题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
广东省深圳市罗湖区翠园初级中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷
Oliver Twist was brought up in the workhouse where only the poor and homeless lived. He was pale, thin and short for his age. The boys ate meals in a large stone hall. They ate a bowl of thin soup three times a day, with half a piece of bread on Sundays. The boys were always hungry and ate everything up. The bowls never needed washing. The boys polished(擦亮) them with their spoons(勺子) until they shone.
The boys got hungrier and hungrier until one day they intended to do something . One boy had to ask for more food that evening. So they decided who would go by drawing lots. Each boy took a piece of paper and anyone who got paper with a mark on it would do that. It turned out that Oliver Twist was that boy.
The evening arrived, the soup was served, and soon the bowls were empty again in a few seconds. The boys were desperate(绝望) with hunger. With fear, Oliver went up to the master who was a fat and healthy man. He held up his bowl and said, "Please, sir, I want some more. "
The master turned very pale when he heard Oliver's words. "What?"said the master ina surprising voice.
"Please, sir, "repeated Oliver, "Would you please give me more? I want some more. "The master hit him with the spoon heavily, then took Oliver's arms and shouted to tell the board(理事会).
"He asked for more?" Mr Limbkins, the fattest board member, asked in horror. "The boy is ungrateful!" "That boy will be hanged in the future!" said another board member. Oliver was then locked up in a dark room.
— adapted from Oliver Twist
No. 1 Middle School's Dining Hall
Breakfast (6: 30 am—7: 30 am) | Lunch (12: 20 pm—1: 00 pm) | Dinner (5: 30 pm—6: 30 pm) | |||
milk an egg bread | ¥5 ¥2 ¥3 | Rice a hamburger juice | ¥2 ¥8 ¥5 | vegetable salad fruit salad chicken | ¥3 ¥4 ¥8 |
Food On Sale | |||||
Monday | Tuesday | Friday | |||
milk | ¥3 | a hamburger | ¥5 | chicken | ¥5 |
Here are the posts in a chat(聊天) room on the Internet. In this chat room, parents are talking about some of the problems they have with their children.
Marisa | Is it ever OK to lie to a child? My 10- year- old son plays soccer. He's not very good at it, but he loves it. Yesterday he played very badly but happily. When he finished the game, he asked," Did I play well?"I said," * Yes! You' re a great soccer player!" Did I do the right thing? |
Bay212 | Yes, you did the right thing. Sometimes you have to tell lies that are not harmful. It's necessary to tell white lies in life. Your purpose was to make him feel good. Now he's ready to play soccer again. |
Bemie | I don't think there is ever a good reason to lie to our children. Parents are children's examples. We should be honest in order to teach honesty to our children. If you keep hiding truth from them, they will not trust you or respect you. Honesty is the first step to build a good relationship between parents and children. |
Missy | You lied to make your son feel better, but you missed a good chance to teach him a life lesson. People should work hard for what they want. Maybe next time you can say, " No! You didn't play well today. Great soccer players practice a lot. Let's go and practice." Tho truth will make him strong and a good soccer player. |
Parviz | Parents should be honest to their children, but they don't have to tell the whole truth. Next time when your son asks, " Did I play well?" you can say, " What do you think?" Then your son can tell you what he thinks. That way, everything you say is true, and you avoid the truth that hurts him. |
Lonely Planet made a list of the top 10 cities to visit in 2024. Here are four of them.
Paris, France | Paris took centre stage for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics(残奥会), providing visitors a new way to visit one of the world's most-loved cities. |
Nairobi, Kenya | Kenya's capital is developing as a global centre of culture, offering wonderful travel experiences. Its national park with wildlife is not far from the city centre, and you will have an unforgettable trip there. |
Montréal, Canada | Montréal has festivals and arts events all year round. This year, new museums, more restaurants and transport make it more enjoyable and easier to travel. |
Manaus, Brazil | An exciting adventure waits for you in Manaus. The Amazon(亚马逊)area's largest city lies on the blackwater river—the Negro River. Plenty of endangered wild animals find their home there. |
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