八年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末英語(yǔ)試題一、從下面各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。likesreadingbooks. favoritebookisHer B．His C．My LaoShefinishedhisplay1957.on B．a(chǎn)t C．from D．inManyanimalsareindanger, weshoulddosomethingtoprotectthem.so B．or C．but D．becauseTheweatherinBeijingismuch thaninGuangzhouincold B．colder C．coldest D．thecoldestItidymyroomMum?—No,youneedn't.Youcandoitlater.Can B．May C．Must D．Should—Mike, doyoutraveltoSanyafromBeijing?—Byplane.It'sthefastestway.how B．what C．why D．whereMygrandpaalways mehongbaoduringtheSpringFestival.isgiving B．give C．gave D．giveswhat'swrongwithyourleg?—Ihadanaccidentand mybikelastfell B．fall C．wasfalling D．willfall ateapartywithmyfriendswhenyoucalledyesterdayafternoon.A．have B．a(chǎn)mhaving C．washaving D．willhaveBetty athomeandreadabookifit'srainyA．stay B．willstay C．stayed D．isstayingthinktabletennisis sportofallinChina.A．popular B．morepopularC．mostpopular D．themostpopularThegovernmentisplanning moreparksintheA．building B．build C．tobuild D．builtABCD項(xiàng)。InthesmalltownofSeattle,therelivedaquietgirlnamedLily.ShewasabookwormandhardlytalkedwithothersAssummercamecloserherparentswantinghertomakefriendsandgain(獲得)confidence,enrolled(報(bào)名)herinasummer13．withouttellingLilywas14．onthefirstdayofthecamp.Shefeltoutofplaceamongtheexcitedchatters)ofotherkidsHowevershesoonmetaboywitha15．smileandacatchingenthusiasm熱情cametoLilywithopenarms,showingheraroundthecampandintroducinghertonewactivities.OneduringateamLilyandwere 16． together.Theyhadtoclimbatallwallandwhowasafraidofheights,hesitated(猶豫).encouraged(勵(lì))herpatiently,saying,candoit,Ibelieveyou."help,Lilyfoundthecouragetoclimb.Atthetop,shefeltarushofprideand 17． Overtheweeks,Lily'sfriendshipwith18． .Theyswaminthelake,sangsongsaroundthecampfire,andsharedstoriesunderthestars.Lilyfoundthatshewasnotonlyabletomakefriendsbutalsotobeagoodfriend.ThesummercampwasaturningpointforShereturnedhomewithanewfound19．a(chǎn)ndabestfriend.Shelearnedthatsteppingoutofhercomfortzone()couldleadtoamazingexperiences.Lily'slifehas0．foreverbythesummercamp.Shefeltsurethatshewouldalwaysremembertheimportantthingsshelearnedandthegreatfriendshemadethere.13．A．campB．clubC．programmeD．course14．A．relaxedB．pleasedC．worriedD．excited15．A．tiredB．brightC．shyD．painful16．A．gradedB．pairedC．comparedD．protected17．A．calmB．pityC．a(chǎn)ngerD．happiness18．A．reducedB．brokeC．grewD．began19．A．confidenceB．bookC．presentD．interest20．A．started三、AB．endedC．lastedD．changed閱讀下列應(yīng)用軟件介紹，請(qǐng)根據(jù)人物需求匹配最適合的應(yīng)用，并將應(yīng)用所對(duì)應(yīng)的A、B、C、D選項(xiàng)填在相應(yīng)位置上。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。