八年级英语下期中复习.docx

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八年级英语下期中复习

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Where’sthesecondcruiser?

Ｒeadthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords:

Anoldadmiralwasf1inthenavyforhisbadtemper,soeveryonet2nottoannoyhim.Oneweekhisshipsweregoingtotakepartinabiginternationalexercise,sohecameonboardintheevening,hadhisdinnerandthenwenttobed.Inthenextmorninghehadhis

b3early,andthencameuptothebridgeandexaminedtheshipsinhisgroupcarefully.Thenhesaida4,“Thereshouldbetwocruisersinthisgroup,butIcanonlyseeone.Where’stheother?

”Noonedaredtoanswer,andthism5theadmiralevenangrier.Hisfacebecameredderandredder.

“Well?

”heshouted.“Whatareyoufoolshidingfromme?

Where’sthes6cruiser?

What’shappenedtoit?

Answerme!

”

Atlastayoungsailorfounde7couragetospeak.

“Please,sir,”hesaid,“You’reonit!

”

1.________２.________３.________

４.________５.________６.________

７.________

Nail

Ifyouseetwoofyourclassmatesfightingtoothandnail（又抓又咬地打起架来）,youmuststopthematonce.Otherwise,atleastoneofthemwouldbehurt.

Nailalsomeansathinpointedpieceofmetalforhammeringintosomething.Butitisrelatedtothebodyinthissentence:

“Peterisashardasnails（彼得结实得像铁打似的）.”Weallhopethatweareasstrongandhealthyasheis.

Then,ifIsayyouhavehitthenailonthehead（一针见血）,Idonotmeanthatyouhavedonesomethingcruel（残忍的）.Imeanthatyouhavesaidexactlytherightthing.

Lifelines（V）

“WhataboutChatford?

”saidRachel.

“First,we’vegotnearlytwothousandphotographsfromChatford...”

“Twothousand?

Isn’tthatalotfromonetown?

”

“Yes.Andit’senoughtodoastatisticalanalysis.Lookatthelist,thesearealltownsaboutthesamesizeasChatford.Therearetwenty-twophotographsfromNorwich,onehundredandeightfromOxford,ninety-threefromBournemouth,onehundredandfivefromTorquay,eighty-sixfromBrighton,forty-twofromExeter...”

“WhydidwegetsomanyfromChatford?

”askedRachel.

“Yes,Iwantedtoknowthat,too.It’sveryeasy.Mervyn’sbrotherownsthenewspaperthere,theChatfordEveningStar.HegaveMervynalotoffreeadvertisements,andhewrotealotofstoriesaboutcomputerpalmistryforthenewspaper.MervyncomesfromChatford.Imethimthere.Hewasvisitinghisbrother.”

“Well,what’sstrangeaboutthephotographs?

”

“Itsoundssilly,butmorethanseventy-fivepercenthavegotshortlifelines,”saidMark.

“Didthathappeninanyothertown?

”

“Notreally.AllthephotographsfromNorwichhadlonglifelines.ThenIlookedattheaddressesonthebackofthephotographs.Weonlyhadtwenty-two,buttwentywereallfromthesamehospitalforoldpeople.Theywereallfrompeoplemorethaneightyyearsold.”

“That’sinteresting.Youmeanalloftheseoldpeoplehadlonglifelines?

Maybeit’snotnonsense.”

“Maybe,”saidMark.

“Anyway,”saidRachel,“howshortwerethelifelinesinChatford?

”

“Ilookedateachagegroup:

underten,tentotwenty,twentytothirty,thirtytoforty...Thelifelineswereshorterthanaverageinallofthem.Imean,theyweren’tvery,veryshort.”

“Weretheyshorterorlongerthanmine?

”askedRachel.SheshowedMarkthepalmofherlefthand.

Marklookedatitcarefully.“Er...theywereaboutthesame,”hesaid.

（Tobecontinued）

Theadvicecolumnintheschoolnewspaper

Herearesomeofthequestionsandtheiranswers.

ASKTHECLEVERMONKEY

Q:

I’malwayslateforschool.Itrynottobe,butIcan’t.Pleaseadvisemewhattodo.

Tommy

A:

Youarelateforschoolprobablybecauseyougotobedtoolate.Myadvicetoyouistogotobedearlier,andbuyaclocktowakeyouupontime.

Q:

Iwasbroughtupbymygrandparentsandbegantolivewithmyparentsthreeyearsagoforabetterstudyenvironment.Theyloveme,andIcanseethisintheireyes.ButIdon’tknowhowtoshowmyloveforthem.WhatcanIdotoletthemknowIlovethemback?

Sara

A:

Ifyoufeeltheneedtoshowyourloveforyourparents,that’sgreat.Makesureyouremembertheirbirthdaysandbuythemcardsandpresents.Trytospendtimewithyourparents.Tellthemhowyoufeel.Trytoenjoyyourlife.Yourparentswantyoutobehappy—ifyouarehappy,theywillbehappy,too.

Q:

I’moneofthebeststudentsinmyclass.ButIalwaysmakesomemistakeswhichIshouldnotmake.Andnow,I’mafraidtoseemyteachers.Ijustdon’tknowhowtofacethem.CanyoutellmehowIcansolvethisproblem?

Molly

A:

Thefirstthingyouneedtodoisrelax.Worryingaboutyourstudiesisnotgoingtohelp.Ifyouhaveanydifficulty,tellyourteachers.Noteacherisgoingtogetangrywithastudentwhowantstoimprovehimself.

