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上海民办新竹园中学2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷

Read thepassage and answer the questions. (读短文并回答问题)

Life in an American highschool is an interesting and exciting learning experience. High school inAmerica is not just a place for studying some subjects. It is also an importantsocial centre, where students can develop other interests and talents.

The high school course isdivided into four years. The teenager usually starts school about 8:00 a. m,and ends at 3 p.m. There is no school on weekends. Students have lunch at theschool cafeteria. After lunch they play sports, talk to friends or simplyrelax. The lunch break lasts about an hour.

When the school day ends,some students go home, but many still stay at school for after-schoolactivities. There are many activities and clubs to choose. In the afternoonmany students practise sports with the school students team. Sports are animportant part of high school life. American high school students like to be "popular".This means being a good student, being active in the community and beingwell-liked by others. Most American high school students have part-time jobduring the school year and a full-job during the summer. Parents encouragetheir children to work because it's part of growing up and becoming responsibleand independent. Most high schools have a job list to help students find work.Teenagers are fond of their jobs!

(1)、How many years is the highschool course divided into?
(2)、Are after-school activitiesand clubs only for a few good students or for many students?
(3)、What does a "popularstudent" mean in American high school?
(4)、Why do parents encouragetheir children to work?
(5)、What do most high schoolsdo to help students find work?
举一反三
阅读下面短文,然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式(每空一词)。

I like reading. I love many different kinds of books, because they not only open my mind but also   {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(鼓励;激励) me a lot.

Up to now I have read a lot of books, such as magazines, storybooks and  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(长篇小说). But one of the books that I like best is The Story of My Life. Helen Keller wrote it in 1903. She was a blind and deaf  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(人). In the book, she wrote that she had not been able to see, hear or speak  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(自……以来) she was one year and seven months old. This unusual thing made her very sad. Luckily, she  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(遇见) her good teacher, Miss Sullivan, at the age of seven. Helen was getting  {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(更高兴的) every day. Then, Miss Sullivan helped her learn how to write English words. At first, Miss Sullivan wrote some words on Helen's hands  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(用……) her own fingers again and again. Helen was a very hard-working girl. She tried as much as possible to   {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (记住) words. After that, she wrote many famous works, which was a huge   {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(成功;成就) for anyone like her.

It shows us an important truth: Nothing is difficult if you put your  {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(心) into it! This is why I like the book best.

 阅读理解

Each country has its own "art of living". For example, the word "niksen" shows how Dutch people fight stress and tiredness in a fast-paced lifestyle.

The term "niksen" comes from the Dutch word "niks"which refers to"nothing". In practice, "niksen"could be as simple as just relaxing, looking at your surroundings or listening to music- as long as it's without purpose and not done in order to achieve something. Think "simply sitting in a chair or looking out of the window,"says Ruut Veenhoven, a professor at Erasmus University who studies happiness.

"Niksen" sounds contrary to the advice that we were all given as kids. Nowadays, we're always told to stay bus y and work harder than everyone else. But "niksen" is against that attitude. It offers the chance to "deliciously do nothing", as Carolien Hamming told Time. She thinks that "niksen" is very important to staying healthy, since it's a form of men tal relaxation and healing. Just like a wild animal lying in wait for their food,"niksen" seems to be a natural state of being.

For some people,"niksen" can mean more than just men tal relaxation. It's also a way to imagine new ideas or plans. As an early adopter of "niksen", Jenny Holden, adds it to her daily lunch breaks."Within 10minutes of doing nothing-just staring and listening to myself-my head began to clear and pick out my work and home to-do lists", she told the Metro UK. However, for many, doing nothing isn't as simple as it sounds.In fact, it can be somewhat challenging to sit still and stare out a window.

Above all, "niksen" is a suggestion for balancing work and rest. As Dutch-bom writer Ogla Mecking wrote in Whoolly Magazine,"niksen" is the full enjoyment of life's breaks".

Everyone is encouraged to have your "niksen" moments. They give you the strength to face everyday challenges.

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