江苏省镇江市2019-2020学年八年级下学期英语3月线上测...

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    Louisa May Alcott was a great writer. Her most famous book was Little Women. She wrote this book about her growing up with her three sisters.

    Louisa was born in Pennsylvania in 1832. She and her sister had a1father. He was a writer and a teacher. He taught Louisa and her sisters. Louisa's father believed that children had good ideas. He let children say and write2they thought. He felt that both boys and girls3go to school. Many people at this time did not feel this way. They felt that girls did not need to go to school.

    Louisa loved to4her father. Some of his friends were her teachers, too. They were writers. They helped Louisa learn how to write. Louisa really liked writing. She loved to act out stories. She was glad that her father and his friends helped her learn. She wanted women to have the same5as men.

    The Civil War started when Louisa was a young woman. This war would decide if slavery(奴隶制度)should end. Louisa felt that slavery was wrong. 6 she provided some help. Louisa became a nurse in an army hospital. She took care of 7 who had been hurt. After a short time, she became 8 . She caught a bad illness from working in the hospital. Later she would write a book about this time.

    Louisa wrote to earn money for her family. She9some stories to magazines. Then she tried writing for children. Little Women was published in 1868. People loved it and bought many copies. People still like to read Little Women.

    She wrote other children's books,10Little Men and Jo's Boys. Many children read these books. They also read other books that she had written.

    Louisa's dream had come true. She earned money to help her family. And she did what she loved to do – write.

    Singing songs is fun, but is it also useful? For learning English pronunciation(发音), Mr Joe thinks songs are the most useful way to learn. At the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. Mr Joe has used songs to help himself learn French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. You should do the same.

    Some words used in songs are not everyday English, so you have to be careful how you use song lyrics (歌词) when you speak. Most words and sentences are very useful. You don't have to sing songs aloud if you are shy, but after learning a song, you should be able to follow the words without looking at the lyrics. When you can do that, you have learned something that you will never forget!

    Some good songs to listen to are from the Beatles, John Denver and the Carpenters. Their songs are not too fast and the lyrics are close to normal spoken English. Just for fun, you can try Mr Joe's favorite singer, B. B. King. His songs are not easy at all! If you can understand even 80% of "Why I Sing the Blues", you are a very excellent student.

    If you become good at singing English songs, you can try to go to karaoke and sing with your friends. When you are able to sing a song in another language, even if you don't sing so beautifully, you will really impress(给......深刻印象) other people!

    It may seem easy to say that plants and animals are different. Any child can tell the difference between a tree and a dog. But those differences are far deeper than just what they look like. The cells (细胞) that plants are made up of are different. In other words, the cell wall of plants has something special.

    First of all, it's important to find that not all plant cells have a cell wall. Besides, there are many differences of a cell wall based on the kinds of plant. The following is meant to be what a plant cell wall is like.

    The cell wall of a plant is usually hard and cannot be bent easily, but the degree of flexibility (韧性) of the cell wall is different. It is based on the special use that the cell has in keeping the plant alive. Cells that make up the trunk of a tree are clearly less flexible than cells on a leaf.

    Cell walls act in many ways. They serve to protect the plant. They provide support, as well as help in the movement of chemicals and wastes into and out of the cell. More importantly, they control the water that goes in and out. Plants must have good water controlling systems (系统), allowing them to keep water during dry seasons, and get rid of unnecessary water. Plants can't walk around to find water, so being able to control water is very important.

    So there you have it — what a plant cell wall is. Of course, there are many other things that are not talked about here. Knowing more about plant cell walls needs further study and research.

    People of all ages, especially young children, follow comic strips in magazines and the movies. Who is your favourite superhero —Spiderman? Wonder Woman? These heroes have been aus for a long time. Comics came out even e. In ancient times, people made funny drawings of animals on paper.

We knew comic strips during the 1800s and they remain much the same style today. These comics are drawn in connected boxes. The boxes usually show a dramatic story. Some comic strips are printed in n, which often continue from day to day. Some people even read the comics before they read the front page.

    The comic books fappeared during the 1930s. It'sthat everyone wanted to read comic books. They loved reading about the adventures of The Man of Steel and Batman. During the1940s, the nation was at war and some comic book characters, such as Captain America, reflected(反映) the times. Others, such as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, made people laugh during this ttime in history.

    After the war, people became linterested in old superheroes, so new ones had to be made. The new superheroes, such as Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Spiderman, talked and acted more like rpeople. As time went on, comic books had to compete with TV because TV has oa lot of fun to people.

    Comic strips are usually good for a laugh or at least a smile. But they have held a place in history. They take people away from their daily lives i another world. In this world, the hero always wins, and failure only comes to the bad guys.

    What do you do when you come across a problem while doing your homework? Andy would take out his smart phone, open a special app and searched the problem. Answers soon appeared on the screen.

    Nowadays, many students do homework with the help of the Internet. They search for information online, use apps or discuss through social networks like QQ and WeChat.

    "It's convenient," Andy said, "You also learn by seeing how others work them out."

    "It also improves students' abilities," said John, another student. He said it's true for new types of homework.

    John's Chinese teacher often asks students to give speeches on great authors. When it comes to John's turn, he usually searches online, picks out certain stories and makes PowerPoint presentations.

    "I've become skilled at finding information online and using Microsoft Office," Wang said. However, many students think this trend (趋势) also brings up problems. Some students just copy the answers online without thinking. They become lazy.

    A head teacher in Andy and John's school said that knowing how to use the Internet is important. The key is to have good self-control.

    "No matter how difficult the problem is, think about it independently (独立地) first," the teacher said. "Be sure to understand the reasons behind the answers, or you won't make progress. If you aren't confident about your self-control, ask your parents for help."

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