四川省成都市武侯区 2023-2024学年上学期九年级期末考试英语试卷

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A卷（共100分）
第一部分 听力（共30小题；计30分）
一、听句子，根据所听到的内容选择正确答语。每小题念两遍。（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）
( ) 1. A. Yu’re helpful!B. N way.C. Yu’re welcme.
( ) 2. A. N prblem.B. I disagree.C. It’s never ppular.
( ) 3. A. It’s a pity!B. Thank yu!C. I’m srry!
( ) 4. A. That’s true.B. Over here.C. The schl has t have rules.
( ) 5. A. This way, mm.B. Sure, yu can.C. See yu there!
二、听句子，选择与所听句子内容相符的图片。每小题念两遍。（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）
6. ______7. ______8. ______9. ______10. ______
三、听对话，根据对话内容及问题选择正确答案。每小题念两遍。（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
( ) 11. A. Peter.B. Alice.C. Mike.
( ) 12. A. In Thailand.B. In Japan.C. In China.
( ) 13. A. Lisa.B. Jack.C. Bb.
( ) 14. A. Make mistakes.B. Push himself harder.C. Keep n learning.
( ) 15. A. B. C.
( ) 16. A. Mther and sn.B. Dctr and patient.C. Friends.
( ) 17. A. Shake hands.B. Hug.C. Bw.
( ) 18. A. It’s 6:30 p.m.B. It’s 7:00 p.m.C. It’s 7:30 p.m.
( ) 19. A. Abut 61 years ag.B. Abut 161 years ag.C. Abut 261 years ag.
( ) 20. A. Their favrite animal.B. Sleep pressure.C. An entertainment plan.
四、听短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。短文念两遍。（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）
( ) 21. What des the J. K. Rwling legend(传奇) begin with?
A. A delightful children’s bk.B. Hllywd histry.C. A self-made billinaire(亿万富翁).
( ) 22. What des 69 mean in the passage?
A. Bks.B. Languages.C. Cuntries.
( ) 23. What is “The Deathly Hallws”?
A. The first chapter.B. The fastest selling bk.C. A mvie in Hllywd.
( ) 24. Hw many parts des her empire(帝国) span(包括)?
A. One.B. Tw.C. Three.
( ) 25. What might the passage be?
A. A mvie review.B. Main idea f a nvel.C. A well-knwn persn intrductin.
五、听短文，根据短文内容完成图表中所缺信息。短文念三遍。（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）
第二部分 基础知识运用（共30小题；计40分）
六、选择填空（共15小题；计20分）
A. 从以下各题的 A、B、C 三个选项中选择最佳选项。（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
( ) 31. There is ______ undergrund parking lt near Xinglng Lake Park.
A. aB. /C. an
( ) 32. ______ f my sister and I can swim. We knw nthing abut it and we’ll learn it this summer.
A. NeitherB. EitherC. Nne
( ) 33. We all went t Wuhu Temple ______ Tm last weekend. He was ill in bed at hme.
A. exceptB. besidesC. like
( ) 34. The sign means that we ______ walk there.
A. mustB. can’tC. might
( ) 35. I’ll tell yu the result f the speech cntest as sn as it cmes ut. Just be ______.
A. activeB. energeticC. patient
( ) 36. Life was a little hard ______ my grandmther was yung, just because there were nt many mdern inventins.
A. althughB. unlessC. when
( ) 37. The actr ______ plays the imprtant rle f Jia Ting has gt mre attentin in the play New Dragn Gate Inn(新龙门客栈).
A. whseB. whichC. wh
( ) 38. The car ______ hit the ld man walking n the street. Drivers are suppsed t drive carefully.
A. nearlyB. nrmallyC. especially
( ) 39. This famus saying “When I walk alng with tw thers, they may serve me as my teachers.” tells us ______.
A. whm we can teachB. that we can learn frm different persns
C. what we said in public
( ) 40. 2023 Wrld Rbt Cnference ______ in Beijing last August, which became the largest in histry.
A. is heldB. was heldC. will be held
B.补全对话 根据对话内容，从右边方框中选出适当的选项补全对话。（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）
A: Laura, cme in, please. Wuld yu like t try sme tea?
B: Thanks. 41 Is it a kind f green tea?
A: Yes. It’s called Lngjing Tea.
