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新目标(Go for it)版八年级英语下册Unit 10 I've had this bike for three years.评估试题

阅读理解
    Lisa was a lovely girl. When Lisa was 9, her family decided to move across the country to California because Lisa's father found a good job in California. Before they moved, Lisa's parents had to take a trip to California to find a house where they would live.
    “We will be gone for two weeks. ”Lisa's mother said. “While we are gone, you will stay with Aunt Betsy. ”
Aunt Betsy lived several hours away, in a big city. Lisa had never stayed with Aunt Betsy, so she didn't know what to bring for her visit. The weather was warm,so she put some shorts and T-shirts in a bag. She put some books in another bag because she liked reading. Mostly she read books about horses.
    When the day calve. Aunt Betsy drove to Lisa's house to pick her up. Lisa hugged(拥抱) her parents and said goodbye.
    Several hours later, they got to Aunt Betsy's home. Lisa found Aunt Betsy lived in a beautiful apartment. Aunt Betsy led Lisa to her room. It was a small but clean room. Then Lisa noticed something on the wall. She saw a picture of a tall, reddish—brown(红褐色的) horse. The horse was very beautiful. Aunt Betsy was in the picture,standing beside the horse.
    “That's Ruby,”Aunt Betsy said.
    Lisa asked. “Is that your horse?''
    Aunt Betsy said“No,I ride her sometimes. She belongs to a stable(马房) not far away. ”
    Lisa emptied her book bag onto the bed. She said. “I love horses. I read a lot of books about horses. ”She asked. “Can we visit Ruby?”
    Aunt Betsy smiled. She said“Of course. We can even go out tiding. ”
    Lisa couldn't be happier. She and her aunt had something m common. It was going to he a great adventure(冒险)!
(1)、Lisa's family decided to move to California                             .
A、when Lisa was 8 B、when Lisa was 10 C、because houses there were cheaper D、because Lisa's father got a new job there
(2)、How did Lisa go to Aunt Betsy's home?    
A、By bus. B、By car. C、By taxi. D、By bike.
(3)、Aunt Betsy's home was                            .
A、small but clean B、in a small town C、far from a stable D、a beautiful apartment
(4)、How might Lisa feel at the end of the story?
A、Sad because she missed her parents. B、Excited because she could go horse tiding. C、Excited because she would move somewhere warm. D、Sad because she would have to leave all of her friends.
(5)、From the passage, we can know that                            .
A、Lisa and Aunt Betsy had little in common B、Lisa once had a reddish-brown horse like Ruby C、Lisa brought some books for her stay with Aunt Betsy D、Lisa's parents planned to find a house in California in one week
举一反三
 阅读下列短文,从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

The year 2024 celebrates the Year of the Dragon. Among the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac, the dragon is the only one that is not real. But Chinese people have loved it so much for thousands of years. Though it looks scary, Chinese people respect it and even see themselves as the "descendants of the dragon".

Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), a well-known Chinese scholar (学者) of his time, said that the idea of a Chinese dragon formed gradually during tribal (部落的) wars. When a strong tribe that highly respected snakes beat other tribes, the tribe mixed the features of its enemies' totem (图腾) animals with its own to create something truly strong.

In the West, dragons also have a long history in mythology (神话) and films, for example Sleeping Beauty and Dungeons & Dragons. What may be surprising, however, is that the dragons share similar beginnings. Both Eastern and Western records say dragons are like snakes.

One of the earliest records of dragons dates back to the jade carvings (玉雕) in China more than 5000 years ago. These jade carvings look like snakes curled into a "C" shape. The Penguin Book of Dragonsalso says that in the ancient world, dragons were often described as big snakes.

What might have made us have the idea of dragons in the first place? Carl Sagan, a famous scientist, answered the question in a book called The Dragons of Eden. He thought people created dragons from what they saw in the natural world and a fear of predators (捕食者).

 阅读下列短文,根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

Imagine that you have woken up on the first day of your vacation. You enjoy a delicious breakfast, take a walk on the beach, and read the morning newspaper as you drink coffee. You are feeling happy and relaxed. But you may start to feel bored by the time the late afternoon comes around!

