2019-2021北京重点区初二（下）期末英语汇编：阅读理解

43/432019-2021北京重点区初二（下）期末英语汇编阅读理解一．阅读理解1．（2021北京朝阳区八年级期末）ManypeopleareafraidtocookChinesefood.TheythinkitisdifficulttoprepareChinesedishes.Ching﹣HeHuang，ayoungchef（厨师），businessowner，andTVstar，ischangingtheirideas.SheteachespeoplequickandeasywaystoprepareChinesefood.ThankstoChing﹣He，manypeoplearoundtheworldnowlovetocookChinesefood.Ching﹣Hewasbornin1978.ShefirstlearnedabouttraditionalChinesecookingfromhergrandparents.WhenChing﹣Hewaselevenyearsold，sheandherfamilymovedtoLondon.Hermotheroftentraveledforwork，andChing﹣Hecookedmealsforherfamily.HermothertaughtheralittlebitaboutChinesecooking.Soon，Ching﹣Hestartedtocreateherownrecipes（菜谱）.Sheespeciallylovedtomakericedishesandnoodlesoups.Ching﹣Hestudiedeconomics（经济学）incollege，butherbigpassion（热情）wascooking.Aftershegraduated，shestartedafoodanddrinkcompany.ShesoldhealthyChinesefoodsanddrinkstostores.In2005，Ching﹣HehadherfirstTVcookingprogram.In2006，shewroteherfirstcookbook.In2008，shestarredinanotherTVseries，ChineseFoodMadeEasy.ForthisTVshow，shetraveledaroundtheUKandtaughtpeopletomakesimple，deliciousChinesefood.ShealsowroteanothercookbooktogowiththeTVshow.OverthreemillionpeoplewatchedtheTVseries.Nowsheissuccessful.Ching﹣Heisaverybusywoman，butshestillfindstimetorelax.WhatdoesChing﹣HeHuangdoinherfreetime？Shecooks，ofcourse!（1）DomanypeoplethinkitisdifficulttoprepareChinesedishes？（2）WhodidChing﹣HeHuangfirstlearnabouttraditionalChinesecookingfrom？（3）WhatkindoffooddidChing﹣HeHuangespeciallylovetomake？（4）Whendidshewriteherfirstcookbook？（5）WhathasbroughtChing﹣HeHuangsuccess？2．（2021北京朝阳区八年级期末）TheothersideofthewallTherewasayoungwomanwhowasproudofthegrowthandcareoftheflowersinherflowergarden.Shehadbeenraisedbyhergrandmother，whotaughthertoloveandcareforflowersassheherselfhaddone.So，likehergrandmother，herflowergardenwassecondtonone.Onedaywhilelookingthroughaflowercatalogue（目录），sheoftenorderedfrom，apictureofaplantimmediatelycaughthereye.Shehadneverseenblooms（花）likethatbefore."Ihavetohaveit，"shesaidtoherself，andsheimmediatelyorderedit.Whenitarrived，shealreadyhadaplacepreparedtoplantit.Sheplanteditatthefootofastonewallatthebackofheryard.Itgreweagerly，withbeautifulgreenleavesalloverthevine（藤），buttherewerenoblooms.Dayafterdayshecontinuedtowaterit，feedit，andsheeventalkedtoit.However，itwasuseless.Onemorningweekslater，asshestoodbeforethevine，shewasdisappointedthatherplanthadnotbloomed.Shewasthinkingaboutcuttingitdownandplantingsomethingelseinitsplace.Itwasatthispointthatherneighborwhoseyardwasrightnexttohers，calledovertoher."Thankyousomuch！Youcan'timaginehowmuchIhaveenjoyedthebloomsofthatvineyouplanted."Theyoungwomanwalkedthroughthegateintoherneighbor'syard，andsureenough，shesawthatontheothersideofthewallthevinewasfilledwithblooms.Theywereindeedthemostbeautifulbloomsshehadeverseen.Thevinehadgrownquietlythroughthecrevices（裂痕）andithadnotfloweredonhersideofthewall.Ithadfloweredthicklyontheotherside.Justbecauseyoucannotseethegoodresultofyourworkdoesnotmeanthatitproducesnofruit.