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2022-2023学年全国初中九年级下英语人教版月考试卷(含答案解析)083128

2022-2023学年全国初中九年级下英语人教版月考试卷考试总分：45 分考试时间： 120 分钟学校：__________ 班级：__________ 姓名：__________ 考号：__________一、填空题（本题共计 1 小题，共计5分）1. （5分）根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。

A: You're new here, am I right?B: Yes, You're right.A:（1）________?B: No, I'm from Australia.（2）________?A: I'm from China.B:（3）________?A: Yes, I do.B: Oh, really?（4）________. Can you teach me?A: OK. We can learn from each other. I teach you Chinese, and you teach me English.B:（5）________!二、完形填空（本题共计 1 小题，共计5分）2.(5分)Hello, I'm Lin Dan. I'm eleven. I'm a student from Hangzhou.I get up at 6:30 am, and the school（1）______ at 7:30 am here, I have to be at school（2）______ that. I have（3）______ classes every day, four in the morning and three in the afternoon. P.E is really（4）______, so it's my favorite（5）______. I like English too. Do you know（6）______? Because I like my English teacher Ms. Miller.（7）______ is fun.My last class ends（结束）at（8）______. After school I usually play（9）______ with my friends. I can play basketball very well and I play for our school basketball team.I（10）______ around 5:30 pm. That is a day of my school life.（1）A.stopsB.endsC.startsD.closes（2）A.beforeB.atC.afterD.with（3）A.threeB.fourC.sevenD.eight（4）A.scaryB.happyC.sadD.interesting（5）A.friendB.schoolC.classD.subject（6）A.howB.whyC.whatD.who（7）A.ItB.SheC.HeD.This（8）A.11:00 amB.1:00 pmC.3:50 pmD.5:50 pm（9）A.basketballB.baseballC.tennisD.soccer（10）A.go homeB.go to homeC.go schoolD.go to school三、阅读理解（本题共计 3 小题，每题 5 分，共计15分）3.Xiaochang Shopping Centre—so many clothes are on sale（廉价出售）！Address（地址）: No.17, Wenying Street（Buses No.101, No.546 or No.367 at Xinhua Stop）. Tel: 735 0840.（1）If Jim wants to buy yellow clothes and only has $ 40, what can he buy?A.Sweaters and shorts.B.Sweaters and jackets.C.Shorts and T-shirts.D.T-shirts and jackets.（2）How much are two hats and one pair of sports shoes?A.$ 40B.$ 41C.$ 42D.$ 43（3）What can you buy for babies?A.Hats.B.Shorts.C.Sweaters.D.Dresses.（4）Which bus can take you to Xiaochong Shopping Centre?A.No.301.B.No.546.C.No.376.D.No.840.（5）You may find this passage in a ______.A.newspaperB.diaryC.storybookD.Chinese bookD.The money.（4）What's the best title（标题）for the passage?A.Krithi's new bookB.Krithi's animal friendsC.How Krithi helps animalsD.How Krithi's dream comes trueC.They are all about heroes in the history.D.They are all about the founding of China.What does the underlined phrase "against great odds" probablymean?A.out of the questionB.around the cornerC.all of a suddenD.through thick and thinWhich is the best title for the whole passage?A.People's HeroesB.The Great EventC.The New ExpeditionD.Great People's Contributions四、书面表达（本题共计 1 小题，共计5分）6. （5分）根据下面表格提示，请你充分发挥想象力，描述一下未来人们的生活。

人教版2020学年度第二学期第二次月考九年级英语测试卷(含答案)

