中考命题研究(冀教专版)中考英语 基础知识梳理 八下 Units 78(无答案)

①In__different__parts__of__the__world，there__were__different__ideas__about__the__universe.The ancient Greeks were the first people to study the universe more scientifically.In the sixth century BC Pythagoras put forward the idea that the world was round.However，he could not explain why people at the bottom of the world did not fall off.

It was not until the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that scientists found the answers to some important

questions.

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With__the__help__of__Galileo's__telescope

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people__could__see__the__sky__more__clearly，and__find__the__positions__of__the__stars__and__planets. Finally in 1665，Isaac Newton explained to the world what gravity(重力) was and people at last understood why they did not fall off the earth.

1题判断正误(“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误)；2题在文中的横线上，填写一个恰当的单词；3题简略回答问题；4题将文中①处画线句子译成汉语；5题写出文中②句的同义句。

( )1.Most early people thought about the shape of the earth as well. 2．________________________________________________________________________

3．What questions did early men ask themselves when they looked at the night sky？Write down one of them.

________________________________________________________________________ 4．________________________________________________________________________

5．Galileo's telescope made ________ for people to see the sky more clearly，and to find the positions of the stars and planets.

Ⅴ.(2016中考预测)词语运用。

The world is not hungry，but it is thirsty.It seems strange that nearly 3/4 of the earth is (1)________(cover) with water (2)w________ we say we are short of water.Why？Because about 97% of water on the earth is sea water which we can't drink or use for watering plants.Man can only drink and use 3% water on the earth.The water that comes from rivers and lakes.And we can't even use all of that because it has been (3)________(pollute)．It is everyone's duty to fight pollution.

Now more water is needed.Firstly，we should all learn how to (4)s________ water.Secondly，we should find out the ways to reuse it.Scientists have been making some studies in this field.Today in most large cities，water can be used again.Even if every large city reuses its water，still there would not be enough.What can people turn to next?

The sea seems to have the best answer.There is a lot of water in the sea.All that needs to be done is to get the salt out of the sea water.This is expensive，but it's already being done in many parts of the world.Today scientists are trying to find a cheaper way of doing it.So you see if we can find a way out，we'll not be in danger of (5)________(dry) up.

Ⅵ.(2016中考预测)连词成句。

1．you，any，countries，visited，other，have

________________________________________________________________________? 2．should，the，well，we，earth，treat

________________________________________________________________________. 3．developed，in，years，has，quickly，recent，it

________________________________________________________________________. 4．we，do，most，what，waste

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________________________________________________________________________? 5．off，leave，room，lights，when，a，turn，the，you

________________________________________________________________________. Ⅶ.(2015恩施中考)书面表达。

根据下列提示信息，用英语写一篇不少于80词的日记。

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