八上英语期中复习——任务型阅读14篇（填表）（10空）
一、任务型阅读
（23-24八年级上·江苏南京·期中）Times have changed, but falling asleep in class is still a common occurrence (常事) among students.
Why do students sometimes fall asleep in class An obvious reason is lack of sleep. However, there are also causes for getting too little sleep.
Homework is a daily occurrence for most students, one that can take three to four hours per night. A student who wants to be able to take part in any activity besides homework must stay up late to fit everything in. Club activities, sports, computer-game playing, and TV viewing, for example, all make students have less time for both homework and sleep. Sometimes students lack sleep because of after-school jobs for their families.
Physical problems can also cause students to fall asleep in class. For example, insomnia (失眠), which may keep a student up at night, causing exhaustion (疲惫不堪) during class hours, is a serious problem. Medical evidence also supports the idea that each person has a body clock that helps to decide his or her sleep pattern. Unluckily, these body clocks don’t always work according to school timetables.
The effects of falling asleep in class can be quite serious. First of all, sleeping in class is not a good way to endear (使受喜爱) yourself to teachers. And other students may make jokes about those who sleep in class. However, the most harmful effect of sleeping in class is missing out on important points. In the long run, sleepers may end up failing classes.
Since students are probably not going to deal with the problem, falling asleep in class will probably remain an all-too-common occurrence. It will continue until more teens find a way to balance their personal and social lives with school and work on their own, while still finding enough time to sleep.
Introduction Times have changed, but falling asleep in class happens 1 .
Causes Lack of sleep ◆To 2 doing their homework, students may have to work three to four hours every night. ◆To take part in 3 and finish homework, students may stay up late. ◆To spare time for after-school jobs, students may not have 4 time to sleep. Physical problems ◆Insomnia may 5 students from falling asleep at night. ◆Students’ body clocks do not always 6 their school timetables.
Effects ◆Teachers will not 7 the students who sleep in class. ◆It is 8 that students will laugh at those who sleep in class. ◆Students who sleep too much in class may 9 in their study.
Conclusion The problem will not be solved until students 10 can manage their lives, deal with their| school and work, and then still have time to sleep.
【答案】
1．often 2．finish 3．activities 4．enough/much 5．stop/keep/prevent 6．match 7．like/love 8．possible 9．affect 10．themselves
【导语】本文主要通过学生因睡眠不足上课睡觉这一现象，分析了学生睡眠不足的原因。
1．根据“Times have changed, but falling asleep in class is still a common occurrence (常事) among students. ”可知，时代变了，但在课堂上睡觉仍然是学生中经常发生的事情，often “经常”，频度副词，故填often。
2．根据“Homework is a daily occurrence for most students, one that can take three to four hours per night. ”可知，要完成家庭作业，每个学生可能每晚要花3、4个小时，finish“完成”，to后跟动词原形，故填finish。
3．根据“A student who wants to be able to take part in any activity besides homework...all make students have less time for both homework and sleep.”可知，要参加活动，以及完成作业，activity“活动”，此处表泛指，用复数，故填activities。
4．根据“Sometimes students lack sleep because of after-school jobs for their families.”可知，有时是因为家庭的课后工作，学生没有足够/很多的时间睡觉。much“很多”，enough“足够的”，故填enough/much。
5．根据“insomnia (失眠), which may keep a student up at night, causing exhaustion (疲惫不堪) during class hours”可知，失眠会让学生夜不能寐，stop/keep/prevent sb from doing sth“阻止某人做某事”，may后跟动词原形，故填stop/keep/prevent。
6．根据“Unluckily, these body clocks don’t always work according to school timetables.”可知，学生生物钟并不总是和学校的时间表匹配，match“和……匹配”，do not后跟动词原形，故填match。
7．根据“First of all, sleeping in class is not a good way to endear (使受喜爱) yourself to teachers”可知，老师不喜欢上课睡觉的学生，like/love“喜欢”，will not后跟动词原形，故填like/love。
8．根据“And other students may make jokes about those who sleep in class.”可知，其他学生可能会取笑那些在课堂上睡觉的人，possible“可能的”，故填possible。
9．根据“the most harmful effect of sleeping in class is missing out on important points”可知，课上睡觉会影响学习，affect“影响”，may后跟动词原形，故填affect。
10．根据“It will continue until more teens find a way to balance their personal and social lives with school and work on their own, while still finding enough time to sleep.”可知，只有学生他们自己管理好自己的生活，处理好自己的学业和工作，才有时间睡觉，这个问题才会得以解决。themselves“他们自己”，故填themselves。
（23-24八年级上·江苏南京·期中）根据短文内容，完成文后任务。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Success is something many people work very hard for. It’s difficult to have success, but keeping the success going is even harder. So, let’s see what many successful people do every day to improve themselves.
You may think that it is all about the brain work that makes people successful. However, successful people take exercise regularly. It is not only about keeping you healthy. It also can teach you to overcome yourselves. Mark Zuckerberg, for example, does sports five times per week. He often says that sports help him feel good, and it also helps him think of new business ideas.
Benjamin Franklin asked himself every morning what good things he was going to do this day. Having a plan helps you remember everything. Spend 10 minutes before sleep or after you wake up and make a plan for the whole day. It would be even better if you write it down somewhere.
Most often, successful people are interested in certain activities. A Saturday golf game can be a great way to make friends. Even knitting or drawing can make people relaxed and fresh.
People need to get new information every day to keep the brain working. Successful people always find the way to learn something new. They read books and articles, they talk with smart people and they go through safe websites. You should always keep your brain working and it’ll work out some ideas.
Successful people think over their day before they sleep. Did I do everything I had planned What shouldn’t I have done today What should I do better the next day When you think of the good things you did today, it helps you keep doing them tomorrow. When you think of your mistakes, you may not do them again the next day.
How to be 11
Ways 12
13 regularly It helps you keep healthy and 14 you to overcome yourselves.
Having a plan every day It helps you not 15 anything.
Having some 16 It helps you make friends and make yourself relaxed and 17 .
18 something new It keeps the brain working and it will work out some ideas.
Thinking over the day before 19 to sleep It helps you keep doing good things and 20 making the same mistakes.
Conclusion: We learn all of the above from many successful people to have success and keep it going.
【答案】
11．successful 12．Reasons 13．Exercising 14．teaches 15．forget 16．activities 17．fresh 18．Learning 19．going 20．avoid
【导语】本文是主要介绍了如何能够成功。
11．根据第一段“So, let’s see what many successful people do every day to improve themselves.”和全文可知，文章主要讲的是“如何变得成功”。故填successful。
12．根据第二段“You may think that it is all about the brain work that makes people successful. However, successful people take exercise … helps him think of new business ideas.”以及全文内容可知，本文是通过“方法”和“原因”两个方面来叙述的。故填Reasons。
13．根据第二段“ However, successful people take exercise regularly.”可知，此处是指有规律的锻炼，位于句首因此首字母大写。故填Exercising。
14．根据第二段“It is not only about keeping you healthy. It also can teach you to overcome yourselves.”可知，运动可以保持健康也可以教会你战胜自我。and前后动词形式保持一致，因此teach的三单形式。故填teaches。
15．根据第三段“Having a plan helps you remember everything.”可知，做计划可以帮你记住所有的事情。“记住所有的事”即“不忘记事情”。故填forget。
16．根据第四段“Most often, successful people are interested in certain activities.”可知，此处是指某些活动。故填activities。
17．根据第四段“Even knitting or drawing can make people relaxed and fresh.”可知，即使是编织或绘画也能使人放松和清新。故填fresh。
18．根据倒数第二段“Successful people always find the way to learn something new.”可知，成功人士总是可以找到学习新东西的方法。此处用动名词作主语，在句首因此首字母大写。故填Learning。
19．根据最后一段“Successful people think over their day before they sleep.”可知，成功人士在睡觉前会思考一天的工作。此空在介词before后，因此用动名词。故填going。
20．根据最后一段“When you think of the good things you did today, it helps you keep doing them tomorrow. When you think of your mistakes, you may not do them again the next day.”可知，它可以帮你继续做好事，避免犯同样的错误。avoid doing sth.意为“避免做某事”。故填avoid。
（23-24八年级上·江苏南京·期中）Do you know about space vegetables Have you ever eaten them Some people worry about eating space vegetables. They think that they may be bad for us. In fact, there’s no need to worry about space vegetables. Here some facts that we should know about space vegetables.
In space, plants can grow faster and bigger without the influence of Earth’s gravity (重力). People take the seeds to space and then bring them back. Then space vegetables grow from these strong seeds and grow into bigger
Scientists believe the vegetables will be safe to eat after they bring back these seeds. And scientists make sure that there is no radiation (辐射).
Space vegetables are different from genetically modified (转基因) foods. The genes (基因) of space vegetables don’t change. This means that no new genes are put into the space vegetables.
Space vegetables are better for us than normal vegetables. For example, space tomatoes will be fine for twenty days. That’s one week longer than normal tomatoes.
Also, space vegetables have much higher yields than Earth vegetables. As a result, space vegetables can help us solve the problem of future food supply and provide a healthier diet.
In conclusion, space vegetables are a great way to help us meet our needs in the future.
Space 21
Introduction In fact, there’s no need to be 22 about space vegetables.
Some 23 about space vegetables Plants can grow faster and bigger in 24 and their seeds can grow into bigger, healthier and stronger vegetables. Scientists believe the vegetables will be safe to 25 and there is no radiation in them. 26 genetically modified foods, space vegetables are safe 27 no new genes are put into them. Space vegetables are 28 for us than normal vegetables and people can keep space vegetables 29 . Space vegetables have much higher yields than Earth vegetables.