（1）Whentheplantarrived，theyoungwomanplantedit_________.A.nexttothegateB.ontheplaygroundC.atthebackofheryardD.inherneighbor'syard（2）Shedidn'tseethebloomsatfirstbecause__________.A.shewastoocarelessB.herneighborpickedthemC.theyweretoosmalltobenoticedD.theywereontheothersideofthewall（3）Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat__________.A.hardworkwillfinallypayoffB.patienceisthekeytosuccessC.itisimportanttogetalongwithneighborsD.confidencemattersevenwhenwehavefailed3．（2021北京朝阳区八年级期末）Helloeveryone!It'sMarch10th.It'swarminBeijing.Let'stalkabouttheweatherinyourhometownsnow.MarchinChicago？It'sstillwinterhere，andthatmeanscoldweather，cloudyskies，andsnow.Todayit'ssnowingagain，andthetemperatureisonly﹣6℃.Butthecolddoesn'ttroublemebecauseIcanplayallkindsofwintersports.WintersinParisaren'tbad.Itrainsalot，andit'susuallycoolandcloudy，butneververycold.It's10℃today，forexample.It'srainingagainnow，butIalwayshaveanumbrella（雨伞）withme，soit'snoproblem.Besides，it'salreadyMarch，Sospringisalmosthere.TheweatherinMexicoCityisalmostalwaysnice.Ourwintersaaredry，withlittlerain.Summersarenotashotasonthecoast.Eveninthesummer，it'sabout20℃，perfectforrunningoranyothersport.Nowit'stheendofsummerhereinRio（里约），andit'sstillveryhotandsunny.It's38℃today.Atthismoment，I'matthebeachwithmyfriends.We'rehavingagoodtime，swimmingandtalkingaboutwhatwedidduringtheholiday.（1）What'sthetemperatureinMary'shometown？A.20℃B.10℃C.38℃D.﹣6℃（2）Whoalwayscarriesanumbrella？A.MaryB.JoeC.MariaD.Andy（3）It'stheendofsummerin_________inMarch.A.ParisB.ChicagoC.MexicoCityD.Rio4．（2021北京朝阳区八年级期末）Humorandlaughteraregoodforus.Theycanheal（治愈）usphysicallyandmentally（心理上）Infact，everysystemofthebodyreacts（反应）tolaughterinsomepositive（积极的），healingway.Sohowcanwegetmorelaughterintoourlives？Isitpossibletodevelopasenseofhumor？Dr.Wilsonhassomeanswers.Manypeoplebelieveasenseofhumorisinborn.Theythink，"eitheryou'vegotit，oryoudon't."However，Dr.Wilsonpointsoutthatthisiswrong.Actually，wearebornwiththeabilitytolaughandsmile.Apartofthebrainandcentralnervoussystemthatcontrol（控）laughingnesmilingarefullydevelopedatbirth.However，thatdoesnotmeanthatnewbornshaveasenseofhumor.Asenseofhumorissomethingthatyoucandevelopoveralifetimesometimespeoplethinkthattheydon'thaveagoodsenseofhumorbecausetheyarenotgoodjoketellers.Dr.Wilsonremindsusthattellingjokesisonlyoneofmanywaystoexpresshumor.Headvisesustodropourshynessandtrytolaughatourselves.Thenwewillmakeotherslaugh，too.Apersonwhohasatruesenseofhumoriswillingandabletoseethefunnysideofeverydaylife.Asenseofhumorisbestdefined（下定义）as"theabilitytoseethenon﹣seriouspointinasituation".Consider（考虑）thissignfromastorewindow："Anyimperfectproductwillbecheerfullyreplacedwithproductofthesamequality（质量）."Thestoremanagerprobablyplacedthesigninthewindowtoshowthecustomersthestore'sexcellentservice.Hehadaseriouspurpose，butifyouhaveasenseofhumor，youwillprobablyfindthesignfunny.AsDr.Wilsonsays，"agoodsenseofhumormeansthatyoudon'thavetobefunny；youjusthavetoseewhat'sfunny."