台州市八年级起始考英语试卷 （满分：100分 考试时间：90分钟） 一、完型填空(本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分) One morning, when I was leaving for my business, a middle-aged man came up and asked me for help. He said he had no 1 to get food for his large family. “You look strong. 2 don’ t you work?” I asked. “ Simply because I can’t get work, sir.” “If I give you work, what pay do you want?” “ 3 I can get bread for my family, sir.” he answered. I decided to find out if he 4 meant what he said. “OK. I'll give you one pound an hour, 5 you can carry a brick(砖)under your arm and walk around the square for five hours without 6 .” “Thank you, sir. I will.” I found a brick and started him on his walk before I went to my business. I 7 thought he would do what he had promised. When I came back five hours later, I saw him 8 walking, with the brick under his arm. I stopped him and gave him 9 pounds. He 10 me and told me that some people had offered to help him when they knew why he was doing. He would go and ask 11 for work. Before leaving, he asked if I would give him the 12 . I did. Several years later, a well-dressed man greeted me on a train. He said that he was the brick man and had his own business now. “You know, I still keep that brick and always value it as the most 13 thing I have. Because it has brought me 14 and success.” 15 , it was not the brick that made the man successful, but his faithfulness(坚定) in doing even a very little thing. ( )1.A. courage B. money C. plan D. time ( )2.A. Where B. What C. How D. Why ( )3.A. As long as B. As soon as C. Even if D. Ever since ( )4.A. certainly B. simple C. really D. usually ( )5.A. so B. if C. because D. unless ( )6.A. stopping B. running C. playing D.laughing ( )7.A. always B. often C. never D. sometimes ( )8.A. also B. already C. even D. still ( )9.A. four B. five C. six D. seven ( )10.A. found B. forgotten C. thanked D. refused ( )11.A. him B. them C. me D. her ( )12.A. brick B. chance C. job D. bread ( )13.A. beautiful B. expensive C. important D. interesting ( )14.A. beauty B. health C. prize D. luck ( )15.A. As a result B. At last C. In a word D. In fact 二、阅读理解(本题有20小题，每小题2分，共40分) A ( )16. If you order French onion soup, you will also get _____. salad and chips B. tea and cake C. bread and butter D. coffee and biscuits ( )17. Which of title following statements is TRUE according to the text above? Dinner is served 4 hours a day. Salad and chips are always free . You can enjoy some snacks at 7:00 p.m. The restaurant serves three kinds of ice cream. ( )18. If you order main courses and drinks, you should pay at least _____. A. ?5.55 B. ?6.85 C. ? 5.75 D. ? 6.1 B The word “sharenting” (晒娃) is used to describe that parents share lots of pictures of their children on social media. Should parents ask kids before posting photos and other information about children online? What do you think? Cindy, 16: I think parents should ask for permission from their kids before sh ... ...
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