广东省河源市东源县2018-2019学年九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷

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    Mark and Rosa wanted to go on holiday in a place called San Antonio. They worked very hard for several years. Finally, they made enough money for their dream 1. But their dream was more like a nightmare(噩梦)!

    They decided to go for two weeks in the spring2they heard that the weather was perfect there at that time.

    The problem3when the flight(航班)was delayed(延误)because of bad weather. They couldn't leave until night. They 4 got on the plane twelve hours late! But they 5fly to San Antonio because there was a storm. They had to fly to the capital city instead. There they stayed in a small hotel 6the airport.

    The hotel was next to the sea, but the sea was so dirty that they couldn't swim in it. And the hotel swimming pool was full of leaves! To make things7, the food was awful, too. For breakfast there was 8bread and milk! The worst part was when the storm arrived. They felt really9because of the wind and rain.

    Because of the weather they had to stay another night in the small hotel with10to do. They arrived in San Antonio three days late in the end. And someone told them the weather there had been wonderful all the time.  

    It's summer. Stay away from the hot sun. Come to our Indoor Water Park to feel cool. You'll have a wonderful time here.

    Here we offer more than twenty kinds of water slides for you to experience adventure. You can play with your friends or family in the pool just like in the real sea. We also have many performances and sometimes you can play with the actors.

    Opening time：

    1 0：00 am. 一5：00pm. from Monday to Friday

    8:00am—9:00pm from Saturday to Sunday

    Ticket price：

    Adults：150yuan／person；130yuan for members

    Children：above 1. 2 meters 75 yuan／person；60 yuan for members；under 1. 2 meters are free

    Should not take：

    Food, pets or other things like knives, rings and so on.

    Things to remember：

    Pregnant women, children Under 1. 4 meters and old people above 60 should stay with other adults.

    You should follow the rules in the water park.

    If you have some health problems and aren't suitable for water activities, you'd better not come in.

    I left my hometown in London last year and now I have enjoyed working in this small city in China. Learning a foreign language opens you up to the culture and history of a country. So in order to know more about China. I started to learn Chinese.

    But at times, I found myself in funny situations. When I greeted strangers in China, they began to talk a lot and very fast. They asked me questions about everything. But all I could do was to look at them with a blank face. I had no idea what they were talking about. Were they just being kind, funny or impolite? Many people want to make friends with me. But I am a bit upset when I find out the reason why they need a foreign friend. They say they want to practice their English. I don't need friends like this. I like friends to share nay feelings and ideas with.

    However, the more Chinese I learn, the more similarities I find it has with English. In English, thick—skinned is to describe a person who doesn't care for criticism(批评). I was surprised to find that houlianpi in Chinese means the same. And both languages share some common idioms(习语). For example, "look on with folded arms" means xiushoupangguan, and ''burn the boats" is similar to pofuchenzhou.

    I'm still on my journey to learn Chinese. I believe that sometimes you have the most fun on a journey.

A. Eric has changed a lot in the past few years. He understands that people should care about others, especially those in need. He gives away money and things to poor people and is praised for his kindness.

B. Frank has been in China for five years and known a lot about Chinese culture. But it seems too hard for him to speak Chinese well and he's considering giving it up.

C. Dale has made great progress in spoken Chinese with the help of Mr. Zhang. And he's very comfortable talking with others in front of crowds. Now he has great interest in it and often takes part in speech competitions.

D. Jim has stopped playing computer games. His parents helped him a lot to change. Now he exercises with his father in the morning every day. He always says, “Doing sports makes me active and healthy."

E. With the help of his older brother. Tom is able to play some computer games now. And he often plays them with his brother on weekend to relax.

F. With the help of Mr. Smith, Mike has become quite interested in painting. What's more, he won first prize in all art competition yesterday. Many people say that he has changed a lot and will be a great painter.

G. John wants to change and he is trying to be active in class now. He's still a little afraid when answering the teachers' questions, but he will put up his hands at once as long as he knows the answers to the questions. What's more, he will take part in a speech competition this term.

    “I believe we must have a chance to succeed as long as we never give up.  "This is richest Man's famous saying in China. His name is Ma Yun, who has been the CEO of Alibaba. His English name is Jack Ma.

    He was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang on Teachers' day of 1964. He got his bachelor's degree(学士学位)in English from Hangzhou Teachers' college at the age of 24. Hisjob was to work in a college as an English teacher. Then he became for his wonderful speech and translating skills. At the beginning of 1992, heup some translating jobs and set up a company. He asked some old teachers to help him, though he made little money and he had to make some money to support his company selling flowers and gifts.

    He created a famous webpage  "China Pages" in 1995 and really began to make money in 1997. He always believeshe could succeed at , because he puts all his heart into everything important. He can create many things that are different others, so he can always succeed and make much money. He once said, "Making money isn't t my purpose(目的),  a process. "

    In March 2016, a group of people walked into a theater in New Mexico, USA to watch the movie Finding Nemo. The movie first hit the big screen in 2003 and it was a great success. Now it came back! What was special about it this time? It was dubbed(配音)  in Navajo. That's the language spoken by the Navajo, one of the biggest Native American tribes(美国土著部落). This movie wasn't made just for fun, though. It was made to save a dying language.

    The number of people who speak Navajo is dropping. In 20 14, only about 164, 000 people spoke it at home. That was down from about 173, 000 in 2005.

    Like many other Native American languages, Navajo has been in trouble for a long time. In the 1800s, thousands of Native American kids were forced to attend boarding schools. They were allowed to speak only English there. Over the years, fewer people learned their native languages. Some of these languages have been lost forever.

    Today, many Navajo kids aren't good at speaking Navajo. Some people worry that if today's kids don't learn Navajo and pass it down, the language could disappear.

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Dear Amy,

I'm glad to know that you are interested in Chinese culture and have decided to come to China for further study. Now, I will tell you something about China.

     I'm looking forward to your coming.

Yours,

Li Hua