浙江省温州市瑞安市六校联盟2021届九年级上学期英语期中检测试卷

— Not exactly, I just want to visit __________________ ancient one in China.

— Oh! there is nowhere to buy it. My father made it by __________________.

— He is really ___________________ and we all trust him very much.

— So she does. She is always full of __________________.

— Don't worry. The alarm clock can __________________ the boy in the morning.

— __________________ can help you. You'd better tell her the truth and apologise to her.

— That was good. I heard they helped lots of children with the money.

— Sorry, it was broken just now and my father __________________ it for me.

— Yes. But I __________________ missed it because I didn't catch the early bus.

— Yeah, I think it's one of the __________________ natural wonders of the world.

— We eat big meals and visit friends.

— Oh, __________________. Can't you see the sign "No photos?"

My brother was four years older than me. By the time I turned four, I was upset that my brother could read but I couldn't. With a1 to read a book like my brother, I begged: "Teach me to read，Mom! Please, please?!" Finally, Mom found some time after lunch2reading lessons, and soon after, my fifth birthday, I was reading.

My father was a great storyteller3he didn't have the time in the evening to read to me because he had to work three jobs to feed4family. So my brother and I longed for every Sunday morning when my father told stories about his5at his early age. He told us that he always volunteered to help with6, because he liked to taste the food that was made by his mom. I seemed to7the soup made by my grandma and see the funny picture of my father making salad, putting a piece into his mouth8when no one was looking." I was always9at that time as that time as I needed food to grow taller." he explained humorously. Hearing my father's stories made me closer to the books and the stories they held.

One Saturday afternoon we walked two blocks to the small10in our neighborhood, where I met Mrs. Schwartz the librarian. My dad11forms about my information for a card, then he said, "You are seven now. You're12enough to walk to the library yourself." So l did—almost every afternoon. Some days Mrs. Schwartz read books aloud to a group of children und sometimes she taught us13to choose books properly from the shelves. Book: became my companies who were my comfort when I felt lonely.

Yes, reading14my life a lot it helped me study better so I could become a teacher and share my love of reading with my15in the school. And inside my head, I can still hear the voices of my mother, father, and Mrs. Schwartz, which are with me every time I open the first page of a new book.

The world's greatest businessmen all share one habit: reading. If you want to learn more about how to succeed in business, all of the information you need can be found in the following best-selling books.

The journey into space is a long and dangerous one and not many people are able to do it. Lots of training is in need before one gets on the spaceship. But soon, it may be as simple as riding an elevator".

A group of Japanese scientists from Shizuoka University have been working on a "space elevator", which will allow easy access to space.

On Sept 22^nd, 2018, two tiny satellites" were sent to the International Space Station (1SS) as a test for the space elevator. The mini elevator has a 10-meter steel cable. It works as a tiny model of a full-size "space elevator"，which might reach from Earth all the way to outer space. "It's going to be the world's first experiment to test elevator in space, "the spokesman of Shizuoka University said.

According to Science Daily, the research team hopes to build the elevator by 2050. The space elevator may be able to carry up to 30 people. The trip will be about 36,000 km, which will take around eight days to complete. If it is successful, space elevators will greatly cut the cost of transporting cargo into space from $22,000 (154,000 yuan) to $200 (1,400 yuan) per kilogram. More importantly, they will produce less pollution during space travel.

Still, there are many hurdles along the way. According to the official website of the US-based Smithsonian institution, until now, researchers haven't found a material strong enough to hold the stress placed on the elevator cable. Even carbon nanotubes, the strongest material they have found so far, would break under the stress.

The challenges facing the space elevator are massive, but they have not stopped Japan from working on it. "Japanese researchers believe the idea of space elevator will be realised, since there many scientists in the fields of robotics and carbon nanotube technology in the team Michelle Z. Donahue, Smithsonian science reporter, wrote in 2016.

"My 10-year-old dog can't even walk up two steps to get into the house," Alicia told her new friend, Nick. "I have to carry Prince up those two steps. Late one night l saw an ad on TV for Young Again Dog Beverage. They showed an old dog trying to get into an armchair. It got only halfway into the chair before it slid back down to the floor. They showed another dog trying to catch a Frisbee. The poor dog couldn't even jump off the ground. They showed another dog going for a ‘walk'. But instead of actually walking, the dog was sitting in a baby carriage that, its owner was pushing. These were all the 'before' pictures."

"Then they showed the 'after' pictures-after the animals had drunk the Young Again Dog Beverage for one week. It was a miracle! I couldn't believe my eyes! The first dog easily jumped up into the armchair. The second dog jumped almost four feet into the air to catch the Frisbee! And the third dog stood on its hind' legs and pushed the family cat in the baby carriage!""

"Well, of course, I was sold! So, I sent in my $19.95 to the address on the TV screen. After it arrived, I put 10 drops into Prince's water dish each day for a week. Nothing happened. So I doubled the dosage for another two weeks, but Prince was still tired and weak."

"I called the company. They asked me what kind of dog I had. I told them that Prince was a mixed breed". They said the TV ad I saw was for purebreds only. They told me to order Young Again Mutt Beverage for $11.95. That was four days ago. I can't wait till it gets here, so I can watch Prince run up and down those steps and start running after cats again, just like the good old days!" A few weeks later, Nick met Alicia again in the street, who passed by without looking at him. Nick called out, "Hey, Alicia. Would you like to come and play?"

"No time for it. I am going to get Young Again Very Old Dog Beverage!"

I can't forget that day. It was a cold snowy morning after the winter (假期). I got up early and went to a new school, which is the most famous one (在...中) middle schools in New York. I was walking alone slowly and worried about lots of things because it was the first time for me to stay (在国外). It was so early that there weren't many people on the (空的) road.

Suddenly a girl who was riding her bike got into trouble. She fell down and tried hard to get up but she (失败) again. Without thinking, I went over and helped her. She said "thank you" with a smile and then rode away. Her words warmed me a lot.

Finally, I got to school. The teacher introduced me to the (全部的) class. Then he asked me to sit down beside a girl. I felt so nervous that I didn't dare to lock at her. Soon the bell (响铃) for the first class. Their textbooks were different from those in my old school. While I (考虑) asking the teacher for help, an English book appeared in front of me. "Let's share." the friendly girl next to me said. "Hi, I'm Carrie." "To my surprise, it was the girl t helped that morning. Later on, we became good friends.

From that I learned: To help others is actually to help (我们自己). What life teaches us is not only (知识) but also experience. So I hope you can always help others in your life.

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Dear Betty,

I'm glad to hear from you.

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Yours,

Daming