浙江省宁波慈溪市中部教研共同体2023-2024学年上学期八年级英语期中试题

A Florida woman was lucky. She got saved from stroke(中风) last month after she asked her two 1  for help.

In addition to living with her grandson, Maureen Hatcher 2 with her two dogs: Bella and Sadie. She was alone with the dogs at her home when she suddenly felt sick. She found herself hardly able to 3 . Of course, she couldn't call for help by4 .

It was lucky that Hatcher had clever dogs. When they saw what 5 ，they knew what to do.

"I remember Sadie coming in and I said… ‘Mommy needs 6 ,'" Hatcher told the reporter. "And then, they were gone ." Hatcher's doorbell camera took videos of the dogs7 out of her front door and into the street. 8 later, we could see them return（返回） with Hatcher's neighbor Alexandra Naspolini.

Naspolini was 9 going into Hatcher's home, because she knew10 was wrong. She then found Hatcher on the ground and called 911.

Doctors11 at Hatcher's home just in time. They took Hatcher to the ambulance(救护车） and gave her medical treatment(治疗) before something worse could happen to her.

Since strokes are dangerous, it's important to treat Hatcher as 12 as possible. The doctors say that Hatcher's dogs saved her 13 .

"I couldn't stay here and talk with you 14 I didn't have my dogs," Hatcher said to the reporters. "I am 15 to have my smart dogs."

Last year, some groups of students in their community made a survey about free time activities. The following diagrams(图表) show some results of it.

Hainan is a beautiful place and it is in the south of China. Hainan has the first circular (环形的) high-speed railway in the world. It takes less than five hours to finish the trip around Hainan.This railway line connects（连接）some popular cities together. Here are some of the cities.

Haikou

It is the capital of Hainan. It is called the Coconut City because it has many coconut trees(椰子树) . This city not only has beautiful seaside views(景色) but is also famous（著名的）for its rich history.

Wenchang

It is in the northeast of Hainan. It has a long history and it is one of the oldest places in Hainan.Here you can enjoy the famous Hainan dish,Wenchang chicken. It is also modern city. Some rockets go to the space from this city.

Qionghai

You must hear of the famous song called Wanquan River. It is a famous river and it runs through Qionghai.This city attracts people from all over the world.They fall in love with its beaches，water and forests.

Sanya

In winter, lots of people love to visit Sanya. It is famous for its beautiful beaches and enjoyable weather.It has some wonderful five-star hotels. In Sanya, you always have fun playing water sports such as swimming and diving.

If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them. If you don't, you may get lost. If you get lost，these are what you should do.

Sit down and stay where you are. Don't try to find your friends—let them find you. You can help them to find you. You can shout or whistle（口哨）three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal(信号) for three times is a call for help. When people hear you, they will know that you are asking for help.

If you don't think that you can get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches(树枝). Make a bed with leaves and grass by yourself.

When you need some water, you have to leave your little house to look for a river. Don't just walk away. Get small branches and drop them when you walk to find the way back. If you have a pen and paper, leave notes（标记）along the way.

If you are careful and know what you are doing, you can also build a fire. Maybe someone will see the smoke(烟) and ask why there is a fire this time of the year ,and they may come to find you.

The most important one is that you must be calm（镇定的）when you get lost in the forest and try to enjoy being lost for a while.

People use languages to communicate (交流). Any language has its ways to express people's minds. One of the ways in common is the use of idioms(习语). An idiom is a group of words. It has a special meaning that is different from the usual meaning. For example, under the weather is an idiom meaning ill. So when people say "I'm under the weather", they are saying that they're not feeling well. Another example, in all weathers means in all kinds of weather. So, "There are homeless people sleeping on the streets in all weathers" tells us that homeless people sleep on the streets no matter whether it is cold or hot.

Different languages may have different ways to make idioms. For people who are learning a foreign language, idioms could cause misunderstandings and bring them endless problems. On the other hand if things are done right, idioms can also be a fun way of looking into a new culture and understanding how the people think and talk.

Metaphor (比喻) is often used in idioms. Let's read the following two examples:

▪ Example 1: It makes my blood(血液) boil (煮沸) when my brother breaks my computer.

▪ Example 2: The night was dark and quiet; my blood ran cold when I heard a strange noise outside on a dark night.

In neither situation above, can our blood reach the point so high or so low in temperature. However, with the situations the two sentences created, it is not difficult to understand the    ▲    feeling in the first example and very afraid in the second.

Of course, not all idioms are this easy to understand. When we come to idioms of a foreign language, a good dictionary of idioms is always suggested.

Life is full of rules including communication, traffic, health and so on. There are five rules for a healthy life that may help you a lot.

Sure, it is comfortable to sit on the sofa and watch TV. But doctors say you should get off the sofa. To keep fit, you have to walk at least 10.000 steps every day.

And if you sit all day，you will become fat and it will influence your health.

It is important for you to eat food that is fresh and natural, for example, fruit and vegetables. As we know, fast food is unhealthy. So you should only have it once in a while. Eating too much of the wrong food will do harm to your health.

It is very important for teenagers to get enough sleep. At weekends, you have gotten more time, so use it not just for playing games, but for rest too. If you really want to be happy, calm and relaxed, you must have a good sleep.

Many people believe that happiness is important for our health. If you are worried about something, talk to your parents or your teachers. You should forget the trouble and find out something that makes you happy. To be happy all the time, do not dwell(纠结)on one thing, it is not a big deal, our happiness is the most important.

Smoking isn't cool. It is dangerous. Think about how your family and friends will feel, and think about what it will do to your health. Smoking can cause lots of diseases, the most serious can cause cancer even death.

Nowadays, Wechat is more and more popular . I often talk to my English friends on Wechat to help me speak Englishthan before. And I can read lots of on Wechat that can make me know more around the world.Sometimes I feel Wechat isa mirror that helps me see something clearly. However, Wechat brings me some trouble as well. There are some advertisements, and some of them may be not . As a goes, "Seeing is believing". I know people are also cheated by some news easily. So we should use Wechat carefully.

Wang Ping is a cleaner. He has worked in a park for 5 years. He is also a good father. Nothing can make him  (happy) than playing with his little daughter in his free time. 

Last Tuesday afternoon, while he was cleaning the park, he heard a woman crying for help. He ran up quickly to see what  (happen). The woman's 15-month-old baby girl choked (窒息) on a small piece of pear and her face turned purple.The baby was too young to save (she) and the mother was so nervous  she didn't know how to save her daughter properly.  (lucky), Wang Ping knew   to do. He took the baby in his arms without thinking twice. Wang Ping held the baby upside down and gave her a few pats(轻拍) on the back. After a short while, he succeeded in getting piece of pear out of her mouth and the baby started  (cry). Her mom was so thankful because her daughter was saved.

Wang Ping tried his  (good) to save the baby's life. In his mind, it is important  (help) others. Helping others is just helping himself. 

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Hi, everyone! I am going to say something about my friend Lucy.

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That's all about my friend.