（1）Whydidthestoremanagerplacethesigninthewindow？A.Totellcustomersthestore'sexcellentservice.B.Tocalloncustomerstohave.asenseofhumor.C.Toattractmorepeopletoworkinthestore.D.Toshowtheirproductsareofhighquality.（2）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？A.Tostopbeingshyisthebestwaytohaveagoodsenseofhumor.B.Ourbodyalwaysreactspositivelytohumorandlaughter.C.Newbornsarenotabletolaughandsmileatbirth.D.Humorouspeoplemustbegoodattellingjokes.（3）Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？A.DoYouHaveaSenseofHumor？B.WhyDoesHumorMatterinOurLife？C.DoYouThinkOurEverydayLifeFunny？D.HowCanYouDevelopaGoodSenseofHumor？5．（2021北京海淀区八年级期末）Dogscanhelpfirst﹣yearuniversitystudentstreathomesickness，accordingtoanewUBCstudy.Thestudyshowsthatanimal﹣assistedtherapy（动物辅助治疗）canhelpstudentstreathomesicknessandcouldbeausefultoolinloweringpost﹣secondarydrop﹣outrates（辍学率）."Transitioning（转变）fromhighschooltouniversityprovestobeachallengeformanyfirst﹣yearstudents，"saysProfessorJohnTylerBinfetofUBC."Sincestudentswhoexperiencehomesicknessaremorelikelythantheirnon﹣homesickschoolmatestodropoutofuniversity，universitiesshouldsupportstudentsduringtheirfirstyear."Inthestudy，44first﹣yearuniversitystudentswhowerehomesickweregivenasurveytomeasurelevelsofhomesickness，satisfactionwithlifeandconnectedness（关联）withcampus.Halfofthestudentscompletedeightweeksofdogtherapy，whiletheotherhalfweretoldtotakethetherapyeightweekslater.Dogtherapyincluded45﹣minuteweeklygatherings，likegroupactivitieswiththedogsandtheirtrainers，andmeetingotherfirst﹣yearstudentsparticipating（参与）inthestudy.Aftereightweeks，participantsinboththetreatmentgroupandthenon﹣treatmentgroupcompletedthesurveyagain.Participantswhocompletedtheeight﹣weekprogramwerelesshomesickandmoresatisfiedwithschoollife.Theyreportedthatduringthetherapytheyfeltliketheywereathometalkingwithfriendswhobroughttheirdogs.However，thenon﹣treatmentgroupreportedanincreaseintheirfeelingsofhomesickness"Movingtoanewcity，Ididnotknowanyoneattheuniversityandbecameveryhomesick，"saidVarenkaKim.astudentwhotookpartintheeight﹣weektherapy."Istayedinmyroomanddidn'tfeellikeIbelongedhere.HavingdogtherapyeveryFridaygavemeasenseofpurposeandIstayedpositiveaboutlife."（1）Paragraph4ismainlyabout_________.A.thestepsofthestudyB.thefindingsofthestudyC.thedifficultiesinthestudyD.thetoolsusedinthestudy（2）Whydoesthewritermention（提到）VarenkaKim'swordsinParagraph5？A.Totelluswhathethoughtofmovingtoanewcity.B.Toexplainthereasonwhyhetookpartindogtherapy.C.Toencourageustomakemorefriendsattheuniversity.D.Toshowdogtherapyhelpedhimgothroughhomesickness.（3）Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy？A.ProfessorBinfetstressedtheimportanceofworkingwithdogs.B.Livingwithanimalsimprovesstudents'performanceincollege.C.Animal﹣assistedtherapycanhelpstudentsfitintonewcollegelife.D.Playingwithdogsinfluencesstudents'relationshipswiththeirfamily.6．