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江苏省常州正衡中学2016-2017学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题
Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chances to make themselves successful. The following is about how to be more confident.
Speak loud. When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.
Play sports. Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.
Encourage yourself. To see how many things you have done well, you can write down a list of things you did during the day. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you've done.
Pick up a hobby. If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.
Get rid of (消除) fear. Fear comes along with failure (失败). But it's easy to overcome (克服) if you know that failure is part of your life. Don't hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.
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Advantages | Help you develop a healthy attitude. Confident people will feel much happier. Confident people will have more easily |
of being confident | Speak aloud to make people hear you clearly |
physical exercise makes you tired but relaxed. down a list of things you did during the day and praise for good things | |
Pick up a hobby to make you outstanding Try not to be because failure is part of your life. Try to start again and believe yourself. | |
Have you ever asked your relatives or friends if there is Wi-Fi in their houses? Have you ever searched for Wi-Fi when you are at restaurants or hotels? The answers will probably be "Yes". Most of us want Wi-Fi everywhere as if we can't live without it. But we can only use free Wi-Fi in some public places. We still have to spend some money accessing(连接)the Internet at most time. Here comes a piece of good news.
A rich, powerful organization(组织) in the USA called the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) has decided to change the age of online computing (计算) completely by giving free Wi-Fi to every person on Earth. They will send up hundreds of satellites into low Earth orbit(轨道).
This is because they have made a survey(调查) and found that only 60% of the world's population have been able to get information on the Internet. And this is also because many countries are unable to offer people the necessary infrastructure(基础设施)to access the web.
We can hope to use free Wi-Fi everywhere in the near future.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。
Present situation | ●We{#blank#}1{#/blank#} for Wi-fi wherever(无论何处) we go. ●Many of us want Wi-Fi everywhere as if we can't live {#blank#}2{#/blank#} it. ●Accessing the Internet {#blank#}3{#/blank#} us some money. |
What the organization will {#blank#}4{#/blank#} | ●MDIF has made a decision to{#blank#}5{#/blank#} up hundreds of satellites into low Earth orbit so that for every person on Earth, there will be{#blank#}6{#/blank#} Wi-Fi. |
{#blank#}7{#/blank#} they will do that | ●Only 60% of the world's population have been able to get information {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. ●Many countries can't {#blank#}9{#/blank#} people with the necessary infrastructure to access the web. |
What we can hope | ●Free Wi-Fi will be used {#blank#}10{#/blank#} in the near future. |
One day last November, Liz Douglas went shopping. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} After she paid for all the things she bought, she went back to her car and put the shopping bags on the back seat of the car. Then she started to drive home.
Ten minutes later, it began to rain heavily. Soon, Liz found it hard to see the road clearly. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Although Liz was an experienced driver, she felt afraid.
Suddenly, Liz saw a tree in front of her and tried to stop the car. But it was too late. Liz closed her eyes, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Unluckily they didn't.
However, Liz was lucky. When the car hit (碰撞) the tree, a bag of bread flew out of one of the shopping bags. The car turned over, and the bread landed between Liz' s head and the roof (顶部) of the car. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
About half an hour later, firefighters helped Liz go out of the car. They sent her to the hospital, but she went home soon because she didn't have any serious injuries (损伤). {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Liz's son went to get the things Liz bought from the car and gave the bag of bread to her. She was going to keep it as a souvenir (纪念品) because it brought her good luck.
根据材料内容，从方框中选择恰当的句子填入文中空缺处，使材料完整、通顺。
A. There was a lot of water on the road, so she drove slowly. B. Her head was fine and she only had a few cuts. C. She spent hours at the supermarket. D. It stopped her head from hitting the roof of the car. E. She hoped that the airbags in the car would inflate (充气) when the car hit the tree. |
Do you want to improve your English? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}You should write down the correct spelling and grammar（语法）next to the mistakes. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.Listening to the radio and reading newspapers in English are also good ways.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}
If you have a pen friend, you can write emails to each other.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}you can speak to him or her.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}You should keep smiling all the time because smiling always helps.
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A. You should always speak English in class. B.I think your friends will help you. C. But try not to translate(翻译)every word. D. If your school has a foreign teacher. E. English is very difficult to learn. F. As usual, talking about the weather is a good beginning to start your conversation. G. Here is some advice to follow. |
How do you find happiness every single day? How do you get more out of life and live life to the fullest? There are three easy ways to help you to enjoy your daily life.
One way to find happiness within you is to show your appreciation（感激）to others. Showing appreciation not only gives happiness to others, but also we can receive happiness in return by writing a letter of appreciation and for the response we get. Often maybe you are strict with yourself by telling yourself you could have done things better. Have a look at your life and think about what you have achieved today. So take 5 minutes right now to write down what you have achieved in life and what you are proud of.
Have you ever kept a diary? Sometimes writing things down will give you a clear thinking and allows you to let go of things. When you write in a diary, you have the ability to express yourself as you truly would like to be.
Each of the above three easy steps takes only 15 minutes. Not only can it produce happiness for you, but also it will help others be in good feeling. Why not have a try right now?
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Title: {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to find happiness |
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Showing appreciation to others |
Write {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to give happiness to others and receive happiness in return. |
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Appreciating yourself |
Write down your achievements and what you take {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in. |
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Having a conversation with yourself |
Writing in diaries will make you think {#blank#}4{#/blank#} . |
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Conclusion (结论) |
Do as any of the three steps above, and you will find more {#blank#}5{#/blank#} . |
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To |
Li Ming@126. com |
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Tom@163. com |
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Dear Li Ming, Would you like to visit the zoo with Jane, Michael and me this Sunday? In the zoo we can see two pandas from Ya'an. If you want to go there, please call me. We will meet at Jane's home at half past eight in the morning. Tom |
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Information Card(信息卡)
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Who writes this email? |
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} writes this email. |
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What would they like to do this Sunday? |
They would like to{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. |
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How many pandas can they see in the zoo? |
They can see {#blank#}3{#/blank#}pandas in the zoo. |
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Where will they meet? |
They will meet {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. |
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When will they meet? |
They will meet{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. |
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