B: Lngjing Tea? 42
A: Near the West Lake in Hangzhu, Zhejiang Prvince.
B: Hangzhu? I knw this place. 43 D yu like it?
A: I’m deeply interested in silk. It feels sft and smth. 44
B: That’s true. Oh, if yu want t learn mre abut silk, yu can g t China Natinal Silk Museum in Hangzhu. 45
A: Really? That must be very interesting.
七、完形填空阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题；计20分。A篇每小题2分，计10分；B篇每小题1分，计10分）
A
Guinness Wrld Recrds Day falls n Nvember 16 this year. The day is t 46 all the wrld recrds set s far and encurage peple t keep breaking recrds. Over the years, sme “strange” recrds have been set. Here are 47 f them.
◎The mst tilet seats brken by the head in ne minute.
Usually, peple dn’t want their 48 r muths near a tilet seat. But in 2007, Kevin Shelley f the U.S. set this recrd by breaking 46 wden tilet seats with his head in ne minute.
◎The fastest time t make three ballns break with the back.
This recrd, f curse, 49 yu t be very flexible(灵活). In June 2020, Vaishnavi S f India brke three ballns in 6.84 secnds with just her back. She is a yga(瑜伽) lver.
◎The mst T-shirts taken ff while heading a sccer ball.
The recrd is 22 T-shirts and is held by Marcel Ribeir. This man is frm 50 , a neighbring cuntry f the U.S. Clearly, he is gd at bth playing sccer and taking his clthes ff quickly.
( ) 46. A. hnrB. suppseC. create
( ) 47. A. twB. threeC. fur
( ) 48. A. elbwsB. heelsC. nses
( ) 49. A. rdersB. requiresC. hates
( ) 50. A. BrazilB. FranceC. Mexic
B
Tw years ag, my husband and I tk an amazing trip t India. While in Rajasthan, we went n a 51 in a natinal park, hping t see the famus Indian tiger with ur wn eyes.
There were 52 f us in ur pen jeep: a driver, a guide, my husband, myself and anther cuple. But we didn’t see any tiger after ne hur’s driving. On ur way back, we kept lking in all directins. I almst wanted t 53 . But suddenly, while we were parked n a dirt rad, I saw a huge tiger walking 54 ur jeep. It was less than twenty meters away. I didn’t understand why 55 said r did anything abut it. Fr abut ten secnds, I kept silent, trying t wrk ut 56 it was real. Were the thers nt able t see it? Or was I dreaming? I began t 57 myself. But the tiger was getting 58 . I decided t get everyne’s attentin. “Hell! Big tiger at 59 ’clck!” I shuted and pinted straight ahead.
Suddenly, the thers turned frm all directins. The big cat was s scary! That was quite a(n) 60 fr me!
( ) 51. A. safariB. huntC. picnic
( ) 52. A. 5B. 6C. 7
( ) 53. A. give upB. drp byC. lay ut
( ) 54. A. pastB. twardsC. thrugh
( ) 55. A. smebdyB. everybdyC. nbdy
( ) 56. A. ifB. whenC. where
( ) 57. A. treatB. intrduceC. dubt
( ) 58. A. clserB. inC. back
( ) 59. A. threeB. sixC. twelve
( ) 60. A. traditinB. experienceC. task
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；计30分）
八、阅读下面短文， 根据短文内容判断句子正误。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）
D yu like listening t pp music? The questin asked at the beginning culd be “D yu knw why many pp sngs are abut 3 minutes lng?”
This can date back t the early 20th century. At that time, shellac recrds(虫胶唱片) first appeared. Usually a recrd culd hld up t five minutes f music n each f its tw sides.
The late 1940s saw the birth f the smaller, cheaper vinyl recrd(黑胶唱片). It culd hld nly three minutes f music n each side.
Later, tapes appeared in 1964 and CDs in 1976. But three-minute pp sngs weren’t ut f fashin(时尚). Radi statins culd fit mre advertisements int a prgram if the sngs stayed shrt. Tday, mst peple listen t pp sngs nline. The success f a sng is nw less abut its sales and mre abut its number f plays. As a result, many sngwriters fill their recrds with shrt sngs. They want mre sngs t be played each time.
The Develpment f Music Technlgy
( ) 61. Shellac recrds first appeared in the early 20th century.
