安徽省合肥市庐阳区九年级二模考试英语试卷

         can be good at something for 10 years if he doesn’t love it.

She sings so beautifully! I have never heard          .

Children can discover basic          about history in the museum.

— Excuse me, where is the nearest post office?
— There is one just          the corner.

If I          five more minutes, I’m sure I can finish the work on time.

— I feel so nervous about the National English Speech Competition tomorrow.
— ________.

— Did you enjoy the film last night?
— How do you know I went to see a film? I _______ you anything.

Tom can run faster than any other kid in the school _______ he is only 12 years old.

When I was a child, I        watch TV whenever I wanted to.

— What do you think of the house?
—          It’s everything we’ve been looking for.

— Doctor, I’ve caught a cold. Shall I take some medicine?
— No need. Your body itself can          the cold. Just drink more water.

Read this story,        you will realize that not everything can be bought with money.

Tom does very well in exams. But he can          work out the problems in his real life.

— British engineer，Tim Berners-Lee          the idea of the World Wide Web in 1989.
— You’re right，and the World Wide Web is 26 years old this year．

— I’d like to have a picnic tomorrow.
—         We’re too busy these days!

A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day that I       to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my car stopped. It was out of gas(汽油) on a       road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone who could sell some gas. I walked almost a mile before I finally found a       near the road.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair      . She said, “I’ve waited for you here for a long time. Come in.        is ready.”
“But I only came for some gas.” I answered.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You like tea.” said she.
I quickly explained that my car was out of  gas, but she didn’t       to listen to me. She just kept calling me Alfred. She was       very strangely. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house quickly.
Luckily, there was another house down the road and I was able to       the gas. When I told the man about my       , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives alone in that big house. She’s         , but she wouldn’t hurt anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The man left home and never came back because of the war.”

A．walked B．rode C．hurried D．drove

A．busy B．quiet C．modern D．noisy

A．hotel B．restaurant C．house D．market

A．answered B．returned C．noticed D．served

A．Gas B．Tea C．Juice D．Coffee

A．promise B．remember C．learn D．seem

A．shouting B．crying C．acting D．jumping

A．touch B．buy C．borrow D．sell

A．experience B．advice C．result D．plan

A．famous B．strange C．wonderful D．friendly

When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music”, it doesn’t mean that he is planning to go to hear a singer or       a concert. It shows you may feel uncomfortable when you are called in by your leader to       why you did this and that or why you did not do this or that. If you “face the music”, you are sure to be less unhappy than that.
Every one of us has to “face the music” at some time or another, especially as      . We can all remember father’s       words “I want to talk to you”. And only because we did not listen to him. What a(an)      thing it was!
In the middle or at the end of every      , we students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will       whether we will face the music or not. If we don’t get good      , that means parents’ cold faces and contempt (轻视) of the teachers and classmates.
“To face the music” is       to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really        that you have to do something, no matter how terrible the whole thing might be, because you know you have no choice.

A．manage B．attend C．miss D．forget

A．discover B．believe C．explain D．encourage

A．friends B．teachers C．leaders D．children

A．angry B．magical C．exciting D．honest

A．terrible B．important C．interesting D．careful

A．season B．term C．year D．month

A．follow B．change C．decide D．realize

A．chances B．marks C．tools D．choices

A．known B．strange C．safe D．harmful

A．discusses B．covers C．develops D．means

Ann: This is Ann speaking. Who’s that?
Tom: Ann. Tom here.    Would you like to go out?
Ann: Sorry, I’m going to work late tonight.  
Tom: Well, how about tomorrow night?   
Ann: No, I’m not. What are you planning to do?
Tom: I’m going to see a play.  
Ann: Sure, I’d love to!    It’s my turn this time.
Tom: All right! Thanks!

Mr. Clinton and his 13-year-old son Tony are baseball fans. Last October 10th was Tony’s birthday, so Mr. Clinton decided to drive him to New York, for the first game of the World Series (世界职业棒球大赛). They had no ticket but hoped to buy a pair from others.
After they arrived, they walked in the street for two hours, carrying a sign, “We need two tickets.” Then they found the cheapest ticket was $200. They were about to leave when suddenly a man stopped them. He took out two tickets and handed them to Mr. Clinton.
“How much do you want?”
“Just a present.” said the man, “Enjoy the game.”
Mr. Clinton wouldn’t accept, so the man explained, “I’m Jackson. Hans is my boss. He and his wife haven’t missed a World Series in 18 years. But he is ill and can’t watch the game this time. So he told me to give the two tickets to people who would actually enjoy the game. Then I saw you and I followed you for a while. You seemed very sad. You made me think of my dad and me when I was a child. I dreamed of going to a World Series game with my father. But my dream never came true.”
How do you suppose this made Mr. Clinton and his son feel? Here is what Mr. Clinton said: “This is the most wonderful thing that ever happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other over 30 times and said, ‘I can’t believe this.’ We still never forget Jackson and Hans.”
Mr. Clinton took his son Tony to watch the first game of the World Series because      .

