山西省临汾市尧都区2021-2022学年九年级上学期英语期中质量评估卷

—So she does. It's really difficult for her to keep a       .

—It's OK. What you need to do now is to learn from your mistakes.

—It's       its beautiful gardens and I want to visit them this summer.

—Yes, a man from South Korea.

Gina was in a special classroom with her mother Mrs. Brown. They were going to learn a new art and craft skill. Close to a month before, they had seen the poster of the clay art workshop up on the noticeboard in front of 1 home. Gina showed great interest in the pictures of cute animals and funny cartoon characters. She then suggested signing up (报名) for the workshop with her mother. Mrs. Brown said "Okay, let's have a 2.

Miss Green was one of their neighbors and she had opened the workshop for only two weeks. When all the participants (参与者) came into the classroom, Miss Green gave them each a piece of 3 . On the paper, the participants could see a picture of Peppa Pig. Gina was excited 4 Peppa Pig was one of her favorite cartoon characters. Then, she heard Miss Green say, "Welcome, everyone. Please listen 5as I tell you how make clay art..."

At first, Gina thought it was a piece of cake. But she found it 6 as soon as she started working on it. She was a little upset, but she kept trying. And every time she had 7 ， she asked Miss Green for help.

By the end of the class, Gina and her mother had made good-looking Peppa Pigs.

Both of them 8 their works when they were taken out of the oven. Gina couldn't wait to take the next lesson!

In 1954, there was the first Universal Children' Day on November 20 to celebrate and protect children all over the world. This was International Children's Day but now many countries around the world have their own Children's Day.

Because of heavy flood (洪灾), over three hundred people in Henan lost their lives. In July, 2021, Chinese sportswear company Erke decided to give 50 million yuan to Henan.

When people learned about this, they gave the company great support (支持). Within a, week, the company sold over 67 million yuan worth (值) of goods online. 26-year -old artist Zhao Hanqing was one of them.

Zhao showed his support to the company by buying a pair of shoes online and he did more than that. When he received the shoes, he painted on them.' The shoes were black, so he used golden color to paint them. To his surprise, his hand-drawn pictures won lots of fans after he shared the photos of his shoes online. People loved Zhao's combination of his painting with Erke's shoes. With many people sharing the photos online and sending them to Erke, Zhao, surprisingly, got invited by the company. On August 9th，Zhao became Erke's first signed (签约) artist. On the same day, Wu Rongzhao, Erke CEO, welcomed Zhao，saying, "Welcome Zhao Hanqing to Erke family. Let's dream and create together. "

Zhao said," When I saw people's warm feedback (反馈) about my painting on the shoes, I was happy. And I wished that Erke could see it. But I didn't think that my wish would come true. And it came so quickly. I have to say that I am really excited to become the company's first signed artist."

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Via was afraid of getting fat.  And she spent hours looking at herself in the mirror, picking out what she didn't like about herself. Via was actually a healthy size.

However, she read many magazines with pictures of very thin women in them. She never told anybody, but she felt very bad about herself.

 From then on, she would have breakfast, but would not eat anything during the break or lunchtime in school. When she got home, she would eat a very simple dinner. Because of this, she often felt hungry.  Via started to make herself throw. up (吐) her dinner after eating. She became thinner and weaker, but it was still not enough for her. Her mother was so worried that she began cooking her favorite food every day for dinner. Via, though, would still throw it all up when no one was looking.

Soon, Via had difficulty paying attention in class.  Finally, she collapsed (晕倒) during her PE lesson one afternoon. She was brought to hospital, where the doctors found out what she had been doing.

Via had to stay at hospital for some time and finally, Via reached a healthy weight once more. Her mother threw away all the magazines Via had been reading.And she always told her daughter how pretty she was.

Most of us enjoy stories- whether we're reading a book, watching a movie or listening to a friend tell a joke. Do you know that writing stories is actually good for you, too? National Writing Day is a yearly celebration of creative writing. It's also a chance to understand the benefits (益处) of creative writing.

Creative writing is based on your imagination. Fiction is a good example. It describes imaginary events and people and it can include novels and short stories. Poems and songs are all good examples.

Many people find creative writing relaxing. According to the Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families, writing about a character's feelings can make it easier to understand your own feelings. They also say that creative writing can be a useful tool for self-care. Another benefit of creative writing is that it can build up your self-esteem (自尊). It can help you realize that your words and thoughts are important and powerful.

Children's author Mark Haddon says, "It's more than learning a skill. It's about learning that you, your family, your culture and your view of the world are important.

For many people, creative writing offers a "time out" or escape (逃走) from real life, including their problems and worries. This space can help you to think differently about a problem you might have, or simply allow you to escape to a magical world.

Some people like their names, but others are not happy with them, Many times, children s names have an important meaning for their parents.

Some parents name their children after a member of the family.

Some parents give children special names so that the names can make children feel like they have a goal (目标). For example, they name their children after famous people like musicians or scientists. At times, parents name their children something unusual.

Since children don't get to pick their names, they may want to change their names as they grow up. Should children be allowed to change their names?

Some people say children should be able to change their names, especially if their names are unusual. This is because some people make fun of children with unusual names. And they may not like the member of the family they are named after, or they may not agree with their parents about ideas related to their names.

Other people think children shouldn't change their names. This is because children change a lot as they grow. One name may seem good during childhood, but then may not seem very good in adulthood. Children may also be easily influenced by their friends. Parents, not friends, should be the main influence in a child's life. And since parents give their children a lot of love and care, they may feel hurt if the child wants to change his or her name.

A little boy was walking around. He was about four years old and was dressed in a white T-shirt and a pair of blue shorts. He didn't seem to know he was. Just then, Mrs. Fisher came to meet one of her friends in the neighborhood. She decided  on a bench (长凳) for a while since it was still quite early. Soon, her attention  by the boy. After watching him for some time, she felt that there was something wrong.

Mrs. Fisher walked to him and asked him Italian, "What is your name?

What's your home address? Where are your parents?" However, the little boy didn't seem to understand  at all. He just looked at her. She tried again in English, but he made no reply. After a while, the boy began to cry loudly all of aMrs.

Fisher thought that the boy might be hungry,  she took him to a nearby store and bought some food for him.

After the meal, Mrs. Fisher  took the boy round the neighborhood. She was hoping that the boy might be able to see his parents. However, it was useless. Finally, Mrs. Fisher had no  but to take the boy to the police station.

At the police station, Mrs. Fisher noticed a smile on theface. She was relaxed too because she was sure that the police was able to help him find his parents.

请根据以上内容，结合图片信息，写一篇英语短文。

内容包括:

1）从以上提示中选择某个观点;

2）围绕以上观点，描述你曾经历过的一件事;

3）这个事带给你的感受。

要求:

1）词数不少于80词;

2）提示词汇仅供参考;

3）文中不得出现真实的人名、校名。