九年级英语期中试卷
2024.11
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡的相应位置上，并认真核对是否与本人的相符合。
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第Ⅰ卷（客观题 共80分）
一、听力测试（本大题共30分，每小题1.5分）
第一部分 听对话回答问题（共10小题）
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。
（ ）1. Which month is it now
A. B. C.
（ ）2. How many books can Helen borrow at most now
A. B. C.
（ ）3. What does the man do
A. B. C.
（ ）4. Where are the two speakers talking
A. B. C.
（ ）5. What colour are the woman’s trousers
A. Green. B. Red. C. White.
（ ）6. What were the boy’s parents doing at that time
A. They were watching TV.
B. They were doing housework.
C. They were helping the boy with homework.
（ ）7. What kind of book does the man prefer
A. E-books. B. Paperback books. C. Books at the back.
（ ）8. How can the woman go to Sanyang Plaza
A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By underground.
（ ）9. How does Lily feel
A. Tired. B. Excited. C. Relaxed.
（ ）10. What does the man mean
A. He doesn’t like Japanese food.
B. He doesn’t want to eat out.
C. He wants to pay.
第二部分 听对话和短文答题（共10小题）
你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。
听一段对话，回答第11至12小题。
（ ）11. How long will the man stay in this hotel
A. One day. B. One week. C. Perhaps over a week.
（ ）12. How much does a room cost for one night
A. $108. B. $118. C. $180.
听第一篇短文，回答第13至15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
Activities Purposes
To join a club Improve 13 and make new friends.
To be a volunteer Work for 14 who need help.
15 Experience a new and different life.
（ ）13. A. skills B. English C. writing
（ ）14. A. the disabled people B. the blind people C. the old people
（ ）15. A. To help a poor family B. To do some shopping C. To meet a new family
听第二篇短文，回答第16至20小题。
（ ）16. What is the speaker talking about
A. A trip. B. A book. C. A writer.
（ ）17. What could the Bohemian lifestyle mean
A. A lot of travelling. B. A lot of reading. C. A lot of talking.
（ ）18. What does the speaker believe
A. It’s not easy now to live a Bohemian lifestyle.
B. Everyone will go on a trip after reading the book.
C. The free spirit of the book can’t be found any more.
（ ）19. Why does the speaker love the book
A. Because it cost a lot of money.
B. Because it was written by a famous writer.
C. Because it is about travelling and meeting people.
（ ）20. What does the speaker want to do before he dies
A. Read more books.
B. Go on a cross-country trip.
C. Meet the writer of the book.
二、单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）
（ ）1. We are sure we’ll see ________ even stronger China in the near future.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
（ ）2. Don’t bother your father. He’s got a lot ________ his mind.
A. at B. in C. on D. of
（ ）3. With this modern password lock, you ________ search for keys in your bag. Isn’t it cool
A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. can’t
（ ）4. The ________ of this activity is to raise money for a new hospital.
A. standard B. purpose C. culture D. language
（ ）5.—The music ________ by Tan Dun sounds ________.
—Yes, many of us are fond of it.
A. was written; wonderful B. written; wonderful
C. was written; wonderfully D. written; wonderfully
（ ）6.—Has your friend completed his design
—Not yet. He ________ on it last night.
A. worked B. has worked C. is working D. was working
（ ）7. ________ my father ________ my mother is able to connect the computer to the Internet though I have showed them how to do it. They’re very sad.
A. Both; and B. Either; or C. Neither; nor D. Not only; but also
（ ）8. We never doubt ________ this museum is worth ________.
A. whether; visiting B. that; a visit
C. whether; to visit D. that; to visit.
（ ）9. ________ progress Mary has made because she studies much harder than before.
A. What a great B. How a great
C. What great D. How great
（ ）10. Jimmy had no choice but ________ Mr Sun to his office.
A. followed B. following C. to be followed D. to follow
（ ）11. There is ________ with your computer. Why not have it ________
A. nothing wrong; repaired B. nothing wrong; repair
C. something wrong; to repair D. something wrong; repaired
（ ）12.—Good news! Another new member in the Beidou family was sent into space.
