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广西南宁市第八中学2015-2016学年八年级下学期英语期中段考试卷

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案,并在答题卡上按要求作答。    

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    When my wife and I went to live in an Arab country, my friends told us to be prepared for a culture shock. Later, we realized that the advice given to us by our friends was correct.

    The culture shock started with the weather. Here, the burning sun can cook an egg in a minute! The hot weather made us feel so tired that we were falling asleep at mid-day!

    Another culture shock was the working week. We worked from Saturdays to Wednesdays, including Sundays. It was also strange to see people praying in a certain direction! They have strict rules for women. They do not let people see their faces in public. They do not let women drive cars, either. All dresses worn by women have to cover the body completely. They believe that women cannot be seen in public.

    At the weekends, we went camping in the desert. I will never forget watching the sun setting over the desert. We also enjoyed riding on the camels. In the end, we enjoyed living there, but their culture is very different from the American culture.

(1)、The writer experienced the culture shock ________.
A、before going to the Arab country B、after camping in the desert    C、during staying in the Arab country D、while living at home
(2)、People in the Arab country do not go to work _______.
A、on Mondays and Tuesdays B、on Saturdays and Sundays C、on Thursday and Fridays D、on weekends
(3)、Which of the following are strict rules for women in the Arab country?

a. Cover faces in public.        b. Don't go outside.     

c. Be dressed in white          d. Never drive cars.

A、a; c B、a; d C、b; c D、b; d
(4)、What does the writer think of living in the Arab country?
A、He enjoyed living there. B、He enjoyed the culture there. C、He enjoyed the weather. D、He was interested in praying.
(5)、What does the underline word "shock" mean in Chinese?
A、打击 B、渗透 C、讽刺 D、冲击
举一反三
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。

    My six-year-old granddaughter, Cindy, and I stopped at a food shop for some bread. Cindy had1 it for several days. As we were going out of the door, a young teenage boy was coming in.

    The boy had no hair on the side of his head but a set of blue spiked(成锥形的) hair on top of it. His nose was 2 , and a ring ran through the hole. A chain went across his face and it was connected to his earring. He held a skateboard under one arm and a basketball under the other.

    Cindy, who was walking ahead of me, 3stopped when he saw the boy. I thought he had  4 my granddaughter. I was wrong. My granddaughter backed up against the door and opened it as wide as it would go. Now I came face to face with the young man. I stepped aside and let him5. He replied very6, "Thank you very much."

    On our way to the car, I 7 Cindy for holding open the door for the boy. To my surprise, she didn't seem to be troubled by the young boy's 8 . But I wanted to make sure. I wanted to be ready to talk about freedom of expressing themselves and allowing people's  9   .

    As it turned out, the person  10needed the talk was me. The only thing Cindy noticed about the boy was the fact that his arms were   11 . "He held a skateboard under one arm and a basketball under the other. He would have a 12  time to open the door, " said Cindy.

    I just paid attention to the partially shaved (部分剃光的)head, the set of spiked hair, the piercing and the chain. She saw a person carrying   13 under each arm and heading toward a(n) 14 door.

    What my granddaughter said reminded me that I should change my ways of judging people and 15 my granddaughter to be open-minded and warm-hearted.

 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。

Some people say it is not easy for a middle-aged person to learn a foreign language. But is it{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(real)true? 

Several years ago, I worked for {#blank#}2{#/blank#}English newspaper which was doing such a research. They asked me to learn a new language for one month. Then I had to go to the country and do some "tests" {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(see)if I could "survive(挺过来)" in different situations. 

I chose Spanish(西班牙语)and did a one-month course at a language school and{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(find)that some Spanish words are very similar to English ones. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}example, hola isn't very different from "hello". Of course, there are other things which are more difficult. In Spanish you have to change the verbs(动词)for each person. But my{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(big)problem of all was the pronunciation. I found {#blank#}7{#/blank#}was very difficult to pronounce some letters in Spanish, especially r and j. So I had to download {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(sentence)onto my phone and I listened and practised them again and again. 

A month later I went to Spain. A Spanish teacher {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(call)Paula came and began the test. "Will I survive?" I wasn't sure enough but {#blank#}10{#/blank#}I wished I would!

 阅读下面短文, 掌握大意, 然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A strong wind blew as I walked to Mrs. Goodman's house. Her knee was badly hurt months ago and Mom told her that I would do her yard(院子) work1 she was able to again.

I knocked on 2 door and waited for long. The door3 opened. "Hi, Rodney," Mrs. Goodman said. "Sorry it took me so long to answer the door! Today, I need you to clean out my flowerbeds and rake(耙) the leaves. Do you have any4 ?"

"Mrs. Goodman, could you tell me how to clean out a flowerbed? I know how to rake leaves,5 I'm not sure how to do it by myself." I blushed and said, "I'm sorry I have so many questions!" Mrs. Goodman 6 looked at me as she said, "Rodney, you don' t have to be 7 for asking questions." She told me8 to complete the work, and soon I was ready to get started.

 First I cleaned out the flowerbeds, and then I started raking the leaves. While working,  I thought about a math problem I was having at school. I9 Mrs. Goodman was a math teacher before. However,I was still10 to ask her for math help.

11 later, Mrs. Goodman opened the door and called, "Would you like to come inside and warm up?" Inside, she handed me a cup of hot chocolate. "You have done a great job, Rodney. It was12 for me to admit(承认) that I needed help with my yard. work. Have you ever had a hard time13 help?" she said.

 Now I knew that I didn't have to keep my problem 14 . "I sure have, Mrs. Goodman," I answered, "can you help me with my math problem?"

"Certainly!" she 15 .

I knew that I would help Mrs. Goodman again whenever she needed me.

 完形填空

Many years ago, a Spanish officer named Coronado he ard the story of seven great cities. "The walls of these cities are made of gold, " his friends told him. "The people eat meat from golden plates and wear 1  clothes, " they said. They called these cities the Seven Cities of Gold. Coronado believed what his friends said 2

Coronado thought to 3 , "The things in these cities must be worth a lot of money. " So he decided to 4  the Seven Cities of Gold. He brought some men, horses, and food, then they headed west. Coronado and his men 5  for many days. Then they saw some cities. "We found the Seven Cities of Gold!" his men shouted, 6  Coronado wasn't happy. He had a different 7 , "These can't be the Seven Cities of Gold. They're made of dirt!"

Coronado was 8 . The cities were dirty and brown. The people ate food from 9  bowls. Their clothes were also very common. Coronado saw the cities as old places. "What 10  to the cities of gold?" he thought. "Did someone 11  come and take the gold?"

That night, the people of the cities entertained(款待) Coronado and his men and served them food. They 12  Coronado to go home. "There is no gold here, " they told him. Coronado was angry. Did his friends lie(撒谎) to him?

Coronado 13  the next morning when the sun rose. He looked back 14  the city one more time. The sun sh one on the dirty houses. Coronado thought he saw a bit of gold. Were his friends right after all?"No, " he told himself. "It's just the 15 . " Then he turned away and went home. 

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