Europeans began exploring the world by sea in the 1400s. This period of discovery lasted from about 1418 to 1620.

Reasons for exploration.

A major reason for these voyages was the wish to set up sea routes between Europe and East Asia. Advances（进步）in knowledge and technology were another main reason behind these voyages of discovery.

Contributions

After they set sail on the vast ocean, explorers were able to bring the knowledge of a larger world back to Europe. In addition to the presence（存在）of hew lands, these explorations often led to the discovery of new species（物种）and new cultures of people. Those all helped open up a new world to Europe.

The Age of Exploration allowed more people to see and study the world. It brought great development to science as well as trade between East and West.

1.How did Europeans explore the world in the 1400s?

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2.How long did the exploration?

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3.Where did Europeans set up sea routes?

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4.What could explorers bring back to Europe after they on the vast ocean?

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5.The Age of Exploration helped develop science and trade between East and West didn't it?

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At 9:40p.m. yesterday, I 1. （sit）in my chair, listening to a strange made me scared This was the 2. （three）time I heard the sound. I didn’t know who or what made the sound. It sound like someone was knocking at my window, but I lived on the ninth floor!

I hid 3. （I）under the quilt. I was too scared 4. （open）my eyes until the stopped. I thought about asking for help, but I was sure people would laugh at me. "There are no such things as ghosts（鬼）," they'd say.

"There it is again! "I shouted. My mom came upstairs and asked me what was going on. Then she heard the strange noise too. She went into the bathroom. I wanted to stop my mom because I was afraid that something bad would happen to her. But she started laughing. "It's OK, dear. It was just a strong wind making your curtain shake, and of course the window 5. （knock） from time to time."

I was very 6. （surprise）. Since then, I have started thinking more scientifically（科学地）. There are no ghosts. I don’t need to be afraid. If such things happen again, I will do like what my mom did and find out the 7.（true）.

I am a plastic bottle. A week ago, I was on a supermarket shelf. I had an（A）ordinary life, the same as all my brothers and sisters ----other bottles full of water.

Then a tall woman picked me up and put me in her basket! The woman took home and put me in the fridge. It was cold, but I soon made friends with the cans and bottles in it. However, only a few hours（B）______, she took me out of the fridge and drank the water inside me. Then she threw me into a dustbin. I was alone and have never felt so empty in my life.

Early the next morning, a man took me out of the dustbin. He threw me and the other rubbish into the back of a truck. There were so many horrible smells. Then I was pushed together with the rest of the rubbish. Soon I was completely flat. I cannot believe（C）我变得多么薄.

I slept for a while. When I（D）woke up, I found myself in a terrible place. Everything（E）______ me was ugly and had horrible smells. I felt afraid. I kept hoping that I would be moved somewhere else. Then huge trucks came and covered us with a layer of soil.

I asked another bottle what would happen to us.（F）He said that we would never leave this horrible crowded place for thousands of years.

1.写出文中划线部分（A）和D）的同义词或近义词：_________ _________

2.在文中（B）和（E）的空白处分别填入适当的单词：________ ________

3.52将文中划线部分（C）译成英语：_________________________________

4.将文中划线部分（F）改写为：He said that we would _________ _________ this horrible crowded place for thousands of years.

5.在文中找出两个修饰I（a plastic bottle）心理活动的形容词：

_____________ _____________

Once upon a time, there was a spider（蜘蛛）with the name Anansi. He knew that he was very clever but he also knew he wasn’t wise. He didn’t like（A）this, but he did not know what to do.

One day he had an idea. He went around the village with a basket and asked each person to give him some of their wisdom（智慧）. The people laughed at Anansi because they knew that he needed wisdom the most. So each person put a bit in his basket and（B）每个人都祝他好运.

Soon his basket was full, Anansi was worried that his neighbors might be jealous（嫉妒）of his wisdom and take it from him. He decided to hide it at the top of a tall tree. When he tied the basket to the front part of his body, he tried to climb the tree, but it was too difficult.（C）He tried again and again, but he failed every time.

Then his youngest son walked by. What are you doing, father?" he asked, and Anansi told him." Why don' t you carry the basket on your back（D）_____?"his son said.

Anansi wasn't happy, though he put the basket on his back and climbed the tree easily. "I walked all over the village and collected（E）______ much wisdom that I am the wisest person by now, but my baby son is still wiser than me. Take back your wisdom!" he said.

So he threw the basket of wisdom into the air and went home. That’s how wisdom goes all over the world.

1.文中划线部分（A）指代的是：________________________________

2.将文中划线部分（B）译成英语：_________________________________

3.将文中划线部分（C）改写为：He tried again and again__________ ________

4.在文中（D）和（E）的空白处分别填入合适的单词：_________ __________

5.在文中找出能概括本文主旨大意的句子：___________________________

写作

随着中考的脚步越来越近，同学们的学习压力和心理压力也越来越大了。那么，你是怎样解决这个问题的呢?请以“ I would like to _____ to guard against stress”为题写篇英语小短文。

（要点）：1. 确定主题，说明原因；2.围绕主题，进行叙述或阐述；3. 词数：80-100

（注意）：

1补全标题（参考词汇：do sports; listen to music; go hiking; read books等）；

2.可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以阐述具体观点；

3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

4. 短文的开头已给出，不计入总次数；

5.作文中不要出现考生的真实校名和姓名。

I would like to ________ to guard against stress

Nowadays, more and more students focus too much on studying so they suffer from stress in their daily life. As one of them. _________________________________________________________________________________

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I_____ the bus to school every day when I was in Grade 7.

A.take B.am taking C.took D.will take

The number of the students in our class ______fifty.______ of them ______boys.

A.is; 60 percents; are B.is ; 60 percent; are

C.are; 60 percent; is D.are; 60 percents; are

When you take an exam, the_______ careful you are, the _______mistakes you’ll make.

A.less; fewer B.more ; more C.more; less D.more; fewer

—Listen! Who is singing in the next room?

—It must be Tina. I often hear her ______there.

A.sing B.singing C.sings D.to sing

______some reasons, we have to change our plans at once.

A.About B.For C.With D.From