江苏省宜兴市周铁学区2019届九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

If you successfully complete a difficult task ________ hard work, you’ll become confident.

A. by　　 B. through　　 C. with　　 D. in

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Life is a journey with trouble, but with care and wisdom you can ________ any problem you face.

A. work out　　 B. hand out　　 C. find out　　 D. put out

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Sun Li, who played the lead role in Nothing Gold Can Stay《那年花开月正圆》, says “As an actress, you can’t be _________ hard-working.”

A. very　　 B. so　　 C. too　　 D. that

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The palace caught fire three times in the last century and little of the original building 　　　 now.

A. remains　　 B. is remained

C. is remaining　　 D. has been remained

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It’s _______ to know the weather about the new place on the Internet before you travel there.

A. creative　　 B. organized　　 C. helpful　　 D. curious

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- _______ great progress you're made! Congratulations!

-Thank you !

A. What　　 B. What a

C. How　　 D. How a

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Sam is a little weak in English and he has _____ what the teacher says in class.

A. difficult to understand

B. difficult understanding

C. difficulty to understand

D. difficulty understanding

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— What do you think of the film?

— Fantastic. ______ the children ______ their father likes to see it.

A. Both; and　　 B. Either; or　　 C. Not only; but also　　 D. Neither; nor

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We lost the match yesterday, but our coach didn’t get angry. Instead, he ______ us, because we tried our best.

A. was proud of　　 B. was afraid of

C. was worried about　　 D. was unhappy with

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Nothing is better as a gift for someone you love than a book of 　　　　 .

A. great valuable　　 B. little valuable

C. great value　　 　　 D. little value

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They promised that they　　　 me look for my key until it was found. But they soon walked away.

A. will help　　 B. would help　　 C. have helped　　 D. had helped

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—Dad, could you tell me ________ from London? I miss her very much.

—Next week, I think.

A. when will Mum come back　　 B. when would Mum come back

C. when Mum will come back　　 D. how long Mum will come back

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On November 11, many young people spend ___________ money shopping in TMALL.

A. a number of　　 B. the number of　　 C. a great deal　　 D. a great deal of

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—Reading is the best way to pass time on the train.

— _________. I never go traveling without a book.

A. You’re joking　　 B. It sounds like fun

C. I’m afraid not　　 D. I can’t agree more.

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I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like others to notice me. And if I was not told to have a seat by the teacher, I always _____ to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this changed after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I join the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy idea because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, and I didn’t have the ______ to keep up with the others in the team and they would laugh at me. But because the teacher kept insisting on（坚持） my “______ for it”, I decided to give a try.

Getting up the ______ to try was only the half of it! When I first started ______the practice courses, I didn’t even know the rules of the game. Sometimes I’d get confused (迷惑的) and take a shot at the wrong direction — which made me feel really silly. ______, I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to learn the game, do my best at each practice course, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t know.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the ______ and the “moves”. Being part of a team was not so difficult. Very soon the exciting part for me was WINNING ______ I didn’t have enough confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends. I never had so much fun!

With more self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “_______” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, _______raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent sure I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

1.A. hoped　　 B. agreed　　 C. chose　　 D. meant

2.A. duty　　 B. patience　　 C. chance　　 D. ability

3.A. asking　　 B. looking　　 C. cheering　　 D. going

4.A. strength　　 B. courage　　 C. stress　　 D. knowledge

5.A. enjoying　　 B. preparing　　 C. attending　　 D. watching

6.A. Interestingly　　 B. Hopefully　　 C. Exactly　　 D. Luckily

7.A. steps　　 B. orders　　 C. rules　　 D. games

8.A. so　　 B. because　　 C. though　　 D. when

9.A. hiding　　 B. playing　　 C. relaxing　　 D. dreaming

10.A. by　　 B. to　　 C. with　　 D. for

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★ Attend a General Meeting at the Mount Joy Office, Thursday, February 4th or 18th 6:00

p.m.-8:00 p.m.. Call 492-9338 for either of the General Meetings.

