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北京西城区2015-2016学年八年级上册英语期末考试试卷
A Smart Dog
Rico is a dog who lives in Germany, When his owner says the name of a certain toy, Rico can find it. In fact, he seems to know the names of 200 toys!
. They put his toys in a room and then told him to go in the room and find a certain toy. Since nobody was in the room with Rico, he had no help from anyone finding the right toy. The researchers did this test forty times. Rico found the right toy thirty-seven times!
Then the researcher tried something else. They put seven of Rico's toys in the room and one new toy that Rico had never seen before. . This new toy had a name Rico had never heard before. Rico found the right toy seven out of ten times!
Researchers cannot really say that Rico know words or languages.They believed Rico can think about what he hears and thin about what he knows. In fact, Rico seems to thin and remember things as well as three-year-old child.
From these tests, animal researchers know one thing for sure. Rico has given them a lot to think about.
A. Then they told Rico to go into the room and get the new toy.
B. However, these tests seem to show Rico is smart.
C. Some researchers in Germany wanted to test Rico.
D. His owner has trained him to find his toys.
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Make a list | Write down all the reasons{#blank#}2{#/blank#} you want to get rid of your bad habits. |
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{#blank#}5{#/blank#} yourself a reward | Decide how to reward yourself if you are {#blank#}6{#/blank#} in getting rid of your bad habits. |
Keep off your bad habits | {#blank#}7{#/blank#} _ away from junk food if you want to be thinner |
Be patient | It's {#blank#}8{#/blank#} to get rid of a bad habit in a short time. |
Ask for{#blank#}9{#/blank#} | When you talk to others, they may give you some{#blank#}10{#/blank#} |
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Karl: Whatever I do, I always think about if other people will laugh at me. How can I stop worrying about what they think? {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Jeff: My dream is to be a professuonal athlete. My dad thinks I started too late and I'll never be able to make it. He puts me down, but I want his support. What should I do? {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Ashley:What should I do if I failed a test? I'm afraid to tell my mom because she might get mad at me and I can't play soccer. And soccer is like the world to me. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Jessica: I just moved and I'm kind of shy, so how do I make new friends? {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Lynn: I have some trouble in communicating with my parents. We have different ideas on many things. | A. It's better to tell your mom the truth than for her to find out another way. When you tell her, explain why you failed the test. Ask her if she can help you study in the future, so you'll do better on your tests and also have time for the soccer you love. B. Just be yourself and try not to care about what others think. The more you think about it, the worse you will feel. Always act strong and confident. Even if you are a little unsure of something, don't doubt (怀疑) your abilities to do things right. Just relax. C. You should tell him about your dream and that if you work really hard, it might happen even though you started late. The sooner you tell your dad how you feel, the sooner you'll be able to work on making your dream come true. D. You should take some exercise to prepare for the Olympic team. E. Nobody knows you at your new school. You have nothing to lose, so gather up all your courage and go over to someone who looks friendly and introduce yourself. You can ask that person about your teacher or the other kids in your class to break the ice. Good luck! F. I think you should be patient to listen to what your parents said. Because they have more experience than you. Their suggestions are good to you. G. You can make a speech in front of a mirror every day, and it will make you more confident to give a speech one day. |
Basketball players are usually very tall. Because they need to put the ball into the basket. Other sports players may be shorter than them.
Short people often have better balance (平衡) than tall people, so they don't fall over very often. In some sports the players must have good balance, for example, table tennis, they don't need to have long legs to run fast! Some of the fast runners in the world are not very tall. Some people are tall and some are short. The tallest man in the world is 2.41 meters tall. Today young people in many countries grow taller than their parents. This is because they eat better than their parents. Good food can help children grow.
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
Are all sports players tall? | {#blank#}1{#/blank#} |
Is it better to be short than to be tall? | {#blank#}2{#/blank#} |
Do fast runners all have long legs? | {#blank#}3{#/blank#} |
How tall is the tallest man in the world? | {#blank#}4{#/blank#} |
Why do young people grow taller than their parents? | {#blank#}5{#/blank#} |
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