浙江省Q21联盟2020届九年级上学期英语期中质量检测试卷（含听力音频）

    Years ago, I celebrated my 40^th birthday with my friends. I arrived at the restaurant ahead of time,1I waited outside the restaurant. Then a homeless man came up to me and asked for 2. I had been given strict orders by my friends not to bring my wallet in case(以防) I paid for the3. So I told the man that I had 4money. He quietly smiled at me, and then left.

    Just then a friend who 5arrived called out "Happy birthday!"6this, the man turned and asked, "Hey man, it's your birthday today?" "Yes, it is", I said. He 7, smiling and said loudly, "Happy birthday, man!" But I could 8imagine what happened next. The man reached into his pocket, pulled out a dollar bill and said "Here man, take this."

    Though I was 9his action, I didn't want to accept money from a homeless man. I said, "Thanks. That's really 10of you, but that's OK." The man looked directly into my eyes and said, "Please take this." I still hesitated(犹豫)to accept this11, but I heard a voice within me shouting, "TAKE THE MONEY!" I hesitantly reached out and said, "Thank you". Excitedly, he caught my 12, gave me the dollar and said, "No, thank you brother!"

    That experience made me feel like I had got far more than13!This was one of my greatest life 14: No matter how poor we may be, we always have something valuable to15with others.

    Everyone has his own weaknesses. Do you want to know yours? Let's do this test and find out what our weaknesses are!

    Suppose you are taking an exam tomorrow. What is the worst thing that could happen to you? Please check it out from the following!

    A. There are strange questions that you have never seen before.

    B. An accident happens and makes you miss the exam.

    C. Without reason, the teacher says you are cheating(作弊).

    D. You forget everything you have recited(背诵) for the exam.

    Analysis(分析)

    ※A. You are not confident maybe. When facing a problem, you may ask a lot about others' ideas, which often makes things complicated(复杂的).

    ※B. You can easily hit a dead end(钻牛角尖) while thinking. You'll fail to see the bigger picture. So you should get into the habit of not panicking(惊慌) when things happen.

    ※C. You may be a pessimistic person. You are likely to think of the worst things. You worry too much.

    ※D. You may be bothered by your failures in the past. You are nervous. This makes it difficult for you to make correct decision.

    (Ha! Ha! This quiz is just for fun. Please don't take it seriously)