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陕西省西安市莲湖区2019-2020学年八年级下学英语期末试卷

阅读短文,从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。

    Last Saturday, my cousin and I went aroundour neighbourhood, looking at things in yard sales. You wouldn't believe thegreat things we found and the great fun we had!

    The yard sale in our neighbourhood is oneof the biggest in the area. It started with only a few families, but as more andmore people came to care about the environment, it became more and morepopular. Now, even people from a few kilometers away come to the sale. Eachfamily puts out things such as books, clothes,and even ovens. They hope others willfind another use for those things.

    The day was quite hot,so we got up quite early. First, westopped at Ms. Fisher's house. Her son was leaving for college, so there werelots of things he no longer needed. He had several sets of music CDs and lotsof good books. Guess what? I found one of my favorite books. What was more,all I had to pay was a dollar.Whata deal! Then, we moved on to other houses. The street was full of peopleand everyone was happy.

    Think about it. It's really good for theenvironment and for people too. Next time you feel like an adventure (探险), check out a yard sale. It's fun, andit' s a great way to use things again.

(1)、Yard sales are becoming popular in the neighborhood mainly because _________ .
A、people think it's fun B、people are too busy to go to shopping centers C、people want to save money D、people want to do something for the environment
(2)、What was the weather like that day?
A、Cold. B、Hot. C、Warm. D、Cool.
(3)、What does the underlined sentence mean?
A、The writer felt happy about the deal. B、The writer planned to buy a new copy. C、The writer decided not to buy the copy. D、The writer thought the book was expensive.
(4)、Which of the following is TRUE?
A、The writer went to the yard sale alone. B、The writer is leaving for college soon. C、The writer bought several sets of CDs. D、The writer enjoyed herself in the yard sale.
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 阅读理解

On my first round-the-world trip in 2006, I planned everything out in advance. I knew where I was going, staying for how long, and how I would get there. And then half-way through I ditched the plan and went with the flow (随大流) . Over the years, how I plan my travel has changed. Now, I'm a last-minute planner and seldom travel with any plan. 

Traveling without a plan gives you great flexibility (灵活性). Since nothing is booked far in advance, you can turn to something different when you change your mind or something better comes along. I changed my plans to meet a friend on an island in Thailand and stayed for a month. I wouldn't have had that experience if I had kept to my planned schedule. 

"    ★    " — they overplan their trips. Their whole journey is scheduled. Two days here, three days there. I understand why people do that. When time is short, you want to see as much as possible. You don't want to waste a single second. 

Actually, it is better to slow down your pace. Spending more time in one place allows you to get a better feel for the rhythm of life. You can visit at a more relaxed pace, see more than just the attractions, and open up your schedule to the happy accidents of travel. 

When I first made my travel plan, I tried to include everything in it. Then I realized it was unrealistic, and reviewed my plan. I came up with a list of one or two things I want to see each day and spaced everything out. It's an important lesson to learn. I think the best trip plan is to work out the general path you want to take, book the first few nights of your trip, and let your travels unfold from there. This way you are never locked into a certain place if your feelings change. 

 阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

Liu Yaxuan is totally a homebody. Every weekend, this14-year-old student from Tsinghua High School watches popular TV dramas like The Journey of Flower(《花千骨》) and plays with her mobile phone. She hates playing outdoor sports. "It's too tiring," she said.

She is not alone. In recent years, more and more Chinese teenagers are becoming homebodies. A survey of kids aged 2 to 14 showed about 60 percent of them spend less than one hour doing outdoor activities every day. 

 This problem may have to do with heavy academic pressure(学业压力). Hu Huilan, 12, from Shenzhen Nanshan Language School, is busy with much homework and many after- school classes on weekends. "I don't want to get behind, " she said. 

 Even if this isn't a problem, kids still prefer indoor life. Wang Di, 12, from Anhui No. 50 Middle School, often reads Harry Potter, listens to music and surfs the Internet at home. "I can do so many things I like at home rather than hanging out in smoggy weather, " she said. 

 The situation for foreign students is quite different. Tina Smith, 15, from a high school in Toronto Canada, says her peers(同龄人) don't like staying indoors at all. " They spend their free time outdoors even if it just means going to the park or reading a book under the tree. Nice weather, little homework and rich outdoor activities enable us to do that, " she said. 

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