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高新區(qū)2022年九年級第二次學(xué)業(yè)水平模擬考試

英語試題

本試題分選擇題部分和非選擇題部分，共12頁，滿分為150分，考試用時120分鐘。

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黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號。非選擇題部分，用0.5毫米黑色簽

字筆在答題卡上題號所提示的答題區(qū)域作答。直接在試題上作答無效。

考試結(jié)束后，將本試題和答題卡一并交回。

選擇題部分共105分

I.聽力測試（30分）

A）聽錄音，從每組句子中選出一個你所聽到的句子。每個句子聽一遍。

1.A.ThisismysisterGina.B.Thatisabigtree.C.Myname'sCindy.

2.A.Haveagoodtime.B.Let'sgoshopping.C.Closethedoor,please.

3.A.Doyoulikebananas?B.Canyouplaytheguitar?C.Didyoumeetyourfriend?

4.A.Idon'tthinkheishere.B.Shedidn'tdoherhomework.C.IamnotgoodatEnglish.

5.A.Howdoyougotoschool?B.What'sthematterwithyou?C.Whoisyourmathteacher?

B）在錄音中，你將聽到五段對話，每段對話后有一個小題，從每小題A、B、C中選出能回

答所給問題的正確答案。每段對話聽兩遍。

6.Howdoesthegirlgotoschool?

A.Onfoot.B.Bycar.C.Byb汰e.

7.Howoftendoesthemangoonline?

A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceamonth.C.Twiceaweek.

8.Whatisthegirlgoingtobewhenshegrowsup?

A.Amoviestar.B.Aswimmingstar.C.Apopsinger.

9.Whydoestheboystudysohard?

A.Togetgoodgrades.B.Togotoagooduniversity.C.Totraveltogood

places.

10.WhatdoesLucyusuallydoafterschool?

A.Playtabletennis.B.Playbasketball.C.Dohomework.

C）在錄音中，你將聽到一段對話，對話后有五個小題，從每小題A、B、C中選出能回答所

給問題的正確答案。聽對話前，你將有40秒鐘的讀題時間；聽完后，你將有40秒鐘的答題

時間。對話聽兩遍。

11.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

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A.Beforeaclass.B.Duringaclass.C.Afteraclass.

12.Whathappenedtotheboy'sfather?

A.HefelloffthechairB.Hehurthisarm.C.Hehurthisleg.

13.Howistheboy'sfathernow?

A.Wonderful.B.Better.C.Asusual.

14.Whathappenedtotheboy'shomework?

A.Hedidn'tdoit.B.Heforgottobringit.C.Hegaveittotheteacher.

15.Whatdoesthewomanasktheboytodotomorrow?

A.Handinhishomework.B.Cometoschoolearly.C.Lookafterhisdad.

D）在錄音中，你將聽到一篇短文，短文后有五個小題，從每小題A、B、C中選出能回答所

給問題的正確答案。聽短文前，你將有40秒鐘的讀題時間；聽完后，你將有40秒鐘的答題

時間。短文聽兩遍。

16.WhatdoesSusan'sfatherdo?

A.Amanager.B.Ateacher.C.Awaiter.

17.HowoldwasSusan'sfatherin2021?

A.45.B.44.C.43.

18.WhoisJohnson?

A.Susan'smother'sfriend.B.Susan'sbrother.C.Susan'sfather'sbestfriend.

19.WhattimedidSusan'sfathercometotherestaurant?

A.At3:50p.m.B.At4:30p.m.C.At5:10p.m.

20.WhydidSusan'sfatherthinkitwasthebestbirthday?

A.Hisfriendcame.B.Itwasfullofsurprise.C.Thefoodwasdelicious.

II.選擇填空從每題A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。（15分）

21.Kevin,mydearuncle,isengineerinthefactory.

A.aB.anC.theD./

22.YuanLongpingwasoneofthegreatestscientists.workedhardtodevelophybridrice.

A.WeB.TheyC.HeD.I

23.—WecanlearnEnglishreadingEnglishmagazinesornewspapers.

A.withB.inC.byD.for

24.Therearelotsofthatstudentshavetofollowatschool.

A.rulesB.skillsC.problemsD.exercises

25.—Learningtoloveislikelearningtowalk.

一Yes.Stepoutbravely,you'llfindit'snotsodifficult.

