浙江省义乌市北苑中学2021-2022学年九年级下学期英语第一次月考试题

One day, Peter found a treasure map. "Hurray! I'm going to find this treasure and have some adventure!" he said.

Peter 1. He walked and met Lion. "You are 2 and brave," said Peter to Lion. "Will you come with me?" Lion agreed. The forest was dark. Peter was 3 but with Lion by his side, he made it through.

When they reached the mountain, they met Eagle (鹰). "You have excellent4, and can find dangers easily," said Peter to Eagle, "will you come with us? We are 5 a treasure!" Eagle agreed. When Lion fell down, Peter was6enough to help him. Eagle, with his excellent eyes, 7 every step they took.

Soon, they met 8. "Will you join us?" Peter asked Sheep, "and keep us 9when it's cold?" Sheep agreed. When a cold wind came, they 10hugged (拥抱) Sheep who kept them warm.

The four 11 reached the ocean where they met Turtle. "Can you help us cross the water?" Turtle agreed. There was strong wind and the ocean seemed to be very dangerous, 12 Turtle successfully helped them cross the water.

After that, they met Owl. "Congratulations, you have found the treasure." Owl said. "Where is it?" they all answered in 13. "You have overcome many difficulties with friends. You would 14 have done it without one another." They all realized that Owl was right. They had found 15! Indeed, they had found the greatest treasure ever!

Beijing 2022Winter Olympics souvenirs(纪念品) have drawn much attention from collectors around the world, especially the beautiful pins(胸针). They have won high praise for the excellent patterns.

The Beijing Winter Olympics pins connect traditional Chinese culture with modern beauty. It's thought that the style of the countdown souvenir pin collection is really special and romantic. As for the 200-day countdown pin, the pattern features sakura(樱花) on the front and a snowflake on the back, showing how the Beijing 2022Winter Olympics follows the Tokyo 2020Summer Olympics.

  If collectors get all pins in the countdown series, they can piece them together in the shape of a big "0", which means the countdown is over and that the Winter Olympics is going to kick off.

Some limited pins about ancient Chinese stories quickly sold out. The series has put Chinese fairy tales into the pattern, vividly showing the images of Pangu separating the sky from the earth, Jingwei filling up the sea, Chang'e fying to the moon, etc. Only 2,022 sets of the series were produced.

Other pin include traditional games, for example, the ancient Chinese ball game, cuju. Ice play, an old sport in North China, is also shown on a single pin. The ancient style of the pattern can be found in ancient paintings of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

As the host of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Beijing has told its own stories to the world through these colourful pins, created to welcome athletes and audience around the world.