2017学年八年级第二学期期末教学质量调研 (西湖区2018年6月) 听力 略 阅读理解 第一节 What is the book festival for? A. Selling second-hand books to others B. inviting people to change books with others C. Telling people how to choose books D. Knowing what kind of books are the most popular Tony is busy packing(打包)some books for the festival. Which is the most probable on of them? A. An old dictionary of medicine B. A book of short stories in English C. A picture book with the notes D. A workbook he used in his math class Look at the calendar. If Jenny has a book festival card, when can she use it? March Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. 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 31 Mar. 1st B. Mar. 12th C. Mar. 23rd D. Mar. 26th B Which map will most probably appear with the above news report? B. C. D If a store’s sales keep slumping. What would be the sales cart (图表)look like? What can we learn from the news reports? A. What people do with Cow Cold B. Whether people may catch Cow Cold C. How fast Cow Cold has hit the country D. How people find out if cows have Cow Cold C Gareth Ellis, 13, is the youngest son of Alan, an engineer, and Kath, a teacher. His older brothers work in banking and computers, but Gareth's dream was always to become a clown(小丑).Three years ago, Alan, Kath and Gareth joined the circus(马戏团). “People laugh when we tell them,” saysKath. “But it's true. Gareth has wanted to be a clown since we took him to the circus when he was three.” ??? When Alan lost his job, he and Kath decided to see if they could find full-time circus jobs. They both got jobs with a famous circus and Gareth began training to become a clown. He calls himself Bippo. They travel with the circus during the summer and return home for the winter. Gareth's brothers are old enough to look after the house while they are away. ??? “I can't say it was easy,”says Kath. “There was a lot to think about and organize. We only had a car and a very small caravan(拖车)to sleep in, and we were leaving behind our lovely house. The only thing Gareth missed was his long, hot baths.” “People ask about my education,” says Gareth, “but from the beginning, wherever we go, someone has always come to teach me. I follow the same books as everyone back at school and I've got a computer. I've never fallen behind my classmates.” ??? And the future? “It was a difficult decision,” says Kath,“but there was no other way to teach Gareth about being a clown. I'm happy to say it's working, and we're enjoying it.” And Gareth? “I'm going to be the main clown in a circus one day', he says, 'perhaps Bippo's circus.” What is the writer trying to do in the passage? A. Describe how one family changed their lives. B. Tell people how to join the circus. C. Talk about the best way to teach a child. D. Advise what to do when you lose your job. What do we learn about Gareth from the passage? A. He dose not really enjoy school work B. He’d like to be at ... ...
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