广东省英德市2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期末考试试卷

    There is a man called Mr. Flower, and flowers are his only fin in life. He grows 1 flowers in his garden. He wants to be one of 2 gardeners (园丁). So he spends all his fee time 3 care of his flowers.

    His garden 4 very close to a school. Boys often throw stones at his garden. Mr Flower does 5 best to protect the flowers, but nothing seems to be useful. Although he goes to the school to report to the headmaster (校长), this does not do any good. He tries to stop the boys from 6 stones into his garden; but the boys can run even faster. They laugh 7him from far away. Mr. Flowers thinks very hard. 8 to solve this problem?

    At last Mr. Flowers has 9 good idea. He puts up a large notice made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-house. It says: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. It is 10 wonderful that he stops the trouble.

    A French boy went to London for his holiday. He thought, "I know a little English. I think people can 1 me. "One day, he went to a restaurant and 2 at the table. He wanted to 3 a cup of tea and some eggs. Soon the waiter came up to him, and asked, "Can I help you?" "A cup of tea and. "He could not remember how to say eggs 4 English.

    He 5, but nobody was eating eggs. Then he saw a picture book on the table next to him. He was 6 after seeing a picture of a cock (公鸡) in the book. He 7 the picture to the waiter. "What's this in English?" he asked. "A cock," answered the waiter. "What do you call a cock's wife?" he asked again. "A hen. ""And what do you call a hen's 8?" "Chicks (小鸡)." "And what do you call chicks 9 they're born?" "Eggs".

    "Very well, "said the French boy 10. "Bring me two eggs and a cup of tea, please. "And he sat down with a smile on his face.

    People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook. This becomes a problem, because most families love home cooking. The food tastes good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only time everyone sees one another at the same time.

    Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child's sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message, too. The message says, "I love you."

    There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking make people of all ages happy. It makes most of us feel good and loved-even if we are the ones doing the cooking. Next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood (心情).

    It was a sunny day. My classmates and I went hiking together. At beginning, we all felt very excited. We talked to each other and our favorite songs. We knew thirty kilometers was certainly a long way to walk, but it could give us a useful experience.

    We began our trip happily. Two hours later, we became so tired . We almost wanted to give up. But we decided reach our goal all by ourselves at last. The sun burning. Each step seemed to become heavier and , but no one stopped.

    At noon, we made it. We started to come back to school at 1:00 p.m. It's difficult we kept going. Suddenly, I fell down and my left leg badly. At that moment, I really wanted to stop. But my encouraged me. their help, I finally reached the end. What an exciting hiking!

    Giving children chores (家务) to do at home can help them to play an important part in the family life. Younger children often love the chance to help with simple chores. But when they get older, they may not like to do them! What chores do children in Western countries do? You can find the answer in the following" Age Appropriate (适当的) Chores" table.

Age Appropriate Chores

内容包括∶

1）做家务可以帮助孩子学会自己照顾（take care of）自己。

2）做家务可以使孩子保持身体健康（keep healthy）。

3）做家务可以帮助孩子学到很多东西（lean different things）。

4）做家务可以帮助孩子理解父母（understand）。

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1）不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校真实的名称和学生的真实姓名。

2）语句连贯，词数80个左右。

Children Should Do Some Housework