外研版八年级下册英语期末学情调研试卷（含答案）

【新教材】外研版（2024）八年级下册英语期末学情调研试卷

满分100分（不含听力口语30分）、考试用时100分钟；

第I卷（客观题共45分）

第一部分完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入相应空白

处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卷.1.。

WhenIwasthirteenyearsold,myfamilymovedfromasmalltowntoabigcity.Ihadto

leaveallmyoldfriendsbehind.Onmyfirstdayatthenewschool.Ifeltlikeaninvisible（看不见

的）person.Noonetalkedtomeduringlunch.Noonechosemeibrtheirgroupinclass.Isalalone

inthecomer,wishingIcould___1___backtomyoldlife.

Thensomething___2___happenedduringthesecondweek.AboynamedMarcuscameupto

mewhileIwaseatingmysandwichalone.“Hey,"hesaid.uYoulookpretty___3___overhere.

Wanttojoinourtabic?”IwassosurprisedthatIalmostdroppedmyfood.Forthefirsttimein

days,someoneactually___4___me.

Marcusdidn'ttrytochangemeortellmetobemoreoutgoing.Hesimply___5___measI

was.Wefoundoutthatwebothloveddrawingcomicbooksandplayingthesamevideogames.

Slowly.ImetmorepeoplethroughMarcus.Henever___6___metobepopularortoactlike

someoneIwasn't.Hejustlikedmefbrme.

Lookingback,IrealizethatMarcustaughtmesomething___7___.Truefriendshipisn't

abouthowmanypeopleyouknow.Itisn'taboutbeingtheloudestorthefimnicst.Itisabout

findingsomeonewho___8___youwithoutaskingyoutochange.

Now,wheneverIseeanewstudentsiltingalone,Iwalkoverandsaythesame___9___（hat

Marcussaidtome.Asimpleinvitationcanchangesomeone'swholeworld.Oneperson'skindness

canbe（helightthatleadsanotherpersonoutof___10___.Andsometimes,thatpersonbecomesa

friendforlife.

1.A.travelB.goC.turnD.run

2.A.strangeB.terribleC.wonderfulD.dangerous

3.A.braveB.boredC.excitedD.lonely

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4.A.noticedB.refusedC.forgotD.doubted

5.A.treatedB.acceptedC.describedD.considered

6.A.allowedB.taughtC.pushedD.invited

7.A.uselessB.valuableC.commonD.simple

8.A.supportsB.protectsC.understandsD.remembers

9.A.storyB.wordsC.promiseD.excuse

10.A,dangerB.troubleC.silenceD.darkness

第二部分阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选M最佳选项。并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Doyouloveanimals?Doyouwanttospendyoursummerdoingsomethingmeaningful?The

WildAnimalRescueCentreislookingforyoungvolunteers!

Whatwedo:

Wetakecareofsick,injured,orabandonedwildanimals.Ourgoalistohelpthemrecoverand

returnthemtonature.

Volunteertasks(forages12-16):

-Cleaninganimallivingspaces(9:00-10:(X)a.m.)

-Preparingfoodandfeedinganimals(10:30-11:30a.m.)

-Helpingwithsimplemedicalcareunderstaffguidance(2:00-3:00p.m.)

-Recordinganimalbehavior(3:30-4:30p.m.)

Whatweoffer:

-Aclianuctolearnabuullocalwildlife

-Hands-onexperiencewithanimalcare

-Avolunteercertificateafter20hoursofwork

-FreeT-shirtandwaterbodle

Time:July15-August15,MondaytoFriday(9a.m.-5p.m.)

Location:88GreenRoad.ForestDistrict

Contact:Call555-2789oremailvolunteer(a)

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Note:Allnewvolunteersmustattenda2-hourtrainingsessiononJuly14.

11.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheWildAnimalRescueCentre?

A.Tosellwildanimalstozoos.

B.Tohelpwildanimalsgethealthyandgobacktonature.

C.Totrainyoungpeopletobecomeveterinarians.

D.Tostudythehabitsofwildanimals.

