湖南周南教育集团九年级上第一次限时训练英语试卷

--______ does his father make a living ?
-- ______driving a taxi.
A. How , By               B. How ,  With     C. What , By

—The news reported that the rainstorm was in the area last night.
—Yes. _____ bad weather it was!
A. What a              B. How a             C. What

--________beautiful the day is! Let's go boating in the park.
--Good idea!
A. How                      B. What                 C. What a

—I am afraid to ask questions because of my poor ______.
—You’d better practice speaking more.
A. introduction          B. pronunciation       C. information

I really need to take more exercise because I'm ______ weight.
A. putting off            B. putting on           C. putting away

The traffic signs warn people____ after drinking.
A. to drive             B. not to drive          C. driving

--I wonder  ________
--With Lucy’s help.
A. that you did it so well
B. if did you do it so well
C. how you did it so well

There are too many new words in the story, so I have to             in the dictionary.
A. look them up
B. look up them
C. look it up

Hou Yi was ______ sad _______ he called out Chang’e’s name to the moon every night.
A. too , to
B. so , that
C. enough , to

— Open the window please, Mike.
— ________? I didn't hear what you said.
A. Why               B. Really            C. Pardon

December     is Christmas Day. Christmas is an important holiday     the United States. On this day, most       get together for a big dinner. They exchange presents and visit friends. The Christmas tree is an important      of the Christmas holiday. Most families buy a tree. The family decorate（装饰） the tree      . Many American children believe in      . In fact Santa Claus is       imaginary（想象出的） person. He has a white beard（胡须） and wears a red suit. Parents always tell their children       Santa Claus brings presents to all good children. He travels in a sleigh（雪橇） and comes      the chimney（烟囱）. He puts the presents       the Christmas tree.
A. 24th           B.25th            C. 26th
A. at            B. in            C. on
A. families       B. friends       C. students
A. part          B. parts         C. holiday
A. alone         B. lonely        C. together
A. Santa Claus   B. their father   C. their mother
A. a             B. the           C. an
A. what          B. that          C. If
A. down          B. into           C. up
A. under        B. at            C. into

Note:
The days of the week are:
1. Monday   2. Tuesday   3. Wednesday    4. Thursday
5. Friday   6. Saturday  7. Sunday
Lao Airlines has a flight from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang on           .
A. Monday                 B. Thursday                  C. Friday
If Lisa wants to travel from Chiang Mai to Koh Samui, which flight should she choose?
A.QV 645.                 B. TG 129.                   C. PG 242.

You can ______ at Lisa’s Gym.
A. watch a movie
B. play basketball
C. listen to a concert
Star Wars is the name of ______.
A. a cinema                  B. a movie               C. a club
Linda wants to find a job during her summer holiday, she can ______ for more information.
A. call 8124697             B. call 3155624           C. call 2133730

Many Western countries celebrate Easter. This holiday is always on a Sunday between March 22nd and April 25th. It celebrates the beginning of new life. Hens lay eggs, giving birth to life, so an egg is a symbol of new life. A popular activity during Easter is to hide eggs around your home or garden for friends or relatives to find. These can be real eggs, but they are more often chocolate eggs. Not only do people spread them around in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also give out these treats as gifts. So just like Christmas, Easter creates good business for supermarkets and chocolate stores.
When is Easter?
A. Between March 22nd and April 25th.
B. Between March 5th and April 25th
C. Between March 22nd and April 1st .
What is a symbol of new life?
A. An apple.
B. An egg.
C. An elephant.
What do people usually do on that day?
A. Play“ trick or treat”.
B. Eat a big turkey.
C. Hide eggs for others to find.
How many days does Easter last every year ?
A. One day.
B. Ten days.
C. Twenty days.
What do most people usually buy before Easter?
A. Candies
B. Chocolate eggs.
C. Mooncakes

A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.
In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon (象征). Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.
There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers (追踪器) on them, so kids are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kids are on the bus.
Kindergarten (幼儿园) is a difficult time for some kids. It's the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them--and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!
School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now.  It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus.
According to Dr. Frank,            school buses are safer for the students.
A. yellow            B. black           C. white
According to the passage, in which country do the school buses have trackers?
A. France            B. Britain        C. German
Children in Japan may easily          by taking the school bus.
A. save time
B. love their school
C. play games
Chinese students will save a lot of time to          to school.
A. walk
B. take a school bus
C. ride a bike
This passage is mainly about          .
A. school buses
B. school life
C. popular colors