Conclusion Space vegetables can help us meet our needs in the 30
【答案】
21．Vegetables 22．worried 23．facts 24．space 25．eat 26．Unlike 27．because 28．better 29．longer 30．future
【导语】本文主要介绍了太空蔬菜。
21．根据“Do you know about space vegetables ”可知，文章是关于太空蔬菜的，vegetables“蔬菜”，为复数泛指各种不同的蔬菜，作为标题应大写首字母。故填Vegetables。
22．根据“In fact, there’s no need to worry about space vegetables.”可知，没有必要担心太空蔬菜，worried“担心的”，作表语。故填worried。
23．根据“Here some facts that we should know about space vegetables.”以及表格中对应的“Plants can grow faster and bigger…”可知，设空处是说关于太空蔬菜的事实，fact“事实”，some接可数名词复数形式。故填facts。
24．根据表格中“Plants can grow faster and bigger in…and their seeds can grow into bigger, healthier and stronger vegetables.”并结合题干处的“In space, plants can grow faster and bigger without the influence of Earth’s gravity (重力).”可知，在太空中，植物可以在不受地球引力影响的情况下生长得更快、更大，space“太空”，不可数名词。故填space。
25．根据“Scientists believe the vegetables will be safe to eat after they bring back these seeds.”可知，科学家们相信，这些蔬菜在带回这些种子后可以安全食用。eat“吃”，表格中划线词前为不定式符号to，接动词原形。故填eat。
26．根据“Space vegetables are different from genetically modified (转基因) foods.”可知，太空蔬菜不同于转基因食品，unlike“不同于”，介词，故填Unlike。
27．根据“The genes (基因) of space vegetables don’t change. This means that no new genes are put into the space vegetables”可知，“因为”太空蔬菜中没有新的基因，因此太空蔬菜是安全的，because“因为”符合语境。故填because。
28．根据“Space vegetables are better for us than normal vegetables.”以及表格后的“for us than normal vegetables”可知，太空蔬菜对我们来说比普通蔬菜更好，better“更好”符合语境，故填better。
29．根据“For example, space tomatoes will be fine for twenty days. That’s one week longer than normal tomatoes.”可知，人们可以保存太空蔬菜更长时间，longer“更长”。故填longer。
30．根据“In conclusion, space vegetables are a great way to help us meet our needs in the future.”可知，太空蔬菜是帮助我们满足未来需求的好方法，in the future“在未来”，固定表达。故填future。
（23-24八年级上·江苏南京·期中）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
China’s 15-year-old Chen Ye won gold (金牌) in the men’s park final of skateboarding (滑板男子碗池决赛) at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sept 25.
Chen started getting into skateboarding in 2016 and he showed great interest in it. “I remember one day I went to a sports store, and by chance, I saw a skateboard. I decided to give it a try,” Chen told China Youth Daily. It was really hard to stay on the board at first, but Chen found it very interesting. “Every time I did some difficult skills, I felt the joy of making breakthroughs (突破),” said Chen.
Gradually, Chen needed a better skatepark (滑板场) for training. To meet the need, his father decided to make a skate bowl himself. “He would work on it late into the night, sometimes until three or four in the morning,” said Chen. “I’m really thankful for my father’s support.”
As a junior high school student, Chen needs to find a balance (平衡) between his study and skateboarding. He can be free from PE classes, during which he can do schoolwork because he needs to practice skateboarding for hours after his school is over.
Behind his success (成功) is too many times of hard practice and learning. He practices in the morning, studies in the afternoon and sometimes has to have extra (额外的) classes with the teachers’ help. While getting ready for the competition this year, Chen even disagreed with his father over his study plan. He wanted to train for more hours at night after daytime classes.
Looking back at the seven years of learning skating, Chen says he becomes stronger and more determined (坚定的) to do something he truly loves.
Chinese 15-year-old wins gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games
Name Chen Ye 31 15 years old
His experience (经历) Chen Ye learns skating for 32 years. He started to learn skating in 2016. Chen Ye came 33 in the men’s park final of skateboarding at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sept 25.
Main 34 for his success When Chen Ye first saw a skateboard in 2016, he was very 35 in it. Chen Ye’s father 36 him, so Chen thanks his father a lot. Chen Ye finds a balance between his study and skateboarding. ①He doesn’t need to 37 PE classes. He usually practices skateboarding for hours after his school 38 . ②He practises and studies during the day and has to have extra classes with the 39 help.
His thought (想法) Many years of learning skating makes him 40 and will keep going after what he truly loves.
【答案】
31．Age 32．seven 33．first 34．reasons 35．interested 36．supports 37．have/attend 38．ends 39．teachers’ 40．stronger
【导语】本文主要讲述了在2023年亚运会滑板男子碗池决赛中，15岁的中国选手陈烨获得金牌，并详细介绍了陈烨的滑板训练经历。
31．根据“15 years old”可知，是介绍年龄，age“年龄”，根据“Name”可知，此处应大写首字母。故填Age。
32．根据“Chen started getting into skateboarding in 2016 and he showed great interest in it”可知，陈烨在2016年开始学习滑板，已经学习了7年时间。故填seven。
33．根据“China’s 15-year-old Chen Ye won gold (金牌) in the men’s park final of skateboarding (滑板男子碗池决赛) at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sept 25.”可知，他在第19届亚运会滑板男子碗池决赛中获得了第一名，first“第一”。故填first。
34．根据表格后面的内容可知，此处是介绍他成功的主要原因，reason“原因”，此处用名词复数。故填reasons。
35．根据“Chen started getting into skateboarding in 2016 and he showed great interest in it.”可知，陈在2016年开始玩滑板，他对滑板表现出极大的兴趣，be interested in“对……感兴趣”。故填interested。
36．根据“I’m really thankful for my father’s support.”可知，陈的父亲支持他，support“支持”，主语是三单，时态为一般现在时，动词用三单。故填supports。
37．根据“His can be free from PE classes”可知，他不必上体育课，have/attend PE classes“上体育课”，不定式符号to后跟动词原形。故填have/attend。
38．根据“during which he can do schoolwork because he needs to practice skateboarding for hours after his school is over.”可知，放学后他需要练习滑板几个小时，is over=ends“结束”。故填ends。
39．根据“He practices in the morning, studies in the afternoon and sometimes has to have extra (额外的) classes with the teachers’ help.”可知，他白天练习和学习，必须在老师的帮助下上额外的课。故填teachers’。
40．根据“Looking back at the seven years of learning skating, Chen says he becomes stronger and more determined (坚定的) to do something he truly loves.”可知，多年的滑冰学习使他更加坚强，并将继续追求他真正热爱的事业。故填stronger。
（23-24八年级上·江苏镇江·期中）Starting your new school life can be difficult. Everything seems hard, and you don’t even know where to go for your own classes. Making new friends can be hard too. Here are some tips on how to make friends at a new school.
Be active to start a conversation. A smile goes a long way. When walking in the halls, don’t keep your eyes on the floor. If you see someone, give them a smile or say hi. They will smile and introduce themselves to you too.
Remember people’s names. If not, don’t be afraid to ask them more than once. You can say something like, “I remember you said something very interesting yesterday and wanted to talk about it some more, but I’m new here and don’t remember your name yet. Would you mind telling me again ”
Join some clubs and activities. A new school and a new group of classmates offer more chances to explore (探索) some new interests. Try to be in a sports team or a part of a school play. There you can meet people who share your interests and are looking forward to making new friends too.
Have your own idea. Do you want to help the old or protect the environment (环境) Speak up. Share your unique (独特的) ideas in the new school. Your new schoolmates will remember you at once. They are more likely to talk with you and know you better. Then you will be able to make new friends.
41 for making friends
Be active to start a conversation. When you 42 in the halls, don’t keep eyes on the floor. Try to 43 or say hi when meeting others.
Never 44 people’s names. If you don’t know how to call others, be 45 to ask them again.
Join some clubs and activities. A new school and a new group of classmates 46 more chances to explore some new interests. Try to be a 47 of a sports team or a part of a school play.
Have your own idea. Speak up if you are 48 to help the old or protect the environment. Share your unique ideas to make others remember you and know you 49 .
Starting a new school life can be difficult. Making new friends can be not 50 , either. Follow the tips, and you will make it soon.
【答案】
41．Tips 42．walk 43．smile 44．forget 45．brave 46．offer 47．member 48．willing 49．better 50．easy
【导语】本文介绍了一些在新学校交朋友的技巧。
41．根据“Here are some tips on how to make friends at a new school”可知本文介绍了一些交朋友的技巧，此处用名词复数tips“技巧”，首字母大写。故填Tips。
42．根据“When walking in the halls, don’t keep your eyes on the floor.”可知在大厅里走路时，不要把眼睛盯着地板，walk“走路”，句子用一般现在时，主语是you，谓语动词用原形。故填walk。
43．根据“If you see someone, give them a smile or say hi.”可知如果你看到某人，给他们一个微笑或打招呼，smile“微笑”，动词不定式符号to后加动词原形。故填smile。
44．根据“Remember people’s names.”可知要记得人们的名字，不要忘记，forget“忘记”，句子是祈使句，以动词原形开头。故填forget。
45．根据“If not, don’t be afraid to ask them more than once”可知如果没有记住别人的名字，不要害怕再问一次，即勇敢地再问一次，作be动词的表语用形容词brave“勇敢的”。故填brave。
46． 根据“A new school and a new group of classmates offer more chances to explore (探索) some new interests.”可知一所新学校和一群新同学提供了更多探索新兴趣的机会，offer“提供”，句子用一般现在时，主语是名词复数，谓语动词用原形。故填offer。
47．根据“Try to be in a sports team or a part of a school play”可知试着加入运动队或参加学校戏剧，即成为它们的成员，a后加可数名词单数member“成员”。故填member。
48．根据“Do you want to help the old or protect the environment (环境) Speak up”可知如果你愿意帮助老人或保护环境，请大声说出来，be willing to do“愿意做某事”。故填willing。
49．根据“Share your unique (独特的) ideas in the new school. Your new schoolmates will remember you at oncece. They are more likely to talk with you and know you better.”可知在新学校分享你的独特想法，你的新同学会立刻记住你的，他们更有可能与你交谈，更了解你。故填better。
50．根据“Making new friends can be hard too”可知结交新朋友也很难，即不容易，not easy“不容易的”。故填easy。
（23-24八年级上·江苏镇江·期中）根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空白处填入一个最恰当的词，每空一词。
Sometimes, teenagers don’t think their parents are fair (公平) to them now. It is a new problem. When you want to dress in a modern way, your mum doesn’t like you wearing a mini skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask who you’re talking to. This makes teenagers unhappy. And of course, they are easy to get angry.
Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as before. How can you become close again Closing the Gap by American writer Jay McGraw teaches teenagers how they can have a better relationship (关系) with parents.
The book gives ways to help children have a better understanding of their parents. When you think “my parents don’t want me to have any fun”, that usually means your parents want you to be safe. Both parents and children have needs. You should tell your parents your need, and find out what their needs are. Then you can think of a way to make all of you happy. The book gives you some ideas.
＊Make time to talk. You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future.
＊Keep a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and feelings.
＊Let your parents see you are growing up. Wash your own clothes and help around the house. Your parents will feel you are no longer a small child.
If you follow these steps, you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself.
Teenagers’ new 51 They feel parents unfair and they aren’t 52 to parents than before. Teenagers are unhappy and get angry 53 .
What is Closing the Gap It is a 54 by Jay McGraw. It teaches teenagers how to have a better relationship with parents.
What’s in the book ＊It helps teenagers 55 parents better. ＊It tells teenagers that their parents want them to be 56 . ＊It tells teenagers to tell parents their 57 .
58 on how to make both happy ＊Make time to talk. ＊Keep 59 . ＊ 60 parents that you are growing up.
【答案】
51．problem 52．closer 53．easily 54．book 55．understand 56．safe 57．need/needs 58．Ideas/Tips/Advice/Suggestions 59．diaries 60．Show
【导语】本文主要介绍青少年与父母关系中存在的问题，并就此为青少年介绍了《缩小差距》这本书，提出了与父母改善关系的建议。
51．根据“Sometimes, teenagers don’t think their parents are fair (公平) to them now. It is a new problem.”可知，有时青少年认为他们的父母现在对他们不公平，这是一个新问题，因此这里说的是青少年的一个新问题，用单数problem“问题”。故填problem。
52．根据“Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as before.”可知，有时候，你和父母的关系似乎不像以前那么亲密了，close“亲密的”，根据“than”可知，此处应用close的比较级closer。故填closer。
53．根据“And of course, they are easy to get angry.”可知，青少年容易生气，easy“容易的”，此处修饰动词短语get angry，用easy的副词形式easily。故填easily。
54．根据“Closing the Gap by American writer Jay McGraw teaches... The book gives ways to...”可知，《缩小差距》是美国作家Jay McGraw写的一本书，book“书”。故填book。
55．根据“The book gives ways to help children have a better understanding of their parents.”可知，这本书提供了帮助孩子们更好地理解父母的方法，understand“理解”，help sb do sth“帮助某人做某事”，此处用动词原形。故填understand。
56．根据“When you think ‘my parents don’t want me to have any fun’, that usually means your parents want you to be safe.”可知，当你认为“我父母不想让我玩得开心”时，通常意味着你父母希望你安全，safe“安全的”。故填safe。
57．根据“Both parents and children have needs. You should tell your parents your need”可知，父母和孩子都有需求，你应该告诉父母你的需求，need“需要，需求”，此处用单复数皆可。故填need/needs。
58．根据“Then you can think of a way to make all of you happy. The book gives you some ideas.”可知，这本书讲了有关如何让孩子们和父母双方都高兴的主意，ideas“想法，主意”，也可填其同义词tips/advice/suggestions，句首单词首字母大写。故填Ideas/Tips/Advice/Suggestions。
59．根据“Keep a diary”可知，此处指记日记，每空只能填一词，故用diary的复数形式diaries。故填diaries。
60．根据“Let your parents see you are growing up.”可知，让你的父母看到你在成长，即向他们展示你的成长，show“展示”，句首单词首字母大写。故填Show。
（23-24八年级上·江苏镇江·期中）根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空白处填入一个最恰当的词，每空一词。
We make it easy to build a catio (猫咪庭院)! Catios bring the outdoor life to indoor cats!
See what our DIY catio clients (客户) are saying about their successful projects and happy cats. And welcome to check out our DIY Catio Plans!
Jim:The catio is a good project! My wife and I spent a few weeks building it. Our cats all enjoy their catio in the morning and also in the evening. Your do-it-yourself plans are excellent. We think, the finished catio will be a special part of the house. Thank you!
Emily: Your DIY Catio Plans are a perfect way for us! The instructions are great and easy to follow as they include everything. The catio is so wonderful that I feel safe letting my cat use it even at night. People just can’t believe I built it myself!
Chris: I just finished building the window box catio. I added a small bed inside and placed a plant near the door. Within only 2 minutes my cat was out there enjoying some fresh air. Thanks so much for the great do-it-yourself plans!
Joy: I’m a 55-year-old nurse and if I can do it, anyone can! I compared the price of several choices from other companies and I couldn’t pay for them. Finally, I found your plans and I knew I could do this with my skills. I had my husband help me, but I did most of the building work myself. I think it’s a wonderful choice for people who really love their cat friends!
DIY Catio
DIY Catio Plans They are 61 ways to make a catio for cats by hand.
Clients’ 62 on the project ●They give indoors cats outdoor fun.
Jim ④The work only 63 him and his wife a few weeks. He feels thankful for the project because his cats enjoy playing there day and 64 .
Emily It’s easy to follow the 65 as they tell everything. ●The project is 66 for cats to play at night.
Chris It took his cat 67 time to get used to the window box catio. He also decorated the catio with a 68 and a plant.
Joy It won’t 69 cat lovers much. ●She did most of the work 70 .
【答案】
61．easy 62．ideas/opinions/thoughts/views 63．took 64．night 65．instructions 66．safe 67．little 68．bed 69．cost 70．herself
【导语】本文主要介绍自制猫咪露台的客户的评价或看法。
61．根据“We make it easy to build a catio (猫咪露台)!”可知，自制猫咪露台计划是手工为猫咪制作露台的简单方法。应用形容词easy来修饰名词ways。故填easy。
62．根据“See what our DIY catio clients (客户) are saying about their successful projects and happy cats.”可知，本文主要介绍自制猫咪露台的客户的评价或看法。可用ideas、opinions、thoughts或views来表示“看法或评价”。故填ideas/ opinions/ thoughts/ views。
63．根据“My wife and I spent a few weeks building it.”可知，Jim和他的太太只花了几周的时间去打造猫咪露台。句子采用一般过去时，此处应用动词take的过去式took表示“花费（时间）”。故填took。
64．根据“Our cats all enjoy their catio in the morning and also in the evening.”可知，他们的猫喜欢日以继夜地在那里玩耍。可用day and night来表示“日以继夜”。故填night。
65．根据“The instructions are great and easy to follow as they include everything.”可知，说明书内容丰富，易于遵循。follow the instructions意为“按照说明书”。故填instructions。
66．根据“The catio is so wonderful that I feel safe letting my cat use it even at night.”可知，即使在晚上，猫咪使用猫咪露台也很安全。故填safe。
67．根据“Within only 2 minutes my cat was out there enjoying some fresh air.”可知，不到2分钟，猫咪就出去享受新鲜空气了。说明他的猫花了很少的时间就习惯猫咪露台。可用little修饰名词time表示“很少的时间”。故填little。
68．根据“I added a small bed inside and placed a plant near the door.”可知，他用一张小床和一株植物装饰了猫咪露台。故填bed。
69．根据“I compared the price of several choices from other companies and I couldn’t pay for them. Finally, I found your plans and I knew I could do this with my skills.”可知，Joy比较了其他公司的几种选择的价格，但她付不起。最后她找到了自制猫咪露台计划，她知道她可以用她的技能做到这一点。也就是说，它不会让爱猫人士花很多钱。此处应用动词cost表示“花钱”，won’t后接动词原形。故填cost。
70．根据“I had my husband help me, but I did most of the building work myself.”可知，Joy让她丈夫帮她，但大部分建造工作都是她自己做的。应用反身代词herself表示“她自己”。故填herself。
（23-24八年级上·江苏镇江·期中）根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空白处填入一个最恰当的词，每空一词。
Life is full of ups and downs. The ups will be meaningless if there are no downs. Everyone should learn to deal with (处理) different situations. Here’s how you can start a new life. Let’s start!
Learn from others
It is amazing to go to people who have the same problems as you do for help. They know how hard the problems are, so they can understand and help you very well. For example, they can give you some useful advice. When you learn from others, you can learn new ways of thinking. If people can deal with their problems successfully, they can help you out of trouble easily.
Try everything
Sometimes we may feel sad because we have tried so many different ways to deal with a problem but none is working. In this kind of situation, the only way is to think outside the box. Try ways that you never thought of. Who knows One of them may improve (改善) the situation for you.
Let your past go
Don’t lock yourself in the room of the past if you want to be free. The terrible things that happened in the past may bring you bad feelings. They are only going to make you very tired and unhappy every day. You have to stay away from them. Don’t hate the people who hurt you in the past as well. Walk to the future.
Do what really works
A lot of people are busy doing the things that are of no use to them. For example, many people like alcohol (酒) very much. Don’t follow the wrong path. Think about your dreams and take action. Let nothing stand in your way.
Four 71 to Start a New Life
Background information Life is full of ups and downs. The ups will not be meaningful 72 the downs. ◆Everyone should learn how to start a new life.
Learning from 73 people ◆People who have the same problems will 74 you to do something useful. ◆It’s 75 for them to help you out because they successfully dealt with the same problems before.
76 everything ◆Keep thinking of new ways. Maybe one of them can make things 77 for you.
Letting your past go ◆ 78 locking yourself in the room of the past. ◆Stay away from the past and walk to the future.
Doing what really works ◆Being crazy about alcohol is 79 when dealing with problems. ◆Follow the right path, take action and don’t let 80 in your way.
