浙江省初中英语九年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（7）

    Rich or poor, young or old, we all have problems. We can easily become unhappy1 we solve our problems.2about our problems can affect how we do things at school or at home. So how do we deal with our problems?

    Most of us have probably been angry3our friends, parents or teachers. Perhaps they said something you didn't like, or you felt they were unfair. Sometimes, people can stay angry for years about a small problem. Time goes by, and good friendships may4.

    When we are angry, however, we are usually the ones affected. Have you ever seen young children playing together? But they fight very soon, and decide not to talk to each other. However, this usually doesn't5for long. They become good friends again. This is an important 6 for us, we can solve a problem by learning to forget.

    Many students often complain about school. They might feel they have too much work to do sometimes, or think the rules are too7. We must learn how to change these "problems" into "challenges(挑战)". As young adults, it is our duty to8our best to deal with each challenge with the help of our teachers.

    By comparing yourself to other people, you will find your problems are not so9, Think about Stephen Hawking, for example, a very clever scientist. He can't walk or even speak, but he considers his many physical problems unimportant. Now he is known10a great scientist in the world. We are probably quite healthy and smart. Let's not worry about our problems. Let's face the challenges instead.

    For most people in the west, Valentine's Day (情人节) falls on February 14. But here in Japan there is another day to celebrate it. March 14 一 exactly one month after Valentine's Day 一 is White Day in Japan.

    To really understand what White Day is all about, you have to understand what Valentine's Day in Japan is like. Japanese Valentine's Day is all about men getting presents. Japanese women are usually too shy to show their love, though it might not be true today. Valentine's Day is a great chance to let women show their feelings.

    On both days, chocolate is the gift of choice. More often. the colour of the chocolate is white because of the name of the day. You can also buy flowers. candy. or cookies.

    Does it sound good to you? Don't get too excited when you get chocolate from Japanese girls! They give chocolate not only to their loved ones, but also to men such as bosses (老板) and male (男性的) friends.

    The Japanese first celebrated White Day in 1978. Now it is also celebrated in South Korea and Taiwan, China.

The most interesting festivals around the world

    Four years ago when I was a boy of 11, I got into the biggest trouble as a kid. It was a Saturday morning. Both my parents were out, leaving me and my 10－month－old sister home alone. Anyway, my sister was still asleep in her room. In fact I had the house to myself. I decided to do some drawing. Soon I gave up. Nothing was on TV, so I felt bored and touched the candles on the shelf…I had an idea! What would happen if I set fire to some kitchen paper? Well, of course it went on fire, but it wasn't the tiny flame(火苗) I'd expected, and I couldn't blow it out. I threw it on the floor, and then I got my dad's boots(靴子) and stamped it out.

    But there was a huge hole left on the floor. When my mum came home later, she smelt the smoke immediately. She dropped the shopping bag, luckily for me, over the hole. I thought this meant she would never see it. However, after running round the house checking for a fire, she of course picked up the bag and saw the hole. Next I was grounded(关禁闭)  for months. Even worse though, the hole was still there, reminding me of what I did.

      I have never taken cooking classes. I learned cooking from my mother because she was really interested in teaching me how to cook. The main reason for this was because when my mother got married, she didn't know how to cook anything, not even an egg. My grandmother never allowed her to stay in the kitchen when she was cooking.

My mother did not start to cook until she was twenty-five years old. In the beginning, it was very hard for her. Therefore, she had to take cooking classes to prepare（准备）our meals. After having that experience, she decided to teach me how to cook because she didn't want me to have the same experience.

I remember when I was seven years old, I started to learn cooking from my mother. Sometimes we prepared the meals that my mother already knew how to make, and sometimes we prepared meals from recipes. Thanks to that experience, now I don't need any help to cook a meal. I can cook for myself or for a group of people. It doesn't matter. I will do the same with my children because I don't want them to have the same experience as my mother. If one day I were not to be with them, I would be sure that they could continue their life without me.

    Do you often visit museums? Museums are often filled with interesting and beautiful things, in most museums you can only look at the things there, you can't (touch) them. This is not very interesting for most of us. People want to touch things. They want to use them and play them. That's how we learn things. If we are (interest) in something, we learn about it more (easy). But some museums are quite different from (other). For example, at the Boston (child) Museum, young people can use computers and other modern machines. They can also move and play games there. In this kind of museums, (boy) and girls feel very happy. They can learn a lot at same time.

Dear Alan,

    Guess what? I have a chance to choose my new place to live! I'm excited and a little nervous. Could you please give me some help?

    I'm not sure whether I should live in a house or in an apartment. On one hand, a house will be too big for just one person, so maybe I should rent an apartment. On the other hand, if I rent a house, I could find someone else to share with me. The only problem is that a house full of people might be too noisy for me. I prefer to have my own space. The city has some nice apartments, but they are also too expensive. However, if I could find a two-bedroom apartment and get a roommate, that would make it more affordable. I just need to search for a roommate who is neat and quiet. You know I can't live with someone who is loud and messy. I don't have a car, so I also need to think carefully about the location. I probably need to look for somewhere near a bus stop or an underground station. That way I will have more time to study and spend less time travelling.

    I'm looking forward to your reply.

Love,

Victor

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3）希望大家了解这一节日及中国文化。

参考词汇：the fifth lunar month农历五月poet诗人dragon boat race龙舟赛

    Hello, everyone. Welcome to our school. I'm glad that you are interested in Chinese culture. Now let me tell you something about the Dragon Boat Festival.