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广东省中山市西区铁城初级中学中山一中 2024-2025学年八年级上学期10月月考英语试卷
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Claire, America Sometimes something good comes out of a bad thing. Last month,I took a photo of an amazing sunset over a lake when hiking in a park. Then I decided to send it to my brother Charley. Anyway, I dropped my phone in the water. OMG! I lost all my photos and my phone. Well, luckily, Charley sent my sunset photo to the TV station. Today, they chose it for Photo of the Month, and I won a new camera. Maybe every cloud has a silver lining! |
Sue, Canada Ten years ago, my car broke down on my way to school. I didn't have enough money to fix it, so that term I had to get up at 5:00 a. m. every day to take the bus. One cold, wet morning, I felt really tired. But this guy started talking to me on the bus, and he really made me laugh! I also found that we studied at the same school. We exchanged phone numbers, and the rest is history. Ten years later, we' re married with two children. Oh, and a new car! Every cloud has a silver lining! |
Yang, China Some weeks ago, I helped a Malaysian friend Andrew move his things into my house. He lost his job and needed a place to stay. But I hurt my back when carrying some heavy boxes. It was really bad, so I had to go to the hospital. Anyway, I saw an advertisement for a computer programmer at the hospital. I called my friend, and he got the job! At least his cloud had a silver lining! Though I do have my house all to myself again. |
①Andrew lost his job. ②Andrew got the job.
③Yang went to the hospital. ④Yang helped Andrew move things.
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.
"Robots, drones(无人机) and AI will do around 90% of the housework by 2040, " scientists from King's College said.
Mischa Dohler and Dr. Ian Pearson wrote a report to predict what homes will look like in 20 years. In it, they said that housework like washing the clothes and doing the dishes would be much easier because of technology progress(进步). If technology kept making progress, they expected that people would spend less than two hours a day in doing housework.
But most British people still don't believe their predictions. Just 2/5 of the people think that house robots will become a reality(现实) by 2040.
Predictions of Automation(自动化) by 2040 ▲ There will be house robots in people's homes. They will be able to do some of the housework all by themselves. Drones Small drones will be common. Some will keep the house clean, water plants and keep an eye on your house. Some will keep you warm with special light when you move around the house. AI Servants They will do almost everything for you. They will be able to pay the bills(账单), do some shopping and find ways to save your time and money. Super Smart Fridges They will learn what you eat. They can tell you how much food there is in the fridge, and even recommend(推荐) recipes. |
With the development of the Internet, we can get a restaurant from others' comments easily. Here are some comments of the Star World from different customers on October 15th.
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▅ "Very good! I would go back again." I came here to have my birthday today. The coffee and cakes were delicious and it was relaxing to stay here. I like this restaurant and I will be back again. ★★★★★Jenny |
▅ "Completely overrated (评价过高)." We saw very good comments of this restaurant, but I think the service was terrible. We waited for 30 minutes before anyone even noticed us. We ordered noodles, but they were overcooked. I was angry here! ☆☆☆☆★Frank |
▅ "Visited twice in three days!" We had lovely food there for the first time. The fish was very fresh and it had delicious salad. The second time we went there, the waiters were friendly but left us alone for two hours!But it is near my home and easy to get to. ☆☆★★★Eric |
▅ "A nice place to meet friends." This is a good restaurant and it also serves us well, though it's a little expensive. I usually go there just for a drink. It is a place to have a drink, but it might be better to eat somewhere else. ☆★★★★Olivia |
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