山西省运城市2022-2023学年九年级上学期期末英语试题

2022-2023学年度九年级第一学期期末试题

英语

注意事项：

L本试卷分听力和笔试两部分。全卷共14页，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。（含听力测试20

分钟）

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置上。

3.答案全部在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

听力部分（共20分）

一、情景反应（每小题1分，共5分）

本题共5个小题，每小题你将听到一组对话。请你从每小题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中，选出与你所听到的

信息相关联的一项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

二、对话理解（每小题1分，共5分）

本题共5个小题，每小题你将听到一组对话和一个问题。请你从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一

个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

6.A.At6:50.B.At7:10.C.At7:30.

7.A.Nervous.B.Uneasy.C.Hopeful.

8.A.Schoolrules.B.Tablemanners.C.Abirthdayparty.

9.A.Afatherandason.

B.Ateacherandaparent.

C.Awaiterandacustomer.

10.A.Hedoesn,tlikethemusic.

B.Hedoesn'tlikethecoffee.

C.Hedoesn'tliketheservice.

三、语篇理解（每小题1分，共5分）

本题你将听到一篇短文。请你根据短文内容和所提出的5个问题，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选

出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

11.WhydidRobertdropthemilkbottle?

A.Becausethemilkwastoohot.

B.Becausethebottlewastooheavy.

C.Becausethebottlewastoosmooth.

12.WhatdidRobert,smotherdoafterhemadethemess?

A.Sheshoutedandpunishedhim.

B.Sheallowedhimtoplayinthemilk.

C.Sheaskedhimtocleanthekitchenatonce.

13.HowdidRobertcarrythebottlesoasnottodropit?

A.Byholdingthebottleinhisarms.

B.Byholdingthebottle,sneckwithbothhands.

C.Byholdingtheneckwithonehandandthebottomwiththeother.

14.WhichwordcanbestdescribeRobert,smother?

A.Tidy.B.Strict.C.Creative.

15.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

A.Mistakesaretheneighboroftruth.

B.Itisnousecryingoverspilledmilk.

C.Realknowledgeresultsfrompractice.

四、听力填空（每小题1分，共5分）

本题你将听到一篇短文•请你根据所听内容，完成下面的表格，并将获取的信息填到答题卡相应的位置上。每

空一词。

HowtoTalkWithOthers16

•Besuretoaskothersabouttheirinterests,workandsoon.Thenyou,11be___∏

Speaklessandlistenmore

asagreattalker.

Developyour18of•Takenotesofthethingsthatmakeyoulaughandpayattentiontowhatothers

humorfind19.

•Evenwithlimitedtime,youcanhaveknowledgeofwhathashappenedinthe

Knowaboutpresentevents

worldrecently.

•Ifyoutalktoomuchaboutyourownideasorachievements,listenerswillget

Keepyourownopinionsshort

boredin20minutes.

笔试部分（共IOO分）

五、补全对话（每小题1分，共5分）

请根据对话内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有

两项为多余项。

A:Excuseme,LiHua.21

B:Ofcoursenot.What,sup,Jessica?

A:OneofmyChinesefriendsinvitesmetoherhouse.22

B:Don,tworry.Icanhelpyou.Whenareyousupposedtogetthere?

A:At10:00am.

B:23Ifyoucan,t,pleasemakeacalltoexplainwhy.

A:Gotit.24

B:Youshouldgreetthemwarmly.

A:Isee.Whataboutthegift?25

B:You,dbetterbringsomeflowersorfruit.

A:Thanksforyourhelp.

A.Whatshouldɪtake?

B.Wouldyoumindgivingmesomeadvice?

C.Wouldyouliketovisitmyfriendtonight?

D.ButIdon,tknowmuchaboutChinesecustoms.

E.Youaresupposedtostarteatingfirstonthetable.

F.WhatamɪsupposedtodowhenImeetherfamily?

G.Well,thefirstthingisthatyoushouldarriveontime.

六、完形填空（每小题1分，共8分）

请阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Itisnotalwayseasytodiscoveryourself.Fromayoungage,IhadastrongfeelingofwhoIwouldbecome,but

something26happenedandchangedeverything.Tome,skatingwasmoreimportantthananythingelseinthe

world.Nothingelsefilledmyheartwithsomuchjoy.Ihadnosociallifeorotherinterests27skating.Ispent

24hoursaweekdevelopingmyskills.AndIwaspaidbackwithfirstplacemedalsinalmosteverycompetition.