【答案】
71．ways/advice/suggestions 72．without 73．other 74．teach 75．easy 76．Trying 77．better 78．Avoid 79．useless 80．anything
【导语】本文介绍了几种让我们可以重新开始新生活的方法。
71．根据“Here’s how you can start a new life. Let’s start!”以及后文内容，可知介绍了四种方法，way“方法”，four后接名词复数。advice/suggestions“建议”也符合。故填ways/advice/suggestions。
72．根据“Life is full of ups and downs. The ups will be meaningless if there are no downs.”可知生活充满了起起落落。没有低谷，高峰就毫无意义。without“没有”，介词。故填without。
73．根据“Learn from others”可知需要向其他人学习，other people“其他人”，故填other。
74．根据“They know how hard the problems are, so they can understand and help you very well. For example, they can give you some useful advice.”可知有同样问题的人会教你做一些有用的事情。teach“教”，will后接动词原形，故填teach。
75．根据“If people can deal with their problems successfully, they can help you out of trouble easily.”可知他们很容易帮助您，因为他们以前也成功地处理过同样的问题。easy“容易的”，形容词作表语，故填easy。
76．根据“Try everything”可知尝试一切方法，try“尝试”，动词，用动名词形式与“Learning from”、“Letting your past go”以及“Doing what really works”保持一致。故填Trying。
77．根据“One of them may improve (改善) the situation for you.”可知也许其中一个方法可以让你的事情变得更好。暗含比较的意思，需用比较级better“更好”，故填better。
78．根据“Don’t lock yourself in the room of the past if you want to be free.”可知避免把自己锁在过去的房间里。avoid“避免”，祈使句动词用原形，故填Avoid。
79．根据“A lot of people are busy doing the things that are of no use to them. For example, many people like alcohol (酒) very much.”可知，作为例子的酒精是没有用的。useless“无用的”，形容词作表语。故填useless。
80．根据“Think about your dreams and take action. Let nothing stand in your way.”可知遵循正确的道路，采取行动，不要让任何事情阻碍你。anything“任何事”，故填anything。
（23-24八年级上·江苏泰州·期中）We know that the eyes are the windows to our soul (灵魂). However, to have healthy eyes, you have to look after them correctly. Your eyes need everyday care.
Firstly, a healthy diet is important. Have more fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, eggs and milk. It’s good for your eyes. Besides, you should take some Vitamins (维他命) A and B2.
Secondly, you must have regular (有规律的) sleep: This can relax (放松) the eye muscles (肌肉) and gives them the rest they need. Sleep can help the body to repair its tired tissues (组织). Usually, you should sleep for no less than seven hours every day. Or you will have dark circles (圈) under your eyes.
Next, it’s necessary for you to exercise your eyes every day, Blink (眨眼) your eyes from time to time to keep your eyes moist (湿润的).
Lastly, you should treat your eyes correctly. Fox example, if you get something in your eye, don’t start rubbing (揉) it. Rubbing is bad for your eyes. Don’t read or write in poor or bright sunlight because sunlight can lead to eye tiredness. Remember to wear sunglasses to stop the sun from shining directly into your eyes. Too much reading, writing, watching television or working on a computer can also lead to eye tiredness, so a good rest is needed.
If you always take care of God’s most beautiful gift, your will be very colorful!
81 to keep your eyes healthy
82 *Eat more food that is good for your eyes, 83 fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, eggs and milk. * 84 some vitamins A and B2.
Sleep *Sleep regularly to 85 your eye muscles. *Sleep at 86 seven hours every day. Otherwise, you may get dark circles under your-eyes.
Exercise * Blink your eyes regularly so that they will stay moist.
Habits * 87 rub your eyes if something gets in them. *Don’t read or write in poor or bright sunlight because sunlight can 88 eye tiredness. * 89 sunglasses can protect your eyes from the sun. * Remember to 90 after using your eyes for a long time.
【答案】
81．Ways 82．Eat 83．like 84．Take 85．relax 86．least 87．Don’t 88．cause 89．Wearing 90．rest
【导语】本文主要介绍了保护眼睛的4种方法。
81．通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了保护眼睛的4种方法，因此用ways“方法”，首字母大写。故填Ways。
82．根据“Firstly, a healthy diet is important. Have more fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, eggs and milk. It’s good for your eyes. Besides, you should take some Vitamins (维他命) A and B2.”可知，此段内容有关吃，因此应用eat“吃”，首字母大写。故填Eat。
83．根据“Have more fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, eggs and milk.”可知，多吃对眼睛有益的食物，如新鲜水果、蔬菜、鱼、鸡蛋和牛奶，因此应用like“例如”。故填like。
84．根据“Besides, you should take some Vitamins (维他命) A and B2.”可知，应该吃一些维他命A和B2，因此用take“吃，服用”，首字母大写。故填Take。
85．根据“Secondly, you must have regular (有规律的) sleep: This can relax (放松) the eye muscles (肌肉)”可知，有规律的睡眠可以放松你的眼部肌肉，因此用relax“放松”，不定式符号to后应用动词原形。故填relax。
86．根据“Usually, you should sleep for no less than seven hours every day.”可知，每天至少睡7个小时，at least“至少”。故填least。
87．根据“Fox example, if you get something in your eye, don’t start rubbing (揉) it.”可知，如果有东西进了眼睛，不要揉眼睛，因此用don’t“不要”，首字母大写。故填Don’t。
88．根据“Don’t read or write in poor or bright sunlight because sunlight can lead to eye tiredness.”可知，不要在昏暗或明亮的阳光下阅读或写作，因为阳光会导致眼睛疲劳，因此用cause“导致”，情态动词can后应用动词原形。故填cause。
89．根据“Remember to wear sunglasses to stop the sun from shining directly into your eyes.”可知，戴太阳镜可以保护你的眼睛不受阳光的伤害，因此用“wear”戴，此处是动名词短语作主语，且首字母大写。故填Wearing。
90．根据“Too much reading, writing, watching television or working on a computer can also lead to eye tiredness, so a good rest is needed.”可知，长时间使用眼睛后，记得要休息，因此用rest“休息”，动词，不定式符号to后应用动词原形。故填rest。
（23-24八年级上·江苏泰州·期中）阅读下面材料，根据材料内容完成后面表格，每空填一个单词。
Homestays are becoming more and more popular, and people around the world are changing their homes as hotels. Homestays offer cheap places to stay, and the chance (机会) for visitors to see the area like a local. They are very popular with people who want to stay in another country to study or on holiday. We asked three families who run homestays to tell us about where they live.
The Atal family
Our family home is in a small village in the north of Pakistan, in the Himalayan mountains. The village is quite small and very quiet. The mountains are very beautiful. You can go for long walks and go swimming in the rivers but there are no shops, cinemas or cafes.
Kate and Julian Foxton
Our two-bed house is by the sea in the south-west of England. It is about five minutes’ drive to the nearest village of Portreath. There are lots of beaches, rivers and forests and it is very quiet. We spend a lot of time reading books, watching films and going for walks. Our area is great for surfing, swimming and mountain biking. However, the houses here are expensive, which can be a problem for local people. There are no buses or trains here, so it can be difficult to get around without a car.
Chafic and Aline Halwany
Our home is near the centre of Beirut, Lebanon, one of the largest cities in the Middle East. There are lots of cafes and restaurants, which open late at night. We love it here because it’s so friendly and you can always find what you need—lots of people come to stay to learn Arabic and French. However, it can be noisy at night, and there is quite a lot of traffic during the day.
Homestay holidays—A home 91 from home
Families Advantages (优点) Disadvantages
The Atal family (Pakistan) It’s in a small and quiet village in beautiful mountains. People can 92 and swim there. There are no shops, cinemas or cafes.
Kate and Julian Foxton 93． It takes a short 94 to the beaches, rivers and forests by car. It’s a good place for 95 like surfing, swimming and mountain biking. Houses here are not 96 . It’s not 97 to get around without a car.
Chafic and Aline Halwany (Lebanon) Lots of cafes and restaurants 98 at night. You can always find 99 you need. There is much 100 at night and lot of traffic during the day.
【答案】
91．away 92．walk 93．England 94．time 95．sports 96．cheap 97．easy 98．open 99．what/anything/everything 100．noise
【导语】本文主要介绍了寄宿家庭越来越受欢迎，并介绍了三个经营寄宿家庭的一些情况。
91．通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了寄宿家庭的情况，这就像是你家之外的另一个家，a home away from home表示“家外之家”。故填away。
92．根据“You can go for long walks and swim in the rivers”可知，人们可以散步和游泳，情态动词can后接动词原形。故填walk。
93．根据“Our two-bed house is by the sea in the south-west of England”可知，这个寄宿家庭在英国的西南部。故填England。
94．根据“It is about five minutes’ drive to the nearest village of Portreath. There are lots of beaches, rivers and forests and it is very quiet”可知，花很短的时间就可以到达海边，a short time“很短的时间”。故填time。
95．根据“Our area is great for sports like surfing, kayaking and mountain biking”可知，这是做运动的好地方。故填sports。
96．根据“However, the houses here are expensive”可知，这的房子很贵，也即是不便宜，cheap“便宜的”。故填cheap。
97．根据“There are no buses or trains here, so it can be difficult to get around without a car.”可知，没有车很难四处走动，difficult“困难的”，等于not easy。故填easy。
98．根据“There are lots of cafes and restaurants, which open late at night”可知，晚上有许多咖啡馆和餐厅营业，故填open。
99．根据“We love it here because it’s so friendly and you can always find what you need”可知，在这里可以找到你需要的东西/任何东西/一切。故填what/anything/everything。
100．根据“However, it can be noisy at night, and there is quite a lot of traffic during the day.”可知，晚上很吵闹，much后跟不可数名词noise“噪音”。故填noise。
（23-24八年级上·江苏泰州·期中）阅读下面一段短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只填一个单词。
Technology helps us to study
“At first, I just wanted a tool to help me study. Then it drew attention from more people,” QiuYumo,13, told Teens. Qiu is from Huitong School in Shenzhen, Guangdong. She made AI Button. It’s an online AI learning tool for middle school students.
