江苏省苏州市工业园区20xx-20xx学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

江苏省苏州市工业园区20xx-20xx学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷内容摘要：

my whole world upside down when they told me they were getting a divorce (离婚 )． I couldn39。 t believe our family was going to break up． It changed my life pletely． My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town，while my father and brother， Bill， stayed in our house． And very soon I had my stepfather (继父 )， Dan． Even though I wasn39。 t very nice to him， he never gave up on me． As time went on， I realized that we had some things in mon， especially when it came to movies and TV shows． We began to spend a lot of time together hanging out． It gave us a chance to talk and get to know each other． Better still， Dan was always around when I needed advice on school or friends． Once I began to be warm to Dan， the three of us began spending a lot of time together． We often went out to eat and took short trips． Finally， I discovered I had a happy family that I had never had before． My father also found happiness— he remarried and had another child， my halfsister， Michelle． At 13, I learned an important truth— change is not always for the worse． Sometimes， it is just what we need the most． ( )41． How many people were there in the writer39。 s family before his parents got a divorce? A． 3． B． 4． C． 5． D． 6． ( )42． At first， the writer his stepfather． A． 1iked B． couldn39。 t stand C． was unfriendly to D． didn39。 t trust ( )43． Which is NOT true about Dan? A． He was the writer39。 s stepfather B． He liked to take short trips． C． He had a daughter Michelle． D． He gave advice on the writer39。 s school or friends． ( )44． The writer was a (n) ． A． student B． reporter C． teacher D． artist ( )45． What does the writer want to tell us through his story? A． Life is not easy for every one of us． B． Sometimes stepfather is better than father． C． He met too much trouble in his early years． D． Sometimes， change is just what we need the most B One day I got in a taxi， and we left for the airport． We were driving in the right lane (车道 ) when, suddenly， a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us． My taxi driver stopped his car at once． The tire (轮胎 ) made a very loud noise， and at the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the back of the other car． I was frightened． But then I couldn39。 t believe what happened next． The driver of the other car，the guy who almost caused a big accident， turned his head and started yelling at us． I couldn39。 t believe it! But my taxi driver just smiled at the guy． So I asked，“ Why did you just do that? This guy almost sent us to hospital．” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call“ The Law of the Rubbish Truck” (垃圾车法 则 )． He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks． They run around full of rubbish，full of anger and full of bad feelings． As their rubbish piles up， they look for a place to throw it away and sometimes they39。 ll throw it at you． Don39。 t take it personally． Just smile， wish them well, and move on． Don39。 t take their rubbish and spread it to other people at work， at home or on the。