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广东省汕头市龙湖实验中学2019-2021年(三年)八年级第二学期期中考试英语试卷分类汇编
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广东省汕头市龙湖实验中学2020-2021学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题
(A Trip Guys Beach Vacations
If you want a beach vacation, why not experience the soft white sand and clear water of St. Vincent in the Caribbean? The beaches are perfect, the water is warm and you can relax at your high-class hotel. Backpacking Trip We can give you a 10% off if you choose our youth hostels(青年旅社!With an Inter Railcard, you can travel cheaply by train everywhere in Europe. In America, you can travel by bus, by plane, or by train. We can help you find the best way to save your money. Tours Interested in a tour of some great cities? Try our Essential Europe Tour. It includes two nights in Rome, Venice, Luceme, Paris and London. You will travel by plane and by bus, and we prepare everything for you. You will visit all the top tourist sights and museums with an experienced guide. Active Vacations If you want to be active when are on vacation, then try an active vacation. Come and try mountain biking, hiking and climbing in Lima, Peru. You can also book short journeys into nearby towns to visit the sights and local markets. Use the search bar to find your perfect trip. Book or buy today for big savings! For more information, click(点击 HERE. (
51. _________ is not mentioned in the passage. A. Caribbean
B. Luceme
C. Brazil
D. Lima Home Contact Types of trip (
52. _________ will choose Backpacking Trip.
A. A newly-married couple who want to go shopping B. A family with children who’d like to enjoy food C. A man who wants to spend less money on a journey D. A businessman who plans to stay at an expensive hotel (
53. Which of the following will give you a chance to go mountain biking? A. Beach Vacations. Vacations. (
54. What can you do when you go on Essential Europe Tour? A. Experience long walks along the seaside. B. Visit museums with an experienced guide. C. Travel by train everywhere in Europe. D. Stay in New York for two nights. (
55. You can probably find this advertisement on _________. A. the Internet
B. a newspaper
(B It’s hard to turn down a tasty banana. They taste good and you don’t have to wash them before eating them. However, British scientists say that the fruit may disappear by 2050. One reason for this is climate(气候 change. Scientists at the University of Exeter collected data from 27 countries and regions that produce 86 percent of the world’s bananas. They found that climate change has improved growing conditions in 21 of these countries. In the past 60 years, the average yield(产量 has reached 1.37 tons of bananas per hectare(公顷. However, if temperatures keep rising, this advantage will disappear. Ten of the countries, including India, the world’s biggest producer of bananas, will produce fewer bananas. By 2050, the fruit may die out. Shouldn’t bananas grow more easily if it’s hotter outside? In fact, the perfect temperature range for growing bananas is between 24 ℃ and 32 ℃. If temperatures get too high, they will stop growing. Diseases(疾病 are another danger to bananas. Unlike other crops, the bananas we grow come from shoot cuttings(茎段 rather than seeds. This means that all banana plants have the same C. a travel book
D. a magazine
B. Backpacking Trip. C. Tours.
D. Active
genotype(基因型. In other words, if a disease is able to kill one plant, it could kill them all. One serious disease is called Panama. Caused by fungus(真菌 in the soil, it spreads easily. It has spread across South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia. If one banana plantation suffers from the disease, it will take 30 years until it is able to grow bananas again. Scientists have yet to find a cure for this disease.
( 56. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refers to _________. A. people’s love for bananas
B. the taste of bananas D. the future disappearance of bananas C. the convenience of eating bananas
(
57. What might happen if temperatures keep going higher? A. More countries will start to grow bananas. B. Bananas will grow better in most countries. C. Bananas will not be able to grow any more. D. Bananas won’t be as tasty as before.
( 58. What does Paragraph 5 mainly tell us? A. What diseases bananas may suffer from.
C. How diseases can easily kill bananas.
B. How bananas are grown. D. Which diseases can kill bananas.
( 59. The underlined word “plantation” means _________ in Chinese. A. 种植
B. 植物
C. 植株
D. 种植园
(
60. The story is written to _________. A. offer tips for growing bananas
B. explain why bananas may die out D. tell of bananas’ growing conditions
C. show the difficulties of growing bananas
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广东省汕头市龙湖实验中学2019-2020学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题
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Amazing Chopsticks Scientists from the USA invented a special pair of chopsticks. The chopsticks can make food taste saltier without adding real seasoning (调料. The chopsticks work by sending weak electricity to people's tongues. This can make your sense of taste become active and trick you into
thinking your food tastes different. Man-made Meteor Shower (流星雨)
To welcome the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, Japanese company ALE Co. Ltd is going to make a man-made meteor shower for the opening ceremony. The meteor shower is made up of a lot of small balls. When the balls fall to the earth, they will burn up and create a colorful light effect. Robot Dinosaurs Welcome You
Henn-na Hotel in Japan has dinosaur robots as its workers. The "dinosaurs" speak four languages ---English, Chinese, Korean and Japanese, They are as tall as humans. They sometimes even smile, which makes them even more real. Cats Serve You
Cat Fairy is a cafe in Hangzhou. People can enjoy its new service: order a meal from a cat waitress. There are 15 cats at Cat Fairy. All of them are dressed in shirts. Customers can scan the QR codes (扫描二维码)on the cats' clothes and order meals by themselves. Most cats are kept by the owner of the cafe. ( 51. What makes food taste saltier?
A. Your tongue that tastes the food.
B. The salt you put in the food. C. Some special seasoning you can taste. D. The electricity the chopsticks send. (
52. Where will people see the man-made meteor shower? A. In Henn-na Hotel of Japan.
B. In a very big cafe in Hangzhou. C. In the night sky of the United States.
D. At the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Summer Olympics. (
53. What does the writer think of the dinosaur robots? . A. They look real. funny. (
54. Which of the following is TRUE about the cats in Cat Fairy? A. Some customers keep these cats.
B. They serve customers as waitresses. D. They are pets to make the customers happy.
B. They look cute.
C. They look handsome.
D. They look C. They look very nice in the dresses.
( 55. All the things have something to do with _____________.
B. culture
(B)
C. food
D. sports A. science
Have you ever been to Los Angeles? Tourists to the city can enjoy its history and culture by visiting some interesting places there. The Griffith Observatory (格里菲斯天文台 lies in the Griffith Park on the south of Mountain Hollywood. It was the third planetarium (天文馆 in the United States. The telescopes there are free to use on any clear night. Inside the planetarium are lots of exhibits about space. While at the Observatory, be sure to look around for the world-famous Hollywood sign. This is one of the best spots from which to