江苏无锡市新区九年级第一次模拟考试英语试卷

 It is believed that traveling to Wuxi in        March is         enjoyable experience.

He hardly caught the train yesterday afternoon,        he?
, because he was caught in the rain.

---How are you getting along with your studies?
---I haven’t made ________I should.

--What do you think of this book?
--It’s _________ than that one.

After working _____ with each other for months, they felt so _____ to each other that they began to share lunch together.

 ---We have never been to America. What about Jack?
---_______. He hopes to visit it some day.

---The old TV is so big that it ________ too much space.
---Well, I will buy a new one soon.

The old man has something wrong with her eyes and has to have them_______.

 I think ______ quite difficult _______ all the tasks in time.

--- ______ I know by what time you want the report to be done?
--- By the day after tomorrow. ______ you finish it on time?

 We all know that the Anti-Japanese War_______ in 1937 and _______ for eight years.

 ---Could you tell me_______?   ---More than a year.

 --- This dress is last year’s style.
--- I think it still looks perfect _______ it has gone out this year.

---Bill, can I get you anything to drink?    ---________.

Tina was the best speed-walking partner I could ever meet. But I could never understand my friend's habit of        while we walked.
Together we walked all over the town and even entered a marathon(马拉松）together，a full 26 miles, but she did give me a list to take with me. She told me that it        her a lot. I thought it would just slow us down. I      it along to the starting line. Twenty-six cheering ideas, one for every mile. I wasn’t really planning to slow myself down with all those ideas but I didn’t want to hurt Tina’s feelings, so I kept her         .
I walked the first mile of the        in 12 minutes—a new personal record. I looked at Tina’s cheering list when I checked my watch.         was simply Yourself. It did give me a good start to the race, I thought. I thanked Tina for her cheering list. If I finished the race, I would thank her for the         she gave me. By the time I finished the second mile, my husband and kids were cheering me on. It just so happened that “       ” was the next one on Tina’s cheering list. I had lots of things to be ready for them.
The next mile flew by, then the next and the next, each with a cheering idea. But by the time I neared the final mile? I was nearly out of breath. “I don’t know if I can           the last mile,” I thought. In despair(绝望）I looked at the final cheering idea on Tina’s list，now sweaty in my hand： You just can make it!
I finished the marathon in less than six hours. I thought the cheering list would slow me down.  ______, it carried me past the finishing line.

A．cheering B．smiling C．shouting D．chatting

A．taught B．saved C．calmed D．helped

A．hid B．gave C．moved D．carried

A．promise B．list C．word D．idea

A．round B．circle C．race D．road

A．At the back B．At the top C．In the beginning D．In the past

A．task B．strength C．thought D．way

A．Team B．House C．Family D．Home

A．have B．gain C．finish D．put

A．Besides B．Instead C．Later D．Again

Why do you think people who live in some hot countries eat very spicy(辛辣的)food? Is it because the spices make the food taste better? Is it just because their parents and grandparents and great-grandparents liked hot food，or is there some connection between spices and healthy food? Researchers from Cornell University think that it is because spice plants have some important chemicals. These chemicals can kill bacteria(细菌)which spoil food．
“Most common spices can kill 75 to 100 percent of the bacteria in food，”explains one of the scientists．The bacteria grow more easily and spoil(变质)food more quickly at higher temperatures．For this reason，it is more difficult to keep food from spoiling in hot climates，
Do you like your food spicy? Your answer probably tells something about the country you come from．If you like spicy food，it is possible that hundreds of years ago，when there were no fridges，people in your country started using spices to keep the food from spoiling．The traditional spicy dishes helped those people to live longer，healthier lives．Today，in a time of fridges，the spices just make the food taste good．
The chemicals in spices keep food from spoiling by_________．

Food goes bad more quickly in hot climates because_______．

According to the passage，spices are useful in the following things except_____．

In classes, your teachers will talk about topics that you are studying. The information they provide will be important for you to know when you take tests. You must be able to take good written notes from what your teachers say.
Taking good notes has three stages. There are certain things you should do before class, during class, and after class. Here are the three stages of note-taking and what you should do during each class.
1. Get Ready to Take Notes
Review your notes from the previous(以前的) class before you come to class. This will help you remember what was covered and get you ready to understand the new information your teacher will provide.
Complete all assigned(布置的) readings before you come to class. Your teacher will expect that  you have done this and will use and build upon this information.
Bring all note-taking materials with you to class - several pens and pencils as well as your notebook.
2. Take Notes
Keep your attention on what your teacher is saying. Paying attention to "signal statements". Examples of signal statements are "The most important point ..." and "Remember that ..," Be sure to include in your notes information that your teacher repeats or written on the blackboard.
Write quickly so that you can include all the important information in your notes. Do this by writing abbreviated (简化的) words such as med for medicine, using symbols such as % for percent, and writing short sentences. Place a "?" next to information about whose meaning you are not sure.
What's the writer's purpose in writing this passage?

We can learn that in the writer's opinion, _______.

What will most probably be talked about next?

It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don't. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn't accepted by all people.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don't need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and maths need not be taught in detail, either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded (全面的) and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. After that,  it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Education is to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and take an interest in the world.
I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.
The earliest education was probably to_______.

