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湖南省常德市第五中学 2024-2025学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷
What kind of TV programs and films do you like? Everyone has his or her answer. Here are examples of some excellent or important TV programs and films.
Xinwen Lianbo
Xinwen Lianbois a very famous news program in China. Everyday at 7 p. m, many Chinese people, young or old, watch it on time. This program helps Chinese people to learn about what is happening in the country and around the world. Its history started on January 1, 1978. It is one of the world's most-watched programs. 59. But now less and less people watch it because of the Internet.
Dingjun Mountain
Dingjun Mountain is a 1905 Chinese film. The film came from the Peking opera of the same name. The famous actor Tan Xinpei played the main character Huang Zhong in the film. Although the film is only about 30 minutes long and doesn't have sound, it has an important place in the history of China's film industry (行业). It is the first Chinese film and is a symbol of the start of the industry.
The Spring Festival Gala (春节联欢晚会)
The Spring Festival is the most important traditional (传统的) Chinese festival. And watching the Spring Festival Gala on Chinese New Year's Eve (除夕夜)is an important activity for Chinese people. On the show, we can see many excellent performers give performances like comedy acts, songs, and dances.
The tradition of watching the Spring Festival Gala started in 1983. After 40 years the show still makes Chinese people happy. On Chinese New Year's Eve, 60 相当多的人花四个小时的时间观看它。
"How are you?" is a friendly greeting. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} It often doesn't need an answer. The person who asks "How are you?" expects to hear the answer "Fine" even if the person isn't fine. The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer. They are common ways of saying "hello" or "hi".
Sometimes, people don't say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?", the other person may be thinking "No, I don't. " It isn't polite to disagree strongly, so he might say, "I'm not so sure. " {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking to other people. For example, many conversations over the phone end when one person says, "I've got to go now, " or the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse such as "Someone is at the door. " {#blank#}3{#/blank#} he person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say so. An excuse doesn't hurt the other person's feelings.
Whether they are greeting each other or ending a conversation, people often don't say exactly what they are thinking. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
A. The excuse may be real, or not. B. If you disagree with others, they will hate you. C. However, "How are you?" is also an unusual question. D. This is a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone. E. This is one way of being nice to people, and it's a part of the game of language. |
According to the text, what might a person say when he/ she disagrees with someone?(10个词以内){#blank#}5{#/blank#}
Darrel and Tanya got married (结婚) last year. Before they got married, Darrel had three sons and Tanya had a daughter. Now they all live together. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Hiroshi's wife died two years ago. He now raises (抚养) his two sons Tom and Nick by himself. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Jose and Maria live with their three children. Jose's parents, brother and sister also live with them. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Bob and Mary have been married for two years. They are both very successful but don't plan to have any children. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Jack and Betty, who have been married for over 15 years, live with their two children named William and Christin. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} |
A. This type of family is very typical of the so-called "Generation Z". They make pets a part of their lives, almost as if they were their children. B. In an extended family (扩展了的家庭), different family members such as grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins live together. In many areas of the world, this type of family is common. C. In some countries, couples choose to have only one child because there's a lot of pressure on educating a child well. This type of family is called a single child family. D. Families with only one parent are called single parent families. There are several reasons why this type of family exists. One of the reasons is that one of the parents died. E. When the husband or wife in a marriage brings children with them from a past marriage, this is called a blended family (混合型家庭). They all live together. F. In some families, couples hope to have more freedom. They choose not to have children. This type of family is called a childless family. G. Nuclear families (核心家庭) only consist of (包含) parents and children. There is one child or more children. The parents are raising their children together in the family home. |
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