[江苏]2014届江苏省苏州市相城区九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

Many people are still in_______ habit of writing silly things in_______ public places.

The teacher told me to pay more attention_______ my pronunciation, so I made a_______ to pratice it every day.

- Are the new rules working?    - Yes, _______ books are stolen.

---Do you know our town at all?    ---No, this is the first time I_______ here.

The children all looked_______ at the broken model plane and felt quite_______.

.--- Where is your father?
--- I'm not sure. He_______ in the office.

--- What do you think of her acting skills?    --- Oh, no one does_______．

Ted's mother kept telling Ted not to tell lies, but_______ didn't help.

She read the instructions to find out how_______ the computer.

- Will you please write a short passage on "Meteor Garden" and_______ it to me this evening?
- What about tomorrow?  My computer doesn't work okay now.

- What's that terrible noise?    - The neighbors_______ for a party.

- Would you please_______ the TV a little? Jack is doing his homework.  
- Terribly sorry. I will.

I think he's been drinking, _______ I'm not completely sure.

We_______ each other the best of luck in the examination.

- Mary is ill. When shall we go to see her, tonight or tomorrow night?
-_______. Either night is OK.

Time is very important in our life. It      our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I       a watch from my father, which organized my life and made me more responsible. It's around my wrist with two silver bands.
I received this gift on a gray-sky day. I went to the airport a.m. to        up my uncle Ali and take him to my house. However, I was late because I was       with my friends. Later, around 11:00 a.m. I      my uncle , but he had left the airport and taken a taxi to my house. I got to my house at 2:00 p.m. and felt       of myself at that moment. After I said hello to my angry father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, "Peter, did you have       with your friends today? I answered, "Yes, Father, and I apologized for not meeting my uncle Ali." He said, "What you       was not very nice and you should feel sorry for your action." I was ashamed and said, "Father, I'll never do it again. I promise." He said, "I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a       for you." He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my life.
I learned a very important lesson from my father: to respect time and never to be late to get someone. This watch is       to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

A．makes B．organizes C．orders D．deals

A．received B．accepted C．won D．achieved

A．call B．put C．pick D．bring

A．going B．leaving C．standing D．shopping

A．forgot B．remembered C．saw D．visited

A．ashamed B．frightened C．disappointed D．shy

A．lunch B．quarrel C．chance D．fun

A．said B．did C．thought D．forgot

A．wonder B．hope C．requirement D．reminder

A．useful B．necessary C．important D．helpful

How many popular articles are there in the magazine?

Which article is about saving money?

What is Black sheep and Uncle Bob about?

It's very early in the morning and I'm sitting outside. It's also very cold and dark. With me is Jim Nightingale, and he is the reason I'm up so early. He passes me a hot cup of coffee. "Not long to wait now," he says. I hope he's right.
After a few minutes there is a very weak light in the east, and then I hear a bird singing. It sings very loud and very clear. "That's the robin(知更鸟)," says Jim. A few more birds start singing with the robin and Jim knows the names of them too. Half an hour later, there are more and more birds singing, and it's very loud! Suddenly, all around us the air is full of the sound of birdsong. This is the dawn chorus(晨鸣), and it's beautiful.
"Wow, this is amazing!" I tell Jim, who is smiling. "Is there a dawn chorus every morning?"
"Birds can sing any time of the year but the best time is the end of winter and during the spring. This is when the birds sing most."
"Really? So, why do they sing?" I ask.
"Well, there are two reasons," explains Jim. "Most of the songbirds who sing are males. They want to find a female(雌性)so they sing to show how strong they are. The females listen and choose the best singer! The birds also sing to tell other males to go away. They need their own area; they don't like sharing with another male."
I listen to the birds; the songs seem too much to me. "Do the birds sing a special song in the morning?"
"That's a good question," replied Jim. "The successful birds have many kinds of calls and songs. Sometimes they copy the songs of other birds. This makes it sound like there are many birds in that place already and other males stay away. Also the female likes songs with different notes. Some birds, for example the European wren, have songs that contain over 700 different notes per minute!"
So, how does Jim know so much about birds? Well, he works as a volunteer for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. He is trying to help the birds live in the modern world. "More and more of the birds' habitat disappears every year. The sparrow, for example, was a very common bird in the UK, now it's in danger."
By now the sun is up and the birds are quiet. It's light so they can start looking for food, they need a big breakfast after all that singing.
Why does the writer get up early in the morning?

