浙江省宁波市北仑区2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷（含听力音频）

    For this little boy, it is a really cold winter. His father was in a car accident(车祸) and he 1 a leg. After that, his father became so sad. When the boy didn't do something well, the father would be2and beat him.

    One night, the boy passed a small shop on the street. He saw some beautiful boxes of3An idea came into his mind. He knew his father4coffee. Although he knew stealing(偷) was not good, all he could think of was his father's5He soon put a box of coffee into his jacket and ran back home.

    He gave the coffee to his father, and his father gave6a kiss. The boy was very happy7he wanted the kiss from his father for a long time.8, the shopkeeper came and told his father the truth. His father beat him again.

    Many years later, the boy's mother called and said his father wanted to see him. He9because he was too busy. After a few weeks, he heard the10news that his father died. He found an old box of coffee in his father's room. On it was a piece of paper, saying, "The gift11my son". There was the letter:

Dear son,

    I'm not a good father. But I have a dream—to have a coffee shop, then I can make.12for you. I'm sorry I didn't keep my dream.

    The boy was very sad. He didn't meet his father for the13time. He decided to go on his father's14. He started a coffee business. His coffee business is15now. The name of the boy's coffee shop is Starbucks(星巴克). He is Howard Schultz.

    How do other countries celebrate New Year's Day? Here are some of the special traditions for the holidays.

    Health and happiness are important in everyone's life. Here are some ways to make them easy.

    Eat a balanced diet(平衡饮食). Eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, some grains(谷物) and a little meat.

    Exercise twice or three times a week.

    Get enough sleep. It is best to get eight hours' sleep a day.

    Keep yourself busy. This is good because it stops you from having bad habits. To keep yourself busy, you can walk around the house, spend time with your pets, do a sports, or do a hobby you enjoy.

    Go out and make friends. Spend time and have fun with them. Talk with them, but you must be sure not to talk about anything bad. You should stay with the people who are healthy and happy.

    Dad was walking around the house seriously. He walked here and there in a hurry. He needed his glasses so he could read the newspaper. He likes reading. But he could not remember where he had put his glasses.

    First, Dad looked in the bedroom. He looked on the bed and under the bed. Next, Dad opened the closet. He looked in the pockets of his brown coat. He even looked inside his winter boots. Then Dad went outside to the car. He looked on the seats of the car. He searched under the car seats, too. Dad came back inside. He walked into the living room and looked around. Then he sighed loudly.

    Mom and Wendy were sitting there, and they heard Dad sigh. "What's wrong?" asked Mom. "I've looked everywhere for my glasses, but I can't find them," he said. Wendy and Mom looked at Dad. Then they smiled at each other. Dad was always losing his glasses, but this time they were not lost. Mom and Wendy knew just where they were. "Maybe Mom and I can help you," said Wendy. "That would be great," said Dad. "I've looked in the bedroom, in the closet, and in the car. I don't know where else to look."

    Now Mom and Wendy started to laugh. Dad looked surprised. "What's so funny?" he asked. When Dad looked in the mirror, he laughed, too. His glasses were on top of his head.

    As we know, all living things have to eat food. For a man, a tiger, a fish, a bird, or even a worm, food is needed. We know all living things are sure to die without food. In every part of the world, different kinds of animals share living places and live in communities (群落) together. They are connected(联系) in a food chain.

    In a food chain, some living things are producers and some are consumers. Plants are producers because they use sunlight, soil and other things to make their own food. Animals are consumers because they have to eat other animals or plants.

    There are four different kinds of consumers in the animal world. A carnivore is an animal that only eats other animals. An herbivore is an animal that only eats plants. An omnivore is an animal that eats plants and animals. A scavenger is an animal that eats dead animal.

    Here is a picture of a food chain. The food chain shows how animal eat each other in a community. In the picture, you can see what animal or plant is food for another animal. See? The grass is food for a rabbit(兔子), which then becomes food for a hungry tiger. In this way, all of these animals are connected.

A. No, later?

B. See you later.

C. Great, see you at eight.

D. You want to go to see a film?

    Are robots as smart as humans? Scientists are now to make robots look like humans and do the same things as we do. Some robots in Japan can walk and dance. They are fun . However, some scientists believe that although we can make robots move like people. There will be to make them really think like a human. For example, scientist James White thinks that robots will never be able to wake up and know they are. But many scientists disagree with Mr. White. They think that robots will even be able to talk humans in 25 to 50 years. Everything is possible in the future.

    This is a story of a girl's dream. Angel Thomas, eleven-year- old schoolgirl, always liked to play shop games when she (be) younger. She wants to be a shopkeeper one day. Now she is playing the game for real—after opening her own shop at the of eleven. She becomes her own boss and goes to work in her free time.

    Angel has now become Britain's (young) shopkeeper. She runs a clothes shop. The shop (sell) clothes for pets. Her shop is popular with the young and the old. The schoolgirl is able to balance(平衡) running the store with her schoolwork. She even teaches (she) how to make clothes, so she can create her own (collect) of pet clothes.

    "I've always wanted to be successful and run my own business," Angel said. "I love being my own boss and I really enjoy (go) to work." Indeed, she did what she wanted. She is a wonderful girl.

    Now the primary school pupil is looking to reach her next goal—making enough money to pay her study to become a vet. She wants to do more for the animals she loves the animals.

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    Study trips are becoming more and more popular in China. It has many advantages and disadvantages at the same time. In my opinion,