浙江省诸暨市2022-2023学年八年级下学期期中英语试题

It is a cold, dark night. Most people have left work to go home, and this part of the city is now1. A policeman who is checking the area sees a man 2 a shop. He goes up to the man and finds he has a scar (疤痕) on his face. 3 have a talk and the man starts to tell his story.

"Twenty years ago tonight," said the man, "I had dinner here at 'Big Joe' Brady's with Jim, my best friend, and the 4young man in the world. He and I were raised here in New York, just like two 5together. I was eighteen years old and Jim was twenty years old. The next morning I was to 6home for the West to make money. Nobody 7 drag (拖；拽) Jim out of New York： he thought it was the only place in the world. Well, we agreed that night we would meet here again exactly 8 years from that date and time, no matter 9 our conditions might be or which city we might come from." "It sounds pretty10," said the policeman "It's a long time between meets. Haven't you head from your friend11you left?

"Well, 12, for a time we corresponded (通信). "said the man. "But after a year or two we13 track (踪迹) of each other. You see, the West is a pretty big place, and l kept working hard these years. But I know Jim will meet me here unless he is14, for he always was a truest old friend in the world. He'll never forget. I came a thousand miles to stand at this door tonight, and it's worth it15my old partner shows up. "

Once in a small village an old farmer lived with his little grandson. Every day the farmer got up early to read books.

One day the grandson asked. "Grandpa! I want to read books just like you, but I don't understand them. What are the advantages (优点) of reading?" The grandfather said. "Take this little basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water. " The boy did so, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You'll have to walk faster next time. "

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. The boy said," Sec, Grandpa, it's useless!"

"So you think it is useless?" the old man said. "Look at the basket."

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It was clean, inside and out.

"That's what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out."

Do you know the two lovely mascots? You may know the five "Fuwa" dolls from the

2008 Beijing Olympic Games. On September 17 of 2019, the two lovely mascots first showed on TV. Now, let's see who they are.

Look at the panda! It looks like an astronaut. It wears an ice shell and looks fat, so we call it "Bing Dwen Dwen". White is the color of ice and snow. "Bing Dwen Dwen" likes ice sports very much and is good at them. That's why it is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

Do you think the red mascot looks like a lantern? The lantern's name is "Shuey Rhon

Rhon". When the Chinese New Year comes, people always make or buy red lanterns. Red is the color of hope and good luck, so people think their dreams will come true in the new year. "Shuey Rhon Rhon" can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games.

Many people in different countries like the two mascots very much, and they show their love for them on the Internet

Today, people are paying more and more attention to improving their health through sports and exercise. But some of them have some wrong ideas about it.

A plate of chicken is a good meal before games because it has much energy. In fact, the best meal before games should have carbohydrates. Foods like potatoes, bread, bananas are rich with carbohydrates, but chicken and meat are not Carbohydrates are the best and most easily used form of energy. The energy that you get for today's game is from what you ate yesterday!

The best time to exercise is early in the morning. Morning is a good time to exercise, but any other time is also OK. If an afternoon period fits you better, you can exercise in the afternoon. There is no fixed time for you to exercise. The most important is to do some exercise every day.

If you drink water when you exercise, you'll get headaches and feel tired. The fact is that you must have some water during breaks when you exercise. And after exercising, you must drink water. If you don't drink enough water, then you'll probably get headaches and feel tired. What's more, as sweating (出汗) loses salt, it's better to drink salty water.

Exercising the same body part every day is the fastest way to improve strength. False. Exercising the same body part every day is the fastest way to cause problems. To improve strength, you want to work your muscles (肌肉) hard, but then you need to give those muscles a day of rest. Too much exercise can cause serious problems to muscles.

Girls who do strength training will make their muscles big. Wrong. We usually connect those big muscles with bodybuilders, but girls don't have enough of male hormone (男性荷尔蒙) to make their muscles big like men. Strength training is a good way to make their muscles strong for girls.

Tommy is a 15-year-old boy. He is poor but clever. He had a dream to be a teacher when he was at the age of 8. But he was unlucky. Three years ago, his parents died in an (事故). Tommy was sad because of his parents'(死). From then on, he had to live  (独自).

But one thing changed his life. Tommy found an old man  (躺) on the road when he was walking along the road. He didn't go away.(相反), he shouted for help and moved the old man to the nearby hospital with other people. What's more, he(归还) the old man's wallet which was dropped on the ground. Thanks to Tommy, the old man was saved. The old man thanked him by  (提供) him education in a school. Tommy was (兴奋) about it. So he made a decision to study hard there. (无论什么) he did, he always tried his best. He was also kind and never argue with anyone else. And he always (交流) with others well. And four years later, he got a chance to become a teacher.

What a lucky boy!

I work in a cleaning company. One day, I got a call from a man named David." I want to help old man. Can I pay for itletting him know?" he asked. David was a very kind man. He called us because he was (worry) about his neighbor, Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith was ill and he just came back from the hospital. His house was in a mess, but he couldn't do any housework. Even(sweep) the floor was difficult for him. He didn't tell his (child) because he didn't want them to waste their time (take) care of him. David wanted to help Mr. Smith not bring him any stress. And then we asked David what would happen Mr. Smith would refuse to let us come into his house." I have to at least try. I really want to help him," he said. (lucky), Mr. Smith let us in and our workers did a good job. Mr. Smith was touched by the gift from someone he didn't know.

Sometimes we don't expect(depend) on others, because we are afraid of letting them get into trouble. However, there is always someone who cares for you and tries his best to help you.

Everyone sometimes gets angry. Bur staying angry is not good for your health. And it doesn't really solve much, either. You must calm yourself down. Of course, sometimes angry feelings can be difficult to deal with, so learning some ways is necessary. Here is some advice for you Keeping your feelings inside may make things worse. Putting your angry feelings into words can make you relax. Your parents and your best friends are your best listeners. They may give you some good advice. So learn to share your bad feelings with others.

When you pay attention to your exercise, you will forget about your problems. After exercising, you are too tired to think about anything else.

When you become angry with another person you should tell the person: what makes you feel so angry. Only in this way, can you completely work out your anger and get through it.

When you feel that you can't control yourself, you can just say. "I want to be alone for a few minutes so that I can make myself cool." Maybe he will understand you and leave you space.

If you live each day as if (好像) it were your last day, you will realize that life is too short to get angry over small things. If you are angry all the time, you are wasting time.

A. Before you argue with someone, try to keep cool.

B. You should learn how to express yourself.

C. Having a great meal is also a good way.

D. When you argue with someone, Just talk to him/her.

E. You shouldn't stay angry all the time.

F. Getting lots of exercise is often helpful.

Dear Wang Lin,

How is everything going? I'm very sad now.

Last Saturday, I volunteered at the Children's Home. I did many things to cheer them up. When I was cleaning the window, it suddenly rained heavily. When I made my way home, I got all wet. The next day, I had a bad cold. However, I didn't finish most of my homework. So I copied my classmate's homework. At that time, my mum came back. When she saw that, she was really angry. We are argued. Now, we don't talk to each other. What should I do?

Look forward to your letter.

Thank you.

Yours,

Peter

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Dear Peter,

I am glad to hear from you

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Yours,

Wang Lin