2018年初中英语外研（新标准）版八年级下册期末模拟复习卷（3）

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—I feel relaxed.

    Dogs have feelings just like you and me．They cry when they are 1 ， and they smile when they are happy．It's true．Dogs have a lot of ways of 2their feelings without using words．You just need to 3 their body language．For example，what does it 4  when your dog wags his tail(摇尾巴)? He is telling you that he is happy,or that he is   5 something．When your dog puts his tail 6 his legs，he is probably afraid，or not feeling  7 ． Also，it isn't hot outside，but does your dog look like he is panting(喘气)?Don't worry!He is fine．It may be strange，8that's how dogs smile when they relax．Here is a(n) 9 ． You can try it at home．Ask your10 ， "Do you want to go for a walk?"Watch his body language closely,and you'll probably see him answer,"Yes!"

    My name is Paul．Last summer．I worked as a volunteer(志愿者)in a hospital．I was asked to help the patients(病人)who were going to leave hospital．My job was to help them leave hospital in a shorter time．One day,someone called me to a ward(病房)．When I came into the ward．I saw an old woman．She told me she wasn't ready to leave．She wanted to go to me gift shop．I got a wheelchair(轮椅)and took her to the gift shop．

We got to the gift shop at 8：00 am．It was not open yet．After a 30-minute wait，we went into the shop．The old woman was happy to be out of her ward．At first，she chose some books，and then she saw chocolates. She asked me to help her look through all the chocolates．Finally,she decided to buy three different boxes．

    As she was paying for everything，she asked the cashier(收银员)for a pen，and then turned to me．She told me to write some words on the boxes．She said that the nurses were taking good care of her,so she wanted to buy some chocolates for them．Later,I took her back to the hospital．As we gave the nurses chocolates，they all felt surprised and shared their chocolates with me．

    I got on well with everyone in the hospital．And there were smiles all around．To see the kindness between people was a gift for me，and for everyone．

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    I just moved into my own house last month．The thing l like best about it is that it's mine!If I don't want to clean the room．I don't have to．If I want to paint the walls green,I can．The only thing I don't like is the cockroaches(蟑螂)．I think I should clean my house more often．

    —Paulo

    I don't like my house at all．My neighbours (邻居)are really boring．There are lots of kids in the neighblourhood but none are my age．And the house is too small for my family．I have to share my room with my two sisters．

    —Millie

    My house is big enough for my family to live in comfortably．There are three bedrooms in my house，and each of my daughters has her own bedroom．What I don't like is that all the houses in the neighbourhood look the same．

    —John

    I love my house because I designed(设计)it myself I planned everything to fit(适合）my needs.For example，I love to cook so the kitchen is big.I guess that's my favourite room．The worst thing?Well,the house is getting old,and it needs a lot of

repairs(修理)．

—Susan

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    Susan Cain was a shy girl．She always had a hard time talking with new people．But when she grew up，she became a reporter．But Susan thought that her shyness made her a better reporter．“Being shy makes me more believable—people feel more comfortable around me，”she said．

    The Shyness Institute reports that almost half of all people say that they are shy．Some people are not shy when they are with their friends．For other people，shyness can be a mental(精神的)problem．They become so worried that they cannot speak in front of people．

    But why are some people shy?

    Scientists once did a study on two-month-old babies．They found that of every five babies，one was very active(活跃的)And one of every five babies was always quiet．These babies might be shy when they grew up．

    Family affect(影响)shyness．Studies show that children who are shy usually have parents that have fewer friends and fewer family activities．

    People who are outgoing are sometimes more successful．Shy people may feel that they have a disadvantage．But shyness Call be an advantage．They are good friends because they listen more than they talk．This can also make them successful．

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