Unluckily,duringonecompetition,Ifellandwasbadlyhurt.1feltaterrible28inmyleg.What,sworse,

thedoctortoldmethatIcouldn,tskateanymore.Myloveforskatinghadbeentakenaway.ThosedaysIdidn,twantto

talkwithanybodyandIlosthearttolife.Eightmonthslater,Ifirstlookedatmyselfinthemirror.Whenmypaleface

was29inthemirror,Iwasshocked.Irealizedthatitwastimetodosomethingtochange.Insteadofsitting

aroundandwastingmydays,Ibegantoworkwithlocalserviceprojects.30Ivolunteeredasaswimming

teacherforkids,IknewwhoIwantedtobecome.Afterafewmonths,Ifoundanewinterest.I31steppedout

ofpainandrebuiltmyconfidence.

Sometimes,challengeswill32ourlife.Wecanchoosetostaybehindortrytogetpastthem.Myaccident

wasachallengethat33tostopmefromreachingsuccess.Today,Γmaconfidentandoptimistic（乐观的）

person.

26.A.privateB.interestingC.accidental

27.A.withB.exceptC.besides

28.A.joyB.painC.pity

29.A.reflectedB.expressedC.discovered

30.A.IfB.WhenC.Although

31.A.probablyB.generallyC.gradually

32.A.getoutofB.getusedtoC.getinthewayof

33.A.failedB.plannedC.expected

七、阅读理解(这一部分共五篇短文，A至D篇每篇短文后有五个小题，E篇后有六个小题，每

小题2分，共52分)

(A)

请阅读下面调查结果，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Tablemannersarehowtobehavewhenyoueatameal.Forexample,howtohandlecutlery（餐具）andhowtoeat

inapolitemanner.Followingthemwillhelpyouavoidmistakesattable.

Itis“perfectly“okaytomakenoisewhenyoueatnoodles.Butin

China,avoidingthenoiseisnecessaryChopstickstouchingthericebowl

J叩an

isnotonlyimpolite,butalsomeanshavingnofood.It,simportanttosay

thanksbeforeandafterameal.

Yourwristsshouldbeplacedontheedge（边缘）ofthetablewhileeating,forkinthelefthand,

knifeintheright.Keepyourhandsinsight（在视线内）.Itisnotgoodmannerstorestthemonyour

Russia

legs.KeepyourelbowsoffthetableLeavesomefoodonyourplatetoshowthatthehosthasgiven

youtoomuchtoeat.Orthehostwillaskifyou,dliketohaveasecondhelping.

InFrance,amealislikeaceremony.Peopleenjoyitandmakeitaspecialevent.UnlikeRussia,

it,sseenasgoodmannerstofinisheverythingonyourplate.Peopleoftencutbreaddirectlyona

France

tableclothratherthanonaplate.Tear（撕碎）yourbreadintosmallpiecesbeforeeating.Takinga

bite（咬）fromthewholepieceisveryimpolite.

34.Inwhichcountryisitimpolitetomakenoisewhileeatingnoodles?

A.China.B.Japan.C.Russia.

35.WhereshouldyouplaceyourhandswheneatinginRussia?

A.Onyourlegs.B.Onthetable.C.Offthetable.

36.WhatisoppositebetweenFranceandRussiaintablemanners?

A.Wheretocutyourfood.

B.Howtousecutleryproperly.

C.Whethertofinishthefoodonyourplateornot.

37.WhichofthefollowingisTURE?

A.InRussia,youcanholdtheforkineitherhand.

B.Japanesepeopleliketoeatinnoisyrestaurants.

C.It,srudetoholdthewholepieceofbreadtoeatinFrance.

38.What,sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Differentwaystoeat.

B.Specialfoodintheworld.

C.Adviceonhowtobehaveproperlyattable.

