Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people will think of Confucius（孔子）, whose birthday was September 28th. ________ he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.

Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a ________ childhood. His father ________ when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up ________. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poems and sports.

       Later, he became a teacher and ________ the first public school in Chinese history. Today, people still follow his lessons. He told us that we all have ________ worthy to be learned, “When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.”

He also taught us that ________ is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled(困惑的). All thinking but no study makes people ________.”

Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about ________ and good manners. “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to ________ people,” he said.

1.

A．Because

B．So

C．But

D．Although

2.

A．easy

B．hard

C．happy

D．rich

3.

A．died

B．dead

C．death

D．dying

4.

A．study

B．studying

C．to study

D．studied

5.

A．started

B．starts

C．has started

D．had started

6.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

7.

A．thinking

B．think

C．thinks

D．thought

8.

A．excited

B．hard-working

C．lazy

D．wise

9.

A．kindness

B．kind

C．kindly

D．unkind

10.

A．others

B．other

C．the others

D．the other

Chinese painting is one of the oldest art forms in the world. Painting in the traditional style is known today in Chinese as Guohua. Traditional Chinese painting is done with a brush dipped(浸) in black or colored ink(墨水). Paper and silk are also needed for painting. The finished work can be put on serolls(轴). Traditional Chinese painting includes landscape(山水) painting, figures(人物), birds and flowers. Landscape painting is regarded as the highest form of Chinese painting.

Chinese folk music is an important part of Chinese culture. It has a long history. One of the Confucianist Classics(儒家经典), Shi Jing, contains many folk songs. They are much loved by people up to now. Traditional Chinese musical instruments are symbols of Chinese culture, such as guqin, guzheng, pipu, erhu, xiao and chime(编钟). Sheng and suona are also popular in northern villages in China. Xi’an drum music is large traditional drum music. It is a valuable part of Chinese ancient music, and is regarded as the “living fossil(化石) of Chinese ancient music” in the world.

11. People usually use ________ for doing traditional painting.
a.       brushes     b. ink     c. color pencils     d. paper     e. silk

A．abcd

B．bcde

C．abce

D．abde

12. The underlined word “contain” means ________.

A．hold

B．control

C．prevent

D．include

13. The two paragraphs above are about ________.

A．Chinese music

B．Chinese painting

C．Chinese culture

D．Chinese history

Ever since I came to China, I sometimes eat things I would never have eaten at home in the UK. Some of them I would call “strange” or even “scary”!

I remember when I first ate Sichuan hotpot in China, I felt like my mouth was on fire! But the most surprising part was when a friend wanted me to eat rabbit head! I was shocked when I saw it. When I looked at it, I remembered my pet rabbit when I was a child!

But I didn’t want to be rude(无礼的), so I tried some. It wasn’t bad although it was too spicy(辣的) for me. I was told that rabbit head is one of the most popular snacks in Sichuan. A 2016 report said that Sichuan people ate 300 million rabbits that year! That’s amazing! The next “adventurous(新奇的)” food I tried in China was fried scorpion(蝎子). I can’t think of any food like this in the UK. And scorpions are really rare in the UK because it’s too cold. The scorpion I had was for a crispy snack. As I swallowed(吞咽) it and could feel its pointy(尖的) tail, I kept thinking—aren’t scorpions poisonous(有毒的)?! It turns out that after being fried, scorpions are not poisonous, as long as you don’t eat too much of them.

I wonder what my friends will want me to eat next time. But trying things from other cultures and stepping out of your comfort zone(舒适区) can really help you get on in a different country and enjoy the experience.

14. How many kinds of “strange” or “scary” food does the writer mention?

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

15. Which of the following statement is true?

A．The writer’s mouth was on fire when he first ate Sichuan hotpot.

B．The writer didn’t try the rabbit head because he didn’t like it.

C．People also eat fried scorpion in the UK.

D．The writer suggested that people shouldn’t eat too much of the fried scrpions.

16. What’s the writer’s attitude towards “strange” food in China?

A．enjoyable

B．unbearable

C．uncertain

D．unhealthy

17. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．China’s spicy food is a challenge(挑战) for the writer.

B．Strong food in China makes the writer disappointed(失望的).

C．The experience of tasting strange food in China amazed the writer.

D．The only way to step out of the comfort zone is to try “strange food”.

It’s quite natural for us to make mistakes. However, if you make the same mistake for three times or even more, you’re too silly to be forgiven. How do you avoid making the same mistake again in daily study? I think keeping an error(错误) correction book after class is a good way. Mistakes must be corrected in the students learning. Correcting is more valuable over the long term, especially for ninth graders. An error correction book can help you in these ways.

