江苏省东台市九年级中考调研（二模）英语试卷

It is           useful book. I borrowed it from           school library.

This week, the _______ seems to change every day: one day is hot; the next day is cold.

__________ good time we had during the May Day holiday!

---___________ is the Summer Palace from here?
---About three kilometers away. You can take the No.35 bus.

He lost his key. It made him ________ in the cold to wait for his wife’s return.

---The girls are talking about the art festival _________.
---Yes. They have so many fun things to share.

---What did you do yesterday?
---My brother took two friends of _______ to play chess with us. But I don’t know
________ of them.

---What was Jim wearing at the party?
--- Nothing _______. He was in his usual shirt and jeans.

I am wondering ______________.

The black bag _________ be Anna’s. She has a blue one.

---Susan, why are you still here? They are all ready to start.
---I’m sorry, but I _________ when to start.

---I’m going to take part in the piano competition next week. --- ____________

Han Han is a popular writer. His new book will _________ this September.

You can save money _______ you buy cheaper things.

--- A homeless man won a lottery ticket. He became rich over night.
--- ___________________

Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They _______ each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning ______ night, getting as much gain谷物 as possible from their fields.
One late autumn evening, after their work in the ______ was done, Simon said to his wife, “ Victor got married last month. He has many bills账单 to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn谷仓.” “ Oh, that’s a good idea, ” said his wife. “But please don’t tell him, ” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will ________ take it.”
So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor’s barn. The next day, when he looked at his own barn, he found _________ strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor’s house last night, ______ I still have the same number of bags in my barn. _______ did that happen?”
Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother’s barn that night. But the next morning, he found the _______ number of bags in his barn again! “ This is very strange,” he thought.
That night he______ again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder肩膀, and walked down the road to his younger brother’s house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another ______ coming down the road. He was carrying something on his _______ too.
“Young Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?”
“I was ______ you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is ________ than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly _______ that they had been taking rice to each other. They ________ what they had done. “ It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.

A．disliked B．hated C．loved D．enjoyed

A．until B．at C．through D．with

A．shops B．fields C．hospitals D．factories

A．never B．sometimes C．usually D．ever

A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something

A．so B．and C．but D．or

A．How B．What C．Why D．Where

A．small B．different C．huge D．same

A．planned B．failed C．hoped D．tried

A．brother B．person C．sister D．wife

A．back B．shoulder C．head D．hand

A．proud of B．polite to C．angry with D．worried about

A．smaller B．richer C．larger D．happier

A．remembered B．realized C．imagined D．explained

A．laughed about B．dreamed about C．shouted at D．complained about

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	I am Alice. I like We chat. It is fast, convenient and fashionable. And you can use it for free. It can be used in my mobile phone. It has hold-to-talk voice messaging function. I am a fan of Leehom Wang. Through We chat, Leehom Wang often says something to me. It’s amazing.
	I am David. I love Micro blog. I update my Micro blog when I am free. We can share instant(即时的) messages with each other. I often look through Yao Chen’s Micro blog. She has many followers. I make many friends with them. I often write something on my Micro blog, for example, “I’m in blue today. I didn’t pass the exam.” Then many friends comfort me. I share my birthday party, my new phone, my new coat, etc. with my friends. It is fun.
	I’m Lily. I don’t like We chat or Micro blog. I don’t believe them. There are so many crimes(愚蠢行为) on We chat. Many people are cheated(欺骗) because they believe in other people they meet on We chat easily. It is not a real world. As to Micro blog, I don’t think it is a good way to make friends. And you should write something no more than 140 words. I like keeping diaries. I don’t want my secrets known by others. I am a low-key(低调的) girl.

Who loves Micro blog?

What does Alice think about We chat?

Why doesn’t Lily believe We chat?

We talk every day. When we have good news, we like to share it with our good friends and when something terrible happens, we make it known to others soon. But can you imagine that a tree can talk and share news too? Of course, no tree moves lips and says words just as people do. Strange as it may sound, though, some trees do manage to communicate with each other.
Willow(柳树) trees are the best-known of these trees. When insects begin nibbling(叮咬) a willow tree, the tree sends out a special smell at once. This smell tells the other willows that harmful insects are coming near. All of them quickly make a chemical(化学物质) in their leaves. This chemical is bad to the insects. The insects do not like it and they fly away soon. In this way, the willow trees protect themselves from the insects.
The next time when you take a walk in the woods, maybe the trees are “talking” to each other quietly. And when someone says that trees cannot “talk”, please tell them that even trees give messages to each other, too.
Willow trees send messages with _________.

The underlined word “lips” in the first paragraph means ________.

The passage tells us that some of the trees can ________.

According to the passage, the right order of the following is ________.
a. The willow tree gives out a smell.
b. The willow trees make a chemical in their leaves.
c. Insects fly away because of the chemical.
d. Insects begin nibbling a willow tree.

It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of work, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品杂货），saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our city offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger(陌生人) would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it made our confidence in humanity（人性）stronger as a whole. And it has also influenced us to be more mindful(在意的) of ways we can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be continuing for ever.
Why was the bike so important to the couple?

We can learn from the text that ________.

How did people get to know the couple's problem?

What do the couple learn from their experience?

