Respecting(尊敬) older people is a tradition in China. That’s because the Chinese know that older people have knowledge and experience that young people can learn. There are many ways in which Chinese people express their respect. When an older person enters a room, everyone stands up. People are introduced from the oldest to the youngest. When we present a book to an older person, both hands are used. Young people always offer their seats to older people on a crowded(擁擠的) subway or bus.

In Western countries, however, older people seldom think they are old. They are called “seniors” instead of “old people”. They’d rather do everything themselves. Even after retirement(退休)they take up hobbies, part-time jobs and new activities to keep their bodies working well. But of course among westerners older people are respected, too. Usually, seniors don’t have to buy tickets for trains and buses. They are given discount(打折) in stores and restaurants.

But western seniors don’t often live with their children alone. For holidays, the families usually meet at their grandparents’ home, and a great smile and a warm hug for their parents are enough for grown children to show their respect.

【1】When is the Double Ninth Festival?

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【2】What can the young learn from older people?

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【3】How many ways in which Chinese people express their respect are mentioned?

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【4】Can seniors in western countries take the train for free?

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【5】How do western grown children show their respect?

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★Have some topics ready to start a conversation.

Say something about the weather or the place you’re in. Talk about the weekend we all have something to say about.

★Make the conversation interesting

Read the latest news. Read restaurant and movie reviews. Find out about the popular music or what’s new in fashion or sports.

★Be a good listener.

Keep eye contact（眼神交流）and say, “Yes,” “Hmm,” “Uh-huh,” “Right,” and “I know.” And say, “Really? That’s interesting.” It encourages people to talk.

★Don’t be boring.

Don’t just say, “Yes” or “No” when you answer a question. Give some interesting information, too.

★Don’t talk all the time.

Ask, “How about you?” and show you are interested in the other person, too. People love to talk about themselves!

★Ask information questions.

Ask questions like “What do you do in your free time?” or “What kind of food do you like?” Use follow-up questions to keep the conversation going. But don’t ask too many questions, or it will be an interrogation!

★Be positive

Those Negative comments can sound impolite. And if you don’t want to answer a personal question, simply say, “Oh, I’m not sure I can answer that,” or “I’d rather not say.”

★Smile!

Everyone loves a smile. Just be relaxed, smile, and be yourself.

【1】You should ____ if you want to start a conversation.

A.show you are interested in the other person

B.smile while answering a personal question

C.try to be a good listener

D.find out some topics to talk about

【2】What should you say if you don’t want to answer a personal question according to the passage?

A.How about youB.Oh, I am not sure I can answer that

C.What kind of food do you like?D.What do you do in your free time

【3】The underlined word “interrogation” means “_______”in Chinese.

A.閑聊B.審問(wèn)C.機(jī)會(huì)D.悲觀

【4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Don’t ask questions when you talk to someone

B.Keep talking all the time

C.The negative comments also sound polite in the talk

D.Keep eye contact when you are talking to someone.

【5】The passage is mainly about _______.

A.how to improve our conversation skills

B.how to be polite in the conversation

C.how to keep conversation going

D.how to find out interesting topics

International Day for Protecting Consumers’ Rights

Began:1983

Date: March 15 each year

The International Day for Protecting Consumers’ Rights aims to pay special attention to the consumers and remind consumers of their rights（權(quán)利）.

The consumers’ rights are legal(合法的） and protected by laws. A consumer shall have the right to get information relating to consumption(消費(fèi)) and the protection of the rights and interests of consumers. And the whole society shall bear responsibility for the protection of consumers’ legal rights and interests.

There is no doubt that fake(假冒的) and unqualified(不合格的）products are extremely harmful. They endanger people’s health and even threaten people’s lives. So as consumers, we need to protect our rights. When we find the products are fake, we have the right to ask for compensation(賠償).

Protection for Consumers:

*Every year, the “3.15 ” evening party hosted by CCTV unveils(揭幕) some illegal companies and fake products, in order to raise the consumers’ awareness to protect their own rights.

*If consumers find the shops are cheating, they can call 12315 to protect their rights.

Several strong measures should be adopted to fight against fake and unqualified products. On the one hand ,those who make bad products must be seriously punished by the laws. On the other hand, consumers should learn to know differences between true and false.

If you want to learn more about it, please go through: https://baike.so.com/doc/2403769-2541438.html.

【1】March 15 as the International Day for _____ is known all over the world.

A.Consumers’ RightsB.Teachers’ Rights

C.Workers’ RightsD.Doctors’ Rights

【2】What is the purpose of the “3.15” evening party?

A.To entertain the consumers.

B.To raise the consumers’ awareness of protecting their own rights.

C.To unveil some illegal companies and fake products.

D.To punish the illegal companies.

【3】When consumers find the products are fake, they have the right to ______.

A.take them homeB.give them to others

C.ask for compensationD.keep silent

【4】If consumers find the shops are cheating them, they can call______.

A.120B.119C.124D.12315

【5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Consumers should learn to know whether the products are good or not.

B.Fake and unqualified products have few disadvantages.

C.Only companies bear responsibility for the protection of consumers’ legal rights and interests.

D.Those who make bad products must be seriously punished by the “3.15”evening party.

An old man and his wife used to live on the second floor. John's father and the old man were ______ friends. Unfortunately, the old man ______ last month. His wife ______ not live alone, so she asked her grandson to live with her.

