外研版八年級下冊英語期末學情調研試卷（含答案）

【新教材】外研版（2024）八年級下冊英語期末學情調研試卷

滿分100分（不含聽力口語30分）、考試用時100分鐘；

第I卷（客觀題共45分）

第一部分完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小題所給的四個選項中，選出可以填入相應空白

處的最佳選項，并將答案寫在答題卷.1.。

WhenIwasthirteenyearsold,myfamilymovedfromasmalltowntoabigcity.Ihadto

leaveallmyoldfriendsbehind.Onmyfirstdayatthenewschool.Ifeltlikeaninvisible（看不見

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

第二部分閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選M最佳選項。并

在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

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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第三部分信息還原（共5小題：每小題1分，滿分5分）

請認真閱讀下面短文，從疸文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多

余選項。

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（主觀題共55分

第四部分詞匯運用（共13小題；每小題1分，滿分13分）

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第一節根據下列句子所給漢語注釋或首字母，在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處各

單詞的正確形式，每空限填一詞。

31.Mygrandmotheris85yearsold,butsheisstillvery（活躍的）andhealthy.

32.Theplanewill（降落）atShanghaiPudongAirportintwentyminutes.

33.Youneedtogeta（護照）beforeyoucantraveltoanothercountry.

34.Don'tforgetto（鎖）thedoorwhenyouleavethehouse.

35.Thesoupneedsmores.Ittastesabitplain.

36.Ourclassisdintofourgroupsforthescienceproject.

37.—What'syourfavoritesubject?

—IprefergeographybecauseIwanttolearnaboutdifferentcandtheircultures.

38.—Didyouwatchthenewslastnight?

——No.Iwastoobusy.But1plantocuponitonlinelater.

第二節根據短文內容，從下面方框中選擇適當的單詞或短語填空，使短文內容完整正確。

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小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

閱讀材料，在空白處填入?個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。(每空不超過三個單詞)

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.

第六部分閱讀表達(共3小題；1題2分，2題2分，3題3分，滿分7分)

請認真閱讀下面短文，用英語回答短文后的問題。

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.)

第七部分書面表達（共1題；滿分25分）

57.假設你是某中學八年級學生張明。你的英國筆友Tom來信說，他最近因為沉迷手機游

戲而感到困擾，學習成績下降，也和父母發生了爭吵。請你寫一封同信，給他提出一些建議，

幫助他擺脫困境。

回信要點（可參考以下思維導圖，也可自行補充）：

-表達理解：承認手機游戲確實有趣，但過度沉迷有害。

-具體建議：

制定時間計劃（例如：每天最多玩30分鐘，或只在周末玩）。

尋找替代活動（例如：運動、閱讀、學一門樂器、和朋友外出）。

與父母溝通（主動承認問題，請求幫助而非對抗）。

-鼓勵與祝福：相信他能改變，期待