( ) 62. A vinyl recrd culd hld 10 minutes f music n tw sides.
( ) 63. The lnger the sng is, the mre advertisements culd be fitted int a prgram.
( ) 64. The iPd appeared abut 25 years later than the CD.
( ) 65. The timeline shws us where Music Technlgy was develped.
九、阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳选项。（共10小题；每小题2分，计20分）
A
Ancient(古代的) artists mved mre than 1,000 big stne statues(雕塑) acrss Easter Island with n machines t help them. The largest statue weighed 82 tns.
These statues were built at least 800 years ag by the Rapa Nui peple n Easter Island, in the Suth Pacific Ocean. Once they were finished, the stnes had t be mved as far as 11 miles frm their quarry(采石场) int place. Ancient peple had n metal tls r wheels t get the wrk dne. Their methd was a mystery until 2012, when researchers built a replica(复制品) t slve the mystery.
The scientists shwed that just 18 persns with three strng rpes culd have mved the statue. In this way pulling ne statue at a time, they culd have “walked” the statues n their large, runded bases.
Since the islanders didn’t write dwn their skill, scientists can’t be sure this is the methd. But it’s the mst likely answer. The ld legend says “The statues walked int place”. Maybe that was the truth!
( ) 66. Where is Easter Island?
A. In the Suth Pacific Ocean.B. In England.C. On a large, rund base.
( ) 67. Hw many persns did the scientists ask t mve the statue?
A. 12.B. 18.C. 800.
( ) 68. Which questin is answered in the passage?
A. Hw much did the largest statue weigh?
B. Wh was the king f the Rapa Nui islanders?
C. Why did ancient peple sell the statues?
( ) 69. What’s the best title f the passage?
A. Wh started the ld legend?B. Hw the Rapa Nui peple lived?
C. Stne-cld mystery slved?
( ) 70. Where may we read this passage?
A. In a ntice.B. On a website.C. In a dictinary.
B
( ) 71. What can be filled in “ ▲ ” f Passage a t make a prper headline?
A. Excited and CheerfulB. Beautiful and SmthC. Sad but Hpeful
( ) 72. Which f the fllwing matches with the meaning f the wrd “giant” in Passage b?
( ) 73. Whm des “Greatest Wrks f Art” belng t?
A. Ed Sheeran.B. A Dutch artist.C. Jay Chu.
( ) 74. Match passages with the tpics: ①Musicians ②Inventins. Which f the fllwing is RIGHT?
A. ①—ab; ②—cd.B. ①—ad; ②—bc.C. ①—ac; ②—bd.
( ) 75. In which clumn f a newspaper can we find the fur passages abve?
A. Magic Wrld.B. China’s Gt Talent.C. Technlgy Shines.
B卷（共50分）
一、补全单词 根据首字母及句意写出完整单词。（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）
1. The sprts star Deniss shared running vides t inspire peple t exercise and pass psitive (积极的) e______ t thers.
2. David agreed with my s______ that we shuld change the date f the party.
3. Sichuan pera was first p______ in Ming dynasty in Sichuan and later develped int a ppular art frm in China.
4. The US singer Taylr Swift truly has m______ talent. A university in Belgium even starts a new class t study her sngs.
5. Life is full f chices and we need t make decisins w______ t shape ur lives.
二、完成对话 在空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词（含缩写词）。（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
G — GinaJ — Jasn
J: Hell, Gina! What did yu d last weekend?
G: Hell, Jasn. I watched an ld mvie called The Silk Rad n TV with my grandpa. His favrite kind is 1 mvies which are abut peple and events in histry.
J: Sunds interesting and educatinal. Please tell me mre.
G: The Silk Rad lng ag jined Asian, African and 2 cuntries. It cvered ver 7,000 kilmeters, 3 ut frm China t Italy. It’s said that Rmans lst their war against their 4 and travelled t the ancient Chinese village f Liqian. Sme f them 5 Chinese wmen and the legend f the blnde-haired, blue-eyed villages f China was started.
J: Thanks a lt. It’s new fr me. And I als learned in a dcumentary that mummies(木乃伊) have 6 in the dry Tarim Basin f western China fr abut 3800 years. The mummies wear clthes made f materials 7 by the West. Wh these peple are and hw they gt there are a mystery!