（2021北京西城区八年级期末）EnjoyYourTimeIndoorswithTheseFunActivitiesBuild﹣BubblingSnowmenUsebakingsodatomakeyourown'snowmen'Thenmelt（融化）themintobubblingfizzwithvinegar.Thisactivityshowskidshowtomakeminisnowcreaturesusingthingsinthehousehold.Grades：4﹣8Topic：STEM，ChemistryLengthofTime：30﹣45minutesUpYourCookieKnowledgeInthisactivity，you'llBake（烘焙）alotofchocolatechipcookies.You'llfindhowthesmallestchangestoingredients（成分）canmakeabigdifferencewhenitcomestobaking.Grades：1﹣12Topic：STEM，CookingLengthofTime：25minutesMakeaDIYWishPillowTurndreamsintoactionswiththisDIYthrowpillowfilledwithyourveryowngoalsfortheNewYear.ThisactivityisagreatwaytosetgoalsfortheNewYeartohelpinspireyoutoachieveyourwishesanddreams.Grades：3﹣8Topic：CraftingLengthofTime：30minutesMakeFleeceScarvesInthisactivity，youwillinviteyourfriendstocreateHandmadefleecescarvestogetherandtiethemaroundtreesnearahomelessareabeforecoldweatherarrives.Thisactivityisagoodwaytoshowyourkindnessandhelppeopleinneed.Grades：3﹣5，6﹣8，9﹣12Topic：CraftingLengthoftime：3hours（1）Kidsin_________cantakepartintheactivityBuildBubblingSnowmen.A.Grade3B.Grade8C.Grade9D.Grade12（2）HowlongistheactivityUpYourCookieknowledge？A.25minutes.B.30minutes.C.45minutes.D.3hours.（3）Whichactivityisagoodwaytohelphomelesspeople？A.BuildBubblingSnowmen.B.UpYourCookieKnowledge.C.MakeaDIYWishPillow.D.MakeFleeceScarves.7．（2021北京海淀区八年级期末）TheLostAirplane"We'releaving！"Dadcalled.Codywasabouttoracedownstairswhenhenoticedthetinyairplaneonhiscousin'sdesk."Itwouldbefuntotakeittothebeach，"hethought."Idon'tthinkDavewillmind."CodyputtheairplaneintothepocketofhisswimsuitOnthebeach，Codymadearunway（机场的跑道）inthesand.Thenhetookouttheairplaneandimaginedittakingoff."Cody，areyoucomingwithus？"Dadcalled.DadandUncleJeffcouldn'twaittogosurfing.Codytookhisbodyboardandranafterthem.Theyrodewaveafterwave.SoonCody'steethwerechatteringfromthecold.Hewasgladwhentheydecidedtoheadbacktotheirplaceonthesand.Restingonthebeach，Codyenjoyedthewarmsunshine.Butwithasuddenfear，hesatup."Wherewastheairplane？"Hesearchedthesandaroundhim，buthefoundonlybrokenseashells.HekeptlookingfortheairplanewhileeatinglunchButasitbecameclearthattheairplanewaslost，helosthisappetite（胃口）aswellCodywasquietonthewaybackheme，wonderinghowtotellDaveaboutit.Slowlyheclimbedupstairs.Ontheverylaststep，hefeltsomethingsharpinhispocket."Coulditbe？"Hisfingersclosedaroundtheairplaneindisbelief.Hemusthaveputitintohispocketinhisrushtogosurfing！Awesome—nowhewouldn'thavetotellDaveaboutit！ButCodydidn'tfeelrelieved（如释重负的）.HeknewhehadtosaysorrytoDave."I'msosorry，"CodysaidaftertellingDavewhathadhappened."Iwouldhaveletyouborrowit，"saidDave."I'mproudofyoufortellingme，though.Nexttime，justask."Codyfeltbetter，asifhe'dcaughtanotherwave—awaveofrelief.（1）Whodidtheairplanebelongto？A.Cody.B.Dave.C.Cody'sdad.D.UncleJeff.（2）Codyfoundtheairplanewaslostwhenhewas__________.A.headingbackhome.B.eatinghislunch.C.ridingwaveafterwave.D.restingonthebeach.