—I am good at swimming. What about you?
—I can play the piano very well.
A. do well in B. think of C. am worried about
在八年级即将结束之际，八（1）班将举行一次主题班会，要求同学们谈谈一年来自己的收获与变化。请为Simon准备一份100词左右的演讲稿，具体内容如下：
| 过去 | 现在 |
业余生活 | 大部分业余时间听音乐，看电视，上网玩游戏 | 在老师的帮助下，意识到……， 阅读，锻炼 |
礼仪 | 举止不文明，乱扔垃圾，在公共场所大声喧哗 | 举止文明，力行环保，受到表扬（praise） |
爱心 | 不关心他人，零用钱用来…… | 了解到贫困地区的孩子上不起学，把零用钱捐给希望工程 |
展望未来 | 自我发挥（至少两点） | |
Hello, everyone. I’m Simon. Back to the life in the last year, I think I have changed a lot and made great progress(进步) in some ways.
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Thank you for listening !
Indian movies hit in China
Hollywood movies seem to be China’s favourite movies. But that is not always the case. Recently an Indian movie has become very p1..
The movies called Dangal (摔跤吧！爸爸) c2. out on May 5. In less than five days, it has made more than 100 million yuan, according to China Daily.
The movie is about a father who turns his daughters i3. great wrestlers(摔跤手) . It is based upon the story of former Indian wrestler Mahavir Phogat. Famous Indian actor Aamir Khan, 52, plays the father.
Indian movies often include lots of singing and dancing. But Dangal is d4.. As Yahoo said, the sport story shows gender stereotypes (性别歧视) and a complex(复杂的) father-daughter relationship. There are so many moments that may m5. you want to cry. In the movie, when the father t6. his daughters to wrestle, people in the village all laugh at him. Above all, f7. girls did this sport at that time. But the father keeps teaching them. He even l8. home and goes to his daughters’ city to train them. “It makes me think of my father, and his selfless love for us,” a Chinese audience member told Hindustan Times.
The daughters’ success shows that “girls are as g9.as boys”. It’s the movie’s theme, as Hindustan Times said. And it attracts(吸引) m10. of Chinese fans. “It is like the story of a Chinese village girl becoming an Olympic champion,” said Tan Zheng, editor of Film Art magazine.
In a cold winter, a couple had to move out from the luxury (豪华的) house because of bankruptcy（破产）. The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn’t love me any more. He just cares about his business ...... not me”.
One day, she began to take a bath, but he stopped her at the door, “Let me take it first, okay?”
“Why not let me shower first,” she asked.
“I was tired, sweetie! You take it later, okay?” She was totally discouraged.(泄气的)
On a tiring day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer, a few words blurred(使…模糊)her eyes. It was his diary:
Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the bath first, and I said to her that I was tired out. She was unhappy, in her mind, to think I treated her not as well as usual. But what can I do? I was not as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, and there was only a shower in the bathroom. It was so cold to take a shower in such a freezing winter. But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get warmer, so every time I rushed to the bathroom first. I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer, at least 1℃, 2℃ or 3℃. Now I can’t give her comfortable life, bring her the luxury restaurant, buy expensive dresses for her, but at least, I can give her 1℃ love.
After reading the diary, the wife was deeply moved.
根据上面的短文，回答问题：(No more than five words)
1.When did the couple move into the small apartment?
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2.Why did the husband work day and night?
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3.What did the husband do one day when the wife began to take a bath?
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4.Why did the husband take shower first every time?
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5.How did the wife know the husband’s real reason for taking shower first?
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任务型阅读
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。
Some students, parents and teachers in Shanghai were surveyed last month. According to the result of the survey, the generation gap (代沟) between students and parents as well as teachers is becoming wider. Here is what they said.
Voice of the students:
“Our parents hold too high expectations（期待）which put us under lots of pressure（压力. They care too much about our lives and studies,” one student said.
“It’s impolite that some students’ parents read their children’s diaries without permission!”one student said angrily.
“Some of our teachers are so serious that we can’t make friends with them at all,” another student said sadly.
Voice of the parents:
One mother said, “After school, my daughter usually locks herself into her room and spends lots of time talking with others on the phone. And I can’t stand her clothes and hairstyle!”
“I thought my son was doing very well in his studies. I didn’t realize I was being cheated (欺骗)by him until I got a call from his teacher,” said a father.
Voice of the teachers:
An English teacher said, “Today, the role of the teacher is to put knowledge into students’ brain. The power teachers have kept students away from them.”
“Some parents pay too much attention to their children’s grades. They never create a lively and colorful environment at home,” another teacher said.
“In the past, teachers and students often played games together or talked with each other. Today, only studies and grades are talked about,” said a teacher.
Voice of scientists:
Scientists say that a school should be a place where students can learn not only knowledge, but also how to face failure bravely enough.
The generation gap (代沟)1. students and parents as well as teachers | |
Voice of the students | ● Parents expect us too much and2. too much about our lives and studies. ● It’s not3. of our parents to read our diaries without permission. ● Some of our teachers are so4. that we can’t make friends with them at all. |
Voice of the 5. | ● Some children keep themselves6. in their own rooms and only chat with others on the phone after school. ● Some children 7. us until we get a call from the teachers. ● We can’t stand their clothes and hairstyle. |
Voice of the teachers | ● The power teachers have kept students away from them. ● Some parents pay too much attention to their children’s grades instead of8. a lively and colorful environment at home. ● We9.______to play games together with our students or talk with each other. Today, only studies and grades are talked about. |
Voice of scientists | ● At school students should not only learn knowledge, but also learn to be 10. when they face failure. |
1.Yuan Longping and Yang Liwei are great national ______________ (hero) of China.
2.The Belt and Road Forum for Cooperation(一带一路合作高峰论坛) is one of ___________ (meaningful) events in the world.
3.Look! Some climbers are trying hard to pull ___________ (they) up the rocks.
4.— Why is your English teacher so angry?
— Because nobody __________ (hand) in their homework.
5.— What’s the matter, Peter?
— Oh, my car broke down and it needs _______________(mend).
6.In 2017 Taizhou ASTC Triathlon Asian Cup(泰州铁人三项亚州杯赛), the Chinese athlete
Chen Lin finished____________(two) who lost by 1 second to the Irish player Benjamin.
7.— Do you know a charity show was held by the ___________ (student) Union last week?
— Sorry, I have no idea.
8.By scanning the QR code(二维码), WeChat has made a great difference to__________(shop) on the phone.
9.A large army of students rushed out of the classroom __________ (noise) after the bell rang.
10.Eternal Love(《三生三世十里桃花》), a popular Chinese web novel, _________ (translate) into English and been popular among foreigners.
