第51頁(yè)（共51頁(yè)）2024-2025學(xué)年下學(xué)期初中英語(yǔ)外研版八年級(jí)期中必刷常考題之任務(wù)型閱讀一．任務(wù)型閱讀（共15小題）1．（2024春?慶云縣期中）NowDavidlivesinBeijing.It'sbeenmorethan8yearssincehemovedfromtheUStoBeijing.Whenhewentofftocollege，heandhisparentsalsolivedindifferentcities，buttheystillkeptintouchwitheachotherbyphoneandemail.Atthattime，itwaseasyforhimtocalluphismomandcatchupwithher.ButwhenDavidlivesinBeijing，hefeelsitdifficulttostayintouchwithhisfamily.They'reseparated（分開(kāi)）notonlybydistance，butalsobytime.Thereisa12﹣hourtimedifference（時(shí)差）betweenBeijingandtheUS.Thismeansthatwhenit'smorninginBeijing，it'snighttimeinhishometown.ThiscanmakeitdifficultforDavidtofindasuitabletimetocontacthisfamily.Butheandhisfamilymakeitworkanyway.Theytrytochoosetimesthatareconvenientforbothofthem.ThísmeansDavidusuallycallshismomlateintheevening.Atthattime，hismotheristakingherlunchbreak.Theyoftentalkabouttheirwork，theweather，andwhateverelseishappeningintheirlives.Andofcourse，Davidtriestovisithomefromtimetotime.He'llflybacktotheUStoseehisparentsandsistersfortheholidaysonceayear.It'suncommonforthemtogetthewholefamilytogether—butwhentheydo，theyhavealotoffun.LikemanyotherforeignerslivinginChina，Daviddoesmisshisfamily.Hetriestostayintouchwithhisfamilyasmuchaspossible.Inhisopinion，it'simportanttotalkwithhisfamily.（1）HowlonghasDavidstayedinBeijing？（2）HowdoesDavidfeelwhenhewantstostayintouchwithhisfamily？（3）WhendoesDavidusuallycallhismother？（4）WhatdoDavidandhisfamilyoftentalkabout？（5）HowoftendoesDavidvisithisfamily？2．（2024春?慶云縣期中）YuhanginHangzhouisknownformakingoilpaperumbrellasforover230years.Butinthe1970s，itwasoutofproduction（停產(chǎn)）'assteel﹣ribbed（視骨的）umbrellasbecamemorepopular.In2015，LiuWeixuegaveupawell﹣paidjobasadesignertolearnfromhisgrandfatherthetraditionalartofmakingYuhangoilpaperumbrellas."Ifellinlovewiththeartataveryyoungage.Iwanttobringittolife."Liusaid."Whenitrains，someoneusestheumbrella﹣﹣﹣that'swhatIwanttosee."Therearemorethan70steps，includingmakingbambooribs（竹傘骨）andpasting（楔）papers.Ittakesatleastaweektomakeanumbrella.Aftermasteringtheskills，Liuopenedastudio（工作坊）andworkedwithlocalumbrella﹣makingmasters.Inordertowintheheartsofyoungpeople，Liuimprovedtheoilpaperumbrellas.Asthetraditionalpaperbreakseasily，heusedathicker（更厚的）paper.Heusesalighterkindofbambootomaketheribs，sotheumbrellasweighless.Asyoungpeoplelikehand﹣paintedpictures，heinvitespainterstodrawpatterns（圖案）ontheumbrellacover.Sinceonlineshoppingispopular，Liuopenedanonlineshoptosellumbrellas.Itnowhasmorethan80，000followers.Still，Liudoesn'thurry.Toensurequality（保證質(zhì)量），hisstudiomakesonly1，000umbrellaseachyear.Liuhopestheartwillbepassedon.Hegoestolocalschoolstoteachstudentsandshowsupateventsindifferentplacestopromote（推廣）theart.（1）Whatmadeoilpaperumbrellasoutofproductioninthe1970s？.（nomorethan5words）（2）WhendidLiufallinlovewiththeoilpaperumbrellamaking？（nomorethan5words）（3）HowmanystepsarethereintheprocessofmakingaYuhangoilpaperumbrella？（4）HowdidLiuimprovetheumbrellastowintheheartsofyoungpeople？（Listatleast2ways.）（5）Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage？3．（2024春?高州市期中）左欄是五個(gè)人遇到的問(wèn)題或困惑，右欄是問(wèn)題的建議。請(qǐng)為左欄的每個(gè)人選擇一個(gè)合適的建議。