湖北省武汉市蔡甸区等3地2023-2024学年八年级上学期1月期末英语试题

这是一份湖北省武汉市蔡甸区等3地2023-2024学年八年级上学期1月期末英语试题，共14页。试卷主要包含了 答第Ⅱ卷 时，答案用0， 认真阅读答题卡上的注意事项， C等内容，欢迎下载使用。

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在你答题前，请认真阅读下面的注意事项：
1. 本试卷由第I卷 (选择题) 和第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题) 两部分组成。，全卷共10页，七大题，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。
2. 答题前，请将你的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡”相应位置。
3. 答第I卷 (选择题) 时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把”答题卡”上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答在”试卷”上无效。
4. 答第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题) 时，答案用0. 5毫米黑色笔迹签字笔书写在答题卡上。答在”试卷”上无效。
5. 认真阅读答题卡上的注意事项。
预祝你取得优异成绩！
第I卷 (选择题共85分)
第一部分·听力部分
一、听力测试 (共三节)
第一节 (共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分)
听下面4个问题。每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。
1. A. Paris. B. A dctr. C. A sccer team.
2. A. It tastes gd. B. Yes, they are. C. Three.
3. A. Yesterday. B. In Nvember.C. At hme.
4. A. Sure, I’d lve t. B. N, I can’t. C. Help yurself.
第二节 (共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分)
听下面8段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时问来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
5. Why can’t the man cme t the wman’s party tmrrw?
A. He is nt free. B. He is ill. C. He fails an exam.
6. What’s NOT the wman’s New Year’s reslutin?
A. She’s ging t imprve her English. B. She’s ging t make mre English friends.
C. She’s ging t practice Chinese every day.
7. When will the man be here?
A. At 9: 40 B. At 10: 00. C. At 10: 20.
8. Hw will Bb g t schl n rainy days?
A. By bus B. By bike. C. By car.
9. What is the man’s advice abut the clr
A. Light blue. B. Yellw. C. Pink.
10. What is the girl ging t d?
A. G t a party. B. Buy a silk dress. C. Wear a new dress.
11. Where is Lisa frm?
A. B. C.
12. What can we knw frm the cnversatin?
A. The wman missed the picnic yesterday.
B. The man enjyed the picnic yesterday. C. They had t g t a meeting.
第三节 (共13小题，每小题1分，满分13分)
听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答13至15题。
13. What des the wman d?
A. She is a teacher. B. She is a dctr. C. She is a waitress.
14. What’s the relatinship between the tw speakers?
A. Mther and sn. B. Teacher and student. C. Dctr and patient.
15. What can we knw frm the cnversatin?
A. The by will take care f his mther.
B. The earthquake will prbably happen again
C. The wman will prbably be back in seven days.
听下面一段对话，回答16至18题。
16. What’s wrng with the man?
A. He has a cld. B. He’s wrrying t much. C. He is badly ill.
17. What des the dctr give the man?
A. Nthing but sme advice. B. Sme sleeping pills. C. A new jb.
18. What can we knw abut the man?
A. He ften exercises n weekends but can’t sleep well.
B. He nw thinks that health is mre imprtant than mney.
C. He still desn’t want t lse his jb at last.
听下面一段对话，回答19至22题。
19. Why did Bruce cme t China?
A. T d business. B. T visit sme places f interest. C. T further his study.
20. When will the wman fly t Beijing?
A. Next Friday. B. Next Thursday. C. Next Wednesday.
21. What des the wman ask the man t d?
A. Give her advice n the jb interview. B. G with her t the jb interview.
C. Intrduce sme places f interest.
22. What is Diana ging t d next week?
A. G abrad n business. B. Fly t Beijing with Tracy. C. G t visit the Summer Palace.
听下面一段独白，回答23至25题。
23. Where did they spend the vacatin?
A. In the city. B. In the twn. C. In the village.
24. Why did Mr. Smith g t the nearest twn?
A. T buy the medicine. B. T repair his car. C. T visit his friend.
25. Hw might Mr. Smith feel after hearing the ld man’s answer? ‘
A. Excited. B. Upset. C. Angry.
第二部分 笔试部分
二、选择填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
26. —D yu think we shuld give peple gifts if they win the games?
