[江苏]2014届江苏省苏州高新区九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

- How can you keep such a good shape, Ms Freda?
-I'm on_______ diet and takes Yoga as_______ regular exercise.

- Are you familiar_______ Tongli?    - No, the place is unfamiliar_______ me.

- When we are in danger, we need to stay_______.
- Exactly. Only in this way can we come up with good ideas.

- What would you like to eat?
- _______ is to my taste in this restaurant, I'm particular about food.

- Why did he make no _______ to be understood or liked?
- He didn't care what others think of him.

- Air quality in our city is becoming worse and worse.
- Yes. These days' PM2.5 readings are frightening. We must do something to _______ air pollution.

- What will you do when you are lost in a strange city?
- I won't _______ that. Look! I have downloaded the map on my iphone.

- It's raining heavily outside.
- _______, I will go back home because my son has been left alone at home.

- Peter, do you know who _______ my dictionary?- Sorry, I don't know. I _______ it.

- Have you seen the New Year's film Personal TaiTor _______ by Feng Xiaogang?
- Yes. It was pictured in Suzhou, and it is well worth _______.

- _______ I take my umbrella with me?
- _______ better to do so. The weather is changeable.

- She must have put up a good fight against her overweight problem.
- Yes. She said _______ she found she was too fat, she didn't know _______ with it at first.

- What's wrong with you, Madam?
- I've lost my valuable painting. But a week had gone by _______ I knew it was missing.

- Have you finished writing your book?    - Yes. It _______ and _______ soon.

- Shall we hand in the report tomorrow?
- _______. I don't think our teacher will be happy with it.

Being on the road at 3:15 am to drive 450 kilometers wasn't in my plans for the weekend. I had been looking forward to a few      days to prepare myself for the following busy      .
My son, Simon, and his good friends were heading for the snowfield. I      my car to make sure that everyone could get to the drop-off point so that they could get together and enjoy their week's      by snowboarding and skiing.
The only thing that l was thinking of on my journey was that as soon as I      and said goodbye,1 would make the trip       ,in total, a round trip of 900 kilometers in just 10 hours. Such a long drive in one day was frightening, particularly as I was looking forward to relaxation.
Simon and I talked, on our way, a little about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects. It was great to have this time with him as we       spent five continuous hours together.
On my return trip, I      a strange sense of loneliness in some heavy morning fog. Within an hour it cleared. I spent the next four hours listening to some CDs and enjoying the scenery. Surprisingly, after my long trip home l was      refreshed（恢复精神）and energized even though 1 was physically tired. And I knew that l would have a good sleep that evening.
A change in your environment, no matter how great, can provide you with the chance to look at something from different ways, as well as to be refreshed and energized. Now I'm looking forward to my next        event and many more chances to spend quality time with those who are important to me and make my life more rewarding.

A．surprising B．relaxing C．moving D．exciting

A．hour B．day C．week D．month

A．offered B．parked C．drove D．lent

A．performance B．excitement C．activity D．break

A．rested B．started C．arrived D．left

A．forward B．back C．out D．away

A．always B．usually C．sometime D．seldom

A．developed B．showed C．lost D．kept

A．greatly B．completely C．immediately D．mentally

A．planned B．unexpected C．discussed D．prepared

I love My Country is a Dutch（荷兰的）TV series, first aired（播放）in the Netherlands on March 8, 2008.A tenth season was aired in late 2012, with an 11^th season airing in March, 2013.
The show was created by the Dutchman John de Mol and has been sold to at least 25 countries in the world.
The series is divided into two teams. Each team, led by its leader, has three members. The teams have to answer questions about their own home country, like "What is the capital…?", "When did our country end the war with…?”etc. At the end of the programme the winning team gets a bicycle.
Big Ideas is a Canadian television series produced by TVOntario, on the air since 2001. The idea of starting the programme came from Wodek Szemberg who worked as the producer of the programme afterwards. The programme show lectures（讲座）to the public given by famous university educators.
Big Ideas airs on TV Ontario on Saturdays and Sundays at 5 pm, with repeat airings at 5 am on Sunday and Monday mornings.
In 2007, Big Ideas held its Best Lecture Competition for the second time. Dr. Michael Persinger, from Laurentian University, received the best-lecturer award.
The show stopped in the spring of 2013 because TVO had little money for it.
How many seasons of I Love My Country has been aired so far?

When can you see Big Ideas on TV?

The writer writes the passage to _______.

