重庆市沙坪坝区六校20xx-20xx学年八年级上学期期中联考英语试卷

重庆市沙坪坝区六校20xx-20xx学年八年级上学期期中联考英语试卷内容摘要：

y, Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down in a tent for the night and went to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes woke up and pushed his friend to get him up. Holmes said, “ Watson, look up and tell me what you see”. Watson said, “ I see a lot of beautiful stars in the sky.” Holmes didn’t look very happy with Dr. Watson’s answer. “And what does that tell you?” asked Holmes. Watson thought for a short time. He knew Holmes was looking for a better answer. “ Well, Holmes! I see Saturn (土星 ) with its wonderful glow(光辉 ). Also, it tells me that there are a lot of galaxies(星系 ). It makes me feel very small and unimportant. Dr. Watson looked at Holmes and saw that he still wasn’t happy. “Why, what does it tell you, Holmes?” asked Dr. Watson. Holmes was silent for a moment and then said, “ My good Watson, it only tells me that someone has stolen（偷） our tent!” does this story happen? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. At noon. D. At night. 55. Watson thought of _____ things after he found that their tent was stolen. A. two B. three C. four D. five 56. What does the underlined word “silent” mean in the last paragraph(段落 )。 A. 高兴 B. 悲伤 C. 激动 D. 沉默 57. Which of the following statement(观点 ) is TRUE。 A. Holmes wasn’t happy with Dr. Watson’s first answer because Dr. Watson lied(撒谎 ) to him. B. Holmes was happy with Dr. Watson’s second answer. C. Holmes and Dr. Watson were in the tent and couldn’t see any stars. D. Dr. Watson didn’t find their tent was stolen. C Mr. Hunt came from a poor family. He had three brothers and two sisters. His father worked hard but wasn’t paid much. And his mother did all the housework at home. They worked hard but they couldn’t get enough money for their family. Mr. Hunt was in school for only three years and he had to stop to help his parents though he was good at his lessons. When he was sixteen, he came to the city and began to work in a small factory. He learned from an old worker and became a worker. The old worker liked him and married（ 结婚 ） his daughter to him. The young man did not have his own house and had to live with his parentsinlaw(岳父母 ). His motherinlaw always thought he was poor and often chattered(唠叨 ). So the young man tried to save everything and hoped to have his own house. It was one fine Sunday. The old woman wanted to have a piic on the top of the hill. She told Mr. Hunt to drive her car. But sometimes she told him to turn left and sometimes to turn right. The young man had to listen to her. At a crossing the lights were red but she made him turn left. The policeman stopped them and told the young man to give his license(驾照 ) to him. “If I did wrong, sir,” said Mr. Hunt, “It was my motherinlaw’s fault in fact. She was driving the car though she sat behind me!” 58. The Hunts were poor because ____. A. they were lazy B. they were too weak to work C. they couldn’t make enough money D. they didn’t work hard 59. What does the underlined word “fault” mean in the last paragraph。 A. 原则 B. 职责 D. 过错 60. The old woman was ____ to Mr. Hunt. A. good B. bad C. friendly D. useless 61. Which of the following is wrong? A. The old woman herself drove the car that day. B. It was the old woman’s fault. C. Mr. Hunt hated his motherinlaw. D. The old woman told Mr. Hunt to run the red lights. D Who needs a shopping mall(购物中心 ) if you have Taobao? says Wang Lin, 28, a writer in Beijing. Taobao, China39。 s largest online shopping site (网站 ), is being an important part of Wang Lin39。 s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao. A lot of Chinese Inter users like Wang find the happiness of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop on line than men. Clothing and homeuse things are the most popular on line. It was reported(据报道 ) that Chinese people spent more than 250 billion(十亿 ) yuan on online shopping last year, 80% through Tao bao. Tao bao means lo。