2020学年度第二学期第二次月考九年级英语测试卷一、单项选择。

（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）( )1. —Nice to meet you, Mr. Green. I' m Mike and this is Mary, Ken and Emily.—_________.A. See you laterB. Pleased to meet you allC You're welcome D. You have a point there( )2.—How can I improve my English more quickly?—______listening and reading more.A.AtB.ThroughC.ByD.On( )3. You can see the _____in our faces when we talk about the great achievements in the past 70 years.A. doubtB.prideC. regretD. ability( )4.—I’m hungry, is there any bread in the fridge?—_____but we have cakes. Would you like to have one?A. SomeB.MuchC. NoneD. Nothing( )5.—Food safety has become a social focus now.—That's why laws are made to ______crimes on food.A.recordB.preventC.divideD.desperate( )6. If you want to stay healthy, you should ______junk food.A. keep in touch withB. catch up withC. fall in love withD. keep away from( )7.—What was your hometown like five years ago?—It ____ very old and dirty.A. used to beB. was used to beingC. is used to beinged to being( )8.—Do you know ______Ann goes to work every day?—Usually by underground.A. whereB. howC. whenD. whether( )9. Tom fell off his bike, and his hand was hurt_____.A. quietlyB. carefullyC. slowlyD. badly( )10.I am so sorry. I took your bag instead of mine _______.A. by mistakeB. all of a suddenC. without doubtD.in fact( )11. Boys and girls, don't forget your reports. They ______today.A. can't finishB. can't be finishedC.should finishD. should be finished( )12.—Who's that boy reading in the garden? Is it David?—It ____be him. I saw him in the classroom just now.A. mustB. can'tC.mayD. shouldn't( )13.—I'm going to play football after school.—______.A. So do IB.So I doC. So I amD. So am I( )14.—I don't know if Mr Li ______to the party this evening.—I think he will come if he _____free.A. will come, isB. will come, will bees,isD. comes, will be ( )15.—I don't think students should use mobile phones at school.—______.They really have a bad influence on our health.A. I agree with you.B. Not at allC. No problem.D. It's my pleasure二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）AJim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.When he was 12, his parents __16__. He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed __17___him. No one showed kindness（友善）to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige.One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped __18__, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” She said kindly, smiling.A special feeling came to him. These were __19___ kind words he had ever heard. He watched her __20___she went far away, and he whistled（吹口哨）to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” he repeated the woman's words. Then in a low __21___he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog!” Tige raised__22___ears as if（似乎）it understood.“Uh! Even a dog likes it” he said. “Well, Tige, I won't say unkind words to you any more. ” Tige waved its tail happily.The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw__23__ but a dirty boy. He washed his face__24__. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed（震惊）. From then on, he had a new life.After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed （种子）of kindness. All of us should learn about k indness. __25__ a great power it has!” If you show kindness to others, you will be an able man.( )16. A.dead B.dying C.died D.die( )17. A.at B.to C./ D.of( )18. A.picking it up B.picking up it C.to pick up it D.to pick it up( )19. A.the first B.first C.the last D.the first time( )20. A.until B.before C.when D.while( )21. A.sound B.noise C.noisy D.voice( )22. A.it B.it's C.one's D. its( )23. A.something B.nothing C.anything D.somebody( )24. A.carefully B.careful C.careless D.carelessly( )25. A. What B.How C.It D. It seemedBMore than 10,000 children go missing in China every year. Most of these children are abducted（诱拐）by bad people. Then, some __26___ the children to people who live in the countryside; others__27___ them become beggars（乞丐）.Have you ever walked down the street and seen a woman with a child sleeping in her arms begging for（乞求）__28__? At that moment many people may feel __29___ and drop a coin or more in her cup. However, in fact the child is not __30__. He or she may not even be sleeping.In 2009. the government started to fight __31__these people. So far, more than 800 children have been __32___to their parents. Yu Jianrong,a Beijinger started a blog （博客）__33__people are encouraged to post pictures of child beggars.Yu’s idea has influenced many people. Many people take photos __34__ they seechild beggars on the street,and then they put them onto the blog to help the children.The fight against child trafficking（贩卖）could be supported by __35__, including you!A simple photo may change the whole life of an abducted child.( )26. A.allow B.sell C.ask D.buy( )27. A.make B.encourage C.advise D.help( )28. A.time B.space C.rain D.money( )29. A. tired B.sad C.happy D.excited( )30. A.his B. its C.hers D.theirs( )31. A.about B.for C.with D.against( )32. A.moved B.returned C.gotten D.made( )33. A.whose B.where C.who D.which( )34. A.when B.since C.until D.before( )35. A.somebody B.nobody C. everyone D. no one三、补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。

人教九年级上册英语第二次月考试卷(含答案)

