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牛津版(深圳·广州)初中英语八年级下册第二单元检测卷
If the eyes are the windows of the soul, then the body is the mirror of our feelings. If we are feeling great, we may give our body signals. If we look at someone else's body, we can often tell how he or she is feeling by his or her body signals. So reading body language signals is a great tool in daily communication.
In case (假使) you don't think that learning how to read and use body language is important, here are some numbers for you. 7%of the information we receive is from what people actually say, and 38%of the information we receive is from the tone (语气) and the speed of their voice; while 55%of the information we receive is from their body language.
These non-verbal (非语言的) signals will help you a lot, but you still need to focus on what people are saying. If you focus too much on their body language signals, you and the people may feel uncomfortable.
It is useful to be able to read people's body language, but it is useful to learn how to send the right signals and avoid the wrong signals too. Body language maybe given several interpretations. Many signals have different meanings, depending on the person and the situation. Be sure of it when you are trying to read a body language signal.
When my daughter was in primary school, she brought home four small twigs(细枝) from school to plant. None of them looked very strong and lively. But with hope for the future, I planted them somewhere in our backyard which could give them enough sunlight. Over the years, because of the poor soil(土壤), three of them died. Only one lived at last.
It grew crooked(不直的) and very slowly. In fact, it looked more like a fat bush than a tree. Later, I noticed that it was starting to die. The branches(树枝) were becoming bare. Only the top third of the tree was still green. I did my best to save it by feeding it a lot of fertilizer, but it didn't work.
Later one morning, I went out and looked at it again. I was thinking if it would be better to just cut it down. It would make the yard look cleaner. As I walked over to take a closer look at it, however, I noticed something moving within the leaves. It was a bird patiently building a nest in the topmost branches. I smiled when I looked at it. I thought maybe this old tree was still useful. It might not be healthy or pretty, but it was still giving a bird a home.
This tree let me know that all of our lives have a purpose. It doesn't matter if we are young and strong or old and sickly. Until our last breath, we have things to do, love to give, and joy to share. We can help to make this world a better and more beautiful place.
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More and more scientists are interested in learning about dinosaurs. They want to find out the reasons why dinosaurs died out.
Most scientists think that millions of years ago, dinosaurs lived on the earth happily and safely because the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} earth was warm and wet. At that time, there were rain forests everywhere. Dinosaurs could easily find enough food. About 95 million years ago, most of the earth became cold and dry because a little planet hit the earth heavily. As a result, almost all the forests {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. The dinosaurs couldn't find enough food, so most of them died.
However, other scientists don't think so. Some of them think fighting between the animals is the main {#blank#}3{#/blank#} for the dinosaurs' death. At that time, there were also many {#blank#}4{#/blank#} between dinosaurs. Another reason is that they think about 95 million years ago some new kinds of animals with big brains came to the earth and they killed many dinosaurs. Although these happened more than 100 million years ago, we can tell by the animals' {#blank#}5{#/blank#} they left.
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In China, the 8th day of the 12th lunar(农历) month is the Laba Festival. It has a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} history. It is more than 1000 years old. Like the Spring Festival, it {#blank#}2{#/blank#} every year.
People do lots of things on that day. Many people {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the traditional Laba porridge (粥). And they often cook it with {#blank#}4{#/blank#} different things. It usually has rice, dried lotus seeds(干的莲子), red beans and many other {#blank#}5{#/blank#} of dried fruits. So the porridge is also called Eight Treasure Porridge(八宝粥) You can put {#blank#}6{#/blank#} favourite things in the porridge, too. People want to make the porridge {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, so they usually cook it for a long time.
After the festival, people begin to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} their houses and buy things to welcome the Spring Festival. Chinese people like having Laba Porridge {#blank#}9{#/blank#} , at shows good wishes(祝愿) for the coming of the Spring Festival. Now people even give it to their {#blank#}10{#/blank#} as presents.
Is your family ready for making the porridge this year?
Hi! I'm Gina. This is my friend, Lily. And these are the photos from her.
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This is a photo of her family. They are her parents. The boy is her brother. He is a student, too.
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It is big and tidy. Only 15 desks and chairs are in it. The big desk is the teacher's. On it you can see four books. They are the teacher's, too.
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Frank is its name. It is three years old. But it's very small. It is white and black. She plays with it every day.
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Look! Some things are on her desk. The red pen is from her brother. And the red skirt is from her grandparents. She likes them very much.
A. Lily's dog B. Lily's photos C. Lily's friends D. Lily's family E. Lily's classroom F. Lily's bedroom |
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