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2016届江苏宜兴丁蜀学区七校联考初三第二次模拟考试英语卷
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Find Which Direction Is South
Do you have a good sense of direction? If not, please take with you a compass. But if you forget to take a compass, you can still find your way.
It's never a wise idea to believe that the family member who was good at the job of map-reading knows where the family is. You can tell by the troubled look on their faces that nothing on the ground seems to match the map. Never mind. The sun is shining and it's still morning. If you don't know the exact time, you can still find out where south is, but you'll need to be patient.
①Find a straight stick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow(a dark shape on a surface that is made when something stands between a light and the surface).
②Try to position the stick as vertically(垂直)as you can. You can check this by making a simple plumb line(铅锤线). You haven't got one? OK, use a thread(线) from your clothes with a button(纽扣) tied at the end to act as a weight.
③Mark the end of the shadow cast(投射) by the stick.
④Wait about half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again.
⑤Keep doing this until you have made several marks.
⑥The mark nearest the stick will represent the shortest shadow, which is cast at midday, when the sun is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south.
⑦Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick.
⑧That point is south of where you are.
⑨Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should be travelling.
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| Yes | No | |
| Do you easily get angry? | ||
| Do you often sleep badly? | ||
| Do you get headaches a lot? | ||
| Do you take sleeping pills? | ||
| Do you find it difficult to relax? | ||
| Do you usually hide your feelings? | ||
| Do you smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet? | ||
| Do you find it difficult to put your heart into something? |
If you answer "Yes" to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?
Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving（减轻） stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways—people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.
There is a great shop in Linda Tutt High School in the USA. It's not the same(相同的) as other shops. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} That sounds very interesting,right?
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} It wants to help students to be nice to other people. After they do good things for others,the students can get some points(积分). {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Also, the students can help in the shop in their free time. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} They can learn some job skills(工作技能)there.
The shop sells things to the students three days a week, from Monday to Wednesday. Every Tuesday,the shop is open to other people for one hour. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
Because of the shop,many people in need get help. The students in this school learn a lot,too. What a great shop!
A.It's useful(有用的) for them. B.Why does the shop do that? C.They can go there and take some things,too. D.Then they can buy things in the shop with those points. E.The students in the school can get their favourite things for free(免费) there. |
A. Chongyang cake is a kind of steamed(蒸的) cake. B. That is how "Chongyang" was created. C. It is held on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. D. People believe that drinking chrysanthemum wine can treat and prevent diseases. E. Because "high" means that one improves to a higher level. F. It is a pleasure for people to have a relaxing day in a natural setting. |
The Chongyang Festival is also called the Double Ninth Festival. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} During the festival，Chongyang cake and chrysanthemum(菊花) wine are the traditional food. Climbing mountains and admiring beautiful chrysanthemums are interesting events. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} It has two layers(层) with nuts and jujubes(枣) between them. Since cake in Chinese is pronounced gao meaning "high" ，people consider climbing a high mountain to be the same as eating the cake. They also hope that they can make progress in the following days after eating the cake. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Drinking chrysanthemum wine is a necessary part of the festival. Chrysanthemums have the function(功能) of an antitoxin(抗毒素) and can drive the evil(邪恶) away. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
It is said that by climbing a high mountain，diseases can be prevented. Many wellknown poems were created to describe the scene and feeling of mountain climbing. Now，families，relatives or good friends gather to climb mountains to enjoy the beautiful scenery and share happiness of the holiday with each other. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
Don't Worry! Be Happy! If I were a bird, I'd fly up high, Above the clouds, up in the sky. I'd float and sing and soar and play, Without any worries to ruin my day. | If I were a dog, during the day. I'd rest, So when Master came home,I'd be at my best— Ready to run or play balls or catch, Ready to jump, roll over or fetch. |
If I were a dolphin, I'd splash in the sea, And dive and Dip— great fun for me! I'd play with friends under the sea so blue. There'd be no chores or homework to do. | But I'm not a dog or a bird or a bear, I'm not a dolphin who can swim everywhere. I'm just a kid who wants to have fun, But I know I can't till my work's all done! |
If I were a bear, I'd sleep all day, And then wake up at night to play. I'd fish and run and jump and climb, With no one around to ruin my good time. | Word bank: ruin v. 毁灭 splash v. 飞溅 |
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