浙江省舟山市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中模拟练习

When I was young, my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness. Since then I have always tried to help people in 1.

One hot summer afternoon, I was2 down the highway to New York when another car suddenly 3into my lane(车道). My car was in the far right lane, so it ran onto the roadside. As a(n) 4 driver, I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident.

I was5 with that driver, but I thought that he just did not pay attention to the lane change, and he6 did not do that on purpose. The car ran away 7 after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a while, I came around a curve(弯道) and found the 8 car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked9. As there was no telephone nearby and the nearest services were twenty miles away, I decided to 10 and see what the problem was.

The man's car had a flat tire(瘪胎). Although he had another tire, he had nothing to work with. I decided to 11 him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later, I 12 the work. I was hot and tired, but I really felt 13 after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier14 my car run off the road.

You can really enjoyed great15from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.

When winter comes, it seems that everyone looks forward to seeing snow. How much do you know about snow? Let's learn some fun facts about it!

Can plants talk? Modern research has found that they do communicate with each other.

It has been known for some time that plants use special smells to communicate with each other. This happens when a plant gets hurt by insects. The plant gives out a special smell from the leaves that are being eaten. This is like a warning or a call for help. When another plant gets the smell, it starts to give out its own. Some of these smells drive insects away. Others make the wasps（黄蜂）come! The wasps kill the insects that are eating the plants. Scientists hope to learn more about the plant warning, so that we can use it to grow more fruit and vegetables.

More surprisingly, plants also use sound to communicate. People can't hear these sounds, but plants are making them. Some plants， such as fruit and vegetables， make noises with their roots （根）. Some trees make noises when there is not enough water.

Most surprisingly of all, plants have an amazing way of communication that can connect nearly every plant in a forest. Scientists call this "wood wide web". The wood wide web is connected underground by fungi （霉菌）. It connects the roots of different plants to each other. It is in some ways similar to the Internet we use. UJsing the wood wide web, plants can share information and even food with each other. However, it may lead to bad results. Plants may use it to steal food from each other, or spread smells to kill or hurt other plants. Perhaps one day scientists will learn how to create a "firewall" to help stop such hurt within the wood wide web.

Scientists are learning more about the secret ways in which plants talk to each other. Maybe one day we will know enough about plant communication to be able to "talk" with them ourselves.

Everyone faces difficulties in their life. Daniel Kish was born with a special eye illness and lost his eyesight when he was only 14 months old.

Soon after, however, he started to do an amazing thing. He learned to make clicks (咔哒声) with his tongue (舌头) to help him move around. Kish now moves about using sonar (唢呐). He is so good at it that he can ride a bicycle by himself on public roads. And he started the organization World Access for the Blind (WAFTB) in 2000, teaching others how to use sonar. In the interview with National Geographic, he explains how the sonar works.

"When I make a click sound，it produces sound waves. These waves reflect (反射) off surfaces around and return to my ears. My brain then deals with the sound and turns it into pictures in my mind. Each click is like a camera flash, which helps me make a 3-D picture of my surroundings for hundreds of feet. It's like having a conversation with the environment."

Kish feels it is exciting to ride a bike using sonar, although he needs to click twice a sound, much more than he usually does. "It may sound a bit dangerous to move around the world in this way," he says. "But most people in the world live in fear of things that they imagine. I love hiking and mountain-biking. I go almost everywhere. And I've never had an accident and hurt myself."

He is happy to be able to help more blind children to improve their life. "We've served over 10,000 students in nearly 40 countries," he tells the reporter. "Many students are surprised how quickly results come. Seeing isn't in the eyes. It's in the mind."

Before you read this story, let's take a look at a sentence in Chinese, "研表究明，汉字序顺并不定一影阅响读。" Did you notice that some of the characters in this sentence are in the wrong order? You might not realize it, but your brain can read and understand most sentences, even when the words are in the wrong order.

This may have something to do with psychology, according to Chen Qingrong from Nanjing Normal University.

When we're first learning how to read, we read word by word. But after we become more experienced, we read in full phrases and even sentences. People can read five to six words at one time, Chen told the Yangtse Evening Post. Also, as experienced readers, we take the things we're familiar with for granted. We don't pay much attention to small details, such as word order.

Therefore, when we read the sentence at the beginning of this article, the content was familiar to us. So we read it the way we think it should be in our memory, with all the words in the right order. This is like when we see a person with long hair, we assume (认为) the person is a girl without taking a closer look according to Chen.

This can be also seen in many other languages, such as English. Read the following sentence, "This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe."

It is believed that humans remember the meanings of words mostly by their shape and layout, rather than the order of the letters, Matt Davis of Cambridge University told the Independent.

However, we cannot read scrambled (乱序的) sentences as quickly and efficiently as we read the normal text, according to Daily Telegraph.

I am a student of a secondary school. Our school life is very i! My friends and I s hard at school. And we are good at lessons. We have a lot of time for our h. My classmates all want to join d clubs. Nick doesn't want to join the Art Club. He doesn't like drawing b it is too difficult for him. Nick likes p computer games. Mike loves s. He wants to join the football team. They p playing it every Monday at three thirty. I want to join the Music Club because I like l to music with my friends. The Music Club meets on Tuesdays at 3:15. My classmates and I are a very happy at school!

Two students  （ ask） to meet their teacher at the end of a forest. There were two paths. One was short and easy，and  other full of fallen trees. One student chose the easy one. He felt he was clever as he walked through without difficulty. He finished first and felt proud of himself. The second student chose to take time to jump over every fallen tree in his path. After arriving at the finish line，he felt tired and regretted  （ choose） that path. The teacher nodded and smiled at them both. He asked them to get a prize by a river in three days. 

 the students arrived，they were  （ surprise） to hear that they  （ need） to jump over a river which was a few meters wide. The teacher said， "Everything that you have done until now should have prepared you for this moment. This is a jump  will lead you to greatness. " The first student walked away  （ immediate），as he knew that he hadn't prepared well enough for the jump. The second student looked at his teacher，ashamed  his former （先前的） regret. He knew now by choosing to deal with challenges，not to avoid them，he was ready to make the jump. He ran towards the river and launched  （ he） into the air. And he made it!

    Artist for the Animals

    Twelve-year-old Bria Neff loves art and animals. So she puts the two together by painting pictures of animals that are endangered. With her mom's help, she sells the paintings to raise money for groups that protect animals and their living places. We asked Bria about her work.

    When I was eight, I joined in an art competition run by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. I found out that there are thousands of endangered animals, and I wanted to help. Since I love to draw, I thought I could use my talents to introduce endangered animals.

    I paint animals that really touch me. I research them and read about them and study their living habits. Sometimes, after researching them, I put their names into a box and just pick one to paint.

    I complete a painting in one to two weeks. I start by looking up lots of pictures of the animal in its living places. That gives me great ideas.

    Knowing that I'm making a difference for animals and their living places and that I have encouraged others to do the same.

    I want to tell them that it doesn't matter how old you are. Do something you love, and you can make a difference. We just need to work together and believe we can do great things.

1）描述一件你与父母发生矛盾或有不同意见的事情;2）在与父母发生矛盾或有不同意见时，应该如何做;3）告诉你的朋友要懂得尊重父母，学会感恩。

要求:1. 词数70词左右，开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。2. 短文应包含所提供的全部信息并作适当的想象和发挥。

参考词汇∶communicate with, instead of, respect（尊重）, thankful 

Dear Peter,

Hello! I am sorry to hear that you argued with your parents. I also had such experiences. 

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Looking forward to your good news. 

Yours, LiHua