九年级英语中考重点：社会历史类思维导图

My 14-year-old brother John dreamed of having a black woolen coat, for at that time this kind of coat was 31 with teenagers, but it could cost several hundred dollars. One day my brother and I went into a shop and saw a black woolen coat at the same time. The coat felt very soft, and it cost only $28. It was 32 but so nice. We looked at each other, saying nothing, but John’s eyes shone.

John tried on the coat and 33 it at once. John wore the coat to school the next day happily and came home with a big 34 . "How do the kids like your coat?" I asked. "They love it," he said. I started to call him "Lord (老爷) John".

Over the next few weeks, there seemed to be a 35 in John. He became more polite, more confident and more pleasing. He would 36 his classmates his pens; he would bring his father a cup of tea when he got home; he would 37 a blind man cross the road.

When my mother talked about her son’s change with one of his teachers and wondered what caused it, he said, "It must be his 38 !" One day, in the library, my brother and I happened to meet a friend of my father’s, who had not seen us for a long time. John came up and shook hands with him like a 39 ! The friend said in surprise, "Are you John? You have changed so much!"

What really changed John was his own attitude(态度). 40 you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can become a perfect one.

1.A. busy B. careful C. popular D. good

2.A. dear B. cheap C. hard D. light

3.A. sold B. kept C. held D. bought

4.A. present B. smile C. problem D. cry

5.A. message B. pain C. change D. fashion

6.A. lend B. rent C. leave D. borrow

7.A. make B. watch C. let D. help

8.A. coat B. classmate C. friend D. brother

9.A. businessman B. woman C. gentleman D. boy

10.A. Until B. If C. Before D. Unless

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(牧马场).He has let me use his 36 to raise money for youth at risk programs.

The last time I was there he told me his story. when he was young, his family is too 37 to have a house to live in. As a 38 , when he was in high school, he was asked to write a paper about 39 he wanted to be and do when he grew up. That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of 40 a horse ranch. He also drew a picture to show a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a beautiful farm. The next day he handed it in to his 41 .Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F. Roberts asked, "Why did I receive an F?" He teacher said, "This is a(an) 42 dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money." Then the teacher added, "If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your 43 ."

The boy went home and thought about it for a 44 and hard time. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, "Look, son, you have to 45 your own mind on this. Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no 46 at all. He told his teacher "you could keep the F and I 47 keep my dream.