山东省菏泽市开发区多校联考2022-2023学年九年级下学期...

—About a 15-minute walk.

—No, I'd like sweet coffee. Please put some ______ in it.

—Sorry. I'll have to ______ my younger sister.

—______ is more important than people's safety and health.

—Oh, my parents and I ______ a walk in the park at that time.

—No, you ______. Only on Mondays. Tomorrow is Tuesday.

—Really? Can you show me ______ it?

—______

Have you ever read Treasure Island? It's one of the most 1 novels（小说） by Robert Louis Stevenson from the UK. The novel is so interesting that 2 of children are reading it. So we can say that if Chinese children are reading Journey to the West to grow up and then 3 children also have their own—Treasure Island to grow up. The hero of the story, Jim, was a 10-year-old boy. His parents had a 4 and they wanted Jim to be the future 5 of this hotel, but Jim didn't want to live like that.

One day, an old seaman came to his parents' hotel with a treasure map 6 everyone was looking for. Blind Pew, Black Dog and other pirates（海盗） followed him, because they all wanted to get the map. Jim was 7 enough to get the treasure map and began to find the treasure with his friends. But another pirate, one—legged Silver wanted all the treasure too, so he hid in Jim's group. When they got to the treasure island, Silver killed some of Jim's friends 8 they didn't listen to him. Jim found it 9 to stay with the pirates, so he and his friends left the group quietly. Luckily, they met Ben Gunn, who lived in the Treasure Island for a long time. 10 the help of Ben Gunn, Jim and his friends found the treasure and at last they came back home with plenty of treasure.

In a word, Treasure Island can be regarded as the best pirate novel in history.

ChatGPT, a smart AI chatbot（聊天机器人） tool, has swept the education world in the past months. According to a US survey of more than 1,000 students, over 89 percent of them have used ChatGPT to help with a their homework.

Developed by US company OpenAI, ChatGPT is a powerful tool. You can ask it to write stories and e-mails, create recipes（食谱）, translate languages, and answer all kinds of questions.

Some schools in the US, Australia and France have banned（禁止） the use of ChatGPT. In the US, for example, New York City public schools banned students and teachers from using ChatGPT on the district's networks and devices（设备）.

The move comes out of worries that the tool could make it easier for students to cheat on homework. Some also worry that ChatGPT could be used to spread inaccurate（不准确的） information.

"It does not build critical-thinking（批判性思维） and problem-solving skills, which are necessary for academic（学术的） and lifelong success," said Jenna Lyle, the deputy press secretary of the New York City Department of Education.

Apart from bans, teachers are making changes to their classes to block the use of ChatGPT. Some college teachers in the US try to include more speaking exams and handwritten papers instead of typed ones.

However, not all educators say "no" to ChatGPT. Some Canadian universities are drafting（起草） policies on its use, for both students and teachers. They have no plans to completely ban the tool so far.

Bhaskar Vira, pro-vice-chancellor（副校长） for education at the University of Cambridge in the UK, said that bans on AI software like ChatGPT are not sensible（明智的）. "We have to know that [AI] is a tool people will use," he told Varsity, the school newspaper of the university. What we need to do is "adapt our learning, teaching and examinations". That way, we can "have integrity（诚信） while recognizing the use of the tool".

Each year, Lunar New Year is symbolised by one of 12 zodiac animals.

This is based on a story about the Jade Emperor trying to find a way to measure time. He told the animals they were to compete in a race. The first 12 animals to complete the race would be rewarded by having a year named after them. These animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.

2023 is the Year of the Rabbit. The last time there was Year of the Rabbit was in 2011. The next one will not be until 2035.

In the story of the Jade Emperor, the rabbit was the fourth animal to complete the race. The rabbit was so confident that he would win that he took a nap allowing three other animals to arrive before him.

In traditional Chinese Culture. Rabbits are quiet and agile（敏捷的）, which suits traditional Chinese aesthetic（审美的） values of being gentle and cultivated（有教养的）.There is a view in Chinese culture that rabbits are smart and gentle. This is shown by the phrase "dongrutuotu", a Chinese idiom used to describe people who are as smart and agile as rabbits. So it is believed that people who were born in the year of the rabbit would have the characteristics including being kind, agile, quiet and responsible.

There is also a Legend about a Jade Rabbit living on the moon which is the pet of Chang' e, a goddess widely known in China. This can explain why rabbits are regarded as an auspicious（吉祥的） sign.

In addition, in ancient China, people generally believed that the more children you have, the luckier and happier you will be. This belief makes the rabbit a popular symbol of good luck and fortune, because the rabbit is naturally full of vitality（活力） and fertility（生育能力）.

So, now it's the rabbit's turn. Maybe the Year of the Rabbit can bring you good luck!

"Life's a long, long journey." so we are told, and most of us would not set off on a journey, even a short one, without some ideas of where we wanted to go. Yet many people travel on life's journey with no sense of direction at all.

