江西省抚州市2015-2016学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷

—_______.But I have to prepare for my exam.

—Sorry, mum. I  ______ to the dentist.

—My mother likes it, too. She always cooks delicious food after watching it.

— OK!

—There may be _______ with your eyes.

— Let me think. We need only one cup.

    Last summer holiday, some students from China spent an unforgettable holiday in different countries. Here is what they said about their1

    Liu Na, a middle school student, spent her holiday in Thailand. She worked as an elephant helper. She2two weeks in the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai. She said the founder（创始人）of the park had saved 28 elephants3the last ten years. The elephants are now able to live4in the Nature Park. Some foreign students like me come to feed them, take them for a bath in the river and play with them. With our5,the elephants don't do hard work every day. We're so proud of that.

    Wang Jiao,6college student from China, stayed in America for a year. “I taught Chinese in a Confucius Institute(孔子学院) in New York. Nowadays, people all over the world are becoming more and more7in Chinese language and Chinese culture. So are the Americans.8a Chinese, I am happy to tell students what I know about China and Chinese culture. We made dumplings,9songs of Zhou Jielun and did Taiji together. That was a great experience both for me and for my10students.

    Zhang Liang, a postgraduate(研究生) studying in a famous Medical University,11in Africa for several months. When he first got there, he was12to see many people die just because they had no money to see a doctor. Then he13to help them out. “When you see children with happy and healthy14, you will forget your problems!”

    If you want to have a meaningful life in other15, if you want to help the rest of the world, why not give yourself a chance and have a try?

    Do you like Sun Wukong? He is one of the most popular novel(小说) characters in Chinese history. Both young children and adults love him so much. In our mind, he is a great hero in the Chinese novel Journey to the West(《西游记》).

    In the novel, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng beat demons(妖魔) and protect Tang Seng when they travel to the Western Paradise(西天). Sun Wukong was born from a stone. He can change himself into a tree, a bird, or and animal. With one somersault(筋斗), he can travel 108,000li.

    Sun Wukong is clever, brave and always makes fun magic tricks. Chinese people love him very much.

    Sun Wukong is also popular in other countries. Many western children love him and learn kung fu because of him. To them, he is a super hero, just like Superman and Spiderman.

    “You are going abroad and will live there? Oh, wonderful! You are so lucky.”

    Perhaps your family and friends said similar things to you when you left home. But is it true all the time? Is your life in the new country always wonderful and exciting?

    Specialists say that it isn't that easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock” (冲击) is the term specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. “There are three stages of culture shock,” say the specialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the newcomers adapt to their surroundings and finally enjoy their life there.

    Culture shock arises from many obvious factors. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systems such as the telephone, post office, or transportation may be difficult to work out. Even the simplest things become headaches. Still worse, the language may be difficult.

    Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity. They have to build a new self­image.

    Culture shock leads to a feeling of disorientation (迷惘). This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves from the strange environment, and create and escape inside their room for a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience are the long term solutions to the problem of culture shock.

    Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?

    At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs in the UK found that 70% felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public. Britain is hostile to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy. As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood.” Jealousy is sometimes known as the “green – eyed monster” and the UK is its home.

    Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money. Some were given a little, others a great deal. Those given a little were given the chance to destroy the large amount of money given to others – but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.

    This seems to prove that the entrepreneurs were right to complain. But there is also conflicting evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently reported that the UK is now the world's fourth largest economy. That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either.

    “It is not really success that the British dislike,” says Carey Cooper, a professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. “It's people using their success in a way that seems proud or unfair or which separates them from their roots.”

    Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem. They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become millionaires. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them. It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were more friendly, people would like them more. And more people want to be like them.

    In Britain, people often invite friends for a meal, a party or just coffee. People who know each other very well—close friends, family or neighbors—visit each other's houses without an invitation(邀请), but usually an invitation is needed. When people invite someone to their homes, they often say, “Would you like to come for dinner on Saturday?” Answers are:“ Thanks. We'd love to. What time?” or “I'm sorry. We'd love to but we have tickets for the concert.” However, it is not polite to say “No, we wouldn't!”

    Sometimes, the British use expressions(表达) that sound like invitations but which are not invitations. For example, “You must come over for a drink sometime.” or “Let's go out for a meal one of these days.” These are usually just polite ways of ending a talk. They are not real invitations because they don't mention（提及）a certain time or day. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly and the answers are, “Yes, that would be nice.” or “OK, yes, thanks.”

    So next time you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?

    What do you think life will be like in the future? I don't think we will have to do some boring housework at home robots can help us. For example, they will help us cook. And the food that they make will be and more delicious. We willin love with such food. Then we will spend more timebooks. can make sound. We willneed to listen to them.

    A new kind of clothes will be made(制造). They will bein winter and cool in summer. We can fly freely in space like an astronaut to any planetthis kind of clothes.will probably become very common transportation.

    Scientists are science develop(发展) faster and faster. They predict that our life will be better and better. I believe the prediction(预测) will come true soon.

    I met Rose, my new classmate, on the first day of college. To my surprise, she was already 87 years old. "Why are you in college at such a young age?" I asked. " I'm here to meet a rich man, become his wife, have two children, and retire(退休)，then travel”. She answered.Like young students, Rose was outgoing, kind and helpful,Soon, she became a superstar in our college.

    At the end of the term, Rose was invited to give us a speech. I will never forget what she said to us," There are only four secrets(秘密) to staying young and achieving success. "

    “First, you have to laugh and find humor(幽默)every day. Then,you need to have a dream. Next, find any chance（机会）to change yourself. Finally, people shouldn't have regrets(遗憾) for things they didn't do. ”

    Over 2000 students went to her funeral(葬礼) to show their love to the wonderful woman.

    The great woman didn't live in this world any longer, but she gave us an unforgettable lesson in life. That is —Don't you think so?

A. Never too old to learn.

B. She never talked with us.

C. When you lose your dream, you die.

D. She always had friends around her.

E. I wondered why she liked studying so much.

F. Both of us laughed; because we knew what she said wasn't true.

G. One week after she finished her college, she died in her sleep quietly.

要求：1利用下面的思维导图，可以适当的发挥，不得少于80个字。

            2 意思连贯，想象合理。

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