A few days ago, I ran into (撞上) a stranger as he passed by. I said ______ to him, and he said, “Excuse me too, I wasn’t even watching for you.” We were very ______, this stranger and I. Then we went on our way after saying goodbye.

Later in the kitchen at home, as I cooked our meal, my daughter Betty walked up to me, very quietly. When I turned around, I nearly ______ her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted angrily. She ran away, crying.

That night, when I lay in bed, my husband said to me, “You were so rude to Betty. Go and look around on the kitchen floor, and you’ll find some ______ there. Betty brought those for you. She picked them herself, pink, yellow, and your favorite blue.”

When I heard this, I thought deeply: While meeting with a ______, I was calm and polite; but with my daughter, I was not ______. I felt sad and tears began to fall.

I quietly went to Betty’s bed, “Wake up, my dear,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked for me?”

She smiled, “I found them by the tree. I knew you’d like them, especially the ______.”

I said, “I am so sorry that I treated you that way today.”

And she whispered (悄声说), “Mommy, that’s ______ — I still love you anyway.”

I kissed her and said, “I love you too and I do love the flowers.”

That day Betty gave me a lesson on ______ to get along with each other in the family. I spent much time on work before and didn’t realize how important ______ life was. I decided to do better in the future.

1.

A．thank you

B．sorry

C．angrily

2.

A．polite

B．impolite

C．angry

3.

A．put

B．went

C．knocked

4.

A．flowers

B．vegetables

C．cakes

5.

A．mother

B．stranger

C．foreigner

6.

A．sad

B．strict

C．patient

7.

A．red

B．blue

C．purple

8.

A．okay

B．bad

C．mind

9.

A．what

B．why

C．how

10.

A．family

B．school

C．strange

It was a nice winter day. After dinner, Ms. Lee checked(查看) her e-mails as usual. One e-mail caught her eye. It was from Mary, a girl who sat at the back of the classroom. She answered questions a lot in class.

Ms. Lee,

I love you and your classes. They are always interesting and full of surprises. Wish you a good holiday! Well, Steve, Ella and I want to improve our English during the holidays. We’ve no idea what to do. Any good advice?

Mary

Stopping here, Ms. Lee began to think carefully. “Steve spends lots of time remembering words, but always forgets most of them quickly! Ella didn’t do well in the final exam. She has to go over her lessons a lot. Mary will go to a writing competition. She needs to read more and improve her writing in a short time.”

Just then, her phone rang. It was a message from her best friend, an English teacher in another middle school. Her friend suggested a trip to Hong Kong. Ms. Lee told her she was available, but she didn’t feel like going because she still had no idea how to help her students. Her friend laughed and soon sent her a picture with a QR code (二维码) in it. “It’s all you want,” her friend said. Ms. Lee scanned (扫描) the code and found it was an English homework project (项目) for the coming winter holidays from English Weekly. As she read it, there appeared a big smile on her face.

11. Which of the following about Mary is TRUE?

A．She was quiet in class.	B．She dreamed of a relaxing holiday.
C．She enjoyed her English classes.	D．She forgot to write her English homework.

12. Mary wrote the e-mail mainly to _______.

A．say sorry to Ms. Lee	B．ask Ms. Lee for help
C．give advice to Ms. Lee	D．make friends with Ms. Lee

13. What was Steve’s problem?

A．He read too little in English.	B．He was afraid of English exams.
C．He didn’t do well in English writing.	D．He couldn’t remember English words well.

14. What might Ms. Lee think of the homework project?

A．Useful.

B．Common.

C．Difficult.

D．Boring.

The label (标签), Made in China, is one that is becoming increasing common in shopping centers all over the world.

In the United States, shoppers at Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer (零售商), have a wide selection (选择) of products mostly produced in China. The large amount of Chinese imports (进口) have created a large selection of goods in other countries as people begin to buy more and more products made in China. These goods are even widely available in other Asian nations, where Chinese-made goods are quite popular. Chinese brand names are also becoming more well-known outside China.

When Chinese Americans visit family and friends in their homeland, gifts from the U.S. are a must. But TVs and fashionable clothes aren’t rare any more, and anything ‘Made in China’ shouldn’t be considered in any case.

“When I decide to visit my family members in China, I will have a big headache. What should I buy for them? They may not all speak English, but everyone in China knows those three words,” a Chinese American said. “When they see the label ‘Made in China’, they will think, ‘Why do you send me this?’ ”

The development of China has surprised the world with its growth. As a result, the other countries are beginning to try to reduce Chinese goods with the use of taxes (税) and import restrictions (限制). However, the development on the Chinese economy (经济) still affects (影响) the world in many ways.

18. Around the world, the products made in China are ________ in the shopping malls.

A．unwelcome

B．expensive

C．popular

D．cheap

19. Why do Chinese Americans usually have a headache if they come back to China?

A．Because their Chinese friends can not speak English.

B．Because their friends will be unhappy if the gifts are made in China.

C．Because they should give their friends expensive gifts.

D．Because they should give their friends fashionable gifts.

20. How do other countries try to reduce the Chinese goods in their own countries?

A．By developing the qualities of their own products.

B．By telling their shoppers not to buy Chinese goods.

C．By importing more Chinese goods.

D．By using taxes and import restrictions.

21. From the passage, we can know that ______.

A．products made in China are more and more popular all over the world

B．TVs and fashionable clothes are ideal gifts for Chinese people

C．everyone in China can speak English

D．the other governments don’t welcome any Chinese goods

What do you think of celebrating Christmas Day in China? Christmas Day is very popular in China, especially for young people. Should Chinese people celebrate Christmas Day? 60% people think that we should not take Christmas so seriously, 10% think everyone should celebrate Christmas.

