浙江省温州市重点中学2023-2024学年九年级下学期开学考...

Andy and Karan were good friends, Andy was always ahead of Karan in all fields, Karan tried to do better than Andy each time but never1 .

One day when Karan returned home, he was feeling2 . His mother asked, "Why do you look upset?" Karan replied, "It's all because of Andy,3 , he got higher marks than me. And no mater how hard I try, he is always ahead of me."

His mother questioned, "Are you jealous(嫉妒的) of Andy?" "No, Why would I be jealous of him? He is my friend." His mother said, "When people praise Andy, you don't like it. When he4 , you feel happy. You keep seeing negative qualities in him. Do you feel all of this?" Karan was shocked5 what he heard. And he thought it was6 . His mother continued, "I have a great solution for you to deal with jealous. Instead of being jealous, you should focus your7 on appreciating the positive qualities in Andy."

Positives qualities? In Andy? I cannot find even a single positive quality in him," His mother asked, "You can't or you don't want to find it?" Karan looked down8 . His mother said, "OK. Tell me9 you start preparing for an exam." Karan replied, "A week before. His mother asked, "And Andy?" Karan thought and said, "He studies daily. He lists all the schoolwork that he has to do. He always10 his timetable." His mother said, "This shows that he has good management skills and he is11 ." Karan nodded, He felt ashamed. From that day on, he began to12 Andy's good qualities.

Very soon, he also became hard-working like Andy, In the following exam, Andy again stood first13 Karan came second. But this time Karan was not jealous at all. He was happy to see his own14 .

When we heartily appreciate the positive qualities in others, those qualities will also begin to develop in15 . It's necessary for everyone to learn it.

"Do you know Macao was never my real name. I have been away for too long, mother..."

Song of Seven Sons-Macao,was written by Wen Yiduo in 1925, is still in the hearts of Macao's teenagers today. The Basic Law of Macao Special Administrative Region came out in 1993 and to work on Dec, 20, 1999, as Macao returned to China. From then on, it gas become much easier to build a closer relationship with their motherland.

Chan U, an 18-year-old, is studying at the University of Macao. She said, "travelling to the Chinese mainland has become easier. Visits to Zhuhai have become a part of the daily life of some people." Kun Lot U, 25, studies at the South China University of Technology. She said, "Many local people go to Zhuhai to buy vegetables as they are fresher and cheaper than those in local markets. Young people often go to Zhuhai to play jubensha, a role-playing game."

The number of trips out of Macao in January was 2.23 million, and most of them went to the Chinese mainland. Cities like Chongqing, Changsha and Hangzhou are popular places for young people, according to Chan. Guangdong is also a good choice since the language and food are similar.

"Young people in Macao care a lot about what's happening on the mainland," said Kun, "Like the young people on the mainland, they also use apps from the mainland to know the hot issues (话题). They have learned many mainland Internet catchphrases (流行语). I know about the most popular ones such as ‘yyds', andthey make us understand more about people and life on the mainland."

More than half of the people in Macao use online shopping apps from the mainland. Kun said that it's because they can find almost everything they need at good prices on the apps. The products are first shipped to a collection station in Macao. It usually takes about three to seven days for local people to get the product. "The connection between Macao and the motherland is getting stronger and stronger," said Chan.

Many scientists believe our love of sugar may actually be an addiction (上瘾). When we eat or drink sugary foods, the sugar goes into our blood and influences the parts of our brain that make us feel good. Then the good feeling goes away, leaving us wanting more. All tasty foods do this, but sugar has an especially strong influence. In this way, it is an addictive drug(药) that doctors suggest we should all cut down on.

"It seems like every time I study an illness and follow a way to the cause, I find my way back to sugar," says scientist Richard Johnson, One-third of adults worldwide have high blood pressure, and up to 347 million have diabetes(糖尿病). Why? "Sugar, we believe, is one of the causes, if not the major(主要) cause," says Johnson.

Our bodies are designed to live on very little sugar. Early humans often had very little food, so our bodies learned to be very experienced in storing sugar as fat. In this way, we had energy stored for when there was no food. But today, most people have more than enough. So the very thing that once saved us may now be killing us.

So what is the solution? It's clear that we need to eat less sugar. The trouble is, in today's work, it's not easy to avoid. From breakfast cereals(谷物) to after-dinner desserts(甜点), our foods are increasingly filled with it. Some producer even use sugar to replace taste in foods that are advertised as low in fat. So while the foods appear to be healthier, plenty of sugar are often added.

A horse fair is an interesting place. There were young horses from the country, little little Welsh ponies and many beautiful horses too. But there were also a lot of poor, thin horses, tired from hard work. I was very sad to see them.