（有兩個(gè)多余項(xiàng)）（1）Xiaomingisgettingshort﹣sighted（近視）.Hespendsalongtimeonhomeworkinaverydarkroomandhasbadreadinghabits.（2）Lucyisunderstress.Shehastoomuchhomeworktodoeverydayandshedoesn'thavetimeforanyhobbies.Shedoesn'tknowwhattodo.（3）Johnlooksangryallthetimeandoftenfightswithotherboys.Hedoesn'tknowhowtogetonwellwithhisclassmates.（4）Janeisgettingfat.Shespendsmostofhermoneybuyingsweetsandice﹣creamsandshedoesn'tlikedoingexercise.（5）Jimmyfeelstiredofstudy.Heonlywantstoplaycomputergamesandheplaysalongtimeonweekends.A.Don'tbecrazyaboutcomputergames.Spendingtoomuchtimeonthemwillmakeyoumoretired.Justplayforashorttimetorelax.B.Don'tsleepsolateeverydayandgotobedearlier.Alsoyoushouldhelpyourparentsdosomehousework.C.Perhapsyoucanmakeaplanforstudyandhobbies.Youwillfindthatyoufinishyourhomeworkfasterandthenyouhavetimeforyourhobbies.D.Useyourmoneytodosomethingmeaningful.Youshouldspendmoretimedoingexerciseeverydaytokeephealthy.E.Befriendlyandkind.Smilemore.Makemorefriendsandunderstandeachother.F.Doinghomeworkwithenoughlightandreadinginarightwayaregoodtoyoureyes.It'simportanttohavehealthyeyes.G.Trytogiveupbadeatinghabitsandgohomeearly.Youshouldfinishyourhomeworkontime.4．（2024春?高州市期中）Healthyeatinghabitalongwithregularexerciseistheonlywaytobecomefit.Ifyouhavethecorrectnumberofcalories（卡路里）andexerciseregularly，youwillloseweight，keepfitandfeelgreat.Duringyourteenageyears，itisimportanttogiveyourbodytheenergyitneeds.Ifyouskip（跳過(guò)）meals，youwillfeeltiredbecauseyouwon'tgetenoughcalories，.Bytheway，calorieisjustanotherwordforenergy.About50%ofyourcaloriesshouldcomefromrice，bread，vegetablesandfruit.Youalsoneedtodrinkalotofwater，6to8glassesaday.Waterhelpskeepyoursystemclean.Drinkingenoughwaterwillmakeyourskinbetterandmakeyouhealthy.Exerciseissomethingthatcanhelptomakeyoulookgood，feelgoodandbehealthy.Experts（專家）suggestthatteenagersspendatleast30minutesexercisingaday，fivetimesaweek.Thatiseasytodo!Youcanwalkorrideyourbiketoschool，anddosportsatschool.However，teenagersoftengiveupsports，sayingtheyhavenotimeleftaftertheirstudies.Infact，doingexercisecanhelpthemsleepbetteratnightandincreasetheirabilitytofocusontheirstudy.Ifyoufollowthesuggestionsabove，youwilllookandfeelmuchbetterandbecomefit.（1）Whatwillhappenifwehavethecorrectnumberofcaloriesandexerciseregularly？（2）Howwillwefeelifweskipmeals？（3）Howmanyglassesofwaterdoweneedaday？（4）Whatcanmakeourskinbetterandkeephealthy？（5）Accordingtoexperts，howoftenshouldteenagersexercise？5．（2024春?德州期中）ThefollowingwerethreegoodofficialsintheSpringandAutumnPeriod（770—476BC）.ZichanwastheprimeministeroftheStateofZheng.Hewasknownformakingchangestothestateinallaspectstomakeitstronger.Whiledoingthis，helistenedtotheideasofordinarypeople.Helatermadethelawknowntothepublicbycarving（刻）themonbronzeding（青銅鼎）.Suchfairandopenmethodswontheheartsofpeople.Zijian，wholivedintheStateofLu，wasanofficialinChanfu，whichisintoday'sShandongprovince.Believinginnon﹣action（無(wú)為），hehiredpeopleofintegrity（賢人）tohelphim.Thoughhespentmuchofhistimeplayingmusic，peopletherelivedapeacefullifeandthoughthedidagoodjobofmanagingtheregion.ThentherewasXimenBaointheWeiState.HeservedYeCounty，whichisintoday'sHebeiprovince.There，everyyearagirlhadbeengiventotheso﹣calledRiverGodashisbride（新娘）.Awitch（巫婆）andseveraldishonestofficialssaidthiscouldstopfloodsfromhappening.XimenBaostoppedthembythrowingthemintotheriver.Thenhebuiltcanals（運(yùn)河）alongtherivertostopthefloodingforreal.AccordingtotheRecordsoftheHistorian（《史記》），thesethreemenwerewiseleaders.Zichanmadeitimpossibleforpeopletocheathim.Zijianmadepeoplenotbear（忍心）tocheathim，whileXimenBaomadepeopledarenottocheathim.