浙江省嵊州市三界片2022-2023学年八年级下学期英语期中试题

Long long ago, there was a king. He loved animals very much. One day he got 1 nice falcons（猎鹰）from his son. He had never seen such 2 falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer（猎鹰者）to 3 them to fly.

After several months, the king came to see 4 the training was going on. He found that one falcon was already able to fly high in the sky, while the other was 5 on the branch（树枝）of a tree quietly.

All falconers couldn't make the other falcon fly. One day, the king invited a 6  into his palace to train it.

The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying in the sky freely. He felt very 7. "It is unbelievable!" shouted the king "How could you make it happen?"

The farmer answered, "It is very 8. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested. It had no place to rest. Then it had to 9. "

It is always the same to human beings. We all have "two flying wings" in our hearts as well. But it seems that we don't notice them and stay in a peaceful and comfortable place. We won't realize we can fly so high and freely until the branches we are resting on 10. Do you think so?

There was a car accident at 3:30 yesterday afternoon. Some policemen arrived there. They found some witnesses（目击者）in the street when the accident happened. The policemen asked them some questions. Here are their answers.

When I tidied up（整理）some old boxes under my bed, I found an old letter for me from my best friend. Her name was Minnie.

In the letter, Minnie wrote, "I am really sorry about before. Tell me if you will be my best friend again and tell me if you accept my apology. "I wrote, "YES. I will be your best friend. "

The twelve-year-old letter made me remember the time that Minnie and I spent together. We often wrote to each other during that time. One minute, Minnie and I would be playing happily together; the other moment we would get into arguments. But things would always be better again. She gave me a doll（洋娃娃）for my tenth birthday. I still keep it.

Finally things changed. We stopped writing letters to each other after she moved away, and I could no longer ride my bike to her house. Years later, she invited me to her sixteenth birthday party. I don't see Minnie very often from then on. But I'll always keep the letter and I'll never forget the time we spent together.

A woman baked an extra loaf of bread for hungry passers-by every day. She put it beside a window and prayed(祈祷)for her son. Her son went to a faraway land.

A trump (流浪汉) came to take the bread away every day. As he left, he would always say ,"The evil you do remains with you, the good you do comes back to you

The woman felt irrirated." Not even a word of thanks" she said.

Finally a day, the woman became so angry that she decided to add poison (毒药) to the loaf. As she was doing it, her hands shook. "Look at what I have done!" she said. She threw the bread away on the road and made another loaf.

As usual, the tramp came and picked up the bread.

That evening there was a knock on the door. Surprisingly, it was the woman's son. He was tired and weak. "Mom, I nearly starved to death as I got closer. Thanks to an old tramp, Thanks to an old tramp, he gave me a loaf of bread. He said he got it from a nice lady.

The woman's face turned pale(苍白的) at once. The tramp's words suddenly came back to her：The evil you do remains with you, the good you do comes back to you.

It is late at night. A car stops in the middle of a forest. After dropping off their three children, the parents say" good luck" and drive away. The teenagers, completely lost, have to find their way back home by themselves.

 It may sound crazy to you, but this is a tradition with a long history in the Netherlands(荷兰) called "dropping". People there believe that parents should develop children's independence through activities like "dropping"

However, for many other parents around the world, they worry too much about their children's safety. Why should they put their children at risk when they there are many other ways to develop their independence.

People have many different opinions about parenting. All parents want their children to be happy healthy and successful. In China, for example, many parents spend anywhere from 20,000 to 50,000 yuan on summer vacation activities for the children. They want their children to enjoy their vacation as much as possible.

But some parents try hard and became a "helicopter parents" which is basically the opposite of dropping. They worry too much about their children and care about everything their children do like -- helicopters flying over their children. In their eyes, children need to be protected all the time.

But this might not be a good parenting style, either, accord to a parenting expert Kenneth Ginsburg. Good parents need to find a balance between protecting their children and letting them go. As Kenneth Ginsburg. write "parents should make sure the children do not crash against the rocks, yet allow them to ride the waves(波浪) even if they get a little choppy (波涛汹涌的) sometimes.

Now Lucy is studying in the University of Texas. She doesn't （依靠）on her parents too much. She can look after (她自己). At the same time, she likes to help people She is a （志愿者）at Heart House on weekends. Heart House is a local after-school program for children. It （提供）some help for those children who are not doing well in their studies.

Lucy goes to Heart House to teach the children twice a week. She also （建立）up a website for Heart House. In this way, more people will have more chances to learn about Heart House and help the children there.  

Because of Lucy's （善良）, 125 people spend about four hours with the children at Heart House every week now. "（没有）Lucy's website, Heart House would be unable to have （数个） helpers for its need. I get such a strong (感觉) of satisfaction." The program leader says.

"I feel happy to teach those kids how to study The (高兴的) thing is that I can also develop myself. I hope to keep teaching kids who need help." Lucy says.

Every morning, kids from a high school are working hard. They are (make) and selling special coffee at a coffee shop. They are also making a lot of money. They can make (hundred) of dollars a day. They are selling their special coffee to airplane passengers. After the students get paid, the rest of the money goes to local youth project.

These high school students use a space in the Oakland Airport. It is (usual) very crowded. Many people who fly on the planes like to drink the special coffee. it is good and delicious, One customer thinks that the coffee is expensive. Most customers are pleasant but some (be) unhappy. They do not like it if the coffee shop is not open for business.

The students make $6. 10 an hour. They also get school credit(学分)while they learn how (run)a business. Many of the students enjoy the work although took some time to learn how to do it. They have to (learn) how to heat milk, load the pots, and add flavor. It takes some skills and sometimes they also made some (mistake). The most common mistake is forgetting to add the coffee.

No one knows how to study when he or she was born(出生). You need to learn to do something first. Then it will be easy for you to learn and do well in class. 

Concentrate（专注）in class. This is important for learning. It can make you remember what your teacher says.   

Take notes. Taking notes can make it easier to study. Be sure to write down the things that teachers say and write on the blackboard.  

Plan ahead（提前）. Planning ahead can help you get good grades. You should plan what to do and how to do each day.

Ask someone for help. What should you do if you are not clear about something?

You can also ask some other people, like your classmates and parents.
 

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Enjoy Our Happy After-school Life

Thanks to the double reduction policy(双减政策), We have more free time than before.

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Yours

Lin Hui