1、阅读下面的短文,将划线部分译成英文或中文。
Many children don’t like doing chores, because they think it’s boring. Some children think that they just need to learn their subjects well and it isn’t necessary for them to do chores. 1. 但是事实上,做家务活对孩子们来说是有益的。
First, doing chores can teach children certain skills. Children can learn classification (分类) skills when they pick up their toys and put them away. Washing clothes and doing the dishes may seem boring, but knowing how to do them well will help children a lot. 2. If children can successfully deal with the chores at home, they will live a better life.
Second, doing chores can help children keep healthy. Some chores like sweeping the floor and cleaning the room are a kind of physical exercise. 3. Children should not study all the time. A healthy life needs balance.
Last but not least, everyone in the family will be happy to share chores at home. Nowadays it’s common for both parents to work. 4. When they get home from work, they are often tired. So they don’t have much time and energy to do chores. 5. 如果孩子们能帮助做一些家务活,他们的父母将会很开心。And children can also find great pleasure in helping their parents.
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2、It’s very important for a human being to be polite.
A. person B. encyclopaedia C. plant
3、One of ________ places for mountain climbing is the Himalayas.
A.popular
B.more popular
C.the most popular
4、My parents _______ watching TV now.
A. don’t B. aren’t C. doesn’t D. isn’t
5、—Can you complete the task in an hour?
—Of course.
A.start B.continue C.finish
6、—Do you know Taiwan, Daming?
—Of course. It is ________ island of China.
A.a
B.an
C.the
D./
7、The twins visited Shanghai last week and ________ quite ________ photos.
A.to take; a lot of
B.took; a lot
C.took; a few
D.take; a few
8、Where is salt ______________?
A. produce B. produced C. produced in D. made in
9、Turn down your radio. Too much noise does great harm________ your ears.
A. for B. on C. to
10、As an old saying goes, “Failure (失败) is ________ mother of success”.
A.a
B./
C.the
11、The Wal-Mart Supermarket is _______ from 7:00am to 22:00pm every day.
A. opening B. opens C. open D. to open
12、I’m afraid John can’t use his cell phone ________.
A.properly
B.simply
C.mainly
D.nearly
13、Nancy can’t come to your party because she ________ do her homework.
A.has to
B.can’t
C.doesn’t have to
D.can
14、—________ you sing the song Where Are We Going,Dad?
—Yes. It's easy.
A.Can
B.May
C.Must
15、—Mum, don’t forget to upload our health codes to my teacher Mr. Chen.
—________.
A.Never mind
B.No problem
C.Hold on
D.It doesn’t matter
16、Work hard and try to get better, and then you _________ successful more easily.
A.become
B.became
C.will become
D.is becoming
17、Children have to take many after-school classes. They___________hard to study for good grades.
A.were pushed B.are pushed C.are pushing D.have pushed
18、--Excuse me. Is the next bus stop far from here?
--Not very far. It only_____ you five minutes to get there on foot
A. spends B. takes C. brings D. pays
19、Doctor Smith sometimes had to treat the wounded on ________ own.
A.him
B.his
C.them
D.their
20、China has a_______________ population than ____________in America.
A.more, any other country B.more, all the countries
C.larger, any country D.much more, the other countries
21、---I have changed my job.---________.
A. So do I. B. So I have. C. So I do. D. So have I
22、VII. Choose the right sentences to complete the conversation.
A: I feel very tired today, and I still have too much work to do.
B: 【1】 I also did a lot of work for my managing director.
A: Really? 【2】
B: Oh, I did a lot, for example, I wrote some emails, prepared some files and took so many messages for him.
A: That sounds awful. 【3】
B: Cool. Would you like to watch a film with me?
A: 【4】 I prefer action movies. The film called Alita: Battle Angle is fantastic, isn’t it?
B: 【5】 My friends recommend another film named Avengers: Endgame, because I am interested in superheroes.
A:OK, I’ll get the tickets in advance. See you at 7:00 this Saturday night.
A. Don’t worry.
B. I don’t think so.
C. What did you do?
D. I know what you mean.
E. I’d like to.
F. What are you going to do tomorrow?
G. Let’s relax ourselves this weekend.
23、从文后选择合适的选项,补全对话(有一项是多余的选项)。
A: Good morning, Bill.
B: Good morning, Bob. 【1】
A: Fine, thank you. And you?
B: I’m fine, too. 【2】
A: I have hamburgers and milk.
B: 【3】
A: I usually have breakfast at 7:00.
