浙江省新目标版初中英语八年级下学期期末模拟试卷（2）

    One January morning, the captain got up early and walked down to the beach. It was a cold winter's day with the sun still low in the sky. My mother was upstairs with my father, who was now very ill. That year the winter was long and hard, and we knew my father would not see another spring.

    I was getting the table ready for the captain's breakfast. Suddenly, the door of the inn (客栈) opened and a man stepped inside. I had never seen him before. He wore a short sword (剑) by his side and I found he had only three fingers on his left hand.

    I asked him what he wanted and he said: “I'll take a glass of rum (朗姆酒)”But before I could get it, he told me to come near him. "Is this table for my old friend Bill? " the stranger asked, with a terrible smile.

    I told him I did not know his friend Bill and the break fast was for a man who was staying at the inn. "We call him the captain."

     “Does he have a sword cut on his face.”

    "Yes" I said

     “That's Bill,” said the stranger. “Is he here?”

    I told him the captain was out walking, and the man waited, like a cat waiting for a mouse. I did not like the look on his face and was sure the captain would not be pleased to see him.

    When the captain came back, the man pulled me behind the door. The captain opened the door and walked across the room.

     “Bill” said the stranger.

    The captain turned quickly and saw us. The color went from his face and he looked old and sick. "Black Dog! " he said. He looked at the stranger. “And what do you want?”

    "I'll have a glass of rum, "said Black Dog, "then you and I'll sit and talk like old friends.”

    I got the rum and they told me to go away. I went out of the room, but the voices became louder.

    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."

    Teenagers are known for being creative and full of new ideas. Let's have a look at these teenage inventions that might change the world.

   Should we teenagers help ourparents do chores (做家务)? Is it important for us to learn how to do chores? I think so.Most of teenagers like us are the only child in each family. So our parentslove us very much. They do everything well for us and don't want us to do anychores. I think it's bad for us. The following is a real story.

   I have a classmate called LiTing. She is the only child in her family like me. Her parents love her so muchthat they don't let her do any chores. Every day she only gets up, has meals,goes to school, comes home, does homework and goes to bed. So she doesn't knowhow to do chores. One day. her father was badly ill and had an operation (手术) in the hospital. Hermother had to take care of her father in the hospital and couldn't cook thedishes for Li Ting for a week. Li Ting didn't know how to cook meals. Later sheeven hadinstant noodles only for meals. From the story we know thatit's very important for us to learn to do chores and other skills besides (除…之外) studying.

    Parents are the most important people in your life. They have looked after you since you were born, so you should always love them. You should get on well with them. But some children don't know how to do this. Here are some ways to help you.

    Spend more time with your parents. Don't spend too much time playing computer games or watching TV. Instead you can ask your parents to play with you. You can talk or go outside with them if they have time.

    Be kind to your parents. You can make them happy with a smile when you come home. You can send your mother a card on Mothers' Day or tell your father a joke on his birthday. You can also clean your room by yourself.

    Work hard. If you do your best in your studies, your parents will be proud (自豪的) of you.

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    There was once a boy called Jack who loved to make a lot of friends. He was always proud that he had so many friends at school.

    One day his grandfather said to him, "Jack, you spend much time making friends but are you sure the friends you are1of are your true friends? I am afraid that some of them are nothing more than classmates." However, Jack didn't2it, "We always play happily together." "Wait a minute," the old man left, and soon returned as if carrying something in his hands, but Jack could see nothing there.

    "Take the3chair. It's rather hard to sit on it because you can't see it. But if you take it to school and4sit on it, you'll activate* its magic. Then you'll be able to tell5your real friends are."

    Jack wanted to know whether it was true or not,6he took it to school. At break time, he asked his classmates to make a circle, and he put himself in the middle, with his chair. "Nobody moves, or you7see anything amazing."

    Having difficulty8the chair, Jack tried to sit on it and fell straight onto his backside. It seemed that everyone around9had a pretty good laugh. "Wait! Let me try again." Jack said. But he missed the10again. At the same time, what he heard were just their catcalls*. Jack didn't stop trying. But he kept falling onto the floor ... until, suddenly, he was in mid-air …

    Jack11the "chair." "He saw George, Lucas, and Diana-- three of his best friends,12him up. At the same time, many others he had thought of us friends had done13but make fun of him and enjoying his every fall,

    Jack14that true friends were those who care for him, but not just those who happened to be passing by. And the one who took15in his misfortunes* was even less of a friend.

    Life can be hard, so it's quite normal to feel hopeless from time to time. However, if you want to give up at the moment in your life, then may be you need (read) the story of Nick Vujicic.

    Nick is a man who has no (arm) or legs. Although his body is not complete(完整的), he never (give) up. He tried everything 69. (possible) and made them possibly at last. He made a (n) (decide) to learn to swim. At first, people around him all thought he couldn't make it. However, he swam better better after practicing hard. Now, he can also paint and even drive very well.

    In my opinion, his story teaches me that no matter difficult problems are, I should try (me) best to solve them. I also learn that if I want to be successful, I have to change my thought first. As Nick says " you may not be able to see a path (成功的途径) right now, but that doesn't mean it's not there." When I'm trouble, what I need to do is just keep on (go) and never lose hope.

    When I was a student in the middle school, I was a（害羞的）girl. Especially when the teacher asked me to speak in front of the class, I was so afraid of making a（错误）. That's why I lost lots of（机会）to show myself and I was not very happy. What a（遗憾）!

    But in fact, I was not a（粗心的）girl and I always try to do everything right. But now, I'm a student in the（大学）, so I'm（改善）myself. I meet a good teacher Ms. Huang.

    She always asks us to tell stories or show our ideas in class. It is very（令人放松的）, so I decide to speak more often than（通常的）. I believe that I won't（打败）myself any more in the future.

要点：1）尽量少出门，出门戴口罩（wear a mask）；

2）不要去人多拥挤的地方；

3）勤洗手，保持室内清洁和空气流通；

4）合理饮食，多锻炼身体。

要求：1）包含以上要点；

2）条理清晰，行文流畅；

3）词数：60字。（已给开头不计）

    As we all know, the Novel Coronavirus(型冠状性病毒) has deeply influenced(影响)our life. As a middle school student, It's very important for us to prevent(预防) it. What should we do? Here are some suggestions.