The best day of the week for shoppers is Saturday. In America, women do most of the shopping, while the young also enjoy shopping with their friends. Men don’t enjoy taking time in the store. There are many places to shop. A mall is a group of many shops where you can buy clothes, furniture, and everything of the house. Shopping malls provide parking of the cars which is very important to the shopper. Usually the mall is under one roof, so each people doesn’t get cold or wet from rain, wind, or snow. Mothers can buy clothes for family members. For the children, shoes, socks, dresses, coats, and sweaters are bought in August for the new school year. For the kitchen the mother might buy cooking pots, drinking glasses, and the television set. The bedroom furniture has beds, mirrors and so on. Finally, there are pictures in most rooms.
To buy all these things at the mall takes many trips but mothers enjoy this kind of shopping

  1. 1.

    Who often goes shopping for the family members from the passage, we know?

    1. A.
      Mothers
    2. B.
      Fathers
    3. C.
      Young people
    4. D.
      Children
  2. 2.

    In America, women like shopping on

    1. A.
      Sunday
    2. B.
      Saturday
    3. C.
      Monday
    4. D.
      Friday
  3. 3.

    Men do not enjoy shopping in the store, because

    1. A.
      it will cost more money
    2. B.
      takes shorter time
    3. C.
      it takes a lot of time
    4. D.
      they will get wet from rain
  4. 4.

    The word “furniture” means

    1. A.
      电视柜
    2. B.
      家具
    3. C.
      电器
    4. D.
      立柜
  5. 5.

    What is a shopping mall?

    1. A.
      It’s a group of many shops where you can buy everything you need
    2. B.
      A department store where you can buy everything you need
    3. C.
      A supermarket where you can buy vegetables, fruits and so on
    4. D.
      You can park your car there

Mr. Brown asks a lot of questions about the buses. Here’s the timetable. Can you answer his questions?

                               Timetable    
   STOP    BUS1   BUS2    BUS3     BUS4
  Ferry   6:00   6:30    7:00     7:30
  New Street   6:30   7:00    7:30     8:00
  Hotel   6:35   7:05    7:35     8:15
  Hospital   7:00   7:25    8:00     8:25
  Market   7:10   7:30    8:10     8:35

  1. 1.

    What time does Bus Four leave(离开) the hotel?

    1. A.
      7:00
    2. B.
      7:05
    3. C.
      7:35
    4. D.
      8:15
  2. 2.

    How many buses are there from Ferry to Market?

    1. A.
      One
    2. B.
      Two
    3. C.
      Three
    4. D.
      Four

How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets(后悔).
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child — things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his parents. He is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong.
When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society(社会) as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society

  1. 1.

    After a child grows up, he __________

    1. A.
      will have little time playing
    2. B.
      has to be successful in finding a job
    3. C.
      can still ask for help in time of trouble
    4. D.
      should be able to take care of himself
  2. 2.

    Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      People are often satisfied with their life
    2. B.
      Life is less interesting for old people
    3. C.
      Adults are free to do what they want to do
    4. D.
      Adults should no longer rely on others
  3. 3.

    The underlined word "responsibilities" in the second paragraph means__________

    1. A.
      duties
    2. B.
      jobs
    3. C.
      suggestions
    4. D.
      desires(渴望)
  4. 4.

    The main idea of the passage is _________

    1. A.
      life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains
    2. B.
      young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard
    3. C.
      childhood is the most enjoyable time in one's life
    4. D.
      one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life

A school report

Name：Edward Scott                    School:   Kelvin High School
Grade: 8                              Term ending: May  6
Math:
He is a little weak in this, but he tried   his best to catch up with others.
Science:
He can work out many difficult problems. Well   done! (做得好)
English:
He is the best in the class. Keep it up（保持）.
French:
His reading is very good, he can remember   many words.
History:
He is not so good at this, but has done   better than before.
 
Geography:
He is familiar(熟悉的) with the names of   many places in the world.
Music:
He doesn’t like pop songs, though sings   very well.
No. in class: 9             absences: 8
Remarks(评语): Edward is able to do a lot better.
He needs to do more work next semester.
Class teacher: Ivy
Principal: M. L. Martin
School reopens: September 1

根据上面所提供的信息，选择最佳答案。

  1. 1.

    After reading this, we know it is ________________

    1. A.
      a studying plan of Edward Scott
    2. B.
      a teaching plan of Ivy
    3. C.
      a report card of Edward Scott
    4. D.
      a working plan of M. L. Martin
  2. 2.

    Which subject is not mentioned(提到) in the report?              

    1. A.
      PE
    2. B.
      Music
    3. C.
      Math
    4. D.
      History
  3. 3.

    Edward’s best subject is _________________

    1. A.
      science
    2. B.
      English
    3. C.
      geography
    4. D.
      French
  4. 4.

    Edward is not so good at ________________

    1. A.
      science and geography
    2. B.
      math and history
    3. C.
      history and French
    4. D.
      music and English
  5. 5.

