广东深圳坪山区2020-2021学年九年级上学期英语期末试卷

A group of university graduates visited their old professor. During their visit, the conversation turned to1. The graduates were complaining about their problems and stress in work and in life. After2coffee to his students, the professor went to the kitchen and came back with a coffee pot and a tray, crowded with many different cups: glass, plastic and crystal.

Some cups were simple, while other ones were3. The professor asked them to pick out their cups first. When the graduates picked up their favourite cups, the professor explained: "Notice how all the beautiful cups were picked out and the simple and cheap ones were4·"

"Wanting only the best things for yourself is the5of your problems and stress. You need to understand that the cup doesn't made the coffee better.

6, all that you want was the coffee, not the cup. But you consciously chose the7cups, and then looked to see what cups others picked. "

"Life is the coffee. Your job, money, position in society . . . they are the cups. The8of cups doesn't determine the quality of life. Sometimes by concentrating only on the cups, we forget to enjoy the taste of coffee. The happiest people are not those who have the best things, but those who9life and make the most of what they have. "

Hearing this, the graduates were speechless. They had learned another important life lesson from their old professor —— that true happiness means enjoying life and not10unimportant things.

From eating the largest serving of noodles to traveling to the highest point on Earth, Guinness World Records has been encouraging people to set all kinds of new records since 1954. What crazy things did people do to set new records this year? Let's take a look at some of them.

A one-legged Chinese athlete at the World Orsay Pro beauty contest (世界奥赛专业健美大赛) caught people's attention. Gui Yuna, the 36-year-old Chinese woman from Nanning, Guangxi Province, showed her best form and won the titles of Miss Qipao and Miss Bikini.

Gui lost her right leg at the age of seven in a car crash. At the age of 17, she started training in high jump and long jump for amputees(被截肢者).

One of the highlights of her professional career as an athlete was in the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games(残奥会) in Greece, where she won the seventh place in women's long jump.  She also broke the world record of women's high jump for amputees in 2007 National Games for Disabled Persons. Before the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, Gui served as a torch bearer. Shew on the National Model Worker award in 2015 as well.

Gui retired from professional sports in 2017, and then went to Yancheng to start a business. She now owns her own brand for decorative paints.

Invited by the World or say Pro organizer Hua Bo, Gui attended the beauty contest in a hurry and without much training. But her habit of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and exercising helped her keep a good physical shape and shine on stage.

"Sports gives me confidence and makes me look younger than my peers. I hope more and more people can gain confidence from my action and join the fitness career,"" Gui told CGTN.

Most people have a place to call home on Earth. What about in outer space? The International Space Station (ISS) became our first "home" in space in 2000. It welcomed its first crew that year, paving the way for 20 years of future research.

"You just have this impression that we're all citizens of not a particular country, but of the planet," former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly told National Geographic about working in ISS. "We're all in this thing called humanity together."

Over the past 20 years, the ISSS has mainly been used as a science lab, hosting 241 people from 19 countries, according to NASA. They have gone on spacewalks, done research on how space affects the human body, and even grown plants in space.

The station's development has also benefited people on Earth. For example, the station's water purification (净化) technology has been used in poor areas to provide clean drinking water. The station also helps to warn us of natural disasters, such as earthquakes.

However, after being our home in space for over 7000 days, the station is starting to get old. It has leaked(泄露) air a few times. Scientists think that the station can keep working until 2024. After that, scientists will bring it down to Earth. It is believed that Earth's atmosphere will burn up most of the station. Other debris(残骸) will fall into the Pacific Ocean.

In the future, space will be home to more stations like the ISS. NASA is building a space station that is smaller than the ISS near the moon. Also, China will have its own space station up and running in 2022.

It was a warm day in July. Alice and her sister were sitting on the grass in a field. Alice's sister was reading but Alice was bored. She looked around and sighed. She was hot and she was beginning to feel sleepy. She yawned again.

Suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran past her.

"Oh dear! Oh dear! I'm late! Very late!" he was speaking to himself. He looked at it and said, "Oh dear! Oh dear!" again, and continued running.

"How very curious!" Alice thought. "A rabbit in a jacket with a pocket watch! "

She got up and ran after him. He went across the grass to the corner of the field and disappeared down a rabbit hole.

Down, down, down she fell, into the deep, dark hole. She looked down. All around her there were a lot of bookshelves and cupboards. There were also some pictures and maps on the walls. She saw some jars on the shelves. She picked one up and read the label.

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She is general Mulan, taking responsibility for her family. She is Emperess Wu Zetian, breaking all the old rules. She is also French heroine Joan of Arc, fighting for (she) country.

These are the roles Hong Kong singer Gloria Tang Tsz-kei plays in her newest music video Rise. The 29-year-old singer released the video Nov 27 and it received over 1.3 million views on YouTube within five (day).

This is the (one) time Tang has worn ancient costumes in one of her music videos. When asked she chose to act these female leaders Tang said: "l was imagining how Wu Zetian moved forward when facing controversy(争议) over her rule while I (write) the song."

Just like the women in her video, Tang has been forging ahead herself. Born in musical family, she released her first album at the age of 16. But it was not until she took part in the popular TV show l Am a Singer in 2014 that her career took off. People (impress) with her talent and powerful voice and gave her the nickname "Girl with the giant lungs".

After this (succeed), Tang wanted to try something new. she joined the music show The Rap of China in 2018 and 2019. She wrote her own rap songs and learned how to rap.

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Dear David,

How is everything going? Because of the COVID-19, all of us live an unusual life.

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Hope to hear from you again.

Yours,

Li Hua