1、2019-2019学年下学期八年级英语（第16周）组合训练【完型填空】In todays world，almost everyone knows air pollution and water pollutionBut not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution1，noise is harmful to human health，tooPeople who work and live in2 conditions go deaf easilyFor example，many of the workers who
2、3 newspapers and books go deafQuite a few people living near4 also have hearing lossRecently，it is reported that many5 in America can hear no better than 65yearold people，because these young people6 listen to loud pop musicMaking a loud noise in public is also a kind of pollutionIt not only7 others
3、but also does great harm to peoples hearingCars and machines also produce too much noiseSuch pollution makes people feel8 and unpleasant，and it can even cause them to become deafNowadays many countries have made9 to reduce or control noiseChina is also trying to10 all sorts of environmental problems
4、，including noise pollution1AIn factBAt firstCIn allDAt last2AquietBpeacefulCnoisyDbusy3AmakeBwriteCsellDprint4AhospitalsBparksCairportsDfarms5AworkersBteenagersCteachersDengineers6AalwaysBseldomCsometimesDnever7AhelpsBremindsCwarnsDdisturbs8AunsuccessfulBoutgoingCuncomfortableDrelaxed9AdecisionsBlaw
5、sCplansDposters10AanswerBsolveCcauseDdiscuss【阅读理解】A There are two ways of driving in the world: if the drivers seat is on the left and cars travel on the right side of the road, it is called left-hand driving, as it is in China, while the other way of driving is called right-hand driving, as it is i
6、n Britain. Nowadays, around 65% of the worlds population drives on the right of the road, while the rest is used to driving on the left. Though no one knows the exact reasons, it seems likely that people in ancient times travelled on the left of the road. Roman coins show pictures of horsemen passin
7、g on each others right. And right-hand people generally got on a horse from the animals left. Obviously, its safer to do this at the left side of the road, and it makes sense(行得通)for the horse to be ridden on the left. A change happened in the late 1700s. When Napoleon(拿破仑)conquered(攻占)nations, he f
8、orced them to travel on the right side of the road, which spread left-hand driving throughout Europe. However, Britain still stuck with the right-hand driving rule and countries which were part of the British Empire were made to follow. This is why India, Australia and the former British colonies(前英
9、国殖民地)in Africa continue to drive on the left. One exception(例外)is Egypt, as that country was defeated(打败)by Napoleon before becoming part of the British Empire. Some countries changed sides until modern times. Sweden only moved to driving on the right in 1967 and Iceland changed the following year.
10、Ghana changed sides in 1974. On September 7, 2009, Samoa became the third country ever to change from left-to-right-hand driving for the reason that it made it easier to import(进口) cheap cars from right-hand driving Japan, Australia and New Zealand. So if you want to travel to another country or go
11、on business, make sure you know whether it is left-or right-hand driving to avoid unnecessary troubles.1. Which picture shows the correct driving in Britain?2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Sweden changed to drive on the right in 1974. B. People drive on the left side o
12、f the road in Egypt. C. People have known the exact reasons for driving on the left. D. Napoleon helped with the spread of left-hand driving.3. What is the writers purpose for writing this passage? A. To explain the advantages of the two ways of driving. B. To introduce the development of the two wa
13、ys of driving. C. To complain about the change of the two ways of driving. D. To compare the differences of the two ways of driving.BFarthing is moving indoors，where the sun never shines，where rain never falls and where the weather is always proper. The perfect crop field could be inside a windowles
14、s building with controlled light, temperature，wetness，air quality and nutrition. It could be in a building in New York or in a desert in Sahara. The world is already having trouble feeding itself. Half the people on Earth live in cities，and nearly half of those are hungry or ill-fed. Food prices are
15、 buffeted by，floods and the cost of energy required to plant, harvest and transport it. And prices will only get more changeable. Farmers in many parts of the world already are using water available to the last drop. And the world is getting more crowded by mid-century，the worlds population will gro
16、w front 6. 8 billion to 9 billion. To feed so many people may require more farmland , as a result , forests and wilderness(荒地)are becoming fewer and fewer. Gertjan Meeuws has taken the idea of a greenhouse a step further, growing vegetables andhouseplants in enclosed(封闭的)environments. In their resea
17、rch station , water flows into the fields when needed，and the temperature is kept the same. Lights go on and off, creating similar day and night，but according to the needs of the plants. A building of 100 square meters and 14 layers(层)of plants could provide a daily diet of 200grams of fresh fruit a
18、nd vegetables to the entire population of Den Bosch, about 140,000 people. Their idea isn t to grow foods that require much space，like corn or potatoes. Here sunlight is not only unnecessary but can be harmful. Plants need only specific(特定地)light to grow. Their growth speed is three times faster tha
19、n under greenhouse conditions. They use about 90 percent less water than outdoor agriculture. And city farming means producing food near the citizens, and theres no need to transport it long distances.4. The underlined word buffeted in Paragraph 2 means . A. badly influenced B. caused C. divided D.