    Which sentence is not true?             

    1. A.
      Edward can’t sing songs very well
    2. B.
      Edward doesn’t do well in history
    3. C.
      Edward can do better if he works harder next term
    4. D.
      Edward learns two languages at school

Zhang Lili, a young teacher   from Heilongjiang, has been given the honor “the most
beautiful teacher”. She risked   her life to save 2 students from a high-speed bus in
May.2012.  She was badly   injured in the accident. Her good deed(事迹) and brave
acts have won great admiration   from across the country. Many people have sent best
wishes to her and donated a lot   of money for her treatment(治疗).
Zhu Zhiwen was born in Shandong   in 1969. A year ago, he was an unknown farmer. But now he is very famous   because of his great voice. He won the first prize in the program of “I’m a   Big Star”. That day, he won an old green overcoat, so people called him “Overcoat   Brother”.
He studied singing by   listening to the radio. And he keeps practicing singing every morning for   nearly 30 years.
Lin Shuhao is known to people   because of his high skill of playing basketball. Since February 4, 2011, he   has led his team to win many games. Now he is so popular on the Internet that   the videos about him are being crazy spread.

  1. 1.

    Zhang Lili has been given the honor “the most beautiful teacher” because__________

    1. A.
      she was badly injured
    2. B.
      she risked her life to save two students
    3. C.
      she has a lot of money
    4. D.
      She was good at teaching
  2. 2.

    What’s the meaning of the word “admiration” in the passage?

    1. A.
      敬佩
    2. B.
      同情
    3. C.
      讨厌
    4. D.
      感激
  3. 3.

    Where is Zhu Zhiwen from?

    1. A.
      Heilongjiang
    2. B.
      California
    3. C.
      Shandong
    4. D.
      Da Lian
  4. 4.

    Lin Shuhao is _______

    1. A.
      an America teacher
    2. B.
      a farmer singer
    3. C.
      a basketball player
    4. D.
      a runner
  5. 5.

    From the passage we can know _______

    1. A.
      people have donated a lot of money for two students’ treatment
    2. B.
      Zhu Zhiwen studied singing by professional training
    3. C.
      Lin Shuhao was born in China
    4. D.
      Lin Shuhao is known to people because he is good at playing basketball

FOUR STATES OF THE USA

NameAlaskaGeorgiaHawaiiMassachusetts
Time to
join the
USA		Jan. 3rd,1959Jan. 2nd,1788Aug.21st,1959In 1799
Area1 518 800 km2152 488 km216 705 km221 385 km2
Population6 700 thousand969 million1 211 thousand6 449 thousand
Time zone
(地区)		9 hours behind Greenwich Time5 hours behind Greenwich Time10 hours behind Greenwich Time10 hours behind
Greenwich Time
FeaturePlenty of oil Over 3000thousand lakesPeanuts Chickens and eggs132 islands
The American
Pacific Naval Base
(太平洋海军基地)		Harvard University
and the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology

 
根据表格信息选择最佳答案。

  1. 1.

    Of the four states, Massachusetts is the     largest in area in the US

    1. A.
      A. first
    2. B.
      second
    3. C.
      third
  2. 2.

    The time when Hawaii joined the USA is       that of Alaska

    1. A.
      earlier than
    2. B.
      the same as
    3. C.
      later than
  3. 3.

    If it is 3:00 p.m. in Georgia, it is       in Massachusetts

    1. A.
      10:00 a.m
    2. B.
      2:00 p.m
    3. C.
      8:00 p.m
  4. 4.

    From the information in the form we know that      

    1. A.
      the population of Alaska is larger than that of Georgia
    2. B.
      Hawaii and Massachusetts are in the same time zone
    3. C.
      Georgia has a very important naval base
  5. 5.

    Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the information in the form?

    1. A.
      When you come to Georgia, you’ll see many islands
    2. B.
      There are more than 3 thousand lakes in Alaska
    3. C.
      Massachusetts is famous for education in the world

One of my favorite things to do is hiking in mountains．Becausenobody likes the idea of getting lost，I always prepare before everytrip．But what’s the best navigation tool，a Global Positioning Sys-tem(GPS)or a good old map and compass?Five of my friends and I hiked through the mountains on a trail(路线)I marked．One team of three carried a GPS，and the other team used a map and compass．
It took the GPS team 3 hours and 1 1 minutes to get through the whole hike，however，it took the map and compass team only 2 hours and 49 minutes．The biggest problem the GPS team met was that they lost the satellite signal(卫星信号)in some places．With no map or compass，they had to walk around until they were in a place where the signal was good．The map and compass team was able to spot different landmarks，compare them to their maps and then use the compass to point them in the right direction．
When I head out on my future hikes，I’m bringing a map，a compass and a GPS to show me the way．

  1. 1.

