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广东省揭阳市五校2016届九年级上学期英语期末联考试卷
My grandmother is over eighty years old. She always complains about how greatly things have changed, and she often says that life used to be better.
Families aren't families the way they used to be. If a husband and wife are having problem with their marriage, they don't stay together any more. They choose to divorce. Mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now everyone is busy working; no one has time to look after children at home.
And the cars! No one walk any more; people get richer and richer, and more and more people buy cars and drive. We used to walk five miles to school every day, even in winter. But now children don't.
And in school, children don't have to think any more. When I was at school, I used to add, subtract, multiply and divide using my head in math class, but now, children use calculators instead.
Most families have computers and TVs now. In the past we didn't have computers or TVs, we spent a lot of time talking with our family members. But now, people are too busy to talk to each other. If they have time, they'd watch TV or surf the Internet rather than talk to family members. They are even too busy to eat and think.
Life used to be simple, but it isn't any more.
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Used to | Now | |
Family | Mothers used to stay at home and | Everyone is busy working |
Transportation | On foot | |
Study | Using heads to do math exercises | Using instead |
Life | Talking with a lot | Watching TV or Instead. |
Alex Smith， a fifteen-year-old boy， studied in an American boarding school (寄宿学校). In this school， students could go into town after school in the afternoon{#blank#}1{#/blank#}
One afternoon， Alex walked to the town. He looked about at the shops and then went to a cinema{#blank#}2{#/blank#}It was eight o'clock. He was a little worried， He walked back to the school as fast as possible.
When he arrived， he ran quickly to the main entrance (入口). It was locked. He looked up at the window of his dormitory(寑室). It was on the third floor. The window was open{#blank#}3{#/blank#}But the door was also locked. Then he saw another open window on the first floor. It was the window of the teachers' office{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Alex quickly climbed into the room. Just then， he heard someone opened the door. He had to hide under the sofa at once. One minute later， a teacher came in{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Under the sofa Alex had to lie on the floor.
A．He looked into the room-no one was there. B．After the film was over， he looked at his watch. C．But they must go back to the school before six o'clock. D．The teacher turned on the light， sat down on the sofa and began to read a book. E. But it was quite dark and he went round the school building to another door. |
Which meal do we need most, breakfast, lunch or dinner? Dinner is a big meal of the day, but it is not the meal we need most. Breakfast is the meal we need most, because from night to the next morning is a long time to go without food. We may feel hungry or sick if we have no breakfast.
How many times a day should children eat? Most
people eat three meals a day 
but five times a day is fine for children. Children are always hungry after school. They should have a snack then. Then they will not eat too fast at dinner because eating too fast is not good. They should also have an apple or an orange between lessons. They are growing. They need to eat often.
Is it right to eat much when we get tired? It is not good to eat too much. It can make you sick. Wait until(直到)you are rested. Then your food will do you better.
We can talk about interesting things at the table but we should talk quietly. If we are glad, our food does us better.
| Which meal do we need most？ | Dinner is the big meal of the day, but {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is the meal we need most because it is a long time to go without food from night to the next morning. |
| How many meals a day should children eat? | Most people eat three meals a day, but children should have five meals because they are growing and they aren't{#blank#}2{#/blank#} all the time. It is not good to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} too fast. |
| Is it right to eat a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} when they get tired? | It is not right to have a big meal when we are tired, or we may get sick. We must not eat until we have a rest. |
| Can we talk at the table? | We can talk about happy things but we shouldn't talk {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. |
I did not grow up in a family with books.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}My process of being a reader seemed amazing. I got lost in one book that opened up my world and changed my life. My primary school teacher always gave her pupils time to read for pleasure in school. She believed it would improve reading greatly. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}It was a biography(传记) of actress Greta Garbo. I picked it up and began to read from cover to cover. The words I read attracted(吸引) me and I was excited. I realized that there were other women like Greta who had made great efforts and changed their lives. I recognized(认识) myself in her.
From then on, my teacher had a hard time keeping me supplied(提供) with books. She dug up all the biographies of women that she could find.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}
It has been a long road. I am now a physics professor in a university. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Recently, someone gave me Justice Sonia Sotomayor's autobiography. Once again, I am encouraged and am imagining new possibilities for my life.
A. Most of my time is spent reading scientific literature. B. Their stories were like road maps that allowed me to see where I could go on with my life. C. In my home, there was neither time nor energy to read. D. Reading plays an important role in my life. E. One day, she put a book on my desk. |
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