— __________!
A. Gd idea B. Never mindC. Yu are welcme D. Gd luck
27. —Can yu cme t my huse-warming party this weekend, Amanda?
— __________. I have t pick up my cusin at the train statin
A. N prblem B. Sure, I’d lve tC. Srry t hear that D. I’m afraid I can’t
28. —The Spring Festival is arund the crner. I’m ging t spend time with my family in Sanya.
— __________!
A. Well dne B. Have a gd timeC. That’s fr sure D. Cngratulatins
29. —Did yu tell Jack abut the gd news?
—Oh, I was s busy these days that I just __________ it.
A. frget B. frgetting C. frgt D. frgets
30. —D yu knw if it tmrrw?
—I’ve gt n idea. I’m afraid the New Year’s Party will be. put ff if it __________.
A. rains; rains B. will rain; rainsC. will rain; will rain D. rains; will rain
31. —Can yu tell the difference between these tw pictures?
—Difference? Oh, n. They lk quite __________.
A. similar B. different C. strange. D. interesting
32. —My parents push me t hard. They just want me t realize their dreams.
—Like it r nt, ur families __________ ur lives and make us what we are.
A. help B. shape C. slve t: D. accept
33. —Ted failed in the exam again.
—That is n surprise, __________ is __________ than him in ur class.
A. nbdy; laziest B. anybdy; lazier C. anybdy; laziestD. nbdy; lazier
34. —The shared bikes are __________ everywhere in Wuhan.
—That’s why mre and mre peple chse bike riding instead f driving. It’s really cnvenient.
A. persnal: B. traditinalC. availableD. educatinal
35. —Hw did yu get t the camp?
—We walked fr a lng time and __________ nearly 10. miles.
A. hung B. cvered C. served D. fell
36. —Can I swim here?
—I am srry, children __________ swim alne here.
A. needn’t B. may ntC. mustn’tD. wn’t
37. —What a mess! Let’s thrw these ld desks away.
—OK. They really __________ t much rm!
A. stand up B. pick up C. bring up D. take up
38. —Math is t hard fr me, I just want t drp it.
—Dn’t lse __________, believe in yurself and yu can d it.
A. heart B. mind.C. plan D. idea
39. —Le, will yu take yur mther’s r yur father’s advice?
—I agree with __________ f them n this subject. I have my wn idea.
A. neither B. bth C. either D. nne
40. —What d yu think f the pem the Yellw Crane Twer written by Cui Ha?
—The famus line “Where is my native land beynd the setting sun? The misty waves f River Han make me hmesick” tells us __________.
A. where did the writer stand B. hw the writer missed his hmetwn
C. why the writer visited the twer D. when did the writer visit the twer
三、完形填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白的最佳答案。
The family in Virginia is calling their dg Mse a her because the dg 41 them frm a fire that destryed (摧毁) their husebat.
They can take the dg ut t lcal events as part f their prgram “Paws Arund Prtsmuth” r even 42 it frever if pssible.
Abut tw weeks ag, Chris and Shelley brrwed a dg 43 Mse. The family f five tk Mse t the market, saying that the little dg 44 a hme. 45 , Mse wasn’t adpted (领养) that day. S the family had t bring Mse t their husebat and then went t 46 .
As the family slept, the bat next t theirs 47 fire. Mse wke the family up and warned (警告) them abut smke 48 in frm the neighbring bat. “Thse were 49 minutes, “James tld a reprter. “Everything 50 s quickly and at that pint, every secnd made a difference.” The family was able t get ut safely, but their hme was brken int pieces and they lst 51 .
Very sn, Mse was 52 t the shelter (收容所). Abut a week later, he was taken in by a kind-hearted cuple wh were fllwing his 53 n the lcal news and lking frward t getting a chance. “We saw that he was given back and I was talking t my husband,” Ciara Lucas said. I tld him Mse gt returned and it was like, “well, g and get him.”
S Lucas 54 him hme. “He’s here t stay with us.” Lucas said:
Mse, the brave her dg, finally finds his frever. 55 .
