泰安中考英语 第20课时 八年级下 Units 78.docx

1、泰安中考英语 第20课时 八年级下 Units 78第20课时八年级(下)Units 78 夯基提能作业.完形填空阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出能填入短文相应空白处的最佳选项。What time is it? There are many ways you can find out the time. You may have a watch on your wrist (手腕). You can look at the clock on the wall. You can listen to the radio or 1 someone to get t

2、he time.It has not always been 2 to know the time. A long time ago people looked at the 3 to tell the time. They could tell the time by watching the suns position in the sky.Around the year 1400, people began to use the hourglass (沙漏). It was made 4 glass with sand in it. It was wide at both ends 5

3、narrow in the middle. The sand moved from one end to the other in one6. At the end of every hour people turned the hourglass over and the sand began moving7.Hundreds of years later a machine called8 was invented. Then people made 9 clocks so that they could 10 them in their pockets. These clocks wer

4、e called pocket watches.They were easier to use. 1.A.call B.read C.count2.A.different B.difficult C.easy3.A.earth B.sun C.moon4.A.of B.into C.from5.A.so B.and C.but6.A.second B.minute C.hour7.A.again B.more C.once8.A.watch B.clock C.radio9.A.better B.cheaper C.smaller10.A.sell B.eat C.carry.阅读理解阅读下列

5、短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。A(2017安徽合肥中考)Once upon a time there was no tea at all in England. People there used to drink a light beer(啤酒). No coffee or milk but large glasses of beer stood on the breakfast table!When tea was first brought to England, an old couple got some as a special treat. But t

6、hey did not know how it should be used. They cooked the leaves in hot water, and spread them on a piece of bacon(熏肉) which they were going to have for dinner. They ate the leaves, and threw the tea away! However, tea is becoming as popular as coffee and milk in England today.Tea is the leaf of a pla

7、nt which grows widely in China, Japan and some other countries. Tea farmers usually grow a great many tea plants on a large piece of land. When the tea leaves are ready to be picked, it is the busiest time for tea farmers in a year. They pull off the leaves and dry them. In their spare time, they pi

8、ck out the best leaves and get them ready for market. In China, whenever a visitor comes into a house, he is served with a cup of tea. 11.What was served for breakfast in England long ago? A.Beer. B.Tea. C.Coffee. D.Milk.12.How did the old couple deal with the tea leaves? A.They sold them. B.They at

9、e them. C.They burnt them. D.They threw them away.13.Tea farmers are the busiest in a year when they . A.serve visitors at home B.sell tea in the market C.pick and dry tea leaves D.look for a piece of land14.In which part of a magazine can we read the text?A.Nature. B.Culture. C.Environment. D.Techn

10、ology.B(2017重庆中考)A 12-year-old girl from Virginia, US, never thought that a simple message she put online could bring her big problems. She posted the words,“Killing. Meet me in the library Tuesday”, with three emojis(表情符号)of a gun, a knife and a bomb(炸弹)on Instagram, a social media(社交媒体). She was t

11、old that she broke the law because of threatening(威胁)her school.This problem is not far away from us. Not long ago, Ni Hanxiang, a Chinese student at a university in the US, was sent back to China after expressing on social media that he would kill his teachers if he failed to pass his exams.In Chin

12、a,posting threatening words online is also against the law. In 2013, Wu Hongfei, a singer, got into trouble for saying on weibo that she wanted to blow up a building.“Threatening happens not only face to face but also through the Internet, social media and the telephone,”said Mr.Cao, a lawyer from C

13、hongqing.“Although the law of China protects peoples right of free speech, it doesnt include words that threaten others lives and national safety.”“Some people may not mean to threaten. They may just be trying to sayIm strong,”said Fred Pratt, a lawyer from the US.The girls mother said her daughter

14、was a good kid who had never been in trouble before. Ni Hanxiang also said he didnt realize that what he put online was so serious.“But not knowing the law doesnt mean the law will treat you any differently if you break it,”says David Allen Green, a lawyer from the UK. So, do you think wed better sp

15、end a minute or two thinking about the words or emojis we use on social media before we press“send”?15.The 12-year-old girl from Virginia put the words“Killing. Meet me in the library Tuesday”, with three emojis.A.in her own diary B.in a letter to her friendC.on a social media D.on the wall of the l

16、ibrary16.Ni Hanxiang was sent back to China.A.because he broke the US lawB.because he wasnt honestC.after he killed his teachersD.after he blew up a building17.From this passage, we can infer(推断)that.A.Fred Pratt thinks some people may not mean to threatenB.the girls mother didnt think her daughter

