Leo was a small fast boy. He often saw the other boys play tennis in the park. And he wanted to learn to play tennis from them, but they wouldn’t like to. They thought it would take too long to teach him.
Leo felt unhappy. One day, Leo decided to borrow(借) a tennis racket and a tennis ball from the park manager(经理), Ben. Ben said to Leo, “It’s going to be hard to play tennis by yourself. Let me help you learn.” “Wow, that would be great!”said Leo happily.
That afternoon, Leo learned how to play tennis from Ben. Johnny, Joe and Roger watched and found out that Leo was learning the game, and he was really good at it. Johnny wanted to have a match with Leo. He thought he would surely win(获胜) the match.
The next day, Johnny and Leo had their big match. The other boys were all shouting for Johnny. Leo was a little tense but he told himself he could do it. He tried to play as Ben taught him. In the end, Leo won.
After that day, many boys wanted to play tennis with Leo, but Leo didn’t really want to play with them because he felt they weren’t true friends.
Leo never forgot Ben and how nice he was to him. They still get together to play tennis.
1.Leo wanted to learn to from the boys.
A. play tennis B. make friends
C. play soccer D. draw pictures
2.From Para. 2, we know that was Leo’s teacher.
A. Johnny B. Roger C. Ben D. Joe
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. It was easy for boys to play tennis.
B. Leo learned to play soccer every day.
C. With Ben’s help, Leo won the match in the end.
D. Leo often played tennis with the boys later.
4.The writer wants to tell us that .
A. playing tennis is great exercise
B. learning to play a sport is hard work
C. we should make some true friends when we are young
D. we should be nice and help others when we can
One girl leaves her home after she has a quarrel(争吵) with her mum. She walks for a long time. Then she sees a noodle shop. She is hungry. But she doesn’t have money. There is an old woman in the shop. She asks her, “Girl, do you want to have a bowl of noodles?”
“But I don’t have any money,” says the girl. “Don’t worry.” Soon, the old woman brings the girl a bowl of noodles. The girl eats for a while and starts to cry.
“What’s the matter?” the old woman asks. “I’m just moved(感动)!We don’t know each other and you cook noodles for me!But my mother, after a quarrel, let me get out of the house!” the girl answers.
“Girl, how can you think that way? I just cooked you a bowl of noodles. Your mother cooks for you every day. Why don’t you thank her?”
The girl is surprised and goes home at once. Her mum is waiting for her for dinner. She is so happy to see her daughter. The girl cries again.
1.The girl leaves her home because .
A. she wants to have a bowl of noodles
B. she wants to have a walk
C. she doesn’t want to eat her mother’s noodles
D. she quarrels with her mother
2.What makes the girl cry at first?
A. The noodles are terrible.
B. Her mother doesn’t cook her noodles.
C. The old woman doesn’t know the girl, but she cooks noodles for her.
D. Her mother lets her get out of the house.
3.In fact, the girl’s mother .
A. is a good mother B. is a bad mother
C. doesn’t love the girl D. is not good at cooking
4.Why does the girl cry again?
A. Because she quarrels with her mother again.
B. Because she feels her mother’s love.
C. Because her mother doesn’t cook noodles for her.
D. Because her mother lets her get out of the house again.
If you have no special plans for your vacation, you can spend your time helping others. Many people in the USA spend their school vacation working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
Alice Hamilton, 17
I’m going to help the Forest Centre build new paths for a walk in the mountains. I’ll spend the summer living in the tent and enjoy the clean air there. I’ll sleep under the stars. I’ll do some interesting things.
Jason Moore, 18
This summer, I’ll join in Special House Program. People in this program build some houses and sell them to some families. These families don’t have much money. So these houses are very cheap. They will teach me what to do, so I can learn how to build houses.
Trish Anderson, 16
I’ll teach children in reading. I’ll work for a show called Reading for Life. I’ll help children read books every day. I love children and reading. I want to be a teacher. This show will be great for me.
1.The underlined word “paths” means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 房子 B. 农场 C. 帐篷 D. 小路
2.Special House Program helps .
A. poor families B. large families
C. rich families D. small families
3.What can we learn about the three young people?
A. Alice wants to be a teacher.
B. Jason Moore is 17 years old.
C. Trish Anderson loves shows.
D. All of them like to help others.
Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2050.
“What will _____ be like in the year 2050?” asks Tom.
“I don’t know,” says Fred, “what do you think?”
“Well, no one knows. But it’s _____ to guess,” says Tom, “in the year 2050, everybody will ___ a pocket(便携的) computer. The computer will give people the _____ to all their problems. We all will have telephones in our pockets, ____ . And we can talk to our friends all over the world. Maybe we can ____ them at the same time. Machines will do most of the work, and people will have more _____. Maybe they’ll work only two or three days a week. They can fly to the moon by spaceship and spend _____ holidays there.”
“I’m very _____ to hear that. I hope to fly to the moon. And I also hope I can live ______.” says Fred. “Won’t that be interesting? Just like a fish.”
1.A. our home B. the traffic C. a factory D. the world
2.A. boring B. terrible C. interesting D. relaxing
3.A. have B. bring C. give D. send
4.A. news B. ways C. things D. answers
5.A. either B. again C. too D. also
6.A. call B. see C. look D. hear
7.A. work B. free C. holidays D. times
8.A. his B. her C. their D. our
9.A. sorry B. happy C. tired D. exciting
10.A. on the moon B. in the sea C. on the mountain D. under the ground
Dear Cousin,
As you know, I will graduate (毕业) in a few months and I can’t decide what I should do after graduation. I had planned a two-month trip to Argentina. I’m sure it will be fantastic. But I just found out that I have been accepted for the internship (实习期) at American Airlines. If I work hard, perhaps they will offer me a job at the end of the summer. This happened to another student last summer. Both are great, but I really need your help in making the right decision.
If I travel to Argentina, I can relax and have fun with my friends. I have never taken a vacation with them and this might be the last time we can all travel together. Once I start working, it will be difficult to find so much time for a vacation. As for the internship, if I take it, I probably won’t get any time to relax. I will have to start the day after graduation and I’ll be busy working all the time. It will be very stressful.
Despite (尽管) the stress, it will be a good start for me to work for American Airlines. Although I won’t get paid, I will get experience. However, traveling to Argentina will let me practice my Spanish and I know that many companies (公司) want people with good Spanish skills. I also promised my friends that I would go with them. I really don’t want to let them down.
What should I do? I’m looking forward to your advice.
Yours,
Susan
根据材料内容完成下列任务。1和2小题为任务一：简要回答下列问题。3和4小题为任务二：判断正(T)误(F)。5小题为任务三：选择最佳答案。
1.Has Susan ever had a vacation with her friends?
_________________________________________
2.If Susan chooses the internship at American Airlines, when should she start to work?
_________________________________________
3.If Susan works hard during the internship, she may get a job and some money.
4.The trip to Argentina will help Susan with her Spanish.
5.Susan wrote this letter mainly to _______.
A. say sorry to her cousin
B. offer help to her cousin
C. ask her cousin for advice
D. say thank you to her cousin
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假如你是你校校报英语专栏的小记者，上周日你参加了你校组织的保护环境的主题活动。请你根据以下表格提示，给校报写一篇报道。
活动地点 | 迎泽公园 |
参与人员 | 八年级全体师生 |
活动内容 | 上午：保护环境的演讲比赛 下午：打扫公园 |
活动感想 | …… |
参考词汇：演讲比赛 speech competition 参加 take part (in ...)
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