41. A. killed B. accepted C. chseD: saved
42. A. fightB. fllw C. keep. D. lse
43. A. fund B. cvered C. filled D. named
44. A. needed B. had C. hpedD. made
45. A. Quickly B. Unluckily C. Excitedly D. Luckily
46. A. mvies B. talk C. wrk D. sleep
47. A. made B. caught C. held D. drve
48. A. falling B. stepping C. climbing D. puring
49. A. imprtant B. impssible C. nrmal D. special
50. A. changed B. finished C. happened D. tk
51. A. everything B. nthing C. anything D. smething
52. A. sent fr B. sent up C. sent back D. sent away
53. -A. hbby B. stry C. advice ·D. service
54. A. fllwed B. reached C. left D. brught
55. A. huse B. partner C. hme D. friend
四、阅读理解 (共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
56. In which sectin f the newspaper can we read the news?
A. LIFE. B. TRAVEL. C. SPORTS. D. BUSINESS.
57. Why d sme peple climb trees during the village vlleyball game?
A. Because they decide t take part in a game. B. Because they want t play games with thers.
C. Because they cme late and there are n seats leftD. Because they can watch the game mre clearly.
58. What wuld be the best heading f the secnd piece f news?
A. The Rller Skating Event in China B. The Wrld Games in Chengdu
C. The Olympic Games in Sichuan D. The Hme f the Giant Pandas
59. Dai Cunty has put in much mney in sprts prbably t __________.
A. shw its lng histry and rich cultureB. invite mre freign visitrs t cme
C. help lcal peple t make mre mneyD. encurage the lcals t live a healthier life
60. Accrding t all the materials abve, we can learn that __________.
A. the vlleyball game is prbably ppular amng the villagers
B. the Wrld Games takes place at the same year as the Olympic Games
C. Chengdu is the first city in the wrld t hld the Wrld Games
D. Dai Cunty has a ppulatin f 157, 000 with lng histry
B
Last year I went t the Ri de Janeir Carnival. (狂欢节), and it blew my mind. It had been my dream t jin in the famus carnival fr many years, s I was excited. Hwever, as sn as I arrived, I was a little bit nervus because there were s many peple n the streets. They say that five r six millin peple cme t Ri during carnival time and abut tw millin f them are n the streets n a single day. Luckily, I had a lcal (当地的) guide, my sister’s friend Rnnie. He said he wuld take care f me and shw me arund at the carnival. He did nt let me dwn.
Well, the carnival is all abut the samba (桑巴舞). It’s a style f music and dance which cmes frm Africa. Samba music is usually fast and exciting with a lt f drums and harmnic vcals (和声). It is the kind f music that yu culdn’t help dancing t. And I was learning that as I fllwed Rnnie thrugh the crwd.
Rnnie had gt us tickets fr the samba Parade (游行) inside the Sambadrme (桑巴大道) where the tp samba schls take part in the cmpetitin. But we still had a lng way t g thrugh the street parties. He said mst peple enjy the carnival by making their wn parties in the street.
S, yu must be wndering hw the samba Parade was in Sambadrme. ★ In fact, Rnnie and I never made int Sambadrme. We just spent the day mving frm ne street party t anther. There were mre snacks, mre drinks and lts f dancing. D I regret (后悔) missing the main parade? Nt at all. I experienced the carnival like the lcals in a special way, and it was truly amazing.
61. The underlined wrds “it blew my mind” in the passage prbably mean __________.
A. it made me tired and nervus B. it brught back childhd memries
C. it fully changed my mind D. it made me very surprised and excited
62. After arriving at the carnival, the writer __________.
A. lst her way amng the crwd B. was t shy t dance
C. was well received by a lcal guide D. felt dwn n the crwded streets
63. Which f the fllwing sentence can be put in ★ ?
A. I can’t agree with yu mre B. I’m afraid I can’t tell yu, either
C. Nw I have a better understanding f it D. But I never heard f it befre
64. Why didn’t the writer regret (后悔) missing the main parade?
A. Because she learned a lt abut Sambadrme.
B. Because she held her wn parties in the street.
C. Because she celebrated the festival in a lcal way.
D. Because she made friends with sme amazing lcals.
65. hat is the main purpse (目的) f the passage?
