广东省揭阳市揭西县20xx届九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

广东省揭阳市揭西县20xx届九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷内容摘要：

t it would be great if he taught them how to fish. So he called them together to show them how to fish. Everyone was happy as they could 28 the fish they caught by themselves. Now, there are still many poor people in the world. But it’s not good if we give only 29 to them. Instead, we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, technical traning is very important to people in need and they will learn the skills to 30 money. People can learn lots of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them find jobs. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) B. hid ( ) ( ) ( ) Ⅲ .阅读理解。 （ 30 分） (A) Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from one place to another. They moved over the land, hunting animals for food. No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their life changed. They did not have to look for food any longer. They could stay in one place and grow it. People began to live near one another, so the first village was established (建立 ). Many people came to live in the villages, and these villages became even larger. When machines appeared, life in the villages changed again. People built factories. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities began. Today, it’s strange that some people are moving back to small villages. Can you tell me why? 根据短文内容，判断正 (T)误 (F)。 ( ) moved from place to place to hunt animals. ( ) story says,“ No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their life changed.” In this sentence, the word “ they” means people. ( ) machines appeared, life in the cities changed again. ( ) people like to live only in big cities. ( ) built factories after the cities grew big. (B) Dear readers, Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted (被污染 ), and who has watched lives slipped away (消失 ) from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor. She would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother needs her badly (非常 ) at home. What will her future be? Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pestora, it is real life. But with just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor (资助 ) a child like Maria. Through“ Save the Children”， you can help Maria’s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner, and get the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria. To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors. Building schools, hospitals, bringing in clean water is what“ Save the Children” has been working on since 1932. For you there are many rewards. You have the chance to write to or hear from the child you sponsored, to receive photos or progress reports, to know you are reaching out to another person, not with a handout (救济品 ), but a hand up. That’s how “ Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria. It can make a difference in his/her life and yours. For the children David Li。