江苏无锡滨湖九年级上期中英语试卷

— How can I wake up early?
— Set the alarm (闹铃) at 5 o’clock, ________ you’ll make it.

— How is Susan?
— Oh, she lives abroad, so I ________ ever see her.

If you successfully complete a difficult task ________ hard work, you’ll become confident.

— Are you going anywhere?
— I ________ about visiting my cousin, but I have changed my mind.

— How is your English study?
— Not bad. But I ________ learning English grammar.

He has given me ________ help, so I can make such great progress in Physics.

— What do you think of the book?
— Oh, excellent. It is worth ________ a second time.

Yaxi, a quiet village in Gaochun, _________ China’s first “Slow City” in November 2010.

The girl is so excellent that you ________ praise her too much.

The mobile phone has changed people’s life a lot ________ it was invented.

Wars are disasters. A large number of people will lose their homes if a war ________.

If you watch carefully, you can see ________ the man does the trick with the cards.

— Excuse me, can I interview Mr White?
— A moment, please. Let me check ________.

— Jim, remember to return this book by Friday.
— ________.

完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 （本大题共10分，每小题1分）
I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was         , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of breath. He stood right before me with his head down and said           , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and           . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
However, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his          and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s           I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must           it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I want.” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not see — he was blind.
Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I         him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome,” he smiled, and then ran off to           . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain.
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself always was          . I decided to see the beauty in life, and           every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.

A．hopeless B．colorful C．simple D．wonderful

A．sadly B．strictly C．angrily D．excitedly

A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy

A．head B．nose C．ear D．neck

A．how B．when C．where D．why

A．buy B．sell C．accept D．break

A．forgave B．thanked C．paid D．hated

A．sleep B．study C．dance D．play

A．cheerful B．useful C．blind D．deaf

A．waste B．enjoy C．lose D．forget

You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience here.
In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Conmecticut.
When I first studied English, I was told to say “I am fine” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say “I am good” or “I’m tired.”
One day, someone greeted me with “What’s up?” It made me confused (困惑的). I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.
Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.
To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan. However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.
I’m also surprised by how hard-working US students are. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard. But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.
The kids here are so talented. I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.
According to the writer, textbook English is          everyday English.

What does the underline word “tan” in the sixth paragraph mean in Chinese?

A good US student spends his/her time         .

Books for Children

If you want to make a Christmas plan together with your children, which book do you prefer？

Which number would you dial (拨号) if you want to order a book for your 2-year-old child?

If your child wants to read stories of animals, whose book will be your choice?

As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared (使惊恐) me so much. There was never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the curtains (窗帘) seem to move when there was no wind. A very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the day. My imagination would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.
One of the processes (过程) about growing up is being able to realize and overcome (克服) our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
          would scare the writer at night.

When she went to some other places, she would         .

Which of the following statements would be possibly TRUE when she was a child?

Every morning, the newspaper chief editor (主编) holds a meeting with the reporters. They discuss the main events of the day. Reporters are then sent to cover (报道) the events.
As soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work. They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them. Sometimes they do telephone interviews. Checking information is very important. They go to the newspaper’s own library to look up any information that they need. This is called “doing one’s homework.”
At the same time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next day’s paper. All the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast. Reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one. They must find out the new information as quickly as possible. Later in the day, everything is put together at the new desk. Reporters return, type their stories into the computer and hand them to the editor.
The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day. Other editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes.
Finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories, and the time for printing the newspaper has come. This is done on fast-moving printing machines. The newspapers are then delivered (发送) by truck, plane or rail. Speed is important. People want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buy yesterday’s.
What is the work in a newspaper office like?

According to the passage, the right order for a reporter’s work is         .
a. writing stories
b. doing interviews
c. joining in a discussion
d. doing homework
e. handing stories to the editor

The front page contents (内容) are decided by         .

The best title for the passage is         .

根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
You ________ (simple) can’t imagine how terrible the earthquake is!
Flying across the Atlantic for the first time was a great ________ (achieve).
A true friend can help you get out of ________ (sad) when you’re unhappy.
You should think________ (two) about this, or you’ll regret (后悔) in the future.

根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
Can you offer me some useful advice on my ________ (发音)?
________ (无论何时) I see the birds, I’ll dream of flying in the sky.
Mary is a ________ (活泼的) girl loved by everyone.
He was ________ (影响) by a middle school teacher to take up the study of medicine.

动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共8分，每小题1分）
Let’s see if your favourite colour ________ (match) your personality.
Mr Black wrote a letter first, and then went on ________ (watch) the basketball.
— Tell us something about Canada.
— I’m sorry. Neither I nor Jack ________ ever ________ (be) there.
Those boys succeeded in ________ (put) up a tent again. It was bigger than the last one.
I wonder when our sports meeting ________ (hold). Can it be next week?

完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。
Finally, he had no                                            .
直到她取得进步后她才意识到不放弃是很重要的。
She didn’t realize that never giving up was important ______________.
到现在为止,他们还没有想出一个解决这个问题的好办法。
So far, they                                to solve the problem.
Sam长大后宁愿当医生。
Sam                                        when he grows up.
她和她的父亲被迫躲藏在一个秘密地方。
She and her father                               in a secret place.

短文填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。（本大题共5分，每格0.5分）
The program “China Year in Russia” has ended, but the cultural r    between the two countries grow stronger. “Chinese fever (中国热)” continues in Russia.
Fifty-year-old Wei Dehan has studied Chinese culture for thirty years. He was a    the first Russians to open a Chinese teahouse in Moscow. That was in 1995. He also teaches Chinese language and Tai Chi (太极). During “China Year in Russia,” he set up a m    introducing Chinese culture. It’s popular with local r   .
In Russia, young people who can speak Chinese are n    by every industry (产业). Young people who are able to speak Chinese language find jobs e  . Some 15,000 people aChinese language classes in Russia. The Confucius Institute (孔子学院), the worldwide Chinese language and culture education center, has been set up in thirteen of Russia’s u     and colleges.
Besides the language, Chinese w   of life is becoming a common factor (因素) in the daily lives of Russian people. Green tea, Chinese food and Tai Chi are becoming more and more popular.
Russian newspapers and magazines praised “China Year in Russia” as a timely event. They said that the program deepened (加深) understanding between the people of the two countries. It also opens the way for f    culture exchanges.

书面表达 （本大题共10分）
假如你叫Billy，是无锡市某初级中学的一名九年级学生，学校将组织由学生推选“十佳教师”的评选活动。你准备写一封推荐信给校长Mr Smith，推荐你的英语老师Mrs Lin当选，请你根据要点提示写一封电子邮件给Mr Smith。
内容要点如下：
1.四十几岁，教英语已有十几年；
2.耐心，为我们重复语法规则；
3.严格，要求我们尽可能经常复习所学内容；
4.善良并充满爱心，……
5.令我们惊讶的是……
注意：
1. 推荐信须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
2. 第4、5要点的内容须用2～3句话作适当发挥；
3. 词数80个左右，推荐信的开头和结尾句已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr Smith,
I am writing to recommend our English teacher Mrs Lin as one of the top ten teachers.
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
I think Mrs Lin is the most suitable person to be the top teacher. I hope that you agree with us.
Yours sincerely,
Billy