浙江省初中名校发展共同体2023-2024学年八年级上学期期...

I came back home to see my father early one morning. After making1 for me, my dad sat down and talked with me. When he2 that I had to go back to work soon after breakfast, he put some money in my hand. Then he asked me 3 I needed other things. 

I was moved by his4 of love. I was almost 40, but I knew that in my father's5 , I would always be his little girl. He always6 whatever his kids needed. 

When I was 12, my mother didn't feel well and had to stay at home. My father needed to work harder, so that our family could live. He was7 all day. He didn't have much time with his kids, but my dad did his best to keep in touch with (保持联系)8 . Even on weekends, he was very9 , but he often called us up. All he did made us feel that his10 was always with us.

I remember one day when I was11 in a supermarket with Dad. Though my shopping cart (购物车)was12 , he didn't want to leave at all. He still.13 to choose things for me. My sister said that if I didn't want Dad to buy anything14 me, I shouldn't show I wanted it.

My father15 cares about his kids. He always gives the best to us. Father's love is so great! 

Nowadays there seems to be an app for everything. Different apps can help people improve their study, relax themselves, find their way and so on. They have been part of our life. And here we will show you some popular apps that are some helpers to people. 

①A mother held her new baby and very slowly rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And when she held him, she sang: 

②I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always,

③As long as I 'm living, my baby you'll be.

④The little boy grew. He grew until he was nine years old. And he never wanted to come in for dinner, he never wanted to take a shower, and when grandma visited, he always said bad words. Sometimes his mother wanted to sell him to the zoo! 

⑤The boy grew. He grew until he was a teenager. He had strange friends and he wore strange clothes and he listened to strange music. Sometimes the mother felt like she was in a zoo! 

⑥That teenager grew. He grew until he was a grown-up man. He left home and got a house across town. 

⑦well, that mother, she got older. She got older and older and older. One day she called up her son and said, "You'd better come to see me because I'm very old and sick."

⑧So her son came to see her. When he came in the door, she tried to sing the song: 

⑨I'll love you forever, I 'll like you for always,

⑩But she couldn't finish because she was too old and sick. 

⑪The son went to his mother. He held her in his arms very slowly rocked her back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And he sang this song: 

⑫I'll love you mom forever,

⑬I'll like you for always, As long as I'm living, my_ _▲ _ you'll be.

Sitting in front of the television may be relaxing, but spending too much time in front of it may takes years off your life. Watching less television may help you live a much longer life. 

Australian researchers (研究人员) did a study with more than 11, 000 people over the age of 25. Their study showed that if people watched TV for six hours a day, they lived about 4. 8 years less than those who didn't watch any television. Also, people who are over the age of 25 lose 22 minutes of life for each hour of TV that they watch. 

Sitting in front of the television isn't healthy. The more TV you watch, the less exercise you'll get. And the less exercise you get, the more likely it is that you'll get sick.

Lennert Veerman, the researcher who led the study, says watching too much TV will influence people's life expectancies (预期寿命), even for people who have a good eating habit. He thinks it's reasonable for doctors to start asking their patients about how much TV they watch, as it can be an indicator(指标) of someone's health. 

As for this reason, Veerman thinks people should try to turn off the TV or even live without TV and get off the sofa to get some exercise. "Exercise is good, " he said. "Even light activity is good for health. "

Since September, many schools have more PE classes from three times a week to five or even more. This is in response to(响应)China's new standard(标准)on PE classes. The standard asks schools to make sure that 10 to11 percent of all class time must be PE classes, third only to Chinese and math. 

The standard not only asks students to do easy exercise, but also asks schools to give students other popular sports to do. 

Ma Jiajun, 15, from Jilin, set a new world record for ""the most consecutive jump rope triples(连续三摇跳绳)"with 701 times. His teacher Chen Peng said that the school has always kept an eye on PE. With Ma as a role model now, students are more hard-working on not only jump rope but also other kinds of sports.

"At first tai chi was only needed during break time to show Chinese traditional culture, but students fell in love with it, " said Gao Yuxiang from a middle school of Shandong. Grade 8 students all need to do it, and there's a tai chi competition every year for Grade 8 students. "Different from ball games, tai chi can make me relaxed and help me get ready for the next class, "said Gao.

"I really enjoy hip-hop dance, "Ren Jianing, a high school student, said, "The class doesn't need any experience, so anyone can learn. "Every class they practice a part of the dance and in the next class put the parts together into a whole dance. "Our shirts are all wet after class even on the coldest days of winter, "said Ren.

You can do the wrong things from saying hello to eating when you go to a foreign country. Be careful of the following mistakes and try not to do them. 

Personal space is different around the world. In Mediterranean countries, if you don't touch someone's arm when talking to them, you'll be unkind. In Korea, backslapping(拍背) someone who you don 't know very well will make him feel uncomfortable. In Thailand, you shouldn't touch anyone's head. 

In some cultures, it's not good to blow your nose in public, especially at the table; The Japanese also refuse the handkerchief. 

In some countries, like Japan and some African nations, food is the only thing to talk about at table, so don't start talking about other daily things while others are having dinner. You may be met with silence(沉默), not because your friends are unfriendly, but because mealtimes are for eating, not talking.

If you take off your shoes when arriving at the door of a London dinner party, the hostess will think you are uncivilized(不文明的). But if you don't take off your shoes before going to a home, in Japan, Hawai or the pacific islands, you'1l be considered impolite(无礼的). 

In India, it's important to wash your hands before eating. You should use the left hand to eat and the right hand to do other things. If you eat with the left hand, your friends will be unhappy and think you are impolite. 

A: Hello! We are doing a survey(调查) about the student's life. Can I ask you some questions? 

B: Sure. 

A: 

B: I usually play sports. I think it's the best way to relax. 

A: Quite right. 

B: I play soccer and basketball most of the time. 

A: I see. Here is another question. 

B: No. I think they're boring. 

A: 

B: About three times a week. 

A: Oh, the last question. 

B: Sports shows. It is very exciting to watch them. 

A: OK. That's all. Thanks. 

B: You're welcome. 

It's very important to keep healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She is (外向的)and easy-going. She can do all the (家务), read newspapers, watch TV programs and use the (互联网)to learn something new. I often see her ride a bike in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful, (虽然) she is over seventy years old. Last week a reporter from a (杂志) interviewed her and asked how she kept so young. She (分享) the secret(秘诀) with a smile, "I have a secret of keeping healthy. It's quite easy. Keep your (头脑) active, take an interest in the world around you, and learn at (最少)one new thing every day. Get (足够的) sleep and try to do sports as often as you can. "Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to follow the lady's example. I hope (每个人) will keep young and healthy.

A lot of families in Britain grow vegetables, and a great many people grow (tomato). My neighbor grows the (big), sweetest, happiest ones in the world. "Can you tell me how (do) it?" I ask. "Why can't I grow ones like (you)?"""I talk to them", my neighbor says, "I spend lots of time (talk) to my plants. Up to now, I have always laughed at this. "

This summer, some scientists did many experiments  found an interesting result(结果). I just read their report. They grew three sets of plants(植物). Nobody talked to the ones in Set A, but every day for a month, workers played a recording of a man's voice(嗓音) to the ones in Set B, and a recording of a  (woman) voice was played to the third set. In  end of the month, the second set of plants grew four centimeters taller than the first, and the third set of plants grew nine centimeters taller than the first. 

"We don't know why, "" a scientist said, "but sound waves(声波) (real) help the plants grow. Plant growers always pay attention to light and water but fact, if you want better plants, you will have to think of sound waves in the same way. "