广东省肇庆市封开县2020-2021年八年级下学期英语期末试题

Have you even been to Singapore? For1tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and2place to take a holiday. On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese, so you can3speak Putonghua a lot of the time on the other hand, Singapore is an English-speaking country, so it's4a good place to practice your English!

Have you ever5Chinese food outside of China? Maybe you fear that you won't be able6anything good to eat when you travel.7Singapore, however, you'll find a lot of food from China; you won't have any problem8rice, noodles or dumplings. Singapore is also9excellent place to try new food.

10you like Indian food, Western food or Japanese food, you'll find it all in Singapore!

I have been a reporter for the last fifteen years. My job is sometimes1, for I have seen wars, earthquakes and death. But for most of the time, it's wonderful, because I have also seen courage, 2and happiness.

In India, I visited a city where there were many homeless children living in the street. But a kind-hearted ladv3Rosa opened a home for them. In a year, she was looking after two hundred 4feeding them teaching them and giving them hope.

5time, I was in Japan after a terrible earthquake. In a place I found a lady whose house fell down. Her son was missing and many people around her said there was no6that her son was alive. But the lady did not7hope. For four days, she kept8heavy stones by herself. She did not stop9 she found her son. He was alive!

Here in China I met a young boy with a serious illness. He had to have twenty operations in the10. But when I met him, he was still smiling.

Have fun on QQ Island!

A growing number empty-nesters (空巢老人) has become a social problem. When the children leave home due to reasons such as work, study and marriage，empty-nesters will produce the symptoms of mental disorders (精神障碍症).

Some empty-nesters can live a good life after retirement (退休), especially those in cities. Most of them live in the same city with their children so that they can visit each other often. Besides, they can take part in different kinds group activities. But in rural areas, situations get worse. Most young people leave the country to work in cities. Their elderly parents have to be left at home to take care of themselves.

It's our duty to care for our parents. No matter how busy you are, remember to go back home to see your parents and talk to them as often as possible.

Ⅰ have a lot of problems recently. Firstly, I'm not happy in class. I'm shy, so I'm of speaking in front of my classmates in class., sometimes I can't sleep well at night. I feel worried when the midterm exam comes and I have to prepareit. Thirdly, I got into a fight with myfriend Kate. I like her very much. I don't want to lose her. l expect to be friends with her again.

Yesterday, my motherme to the doctor. I told the doctor myand he gave me some advice. He asked me to make more friends and play games in my free time soI will not be so shy. He asked me to drink some milk before going to bed because it helps me get good and enough. And he asked me to relax. He also said, "If you don't want toyour best friend, you should talk with her. Tell heryou think "I'm trying to follow what the doctor told me. I think I will get better soon.

Taiwan is in the southeast of China. It is the largest island in China. It has an area of 36, 000square kilometers or so and has a population of about 23, 500, 000.

The scenery in Taiwan is so beautiful and the weather is so pleasant that a lot of tourists go there for a visit. Sun Moon Lake and Ali Mountain are very famous places of interest(名胜). Taipei City, the capital of Taiwan Province, is in the north of the island, it is the largest city on the island. Taiwan is famous for its hundreds of night markets. It's fun for you to spend time walking through the night markets. It's common to find night markets in most cities and towns in Taiwan. They take place on the same streets every day. During the day, these streets are quiet. At night, there are crowds of people and the streets become busy.

①你的家乡最令人喜欢的一个方面及其原因;

②你的家乡令你不满意的一个方面以及你对此的建议(至少两点);

③呼呼大家热爱家乡，使家乡变得更美。

写作要求:

①不能照抄原文，不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。

②语句连贯，词数70个左右。

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