them to our house, mustn’t we?”
“Yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “A big party will be the easiest thing, won’t it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.”
So Mrs. Harris said, “Yes, I’ll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.” “How many will that be?” Mr. Harris asked. “Don’t invite too many.”
Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, “Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.”
“That isn’t very nice, is it?” he said. “You’re telling our guests that they must go at 8:30.” So Mrs. Harris just wrote “Party: 6:30 p.m.”
A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, “You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨).”
Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.
When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. “That was a surprise, wasn’t it? Who complained about the noise?”
“I did,” Mr Harris answered in a tired voice.
61. Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?
A. They wanted to make some new friends. B. Mr. Harris changed his work.
C. They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.
D. They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people’s houses. 62. What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house?
A. It was easy to hold a big party at home.
B. They could ask people to dinner in small numbers. C. They had gone to other people’s parties many times. D. They liked making friends with others.
63. How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?
A. From the morning till night. B. About fourteen hours. C. About two hours. D. Till midnight 64. When did the party end that evening?
A. At about 8:30. B. When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone. C. At about twelve o’clock. D. When someone telephoned the police station. 65. Why did Mr. Harris telephone the policeman about the noise?
A. Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night. B. He did not want his friends to stay late that night.
C. His friends had a good time that night and also felt tired. D. Because he hated the noise.
B
Singing songs is fun, but is it also useful? For learning English pronunciation(发音), Mr. Joe thinks songs are the most useful way to learn. At the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. Mr. Joe has used songs to help himself learn French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. You should do the same.
Some words used in songs are not everyday English, so you have to be careful how you use song lyrics（歌词）when you speak. Most words and sentences are very useful. You don't have to sing songs aloud if you are shy, but after learning a song you should be able to follow the words without looking at the lyrics. When you can do
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that, you have learned something that you will never forget!
Some good songs to listen to are from the Beatles, John Denver and the Carpenters. Their songs are not too fast and the lyrics are close to normal spoken English. Just for fun, you can try Mr. Joe's favorite singer, B.B. King. His songs are not easy at all! If you can understand even 80% of \student.
If you become good at singing English songs, you can try to go to karaoke and sing with your friends. When you are able to sing a song in another language, even if you don't sing so beautifully, you will really impress(给......深刻印象) other people!
66. Which is Mr. Joe’s mother language?
A. French. B. English. C. Chinese. D. Japanese. 67. Singing English songs can help us, EXCEPT______.
A. pronounce correctly B. remember new words C. impress other people D. sing songs better
68. The songs from the Beatles are easy to learn, one of the reasons may be______.
A. everyone likes the songs B. John Denver's voice is sweet
C. the lyrics of the songs are beautiful D. the lyrics are close to normal spoken English 69. The underlined word \
A. careful B. excellent C. kind-hearted D. lazy 70. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. English Songs. B. The Famous Band-The Beatles. C. English Songs helps English Learning. D. How to Learn English.
C
When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment(难堪) in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and told me about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the word “old”. I then walked back to the table and said sorry to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire(退休) or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup（化妆）, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them.
71. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______. A. the manager asked him to do so B. he respected the elderly C. the couple wanted him to do so D. he wanted more pay
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72. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______. A. nervous B. satisfied C. unhappy D. excited 73. In Jack’s hometown, _______.
A. people dislike being called “old” B. people are proud of being old
C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants 74. After this experience, Jack _______.
A. lost his job in the restaurant B. made friends with the couple C. no longer respected the elderly D. changed his way with older people 75. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.
B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience. C. The manager went back to the table and paid for the couple.
D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.
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2013～2014学年度第二学期期中试卷
八年级英语答题卡
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第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共90分）
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一、听力（共30小题，每小题1分，计30分）
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 二、单项选择 (共15小题，每题1分，计15分）
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 410 41 42 43 44 45 三、完形填空（共15小题，每题1分，计15分）
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四、阅读理解 (共15小题，每题2分，计30分)
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