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广西壮族自治区河池市宜州区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末英语试题
①What is doodling? It means drawing something in a simple unplanned way. You might draw a cartoon character on a wall. Perhaps you draw a picture when you are listening to music. It doesn't matter what you draw and there is no right or wrong way to do it.
②Doodling is relaxing because you don't have to make your creation perfect. Joe Whales, who is famous for doodling, says, "When I doodle, I feel I'm the happiest person in the world. I enjoy it because I can express(表达) myself freely—there are no rules in doodling."
③Another good thing about doodling is that it is easy to do. All you need is some paper and a pencil or pen.
④Doodling can also help people take in more information. A study found that those who doodled while listening to a long telephone message remembered more information than those who didn't.
⑤What's more, doodling can help people work out what makes them special. During a school visit, Cath Howe, a writer, asked pupils to draw some squiggles(弯弯曲曲的线条). Then they could fill in the spaces inside the squiggles with some words. The words described things they cared about, such as people, animals, food and hobbies. "The pupils really enjoyed doing it. Everyone doodled in their special way. I learned a lot about the pupils from it," Howe said.
⑥Doodling is not only interesting but also very meaningful. Would you like to have a try?
You can learn a lot in a club. After you join a club, you can know how to play basketball, how to cook or how to speak English. These new things make you better. Also, good chances like a basketball match, a music festival or an English show, are easy to get when you are in a club.
In a club, you can meet new people and make friends with them. Then, you can play games and have a great time with them. They can be your teachers too, and you can get new things from them.
At last, joining a club makes you busy. You always have things to do, so your life will be quite interesting.
Joining a Club | |
Benefit(益处)1 | Be better and get good chances. You can learn many new {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, like playing basketball and cooking. You can join in the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}matches, the music festivals or the English shows easily. |
Benefit 2 | Make some new {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. They can play with you and can also be your{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. |
Benefit 3 | Have a {#blank#}5{#/blank#}and interesting life. |
There are five buildings in my school. I like the science building best. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} There are many trees in my school. The desks and chairs in the classroom are blue. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} 48. The classrooms in my school are modern. Teachers use a computer in class. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} My parents are farm workers and I got to school on their farm. There is a big playground here. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} My classroom is clean. Some books are on every student's desk. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} | A. Welcome to Newham School. The red building is the library. There are lots of books in it. B. There are many books on every student' desk in Goldington School. The students there like reading. C. Brooklyn School with five building is on the farm. But there isn't a science building D. Ferndown School is for farm workers' children on Ferndown Land. Children love the big playground in it. E. Greenway School is big. There is a computer in every classroom. F. Westfield School looks green with lots of trees. All the desks and chairs are blue. G. Lincoln School is large with five buildings. There are ten science labs in the science building. |
Piñatas In Mexico, people often have piñatas at their parties. Parents put chocolates and other sweets inside the piñata and hang it on a tree. Children hit the piñata with a stick. It breaks and the sweets fall out onto the ground. | |
Noodles In China, people celebrate weddings with an eight-course meal, because the word eight in Chinese sounds like the word for good luck. The last dish of the meal is always noodles. The noodles are long and thin. You have to eat them in one piece-you can't cut them. In Chinese culture, long noodles are lucky. Long noodles mean you will have a long life. | |
Mother's Day Many people around the world honour their mothers on Mother's Day. In the UK, Mother's Day is celebrated in March or April. Sons and daughters like to give their mother a day to rest, so they might surprise her by cleaning the house or cooking a nice meal for her. They also give her gifts such as flowers or jewellery. Many families take their mother to a restaurant for a meal. | |
New Year's Eve London celebrates New Year's Eve in a big way. Thousands of people go to the River Thames, and then, when it is dark outside, fireworks light up the whole sky and Big Ben, the bell in London's famous clock tower, chimes(鸣响) at midnight. The next day, people will eat a big meal with family and friends, go for a walk or just relax at home. | |
Coming of Age Day In Japan, people celebrate Coming of Age Day on the second Monday in January. On this holiday, Japan congratulates people who have turned 20 years old between 2 April of the past year and 1 April of the current(目前的 year. In Japanese culture, this is the age when teenagers become adults and take on the responsibilities of being an adult. Young women usually wear a Japanese traditional kimono, while young men often wear Western-style suits, and they attend a ceremony in their area. They receive small presents and celebrate with their friends after the ceremony. |
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