—Scientists tried their best to pay attention to every detail. To them, ________.
A. it never rains but it pours B. a friend in need is a friend indeed
C. a miss is as good as a mile D. the grass is always greener on the other side
（ ）13.—Excuse me, could you tell me ________
—Sorry, I don’t know. I’m new here, too.
A. when the museum opens B. where is Ancient Town of Dangkou
C. how long the old lady had lived here D. how did you celebrate Halloween
（ ）14.—It is said that people born in the Year of Sheep are gentle.
—Maybe, but for my mother, ________. In fact, she gets angry easily.
A. that’s not the case B. that’s all right
C. that’s a good idea D. that’s for sure
三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room(急诊室) on December 25. Feeling sorry for having to work on Christmas, I didn’t think there would be any 15 . Just then five bodies appeared at my desk, a pale woman and four children.
“Are you all sick ” I asked. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when they began 16 their problems, things got a little strange. They all said that they had headaches, but the headaches weren’t accompanied(伴随) by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still.
17 was wrong. I didn’t say anything but explained that it might take a little time 18 a doctor saw her. She replied at once, even a bit happily “Take your time,” and then she said, “It’s warm here.”
Then, I checked their registration form(登记表) curiously. No address—they were 19 . The waiting room was warm. I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless family in the waiting room. The nurses who were complaining about working on Christmas turned to feel sorry for the family. The team went into action, just as what we do when there’s a 20 emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.
We were all 21 a free meal on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our guests. We needed presents. From different departments(部门), we collected candies, fruits and other things that could be presents. As seriously as we met the physical needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be 22 on Christmas.
23 , as the family walked to the door to leave, the mother ran back, gave me a hug(拥抱) and said in a low voice, “ 24 being our angels today.” Tears ran down from my eyes. It’s true that everyone can be others’ angle.
（ ）15. A. shoppers B. patients C. workers D. doctors
（ ）16. A. to solve B. describing C. explaining D. to check
（ ）17. A. Something B. Anything C. Nothing D. Everything
（ ）18. A. after B. since C. before D. when
（ ）19. A. lonely B. greedy(贪婪的) C. clever D. homeless
（ ）20. A. helpful B. friendly C. medical D. different
（ ）21. A. asked B. offered C. allowed D. ordered
（ ）22. A. healthy B. treated C. warm D. checked
（ ）23. A. Soon B. First C. Next D. Later
（ ）24. A. Glad to B. Sorry for C. Don’t mind D. Thanks for
四、阅读理解 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）
（A）
MERREDIN Address: 33 Barrack Street, Merredin WA 6415 Email: merredin@.au
OCT 30 TUE OCT 31 WED NOV 1 THU NOV 2 FRI NOV 3 SAT NOV 4 SUN NOV 5 MON
A Star is Born 6:15pm 1:00pm 6:30pm 1:00pm 8:10pm 3:00pm 8:10pm 3:00pm 5:35pm
GOOSEBUMPS 2 HAUNTED HALLOWEEN 6:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm
SMALLFOOT. $7 Tickets 11:00am 11:00am
THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALL 11:00a 11:00am
VENOM. $10 tickets 6:00pm
（ ）25. You can watch A Star is Born at 8:10 p. m. on ________.
A. October 30 B. October 31 C. November 1 D. November 3
（ ）26. After this week, you cannot watch ________ at Orana Cinema.
A. Smallfoot B. A Star is Born
C. The House with a clock in Its Wall D. Goosebumps 2
（ ）27. According to the poster, which of the following is NOT TRUE
A. You can enjoy nice cakes and coffee in Lisa’s Café.
B. You can watch Venom only on Saturday, Nov.3rd.
C. The cinema is on 33 Barrack Street, Merredin.
D. The ticket price of Smallfoot is $17.
（B）
For me, one of the greatest pleasure in life is going to watch a great film at the cinema. It’s a chance for me to get away from real life. There’s nothing better than being lost in a story unless, of course, someone decides to break down the moment.
