浙江省新目标版初中英语九年级上学期期中模拟试卷（4）

    Riding a Mobike on the street, you might hear some people speaking Chinese aloud. Turning to the right, you see a Sichuan-style restaurant. After walking into a store, you see that Huawei smartphones are on sale. But you're not in China—you're in Manchester in Britain. In fact, you might see similar things in many other cities. Chinese products have been going all over the world.

    Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time. To meet local people's tastes, Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the dishes. "One example is the meat," said Yin Hang, a Chinese student who is studying in Australia. "We like to eat meat with the bones (骨头) in, but people here don't. So the local Chinese restaurants provide big pieces of meat without bones, even for fish."

    Some Chinese brands are also becoming more popular. It is reported that in many cities in Europe, many stores sell TCL televisions, Haier fridges and Lenovo computers. More than half of US-owned drones (无人机) are Chinese models, according to China Daily. They're not only made in China, but also designed and developed in the country.

    In the past, most Western people thought Chinese products were cheap and unreliable. But now, things have changed greatly. More people trust Chinese brands. "Made in China" becomes cool. "They are beautiful and offer something special that American phones don't have," an article on CNN once said about Chinese smartphones.

    As it is said, Chinese government has been trying its best to improve its national brands of all kinds to meet the needs of modern life.

    Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some traditions are rather similar from one country to another: candles, cakes and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:

    Argentina(阿根廷): In Argentina, as in many Latin American countries, one of the most important birthday parties is a girl's fifteen. When girls turn 15, they have a huge party and dance first with their fathers, and then the boys at the party.

    China: The birthday child receives presents from the parents. Friends and family members are invited to dinner, and noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life.

    Denmark(丹麦): A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house 1s celebrating the birthday. Presents are placed around the child's bed while he is sleeping so he can see them immediately when he wakes up.

The Netherlands(荷兰): The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also put flowers or balloons on the birthday child's chair to make it beautiful.

    India: Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, the birthday child wears colored clothes to school and gives out chocolates to everyone in the class. His/Her best friend helps do this.

Japan: The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others and these are celebrated with a visit to the shrine(神殿). These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys.

Hover Camera

    Wang Mengqiu, the inventor of Hover Camera, was born in Hangzhou in 1982. He once studied at Stanford University in the United States. He became famous overnight (一夜成名)because of the invention.

    Forget selfie sticks(自拍杆)! Compared with other cameras, Hover Camera has many advantages.

    *It can fly and stay in midair, track your face and even follow you to make sure it gets the perfect picture.

    *It can be controlled by using a smartphone.

    *It records movements with a 13MP camera and takes 4K video.

    *It is the best choice for weddings, sports games and holidays.

    Mr. Wang also said, "The main design consideration is easy and safe to take for the users. It's .very light and small. It can be folded(折叠) in two, so it can be easily put into a bag. When the power is low, it can land on the ground safely on its own. "

    It's reported that the company has raised $ 25 million to produce it. Hover Camera can be bought now. The price is $ 599.

    Many people thought a computer wasn't supposed to be able to beat a top master at the ancient Chinese game, Weiqi, for at least another 10 years. But AlphaGo, an artificially intelligent system (人工智能系统) designed by Google, made it. It easily beat Lee Sedol last year, one of the best players in the world. It challenged the world's top players to show how much progress it had made over the past few years.

    In late May, 2017, AlphaGo appeared in China and played against 19-year-old Ke Jie in Wuzhen, China. He is No. 1 player now in the world. However, the result wasn't out of people's expectation. He lost the match. Though Ke Jie tried his best and he once saw the victory just a step away, he lost his best chance when he became excited.

    At the press conference (新闻发布会) after the match, Ke Jie was interviewed by the reporters. He said he had realized how powerful AlphaGo was, and it was getting perfect. When a Chinese reporter asked him in English, the reporter spoke so fast that the interpreter (口译员) couldn't catch him. Ke Jie got kind of angry and told him that it was unnecessary for two Chinese to speak in English. The reporter apologized to him and offered to ask him for a coffee.

    The cat and mouse game is over, but the challenge between man and robots will still go on.

    Many students think it is too difficult to learn English well, though they know it is important.

    Firstly, A lot of people can't speak English well because they are afraid of making mistakes. But in order to improve your spoken English, you need to be brave and confident. Don't care too much about the mistakes in your spoken English. Being able to express your ideas is the most important thing.

    Secondly, You can watch Hollywood movies like Spider Man and Captain America. Listen to what they say carefully and try to understand the main ideas of the movies.

    Lastly, I know that students are tired nowadays and that you always have to do exercises of different subjects. But practice makes perfect. Only by doing a lot of exercises can you get better English skills.

    and you just have to find the best way for you.

    From age eight to eleven, I studied in a small school in Bath, England. As a Chinese who just got to England, I had1in learning English. I often made lots of mistakes in class, and my classmates always2me. I was very sad and even wanted to3English.

    But my English teacher, Mr. Ronald helped me4that. He was a tall and fat man with a kind heart.5he was quite strict with us, he had a sense of humor and often told us little stories to make us6. He was a very good teacher and helped7with any difficulties we met in study. He was very8with us and always explained things carefully. He quickly9that I was afraid to speak English in class. He often stopped me as I was going home and had some small conversations10me in English. As time went on, they slowly got more difficult, 11I loved them.

    Soon, there was a speech contest. Mr. Ronald12me to take part in it. I had never spoken English in front of so many of my classmates and felt very13. Mr. Ronald told me to regard it as a14and that it wouldn't matter if I did badly. I tried my15and won first prize. Later, I realized Mr. Ronald had made deep influence on my English study.

    The label(标签) "Made in "China" is one that is becoming increasingly common in shopping centers all over the world.

    In the United States, people have a wide selection(选择) of products mostly produced in China. A large number of Chinese imports(进口商品) have created a large selection of goods in other countries, as people begin to buy more and more  (produce) made in China. These goods are  (wide) used in other Asian countries, where Chinese made goods are quite  (popular). Chinese brand names are becoming better-known outside China now.

    When Chinese Americans visit family and friends in  homeland, they don't know what gift they will bring. "When I decide to visit my family  (member) in China, I will have a big headache. Last year they gave me a beautiful gift,  what should I buy for them now? They may not all speak English, but everyone in China knows those three words," a Chinese American said. " they see the label ‘Made in China', they will think, 'Why do you send me this?'"

    The development of China has  (surprise) the world. As a result, the other countries are beginning to try  (cut) down Chinese goods with the use of taxes and import restrictions. According  last year's economic(经济的) development report we can know the Chinese economy is affecting the world in many ways.

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