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2017学年八年级第二学期期末教学质量调研(西湖区2018年6月)第一部分听力略第二部分阅读理解第一节16.Whatisthebookfestivalfor?A.Sellingsecond-handbookstoothersB.invitingpeopletochangebookswithothersC.TellingpeoplehowtochoosebooksD.Knowingwhatkindofbooksarethemostpopular17.Tonyisbusypacking(打包)somebooksforthefestival.Whichisthemostprobableonofthem?A.AnolddictionaryofmedicineB.AbookofshortstoriesinEnglishC.ApicturebookwiththenotesD.Aworkbookheusedinhismathclass18.Lookatthecalendar.IfJennyhasabookfestivalcard,whencansheuseit?MarchSun.Mon.Tues.Wed.Thurs.Fri.Sat.123456789101112131415161718192021222324Thebookfestivaliscoming!Doyouhavesomebooksyoudon’twant?Youroldlovemaybesomeone’snewfavorite!BringonebooktotheTownLibrary&getanotheronehomeforfree!When&How:March2-March14Bringonebookforonefestivalcard.March16-March31Bringonecardforonebookyouliketoread.Whatbooks:AllkindsofbooksEXCEPTschoolbooks,comicbooksanddictionaries.Notice:1.Yourbookmustbeingoodshape,withoutanypagemissing.2.Yourbookmustbeclean,andnothingiswrittenonit.Wanttoknowmore?Pleasecall1234-5678.(WeareclosedonMondays)--TownLibrary--25262728293031A.Mar.1stB.Mar.12thC.Mar.23rdD.Mar.26thB19.Whichmapwillmostprobablyappearwiththeabovenewsreport?A.B.C.D20.Ifastore’ssaleskeepslumping.Whatwouldbethesalescart(图表)looklike?21.Whatcanwelearnfromthenewsreports?A.WhatpeopledowithCowColdB.WhetherpeoplemaycatchCowColdC.HowfastCowColdhashitthecountryD.HowpeoplefindoutifcowshaveCowSincethefirstcase(案例)of“CowCold”wasreportedinKirkStateinJune,thiskillercoldhasmovedupnorthfasterthanwethoughtitwould.ByJuly,almosteverypartofthecountryhadbeenattacked(侵袭)byCowCold.Inonlytwomonths,thenumberofdeadcowshasrisento5,000.ThoughCowColdstartedinthesouth,theeastofthecountryistheworsthitarea.Bythisweek,80%ofthefarmsinOstenStatehavereportedcasesofCowCold.ThesaleofmilkinOstenStatehasslumpedbecauseofCowCold.BeforeCowCold,thesaleofmilkinOstenStatewas＄2.5millioneachweek,nowitislessthan＄500,000.OdinstateistheonlyareainthenorthwithoutthecaseofCowCold.BeforeweknowwhattodowithCowCold,wecanonlyhopeOdinStatewillbeluckyenoughnottoexperiencethepowerofthiskillercold.(ElaineBaker,CityPost)ColdCGarethEllis,13,istheyoungestsonofAlan,anengineer,andKath,ateacher.Hisolderbrothersworkinbankingandcomputers,butGareth'sdreamwasalwaystobecomeaclown(小丑).Threeyearsago,Alan,KathandGarethjoinedthecircus(马戏团).“Peoplelaughwhenwetellthem,”saysKath.“Butit'strue.Garethhaswantedtobeaclownsincewetookhimtothecircuswhenhewasthree.”WhenAlanlosthisjob,heandKathdecidedtoseeiftheycouldfindfull-timecircusjobs.TheybothgotjobswithafamouscircusandGarethbegantrainingtobecomeaclown.HecallshimselfBippo.Theytravelwiththecircusduringthesummerandreturnhomeforthewinter.Gareth'sbrothersareoldenoughtolookafterthehousewhiletheyareaway.“Ican'tsayitwaseasy,”saysKath.“Therewasalottothinkaboutandorganize.Weonlyhadacarandaverysmallcaravan(拖车)tosleepin,andwewereleavingbehindourlovelyhouse.TheonlythingGarethmissedwashislong,hotbaths.”“Peopleaskaboutmyeducation,”saysGareth,“butfromthebeginning,whereverwego,someonehasalwayscometoteachme.IfollowthesamebooksaseveryonebackatschoolandI'vegotacomputer.I'veneverfallenbehindmyclassmates.”Andthefuture?“Itwasadifficultdecision,”saysKath,“buttherewasnootherwaytoteachGarethaboutbeingaclown.I'mhappytosayit'sworking,andwe'reenjoyingit.”AndGareth?“I'mgoingtobethemainclowninacircusoneday',hesays,'perhapsBippo'scircus.”22.Whatisthewritertryingtodointhepassage?A.Describehowonefamilychangedtheirlives.B.Tellpeoplehowtojointhecircus.C.Talkaboutthebestwaytoteachachild.D.Advisewhattodowhenyouloseyourjob.23.WhatdowelearnaboutGarethfromthepassage?A.HedosenotreallyenjoyschoolworkB.He’dliketobeathomewithhisbrothersC.HehasalwaysdreamedofbeingaclownD.Hewantstobethesameastheotherboys24.WhydidAlanandKathjointhecircus?A.Theywantedtospendtimetraveling.B.Theyneedmoneytobuyabiggercar.C.Theiroldersonsneedthehouseforthemselves.D.TheirssonGarethwantedtoturntobeaperformer25.Whentheyfirstjoinedthecircus,Kath___________.A.wantedtogobackhomeB.didinothaveenoughtodoC.foundthingsdifficultD.wasabletosleepcomfortably26.WhichpostcarddidGarethpossiblywriteafterhejoinedthecircus?We’vejustarrivedandIloveitalready.There’slotsofspacetosleepinandI’veevengotmyowncomputerIdon’tmissmuchfromhome.I’mtryingtodoallmyschoolwork.Seeyouinthewinter.A.B.C.D.DPeopleanddogshavebeenlivingtogetherforhundredsofyears.Whendiddogsandpeoplebecomefriends?Wherediddogscomefrom?Agroupofscientiststiredtoanswertherequestions.Theyjustfinishedastudyaboutthehistoryofdogs.Inthestudy,theylookedattheDNAofdogsallovertheworldandfoundthatdogs,likehumans,sharedDNAwiththeirfamilymembers.Thescientistsputtogetherabigfamilytreefordogs.Itwentallthewaybacktotheanimal’sbeginning.Inthisway,scientistslearnedaboutthehistoryofdogs.ThefirstdogslivedinAsia.Theywerebornabout33,000yearsago.Atfirst,therewereonlyabout6,400ofthem.Theirparentswerewolves(狼).Thenewstudyanswersmanyquestions.Itraisessometoo.Forexample,whatcausedwolvesinAsiatobecomedogsallthoseyearsago?OneideaisthattheirDNAslowlychangedandthewolvesbecamedogsintheend.Astimegoesby,dogsbecame“man’sb