江苏省太仓、昆山市九年级上期末调研英语试卷

一How did you break my        most valuable vase?
一Sorry,but I broke it by        accident．

The       of some wild animals reminds us        the problems on environment．

      the sun was not yet up，many people were already taking exercise in the square．

The scientist devoted    much time to   on the 9roject that he succeeded in the  end．

The thief was last noticed       the office building by the back door on the screen．

The trip is only two days from flow．We’d better     a plan about it．

I am sorry it's     my power to make a final decision，but l suggest that the gardens should be       a Chinese style．

Which of the following is right?

Thousands of tourists come to visit the Palace Museum every day for its great       ．

—Iwonder if she       to the ball．
一She will if she         time tonight．

—What do you think about the       of the running stream?
一I think it         like a piece of beautiful music．

You can’t practice the guitar in the hall       you have the principal’s note．

What a pity!The concert we are looking forward to       yesterday．

一How about your interview on Sunday?   一       !I fai1ed．

        number of volunteers took part in the event，and the number of them increasing now．

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先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、c、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并将答案填入答题卷相对应的位置。
Many people say that books made of paper are out of fashion. Is that true?
What would you choose if you were sitting in front of a TV and there was a book right next to you? The answer will most     be the TV! Young people would certainly choose the TV，but  you will be      to find out that the older ones will at least hesitate(犹豫)about choosing it．Why is this ?  Is it because the world has changed so much in recent years that our    Are not       the same any more?
Nowadays many people have no interest in      ．This may be a possible explanation·
Anotherre reason might be the change of lifestyle．We are most likely to visit a club or a bar to  relax  after a long day’s work        reading a book in Our own homes.All the stress of work makeus  want a       relaxing way．Perhaps，most of us do not have the patience to read any more．It is much        to turn on the TV and watch the latest news around the world than to read the  19^thcentury works!
With a11 the TV programmes，     can find an interesting show or a moive to watch.
What’s better than getting into bed with the remote control and       whenever you wish? You are the master of all the TV programmes．The only disadvantage is that TV will never      you with a11 the facts as a book does，even though it does get you relaxed in just a moment

A．probably B．properly C．perfectly D．particularly

A．happy B．impatient C．surprised D．brave

A．diets B．duties C．courses D．habits

A．scholarship B．1iterature C．value D．truth

A．instead of B．because of C．prefer to D．would rather

A．slow B．traditional C．quick D．single

A．harder B．safer C．simpler D．funnier

A．someone B．no one C．everyone D．none

A．falling asleep B．waking up C．getting up D．going out

A．provide B．prevent C．promise D．prepare

I’m Lisa from London，England，and I’m a vegetarian.That’s someone who don’t eat meat.Why am I a vegetarian? Well，I love animals，so I don’t want to eat them．We can stay healthy if we eat onlv fruit and vegetables．
A lot of  people are vegetarians in England．There are a few shops and restaurantints that sell food  Just for us．For example，there’s a store near my house that makes lots of dishes with cheese and tofu. The tofu is great but I can’t eat the cheese．It has too much fat．
It’s easy to be a vegetarian when I’m at home．1 cook lots of interesting dishes from grains and vegetables．I can make many different kinds of food，and I often cook meals for myfamily  they aren’t vegetarians，but they don’t mind vegetarian food
In some restaurants it is difficult to get vegetarian food．Last Sunday, I went to Steve’s Steakhouse with my friends．They all wanted to eat roast beef. I looked for vegetarian food，but
every dish had meat in it．I asked the waiter；“Can you give me something with no meat?”He asked，“Would you like some fish?”“No，thanks，”1 said．“I only want vegetables—no meat，and no fish．”“But this is a steakhouse．”said the waiter．“People come here because they want to eat meat!”
So we didn’t eat in Steve’s Steakhouse．We went to an Italian restaurant．My friends had meat pizzas(yuck!)，and Ihad a big salad．
Lisa doesn’t 1ike the dishes with cheese because      ．

．What kind of dish can’t you taste in Steve’s Steakhouse?

Which Of the  fo1lowing is TRUE according to the passage?

(one day Alice runsafter a strange rabbit and falls into a deep hole．She becomes smaller after she drinks something．She finds herself in a wonderland with many amazing things inside．)
Caterpillar(毛毛虫)and Alice look at each other in silence．Then they begin to talk．
Caterpillar：(In a tired,sleepy voice)Who are you?
Alice：(Rather shyly)I—hardly know,sir,just at present—at least I know who Iwas when I got up this morning．but l think I must have been changed several times since then．
Caterpillar：What do you mean by that?Explain yourself!
Alice：I can’t explain myself, I’m afraid．sir,because I’m not myself,you see．
Caterpillar：I don’t see．
Alice：(very politely)I’m afraid I can’t put it more clearly,for I can’t understand it myself．And being so many different sizes in a day is very puzzling(令人迷惑的)．
Caterpillar：It isn’t．
Alice：(Feeling uncomfortable)well，perhaps you haven’t found it so yet．But when you have to turn into a chrysalis(蛹)一you will some day,you know—and then after that into a butterfly,I think you’11 feel it a little stranger,won’t you?
Caterpillar：Not a bit．
Alice：Well，perhaps your feelings may be different．All l know is it would make me feel very strange．
Caterpillar： (At  the top of his voice)You!Who are you?
Alice：(Angrily)I think you ought to tell me who you are first．
Caterpillar：Why?
(Here is another puzzling question．As Alice cannot think out any good reasons and Caterpillar seems to be very unpleasant,she turns away．)
Caterpillar：Come back!I have something important to tell you!
(Alice turns and comes back again)
Where may their talk take place?