A. T share an unfrgettable experience. B. T tell the stry behind Samba culture
C. T speak highly f a helpful tur guide. D. T invite mre peple t jin the Carnival.
C
Type in “A cat wants t g t space” and ask the rbt t write a bedtime stry. Just ne secnd later, yu’ll get the stry f Max, wh was n his way past many difficulties t sing amng the stars.
This rbt writer is real. It’s called ChatGPT. It was develped by US cmpany Open Al. It can translate languages, talk with peple and write sngs, pems and even jkes. It’s ne f the tp AI tls f its kind, with almst all the writing range (范围) f a real persn! Accrding t a US reprt f mre than 1, 000 students, ver 89%f them have used ChatGPT t help with hmewrk. Sme students even gt high marks thanks t papers written by ChatGPT.
Sme schls in the US, Australia and France have banned the use f ChatGPT. In the US, fr example, students and teachers in New Yrk City public schls are nt allwed (允许) t use ChatGPT n the netwrks and devices (设备), CNN reprted.
The mve cmes ut f wrries that the tl culd make it easier fr students t cheat (作弊) n hmewrk. Sme als wrry that ChatGPT culd bring sme prblems at the same time. “It des nt build critical-thinking (批判性思维) and prblem, slving skills, which are necessary fr academic (学术的) and lifelng success,” said Jenna Lyle, a secretary f the New Yrk City Department f Educatin.
Hwever, nt all educatrs say “n” t Chat GPT. Sme Canadian universities are making plicies (政策) n its use, fr bth students and teachers. They have n plans t cmpletely stp the use f the tl s far.
66. The writer gives the example f “the cat stry” in paragraph 1 mainly t __________.
A. intrduce a fantastic bedtime bkB. tell what ChatGPT can d fr animals
C. answer hw ChatGPT learns abut spaceD. shw the creative wrk by Chat GPT
67. Accrding t Paragraph 2, ChatGPT is able t d many things EXCEPT __________.
A. translating languages B. talking with peple
C. helping with husewrk D. writing sngs, pems and even jkes
68. The underlined wrd “banned” in Paragraph 3 means __________.
A. advised t make B. said n tC. helped t teach D. kept n trying
69. What d we knw abut ChatGPT frm this passage?
A. It has bth gd pints and bad pints
B. It will take the place f teachers ne day.
C. It can d everything fr humans in the future.
D. It isn’t amng the tp AI tls yet s far.
70. What wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A. What’s the Future f Educatin?
B. What Can AI Rbts Bring Us?
C. Is ChatGPT a Gd Study Tl r a Way t Cheat?
D. Will ChatGPT Take the Place f Teachers?
第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题共35分)
五、词或短语选择填空 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)
仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。 (提示：方框中有两个单词或短语是多余的。)
celebrate / hang ut / give ut / trust / dangerus / prmises / slve
71. Rbts help with the husewrk and d jbs like wrking in dirty r ___________ places.
72. If we make ___________ t ther peple, we must keep them.
73. He thinks the first step is t find smene yu ___________ t talk t.
74. Can yu ___________ with us n Mnday night?
75. These days, mst Americans still ___________ this idea f giving thanks by having a big meal at hme with their family.
六、综合填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，根据上下文、所给首字母或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词。每个空只能填一个单词。
In China, the traditinal Chinese lunar calendar (阴历) divides a year int24 slar terms (节气), which were created by peple t____________ (76) f years ag t guide agricultural prductin (农业生产). But the slar term culture is still useful tday in guiding peple’s ____________ (77) (life).
Spring Equinx (春分) is the furth slar term f the year. Days begin t be ____________ (78) than nights after this day. As fr activities, flying kites is a c____________ (79) activity during this time. Peple ften write gd wrds ____________ (80) their kites. They all hpe that their wishes will cme true when the kites are flwn high in the sky.
Great Heat (大暑) is the 12th slar term f the year. During this time, mst parts f China enter the ____________ (81) (ht) seasn f the year and the sunshine, high temperatures, and heavy rainfalls are gd fr the plants. But many natural disasters (灾害) als h____________ (82).
Frst’s Descent is the 18th slar term f the year, the last slar term f autumn, during this time, the weather becmes much clder than befre and the temperature c____________ (83) greatly frm day t night. The chrysanthemums (菊花) arc in blm (盛开).