九年级英语第一学期第二次月考试卷（2020.11）第I卷(共65分)一、单项选择。

(共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)( )1. -Will you go to school-leavers’ party tomorrow?- Certainly. I’m going with my parents.A. aB. anC. theD./( )2. I’m very sorry! I took your book mistake.A. ofB. atC. byD. for( )3.-Mom，I’m thirteen now.Can I ride a bike to school?-Yes, you can. But you must follow the traffic on the way.A.rulesB. plansC. safetyD. accident( )4. The policewoman asked the little boy .A. where did he liveB. where he livedC. where he liveD. where does he lives( )5. is believed that Lily is the most popular student in our class.A. ItB. ThatC. ThisD. One( )6. Do you know the computer was invented?A.whatB. whoC. whenD. which( )7.Their parents don’t allow them in the river because it’s really dangerous.A. swimB. swimmingC. to swimD. swam( )8. We you a shining example of devotion to the scientific cause.A. looked up toB. look aroundC. look awayD.look back( )9.(广东中考) It is said that the number of forest parks in Guangdong to more than 1,000 so far.A.increaseB. increasedC. has increased D will increase( )10. they are very tired, they feel happy because they're finally finished their project.A.SoB. AlthoughC. IfD. But( )11.Nowadays, because of the Readers(《朗读者》) by CCTV, many book fans reading in public place.A. will seeB. were seenC. are seenD. have seen( )12.- I take photos here?-No, you mustn't. Don't you see the sign "NO PHOTOS"?A. WouldB. MayC. MustD. Need( )13. I told Sally how to get here, but perhaps I for her.A. had to write it outB. must have written it outC. should have written it outD. ought to write it out( )14.Only yesterday find out that his purse was lost.A. he wasB. was heC. did heD. he did( )15. -Math is as interesting as English, I think.- .English is more interesting than math.A. I think soB. I didn't think soC. I hope soD. I don't hope so二、完形填空。

人教版2020届九年级上学期英语第二次月考试卷A卷

人教版2020届九年级上学期英语第二次月考试卷A卷一、情景反应，根据你所听到的句子，选择恰当的应答语。

(5分) (共5题；共5分)1. （1分）根据所听句子的内容，选择最佳应答语（）A . It's green.B . It's nice.C . It's a jacket.2. （1分）据所听到的内容选择正确答语（）A . Green Street 223.B . 223. Green Street.C . Sorry, I don't know.3. （1分）听句子，选择最佳答语（）A . In 2018.B . By bus.C . On the table.4. （1分）听句子，选出该句的最佳答语（）A . That's early.B . That's all right.C . That's fun.5. （1分）听句子，选答语（）A . Yes, it is.B . Yes, I am.C . Yes, please.二、对话问答，根据你所听到的对话及问题，选择正确答案。

(5分) (共5题；共5分)6. （1分）What does the girl prefer?A . Vegetables.B . Fruit.C . Sweets.7. （1分）What time does Jennifer go to bed?A . At 9:00.B . At 10:00.C . At 11:00.8. （1分）Choose the best answer to the question you hear.A . Height.B . Weight.C . Schoolwork.D . Family.9. （1分）Who will do dull jobs in the future?A . People.B . Robots.C . Animals.10. （1分）When did the girl go to the new museum?A . Three days ago.B . Two days ago.C . Yesterday.三、图片理解 (5分) (共1题；共5分)11. （5分）选出与所听内容意思相符的图片（）A .B .C .四、短文理解(5分) (共1题；共5分)12. （5分）录音中有一段短文，听录音两遍后，根据所听到的短文内容完成下面的表格。

2023-2024学年河北石家庄人教版九年级下英语月考试卷(含答案解析)

2023-2024学年人教版河北九年级下英语月考试卷学校：__________ 班级：__________ 姓名：__________ 考号：__________注意事项：1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息;2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上;一、单选题（本大题共计10小题，每题3分，共计30分）1.I got some medicine ________ the doctor's just now.A. atB. toC. onD. for【答案】A【解析】A 考查介词辨析。

句意：我刚刚在诊所拿了一些药物。

分析句子可知，此处为固定搭配：at the doctor's“在诊所”。

2.—Your father looks strong.—Yes, he is in good ________ for a man of his age.A. sizeB. lifeC. shapeD. example【答案】C【解析】C 考查名词辨析。