（B）

请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

TheBritisharewellknownfortheamountofteathattheydrink.EachpersonintheUKdrinksaround1.9kgof

teaeveryyear.That,saround876cupsoftea.Teaisdrunkbythewholesociety.Butteadoesn,tgrowinBritain.Most

oftheteaisgrowninIndiaandChina.SohowdiditbecomeanimportantpartofBritishculture?

TeaarrivedinLondoninthe1600s.AtthistimeBritishshipswereexploring（探索）theworldandfoundthedrink

byaccidentinChina,ɪtwasnotlongbeforegreenteawasavailabletobuy.However,thiswasonlyavailabletotherich.

Atthebeginningofthe1700s,theamountofteaaιτivinginBritainincreasedgradually.Blackteaarrivedatthis

time.Atfirst,peopledrankthisteaexactlyasitwasinChina.Theysoondiscoveredthatittastedgoodwithalittlemilk

andsugar,givingthedrinkaspecialBritishCharaCteriStiCwhichcanbeseenasoneofthesymbolsofBritain.

Inthe1800s,teawasstillaproductenjoyedonlybypeoplewithmoney.Althistimetheybegantohavetςaftemoon

tea,,∙Thismeansdrinkingteawithsnacksaround4pmtoavoidfeelinghungrybetweenlunchanddinner.Itisatradition

thatisstillgoingtodaybuthasbecomelesspopularinrecenttimes.

Inthelate1800s,thepriceoftheteadroppedfastasmoreteabegantoarriveonshipsfromIndiaandChina.It

wasnolongeradrinkjustforrichpeople.Tearooms—shopswhereyoucouldbuyanddrinktea—startedtoappear

acrossthecountry.Peopleenjoyeddrinkingteaandsocializing（社交）intheseplaces.Atthestartofthe20thcentury,

theBritishbegantomaketeaintheirhomeswhenevertheyfeltlikeit.Teapotsbecameamustineverykitchen.

39.WhereismostoftheteaplantedbesidesChinaintheworld?

A.InIndia.B.InAmerica.C.InBritain.

40.Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?

A.AnyoneinLondoncouldgetgreenteainthe1600s.

B.BlackteaappearedinBritainatthestartofthe1700s.

C.Thetraditionofhavingafternoonteabeganinthe1900s.

41.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“characteristic“meaninChinese?

A.气质B.特色C.遗产

42.Whydidtearoomsbecomepopularinthelate1800s?

A.Becausepeopledidn,tliketodrinkteaathome.

B.Becausepeopledidn,thaveteapotsintheirhomes.

C.Becausepeoplecouldbuyteaatalowerpricethanbefore.

43.What,sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TeainBritain

B.Thehistoryoftea

C.Tea,sinfluenceontheworld

（C）

请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。

Isthereaconnectionbetweenmusicandlanguage?Accordingtorecentstudies,theanswerisyes:44Here,

welookattwoexamples.

ArecentstudybyresearcherKrausshowsthatplayingamusicalinstrumentcanimproveaperson,shearingability.

45Thepeopleinthefirstgroupweremusicians,whilethoseinthesecondgrouphadnomusicaltraining.The

musicianswereabletohearthetalkingpersonmoreclearly.

46Thinkaboutviolinistsinanorchestra（管弦乐团）.Whentheviolinistsplaywiththegroup,theyhear

theirowninstrumentandmanyothers,too.Buttheviolinistsmustlistencloselytowhattheyareplaying,andpayno

attentiontotheothersounds.Inthisway,musiciansareabletofocusoncertainsounds,eveninaroomwithlotsof

noise.

GotfriedSchlaug,adoctoratHarvardMedicalSchool,workswithstroke（中风）patients.Becauseoftheirillness,

thesepeoplecannotsaytheirnames,addressesorotherinformationnormally.However,theycanstillsing.47

Whydoesthiswork?Schlaugisn,tsure.Musicseemstomakedifferentpartsofthebrainwork,includingthedamaged

（损坏的）part.Thismighthelppatientstousethatpartofthebrainagain.

Musicimprovesconcentration（注意力），memory,listeningskillsandourlanguageabilities.48Playing

aninstrumentorsingingcanhelpusdobetterinschoolandkeepourbrainsharp（敏锐的）aswegetolder.Musicisnot

onlyenjoyable,it,salsogoodforusinmanyotherways.

