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广东省梅州市大埔县2023-2024学年八年级上学期期末英语试题
Darrel and Tanya got married (结婚) last year. Before they got married, Darrel had three sons and Tanya had a daughter. Now they all live together. Hiroshi's wife died two years ago. He now raises (抚养) his two sons Tom and Nick by himself. Jose and Maria live with their three children. Jose's parents, brother and sister also live with them. Bob and Mary have been married for two years. They are both very successful but don't plan to have any children. Jack and Betty, who have been married for over 15 years, live with their two children named William and Christin. |
A. This type of family is very typical of the so-called "Generation Z". They make pets a part of their lives, almost as if they were their children. B. In an extended family (扩展了的家庭), different family members such as grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins live together. In many areas of the world, this type of family is common. C. In some countries, couples choose to have only one child because there's a lot of pressure on educating a child well. This type of family is called a single child family. D. Families with only one parent are called single parent families. There are several reasons why this type of family exists. One of the reasons is that one of the parents died. E. When the husband or wife in a marriage brings children with them from a past marriage, this is called a blended family (混合型家庭). They all live together. F. In some families, couples hope to have more freedom. They choose not to have children. This type of family is called a childless family. G. Nuclear families (核心家庭) only consist of (包含) parents and children. There is one child or more children. The parents are raising their children together in the family home. |
AI is now an everyday technology, as common as e-mail or online video. AI is changing how we live. No wonder the UK's Collins Dictionary has named "AI" as its Word of the Year. Here are some excellent AI tools in "Time's Best Inventions of AI". | |
Midjourney | You can get creative and beautiful pictures by sending sentences to it. The picture will be done at once. It can design different styles and colors for you. And you don't need to download the app, you can just use it on the website on line. |
FeaturePrint | How can we tell a real thing from a fake (假的) one? Feature Print helps. It is an app using AI. Take a photo of something like gold, a watch or a pair of shoes. Then, the app "sees" the photo carefully and it tells you whether the thing is real or not. |
Chat GPT | It allows you to have human-like conversations. The language model can answer questions, and help you with tasks such as writing e-mails, articles, and novels. You can also ask the app for help coming up with creative holiday gift ideas for different family members. |
GEMINI AI Gemini | Take a look at Google's most progressive app, it can make you feel excited. It can help you with texts, pictures and videos. It does well in a test that includes 57 subjects, such as math, history and so on. |
Trail Guard AI | It helps to protect wild animals. Small cameras on it keep an eye on animals and look out for poachers (偷猎者). It has already helped to catch 30 poachers in Africa. |
What could AI do in the future? We will have to wait and see. |
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We know the English word "housewife"(家庭主妇) means a woman, that is her main job is to take care of her family. But do you know there is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} word "house husband" in English? A house husband is a man, he doesn't go to work and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} at home, while his wife goes to work and earns(赚) money. Today in the US and Canada, people often{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. the word "homemaker" instead of the two words.
In the past , most homemakers were {#blank#}4{#/blank#} , they did all the housework such as cooking meals cleaning rooms and looking after children. But now things arc {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. More and more men are sharing family {#blank#}6{#/blank#} with their partners. A new American study shows that many fathers would like to spend more time with {#blank#}7{#/blank#} family and do more housework for the family. Many fathers think they are not as {#blank#}8{#/blank#} as their partners at looking after their children, but they hope they can help do other chores, such as {#blank#}9{#/blank#} and household repairs, to show their love and support(支持)。People say the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} "family" means "Father and Mother, I love you".
Brainstorming is the practice of coming up with ideas or solutions. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} But we do have some rules to follow for successful brainstorming.
Focus on quantity over quality(质量). When it comes to brainstorming, the more ideas, the better. Don't worry about the quality of your ideas for now. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Remember that your goal is to come up with as many ideas as possible. Even if none of them are perfect, you' ll still have many creative ideas to use for your final plan.
Encourage big or unusual ideas. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Unusual ideas may not be immediately practical, but creating those ideas gives your brain training. It can also help to produce creative solutions that are hard to come up with.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Don't say no to the ideas of others. You can put together the best parts of different ideas to create new, even better ones. Even if you' re not brainstorming as a group, you should still think about sharing your ideas with others and asking them for their advice.
You don't have to regard yourself as a very creative person to come up with excellent ideas and solutions at once. Brainstorming can help unlock ideas. Even if you don't find the perfect solution, just practicing it can help to improve your creativity. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A Receive ideas from others. B. Put these tips together and you are sure to come up with some great ideas. C. There's no correct way to brainstorm. D. Just say or write any idea that comes to mind. E. Don't give up your ideas, no matter how strange they seem to be. |
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With the "double reduction" policy ("双减"政策) coming out, students start a new school life.
At 7:00, Lucy has an egg, some bread and milk for breakfast {#blank#}1{#/blank#}home, and then she goes to school by bike. The first class {#blank#}2{#/blank#} at 8:00. Lucy has four classes in the morning, and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} is her favourite subject. At 11:45, she has lunch at school. The food is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and healthy. After that, she and her classmates take a break in the classroom for half {#blank#}5{#/blank#} hour. In the afternoon, she {#blank#}6{#/blank#} only two classes. After classes, students in Lucy's school can have many {#blank#}7{#/blank#}after-school activities. Lucy likes {#blank#}8{#/blank#}basketball in the sports club.
She thinks students {#blank#}9{#/blank#} learn much in these clubs. After school, they have little homework and more free time. Lucy says {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, "Now, we are happy every day because of the new policy. "
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