题型：阅读选择 题类：模拟题 难易度：普通
江苏省无锡市新吴区2017届九年级下学期一模考试英语试题
“Please take my penny,” said Maggie to old Dan, the fisherman, who sat on a bench repairing his nets.
Her brother Andrew drew her back, whispering, “Maggie, he is not a beggar (乞丐)!”
But Maggie paid no attention. “Please take it,” she said again. Old Dan smiled, and took it. “Thank you, little miss,” he said, “It is kindly meant.”
After that, Maggie went to the beach to gather shells. She never thought how fast the hours were passing until being tired. She sat down on a rock. Soon she was scared because the sea water was going up. She wanted to go home, but she found the places she had gone down easily very difficult to climb up. The stones were wet and smooth. What could poor Maggie do? She felt sad and cried.
Luckily, Dan's large dog Rover jumped down from a rock! Rover raised his loud bark. The fisherman had taken his nets to the top of the cliffs (悬崖), and was laying them out in the sun when he heard the loud barking of a dog. He felt sure that it was Rover, and Rover was in trouble, so he looked over. There he saw it all.
“Bless her! It is the little one that was so kind-spoken to me this morning!” he cried, and he hurried to his sons' rooms.
“Quick, boys, quick!” he said. “Get to the boat, and row fast to the sea. There is a poor child there just waiting to be helped.” The fishermen lost no time, and soon little Maggie and Rover were rowed safely to land! Old Dan was waiting there to lift her out to give her into her mother's arms.
“It was the penny that did it, madam,” he said to Mrs. Weston later. “I saw Rover looking at her when she put the penny. And I am thinking he had been looking after her all the day.”
Some years later, Rover came to Maggie's home with a little note, in which was written—“Will Maggie help Rover?—his master is dead.”
There was a new sport at this year's Paris Olympics: breaking, sometimes called breakdancing. It is a special type of dance that started in the streets. To win the gold, competitors called breakers will do amazing moves to hip- hop music in fun and energetic ways. Here's what you need to know about the sport.
Breaking at the 2024 Paris Olympics | |||||
Event | Date | Number of Competitors | Gold Medal | Silver Medal (银牌) | Bronze Medal (铜牌) |
B- Boys | 9 August 2024 | 16 | Philip Kim Canada | Danis Civil France | Victor Montalvo United States |
B- Girls | 10 August 2024 | 17 | Ami Yuasa Japan | Dominika Banevič Lithuania | Liu Qingyi China |
Why is it called breaking?
Breaking started in the 1970s, in New York City, US. At parties, dancers got up to perform during musical " breaks", which gave breaking its name. Breaking is now an important part of hip- hop culture around the world. | How to breakdance? Breaking has four kinds of moves. A " top rock" is when a breaker dances| while standing up. A" down rock" is when a breaker dances on the floor, moving their arms and kicking their| legs. A " freeze" is when a dancer stops in the middle in a cool position, like standing on their head or| balancing with one hand. " Power moves" are really fast spins and twists that look like the dancer is flying or| spinning like a top. | ▲ Anyone can be a B- girl or a B- boy, which is what breakers call themselves. Victor Montalvo is a B- boy from the US. " Breaking is amazing. It doesn't matter what color you are, who you are, where you're from: it welcomes all kinds of people," he says. " It's all about peace, love, unity, and having fun." | |||
Our English teacher Mrs. Wang let us do an English research about the Chinese festivals. Here are two groups´ reports about it.
Linda´s Group |
| John's Group | |
The subject we've chosen is the Lantern Festival. We collected much information about the festival by doing some reading in the library. The Lantern Festival has a history of about 2,000 years. It's celebrated on the15th day of the first lunar month. People get together to enjoy beautiful lanterns and play riddle games. Small gifts are usually offered when they get right answers. It's a tradition to eat tangyuan on this special day. As for the next step, we will make our own lanterns and make some English riddles. This will help us understand the meaning of the festival better. | We learned about t the Dragon Boat Festival. To do the research, we searched for infor-mation online and visited a local museum about culture and customs. We've learned a lot about the festival. With a history of about 2,000 years, the Dragon Boat Festival falls on the 5th day of the fifth lunar month. People usually celebrate it by watching boat races. Zongziis eaten to honor（纪念)the great poet Qu Yuan. Next, we plan to learn how to make zongei, and produce an English video to make the festival known by more people around the world. | ||
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