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广西横县2019—2020学年初中英语八年级下学期期末文化素质检测试卷
MythBusters is a TV program. Its presenters, Jamie and Adam, collect some popular
sayings and then try to find out they're true or not. Here're two interesting sayings.
Elephants Are afraid of mice.
To find out if the saying is true or not, Jamie and Adam travelled to South Africa to put
mice around elephants and see what would happen. They put mice in small holes in the ground and covered them with elephant dung(粪便).When an elephant came closer, they pulled the dung away to show the mice. The elephant ran away quickly when it saw the mice. Jamie and Adam thought it was enough to show that the saying is true.
The colour red makes bulls angry.
The Spanish began using a red cape((披风) in bullfighting(斗牛) around the1700s. Andpeople always think that the colour red makes bulls angry.Jamie and Adam asked a bullfighter to take flags(旗子) of different colours in front of abull. As a result, the bull was not interested in flags in red, blue or white when the flag werenot moving. To make the bull angry, the flag had to be moving. In this way, Jamie and Adam found that the colour red doesn't make bulls angry.
Different Celebrations (庆祝) Around the World | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Year in China | ◆ It usually comes in January or February. ◆ People wear red clothes because red is a(n) {#blank#}1{#/blank#} of happiness. ◆ Children get {#blank#}2{#/blank#} money from their parents or grandparents. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independence Day (独立日) in Gambia | ◆ It is in February. ◆ People are {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in bright (鲜艳的) clothes and play music at the celebration. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
May Day in England | ◆ People wear {#blank#}4{#/blank#} clothes to welcome the coming spring. ◆ The children like to dance on this day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thanksgiving Day in America | ◆ It is in November. ◆ People celebrate it by having a very big dinner with their families or friends. ◆ They {#blank#}5{#/blank#} with each other after dinner. |
Name: Paris Location(位置): in the north of France Area(面积): 105.4 km² Population:2.15 million Facts: The Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum are world- famous. No visit to Paris is complete(完整的) without a trip to the Louvre. | |
Name: Venice Location: in the northeast of Italy Area: 414km² Population: 270,884 Facts: Venice is an island city. It has no roads for cars. There are 417 bridges in Venice. You can easily do everything in Venice on foot or by boat. | |
Name: Amsterdam Location: in the northwest of Holland Area:219 km² Population:0.75 million Facts: It's a city of art, with over 40 museums, including(包括) an Gogh Museum. Also, you can see people go everywhere on their bikes in Amsterdam. | |
Name: Madrid Location: in the centre of Spain(西班牙) Area:8022 km² Population: 3.3 million Facts: It's the capital of Spain and the largest city in Spain. It is well- known for many things, such as its museums and buildings. And many people here are crazy(疯狂的) about football. |
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