12.Whatmustanewvolunteerdobeforestarting?

A.BuyaT-shirtfromthecentre.

B.Workforatleast20hoursaweek.

C.AttendatrainingsessiononJuly14.

D.Bringtheirownwaterbottle.

13.Wherewouldyoumostlikelyfindthispassage?

A.Inatravelguidebook.

B.Onaschoolnoticeboard.

C.Inasciencetextbook.

D.Onarestaurantmenu.

B

EverySundayafternoon,twelve-year-oldPedrowalksthreeblockstothehomeofMrs.Chen,

an80-year-oldwidowwholivesalone.Hedoesn'tgotlieretoplayvideogamesorwatch

television.Hegoestheretoread.

Itstartedsixmonthsago.Pedro'sschoolstarteda“CommunityConnections^^program,

askingsludcnlsluspenduncliourcacliweekwilhanelderlyncighbur.Pedrowasnervousalfirst.

Whatwouldhetalkaboutwithsomeonesoold?Buthismotherencouragedhimtotry.

ThefirsttimePedroknockedonMrs.Chen'sdoor,sheopeneditslowly.Hereyeslitupwhen

shesawhim.44Avisitor!^^shesaid.Theysatinherlivingroom,surroundedbyoldphotographs

andbooks.Pedrodidn'tknowwhattosay,soheasked,“Doyoulikestories,Mrs.Chen?,,She

smiledandsaid,“Ilovethem.Butmyeyesaren'twhattheyusedtobe.Ihaven'treadabookin

twoyears.^^

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That'swhenPedrogotanidea.Heranhomeandgrabbedhisfavoritebook,acollectionof

adventurestories.Hecamebackandsaid,“CanIreadtoyou?^^Mrs.Chen,seyesfilledwithtears.

“Iwouldlikethatverymuc',“shewhispered.

Now,readingtoMrs.ChenhasbecomethebestpartofPedro'sweek.Hehasreadherthree

wholebooks.Sometimestheylaughtogetheratfunnyparts.SometimesMrs.Chentellshim

storiesaboutherownchildhoodinShanghai.Pedrohaslearnedthatoldpeoplearenotsodifferent

fromyoungpeople.Theybothneedfriendship.Theybothhavewonderfulstoriestoshare.

Lastweek,Mrs.ChengavePedroasmallgift—abookmarkshehadmadebyhand."You

havegivenmebackthegiftofstories,“shesaid.Pedrosmiledandsaid,uNo,Mrs.Chen.You

gavemethegiftofyourfriendship/*

14.WhydidPedrofirstgotoMrs.Chen,shouse?

A.Todohisschoolhomework.

B.lbtakepartinaschoolprogram.

C.lbborrowsomeoldbooks.

D.Tohelpcleanherlivingroom.

15.HowdidMrs.ChenfeelwhenshefirstsawPedro?

A.Surprisedandconfused.

B.Sadandlonely.

C.Happyandexcited.

D.Nervousandworried.

16.WhatcanwelearnaboutMrs.Chenfromthepassage?

A.Sheusedtolovereadingbutnowhastroubleseeing.

B.Shehasmanygraiiduhildrcnwhovisitheroften.

C.ShetaughtPedrohowtoplayvideogames.

D.Shedoesn'tlikeadventurestories.

17.Whatdoesthebookmarkrepresent（代表）intheslory?

A.Mrs.Chen'sthanksfbrPedro'sfriendship.

B.AtoolthatMrs.Chenusestoreadbooks.

C.ArewardtbrPedro'sgoodgradesatschool.

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D.AreminderforPedrotoreturnherbooks.

C

Everyyear,millionsoftonsofplasticwasteendupintheocean.Thisplasticdoesnot

disappear.Instead,itbreaksdownintotinypiecescalledriicroplastics.Theseniicroplasticsarc

smallerthanagrainofrice.Fishandotherseaanimalseatthembyaccident.Then,largeranimals

eat(hosefish.Eventually,theplasticparticlescanenduponourowndinnerplates.