B.A.B.A.SpeakingPalSpeakingEnglishisimportant.SpeakingPalisoneofthebestappsforEnglishlearnerstopracticespeaking.Itallowsuserstochatwiththousandsofnative(本地的)Englishspeakers.Inshort,learnEnglishandspeakit.SpellCheckerSpeakingEnglishisbutwritingitisoftenmuchmoredifficult.Ifyoustarttolearnit,youmaygetalotofwordsmisspelled.SpellCheckermakessureyouspelledeverythingright.C.LearnEnglishVideoInLearnEnglishVideo,you'llfindthousandsofbestvideosontopicssuchasUKfoodandculture,everydaylife,andfamousstoriesandpoems.ItcanquicklyimproveyourEnglishlisteningskills.D.KoboReadingThefreetop—popularKoboReadingAppgivesyouaccess(使用權(quán))toKobo'seBookstorewith4millioneBooksandmagazines.TherearemanyinterestingEnglishstoriesJoinus,andyou'llfallinlovewithreading.21． Alice I'malwaysnervouswhenIlistentoEnglish,andIcan'tunderstandwhattheteachersays.HowcanIimprovemylistening?22． Mark IlikeEnglish,butmyspeakingisI'mshyandIamafraidtospeaktomyclassmatesinclass.WhatcanIdo?23． Harry I'mnotgoodatreading.Ican'tunderstandstorieswell.SometimesIeventhinkreadingisboring.WhatshouldIdo?四、BItwasonmy14thbirthdaythatmymothertoldmetojoinavolunteerservice(志愿服務(wù)).Mumwashappy,butforme,itwasgoingtobeajourneyfullofuncertainty.IrememberthedayIfirstwenttoacommunityfoodbank.Iwasnervousholdingaboxofcannedfood,notsureifIwasdoingitright.EveryonewasbusyandIfeltlikeIwasovermyhead.ButIrememberedmymumalwayssaid,"Jack,jumpinwithbothfeet,"sothatwaswhatIdid.Thefirstfewweeksweredifficult.Ihadtolearnhowtosortdonations(),putfoodboxes,andmostchallenging,talktothepeoplewhoneededourhelp.SometimesIwantedtogiveup.ButthenI'dseethehappinessinsomeone'seyeswhentheyreceivedaboxoffoodandIknewIhadtokeepgoing.Oneday,ImetMs.Jenkins,asweetoldladywhocameeveryweek.Shetaughtmehowtomakethebestchocolatechipcookiesandwe'dchatwhenIworked.Shebecamelikeagrandmatomeandherstoriesmademerealize(意識(shí)到)thateveryonehadastoryworth(值得的)hearing.Therealtestcamewhenwehadtoorganize()abigdinnerfortheIwasinchargeof()decoration,whichwaswayoutofmycomfortzone.ButIaskedmyfriendsandtogether,weturnedthehallintoabeautifulplace.Seeingthesmilesonpeople'sfacesastheyenjoyedthemealwepreparedwasthebestfeelinghastaughtmethatgrowingupisn'tjustaboutgettingtallerorhavingadriver'slicense.It'saboutsteppingup,evenwhenyou'reafraid.It'saboutfindingyourvoiceandusingittomakeadifference.AndIcan'twaittoseewherethisjourneywilltakemenext.HowdidJackfeelwhenhefirstwenttothecommunityfoodbank?Nervous. B．Proud. C．Bored. D．Surprised.WhathelpedJackkeepgoingwhenhewantedtogiveup?Learningtomakechocolatecookies. B．Seeinghappinessinpeople'seyes.C．Startingtotalkwithpeople. D．Organizingthebigdinner.WhatdidJacklearnfromhisvolunteerexperience?isabouthavingfun.B．Growingupmeanslearningmoreskills.isagoodwaytomakefriends.D．Growingupmeanssteppinguptorealizeself-worth.五、CNowadays,hundredsofthousandsofanimalsaroundtheworldarefacingdifferentkindsofthreats(威脅).Theyareindangerandinneedofprotectionandconservationefforts.AmongthesethreatenedanimalsonethatneedsspecialmentionisthekoalaItisclosetobeinganendangeredanimal.Interestingly,thekoalaispartlytoblame(foritsdecline.Koalasaretoostubborn)fortheirowngood!Whenyouwereyounger,wereyouapickyeater?Didyourparentshavetoaskyoutoeatthingsthatweregoodforyou?HopefullyyoulistenedtowhattheytaughtyouandateyourKoalasarepickyeaters.Theyliveintalleucalyptus(桉樹(shù))trees.Koalaseattheleavesofthosetrees.Sincethereareover600differentkindsofeucalyptustrees,koalasshouldhavenotroublefindingfood.Butkoalasarepicky!Theyonlywantcertaineucalyptustreeleavestoeat.Outofthe600kindsoftrees,koalaswillonlyeattheleavesofabout120kindsofeucalyptustrees.Someareevenpickierthanthat.Thekoalasofaspecificareawillonlyeataboutfourorfivekindsofeucalyptusleaves.Theywouldratherstarve(挨餓)thaneattheotherkinds.Nowthat'sstubborn!Atpresent,koalasalsofacemanythreatsinthewild,fromdeforestation,drought,disease,habitatloss(喪失)toclimatechange.Forexample,the2019-2020Australianbushfireseasonwasoneofthemostdeadlywildfireseverexperienced,leadingtothebiglossofthetree—huggingkoalasHoweverthebiggestproblemforkoalasnowisthatthebrush()landinAustraliaisbeingcutdown.andcitiesarepushingfartherintothebrush.Sincemanykoalaslivethere,theyarelosingtheirtreehomesandthetreeleavesthatfeedthem.scientiststhinkthattherearelessthan100,000ernmentshavemadelaws()toprotectthem.Ifwedon'tact,koalasontheeastcoastofAustraliacoulddisappearforeverby2050.Theword"decline"inParagraph2probablymeans" ".movement B．drop C．a(chǎn)ppearance 28．WhatdoyouknowaboutkoalasfromParagraph4?Koalashavetroublefindingeucalyptusleaves.Koalaseatabout600kindsofeucalyptusleaves.C．Pickierkoalaseataboutfourorfivekindsofeucalyptusleaves.D．Pickierkoalaseatotherkindsofeucalyptusleaveswhenhungry.Whatisthemainreasonforkoalastobealmostendangered?A．Wildfiresleadstothebiglossofkoalas.B．Humanactioncauseshomesandfoodloss.Koalasonlyeatcertaineucalyptustreeleaves.Governmentsdon'tmakelawstoprotectkoalas.六、DDoyouoftenhavetotrymorethanoncebeforeyoufitapairofshoescorrectlyintotheirbox?Howwellcanyoucatchaball?Areyougoodatgivingdirections?Alloftheseeverydayactivitiesneedspatialthinking(空間思維).So,whatisspatialthinking,andisitpossibletobecomeagoodspatialthinker?Spatialthinkingallowsustocontrolobjectsinourmind.Whenweimaginehowtoarrange(排列)ourbedroomorfindourwayhome,weareusingspatialthinking.Itisalsoimportantforlearningmaths.Weuseittostudyandunderstandtherelationshipsbetweenshapes(形狀),spacesandareas.Infact,scienceshowsthatspatialabilityplaysanimportantpartinmanyaspectsofSTEMlearning.Thisconnectionmakessense.Justthinkabouttheskillsneededformaths,physicsandotherSTEMsubjects.Forexample,thespatiallayoutoftheperiodictable(元素周期表)helpsustounderstandchemicalrelationships(化學(xué)關(guān)系).Thegoodnewsisthatspatialskillsarenotsetinstoneandcanbeimproved.Oneoftheeasiestwaysisvisualization.Itmeanscreatingamentalpictureofsomethinginyourmind.Thishasbeenconnectedtostrongerscienceandmathperformanceandcanbeimprovedthroughtraining.Youngerchildrencanpracticevisualizationbyimagininghowtomovejigsaw(拼圖)piecesintheirminds.Olderchildrencanusevisualizationwhenrearrangingmathsformulae(公式).Smallworldplaywithdollhousesortoyfarmsets,forexample,canhelpchildrenunderstandspatialscale(尺度)differences.Scientistshavealsofoundthatusingtoyslikebuildingblocks(積木)isgoodforspatialskills.Asafinalexample,childrenwhohearmorespatiallanguagemayhavestrongerspatialskills.Wordslike"in","on"and"nextto"helpchildrenunderstandthespatialrelationshipsbetweenobjects.Moredifficultwordsinclude"parallel"and"separate".Togetherwithhandmovements,theycanhelpchildrenlearndifficultspatialconcepts(概念).Spatialabilitieshaveahugeinfluence(影響)onhowwegetaroundinourdaytodaylives.What'smore,takingmorechancestopracticeourspatialthinkingmightalsoimproveourSTEMlearning.Letusmakespacetodevelopourspatialthinking!willmostprobablyneedspatialthinkingwhenyou .studyfamilyrelationshipscreateasadstoryinyourmindlearnEnglishbywatchingmoviesuseamaptofindthewaytoamuseumWhydoesthewriterusetheexampleinParagraph3?introduceSTEMsubjects.describesomespatialskills.showtheimportanceofspatialexplaintherelationshipsofchemicals.Whatdoyouknowaboutspatialthinkingfromthepassage?Imaginingapictureinmindcanimprovespatialskills.B．Movingbandsmaytroublechildren'sspatialthinking.C．Hearingdifficultwordscanhelptolearnspatialconcepts.D．Listingformulaehelpsunderstandspatialscaledifferences.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?showtheinfluenceofspatialskills.advisepeopletotrainspatialthinking.discusstheadvantagesofspatialparedifferentwaystoimprovespatialskills.七、閱讀表達(dá)（第1-3題每題2分，第4題4分，共10分）閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。GetLostintheBestPlacesWhat'syourdreamneighbourhood(街區(qū))like?Recently,40communitieshavebeenchosenasthecoolestneighbourhoodsintheworldin2023.TimeOut,themagazinethathasbeenhostingthiseventforsixyears,considersfactors(因素)likecommunityprojects(項(xiàng)目),greenspacesandlivelystreets.AtthetopofthelistisLaurelesfromColombia.There'safamousstreetcalledLa70whereallthebars(酒吧)andrestaurantsturnintodancefloorswhentherightmusicplays.Italsohasabigsoccerfield.Youmightthinkthiscommunityisquitenoisy.Butinfact,Laurelesisknownforbeingarelaxingneighbourhood.OutsideofLa70,youcanfindpeacefulparks,streetswithlotsoftreesandmanycafes.Ithasbecomeatopchoicefordigitalnomads(數(shù)字游民),whotravelfreelywhileworkingonlineontheircomputers.IfLaurelesisamix)ofbothnoiseandpeacethenSheunginHongKong,China,istheperfectmixofthepastandthepresentOnceknownforitsfuneral(喪葬services,Sheunghasbecomeanexcitingplace.findoldtemples寺廟antique古董storesanddriedseafoodshopsthere.Andrightbesidethem,therearecoolartcanters,Melbourne—stylecafesandstoresfordesignerclothes.Here,you'llseecitywalkershangingoutwiththeirpetsincafes,andolderpeoplevisitingcheapmarkets.AsseeninLaurelesandSheungWan,ourcommunitiesarebecomingmoreglobal(全球化的)thanever.Thepandemic(流行病)haschangedourlives,leadingtotheriseofdigitalnomadism.Asaresult,there'sariseinmulticulturalcentres,newcommunityspacesandcafes.Withallthesechanges,ourneighbourhoodsstillfeellikehomebecauseplaceslikeoldfarmers'marketsandstoresstay.Lookingahead,weexpectevenmoreexcitingneighbourhoods!WhatfactorsdoesOutconsiderwhenchoosingthecoolestneighbourhoods?WhatcanpeoplefindoutsideofLa70?Whydoourneighbourhoodsstillfeellikehomewiththechanges?Whichneighbourhoodwouldyouliketolivein,LaurelesorSheungWhydoyouthinkso?