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广东省深圳市罗湖区2018-2019学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷

阅读理解

When 4-year-old Prince George started his first day of school in September. Chinese language was on his curriculum(课程).

And he wasn't alone. It is reported that about 51 percent of the parents in the UK want their children to learn Chinese, as it's believed to be one of the most useful languages to know.

In the popularity of Chinese drove the UK government to start the Mandarin Excellence Programme in September last year. It aims to make at least 5.000 British state secondary school students be good at speaking Chinese by 2020.

Yet, the UK isn't the only country showing a growing interest in Chinese.

The language has become the second most spoken foreign language in the United States this year, after only Spanish, with over 2.1 million speakers.

Many US famous people such as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Malia Obama, former US president Barack Obama's daughter, study Chinese as a second language.

So far, 67 countries and regions have included Chinese in their national curriculum. So why are so many countries enthusiastic about learning Chinese?

One reason could be that as China continues to develop rapidly. Chinese is increasingly becoming a useful tool for people's personal and professional growth.

"I think everyone believes that Chinese will be the next great superpower…even if it's not a superpower like America. It's still very important." Aisling from Germany, who studied at the Renmin University of China, told Xinhua News Agency.

（1）、Why did the UK start the Mandarin Excellence Programme?

A、Because Chinese is popular in Britain. B、Because Prince George learns Chinese. C、Because students need to learn Chinese. D、Because kids are asked to learn Chinese.

（2）、Which is the most popular foreign language in America?

A、English. B、Chinese. C、German. D、Spanish.

（3）、What does the underlined word "enthusiastic" mean?

A、It means "be good at". B、It means "be afraid of". C、It means "be interested in". D、It means "be worried about".

（4）、What's the reason that many countries included Chinese in their national curriculum?

A、The UK government launched a programme. B、Mark and Malia have begun to learn Chinese. C、Over 2.1 million Americans can speak Chinese. D、China grows fast and Chinese becomes helpful.

举一反三

    America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don't feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand .Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families.
T    here is another difficult point for us to understand. Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don't show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take a day off from our work to act as guides to our friends. It is opposite in America. Americans cannot manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.
    For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home and enjoy your visit in America!

   The seasons in Australia are not like ours. When it is winter in China, it is summer there. Australia is a southern country, it is in the south of the world. July and August are the winter months; September, October and November are spring, the summer is in January, February and December, and March, April and May are the autumn months. The north of the country is hotter than the south.
   The east coast has rain all year, and there are no dry months there. The southeast winds blows(吹) here all the year. They bring rain from the sea. There is not much rain on the west side. The southeastern part of Australia has summer rain from the southeast winds. They only blow here in summer.
   The southwestern part of Australia has winter rain. The west winds blow over the southwest in winter only. In summer, the southwest of the country has no rain. In the north of Australia, there is no rain in winter. The rain comes in summer. The northwest winds bring it.

    It's interesting that the arrival of snow has a different effect on people in different countries. For some countries it is an important happening to celebrate each year, while for others it is a catastrophe (灾难) or even a wonder.
    There are countries between these two extremes (极端) that normally expect snow some time over the winter months, but never receive snow regularly or in the same quantities(数量) every year. Britain is one such country, for which the arrival of snow quite simply creates problems. Within hours of the first snowfall, however light, roads are blocked, trains and buses stop in the middle of traffic. Normal communications are affected as well, telephone calls become difficult and the post immediately takes more time than usual. Almost within hours, there are also shortages(不足) -- bread, vegetables and other things -- not because all these things can no longer be produced or sent to shops, but mainly because people are frightened, and go out to store up these commodities (日用品), “just for fear that something bad should happen.”
    Why then does snow have this effect? After all, the Swiss, Austrians and Canadians don't have such problems. It is simply because there is not enough planning and preparation. We need money to buy equipment to deal with snow and ice. To keep the roads clear, for example, requires snow ploughs and machines to spread salt. The reason why a country like Britain does not buy some ploughs is that they are only used for a few days in any one year, and the money could be more useful in other things such as hospitals, education or helping the old.

根据短文理解，选择最佳答案。

Traveling to every part of the world gets easier, but how well do we know and understand each other. Here's a simple test. Imagine you are planning to hold a meeting at four o'clock. What time should you expect your foreign business friends to arrive? If they are Germans, they'll arrive on time. If they are Americans, they'll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Englishmen, they'll be 15 minutes late, and you should allow up to an hour for the Italians.

The British seemed to think since the English language was widely used in the world, people would always understand what they do. However, they found they were completely wrong. For example, the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters and have a drink during the meal. The Japanese prefer not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know each other and they don't drink at lunchtime. The Germans like to talk business before dinner. The French like to eat first and talk afterwards. They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything.

阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Life is a great jokemost of the time. The problem is that most people {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (对待) this joke seriously.

Life is given to usfor enjoying and having {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(趣味) but we, all see lots of unhappiness {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (围绕) us. Life is full of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (激动人心的) things and they give a great enjoyment to all of us. We were allborn in this world with no {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (想法)and desires and a child only wants to enjoy his life. Enjoying lifeis a great art but very {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (很少的) people know it on the earth. For enjoying life, a person {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (需要) a clear understanding of life from all the common things. We allknow that many people are living in big houses but they are unhappy. At the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (相同的) time some poor people enjoy their life though they have nothing. Thisis strange, but true, and many people in the world have tried to {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(解释) it from time to time.

Life {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (看起来) strange to people if they do not understand it and it becomes agreat joke and excitement for them if they master(征服)it.

完形填空

Each year, thousands of Chinese middle school students go to study in foreign countries.

"Chinese children hope to study abroad(到国外) to 1 a wider view(视野) of the world," said a Chinese writer called Chen Yi. Chen told the parents and their children that life in foreign countries can be hard for young people. "They have to meet a 2 shock(冲击) and language problems."

However, these are not the most difficult things. To most children, looking after 3 when studying alone in a foreign country is a big challenge(挑战).

Zhang Jia began to study in a high school in Australia last October. To his surprise, his teachers there didn't 4 students to study. And 5 there wasn't homework. "With these education(教育) systems, we have more 6 time and more space for thinking." said Zhang. "But if you don't know how to 7 your time and money, you will not have an easy time."

"Studying abroad at a young age can help students learn foreign languages 8 and open up their eyes, but students and parents should know about the challenges," Chen said.

9 you want to study abroad, try to talk to someone with 10 in foreign countries. Make sure that you are ready for it.

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