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2020年浙江省杭州市英特外国语学校八年级下学期期中英语试题

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Severalyearsago,awell-knownwriterandeditorNormanCousinsbecameveryill.Hisbody1andhefeltconstantlytired.Itwasdifficultforhimtoeven2around.

Hisdoctortoldhimthathewouldlosetheabilitytomoveandeventuallydiefromthedisease.Hewastoldhehadonlya1in500chanceof3

Despitethediagnosis（诊断），Cousinswas4toovercomethediseaseandsurvive.Hehadalwaysbeeninterestedinmedicineandhadreadabook,which5theideaofhowbodychemistryandhealthcanbedamagedbyemotionalstressandnegative6.ThebookmadeCousinsthinkaboutthepossible7ofpositiveattitudesandemotions.Hethought,“Isitpossiblethatlove,hope,faith,8,confidence,andthewilltolivehavepositivetreatmentvalue?

”

Hedecidedto9onpositiveemotionsasawaytotreatsomeofthesymptomsofhisdisease.Inadditiontohistraditionalmedicaltreatment,hetriedtoputhimselfinsituationsthatwould10positiveemotions.“Laughtherapy”（微笑疗法）becamepartofhis11.Hearrangedtimeeachdayforwatchingcomedyfilms,reading12books,anddoingotheractivitiesthatwoulddrawout13emotions.Withineightdaysofstartinghis“laughtherapy”program,hispainbeganto14andhewasabletosleepmoreeasily.Hewasabletoreturntoworkinafewmonths’timeand15reachedcompleterecoveryafterafewyears.

1．A．cutB．achedC．relaxedD．changed

2．A．runB．passC．moveD．travel

3．A．deathB．injuriesC．disabilityD．survival

4．A．determinedB．reluctantC．disappointedD．able

5．A．debatedB．discussedC．pickedD．imitated

6．A．attitudesB．beliefsC．goalsD．positions

7．A．shortcomingB．harmC．benefitD．interest

8．A．laughB．laughingC．laughedD．laughter

9．A．applyB．organizeC．focusD．form

10．A．bringaboutB．setaboutC．putupD．makeup

11．A．activityB．situationC．treatmentD．emotion

12．A．scaryB．fictionC．humorousD．terrifying

13．A．positiveB．approvingC．strongD．mixed

14．A．escapeB．decreaseC．explodeD．react

15．A．generallyB．especiallyC．actuallyD．extremely

Therewasonceacaptainwholovedmoneysomuchthathecheatedhissailorsattheendofeverytripandtooktheirwages.

Onthelastdayofonetrip,theshipwasinasmallport.Itwaswintertime,andtheseawasverycold,sothecaptainsaidtohissailors,“Ifoneofyoustaysinthewaterduringthewholenight,Iwillgivehimmyship.Butifhecomesoutbeforethesunappears,Ishallgethiswages.”

Thesailorshadheardaboutthecaptain’scheating,sotheydidn’tbelieveinhim.Butthenoneofthem,whothoughtthathewasclevererthanthecaptain,saidthathewoulddoit.Hegotintothewaterandstayedinitalthoughitwasverycold.Whenitwasnearlymorning,somefishermenlitafireontheshoreabouthalfamileaway.

“Youarecheating,”thecaptainsaidtothesailor,“Thefire'swarmingyou.”

“Butit'shalfamileaway,”saidthesailor.“Afireisfire,”answeredthecaptain.

“Perhapsyouthinkthatyouarecleverbecauseyouhavewonmywages,butyoucan'tcookachicken,”saidthesailor.

“Ican,”answeredthecaptain.

“Ifyoucookthischicken,”saidthesailor,“Ishallworkforyouwithoutwagesforsevenyears,butifyoucan’t,youwillgivemeyourship.”

Thecaptainagreed,tookthechickenandsaid,“Where'sthefire?

”

“Thereitis,”answeredthesailors,“Ontheshore."

“‘Afire’sfire’,yousaid,”answeredthesailor.“Ifitisenoughtowarmmeinthewater,itisenoughtocookyourchicken.”

16．Thecaptaingotthesailors'wages_______________.

A．tobuyachickenB．andsavedthemoneyforthesailors

C．bycheatingthemD．andsaidhewouldreturnthemoneysoon

17．Whatcouldthesailorgetifhestayedinthewaterduringthewholenightaccordingtowhatthecaptainsaid?

A．Hisownwages.B．Achicken.C．Thecaptain'sship.D．Afire.

18．Thecaptainsaidthatthefirewaswarmingthesailorinthewaterbecause_____.

A．hedidn'twanttolosethebet

B．thesailorcheatedhim

C．thefirewascloseenoughtowarmthesailor

D．somefishermenwantedtohelpthesailorwiththefire

19．Whatdoyouthinkofthesailoraccordingtothestory?

A．Hewaspolite.B．Hewasrude.C．HewassmartD．Hewasdishonest.

20．Whatdoyouinfer（推断）abouttheendofthestory?

A．Thesailorworkedforthecaptainforsevenyearswithoutwages.

B．Thecaptaincookedthechickenwiththefireontheshore.

C．Thesailorgotoutofthewaterbeforethesunappeared.

D．Thesailorwonthecaptain’sshipatlast.

Imaginethatthebatteryonyourmobilephonehasrunout.Youcan'tmakeanycallsforhelpandnoonecancontactyou.Youareallalone---well,notquite.Justreachintoyourpocketandtakeoutapieceofsugar.Putitintothebattery,waitaminuteandyouarebackonthephone.

