广东省佛山市顺德区2018学年八年级下学期英语5月教研联盟测试试卷（含听力音频）

—Yes, and ______ of us was late for school this morning.

—I ______ it for two days.

—You'd better save it first.

—Yes. ______ I went for a walk along the river with them.

—No, ______.

    Meilun and Meihuan are twin pandas. They were born at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, in America three years ago. They came back to Sichuan in China 1 November.

    The two twins don't get used to（习惯于） the 2 now. They are experiencing some culture shock (文化冲击) in their new 3.

    The transition (过渡期) has been 4 for the pandas. They don't seem to care for new food and don't understand our 5.

    Luo Yunhong, a keeper at the panda research center, told the People's Daily that the twins 6 American biscuits so much that they have to put some American biscuits in the food they eat. Luo said he has to replace (替代) the American biscuits with Chinese bread7. They think it is a long time to help them break their 8 habit.

    The People's Daily also 9 that Meilun and Meihuan can't understand Sichuan dialect (方言), 10 they can understand some simple English phrases such as "come here."

    On weekends and holidays, when many Chinese teenagers learn things like painting and piano, kids at the same age in the United States like playing sports.

    According to Time for Kids, more US teenagers have joined many sports clubs in recent years. Families spend over 10 percent of their money on their children's sports careers（事业）. The youth sports economy（经济）in the US has grown by 55 percent since 2010, according to Winter Green Research.

    Ales Stearns is an eighth-grader at Mercy High School in Connecticut. The 16-year-old boy has been playing baseball since kindergarten（幼儿园）. He plays it every day. He told TEENS that his family spends over $ 1, 200 on his equipment（装备）and $ 300 on training each year.

    Tristan Silveira, 16, from Los Gatos in California, also plays baseball. He plays for the All Star Academy, a club that has fostered(培养) many Major League Baseball players. Silveira pays around $ 50 for every private lesson he takes. His family has supported him a lot. "My mom drives me to every practice, every game, " he said.

    Playing sports can bring many benefits. Teenagers can take part in competitions. The top players in these competitions usually get full athletic scholarships (奖学金) for college.

    However, there are negative things about playing sports. Studies show that early learning sport increases the risk of injury and depression (抑郁). Rising costs are a big burden （负担）for poor families, reported Time for Kids.

    Alice was born with a strange disease（疾病）. She has been to many hospitals. None of the knew the cause of the disease. They told her parents she would go blind（瞎的）and deaf（聋的）.

    Now Alice is fifteen years old. eyesight and hearing are so poor that she can't see or hear clearly. But she is bright and happy girl. She says to parents," I can't see well, I won't stop working." She hopes to enjoy her life. With her parents' help, she is travelling as as she can. She is also sharing the interesting things she experiences along the way with others.

She also wants to help people her. Her dream is to help researchers a method for her disease. If she can get well, people who have the same disease may also be cured (治愈). In fact, she has money for a foundation（基金会）fighting the disease she was in Grade Two. Until now, she has got over $150, 000!

    Alice thinks helping others can make her happier having fun alone. She is doing her best to live her life without any regret (后悔) .

下面是一些同学对课外活动的看法，请仔细阅读下列短文，按信息卡内容要求填入相关信息。

Information Card

内容包括：

1）列举你们学校开展的三项课外活动并介绍课外活动给你带来的两大益处;

2）为同学如何选择课外活动提两点建议。

作文要求:

1）不能照抄上文;不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。

2）语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

    Nowadays, after-class activities are becoming more and more popular in junior schools. …