Pay attention to your mistakes in time. When correcting mistakes, students will think seriously and improve from correcting mistakes. Always looking over your own error correction book can make up for your knowledge gaps.

Develop good studying habits. The reasons why students make mistakes are as follows: They don’t fully understand what they have learned; They don’t remember what they should remember; They are too careless.

To find out the reasons for the mistakes, students will avoid the above points. And then they won’t repeat them. Gradually, they will develop the good habits of listening carefully, remembering things and overcoming problems.

Provide the helpful basis(要素，基准) for the final review. The error correction book can become one of the most useful tools. It can help students to avoid making similar mistakes in the exam. The error correction book is valuable for every student.

18. What is more valuable for ninth graders according to the text?

A．Reading a lot of books.	B．Remembering enough words.
C．Finding out all the mistakes.	D．Correcting mistakes they’ve made.

19. We can learn that there are ________ reasons why students often make mistakes.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

20. Which of the following statement is NOT true?

A．Looking over error correction books can make up for your knowledge gaps.

B．Error correction books help students fully understand what they have learned.

C．An error correction book helps students to avoid making similar mistakes.

D．An error correction book helps students develop their good learning habits.

21. How is the passage organized? (P=Paragraph)

A．

B．

C．

D．

Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States or Australia. They also want their children to take extra-curricular activities where they will either learn music or dance, or other classes that will give them a head start in life. Chinese believe that the more expensive the education is, the better it is. So parents will spend unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for the son or daughter.

However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children’s skills are different, maybe good in some areas, but poor in others. Most parents fail to realize that today’s children are in need of self-respect and self-confidence.

The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills—they need to be confident, happy and clever. Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.

Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking requires patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and self-confidence.

Some old machines, such as a broken radio or a TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and interested. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but also to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.

22. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．Parents care about their money when educating their children.

B．Parents don’t often send their children to the best schools.

C．Parents seldom want their children to take extra-curricular.

D．Parents spend much money on their children’s education without thinking.

23. Most parents don’t realize _______.

A．how much the best education is worth

B．when children should be educated

C．what children really need in their life

D．why school tests don’t satisfy children

24. The writer’s attitude(态度) to children’s education is that _______.

A．the cheaper the education is, the better it is

B．children today should learn difficult skills

C．practical skills are helpful to children’s growth

D．school education can’t meet parents’ expectations

25. The passage is probably written to _______.

A．parents

B．children

C．teachers

D．adults

补全对话（根据对话内容，选择正确答案，其中有两个选项为多余选项。）
(Jim and Eric are planning their trip to Universal Beijing Resort(北京环球度假区) on summer vacation.)
A: Eric, I heard that Universal Beijing Resort is now open. How about going there for fun?
B:     26     But it’s the holiday season now. We need to book tickets online in advance(提前).
A: You’re right. Let’s see… There are some tickets available.     27    
B: That’s for sure.     28    
A: 638 yuan each.
B: Do you have any ideas about where to stay?
A: No. There aren’t any cheap hotels nearby.
B: Well.     29    
A: Good idea! Look at these three.     30     It only takes us five minutes to walk to the subway station.
B: Great! Let’s book it right now!

A．That sounds exciting

B．How much are the tickets?

C．Sorry, I’m not interested in it.

D．Why don’t we stay in a youth hostel(青年旅舍)?

E．Among them, Peking Youth Hostel is the most convenient.

F．How long does it take to walk from the hostel to the subway station?

G．But the tickets are much more expensive than those in the off-season(淡季).

选词填空。

happy   phone   talk   like     before   bad   be   say   good   I

A few days ago, I sat in the sofa watching TV. Just then I got a call from a friend of     31    .

I hadn’t seen him for a very long time. We talked about our school days on the     32    . Then he started talking about his mother.

His mother was     33     ill in hospital. She couldn’t sleep at night and often talked to herself. My friend was angry with her and asked his mother to stop     34    . But after his mother stopped it, she became unconscious. The doctor said she had a kind of mental disease, she couldn’t look after herself     35     a normal person. My friend was very sad. He thought it was his fault. My friend cried like a baby on the line. He said that he could do anything if his mother could be     36    .

Some kids often feel     37     when they have to take care of their parents. But do you know that we have been taken care of by our parents for our lifetime? From a baby to a tall young man, our parents always keep us company(陪伴).

My dear friends, from now on, never     38     a bad word to your parents. Look after them and stay with them. Even if it only takes you a second, your parents     39     very happy to be with you. Start doing it     40     it is too late. Otherwise, you will be regretful(遗憾的).