“信息還原”專題(常州)

20232024學(xué)年“信息還原”專題(常州)【20232024學(xué)年常州市實驗中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期12月月考】Haveyoueverhadfuninyourkitchen?Therearemanysimplewaystofindpleasureathome.Youdon’thavetobuyalotofnewtoolsbutjustbepatientandrecycleyourkitchenthings.·Bringsomegreenstoyourkitchen.Insteadofbuyingnewplantsandvegetables,youcangrowthemforfree.Atfirstpreparesomeonions.Cutonionsinordertoleavethepletewhiteparts.1Youcanalsoplanttherootinsoilandgrowthem.Coverwithaninchortwoofsoilandkeepwet.You’llhavewholenewonionsinseveralweeks.Allyouneedisawindowforlight,afewpapercupsorsmallglassesofwater,andsomepatience.·DrinksomethingcoolinsummerTrytofreezethewatermelonforhalfanhour.Butdon’tforgettoprepareiceinyourkitchen.Youcanthrowthemintoamachinetomixup.Also,youmaybelovetomakedrinktopwithanyfruityoulike.2·Useeasytoolsinkitchen.Didyouknowthatricecookersinyourkitchencanbeusedtomakedeliciouscakes?Theysavespace,energyandtime!First,pleasecutthechocolatebarsintopiecesandputitinthericecooker.Afteritmelts,justpourthemilkcreaminandblendit.Whenit’smixed,turnoffthericecooker.Cracktheeggsandmixitup.Pourintheflourandstirit.Whenit’spletelymixed,pressthestartbutton!Waitforonehourandopen!Beforeyoutakeitout,makesurewhetheritisbaked(烤)well.3Ifyouthinkyouneedtoheatitup,pressthebuttonagain.4However,whatyougetisinthepleasureofmakingthingsonyourown.So,whynotjusthaveatry?A．Thenyoucanplacetheminaflowerpot.B．Itisreallyconvenienttobuysomeinmarkets.C．Nowitistimetoplacetheminaglasswithenoughwater.D．Butbecarefulnottoburnyourfingers.E．Doyouknowhowtotakeitoutquicklywithin30seconds?F．Forexample,youcantrytoputsweetandcutecherriesonit.【20232024學(xué)年常州市24中九年級上學(xué)期第一次月考】閱讀下列短文,從短文后所給的六個選項中選出四個可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Astimegoesby,areyoustillthepersonyouwere?Manyofyouwouldthinkyouare.___1___Youcouldbeapletelydifferentpersonwhenyougetold.Psychologists(心理學(xué)家)attheUK’sUniversityofEdinburghdidthestudyonagroupofScottishpeople.In1950,agroupofteachersgaveover1200,14yearoldstudentspersonalitytests.___2___Theywereselfconfidence,senseofresponsibility,perseverance(耐性),strongwishestowin,creativityandmoods.In2012,researcherssuccessfullyfound174ofthose1200studentsandgavethematestsimilartotheonetheyhadreceivedbefore.___3___Theyweresurprisedtofindgreatchangestoallsixpersonalitytraitsofthesepeople.___4___.Itwas"asifthesecondtexthadbeengiventodifferentpeople."thestudyreported.Inthepast,personalitywaswidelybelievedtobeunchangeable.Thisnewstudymaybringsomefreshideastotheworld.A.Theytestedsixbasicpersonalitytraits.B.Thentheyparedthethenandnowtestresults.C.Theywantedtoknowifpeople'spersonalitywasunchangeable.D.Butaccordingtoanewstudy,yourpersonalitycanchangegreatly.E.Theyoungerandolderselfseemedtobetotallydifferentforeachperson.F.Theresearchfoundalmosteveryone'spersonalitychangedwhentheygrewold.【20232024學(xué)年常州市24中學(xué)(天寧分校)九年級上學(xué)期第一次月考試卷】閱讀短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Oneofthemostpowerfultoolsyoucanusetoimproveyourreadingprehension(理解)ismindmapping(思維導(dǎo)圖).1Thefirststepistodrawacircleorboxatthecenterofthepage.2Forexample,ifyouwerecreatingamindmapaboutthegeographyoftheUnitedStates,thenyouwouldwritedown“thegeographyoftheUnitedStates”inthemiddleofyourpageinsideyourcircle.3Muchlikeatreegrowsbranches.Simplydrawalinemovingawayfromthecentraltheme.InthecaseofthegeographyoftheUnitedStates,youwouldprobablydraw50lines.Eachlinerepresentsoneof50states.Thesearethemaincategories(分類)withyourprimaryconcept(概念).4Thesewouldrepresentthemainexampleundereachcategory.Forexample,underthelinetitled,“Texas”youwouldfindlinescalledAustin,Houston,andDallas,youmightdrawaseriesoflinestostandforsomeofitsmainsectionslike,“SouthDallas”and“HighlandPark”.Yougoondrawingyourmindmapmuchlikethestructureofbranchesonatree.5Theyenableyoutoquicklyseerelationshipsbetweenmainideas,categories,examples,anddetailsthatmightotherwisebemissedifyouusemoretraditionalnotetakingstrategies(策略).A．Nextyoudrawbranchesfromyourcentralidea.B．Itispossibletocreatemapsbysimplyusingapenandpaper.C．Youcandrawmorecirclesifitisnecessary.D．Insideyourshape,writedownthemainideathatyourmindmapwillfocusupon(專注于).E．Maybemindmapisn’thelpfulforyoutounderstandthearticle.F．Eachoflinescanthenhavebranchesoffofeach.G．Mindmaphelpsmakeyourprehensionbetter.【20232024學(xué)年常州市北郊中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期第一次月考試卷】閱讀下面短文從短文后所給的六個選項中選出四個可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Haveyoueverhadfuninyourkitchen?Therearemanysimplewaystofindpleasureathome.Youdon'thavetobuyalotofnewtoolsbutjustbepatientandrecycleyourkitchenthings.·Bringtomegreenstoyourkitchen.Insteadofbuyingnewplantsandvegetables,youcangrowthemforfreeAtfirstpreparesomeonions.Cutonionsinordertoleavethepletewhiteparts._________1_________Youcanalsoplanttherootinsoilandgrowthem.Coverwithaninchortwoofsoilandkeepwet,You'llhavewholenewonionsinseveralweeks.Allyouneedisawindowforlight,afewpapercupsorsmallglassesofwater,andsomepatience.·DrinksomethingcoolinsummerTrytofreezethewatermelonforhalfanhour.Butdon'tforgettoprepareiceinyourkitchen.Youcanthrowthemintoamachinetomixup.Also,youmaybelovetomakedrinktopwithany.fruityoulike._______2__________·UseeasytoolsInkitchen.Didyouknowthatricecookersinyourkitchencanbeusedtomakedeliciouscakes?Theysavespace,energyandtime!First,pleasecutthechocolatebarsintopiecesandputitinthericecooker.Afteritmelts,justpourthemilkcreaminandblendit.Whenit'smixed,turnoffthevicecooker.Cracktheeggsandmixitup.Pourintheflourandstirit.Whewit'spletelymixed,pressthestartbutton!Waitforonehourandopen!Beforeyoutakeitout,makesurewhetheritisbaked(烤)well.___3___Ifyouthinkyouneedtoheatitup,pressthebuttonagain._____4______However,whatyougetisinthepleasureofmakingthingsonyourown.So,whynotjusthaveatry?A.Thenyoucanplacetheminaflowerpot.B.Itisreallyconvenienttobuysomeinmarkets.C.Nowitistimetoplacetheminaglasswithenoughwater.DButbecarefulnottoburnyourfingers.E.Doyouknowhowtotakeoutquicklywithin30seconds?F.Forexample,youcantrytoputsweetandcutecherriesonit.【20232024學(xué)年常州市教科院附屬中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期第一次月考試卷】閱讀下面短文從短文后所給的六個選項中選出四個可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Lifeisfullofchoicesanddecisions.Herearesomestepstohelpyoumakewisedecisions.First,it’sbettertomakeadecisionquicklythanavoiditforamonthbecauseyou’reafraidofchoosing.____1____Also,somechoicesusuallyhavetimelimits.Sotokeepourbrainsfromgettingtootired,weneedn’tthinkaboutthecostofeverysinglechoice.Narrowdownthelistandtryparingonlythebesttwoorthree.Next,thinkaboutthevalueandcostofeachchoice.____2____Orbetteryet,createascorecard,onwhichyougiveoutbiggerpointvaluestowhatyouthinkismoreimportant.Thiswayyoucantellifonehugeadvantageismoreimportantthanagroupoflittledisadvantages.Then,staycalmandgiveyourselfsomespace.Youdon’twanttodelay(延遲)forweeks,butifyou’reabouttomakeahasty(倉促的)decision,youmayenduppickingsomethingyouregret.