根据短文内容的理解,选择正确答案.C Something very special happened to Tamara. She never knew she had a twin (双胞胎)...

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广西钦州市钦南区2015-2016学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（含听力音频）

根据短文内容的理解,选择正确答案.

Something very special happened to Tamara. She never knew she had a twin (双胞胎) sister until she started university!

Tamara was born(出生) in Mexico. Her parents could not look after her so she went to live with a family in Manhattan, New York, USA.

When Tamara was twenty years old, she started university in Long Island. She enjoyed her university life. But one day she was walking home from class, and a student smiled at her. "Hello, Adriana!" said the student. "I'm not Adriana," said Tamara.

This happened to Tamara again and again. Tamara didn't know why people kept calling her Adriana. One day, when a woman called her Adriana, Tamara asked, "Why do you keep calling me Adriana?"

The woman said, "You look like my friend Adriana. You have the same face and the same hair. Is Adriana your sister?" Tamara said that she did not have any sisters. But she was interested in the girl named Adriana. At last she asked someone for Adriana's e-mail address (地址).

When Tamara wrote to Adriana, she found out that they both had the same birthday, they looked the same and both of them were from Mexico. When Tamara went to live with the family in Manhattan, Adriana moved to Long Island to live with a family there. It had to be true! Adriana and Tamara were twin sisters!

（1）、When did Tamara know that she had a sister?

A、Before she started school. B、After she visited a woman. C、After she went to university.

（2）、How might Tamara feel when a student called her Adriana?

A、Sorry. B、Scared. C、Surprised.

（3）、What did Tamara decide to do after she talked with the woman?

A、Have a talk with Adriana's parents. B、Find something about Tamara C、Give Adriana a telephone call.

（4）、Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A、Tamara had two sisters all together. B、Adriana wrote an e-mail to Tamara first. C、Tamara and Adriana were both in Long Island when they were 20.

举一反三

A famous study was done in a school by a professor from a university. At the start of the school year, the teachers were given the names of five children. They were told that these five were the most excellent students in the class. But the fact was that these students were only average, and they were not the best students at all. Well, guess what? At the end of the year, all the five average students scored among the highest in the class.
　What made these average students change so much to become top students? The only difference was the change in their teachers' attitude. Because the teachers believed that these five kids were the top students, they expected more from them. And so these five average students began to believe and expect more from themselves. So they worked harder to do as well as they could.
　Do you know why? If you expect the best from people, they'll usually want to give you their best. A great leader said, “Treat a person just how he appears to be on the outside, and you'll make him even worse. But treat a person like he's already a success, and you'll help make him the best he can be.”
　Like the true story of 7-year-old Johnny, his teacher got so angry with him that one day she said,“Johnny, you're the naughtiest boy in this class. I'm sure you'll never change.” The next year Johnny had a new teacher. And on the first day of class, she met with Johnny after school and said,“Johnny, I've heard a lot about you! But do you know that I don't believe a word of it.” And every day after that, this new teacher treated Johnny as if he was one of the smartest students even when Johnny did naughty things. Later on, Johnny became a school leader. Because that's the power of our belief and attitude toward children.

The young man went to a town and worked there. He did not have a wife so a servant(仆人) did the work in his house.
The young man liked laughing a lot. He nailed(钉钉子) the servant's shoes to the floor on Monday, and then laughed, because the servant put his feet in them and fell down.
The servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then the young man put brushes in his bed on Tuesday. The servant got into bed and hit the brushes with his feet. He was afraid. The young man laughed loudly again. Again the servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then on Wednesday the young man said to his servant, “You're a nice, kind man. I am not going to be unkind to you again.”
The servant smiled and said, “And I'm not going to put any more mud(淤泥) from the street in your coffee.”

阅读理解

The smart phone(智能手机)company Xiaomi Technology was set up in Beijing in 20 1 0.

Now it has become one of leading mobile phone companies in China. Some people skip work and school to wait in line to buy its main product:Mi phones.