Whether at a cinema or a huge theatre, someone usually decides to treat the place like their own home! Here are some accepted ways of behaving at the cinema which some people don’t seem to understand.
To start with, some people always turn up late, causing you to rise from your seat to allow them to go past. Then, when you want to enjoy the surround-sound effects, someone begins to enjoy their drinks and popcorn and thus makes a lot of noises. And what I can’t stand most is people who decide to chat with their friends, sometimes not even about the film.
I’m not alone in this situation. Simon Mayo, a film critic (评论家) at the BBC experienced a “new low” during a film. He says, “The woman in front of me got a mirror out, then her boyfriend got a phone out and used the light on it to allow her to do her make-up!”
Simon has helped to create a list of rules on how moviegoers should behave at the cinema. One of them is no use of mobile phones, and another is not to take your shoes off—a most serious offence(冒犯).
Of course, when we have paid for a ticket, we feel it is our right to relax and enjoy the film in the way we want to, but we mustn’t forget our fellow moviegoers who want to enjoy the cinematic experience, too.
The best choice for anyone wanting to break the rules of cinema manners is to get a DVD and watch it at home. But we all know that the best way to enjoy the art of cinematography is on the big screen. 30
What about you What annoys you about other people at the cinema
（ ）28. Why does the writer enjoy going to the cinema
A. It makes him feel like being at home.
B. He wants to enjoy the cinematic experience.
C. He prefers watching the films on big screens.
D. It gives him a moment to stay away from real life.
（ ）29. What is considered by Simon to be the rudest at a cinema
A. Doing the making-up. B. Using mobile phones.
C. Taking the shoes off. D. Chatting with friends.
（ ）30. Which is the best sentence to fill in the blank in Paragraph 7
A. Just stay at home! B. It’s your choice!
C. Go to the cinema! D. Manners are important!
（C）
When Sara entered the schoolroom the next morning everybody looked at her with wide, interested eyes.
“She has silk stockings on!” said Jessie. “And what little feet! I never saw such little feet.” “Oh,” Lavinia, unkindly, “that is the way her slippers(拖鞋) are made. I don’t think she is pretty at all. Her eyes are such a strange color.” “She isn’t pretty as other pretty people are,” said Jessie, looking at the other girls in the room. “But she makes you want to look at her again. She has greatly long eyelashes(睫毛), but her eyes are almost green.”
“Young ladies,” Miss Minchin said, “I shall expect you all to be very agreeable to Miss Crewe; she has just come to us from a great distance—in fact, from India. As soon as lessons are over, you can know each other.”
“Sara,” said Miss Minchin, “come here to me. My impression is that your father wished you to learn French.” “I, I have never really learned French, but, but, she began, trying shyly to make herself clear. “That is enough,” Miss Minchin said. “If you have not learned, you must begin at once. The French master, Monsieur Dufarge, will be here in a few minutes.”
Monsieur Dufarge arrived. His eyes fell upon Sara. “Is this a new student for me, Madame ” he said to Miss Minchin.
“Her father really wants her to begin the language. But I am afraid she isn’t ready for it. She does not seem to wish to learn,” said Miss Minchin.
Little Sara rose in her seat. She began to explain quite simply in pretty and smooth French. She had not learned French exactly—not out of books—but her father and other people had always spoken it to her, and she had read it and written it as she had read and written English.
When she began to speak, Miss Minchin started quite surprisingly and sat looking at her over her eyeglasses, almost angrily, until she had finished.
“Ah, Madame,” Monsieur Dufarge said, “There is not much I can teach her. She has not learned French; she is French. Her pronunciation is pure.”
“You should have told me,” exclaimed Miss Minchin, turning to Sara.
“I, I tried,” said Sara. “I, I suppose I did not begin right.”
