浙江省宁波市余姚市2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷

    "Can I take your order?" Night after night, I had to say this when I worked in my family's restaurant. My father cooked well. He was a1cook in our town, Highville. He wanted me, his only son, to cook with him, but2didn't like cooking. Because of the restaurant, my father was always busy. He 3had time to play football with me.

    During my high school and college years, I worked in the restaurant. But I always4to work in the kitchen. I disliked the job and I couldn't5to graduate (毕业) so that I could keep away from the family business (生意). Several days6my graduation day, my father and I started looking at new cars. Finally, we found the right car. I was sure that my father would give it to me as my graduation7.

    On my graduation day, my father gave me an old cookbook. I was so angry that I gave it back to him8saying a word and ran out of the house. Several days later I9away and started my own business.10often saw my father during holidays, we never talked about the graduation gift Then one day, I got a11knew my father was ill on the phone. I quickly went back home to see him because I was very12.

    That night, I saw the cookbook that he had given me years before. I13opened the cookbook and went through it. Then I found something that made me14It was a check (支票) for $30,000 dated the day of my graduation. And the15of the car my father and I chose all those years ago was $30,000 I misunderstood him for years.

    A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple tees he grew.

    One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was glad of the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.

    He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers(陌生人) would take the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and take some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in the deep forest. But without sunlight and good soil(土壤), the tree soon died.

    Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. "What' the difference?" the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought.

    "Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now not only no one could enjoy the fruit, but also you have destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree!"

    Different people have different characters. Now look at the following people and try to find what you can learn from them.

    Lisa was a single (单身的) mother who lived with her little son. She lost her job two years ago and they had a very hard life. Her heart was broken every time her son asked, "Can I have some more bread and butter 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 was good at writing. To make some money, she began to write articles for magazines day and night.

    Things went better. The food bank started to give her 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(采访) 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.

    A bicycle may be seen by most people as a common thing, but for many Londoners, cycling is a way of life. According to a survey in 2018, about 570,000 bike journeys are made every day in London, just as many as cars and buses.

    London started a bike-sharing system (制度) in 2010. "Bicycles have changed the way people get around our great city," Johnson told the reporter in 2018. In London, bikes are used for more than just taking short trips to and from the subway. If you want to go somewhere in the city, taking a bike is usually the quickest, easiest and cheapest choice.

    And it's not just shred bikes that the government (政府) is encouraging people to ride In many companies (公司) across the UK, the UK government allows workers to buy a new Bike without paying any tax (税). This means that it's common to see many people cycling to and from work, and some bosses even give cyclist workplace showers. More importantly, they may not be angry if you ride a bike to work and arrive late.

    Not only is it great for the environment and our body, cycling is also god for the mind. According to National Geographic Magazine, "Bike riding can improve people's happiness."

    Getting enough sleep is important for everyone. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, rich and smart. This is an old English saying. If you don't sleep well at night, you aren't going to study well during the day. Good sleep is also important for your health.

    Some people go to sleep easily. Other people can't. A lot of things can help you go to sleep easily and get a good seep. Doing some exercise during the day can help you to go to sleep. You can also play ball games, like basketball, soccer or tennis.

    Drinking a cup of warm milk may help you go to sleep. Many people also find that listening to quiet music helps them go to sleep.

    It can also help you relax and go to sleep.

    Follow the and have a good sleep every day. In this way, you can wake up happily in the morning and keep in good health.

    A farmer was put in prison (监狱). One day, he got a letter from his wife. "I am worried about our farm," she wrote. It's time potatoes, but I can't do all the by myself." The farmer then had an idea. He wrote to his wife, "Don't dig the fields. This is my gold (金子) is." A few days later, the farmer got the letter. It said, "About ten guards (守卫) came to our farm. It they were looking for something. They dug our farm everywhere." The farmer wrote to his wife at once. "Now you can plant our potatoes," he wrote.

    Zhou Yan, a 12-year-old student, went to the doctor because he had "mobile phone disease (疾病)". A of teenagers are getting it because more and more are (use) mobile phones.

    Zhou got his mobile phone five months He spent too much time (play) with his mobile phone. He sent (message) to his friends with it all the time. Zhou started to do (bad) in exams than before. His mom got very angry with him, but he didn't stop Playing his arms hurt (疼痛).

    Yang Ling, a doctor, says that someone uses his mobile phone too much, he might get "mobile phone disease". If teenagers find (they) arms or fingers hurt, they should go to the doctor as soon as possible. Yang says playing phones is (healthy) for the mind and the body so that teenagers should use mobile phones less.

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    Yesterday, our school made a survey in my class about how to spend this winter vacation. Here are the results.