(Pleasegivetworeasons.) 50Peter提示詞語(yǔ)：weather,subway,visit,culture,enjoy內(nèi)容提示：WhatisyouradviceforPeter'svisittoBeijing?WhydoyouadvisePetertodothat?DearPeter,I'msogladtohearthatyou'recomingtovisitBeijingthiswintervacation.Ihopethesesuggestionscanhelpyou.Lookingforwardtoseeingyousoon!Yours,LiHua"成長(zhǎng)"提示詞語(yǔ)：worried,facedifficulties,plan,improve,confident內(nèi)容提示：Whatwasyourexperienceofgrowingup?Whathaveyoulearnedfromtheexperience?答案BDABCADACBDC【答案】13．A；14．C；15．B；16．B；17．D；18．C；19．A；20．D【答案】21．C；22．A；23．D25．B26．D28．C29．B31．C32．A33．B【答案】34．Communityprojects,greenspacesandlivelystreets.35．Peacefulparks,streetswithlotsoftreesandmanycafes.36．Becauseplaceslikeoldfarmers'marketsandstoresremain.37．IwouldliketoliveinLaureles.First,itprovidesagoodbalancebetweennoiseandpeace,makingitrelaxing.Second,it'satopchoicefordigitalnomads,offeringconvenienceforpeoplewhoworkonline.3例文DearPeter,I'msogladtohearthatyou'recomingtovisitBeijingthiswintervacation.TheweatherinBeijingduringwinterisquitecold.It'simportanttopackwarmclothing,suchasaheavycoat,gloves,andahat.Foryourvisit,IhighlyrecommendyouexperiencesomeofBeijing'smostfamousculturalsites.ThePalaceMuseumisamust-see.ItwastheimperialpalaceduringtheMingandQingdynastiesandoffersaglimpseintoChina'srichhistory.Youcantakethesubwaytogetthere,whichisconvenient.YoucanalsogototheSummerPalace.Itisfamousforitsroyalgardens.ThereyoucanseelotsofancientbuildingsandgoboatingonKunmingLake.Youcantakeabustogetthere.Ihopethesesuggestionscanhelpyou.Lookingforwardtoseeingyousoon!3例文

Yours,LiHuaMynameisLiHua.Ibelievethateveryonehastheirowngrowthexperience.Iwanttotellyouaboutmyexperience.IamashyboyandIamalwaysafraidofraisingmyhandtoanswermyteachers'questionsinclassbecauseIamworriedaboutlookingsilly.However,today,Ipluckedupcouragetoraisemyhandwhenmyteacheraskedaquestion.AfterIgavemyanswer,allmyclassmatescheeredforme.What'smore,myteacherpraisedme,whichmademeveryI'vemadeupmymindtopreparemylessonsbetterandanswermorequestionsinclassinthefuture.Iplantoimprovemyselfbyfacingandovercomingdifficulties.Iwillrememberthisexperienceforever,foritgavemeconfidence,courageandsupportfrommyclassmatesandteacher.八年級(jí)上學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試題一、從下面各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中.選擇可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。to school!—Thankyou.Yourschoolisverybeautiful.your B．their C．his D．ourmorning,mydadgotup 6:30andhurriedtohiswork.for B．a(chǎn)t C．in D．onmustdoexerciseeveryyoucouldn'tpassthePEexamnextmonth.and B．but C．or D．so—CanIuseyourcomputerforgamesMum?—No,you .mustfinishyourhomeworkfirst.mustn't B．can't C．couldn't D．needn'twillyouhavethemeeting?—Tomorrowmorning.When B．Why C．What D．WhereParkisoneof parksinourbeautiful B．morebeautifulC．mostbeautiful D．themostbeautiful—Mum,Ifeelmuch nowandIcangotoschool—Ok,dear.Icandriveyoutoschool.good B．worse C．better D．thebest—Whatdidyoudolastnight,Peter?—I myhomeworkandIwenttobedat10:00.do B．a(chǎn)mdoing C．willdo D．