题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
广东省广州市培正中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期10月月考英语试题
This is a tale of two friends—one is blind, the other has no arms. On their own, the two are "disabled". But together, they are a powerful team that has changed part of their village in North China's Hebei Province into a rich, green forest. Meet 53-year-old Jia Haixia and Jia Wenqi!
Their story began in 2000, when Haixia, who was already blind in his right eye, lost his left one after an illness. Wenqi lost his arms in an accident when he was just three. Neither could. find a job, so the two decided to team up. They rented some poor land and began to plant trees. In return, the local officials paid them a small fee.
Haixia and Wenqi never imagined that they would end up creating an environmental paradise. Their forest now has over 10,000 trees, hundreds of birds and many other wild animals. In addition, it saves the village from river flooding during the rainy season.
When the friends work together, they focus on their strengths not their disabilities. Their day begins at 7 a. m. when the sightless Haixia carries Wenqi across the river to get to their worksite. Since they cannot afford to buy young trees to plant, the two use branches from existing trees. Haixia climbs to the tree-top and with Wenqi's direction, selects the perfect branch. He then digs a hole and carefully plants it. Finally, Wenqi waters the area.
Though hard-working, the men don't make much money. But as Wenqi puts it, "We stand on our own feet. so the fruits of our work taste sweeter. "
Neither Haixia nor Wenqi cares about money. Together, they already have everything they need—a perfect pair of eyes, two strong hands, and the best friendship in the world!
Steve, a twelve-year-old boy, lives in a small town. He has a round face. He isn't tall or short. He is kind of thin.
When Steve was one month old, his mom found he couldn't see anything. She took him to many hospitals, but it didn't help Steve much. After that, Steve's mom always told him what things around him were like. With his mom's help, Steve knew everything around him slowly.
It's not far from his home to school. It only takes him about ten minutes to walk to school. He likes all the subjects and studies hard. His teachers and classmates always help him. He doesn't go home for lunch. His mother always cooks his favorite food and takes it to school.
Steve likes playing the piano and he started to learn it two years ago. Now he is in a music club and he can play many songs. Every day, Steve plays the piano for his mom after school. He wants to be a great musician and play the piano for more people. "I know it is difficult for me to be a musician, but I will work hard for it. It will come true some day," said Steve.
About Steve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Looks | ■ He is of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. ■ He is thin and has a round face. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Problem | He couldn't see anything, so his mother had to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} things to him. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} | ■ He spends about ten minutes walking to school every day. ■ He works hard at all the subjects. ■ His teachers and classmates are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to him. ■ For lunch, he has the food that his mother made at school. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hobby | He likes playing the piano and he plays it for his mom every day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} | He wants to be a great musician and play the piano for more people. |
School years around the world
I live in Alaska. Classes start in August. We have two breaks-a winter break and a spring break. The winter break is in December. The spring break is in March. Classes end in May. We don't go to school in the summer. Our summer vacation is very long! --Lauren | |
I'm from France. Classes start in September and end in July for summer vacation. We have breaks in October, December, February and April. I'm in middle school and I go to school five days a week. Elementary school students go to school four days a week. They don't go to school on Wednesdays! --Louis | |
I live in Australia. In my country, classes start in February and end in December. We don't have a long summer vacation, but we have three breaks! We have a fall break in April, a winter break in July and a spring break in September-October. --Oliver | |
I live in Spain. Our school year starts in September and ends in June. We have a long summer break from June to September. We also have two main breaks during the school year: a winter break in December and a spring break around Easter. We go to school five days a week, but we usually have a longer lunch break in the middle of the day. --Sofia |
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