A.orB.butC.andD.though

26.一IsMr.Liuintheoffice?

—Hebethere.HejustcalledmefromShanghai.

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A.mustn'tB.can'tC.shouldn'tD.maynot

27.Jimusedtobe,butnowhetakespartindifferentactivitiesandhasmademany

friends.

A.friendlyB.livelyC.activeD.shy

28.throwthepapereverywhereintheclassroom.

A.Don'tB.Won'tC.NotD.No

29.—Ithinkthisskirtisverynice.

—Iagree.Butit's500yuan.Idon'tthinkIcanit.

A.affordB.findC.putD.see

30.—HaveyouwatchedtheTVplayALifelongJourney（《人世間》）?

—Yes,Ihave.Itmealot.

A.touchB.willtouchC.touchedD.havetouched

31.—Youdon'thavetothinktoomuch.Justfollowyourheart.

—goodadvice!

A.HowB.WhataC.WhatanD.What

32.—Amy,areyousureyoucancompletethetaskwithouthelp?

-.Thisisnotthefirsttimefbrme.

A.TakecareB.HurryupC.NotexactlyD.Don'tworry

33.Ourprimaryschoolhaschangedalot.Ifyougothere,youthechanges.

A.findB.foundC.willfindD.havefound

34.一Idon'tknowhowtotheoldclothes.

一Whydon'tyougivethemaway?

A.dealwithB.putonC.handoutD.takeup

35.一Doyouknowtomorrowmorning?

一Well,itwillstartat9:30.

A.whenwillthemoviestartB.whenthemoviewillstart

C.whywillthemoviestartD.whythemoviewillstart

III.完形填空閱讀短文，從每題A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個能填入文章中相應(yīng)空

白處的最佳答案。（15分）

Williamlovestoplayicehockey!Andheisthe36ofTKIcehockeyClub.William

responds（反應(yīng)）quicklyonthefieldandscoresmostofthegoals,buthedoesn'tliketo37the

puck（冰球）.

Oneday,William'sclubwasgoingtoplayagainstKKClub.Williamhimselftriedmanytimes

toscorebuttheKKteamwastoo38.Bythesecondperiod,KKwasleading2-0.CoachTony

talkedtotheteam39butencouragingly,t€Playtogetherandpassthepucktowhoeveris

ThenheturnedtoWilliam,"40cangetsomerest.”

Whenthesecondhalfbegan,Williamsatonthebench.Theteammateswerenervous41

him,buttheyrememberedtoworktogether.Natscoredthe42goalfbrtheTKteam.

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<6WOOHOO!^^cheeredthecrowd.Three43beforetheendofthegame,Lindiscoredtheteam's

anothergoal!”LADUMA!”theyshouted.

CoachTonycalledWilliambackintothe44,“Thescoreisnow2-2.Takeushome,boy!

Remembertoplaywithyourteammates!?,

NatpassedthepucktoWilliam.ButWilliam45thatitwasdifficulttobreakthroughthe

centrezone.Whenhewasabouttotakeashot,hesawanotherKKplayerrunningtowardshim.

WilliamsawLindifollowingclosebehind,remembered46CoachTonytoldhimandthendid

that.Lindigotthepuck,47theattackingzone（攻區(qū)），andtookhisbestshot!€€GOAL!^^cried

CoachTony.Thewholeteamwentwildwithjoy.

Williamwasveryhappythathisteamhadwon3-2.Buthewasalittle48.CoachTonyfound

itandtalkedtohim,“William,49youmaynothavescoredagoaltoday,youcertainlyhelped

ourteamtowin.Oursuccessisbasedonyourperformingaswellasour50Williamnoddedand

understood:thereisno'T'inteam.Thenhejoinedinhisteam'scelebrationhappily.

