One day I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.
“Mom, come here! There's a lady here like my ______！” The mother ran to her son, then she turned to me and said sorry.
I ______， “It's okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I'm Darry Kramer. How are you？”
The boy looked at me from head to toe. Then he asked, “Are you a little mommy？”
“Yes, I have a son，” I answered.
“______ are you so little？” he asked.
“It's the way I was born，” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any bigger.” ______ I answered his questions, I shook the boy's hand, and left.
My life as a little person is filled ______ stories like that. I talk to children and explain why I look different from ______ mothers. I was born a dwarf(侏儒). I am very short and stand 114 cm tall. However, I did all the things other ______ did when I was growing up. I didn't realize(意识到) how ______ I was until I started school. New students would always stare(盯着看) at me as I tried to ______ the school bus stairs(阶梯). Some kids even laughed at me. Then I began to ______ the first day of school each year.
I'm 37 now, and the stares have not changed when I grow older. People are still ______ when they see me driving.
______， I learned to smile and accept the fact that I would be noticed my whole life.
I try to keep a ______ attitude(态度). When people are rude, I remind myself, “Look what else I have—a great family, nice friends.”
I enjoy ______ the children's questions. It's their questions that make my life special. My ______ is that people will respect(尊重) the different persons around them, whatever size they come in, and treat them in a friendly way.
1.A. face B. size C. friend D. aunt
2.A. smiled B. cried C. shouted D. refused
3.A. Where B. When C. Why D. How
4.A. Because B. Though C. Before D. After
5.A. in B. for C. of D. with
6.A. their B. her C. my D. our
7.A. mothers B. teachers C. kids D. parents
8.A. strong B. short C. thin D. fat
9.A. climb B. accept C. follow D. find
10.A. like B. trust C. notice D. hate
11.A. sad B. surprised C. worried D. bored
12.A. Finally B. Unluckily C. Suddenly D. Certainly
13.A. bad B. serious C. right D. upset
14.A. solving B. answering C. making D. asking
15.A. reason B. trouble C. hope D. message
书面表达
假设你是九年级1班的班长，班级上周举行了“成长的烦恼”主题班会，同学们进行了积极的讨论。请你根据以下提示，写一篇文章总结讨论的内容。
| At school | At home |
Worries | can’t get on well with classmates, not have good grades, more press | be strict with us, not allow us to chat or play games on the Internet |
Ways | often chat with classmates, take part in more activities, relax, ask the teacher and classmate for help if necessary | respect parents, often talk with parents, understand each other |
Conclusion | We think |
注意：1．短文须包括以上内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
2．不要标题； 100词左右。开头已写好，不计入总词数。
Recently our class has talked about “Growing pains” of students, and the main ways to deal with the problems as follows．
根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限一词。
Colours can i 1.our moods．For example, blue has a way of creating a peaceful and c2. feeling．That's b 3.blue can slow the pulse and lower the body temperature．
A large n 4. of people choose blue or green as their favourite colour．Green represents n5. ,good luck or springtime in many people’s minds．Having some greenery in each room of a house is a good w 6.to make the atmosphere(空气) a little more relaxing．
Red is a colour that draws attention．It's considered the warmest colour and often c7. feelings of passion and love．But, too much red can e8.make people angry．Don’t use too much red inside yourhome, especially in the living room．If you love red, consider some red touches like a red lamp．
Choose the colour w9. if you want a room to look clean and peaceful．White creates feelings of youth, purity and simplicity．However, a white room can easily r10.people of hospitals．Add touches of other colours, here and there, when going with a mostly white room．
阅读下面短文，根据提问回答下面的问题。
Chris is not a traditional explorer(探险者)—he usually works in an office for a large organization．Yet his job can sometimes be just as exciting and dangerous as being an explorer．
Chris works for MSF, an organization also known as Doctors Without Borders (无国界医生)．MSF sends trained doctors all over the world to help people after a war or a disaster．Chris is a doctor from France who has travelled to many places to organize programmes that help people．
At the moment, there are over 27,000 trained medical staff taking part in MSF projects and tasks．The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999．All kinds of doctors can volunteer for MSF．They need to be prepared to go almost anywhere in the world and, of course, they should expect difficult conditions．Doctors with experience in tropical(热带的) diseases are especially useful because most of MSF’s work is in Africa．When MSF accepts a doctor for a task, he has to go for at least six months．When doctors have completed a few tasks, they might be sent on an emergency task following a disaster, such as an earthquake．
But why would a doctor leave a comfortable life and a good salary to join MSF? According to Chris, the experience you gain is a great help in your career．Besides, just like the explorers of the past, you need to keep an open mind and learn to mix well with the people you meet．Most importantly, at the end of each task, you have made a real difference to people’s lives．
1.When does MSF send trained doctors all over the world to help people? (no more than 6 words)
2.How many trained medical staff are taking part in MSF projects and tasks now?
