Reporter: What did you do next?

Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant. I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I didn't know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(专家) for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.

Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?

Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6, 000 dollars,

Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?

Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than l, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.

Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?

Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!

Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?

Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn't take her back to Britain and I didn't want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.

58. Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from _______.

A. a visit to a zoo        B. an elephant expert from India

C. the photos of elephant      D. an old friend who lived in India

59. The elephant expert told Chris _______.

A. when to buy an elephant      B. how to feed an elephant

C. where to sell his elephants      D. how to ride an elephant

60. Chris decided to go to Sonepur because _______.

A. it is a very interesting place

B. he would be able to sell Tara there easily

C. elephants cannot be sold any where else

D. it would take only a short time to get there

61. When Chris arrived at the market in Sonepur, _______.

A. he realized that he did not really want to sell Tara

B. he visited some shopkeepers

C. he sold Tara to a national park

D. he decided to take Tara home with him

D

What makes 15,000 men and women run for hours, and what makes them run through the streets on a cold day without coats? I was one of those runners. The race is called marathon(马拉松).

I had never run more than eight miles before, and here I was training. Since the race is in April, I had to run throughout the winter, and in Boston, winters are cold. For most people, just putting on their shirts, sweaters, jackets, and hats is exercise enough. I found myself out on the dark streets, running along ice sidewalks(人行道).Even in gloves, my fingers got so cold that they looked like red carrots. My nose didn't get warm until lunchtime!

Finally, the big day arrived. The weather was cold, with ice and rain. Bang! The gun sounded, and we started. I didn't go anywhere at first because I was standing behind so many people. I had to wait for them to move.

At first, the running was easy. The other runners just seemed to pull me along. Somewhere around the 20-mile mark I even said to myself, "This is nothing. Why did I train so hard?"

Then I hit "the wall". "The wall" is what marathon runners call the special point. I knew my body reached the point and I thought I couldn't go any more.1 was out of breath and my legs turned into pieces of wood.1 was almost falling down. I can't remember anything about the last five miles of the race.

I kept running though. At last, I heard a voice at the finishing line.

"You look good," my friend Ted said. "How did it feel?"

"Wonderful!" I replied.

For everything, if you devote yourself into it, there will be a way. I finished the race, at least, in my heart, I was the winner,

62. Which one best describes the weather on the race day?

A. Cold and rainy.  B. Cold and sunny.  C. Dry and cloudy.  D. Wet and foggy.

63, How did the writer feel about the race during the first 20 miles?

A. Difficult.   B. Boring.    C. Easy.     D. Interesting.

64. According to the article, what must someone do to prepare for a marathon?

A. One must eat certain food and get plenty of sleep.

B. One must be willing to eat, sleep, and train twenty-four hours a day.

C. One must run along ice sidewalks every day.

D. One must be willing to train a lot and doesn't give up easily.

65. Then I hit "the wall". What do you think "hit the wall" means here?

A.撞击墙壁     B.到达极限     C.抵达终点     D.中途加速

四、音标写词(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)

根据下面所给的音标，在答题卷标有题号的横线上写出相应的单词和中文意思。

五、单词拼写(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

根据下列句子所给的汉语注释及句意，在答题卷标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。

71. Anyone who can't finish the work on time will be  ▲  (惩罚).

72. This will be one of the most exciting  ▲  (经历)that l will never forget.

73'. They are busy   ▲  (记录)the teams' finishing time.

74.Would you be good enough to keep _  ▲  (沉默)?

75. He often  ▲  (放松)himself by listening to music.

76. Serious problems might happen if you used the machine  ▲  (错误).

77. You can check the  ▲  (志愿者)names on the Internet.

78. - My teacher asks me to take part in the summer camp with the children from London. But I don't want to.

- Don't miss such a good  ▲  .You can practice speaking English.

79. - Maggie often helps me when I am in trouble. She is my true friend.

-A friend in need is a friend  ▲  .

80. - The charity show was a great success last night.

- Yes. All the  ▲  clapped for 5 minutes.

六、翻译句子(共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分)

将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卷标有题号的横线上。

81.我们已经为新学生安排了欢迎会。

82.我还要注意些别的什么东西吗?

83. 改善那些病人的生活非常重要。

84. 扬声器应该放在礼堂的四个角落里。

85.他们太激动了以至于忍不住哭起来。

七、书面表达(共1小题，满分15分)

目前，许多中学生不重视课外阅读。请你根据下表内容写一篇短文，对这一现状进行分析并提出建议。

要求：1.文章条理清楚，语句连贯，必须包含以上要点，可适当发挥，但不要逐字翻译。

2.词数90左右(给出部分不计入总词数)3.不得出现真实的校名和人名。

At present only a few students do some reading after class. Here are several reasons.

威廉希尔app 为大家推荐的八年级学生暑期作业英语第二学期推荐，还满意吗?相信大家都会仔细阅读，加油哦!

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