When we can see well, we do not think about our eyes often: It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are.
People who are nearsighted（近视的） can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing and reading, become nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.
People who are farsighted face just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book if they don't hold it at arm's length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too.
Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people's eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.
When night falls, colors become fainter（更模糊） to the eyes and finally disappear. After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the side of your eyes rather than the centers. Sometimes, after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you. It seems to disappear if you turn your head in its direction. This is because when you turn your head, you are looking at the thing too directly. Men on guard duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them. When they turn to look straight at it, they cannot see it anymore, and they believe they were mistaken. However, this mistake happens because the center of the eye, which is very sensitive (敏感的) in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eye after dark,
According to the passage, a _______ is more likely to be nearsighted.

People who are farsighted _______.

To see a small thing at night, we need to look _______.

Every culture has a recognized (公认的) point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed and tests passed.
In China, although teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only see themselves as an adult when they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main step to the freedom of adult life is learning to drive. At 16, American teens take their driving test. When they have their license（证）, they drive into the grown-up world.
"Nobody wants to ride the cheese bus to school," said Eleanor Fulham, 17. "It's like you're not cool if you don't have a car," she said.
According to a recent research, 41% of 16 to 19 year olds in the US own cars, up from 23% in 1985. Although, most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get part-time jobs to help pay.
Not all families can afford cars for their children. In cities with undergrounds and limited(有限的) parking, some teenagers don't want them. But in rich areas outside the city, if there are no undergrounds, and bicycles are more for fun than cars, it is strange for a teenager not to have a car.
But police say 16-year-olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 and 19-year-olds. This has made many parents stop before letting their kids drive. They need to wait until they are more experienced.
Julie Susiana, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his learner's permit (许可)
Chad said he has accepted his parents' decision, although it has caused some laughing from his friends. "They say that I am unlucky," he said. "But I'd rather be alive than driving, and I don't really trust my friends on the road either."
In China as more families get cars, more 18-year-olds learn to drive. Will this become a big step to becoming an adult?
16-year-old drivers have more accidents possibly because _______.

Which may NOT be taken into consideration when deciding whether to buy a car?

The passage mainly gives information about _______.

Which may serve as the best title of the article?

Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）． I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth -- so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, "Would you like to buy a chair?"
He looked it over carefully and said,- "Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?"
“Twenty pounds," I said.
“OK," he said, "I'll give you twenty pounds."
“It's got a slightly broken leg," I said.
‘'Yes, I saw that, it's nothing."
Everything was going according to my plan and l was getting excited. "What will you do with it?" I asked.
“Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done."
“I'll buy it," I said.
“What do you mean? You've just sold it to me," he said.
"Yes, I know but I've changed my mind. I am sorry. I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it."
“You must be crazy," he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair."
“You're right," I said. "And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, 'Would you repair this chair for me?"'
“I wouldn't have agreed to do it," he said. "We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I'II repair this for you. Shall we say for five pounds?" He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer_______.

The underlined word "approach" in the second paragraph means_______.

The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper_______.

How much did the writer pay?

From the text, we can learn that the writer was_______.

根据首字母或汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。
They are c   to give up the sick baby of their own.
Where are We Going, Dad? is a w   TV programme  our country at present.
Your conclusion   （不一致）with the facts.
I will not   （建议）you to buy this used camera
My brother designs to be an   （工程师）．

根据情景，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。
- Do you want to go to the concert?
- Yes. But I really   not. There's a Maths exam tomorrow.
- No one   to drive after drinking now, I think.
- Yes. It's most dangerous, and what's more it's against the law.
- Have the police arrested the criminal?
- Not yet. But the   left on the gun have given a clue to them.
- You have   any time to take exercise, do you?
- No.1 have to do so much homework every day.
- I'm afraid the fog haze weather will last long.
- And even worse, air pollution is   the county.

将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
他老是炫耀自己的新车是很无聊的。
                                                  
你为什么不在看这部电影之前看影评呢？
                                                  
为了吸引更多的注意，她宁可当车模而不愿做老师。
                                                  
穿绿色的衣服使我感到有足够的精力做任何事情。
                                                  
我被允许周六晚上熬夜到11点。
                                                  

对于学生来说，自我保护非常重要。请根据以下情况写出我们该怎样保护自己。
1．当我们独自一人在家时，……
2．当我们骑车在路上时，……
3．当我们看到小偷时，……
4．……
注意：1．词数：90左右。短文的开头已经写好，不计入总词数；
2．短文必须用所给的提示，并至少添加另一种情况及自我保护措施；
3．可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。
It's very important for us students to keep ourselves safe.
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