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山西农业大学附中2016-2017学年八年级上学期英语12月考试卷
Potato chips are Americans' favorite snacks(零食). Where do potato chips come from? In 1853 a native(本土) American named George Crum made the first potato chips. Crum was a chide(头目) in an expensive restaurant in Saratogasprings， New York. One day， a customer(顾客) did not like the French fries. He said they were too thick(厚的). So Crum made more， this time thinner. The customer still didn't like them. Crum got unhappy. He decided to make the customer angry. So he cut the potatoes， very thin. The customer loved them.
Other people wanted Crum's potato chips. Now， there was a new food on the menu— Saratoga chips. Soon Crum opened his own restaurant and made his special chips.
It took a long time to make potato chips. People peeled the potatoes by hand. Then in 1920，the automatic(自动的) potato peeler changed everything. Now it was faster and easier to make potato chips. Now potato chips were not a specialty. They were a popular snack food， but only in the north.
A salesman named Herman Lay wanted to sell potato chips in the south. He sold potato chips in bags. His business grew. Today， Americans eat a lot of potato chips every day.
April 22, 2024 marks the 55th World Earth Day This year's theme is "Planet vs. Plastics". There are about one million waste plastic bottles produced by us every minute, and people use more than 570 million plastic bags each hour. Plastic products make our life convenient. However, plastic rubbish has been found in deepest seas by scientists recently. Plastic pollution is damaging( 损 害 )our planet. So it's high time to pay attention to the problem of plastic pollution.
◆What can we do in our daily life to help solve the problem of plastic pollution?
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◆What can we do for plastic recycling?
There are several steps for you to follow before you put plastic waste in recyclable waste bins. For example, when you have an empty plastic bottle, you can first take off its cap. The bottle and the cap can be two different kinds of plastic so you'd better take them apart(分开) .
Then, make the bottle clean with water, especially the inside because there are always drinks or other things left. Lastly, crush(压扁) the bottle so that it can be easy to take and transport.
Rubbish Classification(分类) People need to divide rubbish into different groups before putting it in different rubbish bins. For example, plastic bottles belong to recyclable waste. They can be recycled to produce other products instead of being left on land. |
Three steps in recycling a plastic bottle
Every small action counts when it comes to protecting our environment. Taking responsibility for reducing( 减 少 )plastic pollution not only helps the Earth but also sets a positive example for others to follow. Let's work together to keep our planet clean and healthy for ourselves and future generations.
If stars do farming work, can they do a good job? You can find the answer in the farming show Become a Farmer.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Its first season (季) was very popular. Now, Season 2 of the show is airing.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} The size of their farm grew to 300,000 m². The young men stared to grow other kinds of crops like strawberries. They also made their fishpond larger and started a crayfish farm.
The show is very popular and what they grew has sold out. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} They used the show's popularity to help more farmers across the country do better. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} He wants to help chili pepper (
) farmers make more money in his hometown of Chongqing.
"{#blank#}5{#/blank#} And we want to help farmers live a better life," Wu Han, who made the show, told China Daily.
A. The farming show is good for us. B. This time, the group is thinking big. C. We want more people to know about farming. D. But the ten didn't keep all the success (成功) to themselves. E. One of the them is growing Erjingtiao, a kind of chili pepper. F. Ten young stars have to get over many difficulties to grow crops. |
Helping Hands—Lectures for students
A.Be brave to make friends When you come to a new environment,you may have difficulty.in making friends. This lecture will give you some suggestions. 1.Talk about interest 2.Help your new mates in need 3.Discuss study | B.Deal with stress Do you feel stressful with your study?Do you feel tired and stay up late to study?Here is the lecture that may help you! The lecture will talk about: 1.Take care of your diet 2.Do exercise 3.Relax yourself |
C.Control your temper Many of us may lose temper and easily to get angry with your friends and don3t know how to do?You can attend this lecture! Here are the topics of this lecture: 1.How to calm down 2.How to communicate 3.How to think over | D.How to study efficiently Study efficiently is more than listening to the teacher.This lecture is about some methods to study more efficiently. 1.Preview and Review 2.Sum up your notes 3.Mind map to memorize |
E.Important things in your plans Making plans is beneficial in your study.But do you know how to make plan correctly?This lecture will tell you what to pay attention in making plans 1.Schedule 2.Timetable 3.Details | F.Exams are not terrible! You may take part in many kinds of the exams in your study life.If you are stressful about the exam,you can come to this lecture and get some helpful suggestions. 1.Be confident 2.Focus on mistakes |
试题篮
I always bring my cloth shopping bag with me when I go shopping. I never use plastic shopping bags 
I don't eat takeaway food because that often requires plastic boxes, spoons and forks They can be used only once.
When I go out, I always take my drinking bottle with me. I seldom buy drinks in plastic bottles 
In my home, I seldom throw away plastic boxes, bags or bottles. I try to use them in other ways. For example, I store(存放) ice in big plastic bottles.