湖北省随州市曾都区2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题

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Commander Tang Hongbo 指令长汤洪波

A kind of Happiness in Rongjiang—Watching "Cun Chao"

Early in the morning, at noon, or in the evening in big cities and in the countryside, all over China, you can see Chinese people, men and women, young and old 1 . People run 2 —along the beaches, 3  the parks, down quiet streets or on the country road（乡间小路）. Some people 4  run in their living rooms. 

Running wasn't so 5 in the past. In the 1960s, runners were mostly athletes（运动员）and healthy strong people. When people saw a runner, they used to 6 , "Hey, what's the hurry for?" or they might 7 to themselves, "Is he crazy?" At that time, women almost 8 ran. If they did, people might laugh at them. But today all these is 9 . Men and women of all 10 enjoy running.

Doctors say many of the health problems 11 these bad habits: eating too much, smoking, and taking 12 exercise. Doctors tell us, "Eat 13 , don't smoke, and exercise more. " Running is a good exercise 14 it helps build strong hearts and lungs（肺）. It also helps most people 15 weight（体重）.

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Do you know how to make friends with a group of people? Let me tell you the steps about making friends with the group. Maybe it's helpful to you.

First, you need to know what kind of group they are. If people of the group are shy, never ask them "Why don't you talk?" "Why are you quiet?" or "Why do you look shy?" They don't like such questions.

Next, remember that each group is different. They may use different words, like different things or have different ways of "hanging out".

Then, the important thing is that you should try to be outgoing. If you are outgoing, you would become very popular. Remember, nobody wants to make friends with a shy person. 

Finally, find a right topic to talk with the group. For example, you can talk with them about the weather, the latest news, their hobbies or their school life. 

For people, it's not surprising that we can open a door, lift a heavy box and control ourselves while walking in the snow. But can a robot do these? Well, Google's new robot, Atlas, can not only do these things, but it can stand up if it falls down. Although the robot may be slow and clumsy, it was created（被创造）mainly to work in dangerous places for humans.

Now, robots are much smarter than you might imagine. On March 9 this year, AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence（人工智能）program made by Google's DeepMind, challenged top professional Go player Lee Sedol from South Korea. And AlphaGo beat（击败）Lee at last.

AI is when computers or computer software is able to have intelligent behavior, such as thinking or acting like a human. In our daily life, we already use AI in many ways, such as Apple's Siri and search engines（搜索引擎）like Baidu and Google.

Some people may worry whether computers are now smart enough to beat us at everything. But experts say that is not the case. Real life problems can be more difficult than the Go game. For example, humans can watch a person throw down a cup of coffee and know that the result will be a mess on the floor. A computer program would have to know the size of the cup, the height of the cup from the floor and many other things to find out the result. But we never know what will happen in the future. 

As the network goes fast, live streaming（直播）has become more and more popular. It is not only fun and interesting, but also give a new stage（舞台）to traditional culture（传统文化）artists. On video sites and apps such as Douyin and Bilibili, many traditional artists are trying live streaming for the first time. Some of them sing Peking Opera, some show their hand-made products（产品）, while others show classical Chinese music. 

Li Jun is a laosheng（old male role）Peking Opera performer with the Shanghai Jingju Theater Company. A few years ago, the 59-year-old man started live streaming for the first time. Unlike performing on a formal（正式的）stage, Li uses everyday places as his stage, including his backyard, study room, and even the kitchen. Besides singing, Li also teaches viewers about Peking Opera in a humorous way. 

People can ask him questions and get answers directly. "Live streaming has brought this elegant（高雅的）art down to earth, " one viewer said. "It allows young people to get closer to this traditional art and learn more about it. " Up to now Li has more than 6, 000 fans on Douyin, while one of his videos has received 42, 000 views on Bilibili.

As Guangming Daily reported, live streaming has created a new way in which traditional culture can be kept alive. 

At the weekend, my father and I often climbed the mountain near our house when I was a little girl. He always told me. "You should have goals（目标）like climbing the mountain. "

We didn't spend a lot of time together because my father was very busy. Once we climbed a very high mountain when I was only 10 years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers, the trees and the birds' singing. But as time passed, both of my legs hurt. In fact, I disliked it at that time. But my father said to me, "You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can't see it before you get to the top. "

At that time, I couldn't understand his words. After that, I got new hope and confidence（信心）about my life.

Everyone should  a  in building an advanced clean Suizhou City.

Are you going to  or  his invitation tonight?

Not everyone knows what they want to be. Just   you try your best.

We took quite photos in Yan Emperor Shen Nong's hometown.

As   my uncle has time, he will teach me to play chess.

Hi Susana, 

I'm happy that you're coming to visit us next weekend. You're going to be here at just the time!

Next weekend our town is going to have a special gala. We have one every year. What is a gala? Well, it's like a party but with sports and other , too. We're going to go to it, I hope you're ready for some fun!

It all starts on Saturday. In the morning, there are games for kids. In the afternoon, some  are going to sing on the street. 

On Sunday morning there's a charity（慈善）run—it's about 8 km. It starts in the park, goes past the train station and the town's main shopping area（区）, and then finishes at the park. I'm going to in the race! And on Sunday afternoon, there's a big street party. The weather is going to be , so I'm going to wear my new skirt.

I hope to see you here. Oh, I forgot! On Sunday evening we are going to have a party for my sister's birthday! We're going to make it a really special party. Please say you don't have to leave on Sunday evening!

Anyway, let me know more about your . 

See you soon. 

Yours, 

Belinda

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My dear students, 

The year of the Dragon is coming soon. But how was your life in the year of the Rabbit? I'd like to share mine with you.



 

Thank you and wish you a happy new year!