Mike always loves ships. When he was older, he said, "I' m going to be a soldier. " But his eyes were not very   1  , and he did not get in.

Then he said, "I' m going to  2   a small boat and I' m going around the world. " But boats were very expensive, and Mike did not have enough  3  

Last summer Mike found a swimming 4  near his house.  The lessons did not cost very   5 , and Mike began going to the  school at every end of the week and having   6 . Now he is a good swimmer.

Last week a little boy said to him, " You' re a very good swimmer. How do   7 learn to swim so well?"

"I'm not good at all," Mike said and he smiled."   8  in the water, I say to myself, there are   9  fishes behind me! Then I' m very afraid, and I   10  quickly. "

1.                A．big            B．beautiful        C．good D．strong

2.                A．buy            B．make           C．borrow   D．draw

3.                A．food           B．work           C．time D．money

4.                A．park           B．school          C．farm D．factory

5.                A．much          B．little           C．many D．a(chǎn)ny

6.                A．meals          B．lessons         C．talks D．games

7.                A．I              B．they           C．we  D．you

8.                A．If             B．When          C．Though   D．Where

9.                A．interesting      B．nice           C．dangerous D．different

10.               A．run            B．jump           C．swim D．fly

Everyone    1    tired sometimes. When you are tired, You should follow the doctor’s advice. First, you should go to bed early    2    a few nights. You shouldn’t   3  at night or study  4  . Having a good rest   5    good for your health. Second, you should   6  every day. Third, you should eat fruit and other    7   ,and it’s important    8  a balanced diet .Don’t    9   stressed out , or it makes you sick. You should    10   some music . You shouldn’t study when you are tired . If you take the advice above , you’ll be a healthy person.

1.                A．gets           B．get            C．got  D．getting

2.                A．since          B．for            C．in   D．a(chǎn)t

3.                A．go away        B．go there        C．go out    D．go over

4.                A．late            B．lately           C．until D．hard

5.                A．is             B．a(chǎn)re            C．a(chǎn)m  D．was

6.                A．exercises       B．exercise        C．take exercises  D．sports

7.                A．healthing food   B．healthy food     C．health food    D．food healthing

8.                A．to eat          B．eating          C．eat  D．a(chǎn)te

9.                A．is             B．give            C．need D．get

10.               A．hear           B．hear of         C．listen D．listen to

補(bǔ)全對(duì)話

A：   1.     ， Lucy ?

B: I am going sightseeing.

A:      2.        .

B: I am going to Italy.

A: Who are you going with?

B:        3.       .

A:       4.        .

B: It’s very sunny and warm.

A:       5.        .

B: I am staying there for two weeks.

A: That sounds wonderful. Have a good time.

B: Thank you.

John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him some cough medicine. Look at the instruction on the bottle of the medicine and then choose the right answers:

　　 Cough Medicine

　　Shake(搖動(dòng))it well before use.

Take it three times each day before meals.

　　Dose (藥量):

　　Age：over 14 2 teaspoonfuls(勺)

　　8—13 1 teaspoonful

　　4—7 1／2 teaspoonful

Not right for children below the age of three. Put it in a cold place.

Use it before December 1st 2012.

1.John should take ____ a day.

A．2 teaspoonfuls

B．3 teaspoonfuls

C．4 teaspoonfuls

D．1 teaspoonful

2.The medicine should be kept in _______.

A．a(chǎn) fridge（冰箱）                       B．hot water

C．a(chǎn)ny place                             D．the sun

3. John should ____ before he takes it.

A．shake the medicine well

B．eat nothing

C．do some exercise

D．drink a cup of tea

4. When people are ____ years old, they cannot take this medicine.

A．eighty            B．thirty             C．two              D．twelve

5.John will ____ the medicine when it is left after Dec.1st, 2012.

A．throw（扔） away

B．stop to take

C．take once

D．take six times more

American boys and girls love to watch television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Sunday.                                                   Television are like books or films. A child can learn bad things and good things from them. Some shows help children to understand the news, others show people and places from other countries or other times in history. With television, a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see play, a concert or game at home. Television brings many places and events(事件) into our homes. Some programs show crime(犯罪) and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.

1.Some children spend eight hours or more _____ 

A studying

B. playing game

C. watching TV

D. helping their parents

2.On television children can see _____ .

A．games                                B．big animals

C．oceans                               D．a(chǎn)lmost everything

3.Children usually spend _____   a day in school.

