浙江省新目标（Go for it）版初中英语九年级上学期期中模拟试卷（11）

    A principal decided to honor the teachers in his school to show his appreciation(感激)for their hard work. He told them how they made a difference in their jobs. Then he gave each of them a blue ribbon(缎带)that read, “Who I Am Makes a Difference.”

    One of the teachers wanted to take this idea into her students. One day the teacher noticed that a boy in her class was unhappy. She went to him and asked him the reason. The boy told her that his father had been worrying about the job and often punished him for some little things. Hearing what he said, the teacher decided to give him the ribbon to cheer him up. She said, “Dear boy, what your father has done doesn't mean the lack(缺少)of love for you. He needs your understanding. You've been a kind boy. Here's a ribbon for you. Would you like to take this ribbon and pass it on? Let's keep this ceremony going and find out how it affects people.”

    That night the boy sat beside his father and said, “Dad, today my teacher gave me a blue ribbon for being kind and asked me to find somebody else to honor. I'd like to give the ribbon to you. I want to let you know how deeply I admire you and how much you mean to me. I love you!”

根据短文内容判断正、误。

    "How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't have an answer. The person who asks "How are you?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine.", even if the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that" How are you? "isn't really a question and "Fine." isn't really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying "Hello" or "Hi".

    Sometimes, people also don't say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?", the other person might be thinking, "No, I disagree. I think you're wrong." But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say "I'm not so sure. "It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone.

    People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says "I have to go now." Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse, "Someone's at the door." "Something is burning on the stove." The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person.

    Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people often don't say exactly that they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's a part of the game of language.

参考词汇:  pray for祈求; harvest丰收

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Dear John,

    Glad to receive your email. You asked me about festivals in China. Let me introduce some important ones to you.

    First of all, I want to introduce the Lantern Festival. It comes in February or March.

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    Wang Mengqiu, the inventor of Hover Camera, was born in Hangzhou in 1982. He once studied at Stanford University in the United States. He became famous overnight (一夜成名)because of the invention.

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    I used to live in my own room alone. But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to share my 1. At first, my parents said no to him, but at last my mother agreed. I cried a and asked my parents not to do this, 2 it didn't work.

    As soon as Mike entered my room, it began to become 3. To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes and toys everywhere!

    One evening, I was doing some 4 on my computer while Mike was listening to music. 5, I left my seat to get some water. A big surprise was waiting for me when I 6. He was using my computer to play games. I had forgotten to save the homework. Sadly, he had closed my program 7 saving it. All I had done had disappeared! I 8 him. He cried a lot as my mother came and beat him. My mother also asked him to leave my room at once.

    Then I did my homework 9. At 10:00 p.m., I finished it. When I was going to turn off the 10, I saw the photo of my 11 that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how 12 he was when my mom beat him. I really felt 13. I went to see what he was doing. I found he was 14 in my parents' bed. I kissed his face. He woke up，got up and said, "I'm sorry. I won't bring you any more trouble."

    I was so moved and said, "From now on, my room is not only mine. It is 15!" That very night, Mike and I shared not only the room, but the bed.