外研版初中英语九年级上册期末检测卷（二）

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    Have you ever heard of e-waste (electronic waste, 电子垃圾)? How do you deal with your MP4 players, mobile phones or your computers when they're broken or you want a new one?

    Most people just throw them away. With the1of industry. e-waste pollution has become a serious problem. According to the United Nations, in 2014, people around the world produced 41. 8 million tons of e-waste and only2less than 20% of it. The US was3waster, producing 7.1 million tons. China came second, 46 million tons.

    5is important to pay attention to e-waste. It can be6valuable or harmful, depending on how we deal with it. E-waste is a valuable urban mine (城市矿藏). The value of the metals, like gold and silver is7. And the metals can be reused. But if people throw them away, the toxic chemicals (有毒化学物质) can8the earth or air, and they will affect the environment and people's health.

    Now, Apple recycles people's used products in China when they are buying new9. The company will test and repair the used10and sell them at lower prices.11e-waste, we can also take computers and phones to see12companies offer recycling programmes.

    Getting electricity has always been a problem for the 173 people living in Nuevo Saposoa, a small village in Peru, South America, However, things went from bad to worse in March 2016 after heavy rains damaged the only power cables in the area. The villagers were forced to use oil lamps, which are not only expensive but also dangerous because of the harmful gases they produce.

    Luckily, researchers at the. University of Technology (UT) in Lima，Peru heard about their problem and found a wonderful solution, They made a lamp that can be powered by plants and soil, both of which can be easily found in the Amazonian rainforest where the village lies. T he lamp takes energy from a plant growing in a wooden box and uses it to light up an LED light bulb.

    While that may sound amazing and even impossible. the science behind the idea is quite simple. As plants create their food (using the sun's energy, water and chemicals from the soil), they also produce waste which they return to the soil. Tiny animals in the soil eat this waste and they produce electrons 一 the building blocks of electrical energy. The UT team put special sticks inside the soil to capture the energy and keep it in the lamp's batteries for later use. The researchers say a single charge can power a 50 一 watt LED light for two hours 一 enough time for local villagers to get their evening work done.

    The university gave ten plant lamps to the villagers of Nuevo Saposoa in October 2016. So far, they have been a huge success! Elmer Ramirez, the UT professor who invented the lamp, believes the plant lamp could help improve the lives of many people, especially small rainforest communities, 42% of whom have no electricity.

    Emergencies (紧急情况) don't happen very often. But when they do, you want to get help first. No one wants to spend time looking up the phone numbers.

    In 1968, the United States government wanted one number that people could call tor emergencies. They decided that 911 was easy to remember and people could dial it quickly, The very first 911 call was made on February 16, 1968, in Alabama. Today, 911 is used for emergencies in most parts of the United States and many parts of Canada.

    Other countries may use other numbers. In Great Britain, it's 999. If you're not sure which emergency number is used in your area, check your phone book.

    When to call

    Never call 911 as a joke or just to see what might happen. The only time you should call 911 is when a person is badly hurt or in danger right now! So call when there is a fire, a car accident, or sudden sickness, etc.

    When in an emergency call

    When you speak to the 911 operator (接线员) on the phone, it's always OK to give your information. Speak slowly and clearly when you explain what's happening. What happened? Where are you? Who needs help?

    Don't hang up (挂断)!

    If you have to dial 911, do not hang up until the operator tells you it's OK to do so. That way, you can be sure that the operator has all the information to offer help fast.

    A dog named Faith dialed 911 when her owner who was in a wheelchair fell and needed help. She had been taught to use a speed 一 dial (快速拨号) function.

    Nowadays. the food that you buy comes from many different countries. Have a look in your fridge, cupboard, and fruit bowl and check the origins (来源) of the food. Perhaps there are apples from California, lamb from New Zealand, or potatoes from Egypt. You will probably be surprised how far food travels to get to your plate. This journey, from field to plate, is called "food miles". A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmer's field to the person who buys the food. Nowadays, food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer. Why is this, and what are the effects (影响) of these long distances?

    Traditionally, farmers sold their food in the local market, so the food didn't have to travel very far. The consumers also did not travel very far because they went to their local market to buy the food. This was a good system for farmers and consumers. However, there were some disadvantages. For example. Consumers could only buy food that farmers produced locally. In addition, they could only get food that was in season. Now, because of modern technology, food comes from all . over the world. We do not have to wait for spring or summer to buy strawberries or tomatoes, They are available in winter if we want.

