吉林省长春汽车经济技术开发区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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— Oh, it is _________________ wonderful _________________ I'd like to see it again.

— Yeah, _________________ when you know little about the language there.

— I'II go to Beijing as soon as the term ________________.

— In April. I ________________ it for two months.

— No, she ________________ Chicago to see her daughter.

— ________________. The sun is shining brightly in the sky.

A: Hello, David! How was your weekend?

B: Great. I visited my grandparents with my parents.

A: I enjoyed myself. I played with my friends.

B: It rained on Saturday. What were you doing when it began to rain?

A:

B: Really? Did you get wet?

A: Yes. We kept playing in the rain.

B: Sounds interesting. Is playing football your hobby?

A: Yes, of course.

B:

A: Once a week, every Saturday.

B:

A: Yes, I have been in the school football team for three years. And I want to be a football player when I grow up.

B: Sounds great.

A: Thank you.

    It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.

    She said, "Hi, young man! I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?"

    I said1,"Of course!"

    "Why are you in college at2an age?" I asked.

    She joked, "I'm here to meet a3husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world."

    "NO, Seriously," I asked

    "I always4of having a college education. Now I'm getting one!" she told me.

    After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from5.

    At the end of the term we invited Rose to6at our party. I'll never forget what she taught7.

    "We do not stop playing because we are old: we grow8because we stop playing. Here are the 9 of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every10.You've got to have a dream. When you 11 your dreams, you die! "she said.

    "There is a big12between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn't take any talent or ability, "she added. "But to13, you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets. We usually don't have regrets for what we did,14rather for things we did not do."

    Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week15graduation, she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

    Lisa was a single mother who lived with her little son. She lost her job two years ago and they had a very hard life. Being poor was terrible. Her heart was broken every time her son asked, "Can I have some more bread and jam please, Mommy?"

    One day, when her son asked the same question again, she decided to prepare a big meal for him with the only 6 dollars in her hand. She went to the supermarket, bought some food and cooked at home. Lisa was a shy mother, but she was strong— minded. "It's time to make a change, "she thought. She used to love writing. In order to make some money, she began to write articles for magazines day and night.

    Things went better. The local food bank started to provide her with some free vegetables every month. Her son finally had enough to eat. Once he told Lisa that the dishes she made were delicious. Suddenly, an idea came to Lisa's mind, "Why not share my recipes (食谱) on the Internet? "She did. Many people liked her recipes and she became popular.

    Soon after that, some reporters interviewed her and asked her to write a book on cooking. When Lisa got the money for the book she wrote, she had a good sleep for the first night during the two years. Now Lisa has a well—paid job and a beautiful home, but she'll never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life.

    On a farm lived a father and a son. The father always got up early and read by the window. One morning, the son came up to him and said, Dad, I read books at night but forget most of them the next morning. What's the good of reading?

    The father didn't reply to his question at once. He passed him a basket that was used to carry coal (煤). He said, "Get some water from the river with the basket and then I'll tell you the answer."

    The son felt surprised but he did as his father said. He tried many times but every time the water leaked(漏掉) from the basket.

    An hour later, the son came back with the empty basket and told his father it was impossible to hold water with the basket. The father said with a smile, "Yes, you are right, my son. The basket can't hold water. But did you notice the basket was different?" The son found the dirty basket had become clean. The father continued, "Reading is like holding water with the basket. Although we can't remember all we read, we have changed while reading."

    Once upon a time, there were three fish living in a pool. One evening, some fishermen (渔夫) passed by and saw the fish." This pool is full of fish!" they said excitedly. "We've never fished here before. " After saying that, they left.

    When the oldest of three fish heard this, he was worried. He said, Did you hear what the fishermen said? We must leave this pool quickly. " The second fish said. You're right. We must leave here. "There's nothing to worry about." he said "We have lived here all our live. No fisherman has ever come here. I'm not going anywhere. My luck will keep me safe."

    The second fish saw the fishermen coming early the next morning and left quickly. The oldest fish left the pool that evening.

The oldest fish saw the problem ahead (预先) and acted before it arrived. But the fish that depended on luck and did nothing died in the end.

A. The second fish acted when it came.

B. But the youngest fish didn't think so.

C. The fishermen will come back tomorrow and kill us!

D. The third fish's luck didn't help him— he was caught and killed.

E. We must come back tomorrow with our nets (网) and catch these fish!

    When talking about Chinese Women's Volleyball Team, we have to talk about one person, Lang Ping. She uses her strong will and professional ability to help Chinese Women's Volleyball Team go to the world stage。

    Dating back to 2013, it was so hard for Lang to make her decision of keeping on her volleyball career. At that time, there was something wrong with her body. But later, when she thought about the future of Chinese Women's Volleyball Team, on April 25, 2013, she firmly accepted the position—coach(教练) of Chinese Women's Volleyball Team.

    Since then, she started her tough and busy life of volleyball again. It was not easy to make the women volleyball players better— trained. She met many difficulties when improving their skills of playing. But she never said impossible. Whatever happened, she treated the volleyball players seriously every year.

    Finally, all her efforts paid off. In 2016, Chinese Women's Volleyball Team won the gold medal in the Rio Olympics. At the same time, people in the world felt the charm of the spirit of Chinese Women's Volleyball Team again.

提示：1）What activities do you usually do in your free time? (at least three activities)

2）Why are you interested in these activities?

3）What else do you want to say about free time activities?

My Free Time

    I'm a middle school student. Though I have been busy with my schoolwork, my free time is still colourful. …