B: 【4】
A: No, I have lunch at school.
B: What do you usually have for lunch?
A: 【5】
A.I usually have fish and rice.
B.When(什么时候) do you usually have breakfast?
C.Where do you usually have breakfast?
D.How are you?
E.What do you have for breakfast?
F.Do you have lunch at home?
24、Helen Keller lived in the U.S.A. She was a great woman.
When Helen was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, “ She is better, but now she can’t see or can’t hear.” Her mother and father were very sad.
After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak with other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn’t understand anything.
Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college(大学).
Helen was very famous. She helped many blind(盲) and deaf(聋) people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.
Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear.
【1】Helen Keller got very sick when ____________
A .she was a baby B. she went to college
C. her teacher came to her home D. she was very old
【2】__________taught Helen Keller her first word.
A. Her mother B. Her teacher
C. Her father D. The doctor
【3】Helen Keller was famous because ___________
A. she was an American.
B. she traveled around the world
C. her teacher taught her many things
D she learned to read and write and helped many people in the word
【4】The world remembers Helen Keller today because ____
A. she was very bright.
B. she was blind and deaf.
C. she was a brave and wonderful person.
D. she went to college.
【5】Helen Keller was blind and deaf, but _______
A. she found a way to understand the world.
B. her mother and father didn’t feel sad.
C .she found a way to travel around the world.
D .she found out how people became blind and deaf.
25、阅读(A)(B)两篇短文,从所给的三个选项中选择一个最佳答案,并将其字母标号填入题前括号中。
(A)
Rosie Martin, who is in the final year at college volunteered for four weeks in the summer of 2014 at orphanages(孤儿院) in Morocco. Although she was there for a short time, she quickly made new friends and worked as a team member.
She was sad to leave the children at the orphanage as she left that she got on well with them. She really enjoyed playing games with them. She taught them English, arts, and some other subjects. In the orphanage, a volunteer could take part in a subject just for a week. So Rosie had to teach the children different subjects.
She was moved with original volunteers and she was interested in the work that they offered. Also she was moved with their coordinator(协调员) in Morocco. He gave them a lot of help, told them about good places to go to on days off, and was happy to listen to the volunteers.
Rosie got used to the weather and the culture by the time she left, and she said volunteering in morocco was wonderful and amazing. Rosie hoped to come back to volunteer with others again. We wish Rosie well with the final year of college, and look forward to making her decision to volunteer abroad again in the future.
【1】How long did Rosie Martin volunteer in Morocco?
A. About one month. B. About one year. C. About four months.
【2】What did she do in the orphanage?
A. A student. B. A cook. C. A teacher.
【3】Rosie might agree that .
A. the coordinator did badly in his work
B. the coordinator didwell in his work
C. it was hard to get on with the coordinator
【4】What did Rosie think of her volunteering work?
A. Wonderful. B. Easy. C. Difficult.
【5】What might happen in the future?
A. Rosie might live in Morocco.
B. Rosie might be a coordinator.
C. Rosie might volunteer in Morocco again.
26、Vicky is a pretty young woman. She comes from a rich and famous family. She has almost everything. The problem is that everyone else in Vicky’s family is busy and they have no time to be with her. She is very lonely.
So Vicky spends a lot of time on her QQ. She uses the name Linda and has made a lot of friends and they chat with each other quite often.
Last year Vicky made a very special friend called David on QQ. He lived in England. They both like rock music and dance. It always took them hours to talk happily on QQ. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself. He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big smile.
When Vicky’s father was going on a business trip to England, Vicky asked him to let her go with him. She wanted to give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favourite rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in England, she found that her special friend was a twelve –year-old boy named Jim!
根据短文内容,判断下列句子正误。正确为“T”,错误为“F”,并将其字母标号填入题前括号内.
【1】Vicky spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is lonely.
【2】Vicky’s name on QQ is David and she chats her friends quite often.
【3】Vicky thought David‖ was special because he was tall and good looking.
【4】Vicky went to England because she wanted to give David a surprise for his birthday.
【5】Don’t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily.
27、Families celebrate National Grandparents Day in many ways in our city. Every year at this time, we hear from our readers sharing their stories to give thanks and express love to their grandparents. Here is Cindy’s story.
