《2025年卓越英语九年级上册译林版》

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Kathy could still remember the night she had to leave her home in Hungary. It was the beginning of World War II and her family had to leave their country as soon as possible. She quickly filled a bag with a few pieces of clothing, her diary, and her treasure—a beautiful silk scarf.
Kathy and her best friend, Monica, asked their parents to buy them matching scarves. They each would wear the scarves as a symbol of their friendship. Kathy had no idea that she was going to America that night and would not be returning.
Kathy kept that special silk scarf for many years. One day she decided to give it to her granddaughter, Eliza, to wear to her first job interview for good luck. Kathy was afraid that Eliza would lose the scarf, but the granddaughter promised, "Don't worry, Grandma, nothing's going to happen to your scarf. You'll see. It is going to bring both of us luck today." And with that, Eliza kissed her grandmother and left for the interview.
That afternoon Eliza left the interview, feeling sure that she would get the job. So she decided to celebrate by going to a restaurant. As she was sitting at her table, she felt someone looking at her. Sitting next to her was an old woman, who could not take her eyes away from her.
"I'm sorry, ▲?" Eliza asked.
"I'm sorry, dear, but you make me think of someone I once knew," the old woman replied. "My best friend looked like you and used to wear a scarf just like the one you're wearing around your neck." Eliza listened carefully, with her eyes and mouth wide open. She heard stories of her grandmother's best friend and knew the meaning of the scarf. Could this be Monica, her grandmother's childhood friend?
Eliza introduced herself and waited to hear the name of the other woman.
"My name's Monica, dear. I lived in Hungary as a child, but my family had to leave when I was fourteen years old. I've been living here in California ever since." said the old woman.
Eliza could not believe her ears...
(D)4. Kathy and her family left their country because ______.
A. Kathy found a job in the USA B. Kathy would study in California
C. they had no friends in Europe D. they wanted to get away from the war
(C)5. Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in Paragraph 5?
A. what are you doing B. how are you feeling
C. do I know you D. have you seen my grandmother before
(A)6. From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6, we can infer that Eliza felt ______.
A. surprised B. thankful C. sorry D. nervous
(D)7. What would Eliza most probably do after the dinner?
A. She gave the silk scarf to Monica. B. She went for another job interview.
C. She showed Monica around California. D. She took Monica to meet her grandmother.
(B)8. The best title for this passage can be ______.
A. A Gift from Parents B. A Scarf of Luck
C. A Successful Interview D. A Story in the War

答案： 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.D 8.B

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There are many colors in nature. 1 I think you'll say "no". But I'm afraid you are wrong. If you don't believe it, you may do a small experiment(实验).
First, put two objects(物品) with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the boxes. Third, wrap(包裹) one box with a red piece of paper, the other one with a white piece of paper. OK. Now hold the boxes with your hand one by one. 2
Why do you think so? A scientist found that different colors have different weights in man's mind. That is to say, every color has its own weight in our mind and their order is the same. 3
The scientist told us that colors also have smell. 4 Of course not. Then why did the scientist say so? That is because every color stands for a kind of light with a certain wavelength(波长). It reaches our brain through sense organs(器官).
According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colors they like, and refuse the colors they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you'll be nervous or even get ill. 5 If you stay in a room with red windows, wallpaper and furniture for two hours, you'll feel you have been there for four hours. But if the room is blue, you'll feel you have been there for only an hour. And, if a person walks out of a blue room and into a red room, his temperature will rise. That means our body temperature will change with different colors.
A. Can you smell the color?
B. For example, you like blue and hate red.
C. How can you feel a color?
D. But do you think that a color has weight?
E. It is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.
F. Colors can influence our everyday lives in many ways.
G. The heaviest color is red, then blue, green, orange, yellow and white.
1. D 2. E 3. G 4. A 5. B

答案： 1.D 2.E 3.G 4.A 5.B