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上海市普陀区2018届九年级下学期英语第二次模拟考试试卷
Donna Reid had just finished her training as a children's doctor. A famous research hospital in New York had offered her a job with good pay. And her boyfriend, Tony, had a clinic in their hometown and hoped she could work with him. At the same time, a small hospital, Backwoods Hospital, in a very poor area had also offered Donna a position. Now it was time for her to decide where to work.
Dad: Donna, that research hospital in New York has a good reputation for children's medicine. Some of the best children's doctors in the country work there and you can learn a lot from them.
Mom: Yes, I agree it's a good hospital and the pay is good, too. But, that's not the point.
Dad: Then what's the point?
Mom: It's in New York, too far away! Let me tell you what, dear Donna. Tony's clinic is just several blocks away. You don't need to travel far if you work there. Tony is a nice young man and I guess you'll get married soon.
Dad: Ha! It's hard enough to live with a husband or wife. Working with them, too? That's a choice for trouble. Well, Donna, what do you think?
Donna: I'm thinking about accepting the offer from Backwoods Hospital.
Dad: But Donna, look at their offer! You'll be on call six days a week, 24 hours a day. That's really a hard job.
Mom: Oh, Donna, the pay is another problem.
Donna: It isn't a dead-end job, Mom and Dad. But anyway, I didn't __.
Dad: No? Then why did you become a doctor?
Donna: I want to help people. You know that. And Backwoods serves a very poor and needy population. Backwoods, here I come!
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| A．He loves to listen to drums. He says he's not a player, just a listener. He claims to like rock. |
| B．He is violinist, so it's natural that he should favor the violin. He prefers country music. |
| C．His favorite is the guitar. However, he hasn't played for years, so he keeps hoping to start again. His favorite style of music is classical music. |
| D．He says jazz is his favorite music. He goes to listen to jazz every Friday evening. He also likes opera, heavy metal, classical but jazz is the best. He plays the piano, but his favorite instrument is the guitar. |
E. He claims the piano is more versatile than any other instrument. He loves to go to see a performance. He says opera has everything, color and spectacle and theatre and great music.
F. He played drums when he was at primary school, and now he plays drums with his friends at weekends. They have a band. His favorite style of music is classical music.
Square dancing has been popular for quite a few years. Its lovers believe it is good for elderly people's health But in recent years, it has many haters as well. They think too loud music or dancing too late into night influences people's life. Should square dancing be supported or limited? Here are opinions from two groups of people.
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Square dancing is a helpful way for elderly people to stay fit. Square dancing has become an important socializing opportunity(社交机会) for those parents whose grown children have left to start their own families. If governments provide large places where people can dance a bit far from living blocks, most of the complaints will go away. |
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Square dancing in public may not be acceptable to all elderly people. Some of them hate the noise caused by such kind of dancing. Square dancing is something that elderly people themselves invented. They just want to be left by themselves to do what they like. There are some other healthier ways to exercise for people from different age groups and with different health .situations. Square dancing is not a good idea for everyone. |
Square dancing has been a hot topic in daily life. People have been discussing {#blank#}1{#/blank#} it should be supported or limited. Lovers believe it can help elderly people stay healthy. Those parents who live {#blank#}2{#/blank#} can communicate with others while dancing. If people are {#blank#}3{#/blank#} with large places by governments and they can dance a bit far away from living blocks, few neighbours will complain. Haters say the noise caused by square dancing is the main {#blank#}4{#/blank#} why they are against it. They think square dancers just do what they like to do without {#blank#}5{#/blank#} others' feelings. And square dancing.is not the only good way for all people to exercise.
Teenage life — better now, or in the past?
Does this situation sound familiar (熟悉)？
You are complaining (抱怨) to your parents about something. Maybe your computer isn't powerful enough to play the latest games. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Then you hear…
When I was your age, there weren't any computers or video games. And I didn't get a bike until I was sixteen. And it was second-hand. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
So, is it really true that life is better for teenagers now? It is certainly true that many teenagers have got more things nowadays. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} So parents have got more money to spend on each child. And many things are cheaper than they were when our parents were children.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Forty years ago, no one could imagine a world with tiny computers and amazing smart phones. And now these things are necessary — we can't imagine living without them!
However, technology often means we spend more time at home. And often it is just us with our computer or television. Teenagers don't do enough exercise. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} And, although young people still get on well with their friends, some people think teenagers today don't have so many social activities as they did in the past.
What do you think? How is teenage life better these days?
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A. And it was too big for me. B. A typical family is smaller now. C. Or your friends' bikes are better than yours! D. So they aren't as healthy as they were in the past. E. Technology is probably the greatest change in our life. |
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