英语周报2023-2024学年上学期初二新课程第10期参考答案

英语周报2023-2024学年上学期初二新课程第10期参考答案

People aren’t walking any more—if they can figure out a way to avoid it..

I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasn’t in any hurry, either. I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis.

It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune, for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as good day’s walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I raced –and beat—a teenage football player the 168 steps up the Stature of Liberty.

Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrahams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercise— the most familiar and natural of all.

It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees, flower, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car.

The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people don’t dare to approach Nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.

I say that the green of forests is the mind’s best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.

1.What is the national sickness?

A. Walking too much

B. Traveling too much

C. Driving cars too much

D. Climbing stairs too much.

2.What was life like when the author was young?

A. People usually went around on foot.

B. people often walked 25 miles a day

C. People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.

D. people considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.

3.The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that________.

A. middle-aged people like getting back to nature

B. walking in nature helps enrich one’s mind

C. people need regular exercise to keep fit

D. going on foot prevents heart disease

4.What is compared to “a steel river” in Paragraph 6?

A. A queue of carsB. A ray of traffic light

C. A flash of lightningD. A stream of people

5.What is the author’s intention of writing this passage?

A. To tell people to reflect more on life.

B. To recommend people to give up driving

C. To advise people to do outdoor activities

D. To encourage people to return to walking

英语周报2023-2024学年上学期初二新课程第10期参考答案试题答案

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：作者在本文中说明现在很多人都患上了一种国家病：开车太多，很少步行。作者回忆了以前人们经常步行的情况，也说明了步行的很多好处。可知本文的未了鼓励人们重新用双脚走路，少开车。

1.’t in any hurry, either, I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis.可知有一次只要走281步的路程，我却开着汽车。说明我患了一种national sickness: motorosis。也就是开车太多。故C正确。

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考点：考查文化教育类短文阅读。

“If you have not played video games, your childhood should be called ‘incomplete’.” That’s from Zhan Zaozao, 29, the screenwriter（编剧）of Play to Grow Up, a 40-minute short movie.

It tells the story of two men growing up fans of video games and how they find happiness in games. While people think playing games makes one lazy and is a waste of time, Zhan tries to prove that one can make a living out of it. In the movie, the two heroes, Dunzi and Yanjing, who are in middle school, visit a video games room on the street each day after school.

But why make a short movie about video games, since there are lots to write about childhood, such as puppy love, sports and study? “Playing games is so important to everyone’s childhood from little kids to teenagers, though it’s a bittersweet experience,” said Zhan. According to him, his teachers and parents didn’t allow video games, but they played games “under their noses ” anyway.

In the movie, the two playmates follow different paths after school. Dunzi opens a small store selling gaming products. Yanjing works as a manager in his father’s company, After years of working and facing various problems in life, they get together again, build a video game machine and play on the street. Free, simple and happy. They rediscover the carefree childhood, which they have lost in the adult world.

Many consider playing games as a bad influence, but it isn’t all true, according to Zhan. “It can change your attitude toward life,” said Zhan. “On the other hand, the movie also tells you that, although the world of video games is fun, you must face real life at the end of the day. ”

1. What is the purpose of Zhan writing the short movie?

A. To memorize his past.

B. To offer an exciting movie.

C. To prove that people can make life better with playing video games.

D. To prove that people can make a living out of playing video games.

2. What’s the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A. The plot((情节）of the movie.

B. The end of playing video games.

C. The happy childhood.

D. The gathering of the two men.

3. What can we infer from the text?

A. Playing games is forbidden by all parents.

B. People can learn something from the movie.

C. Playing games is longed by the two heroes.

D. People in their childhood couldn’t afford the games.

4. The writer writes the text to ______ .

A. criticize some parents’ attitude towards playing video games

B. attract people to see the movie Play to Grow Up

C. show the film focusing on video games

D. promote the film Play to Grow Up

英语周报2023-2024学年上学期初二新课程第10期参考答案试题答案

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了电影Play to Grow Up的创作背景，创作目的，剧情及其创作意义，揭示了玩影碟游戏并不一定是一件坏事情这个主旨。

1. tries to prove that one can make a living out of it.可知是为了证实人们可以通过玩视频游戏谋生。故选D

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3. can change your attitude toward life,”… n, you must face real life at the end of the day. ”可知电影可以改变生活态度，这就是人们从电影中可以学到的东西之一。故选B

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考点：考查人物传记类阅读

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