3.What kind of doctors are greatly needed in Africa?(no more than 6 words)
4.According to Chris, what is the most important after finishing a task of MSF?
5.Why is a MSF doctor’s job exciting and dangerous? (请自拟一句话作答)
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Many people have a fear of public speaking．According to a study, it has an influence on 3 in every 4 people．This fact is surprising and worrying, as most jobs require some speaking ability．The following will help you to make a speech better．
Write note cards．Write main ideas on your cards．Don’t write details．Put in some fun facts, questions and other activities on the cards to share with the class．Don’t look at your note cards for a long time while speaking．If necessary, you’re only going to want to have a quick look at the card for information, not read every last word．
Smile at your class．When it comes to speaking, there’s nothing that draws your class into your speech better than a good old-fashioned smile．Be happy, because you’re about to teach your class something they didn’t know before．Studies have shown that smiles are infectious (有感染力的)．That means once you smile, it’s hard for everyone else not to smile．So if you want your speech to go off well．That’ll make everyone smile and maybe those smiles will make you actually smile．
Make eye contact．Nothing is more boring than listening to a speaker who looks at the floor or note cards．Relax．Your class is made up of your friends and you talk to them all the time．Talk the same way now．Have a look at every person in the classroom at least once．That way, everyone will feel like you’re communicating with them．Also, you’ll look like you know what you’re talking about．
Use hand motions．Move your hands along as you talk, using them to express your key points and keep the class interested．It will also lead your nervous energy into a better place．
Title | 1.to make a speech better | |
Facts | Speaking ability is very2.for most jobs． However, about three quarters of people are 3.to speak in public． | |
Tips | 1．Write note cards． | Write main ideas 4.of details． 5. some fun facts, questions and other activities with the class． Don’t look at the cards for long．Only have a 6. look． |
2．Smile at your class． | Be 7. and smile at the class, and they will bring smiles to you too． | |
3．Make eye contact． | Talk the same way as usual． Don’t 8. down at the floor or note cards but communicate with your class with your eyes． | |
4．Use hand motions． | 9. hands along while talking is powerful． It’s a good idea to keep the class more interested． It also makes you feel less 10.． |
On June 26, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told the world that they could now read the whole “map” of the human body: DNA．DNA is something that everybody has, and it tells the body what to do．DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father, because we get some of their DNA to make our own．
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time．In 1860, Gregor Mendel discovered a special reason why we look the same as other people in our family．It is because of small things named “genes” in our body．In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick made another discovery and found out that those small parts are real messages written in the DNA with a special language．
In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Mattaei found a message in DNA showing how DNA tells the cell (细胞) to build its parts．Scientists have now found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do．By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help save more people from several illnesses．
Most people hope that this will help make better medicine and help sick people．Other people worry that when people begin to know more words and find out lots of other information, we might use it in a wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people from getting jobs．Man will have to meet a lot of trouble if DNA technology (技术) isn’t limited in use．
1.When did we first know why we look like other people in our family?
A. In 1860． B. In 1953． C. In 1961． D. In 2000．
2.What does the underlined word “genes” mean in the passage?
A. The “map” of DNA． B. A special language．
C. Small parts of DNA． D. Several illnesses．
3.What did the two scientists first discover in 1961?
A. The “map” of DNA． B. A new illness．
C. The language of DNA． D. A message of DNA．
4.What can we do if we understand some “words” of the language inside the body?
A. Make people get new jobs． B. Make medicine for new illnesses．
C. Make maps of human． D. Make people less attractive．
5.What do people think about DNA technology?
A. It can cause good or bad results． B. It can cause good results．
C. It can cause good results but won’t work． D. It can cause only bad results．
