广东省河源市2021-2022学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题

One day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. Then he1to his grandfather and told him his story angrily, "He is2bad," the boy said, "and I hate him."

The grandfather said, "Let me 3you a story. When I was a boy, I too, sometimes hated4for what they did. But hate will make you feel tired. It doesn't hurt your enemy but only hurt5."

As the boy listened carefully, the grandfather went on, "There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is good and kind. He gets on well 6everything around him. But the other is bad and unfriendly. He is full of anger. Even 7thing will make him angry. He fights with8all the time, and for no reason. He can't think carefully9he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control（控制）me."

The boy looked at his10eyes and asked, "Which tiger always controls you, Grandfather?"

The old man said slowly in a serious voice, "The one that I feed. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom（很少）get angry now."

Amy did not have any friends and felt sad. All the girls in her class were1with a best friend or in groups, and she always felt left out. So, Amy just walked around alone instead of playing with anyone. She wanted to seesaw（玩跷跷板）, but that is something you need to do with a friend. Also, she liked to swing and wished someone would2her to get her started.

One day, the teacher, Mrs. Gibbs, walked up and put her arm around Amy, "What's the3, Amy? Why don't you play with other children?" she asked4.

Amy replied, "Everyone has a friend except me. I don't have anyone." Mrs. Gibbs 5 and said, "Amy, the way to get a friend is to be a friend." Amy asked, "How do I do that?"

Mrs. Gibbs answered, "Look around the6. There are three classes of third - graders out here during this 7time. Find someone who is alone and then go to ask them to play." Amy said she would think about it, but she was 8she would be refused. She wasn't sure she could do it.

The next day, Amy noticed a dark-haired girl all alone on the playground. She worked up her9and walked to the girl. "Hi! My name is Amy. Do you want to play with me?"

"Okay," the girl said shyly. As they10 pushing each other on the swing, Amy found out that the girl's name was Ming. Her family had just moved from Japan and she also needed a friend.

"Want to seesaw?" Amy asked. Ming smiled and nodded. Paired up with each other, they played so happily.

Amy finally had a friend!

Dear Daniel,

I'm a helpless mother. My son Henry is 15 years old. I find that the older he grows, the less we talk. I feel very sad and I really need help. My first problem is about his hobbies. He spends almost all his spare time on computer games. When he gets home, he always turns on the computer and closes the door. I'm getting worried about him, especially when his English teacher tells me he always gets low marks in the English exams. Second, he likes new technology, but I don't have enough money and I can't afford all the things he wants. Recently, I've found that he is always alone. I've never seen him talking to his friends on the phone or going out with anyone on weekends. That is the last problem I have.

What should I do to help him? Please give me some advice.

"I don't like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry," said Wang Li, a middle school student in Guangzhou. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children's eyes?

One of the most important reasons is when some one becomes a parent, he/she likes worrying things. They worry about everything about you, from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get and so on. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.

So how can you make things easier on yourself? It's easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you're doing. Get them to know your friends. Phone them if you get home later than usual. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.

Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need help you can give them. When you become a parent, they may be able to help you know how to get on with your children.

It was a cold snowy morning after the winter vacation. And it was my at my new school. I was walking alone slowly and worrying lots of things. It was early and there many people on the road. Suddenly a girl who was a bike on ice fell down. She was trying hard to get up but fell again. thinking, I went over and helped her. She said "thank you" with a smile and then rode away. Her words warmed me a lot.

Finally, I got to school. The teacher led me to the classroom and introduced me to the class. Then he asked me sit down beside a girl. I felt nervous that I didn't dare to look at her. Soon the first class started. Their textbooks were different from in my old school. As I was wondering to do, an English book appeared in front of me. "Let's share," the girl beside me said. "Hi, I'm Carrie." I looked up. was the girl I helped this morning. Later on, we became good friends.

From that I learned: to help others is actually to help ourselves!

Fifteen years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One day I went to pick up a passenger at 2:40 a.m. When I arrived there, I walked to the door and knocked. "Just a minute," answered a weak, elderly voice.

After a while, the door opened. A small woman stood before me. She was more than eighty years old. By her side was a big bag. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address and then asked, "Could you drive through downtown?"

"It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly.

"Oh, I'm in no hurry," she said.

"I'm on my way to a hospice（临终关怀医院）. I don't have any family left. The doctor says I don't have very long."

I quietly reached over and shut off the meter（计程表）. For the next two hours, I drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the place where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow down in front of a special building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

"How much do I pay you?" she asked.

"Nothing," I said.

"You have to make a living," she answered.

"Oh, there are other passengers," I answered.

Almost without thinking, I gave her a hug. She held on me and said, "You gave an old woman a moment of joy."

提示：1）你在做作业，弟弟在玩玩具；

2）爷爷、奶奶在聊天；

3）爸爸在楼下遛狗，妈妈在厨房做饭。

提示词：Shenzhou-13 spacecraft（神州十三号飞船），astronauts（宇航员），space station（空间站）