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贵州省黔东南州从江县停洞中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期12月质量监测英语(音频暂未更新)
Many people believe that, by the year 2100, we will live on the planet Mars(火星). Here is what life could be like.
First of all, transport should be much better. By 2100, spaceships can travel at half the speed of light.
Secondly, humans need food, water and air to live. Scientists should be able to find plants that can grow on Mars. These plants will provide us with food and air.
We could easily jump too high and fly slowly away into space. To prevent this, humans on Mars have to wear special shoes to make themselves heavier.
Life on Mars will be better in many ways. It is possible to live in a large building with many bedrooms. Then, robots will do most of the work, so we have more time for hobbies.
Students can study and do their homework on computers and take exams in online schools. Each student will also have his own online teacher called "e-teacher".
However, in some ways, life on Mars may not be better than on the earth today.
Meals will probably be in the shape of pills(药片) and will not be as delicious as they are today. Also, space travel will make many people feel ill.
A. You're welcome.
B. Food will not be the same.
C. First, people will have more space.
D. There is a problem for us to live on Mars.
E. There will probably be no schools on Mars.
F. It might take us two or three days to get to Mars.
Every country has its own way of cooking.
Most people in the United States like fast food, but if you think that {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, you are wrong. It's true that most Americans eat fast food for their breakfast and lunch, but {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Parents see the importance of teaching their children how to cook, and most Americans say that home-cooked meals are the best.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. For example, baking(烘焙) is the most popular way of cooking in America. Most American families have ovens and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. In planning a big meal, they try to cook meat, a few vegetables, some bread and often some sweet food.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. There are many kinds of foods in different colors, so the meal is healthy and looks beautiful, too.
A. American cooks pay attention to(注意) the balance(平衡)of food B. American people don't like cooking C. they also think cooking is interesting D. they are good at cooking very much E. Americans have their own way of cooking F. They also like to make the meal look beautiful |
Most people have heard of the Great Wall of China, but not many people outside of China know about the Grand Canal.
This man-made waterway — known in China as Da Yunhe — is more than 1,700 kilometres long and some parts of it are more than 2,000 years old. It connects the north of China with Hangzhou, a city in the southern part of the country. It's the longest man-made waterway in the world.
It was built as a way to transport grain(谷物) from the rich agricultural land in China's south to cities in the north. In fact, it's not one canal, but a system of canals and rivers connected together. It's still an important part of the transport system in China. Thousands of boats use it every day to transport grain and many other types of cargo(货物).
Now the Chinese government is doing new work on the Grand Canal. It is making parts of it deeper, so bigger ships can use it. The canal will also help to move water. There is a lot of rain in the south of China, but not as much in the north. The canal will carry millions of litres of water from the south to the north.
The Grand Canal is much less famous than the Great Wall, and not very many tourists visit it. But it's possible to go on a cruise(乘船游览)along some of the oldest parts of the canal. Passengers on these cruises see beautiful parts of China that other visitors don't see.
Many people often meet such a difficult situation. It's that they don't know the way in new places, and they are too shy to ask people the way.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}
First, we must know some useful expressions, such as "Could you please. . . " "Excuse me" and "Thanks a lot". For example, when we want to ask a stranger the way, we should say "Excuse me" first. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}"Could you please. . . " is often used while asking for the direction. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}It's also polite to shake hands with the strangers.
Second, we often need to take some useful things with us. They usually include pens, special maps. phones and so on. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}We can write down the keywords about the place and then we can show them to the strangers who we want to ask for help. Of course, the phones can help us find our correct way. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Then we can show the pictures about it to the strangers when asking for directions.
A. Sometimes a pen can help us get to the right place. B. In the USA. people also use it in many different situations. C. Here are some tips on how to ask somebody the way politely. D. After we know how to get to the place, we should say "Thanks" to others. E. Before we go to a strange place, we can download some pictures about it. F. It might seem more difficult to speak politely than directly. |
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