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牛津版(深圳·广州)初中英语九年级上册第八单元测试卷

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    Getting electricity has always been a problem for the 173 people living in Nuevo Saposoa, a small village in Peru, South America. However, things went from bad to worse in March 2015 after heavy rains damaged the only power cables in the area. The villagers were forced to use oil lamps, which are not only expensive but also dangerous because of the harmful gases they produce.

    Luckily, researchers at the University of Technology (UT) in Lima, Peru heard about their problem and found a wonderful solution. They made a lamp that can be powered by plants and soil, both of which can be easily found in the Amazonian rainforest where the village lies. The lamp takes energy from a plant growing in a wooden box and uses it to light up an LED light bulb.

    While that may sound amazing and even impossible, the science behind the idea is quite simple. As plants create their food (using the sun's energy, water and chemicals from the soil), they also produce waste which they return to the soil. Tiny animals in the soil eat this waste and they produce electrons—the building blocks of electrical energy. The UT team put special sticks inside the soil to capture the energy and keep it in the lamp's batteries for later use. The researchers say a single charge can power a 50-watt LED light for two hours —enough time for local villagers to get their evening work done.

    The university gave ten Plant Lamps to the villagers of Nuevo Saposoa in October 2015. So far, they have been a huge success! Elmer Ramirez, the UT professor who invented the lamp, believes the Plant Lamp could help improve the lives of many people, especially in small rainforest communities, 42% of whom have no electricity.

(1)、What are the problems of oil lamps according to Paragraph 1?
A、They are difficult to use and create pollution. B、They are expensive to buy and easily damaged. C、They are difficult to repair and produce little light. D、They are expensive to use and can be bad for health.
(2)、The electricity made by the Plant Lamp comes from ______.
A、plant food B、plant waste C、the soil's heat D、the sun's energy
(3)、What is TRUE about the Plant lamp?
A、It can be made by local people. B、It is much easier to use than oil lamps. C、It can produce all the electricity the village needs. D、The things it needs to make electricity are easy to find.
(4)、The Plant Lamp's inventor believes it could be most helpful for _____.
A、rainforest communities B、cars C、poor people in cities D、farmers
(5)、What is the purpose of the passage?
A、To report on a new invention. B、To explain a new scientific theory. C、To describe how electricity is made. D、To discuss the problems of poor villages.
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①Eating good food and getting proper exercise are important to stay healthy. Getting enough sleep is important, too. Experts say that teenagers between the ages of 15 and 20 need 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night. 

②Your body needs to take a rest from all the activities it has done during the day. Your brain needs a rest, too. You are likely to get sick easier without enough sleep. 

③You have a "24-hour clock" inside your body that tells you when to be awake and when to go to sleep.  ▲  Blue light that comes from the Sun tells your brain to keep you awake during the day. When there is no blue light at night, the brain tells the body that it's time for sleep. 

④There are many things that stop the brain from telling your body when it's time to sleep. One of these is blue light at night. Today, people spend a lot of time watching television or looking at screens on computers or smart phones. These devices (装置) give off blue light. If you look at them at night, the blue light can trick your body into thinking it's daytime. Then it is more difficult to go to sleep.

⑤What should you do to get good sleep? Experts say that you shouldn't look at screens that give off blue light for at least one hour before going to sleep. 

⑥ Do not watch TV or use anything with a computer screen in bed. If you need to do something to fall asleep, it is better to read a book. Also, keep your bedroom as dark as you can. This will help you sleep well. 

Fun Fact

Going to bed at the same time every night helps you get used to a schedule so you will be ready to sleep at the proper time. 

 阅读理解

When we get into middle school, we find we can easily get angry with our parents and that sometimes we even quarrel with them. Although we know we love our parents, sometimes we still have different opinions. Then how can we solve this problem? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

If we have recently had a fight with our parents, we should try to calm down(冷静) first. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} We can go to our own rooms. We can sit outside or go for a walk. Take this time to think about what happens and how we feel about it. This will give us time to deal with our feelings.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Choose a time when we're all calm. Then, sit down and talk about how we feel and what we need from them. Sometimes we don't think our parents can understand us at all. This may be true, so we need to tell them how we feel and what's going on in our life. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

Of course, the communication is mutual(相互的). We can find out why they have these different feelings. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} We should also reply calmly when they say something that makes us upset. It's important that we should keep ourselves calm. They're more likely to listen to us if we don't shout at them.

A.Then we can talk with our parents again.

B.We should listen to what our parents say.

C.Then, discuss what we expect them to do.

D.Think about what they have ever done for us.

E.We can spend some time alone making ourselves feel better.

F.How can we keep a close relationship with our parents again?

 阅读下面短文,从所给的A—E五个选项中选择正确的答案(选项中有一项为多余选项),并回答问题。

The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It usually comes on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

Eating sweet dumplings is an important tradition of the Lantern Festival. The sweet dumpling is a kind of Chinese food made from glutinous rice flour(糯米粉) and some sweet filling(馅). In the north of China, it is called"yuanxiao"{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

Hanging lanterns is the main tradition of the festival. On that day, people enjoy the beautiful lanterns and guess riddles. It's really interesting. 

The lion dance is another way to celebrate the festival. People think the dance can drive away bad luck. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} I hope everyone can have a happy Lantern Festival every year. 

A. In a word, the Lantern Festival is a festival full of joy and traditional culture. 

B. But people in the south of China call it"tangyuan". 

C. Like the lion dance, the dragon dance is also an important activity in the festival celebration. 

D. It is the second festival this month. 

E. There are many interesting activities and customs to celebrate it. 

What other traditional Chinese festivals do you know? What do you usually do on the festival? (答案不多于15词) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

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