浙江省湖州市南浔区实验学校2019-2020学年八年级上学期...

    With the development of mobile phone Apps, people have more chances to 1 with others in the world 2 sharing videos online. Douyin is one of the most 3 Apps.

    Many people think it is a double-sided sword(双刃剑)to 4 Douyin. While some people have found great joy in using the App, 5  think it is not a good idea to use it. Some people, 6 the young, have been lost 7 the App. They 8 hours recording and uploading videos. This is really a 9 of time and harms their physical and mental health.

    To solve this 10, Douyin has carried out an anti-addiction(防沉迷)system. It has two new functions(功能): A reminder(提示)that suddenly 11 after 90 minutes of continuous usage and a feature that locks the App by 12 after daily usage exceeds(超过)two hours. I think it is an effective 13 to prevent addiction to the App.

    Apps like Douyin may 14 us joy, but we should use them 15.

    Tony's pen pal, Diana, lives in Australia. Last year Diana called Tony and told him that she planned to visit him. Then Tony found some information about two hotels on the Internet. Here's the information he got.

    Twelve years ago, Mr. Brown, a friend of my parents' went to Africa to help in a poor country.

    One afternoon, Mr. Brown took a walk in a town. The town was destroyed(破坏) during a war. He saw something moving in the long grass and thought it was an animal. As he got closer, he found it was a baby boy. The boy got hurt a little. Mr. Brown asked a guide, "Can we find his family?" The guide looked around and said, "I don't think so." Finally, Mr. Brown adopted(收养) the baby with the help of many friends. The next year, Mr. Brown took him back to America and gave him the name Liam.

    Liam isn't as big as the other kids, but he is a good student and he is on our school football team. Everyone in our school likes Liam. Whenever there is a need, he always the first one to help out.

    Last year, our school decided to sponsor ten poor children. We needed to raise money and sent it to them every month. Liam spent plenty of hours setting up the whole thing. In the end, we raised so much money that we were able to sponsor twenty children.

    Do you know why Liam always works so hard? Because many people have worked hard to give him a chance in life.

    Work is helpful to health. Scientists find that the hard­-working people live longer than those who have no jobs. Studies show that the jobless are in poorer health than job­-holders. The women have jobs are healthier than housewives.

    Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, away from feeling lonely. Researches show that people feel unhappy and worried when they have nothing to do. The happiest people are those who are busy. Many high achievers who love their jobs feel they are the happiest when they are working hard. They work as a bridge between their dream and reality, so they have energy every day. By work, people get to know each other. By taking part in all kinds of activities, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss(丧失) of work means the loss of everything. It makes people down and it will cause more illnesses.

    Besides, work makes one feel hopeful and proud. When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are very happy.

    From the above, we can come to a conclusion: the more you work, the happier and healthier you will be.

    Many people enjoy watching movies in a cinema. They think the cinema has a better atmosphere (气氛) to enjoy the movie. However, I think people are happier and freer when watching movies at home.

    Watching movies at home is more comfortable. To watch movies in a cinema, you have to buy a ticket before you go there for a better seat. However, there is no need for people at home to worry about the ticket. They can enjoy movies at any time they like and with the most comfortable seat. What's more, people watching movies at home wouldn't have to face any traffic problems.

    It is free to watch movies at home. In the cinema, we can't go outside and do something else because the movie won't wait for us. Sometimes, if we miss part of the movie, we can't follow the story. At home, we can pause at any time and go back to watch the part.

    All in all, a cinema is a good place to watch movies, but it isn't the best place to enjoy the movies. I think watching movies at home is better.

⑴Helen wants to go to a beautiful place. There she can enjoy beautiful natural scene.

⑵Lucy would like to go to a theme(主题) park and buy some souvenirs(纪念品).

⑶Jack wants to go fishing by boat or ship.

⑷Li Mei is from Zhejiang. She wants to go to the north to see the snow.

⑸Peter is interested in history and he likes traveling in the city.

    Improvisational performance(即兴表演) is a kind of performance that is done without preparation(准备). I think it is (令人愉快的), so I started to learn it last year. Last school year, we had an improvisational performance (比赛) the day before Mother's Day. My best friend Linda and I made a team to join it. On that day, we saw lots of (精彩的) performances on the stage. We each had cards with different topics(主题)，our topic was "mother", we took it (认真对待), before acting, we practiced and practiced, Linda acted as my sister, we (分享)mother's love in the performance, our performance was so funny and (有创造力的) that everyone (笑). Finally, we won the first (奖), and our teacher said our performance showed that we had good (天赋) for acting, we were both very happy.

How should men behave?

    How a man should dress, behave(表现) and talk has caused(引起) some (discuss). This month, article by Xinhua said that some men idols are paying too much attention to their appearance. They are different the traditional man image(形象) of looking strong, they have slender frames(苗条身材) and dress like girls. The article said this could have a (bad) impact(影响) than other things on children, and for our country, it might be (luck), because if men behave this way, China will never become the strong country it hopes to be.

    But lots of people have different opinions about this. They say that gender(性别) can be shown different ways.

    "No matter kind of personal style a man chooses to behave, strong or gentle，that doesn't stop him from(be) an excellent person, he can also be a(success) person." China Women's Daily said in a report.

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