回答問(wèn)題（1）WhatisZichanfamousfor？（2）HowdidZichanletpeopleknowaboutnewlaws？（3）WhatdidZijiandotokeepthegovernmentoftheStateofLurunningwell？（4）HowdidXimenBaostopthefloodinginYeCounty？（5）Whatdothethreemenhaveincommon？6．（2024春?金州區(qū)期中）Collectingmustbeoneofthevarioushumanactivities，andit'sonethatmanypsychologists（心理學(xué)家）findmoreattractive.Somepeoplecollectbecausetheywanttomakemoney.Wecallthembusinesscollectors.Thiscouldbecalledaninstrumental（工具性）reasonforcollecting.They'lllookforantiques（古董）thattheycanbuycheaplyandexpecttosellatahigherprice.Buttheremaywellbeapsychologicalthought，too—buyingcheapandsellingdearcangivethecollectorasenseofachievement（成就感）.Anotherreasonforcollectingisthedesire（渴望）tofindsomethingspecial，suchasarareearlyrecordingbyafamoussinger.Somemayspendtheirwholelivesinahuntforthis.Psychologically，thiscangiveapurposetoalife.Thereisadanger，though，thatifoneisluckyenoughtofindwhatheislookingfor，hemayfeelempty，becausethegoalthatdrovehimonhasgone.Ifyouthinkaboutcollectingpostagestamps，anotherreasonisitseducationalvalue（教育價(jià)值）.Stampcollectingopensawindowtoothercountries，andtotheplants，animals，orfamouspeopleshownontheirstamps.Inthe19thcentury，manycollectorscollectedfossils，animalsandplantsfromaroundtheglobeandtheircollectionsprovidedalargeamountofinformationaboutthenaturalworld.Withoutthosecollections，ourunderstandingwouldbefarbehindwhatitis.Notallcollectorsareinterestedinlearningfromtheirhobbies.Somepeoplecollectbecauseoftheneedforasenseofcontrol.Stampcollectors，forinstance，arrangetheirstampsinalbumsveryneatlyaccordingtotheirpreferredprinciples.（1）Whatcangivethebusinesscollectorsasenseofachievement？（2）Whydothecollectorsfeelemptywhentheyfindtheirspecialthings？（3）Whatistheeducationalvalueofcollectingstamps？（4）Ifyouareacollector，whatwillyoucollect？Andwhy？（Atleast30words.）7．（2024春?瑞安市期中）ThetimeIspentatGrandma'shousewasenjoyableuntilGrandmastartedtellingmehowwonderfulmycousinMayawas.ThenitwasMayathisandMayathatuntilIdidn'teverwanttohearanotherwordabouther.That'swhyIdidn'tfeelexcitedwhenGrandmacalledmetocomeoverandbringmynightclothes.WhenIarrived，itwasworsethanI'dexpected.There，inanarmchair，satMaya，alldressedupasifshe'djustbeenaparty."Surprise，Kristen!"Grandmasaid."Mayawillstaytherewithusthisafternoon."Grandmakepttalkingabouthowexcitedshe'dbeenforthissurpriseget﹣together，andhowcousinsshouldgettoknoweachotherbetter.Ismiledandnodded，asifI'dbeenwaitingforeverforthischancetospendanafternoonwithMaya.Shortly，Grandmawenttothekitchen，andjustleftmeandMayainthelivingroom.Mayawashere，lookinggreatwiththelatesthaircutandafancydress.Lookingdownatmyoldjeansandshoes，howIwishedIhadn'tcome!Howcouldshebesoperfect？