精品解析：湖南省长沙市中雅培粹学校2023-2024学年八年级下学期第一次月考英语试题

初二年级2024年上学期第五周随堂练习 英 语 考生注意：本试卷共4个部分，61道小题，满分100分，时量100分钟。 I．听力（共两节，满分20分） 略 II．阅读（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分） 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Guides Wanted Love travel? Can you speak English? Join us as a tour guide! Full time. 12 dollars every hour. E-mail: guide@126.com. Volunteers Wanted Love dogs? Want to spend time with dogs. Time: 9:00—12:00 in the morning every Saturday. Call David at 411-7372. Protect our mother river Time: May 1st Members: 20 volunteers Activity: Advertise (宣传) the importance of protecting Xiangjiang River Place: Li Zijian Museum Website: www.river-protecting.com 1. If Mary wants to be a tour guide, she should ________. A. speak Japanese well B. love dogs C. get ready for a full-time job 2. If you want to have fun with dogs, you can ________. A. call at 411-7372 B. e-mail at guide@126.com C. visit www.river-protecting.com 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the chart? A. You can get 12 dollars every day as a tour guide. B. You have to work for 5 hours with dogs as a volunteer every Saturday. C. You should go to Li Zijian Museum to join in the activity of protecting Xiangjiang River. B In ancient China there was a tradition called shu xiu. People gave teachers dried salted meat as a gift to show their respect (尊敬). At that time, people didn’t eat meat very often because it was expensive. It was so valuable (贵重的) that people could even use it to buy other things. So when children started school, ancient people gave teachers dried salted meat as a gift. It showed that they respected teachers and valued (重视) education. The practice of shu xiu started over 2000 years ago. And it lasted for thousands of years until the Tang Dynasty (朝代). During these years, there were different forms (形式) of shu xiu, and its meaning also changed. Some people used it as the money to pay for their children’s education at school. And they even called a teacher’s salary shu xiu. In modern times, teachers in China are still highly