A bird sings early in the morning mainly_______.

According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

The text is mainly about_______.

Taking away a city's rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can't eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.
In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump. Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places.
To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you'd never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.
In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal.
Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus, which looks like black earth. It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help them grow.
You can most probably read the passage in_______.

The main idea of the passage is_______.

The underlined word "sewage" in the passage means_______.

How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?

My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, WE USED 2go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ KIDS FTF. ILNY its gr8.
Can you understand this sentence? If you can't, don't feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cellphones. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the "translation" of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York; it ’s great.
Schoolteachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming(破坏)the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students' writing. They fear the language could become corrupted(面目全非的).
Everyone should just relax, say linguists(语言学家)．They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nunberg, from Stanford University, agrees. "People get better at writing by writing," he says. "Kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents."
Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when today's teenagers become tomorrow's parents, they too will think this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become "corrupted"; they simply change to meet the new needs.
However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard English. Cynthia McVey says, "I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it's important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future."
Perhaps, we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, "I wouldn't use text language in my homework. Text is just for fun."
What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

The expression "bet your bottom dollar" in paragrap5 means_______.

What can be the best title for the passage?

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文， 在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。
Many rare wild animals have   （消失）because we didn't protect them.
The results of the exams will be   （宣布）in the afternoon.
She likes the children very much and she is very   （耐心的）with them.
Can you give me some   （建议）?I believe they will be very useful.
He seldom   （回复）to the e-mails his friends send him.
Making a lot of noise and   (打扰)others are impolite.
Walking   （有规律地）is a good form of exercise for both young and old.
---Look! Here comes out school bus.  --- No hurry. Don't get on it   it has stopped.
---How clean the bedroom is!  ---Yes, I am sure that someone   it.
---Thank you for your help. Without your help, I couldn't work out the problem last night.
---It's my   ．

请认真阅读下面的短文，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，根据首字母提示，写出空缺处该词的正确形式。每空只写一词
These years, with the development of society(社会),more and more teenagers have suffered  from stress. Some of the problems can make them feel very w   and unhappy all day. Who can help them? A teacher from a college tried his best to help them. He thought of a lot ofw    to help them. On Monday and Thursday, you can c   his hotline. Here are some ideas how to keep the young men healthier in every way.
F   ,it is very important to keep healthy. To get e   sleep every day is also necessary. Try to have a healthyd   every day.
Secondly ,maybe you are not the top student. It doesn't m   .The most important thing is to work hard. If you try your best, your teachers and parents will understand you. If you have some problems, you should be a   to talk with your teachers and parents. They can help you. Remember tos   your happiness ands   with your good friends. Sometimes you can go out for a walk．
In a word, you can try to make you happy by yourselves. I'm sure you can be happy every day.

将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。
即将来临的足球比赛会现场直播。
你睡觉时，最好不要让所有的窗户都关着。
专注学习吧，否则会让你父母失望的。
你能告诉我一年有几个季节吗？
在回家路上，他发现一条狗躺在地上。

假如你叫Liu Mei。前不久，你和来自英国的一位中学生Allen一起讨论了一个话题：the ways to learn English better。现请你根据他的观点和你自己的观点，用英语给你的外籍老师Mr Nunan写一篇关于这次讨论的汇报材料。
注意：1．开头和结尾部分已写好。
2．可适当增加谈论话题时经常用到的话语，使所写内容连贯通顺。
3．所写内容必须包括上面表格中他的观点和你自己的至少三个观点。
4．文中不得出现真实的人名、学校等相关信息。
5．词数：90个左右。

Mr Nunan,
Recently I have had a discussion about the ways to learn English better with Allen, a student from Britain. ___________________________________________________________
Liu Mei