[]山东省威海市文登区（五四学制）2016-2017学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

2016-2017第一学期初三英语期中测试 该试卷共6页，58小题，总计80分。请认真审题，按题目要求答卷，答案涂写在答卷纸上。 1． 阅读理解 请阅读A、B、C、D四篇文章，根据文章内容选择最佳答案。答案涂在答题卡上。 （每小题1分，共计20分） A In some Western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money . They usually start to do this when they are ten years old. School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don't have much free time on weekdays. They often do chores on weekends. Young kids only do easy chores. So they don't get much money. But that's enough. Many of them only want to buy candy . And candy is cheap! They often help do the dishes, sweep the floor, or feed the pet cat or dog. When they get older, they want to buy more and more things. They want things that ate more expensive than candy. So they have to work harder! They often help their parents wash the family car, cut the grass, or cook meals. Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn how rouse a