36.A.fanB.bossC.starD.coach

37.A.passB.kickC.catchD.follow

38.A.popularB.commonC.modernD.strong

39.A.happilyB.seriouslyC.carelesslyD.proudly

40.A.HeB.SheC.YouD.They

41.A.againstB.aroundC.behindD.without

42.A.firstB.thirdC.fourthD.last

43.A.daysB.hoursC.minutesD.years

44.A.clubB.homeC.goalD.field

45.A.heardB.realizedC.expectedD.explained

46.A.howB.whyC.whatD.when

47.A.ranpastB.turnedtoC.wentaroundD.rushedinto

48.A.worriedB.disappointedC?crazyD.hopeless

49.A.untilB.unlessC.becauseD.although

50.A.practiceB.teamworkC.friendshipD.knowledge

IV.補全對話閱讀對話，從每題A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案完成對話。（5

分）

A:Hello,thisisSweetBakery（蛋糕店）.51

B:Iwanttobuyabirthdaycakeformygrandpa.Tomorrowishisbirthday.

A:52Whatkindwouldyoulike?

B:Tmnotquitesure.53

A:Certainly.Whataboutpeach-shaped（壽桃型）birthdaycake?

B:Soundsgreat.Couldyousendonetomyhousetomorrow?Iliveat48BridgeStreet.

A:54WhatelsecanIdoforyou?

B:Oh.55

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A:Sure.TilcallyouassoonasIgettheretomorrow.

B:Thanks.Bye!

51.A.Whafswrongwithit?B.Doyouoftensleeplate?

C.WhatcanIdoforyou?D.Wouldyoulikeanapple?

52.A.Wehavemanykindsofcakes.B.Whenisyourgrandpa'sbirthday?

C.1haveorangejuiceandbread.D.WhynotgivehimagoodT-shirt?

53.A.CanIborrowyourpencil-case?B.Canyougivemesomeadvice?

C.MayIaskyousomequestions?D.Ishefreetomorrowmorning?

54.A.Notatall.B.Noproblem.

C.Becareful.D.I'mafraidnot.

55.A.Isheintherestaurant?B.Aretheynervous?

C.Doyouhaveacold?D.CanIpayonline?

V.閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個能回答所提問題

或完成所給句子的最佳答案。（40分）

A

Wehavetoacceptthetruth:Sometimes,wejustwanttoshoutoutloud.

Forexample,weallhavedayslikethis:ourdoghasmadeamessonthefloorwejustcleaned,or

ourfriendcalledtotellusheorshecouldn'tcomeatthelastminutewhenwehadcookeddinnerfor

himorher.Wemightbereallyangrybutwetriedtobearthingslikethose.Accordingtoancient

Chinesewisdom（至理名言），weshouldshoutinaloudvoiceinsteadofkeepingquiet.Infact,it's

goodfbrourhealth.

"Chinesepeoplehavepassedonthepracticefromancienttimestonowasapartoftraditional

medicine,saidMrs.Li,a60-year-oldwomanfromHangzhou.4tMyparentstaughtmetodothis.

It'sapartofourfolkculture.^^

Mrs.Liisamemberofagroupofpeoplewholoveshouting.Eachmorning,sheandsomeofher

friendsclimbtothetopofahillandletoutloudshoutsbeforestartingtheirdailyexercise.They

believethatshoutingisgoodexercisefbrtheirlungs（肺）anditbringsthemalotoffun.

"SometimesIshoutoutandothersshoutback,“saidMrs.Gu,anothershoutinglover."Itmakes

youhappy.Youlaughandthenyoufeelverycomfortable.”

Dr.PeterCalafiura,anAmericandoctor,agreesthatshoutingcanhaveapositive（積極的）

influenceonpeople'shealth.

So,nexttimeyoustartyourmorningrun,whynottrytoshoutoutfirst?Itwillmakeyou

healthier.

56.Theunderlinedword"bear"inParagraph2means"______"inChinese.

A.糾正B.忍受c.銘記D.杜絕

57.Mrs.Lilearnedtoshouttomakeherselffeelbetterfrom_____.

A.herparentsB.herteacherC.Mrs.GuD.Dr.PeterCalafiura

58.WheredoesMrs.Lishouteveryday?

A.Inapark.B.Atasquare.C.InherhouseD.Onahill

59.WhatdoesDr.PeterCalafiurathinkofshouting?

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A.It'sgreatfunforpeople.B.It'sgoodforpeople'shealth.

C.It'seasyforpeopletolearn.D.Itcausesproblemsinpeople'shealth.

