四川省雅安市2017-2018学年八年级下学期英语期末检测试卷

—China, of course.

— Sorry, Emily ______ it an hour ago.

    It's easier to go down a hill than to climb up a hill, so it is easier to have bad habits than to have good ones.

    Bad habits do not come 1. They come little by little while people do not notice their danger. Schoolboys pick up little bad habits in schools and in the streets. When they can't finish their 2 , they copy from their classmates. If they see older boys 3 , they also want to learn to smoke. When they grow older, their habits become 4 strong that they can no longer get rid of (除掉) it. From copying, they fall behind, and smoking is 5 for their bodies. At last they become worse and worse. How necessary it is that we get rid of the bad habits in the beginning!

    We often face difficulties. It's a part of life. And in the 1times, just stopping is not right. We need to ask for help.

    When I am in trouble, I'm 2 enough to have a strong support (支持) group. I have a 3 relationship with my parents. When I face difficulties, my parents are the first ones I turn to. Many of the teenagers don't think our parents can 4 us. However, they have gone 5 situations that are even harder than those we're experiencing today. So why not 6 them and learn from them? If there are many situations when we don't want to ask our parents for 7, we can turn to our friends. It's also 8 to be able to receive their ideas. Whenever you need to ask for help, do it, 9 the help of others can often get you through your 10time!

    What do you do to get pocket money from your parents？In western countries，many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do this when they are eight years old.

    School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don't have a lot of 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 all right. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap！They often help do the dishes, sweep the floor, or feed the family cat or dog.

    When they get older, kids want to buy more and more things. They want things that are 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.

    It's a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.

    Lao She wrote Teahouse in 1957. The play shows the audience life in China between 1898 and 1945. It takes place in a teahouse in old Beijing and it tells us the story of Wang Lifa and his customers(顾客). It describes the changes in Chinese society over fifty years.

    The story starts in 1898 during the Qing Dynasty(朝代). It continues in 1916, and finally, it brings the audience to the end of the Anti-Japanese War（抗日战争）in 1945. After the war, Wang loses the teahouse and he dies.

    Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899. He wrote many plays, novels and short stories. He was named a “People's Artist” and a “Great Master of Language”. He was one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century.

    In Lao She Teahouse today, waiters bring tea to the customers and sell them delicious Chinese food. If you like the Beijing Opera, folk music, acrobatic (杂技的) or magic shows, you can enjoy them at the teahouse. Lao She Teahouse gives a wonderful welcome to everyone around the world.

    In northern China during spring, big sandstorms often make trouble for people. When the sky is dark with sand, buses and cars all move much more slowly. Sometimes, people can't even see for 20 metres.

    Sandstorms usually happen in spring. Big sandstorms happened in more than 10 provinces in northern China last year. More than 70 million people have had problems in those places because of the sandstorms.

    People in southern China don't have to worry about this kind of bad weather. Most of the sand comes from the north of China. In northern China, lots of places have few trees and don't get much rain. People there have been cutting down too many trees. When there aren't many trees, the ground can't keep enough water. Over the years, the ground dries up and turns to sand. When spring comes and the ice melts (融化), the ground becomes looser (更松散的). Strong winds take the loose sand into the sky.

    Sandstorms are bad for people's health. If people take in too much sand, they could cough or have asthma (哮喘).

    Sandstorms also give farmers lots of problems. Sometimes their sheep get lost in the storms and never get back home. The winds also tear down farmers' houses.

    What can you do to stop sandstorms? Here's an idea: Ask your parents to help you plant some trees this spring.

    If you see people cutting down too many trees, tell them about the dangers of sandstorms, and ask your government to stop them from cutting.

    Annie is one of my best friend in my class. Because she is a top student, she has a lot of problems. Last week, She has a long talk with me. She said her parents were always busy in their business, so they had no time for her. Annie often felt alone. When she had problems, she didn't know how to do. So she thought her parents didn't care about her.

     She also said she had too many homework to do every day, but she wanted to have enough time to relaxed. At the same time, she knew her parents and her teachers wanted a success child. Both of them wanted to help her achieve her dream.

困扰：
1）课后辅导班太多，经常睡眠不足；

2）压力太大，有时感到紧张焦虑。

建议：
1）多与父母沟通；

2）制定合理的学习计划；

3）学会放松。

4）.……

要求：
1）词数80左右。短文开头和结尾已给出，不计入单词总数；

2）短文需包含所有内容要点，可适当发挥，不要逐词翻译。

Dear Tina,

    I'm so sorry that you are upset and unhappy these days.

Yours,

Zhang Hua