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上海市浦东新区南片联合体2020届九年级（五四学制）上学期英语期中试卷
It was my first week in Kansas City, the USA. My friend, Sharon, asked me whether I'd like to try McDonald's for a quick lunch. So, we went. American fast food is quite popular in China, so I could1 pick something that I used to have in Beijing-a super burger, a coke and French fries, though the names of the food were in English.2, the burger was much bigger than what I had back home. I thought to myself, after all, most Americans are bigger than Chinese. They must need more for lunch.
With my lunch set in front of me, I wanted some tomato sauce to3my French fries, so I went to the waiter and asked him for some tomato sauce.
"What?" he looked puzzled. "Tomato sauce?"
I started to feel uncertain. I had studied English for six years. He should be able to understand me without any problems. Maybe, it was not called "tomato sauce" here, I4.
"I'm not sure what you call that thing," I tried again, "but it's American food, and you put tomato sauce on everything."
"Sorry, Miss," he said, shaking his head, "but we don't have tomato sauce here. Never have."
I walked back to Sharon and asked her the question. She smiled and asked me to wait for a moment. A few minutes later, she came back with several packages that I had asked for. So, they never used the5 packages for the tomato sauce. Oh, no, it's written right there, "Ketchup".
"What's the difference between Ketch-up and the tomato sauce?" I asked.
"I don't know6we call it this name," replied Sharon. "Never thought about it."
Sharon's smile suddenly made me realize that the difference between Ketch-up and the tomato sauce lay not so much in the food itself as in our different cultures.
In many children's stories, a girl meets a prince and falls in love. They get married and live happily ever after. As a child, Meghan Markle may never have imagined marrying a prince. But that is exactly what happened on May 19th!
Who is this young lady who just married into Britain's royal family (王室)？ Meghan Markle was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1981. Her mother, Doria, was a doctor, and her father, Tom, was a television lighting director. For 10 years after school each day, young. Meghan spent time at the studio where her father worked. This experience allowed her to become very comfortable with the acting business. For that reason, she knew she wanted to become an actress from a very early age. As a child, she felt strong about something else, too: People should be treated fairly. This passion (热情) to help others is still a big part of her life today.
Her acting career (生涯) began in 2002 when she made her first appearance on TV. Other small parts on TV and in a few films followed. Nine years later, Markle got her big break. She won a lead role in the popular TV series Suits.
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Meghan Markle — The Actress Who Just Married a Prince |
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What she {#blank#}1{#/blank#} on May 19th |
Britain's royal family |
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Her birth place |
Los Angeles, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} |
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Her parents' {#blank#}3{#/blank#} |
A doctor and a television lighting director |
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Why she wanted to become an actress from a very early age |
Because of the experience of becoming very{#blank#}4{#/blank#} with the acting business |
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Nine years {#blank#}5{#/blank#} she got her big break |
Beginning her acting career |
For most people, summer holidays mean sun, sea and sand, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. She had a holiday full of ice and snow. She and her family travelled across Greenland! Starting just above the Arctic Circle (北极圈), Sarah's family used dogsleds with kites to cross the world's biggest island.
Sarah says {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. "There is only snow, ice, and more snow. " The family travelled 15 miles a day for 22 days, moving faster when strong winds pushed along their kites.
Then the weather became a bit hot for the dogs to pull sleds during the day, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. The Landrys lived in tents, ate dried food, and took baths with heated water. When they weren't travelling, they played with kites and made snowmen. Using their mobile phones, the family could send and get emails even from Greenland's ice cap! The road to the top was icy and dangerous.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. "Icebergs (冰山) were so bright, just like the rising sun." said Sarah. Now she and her family have returned home, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Next holiday, they are going to the South Pole.
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A. so the family began travelling at night B. The difficult journey was worth it when they reached the ice cap and saw the view C. but not for Canadian schoolgirl Sarah Landry D. but they're already talking about their next plan E. there wasn't much to see during the long journey |
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