天津市河东区第二片区2020届九年级上学期英语期中试卷

—        , I really don't mind.

—Oh, no. We          cross the street until(直到) the traffic lights turn green．

—Good idea!

— Oh, it        to Jenny yesterday.

—          . We are still looking for it.

High school does not encouragestudents to know about the new things in life, but college sets the stage for it.I myself went through this1process (过程) and found something that haschanged my experience at college for the better: I discovered ASL﹣American SignLanguage.

I never felt it necessary tolearn any sign language before. All of my family members can hear, and so are allmy friends. The 2 language was enough. Little by little, I discoveredmy 3 for ASL.

The4began during my first week atcollege. I watched it carefully when the ASL club performed their translation ofa song. Both the hand movements and the idea of communicating without speaking attractedme. What I saw was completely different from anything I had experienced in the past.This new form of communication just made me want more.

After that, feeling the needto5 further, I decided to join one of ASL clubs. Ionly learned how to express my feelings6 my hands about the letters that day. Although myprocess was7, I wasn't disappointed aboutit. I then tried my best to take part in those club's meetings and learned all Icould.

The following term, I decidedto be a member of an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking wasn't8. I soon realized that silencewas not unpleasant.9, if there had been any talking,it would have caused to learn less. Now, I enjoy the silence and the10 way of communication.

Canada Day

Since 1982, July 1st has been officially known as Canada Day. Canadians of all ages take part in this festival across the country.

Canada Day is the year's biggest national party. In many towns and cities, the government organizes a lot of events, often outdoors. These include parades (游行) , concerts, festivals, firework displays and ceremonies for new Canadian citizens (公民) .The celebrations often have a patriotic mood. Canada's national flag, a symbol for Canada Day, can be seen everywhere and a lot of people paint their faces red and white, which are Canada's national colors. The celebrations in Ottawa, Canada's capital city, are especially grand and exciting.

In the province of Quebec, many home rentals (租赁) start on July 1st and last for exactly one year, and many people in Quebec spend Canada Day moving from one house to another. So in Quebec, Canada Day is also known as Moving Day.

Many organizations, businesses and stores are closed this day. Only some bookstores, hospitals and gas stations may be open. Post offices are closed, too. As Canada Day falls in the Canadian summer holiday period, all schools are closed as well. In some areas, special services are provided for large events. The concerts, parades and festivals may cause some traffic jams.

Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is the color of most growing plants, too.

Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet finished or plants that are not ripe.

For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in war (战争) .By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today——a person who is new in a job.

About one hundred years ago, greenhorn was a popular expression in the American west Old—timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities in the east. The greenhorn didn't have the skills that he would need to live in the hard, rough country.

Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early nineteen hundred.

A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.

The Green Revolution (革命) is the name which was given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural (农业的) scientists who had green thumbs.

    In many places, if you do not take your wallet with you, you'll be in trouble. This is especially true in overseas airports when you want to pay for food or gifts. Luckily you can now pay without your wallet in some overseas airports.

    It's announced on Sept 26 that Chinese tourists can use the third party payment Alipay at ten airports across the world. The 10 airports are in Germany, Singapore, South Korea, New Zealand, Thailand and China's Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao.

Digital wallets like Alipay, WeChat and Apple Pay have brought big changes to our lives.

    In April, CNN reporter Will Ripley spent a day in Beijing without his wallet. "In China's largest cities, you can definitely (肯定地) survive without carrying a pocket full of money and credit cards — as long as you've got your smart-phone," he wrote. "From small shops to large stores, a huge number of businesses in Beijing accept mobile payments."

    He paid for breakfast by scanning (扫描) a QR code on the window of a restaurant. All he had to do was enter a password.

    Then he also used his phone to pay for movie tickets, buy takeout food, order goods for delivery and hail a taxi.

    But, there is also concern about the safety of the digital wallets. "Don't think the largest payment technology has solved all of its security problems." commented Fox News.

A: Hi, Mike! You're reading the novel again.

B: Yes, John. I've never been tired of it.

A:  .

B: Four times. Every time I read it I can learn something new.

A: Really? .

B: Mo Yan. I think he is a great Chinese writer.

A:  . He is also my favorite writer. Please let me have a look at it.

B: OK. Here you are.

A: Mike, what do you think of this novel after reading so many times?

B:  I haven't seen such a novel for long.

A: Where did you buy it?

B: In the Xinhua Bookshop.

A: I don't know where it is.  .

B: No, only 10minutes'walk from here, next to the People's Park.

A: Oh, I see. I'm going there to get one, too. Thank you!

B: You're welcome!

We have alreadythe habit of making plans at the beginning of each term.

You don't have other choices. That's my.

My father has gone to Shanghai.

What Mr. Smith said. We should ask for his advice.

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Nowadays in school life, a lot of students develop a fear of tests. It's not because tests are something to be afraid of. Most students are afraid of tests mainly because they don't always think they are well—prepared and they don't have enough self—confidence. If you follow the advice below, it's not difficult to overcome your fear of tests.

People who know that they are not well—prepared are usually those who fear tests most. However, most students don't know when they are truly prepared for a test. As long as you know that you have studied well and long enough, you have reason to believe that you are well—prepared.

Be confident about yourself. Confidence before a test can bring about two results: either you fail the test and feel as if your confidence was unfounded (毫无根据的) or you could actually do well in the test because of your confidence. Some students find that they experience the first result. However, this is only because those students might not have followed the first advice mentioned above. As long as you have studied well, you will be more confident of your chance to succeed in a test. If you feel as if you have not studied hard enough, then you will not be as confident as you should be.

Ask your teacher in advance (提前) about the material that is going to be covered in the test. In this way, you will know what you should prepare for and you can get confidence in the test. But you have to be brave enough to ask. Most students do not ask unless their teacher gives the information first, so make sure that you ask.

You should know that tests are only telling if you have got the knowledge, not how good or bad your IQ is. So, even if you do badly in one test, you should know that there are other tests to come. As long as you think that there is another tomorrow, you can overcome your fear of a test. However, make sure that you are going to prepare well for the other tests.

Fear can be a problem in the process of achieving success. However, with the right attitude (态度) and preparations, you can overcome your fear of tests by using these suggestions.

Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly (蝴蝶) . The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis (蛹) . Fsorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out e. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn't struggle (挣扎；奋斗) to leave the chrysalis, it can't fly！The struggle develops the e in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make the fly.

When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them s and ready to face life.

When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle.

One famous businessman, who now omany big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. He had to bup a big family. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading s lives.

Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So, some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some afor young people which provide them with challenges, like rock—climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of t. For countries to continue to become successful, it is ithat the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.

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