吉林社长春市德惠三中2020-2021学年八年级上学期英语第二次月考暨期中考试试卷-组卷题库站

All over the world, people have all kinds of friends.1are people's honest friends. Cats, elephants, camels, horses, cows are people's helpful and useful friends. But do you think that 2are people's friends, too? Now let me tell you3about it.

We live in the "computer age". People,4scientists, teachers, writers and even students, use computers to do5work. But more than 30 years ago,6couldn't do much work. They were very7and expensive. Very8people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and9. And they can do a lot of work. Many people like to use them.10people have them at home.

Computers become very important because they can work11than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can12people do a lot of work, Writers now use computers to13. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them14and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put into them. Computers are very15and helpful. It is true that they are our good friends, Do you think so?

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Hello! My name is Eliza. I'm from London. Now I'm living in China with my parents.

My favorite subject at school is science. I work very hard at it. I want to be a scientist when I grow up. I think I'm going to live on the earth, but work on another planet. I will fly the rocket to my work place every morning. Now there is too much pollution on the earth. I will try my best to cut it down. And I'm going to make many robots, too. My robots will help people do different kinds of jobs. People will have more time to do what they like.

Today I am at a robot show in Beijing. Look at the first robot. It looks like a dog and can play ball games with children. The second one is like a hand. People can use it to water flowers in the garden. Now look at the third one. It plays the violin very well. Many kids are interested in it. The fourth one is in the shape of a clock. It can do the house cleaning for people. The fifth one is the smartest. It can play chess with people. What a wonderful robot show!

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My name is Betty I like music and painting. Art class is my favorite. My art teacher really likes my painting. She always chooses my painting for exhibition (展览). I know I am good at it but never think about doing it outside of school.

There was a time when I was always sad. I didn't have any hobbies. I didn't want to do anything in my free time. One day, one of my friends said that I should try something creative. First, I chose to write short stories, but some time later I found I wasn't interested in writing. Then, I started to paint.

First, I paintedscenery, such as mountains, rivers and forests. But later, I wanted to paint something that I really liked, so I started to paint birds. People liked my paintings very much. Discovery (发现) of my hobby changed my life. When I saw my paintings, I was very happy.

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You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.

When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend's birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her.

"The party is coming soon, but now I have little money." Tears ran down her face.

Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in. "What happened?" her grandma asked. Hearing the girl's story, she said, "Don't worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to…" What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friend at the party.

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. "How wonderfully you sing! I haven't heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift." said her friend. And they learned to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.

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Most people sleep at night, but Frank sleeps during the day and works at night. His work is to guard (看守) a large factory. He is lonely because nobody there talks with him in the evening.

Frank likes his work. He knows that it is important to guard the factory at night. If he hears any noise, he goes quickly to see what it is. Most of the time he walks around inside the big building, but he also walks around outside. When he is tired, he can sit on a chair by the door. It is very cold in winter. He always wears a warm coat when he is working.

One night when Frank went outside, he heard a noise near a dark corner of the factory. He went very quietly towards the noise to see if someone was there, but he only saw a small dog. Frank smiled and talked to the dog. It looked cold and sad. He took the dog inside the building, and the happy dog followed him around. During the rest of the night Frank was not lonely. A dog was a good friend for him.

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A man from the Japanese city of Osaka works in an office. He has become an Internet star because of his great drawing skills.

The man has a degree(学位) in art, but he starts to work in an office. He doesn't think that he can make enough money as an artist.

Although he doesn't have much free time, he never gives up his dream of being an artist. When he has time, he will draw. But he doesn't draw on paper. He draws on his iPad. He draws all kinds of things, such as famous pictures, people's faces and other things.

The man always makes a video when he is drawing. He puts the videos on YouTube. The videos are very popular and get more than 100,000 views every time. People like his videos very much and he is famous now. He said he would go on his dream.

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根据短文内容，把所缺的词填到横线上，使短文意思完整，语意通顺。（每空一词）

Hi, everyone! I'm Sally. New Year is coming, so Isome New Year's resolutions. First, I want to learn tothe piano because I like music very much. I think music is fun. I plan to practice it every day., I think I should keep healthy. To keep healthy, I am going to run every morning. Third, I want to read English books and write diaries in EnglishI want to improve my English and get good grades. Finally, I want to be a school magazine's reporter, so I plan to write articles and send themthe school magazine.

未来总是让人充满幻想，请根据下列提示，以"The Life in the Future"为题写一篇80词左右的英语短文。

提示：想象一下未来的生活会是什么样子；

⑵具体介绍一下未来的生活: 很多事情都由电脑和机器人完成。例如：料理家务、购物、看病，孩子们通过网络把课堂搬到家里，人们可以活到200岁等;

⑶为了未来的生活，我们现在应该努力学习，实现理想。

要求：⑴语句通顺，内容完整，语法正确；

⑵不要逐字翻译提示的内容，想象内容要合情合理。

The Life in the Future

吉林社长春市德惠三中2020-2021学年八年级上学期英语第二次月考暨期中考试试题