牛津版（深圳·广州）2018-2019学年初中英语七年级下学期期末模拟复习卷四

—No. In fact, I don't know the meanings of the words.

— He went to the fridge and got a carton of milk out of it.

—              . You can do it tomorrow.

—No. They look quite similar, nearly the same.

    Electricity is becoming more and more important. It 1 our life every day. Without it, we can2 live. Do you know who discovered electricity? Yes, he is Benjamin Franklin. When he 3 a kite in the storm, something from the 4 gave him a fright(惊吓). What could it be? It was5! Why is electricity becoming so 6 in our life? It's because people 7 many different electrical appliances in almost all 8, such as washing machines, light bulbs, 9, air conditioners, printers and televisions. Although electricity is very important, it is very dangerous. So when using electricity we should be 10.

    It was a very hot day. Two farmers, Jack and Jim, sat in the shade of a large neem tree. Both of them were eating chapatis(印度薄饼) for lunch. Jack had three pieces of the flat, round Indian bread while Jim had five. As they were about to begin their meal, a young nobleman(贵族) went by.

    "Good day! Good sirs!" said the nobleman. The nobleman looked very hungry and tired, so Jack and Jim invited the man to eat with them.

    "How can we divide these eight chapatis into three equal parts among the three of us?" asked Jim.

    "Let us stack(叠起来) them up and cut the chapatis into three equal parts," suggested Jack.

    After cutting the chapatis, they shared the parts equally, and no one ate more or less than anyone else.

    After they finished the meal, the nobleman insisted on(坚持) paying for his meal. He put six coins into Jack's hand and ten coins into Jim's hand. And the two men were both very glad!

    Once upon a time, there was a little bird named Birdie. She was afraid to fly and always hid in the bushes. Some big crows(乌鸦) often made fun of her by saying, "You can't flyyyy. You are afraid to flyyyy. " Near the bushes, there lived some squirrels (松鼠). Every day, they would "fly" around the branches and "fly" up and down all the trees in the forest.

    One day, these squirrels asked Birdie to join them. Birdie came out of the bushes and wanted to have a try. The crows noticed that and started to laugh at her. They cried, "You can't flyyyy. You are afraid to flyyyy. " Birdie was so sad that she began to flap (拍打) her wings and shouted loudly, "I can fly!" The little bird flapped her wings so hard that she began to fly. These squirrels couldn't believe their eyes. They shouted cheerfully, "Birdie, you're flying! I'm flying?" Birdie said, "I am flying!" She was so excited that she flew up and down, and in and out of all the branches. Then she flapped her wings as hard as she could and flew all the way to the top of the tallest tree. Birdie wasn't afraid of flying anymore, and those big crows never came to bother her ever again.

    A tornado happened in Illinois, the USA on April 9th. The tornado hit the ground at around 7:00 p. m. on Thursday evening. According to a report, eight of the 150 local people were taken to hospitals after the tornado. All the people there were evacuated(撤离), and the power was off across the area. The Red Cross and Salvation Army built a rescue centre in a high school.

    Chad Connell, the Chief of Kirkland Community Fire District, said he watched the tornado moving toward the town from his house. “I've never seen anything like it in my life," he said, almost lost for words.

    It is reported that about 20 houses in Ogle County were badly damaged or even destroyed. Luckily, no people were killed or badly hurt there. It is also reported that 12 people were trapped(被困住) in a restaurant which collapsed(坍塌) in the tornado in Rochelle, about 20 miles south-west of Fairdale.  Raymond Kramer, 81, was one of them.  He said they were trapped for 90 minutes before the emergency crews were able to rescue them.

    "When the tornado hit, we all got a dust(灰尘) bath," Raymond told a reporter. "Everyone there got covered with dust. We are so lucky that we are finally saved. "

    One day, the Earth was very sick. He felt so bad that an earthquake happened. After the earthquake, it rained every day. Then the Sun told him to go to the hospital.

    The Moon looked at the Earth and said, "Look! Your skin should be the blue sea and the green land, but it is turning more and more yellow… "

    "It is the desert," the Earth said.

    The Moon put on her glasses and looked at him carefully. She saw that some people were cutting down trees near the desert.

    "I'll make these trees into chairs and beds. I'm going to get married in a few days," a young man said happily.

    "I want to make a wonderful piece of art with this tree," an artist with long hair said.

    "I'm too poor and I have a big family. I need to sell these trees to make money," an old man said while cutting down the small trees.

    "Winter is coming! I need more wood to make my house warmer," an old woman said.

    At that moment, a truck came with giant machines. A group of men got off the truck.  They began to cut down the trees with the machines quickly. Soon, all the trees disappeared and the truck took them away.

    The Earth began to cry. The Moon was too surprised to do anything. The desert laughed at the Earth, "Ha! Ha! You have nothing to do with me!"

    American researchers have successfully developed a way to clean waste water without chemicals. The technique uses green plants. The tests were carried out at waste treatment centre. The scientists put plants in narrow containers inside a glass building. One end of each container was a little higher than the other end. Waste water was directed down the containers through the plants' thick roots as we expected. The roots absorbed the waste in the water and used it for food. At the same time the plants produced natural gas. The gas could be collected and sold as fuel(燃料).

    Four places in Florida are already using green plants to clean their waste water.

    Mary is a student in  nursing school. She is going to graduate next month. She has two job (offer). One is in a city hospital, and the other  in a country hospital.

    The hospital in the city is large. It's a 600-bed hospital. It's a cancer hospital. It (give) excellent care to its (patient). It's in a big city, near museums, theatres and restaurants. The salary is high, $1,700 a month. But the apartment (rent) are high.

    The hospital in the country is small. It's a 50-bed hospital. It's a (generally) hospital. It takes care of all(kind) of patients. It's in a beautiful area, near lakes, rivers mountains. The salary is average, $1,400a month. But the apartment rents are low.

    Mary likes the city and the country. She doesn't know which hospital choose.

提示：1. 李明从前是一个电影迷, 一周至少看两次电影, 有时租VCD在家里看, 最喜欢的影星是刘德华。2. 李明现在的兴趣是集邮。3. 上周五是李明的生日, 他从朋友哪里得到了许多邮票, 非常高兴。

    Li Ming is my good friend. He has many hobbies. He used to……