江苏省无锡市锡山区（锡北片）2019届九年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

—__________ will the project of Wuxi Metro Line 3 be completed?

— It won’t take long. Just in about 3 months.

A. How long B. How far C. How soon D. How often

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—How did you get the wonderful news?

— __________ a Mr. Lorry, one well-informed person.

A. Across B. Including C. Through D. By

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We will not attack _________ we are attacked. If we are attacked, we will certainly attack back.

A. unless B. because C. if D. when

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—I plan to teach Tom a lesson. He broke his bowl into pieces again just now.

—I know you’re angry. But don’t be too hard on him. __________, he is only three.

A. In all B. First of all C. Above all D. After all

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—Tickets for Friday?

—Sorry we’ve got ___________ left.

A. nothing B. none C. no D. no one

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—Emily described every detail of the accident just now.

—I’m glad to hear that! Her memory __________ be completely back.

A. can B. can’t C. mustn’t D. must

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—You look tired. What’s wrong with you?

—I went to bed late last night. I __________ my speech from eight o’clock to midnight.

A. practised B. was practising C. am practising D. has practised

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—How can schools help students realize their dreams?

—By caring for the full _____________ of their talents.

A. development B. knowledge C. attention D. standard

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—Mum, I’d love to go to Australia for this summer holiday.

—But I doubt if we could ___________ something like that.

A. afford B. offer C. allow D. cost

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How did you manage to do it so well? Did you________ all night to learn?

A. look up B. stay up C. give up D. put up

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________though I know you are confident about the job. Try a few more!

A. It never rains but it pours B. Many hands make light work

C. Every dog has its day D. Don’t pull all your eggs in one basket

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—Bruce, I am still not sure __________________.

— Why not? No one is better than you in our class.

A. where I can join the competition

B. how can I prepare for the competition

C. whether I should take part in the competition

D. who can I ask for information about the competition

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There’s still so much food left on the table. _____________! We should eat it up.

A. What a pity B. What a surprise

C. What a shame D. What a waste

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—Ken, ______________, but your bike is in the way.— Oh, I’m sorry. I will move it right away.

A. I hate to say this B. I’m really tired of this

C. I’d like to talk with you D. I need your help

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Are you a happy person most of time? Or do you easily get angry sometimes? Everyone has a different mood. It is usually believed that both genes（基因）and environment may __ people’s moods in different ways. But now scientists have found that the season of ___ also plays a role.

Scientists from Budapest, Hungary, __ 400 university students. In the study, the students needed to complete a questionnaire（问卷）. The ___ of it was to find out which of four kinds of moods they most had. From the questionnaire, scientists found that the students always answered __ like “My mood often changes for no reason” and “I love to deal with new projects even if it is risky”. These answers were __ with their birthdays.

They discovered that people born in summer easily change between sad and happy moods __ to people born in winter. Those who always feel positive（阳光的）are mostly born in spring and summer.

Moreover, the study found that those born in autumn less __ had a mood of sadness which may easily drive them to cry, __ it wasn’t easy for those born in winter to be angry.

Scientists said maybe this was because the seasons had an influence on certain chemicals in the human body. And the chemicals are important to control people’s moods even in adult life.

“It seems that when you are born may increase or decrease your __ of developing certain mood disorders,” lead scientist Xenia Gonda told The Telegraph.

1.A. change B. influence C. include D. explain

2.A. life B. growth C. birth D. death

3.A. searched B. suggested C. separated D. studied

4.A. purpose B. plan C. message D. project

5.A. anything B. something C. much D. such

6.A. mentioned B. mixed C. marked D. matched

7.A. compared B. confirmed C. considered D. contacted

8.A. properly B. quickly C. probably D. quietly

9.A. when B. while C. though D. since

10.A. change B. condition C. choice D. chance

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Here is an MTR system map. It may be very useful when people have a trip to Hong Kong. Please read it carefully and help the students from Beijing Sunshine Middle School solve their problems.

1.Sandy is at Hung Hom. She wants to go to Kowloon. She should change lines at ______.

A. Nam Cheong B. East Tsim Sha Tsui

C. Mei Foo D. Lai King

2.Daniel is going to Prince Edward from Kwai Hing. He should get off at the _______ stop.

A. sixth B. seventh C. eighth D. ninth

3.To go to Disneyland Resort from Central, they should take underground lines in this order: _______.

A. Island Line——Tsuen Wan Line——Tung Chung Line

B. Disneyland Resort Line——Tung Chung Line——Tsuen Wan Line

C. Tsuen Wan Line——Tung Chung Line——Disneyland Resort Line

D. Tsuen Wan Line——Tung Chung Line——West Rail Line——Disneyland Resort Line

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Hi, I’m John Donald, on the Voice of America.

