江苏省兴化市板桥初中2020届九年级上学期英语第一次月考质量...

 —Yes, and please get me some milk too. I prefer juice_______ milk.

—Maybe there is something wrong with it. Your computer requires ____regularly.

—________. It's too good a chance to miss.

—I'd love to. But I don't know how to ________ others to talk with me.

— __________.

—Not at all. I can't have _______.

—_____. It's dangerous, ______ of us is brave enough to do that.

— He's modest and energetic.

—_______. They can ______ us feel happy or sad, energetic or sleepy.

— OK. I am free then.

— Of course! It's popular with _________ the young __________ the old.

— She told us ______.

    One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, "Are all people the same even though they are different in colour?"

    It was a serious question. I1for a while, and then said, "I'll explain it sooner. Let's go to a fruit shop. I have something interesting to show you."

 At the fruit shop, we bought some apples in different 2—red, green and yellow ones. After we got home, I told Adam, "It's time to 3your question now." I put one apple of each kind colour on the table. Adam 4them carefully. He had a 5look on his face.

    "People are like apples. They come in all different colors, shapes and sizes. On the 6, some of the apples may not even look as delicious as7." While I was talking, Adam was8each one carefully. Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮) them, placing them back on the9, but in a different place.

    "Okay, Adam, tell me which is which."

    He said, "I10tell. They all look the same now."

    "Take a11of each one. See if that helps you decide12one is which."

    He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. "People are13like apples! They are all different, but once you take off the outside, they're pretty much the14on the inside."

    He totally15it. I didn't need to say or do anything else.

    Long ago, Bluebird's feathers were the colour of dust. She did not like her ugly colour. She was attracted by the colour of the lake near her home. It was as blue as the sky after a storm. Bluebird wanted to be the colour of that beautiful lake very much. Flapping her wings one morning, Bluebird flew from her tree to the blue lake. Then she bathed in the water three times. After each bath, she sang, "Blue water. Still water. I went in. I am blue." Bluebird repeated this every morning. On the third day, she came out of the lake with beautiful blue feathers.

    Now Coyote was a trickster(骗子)—and hungry too. He stayed behind Bluebird's tree for a long time every day and watched her go to the lake. He pretended(伪装)to be interested in everything she did. He wanted Bluebird for lunch, but he was afraid of the blue water. On the third morning, Coyote saw Bluebird come out of the lake with beautiful blue feathers. Impressed, he sat next to Bluebird's tree and waited for her. When she returned, he asked, "How did you get blue feathers? I want to be blue like the mountains too." Bluebird didn't believe Coyote, but she taught him how to bathe three times each morning and how to sing her song. Coyote did what she said, and after three days of bathing in the lake, his white fur turned deep blue.

    Convinced(确信的)that blue fur was even more beautiful than blue feathers, Coyote forgot all about being hungry. He ran as fast as he could to the top of the hill. Standing on his back legs, he raised his front legs off the ground and howled. But Coyote slipped(滑倒)and rolled down the hill. He couldn't stop himself, and the dust and dirt covered his new blue fur. He rolled and rolled until he hit into Bluebird's tree heavily. No matter how much he tried, foolish Coyote could not shake the dust from his fur. And so the fur of all coyotes had the dull colour of dust to this very day.

    The doctor handed me my medicine and said sorry to me because his register had already closed. He asked if I would mind using the register at the front of the store. I told him not to worry and walked up front. One person was in line ahead of me, a little girl no more than seven with a bottle of medicine on the counter. She held a little green and white coin purse closely to her chest.

    The purse reminded me of the days when, as a child, I liked dressing myself up in my grandma's clothes. One day, wearing her large clothes and hat, I went out to buy something. I gave a fake dollar to the shop owner, but he handed back some real coins for my purse. "Keep the change!" he told me with a smile.

    Now, with both hands shaking, the little girl pulled out a dollar bill and some coins for her medicine. As she tried to count her money, I could see right away that she was about a dollar short. Quickly, I put a dollar bill onto the counter. The child collected her change into her coin purse and ran out.

    As I walked to my car, I felt a tug on my shirt. There was the girl, looking up at me with her big brown eyes. She gave me a smile, and put out her little hand. It was full of coins. "Thank you," she said.

    "That's OK," I answered, smiling. "Just keep the change!"

    If you dropped a piece of fruit on your computer keyboard, would you think about eating it again? What if you dropped it in the toilet? Bacteria can live everywhere, even in some unexpected places.

