One day as I was sitting in a coffee shop, I noticed a girl working on her laptop. Two people (A) passed by and accidentally knocked over her drink. To avoid the embarrassment (困窘), the girl pretended (假装) that (B) ______ had happened and continued working on her computer.
This reminded me that both in China and Britain, when something strange happens around you or when you are in an embarrassing situation, (C) people tend (倾向于) to use this commonway to not catch other people’s attention.
A lot of the time,Britons use self—depreciating humor (自嘲式的幽默).This is a well-known British characteristic. Forexample, imagine walking (D) ______ your friends and you fallover. Your friend may just say (E) “旅途愉快!” Or you may just laugh about how clumsy (笨拙的) you are. For many Britons, making fun of yourself is a way of showing your strength of character.
Also, British are considerate when it comes to embarrassing others. For example, students (F) usually have a birthday party every year. So during the school day, a student will give out invitations to the class. If one person doesn’t get an invitation, but the rest of the class does, he or she will feel embarrassed. To avoid it, it’s common for students to even invite people who aren’t (G) their friends.写出文中划线部分(A)和(F)的同义词或近义词：______ ______
在文中(B)和(D)的空白处填入适当的单词： ______ ______
将文中划线部分(C)改写为:people tend to use thiscommon way ______ ______ other people won’t notice it.
将文中划线部分(E)译成英语：______
文中划线部分(G)指代的是：______
Helen Keller lived in the U.S.A. She was a great woman.
When Helen was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, “ She is better, but now she can’t see or can’t hear.” Her mother and father were very sad.
After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak with other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn’t understand anything.
Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college(大学).
Helen was very famous. She helped many blind(盲) and deaf(聋) people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.
Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear.Helen Keller got very sick when ____________
| A．She was a baby | B．She went to college |
| C．Her teacher came to her home | D．She was very old |
__________taught Helen Keller her first word.
| A．Her mother | B．Her teacher | C．Her father | D．The doctor |
Helen Keller was famous because ___________
| A．She was an American. |
| B．She traveled around the world |
| C．Ser teacher taught her many things |
| D．She learned to read and write and helped many people in the world |
The world remembers Helen Keller today because ____
| A．She was very bright. | B．She was blind and deaf. |
| C．She was a brave and wonderful person. | D．She went to college. |
Helen Keller was blind and deaf, but _______
| A．She found a way to understand the world |
| B．Her mother and father didn’t feel sad. |
| C．She found a way to travel around the world. |
| D．She found out how people became blind and deaf. |
九年级体育中考即将到来，学生Tom, Jenny, Mary, Sally和Jack在体育方面有着各自不同的问题，请为他们选择合适的建议，将序号（A-E）填入题的空格中。
It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn’t accepted* by all people.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and math need not be taught in details*, either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities*. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements* of human. Education is to make a man have a better life. Educated people are expected *to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and most of all take an interest in the world.
I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.People with little education usually .
| A．spend a long time in school |
| B．have a good chance to get a job |
| C．spend the best years to choose jobs |
| D．have fewer chances to get a good job |
The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “ ” in Chinese.
| A．圆满的 | B．崭新的 | C．公平的 | D．全面的 |
It is expected that educated people will be able to .
| A．accept education as a way of living |
| B．take an interest in the whole world |
| C．develop their abilities to make plays |
| D．learn subjects like language and math |
The passage mainly tells us that .
| A．education should make a man improve |
| B．people can get education in a short time |
| C．people should be able to get better paying jobs |
| D．all subjects are so important for a way of living |
Born as the only child in the family, I am the “king” of the family. My parents are both businessmen and they come home every two weeks. Because they don’t spend much time with me, they always feel guilty* and will buy me many expensive things and let me do whatever I want. My grandparents never let me do any chores because they want me to do my schoolwork.
I used to take everything for granted*. I never said “thank you” to people. As time went by, I found that my classmates didn’t like me and my best friends left me. one day, I asked Leo, who used to be one of my best friends. He said that I was selfish, rude* and bad-tempered*. “No one wants to make friends with a person who always receives but never gives anything!” he said. I was shocked* at his words. “Oh, no! Please don’t leave me. I need friends! I will be lonely and unhappy without friends!” I locked myself up in the room and cried. “I want my friends back. But how?”
Then I noticed that all the popular kids in the class friendly to others. They always smile and say “thank you” to others. They do whatever they can to help when others are in trouble. Other kids like them and always play with them. “I need to change! I will get my friends back,” I said to myself. From then on, I started to change myself. I learned to say “thank you” to others. I smiled and volunteered to help other kids. I tried to be as nice as I could. Gradually, I found that other kids liked to talk with me and they would ask me to play with them and even told me their secrets. My friends came back to me again.
Now I have more friends than I used to do and I am happier than I used to be.What’s the boy’s life like at home?
| A．His parents spend much time with him. |
| B．He has to do lots of housework. |
| C．He can do what he wants to do. |
| D．He does much more homework than other kids. |
What did the boy do to change himself?
| A．He learned to say “thank you”. |
| B．He always smiled at others. |
| C．He helped others as much as he could. |
| D．All of the above. |
The underlined word “gradually” means ___________.
| A．To begin with | B．Sometimes | C．In a word | D．Slowly |
What can we infer(推断)from the passage?
| A．To make more friends, you need to try to please them. |
| B．A person who always received but never gives can still have many friends. |
| C．The boy lost his friends at first because he didn’t like them. |
| D．To be a nicer and better person, we need to make some changes. |
Singapore: A Fine City
Singapore welcomes tourists. When you come to visit Singapore, please keep the laws of this country. Here are some points that you must remember.
SMOKING: Cigarette smoking is a danger to health. It is not allowed in lifts, cinemas, theaters, all government offices and on buses. If you break it, you have to pay fines of up to $ 1,000. LITTER: Singapore is the Garden City of Asia---clean and green. Dropping litter in public places is not allowed. You can be fined up to $ 500 for dropping litter ---even if it only a piece of waste paper or a cigarette end.
EATING OR DRINKING: In Singapore, when you take a subway or a bus, you are not supposed to eat or drink anything, or you'll be fined up to $ 500.
RIDING: When you ride a bike across an underpass(地下通道), please push your bike across the underpass, or you have to pay $ 1,000 for riding your bike.
JAYWALKING*: You must always use the pedestrian(步行者, 徒步的)crossing. You can be fined $ 50 for crossing the street less than 50 meters from a crossing. These laws are also for children who are old enough to be in the street on their own. The underlined word "fine" in the passage means ________.
| A．好 | B．罚款 | C．晴朗 | D．健康 |
When you come to visit Singapore，you should remember to ___________.
| A．go shopping | B．keep the law of this country |
| C．go sightseeing | D．visit some fantastic sights |
Singapore is a city with _________ according to the passage.
| A．cigarettes | B．green plants | C．litter | D．bikes |
What will happen if you drop a piece of waste paper in Singapore?
| A．You have to pick it up. |
| B．You have to sweep the street. |
| C．You will be fined up to$500 |
| D．You will be told not to do it again. |
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