2022年北京初二（下）期末英语试卷汇编：阅读回答问题

第1页/共1页2022北京初二（下）期末英语汇编阅读回答问题一、阅读回答问题（2022春·北京东城·八年级统考期末）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Thisgreatbook,TheGreatPenguinRescue(救援),isatruestory.OnJune23,2000,ashipcalledMVTreasuresank(沉没)nearCapeTown,SouthAfrica.Morethanathousandtonsofoil(原油)wentintotheocean.ItpollutedthenaturalhomeofnearlyhalfofthetotalworldpopulationofAfricanpenguins.About20,000Africanpenguinswerecoveredwithoilandasaresultcouldn’tswimorwalkproperly.Itwasverypossiblethattheywoulddie.Ahugerescuebegan,anditlastedfortwelveweeks.Upto1,000peopleadaycametohelpsavethesebirds.Therescuewassuccessfulbecause45,000peopleofferedtogivetheirtimeandenergy,forfree,totheproject.Therescuewasasuccess,butitwasn’teasy.First,peoplehadtocatchthepenguinsandtookthemtoaspecialrescuecentre.Whenthepenguinsgotthere,theystayedinaquietplaceforseveraldayssothattheycouldgetusedtotheirnew“home”.Duringthistimeandthenextthreemonths,peoplehadtofeedthepenguins.Itwasn’teasytofindenoughfishtofeed20,000penguins,andfeedingpenguinswasn’teasyeither:thepenguinshaveverysharpbeaksandmanypeoplegotwounds(伤口)ontheirarmsfrompenguinbites.Afterthat,theyhadtotaketheoiloffthepenguins’feathers.Peopletriedtowasheachpenguinandthenmadeitdry.Theydiditagainandagainuntiltherewasnomoreoilonthepenguin.Ittooktwopeopleatleastanhourjusttocleanonepenguin.Thentheyputthepenguinsinpoolstoswimeverydayuntiltheirfeathersgotwellcompletely.“TheGreatPenguinRescue”istheworld’sbiggestrescueofliveanimals.It’samovingstorybecausesomanypeopletookpartintherescueandshowedthattheyreallycaredaboutsavingwildanimals.1．HowmanyAfricanpenguinswerecoveredwithoil?__________________________________________________2．Whatwerethetwoproblemswithfeedingthepenguins?__________________________________________________3．Howlongdidittaketwopeopletocleanonepenguin?__________________________________________________4．Whatdoyouthinkoftherescue?Whydoyouthinkso?__________________________________________________（2022春·北京西城·八年级统考期末）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。TheRossfamilyisabusyone.Theparents,MargyandScott,bothworkforbigcompaniesandusuallyspendlotsoftimetravelingfortheirjobs.Theirdaughter,Katie,isbusywithschoolwork.Needlesstosay,greatfamilytimeishardtocomeby.So,vacationsareveryimportant.Theycanhelpthefamilygrowtogether.WhenScottdidn’thavevacationin2004,Margyplannedamother-daughtertripthatincludedphysicallabor(劳动)alongwithaculturalexperience.Bysearchingforinternationalvolunteering(志愿服务)chancesontheInternet,shefoundGlobalVolunteers.Together,MargyandKatietookpartinabuildingprojectforahighschoolinCostaRica.Theyreallylovedbeingpartofthetinylocalcommunityandpartofateamwithlike-mindedpeoplefromdifferentcountries.SixmonthslaterfortheirChristmastrip,theywentback,takingScottthistime.Sincethen,theRossfamilyhavemadeseventripstothiscommunityontheirtwo-weekfamilyvacationeachyear.AsMargysays,“It’salmostlikesummercampforthefamily.”ForScott,thiskindofvolunteerworkisdifferentbecauseitprovideschancestogivebackandbringspersonalsatisfaction.“Youcanreallyseethefruitsofyourlabor—schooldiningroomandcommunitycenter,”hesays.“Andoneoftheadvantagesiskeepingintouchwithacertaincommunity;it’sgreattoseethecommunitybecomeabetterplace.”TherewasanespeciallyunforgettableexperienceforthefamilyoneyearwhentheyvisitedtheirlocalvolunteerleaderRoberto,whowasbadlyill.“KatieandIvisitedRobertoeverydayforfifteenminutes.Onthelastnightofourtrip,RobertotoldushewasthankfulbecausehewasmakinghiscommunitysuchabetterplaceandhecoulddosomethinggreatwithGlobalVolunteers,”recallsMargy.Thinkingabouttheexperiences,Scottsuggeststhatfamiliesdovolunteeringtogetheronvacationsformanyreasons.“Therearenoexpensivehotels,”hesays,“butit’sagreatwaytomodelsomegreatbehaviors(行为)foryourkids.Ineverexpectedthisimpacted(影响)Katie.She’snowtakingtwolanguageclassesinhighschoolandhopingtolearnaboutinternationaldevelopmentincollege.”5．WhatdidMargyplanin2004?________________________________6．WheredidMargyandKatietakepartinthebuildingproject?________________________________7．HowlongdoestheRossfamilyvacationlasteachyear?________________________________8．WhydidRobertofeelthankfulforhisvolunteeringwork?________________________________9．Whataretheadvantagesoffamilyvolunteeringvacations?________________________________（2022春·北京西城·八年级统考期末）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。SagarikaSriramwasjust10yearsoldwhenshestartedreadingnewspaperstoriesaboutaplanetintrouble.Onestorywasaboutawhalethatwaswasheduponthebeachafteranoilspill.Anotherwasaboutturtlesfoundwithplastic(塑料)intheirstomachs.Sagarikaknewsheneededtodosomething.So,shejoinedagroupthatorganized(组织)cleanupactivitiesinDubai,herhomecity,intheUnitedArabEmirates.