachsentenceaccordingtotheChinesegiven.(0.5%x20=10%)

我们的星球如今正面临着严峻的环境挑战。人类活动产生的温室气体排放年复一年地增加。此外，在

东非，沙漠蝗虫的数量已经失控。它们迅速吃掉庄稼，确实给当地农民带来了问题。许多家庭失去了食物

和收入。难怪全世界越来越多的人呼吁采取行动。为了改变这种情况，许多国家已经开始共同努力。虽然

挑找很大，但我们已经取得了一些进展。在过去的几年里，我们已经将一些主要行业的污染减少了五分之

二。虽然长路漫漫，但至少我们正朝着正确的方向前进。

Ourplanetisfacingseriousenvironmentalchallengestoday.The95fromhumanactivitieshave

beenincreasingyearafteryear.Besides,inEastAfrica,thenumberof96hasgrownoutofcontrol.They

eatcropsveryquicklyandthey97localfanners.Manyfamilieslosetheirfoodandincome.Il's

98thatmoreandmorepeoplearoundtheworldarecallingforaction.99.manycountrieshave

startedtoworktogether.Althoughthechallengesarebig,wehavemadesomeprogress.Inthepastfewyears,we

havecutdownthepollutionfromsomemajorindustriesby100.Thereisalongwaytogo,but

1。1wearemovingintherightdirection.

VIII.Task—basedreading(1%x10=10%)

ChineseAstronautsTraininCavestoPrepareforSpace

Dark,coldandwet,acavedeepinthemountainsofWulongDistrict,Chongqing,welcomedspecialvisitorsin

winter.

FromDecember2025toJanuary2026,28astronautsjoinedChina'sfirstcave—trainingmission（任务），

reportedXinhua.Theyweredividedintofourteams,witheachteamspendingsixd