Majr Snw (大雪) is the 21st f the slar terms, and the third ne f winter, ____________ (84) (make) the arrival f mid-winter. The t____________ (85) drps day by day, as the year is cming t an end. The snw in Nrth China may last a whle day, and heavy snw brings us a fantastic ice wrld f pure white.
七、书面表达 (共1大题，满分15分)
假设你是李明，你的英国笔友Mk来信询问你的日常生活。请用英语给他回复一封电子邮件。请你根据以下内容提示完成短文。
内容提示：
What are yur friends like?
D yu have any prblems?
What are yur reslutins fr the new year?
Smething mre abut yur future life.
注意：文中不得透露个人真实信息。词数6080，开头结尾已给出，不计人总数。
Dear Mike,
Hw are yu? Glad t hear frm yu. Nw, I’d like t tell yu smething abut my life. _________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Ming
江夏、黄陂、蔡甸区2023-2024学年上学期期末
八年级 英语试题 参考答案
一、听力
1-5 BCBAA 6-10 CACBA 11-15 CABAC16-20 BABCA 21-25 CACAB
二、单项选择
26--30 ADBCB 31-35 ABDCB 36-40 CDAAB
三、完型填空
41-45 DCDAB 46-50 DBDAC 51-55 ACBDC
四、阅读
56-60 CDBDA 61-65 DCBCA 66-70 DCBAC
五、词语短语填空
71. dangerus 72. prmises 73. trust 74. hang ut 75. celebrate
六、综合填空
76. thusands 77. lives 78. lnger 79. cmmn 80. n
81. httest 82. happen 83. changes 84. making 85. temperature
七、书面表达
Dear Mike,
Hw are yu? Glad t hear frm yu. Nw, I’d like t tell yu smething abut my life. I have sme gd friends at schl. They are as utging as me, we ften play basketball tgether after schl. My biggest prblem is that I am nt gd at math, my best friend Andy always helps me with it. But I d well in Chinese, I like writing, I want t be a writer when I grw up. I am ging t read mre bks during the cming winter hliday. I want t live in Shanghai in the future, I think it is a great city and it develps very fast. Anyway, learning is the mst imprtant fr me nw, I’ll wrk harder. Wish yu a happy winter hliday!
Yurs
Li Ming
听力材料
第一节 (共 4 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 4 分)
听下面 4 个问题，每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳 选项。听完每个问题后，你都有 5 秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。
Text 1 What d yu want t be when yu grw up?
Text 2 Hw many watermelns d we need?
Text 3 When d peple celebrate Thanksgiving?
Text 4 Can yu cme t my birthday party next Friday evening?
第二节 (共 8 小题， 每小题 1 分，满分 8 分)
听下面 8 段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出 最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
Text 5
W: Wuld yu like t cme t my party tmrrw?
M: I’d lve t, but I’m nt available. I have an exam.
Text 6
M: New Year’s Day is cming. What’s yur reslutin?
W: I am ging t imprve my English. I will make mre English friends and practice it every day.
Text 7
W: Will yu be here at ten ’clck?
M：N, I’ll be there twenty minutes earlier.
Text 8
W: D yu ften g t schl by bus, Bb?
M: N, never. I usually ride my bike. But if it rains, my father will drive me there.
Text 9
W: D yu think we shuld paint ur bedrm pink r light blue?
M: Why nt yellw?
Text 10
W: I dn’t knw what I am ging t wear t the party. All f my clthes lk s ld and I can’t affrd anything new. M: Why dn’t yu wear yur black silk dress?
Text 11
W: Wh’s the girl next t yu in the pht?
M: Lisa. She’s frm Wuhan.
Text 12
M: Oh, yu didn’t g t the picnic yesterday, either.
W: I had t g t a meeting. I culdn’t miss it!
第三节 (共 13 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 13 分)
听下面 4 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选 项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听 完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答 13 至 15 题。
Text 13
M: What are yu ging t d in the earthquake area, Mm?
W: Sme peple are in great need f help after the earthquake. As a dctr, I can help the injured
t recver. M: That’s true. But we are wrried abut yur safety.
W: Well, I prmise I will care fr myself. What wrries me is yur life and study at schl.
M: Dn’t wrry abut me, Mm. I can take care f myself.
