[浙江]2014届浙江省乐清市育英寄宿学校九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

―You’ve dropped _______ “s” in the word “success”.
―Oh, _______ letter “s” is doubled.

When you have borrowed a book from the library, you should keep it well, as if it were ______ of ______.

______ the man looks at his son ! He thinks his son is getting more and more ______.

They will leave for Paris _____ three o’clock in the afternoon and we’ll fly to London _______ a few weeks.

Ten years_______ since my uncle ________ to Ningbo.

―Did you have a sound sleep last night?
―Yes, never slept________.     

Enough sleep is good for health. If you______ for your favorite TV programs, you will feel sleepy.

In the middle of the room stands a__________ table.

―Who is making so much noise in the garden?
―___________ the children.

Some people waste a lot of food___________ others don’t have enough to eat.

Although all of the apples _____, none of them _____ good。

―Jenny’s and Jane’s _____coming to my office. Can you help to find the girls?
―No problem. They will be here_________.

One of the difficulties we have         English is how to remember new words and expressions.

How kind you are! You always do what you can_________ me.

Her first job was selling ice cream in Chinatown, close to _____ she and her family lived.

In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In        way, failure may be a way towards success. The “Spider-story” is often        .Robert Bruce , leader of the Scots in the 13 ^th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider        a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough         in the rock. He tried six times without success .On the         time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to        the English . Edison , the inventor of the light bulb, made        models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked          he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have          failure. Now I know 50,000 ways it won't        ”.
So what? First，always think about your failure. What caused        ？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go           next time.
Second, is the goal you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some          about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing any way.
The third thing to keep in         about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself" even though you may have        ．

A．other B．another C．first D．second

A．told B．said C．talked D．spoken

A．doing B．taking C．making D．playing

A．room B．house C．place D．soil

A．tenth B．sixth C．eighth D．seventh

A．save B．help C．defeat D．kill

A．hundred B．hundreds C．hundred of D．hundreds of

A．why B．when C．what D．who

A．not B．no C．never D．nothing

A．do B．make C．took D．work

A．one B．it C．that D．this

A．high B．large C．right D．bright

A．thinking B．shopping C．reading D．cleaning

A．heart B．eyes C．ears D．mind

A．failed B．succeeded C．finished D．passed

1. The Dream It is everyone’s dream to work at home or not work at all. You can plan your own hours and work when you want to. There is no more rush hour and no hours that people waste when they get to and from a job every day.
2. The Fact The fact is that this dream can be attained. You can stay at home, work when you want to and make money when you need to. There are plenty of chances for you to make money at home, just by using your computer and the Internet.
3. Start Today!  Educate yourself, look closely into all the chances and decide on what works best for you. It will not happen during one night, but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen today.
4. How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog, miniblog or a personal website like millions of other people? Are you using it to make money? Most of these blogs and website owners are not. But you can do that!
5. _________When you have your computer and the Internet working for you, your businesses will be working for you 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will make money while you sleep, travel or do whatever you want to do all day long.
6. Get Going! There are many ways you can make money with your computer. And you can begin your stay-at-home businesses with just a little money. What are you waiting for?
In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

What does the underlined word “attained”in Point 2 mean?

What’s the best title for Point 5?

Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

Cosplay is great!

Cosplay is short for “costume play”, which means play-acting in costumes. People who take part in cosplay are called cosplayers. They usually create or make costumes of their favorite animation characters by themselves or get a tailor to make them. Sometimes they even prepare small things, like knives and earrings, which the characters wear or use in the animation.
Cosplayers are creative and proud of their work. They spend a lot of money and energy on it. They not only dress up as their favorite characters in the animation, but also act like the characters.
New trend (趋势) is on!
While Chinese fans are busy cosplaying characters in Japanese animations or movies, Japan, as a big country of cosplay, now has a trend to cosplay non-Japanese movie characters. Japanese cosplayers like the characters in Star Wars and Lord of the Rings very much. But the most popular ones are from the Harry Potter films. They have a very large number of fans in Japan. The character who is liked the best by Japanese cosplayers in Harry Potter films is Draco Malfoy, though he is Harry’s rival(对手) and always tries to get Harry and his friends into trouble.
Cosplay doesn’t have anything to do with age. Whether you are 5 or 50 years old, you can be a cosplayer if you are creative enough! 
We can infer that those who like to do cosplay must be ______ fans, too.

The cosplayers ______.

Which of the following statements is possibly TRUE according to the passage?

Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around. So, more and more teachers are letting students have a ball. By sitting on exercise balls instead of chairs , teachers find students’ posture and attention improve.
Dottie Pownall, a fifth-grade teacher in West Virginia, USA, has been using balls as chairs since December 2008. “The students love them”, she says. Pownall took a survey of her students. She found that 80% of the students thought sitting on the balls helped them pay more attention to what they were learning.
The teacher, Pisa Witt, felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs, she started Witt Fitt. This company encourages the use of the balls. And the company educates not only teachers but also students on how to use them. “Our products are used in 24 states, three provinces in Canada, Puerto Rico and Japan,” says Witt, “ Research shows that sitting on the balls makes them sit up straighter. You can slouch(低头垂肩地坐)on a ball,” says Witt, “but it feels bad.” Because the students are moving, their blood increases. That carries more oxygen to the brain , so the kids have more energy and can pay attention longer.
“Besides, they’re fun.” says Pownall.
What will happen if a student sits on a chair all day in school? The student will_________.

In how many countries are the balls used as the students’ chairs?

Teachers choose balls instead of chairs because sitting on balls helps the kids _________.

Which is better for kids to study in class, sitting on a chair or sitting on a ball?

What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.
　　Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job.
　　Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.
We can infer from the first paragraph that ________.

A．learning better at school shows power in your job B．the better you are at school subjects, the more helpful they are in your career. C．learning each subject well is an ability in many jobs. D．we should think about how to find our career

A．have no hope in his future work B．be hopeful to find a suitable job C．regret not having worked harder at school D．have an opportunity of a new beginning in his future work

A．mathematics B．English C．history D．technical drawing

A．The relationship between school performance and career B．how to get a job C．How to show strengths in your work D．working experience and knowledge at school

Perhaps the biggest difference between Chinese and Westerners is not what we eat, but
w we eat it. I’ve noticed that Chinese seem to eat the same food any time of day. To a westerner, this is     I could never eat rice or noodles in the morning.
Westerners also eat dessert after dinner and it is usually s sweet like cakes, ice cream, or fruit pies. Dessert is often my favorite part of the meal, but u it is not served in Chinese.
 difference I have noticed is that in Chinese restaurants, everybody at the same table eats the same food. This practice is actually more common around the world, in India and the Middle East for example, t in the west where people order a different meal each. I quite like the Chinese way where the meal is s . My only problem is with the chopsticks—more of the food ends up on the table than in my m .
One thing that surprised me the first time I went to a restaurant in China was the size of the personal plates—they are so . It makes sense, though. Chinese don’t need large plates because the food is served in bite-sized pieces that can go straight from the serving dish into your mouth. Westerners have very large plates because there needs to be r for all the food to put in at once.                    

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
　　该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线(＼)划掉。
　　该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
What should you do when your parents become angry? If
your parents got mad, try to have a conversation with them
about it. Remembering not to shout at them. They usually
will try to change, but they will take some time because
they get angry all their life, and that is all they know. You
might have to change for your method a couple of times.
Do any nice things for your parents that they don’t expect
— like cooking, doing the dishes, washing clothes, or clean
the floors. If this doesn’t work, bring in∧friend that you
feel comfortable with, and ask him or her∧help you.

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