(10-year-old Mike is being interviewed on TV about his own cooking.)
Presenter: Mike, when did you start cooking?
Mike: When I was four, I became interested in cooking. I started helping my mum in the kitchen when I was five. At the age of six, I could make vegetable salad. One year later, I could make a fruit pie all by myself.
Presenter: Okay, what’s the best way to get good at cooking?
Mike: I don’t go to cooking classes. Sometimes I watch videos on the phone. I often read books about cooking. Actually, I think the best way to improve my cooking is trying it again and again. If it is no good, I’ll do it differently next time.
Presenter: What do your parents think of your cooking?
Mike: They’re glad that they don’t have to make dinner every day, and they enjoy my cooking-usually! But you can’t make everyone happy all the time.
Presenter: Finally, what do you think of being on TV?
Mike: It’s interesting. In fact, I really enjoy myself making the shows. They’re watched by millions, but I still find it strange when people I don’t know say hello to me in the street.
1. When could Mike make vegetable salad?

A．At the age of four.

B．At the age of five.

C．At the age of six.

D．At the age of seven.

2. What does Mike think is the best way to improve his cooking?

A．Practising again and again.	B．Reading books about cooking.
C．Going to cooking classes.	D．Watching videos on the phone.

3. Why does Mike say “you can’t make everyone happy all the time”?

A．His parents don’t like him making shows.	B．His parents don’t always like his cooking.
C．His parents make him cook meals for everyone.	D．His parents find it strange that he’s interviewed.

4. What does Mike mainly think of being on TV?

A．It makes him feel nervous.	B．It makes him a little strange.
C．He is bored with being on TV.	D．He thinks it’s an enjoyable thing.

In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. Sometimes you will meet fair weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. Do you know how I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of character, such as understanding, honesty and reliability(可靠).

Most important of all, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He puts himself in the other person’s place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.

At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.

Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will do his best to help me.

There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humor, too. He likes to laugh with me.

When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding. I know I’ve found a friend.

5. What does “fair weather friend” in paragraph 1 mean? 　   　.

A．天气好时认识的朋友	B．能带来好天气的朋友
C．不能患难与共的朋友	D．公平的朋友

6. In the writer’s opinion, which of the following qualities is the most important in choosing a friend?

A．Understanding.

B．Honesty.

C．Reliability.

D．A sense of humor.

7. Good friends need to ________.

A．always point out each other’s mistakes

B．be helped with money

C．share experience and learn from each other

D．have money or luck

8. This passage mainly discusses ________.

A．the qualities of a good friend

B．where to choose friends

C．how to get along with friends

D．the importance of having a friend

That day was Random Acts of Kindness Day.

A random act of kindness is usually unexpected and unplanned. Maybe help someone carry groceries (杂货). Maybe pay for a stranger’s coffee. Or maybe send a helpful note to a friend.

I remembered, at a shopping mall, I saw a man sitting on the ground with a sigh, said “Please help.”

I often give ＄20 to people like him, but now I decided to invest (投入) some time as well. I stopped and said, “Come on, brother. Pick up your things and let’s get you some groceries.”

As we walked back into the mall, I learned that he had a place to live, but no money to buy food.

Anyhow, he shared his story and I still wanted to help him. We started with some fruit and vegetables. He chose some tomatoes first, then got some carrots and onions. I asked him what else he wanted, he said meat.

He told me he had two boys, a big pack of noodles went in the basket. He also asked if he could get some toothbrush, of course, fine.

I was not sure exactly what had happened to this man, but his smile was genuine (真诚的). He only took what he really needed. I know I won’t do this all the time, as I can’t afford to do so. But treating people with dignity (尊严), kindness and compassion is important. Helping others is a good way to help the world, even in just a small way. We often feel as thought here’s nothing we can do to make the world better. But that’s just not true.

9. How did the writer decide to help the man?

A．By giving him ＄20.

B．By helping him find a job.

C．By buying him some daily necessities.

D．By chatting with him for a long time.

10. How did the writer know that the man was kind?

A．The man tried hard to support his boys.

B．The writer had helped the man before.

C．The man didn’t take the money he gave.

D．The man only bought what he really needed.

11. What does the underlined word “this” refer to in the last Paragraph?

A．buying food

B．making friends

C．spending money and time helping others

D．treating people with kindness and compassion

12. What does the writer want to tell us?

A．Don’t help people who ask for help.

B．Never spend your last penny in daily life.

