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宝山区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷GeorgeWashingtonCarverwasascientistwhohelpedfarmerslearnhowtogrownewcropsandtakebettercareofthesoil.Hestudiedmanydifferentplantsandcrops,butsomeofhisfavouriteswerepeanuts,sweetpotatoesandpecans（美洲山核桃）.Wedon’tknowexactlywhenGeorgeWashingtonCarverwasborn,butitwasprobablysometimeinthe1860s.Hismotherwasaslave（奴隶）ownedbyafarmerinMissouri（密苏里州）namedMosesCarver.YoungGeorgeCarverwasfascinatedbyplantsandflowers.Hetended（照料）hisownlittlegarden.Peoplebegantoseewhatagift（天赋）hehadforgrowingthings.Theycalledhimthe“theplantdoctor”andaskedhimtohelpthemgrowtheirgardensbetter.Georgelongedtogotoschool.Butinthosedaysmostschoolsonlytaughtwhitechildren.So,Georgehadtomovetoatowneightmilesawaytoattendaschoolforblackchildren.Atthattime,somepeoplewronglybelievedthatablackchildshouldnotgetanyeducation.Hisdeterminationcarriedhimallthewaythroughcollege.In1894,GeorgeWashingtonCarvergraduatedfromIowaStateUniversity.SoonhewasinvitedtoteachatTuskegeeInstituteinAlabama,acollegecreatedespeciallyforAfrican-Americanstudents.ItwasjustwhatCarverwanted:aplacewherehecouldstudyplantsandagriculture,andhelpeducateotherblackmenandwomen.CarverwantedtohelpfarmersintheSouth.Theyhadbeenraisingcottonformanyyears，andthecropsweren'tgrowingstrongandhealthyanymore.Carversaidtheyneededtoimprovethesoilbygrowingothercrops,likepeanuts.Peoplelaughedandcalledpeanutsmonkeyfood.Nobodyatepeanutsthen.OneeveningagroupofimportantpeoplecametodinneratTuskegee.GeorgeWashingtonCarverplannedthemenu.Whatdoyouthinkheserved?Peanutsoup,peanutbread,creamedpeanuts,peanutcookiesandpeanuticecreamfordessert(甜点)！InhislaboratoryCarverlearnedhowpeanutscouldbeusedtomakeshoepolish(鞋油)，ink,oil,shampoo(洗发精),soap(肥皂)，andshavingcream(剃须膏).Altogether,Carverdiscoveredoverthreehundredwaystousethepeanut.Peoplestartedcallinghim“theWizard(奇才）ofTuskegee”.93.WhatdidGeorgeWashingtonCarverhelpfarmersdo?___________________________________________________________.94.Peopledon’tknowtheexactbirthdayofGeorgeWashingtonCarver,dothey?____________________________________________________________.95.Whydidhestudyataschoolfaraway?____________________________________________________________.96.HowcouldthefarmersintheSouthimprovetheirsoil?____________________________________________________________.97.HowmanythingscouldpeanutsbeusedtomakeinCarver’slaboratory?____________________________________________________________.回答问题98.WhydidCarverservesomeimportantguestswithalotofpeanutfood?____________________________________________________________.93.Hehelpedfarmerslearnhowtogrownewcropsandtakebettercareofthesoil.94.No,theydon’t.95.Becausemostschoolsonlytaughtwhitechildrenthen.96.Theycouldimprovethesoilbygrowingothercrops,likepeanuts.97.Peanutscouldbeusedtomakesixdifferentkindsofthingsinhislaboratory.98.Becausehewantedtoletthemunderstandpeanutwasakindofusefulandimportantplant.(Anyreasonableanswerscanbeacceptable.)长宁区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷HITTINGthewaterwithalmostsuperman’sloveandstrength,SunYanghasmadehistoryafterhisexcellentperformanceattheLondonOlympicGames.The20-year-oldSunbecamethefirstChinesemantowingoldinswimming.Hetookhomefourmedalsintotal,twogolds,onesilverandonebronze.Sunsaidhissuccesswasdowntohardwork.Foryearshehasmadeitaruletoswim20kmeveryday.“WhenItrainedinAustralia,itwaswinter.AlthoughtheweatherwascoldandIwastired,Istartedtrainingat4:30am,”hesaid.Thepost-1990athleteispopularnotonlybecauseofhisvictoryinLondon,butalsohissportsmanship.Nicknamed“SunMengmeng”online,whichinChinesereferstohisinnocentappearanceandcharmingpersonality,Sunhasgainedmorethan10millionfollowersonSinaWeibo.Hisfirstmessageabouthistripbacktohishometown,Hangzhou,aftertheOlympics,receivedthousandsofresponses.“Thehigh-speedtrainonmywayhomehasbeenblockedforthreehoursduetoTyphoonHaikui,”itsaid.“Isitpossibleformetoarrivehometonight?”SomeWeibousersevenvisitedhispagetogivefunnyreplies,suchas,“Whynotswimhome?”Sunmaydreamofmatchinghisidol,AmericanMichaelPhelps,whohaswon22Olympicmedals.Butasathird-yearstudentinZhejiangUniversity,hesayshehasalongwaytogo.“Sunworkshardinclass.HisdiligenceshowsthechoicesofanewgenerationofChineseathletes,whoaremakingmoretimefortheireducationandnotjustfocusingonsport,”saidhisprofessor,ZhengFang.93.IsSunYangthefirstChinesemantowingoldinswimming?____________________________________________________________.94.WhyisSunYang,thepost-1990athlete,sopopular?____________________________________________________________.95.WhatdoesSunYang’snicknamereferto?____________________________________________________________.96.WhatdidSun’sfirstmessageabouthistripbacktohishometownmean?____________________________________________________________.97.SunYangthinksit’seasytomatchhisidol‘MichaelPhelps’,doesn’the?____________________________________________________________.98.WouldyouliketobeapersonlikeSunYang?Why?____________________________________________________________.93.Yes,heis.94.NotonlybecauseofhisvictoryinLondon,butalsohissportsmanship./Becauseofhisvictoryandsportsmanship.95.Hisinnocentappearanceandcharmingpersonality.96.(Itmeant)heco