1、第7课时八年级上册Modules46一、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（2019江西中考）Therearepurpleclothes,purplehandbags,purplebicycles,purplefurniture,evenpurplecomputers!Sopurpleisoneofthemost1colourstoday.Butinthepast,purplewasaveryexpensiveandunusualcolour.Letstakealookattherich2ofthecolourpurple.Somescie
2、ntistsbelievethatthefirstplantstoappearonEarthover500millionyearsago3lookedpurple,notgreen.Plantstodayaregreenbecause4usegreenChIoroPhyll（叶绿素）toproduceenergy.5theseearlyplantsprobablyusedsomethingcalledretinal,whichisadarkpurplecolour.DuringthetimeoftheromanEmpire（37BC476AD）,itwasvery6tomakepurpledy
3、e（染料）.ThedyecamefromseaSnailS（海螺）.But10,000deadseasnails7youjustonegram（克）ofpurpledye.aswellasaverybadsmell!This8purpledyewascalledTyrianpurple,anditwasthepreferred9ofemperors.In16th-centuryEngland,purplewas10forthekingsfamilymembers.QueenElizabethsclotheswerepurple,butordinarypeoplewerenotallowedto
4、11thecolour.In1856.WilliamPerkin,an18-year-old12student,noticedsomethingstrangewhiledoinganexperiment.TheChemiCalS（化学药品）heusedtocleanhisinstruments13withthechemicalsheusedinhisexperimentandproducedabrightpurplecolour.This14getPerkintostartacompanyusingthischemicalmixturetomakepurpledye.Thedyewasmuch
5、15thanseasnaildye.ThankstoPerkin,nowanyonecanaffordtowearpurpleclothes.1.A.peacefulB-popularC.excitingD.serious2.A.historyB.styleC.researchDproduct3.A.graduallyBespeciallyCexactlyD.probably4.A.othersB.theyC.weD.some5.A.AndB.SoC.ButD.Until6.A.dangerousBcommonC.difficultDstrange7.A.gotBpassedC.wastedD
6、cost8.A上asicB-harmfulC.specialD.perfect9.A.colourBsmellC.plantDanimal10.A.evenBneverC.seldomD.only11.A.wearB.sellC.changeDmake12.A.geographyB-scienceC.artD.maths13.A.comparedB-mixedC.collectedD.kept14.A.surveyBsuggestionC.discoveryDexam15.A.healthierBthickerC.cheaperDedarker、阅读理解阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、
7、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（2019广东广州中考改编）Expertsbelievethattherearemorethan8millionrestaurantsintheworldtoday.Soitmightsurpriseyoutolearnthatrestaurants,asweknowthem,haveonlyexistedforafewcenturies.Before1765,therewerenorestaurants.Thatis,therewerenoplacesthatprovidedtherestaurantexperience.Therewasnowhereinwhich
8、awaiterbroughtyoufoodanddrinkthatyoupickedfromamenu.Infact,therewerenomenusanywhere.Therewereeatingplacestravellerscouldgotocenturiesbeforethat.Thecountrysidewasfullofinnsthatwouldservefood.Andthereweretavernswhereonecouldgetdrinks.Therichcouldalsoeatspecialmealspreparedbyprivatecooks.Butnoneofthemc
9、ouldbecalleda“restaurant”.AmancalledBoulangerchangedthat.In1765,heopenedaplaceinParisthatsoldSOUPS（汤）.Onhissignheusedtheword“restaurant”todescribewhathewasselling.Atthattime,soupswereconsideredsomethingthatcouldhelp“restore（恢复）“yourhealthinFrenchtheword“restore”isrestauref,sohecalledthesoups“restaur
10、ants”.Soon5peoplestartedbuyingBoulangefssoupsevenwhentheywerenotill.Andovertime,peoplebegantousetheword“restaurant“torefertoaplacesellingsoupratherthanthesoupitself.More“restaurants”openedinFrance,andpeoplebegantobuysoupsmoreoften.Later,restaurantsinParisbegantoserveotherfoodbesidessoup.Inthe1790s,m
11、enusstartedtoappear.Bythemid-1800s,thereweremanytypesofrestaurantsthroughouttheworld.TheUnitedStatesofferedcoffeeshops.TeahousesbecamepopularthroughoutChina.Pariscreatedbeautifulrestaurantsfortherich.TheBritishbegantocopytheFrench,andtherestaurantideaspreadthroughouttheBritishEmpire.Todaycitiesarefi
12、lledwithalltypesofrestaurants.Dinershavemillionsofoptionsfromwhichtochoose.1. Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowrestaurantsdevelopedBWhatmadeagoodrestaurant.C.WhocreatedthefirstrestaurantD-Whyrestaurantsbecamepopular.2. Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatmaderestaurantsdifferentfromearliereatingplaces?
