It was a summer afternoon in the countryside. Wan Bo, a university student, was painting while his classmate Tang Qi was making a wooden box by the river. A little riding on a rocking horse caught their eye by chance. It brought them back to their childhood, warm and happy.
“Why not try to make one by ourselves?” said Wan Bo. “You are good at making things and I am interested in painting.”
“Actions speak louder than words,” Tang Qi said. Then, the two young men began to collect some information about it. During those days, watching videos about caring(雕刻) and shaping wood into horse shapes on the Internet became an important part of their life.
Several months later, a wooden rocking horse appeared. They felt so excited that they put the picture of it on the Internet right away. To their surprise, it attracted lots of people’s attention and some even hoped to order one. The two young men thought it might be a good chance. They sent some forms to the customers to make a survey. According to the result, they made each customer a special rocking horse. These horses were quite different from those produced in other factories, and they soon became popular among the customers.
In the first year of their new hobby, Wan and Tang made thirteen rocking horses. Sometimes, they also repaired rocking horses for people. They made the old ones look new again. Wan and Tang helped those people bring back many happy memories.
Their hobby has now become a successful and busy business.
1.Was Wan Bo interested in painting?
2.How many rocking horses did they make in the first year of their new hobby?
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3.What did the forms help Wan and Tang to know about?
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4.Do you think it is a good idea to start a business with the hobby like the two young university students? Why or why not?
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一、（2018 • 安徽淮南市九年级上学期期终检测）根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子将对话补充完整。(选项中有两项是多余的)
A. By the way, when is the final?
B. That would be nice!
C. We have just won a game.
D. Thanks, Cindy.
E. What about next Tuesday?
F. Maybe you can talk with your teammates about that.
G. What should I do?
A: Hey, Tony. You look so excited. What’s up?
B: 1. And we will be in the final(决赛).
A: You mean the school soccer games?
B: Yes. It was quite hard for us to beat Class Two.
A: Congratulations to you all!
B: 2. But now I am a little nervous.
A: Take it easy. You should be confident and believe in your team.
B: But sometimes I feel that we don’t work well enough as a team.
A: Teamwork is very important. 3.
B: Sounds good. I’ll do it right away.
A:4.
B: Next Tuesday.
A:5. I will be free then and I can watch the game.
B: See you then. Bye!
A: See you!
A 12-year-old girl from Virginia, US, never thought that a simple message she put online could bring her big problems. She posted the words, “Killing. Meet me in the library Tuesday”, with three emojis(表情符号) of a gun, a knife and a bomb(炸弹) on Instagram, a social media(社交媒体). She was told that she broke the law because of threatening(威胁) her school.
This problem is not far away from us. Not long ago, Ni Hanxiang, a Chinese student at a university in the US, was sent back to China after expressing on social media that he would kill his teachers if he failed to pass his exams.
In China, posting threatening words online is also against the law. In 2013, Wu Hongfei, a singer, got into trouble for saying on weibo that she wanted to blow up a building.
“Threatening happens not only face to face but also through the Internet, social media and the telephone,” said Mr. Cao, a lawyer from Chongqing. “Although the law of China protects people’s right of free speech, it doesn’t include words that threaten others’ lives and national safety.”
“Some people may not mean to threaten. They may just be trying to say “I’m strong”, said Fred Pratt, a lawyer from the US.
The girl’s mother said her daughter was a good kid who had never been in trouble before. Ni Hanxiang also said he didn’t realize that what he put online was so serious.
“But not knowing the law doesn’t mean the law will treat you any differently if you break it,” says David Allen Green, a lawyer from the UK. So, do you think we’d better spend a minute or two thinking about the words or emojis we use on social media before we press “send”?
1.The 12-year-old girl from Virginia put the words “Killing. Meet me in the library Tuesday”, with three emojis ________.
A. in her own diary B. in a letter to her friend
C. on a social media D. on the wall of the library
2.Ni Hanxiang was sent back to China ________.
A. because he broke the US law B. because he wasn’t honest
C. after he killed his teachers D. after he blew up a building
3.From this passage, we can infer(推断) that ________.
