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北京市平谷区2020届九年级上学期英语期末考试试卷
Green is the Way to Go
Today, communities(社区)around the US are going green. For some, that means paying attention to the environment by recycling or controlling pollution. But others are turning their neighborhoods green by planting community gardens.
Green Brings Benefits
A growing number of government and community leaders point out that gardening is a great way to improve the appearance of a neighborhood. It also unites neighborhood residents(居民). Research at Texas A＆M University and the University of Illinois shows that city areas with more green have less crime.
One Neighborhood's Story
Norris Square in Philadelphia is a neighborhood that has benefits from a community garden. In the 1980s, Norris Square was known for its run-down buildings and vacant parking lots filled with rubbish. Then a group of Puerto Rican women planted vegetables and flowers in one vacant lot. Soon there was also an outdoor kitchen and colorful murals showing rural life in Puerto Rico.
The community garden became a place of beauty and a source of fresh food for Norris Square residents. It also became a source of neighborhood pride. Soon people were working together to do home repairs, clean up other vacant lots, remove graffiti, and plant more trees and flowers throughout the neighborhood.
Today, instead of fights in the park, there are festivals. Instead of abandoned cars along the streets, there are trees. People can now enjoy a neighborhood that is cleaner, safer, and more beautiful.
Plant Your Own Seeds
If you want to start a community garden in your area, you can get information from the Community Gardening Association at www.communitygarden.org.
Tears come out of my eyes when I talk to my parents on the phone. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} This is what I want to know most. I have supper at 5 o'clock in the dining room. Now it is the busiest time for my parents. Dad works from seven o'clock in the morning to nine o'clock in the evening, so all the housework is left to my mum. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Every day she gets up at 4 o'clock in the morning, and then works till dark.
I promise her to study hard in the university because I am her hope. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I just want her to promise me that she can take care of herself and my dad because they are just like the blood in my body.
In my family, everyone is equal. We are very happy to have meals together. Mum says that the happiest time for Dad and her is to see my sister and me come back home. We play cards in the room, watch TV and do anything we like, with Dad and Mum preparing delicious food in the kitchen. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I forget all the difficulties and unhappiness at that time. The only thing I would like to do is to enjoy the time with my parents.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Love your parents as they love us. Give them a call, telling them you love them and miss them.
A、It is also the happiest time for me. B、What are they doing when I call them? C、Sometimes, love doesn't need many words. D、Besides the housework, she also has to work on the farm. E、I promise her to take care of myself because I'm important to her. |
Mr Smith was ill and he went to see a doctor. The doctor asked him to put out his tongue(舌头), and then he said," OK, You can put your tongue back now. There's nothing wrong with you, but I'm afraid you have a problem. You hardly ever take exercise."
"But, doctor," Mr Smith said," I don't think so."
"Don't tell me what you think," the doctor said," I know what you need. I see a lot of people like you. None of them goes any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of the television in the evening. You must walk quickly for at least(至少)20 minutes a day."
"I don't want to hear any excuse," the doctor said." You must find time for exercise. If you don't, you will get fat and have health problems."
"But I walk every day," Mr Smith said.
"Oh, yes, and I know what kind of walking that is. You walk a few meters to the bus stop from your house, a few more meters from the bus stop to your office, and a few more meters from your office to your dining—room for lunch and back. That's not a real walk. I'm talking about a walk in the park or by the lake for twenty minutes every day."
"Would you please listen to me, doctor? Mr Smith said, getting a little angry with his doctor.
"I'm a postman," Mr Smith went on," and I walk for nearly(几乎)seven hours every day."
For a moment the doctor was silent(沉默的), then he said quietly," Put out your tongue again, will you?
Information Card
The way | The doctor looked over (检查) Mr. Smith's tongue {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. |
The activities | The doctor believed Mr. Smith had a problem and told him to {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. |
The feeling | Mr. Smith was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} with his doctor after hearing his words. |
The job | Mr. Smith is a {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. |
The period | Mr. Smith walks for nearly {#blank#}5{#/blank#}every day. |
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A. No, I don't. B. She thinks the radio is Mike's. C. Let's play basketball. D. Are these books yours? E. What about you? F. Where is your basketball? G. Do you like soccer? |
A: Hello, Henry. How are you?
B: Hi, Peter. I'm fine, thanks. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
A: I'm fine, too. Do you have a ping pong ball?
B: {#blank#}2{#/blank#}But I have a soccer ball. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
A: No, playing soccer is boring for me. But I have a basketball.
B: {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
A: It's under my bed.
B: {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A: That sounds interesting. Let's go.
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