22.May 23rd,2021 Dear Principal Becker, I'm David Brown,a student from Grade 8.I'm sitting in the classroom to write you this letter because I really have something to say about the school lunchtime. Well,I know that school is for leaning.It is important to have 80 reading and Maths skills But I think school is also important for another reason.It helps people to learn to get along with others. It may seem that lunchtime is not important.As you see,lots of us spend most lunchtime just talking with our friends.But this activity is more important than it looks.I'm learning how to get along with others.I'm learning how to solve problems. I'm finding out new things from others.I am learning how to say sorry.These are all important skills to learn.My problem is that the time for lunch keeps getting shorter.I know this is happening so we can spend more time in leaning.But please do not forget that we are also learning at lunchtime.We are learning people skills.It is important that we have enough time to spend with our friends. I really hope that you can make our lunchtime longer.A little more time spent with friends each day would benefit everybody. Yours, David Brown (1)Where did David wrote this letter ?
A.At home. B.In the classroom. C.In his bedroom. D.In the music room. (2)Which of the following is TRUE about David?
A.He hopes he can make more friends. B.He spends a lot of time talking in class. C.He writes a lot of letters to the principal. D.He enjoys spending time with his friends. (3)Why did David write the letter?
A.To say sorry to the principal. B.To show the principal his writing skill C.To ask the principal to make lunchtime longer. D.to say thank you to the principal.
23.Confucius(孔子) is the greatest teacher in Chinese history.He was born on September 28,551 BC (公元前) in the Kingdom of Lu,in today's Shandong Province.When he was young,he and his mother had a hard life.At the age of fifteen,he began to learn music,and he did well in it.Then he went on learning other subjects.When he was thirty,he became a teacjye.air.He started his own school.He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether they were rich or poor.He had about 3,000 students and many of them became famous. Chinese regard Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher.His most important ideas are kindness and good manners.He said young people should respect the old.People should stop thinking of ourselves and think more of others.His ideas are around in people's everyday life.Today people can still remember his thoughts.And they are spread to East and South Asia.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,判斷下列句子正 (T)、誤 (F)。 (1)Confucius was born in the Kingdom of Lu,in today's Shandong Province.
(2)Confucius was good at math and other subjects when he was fifteen.
(3)As a teacher,Confucius thought that only the rich could get education.
(4)Confucius' most important ideas are kindness and good manners.
(5)Confucius didn't think that young people should respect the old people.
24.Mr.jye.ai Mrs.Turner live outside a small town.They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it.Their son,Peter,studied in a middle school.The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons.It made them happy. Last month,Peter finished middle school and passed the big exam.Mrs.Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it. Yesterday morning,the woman went to the town to buy something for her sjye.ai.On the bus,she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was.She spoke very loudly.All the people on the bus began to listen to her. "Which university will your son study in?" a woman next to her asked. "In the most famous university in our country!" Mrs.Turner said happily. "The most famous university?""Cambridge University ." Most of the people on the bus looked at her carefully.Some of them said to her,"Congratulations!" A woman said, "I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.""Who's Fred Smith?""He's my son." "Does he study in the university,too?" "No,"said the woman. "He is one of the professors."
(1)The story happened in
. A.the USA B.France C.Germany D.the UK (2)Mr.jye.ai Mrs.Turner were happy because
. A.their son did well in his lessons B.they have a big farm C.they have a good harvest D.their son studied at a middle school (3)Mrs.Turner spoke so loudly on the bus that
. A.her friend could hear her B.all the people could hear her C.she hoped to make all the people happy D.she hoped they would say congratulations to her (4)Which of the following is true?
A.The woman wasn't interested in Mrs.Turner's words. B.Mrs.Turner knew nothing about the famous university. C.The woman wanted to stop Mrs.Turner from showing off . D.The woman next to Mrs.Turner wanted to show off her son,too.
25.You know gift giving plays a very important role in modern society.Now let's see what happened in some countries. Australia Australia is known for its friendly informality and lack of etiquette (缺乏禮節(jié)).At a trade show,T-shirts,ties or a pin may be suitable souvenirs.Anything more than these types of gifts could cause embarrassment. Greece The most common form of showing appreciation in Greece is probably an evening's entertainment.If you are invited to a Greek home,flowers or a cake for the hostess is a fit gift. Germany A West Virginia executive (主管),visiting Germany for the first time,was invited to the home of his largest customer.He decided to bring his hostess a bouquet of flowers.He selected a dozen red roses.Oh!Terrible mistake!Flowers are often taken to a hostess of a dinner party at her home,but there are three taboos to remember:1)red roses signify a romantic interest.2)an even(偶數(shù)的)number of flowers stand for bad luck,as does the number thirteen.3)always unwrap the flowers before presenting them.This West Virginia executive was making what amounted to(等同于)a pass at his customer's wife. Italy When you are invited to a person's home for dinner,it might be nice to bring flowers or a box of chocolates for your hostess.And in Italy never send chrysanthemums(菊花).Since they suggest death.
(1)You can give
at a trade show in Australia. A.chrysanthemums B.a(chǎn) pin C.cakes D.flowers (2)The most common form of showing appreciation in Greece is
. A.a(chǎn) dozen roses B.T-shirts and ties C.some flowers and a cake D.a(chǎn)n evening's entertainment (3)Sixteen flowers mean
in Germany. A.death B.bad luck C.good luck D.happiness (4)In Italy,chrysanthemums mean
. A.happiness B.luck C.death D.love (5)From the passage,we can learn that
. A.beautiful roses stand for "love" in Italy B.different countries have different cultures C.the number "13" is a lucky number in Germany D.it' s a suitable gift to send chrysanthemums in Italy
26.Hi,I'm Mike !The summer vacation is over.It's true that time always flies fast.During the vacation,the weather was hot and I could not do much work,but I lived happily. As the afternoon was hot,I did my work in the morning.I got up at 6:30 and took a walk in the garden for half an hour before breakfast.After breakfast,I began to read English and Chinese and do some exercises in math.Those took me three hours or more.I worked quite hard and made good progress (進(jìn)步). I spent the afternoon outside.I went to swim and it was fun.I usually came back home at about five or six o'clock.Sometimes a friend would come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music. In this way I spent my vacation happily.I learned well and I also became a good swimmer.
(1)The writer
for half an hour before breakfast. (2)It took the writer
to read English and Chinese and do some exercises in math. (3)Sometimes the writer and his friend spent some hours
. (4)The writer had a very good summer vacation because he
27.One night after I went to bed,I felt very thirsty and I had to get up for some w(1)
.Suddenly I h(2)
a strange noise.I looked o(3)
from my back door and saw a big flying saucer (碟)!It had blinking (閃爍的) light on it and it also made a l(4)
noise. I watched from the back door and saw a strange door on the side of the flying saucer.Then I saw a strange man walk out.He had two bright green eyes and he was moving towards me.Oh,he must be an alien (外星人)!He was tall.He didn't look scary (受驚的) but had a smile on his face.He looked so f(5)
.The alien saw my cat and played with it happily.Then he walked to the garden.He p(6)
some flowers and took some with him.He smelt and made a big noise.That woke up my parents and also my n(7)
.Everyone came to see what h(8)
.When they saw the alien,they were a little scared.The alien was happy,and the he turned around and walked into the flying saucer.Then it flew away and we couldn't see it any m(9)
. Suddenly my mum saw some strange flowers that she had never seen before in the garden.My mum said they must be the alien's special p(10)