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江苏省南京市钟英中学2016届九年级上学期迎新年综合能力大比拼英语考试试卷
Hollywood is a shiny, bright place. It is the movie capital of the world. And it is also one of the tourist destinations (目的地) in America. In 1911 the small, peaceful village of Hollywood in California was voted to become part of Los Angeles (洛杉矶). Today, over 100 years later, this village has grown into the home of one of the most well-known industries in the world — the American film industry.
With this growth came many well-known symbols. There is the famous Hollywood sign which stands above the hills of the town. The first sign was built in 1923. Then there is the Hollywood Hall of Fame (名人堂), where great actresses, actors and directors leave their footprints or handprints. Norma Talmadge was the first actress to do this in 1927. But the most famous of all is the Oscar Academy Awards. Every spring, a large number of actresses, actors and directors wait excitedly and nervously to find out if they have won an "Oscar". This year was the 85th Oscar Academy Awards. It was held on February 25 in Los Angeles. Ang Lee, a Chinese director, won the Award for Best Director again. It was the second time he had won the Award.
Nowadays it is the home of films, and thousands of hopeful young actresses, actors, writers and directors still come to "the Dream Factory" every year. But not all Hollywood dreams have been happy ones — as one actress, who later died tragically (悲惨地), said, "Hollywood is a place where they will pay you 500 dollars for a kiss, and 50 cents for your soul (灵魂)."
Hollywood
A brief (简要) introduction to Hollywood | ※ It's the home of the film . ※ It's a famous tourist destination in . ※ It used to be a . |
of Hollywood | ※ The Hollywood sign that stands the hills of the town ※ The Hollywood Hall of Fame ※ The Oscar Academy . |
Details of the Oscar Academy Awards | ※ Actresses, actors and directors wait excitedly and before it starts. ※ Ang Lee has won the Oscar for Best Director . |
The Dream Factory | ※ It thousands of young actresses, actors, directors and writers every year. ※ Some Hollywood dreams have been ones. One actress even died tragically. |
Do you know that a student can produce up to 240 pounds of school waste and lots of waste gas (气体) during a term? This includes transportation, food, paper, pens, pencils and so on.
Transportation Some parents drive their kids to school every day. We all know waste gas from cars is a main cause air pollution. If parents who live in a neighborhood can take turns to drive their kids to school each day, that'll be better. Another way of going green is to walk to school if students live near their schools.
Food It's surprising that only one elementary school can produce up to 19,000 pounds of lunch waste each year. That's only one school. One way to help take care of the environment is to stop using plastic bags. There are all kinds of environmental boxes for students to put their food in.
Paper, pens and pencils Lots of paper is thrown away by American students. They throw away about 1.6 billion pens every year. They waste many pens and chemicals (化学药品) in them are bad for the environment. Many more pencils are thrown away than pens. Pencils are made from trees, so if more pencils are thrown away, more trees will be cut down. So students should reuse (再使用) paper, pens and pencils instead of throwing them away.
Backpacks As fashion comes and goes, almost every kid needs a new backpack every year. They can save lots of money and materials if they reuse the same schoolbags each year.
How to save the environment | |
Transportation | If possible, parents in a neighborhood should {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to drive their kids to school each day. Students can go to school {#blank#}2{#/blank#} if their homes are not far from their schools. |
Food | {#blank#}3{#/blank#}can be used to keep food for lunch instead of plastic bags. |
Paper, pens and pencils | Papers, pens and pencils shouldn't {#blank#}4{#/blank#} but be reused. |
Backpacks | Lots of money and materials can be saved if the same {#blank#}5{#/blank#}each year. |
What do you think of your study habits？Do you find it hard to concentrate on your homework？Do you forget anything that you studied the night before？If you have these problems, maybe your study habits are not so good. Here are some tips to help you improve your study habits.
● Plan your time carefully. When you plan a trip, one of the first things you must do is to make a list of things. If you don't, you are almost certain to leave something important at home. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. Otherwise, you may forget to leave enough time to complete them.
● Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study place. Keep this space, which may be a desk or a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No computers, radios or televisions! If you can't find such a place at home, find a library where you can study.
● Make a good plan of your study. In class you should pay attention to what the teacher says. Sit where you can see and hear well. Good listening in class means less work later. You should take notes, too. After class you should go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentioned. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss next day, read them first. This will help you understand the next class better.
Information Card
The first tip to help you to improve the study habits | {#blank#}1{#/blank#} |
The place to go if you can't find a good place to study at your home | {#blank#}2{#/blank#} |
The things which can't be in your study place | {#blank#}3{#/blank#} |
The things for you to go over after class | {#blank#}4{#/blank#} |
The number of tips mentioned to improve the study habits | {#blank#}5{#/blank#} |
Hi, I'm Jack. I'm a student in a middle school. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} They are Grace, John and Kate.
We're classmates and good friends, but we like different subjects. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I think it's useful. My math is good and my math teacher is kind to me. Grace is an English girl, but she can speak Chinese well now. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} She wants to be a Chinese teacher one day. John doesn't like Chinese. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} What subject does he like? He likes P. E, because it's interesting. He likes playing ball games in P. E. class. What about Kate? Her favorite subject is history. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} She likes to read books about Chinese history after class.
How about you? What's your favorite subject? Why do you like it?
A. My favorite subject is math. B. I have three friends at school. C. She thinks it's easy and fun. D. It's really boring and difficult for him. E. She likes Chinese, because it's wonderful for her. |
Most of us think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Beil. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
In fact, an Italian named Antonio Meucci was officially recognized（认定）as me inventor a few years ago. Who is Meucci and why wasn't he known for his invention at the time?
Antonio Meucci was born in Italy in 1808. He studied engineering and drawing. During his studies, Meucci started to experiment with electricity. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}When two places were connected with wire, people in those places could hear each other talk.
In 1850, Meucci and his wife, Ester, moved to New York. Meucci was worried about his wife, because she had become very ill. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}To solve this problem, he connected metal cables between his home and his workshop. This way, they could talk to each other conveniently.
Meucci invited a group of people to see his new invention. They listened in amazement as the voice of a singer was heard through the wires.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Even worse. Meucci never applied for a patent（专利）on his invention. Meanwhile, Alexander Graham Bell was working on the same idea and in 1876 the patent for the telephone was given to him.
In 2002, more than a century after Meucci's death, his work was finally recognized by the government. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. He discovered that sound could travel through metal cables. B. However, he wasn't the first person to think of the idea. C. Unluckily, only a few people attended this talk. D. He will now be known all over the world as the telephone's inventor. E. He needed to keep in touch with her at all times. |
During ancient times，children didn't have much to enjoy themselves. However，they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood.
Kicking stone balls During the Qing Dynasty，kicking a stone ball around was a popular game in the northern part of China，and it was often played in winter to keep warm. |
Playing hide—and—seek Hide—and—seek is a traditional game for children，popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to tease him or her，more commonly |
Flying kites Kites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood，instead of paper. The three most famous kites are the Beijing kite，Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. Each has its own feature. For example，the bird—shaped kite with long wings is a special kind of the Beijing kite. |
Watching shadow plays The closest thing to watching a film during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. The artists control puppets behind the screen and tell stories to the music. |
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