广东省深圳市龙华区2019届九年级上学期英语期末学业质量检测试卷（含听力音频）

—Yes. We all felt so sad.

—I think it will be better and better with the help of our government.

—Thank you for your advice.

—I can't agree more.

—That's because he has spent much time making preparation for it in advance (事前).

—I don't think it good for the party. It's out of date.

—Not yet. I'm afraid I'll fail it.

—I think that's because it has so many advantages over other movies.

—Yes. It's not good for us.

—Wow, congratulations!

—Don't worry. She'll do so soon.

—Me, too. It's said that it is a ________ for the 40^th anniversary (周) of China's reform and opening-up.

—Wow, that's a great honor. It is the last lesson before the students leave school.

—Why? What were you busy with at that time?

—I think they just want to ________ new market here in China.

    When a man was walking by some elephants, he suddenly stopped. He was 1 that these huge animals were being held only by a small rope tied to their front legs. No 2, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could break the 3 at any time, but for some reason, they did not.

    He saw a 4 nearby and asked why the animals just stood there and didn't try to 5. "Well," the trainer said, "when they were very 6 and much smaller, we used the same rope to keep them from running away. At that age, it's enough to hold them. As they 7, they are conditioned (受…的影响) to believe they cannot break the rope. They believe it can still hold them, so they never try to break free."

    The man was 8. These animals could break free whenever they wanted, but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were.

    How many of us go through life like the elephants—holding onto the belief that we 9 do something simply because we failed in it once before?

    10 is a part of learning. If we failed once, it doesn't mean we can never succeed. We should never give up trying when we encounter (遭遇) failures in life.

    When winter comes, most plants lose their leaves. But bamboo does not.

    Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in the world. It can grow 60 cm or more every day. No matter how strong the wind or heavy the snow is in winter, bamboo stands straight and grows fast. Chinese people see this as bamboo's spirit. It is about being brave enough to overcome difficulties. Because of this, bamboo has been loved by Chinese people for a long time. They call bamboo, along with the pine tree and plum blossoms, the "three cold-resistant friends of winter".

    Bamboo is a common plant in China. It has many uses in our daily lives. Bamboo is used to make household goods such as chopsticks, baskets and even furniture. Its young shoots (笋) are also cooked into all kinds of food. Bamboo is also the main food of the giant panda.

    Bamboo is very useful in art. Because it is naturally hollow (中空的), bamboo is a good choice for musical instruments. There are many kinds of bamboo flutes all over the world, such as the dizi and xiao in China.

    You can see bamboo in many famous movies, too. For example, in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun-fat fly and fight on bamboo branches. And there is also lots of bamboo in the animated movie Kung Fu Panda.

    Many parents set rules for their children's online activity, such as limiting the amount of time they can spend online. But some children in the US and UK are saying that they'd like to make rules for parents, too. Their main complaint is that their parents share too many photos of them online.

    In a 2016 study, it was found that parents in the US share an average of 116 photos of their kids after they are born. Most were taken before the child turned 8 years old. Many of the photos showed kids in embarrassing situations, like having food all over their faces, Quartz reported.

    Parents do like to share their child's progress as he or she grows up. But their kids don't like it as much. In a survey of UK children between the ages of 12 and 16, 70 percent said they felt their parents didn't respect their online privacy (隐私), according to Digital Parenting magazine.

    In addition, many kids said that other students at school sometimes pick on (捉弄) them after their parents post photos online, CBS News noted. In one case, a girl was bullied (欺负) by boys at school after they found her mom's blog, which had many family photos.

    "Each time a photo or video is uploaded, it creates a digital footprint of a child, which can follow them into adult life," a spokeswoman for a leading children's charity in the UK said. "It's always important to ask children for their permission before posting photos or videos of them."

    People in Western countries are eating less meat these days, whether for their health or because they want to protect animals. But now they have another reason.

    Eating less meat can help to prevent climate change, according to a recent study published in Nature.

    Raising livestock (家畜) is bad for the environment. When animals like cows digest (消化) food, their stomachs make greenhouse gases, which are a major cause of global warming. Seventeen percent of greenhouse gas emissions (排放) come from livestock farming, The New York Times reported.

    In addition, to raise these livestock, people have to cut down forests and turn them into farms. Forests play a key role in fighting global warming because they absorb greenhouse gases.

    Eating less meat according to certain guidelines could cut global food-related emissions by nearly a third by 2050, the study found. Maintaining (保持) a vegetarian diet in the long term could bring down emissions by 63 percent.

    But eating less meat won't be easy. According to the study, people in Western countries will need to eat 90 percent less meat than they do now in order to have an impact (影响) on our climate. Scientists are now trying to find new foods to replace meat.

    Some say that insects (昆虫) could help. A 2013 UN report said that eating insects is healthier and better for the environment. They produce 75 percent less greenhouse gases than livestock.

    Some experts are creating lab-grown meat. They make meat in a lab using livestock cells (细胞). In March, US company JUST said people in the US might be able to buy its lab-grown meat by the end of this year.

    Each June, thousands of people travel to a field six miles from Glastonbury, a small town in southwest England. Over the weekend, the local population grows from about 10, 000 to over 185, 000, with many people arriving from abroad. They're taking part in the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, one of the biggest open-air festivals in the world.

    If you go, you will have the chance to see famous performers and enjoy lots of different activities. The main stage is called the pyramid (金字塔) stage and mainly features rock and pop acts (表演). The world's biggest musical acts have performed there over the years. There are over 15 stages where you can listen to nearly any musical genre (种类), including jazz, hip-hop, folk and Latin music.

    However, it is not just a music festival. There are many other kinds of performing arts at the event. There is a comedy stage, a cinema tent and a poetry area. You can watch one of Shakespeare's plays or have your face painted. You can take part in art activities or learn how to juggle (玩杂耍). Children under 12 years old can get in for free. They can watch puppet (木偶) shows or enjoy a picnic.

    While the festival is definitely fun, it's not exactly a luxury (享受) weekend. It is difficult to travel to and from the festival site on country roads and you can sometimes get stuck in traffic jams for hours. In bad weather, the field can turn into a mud bath.

    But once you are there, it is an experience of a lifetime.

    Do you like horror (恐惧感)? If so, be sure not to miss Frankenstein.

    Frankenstein is a book by English (write) Mary Shelley. It's a scary story. A scientist, (name) Frankenstein, made a monster (怪物) out of dead body parts. The monster had (feeling) like real people do, but no one liked him because of his (look). At last he (become) bad and killed the scientist's friends. The scientist wanted to create something great, but only created (sad). One of the main ideas of the story is science can bring both good and bad things.

    The story was a hit in the early 19th century, and the monster (go) on to become popular. There films, TV shows, and even video games about him.

    Mary Shelley wrote the story because of a competition friends to write the scariest story. Nearly 200 years later, it's safe to say she won!

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Yours,

Li Hua