江苏省阜宁县2022届九年级英语上学期期中统考试题

九年级期中学情调研英语试题（时间：120分钟总分：140分）第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共80分）一、听力。（计20分）第一部分听对话回答问题（10分）本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。1．WhatdoesMissJonesteach?ABC2．Whatdidtheboydoat8lastnight?ABC3．WhyisKittysosleepy?ABC4．HowwillFrankgofromNanjingtoBeijing?ABC5．Whatisthewomanlookingfor?A．AblockofflatscalledSunnyside．B．AbookshopcalledSunnyside．C．AshoppingmallcalledSunlight．6．Whathasthemandonemanytimesbefore?A．Hehasjumpedoverthegate．B．Hehasswumacrosstheriver．C．Hehasclimbedthetree．7．HowisMilliefeeling?A．Maybeshefeelsnervous．B．Maybeshefeelsill．C．Maybeshefeelssleepy．8．WhowouldrathersleepthanwatchTVonrainydays?A．Thegirl．B．Tom．C．Neitherofthem9．Whatcolourmaytheboylike?\nA．Blue．B．Red．C．Yellow．10．Howwastheman’sbike?A．Itwasstolen．B．Somethingwaswrongwithit．C．ItwasborrowedbyMrSmith．第二部分听对话和短文回答问题（计10分）你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。听一段对话，回答第11—12题。11．WhatisPeter’sanimalsign?A．Sheep．B．TigerC．Rabbit．12．What’sJulielike?A．Sheiscareful．B．Sheisbrave．C．Sheiscareless．听第一篇短文，回答第13—15题。Towhomyougowhenyouareintrouble50%ofthestudentsgototheir1314ofthestudentsaskteachersorparentsforhelpotherstudentssolvetheproblems1513．A．classmatesorfriendsB．teachersorparentsC．classmatesorteachers14．A．40%B．30%C．20%15．A．withtheirclassmatesB．withtheironlinefriendsC．bythemselves听第二篇短文，回答第16—20题。16．Whichnumberdosomepeopledislike?A．Twelve．B．Thirteen．C．Fourteen．17．Whydon’tpeoplelikethenumber?A．Theythinkit’sbig．B．Theythinkit’sunlucky．C．Theythinkit’sboring．18．WhatdidJackdooneday?A．Heaskedhisfriendstodinner．B．Heaskedhisfriendstosittogether．C．Heaskedhisfriendstosmile．19．HowdidpeoplelookafterhearingJack’swords?A．Happy．B．Lucky．C．Unhappy．20．Whowouldhaveababyinafewweeks?A．Jack’swife．B．Mrs．Brown．C．Jack’ssister．二、单项选择（每小题1分，计15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。21．Asadoctor,youcan’tbe________careful．A．toB．tooC．alsoD．very22．OurEnglishteacheriskind________helpful.A．andB．orC．butD．so23．EitheryouorI______goingtheretomorrow．A．isB．beC．areD．am\n24．Theseanimalsareindanger．Weshouldthink______toprotectthem．A．howwecandoB．howcanwedoC．whatwecandoD．whatcanwedo25．－______avisittoBeijingthissummerholiday?－That’sagoodidea!A．WhynotB．Let’sC．ShallweD．Whatabout26．MissLiusaid______shewouldleavethemessageontheheadmaster’sdesk．A．whatB．whichC．whereD．that27．TheTVisalways______atmyhome．A．byB．withC．inD．on28．Myparentspromise______ittotheteacher．A．don’ttellB．nottellC．nottotellD．tonottell29．Heiskindandalways______helptoothers．A．offersB．takesC．bringsD．receives30．—WhattimewillDianagettoYancheng?—I’mnotsure．Whenhe______,I’llcallyou．A．willarriveB．arriveC．isgoingtoarriveD．arrives31．Theyspent______moneyonthenewhospital．A．agreatdealB．agooddealC．agreatmanyD．agreatdealof32．Peterlikesreadinganewspaper______heishavingbreakfast．A．thoughB．becauseC．whileD．until33．Don’t______,oryoucan’tdoanythingwell．A．giveinB．giveawayC．giveupD．giveout34．TheAnti-JapaneseWar______in1937．A．brokeawayB．brokeintoC．brokedownD．