江苏省阜宁县2016届九年级上学期英语期中统考试卷

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Do your parents often help you whenever you have difficulty? When I had something 1 to do, I used to ask my mother for help.But she always 2 ，"Do it yourself, dear."I was not 3 at all.I thought she was the 4 mother in the world! For example, one day, I decided to 5 some friends to my home.My bedroom was not in order.Books were everywhere.And I didn't make the bed.I ask my 6 to help me clean it, but she still said，"Do it 7 , girl."

8 my "lazy mother", I have to wash my clothes and clean my room.I have to help my parents 9 .I even have to go to the dentist by 10 .It is really 11 for me to do everything well, but I have learnt 12 .

    As time goes by, I 13 my mother.She makes me clever and diligent(勤奋). 14 a great mother! A(An)15 mother is worth one hundred teachers! Don't you think so?

    Chinese young people love their smart phones．They play with phone apps every day．But now, a book has let them forget about their phones．The book is called Secret Garden．

    It is a colouring book for adults'．You don't have to read it, because it has almost no words．All the pages are pictures but no colours．You just need to use colour pens to paint it．An artist in Britain made the book．

    The book is now the biggest selling book on amazon．Cn．last month, it sold 25,000 copies in China．Many young people bought this book．They like it so much that they stop playing games or surfing the Internet on their phones．These people are mainly young mothers and workers．It is very difficult to take care of babies or do a good job at first, so they feel a lot of pressure．Drawing the book can help them become less nervous．

    In the past, people thought colouring books are only for children．With Secret Garden getting more and more popular, many young adults also begin to paint as a hobby．

    Roger, a young man from China, has taught Chinese in a primary school in England for 3 years．A lot of children like his class and he enjoys teaching them very much．All the pupils are quite interested in what Roger teaches them．They learn quickly and do everything carefully．

    One day he said to the children, “People in a lot of Asian countries wear white clothes at funerals(葬礼), but people in America and in Europe wear white in the weddings because white means purity and happiness．What colour does an English woman wear when she gets married?”

    Mary said, “White, sir, because she is happy．” “That is good, Mary,” Roger said．“You are quite right．She wears white because she is happy．”

    But then one boy in the class put up his hand．“Yes, Dick?” Roger said, “Do you have a question?” “Yes,” Dick said．“Why do men wear black in our country when they get married, sir?”

    If you are visiting England, you will notice that English have many customs and traditions that are different from those in China．

    This guide provides help for anyone visiting England for the first time．

    Standing in the queue

    English people like to form queue．They think it is the fair way to behave．People wait in a queue in shops and at bus stops．People will think you are very rude if you don't join the queue．

    Please, Thank You, Excuse Me and Sorry

    It is good manners to say “please” and “thank you”．If someone is in your way and you would like them to move, say “excuse me” and they will move．If you bump into someone or you are in their way say “sorry”．They will probably say “sorry”, too, even if it was your mistake．Saying “sorry” does not always mean you think you were wrong．Someone it is just a polite thing to say．

    Meeting a new person

    When people meet for the first time, the usual custom is to shake hands．The next time you meet that person, you can just say hello．English people don't usually hug or kiss unless they know each other really well．

    Talking to people

    English people find it difficult to start conversations with strangers．They like to be private so if they are on buses or trains, they usually sit as far away from other people as possible．If you want to start a conversation, the topic that English people are always happy to talk about is the weather．So you need to be able to say “Isn't it warm (sunny/windy/wet/foggy) today?” or “Do you think it's going to rain/clear up?” This is much better than asking about politics, religion or how much people earn!

Different colour influence people differently．Red is an exciting colour．It creates an image of action, energy and danger．Red is often used in flags.80% of the world's flags have red in them．A study Germany showed that football teams that wear red are more successful．Blue is a very calm colour．Businessmen usually wear dark blue suits．Blue is also a peaceful colour．The flag of the United Nations is light blue．Yellow means freedom and green is a very relaxing colour．Some doctors nowadays wear green, because it's less tiring than white．White is a clean and strong colour．This is one reason why most doctors wear white coats．We believe in them more．People wearing grey do not want others to notice them．Brown is the opposite of black．It is warm and friendly．

    What do you do when you begin to read an English newspaper？

    You'd better know what sections are there．Usually, there is international news, business, science and technology, entertainment or lifestyle, sports and cartoons．You can choose your favorite section to read carefully．Then, you come to the article itself．If you don't have time to read the whole article, the headline and the photo give you a general idea of the story．

    A news article includes body text and a photo with a short piece of text under it．It usually puts the most important information at the very beginning．If you don't have much time to read the story, just have a look at the first paragraph．A feature article is an in-depth report on an event or person．It usually has an interesting opening．You get to know the idea of the article as you read．Another kind of article is an opinion article．Usually, some famous people give their own opinions about an important issue in a fun way．Opinion is different from news stories that are all facts．

    Born in 1929, Anne Frank was a German-Jewish teenager．Her family were f to go into hiding in a secret place in her father's office to avoid being arrested by the Nazis．During that difficult time, Anne kept w in her diary until they were discovered by the Nazis in August 1944．They w finally caught and sent to a Nazi camp．Her m died a few months later．She and her elder sister d of illness in 1945, before the war ended．

    Anne wrote down her t, her feelings, her hopes and her dreams for the future in her diary．Her father h it published in 1947．And Anne's diary has been translated i 67 languages．

    “The Diary of Anne Frank” was a r of that time．It has also become a symbol of the victory of the human s ． It has become one of the world's most popular books．

注意：1）短文须包括以上内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

     2）不要标题；100词左右。开头已写好，不计入总词数。

Recently our class has talked about “Growing pains” of students, and the main ways to deal with the problems as follows．