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吉林市长春市名校调研系列卷2019届九年级英语第三次模拟测试试卷
Do you know Egypt? Let's go into ancient Egypt. In ancient Egypt. Women did not go out to work. They stayed and worked at home. Many Egyptian men were farmers. Some men were builders or fishermen. Other men worked as artists. Some other important people did not do any farming.
The weather in Egypt was very hot. Ancient Egyptians did not wear many clothes. Men, women and children often wore simple robes(长袍)made of thin cloth. On their feet they wore light open shoes. People , including women, shaved(剃)hair from their heads to keep cool.
Children in ancient Egypt grew up to do the same jobs as their parents. Girls stayed at home with their mothers. They learned to look after the family. Boys worked with their fathers. They learned to do the jobs their fathers did. They only went to school to learn to write if they wanted to become a writer.
Many of the games played by ancient Egyptians are similar to the games we still play today. Children played racing and jumping games. They also played ball games and with wooden toys. Older children played a game like chess.
The kings of Egypt (the pharaohs)(法老)had enough power to master their country. The people thought that the pharaoh was a god. He owned everything. Everyone had to do what he told them to do. The pharaohs built huge tombs(墓）. When a pharaoh died, he was buried in the tomb. The tombs were often in the shape of pyramids.
When a pharaoh was buried, he was surrounded by treasure and by treasure and by things to help him in the next world, such as food, clothes, furniture and weapons.
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Work |
Women didn't to work, and most of the men worked as farmers, artists, builders or fishermen. |
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Clothes |
They wore robes thin cloth and light open shoes. To keep cool, people had their hair cut with shaven heads. |
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Children |
Children played almost the same games as we do today. Most of the toys they played with were made of . |
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Girls stayed at home and worked with while boys follow in their fathers' footsteps. Some had to learn to write at school to become a writer. |
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Pharaohs |
The kings were very powerful and rich in life. They were buried in huge together with treasure and necessities. |
If your math teacher assigns(分派) five problems you should do six. If your Chinese teacher assigns eight pages of reading, you should read nine. The more you practice, the more you learn.
Studying is a matter of personal preference(偏爱), so choose the way you are most comfortable with. Some people like working at night when the house is quiet, while others like doing their work early in the morning. Still others like studying as soon as they arrive home from school while the work is fresh in their minds. No matter which way you use, try to do your best.
Studying is your business and business comes before entertainment(娱乐). When you are studying, phone calls should go unanswered, TV shows unwatched, snacks uneaten. Studying is the only thing in your mind. Nothing can pull you away from what you are studying.
Studying is like eating. You chew(咀嚼) it one bite at a time. You can plan what to do today, but don't do too much. When you can't finish the work you planned to do, you may lose confidence. On the other hand, you will not study well without a good plan. It all depends on how you arrange your time.
The students who hand in a clearly written paper is already half way to an A. Neat(工整的) papers are likely to get higher marks than sloppy(被泼水弄湿的) ones. When you write neatly and do your work carefully, the thoughts in your mind are clear. You are able to make fewer mistakes.
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Do more than you are asked | Do more than {#blank#}1{#/blank#} your teacher asks you to Because practice makes you learn more. |
Choose {#blank#}2{#/blank#}ways | ◆ Some people like working on a quiet night, while others like doing their work early in the morning. Some people like studying their lessons upon their arriving home from school. |
Put study before entertainment | Fix all your {#blank#}3{#/blank#} on what you are studying. |
Plan your time well | ◆ Don't try to do much at a time. ◆ {#blank#}4{#/blank#} in finishing your task as planned will make you less confident. ◆ On the other hand, you will not study well without a good plan. |
Keep your papers neat | ◆ Clearly-written papers are more likely to get better marks than sloppy ones. ◆ Besides, some mistakes can be{#blank#}5{#/blank#} . |
We always think classical (古典的) music fans are quiet and shy, and lovers of rap (说唱音乐) are outgoing.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}According to a study in Edinburgh, it is.
Professor North, who did the study, says that people often show their personalities through the kind of music they listen to. More than 36,000 people from around the world joined-the study.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Here are some of the results:
Western and country music fans are hard-working and not shy.
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Classical music fans are quiet.
Rap fans are outgoing.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} People think heavy metal fans are very sad and unhappy. But like classical music fans, they are in fact easy-going and creative, and not very outgoing.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Heavy metal fans in Sweden have more in common with heavy metal fans in Brazil than with Swedish fans of pop.
A. Fans of pop songs aren't creative, but are hard-working and outgoing. B. Maybe the most surprising result is that classical music fans and heavy metal (重金属摇滚乐) fans have very similar personalities. C. But is it really true that our musical tastes show our personalities (性格)? D. They talked about their musical tastes and did personality tests. E. Professor North says that the results also explain (解释) why so many people are good friends with people who like the same music. |
With the rapid development of science and technology, communication methods of people have changed a lot in the past years.
As we all know, in ancient times, people communicated with people who were far from them only by letters, which took a very long time to get the message.
In the 19th century, telegraph was invented, but it was not widely used, letter is still the main method at that time. In1836, John Coker invented the first electromagnetic telegraph(电磁电报机) in the world, then telegraph appeared and was popular, which was much faster than letter, bringing great convenience to people.
As time goes by, telephones become increasingly widely used. Now, the phone has been developed as mobile phone, fixed telephone, Internet telephone and other kinds, being an essential communication tool in the modern information society.
In addition, network communication is popular as well. It is especially widely welcomed by the youths. A great number of people communicate with others on the Internet by using software, such as email, QQ, WeChat, bbs, MSN and so on. Using software is easy. A computer which is connected to the network is enough. In China, WeChat has become the most popular communication software nowadays. WeChat, known as Weixin in Chinese, is a mobile phone text and voice messaging communication software which is developed by Tencent. People can make video calls that not only can hear the sound, but also can see the people you talk to.
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The time when the telegraph was invented |
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The person who invented the electromagnetic telegraph |
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The software which has become the most popular in China |
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The number of the communication methods which are mentioned |
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