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广东省深圳市福田区耀华实验学校2024-2025学年八年级上学期9月月考英语试题
Next term Jim will go to America to study. His favourite American writer is Mark Twain. He wants to know how his great books were written. Tom likes playing basketball very much and he plays it very well. He is also a fan of NBA. He wants to know some famous basketball players in the history of NBA. Lily is a lover of light music. She always listens to it. She thinks light music can make her relax. Her favourite musician is Mozart. She wants to know more information about him. Tony has a great interest in space science. He is going to be an astronaut when he grows up. He wants to know some information about the astronauts who have walked on the moon. Lucy shows an interest in American history. She knows there were many great people in American history. She wants to know about some American inventors best, because she thinks some of their inventions have changed the world. | A. Mark Twain is one of the greatest American writers. His books are about American places, everyday language that Americans speak, memorable American characters. Most of all, they are full of humour (幽默) . B. Mozart was born in 1756. He wrote much music. He was only 35 when he died, yet he composed (创作) more than 600 pieces of music. Many music lovers consider him as one of the greatest musicians in the world. C. Louis Armstrong was a US jazz trumpeter (小号乎) and singer. In 1922, he joined King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. In the following years he began recording under his own name. He became someone more than a jazz musician and he was an international star. D. American inventor Thomas Edison changed the way that people lived when he invented the first practical light bulb in the late 1800s. The light bulb was just one of his many inventions. E. Donald John Trump was born in New York City on14th June, 1946. He was an American businessman and the 45th president of the United States. He is one of the richest people in the world. E. Abdul Jabbar is a US basketball player. He helped his teams to get for six NBA titles. By the time he retired in 1989, he had created a record of scoring 38, 387. He was chosen as Most Valuable Player for six times. G. Neil Armstrong was a US astronaut. He became a pilot at the age of 16. He joined the space programme in 1962 with the second group of astronauts. On 20th July, 1969, he took the Apollo 11 into the space and became the first person to step onto the moon. |
Table manners
All societies have customs about how to eat politely. In English, we call these customs "table manners". Based on culture and location, table manners can be quite different from place to place. It's very interesting! {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
●In some cultures, it's polite to serve food to guests, while in other cultures, people don't do this because it makes the guests feel like they are being forced to eat.
●In most East Asian countries, people use chopsticks at the table. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Do you know that in some places people simply use their hands to eat? And in some places, only their right hand?
●In Russia, it's polite to leave a bit of food on your plate to show the host that there was plenty to eat. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} It means you enjoyed the food.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} So when you visit another place or another country, take the time to learn the local customs and manners. Remember, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
A. Here are some examples. B. Different table manners show different cultures. C. In Western countries, people usually eat with a knife and a fork. D. But in India, finishing the food on your plate is considered polite. E. Throughout the world, you will find many different table manners and customs. |
People in the UK Say Sorry for Many Uses
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}lf a person burps(打嗝) at the dinner table or runs into someone, you'll probably hear "Oops, I'm so sorry!"
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Us scientist Robert Trivers gave a possible answer in his studies. He said that we are polite because we need to belong and be included in society to live. So we be have well, help each other and say sorry, hoping that we can be treated well and be safe.
In the UK. politeness could be, as the Great British Mag put it, "a throwback (符合旧时代的事物)to the British class system. "{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.
Does this mean that when British people say sorry, they don't mean it?{#blank#}4{#/blank#}But saying sorry has its uses. Ilf you're ever in the UK, remember a little "sorry" can go a long way.
A. Perhaps it does sometimes. B. we say sorry to show people of a higher class, or level, respect, and to stay out of trouble. C. But why do we say sorry so much? D. I wonder when people in the UK say sorry. E. We can't help saying sorry in the UK. |
What does the writer mean by concluding "If you're ever in the UK, remember a little sorry' can go a long way. " ( answer with no more than 15 words. ) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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