Rivers are one of our most important natural resources (资源). Many of the world's great cities are located(坐落) on rivers, and almost every country has at least one river running through it that plays an important role in the lives of its people.
Since the beginning of the history, people have used rivers for transportation(运输). The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi. The lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. To the people of India, the Gangs is great, but it is also important for transportation; Ships can travel along it for a thousand miles. Other great rivers are the Congo in Africa and the Mekong in southeast Asia. The greatest of all for navigation (航海), however, is the Amazon in Brazil. It is so wide and so deep that large ships can go about two thousand miles upon it.
Besides transportation, rivers give food, water to drink, water for crops(庄稼), and chances for fun and entertainment for the people who live along their banks. In order to increase(增加) the supply of crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (大坝) across a river and let a lake from behind the dam. Then people can use the water not only to irrigate (灌溉) their fields but also to make electricity for their homes and industries.
However, large cities and industries that are located upon rivers often make problems. As the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes polluted with chemicals(化学物质) and other materials. People are learning the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy the benefits (利益) of this natural resource.
The greatest river for navigation is ___________.

From a dam, people can use the water for ___________.

The water in the river is polluted because of _____________.

The best title of the passage is ___________.

Now students’ English handwriting gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried. Is your English handwriting beautiful? If not, here are four steps that really work!
◆Use paper that has lines
Using paper that has lines can keep you writing straight when you write English words or sentences. Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size. Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And make sure those capital letters(大写字母) are written properly.
◆Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. For some kids, going slower makes the handwriting clear. If you write too fast, it’s hard for you to stop where you should, and even worse, you may make more mistakes.
◆ Hold your pencil right
When you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. Some kids press(按,压) down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting not nice. Try to relax yourself and don’t hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit.
◆Draw more pictures
Drawing can improve your handwriting. You need to use the skills to control your pencil better when you are drawing pictures. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by yourself at home.
Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a world-famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your fans run up to you? Give them your autographs (亲笔签名), of course！

Four       to make your handwriting beautiful
Use  paper ______ lines	Using paper that has lines can stop you from writing up or __________ when you write English words or sentences. Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And make sure those capital letters are written _________.
Slow down	Try slowing down a little. If you write too fast, it’s hard for you to stop where you should, and you may make more ________.
_______your pencil right	When you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much ________. Try to be ________and don’t hold the pencil so hard.
Draw  more pictures	While ________ pictures, you need to use the skills to control your pencil better. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice  _____ at home.

根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。每空一词。
--- Have you heard about the news?
--- Yes. The __________(价格) of petrol(汽油) went up last month.
We are very ___________ (自豪) that a student from our school has won the first prize.
Why are you in a _____________ (匆忙) to sell your house?
People think that Hepburn’s achievements went ______________ (超出) the film industry.
Mary _______________ (拒绝) to do the work, so I had to ask John to do it instead.

根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。每空一词。
My father’s job is different from those ______________ (spaceman).
The dentist says we should brush our teeth at least ____________ (two) a day.
Little Sam looked ___________ (hope) at his mother and expected to get more pocket money.
To keep fit, we should eat ___________(little) food and do more exercise.
It is ____________ (possible) for him to finish the hard work within an hour. Let’s help him.

根据句意用所给动词的适当形式填空。
I don’t like the boy because he keeps____________(talk) in class.
Chinese _______________ (learn) by more and more people from all over the world now.
Our teacher often asks us _____________ (discuss) questions in groups.
When I got home, my mother _____________(cook)in the kitchen.
---Where is the morning paper?
---Sorry. I ____________ (get) it for you at once.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。
On the morning of March 8th , the Malaysian g   _   announced that Malaysian flight MH370 lost the contact with the Air Traffic Control. The flight t    off at 00:41 am. that morning and planned to a _  _   in Beijing at 6:30 a.m. It carried 239 passengers, including 154 C    _  . The passengers come from 14 countries and a   __  . Nobody knows w    happened to the plane. Over twenty countries took part in s    for it. On March 24, Prime Minister of Malaysia said that MH370 crashed in southern Indian Ocean and n ___   of the passengers survived. When we heard the b  _  news, we were very sad. So far the plane wreckage(飞机残骸) hasn’t been found y   __ .We hope they will find it soon.

翻译句子（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
根据所给提示完成下列句子。
那对双胞胎对集邮很感兴趣。
The twins ___________________________________ collecting stamps.
在去电影院的路上，他听到了这个消息。
He heard the news _______________________________________________.
那个男孩一到家就迫不及待地打开电视。
The boy _________________________________________ the TV when he got home.
丹尼尔汉语说得很好，因为他在中国有五年了。
Daniel speaks Chinese very well because he                                 .
他们所需要的是足够的钱来继续他们的学业。
All they need is ________________________________________ their study.

今年东台正在申报全国文明城市，你们学校的English Club正在举办以“创建文明城市，争做文明市民”为主题的征文活动，请你根据以下的内容提示及要求写一篇应征稿。
内容提示： ◆ 尊敬师长，明礼诚信    ◆友善待人，乐于助人
◆ 遵守交规，不闯红灯    ◆保护环境
◆ 你的观点
写作要求：
1. 文章必须包含所提供的主要信息，并适当发挥；
2. 文中不得出现真实的人名和校名；
3. 词数：90词左右（开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数）。
参考词汇：respect (vt.尊敬), obey traffic rules遵守交规
Help to Make Dongtai a Civilized City
We all know that Dongtai is applying for the national civilized city. As students, what should we do ? _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Dongtai is our hometown. Let's try our best to make it a civilized city.