山西省晋中市2023-2024学年新九年级英语开学摸底考试卷

—Yes. He will visit Chongqing tomorrow. 

—____!

Sam was a greedy and selfish man. He always make money. 1 to have lots of money and often cheated others tomake money. 

One day, a small bag full of gold coins was2 . There were 50 gold coins in it. Sam was very3 . He searched inside and out for the bag, but found nothing. 

After a few days, one of Sam's workers found the bag. The worker knew Sam was looking for the missing money4 , so he rushed to take it to Sam. Sam was overjoyed to get the comes back, but he decided to play a5.

He shouted at his worker, "There were 75 gold comes in this bag, but you gave me only 50! Where are the other 25 coins? You must have stolen the money. You are a(n)6 !" The worker was surprised to hear this and tried his best to 7 . However, Sam still took him to the court (法院).

The clever judge8 heard both sides. He knew that Sam was9 . Soon, he made his judgement. "Since Sam10 75 gold coins, it seems that the bag that was found does not belong to him. As there is no report about the loss of 50 coins, I order the worker to take those 50 coins as a prize of his honesty. "

Do you like traveling? If so, come to our travel agency (旅行社). 

I asked a carpenter to help me fix an old farm house, and after he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw stopped and now his ancient truck refused to start. While I drove him home, he sat in silence. On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. 

As we walked towards the front door, he stopped briefly at a small tree touching tips of the branches with his hands. When opening the door, he went amusing transformation. His serious face was lighted in smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss. 

After leaving the happy family, I passed the tree and my surprise got the better of me. I asked him, who walked me to the car, "Before we went in, why did you stop by the tree earlier?" "Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied. "I know I can't help having troubles on the job and in my life, but those troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for sure. I can hang them up on the tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I leave for work. "

"Funny thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before. "

Being outgoing is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing may have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing. 

You can start becoming outgoing with your best friends or a group of friends. But the real challenge(挑战) comes when you meet strange people. Smile more, and usually they will return your smile. In this way, you may have some more talks. 

Start a talk. Just a simple "Hello" or "How is it going" is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read news in the newspapers and prepare(准备) your views, or surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind.

The easier way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step. Go to a park, the beach, a club, a party or any other places that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there. 

So far, scientists have named about 13 million living species (物种), but that is just a small number of what probably live on Earth. With so many plants, animals, and other living things on the planet, it can be difficult to find out what kind of grass is growing by the roadside or what kind of bird just flew by. 

A soon-to-be-started Website might help. Some scientists set up a Web-based Encyclopedia of Life (EOL). It aims to (旨在) name every species on Earth and be a good guide for people. 

To get the encyclopedia started, the scientists will use information in the scientific databases (数据库). And finally, non-scientists with specialized (专业的) knowledge will come to help in the site. Bird-watchers, for example, will be able to input what birds they have seen and where they live. To make sure the encyclopedia is right, scientists will check much of the information added to it. 

As the EOL develops, you might find it useful for school. The site will make some special pages for kids who are studying ecosystems (生态系统) in their neighborhoods. And the EOL is also convenient for you to choose whatever information you like. 

It takes years for scientists to collect all the data they need to analyze species now. The scientists of the Encyclopedia of life hope that EOL will speed up (加速) that process. 

Linda in Beijing. 

As we all know, it's cold and dry in winter in Beijing. It's nice outside.

I should thank her me such a nice dress. 

He hurt his leg yesterday and now he . 

He   me his dictionary. 。

Sixteen years ago, a boy gave meimportant gift. It was a smile. 

It was the early autumn of my(one) year at middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to speak to anyone. 

Every time I heard the other students talking and(laugh), I felt my heart break. I couldn't talk with anyone about my problems.

Then one day, when my classmates were talking(happy) with their friends, I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed by me and then(turn) back. He looked at me a smile.

Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made (friend). Day by day, I became(close) to everyone in my class. The boy with the smile has become my best friend now. One day, I asked himhe had smiled, but he couldn't remember doing so!

It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world it will smile back.

参考词汇：classic 经典作品；IT exam 信息技术考试；a feeling of satisfaction 满足感

要求：（1）包含以上要点，可适当发挥，语句通顺，语意连贯
（2）    不少于 80 词（开头已给出，不计入总词数）
（3）    文中不得出现真实人名和校名

I have had many unforgettable experiences in the past two years.