江苏省江阴市青阳片2020-2021学年九年级下学期英语期中考试试卷

—Dr. Stark ____________. He's good at manners, but nobody knows for sure.

—A man can never have_____ many ties.

—We couldn't afford a new one, but even an old one is better than ________.

—Well, she never eats _________and that's why she is not healthy.

—Maybe he's just got a bit of a cold, so I don't think it _________.

—So it is. Could you tell me __________?

— _________. That's the last thing in the world I ever want to.

How much therapy does a person need? The first day I joined Wayne State Medical School, the principal 1 me, saying, "There is a senior student who lost his 2 in an accident. Before the accident, he was outgoing, always friendly. With the fitting of his artificial leg(假肢), he became lonely, lost all of his friends. Please don't say the word 'leg' in front of him." I said, "Okay, I'll 3 ."

As a new teacher, I was not in a hurry. I waited until I knew the students well. It 4  three weeks. Then I chose three students—Jerry, Tom and Joe. I told them, "I'm going to play a joke. Tomorrow, Jerry and you go to the fourth floor, holding the elevator（电梯）up there. Tom, you stand at the head of the stair well and look down at the ground floor. And Joe, you stay on the ground floor press the elevator button and complaining that the cleaner is keeping the elevator up 5 she could get her mops (拖把) down.

The next morning, everybody was there at 7:30, 6 for the elevator. I acted 7 to see them all. We talked about the weather. Then I said, "Why don't you press the elevator button, Joe?" Joe said, "That stupid cleaner is keeping it up on the fourth floor." Still further chatting, I began to 8 Joe to push the elevator button. At five to eight, the light was lit up on the second floor. I turn to the student with an artificial leg in one corner, saying, "Let us cripples(跛子) walk upstairs and 9 the able-bodied to wait for the elevator." So we started climbing upstairs. Tom saw us and waved at Jerry. Jerry freed the elevator, and the rest of the class came up on it. At the end of the hour that student got his social confidence again. I, who was also a cripple, 10 him out of the status (身份) of a cripple. That gave him a new status.

It's believed that people reach their mental peak (顶峰) in their 20s. However, this isn't completely true. According to a recent study by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US, people are best at doing different things at different ages. They studied many people aged 10 to 90 years old, who were asked to take part in different memory tests.

NEW DICOVERIES are popular among our students and let's take a close look at what they are.

One day, Bassanio came to visit Antonio. This was not unusual because they were good friends. But the visit was more important than usual for Bassanio. He already owed Antonio a lot of money, but now he wanted to borrow some more.

"I have been spending more money than I earn," began Bassanio. "I already owe you a lot of money. I will tell you how I am going to get enough money to pay back all the money I owe."

"Yes, tell me," said Antonio. "If I can help you, I will."

"When I was a boy at school," began Bassanio, "I sometimes lost a ball when I was playing. When that happened, I would throw another ball in exactly the same way and watch it carefully. I would often find the  two balls together. You might think of your money that way. The money you gave me is the first ball. It is lost, and I Know it's my fault. But if you gave me some more money, it could be like that second ball and help you get all the money back. I will give back the money you give me now as well as the money that I have already lost."

Antonio invited him to continue.

Bassanio told him about a rich young lady in Belmont. Her name was Portia. Her father died and left her a lot of money. She was beautiful as well as rich, and she was not married. Many men came from all over the world to court her, but nobody had succeeded. Bassanio had met Portia before, and he knew that she liked him. He told Antonio that if he had enough money he would soon make her his wife.

"She is rich and young and beautiful. Her hair is like gold, and her face is always sunny and happy. She is always smiling. Antonio! She is beautiful. She likes me. I am certain she would marry me, marry me!" he explained.

Antonio laughed. "You are my friend, Bassanio," he comforted. "and I will help you. You know that all my ships are at sea just now, so I do not have much money to give you. However, you can go into town and try to borrow the money. Tell the moneylenders that Antonio will guarantee the money is paid back to them. Don't worry!"

Learning to control our greatest fears

Almost everyone is afraid of something, whether that's snakes, heights, or public speaking.

Fearing something is natural and common, and can even be helpful to frighten ourselves sometimes. In fact, fear can keep our bodies alert (警觉的) so we can act quickly to protect ourselves in the event of danger.

But for some people, fear develops into a "phobia", which is a strong and unreasonable fear of something. For example, most of us feel a little scared when looking down from a tall building . But people with terrible acrophobia — a fear of heights — may not only feel dizzy (头晕的) when faced with a great height, they may also even turn down a great job just because the company's office is on a high floor of a building.

Indeed, phobias can prevent some of us from living a normal life. According to Katherina Hauner, a researcher at Northwestern University in the US, people who are terribly scared of spiders might stay away from their home for days if they knew a spider was there.

However, since it's thought that fear comes from personal experiences or memories, some scientists believe it's possible to "rewrite" these unpleasant memories, helping people get through their phobias.

In a study by Hauner and other scientists, people with arachnophobia — a fear of spiders — were asked to first touch a spider with a paintbrush. Once they saw it wasn't really dangerous, they then tried touching it while wearing a glove. Finally, they were able to hold it with their hands directly.

Certain medicine has also been found to be helpful. Back in 2015, researchers at the University of Hiroshima in Japan injected (注射) a special medicine into a fish — which was afraid of light — to turn off the fear centre in its brain. From then on, the fish no longer feared light.

While the search for ways to deal with phobias is making great progress, there's still the question of whether getting rid of ( 去 除 ) fear is a good idea or not. In fact, Dave Smithson of the charity Anxiety UK thinks it's a bad idea. "It's fear that prevents us from doing crazy things," he said. "There's a name for people who don't have fear of consequences: psychopaths (精神变态者)."

—Of course, we (repair) it. Help yourself!

If you are feeling that life cannot be any worse for you, it can be challenging to think positive ( 积 极 ). When stressed, depressed, upset or otherwise in a negative state of mind because you are aware that misfortune ( 不 幸 ) keeps happening.It is important to change those negative thoughts to something positive. If not, you will only attract more misfortune.

It is often very hard to think positive when so many things are negative, but be sure that someone, somewhere is worse off than you.

You can choose to think differently by beginning with the smallest of steps. If you start one small,  positive thing and appreciate ( 感 激 ) it during the course of your day, you will begin to move into a more positive situation and people will start showing up in your life. With appreciation, you will find that over time, you will change your outlook and choose to be happy, regardless of the events around you.

Here are a few common examples for you to practice. Begin and end each day with a "Thank you for this wonderful day!" When you see the rise of gas prices, say "I am so glad to have a car in which to get around." When your boss is too hard on you, say "I am grateful for my job as I know that many don't have one." If you are having health problems, be grateful for what does work: "I really do appreciate it that my eyes see, my ears hear, my mouth tastes, my legs walk. my arms lift and my mind thinks and everything else works."

Write down whatever you're grateful for each day. In moments when you're feeling really down, read aloud what you wrote. This will certainly help uplift your spirits. If you practice this regularly, you will find your list getting longer and longer.

The key is to move yourself into a positive thought and keep it there long enough to make it a moment of appreciation. The more you appreciate, the happier you'll be.

No matter how hard your situation is, you had better .

She her younger sister at an early age because they look alike.

The society is developing so fast that nobody knows who in technology next.

The robot for two days. Mr. Jiang doesn't know what to do.

You're welcome to let us know what at any time.

It will cause many problems if gene-editing technology the natural law.

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My Hero And I

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