At the horse fair there was a man with a gentle voice and kind grey eyes. He offered 23 pounds for me, but they refused. Then a man with a very loud voice came. I was afraid he was going to buy me, but he walked off. Then the grey-eyed man came back again and said: "I'll give 24 for him."

"Done," said the salesman. "He's a quality horse and if you want him for cab (出租马车) work, he's abargain."

Half an hour later we set off for London, along country roads, until we came to that great city. There were streets to the right, and streets to the left. We went into one of the small streets, and then into a very narrow street, with small, old houses.

My owner stopped at a house. The door opened, and a woman, a little girl and boy, came out.

"Is he gentle, father?"

"Yes, Dolly, as gentle as a kitten; you can pat him."

Dolly, the little girl, patted my shoulder without fear. It felt so good! They led me into a comfortable, clean stable, and after a delicious meal I lay down to sleep, thinking, "I'm going to very happy here."

My new owner's name was Jerry. His wife was called Polly and they had two children, Harry and Dolly. The next morning they came to see me. I loved it when they patted me and spoke in gentle voices.

"Let's call him ‘Jack', after the old horse, shall we, Harry?" said Dolly.

"Yes, let's," said Harry.

The first week of my life as Jack, the London cab horse was very hard. The noise and the people and the traffic on the streets scared me. But Jerry was a very good driver, and that helped a lot. Jerry soon found that I was ready to work hard and do my best, and he didn't whip (鞭打) me.

He kept us very clean, and gave us as much food as we wanted. But the best thing was that we had Sundays off.

Few things are as wonderful as visiting a beautiful natural place. But there should be rules to keep people from accidentally harming nature. The following rules encourage people to both enjoy, and protect the great outdoors.

 This means more than just deciding which day to go. Check the weather forecast, choose what clothing to wear, and think about a water supply.

 Never leave rubbish behind, such as your food bags or leftovers, What you take in, take out. 

Build your fire in a right place. Check the conditions of the area before going there. Also, never build a fire when it's too dry or windy.

You should stay at least 100 meters away from wildlife. Getting too close could be dangerous. Don't feed animals anything. Human food isn't good for them, and becoming comfortable with humans is dangerous for them. They may forget how to survive in the wild or become less afraid of humans

Don't make loud noises or play loud music when you're in natural environments. It annoys other people. Don't travel in large groups as it makes it troublesome. For people to move around.

Following these rules can help everyone share the outdoors comfortably. We all need to take care of earth we know and love.

It was a warm spring day, Chen Beier, a TV host from Hong Kong, was on her way to a small Atule'er in Sichuan. The small village sits on a cliff eight (百). People could only get up to it by climbing a 2, 556-step metal ladder. Chen Beier was making a program about it.

In(十月), 2021, Chen reached an important goal. It had done away with extreme poverty. Many people outside couldn't believe it. After all, China has a large number of poor villages. In order to find out the(真相) show it to people, Chen set out to make No Poverty Land.

It was(困难的) to finish the trip. When she was halfway up the ladder to Atul'er, for example, Chen felt so tired that she could(几乎不)go any further. She was also afraid of heights. Some people(建议) her to give up on the climb. But the woman set her(牙齿) and continued her climb. This metal ladder, in fact, is only six years old. Before it was built, it wasn't(方便的) to climb the mountain and villagers used a ladder made of with plants. The government (政府) also built houses for the villagers at the foot of the mountain.(通过) the programNo Poverty Land, people can easily see how life in poor places of China has been improved.

China has changed (改变) a lot, but some people just find it hard to believe. Now, Chen has shown us what we can do about that: Don't just tell people about the great changes, show them(无论何时) you can.

Beth Jones was only eight years old when she first tried to play drums. This was during a lunchtime music club at school, which she only went to because it was snowing(heavy). Of all the musical instruments, the drums were (interesting) to Beth. She thought it was cool that there were many different shapes and sizes of drums, and she wanted to hit (they), to see what they sounded like.

Now Beth is thirteen and gives concerts around the country. She also has her own YouTube Channel and(get) over a million hits a year. What's amazing is that Beth hasn't ever been todrum lesson. "You can learn anything on the Internet, 7I've never felt is was important for me to take classes," explains Beth.

Giving concerts wasn't easy for Beth in the beginning because usually she only played drums alone in fer bedroom when she came homeschool. At her first concert, she played a band with many other(player). She could fell hundreds of pairs of eyes looking at her, and that made her feel afraid.

So, does Beth enjoyed being famous now? "I didn't plan(be)famous," she says. "All I want is to show othersI enjoy doing. I don't think I'm someone special. I just want everyone have a great time at my concerts.

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