江苏省盐城市建湖县2020届九年级英语第一次模拟考试卷

—Because I ______________to prepare for the English test last night.

—I'm not sure, but I hope so. It has been dry for two months.

—Thanks. Just as the saying goes,"______________________. "

—Let me have a look, Madam. ____________________________.

    As a teenager, I got angry quite easily and was not good at communicating with others.

    Because of that, I often made them feel uncomfortable. And now I often1my bad action.

    I still remember it was early 2. Some leaves started to turn yellow and the weather became cool. One day, as I was getting ready 3school, my mother carelessly handed me my father's vest (背心) instead of mine. At that time, I was getting to have a4size than my father, so when I 5 the vest, I felt as if I wasn't able to breathe! I realized that it was a small mistake which was 6 by my mother, but somehow the breathless feeling was so strong that it made me very angry. My mother said sorry with a smile, 7I didn't think much and shouted at her loudly. I was almost mad. I got it off my body so wildly that I made a hole in it. I put on my own vest and8out of the house before my mother could stop me.

    Later, my mother shared her bad feelings with my father," See what your9has done." I got afraid because I didn't know10he would do to me. Instead of saying he would blame or beat me, my father11asked my mother to mend the vest.

    Later when my mother told me about my father's response, I felt terribly12for my bad behavior. My father's gentle kindness taught me a13which I would never forget.

    On that day, I decided not to let anger14me any longer. Of course, there are times when I am angry. However, whenever that happens, I will try to remember my father's 15.

    It always reminds me to think about others' feelings when I get angry.

    During the war against virus, China set a good example for the world. To stop the spread of the virus, Wuhan, a city with a population 1.3 times that of New York was locked down and movements in many other cities in China were restricted.

    In Wuhan, China built a 1000—bed hospital within ten days and a second one followed. China also offered free test kits and free treatments for its people. The nation sent 330 teams with more than 41,000 doctors and nurses to the virus hit Hubei Province. The Chinese Air Force sent cargo planes carrying over 1,400 doctors from the army. Over 6.000 medic from across the nation arrived in Wuhan on one single day. More than 3,000 medical were infected and some of them sacrificed their lives due to the deadly virus.

    China also beat the shortage of the medical supplies, "Made in Chinn" showed its great power. This was shown by the mask production which was raised from 8 million to 50 million every single day. We also donated masks and other medical supplies to other countries.

    Now the war is nearly coming to the end in Chinn.

    Nearly thirty years have passed since the American TV series. Friends, was shown for the first time in 1994. However, it is still making friends. Many Chinese teenagers love it. Through watching the show, they can not only learn about American culture but also improve their English

Perhaps you haven't seen the series. It's a story of six young people. They came to New York City to find love, success, adventure and fun. Each of the characters had a different personality. However, they were able to overlook (忽略) their differences and became good friends, There was no social media at that time, but they always "liked" and supported one another. "I'll be there for you." says the opening song, "because you're there for me. too."

New phrases and strange pronunciation are two things that make learning English difficult So, watching TV series such as Friends is really helpful. You can write down the words and phrases you don't understand. Translate them and then imitate the pronunciation. And, to make it more fun, think about the life lessons you can learn from the show. Practice being "Friends" with your own friends.

    Mrs. Li is over seventy years old, and has lived in Yancheng all her life. Jenny, a reporter, asked her a few questions.

    Q1: Tell me about your parents, brothers and sisters.

My parents, my sister and three brothers lived in a tiny house with a toilet we shared with our neighbours. There was no electricity. The house was lit by candles. We weren't very rich, but we were happy. My sister was the oldest child and she left school when she was only twelve to help my mother at home.

    Families have changed a lot since I was young. They were much bigger in those days. Today most people only have one child!

    Q2: Did your parents have jobs?

    My father was a postman, and he often worked twelve hours a day. My mum was a teacher before she met my father. But looking after us was a full—time job, so she stayed at home. Today the position of women has changed. It's usual for married women to go out to work, but it was less common in the past, My father had the same job the whole of his working life. These days people change their jobs much more often.

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    Well, I remember the family meals, three times a day. My mother was always cooking for us. The food was always freshly cooked, with lots of fish—my grandfather was a fisherman, and my mother never bought ready—made food as people do today, so it was much better for us. And we didn't have television, so we played games together a lot after supper. Our life is better now. One day I'll be talking to my grandchildren.

Everybody went home for lunch, but Tom and Becky only pretended to go home. They did not go home. They came back to the empty school. They talked to each other about things they liked and things they didn't like. They both liked sweets, and they both liked circuses, but Becky didn't like dead rats.

    "Have you ever been engaged?"' asked Tom.

    "I don't know. What's engaged?"

    "It's when you promise you love somebody and that you will never love anybody else. And then you kiss. Then one day you marry. Anybody can do it. "

They decided to get engaged.

