题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
广东省番禺区2023-2024学年八年级下学期期末考试英语试卷
Do a science experiment to see how rain forms.You will need:a glass jar (罐),hot water,a plate and ice cubes (冰块). What happens in the jar? Hot water makes warm,wet air called steam (水蒸气).Steam rises up to the cold plate.The cold air changes the warm steam into water.Then heavy drops of water fall. |
What happens in the sky? The sun heats the water.The warm,wet air rises up into the sky.If the warm,wet air meets the cold air,rain clouds form.When the clouds have enough water,the drops fall to the ground as rain. |
Throughout history, many women have shown the world how powerful they can be. Meet some of them here.
Helen Keller (US) Lived: 1880–1968 | Virginia Woolf (UK) Lived: 1882–1941 | Tu Youyou (China) Lived: 1930–present |
Helen Keller was a role model for the disabled. She became deaf and blind when she was a baby. She came a long way in becoming a writer. Her book Three Days to See tells her life story, which is considered as a must-read. | Virginia Woolf was a famous writer for her stream-of-consciousness(意识流) writing style. Besides writing, she often brought the best minds of the time to meet together in her home talking about art and literature. | Tu Youyou is a great scientist because she found artemisinin (青嵩素) in 1971. And it is still the best cure for malaria. In 2015, Tu received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work, who was the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize. |
Today, AI robots play an important role in people's daily lives. These robots work in many areas to help people.
I'm a teaching robot My job is to spend time with children and teach them. I look like a human being because I want to get close to children. I can sing and dance. I can also know the needs of children by hearing their words and teach them knowledge on different subjects. |
I'm a medical robot. People often use me in the operating room (手术室). I can move to some hard-to-get-to places in the human body. I can help doctors work better during operations. |
I'm a security (安全) robot. I can recognize strangers and then call the police when strangers break into a house. I always keep my eyes on smoke in the house and can let people know if there is a fire. If the house catches fire, I can also help people put it out. |
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