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四川省广安市岳池县2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末质量检测英语试题
Dolphins（海豚）are one of the cleverest animals in the world. We may hear of many stories about how dolphins save people out of water.
Dolphins often eat fish and some other sea animals. A dolphin with a weight（重量）of 200 kg to 250 kg will eat 10 kg to 25 kg of fish every day.
Dolphins have good hearing. They use it to find things under the water. many scientists also believe dolphins can even talk to each other through a special whistle（哨声）. Just like people, dolphins' whistles have many kinds.
Dolphins live in the sea, but they are not a kind of fish and they don't lay eggs. They have babies in the same way as cows and cats do, and give their babies milk. A female（雌性）dolphin has a baby every two to three years.
Dolphins are very friendly. Sadly, there are not many kinds of dolphins left. People killed them for food and other things for many years. Now it's time to stop this and perhaps there will be more of them in the years to come.
China is a country with many colorful days and festivals. The Dragon Head Raising Day (Longtaitou) is one of them.
This special day is on the second day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} This year, the day fell on March 10.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} We Chinese people call ourselves the "descendants (传人) of the dragon". So people celebrate the Dragon Head Raising Day with many customs about dragons.
On the day in old times, people put ashes (灰) in the kitchen. This was to "lead the dragon into the house". {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Also, people eat special foods on that day. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} For example, people eat "dragon whisker (胡须)" noodles and dumplings called "dragon teeth".
Today, many customs have got lost. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to the mother's brothers. So many people have their hair cut on the Dragon Head Raising Day.
A. The dragon is important in Chinese culture. B. It stands for (代表) the start of spring and farming. C. People believed that with the help of the dragon, they could have a good harvest (丰收) in autumn. D. Many people have their hair cut on that day. E. The foods are usually named after dragons. F. But one that has kept till today is the cutting of hair. |
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A taste of the world's coolest food
Every summer around the world, people wait in lines outside ice cream shops as they look for a tasty way to cool themselves down or cheer themselves up. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
No one is really sure who invented ice cream. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} In the 154 century AD, the Roman emperor enjoyed ice with honey and nuts, although this was more like a frozen mixture of water, sugar and fruit juice. One of the first examples of ice made with milk can date back to the Tang Dynasty in China. Ice cream arrived in Europe in the 16th century and quickly became popular in Italy and France.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}If you go to Germany, you can buy "spaghetti" ice cream which looks like noodles with strawberry sauce and white chocolate on the top. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} All the things are quickly mixed in and the ice cream is done. There is a special ice cream named Maotai ice cream in China. It chooses fresh milk and add with about 2% of 53℃ Feitian Maotai.
Ice cream is getting more popular across the world. Customers want new, exciting taste, and lots of people are turning to healthier ice cream without dairy milk and cream. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. In Thailand, i-tim-pad is made by pouring mixture onto a freezing plate. B. Next time you taste ice cream, you're enjoying food that is thousands of years old. C. Let's find out the story behind this delicious taste. D. However, there are records of people making iced food in 200 BC in China. E. Nowadays, there are more choices than ever around the world. |
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