The man behind this craze(狂热)is Lei Jun. The 47-year-old is the co—founder(联合创始人) and CEO of Xiaomi. Lei was born in Xiantao, Hubei, in 1969. At the age of l 8. he entered Wuhan University to study computer science. A book that he read there changed his life. It was Fire n the Valley, which tells the story of the co—founder of Apple, Steve Jobs. Encouraged by the book. the 21-year-old set up a company. But it soon failed because he lacked(缺少)a long—trill plan.

After graduation, Lei joined King soft, a software company. In l 6 years, he became one of the top IT company leaders. But that's not the only thing he wanted. “I had my dream not realized and it was calling for me every night, ”said Lei. At the age of 38, he left Kingsoft and started his own company. This time, he knew what would make a promising new company:following the trends but keeping innovating(创新). He entered the smart phone market.

Lei is a big fan of the iPhone. But instead of creating a copy of it, he kept thinking about how to make it better.

At the age of 41, he co—founded Xiaomi. Now, there are more than l4 million Mi phone users. Lei helped make online shopping popular in China. “People become great because they have dreams, ”said Lei.

在我们的日常生活中，有很多让我们感动的事和敬佩的"英雄"，他们可能是伟大的科学家、宇航员……也可能是我们的父母、老师、朋友、同学……请选择其一，以My Hero 为题写一篇英语短文。

内容包括：

1. 他(她) 的外貌和性格：

2. 他(她) 让你感动或敬佩的一件事：

3. 你的感受或期望。

作文要求：

1. 不能照抄原文：不得在作文中出现学校真实的名称和学生的真实姓名。

2. 语句连贯，词数80个左右。

请从方框内选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填空，使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词，每词仅用一次，有两词为多余项。

a, the, talk, do, enjoyable, store, wait, what, that, around, bored, quiet

People spend a lot of time at the airport(机场) when they go on vacation. They have to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} for their plane to take off. What can they do? Some airports have rest areas(休息区). These are {#blank#}2{#/blank#} places for people to rest and sleep. A lot of airports have free Wi-Fi. People can work or {#blank#}3{#/blank#} with friends using Wi-Fi. Big airports usually have many restaurants and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} . People can eat different kinds of food or go shopping. There are quite a few things to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} at the airport.

Some international (国际的) airports {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the world have something more interesting. An international airport in South Korea has a skating area. The international airport in Hong Kong, China, has a small golf course (高尔夫球场). An airport in Amsterdam(阿姆斯特丹) has {#blank#}7{#/blank#} museum. You can learn about Dutch art and history. You will never feel {#blank#}8{#/blank#} . At the Nashville (纳什维尔) International Airport in the USA, the live music shows are very {#blank#}9{#/blank#} . Did you have the experience of spending time at an international airport?{#blank#}10{#/blank#} was it like?

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

I've been making shawls (披肩) for a few years and giving them away as gifts. I didn't know who would 1 it when I started a new one.

"Did you hear about Susan?" my workmate Lori asked me one day. "She'll have an operation (手术) immediately," Lori said.

"What a 2 time it is for her to get through!" "Maybe the 3 could be given to Susan," I thought to myself with 4 . But I only saw her in meetings, and we'd never had a private 5 . Wouldn't she think it 6 to receive something personal from an unfamiliar workmate?

Anyway, I asked Lori about the 7 of the hospital where Susan was having her operation. And I learned that Susan was well 8 . Friends and family were giving her best wishes. I put the shawl in a box, and sent it with a note, " I hope this brings you 9 ." I signed my name, unsure if Susan would even10 it.

I didn't mention it to anyone else at the office. Not even Lori. I was 11 to learn that Susan had told Lori about the shawl.

"She 12 it even when she went in for the operation," Lori said. "She didn't even let her husband touch it."

"I never expect she 13 my work so much," I said.

"It was not just about your handicraft (手工艺品). It was your message that cheered 14 up." Lori said smilingly. Then I realized my shawl 15 served a higher purpose.

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