浙江省义乌市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中模拟练习

A rich father took his son on a trip to a village. He wanted to show his son what are the differences1their life and the villagers', so that his son could cherish(珍爱) what he had. They spent2a few days with a family there.

On their way back home, the father3about his son's ideas about the trip. So he asked,"4was the trip?"

"It was great, Dad!"

"What did you learn from the trip?" the father couldn't5to ask.

The son answered, "We have one dog but the family has four. We have a swimming pool, but they have a big river with many6swimming in it. We have very expensive lights, but they have7stars at night. We buy food in the supermarket, but they8food in their garden for themselves. We have walls around the house to protect us,9   they have friends to protect them. Dad, thank you for10me how poor we are."

The father couldn't say anything, and he just stood there quietly.

Parents often get angry because of their trouble（麻烦）in their lives. Let's say that your mother is not happy about her boss. If she doesn't have other ways of expressing（表达）her emotions（情感）, she might come home and yell at you, scream（尖声喊叫）at your dad, kick the dog, or even say something mean（刻薄的）to you.

Here's how to handle（处理）it when an adult in your life has trouble controlling（控制）his or her anger. Don't make it worse. Angry people can have trouble thinking clearly, so try not to do or say anything to make things worse. Wait till the person cools off, then talk to him or her in a calm（冷静的）tone, and try to explain how the anger is affecting（影响）you.

In Germany （德国） if children want to ride bikes by themselves on the road, they have to pass a test The test is quite like our driving test. 

First, the students have 30 classes about bow to ride bikes safely on the road. Each student has a book. The book tells them bow to keep safe on the road, how to keep others safe and what to do if they get hurt（受伤） . Here is a picture from the book. It tells the students the right way to turn left. 

After the classes, the students will have two written tests. Then, they will do some riding practice at school. Some policemen will come to give them some help. 

At last, the students will have a test on the road. If they can pass the test, they can get a bike license （执照）. Then they can ride on the road. 

We all know German people are very careful. We can see his from their riding test for the students. The student learn useful riding skills, and at the same time, they learn to spirit （精神） of the country. 

A king once went to a master （大师）. He wanted to become more powerful than other ____ kings. He sat in front of the master and started telling him the purpose of his visit. The master listened patiently to the king.

He then told the king to go to the valley where a rose plant and a cypress （柏树） plant were growing side by side. He told the king," They are your teachers. They can teach you what you want to learn."

The king went into the garden, and saw the two plants but could not understand what he could learn from them. He went back to the master and asked," What do you mean, master? I am not able to understand what and how these plants will teach me."

The master took the king to the plants and explained," This cypress plant has been next to the rose plant for so many years. Never once has it wanted to become a rose plant. Similarly. the rose plant has never wanted to become a cypress plant. If man had been the cypress plant, he would have compared himself with the rose and felt jealous （忌妒的） at the attention that the beautiful rose plant was getting from all the people. Or, if man were the rose plant, he would have looked at the cypress plant enviously （羡慕地） thinking how peaceful the plant was without the trouble of being disturbed by people all day! Both of the plants grew very well because they used all their energy for their own growth instead of using it to compete with the other."

I stepped on the red carpet and smiled as the cameras rushed up to take pictures. I slowly walked into the large hall of my first Hollywood premiere. I had designed the special effects for the hottest movie on the market. Later, a friend of mine came with a big smile on her face. "I'm sure you have never thought that you would be here," she said excitedly. I calmly smiled back in return.

Having never had great chances, I've worked long and hard to create a bright future. Though I grew up in a poor family, I never doubted that my future goals would be connected with computers. In middle school, I became the producer of a daily news television show.

My future goal became even more possible when a new high school in my area held a technology program created for students interested in technology-related jobs. Through the program I was able to learn about computer design and gain experience through a part-time job with a local computer company. Whenever a new movie came out, I would find out the company which created the special effects for the movies. At the same time, I searched for jobs on the Internet. The companies on the Internet usually require certain kinds of degrees. I planned on studying Computer Science.

Though I didn't give up my dreams. I continued to pay my attention to daily events. I took part in a large number of activities to broaden my view on life. I worked hard in school to develop my mind. I communicated with people who could give my advice about any problem I might meet along the way. And now, after years of preparation, my hard work is paying off. I know I have succeeded because I put my goal into action.

    Daniel Kristiansea is a 14-year-old schoolboy from Denmark. Recently, while doing his history homework about World War Ⅱ, he had a surprising discovery （在……后面）his family's home. He found the remains of a World War Ⅱ plane and a （飞行员）.

    After telling his father about his history homework, Daniel was encouraged to go out onto their farm with a special machine to find （金属）. He and his father hoped they might find some old plates or something he could （给……看）to his classmates at school. Much to their surprise, on the （第五）day, they found some broken plane pieces. When they （挖）down seven meters, they suddenly came across pieces of （灰色的）clothes. They reported what they found to the government, and soon the news was （广泛地）heard across Danmark. Each day their house was （拥挤的）with news reporters.

    Daniel's father, Klaus, remembered being told by his grandpa that a plane from （德国）had hit their farm during World War Ⅱ. But Klaus thought it was just a good story. Now it turns out to be true.

When Xiang Xiuping was a little girl, she lived beside a road that local Miao ethnic people traveled on (go) to the market, and noticed how beautiful and delicate their traditional clothes were. From then on, she became interested in Miao embroidery(刺绣)， she belongs to the Tujia ethnic group. She began collecting Miao embroidery (piece) in 1990. After she was laid off from a tobacco factory in 2000，she opened embroidery workshop that employed workers who also lost their jobs. Since then, all her earnings (use) to buy embroidery for her collection. "The works are not only art, but also a silent language that (tell) the history of a civilization, "she said. The star piece in the shop is a 148-meter-longembroidery (finish) in March 2013. It was designed by Xiang and took 48 women, including Xiang, 26 months to complete. The work shows an old man in a Miao village telling stories of the ethnic group's history the prehistoric age until today. Xiang spent about 10ycars (gather) the stories.

There are many different festivals around the world. Usually we know about some traditional ones. But here are some special festivals in the world. Have you heard of them?

The Straw(稻草)Bear Festival

It is a traditional celebration in one small UK town. It runs for three days every year in January. The festival celebrates the beginning of the agricultural(耕种的)year. People there enjoy watching bears dance. A few men wear straw bear costumes and dance for others.

The Cologne Carnival(狂欢节)

It is one of Europe's biggest street festivals. It starts at l1:1l am on November 11 and lasts till February 14 next year. Local people call the time the "crazy" season. During the festival, people put on colorful clothes and play music to celebrate it in the street. The festival has a history of 194 years. Each year, about 1. 5 million people take part in it.

Day of the Dead

It is celebrated in Mexico every year between October 31 and November 2. It's not a scary day like its name, instead, it's a colorful holiday. People believe the spirits of their ancestors(祖先)will return to the world of the living on that day. They share food and drinks to keep the spirits alive and the spirits can be with them in this way.

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