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湖南省衡阳市四校2023-2024学年八年级下学期7月期末考试英语试题

阅卷人

一、第二部分，阅读理解，第一节阅读选择，阅读下面的材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分)

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阅读理解

VOLUNTEERSNEEDED

Ifyouhavenogoodplansforyourholidays,whynotspendyourtimehelpingothers?Ithinkyoucanalsolearnalotbygivinghelp.

Volunteerproject:Thevolunteerswillworkinanorphanage(孤儿院)builtbyagroupofkindwomenbyorganizingactivities,teachingthekidstoread,towrite,tospeakandalsogivingthemmoral(道德的）lessons.

Language:English

Workingtime:Saturday:2:00p.m.-5:00p.m.Sunday:9:00.m.-4:00p.m.

Age:18andover

Accommodation（住宿）:Volunteerswillstayattheguesthouseneartheschool(volunteersneedtopayforthestay).

1．Thevolunteersneedtoworkintheorphanage____.

A．onceaweek

B．twiceaweek

C．threehoursaweek

2．Thevolunteersdomanythingsintheorphanageexcept(除……之外）____.

A．teachingchildrentoread

B．givingchildrenmorallessons

C．cookingfoodforchildren

3．Thevolunteersneedtospeak____intheorphanage.

A．Chinese B．Japanese C．English

阅读理解

Almosteverychildlikessweetthings,suchascandies,chocolate,ice-creamanddesserts.ButdoyoknowthereisaholidaycalledSweetestDayintheUSA?Doesitmeanpeoplecaneatlotsofsweetsonthatday.

SweetestDayisapopularholidayforAmericans.Peoplecelebrate（庆祝）itonthethirdSaturdayinOctober.0nthatday,peopleshowtheirlovetotheelderly,children,theirgoodfriendsoranyoneelsetheywanttohelp.Orphans(孤儿）andpatients(病人)canalsoenjoypeoplesgreetings.Infact,anyonemaygetagiftonthatday.Itjustadaythatofferspeopleachancetoshowtheirloveandcaretoothers.

Wheredidtheholidayoriginate(起源)?Hereisastory.In1922,averykindmaninCleveland,acityinOhioofAmerica,thoughtthatmanypoorpeopleinthecityneededcarefromothers.Hewantedthemtobehappyandhehopedtheywouldfindpeoplewhoalwaysrememberedthemandca