句意：——你父亲看起来很强壮。

——是的，对于他这个年纪的人来说，他身体很好。

A 大小，尺寸；B 生活；C 状况，情况；D 例子。

be in good shape“健康状况良好”。

根据Your father looks strong.可知，应回答“是的，作为那把年纪的人来说，他身体不错。

”shape符合语境。

故选C。

3.—Tony likes eating fast food（快餐）and he's too fat.—That's ________. He must have a healthy eating habit.A. terribleB. greatC. easyD. interesting【答案】A【解析】A 考查形容词辨析。

句意：——Tony喜欢吃快餐并且他很胖。

——那太糟糕了。

他必须有一个健康的饮食习惯。

A 糟糕的；B 很棒的；C 简单的；D 有趣的。

人教版九年级英语第二次月考

九年级英语第二次月考试卷2012\12\4I根据首字母提示完成句子(10分)1.Normal things like a________________ the telephone is difficult for me.2.Lucky is an a____________ dog.3.She can’t see anything. She is a b _____________ girl.4.You can help homeless people stop h___________.5.We’re going to e__________ a food bank for the poor.6.You could help c__________ a football team for us.7.He r__________ bikes and gave them away.8.I’d like to c__________ up the sick kids.9.I take after my mother. I’m s_____________ to her.10.I don’t want to go to Hawaii this summer. It’s too t_____________.II根据所给词的适当形式填空(10分)1. I think the dictionary is ____________ (help) to your study.2. Maybe it’s used for ________________ (write).3. The book is _____________ (write) in English.4. He is considering _______________ (buy) a computer for his son.5. Please let me ___________ (know) if you need help.6. We’re planning ______________ (go) to Beijing next week.7. Could you please give me some ___________________ (suggest) for vacation spots?8. Would you like _______________ (trek) through the jungle with us?9. What do you think of these _____________ (invent)?10. Do you know the _____________ (heat) ice cream scoop?III选择填空(30分)1. – What a beautiful sweater! How much did you _________ for it?- 198 yuan.A. takeB. costC. payD. spend2. Don’t forget to __________ the light when you leave the room.A. turn onB. turn offC. turn downD. turn up3. – Judy is very sad today. Her friend is trying to __________.A. cheer up herB. clean her upC. cheer her upD. set her up4. He has failed several times, but he won’t ____________.A. go onB. come onC. get upD. give up5. _____________ Lucy ___________ Lily are good at helping young children to read.A. Neither; norB. Either; orC. Both; andD. Not; but6. – What a hard problem!- Ask Mary. Maybe she has ____________ with a good idea about it.A. come upB. ended upC. met upD. kept up7. Andrew is __________ his father in many ways, especially they are both outgoing.A. similar toB. the same likeC. similar withD. different from8. I can’t buy the book now. I _________ the money in my pocket yesterday.A. ran outB. ran out ofC. took out ofD. took out9. – Who ________ these signs here? I didn’t see them at all yesterday.- Some children with their teacher. They did it only this morning.A. set upB. come up withC. cheer upD. put up10. Thank you for ________ my grandpa when I was away.A. looking afterB. looking atC. look overD. look for11. Oh, the milk ______ strange. Do you think it’s OK to drink?A. was tastedB. tastedC. is tastingD. tastes12. Mom added ________ but it still wasn’t ________.A. salty; salt enoughB. salty; enough saltC. salt; enough saltyD. salt; salty enough13. Betty is often seen _______ the old man with his housework.A. helpB. to helpC. helpedD. helps14. Raincoat are used _________ keeping off rain.A. asB. withC. toD. for15. - ________ the soldier are very tired, _________ they keep on working.- They are great, we must learn from them.A. Because;\B. Though;\C. Because; soD. Though; but16. – What do you know about the washing machine?- It was invented in ________.A. the twenty centuryB. the twentieth centuryC. twentieth centuryD. twenty centuries17. – A number of students ________ in the dinning hall.- Let met count. The number of the students _______ about 400.A. are; isB. is; areC. are; areD. is; is18. Please sprinkle _______ salt _______ the chips.A. a lot; onB. lot of; inC. many; inD. much; on19. She helped me learn English _________.A. by the wayB. in this wayC. on the wayD. in the way20. Some of the things were _______ old.A. a hundred of yearsB. hundred of yearsC. hundreds of yearD. a hundred of year21. – I want to teach in this area.- Well, teachers __________ very much here.A. needB. are needingC. are neededD. will need22. He is a short man _______ thick glasses.A. haveB. onC. withD. in23. – I hope ________ go there with us, Jim and Tom.- We’ll be glad to.A. you goB. you canC. them toD. they can24. He often dreams_______ going to American.A. inB. ofC. withD. to25. My brother is famous policeman but he wears _______ clothes_______.A. every day; everydayB. everyday; everydayC. every day; every dayD. everyday; every day26. Do you know the answer ______ this question?A. withB. forC. toD. of27. The policeman helped the old woman _________ the road.A. aboveB. crossC. throughD. over28. According ______ the survey, most students like to travel by air.A. toB. inC. atD. as29. They were _______ when they heard the ______ news.A. excited; excitingB. exciting; excitedC. excited; excitedD. exciting; exciting30. Jack didn’t go to bed ________ he finished his homework.A. untilB. afterC. whenD. ifIV交际运用(15分)A）根据对话内容，从方框内选择合适的句子补全对话。

