浙江省外研版初中英语八年级下学期期末模拟试卷（4）

This is a true story. There was a player1Jerry in the football team. He liked playing football, but he wasn't good at it. So he had few chances to play2his team. He felt very sorry for it.

One day, his father died from a terrible illness. He had to return home to deal with something. After that, an important3was going to begin. He found the coach at once, 4to attend the match. He was not good at skills, so the coach would not5him to take part in the match. But now, as he relented(心软), he agreed to let Jerry play for only three minutes. When the time was up, he would be changed by6.

    On the court，Jerry turned very agilely(敏捷地)7his practiced skills. He broke through the opposition line bravely. The coach was very satisfied with him. Three minutes 8, the coach made Jerry keep9on the court. Jerry continued his excellent10, leading the team11the match.

    The coach hugged him12and said, "Kid, you have never been so fast, so strong and so skilled. What happened on earth(究竟)?"

Jerry said, "My father is blind,13he has never watched my match. Now14to the heaven and finally can watch my match. As soon as I think of my father watching me, I am full of energy, and I feel confident, too. "

    The coach understood:15can drive everything. Do you agree with him?

    I bumped into(撞上)a stranger as he walked by me. "Oh, excuse me," I said. He replied with a smile and said, "Please excuse me too. I wasn't watching out for you. "We apologized (道歉)and went our own ways.

    Later that day, when I was cooking, my daughter was standing too close to me. When I turned to reach for some milk, I nearly knocked(撞倒)her over.

    "Move out of the way!" I shouted.

    She walked away sadly. But I didn't feel like I had to apologize to her.

    While I was in bed that evening, my husband said to me, "While dealing with a stranger, you were polite, but with a daughter you love, you were unkind. Your daughter brought you some flowers that she picked herself this afternoon. You'll find them in the kitchen by the door. Have you seen the tears in her eyes?"

    I quietly went and knelt down by my daughter's bed.

    "Honey, I am so sorry, "I said. "Are these the flowers you picked for me?"

    She said, "I found them by the tree. I picked them because they're pretty like you. I knew you'd like them, especially the blue ones."

    I tearfully replied, "Sweetie, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today. I shouldn't have shouted at you",

    "It's okay. I love you anyway, "she said as she kissed me on my cheek.

    If we can be polite to strangers, why can't we do the same for the ones we love?

    Japan is one of the leaders in the scientific world when it comes to lifetime. As its population grows older, scientists and researchers look for new ways to keep them alive. A research team in Japan has worked to develop a man-made, robotic tail that could help old people keep their balance*.

    Students and searchers at Keio University of Japan have made a new invention called Arque. About 1 meter long, it closely follows the movements of a seahorse's tail*. Junichi Nabeshima is a researcher and graduate student at the school's Embodied Media Project. "When a person is going to fall towards one side, the tail moves to the opposite side to help him keep balance. For example, if a person is going to fall to the left, it will move to the right," Nabeshima said.

    The advantages are that the man-made tail could not only help the old, but also younger people who may have some problems with their balance. Here's how it works. The tail uses air to move four man-made muscles* in eight different directions*.

    But sometimes it begins to work several seconds after it feels the human losing balance. So the tail is still at the test stage, and researchers are trying to find other ways to make the tail move better.

    The researchers are also studying ways their invention can help the working population. For example, they're looking for ways to help factory workers who often do heavy lifting and carrying.

    A robotic tail is far from the first inventions developed for the human body. Scientists have created robotic arms and hands that use muscle memory to pick up things. Mechanical legs have been developed to help people who lost legs.

    Scientists are not alone in the fight against the virus, as new technologies are giving them a hand. They help scientists find treatments (疗法) for the virus, as well as control the infection (传染).

    Big data(数据)

    Our smartphones send data to telecom companies around the clock, telling these companies where we have been. Chinese telecom companies are supplying local governments with this data. By tracking(追踪) how many people are coming and going out of Wuhan, telecom companies can send warnings to areas that are being visited by large numbers of people from Wuhan.

    Drones(无人机)

    Drones have played an important role in disinfection (消毒) and preventing cross infection in crowded places like hospitals, railway stations and airports. Police officers use drones to give warnings. For example, if people gather in large groups or do not wear masks, drones will warn these people.

