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湖南省长沙市青竹湖湘一外国语学校2023-2024学年八年级上学期第三次月考英语试卷
Who do you think is the greatest English writer of all time? I think that person should be William Shakespeare. His popular sayings, like "To be or not to be, that is a question", and his stories such as the tragedy(悲剧), Romance of Romeo and Juliet, are almost known in every corner of the world.
In 1594, William Shakespeare became a key playwright(剧作家) of a popular acting company in the city. Whether comedies or tragedies, Shakespeare's plays catch people's hearts with the complicated(复杂的) characters and plots(情节) that show truths about human nature.
His comedies are always full of romance, and they always have happy endings. That's why people enjoy his comedies a lot. His tragedies, however, can be very dark, Macbeth tells the story about a Scottish man who becomes the king by killing all his enemies(敌人).
Shakespeare's works have had a big influence(影响) on the English language. He was a master(大师) of words. He created about 1,700 English words, including everyday ones like "lonely", "hurry" and "critical", according to the New YorkPost.
Of course, Shakespeare wrote 400 years ago and his English was very different from that of today. His plays have been translated into many languages and are acted more often than any other playwright. There are over 400 films and TV dramas adapted(改编) from his works. Shakespeare is not for an age, but for all time.
Bear Raids a Store A driver in Alaska unexpectedly met a mother bear an d her baby. The driver was sending cakes to a store when the bears entered the open back door of the delivery truck. According to the store's manager, the bears ate quite a few cakes. Some store clerks finally drove the bears away by using loud alarms. Mosquitoes (蚊子) Delays (延误) Flight A flight from Guadalajara to Mexico City delayed. It was caused by the mosquitoes on the plane. Both the staff and passengers joined together to deal with the mosquito situation. There is a perfect environment for mosquitoes around Guadalajara International Airport. But the flights had never been delayed because of mosquitoes before. ▲ Paris is facing a serious bedbug problem just nine months before the city is set to host the next summer's Olympic Games. These insects are increasingly appearing in many places of the city, including trains, airports, hotels, cinemas, hospitals and homes. There are worries that they might be spreading around the world. |
Indoor Water Park | |
Opening time | ◆9:00A.m.--6:00p. m. from Monday to Friday ◆8:00A.m.-10:00p. m. from Saturday to Sunday |
Ticket price | ◆Adults: 150 yuan/person:130 yuan/member ◆Children: above 1.2 meters、75 yuan person 60 yuan/member under 1.2 meters. free |
Should not take | food, pets, knives. rings _ |
Things to remember | ◆Children under 1.4 meters and old people above 60 should stay with other adults ◆You should follow the rules in the water park. ◆If you have some health problems and aren't suitable for water activities, you'd better not come in |
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