题型:阅读选择 题类:常考题 难易度:普通
河北省秦皇岛抚宁学区2016-2017学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷
Mary is an American girl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn't know much Chinese, but she is studying it. She often speaks Chinese with her Chinese friends. Sometimes they can't understand her, because she can't speak Chinese very well.
It's Saturday morning. She goes out. She is walking in the street. She wants to go to the zoo to see the elephants and monkeys, but she doesn't know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy the way. The boy can't understand her. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. She draws an elephant on it, and shows the picture to the boy. The boy understands, and shows her the way to the zoo.
What is your dream job, a pilot or a policeman? What do you hope your job is like? Read the following stories and find more at www.cambridge,org/aw/cambridgeenglish.
The sweetest job Harry is only 12, but he is working for a sweet company. His job is probably the best in the company—the sweet tester. When the company invents a new sweet, Harry eats it, writes are port about it and sends his report to the factory. And then the company will make a decision about whether to make the sweet or not. As a child, he's too young to work for money. But he gets free sweets! |
Desert Island Blogger Do you wish to live on an island and get paid? Ben got such a job, but it was hard work! He had to live alone in a house (with a swimming pool) on Hamilton Island and spend every day swimming, exploring and relaxing. Then he had to write a blog to show his findings and feelings. |
Sleeping on the job Usually, sleeping on the job is a big problem — if you fall asleep, you'll lose the job! But Roisin was paid to sleep on the job. She slept in designer beds eight hours a day, every day for a month, and tested them to see what makes"a good night's sleep". In the end, Roisin had to write a report about the beds. |
Jiuzhaigou National Park Location: in the north of Sichuan Famous for: green lakes, waterfalls, colorful forests, snow mountains, Tibetan customs and blue ice, World Heritage Site.(世界文化遗址) Best time to visit: from June to September. | |
Mount Huangshan Location: in the south of Anhui Famous for: the guest-greeting pine tree, strange stones, sea of clouds and amazing hot springs. Rich in: natural resources and various species, for which it has been listed as a World Natural and Cultural Heritage Site. Best time to visit: Spring and summer. | |
Yungang Grottoes(石窟) Location: in the south Datong, Shanxi Reasons to visit: Listed among top 4 grottoes in China, one of World Heritage Sites, it is said to be the best protected Buddhist cave art in China with 53 caves with over 51, 000 stone carvings of Buddha and Buddhist dating from the 5th and 6th centuries. Best time to visit: summer and autumn. | |
Suzhou Classical Gardens Location: in the downtown area of Suzhou, Jiangsu Reasons to visit: Listed as a World Heritage Site in 1997, the gardens of Suzhou represent the Development Chinese landscape garden design over more than 2000 years. Best time to visit: all year round. |
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