牛津译林版初中英语八年级下册期中试题一

牛津译林版初中英语八年级下册期中试题一内容摘要：

er) Ticket Office: Star Company(123 Canton Road) 61. The cruise(海上航游 ) will begin__________. A. at seven in the morning B. at seven in the evening C. at ten in the morning D. at ten at night 62. The cruise will take__________. A. 30 minutes B. 3 minutes C. 3 hours D. 120 minutes 63. Mr. King will see______ during the cruise. A. trees B. buildings C. bridges D. fantastic city lights 64. People can buy tickets________. A. on the ferry B. at Kowloon Public Pier C. at Star Ferry Pier D. at 123 Canton Road 65. Helen wants to have dinner on the ferry with her son, 14 and her daughter, 10. They should pay______. A. HK $ 810 B. HK$204 C. HK$324 D. HK$510 B Are you a crazy chocolate fan? Have you heard about Hershey39。 s Kisses? Do you love the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? If your answer was, yes, to any of the questions, then my experience will make you jealous (妒忌的 ). I just went to the famous Hershey Chocolate Factory! The other day we drove from Washington DC to the small town of Hershey, Pennsylvania. When we arrived at the factory, we realized that this was much more than just a factory. The whole town is a chocolatethemed amusement park. The sweet smell of chocolate is on every street corner. There are even road signs that say things like, Chocolate Ave(大道 ) and Cake St.. As we were walking towards the park, Jason, our tour guide, began telling us about this quiet little town. Hershey chocolate has been a brand in the world over the past hundred years. It is the biggest pany that makes and sells chocolate in America, he started. I guess you get the chocolate in China, don39。 t you? I nodded(点头 ) without thinking. How could I possibly not know those lovely little candies when I39。 ve been eating them all these years? Jason went on, The factory first started on a small farm. It developed very fast. So they built this town for factory workers to live in. Then they built hotels, hospitals, stadiums(体育馆 ), theaters and even museums with the theme of chocolate. Isn39。 t that cool? Yes, a hundred times yes! I yelled (叫喊 )with delight. 66. What did the writer mainly talk about? A. Her wonderful trip to a chocolate factory. B. What kind of chocolate she likes best. C. How chocolate is produced in the factory. D. Why she likes chocolate so much. 67. What was the small town of Hershey like? A. It was very beautiful. B. It was like a big city. C. It was very colorful. D. It was a theme park. 68. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Hershey Chocolate has not been introduced to China yet. B. Hershey was a German pany. C. Hershey Chocolate developed very fast. D. Hershey Chocolate first started on a big farm. 69. What does the underlined word mean? ______. A. 乐队 B. 品牌 C. 一 种 D. 帮派 70. What can we know from the writer’s answer to the guide? A. The writer had never heard about Hershey Chocolate. B. The writer didn’t want to visit the factory any more. C. The writer had visited the factory before. D. The writer couldn’t wait to visit the factory. C Kelly Christopher, a student at Lutheran High School in California, US, loves oranges. One day last week, she used a pole(竿子 ) to pick oranges off trees and collect them in baskets. It39。 s the first time in her 15 years she39。 s picked fruit from trees. This is quite different from buying oranges in the supermarket, said Christopher. Every time I eat an orange, I39。 ll remember this experience. Christopher was one of the 30 student volunteers at Soil Born Farms. She volunteered as part of a project which was set up in 2020 to help homeowners in South Land Park pick oranges and other fruits out of their backyards. Before, the fruit would rot on the ground or get eaten by animals. Now the fruit is donated to those who need it. It is good for many people, said Randy Stannard, who works for the project. The homeowner gets fruit picked and more people can have healthy food. Two harvests (收成 ) were anized in 2020 and volunteers picked 3,000 pounds (1,360kg) of fruit, Stannard said. In 2020, the number was 20,000. This year, Soil Born Farms hopes to get 40,000 pounds. They will harvest every weekend from January to April. Shannon Galloway, Christopher39。 s science teacher, brought her students into the project this year. You39。 re making use of a resource that might be wasted, she said. I think it39。 s meaningful to eve。