浙江省衢州教学联盟体2022-2023学年八年级上学期英语期中教学诊断试题卷

My grandfather is a farmer with a farm in a village. As a child, I loved to visit my grandfather there. There was always 1 new to do, to see and to enjoy. My grandfather was always very happy with my arrival.

One year, I, together with my brothers and sisters, went to grandfather's farm to celebrate my 2. They all liked eating blackberries. When they went to 3 them, I liked to go too. But I was the youngest child in my family, I always took the smallest basket. While the others were picking, I 4 in the shade (阴凉处) alone.

One day I put a lot of grass in my basket. Then I put a few blackberries on top. The basket looked

5. My grandfather said he was proud of my 6 work.

The next morning my grandmother made pies (馅饼). There was a big pie made just for my birthday. It looked pretty good! I 7 what my grandma had done for me. But when I began to eat it, I found under the top blackberries nothing but 8! You can guess how surprised I was when I saw the grass.

My grandfather looked at me with a smile. "9 you cheat (欺骗) others, you cheat yourself," he said he didn't need to say more. My grandmother and grandfather 10 me a good lesson.

I learned many, many things on my grandfather's farm. For me, the experiences made me a better man.

Kelly couldn't wait until soccer season began because she loved racing to get the ball, she would fly towards it. Kelly practised at home during the peaceful mornings.

At the first team practice, Kelly said hello to her friends and she liked to train with them. Then she saw a new girl. "That's Selena. She's a really fast runner," reported Kelly's friend Tara.

At first, Kelly said nothing. She was worried. She had been the fastest runner on the team. Then she said, "I can beat her".

When practice started, Coach Troy had everyone line up for races. Kelly was nervous.

"On your mark, get set. GO!" The coach shouted.

Kelly ran as fast as possible but she noticed Selena getting ahead of her. Kelly tried her best but couldn't catch Selena.

That night, Mom could tell Kelly was sad.

"What's the matter with you, dear?" she asked.

"A new girl called Selena beat me at races," replied Kelly.

"I know that's sad for you, but it also sounds like good news for your team". Kelly thought about her Mom's words. She cared about the team, but she liked being the fastest.

At the next practice, the team played a game. Kelly and Selena were on the same team and Selena scored a minute later. Then Kelly got the ball and threw it hard to the net. She scored the winning goal.

After practice, Selena said to Kelly, "You were really great today."

"Thanks. You were great, too. I think our team can be great if we work together," Said Kelly.

"I'd love to keep playing," Kelly said. "Want to come over to my house and practise?"

Which is the fastest way to go? Most of us surely think the plane is. The seats are so soft that it is really comfortable to travel by plane. But is it very interesting to travel by plane? Different people have different ideas. For people who fly often in economy class (经济舱), the answer may be no. They felt tired and uncomfortable quite often because of the very small space. But according to Ron Soret, an airplane scientist, there are some ways to help us enjoy the journey better. Hope you will have an interesting air travel and enjoy the journey.

Sit near the front of the plane. When you choose seats, a seat near the front of the plane will help with a better ride. Soret says, "The front part of the plane is usually the most comfortable. You hardly feel the turbulence (湍流) if it is not very serious." Soret also says the front part of the plane is the quietest. Maybe you can enjoy reading a magazine or have a good sleep during the journey.

Taking an aisle (过道) seat is also a good choice. Soret says the aisle seats have bigger spaces. You can stretch your arms and legs to keep your body relaxed. It helps you feel less tired after the journey. But you have to stand up when other people in the same row want to go to the bathroom.

Be careful with the temperature. That is important, too. Temperatures in the plane are usually similar to those of your home town. That means you wear a T-shirt when you get on the plane, you may still just need a T-shirt when you are in the plane. If you are too cold, you can ask for a blanket.

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Welcome to Quzhou Theatre! The famous play Lao She Teahouse will be on in it soon. Here is some information to help you learn something about the play.

The play will be on from February 8th to April 11th. There are two performances (演出) a day from Monday to Friday. They begin at 10 am and 7 pm There is one more performance on weekends. It begins at 3 pm. Each performance lasts 1.5 hours.

A child under 16 needs to pay 18 yuan for a ticket and a grown-up needs to pay 25 yuan for one. Family packages (套餐) can help you save money-50 yuan for 3 tickets and 60 yuan for 4 tickets.

Please arrive here on time, or you have to wait for the next performance. Children under 3 can't get into. You can't smoke, talk loudly, eat or drink when the performance is on.

If you want to get tickets, please visit our website (www. quzhou­theatre.com) or call Mr Zhang at 2957403.

My cousin Tommy was born in a small city in 2009. It's in the  (西方) of Germany, and it has a population of about 2,000,000. There are lots of things to do, with a library, a park, a zoo and a (体育馆). Tommy likes playing basketball, he thinks it is an  (激动人心的) sport. He does well in it. The city is also famous for its beautiful lakes and some famous  (大学).

Last weekend, the weather was fine. Tommy's classmates wanted to play with him. Tommy  (提议) to go to the zoo. There were many people in it, so it's very  (拥挤的). The children were all interested in the animals from foreign countries, especially pandas. They all  (同意) that pandas were very cute.  (然而), they were sorry to know that pandas and many other animals were in  (危险). Many wild animals don't have a safe place to live, and what's more, there isn't enough clean water to drink. At last, they decided to save their pocket money to help  (保护) animals.

New York is a very large city with 8 million people. Now let me try to tell you something about  (it) transport (交通).

In New York, you can travel around the city by underground, bus, taxi and car. The underground (run) on the railroad line under the city. It crosses the city at different points and goes to all parts of the city.

 (travel) by underground is the fastest way to get around the city.

The  (two) way to travel around the city is by public bus. You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is the most expensive way, but the taxi will take you to many  (place) you want to go.    

The last way to get around New York is using your own car. But it's not easy for you  (drive), especially when you are driving in the "rush hour", you have to drive  (slowly) than usual. If there is an accident on the road, you will have to wait  a long time.

It's  good choice to travel around the city from 9 am to 4 pm. During this period, traffic won't be very heavy  most people are already at school or at work.

Which way do you like best? Would you like to visit New York one day?

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