17、was a bad childC.cheating in an examination at school may get you into troubleD.putting threatening words on QQ may bring you problems18.This passage mainly wants to tell us that.A.we shouldnt break the US law if we study at a university in the USB.students and singers shouldnt post words or emojis

18、on social mediaC.students should study hard at school and not use the Internet too muchD.we should be careful when we send words or emojis on social media.阅读理解(五选五)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。Mars-500 Test ProjectChinese space lover Wang Yuan has been chosen as one of the volunteers for the Mars-50

19、0 test project. 19Another five volunteers are all space lovers. They are three Russians, an Italy-Colombian and a Frenchman. They will feel what its like to travel to Mars without leaving the earth. During the whole process, they are locked up for one and a half years under the condition which is si

20、milar to the red planet. So the experiment is called Mars-500.20Although the volunteers wont leave the building, they will feel as if they are on a real trip to Mars. The most difficult thing is that they will be separated from the people outside. 21That will be hard. When reporters asked what they

21、would miss most during the 500-day special life, Charles from France said,“For me, it will be mainly my family, the sun and fresh air. ”The main task is to study“Man and Environment”. It will care about the astronauts physical effects and the experience of staying there. 22So they will have to make

22、decisions by themselves and then report to the earth, and the earth will tell them whether they do the right thing or not. 23And people are looking forward to the result of the experiment. A.Everyone will stay and work there alone. B.For 18 months, they wont see sunsets or sunrises. C.He is very hap

23、py to be chosen and will accept the challenge. D.Each astronaut is preparing for the great challenge. E.The Mars-500 test will be in a special building in Moscow. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.词汇运用(一)单词拼写根据句意和首字母或汉语提示,将单词的正确形式完整地填写在相应的横线上。24.I (很少) watch movies on my smartphone because its not good for my eyes

24、.25.A sweeping robot is (确切地) what I want for my house.26.A TV reporter is i Mr. Smith and they are talking about the education problems.27.Spain is f for its La Tomatina Festival.28.Apple is good at making high-tech p, such as iPhone and iPad.(二)综合填空根据短文内容,用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空,使文章通顺、完整。(每词限用一次)history,b

25、ring,early,safe,clean,mix,favorite,product,available,considerSoap is widely used in our lives around the world. Once soap was a dangerous-to-make hair 29,but it is something that it would be difficult to live without today.Soap is everywhere.We use it every day and 30 it as something important in ou

26、r lives.It also has an amazing 31.In Babylon around 2800 B.C., the 32 known soap was made and used.Ancient Egyptians also made soap.At one time, soap-making was not 33.Thats because lye(碱液) 34 chemical burns or even made people blind in the making process.Other dangerous materials were also 35 with

27、animal fats and oils.Later,soap became 36 in stores and people gradually stopped making it in their homes.Originally(最初),soap was not mainly used for 37.Instead, it was used as gel(凝胶) for making hair stay in place or smell good. The Arabs first made the soap that we know today.They created colored,

28、liquid,and hard soaps. They even had soaps which were used for shaving(刮胡子).Soap became peoples 38 in the late 1800s.Advertising in Europe and the US helped people understand the connection between cleanliness and good health.Now,soap is something we wouldnt want to live without.29. 30. 31. 32. 33.3

29、4. 35. 36. 37. 38.阅读表达阅读下面的短文,并根据短文后的要求答题。(请注意问题后的字数要求)1Do you know Lszl Br, a pen giant?Maybe you do not,but you probably use his invention every day,and you may even have (39) it in your hand right now!2Br was the inventor of the ballpoint pen.He was born in Budapest, Hungary. In the 1930s,when he

30、 worked as a newspaper editor (编辑),he used a fountain pen almost every day.However,he had to refill it all the time.The ink also did not dry easily,and it sometimes made a mess on the paper.(40) Br想要一支更好的笔。 His brother,George,helped him develop a special ink.The ink dried easily.Then they developed

31、a new type of pen.There was a tiny ball at the tip of the pen. The ball rolled ink onto the paper as it moved.They called it the “ballpoint” pen.3The ballpoint pen was a great success.Everyone loved it.(42)Now millions of people use it all over the world every day.4People will always remember Br for his invention.Today in many English-speaking countries,people still use the word “biro” to refer to any kind of ballpoint pen.39.What does the underlined word in the first paragraph refer to?(no more than 2 words)