湖北省咸丰县城区四校联考2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题

—Yes, he is one of____most famous basketball players. 

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Is there a food that you love to eat? Can you eat a lot of it? If you can, you could 1  an eating competition. You could become famous and 2  prizes. 

People eat all kinds of things in eating competitions. They try to eat the 3  pieces of chicken or the biggest number of eggs. If you like a food, there 4  be an eating competition for it. 

Top eaters can eat lots of food. That's 5 they train to stretch(撑大) their stomachs. They train to eat fast, too.

At first, the eating competitions were 6 at county fairs. People at those competitions tried to eat the most pies. Eaters weren't allowed to use their 7 . So the competitions were messy.

Later, a hot dog restaurant wanted to promote(促进) their 8 . So, they had a hot dog eating competition. People loved it. Now, they 9  it on TV every year. In 2016, the winner ate 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes. He took home $10, 000. 

After a competition, eaters do exercise to 10  slim(苗条的). It helps them keep competing and winning. 

Mascots（吉祥物）are great（symbol） of sporting events. You may remember the five cute "Fuwa" dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Now, get ready to meet two new mascots.

Sept 17, a giant panda with a white helmet（头盔）named "Bing Dwen Dwen", and a red lantern baby(call)"Shuey Rhon Rhon", will be the two mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The giant panda is a symbol of China, and the red lantern is important on Chinese New Year. At the same time, the panda's helmet(头盔)(stand) for modern society and its white color is a symbol of the snow and ice of winter sports.

"The two mascots both show traditional Chinese culture and a modern international style, as well as the characteristics（特征）of ice andsports", Beijing 2022 Games executive president Chen Jining said.

The two mascots' names show Chinese people's understanding of the Olympic spirit（精神）. "Bing" and "Shuey" are equal to "ice" and "snow" in English. "Dwen Dwen""lively" and "Rhon Rhon" means "tolerance（包容）" and "integration（融合）". "They both show the Olympic spirit, such as passion（激情）,(friend)and mutual understanding," Chen said.

Because of the cute looks of the two mascots, they are(pɒpjələ(r))with all ages in China. Nowadays, people often buy one or two as a gift for their friends. Children like them best. Most children are proud to have at(less)one of them. In terms of appearance-design, "Shuey Rhon Rhon" and "Bing Dwen Dwen" are the most (success)of all the mascots.

There are 30 students in Jim's class. But on Monday morning, his teacher found some of them were not feeling well and didn't come to school. What's the matter?

Everybody knows that healthy eating habits are important. You may want to know whether your eating habits are healthy or not. Read on and check your habits now. Here are five good eating habits for you. 

Drink plenty of water. Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. You may need even more water after exercising. 

Don't miss breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of a day. You will have more energy after eating breakfast.

Eat a light lunch every day. If you don't have time to go out, take a sandwich with you for a quick lunch. Don't eat lunch which has too much oil. Too much oil will be bad for your health.

Eat fruits and vegetables. We should eat fruits and vegetables every day. Add a banana to your breakfast, have some salad at lunch, eat some vegetables at dinner. 

Don't eat dinner late. Try to have dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. Your body needs time to digest most of the food before you rest for 8 hours.

Scientists(科学家) find that music is important in preparing(准备) for a sports game. They say that listening to the right music helps people train hard(努力训练) and feel good after training. A lot of sportspeople now use music to help them prepare for sports games. 

Listening to the right music is important for all of us. We all know that doing some exercise is important, but many of us don't like doing it. Listening to music can make exercise more interesting, and help people keep doing it. Every evening I go running for exercise. Maybe I can make my exercise fun and easy this evening by listening to some music.

But not all sportspeople like listening to music in their training or games. One sportsman says that he needs to concentrate(集中注意力) before a game, but he can't do it when he is listening to music.

LeBron James has long been the heart of his team and the face of the NBA. His skills and personality have helped him become a global brand（全球品牌）. James is, in his own words, "more than a player".

LeBron James' birthday was Dec 30,1984. .

James is in his 19th year as an NBA player. Most NBA fans still can't get enough of him. He doesn't let them down.

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James has been one of the most marketable players in sports, and he also started in a big movie. But this is just a little part of James' plan of getting into Hollywood. He also set up his own film company（公司）. It works with Disney, cartoons and story films.

James gets more hate tweets（推文） than any other player in the NBA. He got more than 100,000 hate tweets within a month. That's about three times the next most-hated NBA player. On the other hand, James has a special kind of popularity. Of the NBA's top 25 most-watched games this season, 6 are James' team—the Los Angeles Lakers.

My uncleEnshi tomorrow. 

our health 

I mustgive up smoking. 

Early to bed. 

Sarahher health at all. 

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