题型:语法填空(语篇) 题类: 难易度:困难
湖南省长沙市长郡梅溪湖智谷学校2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷
When she was just 10 years old, Angela joined in her first piano competition. She never expected she could get something (important) than a prize.
On that day, each (perform) had to play a piece of music in front of a large group of people. At first, Angela was (excite). But when she was about to play, she (feel) afraid. "What should I do if I forget the notes (音符)? What should I do if I play the wrong notes?" Angela thought.
As these worries ran through (she) mind, a girl finished her performance and walked past her. She did something unexpected. She smiled (微笑) at Angela gave her a thumbs-up sign. That made Angela feel encouraged. Then she walked over to the piano and played a piece of music (beautiful).
After the competition, Angela planned (thank) the girl, but she couldn't find her. She wanted to say, "Your kind smile played an important role my life. I'll take that smile as great gift. "
Leonardo da Vinci was a famous artist who was born in Italy. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern life. Although Leonardo hated war. he invented many different machines used for war. His most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war. Besides, Leonardo spent days thinking about how to save time. He developed ideas for something like cutting machines.
Leonardo was a strange man. He never ate meat. That was very unusual in those times. He never published(发表) discoveries about science. He usually used mirror writing, which looks like usual writing in a mirror, starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left side。
Only a few of his paintings are left today. Many paintings were not finished because he thought they were not perfect.
Leonardo was talented and creative. He was regarded as one of the most intelligent men in the world.
Leonardo da Vinci |
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His status(身份) |
Not only an artist but also an {#blank#}1{#/blank#} |
His special invention and ideas |
•The machine {#blank#}2{#/blank#} •Ideas for something like machines used to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} |
His strange behaviors |
•He never ate meat. •He never published discoveries connected with {#blank#}4{#/blank#} •He used mirror writing |
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} only a few of his paintings are left today |
Because many paintings were not finished |
GREAT KIDS Love for the elderly | |
Seven-year-old Maggie Kuznia is a book lover. She finds joy in sharing the stories she reads. Every week, she visits the elderly at Good Samaritan Society with several books. There she has made a lot of new friends who wait eagerly for her story-telling. Q: {#blank#}1{#/blank#} A: On a snowy day, my mother brought me along to work at Good Samaritan Society. My mom reminded me to bring toys. However, I brought some books because I had different plans. I wanted to read stories to cheer the elderly up. Q: {#blank#}2{#/blank#} A: I'd say making a lot of new friends. The elderly are devoted (忠诚的) listeners, and some of them are always ready to help me when I come across unfamiliar (不熟悉的) words. Q: {#blank#}3{#/blank#} A: I want to tell them to do something they enjoy, such as dancing, singing and so on. I always get support from my mother. Every week, I visit the elderly and often visit each one for over an hour with my mom checking on me to make sure I'm not overstaying my welcome. | EDITOR'S (编者) NOTE {#blank#}4{#/blank#} First, know about what the elderly need and offer help to improve their lives. By doing so, we may know what steps we can take towards that goal. People may think that big things should be done to help others. However, many forget that helping others begins with small things. Small things can make a big difference. Let's take Maggie for example. Her goal was very simple, just to care for the elderly by reading stories. So she did. For the elderly, she brightened their day. Share your ideas with a parent so that you can get help from them. No matter what act you do and how small it is, the elderly's world will be full of love and laughters. |
A. How can you care for the elderly? B. What's the best part about what you do? C. What do you like doing in your spare time? D. What would you tell other kids to care for the elderly? E. How did you get the idea of reading stories to the elderly? |
请结合第一节内容,回答下面问题。(请用约20词回答)
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