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江苏省盐城市射阳县实验初级中学2015-2016学年七年级下学期英语期末考试试卷
The Maori people of New Zealand believe that the world began in darkness.
They say it was dark because Rangi, the sky father, and Papa, the earth mother, were lying together, keeping out of the light.
Rangi and Papa had many children who were all gods (神). Their children did not like the darkness, so one of them, Tane, the god of the forests, made his mother leave his father. After that, the sky stayed far above the Earth, and let the light in.
Later, Tane was living on the Earth. He wanted to have a wife. There was no woman around, so he made one from sand. He breathed (呼出) life into her, and she became the first human(人类).
As Tane breathed life into his wife, he knew that the breath of life would one day leave her. So it was that humans were not like gods — they could not live all the time.
(John, one of the exchange students, wants to buy something in Beijing. But he doesn't know where to go. Now he is asking Millie for help) John=J, Millie=M
J: Where can I buy some postcards, Millie?
M: Go to the bookshop in the shopping mall in Old Street. You'll find many postcards there.
J: Can you tell me how to get to the shopping mall?
M: Walk across the footbridge. Then walk along New Road until you see the traffic lights. Cross New Road, you'll see a restaurant. And the shopping mall is next to it.
J: Oh, I see! I also want to buy some souvenirs for my friends. Can I find some in the shopping mall?
M: You'd better go to the Souvenir Shop. It's very easy to find. Just come out of the shopping mall, you'll see the shop is at the other side of the street.
J: That's great! By the way, can I enjoy Beijing Duck in the restaurant?
M: Of course! The Beijing Duck in that restaurant is very nice.
J: Thanks a lot!
Things | Where | How to go there |
Postcards | In Old Street | After walking across the footbridge, walk along New Road until you see the{#blank#}1{#/blank#} lights. Cross New Road, you'll see the shopping mall is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a restaurant. |
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} | In {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Road | It's{#blank#}5{#/blank#} to find. Just come {#blank#}6{#/blank#} of the shopping mall, you'll see the shop is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the shopping mall. |
Beijing Duck | In {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Street | Walk {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the footbridge. Then walk along New Road and stop walking when you see the traffic lights.{#blank#}10{#/blank#} New Road, you can see the restaurant. |
Mayme Clayton collected books, magazines and letters written by African Americans. Her son, Avery Clayton, thought her collection was important. Unlike most books, these were rare and hard to find. They were written by writers who helped shape African American culture.
One book in the collection was written by Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley was a slave who wrote poetry. She was the first African American to publish a book. Wheatley herself signed (签名) the book in the Claytons' collection. No one else owns a copy signed by Phillis Wheatley.
By the time she passed away at age 83, Mrs. Clayton had more than 30,000 books by or about black people. Her collection also includes papers about slaves, photographs, movies, sheet music, and personal letters by black leaders and artists. It is one of the biggest personal collections of African American history and culture in the United States.
Avery Clayton's dream was to create a museum for his mother's treasures. Scholars say that Mrs. Clayton's collection is very important. Without her work, part of African American heritage (遗产) would have been lost. "We didn't know these things existed," says Sara Hadron of California's Huntington Library.
The collections new home is likely to be in Culver City, California. Part of Avery Clayton's dream is to share the cultural riches his mother collected with others. He especially wants children to have a chance to see the collection. " At present African American culture is being explained by pop culture," he says, " It's important to offer a more complete picture."
Mayme Clayton and Her Collection | |
Personal information | ● She liked {#blank#}1{#/blank#} books, magazines and letters written by African Americans. ●She {#blank#}2{#/blank#} when she was 83years old. |
Her collection | ● Compared with other books, the books she collected couldn't be found {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. ● The only copy {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and signed by Phillis Wheatley was in her collection. ● She had a large collection, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} books, paper, photographs and other things by black leaders and artists. ● Her collections is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to African American history and culture. |
Her {#blank#}7{#/blank#} dream | ● A {#blank#}8{#/blank#} for the treasure would be created. ● He hopes to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the culture riches collected by his mother with more people, especially {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. |
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}⑴Lisa is not good at spoken English. She wants to find a pen friend and talk with him or her in English. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}⑵Betty doesn't know how to improve her English. Her parents ask her to tell the problems to her teacher. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}⑶Sandy likes watching movies. She wants to learn English by watching English movies. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}⑷Jenny likes Justin Bieber very much. She wants to remember all the words of his songs. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}⑸David wants to join an English club. He wants to make conversations in English with some students. |
A. It is a good place to practice your spoken English. In the English corner, you can talk with many foreign people in English. B. You can find pen friends on the Internet. Talk with them in English every day. Then you can improve your English. C. Do you want to improve your English? Join the English club! You can make some friends and talk with them in English. D. Do you like music? Listening to English songs is a good way to learn English. It can bring you lots of fun. In this way, you can also know many English words. E. Do you need help? You can ask your English teacher for help. The teacher knows you well and he or she will tell you some good ways to learn English. F. Are you a fan of movies? Watching English movies is a good way to learn English. You can choose some interesting English movies and watch them. G. If you are an English learner, it's very important to have an English dictionary. When you meet a new word, you can look it up in the dictionary and find its meaning. |
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