浙江省慈溪实验中学2021届九年级上学期英语月考试卷

As a 28-year-old man, I was sitting on my mom's sofa and waiting for the pain in my back to ease (减轻). A lack (缺少) of work and1forced my wife, our baby boy and me to2with my parents. We slept in my old bedroom, and I was feeling down.

Thankfully, I had one new job: helping my son learn3to walk. Anytime he took a few4however, he would fall down and cry, I had to bend (弯腰) over and hold his5while he walked along. But my back didn't deal with it too6.

As I sat there with my eyes7,I suddenly heard my mother said in a low8, "Joe, look!" I opened my9and watched my son take the coffee table, pull himself up and smile. Next with a giggle (咯咯笑), he started walking around it, 10 his hands on it for balance (平衡). Finally, when he reached the end of it, he11two big steps and made it to the wall. Then he started walking down the hall12his hands balancing on the wall. I laughed and cheered. Suddenly. being unemployed (失业的) wasn't so bad, because my boy had13 to walk.

Learning to love in this world is a lot like first learning to walk. We often fall and cry. However,14we try again, we will find our own feet and know how to love. Don't be afraid to15. Don't be afraid to fall.

From Cindy's diary

Today is the 14th of November and it's my birthday. I got this diary as a present from my mom, and this is my first piece of writing in it. I's funny to think of all these blank pages which will be full of the things that happen to me in the next few years. I wonder what 1 will write on them.

First of all, I'll write down who I am. My name is Cindy Carter and I am sixteen years old. I go to school at Kennedy High School. My best friend at school is Anna. She is the same age as me (actually, two days older) and we always hang out together. She's really good at drawing and playing music. I'm terrible at drawing.

My favorite subject is history. I like geography, too, but history is the best. Mom says it was always her favorite subject too, so I guess it's inherited. My favorite color is red, my favorite animal is a horse, and my favorite food is chocolate.

We have a great history teacher at school. His name is Mr. Nelson and he makes all the classes very interesting. When we learn about a famous person from the past, we have to do some research and then pretend we are interviewing the dead person.

Some of my other birthday presents were a new CD, two T-shirts, a pair of shoes, a book, and some money from Grandma. I don't know what I'm going to spend the money on yet. My dad says I should save it, but Grandma says I should enjoy it. I figure she gave me the money, so I'll take her advice.

Well, that's about enough for my first ever diary day. I suppose that when I'm old and grey, I'll read this book and try to remember it all. It will probably be very funny. I wonder if all the same things will still be my favorites then.

If you ever see a man in a suit sitting on top of a packed car with a teddy bear, don't be surprised. He is Mr. Bean, everyone's favorite British comedy character, who just celebrated his 25th birthday earlier this month. On that day, Atkinson, who played Mr. Bean, was dressed up as this famous character again and brought British people back to the funny old times. Though Atkinson is 60 years old now he looks just like the old Mr. Bean.

Mr. Bean first starred in a sitcom in 1990, and since then the funny guy has been a hit around the world. He is such a cultural idol that he even appeared at the 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Mr. Bean is described as“a child in a grown man's body". He is clumsy (笨拙的) and hopeless in society. He causes trouble everywhere he goes, and the British think this is very funny.

He goes to the beach and tries to take off his trousers without a man standing close by seeing him. It turns out the man can't see at all.

For many Britons, making fun of yourself is a way of showing strength (长处) of character. People say Mr. Bean shows that Britons are good at laughing at themselves. It is a culture where mocking (嘲讽) is part of everyday life. If you fall over while walking with a British friend, instead of worrying about you, your friend may say, "Have a nice trip!"

French journalist Agnes Poirier thinks that Mr. Bean speaks for "Brutishness" to people around the world. "He is suffering all the time, making a fool out of himself and mocking others. He seems quite British because he's ill at ease(局促不安的) but extremely funny as well."

It all started at the beginning of the fifth grade. At first, Carmen wasn't really sure what was happening. In class，she had to squint (眯着眼看) her eyes to see the blackboard clearly. She had to do the same thing when she read street signs, or when she watched a movie.

It wasn't long before Carmen found herself squinting all the time, but she didn't want anyone to know that. One day, she asked for a desk closer to the blackboard. Her teacher asked if she had trouble seeing the blackboard. Carmen shook her head, but she knew she couldn't pretend (假装) much longer.

At home, she had to sit closer and closer to the television while watching her favorite shows. Her mother noticed that and said, "Tomorrow I'm calling the eye doctor to get an appointment for you." Three days later, Carmen had new glasses and the doctor told her to wear them all the time. Carmen frowned in the car the whole way home.

“All of the kids at school will think I'm a nerd," she said.

“You look just as beautiful with those glasses on as you do without them," her mother smiled and said. But Carmen didn't believe her.

The next day, Carmen kept the glasses in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. She avoided her friends and stood alone, feeling unhappy. Suddenly, she heard her friend Tracy shout. Carmen ran over. "What's wrong?" she asked.

“My silver ring is gone! "Tracy cried. "It's very special and I can't lose it!"

Carmen could tell that Tracy was very sed. They all looked for the ring in the grassy area of the playground.

    ▲     She took the glasses out and put them on. She caught her breath. Everything looked so different! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a glimmer of silver caught her eyes. It was the ring.

"Here it is. I've found it!" She handed it to Tracy.

"Thanks, Carmen. I never thought we'd find it," Tracy paused. "Hey, I didn't know you wore glasses. They look great!"

Carmen had forgotten that she was wearing the new glasses. "Thanks," she replied shyly. As they walked back towards the school building, two more girls from her class complimented (赞美) her on her glasses. Carmen smiled." Maybe wearing glasses won't be so bad after all," she thought.