brokeout35．Helikeslisteningtomusic______hehastime．A．soB．butC．wheneverD．or三、完形填空（每小题1分，计15分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Doyourparentsoftenhelpyouwheneveryouhavedifficulty?WhenIhadsomething36todo,Iusedtoaskmymotherforhelp．Butshealways37，“Doityourself,dear．”Iwasnot38atall．Ithoughtshewasthe39motherintheworld!Forexample,oneday,Idecidedto40somefriendstomyhome．Mybedroomwasnotinorder．Bookswereeverywhere．AndIdidn’tmakethebed．Iaskmy41tohelpmecleanit,butshestillsaid，“Doit42,girl．”43my“lazymother”,Ihavetowashmyclothesandcleanmyroom．Ihavetohelpmyparents44．Ievenhavetogotothedentistby45．Itisreally46formetodoeverythingwell,butIhavelearnt47．Astimegoesby,I48mymother．Shemakesmecleveranddiligent(勤奋)．49agreatmother!A(An)50motherisworthonehundredteachers!Don’tyouthinkso?36．A．happyB．gladC．goodD．difficult37．A．askedB．spokeC．talkedD．said\n38．A．gladB．oldC．sadD．thin39．A．mostfoolishB．cleverestC．laziestD．tallest40．A．takeB．leaveC．inviteD．visit41．A．sisterB．motherC．fatherD．brother42．A．youB．yourC．yourselfD．yourselves43．A．AsB．SoC．BecauseofD．Because44．A．dohomeworkB．makemoneyC．dohouseworkD．work45．A．meB．myselfC．themselvesD．mother46．A．easyB．happyC．goodD．hard47．A．alittleB．alotC．bymistakeD．many48．A．understandB．hateC．dislikeD．forget49．A．WhoB．HowC．WhatD．Which50．A．goodB．happyC．youngD．old四、阅读理解（每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AChineseyoungpeoplelovetheirsmartphones．Theyplaywithphoneappseveryday．Butnow,abookhasletthemforgetabouttheirphones．ThebookiscalledSecretGarden．Itisacolouringbookforadults’．Youdon’thavetoreadit,becauseithasalmostnowords．Allthepagesarepicturesbutnocolours．Youjustneedtousecolourpenstopaintit．AnartistinBritainmadethebook．Thebookisnowthebiggestsellingbookonamazon．Cn．lastmonth,itsold25,000copiesinChina．Manyyoungpeopleboughtthisbook．TheylikeitsomuchthattheystopplayinggamesorsurfingtheInternetontheirphones．Thesepeoplearemainlyyoungmothersandworkers．Itisverydifficulttotakecareofbabiesordoagoodjobatfirst,sotheyfeelalotofpressure．Drawingthebookcanhelpthembecomelessnervous．Inthepast,peoplethoughtcolouringbooksareonlyforchildren．WithSecretGardengettingmoreandmorepopular,manyyoungadultsalsobegintopaintasahobby．51．WhatmadeChineseyoungpeopleforgetabouttheirphones?A．Games．B．Abook．C．Housework．D．Colours．52．What’sinSecretGarden?A．Manywords．B．ColourpensC．Pictureswithoutcolours．D．Pictureswithcolours．53．Whatkindofpeoplelikethecolouringbook?A．Children．B．Youngadults．C．Oldpeople．D．Allthepeople．54．Whomadethebook?A．AnartistinChina．B．AnartistinBritish．C．Englishyoungpeople．D．Chinesepeople．55．Howcanpeopleusethebook?A．Peoplecanreaditeasily．B．Peoplecantouchittoreadit．C．Peoplecanusecolourpenstopaintit．D．Peoplecanlistentoitssoundtoreadit．B\nRoger,ayoungmanfromChina,hastaughtChineseinaprimaryschoolinEnglandfor3years．Alotofchildrenlikehisclassandheenjoysteachingthemverymuch．AllthepupilsarequiteinterestedinwhatRogerteachesthem．Theylearnquicklyanddoeverythingcarefully．