For many people, the Zhijiang Dong autonomous county(自治县), Huaihua city, in Central China’s Hunan province is famous for its role in China’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression(1937-45) and World War II.
Located in the west of Hunan, the county is close to the border with Guizhou province,
and is a well-known transportation hub（中心；中枢）. It also acted as important military base（军事基地） in the fight against the Japanese.
Zhijiang was the home of the American Volunteer Group, or “Flying Tigers”: the
legendary squadron（空军中队） of pilots from the United States that helped the Chinese forces fight the occupiers（侵略者）, and made an impressive contribution to the ultimate（最终的） victory. It was also the first place where representatives（有代表性的） of the Japanese Imperial Army signed a document of unconditional surrender（无条件投降） to China.
The surrender was signed on Aug 21,1945, about three weeks before Yasuji Okamura, the commander-in-chief of Japan’s China Expeditionary Army, signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in Nanjing on Sep.9.
“Japan’s surrender in Zhijiang marked the first time in the modern era that Japan was
presented as the loser in a war with China.” said Wu Jianhong, curator（馆长）  of the
county’s Memorial Hall of the Victory over Japan.
Where is Zhijiang Dong autonomous county?
A. In the west of China.
B. In the west of Hunan province.
C. In the west of Guizhou province.
What is Zhinjiang famous for ?
A. Its delicious food.
B. Its friendly people.
C.Its important role in history.
Which is NOT true about the “Flying Tiger”?
A. It was an American Volunteer Group that helped the Chinese forces.
B. It was an American Volunteer Group that helped the Japanese forces.
C. There were many pilots from the United States in the “Flying Tigers”.
Which document was signed the earliest?
A. The surrender signed in Zhijiang county.
B. The surrender signed in Nanjing.
C. The surrender signed aboard the battleship USS Missouri.
How many years ago did Chinese win the war against Japanese?
A. 37 years ago.
B. 70 years ago.
C. 45 years ago.

回答问题 ( 5小题，计10分)阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题。
Once a young man was traveling on a bike. He went a long way. At noon he felt very hungry. He wanted very much to find a restaurant to have a meal there, but he didn't know where to find one. Just then an old woman was coming. “Maybe she knows,” he thought. So he camp up to her and asked, “Hey, where is the nearest restaurant?”
“Sorry, I don't know, young man.”
The young man was just going away when he heard the woman's voice, “Oh, yes, young man, you've just dropped something.”
The young man turned back and asked, “What have I dropped?”
“You've dropped your manners(礼貌).”
The young man was embarrassed(尴尬的) and asked the old woman politely and the old woman helped him.
How did the young man travel?
________________________
What did he want to do at noon?
________________________
Why didn’t the old woman tell the young man where the restaurant was?
________________________
Did the old woman help him at last?
________________________
What lesson(教训) can we get from the passage?
________________________

翻译语篇 （5小题，计10分）
What are magic words? Words like ‘thank you’, ‘please’ and ‘sorry’ can work wonders
in our daily life. These polite expressions are used every day in American—among
strangers, between friends or with family. People with good manners always communicate with others well by using these magic words.
What should you do when you receive a gift for your birthday? You’d better sit down
and write a thank-you letter. The words ‘ thank you’ are very important and used very often. We say them when someone hands us a letter, passes us a book, offers us a bottle of water, or lends us an umbrella.
 “请”是另一个重要的词，但是很多人忘记去使用它. It is not polite to ask someone for help without saying ‘please’. We are supposed to use it when we ask for something, too. It may be a book, a pen, or more milk. It may be in the classroom, at home, or at the bus stop. We can use ‘please’ to make a. request.
We should also learn to say sorry.如果我们已经伤害了某个人的感情，我们应该说“对不起”.When we have told a lie and regret it, the same word should be used. Sometimes
we have forgotten something or broken a promise, so we need to explain with the word as a beginning. ‘Sorry’ is such a word that can make people forget wrongs
‘Thank you! Please! Sorry!’—these words are simple but useful. Man said them long ago. We use them now. So will our kid.
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完成对话 （5小题，计10分）根据上下文把下面的对话补充完整。
A:                        , I’m new here. I wonder if you can help me.
B:                       .
A:  Thanks. I just got off the bus and I want to visit Zhounan Middle School.
             ?
B:  OK! First, there is a street called Shouxing Street over there . Next, go along Shouxing Street and you can find it on your right hand.
A: Thank you very much!                            ?
B: No, It isn’t. It takes 10 minutes to walk there.
A: Thanks a lot! You’re so kind!
B:                       !

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