题型:任务型阅读 题类:常考题 难易度:普通
山东省济南市市中区2019-2020学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷
What season is it in October? If you ask people from the UK, they will tell you it's "autumn". Why does this season have two names in English? According to Dictionary.com, both words have been around for a long time, but neither of them was the first to describe this season. During this season, crops(庄稼)would become ripe(成熟)and farmers would have a big harvest(丰收).
Then, in the 1600s, more people left their farms and moved to cities. With fewer people farming, the word "harvest" became less useful. They knew leaves fell from trees during the season, so people started calling it "the fall of the leaf', or "fall" for short.
It gradually replaced(替代)"fall" as the word for this season.
At the same time, British people were making their first trips to North America. They brought both the words "fall" and "autumn" with them.
A. English speakers needed a different name for the season. B. The season in October is autumn. C. But at the end of the 1600s, "autumn" from the French word, came to England. D. So in Old English, this season was simply called "harvest". E. That's why today's Americans have two names for one season. F. But if you go to the US, you will find that people use both "autumn" and "fall". G. Why is it called both "fall" and "autumn"? |
"What Would You Do?" is a TV program. The program which is hosted by the news reporter John Quinounes who is popular with many people. It tests what people will do when they see someone is in trouble so as to remind us to stand up for the people in need Here is last week's program. In a cake shop, two actors acted as a blind woman named Pamela and a man clerk who looked down upon the blind woman. Hidden cameras were recording what was happening. The blind woman came into the shop and bought a box of twelve cakes. The clerk treated the woman badly at first. Then he cheated(欺骗) her when he gave her the change. He only gave her 6 dollars instead of 34 dollars. Would someone be brave enough to stand up for the blind woman? Yes! A customer the cake shop stopped the clerk from cheating the blind woman and treating her badly. And other customers joined in soon. John appeared in the end and interviewed the first customer who helped Pamela out. She said it was necessary to give a hand to the people in need. "A psychology (心理学)professor once said, " she said, " it's difficult to take the first step to stand up. It needs courage." |
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