I joineda band (樂隊)as a drummer in my middle school. I thought itwould be fun playing the drum and meeting new friends. At first it was easy,but a month later, it got difficult. I was the only one who couldn’t keep pace (節(jié)奏)with the other players. Our teacher,Angie, singled me out to keep practicing while everyone else got to relax. Ifelt ashamed (羞愧的)as my teammates watched me fail so many times.Finally I got so tired of practicing that I didn’t care about doing it right.
When itcomes to a meaningful life, we might think of love, happiness and health. Alife filled with meaning is what most of us want for ourselves. Then, whatmakes a meaningful life?Manyresearchers agree that a meaningful life comes down to three factors (因素): havinglong-term goals, believing that one’s life matters, and feeling that one’s lifefits together and “makes sense”.But we believe there is more to consider. Sometimeslife enables us to experience small moments of beauty. When people are open toappreciating (欣賞) suchexperiences, these moments may improve how they see their own life. We callthis experiential appreciation (EA).
材料三 二戰(zhàn)后,西歐國家憑借馬歇爾計劃的援助,采用最先進的科學技術(shù)成果,制定恰當?shù)慕?jīng)濟發(fā)展政策,促進了經(jīng)濟的恢復和發(fā)展,西歐國家之間的聯(lián)系日益密切;1967年歐洲共同體成立;1969年歐共體各國開始了政治合作的努力;1993 年《政治聯(lián)盟條約》提出歐洲力求在外交和國家安全等方面步調(diào)一致,該條約和《經(jīng)濟與貨幣聯(lián)盟條約》組成的《馬斯特里赫特條約》生效,標志著歐洲一體化進程又邁出了重要一步。——摘編自人教版九年級下冊《世界歷史教師教學用書》(1)根據(jù)材料一并結(jié)合所學知識,列舉英國“強迫外國實行自由貿(mào)易”的事例。(1分)(2)根據(jù)材料二并結(jié)合所學知識。指出19世紀來20世紀初主要資本主義國家經(jīng)濟政治發(fā)展的特點?(1分)這種特點最終導致了什么嚴重的后果?(1分)(3)根據(jù)材料三,指出二戰(zhàn)后西歐國家是如何加強對經(jīng)濟的宏觀指導,從而促進經(jīng)濟發(fā)展的?(1分)(4)根據(jù)材料三,指出20世紀90年代之后,歐洲體化進程在經(jīng)濟和政治方面的新發(fā)展?(2分)結(jié)合所學知識指出歐盟的發(fā)展對當今世界政治格局產(chǎn)生的影響。(1分)
10.(12分)科技發(fā)展是大國崛起的重要因素,崛起后的大國影響著世界格局的發(fā)展演變。閱讀下列材料,回答問題。材料一:宋代是中國古代科學技術(shù)發(fā)展史上最輝煌的時期,幾乎在所有中國傳統(tǒng)科學技術(shù)領(lǐng)域都留下了新的記錄。舉世聞名的四大發(fā)明中有三項完成于兩宋時期……為推動世界歷史的進程和世界文明的發(fā)展作出了巨大貢獻?!獥顚幰恢骶帯稓v史學習新視野新知識》 材料二:“如果人們把整個人類社會的演進用12個小時來表示,那么現(xiàn)代工業(yè)時代只代表最后5分鐘,而不是更多?!庇亲钕劝l(fā)生這個5分鐘事件的地方,工業(yè)革命可能是最初的關(guān)健幾秒鐘。正是這個革命使現(xiàn)代文明降臨人間,人類開始從農(nóng)業(yè)文明向工業(yè)文明過渡?!R克垚主編《世界文明史》
There are many kinds ___21___art forms in China. ___22___ you often see any of them in your life?They help us understand and enjoy the traditional Chinese culture. When theSpring Festival comes, some people often ___23___ the red paper intodifferent art works with scissors.
TheChinese knot, a folk art, has a long history. People first made them to recordinformation and send messages before they started to use words. The knots wereused for decoration (裝飾) and to express thoughts and feelings in theTang Dynasty. They were later popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. But thisart wasn’t really accepted by the common people until the Qing Dynasty.
Studying is not always the most interesting taskwithin your day, but it is a necessary one. Even though it is required,everyone has got bored at one time or another while studying.
Choose the best choice fromA to F to finish the dialogue. You have one more answer. Each choice should beused only once.A: Hello, I’m a schoolnewspaper reporter. May I ask you some questions?B: ____46____
B: It’s about theexperiments three astronauts are doing on the space station.A: That’s great. I’minterested in space, so I want to be an astronaut like them.
Tim: _______36_______,Bob.Bob: Good afternoon, Tim. Icalled you just now, but nobody answered. _______37_______?Tim: I went to the cinema.And I watched a movie named The Battle atLake Changjin.Bob: Oh, great. It’s very famous nowadays. _______38_______?
I often use old clothes that people don’t wearany more to make bags. I opened a small shop in my community and set up awebsite to sell the bags online. Many customers think they are fantastic. Now Iplan to write a new book about ways to use old clothes.
Remember that it’s better to fail than it’s togive up, and the key is to learn from your failure(失敗). But along withdifficulties, there will also be ____18____ wonderful waiting for you.
Michelle,a famous lady, has found that more than 25% students are too fat in hercountry. It is a very serious problem. So she starts a Health Program to dealwith it. The Health Program is to reduce the number of fat students today andin the future.
I often hear some students say English isdifficult, so they can’t learn it well. ___11___ English is very easy for me. I’m good ___12___ it. I’m very glad to tell you ___13___ about how I study English.
Theoil paper umbrella is a traditional Chinese handicraft(手工藝品).It has a history of over 1,000 years in China.In early TangDynasty, it was introduced to Japan and Korea, so it was called the “TangUmbrella”. Later oil paper umbrellas were spread to other Asian countries, suchas Vietnam, Thailand and Laos, and each had its own style. However, assteel-ribbed(鋼骨的)umbrellas appeared in the last century, thehand-made oil paper umbrellas became less used in daily life. They were turnedinto decorative artifacts(裝飾性工藝品).
___14___, I think an interest in Englishis very important. When I was in Grade Three, we had a new ___15___ — English,it was new for me. I was interested in it. I worked hard at it. Soon we had anEnglish exam and I got a very good mark. How ___16___ I was! After that,I learned English harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs,and ___17___ sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!
Bike-to-Work Day is held every year across North America on thethird Friday of May. It was started by the League of American Bicyclistsin 1956. Its aim is to promote (促進) the bicycle as a serious choice of getting toand from work. In today’s world where global warming is a serious issue, thebicycle is a perfect way of reducing our carbon (碳) footprint.
Bike-to-Work Day is held every year across NorthAmerica on the third Friday of May. It was started by the League ofAmerican Bicyclists in 1956. Its aim is to promote (促進) the bicycle as a seriouschoice of getting to and from work. In today’s world where global warming is aserious issue, the bicycle is a perfect way of reducing our carbon (碳) footprint.
Dealing with a nosebleed(鼻出血)mightseem simple. But recently, the British RED Cross asked parents with youngchildren how to help a child with a nosebleed. About 65 percent of parents didnot ____11____ the correct action to help.
One night many yearsago, an angry voice woke me up from sleep. It was my drunken (喝醉的) father. Those days, he would always ___11___ home very late. Sometimes, he would also go on to fight with my mom.