内蒙古巴彦淖尔临河区2016届九年级下学期英语第一次月考卷

    Clean water is not only important for people to produce food, but necessary for our life However, many people in Asia and Africa don't have enough clean water to use The World Health Organization reports that almost 4 000 children die each day of dirty water or lack(缺乏)of water.

    Farmers use 70% - 85% 0f the world freshwater to produce food. People usually don't pay much attention to how much water industry(工业)uses, but you may be surprised to know that industry uses 59% of the water in developed countries.

    Home use takes up（占据）only 8% in the world. But as cities grow, more water will be used. The local government has to try to make people useless water. In 60% of European cities, people are saving water by using less. They even keep waste water for other use. In Australia, the government has encouraged people to collect rainwater and recycle water from showers for a second use, The US Environmental Protection Agency has made a water saving program to encourage families and businesses to check their water use and save more water. Scientists and the UN are looking for good water management as the key to solving the problem. We can all work together to protect our fresh water in our daily life.

    Billy's favorite color is orange. But he can't see what orange looks like. Billy is blind.

    A month after he was born, his mother noticed that his eyes weren't quite as big as a normal baby's. “Billy would never be able to see.” the doctor told his mother. After that Billy's mother began talking to him, describing things she saw outside the window. She described everything to him.

    Billy does not only depend on his mother's descriptions to learn about the world around him. He sees with his cars and his hands, too. He has perfect hearing. When people make phone calls, he can tell the numbers they dial(拨).

    Billy loves computer science. He began teaching himself computer programming when he was just seven years old. His dream school would be Stanford University. He gets top grades in his classes, making that a real possibility.

    “You can't let excuses get in the way of your dreams, and if you do that you can't move forward and reach your goals, “said Billy.

    Whenever there's a terrible storm, there are plenty of sad stories. Many people lost their houses, their cars and their pets. But sometimes these stories have happy endings too.

    A family in New Jersey, US, had a cat named Vivien. She is very smart. She could even draw with her wet paws on the floor. They all love her very much. When hurricane (飓风) Sandy hit America in October, they moved to a safer place-13km away from home. Sadly Vivien went missing. The whole family were worried about her. They put up posters on the Internet to look for her. All the nine family members searched wherever they thought she could stay, but they didn't find it. The family thought Vivien was gone forever.

    But six months later, Vivien showed up at their house, according to Yahoo News. They considered her return as a wonder. No one can be sure where Vivien was for all that time.

    Many animals are good at finding their way home. People usually say that dogs and cats find their way home through using their sense of smell.

    But that doesn't explain how Vivien found her way back. Hurricane Sandy blew away the normal smells of home.

    "I wish she could talk," said her owner.

    Can you imagine a world without the Internet? It's surprising to think about it.

    Now, China has more than 162 million Internet users, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre. This is the second highest number of user in the world after the United States. Today, 66% of Chinese “netizens（网民）”are teenagers. “They spend about thirteen hours every week online,” said Qian Hulin, an Internet expert（专家）. Doctor Song in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital said about 14% of Chinese netizens who are teenagers often lasted over ten hours to play online games.

    The main reasons why teenagers surf the Web are to search for information, to communicate with others and to have fun. On the Internet, teenagers can find out almost anything. And surfing the Web can help students with their homework and widen their knowledge.

    Li Dong, a teacher in NO. 41 Middle School in Shijiazhuang, likes her students to use the Internet. “When we talk in class, students who surf the Net usually know more background information than the others,” she said.

    In addition, people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send emails. Many teenagers〖JP〗 keep in touch with their friends online. It is cheaper than phoning somebody far away and also much quicker.

—— No, you            . But you have to come back before ten o'clock.

—— No. I          with my sister at that time.

—— He's not here. He            Beijing.

-- I              listen to music, but now I enjoy dancing.

    I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager came over and said that our meal was free. He stood there 1 at me, he seemed to know me. 2 I asked if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably 3 him, but I had changed his life. He said that twelve years ago he was in 4 stress management class. I asked the group what their number one stress was and 5 of them, including him, said it was their 6.

    He said I listened carefully and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I 7 on the chair for a few minutes and then I invited everyone to do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from 8 there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to think about how 9 the room looked when they changed their perspective(角度).

    Then I asked them to 10 their bosses. Was this the same person who had seen their good 11 and hired（雇佣） them? Do they remember how happy they were to be 12 for the job? How did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?

    He said I looked at him and asked if he had 13 said thank you to his boss for the opportunity to make a living. He answered no.

    He told me his 14 changed that night. He went back to work with a 15 card to his boss. He had been the manager for 8 years. He said he owed（把……归功于） it all to me: I had taught him to look at life from different perspectives and I had taught him to express gratitude（感激之情）.

    Peter lost his friend's book, He felt very sad. Kate broke her mom's favorite cup  She was so sorry for her mistake.

    We all make mistake because we're human .And it's not always easy to get on well with everyone all the time. Sometimes we hurt people's feelings although we don't do it on purpose. Sometimes we hurt people's feelings on purpose . So we apologize （道歉）.

    An apology tells someone that we're sorry for our mistakes. It's a way to shoe that we'll try to do better in future.

    Apologies are one of the tools to build good friendships and relationships. When you say “I'm sorry”, you probably feel bad because what you did or said hurt another person. , you're also saying that you respect the other person, and care about his or her feelings. Apologizing shows you have empathy（同感）。

    After apologizing, you might feel a little better . When you apologize in a caring way , you might feel good because you are trying to make things right again .

A. Then she cried

B. But we feel bad later

C. When you say “I am sorry”

D. And you want to return his book

E. The other person will probably feel better, too

A：Hi! Jane. Would you like to help save the environment?

B：. But what can I do?

A：Well, first, you can start by off the lights.

B：Yes, that's easy. Sometimes I turn on the lights without thinking. What's next?

A：Second, you can ride a bicycle. Don't take a bus or a taxi if you don't have to.

B：That will save money, too, What's else?

A：(three), try (recycle)paper.

B：Mm, newspapers, magazines, mail...We get a lot of paper at home. Good idea!

A：The fourth idea is turning off the shower when you're (not use) it.

B：You mean when I have shampoo in my hair?

A：Yes. Get wet. Turn off the shower. Put the shampoo in your hair and then turn on the shower and wash it out.

B：Thank you for giving me these suggestions.

A：.

Advantages and Disadvantages of mobile Phones

手机的利弊：1．手机使用的普遍性；2．手机的优点；3．手机的危害及我的建议。