Scientistsareveryworriedaboutthisproblem.Microplasticshavebeenfoundintapwater,

bottledwater,andevenintheairwebreathe.Butwhatcanordinarypeopledo?Theproblem

seemstoobigforonepersontosolve.

However,a15-year-oldstudentnamedHaileyfromFloridadecidedtotry.Shelearnedthat

oneofthebiggestsourcesofmicroplasticsisthetinyfibersthatwashoffourclotheswhenwedo

laundry.Manyclothesaremadeofpolyester,nylon,andacrylic.Everytimewewashthem,

thousandsoftinyplasticfibersgodownthedrainandintothewatersystem.

Haileyinventedasimpledevicecalledthe"CoraBall”.Theballlookslikeabumpy,textured

toy.Youthrowitintoyourwashingmachine.Whenthemachineruns,theballcatchesmanyofthe

tinyplasticfibersbeforetheycangodownthedrain.Hailey'sinventionwonfirstprizeina

nationalsciencecompetition.Now,acompanyismanufacturingtheCoraBall,andthousandsof

peopleareusingit.

“Youdon'thavetobeanadulttomakeadifference,“Haileysaidinaninterview."Small

actions,whenmultipliedbymillionsofpeople,canchangetheworld.”

Scientistsagreethatthebestsolutionistoproducelessplasticinthefirstplace.Butwhilewe

worktowardthatgoal,inventionsliketheCoraBallcanhelpreducetheharm.Everypieceof

plasticihalducsn'lreachihcoceanisasmallviulory.

18.Whataremicroplasticsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Plasticbagsthatareverysmall.

B.Tinypiecesofplasticsmallerthanagrainofrice.

C.Aspecialtypeofplasticthatdisappearsinwater.

D.Plasticthatonlyconiesfromwashingmachines.

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19.WhatproblemdidHaileytrytosolve?

A.Peopleusingtoomanyplasticbags.

B.Plasticfiberswashingoffclothesintowater.

C.Fisheatingplastictoysintheocean.

D.Factoriesproducingtoemuchplastic.

20.HowdoestheCoraBallwork?

A.Itcleans(heclotheswithoutusingwater.

B.1(catchesplasticfibersduringthewash.

C.Itchangesplasticintosomethingharmless.

D.Ittellsyouwhentostopthewashingmachine.

21.WhatisthemainmessagethatHaileywantstoshare?

A.Onlyscientistscansolveenvironmentalproblems.

B.Youngpeopleshouldwailuntiltheygrowuptohelp.

C.Everyone,evenateenager,canmakeadifference.

D.Washingclothesisthebiggestcauseofpollution.

D

Whatifyoucouldtravelbackintime?Wherewouldyougo?Wouldyouwatchthebuilding

oftheGreatWall?WouldyousitbesideAlbertEinsteinashedevelopedhistheoryofrelativity?

Orwouldyougobacktoyesterdayandfixthatmistakeyoumadeonthemathtest?

Time(ravelhasbeenapopulartopicinsciencefictionformorethanahundredyears.H.G.

Wells's1895novelTheTimeMachineintroducedtheideatotheworld.Sincethen,countless

books,movies,andTVshowshaveexploredthepossibilities.Butistimetravelactuallypossible?

Theanswermighlsurpriseyou.

AccordingtoAlbertEinstein'stheoryofrelativity,timeisnotthesameeverywhere.Itmoves

slowertorobjectsthataremovingveryfast.Forexample,astronautsontheInternationalSpace

StationageslightlyslowerthanpeopleonEarth.Thiseffectiscalled“timedilation”.Scientists

haveprovenitwithextremelypreciseclocks.

However,travelingbackwardintimeismuchmoredifficult.Mostphysicistsbelieveitis

impossible.Onefamousscientist,StephenHawking,performedasimpleexperimenttotestit.He

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threwapartyfortimetravelers.Butheonlyannouncedtheparlyafterithadalreadyhappened.

Theideawasthatiftimetravelersexisted,theycouldgobackandattendtheparty.Noone

showedup.

