Jim is a successful businessman. One day he told the experience of __ childhood. When he was twelve, his parents ___ . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness* __ _ him. His only friend was a dog named Tiger.

One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her ___ dropped from her arms. When she stopped to pick it up, She dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice boy!” She said kindly, smiling.

A special feeling came to him. These were the ___ kind words for him. He watched her __ she went far away, and he took his dog to a river nearby. “Thank you dear, you are a nice little boy.” He said the words again and again. Then in a low ___ _ he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog!” Tiger raised its ear as if it understood. “Uh! Even a dog likes it!” he said, “Well, Tiger, I won’t say unkind words to you from now on.” Tiger waved* its tail* ___ .

The boy thought and thought. Finally, he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face ___ . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was so pleased. From then on, he had a new life.

After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Boys and girls, this is the place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed* of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness, How wonderful it is!”

If you ___ _ kindness to others, you will be a great man..

1.A. he B. his C. him D. himself

2.A. die B. died C. dead D. dying

3.A. at B. to C. with D. about

4.A. bags B. money C. boxes D. coats

5.A. first B. second C. third D. last

6.A. before B. while C. until D. when

7.A. sound B. noise C. voice D. noisy

8.A. sadly B. happily C. angrily D. differently

9.A. careful B. Carefully C. careless D. carelessly

10.A. buy B. sell C. show D. Receive

A SCHOOL REPORT

Name： Edward Scott School： Revin Grove State High School Grade： 8 Term ending： 6 May

Subjects：

Maths

He is not as good as last term, but he has tried his best to catch up with others.

Science

He can finish many difficult exercises. Well done!

English

He is the best in the class. Keep it up.

History

He is not so good at this, but has done better than before.

P.E.

He is a member of the school basketball game. And he runs the fastest in the class. Cool boy!

Music

He doesn’t like pop songs, though sings very well.

Remarks*： Edward can do a lot better. More work is needed next term.

Class teacher： Ivy

Head teacher： M. L. Martin

School reopens： 11 September

1.After reading this, we know this is_____.

A. a studying plan of Edward Scott

B. a teaching plan of Ivy

C. a school report of Edward Scott

D. a working plan of M. L. Martin

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage ______?

A. PE. B. Music C. Art D. History

3.Edward’s best subject is______.

A. Music B. English

C. Maths D. History

4.Edward is NOT so good at_____.

A. science and PE B. maths and history

C. history and English D. music and English

5.According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. Next term will start in November.

B. M. L. Martin wrote the report.

C. Edward can do better if he works harder next term.

D. The term ends at the end of May.

Sports are important in English life. The people of England are sports lovers. Some of the world’s famous sports began here such as football and cricket*.

Football is a fast game played in winter and early spring. Lots of people play football in parks or playgrounds just for fun. With hundreds of years’ history, it’s one of the most popular sports in England. The English love football very much and they turned most of their main players into famous persons. David Beckham and Bobby Charlton became heroes for many children. The most interesting part of the English football year is the FA (Football Association) Cup Final each May.

Cricket is a national sport in England. It is a very popular summer sport. It is a game played on grass by two teams of eleven players. Players wear white clothes and score points by hitting the ball with a bat. People can sit around the green, enjoying the sun, having drinks and watching the team games.

1.Where do lots of people play football in England?

A.Parks. B. Playgrounds.

C. Hospital. D. Both A and B

2.Bobby Charlton is a hero in children because _________.

A. he is helpful B. he plays football well

C. he is cool D. he plays cricket well

3. ________ is the most important month in the English football year.

A. January B. May C. July D. December

4.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “green”

A. the green room B. the green house

C. the green grass land D. the green clothes

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. English hero B. Famous sports in England

C. Football in England D. Cricket is popular

Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success can’t keep lasting happiness for a long time. Aristotle, a great thinker, said, “Happiness depends on ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.

The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. We often spend so much time thinking about the future —for example, getting into college or getting a good job. If you always think about those, you will be unhappy. You should enjoy simple happiness in your life, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier.

Another secret to living a happy life is to be active*, and have hobbies. They can help you forget your problems and time. Many people enjoy dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an old person, or help your mother do some cleaning.

1. The second paragraph tells us that ________.

A. the more friends you have, the happier you will be

B. we shouldn’ t think about our future

C. happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life.

D. some people fail to live a happy life

2.The passage gives us _________ pieces of advice on happiness

A. one. B. two. C. three. D. four.

3.In the passage “Happiness depends on ourselves” probably means_________?

