题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
黑龙江省哈尔滨市第四十九中学校2024-2025学年八年级上学期开学测试英语试卷
Americans love to drive. They have drive- in movie theaters and drive- through restaurants. And they also drive for vacations. They often call it the "Great American Road Trip": the whole family gets into a car or recreational vehicle(RV,旅行房车), and goes on a summertime trip across the country.
American cars are always big, but RVs are the biggest. These are houses on wheels. RVs have kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms. All across the country you can find RV parks. They are places to park your RV and spend the night. And, if you can't find a good park, you can always make your home in a grocery store parking lot(杂货铺停车场).
When your little brother kicks you in the face all night in your small bed under the table, a big RV can seem very small. And, when the dog barks(吠) and Mom plays her country music on the radio—your family is not at its best. What's worse, RVs are always breaking down.
But RV travel can be a great time with the family, too. You can see the country in the comfort of your own "home". You can spend every night in a different scenic(景色的) place, or just stay where you are. You don't have to pay for hotels or restaurants, only gas. But, best of all, you are free to go wherever you want whenever you want in your home-away-from-home.
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Claire, America Sometimes something good comes out of a bad thing. Last month,I took a photo of an amazing sunset over a lake when hiking in a park. Then I decided to send it to my brother Charley. Anyway, I dropped my phone in the water. OMG! I lost all my photos and my phone. Well, luckily, Charley sent my sunset photo to the TV station. Today, they chose it for Photo of the Month, and I won a new camera. Maybe every cloud has a silver lining! |
Sue, Canada Ten years ago, my car broke down on my way to school. I didn't have enough money to fix it, so that term I had to get up at 5:00 a. m. every day to take the bus. One cold, wet morning, I felt really tired. But this guy started talking to me on the bus, and he really made me laugh! I also found that we studied at the same school. We exchanged phone numbers, and the rest is history. Ten years later, we' re married with two children. Oh, and a new car! Every cloud has a silver lining! |
Yang, China Some weeks ago, I helped a Malaysian friend Andrew move his things into my house. He lost his job and needed a place to stay. But I hurt my back when carrying some heavy boxes. It was really bad, so I had to go to the hospital. Anyway, I saw an advertisement for a computer programmer at the hospital. I called my friend, and he got the job! At least his cloud had a silver lining! Though I do have my house all to myself again. |
Everyone makes mistakes. That's what this understanding English museum's worker wants one child to know after a careless mistake during his visit.
When a young boy was visiting a museum named Christchurch Mansion with his family, he accidentally knocked a historic jug off the window edge (边缘). The jug broke into 65 pieces. The boy, who was about 4 or 5 years old at the time, was rather sad about the accident.
The jug is about 221 years old. It is worth up to 2, 000 pounds. The jug has three spouts(壶嘴) and the user must guess which spout the water will pour from.
Carrie Willis is the duty officer of the museum. Under the direction of the museum's conservation officer Bob Entwistle, she put back together the 18th- century Delft Puzzle Jug.
"We want the young boy to know that all is well, "a spokesman of the museum said. "We would like to invite him and his family back to have a special tour and see the magically repaired jug. "
What do people think of this accident? The museum workers dealt with the situation well in reaching out to the boy. The world needs more acts of kindness like this. — Sara(Bunbury, Australia) Parents do not teach their children how to behave these days. It's the parents' job to look after their children. The parents were lazy and careless. — Elizabeth (Cape Town, South Africa) The fault here lies with the museum. They should keep the jug in a safer place. They were being careless with the jug. — Neil (London, the UK) |
任务A:补全第1-4题的信息,完成Mike的家庭礼物清单。每空不超过3词。
任务B:根据材料信息,完成第5题。不超过20词。
New Year is coming soon. Mike chooses (选择) some gifts (礼物) for his family. His little sister loves storybooks so he wants to buy some for her. They are 35 yuan. Jack is his brother. He is 15 now. He always wants a baseball bat. So Mike will buy one for him. It's 30 yuan. And his father likes listening to music. So he wants to buy a new CD player for him. It's 100 yuan. But it's on sale now. So he can get a 30% discount (折扣). And he wants to buy some flowers for his mother. He likes the smile (微笑) on her face very much. They're 50 yuan. But he doesn't know what to buy for himself (他自己). Can you help him?
A Gift List (清单) for Mike's Family | ||
Gifts | {#blank#}1{#/blank#} | Reasons (原因) |
some storybooks for his sister | 35 yuan | She loves storybooks. |
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} for his brother | 30 yuan | He always wants one. |
a CD player for his father | {#blank#}3{#/blank#} yuan | He likes listening to music. |
some flowers for his mother | 50 yuan | He wants to make her feel {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. |
If you were Mike (假如你是 Mike), what gift would you like? Why?{#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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