“TheexperiencehelpedmeunderstandwhatapersoncoulddoandhowIcouldreallymakeadifference,”shesays.Butpersonalpoweristhestrongestonalargerlevel.So,in2016,SagarikacreatedKidsforaBetterWorld.It’sadigitalplatform(数字平台)thathasbroughttogethernearly10,000kidsfromallovertheworld.Itsgoalistofightclimatechange.Sagarikaisnow16.She’spartofagrowingbodyofyoungclimateactivistswhoareworkingtogetherinthenameofacleaner,healthierfuture.“We’rethegroupthatisgoingtofacetheresultsiftheclimatecrisis(气候危机)isnotsolved,”Sagarikasays.Aswellasonlineactivities,SagarikaorganizeslocalcleanupsonbeachesanddesertsintheUnitedArabEmirates,collectinglitter.Shebelievesevensmallpersonalactionscancreatea“rippleeffect(连锁反应),”buildingenergyintherightdirection.“Changecanbecreatedonlargelevelswithevensmallactions,”shesays.KidsforaBetterWorldisforpeopleagedfrom8to16.Theplatformteachesthemaboutwhattheycandoathomeandintheircommunitytoreverse(逆转)climatechange.Theycangrowfoodorplanttrees.Theycancollectrecyclables(可回收物品)andavoidusingplasticbags.ThesearelessonsthatSagarikawantsschoolstoteach.“Thisistheinformationwhichcanhelpchangeourfuture,”shesays.GrowingupinadesertcityhasmadeSagarikaknowbetterabouttheneedforaction.Hercityfacesrisksfromrisingtemperaturesanddecreasingamountsofwater.Shebelievesthosekidscanbringattentiontotheseenvironmentalproblems.“Whenchildrenspeakoutamessage,andtheygodoor-to-doortellingpeopleaboutthis,theycanunderstandwhat’sgoingon,”shesays.Evenifshe’sallaboutsmallactions,Sagarikahasbigplans.She’dliketostudyatStanfordUniversity,inCalifornia.Andwhileshe’sthere,she’llkeepbeinganactivistandrunningKidsforaBetterWorld.Sagarikahopestoinspire(激励)otherstofightforagreenerplanet,asothershaveinspiredher.“We’rehappytoseesomanyinspirationalchange-makers,”shesays.10．WhatdidSagarikaunderstandafterjoiningthecleanupgroup?_________________________________________11．HowdidSagarikainspiremorepeopletofightclimatechange?_________________________________________12．WhatdoyouthinkofSagarika’sactionsonfightingforagreenerplanet?Whydoyouthinkso?(Inabout40words.Atleastonepointandtworeasons.)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________（2022春·北京海淀·八年级统考期末）阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。Haveyoueverseenakoalasomewhere?Koalas,whichareoftencalledkoala“bears”,aretree-climbinganimalsandareseenasnationalsymbolsofAustralia.However,recentlytheAustraliangovernmenthasannounced（宣布）thatkoalasareendangeredanimalsacrossmuchofthecountry.Asamatteroffact,thecountrylost30%ofitskoalapopulationbetween2018and2021,especiallyinNewSouthWales,accordingtoareportfromtheAustralianKoalaFoundation.Ifnothingwasdone,NewSouthWales’koalaswoulddieoutby2050,aresearchinJune2020said.“Thismustbeawake-upcalltoAustraliaandthegovernmenttomovemuchfastertoprotectthecuteanimals,“JoseySharrad.amanagerwiththeInternationalFundforAnimalWelfare,saidseriously.Koalasaredyingoutalloverthecountrybecauseoftheclimate（气候）changeandthefastdevelopmentofcities.Peoplehaveseensomeplacesthatlooklikethemoon—withdeadanddyingtreeseverywhere.AfterWWF-AustraliaandtheInternationalFundforAnimalWelfarecalledonthegovernmenttoannouncekoalasasendangeredinAprilthegovernmentpromisedtheywouldgetmorepublicsupportandprotectkoalas’home—theyliveintheforestsandwoodlands.TheAustraliangovernmentisnowdoingitsbesttocollectmoneytoprotectkoalas.Ontheonehand,ithasspentS13millioninhelpingimprovetheirlivingplaces.Ontheotherhand,thegovernmentplanstospendanother$36milliondoingbetterhealthresearchandmedicalsupporttofurtherhelpkoalaprogramsoverthenextfouryears.“Weshouldneverhaveallowedthingstogettothepointwhereweareatriskoflosinganationalsymbol,“EnvironmentMinisterSusanLeysaid.13．WhathastheAustraliangovernmentannouncedrecently?__________________________________________________14．WhenwouldNewSouthWales’koalasdieoutifnothingwasdone?__________________________________________________15．Whyarekoalasdyingoutalloverthecountry?__________________________________________________16．Wheredokoalaslive?__________________________________________________17．Whatmayhappentokoalasoverthenextfouryears?Whydoyouthinkso?__________________________________________________（2022春·北京朝阳·八年级统考期末）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。So,it’stesttimeagain.Haveyoudoneenoughworktogetgoodscores?Sleepingwiththetextbookunderthepillowdoesn’twork.Thebestwayistospaceyourpracticeout,nottoputitalltogether.JustasascientistcalledTomStaffordadvises,ifyouorganize(组织)fivehoursofstudyintoonehouraday,youwillremembermorethanifyoustudyforfivehoursononeday.Don’tdependonmemoryalone.Getpensandpaperandstartworking!Bytestingthemselvesearlier,studentswillbebetteratgettingbacktheknowledge(知识)fromthememoryandkeepitinthelongrun.JohnDunlosky,aresearcherintheUS,suggeststhat“youstartbyreadingatextbookwithyourfavoritepensandcolors,andthenwritedowntheimportantideasonsmallcards.Whiledoingso,youtrytotestyourselvesontheminfact.”Goingoverwhatyouhavelearnedcarefullyshouldgiveyouconfidence,butifyouarestillworried,

