广东省珠海市香洲区梅华中学2021-2022学年八年级下学期英语期中试卷

Showing your feelings is important. It is a mistake not to talk to anyone1you're feeling sad, worried or nervous. If you keep bad feelings inside, it2sick.

But if you3with someone, like your mom or dad, you'll usually begin to feel better than before. Now, you're not all alone with your problems or worries.4it doesn't mean your problems and worries will disappear magically（神奇地）. But, at least,5understands what's matter with you and can help6find ways to solve your problems.

Your mom and dad want to know 7you have any problems. They love you and they want to know what's8 in your life. But if you don't want to talk with them, what should you do?9 a trustworthy（可信任的）teacher at school or a relative. Maybe that person can help you deal with your problems. Then you'll feel as10as before.

Would you like to be a reporter? Lots of children want to be a reporter when they grow up. They think that being a reporter is1. It is said that a reporter is the most popular 2among young people.

Some reporters work for a newspaper. They write articles and stories for the newspaper. To write these articles and stories, they interview people,3 questions and do research. Reporters must tell the 4when they write articles. Good reporters 5 tell lies when they write articles. They refuse to write some fake（虛假的）news.

Some reporters also work for radio and TV stations. These reporters find stories and report them on the air. They need to be good at speaking and6.

Reporters must be curious（好奇的）. They have to 7the answers to questions. They ask many people the same8to make sure the information is true. They also think about their audience（观众）. What do people want to know most? What do they need to know about something?

Reporters must pay attention.9 some major events. The events may 10 at night or on the weekends, so reporters have to be ready at any time.

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Would you like to join us this summer vacation? Here are tours of four amazing museums. You can not only enjoy our life, but also learn something interesting.

Do you know the two lovely mascots（吉祥物）? You may know the five “Fuwa” dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games（奥运会）. On September 17, 2019, the two lovely mascots first showed on TV. Now, let's see who they are.

Look at the panda! It looks like an astronaut. It wears an ice shell（冰壳）and looks fat, so we call it “Bing Dwen Dwen”. White is the colour of ice and snow. “Bing DwenDwen” likes ice sports very much and is good at them. That's why it is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

Do you think the red mascot looks like a lantern? The lantern's name is “Shuey Rhon Rhon”. When the Chinese New Year comes, people always make or buy red lanterns. Red is the colour of hope and good luck, so people think their dreams will come true in the new year. “Shuey Rhon Rhon” can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games（残奥会）.

Many people in different countries like the two mascots very much, and they show their love for them on the Internet.

Have you ever seen guide dogs? Guide dogs are the best “helping hands” for the . Most guide dogs are both their eyes and their good friends. What makes dogs become guide dogs? The first requirement（要求）is that a guide dog must be healthy and have a good temper（脾气） , one of the dog's parents must be a guide dog. Third, when they are two months they would be sent to the training center. People there train them how to get along people. Then they can understand to help people. Fourth, when they are one year old, they have to return to the training center to learn more skills about people. Then, if they pass the test, they will be guide dogs.

Guide dogs help the blind Can other animals help disabled people? Now, some other animals are being trained to help them. In the USA, some monkeys have been specially to help those people that can't move anymore. The monkeys can put a CD into the CD player, open the fridge to get turn on the light and even hand the owner the TV remote control（遥控器）. these tasks are simple, the monkeys have at least 18 months' training to be able to do them. Animals are not only people's pets, but also our best helpers.