江苏省镇江市新区2018-2019学年八年级下学期英语3月质量调研试卷

  —Oh, it's so exciting that I can't stop ______ the kite.

—______. It's his second time to sing in English.

—______________

—It's very interesting.

    In many big cities in the world, the overuse of cars is thought to be one of the main causes of air pollution.

    What will cars be like in the future? Some experts(专家) think that today's cars are in trouble1they use too much petrol (汽油). They say the cars of the future will be much, much smaller. They will be made2engines (发动机) or air conditioning. They'll have no radio or lights. Tomorrow's car will be an open air car with no doors or3It needn't have a pollution control system because it won't use petrol. In fact, this new car will be pushed by the driver's feet. Very4people will be killed in accidents, because the speed will be five miles per hour5However, we are also told not to6beautiful colors, because the cars will come in grey only.

    Other car experts do not hold the same idea. They are7that the future will be happier. They think that all our8will soon be solved by car companies with the production of the Supercar. Tomorrow's car will be9, faster, and more comfortable than before. The Supercar will have four rooms, TVs, running water, heat, air conditioning, and maybe a swimming pool. Large families will travel on long trips10If petrol is in short supply (供应), the Supercar will run on water.

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    Now, almost everybody knows the hottest English word "selfie". Selfie is a photo that one takes of oneself, according to the Oxford (牛津) online dictionary. People usually take selfies with a smart phone and send them to Wechat (微信) or Qzone (QQ 空间).

    "Almost every day, I take a photo of myself at school, and save it in my Qzone," said Huang Xu, 13, from Hunan. These photos record her happy and sad moments.

Pop stars also take a lot of selfies. Li Chunping  14, from Harbin, is a big fan of Yang Mi. "She has used many selfies to tell us about her life and work," said Li.

    What makes people love selfies? Some people say it's narcissism (自恋). "The rise of the selfie is a perfect symbol for our narcissistic culture. We're crying out: Look at me!" said US psychiatrist(精神科医生) Carole Lieberman.

    Young people are using selfies to make friends online, Jonathan Freedland wrote in the Guardian. (《卫报》) "The usual purpose of taking a selfie is to share online. They express a human need to connect with others," wrote Freedland.

    Huang Xu agrees with that. “During the summer vacation, my classmates and I shared many selfies online. Hair or clothes were not our interests. Through these photos, we got to know each other's holidays and feelings,” said Huang Xu.

    I entered a university after years of hard study. I thought my life would be full of happiness and knowledge. But my life in the university is not as what I had expected. Then I became lazy and silent, even puzzled (困惑). I don't know what my future would be like.

    Four years in the university is only a short period. And a half of it has passed already. This year, many people, such as my parents and my friends, asked me what I wanted to do, and they all told me to make a plan for my life with their thought. I don't want to take their advice. I want my own style. So I think carefully.

    I have been a young volunteer for five years. It has been a happy time and it is a big thing for me. Then I have a dream to join the University Student Volunteer Go West Program. I think I can be a teacher in the west. I would like to devote my life to helping the children there. I want to make the world a better place for them. To make it come true, I will work harder in the next two years. There is an old saying "Where there is a will, there is a way". I think my dream will come true in the near future.

    At last, I want to say to everybody, "Try your best to realize your dreams, no matter how big or small they are. The path to dream may not be smooth and wide. Even there are some difficulties you will face. But hold on to the end, you can find there is no greater happiness than making our dream come true."

—He has gone to Shanghai on (busy).

—I'm afraid she has (go) out.

Please tell me more about your Mr Chen.

When are you going to Beijing.

The government is trying to improve people's .

How long you in the School Football Club?

Great changes have in our hometown over these years.

    Climbing a mountain is hard work. But one step after another finally brings a person to the t. Along the way, he can stop and look a. And the higher he climbs, the more w views there will be. If he k climbing, he will have a new world before him. He will have a new way of seeing everything. Now learning a language is something like climbing a mountain. This new language can give you a new way of learning about life. It can open the way into people's m and hearts, into a culture which is very d from the one of your own. This will make you g at things that money can't buy.

    Like the mountain climber, he can stop now and then to e the beauty around him. Everyone who is i in reading, he will also find fun in books as he tries to learn more and more of that new language.

    Travelling is a very good activity. When you get tired of your work or study, and when you have free time, you can go to a beautiful place to enjoy the beauty of nature or other cities. You can breathe fresh air, meet different people and make friends with them. It's good for your health to do so.

    But sometimes, travelling is not an enjoyable thing. For example, the weather can be changeable. There may be rain when you travel. You may catch a cold or be ill while travelling. The worst thing is that the thieves may steal(偷) your money. All these may happen to a tourist.

    When you go on a trip, you must get everything ready. Firstly, you must have clear information about the weather. Secondly, ask a friend to go with you so that you can help each other. Thirdly, you must be careful everywhere and try not to cause accidents. If you do this, you will surely enjoy your travel.

要求：1）语句通顺，书写整洁。

2）不得出现真实姓名和班级。

The Changes in My Hometown

    In the past, my hometown was very small,