题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
广东省广州市花都区2023-2024学年八年级下学期英语期中试卷
A farmer was working when he heard a loud sound. He left his work at once and ran towards it. When the farmer reached there, he found a little boy in a bog (沼泽) crying out of fear. The farmer tried hard and successfully got the child out.
The next day, a well-dressed man came to the farmer's house. He told the farmer that he was the father of the boy saved by him yesterday. He wanted to give him a large amount of money in return, but the farmer refused to accept money for saving the child. At that moment, a little boy came to the door. The rich man asked, "Is this child your son?" The farmer proudly replied, "Yes, he is my son." Then, the rich man offered to help his child in his studies, saying, "I will provide him with the same education as I give my own son. If he is anything like his father, he will grow to be a noble man." The farmer agreed, and his son was educated in the best schools until he finished his studies at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School.
Do you know who the son of the poor farmer is? He is the Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin (青霉素).
Years passed, and the rich man fell seriously ill. A doctor saved his life. This doctor was Alexander Fleming. This rich man is Lord Randolph Churchill and his son saved by the farmer is Sir Winston Churchill (丘吉尔), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II.
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Dublin is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland. It is also the political(政治的, economic, cultural, tourism(旅游)and transportation center of Ireland. For tourists, they like taking the bus tour to go city sightseeing because it's very convenient(方便的)and relaxing.
City Sightseeing Bus Tour in Dublin Do you want to have fun in Dublin? Take a bus tour! Timetable Stop Name First Tour Last Tour Tallaght Village 09:30 18:00 Walkinstown Shopping Center 09:35 18:05 Crumlin Hospital 09:50 18:20 St. Patrick's Cathedral 09:55 18:25 College Green 10:00 18:30 Tour Prices 24 Valid ticket Adult(16+)£15. 5 Student£13 Child (5- 15) £10 48 Valid ticket Adult(16+)£19 Student£15 Child (5- 15) £11 A valid ticket: it can be used for a certain period of time. |
You can see… St. Patrick's Cathedral It is the largest church in Ireland. The National Gallery There are lots of paintings from masters like Picasso. Guinness Storehouse You can get everything you want about Guinness black-beer. Trinity College Dublin The library of the college is used in the Harry Potter films. |
Why should We Read Literature (文学作品) |
Maria: I enjoy reading literature because it increases my vocabulary. Literary novels rather than easy-to-read novels, help me learn new words and good sentences while showing me new thoughts and ideas. Frank: Literature is culture. Just as each painting tells a story, so does a novel. I always feel excited to know different cultures from many different writers. They come from different places, times and ages. Each of their great novels is beautiful and an important piece of culture. Lily: I think literature makes me more creative. Works of novels show everything in a new way. Our minds open up to think about how the main character of a story thinks, or the story develops. Novels influence how we think so that we may discover new ideas. William: Reading literature makes me a better man. When I read literature, I'll learn about the world, others and myself. I get new information from each work and learn what is good or bad. Reading literature develops my mind and tells me how to interact with the world. I can be a better person after reading good works. I love literature. |
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