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江苏省建湖县近湖中学2015-2016学年八年级下学期英语开学考试试卷
Birdwatching is becoming more and more popular in many parts of the world．
Birdwatchers enjoy looking for and listening to different kinds of birds．To watch birds, all you need is a pair of binoculars, a field guide and love for birds．
If you are just starting birdwatching, buy one of the cheaper pairs of binoculars．You can choose better ones when your needs and skills grow．A field guide helps you leam about the birds' appearances, calls and habits before birdwatching．
When you are ready, it's best to go to the wild with someone who is more experienced．You can join a birdwatching group to learn about some beginning skills．A local bird club is ideal．
Start birdwatching in the morning, when birds are searching for food．Most of the time, you will hear bird calls from all around you, but will not see any birds easily．Look for movement in trees, and bring your binoculars to your eyes．
The most important work for a birdwatcher is to identify the birds he/she sees．A bird's shape, size, colour and habits can help a birdwatcher identify it．When you identify a bird, don't forget to take notes about it on your notebook．
To find more and different birds, you may wish to plan trips to birds' different living areas： forests, lakes, rivers, wetlands, etc．
When watching the birds, you should always keep in mind： respect wildlife and protect its living areas．
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A Sunrise Bed | It's hard for you to get up in the morning, isn't it? To help you get up, a company has created a "tool" — a sunrise bed. It wakes you up as the sun rises. Lights built into the bed turn on and start to get brighter and brighter. When the lights are fully on, soft music will begin to play. It will be louder and louder until you turn it off. |
Suppose you are in London and trying to find the bus to take you to Hyde Park(海德公园). This should be easy. But if you can't speak the language, it can be a problem. What will you do?{#blank#}1{#/blank#}.
Know the place.
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If you can't speak the language well, you'd better take a map or a picture. As the old saying goes,"A picture can say a thousand words."
Use body language
Body language can be helpful in making others understand where you want to go. For example, you can draw a picture of the Eiffe l Tower.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Most important of all, be polite when asking the way. Finally, you' ll find your way.
A. Take a map or a picture. B. It may be a place of interest, or simply a street. C. It's easy for people to know where you are going. D. Here is some advice on how to ask the way in a foreign country. E. Good pronunciation is very important. |
Bob is often late for school because he always gets up late. This makes his teacher mad. He needs to buy something to wake him up in the morning. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Tim likes listening to music. And he has to send e-mails to his customers every day. He wants to buy something that can help him. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Summer has come. Tony is fat and he can't sleep well on such hot days. This troubles him a lot. He'd like to buy something to make him feel cool. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Alice often washes her hair late at night. It is often wet when she goes to bed. She is going to buy something that can dry her hair in a short time. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Susan is a housewife. She has to do the washing for her family every day. She gets tired of it. She is in need of a product to do it for her. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} | A. This electric product can make you cool during the hot days. It can help you change the temperature and control the humidity(湿度) of your room. B. You can do many things with this product, such as sending e-mails, playing games and so on. You can also listen to music with it when you want to relax. C. This electric product is useful to all of us. People often have one at home. It is often put up on the wall. If you want to know the time, just take a look at it. D. This can help you wash your dirty clothes and dry them. What you need to do is to turn it on and later hang the clothes on the line. With this electric product, life will be a lot easier for you. E. Each family needs this product. You can use it to store food and medicine. It can keep them cool and fresh so that they will not go bad easily on hot days. F. It is a very helpful product which tells you the time. It can wake you up with a piece of music at any time you want, but you have to set the time first. G. When you wash your hair, you need this product. It can make your wet hair dry in a minute. It can also be used for drying your wet clothes or some other wet things. |
Emma has a bad pain in her head. It's hard for her to move it. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Noah doesn't feel good because his body temperature is 38.3 degrees Celsius. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} William says his movements hurt because he has pains that make him tired, weak, and sleepy. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Luna's throat hurts. It's worse when she swallows or talks. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Jack doesn't like it when he's looking forward to a delicious meal after getting over a cold and then realizes he can't taste or smell. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} | A. Taking warm baths or showers can ease your body pains and make you feel better. Heating blankets might also help with some physical pains. B. Using warm salty water as a mouthwash can ease a sore throat. Honey can also help sore throats get better quicker. C. If your fever is not too high (less than 38.5℃), you don't need medical treatment. Just make sure to drink lots of water and rest a lot. A warm bath (around 37℃) can help lower your body temperature. D. Cut fresh ginger (生姜) into small pieces. Press them lightly and put them in a cup of water. Boil it and drink this soup 3 to 4 times a day to ease your cough. E. If you have a headache, put a cold pack on the front of your head. Keep it there for 15 minutes and then take a 15-minute break. F. Apple vinegar (醋) is an amazing natural solution for loss of taste and smell. It can help reduce discomfort and speed up recovery. |
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