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湖南省常德市安乡县2024-2025学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题
It was Mary's birthday. She 1 a letter from her uncle. "Dear Mary," he wrote in the letter. "Happy birthday! I'm sending you some 2 . They are arriving tomorrow. I hope you'll like them. Uncle Toddy."
Mary was very 3 . She liked eating eggs and chicken. "I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them," she thought.
When the chickens arrived the next day, they were all in a 4 . Mary took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden, but the box of chickens was so heavy that she 5 it.
The chickens all ran out. They ran here and there. Mary spent hours in trying to 6 them.
A few hours later her uncle came. He asked, "Did the chickens arrive 7 ?" "Yes, but I dropped the box. The chickens ran 8 . It took me the whole morning to look for them," Mary said.
"Did you find them all?" asked her uncle. "I hope so," Mary answered, "but I only 9 eleven of them."
"That's very 10 . I only sent you six," her uncle said with a smile.
Why Live Near the River?
Imagine pioneers traveling west in the 1800s. In those days, it was hard to find running water and shops where to buy things. As time went by, most pioneers had to make their homes near a river so that they could get water easily.
How did rivers help people live in the past?
Back in the pioneer days, people grew their own food, caught their own fish, and collected their own water.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}People also used rivers as roads, traveling on boats. Traders shipped goods (货物) to people from other areas.
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When building many factories right next to rivers for the water's power to make machines work, some people choose to live near a river for working. They use the river to ship large goods, and some of them work at these factories where power factories provide electricity for homes and businesses.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Who wouldn't want to live near a river?
Some people are nervous about living near rivers because rivers can cause floods (洪水). Every once in a while, floodwaters rise higher than a house, ruining (毁坏) many things in the house.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Such waste causes water to smell bad and pollutes the crops (作物) we eat. Water and crops in polluted areas can make people very sick.
How do people decide where to live?
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Rivers can provide jobs and fun activities in a beautiful place. However, those living by rivers should be willing to accept possible problems as well.
A. Why do people live near rivers now? B. Why did people want to live near a river? C. Some factories put their waste into rivers. D. Staying close to a river was easy to get water for living. E. Some factories stop waste water from running into rivers. F. People who carry goods onto ships live near the river, too. G. People should think over the possible risks before deciding where to live. |
Everyone has his or her own experiences and daily routine. Here are three people talking about their daily lives.
I work in a bank from Monday to Friday. My house is near a park and is about ten kilometres from my office. I always go to work by underground(地铁). I usually get up at 6:30 a.m. and take the underground at 7:00 a.m. It usually takes me about thirty minutes to get to my office. The underground is quick and cheap. I am never late for work. --Anna |
I am a student. My house is near a beautiful lake. My school is across from the lake. I go across a bridge on my way to school. It takes me about thirty minutes. I often go to school by boat, because it is more interesting. It takes me about twenty minutes to get to school. --Joe |
I'm a waitress. I work in a restaurant from Monday to Saturday. I often go to work by bus. It is about five kilometres from my house to the restaurant. It takes me about twenty-five minutes to go to work. Sometimes I am late for work because the traffic(交通) is busy. --Molly |
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