A．six hours

B．more than eight hours

C．only a few hours

D．four hours

4.“Television brings many places and events into our homes” means “_____ ”.

A．Television makes things happen in homes

B．We can know places and events without going to see them

C．We can see houses and buildings on TV

D．We can find them easily.

5.Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ____ for children.

A．a(chǎn) bad program                         B．a(chǎn)n animal

C．a(chǎn) game                               D．a(chǎn)n uninteresting film

Running is becoming popular these days. Many of us run for our health. Doctors say many of the health problems come from these bad habits: eating too much, drinking too much, smoking too much and not having enough exercise. Doctors tell us, "Eat less, don't smoke, and exercise more."

Running is good exercise because it helps build a strong heart. It also helps most people lose weight. One 68-year-old woman runs three times a week. She runs to lose weight. "I love to eat," she says.

Running is good for our health in other ways, too. Many runners say running makes colds and other small health problems go away. "Running is my doctor," says one man.

Running can also help people to relax. So today men and women of all ages enjoy running.

1.What bad habits do the health problem come from？

A．Eating too much.

B．Drinking too much.

C．Smoking cigarettes and not having enough exercise

D．All the above（以上所有）

2.What do doctors tell us to keep healthy？

A．Eat less，don't smoke and exercise more.

B．Eat more，drink more and sleep less.

C．Eat less，drink less and sleep less.

D．Smoke a lot and exercise more.

3.The underlined word means ______________ in Chinese.

A．疾病             B．體重             C．速度             D．健康

4.The third paragraph shows____________.

A．running helps people to relax

B．people who like running have many healthy problems

C．running helps build a strong heart.

D．people who like running have fewer healthy problems

5.The writer mainly tell us ________

A．how to run

B．running is a good way to keep healthy

C．how to lose weight

D．running is better than doctors

A young man worked very hard on his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. One day he found that he couldn't fall asleep at night. As he became ill, he couldn't go to sleep. When he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always failed.

After a few days he decided to see a doctor.

"I just can't go to sleep at night. What should I do?" he asked.

"I have a suggestion," said the doctor. "You can try to count numbers. When you count to one thousand, you will be asleep. I am sure of it. "

The next day the man returned to the doctor's office.

"Well," said the doctor. "How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?"

The man still looked tired. "Yes," he said. "I tried to count one, two, three.. , up to one thousand. But when I counted to five hundred and sixty--nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn't fall asleep. "

1.Why couldn't the young man go to sleep at night?

A．Because he didn't finish his lessons.

B．Because he worked too hard.

C．Because he was worried about his homework.

D．Because there was a lot of noise.

2. What did the doctor ask the young man to do?

A．To drink much water before going to bed.

B．To count numbers while he was lying in bed.

C．To count numbers before he went to bed.

D．To take some medicine and go to bed earlier.

3. The young man returned to the doctor's office the next day because_____

A．he wanted to thank the doctor

B．he felt better and wanted some more medicine

C．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers

D．he still couldn't go to sleep at night

4.The young man counted_______

A．from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea

B．from 1 to 569 and fell asleep

C．from 1 to 1,000 and fell asleep

D．from 568 to 1,000

5. In fact the young man ______

A．didn't understand the doctor's suggestion

B．was not able to count numbers

C．was very afraid to stay at home by himself

D．wasn't sleepy at all

單詞拼寫：

1. He is very t________, please give him a cup of tea.

2.We walk with our f_____________.

3.Don’t think much of the r_____________ of the exam .

4.He is kind of unhealthy. He h_______________ ever exercises.

5.We usually brush our t_____________ every morning.

書面表達(dá)

假如你是第二中學(xué)的一名初二學(xué)生，你覺得學(xué)習(xí)太緊張了，請(qǐng)你是以“Why don’t we have a little rest?”為題，根據(jù)所給要點(diǎn)提示用英文寫一段話。

1．早起，到校上課，很晚回家；

2．喜歡運(yùn)動(dòng)但作業(yè)太多，沒時(shí)間：

3．知道學(xué)習(xí)重要并下決心努力學(xué)習(xí)；

4．很累，想說……（至少一點(diǎn)）

注意：

1．詞數(shù)80左右：短文的開頭已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)：

2．短文須包括所有內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)，不要逐詞翻譯，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，使其連貫、通順：

3．短文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的人名、校名等相關(guān)信息。

Why don’t we have a little rest?

I am a Grade 8 student in a middle school. In the morning,             

He finds ____ hard to finish the work in two days.

A．its               B．that              C．it                D．it’s