浙江省杭州市余杭区2020—2021学年八年级上学期英语月考...

    These days, more and more people begin to look after their health by exercising. What sport should we do then?

    Ping-Pong   Wang Bing opened up a ping-pong room. He was very surprised that there were so many people coming on the first day of the new year. He added five more tables, but it still couldn't meet the need. "I am pleased to see so many people like playing ping-pong. It's a very good sport for health," said Wang Bing.

    Basketball   Xia Wen works in a bookstore. He often goes to play basketball in the middle school near the bookstore. “Although the students are having their summer holidays, to my surprise, the playground is crowded with people,” said Xia Wen.

    Of course, there are some other sports that people can do to keep healthy. But it's certain that people who often exercise can work better.

    You may feel curious(好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time?

    On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.

    Who studies hardest? Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly (almost) half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That's much more than students of the US(26.4%), Japan(8.2%) and South Korea(5.2%).

    Who sleeps most often in class? Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze(打盹) in class. In South Korea, it's 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.

    Who doesn't like taking notes? South Korea students don't like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, much fewer than in Japan(93%), China(90%) and the US(89%).

    Who is the most distracted(分心的)? American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated(无关的) books in class.

    What do they do after class? In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hand out with their friends. Most Japanese students do exercise. Most Korean students watch TV.

    When I was in primary school, Miss Green told us a story in an English class. Through the story, she wanted to tell us that there is always a solution(解决方法) to every problem. I kept that in mind.

    One day, when I returned home, I found that my father was unhappy. When I asked him why, He told me that he lost his watch when he was working in the garden. He had looked for it everywhere but couldn't find it. He had also asked my two elder brothers to help, but they failed too.

    That watch was very important to my father because it was a gift from my late(已故的) grandfather. “Don't worry, Dad. I'll help you find it,” I said. But my father didn't believe it .After all, they all had failed to find it. He said, “Well, if you find it, I'll give you 20 dollars.” “OK, Just wait,” I said and then went to the garden.

    Suddenly, I thought of the story that Miss Green had told us. But how could I find the watch? I started thinking and thinking, Then I remembered that the watch ticked(发出滴答声). But the ticking was hard to hear. I decided not to look here and there as they did. Instead, I put my ear on the ground. And ten minutes later, I found the watch.

    My father and brothers couldn't believe their eyes. They thought I was really lucky. But I shook my head, saying, "No, It wasn't good luck. I just thought before I took action(行动)."

    There is always a solution to every problem. Just think before you take action.

    Mary is reading something about how to keep healthy on the Internet.

    Good sleep is important for your health. You need about eight hours' sleep a night. Don't eat or read in bed. A cup of milk before sleeping may help you get a good sleep. Go to bed before 10:00 and get up early every morning. For more information, please visit www.sleeping.Com.

    How often do you exercise? If you want to stay healthy, you should do a lot of exercise. Try to exercise for 30 minutes a day, three or four times a week. For more information, please call Health Line at 180-2000.

    Studies show that the cold or flu virus(流感病毒) can live on our hands for long. So you should wash your hands often with soap and water. If you want to know more, please call Health Line at 180-1313.

    Brush your teeth twice a day. And see a dentist at least once a year. The oral examination(口腔检查) is only for the health of teeth, but the whole body. Please visit www.mydr.com for more information.

    Parents bring you to the world and care about you all the time. They really do their most and best for you, so you should try not to make them sad or angry and be polite to them.

    You may choose whatever you can do. For example, doing the dishes, taking out the rubbish or cleaning the room. In fact, when you help them at home, you'll learn how to look after yourself in the future.

    Have a talk with them about their work when they come back. Try to make them happy when they are sad in life. Remind(提醒) them to wear warmer clothes in cold days.

    In some ways, most parents wish their kids can be the top at school and get a better future. You should try to learn hard and get on well with classmates and teachers so that they don't have to worry about you.

    Don't always think of online games in your free time. If possible, you can stay with your parents. When shopping, buy something for your parents. On weekends, take a short trip with them. For parents and you, staying with each other is great.

Iain, a Welsh singer, is becoming1 in China, after singing "red" songs in a talent show. Iain was2 in singing when he was a student. And he taught3 how to sing songs from CDs. His friends thought he had a special4 for singing and always asked him to perform at their parties. Iain5 to China in 2004. Now he can speak Putonghua as6 as Chinese. He lives in Sanya7 his Chinese wife.

Several months ago, he joined8 talent show in China. "I was very happy to9 to the final round. But the day before the show, I got a phone call.10 told me that I couldn't go on" he said.

    "No one11 me a real reason. Maybe they didn't like a foreigner singing red songs." He said. "There weren't many foreigners in the show so they noticed me12 than the other performers. But when people watch a foreigner13 red songs in Chinese, they always find it very14 .15 , it couldn't stop me."

    I still remember the first time I left home for some night. I was going to the summer camp for a month. When my parents told me about the camp, I was (excite), because there were lots of (activity) there.

    The whole family drove me to the camp. When we arrived, I saw a lot of kids,  I didn't know anyone. I began to feel nervous. They gave me a little card  my name on it. Then a girl, who looked (old) than me, came up to me and said, "Hi Margie! I'm Sara. Our cabin is in the pines."

    (Final), the time came when my parents said, "Well, Margie, goodbye. Have a great time. And don't worry, we'll write to you often."

    I had  bad feeling. I wanted (cry). But just then another girl of my age came up to me and (say), "Hi, are you Margie? I'm Tammy. My cabin is in the pines, too. Come on. Let's go to see the horses."

    So we went and I had a (wonder) month at the camp.

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