江苏省泰兴市老叶初级中学20xx-20xx学年八年级英语下学期期中试题人教新目标版

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⑤ 50. The material is probably_________ . A. a report B. a diary C. an introduction D. a notice B A teacher began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see, and asked the students, How much do you think this glass weighs? 50 g! 100 g! 125 g! the students answered. I really don39。 t know unless I weigh it, said the teacher, but my question is what would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes? Nothing! the students said. OK. What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour? the teacher asked. Your arm would begin to ache, said one of the students. You39。 re right. Now, what would happen if I held it for a day? Your arm could go numb. Have to go to hospital for sure! said another student. All the students laughed. Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change? asked the teacher. No. the students said. Then what caused the arm ache and the muscle (肌肉 ) stress? The students fell silent for a moment. Put the glass down! said one of the students. Exactly! said the teacher. The problems of life are something like this. Hold them for a few minutes in your head, and it seems OK. Think of them for a long time and they begin to make you ache. Hold them even longer and you will not be able to do anything. It39。 s important to think of the challenges(挑战 ) in your life, but it39。 s even more important to put them down at the end of every day before you go to sleep. That way, you are not stressed. You wake up fresh and strong an d can deal with any challenge that es your way! Remember to put the glass down today. 51. How much do you think this glass which was held by the teacher weighs? don’t know. 52. What would happen if the teacher held the glass up like this for an hour? A. One of the students thought his arm could go numb. B. One of the students thought his arm would begin to ache. C. One of the students thought his arm would be changed. D. One of the students thought his arm would be lost. 53. Why did the teacher hold up a glass in his class? A. Because he wanted to know how much the glass weighs. B. Because he wanted to ask some student to weigh the glass. C. Because he wanted to make his class more interesting. D. Because he wanted to explain it was important to put the challenges in life down at the end of every day. 54. In this passage, the underlined words go numb means_______. A．疼痛不止 B．消瘦萎缩 C．松弛下垂 D．失去知觉 55. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. The teacher told his students to face the challenges bravely. B. The teacher taught his students how to deal with the problems. C. The teacher used to begin his class with a glass of water. D. The teacher usually begins his class by holding a glass of water. 非选择题部分（ 45分） 五、词汇运用（每小题 1分，满分 10分） A．根据括号中所给的汉语提示写出单词，每空一词。 （ 5分） 1. Australian seasons are the______ (对立的人或物 )of ours. 2. We should wait for our turns to get on the bus ________( 礼貌地 )． 3. Eating too much cold food is bad for your （胃） , boys. 4. There is not much water (污染 )in the small village. 5. His last public concert will be on in Shanghai in __________ (几个 ,一些 ) months． B．根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的恰当形式填空。 （ 5分） 6. How many (south) cities have you ever been to? 7. Alice is happy, because she a handsome and hardworking man last year. (marry) 8. Would you please ________ (not move) at such high speed? It’ s too dangerous. 9. Do you mind me_________(change) the channel now? of my old friends have moved away, so it is ___________( possible) for us to see each other as often as before． 六、任务型阅读（每小题 1分，满分 10分） 阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。 （每空一词） World Sleep Day, on 21st March, was created to bring attention to the growing number of sleep problems. Many people in the modern world don’t realize sleep is very important. As a result, sleep problems are quite mon. In 2021, scientists in Greece did a survey of over 35,000 people in 10 countries. Among the people, 24 percent said that they did not sleep well. percent were diagnosed(诊断 ) with insomnia(失眠 ). percent of them have gone to see the doctor with sleep problems and percent said that they felt very sleepy during the day. The survey found that many people suffer the effects of poor quality sleep, some examples can’t fall asleep and often wake up in the middle of t。