1、初一英語期末練習-閱讀與表達（a）who was leonardo da vinci? you may answer without thinking: “he is the painter of the mona lisa.” what else do you know about him? da vinci was more than just a great artist in history. hes also famous as a scientist and an inventor. recently, the grand rapids public museum in the u

2、s had an exhibition to introduce this great talent. in one of the shows, named “leonardo da vincis machines in motion”, visitors could see and touch 30 full-size machines built according to his sketches including a crane (起重機) and a robot! leonardo da vinci was born to a rich family in florence, ita

3、ly, in 1452. from childhood, leonardo was given a good education and he showed talent at painting. by the age of 26, da vinci had already become a famous painter. however, he showed that he had multiple talents in 1482 when he began to work for the duke of milan as a chief engineer. in the dukes mil

4、itary factories, da vinci developed an interest in war weapons. he designed many important machines, including helicopters and parachutes. he also drew and wrote about an armored car, which could carry eight men inside and allow them to fire weapons through holes in its walls. da vincis idea led to

5、the modern tank. though da vinci never built many of the inventions he designed, some of the things he imagined in the late 1400s are in use today. as a scientist, da vinci was interested in the human body. he spent a whole year cutting up dead bodies in hospitals to learn about human anatomy (解剖).

6、he made more than 200 drawings of bodies. amazingly, da vinci wrote backward, so the easiest way to read his notes was to hold them up to a mirror!65. was the mona lisa painted by leonardo da vinci?66. when was leonardo da vinci born?67. what did leonardo da vinci design?68. why did leonardo da vinc

7、i cut up dead bodies in hospitals?69. what was leonardo da vinci according to the passage?（b）do you want a happier, healthier family? heres a simple way: eat with your family more often. increasingly, researchers are discovering the importance of family mealtime. several recent studies have pointed

8、to the same result: children who often eat dinner with their parents are happier and have fewer behavior problems. dr. blake bowden, an american researcher, carried out one study. he found that young people who have family dinners at least five times a week may not use drugs. they are often happier

9、and do better in school. clearly, family dinners are important for a childs development. why? because dinnertime offers busy families a good chance to sit down together and talk. the relaxing conversation at the dinner table helps keep good family relationships(關系). and good family relationships hel

10、p children develop self-respect and a sense of belonging. family relationships can also influence a persons health. one study shows that children who enjoy close relationships with their mothers will not develop serious health problems.sadly, however, meaningful family time is too often forgotten. p

11、arents are busy working and children are busy studying for tests. according to dr. blakes study, nearly 25 percent of people say that they have little time for family. according to another study, people spend only about 50 minutes of free time with family each day. and those 50 minutes are not well

12、spent on meaningful conversations, either. many parents say they know little about their childrens friends. so how can families find more time for each other? how can they enjoy more family meals and conversations? they need to make choices. for children, theyd better not spend so much on their test

13、s, but they may risk(冒險) falling behind their classmates. for parents, they need to go back home earlier and risk not getting a high position.but for families who do make those tough choices, the rewards are rich. making time to eat dinner with family does more than feed the bodyit nourishes(滋養) the

14、 heart. 65. are family dinners important for children?66. why is meaningful family time often forgotten?67. according to a study, how long do people stay with family each day?68. what should parents do to keep good family relationships?69. how do good family relationships help children? （c）many ever

15、yday american expressions are based on colorsred is a hot coloramericans often use it to express heatthey may say they are red hot about something unfairwhen they are red hot，they are very angry about something people sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good healththe expression was

16、first used in america at the beginning of the 20th centuryit probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health blue is a cool colorthe traditional blues music in the united states is the opposite of red hot musicblues is slow and sa

17、dsomeone who is blue is very sad the color green is natural for trees and grassbut it is an unnatural color for humansa person who has a sick feeling stomach may say she feels a little greena passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very greensometimes a person may be up

18、set because he does not have something as nice as a friend has，like a fast new carthat person may say he is green with envy（妒忌）some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacksdollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the backside of the paper money peo

19、ple describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black daythe date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black dayblackouts were coming during world war iiofficials would order all lights in a city turned off to make it difficult for enemy planes to find a target in the dark of night65. is red

20、 a hot color?66. when do people say they are in the pink? 67. what color will people use when they feel sick, upset or envy someone else?68. whats the real meaning of the underlined phrase “red hot music” in english? 69. what is the main idea of the passage?(d)on march 27, saturday evening, people a

21、ll over the world once again turned their lights off for an hour to help fight against global climate changes and give the world a brighter future. for earth hour 2010, many best known buildings went dark from 8:30 to 9:30 local time, such as the eiffel tower, big ben, sydney's opera house and b

22、eijing's forbidden city, etc. millions of businesses and homes around the world also turned off their lights. some 4,000 cities in more than 120 countries volunteered to turn off saturday to reduce energy consumption（能量消耗）. "we have everyone from casablanca to the camps of namibia and tanza

23、nia taking part," said greg bourne, ceo of wwf (world wildlife fund) in australia, which started earth hour.earth hour began in sydney, australia, in 2007. in 2008, the event turned into an international one, which has drawn the participation of hundreds of towns and cities worldwide. now in it

24、s fourth year, more and more cities from the world took part in earth hour as a show of support for action against global warming.in a wwf survey suggested after earth hour 2009, 80 million u.s. citizens said they had participated, according to ann. "earth hour has always been an event about fa

25、milies and individuals as well," ann said, "and it's really about americans and people all over the world standing up and saying climate change is real and we need to do something about it now."however, earth hour's energy-saving influence is limited. but wwf says that earth h

26、our's real value is symbolic（象征的）. 65. did people all over the world turn off the lights on march 27?66. what time did the best-known buildings go dark?67. where did earth hour start in 2007?68. how many times have we had this event since 2007?69. what is the passage mainly about?(e) xinjiang yu

27、min mountain flower festival opened yesterday. it opens once a year. this is the fourth flower festival. it shows the great beauty of this area. the festival will last for 100 days. visitors can visit the beautiful mountainous county(縣) during the flower festival. they will enjoy a beautiful flower

28、world. yumin is in the western part of xinjiang. there are 24 rivers going through the area. the special geographical position(地理位置) and proper weather have made the county one of chinas most interesting places. visitors can enjoy the beautiful flowers, green grass, blue sky and so on. the county is

29、 home to more than 1,000 kinds of plants. different kinds of flowers come out in may every year. its so beautiful. there are also more than 90 kinds of animals. in the past, it was known only by a small number of outdoor travel fans. but now its very famous. so if you want to go on a trip to yumin,

30、you can start your trips in early may, when most of the countys wild flowers come out.65. does xinjiang yumin mountain flower festival open once a year?66. how long will the fourth flower festival last?67. why has yumin become one of chinas most interesting places?68. how many kinds of plants are there in the county?69. when is the best time to visit yumin?(a):65. yes.66. in 1452.67. many important machines. 68. because he wanted to learn about human anatomy.69. leonardo da vinci was not only a great artist but also a famous scientist