We are checking out the top three songs in the Billboard chart（美国单曲排行榜）ending this week.

The third place goes to One Republic with “Counting Stars”. This song has already hit number one in the United Kingdom. But how high has One Republic risen in its US homeland? Well, they haven’t had a US number one single yet. Back in 2007, their first single “Apologize” reached the second place, while hitting number one in more than a dozen countries.

The second place comes Lorde with another former（以前的）title-holder（冠军保持者）, “Royals”.

Up at number one is a famous partner Eminem and Rihanna with “The Monster”. How many times have they worked together? If you said twice, you’re wrong. This is their fourth. You probably remember their huge 2010 hit “Love The Way You Lie” and they also sang together “Love The Way You Lie (Part II)”. Finally, the pair worked together on “Numb”, which appears on Rihanna’s latest album（唱片）Unapologetic.

That’s it for now, but let’s meet again next week for a new chart.

1.Which song once reached No. 1 in the US?

A. Royals B. Counting Stars C. Apologize D. Numb

2.Which were the songs Eminem and Rihanna sang together?

A. Numb, Unapolotetic and Love The Way You Lie

B. Numb, Apologize and Love The Way You Lie(Part II)

C. Love The Way You Lie, One Republic and Unapologetic

D. Love The Way You Lie, Numb and Love The Way You Lie(Part II)

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A. New songs introduction.

B. Some singers’ recent situation.

C. Some singers’ private lives.

D. The three most popular songs in the Billboard chart this week.

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When Amelia opened the door, she was very surprised. Instead of seeing a human outside, she found a small creature（生物）with very large ears.

“W-w-what do you want?” she cried. Amelia was worried that she had made a mistake in letting the creature in.

“Oh, some help, please. Nothing to worry about,” the creature replied as if it could read her mind. “My name is Hastings, and I come from a planet called Haste. You probably have not heard of it because it’s not in your galaxy （星系）.”

“Sorry, I haven’t. However, I’m not sure if I can help you.” she replied. “But first, would you like some tea? I was so amazed to see you could speak that I forgot my manners.”

“Thank you, but I’m fine. Manners! Yes! That’s what I’ve come about. It is a good habit to have good manners,” Hastings said. “Unluckily, our children on planet Haste are so hasty that they forget them. So I thought I would come to Earth, and ask for some advice. Do you think you can be of help?”

“Well, I don’t know how,” said Amelia.

“I was wondering if you could write a blog（博客）. On Haste, our children take more notice of things on their tablet screens than they do of their parents,” Hastings said sadly, “Too much technology in our lives”.

“That’s terrible. Every child should listen to their parents. After all, parents teach you good and bad habits for life, including manners. They do not just teach you about the right food to eat, but also about things like time management and having proper schedules. If you don’t have these things, then your life will be in a mess. You won’t be able to make right decisions. Then there are not things like honesty and thankfulness. Developing these is as important as proper hygiene（卫生）and taking exercise,” said Amelia.

“Exactly. 33 , ” said Hastings. “Now let’s make a plan.”

1.How did Amelia feel in the passage?

A. Surprised--worried--angry

B. Worried--excited--sad

C. Surprised--worried--calm

D. Afraid--happy--awful

2.What may the life on Planet Haste be like according to the passage?

A. The children always remember good manners.

B. Parents have a bad relationship with their children.

C. Technology plays an important role in their daily life.

D. Parents have no ideas of educating their children.

3.Which sentence may be the most proper in the blank（空白）？

A. So I can see you’re the right woman for the job

B. So I think you’re the popular woman for the job

C. But I believe you’re the modest woman for the job

D. But I don’t suppose you’re the proud woman for the job

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Mr. Sun is in the hot seat for stealing a woman’s seat on a high-speed train on Aug 21, 2018.

A video online showed the man, Sun, taking a window seat in a second-class coach（车厢）of a train from Jinan to Beijing on Tuesday and refusing to give it to the woman who had the seat on her ticket.

“You have three choices — stand, take my seat or go to the dining coach,” Sun told the young woman in the video. According to the tickets, Sun’s seat was one row behind the woman’s. Sun refused to return to his own seat, saying that he couldn’t stand up. When asked by a train worker why he did not stand up, he answered “I did not know how”. He kept his words even after the train arrived at his stop, requiring train workers to find a wheelchair for him. Clearly, he did not need one when getting on the train. Later, the woman was led to the business-class coach where she was given a better seat for the trip.