The grandson became a big problem to all the neighbors, especially to John's family. He is noisy and the walls of the building are ______ thin that every sound from a next-door neighbor can be heard. John often goes to bed at 10 o' clock ______ he has to get up early to catch the first bus, but the young man likes to watch football games late at midnight. Sometimes friends of his visit and ______ make a lot of noise.

That drives John’s family mad!

John's mother had no choice but to tell the old woman about the problem ______.She felt very sorry and promised to make her grandson ______ quiet. From then on，the noise stopped.

John’s mother made some cookies to thank the old woman. “Thank you very much for asking your grandson not to watch football games at midnight，"she said. “Oh, I forgot ______him about that! "the old woman replied. “Maybe that's just because Portugal（葡萄牙）lost the game. His dream is to be a football star like Cristiano Ronaldo.”

【1】A.onB.withC.forD.at

【2】A.goodB.betterC.wellD.best

【3】A.have diedB.deadC.diedD.dying

【4】A.couldB.shouldC.mustD.need

【5】A.suchB.soC.veryD.much

【6】A.althoughB.becauseC.unlessD.until

【7】A.theyB.themC.theirD.themselves

【8】A.politeB.impoliteC.politelyD.politeness

【9】A.keepsB.keepC.keepingD.to keep

【10】A.tellB.toldC.tellingD.to tell

I’ve been traveling since I was seven years old. For me, to stop traveling would be like taking something 【5】from my soul(靈魂).I can’t live without traveling and I wouldn’t be who I am if I don’t travel. Some people think it’s 【6】to travel after having kids. But in my opinion, when people become parents, it doesn’t mean they couldn’t travel any more. My children have been traveling since they were three weeks old.

Bringing a new life into the world comes with many responsibilities(責(zé)任)and I’d love to be a good mother. One of my duties is to educate my children. I’m 【7】thankful that my parents took me on family trips when I was young. I’ve learned that 【8】outside world is more colorful than the little one I was living in. Of course, I want to pass these travel 【9】on to my children.

I value the memories I have traveling with my children. I’m sure they will always 【10】them in their lives.

參考詞匯：感覺(jué)有壓力feel stressed；處理deal with；開(kāi)朗cheerful

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（1）不得使用真實(shí)的姓名和校名。

（2）短文包含以上所有信息，可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使內(nèi)容充實(shí)，行文連貫。

（3）字跡工整，語(yǔ)言精練，表達(dá)準(zhǔn)確，條理清楚。

（4）詞數(shù)不少于80詞。（短文的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）

Dear Tom,

How is everything going? This year I’m in Grade 9. _________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Lei

Although she loved her own family, she dreamed all day about ________ wonderful and exciting it must be to live in that golden house.

She eventually (終于) ________ an age, where she could play outside of her garden. She asked her mother if she could go for a bike ride outside the gate of her home. Her mother finally ________ her to go. The little girl rode her bike until she got to the gate of the golden house.

As she leaned her ________ against the gatepost, she focused on the path that led to the house and then looked at the house itself. However, she felt a bit ________. All the windows were actually plain (普通的) and rather dirty.

She was so sad that she didn’t try to go any further. Heartbroken, she got on her bike again. As she ________, she saw a sight that amazed her. She could see a small house on ________ side of the valley. Its windows glistened (閃耀) as the sun shone on her little home.

She realized that she had been living in her own ________ house all along. Everything she dreamed of was right there in front of her eyes!

【1】A.houseB.parkC.roomD.garden

【2】A.windowsB.keysC.roofsD.doors

【3】A.whyB.whatC.howD.whether

【4】A.reachedB.gotC.arrivedD.became

【5】A.droveB.allowedC.ledD.organized

【6】A.bikeB.carC.dreamD.window

【7】A.happyB.disappointedC.excitedD.afraid

【8】A.lifted upB.looked upC.turned upD.dressed up

【9】A.anotherB.otherC.the otherD.others

【10】A.shabbyB.warmC.smallD.golden

Archimedes thought about the p【3】 while a servant (仆人) poured some water into a bath for him. Archimedes got in the bath and some water came out of it, onto the floor. Archimedes was very e【4】. “That’s it!” shouted Archimedes to the servant. “If we put an object (物品) in a pot full of water, some of the water will come out. The object displaces (取代) the water. A b【5】 object will displace a lot of water. A small object will displace a l【6】 water.”

Archimedes went to the palace to weigh the crown. It w【7】 one kilogram. He put the crown in a pot of water. Five centimetres of water came out. He then put one kilogram of gold in a【8】 pot of water. Three centimetres of water came out of this pot. Archimedes said to King Hiero, “Silver made the crown bigger. That is why the crown displaces m【9】 water. So, the crown is not made entirely of gold; it is made of both gold and silver.”

King Hiero was very a【10】 when he heard this, and he sent the crown-maker to prison.

A. Well, can you swim?

B. What club do you want to join?

C. You don’t need to.

D. Which of these do you like best?

E. No, I can’t.

F. Yes, I can.

G. Welcome to our club.

A: Excuse me, I want to join a club.

B: 【1】

A: I don’t know. What kind of clubs do you have?

B: Quite many: the art club, the music club, the chess club, the English club, the swimming club and the running club. 【2】

A: I’ve no idea.

B: Well, do you like to paint?

A: No, I don’t.

B: Can you play chess?

A: 【3】

B: Do you want to make some friends and talk with them in English?

A: I want to make more friends，but I don’t want to speak English out of class.

B: 【4】

A: No, I can’t. I don’t like water.

B: OK. You can join the running club.

A: Why? I’m not good at running.

B: 【5】 The running club is for people like you who do not want to join the other clubs.