江苏省20xx-20xx学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

江苏省20xx-20xx学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷内容摘要：

ere aren’t such strict rules above. In Vietnam, a class is only 45 minutes and we have only five classes each weekday. When the bell rings, the students just sit in their own classroom. They can’t move to a different one, but students can in the US. In Vietnam, students can’t go to work because they can’t find a job if they’re under18. But in the US, many students work after school. This helps them make money. More importantly, this helps them bee more independent. They’re able to do things by themselves in their own way, without asking other people for help. 61. Where does the writer e from? A. China B. Japan C. America D. Vietnam are the girl students allowed to do in the writer’s country? A. To keep their hair long. B. To have long nails. C. To wear their own clothes. D. To color their nails. ’s the meaning of the underlined word“independent”? A. 勇敢的 B. 独立的 C. 依赖的 D. 自信的 64. Which is not true about the Vietnamese students according to the passage? A. They have five classes a weekday. B. They can go to work under eighteen. C. They should wear uniforms at school. D. When the bell rings, they can’t move to a different classroom. 65. We can learn that_____from the passage. A. In the US, students don’t have such strict rules as the Vietnamese students. B. The students in Vietnam can move to a different classroom for classes. C. At the end of a school year, parents in Vietnam have to go to a parents’ meeting. D. In America, all students go to work after school. C “I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have e from thinking? Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places. A boy named James Watt sat quietly by the fire, watching the lid of the kettle move up and down. He wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking. And when he became a man, he improved the steam engine (蒸汽机 ) so much that it could easily do the work of many horses. James Ferguson was a poor boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he wondered. “Why should I not make a watch?” But how could he get the materials to make the mainspring (钟表的主发条 )? He soon found he could make it with whalebone (鲸骨 ). He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. His motto (座右铭 ) was “I will think of it.” And he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world. Boys and girls, when you have a difficult lesson to learn, don’t lose heart, and don’t ask someone for help before helping yourselves. Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose. 66． From the passage, we know that some great things e from _____. A. listening B. reading C. speaking D. thinking 67． The idea of Isaac Newton’s discovery was from _____. A. the falling of an apple B. the cleaning of a garden C. the falling of a tree D. the moving of a lid 68． The achievement of James Watt was that he _____. A. kept thinking B. found the steam in the kettle C. improved the steam engine much D. watched the lid move up and down 69． The right order of the following sentences is _____. ① James Ferguson made a wooden clock. ② James Ferguson saw the inside of a watch. ③ James Ferguson made the mainspring with whalebone. A. ③ ② ① B. ② ③ ① C. ② ① ③ D. ③ ① ② 70． What is the main idea of the passage? A. Learn to ask for help. B. A difficult lesson to learn. C. It is easy to say “I will think of it.” D. Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose. 第二部分 非选择题 （共 65 分） 五、阅读表达（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） France is well known for its fine art, tasty food and romantic scenery（风景） . About 75 million visitors e here every year. France is the largest country in Western Europe. It has a population of over 66 million. The country is home to many famous places of interest, like the River Seine as well as the Eiffel Tower. Many visitors also e for the country’s art. Sculptor（雕刻家） Auguste Rodin and painter Claude Mo once created their great works here. If you visit France today, it is not a surprise to meet street artists in the city or e across a singer in the subway. No visit to Paris is plete without a trip to Louvre, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. Inside, there are 35,000 works of art, such as the painting Mona Lisa by Da Vinci and the statue（雕塑） David by Michelangelo. It would take nine months to enjoy all the pieces. Besides, French food is world famous. Bread is very important in France. The best known French bread is called a baguette（法棍面包） . They are long, delicious and taste salty. Snails （蜗牛 ） are also a musthave here. French people eat 40,000 tons of snails every year! But France is not always good. Paris, the city of light, may also show its dark side to visitors. Chinese visitors feel sorry about the crowded subway in Paris. Answer the following with No more than 8 words for each question. 71. How many visitors e to France every year? __________。