浙江省新目标版初中英语九年级上学期期中模拟试卷（1）

    The biggest secret about invention is that anybody can do it! Perhaps this sounds crazy, but it's true. Maybe you have the wrong idea about invention, so read on to discover the truth.

    Wrong idea 1: An invention has to be something completely new.

    Invention means creating something "new", but the idea could come from something that already exists (存在) . The Wright brothers, for example, got the idea of building a "flying machine" from watching birds.

    Wrong idea 2: Inventors are born, not made.

    There are a lot of factors (因素) that make invention possible. Take Mozart for example. He was born with a talent for musical composition. But other factors were also important for his creativity. His father was a music teacher, and Mozart practiced for hours every day, from the time he was four years old. Thomas Edison said that being an inventor was "99% hard work and 1% inspiration"!

    Very successful creators don't give up when they get something wrong. As one inventor said, "A failure is the right answer to the wrong question."

    Wrong idea 3: Inventors are always old people.

    Don't believe that you can't invent anything when you are young. Here are two examples of young inventors: Louis Braille went blind when he was a child. When he was fifteen, he invented a system of reading and writing for blind people that is still used in most countries today.

    As a young man, George Nissen was watching some artists performing in a show. He watched how they fell into the safety net and then jumped back up again. This gave him an idea, and he invented the trampoline (蹦床).

    It's important to be polite and friendly when answering the phone, especially if you're speaking to a stranger. When answering the phone, it's important to know how to answer properly so that you can have a pleasant conversation.

    Farmers in China began to have a new festival—Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festiva. in 2018. It is on the Autumn Equinox (秋分) , which is one of the 24 solar terms of the Chinese lunar calendar (农历) . It usually falls between September 22 and 24, during the country's agricultural (农业的) harvest season. The first ever Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival was held on September 23 in 2018.

    As we all know, China has the largest population all over the world. It was difficult to feed the largest population in the past. After reform and opening-up (改革开放) , with the development of modern agriculture, people's lives are getting better and better, and their living conditions have improved a lot. Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival, the first festival created in China specially for farmers, shows the high attention of the central government to agriculture. It will greatly encourage farmers to farm and develop further modern agriculture. China has a long history of agriculture. Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival, the cultural symbol, helps to show China's long farming culture to the world. It also connects the excellent traditional Chinese culture with modern civilization (文明) and improves the cultural self—confidence and national pride.

    Since the festival is created specially for farmers, they are encouraged to think of their own ways to celebrate harvest. Some activities are held across the country, but most of the celebrations will take place at a local level, which come from local customs. Also, local government usually hosts all kinds of activities for the festival, such as folk culture performances, food tasting and so on.

    Some people think the festival is the happiest time of a year, even better than the Spring Festival, because food gives people a sense of safety and hope. For other people, the harvest festival is a time to look back at the past and look forward to the future.

    Chicago Children's Museum (CCM) is to improve children's lives by creating a small society for children to play and learn in.

    About Us

    Chicago Children's Museum is a place where families and children are encouraged to create, explore, and discover together through play. We focus on literacy, science, math, art and health.

    Some of Chicago Children's Museum's most popular exhibits include: Dinosaur Expedition(恐龙之旅)，where kids can dig for dinosaur bones; Water Ways (水道探险), which shows the wonders of water; Kids Town, where children buy and sell in shops and build their own city; Play It Safe(小小消防员), a firehouse that invites families to learn about fire safety through play.

    Chicago Children's Museum is a not for profit cultural center.

    History

    Located at Navy Pier(海军码头) since 1995, Chicago Children's Museum is I now one of the city's top cultural attractions and the second most visited children's museum in the country. Chicago

Children's Museum serves more than 650, 000 visitors per year throughout Chicago.

Interesting festivals in the world

    Although I have grown up, I act like a child sometimes. I don't like growing up to be an adult. Things become more difficult in the world of adults.

    One day, I went to buy a Christmas card. After I went into the store, the storekeeper showed me where to find the cards. I met a young mother and her baby there.

    There were a lot of toys on the shelf. The young mother stood close by the shelf so that the little girl was able to pick a toy. However, it seemed too difficult for the little girl to pick a toy. Then the young mother stopped. She picked a toy for her child and made her happy.

    The big smile on the face of the little girl made me think of my childhood. When I was a small child, my parents came along whenever I needed them. They solved every problem for me. I seemed to be immersed in happy memories. Suddenly, the young mother's words brought me back to the reality (现实) .

     "Dear, one day, when you become an adult, I hope you can manage your own life," she said to the little girl.

    The words woke me up. I was no longer a small child. I should learn to be independent and face problems bravely by myself. And my parents will certainly be proud of me.

Lonnie Johnson, one of the best toy inventors, was born in Mobile, Alabama in 1949. Growing up, he loved1things like his father did around the house. That helped him later to be a(n)2. Lonnie said, "My parents' support(支持)was a big3. I played with rockets when I was a kid. One day I was making some rocket fuel(燃料)in the kitchen.4it started to burn(燃烧)and soon the whole house seemed in5. After that my parents said6but ‘do that kind of thing outside'. They were really7. They bought me a lot of toys and things, knowing the first thing I would do was take8apart."

    At the all-black Williamson High School in Mobile, Lonnie was9as a boy of unusual talent. A(n)10moment in his life came in 1968 when he represented(代表)his high school at a science fair organized by the University of Alabama.11the only black student, he won first prize for "Linex", a robot he had12out of waste.

    Lonnie13the Super Soaker water gun. It later became a great14. Within only the first two years on the market, the Super Soaker became the number one selling15in the USA.

    How many of your classmates drink cola now? Nearly everyone (drink) it. Did you know that cola was a kind of medicine about 200 years ago?

    John Stith Pemberton was a doctor from America. He said to his friends, "I spent many months (experiment) to find a kind of medicine for headaches. I (mix) up different oils (油) and ingredients together and heated them until I found something helpful. So far, I (succeed) already. I put the medicine into bottles (瓶) and began selling it in drugstores. The people have to (add) water to it before drinking."

    Then, how did cola go from being a medicine to a soft drink? That (come) by accident.

One day, a man who had a headache came into a drugstore. He asked for a bottle of cola. He wanted (take) it right away, so he asked the clerk to add some water to the medicine while he (wait). But there was no hot water in the drugstore, The clerk used soda water (苏打水) instead. The man agreed. After drinking it, the man said it tasted wonderful. From then on, it (begin) to become more popular.

    Today cola (sell) in most countries around the world. Although it is no longer used to treat headaches, it is still very popular and fills people with energy.

—It is made of (棉花) .

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    Hello, everyone! There are many inventions that have changed the world. Here's a short introduction of some useful inventions.

    That's all! Thanks!