实验中学九年级英语期末考试试卷

　　C

　　As I was leaving to meet Lynne, my roommate told me that I’d better take some money, but I didn’t listen to him. I thought that Lynne would pay because she invited me.

　　I arrived at the restaurant on time. I’d been told that Americans expect you to be on time. Lynne and I sat at a table in the corner of the restaurant and a waitress came and took our order.

　　The dinner was a great success. I talked a lot about Saudi Arabia and Lynne told me all about herself. After two hours the waitress finally came and asked if we wanted one check or two. Lynne said two. We went to the cashier and Lynne paid her check. I was embarrassed when the cashier gave my bill. I had no money to pay for my meal. Then I had an idea. I pretended to look for something in my pockets and said,“Oh! I forgot my money! Can I call my roommate ,please?”The cashier showed me where the phone was and I quickly called my roommate. In a few minutes he arrived with some money, but he couldn’t hide how he felt. He laughed all the way home.

　　Now, I think it’s funny too, but at that time I was terribly embarrassed. I thought that an invitation to have dinner meant the same thing in the United States as in my country. I guess you have to understand that your customs are only your customs. When you visit a foreign country, you have to learn about their customs, too.

　　37. The writer’s roommate advise the writer to take some money with him

　　.A. to share(共分)the cost of the meal B. to invite Lynne to dinner

　　C. to pay the checks D. to pay for Lynne’s meal

　　38. The writer and Lynne

　　A. didn’t finish their meal B. had a talk for three hours

　　C. traveled to Saudi Arabia together D. enjoyed their meal very much

　　39. What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. Customs can be quite different in different countries

　　B. Invitations mean the same even in different countries

　　C. A good roommate can really help you a lot

　　D. People should always take some money with them

　　40. Why didn’t Lynne pay the check for the writer?

　　A. Because she didn’t want to do so.

　　B. Because she thought people should pay their own check

　　C. Because she wanted to embarrass the writer

　　D. Because she didn’t have enough money with her

　　D

　　As children grow up, they become curious about different kinds of things. When they are babies, they are interested in the parts of their bodies and in the smiles of their mothers. Then they become interested in the physical world around them.

　　Later they become interested in the things that people have made. And when they are adults, their curiosity goes on.

　　Scientists spend their lives trying to find out about the world. Those who work with the earth sciences study the earth, the oceans, and the skies. Other scientists who study living things work with the biological sciences. A third group of

　　scientists study the physical sciences, for example, physics, chemistry.

　　These scientists have already discovered a lot about our world. For example, they tell us why your heart beats fast when you run. They say that when you are quite, your heart always beats sixty-five times a minute. Your heart is a pump that pumps blood to all parts of the body. The blood carries oxygen and nutrition. When you run, your muscles work very hard and use the nutrition that the blood carries to them. The 555电影网 muscles need oxygen, too. So your brain sends a signal to the heart. The signal means that the muscles need mire nutrition and oxygen. Then the heart beats fast and sends blood quickly to the muscles. It may beat 90 to 140 times a minute.

　　Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask,“Why does the ocean water taste salty”, scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cold, it breaks. Rain falls into cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the river. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask,“What happens to the salt in the ocean? The ocean does not get saltier every year.” Scientists are not sure about the answer to this question.

　　We know a lot about our world, but there are still many answer that we do nor have, and we are curious.

　　41. According to the passage, which of the following sentences is true?

　　A. people are curious in the same way.

　　B. People in different countries are interested in different things.

　　C. Men and women are curious about different things.

　　D. People of different ages are interested in different things.

　　42. Scientists who work with the biological sciences study .

　　A. the earth, the oceans and the sky B. man-made things

　　C. plants and animals D. ocean water

　　43. When you run, your muscles need .

　　A. more nutrition and oxygen B. more signals

　　C. more salt D. water

　　44. A rock breaks A. in wet places B. in dry places

　　B. at very high or very low temperatures D. when salty water falls in

　　45. People are always curious because

　　A. they cannot explain many things B. they know nothing about the world

　　C. they know little about the world D. they want to be scientists

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