浙江省2018-2019学年八年级上学期英语期中四校联考试卷...

—He is ________excellent student and he does very well at school.

—I see. What a kind man!

—Believe in yourself. The ___ your practise, the better your English will be.

— Sorry, my father_______. He can't talk with you on the phone.

— It's a good idea__________ some sports every day.

—OK, here you are.

—It's about 9,175,000 in 2018.

— __________ try to talk to our classmates in English?

—I'm not going for classes, _______ to train for the volleyball game.

——______________.

    London is such a wonderful city. It is very large. The Thames River runs 1the city from west to east. So the city has 2 parts: the South and the North. In the North, there are important buildings, shops, big parks and interesting places. The3in London is good. In winter it is not very cold and in summer it is not very hot 4 the city is near the sea. People say London is a foggy city and it often rains. It is true. Last year, when I 5 in London, I met one of the thickest fogs in years. You could hardly see your hand in front of your face. Cars and buses moved 6 with their lights on. When evening fell, the weather got even 7. The fog was as thick as milk.8 the buses and cars stopped. I happened 9 an important meeting on the other side of the town, but it was impossible to find a car. I had to get there 10.

    Zhalong is a nature park in Heilongjiang in Northeast China. It is one of the world's most important wetlands. The area provides food and homes for wildlife. It is an ideal home for different kinds of plants, fishes and birds.

    Many birds live comfortably in Zhalong Nature Park all year round, while some only stay for a short time. There are many fish in the wetlands, and the birds can easily catch them for food. Zhalong Nature Park is an important living area for the rare red-crowned cranes. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world. Some of them live in Zhalong.

    Some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means that there will be less and less space for wildlife.

    More and more birds are in danger because they do not have enough living space. Many of them died. The Chinese government wants to protect these endangered birds, and they can be safe in Zhalong.

    Every year a lot of tourists go to Zhalong to watch birds. This year members of our Bird Watching Club are going to study the different kinds of birds in Zhalong and the changes in their numbers. The study will begin next month.

    We do a bird count once a year. We are now inviting the second school students to help. We need more people to help us count and do something to help the birds. Many people do not understand the importance of the wetlands. We hope this information will help them understand it and make them actively take action to protect wildlife.

    Do you know Chinese movie legend Chow Yun-fat? Chow Yun-fat is a Chinese film and television actor, and is named "The Asia's greatest actor". Also, he is a photographer. Everyone likes him very much.

    Chow Yun-fat was born in Lamma Island, Hong Kong, on May 18, 1955. After his father died, his family became very poor. In his childhood, he helped his mother farm and raise chickens on the island. He was only at school for three years, and then left school to work as a porter, messenger, and salesman. In 1973, he was chosen to study in the third artist training class of the wireless TV station. He became a basic actor one year later. He went to Hollywood, the USA in 1995 and soon became the main actor in several films. He became a film superstar later.

    On October 15^th, 2018, Chow Yun-fat said he planned to give his total property $5.6 billion HKD (that's $714 million USD) to charity. "My dream is to be a happy and normal person, "Yun-fat told the reporter." The hardest thing in life is not about how much money you earn, but how to keep a peaceful mindset and live the rest of your life in a simple and carefree manner."

    Chow Yun-fat spends only $800 HKD ($102 USD) every month. He keeps frugal by taking a bus or train as often as possible and doing charity work instead of spending it on himself. He had a Nokia phone for 17 years. A few days ago, he had to use a smart phone, because his Nokia one stopped working. He always shops at discount clothing stores, because, he said: "I don't wear clothes for other people. As long as I think it's comfortable, then it's good enough for me."

    He was driving home one cold evening on a country road when he saw an old lady standing on the side of the road. He stopped to give her a hand. "Why don't you wait in the car where it isn't cold, Madam? It won't take me long." He said, "My name is Joe." She had a flat tire. Joe crawled under the car and repaired the car. But he got dirty and his hand hurt. She thanked him and asked him how much she should give him. He told her if she really decided to thank him back, the next time she saw someone needed help, she could give that person the money he needed, and Joe said, "And think of me." She drove off with thankfulness. A few miles down the road, the lady saw a small restaurant. She went in. The waitress was nearly eight months pregnant. She welcomed her with a sweet smile. The old lady wanted to know how she could be so happy and how she could work in such a poor situation. Then she thought of Joe's words. After the lady finished her meal, the waitress went to get her change from 100$ bill. But the lady went right out of the door. When the waitress came back, she saw a note on the table, saying "I'm helping you because someone once helped me. If you really want to give me back the change, here is what you can do – Do not let the chain of love end with you."

    The waitress went home that night with the money and the note. With the birth of the baby next month, she and her husband needed money. She knew how worried her husband was. And when her husband was sleeping next to her, she said: "Everything's going to be all right. I love you, Joe."

    The smart phone is one of the most important things today. Smart phones are small and people can put them in their pockets. Many people like to use it. The smart phone brings the (外表的，外部的) world to people's homes. Some people say the world is smaller (比) before because of it.

    What's going on in other (国家)? How do people live in places (远的) away? Where is the  (最令人放松的) place to go on holidays? Is it colder or (更温暖的) tomorrow ?How to feed pet dogs?

    If you want to answer these questions, just use the smart phone. Even you can watch a program twice or  (更多地) on it. People can also learn on the (电台，广播). But smart phone is much more convenient, it can give you some good (建议) .

    Smart phone is such a good thing, (但是), too much TV is bad for eyes. Remember to protect your eyes while watching TV.

参考词汇: listen to; English songs; every day; newspaper; English pen friends

Hello Daming,

    Thank you for your letter. I know your problem about learning English. In fact, most middle school students have these problems.

    Best wishes!

Language Doctor