山西省阳泉市盂县20xx届九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

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assage means in Chinese. ( ) American was ________ when he knocked into the bear. A. driving a car B. going to work C. using his mobile phone ( ) 49. According to the passage, the “Headsdown Tribe”_______ when they eat in a restaurant. A. look at their own mobile phones B. don’t talk to the people who sit opposite C. Both A and B $来 amp。 源： ( ) ’s the best title for the passage? A. Drive your car carefully B. Use mobile phones properly C. Be a headsdown tribe member C Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some ways. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar. In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st January lst. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal（正式的） clothes, and they may drink champagne （香槟酒） at midnight. During the first minutes of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sunrise. They wele the new year with the first light of the sunrise. Many cultures also do special things to get rid of（摆脱） bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh（重新） . Other mon traditions to keep away from bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saving special things on the first day of the new year. Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year39。 s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the new year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat blackeyed peas for good luck － but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them ! ( ) 51. It39。 s clear that _____. A. some cultures celebrate New Year in the morning B. the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year39。 s Day C. people in Ecuador go to parties on December 31st—January lst. ( ) 52. In some cultures, people throw things into rivers or oceans to _____. A. bring good luck B. keep away from bad luck C. fet everything ( ) 53. To have a happy new year, _____. A. families make big dolls filled with old clothes B. some people get up early to watch the sunrise C. Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year39。 s Day ( ) 54. When eating blackeyed peas on New Year39。 s Day, people think ____. A. one pea brings one day of luck B. blackeyed peas are the best medicine C. the peas are too black and taste bad ( )55. The reading is mainly about _____. A. the meaning of “Happy New Year!” B. several different New Year traditions C. what to eat on New Year39。 s Day 第 II 卷 （共 50分） VIII、听力填空 （每小题 1分，共 5分） 这一大题你将听到一篇短文，请你根据所听到的内容，完成下面表格，并将获取的信息填入相应的位置上。 每空一词。 读两遍。 The differences In the west, everyone has his own plate of . In China the dishes are put on the table and everyone 57. _________. Things you should do If you don’t feel 58. ___________ when the Chinese hosts use their chopsticks to put food in your bowl or plate , say “ Thank you ”and 59. ________ the food there . You shouldn’t do things Don’t 60. _________ your chopsticks into the rice bowl . Don’t knock on your bowl with your chopsticks . IX、阅读理解（二）（每小题 2分，共 20分） A 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。 As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. 61. __________________ Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, a homeless dog, a mad dog, a running dog and a dog catching a mouse, have negative* meanings. 62 .___________________ In English, people use the dog to describe positive* actions. For example, you are a lucky dog means you are a lucky person. And every dog has its day means each person has good luck sometimes. 63. ________________ The word dogtired means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, cat is often used to describe a woman who is cruel. 得分 评卷人 得分 评卷人 The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. 64. ___________________ And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries. 65 .__________________ We can learn about many differences in cultures by paring how some words are used.。