60.Thepassageismainlyabout

A.ashoutingloverB.ashoutingclub

C.thegoodofshoutingD.thehistoryofshouting

B

SunnyEnglishEnglishLanguageCourses

Aboutthecourses

8:00a.m—10:00p.m.fromJuly1toJuly31

FivedaysaweekfromMondaytoFriday

Tohelpstudentsaged13to15improveEnglishspeakingandwriting

Activities

Creativewriting

Englishspeeches

Role-playinggames

Note:Formoreinformation,callMissYangat7765-3258orvisitourschoolat216,South

Street.

FreeLecture（講座）&ShowofChineseShadowPuppetry（皮影戲）

Aboutthelecture

2:30p.m-3:30p.m.nextFridayintheCityMuseum

Mr.Liangwhohasresearchedintoshadowpuppetryfornearly20yearswilltellitshistory,

itsdevelopment,itsformofperformance,etc.

Abouttheshow

3:00p.m—4:30p.m.

TellthestoryofWuSongBeatsTiger

Note:Arriveatthemuseum15minutesearlyandputmobilephonesinsilentmode（模式）.

Don'taskanyquestionsuntilthelectureisover.Foodanddrinkscannotbebroughtintothe

museum.

61.TheEnglishcoursesaremainlyfor.

A.primaryschoolteachersB.middleschoolstudents

C.collegestudentsD.highschoolteachers

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62.TheactivitiesintheEnglishcoursesdon'tinclude.

A.Story-tellingB.CreativewritingC.EnglishspeechesD.Role-playinggames

63.HowlongistheshadowpuppetryofWuSongBeatsTiger?

A.1hour.B.90minutes.C.2hours.D.150minutes.

64.Whatdoweknowaboutthelecture?

A.ItwillbegivenatthemuseumonSunday.

B.Itwillbeginat2:30p.m.andlast30minutes.

C.ItisaboutancientChinesehistoryforstudents.

D.Peoplecan'taskanyquestionsduringthelecture.

65.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothematerial?

A.StudentscantaketheEnglishcourseseveryday.

B.Wecansearchonlineformoreinformationaboutthecourses.

C.Mr.Liangisafamousshadowpuppetryartist.

D.Wehavetofollowsomerulesatthemuseum.

C

Smalltalklike“Whatdoyouhavethere?Icecream?^^or“Theweathertodayisbeautiful,isn't

it?”ismeaninglessandawasteoftime,accordingtosomepeople.Butscientistsbelievethatitis

actuallymoreusefulthanitmayappeartobe.

Oneexamplecomeswhenyouareonatrainoraplane.Thethoughtoftalkingtothestranger

sittingbesideyoucanbescaryandsilly,becauseyouknowtheconversationissuretobe

embarrassing.ButastudybytheUniversityofChicagointheUSfoundthatpeoplewhotalkto

strangersenjoyabetterridethanthosewhositinsilenceorkeepplayingwiththeirphones.

Inthestudy,researchersaskedpeopleatChicagotrainstationstostartconversationswithother

travelers.Mostofthemrefusedtodosoatfirstbecausetheydidn'texpecttogetafriendlyanswer.

Buttheresultistheopposite——moststrangerswerenotonlywillingtobetalkedto,butalsopleasant

totalkto."Humanbeingsaresocialanimals,NicholasEpley,oneoftheleadresearcherssaid.

“Otherpeoplearepeople,too.Anditturnsoutthatthey'dliketogettoknowyou.^^

Apartfrommakingyouhappy,smalltalkwithstrangerscanalsohelpyoufeelconnectedto

yoursurroundings.Somestudiesfoundthatwhenpeopleareoftensmiledat,madeeyescontactwith

andspokentoatcoffeeshops,thereisabetterchancethattheywillhaveastrongersenseof

belonginginsteadoffeelingliketheyarebeingignoiedandleftout.

Andifyouarealreadycomfortableenoughtomakesmalltalkwithstrangers,youshouldtryto

developitintosomething“bigger".Astudyshowedthathavingadeepandmeaningfulconversation

givesyouevenmorehappinessthansmalltalk.Butdeepconversationcanstartwithsmalltalk,can't

they?Sothefirststepistostarttalking,nomatterhowcasual（不經(jīng)意的）thetopicis.Andwho

knows,maybeanopeninglineassimpleas“Ilikeyourhat“couldleadtoaseriousconversationin

whichyoulearnsomethingnewfromastranger.

66.WhatdoweknowfromtheresultofthestudybytheUniversityofChicago?