Miss Minchin knew she had tried, and that it had been her mistake that she was not allowed to explain, when she saw that Lavinia and Jessie were laughing at their French grammars, she felt very angry. “Silence, young ladies!” she said seriously, knocking upon the desk. “Silence at once!”
—Adapted from A Little Princess
（ ）31. What made Lavinia have a bad impression on Sara
A. Sara’s eye colour B. Sara’s slippers
C. Sara’s long eyelashes D. Sara’s silk stockings
（ ）32. What did Miss Minchin expect all the students to do
A. Teach Sara to speak French B. Be friendly to Sara
C. Learn to make their feet small D. Keep a strict manner in class
（ ）33. According to Miss Minchin, Sara ________.
A. had prejudice (偏见) against her B. was poor in language
C. was forced to learn French D. would find French charming
D
Big data(大数据) is a lot of sets of information that are put together so they can be used by a computer program. The computer program looks for different kinds of answers or patterns in the data. Big data can have different kinds of information from many sources, such as information that comes from schools, social media sites, companies and governments. One set of data can have people’s names and addresses. Another set can have what they like, where they go to school, and how much time they spend on the computer
Big data can be used in many ways. The government uses it to understand how many people travel on buses or trains. This information is then used to make bus or train systems better. Some schools use big data to understand which children may need extra help in class. The teacher can then give certain students more help or support so those students can succeed in panies use big data, too. It helps them understand who buys their products. For example, one company uses weather data to see when people eat the most ice cream.
Big data can be used for good reasons. Some hospitals use big data to predict(预测) if a baby who is born too early will get sick. The hospital can then take extra steps to take care of that baby so he, she does not get sick. Big data can also be used for bad reasons. It can be used to predict which kinds of people are likely to break the law or hurt others, even if they have not done anything wrong.
How can big data be used for good and bad things It is because the computer programs used to look at big data and understand it are written by people. People think a certain way. Because they think a certain way, they build a model of those ideas. These ideas are then used to look at the data. Sometimes, these ideas are helpful for people or businesses. Other times, bad ideas can cause problems for certain groups of people.
（ ）34. What is the first paragraph about
A. What big data is and how it is used.
B. Why we can use big data in a number of ways.
C. Where important data is collected and stored.
D. What big data is and how it is collected.
（ ）35. How does the writer show that big data is useful from the reading
A. Big data is widely used in every field.
B. Big data seldom brings any harm to people.
C. Everyone can get information from big data easily.
D. People can make certain right decisions according to big data.
（ ）36. What can we infer from the reading
A. If there is plenty of information, it is called big data.
B. Big data provides any information for the government.
C. we should make full use of big data to serve the society.
D. Big data only collects the latest information from the world.
（ ）37. The overall tone(总基调) of this reading is ________ .
A. sad and personal B. personal and scientific
C. informative but silly D. scientific and informative
第II卷（主观题 共50分）
五、词汇运用（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
（A）根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。
38. If you go travelling to Italy, you can see many ________(古代的) buildings in Rome.
39. The office leader will be ________(缺席的) from the meetings in the following two months.
40. What ________(要紧) most is good health.
41. He offered us some ________(建议), but none of them are valuable to us.
42.—What does Han Mei always come top of the class in exams, I wonder.
—________(凭借) hard work and her wisdom, she has achieved a lot of success.
（B）根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
43.—Why didn’t you come to my birthday party, May
—I’m sorry. The reason I didn’t go was ________(simple) because of the rain.
44. Many traffic accidents happen because of the drivers’ ________(careless) or taking no notice of traffic rules.
45. The meeting opened with a minute’s ________(silent) in memory of those who died in the fight.
46. My mother was angry with me for being home late, but she went even ________(mad) when she was told that I failed the exam.
47. Why are you always getting so ________(patient) with your kid when helping him
六、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
48. Several of his short stories ________(translate) into many foreign languages last year.
49. To have a better world, we should pay more attention to ________(reduce) pollution.
50.—What did Yang Ying say
—She said they ________(have)a school trip the next weekend.
