浙江省义乌市2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中模拟练习

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Sam and his friend Bob, both 5, entered a painting competition. Bob won! Sam felt blue and left1.

As soon as Sam2home, he told papa, "I worked hard on my picture. I made it the best I could. I wanted to win. "

"You did work hard," said papa. "3is a fine picture. I'll hang it in my office. "Mama gave Sam a hug and said, "I hope you congratulated Bob."

Sam shook his head, "Bob was too busy getting his photo taken." Then he went to his room. He sulked(生闷气). He didn't feel like doing anything. Some time later, he got very4. He wondered what Bob was doing. He remembered the fun they had, painting their pictures together.

He decided to do something,5he took out some paper and his painting set. He painted another picture, one6a ship in it. He knew Bob loved ships.

Under the ship, he printed in big red7: C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S! That was the biggest word he knew.

That afternoon, Sam walked to Bob's house and gave Bob the8.

"Thanks," said Bob. "I love ships. What's the9word?"

"Congratulations, "said Sam.

"Wow! Thanks again," said Bob. "This is much better than getting my photo taken."

And happily they went to ride bikes together. Friendship is much better than10, isn't it?

       Car accidents happen everywhere every day and are the main cause of injury in the United States. In order to control the increasing（增长） accidents, many states have passed tough laws. Also, car manufacturers（制造商） have been trying to make safer cars to save lives.
      However, as there are more and more cars and drivers on the road, these safety measure （安全措施）are not enough to stop the increasing car accidents. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration （管理部门）reports that a car accident happens every 10 seconds in the United States.
      Car accidents may be caused by different reasons. Some accidents are caused by driver's tiredness and illness or drunk driving. Some may be caused by speeding or running a red light. When this happens, by the time the driver realizes what has happened, it is usually too late. As for ages, young drivers usually have enough experience whileelderlydrivers of react slowly. Mechanical defects （机械毛病）such as a broken brake（刹车） are another cause of car accidents. Poor road and weather conditions can also be a cause.
     Talking about different causes of car accidents can help us know what precautions（预防措施） to take beforehand. We should tell our friends or family members not to drive in poor health or after drinking wine. We should tell teenager drivers to be careful with road and weather conditions and let elderly friends understand their driving limitation(局限性)。Besides, we should have our car checked regularly（规律地）. The most important thing for us to remember, however, is that we should always follow the traffic rules.

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The government in China plans to end its one-child policy and let families have two children.

The plan was announced on Thursday after high-level political meetings in Beijing. A Chinese Communist Party statement gave a number of reasons for the change in policy. The statement said the change is meant to balance development, stop a falling birth rat (出生率) and strengthen the country's labor force (劳动力).

China, with the largest population in the world, started the one-child policy in 1980. But the government allow only a small number of couples to have two children. For example, some families in the countryside could have two children, if the first-born child is a girl.

In 2013, the Chinese government gave other couples a chance to have two children if one of was an only child.

Jiang Quanbao, a teacher and population expert, explained how Chinese families react to the newest policy. "Too many young people in the cities are no longer interested in having a second child," he said. "People in the countryside are more interested. But some of them are already allowed to have two children."

At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people. A total of 800 million of them have jobs. But the labor market population will drop in 35 years. That is to say, the country will be in great need of labor by the year 2050. With the two-child policy, an increase in births can solve this problem.

Boys and girls, what do you think of the two-child policy? Do you want to have a new- born brother or a sister?

阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

Every morning, I am always training in a gym. At the same time, there is another man taking exercise, too. A few weeks ago, I was watching him do chin-ups. I had never tried a chin-up before, but he made it look so easy, so I came up to him and asked if I could try it. He agreed and let me have a try on the bar(棒).

I pulled myself up without thinking. Once… and then twice. Then I told him I couldn't do it any more, so he stood up behind me and pushed me up for a third and fourth "pull". It felt so good.