Onedayhesaidtothechildren,“PeopleinalotofAsiancountrieswearwhiteclothesatfunerals(葬礼),butpeopleinAmericaandinEuropewearwhiteintheweddingsbecausewhitemeanspurityandhappiness．WhatcolourdoesanEnglishwomanwearwhenshegetsmarried?”Marysaid,“White,sir,becausesheishappy．”“Thatisgood,Mary,”Rogersaid．“Youarequiteright．Shewearswhitebecausesheishappy．”Butthenoneboyintheclassputuphishand．“Yes,Dick?”Rogersaid,“Doyouhaveaquestion?”“Yes,”Dicksaid．“Whydomenwearblackinourcountrywhentheygetmarried,sir?”56．WhatdoesRogerdo?A．HeteachesEnglishinChinaB．HeteachesChineseinEnglandC．HeisaChineseteacherinChinaD．HeteachesEnglishinEngland57．Rogerenjoysteachinghispupilsbecause_________．A．theyarelovelyB．theyarecleverandcarefulC．theyarehisownchildrenD．theyarepoliteandhelpful58．AnEnglishwomanwearswhiteclothes________．A．whenshegetsmarriedB．whensheisworriedC．whensheissadD．whensheisatafuneral59．WhatcolourdomeninEnglandwearwhentheygetmarried?A．WhiteB．BlackC．RedD．Green60．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．PeopleinEnglandwearwhitewhentheygetmarried．B．Dickwasaslowgirl．C．Rogerdislikesteachingthechildren．D．Dick,acleverboy,likedaskingquestions．C(课外阅读考查)IfyouarevisitingEngland,youwillnoticethatEnglishhavemanycustomsandtraditionsthataredifferentfromthoseinChina．ThisguideprovideshelpforanyonevisitingEnglandforthefirsttime．StandinginthequeueEnglishpeopleliketoformqueue．Theythinkitisthefairwaytobehave．Peoplewaitinaqueueinshopsandatbusstops．Peoplewillthinkyouareveryrudeifyoudon’tjointhequeue．Please,ThankYou,ExcuseMeandSorryItisgoodmannerstosay“please”and“thankyou”．Ifsomeoneisinyourwayandyouwouldlikethemtomove,say“excuseme”andtheywillmove．Ifyoubumpintosomeoneoryouareintheirwaysay“sorry”．Theywillprobablysay“sorry”,too,evenifitwasyourmistake．Saying“sorry”doesnotalwaysmeanyouthinkyouwerewrong．Someoneitisjustapolitethingtosay．\nMeetinganewpersonWhenpeoplemeetforthefirsttime,theusualcustomistoshakehands．Thenexttimeyoumeetthatperson,youcanjustsayhello．Englishpeopledon’tusuallyhugorkissunlesstheyknoweachotherreallywell．TalkingtopeopleEnglishpeoplefinditdifficulttostartconversationswithstrangers．Theyliketobeprivatesoiftheyareonbusesortrains,theyusuallysitasfarawayfromotherpeopleaspossible．Ifyouwanttostartaconversation,thetopicthatEnglishpeoplearealwayshappytotalkaboutistheweather．Soyouneedtobeabletosay“Isn’titwarm(sunny/windy/wet/foggy)today?”or“Doyouthinkit’sgoingtorain/clearup?”Thisismuchbetterthanaskingaboutpolitics,religionorhowmuchpeopleearn!61．What’sthemainideaofthearticle?A．DifferencesbetweenEnglandandChina．B．Theguidehelp．C．ThemannersandtraditionsinEngland．D．HowtovisitEnglandforthefirsttime．62．Englishpeoplewillthinkyouarerudeifyou______．A．don’ttheknowcustomsB．say“thankyou”C．talktoanewpersonD．don’tjointhequeue63．Whatwillyoudoifyoumeetpeopleforthefirsttime?A．Toshakehandswiththem．B．Tokissthem．C．Tosayhellotothem．D．Tohugthem．64．Whatwillyousayifyouareinsomeone’sway?A．Thankyou．B．Please．C．ExcuseMe．D．Sorry．65．Howcanpeoplestartconversationswithstrangers?A．Theycantalkaboutpoliticsandreligion．B．