A.Allpeoplearepolitetostrangers.B.Peoplenaturallywanttoknowaboutothers.

C.Peopleareafraidofbeingtalkedto.D.Peopleliketoshowtheirgoodsideto

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strangers.

67.Whatdoestheunderlineword“ignored“inParagraph4probablymeaninChinese?

A.欣賞B.鼓勵C.吸引D.忽視

68.Whichparagraphtalksabouttheadvantagessmalltalkgivespeople?

A.Paragraph1.B.Paragraph3.

C.Paragraph4.D.Paragraph5.

69.Howcanpeoplegetmorehappinessfromsmalltalk?

A.Bystartingwithcasualtopics.

B.Bychoosingpleasantsurroundings.

C.Bymakingthesmalltalkintoadeepconversation.

D.Bytalkingtomorestrangersatthesametime.

70.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Smalltalkcanbeveryuseful.

B.Differentopinionsaboutsmalltalk.

C.Howtostartasmallconversation.

D.Thedifferencebetweensmallanddeeptalk.

D

Theopeningceremonyofthe2022WinterOlympicswasheldinBeijingonFridaynight,

February4th.Socialmediausersdescribeditwiththesewords:amazing,flashingandshining.

ThemainstageoftheceremonyintheNationalStadium,commonlyknownastheBird'sNest,is

designedtobelikeahugeChinesecharacter“Zhong",coveringalmostthewholestage.Infact,itis

theworld'slargestgroundLEDscreen.Thescreen,withasizeof10,552squaremeters,wasactually

madeupofabout42,000smallLEDunits.Thehugegroundscreen,togetherwitha10-meter-high

vertical（豎的）screen,allowedtheaudiencetohaveawonderfulexperience.

TobuildsuchabiggroundLEDscreenwasn'taneasytask.Asthemainstage,onwhichall

performancesandtheParadeofNations（入場式）tookplace,ithadtobestrong,water-proof（不透

水）andabletosupportheavyweights.Whatwasmorechallenging,asthestadiumisopen-air,the

groundscreenhadtobeabletosupportthewinterfreezingtemperature,aswellasweatherlikerain

andsnow.Tosolveallthechallenges,techniciansbuiltaspecialprotectivecoveringforit.

WiththehelpofAI,5G,ARandnaked-eye3DtechnologiesfromthecompanyCALA,which

onceofferedthemtothe2008BeijingSummerOlympicsopeningceremony,theceremony

presentedmanyamazingmoments.ThemostunforgettablemomentiswhentheOlympicRings

were“carved（雕亥。）out“ofa3Dshapedlikeablockoficeonthescreen.Anothergreatpointisthat

childrensanganddancedacrossthestage,whenstarsappearedonthescreenundertheirfeet.

Thankstothescreens,creativeideasandhightechnologies,thetwo-hourceremonyonlyneeded

around3,000excellentperformers,comparedwith15,000duringthe2008BeijingSummer

Olympicsopeningceremony.Itgreatlymeetsthethemeofenergysaving.

ThomasBach,thepresidentofIOCbelievedthatthe2022OlympicWinterGameswouldbe"in

safehands“whenBeijingwontherighttohostthe2022OlympicWinterGamesin2015.The

amazingceremonyshowedtheworldthatChinahaskeptitspromiseofhostingafantasticevent

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withstrongdetermination(決心)andconfidence.

71.Themainstageis.

A?thelargestverticalLEDscreenB.similarto"Zhong“inChinese

C.coveringtheedgeofthestadiumD.about10,552metersinheight

72.Techniciansbuiltaspecialprotectivecoveringforthegroundscreenbecause.

A.ithadtobeabletosupportthefreezingtemperature,rainandsnow

B.ithadtobeallowedtheaudiencetohaveawonderfulexperience.

C.itwasdesignedtobelikeahugeChinesecharacter“Zhong”

D.itwasactuallymadeupofabout42,000smallLEDunits

73.Theunderlinedword"them"refersto.

A.thetechnologiestheceremonyusedB.themomentstheceremonypresented

C.thescreensthatwereservedforthekidsD.theringsthatwere“carvedout“oftheice

74.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Excellentperformersplayedquiteanimportantroleinenergysaving.

B.BachpromisedtheGameswouldbesafewhenBeijingmadetheright.

