题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
广东省湛江市徐闻县2023-2024学年八年级下学期英语期中试卷
About World Cleanup Day what will happen if everyone keeps picking up at least one piece of litter? | |
★What is it? World Cleanup Day is held on the third Saturday in September every year. Volunteers in 180 countries and 37 areas fight against the global(全球的)rubbish problem and clean up waste. It is to connect the global community, raise awareness(意识), and bring true change to achieve the final goal--a clean and healthy planet. World Cleanup Day on Sep. 16, 2023 brought together 19. 1 million volunteers in 198 countries and areas. 219 tons of waste was cleaned up. ★Why do people join in the cleanup activities? ·By cleaning up litter and pollution, they can make a real difference to their local communities and even the planet. ·Be part of the world's largest volunteer event. ·It's free and fun! ★What can you do? ·Pick up litter in your local parks or neighborhoods. ·Work on cleaning up rivers or beaches. ·Help to protect wildlife. ·Call on more people to join in your communities, like putting on posters. | |
★How to join us? ·Take part in local cleanup events organized by community groups. ·Organize or invite friends and family to join them. No matter how people choose to become involved, the important thing is that they are taking action to help protect the environment. So why not get involved in World Cleanup Day? |
Lu Ban was a famous inventor. | He created the Luban Lock to see how clever his son was. | It took his son a whole night to put it back. |
One day, Lu Ban cut his hand on a leaf. He came up with a good idea. He invented the saw. | Watching his mother making a quilt (被子), Lu Ban created the ink line to mark a straight line on wood to saw it properly. | The plane was invented to make flat surfaces (平整的表面) on the wood. |
Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to what you read.
Hi, I'm Mary Miller. Here are four photos of my family and friends.
Look at the first one. Two girls are in it. They are my good friends, Linda White and Jane Smith. They are both thirteen. | |
Who are they in the second photo? They are my aunt and uncle. The two children are their son, Jack and their daughter, Alice. It's a happy family! | |
The third one is my family photo. This is my grandmother. She's 80. My grandfather is 80, too. These are my parents. The boy is my brother, Mike. Who's the girl? Haha, it's me. I'm thirteen years old. | |
This is a photo of my pet cat, Tuantuan. It is cute and clever. It often plays games with me. It can even roll (卷) into a ball! All my family like it so we see it as a member of our family. |
How do people from all over the world spend their free time? Let's have a look.
•Internet People from Canada spend about 43.5 hours online every week, 8 hours longer than Americans. Canada has long cold winters, so people spend lots of time at home. •Outdoors People from New Zealand spend most of their free time outdoors. The countryside there is great for mountain climbing and water sports. •Museums The UK has six of the top 20 most visited museums in the world, such as the National Gallery, the British Museum and Tate Modern. •Parties As for parties, most people will think of Brazil. Its carnival (狂欢节) is famous all around the world. Bangkok and Berlin are two of the best cities for partying. In Bangkok, you can meet friendly people and visit great nightclubs. In Berlin, you can enjoy beautiful music on the streets. •Exercising In Greece and Estonia, over 80 percent of people exercise every day. The Olympic sports are very popular in these two countries, but Estonia has a very special game: ice cricket! |
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