My darling Grandfather, I don’t think I could ever find the words to describe the positive (积极的) influence you have had on my life. I’m writing to tell you how important you are in my life. Grandpa, I couldn’t imagine where I would be now without you and Grandma. Through all the difficulties, you two have been like a rock in my life and a peaceful island in a big lonely ocean. You have given me power in my life. Seeing you two again was always like a homecoming. When I came to visit, your loving arms welcomed me and we had wonderful times together talking and walking. You have shown me that there are men who are caring and good. I remember when I was a little girl, how you held me tightly (紧紧地) when I couldn’t sleep. You always spoke kindly to me. You have shown me what a family man is—a man who gives what is best for his children. You always gave, even when it was not easy for you or when you were tired and unwell. You have also shown me what a caring husband is—a man who loves his wife as much as he can. We know that no one is perfect, but in my whole life I never heard you raise your voice at Grandma or treat her disrespectfully (不尊重地). Grandpa, you gave me hope to believe that I could also be a responsible person one day: Thank you for your ongoing love and example to me. Your loving granddaughter, Cindy |
【1】Cindy is writing the letter to ________.
A.share stories with her grandparents
B.tell her grandparents she will visit them
C.let her grandpa know how important he is
D.show her grandpa what kind of person she has become
【2】What does Cindy mean by saying the underlined sentence in the passage? ________
A.She can always depend on her grandparents
B.She is always welcome in her grandparents’ home.
C.Her grandparents give her too much pressure.
D.Her grandparents are always kind to her.
【3】What kind of person is Cindy’s grandpa? ________
A.Kind and strict.
B.Caring and responsible.
C.Serious and positive.
D.Loving and impatient.
【4】Grandpa has influenced Cindy in a positive way by ________.
A.taking her to a peaceful island
B.solving her difficulties in life
C.speaking loudly to her
D.setting a good example for her
【5】Where is the passage most likely from? ________
A.A poem collection.
B.A geography magazine.
C.A local newspaper.
D.A science-fiction novel.
28、首字母填空。根据短文的大意及首字母提示,写出各单词的完全形式,使短文意思完整。(共5小题,每小题2分,共10分)
I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just get good grades at s 【1】 . Children these days depend o 【2】 their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” Doing chores helps to d 【3】 children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should try to k 【4】 the house clean and tidy. Our neighbors’ son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the b 【5】 it is for their future.
29、 What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves? If you see an empty car stop to_______its owner, what would you think? Or if you see a car full of passengers and the passengers are reading, listening to music or even sleeping, but_________of them are worried, do you feel fantastic?
Well, all of this could be the future of_________. There are several companies working on driverless cars. If they succeed, these electric, self-driving cars could be available very soon. But, how is it _______for a car to drive itself?
Nowadays, the cars have already taken over some of the drivers’_________, such as parking themselves and slowing down when they find objects nearby. They can also control the speed if there is _________, such as snowy roads.
Some cars can even help the drivers deal with some special situations. Scientists and engineers believe, ________the help of new technology like cameras and GPS, people can produce safer self-driving cars. The number of _________ accidents will be much smaller in the future.
However, there are still some people who do not like the _________. American lawyer Whit Dreake, for example, doesn’t _________these cars are safe. He thinks it is a mistake to develop such cars.
【1】A.stay up B.give up C.pick up D.make up
【2】A.all B.neither C.both D.none
【3】A.riding B.driving C.staying D.running
【4】A.possible B.comfortable C.terrible D.enjoyable
【5】A.life B.study C.exercise D.work
【6】A.money B.danger C.work D.help
【7】A.to B.at C.with D.for
【8】A.sudden B.happy C.natural D.serious
【9】A.hobby B.problem C.idea D.job
【10】A.believe B.know C.hope D.care
30、 学校举行“最受欢迎的学生”选拔大赛。你班推选优秀学生代表李宁参赛。请你根据下面所提供的信息,用英文为他写一篇简介。
身份 | 李宁,八年级学生 |
个性 | 诚实、礼貌、乐于助人,上周……(发挥1点) |
爱好 | 最喜欢物理学科,擅长打羽毛球 |
喜欢交友和旅游,今年暑假和朋友游玩了许多名胜古迹,学到了不同的文化 | |
对 DIY 很着迷,花很多时间装饰自己的房子……(发挥 1 点) | |
愿望 | 他希望能成为一名社会工作者,帮助更多的人 |
要求:1.表达清楚,语法正确,上下文连贯;
2.必须包含以上所有要点,并作适当发挥;
3.字数在 100 字左右(开头结尾已给出,不计入总词数);
4.不得使用真实姓名和校名等。
The Most Popular Student
Hello, everyone. This is Li Ning. He is one of the most popular students in our school. Let me tell you more about him.
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In a word, Li Ning is the most popular student in our school.