It’s 8:00 a.m. We say “___________”.

   A. Good night.     B. Good afternoon.   C. Good morning.                 D. Good evening.

Daniel和美国的网友Jack互通电子邮件，谈论了自己的学校生活和好朋友，请按照提示和要求写一封电子邮件。

注意：

1．字数在100字左右，开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。

2．文中须包括所有内容要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使语句通顺，意思连贯，符合逻辑。

Hello, Jack, my dear friend,

My name is Daniel. I am in Grade 8 at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School.

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What about yours? I’m looking forward to receiving your letter .

Daniel               

Like many other animals, swallows(燕子) will fly south when the days turn c___1____ and the l____2____ from trees begin to fall. They travel many miles to find a warmer winter. This k___3____ of travel is called migration (迁徙).

Birds are animals that like to migrate a lot when it is cold. About 600 out of 9,000 kinds of birds do it. They leave in a____4____ and come back during the w____5____ spring months.

     Many b___6____ don’t like the cold. They need food, but plants die and insects (昆虫) hide in w____7____. So, they’ll only come home the next year, when there will be plenty of food for them to eat.

But the trip i____8___ often hard and not safe. Many birds fly in groups and make noises. Cranes (鹤) fly in groups l___9___ the letter V, or in a row. Others travel in pairs or a____10____.

1. ________   2.________    3.________    4.________    5.________

6. ________   7.________    8.________    9.________    10.________

The weather in Australia is not the same as ours, because the seasons are opposite. (1)When it is winter in China, it is summer there. Australia is in a southern country. It is in the(2) _______ of the world. June, July and (3)________ are the winter months; September, October and November are spring; the summer is in December, January and February; and March, April and May are the autumn months.

A very large part of the country has no rain at all. The east coast has rain all the year. There are no dry months there. The southeast winds blow all the year. They bring lots of rain from the sea. There is not much rain on the west side. The southeast part of Australia has summer rain from the southeast winds. They only blow here in summer.

1.将(1)处翻译成中文__________________________________________

2.在(2)(3)处各填一个适当的词,使句意通顺.________ ________

3.找出 The west side doesn’t have much rain. 的同义句_____________________

4.Why does the east coast have rain all year round?

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5.找出文中的主题句.________________________________________________

词汇运用

1.Who is much ______________(thin), Tom or Jim?

2.____________(drive) a car is much faster than taking a bus.

3.Do you know how _________(cook) delicious food?

4.We should remember those _____________(hero) names forever(永远).

5.Do you know the _________(high) of that tall building.

6.I am ___________(will) to help these children.

7.He is one of ___________(good) teachers in our school.

8.We have a great time _________(chat) with each other at lunchtime.

9.Lily and Sandy, you must do your homework by_____________(you).

10.There are many __________(different) between the two schools.

11.How long do you spend _________(read) English?

12.Lin Tao has a pair of 　　　　　 (smile) eyes behind his round glasses.

13.We don’t know this song very well because it’s _________________ (popular).

14.He hopes 　　　　　　 (become) a teacher when he grows up .

15.I have a buddy. She is a senior in the____________(twelve) grade.

Everyone likes living in a clean and comfortable environment(环境). If the environments are bad, it will affect（影响）our body, and make us not feel well. Sometimes we may be terribly ill. At that time we don’t want to work, and we have to stay in bed and rest at home. So the environment is very important to us.

    It’s germs(细菌) that makes us ill. There are germs everywhere, They are very small and you can’t find them with your own eyes, but you can see them with a microscope（显微镜）They are very small and there may be hundreds of them on a very small thing, Germs can always be found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. Germs can also be found in air and dust（灰尘）. If you cut your finger, some of the dust from the floor may go into it, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs will go into all of your body, and you will have pain everywhere.

    To keep us healthy, we should try to our best to make our environment become cleaner and tidier. This needs us to act together.

(    )16.The writer tell us that________.

A. we like working when we are ill              

B. germs can’t live in the water.

C. we can’t feel ill if the environment is bad.    

D. we feel well when the environment is good.

(    )17.Germs are________.

A. very small things that you can’t see with your eyes.

B. the things that don’t affect people.      

C. the things that you can find with your eyes.

D. the things that are very big.

(    )18. Where can germs be found? They can be found_________.

A. on the small thing                                   B. in air and dust

C. only in dirty water                               D. everywhere

(    )19.How will you feel if germs go into the finger that is cut?

A. I will feel nothing.                           B. I won’t mind.

C. I will feel tense(紧张的).                          D. I will feel painful.

(    )20. From the passage we know that________.

A. environment doesn’t affect our life          

B. we don’t need to improve our environment

C. germs may make us ill                       

D. if the environment is better, germs will be more.

Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day. TV brings the outside closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of TV.

What’s going on in the other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What’s the life like in the deepest(最深的) part of the sea?

If you want to answer these and other kinds of questions, just turn on the TV. Turn it on and watch. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can hear and watch, too.

TV helps to open our eyes. TV also helps to open our minds(思想). TV often give us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something.

(　 ) 11. Some people say the world is smaller than before because　　 .

A. TV makes the earth smaller and smaller　

B. all people like to watch TV

　　　 C. watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day.

D. TV bring the outside world closer to people.

(　 ) 12. We can 　　 when we watch TV.

A. go to live in the other countries　　　　 B. answer TV many questions

　　　 C. get a lot of information D. ask TV some questions

(　 ) 13. People learn better through TV than through radio because　 .

