题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
浙江省杭州市文理中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题
①There are many different houses in the world. They can be different because people are different. The houses can also be different because of where they are. Houses can be made in many shapes.
②The dome house
Some people live in windy places. Big winds, like hurricanes, can blow houses down. In one place, a house was made in the shape of a dome. When a big hurricane came, it didn't blow down. However, all the other houses around it did. A dome house is made of triangle shapes. The shape of the dome house lets the wind go around it. A house with a flat wall is not as safe in a strong wind. A dome house doesn't have a roof to blow off. There is no wind in a dome house, so it is safer in a fire It is safe from termites(白蚁) , too. There is no wood for them to eat!
③A ball-shaped house
Some houses have been made in a shape like a ball. The walls, ceiling and floor are all one in a house with this shape. The wind moves around the outside of the house. Ball-shaped houses can be hung from things or float on water.
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A house on the ground can take up a lot of space. A house in a tree doesn't use any space on the ground at all. No trees have to be chopped down to make room for these houses. And the tree housed can be built in the shape of bee nest(巢) . Such a house doesn't take very long to move to a new place. So it is helpful during the natural disasters.
⑤A walking house
Some people have made a house that can walk. It is the shape of a long hexagon(六边形). The house has six legs. It can walk over any ground. It can even walk over bumpy ground. When it walks, three legs are always on the ground. A walking house would be very good if there was a flood or a fire.
⑥Different shapes of house are so useful that different people can choose whatever they need. Which one do you prefer? Probably you can create another different shape of house one day!
When we get into middle school, we find we can easily get angry with our parents and that sometimes we even quarrel with them. Although we know we love our parents, sometimes we still have different opinions. Then how can we solve this problem? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
If we have recently had a fight with our parents, we should try to calm down(冷静) first. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} We can go to our own rooms. We can sit outside or go for a walk. Take this time to think about what happens and how we feel about it. This will give us time to deal with our feelings.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Choose a time when we're all calm. Then, sit down and talk about how we feel and what we need from them. Sometimes we don't think our parents can understand us at all. This may be true, so we need to tell them how we feel and what's going on in our life. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Of course, the communication is mutual(相互的). We can find out why they have these different feelings. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} We should also reply calmly when they say something that makes us upset. It's important that we should keep ourselves calm. They're more likely to listen to us if we don't shout at them.
A.Then we can talk with our parents again. B.We should listen to what our parents say. C.Then, discuss what we expect them to do. D.Think about what they have ever done for us. E.We can spend some time alone making ourselves feel better. F.How can we keep a close relationship with our parents again? |
Eric London I went to climb the mountain s with my friends last weekend. The weather was warm. We took a walk in the mountains and saw quite a few animals. They were cute. There were lots of flowers. Janie New York City. I went to the countryside with my family and stayed there for about two weeks. The air there was clean. Every day, we fed the chickens, milked the cows, played with the dogs and went fishing. We had a good time. Linda Toronto I went to a beautiful beach with my classmates last summer. We stayed in a hotel near the sea. It was clean and quiet. We stayed there for five days. Every day we went swimming in the sea. Lu Jing Hangzhou I found the summer vacation was not so interesting as I imagined(想象). It was very hot, so I had to spend most of the time staying at home, watching TV, listening to the radio and playing with my dog. Sometimes, I went to visit my relatives(亲属). |
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