Everythingabouthermademejealous（嫉妒的）.ButIstillforcedasmileandlistenedtothespeechaboutherexperiences，whichIhadalreadyheardoffromGrandmaforathousandtimes!"Howdoyoufeelwinningthebaseballmatch？"Sheturnedtoaskme.Andthenshekepttalkingaboutmyexperiences."Howdoyouknowthesethingsaboutme？"Iasked."ItwasGrandma!"shegrumbled（嘟囔），"Shealwayssharesyourlifewithme._____"Youtoo？"Ican'tbelievewhatIheard.Thentheonlywordscametomymindwas，"Youwonthefirstprizeinthemathcompetition，didn'tyou？"Mayalookedupandseemedtounderstandsomething.Infact，Grandmahadalwaysbeenthebridgebetweenus.Laterthatafternoon，bothofusfoundbackthelostjoythroughchattingabouteverystorytoldbyGrandma.IfinallyunderstoodGrandmawasright，andthankstoher，Ifellsoundasleep（酣睡）earlythatnight，enjoyingasweetdreamofregainingawonderfulcousin.（1）HowdidKristenfeelwhenstayingwithMayaatfirst？A.Excited.B.Nervous.C.Moved.D.Uncomfortable.（2）WhydidGrandmakeepmentioningMayatoKristen？A.ShewantedtoshowMayaandKristenwereherfavorites.B.ShehopedthatthewriterwouldbecomeagirllikeMaya.C.Shebelieveditagreatwaytohelpthemknoweachother.D.ShethoughtMayamadehermuchprouderthanthewriter.（3）Whichofthefollowingisthebesttofillinthe"_____"？A.Howdifferentyourlifeis!B.HowjealousIamofyou!C.Whatalovelyladysheis!D.Whatfuntohearaboutyou!（4）WhydidKristenfallsoundasleepthatnight？（請(qǐng)用約40詞回答）8．（2024春?瑞安市期中）Dr.Wanghot13：50April.7th，2024PostinRui'an【Dietsoftdrinks#nosugar!】Usually，ifthereis0.5grams（克）ofsugarorlessina100﹣gramdrink，itcanbedescribedasadietsoftdrink.Althoughtheyhavelittlesugar，dietsoftdrinksstilltastesweetbyusingartificialsweeteners（人工甜味劑）.Butwhenyoueatsweet﹣tastingthingslikesugar，ithitsyourbrainandmakesyouwantmore.Whenyoudrinkadietsoftdrink，thebrainreceivesthe"sweetsignal（信號(hào)）"，butnosugararrives.Sincethebrainisfooled，itstillwantsmoresweets.Dietsoftdrinksmaycausesomehealthyproblems.Weshouldnotdrinktoomuch.#Aredietsoftdrinks（低能量軟飲）reallyunhealthy？#RepostCommentLikesAredietsoftdrinksreallyunhealthy？Factsaboutdietsoftdrinks：Theyarethedrinksthathave（1）gramsofsugarorlessina100﹣gramdrink.Theymakeyourbrainfeelfooled，soitwillwantmore（2）.Opinionsondietsoftdrinks：Opinion1：Dietsoftdrinksarehealthierbecausetheycanmakepeoplelose（3）.Opinion2：Dietsoftdrinksarenothealthy.Theyarebadforpeople's（4）andyoudon'twanttoeatmore.Dr.Wang'sopinion：Dietsoftdrinksarenotashealthyaswethink.Weshoulddrink（5）.9．（2024春?寧津縣期中）Readingbooksisagoodhobbyforallkindsofreasons.First，readingbooksisfun.Youcanalwayskeepyourselfhappyifyoulikereading.Thisisespeciallyusefulwhentheweatherisbad.Itisarelaxinghobbytoo.Youcanreallybecomelostinabook.Next，youcanreadabookanywhere，inacar，inawaitingroom，onaplane，onthebed，andeveninthebathroom.Allyouneedisabook.Readingisaconvenient（方便的）hobbybecauseitiseasytostopandstartagain.Anothergoodreasonforreadingbooksisthat（2）itisuseful.Ifyoutakereadingasahobbyyouwillgetbetterandbetteratit.Thismeansthatyouwillreadfasterand（3）youwillbecomebetteratunderstandingwhatyouread.Asyourreadingimproves，youwillfindyourschoolworkbecomesmucheasier.Manyschoolsubjectsdependongoodreadingandasyouread，youwilllearnmoreandmore.（1）Whyisreadingaconvenienthobby？（2）Theunderlinedword"it"inthefourthparagraphrefersto.（3）將文中劃線句子翻譯成漢語(yǔ)。（4）Listtworeasonsthatreadingisagoodhobby.