2021-2022学年四川省遂宁二中八年级（上）期中英语试卷

16．　　I have a friend. He has a large police dog (1)      James. Police dogs are often clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes James for a walk in the (2)      . James likes these long walks very much.
　　One Sunday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He (3)      for a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take James for his walk. (4)      the visitor still stayed. James became very (5)      about his walk in the park. He walked around the (6)      several times and then sat down just right in (7)      of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention to him. He went on talking. Finally James couldn't stand (忍受) it any longer. He went (8)      the room and came back a few minutes (9)      . He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he (10)      the visitor's hat in his mouth.

17．SUNNY SCHOOL
We are a bilingual (双语) school for children of 6﹣15. We want a cook, a library assistant, a sports coach and a language teacher.

18．　　Many middle school students don't know how to spend their free time. When they have holidays, they always have nothing to do and feel bored. Some may play computer games all day long and some may stay in bed and sleep all day. It's not a good way. Here are some suggestions (建议).
　　If you don't like to stay at home, you can go for a picnic or play some sports. In this way, you can take some fresh air and keep healthy. If you like to stay at home, you may enjoy some light music or read a few novels. You can play some indoor games such as chess, cards, and table tennis. You can also plant some trees and flowers in your garden to make your home beautiful. It is also a good way to keep a pet and talk with it. Just develop (发展) some hobbies and you will feel much happier after a long holiday.

19．　　Mrs. Green was seventy, but she had a small car, and she always drove to the shops in it on Saturday and bought her food.
　　She did not drive fast, because she was old, but she drove well and never hit anything. Sometimes her grandchildren said to her, "Please don't drive your car, grandmother. We can take you to the shops. "But she always said, "No, I like driving. I've driven for fifty years, and I'm not going to stop now."
　　Last Saturday she stopped her car at some traffic-lights because they were red, and then it did not start again. The lights were green, then yellow, then green again, but her car did not start.
　　"What am I going to do now?" she said.
　　But then a policeman came and said to her kindly, "Good morning. Don't you like any of our colours today?"

20．　　What can be both red or green, round or sharp, big or small, and more importantly, loved or hated by someone?Yes, the answer is chilies (辣椒).
　　Many of us in China enjoy adding chilies to our food, but do you know that this spicy (辣的) vegetable could also be dangerous? A 34-year-old US man recently ended up in hospital after eating a Carolina Reaper, the spiciest chili. After taking just one bite, the man began to get serious headaches in the following days, reported by BBC News.
　　In fact, eating spicy food causes stomachache and headache. But if chilies are harmful, why do people like to eat this vegetable?What makes people love chilies so much?The human body is influenced (影响) by natural chemicals (化学物质)that produce "senses happiness", noted by BBC News.
　　And Chilies do good to people in another way. Scientists found that the death rate (死亡率) of those who eat spicy food once or twice a week is 10 percent lower than those who eat it less than once a week. The death rate is 14 percent lower for those who eat spicy food six to seven times a week. This encourages people to eat more spicy food to improve health. So don't worry if you love spicy food. It seems that chilies are actually good for us.

21．A:Hi. Tony!I heard you came back yesterday. (1)      
B:I went to Xi'an. Did you go anywhere?
A:(2)      
B:Wow! Bali has many beautiful beaches.
A:Yes. You're right.
B:(3)      
A:I took some diving classes, but it was really difficult for me. So I only swam.
B:Did you take any pictures there?
A:(4)       I'll show them to you tomorrow.
B:By the way, do you have any plans (计划) for the weekend?
A:I want to go skating. (5)      
B:Yes, I'd love to.

27．
　　Early rising is helpful in more than one way. (1)      , it helps us to have good (2)      . We all need fresh air . It makes our health better to take morning exercise. But air is never so fresh as early in the morning . Early rising helps (3)      in our studies . In the morning we learn (4)      and find it (5)      to learn something(6)      heart. . Early rising makes people able to plan the work for the day . We can not work (7)      without a good plan . Just as , "The plan for a year should be made in the spring , the plan for a day should be made in the morning . "Early rising (8)      us enough time to get ready for our work , such as to wash our (9)      and eat our breakfast . So the popular (10)      says, "Early to bed and early to rise makes man healthy , wealthy and wise ."

28．Mulan is a exciting action movie . It comes from (1)      
an old china story . The movie is about a village girl , Mulan . (2)      
She dressed up like a boy and to took her father's place to fight (3)      
in the army . I think the actress played Mulan's role good . (4)      
The other actors were also fantastic but they (5)      
did a good job of the movie . I like Mulan (6)      
very much. The movie show her love for (7)      
his family , friends and country . If you (8)      
planing to watch a movie this weekend (9)      
and you want see something enjoyable , choose Mulan . (10)      

29．假如你是张翔, 下面是你刚认识的美国朋友吉尔(Jill)给你的一封来信．请你根据她的来信内容, 给她回复一封信．

要求:70词左右, 可适当发挥．信的格式已给出, 不计入总词数．
Dear Jill,
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Yours,
Zhang Xiang