题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
江西省南昌市2023-2024学年八年级下学期期中英语试题
In America, there are chores for children of different ages. American people think it's important to tell children their duty in the family. They think that a 2-year-old child is never too young to do chores. If you have no ideas, use this list of age chores for your children.
Ages 2—3 Help make the bed. Pick up (收拾) toys and books. Take the dirty clothes to the launder (洗衣机) room. Help feed pets. | Ages 4—5 Clear and set the table. Help cook dinner. |
Ages 6—8 Look after pets. Take out the rubbish. | Ages 9—12 Help wash the car. Learn to wash the dishes. Clean the bathroom. |
The summer vacation is on the way! Spend time on your mobile phones? Play computer games day and night? Why don't you join one of the following clubs to develop your new interests and make your vacation more colorful?
Love to read? Come and join a book club. Members meet from 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. every day. There is a reading party once a week. You can talk about books with other readers. There will be a speech once a month and your parents will be invited to listen to your speech! |
If you enjoy cooking, a cooking club perfect for you. Our club is the most popular one with 40 members. Members meet at 9 a. m. every Saturday and Sunday to learn to cook dishes. Then you can taste different dishes. Of course, you can also put your works on WeChat. |
Members take courses on Sundays, from 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. You will enjoy photos that top photographers have taken in the courses. The best teachers from art schools will teach you how to take wonderful photos. Our workers will be together with you. |
If you are interested in adventures, you can't miss the outdoor club. Members meet at 10 a. m. on Thursdays. You can do things like f inking and camping. It is great for exploring nature and making new friends who like the outdoors. |
My parents usually celebrate a special day by enjoying a special kind of wine called Canadian ice wine.
My mother once told me the story of ice wine. To make it, people must freeze grapes on the vine. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Sometimes, a great new product is invented by accident. And that's exactly how we got ice wine.
In the 1700s in Germany, a man was away from his farm in autumn. The weather suddenly turned cold and his grapes froze when he came back. How terrible! Anyway, the man tasted the grapes. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Then, he decided to use these grapes to make some wine. Guess what? {#blank#}3{#/blank#}for two centuries, Germany was the only place where ice wine was made.
Then, a Canadian got the idea that this kind of wine could be produced in Canada, After all, the winters are cold in
Canada, and that's the main requirement for making ice wine. After hard work, some grape farmers found the best process. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
The story of ice wine got me thinking. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} It's really hard to imagine the world without penicillin and the microwave. Penicillin has saved millions of lives. And the microwave has certainly changed the way we cook.
Life is sometimes like that. When we look for one thing, something even better comes along…… if we keep our eyes and minds open.
A.To his surprise, the grapes tasted so sweet. B.People really liked his wine. C. What other inventions came about by accident? D. You might think this is strange, but it is true. E. And soon Canadian ice wine began to be sold all over the world. |
hobby run know different sometimes |
I like spending time with my grandfather-he's really nice. He lives alone in the next street and I see him most days after school. He {#blank#}1{#/blank#} helps with my homework-he's very good at maths. He doesn't work now, but he's got a lot of {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. He listens to music and he enjoys doing sports - he {#blank#}3{#/blank#} every day. He's very interested in photography (摄影) and he lets me use his new camera. We've got very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ideas about one thing: phones! Sometimes, when I'm on my phone, he says, "Why don't you play football in the park with your friends?" Who {#blank#}5{#/blank#}? Maybe he's got the right idea!
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