it’snotharmfultofollowsomespecialcustoms(习俗).Forexample,itseemstobeatraditionforJapanesestudentstoeatKatsudonbeforeatest.Thisisabowlofricewitheggandmeatpieces.Thenameofthedishmakespeoplethinkoftheword“katsu”,meaning“winning”.ForsomestudentsinSouthKorea,thekeytosuccessisnotwashingtheirhairbeforeatest,becausetheybelievetheycouldwashalltheknowledgeoutoftheirheads.Thebottomlineisthatyouneedtostudy,eatagoodmeal,sleepwellatnightbeforethetest,andbelievethatwhatyouhavetriedtodowillbringyousuccess.Goodluckinyourtest!18．Doessleepingwiththetextbookunderthepillowhelptogetgoodscores?________________________________________________________.19．Whatisthebestwaytogetgoodscoresaccordingtothepassage?________________________________________________________.20．Howwillstudentsbebetteratgettingbacktheknowledgefromthememory?________________________________________________________.21．WhoeatsKatsudonbeforeatestasatradition?_______________________________________________________.22．Whatwillyoudoifyouwanttogetgoodscores?_______________________________________________________.（2022春·北京通州·八年级统考期末）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。Holidaysareawonderfultimetospendwithfriendsandfamily,eatingandsharingstories.

