广东省深圳市坪山区新合实验学校2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, "You won't be a real man until you begin to1helping others. "One morning, his parents gave him some money to2some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very3. Bill went to him and asked, "What's wrong with you?" The old man answered, "I'm hungry. I haven't had any food for two days. "

All the thought of his parents' words, Bill said to the old man, "Let's go to the4. "When they got there, Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter5the plate and the cup, the old man said, "Sorry for give you too much6. I'm fine now. I'll7forget your kindness! You are a very good young man" Bill was8when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned9that he food was free10it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer（顾客） that day.

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The eyes are the window of the soul （灵魂）. Eye language can express different feelings. People from English-speaking countries have more eye contact when they are in conversation. When Americans are talking, they usually look at each other. But there are many rules about eye language：Whether to look at the other speaker or not；when it is the time to look, how long they can look; who they can look at and who they can't. All these have different meanings.

    Americans put great importance on the time and the way of eye contact. In ordinary conversation, they will look at each other about one minute and then they will look away. Too long eye contact will make people feel uncomfortable. Once some Americans had a trip to a foreign village and the local people stared （盯） at them. The Americans were angry and thought the local people were not friendly. In fact, it was natural and local area. They were just curious（好奇的）.

People who like each other have more eye contact than people who dislike each other. Women usually communicate with more eye contact. If two Americans stare at each other, it shows they are close friends. In North America, the children have learned to look at the other speaker in the eye. If they don't, they are thought to be unconfident.

Looney Tunes is an American cartoon produced by Warner Bros. Company in 1930 during the golden age of American cartoon. It is known for introducing famous cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig. From 1942 to 1964, Looney Tunes was the most popular cartoon in movie theatres. It became even more popular than the works of Disney and other popular competitors.

SpongeBob SquarePants is an American cartoon created by Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. The cartoon introduces the adventures of the main character and his various friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. Many of the ideas of the cartoon came from an educational comic book named The Intertidal Zone, which was created in 1989. The author began developing SpongeBob SquarePants into a cartoon in 1996. The cartoon has won many awards.

The Simpsons is an American cartoon created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is based on the daily life of a middle class family the Simpsons, which includes Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The story is set in the town of Springfield. Since its first show on 17 December, 1989, 610 stories of The Simpsons have been created. The Simpsons Movie was put on in 2007, and gained over＄527 million. Time magazine even named it the 20th century's best cartoon.

Tom and Jerry is an American cartoon created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The cartoon is based on its two key characters Tom and Jerry, and many characters around them. In its original run, Hanna and Barbera produced 114 Tom and Jerry stories for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1940 to 1958. The first film based on the cartoon, Tom and Jerry：The Movie, was put on in 1992, and 12 direct-to-video films have been produced since 2002.

Chinese love to eat because food is thought to be the most important way to communicate. So some people often order so many dishes that they can't eat them up. Chinese government asks the public not to waste food anytime..

The managers of some restaurants are doing what they can to help people to reduce （减少） food waste., the waiters should remind them to reduce the number of dishes kindly, or the waiters should ask them to take the leftover with them.

Zhong Li, a famous woman, said, ", even sometimes we can order a half so that we won't waste. "Once Zhong Li ordered half a Beijing Duck and some vegetables. She believed that saving food didn't mean losing face.

. We call it"cleaning the plates". Xu Jun has done it for years. He said, ". However, many people have thrown away a whole chicken or fish. "Cleaning the plates is not only to save food, but also to protect the environment and our health.

A. The holiday is coming soon. As more people will come to the Central Library, we need some helpers to sort （整理） the books and put them in order on the shelves.

B. Beautiful World is a charity shop. It raises money by collecting old clothes and selling them to help sick people. It needs volunteers to help tidy the clothes.

C. First Children's Home welcomes students who are kind and careful. We hope you will enjoy sharing your love and joy with the lonely children.

D. Sunshine Pets Centre is looking for volunteers to help look after the pets. It will be better if you have experience of keeping pets. You will also learn a lot about keeping pets here.

E. Exercise Together needs an assistant （助理） to guide people to exercise. But you must love sports and be patient with people.

F. A lot of volunteers are needed for the Leeds Festival. It is a large music festival that will be held at the end of August. Many singers will take part in it and thousands of fans will be there. So we need you.

Sometimes it is important to wear the right clothes. In Britain, many people don't  （careful） about clothes very much. They just like to be  （comfort）. When they go out, they can wear almost anything. At theatres, cinemas and concert they can put on beautiful suits and dresses. They can also  （ wearing） jeans and sweaters.

In Britain and US, men in the office （usual ） wear suits and ties, and women wear dresses or skirts. （doctor）, lawyers and business people wear formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear tieswomen wear tidy dresses.

In many ways, Americans are less formal than British people, but they are careful with （they） clothes. home, or on holidays, most Americans wear informal or sports clothes. However, they like to look nice they go out in the evening.

提示：

1）剪纸取材简单, 受到人们的喜爱；

2）剪纸有各种形状（in the shape of）, 如人物、动物、花和吉祥的汉字（Chinese characters）等；

3）剪纸通常被贴在窗户、门或者墙上；

4）剪纸经常出现在节日或婚礼（wedding）上, 因为人们认为它能带来幸福和好运。

5）你的观点。

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