Answer the questions.(根据短文内容回答下列问题) ： When Jan and Brian Dutcher moved to San Diego for Brian&#039;s new j...

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上海市徐汇区2018届九年级英语中考二模试卷

Answer the questions.(根据短文内容回答下列问题) ：

When Jan and Brian Dutcher moved to San Diego for Brian's new job at San Diego State University, the neighbors smiled and introduced themselves. But there were no “ bring a plate” invitations, no car pooling for her daughters Liza, 12 and Erin, 15.

“The family really didn't know each other, and we missed that,” says Jan.“We are far from relatives. Neighbors are our family.”

So Jan, an artist, decided to repeat a project she had done for Liza's fifth-grade class: ask each person to paint his or her face on a big canvas(帆布).The finished piece would become the new family photo.

First , Jan painted a grid(网格) on the canvas and put it up in the garage with a table of paints nearby. Then whenever she was home, the “art room” door was up , with an open invitation for neighbors to paint. The first to stop in were kids riding by. “They thought it was cool,” says Jan, but the adults weren't so keen. “ Most said they hadn't picked up a paint brush since kindergarten,” she says. “They were afraid they'd mess it up.” But as word slowly spread, they came, some using their driver's license photos as models.

Then something started to happen. They returned —to see who had painted, or if they could recognize who was who. In Jan's garage, they began to chat about schools, jobs, and families. Almost daily. Wendy, who lived across the street and was seriously ill, came in her wheelchair to watch the fun. Neighbors began to offer their support.

When the worst things happened and Wendy died, they stood by her husband, Bill and invited him over for dinners.

This year has been different in the neighborhood. Families take turns hosting happy hours. “We're watching over each other now just like in the painting.” says Jan.

（1）、Why did the Dutchers move to San Diego?

（2）、Where did people paint, on a wall, a car or a canvas?

（3）、Who joined in the project first after a grid was done?

（4）、What did the adults in the neighborhood think of the project at first?

（5）、With the project on and on, what happened in and out of the garage?

（6）、How do you understand the underlined sentence“We're watching over each other now just like in the painting”?

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信息归纳，阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，完成信息卡。

In classes, your teachers will talk about topic that you are studying. The information they provide will be important for you to know when you take tests. So you must be able to take good written notes from what your teachers say.

Here are the three stages(阶段) of taking notes and what you should do during each stage.

1. Before Class Review your notes you have taken before you come to class. This will be good for remembering what was covered. Get you ready to understand new information your teacher will provide.

2. During Class Keep your attention on what your teacher is saying and „the signal words that tell you what your teacher is going to say and it is important to write in your notes. Examples of signal words are „The most important point…and „Remember that… Be sure to include in your notes information that your teacher repeats or writes on the blackboard. Write quickly so that you can include all the important information in your notes. Do this by writing abbreviations(缩写） such as med for medicine, using symbols such as % for percent, and writing short sentences.

3. After Class Rewrite your notes to make them more complete and accurate (准确的) by changing abbreviations into whole words, symbols into words, and shortened sentences into longer sentences. Use them to answer your questions. If necessary, ask your teacher for help.

Taking notes
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Stages	Before	* {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the notes you have taken to remember what was covered. * Prepare to understand new {#blank#}3{#/blank#} .
	During Class	* Listen to your teacher carefully. * Be sure to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the important points. * Write them down quickdy.
	After Class	* Make you notes more complete and accurate to answer your questions. * Ask for your {#blank#}5{#/blank#} help.

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。
       Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don't give friendship back. This is why some friendships don't last long .To have a friend, you must learn to be a good friend. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous; be understanding.
        Honesty is where good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust(信任)one another. They should tell the truth. If you aren't honest, you'll lose your friend's trust. (1)A study shows that those who often tell lies can't get on well with the other people. Good friends always depend on one to speak and act honestly.
       Generosity makes a friendship grow well. It means sharing. You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes. Naturally you want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friend know better.
      Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend, you must listen and understand．(2)Try to put yourself in your friend's place, or you can't understand the problem better.
      Now, do you know what you should do if you want to be a good friend and keep your friends?

