浙江省嘉兴市桐乡市2020-2021学年九年级上学期英语第一次素质调研试卷

When we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But the true meaning of Christmas 1 behind all these things: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.

A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by British writer Charles Dickens (1812-1870). It is about an old man 2 Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He only thinks about himself and is  3 to share things with others. He doesn't treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more  4 and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He 5 Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn't want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect 6 ghosts (幽灵) to visit him.

That 7, the ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds(提醒) him of his happy days 8 a child. Then the second ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see 9 others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the 10. Scrooge sees that he is dead, but nobody cares. He is so 11 that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning — Christmas Day!

Scrooge decides to change his life and 12 to be a kind person. He 13 celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats 14 with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true 15 of Christmas!

It was a rainy night in New Orleans, US. At a bus station, I watched a young girl cry as her baggage was taken down. It seemed she'd lost her ticket. She begged the bus driver not to leave her behind

"Losing your ticket is like losing your money," the bus driver said, and left her in the rain.

But then an old man stood up and blocked the driver's way. "How can you leave that girl out there? You know she had a ticket. You can't just leave her here. You can't leave her in a city where she doesn't have a friend. You will meet your schedule, but she might meet her end.

The driver showed no sign that he'd heard or even cared about the young girl's problem, or how her travels went.

So the old gentleman said, "I'll pay for her fare. I'll give her a little money to help her on her way."

He went and bought the ticket for the girl. "How can I repay the kindness you've shown tonight?" she asked. "We're strangers who won't meet again. A mere ‘thank you doesn't seem right.

The old man said, "What goes around comes around. I've learned this with time. Whatever you give, you always get back. Always be helpful to others and give what you can spare.

Many people have a fear(害怕) of public speaking. According to a study, it has an influence on 3 in every 4 people. This fact is surprising and worrying, as most jobs require some speaking ability. The following will help you to make a speech better.

Write note cards. Write main ideas on your cards. Don't write details. Put in some fun facts, questions, and other activities on the cards to share with the class. Don't look at your note cards for a long time while speaking. If necessary, you're only going to have a quick look at the card for information, not read every word.

Smile at your class. When it comes time to speak, there's nothing that draws your class into your speech than a good old-fashioned smile. Be happy, because you're about to teach your class something they didn't know before. Studies have shown that smiles are infections. That means once you smile, it's hard for everyone else not to smile. So if you want your speech to go off well, smile. That will make everyone smile and maybe those smiles will make you actually smile.

Make eye contact. Nothing is more boring than listening to a speaker who looks at the floor or at note cards. Relax. Your class is made up of your friends and you talk to them all the time. Talk the same way now. Have a look at every person in the classroom at least once. That way, everyone will feel like you're communicating with them. Also, you know you'll look like what you're talking about.

Use hand motions. Move your hands along as you talk, using them to express your key points and keep the class interested. It will also lead your nervous energy into a better place.

Brenda Bongos was a happy, talented girl. She had one big dream--to play the drums in a band. But one big problem lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practise a lot, but she lived next door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get them nervous. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But there was always someone who would get mad.

One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there's no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a musical astronaut.

With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble(泡). This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out(吸出) all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit(配套设备) and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child.

It wasn't long before Brenda Bongos became very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame(名声, 名望) spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a special space journey. Finally, ___▲___, and it was far beyond her first dream of playing drums in a band.

Years later, when asked how she had realised all her dreams, she thought for a moment, and said, "If those old people next-door hadn't mattered so much to me, I wouldn't have found a solution(解决), and none of this would have ever happened."

Lin Qiaozhi was a famous doctor in women's disease in the twentieth century. She lived from 1901 to 1983. When she was a little girl, she decided to be a doctor. At that time, it was difficult for a woman to get medical training, but she  (做成) to do it. She worked hardest  (在...之中) her classmates and in 1929, she became a doctor. She was very busy in her chosen career, travelling abroad to study as well as writing books. One of her books explained how to cut the death rate from having and  (照顾) for babies. She gave some  (简单的) rules to follow for keeping babies clean and healthy.

Lin Qiaozhi  (花费) her whole life helping her patients and chose not to have a family of her own. Instead, she made sure that about 50,000 babies were  (安全地) born. She was honored as Woman of China. When she found some areas were poor and only had bad equipment, she usually offered her help. Once she went late at  (午夜) to deliver a baby for a poor family who could not pay her.  (无论什么) happened, it could not stop her saving lives. In 2009, she was reviewed one of the 100 Moved Honorary Women in China. She is a  (先驱者) admired by all who know her. Many people are encouraged to  (继续) her good work!

Have you tried a public bicycle？Recently, public bicycles have become popular in big  (city). People can rent(租用) a bicycle  (simple) by using a transportation card. But some people still wonder  it really is easy to use the public bicycles. People also want to know what other problems there are.

Last August,  group of students at Shenzhen high school did a survey  (find) out the answers. Through interviews and an online survey, they found  (big) problem of all was that many bicycles were broken because of the rain and the sun. So these students designed a smart storeroom so that bicycles could be stored(储存) in it. Li Mingcong, the main designer, said he got the idea  his own life last year. "I find that our public library has a smart machine that (help) readers return books easily."

So how does the storeroom work？There is a smart device at the centre of it. The device catches the bicycles and then hangs  (they) up. It is all controlled by a computer programme.

So far, they  (print) a 3D model of the storeroom. Their goal is to give the design to the local government at the beginning of next year.

How do you find happiness every single day? How do you get more out of life and live life to the fullest? There are three easy ways to help you to enjoy your daily life.

One way to find happiness within you is to show your appreciation (感激) to others. Showing appreciation not only gives happiness to others, but also we can receive happiness in return by writing a letter of appreciation and for the response we get. Often maybe you are strict with yourself by telling yourself you could have done things better. Have a look at your life and think about what you have achieved today. So take 5 minutes right now to write down what you have achieved in life and what you are proud of.

Have you ever kept a diary? Sometimes writing things down will give you a clear thinking and allows you to let go of things. When you write in a diary, you have the ability to express yourself as you truly would like to be.

Each of the above three easy steps takes only 15 minutes. Not only can it produce happiness for you, but also it will help others be in good feeling. Why not have a try right now?

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Different ways to get relaxed

Grade 9 students are facing much stress in their daily lives and they are trying different ways to relax themselves.

Some students think