Eveniftravelingbackwardisimpossible,travelingforwardintimeisdefinitelyreal.Every

timeyoutakeaflight,youtravelintothefuture-justbyatiny,unmeasurableamount.Ifyou

couldtravelclosetothespeedoflight,youcouldjumpthousandsofyearsintothefutureinwhat

feltlikeonlyafewdaystoyou.

Butthereisacatch.Youcouldneverreturntothetimeyouleft.Yourfriendsandfamily

wouldbelonggone.So,wouldyoustillwanttotakethattrip?

22.Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Todescribehowtimemachineswork.

B.Toencouragereaderstcbuildatimemachine.

C.Togetreadersinterestedinthetopicoftimetravel.

D.Toarguethattimetravelisawasteoftime.

23.Whatdoesthe"timedilation''effectprove?

A.Timeisthesameeverywhereintheuniverse.

B.AstronautsagefasterthanpeopleonEarth.

C.Timemovesslowerforveryfast-movingobjects.

D.Travelingbackwardintimeiseasy(oachieve.

24.WhydidStephenHawkingthrowaparlyafterithadalreadyhappened?

A.Hewantedtocelebratehisbirthdayalone.

B.Hewastestingwhethertimetravelerswouldcomebacktoattend.

C.Heforgulluinvitepeopleunlilllicparlywasover.

D.Hewantedtoprovethattimetravelispossible.

25.Whatisthe“catch"oftravelingfarintothefuture?

A.1(costsloomuchmoney.

B.Youcanneverreturntoyouroriginaltime.

C.Youwillforgeteverythingfromyourpast.

D.Itfeelsmuchlongerthanyouexpect.

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第三部分信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从疸文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多

余选项。

Haveyoueverstartedahobbyandthengivenupafterafewweeks?Youarcnotalone.Many

peoplestruggletostickwithnewactivities.___26___

Startsmall.Don'ttrytopracticetheguitarfbrtwohourseverydayifyou'veneverplayed

before.___27___Fiveminutesadayisbetterthantwohoursonceaweek.Small,regularpractice

buildsahabit.

Findabuddy.Doingsomethingwithafriendmakesitmoreenjoyableandhardertoquit.

___28___Whenyoudon'tfeellikepracticing,yourbuddycanencourageyou.Andyoucando

thesamefbrthem.

Trackyourprogress.Keepasimplerecordofwhatyoudoeachday.___29___Seeinghow

faryou'vecomecangiveyouthepushtocontinue.

Allowyourselftobebadatfirst.Beginnersarenotsupposedtobegood.Thefamousartist

VincentvanGoghdidn'tpainthismasterpiecesuntilhislatetwenties.__30Giveyourself

permissiontolearnslowly.Perfectionisnotthegoalatthebeginning—progressis.

Remember,everyexpertwasonceabeginner.Theonlydifferenceisthattheydidn'tstop.

A.Youcanalsojoinacluboranonlinegroup.

B.Hepaintedfbryearsbeforehegotreallygood.

C.Hobbiesaresupposedtobefun,notstressful.

D.Herearesomesimplewaystohelpyoukeepgoing.

E.Sianwithjust（enminuiesaday.

F.Nevershareyourhobbieswithothers.

G.Itcouldbeacalendarwhereyouputacheckmarkeachdayyoupractice.

第H卷（主观题共55分

第四部分词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）

第8页共14页

第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各

单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。

31.Mygrandmotheris85yearsold,butsheisstillvery（活跃的）andhealthy.

32.Theplanewill（降落）atShanghaiPudongAirportintwentyminutes.

33.Youneedtogeta（护照）beforeyoucantraveltoanothercountry.

34.Don'tforgetto（锁）thedoorwhenyouleavethehouse.

35.Thesoupneedsmores.Ittastesabitplain.

36.Ourclassisdintofourgroupsforthescienceproject.

37.—What'syourfavoritesubject?

—IprefergeographybecauseIwanttolearnaboutdifferentcandtheircultures.

38.—Didyouwatchthenewslastnight?

