湖北省随州市曾都区2021-2022学年九年级上学期英语期中试题

Zhang Peng is a Chinese driver in Xi'an. When he checked the online wallet of his Wechat app, he saw that one of his passengers had paid 6, 500 yuan for a 1 pay. That meant the passenger paid about ＄ 950, but in fact, the passenger only needed to pay＄ 9. 50.

Zhang Peng guessed that the payment was a 2. According to the time of the payment, he guessed that the four foreign travelers did it. He 3the four travelers, from the train station and dropped them off at a nearby 4.

When he 5to call the four foreign passengers, Zhang Peng directly went to the hotel again where he had dropped them off. Then in the hotel he 6what had happened to the waiter at the front desk.

Just at that time, the traveler 7made the payment came downstairs. She was 8to hear about her mistake. It was her first time to visit the Chinese city, and she said that it was also her first time9the app's online payment function to pay for the ride.

She was10more surprised when Zhang Peng refused to get a reward（报酬）and 11 her all her extra money.

12is true that the traveler had a wonderful 13 of using Wechat. "I can't believe it," the woman traveler said. "14some people, money is their only dream, and ＄ 950 is a lot of money. I felt very excited yesterday15the taxi driver came back to return the money in person. I am really grateful."

Once upon a time, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire (雇佣) a nurse to help with housework and take care of him.

One day, the old man interviewed two nurses——Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary (普通的). The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, "Anthony has given me a very bad account (描述) of you. He said you are rude and untrustworthy. Is this correct?"

Peter thought for a minute and said, "If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things. "

The old man was very impressed by Peter's character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man. The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him, "Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. What do you think about this?"After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started cursing.

In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner (内在的) beauty.

For a 6-year-old kid, what he or she wants most may be delicious food and enough playtime. Sometimes we think children only have some simple wishes. However, a 6-year-old girl in the kindergarten (幼儿园) surprised her teacher.

An Internet user Katt has a little sister called Peyton. Last week, Katt shared her sister's teacher's note online. Mrs. Petree shared Peyton' s act of kindness. It really touched many people's hearts. Here is the thing. Peyton did very well in class and the reward she chose was to sit with a friend at lunch. The teacher thought for sure who Peyton would choose. But Peyton picked a little boy who never got picked for anything. What a surprise! Mrs. Petree said kids learned to be kind when they saw Peyton's kindness. After that, other kids started to play with the boy. The boy is very different now and he's more and more outgoing

After reading the note, Katt thought her little sister was great and that she would make the world better one day.

Have you tried to run or walk for exercise and then given up? If you answered yes, you should try a new kind of exercise: aquatic (水中的) exercise. Aquatic exercise is like exercise on land, but you do it in a swimming pool. More and more people are trying aquatic exercise.

Aquatic exercise feels easier than exercising on land. Why? You weigh about 90% less in the pool. It is better for your knees than running or walking. Water is about 1, 000 times thicker and heavier than air. To move through the water, your body has to work four times as hard. As a result, you can burn more calories.

In fact, most people say they feel more relaxed in the water. They stop thinking about the things that make them worried. They feel in control of their bodies. The cool, quiet environment makes them feel good.

But what if you are afraid of the water? No problem! There is nothing to worry about. Aquatic exercise is safe and easy to learn. It doesn't require any special skills. You don't even need to know how to swim. Aquatic exercise is for everyone.

When I saw Ronny for the first time, he looked like other kids in the first﹣grade classroom where I volunteered as a Reading Mom. However, he usually arrived at school wearing old clothes.

On the day when it was Ronny's turn to read, he sat very close to me. I watched his fingers move slowly under each letter as he tried to speak out "Bud the Sub". It sounded more like "Baw Daw Saw" when he said it because of his difficulty with the alphabet.

The year passed quickly and Ronny had made some progress but he was still below the level of grade. A few weeks before the school year ended, I held an award ceremony. I had gifts and certificates (证书) for everyone. It took me a while to think about which Ronny fit; I believed the gift could cheer him up. I finally decided on "The Most Progressive Reader". I showed his certificate and a book.

A few days later, I saw Ronny reading the book when I went back to the school. His teacher said, "He hasn't put that book down. That's the first book he's ever owned. "

Fighting back tears I came near Ronny and asked, "Will you read me your book, Ronny?" He nodded.

And then, for the next few minutes, he read to me more smoothly than I'd ever thought. When he finished reading, Ronny closed his book and said, "Good book."

At that moment, I knew I should do what an author had done﹣care children and make them excellent.

What kind of music do you like? How do you feel when you listen to your favorite music? Do you think music can make people feel better or help them to learn?

Jen Morgan is a music therapist (治疗师).  Jen uses music to help her patients learn new skills. She can also help patients with their speaking and their memory.

Jen uses different activities with her patients. She gets them to listen to music and sing or play along.  Jen might get them to clap, jump or dance. Jen also asks her patients to try to remember songs they like.

Jen writes songs and uses them in her therapy work. She says, " I write songs about everything: about getting dressed, about flowers, about my favorite food — you name it! Sometimes my patients help me write songs. "

Jen loves her job as a music therapist. She says, " It's wonderful to see how music therapy can help children with disabilities. Often children are shy when I first meet them.  Music makes people feel good!"

Many times I thought about up, but I on.

They were always thinking of me and would   in everything good that I did.

Dr. Naismith  the men in his class  two teams and taught them to play his new game.

The most common things from paper to clay to bamboo, are  into  of beauty.

The number of foreign players,  Chinese players, in the NBA has .

Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by. Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5000years ago。It is that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong first discovered tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious. In this way, one of the world's favorite was invented.

Lu Yu, "the saint of tea", mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the  tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.

过去：功课不好，常与同学争吵，垃圾被他撒的满地都是，课桌总是一团糟。

现在：自从老师和他沟通后，有了很大变化。（学习、与同学相处、生活……）

结果：父母、老师对他满意多了。

希望：……

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This term, Li Hua has changed a lot.