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河南省2020年普通高中招生英语预测考试卷(八)(含听力音频)
XBOX 360 Kinetic, RoboSapien, WiiParty, theseare just a few of the modern toys sold in recent years. But some of the most populartoys are actually quite old.
Gameshave been around for thousands of years. In 4000 B. C, Babylonians played a boardgame that was similar to chess. Yo-yos made of stone were first used in ancientGreece around 1000 B C. And kites appeared in China around the same time.
Another famous game is Scrabble. It was inventedby an architect in the 1930s, but it didn't get popular until 1953 And since then,more than 100 million sets have been sold worldwide.
As you can imagine, toys and games are a multi-billion-dollarindustry. Mr. Potato Head, the first toy advertised on TV, grossed more than $4million in its first year. Play-Doh made its inventor Joseph McVicker a millionaireby his 27th birthday, while Mattel sells 1. 5 million Barbie dolls each week (that'stwo dolls each second!).
Some toys go out of fashion, but then becomepopular again, such as Rubik's Cube. Research says parents are increasingly choosingto buy toys they remember from their own childhood.
These days, toys are not just for fun. RoboSapienis a remote-controlled robot that was launched in 2004. He can walk, turn aroundand do other poses. RoboSapien was designed by Mark Tilden, who once created robotsfor NASA space missions. He expected the toy to be used mostly by and scientists,but almost 2 million RoboSapiens have been sold worldwide since its launch as atoy?
Fancy a game anyone?
As a student, you may be required to write reviews.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Writer Luisa Plaja offers her suggestions on how to write a good review of a book.
Start with a couple of sentences describing what the book is about. As a common rule, try to avoid writing in detail(细节) about anything that happens from about the middle of the book. If the book is part of a series(系列), it can be useful to talk about this.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Pay attention to your thoughts and feelings about the story and the way it was told. You could try answering a couple of the following questions:
Who was your favourite role, and why?
What was your favourite part of the book, and why?
Did the book make you laugh or cry?
Did the story keep you turning the pages?
Talk about anything you disliked about the book.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} For example: Did you wish the ending wouldn't be magic because you found it surprising? Did you find it difficult to care about a main character, and did you know why? Did the story focus on a topic you aren't interested in?
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Summarise (总结) some of your thoughts on the book by suggesting the type of readers you'd introduce the book to. For example: younger readers, older readers, fans of relationship drama, mystery stories or comedy.
A. Gather together your review. B. Talk about why you think it didn't work for you. C. Do you like writing reviews? D. Discuss what you especially liked about the book. E. Can you complete a review easily? |
Write a title for the text (not more than 5 words). {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
Name: Alison White Age: 15 E-mail address: alison@yahoo.com.cn I can play soccer. I want to be a good soccer player and join in some soccer games. | Name: Peter Black Age: 15 E-mail address: peter@126.com I can speak English, so I want to join in the English speech contest (演讲比赛) in our school next month. |
Name: Bob Green Age: 14 E-mail address: thegreens@msn.com I can sing and play the guitar. I want to join a rock band (摇滚乐队). | Name: Jennifer Smith Age: 14 E-mail address: piano@hotmail.com I can play the piano and the violin. I want to make more friends in a music club. |
Here is some information from three students. They are all Americans. Do you want them to be your pen friends? | |
Tina | My home is far from my school, so I live in my school. I usually go home on Saturday morning and come back to school on Sunday afternoon. |
Betty | I have a lot of homework to do and I need to do it after school. I have no time to watch TV from Monday to Friday. I usually watch TV on Saturday evening and Sunday evening. |
Jack | I'm the monitor (班长). I'm never late for school. I often help my classmates with their studies. |
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