浙江省新目标版初中英语八年级下学期期中模拟试卷（3）

Dear Brad,

    In about 3 months, I will take a very important test. If I  (pass) the test with good grades, I can get to the 10^th grade and choose a good school  (study) in. Now I am trying my best to make my dream  (come) true. At the same time, I'm the monitor in my class, which means I should do lots of things for my class. I am so busy with my school work and duties as a monitor that I don't have enough time  (keep) a balance between them. Gradually I become lazy. The other day, my head teacher  (tell) me that she was disappointed in my poor performance as the class monitor. Her words really discouraged me.

    What should I do now, to give up or not to give up as the class monitor? I must (do) my best in school because how well I do will influence where I go after this school year is over and it can affect the rest of my life.  (be) a class monitor is also a valuable learning experience because my teacher trusts me  (be) a good leader. I don't want  (go) to my parents for suggestions, for they will get worried about me. Can you tell me how  (choose)?

                                                                                                                                                                                  Yours,

                                                                                                                                                                                   Gates

    You may know about “junk food” like French fries.But do you know about “junk sleep”？

    Recently, a British survey found that electronic(电子的) products in teenagers' bedrooms are affecting(影响) their sleep.

    The survey was done among 1，000 British kids from 12 to 16.It found that 30% of them got just 4 to 7 hours of sleep every day.But doctors say they need 8 to 9 hours.

    Almost a quarter of the kids said they fell asleep more than once a week while watching TV, listening to music or using other electronic products.

    “This is very worrying，” said Dr.Chris Idzikowski，a British expert，“We call it 'junk sleep'．It means you don't get enough sleep and the quality of the sleep is bad, too.If you don't get a good rest，you don't perform well in school the next day.”

    The survey found that 40% of the kids felt tired each day，with girls between 13 and 16 feeling the worst.Nearly all the teenagers have a cellphone，an iPad or a TV in their bedrooms.And many of them have all the three.

B

    “How are you?”is a nice question.It's a friendly way that people in the U.S.A greet each other. But “How are you?”is also a very unusual question.It's a question that often doesn't need an answer.The person who asks“How are you?”hopes to hear the answer“Fine”,even if the person's friend isn't fine.The reason is that “How are you?”isn't really a question and “Fine”isn't really an answer.They are simply other ways of saying“Hello”or “Hi”.

    Sometimes,people also don't say exactly what they mean.For example,when someone Asks “Do you agree?”,the other person might think,“No, I disagree.I think you're Wrong...”But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly,so the other person might say“I'm not sure.”It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone.

    People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people.For example,many talks over the phone finish when one person say “I've to go now.”Often,the person who wants to hang up gives and excuse:“Someone's at the door.”“Something is burning on the stove.”The excuses might be real,or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more,but it isn't polite to say that. The excuse is more polite,and it doesn't hurt the other person.

    Whether they are greeting each other,talking about an idea,of finishing a talk,people don't say exactly that they are thinking.It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other,and it's part of the game of language.

    It's useful to get some first aid knowledge (急救知识) in life. When you meet someone who is1 or hurt, you can give him or her some help. Now let's learn about the 2 Cs of first aid.

    Check (检查)

    The two important parts here are to check the3 and to check the person. First, ask yourself: what happened? Is there anything that might put you 4 danger? Then turn your attention to the 5. Is he or she moving or bleeding? Can he or she hear you?

    Call

    Now you should6 what kind of "call for help" is needed and when to do it. For example, if it's too dangerous to get near the person, call for help 7. If you're the only person there, call an ambulance (救护车) as soon as 8. Get someone else to do the call9 there are some other people. Then you can move on to (继续) the care step.

    Care

    Look after the person who is hurt. Don't leave the person by himself or 10 for a long time. Tell him or her that everything will be all right.

    What do mothers think of housework? Let's read the following ideas.

    Life is always full of stress these days. How do you usually relieve(减轻) stress？ In fact, doing something like washing dirty clothes may really make people relaxed.

    "Doing some housework such as folding the clothes or sweeping the floor is a good way to relieve our stress without taking any medicine, "says Carol Clark, a successful psychologist(心理学家) in New York. "While washing something, "she says, "you can imagine you're washing away some trouble in your life."

    Here are some other people's ideas about it.

    "Housework is the main reason for the stress in my life, "says Linda in France. ""

    "A man pays a psychologist $200 an hour for his problem about stress. I really don't know who is crazier, the psychologist or the man, "says Gary, a single(单身的) father in America.

    It was about 1：00 in the morning. It was bright light in my neighbor's kitchen. I thought he might be having midnight food so I went back to my bed. Soon, there was a burning smell and I realized there must be something wrong. I jumped out of bed at once and went to have a look. I saw fire coming out of his kitchen. I shouted, "Fire！Fire！"But nobody heard me. I ran quickly to my house and called the Fire Department(消防队) and went back to my neighbor's house.

    I knocked at the door and called my neighbor's name, but there was no answer. I tried to break into the house and saved a cat and a chicken. Then I poured water through the kitchen window but it was no use, because the fire was too big. Luckily, the firemen arrived and put out the fire in time.

    When my neighbor came back, he was sad because his kitchen was burnt down, but he thanked me for calling the Fire Department and saving his pets.

    A week later, my neighbor invited me to his home for dinner. In his new kitchen, he took a photo of me. Later on, he gave me the photo as a gift. It made me happy.

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    Nowadays many children don't like doing chores. Last week, we had a discussion about it. First,