Setting personal goals can give your life a sense of direction. Goal setting is used by top sports players, successful business people and achievers in all fields. Before you set personal goals, think about what you want to achieve with your life.

Try to set goals in some of the following categories（类别）:

Education—Will you achieve the educational goals after finishing high school? Are you still growing and learning?

Family—What kind of relationship do you want with your parents and other family members?

Creative—Do you want to achieve any artistic goals?

Career—What job do you want to take when you grow up? What do you need to make your dream come true?

Public Service—Do you want to make the world a better place?

Physical—Are you fit enough to do the things you want to do? Pleasure—

How do you want to enjoy yourself?

To help make the process more manageable, divide your goals into smaller tasks. For example, if you want to reach a main goal in five years, set a three-year goal, a one-year goal, a three-month goal and a one-month goal. Then create a daily To-Do List of things that you should do today. When a goal is achieved, take the time to enjoy your success. This helps you build the self-confidence.

Remember, your goals can be changed as time goes on. But be sure your goals are the things you hope to achieve, not what your parents, family or teachers want.

I went through some difficult times, dealing with the pressures of growing up. I found it hard to communicate with my mother. Relations between us became difficult.

One day, I ran away from home and stayed away for many hours. When I returned home at night, I saw all the pain, anger and disappointment on my mother's face. ①________. We agreed to have breakfast together the next morning. It was a turning point in both of our lives and our relationship.

We decided to go to a restaurant. On our way to the table I noticed my mother had two notebooks. I asked her what they were for. She explained to me that sometimes it was easier to write down our feelings rather than talk about （A） them. We would write down our feelings in the form of a letter. It could be as long or as short as we wanted.

Our first topic was "Why I'm so angry?" I wrote a half page, and my mom filled up nearly three pages. （B） I watched tears run down her face as she wrote. I never realized anyone could hide so much anger. After we finished writing, we exchanged our notebooks. As soon as I started reading my mother's words, I began to cry and so did she. When we finished reading, we discussed our feelings. ②________.

Our talk helped me realize so many things I had never thought of before, not only about my mother but also about other people.

My mother and I continue to use our notebooks as a way of communicating our anger and worries, and our happiness as well. We know that no matter how we feel about each other, our notebooks are a safe place to express our feelings. We have come to an agreement that at the end of each letter we write, "I love you."

There is a story in the book History as a Mirror（《资治通鉴》） by Chinese historian Sima Guang. Zhi Xuanzi was the head of a big clan（家族） in the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period （770—476BC）. He wanted a clan member, Zhi Yao, to be his successor（继承人）.  , another man in the clan, Zhi Guo, was against the idea. Zhi Guo listed five strong points of Zhi Yao. For example, he was good at  and shooting. He was decisive（果断的） and talkative. But Zhi Guo said that he had a big problem: his morals（道德）. He had an unkind heart. Still, Zhi Xuanzi didn't  to the idea. Zhi Yao became the head of the clan. With his leadership abilities, quickly made his clan the  in Jin. However, because of his aggressive style, three other clans worked together to fight  the Zhi clan. Finally, the Zhi clan was beaten.

Sima Guang used this story to stress the  of morals. Talent is not enough. He said that excellent people must have  talent and virtue. Those who have virtue but no talent might work inefficiently（低效地）. Those who have talent but no virtue might not use their talent properly. Those who have both talent and virtue were  xiancai（贤才） in ancient times. If you ask which one is more important between the two, it must be virtue. Only if a person has virtue can he or she get on the right track.

In 2018, when President Xi Jinping  with students and teachers at Peking University, he mentioned Sima Guang's ideas. He said good education should  both a Person's virtues and talents. Educators must follow this idea. As 'students, we can also make it our goal.

Paper-cutting is a famous folk art with a long history in China. It was used during festivals to decorate gates and windows. After hundreds of years' development, it has become a very popular way of decoration. The main cutting tools aren't complex（复杂的）: paper and scissors or a knife, but clever and skilled paper-cutting artists. can make very beautiful artworks. Chinese paper-cutting works have these features— "Flower in flower, theme in theme." This means smaller pictures and stories are hidden in the works. You will be amazed by the wonderful designs when you look at their paper-cutting works carefully. Through Chinese paper-cutting, people express their best wishes.

初中三年的生活令人难忘，成长的过程有喜悦，也有艰辛，如何全面发展，成为—名优秀中学生，你一定有很多体会和学弟学妹们分享。假如你是李华，来自阳光中学。请根据以下提示和要求，从德、智、体、美、劳五个方面，结合你的成长经历，写一篇英语演讲稿，给他们提出合理建议。

Hello, everyone! I'm Li Hua from Class 1, Grade 9. Here I'd like to give you some suggestions on how to be an excellent middle school student.