（5）Giveapropertitletothepassage.10．（2024春?東麗區(qū)期中）Howdoyoufeelwhenyouhavetomakeaspeechinfrontofclass？Howdoyoufeelwhenyougotoabirthdayparty？Doyougetreallyshy？Shynessmeansfeelingnervousorfrightenedwhenyou'rearoundotherpeople.Experts（專家）havefoundthatmorethan80percentofmiddleschoolstudentsfeelafraidtobethecenterofattention.Somekidsarebornshy.Somebecomeshylaterbecauseoftheirlifeexperiences.It'sOKifittakesyouawhiletofeelyourselfagainwhenyougotoanewplaceormeetnewpeople.Infact，everybodygetsalittleshysometimes.It'sjustacaseofhowmuch.Mostpeoplehaveredfacesandtalkinbrokensentenceswhentheygetshy.Butsomebecomesoshythattheywon'tgotoarestaurantbecausetheyaretoonervoustoorderandpaythebill（賬單）.Someareafraidofmeetingnewpeople，sotheyseldomgooutside.Thiskindofshynesscanbebadforaperson.Ifshynessdoesn'tstopyoufromdoingsomethingyouwanttodo，beingshyisn'taverybigproblem.Someexpertssayshypeoplearequieterandclevererbecausetheythinkmoreandtalkless.Shypeoplearealsogoodatworkingwithothersbecausetheythinkmoreforotherpeople.Somegreatpeopleinhistorywereshy，too.Yousee，beingshyisn'tallbad.Butremembernottoletgoodchancespassbyjustbecauseofit!IfyouhavetosingasongatabirthdaypartyorpracticeyourspokenEnglishinfrontofothers，justdoit!There'snothingtobeafraidof.ShynessMeaning?Tofeel（1）orfrightenedCauses?Tobethecenterofattention?Tobebornshy?Tohave（2）experiencesEffectsBadeffects?Tohaveredfaces?Totalkinbrokensentences?To（3）meetingnewpeopleGoodeffects?Tobequieterandcleverer?Tobegoodat（4）Advice?Toremembertotakeholdof（抓住）good（5）11．（2023春?天津期中）Helenisanexchangestudent（交換生）atacollegeinBeijing.HerhometownisasmalltownnearLondon.Thetownisveryquiet.Helenlovesherlifeinthetown.AndshealsoenjoysherlifeinBeijing.Helen'steachersandclassmatesarefriendlyandhelpful.LiNaisHelen'sbestfriend，andsheofteninvitesHelentoherhomeatweekends.Theyalsoliketovisitniceplacestogether.Theyusuallytravelbyundergroundbecauseitisfastandcheap.HelenandLiNalovetraditionalChineseculture.Theyenjoycrosstalk（相聲）atDeyunsheTheatres.AndtheyoftengotoLaoSheTeahousetoenjoyBeijingoperaandnicetea.HelenandLiNalovemodernfashiontoo.Sanlitunistheirfavouriteplace.Itisoneofthemostfashionable（最時(shí)尚的）areasinBeijing.Inthefuture，HelenhopestovisitmoreplacesinChina.（1）Helen'shometownisasmallnearLondon.（2）Helen'steachersandclassmatesareandhelpful.（3）HelenandLiNausuallytravelbybecauseitisfastandcheap.（4）HelenandLiNaoftengototoenjoyBeijingoperaandnicetea.（5）Sanlitunisoneofthemostfashionableareasin.12．（2023春?中山區(qū)期中）①IcametotheUnitedStatesfromAfricatolivewithmyuncleJiminMaryland.Oneyearlater，Ilostmysightbecauseofaseriousillness.②Jimtoldmenottogoout.HeworriedIwouldgetlostorhitbyacar.ButIwasdogged.ItoldhimI'dpayattention.IbelievedI'dsucceed.Imustsucceed.Imustputmywillintoaction.Idreamedofbeingabroadcaster.③ThenaneighbourtoldmethatapubliclibraryinWashingtonD．C．wasofferingafreecourse，speciallydesignedforblindpeople.Thiswasanimportantchanceforme.ButhowwouldImapmyway？IknewthattheAmericansingerRayCharles，alsoblind，gotaroundonhisownwithoutacane（手杖）.Hissecretwastocountsteps.