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浙江省杭州市下城区七校联考2016届九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷(含听力音频)
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There used to be many beautiful flowers in our garden. Among them was a beautiful blue flower. My husband once told me that it only bloomed (开花) in spring and the sun in summer was too hot for it. When summer came, he would move it out of the garden and put it inside our house.
Once, my husband was away for some time on business, so I had to take care of the flowers. Before leaving, he told me to pay special attention to the blue flower. I planned to look after it as my husband had ever done, but I was too busy to remember it. One weekend when I wanted to move the blue flower into the house, I found that it had already died. I was very sad and regretted not taking good care of it earlier.
A week ago, my husband's elder sister, Linda, died of serious stomach cancer. Linda was much older than my husband. Maybe because of the age distance, we were not very close. After she died, we were very sad and regretted not visiting her often.
Linda's death reminds me of the blue flower. We should have done something better, but we haven't tried our best. I believe that God has given us enough time to plant some wonderful things that will bloom inside us, but we have missed it.
①It only bloomed in spring.
②It didn't look beautiful.
③The hot sun in summer was bad for it.
④It had to be kept indoors in summer.
Australia Day is celebrated on January 26th each year and marks the arrival of the first British ships in Sydney Cove in 1788. It is a national holiday and a time for Australians to come together and play games. | |
The Queen's Birthday is not celebrated on the actual date of Queen Elizabeth II's birthday ( April 21st), but rather on a different day in June. It is also a public holiday in Australia and many people take advantage of the long weekend to spend time with family and friends or have outdoor activities. | |
Labor Day is celebrated on different dates in different states of Australia. It is a day to thank all workers to society. People enjoy a day off work and often join in festivals and picnics. It's a great chance to relax and have fun with family and friends. | |
Harmony Day (和谐日) is held on March 21st each year and celebrates the cultural differences of Australia. The day encourages everyone to feel included, no matter where they come from. Schools often organize activities where students dress in traditional clothing, share stories about their cultures. and enjoy different kinds of food. |
Now apps play an important role in our lives. Here are some popular apps.
Do you want to know what song is playing? Shazam helps. Just put your phone near the music and then you'll get information like the name of the song and the album(专辑)and the singer of the song. | |
This is a great dictionary app. You can look up words on it. It can also translate(翻译)for you. It's fantastic for both study and fun! | |
When you are under pressure(压力), this app may be useful. You can use it to make music by yourself and share what you make with others. It gives you a great sense of satisfaction. | |
The Palace Museum developed this app. It's for children aged from nine to eleven. With this app, children can find out what an emperor(皇帝)did every day in the past. |
Mr. and Mrs. George and Olivia Ransom bought an old house, and were spending time fixing it up. The walls needed painting and the wooden floorboards(地板) needed replacing.
One day, they pulled (拉) up some old floorboards and were surprised to see a case under the floor. They pulled it out, dusted it off and opened it. It was full of old newspapers from the year1977. George and Olivia were interested to read the news stories at that time. But as they took the newspapers out, they noticed a black box at the bottom of the case. It was locked.
Then Olivia remembered that there were some old things in the kitchen. There was a cup with old keys in it. She ran to get the cup, took out the keys and tried them in the lock. One of them opened it!
The box was full of jewellery (珠宝). There were necklaces and rings of silver and gold. Olivia and George were amazed. Who put the jewellery there, and why? Who did it belong to?
George remembered a story in the old newspapers. He quickly found it again and they read it together.
Police Unable to Solve Jewel Mystery 2 May, 1977— It has been three weeks since thieves robbed Jensen'sjewellery Store, but the police are no closer to solving the mystery of what happened to the jewellery. The jeweller, Stanley Jensen, said he was disappointed(感到失望的) that the police still had no answers... |
"That name— Jensen, said George. "It's familiar to me— why?"
"It's the old lady who sold the house to us!" replied Olivia. "Her name was Mrs Jensen. She told us her husband died in 1978 and he was a jeweller."
"That's strange," said George. "I wonder, was there really a jewellery theft? Or did Stanley Jensen hide the jewellery under his own house? But why...?"
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