____3____Anditmighttakeyouafewdaysformajorchoices,likechoosingyouridealhighschool.____4____Why?Becauseit’sgoodtogetafreshwayofthinkingfromotherswhoarenotasworriedasyou.Considertheiropinions(觀點)eveniftheyarenotwhatyouwanttohear.Youneedtotakedifferentopinionsintoconsiderationsothatyouwillmakeawisedecision.A.You’llneedatleastonenightto“sleeponit”.B.Andyoudon’thavetomakeadecisionalone.C.Theyarethebestchancestoshowyourpersonality.D.Thesewaysoflettingoutwhatyouarefeelingarehelpful.E.It’sverytiringtothinkthingsoverbutfailtodecideintime.F.Todothat,youcanmakealistofadvantagesanddisadvantages.【20232024學(xué)年常州市勤業(yè)中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期第一次月考】從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項,選項中有兩項為多余選項。Itisnormaltofeelahitnervousaboutexams,especiallyifyou’reunderpressurefromschoolorfamily.___1___,andthismightinfluenceyoursleepingoreatinghabits.Ifyouhaveanyofthesefeelingsorareworriedthatexampressureistakingoveryourlife,youarenotalone.___2___.Firstly,letyourtrustedfriendsandfamilyknowifyou’rehavingahardtime,sotheycanbetheretosupportyou,encourageyouandofferalisteningear.Youdon'thavetogothroughthisalone.Keepingitallinwillonlymakethingsworse,sodon'tbeafraidtoopenup.___3___.Behonestwithyourselfaboutit.Youareallowedtoaskforhelp.Tellyourteachersaboutyourworries.Theymayhavetalkedtolotsofstudentswhoaregoingthroughsimilarthings,sotheycangiveyousomehelpfuladvice.Onemorethingyoucandoistobekindtoyourself.Thinkaboutallthethingsyouhaveachievedsofar.Itcanbehelpfultowritealistofallthethingsyoulikeaboutyourself,andthethingsotherpeoplevalueaboutyou,too.___4___.Ifyoufollowthethingsabove,I'msureyouwillneverbeworriedaboutexams.A.Secondly,thinkaboutallthepracticalsupportyouneedB.TreatingyourselfkindlyishelpfulC.YoumighthavemanygoodfriendsD.HerearesomethingsyoucandoE.Youdon'tneedtocareaboutothersF.Examstresscancauseyoutofeelnervousordepressed(沮喪的)【20232024學(xué)年常州市清潭中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期Unit1單元測試】Closefriends,thinkalike?"What!You,too?IbelievedIwastheonlyone."Haveyoueversaidsomethinglikethistosomeone?(1)____________Itseemsthatsimilarityoftenhelpsformfriendship.TheGreekthinkerAristotleoncesaid,"Peopleregardfriendshipasamatterofsimilarity;theysaythatwelovethosewhoarelikeourselves."(2)____________ScientistsfromUniversityofCaliforniasaidfriendshavesimilarbehaviors,ScientificAmericanreported.Thescientistsinvited42universitystudentstotakepartinatest.Eachstudentwatchedthesamesetofvideos,whichincludedaedy,adiscussionandasoccermatch.Atthesametime,scientistsscannedtheirbrainsandrecordedtheirbrainactivity.Accordingtotheirscans,friendswhowatchedthesamevideoreactedinsimilarways.Similarpartsoftheirbrainslitupwhilewatchingthevideos,especiallypartsthatareconnectedwithmotivation(動機(jī)),learningandmemory.(3)____________"Seeingone'sfriendshavesimilarbehaviorswillreinforce(強(qiáng)化)one'sownvalues,opinions,andinterests,"leadscientistCarolynParkinsontoldBusinessInsider.