2024-2025学年八年级上学期英语第20周综合训练（译林版 含答案）

2024-2025学年八年级上学期英语综合训练

第20周

姓名：_________ 班级：_________ 学号：_________

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Long ago，there was a farmer living on a farm in Africa．One day，a wise man visited him and told him about the  1  of diamonds．He said，“If you had a diamond as big as your thumb(拇指)，you could have your own city．钿If you had a diamond as big as your fist(拳头)，you could probably have your own  2  ．”

That night the farmer couldn’t sleep．The next morning he  3  his farm to a man and went to 4  diamonds．He traveled all over Africa and Europe，but couldn’t  5  any diamonds．He became so sad that he threw  6  into a river and died．

One day．the man who had bought the farmer’s farm found a  7  on the farm．He put the stone in the living room．The wise man saw the stone  8  accident．He said that the stone was a diamond．The man was  9  and excited because there were many“stones”on the farm．

See? Sometimes， 10  you want is always by your side，but you don’t realize its value．

1．A．weight       B．value        C．shape          D．form

2．A．village       B．town        C．city            D．country

3．A．bought       B．sold         C．burned         D．1eft

4．A．1ook after    B．sell out       C．search for      D．1ook out

5．A．find         B．hear          C．reach         D．decorate

6．A．itself        B．himself       C．herself        D．themselves

7．A．diamond     B．rock          C．stone         D．brick

8．A．for          B．with          C．by           D．of

9．A．surprised     B．sad           C．bored        D．disappointed

10．A．how        B．what          C．when        D．where

【阅读理解】

A

The train started moving．It was packed with people of all ages．Most of them were working men and women and young college boys and girls．Near the window sat an old man with his son，who looked about thirty years old．

As the train moved，the son was filled with joy because he was very excited at the view outside．He said in a high voice，”See Dad，the green trees and the view are very beautiful!”It made the other people feel very strange．Everyone started talking in a low voice about the old man’s son．Suddenly，it started raining．Raindrops fell on the travelers through the open window．

Seeing the rain，the old man’s son said happily，”See Dad，how beautiful the rain is!”Hearing these words，a young lady became angry with the man，as the raindrops were dropping on her new clothes．She couldn’t help shouting at the noisy son and his father．

“Can’t you see it is raining？You!Old man!If your son is not feeling well，get him to a mental（精神的）hospital quickly and please don’t disturb us any more!”The old man’s face turned slightly red and then in a low voice，he replied，”We are on the way back from hospital． He was blind at birth．Only last week he can see again．The rain and the nature are new to him．

Please forgive（原谅）him．”All the other people became quiet．

1．What did people think of the son’s behavior（行为）？They thought he was________

A．lovely         B．funny            C．strange          D．clever

2．What was wrong with the son when he was born？

A．He had mental illness．      B．He couldn’t see．

C．He couldn’t hear．          D．He couldn’t talk．

3．What do you think of the young lady？

A．She was friendly to the man．

B．She was rude to the old man．

C．She was clever．

D．She was too noisy．

4．According to the passage，what does the writer want to tell us？

A．We should be friendly to sick people．

B．We should learn to enjoy the nature．

C．We should respect the elder people．

D．We should know the truth before complaining．

B

As we all know，the language is a very important tool for people to communicate with each other．In most of the languages，people usually begin their conversations by a kind of small talk﹣a casual form of conversation that”breaks the ice”or fills an awkward silence between people．That is to say，small talk means the little things we talk about to start a conversation．In English﹣speaking countries such as Britain，people often make small talk about the weather．”Nice day，isn’t it？””Terrible weather，isn’t it？”

However，we still have something special about small talk．It must be about something which both people have the same opinion about．The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something．This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable．People usually agree about the weather，so it is a safe topic for small talk．But people often disagree about religion（宗教） or politics so these are not suitable topics for small talk．The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place．At basketball matches，people make small talk about the game they are watching．”Great game，isn’t it？”At train stations，people may talk about the transport system．”The train service is terrible，isn’t it？”

5．According to the passage，small talk is________．

A．a kind of conversation with short words

B．a greeting used when people meet each other

C．something we talk about to start a conversation

D．to let people disagree about something

6．What is the favorite topic of small talk for English people？

A．the languages．B．the politics．C．the game．D．the weather．

7．The purpose of small talk is________．

A．to let both people agree on something

B．to disagree about religion or politics

C．to start to learn a foreign language

D．to understand the importance of the language

8．When we say”Great game，isn’t it？”what do we mean in fact？

A．asking a question                         B．making small talk

C．greeting each other                       D．talking about the game

9．What can we learn from the passage？

A．Different languages have different grammar．

B．We must have something special about small talk．

C．Small talk is an important part of a language．

D．In English﹣speaking countries we should talk about the weather．

【阅读表达】

TV news programmes report the weather．Radio stations tell us the weather too．Newspapers show us weather forecasts(预报)on maps．

Why do people want to know about the weather? People want to make plans．Some people want to have a good time with friends．Other people want safety while doing their jobs．

Airport managers need to know about the weather．In bad weather，their planes cannot fly．Farmers need to know about the weather．In bad weather，they must protect their crops．Fishermen need to know about the weather．In bad weather，they cannot go out to fish．

Computers help us know about the weather．They get new weather information quickly．They can use this to predict(预测)how the weather might change．Unfortunately，we can still only guess．We all hope that the weather will be easier to predict in the future．

1．Where can you get information about the weather?

2．Why do farmers need to know about the weather?

3．Do fishermen need weather forecasts? Why or why not?

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【书面表达】

地球上所有动物都是地球的主人，人与动物共享同一家园。请你根据下表提示，以“Protect earth and love animals”为题写一篇英文演讲稿，在学校举办的“第一届英语节”活动中作专题演讲。演讲稿应包含表中所有要点，并作适当发挥。词数80左右。

Protect earth and love animals

Good morning, everyone! Today I am very happy to be here to give a speech．

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