牛津深圳版初中英语八年级上册Module 1 第一单元基础测...

—What a smart boy!

—No. They died out many years ago.

—There are more than fifty students in our class.

—I really can't agree more.

I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in Italy.

As we enjoyed our coffee, a man entered and 1 beside us. He called the waiter and placed his 2 saying, "Two cups of coffee, and put one of them there on the wall."

 We 3 this order with great interest. We saw him drink one cup of coffee but he paid for two. When he left, the waiter put a piece of paper on the 4 saying "A Cup of Coffee".

Then two other men entered and ordered 5 cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had two cups of coffee, but paid for three and left. The waiter did the 6.

After a few days, we went to this coffee shop again. A man 7 dressed entered. As he sat down, he looked at the wall and said, "One cup of coffee from the wall."

The waiter 8 coffee to this man. The man had his coffee and left without paying. Then the waiter wasn't 9. He took off a piece of paper from the wall instead.

Now it was very clear. What a truly 10 thought! Probably it is the most beautiful wall!

What surprises us most? It is that there are still couples who keep doing things to show each other love. A Japanese farmer is famous for his act of love. He has spent nearly two years planting flowers for his blind wife.

Mr. and Mrs. Kuroki live in a large flower garden. The garden has turned into a tourist attraction (旅游胜地) recently. Around 7,000 visitors come here each year, not only for the beautiful scenery (景色), but also for the special story behind the two old farmers.

In 1956, the newly married couple first moved into the house. The house would be their home for the rest of their lives. They had two children and lived happily for years. However, as years passed, Mrs. Kuroki's health began to decline. Her vision (视力) problems were so serious that she became blind in the end. She hid herself in her home for a long time, refusing to leave unless it was necessary.

Mr. Kuroki got an idea. He wanted to give her gifts—flowers. So he got to work on his big surprise. Mr. Kuroki took advantage of the hills around their house and he began to plant a kind of flower with strong fragrance (芳香). He wanted to see if the fragrance would make her come outside. When he realized that his idea was going to work, he worked for nearly two years to completely cover his garden with the flowers.

Now Mrs. Kuroki goes out every day with her husband to enjoy the fragrance of the flowers and the fresh air of a new day.

A teacher walked around a room while teaching stress management (压力管理). She held a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers shouted from 8 oz (盎司) to 20 oz.

She replied, "The weight (重量) doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, my arm will feel uncomfortable. If I hold it for a day, my arm will hurt. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it will become."

She continued, "The stresses and worries in life are the same. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will be unable to do anything."

It's important to remember to let go of your stresses. Put all your worries down as early in the evening as you can. Don't carry them through the evening and into the night.

Every year several thousand people are killed(杀害) on the roads in Great Britain. Every year between one and two hundred thousand people are hurt. These people are killed or hurt in road accidents.

There are rules to make the roads safe, but people do not always obey the rules(遵守规则). They are careless. If everybody obeys the rules, the roads will be much safer. How can we make the roads safer?

Remember this rule. In Great Britain traffic keeps to the left. Cars, buses and bikes must all keep to the left side of the road. In most other countries traffic keeps to the right.

Before crossing the road, stop and look both sides. Look right and left. Then, if you are sure that the road is clear, it is safe to cross the road. If you see small children or old people, help them to cross the road. We must teach small children to cross the road safely. We must always set them a good example. Small children must not play in the street.

内容提示：

1）《百科全书》是记录人类一切知识的工具书；

2）东方国家和西方国家都有自己的《百科全书》；

3）人们可以在网络上查阅有关《百科全书》的信息;

4）补充1-2点你对百科全书的看法。

要求:80词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）； 可适当各挥。

参考词汇:record记录reference book工具书

Dear classmates,

I am going to introduce the Encyclopaedia to you.