Some people think celebrating Christmas Day can help them understand western culture better. Some people think it is a great holiday to have a good time with their families and friends. During Christmas Day, they can meet friends, go shopping, watch movies and go to different parties.

But I have different ideas. Most of us celebrate Christmas just because we see many people around us do it.

China has its own holidays, such as the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Day, so we don’t have to celebrate holidays from other countries. Some people spend a lot of money celebrating Christmas Day. People buy lots of gifts for their friends and families, but this is not the best way to show their love.

22. ________ like Christmas Day better in China.

A．Young people

B．Old people

C．Children

D．Students

23. How many people think everyone should celebrate Christmas Day?

A．60%.

B．30%.

C．10%.

D．20%.

24. The second paragraph mainly tells us ________.

A．what people do on Christmas Day	B．we can have fun on Christmas Day
C．Christmas Day is an important festival	D．why some people celebrate Christmas Day

25. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Christmas Day Is Popular for Young People	B．Whether We Should Celebrate Christmas Day
C．We Should Only Celebrate Chinese Holidays	D．What Can We Do on Christmas Day

We can’t remember clearly since when we started to take our mobiles to a dinner table. This happens a lot, especially when we eat out.     26     Later, we post the photos onto Weibo or WeChat, waiting to be “liked”. Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal, to see whether we get “liked” or not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for simply a meal.

Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often?     27    

A recent study suggests that what we are used to doing is not that good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant. To test this, some researchers did an experiment.       28     It turned out that the more photos they took, the less delicious the food seemed to them. So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food ahead of you?

    29     After posting the photos onto the Internet, one will be unable to control himself and check his mobile many times. “Does everyone accept my photo? I hope a lot of people like it!” It seems like your mobile secretly calls your name all the time, even when you are with real people.

So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food?     30     Trust me, it will be a wonderful time.

根据短文内容,从下面选项中选择恰当的句子填入空白处,使短文意思完整。

A．Besides the scientific result, there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meals.

B．Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food.

C．Once a dish comes, instead of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our mobiles and click.

D．Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you.

E．If not, how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you?

31. Lucy is a good student. She is never a________ from her classes.

32. My house is next to the bus station, so it’s very c_______ for me to take a bus.

33. It’s ________ (不礼貌的) to talk loudly in public places.

34. Mr. Green often_______（惩罚）his children by not letting them play games.

35. His new shirt is made of ________ /ˈkɒtn/. It feels comfortable.

school, say, that, interest, important, who, before, about, you, why

A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校).     36     he was sent, this boy was a very excellent student in his class. The boy changed a lot when he went to the boarding school. He became less     37     in studying. His grades started dropping. And sometimes he even felt like leaving the     38    . All of this was because he missed his parents and he often felt lonely and unhappy. His parents worried about the boy so much     39     his dad decided to go to his school and talk with him. The father began asking him some questions    40     his classes, teachers and sports.

After some time, his dad said, "Do you know     41     I am here today, son?" The boy answered back, "To check my grades? "

"No, no," his dad replied, I am here to tell you that you are the most     42    person in my life. I want to see you happy. I don't care about grades, I care about you. I care about     43     happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE! " These words caused the boys' eyes to fill with tears and he hugged his dad for a long time without     44    a word.

Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth     45     cared for him deeply. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!

阅读下面的短文，并根据文章后的要求答题（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

British roads, some of the safest in the world. A study in 2018 compared more than 30 countries and found that 3.8 people per 100,000 died in traffic accidents in the UK. This number was ①________ than any other country. So, what did British drivers do to achieve this? What are they doing differently? Here are five top tips for drivers who are planning a trip to the UK.

People in Britain drive on the left side of the road. In fact, a long time ago people drove on the left in most countries, but now only a few countries have this. Don’t forget that this also means you must drive the other way around roundabouts (环岛).

British people feel that waiting should be fair for everybody. If you are in a queue of traffic, then don’t try to push past the cars in front of yours. This is called “jumping the queue”. You must wait for your ②________; otherwise people may get angry with you.

You must stop at the traffic ③________ when they are red. In many countries, it is OK to go past the red lights if you are turning a corner or if there isn’t any other traffic around. In the UK you could have a lot of trouble if you do this.

If another driver flashes (闪烁) his cars lights at you, he is probably trying to tell you that he will wait for you to go first. British people don’t like to use their car horn (喇叭) much and they think people who do so are rude.

If you get in an accident, don’t try to pay the police. The police in the UK never take money, and if you try to offer them some, you could end your holiday visiting British prison.

46. Which side do British people drive on? (No more than 3 words)       
________________________________
47. What does the driver probably mean if he flashes his car’s lights at you? (No more than 8 words)       
________________________________
48. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
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49. Fill in each blank in the passage with a proper word.
①________   ②________   ③________
50. What’s this passage talking about?(Please answer within 15 words)
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51. 新学期，八年级二班换了新外语教师Miss Yang，她的课很有特色。李明和班里其他一些原本不喜欢上英语课的同学，现在有了很大的变化，他们的英语水平也明显提高了。假如你是校英语报的小记者，请你根据下面的提示内容，以Great Changes in the English Class为题写一篇短文，介绍李明及班里其他同学的变化。

	上学期	这学期
课堂上	听课，记笔记 对上课不感兴趣	和别的同学讨论； 自己提出问题、解决问题； 兴趣增多； 努力学习，提高英语成绩； ……
课后	大量的家庭作业	家庭作业减少；读英文杂志、报纸；参加学校的“快乐英语”俱乐部 ……

要求：1.词数：80—100词；开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2.包含上述提示要点，可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；
3.文中不要出现真实校名和人名。

Great Changes in the English Class

This term, great changes have taken place in Class Two, Grade Eight since the new English teacher, Miss Yang, came.

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