51. I’m very hungry. I ________(not eat) anything since 6:30 this morning.
52. The holiday you are looking forward to ________(start) in five days.
53. The new book written by the famous writer ________(sell) well this year.
54. This is not the way to the zoo. Maybe we ________(go) the wrong way at the last turning.
55.—When can I get my car back
—Not until it ________(repair) next Monday.
56. Don’t you think it’s silly of him ________(not catch) the chance
57. All the teachers ________(discuss) the problem in the meeting room at the moment.
七、阅读表达 根据短文内容回答问题（每小题答案不超过10个单词）。答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。（本大题共5小题，每空2分，共10分）
Portia gave the decision. “One pound of the merchant’s flesh(肉) is yours! It is what the contract(合同) says. You may take his flesh!” Shylock held his knife and told Antonio to get ready.
“Wait!” said Portia. “You will not do anything that is not written in the contract. Is that right, Shylock ” “Yes, that’s right,” said Shylock. “Well,” said the young judge, “I have read the contract carefully, and it does not say anything about taking his blood. It says ‘a pound of flesh.’ You can take your pound of flesh, but you may not take one drop of his blood. If you take any of his blood, the duke will take everything you own!”
Shylock didn’t want to give everything he owned to the duke. He decided not to take his pound of flesh. He said he would take the money. Bassanio was happy to give him the money because he thought he could save his friend Antonio in this way.
Portia, however, had more to say. “Wait!” she said again. “He does not want the money. It is not written in the contract, and he said that he would not do anything that was not written in the contract. Shylock, you can take your pound of flesh, just as the contract says. Why are you waiting ” she asked. Shylock said he just wanted to have his money back.
“Just give me the money I lent you. I won’t even demand interest(利息),” he said. Bassanio was ready to give the money to him, but again Portia stopped him and said, “He said in front of us all that he did not want the money. He wanted only the penalty(处罚) that is in the contract.”
Shylock understood that he would not get his pound of flesh. He understood that he would not get his money. He decided to go home.
—Taken from The Merchant of Venice
58. Whose flesh did Shylock want to take
___________________________________________________________________________________________
59. What would happen if Shylock took Antonio’s blood
___________________________________________________________________________________________
60. How did Bassanio want to save his friend Antonio
___________________________________________________________________________________________
61. Why did Shylock decide to go home at last
___________________________________________________________________________________________
62. What do you think of Portia in the passage
___________________________________________________________________________________________
八、书面表达（本大题共20分）
假如你是Jenny，你们学校“心灵小屋”正在招募志愿者，你想成为其中的一员。请仔细阅读下面的招募启事，并写一封英文应征邮件。
Volunteers Wanted Some students have problems in their daily life. They need help. We’re looking for some volunteers to help us. ※ Can you introduce yourself(ability and personality) ※ Can you give an example about how to help someone deal with his/ her problem If you are interested, please email us at Andrew@.
注意事项：1、应征邮件须包括招募启事所给要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意；
2、词数在90个左右，邮件首尾已在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数；
3、应征邮件必须写在答题卡指定的位置上。
九年级英语期中试卷评分标准 2024.11
命题人: 刘爱侠 17768503082 薛秋霞 17768503159
第 Ι 卷（客观题 共 80 分）
一、听力测试
1-5. AABCB 6-10. ABCAC 11-15. CBACC 16-20. BAACB
二、单项选择
1-5：BCABB 6-10：DCBCD 11-14：DCAA
三、完形填空
15-19: BBACD 20-24: CBCDD
四、阅读理解
25-27: DAD 28-30: BCD 31-33:ABC 34-37: DDCD
第 II 卷（主观题 共 50 分）
五、词汇运用
38.ancient 39.absent 40.matters 41.suggestions 42.Through
43.simply 44.carelessness 45.silence 46.madder 47.impatient
六、动词填空
48.were translated 49. reducing 50.would have 51.haven’t eaten 52.will start
53.sells 54.went 55.is repaired 56.not to catch 57.are discussing
七、阅读表达
58. Antonio’s.
59. The duke would take everything Shylock owned.
60. By giving the money to Shylock./By giving Shylock the money.
61 Because he didn’t get Antonio’s flesh or his money./
Because he got nothing./Because he failed./Because he was beaten.
