There was once a man who couldn’t sleep well because he was afraid that there was a stranger under his bed．He thought that as soon as he went to sleep，the stranger would come out from under the bed and rob him．He was worried that the stranger might even kill him!
Every night，after he got into bed，the man had to get up again and looked under the bed．There was never anyone there，but as soon as he got back into bed，he had to get up and looked under the bed again．This went on for hours until at last he fell asleep from exhaustion．
The time came for the man to get married．He didn’t tell his wife about his fears but she soon found out because he kept her awake all night．
“You must go to a doctor．”she told him．“He will cure you of this silly fear．”
The man did as his wife told him．He told the doctor his problem，and the doctor said，“I can cure you，but it will take about two years．You must come and see me twice a week．The fee for each visit will be $ 75．”
The next day the man called the doctor and said．“I won’t need to visit you again．I’m cured．”
The doctor was surprised．“How?”he asked．“Who cured you?”
“My wife cured me，”the man said．“When I told her how much you were going to charge me，she cut the legs off the bed．”The man thought _________was under the bed at night．
| A．a monster | B．a person |
| C．his wife | D．money |
When did the man start having his sleeping problem?
| A．After he got married． |
| B．After he saw the doctor． |
| C．Before he married his wife． |
| D．After he got a new bed． |
What does the underlined word“exhaustion”mean in this story?
| A．Bad air． | B．Medicine． |
| C．Having strong fear． | D．Feeling completely tired． |
How much would the doctor charge the man every week?
| A．$75． | B．$175． | C．$150． | D．$300． |
What cured the man?
| A．Talking to the stranger． |
| B．Having no space under the bed． |
| C．Medicine from the doctor． |
| D．Sleeping with the light on at night． |
Hong Kong﹣Zhuhai﹣Macao Bridge（ HZMB）opened on October 24， 2018． It's the longest cross﹣sea bridge in the world． The bridge is 55 kilometers long． It connects Hong Kong and Macao to the Chinese mainland city of Zhuhai． Construction（建筑工程） on the HZMB began in 2009． It is considered as one of the "seven wonders（奇迹）of the modern world"．
The HZMB is the only one in many ways． It can withstandwind speeds of up to 185km/h and earthquakes with magnitude（震级） of up to8． It's designed to have a service life（寿命）of 120 years， 20 years longer than most bridges．
And It' s not just a bridge， but also part tunnel（隧道） and part island． In one section（部分），the bridge tums into a 6.7﹣km undersea tunnel． And the tunnel passes through two man﹣made islands． The tunnel is the world's longest undersea tunnel for road traffic， allowing large ships to continue passing through the sea area above the tunnel．
The HZMB makes it more convenient to travel between the three areas． It can shorten （缩短） the traveling time from Hong Kong to Zhuhai． People used to spend four hours， but now it takes about 45 minutes．
By making local cities and areas closer together， the HZMB helps the areas' development．It can develop the economy （经济）of Hong Kong， Macao and nine Guangdong cities．
（1）When did the HZMB open？
A． On October 24 ，2009．
B． On November 24， 2009．
C． On October 24，2018．
D． On December 24 ，2018．
（2）what does the underlined word"withstand" mean in Chinese？
A．坚守
B．躲避
C．减轻
D．承受
（3）The bridge can help the three areas in many ways EXCEPT ．
A． developing the economy of the three areas
B． making the three areas have fewer earthquakes
C． making local cities and the three areas closer together
D． shortening the traveling time from Hong Kong to Zhuhai
（4）How long does it take to travel from Hong Kong to Zhuhai according to the passage？
A． About 45 minutes．
B． About 55 minutes．
C． About 2 hours．
D． About 4 hours．
（5）Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage？
A． The bridge is 55 kilometers long．
B． Construction on the HZMB began in 2009．
C． The service life of the HzMB is 20 years shorter than most bridge．
D． In one section， the undersea tunnel passes through two man made islands．
The winter holiday is usually a good time to sleep in． But Gao Yuqi， a 14﹣year﹣old boy from Anhui， got up at 7： 00 am to run at least 2 kilometers every day during the holiday． In fact，this exercise was part of this homework．