did—Bequiet!brother aninterviewonline.—OK.I'llturndowntheTV.has B．washaving C．ishaving D．had— doyoubrushyourteeth?—Ibrushmyteethtwiceaday.Howoften B．Howmany C．Howmuch D．Howlong—Whatwereyoudoingat8:00lastnight?—I TVinthelivingroom.watch B．a(chǎn)mwatching C．watched D．waswatchingAmy toschoolwhenshesawtheaccident.walks B．iswalking C．walked D．waswalkingABCD選項(xiàng)。Onesunnystudentswereexcitedbecauseoftheupcomingsportsevent.Alexwasaseventh-graderinaschool.Helovedsportsandhewasonschool 13． teamAsAlexwaslikedbyeveryone,hebecamethecaptain)atlast.However,duringtheirteampractices.Alexranaftertheballallbyhimself,leavinghisfriendsbehind.Hetriedtoshowoffwithfancymovesandseemedlikehewantedeveryonetobeimpressed(下深印象)byhisskills.Hedidn'treally 14． towhathisteammatessaid.Hethoughthecouldwinbyhimself.Theotherfootballplayersonhisteamwerereadytoreceiveapass,butAlexdecidedtogoforitalone.Hebelievedthathisown 15． wereenoughtomakethemwin.Thismadehisfriendsfeelliketheiropinions(意)didn't 6． much.Onetime,hisfriendwhowasrunningwithhim,gotabittired.Sheshouted,"Alex,remember,we'reateam!Let'sworktogether!"Shewasalittle 17． .ShewaslookingforwardtoherfriendAlex'sleadership.ButAlexdidn'treallylistentoher.Hethoughthecouldwinallbyhimself.Thebigdayofthematchcame.Alex'steamtriedtheirbest.ButtheotherteamwasdoingTheylostthematch.Astheteamwalkedbacktoclasseveryonelooked 18． .Alexfeltreallybadinside.Heknewhedidn'tdowellasaHesuddenlyunderstoodthathedidn'tvalue(histeammatesandtheiropinions.Andthatwaswhytheyfailed.Thenextday,Alexwenttohisfriendswithaseriouslook."Heyguys,Imessedup.I'mreallysorry."Hisfriendssaid,"Let'splayasateamfromnowon."Onthatsameafterschool,Alexgothisteamtogetherforpractice.Hecommunicated 19． withhisteammatesandmotivated(激勵(lì))themtoworktogetherasateam.13．A．basketballB．footballC．volleyballD．baseball14．A．listenB．returnC．leadD．point15．A．a(chǎn)nswersB．wordsC．skillsD．explanationsThelastmatch13．A．basketballB．footballC．volleyballD．baseball14．A．listenB．returnC．leadD．point15．A．a(chǎn)nswersB．wordsC．skillsD．explanations16．A．teachB．planC．matchD．matter17．A．movedB．excitedC．comfortableD．a(chǎn)ngry18．A．sadB．happyC．busyD．relaxed19．A．slowlyB．secretlyC．nervouslyD．openly20．A．stayedB．grewC．lightedD．turnedABCD最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。A.CommunityCleanupWewillcleanupourcommunitythisFridayandvolunteersarewelcometotakepartin!ThisFridayafternoon2:00—4:00.Areaofourcommunityandtherivernearby.Gloves,trashbagsandwaterwillbeprovided.B.WorkingatHomelessShelterJoinusinsharingkindnesstoothersinourhomelessshelter.Weneedyoutohelpwithcleaningthefruitandvegetables,wateringflowersandwashingthedishes.Youcanalsohelpwithcookingifyoulike.SaturdayMorning9:00—11:00.C.ArthurCommunityCliniccanhelpnursestowelcomeandcheckinpatients,answerphones,filltheformsfortheoldpeopleonthecomputerandmanagereservations(處理預(yù)定).EverySunday9:00—5:00.(Lunchisprovided.)D.VolunteersNeededforMealsonWheels!Weneeddriverstodrivemealsforthedisabledwithinourtown.Thewholetripisabouttwohours.Ifyouareolderthan18andfreefrom4:00to6:00onTuesdayafternoon,pleasecall493-789.21．