内蒙古开鲁县蒙古族中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中测试试题九

内蒙古开鲁县蒙古族中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中测试试
题九
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Miss Evans taught physics in school in London．Last month she was explaining to one of her class about sound ，and she decide to test them to see how successful she had been in her work． She said to them，“Now I has a sister in Washington． If I was calling her by the phone， and you were on the other side of the street． Who would hear me first， my sister and you？ And why？” A clever boy at once an swered，“You sister， Miss Evans， because the electricity travels much faster than sound waves．” “Ver y well，” Miss Evans praised．
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It is interested to visit another country， but sometimes there are some questions when we don’t know the language very well． It may be difficult to talk about the people there．We may not know how to use the telephone in the country which
are visiting． We may not know what to buy the things we need．In a strange country we may not know where to eat and what to order in a restaurant． It is not easy to decide how many
money to tip（付小费） waiters or taxi drivers． When we are helpless， we may not know how to ask help．
After a short time later， however， we learn what to do and what to say． We learn to enjoy life in another country， and then we may be sorry to leave both the place and the people．
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Long long ago， people had gather leaves and fruit of plants to eat with． They didn’t know how to plant crops or how to keep animals for their food． We call them Stone Age people． Thing for them were terrible and hard． Now there have still some people living liked those Stone Age people．They live in places that are hard reach． They do not know of our invention， for they keep themselves away our
civilized world． For many years a group of people call Aruntas have lived alone in the center of Australia．
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How robins（知更鸟） know when it is time to go back north？ They seem to tell by how soon daylight lasts． In late winter， daylight begins to last longest each day． When the daylight lasts long enough， robins start north． They fly by day． Each year they follow a same fly－way． At first， they fly only few miles a day． They stop often in the field to eat bugs（小虫子）． Late， they seem in a hurry． They fly over 100 miles a day． Some are going so far as 180 miles． When they get to home， they always stay together high in a tree．
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The Internet is playing a important part in our daily life． On the net，we can learn about news both home and abroad and some other informations as well． We can also make phone calls，send messages by e-mails，go to net schools，and learn foreign languages by ourselves． Beside，we can enjoy music，watch sports matches，and play the chess or cards． The net even help us do shopping， make a chat with others and make friends with them．In a w ord，the Internet has made our life more easier．
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People have different tastes in food． Somefeel they haven't a meal unless they have had pork or other meat；some prefer chickens or fish，and eats one or the other at every meal．Others prefer vegetables and fruits or grains but would enjoy a meal of potatoes，noodles and carrots and some another fruits．Others could live on the foods are called fast foods，for example，a hamburger or hot dog，French fries and a soft drinks． Food can be prepared by so many ways．Every is satisfactory to different person．
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In the morning of Novembe r 18th，1755，an earthquake shook Boston．John，a professor at Harvard College felt a
quake and woke up．“I rose and found to be fifteen minutes
past four．” He hurried to downstairs to the clock． It had stopped three minutes ago． Except for stoppi ng the clock，the quake had only thrown a key from the mantel （壁炉架） to the floor．The clock had stopped because John put some long glass tube he was using for an experiment into the case for safekeeping．The quake had been knocked the tubes over and blocked the pendulum（钟摆）． So John had the exactly time of the earthquake．
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Life in the twenty－one century will be very different with l ife today． There will be many changes．What can the changes be？ The population is growing fast． That will be many more people in the world and most of them will live in longer than people live now． Computers will be much more smaller and more useful，and there will be one in every home． People will work few hours than they now and they will have more free time for reading books， watch TV and traveling．
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Once one year a race is held． A lot of cars took part this race last year and there had a lot of experiments just before it began． One of the most beautiful car was a Rolls－Royce Silver Ghost． The most usual car was a Benz which had only three wheels． Built in 1885，it is the oldest car taking part． After a great many loud
noises，the race began． Many of cars broke down on the way and some drivers spent much time under
their cars than in them． The win car reached at a speed of forty miles an hour．
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In recently years，dust storms take place more and more often in the north of Chinese． T hey have brought a great deal of trouble to people’s lives.The strong wind blows up the dust，made the air very dirty． It also stops many of people from going out． In past，people raised a large number of sheep．The sheep eat up a great deal of grass and the land became sandy． Now the government have begun to pay attention to the problem． Each year，a lot of money spent on the improvement of the environment．
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Sleep，as we know， is important to us． And how many sleep do we actually need？For most of us， eight hours seem to be about the right amount． Yet we know that there are a great many people who get along well less sleep ，and some whom may even need more． A great deal depends by the way we live． But a good common rule to follow to is to sleep long as we have to．So we’ll feel happy and be able to work with our best when we wake．
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My friend Henry has a most unusually hobby （爱好）． He likes plant flowers in strange places．When the spring comes round， you can always tell Henry had been busy working because the dirty sides of canals（沟渠） and railway banks suddenly became filled of flowers． In his spare time， with pockets full of seeds，Henry goes round by his bike．He has a long pipe with him blow seeds in to places that is hard to reach． When his flowers fade（凋谢），he goes round again to collect its seeds． In this way he always has a big supply．。