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广西来宾市兴宾区2020届九年级上学期英语期中试卷

阅读理解

You may have heard of the famous saying, "East or west, home is the best." What does the word "home" mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Chinese? In your language? Even if (尽管) people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It's not surprising, because the idea of home is different from country to country, and from person to person. A home is more than a roof (屋顶)and four walls. It's cooking, eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.

Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there's a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it's more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.

We asked some people about their homes. How often do people move house in your country? "In my country many people don't stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so."

— Cherry, Boston, USA

What are features (特点) of homes in your country?

"In Britain, even in town, there's always a garden. We have separate (各自的) bedrooms and living rooms. But we don't often have balconies. The weather isn't warm enough!

— Pat. Exeter, England

(1)、The word "home" sometimes has no exact translation because         .
A、people can't find this word in the dictionary B、no one knows what it is C、it has different meanings in different countries D、people can't understand each other very well
(2)、According to the passage, you can do everything except (除了)          at home.
A、making friends B、cooking and eating C、playing and talking D、sleeping and relaxing
(3)、Why is it important to keep the heat out of the houses in southern Europe?
A、Because they want to breathe (呼吸) fresh air outside. B、Because there's a fire in the living room. C、Because they wear heavy clothes all day long. D、Because the sun there shines a lot.
(4)、From the second paragraph, what kind of homes people have depends on         .
A、whether they are rich or not B、the climate (气候) they have C、how old they are D、whether they live in the city or the countryside
(5)、Which one of the sentences below is TRUE?
A、People in Britain seldom have balconies because it's so hot outside. B、Some Americans move house several times during their lifetime. C、Homes look the same in different countries. D、Houses in northern Europe have big windows and cool stone floors.
举一反三
 阅读下列短文,根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

Along with firewood (柴), rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, tea is considered one of the seven necessities for life in China. Now, it has also won global (全球的) attention as a shared cultural treasure of mankind.

Since ancient times, Chinese people have been planting, picking, making and drinking tea. More importantly, China's tea culture has developed social custom. It is Chinese tradition that a host should welcome visiting guests with boiled tea. A poem by Song poet Du Lei reads: I offer tea, not wine, to a guest on a cold night.

Boiling tea is one of the oldest Chinese tea brewing (煮沏) methods, dating back (追溯) to the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Tea leaves were boiled for a long time and sometimes they were cooked together with different kinds of herbs (草药) and fruits. During this process, people can enjoy a quiet time. Later in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), a faster and more convenient method become more popular—steeping (冲泡).

However, the old method is now making a comeback among Chinese young people. On the app Xiaohongshu, here are over 40,000 posts on the topic of "stove-boiled" tea (围炉煮茶). They roast tea leaves before boiling them in a teapot on a stove. People sit around the stove in a natural setting and have snacks with their hot tea. Some also wear traditional hanfu as if it could take them back to those ancient times.

Through "stove-boiled" tea, people can taste a slower life and find their inner peace (内心平和). As is written in one Xiaohongshu post, "It is very relaxing to drink hot tea and chat with best friends."

 阅读理解

If music makes you smarter and exercise helps you to think, surely exercising to music can turn you into a clever person.

A team of scientists did research on 33 people who were getting better from heart problems after receiving medical care. They found those people exercised while listening to music. The Four Seasons did much better on language ability(能力)tests than without music. Doctors also use it on people who have had head hurts because it has a beautiful melody.

"Exercise seems to cause changes in the nerve(神经) system and these changes may improve the learning ability of people with heart problems," said Charles Emery. "And listening to music is thought to enhance understanding. We just wanted to put the two results together," he added.

The people said they felt better emotionally and physically after exercising with or without music. But their improvement on the test doubled after listening to music during exercise. Scientists have showed that music can be good for health and education. It helps reduce stress and sadness, encourage relaxation or sleep, wake up the body and improve memory and thoughts.

Scientists have been studying the results of exercise to music on learning and understanding since the early 1950s. A study showed that students who listened to Mozart's violin pieces and exercised went on to get higher marks in an IQ test. With important exams drawing near, your parents will not probably allow you to listen to music or play sports. But perhaps now you have good reasons to argue with them.

 根据语篇内容,选择最佳选项。

①As a kind of traditional Chinese art, paper cutting has a long history. The first and earliest paper cutting was found in China about 1,500 years ago. But the traditional art is at risk of disappearing (消失) now. Luckily, Voyo Woo, a Chinese immigrant (移民), is trying to bring the art back to life.

②Ms Woo began to study paper cutting as a 14-year-old girl in her hometown in China. She said all the students at school had to learn paper cutting. But she had a deep love for it. So her teacher spent more time teaching her after class. Later, she won second prize in a national painting and calligraphy (书法) competition. Ms Woo went to America after she finished college in 2008. Soon after that, she took part in an activity to promote Chinese paper cutting. And then she was invited to show the art in many important activities. "It is important to promote the art to Americans or anyone who is interested in it. Maybe it will make the art more popular." Woo said.

③From paper cutting, people can know about Chinese cultural values, history and stories of people's life. Ms Woo uses the art as a tool to show Chinese culture to the people who know little about it. Chinese art is not only for Chinese, but also for people all over the world.

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