浙江省杭州市萧山高桥2021-2022学年九年级上学期英语期中试题

The Louvre is the world's largest and most-visited art museum. It draws nearly 10 million people each year. To help you make the most of your visit, be sure to read the following guide.

Bertie knew there was something in the wind. His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie's feet when Father cleared his throat and began, "You'll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We've found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England."

His heat filled with a terrible fear. All Bertie could think of was his white lion "But the lion," he cried, "What about the lion?'

"I'm afraid there's something else I have to tell you," his father said. Looking across at Bertie's mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus(马戏团)owner from France, who was now in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days.

"No! You can't send him to a circus!"" said Bertie." People will come to see him. He'll be shut in a cage. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He'd rather die if he loses his pride?" But as Bertie looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.

Bertie felt completely hurt. He waited until he head his father's deep breathing next door. With his white lion, he walked downstairs quietly in his pajamas, took down his father's gun from the case and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his lags could run no more. As the sum came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion's neck. The time had come.

"Be wild now," he whispered" "You've got to be wild. Don't ever come home. All my life I'II think of you. I promise I will. "Ha put his head down in the lion's neck. Then, Bertie climbed down the hill and walked away.

When he looked back the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then the lion stood up, yawned, ran down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked.

There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the gun and fired over the lion's head.

If you lose 12 times, will you just give up? Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in public speaking and self-development, kept trying. And he became famous by showing people how to be successful.

Carnegie was born in 1888 to a poor farming family in the central United States. The boy didn't see a train until he was 12 years old. In his teens, he had to get up at 4 am every day to milk the cows in his family.

When Carnegie first entered college, he felt hopeless because of his clothes and ordinary looks. His mother encouraged him, "Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?"

Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate(辩论) team. But one after another, he lost 12 times. The young man was very upset. Ha said later that he thought of killing himself after so many failures.

But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside. His hard work paid off at last. In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became widely known.

The young man made his own words come true, "Believe that you will succeed, and you will". In order to share his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. His best-sellers include How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worming and Start Living. More than 50 million copies of his books have been printed in 38languages. They are still helping people on the road

Nowadays there are different ideas about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is good for social development. However, others say that competition is bad and that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death events. In their mind what they really want is going for success, the development of many others qualities is sadly forgotten.

However, while some seem to be lost on the way to success, others take an opposite opinion. Many people are strongly against competition. Among them, most are young people who have suffered from such pressure from their parents. They seem to look for failure by not trying to win or achieve success. _______________, they always have an excuse: "I may have lost, but it doesn't matter because I really didn't try." They don't want to admit(承认) that if they have really tried and lost, they would mean more.

Clearly, this belief(信念) is the same as that of those who try to prove(证明) them salves. Both coms from the wrong belief that self-confidence depends on how wall one does by comparing with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. If such fear begins to be unimportant, we can have a better knowledge of competition.

Five ways to make a great first impression(印象)!

Researchers have discovered that, in general it only takes seven seconds for a person to start making judgments about you when they first meet you. That's why you should follow these useful tips on how to create a good first impression

Before meeting someone, start thinking about the purpose of the meeting. Are you trying to impress them? For example, if you want to make new friends at a social event, you will want to appear friendly. And if you decide to run for class president at your school, you will need to appear confident.

Smiling is the most important thing you can do when meeting someone new. It shows that you're friendly and makes people around you feel more comfortable. To have a winning smile, make sure your teeth are clean by brushing them every day.

Before you begin speaking, you will be judged on your body language. Therefore, it's important to show trust in yourself by standing up tall and putting your shoulders back. Besides, if you uncross your arms, you will appear relaxed and friendly.

How you smell can influence people's first impression of you If you have a bad body smell, it will put people of. In short, aim to smell clean and avoid putting on a lot of scented products.

What you wear matters. While you should look clean and tidy, it's also important to dress properly, whether you're going to a birthday party or a sporting event. You should think about what your clothes say about you

I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer on my newspaper route (送报路线)when I was twelve. Yet she taught me a1that I shall never forget.

On a winter afternoon a friend and I were2stones onto the roof(屋顶)of the old lady's house near her garden. I found myself a3and threw it. The stone was too smooth however, so it slipped(滑) from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window on the lady's door. At the sound of4glass, we knew we were in5. We ran faster than any of our stones6off her roof.

I was too afraid about getting7that night and worried about the old lady with the broken window in winter. However, a few days later, when l was sure that I hadn't been discovered, I stated to feel it a great shame8making her so much trouble. She still greeted me with a smile each day9I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably when seeing her.

I decided that I would10my paper deliver(送) money, and in three weeks I had seven dollars. I put the11in an envelope with a note saying that I was12for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost of respiring it.

The next day, I handed the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits as I13my newspaper route. After several biscuits, I felt an envelope and14it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was15. Inside ware the seven dollars and a short note that said," I'm proud of you."

Are you popular? Do all the students and teachers in your school like you and know your name? For some of you, that may be true. Some students are much (popular). You may wonder makes them attractive and lovely to almost everyone.

We have a word for that in English: Charisma(个人魅力),an attractive, lovely and strong power. People are born it. But to be successful you need more than just charisma. You need more than just popularity. (be) successful in life, you have to be (friend) to others. You have to be honest and hard—working person. These are the things we all should try (have) and they are the things we are all able to do.

In school we may wish that we were the most popular students. We may wish that everyone liked us and everyone knew (we) names. But it's not something we should worry too much about Being popular is nice remember, life isn't a popularity contest. Honesty and hard work will be the keys to (succeed).