(完整)鲁教版五四制英语初四第一学期期中考试题(2)

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4.The achieVement OfJameS Watt WaS that he ______________ ・

A.found the Steam in the kettle

B.improved the Steam engine much

C・ WatChed the Iid move UP and down

5.What is the main idea Ofthe passage?

A.Think ,and by thinking you Will Iearn how to think to SOme PUrPOSe・

B. A difficult IeSSOn to learn.

C.It is easy to Say " I WilI think of it. ”

B

In many countries, tattoos are in i⅛shion （时•尚）.On TV you Can Often See a famous actor Or musician With a tattoo On his arm Or foot. Many SPOrtS PIayerS have them, too. In the US, tattoos are Very POPUIar ・ Forty PerCent OfAmeriCanS aged between 26 and 40 have a tattoo, and 60 PerCent Of CUStOmerS in US tattoo ParIOrS are women. TheSe PeOPIe are Often PrOfeSSiOnaI PeOPIe Iike doctor, teachers and IaWyers.

HOWe ver, tattoos are not moder n. In fact, they are Very Old in human his tor y. FOr example, archaeologists （考古学家）found a human in ice from 5,000 years ago. He had 57 tattoos On his back, ankles, legs, knees and feet. TattOOS Were USed for many di∩erent reasons・ In ancient Egypt, PeOPIe got tattoos because they Were “ beautiful V . BUt in ancient Rome, tattoos Were negative （消极的）and PUt On CriminaIS and prisoners. In India, tattoos Were reIigiOUS （宗教的）・In the 16th and 17th century, EUrOPean SaiIOrS arrived On the islands OfPolynesia. They SaW tattoos for the first time. The PeOPIe On the islands had tattoos On their shoulders, chests, backs and IegS・ Oiten the tattoos Were Of animals Or natural features Iike a river Or a mountain. The EUrOPean SailOrS Iiked them and made their OWn tattoos, SO the idea traVeIed to EUrOPe・ TattOOS in POIyneSia are StilI important today・ They ShOW information about a PerSOn , S history, their isIand

Or their job.

SO is there a COnneCtiOn （联系）between traditional tattoos and fashionable tattoos ? And Can you CaIl tattoos a fashion ? ChriS Rainier is an expert in tattoos and his book AnCient MarkS