江苏省扬州市江都区5校联谊20xx届九年级下学期第一次月考英语试卷

江苏省扬州市江都区5校联谊20xx届九年级下学期第一次月考英语试卷内容摘要：

listen to. Now it’s up to you to find the right way to set that music free. 34. What did Jenny get when she was six? A. A clari. recorder. C. A violin. D. A guitar. 35. How did Jenny get her piano? A. Betty gave it to her. B. She traded in the clari for it. C. She got it from her uncle. D. Her mother bought it from a stranger. 36. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Betty was more interested in playing the piano. B. An old woman sent Jenny a clari from Russia. C. Jenny enjoyed playing music with the right instrument. D. Jenny’s mother borrowed a recorder in her seventh grade. 37. What is the passage mainly about? A. How Jenny found the music inside of her. B. What benefits Jenny got from making music. C. How Jenny learned to play musical instruments. D. What trouble Jenny had taking up music as a hobby. C If you had billions of dollars, would you donate almost all of it to charity? Well that’s what Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder (创始人 ) of Facebook, just said he would do. Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan promised to give 99 percent of their Facebook shares (股份 ) to society throughout their lifetime. Right now that is about $45 billion (289 billion yuan), and they plan to donate the money to things like science and education. Many billionaires have done similar things. Bill Gates, creator of Microsoft, made The Giving Pledge, which is where billionaires promise to gradually give away more than half of their wealth to charities. This started in 2020, and now 139 people from 15 countries signed up for it. But giving back and helping others isn’t just for big billionaires. People like Zuckerberg and Gates may have more to give, but people with less are doing it too. Especially around the holidays, people want to do their part and give back to people who are less lucky than them. Schools may have food collections where people bring a few food items, and together they can make a big donation to places like homeless shelters. People also host special events like concerts or runs to be creative while raising money. Regular (普通的 ) people donate whatever they can to US charities like the United Way and the American Red Cross. Then these charities are able to help US munities in different ways like education, health and improving the lives of the poor. These individual (单独的 ) donations e together to make a big difference. 38. Mark Zuckerberg . A. is a billionaire who wouldn’t like to help charities B. is CEO and founder of Facebook C. promised to donate all of his money to charities D. cares about his shares and children’s education 39. The Giving Pledge . a. started in 2020 b. is only for US people c. has attracted 139 people d. is an anization of billionaires A. ac B. bc C. cd D. ab 40. Paragraphs 5 and 6 talk about . A. what charities are in the US B. why people like to help others C. how regular people help others D. what schools do during the holidays 41. From the passage, we can learn that . A. billionaires have the duty to donante money B. people who are less lucky are willing to help others C. the homeless should make a donation as well D. not only rich people but also regular people can help others D Experts know that a disaster is ing but they do not know when it will happen. They do know that it could cause a lot of damage. They think it will be worse than a hurricane. The disaster they are worried about is an earthquake. There is a break in the earth’s crust (外壳 ). It is called the San Andreas Fault. The San Andreas Fault is in California. Many earthquakes happen along the San Andreas Fault. In 1989 there was a big earthquake on the fault. The earthquake was called the “Loma Prieta Earthquake”. Many people were hurt or died. Many buildings were ruined. Lots of people lost their homes. Roads and bridges were also damaged. A large earthquake could happen in Southern California. Many small earthquakes have happened in the last year. Earthquake experts think that a large earthquake will happen there soon. They think a big earthquake will happen in the next few years. The San Andreas Fault has many power lines stretched across it. There are water channels close to the earthquake fault. A large earthquake in Southern California would destroy energy and water supplies (供应 ). Lots of people would be without power or water for weeks. Buildings that have not been built strong enough would b。