How does AI button work
“My classmates and I want to have a learning friend to help us remember the key information (信息). When we don’t know something, we can also ask for help at any time.” Qiu said about her idea.
Students only need to put what they are studying into AI Button. The AI will quickly find key points (重点), ask questions and answer students’questions as well. “This AI is like a teacher and meets each student’s needs.”Qiu said.
Qiu’s story
Qiu Yumo started learning programming (编程) at the age of six. She started to program with AI to make tools in 2023. As a pet lover, he also made a tool to count pets’ steps. This can help people to keep pets healthy.
Many students loved Qiu’s AI Button, they wanted to join her to make it better.“Now I have a small team of students from different schools. We are improving (改善) AI Button and trying to let more people know it.” She said.
Technology helps us to study
How does this idea come from ·In the 101 , she just wanted a tool to help her study.
How does AI buttonwork ·She and her classmates want to have a learning friend to help them not to 102 the key information. ·When they know 103 about something, they can also ask for help at any time. ·AI Button needs to 104 what the students are studying. ·The AI will quickly find key points (重点), ask questions and answer students’ questions, 105 . ·This AI works 106 a teacher and meets each student’s needs.
Qiu’s story ·Qiu Yumo started to 107 programming (编程) at the age of six. ·As a pet lover, he also made a tool to get the 108 of pets’steps. ·It’s 109 for people to keep pets healthy. ·They are making AI Button 110 and trying to let more people know it.
【答案】
101．beginning 102．forget 103．little 104．get/understand/know 105．too 106．as/like 107．learn 108．number 109．helpful 110．better
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，它主要讲述了Qiu Yumo创造AI Button这一在线人工智能学习工具的过程及其背后的故事。
101．根据第一段“At first, I just wanted a tool to help me study.”可知，起初，她想要一个工具学习。In the beginning=At first起初。故填beginning。
102．根据第三段“My classmates and I want to have a learning friend to help us remember the key information”可知，作者和同学希望有个学习朋友帮助他们记住关键信息。remember=not to forget不忘记。故填forget。
103．根据第三段“When we don’t know something, we can also ask for help at any time.”可知don’t know something=know little something知之甚少。故填little。
104．根据第四段“Students only need to put what they are studying into AI Button”可知，学生需要把他们正在学习的内容输入AI按钮。即AI按钮需要知道学生正在学习的内容。get/understand/know符合语境。故填get/understand/know。
105．根据第四段“The AI will quickly find key points (重点), ask questions and answer students’questions as well.”可知，此空表示“也”，as well=too，too前有逗号。故填too。
106．根据第四段“This AI is like a teacher and meets each student’s needs.”可知，AI充当了老师的角色，work as=work like担任。故填as/like。
107．根据第六段“Qiu Yumo started learning programming (编程) at the age of six”可知，邱玉墨六岁开始学习编程。started learning与started to learn同义。故填learn。
108．根据第六段“As a pet lover, he also made a tool to count pets’ steps.”可知，宠物爱好者制作工具数动物的步数。get the number of与count同义。故填number。
109．根据第六段“This can help people to keep pets healthy.”可知，AI对于让动物保持健康有帮助。helpful有帮助的。故填helpful。
110．根据第七段“We are improving (改善) AI Button and trying to let more people know it.”可知，学生们正在改善AI按钮，使其变得更好。better“更好”，符合语境。故填better。
（23-24八年级上·江苏泰州·期中）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Most of us never thought about making an educational toy (益智玩具) by ourselves. If we need an educational toy, we will go to the nearest store to buy it. But things are not so easy in the third world countries. Some families even have no food to put on the table, so it is not possible for them to buy educational toys.
Then how to get these kids interested in science The Indian engineer Arvind Gupta thought about this question for a long time. While still an engineering student at college, he helped to teach the children who were too poor to go to school. It took him five years to design cars at India’s Tata Motors after he finished school.
But he didn’t want to do that for the rest of his life. He took a year’s course and joined the Hoshangabad Science Teaching Project. Mr Gupta found the whole project so helpful, so he decided to leave his high-paying job and started designing educational toys to help the poor children.
When the Internet became a popular learning tool, Mr Gupta started a website (网站) called Toys from Waste, and now it includes more than 260 videos. About 50,000 children and teachers visit the website every day to learn from the videos. It has helped some young children win very important science competitions.
Help poor children make 111 toys
112 for making educational toys *Most people never thought about making them. *People often go to the nearest store to buy an educational toy in 113 . *It is 114 for the poor to buy these toys.
About Mr Gupta *He gave poor children lessons when he was still a student at 115 . *He found a good job at India’s Tata Motors after he finished school, and then he spent the next five years 116 cars. *He took a year’s course and 117 a member of the Hoshangabad Science Teaching Project. *He left his good job and started designing educational toys.
About the website *Toys from Waste is a website with 118 260 videos. *Many children and teachers 119 the website to learn every day. *With the 120 of the website, some children have even won important science competitions.
【答案】
111．educational 112．Reasons 113．need 114．impossible 115．college 116．designing 117．became 118．over 119．visit 120．help
【导语】本文主要讲述了印度工程师Arvind Gupta帮助贫困儿童制作有教育意义的玩具的事情。
111．根据“Most of us have never thought about building an educational toy by ourselves”以及“so he decided to leave his high-paying job and started designing educational toys to help the poor children.”可知，古普塔利用废弃的物品制作有教育意义的玩具。故填educational。
112．根据“Most people never thought about making them.”，“People often go to the nearest store to buy an educational toy...”和“so it is not possible for them to buy educational toys.”可知，此处表示的是制作教育玩具的原因，reason“原因”，且原因不止一个，空处应用其复数形式，首字母大写。故填Reasons。
113． 根据第一段“If we need an educational toy, we will go to the nearest store to buy it.”可知，此处表示“需要买一个有教育意义的玩具”，in need“需要”，介词短语作后置定语。故填need。
114．根据“so it is not possible for them to buy educational toys.”可知穷人不可能去买益智玩具，故填impossible。
115．根据“While still an engineering student at college, he helped to teach the children who were too poor to go to school.”可知大学期间他给贫困的小孩上课，故填college。
116．根据“It took him five years to design cars at India’s Tata Motors after he finished school.”可知他花了5年时间设计汽车，spend time doing sth“花时间做某事”。故选designing。
117．根据“He took a year’s course and joined the Hoshangabad Science Teaching Project.”可知他成为了Hoshangabad科学项目的成员，此处是一般过去时，故填became。
118．根据第四段“When the Internet became a popular learning tool, Mr Gupta started a website called Toys from Waste, and now it includes more than 260 videos.”可知，此处表示“多于260个视频”，over“超过”。故填over。
119．根据“About 50,000 children and teachers visit the website every day to learn from the videos.”可知许多学生和老师登录网站来学习，故填visit。
120．根据“It has helped some young children win very important science competitions.”可知在网站的帮助下，一些学生还赢得了科学竞赛，故填help。
（23-24八年级上·江苏泰州·期中）Friends bring joy and fun to our life. To most of us, it’s always easy to make friends but hard to go on one more step closer to our friends. The tips below will help you.
Be yourself with your friends.
Sometimes your friends may find out that your true personality is completely different from what they thought it was. In order not to make them lose trust in you, find some proper time to tell them what you really often do and like to do. And they may understand you.
Get through the difficult times with small tricks.
People never know what kind of chocolate they are going to taste. It is true of life. When your friends taste the bad one, why not tell funny things about yourself, like “Am I like a round ball ”. Hearing this, your friends may be happy again. The best friends may not always agree with each other and even have few words for days. Some small tricks like telling jokes or calling him or her nickname (绰号) may help you get along with your friends better.
Find right ways to communicate (交流) warmly.
There is no doubt that people like to communicate with their close friends as often as possible. Remember those special days in your friends’ lives. Sometimes you book a table to help celebrate your friend’s birthday, but when you call her, she tells you her birthday is not that day. Don’t make it happen and remember the exact date. Having some activities also provides (提供) good chances to meet and chat with your friends. Make sure your friends will come and have fun.
121 to Build a Closer Friendship
Introduction Building a close friendship is 122 than making friends.
Tips Being yourself with your friends ●Be honest with your friends when they find out your 123 personality. ●Let your friends know your habits and 124 .
125 through the difficult times with small tricks ●Tell something 126 about yourself when your friends are unhappy. ●When you and your friends are not in agreement, playing small tricks may be 127 .
Communicating warmly in 128 ways. ●Don’t 129 those special days in your friends’ lives. ●Organize (组织) some activities and 130 your friends to join you.
【答案】
121．How 122．harder 123．true 124．hobbies 125．Getting 126．funny 127．helpful 128．right 129．forget 130．invite
【导语】本文主要介绍建立友谊的三点技巧和方法。
121．通读全文可知，文章主要介绍怎样建立友谊，how“怎样”符合，标题首字母大写。故填How。
122．根据第一段中的“To most of us, it’s always easy to make friends but hard to go on one more step closer to our friends.”可知，建立亲密的友谊比交朋友更难，hard“困难的”，根据空后的“than”可知，此处用比较级形式。故填harder。
123．根据“Be yourself with your friends.”下面的“Sometimes your friends may find out that your true personality is completely different from what they thought it was.”可知，当你的朋友们发现你的真实个性时，要诚实。故填true。
124．根据“Be yourself with your friends.”下面的“In order not to make them lose trust in you, find some proper time to tell them what you really often do and like to do.”可知，让你的朋友知道你的习惯和爱好，hobby“爱好”，此处用复数形式，表示 概数概念。故填hobbies。
125．根据“Get through the difficult times with small tricks.”可知，用小技巧度过难关，根据“Being yourself with your friends”可知，此处用动名词形式，首字母大写。故填Getting。
126．根据“Get through the difficult times with small tricks.”下面的“When your friends taste the bad one, why not tell funny things about yourself,”可知，当你的朋友不开心的时候，说说你自己的趣事，funny“有趣的”符合。故填funny。
127．根据“Get through the difficult times with small tricks.”下面的“Some small tricks like telling jokes or calling him or her nickname (绰号) may help you get along with your friends better.”可知，当你和你的朋友意见不一致时，耍小把戏可能会有所帮助，helpful“有帮助的”符合。故填helpful。
128．根据“Find right ways to communicate (交流) warmly.”可知，以正确的方式进行热情的沟通，right“正确的”符合。故填right。
129．根据“Find right ways to communicate (交流) warmly.”下面的“Remember those special days in your friends’ lives.”可知，不要忘记你朋友生活中那些特殊的日子，forget“忘记”符合；根据空前的“Don’t”可知，此处用动词原形。故填forget。
130．根据“Find right ways to communicate (交流) warmly.”下面的“Having some activities also provides (提供) good chances to meet and chat with your friends. Make sure your friends will come and have fun.”可知，此处指组织一些活动，邀请你的朋友加入你，invite“邀请”可知，此句为祈使句，所以此处用动词原形。故填invite。
（23-24八年级上·江苏泰州·期中）Many people dream of traveling into space (太空). However, if people spend too much time in space may cause health problems, according to NASA．That’s why astronauts shouldn’t spend more than six months on the International Space Station (ISS) at a time.
