\稂票) to get meat, vegetables and oil. But foreigners had no such tickets, and we could not use cash, either,\Brown said. \Chinese teachers sold their tickets to me, not to make money, just a little kind help to a foreigner\\such festivals as the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Chinese teachers would invite my family to their homes. Even though they were not rich they shared everything with us. Just one year later, I decided to live here forever.‖ Looking back, Brown said-the changes in Xiamen were amazing. \expect that the city changed so fast,\Las Vegas. Over the past ten years, Brown has taken his family traveling across China amazed by the variety of China's natural beauty. but in his eyes, nowhere is more beautiful than his hometown in China-Xiamen. \Said. 88. William Brown moved to Xiamen in 1988.didn’t he? ___________________________________________________________________. 89. What is William Brown ?s job in Xiamen? ___________________________________________________________________. 90. How could people get meat ,vegetables and oil in 1980s in China? ___________________________________________________________________. 91. What made William decide to stay in Xiamen permanently? ___________________________________________________________________. 92. How is the city Xiamen now in William Brown‘s eye? ____________________________________________________________________. 93. What does the author want to tell us through William Brown's story? ____________________________________________________________________. Passage 6. C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通畅，每空限填一词，首字母已给出）：（14分） Nowadays, English learning becomes an essential part among our Chinese students. But how to learn English well is a problem puzzled most of us. Some people suggest that good memory is the most important factor in English learning. While others hold the o___81__ idea. In my opinion, I completely agree with the first view. First, some people have very good memory and can easily learn quite long poems by heart while others can only remember the same things when they have to repeat them again and again. In the same way, a good memory is a help in learning a foreign language. So with a good memory, we can get twice the r___82____ with half the effort in English learning. In contrast, if we don‘t have good memory, we can‘t remember English words and sentences quickly. Then it is much harder for us to learn English well. Language learning is a process of memorizing and forgetting. In order to learn English well, we should memorize the same words and sentences over and over again until we can remember them for a long time. So good memory plays the most important role in learning English. Besides, an a______83____ Greek poet once said,― Memory is the mother of language learning.‖ For an absolutely necessary factor in learning English. W____84___ good memory, hardworking
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seems to be a waste of time in some instances. Good memory means s___85_____ time in English learning. That is to say, in the same time people who have good memory can memorize more words and sentences than those who have bad memory. And people who get good memory can memorize the longer. On the other hand, a___86___ many people claim that interest is the most teacher, it must be recognized that good memory is the most important factor in English learning because even if you like learning English very much, but you get bad memory and can‘t memorize words and sentences well, you still can‘t learn English well. All in all, good memory is the most important factor in English learning. We should exercise more to i____87__ our memory in order to learn English well. By doing so, we will more likely develop an interest in learning English and with the effort we can be a good English learner in the future. Passage 7. C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给) （14分） Most people do not think olives as fruits. In fact, they are. Olive trees are evergreen trees which grow very slowly and r 81 exceed (超过) 15 metres in height. The wood is very hard and heavy. They are known to live for c 82 if they are given proper care. Some olive trees in Asia are said to be more than two thousand years old. Some of us who have seen the green and black olives may have wondered if there are any d 83 between them. Actually, green olives are picked before they are ripe (成熟). They will turn black if they are allowed to ripen on the tree. Green olives are picked at the end of September to about the middle of November and black olives are c 84 from the middle of November to the end of January. Black olives contain more oil than green. Olive oil is made by crushing the fully ripe olives and pressing the oil out from the pulp (果酱). Olive oil is used in cooking many wonderful dishes. The Italians, in particular, are very fond of using olive oil. In a 85 Greece, the Greeks used olive oil instead of water to bathe. They believed that olive oil helped to keep their skin soft w 86 water would dry out their skin. They also used olive oil in their lamps, but these produced a lot of smoke and only a little l 87 . Olive oil isn‘t only delicious – it‘s good for your heart. Eating about two tablespoons of olive oil daily may reduce the risk of heart disease. 一、能力培养 作文 尊敬的那些人！ Topic：How to speak to ________ 面对不同的人应该怎么说话。 例文：
