浙江宁波奉化市锦屏协作区2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷（含听力音频）

    Lucy was a single mother. She lived with her little son. She lost her1two years ago and they had a very hard life. Being2was terrible. Her heart was broken every time her son asked," Can I have some more 3 please, mom?"

    One day, when her son asked the same question again, she decided to prepare a big meal for him 4 the only 6 dollars in her hand. She went to the supermarket, 5some food and cooked at home. Lucy was a shy mother, 6 she was strong-minded. "It's time to make a change," she thought. She once loved writing. To make some money, she7to write for magazines day and night.

    Things went 8.The local food bank started to provide Lucy with some free vegetables every month. Her son 9had enough food to eat. Once he told Lucy that the dishes she made were 10. Then, an idea came to Lucy's mind: Why not 11my recipes on the Internet?" She did. Many people liked her recipes and she became 12.

    Soon after that, some reporters interviewed her and asked her to write a book on 13. When Lucy got the money for the 14she wrote, she was very happy. Now Lucy has a well-paid job and a beautiful home, but she'll 15th e days when she worked hard for a good life forever.

    Only about 1 in 5 kids said they talk to a parent when they're sad, but more than 75% of kids said they'd like their parents to help them in times of need. Here's how kids said parents could help:

    Talk together.

    Help them feel better, like giving them a hug.

    Give them attention; do something together.

    Help them solve the problem.

    Stop yelling (大喊大叫).

    Don't make them feel worse.

    Help get their minds off the problem.

    Pray (祈祷) with them.

    Why don't parents do some help when their kids are in times of need? Sometimes parents might feel like kids don't want them to get involved (介入). That's why it's good to talk to a parent — even if all you want to say is that this problem is going on and that you'd like to try to solve it on your own. More often, you might want your mum or dad to offer ideas or at least a little encouragement (鼓励).

    Kids can also be nice to their mum or dad when he or she is feeling stressed out. They could draw a card, give a hug, or clean their room without being asked. Then the parents may be too surprised to feel stressed!

    Once upon a time all feelings went to an island for a vacation, and each was having a good time. Suddenly, a warning of a strong storm was announced, so all rushed to their boats. Yet, Love did not wish to run away quickly. There was so much to do. But as the clouds darkened, Love realized it was time to leave. But there were no boats to use. Love looked around with hope．

    Just then Richness was passing by Love in a large boat. Love shouted, "Richness, can you take me with you " Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."

    Love decided to ask Vanity(虚荣) who was also passing by in a beautiful boat for help. But Vanity said with a cold voice, "No, I can't take you with me. My boat will get dirty with your muddy (泥泞的) feet."

    Sorrow passed by after some time. Again, Love asked for help. But it was useless. "No, I can't take you with me. I am so sad. I want to be by myself."

    When Happiness passed by a few minutes later, Love again called for help. But Happiness was so happy that it hardly cared about anyone else.

    Love was growing worried and hopeless. Just then somebody called out, "Come, Love, I will take you with me," Love did not know who was being so kind, but jumped onto the boat happily．

    After getting off the boat, Love met Knowledge. Love asked, "Knowledge, do you know who was so kind to give me a lift when no one else wished to help?"

    Knowledge smiled, "Oh, that was Time."

    "Time?" asked Love." But why did Time help me?"

    Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered," Because only Time is able to understand how valuable (有价值的) Love is."

    People want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said," Happiness depends upon (取决) ourselves." In other words，we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions (建议) to help you be happier.

The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future — for example, getting into college or getting a good job that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as reading a good book，listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.

    Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity.

    Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.

Robert is fifteen years old. He is an athletic boy. He likes ball games very much. He has a basketball and a volleyball.

Tom is a young man. In his spare time he likes watching movies. Among all the movie characters he likes Jackie Chan best.

Lena is a lovely girl who is only ten years old. She likes small animals very much. She wants to keep an animal as a pet.

Philip, a clever student, likes science very much. He especially likes computers and robots. He wishes he could be an astronaut in the future.

Nancy shows a special interest in flowers. She grows many roses in her garden, but she wants to put some white flowers in her room.

A: Tony, could you please help out with a few things?

B: Could I at finish this show?

A: No. I think two hours of TV is for you.

B: Fine. What do you want me to do?

A: Could you take out the rubbish, the clothes and do the dishes?

B: So much?

A: Yes, because Mom will be from shopping any minute now. And she won't be happy if she sees this mess.

B: But the house is already pretty clean and tidy!

A: Yes, well, it's clean, but it's not "mother clean"!

    Health is the most important for any of us. In order to healthy, we need some common knowledge.

    Firstly pay attention to the diet. We should eat a lots of fruit and (蔬菜),because they are rich in fiber and low in fat. As a proverb says," an apple a day keeps the doctor away." So fruit is good health. Don't have a lot of food that contains too much fat, such butter. At the same time, we should eat less sweet food too much sugar is bad for us. Don't drink too much coffee, (也). 

    (second), exercise is necessary. Regular exercise can help us keep from (get) fat. People who do running every day usually have (strong) hearts than those who don't.

    Finally, have good living habits. We should sleep for about 8 hours at night, and never work too late. Overwork and little sleep will lead to illness. What's more, stay from cigarettes.

    These are the things we should pay attention to so as to stay healthy.

假设下表是你所做的小组调查记录, 请你根据记录信息, 用英语向全班同学进行汇报。

要求: 1）将表格信息全部用上。

2）适当发挥, 谈谈你对做家务活的看法。

3）词数: 60～80个。(开头及结尾已给出, 不计入总词数)

Dear class,

    Good morning! Now let me report the discussion work in our group.                     

    That's all. Thanks for listening!

    One morning, a little mouse went out to find something to eat. He was careless and met a fierce(凶猛的)lion. The lion caught the mouse. The lion wanted to eat him.

"Please let me go, Mr Lion," said the mouse. "One day, I will help you."

    The lion , "How could a little mouse help a big lion?" "Well," he said, "I will let you go. But you must walk more . "

    The mouse was very thankful. "Thank you, Mr Lion. You are very. I will repay(报答)you one day. "the little mouse said.

    The next week, the mouse was looking for something to eat again. He saw the lion under a tree. But the lion tightly(紧系着)in a strong rope. He could not get out.

     "I will help you," said the mouse. His were sharp. Then he bit one rope, and then another. Soon the lion was free. He was very happy. "Thank you, Mr Mouse," he said. Later, they became good friends.

    Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students feel that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don't want to go to school any longer. They became dropouts.

It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers' work to help their children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evenings on weekends — they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.

    Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students' hair to their clothes and things in the school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.

    Venus (金星) is close to Earth. . Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Venus is similar to Earth in size and mass (质量).It is often described as Earth's" sister".

    Scientists have been learning about Venus for a long time. First they looked at Venus through telescopes(望远镜). But Venus is covered with thick(厚的)clouds．. So they made guesses about it．

    For a long time, scientists thought that Venus had water and plants. They thought Venus might have animals, too. ．

    . In the 1960s, they began sending probes (航天探测器) to Venus. The probes flew through the thick clouds. They took pictures of Venus up close. They found out many things, too. The probes sent the pictures and things they found out back to the scientists．

    . First they learned that most of their guesses were not right. And they learned that Venus is very hot．