Theycantalkabouttheweather．C．Theycantalkabout“Please,ThankYou,ExcuseMeandSorry”D．Theycantalkabouteverything．第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共60分）五、阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。（每小题1分，计10分）Differentcolourinfluencepeopledifferently．Redisanexcitingcolour．Itcreatesanimageofaction,energyanddanger．Redisoftenusedinflags．80%oftheworld’sflagshaveredinthem．AstudyGermanyshowedthatfootballteamsthatwearredaremoresuccessful．Blueisaverycalmcolour．Businessmenusuallyweardarkbluesuits．Blueisalsoapeacefulcolour．TheflagoftheUnitedNationsislightblue．Yellowmeansfreedomandgreenisaveryrelaxingcolour．Somedoctorsnowadaysweargreen,becauseit’slesstiringthanwhite．Whiteisacleanandstrongcolour．Thisisonereasonwhymostdoctorswearwhitecoats．Webelieveinthemmore．Peoplewearinggreydonotwantotherstonoticethem．Brownistheoppositeofblack．Itiswarmandfriendly．66influencesofcolourRedanexcitingcolour1．It’softenusedinflags．2．Footballteams67redaremorelikely\ntowin．Blue1．a68colour2．apeacefulcolour1．Businessmenoftenwear69bluesuits．2．TheflagoftheNationsislightblue．70meansfreedom/GreenarelaxingcolourIt’slesstiringthan71．Whiteacleanand72colourWe73moreinpeopleinwhite．Grey/Peopleingreydon’twantto74noticed．BrownawarmandfriendlycolourIt’sthe75ofblack．六、阅读与回答问题。（计10分）注意：认真阅读短文，按规定词数答题。WhatdoyoudowhenyoubegintoreadanEnglishnewspaper？You’dbetterknowwhatsectionsarethere．Usually,thereisinternationalnews,business,scienceandtechnology,entertainmentorlifestyle,sportsandcartoons．Youcanchooseyourfavoritesectiontoreadcarefully．Then,youcometothearticleitself．Ifyoudon’thavetimetoreadthewholearticle,theheadlineandthephotogiveyouageneralideaofthestory．Anewsarticleincludesbodytextandaphotowithashortpieceoftextunderit．Itusuallyputsthemostimportantinformationattheverybeginning．Ifyoudon’thavemuchtimetoreadthestory,justhavealookatthefirstparagraph．Afeaturearticleisanin-depthreportonaneventorperson．Itusuallyhasaninterestingopening．Yougettoknowtheideaofthearticleasyouread．Anotherkindofarticleisanopinionarticle．Usually,somefamouspeoplegivetheirownopinionsaboutanimportantissueinafunway．Opinionisdifferentfromnewsstoriesthatareallfacts．76．Howcanyoucatchthegeneralideaofanarticleinashorttime？77．Whereisthemostimportantinformationinanewsarticle？(NoMoreThan6words)78．Whatdoesanewsarticleinclude?79．Howmanykindsofarticlesdoesthewritertalkaboutinthepassage？(NoMoreThan2words)80．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？七、词汇（计20分）A．根据句意及所给的中文，写出恰当单词，使句子的意思完整、正确。81．RedandBlackareagood________．(搭配）82．Youshouldchooseyourhobby________tothetimeyouhave．(根据)83．Thereisno______thatyou’llbesuccessfulinthefuture．(怀疑)84．Sheis______withherselfinherstudy．(严厉的)\n85．Somepeopledecidedtodonatetheirbodiesformedical________afterthedeath．(研究)B．根据句意用括号中单词的适当形式填空，使句子的意思完整、正确。86．Themaninawhiteshirtisinhis________．(fifty)87．Idoubtwhetheritisworth________somuchtimeonhomework．(spend)88．Afterhardwork,he________ingettingascholarship．(success)89．Redmayhelpwhenyouarehavingdifficultymakinga______．