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四川省遂宁市蓬溪县2019-2020学年九年级下学期英语期中检测试卷

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    In 2013, I left Spain to study alone in London. My parents had to bring up my three younger sisters and two younger brothers, so I found three part--time jobs to pay for my studies. I worked early mornings and late nights, so I was tired, really tired, all the time.

    Unfortunately, I got a cold and had a very high fever. Because I had spent all my free time working since I came to London, I hardly took part in any activities and I had no friends. Besides, I was too shy to communicate with others and ask others for help. After sleeping on the sickbed for two days, I went out to get some food. Normally, I went to the supermarket, but this time I went into the Greek shop, a small comer shop, because it was closer.

    I picked up some food and gave it to the shopkeeper, who asked me, "You look terrible, my boy! You are not feeling well, right?"

    I said YES in a low voice.

    She pointed at the salami (腊肠) and bread I was buying and offered, "I can make you a sandwich, so you don't have to do it yourself. "

    I nodded without saying a word.

    So, she made the sandwich and asked me to wait a moment. She went into the back room and came again with a bowl of hot soup.

    It will warm you up, she said with a friendly smile.

    What really warmed me up was not the soup. Her smile told me she cared about me. Her kindness reminded me of my mother.

    I had been quite shy, but from that day on, I did not let shyness prevent me from communicating with and being kind to others. Four years later, I found a job in a children's hospital in Africa. I love my work and people around me. I always bring my smile and kindness to them.

(1)、When did the writer start to work in Africa?
A、In 2013. B、In 2017. C、In 2019. D、In 2020.
(2)、What can we learn about the writer and his family?
A、His parents could not afford his studies. B、The writer is the youngest child in the family. C、the writer left London to study in Spain. D、There are five kids in his family.
(3)、What happened to the writer?
A、He lost his part-time jobs. B、He had an argument with his friends. C、He got a cold and had a very high fever. D、He was not popular at his school.
(4)、What did the shopkeeper NOT do for the writer?
A、She made some bread. B、She made the sandwich. C、She cooked a bowl of hot soup. D、She sold him some salami.
(5)、What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage?
A、A Greek shopkeeper. B、A bowl of hot Soup. C、The power of being kind. D、The experience of studying abroad.
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 阅读理解

Each country has its own "art of living". For example, the word "niksen" shows how Dutch people fight stress and tiredness in a fast-paced lifestyle.

The term "niksen" comes from the Dutch word "niks"which refers to"nothing". In practice, "niksen"could be as simple as just relaxing, looking at your surroundings or listening to music- as long as it's without purpose and not done in order to achieve something. Think "simply sitting in a chair or looking out of the window,"says Ruut Veenhoven, a professor at Erasmus University who studies happiness.

"Niksen" sounds contrary to the advice that we were all given as kids. Nowadays, we're always told to stay bus y and work harder than everyone else. But "niksen" is against that attitude. It offers the chance to "deliciously do nothing", as Carolien Hamming told Time. She thinks that "niksen" is very important to staying healthy, since it's a form of men tal relaxation and healing. Just like a wild animal lying in wait for their food,"niksen" seems to be a natural state of being.

For some people,"niksen" can mean more than just men tal relaxation. It's also a way to imagine new ideas or plans. As an early adopter of "niksen", Jenny Holden, adds it to her daily lunch breaks."Within 10minutes of doing nothing-just staring and listening to myself-my head began to clear and pick out my work and home to-do lists", she told the Metro UK. However, for many, doing nothing isn't as simple as it sounds.In fact, it can be somewhat challenging to sit still and stare out a window.

Above all, "niksen" is a suggestion for balancing work and rest. As Dutch-bom writer Ogla Mecking wrote in Whoolly Magazine,"niksen" is the full enjoyment of life's breaks".

Everyone is encouraged to have your "niksen" moments. They give you the strength to face everyday challenges.

 阅读理解

Have you heard the saying "Fall down seven times, stand up eight"? It means that however difficult things get and however many mistakes you make, have the passion and energy to keep going. This is called perseverance and it can help you achieve lots of things.

