江苏省昆山市、太仓市2015-2016学年八年级下学期期末测试

— Of course. It's really ____funny one.

— I think so. It gives them a chance to show their skills to the world _______.

-- Yes. They say the place may be polluted if some factories _______in the future.

— Be realistic! For our poor situation at present, we can't _____ a vacation.

— I think David is _______ to do it. But the door is ______for him to go through.

— Yes, now English is more  and more important. It is used _______first language in many countries.

— The one your aunt sent last week? I'm sorry I haven't seen_______.

— You have said it one hundred times. But ______________.

    It was raining. I went into a cafe and asked for a coffee. 1 I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed loneliness. I saw their bodies, but I couldn't feel their souls because their souls belonged to the 2.

    I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 3 in front of it. "I'm Steve," he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. "I can't talk with you. I'm 4," he said. He was chatting online and, at the same time, he was playing a computer game-a war game. I was 5.

    6 didn't Steve want to talk with me? I tried  again to speak to that computer geek (怪人),  but not a word came out of 7 mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction (反应). I was unhappy. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, "Leave me alone!" I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the cafe were looking at me. I 8 my head but nobody showed any interest.

      At the moment, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their 9, not with people. They were more interested in having a relationship with the computer, particularly Steve. I wouldn't want to imagine the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines better 10 people.

阅读下面短文, 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最近选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Daniel likes to do something to protect the environment in his daily life. Next Sunday is his friend's birthday. He is going to buy some gifts online for his friend. Now he is visiting the following website for some information about gifts.

    Welcome to Nature Posters - the world's largest collection(收集) of nature posters and fine art prints! We make a donation to help the environment when each nature poster is sold through this website!

    Please tell your friends about us, and remember us when you are gift shopping. Daniel chose the following two beautiful pictures as gifts from the website:

Parrots in Blue: $5.99            Sharks: $7.99                    

    April 22 is Earth Day. Everyone on Earth should care about and protect the earth!

The earth has warmed by about 1°F (华氏度) over the past 100 years, but why and how? Well, scientists are not quite sure. Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own. But many scientists say that people are doing many things which make the earth warmer. First, greenhouse effect (温室效应) is a very important reason for the change of the earth. People give out too much energy into the air every year. It makes the earth warmer. Climate (气候) change is another important reason. Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold. Sometimes there is too much rain and sometimes too little. The change of the climate makes the earth warmer. In turn, the warmth of the earth changes the climate, too.

When the earth becomes warmer, there may be more rain and a rise in sea level. It will affect the growth of plants, animals and people. On a Pacific island, 100 people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising. These people can no longer live on the coast. Before that, two islands without people went underwater in 1999. Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one meter by 2100.

People can affect the earth's air, land and water. As for us, we can do many things to protect the earth. For example, we can use fridges less. We can tell more people about protecting the earth.

    Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sadness, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to deal with kinds of situations.

    Love plays an important role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care, they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad.. But we always tend to take this for granted. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others feelings.

    Happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others face gives a certain level of fulfillment. Peace of mind makes you feel happy. No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are sad. Sadness comes from the death of a loved one or the failure .But all of these things will pass away.

Failure is the way to success, and it helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect.

    Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day.

    Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. So what we can choose is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.

    If you visit the animal shelter in Salinas, California, you'll see huge wood cutouts(剪下的图形) of a dog and a cat. These signs were placed in front of the building to catch people's attention. The supersized cut outs make people curious and encourage them to visit the shelter— and maybe even adopt(收养) a pet. Each year, the Salinas shelter takes in around 2,000 dogs and 2,000 cats. The animals are either strays or are dropped off by people who couldn't take care of them. Of the 4,000 animals, some of them are finally adopted into new homes. Some animals are moved to other shelters. And, unluckily, some cannot be saved because they are too sick or are considered dangerous.   

   Animal shelters provide food, medicine, and a safe place for animals to sleep. But they are not ideal homes. The shelters are loud, and the animals stay in small cages. The people who work at shelters do their best to care for the animals, but the animals do not always get the attention or exercise they need.  

   To prevent so many animals from becoming homeless, pet owners should take care of their pets. One of the best ways to care for pets is to spray or neuter them. This surgery prevents cats and dogs from having more babies. And that reduces the number of homeless animals that end up in shelters.

— Sorry, I(not realize) it. I will turn it down right now.

— Helen hasn't come back yet. I (wait )for her.

为了节能环保及方便出行, 提高生活质量, 苏州市政府近年来在很多地段为市民免费提供自行车服务, 但部分市民对此了解不够。假如你是一位志愿者, 周日上午, 你来到中心广场对市民进行自行车借用宣传。请根据以下提示写出一篇演讲稿。

提示：1. 苏州市民可以在很多地方免费借用自行车, 非常方便；   2. 如果借用自行车, 请注意爱惜, 并及时归还；  3. 希望大家多骑车出行……（请至少列出骑车出行的两点好处。）

要求：1. 演讲稿内容必须包括以上提示, 可适当发挥；  2. 表达清楚, 语句通顺, 意思连贯, 书写规范；  3. 文中不得出现真实姓名和校名；写一篇90字左右的演讲稿。演讲稿的开头和结尾已经给出, 不计入总词数。

参考词汇：resident, convenient, low-carbon, advantage

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen!

    May I have your attention, please? I'm glad to tell you something about using bikes for free in Suzhou. ……

    Thank you for your listening. Have a nice weekend!