（3）HowdidCodyfeelattheendofthestory？A.Proud.B.Angry.C.Scared.D.Relieved.（4）ThenexttimeCodywantstoplaywiththeairplane，hewillprobably___________.A.gosurfinginsteadB.borrowitfromDaveC.talktohisdadfirstD.askUncleJeffforhelp8．（2020北京西城区八年级期末）Youshouldalwayssupportyourkidsandtheirnaturaltalents（天赋）.Andifyoudothis，greatthingswillhappen.That'swhat9﹣year﹣oldJoeWhale'sparentsthoughtwhentheyencouragedtheirsontokeepdrawing，eventhoughhegotintotroublefordoodlingduringclass.TheysentJoetoanafter﹣schoolartclassandhisartisticabilitieswerequicklynoticedbythosearoundhim.Infact，Joewasinvitedtodecoratethediningroomofthe"Number4"restaurantinShrewsbury，England.Now，JoeisknownasTheDoodleBoyandhashisownwebsite，aswellassocialmediapagesshowingoffhisawesomeart.WespoketoJoe'sdadGregabouthisson'sartistictalents.AccordingtoGreg，hissonhasalwaysloveddrawingandwasagiftedartistinprimaryschoolatage4.Also，Greghadsomeadviceforparentswhowanttoencouragetheirkidstodeveloptheirtalents："Iwouldadviseparentstoencouragetheirchildrentoalwaysfollowtheirpassionanddreamsandresearchlocalworkshopsorgroupswithintheirlocalcommunity."Hesaid，"Whentheirkidsgetintotroubleforsomethingatschool，someparentstendtoshutthatbehaviordown.However，othersknowhowtorecognizeatalentthatneedscreativespacetogrow，sotheygivethemwhattheyneed."Joe'steacherrecognizedhistalentandpostedhisworkonInstagram.Hisdrawingscaughttheeyeoftherestaurantwhichaskedhimtocomeoveranddecoratetheirwallswithhisdoodles.Now，hisdaddriveshimtheresohecandrawhisheartout.Whoknewthatdrawinginanafter﹣classprogramwouldleadJoetogethisfirstjobatbarely9yearsold？"TheywantedtogetJoeintotheirrestauranttocompleteanartpieceintheirmaindiningarea，sowehavebeengoingthereafterschoolforacoupleofhoursanightandhegetsachancetoputhiscreativityontheirwall，"Gregsaid.Accordingtothewebsite，Self﹣SufficientKids，it'sincrediblyimportanttosupportwhatevertalents，goals，dreams，anddesiresyourchildrenmighthave；evenifwhattheyexcelatdoesn'tmatchyourvisionoftheirfuture.（1）WhatdidtherestaurantaskJoetodo？A.Totrysomenewdishes.B.Tosetupawebsiteforthem.C.Todrawinanafter﹣classprogram.D.Todecoratetheirwallswithhisdoodles.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"drawhisheartout"probablymeans？A.Presenthisideasinthepicture.B.Showhisartworksoutside.C.Drawapictureofhimself.D.Painttheshapeofaheart.（3）Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus？A.Talentsleadtosuccess.B.Interestsbuildcharacters.C.Bigdreamsneedhardwork.D.Parents'supportmakesgreatkids.9．（2020北京西城区八年级期末）JoinalibraryIt'sfreetojoinalibrary.Findouthowtojoinandborrowbooks，videosandothermedia.Whocanjoinalibrary？