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牛津版(深圳·广州)初中英语八年级下册第六单元检测卷

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    People normally think of dogs as man's best friend, but to Brian Wilson, his two pet parrots are his best friends.

    It all began in 1995, when Brian was still a firefighter. A car accident caused serious damage to his brain. After several months of treatment, Brian's doctors said that he would never talk again and that he would have to spend the rest of his life in a nursing home.

    However, according to Brian, his two pet parrots didn't give up easily. They kept talking to him day and night, until one day, he said one word, then another, and all of a sudden was talking like a normal person again!

    Brian was so thankful that he decided to set up a home for birds which are not wanted by their owners. Now, his house is home to about 80 birds, including a great variety of birds like several macaws, cockatoos and African gray parrots. The birds fly around from room to room, some cackling (咯咯叫), others talking like humans. Though they all have big cages, Brian lets them fly freely inside the house.

    Over the years, Brian has developed a special relationship with birds. The birds that bite other humans, seem to like him and can get along with him well. He is now called a bird whisperer (鸟语者). Brian pays for most of the costs of looking after the birds with his own money, but has recently established a foundation (基金会) to accept donations. He and his birds also earn money by performing at birthday parties, weddings and other social events.

    For people who want to adopt (领养) Brian's birds, they have to volunteer at the foundation for three months before they can take the pet home.

(1)、Brian used to be a___________ before setting up the bird foundation.
A、doctor B、trainer C、whisperer D、fireman
(2)、What happened to Brian after the car accident?
A、He lost his job. B、He refused medical treatment. C、He couldn't talk. D、He lived in a nursing home.
(3)、If Jane wants to adopt one of Brian's birds, she needs to____________.
A、perform at birthday parties B、work with birds for some time C、donate some money D、learn to talk with birds
(4)、Why is Brian known as a bird whisperer?
A、Because he can communicate with birds well. B、Because he can remember all the birds by heart. C、Because a bird once saved his life. D、Because he can train all kinds of birds to talk.
(5)、What does the underlined word “they” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A、Birds. B、Cages. C、Humans. D、Rooms.
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 根据短文内容,判断正误。

Some animals can easily find their way home after a long journey. How do they make it? Scientific research shows that they are born with certain unusual abilities for direction. 

A certain kind of ants, for example, can count their steps to avoid getting lost. They can go as far as 110 meters and bring food home. These ants live in the open desert, so they have nothing to guide them along the way. It's like someone walking six kilometers through a dark forest. 

Some fish have an unbelievable sense of smell. They can smell even a single drop of their home water in a large sea area. Some sea birds have a similar ability. They are able to make a smell map of their flying area. 

Some animals can sense the earth's magnetic field (磁场), while humans can't. This magnetic field guides a certain kind of fish when they swim a long way to a place and then back, How can this kind of fish do that? It is still a mystery. Scientists have no good answers yet. 

However, animals with such unusual abilities still have difficulty dealing with environmental changes caused by human activities. For example, many birds depend on stars for direction, but they get lost easily at night when city lights are kept on all night. To solve this problem, we can simply turn off some lights at night. Clearly, one small act of humans may mean a lot to animals.

阅读下面短文,根据上下文或括号内单词等提示,在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。

Sara comes from a big family and they live in a small flat. Sara's dad {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (work)hard, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} he doesn't make enough money to buy a house.

Sara has {#blank#}3{#/blank#} dream. She dreams that her family will have {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (they) own house. It seems difficult {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (make) her dream come true, but Sara's friend Jenny wants to help.

One day, Jenny reads about a program called"Houses for People". She tells Sara about it. Many people get together and help to build a house {#blank#}6{#/blank#} a family in need.They work for free. Local businesses(当地企业) buy things to build the house. Anyone can help. You don't have to be good at {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (build) houses because there is always something to do. Sara's family are {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (interest) in the program and wrote down the family name.

{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (Lucky), they get the result(结果) they want.

After a long winter of waiting, Sara's family are happy to know the work will begin on March 7th. It is a nice Saturday morning, and more than thirty people come to help.Over the next three {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (week), the new house is well under way.

The big day comes on March 30th. A new white house sits where once only a dream stands.

 请阅读下面短文, 根据短文内容从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

My name is Jessica Meir. I am a flight engineer on the International Space Station(ISS)(国际空间站). Today, I will tell you something about what life is like on the ISS.

The ISS has over 425 cubic meters(立方) of living space. I work here with astronauts from the United States, Russia, Japan, Canada and some other countries.

When we are on the ISS, we have to follow an everyday schedule. It tells us when to get up, eat, exercise, work, relax and go to sleep. We spend about two hours each day exercising. Without enough exercise, we would lose an amount of muscle(肌肉) because of the microgravity(微重力) environment in space.

When we are on the ISS, we eat food that is specially made. We eat some foods, such as cakes, in space in the same way as we do on the Earth. But some other foods are real challenges. For example, when we' re in space, we can't shake salt onto food, because the salt would float away(飘走). As a result, we have to use special salt.

When we are not busy working on the ISS, we can relax and have fun in different ways. We also love to listen to music, read books, play cards, watch movies and talk with our family members.

As you can see, the microgravity environment in space brings many challenges that you don't face on the Earth. Would you like to live for some time on the ISS.

阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求, 从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

 Have you ever lived in a school dormitory(宿舍)? Some students think1 at school is like taking a walk in a park. Well, it's not as 2 as you might imagine.

 Last year, my parents decided to let me live at school. I was 3 to hear this decision. I could be in control of4 without my parents managing me.

 However,5 I first arrived, I got anxious(焦虑的) about the strict rules. We have to study from 7a. m. to 10 p. m. every day. We6 to play with cellphones or go back to the dormitory to take showers during this time. I7 had an argument with one of my roommates. These things made me feel upset and homesick. I just wanted to go back home.

 At weekends,I did go back home. My mother talked to me. She comforted(安慰) me, "Don't be afraid.8 will be all right. Just try to think about 9 to improve the situation." My mother's words cheered me up.10 of my roommates had such problems. So I 11 solve my own problems.

 The next week, I tried my best to calm myself down and focus on(集中精力于) my work 12 three hours. It did not seem too hard. Then I talked with my roommates in 13 polite way and made more friends. I realize that everything14 on our own attitudes(态度) and I15 the dormitory life now.

 Every time I struggle (挣扎) with difficulties, I always think about this special experience. It gives me the courage to overcome them. Perhaps I have grown up through this.

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