内蒙古赤峰市宁城县2015-2016学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷

    Mrs. Black was a famous musician a few years ago. She1music at a school and her students did well in their lessons. They liked her very much. Now the old woman stays at home with her husband. The old man looks after his wife well and she2 worries about anything. And she is very3.

    Just like some old people, Mrs. Black finds that her memory(记忆) is falling. Sometimes she4 what she did or will do. It often gets her in trouble. Her5noticed（注意到） it and asked her to see a famous doctor. He bought two tickets6London and told her he put7into her handbag while she was playing the piano. The next morning, they got to the8just on time to catch the plane. Mrs. Black said,“I wish we had the 9 with us.”

    “Don't be a fool, dear!”said Mr. Black,“We are not going to a concert, but to see a10.”

    “I know，”she said，“but I left the tickets on it!”

    Music is an important part in our life. We may feel boring without music. Today when you go to stores, stations, restaurants and other places, do you notice music playing at any of these places? The answer must be “Yes”. And you might even hear music in an office or on a farm.

    I like many kinds of music. Classical music is great. Rock music is fast. Light music is relaxing. But I like folk music best. It sounds very beautiful. It can bring me into the dream land. It can make me relax and forget all the problems. It makes me learn better and helps me to be more active. It is true that I learn better when I am relaxed.

    Music can also influence(影响) people's behavior(行为). Classical music makes people feel rich(富裕). When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. Without music, people spend even less. Restaurants can make more money in this way.

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    Nowadays, shopping online becomes a new way of shopping. It is getting more and more popular. Many people like doing some shopping through Internet.

    Why is shopping online becoming more and more popular? First, it provides lots of advantages（优势）. There are many goods（商品） on the Internet. People can find anything they want. The price （价格）on the Internet is usually cheaper than that in the store. People can save some money. Second, more and more people have their own computers and they join their computers with the Internet. So it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet. People don't need to go to the shop themselves. They can save a lot of time.

    But, a coin has two sides. Customers(顾客) can only see the pictures of the goods on the Internet. And they can't enjoy the pleasure of buying things in a large supermarket or a wonderful shopping center. Maybe shopping online makes people boring. So some people don't like this new way of shopping. They are worried about the safety(安全) of shopping online.

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    Swee Lin has an interesting h. She collects stamps. She sa lot of time on her stamp collection after school hours. She has collected hundreds of stamps from all over the world. They are i all different colors.

    Swee Lin likes stamps with pictures of animals on them. In this w, she learns the names of many animals. She also  [ 'bɔrəʊ ] books on animals from her school l .She learns many things about them. Sometimes Swee Lin has many stamps of the same kind. She gives them to her friends. And they give her other stamps in r.

    Swee Lin writes to her friends in many countries. She sends them stamps of her c. In return, they send her stamps of their cuntries. Swee Lin's father also gives her stamps. He brings them home from his  (办公室)for her.

    Many of Swee Lin's friends collect other things. Some collect coins and others collect matchboxes. But all of them say that SweeLin's collection is the m interesting of all.

    Jim and Bill work in the same factory. They in the same building, too. Jim's room is on the seventh floor and Bill's is on the . They often go work in the morning and have lunch in the same  at noon. After work they go home.

    Bill likes listening to music so he bought a radio and turns it on he is at home. It is so  that Jim can hear it in his room. He likes. The loud music often makes him close the window. It's very hot in the room, he has to stop reading and goes  for a walk.

    One evening Jim was very tired. He  to bed after supper. But he couldn't fall asleep because of the music. He had to get up and went to Bill's room and said, “Could I borrow your  , please？”

    “Certainly,” said Bill, “Are you interested in, too?”

    “No,” answered the young man, “I want to have a good sleep tonight.”

A: Hi, Ann. What are you going to do this weekend?

B:

A: A concert? Who will sing at the concert?

B: Song Zuying.

A: Certainly, I'd like to. She is my favorite singer.

B: One hundred and eighty yuan.

A: Oh, it's too expensive.

B: We plan to sell flowers for the money.

A: That's a good idea.

B: No problem.

    When the earthquake happens, the first thing is to protect yourself. Do you know how to do during a big earthquake? Scientists have some advice for us.

If you are in a farmhouse, don't get close to the glass, especially(尤其) big windows, just hide(躲) under the table.

    If you are in a tall building, never jump out of the windows. When in a living room, find a strong table or rush into a smaller room like washroom. Then lie down your body. Take care of your head.

    If you are outdoors, sit on the ground, don't run, and don't go back to your house to get your money or other things.

    If you are in a moving car, drive to the side of the road, stop as quickly as possible, and stay in the car.It's dangerous.

    After an earthquake, if you are safe, remember not to engage(占用) the phone line, keep it free for rescue(援救).

    We should always hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

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    John: I'm 15 years old and I love football. I also like reading, especially(尤其是) stories about people from other countries. I don't enjoy singing or playing computers. I think that rock music is terrible.

    Ann: Hi, I'm Ann. I'm 16 and I like dancing and computers. I also like rock music. I hate hiking and I'm not interested in classical music. I don't enjoy reading too much.

    Steve: I'm 14 years old and I love skiing. Other favorite hobbies are reading and singing. I don't like hiking. I think that rock music is too noisy and I think that football is boring.

    Peter: I'm from Australia. I'm 15 and I am fond of singing. I sing a lot, and when I'm not singing, I listen to rock music or use my computer. I don't like football and I think that classical music is terrible. I hate dancing!

    Sarah：My name is Sarah and I'm 14 years old. My interests are reading novels, playing football and singing songs. I think that rock music is terrible, and I don't like dancing. I don't enjoy computers, either.

    Joe：Hi, I'm Joe. I really like computers. I surf the Internet all the time and I like playing computer games. I don't enjoy football and I hate hiking. Rock music is OK, and so is skiing.

    Animals are our best friends. They are important to us. They live together with us on the earth. If there are no animals , we will not live, either. So we should take good care of them to help us protect our homes. Then how to protect the animals?

    First of all, we should understand the importance of protecting wild animals. As we know, animals are an important source(来源) of food. Every animal has its place in the balance(平衡) of nature. If we destroy(毁坏) a kind of animal, we will have many other problems very soon. For example, when farmers kill a large number of hawks(鹰), the mice will destroy farmers' stores of rice. Because hawks eat mice. Without hawks, the number of mice is becoming more and more.

    Then, let people know how to protect animals. First, ask people to stop killing wild animals and keep the balance of nature. Second, we should protect animals' habitat. If we see other people destroy animal homes, we should stop this behavior(行为).

    Protecting wild animals is the duty(责任) of each of us. Let us protect animals together!

  people lost their homes during the Second World War.

Many kinds of animals   because of water pollution

 from drugs, cherish your life.

There are many kinds of animals   in nature.

   people are learning Chinese all over the world

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