广西河池市环江县2022-2023学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试题

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D.  E. F. 

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A: Hi, Zhang Ming. I haven't seen you for a long time. Did you go travelling?

B: No, I had no time to travel. 

A: What did you do there?

B: 

A: Sounds exciting! How did you perform(表 现)？

B: I won the first prize.

A: 

B: Thank you.

A: Whose poems(诗)did you choose?

B: I chose Du Fu's.

A: 

B: It's fantastic. You know, our Chinese ancient poems are really great. We can learn much from them.

A: 

B: That's right.

A young man once asked his grandpa, "Grandpa, how have you achieved so much in your life, and you are full of energy?" The following was the grandpa's 1 .

I think it has a lot to do with how a person looks at things. I call it "keeping your 2 open." First, realize that life is filled with surprises, and many are good ones. If you don't keep watching for them, you'll 3 half of the excitement. At the same time, when you meet with challenges, face them 4 . Then they'll make you smarter and stronger. It is normal for you to make 5 on the way to success. Don't be nervous. Just 6 what it taught you.

It's also important to decide exactly 7 you want. Your choices may create your successes or your failures(失败). 8 think about all the ways ahead, and decide which one to 9 . Then believe in yourself and go for it!

Most importantly, never 10 . The one who makes up his mind to win will be the winner. Give life all that you've got, and life will give its best back to you.

What do you usually do in your free time? Play sports? Watch TV? How about reading books? You must know the Chinese saying (谚语): " Read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles" Books are important in our life. Reading books is good for us. It can help us know and understand the world better. It can help us get a lot of knowledge(知识). It brings us a new and different world that we have never been before. Almost all the great men like reading, like Chairman Mao Zedong and Madame Curie(居里夫人). In a word, books are helpful to us and we must love them. But before you read, remember to choose(选择) a good one. Ask your parents or teachers about what books to read. Be sure you are interested in them. There are different kinds of books. I like biography(传记) because I can learn something from the characters. What about you? Do you like Comic books or Storybooks or any other kind? Young friends, please love books and read them. They are very helpful(有帮助的) to you.

How green are you? Do you know how to be green?

We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you.

Reduce

Reduce means "use less". Don't waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think whether it is really necessary—or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad.

Reuse

Reuse means "use again". Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they last a long time. We should look after them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don't use a paper cup of a paper bag. It's better to use a china(陶瓷) cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.

Recycle

Recycle means "change things into something else". Though it takes energy to change something into something else, it's better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighborhood and take part in recycling programs. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.

So please remember these three words: reduce, reuse and recycle.

It's very important to know the relation between children and sports. Parents should know that sports play an important part in the development of a child.

Children usually get physical exercise，so they are healthier and stronger when they grow up. And they become more outgoing. Also，they get to know the importance of working hard.

When parents choose a sport for their children，they should remember the following things. First，the special skills that the sport needs should not be too hard. Second，don't push the child to take up a sport that he or she doesn't like. It is also important to remember not to push a child too hard to play a game. The child should learn a game and develop it at his or her own speed(速度). This will also give him or her the chance(机会) to choose a right sport.

The relation between children and sports is usually discussed by many families over the world. Remember to choose a sport that fits the child's age and know the child's ideas on any sport.

A 500-kilometer journey toward the north! Two years ago 15 wild Asian elephants left their home in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province. Since then they have kept going north, moving through fields and towns.

People wonder why the elephants are on the move and where they are heading to. Someone suggested that the elephants need more space and food or they are losing their home. Another idea suggests that a change in Earth's magnetic field (磁场) has made the elephants think that they should move.

Along their journey, the elephants have hurt 561, 333 square meters of farms and cost nearly 6.8 million yuan.

The government is trying to protect the safety of both humans and the elephants. They have fed the elephants much food in order to guide them away from city areas. They have also watched the group's journey carefully and asked people not to get close to joke or scare the elephants. Some have suggested drugging (打麻药) the elephants and taking them back home. But scientists say this is a bad idea. "One possible way is to use friendly ways to change the elephants direction (方向) or lead the animals back to their home with food." said Chen Mingyong a teacher at Yunnan University.

Saving the Asian elephant

The Asian elephant is the largest land animal in Asia. These endangered animals are under Class-A protection in China. The elephants usually stand at 5 to 6 meters and weigh 3 to 5 tons. They are fierce animals and sometimes hurt people.

Yunnan is the only home for wild Asian elephants in China. The province has built 11 nature reserves (保护区). The population of the Asian elephant in China has risen from 170 in the 1970s to 300 today.

Hanfu is the traditional clothing(服装) of the Han ethnic group(汉族).  hanfu is becoming popular among young Chinese. It seems that there is a hanfu club in almost every major university(主要的大学) and city. Most club  wear the clothing during holidays. Or they wear hanfu when they want to take  photos. But some of them love it so much  they wear it almost every day.

In , there is a special day to celebrate this kind of traditional clothing. It's called China Huafu Day. It is on the day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar (阴历). This year, it fell on April 22. The day celebrates the traditional clothing of all ethnic groups in China. Among , hanfu has the most fans(爱好者).

"China is a leading power(主导力量) in the world. Chinese people feelconfident(自信的) about their traditional culture," Chen Chuyu, leader of a hanfu club in Beijing, told People's Daily Online. "Wearing traditional clothing might be interesting way of showing such feelings." Some young people even bring hanfu culture to other countries.

内容要点：
1.你认为阅读的好习惯很重要。目前你读了多少本好书？ 
2.你的阅读习惯（喜欢阅读哪一类书籍，阅读的时间、地点和方式等）； 
3.阅读你带来什么益处（至少两点）； 
4.号召大家多读书、读好书。

写作要求：
1.包含上述要点，可适当发挥；
2.语句通顺，意思连贯，语法正确，书写规范；
3.文中不能出现"李雷"和"建华中学"以外的人名、校名或地名；
4.词数80左右，开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Reading is a good Habit

I am Li Lei. I am a student in Jianhua Middle School. Today is Reading Day. Reading is a very good habit.