题型:任务型阅读 题类:常考题 难易度:普通
江苏省射阳县射阳二中2016—2017学年八年级下学期期中考试试卷
Late last night, or early this morning, something terrible happened in East Town. Mr Raymond Johnson has lived in East Town and has worked there as a manager for many years. He is forty-two years old, unmarried, and he lives in a big wooden house on Moonlight Road. The people of East Town know Mr Johnson as an unusual man. He does not often leave his house, but his business has made him very rich. Last night, at about midnight, a man who was out walking saw that one of Mr Johnson's rooms was on fire. He immediately called the fire station, and the firemen arrived soon after. It took them half an hour to put out the fire. The firemen were surprised that Mr Johnson did not come out of the house, and two of them went inside to look for him. But Mr Johnson was not in the house. In the
bedroom the two men found an open safe(保险箱), which was empty. There were papers on the floor. Mr Johnson's bedroom windows on the ground floor of the house were open. The firemen also found a set of keys in the room. The police then found out that the keys belonged to Mr Paul White, who visited Mr Johnson at his home yesterday evening. The police are sure that they know the motive(动机)for the crime and are looking for Mr White. The police are puzzled because nobody knows where Mr Johnson is.
REPORT ON MR RAYMOND JOHNSON'S CASE | |
When | Late last night, or {#blank#}1{#/blank#} this morning |
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} | Mr Raymond Johnson's home on {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Road, East Town |
Who | Victim: Mr Raymond Johnson (a single, 42-year-old manager of great {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Suspect: Mr Paul White |
What | At about midnight, one of Mr Johnson's rooms {#blank#}5{#/blank#} fire. It took the firemen {#blank#}6{#/blank#} minutes to put out the fire. In the bedroom on the ground floor: an {#blank#}7{#/blank#} open safe; papers on the floor; open bedroom windows; Mr Paul White's {#blank#}8{#/blank#} . The police are trying to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Mr Paul White. Mr Johnson is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} , which puzzles the police. |
Some birthday customs are quite similar in many parts of the world—- birthday candles(蜡烛), birthday games, and birthday cakes. But some customs are more specific to certain countries. Here are some children talking about their customs.
Linda: I am fourteen. I come from Aruba阿鲁巴岛(拉丁美洲)(荷属安的列斯群岛中的大岛). In our country, Children take something special to school for their classmates and all teachers. Each teacher gives the birthday child a small gift like a pencil, an eraser or a postcard. The birthday child is also allowed to wear special clothes instead of the school uniform.
Lucy: I am one year older than Linda. Denmark(丹麦) is my country. A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child's bed while they are sleeping so they will see them at once when they wake up.
Tom: I am as old as Linda. I am from Brazil. The birthday child receives a pull on the earlobe(耳垂) for each year in my country. The birthday person also gives the first slice of cake to his/her most special friend or relative, usually mom or dad.
Names | Countries | Ages | Special customs |
Linda | Aruba | Fourteen | Each teacher receives something special from {#blank#}1{#/blank#} and gives him or her a small gift. |
Lucy | Denmark | {#blank#}2{#/blank#} | If you see {#blank#}3{#/blank#} flying outside a window, you may know someone in that house is having a birthday |
Tom | {#blank#}4{#/blank#} | Fourteen | The first slice of the birthday cake is usually given to Mom or Dad. |
The English language is different from any other language. Yet English words do not stay the same. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} We need new words for inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use, or older words are used in a new way.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Tomato was borrowed from Mexico. The word coffee came from Turkey, and tea came from China. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Strawberry, popcorn, and grandfather are words made up of two parts.
Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. The word photo was made from photograph by cutting off the end of the longer word. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Smog was made by swing only the first two letters from the words smoke and fog.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Our sandwich was named after a man named Sandwich. Scotch Tape, Band-aid, and Jell were names made up by the companies that first made the products.
根据短文内容,从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处,使短文内容通顺完整。
A. English can change by borrowing words from other languages. B. English is an interesting language. C. Plane was made by cutting off the front part of airplane. D. The language is always changing. E. New words are also made by adding two words together. F. The names of people and products can become new words. |
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