四川省绵阳市江油市2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题

People in the office usually sit for most of the day when they work. But this is bad for a person's health. When people sit for too long every day, they don't move very much. So it is easy to start getting fat. Sitting too long is also bad for their work because it makes them want to sleep. When this happens, people may make more mistakes in their work or spend more time finishing their work. Companies need workers to be healthy, so how do they fix the problem?

Some companies have different types of desks to help their workers. The first type of desk is the standing desk. The desk can be taller when a person wants to stand. It can also be shorter when the person wants to sit. Another type of desk is the walking desk. This desk is made so that a person can work while walking at the same time.

Workers in the companies like the different types of desks very much. They think these desks are quite useful.

A student stuck a note on his classmate's back while they were at recess (课间休息) one day. The note said "I'm Stupid". He asked the rest of his classmates not to tell the boy. The other students started laughing at the boy, but wouldn't say why.

Soon, it was time for their afternoon math class. Their teacher wrote a difficult problem on the blackboard. No one was able to solve it except the boy with the note on his back.

Ignoring (忽略) the laughter, he walked toward the blackboard and solved the problem. The teacher asked the class to clap for him and took the note off his back. She told him, "It seems that you didn't know about the note your classmate put on your back, but you didn't seem to care anyway."

Then the teacher looked at the rest of the class and said, "Before I punish you all, let me tell you two things. First, all of you will be labeled (贴标签) at one point or another by other people who don't want you to succeed. All you have to do is ignore these labels. You have to take every chance you have to learn, grow and improve. And it seems that none of you are friends with this boy, since none of you were kind enough to tell him about the note. If that's true, then you'd better hope that you have some good friends yourself. Otherwise (否则), you might be the one with a note stuck on your back someday with no one to tell you."

Chinese New Year Painting, or nianhua in Chinese, is a kind of traditional paintings to be put up on walls and windows during the Spring Festival. Its bright colors and different subjects show the Chinese great expectation for happiness and wealth.

Chinese New. Year Painting is an old handicraft. Its original (最初的) form was a picture of a door god during the Tang Dynasty. Later, more subjects such as the Kitchen God, women and babies were included. As the Chinese New Year arrives, every family puts up its New Year paintings in order to say goodbye to the past and welcome the future. One of the most famous woodblock New Year paintings comes from Yangjiabu of Shandong Province. It covers all kinds of themes and forms. They reflect people's everyday life.

As time went by, people found New Year paintings old-fashioned. Besides, they considered the door god too scary to hang in their homes. They wanted something more artistic. So in the middle of the 1980s, the sales of New Year paintings dropped greatly.

Usually, colorful woodblock (版画) New Year paintings are produced in four steps. Firstly, artists draw a simple sketch (素描) on the paper. Secondly, they make the simple sketch on the wood board and print a few samples (样品). Thirdly, they add color to the sample. Lastly, when the preparation is finished, the printers paint color on the color board, and then put paper on the wood board and brush the paper. Then the colorful woodblock New Year paintings are ready.

There are four main themes in the Chinese New Year paintings...

Green bags, green cars, green energy, green everything!What does it 1 to be green? Being "green" is a new way to say "helping the environment".

It is good to help our environment. There are many 2 we can be green! We can make less litter (垃圾) and use less water. For example, when we go to the store we can bring our own bags instead of getting a plastic bag. As for 3 , we can take a shorter shower. Another way to help is to use "green" energy. That means using energy from the wind, water, or sun. It also means using less energy. Remember to 4 the lights when you are not using them.

April 22th is Earth Day. It's a 5 day to remember our Earth and think of ways to help our beautiful planet. But we don't have to wait till that day to take action. We can all do something to help every day.

A young man went for a job interview in a big company. The boss found that the young man's college grades were excellent. Then he asked the young man who 1 for his education. The young man told the boss that his parents did and they 2 as laundry workers. The boss noticed 3 the young man's hands were smooth and perfect. He asked, "Have you ever helped your parents wash 4 ?"

"No. My parents always make me study. Besides, they wash clothes 5 than I do."

The boss asked the young man to go back home and wash his parents' 6 . When he got home, he told his parents that he wanted to wash their hands. His parents felt 7 but happy. Then the young man began to wash their hands slowly.

He was in tear. He 8 his parents' hands were so rough (粗糙的) and pale because of washing a lot of clothes in the cold water. There were also many injuries (伤口) in their hands. 9 washing their parents' hands, the young man quietly washed the rest of the clothes.

The next morning, the young man went to the 10 again. The boss noticed the young man's pale hands. He said to the young man, "Welcome to join us!"

"Thank you" is widely (use) in a modern society. It is a very good manner. You should say "Thank you" whenever others help you or say something kind to you. For example, when someone opens the door for you, when someone says you have done your work (good), when someone says you have bought a nice shirt, or (you) city is very beautiful, you should say "Thank you". "Thank you" is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and (wife).

"Excuse me" is another short (politely) usage. We use it the same way as "Thank you". When you hear someone say so behind you, you'd better get to know that somebody wants to walk past you without (touch) you. It isn't polite to interrupt (打断) others they are talking. If you want to have a word with one of them, please say "Excuse me" (one) and then begin to talk. You should also do so when you want (cough) or make any unpleasant noise before others. Let's say "Thank you" and "Excuse me" in the right situation.

Exam stress is a hard part of life for many students. Why do they often feel stressed when getting ready for exams?

Many students feel stressed because of the expectations of their teachers and parents. They want to make their teachers and parents pleased. This high aim can make the problem of exam stress get worse.

Some stress of the exams may come from the students themselves. Some students are afraid of failure. They are afraid that they can't pass the exam, so they think about the exam's difficulty and worry about their grades. This will certainly make them stressed.

If students feel that they haven't got ready for the exam, they will have a foreboding (有不祥预感的) feeling on test day. This will also make them stressed.

A poor night's sleep influences students, too. If students do not get enough sleep the night before, they will feel stressed.

Feeling nervous before an exam may always be part of school life. But if students know why they have exam stress, they can do something to stop it.

要点：
1. 从外貌、性格、爱好及生活习惯等方面描述你的变化；
2. 介绍一个你的重要变化，并讲述变化过程及原因；
3. 谈谈你的感受。

要求：短文意思连贯，语句通顺，符合逻辑：80词左右：卷面整洁，字迹工整。

How I've Changed

My life has changed a lot in the last few years. 

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What great changes! And I hope I can become better and better.