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广东省江门市江海区2016-2017学年五校联考八年级下学期英语期末考试试卷（含听力音频）
People who go to a formal Western dinner party for the first time may be surprised by table manners in Western culture. Knowing them will help you to behave properly.
First you should know how to put knives and forks. The forks are always on the left while knives on the right of the plate. When you see two spoons, you should know the big one is for soup and the small one for dessert. When you sit down at the table, you can take your napkin, unfold it and put it on your lap.
Then dinner starts with a small dish. Some people pray before they start eating, and other people may keep silent for a moment. After that everybody starts. After the small dish, you will get a bowl of soup-but only one bowl of soup and never ask for a second. Many Westerners like to use their fingers when they eating chicken or other birds at table, but never touch beef or other meat in bones. It is polite to finish eating everything on your plate, so don't take more food than you need. Of course you should try to speak quietly and smile a lot, but do not laugh all the time at the table.
However, table manners change over time. They follow the fashion of the day. Beside, table manners are only important at formal dinner parties. If you're not sure what to do, you can always follow your hosts. Although good manners always make you look good, you do not need to worry about all these rules while having dinner with your friends or family.
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Grain in Ear, also Mangzhong in Chinese, is the 9th solar term (节气). It usually begins on June 5 and ends on June 20. During the period of Mangzhong, farmers in South China are busy growing rice {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. How about the farmers in North China? They need to harvest wheat before {#blank#}2{#/blank#} days come. In order to celebrate the solar term, there are many activities.
When Mangzhong comes, people in Anhui Province make different types of anmiaobao and colour it with vegetable juice. Anmiaobao is a kind of bread {#blank#}3{#/blank#} of wheat flour. People hope to have a good harvest in autumn by making it.
In Guizhou, people {#blank#}4{#/blank#} mud wrestling (泥摔跤) matches during Mangzhong for many years. On this day, new couples plant rice together with good friends. While {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, they throw mud at each other. The person who gets the most mud {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to be the most popular person.
Boiling green plums (煮青梅) is also a popular activity among people. In South China, June is the best time to harvest plums. And eating green plums is good for {#blank#}7{#/blank#} health. But remember to boil green plums before eating {#blank#}8{#/blank#}.
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PENGUINS
Penguins are very interesting animals This is not just because of their lovely looks. They can think of maps in their heads, understand each other's calls and work in groups to look for food. Penguins might not be the cleverest animal, but they're quite amazing in their own way. |
LIONS
Lions usually live in small groups. Each group has both males and females. Some might think lions have no brains |
FOXES
Foxes are good runners with super brains. They are also good problem solves（解决者）. They can build the best maps of their living places in their heads, and they can remember each other's voices. So what can we learn about IQ from them? |
Pay attention to what you see in the picture. Think about what you would do first. 1. Turn off the stove on which the kettle(水壶) is boiling. 2. Answer the phone. 3. Calm the baby who is crying aloud. 4. Prevent the dog from chewing(咀嚼) on the sofa. |
Choose 1: You are a person who puts safety first. You turn off the stove first because you think it is important to protect your home and your family. Also, you do your best to make sure that everything is in order. Choose 2: You consider yourself to be lazy and prefer to relax at home. It does not bother you too much if you have to wait a bit to feel comfortable. In addition, you enjoy spending time with your friends and family because you also value communication. Choose 3: You are responsible and able to make important decisions even without the help of others. You do not usually abandon others when they have problems. You will try to help out as much as you can. Choose 4: You do many things on impulse. You are easily annoyed by boring things in life. You pay a lot of attention to how you look. This quiz is just for fun. Don't take it seriously. |
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but only brawn (发达的肌肉). In fact, they are much more than that. They can remember other lions' faces after a long time.