Muscle shrinking (肌肉萎缩) and bone loss
In a weightless environment, spacemen don’t need to use their muscles to support themselves. So their muscles start shrinking. To keep their muscles strong, spacemen need about two hours’ exercise each day on the space station.
The weightless environment also makes spacemen’s bones lose over 1 percent of minerals (矿物质) a month. However, the bones of people on Earth only lose 1 to 1.5 percent of minerals a year.
Sleep trouble
In space, the sun comes out every 90 minutes. On Earth, the sun comes out every 12 hours. When spacemen sleep, they need to sleep in sleeping bags. The sleeping bags are not comfortable because they float (漂浮) in the air.
Spacemen now have their own sleeping pods (睡眠舱) that help keep out some of the light. Still, studies find that most spacemen only sleep about six hours each night, even though they should have eight and a half hours.
Brain (大脑) changes
Scientists find that the place of the brain changes when a spaceman is in space. It goes up into the skull (头骨). So some spacemen can’t balance (平衡) themselves after going back to Earth. Scientists also find that spacemen’ brains may keep in the skull after going into space many times. But they still need to study it.
Introduction Spending too much time in space may 131 to health problems.
Health problems Muscle shrinking and bone loss Sleep trouble Brain changes
132 ◆In an environment 133 weight, spacemen don’t need to use their muscles to support themselves. ◆Spacemen’s bones lose 134 minerals in space than on Earth. ◆When spacemen sleep, they can’t 135 the correct time easily. ◆The sleeping bags are 136 because they float in the air. ◆The place of the brain changes when in space 137 some spacemen can’t balance themselves after going back to Earth. ◆Spacemen may keep this change after going into space many times.
Ways Spacemen need about two 138 exercise each day on the space station. Spacemen now have their own sleeping pods, but they still don’t have 139 sleep. Scientists still need to study it.
Spacemen stay on the space station for less than six 140 at a time.
【答案】
131．lead 132．Reasons 133．without 134．more 135．tell 136．uncomfortable 137．so 138．hours’ 139．enough 140．months
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了宇航员在太空中面临的身体健康问题。
131．根据第一段中“However, if people spend too much time in space may cause health problems, according to NASA.”，结合“Spending too much time in space may…to health problems.”可知，此处指在太空时间过长会导致健康问题，lead to“导致”，固定搭配。故填lead。
132．根据文章小标题“Muscle shrinking (肌肉萎缩) and bone loss”、“Sleep trouble”、“Brain (大脑) changes”可知，此处表示原因，reason“原因”，名词复数表一类。故填Reasons。
133．根据“In a weightless environment, spacemen don’t need to use their muscles to support themselves.”可知，此处指没有重力，结合“In an environment …weight, spacemen don’t need to use their muscles to support themselves.”，此处应该填入without，介词，意为“没有”符合语境。故填without。
134．根据“The weightless environment also makes spacemen’s bones lose over 1 percent of minerals (矿物质) a month. However, the bones of people on Earth only lose 1 to 1.5 percent of minerals a year.”可知，失重的环境也可以让宇航员的骨骼每个月流失超过1%的矿物质，地球上的人们每年骨骼只流失1%至1.5%的矿物质，由此可知，宇航员的骨骼流失比在地球上多，结合横线后“than”可知，此处应该填入more，意为“更多的”符合题意。故填more。
135．根据“In space, the sun comes out every 90 minutes. On Earth, the sun comes out every 12 hours.”可知，在太空中，太阳每90分钟出来一次。在地球上，太阳每12小时出来一次。由此可推测出，对他们来说判断时间很难，结合横线前“can’t”可知，情态动词can后面用动词原形，所以此处填入tell，动词，意为“判断”符合题意。故填tell。
136．根据“The sleeping bags are not comfortable because they float (漂浮) in the air.”可知，此处指不舒服，结合横线前“are”可知，此处应该填入uncomfortable，形容词，作表语，意为“不舒服的”符合题意。故填uncomfortable。
137．根据“Scientists find that the place of the brain changes when a spaceman is in space. It goes up into the skull (头骨). So some spacemen can’t balance (平衡) themselves after going back to Earth.”可知，大脑在太空中的位置会发生变化，因此一些宇航员在返回地球后无法保持平衡。所以此处应该填入连词so，意为“因此”符合题意。故填so。
138．根据“To keep their muscles strong, spacemen need about two hours’ exercise each day on the space station.”可知，为了保持肌肉强健，宇航员每天需要在空间站锻炼大约两个小时。故填hours’。
139．根据“Spacemen now have their own sleeping pods (睡眠舱) that help keep out some of the light. Still, studies find that most spacemen only sleep about six hours each night, even though they should have eight and a half hours.”可知，研究仍然发现大多数宇航员每晚大约只睡7个小时，他们应该有8个半小时的睡眠。由此可知，此处应该表达宇航员现在有自己的睡眠舱，但他们仍然没有足够的睡眠，所以填入enough，形容词，修饰限定名词sleep。故填enough。
140．根据“That’s why astronauts shouldn’t spend more than six months on the International Space Station (ISS) at a time.”可知，此处表示六个月，month“月份”，复数形式是months。故填months。
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（23-24八年级上·江苏南京·期中）Times have changed, but falling asleep in class is still a common occurrence (常事) among students.
Why do students sometimes fall asleep in class An obvious reason is lack of sleep. However, there are also causes for getting too little sleep.
Homework is a daily occurrence for most students, one that can take three to four hours per night. A student who wants to be able to take part in any activity besides homework must stay up late to fit everything in. Club activities, sports, computer-game playing, and TV viewing, for example, all make students have less time for both homework and sleep. Sometimes students lack sleep because of after-school jobs for their families.
Physical problems can also cause students to fall asleep in class. For example, insomnia (失眠), which may keep a student up at night, causing exhaustion (疲惫不堪) during class hours, is a serious problem. Medical evidence also supports the idea that each person has a body clock that helps to decide his or her sleep pattern. Unluckily, these body clocks don’t always work according to school timetables.
The effects of falling asleep in class can be quite serious. First of all, sleeping in class is not a good way to endear (使受喜爱) yourself to teachers. And other students may make jokes about those who sleep in class. However, the most harmful effect of sleeping in class is missing out on important points. In the long run, sleepers may end up failing classes.
Since students are probably not going to deal with the problem, falling asleep in class will probably remain an all-too-common occurrence. It will continue until more teens find a way to balance their personal and social lives with school and work on their own, while still finding enough time to sleep.
Introduction Times have changed, but falling asleep in class happens 1 .
Causes Lack of sleep ◆To 2 doing their homework, students may have to work three to four hours every night. ◆To take part in 3 and finish homework, students may stay up late. ◆To spare time for after-school jobs, students may not have 4 time to sleep. Physical problems ◆Insomnia may 5 students from falling asleep at night. ◆Students’ body clocks do not always 6 their school timetables.
Effects ◆Teachers will not 7 the students who sleep in class. ◆It is 8 that students will laugh at those who sleep in class. ◆Students who sleep too much in class may 9 in their study.
Conclusion The problem will not be solved until students 10 can manage their lives, deal with their| school and work, and then still have time to sleep.
（23-24八年级上·江苏南京·期中）根据短文内容，完成文后任务。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Success is something many people work very hard for. It’s difficult to have success, but keeping the success going is even harder. So, let’s see what many successful people do every day to improve themselves.
You may think that it is all about the brain work that makes people successful. However, successful people take exercise regularly. It is not only about keeping you healthy. It also can teach you to overcome yourselves. Mark Zuckerberg, for example, does sports five times per week. He often says that sports help him feel good, and it also helps him think of new business ideas.
Benjamin Franklin asked himself every morning what good things he was going to do this day. Having a plan helps you remember everything. Spend 10 minutes before sleep or after you wake up and make a plan for the whole day. It would be even better if you write it down somewhere.
Most often, successful people are interested in certain activities. A Saturday golf game can be a great way to make friends. Even knitting or drawing can make people relaxed and fresh.
People need to get new information every day to keep the brain working. Successful people always find the way to learn something new. They read books and articles, they talk with smart people and they go through safe websites. You should always keep your brain working and it’ll work out some ideas.
Successful people think over their day before they sleep. Did I do everything I had planned What shouldn’t I have done today What should I do better the next day When you think of the good things you did today, it helps you keep doing them tomorrow. When you think of your mistakes, you may not do them again the next day.
How to be 11
Ways 12
13 regularly It helps you keep healthy and 14 you to overcome yourselves.
Having a plan every day It helps you not 15 anything.
Having some 16 It helps you make friends and make yourself relaxed and 17 .
18 something new It keeps the brain working and it will work out some ideas.
Thinking over the day before 19 to sleep It helps you keep doing good things and 20 making the same mistakes.
Conclusion: We learn all of the above from many successful people to have success and keep it going.
