广东省深圳市龙岗区2020-2021学年九年级上学期英语期末质量监测试卷

Paul received a car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the1car, admiring it. "Is this yours, Mister?" he asked.

Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was2." You mean it didn't cost you anything? God, I wish ..."He stopped. Paul knew what he was going to3. He was going to wish he had a brother like that.

"Mister, would you mind driving me home?" The boy asked Paul with a smile he couldn't4. Paul agreed. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his5that he could ride home in a big car.

After a short ride, the car stopped in front of a house. The boy ran up the steps. Then in a little while, Paul saw him coming back6, carrying his little crippled（瘸的)brother. He7the car." Look, Buddy. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a8. I wish I could be a brother like that. Someday I'll give you a9just like it ..."

That night, Paul learned that it is better10than to receive. The three of them began a memorable holiday ride.

Shaketha Marion McGregor is a mother of three children aged six, ten and thirteen. After often being asked by her kids for pocket money, she decided her kids should work for their money.

She created a job fair for her company "This Mom Means Business "and offered three positions: Laundry Supervisor(洗衣房主管),Lead Housekeeper and Kitchen Manager. Her kids had to fill in application forms and interview for the position they were interested in. "I don't want to just give it to them," she said. "I want them to try hard for it so they'll value it more." At first, the kids weren't so excited about their mum's "surprise", but they did get on board. The interview went very well.

McGregor noticed a change in her kids' behaviour when she gave them money instead of simply buying things for them. "They began checking prices. And they were more careful because it was their money. They wanted to save." This made her want to think of more ways to teach her kids about time management and job interviews.

McGregor has shared her idea on Facebook, hoping that she will inspire other parents to know that education starts in the home. She also wants people to realize that education doesn't have to be boring. She has received over 200,000 likes.

"As a new Shenzhener, being led to check out the history of my city is really a wonderful experience," said a participant in her online blog, after she took part in a cultural tour led by Mary Ann O' Donnell, an American anthropologist (人类学家) who has been based in Shenzhen since the 1990s.

The Shuiwei tour, organized by Handshake 302, a public art organization，was one of a series of tours that will take visitors to a total of seven places of cultural and historical importance in Shenzhen.

Take Metro Line 4 or 7, get off at Fumin Station, walk a few steps, and you will get to the heart of Shuiwei.

"What's important is not what did or did not happen, but how the stories we tell become history, and how we use the history to shape our identities," said O' Donnell.

Along the years, people in Shuiwei made a living by fishing and producing sea salt. However, the practical influence of "water" gradually fell off. Around the 1980s, villagers travelled to and from Hong Kong by boat to buy daily necessities or unusual objects and resell them in Shenzhen. Meanwhile，village renovation (革新) and industrialization(工业化) turned Shuiwei into a landlocked region. The village soon changed its livelihood from fishing and agriculture(农业) to manufacturing (制造业) and real estate(房地产业) .Hand-shake buildings are everywhere.

The rock museum in the village，which exhibits hundreds of valuable rocks collected from all over the world, also shows the transition from "water" to "land" in Shuiwei's cultural geography, according to O'Donnell.

Billionaire Bill Gates reads about 50 books a year. Knowing the habits of successful people can help us improve and here are Gates' tips on how to read.

Take notes in the margins(空白处）.

When you're reading, you have to focus on it. Are you taking the new knowledge? For me, taking notes helps make sure that I'm really thinking hard about what's in there. Sometimes it takes me a long time to read a book because I write so much in the margins.

I don't let myself start a book that I'm not going to finish. Take a book called

Infinite Jest for example. I watched The End of the Tour, a movie based on that book. l loved it. If the book was like three-hundred-page book, there's no doubt that I want to read it after watching that movie. But it's quite long and hard to understand. I don't want to make an exception.

Spare at least an hour every day.

You'd better sit down for an hour at a time, or you are not able to focus on what's in the book. Maybe it is possible for magazine articles or short YouTube videos. So every night I'm spending a little over an hour reading a book and make some progress.

A. You cannot stop learning it. It's an important subject and you need to study it harder. If you have problems, ask your teacher or classmates for help.

B. The piano is not easy to learn. But if you keep practicing really hard, you will be better at it. Learning needs patience and time.

C. Milk is good for your health. That's for sure. Drinking it every day can help you grow strong and stay fit, so you need to follow their advice.

D. Having a hobby is very important in your life. It can help you relax. But you shouldn't spend too much time on it. As a student，you should always put schoolwork first.

E. You'd better listen to your parents. They are right. Eating too much sweet food is bad for your teeth and body. You can eat more fruit.

F. I think you should say sorry to her face to face. And you can talk to your parents about it. If possible, buy a new pair for her.

【答案】

One night, four college students stayed out late partying. They had so much fun they forgot there would be an important test the next day.

In the morning, they got up late and suddenly remembered they had to take the test. They thought of a plan to avoid (take) the exam. They covered (they) with dirt and went to their teacher's office. They told him that their way to school, their car got a flat tyre (瘪胎) and pushing the car all the way back to school was the only (choose) they had.

The teacher listened to the story sounded quite acceptable. He promised he would give them a chance (have) another test three days later. The four students thanked him and left.

Finally, day came. The teacher asked the students to sit (separate) in different rooms for the test. They were fine with it because they all studied hard. Then they got the test paper. They (surprise) by the questions below:

1) What's your name?     (1 point)

2) Which tyre of the car burst (爆裂)?     (99 points)

要点提示:

1）个人信息：李华，九年级学生，荣获"模范少年"称号;

2）优秀事迹：尊敬师长、团结同学;勤奋学习、成绩优异;热爱自然、保护环境;（自由发挥，至少补充一点)

3）提出倡议：号召大家向他学习.

要求:

1）须包含提示中的所有信息，可适当发挥，条理清晰，语意连贯;

2）词数:80左右（开头已经给出，不计入总词数)。

A role model around me

My dear fellow students,

Today I'm glad to introduce an excellent student to you.