江苏苏州市园区九年级4月调研英语试卷

We’re here to have   fun，to learn，to work together and to make    difference．

This project requires close teamwork．    will be achieved unless we work well together．

You have to move out of the way,     the truck cannot get past you．

—How was your recent trip to Thailand?    —I’ve never had    one before．

The lift in that tall building went wrong and got trapped    the floors．

It    be the postman at the door．It’s only six o＇clock．

Recycling is one way to protect the environment，reusing is    ．

Eat less and exercise more，otherwise you’11 get out of    ．

—Jimmy, your books are everywhere on the desk．—Oh，sorry：I’ll    at once．

What is the way George thought of    enough money to buy the house?

The reports went missing in 2012 and nobody    them since then．

—What do you plan to do on the    May Day holiday?
—I have no idea．Probably，I will spend it by doing many papers．

—The lights in his room are still on．Do you know    ?  —The exam is coming．

—     should teenagers spend at least 30 minutes taking exercise?
—Five times a week，according to some reports．

—I’m going to Sydney for a couple of days．  —    ．I wish I could get away for a while．

Good communication skills are key to success in life and work．Without effective(有效的) communication，a message can turn         misunderstanding or even disaster．
Communication is the process by which we exchange information between people．To communicate well is to understand and to be understood．Communication can be            only when both the sender and the receiver understand the same information．
In today’s highly informational and technological environment，it has become more important to have good communication skills．Here are some important            to communicate effectively：
Know what you                 to say and why．Understand         the purpose of your message．Know to whom you are communicating and why．
How will you say it? We all know that it’s not always what you say, but how you say it, that          ．Begin by making eye contact．You show confidence when you look at others in the eyes when you speak．Second，notice your body language，        it can say so much more than your words．By          with your arms easily at your side，you tell others that you are         to hearing what they have to say．
Communication is a two-way street．After you have said         you have to say, stop and listen．It’s also necessary for you to learn some listening skills．

A．against B．out C．into D．off

A．peaceful B．successful C．careful D．harmful

A．steps B．reasons C．causes D．gains

A．promise B．want C．offer D．refuse

A．simply B．highly C．quickly D．clearly

A．mentions B．matters C．means D．mistakes

A．while B．if C．since D．so

A．checking B．explaining C．recording D．standing

A．angry B．afraid C．nervous D．open

A．what B．why C．how D．who

Have you ever woken up feeling that something was wrong?
It was a day like that for me．
I sat up in bed．
A little later I opened the curtains．
It was terrible weather—the rain was pouring down．
Then I looked down into the yard．
Yes! There it was—the motorcycle．
It was just as broken as last night．
And my leg was starting to hurt．
Something had happened to the person in the story the night before．What was it?

“It was a day like that for me．”What kind of day did this turn out to be?

Why does the writer begin the story with a question?

Are people less happy or happier when they get older? If your answer is“happier”， then you are right，based on a study published seven years ago．It found that people become happier and experience less worry after age fifty．In fact，it found that by the age of eighty-five，people are happier with their life than they were at eighteen．
The finding came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred and forty thousand adults in the United States in 2008．At that time，people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five．
Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study．His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five．Stress levels dropped sharply(急剧)after people reached their fifties．
Levels of happiness were the highest among the kids and those in their early seventies．
The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns(情感模式)as they grow older．However, women at all ages reported more sadness，stress and worry than men did．
So why would happiness increase with age? One theory(推测)is that，as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions．They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences．
How many adults were included in the survey?

What can you learn from the findings of the survey?

Why does happiness increase with age?

Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

Coolest Hotels in the World
Ariau Amazon Towers
The Ariau Amazon Towers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house. Eight towers make up this hotel that offers over 300 rooms. If you really want to get into the spirit, the Tarzan Suite which is large enough for big family. You'll thirty feet up in the air and can travel between the towers through their wooden walkways.
Prices starting at $300 one night for each person for a regular room and going all the way up to $3000 for the Tarzan Suite.
For more information, visit the website: http://www.ariautowers.com
The Ice Hotel
Every winter in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, a special kind of hotel called the Ice Hotel is built. Each year, world-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art from the ice, many of which can be found in the rooms. You'll have your choice between hot or cold rooms, but you will be well advised to stay at least one night in a cold room for a true experience.
Prices: starting $318 one night for each person for either a cold room or a warm one.
For more information, visit the website: http://www.icehotel.com
Propeller Island City Lodge
Propeller Island City Lodge is a very special hotel that was designed by a German artist. Each room provides you with the possibility of living in a work of art. Every single piece of furniture in the thirty rooms of the hotel has been hand-made and each room is completely different. You'll be able to choose a room based on your own personal tastes.
Prices: starting at just $91 a night, and an additional (另外) person for only 20 extra dollars.
For more information, visit the website: http://www.propeller-island.com
For information about other cool hotels in the world, visit the website: http://www.bahamabeachclub.com
What is special about the Ariau Amazon Towers hotel?

For two persons spending a night in one of these hotels，they have to pay at least   .

Which website should you visit if you want to find out whether there is a hotel under the sea?

Which hotel would invite artists to come to work every year?

“Everything happens for the best，”my mother said whenever I faced disappointment (失望)．“If you carry on，one day something good will happen．”
Mother was right，as I discovered after graduating (毕业) from college in 1932，I had decided to try for a job in radio，then work my way up to a sports announcer．I hitchhiked (搭便车) to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station and got turneddown every time．In one studio，a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an inexperienced person．“Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a chance，”she said．I thumbed home to Dixon，Illinois．
While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon，my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department (部门)．Since Dixon was where I had played high school football，I applied．The job sounded just right for me．But I wasn’t hired．My mother noticed my disappointment．“Everything happens for the best．”Mom reminded me．Dad offered me the car to hunt a job．I tried WOC Radio in Davenport，Iowa．The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter Mac Arthur told me they had already hired an announcer．
As I left his office，I asked aloud，“How can a guy get to be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”I was waiting for the lift when I heard Mac Arthur calling，“What did you mean about sports? Do you know anything about football?’’ Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to cover an imaginary (想象的) game．Last autumn，my team had won a game in the last 20 seconds with a 65-yard run．I did a 15-minute build-up to that play, and Peter told me I would cover Saturday’s game! On my way home，I thought of my mother’s words：“If you carry on，one day something good will happen．”
I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if I had gotten the job at Montgomery Ward．
When did the writer first decide to take a radio-announcing job?

The underlined phrase“turned down”probably means    ．

Why did the writermention his mother’s words over and again?

The writer shows his    by saying“．．．if I had gotten the job at Montgomery Ward．”

单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
根据所给汉语注释或题干信息，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只限一词。
If our parents do everything for us，we won’t learn to depend on   (自己)．
Some good ideas are worth   (扩散) on the Internet．
Always read the   (指示) on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine．
He worked   (密切) with actors and actresses when he was the director of the film．
The soldier saved two    (儿童) lives in the earthquake．
A little bird    (飞) in through the open window and she set it free at once．
Some details of a murder mystery happened in London remain   (未知的)．
—Which of the two sweaters will you take?
—I’ll take   ．I don’t like their styles．
—What do you think of his new design?
—It’s of even    practical value than the old one．He’s just a bookworm．
—Oh，my God! I can’t find my key to the office．
—Don’t worry．Maybe it was    at your home．

句子翻译(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)
将下列句子译成英语，并写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
我们都害怕在他人面前做演讲。
你得清楚地表达演讲的开头、要点和结尾。
你的演讲要够短才能引起他人的兴趣。
如果你的演讲不简单，就不会受到关注。
遵循这些建议，你就会成为杰出的演讲者。

书面表达(满分20分)
实现有效的沟通，建立良好的人际关系，不仅要善于表达，更要善于倾听。请你根据表格中所提供的信息，写一篇题为“Being a Good Listener”的英文演讲稿。

注意：1．词数90左右。短文开头和结尾部分己为你写好，不计入总词数；
2．短文需包括所有提示内容，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；
3．短文中不要出现具体的学校姓名利人名。
Being a Good Listener
Good afternoon，everyone!
Today I’d like to share my ideas of“Being a Good Listener”with you．
                                                                  
                                                                  
                                                                  
Thank you for your listening!