Everyoneiswelcome：adultsandchildrenalikearefreetobrowse，readbooks，newspapersormagazines，askforinformationandjoininorganizedactivities.Inordertoborrowbooksortohire（租）videosorothermedia，youwillneedtojointhelibrary.Membershipisfree，andopentoeveryoneliving，workingorstudyinginOxfordshire.Aboveall，libraryservicesareprovidedforyou.No﹣oneistooyoungortoooldtojointhelibrary.Ourstaffareeagertohelpyougetthemostfromyourservice.Justask!HowtojoinFillinanapplicationformandprovideyournameandaddress，suchasIDcardsordrivinglicenses.Thereisnothingtopay.HowmanyitemsyoucanborrowItisusuallyuptotwentybooksatanyonetime.Thereareseparatelimitsforothermedia.PleaseaskforourlatestleafletonhiringCDs，videos，DVDsandCD﹣Roms.HowlongyoucankeepthemNormallythreeweeksforbooks.Othermediaarehiredbytheweek.Thedateofreturnisstampedonthedatelabel.Ifyouhaven'tfinishedwiththemYoucanrenewbooksbytelephone，post，byusingtheonlineborrowerservicesoratthelibraryunlesssomeoneelseiswaitingforthem.Youmustpayanadditionalhirecharge（收费）forothermedia.WhatitcostsMostservicesarefree.Wechargeforspecialrequests.（1）Inordertoborrowbooksfromalibrary，weneed________.A.tojointhelibraryB.topayformembershipC.tolivenearthelibraryD.tojoininactivities（2）WhichoneisTRUEaboutthelibraryservices？A.Youcanrenewbooksonline.B.Youshouldpayformostservices.C.Youcanborrowthirtybooksatatime.D.YoumustreturnCDsafterthreeweeks.（3）Thepassagecanhelppeopleto__________.A.raisemoneyforthelibraryB.borrowbooksfromthelibraryC.buybooksandvideosinthelibraryD.learnaboutthehistoryofthelibrary10．（2020北京西城区八年级期末）Everyoneshouldbeproudofwhotheyare.Whatmakesyouwhoyouare？Partofwhoyouarecomesfromthepast.Itcomesfromthecultureofyourparents，grandparentsandpeoplebeforethem.Itcomesfromthelanguageyouspeak，theartyousee，thestoryandmusicyouhearandthetraditionsyoushare.Dragonboatsarea2，000﹣year﹣oldChinesetradition.Racersmustcooperateandrowtogethertowin.Today，dragonboatracinghasbecomeamodernworldsport.Storytellingisn'talwaysdonewithwords.InLaos（老挝），dancerstellstorieswiththeirhands.Thedancersarepartoftheirhistory.Thishistoryispasseddownfromonegenerationtothenext.ManypeopleinTabasco，Mexico，keeptheirhistoryalive.Thislocalboyhasclay（粘土）onhisface.Hewilldothejaguardancetobringrain.HispeoplespeakanoldlanguagethatcamefromtheOlmecculturethousandsofyearsago.InGhana（加纳），manypeopleholdontotheirtraditionofweaving（编织）beautifulcloth.TouristscometoGhanatobuycloth.Themoneythatthetouristspayhelpsthefutureofthecommunity.（1）Whichonehasbecomeamodernworldsport？A.Storytelling.B.Jaguardance.C.Dragonboatracing.D.Clothweaving.（2）Peopledothejaguardanceto____________.A.makemoneyB.welcometouristsC.bringrainD.tellstories（3）IftouristsgotoGhana，they'llprobablybuy__________.A.clayB.clothC.boatsD.books（4）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？A.Festivals.B.Traditions.C.Languages.D.Countries.11．（2020北京朝阳区八年级期末）What'sOnThisWeek？AwarmwelcometoallourItalian，Chinese，French，andJapanesestudents．WehopeyouenjoyyourselvesherewithusattheUniversityofChichester．EducationTalkWeinvitetheChineseandJapanesestudentstoatalkoneducationthisMondayevening．ItisusefulforyourEnglishstudy，sopleasecomealong．HarryPotterNightOnTuesdaytheChinesestudentsareinvitedtoHarryPotterNight．