Reading is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.

First, reading is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading. You will never feel bored or tired.

Next, you can read a book anywhere--- in a car, on a plane, or even in the bathroom. All you need is a book!

Another good reason for reading is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. And you will read faster and find it easier to understand what you read. As your reading skills improve, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much better.

Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You can read on computers, and the better you read, the better your computer skills will be.

Good readers may become writers, too. They always have more things to write about.

Reading is a wonderful hobby. Why not start reading right now?

1.Reading can always keep yourself________.

A. bored B. tired C. sad D. happy

2.You can read a book ______.

A. only on a plane B. when you are driving a car

C. anywhere D. only in the bathroom

3.You can read faster_______.

A. if you read as a hobby B. if you are a student

C. after you read a book D. if you are a writer

4.It is ______ that reading is out of date.

A. true B. not true C. sure D. possible

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Good readers must be good writers.

B. Reading is a good hobby for different reasons.

C. You can read on computers.

D. Reading is not out of date.

QQ is one of the most popular chat tools（聊天工具） among teenagers. We regard it as an important chat tool in our dailylife because it has some advantages.

First, we can make lots of e-friends on QQ. It is easy to find the person who has the same interest as us, and we can talk with him or her happily. Second, we can also join a QQ group to find the information we need. For example, if we want to learn English well, we can choose a group with many English lovers in it. Third, we can also play games with our friends on QQ and always have fun.

QQ brings us a lot of benefits(益处), but it can also cause some problems. It’s dangerous to tell strangers on QQ our real personal information like telephone number, address and ID number. If we spend too much time chatting online, it won’t be good for our study and health.

1.QQ is a kind of __________.

A. game B. chat tool

C. book D. TV programmer

2.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage

A. We can get lots of information on QQ.

B. We can make friends on QQ

C. We can get everything on QQ.

D. We can play games with friends on QQ.

3.Sometimes QQ may bring us some ________ if we don’t use it well.

A. problems B. benefits

C. interests D. fun

4. QQ will be good for us if _______.

A. we spend too much time chatting online.

B. we get some useful information we need.

C. we tell some strangers about our real telephone number.

D. we tell some strangers about our real address and ID number

5.If we want to learn English well, we can ________.

A. do shopping on QQ.

B. always chat in Chinese on QQ.

C. play games with our friends on QQ.

D. join a QQ group with many English lovers in it.

This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友谊地久天长》). It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. It tells about the need to remember old friends.

The words “Auld Lang Syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version(译文) by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published (出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.

The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version (译文) you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.

1. Where is this passage from?

A. A newspaper. B. A magazine.

C. A TV program. D. A radio program.

2.Who is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us?

A. Robert Bums. B. The Washington Saxophone Quartet.

C. Buddy Thomas. D. The passage doesn’t tell us.

3. When is Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA according to the passage?

A. On New Year’s Eve. B. On Christmas Eve.

C. On weekends. D. On holidays.

4.When did the words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appear?

A. In 1790. B. In 1793.

C. In 1796. D. In 1799.

5.What’s Auld Lang Syne about?

A. It’s about the history of Scotland.

B. It’s about an old Scottish poet.

C. It’s about the need to remember old friends.

D. It’s about the wishes to the radio friends.

阅读下面短文，根据要求完成表格，每空一词。（共10空，每空1分，计10分）

How do you feel when you get up in the morning? Happy and active or tired and weak?

Do you often wake up with a headache? Well, if the answer is yes, take Dr. Talbot's advice and start feeling better.

☆ Get up and move. If you hate feeling tired and unhappy, you should start exercising, Try running, swimming or cycling. When we exercise, our body produces special chemicals (化学药品) that give us energy and make us feel happier. If you can't stand exercising, listen to your favorite music and dance to it. That's exercise, too.

☆ Eat healthily. You should eat three balanced （均衡的）meals every day and you shouldn't eat too much fast food. If you need some extra (额外的) energy the whole day, make an energy drink. Mix (混和) together fresh fruit juice and low-fat milk. It tastes great!

☆ Go out and enjoy nature. The smell of flowers will make you feel happy. Even the smell of your favorite food can change the way you feel!

☆ Wake your body up. When you have a shower, change the temperature of the water----from hot to cold and back to hot again. You'll feel the difference.

☆ Laugh! You should laugh for, at least, three minutes, three times a day. It will make you feel great!

根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子，每空一词。

1.Max has a good (感觉) of humour.

2. (在……期间) the week, we can borrow books from the school library.

3.He says he (已经)knows everything about it.

4.We hope this will help people understand the (重要性) of the wetlands.

5.Finally , the noise and (震动)ended.

根据句意，用所给的单词适当形式填空。

1.You can see some (photo) of the trip on the Internet.

2.Most birds are active in the daytime, so you can (easy) watch them there.

3.In the (begin), Xi Wang drank her mother’s milk.

4. (luck), there was just enough space for me to move.

5.They couldn’t stay there because one end of the shelf was much (high) the other.

根据句意，用所给动词的适当形式填空。

1.He often makes his son (stay) at home on Sundays.

2.How long do you spend （read）English every day?

3.I don’t know how （play）this game.

4.We ( have) a party tomorrow evening, aren’t we?

5.Tom (fly) a kite when I saw him for the first time.-

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。

The Internet says people killed a lot of wild animals for m__1.__ money. Some people like e___2.__the wild animals, but they don’t know wild animals can also b__3._ diseases（疾病）to people. We must do something to s_4.__ the diseases from harming our h__5.___.

Also, many people don’t know w 6. we should help the wild animals. The n__7.__of wild animals is smaller and smaller. In o 8. to k___9.____ the balance of nature, we should try our best to p__10.__ wild animals and our environment.

根据所给提示完成下列句子。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）

1.妈妈的生日快要到了，所以我决定自己为她做一张生日贺卡。

Mum’ birthday ,so I decided to make a birthday card .

2.我们不必早起，我们有许多时间做课外活动。

We to get up early ,and we have lots of time .

3.一切被白雪深深地覆盖，湖和河结了冰。

Everything deep white snow, and the lakes and the rivers .

4.当我们到达车站时，我们看到那儿有很多人在等。

When we ______________ the bus stop, we saw many people there.

5.在下午6:30，我们将乘坐地铁回学校。

，we’ll and go back to school.

书面表达 （共1题，计15分）

假如你叫李欣，你想参加一个保护野生动物的俱乐部，为保护野生动物做一些事情。你需要写封申请信介绍自己，表示愿意为俱乐部做一些工作，并请俱乐部负责人考虑并尽早予以答复。

要求：要点齐全，语句通顺，必须适当发挥，字数80左右。（格式已经为你写好，不计入总字数）

1. 个人信息：李欣，八年级学生，学习努力，乐于助人，最喜爱生物，对科学感兴趣。

2. 加入俱乐部的原因：热爱动物、热爱自然，想要多了解动物，理解保护野生动物的重要性，认为采取行动来保护他们是很重要的。

3. 能参加活动的时间：每周六下午3点到4点能来俱乐部参加活动。

4. 联系方式：电话0515-88986228；邮箱lixin@163.com

Dear Mr. Chairperson,

I read about your club yesterday and I would like to become a member of the Wildlife Protecting Club.

I’m Li Xin, a student in Grade 8. I

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I will be happy if I can become a member of your club. You can call me on 0515-88986228 or email me at Lixin @163.com.

Yours sincerely

Li Xin