Gao was not alone． Many schools across the country required students to exercise during the winter holiday． Part of the reason is that physical education test scores are now worth more on the senior high school entrance examination （ 中考）． And the score is now worth up to 60 points．
Because of this， Gao's school now asks students to run when the weather is nice， and exercise indoors if it is bad． Students have to post（公布）exercise photos in their classes' QQ groups． At the Golden Apple Jincheng No． 1 Middle School in Chengdu， students have daily exercise plans． For example， they have to skip rope（跳绳） for two minutes and do three sets of sit﹣ups（仰卧起坐） each day． Their parents sign off（签名）on their plans when they finish exercising．
This has been a big challenge for many students， but has also helped to make exercise a bigger part of their lives． Many students like Gao used to hate running， but now they are able to run for over half an hour every day． They fell in love with exercise during the holiday．
（1）How many kilometers did Gao Yuqi run every day during the holiday？
| A． |
At least one kilometer． |
| B． |
At least two kilometers． |
| C． |
At least three kilometers． |
| D． |
At least four kilometers． |
（2）What did the schools require the students to do during the winter holiday？
| A． |
To exercise． |
| B． |
To be volunteers． |
| C． |
To have a rest． |
| D． |
To do a survey． |
（3）What do the students have to do when they finish exercising in Gao's school？
A． To call their tea．
| A． |
To put their plans online． |
| B． |
To ask their parents to sign off on their plans． |
| C． |
To post exercise photos in their classes' QQ groups． |
（4）Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage？
| A． |
Skipping rope． |
| B． |
Swimming． |
| C． |
Sit﹣up． |
| D． |
Running． |
（5）What is the passage mainly about？
| A． |
How to exercise during the winter holiday． |
| B． |
Exercising is a big challenge for many students． |
| C． |
Physical education test scores are important now． |
| D． |
Exercising is becoming part of students' homework． |
Imagine a perfect day： the weather is good and everything seems fine． When， suddenly， your mobile phone loses its signal， the television has no programs， and you can't get online with your computer．
What has happened？ These are just the types of problems a solar storm（太阳风 暴）might cause． You may not think of storms as putting our society in danger． But today， a solar storm is as serious as other bad events， such as earthquakes．
A solar storm is caused by solar flares（太阳耀斑）： large explosions（爆炸）near the sun that can give off lots of energy． The strong energy can stop the satellite systems（卫星系统）that control our computers， telecom networks and so on． These storms can even cause the power to go out for weeks or months．
In the past few months， scientists have recorded some of the strongest sun flares in years． The most recent one happened around Valentine's Day， 2011． It caused radio and satellite signals to go down in some northern cities in China．
"Solar flare activity is going to be much worse than what we've seen in the past． We're not talking about a few cities losing power， it could be half of the country， maybe more．" SolarStorm Warning．com， a US website about space weather， warned．
Scientists say that little can be done to predict such a storm． Governments around the world are trying to work together before the next storm， although they are not sure when that may happen．
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（1）According to the passage， a solar storm can cause many problems EXCEPT that ．
| A． |
earthquakes happen |
| B． |
mobile phones have no signals |
| C． |
people cannot get online |
| D． |
the power may go out |
（2）According to the passage， solar flares are ．
| A． |
telecom networks |
| B． |
solar storms |
| C． |
large explosions near the sun |
| D． |
US websites |
（3）From the passage， the right order of the following is ．
a．solar flares give off lots of energy
b．people can't get online with their computers
c．solar storms happen
d．satellite systems are stopped
| A． |
a﹣b﹣c﹣d |
| B． |
a﹣c﹣d﹣b |
| C． |
c﹣a﹣b﹣d |
| D． |
c﹣b﹣a﹣d |
（4）The writer wrote the passage mainly to ．
| A． |
call for scientists to predict when the next solar storm will happen |
| B． |
tell people how to solve the problems caused by solar storms |
| C． |
introduce what solar storms are to people |
| D． |
ask people to work to prevent the solar storm from happening |