62. She is clever and careful./She is wise and brave./She is thoughtful and helpful./
She is warm-hearted.
八、书面表达
Possible version:
Dear Andrew,
I’m Jenny. I’m writing to ask for the position as a student volunteer. I’m patient enough to listen to others’ problems and good at communicating with others. I’m willing to help others deal with their problems. I’ll keep their secrets to myself. Ann is my friend. Her parents paid less attention to her because her younger sister was born. She was very worried. She thinks her parents are much stricter with her than before. I advised her to have good communication with her parents and tell them her feelings. Finally, her parents realized the importance of the problem and paid more attention to her. She’s very happy now. Am I suitable for a volunteer
I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon!
Yours,
Jenny
开放性作文，答案不唯一 (101 words)
初三英语期中试卷听力材料
一、听力测试
第一部分 听对话回答问题
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。
1. W: New Year’s Day is coming next week. What gift shall we buy for our parents
M: Let’s make a New Year’s Day card and write down our best wishes on it.
2. W: May I borrow these books, Mr. Black
M: I’m afraid not, Helen. You borrowed two yesterday and each student can only borrow four at most.
3. W: What’s wrong with you, young man
M: I hurt my left foot when I was playing football with my students.
4. M: How can I get to the nearest post office
W: Just turn left, and then you can see it on your right.
5. M: What about this green sweater It matches your red trousers, I think.
W: Are you joking A green sweater matches red trousers I think white would be better.
6. W: Were you doing your homework when I called you last night
M: No, I was watching TV with my parents. My sister was doing housework then.
7. W: More and more young people like reading e-books these days. But I prefer paperback books.
M: Me, too. E-books make our eyes tired more easily.
8. W: Excuse me, how can I go to Sanyang Plaza
M: Well, take the first turning on the right, and you’ll find the underground station. Line 1 takes you right there. It’s faster than taking a bus.
9. M: Lily, be quick. We still need to walk five more kilometers.
W: Oh, my legs are so heavy. I can’t walk any further.
10. W: I hear there is a good Japanese restaurant nearby. Would you like to go there for lunch
M: Yes, but it is my treat this time.
第二部分 听对话和短文答题
你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。
听一段对话，回答第11至12小题。
W: Hello! Can I help you
M: Yeah. Is my room ready I’m John Smith.
W: Ah, yes, Sir. You booked a single room for a week. Is that right
M: Yes, a single room. But perhaps I’ll stay longer than a week.
W: OK. But can you let us know as soon as you decide
M: Yes, of course. How much is this room
W: It’s 118 dollars per night. Can I see your ID, please
M: Sure. Here you are.
听第一篇短文，回答第13至15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
This is Radio Online. Here are some good suggestions for free time activities. First of all, you can choose to join a club. We have a music club, a sports club and an art club. It’s good for you to improve your skills and make new friends. Then we also offer a volunteer program to you. You may find that teens can work for society, too. You can help do some housework or do some shopping for those old people who live alone. Finally, we have a very special program called “Meeting a New Family”. That means two families exchange their children for some weeks. You may experience quite a new and different kind of life. Isn’t that exciting Come and join us right now.
听第二篇短文，回答第16至20小题。
One of my favourite books is On the Road by Jack Kerouac. The story took place in the 1950s and it’s about the Bohemian lifestyle. There’s a lot of travelling with no direction and it is just fun. It’s a lot harder for us to do things like that now. But there is still a free spirit that can be found if you try hard enough. I just love it. It’s such an enjoyable book and it makes you want to go across the country and explore, because there are so many places to go. Another thing I really like about the book is the people that the main character and his friends met. That’s something I always want to do: to meet different people and learn about their stories. Now after reading the book, I know that I have to do at least one cross-country trip before I die.

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