(4)____________ScientistsfromtheUniversityofLeipzig,Germany,foundthatfriendshipisalsobasedonhowphysicallycloseyouaretosomeone.Thescientistsdidatestwithfirstyearcollegestudentsthefirsttimetheymetinclass.Inthistest,studentswhosatinneighboringseatsweremorelikelytobeefriends.A.Now,thereissomesciencebehindthisidea.B.Ifso,youmayhaveendedupbeingfriendswiththisperson.C.Friendssharealotofsimilarities,thoughtherearesomedifferences.D.Butbrainsimilarityisnottheonlythingthatcanresultinfriendship.E.However,peoplewhoweren'tfriendshaddifferentreactionstothesamevideos.F.Theydividedtheuniversitystudentsintoseveralgroups.【20232024學(xué)年常州市清潭中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期第一次月考】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇適當(dāng)?shù)木渥犹钊胛闹?。Inmodemtimes,ourclothesseemgoodenoughtomeetourneedsbothincolorandstyle._____________1_________Areyoutiredofthesamecolor?Ifyouransweris"Yes",let'smeetthefashioninthefuture.SunNoSpotTocleanthisshirt,juststandinthesun!AspecialmaterialonthesurfacereceivesUVlightfromthesun.______2___________Youstaycool,butstainsdisappear!Somestainsdisappearinminutesothersmighttakeaday.NewFabricSuitAreyousickofholesinyourclothes?_____________3______Ifthisclothgetsahole,justrub(搓揉)thebrokenplacequickly.Heatfromtherubbingwillcausethematerialstoconnectwitheachotheragain,repairingthehole.Hole?Whathole?NewWiggleVigorThisclothgetsacharge(充電)fromrunningaround.Asyoumove,thethinwiresinthematerialturnyourmovementintopower.Thiscanchargeaputer,anipad,ahairdryer,andmanyothersmallthingsthatneedpower.ChameleonClothTiredofthesameoldlook?Howaboutclothesthatchangecolors?_________4__________Asmallbatteryheatsupthinmetalthreads(金屬線)inthecloth,tochangecolorsorforms.A.However,areyouimpatientwithwashingyourclothessooften?B.Thisnewmaterialrepairsitself!C.Thenewmaterialissuitableforsummer.D.However,wehavetodosomewashingeveryday.E.Thismaterialismadewithdyes(染料)thatchangecolorswhentheygetwarm.F.Thisheatsitupenoughtomakestains(污漬)missing.【20232024學(xué)年常州市清潭中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期第二次月考】Doyouknowthereasonwhywefeeltiredinthemiddleofaclass？Maybeyouwouldsayitisbecausetheteacher'sclassisboring.(1)___________Perhapsthisissomethingyouhavenotpaidenoughattentiontoornotyetnoticed.PurposeofsleepWhydoweneedsleep？Sleephelpsourbodyheal(修復(fù))growandstayhealthy.Italsogivesusenergy，sowecanbeactiveallday.Doctorsandhealthscientistssay：whenyoucloseyoureyesandneedtorest，sleepisjusttheverybest!SleeptimeEnoughsleepisimportanttous.Howmuchsleepdoweneed？Newbornbabiessleepmostofthetime.Theycansleep2022hoursaday.Childrenneed1012hoursofsleepaday.Teenagersneed810hoursofsleepadaybecausetheyneedlotsofenergytogrowintotheiradultbodies.Grownupsusuallyneed68hoursofsleeptokeepactive.(2)___________Thatiswhyoldpeoplesleeplessthanyoungpeople.InterestingfactsAlmosteveryonehastheirdreamswhiletheysleep，butnotallofthemcantelltheirdreamsclearlywhentheywakeup.(3)___________Moresurprisingly,somemayevengetupintheirdreamsandwalkaround.Thisiscalled"sleepwalking".Areyouasleepwalker?Or，isthereasleepwalkeraroundyou？SleepyanimalsIt'snotjustpeoplethatlovetosnooze(打盹).(4)___________Someanimals，suchasbearsandhedgehogs，sleepallthroughwinter.Theswiftisaveryfastbirdthatcansleepwhileitflies!Cutekoalassleeparound18hoursaday.Giraffesdon'tneedmuchsleepatall.Theyusuallysleepstandingup.A.Somepeopletalkintheirdreams.B.However,therealreasonisprobablythatwedon'thaveenoughsleep.C.Infact,manyanimalshaveunusualorsurprisingsleepinghabits.D.Theolderyouget，thelesssleepyouwillneed.E.Manyanimalsalsoneedasmuchsleepaspeople.F.Somepeopleneverdreamwhiletheyaresleeping.【20232024學(xué)年常州市田家炳中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期第一次月考】閱讀下面短文從短文后所給的六個選項中選出四個可以填入空白處的最佳選項。