浙江省绍兴市2020-2021学年八年级下学期英语教学质量检测（一）

    Since May, Chen Xiao has volunteered as an English teacher in Jiangkou village. She worked at an airport. Earlier this year, her company(公司) 1 an idea and asked for volunteers to teach the children in poor areas. "I'm good at English, so I can join to help with that," said Chen.

    It took her eight hours to get to the village. Just as she had 2 before the trip, there were many broken tables and chairs, but the biggest 3was that there were not enough teachers. The children didn't learn English before and Chen wasn't welcome 4. To improve the situation, Chen had a discussion with her family and friends 5. "Thanks to their advice, I can do the job better," Chen said.

    Chen cared for the students and they 6her at last. "The weather is 7these days and the heavy rain has flooded(淹没) the road. I am 8about my students, but they all come to school. Though the life here is difficult, I'm glad I can make a 9to the children," Chen said.

    On Teachers' Day, many students gave cards to Chen to show their thanks. "At that time, I got a feeling of great 10. My students may not have much money. However, they are rich in love," Chen said.

    Some people collect(搜集) postage stamps — the small pieces of paper you place on letters or postcards before mailing them. Other people collect works of art, musical instruments and so on. But a man in the American state of Maryland collects secrets(秘密).

    His name is Frank Warren. He collects all kinds of secrets. In 2005, he set up PostSecret. People can send him postcards or emails to tell their secrets. Every Sunday, he chooses 10 secrets and puts them on the Internet.

    Frank said he set up PostSecret, so people could share their secrets in a safe place. "People write their secrets on cards and then mail them to me without giving their names. In this way, I don't know who they are, so they aren't afraid of telling me secrets."

    Frank wrote six books full of the secrets which people shared with him. One secret in each book is his. Eric Perry, a mailman, brought thousands of secrets to Frank's home. "Frank gave me some of his books, and I read them all. My family read them all, too." he added.

    PostSecret itself was just one of Frank's secrets. His wife did not know what he was doing until his first book was published(出版). "The publisher(出版社) actually called me, and told me that the address was going to be on the book, and I said ‘No, it's not.' And she said, ‘Yes, it is — it's in the contract.' And I said, ‘No, it's not!' I mean, I was really ... I wasn't very happy about that."

    Helping others is a great thing to do. You can learn new things and have fun.   ▲   You can help people, animals or the environment. It can make you feel good!

    Charities(慈善机构) are organizations for helping people in need. You can help charities by giving your time, money or things that you own. You can also help people or places you know.

Volunteering. Volunteering is the activity of giving your time to help others, and what's more, you are glad to do it though you can't get paid from it. Some ways of volunteering are:

●visiting old people and talking to them

●walking dogs at an animal shelter(避难所)

●cleaning up a park or a street

Fundraising. Fundraising is the activity of collecting money to help others. Some ways of fundraising are:

●getting food, books or other kinds of things to sell

●doing a sponsored activity (慈善筹款活动). It means others agree to give you money for charity if you finish some unusual work.

Donating. Donating is the activity of giving away your things or money to help others. Some ways of donating are:

●giving away your old toys or clothes to a charity that helps poor children

●giving away your money to a charity

Here are some ways of helping others. So, try your best to make someone's day better.

    Some parents think their children should just study hard and stay away from other things. These children spend most of their time on study (独自). They may do really well at school, but they are not able to do (几个； 一些) chores at home, such as sweeping the floor, (折叠) their clothes and so on.

However, children are not the machines of study or (轮子) of buses. They can't grow up healthily under great study pressure. (而且), parents can't do everything for their children. Housework doesn't (浪费) children's time. The earlier children learn to take care of themselves, the (更聪明) they can be in control of the difficulty in life. So it's necessary for parents to teach children to do housework (当……时候) they're at an early age.

Parents can ask their children to clean their own rooms at first, and then children may (讨厌) to do housework after a few days. At this time, parents should tell their children the importance of being (独立的) and give them more encouragement(鼓励). After some time, parents will find that their children improve a lot in self-care ability.

    Your parents love you and care about you. As teenager, you should try to make them happy. Here is some advice.

    Do your chores. Help your parents out when you see them working around the house.

Do well at school. Make (decision) to study hard every day. Parents want you to be a good student. You do not have to be the (good) one, but try your best. Don't give easily.

    Develop interests in something. Find out you are good at, and join a club to improve yourself. It's great to have hobbies. Something like painting or reading (change) your life all the time.

Talk with your parents well. Do not talk back to your parents. In order (understand) them, find a right time to talk with them. They will be (exciting) to spend time talking with you.

    Always listen. Listening to your parents will help you understand better. When you have (trouble), just ask them and be open to their opinions.

    Learning to play an instrument can be one of the most exciting ways to spend your free time. There are many different kinds of instruments to choose from: guitar, piano, violin … There is always one that's right for you. The following may help you make it.

    Make a choice( ( 选择) ).

    First, you need to choose an instrument that you would like to learn to play. This may be the kind of music that you also enjoy listening to.

    Get your instrument.

    When you finish choosing your instrument, you need to buy it. Some schools will lend students instruments. Or you can buy a second-hand instrument and it's usually much cheaper.

    Get ready to learn.

    After you get your instrument, you should then make a learning plan. You can have personal(个人的) lessons with a music teacher or go to a music school.

    Play for others.

    After you learn to play a song for some time, you should start playing for others. Then you can try to play for larger groups of people.

    Keep going.

    Keep learning as much as you can and practice often. As you learn more, you will get better and better.

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April 10th Saturday

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