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浙江台州市天台县坦头中学2018-2019学年八年级上学期英语第三次阶段检测英语试卷（含听力音频）

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Many of you have watched a Superman cartoon or movie. But did you know he first appeared in comics(连环漫画)? Do you want to learn more about popular comic books around the world? Take a look!

Do you find reading boring? Have a read of some comic books. You will learn to love their colorful pictures and simple language.

Comic books usually tell stories through cartoons. The US and Japan have some great comic books. But they are not the same.

Their names are different. People say "comic books" in the US but "manga" in Japan.

American comics are often about superheroes—characters like Superman and Spider Man. So action is a major part of American comics. But Japanese manga like to tell stories of ordinary people. Luffy in One Piece is such an example.

American comics make people excited with super powers, while Japanese manga comfort(安慰) people with moving stories. Natsume's Book of Friends is about a teenage boy. He can see spirits（精灵）. He is confused(困惑的) at first but later he makes friends with spirits.

If you are not interested in these two kinds, why not try some from China? Xia Da, 32, is a great comic book artist from China. Some of her comics are about school life. Others show the beauty of Chinese culture.

（1）、What does the writer think of the comic books?

A、Boring. B、Colorful and simple. C、Difficult. D、Difficult but exciting.

（2）、Which is TRUE about American comic?

A、They are usually about ordinary people. B、Action is a major part of American comics. C、They often tell of normal people's moving stories. D、They want to show more of Japanese culture.

（3）、Which character is from Japanese manga?

A、Superman. B、Spider Man. C、Luffy. D、Natsume.

（4）、Where is Xia Da from?

A、Japan. B、The US. C、The UK. D、China.

举一反三

Street Markets Around the World
There are many ways of shopping. You can shop by telephone, by post or through your home computer, but for many people, the most exciting way to shop is also the most traditional—at a street market. You can find markets anywhere in the world. Here are four of them:
There are many “floating markets” in Asia; perhaps the most unusual is in Thailand(泰国), at a place called Damned Saduak. It's open from six in the morning to the noon every day. People sell fresh fruit from their boats.
Many Belgians(比利时人) say that the Grand Place is the most beautiful square in the world. It's the home of a colourful flower market. It's open every day except Monday. On Monday, instead of flowers, there's a wonderful bird market.
One of the world's famous markets is in Mexico City(墨西哥城)—the Sonora Market. You can buy toys, birds, herbs and medicine. There're all kinds of things. It's open every day from early in the morning till late at night.
In England, every weekend, thousands of young people from all over London travel to the Camden Market—it's the place to go for street fashion, CDs and tapes. Many people also go there for fun.
根据以上内容，完成下列表格，每空一词

Names	{#blank#}1{#/blank#}	Feature(特征)	Things to Sell	Open Time
the Damned Saduak	Thailand	{#blank#}2{#/blank#}	fresh {#blank#}3{#/blank#}	every day
the Grand {#blank#}4{#/blank#}	Belgium(比利时)	beautiful	{#blank#}5{#/blank#}	every day except {#blank#}6{#/blank#}
the Grand {#blank#}4{#/blank#}	Belgium(比利时)	beautiful	birds	Monday
the Sonora Market	Mexico	{#blank#}7{#/blank#}	all kinds of {#blank#}8{#/blank#}	every day
the Camden Market	{#blank#}9{#/blank#}	fashionable	fashion things	Every {#blank#}10{#/blank#}

     On the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar（农历）, which is Wednesday this year, all Chinese celebrate one of their traditional festivals, the Dagon Boat Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival. Their celebrations include eating zongzi, rice wrapped in bamboo leaves in the shape of a pyramid, racing dragon boats and sticking mugwort leaves on their doors.
     In 2007, the central government decided to add the Dragon Boat Festival, together with two other traditional festivals - Tomb Sweeping Day (清明节) and Mid Autumn Festival - to the list of public holidays
     According to tradition, our ancestors（长辈） believed the hot weather in midsummer might cause different kinds of diseases (疾病). So, to keep off diseases and drive out evil were the main purposes of the Dragon Boat Festival. Parents used colorful threads to make necklaces and bracelets （手镯） for children, gave them beautiful embroidered bags（荷包）, painted the Chinese character for "king" (wang) on their foreheads to drive away bad luck. The Dragon Boat Festival was also called "kids festival" in some places. Spending such happy hours with parents, young children began to understand the festival as well as the traditions and culture behind it. Repeating the customs year by year makes it possible for kids to learn the traditions, accept it and pass it on when they become adults.

