江苏省启东市2017-2018学年八年级英语下学期期初摸底试题人教新(2)

A. They cut the specially created moon cake. B. They played some Chinese songs. C. They told the Chinese folk stories.

D. They invite Sir Martin Sorrell to come to school. ( )8. Which is TRUE about Kensington Wade? A. It’s the first dual-language school in the UK. B. Students in this school can speak Chinese fluently. C. There are only 15 students in this school now.

D. Students are only allowed to speak Chinese in this school.

( )9. What is the meaning of the word “entirely” in the second paragraph? A. fully B. luckily C. happily D. really ( )10. What can we infer (推断) from the last paragraph? A. Parents may ask their children to go to another school. B. Children enjoy themselves at school. C. Children are confused at school.

D. Children feel a little bit stressed at school.

C

When Ding Chen was a fifth-grader, he wanted to invent something for his grandparents.

Because his grandparents lived in old buildings without elevators(电梯), they had to climb stairs every day. It became even harder after his grandfather fell ill. “How to make them climb stairs more easily?” he thought.

Three years later, 13-year-old Ding solved this problem and won an international invention award with it.

Ding is from Anhui Taihe No.3 Middle School. He invented a booster(肋力器)to help the old people walk up stairs. In August, his invention won the Youth Gold Medal at the Invention & New Product Exposition, the largest invention show in the United States.

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Ding’s booster has a motor(电动机) inside. People just need to set it on the stair railing(抚手) and hold it. Then it will pull people upward, making it easier to go upward a flight of stairs.

Ding’s middle school teacher Zhang Gang helped him make his initial(最初的) idea real. They worked together for about half a year to design the booster. The most difficult part was to find the motor.

“The motor must work well and produce enough power,” Ding said. “Also, when it doesn’t work, it can keep still(静止的). So the whole booster won’t drop down and hurt people.” After testing many motors, they found the best one.

In the future, Ding wants to make some improvement on his invention and apply for(申请) a patent (专利). If possible, he wants to find companies to produce it . “I hope all the people in need can benefit from (受益于) it ,” he said.

( )11. Where did Ding Chen’s grandparents live?

A. In old buildings with elevators. B. In old house with elevators. C. In old buildings without elevators. D. In old house without elevators. ( )12. How old was Ding Chen when he wanted to invent something for his grandparents?

A. At about 10. B. At about 13. C. At about 3. D. At about 5. ( )13. What did Ding Chen invent?

A. A motor. B. A gold medal. C. A booster. D. An elevator. ( )14. Who help Ding Chen make his idea real? A. himself. B. His grandparents.

C. His parents. D. His middle school teacher.

( )15. According to Ding Chen’s future plan, which is NOT true? A. He wants to set up companies to produce his invention.

B. He wants all the people in need can benefit from his invention. C. He wants to improve his invention. D. He wants to apply for a patent.

D

Girls can’t do Maths and boys can’t sit quietly. Boys and girls stop each other from learning. Some people believe that girls and boys learn differently. As

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a result, teachers should teach them in different ways. Now, there are single-sex(单性别）classes in many Western schools. But do boys and girls really learn better when they are in single-sex classrooms? Let’s find out.

Alexander McGuigan is 16. He has been going to an all-boys school in Australia

since he was four yours old. Alexander likes his school. “In an all-boys school, I don’t have to worry about what other people think of me,” he says. “I can spend more time studying, so I can .” However, Alexander misses being around girls. He believes that students in mixed schools can enjoy a better social life.

John Philips has taught at Alexander’s school for more than 20 years. He

thinks that boys do learn more in single-sex schools. That’s because the teachers know the best way to teach them.

Alyssa Brewer is 14. She studies at New Washington Middle School in the United

States. Students there can choose to study in single-sex classrooms. Klyssa took this chance and got better marks. “In mixed classes, it is hard to hear the teacher. We hate boys. They always make noise,” she says. “It’s great to study in an all-girls classroom.”

( )16. According to the article, the opposite of a single-sex school

is_________.

A. a public school B. a private school C. an all-boys school D. a mixed school

( )17. According to the article, Alexander McGuigan has been studying at a single-sex school for ______ years.

A. four B. eight C. twelve D. sixteen

( )18. According to the article, in a single-sex school, _________. A. there are only boys or girls

B. there are only male teachers or female teachers

C. there are both boys and girls, but the boys can never see the girls. D. boys and girls study in single-sex classrooms.

( )19. Alyssa Brewer doesn’t like to study with boys because_____. A. boys can’t sit quietly B. boys always get low marks

C. boys are always noisy D. boys and girls learn differently ( )20. Alexander McGuigan believes students can ___in a mixed school.

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A. spend more time studying B. get good marks.

B. enjoy a better social life. D. enjoy a better school life.

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