W: Great! I guess I can cme back in a week. I hpe everything ges well. M: It will, Mm.
听下面一段对话，回答 16 至 18 题。
Text 14
W: What’s wrng with yu, sir?
M: I’m feeling terrible.
W: Let me lk yu ver! Hmm, well, there’s nthing serius with yu. Yu are wrking t hard and wrrying t much! D yu take enugh exercise?
M: N, dctr. I never have enugh time t exercise. I start t wrk very early in the mrning and finish late in the evening. Then I can’t get t sleep. Can yu give me sme medicine t help me sleep?
W: Yes, I can, but I wn’t. Yu dn’t need medicine! Remember: Dn’t wrk t hard! T much wrk is bad fr yu. Dn’t wrry t much! It’s n use wrrying. Take enugh exercise!
M: But I may lse my jb, dctr. It’s hard t get a jb like mine. W: Then get an easier ne, even if yu get less mney. Which wuld yu like t have, health r mney?
M: Yu’re right, dctr! It’s mre imprtant t be healthy. I’ll change my jb. Thank yu.
W: Cme and see me in a mnth! I think yu’ll be a different man.
听下面一段对话，回答 19 至 22 题。
Text 15
W: Hell, Bruce. I heard that yu lived in Beijing fr quite a while.
M: That’s right, Tracy. I lived there fr abut six years while I did my Dctr’s degrees in the university. Why d yu ask?
W: Well, I am flying t Beijing fr a jb interview next Friday. I will have sme free days. S I plan t g ut and see the city. Where d yu think I shuld g?
M: Well, there are many places that are wrth visiting, such as the Temple f Heaven, the Summer Palace, and Tian’anmen Square. W: Sunds great! I can’t wait t g. M: Is yur sister Diana ging with yu?
W: N, she is ging t England n business next Thursday. She will be there fr abut six days.
听下面一段独白，回答 23 至 25 题。
Text 16
Mr. Smith wrked in a hspital. He was busy every day, s he wanted t have a rest. This summer, Mr. Smith went n a vacatin in a village with his family. And they were ready t stay there fr several days. On the first day, they walked alng the lake and picked sme flwers in the day time and had a gd sleep in the village at night. They enjyed themselves there. On the secnd day, a wman in the village was ill. Mr. Smith examined her and went t the nearest twn t buy sme medicine fr her. But n his way t the village, smething was wrng with his car and he had t stp t repair it. And when the sun went dwn, he started again. But sn he lst his way. He culdn’t find anybdy there. He had t stp by the rad and waited. Half an hur later he saw an ld man cming t him. He asked, “Excuse me, sir. Where am I nw? “ The ld man had a lk at him in surprise and said, “Aren’t yu in yur car, sir?”
Village Vlleyball Game in Danzhu
19 vlleyball teams frm 16 twns and three agencies (机构) acrss Danzhu, Hainan prvince, are taking part in a five-day village games that began n Mnday. The 2023 Danzhu Dngp Yurui Village Vlleyball League matches take place in Qili village in Zhnghe twn. Every day befre the matches begin, the site (场地) is crwded with audience. Anyne cming late has t use a chair r ladder (梯子) t see the game. Sme even climb trees t get a better view.
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Su Feigian, a member f the Chinese natinal rller skating (轮滑) team, is excited and prud that the 12th Wrld Games will be held in her hmetwn. The Wrld Games usually takes place every fur years in the year fllwing the Summer Olympic. Games. The Cmpetitins f the Wrld Games are mainly nn-Olympic sprts r events. Chengdu, capital (省会) f Suthwest China’s Sichua prvince and well knwn as the hme f giant pandas, will be the first city in China t hst the event.
Mre Sprts Equipment in Dai Cunty
Dai Cunty f Shanxi prvince, with a lng histry and rich culture, is nw famus as a sprts cunty thanks t natinal preferential plicies’ (优惠政策) t imprve lcal sprt. The cunty has put in 90 millin yuan in sprts equipment (设施) since 2021, with an exercise grund available t lcal peple within a 15-minute walk frm their hmes. A study shws as many as 45. 8 percent f the cunty’s 175, 000 ppulatin (人口) take part in sprt exercises regularly.