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浙江省湖州市长兴县实验初中2024-2025学年九年级上学期12月月考英语试题
I Imagine that you have woken up on the first day of your vacation. You enjoy a delicious breakfast, take a walk on the beach, and read the morning newspaper as you drink coffee. You are feeling happy and relaxed. But you may start to feel bored by the time the late afternoon comes around!
If you have ever felt like this, you' re not alone. It turns out that having unlimited(无限的) time is not always as great as we expected. What is the best amount(数量) of free time for our happiness?
Researchers tried to answer this question by surveying tens of thousands of people, collecting data(数据) on how they spent their time and how happy they were. After looking at the data, the research team found that having less than two hours of free time a day was not enough to be happy. People with under two hours of free time a day usually had more stress. It means that they were simply too busy with work to get their happiness.
The fact that being too busy cuts happiness is true. It might lead to the answer that more free time is simply better. Surprisingly, having a lot of free time is not a panacea(灵丹妙药) for happiness. People surely get a certain sense of joy from finishing tasks. Having more than five hours of free time a day makes us lose the sense of joy. It is in fact cutting our happiness. But I think it is how we spend our free time that makes a difference. When free time is used in more active ways, like playing a team sport, then five or more hours a day can keep or even produce happiness. However, spending five or more hours of free time alone can stop happiness.
Do you know what makes lightning (闪电)? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
Lightning strikes happen when ice and water in clouds rub (摩擦) together, and cause atmospheric (大气层的) changes. When this happens, it creates a static charge (静电). Lightning can strike inside the cloud, between two clouds or between a cloud and the earth. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
Lightning can be very dangerous. Every year, lightning kills people because it can start big fires or because it reaches a temperature of 28,000℃. About 1,000 people are hit by lightning every year in the United States, and about 100 of them die as a result.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Scientists think that there are more than three million lightning strikes every day in the world. An American man, Roy Sullivan, who worked in a park, survived from the most lightning strikes. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}And he keeps the highest world record.
Lightning is sure not something to play with. When lightning strikes, it's best to stay inside a large building. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Also, do not lie down on the ground, or the electricity may go through you and cause a heart problem.
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A. It's the last kind of strike that is the most dangerous for humans. B. Lightning makes people shocked, and it happens all over the world! C. Between 1942 and 1977, he was hit seven times! D. Why does lightning strike (击打)? E. To stay safe, do not stand under trees, on hills or near water. |
China covers a large area and there are 56 peoples in it. So China has a variety of Chinese food with different but mouth-watering flavor (风味). Generally speaking, Chinese food can be mainly divided into eight cuisines (菜系). Let's have a look at some of them.
Sichuan cuisine is hot, spicy (辣的) and sour. It has something to do with the wet weather of that area and people need hot food to stay away from the wet. There are many popular dishes that stand for Sichuan cuisine like Kung Pao Chicken. |
Zhejiang cuisine is from the local dishes of Hangzhou, Ningbo and Shaoxing. Food in Zhejiang has a pleasant smell and it tastes fresh. And most of the dishes are perfectly made. If you visit Zhejiang, you must taste Dongpo Pork. |
Fujian cuisine often uses materials from the sea to cook. It tastes light and the colour is beautiful. You can enjoy different kinds of soup in Fujian, because many dishes of Fujian cuisine are served in soup, like Fo Tiao Qiang. |
Shandong cuisine is very famous in northern China. It includes much seafood which tastes light and fresh. It is also the symbol of cooking culture along the Yellow River. Its most famous dish is Sweet and Sour Carp (鲤鱼). |
classmates' opinions | listen to the teacher,… |
your opinion | … |
注意：（1）短文必须包含以上所有要点， 并适当补充； （2）文中不得出现真实的人名和校名等相关信息； （3）词数: 80~100; 短文首句仅供参考, 不计入总词数。
Last week, we had a discussion on" How to improve our ways of study" in our English class.
要求：
1. 80 词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 短文中不得出现你的真实姓名、学校名和地名。
第一部手机由美国人 Martin Cooper 发明于 1973 年。 |
外形特点：以前的手机屏幕较小并且多为黑白屏幕；现在的手机屏幕多为彩色，并且屏 幕越来越大，有的还拥有全屏（full screens）等。 |
功能用途：以前一般用于打电话和发短信（text messages）等；现在手机拥有各种软件 （apps），被应用于生活的各个方面，如：听音乐、支付、购票、上网等。 |
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Mobile phones are becoming more and more important in people's daily life.
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