浙江省杭州市大江东2015-2016学年八年级下学期英语期中考试试卷

    Everyone has two personalities（性格）-- one is showed to the world and the other is secret and real. You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control(控制) yourself， but when you're asleep， your sleeping position shows the real you. And the important position that best shows your secret personality is when you go to sleep.

    If you go to sleep on your back， you're a very open person. You usually believe people and you are easily influenced(影响) by new ideas. You don't like to make people unhappy， so you never show your real feelings. You're quite shy and you aren't very confident(自信的).

    If you sleep on your stomach， you are a person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and you're always easy to be sad. You never want to change your ideas， and you are pleased with your life. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.

    If you sleep on curled up（蜷缩），you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often don't want to be hurt， so you are very defensive(有戒心的). You're shy and you don't like meeting people. You like to be alone.

    If you sleep on your side， you usually have a well-balanced（平衡的）personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You're usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried， but you don't often get unhappy. You always say out what you think， even if it sometimes makes people angry.

    More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun， healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that's why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere， and there is no oil cost!

    Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don't even have to ride all the way.

    Folding bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travelers.

    Health Benefits of Bicycling:

    It helps to prevent heart diseases.

    Bicycling helps to control your weight.

    A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.

    Bicycling can improve your mood (心情).

    Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better， more relaxed and self-confident.

    Bicycling is healthier than driving.

维生素对人体很重要，大家了解他们吗？请仔细阅读题中的五种维生素的介绍和A至F材料说明，匹配需要补充该种维生素的人。

A. Emily often feels tired and seems to be lack of energy.

B. Jeff spent his summer vacation on the beach and got serious sunburnt.

C. Kate has poor eyesight and she can't see clearly at night.

D. Tony sometimes feels pains in his bones and he has loose teeth.

E. Linda feel nervous before the new people.

F. Luke is so careless that he often gets hurt. And it takes a long time for his wound to heal.

    One summer evening I was sitting by the open window， reading a good novel. I was so 1 the story I was reading that I didn't 2 that it was getting dark. When I realized that it was too dark for me to read 3 ， I put the book down and got up to turn on the light. Just then I heard someone 4 ， "Help! Help!" It seemed to come from the trees at the end of the yard. I looked out but it was too dark to see anything clearly. Almost immediately I heard the cry again. It sounds like a child， but I could not 5what someone would be doing in our backyard， unless one of my neighbor's children had climbed a tree and had not been able to 6.

    I decided that I should go out and have 7 in the yard， just in case someone was8. With a flashlight and a stick in my hands， I went out into the yard. Once again I heard the cry and this time there was no doubt that it came from the trees at the far end of the yard. "Who is there?" I 9 as I walked across the yard towards the trees. But there was no 10. With the help of my flashlight， I 11 all over that end of the yard， including the branches of the trees. There was no 12 of anybody or anything. I came to the conclusion that my 13 made fun of me， probably nothing is happening there.

    I had to go back into the house and sat down to read my book again. Not long after that， I was 14 by the loud cry of "Help! Help!" This time it was from right behind me! I dropped my book and jump up. There， sitting on the table was my neighbor's large green and red 15.

    "Dreams (梦 ) may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream，" some scientists say.

    Dreams take up about one quarter of our (sleep) time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are  short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over  over again. That may be because the dreamer is (worry) about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.

    Some people get new ideas about their work  dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These (think) can carry over into dreams.

    Sometimes, we wake up with a good (feel) from a dream. But often we can't remember the dream. Dreams can disappear (消失) (quick) from memory (记忆).

    Too much dreaming can be harmful (有害的). The (much) we sleep， the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is  we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.

注意:

1). 短文词数70个左右，不包括开头部分。

2). 以下短语可供参考 get future dream job; at the same time;  too much pressure; too young to look after others

    Should children do volunteer work?

    Recently， students in our class had a discussion about whether children should do volunteer work.