A. Fred Pratt thinks some people may not mean to threaten
B. the girl’s mother didn’t think her daughter was a bad child
C. Cheating in an examination at school may get you into trouble
D. Putting threatening words on QQ may bring you problems
4.This passage mainly wants to tell us that _______.
A. we shouldn’t break the US law if we study at a university in the US
B. students and singers shouldn’t post words or emojis on social media
C. students should study hard at school and not use the Internet too much
D. we should be careful when we send words or emojis on social media
During the 2016 Rio Olympics, people were surprised to see the round, purple marks on the body of the famous American swimmer Michael Phelps. What happened to him? In fact, he just visited a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and
had “cupping”(拨火罐).
Massage(按摩) and acupuncture(针灸) are two other important kinds of TCM. Chinese massage can make you relaxed and fresh. In acupuncture, doctors put long needles(针) into the patients’ heads, faces, arms. It takes away pain, though the look is funny.
TCM is an important part of Chinese culture. The earliest medical classic in China, Huangdi’s Classic on Medicine, came out more than 2,000 years ago. The book is about the relationship between man and nature. In Chinese culture, yin and yang are the two parts of nature. Nature keeps balanced(平衡) if yin and yang work well together. The human body needs such a balance, too. TCM helps to do that. Quite specially, for some health problems, a doctor of TCM will not give you medicine. Instead, he may give you just a food plan and right ways to eat.
For example, it is common to eat on the way to school, at our desk, or in front of the TV. But TCM thinks it’s wrong. Here are the correct ways: Sit down to eat. While eating, turn off the TV and get away from the work desk. Eat seasonal foods. Do not miss any of the three meals. Also, get your body moving often, just as the saying goes, “Running water is never stale.”
Nowadays, traditional Chinese medicine is becoming more and more popular around the world. A government report says that people in 183 countries and areas are now using TCM.
1.In the first paragraph, the writer mentioned Michael Phelps __________.
A. to introduce a doctor of TCM B. to give an example of using cupping
C. to introduce the Rio Olympics D. to give an example of a good swimmer
2.About Huangdi’s Classic on Medicine, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. It is the earliest medical classic in China. B. It came out over 2,000 years ago.
C. It is mainly about how to take medicine. D. It is an important book on TCM.
3.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means “__________” in Chinese.
A. 水到渠成 B. 流水不腐 C. 柔情似水 D. 绿水长流
4.If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?
(1=Para.(自然段) 1 ‚2=Para. 2 ƒ3=Para. 3 „4=Para. 4 …5=Para. 5)
A. 1;234;5
B. 12;3;45„
C. 12;34;5‚ƒ„
D. 1;2;345‚ƒ„
1.The readers share their ideas by writing a(n) _________.
A. e-mail B. poem C. note D. report
2.________ thinks home is the best place to read books.
A. Rose B. Emma C. Dick D. Bill
3.Dick enjoys reading in the reading club because he can _________.
A. listen to the sound of rain B. sit on the floor or lie on the sofa
C. talk about books with friends D. watch different people pass by
4.The ideas above are mainly about _________.
A. how to choose books B. when to borrow books
C. where to read books D. which books to buy
Have you ever imagined going to other countries without your paper passport? That will soon come true. And your paper passport will become history. You may use a new kind of passport called “cloud passport” in the future.
It’s reported that Australia will be the first country to use the cloud passport. With the cloud passport, you don’t have to take a paper passport with you all the time. The cloud passport will have your name, photos and other information. And if you go to other countries, you can just check the information on the computer.
When you take a paper passport with you, you might lose it. But with the cloud passport, you don’t have to worry about that.
Do you think the cloud passport it a great idea? Perhaps you will have it in the future, too.
1.You may use a new kind of passport called “______passport” in the future.
A. cloud B. paper C. history D. photo
2.It’s reported that ________ will be the first country to use the new kind of passport.
A. China B. Australia C. America D. England
3.If you have the cloud passport, _________.
A. you can take it with you easily B. you needn’t worry about losing it
C. you can go to Australia freely D. you needn’t go to other countries
