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贵州省遵义市2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语期末考试试卷

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There are two boys. They are twins but they are very different. One of them is outgoing and happy. He always looks on the bright side of things. His brother, however, is quiet and unhappy. He has a negative opinion on life. Their parents wanted to cheer up the quiet child. They came up with a plan and put the two boys into different rooms.

The quiet boy was put in a clean room with all kinds of wonderful and interesting toys, while the outgoing boy was put in a dirty room with a lot of horse manure (马粪) . After an hour, the parents opened the door into the clean room. To their surprise, the quiet boy was sitting there, crying. He even didn't move or play with any toys.

"Why are you crying?" asked the parents. "I don't have anyone to play with. "he said.

After two hours, the parents thought the outgoing boy would feel very sad in the dirty room, however, opened the second door, they were amazed. Their son was running excitedly around the room, and throwing handfuls (一把) of horse manure into the air. "What are you doing?" they asked.

"Well," said the excited little boy. "With all this horse manure lying around, I guess there may be a baby horse hiding in this room and I'm going to find him!"

If we look on the bright side of things, difficulties will become easier.

(1)、What is the relationship between two boys?
A、Friend B、Classmates C、Twins D、Cousins
(2)、In Paragraph 1, the underlined word "negative" means __________.
A、迷茫的 B、消极的 C、怀疑的 D、错误的
(3)、What was the quiet boy doing in the clean room?
A、He was sitting there, crying. B、He was calling for his brother. C、He was playing with toys happily. D、He was running around the room.
(4)、How did the outgoing boy feel in the dirty room?
A、Worried B、Bored C、Tired D、Excited
(5)、What can we learn from the story?
A、The parents don't like the quiet boy. B、It's easy for quiet people to be happy. C、There are two kinds of people in the world. D、We should look on the bright side of things.
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Having those memories is truly what travels are all about. Many people say that a bit of planning and research before you leave can make sure of those memories. But why not try something unexpected (意料之外的)? In fact, the most unforgettable moments of a travel experience are the ones that you don't plan for. Yes, maybe you'll experience a bad meal in a strange place. But these experiences will make sure you find little-known shops.

You'll find the enjoyable moments happening all around you. A wonderful sunset or a small child playing in the puddles(小水洼)of a cobble road. The magic will truly be in the trip you take. Take time to go for a long walk for enjoyment when you visit a new place, and it will make you listen, smell, and see the different culture and sights that your busy life may stop you from enjoying.

Simple things such as a leaf from a tree can keep the memories of your travel alive for years to come. Collect small things such as leaves, stones, or feathers, and those things can be turned into memorable works of art when you get back home.

 阅读下面语言材料,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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On Nov 11, 10 fun studies from around the world got the Pineapple Science Awards 2023.

Let's look at two of them.

Medical prize:

Why does plucking(拔) white hair lead to more white hair? Sun Qi and her team at New York University. New hair grows from follicles( 毛囊). In follicles,there lives a special kind of cell. These cells give color to our hair. They move around inside the follicles. To create colors like black and brown, they need to be at the bottom of hair follicles. After that, they go up to the top of the follicles and start moving toward the bottom to create color again as more hair grows. However, if we pluck our hair too often, the cells may get stuck at the top of the follicles. So they stop making colors, leading to more white hairs.

Mathematics prize: tossing a coin

Heads or tails? Tossing(抛) a coin is not as fair as you might think. A research team from the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands held a coin-tossing marathon. During the marathon, 48 teachers and students used 46 different currencies(货币), including Chinese coins. They spent 8 hours a day for 81 days tossing the coins. After 350,757 tosses, the team found that the side facing up when tossed is more likely to land facing up, at a ratio(比例) of about 51:49,

 阅读下面短文, 从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确选项。

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 China's Great Wall is one of the great wonders of the world and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built from 3 BC to the 1800s on the north of the country, the Great Wall has a total length of more than 20,000 kilometers.

 Yuan, 55, was born in Qingxibao at the foot of the ancient wall in Shanxi's Daixian county, which is part of the city of Xinzhou. His love for the ancient wall encouraged him to protect it, and when not engaged(从事) in farm work, he spent most of his time walking along the wall to collect bricks that had fallen off due to the long time and prepare for repairs. "What others think as a difficult and dull task of cultural heritage protection often brings me unexpected discoveries," Yuan said.

 He officially became a cultural heritage worker in 2018, and since then his duties have expanded from collecting bricks to organizing ancient documents related to the wall to better tell stories about it. As a heritage worker, Yuan has come to understand the meaning of the Great Wall. "Each brick has endured(忍受) the test of time over hundreds of years-in some cases more than a thousand-carrying rich historical memories," he said.

"This summer, Yuan organized a campaIgn(活动) to encourage people to collect bricks for the future repair of the wall. Many bricks were taken away from the Great Wall by local villagers to build their houses in the1960s and 1970s.("As villagers' awareness of the need to protect the wall has grown, nowadays, when locals find fallen bricks along the Great Wall, they will pick them up," he said. "If they see rubbish, they will also pick it up and throw it into bins."

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