Lucyhopestohelptokeephercommunitycleanandsoshemaychoose .22．Aliceisgoodatcommunicatingwithothersandshecanusethecomputer.Maybeshecantakepartin .fatherisabusdriverandheisfreeonTuesdayafternoon.Maybehecanchoose .四、閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。Thursdaywasthedayoftheclassspellingbee(拼字比賽),andMariahadstudiedallweeklongtomakesureshewasready.Mariawasaverygoodspeller.Shewantedtowinthespellingbeesoshecouldrepresent(代表)herclassintheschool-widespellingbeeattheendofthemonth.WhenMariawokeup,shefeltverycold.Shesneezedsixtimeswhenshegotdressed.Atbreakfast,shedidn'tfeellikeeatinganything."What'swrong?"askedherfather."Areyounervousaboutthespellingbee?""Idon'tfeelgood,"answeredMaria.DadputhishandonMaria'sforehead."Youhaveafever,"hesaid."I'msorry,butyoumuststayathometoday."Mariawasverysad.Nowallherhardworkwouldbewasted,andshewouldnotgettowinthespellingbee.Shewouldn'tevengettotry!Mariawentbacktobedandclosedhereyes.Whensheopenedthemagain,herroomwasmuchbrighter."Grandma!Whatareyoudoinghere?"Maria'sgrandmothergaveherahug."Icameovertomakeyoufeelbettersinceyoucouldn'tgotoschooltoday.Areyouhungry?It'salreadylunchtime."Grandmadidn'twaitforMariatoanswer.Shestartedcooking.Mariasatdownatthekitchentable,andGrandmabroughtherabowlofsoup."Thisisaspecialsoup,justforyou."Shesaid.Mariausedherspoontoscoop(用勺舀)upasmallbitofthedelicious-smellingsoup.OnherspoonshesawthelettersA,R,SandTwhicharemadeofvegetables."It'salphabet(字母)soup!"shecried.Grandmasmiled."Ithoughtwecouldhaveourownspellingbeehereinthekitchen.Canyoumakeanywordswiththatspoonful?"Marialookedbackatherspoon.A-R-Tspellsart.R-A-Tspellsrat.spellsAndIcanusetheSattheendofthemtomakemorethanone."Grandmasmiled."Iseeaword,too.S-T-A-Rspellsstar.Youaremylittlespellingstar."Mariasmiled,too.Thiswasawonderfuldayafterall.24．What'swrongwithMaria?Shehadgotafeverandhadtostayathome.Shecouldn'trememberthenewwords.Shedidn'tgetreadyforherEnglishtest.Shewasnervousforthespellingtest.WhywasMariaverysad?Becauseshewastedallherfood.Becauseherdadcouldn'tlookafterherathome.Becauseshefailedinthespellingcompetition.Becauseshecouldn'ttakepartinthespellingbeeatschool.Mariathoughtitwasawonderfuldaybecause .shewonthespellingbeeforherclassshepracticedspellingwithhergrandmaathomeshemadesoupforhergrandmaathomegrandmahelpedherthespellingbeeatschoolListenforamomenttothesoundsaroundyou.Whatdoyouhear?Eveninareasfullofhousesfarawayfrombusystreets,therecanstillbealotofnoise.Sometimethisnoisecanwakeyoufromsleepatnight.Othertimesitmaymakeitdifficulttotalktoafriend.Thiskindofnoiseisoftencallednoisepollution(污染)whichisbadforpeopleandanimals.Mostnoisepollutioniscausedbytransportation.Cars,trucks,trains,andairplanescanallbeveryloud.Sometimesitcanbedifficulttofindaquietplace.GeorgeProchniksaysthatnoisecangreatlyaffect(影響)ourbodies.Itcandamage(損害)morethanourearsWhenapersonexperienceshighlevelsofnoise,hisheartbeatsfasterHisbloodpressure(getsWhenthereistoomuchnoiseatnight,apersoncannotgetdeepsleep.Studiesshowthatlack(缺少ofsleepcancausemanyhealthproblems.PeoplemayalsohaveadifficulttimeconcentratingonworkduringtheButnoisedoesnotjustaffecthumans.Birdssingsongstocommunicate.Butifitistoonoisy,thebirdscannotcommunicate.Cowsproducelessmilkwhenitisnoisy.Peopleshouldtreatnoiselikeanyotherdangerousthing.Weshoulddosomethingtoreduce(減少)noiseinourlife.Keepyourmobiletelephoneatalowvolume.Ifyouwanttoshareyourmusicwithpeoplewhostaynearyou,donotdoitbyplayingmusiclouder.Playmusicatalevelthatonlyyoucanhear.Ifyoulivealifethatcreatesalotofnoise,planttallplantsaroundyourhome.Theseplantswillblocksomeofthenoise.Insteadofdrivingacarorridingamotorbike,rideabikeinstead.Thiswillreducenoiseontheroads.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?Peoplecanhearthenoiseonlyatnight.Noisecancausehealthproblems.Noisepollutionismainlycausedbyfactories.NoisecanhelpbirdscommunicateThewords"concentratingon"inParagraph3mostprobablymean A．puttingtheirheartsinto B．stayingawayfromC．givingup D．findingoutThelastparagraphismainlyabout .howtoreducenoiseinourdailylifehowtoimprovelisteningabilityinnoisyplaceswhypeopleneedtoplanttreesneartheirhomeswhyridingabikecanreducenoiseinthecityYourmindandbodyareconnected(聯(lián)系的).Howyouthinkcanaffect(影響)howyoufeelandhowyoufeelcanaffectyourthinking.Anexampleofthismind-bodyconnectionishowyourbodyresponds(回應(yīng))tostress(壓力).Long-termworryandstressoverjobsorotherproblemscancauseheadaches,andstomachproblems.Itmayalsoleadtohighbloodpressureorotherseriousproblems.Ontheotherhand,pain(疼痛)orahealthproblemcanaffectyouremotions(情緒).Youmightbecomesadandstressed.Andthiscouldaffecthowyoufaceyourillness.Butyourmindcanhaveapositive(積極的)effectonyourhealth,too.Havingapositiveoutlookonlifemighthelpyoubetterhandlepainorstress.Anditcanhelpyoustayhealthierthansomeonewhoislesshopeful.brainproducesthingsthatcanhelpwithyourhealth.Thesethingsincludeendorphins(whicharenaturalpainkillers.Researchshowsthatwhatyourbrainproducesdependsinpartonyourthoughts,feelings,andexpectations.Ifyou'resickbutyouhavehopeandapositiveattitudeandyoubelievethatyou'llgetbetter,yourbrainislikelytoproducechemicalsthatwillhelpyourbodyheal(康復(fù))Negative(負(fù)面的)thoughtsandemotionscankeepyourbrainfromproducingsomeofthechemicalsthathelpyourbodyheal.Althoughpeoplecan'tcure(治愈)alltheillness,yourthoughtsandstateofmindaretheresources(資源)youcanusetogetbetter.Howdoesstressaffectyou?Whenyouarestressed,yourbodyrespondsasthoughyouareindanger.Itmakeshormones(激素)thatspeedupyourheart,makeyoubreathefaster,andgiveyouaburstofenergy.Ifthestressisoverquickly,yourbodygoesbacktonormalandnoharmisdone.Butifstresshappenstoooftenorlaststoolong,itcanhavebadeffects.Long-termstresscanmakeyoumorelikelytogetsick,anditcanmakesymptomsofsomediseasesworse.Ifyoutenseup(緊張)whenyouarestressed,youmayhaveneck,shoulder,orlowbackpain.Stresscanleadtohighbloodpressureandheartdisease.Stressalsoharmsyouremotionalhealth.Itcanmakeyousad,angryordepressedandyoumaynotdo