山东省枣庄市峄城区2018-2019学年八年级下学期英语3月月考试卷

Dear Miss Li,

    I'd like to thank you for giving money to "Animal Helpers", I'm sure you know that this group was set up to help people like me. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky. Lucky makes a big difference to my life. Let me tell you my story.

    What would it be like to be blind or deaf? Or imagine you can't walk or use your hands easily. Most people would never think about this, but many people have these difficulties, I can't use my arms or legs well, so normal things like answering the telephone, opening and closing doors or carrying things are difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of mine helped me out. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I love animals and I was excited about the idea of having a dog.

    After six months of training with a dog at Animal Helpers, I was able to bring him home. My dog's name is Lucky—a good name for him because I feel very lucky to have him. You see, I'm only able to have a "dog-helper" because of your kindness! Lucky is very clever and understands many English words. He can understand me when I give him orders. For example, I say, "Lucky! get my book," and he does it at once.

    Lucky is a fantastic dog. I'll send you a photo of him if you like, and I could show you how he helps me. Thank you again for changing my life. Best wishes, Ben Smith

    Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, "You should have goals(目标） like climbing the mountain." Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed ，we couldn't have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience (耐力).

    Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing. I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds' singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that mountain, but my father said to me, "You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can't see it before you reach the top. ①Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life."

    At that time, ②我太小以至于不能理解他的话。But later after that, I got new hope and confidence. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain. And there, I could see the whole of the sky, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).

    Jamie Feilden has been interested in farms since he was a little child. Now he is planning to pass on his love for farms to students.

    28-year-old Mr Feilden is going to set up a charity (慈善机构). He plans to raise money for students from city schools who would like to visit Jamie's Farm and experience country life.

    Mr Feilden first got the idea for his project when he started working for the Teach First Project after graduating from university in Edinburgh.

    "When I worked in a school in Croydon, I realized the students there had little experience of farm life. Many of the students in the school had never been out of Croydon before. Of course, they had never seen farm animals,"said Mr Feilden. "So I opened up a small farm in the school. It was a real success."

    Mr Feilden once took a group of students back to his hometown. There the students saw many animals. They had lots of fun spending time in the countryside. Since then he has done more work on his own farm project. He even started working for it full time.

    Mr Feilden said, "Living and working in the countryside can give children a chance to eat food produced on the farm. They can also do some gardening, cooking and be with animals there."

    Now Jamie's Farm needs volunteers. If you are interested in donating your money or time, you can get in touch with Jamie by e-mailing him.

    Computer are very popular now .People are talking about and using the Internet everywhere, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?

    Many people are surprised when they find out that the Internet was set up in 1960s. At that time, Computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn't work very well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. A new network system had to designed. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way, the computer network system would keep working well all the time.

    At first, the Internet was only used by few people, but in the 1970s,it was used in school, hospitals and banks. However, computers were still expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. At the beginning of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use.

    Today it's easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mails is more and more popular among students. The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.

    I'd just got in a taxi at the railway station when suddenly I found one of my suitcases (手提箱) missing. Just then, I saw a young man, not very far, opening it and taking out valuables. "Stop thief! Stop thief!" I shouted and threw open the car door and rushed out to him, followed by the driver and some passers-by.  My driver caught him by the neck and took out the valuables from his trouser pocket and put them back into my suitcase.

    Half an hour later,  But as I checked those stolen things, I became very surprised, unable to speak.  And a blood test report of a 58-year-old woman appeared. I suddenly realized that the taxi driver must have mistaken the thief's things and put his into my suitcase.

     But this story keeps coming back to me. Was the young man a habitual thief or a dutiful son who had been driven to find money to save his mother's life?  How I wish I had gone back that afternoon to return the money and the report and say sorry to him. For the first time in my life, I realized that hate and love are very close.

    When a person is hurt or becomes sick, people will give him immediate (立即的 )care. We call it first aid(急救). When there is a sudden(突然的) situation, , so first aid plays a very important role. Immediate action is necessary when someone loses lots of blood.

    Everyone should know something about how to care for a person with a sudden illness, Even a small cut can be very dangerous.

    When first aiders face a sudden situation, they must keep calm. He or she must know how to control blood and take care of injuries.

    In our country, hundreds of people die in traffic accidents every year because most people don't have first aid knowledge.  We may face a sudden situation anywhere. One day somebody in our family may get hurt or suddenly become ill.

    Bus Driver and Passengers Save an Old Man

    At 9:00 a.m. yesterday, bus No.26(go) along Zhonghua Road when the driver saw an old man (lie) on the side of the road. A woman next to him (shout) for help.

    The bus driver,(24岁的) Wang Ping, stopped the bus without (think)twice. He(get) off and asked the woman what happened. She said that the man had a heart problem and should (go) to the hospital. Mr. Wang knew he(have) to act quickly. He told the passengers that he must (take) the man to the hospital. He expected most or all of the passengers (get) off and wait for the next bus. But to his  (surprised), they all agreed (go) with him. Some passengers helped Mr. Wang to move the man onto the bus.

    Thanks to Mr. Wang and the passengers, the doctors saved the man in time. "It's sad that many people don't want (help) others because they don't want any trouble," says one passenger." But the driver didn't think about (him). He only thought about (save) a life."

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