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江苏省泰州市姜堰区2016-2017学年八年级下学期英语期末考试试题

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    In films, spies(间谍) are lucky people. They are smart and adventurous. But a real spy's life is not that exciting. They must live a life of lies. Their work is dangerous and they may have to pay for it with their lives. American spy Nathan Hale (1755-1776) was one of these people.

    Why does someone want to be a spy? Some do it for their country. Some for money. Some just love it. Nathan Hale became a spy for the first reason. He lived during the American Revolution (革命). He and his people fought the British army.

    In 1774, Hale joined the American army. Before that, he was a school teacher. Two years later, he chose to be a spy. He had to get information from the British army. He went to the city where the British army was staying. He told them that he was a school teacher and wanted to find a new job. As a young spy, Hale didn't have enough experience. He had told his secret to somebody else. But that person sold him out to the British army. He tried to get information for the American army. Hale finally got something important and decided to go back. He hid some papers in his boots. He went to the river bank and waited for a boat to pick him up. However, British soldiers caught Hale at the river bank and found the papers in his boots.

    Hale died on Sept 22, 1776. His final words were: "I only regret(后悔) I have but one life to lose for my country." He died at the age of 21.

(1)、Why did Nathan Hale become a spy?
A、For fun. B、For money. C、For himself. D、For his country.
(2)、What does the underlined word "adventurous" in Paragraph 1 mean?
A、爱撒谎的 B、爱冒险的 C、爱冲动的 D、爱幻想的
(3)、According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?
A、Nathan Hale was a spy for the British army. B、Nathan Hale joined the army at the age of 19 years old. C、Nathan Hale worked as a teacher for 2 years. D、Nathan Hale had rich experience as a spy.
(4)、What was the correct order in which these events happened?

①Hale joined the American army.

②Hale got information for the American army.

③British soldiers caught Hale.

④Hale became a school teacher.

⑤Hale told his secret to somebody else.

A、①④②③⑤ B、①④②⑤③ C、④①⑤②③ D、④①②③⑤
(5)、What do Nathan Hale's final words mean?
A、He regretted that he had to die for his country. B、He felt scared to die at such a young age. C、He wished to continue working for his country. D、It's unfair that his country didn't bring him a reward.
举一反三
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the nine o'clock Mystery Hour. Today we'll show you two British stories. We hope you'll enjoy them.
About 900 years ago two green children arrived in a small village in south England. Their eyes and skin were green and they spoke a strange language. They were very tired and weak, so the people of the village looked after them. The boy died a year later, but the girl grew strong and lived the rest of her life there. And her skin color turned back to normal day by day. Scientists say that sometimes of people don't have enough food to eat for a long time, their skin goes very pale and can turn green.
Loch Ness is the largest lake in Scotland. It's a very deep and cold lake. For hundreds of years, people have talked about a monster(怪物) called Nessie which lives in the lake. About seventy years ago, two people saw something moving in the lake. They said that the animal was playing and rolling around in the water. Since then many people say they have seen the monster. Their descriptions are always the same. It looks like a dinosaur, with a very long neck and a small head. It has a big bump(肿块)on its back. People have tried to photograph the animal, but the pictures have not been very clear. Scientists don't know whether there is a monster or not. Some say it may be a whale or a very large fish. Some think it's a snake. Others say there's nothing at all— nothing but people's imagination. Maybe we'll never know what's in Loch Ness.
 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

One day, Jenny brought her only son Max to a restaurant. When they left, Max wanted to throw away half of the sandwich that he couldn't cat. But Jenny stopped him "Wait! You should never1 any food!" The boy replied in a loud voice, "But I'm too 2 now!" Jenny didn't say anything but took it into her hand. As they walked out of the restaurant, Max spilled (洒出) some 3 on his coat because of carelessness. Without thinking, he just took it off and wanted to throw it away again. Jenny came up4 and said, "We can wash the juice off the coat. And do you know someone is wishing to have a coat like that?" However, Max answered angrily, "I don't care!"

At this, Jenny was very surprised and decided to do5 . For a while, she turned to Max and said softly, "You know when you don't 6 what you have, there is someone else wishing for all that you have. "Max just kept in 7

On their way home, they saw an old man8 around the corner. Mother asked Max to give the piece of sandwich to him. 9 he was unhappy, he walked towards the old man and handed the sandwich. "I'm not sure whether you want this or not. It's just our leftovers (剩菜). " "Oh, my God! I can't tell you10 this means to me. I am so hungry now. " The old man thanked Max again and again for giving him food, which really made Max feel ashamed. Some 11 later, they met another old man with few clothes on him. This time, Max 12 before him without thinking twice and asked, "I wonder if this coat will help you. But there is a juice stain (污渍) on it. " The old man was so glad that he 13 the coat immediately and said, "Thanks so much. You don't know what this means to me. It is so14 these days. "

With his face turning red, Max went back to his mother and said, "Mum, I am so 15 . You're right. " And then he could see a big smile on his mum's face. Exactly, in life what you want to throw away may be the very thing someone does wish to have. 

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