(decide)90．Asagooddoctor,youshouldnotbetoo________．(impatient)C．根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。Bornin1929,AnneFrankwasaGerman-Jewishteenager．Herfamilyweref91togointohidinginasecretplaceinherfather’sofficetoavoidbeingarrestedbytheNazis．Duringthatdifficulttime,Annekeptw92inherdiaryuntiltheywerediscoveredbytheNazisinAugust1944．Theyw93finallycaughtandsenttoaNazicamp．Herm94diedafewmonthslater．Sheandhereldersisterd95ofillnessin1945,beforethewarended．Annewrotedownhert96,herfeelings,herhopesandherdreamsforthefutureinherdiary．Herfatherh97itpublishedin1947．AndAnne’sdiaryhasbeentranslatedi9867languages．“TheDiaryofAnneFrank”wasar99ofthattime．Ithasalsobecomeasymbolofthevictoryofthehumans100．Ithasbecomeoneoftheworld’smostpopularbooks．八、书面表达（计20分）假设你是九年级1班的班长，班级上周举行了“成长的烦恼”主题班会，同学们进行了积极的讨论。请你根据以下提示，写一篇文章总结讨论的内容。AtschoolAthomeWorries．．．can’tgetonwellwithclassmates,nothavegoodgrades,morepress．．．．．．bestrictwithus,notallowustochatorplaygamesontheInternet．．．Ways．．．oftenchatwithclassmates,takepartinmoreactivities,relax,asktheteacherandclassmateforhelpifnecessary．．．．．．respectparents,oftentalkwithparents,understandeachother．．．ConclusionWethink．．．注意：1．短文须包括以上内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；2．不要标题；100词左右。开头已写好，不计入总词数。Recentlyourclasshastalkedabout“Growingpains”ofstudents,andthemainwaystodealwiththeproblemsasfollows．\n九年级英语试题参考答案一、听力（计20分）1—5ABCBA6—10CBAAB11—15BCABC16—20BBACB二、单项选择（计15分）21—25BADCD26—30DDCAD31—35DCCDC三、完形填空（计15分）36—40DDACC41—45BCCCB46—50DBACA四、阅读理解（每小题2分，计30分）51—55BCBBC56—60BBABD61—65CDADB五、任务型阅读（每小题1分，计10分）66.Different67.wearing68.calm69.dark70.Yellow71.white72.strong73.believe74.be75.opposite六、阅读与回答问题，按规定词数答题。（计10分）76.Byreadingtheheadlineandthephoto．/Wecanreadtheheadlineandthephoto．77.Atthe（very）beginning./Inthefirstparagraph．（不超出6个词，超过扣1分）78.Bodytextandaphoto（withashortpieceoftext.）79.Three.（不超出2个词，超出扣1分）80.TipsforreadinganEnglishnewspaper./SuggestionsofreadinganEnglishnewspaper./AdviceonreadinganEnglishnewspaper.七、词汇（计20分）A.81.match82.according83.doubt84.strict85.researchB.86.fifties87.spending88.succeeded89.decision90.patientC.91.forced92.writing93.were94.mother95.died96.thoughts97.had98.into99.record100.spirit八、书面表达（计20分）书面表达评分标准1．本题总分为20分，按五个档次给分。评分时，先根据文章内容要点、结构、应用词汇、语法结构的准确性及上下文的连贯性初步确定其所属档次，然后根据拼写、书写和词数等情况调整档次，最后给分。2．拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面。评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。如书写较差以至影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。3．书面表达词数应在100词左右，如不足80词，只能按下一档给分。对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。4．对完全完成了试题规定的任务，语言地道、准确的书面表达，可给予满分。各档次的给分范围和要求第一档17－20分写出全部要点，内容完整，重点描述清楚、合理，表达充分，涵盖所有要点。层次结构清晰。字迹工整。可读性强，语言流畅；基本没有或仅有1-2处语法或拼写错误。完全达到写作要求，字数符合要求。第二档13－16分内容完整，重点描述比较充分，基本涵盖要点。层次结构比较清晰，行文基本连贯。语言比较流畅，字迹工整。有一些语法或拼写错误。字数基本符合要求。第三档9－12分能写出大部分要点，语言虽有较多错误，尚能达意，语言错误多，未达到写作要求。字数不太足。第四档5—8分能写出几个要点，能写出一些简单句，但语言错误较多，影响了意思表达。第五档1－4分不抄袭阅读短文（抄袭即为0分）。内容较完整，能用句子表达。要点能够描述，语言表述不太充分；字迹不够工整。