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1.The underlined expression "emotional support" means caring for a child's “ ”.

A. food　　 B. education　　 C. houses　　 D. feelings

2.The General Meetings will be held __________.

A. every Thursday in February　　 B. three times in February

C. between February 4th and 18th　　 D. on February 4th and 18th

3.The purpose of the material above is to help __________.

A. children with no homes　　 B. families with no children

C. schools with little money　　 D. teachers with little training

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“One father is worth more than a hundred schoolmaster,” Britain poet George Herbert once said. Bill Gates, the world’s richest man, agrees.

When he was a little kid, Gates was silent and hated to talk with others. He spent most of his time alone—reading books and thinking. To help his son, Gates’ father held family meetings and let him play simple games with family members. “These activities seemed silly but they improved my leading and working-together abilities,” Gates said later.

While mothers offer a more gentle kind of love, fathers teach qualities like independence（独立）, confidence, courage and adventure（冒险）. Children learn these things from their fathers when they play sports or games together.

British scientists showed that children who grow up without their fathers may have many problems. They may not have enough courage for facing difficulties, may be shy and worried or may even commit crimes（犯罪）.

A caring father can help children get along well with others. Fathers not only lead their children into social circles but also teach them how to behave and control their feelings. Moreover, fathers let you know who you are. They lead you to learn what you should be like as a girl or a boy.

1.To help Bill Gates, the father played __________ games with him.

A. simple and silly　　 B. difficult but useful

C. silly and useless　　 D. simple but useful

2.According to the story, a caring father is likely to do the following EXCEPT_________.

A. offer a gentle kind of love　　 B. help kids get along well with others

C. teach children how to behave and control feelings　　 D. help you learn what you should be like

3.The main idea of the story is ____________.

A. A father plays an important role in the growth of a child.

B. Parents offer different kinds of love to their children.

C. How Bill Gates became the richest man.

D. The possible dangers of children without fathers.

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Tim Berners-Lee is not the most famous inventor in the world. However, his invention has changed our lives.

He was born in London, England in 1955. When he was a small boy, Tim was interested in playing with electrical things. He studied science at Oxford University. He made his first computer from an old television at the age of 21.

Tim started working on early computers. At that time, they were much bigger than now. He worked in England then Switzerland. Tim was really interested in two things, computers and how the brain works. How could the brain connect so many facts so quickly? He had to work with people all over the world. They shared information about computers. It was hard to manage all the information. He answered the same questions again and again. It took a lot of time. It was even difficult for computers in the same office in Switzerland to share information. Tim also forgot things easily. Could a computer work like a brain? Could it “talk” to other computers?

There was an Internet already but it was difficult to use. In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web（WWW）all by himself. This had a special language that helped computers talk to each other on the Internet. When people wanted to share information with others, they used the World Wide Web. The Internet grew quickly after that.

Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think he did anything special. He says that all of the ideas about the Internet were already there. All he did was to put them together. He says that many other people worked together to make the Internet what it is today.

Most inventors want to become rich. But Tim gave away the World Wide Web for nothing. He now works in America. He helps people share technology and wants the Internet to be free for everyone to use. Maybe he is the most important but least famous inventor in the world today!

1.The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refers to “__________”.

A. Working on early computers　　 B. Connecting different facts together

C. Repeating the answers to the same questions　　 D. Travelling to the office in Switzerland

2.In what order did the following events take place?

a. Tim worked in England.

b. Tim invented the World Wide Web.

c. Tim studied science at Oxford University.

d. Tim made his first computer.

e. Tim worked in Switzerland.

A. c-e-d-a-b　　 B. e-b-a-c-d　　 C. c-d-a-e-b　　 D. e-c-a-b-d

3.What does the writer think of Tim Berners-Lee?

A. He has changed our lives and he is great.

B. He is not famous because he is not rich.

C. He did nothing special but make people a good life.

D. He has made great achievements in memory research

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The most awful words in the English language are, "Our computer is down." You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, "I'm sorry, I can't sell you a ticket. Our computer is down."

