河北省秦皇岛市卢龙县2020-2021学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷

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—If he _____, we will be very excited.

Someonesays, "Time is money." But I think time is more1 than money. Why? Because whenmoney is spent, we can make it again. However,2 time is gone, it'll never3. That is4 we mustn't waste time.

Itgoes without saying that the5is usually limited(有限的). Even a second is very important, we should make full use of ourtime to do6useful.

Butit is a pity that there are lots of people who do not know the importance oftime. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking, and7. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own8.

Ina word, we should save time. We shouldn't9today's work for tomorrow.Remember we have no time to10.

Rosehas four cousins. They are Ann, Betty, Peter and Bill. Rose is the oldest ofthem five. Betty is thirteen years old. She is two years younger than Rose andone year older than Peter. Bill is nine. And Ann, the youngest, is seven.

Betty and Peter are good at running. But Peterruns faster. Rose and Ann like to play basketball. Rose plays better than Ann.Bill is the best singer of them five. Rose and Betty study in a middle school.Ann, Peter and Bill study in a primary school. These five children all workhard at their lessons. But Betty works hardest.

Here are the New Year'sresolutions of my four friends.

Myname is Dave, and I am from the UK. I'm going to drink more water and lesscola. I'm also going to brush my teeth before breakfast and after dinner, andwash my hands before eating.

My name is Tina, and I am from the United States. I want to make more friends this year. I'm going to be nicer to the other children in my class. I'm going to be friendly to children who need friends—like someone who is shy or new to my school.

I'mSelina, and I am from the United States. I'm going to work harder this year.I'm going to do all the homework that our teachers ask us to do. If I have anyproblems with my subjects, I'm going to ask my teachers for help.

My name is Toby, and I am from Singapore. I'm never going to play computer games. When I feel angry or stressed, I'm going to find better ways to relax, like exercising, reading or discussing my problems with my friends.

Aftera long day's study at school, you are very tired. So after school you go hometo relax. When you get home, a robot greets you. He is happy to see you andhelps you take your school things to your room. He listens to you talking aboutyour school life and tells you a new joke. And he tells you to call your cousinand to say "Happy Birthday". And then he helps you with yourhomework.

Thisis your future, and the robot's name is NAO. NAO has a small body, two big eyesand a large head. He can walk and dance. He can listen and talk, and he caneven learn and think for himself. His creators (创造者) predictthat this kind of robot will be in people's homes before 2040.

This robot is $16，000. He knows who you are. NAO can even express his emotions(情感). He is a self-guided robot. A self-guided robot can sense (感觉)，think and act. Other robots might do twoout of the three. For example, a robot might sense things using cameras andthinks using computers. But with no arms, he can't act. Another robot can moveand sense things, but he can't think for himself. These aren't self-guidedrobots. But NAO can do them all.

Filmsbring us more than just fun. For many people, watching foreign films is a wayto learn the language. Of course, there must be some difficulties. Here is myadvice for you to get the most enjoyment from watching films in English.

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Ifyou like action films, watch an action film like Indiana Jones. If you likecomedies better, watch a comedy. Anything with Hugh Grant in always makespeople laugh! If you choose something you enjoy watching in your own language,you may enjoy it better in English.

Choosesomething that is simple for you

It'sbest to start with something simple. Then you can understand the story of thefilm better. Disney films, such as The Lion King and Tangled, are great examples.

Askfriends for advice

Maybeyour friends have English films. If so, they may be able to recommendgood films to you.

Ifnecessary, use subtitles（字幕）

Forbeginners, subtitles are very useful. Using subtitles in your own language isthe easiest way to understand the film, but for many good learners, why not useEnglish subtitles? In this way, you can learn more words and improve yourEnglish.

Imagine this: Your parents go away for work, but you have to stay at home without them. Would life be as easy as when your parents are around? Would it be a wonderful holiday for you?

I can cook tomato and egg soup, but that's all. I think many of my classmates are the same." said Li Yujie, a girl from a middle school. "But I always forget things. I watch television then burn the soup."

"Now parents do almost everything for us. So we don't know what we can do and how to look after ourselves." LiYujie said.

Usually teenagers spend most of their time doing their homework. They don't learn any life skills(技能) until they finish high school. However, Simon doesn't think so. "I think I am OK. I know how to cook some dishes because my mom showed me." the 13-year-old boy said.

In his opinion, many teenagers depend(依赖) too much on their parents. In fact, there is much more to learn than cooking. They should know how to clean up their rooms and wash their own clothes. For most teenagers, it wouldn't be a holiday at all. It could be a time to learn to be independent(自立的) and take care of themselves well.

As teenagers, you need to learn some life skills to make your life easier.

Once there was a man named Tom. His eyes were in great pain(疼痛).He visited the best doctor in the world. He also tried different kinds of medicine(药). nothing helped. One day, Tom met a famous eye doctor. He advised the man (look) at only green things for a long time.

It was a very strange (suggest), but Tom wanted to try it. He (buy) boxes of green paint (油漆) and painted everything green in his house. To his surprise, it (real) worked! The pain was starting to go away.

Several weeks later, friend in white visited him. While he was walking to Tom's house, Tom came out with a box of green paint poured (倾倒) all the paint on him. The friend was very angry. Tom first said sorry to (he), and then said that he had to do this—because he needed to see green things only.

The friend laughed loudly after (hear) that. "Why did you paint everything green?" He asked. "It would be much (easy) if you put on a pair of green glasses! You can paint all things green, but you can't paint the whole world green!"

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

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