13、A.Restaurantsonlyservedfood.BRestaurantsweremoreexpensive.C.Restaurantsweremainlyincities.D.Restaurantshadalistofmealchoices.3. WhodidBoulangerexpecttocomeandeatathisrestaurant?A.Richpeople.B.Sickpeople.C.Travellers.D.Workers.4. Whenitwasfirstused,whatdidtheword“restaurant”referto?A.Aperson.B.Aplace
14、C.Illness.D.Soup.三、词汇运用A.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。（2019原创）belowtwotraindifferentheavy1. Aftertwoyearsof，hebecameagoodplayer.2. Whathesaidmadeabigtome.3. Thedoctoraskedhimtotakethemedicineaday.4. Reachingthetopofthemountain,wewereallbreathing.5. Hesometimesdrivestothetopofthemountaintoenjoytheviewofth
15、ecityhim.B.根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一T司。（2019江苏扬州中考改编）Aftercrossingtheriver,Dorothyandherfriendscametoapoppyflowerfield,withmanyothercolourfulflowersnexttoit.“How6.（漂亮的）！Dorothysaid.“WhenIhavebrains51willprobablylikethembetter,“theScarecrowsaid.uIfIhadaheart,Iwouldlovethem.addedtheTinWoodman.
16、Ialwayslikedflowers,“theLionsaid.“Butthereare7.（没有）intheforestsobrightasthese.”Soontheyfound8.（他彳门自己）inthemiddleofpoppies.Itisknownthatwhentherearemanyoftheseflowerstogether,theirstrongsmellwillmakeanyonebreathingitfallasleep,evensleepforever.ButDorothydidn,t9.（知道）this.SoonDorothy1Seyesgrewso10.（重的
17、thatshefeltshehadtosleep.Dorothyfellamongthepoppies,fastasleep.“Thesmellis11.（杀死）usall.Ifweleaveherhere,shewilldie,saidtheLion.uIcan12.（几乎不）keepmyeyesopen,andthedogTotoisasleepalready/5“Runfastandgetoutofhere,saidtheScarecrowtotheLion.uWecancarrythelittlegirl5butyouaretooheavy.”TheLionranasfastaspo
18、ssiblebuthefellasleep13.（在之前）hewasoutofthefield.Luckily,theScarecrowandtheTinWoodmanwerenottroubledbythesmell.TheymadeachairwiththeirhandsandcarriedDorothy14.（通过）theflowerstothegrassfarenoughfromthepoppyfield.TheTinWoodmanbuiltatruckandpulledtheLionwiththeScarecrow.Thesweetfreshair15.（使醒来）Dorothy,To
19、toandtheLion.Soontheycontinuedtheirjourney.四、书面表达（2019江西中考）假如国外中学生来你校进行为期一周的交流学习，期间计划参加一项中国传统文化的主题活动，为此向你们征求活动方案（PIan）请你根据下面表格中的信息提示，写一篇英语短文，介绍你提供的活动方案，内容包括：茶或者民乐介绍，活动安排以及与之相关的理由。要求：（1）从表格中任选一个主题，合理安排活动；（2）短文条理清楚，行文连贯，内容可适当发挥；（3）短文中不能出现真实的人名和地名；（4）不少于80词，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。ChineseCultureIntroductionSch
20、eduleReasonsTeaPastandpresentTime:Places:teafarm,teahouseActivities：(l)teaprocessing(2)ateaartperformanceTime:Places:musicroom,schoolhallMusicpiecesandActivities：FolkMusictraditional(l)takemusical.instrumentsinstrumentclasses(2)attendafolkmusicconcertHello,friends.IvegotaplanforyouwhichmayhelpyouIea
21、maboutChineseculture.Firstofall,dliketointroduceHopeyouwillhaveagoodtime.参考答案一、完形填空15BADBC6IOCACAD1115ABBCC二、阅读理解14ADBD三、词汇运用A. 1.training2.difference3.twice4.heavily5.belowB. 6.beautiful7.none8.themselves9.know10.heavy11.killing12.hardly13.before14.through15.woke四、书面表达Hello,friends.vegotaplanforyou
22、whichmayhelpyoulearnaboutChineseculture.Firstofall,dliketointroducetea.Ithasalonghistory.ItissaidthatShenNongdiscovereditasadrink.TeaisoneofthemostpopulardrinksinChina.Sowewillhavesomeinterestingactivitiesaboutitforyou.OnSaturdaymorning,youaregoingtovisitabigfarmwhereyoucanlearnaboutteaprocessing.On
23、Saturdayafternoon,youaregoingtoateahouseafterdinnerwhereyoucanwatchateaartperformance.Whydoweplanavisittoateahouseforyou?Becauseyoucanlearnalotmoreaboutteaculturethere.YouwillseeayoungladyinaChinesetraditionaldresswhoshowsyouhowacupofteaismadewithteasets,Youcanenjoyitandrelaxyourselveswhilelisteningtopiecesoftraditionalfolkmusic.Hopeyouwillhaveagoodtime.