G: The Silk Rad truly allwed peple frm many different cultures and cuntries t mix.
J: I truly agree with yu, Gina! Oh, my 8 is t make a kite with my sister at my huse this Sunday afternn. Wuld yu like t cme?
G: Sure, that’s my favrite. Kites have enjyed high 9 in China since ver 2,000 years ag. Many peple like flying kites. Mst f them are made f bamb and paper.
J: Yes, but this time we decide t use silk 10 . See yu this Sunday afternn!
G: Hw special! See yu.
三、短文填空 从下面方框中选出10个单词，将其正确形式填入短文，使短文意思正确通顺（每词限用一次）。（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
The famus pem by Wang Wei talks abut the traditinal Chinese festival — Chngyang. Once there lived a mnster(怪物) wh made peple 2 . A brave yung man, Heng Jing, decided t kill him. On the ninth day f the ninth lunar mnth, he 3 the peple frm his village up a muntain. He asked them all t carry zhuyu and drink sme chrysanthemum wine 4 themselves. Then he fught with the mnster and killed him. The whle village was saved. And that is why tday the festival 5 with muntain climbing, zhuyu and chrysanthemum wine.
The stry als has t d with the traditinal Chinese idea f yin and yang. 6 is a yang number and s is a time f heat and strength. But t much yang can be dangerus. The zhuyu and chrysanthemum can make yin medicines.
Since 1989, Chngyang has been named. “Elders’ Day”— a day t shw admiratin fr ur lder peple and wish them a lng life. This is because the 7 f “jiu” in Chinese als means “lng”. Family members g with their lder 8 t climb a muntain, r enjy the beautiful flwers in a park.
In Hng Kng, peple make the day a secnd Qingming Festival. They visit their ancestrs’ 9 places and clean them. The 10 ideas f the Chngyang Festival are respect(尊重), balance, health and lve.
四、阅读表达（共10小题；计10分）
A. 补全短文 根据短文内容，从短文后的A~F选项中，选出5个适当的选项补全短文。（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）
The Yi peple mainly live in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhu and Guangxi. They believe in respect fr ancestrs and als fr nature. 1 The wmen make the beautiful clthes themselves. And it can take up tw years t make.
2 They grw tea, rice and vegetables in villages. They lve wine. When they ffer wine t guests they have a way f drinking called zhuanzhuanjiu. 3 The ldest drinks first. They pass the bwl t their left, and everyne drinks in turn. They eat the meat f the animals they keep. Their culture des nt allw them t eat the meat f dgs, hrses, r snakes. They ck their meat with lts f salt and make delicius sups frm wild plants and leaves. 4 They carry many dishes in their hands and n their heads and dance while they serve the fd. They never drp any dish!
The Yi are a kind and friendly peple wh live in peace with their neighbrs. 5
B. 完成图表 根据短文内容，完成图表中所缺信息。（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）
A 2023 survey reprted nly abut 55% parents let their children (aged 7-12) decide what t wear. Parents ften want t be part f hw their children dress s that it is acceptable and crrect fr their age, weather and the activity.
Parents have mre experience. It is part f their jb like making sure their children eat healthily. If parents did nt help children chse clthes, they might wear things that dn’t make sense, like flip-flps in the rain. What’s mre, in a special situatin, it can be necessary t dress in a certain way t shw respect. Chsing clthes can be a jint(共同的) effrt: children say what they prefer but parents have the final say.
As children get lder, they develp strnger pinins f hw they want t dress. That’s why the survey als shwed mst children start saying “N” t parents’ clthing chices at abut the age f seven. Sme yung peple dn’t care hw they dress; sme want t express their styles r dress like peple they admire. Parents dn’t always understand what children like r knw what ppular styles are.
Chsing their wn clthes can be fun and creative, and allws them t express themselves and develp a persnal style. It is an imprtant step t becme independent and can build self-cnfidence. Fr sme children, clthing is a way f shwing belnging t a certain grup. Besides, if children chse their wn clthes, they’re mre likely t wear them, which means fewer arguments and less wasted mney. And it is better fr the parents and envirnment, t.
