浙江省余姚市兰江中学2021-2022学年八年级下学期"兰江...

Last summer I look a trip Io an island. I had a lot of fun. I sat and watched the waves and listened to the ocean. I learned to identify birds. I discovered pretty things and enjoyed the taste of the new foods. It was a very nice time.

One evening I1a pleasant walk by the ocean. When the waves came in, many starfish (海星) fell on the2. Some starfish went back into water, and they were3. But other starfish were4on the sand. They would die5they did not get into the water. There were many starfish on the beach that night. It made me sad, but I knew I could not6the problem. I stepped very7so I did not damage them.

Then I saw a little girl. She was also8about the starfish. She wanted to9all of them from dying. She asked me if I could perhaps help her.

"To be frank, I don't think we can do10." I said.

The little girl started to cry. She sat back against a rock and11for a while. Finally, the emotion was gone. She stopped12and stood up. Then she13a starfish and threw it into the water.

"What are you doing?" I asked her,

But she did not answer me. She just threw as many starfish as she14.

"You cannot save all of them!" I said.

She stopped to look at me. "No, I cannot save them all." she replied.

Then she picked up a very big starfish and said, "But I can save this one," And then she smiled and threw the starfish as far as she could into the ocean.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever15.

Everybody's house smells in some way.

You almost never even notice the way your own place smells. You notice the way everyone else's place smells as soon as you walk in. There are their cats, and the soap, and the new furniture they just got. And those all add up to the way their house smells,

But you can only smell your own house after you've been away for a while—like, a long while. Not just a workday, but like a week.

It has to do with sensory adaptation (感觉适应). That's the scientific way to say that you just get used to it. And it's more pronounced for our sense of smell than for any other sense, like our hearing, for example.

Researcher Pamela Dalton at the Monell Chemical Senses Center has done a lot of work on sensory adaptation. She and her learn say that adaptation means you respond less when a stimulus(刺激物) is repeated. So when you are at home, the smell of your house is all around you. It never goes away. It's not just repeated—you're swimming in it. So you become adapted to the way it smells.

The thing with smell, though, is that you adapt to smells really quickly. After "even a few breaths" of a smell, Dalton says, you begin to acclimate to it.

You start to experience dial as being less strong and finally take no note of it at all. That's why you can smell your friend's house when you walk in, but you don't really notice it all the time you're there.

Being able to detect (探测) smells is important. It might warn you of danger, like an approaching tiger or something gone bad in your drinks. Or it might mean something pleasant, like fresh bread or blooming flowers.

Your nose can stay on the lookout for new smells that are dangerous or delicious. It might be a simple housekeeping thing, like a dishwasher in the kitchen or a towel in the bathroom that needs to be cleaned.

Then, if you still want to change the way your house smells, many things might do the trick, like candles, fresh fruits, or a bottle of perfume（香水）.

Once upon a time, there was a couple named Sue and John. Both of them were artists.

In the late autumn, John became bedridden with pneumonia （肺炎）. After the doctor visited John several times, he told Sue, "His condition is quite bad. John seems to have lost all will to live. If he doesn't want to live, medicines will not help him."

Sue tried her best to make John take an interest in things around him. She sang and danced, she painted their favorite pictures, she told jokes, but John did not respond.

"Five," he muttered （低声含糊地说）one day, as he looked out the window. When Sue asked what John meant, he explained slowly. "There are ... only five leaves left on the tree now. When the last leaf falls. I ... shall go with it." Upon hearing this, Sue burst into tears. She went to their neighbor, Mr Smith, who was also an artist

Mr Smith was shocked by the news of John's poor health. He wanted his friend to get better.

Over the next few days, it rained terribly and the wind howled（呼啸），but the last leaf on the tree held on firmly. Every day, John would look out and see the same lone leaf on the tree.

Then, one day, the doctor came in and said John's condition was improving. John said to Sue, realized that life is hard, but I shouldn't give up. That leaf has stayed on that tree for so long. It has taught me to live!" "You know that leaf was painted by Mr Smith?" said Sue.

①It is a problem that every holidaymaker has faced while dining out overseas: should you leave a tip?

② While tipping is popular in most Western countries, in other parts of the world, if you leave money on the table after the meal, the waiter may feel unhappy. It can also lead to overspending on a holiday budget as a tip can add up to 25 percent to any meal out.