    Put a group of strangers in a room together, and they'll probably start a conversation. "Hot today, isn't it?" one might say. "You said it." another replies.
   Why do we talk so much about the weather? When we meet new people, we don't begin by telling them our life story. We start with small talk, a polite conversation about something like traffic or weather.
   Research suggests that small talk can build new friendships. When we begin conversations with new people, we want to feel comfortable, and so do they. We use small talk to find common interests. Once we have a common interest, a friendship can begin.
   Small talk even helps people get hired. In order to impress at a job interview, you need to bond with the interviewer right away. Proper small talk can make that first impression get you the job.
    So, how can you make small talk lead to a new friendship or job? First off, find common ground. Choose something around you that you share with the other person.
   Next, keep the conversation going. Praise the other person to make him or her feel comfortable, and ask questions to show interest.
  Third, keep eye contact. When you look people in the eye, they feel you take interest in what they are saying. It makes you appear honest and builds trust.
  Naturally, talking to someone you don't know is not the easiest thing to do! Some experts say with more practice, small talk does get easier.
   In fact, small talk is anything but small. It is a very big deal!

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Introduction	We may make small talk when we {#blank#}2{#/blank#} meet people
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}	◆ Small talk can help people form {#blank#}4{#/blank#} friendships. ◆ Small talk can also help people get a {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.
Advice	◆ Find some topics which are {#blank#}6{#/blank#} with the other person.
Advice	◆Keep the talk going by making sompicments and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} questions. ◆Keep eye contact in conversation to build {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. ◆{#blank#}9{#/blank#} more in order to make small talk easier.
Conclusion	Small talk really {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a lot to us.

你的一位朋友想在英语网站上注册用户，需要填写有关的个人信息。请你仔细阅读下面短文，帮助他填写好个人信息表。

I'm a man. My name is Jiang Hongshi. I'm thirty. I'm from Wenzhou. I work in an office of a big company in Hong Kong now. My birthday is on 26th，May. My postal code is 110081. And my telephone is 07318853693. I like ball games very much. And my favourite music is country music. Yang Lan is my favourite famous person. I want to learn more English from the net school. Can you help me fill my personal information in the form?

Personal Information

Name：Jiang Hongshi

Sex（性别）：{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Birthday：{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

From：{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

Job：an office worker of a big company

Postal code：410081

Telephone：07318853693

Favourite sports：{#blank#}4{#/blank#}

Favourite music：country music

Favourite famous person：{#blank#}5{#/blank#}

仔细阅读短文，将A-E五个选项内容分别填入46-50小题。

A. Do More Every Day B. Don't Forget to Leave Your Cars at Home C. Volunteer Yourself D. Be a Little Dirty E. Green-up Your Home

Started in the year 1970, Earth Day is now celebrated in more than 193countries each year. Every year, the event is celebrated under a different theme. The theme for 2016 is" "Trees for the Earth". Here are five things you can do to celebrate Earth Day (apart from planting trees)and make this a better world for future generations.

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Cars, being the greatest source of air pollution, can be left at home this weekend. Traveling by public transport is the better choice. Other greener choices are carpooling, riding a bike or you can also walk if your workplace isn't that far away from your home.

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NO, we don't mean you should be dirty. We simply mean to say, don't take a bath every day. A day or two without a bath won't harm you, but it will certainly do a lot of good for our planet. Water saved is the planet saved.

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This is one of the best things you can do. Why? Because it will do you good, too. Volunteer to join other tasks. If you have time, you can plant trees, clean a park or simply come up with ways you can preserve mother Earth.

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This is one of the most common things that people can do at home, that is, turn off their lights. However, this isn't something you should do just for a day. Save energy by turning off all electricity points whenever they are not in use.

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Do something every day that will improve your surroundings and contribute to making the planet a better place to live in. Always remember that every step counts.

请从A~F选项中选出与各个情景相符合的选项(有—项多余)。

A. B.