A. others can give you happiness.

B. nobody can bring us happiness.

C. you can bring happiness to yourself.

D. happiness is important to us.

4.Which of the following is not mentioned* in the passage?

A. Reading a good book.

B. Traveling to a foreign country.

C. Playing a sport

D. Spending time with close friends.

5.The writer thinks that _________.

A. everyone knows how to live a happier life

B. it’s wrong to spend time on work.

C. hobbies take up too much time

D. doing good things for someone can make you happier

用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。每詞限用一次。

1.We need to ______ the wild animals.

2.The little girl wants to be a/an _______ in the future.

3.Sam often gets good grades because he works _________.

4.Today is her _________ birthday.

5.I live _________ from school in our class so I take a bus to school.

Walt Disney produced a new movie named Frozen last year. _1.(百萬(wàn)) of people enjoyed it. It’s from the story the Snow Queen. It __2.__(描述) the daughter of the king Anna and her sister Aisha. They live happily in a north 3._ (島嶼). Aisha is not a _4.__ (普通的) girl. She can make anything into ice when she points at them. One day she hurts her sister Anna badly. Of course, it’s an accident. After that she makes lots of __5._(錯(cuò)誤). She is afraid the bad things will happen again, so she runs into the forest and lives there alone. __6._(然而), Anna loves her sister and she takes a long and dangerous _7.__(旅程) to find her sister. In the __8._(末尾) the sisters find love can melt(融化) the ice.

If you are __9._(感興趣) in the film, come and watch it. The icy world is _10._(相當(dāng)?shù)? beautiful.

任務(wù)型閱讀 （本題有5小題，每小題1分，共5分）

請(qǐng)閱讀以下人員的相關(guān)信息，然后與右欄的廣告相匹配，

1.Cathy likes watching movies very much. She likes watching scary movies on weekends.

2. The Smiths heard there’re lots of students who are too poor to go to school. They want to do something for the poor children.

3.Jessie is a middle school student. She gets cold easily these days. She is afraid of getting terrible flu (流感). She wants to know how to keep healthy.

4. Christmas Day is coming. Sonia wants to buy something for her mother. Her mother likes flowers very much.

5. Perry is from Canada. He is not good at speaking Chinese. He wants to learn Chinese very much.

A. How to avoid(避免) H1N1： A lecture (講座) about how to keep healthy given by Dr. Kwo, a professor from Zhejiang Medical University.

B. Flower store： A flower store with different kinds of flowers, every kind of them has its own meaning.

The assistant will help to prepare the flowers for you if you tell him or her who you want to buy flowers.

C. Twilight《暮光之城》： A magical and technical scary movie about werewolves(狼人) and bloodsuckers (吸血鬼)： Hit now. Aojiang Cinema

D. Money raised for poor students： A Qipao Party for raising money for poor village children who are Too poor to get the chance to go to school.

E. Educational radio： Radio broadcast has certain programs to teach foreigners to learn Chinese.

書(shū)面表達(dá)：(本題有1小題,共15分)

假設(shè)你是Li Ming,今年寒假要去參加平陽(yáng)縣組織的赴澳大利亞保護(hù)野生動(dòng)物冬令營(yíng)（Wildlife Protect Camp）活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下提示，寫(xiě)一篇在開(kāi)營(yíng)式上的自我介紹。介紹必須包含要點(diǎn)提示，可適當(dāng)拓展。要求詞數(shù)在70-80之間，開(kāi)頭已給，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

要點(diǎn)提示：

1. 英文名字（Tony），來(lái)自浙江平陽(yáng)， 出生于2001年。(was born in 出生于) 是一名八年級(jí)的學(xué)生；

2. 在班級(jí)里英語(yǔ)和科學(xué)成績(jī)最好，擅長(zhǎng)唱歌；

3. 學(xué)校離家兩公里；騎自行車(chē)上學(xué)；

4. 談?wù)勗撊绾伪Ｗo(hù)野生動(dòng)物。

I’m very glad to introduce(介紹)myself to all of you .

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— Do you know that boy?

—_______ one in blue? That’s Sam’s brother.

A. A B. An C. The

—I feel thirsty. I want something to drink. What about you?

—OK. Let's go and buy some _________.

A. coke B. cakes C. apples