八年级(初二)英语下学期下册试题

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    Many of us have ever loved the two toy bears-a brown Teddy bear and a yellow Winnie-the-Pooh bear. The two toy bears come froth real stories in life.

    In 1902, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the USA, went on hunting. The hunting dogs found an old bear in the forest near Washington D. C. and the guide asked the president to shoot(射杀)it. But President Roosevelt disagreed. A cartoonist(漫画家)drew a cartoon showing that the president refused to shoot the bear. Soon, the bear began to appear in other newspapers. People named the bear Teddy which was Theodore's nickname(昵称).

    In 1913, a captain named Harry Colebourn paid 20dollars for a black bear which was born in the Canadian countryside. The captain's hometown, Winnipeg, was the origin(起源)of the bear's name. In Winnipeg, Winnie served as the mascot(吉祥物). When World War I began, the captain went to France. Winnie was sent to London Zoo which many kids often visited. Because of its lovely look, the bear became popular with children.

The Stories about the Two Rea

Name

Teddy

Winnie-the-Pooh

Appearing Time

11 years  than Winnie

In 1913

Birth Place

America

  

Origin of the Name

Teddy, the nickname of President Theodore Roosevelt

Winnipeg, the  of Captain Harry Colebourn

Reasons for Being Popular

A cartoon showing that the president didn't  the idea of shooting the bear.

The lovely look attracting the attention of children who often went to London Zoo.

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    Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15, his father asked him (work) on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was unhappy with his (father) idea. "That isn't my job. I have too schoolwork to do." Hearing this, his father said, " I promise to give you the best present you can finish one year's work." Tom thought for a while and agreed.

Starting one Saturday, boy got up early and worked hard until evening, just like any other farmer. Time (pass) quickly. Tom's crops grew well. the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year," said the father. "Now, tell me you want."

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread (make) of his wheat (小麦). "I have already got the (good) present: No pain, no gain. I think this is what you wanted me to know." His father was pleased to hear that.

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    If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?

    Don't listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves. It's not true at all. More and more people in the USA volunteer(自愿)to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don't do it for money. Here are some of their stories.

    Alice Hamilton, 17

    I'm going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. It's going to be terrific—I'll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I'm going to sleep under the stars. It'll be a nice sport, and I'll be able to do something good at the same time.

    Jason Moore, 18

    This summer, I'm going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They'll teach me what to do, so I'll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

    Trish Anderson, 16

    I'm going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I'll work for a program called “Reading for Life”. Every day, I'm going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.

  1. (1) What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?
    A . To breathe the clean mountain air. B . To spend the whole summer living in the tent. C . To sleep under the stars. D . To help build new hiking paths in the mountain.
  2. (2) From the passage, we know that Special House Program helps____.
    A . children in poor families B . workers who build houses C . poor families that can't afford(负担得起)houses D . build hiking paths
  3. (3) Which is the most possible title for this passage?
    A . Reading for Life B . Special House Program C . The Forest Centre D . Young American volunteers
We will never forget the (beautiful) of Dongting Lake.
We watched a(极好的)play yesterday evening.
—Mike, have you ever been to the Water Park with your sister?

         of us has. We'll plan to go there together this weekend.

A . Neither B . No one C . All D . Both
Mike said to me, "I am going to be a teacher." (改为间接引语)

Mike told me going to be a teacher.

单词拼写
  1. (1) adj. 野生的
  2. (2) n. 政府;内阁
  3. (3) n. 鲸
  4. (4) n. 油;食用油;石油
  5. (5) n. 保护;保卫
  6. (6) adj. 巨大的;极多的
用所给词的适当形式填空

  1. (1) Norman Bethune has (win)the hearts of people all over the world.

  2. (2) The kind girI  (lead)a blind man across the street.

  3. (3) I  expect  (see)the film Hero.

  4. (4) I have lots of (excite)experiences during the travel.

  5. (5) We came here to celebrate his (sixty)birthday.

Why wasn't the second speaker on time this morning?
A . B . C .
杰克默默地走进卧室,因为妻子和孩子正在睡觉。

Jack walked into the bedroom because his wife and baby were sleeping.

I'm sure (pass) the exam.
I couldn't get into my house because I _____ my key in the classroom.
A . forgot B . left C . spent D . reminded
— You never miss one minute in class.

—You know, we must listen to the teacher carefully      .

A . take notes B . taking notes C . to take notes
听句子,选出与所听内容相符的图片(   )
A . B . C .
When he was a little boy, Tony enjoyed (listen) to music.
We have been in China ___________three years. We like it very much.
A . in B . for C . since D . from
What was wrong with Kim yesterday?
A . He had a headache. B . He had a cough. C . He had a fever.
Tony过去很内向。现在他习惯在公众面前发言。(used to, be used to)
This kind of toys ________ plastic.
A . is made into B . is made out of C . are made of D . are made to