The video quickly spread online. Many internet users criticized（批评）Sun for his actions. Some even dug up his name, education and work history and posted the information online. In the end, Sun was fined 200 yuan and will not be allowed to buy train tickets for 180 days.　　

This punishment was based on rules for dealing with troublesome passengers set out by railway authorities（政府部门）. The rules came into use on May 1, 2018. According to the rules, passengers who disturb（扰乱）public order will be fined up to 500 yuan and be prevented from buying train tickets for some time.

However, more things like this have still happened, pushing authorities to work out even more strict rules. On Sept 19, Mrs. Zhou took a window seat on a train from Hunan to Guangdong. When the window seat passenger asked her to give the seat back, she refused.

In turn, the government of Guangdong province set up new rules that came into use on Dec 1. High-speed train passengers who refuse to move after taking others’ seats will face fines from 500 to 2,000 yuan. Their information will be shared with other parts of the national railway network, which will influence their right to buy train tickets.

1.What may the underlined words “in the hot seat” mean in Paragraph 1?

A. staying in the centre of a room

B. facing the public’s attention

C. being in a warm seat

D. entering a popular situation

2.According to the passage, which is the right order of the following things?

① A worker in the train tried to ask the man return to his own seat.

② A man took a woman’s seat on a high-speed train.

③ The railway authorities worked out related rules.

④ The man was fined 200 yuan.

⑤ The woman had to sit on another seat.

A. ③⑤②①④ B. ②①⑤④③ C. ③②①⑤④ D. ②①⑤③④

3.What can be inferred（推断）from the passage?

A. Mr. Sun’s legs were hurt and couldn’t stand up.

B. Fewer people would like to take a high-speed train because of the new rules.

C. People in Guangdong will be limited to take a plane if they break the new rules.

D. Authorities will make more strict rules to prevent such kind of things happening.

4.What is the passage mainly about ?

A. Strange passengers on the train. B. Bad behaviours on the train.

C. Punishment on the train. D. Rules on the train.

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The iPhone has been called a magical product because of its success over the years. However, now the iPhone seems to have lost its attraction.

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, said in a recent letter that the company expected a revenue（收入）of $84 billion for the first fiscal quarter（财政季度）of 2019. It was much lower than the earliest expectation of between $89 billion and $93 billion. That was the first time that Apple had seen its revenue expectation fall in almost twenty years.

Cook explained that the fall was mainly because of the less growing need in China.

However, people believe that Apple itself is mainly responsible（有责任的）for the fall. Gene Munster told CNN that “one-third of the problem” comes from the company’s move to suddenly increase the price.

This has made people less willing to change the latest iPhones. For example, iPhone Xs Max, one of the company’s latest smartphones, costs $1450 in the US, and costs much more in other countries, including many developing countries, reported Forbes.

Apple has also failed to introduce features that excite people in a forward-thinking technology market, reported CNBC.

Meanwhile, Apple also faces challenges from smartphone makers in China such as Huawei and Xiaomi, which have introduced less expensive but still quality smartphones.

For example, in 2018, Huawei introduced a triple-lens camera（三摄镜头）on its P20 Pro. The triple-lens camera is a popular feature that the iPhone doesn’t have, according to CNBC.

“In the past few years, the technology in Apple’s phones has not had any big improvements, while the technology in smartphones made in China has got better and better ,” Feng Yin, a 32-year-old engineer in China, told The New York Times. “The difference is getting smaller.”

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按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

1.自从2018年以来，越来越多的人参加了《创造101》的选拔。

More and more people _________________________Produce 101 since 2018.

2.应该鼓励孩子在做了错事后说实话，而不是编造谎言。

A child should _________________________ the truth instead of making up a lie whenever he or she has done something wrong.

3.我真不知道如此潮湿的天气将持续多久呢？

I really don’t know _________________________will last?

4.公司需要再开展几个调查来获取第一手的市场资料。

The company needs　 _________________________to get first-hand market information.

5.西蒙不确定与他同龄的表妹是否会接受他的建议。

Simon isn’t sure whether the cousin _________________________his advice or not.

6.总经理对那些人都不屑一顾。

The general manager thought those people _________________________have a look at.

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Jim is completing a self-assessment（自我评价）form of health to find out if he is healthy.Read his results in the table below and write a letter to give him some advice on how to keep fit.

注意：1. 词数90词左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

　　　 2. 表达清楚，语法正确，可适当增加细节，以使上下文连贯；

　　　 3. 文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。

Dear Jim,

I’m sorry to find that________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope my advice will help you.

Yours,

Mike

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