Using a tea bag is most Westerners' favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how it came about?

The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller. He was sending out free tea in silk bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added hot water, The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup. They were not happy when Sullivan started sending them loose tea (散裝茶) again.

Sullivan realized that he had a hot new thing in his hands, and he built a machine to pack the bags. As tea bags became popular, they were changed from silk to gauze (薄紗) and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of the four - sided tea bag. Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK, and today 85% of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.

However, many people still prefer loose -leaf tea.  This is because some tea companies put poor quality tea in their tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still the easy and tasty way to go.

42. Who invented the tea bag?

A. A Chinese man.                             B. A Japanese man.     

C. An American man.                         D. An Italian man.

43. The tea in silk bags was welcomed because_______.

A. the tea in bags was free            B. it was easy to wash cups

C. people didn't like the loose tea        D. it was cheaper than the loose tea

44. The underlined sentence "Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK" probably means_______.

A. tea bags soon became popular in the UK

B. tea bags surprised everyone a lot in the UK

C. tea bags weren't allowed to be sold in the UK

D. tea bags turned bad quickly in the UK

45. The reading mainly talks about_______.

A. the invention of tea               B. the way of drinking tea

C. the history of tea bags              D. people' s favorite tea in the world

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科目：初中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：江蘇省無(wú)錫市陽(yáng)山中學(xué)2011－2012學(xué)年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期中檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)試題 題型：050

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　　Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotel often provide guests with things like disposable(一次性的)toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers．Many guests like the idea because they don't have to bring their own．But ,if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things．Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables．They want to ask people to use fewer disposable things．

　　Many disposable things are made of plastic．People throw them away after only using them once．It is a waste of natural resources(資源)and is very bad for the environment．Do you know that one Chinese person makes as much as as 400kg of waste a year? Most of that waste comes from disposable things．In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to bread down．So wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again．

　　Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place．Try to do these things in your daily life：use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones．After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry．Then you can use it over and over again．Do not use paper cups．At your school canteen(食堂)．use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of(代替)disposable ones．

(1)

Which of the following may still be provided(被提供)in Beijing hotels after June?

[　　]

A．

toothbrushes

B．

tea cups

C．

shampoo

D．

paper slippers．

(2)

Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things?

[　　]

A．

To let their guests take fewer things while travelling．

B．

To hope their guests use fewer disposable things．

C．

To wish their guests to save money．

D．

To want their guests to use more disposable things．

(3)

Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．

Many disposable things are made of plastic．

B．

Throwing disposable things away is a waste of natural resources．

C．

Plastic is very bad for the environment．

D．

Plastic breaks down easily．

(4)

What can we do to make our world a better place at home and school?

[　　]

A．

Using shopping bags made of plastic．

B．

Using paper cups instead of plastic ones．

C．

Using disposable plates, bowls and chopsticks．

D．

Using everything over and over again．

(5)

We can tell from the story that ________．

[　　]

A．

People don't like disposable things at all．

B．

We can't use paper or plastic bowls at school．

C．

We should use fewer plastic things and protect our environment．

D．

Hotels won't provide disposable things to save money．

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Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotel often provide guests with things like disposable(一次性的)toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers. Many guests like the idea because they don’t have to bring their own.  But ,if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things.  Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables.  They want to ask people to use fewer disposable things.
Many disposable things are made of plastic.  People throw them away after only using them once.  It is a waste of natural resources(資源)and is very bad for the environment.  Do you know that one Chinese person makes as much as as 400kg of waste a year? Most of that waste comes from disposable things.  In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to bread down.  So wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.
Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place.  Try to do these things in your daily life: use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry.  Then you can use it over and over again.  Do not use paper cups.  At your school canteen(食堂). use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of(代替) disposable ones.
【小題1】Which of the following may still be provided(被提供) in Beijing hotels after June?

A．toothbrushesB．tea cupsC．shampooD．paper slippers.
【小題2】Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things?
A．To let their guests take fewer things while travelling.
B．To hope their guests use fewer disposable things.
C．To wish their guests to save money.
D．To want their guests to use more disposable things.
【小題3】Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Many disposable things are made of plastic.
B．Throwing disposable things away is a waste of natural resources.
C．Plastic is very bad for the environment.
D．Plastic breaks down easily.
【小題4】What can we do to make our world a better place at home and school?
A．Using shopping bags made of plastic.
B．Using paper cups instead of plastic ones.
C．Using disposable plates, bowls and chopsticks.
D．Using everything over and over again.
【小題5】We can tell from the story that____________________________.
A．People don’t like disposable things at all.
B．We can’t use paper or plastic bowls at school.
C．We should use fewer plastic things and protect our environment.
D．Hotels won’t provide disposable things to save money.