ThankstoacoupleofAmericanscientists,thissituationcouldbecomereal.SwadeshChaudhuriandDerekLovelyhaveinventedthe“bacteriabattery”.Thiskindofbatterygetsitspowerfrombacteriathateatssugarandturnsitintoelectricity.

“Thisisaspecialorganism（有机体）,”Lovelysaid.“Youcangetenoughelectricitytopoweracellphonebatteryforaboutfourdaysfromaspoonfulofsugar.”

Inthepast,bacteriabatterieshavebeenexpensiveandnotlong-lasting.Butthisbatteryusesamoreefficientbacteriumthatcanturn80percentofsugarintoelectricalenergy.Thisis30percentmorethansimilarbatteriescanmanage.

Thebacteriabatterycouldbecomeassmallasahouseholdbattery.Itisalsocheapandstable,becausesugarcanbetakenfromwasteandcrops.

Butthesugar-to-electricityprocessisslow:

itcouldtakeweeksforthebacteriatochangeacupofsugarintoelectricity.Anditproduces“greenhouse”gaseswhichpollutetheenvironment.

Thescientistsunderstandthereisalotmoreworktobedone.“Itisstillyoung,”saidLovely.

“Wherewearenowiswheresolarpowerwas20or30yearsago.”

Healsobelievesthebatterywillbeusedinscientificequipmentatthebottomoftheocean.

Otherideasincludeusingsugarinthebloodtorunmedicaldevicesinthehumanbodyandtakingsugarfromanimalwastetoprovideenergytopowerhomesinruralareas.

21．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Howtochangesugarintoelectricity.B．Ascientificinventionofanewtypeofbattery.

C．Howtousethenewbacteriabattery.D．Anewkindofmobilephoneanditsfuture.

22．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofthenewly-developedbattery?

A．Convenient.B．Stable.C．Inexpensive.D．Quick.

23．Whichofthefollowingarethescientistsworkingontoimprovethenewbattery?

A．Increasethebacteria.B．Solvethepollutionproblem.

C．Bringdowntheprice.D．Changethesizeofthebattery.

24．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceactuallymean?

A．Thebacteriabatterysharessomesimilaritieswithsolarenergy.

B．Scientistswillcontinuetheirworkuntiltheyfindsolarpower.

C．Thereisstillmuchroomfortheimprovementofthebacteriabattery.

D．Thebacteriabatterywillbeaspopularassolarpowerintwentyorthirtyyears.

25．Accordingtothelastparagraph,whowillfindthebacteriabatterylessuseful?

A．Divers.B．Farmers.C．Doctors.D．Architects.

Fewpeoplehavefaceddeathinaplanecrashandlivedtotelltheirstories.OnThursday15January2009,aUSAirwaysplanewith155peopleonboardlandedontheicywatersoftheHudsonRiverafterabirdstrikeupontakeoff.

Afteraflockofbirdsstrucktheplane,bothenginesweredamagedandpassengersheardaloudbangandsmelledsmoke.Thepilotthenradioedtoairtrafficcontrollingtowerthathehadsufferedabirdstrikeandreportedanemergency.Hesaidthatheneededtogoback,andairtrafficcontrollersgavehimpermissiontodoso,buthethensaidhewantedtoheadtoTeterboro,NewJersey,becauseitwascloser.

Withnopower,thecaptainattemptedtheimpossible:

tolandintheHudsonRiver.TheplaneclearedtheGeorgeWashingtonBridgebylessthan900feetbeforeeventuallyglidingintothewater.Thewayithititwasveryslow,softandsmooth.

Thecaptaincameonandsaid,‘Look,we’regoingdown.Getreadyforimpact（冲击力）.’

“Everyonelookedateachotherandwesaidourprayers.IsaidaboutfiveHailMarys.”SaiKolodjaywhenherememberedtheterrifyingmoment.

Assoonastheplanehitthewater,police,fireandCoastGuardboatsaswellasprivateyachtsandcommercialferriesfromalldirectionscametohelpandwerequicklyonthesceneaspassengerslineduponsafetychutes（逃生滑道）andwereimmediatelytakenawayfromthesinkingplane.Thecaptainwasthelastpersontoleavetheplane.Hewalkedupanddowntheplanetwicebeforefinallygettingonapoliceboatwhentheplanebegantosink.

“Idon'tthinkthere’senoughpraisetogoaroundforsomeonewhodoessomethinglikethis.”saidformerDeltapilotDennyWalsh.

PresidentBushalsopraisedthoseinvolvedintherescue.“LauraandIareinspiredbytheskillandheroismoftheflightcrewaswellasthededication（奉献）andselflessnessoftheemergencyrespondersandvolunteerswhorescuedpassengersfromtheicywatersoftheHudson,”hesaid.

26．TheU.S.Airwaysplanelandedwithinafewminutesaftertakeoffbecause_____.

A．therewasatechnicalproblemwiththeengineB．therewasabomb（炸弹）ontheplane

C．terroristshijackedtheplaneD．birdsstroketheplane

27．Afterreportingtheemergency,thepilotdecidedtoflytoTeterboro,NewJerseyinsteadofreturningtotheairportforthereasonthat__________.

A．therewasabiggerairportinTeterboro,NewJersey

B．hewasafraidthattheplanewouldcrashandexplodesoon

C．thecontrollingtowerdidnotallowhimtogoback

D．hewantedtotrywaterlandingandsetuparecord

28．Theu