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广东省广州市铁一中学2024-2025学年八年级上学期11月期中考试英语试题
Scientists have found fossils of animals with tails since hundreds of millions of years ago. Back then, early fish used their tails as fins(鳍)to swim through oceans, and run away from enemies.
Scientists believe that dinosaurs used their tails to balance their heavy heads and bodies while they walked.
Similarly, kangaroos use their tails for balance. But their tail also works as their third powerful leg, it can help push them forward. In addition, a monkey's tail can also act like a hand, helping it to hold onto tree branches.
But their roles are quite different. Most tailed insects use their tails to lay eggs. Birds use their tails to balance while sitting on trees. They also use tails to control directions. For many birds, a spread and raised tail is part of the lover-finding show. Male ones will spread their colorful tails to attract female ones.
Besides, animal that live in groups, like wolves, use different tail position to show their rank. Scientists believe those tails disappeared around 20 million years ago. Once they started walking upright, we lost them because we had no use for them anymore.
A. Although humans don't have long tails like monkeys, we did have tails! B. As the fish walked onto the land, their tails started to change too. C. This helped them run fast enough to catch and kill other animals. D. Many insects also have tails. E. Take peacocks for example. |
Hopes, ambitions(抱负) dreams. How many of your will you achieve? When you look back at your life in the future, will you have good memories of all the things that you did? Or will you regret all the things that you didn't do?
Of course, there's no easy road to success, but one thing is certain: success won't come if you don't do anything. So how do you do it? This four-step model will help you to make your dreams come true.
Step 1: {#blank#}1{#/blank#}What would you like to do? Write down all your ambitions. They may be very general, such as I would like to be fitter. I want to be famous. or It would be nice to have more friends. Or they may be more specific, like I've always wanted to play a musical instrument. | Step 2: {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Now you need to do two things: 1. Choose one or two ambitions. 2. Set a time limit(限定) For example, I would like to be fitter in Step 1 now becomes I will be fit enough to join a half-marathon race by the end of August. |
Step 3: {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Now that you've made your choice, what are you actually going to do to achieve your goal? So, in our example, I will be fit enough to join a half- marathon race by the end of August, becomes I'm going to join a running club.Or I'm going ta go jogging three times a week. | Step 4: {#blank#}4{#/blank#}This is when you change your intentions(意图) into specific actions. Prepare to do something at a specific time. So now I'm going to join a running club. becomes I'm meeting the president of the Cheetahs Running Club on Monday evening at 5:30. |
Don't let your ambitions die. Follow this four step plan and make your dream come true.
A. Change I would like to...to I will.... B. Change I did...to I do... C. Change I'm going to...to I'm doing...on...at... D. Think about your ambitions E. Change I will...to I'm going to... |
Will you try the four steps plan to make your dream come true? Why or why not? {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
David is a photography lover from England.He often searches for information about photography exhibitions on the Internet.The following exhibiting information is all he read on some websites.
★Future World Photography Awards 2022 Exhibition Open Eye Gallery,Liverpool November 8—December 11,2022 Wednesday—Sunday:11:00 am—4:00 pm 19 Mann Island,Liverpool Waterfront,Liverpool |
★Travel Photographer of the Yea Chester Cathedral,Chester October 2—December 28,2022 Monday to Saturday:9:00 am—5:00pm:Sunday:11:30am—4:00pm 9 Abbey Square,Chester,Cheshire.CHI 2 HU An exhibition of the winning images from the TPOTY will travel to Chester Cathedral around London. |
★Bird Photographer of the Year 2022 September 2022—ugust 2023 Dates and addresses to follow soon,more information soon. An exhibition of 70—80 of the winning images will go on an international tour. |
★International Photography Exhibition16 RPS Gallery,Cambridge Until August 21,2022 Thursday—Sunday (and Bank Holiday Mondays):10:00am—5:00pm The Royal Photographic Society,RPS House,Cambridge 105 works by 57 photographers will be on show in the Exhibition 163 |
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