北师大版初中英语八年级上册期中测试卷

— She's almost as tall as her mother now.

— It was on one of ________ streets in the town-it was really noisy.

    We were going to play a match with a team from country school. They didn't come 1 the match nearly began. They looked 2 than we thought. They wore dirty T-shirts and blue jeans and looked like farm boys. We thought they 3 saw a basketball before. We felt that we didn't need any practice to play with such team. It was very late so they couldn't have any time to practise. The match began, one of our boys 4 the ball and he tried to give it to another one. But from out of nowhere boy in a T-shirt 5 the ball and he quickly and beautifully got the ball into our basket and had two points. They 6 us. They had another two points in a minute Soon it was all over. The country team won the match. Of course we knew that there was still another team 7 than any good team. But the important lesson we learn this time was: One can't tell a man or team by the 8.

McDonald's Wants You!

    Join us at McDonald's-one of the best fast food restaurants in the world. We are now looking for people interested in working with us.

    ☆3 Cooks

    ·At least one year's work experience in a western restaurant kitchen

    ·Able to work at weekends

    ·Work 16:00-21: 00 every day（$600/week）

    ☆Waiters/Waitresses

    At least one year's work experience in cafes or restaurants

    ·Part-time welcome

    ·Like fast rhythm work and able to adapt to change shift

    ·Work18:00-1:00, 1:00-18:00 or 4:00-11:00（$16/hour）

    ☆Cleaners

    ·No experience needed

    ·Part-time welcome

    ·Work12:00-15:00 or 17:00-22:00（$12/hour）

    ☆We're also looking for delivery workers who are good at riding a bike.

    Tips: All the workers in McDonald's should be above 18 years old and in good condition.

    Call 654-589-7859 Mr Zhou.

    The Australian is one of the most competitive(竞争)people in the world in any area. For instance, they broke the long years' leadership of Hawaiian and Californian surfers(冲浪者)and they brought several world titles to Australia. Many types of sports are practised in Australia, and most of them are outdoor sports due to comfortable weather.

    Rugby(橄榄球)is one of the first most popular sports in Australia. A great number of the Australians call rugby "footy". That means, most of them are footy. Rugby has the same importance for an Australian as the soccer has for a Brazilian.

    Cricket(板球)is maybe the second most popular sport. The young Australians in the school practise it in the breaks, and it is also very common to see the whole family playing in the parks or on the beaches.

    Golf is the third sport more practised. There are many different kinds of fields of golf in each Australian city. They are several clubs to be connected with, and they also accept paying players. The clubs are true companies, with inside stores offering all equipment and materials for players, besides specific areas for training or game. Golf in Australia is practised by people of all social classes.

    Cycling is another sport. The number of people practising is quite big. And it is popular to see the cyclists in the streets.

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    There is an argument about whether or not boys and girls should be able to play sports on the same team. This can be a particularly tricky argument, but in the end, the benefits of coed(男女同校的)sports outweigh any negative aspects.

    "It is a well-known fact that boys are built to be stronger and bigger than girls. However, that does not mean that girls are too fragile(脆弱的)to play sports with boys," says Madeline R. She's right. Boys are naturally built to be stronger, but girls can still compete with boys. In 2013, over 1,500 girls played boy football, and some were the best on their team.

    Both boys and girls can gain skills from playing with and against the opposite gender(性别). A girl playing sports with boys will help the girl improve, making her stronger, tougher, faster, and more powerful as an athlete than she would have been playing with girls. Boys can also gain new skills from girls, becoming more agile and flexible(灵活的).

    Playing in coed sports might not be for every girl; some might be more comfortable playing sports with the same gender. But girls that have the physical ability, sports skills, confidence, and desire to compete with boys should have the choice to play coed sports. During an interview, Katie Smith, Women's National Basketball Association （WNBA）star, talked about how she always played with boys when she was young. She recognized early on that boys provided her with the best competition to improve her skills.

    There are many social benefits, too. According to Laura E. Berk, a child psychologist, sometime kids aged between9and will begin to develop gender stereotypes(性别刻板印象). Playing coed sports can help prevent gender stereotypes, and learning to view the opposite gender as a friend and not something frightening is something that can be useful throughout life.

    It increases a girl's confidence level, too. Letting girls compete with boys enhances their view of themselves and makes them more flexible. "Sports for girls has many benefits, including better grades, better body image, less depression and a higher chance of graduating from high school," says Leigh R. She's right, and the improvement in all of these areas will increase girls can play with and against boys.

    These are all reasons why boys and girls should be able to play sports together on the same team. While it might not be for everyone, there are definitely people out there that are looking to improve their game, and coed sports is an excellent way to do that.

Ready, set, jump

    For skydivers, the sky isn't the limit. It's just the beginning. Thousands of people try skydiving each year. Some only jump once, while others go on to experience life-long adventures, flying and turning over through the air.

    Skydiving is method of leaving an airplane and returning to the earth with the help of gravity, then slowing down by using parachute(降落伞). It may include more or less free-fall, a time during which the parachute has not been used and the body gradually accelerates(加速)to the highest speed.

    There are three choices for the beginners. However, before you try skydiving, a ground course on safety is required. The first method is accelerated free-fall. You jump out of the plane while being held by two coaches, one on either side. They hold onto you until you open your parachute. The second method is called static line. After jumping out, you will experience free-fall for a second or two. Then the weight of your body will pull the line tight, opening the parachute.

    Tandem(串联)is the most popular because it is the easiest. You and the coach are tied together, the coach behind, with you in front. You jump out of the plane together, and the coach takes care of opening the parachute.

    For each of these three methods, the coaches give instructions in the air with hand signals(信号)or radio. If you are eager to try something challenging and would love to feel the freedom of flying, skydiving might be an adventure for you. Who knows? With risk and excitement mixed together, skydiving might just change your life.

题目①

假如你是李华，在你的帮助下，交换生Tom在中文演讲比赛中获得了一等奖。请你给他写一封祝贺信，表达你的真诚祝贺，回忆他比赛时的表现，以及你从他身上学到了什么。

提示词语：win, prize, speech competition, pronounce, practice

提示问题：·Why do you congratulate Tom?

·What made him successful in the competition?

·What can you learn from him?

Dear Tom,

     I'm very happy to know that

Yours,

Li Hua

题目②

自信赋予人力量，带给人快乐。拥有自信，人生处处是舞台，生活越来越精彩假如你是李华，请你为校刊英语园地“自信助我成长”专栏写一篇短文，谈谈自信的重要性，分享一次使你更加自信的经历，并说说我们如何更加自信。

提示词语：powerful, happy, believe in, keep doing

提示问题：·Why is it important to be confident?

·What experience made you more confident?

·How can we become more confident?

    It's very important to be confident.