It is expected that educated people will be able to_______.

The passage mainly tells us that_______.

The other day I came across a few local musicians and happened to hear them talking：
"I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can't even understand a bit of music."
"I'm never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us."
But one younger musician said, "There are a few clubs that book my band (乐队) a few nights a month, and I'm trying to find other places to play. I'm also looking forward to booking a few summer festivals this year."
It's said that you are the average (平均) of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.
Attitudes（态度） are important. Whether they're positive(积极的)or negative (消极的), they're rubbing off on you. If you're always around people who complain about short of work and about other musicians or say bad words about others, and you play the role of a victim, it's possible that you will start to as well. So it's time to take a look at the people you call "friends", as what kind of friends you have decides what kind of life you are going to live.
This is an easy exercise： Make a list of the people who you often go out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard for yourself and don't become friends with people who fall below that standard.
Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it and learn from them. Ask if they will help you get the work you're looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.
The musicians' words at the beginning are written mainly to show_______.

The underlined sentence "they'll rubbing off on you" in Paragraph 6. means_______.

By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can_______.

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

词汇运用（本大题共8分，每小题1分）
(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。
If you step into this field, you will find many interesting          (发明)
Please check that all the personal information has been         (正确地) entered.
e were all unhappy to learn that the picnic was          (取消) .
In fact, the film is based on            (古代的) history.
(B) 根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
My grandfather still grows flowers in his            (ninety).
Since Alibaba appeared on the market, Jack Ma has become the       (wealth) man in Asia.
All the students             (success) in passing the exams at last.
More and more            (Europe) come to China for a visit every year.

动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。（本大题共8分，每小题1分）
I felt confident that our school basketball team __________ (win) the match the next time.
The summer holidays are coming. Have you ever considered          ( travel) abroad?
As soon as Justin finishes the job , he __________ (allow) to have two weeks off.
--- I didn’t expect that John would be absent from my birthday party.
--- It’s said that he ___________ his grandparents in the countryside on Sundays. (visit)
I’m surprised to find that the price of bread            (increase) by 15% in the past 6 months.
Tell me what you ________(prepare) for when I called you just now.
Though there’s enough time, I prefer          (complete) the task quickly first to spend more time on my hobbies.
Human population growth will be probably the most serious problem if it ______(not control) properly.

We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. This article gives some suggestions on how to give a successful speech.
So, you have to give a speech and you’re frightened. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble(结巴)over words, you talk too long and your listeners feel tired of your speech. Later you think,   “Thank goodness, it’s over. I’m just no good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”
Cheer up! It doesn’t have to be that bad. You can do the following things to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion(场合)? Why are you speaking? Then, collect as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of time doing your research. Then spend plenty of time putting your material in good order so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible and use pictures, charts and graphs if they help you make your points clearer. Never forget your listeners. Don’t talk over their heads and don’t talk down to them. Respect your listeners. They will enjoy your thoughtfulness.
Just remember： Be prepared. Know your subject, your listeners and the occasion. Be brief. Say what you have to say and then stop. And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your listeners.
If you follow the simple things, you’ll see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not confident yet. Give it a try and see what happens.

Suggestions on making a speech
Problems	You feel nervous and don’t remember the content you will say. You talk too much, making the listeners       .
______ to take	Knowing why you have to give the speech. Spending much time researching and having your material ______to make your speech smooth. Neither using too difficult words nor looking down upon your listeners but remembering to      them with respect.
Conclusion	Be well prepared. Don’t mention something ______. It is your personality that will help you communicate with your listeners well.

完成句子 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。
汤姆对足球如此有天赋，以致于引起那个著名教练的注意。
Tom has such                                        the famous coach’s attention.
领导建议我缩短工作时间，而不要熬夜。
The leader advised me
他们想知道在春季可以使用什么方法来提防感冒。
They wonder what method can                                  catching a cold in spring.
那个科学家的发明世界领先并广泛使用。
The scientist’s invention                                                 .
郭明义宁愿被误认为傻子（fool），也不愿放弃帮助他人。
Guo Mingyi would rather                                            other people.

书面表达 (本大题共10分)
假设你是第一中学的一名学生，3月21日是学校开放日,邀请家长来校听课参观,你作为志愿者参与了开放日活动。请你以“The School Open Day”为题，在答题卡指定的位置上写一篇90词左右的英文报道。内容提示如下：
1. 你带领家长参观美丽的校园，并一同观看了升国旗仪式。
2. 家长们听了很多堂课，高度评价老师精湛的教学技能。
3. 王芳老师的音乐课有趣而活跃，成功地融合了传统和现代音乐。
4. 张阳老师的历史课把抗日战争栩栩如生呈现到课堂上，讲述了七十年前中华儿女如何与日本鬼子勇敢战斗。
5. 家长们都感到……并希望…
( 参考词汇：抗日战争the Anti-Japanese War)
注意：
1．文章必须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯。
2．最后要点的内容须用2到3句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥。
3．报道的开头已在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数。
The School Open Day
No. 1 Middle School had a school open day on March 21^st. Many parents were invited to our school. I