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海南省海口市龙华区第六学区2016—2017学年度上学期八年级英语科期中检测题
There was a very rich man named John. He gave a great puzzle (谜语) to the people in the town.
In his house, he had a very large room. "If anyone of you can fill my room in one day, I will give you 100,000 dollars." Everyone in the town wanted to try.
The first man tried to fill the room with stones. At the end of the day, he was very tired, but the room was still empty.
The second man tried to fill the room with wood. He worked all day, but the room was not full. "That room is too big," he said. "No one can do this."
The third man said, "I can do it. It's easy." Everyone laughed. They thought he could not do it. Then, the man went to the park and played all day. His friend said, "Why are you playing? You should be working." The man said, "I can do it. Don't worry." At 8 o'clock at night, the man came to the room with a small bag. The rich man said, "Haha……that bag is too small. It doesn't fill the room." The man reached into the bag and took out a candle. He lit (点亮) the candle and said, "You see, the whole room is filled with light!"
He worked all day, but the room was not full.
I once believed that a friend is a friend all the way. Now I have changed my ideas about friendships.
1). Friends of convenience(便利). They can be the people who live next door or the mothers of our children's closest friends. Friends of convenience are good indeed. They'll help us when we need it. They'll look after our cats when we go on holidays. But we don't ever get too close or tell too much. Between us, we'll talk about being overweight but not about being sad or disappointed(失望). However, people still find it necessary to make friends like this.
2). Special-interest friends. These friendships aren't deeply personal or emotional(感情上的). They lie in some shared interests, so we may have an office friend, a tennis friend, or even a shopping friend.
3). Historical friends. We all have a friend who knew us when…maybe we were back in the second grade of primary school, when our family lived in that two-room flat downtown. He or she was the first, the only friend we told our secrets to.
The years have gone by, and we have gone different ways. But we're still a personal part of each other's past. We know how we looked before our teeth were straightened(矫正), and our getting together makes us think of an earlier part of ourselves, which is important and never lost.
4). Cross-generational friends. These are friendships that from across generations(代). I have in my own life a precious(珍贵的) friend, a woman of 65, who is clever, who listens well, and who means not only an ideal mother to me but also the person I'd like to be when I grow up.
Best friends, I believe, totally love and help each other.
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Friends of convenience. | They can be the{#blank#}2{#/blank#}or the mothers of our children's closest friends. They can help us when we are in need. Though we don't talk about all the topics, this doesn't mean it is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}for us to have friends like this. |
{#blank#}4{#/blank#}friends. | We usually{#blank#}5{#/blank#} some interests with our special-interest friends, so we may have different friends like an office friend, a tennis friend, etc. |
Historical friends | We got to these friends when we were very{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, so we know how we{#blank#}7{#/blank#} before our teeth were straightened. Over these years we have{#blank#}8{#/blank#}greatly, but our getting together can help us remember each other's happy old days. |
Cross-generational friends | Cross-generational friends usually aren't from {#blank#}9{#/blank#}own generation. Maybe a friend like this is the one I want to be like in the{#blank#}10{#/blank#} . |
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 young people in the U.S.A. volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don't do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
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Alice, 17 I'm going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths in the mountains. It's going to be terrific(极好的). 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 will be a nice sport, and I'll be able to do something good at the same time. |
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Jason, 18 This summer, I'm going to be a volunteer. I'm going to the Special House Program. They can build good, low-cost(低成本)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. |
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Rita, 19 I'm going to teach kids who have trouble in 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. |
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Alice |
Help the Forest Center {#blank#}1{#/blank#} new hiking paths in the{#blank#}2{#/blank#} |
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Go to the Special House Program to help people. Have a chance to{#blank#}3{#/blank#} how to build houses. |
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Rita |
Teach kids how to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} . Help kids {#blank#}5{#/blank#}books. |
It may take a long time for some people to learn to speak English. However, by following these tips（实用的提示） you should be speaking English in no time.
Tip I: Forget about having a large vocabulary. Only learn the words you will need most. For example, if you are traveling in an English-speaking country, make a list of all the possible sentences and questions that you would need to know, such as "Do you know where the nearest bathroom is? "and" I am lost. Can you help me?" Think about what sentences you would want a traveler to know if they came to your country and couldn't speak your language.
Tip 2: Once you have a list of vocabulary that you think will be most useful to you, make sure you understand the meaning of each word and know how to use each word in a sentence. Try making lists with new words and sample sentences(例句). Ten new words is enough on each list. Then stick(粘贴)the lists up all over your house where you can easily see them. Practice every day. Whenever you see a list, make sure you stop and read through it.
Tip 3: Now pronounce these words and sentences properly. Try to learn pronunciation by listening to how English speakers pronounce words. Watch English TV shows, listen to English radio programs and try to talk with as many English speakers as you can, online or in person.
I wish you the best of luck and I hope my tips are helpful!
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Build your vocabulary with words that will be most {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to you. |
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Learn the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} of each word and how to use these words in {#blank#}3{#/blank#}by practicing them every day. |
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{#blank#}4{#/blank#} the words and sentences properly by watching English TV shows, listening to English {#blank#}5{#/blank#} programs and talking with English speakers. |
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⑴Tony loves singing with friends on weekends because he is very busy on weekdays. But with the help of this app, he can do that even during the work break. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} ⑵Though Mrs. Green is quite old, she keeps walking for at least one hour every day. She likes this app because it can tell her how many steps she walks anytime. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} ⑶John is a hard -working student. He is good at listening and speaking, but he doesn't do well in written tests, including reading and writing. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} ⑷Jenny is very talented in art. She likes drawing very much. Recently she tries drawing on her iPad when she is free. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ⑸Miss Zhang works as a secretary in a big company. So this app is very helpful for her work such as taking notes during the meetings and sorting out different kinds of files in order. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} |
Paper by 53 is an app. It is the easiest and most beautiful way to create pictures on your iPad. You can create anything from sketches and other drawings. There is a fresh canvas ready and waiting for your ideas, inspiration and art. Maps of the world is a free app. It is perfect for those who are interested in history and geography. It offers many historical maps, such as old maps of the world and Europe. It allows users to see what has happened in history. Do you like singing karaoke? Now you can do it at home! With the K, you can be a super star anytime, anywhere. When you are singing, it records your voice. You can sing songs together with your friends. Or you can compete with them. In the world of note taking, Everrnote is the king. It allows you to create electronic files with text, photos, audio and videos. You can put the files in order, tag them and search them easily. Fun dubbing(配音) is an English learning app. It includes many short videos. You can dub the videos to learn English. It increases the joy in learning a language. At the same time, you can improve your listening and your spoken English. MindSnacks is a free app. It is a great English helper. Experts from top universities in America designed the English lessons for users. It has a number of games to build vocabulary, and to improve reading, writing, listening and conversational skills. How many steps did you walk today? Walkup does not just mark down the number of steps you walk. Marking your travel route and every step you walk will give you the power to move ahead. |
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