湖北省十堰市2017-2018学年八年级上学期英语期末调研考试试卷

—By eating delicious zongzi and watching the boat races.

— Why don't you ________ a hobby like painting or taking photos?

—We plan to go ________.

— That's too bad. Reading is more enjoyable, everyone ________ be a book lover.

— About once a month. I'm busy with my studies.

—Yes, when we cross the street we must wait ________ the traffic lights turn green.

—I agree with you.

—Well, you will be as ________ as me soon.

— Well, it's hard to say. We won't be sure unless it really ________.

— ________, but I might be a little late.

    Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story 1 their children. And they must know how difficult it is to write a 2 children's book. If the meaning of the book is too difficult, children can't 3 what is in the story, and the story4 to talk to the writers themselves. The best children's books are neither(既不)very difficult nor(也不)very 5, and they can interest the 6 who hears the story and the adult(成人)who reads it.7, there are in fact 8 books like this, we can hardly choose a good one. The problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 9 to solve. This may be why many of the books thought to be children's literature(文学)were in fact written for 10. Alice in Wonderland is perhaps one of this, adults enjoy it better than children.

    Children sometimes show the 11 interest in literature. Just 12 a child in a bookshop or a library and he will be more willing to13 the books which are full of the stories, pictures and jokes. Of course parents and teachers won't like that. Maybe parents should stop 14to brainwash(洗脑)children into accepting our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so different that we parents should not 15 that they will enjoy the same books.

    All of us want to be healthy. To keep healthy, more and more people are doing sports. Do you like sports? If yes, which is your favorite sport? Look at the ads, they may help you.

    Our school held many activities last week. We called it Road Safety Week. One of the educational activities was a speech given by a police officer. He shared something about the road safety. Here are some important points about his speech.

    Most traffic accidents(事故)shouldn't happen. They happen because people are careless. A frequent cause(原因)of traffic accidents is speed(速度). Some people drive too fast. This means that if they have to stop suddenly, they cannot stop quickly enough to avoid hitting(避免撞)others. You need to remember this when you are crossing the street or walking along the sidewalk(人行道).

    It's not only drivers who cause accidents, however. People on foot－pedestrians(行人), and bicycle riders often cause accidents, too. Pedestrians sometimes walk out into the street without looking. You should always look on both sides before stepping into the street.

    Do any of you ride a bike? Bicycle riders can cause accidents by changing directions suddenly or without warning other road users. Before you turn left, for example, you should check behind you to make sure there aren't any cars, trucks or buses coming. You should show with your left hand to tell that you want to turn left. You should not turn until the street is clear.

    The rules of the road are very simple. If we learn them and obey(遵守)them, we should not have accidents any more. There were more other activities in Road Safety Week, hope every student could learn something.

How about party?

Everyone protecting the environment.

If he meets a problem, tell him not .

stories, Mike told me all about it.

Jerry his new book to our newspaper last year.

    As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.

    Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to realize(实现) your dream?

    Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams come true is life's biggest challenge(挑战). You may think you're not very good at some school subjects, or that it's impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream.

    In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don't let it leave your heart. You need to keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.

    As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.

    As we all know, smoking does great harm to human beings. Smoking causes many illnesses. A lot of people always cough(咳嗽)because of smoking. One of the most serious illnesses caused by smoking is lung cancer(肺癌). Many people died because of smoking. According to the newest study, there are other three things as deadly as smoking.

    Loneliness(孤独). The growth of using Internet and less person to person communication make people feel lonely. Vivek Murthy, has made loneliness a worldwide epidemic(流行病)and it could be deadly. Julianne Holt has found that loneliness reduces(减少)people's life which equals to(等于)smoke 15 cigarettes a day.

    Sitting. Sitting all day increases(增加)the risk of different kinds of cancers. Researchers surveyed about four million people. They kept on①______ down their everyday sitting time. Such as how often they sat to watch TV, do work, and so on. According to the data(数据), they find that if you spend a two-hour time sitting②______ moving, the risks of getting ill will be higher. Even though they still exercise during the day, it won't change the result.

    Poor diet(饮食). Nowadays many people go on a poor diet to keep thin and fashion. They usually have a little fruit or just a cup of water instead of the meal. Going on a poor diet for a long time is not healthy for us. We can't live a normal life without a healthy body. The poor diet is becoming one of the important reasons of death just like smoking.

    In order to keep healthy, we should get rid of these bad habits.

提示：1. 分析现阶段遇到的问题：父母的不理解，学习的压力等等；2. 如何正确面对这些问题，提出自己的看法；3. 坚持梦想，对未来有信心。

要求：1. 语句通顺、语意连贯；2. 用上所有提示内容；3. 80词左右。

Dear Jenny,

Yours,

Lin Mei