CleverMonkey

Choosethebestanswer:

（）1.TheCleverMonkeythinksthatTommyisalwayslateforschoolbecausehe

________.

A.dislikeshisschool

B.goestobedlate

C.watchesTVtoomuch

D.wantstostayathomeallday

（）2.What’sSara’sproblem?

A.Shecan’tfallasleepatnight.

B.Shealwaysmakesmistakesinexams.

C.Shedoesn’tknowhowtofaceherteachers.

D.Shedoesn’tknowhowtoshowherlovebacktoherparents.

（）3.Whatdoesn’ttheCleverMonkeywantSaratodo?

A.Torememberherparents’birthdays.

B.Tospendtimewithherparents.

C.Tomakemoneyforherfamily.

D.Totellherparentshowshefeels.

（）4.WecanknowfromthepassagethatMolly________.

A.isoftenlateforschool

B.doeswellinherstudies

C.isveryweakinallherlessons

D.isveryhappy

C

阅读训练A★

Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce:

A.thoughB.onlyC.follow

D.enteredE.learnF.often

G.becauseH.interviewedI.interest

Ihaveaneighbour.Sheisanoldlady.Shecandoallthehousework,readnewspapers,watchTVandsearchontheInternetto1somethingnew.IoftenseeherdoTaijiinthemorninganddanceintheevening.Shelooksyoungandbeautiful2sheisoverseventyyearsold.LastweekareporterfromCCTV3herandaskedhowshekeptsoyoungandhealthy.Sherepliedwithasmile:

“Ihaveasecretofstayingyoungandhealthy.Itisquiteeasy.Keepyourmindactive,takean4intheworldaroundyou,andlearnatleastonenewthingeveryday.Trytododifferentkindsofhouseworkanddosportsas5asyoucan.Don’tthinkyouaretoooldtogobacktoschool.Iknowamanwho6amedicalcollege（医学院）whenhewas54yearsold.Hestudiedtherefor6yearsandnowheisadoctor.Anothermanwenttoatennisschoolattheageof71andnowheisgoodatplayingtennis.Somepeoplemaysaystayingyoungiseasy7forthosewholiveinthefuture.Infact,nomatterhowoldyouare,youcanmakeit.”

Pleasetellthestorytoyourfamily.Itwouldbeagoodstartto8thelady’sexample.Ihopeallpeoplewillstayyoungandhealthy.

1.________2.________3.________

4.________5.________6.________

7.________8.________

阅读训练B★★

JimCarreyhasbecomeoneofthemostwell-knownfacesintheworld.Anditisbecauseofhisfacethathehasmadesuchachievements（成就）.

JimCarreywasborninaworkingclassfamily,andlifewaspoorforyoungJim.Whileinhisteens,hehadtotakeajobasadoorkeeperwhenhisfatherlosthisjob,andfinallyhedroppedoutofschool.Atthattime,hedevelopedhissenseofhumour（幽默）tohelphimdealwithangerattheworld.

Hewasoftenalone.Hesaidhedidn’thaveanyfriendsbecausehedidn’twantany.At15hestartedperformingatacomedy（喜剧）club.LaterhemovedtoLosAngelesandtherehegottheattentionfromafamouscomedian,RodneyDangerfield,andhislifestartedtochange.

JimCarreygothisbigbreakin1990,whenheplayedaroleonthenewcomedyshow,InLivingColour.Hebrokeintofilmsin1994.ItwastheyearofFunnyFace.FirsttherewasPetDetective,asuccessthatshowedCarrey’scomicstyle.NextcameTheMask,whichwasanothersuccessforhim.

JimCarreyhascomealongwayfromhisunhappychildhood.Infact,heseemstobehavingasecondchildhoodnow.Thefuturelooksgoodforhim.Hehasdevelopedalargecrowdoffansandhealsohasprovedhisabilitytogetthroughastormandcomeoutontop,whichisimportantforanyperson.

Choosethebestanswer:

（）1.JimCarrey’s________madehimfamousintheworld.

A.handB.face

C.feetD.body

（）2.Jim’sfamilywasvery________accordingtothesecondparagraph.

A.successfulB.happy

C.poorD.large

（）3.JimCarreydidn’thaveanyfriendswhenhewasyoungbecausehe

________.

A.droppedoutofschool

B.wasinaworkingclassfamily

C.didn’twanttomakefriends

D.wasangryattheworld

（）4.Theunderlinedphrase“gothisbigbreak”inParagraph4maymean

“________”.

A.gotagoodchance

B.madealotofmoney

C.felttired

D.hadarest

（）5.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat________.

A.Carreydidn’tfinishhisschooleducation

B.manypeoplelikeJimCarrey

C.heoncesurvived（幸存）astorm

D.RodneyDangerfieldchangedCarrey’slife

（）6.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Carrey’ssuccesscomesfromhishandsomeface.

B.Carreywashappyinhischildhood.

C.ThefilmTheMaskwasnotasuccessatfirst.

D.Carrey’ssenseofhumourcamefromthedifficultenvironment.

阅读训练C★★

Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage:

Agirlcomplainedtoherfatheraboutherhardlife.Shedidn’tknowwhatshehadtodoandwantedto１.Shefelttired.Oneproblemhadbeenfinishedbutanothercame.

Herfather,acook,tookherintothekitchen.Hepouredwaterintothepansandboiledit.Whenthewaterwasboiling,inthefirstpan,heputsomecarrots,inthesecondh