广东省广州市花都区2018届九年级上学期英语期末考试试卷

    "Letting kids learn more about science at an early age is easier than you think.It is happening all around 1and you can use everyday things to encourage your children's interest."Kim's father said.

At first he believed it was difficult to help his children2 science."But in fact，we don't need3 high scientific brain. All we need is that we are willing to try，4 the world，and to take the time to encourage their interest."he shared his experience.

    "First，you should have an active attitude（态度）yourself.The start by5   your children questions about the things you see every day.And then listen to their answers6which will improve their confidence and help you decide 7 your children know or do not know."

    "Different kids have different interest8 they need different kinds of science projects."Kim's father said.For example，collecting rocks can interest one of his sons，but his another son9 is five years older needs something more to deal with it."Knowing your children is the10 way to find enjoyable learning activities."Here11 some more advice from him.

    Choose activities that are the right level of difficulty.

    If you are not sure，pick something easier.The suggested ages on the projects and books should12 to make sure that the activity is right for your child.

    Let your child13 the project or activity himself.

    It's14to ask rather than force him.If a child15something he is interested in，he will enjoy it and learn more from it.So suggest choosing two or things your child can do.

    One day a young man Gary went to see a wise old man.He wanted to know why he wasn't able to reach all of his1 in his life.

    He found the old man reading in a small house by the river.With a smile，the wise man listened to Gary's story and2 him，"First come to help me boil a kettle（水壶）of water!"

    Gary saw a big kettle standing in the comer next to small stove（火炉），but he didn't find any3.So he went out to search for some.

    He came back with some dry wood4 the kettle with water and put it on the stove.Then  he put some wood in the stove and started a fire.But because the kettle was too5when the wood burned up，the water did not boil.So he ran off to get more.

    When he returned，the water had nearly turned cold.This time he6   his lesson and prepared more wood in advance.Then the water boiled very 7.

    "If there is not 8 wood，how would you boil the water？"the wise man asked.

    Gary thought for a moment but didn't know the9so he shook his head.

    "Well，then just pour out some water from the kettle!"the old man said.

    Gary10 thoughtfully.

    "At first，you set too many goals，"said the old man."It's just like the large kettle full of water.You didn't have enough wood，so you couldn't boil the water.If you want to make the water boil，then you will have to either pour some out or prepare more wood!"

    It was a Christmas night．I was an unlucky nurse who had to work on such a beautiful festival．When I was complaining about it，three people appeared at my desk﹣﹣a tired woman and two children

    "Are you all sick？"I asked doubtfully because they seemed all right．

    "Yes，"the woman answered weakly and lowered her head．

    But when they started to present their problems，things because unclear．One child had a fever，but his temperature was OK．The other child had an earache，but she could not tell me which ear hurt．It seemed that the mother was pretending to cough．

    Something was wrong．But I only explained that it might take a while before a doctor could meet them．"Take your time，please，"said the mother．I checked their charts﹣﹣﹣no address．Suddenly I knew，they were homeless while the hospital was warm．

    The family huddled（卷缩）together under the Christmas tree，smiling and talking with each other sweetly．Quietly，I went back the nurses'station and told them what happened in the waiting room．It was just like God sending us a gift on Christmas Day．The nurses'station suddenly came back to life．All the nurses went into action for"a Christmas emergency"．

    We took out our meals for our Christmas"patients"．We also put together oranges and apples as presents．We tried to exceed the needs of a family who needed only a warm place on Christmas night．Later，the little girl kissed me and said，"Thanks for being our angel．"

    Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history？Many people would think of Confucius，whose birthday was September 28．Although he lived over 2000years ago，people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today．

    Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu，which lies in today's Shandong Province．He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period．He had a hard childhood．His father died when he was only 3years old．His mother brought him up．As a child，he had to work to help his mother，but young Confucius didn't give up studying．He visited many famous teachers and leaned music，history，poetry and sports．

    Later，he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history．At that time only children from noble families could go to school，but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn．He had about 3000students in his lifetime．

    Today，people still follow Confucius'lessons．He told us that we have something worthy to be learned．"When I am with three people，one of them must be better than me in some areas．I choose their good qualities and follow them．"

    He also taught us that thinking is very important in study．"All study but no thinking makes people puzzled．All thinking but no study makes people lazy．"

    Confucius is not only a great teacher，but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society．His most important ideas are about kindness and good manners．He said young people should take care of the old．People should give up only thinking of themselves and work for others．Some of his popular words are："A kind person should care for others"and"A person should be strict with himself，but be kind to other．"People uses his ideas to help themselves and society．At present，more than 100Internet websites are telling people about him，and his ideas have gone far into east and south Asia．

    Besides water，is there any other drink you need to have nearly every day？Can't remember？Here are some ideas．Its colour is white．It tastes creamy．It is good for the body and helps build strong bones．Oh yes，it is milk．

Ever since you can probably remember，you've been told that milk is like a superfood．It has important nutrients and is good for people in many ways．It is rich in protein．vitamin D and calcium（钙），which make children's growing bones stronger．Also milk can help keep blood pressure down and thus lower the possibility of heart disease．And a glass of warm milk helps us get a good night's sleep．The list can go on and on．

However，some studies show that milk might not really be good for you．It may in fact cause some health problems．For example，drinking a lot of whole milk （three or more servings a day） may results in obesity（肥胖），US science wet site LiveScience reported．But fat free milk may not be good either．It can be filled with many other things like sugar and manmade flavours（味道）to make it taste better．

Another problem is that milk may not in fact be all that good for people's bones．According to a study in the British Medical Journal，scientists found that some people who had more milk in fact had more fracture（骨折）bones，not less．

"The best way for kids to take good care of bones is to go outside and play．"Amy Lanou，a teacher of nutrition at the University of North Carolina，US，told LiveScience．

    Milk may not be a superfood，but it does have some valuable nutrients．These nutrients are hard to get into kids in other ways．And you should drink milk in the name of loving it．not just in the name of your health，experts suggests．

Top books to try

    Did you read your favourite books on April 23？It was World Book Day．Here are some great books picked out for you．Some of them are fictions．Others are about real life experiences of children your age．

    Confidence is very important in daily life．It can help you develop a healthy attitude．A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happierBut how to be more confident？Here are some suggestions：

    Speak loud

    When you are not confident，you can't do well what you want to doTry to speak loud enough so that people can hear you clearly．The high voice can help you become more confident．

    Play sport

    Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed．A strong body helps you be full of confident．

    Encourage yourself

    Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well．Did you finish your task on time？Did you help your family with the housework？

    Get rid of fear

    Fear comes along with failureDon't hide your head just because you said something stupid last time．Try to start again and believe you can do better．

    Pick up a hobby

      In some ways，a hobby can make you outstanding．And it will make you happy and confident．

A．You speak in such a low voice that other people can hardly hear you．

B．If you like singing，sing as much as you can．

C．But it's easy to overcome if you know that failure is part of your life．

D．They can have more chance to make themselves successful．

E．Give yourself praise of the good things you've done．