——No.Iwastoobusy.But1plantocuponitonlinelater.

第二节根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文内容完整正确。

passingbybrokedownliftedupkindnesspassingon

Asmallactofkindnesscanchangeawholeday.LastTuesday,Iwaswalkinghomefrom

schoolwhenIsawanelderlymansittingonabench.Helookedsadandtired.AsIwas

39________,Inoticedthatthewheelonhiswalkerhadcomeoff.Hecouldn'tgo

anywhere.

Iaskedifheneededhelp.Hesaidhehadbeensittingtherefbranhour.Hisphonehad

40,sohecouldn'tcallanyone.Ipickedupthewheel.Itlookedsimple,butI

wasn'tsurehowtofixit.Justthen,awomanstopped.Shesawwhatwashappeningandcameover.

4ithinkIcanhelp,^^shesaid.Shetookasmalltoolfromherbagandhad（hewheelbackoninless

thanaminute.

Theoldman'sface41.“Thankyoubothsomuch,”hesaid."Youhaveno

ideahowmuchthismeanstome.”

rhewomansmiled."Someonehelpedmyfatheroncewhenhewasintrouble,nshesaid."I'm

just42whatwasgiventohim.”

Thalsmallmomenttaughtmesomething.Theworldcanfeellikeacoldplacesometimes.

But43iseverywhereifyoulookforit.Andthebestpartis,itgrowswhenyou

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shareit.

第五部分短文填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读材料，在空白处填入•个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(每空不超过三个单词)

InasmalltowninEngland,therewasabooksellernamedMr.Thompson.Helovedbooks

morethananythingelseintheworld.Everymorning,heopenedhislittleshopat8o'clocksharp.

Everyevening,heclosedat6.Inbetween,hehelpedcustomersfindtheperfectbook,

recommendednew44(slory)toyoungreaders,anddrankendlesscupsoftea.

Oneday,ateenageboynamedLeowalkedintotheshop.Leodidnotlikereading.Hehad

neverfinishedabookinhisentirelife.Hecamebecausehismother45(tell)

himtofindagiftfbrhisyoungersister'sbirthday.

“Ineedabook."Leosaid,lookingatthefloor."Butnotforme.Idon'tread.”

Mr.Thompsondidnotlaugh.Hedidnotlooksurprised.Hesimplysaid,"Thal'sfine.Many

peopledon't.ButcanIaskyou46question?Haveyoueverfoundtheright

book?^^

Leoshook47(he)head.

“Thenyouhaven'tfailedatreading,"Mr.Thompsonsaid."Thebooksjustfailedatfinding

you.”

Leohadneverheardanythinglikethatbefore.Helookedaroundtheshop.Therewere

thousandsofbooks.48(they)coversweredifferentcolors.Somewerethick.

Somewerethin.

“Comewithme,^^Mr.Thompsonsaid.HeledLeotoasmallshelfinthebackcorner,"Thisis

whereIkeeptheadventurestories.Starthere.”

HehandedLuuathinbookwithashipunthecover."TakeilhuincjMr.Thumpsoiisaid.

“Readthefirsttenpages.Ifyoudon'tlikeit,bringitback.Nochargc.^^

Thatnight,Leoreadthefirsttenpages.Thenhereadtwenty.Thenhereadfifty.Hestayedup

pastmidnight,unabletoput(hebookdown.Thenextmorning,heranbacktotheshop.Mr.

Thompsonwasalreadythers,sweepingthefloor.

“Ifinishedit,“Leosaid,49(breath)hard.<lDoyouhaveanotherone?^^

Mr.1hompsonsmiled,itwasthekindofsmilethatsaid,“1knewit.”

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Fromthatdayon,Leobecamearegularvisitor.Hereadonebookafteranother.Hisgradesal

schoolimproved.Hestartedwritinghisownshortstories.Andyears50(late),

hebecameawriterhimself.

Athisfirstbooksigningevent,ayoungfanaskedhim,"Howdidyoubecomeawriter?”