    If you eat at your computer, sneeze on your keyboard, or sit down to surf the Internet without first washing your hands, your computer keyboard could be bad for your health. According to the US National Research Centre, the average computer carries 400 times more bacteria than a toilet bowl does.

    Could one of the dirtiest things in your home be right in your hand? Yes: the TV remote control. It gets dropped on the floor, put on the sofa and everyone in the house holds it. Scientists found that about half of the tested remote controls carry the cold virus.

    Don't forget your toothbrush. Do you put it in the bathroom? Studies show that flushing the toilet releases bacteria in the air. Bacteria can remain in the air for at least two hours. They may pollute your toothbrush. You can find ways to solve this problem. Try to keep your toothbrush far from the toilet. Make sure that it is in an upright position after each use. It's also important to change your toothbrush every three months.

    Here are some other places to watch out for:

    At home

    The kitchen is one of the places with the most bacteria—more than the bathroom. Dishcloths and kitchen sponges are great places for bacteria since they are always wet after being used. Try to make them dry.

    At school

    When you put your schoolbags on the floor or in the bus, many bacteria can live on the bottom of it. Try to clean your schoolbag often.

    In public places

    Escalator handrails, shopping cart handles, public books and magazines are top bacteria carriers. That's why the first thing to do when getting home is to wash your hands.

    Yes, bacteria are everywhere. But don't be too afraid to touch those things. Most of bacteria are harmless. Just remember to wash your hands regularly. It is the most useful way to protect yourself from bacteria and viruses.

    Answer the following questions with no more than 6 words.

    On Sept 4 and 5 this year, the 11^th G20 Leaders Summit (峰会) was held in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province in east China. It was a big success.

    G20 is made up of the world's most important 20 economies (经济体)—the European Union and 19 countries. Both developed countries like the US and Germany, and developing countries like Brazil and China are members of it. Every year, the G20 members get together and talk about the world economic events. For example, after the financial crisis (金融危机) in 2008, they agreed that the International Monetary Fund (IMF, 国际货币基金组织) could give money to countries in need. Other events also included making sure poorer areas have enough food and good development.

    It was the first ever G20 summit to be hosted in China. The logo of the summit looks like a bridge. "I got the idea from the old bridges at the West Lake," said the designer Yuan Youmin. "Bridges bring people and places together in many different ways, just as the G20 makes east and west get together."

    Chinese food also pleased many foreign guests with its culture. At the welcome dinner to the member leaders there was one famous dish—Dongpo Rou. Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo made the dish first. Su once lived in Hangzhou.

    One main topic of the summit this year is to develop goals and plans of creative growth for G20 members. China itself is developing its creative ability in recent years. It is not easy to host such a summit, butChina has made a great contribution (贡献) to the G20 by bringing out a new future.

    On July 2, 1937. Amelia Earhart (an American pilot) and Fred Noonan left New Guinea for Howland Island in the Pacific. This was the longest and most dangerous part of their taround the world. Earhart had trouble soon after the plane took off. The weather was very bad, so she had to fat 3,000 metres. Going this high, the plane used fuel (燃料) quickly.

    After about 20 h, Earhart and Noonan got close to Howland Island. The island was oabout 65 miles away, but the bright sun was shining in their faces so they couldn't see it. Near Howland, a ship was wfor the plane. Earhart contacted the ship: " We don't have enough fuel," she said. The ship tried to stay in touch with her bgot no answer. Finally, the ship called for help. People looked for help. People looked for Earhart and Noonan for days. However, they found nothing.

    What happened to Amelia Earhart? No one knows for sure. Dthe flight, she probably moved in the wrong direction because the sun was bright and it was dto see. So she got lost; soon after, her plane ran out of fuel, and she died at sea. Another idea is that she survived the plane crash, sto a lonely island, and later died there. Still others think she survived the crash and secretly returned to the U.S. with a new identity(身份).

    Till now, none of these ihas been proved. People are still wondering about them. (Noonan's body has never been found either.) No matter what happened, Earhart probably died as she wished. "When I go," she said, "I'd like best to go in my plane."

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⑵她偏向于穿黄色，黄色穿在她身上很好看。

⑶她既工作努力又高效，总能想出办法使她的课堂生动有趣。

⑷多年来她致力于帮助他人。去年，她……

⑸我们都很信任她，希望……

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A recommendation

Dear Mr. Principal,

    My name is Liu Xing. I am writing to you to recommend Ms. Wang as one of this year's Campus Top Ten Teachers.

    I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.

    Best wishes!

Yours,

Liu Xing