conversations through which I learned lessons 51 him. He always told me, “ You should 52 goals(目标). ” Without the mountain-climbing, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together 53 my father was very busy.
Once we climbed a very high 54 . It was so difficult for me because I was 55 ten years old. At 56 , I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But an hour 57 , I got a pain in my leg. I wanted to stop 58 . But my father said to me, “ You can’t see a beautiful sky unless you 59 the top of the mountain. Only there at the top can you see all of the nice things, just like in life. ”
At that time, I was 60 young to understand his words. But later, I got new hope and confidence.
四、读写综合（本大题分为A, B两部分，共20小题）
A. 信息归纳(本题共5小题, 每小题1分, 共5分)
请阅读一篇关于中医养生的短文，根据所提供的信息，完成信息卡，把答案写在答题卷指定的位置上。
According to Chinese medicine, the body is like a tree that lives through the seasons of nature, and it needs regular energy to stay healthy and prevent illness．The four important bodily organs need special energy in each season．We should eat special food and vegetables to protect them．
The liver(肝), which enriches the blood with energy and cleans the bad things in the body, is replenished(补充)in spring time．We’d better eat onions, carrots and some vegetable leaves． The heart seeks comfort and coolness from the heat in summer．Melons, pumpkin, cucumbers, tomatoes, bitter melon, and many fresh high-water vegetables have a cooling effect and should be eaten．
The lungs(肺) often suffer from colds, coughs, and sore throats in the dry fall season．They need to be replenished with foods such as spinach(菠菜), bananas, pears, potatoes．
The kidneys(肾)are the lowest organs in the body like the roots of a tree．They need protection in winter specially．Replenish the kidneys with vegetables like broccoli, green chard and some other green vegetables．
Information Card The number of the organs in the passage 61. The things we should eat to protect the organs 62. The season the liver is replenished 63. The function(功能) of the heart 64. The lowest organs in the body 65. B. 书面表达(本题15分) 根据要求完成短文写作，请将作文写在答题卷指定的位置上。
中医学号称中国的第五大发明，在世界医学里独树一帜，它是我们的国粹。它将是人类告别纯物质文明，走向新文明模式的一座桥梁、一座里程碑。请你写一篇作文，谈谈中医治疗疾病的重要性。
内容包括：
1. 中医(Chinese medicine)在中国人生活中的地位； 2. 中医（对比西医western medicine）的优点和不足； 3. 展望中医在全世界的发展。 作文要求：
1. 不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称、老师和同学的真实姓名。 2. 语句连贯，词数80个左右。
Chinese Medicine
新目标第一学期八年级英语读写能力竞赛试题 - 图文
