内蒙古鄂尔多斯市康巴什区2021-2022学年九年级上学期英语第一次月考试题

—No. There isn't _______ about it.

—_______________

—I agree with you.

—At 2: 00 this afternoon.

The first astronauts

Since the earliest times, people have looked up at the stars, the moon and the planets. Today people use modern machines1at the sky. This is very different from the situation 2years ago when people could only use their eyes. Perhaps they dreamed of 3 the universe. When did humans first go into space? The story began not so very long ago, 4the first astronauts were not people—they were animals.

Scientists wanted to make travelling to space as 5as possible for humans. So they decided to experiment with animals and test 6in spaceflights. Insects, mice, frogs, dogs and monkeys were some of the animals7first went into space. Many of them 8, but they helped to make space travel safer for humans. For their great service, we 9forget these animals. Albert I was the first monkey to go into space in 1949. Sadly he died10his space ship landed back on Earth.

Good news! For the coming film festival, there are some promotions (优惠) in Times Cinema. This festival lasts seven days (Sunday, September 17th, 2021—Saturday, September 23rd, 2021). Here is the poster.

I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal and eggs. When others had sugary drinks and candy for lunch, I had to eat sandwich. But at least I wasn't alone. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mothers as I did.

My mother knew where we were at all times. She knew who our friends were. We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath every day. We had to be in bed by 9:00 pm. and up 8:00 am. We couldn't sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, our mother gave us work to do. We had to wash dishes, make our beds and learn to cook. 1believed she lay awake at night thinking up mean things to do for us.

Through the years, things didn't improve a lot. We could not lie in bed "sick" like our friends did in order to miss school. My mother was the meanest mother. Out off our children, a couple of us went on to higher education. None of us have ever done bad things. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest people. I am trying to raise my children like this. I will feel proud when my children call me mean

Because, you see, I am thankful that I had the meanest mother in the whole world. Mother's love to their children can be rather deep, yet this love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent. That is where true love lies.

In many countries around the world May 1 is a holiday. Labour Day, or Workers' Day, is an international holiday that honours working men and women, and the jobs they do.

During the late 1880s, in many parts of the world, people worked for fourteen to sixteen hours a day in factories, and earned very little money. In America and Canada, people get together to make their workplace better. These groups of people formed unions (团体). The union leaders asked company directors for shorter work days and higher salaries (工资), but many of then refused to accept the ideas."

On May 1, 1886, men and women in the United States and Canada stopped work and marched through cities and towns to try and force bosses to let them work an eight-hour day. In the city of Chicago, several people died in fights with the police.

Over the next few years, people in cities around the world stopped working every May 1 to honour workers everywhere. By the early twentieth century, the first of May was a national holiday in many countries.

However, in the United States and Canada，May 1 is not a holiday. North Americans celebrate Labour Day on the first Monday in September. Today in the Unites States, Labour Day is mostly about having fun. People enjoy a long weekend, and often celebrate by having barbecues or picnics with friends or family, In many parts of the Unites States, Labour Day is also the last day of summer vacation, and the students return to school the next day.

Mona Island is an amazing place to take a vacation. Some of the animals living there can't be found anywhere else in the world. There are beautiful beaches and caves to explore. The sea around the island has colorful fishes.

Mona Island is very small. The government of Puerto Rico takes care of the island and has made it a natural reserve. That means the island's animals and plants are protected from being harmed by people. Mona Island is different from most places because people are not allowed to live there. Only a few park rangers (公园管理员) are able to stay.

The park workers' job is to keep Mona Island safe and beautiful. They insist that rules are followed. One rule is that only 100 people at a time can visit the island. That way, the park rangers can make sure the land and animals remain safe.

On the island, visitors can go to see the Mona Island iguana(美洲热带大蜥蜴)which lives only on Mona Island.

Also, visitors can come to the island to get a close-up view of many kinds of fish and other sea life. They can swim far below the surface. They use special equipment to be able to breathe underwater. Through the clear water, divers can see the bright colors of the fish.

Visitors can also explore caves. Some of the caves ' even have paintings and drawings on the walls. This artwork was made by the Arawak and Taino Indians who lived on the island hundreds of years ago.

After a full day of fun activities, visitors can settle in, listen to the night sounds, and view the stars in the huge sky. Because the island is far away from other places, it is surrounded by darkness, and the stars are easier to see. Visitors say that watching the stars is amazing. It's the perfect end to a perfect day.

A: Hi, Cindy! How was your last weekend?

B: Boring. I was busy taking after-school classes for the weekend.

A: Great. I visited the History Museum and had fun there. Have you ever been there before?

B: No, never.

A: That sounds bad. You should relax yourself on weekends. You can try something new instead.

B: By the way, can you tell me something about the museum?

A: Of course? As we know, 2020 marks the 42nd anniversary of China's reform and opening up. So, the museum is holding an exhibition to remember it. It shows many old photos and other things.

B: Oh, it must be a great way to relax.

A: No problem. Let's make it. Catch you later.

B: Catch you.

Stonehenge, a rock circle, is (不仅) one of Britain's most famous historical places but also one of its greatest mysteries. Every year it 'receives (超过) 750,000 visitors. People like to go to this place e in June as they want to see the sun rising on the longest day of the year.

For many years, historians believed Stonehenge was a temple where ancient leaders tried to communicate the gods. However, historian Paul Stoker thinks this can't be true Stonehenge was built so many years ago.

Another popular idea is that Stonehenge might be a kind of calendar. The large stones were put together a certain way. Other people believe the stones have a medical purpose. They think the stones can prevent [rlnɪs] and keep people healthy. No one is sure . Stonehenge was used for, but most agree that the position of the stones must be for a special p . Some think it might be a burial place(墓地) o a place to honor ancestors. Others think it was built to celebrate a victory over an enemy(敌人).

Every year, tourists are attracted to have a cool summer in Ordos.

Tom will turn off the lights he leaves the room.

He go home midnight yesterday.

Although he is young, but he can do something .

everyone is supposed to stick to his dreams.

要点提示:

What does he /she look like?

What is he /she like?

Why do you admire him/ her?

参考词汇：admire钦佩  树立好榜样set a good example

要求：1）词数在100词左右，文章开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

2）文中不能出现真实信息。

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