新目标（Go for it）版2016-2017学年初中英语八年级下册Units 1—10阶段检测

    You are now listening to our radio program．In today's program，we are going to talk about Bike to Work Day in the United States．In many cities in America，. of May is the Bike to Work Day．The daypeople to go to work by bike instead of driving a car or taking a bus．Bike riding has become more and more popular now．A report says that the number of people riding bikes to work in the United States has grown bypercent from 2000 to 2013．A research also says thatof bike riding a week can help people to keep fit．It is and it's also good for the environment．Get on your bicycle now．

    一Not yet．I'm doing it right now．

    一Sure．Here you are．

    一        I don't use it today．

    Yesterday it was Sharon's birthday, but she had no special plans, so she decided to go home after work.She left the office arid while she was walking down the street，she was1her friends.They usually remembered her birthday but they had forgotten it for the first time this year.“I think that's2because all of them are busy at work.I guess they will call me tomorrow as it is Saturday, ”she said to herself.Then she3that she was hungry, so she bought some food in a supermarket.And when she came out of the supermarket，she saw an old woman selling4.She bought some roses(玫瑰)from her and left.

    After she got home，she took a shower.And then she had some food.“Now I feel much happier,”she said.“If5remembers my birthday, I will celebrate it by myself.”Suddenly the doorbell (门铃)rang.It was 11：00 p.m.She was surprised 6her husband was on a business trip.“7could it be?”She thought and went to open the door.

    “Happy birthday! ”A group of her friends and her husband were there! Also their hands were full of colorful packages(包裹).She couldn't8her eyes. She had everybody9her and many nice gifts.It was the most10moment (时刻)of her life.“I'm really happy to have such thoughtful friends like you.Thank you all!”Sharon said excitedly.

A：Hello，Raya．How are you?

B：Fine, thanks．And you?

A：I'm fine, but I have lots of homework to do tonight．

B：Really?

A：Because my computer is not working．I'm going to my cousin's house to use hers．

B：

A：It's a short journey on the bus．

B：I live five minutes from here．

A：Are you sure? Don't you need it this evening?

B：

A：Have you? Even the math? I can't understand any of it．

B：

A：That's kind of you．

A

    Nina and Julia are two lovely girls．They are 14 years old and go to school in London．But they weren't at school last week—they were doing work experience．And this week they are back in the classroom．Now a school reporter is talking with them about their work．

(Q=Question；N=Nina；J=Julia)

O：Where did you work?

N：I worked in a restaurant．

J：I worked for a TV company(公司)．

O：What did you do?

N：I cleaned the tables and swept the floor and I also served the customers（顾客）．I gave them their food and drinks and took the money．I started really early—at 6：00 a．m．The restaurant opened at 7：00 a．m．and closed at 6：00 p．m．I didn't stay until 6：00 p．m．一I finished work at 2：00p．m．The staff(全体员工)were friendly but we didn't have much time for talking．We were all really busy!

J：I worked in an office of the TV company．I started at 10：00 a．m．and finished at 6：00 p．m．I helped my boss(领导)with different jobs．Sometimes he told me to answer the phone．Other times he asked me to use the computer to look for  information he needed．I was really busy all day!

Q：Did you enjoy it?

N：No．I didn't! I wanted to work in a restaurant because I like cooking．But I didn't do any cooking all week．I am very happy to go back to school．

J：Yes，I did! The boss was kind and the staff were nice．I've really learned a lot from them．

B

  The doctor examined(检查)Nuala's leg．Nuala tried not to cry,but it was a challenge．Her leg really hurt．

  “How did you hurt yourself?”asked the doctor．

  “I jumped off a swing，”said Nuala．?"Is it broken?”

   “It sure is,”said the doctor，holding out the X—ray．“See right here?”

    Two hours later, Nuala left the hospital on crutches(腋杖)．Her leg was in a cast(石膏夹)．

    “What will I tell Ms．Chang?”she asked her mother in the car．

    Ms．Chang was Nuala's dance teacher．The spring dance performance was only two weeks away．Nuala's cast would be on for at least six weeks!

    “She's going to be crazy about me!”said Nuala．

     But Ms．Chang wasn't crazy．She said．“We'll think of something．”Nuala felt ridiculous going on stage(舞台)with her crutches．“I look stupid．”she said．“I'm afraid I can't dance with them．”

    “Have you ever heard 'The show must go on'?”asked Ms．Chang．Then together, they thought about the show carefully．They thought of how Nuala could move to the music．They thought of ways for her to dance on crutches．

    On the night of the performance，Nuala told herself to relax again and again．Nuala's cast looked quite big and heavy, but she went out and danced．In the end，the audience r观众)cheered．Someone even threw roses at the stage! The show did go on!

C

    For a parent，the child's health and happiness are the most important things．This can be difficult to achieve．However, there is no need to worry．Our

group：Happy Life can help parents with this  ▲  ．

    We run camps for children aged 6 to 16．They are open from May to August．We look after lots of children every year．Our camps are based in the Colorado Mountains．There are many kinds of outdoor activities for children to choose from．

    We aim to do good to all children．Some children are good at school, but not very active(积极的)．Our camps will help them develop an interest in sports．Other children are mainly interested in sports．These children will play sports．but will also learn new skills such as teamwork skills, social skills and communication  skills．Children will try new activities，too．Our camps are to help develop a fully

active child．

    Our camps are available to any family in America．A child's stay can be as short as a week or as long as six weeks．

    Our number is 67003385．Why not call us today?

  get this job，Mr．Green made lots of preparations．

If youhimother children of his own age，he's not very tall．

Cindy is certainly going，but she'll be late．

    It's not the time to  ， Henry!

You have to the report yourself．

    Sarah Hutchins is a young girl．She has won a prize from Amazon．com in a competitionyoung inventors． Sarah invented “ camoculars ”by putting binoculars(双筒望远镜) and a camera together．She was one of thousands of young  people who their ideas to Amazon．com the company mat organized the competition．

    Sarah was at a concert when she thought of invention．“I was sitting a long way from the stage and I was watching the band through my binoculars．While I was ， I thought，'I'd love to be able to take a picture of this !”Then I got a(n) ． Why not have binoculars with a camera inside them?”

    When she got home，she  a pair of binoculars and a  cheap camera  and put them together．Her sister was watching her and told her about the ． So Sarah sent her idea to Amazon．com and two months later, she got a surprise．

    Amazon．com honed to say that she was a(n) ． They didn't give her the top prize，but she won $1，000 and a trip to New York．

“What are you going to invent?”asked some people． “I don't know，” said Sarah．“you just sit there and think，you won't invent anything because you get ideas at strange moments．The only thing I can do is keep my eyes and ears open!”

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参考词汇：燃放爆竹set off firecrackers

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Bill，although setting off firecrackers is a Chinese tradition during the Spring Festival， it causes many problems．