湖南省长沙市师大附中集团联考2023-2024学年八年级上册第三次月考英语试卷

附中集团—2023-2024-1学年度初二上第三次月考试卷 第二部分 阅读（共三节，计30分） 第一节 （共11小题，每小题2分，满分22分） 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A The information of the Shenzhou X VII: Departure (启程) time: Oct. 26, 2023. Departure place: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (卫星发射中心). Three astronauts: Tang Hongbo, 48 (from Hunan) Tang Shengjie, 33 (from Gansu) Jiang Xinlin, 35 (from Henan) More information: The Shenzhou X VI team has worked in the station for about five months. The Shenzhou X VII team, on average (平均地), has the space station’s youngest astronauts. Tang Hongbo is the first astronaut to go to the space station two times. ( ) 21. When did the Shenzhou X VII astronauts start their space mission? A. On Septemer 26. B. On October 16. C. On October 26. ( ) 22. How long has the Shenzhou X VI team worked in the station? A. About five weeks. B. About twenty weeks. C. About twelve weeks. ( ) 23. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Jiang Xinlin comes from Gansu. B. Tang Shengjie is older than Jiang Xinlin. C. Tang Hongbo goes to the space station twice. B Hand gestures (手势) are part of body language. The same hand gesture means different things in different countries. Here are some examples. Thumbs up In Western cultures, you can give somebody the thumbs up if you think something is very good. You can also use it when you’re in need of a ride. But in Germany, it means “one”. And giving someone the thumbs up is asking for trouble in some Middle Eastern countries, like Iran and Iraq. The “V” sign In Japan, the “V” sign is very popular. People like to make the sign while taking pictures. It makes their faces look cuter and smaller. In the US, this gesture means “victory (胜利)” and “peace”. But in the UK, Australia and South Africa, it is rude to make this sign when the back of the hand is facing the other person. The dog call! In the US, the dog call is used to call someone to come closer to you. But in most countries in A