九年级英语下学期第二次3月月考试题人教新目标版

湖北省大冶市还地桥镇南湾低级中学九年级英语下学期第二次（3月）月考试题人教新目标版听力部份(共25分)I．听句子。

从A---E当选出与所听内容相符的图片。

(每句读两遍；每题1分．共5分)4 .______Ⅱ．听短对话．从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项当选出能回答所给问题的最佳选项。

(每段对话读两遍：每题1分．共5分)6. How often does the girl go to the English corner on weekdays?A. Three times a week.B. Four times a week.C. Every other day.7. What time does the train leave the station ?A. At 12:03.B. At 2:59.C. At 1:23.8. Who didn’t go to the park last Sunday?A. Mike and his sister.B. Kate, Mike and his sister.C. Nobody.9. How many questions will the students be able to ask the professor at most?A. 20.B. 7.C. 40.10. Where are the speakers?A. In the dining room.B. In the shop.C. In the kitchen.Ⅲ．听长对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项当选出能回答下列问题的最正确选项。

(每段对话读两遍；每小题1分，共5分)听下面一段对话．回答11—l2小题。

was Jean doing when the lights went out?A. Watching TV.B. Going to bed.C. Doing homework.did the Jane’s father and mother come back from Japan?A. By plane.B. By ship.C. We don’t know.听下面一段对话，回答13—15小题．happened to the girl?A. Her car stopped working.B. She had a car accident.C. She was caught in a traffic jam.14. What is the girl?A. A student.B. A worker.C. A bus driver.15. What will the girl think about?A. Getting a new car.B. Taking the bus.C. Doing part-time jobs.Ⅳ. 听短文，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项当选出能回答下列问题的最正确选项。

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龙港中学九年级上学期第二次月考英语试题卷一、听力理解(本大题分为A、B、C、D四部分，共25小题，每小题1分，共25分)A、听句子(本题有5小题，每小题1分，共5分)( ) 1. How does Jim study his English?( ) 2. When does Alice u sually go to the English club?( ) 3. Where will Tom go this evening?( ) 4. What did John do last Saturday?( ) 5. Which subject is Lucy interested in?B、听对话，本题听两遍(本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分)听第一段对话，回答第6小题。

( ) 6. Where has the man been?A. The Grand Canyon.B. Victoria Falls.C. Yellowstone National Park.听第二段对话，回答第7小题。

( ) 7. When will the school concert be?A. On Wednesday.B. On Tuesday.C. On Monday.听第三段对话，回答第8小题。

( ) 8. What are they talking about?A. The longest river.B. The highest mountain.C. The largest park.听第四段对话，回答第9小题。

( ) 9. Who is the boy’s English teacher?A. Mr. Wilson.B. Mr. Thomas.C. He himself.听第五段对话，回答第10小题。

( ) 10. What does the boy think of his English teacher?A. She is friendly.B. She is serious.C. She is funny.听第六段对话，回答第11~12小题。