（23-24八年级上·江苏南京·期中）Do you know about space vegetables Have you ever eaten them Some people worry about eating space vegetables. They think that they may be bad for us. In fact, there’s no need to worry about space vegetables. Here some facts that we should know about space vegetables.
In space, plants can grow faster and bigger without the influence of Earth’s gravity (重力). People take the seeds to space and then bring them back. Then space vegetables grow from these strong seeds and grow into bigger
Scientists believe the vegetables will be safe to eat after they bring back these seeds. And scientists make sure that there is no radiation (辐射).
Space vegetables are different from genetically modified (转基因) foods. The genes (基因) of space vegetables don’t change. This means that no new genes are put into the space vegetables.
Space vegetables are better for us than normal vegetables. For example, space tomatoes will be fine for twenty days. That’s one week longer than normal tomatoes.
Also, space vegetables have much higher yields than Earth vegetables. As a result, space vegetables can help us solve the problem of future food supply and provide a healthier diet.
In conclusion, space vegetables are a great way to help us meet our needs in the future.
Space 21
Introduction In fact, there’s no need to be 22 about space vegetables.
Some 23 about space vegetables Plants can grow faster and bigger in 24 and their seeds can grow into bigger, healthier and stronger vegetables. Scientists believe the vegetables will be safe to 25 and there is no radiation in them. 26 genetically modified foods, space vegetables are safe 27 no new genes are put into them. Space vegetables are 28 for us than normal vegetables and people can keep space vegetables 29 . Space vegetables have much higher yields than Earth vegetables.
Conclusion Space vegetables can help us meet our needs in the 30
（23-24八年级上·江苏南京·期中）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
China’s 15-year-old Chen Ye won gold (金牌) in the men’s park final of skateboarding (滑板男子碗池决赛) at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sept 25.
Chen started getting into skateboarding in 2016 and he showed great interest in it. “I remember one day I went to a sports store, and by chance, I saw a skateboard. I decided to give it a try,” Chen told China Youth Daily. It was really hard to stay on the board at first, but Chen found it very interesting. “Every time I did some difficult skills, I felt the joy of making breakthroughs (突破),” said Chen.
Gradually, Chen needed a better skatepark (滑板场) for training. To meet the need, his father decided to make a skate bowl himself. “He would work on it late into the night, sometimes until three or four in the morning,” said Chen. “I’m really thankful for my father’s support.”
As a junior high school student, Chen needs to find a balance (平衡) between his study and skateboarding. He can be free from PE classes, during which he can do schoolwork because he needs to practice skateboarding for hours after his school is over.
Behind his success (成功) is too many times of hard practice and learning. He practices in the morning, studies in the afternoon and sometimes has to have extra (额外的) classes with the teachers’ help. While getting ready for the competition this year, Chen even disagreed with his father over his study plan. He wanted to train for more hours at night after daytime classes.
Looking back at the seven years of learning skating, Chen says he becomes stronger and more determined (坚定的) to do something he truly loves.
Chinese 15-year-old wins gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games
Name Chen Ye 31 15 years old
His experience (经历) Chen Ye learns skating for 32 years. He started to learn skating in 2016. Chen Ye came 33 in the men’s park final of skateboarding at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sept 25.
Main 34 for his success When Chen Ye first saw a skateboard in 2016, he was very 35 in it. Chen Ye’s father 36 him, so Chen thanks his father a lot. Chen Ye finds a balance between his study and skateboarding. ①He doesn’t need to 37 PE classes. He usually practices skateboarding for hours after his school 38 . ②He practises and studies during the day and has to have extra classes with the 39 help.
His thought (想法) Many years of learning skating makes him 40 and will keep going after what he truly loves.
（23-24八年级上·江苏镇江·期中）Starting your new school life can be difficult. Everything seems hard, and you don’t even know where to go for your own classes. Making new friends can be hard too. Here are some tips on how to make friends at a new school.
Be active to start a conversation. A smile goes a long way. When walking in the halls, don’t keep your eyes on the floor. If you see someone, give them a smile or say hi. They will smile and introduce themselves to you too.
Remember people’s names. If not, don’t be afraid to ask them more than once. You can say something like, “I remember you said something very interesting yesterday and wanted to talk about it some more, but I’m new here and don’t remember your name yet. Would you mind telling me again ”
Join some clubs and activities. A new school and a new group of classmates offer more chances to explore (探索) some new interests. Try to be in a sports team or a part of a school play. There you can meet people who share your interests and are looking forward to making new friends too.
Have your own idea. Do you want to help the old or protect the environment (环境) Speak up. Share your unique (独特的) ideas in the new school. Your new schoolmates will remember you at once. They are more likely to talk with you and know you better. Then you will be able to make new friends.
41 for making friends
Be active to start a conversation. When you 42 in the halls, don’t keep eyes on the floor. Try to 43 or say hi when meeting others.
Never 44 people’s names. If you don’t know how to call others, be 45 to ask them again.
Join some clubs and activities. A new school and a new group of classmates 46 more chances to explore some new interests. Try to be a 47 of a sports team or a part of a school play.
Have your own idea. Speak up if you are 48 to help the old or protect the environment. Share your unique ideas to make others remember you and know you 49 .
Starting a new school life can be difficult. Making new friends can be not 50 , either. Follow the tips, and you will make it soon.
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Sometimes, teenagers don’t think their parents are fair (公平) to them now. It is a new problem. When you want to dress in a modern way, your mum doesn’t like you wearing a mini skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask who you’re talking to. This makes teenagers unhappy. And of course, they are easy to get angry.
Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as before. How can you become close again Closing the Gap by American writer Jay McGraw teaches teenagers how they can have a better relationship (关系) with parents.
The book gives ways to help children have a better understanding of their parents. When you think “my parents don’t want me to have any fun”, that usually means your parents want you to be safe. Both parents and children have needs. You should tell your parents your need, and find out what their needs are. Then you can think of a way to make all of you happy. The book gives you some ideas.
＊Make time to talk. You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future.
＊Keep a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and feelings.
＊Let your parents see you are growing up. Wash your own clothes and help around the house. Your parents will feel you are no longer a small child.
If you follow these steps, you will be able to break down the walls between your parents and yourself.
Teenagers’ new 51 They feel parents unfair and they aren’t 52 to parents than before. Teenagers are unhappy and get angry 53 .
What is Closing the Gap It is a 54 by Jay McGraw. It teaches teenagers how to have a better relationship with parents.
What’s in the book ＊It helps teenagers 55 parents better. ＊It tells teenagers that their parents want them to be 56 . ＊It tells teenagers to tell parents their 57 .
58 on how to make both happy ＊Make time to talk. ＊Keep 59 . ＊ 60 parents that you are growing up.
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We make it easy to build a catio (猫咪庭院)! Catios bring the outdoor life to indoor cats!
See what our DIY catio clients (客户) are saying about their successful projects and happy cats. And welcome to check out our DIY Catio Plans!
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DIY Catio
DIY Catio Plans They are 61 ways to make a catio for cats by hand.
Clients’ 62 on the project ●They give indoors cats outdoor fun.
Jim ④The work only 63 him and his wife a few weeks. He feels thankful for the project because his cats enjoy playing there day and 64 .
Emily It’s easy to follow the 65 as they tell everything. ●The project is 66 for cats to play at night.
Chris It took his cat 67 time to get used to the window box catio. He also decorated the catio with a 68 and a plant.
Joy It won’t 69 cat lovers much. ●She did most of the work 70 .
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Life is full of ups and downs. The ups will be meaningless if there are no downs. Everyone should learn to deal with (处理) different situations. Here’s how you can start a new life. Let’s start!
Learn from others
It is amazing to go to people who have the same problems as you do for help. They know how hard the problems are, so they can understand and help you very well. For example, they can give you some useful advice. When you learn from others, you can learn new ways of thinking. If people can deal with their problems successfully, they can help you out of trouble easily.
Try everything
Sometimes we may feel sad because we have tried so many different ways to deal with a problem but none is working. In this kind of situation, the only way is to think outside the box. Try ways that you never thought of. Who knows One of them may improve (改善) the situation for you.
Let your past go
Don’t lock yourself in the room of the past if you want to be free. The terrible things that happened in the past may bring you bad feelings. They are only going to make you very tired and unhappy every day. You have to stay away from them. Don’t hate the people who hurt you in the past as well. Walk to the future.
Do what really works
A lot of people are busy doing the things that are of no use to them. For example, many people like alcohol (酒) very much. Don’t follow the wrong path. Think about your dreams and take action. Let nothing stand in your way.
Four 71 to Start a New Life
Background information Life is full of ups and downs. The ups will not be meaningful 72 the downs. ◆Everyone should learn how to start a new life.
Learning from 73 people ◆People who have the same problems will 74 you to do something useful. ◆It’s 75 for them to help you out because they successfully dealt with the same problems before.
76 everything ◆Keep thinking of new ways. Maybe one of them can make things 77 for you.
Letting your past go ◆ 78 locking yourself in the room of the past. ◆Stay away from the past and walk to the future.
Doing what really works ◆Being crazy about alcohol is 79 when dealing with problems. ◆Follow the right path, take action and don’t let 80 in your way.
（23-24八年级上·江苏泰州·期中）We know that the eyes are the windows to our soul (灵魂). However, to have healthy eyes, you have to look after them correctly. Your eyes need everyday care.
Firstly, a healthy diet is important. Have more fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, eggs and milk. It’s good for your eyes. Besides, you should take some Vitamins (维他命) A and B2.
Secondly, you must have regular (有规律的) sleep: This can relax (放松) the eye muscles (肌肉) and gives them the rest they need. Sleep can help the body to repair its tired tissues (组织). Usually, you should sleep for no less than seven hours every day. Or you will have dark circles (圈) under your eyes.
Next, it’s necessary for you to exercise your eyes every day, Blink (眨眼) your eyes from time to time to keep your eyes moist (湿润的).
