江苏省南京市玄武区八年级下期末英语试卷

—Have you lived there           a long time?       I was born.

—How does Jack usually go to school?
—He           ride a bike. But now he            there to lose weight.

—Do you know the young woman in a red dress?
—Sure. We            friends since ten years ago.

Linda, with her parents,         the Yellow Mountain and they will be back tomorrow?

—Do you know where Ann was last night?
—Oh, she           to my birthday party. She had a wonderful time with us.

Daniel taught himself           on the computer.

—         is really hard         them to climb such a high mountain ?
—You are right. They are still children!

—Sally, I went to the concert last night. How big the hall is!
—So it is. It is           to hold more than one thousand people.

The main job for the support team is to         the runners           drinking water and food.

Which of the following is NOT good manners in the UK?

You’d better             here             the heavy rain.
—Yes, That’s the traffic rule.

We should try to save            energy and promise            pollution.

It is reported that more new teaching building            in our school next term. 。Look at the sign. It says“Be quiet”.

—Would you mind if I mind close the window?
—             . It’s too cold in the room now.

It was ten o'clock at night. And the last bus just stopped at the gate of a Park. An old woman got out, and the conductor（售票员） was just going to ring the bell for the     to start the bus again, when he saw a small boy     at the bus stop.
“What's the matter?”the bus conductor said to the boy.
“My mother gave me ten pence to go home by bus after I finished playing football in the park with my friends,” the small boy answered. “But I've    it, so now I have to walk all the way home.” “That's all right,” said the conductor. “Come on, we'll    you home.”
The small boy thanked him,   the bus and sat down near the door. The conductor rang the bell, then the bus started. “    are you going?' asked the conductor. The boy told him the name of the place where he lived. It was about two miles away, and the      would have cost three pence if the boy had had the money to pay for it.
The conductor went to give some other people their tickets, and when he came back a few minutes     , he saw that the boy was crying again. 'And what's the matter   you now?' the conductor asked. 'You are on your way home, aren't you?'
“Yes, I am,” answered the boy. “But what about my change(找零)? You haven't given that to me yet. You should give me    pence.”

A．boy B．conductor C．driver D．old woman

A．cry B．cried C．crying D．to cry

A．dropped B．forgot C．lost D．left

A．bring B．take C．carry D．show

A．got off B．got up C．got on D．got in

A．what B．where C．how D．when

A．ticket B．seat C．bus D．chair

A．before B．after C．earlier D．later

A．about B．of C．from D．with

A．seven B．ten . C．three D．no

If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as _____.

Mary, 1.50m tall, knows English and Japanese, having taught English at school. Which job can she apply for?

Which of the following is not mentioned (提及) in the three ads?

What prevents Jack, an experienced taxi driver, from working for Capes Taxi?

Volunteering means that you work to help people without getting paid. There are many different volunteers. They help people who really need help. There are many places where you can be volunteers. Here are just a few places for you.
Hospital---ask if you can go and visit people who are really sick. Sometimes what they need is someone to talk to, or someone to give them hope.
Orphanage (孤儿院) ---the children living there really need someone to play with them.
Food Shelter（救助站）---many food shelters need people to clean up the shelters and help give out food or water to those who need it.
Home for the elderly---help the elderly people clean up their homes.
Community (社区) Center ---a lot of community centers are very well run. However, some of them really need extra help, especially cleaning and repairs.
As a student you can also do a lot of things to help others at school. Maybe you could start a support group.
Here is some advice:
Help students give up smoking, drinking or other bad habits.
Help students who come from poor families.
Help new students get used to their school life soon.
Provide graduating students with information on future studies.
Volunteers can’t get ________ when they help others.

How many places are mentioned for you to be volunteers in according to this passage?

The volunteers can ________ in the community center.

All of the following volunteer jobs can be done except _______.

Last month the manager of a jewelry shop received a letter. As he was very busy then, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. He opened it and a 10-pound note(票) fell out onto the desk. Within the note was a letter which said:
Dear sir:
In 1935 I got engaged(订婚). But unfortunately I lost my job. At the time a lot of people were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring(婚戒). The assistant took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I didn’t know the size of my girl’s finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring. My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for the ring has been heavy in my heart all these years. At that time, the ring cost 2 pounds so I think it is 10 pounds at today’s price and I’m sending 10 pounds.
Yours truly,
A customer (顾客)
When did the manager open the letter?