Perseverance means keeping doing something over a long time, even when the going gets difficult. It's believed that you can achieve a goal if you prepare to work for it. Practicing a trick (技巧) on your bike over and over again or finishing a picture without throwing it away and starting afresh shows perseverance. Florence, 11, says, "It means never giving up, being determined and trying hard to push yourself. I go running with my mom three times a week, even when I don't feel like it, because I want to be the fastest in my class."

Studies show that feeling hopeful and working towards a goal that you really want to reach can reduce stress and make you feel happier. Achieving something you've worked hard for, and overcoming challenges along the way, can also develop your confidence and make you feel braver to try new things. Angela Duckworth is an expert in thoughts and feelings. She studies perseverance, which she calls "grit (勇气)". Duckworth believes that it doesn't matter how talented, clever or rich you are, having grit is what really helps you succeed. She explains, no matter how gifted you are, and no matter how easily you do well in your lessons, you should have perseverance.

Duckworth believes perseverance is something anyone can learn, and the best way to do this is to have a growth mind. This means believing that your brain can grow, and that you can achieve anything if you put your mind to it. So instead of thinking, "I can't do this", try thinking, "I can't do this... yet". As the book The Big Life Journal says, "People with a growth idea know they can get better by working hard. They keep trying even when things are difficult."

 先阅读短文,再在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式。单词的第一个字母已给出。

Orion Jean,a little boy in the United States,has a big goal.He wants to s {#blank#}1{#/blank#} kindness to as many people as he can.

It all started in August 2020.Jean r {#blank#}2{#/blank#} $500 in prize money after winning the U.S.National Kindness Speech Contest.He could have spent the money on Legos,but he quickly realized that it was not e {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to just speak about kindness.The boy set up the "Race to Kindness" project.

Jean started off by helping children in hospital.Because of the COVID﹣19 pandemic,these children were not able to see their family members very often.Jean wanted to put a s {#blank#}4{#/blank#}on their faces.He used his money to buy as many toys as he could while calling on people to do the same.In only a month,he had c {#blank#}5{#/blank#} 619 toys.The boy sent them to a local children's hospital. "It is one of the best e {#blank#}6{#/blank#} of my life," he said at the time.

Not long after,in October 2020,Jean s {#blank#}7{#/blank#}the ambitious goal of donating 100,000 free Thanksgiving meals to poor families.With the help of a local charity,he was not only able to reach his goal but to go beyond it.As a book lover {#blank#}8{#/blank#} can change a person's life.Last May,after discovered the f {#blank#}9{#/blank#} that two out of three kids from poor family had no books of their own,they boy decided to collect 500,000 book for them.

Will he t {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a break after this? "Who knows?Maybe something even bigger will come," Jean says. "Maybe we'll do a 'race' to a million."

 阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案,使文章完整、通顺。

Asha looked out of the window on the plane. What a1 ! The buildings were so tall. The city was large, much larger than her small town. 

Asha was on vacation in New York City. She was very2 as she had always wanted to come since she was young. She read stories about it and studied its3 . She knew how the island of Manhattan was bought from native Americans 300 years ago. She4 knew people from all over the world came to live here. These people, like Asha,5 a new life in New York.But Asha was only staying for fourteen6 . She thought of these two weeks as a time to7 herself to move back to New York. She would return to her small8 , stay for one year, and then come to live in New York forever. So she had to plan this vacation9 .

In New York Asha wanted to do10 things. First, she wanted to look for a job. Next, she would find a place to live. She knew it was expensive to live in New York and that finding a good place to live was11 . And the third thing she wanted to do was to12 her English. She had studied English for 12 years but didn't know13 she could understand "real" English.

Before leaving, her friends told her that New York was a14 place.But Asha wasn't worried. She had studied New York carefully. She believed she would be safe.

15 Asha saw the Statue of Liberty! The plane flew around it, and then began to slow down. Soon Asha was on the ground, getting ready to leave the plane to meet her future.

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