（5）In Paragraph 1， the underlined word "signal" means ．
| A． |
电池 |
| B． |
标志 |
| C． |
力量 |
| D． |
信号 |
Once there was a famine（饥荒）．A rich cook sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town and said to them， "In this basket there is a piece of bread for each of you．Take it and come back to me every day at this hour for more．"
In a hurry the hungry children got together around the basket，and fought over the bread because each wanted the largest piece．At last they went away without even thanking the good cook． Mary， a poorly﹣dressed girl， did not fight with the other children，but stood quietly in distance．When the badly﹣behaved children had left，Mary took the smallest piece，which was all left in the basket．She kissed the cook's hand and went home．
The next day the children were as badly﹣behaved as before． Mary got a piece of bread almost half the size of the one she got the first day．When she came home，her mother cut the bread open． Many new， shining pieces of silver fell out of it．
Her mother was very worried ，and said， "Take the money back to the cook at once．The silver must have fallen into the dough（面团）by accident． Hurry up， Mary．"
When the little girl gave the rich man her mother 's message， he said， "It was no mistake．I had the silver pieces put into the smallest bread for you as a prize． Always be as satisfied， peaceable and thankful as you now are． Go home now， and tell your mother that the money is yours．"
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑．
（1）What did Mary do while the others fought over the bread？
| A． |
She stood quietly in distance． |
| B． |
She fought over the bread． |
| C． |
She went home． |
| D． |
She sent for her mother． |
（2）How did the girl express her thanks to the cook？
| A． |
She left quietly without a word． |
| B． |
She kissed the cook's hand． |
| C． |
She gave money to the cook． |
| D． |
She behaved as badly as the other children． |
（3）Why did the cook put the silver pieces into the bread？
| A． |
Because he wanted to give them to the poorest child． |
| B． |
Because Mary's mother was very worried． |
| C． |
Because he wanted to give them to Mary as a prize． |
| D． |
Because Mary's family was poor． |
（4）What do you think of Mary's mother？
| A． |
She was very rich． |
| B． |
She was peaceable． |
| C． |
She was foolish． |
| D． |
She was very honest． |
（5）What is the passage mainly about？
| A． |
Some pieces of bread． |
| B． |
Some pieces of silver． |
| C． |
A good girl． |
| D． |
A rich cook． |
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Dear students， An English talk will be held in the school hall from 4 to 6 p．m． on March 7． It will be given by professor Li Ping from Peking University． It is about"How to learn English well"． You may take notes if you like． And you may ask questions about learning English during the break． If you are interested， please attend the talk on time． English Club March 3， 2018 |
Dear all students， March 12 is Tree Planting Day． We have decided to go and plant trees that day． All the students in our school should take part in this activity． We are going to meet at the school gate at 7： 00 tomorrow morning． And then， we will take our school bus to West Hill． Please don't be late or absent． Pay attention to safety during the planting． Please wear sports shoes as well． Students' Union March 11，2018 |
Found A jacket was found on the playground on the afternoon of March 1． It is a new black jacket． There is a key in the pocket． The owner can come to Room 201， Building 3 to get it． Chen dong Class 3，Grade 8 March 2， 2018 |
根据文章内容，请选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑．
（1）When will the English talk be held？
A． On March 1．
| A． |
On March 7． |
| B． |
On March 11． |
| C． |
On March 12． |
（2）How will the students go to West Hill？
| A． |
By bus． |
| B． |
By ship． |
| C． |
By bike． |
| D． |
By train． |
（3）Where was the jacket found？
| A． |
In the school hall． |
| B． |
At the school gate． |
| C． |
On the playground． |
| D． |
In Room 201， Building 3． |
（4）Who found the jacket？
| A． |
Professor Li Ping． |
| B． |
Chen Dong． |
| C． |
A student of the Union． |
| D． |
A student of the Club． |
（5）What do we know about the three notices？
| A． |
All students have to attend the English talk． |
| B． |
English Club organizes the tree planting activity． |
| C． |
A pair of sports shoes was found on the school bus． |
| D． |
Chen Dong is a students in Class 3， Grade 8． |