浙江省金华市鞋塘初中2020-2021学年八年级上学期英语第...

Have you ever eaten a dandelion (蒲公英)? Me neither. Have you ever blown it to make a wish? Me, too.

“Time to pick dandelions, Athena," Mum opened the car door and I entered with a1. My hometown is in Greece (希腊), where dandelions are2on the menu. But I didn't eat dandelions. Why did I have to3 them with my family every spring?

Then I said 4 to my new friend Brigid, whose family had recently moved in our neighborhood in New York. I was 5Brigid didn't ask where we were going. Nobody in America ate dandelions. l always worried that 6would notice us picking dandelions.

We7into a wild field. Hundreds of lively yellow flowers appeared everywhere. Then we stopped our car. Dad went over to cut dandelions and put them in his bag. But I just hid in the book. "8do we eat dandelions?" I asked." The best food in the world. "Dad answered, shaking a handful of greens.9we were ready to leave, we had enough dandelions. On the way home, Mum and Dad talked about hosting a dinner party for the new neighbors to try our 10 Greek food.

The night of the party, Brigid arrived with her parents. Mum served11different Greek foods. Our guests ate everything. Finally came the dandelions." Wait!" I said to Brigid. But it was too12"You ate the dandelions!" I told her. We both13, and she ate another bite (一口). "14, "she said.

Mum was smiling at us. After dinner. Brigid and I went to the backyard and lay on the grass. The stars reminded me of dandelions in the soft field. I closed my eyes and made a15to be as open-minded as my family and my new friend.

Have you noticed the waste bins (垃圾桶) in different colors on the street? Do you often put all the waste in the same bin? It's reported by Changchun Daily that people must do waste sorting (分类) in most places in Changchun at the end of 2019.Wastle soring is a wonderful way to make good use of clergy and protest the environment. But do you know how to sort the waste?

Usually, people should sort their waste into four groups we, recyclable, armful and dry. Different kinds of waste should go into different birds. Wet waste means the things you don't want but pigs can eat, but pigs can eat, mostly coming from your mostly coming from your kitchen. Things that can be used again, such as paper, metal and glass, are recyclable waste, Harmful waste might be dangerous or case serious pollution, like medicine and batteries (电池). And airy waste that's not wet, recyclable or harmful will go into the dry waste bin.

Different countries are trying different methods to sort the waste. A university in England as invented a smart bin. When people drop their wastes into the bin. It can tell what kind of ware it is and sort it correctly. The bin can also compress the waste to make it smaller in size and take up less space, In South Korea, people have to separate their food waste from other kinds of waste and pay for it. The more food waste they throw way, the more they pay, Japan has the strictest rules for waste sorting in the word, For sample, plastic bottles and their caps should go into different bins.

①Summer camp can be one of the most unforgettable experiences in a child's life. It helps children prepare for bigger, brighter lives down the road. Besides, many important life skills are learned at camp. Here are the reasons kids should go to camp.

②To try new things. Camp pushes children out of their comfort zone and encourages them to new activities and experiences that they may not be familiar with. By attending various types of activities, children have a greater chance of finding something that they are good at.

③To develop social skills, Camp teaches children to communicate, to work together as pan of a team and to be a leader, Leadership is developed by asking campers to fulfill responsibilities that may not be expected of them elsewhere, while sharing information and attention helps improve teamwork and the desire to work with others.

④To face challenges and learn the value of hard work. Because they feel safe at camp. Youngsters are comfortable taking healthy risks, setting personal goals and realizing their dreams. At camp, children learn the importance of working hard to achieve what they want and to never give up, all in a low-stress setting.

⑤To build character. Camp provides children with the important values of a strong, moral person by teaching them about ethics, honesty, caring, respect and responsibility. Parents often report that after camp, their children are more kind, understand the importance of giving.

⑥To develop independence. At camp, children learn to make their own decisions. Campers can risk finding out what works and what doesn't, while discovering something new about themselves. The camp environment provides help for children to quickly reduce their need for constant parental dependency.

⑦The main goal of any well-run camp program is making sure children have the time of their lives. Providing creativity, adventure, smiles and old good times, summer camp is a much needed break from the school year.

Do you like adventures? This is an adventure story of Dodomo and his dog friend, Charlie IX.

Dodomo is a 13-year-old boy. He is interested in strange things He hopes to be a detective (侦探) some day.

One day, his grandpa gave him a gif. It is a dog. His name is Charlie IX. Dodomo loves dogs.

However, he doesn't like Charlie IX. Because Charlie IX is so weird!

The dog picks his own clothes. He only drinks milk and eats egg tart (蛋挞). And he even has bubble baths and watches TV! That can't be a normal dog!

Dodomo told his mom about it. But she didn't believe him at all. Dodomo decided to find the reason alone." I'm a detective!" he said to himself

But more and more weird things kept happening! Dodomo found a diary in his room. It was very old. Dodomo threw it away several times, but the diary always came back by itself! Dodomo was so scared(害怕的). At that time, Charlie IX started to talk! He said he was a noble(贵族的) dog and he was here to help Dodomo finish his adventure. The diary was from Dodomo's grandpa. It was the guide to their adventure.

What's in the book? What kind of adventures will they go on? The answers are all in the book Charlie Ix & Dodomo.

Robert was born in a small town in the (南方) of America. He was a big fan of football. He thought nothing was more (令人愉快的)than playing football. And he wanted to become a football player after he left (大学). However, a bad accident happened. His legs were badly  (受伤) in the accident and couldn't move anymore.

He knew he would never have a (机会)to play football, so he felt very

sad. Luckily, he met an (优秀的) PE teacher Mr Johnson. Mr Johnson often had (谈话) with Robert.

One day, Mr Johnson (建议) Robert to join the school football team. Mr

Johnson also told Robert that he could be a wheelchair(轮椅) football (教练), Mr Johnson's words made Robert feel much (更好的).He read books about football and watched football matches every day. Later, he got his dream job in the city sports centre.

Beauty is never far away. It is by your side. I saw one of the most beautiful (thing) three days ago.

On the early morning of that day, it rained (heavy). I took the bus to the library (get) some CDs. I thought no one would go to the library on such bad day. But when I arrived, I saw (hundred) of readers. They waited outside the library its opening. And I found most of (they) were kids. I was surprised. I asked one of the kids," You get up early and get wet outside of the library, don't you feel tired?" The child said with (confident),"I love reading. is enjoyable for us to read books. The (much) we read, the better we will be. I am sure that the books are worth my time."

I was very moved by his answer. His words let me read more books.

提示：

1）看英文电影和电视节目；

2）参加英语社团；

3）去说英语的国家旅游。

注意：

1）词数80～100；

2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

3）开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Daming,

You should watch films and TV programmers in English.

……

Yours,

Alice