A.Itcanevenhelpsickpeoplegetbetter.

B.Musicimprovescertainlanguageabilitiesinthebrain.

C.Theviolinistsdeveloptheirmemoriesbyplayingtheviolin.

D.Hewassurprisedtofindthatsingingwordshelpedhispatientstospeak.

E.Musicianshearbetterbecausetheylearnedtopayattentiontocertainsounds.

F.Inhisstudytwogroupsofpeoplelistenedtoapersontalkinginanoisyroom.

（D）

请阅读下面短文，在表格中的横线上填入与文章意思最相符的内容，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。每空

一词。

You,regoingtoaseniorhighschool,aren,tyou?Butmaybeyourfriendshipcan,tcontinuebecauseyouandyour

friendsareindifferentschools.Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryourfriendshipcanlast,therearemanythingsyoucando

tokeepitstrong.

Trustisveryimportantinkeepinganyrelationshipstrong.Ifyoutrustthepersonwhomyouhaveagood

relationshipwithcompletelyandtheotherpersonalsotrustsyouinthesameway,thenyoutwohaveagoodrelationship.

Youcanrememberimportantdatesofyourfriendssuchastheirbirthdaysandwishthemorgivegiftstothemon

thespecialdays.Manypeoplesaytheydon,thaveenoughmoneyforthegifts,butrememberfriendshipisnotabout

money.Youcanchoosesomethingsmallandinexpensivefortheirgiftsorsendonlinecards.

Sometimesdistance（品巨离）makesrelationshipsevencloser.So,whenyouarefarfromyourfriends,therearemany

waysyoucankeepintouch.Youcanuseemails,WeChatorQQ,andyoucanalsowriteablogandshareyourdailylife

activitieswithyourfriends.

Ifthereisanythingthatmakesyouhappy,shareitwithyourfriends.Listentotheirthoughtsaswell.Iftheyhave

agreatachievement,sendthemyourcongratulationassoonaspossible.

Ihaveseengoodfriendshipsandthenthereisunhealthycompetitionbetweentwofriends.Thoughthismaynot

happeninmanycases,itisbettertokeepthisideainmindsinceitmayhappentoyou.

Whenyougotoseniorhighschool,maybeit,sthetimetosaygoodbyetosomefriendswhodon,tgotothe49

schoolasyou.Hereissomeadviceforyoutokeepyourrelationshipstrong.First,trusteachother50,and

thenyoucanhaveagoodrelationship.Second,givegiftsonspecialdays.Ifyoucan,taffordexpensivethings,a

smallandcheapgiftisagood51.Third,whenyouarefarfromyourfriends,youcankeepintouchwitheach

other52usingemails,WeChat,QQandsoon.Fourth,sharehappythingswithfriends.Iftheyachieve

somethinggreat,53themquickly.Last,don,tcompetewithfriendsinanunhealthyway.

（E）

请阅读下面非连续性文本，按要求完成所给任务，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。

Mobilephoneshelpuskeepintouchwitheachother.Fridgeskeepfoodcoolandfresh.Televisionsmakeourlife

fun.Buttheycangetoldandbecomee-wasteastimegoesby.Infact,c-wastedoesn,tonlycomefromthesethings,but

otherelectronicsaswell.

Whatise-waste?

Itincludesallthingswithbatteries（电池）orwires（电线）.

E-wasteisbadfortheearth.

In2019,theworldproducedaround53milliontonsofe-waste.ThisisevenheavierthanalladultsinEurope.The

world,se-wastewillreacharound84milliontonsby2030.

Today,only15-20

percentofalle-waste

Itleadstonotonlyagreatharmtotheenvironment,butawasteofvaluableresources（资源）.Infact,e-waste

includesvaluableresourcessuchasgold,silverandsoon.Besides,onesmartphonebatterycanpollute600,000liters

（升）ofwater.

Howcanwedealwithe-waste?

■Recycling

Youcangiveittoarecyclingcenterinyourcommunityorsomerecyclingcompanies.Youcanalsorepairyour

electronicsinsteadofbuyingnewones.