We’veheardaboutseveral"poorstudents"inthepastyear.CuiQingtao,astudentfromYunnuan.workingwithhisparentsonabuildingsitewhenhegotanadmissionletter(錄取通知書)fromPekingUniversity.___1_______SheisastudentfromHebei.ShewasdoingherparttimejobinadifferentcitywhenherfamilygotheradmissionletterfromPekingUniversity.______2_____Forexample,theyareallstrongandoptimistic(樂觀的).LiEnhuisaidinaninterview."Aslongaswearealive,therearenoproblemsthatcannotbesolved,andmanypeopledon'thavemyexperiences.Andtheseexperiencesmakemegrowandbeebetter."Suchanideamakesmanyadultsfeelembarrassed.Herefusedtoacceptmoneythatwasgivenbyothersanddecidedtomakemoneybyhimself.Thisisalsothemonthingthat"poorstudents"have.Suchpersonalitiesareimportantforgrowth.____3____Noteverythinggoeswallallthetime.Amancangothroughdifficultiesonlywhenheisstrongandoptimistic.Infact,livinginpoorfamiliesdoesn'tpromisesuchgoodpersonalities,andlivinginhappinessdoesn'tpromiseoptimisticattitudes.Welikesuch"poorstudents"becausetheyarestrongandoptimistic.Fewofthemcanchoosetheirlifestyles.___________4_____That'swhytheyarehighlypraised.Everyoneofusshouldlearnfromthem.A.Lifeisfullofupsanddowns.B.AgirlnamedWangXinyiisanotherexample.C.Theyknowtheirstrengthsandweaknesses.D.Borninpoorfamilies,thesestudentshavealotinmon.E.However,allofthemcanchoosetheirattitudestowardslife.F.Everyoneneedstofacedifficultiesbravely.【20232024學(xué)年常州市外國語中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期Unit12單元測試】Whenyouspeak,writealetter,ormakeatelephone,yourwordscarryamessage.Peoplemunicatewithwords.___1___Asmileonyourfaceshowsyouarehappyorfriendly.Tearsinyoureyestellothersthatyouaresad.___2___Youshakeyourheadandpeopleknowyouaresaying“No”.Younodandpeopleknowyouaresaying“Yes”.___3___Forexample,asignatthebusstophelpsyoutoknowwhichbustotake.Asignonthedoortellsyouwheretogoinorout.Haveyoueverthoughtthattherearealotofothersignsaroundyouandthatyoureceivemessagesfromthemallthetime?Peoplecanmunicateinmanyotherways.Anartistcanusehisdrawingstotellaboutthebeautifulmountains,theblueseasandmanyotherthing.Awriterwritesbookstotellyouaboutallthewonderfulthingsintheworldandalsoaboutpeopleandtheirideas.___4___Theycanhelpustoknowwhatisgoingonintheworldandwhatotherpeoplearethinkingabout.A.Otherthingscanalsocarrymessages.B.Butdoyouknowpeoplealsomunicatewithoutwords?C.Youcan'tbetoocarefulwhenexpressingyourselfwithwords.D.Whenyoumakenoiseinclass,theteachermaybeangrywithyou.E.Magazines,TV,Internet,andfilmsallconnectuswiththeoutsideworld.F.Whenyouputupyourhandsinclass,theteacherknowsyouwanttosaysomethingoraskquestions.【20232024學(xué)年常州市外國語中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期第一次月考】閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的六個選項中選出四個可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Goodfriendshipsimproveallpartsofourlife,reducingstress,providingfortandjeimprovingourhealth,andpreventingloneliness.Friendshipisatwowaystreet.Boingagofriendtoothersbringsthemalloftheaboveadvantages.1However,your(friendshipsmaysimplychangeovertimeasinterestsandsituationsinyourlifechange.friendshipstaketimetoformandtakeevenmoretimeandefforttodeepen.Herearestepsthathelpyoubeagoodfriendandkeepyourfriendshipsgrowing.Bethefriendthatyouwouldliketohave.2Bereliable(可靠的),thoughtful,trustworthy,andwillingtoshareyourselfandyourtime.Invest(投入)inthefriendship.Nofriendshipwilldevelopwithoutregular(規(guī