浙江省临海市台初教育集团2020-2021学年九年级上学期英语开学考试卷

"Mommy, I got something for you!" Cody ran through the door after school. His face wore the biggest smile ever. He waved something above his head. "It's a pen. But not just any pen. It's a lucky pen!" He handed me the pen 1waiting for my reaction(反应).

I looked at the pen in my hand. There was nothing2 about it. It looked just like any other ballpoint pen I had a drawer full of them At that moment, I didn't realize how special it was or how much I would come to treasure (珍爱)it .

When I was a young girl, I wanted to be a (n)3. I dreamed about it for a long time but I was afraid of being refused by the publishing(出版) houses. The night before, I told my husband 4when I thought Andy wasn't listening. "What if 5 likes my writing and I fail?" But Andy did 6 what I said. Now he stood in front of me, watching me examine the pen. "You don't have to be afraid now," he said. This pen will make your 7 great and everyone will love you and your book. "

Tears filled my eyes. Refusal (拒绝) and failure didn't seem like such a big problem any more. Even if I8sold the first book, I had everything I could ever need. I knew that pen would bring me luck, though. And I felt 9already, just by having Andy in my life, especially when I heard what he did to get it.

In the lunchroom, Andy heard an older boy talking about having a lucky10. He decided to get it for me. The boy was a tough negotiator (强硬的谈判者) but Andy didn't 11. In the end, he 12his favorite Matchbox car, two army men his brother gave him, a crayon, for that pen. Just to make13 feel better.

I still have that pen, though it's long out of ink, in a cup on my desk. When a refusal letter arrives and I start feeling14 . I look at it and remember just how lucky I am. For while I value that pen, it's Andy who I really15in my life.

Indonesia is my mother's homeland and one of my favorite countries. Since I was young, I had learned a lot about the country and become interested in it. For a long time I had wanted to do something for the country and people there, and I thought volunteering would be a good and fun way to do so.

I received the greatest pleasure from being with the children. Teaching my first English class in Aceh was exciting, but I was rather nervous. As time passed by, I learned how to be a better teacher. Teaching was actually the most enjoyable of my many responsibilities (责任).

Many children were shy at first. But when they relaxed, they would start talking and telling you a lot of funny things. I believe we were helping them build up their confidence.

For the children who are more in need, The Education Program (TEP) will collect donations to help them As a volunteersponsors.

This was a way for the children to communicate with their sponsors. Sometimes the sponsors would write back to the children.

Seeing the children's happy faces, I had a great sense of pleasure.

If you have a chance to go to Finland (芬兰), you will probably be surprised to find how "foolish" the Finish people are.

Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to do

The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a relaxing check

The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the pay. From then on, they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.

With so many mistakes in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take ""petty advantages". But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have done their business

As you can see, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real "gentleman". In a society of such high moral practice, what need is there for people to be on guard against others?

An old Chinese saying goes "Seeing is believing." But it seems that many people want to touch the things they see, even art works in the museums. So, why do we trust our finger tips more than our eyes？

According to a study published in Nature Scientific Reports, touching "provides" a sense of reality" and puts us in contact with the outside world" when we are faced with confusing information, Science Daily reported.

In the study, volunteers were given many upside down T-shaped sets, with two matchsticks of different lengths. They were asked to say which of the matchsticks was longer(垂直的) one or the horizontal (水平的) one.

According to the researchers, people quickly found the answer with their eyes when one matchstick was obviously longer than the other. But when the two matchsticks were similar in length, volunteers used to touch to judge which matchstick was the longer one.

This suggests that sight is a useful and fast means to get a general impression but when the context is not clear, people turn to their sense of touch. This is because touch does something more than providing us with true information- it gives us a sense of certainty- a control of reality.

"Touch is still like other senses: It is good sometimes, bad at others, and it all depends on the context and task", then vision(视觉) will be more efficient(高效的)

The researchers believe that human beings evolved (演变) to use their senses flexibly for fact checking in everyday life. They add that although the five senses seem to operate independently of each other, in reality "they work together closely to enable the mind to better understand its surroundings

Zhong Nanshan- a Brave Fighter

Zhong Nanshan became a popular name in the fight against SARS in 2003. Seventeen years later, the new fight against COVID-19 put the 84-year-old doctor back in public. As the leader of a high level expert group, he is really a hero who gives us the courage and power to fight against COVID-19 together. Zhong was (出生) into a medical family in (十月), 1936 in Nanjing. Both his parents were (出名的) doctors. Because of them, Zhong made up his mind to (学习)medicine to save lives at a young age.

With talent and hard work, Zhong graduated from Beijing Medical University in 1960. In the 1980s, he completed further  (训练)at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London and later graduated from the University of Edinburgh.

For years, Zhong has been working at Guangzhou Medical University. As a leading specialist in respiratory diseases (呼吸系统疾病). Zhong always puts patients first and  (提供) them with the best treatments .

Because of SARS in 2003, he has become a hero and won public trust. The photo of him,  (尤其) the one of him falling asleep on the train to Wuhan touched many people' s hearts. (多亏了) to selfless medical workers like Zhong, COVID-19 has been brought under (控制) in our country. China is sure to fight through it and  (获胜).

Black Friday

Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. The day  it has been known as Black Friday. It is the start of the holiday shopping season, and it has been the busiest shopping day of the year in the US 2005.

Most stores offer big sales on Black Friday. They open(they) doors quite early in the morning. They try to attract (shopper) with big discounts. Some items(商品) like TVs and clothes are sold (cheap) than usual. Stores may even lose money on these items. They hope that shoppers will buy gifts for other people while they are in the store.

Black Friday is a great time to go shopping. , there are problems. The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items. Each store may only have a few. These items are in great need, so people stand in long lines  (get) them. The situation makes people worried. If you plan (go), you will expect large crowds and a bit of pushing.

So where does the name "Black Friday" come from？It was first used in Philadelphia in the 1950s. The police called this day Black Friday because of the heavy traffic it caused. In the 1960s, stores tried to rename day "Big Friday" It did not stick. The name "Black Friday" continued to spread across the country. It seems that it is here to stay.

Now people all over the county take part in Black Friday events. It is even spreading to other parts of the world. Stores  (hold) Black Friday events in the UK, Australia

Friends are very important in people's lives.  I think it's very easy to make friends with other people and build a friendship between each other. However,  So what is true friendship？In my opinion, true friendship includes:

First of all, true friendship must treat their friends loyally and help each other. In other words, you must not take advantage of your friends For example, some unfriendly people make friends in order to cheat money and feelings, or get a certain secret and so I don't think these are true friendships.

Second,  For example, if a friend is really in need of money to escape from some troubles, true friends might lend it and help him or her.

Third, One of the greatest men once said: If you tell your happiness to your friend, you will get double happiness. If you tell your sadness to your friend, you will get half.

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Dear Mr. Kenneth,

Thank you for your e-mail about your medal.

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We are looking forward to seeing you again at 2020 Taizhou Marathon.

Li Hua,

2020 Taizhou Marathon Organizing Committee