1、江蘇省泰州地區(qū)2019-2020年上學(xué)期八年級英語期中試卷分類匯編：閱讀表達(dá)（包含答案）泰州地區(qū)2019-2020年上學(xué)期八年級英語期中試卷分類匯編 閱讀表達(dá)泰興市濟(jì)川中學(xué)（No more than 10 words）Magic Chinese Characters is a TV program which aims to help people understand the language and culture better.The word game show is a change from another variety show, Happy Camp. It is educa

2、tional（教育性的）and full of joy. Actually, each word can tell you interesting stories and help people know more amazing things in ancient times. It needs players and viewers to know a lot about Chinese pictographic words （象形字）.All the characters are common words in our daily life. So players from all ag

3、es and professions（ 職業(yè)）can take part in it . They should correctly name the Chinese character in eight se conds, and then they will win.The program includes 48 parts. Each part can always make us feel the beauty of Chinese characters. He Jiong and Du Haitao are the hosts（主持人）.Both of them have a goo

4、d sense of humour. The two men have already got a lot of fans while working on Happy Camp. Because of this program, more and more people like them.61. What's the aim（目的）of the program called Magic Chinese Characters?62. What do you think of the program?63. Who can take part in the program?64. Ho

5、w can the players win?65. Who are the hosts?61. To help people understand the language and culture better62. It is educational（教育性的）and full of joy.63. Players from all ages and professions64. They should correctly name the Chinese character in eight seconds/By correctly naming the Chinese character

6、 in eight seconds65. He Jiong and Du Haitao泰興市洋思中學(xué)There was a little boy whose name was Peter. He lived in a village close to the sea. The villagers built sea walls to keep sea water from the doors of the houses. But once the sea walls almost put the village in great danger.One day, Peter was walkin

7、g on his way back home along the sea wall when it began to rain. All of a sudden, he saw a hole in the wall, from which the sea water was running. Peter shouted for help because he knew the hole meant that the sea was making its way through the sea wall, but no answer came. He thought he should do s

8、omething else as quickly as possible, or the sea water could be pouring over the whole village. He started to rush towards his village. At the same time, the rain became heavier and heavier.It was getting dark, but Peter rushed on and on. He felt cold and hungry. In the rainstorm, he fell down over

9、and over again. Many times he thought about giving up, but he fought on. He remembered his father words, “ Lotsof strong men have made every effort to build the walls which can keep the village safe from danger. The sea walls are really important.Finally, when the boy ' s aathhims Peter was blac

10、k and blue all over. The boy told the villagers what happened to the sea wall. They repaired it in time. "ThankGod! He saved the village, “ they prajse題)Peter. All the villagers called him”(Peter)the Gromrdthenon. Peter ' s parents were really proud of him!根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題。76. Where did Peter l

11、ive? (No more than 9 words )77. What did Peter do first after he saw a hole in the wall? ( No more than 5 words )78. How did Peter feel when he rushed on and on? ( No more than 5 words)79. Who told Peter about the importance of the sea walls? ( No more than 5 words )80. Why did the villagers call Pe

12、ter"Peter (tNo Gmoardthan)5 words )76 .(He lived) in a village close to the sea.77 .He shouted for help.78 .（He felt） cold and hungry.79 .His father./Peter's father.80 .Because he saved the village.泰興市實(shí)驗(yàn)初級中學(xué)教育集團(tuán)聯(lián)盟I am Samuel. When I was a child, I had to go to a special education school bec

13、ause of my dyslexia（閱讀障礙癥 ）.People around me always told me that I was zM different and I couldn ' t dongomeihiormal kids when I was young. Few of them were willing to encourage me.At the age of 5, I started to go to that special school called People of Appraisal. Although that special school he

14、lped me a lot with my communication skills, I still wanted to be a normal kid in a normal school. At the age of 7, I was in the 1st grade in Creswell Elementary in Opelousas Louisiana. I became an excellent student and my life began to change for the better that year.Although I have Dyslexia, I alwa

15、ys keep trying i n my life and don ' t let others influence me. Now I am a 37-year-old college freshman and an excellent student in my college. Now I do believe in myself and I know that I will succeed in anything I do if I try. I ' vearnt that patience（耐心）goes a long way. Now I don ' t