阅读下面短文, 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

The film Alice Through the Looking Glass is on. Millions of people go to cinemas to see it. The little girl Alice, with long hair of gold, is alive in people's mind again after the film Alice in Wonderland was shown in 2010.

These two popular films were adapted from the novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Through the Looking﹣Glass Both of them were written by Lewis Carroll, a famous English writer, who himself was as interesting as his books.

Lewis Carroll was a math teacher and talented writer. In 1856, he met Henry Liddell and his three lovely daughters. His friendship with the family became an important part of his life over the following years. He liked the girls very much, especially the youngest one, Alice Liddell. He often told stories to make them happy. One day he took the girls to a boat trip. To make the time more enjoyable, he began a story about the adventure of a little girl named Alice in Wonderland. Many other strange characters such as the Mouse, the March Hare, the Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts were brought to this wonderful world too.

Alice Liddell loved the story and she begged Carroll to write it down for her. After Carroll finished the manuscript of the story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, he gave it to the girl as a Christmas present. When the book was published shod in 1865. It was an immediate success, and soon was famous around the world.

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Looney Tunes is an American cartoon produced by Warner Bros Company in 1930s during the golden age of American cartoon. It is known for introducing famous cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig. From 1942 to 1964, Looney Tunes was the most popular cartoon in movie theatres. It became even more popular than the works of Disney and other popular competitors.

SpongeBob SquarePants is an American cartoon created by Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. The cartoon introduces the adventures of the main character and his various friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. Many of the ideas of the cartoon came from an educational comic book named The Intertidal Zone, which was created in 1989. The author began developing SpongeBob SquarePants into a cartoon in 1996. The cartoon has won many awards.

The Simpsons is an American cartoon created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is based on the daily life of a middle class family the Simpsons, which includes Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The story is set in the town of Springfield. Since its first show on 17 December, 1989, 6 10 stories of The Simpsons have been created. The Simpsons Movie was put on in 2007, and gained over $527 million. Time Magazine even named it the 20th century's best cartoon.

Tom and Jerry is an American cartoon created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The cartoon is based on its two key characters. Tom and Jerry, and many characters around them. In its original run, Hanna and Barbera produced 114 Tom and Jerry stories for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1940 to 1958. The first film based on the cartoon, Tom and Jerry: The Movie, was put on in 1992, and 12 direct-to-video films have been produced since 2002.

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Almost every child likes sweet things, such as candies, chocolate, ice cream and desserts. But do you know there is a holiday called Sweetest Day in the USA? Does it mean people can eat lots of sweet on that day?

Sweetest Day is a popular holiday for Americans. People celebrate it on the third Saturday in October. On that day, people show their love to the elderly, children, their good friends or anyone else they want to help. Orphans(孤儿) and patients can also enjoy people's greetings. In fact, anyone may get a gift on that day. It's just a day that offers people a chance to show their love and care to others.

How did the holiday originate? Here is a story. In 1922, a very kind man in Cleverland, a city in Ohio of America, thought that many poor people in the city needed care from others. He wanted them to be happy and he hoped they would find people always remembered them and cared about them. So he gave them boxes of sweets or small gifts to show his love. He also asked his friends and neighbors to help him do these things. Many people thought it was a great idea. After that, more and more people in Cleverland began to do things like him every year. Gradually(逐渐地) it became a popular holiday for lots of Americans.

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Interesting festivals in the world

	Throwing tomatoes-Spain(西班牙) Spain takes "tomato fights" to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place on the last Wednesday in August, Trucks(卡车) carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd.
	Rolling cheese -England This festival is celebrated in May. It takes place on Copper's Hill. A large wheel of cheese(奶酪) is rolled down Copper's Hill, The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese.
	Burning man -The United States The Burning Man Festival is held annually, spanning from the last Sunday in August to the first Monday in September(Labor Day). The festival takes place in Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture of a man.
	Pouring water-Thailand The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th. Thai people run after each other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land.

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