《2025年赢在假期期末加寒假八年级英语人教版合肥工业大学出版社》

B
Dear Karen,
As you probably know, it’s my sister Suzie’s 16th birthday in a week. We’re planning a surprise party for her. Julie is going to pick her up from school as usual on Friday but she’s not taking her home. She’s bringing her to the Palace Hotel, the big modern one near the station. We’re having a meal there and we’ve also hired(租用) the ballroom(舞厅) for a party in the evening. I hope you can come!
All her friends from school are coming and quite a few of the people from our village, too. Of course, Mom and Dad are coming up from England and I’ve managed to persuade(说服) our other sister, Marie, to come over from Australia. She’s bringing her kids with her, too.
After the party we’re going to have another one on Saturday! Well, not really a party. We’re inviting the family and close friends (that includes you) for a meal at the house. If the weather is nice, we’d like to have a barbecue in the garden. Julie is going to make a special cake for Suzie.
Anyway, we hope to make it a really special weekend for Suzie. On Sunday we’re all going for a walk in the country. You know how she loves walking and we’re all going to need a bit of exercise after all that lovely food. We’re hoping to go up to the lake. Marie said she wanted her kids to feed the ducks just like Suzie and she did when they were very young. I’m sure Suzie will love that too.
It would be great if you could come over for the weekend. We would all love to see you.
Let me know as soon as you can.
Best,
David
(　　　　)1. Who is Karen?
A. David’s cousin. B. David’s friend. C. David’s sister. D. David’s classmate.
(　　　　)2. David and Julie are planning to have Suzie’s birthday party 　　　　　on Friday evening.
A. at the Palace Hotel B. at the house C. in the garden D. beside the lake
(　　　　)3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned?
A. To make a special cake. B. To have a barbecue. C. To go swimming. D. To feed the ducks.
(　　　　)4. 　　　　　won’t come for the meal at the house on Saturday because David doesn’t invite them/her.
A. Karen B. People from their village C. Suzie’s Mom and Dad D. Marie and her kids

答案： 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B

C
Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Italy. He is best known as an artist today. One of his famous paintings is called Mona Lisa. However, Leonardo had many other natural abilities. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern day life.
Although Leonardo hated war, he invented many different machines used for war. His most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war many years later.
By watching the way birds fly, Leonardo tried to find out the secret of flying. Among his sketches (素描) we can see several objects. We consider them as modern flying machines.
Leonardo spent many hours thinking about how to make good use of time. He developed ideas for labor - saving machines like cutting machines.
Leonardo was a strange man. He didn’t eat any meat, which was very unusual in those times. He never published(发表) his ideas and scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing, which looks like writing in a mirror, starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left.
We have very little of his work today, Leonardo finished only a few of his paintings. He left many unfinished because he thought they were not perfect. No one in his life time knew how great Leonardo was. We now believe, however, that he was one of the cleverest men the world has ever known.
(　　　　)1. According to the passage, Leonardo is not only an artist but also 　　　　　.
A. an inventor B. an engineer C. a writer D. a musician
(　　　　)2. 　　　　　was Leonardo’s most special invention.
A. The mirror writing B. The cutting machine C. The machine gun D. The flying machine
(　　　　)3. Leonardo was strange, for example, 　　　　　.
A. he didn’t eat any vegetables B. he usually used mirror writing C. he liked to publish his discoveries D. he enjoyed drawing flying machines
(　　　　)4. Leonardo invented some machines to 　　　　　.
A. stop the war B. help paint pictures C. watch the birds D. make good use of time
(　　　　)5. From the passage, we can learn that Leonardo was very 　　　　.
A. humorous B. serious C. clever D. lonely

答案： 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.C