"If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket."

"I can't write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so."

I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and looking at the black screen. Then I asked her, "What do all you people do?"

"We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not."

"So when it goes down, you go down with it."

"That's good, sir."

"How long will the computer be down?" I wanted to know.

"I have no idea. Sometimes it's down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There's no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it's down it won't answer us."

After the girl told me they had no backup (备用) computer, I said. "Let's forget the computer. What about your planes? They're still flying, aren't they?"

"I couldn't tell without asking the computer."

"Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he's flying to Washington," I suggested.

"I wouldn't know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn't take you if you didn't have a ticket."

"Is there any other airline(航空公司) flying to Washington within the next few hours?"

"I wouldn't know," she said, pointing at the dark screen. "Only 'IT' knows. 'It' can't tell me."

By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage (行李).

1.The best title for the article is _____.

A. The Most Awful Words　　 B. When the Computer Is Down

C. The Computer of the Airport　　 D. Asking the Computer

2.What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

A. She could sell a ticket.

B. She could write out a ticket.

C. She could answer the passengers' questions.

D. She could do nothing.

3.What did passengers do when the computer was down?

A. They left the airport and went home.

B. They drank coffee and watched the black screen.

C. They began to talk to each other.

D. None above.

4.The last paragraph suggests that _____.

A. a modern computer won't be down

B. computers can take the place of humans

C. sometimes a computer may drive people mad

D. People can do more things without a computer

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Anger is a natural reaction(反应) which comes out when we feel that we have not been treated fairly. The good side of this negative emotion（负面情绪）is that it has helped us to shape and improve our manners. However it will become a problem if we can’t control it. For example, sometimes it happens that your anger hurts others or breaks your friendship and you regret later. It is also bad for the health.

We should control anger so that it does not cause harm to us or to those we love. One of the best ways to control anger is to get help from others. If you feel that you are unable to manage your anger, it can make more trouble. So tell someone that is close to you, a friend or a family member about your problem. When you discuss a matter with others, there is a better chance to solve your problems. Besides, to be humorous is a good choice to reduce your anger. When you feel that it is because of stress that your anger is out of control, you can use humor. It can help you look at difficult things in a lighter way and you will feel better about the things around you.

Anger makes us have a lot of negative thoughts. So we have to change the negative thoughts into positive ones. For this, you must say ‘No’ to all the negative thoughts in your mind first. This can be done with a lot of practice. When you are successful in that, you have to think only about positive things of life.

Meditation(冥想)is an excellent anger management way. What’s more, what we do is to keep ourselves from the outer world, and just care about the inner world. This helps us develop a sense of controlling our thoughts that can cause anger.

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1.比起呆在家里，我更喜欢购物。

I prefer____________________________________

2.他看起来那么疲惫。我怀疑他昨晚是否熬夜了。

He looks so tired. I doubt _____________________________last night.

3.当我十岁的时候，妈妈鼓励我参加篮球选拔赛。

Mum _______________________________when I was ten years old.

4.我认为这些信息不值得回复。

I don’t think these messages __________________

5.北京奥运会的音乐是以西式风格编曲的。

The music for Beijing Olympics is _____________________

6.1939年战争爆发了，人们生活在失去生命的忧虑中。

The war _________ in 1939,and the people _____________________.

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初三是重要的学年之一，针对两个多月以来的初三学习生活，众多学生有喜悦也有失意，某英语报将开展“How to Face Grade Nine”征文比赛，请你根据提示的内容，简要描述并适当发表自己的观点，写一篇英语短文。内容要点如下表：

注意事项：1. 短文须包括表格中所有提示内容，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

2. 表格中“适当解压”一栏须用1-2点作适当发挥；

3. 词数在90个左右，短文的开头、结尾部分已给出，不计入总词数。

How to Face Grade Nine

We have been here in Grade Nine, one of the most important years for us students, for over two months. Some of us feel good, while some do not. How should we face this year?

First of all, _______________________________________________

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