北京四中08-09初三年级英语开学考试试卷
<p> 北京四中2008-2009学年度第二学期初三年级开学考试</p><p> 英语试卷</p><p> 阅读理解<span word="B">B</span></p><p> <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> (预示) <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="events">events</span>? <span word="Farmers">Farmers</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>.</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>' <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="events">events</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="swans">swans</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> (飓风) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rainstorm">rainstorm</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="events">events</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="folklore">folklore</span> (民间传说), <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> (根据). <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>.</p><p> <span word="Kiyoshi">Kiyoshi</span> <span word="Shimamura">Shimamura</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="bites">bites</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="centres">centres</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kobe">Kobe</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1995 <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>: <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="bites">bites</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="increased">increased</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> (侵略的) <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="biting">biting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="barking">barking</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span>, <span word="jumped">jumped</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span>!</p><p> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edges">edges</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nests">nests</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="unprotected">unprotected</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p>
页:
[1]