)律的)attention.Findthingsyouenjoydoingwithyourfriendandspendthetimedoingthem,evenwhenyou'rebusyorstressed.3Don'tdependonfriendstoomuchorneedfriendsallthetime.Don'tsettoomanyhopesforfriends.Besurenottouseyourfriends'generositytoooften.Everyoneisunique(獨特的).Everyoneneedstobealoneorspendtimewithotherpeopleaswell.Beforgiving(原諒).4Youshouldlearntoforgiveothers.Sowhenyourfrienddoessomethingwrong,don'tkeepblamingthem.Trytofindawaytogetovertheproblemandmoveon.Itwilloftendeepenthefriendshipbetweenyou.A.Giveyourfriendenoughspace.B.Sometimesthingsdon'tgoexactlyasyouexpect.C.Treatyourfriendsjustasyouwantthemtotreatyou.D.Nooneisperfectandeveryfriendwillmakemistakes.E.Goodfriendsdon'trequireyoutoalwaysagreewiththem.F.Italsomakesyoufeelneededandaddspurposetoyourlife.【20232024學(xué)年常州市外國語中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期第二次月考】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最住選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。Regardedas"China'sMonaLisa",thepaintingAlongtheRiverDuringQingmingFestivaliskeptinthePalaceMuseumandhardlyshowntothepublic._____1______Mausedaspecialmethodtohelpherstudentsrecreatethepanoramic(全景的)painting.Shefoundapictureofthepainting,dividedthepictureintoeightpartsandgaveeachparttoadifferentgroupofstudents.______2_________Mathenspentaboutamonthjoiningthepartstogethertoformthefinishedpainting,whichis84centimeterswideand20meterslong.ThestudentshavebeenworkingonthepaintingsinceOctober.Theyhadtousetheirimaginationtofillindetails(細(xì)節(jié))thatwereunclearinthepainting,suchassmalltreesoreaves(屋檐)._______3_______Thestudentsalsohadtodoalotofworkinadditiontopainting.Theydidalotofresearchandmadesomeinterestingfindings._____4________.“Thestudentsmadediscoveriesandinnovations(創(chuàng)新）basedonhistoricalinheritance(傳承)andtheirownthinking."Masaid,"Thisistheirownartisticcreation."A.Theymunicatedwitheachotherandmadesurethattheirpartsmatchedwitheachotherbothinformandstyle.B.TheymadeitpossibleforforeignerstounderstandChineseculture.C.Eachstudentwasresponsiblefordrawingapartthatwasaboutthesizeofasheetofpaper.D.Theyevenmadeavideotoshowtheirfindingsforotherstudentstolearnfrom.E.That'swhyMaMin,ayoungartteacheratNanjingZhonghuaHighSchool,helpedher300studentsworktogethertorecreatethisfamouspainting.F.SomeofthestudentshavemadeuptheirmindstobeteacherslikeMa.【20232024學(xué)年常州市正衡中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期Unit1單元測試】Asweknow,therearedifferencesbetweenWesterncultureandChineseculture.(1)___________.Let'slookatsomewordsaboutanimalsandplants.MostexpressionsinChineseaboutthedog,forexample,"ahomelessdog","amaddog","arunningdog"and"adogcatchingamouse",havebadmeanings.(2)___________InEnglish,peopleusethedogtodescribegoodactions.Forexample,"youarealuckydog"meansyouarealuckyperson.And"everydoghasitsday"meanseachpersonhasgoodlucksometimes.Todescribeaperson'sseriousillness,theysay"sickasadog".Theword"dogtired"meansverytired.(3)___________ButinWesternculture,"cat"isoftenusedtodescribeawomanwhoisunkind.Therearemanyotherexamplesofhow"cat"isuseddifferentlyaswell.Wecanseesimilaritieswhenwepayattentiontothewaywordsareused.Peoplethinktherosestandsforlove,peace,courageandfriendship.AndtheroseisthenationalflowerofEngland,Americaandmanyothercountries.