[江苏]2013届江苏省泰州市海陵区九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

It’s nice ____ you to tell me the news because it’s very important _____ me.

The victim was last seen ______ his office at 7 p.m.

---- Shall we go shopping this weekend?
----_________________.

Last night we watched ______ film on Channel 6.

Lucy jumps ______ than ______ student in her class.

He usually_____a lot of money on books.

Titanic is _________ film I’ve ever seen.

____ big success the Taizhou Bridge is !

We’d like to recommend Daniel ____ our monitor _____ his hard work.

Yesterday I met Sandy. We ________ since ______ middle school.

There_____ a large number of students in the hall, and the number of the students_____ more than 3000.

I want to know____________.

There are different kinds of presents in the gift shop. I can’t decide _______.

We should spend as much time as we can ______ English.

I’d rather ________ than _________

The boy looks nice ____ white and the red sweater looks good ______the girl .

This morning I tried on some coats in the shop, but _____ of them looked good.

--- I’m sure I will get good marks in the final exam.
--- I believe your parents will ______ your study if you try your best.

The boy read the article ________ and found something important in it.

Many people think the more time is spent, the __1___work will be done, so students have to spend the whole __2_doing school work except the three meals .It is __3__to see students struggling (奋斗) in a sea of school work both at school and ___4___.Modern students usually have a lot of ___5___.They love music and sports .They like reading books and watching TV. A  6    weekend can get them away from too much school work and they can do __7__they like .But teachers don’t think so.  8   students have too much schoolwork and they have_9_  time to enjoy themselves. Students are really tired of their weekend homework, so they usually don’t do their weekend homework __10__Sunday night. But there is not enough time for much work, students have to finish it __11__.The weekend homework often makes teachers angry. Things always get __12__without right ideas, too much  school work makes students _13_ interests in learning, and it’s also bad for their health.  A horse runs faster after a _14_. But for students only rest is not enough .So such a condition should be _15__ to give students both pleasure and knowledge .Please give students less homework
and leave them more free time .

A．less B．more C．lest D．most

A．day B．morning C．afternoon D．week

A．never B．common C．glad D．hardly

A．in class B．in the office C．at home D．in hospital

A．books B．hobbies C．sports D．friends

A．two days B．two day’s C．two-day D．two-days

A．who B．where C．why D．what

A．Unless B．If C．Though D．So

A．enough B．no C．a good D．much

A．until B．when C．at D．on

A．good B．poor C．carelessly D．happily

A．better B．afraid C．worse D．wonderful

A．lose B．have C．add D．take

A．minute B．moment C．meal D．rest

A．kept B．changed C．same D．difficult

One day, my wife and I went shopping. We took the car as we had a lot of things to buy because my brother and his family were going to spend the weekend with us. We stopped the car in front of the shop. An hour later we came back to the car with a lot of things. Then the trouble started. We could not open the car door. “Oh, dear,” said my wife. “What are we going to do?” “Let’s ask that policeman,” I said. The policeman was very kind and glad to help us. Soon he got the door open. Just at that moment an angry man came up and shouted. “What are you doing with my car?” We looked at the number of the car, and our faces turned very red.
The husband and the wife went shopping _________.

They spent _________ in the shop doing their shopping.

The _________ opened the car door in the end.

The owner of the car was very angry to see _______

They didn’t know it was the wrong car until they looked at the ____ of  the car.

A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbour ran in and said, “If one man's cow kills another's, is the owner of the first cow responsible?”
“It depends,” answered the judge.
“Well,” said the man, your cow has killed mine.
“Oh,” answered the judge. “Everyone knows that a cow cannot think like a man, so a cow is not responsible, and that means that its owner is not responsible either.”
“I am sorry, Judge,” said the man. “I made a mistake. I meant that my cow killed yours.”
The judge thought for a few seconds and then said,“ When I think about it more carefully, this case is not as easy as I thought at first. ”And then he turned to his clerk and said, “Please bring me that big black book from the shelf behind you.”
The neighbour asked the judge_______.

When the neighbour reported that the judge's cow had killed his, the judge answered that______.

When the neighbour heard this, he told the judge that_______.

When the judge heard that his cow had died, he________.

In this story the judge was______.

In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.
Why do people in England often talk about the weather?

From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.

"People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too _____in winter."

In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.

The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.

Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."
"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father? " The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."
The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"
"Burnt yesterday evening."
Mr Brown told his son that _____.

Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.

A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

The man was very surprised because _________.

What was burnt? ___________.

用所给词的适当形式填空  (15分)
He got to the cinema on time and_________(breath) heavily.
After a long walk, I was too tired to go any ________(far).
We should plant more trees __________(prevent) the earth from going away.
Do you think the book written by Moyan is worth ___________(read).
If you work hard at your lessons, you can pass the exam ____________(success),I think.
In this horror film, a doctor was found _______________ (die) in his office.
To tell you the _________(true), I don’t like computer games at all.
Smoking has a bad ________(affect) on our health.
The ______(late) news can tell us what happened in the world in a very short time.
I had to stay at home because it was raining ________(heavy) outside.
Every year, thousands of ________(visit) come to Taizhou to enjoy its beauty.
He is too _________(careful) to make so many mistakes in the test.
The _______(twelve) of March is Tree Planting Day.
We are old enough to look after ___________(we).
Zhou Xun is considered as a __________(talent) actress.

任务型阅读   (10分)
Teenagers suffer from stress. Although their problems can make them worry,there are simply ways to deal with stress.
Firstly, eating a healthy diet, getting enough sleep and doing exercise are of great importance. How can we be happy if we are not fit. For school work, planning ahead can help. Making a list of the things they need to do and planning when to do them can help the students organize their time better. If you are weak in a subject, studying hard and asking a teacher for advice can help.
Students should pay no attention to people who laugh at them. Instead, they should think a_______ the things they are g_____ at. Finally, students should also make enough time for their hobbies. Playing sports, reading and watching films can help them relax.
将划线部分译成中文___________________________________________
在文中空白处填入适当单词，使句意完整  _________________________
What should we do if we are weak in a subject?
找出与下列句子意思相近的句子
It is important to eat a healthy diet, get enough sleep and do exercise.
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找出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子
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首字母填空   (10分)
Now we live in the “computer age”. People like scientists, teachers, writers and even students use computers to do much w______. But more than 30 years ago, c________ couldn’t do much. They were very big and expensive. Quite few people were interested in them and knew how to u________ them. Today computers are smaller and cheaper. And so many people like to use them b_______ they can do a lot of work. Some even use them at home. Computers become i______ because they can work faster and make fewer mistakes. Computers can help people d______ a lot of work. Writers use them to write, students use them to s______ and children use them to play computer games. Computers can r_______ what you put into them. They are very useful and h________. They are our good f_______. We love them.

书面表达   (20分)
提示：假如你叫王平，参加了学校的“有烦恼向谁说？”的调查活动。
调查结果：1、大多数向同学、朋友说（理由：年龄相仿，容易交流和理解）
2、一些向老师、家长说（理由：经验丰富、可以得到帮助）
3、少数自己独立解决（理由：不愿与人交流，难以与人相处）
请你根据中文提示用英语给某报社编辑写一封信（信的开头与结尾已经给出），说明情况并提出你自己的观点。字数60-80词左右，不必逐句翻译，可适当发挥。
Dear Editor,
I am a Grade 9 student. Recently we have made a survey ----“To whom do you go when in trouble?” Here are the results.
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Yours Sincerely
Wang Pin