浙江省杭州市锦绣育才教育集团2015-2016学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷

—Please go and        . You should be careful next time.

—In about ten minutes.

—What's wrong ?  Can I help you?

    I will never forget an accident that happened in my own childhood. When I was a boy of twelve, something happened to me that made me never1any birds in a cage.

    We lived on the edge of a2in South Carolina, and every evening many mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isn't any sound that can be3 than the song of the mockingbird.

    I decided to catch a young bird and keep it in a cage, 4in that way, I could have my own musician. I finally caught one and put it in a cage. The bird was5and fluttered about the cage, but finally it became quiet in its new home. I felt pleased with6 and looked after my little musician carefully.

    On the second day, the bird's mother flew to the cage7food in her mouth. The baby bird ate up8she brought. I was pleased to see this. Certainly his mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.

    The following morning when I went to see9my little bird was, I found it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was very surprised! What had happened! I had taken great10of the little bird, or so I thought.

    Arthur Wayne, a famous scientist, happened to be in the forest where we lived at the time. Hearing me crying over the11of my bird, he told me what12. "A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison(毒药) food. She thinks13better for her young to die than to live in a cage."14I have never caught any birds or put them in a cage. All the birds have the right to15in the sky .

I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.

    "What for?" I asked.

    "I'm going to sell some of my stones," he answered.

    Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over. "I'm too busy to do that for you. Go and ask your mum for help," I said.

    A short time later, Nick, returned with a sign, reading, "Stones, One Dollar Each". He took the sign, a small chair and 4 of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair.

    After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn't. Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldn't hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.

    I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted, "I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar—if you believe in yourself, you can do anything."

    At East China University of Science and Technology, students will get a coupon（优惠券） if they eat up their food. Students can collect coupons and exchange them for small gifts, such as books, magazines, mobile phone covers and hand warmers.

    “It's been such a surprise”, said Liang zhaoyun,19, a student at the university in Shanghai. It has given us one more motivation to finish our food.”

    The measure is part of a national 'eat—up' campaign(运动) which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses.

    Why only on campuses, you might ask. Because according to a report by Xinhua News Agency, students waste twice as much food as the national average.

    The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country.

    The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food. We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environment–friendly and healthy lifestyle,” said Tao Siliang, secretary(秘书) of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University.

    But some school food is poorly prepared, so students do not like to finish it all. Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking measures to improve it.

    “I'm glad that we've reduced food waste since the ‘eat—up' campaign began. But if we call on students to waste less food, we should also improve the service and food standard on campuses.” said Tao.

    One afternoon, four black youths walked into a restaurant that served “whites” only. They sat down and ordered bread and milk. The white waiter just said “We don't serve blacks”. The young men did not move. They were tired to death of segregation（种族分离） and of being kicked around. The manager was called. When he saw the angry look in their eyes, he said that he was sorry, but it was not possible to serve them.

    The next day, more young black people came, and even more came the day after to the restaurant. Then a gang of white youths came in and attacked them. Most of the blacks were beaten up and were black and blue all over. After that the police rushed in, the several people were put in prison—all of them were black, although they had not done anything wrong—just because they were black.

    The news spread quickly through the black living areas in the city. A large crowd held a meeting round the restaurant the following day, forcing(迫使) the restaurant to shut. Young men, black and white, made speeches protesting against segregation and pointing out that black people only wanted to live a life in the same way that whites did. They gave out leaflets and soon the movement spread to other cities. Business became so bad at that particular restaurant that the owners were forced to give and served blacks.

    Nowadays, all the blacks are served in all restaurants open to the public in America.

A.You should let your cat inside.

B. Going outside is bad for cats, too.

C. Keeping a cat is good for you.

D. The birds are fewer and fewer in America.

E. Cats can bring illness.

F. Cats kill many birds and small animals every year.

Many kinds of birds live in the United States，but the number of the birds is becoming smaller every year. One of the leading reasons is the growing number of pet cats. By keeping your pet cats in your home，you can help give birds a better possible chance to live.

Of the 90 million pet cats in this country，about two­thirds are allowed to go outside. It is said that these cats kill hundreds of millions of birds each year as well as billions of small animals such as rabbits and field mice.

They can also bring illness to the animals that live in people's yard(院子)，and further weakening(变弱)the health of the natural populations.

Allowing pet cats to go outside is not just bad for birds and wildlife(野生动物). It is bad for the cats themselves, too. Outdoor cats can get sick very easily. They may be in danger from traffic and attacks(攻击)from other animals. In fact，outdoor cats usually don't pass the age of five, while indoor cats often live to be 17 or older.

Keep your pet cat inside！If you raise a young cat, it's your duty to let it play inside.

Lucy： Hello, Mary, you look really tired. What's the matter?

Mary： I didn't go to sleep  midnight last night so I didn't get enough sleep.

Lucy： Sorry to hear that. Why don't you go to sleep  (early) tonight?

Mary： I hope so,  I have two after—school classes today. So I can only start  (study) after dinner.

Lucy： Maybe you should tell your parents  you can't do so many things.

Mary： I did, but they think it's important that I take more after—school  (class).

Lucy： Well, they  (possible) want you to get into a good senior high school.

Mary： Yes, I guess that's  reason.

Lucy： You should talk to your parents again. Explain that you need to get enough sleep to stay  (health).

Mary： That's a good idea. OK, I'll try to talk to  (they) again.

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    As middle school students, we have too much homework to do every day. Should we help our parents do chores at home?