    "I like being engaged, Tom,"

    "It's good fun. Amy Lawrence and me"

    Tom realized that he had made a mistake.

    "You've been engaged before!" Becky began to cry,

    "I don't love her now."

    "Yes, you do!'"

    Becky would not speak to him. Tom tried to give her a brass door handle, but she would not take it. She threw it on the floor, Now Tom was angry. He walked out of the room and out of the school. After a while Becky went out to find him. She wanted him to come back, but he did not come back that day.

    Tom ran out of town and into the forest. He went to his secret place and sat down. He thought about Jimmy Hodges, who died a few weeks ago. Life was so difficult. It seemed easier to be dead. You didn't have to think about girls then. What should he do about Becky? He would make her sorry! Perhaps he would go away and never come back. That would make her sorry!

    Perhaps he would become a soldier and come back a famous war hero. Perhaps he should be an Indian and hunt buffalo and come back a famous chief.

    Then he thought about being a pirate. That would be best of all. He had read some pirate stories. He knew that people were always afraid of pirates, He would become a very famous pirate, and everybody would know his name. Then when he came back, Becky would be sorry and would want to be his friend again.

    On June 28, my parents celebrated 70 years of marriage. Mum and Dad live in Calve. They have been through years of hard work and good times always supporting each other.

    As a child, I remember my parents working side by side for spring, fall, winter, and summer cleaning or working in the yard, or painting, and wallpapering.

    My parents bought a house in Eimont. They never believed they'd be able to own their own home, and to them, it was their castle. They worked hard to decorate it and kept it looking beautiful. They taught us to work hard and to enjoy everything we had.

    Mom likes everything—sightseeing, clubs, anything. And everything Dad, even today, can't understand why she always wants to go out! Mom is still active with the Red Hatters women's group and her gardening club. Dad spoils her by taking care of the house, but also watches a lot of baseball and does jigsaw puzzles.

    The key to their successful marriage is that they respect each other. , With the help of my brother, they also stay current with new technology, Their latest acquisition is an iPad.

    My brother, who is 67, and I (now 69), have always known we are lucky to have such great parents. They have shown us what love is, what hard work is, and what respect is all about.

    My daughter and I try to see them almost every weekend when we play cards together and catch up on the week's news.

My parents are the glue that holds our whole family together, making holidays and ordinary days special to us all.

    I know we are lucky to have them both, I even save all of their voice—mail messages, just so I'll have their voice to hear when they are not here, But Mom keeps telling us all she's certainly going to live to be 100. So we will have a few more holidays, birthdays, and memories to experience.

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    "Please don't go to Wuhan unless it's really necessary," Zhong Nanshan, a famous doctor, said to the public when the coronavirus hit Wuhan. But Zhong. 84, rushed on an overnight train to Wuhan to fight the disease.

    Many Chinese know Zhong as the hero who defeated SARS in 2003. People share his photos and words online, saying they "trust every word of Zhong". He has given Chinese people confidence in winning this battle. Zhong grew up in a family of doctors. His goal has always been to save as many lives as possible. In 2003, when SARS hit Chinn, he volunteered to treat patients and asked other doctors to send their most serious cases to him. After months of efforts, his treatment plan for SARS was adopted by China and then the whole world. which saved thousands of lives.

    Seventeen years later, Zhong is once again leading an expert team to deal with the coronavirus. This new virus is known to be more dangerous to old people, but Zhong worries little about his own safety.

    On January 18, he took a high—speed train from Guangzhou to Wuhan. Two days later, he became the first expert to tell the public that the virus can be spread between humans. On January 29, he and his team spent over four hours online checking five patients who were in serious condition. The next day, he chose a treatment plan for those patients. Under his guidance, his team developed a quick test kit for the disease that can show results within 15minutes.

As People's Daily wrote, "the 84-year-old Zhong Nanshan shows his professionalism as a doctor, courage as a soldier, and a sense of duty as the backbone of our nation."

    Long, long ago there lived in Greece a king whose name was Midas, He was a greedy man and loved gold better than anything e in the world

One day he asked the God to give him still more gold. The God decided to p him and said: Very well. In the morning everything that you touch will become gold. "Midas was excited w he heard this." I shall be the richest man in the world," he said to himself.

    He got up early the next morning When he touched his bed it turned to gold. He began to dress and his c became gold. Midas was delighted. The king went to have his b. He took a cup of milk, but it immediately turned to gold. Then he took a piece of bread, and that also c into gold. Midas now began to feel u. It was good to be the richest man in the world. but he was hungry, and he could not eat or drink gold. He went out into the garden.

    His little daughter was there. When she saw her f, she ran up to him. King Midas was very fond of his daughter and he kissed her tenderly. Then and there she turned into a golden statue.

    Midas was now s and sad. He begged the God to take away the Golden Touch.

    The God took away his Golden Touch and everything became n again. Midas never forgot this lesson. He knew now that gold did not bring happiness.

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