Whetheryouarestayingathome,waitingatairportsorspendingtimeontrains,busesorcars,thesesituationscangiveyougreatchancestolearnEnglish.HerearesomeideasthatyoucanusetoimproveyourEnglishovertheholidays.

Podcasts（播客）

ListeningtotheEnglishpodcastfor30minuteseverydaywillhelpdevelopyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglishandkeepyouinformedofnewsandinformation.

Onceyouhavefinishedaprogram,tellsomeonewhatyouhavelearned—tellthemaboutaninterestingstoryinEnglishoryournativelanguage.Eitherway,youarepracticingyourunderstandingofwhatyouheardinEnglish.

Publishedmaterials

Airportsandtrainstationsoftenhavestoressellingpublishedmaterials.BuyanEnglish-languagemagazinetoreaditwhileyouarewaitingorspendingquiettimeatahotelorinahome.

Lookatthepicturesandreadthelinesbelowthem.Evenifyoudonotunderstandallthewords,youcanusethepicturestohelpyouunderstandsomeofthem.Later,youcanuseanonlinedictionarytolookupthewordsyouwanttolearn.

Conversation

Whiletraveling,itisnotunusualtoseepeoplefromothercountrieswhoarealsowaitingorexploringanewplace.IfyouhearsomeoneaskingforinformationinEnglish,youmightoffertohelporsimplygreettheminEnglishtotalk.Afriendlyconversationisusuallywelcomeastravelerssharetheirexperiences.

Writingaboutyourday

WritingaboutyourdayinEnglishisagreatwayinpracticeyourEnglishwritingskill.DrawimagesofwhatyouseeordoinyourtravelsandlookuptheEnglishwordsfortheplacesoreventslaterifyoucannotthinkofthematthetime.

UsingEnglishtodescribehowyouspentyourholidaywillhelpyoutoputnewwordstouseandmakethemslayinyourmemorylonger.Andyouwillhaveawonderfulrecordofyourravelaftertheholidayisover.23．HowlongshouldyoulistentotheEnglishpodcasteveryday?________________________________________________24．WhatcanyoudowhenyouhearsomeoneaskingforinformationinEnglish?________________________________________________25．WhatisagreatwaytopracticeyourEnglishwritingskillwhentraveling?________________________________________________26．HowmanysuggestionsdoesthewritergiveustoimproveourEnglishskills?________________________________________________27．Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?________________________________________________

参考答案1．About20,000.

2．Itwasn’teasytofindenoughfishtofeedsomanypenguinsandthepenguinshadverysharpbeaks.

3．Atleastanhour.

