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吉林省长春市宽城区2020-2021学年九年级下学期英语质量检测(一模)试卷(含听力音频)
This is the story of a boy who grew up to be a great footballer. His name is Pele(贝利), and he was born in 1940 in a small village, in Brazil.
Pelé's father was a professional footballer, but a serious injury(重伤) meant that he never made much money from the game. So Pelé's family was quite poor.
Pele did lots of jobs to help his parents. But he also played football in the streets with his friends. He decided he wanted to be a footballer like his father. He played for several local teams, then he was given a chance by a big club called Santos when he was 15. He was very talented, so Santos chose him for the team.
Then he was chosen to play for his country, Brazil. In his first two international games, he scored three goals. Soon football fans started calling him "The Black Pearl(珍珠)".
There was a World Cup coming up in Sweden, and he was picked for the team. Pele was 18when he arrived in Sweden in 1958. He was the youngest player in the Brazilian team, but everyone was expecting great things from him. Pele didn't let everyone down. Thanks to him, Brazil won the World Cup. Pele became famous all around the world after that.
Unfortunately, he was injured in the 1962 and 1966 World Cup. Pele watched sadly as Brazil went on to win the cup without him in 1962. He wondered if he would ever play for Brazil again. Finally, he showed to the world that he was still the greatest player at the heart of the greatest team. He helped his country won the World Cup for the third time in 1970.
Pele never played in another World Cup and retired(退休)as a player in 1977.He is probably the most famous footballer ever. The Brazilians call Pele the King of Football!
American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes it does not seem like the same language. In fact, there are some important differences between British English and American English.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Often, Americans don't say each word separately. They say several words together. Americans may say "I dunno" instead of" I don't know". Or they may say "Whaddya say?" instead of "What did you say?" However, the British are more careful in their speech. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.
Sound is not only the difference between British English and American English. Words sometimes have different meanings too. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you "phone them up". In America, you "give them a call".
There are also some differences in grammar. For example, Americans usually use the helping verb "do" when they ask a question. They say "Do you have a storybook?" But the British often leave out the helping verb.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.
A. English is widely used in China. B. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. C. For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different. D. They say "Have you a storybook?" E. Many expressions are also different in the two countries. F. First of all, they sound very different. |
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