C.Chinamadeagreatefforttoachieveavictoryoftheopeningceremony.

D.Theceremonywassuchacreativeonethatmoreperformersattendedit.

75.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.ThehightechnologyopensupanewfieldinChina.

B.TheLEDscreenbringsabigsurprisefortheworld.

C.TheopeningceremonyisadifficulttaskforOlympics.

D.The2022WinterOlympicspresentsamazingmemories.

非選擇題部分共45分

VI.選詞填空(10分)

A.閱讀短文，從方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~填空(每詞限用一次)。

jobstrongatmuchparents

IhaveapenpalwhosenameisBruce.HewasbominAmerica,and(76)theage

offiveheandhis(77)movedtoCanada.Heisabasketballplayerandusuallytakes

partindifferentgamesonSaturdays.That5swhyheisverybusyonSaturdays.Heisusedtogetting

upearlyandrunningintheparkinthemorning.Thathelpshimstay(78)andactive.

Havingplayedbasketballforeightyears,healwaysdoesagood(79)ingames.When

askedhowhecanplaybasketballsowell,hesaidthatitwasnecessarytokeeptryingeventhough

therewas(80)troubleaheadofhim.

B.閱讀短文，從方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膭釉~，并用其適當(dāng)形式填空。有的需要加助動詞或不定

式

符號（每詞限用一次）。

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beachievespendbreakread

IneverthoughtaboutmyfuturejobuntilIenteredmiddleschool.Intheyearsbeforemiddle

school,I(81)muchtimeonfootballandmusic.Afterenteringmiddleschool,mylove

forengineeringpushedmetomakeevengreaterefforts.Iwantedtobeanengineeraccidentally

whileI(82)anarticleabouttheLosAngelesearthquakein1994.Itsresultwassobad

thatIwasshockedcompletely.Duringthebigearthquake,Alotofbuildings(83)

downandmanypeopledied.Thismademethinkcarefullyabouthowthesebuildings'qualitywould

(84)betterandsafer.Fromthenon,Idecidedtolearnengineering.Ifellinterestedin

designingdifferentkindsofbuildings.IhadtomakesurethatIcouldgethighgradesinallmy

subjects(85)mygoal.Atschool,IreallylovedscienceandIwasgoodatmath.Ihad

astrongwishtomakemydreamcometrue.Itwasadesirethathelpedmedealwithmyproblems

withgreatcourage.NowI'mauniversitystudentandIamonmywaytorealizethedream.

VII.閱讀理解七選五根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項

中

有兩項為多余選項。(5分)

Giftsareagreatwayofshowinghowmuchyoucareaboutsomeone,especiallyduringthe

festivals.Sometimesitcanbedifficulttofindaperfectpresent.Butifyouknowhowtopickthegift

properly,itcanbealoteasierforyou.86

Knowtheperson'sinterests

Oneoftheworstthingsistogivesomeonesomethinghe/shehates.Itcanbreakyour

relationship,fortheotherpersonmightseeitasanimpoliteactionevenyoumeantwell.87

Soyoucanmakealistofwhatyourfriendslike.Thentrytofindgiftsthatreflectthoseinterests.If

theylovebooks,youshouldlearnabouttheirfavoritetypesandauthors.Iftheylovespecificplaces,

youcangivethemsouvenirs(紀(jì)念品)ofthoseplaces.

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Giftsdon'thavetobeflashy(華而不實的)things.Theycanbesomethingthatsolvesthepain

pointsofothers.Soifyouarelookingfortherightgift,youshouldfindoutwhattheyneedmost.

Giftsshouldbeasurprise,sodon'taskthepersonwhattheyneed.Theymayhavealready

mentionedwhatisneededwhiletalking.89Forexample,afriendmightoncesaythathis

glasseswerewornout,buthehadnotimetobuyanewpair.Inthiscase,youcanfindoutmore

aboutthetypehewears,andsurprisehimwithnewglasses.

Considergivinganexperience

90Theycanbeunusualexperiencesthatthepersondidnotexpect.Studieshaveshown

thatapersonremembersanexperiencemorethanobjects.Ifyourfriendshavetheirfavoritebands,

youcantakethemtoitsconcert,whichmustbeasurpriseandanexperiencethattheywillnever

forget.

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A.Giftsdon'thavetoberealobjects.