不能完整地表达思想；错误较多，有语法或拼写错误。字数不足。\n2022年秋学期期中学情调研九年级英语听力材料一、听力。（计20分）第一部分听对话回答问题（10分）本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。1.W:Whoisthatwomanstandingbythedoor?M:That’sMissBlack,thenewmusicteacher.Q：WhatdoesMissJonesteach?2.W:Howwasthebasketballmatchlastnight?M:Theteamplayedpoorlybutwentbetteronlyat8:00o’clock.Q：Whatdidtheboydoat8lastnight3.M：Whyareyousosleepy,Kitty?W：TheTVisalwaysonatmyhome.It’stoonoisyQ：WhyisKittysosleepy?4.W:Frank,whatisthebestwaytogotoBeijingfromNanjing?M:Thereareseveralwaysyoucango,butIwilltravelbyplane.Q：HowwillFrankgofromNanjingtoBeijing?5.W:Youlooklost.Whereareyougoing?PerhapsIcanhelp.M:I’mlookingforablockofflatscalledSunnyside.Q：Whatisthewomanlookingfor?6.W:Youcan’tpossiblyclimbthattree.M:OfcourseIcan.I’vedoneitmanytimesbefore.Q：Whathasthemandonemanytimesbefore?7.W:WhyisMilliecrying?M:Idon’tknow.Shelookspale.Maybeshefeelsill.Q：HowisMilliefeeling?8.W:Anotherrainyday,Tom!Howboring!Iprefertostayinbedonrainydays.M:I’dratherwatchTVthansleep.Q：WhowouldrathersleepthanwatchTVonrainydays?9.W:Idon’tlikeredoryellow.Theyaretooexciting.Iprefercalmcolours.M:Whataboutblueorwhite?Theycanmakeyourelax.Q：Whatcolourmaytheboylike?10.W:whydidyouwalktotheofficeyesterday,MrSmith?M:Becausemybikewasbroken.Q：Howwastheman’sbike?第二部分听对话和短文回答问题（计10分）你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。听一段对话，回答第11—12题。W:What’syouranimalsign,Peter?M:MyanimalsignistheTiger.ItissaidthatpeoplebornintheYearoftheSheeparebrave.W:Mm,you’rebrave.insomeways.M:Yes.Whatitsaysaboutmemaybetrue,butformycousinJulie,that’snotthecase.HeranimalsignistheRabbit.Itsaysthatshe’scareful,butinfact,sheisnotcarefulatall.Sheoftenmakesmistakes.W:Yes,manypeoplebelievesimilarthings.Ithinkwecanreadaboutthesejustforfun.Q11．WhatisPeter’sanimalsign?Q12．What’sJulielike?听第一篇短文，回答13—15题Lastweek,wemadeasurvey.Itstopicis“Towhomyougowhenyouareintrouble”.Herearetheresults.50percentofthestudentsinmyclasswillgototheirclassmates\norfriendsbecausetheyarethesameage.Theycanunderstandeachothereasily.30percentofthestudentswilltellteachersorparentsabouttheirtroubles.Teachersandparentshaverichexperiencesandcanoffergoodadvice.Only20percentofthemsolveproblemsbythemselves.Howaboutyou?Towhomwouldyouliketogowhenyouareintrouble?听第二篇短文，回答第16—20题。Insomeforeigncountries,peopledon’tlikethenumber13.Theydon’tthink13isaluckynumber,forexample,theydon’tliketoliveonthethirteenthfloor.Oneday,myfriendsJackaskedsomefriendstodinner.Whenallofhisfriendsarrived,heaskedthemtositatthetable.Hebegantocountpeopleinhismindwhiletheywerehavingthedeliciousfood.Suddenly,hecriedout,“Oh,therearethirteenpeoplehere!”Everyone’sfaceturnedwhiteexceptMr.Brown.Hesaidslowlywithasmileonhisface.“Don’tworry,myfriends.Wehavefourteenpeoplehere.MywifeMrs.Brownwillhaveababyinafewweeks.Sheisonthefamilywaynow.”Allofthembecamehappyagain.Q16．Whichnumberdosomepeopledislike?Q17．Whydon’tpeoplelikethenumber?Q18．WhatdidJackdooneday?Q19．HowdidpeoplelookafterhearingJack’swords?Q20．Whowouldhaveababyinafewweeks?