    The two teams____．

    1. A.
      had the same navigation tool
    2. B.
      went along the same trail
    3. C.
      had the same problem
  2. 2.

    The GPS team spent ____ time than the map and compass team in the whole hike．

    1. A.
      1ess
    2. B.
      more
    3. C.
      the same
  3. 3.

    In the end，the writer found out____．

    1. A.
      the map and compass were too old navigation tools to use any more
    2. B.
      it wasn’t necessary to bring a map and a compass together with a GPS
    3. C.
      the GPS had some disadvantages in hiking in mountains

People love oranges. They are sweet and juicy. They are in sections so it’s easy to eat them. Some oranges don’t have any seeds. Some have a thick skin and some have a thin skin.
The orange tree is very beautiful. It has a lot of shiny green leaves. The small white flowers smell very sweet. An orange tree has flowers and fruits at the same time.
There were orange trees forty hundred years ago. The oranges were very small, not like the ones today. The earliest orange trees probably came from China. Many different kinds of oranges are raised there today.
Farmers in other parts of Asia and the Middle East learned to raise oranges from the Chinese. Then they taught Europeans. The Spanish planted orange trees in the New World (North and South America) and took them to Florida first.
“Orange” is both a fruit and a color. The color of oranges is so beautiful that in English we use the name of the fruit for its color

  1. 1.

    Why do people like eating oranges?

    1. A.
      No seed
    2. B.
      Its color
    3. C.
      Sweet and juicy
  2. 2.

    What’s the reason that people eat oranges easily ?

    1. A.
      Thin skin
    2. B.
      Thick skin
    3. C.
      In sections
  3. 3.

    What color are orange flowers?

    1. A.
      White
    2. B.
      Orange
    3. C.
      Green
  4. 4.

    Where did the earliest orange trees probably come from?

    1. A.
      China
    2. B.
      The Middle East
    3. C.
      North and South America
  5. 5.

    Who took orange trees to Florida first?

    1. A.
      The Chinese
    2. B.
      The Spanish
    3. C.
      The American

Some of my classmates are not feeling well. Tom has a toothache. He can’t eat anything. Jack has a bad headache. His father asks him to lie down and rest. So he doesn’t go to school today. Peter is stressed out, because the exam is coming. Nancy has a stomachache because she ate too much yesterday. So she couldn’t eat anything today. Jim has a headache and he is stressed out, too. Lucy has a cold and toothache. She will see a dentist this afternoon

  1. 1.

    What’s the matter with Tom?

    1. A.
      headache
    2. B.
      toothache
    3. C.
      stomachache
  2. 2.

    Why doesn’t Jack go to school?

    1. A.
      He needn’t to go
    2. B.
      the doctor asks him not to go
    3. C.
      He doesn’t feel well
  3. 3.

    What food can Nancy eat?

    1. A.
      apples
    2. B.
      nothing
    3. C.
      chips
  4. 4.

    Who is stressed out?

    1. A.
      Peter
    2. B.
      Jim
    3. C.
      Peter & Jim
  5. 5.

    What should Lucy do?

    1. A.
      Drink some water
    2. B.
      eat chocolate
    3. C.
      Listen to music

One of sweetest memories as a child is of going down to the river and sitting comfortably on the bank. There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, watch the water rush downstream and listen to songs of birds. I would also watch the bamboo trees bend under the pressure from the wind and watch them return gracefully to their original state after the wind had died down.
When I think about the bamboo tree’s ability to bend and move back, the word “resilience” comes to my mind. When it is used for a person, this word means the ability to readily recover(恢复) from shock, sadness or any other suffering. Have you ever felt like you were going to snap? Have you ever felt like you were at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have survived to talk about it.
Life is a mixture(混合) of good times and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are experiencing one of those bad times or unhappy moments that take you close to your breaking point, bend, but don’t break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.
An amount of hope will take you through the unpleasant suffering. With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem. The unpleasant suffering may be easier to deal with if the end result is worth having.
If things get tough and you are at your breaking point, show resilience. Like the bamboo trees, bend, but don’t break!

  1. 1.

    What does the word “snap” in the second paragraph most probably mean?

    1. A.
      break
    2. B.
      change
    3. C.
      win
    4. D.
      Complain
  2. 2.

    What can help people get through sufferings according to the writer?

    1. A.
      Holding peace and quiet in mind
    2. B.
      Waiting until sufferings disappear
    3. C.
      Experiencing more bad times
    4. D.
      Hoping for a better tomorrow
  3. 3.

    What would be the best title of this passage?

    1. A.
      Memories of Bamboo
    2. B.
      Be Like Bamboo
    3. C.
      Enjoying Bamboo
    4. D.
      Characteristics of Bamboo
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