Anartistrecentlymadesomeworksusingelectronicwaste.Theyarecertainlycoolpiecesofart.uWethought

Weshouldmakefulluseofthemtoprotecttheenvironment.AIlUSshoulddoOiIrpart,andΓmonlyoneof

them,"hesaid.

Youcanputitinasecond-handmarket.Somepeopleprefertouseolderandcheaperproducts.Andyoucanget

moneyfromtheseoldthings.

••-Donating（捐献）

Youcandonateittosomeoneinneedorwhocan,taffordnewproducts.

54.Whatproductswillbecomee-wasteinourdailylife?（TwoexamplesareOK.）

55.Comparedwith2014,thee-wastein2030willincreasebymilliontons.Todaypercentofwasteremains

uncollected.

56.Whyshouldwedealwithe-waste?

57.PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinese.

58.Pleasefillintheblankwithonlyoneword.Whatelsecanyoudotodealwithe-waste?

59.Whathaveyoulearnedfromthepassage?Howwillyouputwhatyouhavelearnedtogooduseinlife?

八、词语运用（每小题1分，共20分）

（A）

请阅读下面短文，根据文章内容，在空白处填入一个恰当的词，使短文通顺、连贯，并将答案填写在答题卡相

应的位置上。

Responsibilitymeanstodoyourdutywell.Theresponsibilityofteachersistoinspire60tolearn.The

responsibilityofthepoliceistoprotectpeople,slife.Theresponsibilityofparentsistosetgoodexamplesandkeep

theirchildrenontherighttrack（9L道）.

Asforme,amiddleschoolstudent,oneofmymostimportantresponsibilities61tostudyhard.Tobe

responsible,Ilistentoteacherscarefullyandtakepart62activitiesactivelyinclass.Idomyhomeworkfirst

rather63watchTVorplaygameswhenIgethome.Asaresult.Ihavemadegreatprogressinmystudies.

64responsibilityIhaveislovingmyparents.Ispendmyfreetimewiththem,tellingthemaboutthings

65happenedatschoolorjustwatchingourfavoritemoviestogether.What,smore,asacitizen,Imustberesponsible

66myactions.Nomatter67Iam,Ibehaveproperlyandfollowtherules.

Ihavegraduallylearnedtheimportanceoftakingresponsibilityfor68andtakingmylifeinmyownhands.

Idon,tseeresponsibility69aburden（负担）.AndIseeitasawaytocontribute（为...做贡献）toboththe

familyandthecommunity.

（B）

请根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。

方框中有两个词为多余项。

fairhowhelpwhatpunishcourse

youwhowisebreakfollowdevelop

Yougotoschooleveryday,buthaveyoueverwonderedwhyyouhavetodoso?

πli

First,schoolisaplacewhereyoucannotonlygetknowledgebutalsolearnhowtobehavewell.Atschool,you

learnmany70likeChinese,math,Englishandsoon.Asweallknow,Chinese71youtoexpress

yourselfcorrectly;mathteachesyoutothink72;Englishmakesyoucommunicateproperlywithpeople.73

comefromothercountries.Allthosesubjectsplayanimportantpartinyour74andtheywillhaveagreat

influenceonyourlifeinthefuture,soyoushouldtry75besttolearnthosesubjectsaswellasyoucaninschool.

It,sbelievedthatknowledgeispower.

Ontheotherhand,yourteachersalwaysaskyou76theschoolrules.Thatcanforceyoutobeagood

memberwhenyouenterthesociety.Sometimesyouprobablythinkthatyourteachersaretoostrictwithyouandthose

schoolrulesare77.Butinfact,youarewrong.Ifyou,reallowedtobreakthem,youmaygetintobadhabitsof

doingwrongandyou78bylawinthefuture.It,sthoserulesthatalwaysremindyou79youcando

andwhatyoumustn,tdoduringyourschooltime.Onlyinthiswaycanyoubehavewellandgrowupquickly.