　　　 A. TV sets are bigger than radios　　　　

B. people can not only hear but also watch

　　　 C. without TV people can’t open their eyes

D. it’s easier to turn on TV than to turn on radio

(　 ) 14. The sentence “TV also helps to open our minds” means:　 　　　　

　　　　 A. our minds can only be opened by TV

　　　　 B. something is wrong with our minds

　　　　 C. it can help us to increase our knowledge(知识)

　　　　 D. TV is new to us

(　 )15. This article(文章) tells us　　　 .

　　　　 A. it’s good to watch TV　　　　　　　　　　

B. not to watch TV any more

C. students shouldn’t watch TV at any time

　　　　 D. to stop reading to watch TV

David Moore taught science at the City School. He needed some expensive books, so he bought them. He put the books in his car in a quiet street. Then he went to other shops to buy something else. At six he came back to the car. One door was open and the books were not there. David drove home.

That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper. The next day he went to the police station.

     On Friday people read this in the newspaper:

     Books: Have you any old books? I buy old and modern books.

     Open all day on Saturday. David Moore. 26 Fry Road.

David stayed at home on Saturday. The first man came at eight. David took him to the kitchen (厨房). At half past nine another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm.

     "Mr. Moore?" the man asked.

     "That's right," David said. "Can I help you?"

     "I've got some good books. You buy books, don' t you?"

     "Yes. Bring them in. Let me have a look. "

Soon the books were on the dining table. " Come in now," David called," and bring the list. " A policeman came into the dining- room. He read the names on the books and the names on the list in his hand. They were the same.

"Come with me, sir," the policeman said to the man.

(    ) 6. Mr. Moore was a        .

A. bookseller      B. student       C. teacher           D. shopkeeper

(    ) 7. The first man to David' s was a          .

   A. thief(小偷)      B. policeman        C. driver       D. cook

(    ) 8. From the story, we know the second man        .

A. is one of David' s friends            B. wants to return the books to David

C. wants to show the books to David     D. has read the newspaper

(    ) 9. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to David?

a. He left his car in a quiet street.      b. He went to the police station.

c. He wrote a letter to a newspaper.    d. He bought some dear books.

e. He bought something else at other shops.

A. a,b,c,d,e       B. e,d,c,a,b         C. d,a,e,c,b         C. c,d,e,a,b

(    ) 10. David probably(可能)bought the books on        .

A. Wednesday       B. Friday        C. Saturday       D. Sunday

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(　 ) 1. On which of the following days can’t you have computer lessons ?

　　 A. Monday　　　 B. Wednesday　　　 C. Friday　　　　　 D. Sunday

(　 ) 2. Rose is free after 7:20 p.m. Which lessons can she take?

　　 A. Computer lessons .　　　　　　　 B. Dance lessons.　

C. Cooking lessons.　　　　　　　　 D. Both computer and cooking lessons.

(　 ) 3. If Dick wants to swim after playing basketball, when can he go to the club ?

　　 A. Monday and Wednesday.　　　　　 B. Monday and Sunday.

　　 C. Saturday and Sunday.　　　　　　　 D. Monday and Sunday.

(　 ) 4. How often can you enjoy music in the club ?

　　 A. Twice a month.　　　　　　　　　 B. Twice a week.

　　 C. Four times a month..　　　　　　　 D. Five days a week.

(　 ) 5. If you want to know the cost of the lessons, you can 　　　　 to get the information.

　　 A. call 34789256 　　　　　　　　　　B. only go to the club

　　 C. read the ads above carefully　　　　 D. join the club and ask others

On a cold afternoon in winter, Robert was walking on the bridge. He looked down at the river below. There was hardly any   1   on the river. Near the bridge, however,   2   was a small canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was not   3   many clothes. He was going to walk when he heard a cry, “Help!” He looked down and saw the boy was   4   water and his canoe was far away.

Robert was a good   5  . Taking off his clothes, he jumped into the river. The   6  water made him tremble （颤抖）all over. Soon he   7   the boy and started to swim towards the river bank. Just then he saw a motor boat under the bridge. There were some people on it, all  8   in his direction(朝着他的方向). Robert   9   to swim towards the boat.

“Help ___10____,” he shouted as he got near the boat. _11____ hurried up into a row of paces(步).

“Why?” he thought, “They look so   12  .” Quietly they helped the boy into the boat. But they did not do more to   13   Robert.

“Aren’t you going to pull me   14  , too?” Robert asked.

“You!” said one of the men, who was standing next to a large camera, “Why, we were making a film and you spoiled(破坏) the whole afternoon’s work! You can   15   in the water.”

(   ) 1. A. boat           B. fish          C. sounds     D. water

(   ) 2. A. it               B. there         C. that          D. here

(   ) 3. A. putting       B. wearing    C. dressing    D. taking

(   ) 4. A. on              B. under               C. within      D. in

(   ) 5. A. swimmer    B. soldier      C. worker     D. sportsman

(   ) 6. A. deep           B. dirty         C. cold                D. warm

(   ) 7. A. arrived       B. reached     C. swam       D. caught

(   ) 8. A. seeing        B. shouting    C. smiling     D. looking

(   ) 9. A. decided      B. hoped       C. agreed      D. thought

(   ) 10. A. me           B. you          C. I               D. them

(   ) 11. A. She      B. He         C. We        D. You

(   ) 12. A. afraid       B. excited      C. pleased     D. angry

(   ) 13. A. talk         B. help          C. say           D. speak 

(   ) 14. A. on            B. out           C. away        D. off

(   ) 15. A. dive      B. play          C. leave        D. stay