题型：阅读选择 题类： 难易度：普通
江西省宜春市丰城市第九中学2023-2024学年九年级下学期4月月考英语试题
Once upon a time all feelings went to an island for a vacation, and each was having a good time. Suddenly, a warning of a strong storm was announced, so all rushed to their boats. Yet, Love did not wish to run away quickly. There was so much to do. But as the clouds darkened, Love realized it was time to leave. But there were no boats to use. Love looked around with hope.
Just then Richness was passing by Love in a large boat. Love shouted, "Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."
Love decided to ask Vanity (虚荣) who was also passing by in a beautiful boat for help. But Vanity said with a cold voice, "No, I can't take you with me. My boat will get dirty with your muddy feet."
Sorrow passed by after some time. Again, Love asked for help. But it was useless. "No, I can't take you with me. I am so sad. I want to be by myself."
When Happiness passed by a few minutes later, Love again called for help. But Happiness was so happy that it hardly cared about anyone else.
Love was growing worried and hopeless. Just then somebody called out, "Come, Love, I will take you with me." Love did not know who was being so kind, but jumped onto the boat happily.
After getting off the boat, Love met Knowledge. Love asked, "Knowledge, do you know who was so kind to give me a lift when no one else wished to help?"
Knowledge smiled, "Oh, that was Time."
"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?"
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is able to understand how valuable (有价值的) Love is."
Throughout history, many women have shown the world how powerful they can be. Meet some of them here.
Lived: 1880–1968 |
Lived: 1882–1941 |
Lived: 1930–present |
Helen Keller was a role model for the disabled. She became deaf and blind when she was a baby. She came a long way in becoming a writer. Her book Three Days to See tells her life story, which is considered as a must-read. | Virginia Woolf was a famous writer for her stream-of-consciousness(意识流) writing style. Besides writing, she often brought the best minds of the time to meet together in her home talking about art and literature. | Tu Youyou is a great scientist because she found artemisinin (青嵩素) in 1971. And it is still the best cure for malaria. In 2015, Tu received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work, who was the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize. |
Ben My First day at School
I don't remember everything about my first day at school, but my mum always talks about it. I was only five and was very nervous. There were lots of other kids. Some liked school. They talked and laughed. Some didn't like school. They were quiet and looked afraid, just like me. Ms Burton was my teacher. My mum introduced me to her. Then she walked away... | I cried, but soon a little girl walked over and talked to me. Her name was Lisa. She wasn't afraid or sad, so I wasn't, either. She was my first school friend. |
Ben's mum My Son's First Day at School
Ben was excited the night before his first day at school. However, in the morning, he was kind of nervous. He was very nervous at school, too. There were lots of kids and it was very noisy. I introduced him to his teacher. Her name was Ms Burton. She looked very kind and smiled a lot. She tried to talk to Ben but he didn't say a word. Then school started so I walked away... | He cried, I was sure things were OK, but I walked back and checked. He stopped crying and was with Lisa, his first school friend. They are still friends today. |
Two Research Reports
Report One | Report Two |
According to research in the magazine Psychology(心理) Health , people with sweet childhood will have less stress and fewer diseases. "We found that good memories seem to have a good effect on health, " said the researchers of the study. The researchers used more than 22, 000 people in two studies. The first period followed adults(成年人) in their mid-40s for 18 years. The second period followed adults aged 50 and over for 6 years. In both groups, people who got more love and support from their parents had less sadness. | Keeping away from depression(低落的情绪) has become the main goal for many people nowadays, but hugging it may be more helpful, a new study reports. Many people hide their true feelings. But the report says this can even make people worse. Researchers call on(呼吁) people to have a more friendly and patient attitude(态度) about depression. Only in this way will people not be afraid of it and they will be more likely(更有可能) to work out the problem, and then take action to deal with them. |
试题篮
Helen Keller (US)
Virginia Woolf (UK)
Tu Youyou (China)