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       If the only sports you do are dancing your fingers across your keyboard, you could be in serious danger
of more than just becoming fat!
       Do you feel sleepy, like something is weighing down on your head? Do you feel forgetful? Do you
sometimes feel uncomfortable up and down your neck and lower back, and you can't explain why? Do you get
sick often? It could be radiation (輻射) from your computer causing it. If you spend three hours or more a day
in front of a computer, (and at this point, who doesn't?) you are more easily harmed by these hazards (危害). 
       We have got so used to using computers that we don't often think of them as dangerous sources (來(lái)源)
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much our personal computers give off?
      ★ Keyboard: 1000 V/m        ★ Mouse: 450V/m       ★ Monitor: 218 V/m
      ★ CPU: 170V/m                  ★ Notebook computers: 2, 500 V/m
      Ways to Protect Yourself from Harmful Computer Radiation:
      1. Decorate your desk with cactus (仙人掌) plants, they take in radiation.
      2. Drink two to three cups of green tea a day and eat an orange daily. The vitamins in tea leaves and 
          oranges protect us from radiation and keep our eyes healthy as well.
      3. Use a screen filter (過(guò)濾器) for your monitor.
      4. Avoid having metal objects nearby on your desk.
      5. Put the back of the computer to the wall. Most of the radiation comes off the back.
      6. Keep your monitor at least 50cm away from your face.
      7. Keep your computer rooms ventilated (空氣流通的).
      8. Eat healthily-especially fruits and vegetables.
      9. Don't fall asleep on your computer. Turn it off if you have to rest nearby. The ways above are useful,
          why not have a try at once?
A. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)要回答問(wèn)題。
1. Which is safer, using a desk computer or a notebook computer?
   _______________________________________________________________________
2. Which of the nine ways mentions diets?
   _______________________________________________________________________
B. 將短文中劃線(xiàn)的句子譯成漢語(yǔ)。
3. _______________________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________________
C. 請(qǐng)給短文選一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)挠⑽臉?biāo)題。 
5. Which is the best title of this passage?  ________
[     ]
A. Harmful radiation
B. Computer problems
C. Protect yourself from computers
D. Computer radiation: a silent killer

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閱讀短文，根據(jù)要求完成下面各小題。

3If the only sports you do are dancing your fingers across your keyboard, you could be in serious danger of more than just becoming fat!

Do you feel sleepy, like something is weighing down on your head? Do you feel forgetful? Do you sometimes feel uncomfortable up and down your neck and lower back, and you can’t explain why? Do you get sick often? It could be radiation（輻射） from your computer causing it. If you spend three hours or more a day in front of a computer, （and at this point, who doesn’t?） you are more easily harmed by these hazards（危害）.

4 We have got so used to using computers that we don’t often think of them as dangerous sources（來(lái)源） of harmful（有害的） radiation. A safe amount radiation is 25 V/m（Volts/meter）. Do you want to guess how much our personal computers give off?

★ Keyboard: 1000 V/m        ★Mouse: 450V/m         ★Monitor: 218 V/m 

★CPU: 170V/m                   ★Notebook computers: 2,500 V/m

Ways to Protect Yourself from Harmful Computer Radiation:

1. Decorate your desk with cactus（仙人掌） plants, they take in radiation.

2. Drink two to three cups of green tea a day and eat an orange daily. The vitamins in tea leaves and oranges protect us from radiation and keep our eyes healthy as well.

3. Use a screen filter（過(guò)濾器） for your monitor.

4. Avoid having metal objects nearby on your desk.

5. Put the back of the computer to the wall. Most of the radiation comes off the back.

6. Keep your monitor at least 50cm away from your face.

7. Keep your computer rooms ventilated（空氣流通的）.

8. Eat healthily—especially fruits and vegetables.

9. Don’t fall asleep on your computer. Turn it off if you have to rest nearby.

10.The ways above are useful, why not have a try at once?

A．根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)要回答問(wèn)題。

1. Which is safer, using a desk computer or a notebook computer?

__________________________________________________________________________

2. Which of the nine ways mentions diets?

__________________________________________________________________________

B．將短文中劃線(xiàn)的句子譯成漢語(yǔ)。

3.__________________________________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________________________________

C． 請(qǐng)給短文選一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)挠⑽臉?biāo)題。

5. Which is the best title of this passage? ___________

A．Harmful radiation                                                 B．Computer problems

C．Protect yourself from computers                         D．Computer radiation: a silent killer

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