江苏省南京市联合体八年级第二学期期末英语试卷

Mr. Smith was ________ UNICEF officer. He came to the village and changed the poor girl’s life.

—Must I leave for the meeting now?
—No, you ________. There’s much time before the meeting.

—What do you usually use your computer ________?
—I usually use it to search for information.

We are _____to see so many interesting books in the library. Now we have _____ to read.

Timmy likes Chinese very much. He can’t stop ________ it every day.

—How long have you learned English?
—So far, we ________ English for more than six years.

—Where is Mr. Wu? I haven’t seen him for several days.
—He ________ America and he ________ from his home since last week.

—I find ________ hard for me ________ the work in such a short time.
—I’m afraid not, but you can try your best to do it.

There are so many beautiful bags. I don’t know ________ first.

—Now old people without children ________ good care of by our government.
—How happy they are!

—The Special Olympics World Games bring the disabled a good chance to experience their lives.
—I think so. It gives them a chance to show their skills to the world ________.

—Do you have any pocket money ________?
—Sorry, I spent all my pocket money on my books yesterday.

—It is said that Nanjing Metro Line 3 ________ at the end of 2014.
—That’s great! It will be much easier for more people to go out.

—Do you know that some new types of energy _____ very little and never run out?
—Yes, I agree.

—Do you mind my smoking here?
—________. Look at the sign. It says, “No smoking.”

  Nowadays, Internet becomes much easier for people to use. More and more people like to          on the Internet. How can you protect yourself from different types of Internet tricks? Following ideas can make your online shopping      .
Never click on an unsolicited (主动提供的) email. If you are       in the things, some well-known companies sell the same things. Don’t      on any website address in the email itself.
Don’t        any email that asks you for personal financial (财务的) information. Most of the legitimate (合法的) companies will not ask for your information through emails. And don’t believe what the email says     . Sometimes some emails will ask you to make a telephone call to get more information about the thing you want. When you meet this, don’t forget      the phone number on your phonebook to make sure it is the number of a legitimate company before you make the call.
When you are       information on the Internet, make sure that there is a key symbol       the bottom of your browser (浏览器) and the “https://” is in the website address. These mean that the website is safe.
Don’t send your money to an unknown website before you       the things they send to you and make sure they work well.
Shopping on the Internet is easy and fun. It is also safe if you are careful enough.

A．read B．write C．travel D．shop

A．easier B．quicker C．safer D．more convenient

A．surprised B．crazy C．interested D．worried

A．click B．touch C．close D．open

A．receive B．answer C．write D．refuse

A．quickly B．easily C．happily D．slowly

A．checking B．correcting C．to check D．to correct

A．finding B．looking up C．reading D．searching for

A．on B．at C．in D．for

A．receive B．accept C．take D．bring

Daniel likes to do something to protect the environment in his daily life. Next Sunday is his friend’s birthday. He is going to buy some gifts online for his friend. Now he is visiting the following website for some information about gifts.

Welcome to Nature Posters - the world's largest collection(收集) of nature posters and fine art prints! We make a donation to help the environment when each nature poster is sold through this website! Please tell your friends about us, and remember us when you are gift shopping.

Daniel chose the following two beautiful pictures as gifts from the website:
          
Parrots in Blue: $5.99                    Sharks: $7.99
Nature Posters is a website ________.

Daniel should pay ________ for his gifts.

Hu Yizhou, also known as Zhouzhou, was born with intellectual disabilities. When he was 25 years old, he had an IQ of 30 and behaved himself like a 3-year-old child. But he does well in music. His disability has not prevented him from becoming a well-known conductor (指挥家).
Zhang Yiqing, a director(导演) with Hubei TV station, learnt of Zhouzhou’s talent（天赋）for music. He wanted to help the young man. Later Zhouzhou’s story has made into a film and was spread in China, Europe and America. Ever since he was famous for his great musical talent, Zhouzhou has received a lot of attention from home and abroad. He has taken part in many art performances (表演). Now he works in the Chinese Disabled Art Group as a conductor. To Zhouzhou, standing on the stage is already a big success.
What is Zhouzhou good at?

What is Zhouzhou well-known as?

What kind of person do you think Zhouzhou is?

Art lovers around the world have thought about this question for so many years: what is the secret behind the Mona Lisa’s smile?
However, they can ask Mona Lisa herself in the interactive exhibition (交互式展览) in Beijing. This exhibition brings the 500-year-old painting to life.
Now Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting can move her head and wave (挥舞) her hand in 3D, and even answer questions. She can answer the questions about her life, her age and so on. But when she talks she doesn’t speak Italian but Chinese like: “Da jia hao, wo jiao Mengna Lisha. Hen gao xing jian dao ni men.”
The new, digital (数码的) picture of Mona Lisa is the center piece of the World Classic Interactive Arts Exhibition in Beijing. You can also see other world-famous paintings such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. Last Supper is another picture that they made alive with 3D. In this picture, Jesus (基督耶稣) can walk and talk with his believers (信徒).
It took the organizer Wang Hui and over 400 digital artists in South Korea two years to make the picture, at a cost of around 50 million yuan.
He says, “What’s special about it is that it’s the first time to use computer technology (技术) to make her speak and move.”
So what does the Mona Lisa say if you ask her why she is smiling?

Mona Lisa
From the passage we know that Mona Lisa is ________.

For many years art lovers all around the world have wondered ________.