④ButIcouldn'tseemtodothatway.InsteadIdevelopedmyimagination，sensingthelayout（布局）ofplacesIvisitedandtakingnotesoflandmarksinmymind.Atfirst，Iwouldhavetostoptoimagineandmapanewspaceinmymind.ThenexttimeIvisitedthatplace，I'dusethattofindtheway.Today，Iamusedtodoingit.ButI'vestilllostmywaymanytimes.I'dhavetoswallowmypridetoaskforhelp，notthinkingwhatothersthinkorsayaboutme.⑤SometimesI'dbedownandI'dconsidergivingup.Perhapsmyunclewasright.MaybeI'dstayhomeandwaituntilsomeonecametohelp.OnthosedayswhenIlostmyway，I'dgotobedwithabadfeeling.ButIkeptthattomyself.Ihadastrongwishtobeatblindnessandbesuccessful，andthatwasusuallyenoughtogetmeoutofbedthenextdayandtryagain.⑥AlongthewayIlearnedtobepatientwithmyselfandrealizedthataskingforhelpdidn'tdiminish（貶低）meinanyway.I'vegotthreeacademicdegreessofar.⑦Today，I'mareporterandbroadcaster.I'veachievedmydream.⑧Yes，I'velostmywaymanytimes—andfounditagain.Yes，I'vecomeclosetobeinghitbyacarbutneverbeenhitbyone.Whenpeopleask，"Aren'tyouafraidtobeoutalone？"Theanswertomeisclear：Iwouldfacedangerandfindhappinessinsteadofstayinghomeandbeingunhappy.（1）WhathappenedtothewriteroneyearafterhemovedtotheUS？（2）Whydidthewriterwanttogotothepubliclibrary？（3）Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout？（4）Doyouthinkthewriterissuccessful？Whyorwhynot？（5）Whatcanyoulearnfromthewriter？13．（2024春?東城區(qū)期中）TraditionalChinesetoysarepartofthetraditionalChineseculture.TheymakethefolkgamesandsportsactivitiesofChinarichandcolorful.HereisatraditionalChinesetoymanychildrenliketoplay—Chineseshuttlecocks（jianzi）.Shuttlecockskickinghasahistoryofmorethan2000yearsinChina.SincetheHanDynasty，peoplehavebeenplayingshuttlecockkicking.Evennow，shuttlecockkickingisstilloneofthemostpopularoutdooractivities，notonlywiththechildren，butalsowiththeold.Shuttlecockkickingcanbeplayedbyoneoracircleofpeople.Fiveorsixpersonsmayformasmallcircle，kickingashuttlecock.Therearealsopeoplewholikeplayingalone.Evenwhenyouplaybyyourself，youcanoftenattractotherpeopleandmakethemwanttocomearoundandwatchyouplay.Makingashuttlecockisquiteeasy.Youjustneedtofindtwoorthreecoinswithholes，putseveralfeathersinthehole，andthensewdownthefeatherstothecoinwithclothesstrips.Theruleofshuttlecockkickingisalsosimple：keepingtheshuttlecockintheairbyusinganypartofyourbodyexceptyourhands.（1）HowlonghaveChinesepeoplebeenplayingshuttlecock？（2）Whomisshuttlecockkickingpopularwith？（3）Whatistheruleofshuttlecockkicking？（4）Whatdoyouthinkofshuttlecockkicking？Whydoyouthinkso？14．（2024春?東城區(qū)期中）Herearesomepicturebooks.ARoomforEveryoneWriter：NaazKhanMoreandmorepeoplegetonthebusonthewaytotheprettybeach.Itseemstherecan'tberoom，but"aftersomemovingaroundandfun，theymakeenoughroomforeveryone."Thisisabookyouwillbehappytoreadagainandagainbecauseitisfullofhappinessandenergy.BGladystheMagicChickenWriter：AdamRubinItcanhelpyoushareabiglaughwithyourfamily.Setinancienttimes，thestorycentersaroundachickennamedGladys.With48pages，thisbookislongerthanusualpicturebooks，andthatmakesitlookmorespecialandamazing.CABoyNamedIsamuWriter：JamesYangThewritertellsthestoryinthesecondpersonanditseemsthebookistalkingtoyou.Youcanjointhemaincharacterinanadventureanduseyourimaginationtoexplorebeingaloneandbeingcreative.Thisbookmighthelpeveryoneunderstandhowonemightbe"alonebutnotlonely".DTheVeryHungryCaterpillarWriter：EricCarleJoininacolorfuladventurewithahungrycaterpillarasitmunchesthroughdifferentfoods.Withbrightpicturesandcleverpages，thisstoryteachescounting，daysoftheweek，andthebutterflieslifecycle.EricCarle'stimelessstoryhasattractedchildrenforgenerations，makingitamust﹣readforeverylittleone.For21﹣23，matcheachonewiththechoices（A﹣D）.Thereisoneyoudonotneed.