广东省揭阳市普宁勤建学校2021-2022学年八年级上学期英语期中试题

Travelling is a special kind of adventure. Last summer, I began one of my1 adventures of a lifetime. I moved from a tiny city in England to Beijing, the capital of China. As the plane landed in Beijing, I felt 2 I finally arrived after months of planning! One of the first things I did was to visit one of the city's hutongs. Walking around the hutongs, the warm air was filled with the smell of delicious food. I was very surprised3 that many people were riding their old­fashioned tricycles (老式三轮脚踏车). Just at this time, I thought, "Wow, I'm in China. "

Beijing is very different from my home city, Preston. Preston has only one shopping street and   4Sundays, all the shops close at 4：00 p. m. There isn't much choice if I want to eat out, 5. As a fan of food, I couldn't wait to see what Beijing can 6 . But after I have tasted so 7kinds of food here, I still don't have a favorite dish yet. I am still8 looking for my favorite through the city's restaurants. The trip to Beijing is worth taking. In the future, I will go to many9parts of China. I hope I can travel from one place to another, taking photos and meeting new people along the way. 10adventure in China is only just beginning, and I wonder how it will be.

The "left­behind" children (留守儿童) are children whose parents are working in cities far away from them. A program1On the Way to School did a research(调查)among 2，000 children living in poor areas. The research showed that 15. 1% of the children can't see their2 in a whole year, even during the Spring Festival. About 8. 9 million children could talk with their parents on the phone only once or twice a year. And about 15. 2 million children could get phone calls from   3 parents every three months.

Yang Hai lives in a(n)4 with his grandparents. His parents work in Fuzhou, a city thousands of kilometers away from his village. His grandparents love him and5him well. But he said he still6 his parents.

Now more people in the country7 to work in cities and leave their children at home. The government(政府)is trying to do 8 to protect the children at home and free (消除) their parents' 9about their children. "The left­behind children can't be with their parents very often, 10we should give them more care and love, " said one official (官员).  

Tonight's Radio Program List

My name is Eric. Last July, I went to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. It was a wonderful trip because I spent time with my family. I went there with my dad, mom, brother and sister. We had lots of fun there.

We took my dad's new car to Florida. It was a long trip but we enjoyed ourselves on the way. We went to a dinner show — Jolly Holiday. It has funny charactersand lots of singing. We enjoyed it.

I went on rides with my dad, brother and sister. We went on Splash Mountain. We went through a tunnel (隧道). We saw different Disney characters. My mom took photos of me with different Disney characters. We saw Cinderella at the Magic Kingdom. She gave a show with her friends. At the Beach Club Resort, my family saw Chip and Dale. They walked around to meet everyone.

It was Christmas Eve and it was very , so everybody wore warm clothes. A poor girl was selling matches(火柴) near the shop.  nobody wanted to buy any. She sat down and looked  the matches. She felt cold and hungry. She struck(划) a match.

She suddenly had a strange feeling. She felt she became light and slowly she began to   into the sky. She flew higherhigher, and at last she found herself on the clouds. Suddenly, she saw her granny. And she welcomed her and asked hershe didn't stay at home. That girl told her that she had to sell matches to get money her parents were badly ill. Granny told her not to worry, and she gave her lots of beautiful clothes to wear and deliciousto eat. The girl smiled happily.

It snowed heavily that night. The girl died with a smile on her face. Atsame time, the people in the beautiful houses began toChristmas songs, and enjoy themselves.    

It's very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework, and she often reads newspapers and watch TV to learn something new. I often see her do Tai Chi(太极) in the morning and dance in the evening. She is over 70. But she still looks young and beautiful. Last week, a reporter from a magazine interviewed(采访) her. She answered with a smile. She said, "It's quite easy. Keep your mind active. Take an interest in the world around you as often as you can. "

Please tell this story to your family. It would be a good start to follow the lady's example. I hope all people can stay healthy.

内容包括：

1）简单介绍你的家庭成员；

2）谈谈平时你家里人都喜欢看什么类型的电视节目；

3）说说你喜欢的电视节目类型和不喜欢的电视节目类型，并说明原因。

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