    Some countries have to import (进口) most of their food. This is because they have difficult climates. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), for example, gets 85% of its food from other countries. Even food made in the UAE often uses imported materials.

    What's wrong with "food miles"? Is this not a good way of increasing international trade? I believe these miles are worrying for a number of reasons. First of all, because food travels such long distances, we need more planes. Lorries, and ships to move the food. This means we use more oil or petrol, so there is more pollution and more global (全球的) warming. In addition, food that travels a long way is not fresh and usually not very tasty. Tomatoes, for example, are picked early and stored for their long journeys. For this reason, they are usually tasteless when they get to the consumer. Local food has a better taste. and it also reduces the amount of global pollution. We need to buy more local food.

My Brother, the Babysitter (保姆)

    He is fifteen years old. He always takes care of me, and now he takes care of my friends and classmates too.

    Colin likes his job and he tries very hard to be a good babysitter. He learned many important things there. He learned to ask the parents a lot of important questions before they went out like "Where are you going?" "" and "What is your cellphone number?". He also asked about fire exits. Sometimes the parents didn't know the answer. so they made the rules together.

    Colin keeps a list of all the important phone numbers like phone numbers of the police. fire department. family doctor, and another adult who lives nearby.

    Colin knows how to help someone stop choking. He doesn't use the oven when he is babysitting.

    The best thing Colin does when he is babysitting me is that he plays with me! He has many ideas about fun things to do. My friends tell me that my brother is a great babysitter. I think so.

A: Hello!

B: Speaking.

A: Hi. Mary! This is Andy. I've got two tickets for tomorrow's concert.

B: Yes, I'd love to. When and where shall we meet?

A: What about 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, at the gate of the theatre?

B: All right.

A: From your house, go along Shanghai Road until you see the post office. It's next to the post office.

B: Thanks.

A: About thirty minutes' drive. You can also take the Na. 8 bus.

B: OK.

A: See you,

    With the of the economy and the growth of the population, the environmental pollution is becoming more and more serious. As protecting the environment has become a hot topic all over the world. my husband and I decide to make a change. We want to have a comfortable life and protect the environment at the same time.

    In fact, we always tried our best a green life. We tried not to waste energy. and tried to do However, living in a big city seemed to be too expensive and there was too much pollution. We decided to move to the countryside. buying a new house, we bought an old one. The house was lovely and we could change it as we like.

    We tried to turn it into an eco 一 friendly (不妨害生态环境的) home that we had always wanted to have. The floor and the furniture were all made from eco-friendly materials. The lights in the house were changed into new kinds of lights which could save energy. The windows were very large so that the sunlight could get into the house easily.

    We are now living in cur new eco 一 friendly house in the countryside. it takes use Jot of time to change the house, we are quite happy with the result. And the most important thing is that we are not only living in our dream house. but also protecting the environment.

    Today, a large number of old people are interested in the Internet. Recently, these Internet surfers organised a party.

    More than 40 old people came to the party. For many of then, this was the first time that they had met each other face to face. However, some of them had become very close friends through online chatting. Among these people, the youngest person is in his 50s. And the oldest is 70 years old. Many of them started to learn online surfing not long ago. Mr Fan is one of them. He began to learn computers two years ago. It was difficult for him to surf the Internet at first, but soon he got very in it. Now. Mr Fan is to chat online and post his photos on the website.

    Another old man at the party said, "I can do what is supposed to be done by young people. It is quite an exciting experience for me to sit by the desk to get to know what has happened the world. The Internet has made my life more colourful."

    Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year we had a costume party instead.

    While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked," Nancy, what about inviting John?" John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in maths than anyone else in our class." Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day, How could he even afford a costume?" Mum said nothing.

    The next day, Mum gave me an envelope (信封) with a shopping card in it. "I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John," Mum said. But how? We didn't want to make John embarrassed (尴尬的). We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.

    On the day of our party, John arrived, He was still in the same brown pants as usual, Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice. "Now it's time for the great prize game." It was a maths game. None of us was surprised when John gave the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.

    Everything went well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.

Shakespeare's plays still to us today.

The coach the performance of the players.

He won't come to the concert, he has nothing else to do.

We must the environment.

We produce rubbish every day and it our environment.

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