山东省临沂市蒙阴县2018-2019学年八年级下学期英语期末考试试卷（含听力音频）

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—___________ Monday.

—About once a month.

—Yes. He got it as a birthday gift last week.

—Sorry, I ________ in the kitchen and didn't hear the phone.

—Yes, I ___________ there several times.

    How do animals communicate (交流) with each other? They have special "languages". In fact, they are using signals (信号). Different signals have different meanings.

    For example, when a bee (蜜蜂) finds food somewhere, it flies home quickly. It can't speak, but it can tell others by dancing. Other bees will know where and how far the food is.

    Some animals show their feelings by making sounds. For example, when a dog is angry, it barks (吠). At this time, you'd better stay away from it. Birds can make several sounds to show different meanings. Sometimes we humans show feelings by making sounds instead of by speaking. For example, when we feel painful (疼痛的), we cry "Oh!" or“Ouch!".

    We humans have languages and words. We can communicate face to face by speaking. We can write down what happened in order to remember clearly. We can also send (寄) messages to people far away. But animals can't.

    Teeth are important. Strong and healthy teeth help you chew(咀嚼) foods that help you grow. They help you speak clearly. And yes, they help you look best. Here are some tips for you to take care of your teeth:

    ⒈Brush your teeth the right way.

    Brush your teeth at least twice a day – after breakfast and before bedtime. If you can, brush after lunch or after sweet snacks, too. Brush all of your teeth, not just the front ones. Spend time brushing teeth along the sides and back of your mouth. Spend at least three minutes each time you brush. Play a song you like to help pass the time. Get a new toothbrush every three months. When you buy toothbrush, be sure it has soft bristles(鬃毛).

    ⒉Learn how to floss(用牙线清洁) your teeth.

    Flossing is a very important way to keep your teeth healthy. Food may hide between two teeth. Flossing can help get rid of it. You'll need to floss your teeth at least once a day.

    ⒊Have good eating habits.

    You need to be careful about what you eat and drink. Eating sugar is a major cause of tooth decay(蛀牙).Eat lots of fruits and vegetables and drink water instead of soda(苏打).

    Life in the future will be different from life today. But what will the change be?

    The population is growing fast. There will be more people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.

    Computers will be much smaller and more useful and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in school then.

    People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.

    There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruits and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.

    Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

    I have ever been to many amusement parks in my country. But I have never been to a Disneyland Park. Disneyland is a special amusement park. It was built first in the US. There are six Disneyland Theme Parks in the world. China also has two Disneyland Parks. The others are in Japan and France. Shanghai Disneyland opened in 2016. I think this Disneyland will be more wonderful because of Shanghai's rapid development of modern technology. The Disneyland Parks mostly attract many children to play there. It's a great place for children to have fun. On the one hand, they can see the Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck with their own eyes. My friend Li Ling went to Shanghai a few weeks ago. She said she enjoyed herself in the Disneyland Park. I hope I can go there next summer vacation.

    There are many walls in the world, but the Great Wall of China is one of the famous of all. It's one of the wonders on the earth. It was built 2,000 years ago. The first  in China, Qin Shihuang, joined the old walls together. Chinese people usually the wall "Wan Li Chang Cheng".

    How could the Chinese people such a great wall so many years ago without any machines? They had to do all the work by hand. It was really difficult to build it. It took of men many years to finish the Great Wall.

    Today, people the Great Wall as a symbol of China. Every year, many people all over the world have great fun it.

    Once upon a time, a very old man named Yu Gong lived near two mountains. They were so high and big that it (take) a long time to walk to the other side. The old man told his family that they should all help him to move the mountains. But his wife said an old man probably even(not move) a small tree and where they would put all the earth and stone from the mountains. Yu Gong said they could put it into the sea because it's big enough (hold) everything. So they all started digging the next day and moved some of the earth and stone to the sea.

    One day, a man saw Yu Gong and his children when they (work) on moving the mountains. He told Yu Gong that he could never do it because he was old and weak. As soon as the man finished (talk), Yu Gong said that his family could continue to move the mountains after he died because his family would live and grow, but the mountains could not get bigger. So Yu Gong and his family kept on (dig) day after day and year after year. Finally, a god was so moved by Yu Gong that he sent two gods to take the mountains away. This story reminds us that you can never know what's possible unless you try to make it (happen).

    Do you know Kumamon (熊本熊)? He is the most popular bear in Japan. With the big black body, red cheek (脸颊)and wide-open eyes, Kumamon always looks surprised. It makes him very lovely. And people of different ages love him.

    熊本熊和真正的熊一样高。 He is the mascot (吉祥物) of a place called Kumamoto in Japan. Before the lovely mascot appeared in 2010, few people knew about this place. But now it is very famous and lots of people come to visit it every year.

    Kumamon has his website, blog and facebook page, so people can know what he is doing every day. People can also see him on over 10000 things, like shirts, bags and candy boxes.

    Why is Kumamon so popular? First, he has a cute look. Second, people can find him on so many things that they can hardly forget him. Third, he is very funny. And there are a lot of photos and videos about him on the Internet. They make people laugh a lot. People think he is not just a mascot, but more like a person. 

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