（1）JackIaminterestedininsects.Iwanttolearnaboutthelifeofbutterfliesthroughapicturebook.（2）AmyIwanttoreadapicturebookwhichiswritteninthesecondpersonandfullofimagination.（3）KevinIwanttoreadaninterestingpicturebookwithananimalasthemaincharacter.AndIhopeit'slongerthanusualpicturebooks.15．（2024春?河西區(qū)期中）Howdoastronautsliveinspace？Areyouinterestedinthelifeofastronautsinspace？Doyouknowhowtheyeat，sleepandbatheinspace？Nextwewilltellyousomeusefulinformation.Howdotheastronautseatinspace？Likepeopleontheearth，theastronautsalsohavethreemealseveryday.Theystoredtheirfoodinsomespeciallockertrays.Theycanhelpstopthefoodfromflyingaway.Theastronautsneedtoheattheirfoodbeforetheyeat.Ittakesthemabout20to30minutestofinishthisstep.Howdotheastronautssleepinspace？Weallknowthatthingsareeasytofloatinspace，andsoarethebodiesoftheastronauts.Tosolvetheproblem，theirbodieswillbestrappedwhentheysleep.Theastronautscanbestoppedfromfloatingawayinthisway.Theastronautshavebedtimes.Theyusuallysleepfor8hoursaday.Howdotheastronautsshowerinspace？Becauseoftheeffectofzerogravity（重力），theastronautsdon'thavetheluxuryoftakingshowersinouterspace.Watercan'tflowthewayasitdoesontheearth，sotheastronautshavetouseothermethodstokeepthemselvesclean.Forexample，theyusewettowelsandwaterlessshampoos（免洗洗發(fā)水）.Usefulinformationaboutspace（1）EatingTheyhaveasmanymealsaspeople（2）everyday.Theykeepthefoodinsomespeciallockertrays.Theyspendabout20to30minutesheatingthefoodbeforeeatingit.（3）Theystrapthemselvestoavoidfloatingaway.Theyusuallysleepfor8hoursaday.BathingTheydon'ttakeshowers（4）there'snogravityinouterspace.Thewaterisn'tabletoflowthesamewayasitdoesontheEarth.Theyusespecialshampoostocleanthehair（5）usinganywater.

2024-2025學(xué)年下學(xué)期初中英語(yǔ)外研版八年級(jí)期中必刷常考題之任務(wù)型閱讀參考答案與試題解析一．任務(wù)型閱讀（共15小題）1．（2024春?慶云縣期中）NowDavidlivesinBeijing.It'sbeenmorethan8yearssincehemovedfromtheUStoBeijing.Whenhewentofftocollege，heandhisparentsalsolivedindifferentcities，buttheystillkeptintouchwitheachotherbyphoneandemail.Atthattime，itwaseasyforhimtocalluphismomandcatchupwithher.ButwhenDavidlivesinBeijing，hefeelsitdifficulttostayintouchwithhisfamily.They'reseparated（分開(kāi)）notonlybydistance，butalsobytime.Thereisa12﹣hourtimedifference（時(shí)差）betweenBeijingandtheUS.Thismeansthatwhenit'smorninginBeijing，it'snighttimeinhishometown.ThiscanmakeitdifficultforDavidtofindasuitabletimetocontacthisfamily.Butheandhisfamilymakeitworkanyway.Theytrytochoosetimesthatareconvenientforbothofthem.ThísmeansDavidusuallycallshismomlateintheevening.Atthattime，hismotheristakingherlunchbreak.Theyoftentalkabouttheirwork，theweather，andwhateverelseishappeningintheirlives.Andofcourse，Davidtriestovisithomefromtimetotime.He'llflybacktotheUStoseehisparentsandsistersfortheholidaysonceayear.It'suncommonforthemtogetthewholefamilytogether—butwhentheydo，theyhavealotoffun.Likemanyotherfo