    Robots

    Robots are good helpers. They are used at hospitals to offer medical advice, send drugs or meals, act like guides, perform disinfection and take patients' temperatures. This not only greatly reduces the work for medical workers, but also reduces(减少) the risk of cross-infection. Robots have also been used in public places like train stations and airports to check temperatures.

    Supercomputers

    Supercomputers analyze (分析) the genetic data (基因数据) of the virus and help scientists learn more about the virus in order to make vaccines (疫苗). Chinese companies like Ten cent have opened up their supercomputers to scientists, helping them find treatments for the virus.

    In the 1930s, Dan West was farming in Spain. It was wartime, and people were getting very hungry. As he handed out cups of milk to children, an idea hit him. "These children don't need a cup. They need a cow." This was the start of Heifer International.

    Send Some Cows

    Do you think a nice gift is a bike or a CD? Heifer International gives different kinds of presents. Its presents might say "quack" or "moo." Dan West asked friends in the United States to give gifts of heifers (小母牛), or young cows. Since then, Heifer International has given animals to four million families. It gives people the chance to feed themselves.

    ______________

    Heifer International wants the people they help to help others. For one project, the group sent chickens to some children in Asia. The children looked forward to the day when they could help others. Nine-year-old Julie said, "I want other girls like me to take care of chickens and their families. I want to share and give many away." Julie knew she had to tend to her chickens well so they would make new eggs and healthy chicks. She took good care of them, and they gave birth to strong, healthy chicks. Julie then passed on the gift of chicks to other families.

    Let Children L earn

    Because of Heifer International, children can spend their days in a schoolhouse instead of working in the fields. They can use the money they get from their animals to pay for school. Heifer International has changed many people's lives for many years, thanks to a kindhearted farmer named Dan West.

    In the modern world, living without money sounds (不可能). However, an Australian couple have come up with new ways of making it through the years without spending any money. Have (曾经) imagined how to live without money for several years? Let's have a look at how they make it.

    After they decided to do that, they built themselves a new house which was made of used wood. At first, (没有人) of their friends knew where they lived, so few (宾客) visited them in daily life. They collected cold rainwater to take a shower and raised five ducks to (提供) them fresh eggs. They grew some fruits and vegetables as well, and sometimes even looked for food on the streets. Some people were afraid that the food on the streets would make them ill. In fact, they were in excellent (状况). Although they had no jobs, they didn't have a lot of time to waste. They spent most of the day working for their neighbors so that they could get their next meal.

    Not everyone is brave enough to do this, but they really made it work and they felt happy. One day, (某人) sent their story onto the Internet and then more and more people knew them. A lot of reporters (采访) them since they became famous. "Maybe some people think we are (疯狂), but the free life without money really (满足) us," they said.

    One day, when a man opened the door of his car, a dog sleeping under his car suddenly came out and bit (咬) his leg! He (throw) a stone at the dog, though he was not able to hit it. angry he was!

    The businessman was still angry after (return) home. His wife asked him, "What's wrong? Why are you so late today?" The man shouted, "I didn't go to the office to play soccer. I went to work. So don't ask such stupid (question)!"

    His wife didn't know what happened she turned her anger on their son who (watch) TV. "Tum off the TV now! This is all you do. You are not interested studying!" she shouted.

    The son became angry, . He walked out of his house and saw a dog passing by. He picked up a stone and hit the dog (angry). The dog ran away, barking (犬吠) in pain.

    When we are angry about something, we might take out our anger on others. We should learn to control (we). Sometimes, calming down (冷静) is the best way.

    When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Their job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working. These workmen often dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground.

    One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette(烟) behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, "Look out!" But Joe did not "look out". He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife missed Joe's head, but it cut off one of his cars. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out, "I've lost an ear. Help! Help!" Jeff ran up to help his friend. "Look for my ear," Joe told him." It must be on the ground somewhere." Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. "Here you are", he said, "I've found it." Joe looked at it." No, that's not my ear." He said," Mine had a cigarette behind it"

提示词: deskmate(同桌)， disturb(打扰;影响)， get rid of(改掉)