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题型:阅读选择 题类:常考题 难易度:普通

广西北海市合浦县2016-2017学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷(含听力音频)

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    A man died and was on his way to another world, either heaven (天堂) or hell (地狱). When he was halfway there, he saw a beautiful, huge palace. The owner came out and asked the man to stay and live in the palace.

    "And now I just want to eat and sleep without doing any work."The man said: "I have been working hard my whole life.

    The owner of the palace said: "If so, there is nowhere else better than here for you. There is a wealth of seafood and many other delicious foods in my palace. You can eat whatever you want without anyone stopping you. And you can rest assured (肯定的) that nothing needs to be done by you."

    "That is great! This must be heaven!" said the man. And he settled down (定居) in the palace.

    At first, the man felt very happy with a life of eating and sleeping. But gradually, he felt a bit lonely and bored.

    So he went to the owner and said: "Just eating and sleeping every day is very boring. Now I'm losing interest in this kind of life. Could you help me find a job?"

    The owner replied: "Sorry, there are no jobs here at all."

    After another few months, the man could not stand it any more and went to the owner again. "I really can't stand this kind of life any more," he said. "If you do not offer me a job, I would prefer (宁愿) to go to hell rather than (也不) live here."

    The owner of the palace smiled. "Where do you think we are now?" he said. "Heaven? We are actually (实际上) in hell!"

(1)、What do we know about the man?
A、He died in an accident. B、He lived a rich life. C、He often had nothing to eat. D、He worked hard all his life.
(2)、What's the palace like?
A、Beautiful but dark. B、Huge and old. C、Beautiful and huge. D、Crowded and noisy.
(3)、What did the man need to do in the palace? He needed to ________.
A、clean the palace B、cook the seafood C、shop D、do nothing
(4)、After some time, the man thought that life in the palace was ________.
A、colorful B、boring C、difficult D、wonderful
(5)、What does the story want to tell us?
A、Life is easier in hell than in heaven. B、Think twice before you make any decision. C、A person can't live without a job. D、All pleasure and no work is not always the best way to live your life.
举一反三
阅读材料,根据材料内容,从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项.

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    "I get feelings from  ancient poetry that modern people cannot give me,I pay little attention to the competition result,but I love poetry,"Wu said.

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阅读理解

    Zheng He was an amazing man. He was born in 1371. Eleven years later, he was caught by the army of a rich young man called Zhu Di and made to work for him. Over time the rich man saw that Zheng He was very clever and strong and they became close friends. In 1403 Zhu Di became the emperor of China and he asked Zheng He to join his government.

    The emperor wanted to learn more about the world and show other countries his power. He ordered many new ships to be built and made Zheng He their leader. Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led seven sea trips to different parts of the world. He certainly travelled to India, Africa and the Middle East. A few people think his ships have even reached South America and Australia.

    Each trip lasted between two and four years and it is believed that he sailed more than 50,000 kilometres during the years of his travels. Zheng He led a fleet with about 28,000 men and over 300 ships, such as boats for food, water and even soldiers' horses.

    On these trips he brought with him many Chinese goods like silk and medicine to give to foreign kings or to sell for local goods. He returned from each trip with boats which were filled with expensive things such as gold and treasure, foreign guests and strange animals like a giraffe.

    It is a pity that we may never learn everything about Zheng He's travels. The Columbus of the East, Zheng He, died in 1433. After that, the new emperor had these trips stopped and he burned almost all the books about Zheng He's travels, because he believed the trips were unlucky and too expensive. It is only in the last 50 years that historians have begun to carefully study the adventures of great Zheng He.

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