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牛津版(深圳·广州)初中英语八年级下册期末检测卷(一)

阅读理解

    A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.

    One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plant it.

    He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.

    Finally he planted the tree in his woods where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.

    Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. "What's the difference?" the farmer said angrily. "If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit."

    "Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed (抢夺) every one of the fruit, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree!"

(1)、What did the farmer's friend give him one day?
A、An apple. B、Some apples. C、A young tree. D、Some young trees.
(2)、Why didn't the farmer want to plant the tree in his field?
A、He thought strangers would steal the fruit. B、He thought the tree would die. C、He thought his children would take the fruit. D、He thought his neighbors would steal the fruit.
(3)、Where did the farmer plant the young tree?
A、Near the road. B、In his field. C、In his woods. D、Near the house.
(4)、Why did the young tree die in the end?
A、Strangers pulled out the tree. B、His neighbors cut down the tree. C、His children broke the tree. D、There was no sunlight and poor soil.
(5)、What does the story tell us?
A、We should care about others' feelings. B、We should learn to share beautiful things. C、The young tree can provide apples for us when it grows up. D、The young tree can grow up one day.
举一反三
 根据语篇内容,从方框中选择恰当的单词,并用其正确形式填空。将单词填写在答题卡对应的横线上。每个单词只能用一次。

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It was about two o'clock in the early morning {#blank#}1{#/blank#} 21 September, 1999. Tommy was sleeping when the earthquake started. He felt a slight shake, then he {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a loud noise like thunder. Soon the real noise came, like bombs under the ground. The earth started to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} . People screamed in fear. Some ran out of the building. He tried his {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to run out too, but he couldn't.

Outside, people were running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down. Then the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} began to come down too!

Finally, the noise and shaking ended. It was dark and silent around him. He could not see anything at all, and he did not know if anyone else was near him. He felt {#blank#}6{#/blank#} and his heart was beating fast. A moment of fear went through his mind, but he told {#blank#}7{#/blank#} to calm down since he was still alive. He shouted for {#blank#}8{#/blank#} , but no one came. He started to move slowly in the darkness. Luckily, there was just enough space for him to move.

Hours later, Tommy heard {#blank#}9{#/blank#} noise above him. He screamed, "Help! Please help! I'm here!" Then he heard shouts from excited people. They {#blank#}10{#/blank#} moved away the bricks. At last, Tommy was safe.

 阅读理解

One afternoon, I went to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early, so I stopped my car by a small park and waited for her in the car. 

As I looked outside the car window, I saw a little boy, around two years old, running freely on the grass as his mother watched him from a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been set free after being indoors for too long. He would then fall to the grass, get up, without even looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could, again, still with a smile on his face, as if nothing had happened. 

At that moment, I thought to myself "Why aren't adults this way? "Most adults, when they fall down, make a deal of it and don't even make a second attempt (尝试). They would be so embarrassed that they would not ty again if someone saw them fall. Or, because they fall, they would find a good excuse for themselves that they are not fit for it. They would end up too afraid to attempt again for fear of failure. 

However, with kids, when they fall down, they don't consider their falling as a failure. Instead, they treat it as a learning experience. They try again and again until they succeed. The answer must be that they have not connected "falling down" with the word "failure". As a result, they are not discouraged in any way. Besides, they probably think to themselves that it is quite okay to fall down and it is not wrong to do so. In other words, they allow themselves to make mistakes, so they remain energeti C. 

I was deeply impressed by the boy's persistence and the manner in which he did. 

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

William Shakespeare was a famous English playwright and poet. Born in 1564 in England, Shakespeare 36.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (consider) one of the greatest dramatists of all time. His plays have been performed more times than those of any other dramatist. This, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (undoubted), makes him one of the greatest minds.

Shakespeare's works explore human nature and the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (true) of social problems through his plays. Some of his most famous works, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, still remain {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (power) even today.

Shakespeare left school {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the age of 14. Then, he made a decision {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (find)a career in acting. In 1592, he moved to London and joined a theatre company. It was a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (turn) point for him. He quickly rose to become {#blank#}8{#/blank#} successful actor and began writing his own plays. Altogether, Shakespeare wrote about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and several long and short poems. He died in 1616. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, his works still continue to encourage audiences worldwide.

Today, Shakespeare's plays are still performed in English and many other languages, especially in different {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (university) around the world. His works have been shaping the way stories are told and understood.

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