The Great Wall of China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The location | Runs from the east to the west in the of China. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The history | Has a history of over 2，000 years. People built several walls in the century BC. Those walls were later joined together and made by Qin Shihuang. Many dynasties repaired old walls and built new walls. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The materials | Made of，bricks（砖），wood and others. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Functions | It was used to keep the enemies away. But now it is one of the most famous places of in the world. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
—____You should never say no before you try.
—There's no easy way to learn English well. Just study hard.
—I'd like to，but the final exam is coming. I____to stay at home.
—How come？____I know，he gets high scores in every math exam.
—Why not volunteer at the museum？
A. What is zongzi？
B. We can learn about it together.
C. Do you know how to make it？
D. But what do people do this day？
E. Have you ever eaten zongzi？
F. Don't forget to remind me then！
A：Hello， Jack. Do you like Dragon Boat Festival？
B：Yes.
A：People usually watch dragon boat races and make zongzi.
B：
A：It's Chinese traditional food， a kind of rice dumpling.
B：Sounds cool！
A：Sorry， I don't. But my mother knows.
B：Wow！ It's really a good chance！
A：No problem.
The lion dance is part of traditional Chinese culture. People often perform in the night before the Chinese New Year. They1 perform it for other happy occasions. People think the lion dance can2 good luck and success.
There are many different stories3 how the lion dance began. One of them is like this：Hundreds of years ago，a monster called Nian came to a village in China. The villagers were4 . A lion chased Nian away. A year later，Nian5 again，but this time the lion couldn't help. So the villagers made a "lion" by themselves. Their "lion"danced，jumped and chased Nian away. For this6 ，people began to perform the lion dance before the Spring Festival to chase bad luck away.
There are7 different kinds of lion dances. In the southern lion dance，the dancers8 hard to perform like a real lion. Their "lion" may shake its body. The dance can be funny. The9 kind is the northern lion dance. It has more martial art skills like rolling，leaping and jumping. Both kinds are very interesting to watch，but it takes a lot of10 to perform well.
Many people know LEGO（乐高）. It is from Denmark， and appeared in the 1950s. In about 1960， people began to make LEGO bricks（积木）using a kind of plastic called ABS.
However， ABS plastic can't be recycled and it takes a very long time to break down（分解）. That's a big problem.
There is serious plastic pollution around the world. To help save the earth， LEGO began to make new bricks in 2015. These bricks wouldn't pollute the earth so much. Three years later， the factory began making some LEGO parts， like trees， out of a kind of special plastic. The plastic is made from sugar cane（甘蔗）.
LEGO is now trying to make bricks out of PET plastic. This kind of plastic can be found in things like bottles and clothing. People can make LEGO bricks out of recycled plastic bottles. The factory is working to find out a way to add color to the bricks—right now they're just white.
One useful and fun way to learn English is to watch English cartoons. Here are four great English cartoons for English learners to choose from.
Tom and Jerry | The cartoon Tom and Jerry doesn't have much speaking， but you can write your own dialogues to go with each scene（场景）. Be creative and have fun！ |
The Simpsons | This cartoon is more suitable for advanced（高级的）learners. You can learn a lot of commonly used expressions from Mr. and Mrs. Simpson and their three children. |
Caillou | Caillou is a young boy. In the cartoon， he deals with lots of daily situations like cooking， playing and travelling. From him， you can learn many daily used words and expressions. |
Charlie and Lola | English is used all over the world， in many different forms. The cute British cartoon Charlie and Lola from BBC can help you learn more about British English. |
Do you want to know more about these cartoons？ Please click HERE.
One dull afternoon，Hannah came in with a telegram.
"It's one of the worst telegram things，Mom，"she said.
Mrs. March read two lines of it and dropped back into her chair. Laurie rushed downstairs for water，and Jo read aloud，in a frightened voice…
Mrs. March，
Your husband is very ill. Come at once.
S. HALE
Blank Hospital，Washington.
How suddenly the whole world seemed to change！For several minutes there was nothing but sound of crying in the room. Poor Hannah was the first to recover（恢复） and she said，"Get your things ready right away，Mom. "Mrs. March again read the message over，saying "I shall go at once，but it may be too late. Oh，girls，girls，help me to bear it！"
"Where's Laurie？"she asked presently.
"Here，ma'am. Oh，let me do something！"cried the boy，hurrying from the next room.
"Send a telegram saying I will come at once. The next train goes early in the morning. I'll take that. "
"Leave a note at Aunt March's. Jo，give me that pen and paper. "Jo well knew that money must be borrowed for the long，sad journey，and she felt as if she could do a little for her father.
The short afternoon passed quickly. All other things were done. However，Jo came back with a mixture of fun and fear，satisfaction and regret in it，saying "That's my contribution（贡献） toward making father comfortable and bring him home！"
"My dear，where did you get it？Twenty－five dollars！Jo，I hope you haven't done anything stupid？"
"No，it's mine honestly. I didn't beg，borrow，or steal it. I earned it，and I don't think you'll blame me，for I only sold what was my own. "
As she spoke，Jo took off her bonnet and they were shocked to find all her hair was cut short.
If you look at the top of your phone，you'll usually see a little symbol that says 3G or 4G. The "G" stands for the "generation（代）" of your mobile network. But the symbols will become things of the past after 5G networks fully arrive. Shanghai became the first city in China to start testing 5G networks.
About 100 times faster than 4G networks，5G lets people download and upload data（数据） faster than ever before. But 5G doesn't just bring faster mobile internet. People can use it for many other things as well. For example，5G helps to make self－driving cars safer.
5G could also be used to power the Internet of Things（IoT，物联网），that is，a large online network that connects all things and people. Fast internet speeds are the key to developing this technology.
The IoT could be used in a lot of ways. For example，with IoT，your fridge could automatically（自动地） place an order online for eggs when it finds that there are no eggs left inside.
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I still remembered the first day I met Jane. When she walked into the classroom， all the students were very because there was a big red birthmark（胎记）on her face. Jane didn't know at all even though some bad boys played jokes on her and laughed at her. Instead， she was always .
I why Jane could always be so happy. So one day， I went to her and asked if she knew there was a red birthmark on her face. She replied that of course she knew. Whenever she looked in the ，she could see it.
"Then how can you live happily all the time？ Don't you think the mark makes you ？" I asked.
"No， actually， the mark makes me special. I always tell that I have no way to decide what I look like， I can decide what I want to be. I'm much luckier than those that can't walk or run. At least I'm a healthy
. "Jane answered with a smile. Jane's words opened a new world for me. At that moment， I understood the world than before. If the world is looked from a bright way， some bad things will be good .
写作要点：
To Be a Better Me | |
健康的生 活习惯 | 1. 足够的睡眠； 2. 坚持锻炼； 3. ……（至少补充一点） |
培养好的 学习习惯 | 1. 课堂上认真听课和做笔记； 2. 课后按时完成作业和及时更正错误； |
相处 | 互相帮助和学习 |
你的看法 | ……（至少补充一点） |
写作要求：
1. 内容必须包含所给要点，并适当发挥；
2. 语句通顺、语法正确、书写规范；
3. 文中不能出现考生的真实姓名、校名和地名；
4. 词数80左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。
To Be a Better Me
As a student in Grade 9， how can I be better？
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