( ) 11. What does the man do?A. A worker.B. A driver.C. A writer.( ) 12. When will the book be finished?A. In more than two days.B. In one or two days.C. In one or two weeks.听第七段对话，回答第13~15小题。

( ) 13. The man comes from Shanghai, doesn’t he?A. Yes, he does.B. No, he doesn’t.C. No, he does.( ) 14. Where is the man now?A. In Shanghai.B. In Guangzhou.C. In Hangzhou.( ) 15. How is the man’s father now?A. Very well.B. Not very well.C. Just so-so.C、听短文(本题有5小题，每小题1分，共5分)( ) 16. The walk was organized __________.A. last SundayB. last SaturdayC. last Friday( ) 17. The name of the walk is __________.A. Love for AllB. Walk for ChildrenC. Walk for Animals( ) 18. They stayed on the mountain for __________.A. five hoursB. six hoursC. seven hours( ) 19. Qixia Mountain is __________ away from the school.A. 10 kmB. 8 kmC. 5 km( ) 20. The writer didn’t __________ on the day.A. fly kitesB. enjoy the viewC. go fishingD、听写信息(本题有5小题，每小题1分，共5分)你将听到的是一篇关于小男孩Mike的故事，请你根据所听内容填写下面的信息卡。

短文听两遍。

二、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入题内空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

26. —How does your sister improve her speaking skills?—_____ joining an English club.A. ForB. WithC. ByD. From27. Amy is a(n) _____ girl and you will see her taking part in many school activitiesA. activeB. honestC. quietD. clever28. If you answer all the questions _____ in the contest, you will get a prize.A. politelyB. correctlyC. loudlyD. directly29. Mom always warns Tina _____ to strangers in the street.A. speakB. not speakC. to speakD. not to speak30. I used to ________ afraid of __________ alone.A. being, beingB. be, beingC. being, beD. be, be31. Our science teacher told us that the sun _____ in the east.A. roseB. would riseC. risesD. has risen32. _____ excellent singer she is! I really like her.A. HowB. WhatC. How anD. What an33. My voice was _____ funny _____ they couldn’t stop laughing.A. such; thatB. too; toC. so; thatD. enough; to34. I don’t know _____ he will come tomorrow. _____ he comes, I’ll tell you.A. if; WhetherB. whether; WhetherC. if; ThatD. if; If35. Would you please tell me _____ with Peter? He looks unhappy.A. what’s the matterB. what the matter isC. what wrong isD. what wrong it was三、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）It began a year ago, around Christmas. Every time I drove down our street, I noticed an old man sitting in his front yard. He was usually smoking or drinking, and looking rather unhappy.One day, while I was driving past him with my 36, I decided to wave at him with a lot of excitement. 37, when he noticed me waving at him, he looked a bit surprised. Then, I saw his hand go up and he waved back.“38did you wave at him?” my daughter asked.I told her it’s just an act of kindness that doesn’t 39 anything. It gives both him and me a feeling of joy. My daughter replied that she felt a bit uncomfortable to wave to a stranger, but next time she would try it as well.We lived close to the old man, 40_we saw him rather often. Whenever we drove by, both of us would start waving at him and, pretty soon, the old man started 41 at everyone who passed by his house.One time, my daughter’s friend came to visit and she told my daughter that she saw this strange old man near our home wave at her very 42. She mentioned that she waved back, although she didn’t know him, and it felt really good.As soon as my daughter heard this, she told her friend the 43 of how all the waving began. Her friend answered, “Tell your mom that’s really cool!”Other friends gave similar 44. This taught my daughter that an act of kindness can be natural and 45, if you really want to do it. It showed us how giving happiness can do good to both the giver and the receiver.36. A. husband B. son C. daughter D. friend37. A. Just now B. On time C. In the end D. At the beginning38. A. Why B. How C. When D. Where39. A. buy B. cost C. hide D. guess40. A. or B. but C.so D. yet41. A. shouting B. waving C. laughing D. looking42. A. angrily B. excitedly C. loudly D. carefully43. A. lesson B. accident C. news D. story44. A. gifts B. notes C. thoughts D. books45. A. easy B. funny C. unusual D. special四、阅读理解。