The customer didn’t write the letter until_____.

What do you think of the customer’s paying for the ring at last?

Why do plants grow in some places and not in other? Why does some land have so much growing on it, while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all?
To grow, plants need several things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Plants also need water. In very dry parts of the Earth only a few unusual plants can grow. That's why dry deserts everywhere are almost not covered by trees or grass.
Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots and grow. They find it difficult to grow on hard land. The town is built on hard land. The plants here have only the soil found between the cracks of the stones to grow in.
Another thing plants must have before they can grow is food.
What will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach? A few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand, but most plants won't. Even if the weather is warm enough and we water the plants each day, many of them will die because the sand on this beach has almost no food for plants.
What does the underlined word "cracks" mean in the text?

From the passage, we can know it is             for plants to grow in dry places.

The reason why most plants can't grow on the sandy beach is that _______   .

The passage can most probably be found in a ______  book.

The bottle is             （空的）. Would you like some more juice?
Many people are so poor that they can’t             （付得起）to go to hospital.
Don’t drop             （垃圾）everywhere, we should keep the classroom clean?
—We are asked to wait for our turns to get on the bus           （礼貌地）
—Why not             （惩罚）those naughty boys? They broke the window again!
—Ok, I will.

—           Jim           (return) the book to the library? I want to read it.
—No. You can borrow it from him.
It is             (harm) for you to read in the sun. Please come in!
Most of the children enjoy pop songs,             (include) some hot songs on the Internet.
Facing so many toys, the boy had much trouble           (decide) which one to choose.
Each year quite a lof of food           (waste) around the world. It is time for us to do something.

Li Yan is a girl from a remote mountain village. She had to work in the field all day. She said not go to school and she could not read or write.
One day, a UNICEF officer came to Li Yan’s village. He said it was important for children to    . He wanted all the children in the village to learn to read.
UNICEF is part of the United Nations. It was     in Europe in 1946. It works all over the world now. UNICEF       by selling Christmas cards and organizing other activities.
Half a month later, Li Yan entered a local school. Now she goes to school every day. She enjoys studying with her new friends. She can read and write. She      UNICEF for helping her.
Li Yan says that she hopes to       a volunteer teacher in the futhre. She wants to help more children like her.

“USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?”
We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door, studying abroad has become a dream for many Chinese students. They would like to know the world well.
It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.
But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language and getting used to a different culture.
Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.
Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden（负担）to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?
We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China.
Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused.
He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think again.

Title: Studying at home or study       ?
Phenomenon（现象）	Studying abroad has become a   for Chinese students.
Advantages	It is helpful for Chinese students to      themselves.
It is helpful for Chinese students to     foreign language skills.
It enables Chinese students to find jobs more   .
	It      Chinese students too much time to learn a foreign language.
It’s hard for Chinese students to get used to the life abroad     parents’ care.
Parents may be under pressure（压力）because the cost of studying abroad is very   .
Purpose: To tell us studying abroad is not the only way to be      by describing Liu Xiang’s example.

When I was ten, my mother worked all day so I had to take care o      my younger brother. At that time my little brother was about four years old and he missed mum all the time.
One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started c     for mum. He was so young and really needed
mum. So I d        him, put on his shoes, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he f      asleep. About half an hour later, I found that he had lost a shoe while sleeping. I took him off my b       and put him down. I knew we needed to find that shoe, for our mother couldn't afford new shoes. We had to go back to find it, so I told my brother t    wait right there. A man heard it and stopped me just b       I walked off. He asked me, "You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe? What would you do if he is not here when you return?" I did not know h       to answer that question. He continued, "It's OK if you can't find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother." Then he sent us to mum's workplace by taxi.
My whole life I have depended on（依靠） the kindness of many strangers, I feel regretful that I cannot find them and say thank you. I do not e       remember what the man's face looked like, but he taught me a lesson-people are m      important than things.

近期，南京市政府正致力于改善环境迎接青奥，假如你是来自世界自然基金会（WWF）的志愿者，将在学习礼堂举办一场讲座，教人们如何改善环境，时间为7月1日上午9点半。
讲座内容：1.我们的环境正变得越来越糟；2.减少垃圾与污染，使用尽可能多的环保袋（Recyling bag）；3.节省水源与能源，用水后及时关闭水龙头，不用电视或电灯时关闭电源。
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Going green
We are going to hold a talk on going green.