湖北省武汉市黄陂北片部分学校九年级8月月考英语试卷

Linda often practices English ______ chatting with her American friend

If you want to learn English well, please read aloud every morning. It really helps_______ .

–Can you tell me why you learn English so well ?
-- It’s very simple . _______ you study, _______ grades you will get.

–Could we go to watch the football match ?
-- No, ______ you have the tickets.

Lisa has _______ weight so those trousers are too small for her now..

She _____ in a car crash. And she has ______ for years.
A.died ;  dieD.      B.died ; been death
C.dead ;  dieD.      D.died ;  been dead

The teacher _______ those naughty students because they broke some windows.

—I hope you will take the first place in this exam.
-- I think it’s a great _______ to me because I never did that.

—Do you mind if I turn off the radio?
-- __________. The good news will be on the air.

—The boss is very kind and he always ________ his workers .
--How lucky his workers are !

—Mum, I need to buy a new sweater.
--All right. Your old one has gone out of_________.

—I hear the weather will ______ cold for a few more days.
—I hope not. I hate the cold weather.

You can ______ the new words in a dictionary if you can’t understand them.

—Tom , Don’t talk. _______ what you are doing.
—Sorry, Mr. Li.

-Do you know _________________ ?
--Sorry , I don’t know .

Happiness is for everyone . You don’t need to         about those who has beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools        those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because         who have big houses may often feel       and those who have cars may want to walk on         roads in their free time. In fact, happiness is        around you if you       your heart into it. When you are in         at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always        good care of your life and your health. All these are your        . If you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have       else that money can’t buy. When you         with difficulties , say loudly that you are happy, because you have more             to challenge yourself. So you can’t always say you are poor and you have        luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转的)      . When it close, it also open. Take every chance you get, and you can be a nappy and lucky person

A．know B．learn C．bother D．care

A．or B．and C．so D．but

A．we B．you C．they D．those

A．dishonest B．lonely C．excited D．alone

A．city B．busy C．country D．wide

A．never B．always C．ever D．hardly

A．keep B．bring C．pack D．put

A．trouble B．mistake C．pleasure D．business

A．making B．practicing C．taking D．looking

A．secret B．friendship C．happiness D．luck

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

A．escape B．meet C．dislike D．provide

A．ideas B．time C．chances D．change

A．good B．terrible C．strange D．bad

A．door B．toy C．window D．fan

Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from country to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:

When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see_______outside the window.

In________flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.

In________, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school.

In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are_________.

The passage is mainly about___________.

This March, the H7N9 virus hit Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang and so on. It seemed that most people who were infected with H7N9 had the common flu, Some people suffered from a fever or a cough..
Don’t be afraid ----- it’s not easy to be infected with the virus. Here are some suggestions to help you protect yourself when it comes.
Wash your hands. You need to wash your hands with soap and hot water before you eat, after you use the toilet, and after you touch animals, because your hands may carry viruses.
Cover your nose and mouth.. When someone sneezes or coughs, flu viruses can travel as far as one meter through the air, so you’d better stand a proper distance while talking to someone who has a cold. And always cover your mouth and nose with a piece of paper when you sneeze or cough, and then clean your hands.
Wear a mask. Some doctors say that masks can stop the flu as much as 80%, but if you don’t wash your hands often, it’s no use wearing a mask. And it’s necessary to wear the mask in the groups of people.
Do sports often. Exercises will help make your body strong enough to resist the virus.
When did the H7N9 virus hit Shanghai？

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

How many ways to stop the virus are mentioned in the passage?

What does the underline word mean?

What’s the main idea of the passage?

A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only ＄10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with ＄60. The man came to know that he could make money in this way, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest retailers(零售商)in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e–mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail？”The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d been an office boy at Microsoft!”
What did the man do for the test？

The man_____after he left Microsoft.

What does the story want to tell us?

Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?

.What is the best title of this passage?

Are you stressed out each time you have a test? You don’t have to be if yousmart study skills. Remember to take notes in class and review them on your own or with friends after class. Thenwhat you learned by doing exercises. Try to study andinformation bit by bit instead of waiting until the last minute to study everything at once .If youwell for a test, then there’s nothing to.

From then on, I began to treasure what life has given me. It was a sunny winter day. I had gone down the tower when a blind man came toward me. He kept close to the wall, touching it tightly with his arm. I s still and looked at him walking toward the tower. “What does a blind man want to climb the mountain for? ”I w  “Not the view certainly, perhaps he wants to jump. ”Thinking of this terrible reason, I thought I shoulD.f him.
He went up slowly and stopped from time to time. I followed him a few steps behind . When he got the first corner of the bell tower, I came cto him. “Excuse me,” I said as politely as I could, “But I wonder why you came up.” “You’d never  g .” He said.
“Tell me then.” He smiled, “Perhaps climbing up the tower. You have noticed―and yet , not being blind, perhaps you won’t ―how the sun shines into the tower through the  w, so that one can feel the cool steps suddenly become quite w, even in winter. But behind the wall there is shade, There is no place so good as this for f the difference between light and darkness. Though I am blind, I also want to feel the happiness brought by the sunlight.” He said and seemed as p as a child.
I had never thought that even a blind man could have his way to enjoy the beautiful life. But we often paid no attention to its value because we never lost it.
We went down the tower t . From then on, I began to treasure what life has given me.

假设你是李明，你美国的笔友Tony来信询问学习汉语的方法和建议及中秋节的一些情况。请你回信告诉他。内容要点如下：
1每天早晨大声朗读汉语，不认识的字查字典；
2每天用汉语记日记；
3去唐人街练习对话；
4中秋节在每年的八月十五；
5家人一起赏月吃月饼；
6谈谈你中秋节的感受。
要求：
1不要逐条翻译，内容要连贯。
2词数：60—80。
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Dear Tony:
I’m glad to get your letter.
Li Ming