(4)___________Wecanlearnaboutmanydifferencesinculturesbyparinghowsomewordsareused.A.However,Chineselovecatsverymuch.B.Thewordsaboutplantsandanimalsareusedingoodorbadwaysindifferentcultures.C.Wecanseedifferenceswhenwepayattentiontothewaywordsareused.D.However,Westernerslovecatsverymuch.E.ButinChinaroseisonlyregardedasasymboloflove.F.ButinWesterncountries,dogsareconsideredtobehonestandgoodfriendsofhumans.【20232024學(xué)年常州市正衡中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期Unit3單元測試】Noonelikesfeelingembarrassed(尷尬).(1)__________Ifyou'reworriedaboutembarrassingsituationsandyouhavetroubledealingwithembarrassment,takealookatthefollowingtipstomakethingsbetter.●Understandthatembarrassmentsareinthepast.Whenlearningtodealwithembarrassment,thefirstbigthingistorealizethatembarrassingmomentsareinthepast.Thesethingshavealreadyhappenedandyoucanchangenothing.Itishardtogetthroughthosemoments,butyou'reherenowandeverythingisokay.●Talktosomeoneabouthowyoufeel.Ifyou'refightingagainstembarrassment,talktopeoplethatyoutrust.(2)______You'llfindthesepeoplewilllookatthingsfromrightangle(角度)andyou'llfeelmuchbetter.●(3)______Itmaybehardtogetoverembarrassment.However,monembarrassingmomentsmaybeethingsthatyoucanjustshrugoff(聳聳肩)andlaughatfinally.Whenyouthinkaboutthingsfromtherightangle,youmaylaughatyourselfformakingasillymistake.●Getoutthereandtryagain.Thefearofembarrassmentshouldnotpreventyoufromgettingouttheretotryagain.Ifyouwanttogetthroughpastembarrassment,don'tletitstopyoufromlivingyourlife.Thiscouldmeandoingthesamethingthatembarrassedyouinthepast.Youmaybeworriedaboutexperiencingembarrassingmomentsfromthepast,butitdoesn'thavetobethisway.(4)______A.Knowthatyoudon'tneedtofeelsorryforfeelingembarrassed.B.It'snaturalthatmostpeoplewanttoavoidit.C.Ofcourse.ThismaydependonthelevelofembarrassmentthatyouexperiencedD.Don'tworrysomuchandbereadytogooutthere.E.Learntolaughatthesituation.F.Tellthemhowyoufeelifyou'refortabledoingthat.【20232024學(xué)年常州市正衡中學(xué)九年級上學(xué)期Unit3單元測試】Thinkabouthowmuchreadingyoudoeveryday.Whenyoulookatit，youmightfindthatreadingistheworkrelatedskillthatyouusemostoften!(1)___________Afterall，ifwecanreadandprehendtextbooks，thenaren'twegoodreaders？Maybenot.Giventhetimethatreadingconsumes，itmaybeaskillthatwecanandshouldimprove.(2)___________Itmeansgettingfasterandmoreefficientatreading，whilestillunderstandingwhatyou'rereading.Althoughyouspendagoodpartofyourdayreading，haveyoueverthoughtabouthowyouread？Howdoyoureyesmakesenseoftheshapesoftheletters，andthenputthoseletterstogethertoformsentencesthatyoucanunderstand?Readingisquiteaplexskill.Itwaspreviouslybelievedthatduringreading，botheyesfocusonparticularletters.(3)___________Scientistsnowbelievethattheeyeslockontodifferentlettersatthesametime，usuallytwocharactersapart.Yourbrainthenfuses（融合）theseimagestogethertoformaword.Thishappensveryswiftly，aswelookthroughpagesofthetext!Manypeoplereadatanaveragerateof250wordsperminute.(4)___________Imagine，then，ifyoucoulddoubleyourrateto500wordsperminute，youcouldreadallofthiscontentinhalfthetime.Youcouldthenspendthesavedtimeonothertasks，ortakeafewextraminutestorelax.(5)_________________Thisleadstobetter"bigpicture"understanding，whichcangreatlybenefityourworkandcareer.A.Recentresearchshowsthisisn'tthecase.B.Speedreadinghasmanybenefits.C.It'salsoaskillthatmostofustakeforgrantedbythetimewereachage12.D.Youneedtopracticetoimproveyourreadingspeed.E.Anotherimportantadvantageofspeedreadingisthatitallowsonetobetterprehendtheoverallstructureofanargument.F.Butwhatdoesbeingabetterreaderin