陕西省西安市莲湖区2019-2020学年八年级下学英语期末试卷

    We all get angry. Sometimes, we get so angry that we may think about doing 1.

Last Saturday, I offered to sweep the floor for my mom. When I 2, I decided to do my homework. However, my little brother Tim threw a lot of 3 of paper on the floor. What a mess! I was quite angry, 4 he thought it was funny. He even made a funny face. I became 5 and threw his favorite cup onto the floor.

    Tim began to cry. My mom sat me down and talked to me in 6 soft voice. She said, "Lucy, breaking things in anger is never the right way 7 a problem." When Dad came home from work, he told me that I would have to use the money I got for my 8 birthday to buy a new cup for Tim. How upset I was! Then he said to me, "Using words 9 always better than hitting or throwing. If you were angry with Tim, why didn' t you tell him 10? When you do bad things out of anger, you will always regret (懊悔) them."

    Although I' m still a little sad, I will always remember what my parents told me that day.

    Once, there was a big spider in thebasement (地下室)of an art museum. The spider was good at making webs. Every day, he spent muchtime taking care of his web. For him, it was very1.

    However, one day, the museum workers beganto take paintings out of the basement.2 other spiders came to know what was happening,they soon moved to other places. However, the big spider didn't want to move. "It's3for me to find a better place to make aweb," he thought. "I need to work4to make my web stronger. When they seemy strong web, they will5." So, the spider did his best tomake his web stronger. Over time, there were fewer and fewer paintings.

    One afternoon, the6came again. It looked like that theywere going to take the painting anyway. The spider didn't want to leave. Butwhen he7he might lose his life, he ran awayfrom the basement and came to a little garden. To his8, he could make an even more beautifulweb there. The spider thought, "Sometimes, leaving doesn't mean9."

    In our life, we have to make difficult10 sometimes. It's not easy, but we shouldn't beafraid. Future might be better than we think.

    Last Saturday, my cousin and I went aroundour neighbourhood, looking at things in yard sales. You wouldn't believe thegreat things we found and the great fun we had!

    The yard sale in our neighbourhood is oneof the biggest in the area. It started with only a few families, but as more andmore people came to care about the environment, it became more and morepopular. Now, even people from a few kilometers away come to the sale. Eachfamily puts out things such as books, clothes，and even ovens. They hope others willfind another use for those things.

    The day was quite hot，so we got up quite early. First, westopped at Ms. Fisher's house. Her son was leaving for college, so there werelots of things he no longer needed. He had several sets of music CDs and lotsof good books. Guess what? I found one of my favorite books. What was more，all I had to pay was a dollar.Whata deal! Then, we moved on to other houses. The street was full of peopleand everyone was happy.

    Think about it. It's really good for theenvironment and for people too. Next time you feel like an adventure (探险), check out a yard sale. It's fun, andit' s a great way to use things again.

    How to make the world a better place? Startwith small changes like sharing. In Yin- chuan, Ningxia, there is such a "beautiful"family.

    Wu Hai works for NXTV (Ningxia Broadcastand TV Station). He developed an interest in reading as a boy. When he was inGrade 1, he got his first library card. Since then, he has been a real "fan"of reading.

    One day, in May, 2014, Wu went to a readingsalon (沙龙). To go to the salon, he had to pay100 yuan. Wu thought it was a pity that some of his friends wouldn't like to gobecause of the cost.

    Two months later, Wu and his wife，Sun Ping, started a free readingworkshop. They named it "Sunshine Sharing Collection". They wanted topromote (宣扬)the idea that "sharing makes a change in reading".

    Sun Ping also works for NXTV. After talkingwith her husband, she started an online course (课程), Voice Bookroom. Through the course,she helps members of the workshop to improve their reading skills. They alsoorganize reading and sharing activities in schools with students and teachers.In 2019, the Wu family was named as "the most beautiful family in Yinchuan".