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1. How to speak to a foreigner Striking up a conversation with a total stranger is not an easy task you may encounter, especially when the stranger happens to be a foreigner. However, there are some certain tips to smooth and ease the process. Firstly, a smile would be an ice-breaker. A genuine smile is polite and irresistible to anyone. Since the conversation could start. You can ask him where he is from. Then say something about his countries. And then judging by the progress of your conversation, if you think it is moving along quite well, maybe gently ask them why he came to China. Starting a conversation is not as hard as you imagine. With proper topic and good start, you’re right on track. “如何跟不同身份的人进行沟通”的作文，目的是既可以让学生学会一定的写作技巧，又可以让学生思考如何沟通交流。这种类型的作文重点是要写出沟通的方式，根据学生自己生活中的经验写出合理的沟通方式即可。。。 New Words： strike up 开始 encounter 遇到 happen to be… 碰巧是… smooth and ease 使…平稳、舒适 ice-breaker 打破僵局的东西 genuine 真诚的，坦率的 irresistible 不可抗拒的 judging by 从…判断 progress 进步 moving along quite well 进展顺利 imagine 想象 be right on track 做得对,步入轨道 Sentences: 1.Striking up a conversation with a total stranger is not an easy task you may encounter, especially when the stranger happens to be a foreigner. 2.Starting a conversation is not as hard as you imagine. With proper topic and good start, you’re right on track. 开始一次对话并没有你想象得那么难。当你找到合适的话题，有了良好的开端，对话将轻而易举了 （此句运用了学过的as?as?结构，使文章结构锦上添花。With短语作伴随状语，使得文章句式更加多样化。同学们写作的时候也要学会把学过的短语、句型运用到写作当中，这样会让阅卷老师眼前一亮，会加分很多呦！ ）
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2015学年第二学期期中考试九年级英语试卷
（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）
（本卷有七大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号。所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。）
Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)
I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解) (共30分)
A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) ( 6分)
A B C D
E F G H
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________ 6. ________
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你所听到的对话和问题，选择最恰当的答案) (8分)
7. A) On his way home. B) In his car. C) At home. D) In his office. 8. A) Because she was ill. B) Because she was writing her report. C) Because she was busy. D) Because she didn‘t know it. 9. A) Maths and physics. B) English and Chinese. C) History and maths. D) Physics and history. 10.A) She missed the plane to London. B) She lost her handbag. C) She missed the train to London. D) She lost a big handbag. 11. A) The woman only. B) Only Anna and Karl. C) Anna, Karl and the woman. D) Nobody. 12. A) A quarter. B) One-fifth. C) One-fourth. D) Four-fifths. 13. A) Tuesday morning. B) Friday morning. C) Saturday Morning. D) Sunday morning. 14. A) About two weeks. B) About three weeks. C) About four weeks. D) About five weeks.
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示) (6分)
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15. The world championship (锦标赛）was held in Austria in 2007. 16. Michael Phelps won 7 gold medals at Beijing Olympics. 17. Only his tall and wild body makes his dream come true. 18. He succeeded because he put his mind into swimming. 19. Phelps trains every day except on Christmas Day.
20. From Phelps‘ experiences, we know that nothing is impossible.
D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文填空，完成下列句子。每空格限填一词) (10分) 21.Sleep is important for things to _______ ________ into the brain. 22.If you are trying to remember a _________ _________ within 30 minutes, a good night‘s sleep is necessary.
23.The research showed that the act of sleep was important for people to ___________ __________ things.
24.One in five people says that not enough sleep will affect their __________ _________.
25. If volunteers in an experiment were allowed to sleep __________ __________, they found it easier to finish the memory work.
Part 2 Phonetics , Grammar and Vocabulary (第二部分 语音、语法和词汇)
II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (共20分)
26.Nodding head means ―yes‖ in our country. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence? A) / mi:ns / B) / mi:nz / C) / mi:?s / D) / mi:?z / 27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation with others? A) They saved that wounded solider. B) They lacked much money. C) He asked me to help his sister. D) He jumped highest in his class. 28. Hans is ________ honest. He is often praised by his teachers and friends.
A) a A) ideas A) neither A) in A) There A) three hundred A) amazing
35. Eric completed the science test ________ in our class. A) more quickly
B) most quickly
C) the quickest
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B) an B) photos B) both B) by B) It
B) three hundreds B) clearly
C) the C) information C) none C) of C) This C) hundred of C) amusing
D) / D) stories D) all D) with D) That
D) three hundred of D) well
29. They got much important ________ for their survey from those new books.
30. I saw several mobile phones in the school‘s Lost and Found Office , but ________ of them belonged to me. 31. We were asked to check the answers ________ discussing with each other. 32. ________ is difficult for us two to work out the maths problem in five minutes. 33. Over ________ students in our school like surfing on the Internet. 34. His joke sounded ________, and it made all the people there laugh a lot.
D) quicker