浙江省宁波市慈溪市2022-2023学年九年级上学期第一次月考英语试题

An old lady often slept on the sidewalk of the Fifth Street Post Office. I could smell her before I came close. She wore dirty clothes and her mouth was nearly toothless. I1saw her talk with others.2she was not asleep, she talked to herself. I always had pity on her.3poor old lady! She must be desperate and hungry.

It was a cold Thanksgiving night. Sitting with my family around the table on which much delicious food piled, I suddenly4the old lady. She might be still hungry. I couldn't wait to5some of our food and drove to the Fifth Street. I drove slowly along the cold and

6street. There was hardly anyone out. But I knew7she would stay at the same place and I would find her easily.

Then, in front of the post office where she used to sit, I saw her. She was dressed in a dirty and old coat as she always was, sitting8the wall, with her head in her arms. I drove over to her, rolled9the window of the car and said, "I've brought some10for you."

Hearing me, she11her head from her arms. Looking at the food bag in my hand, she smiled and said in a12voice, "Oh, thank you very much, but 13has given me food earlier and I'm quite14now. So just take it to someone else who needs it."

While15back home, I was lost in thought. An old lady who was clearly down on her luck still thought about others. Why don't more of us do that?

Everyone has two personalities(性格)﹣one is shown to the world and the other is secret and real. You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control(控制) yourself, but when you're asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. And the important position that best shows your secret personality is when you go to sleep.

If you go to sleep on your back, you're a very open person. You usually believe people and you are easily influenced(影响) by new ideas. You don't like to make people unhappy, so you never show your real feelings. You're quite shy and you aren't very confident (自信的).

If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and you're always easy to be sad. You never want to change your ideas, and you are pleased with your life. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.

If you sleep on curled up(蜷缩), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often don't want to be hurt, so you are very defensive(有戒心的). You're shy and you don't like meeting people. You like to be alone.

If you sleep on your side, you usually have a well﹣balanced(平衡的) personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You're usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you don't often get unhappy. You always say out what you think, even if it sometimes makes people angry.

People all considered Raghu to be a smart boy. He got lots of praise (赞扬) from his teachers, classmates, and neighbors. Raghu soon had a big head and thought highly of himself.

Raghu's father was worried about his son's change. One day, he mixed some sugar with sand in a bowl. And then he asked his little daughters to remove the sugar from the sand. The two girls tried hard, but it was quite difficult for them. They decided to ask their elder brother for help. Being an excellent university student, Raghu believed he could solve the problem easily. Raghu tried his best to remove the sugar from the sand, but without success.

When their father returned home, the girls explained everything to him. Raghu's father got the kids together and said, "It's very easy to remove sugar from sand. Let me show you how to do that." He took the bowl near the ant (蚂蚁) hill. Soon lots of ants came close to it and took the sugar out from the sand bit by bit. Everyone was amazed to see how such a small creature removed the sugar from the sand so well.

"We can learn new things even from an ant. If we think we know everything, then our ego will close all the doors for our improvements," Raghu's father said. Raghu promised his father that he would keep on learning.

When I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile. ①

It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely.

Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn't talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn't want my parents worry about me.

Then one day, my classmate talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual, a boy entered the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me and without a word, smiled. ②

Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me happy. ③ Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.

One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn't remember smiling at me! It doesn't matter because all dark days have gone. ④ If you think you are lonely, you always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

Everybody knows that healthy eating habits are important. You may want to know whether your eating habits are healthy or not. Read and check your habits now. Here are five good eating habits for you.

Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. You may need even more water when you are exercising.

Breakfast is the most important meal of a day. You will have more energy after eating breakfast.

If you don't have time to go out, take a sandwich with you for a quick lunch. Don't eat lunch which has too much fat. If you don't have lunch, that will be bad for your health.

We should eat fruits and vegetables every day. Add a banana to your breakfast, have a salad with lunch, and eat some vegetables at dinner.

Try to have dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. Your body needs time to digest (消化) most of food before you rest for 8 hours.

Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and  alone do not bring lasting happiness. Happiness  on ourselves.

The  secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. You should enjoy life's simple pleasure such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music or spending time with close friends. People who have several good friends tend to live  and happier lives.

The second secret to  a happy life is to be active. Many people experience this by dancing, or playing a sport. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity.

Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. According to studies, people feel good when they volunteer their time to do many meaningful things for other people. So if you want to feel happier, just try to help others.

Henry found a job in a bookstore after graduating from the middle school. He wanted to get rich  he didn't want to do anything.

It was a cold morning. It was snowing  (heavy) and there was thin ice on the streets. Few people went to buy the books and the young man had nothing to do. While he  (watch) the traffic, a bag fell off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street.

"It was full of expensive things." Henry said to  (he). "I have to get it right now, or others will take it away."

And then, he went out of the shop. A driver saw him  (run) across the street and began to whistle(鸣笛), but he was  hurried that he didn't hear anything, he went on running. The driver had to drive to the side and he hit a big tree.  (unlucky), he was hurt in the accident. Two weeks later Henry was taken to court. A judge(法官) asked  he heard the whistle when he was running across the street. He said that something was wrong with his ears and he could hear nothing.

"But you can hear me this time," said the judge.

"Oh, I' m sorry. Now I can hear with one ear."

"Cover the ear  your hand and listen to me with your deaf one. Well, can you hear me?"

", I can't, sir."

"You are telling lies(谎). There is nothing wrong with either of your ears." The judge said.

1）Go upstairs and downstairs on the right;

2）Never have a sudden stop while walking;

3）Don't bring knives to school;

4）Don't throw something down;

5）…

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