[江苏]2013届江苏省无锡市惠山区九年级下学期期中考试英语卷

There is ________ ‘h’ in the word ‘ghost’, but the ‘h’ doesn’t make _________sound.

_______ of us live on rice. We live_______ on rice.

Simon lived in Beijing _________the years 2002-2004．

The old lady doesn’t have any children. She lives _________ in a _________ house.

I’m sorry to say that I didn’t ________ him to become a successful writer .

This pair of glasses cost ________ that she didn’t buy them.

People _______ our support and help . We must do something at once.

The top detective asked the witness if he had seen _______ at about 10 p.m.____.

—Who do you want to talk with at the end of the speech?
—The man_________ Mr White.

Tell me ______________.

__________ enjoyable sports news programme on Channel 1!

He hasn’t decided _______ to go by bus or by train.

----May we leave the classroom now?
----No, you         . You           to leave until the bell rings.

―I think it’s too late to say sorry to Kate.
―Never mind. _______.

The poor are very wonderful people. One evening we went out and picked up four people from the street. One of them was in a most  15   condition, and I told the others: You look after the other three. I take care of this one who looked  16  . So I did for her all that my love can do. I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful  17   on her face. She took hold of my   __18__as she said “thank you” and she died. I asked myself what I would say if I was in her  19. And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little 20   to myself. I would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain, or something else, but she gave me much more---she gave me her grateful love. And she 21   with a smile on her face. As did that man whom we picked up from the drain (下水道), half eaten with worms, and we brought him to the home. “I have lived like an  22 in the street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for.” And it was so  23 to see the greatness of that man who could speak like that, who could die like that without complaining, without cursing(诅咒) anybody, without comparing anything. Like an angel---this is the 24   of our people.

A．comfortable B．important C．difficult D．terrible

A．better B．happier C．worse D．different

A．smile B．tear C．laugh D．surprise

A．head B．face C．coat D．hand

A．place B．room C．home D．side

A．attraction B．ability C．advice D．attention

A．lived B．died C．came D．talked

A．ant B．angel C．animal D．actor

A．wonderful B．difficult C．grateful D．important

A．achievement B．greatness C．behavior D．unhappiness

James and Harry came to London and stayed in the same hotel.
James came in in a great hurry one evening．A friend had offered him a ticket for a play. He saw a 1etter on the hall table．“That will keep till I get back，”he thought，“no time to lose now．”And he went off．
Harry came in a minute after James．There was a letter for him，too，which he opened at once．It was from the secretary(秘书)of a company，offering him a post(职位)in their office. He Was told to be there at 10 a．m．the next morning，as there were others who wanted the job.
James got back from the play at midnight．He was sleepy．“That letter can be opened in the morning，”he thought．The next morning when he woke up，he at once jumped out of bed，tore(撕)it open-his face fell .It was a similar letter to the one Harry had received the night before. But James’ chance was gone .It was five to ten, and he could never be at the office in time.
One evening James came in in a great hurry because       .

As soon as he woke up，James        .

The underlined sentence “his face fell” in the passage means“      ”.

Bringing a giraffe into the world is a tall order. A baby giraffe is born 10 feet high and usually lands on its back. Within seconds it rolls over its legs under its body. Then the mother giraffe rudely introduces its children to the reality of life.
In his book, A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond describes how a new-born giraffe learns its first lesson.
The mother giraffe lowers her head long enough to take a quick look. Then she puts herself directly over her child. She waits for about a minute, and then she does the most unreasonable thing. She throws her long leg and kicks her baby, so that it’s sent sprawling(四脚朝天).
When it doesn’t get up, the process is repeated again and again. The struggle to rise is important. As the baby giraffe grows tired, the mother kicks it again. Finally, it stands for the first time on its shaky legs. Then the mother giraffe kicks it off its feet again. Why? She wants it to remember how it got up. In the wild, a baby giraffe must be able to get up as quickly as possible to stay with its group, where there’s safety.
Another writer named Irving Stone understood this. He spent a lifetime studying greatness, writing stories about such men as Michelangelo, Vincent van Gogh, Sigmund Freud, and Charles Darwin.
Stone was once asked if he had found something that runs through the lives of all these great people. He said, “I write about people who sometime in their life have a dream of something. They’re beaten over the head, knocked down and for years they get nowhere. But every time they stand up again. And at the end of their lives they’ve realized some small parts of what they set out to do .”
What does the underlined part “a tall order” in Paragraph 1 mean?

Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

What would be the best title for the passage?