The two tickets from Jackson saved Mr. Clinton at least ________.

From the passage we can know that Hans and his wife often ________.

Which of the following sentence is TRUE according to the passage?

What’s the best title for this passage?

Every people(民族) uses its own special words to show its ideas and feelings. Some of these expressions are commonly used for many years. Others are popular for just a short time. One such American expression is “Where’s the beef?” It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be. In the early 1980s “Where’s the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone was using it at the time.
Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from beef. In the 1960s a businessman named Ray began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price. Ray called this “McDonald’s”. Ray became one of the richest businessmen at last in America.
Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company(公司) called “Wendy’s” said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald’s or anyone else. The Wendy’s Company began to use the expression “Where’s the beef?” to make people know that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. The Wendy’s television advertisement(广告) showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef. “Where’s the beef?” she shouted in a funny way. The advertisement for Wendy’s hamburger restaurants was a success. As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where’s the beef?”
The expression “Where’s the beef?” is used when       .

“Where’s the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions in ________ in the early 1980s.

The Wendy’s Company used the expression “Where’s the beef?” in order to       .

This passage mainly tells us         .

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. He was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They have funny words, pictures, and social opinion（观点）. Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty children’s books. They were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects.
By the middle 1940s, Dr Seuss had become one of the best-loved and most successful writers of children’s books. He had a strong desire to help children. In 1954, Life magazine gave a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children’s books weren’t interesting. Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.
In 1957, Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 225 words to write the book. This was about the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read. The story was about a cat who tried to play with two children on a rainy day while their mother was away from home. The cat was very special and it could talk. The book was a great success. It was an interesting story and was easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults(成年人) say it is still one of the stories they like best.
Theodor Seuss Geisel was famous for         .

The underlined word desire in the passage probably means “       .”

According to the passage we know that         .

Why do many adults like reading The Cat in the Hat today?

Do you love holidays but hate the increase of weight that follows? You are not alone. Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods. Many people, however, are worried about the weight that comes along with these delicious foods.
With proper planning, though, it is possible to control your weight. The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much. You don’t have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy. The following suggestions may be of some help to you.
● Do not miss meals. Before you leave home for a big dinner, have small, low fat foods. This may help to keep you from getting too excited before delicious foods.
● Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables. A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full. Use a small plate(盘子); a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough.
● Better not have high fat foods. Dishes that look oily have much fat in them.
● Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables.
● If you have a sweet tooth, try some fruits. They don’t have as much fat as cream(奶油）and chocolate.
● Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20 minutes’ walk after a meal can help burn off calories (卡路里).
The writer gives us         suggestions about controlling weight during holidays.

Before we leave for a big dinner, we should eat some ________.

Which of the following is a good way to stop us putting on weight during holidays?

From the passage we know that holidays may bring us pleasure and         .

Mr. Dawson was an old man with a bad temper(脾气). And everyone in town knew it. Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples.
One Friday, 12-year-old Janet and her friend Amy had to walk past Mr. Dawson’s house. When Janet saw him, she suggested crossing the street to the other side. But Amy said they needn’t.
When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said, “Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend with you today.” Amy smiled back and told him that Janet would stay with her that night. Mr. Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple. The girls were glad to get them.
Later Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town. Why was he so kind to us?” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him. But she pretended(假装) there was an invisible (看不见的) smile on his face and so she always smiled back at him. It took a long time, but one day he half-smiled back at her, and then started talking to her.
“An invisible smile?” Janet was puzzled. “Yes,” answered Amy, “My grandma told me to think so. She says smiles can run around. If we keep smiling at someone, sooner or later he will really smile back.”
Remember what Amy’s grandma said, and we will find that most people can’t refuse our smile.
What did people feel about Mr. Dawson? （不超过10个词）
 
Who did Amy learn “an invisible smile” from? （不超过10个词）
 
What does the writer want to tell us? （不超过20个词）
 

单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。
All the p       (学生) in that primary school like sports.
Neil Armstrong was the first man to l       (着陆) on the moon.
My uncle often f       (修理) his bike when it doesn’t work.
Walk along this street and turn left at the third b       (街区).
It is only f       (公平的) that both sides should be heard.

书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）
近年来，丰富多彩的课外活动(After-class activities)在许多学校受到学生们的广泛欢迎。某英文报社正在举办以“After-class activities”为题的英文征文活动，请你根据以下提示写一篇征文,介绍你们学校开展课外活动的情况。要点如下：
●最受欢迎的课外活动：球类运动、英语角交流等；
●参加课外活动的益处：学到更多知识、交到更多朋友等；
●你的建议：选择适合自己的课外活动，丰富课余生活。
注意：1.词数80-100；
2.文中不得提及人名、校名及地名;
3.征文的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
After-class Activities
Recently, after-class activities are becoming more and more popular in middle schools.