五、书面表达（计15分）
假如你是李华，你校在寒假期间将举行题为“畅游成都·体验文化”的英语小报展，并评出十佳作品。请根据以下内容，结合你的感受，完成小报文字内容参评。
注意：
1. 须全面反映图文信息；
2. 文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称；
3. 词数100左右。
参考词汇：
畅游成都·体验文化 Travel Chengdu·Experience culture
世界科幻大会 WSFS (Wrld Science Fictin Cnventin)
口号 slgan
注解：dg rbt (握手、舞蹈、作揖)
参考答案及评分标准
A卷（第26~30题为主观题，其余均为客观题。满分100分）
第一部分 听力测试（共30小题；计30分）
1-5 CBBAB6-10 CBDEA11-15 AABCB16-20 CAABC21-25 ABBCC
26. Tipping culture / cultures27. the U.K. / Britain28. Reasns29. 230
30. China; Japan
注：每小题1分。
第二部分 基础知识运用（共30小题；计40分）
31-35 CAABC36-40 CCABB41-45 CABDE
46-50 ABCBC51-55 ABABC56-60 ACACB
注：41~50题，每小题2分。其余每小题1分。
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；计30分）
61-65 ABBAB66-70 ABACB71-75 CACBA
注：61~75题，每小题2分。
B卷（答案均写在答题卡上相应位置）
一、补全单词（共5小题：每小题1分，.计5分）
1. energy2. suggestin / suggestins3. perfrmed / played / presented4. musical
5. wisely
二、完成对话（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
1. histrical / dcumentary2. Eurpean3. spreading4. enemy / enemies5. married
6. lain / been / stayed / remained7. influenced / invented / created8. plan9. ppularity10. instead
三、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）
1. but2. sick3. led4. t prtect5. is cnnected / has been cnnected
6. Nine7. prnunciatin8. relatives9. burial10. central
四、阅读表达（共10小题；计10分）
A.补全短文（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）1-5 EACFD
B.完成图表（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）
6. figures7. With parents’ help / With the help f parents8. likes9. relatinships / relatins
10. envirnmental pllutin
五、书面表达（计15分）
(一) 总则
1.本题总分为15分，按所给内容要点和行文评分。
2.评分时应注意两个方面：内容要点完整；语义正确，行文流畅。
(二) 要点内容、行文认定及分值
内容要点认定及分值：
1. 开头: 主题及总说（4样），共1分；
2. 美食名称及制作，共2分；
3. 音乐：歌手、歌曲、喜爱的原因各1分，共3分；
4. 传统文化：竹编样式1分，用处1分，共2分；(样式与用处需要与图片信息一致；
如不一致但是表达无误得一半的分）
5. 现代成都：科幻大会时间、口号、吸引点(机器狗三个活动需写全）各1分，共3分；
6. 结尾：感受1分(感受写在开头，同时文章有结尾得1分）
行文认定及分值
1. 文章结构完整，句式多样，衔接自然（3分）；
2. 文章结构较完整，句式较多样，衔接较自然（2分）；
3. 行文影响达意（1分）。
（三）扣分参考依据：
1.单词拼写错误，语法错误，每4处扣1分；
2.书写潦草凌乱、以至于影响阅卷的，酌情扣卷面分1分。
Sample:
My hmetwn Chengdu is a wnderful city.
The delicius dish hui gu ru is lved by many and easy t cl. First, bil the meat in water. Then fry the meat in il with vegetables. A traditinal art frm bamb weaving has a lng histry. Sme lk like animals sme are made int bwls and baskets. Peple use them t carry things when g shpping. A singer Zha Lei has a famus sng Chengdu. I lve it because I like sngs that are sft and mving. The 2023 WSFS was held frm Oct. 18 t 22. The theme is the era f symbisis and many peple were attracted by the rbt dg because it just acted like a real ne.
I lve Chengdu and welcme t Chengdu!
听力原文：
听力原文
一、听句子，根据所听到的内容选择正确答语。每小题念两遍。
1. Thanks fr yur advice n learning chemistry.
2. I think the zipper is the mst useful inventin.
3. What beautiful paper cuttings they are.
4. It’s interesting t see hw peple have changed.
5. Mm, can I g t the shpping center with Jhn?
二、听句子，选择与所听句子内容相符的图片。每小题念两遍。
6. It’s a gd way fr Nina t study English by watching English cartns.
7. Culd yu please tell me hw I can get t the z?
8. I lve the cake which was made by my mm.
9. A UFO landed in my garden and an aim tk sme f my flwers.
10. Tm used t be afraid f snakes, but nw he isn’t afraid anymre.
三、听对话，根据对话内容及问题选择正确答案。每小题念两遍。
11. W: Hey, Peter. Whse bike is it? Culd it be Bb’s?
M: Hi, Alice. It can’t be his. I saw Bb get ut f a taxi at the schl gate this mrning. It might be Mike’s, but I am nt sure.
