天津市和平区第一中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

— Yes. It begins with ____"n".

—It ____ be Mr. Black. He's teaching English in the classroom.

—I will take ____. They are useful to me.

—Thank you.

—____, Jim.You can make it.

A long time ago, there was a king. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale（夜 莺）singing very 1 . 

One day, the king heard about this little bird's beautiful 2 . He asked his guard to bring her to him and put her in a golden cage, so she could sing for 3 whenever he wanted to hear her.

The little bird was not 4 . So she stopped singing one day. The king was very 5 . He asked the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird. The robot bird could sing very beautifully too. The king was pleased. 

Soon the king was ill and he became very weak. While he was 6 in bed, the king wanted the robot bird to sing 7 . 8 the robot bird was broken and couldn't sing any more. Suddenly, the nightingale began to sing. The king was very happy! He became 9 each day.

After the king was well, he 10  a lot and became kind. He took the nightingale out of the cage and made her free.

On the first day of school, our professor introduced a special classmate, a little old lady to us.

"Hi, my classmates. I'm Rose, eighty-seven years old." We all laughed when hearing this.

"Of course you laugh!" She stopped for a while. "Why are you in college? That's because you are at such a young age, But I'm here just because I am not young."

Over the course of the year, Rose became a model in the college. Everyone knew her and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to learn about anything that the young likes.

At the end of the school year, we invited Rose to speak at our dinner party. I'll never forget what she taught us.

"We do not stop learning because we are young; we grow old because we stop learning. So please be happy and stay young. You can find humor every day. There are so many people walking around who are dead because they don't even know it! There is a great difference between growing older and growing up.

At the year's end Rose finished the college subjects.

I saw an accident on my way to the college three days ago.

I was waiting for the bus at the bus stop. When the bus came, I got on the bus and sat on the window side. The bus started to move. After about five minutes, the bus stopped to wait for the signal (信号灯). I looked outside and saw an old man crossing the road. There were not many people on the road. A boy was riding a motorbike very fast from my side. It seemed that he did not see the signal. When the boy took notice of the old man, he tried to slow down his motorbike but there was no time. He collided with the old man very badly. The old man was thrown far away. The boy also fell down. His head hit the road but it was saved because of his helmet (头盔). Both of them lay in the pool of blood. Many people gathered (聚集) around them and gave their ideas. I got afraid because I saw the whole accident. Then a woman stopped and called the ambulance (救护车).

The next day I read the newspaper. The old man and the boy were saved in time. This was the most terrible accident I ever saw in my life.

No one can change the weather. But if we read the signs around us correctly, we can tell how the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting. For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. Many people feel in their bones the coming of wet weather—they feel joints (关节). Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. It is probably because of the insects which they are hunting that they fly low. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle (闪烁), then fine weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in colour, rainy weather will probably come. Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.

A: Hi, boys. 

B: We are talking about Generation (一代人) Z.

A: Generation Z? 

B: Generation Z means those people born between 1995 and 2009.

A:  We were born in 2007.

B: Of course. Generation Z has become the largest generation in the world.

A: 

B: I think our Generation Z is confident and not afraid to show ourselves. We do what we like, and at the same time we help make a better world.

A:    

B: The older generation saved China 100 years ago. They are great, too.

This factory   five years ago.

We'll have to her car to get her out.

It is important for us to learn some knowledge about  in our daily life.

The teacher told the student to  to his spelling.

We are going to have a   tomorrow.  

It is healthy to live around trees. Trees work as doctors and they keep us healthy. 

Many scientists have studied how trees clean the air. For people in large cities, trees can be very important for their health. These days, cities are planting trees not just in parks. They are also planting trees along streets in order to help clean the air. 

Some scientists also believe trees help more than just the air. Trees keep our bodies healthy as well. People in hospitals seem to do better when they can see trees from their rooms. People with trees near their homes usually take more exercise. 

Scientists have also studied the healthy effects (效果) of trees on our minds. One effect of trees seems to be that they make people feel relaxed. Scientists did some research on city people in an area with few trees. After trees were planted on the street, people walked slower when going home. They said the area was much nicer. 

Of course, another good effect is that doctor trees work for free!

Today, there are lots of opportunities to get to know people f other countries. Don't just stare at your shoes. Go and say "Hi". These ice-breakers will help you get through the embarrassing (尴尬的) moments.

British

"Beautiful day, isn't it?" The w in Britain is unpredictable (不可预测的), so it's one of the topics the British talk a lot about. And there's a simple rule about weather conversation—just say "Yes" whether you agree with the person's idea on the weather or not. That's because the British s a conversation using the weather so that they can find c ground and move on to something else.

French

"Where did you go o holiday? "To get close to a French student, the safest way is to ask about his or her last h. French students enjoy a 10 to 15 day holiday every two months. And the French are famous for their conversations over a cup of coffee. Then, all you need to do is keep your ears o when the conversation starts.

American

"What do you like to do on weekends?" Young American people like to use weekends to relax and have f. They go to see movies, visit friends' houses or go shopping. So, s "What did/will you do on the weekend?" is a good way to turn the conversation on and get to know more about some of your new f.

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