4．Itisgreatbecauseitshowsthatpeoplecareaboutwildanimals.【导语】本文主要介绍了2000年的一场沉船事故导致非洲的众多企鹅被原油覆盖，人们对企鹅展开积极救援的真实故事。1．根据“About20,000Africanpenguinswerecoveredwithoil”可知，大约有2万只非洲企鹅被石油覆盖。故填About20,000.2．根据“Itwasn’teasytofindenoughfishtofeed20,000penguins,andfeedingpenguinswasn’teasyeither:thepenguinshaveverysharpbeaksandmanypeoplegotwoundsontheirarmsfrompenguinbites.”可知，要找到足够喂养2万只企鹅的鱼并不容易，企鹅的喙非常锋利，喂养企鹅也不容易。故填Itwasn’teasytofindenoughfishtofeedsomanypenguinsandthepenguinshadverysharpbeaks.3．根据“Ittooktwopeopleatleastanhourjusttocleanonepenguin.”可知，清理一只企鹅，需要花费两人至少一小时的时间。故填Atleastanhour.4．本题是开放性试题，答案言之有理即可。故填Itisgreatbecauseitshowsthatpeoplecareaboutwildanimals.5．Amother-daughtertrip.

6．InCostaRica.

7．Twoweeks.

8．BecausehewasmakinghiscommunitysuchabetterplaceandhecoulddosomethinggreatwithGlobalVolunteers.

9．Ithelpsthefamilygrowtogetherandmakesadifferencetothecommunityandthevolunteersthemselves.【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，向我们介绍家庭志愿假期的相关内容。5．根据“WhenScottdidn’thavevacationin2004,Margyplannedamother-daughtertripthatincludedphysicallaboralongwithaculturalexperience.”可知，2004年，斯科特没有假期，玛姬计划了一次母女之旅，其中包括体力劳动和文化体验。故填Amother-daughtertrip.6．根据“Together,MargyandKatietookpartinabuildingprojectforahighschoolinCostaRica.”可知，玛姬和凯蒂一起参加了哥斯达黎加一所高中的建筑项目。故填InCostaRica.7．根据“Sincethen,theRossfamilyhavemadeseventripstothiscommunityontheirtwo-weekfamilyvacationeachyear.”可知，从那时起，罗斯一家每年在两周的家庭度假中七次来到这个社区。故填Twoweeks.8．根据“RobertotoldushewasthankfulbecausehewasmakinghiscommunitysuchabetterplaceandhecoulddosomethinggreatwithGlobalVolunteers”可知，罗伯托告诉我们他很感激，因为他让他的社区变成了一个更好的地方，他可以和全球志愿者一起做一些伟大的事情。故填BecausehewasmakinghiscommunitysuchabetterplaceandhecoulddosomethinggreatwithGlobalVolunteers.9．根据“Theycanhelpthefamilygrowtogether.”和“Andoneoftheadvantagesiskeepingintouchwithacertaincommunity;it’sgreattoseethecommunitybecomeabetterplace.”和“IneverexpectedthisimpactedKatie.”可知，家庭志愿假期帮助家庭共同成长，并对社区和志愿者本身产生影响。故填Ithelpsthefamilygrowtogetherandmakesadifferencetothecommunityandthevolunteersthemselves.10．Sheunderstoodwhatapersoncoulddoandhowshecouldreallymakeadifference.

11．Shesetuptheplatform,KidsforaBetterWorld(whichteachesthemaboutwhattheycandoathomeandintheircommunitytoreverseclimatechange).Also,sheorganizedlocalcleanupstocollectlitter.