九、书面表达（共15分）请将短文写在答题卡相应的位置上。

2022年六五环境日，习近平主席发来贺信.他在贺信中指出，生态环境是人类生存和发展的根基，我们要把

生态文明建设作为关系中华民族永续发展的根本大计，坚持绿水青山就是金山银山的理念，着力推动经济社会

发展全面绿色转型，统筹污染治理、生态保护、应对气候变化，努力建设人与自然和谐共生的美丽中国，希望

全社会特别是青少年行动起来，做生态文明建设的积极传播者和模范践行者，身体力行、真抓实干，为子孙后

代留下天蓝、地绿、水清的美丽家园。

请根据以下提示，结合自身经历，写一篇短文。

内容包括：

•whatWecandotoprotecttheenvironment

•anexperiencethatyouprotectedtheenvironment

•howyoufeelaboutit

要求：

1.词数80词以上;

2.文中不得出现真实的人名、校名。

听力材料

一、情景反应本题共5个小题，每小题你将听到一组对话。请你从每小题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中，

选出与你所听到的信息相关联的一项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。读两遍

1.W:Whatkindoffooddoyoulike,Tom?

M:Iprefersweetfoodlikebiscuits,butInevereattoomuch.

2.W:Whatdopeopleinyourcountrydowhentheymeetforthefirsttime?

M:Theyshakehands.

3.M:Idon,tthinkteenagersshouldbeallowedtosmoke.

W:Iagreewithyou.

4.W:Whatdoyoufeellikewatchingtoday,Larry?

M:IloveactionmovieslikeSpider-Man.

5.W:Howdoyoufeelafterlisteningtothemusic,Bill?

M:ItmakesmefeelhappyandIwanttodance.

二、对话理解本题共5个小题，每小题你将听到一组对话和一个问题。请你从每小题所给的A、B、C三

个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。读两遍。

6.W:Tinaasksmetoarriveatherpartyat7o,clockthisevening.What,syoursuggestion?

M:Ithinkyoushouldarriveabouttenminutesearlier.

Q:Whenshouldthegirlarriveattheparty?

7.W:Areyouworriedaboutthetestnextweek,Sam?

M:Notreally.Infact,tome,theearlier,thebetter.

Q:HowdoesSamfeelaboutthetest?

8.W:I,mgoingtovisitaChinesefriend,butIdon,tknowhowtobehaveatthedinnertable.

M:Oneimportantthingisthatyou,renotsupposedtostarteatingfirstifthereareolderpeoplepresent.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

9.W:Mr.Li,yoursonhasmadegreatprogress.Couldyoushareyourexperiencewithus?

M:Sure,MissChang.Infact,youaretheonewhohashelpedhimthemost.

Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

10.W:Tim,IefsgotoSunshineCoffee.Iliketolistentothequietmusicthere.

M:Mary,ithasgoodserviceandsweetcoffee,butthatmusicmakesmesleep.

Q:WhatdoesTimmean?

三、语篇理解本题你将听到一篇短文。请你根据短文内容和所提出的5个问题，从每小题所给的A、B、

C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。读两遍。

TherewasonceafamousscientistcalledRobertwhomadeseveralimportantdiscoveries.Oncehe

wasaskedhowhecouldbesocreative.Herepliedthatitallcamefromanexperiencehehadwithhismotherwhenhe

was2yearsold.Hewastryingtotakeabottleofmilkoutofthefridge.Butthebottlewastoosmoothandhedropped

it.Thekitchenfloorwascoveredwithmilk.

Insteadofshoutingathimorpunishinghim,hismothersaid,ςςRobert,whatagreatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!

Ihaveneverseensuchahugepuddleofmilk.Wouldyouliketoplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanit

up?”

Sohedid.Afterafewminutes,theycleanedituptogether.Thenhismothersaid,ςςThiswasafailedtestinhowtocarry

abottleofmilkwithtwotinyhands.Lefsfillthebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucanfindawaytocarryitwithout

droppingit.”

Thelittleboylearnedthatifheheldthebottleattheneckwithbothhands.hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.What

awonderfullesson!

Thescientistthenaddedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn,tneedtobeafraidtomakemistakes.Helearned

thatmistakesarejustchancestolearnsomethingnew.

四、听力填空本题你将听到一篇短文。请你根据所听内容，完成下面的表格，并将获取的信息填到答题卡

相应的位置上。每空一词。读两遍。

Althoughtheabilitytotalkwithotherscomesnaturallytosome,itisaskillthatmostofusmustdevelop.Witha

littleeffort,evenshypeoplecanlearntotalkwithotherscomfortably.

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