Q: Wh saw Bb get ut f a taxi this mrning?
12. M: The earrings lk nice. Are they made f silver?
W: Yes, they were made in Thailand. I bught them in Japan last mnth, and I will send them t my friend Lily wh lives in China.
Q: Where were the earrings made?
13. M: Did yu make the kite by yurself, Lisa?
W: N, my brther Jack did. In fact, I can’t make a kite. Hw abut yu, Bb?
M: I can’t either. Maybe we can ask Jack t teach us.
Q: Wh can make a kite?
14. W: Hi Sam. I hear yu failed yesterday’s English exam.
M: That’s true, Lucy. I made many mistakes in reading and writing parts. What shuld I d?
W: Dn’t push yurself t hard. Keep trying and yur English will be imprved.
Q: What des Lucy want Sam t d?
15. W: I’m new here. Culd yu please tell me mre abut this neighbrhd?
M: Sure. On Center Street, yu can find a bkstre with many gd bks and magazines. A bank is next t the bkstre. Yu can get mney in there.
W: I saw a tall building ppsite t the bkstre. What’s that?
M: It’s a library.
Q: Which map is pssibly right fr the neighbrhd?
16. M: Emmy, is that yu?
W: Yes, it is. It’s Bb. I haven’t seen yu since we finished primary schl. It’s fur years.
M: I remember that yu used t have blnde here.
W: Nw I think black hair is mre beautiful and yu use t wear glasses.
Q: What might be the tw speakers’ relatinship?
17. M: What are yu suppsed t d when yu meet smene fr the first time in America, Lily?
W: We are suppsed t shake hands when we meet fr the first time. Fr friends, we hug. Hw abut in yur cuntry, Satu?
M: We bw.
Q: In America, what is Lily suppsed t d when she meets smene fr the first time?
18. M: Hurry up, Mlly, r we’ll miss the beginning f the cncert.
W: Relax, Tny. The cncert will begin at 7:30 p.m. There is still an hur.
M: But it will take abut half an hur t get there, and the traffic is heavy.
W: Fine. I’ll be quick.
Q: What time is it nw?
19. M: The new taste f ptat chips is s amazing. D yu want t try?
W: Sure, thanks. D yu knw ptat chips were invented by accident?
M: N. Tell me abut it.
W: They were invented by a ck called Gerge Crum in 1863.
Q: When were ptat chips invented?
20. M: Hi Anne. Wuld yu like t watch the mvie Kung Fu Panda at my hme?
W: Sure, David. I like mvies which can cheer me up these days. I’m under t much study pressure. S when is it?
M: At 9 a.m. n Sunday.
Q: What are they mainly talking abut?
四、听短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。短文念两遍。
The J.K. Rlling’s legend begins with a delightful children’s bk abut an rphan by wizard with a lightning-shaped scar, a by with a magical destiny, a destiny shared by his creatr. J.K. Rlling is the first self-made billinaire authr in histry, selling mre than fur hundred millin bks, captivating readers in 69 languages and tw hundred cuntries arund the wrld.
Harry’s final chapter The Deathly Hallws is the fastest-selling bk f all time. N wnder she’s credited with ding mre fr literacy than anyne else n the planet. Fr empire spans, mvies, merchandise, and even an amusement park. The Harry Ptter Blckbusters are the highest-grssing mvie franchise in Hllywd histry, breaking in 5.3 billin dllars and still cunting.
五、听短文，根据短文内容完成图表中所缺信息。短文念三遍。
Three persns were sitting arund a table in a restaurant in Brazil. Hw much d yu think each f them tipped? The Englishman asked, “It’s cmmn t tip ten percent, right?” The American cried, “Oh, I was planning t leave twenty percent.” The Chinese wman asked, “What’s a tip?”