If you have ever felt like this, you're not alone. It turns out that having unlimited (无限的) free time is not always as great as we expected. What is the best amount (数量) of free time for our happiness?

Researchers tried to answer this question by surveying tens of thousands of people, collecting data (数据) on how they spent their time and how happy they were. After looking at the data, the research team found that having less than two hours of free time a day, was not enough to be happy. People with under two hours of free time a day usually had more stress. It means that they were simply too busy with work to get their happiness.

The fact that being too busy cuts happiness is true. It might lead to the answer that more free time is simply better. Surprisingly, having a lot of free time is not a panacea (灵丹妙药) for happiness. People surely get a certain sense of joy from finishing tasks. Having more than five hours of free time a day makes us lose the sense of joy. It is in fact cutting our happiness. But I think it is how we spend our free time that matters. When free time is used in more active ways, like playing a team sport, then five or more hours a day can keep of even produce happiness. However, spending five or more hours of free time alone can stop happiness.

 阅读理解

The phrase "southern spuds"becomes popular,thanks to Harbin,a city in Northeastern China that has taken the Internet by storm.

Over 3 million tourists poured into Harbin during the three-day New Year holiday.And many of them came from southern China where snow was nowhere to be found.Harbin locals gave these visitors a cute nickname "nanfang xiaotudou"or"southern spuds".It is because southern people are usually shorter and they look like small potatoes when wearing thick jackets and hats.To Harbin people,this name is not to make fun of southerners,but to create a sense of warmth with humor (幽默).

Harbin tried everything to meet tourists' needs,especially those from the south.Cooks carefully cut the local frozen pear into small pieces.Symphony(交响乐)concerts find their way into shopping malls.A drone(无人机)lifts a man-made moon for tourists to take photos.Harbin really went all out to make them happy.

However,even though they did all these to please the southern tourists,this nickname

"southern spuds"sparked a debate(辩论)on the Internet.While Harbin locals use the name to show warmth and goodwill,some sightseers feel that calling them"small potatoes"is making fun of their height (身高).

Even though people from the Northeast are sincere and warm,we have to admit (承认)that there is regional stereotype(地区刻板印象)in some parts of China.Nowadays,people travel all the time.Therefore,it's important to make the world a more welcoming place.After all,everyone likes kindness and dislikes discrimination(歧视),whether (不论)it's on purpose or not.

 阅读下列短文,从26~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项

Gianni Golfera is in front of a group of people. His eyes are covered, but he can still show these people something that's amazing. First, the people choose sixty numbers as they like. After that, a helper reads the numbers to Gianni. Then, after hearing them just a single time, Gianni repeats the numbers in the correct order from memory. Then, he does it again—backwards!

Gianni has a very special kind of memory. He explains in his own words, "It's a kind of memory that is connected to what I see. It means that every idea I learn, everything I read, becomes a part of me."

Memory is very difficult to understand. Scientists don't really know how it works, yet. The Golfera family genes (基因) may hold important information about Gianni's memory. A scientist called Antonic Malgaroli plans to compare the Golfera family's genes with the genes of more forgetful families. "The question," says Dr. Malgaroli. "is how much it's really because of the Golfera family genes, and how much comes from his practice."

Researchers are now studying how memory and learning change the brain. They are also trying to match those changes to genes. Some research already shows that a great memory may not depend on the right DNA only. According to Dr. Malgaroli, "If you really need to use your brain to store some kind of information, you have this ability. It's just a matter of exercise." That is, practice and exercising the brain can improve the memory!

The same idea is true for Gianni. His genes are only part of the story. Since the age of 11, he's been training his brain to remember more and more. He practices continuously to improve the power of his memory. Gianni thinks about memory, and works on it, all the time. However, Gianni's life is not all about science. He has a normal life, just like other people. So, researchers think Gianni's memory is mainly because of his very hard work. Gianni agrees.

Gianni believes if there is a memory gene, he probably has it. But the success of Gianni may be more about practice and hard work than DNA. At the same time, he might just be showing scientists that a great memory can be made and not just born!

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