C．Investing time is better than giving money.

D．no act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

Do your eyes jump a few times a second over a period of time? A jumping eye can happen to anybody at any time. There are several reasons for a jumping eye. Let’s have a look at it!

Tiredness

Not getting enough sleep or working for too long without rest may cause our eyes to complain. Scientists aren’t sure why, but they’ve found that getting more rest will make our eyes feel better.     13    

Dry eyes

More and more people work office jobs.     14     This unhealthy way of life can lead to dry eye syndrome (DES干眼症). When our eyes are too dry, they can’t help jumping to keep them wet. To stay away from DES, you can use eye drops if you use the computer for more than seven hours a day.     15    

Stress (压力)

This is the most important reason for a jumping eye. It does harm (伤害) to our eyes if it lasts for too long.     16     To solve the problem, we can see our friends or relax ourselves to reduce (减少) the stress that might lead to jumping eyes.

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余选项：

A．Remember not to stay up late.

B．Make sure to look away from the screen once every 20 minutes.

C．A jumping eye doesn’t happen in winter.

D．Most time they sit and look at the computer screen.

E．When we’re under a lot of stress, the body gives out stress hormones (荷尔蒙).

35. Don’t w________. Let me help you.

36. Which season do you p________, summer or winter?

37. Sally, your room is so dirty. Please t________ it up.

38. This book will be of great v________ to him in his study.

39. Don’t give up. You know hard work leads to _________（成功）.

40. When we are ________ (口渴的), we should drink some water.

41. The new book i__________ many interesting stories and wonderful pictures.

42. The ________ (意图) of this activity is to raise money for students in need.

44. My teacher always e____ me when I meet difficulties. Because of this, I can solve almost all the problems that seemed difficult for me at first.

45. 到目前为止，他们已经学着说德语和法语了。(so far)
___________________________________________

46. 她似乎喜欢听收音机。(seem)
___________________________________________

47. 我能问问你跟她说过此事吗? (mention)
__________________________________________

48. 这里如此安静，以至于我能听到鸟儿在歌唱。(so...that)
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阅读表达 阅读下面的短文, 根据短文后的要求答题。

You may know about “junk food” like chips, hamburgers, cola etc. But do you know about “junk sleep”?

With the development of health awareness in modern society, students’ sleeping time is becoming more and more important. In order to fully understand teenagers’ sleep time and the quality of their sleep, some British scientists did a survey about that. Here are the results.

First of all, the students have too much homework. And parents pay less attention to their sleep. Stress and bad moods also work a lot. What’s more, many students play with their cell phones or Ipads after school. The survey found that electronic product in teenagers’ bedrooms are mainly affecting(影响) their sleep. Nearly all the teenagers have phones, computers or Ipads in their bedrooms. And many of teenagers have all of them.

The survey was among 1, 000 British children from 12 to 16. It found that one-fifth of them got just 4 to 7 hours of sleep every day in 2020, twice that of 2018. But doctors say they need 8 to 9 hours. Almost 25% of the kids said they fell asleep more than once a week while watching TV, listening to music or using other electronic products.

The survey found that 40% of the kids felt tired each day. “This is very worrying.” said Dr. Chris I dzikowski, a British expert. “This means you don’t get enough sleep and the quality of the sleep is bad. ________ you don’t get good rest, you can’t perform well in school the next day.”

49. What does“junk sleep”mean? (根据短文内容回答问题，10词以内) 　   
_______________________________
50. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. (请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语) 　   　
_______________________________
51. How many children in the survey get 4 to 7 hours’ sleep in 2018? 　   　
_______________________________
52. 请在文中最后一段的空白处填入一个合适的单词，使句意完整，逻辑正确。________
53. According to the passage, please give one piece of advice to the children to help them sleep well. 　   　
_______________________________

54. 假设你是八年级学生李华。值此暑假来临之际，你收到了远在英国的笔友Tom的来信，询问你的暑期计划。请根据以下要点提示，回信给Tom，告知他你的安排。

1. 旅游：7-10天；
2. 做志愿者：一周；
3. 运动，做家务，复习，阅读等。
注意：
1. 所写内容必须覆盖以上所列要点，并适当发挥，使内容充实、行文连贯；
2. 文章不少于70词，开头已经给出，不计入总词数；
3. 文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名等信息。
参考词汇：volunteer志愿者
Dear Tom,

Thank you for your letter. I’m glad to share my plan with you for the coming summer holiday.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________