Lastly, you should treat your eyes correctly. Fox example, if you get something in your eye, don’t start rubbing (揉) it. Rubbing is bad for your eyes. Don’t read or write in poor or bright sunlight because sunlight can lead to eye tiredness. Remember to wear sunglasses to stop the sun from shining directly into your eyes. Too much reading, writing, watching television or working on a computer can also lead to eye tiredness, so a good rest is needed.
If you always take care of God’s most beautiful gift, your will be very colorful!
81 to keep your eyes healthy
82 *Eat more food that is good for your eyes, 83 fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, eggs and milk. * 84 some vitamins A and B2.
Sleep *Sleep regularly to 85 your eye muscles. *Sleep at 86 seven hours every day. Otherwise, you may get dark circles under your-eyes.
Exercise * Blink your eyes regularly so that they will stay moist.
Habits * 87 rub your eyes if something gets in them. *Don’t read or write in poor or bright sunlight because sunlight can 88 eye tiredness. * 89 sunglasses can protect your eyes from the sun. * Remember to 90 after using your eyes for a long time.
（23-24八年级上·江苏泰州·期中）阅读下面材料，根据材料内容完成后面表格，每空填一个单词。
Homestays are becoming more and more popular, and people around the world are changing their homes as hotels. Homestays offer cheap places to stay, and the chance (机会) for visitors to see the area like a local. They are very popular with people who want to stay in another country to study or on holiday. We asked three families who run homestays to tell us about where they live.
The Atal family
Our family home is in a small village in the north of Pakistan, in the Himalayan mountains. The village is quite small and very quiet. The mountains are very beautiful. You can go for long walks and go swimming in the rivers but there are no shops, cinemas or cafes.
Kate and Julian Foxton
Our two-bed house is by the sea in the south-west of England. It is about five minutes’ drive to the nearest village of Portreath. There are lots of beaches, rivers and forests and it is very quiet. We spend a lot of time reading books, watching films and going for walks. Our area is great for surfing, swimming and mountain biking. However, the houses here are expensive, which can be a problem for local people. There are no buses or trains here, so it can be difficult to get around without a car.
Chafic and Aline Halwany
Our home is near the centre of Beirut, Lebanon, one of the largest cities in the Middle East. There are lots of cafes and restaurants, which open late at night. We love it here because it’s so friendly and you can always find what you need—lots of people come to stay to learn Arabic and French. However, it can be noisy at night, and there is quite a lot of traffic during the day.
Homestay holidays—A home 91 from home
Families Advantages (优点) Disadvantages
The Atal family (Pakistan) It’s in a small and quiet village in beautiful mountains. People can 92 and swim there. There are no shops, cinemas or cafes.
Kate and Julian Foxton 93． It takes a short 94 to the beaches, rivers and forests by car. It’s a good place for 95 like surfing, swimming and mountain biking. Houses here are not 96 . It’s not 97 to get around without a car.
Chafic and Aline Halwany (Lebanon) Lots of cafes and restaurants 98 at night. You can always find 99 you need. There is much 100 at night and lot of traffic during the day.
（23-24八年级上·江苏泰州·期中）阅读下面一段短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每个空格只填一个单词。
Technology helps us to study
“At first, I just wanted a tool to help me study. Then it drew attention from more people,” QiuYumo,13, told Teens. Qiu is from Huitong School in Shenzhen, Guangdong. She made AI Button. It’s an online AI learning tool for middle school students.
How does AI button work
“My classmates and I want to have a learning friend to help us remember the key information (信息). When we don’t know something, we can also ask for help at any time.” Qiu said about her idea.
Students only need to put what they are studying into AI Button. The AI will quickly find key points (重点), ask questions and answer students’questions as well. “This AI is like a teacher and meets each student’s needs.”Qiu said.
Qiu’s story
Qiu Yumo started learning programming (编程) at the age of six. She started to program with AI to make tools in 2023. As a pet lover, he also made a tool to count pets’ steps. This can help people to keep pets healthy.
Many students loved Qiu’s AI Button, they wanted to join her to make it better.“Now I have a small team of students from different schools. We are improving (改善) AI Button and trying to let more people know it.” She said.
Technology helps us to study
How does this idea come from ·In the 101 , she just wanted a tool to help her study.
How does AI buttonwork ·She and her classmates want to have a learning friend to help them not to 102 the key information. ·When they know 103 about something, they can also ask for help at any time. ·AI Button needs to 104 what the students are studying. ·The AI will quickly find key points (重点), ask questions and answer students’ questions, 105 . ·This AI works 106 a teacher and meets each student’s needs.
Qiu’s story ·Qiu Yumo started to 107 programming (编程) at the age of six. ·As a pet lover, he also made a tool to get the 108 of pets’steps. ·It’s 109 for people to keep pets healthy. ·They are making AI Button 110 and trying to let more people know it.
（23-24八年级上·江苏泰州·期中）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Most of us never thought about making an educational toy (益智玩具) by ourselves. If we need an educational toy, we will go to the nearest store to buy it. But things are not so easy in the third world countries. Some families even have no food to put on the table, so it is not possible for them to buy educational toys.
Then how to get these kids interested in science The Indian engineer Arvind Gupta thought about this question for a long time. While still an engineering student at college, he helped to teach the children who were too poor to go to school. It took him five years to design cars at India’s Tata Motors after he finished school.
But he didn’t want to do that for the rest of his life. He took a year’s course and joined the Hoshangabad Science Teaching Project. Mr Gupta found the whole project so helpful, so he decided to leave his high-paying job and started designing educational toys to help the poor children.
When the Internet became a popular learning tool, Mr Gupta started a website (网站) called Toys from Waste, and now it includes more than 260 videos. About 50,000 children and teachers visit the website every day to learn from the videos. It has helped some young children win very important science competitions.
Help poor children make 111 toys
112 for making educational toys *Most people never thought about making them. *People often go to the nearest store to buy an educational toy in 113 . *It is 114 for the poor to buy these toys.
About Mr Gupta *He gave poor children lessons when he was still a student at 115 . *He found a good job at India’s Tata Motors after he finished school, and then he spent the next five years 116 cars. *He took a year’s course and 117 a member of the Hoshangabad Science Teaching Project. *He left his good job and started designing educational toys.
About the website *Toys from Waste is a website with 118 260 videos. *Many children and teachers 119 the website to learn every day. *With the 120 of the website, some children have even won important science competitions.
（23-24八年级上·江苏泰州·期中）Friends bring joy and fun to our life. To most of us, it’s always easy to make friends but hard to go on one more step closer to our friends. The tips below will help you.
Be yourself with your friends.
Sometimes your friends may find out that your true personality is completely different from what they thought it was. In order not to make them lose trust in you, find some proper time to tell them what you really often do and like to do. And they may understand you.
Get through the difficult times with small tricks.
People never know what kind of chocolate they are going to taste. It is true of life. When your friends taste the bad one, why not tell funny things about yourself, like “Am I like a round ball ”. Hearing this, your friends may be happy again. The best friends may not always agree with each other and even have few words for days. Some small tricks like telling jokes or calling him or her nickname (绰号) may help you get along with your friends better.
Find right ways to communicate (交流) warmly.
There is no doubt that people like to communicate with their close friends as often as possible. Remember those special days in your friends’ lives. Sometimes you book a table to help celebrate your friend’s birthday, but when you call her, she tells you her birthday is not that day. Don’t make it happen and remember the exact date. Having some activities also provides (提供) good chances to meet and chat with your friends. Make sure your friends will come and have fun.
121 to Build a Closer Friendship
Introduction Building a close friendship is 122 than making friends.
Tips Being yourself with your friends ●Be honest with your friends when they find out your 123 personality. ●Let your friends know your habits and 124 .
125 through the difficult times with small tricks ●Tell something 126 about yourself when your friends are unhappy. ●When you and your friends are not in agreement, playing small tricks may be 127 .
Communicating warmly in 128 ways. ●Don’t 129 those special days in your friends’ lives. ●Organize (组织) some activities and 130 your friends to join you.
（23-24八年级上·江苏泰州·期中）Many people dream of traveling into space (太空). However, if people spend too much time in space may cause health problems, according to NASA．That’s why astronauts shouldn’t spend more than six months on the International Space Station (ISS) at a time.
Muscle shrinking (肌肉萎缩) and bone loss
In a weightless environment, spacemen don’t need to use their muscles to support themselves. So their muscles start shrinking. To keep their muscles strong, spacemen need about two hours’ exercise each day on the space station.
The weightless environment also makes spacemen’s bones lose over 1 percent of minerals (矿物质) a month. However, the bones of people on Earth only lose 1 to 1.5 percent of minerals a year.
Sleep trouble
In space, the sun comes out every 90 minutes. On Earth, the sun comes out every 12 hours. When spacemen sleep, they need to sleep in sleeping bags. The sleeping bags are not comfortable because they float (漂浮) in the air.
Spacemen now have their own sleeping pods (睡眠舱) that help keep out some of the light. Still, studies find that most spacemen only sleep about six hours each night, even though they should have eight and a half hours.
Brain (大脑) changes
Scientists find that the place of the brain changes when a spaceman is in space. It goes up into the skull (头骨). So some spacemen can’t balance (平衡) themselves after going back to Earth. Scientists also find that spacemen’ brains may keep in the skull after going into space many times. But they still need to study it.
Introduction Spending too much time in space may 131 to health problems.
Health problems Muscle shrinking and bone loss Sleep trouble Brain changes
132 ◆In an environment 133 weight, spacemen don’t need to use their muscles to support themselves. ◆Spacemen’s bones lose 134 minerals in space than on Earth. ◆When spacemen sleep, they can’t 135 the correct time easily. ◆The sleeping bags are 136 because they float in the air. ◆The place of the brain changes when in space 137 some spacemen can’t balance themselves after going back to Earth. ◆Spacemen may keep this change after going into space many times.
Ways Spacemen need about two 138 exercise each day on the space station. Spacemen now have their own sleeping pods, but they still don’t have 139 sleep. Scientists still need to study it.
Spacemen stay on the space station for less than six 140 at a time.
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