It'satalkbyateacherfromtheuniversityandyou'llenjoyyourselves．FreeConversationTogivetheFrenchstudentsthechancetopracticeEnglish，freeconversationishelpful．Itstartsat7pmonWednesday．Youcanspend15minutestalkingwithGuy，Eilidh，orPhilingroupsof3～4．CompetitionEveningOnThursday，thereisacompetitioneveningfortheFrench，ItalianandChinesestudentsinthehalloftheuniversity．Therewillbeprizesforthewinners．Maythebestteamwin!（1）WhenisEducationTalk？A．OnMonday．B．OnTuesday．C．OnWednesday．D．OnThursday．（2）WhocanjoinFreeConversation？A．Chinesestudents．B．Italianstudents．C．Frenchstudents．D．Allstudents．（3）WhichactivitycantheChinesestudentsjoinonTuesday？A．EducationTalk．B．HarryPotterNight．C．FreeConversation．D．CompetitionEvening．12．（2020北京朝阳区八年级期末）Doyouhavedifficultyfallingasleepatnight？Ifso，hereisapieceofadviceforyou：Listentosomesoftmusic．Scientistshavefoundthatsoftmusiccanhelptoimprovesleepquality（质）andquantity（量）．Thisworksforsleepersofallages，andevenforthosewithsleepingproblems．Softmusiccanhelpusfallasleepfaster，wakeuplessduringthenightandfeelmorerestedinthemorning．Youmaynotnoticetheeffects（效果）overnight，though．Itcouldtakeasmanyasthreeweekstoseeanyimprovements．Whycansoftmusichelpussleepbetter？Thereasonsaren'tclearyet．Itmayhavesomethingtodowiththerelaxingeffectofagoodsong，Musiccanhaverealphysicaleffects，too．Softmusiccanlowerourheartrate（心率）andslowdownourbreathing．Thispreparesusforsleep．Scientistssaythatformostpeople，musicthathas70beats（节拍）per（每）minute（bpm）worksbest．Classical，jazzandfolkmusicareusuallymoreeffectivethanothermusicalstyles．Familiarsongsworkwell，too．Youmayneedtomakeyourownplaylists．Ifyouarenotsurehowmanybeatsasonghasinaminute，youcanfindoutbyenteringitstitleintosongbpm．com．Andremembertogetthevolume（音量）right．Makesurethatthefinalpieceisonethatfadesout．Or，youmaybewokenupbythesuddensilence．Itisveryimportanttogetenoughhigh﹣qualitysleep．Beforeyougotobedtonight，playsomesoftmusic．'Then，justpreparetoberockedofftodreamland!（1）Accordingtothepassage，softmusiccan________．A．letpeoplenoticetheeffectsovernightB．makepeoplewakeupmoretimesC．causepeoplefeelmoretiredD．helppeoplefallasleepfaster（2）Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat_________．A．allpopularsongsshouldhavearelaxingeffectB．softmusicmaydoharmtoourheartsinthelongrunC．lowerheartratesandslowerbreathingcanhelpustofallasleepD．wehaveknownthereasonsclearlywhysoftmusiccanhelppeoplesleep（3）Thewords"fadesout"inParagraph4probablymean"__________"．A．turnsonB．putsawayC．getsoffD．disappearsslowly（4）Accordingtothepassage，howcanweworkoutthenumberofbeatsasonghasinaminute？A．Bycomparingitwitha70﹣bpmsong．B．Byenteringthesong'stitleintosongbpm．com．C．Byfindingoutwhetheritcanhelpusfallasleep．D．Bycountingourheartrateswhilelisteningtoit．13．（2020北京朝阳区八年级期末）Likemostteenagers（青少年）intheworld，JosoMontanaro，ateenartistinBrazil，likesreadinganddrawingcartoons．Butheisspecial﹣hisdrawingscameoutasabook．MontanaroisnowdrawingcartoonsforFolha．FolhaisBrazil'slargestnewspaperandisknownforitscartoons．