Althugh it is nt a traditin t tip in China, tipping is a big deal in the United States. There, it is cmmn t tip abut fifteen t twenty percent f the bill. Usually peple give tips t a waiter r a waitress.
The US tps the list f tipping. Waiters and waitresses are expecting t get fifteen t twenty percent f the bill. S if yu rder ne hundred dllars in fd, yu are expected t pay yur waiter at least fifteen dllars, making yur payment ne hundred and fifteen dllars in all.
Why is this? Many waiters and waitresses get the lwest paid and tips make up fr that. Sme states pay their service nly 2.13 dllars per hur.
It is nt just fr waiters either. Htel wrkers, hairdressers and taxi drivers als expect tips. Tipping is als ppular in sme Sutheast Asian cuntries like Indnesia and Thailand. Hwever, in Japan, there is a n-tipping culture. If yu try t give a waiter r waitress mney, yu may actually upset him r her.
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* It is cmmn t tip 10 percent f the bill.
In the U.S.
* Peple give tips t waiters, waitresses, htel wrkers, hairdressers and taxi drivers.
*If yu rder $200 in fd, yur payment will be at least $ 29 in all.
* Servers get the lwest paid.
* Sme states pay their servers nly $2.13 per hur.
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* It is als ppular in Indnesia and Thailand.
* There is a n-tipping culture in bth 30 and 30 .
A. Where is it prduced?
B. It’s als famus fr silk.
C. Mm, the tea smells nice.
D. And it can be made int wnderful things.
E. Yu can find ut hw silk is made in the museum.
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Ed Sheeran’s New Album: ▲
ED SHEERAN is back with his sixth album(音乐专辑) called Subtract n May 5, 2023.
Last year, his best friend passed away, his wife gt sick when she was having a baby and Ed himself gt int truble at wrk. That was his darkest perid.
The musician said, “Althugh yu may find my new album a little sad, I just want t tell peple that if we can get thrugh this dark perid, then we can get thrugh anything and there’s much t expect.”
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A Wind Walker
What is this giant? Des it lk like a big animal frm a mvie? A Dutch artist made it frm PVC pipes(管子), wd and ther materials. It can walk n the beach with the help f the wind and even change its directin. It brings tgether art and science. What a smart design!
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A “Transfrmer” in Real Life
Nw we have a real “transfrmer(变形金刚)” called Origaker. With a bdy and fur legs, it can walk like different kinds f animals. This ability helps it ut f difficulties when mving ver different surfaces. Isn’t it amazing? There will be mre rbts like Origaker in the future.
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Jay’s Lve fr Art
Jay Chu is an Asian best-knwn musician. He has pened a shw, Art Encunters with Jay, in Shanghai recently. Wrks f ver 20 artists are being shwn. Jay Chu gt his ideas fr his pp sngs frm many f the pieces. Last year, his first album in six years, Greatest Wrks f Art, came ut.
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As a lnely stranger in a freign land,
At every hliday my hmesickness rises,
Far away, I knw my brthers have reached the peak(高峰),
They are wearing the zhuyu, 1 ne is nt present(出席).
A. The Yi are mstly farmers and live in villages.
B. Trch(火把) Festival is really a traditinal Yi festival.
C. Everyne sits in a circle. The wine is served in a large rund bwl.
D. They especially lve t receive neighbrs and ffer them fd and wine.
E. Their clthes are very clrful and thick t prtect them frm the cld muntain winds.
F. As with serving wine, meat and tea, there is a special Yi way f serving fd called tiacai.
A survey: Shuld parents decide their children’s clthes?
Facts and 6. ______ frm the survey:
*Abut 55% children (aged 7-12) can decide what t wear.
*Children (at 7) start saying “N” t parents’ clthing chices.
Prs: Parents have mre experience t decide
Reasns:
*It’s their duty.
*Withut parents’ help, children might wear things that dn’t make sense.
*7. ______, children can dress in a certain way t shw respect.
Advantages: Be acceptable fr their age, weather and the activity.
Cns: Children develp strnger pinins f hw t dress
Reasns:
*Dn’t care hw t dress and want t express their styles.
*Parents misunderstand children’s 8. _____ and what ppular styles are.
Advantages:
*Be fun, creative and independent.
*Build self-cnfidence and shw belnging.
*Mean better 9. _____ between parents and children, less wasted mney and less 10. _____.