河北省秦皇岛市青龙县2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期末考试试题（含听力音频）

    It always has rainy days in spring and summer. Usually, the sky has turned dark, it seems that will come soon. Sometimes the rain falls very .When the rain suddenly, people going back home will find it difficult to catch a bus. On rainy days, people stay at home. Perhaps it is a good to go over our lessons.

    Mr. Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often 1some books from the library. He listens to the radio every morning and reads2after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His students worship ( 崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr. Clarke's little son, is only nine. He 3likes reading books. And   he often asks his father some questions. Mr. Clarke always thinks he's too young to underst and him and chooses 4ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with （对……满意）it. One day Mike read 5about the electric lights (电灯) and was 6it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him a few questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said, "Fathers always know 7than sons!" The boy thought for a while and said, I don't think so." His father asked "Oh? Why?" Mike didn't answer and asked,8, " 9invented the electric lights?" "Thomas Edison." answered Mr. Clarke.  "Why didn't his 10invent them, then?" Looking at his son, Mr. Clarke didn't know what to answer!

    What is a Chinatown? Is it a town in China? Of course not! It is in a foreign( 外国的) country. It is a place where many overseas(海外的) Chinese live together.

    There are lots of Chinatowns in America. The biggest one is in New York. There are about 150,000 people in it. It is the home of Chinese New Yorkers. And it is also a good place to go.

    Shopping in Chinatown

    Shopping in Chinatown is fun. You can find lots of things there. Most of them are made in China. Mott Street is the best place to shop because the things there  are very cheap.

    Eating in Chinatown

Chinatown has more than 200 restaurants. You can enjoy traditional Chinese food there. New Silver Palace Restaurant is one of the best restaurants. Why don't you have breakfast with a cup of green tea in it? You can eat some Shanghai food in Evergreen Restaurant.

    Living in Chinatown

    Living in Chinatown is comfortable. You can find hospitals, schools, banks, libraries and supermarkets in it. In some schools, students must study Chinese. Many overseas Chinese send their children to these schools. They want their children to learn more about China and its culture.

    In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience ( 经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is war m just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come, and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.

    In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.

    When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.

    If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.

    We  can not live a modern life without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by air. Traveling by train is slower than by plane. Modern trains have comfortable s eats and dinning-cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.

    People like traveling by sea when possible. There are large luxury liners (客轮) or river boats. They are not as fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.

    Many people like to travel by car. They can make their own timetable. They can travel hundreds of miles a day, just as their wish. They can stop wherever they want to see something interesting or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel. That is why people choose traveling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business.

    Shakespeare is the greatest English actor and playwright (剧作家)of all times. He was born (出生)on April 26th, 1564, in England and died on April 23rd, 1616.

    Shakespeare went to the Stratford Grammar School at the age of seven. He learned English and Latin(拉丁语) there. He also worked to help his father in the shop. At the age of eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. They had two daughters and a son, but their son died early.

    Shakespeare played in London theaters before joining a group of actors called “The Lord Chamberlain's Men” in 1594. Later, they became wealthy(富有的) and had enough money to build their theater in the south of London. They called it “The Globe”.

    Shakespeare wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets (十四行诗). Hundreds of sayings and proverbs(谚语) that we use every day are from Shakespeare's works, such as “To be or not to be, that's the question,” and “All's well that ends well.”

提示：1) What's your favorite sport?

2) How often do you play the sport?

3) How long do you play the sport each time?

4) Who do you often play the sport with？