The next day I asked him to let me try again. Again, I did two. And I couldn't do more than that on Day 3 and Day 4. I thought it was a great pity. When I came to the gym at the end of the week, he told me I did a wonderful job. He said when they were training firefighters, the men had to do five chin-ups, and the women should do one or two. Most people couldn't do them at all, so he was surprised that I could. Then, he told me that if I practiced every day, I would be able to do five or six very soon.

In fact, I am already 50 years old… and a woman. If he had told me how difficult it was at the very beginning, I would probably not try at all. Or I might try, but I would not try my best, because it would surely end with giving up.

I thanked him for letting me believe that success was not only a possible thing but a dream that could really come true one day.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词仅用一次，每空一词。

hope    nothing    laugh    bird    loud

根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。

    My 14-year-old brother John and I saw the coat at the same time. The thick black woolen coat was soft, and it cost only ＄28. We looked at each other, saying n, but John's face was shining with joy. Dark woolen coats were pwith boys just then, and could cost several hundred dollars. But this coat was even better and m cheaper.

John ton the coat and bought it at once. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big smile. "H did the kids like your coat?" I asked. "They loved it," he said. I started c him "Lord (老爷) John".

    A few weeks later , something good h to John. He became more polite, more helpful and more pleasing. He was willing to lend his classmates his pens; he was willing to bring his father a cup of tea when he got home; he was willing to help a blind man c the road.

When my mother told this to one of his teachers, he said, "It must be his coat!" One day, in the library, my brother and I ran into a friend. "Could this be John?" he asked. John s hands with him, like a gentleman(绅士)!

    I think John changed b of his own attitude(态度). If you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can become a perfect one.

用所给单词的适当形式完成短文

    Have you ever had problems in your life and don't know how to be happy? If so, you will find "Being a Happy Teenager" (write) by the Australian writer, Andrew Matthews, useful.

    Andrew Matthews is a writer, cartoonist and speaker. His books have been translated into many languages. He has been on over 2,000 (radio) and TV programmes. In this book, Matthews tells us how (have) a happy life and answers the questions of teenagers.

    There are many topics such as parents and friends, and the book says we should stop (be) angry and forgive. The book tells us about (use) skills such as how to put what you have learned into pictures in your mind to make your memory better. Many teenagers think that (happy) comes from good exam marks or praise from other people, But you can still be happy when there are no such "good" things.

    (succeed) comes from a good attitude. If you learn from (problem), you will have success in the future. Some schoolboys have problems such as (be) too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us happiness comes from (think) about things in a positive way,

    If you are tall, people notice you and you can get a better view at the cinema; if you are short, your clothes and shoes take up less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews' most important lesson: you choose to be happy!

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Recently, Chongqing Three Gorges University has held an activity named "Cell Phone Ninja"(手机忍者). They would like their students not to use cell phones for 21 days. It is really a challenge for most students. The activity started on April 12. Each student who volunteered to take part in this activity got a bracelet( 手 环 ). If the students did not use their cell phones, there would be a photo on the screen of the bracelet to show that. If they used their cell phones, a different photo would appear on the screen of the bracelet. After the last class of each day, the students sent the photos to the school's public We Chat. More than 800 students wished to take part in this test, and 400 were chosen. After seven days, only 103 students remained. The test was set for 21 days because some scientists believe that 21 days is long enough to help form a habit. According to the teachers in the university, the activity was not a contest. It depended on students themselves to make the decision. The teacher hoped their students could form better study habits through activities like this one.

根据表格所提示的内容，请用英语写一篇60词左右的短文介绍你兄弟Li Hua的有关情况。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

英语名字	Alan	年龄	14
相貌	中等身高、有点胖、大眼睛、黑色短发	上学方式	骑自行车
能力	会踢足球，会拉小提琴	爱好	阅读、电脑游戏
昨天活动	爬山	现在活动	正在房间里听音乐

    This is my brother Li Hua.