MontanarohasalreadybeenworkingatFolhafortwoyears．Eachweekhedrawstwo，threeorfourcartoonsandsendsthemtothepaper．Fromthose，editors（主编）chooseoneforthenextday'spage．Montanarodrawsaboutthenewsoftheday．NotlongagoheworkedonTheWave﹣adrawingofthetsunami（海啸）thathitJapan．MontanaroalsolikestodrawcartoonsaboutthefunnythingsthathappeninBrazilianpolitics（政治）．Folha'sartdirector，MarioKanno，sayseditorssawsomethingnewanddifferentinMontanaro'sworks．"Webroughthiminwiththisideatoshowthat，yes，youngpeoplealsoreadnewspapersandcanshowtheirideasonpolitics．"Kannosays．Montanaro'sloveforcartoonsbeganwhenhewasonly7or8yearsold．Hisdadboughthimcomics（漫画）．Montanarosaysthesebooksgavehimtheideasthatgothimdrawing．"Ithinkthosegreatbookshavereallyhelpedme，"hesays．"TheyhelpmerememberthatIshoulddrawsomethinginmybookeveryday．"（1）WhatisMontanarodoingforFolhanow？A．Heiswritingarticles．B．Heisdrawingcartoons．C．Heisreadingstorybooks．D．Heissendingnewspapers．（2）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？A．MontanarobegantoworkforFolhatwoyearsago．B．MontanarodrawsonecartoonforFolhaeveryweek．C．Montanaro'sdrawingsareaboutnewsandwildanimals．D．Montanaro'sideascamefromthecomicshismotherboughthim．（3）Whichofthefllowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？A．Folha'sArtDirector．B．ATeenArtistinBrazil．C．Montanaro'sGreatFather．D．Brazil'sLargestNewspaper．14．（2020北京朝阳区八年级期末）Whatisitliketohaveaforeignfriendeating，watchingfootballmatchesandhangingoutwithyou？Theansweriswonderful．ItallbeganinApril．HisnameisJeanPaul，aboyofmyagefromFrance．Myfamilypreparedawelcomepartytosurprisehimandmakehimfeelathome．Wewereexcitedaboutlivingwithaforeignboyandhopedtomakehisstayasinterestingaspossible．Inoticedthathewasverypolite．Whenwewereeatingtogether，healwayssaid．"Thanks．"tomyparents．AsIgottoknowhimbetter，Ifoundoutwehadacommoninterest﹣footballHisloveforfootballimpressed（使留下深刻印象）me．HetoldmethathelikesPSG，aFrenchfootballclub，sowewatchedtheEuropeChampionLeaguetogether．WhenPSGlostapoint，hehitthesofaandsighed（叹气）．Whentheteamscoredagoal，hecheeredandsharedhishappinesswithme．Also，bothofuslikespendingtimeoutdoors．OnedaywewentonatriptoShuangshanIsland，wherewerodehorsesandenjoyedourselves．HesaidthathelikedthetreesthereverymuchandseeingthemremindhimoftreesbackinFrance．Happydaysalwaysgobytooquickly．IfelthappytohavethechancetosharesuchgoodmemorieswithmynewFrenchfriend．（1）WhatdoweknowabouttheFrenchboy？A．Heisverypolite．B．HestudiesinChina．C．HelikesChinesefood．D．Heisgoodatcooking，（2）ThewriterandtheFrenchboybothlike________．A．cookingB．makingfriendsC．footballD．watchingmovies（3）Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthisexperience？A．Strange．B．Important．C．Unpleasant．D．Wonderful．15．（2019北京朝阳区八年级期末）IfyouhaveonedayoffinBeijing，thefollowinginformationcanbeveryhelpful.TheForbiddenCityNowknownasthePalacemuseum，itistothenorthofTian'anmensquare.Itistheworld'slargestpalace.Enteringisallowedonlythroughthesouthgate