What language does Mona Lisa speak in the exhibition?

Which of the following is TRUE?

From the passage we know ________.

Once upon a time an old man and woman lived in the mountains in Japan. Every day the old man went to the mountain and collected firewood, while the old woman went to the river and did the washing.
One day, she was doing the washing when a big peach (桃子) came floating (漂浮) down the river towards her. As it was a big and juicy-looking fruit, she thought that her husband would be glad to eat it, so she took it home. When the old man came back for lunch and saw the nice peach, he was really happy. The old woman cut the big peach open with a knife! What a surprise! A lovely little boy was in the peach. The old man and woman had no children, so they were really grateful the gods (上帝) sent them a boy in this peach. Since he was born in a peach they decided to call him Momotaro which means “peach-boy”. The old woman cooked a meal for the little boy who ate as much as he could. The more he ate, the more he grew. Soon he became a tall and strong boy.
Day after day, all Momotaro did was sleep and eat. In the village the other boys went to the mountain and picked firewood while Monotaro was the only one doing nothing. This worried the old man and the old woman. The boys then invited him, “Momotaro, would you come with us? We’re going to collect fire wood.” But he answered, “I don’t have a basket, so I can’t go with you”, and went back to sleep. On hearing this, the old woman got angry with Momotaro for being so lazy, so the next day he went to collect firewood with the other boys.
What did the old woman do every day?

The old woman took the peach home because ________.

Paragraph (段落) 2 mainly tells us ________.

What do we know about Momotaro in the passage?

If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?

If you want to plant a tree, you should first          (挖) a hole.
History books can improve our          (知识) of the past.
Many people like to          (预定) tickets and hotels online.
In Switzerland, people are not          (允许) to cut down trees.
Some children are too shy to join the          (讨论).
If we don’t take action to improve the environment, more          ['lɪvɪŋ] things will be killed by pollution.
Don’t park your car in a public place, or you will be          (罚款) by the police.
J. K. Rowling’s books are loved by young          (读者) all over the world.

My parents often give me lots of          (advise) on my English learning.
The volunteers must receive a lot of          (train) before doing the tasks.
The students in our class often work          (close) with each other.
A young man bumped into me in the street because he walked          (care).
ORBIS doctors are all patient enough          (operate) on the patients.
If we work hard, our dreams will be finally          (achieve).
Many patients can’t see anything because of          (blind).

如果不小心撞到别人了，你应该说声“对不起”。
If you hit somebody                  , you should say “sorry” to him/her.
当离开教室的时候，记得要随手关灯。
Remember to                   the lights when leaving classroom.
昨天很多学生放弃他们的休息时间去街上做义工。
Many students                   their spare time to do voluntary work in the street yesterday.
他太激动了，不能清楚地表达自己。
He is          excited          express himself clearly.
在一些贫穷的国家，有些病人看不起病。
In some poor countries, some patients can’t                   go to hospital.

Western China is a large and beautiful region. It includes one major city, Chongqing, six provinces, and five autonomous regions (自治区). The six provinces are Sichuan, Shanxi, Gansu, Yunnan, Qinghai, and Guizhou. The five autonomous regions are Tibet, Ningxia Hui, Xinjiang Uygur, Guangxi Zhuang, and Inner Mongolia. Among all these provinces and autonomous regions, Xinjiang is the largest region and Ningxia is the smallest region.
Western China has an area of 5,400,000 square kilometers. This is about 56% of the total area of the country. However, there are many mountains, highlands, and deserts, and there are fewer rivers and lakes than in the East. Only around 22% of the population (人口) of China lives in the West, so there are far more people living in the East than living there.
Western China has a lot of natural resources. It is rich in oil and gas and it has many different kinds of minerals (矿). Tourists like to visit the area. There are many famous museums, ancient palaces, tombs (坟墓), and caves (洞), such as the Dazu museum, Shanxi History Museum, the Potala Palace, the Dunhuang Caves, and many other beautiful places such as Yunnan Dali and Sichuan Jiuzhaigou Valley.

Western China
Regions	It includes the city of Chongqing, six provinces and five autonomous regions. Among them, Ningxia is   than any other region.
Land	It covers over half of the total area of China, more than five    square kilometers. It has many mountains but     water than that in the East.
Population	Only about 22% of the population of China is here.
resources	It is rich in oil, gas and different kinds of minerals.
Tourism	Travellers can visit the famous   , old palaces, tombs and caves.

Manners are important to happy relations (关系) among people. Everyone likes a person with good manners. No one likes a person with b   manners. But what are good manners? How does one know what to do and what not to do? Well, here are some examples.
Everyone knows that a person with good manners never l  at people when they are in trouble. I   , he tries to help them. He is always kind to o   . When people are waiting for a bus, he takes his turn. He does not p  to the front of the line. On the bus he g  his seat to an older person or a person with a very young child. If he knocks into someone, or someone gets in his w  , he says “Excuse me” or “I’m sorry”. He says “Please” when he asks for something and “Thank you” when he r  something. He stands up when he is speaking to an older person, and he does not sit down u    the other person takes his seat. He does not interrupt (打断) other people when they are talking. He does not talk too much. He does not talk loudly or laugh loudly in p.
What are good manners are not always the same in different countries. But in all countries it is important to be kind and helpful.

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Working for the Youth Olympic Games
Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games will be held this summer. Many people are busy preparing for it.