Reading

Protect the pandas? (P2)

Choose the best answer:

1. Chris Packham is probably a (an) ___.

A. TV host B. manager C. actor D. director

2. What does Packham think of pandas?

A. It's stupid and irresponsible to give up protecting pandas.

B. Pandas are dying out because of human activities.

C. It's too expensive to raise pandas.

D. They are widely popular among the public.

3. The word “habitat” in paragraph 6 means ___.

A. 地区 B. 疆域 C. 栖息地 D. 故乡

4. It can be inferred that ___.

A. Packham thinks pandas are well worth raising.

B. Li Xinhai agrees with Packham on certain points.

C. Mark Wright thinks Chris is stupid and irresponsible.

D. Li Xinhai thinks we should give more help to pandas.

Staying in touch with mom, by text (P3)

Answer the following questions:

5. What does a parent usually nag about as school starts?

_________________________________________

6. How do parents nag now? What's the advantage?

_________________________________________

7. What does Marcia Malloy mean by texting her daughter “Update” and “Roger”?

_________________________________________

8. What should parents pay attention to while using the new technology to nag?

a. ___________________ b. _______________

9. What's the main idea of the passage?

_________________________________________

Rainy day friendship (P5)

Choose the best answers:

10. The sentences in blue in paragraph 2 mean he was ______.

A. excited B. angry C. sad D. thirsty

11. The customer ordered ______.

A. an iced coffee B. a doughnut

C. a bag D. nothing

12. The writer felt depressed the next day mainly because _____.

A. it was a rainy day B. no one gave her tip

C. she had nothing to eat D. she was sick of coffee

13. The customer gave the writer a rose and a note to ______.

A. show his thanks B. cheer her up

C. pay her back D. show he's happy

14. We can tell from the story that ______.

A. the writer likes roses B. the customer is poor

C. the writer is warm-hearted D. the customer is hardworking

Confucius gets his own TV show (P8)

Fill in the information about Confucius.

Confucius
known as	the 15. _______ teacher and philosopher in ancient China
family background	born to a 16. _______ family in 551 BC At an early age, his father 17. _______ and he had to work to help his mother.
learning process	He 18. _______ many famous teachers and learned 19. _______.
teaching career	At 22, he became a teacher and started 20. _______. He had 21. _______ 3,000 students.
ideas	Confucianism has provided 22. _______ throughout history. The basic concept of Confucianism is 23. _______. The main duty of life is for people 24. _______.
influence(影响)	Confucianism has 25. _______ to the whole world. It is said that there will be more than 500 26. _______ schools teaching Confucianism by 2010, helping more and more foreigners to learn about 27. _______.

上期Reading答案

1-6 BDCBAA 7. Because they have too much schoolwork.

8. They usually work as a cashier in a store or as a waiter at a restaurant, or they work at fast food stores like KFC.

9. Some want to save money for international trips; some want to buy something expensive. Some want to connect with the society; others are saving money to pay for expensive university tuitions.

10. Schoolwork. 11. The author suggests finding a balance between making money and schoolwork.

12. 一只罐子有裂缝，另一只完美无缺。

13. 因为我的裂缝，你得做所有这些工作。而你付出的努力体现不出全部的价值来。

14. Because the water bearer planted seeds on the way, and water from the cracked pot watered the seeds and plants.

15. The flowers were used to decorate the master's table.

16. The story tells us that no one is perfect, but we can each do our part to create beauty.

17. eighth 18. tasty 19. dinners 20. watch 21. gathering

22. chop 23. endlessly 24. wife 25. shooting 26. take

Lisenting

初二英语听力测试（6）

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第一节：听下面的句子，选择与句子内容相符的图片。每个句子读一遍



第二节：听下面一段长对话，选择正确答案。该对话读两遍。

6. Peter and Mary are talking about ____.

A. doing homework B. doing chores C. having dinner

7. Peter often ____ after dinner.

A. does dishes B. plays sports C. watches TV

8. Mary often ____ for her family.

A. washes clothes B. does some shopping C. makes breakfast

Key:

Reading

1—4 ADCB 5. They usually nag about their children’s homework, bedtime and lost hours on Facebook.

6. Now parents nag through text-messages. This way, they nag without using a complaining voice. Also, as teens tend not to answer their parents’ phone calls in front of their friends, parents can nag in a better way even when they’re not in the same place as their kids.

7. By texting her daughter “Update”, Marcia Malloy means she wants to know where her daughter is, who she is with and what her plans are. By texting “Roger”, she means she’s received her daughter’s message.

8. a. not to overdo it b. mix text-nagging with text-kindne

9. Parents are using text-messaging to communicate with their kids. It proves to be a better way to nag.

10-14 CABAC 15. most famous 16. poor 17. died 18. visited 19. music, history, poetry and sports 20. his own school 21. over 22. traditional Chinese values 23. to love others 24. to always search for goodness 25. spread 26. overseas 27. Confucius and Chinese culture

Listening

1—5 BFDEC 6—8 BAC

听力原文：

Text 1

W: 1. It is a sunny day. Let’s go swimming!

M: 2. Mike likes Chinese very much.

W: 3. Sarah surfs the Internet once a week.

M: 4. My mother wants me to drink milk every day.

W: 5. Tom is not feeling well. He has a fever.

Text 2

W: What kind of chores do you do, Peter?

M: I wash dishes after dinner. It’s an important job. How about you, Mary?

W: I make breakfast for my family. My parents like it very much.

M: Do you like cleaning the room?

W: No, I don’t. My sister likes that. She spends lots of time on it.