广东省云浮市伊顿实验学校2021-2022学年八年级下学期英语第一次教学检查试题

Judie's class was studying Chinese culture. One day, her teacher went into the classroom 1some kites. He told them that kites 2 in China more than 2, 000 years ago. At the end of the class, he said, " The Chinese make kites that mean something important to them. I expect each of you 3a kite that means something important to you. You will have a 4understanding of kites than before. "

Judie decided to ask her dad for help as it was 5first time to make a kite.

"What do you think of when you see a kite?" her dad asked.

Judie thought for a moment and 6, "Butterflies. "

Judie's dad agreed that it would be a good idea to make a butterfly kite. They made a cross with some wood sticks, 7 then Judie painted a butterfly on a piece of white paper. Next they stuck the paper on the cross. Finally they tied a long tail to the bottom.

The next morning, they took 8kite to the park and tested it. " Wow!" she cried proudly " 9high my butterfly flies!"

"Judie, can you tell me 10 you like butterflies?" asked her dad.

Judie replied, "To me, butterflies mean beauty and freedom!"

Eileen Gu, a Chinese-American skier(滑雪运动员), is already dreaming of gold medals at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. However, she won't receive her 1under US flag. Gu will compete for China.

Gu was born to an American father and a Chinese mother. She was 2 in San Francisco. She lived there for over ten years. The girl, however, has always been  3that she has a Chinese root (根). She speaks Chinese well and calls herself a "Beijing girl. "

Gu 4skiing when she was only three. She got her first5at the age of nine. Gu competed for the United States in that competition. Hoping to6tens of millions of Chinese children to love skiing, last June, the girl joined Team China.

Gu has already brought China medals. In August, she7the Australian New Zealand Cup. The young skier won two gold medals in the competition. Her8congratulated her online. After the competition, the number of them even increased to 200, 000. People called9a "born skier."

Gu says she is only getting started. How many gold medals will she win for China at the 2022 Games? The 10may surprise us all! Let's wait and see.

Watching movies is fun. Here is some information about four movies in 2021.

Beep! Beep! Barcode(条形码)technology makes it faster and easier to buy things in stores. You've probably seen the black-and-white zebra stripes (on product packaging. This year, this great invention is 50 years old!

On a Sunday afternoon in 1971, IBM engineer George Laurer came up with a code that could be printed on food labels(商标). It became the basis(基础)for the Universal Product Code, which was used by many grocery companies starting in 1973, according to The New York Times. Before this, cashiers(收银员)had to ring up prices by hand.

Time has proven it to be a great invention. Today, barcodes are scanned(扫描)over 6 billion times every day and used by 2 million companies worldwide, PR Newswire reported.

What information does a barcode contain? Where the product comes from, where it has been, its price, expiration date(过期时间)…you name it. It can also help stores keep track(追踪)of their products. For example, if there are 10 boxes of milk and a customer buys one, it will be recorded so that the store owner knows there are nine boxes left. In the 1980s, libraries started using barcodes to keep track of books in this way.

"Its creation allowed the first digitization(数字化)in the control of the stock(库存)，"Jose Maria Bonmati from AECOC, a Spanish commercial association, told El Mundo.

The next generation of barcodes, such as QR codes, can hold more information. "They can tell customers if a product contains allergens(过敏原)or if it is organic(有机的). This provides customers with a greater level of trust in the products they buy, "said GS 1, an organization that develops global barcode standards.

About half a year ago, Chinese famous clarinetist(单簧管演奏家)Wang Tao's daughter was born. The arrival of  baby is a happy event for Wang's family. He said a daughter made his life complete and he was proud of that. In fact, this is not his child. He and his wife, the former Olympic champion Liu Xuan, welcomed their son five years ago.

Wang prepared a presenthis newborn daughter. His new album, titled Talk to Her, performed by him, was released (发行) on March 8th this year, the International Women's Day.' It feels quite to have a son and a daughter. There are different ways of communicating with , "said Wang, 43, in his roles as a husband and a father." I want my daughter to listen to my music as a form of early communication with me because she can't speak yet. " The album includes some classical music pieces describe different female characters. It opens with the well-known piece, The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, composed by composer Claude Debussy, followed by Ludwig van Beethoven's For Elise, Hail Mary by Johann Sebastian Bach.

"The female  have different personalities in my album, since music allows us to imagine, "said Wang." I also want listeners to think about the women around them, their mothers and daughters."

As the double reduction policy(双减政策)comes out, many students may have time to enjoy after-school activities. Some students can play sports. They may play soccer, ping-pong or do Chinese kungfu.

Some students go to learn music. They sing, dance or play some instruments. Other students can draw or practice calligraphy and more. Many people believe after-school activities are fun and good for students.

But why should students do after-school activities? Here are some good reasons. First, doing an after-school activity is a good short break from studying. After the break, students can better focus on the class or their homework. Next, students can make some friends while doing after-school activities. Finally, students can get some new skills from the activities. They are important for them to work with others or deal with themselves.

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