浙江省杭州市2015-2016学年八年级下学期英语期中检测试卷

    In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射) so that they won't carry diseases. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of stores. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.

    When you visit people's houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.

    People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

    A dog can't speak any words , but it can “talk”. It has feeling just as you do. Sometimes it may feel angry or afraid. Watch a dog closely, and you can find out how it feels. You can see what it is trying to tell you. When you afraid, you may look down. When a dog is afraid, it may run away. When you are angry with other people, you stare at((凝视) them. An angry dog also stares. Sometimes the hair along its back stands up.

    Do you feel “guilt” when you do something you shouldn't do? Dogs can feel guilty, too. Sometimes when I come home, my dog gives me a guilty look. Then I know it did something wrong.

    Dogs need love and care. Some dogs are very unhappy when they are alone for a long time. Some dogs even snap(撕咬) if they don't get enough care.

    You may have a dog or you may know a dog. Take care of it well if you want to have fun with it. Take it on walks. Don't make it do too many things. Always remember, a dog has needs and feelings just as you do. Talk to a dog, and it will talk to you.

    It was a lovely spring afternoon. My classmates and I were playing happily on the playground when I let out, “Ow! Ow! Something in my shoe is biting me.”

    Everyone was shocked by the cry. They took me into a classroom and were about to take off my 1. “Which foot is it?” one asked. “Let us have a look.”

    Suddenly, I remembered the holes in 2 socks. My family was very poor during those years. I wore welfare socks, which cost only a little, but those 3 welfare socks didn't last long. They soon had 4 at the bottom.

    I refused to take off my shoes. I 5 stand others seeing the holes in my sock. I tried to hold back my tears. Yet, each time the thing 6 my shoe bit me, tears raced down my face.

    My teacher, Miss Diane, hurried into the 7. “What's wrong?” she asked.

    “Something is biting her right foot, 8 she doesn't let us take off her shoe.” one of my classmates answered.

    Miss Diane lived next door to me. She 9 everything about my family. She put both hands on my shaking shoulders and 10 into my painful and hopeless eyes.

    “Oh, yes, it must be a sock-eating ant,” she said, as if she had 11 seen the thing inside the shoe. “I had a bite from one of those ants. By the time I got my shoe off, it had 12 almost the whole bottom off my sock.” My classmates nodded while they were listening to the teacher 13, although they all looked a little puzzled.

    Miss Diane took off my right shoe and sock and shook them over the dustbin. Two red ants14it.

    “Just what I thought. The ants have eaten part of her sock.” When she stroked an alcohol cotton ball on the bites, she added,” You are such a 15 girl to take so many bites.”

    The alcohol felt cool on the bites and a little girl's pride was saved by the “sock-eating ant” story.

Our dance club wants a dancer. If you are interested in dancing, you can join our club.

We need five students to help repair bikes for students in our school.

Our college radio station needs four reporters. If you have experience in it, you can join us.

Our school soccer team wants two coaches. If you want to get the job, please call 88556677.

Our city library needs a librarian. We want a woman.

A. Celina started to learn to dance when she was five years old. She dances well. She wants to join a dance club.

B. Sam was a soccer player one year ago. He wants to work as a soccer coach.

C. Jerry is interested in reporting and he has much experience. He was a news reporter when he was in high school.

D. Ken is good at writing. He has published two books. He wants to be a famous writer.

E. Victory can repair bikes. He learned to mend bikes from his father. He wants to help the students repair their broken bikes.

F. Jenny is 35 years old. She is a quiet woman and she used to work for a school library.

    Teenagers can make money to buy things for themselves if they have one or two part-time jobs, which is good for them, of course. However, there're (many) teenagers volunteering than having part-time jobs now. A recent survey (show) that 56% of teenagers volunteer to help charities, while only 39% (take) part-time jobs to make money. Parents also say that 82% of teenagers do something to help others in their lives.

    Sara Johnson,   teacher at a high school in Chicago, realizes that teenagers are more  (interest) in joining in charities. She said, “I think that kids are realizing how  (importance) it is.” She believes that the teenagers in the younger generation do more in charities than her generation (do).Unlike other public high schools, Illiana Christian High School doesn't often (ask) its students to do public services,  most of its students still volunteer. Suzanne Hammer, a junior, said, “I don't understand why you don't take part in voluntary (activity) if you can. I think everybody should try to help others.

Dear Li Hua ,

    Time flies. The new semester is beginning. How is everything going?

    You told me that there might be new teachers for your class this semester. How are they? Do you like them?

    Please write back to me.

Yours,

Mary

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Dear Mary，

    I was glad to receive your letter. I would like to tell you about my new teacher/ teachers.

    How are your new school and your teachers? Do you like them? I'm looking forward to your reply.

Yours,