Why did Alice think she was not herself?

Which of the following sentences can be added to the end of the story?

As a music teacher for twenty-seven years．I have always known that music touches the soul(心灵)．It can break through all kinds of barriers(障碍)to reach students in a very special way．It can be the means for each child to find their light．
A few years ago 1 was blessed with the chance to teach pre．school students one afternoon a
week．One of my most memorable students was Vanessa.She was five years old．had trouble walking and could not speak．We mostly sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa 1iked to sit on my lap．One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit．It was a call and response(回应)song where I sang the call and the students clapped two tirues while singing the repeating phrase“Oh yes”．Vanessa 1iked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me．We performed that song during every class Vanessa and l clapping together．She never said or sang a word．
One day late in the school year when the song was finished，Vanessa turned around，looked at
me in the eye，clapped her tiny hands two times and said the words“Oh yes!”I opened my mouth and could not speak.Through music we had made a connection．
Several years later l came across Vanessa on the street in town。I stopped my car and waved to say hello．She waved back with a big smile on her face and then clapped her hands two times
mimicking(模仿)the song we had performed in our music class.This lovely little girl through her connection with music left an impression on me that will last forever,
Every child has the ability to learn and grow．1t is up to us educators to discover the way to
reach each and every one of our students。we all must find each child’s light.
The author(作者)thinks music         ．

According to the second paragraph Vanessa         ．

When Vanessa spoke the words“Oh yes!”the author felt        ．

What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

Have you ever noticed that you’re treated differently in stores based on your sex，age，race(种族)and even the way you dress? I certainly have，so 1 wanted to see exactly what happens inside these stores that are meant to be run with“customer(顾客)service”．
A young man in ripped jeans and a hoodie went into a car shop and asked for a price on the top of the line vehicle．The salesman looked him up and down and said．“I don’t think you can afford a  car like this．Have a look at the inferior  cars over here.”
As you can imagine，the young man was angry and left the showroom．Two days later, the
young man walked back in，and he walked up to the salesman who had served him two days before and asked，“Hi，do you remember me? You said l should look at the inferior cars the other day．”The salesman nodded and said yes．
The young man then asked him to just quickly come outside and have a look at something．
They walked out and the young man pointed to the brand—new top of the line Ford and said．“I paid with cash(现金)，do you like my new car?”And then the salesman quickly left．
Maybe many businesses don’t understand a fact—if they don’t treat their customers equally,they will lose business．Not every one of the above people will ever go back to those companies and they won’t recommend them to anyone．You will not only lose repeat business but also lose up to 10 customers，for every person you treat badly will not recommend your companies and will tell people not to go to these places．
What fact does the writer mainly tell us about treatment in the passage?

What does the underlined word“inferior”mean in Chinese?

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

Which of the English sayings can we get after reading the passage?

单词拼写  (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
根据下列句子所给的汉语注释及旬意，在答题卷标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词
Blind people can often recognize(识别)     (物体)by feeling them．
Mr．Smith is a        (富有的)businessman and he often supports charity．
He had difficulty     (控制)his feelings and was easy to get angry．
How     (猛烈地)it is snowing! We can make a snowman later on．
The new fihn Back in Time received high      (赞扬)from the young．
Linda usually       (录制)what the teacher says and then takes notes after class
We should try our best to       (守卫)against any possible danger around our kids．
一There are different a1．t forms，but I’ve never watched an opera before．
一     have I．
— What happened to the boy?
一He     the coloured water for iuice and should be sent to hospital at once．

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，并将所译句子写在答题卷标有题号的横线上。
我母亲是如此有条理的人，她把一切都摆放得井然有序。
人们高度评价谭盾的音乐因为它的持久价值。
结果要到节目最后才会宣布。
导演正在解释为什么周迅是主角的最佳人选。
尽管那个厨师以前坐过牢，我坚持认为他跟绑架案无关。

书面表达(共1题；满分20分)
九年级一班的学生正在分小组讨论他们最喜爱的音乐形式。假如你是第1组的组长，请向全班同学汇报一下你们组的情况，并谈谈自己的感想。

温馨提示：
1．短文内容应包含所提示的要点，语言流畅，不要逐字翻译，可适当发挥；
2．短文字数不少于90词，短文开头和结尾已替你写好，不计入总词数；
3．文中不得出现与考生本人相关的真实的人名、校名和地名。
We are Group 1，we talked about our favourite music forms．Here is the result ．
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
That’s all．Thank you．