12．Ithinkwhatshehasdoneismeaningful/important/necessary/helpfulbecauseithasinspiredmorepeopletogetinvolvedingreenactivitiesforourplanet.Evensmallactionsonlargelevelscanhavearippleeffect.Besides,whatshehasdonealsobringsherself-improvement.【导语】本文主要讲述了SagarikaSriram建立了一个平台KidsforaBetterWorld，旨在应对气候变化。10．根据“‘TheexperiencehelpedmeunderstandwhatapersoncoulddoandhowIcouldreallymakeadifference,’shesays.”可知，加入清理小组后让她明白了一个人能做什么，以及她如何才能真正有所作为。故填Sheunderstoodwhatapersoncoulddoandhowshecouldreallymakeadifference.11．根据“So,in2016,SagarikacreatedKidsforaBetterWorld.”，“Theplatformteachesthemaboutwhattheycandoathomeandintheircommunitytoreverse(逆转)climatechange.”以及“Aswellasonlineactivities,SagarikaorganizeslocalcleanupsonbeachesanddesertsintheUnitedArabEmirates,collectinglitter.”可知，Sagarika创建了KidsforaBetterWorld这个平台，教导孩子们在家里和社区里可以做些什么来扭转气候变化，以及组织当地的清理工作，收集垃圾。故填Shesetuptheplatform,KidsforaBetterWorld(whichteachesthemaboutwhattheycandoathomeandintheircommunitytoreverseclimatechange).Also,sheorganizedlocalcleanupstocollectlitter.12．开放性题目，答案言之有理即可。例如Sagarika所做的是非常有意义的，因为这不仅将鼓舞更多的人参与到保护环境中来，而且也有助于她个人的自我提升。故填Ithinkwhatshehasdoneismeaningful/important/necessary/helpfulbecauseithasinspiredmorepeopletogetinvolvedingreenactivitiesforourplanet.Evensmallactionsonlargelevelscanhavearippleeffect.Besides,whatshehasdonealsobringsherself-improvement.13．Koalasareendangeredanimalsacrossmuchofthecountry.

14．By2050.

15．Becauseoftheclimatechangeandthefastdevelopmentofcities.

16．Intheforestsandwoodlands.

17．Theymayhavebetterlivingplaces./Theymaygetmoremedicalsupport./Theymaygetmorepublicsupport./Theymayhaveabetterlife(inthewild)./Theywillbewellprotected./Theymaynotdieoutverysoon.BecausetheAustraliangovernmentistryingitsbesttohelpkoalas./BecausetheAustraliangovernmentspendsalotofmoneyhelpingkoalas./BecausetheAustraliangovernmentis/peoplearepayingcloseattentiontokoalas.【导语】本文主要介绍了考拉的生存现状以及政府采取的措施。13．根据“recentlytheAustraliangovernmenthasannounced（宣布）thatkoalasareendangeredanimalsacrossmuchofthecountry.”可知，近期澳大利亚政府宣布考拉在该国大部分地区都是濒危动物，故填Koalasareendangeredanimalsacrossmuchofthecountry.14．根据“Ifnothingwasdone,NewSouthWales’koalaswoulddieoutby2050,”可知，如果什么都不做的话，新南威尔士州的考拉将在2050年灭绝，故填By2050.15．根据“Koalasaredyingoutalloverthecountrybecauseoftheclimate（气候）changeandthefastdevelopmentofcities.”可知，由于气候变化和城市的快速发展，考拉正在全国各地灭绝。故填Becauseoftheclimatechangeandthefastdevelopmentofcities.16．根据“theyliveintheforestsandwoodlands.”可知，它们住在森林和林地。故填Intheforestsandwoodlands.17．这是一道开放性题，根据本文中介绍了考拉的现状以及现阶段政府采取的措施，给出合理的推断和理由即可。参考答案：Theymayhavebetterlivingplaces./Theymaygetmoremedicalsupport./Theymaygetmorepublicsupport./Theymayhaveabetterlife(inthewild)./Theywillbewellprotected./Theymaynotdieoutverysoon.BecausetheAustraliangovernmentistryingitsbesttohelpkoalas./BecausetheAustraliangovernmentspendsalotofmoneyhelpingkoalas./BecausetheAustraliangovernmentis/peoplearepayingcloseattentiontokoalas.18．No,itdoesn’t

19．Thebestwayistospaceyourpracticeout,nottoputitalltogether

20．Byusingpaperandpen

21．Japanesestudents

22．Ishouldstudyhardandeatw