20、well achieved5. Which of the following is TRUE of the environments in the research station? A. The temperature is often changed. B. Sunshine is in great need for plants. C. Day and night depends on plants. D. Air quality is controlled by plants.6. It can be inferred from the text that Gertjan Meeuws
21、s farming . A. is of great help to the people who live in the city B. saves less water compared with outdoor agriculture C. is completely different from greenhouse agriculture D. requires much space and suits the production of corn7. What is the passage mainly about? A. Disadvantages of outdoor farm
22、ing B. Development of greenhouse farming C. The worlds food problems D. Sunless，rainless indoor farming【阅读表达】World Sleep Day，organized by the Would Sleep Day Committee of the Would Association of Sleep Medicine since 2019，is held on March 21 every year.The aim of World Sleep Day is to celebrate the
23、benefits of good and healthy sleep. Events involving discussions，presentations of educational materials and exhibitions take place around the world and online.Sleep quality plays a key role in peoples health. Researchers say that there are a lot of advantages if we always get enough sleep. We can be
24、 smarter，thinner，healthier and more cheerful. Also were to have better skin，better memories and longer lives. When you lose even one hour of sleep for any reason，it will influence your performance the next day.In general，adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night，but a recent s
25、urvey found that，on workdays，only 21% of them really get a full eight hours of sleep，and another 21% get less than six. For teenagers，a healthy amount is about eight to nine hours per night. However，about 80% of high school students dont get enough sleep because of their schoolwork or some bad habit
26、s.27% of people throughout the world have sleep problems. Now there are over 80 kinds of sleep disorders，and most people know little about their danger. So，for our good life and work，its necessary for us to realize the importance of sleep and try to have a good sleep.1. How long has World Sleep Day
27、been celebrated so far？2. What will happen if we sleep one hour less than we should？3. Do you like World Sleep Day? Why or why not?【书面表达】 端午节是中国的传统节日。吃粽子是中国的一种传统习俗。每年农历五月初，中国百姓家家户户要浸糯米、洗粽叶、包粽子。请根据以下提示，描写制作粽子的过程。 要求：1、制作过程必须包括以下的五个环节； 2、词数80词左右（开头的首句已给出，不计算在总词数内）。Ingredients (材料)糯米(glutinous rice): o
28、ne kilo 粽叶(reed leaves)牛肉: half a kilo 红枣(red dates) 盐: two spoons 线 (strings)蒸粽子steam.浸糯米，切牛肉put.into the water 拢粽叶shape.by hand填充馅料fill.with扎粽子tie.withHow shall we make Zongzi?To make this special food, we need to have _ _【参考答案】【完型填空】1A考查短语根据上文：But not all the persons know that noise is also a kin
29、d of pollution可知不是所有的人都知道噪音也是一种污染所以此处：26），noise is harmful to human health，too就要介绍实际上，噪音对人体的健康也有害处故选A2C考查形容词根据句子：People who work and live in （27）conditions go deaf easily人们工作在有噪音的环境下很容易会变聋结合语境是因为处在有噪音的环境下，所以才会变聋故选C3D考查动词根据上文：People who work and live in （27）conditions go deaf easily可知人们工作在有噪音的环境下很容易会
30、变聋所以此处：For example，many of the workers who （28）newspapers and books go deaf应该是印刷报纸书籍的工人变聋了故选D4C考查名词根据句子：Quite a few people living near （29）also have hearing loss可知在机场附近的噪音也很大此处结合语境以及常识可知应该是机场，其他选项不符合题意故选C5B考查名词根据下文：because these young people （31）listen to loud pop music可知因为这些年轻人总是听大声的流行音乐所以此处：Recent
31、ly，it is reported that many （30）in America can hear no better than 65yearold people，应该说的是很多的青少年，no better than 表示一样差，故选B6A考查副词根据上文：Recently，it is reported that many （30）in America can hear no better than 65yearold people，可知很多在美国的青少年跟65岁老人的听力一样差所以此处：because these young people （31）listen to loud pop m
32、usic可知因为这些年轻人总是听大声的流行音乐故选A7D考查动词根据下文：Cars and machines also produce too much noiseSuch pollution makes people feel （33）and unpleasant，and it can even cause them to become deaf可知汽车和机器会产生很大的噪音，像这种污染会使人不舒服不愉快，并且还会使人们变聋所以此处：It not only （32）others but also does great harm to peoples hearing应该是它不仅妨碍别人也对听力
33、有害故选D8C考查形容词根据句子：Such pollution makes people feel （33）and unpleasant，and it can even cause them to become deaf可知像这种污染会使人不舒服不愉快，并且还会使人们变聋前半句中的and后为不愉快的意思，所以此处前面也应该与之相对应，结合语境应该是噪音让人不舒服，故选C9B考查名词根据句子：Nowadays many countries have made （34）to reduce or control noise可知现在很多国家已经制定了法律来减少并控制噪音结合语境应该是制定法律，故选B1
34、0B考查动词根据句子：China is also trying to （35）all sorts of environmental problems，应该是中国也在尝试着解决这一类环境问题结合语境应该是解决问题故选B【阅读理解】 CDB ACAD【阅读表达】1. For eight years.2. It will influence our performance the next day.3. Yes, I do. / Yes. Because I want to have enough sleep every night. / Because I cant get enough slee
35、p every day. I want to have a good sleep on that day. No, I dont. /No. Because I want to do what I like to relax after a days work.【书面表达】 How shall we make Zongzi? To make this special food, we need to have one kilo of glutinous rice, half a kilo of beef, some red dates, two spoons of salt, some ree
36、d leaves and some strings. How to make Zongzi? First, put the glutinous rice into the clean water and keep it for two hours. At the same time, wash some reed leaves and cut the beef into pieces. Next, shape the reed leaves by hand. Then, fill them with the glutinous rice and beef pieces. Add some red dates if you like. And then, tie Zongzi with strings. Finally, steam them. 第 5 页