Leosmiled."Itallstartedwithabookseller51believedthateveryone

justneedstofindtherightbook.”

HeneverforgotMr.Thompson.Theoldbooksellerhadtaughthimsomethingimportant:a

bookisnotjustpaperandink.Itisadoor.Andsometimes,allyouneedissomeone

52(help)youfindthekey.

Leo'sfirstbookwasanadventurestory.Inthefrontpage,hewrote:"ForMr.Thompson,

whoopenedthedoor."Thelittlebookshopisstilltheretoday.AndMr.Thompson,now

53(old)thanbefore,stillrecommendsbookstoanyonewhowalksin.

第六部分阅读表达(共3小题；1题2分，2题2分，3题3分，满分7分)

请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。

Formostofherlife,16-year-o!dMariahadbeenshy.Sheneverraisedherhandinclass.She

atelunchalonebychoice.Shehadonefriend,herneighborSofia,andthatfeltlikeenough.

Thenherschoolannounceda“CommunityServiceDay”.Everystudenthadtospendtheday

helpingsomewhereinthetown.Mariawasterrified.Shewasassignedtothelocalanimalshelter.

*ihavetotalktostrangersallday?”shethought.t4Thisisgoingtobeadisaster?*

Attheshelter,themanageraskedMariatohelpsocializethecats.<lWhatdoesthatmean?”

Mariaaskednervously."Justsitwiththem.Petthem.Talktothem,“themanagersaid."Catsdon't

judgeyou.Theyjustneed3mpany.”

Mariasaldowninasmallroomwithsixcals.Alfirst,shedidn'tknowwhatlodu.Shusal

still,herhandsinherlap.Tlicnasmallblackcatwalkedoverandrubbedagainstherleg.Without

thinking,Mariareacheddownandgentlyscratchedbehinditsears.Thecatbegantopurrloudly.

For(henext(burhours,Mariatalkedtothatcat.She(olditaboutherfearofspeakinginclass.

Shetolditabouthowshefeltlonelysometimes,eventhoughshesaidshepreferredbeingalone.

Thecatjustsatthere,lisiening,purring.By(heendoftheday,Mariahadnamedthecat

“Shadow”.

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Whenitwastimetoleave,themanagersaid,“Shadowhasbeenhereforsixmonths.Noone

wantedtoadopthimbecausehe'sshy.Hehidesfromeveryone.Buttoday,hecameoutfbryou.”

SomethingclickedinMaria'sheart.Sheunderstoodsomethingshehadneverunderstood

before.Beingshywasn'taweakness.Itjustmeantsheconnectedwithothersdifferently.And

maybe,justmaybe,shecouldbethepersonwhoreachedouttoothershycreatures—humanor

animal—whoneededsomeonetositwiththeminsilence.

MariawenthomeandaskedherparentsifshecouldvolunteeratthesheltereverySaturday.

Theysaidyes.Thatwastwoyearsago.Today,Mariaisstillshy.Butsheisalsotheshelter'sbest

volunteer,andShadowissleepingonherbedathome.

54.WheredidMariahavetogoonCommunityServiceDay?

55.Whydidthemanagersay“Catsdon'tjudgeyou”toMaria?

56.WhatlessondidMarialearnaboutbeingshybytheendofthestory?(Pleaseuseyourown

words.)

第七部分书面表达（共1题；满分25分）

57.假设你是某中学八年级学生张明。你的英国笔友Tom来信说，他最近因为沉迷手机游

戏而感到困扰，学习成绩下降，也和父母发生了争吵。请你写一封同信，给他提出一些建议，

帮助他摆脱困境。

回信要点（可参考以下思维导图，也可自行补充）：

-表达理解：承认手机游戏确实有趣，但过度沉迷有害。

-具体建议：

制定时间计划（例如：每天最多玩30分钟，或只在周末玩）。

寻找替代活动（例如：运动、阅读、学一门乐器、和朋友外出）。

与父母沟通（主动承认问题，请求帮助而非对抗）。

-鼓励与祝福：相信他能改变，期待