③A new research from Good Housekeeping Institute tells us where in the world you should expect to tip, and how much is an acceptable amount to leave.

④Sara Benwell, Consumer Editor at Good Housekeeping, said, "In Japan, there is no-tipping culture, and you may offend your waiter if you try to give him some money, while in America, tips are very much expected, and it is rude if you don't leave anything. In France, the service charge must be included in the bill by law. However, many locals will leave coins as an extra sign of appreciation."

⑤In Germany, Italy and India, it is polite to leave staff 10 percent of the total bill. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the US tops the list of the biggest restaurant tip, with wait staff expecting to be left between 10 and 25 percent of the total bill, American taxi drivers also expect a little extra, although there is no fixed amount.

⑥Tipping is not expected in many South East Asian countries, although it is a polite and easy way to show your appreciation for good service and is greatly received, in Japan and China, tipping in restaurants and taxis are refused and should be avoided.

Every year in China, 3.2 million people die in emergencies. That's an average of six people per minute, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局). Experts say that the first 10 minutes after an accident can make the difference between life and death. So it is important for us to learn first aid. What should we do if some accidents happened?

Ask the person to lean（倾斜） forward and pinch（捏） their nose for five to six minutes. Do not move the head backward as the blood can run into their mouth or even lungs（肺）.

Stand behind the choking（因嗑住而窒息）person, put your arms around their waist and lean him or her forward. Make fists（拳头）with your hands and thrust（猛烈施压）your fists into their stomach. Do this up to five times. You can also do back blows-firmly slap（拍打）their back with your hand. If the object still doesn't come out call 120.

Tell the person to keep the injury still. Support it with your hands or clothes to keep it from moving. Call an ambulance（救护车）or find another way to get them to the hospital.

Quickly cool the burned area with cold running water. You should do this for at least 10 minutes. Then, call your parents for help or go to the hospital. Do not use ice. It can make the injury even worse.

A. B. C. D.

The purpose of this article is to tell us how to .

A. give the first aids        B. protect animals

C. learn well                D. spend vacation

Taking a bus or subway, making payments online, or just walking, these daily activities can help turn China's deserts into forests if you are using Ant Forest. Ant Forest is a feature in the Alipay mobile payment App. It keeps a of users' low carbon (低碳的) activities, such as taking a bus to work instead of . And it gives users green energy. When the user's green energy gets high, Ant Forest and its partner will plant a real tree for the user. About half a billion people have used Ant Forest it came out in August, 2016. Ant Forest received the champions of the Earth Award (地球卫士奖), the UN's environmental honor, for encouraging people to live greener lifestyles and protect the environment.

Two (friend), Jim and Slew, joined a big sales company together just after graduation (毕业). of them worked really hard.

Three years passed and the company's director promoted (提拔) Stew to sales executive (销售主管). Jim did not get any promotion.

Jim thought it was (fair) so he asked his boss he didn't appreciate the hard-working staff. The boss knew that Jim worked hard, and in order (show) the difference between him and Slew, he asked: "Go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market (市场)."

When Jim returned, the boss asked: "Hew much per kilogram?*' So Jim went back to the market and then returned to say the price - $12 per kg.

Then the boss asked Stew same thing. Slew went to the market, and when he returned he said. "At the moment there is one person (sell) watermelons, $I2 per kg, $100 for 10 kg. Now he has 340 watermelons in stock (有存货). On the table there are 48 watermelons, and each of them (weigh) about 15 kg. Watermelons were bought from the south two days ago, so they are fresh."

Hearing this. Jim realized the difference between him and Stew. He knew that he could learn a lot his friend.

(success) people are more observant. They think and see the future, while most people see only tomorrow.

1）出生：2003年9月3日美国加利福尼亚州，2019 年加入中国国籍

2）经历：2011年开始学习滑雪

3）外貌：大眼睛：……

1）我的崇拜理由：

1）待人友善；2)英语说得好；3)…

2）我的未来计划：……

3）我的奋斗方法：……

提示词：滑雪运动员skier；北京冬奥会：Beijing Winter Olympics：加利福尼亚州：California：金牌：gold medal；银牌：silver medal

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