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浙江省绍兴市柯桥区杨汛桥中学教育集团2021届九年级上学期英语开学检测试卷（含听力材料）
In order to tell you what I believe, I must bring up something from my personal history.
The turning point of my life was my decision to give up my business job and study music. My parents, although sharing my love of music, didn't think it was a good choice that I took up music as a job. Considering my family background, this was understandable. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years at Spring Hill College in Mobile, and though he was much loved by his students, he didn't earn(挣钱) enough to provide for his large family. As a result of this example in the family, my parents strongly asked me to go to the college instead of a conservatory(音乐学院) of music although I loved my violin and spent most of my spare time practicing.
Before my graduation from Columbia, the family ran into some money problems and I felt it was my duty to leave college and take a job. That was why I took a business job, which I always think of as the wasted years. I went into it for money, for being able to help the family. Money is all I go out of it. It was not enough. I felt that life was passing me by.
My wish was to save enough to quit(退出) and then go to Europe to study music. I continued to make money, and finally, bit by bit, I earned enough to make myself able to go abroad. The family got out of the trouble and ________. I felt like a free man and sailed for Europe. I stayed for four years, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working and enjoyed every minute of it.
"Enjoyed" is too soft a word. I walked on air. I really lived. When I broke away from business, it was against the advice of all my friends and family, but if I had stayed in business, I do not believe I would have made a success of living.
How to build good relationships with people from other cultures? Actually, it is important to learn some communication skill. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.
Learn about the culture in advance. A little knowledge can go a long way. So if you have time before going abroad or meeting with someone from another culture, try to take time to learn the basic "do's and don'ts" of that culture. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} It's very convenient.
Be respectful and tolerant. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Signs of these may appear when you communicate with people from other cultures. However, it is not the time to judge people based on these differences during basic communication. Instead, respect them for what they are, and tolerate them.
Speak clearly and slowly. But do not shout at others even if they don't understand you. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Instead, it can be seen as a rude behavior. What's more, even if there are difficulties in communicating with people from other cultures, do not treat other people as though they are stupid.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} In some cultures, looking another person in the eye when you speak is seen as a sign of honesty and interest. However, in other cultures, it may be disrespectful.
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A. You can find information on this from the Internet. B. Know whether to make eye contact or avoid it. C. Each culture has its own set of values and beliefs. D. The following are some tips that many help you. E. Raising your voice cannot make yourself understood. |
A:Good morning! I'm Miss Jones.
B:{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. I want to join the English corner.(参加英语角)
A:Great! {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.
B:My name is Zhang Feng.
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B: It's Rosie.
A：{#blank#}4{#/blank#}.
B:Yes. It's R-O-S-I-E.
A:Roise, your pronunciation(发音) is very good! Welcome to the English corner.
B:{#blank#}5{#/blank#}.
A. Thank you! B. How are you? C. Are you Rosie? D. Can you spell it? E. What's your name? F. And your English name? G. Good morning, Miss Jones. |
Little Mermaids Forget Their Worries
Look at their beautiful tails. A high school student learns to swim like a mermaid (美人鱼) in Andrychow, Poland. She is taking a special class. A coach teaches her and other "mermaids". Mermaiding is becoming more and more popular around the world. As mermaids, people can forget about their worries in the real world and just have fun, said Fox News. ▲
From this autumn, primary and middle schools will have labor education (劳动教育) . Every week, students will have at least one class to learn about cooking, raising animals repairing home appliances (维修家电) and more. This is to enrich Chinese students' life and build their character. Chinese school education didn't give a lot of thought to this in the past. According to a report, Chinese kids only do 12 minutes of practical activity each day, while US kids do 1. 2 hours each day, China Daily noted. Loving Our Food Culture
Do you know the most famous dishes in your hometown? To let students explore (探索) the local food, Golden Apple Jincheng No. I Secondary School from Chengdu, Sichuan, held an activity. It asked students to draw the food map of Sichuan and make a popular Sichuan food: pickles (泡菜) . By doing these things, students learned both geography and biology. |
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