    Last Sunday, Amy felt quite upset because her mom ordered her to clean her bedroom. Joey, Amy's little brother, walked in and said, "Amy, I feel so bored."

    "Not now, Joey," Amy said. "I have to clean my room, or Mom will be angry with me. When she's angry, she'll ask me to do the dishes for a week." She picked up a sock under the chair and put it on her bed. "Oh, this is boring," said Amy.

    Joey really wanted to play. After thinking for a while, he said. " Pretend (假装) that you are a robot and I will be your master (主人) From now on, you must listen to my orders."

    "Well, that sounds like fun!" Amy said. "Let's have a try."

    Joey sat on the chair and said, "Robot, pick up your clothes and put them in your wardrobe (衣柜)."

    "Robot, pick up your books and put them in your bookcase," said Joey. Amy did as Joey said.

    …

    After about twenty minutes, Amy's room looked a lot tidier. She said to Joey, "Hey, thank you for helping me clean my room."

    Joey laughed and said, " Next time, we can try some different chore game ideas."

    "Okay!"

A. I have a game idea!

B. You can clean your room later.

C. You know, I hate doing the dishes.

D. And thank you for playing with me.

E. Can you play with me for a while?

F. Robot, go to sweep the floor right now.

G. Amy put her shirts，skirts and trousers into her wardrobe

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    It was Sunday and the Smith family were going to have a picnic in the city park. Mr. Smith was getting the car ready. Mrs. Smith was  lunch. Nancy and Joseph were discussing which ball to take. Suzie，the was watching from her highchair (宝宝椅).

    , the phone rang and Mrs. Smith went to the living room to answer it. That was when Nancy came into the kitchen. She took a sandwich from the table. Suzie asked, “Could you me a small piece?” Nancy agreed. Then, Joseph came into the kitchen. He opened a bottle of strawberry juice and poured some into  sister's little cup. Next, Mr. Smith came into the kitchen. He took a piece of pie and broke off a bit for Suzie.

    After a few, Mrs. Smith came back into the kitchen. "Oh, no! What happened? I just answered a phone call," Mrs. Smith said. "Who did this? Who ate our lunch instead of for our picnic?"

    Nancy was the to answer, saying, "I just ate a sandwich."

    "I just a bottle of strawberry juice," said Joseph.

    "And I just had some pie," said Dad.

    Suzie said, "Mom, withhelp, I tried a little bit of everything. Look! They are too far for me to reach."

    In Shanghai City, when people throw away wet waste, they must take the wet waste (mainly food waste) out of the rubbish bag first. Then, they throw the rubbish bag into another trashcan(垃圾桶). This is not easy to do.

    Shi Yuan is a 14-year-old student from Shanghai Wenlai Middle School. One rainy day in May, 2019, when he was throwing away wet waste, he got food waste all over his trousers. Then, he decided to do something about this. He made a special rubbish bag for wet waste. The bag has a band of adhesive tape(粘贴带). When one end of the tape is open, the bag turns upside down by itself. Then, people can easily throw wet waste into the trashcan. Shi's idea won him a prize in the Shanghai Adolescents Science & Technology Innovation Contest. So far, he has sold over 2 million bags online. And on May 4, 2020, he began to sell his bags in 11 supermarkets in Shanghai.

     “Like many other kids  I' m also busy with homework and I like to play. The only difference is that I like to find ways to make life easier,” Shi said.

A: Li Lei, what are you going to do tomorrow?

B: Oh, I have no plans. ?

A: I' m going to Chongqing Sichuan Opera Museum. Have you been there before?

B:  Is it interesting?

A: I think so. It shows the history of Sichuan Opera. You know I like operas.

B: ?

A: It opens at 9 a. m. The museum isn't far from my home.?

B: Yes, I'd love to. I'll get to your house at about 8:50 a.m.

A: Great! Then, we can walk there.

B: Okay.

A: See you!

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Dear Editor,

    My name is Li Lei. I'd like to share one of my experiences of doing housework at home.

Yours,

Li Lei