广东省广州市白云区2018届九年级上学期英语期末教学质量检测试卷

    During my second year of nursing school，our teacher gave us a test.I was a hard﹣working student and I did well1all the subjects.I finished the questions 2until I read the last one，"What is the first name of  the woman3cleans the school？"

    Of course this was only a joke.I saw4 cleaning woman every day.She is short and about 60 years old.

    She has dark hair.5 how would I know her name？I have never talked with her before.In fact，I've never even thought about6to her!I stared at my paper.7 guilty I felt! Finally，I handed in my paper，but the last question 8.

    Before the class ended，one student asked the teacher9the last question would count into our grade.

    "Of course，"the teacher said，"In your life，you will meet10 people.It's important for you 11 them.They deserve（值得）your attention and care，even if all you do is just 12 hello."I'll never forget that lesson.Everyone deserves our attention and we13 try to get to know all the people who work and live around us.That was14 lesson of my life.Later that day，I 15that the cleaning woman's name was Dorothy.

    It was a cold day in December and I was walking back home from the supermarket.I had bought many things.

    Suddenly I was feeling a little 1 as I was carrying our shopping bag，so I decided to 2 something away.I was walking towards a dustbin （垃圾箱）when I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us.He headed over to the nearby dustbin and started looking through it.

    I suddenly felt very3 because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was too heavy.I walked up to him and handed the drink and some bread over to him.The man looked up 4 and took what I gave him. Then a huge smile5 on his face.I felt I couldn't be happier with myself.But then he said，"Wow!

    First someone come gave me such things，this is my son's lucky day!"

    With that，he thanked me happily and started off on his bike.I6 heard him singing as he rode away.Igot a warm7 inside.I now understand what it8 by the saying"Giving is getting."

    Though it was only a little action，I got and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the rest of the month.Everyone in the world9 help.Everyone can give help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness.

    The look of that man's happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind whenever I have the chance to do something nice.This is the power of 10.

    My parents seldom encouraged me to ask for help．So I trained myself to become as independent as possible．I thought if I asked for help，I would be a problem to other people．

A few years ago，I was on a trip．In order to save money，I planned to stay in a stranger's house by couchsurfing （沙发客）．when I arrived in the host's city，it was rainy．

My host was very friendly．She invited me to go on a walk with her around her city．At that time，I didn't even have the right shoes for the bad weather．I wanted to ask her whether she had any shoes for me．But I didn't want to trouble her．Finally，I said nothing．

    It was really cold outside，and the heavy rain made my shoes wet．When we got home three hours later，I had lost all feeling in my feet．

    That was all because I wouldn't ask．I wouldn't ask a simple thing like，"Hey，could you find a pair of good shoes for me？"

    From that day，I tried hard to get through my fear of asking．It has taken me a long time．From my experiences，I have discovered that people are always happy to offer help．What's more，I have finally realized that asking is not a sign of weakness．Asking gives you the opportunity to discover the kindness of others．

    So ask．The worst that can happen is a"no"．The best can happen is an experience you will never forget．

    Some students wrote to us to share their experiences and questions about what happens when friends fight．

    •Billy，11，is upset because he heard a rumor that his best friend was talking about him．

    •Jordan，10，wonders if you can still love someone after making you very angry．

    •Jasmine，9，feels a lot of pressure when she gets into a fight and knows her side of the fight is wrong．

    •Emily，11，told us that her best friends tells a lot of"little lies"and now she doesn't trust her anymore．

    •David，12，and his best friend got into a big fight and although he wants to apologize，he doesn't know how to do it．

    •Krystal，10，is sad because it seems that her best friends don't want to be friends with her anymore．

    The truth is：everyone fights with his friends．Because our close friends mean so much to us，fight with them can make us feel hurt，angry and deeply sad．

    So，accept that fights are not that serious when you have a fight with friends，the first you should do i s to sit down and just think．Think about what's going on and then try to talk to hi m or her if you are wrong，saying sorry is always good．If he is really your best friend，he will forgive you．

    Walter Dean Myers，born on August 12，1937，was an American writer of children's books．He was known for young adult literature （文学） He wrote more than 100 books，including picture books and non﹣fiction．"I care about writing for young people because I remember how much I needed help and guidance at that time in my life，"Myers said in his book．

    Myers loved writing．He got up at five o'clock every morning．He worked at home in a small office that used to be his son's bedroom．

    Myers would first write an outline for every book．He called this prewriting．He imagined what the story would be and wrote down ideas in a notebook．To make sure there's enough action and dialogue for a good story，he thought of 30scenes．He wrote a short description of each scene in his notebook．

    He also cut out pictures of real people and put them on his office walls．He looked at those pictures and came up with ideas．Once he knew what the story would be and who the characters were，he began to write the book．He wrote five pages a day on his computer．

    Myers usually worked on three books at a time．When he was not prewriting or writing a book，he might be rewriting something he had already completed．Then he would send the story to his agent （经纪人）．He or she made suggestions for the story．After these final changes were made，the book was published and made its way to bookstores and libraries．By that time，Myers would begin to write his next book．"I want to do the best that I can with my writing．"said Myers．

    The National Art Museum of China

Built in 1958，the National Art Museum of China was opened to visitors in 1963．It has more than 100，000artworks．The museum has been free for visitors since March 2，2011．

    Opening Hours：9：00﹣17：00，closed on Mondays

Rules for Museum visitors：

    ☆Video cameras and mobile are not allowed in the museum．

    ☆Please keep the mobile phone in silent mode （模式） when you are in the museum．

    Corning Museum of Glass

It is a museum in Corning，New York．Set up in 1951，the Corning Museum of Glass tells the story of glass about art，history，culture and science．It has the world's best collection of glass with a long history．Children under 17 and students are free．

    Opening Hours：10：00﹣17：00，from Monday to Friday

Rules for Museum visitors：

    •Do not take any food or drinks into the museum．

    •Do not touch the artwork．

The Science Museum

Located in London，the Science Museum helps people to enjoy science by showing them robots and science films．Robots can be seen until 22：00every Friday．Besides，the museum holds summer camps in June and August．

    It is free to enter the museum．

    Opening Hours：10：00﹣18：00，every day

    Everyone gets sad．Sad feelings can happen pretty often．More than half of teenagers go through a sad period at least once a month．

     However，feelings of sadness usually don't last very long﹣a few hours，or maybe a day or two．

    When  you're  sad，theworld  seems  dark  and  unfriendly．Many  times，you  cry  and  it's  hard  to  stop．

     When sadness starts to go away，it feels like a heavy blanket （毛毯） is being lifted from your heart．

    If sad feelings go on for too long，it's called depression （抑郁症）．Often it's a parent or a teacher who notices changes in children's behavior．Sometimes depression can happen for no obvious （明显的） reason．Sometimes there is a clear reason，like a long period of sadness after the loss of someone really close，such as a parent．

    When depression happens，it's very important for children to receive treatment （治疗）

    Sometimes treatment includes talking to someone who knows all about depression．Sometimes it means taking medicine．Sometimes both of these things are used．

    If you think you have depression，or you just have sadness that simply will not go away，it is important to talk to an adult about it Many cities also have mental health hot lines that are listed in the phone book．There is always somebody who can help．

A．Crying usually makes you feel better．

B．When they do，they can get better quickly．

C．When you're sad，it feels like it will last forever．

D．Children who have depression may not know it．

E．This person can help you find the right type of treatment．

—Yes．I heard it on TV．