16、need anyone to tell me my disadvantages and what I can ' t do.（No more than 5 words）86. Why did the writer go to special education school?87. Which special school did the writer go to at the age of 5?88. What did the special school help the writer with?89. When did the writer go to college?90. W

17、hat do you learn from the passage?91. Because of my dyslexia92. People of Appraisal93. His communication skills94. At the age of 37/When he was 37./ At 3795. We should believe in ourselves./ Never give up/Patience goes a long way.盲之有理即可）泰州中學(xué)附屬初級中學(xué)（No more than 8 words）Biking is a popular form of exe

18、rcise because it' s healthy and good for the air. Many cities aretrying to make biking easier and more popular.In the US, Bike to Work Day is held on May 20. This day is intended （旨在）to encourage more people to ride bikes. Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is the world-friendly' s most bik

19、ecity. During rush hour, traffic lights are always green for bikers. When ithe ' s snowy, people 3 / 5江蘇省泰州地區(qū)2019-2020年上學(xué)期八年級英語期中試卷分類匯編：閱讀表達(dá)（包含答案）snow in bicycle lanes （車道）first. The car lanes come next. In Amsterdam, people can rent a bike almost anywhere in the city. You can always find bike r

20、ental companies near busy areas.In China, we have bike-sharing companies. They give us easy access （ 使用的機(jī)會 ）to bikes. However, biking is not that easy in many Chinese cities. There are too many cars on the road. Bikers have to ride next to cars in car lanes. It is very dangerous.71. When is Bike to

21、Work Day?72. Why do Americans have this day?73. Where can people rent bikes in Amsterdam?74. What are traffic lights like during rush hour in Copenhagen?75. How is riding next to cars?76. On May 2072 .To encourage more people to ride bikes./Because they encourage more people to ride bikes73 .Nearly

22、anywhere in the city.74 .They are always green for bikers.75.It ' s dangerous.興化市Now the idea of “ car sharing " has become popular in Europe and the United States. That is to say. People share one car, not each person has one. As we know, most cars are parked in garages （車庫）for much time.

23、In fact, we drive our own cars one or two hours a day on average（ 平均）. When we don ' t use them, we have to pay for parking and other things. We spend too much money on that. If we share a car, we' llonly pay when we use it. Because some people want to save money, they think of the idea of“

24、car sharing ” . Now many people are starting to do car sharing. InSwitzerland（瑞士 ）, almost 40,000 people have joined it. Japan is also trying to make“ car shapopular around the country. Car sharing is the beginning of a new idea in transportation（ 交通工 具）.It is also very easy for us to travel here an

25、d there without buying cars. Do you love to share a car with others?回答下面5個問題，每題答案不超過5個單詞。1 .What has become popular in Europe and the United States now? 2 .How long do we drive our own cars a day on average? 3 . When will we only pay if we share a car? 4 .How many countries have joined “ car sharing

26、" in this passage?5 . What do we have to pay for when we don' t use cars?1. The idea of“ car sharCar sharing.2. One or two hours3. When we use it.4. Two.5. Parking and other things.姜堰區(qū)勵才實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校Every country has a holiday to honor mothers and their influence on society. The most common day for

27、this celebration is the second Sunday in May.The idea to have a holiday just for celebrating mothers comes from many stories. However, it was the influence of women in the US that really set the stage for this holiday. The modern American holiday of Mother ' Day was first celebrated in 1908, whe

28、n Anna Jarvis held a memorial (Z己念儀式 )for her mother in Grafton, West Vi rginia. Her idea to make“ Mother ' s Day "a holiday in the United States began in 1905, the year her beloved mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, died. Anna' s mother was a peace lover who had cared for wounded soldiers on b

29、oth sides of the Civil War (內(nèi)戰(zhàn)).Anna was the first to fight for Mother' s Day becoming an official holiday. She finallysucceeded in 1914.Celebrating Mother ' s Day is quite different around the world. In China, it is just starting to become popular. Carnations (康乃馨)are the most popular MotherJift siDayhe most soldflowers because of the holiday. On Mother' s Day in Canada there are usually small celebrationsand gift- giving to