“Sesame Street” has been called “the longest street in the world”. That is because the television program by that name can now be seen in many parts of the world. That program became one of American exports soon after it went on the air in New York in 1969.
In the United States more than six million children watch the program regularly. The viewers include more than half the country’s pre-school children, from every kind of economic, racial (种族的), and geographical group.
Although some educators object (反对) to some parts of the program, parents praise (赞扬) it highly. Many teachers also consider it a great help, though some teachers find that problems come out when first graders who have learnt from “Sesame Street” are in the same class with children who have not watched the program.
Tests have shown that children from all racial, geographical, and economic backgrounds have benefited (受益) from watching it. Those who watch it five times a week learn more than occasional (偶尔的) viewers. In the US the program is shown at different hours during the week in order to increase the number of children who can watch it regularly.
The programs all use songs, stories, jokes and pictures to give children a basic understanding of numbers, letters and human relationships. But there are some differences. For example, the Spanish program, produced in Mexico City, devotes more time to teaching whole words than to teaching separate (单独的) letters.
Why has “Sesame Street” been so much more successful than other children’s shows? Many reasons have been suggested. People mention the educational theories (理论) of its creators, the support by the government and private businesses, and the skillful use of various TV tricks. Perhaps an equally important reason is that mothers watch it along with their children. This is partly because famous adult stars often appear on it. But the best reason for the success of the program may be that it makes every child watching it feel able to learn. The child finds himself learning, and he wants to learn more.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Why is “Sesame Street” so popular in the world?

The best title for this passage can be _________.

The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.
An important new study into teenage attitudes (态度) surprisingly shows that their family life is happier than it has ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive (积极的) today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one member of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious（叛逆的）and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”
So it seems that these parents are much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-year-old Daniel LaSalle. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. When they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Cromer, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call talk or discussion. For example, when I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”
Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenage rebellion（叛逆）is not based on real facts. A researcher explains, “Teenagers were thought to be different from others in a part of time in our social history. But to our surprise, they say they are getting on well with their parents. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled.”
The study shows that teenagers don’t want to ______________________.

Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today’s parents ___________________.

According to the writer, teenage rebellion ____________________.

Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

根据句意, 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
Two        (nine)of the students in our school suffer from stress.
All parents love their children, and my parents love _____________（they）,too.
The students looked at their teacher _____________ (hope) and were very excited.
Because of the warm weather children feel______________ (sleep) in class than before.

根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
Our English teacher has offered us some useful _______________ (建议). I think it will help us a lot in our English study.
Here are two _____________(音乐会) tickets for you.
Daniel ______________(不愿)  to accept my books ,which made me very sad.
___________(比较) this new TV set with the old one, you will see which is better.

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)
The teacher told me I __________(not improve) my English greatly unless I tried my best.
Mr. Sun told us that seven kinds of colored light___________ (make) up sunlight.
I don’t know if they ___________(show) around the History Museum after they visit the Science Museum tomorrow.
Why can’t you just believe me? I ______________ (tell) you everything I know!
The reporter __________(interview) three people before he came here.
As soon as the curtain  _________ (rise), the audience screamed with joy.
When I arrived at the office, Mr. Green _____________just ___________(leave), so we had little time to chat.
How happy the students from different countries were ________(see) each other yesterday！

短文填空先通读下面的短文，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。（本大题共5分，每格0.5分）
American people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many other countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.
You should say “Thank you” when someone p_________ (2) you the salt on the table, when someone walking before you k_________ (3) the door open for you, when someone s________ (4) you have done your work well, or you have b__________ (5) a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brother and sisters, husbands and wives.
“Excuse me” is another s___________ (7) sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that someone wants to walk p__________ (8) you. It is not polite to b__________ (9) others while they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you want to cough(咳嗽) or make any u____________ (10) noise before others.

完成句子  按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。(本大题共9分，每句1.5分)
我想知道他的叔叔离开家多久了。
I wondered _________________________________ his hometown.
他们跳舞跳得开心的忘了时间。
They danced ______________________________________________________.
据说，现在的机器人被制作得就像真人一样逼真。
It’s said that a robot ____________________________________ at present.
这种药片止痛效果好。
This kind of pill  __ ________________________________ the pain（疼痛）.
这个游戏被特地设计地适合学生玩。
The game  _______________________________________________ the students to play.
我的叔叔以前宁愿把机器人还给商店，也不愿自己修理机器人。
In the past my uncle _________________________________ to fixing it himself.

目前，环境污染越来越严重，请你根据以下要点以“How to Protect Our Environment”
为题，用英语写一篇短文。内容要点如下：
1）环境污染日趋严重，白色污染随处可见。
2）最近几年来在中国许多地区出现了雾霾天气(hazy weather)。
3）建议大家尽量不要自己开车，而是坐公交车或地铁出门。阻止工厂把废弃物排入河中来减少水污染。
4），我们不应该使用一次性（disposable）盘子，碗。
5）我们还应该......
注意：1）文章必须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯。
2）第五要点需用2到3句话做适当发挥。
3）词数80左右。
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