湖北省枣阳市九年级下学期中考适应性考试英语试卷

—Your tea smells great！    —It's from India. Would you like ___________？

—Which do you prefer, rice or noodles?    —__________, thanks. I am not hungry. I only need some water.

—Why are you worried?
—I’m expecting a call from my daughter. She         New York for three days.

—Mom, my classmates are playing outside. Can I join them?    —Not until your homework____________.

—What should we do now,  Mr.Clark?
—Please turn to Page_____________and look at the____________picture.

—How is your grandma?
—She’s fine. She used to____ TV at home after supper. But now she is used to___ out for a walk.

—Where would you like to go on your summer holiday, Mike?     —I’d like to go _____________.

—I’m afraid of English test, I always make lots of mistakes.
—You should study harder, and if you don’t____________, you’ll be left out.

—It’s so hot today.
—Yes. Why don’t you_____________ your sweater?

—Why couldn’t I get excellent grades in the exam though I prepared for it well, Paul?
—You needn’t think like that. ___________, you have made progress in it.

—Excuse me, could you please tell me if the sports meeting __________on time?
—It depends on the weather. If it_ __________ tomorrow, we’ll have to put it off.

—I went to Helen’s party with empty hands. And Helen seemed a little unhappy.
—Next time you should ask ____________.

—Have you found the information about famous people_________ you can use for your report?
—Not yet. I’ll search after school.

—I’m sorry. I can’t go to your birthday party because I’m busy these days.    —______________.

—Excuse me, could you please show me how to use this new machine?     —______________.

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I         my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could hardly have that money.
On my birthday my parents told me they had my         outside in the back yard. At once I rushed out to the yard. There was my bike,         it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so disappointing! I thought I       my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment         their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I         the old bike and rode it, feeling bad that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t        .... As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me         much more than just a rusty old bike. They gave me a life lesson about        . When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this story because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that    50    two dollars isn’t any less valuable than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

A．talked B．spoke C．said D．told

A．guitar B．gift C．cake D．card

A．and B．or C．but D．because

A．liked B．hated C．hurt D．thanked

A．on B．in C．at D．for

A．got in B．got on C．got off D．got up

A．look ahead B．look back C．come up D．come down

A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything

A．love B．money C．friendship D．knowledge

A．spends B．costs C．pays D．offers

Once upon a time there lived two brothers named Jacob and William in Germany. They liked to listen to old stories and then write them down. So they had enough stories to make a book. You can guess the name of the book! It is Grimms’ Fairy Tales.
The story of this little book began when the brothers were still in school. And it started with a good teacher. The teacher liked to find out how things happened. Soon the two brothers were doing the same thing. They asked questions and then looked for answers.
Among the questions the brothers asked, “Who made up the old fairy tales? Who first told about Cinderella ? Why made up the story of the Snow White and the story of Sleeping Beauty?”They found that no one knew the answers to such questions. The tales were made up in very early times. Most of them were made up in the days before people knew how to write. People told the stories to one another and to their children. But only a few old people still remembered them.
“When old people die, the stories will die with them,” said the brothers. “We must write down all the stories we can find.”
Jacob and William hunted for stories for five years. At last they had 89 tales written. Just before Christmas in 1812, the first book was published.
People love the book! They asked more fairy tales. So Grimms put tales into two more books. In all, they collected 210 stories to put into their books.
Who wrote Grimms’ Fairy Tales?

What did the teacher like to do?

Most of the tales in the Grimms’ books were made up __________.

The two brothers wrote down all the stories because _________.

Grimm’s Fairy Tales came out _____________.

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don't act in the romantic way that I read in books or I see on TV.  In their opinion. “I love you” is too luxurious(奢侈的)for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even more out of the question. Finally my father has a bad temper when he's very tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I silently sat down beside her and looked at her.
“Mom. I have a question to ask you.” I said after a while.
“What?” She replied, still doing her work.
“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes, She didn't answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. I was in a great embarrassment and I didn’t know what to do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words：
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully. “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(结实). If life is a quilt then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or any time, but it’s really there. Love is inside.”
Why does the writer doubt the love of her parents?

In the writer's opinion, ________________.

“I love you.”
Here in the passage, “thread” may mean __________________.

The phrase “out of the question” in the passage means __________________.

What’s the best title of passages?

Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work.” But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food. A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.  Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year. Chinese people are well known for being hospitable and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired because she took some leftover food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized the waste of food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:
1. Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t be too picky about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
How many people were hungry in the world in 2010 according to the UN World Food Program?

What does the writer want to show us through Li Hong’s story?

The underlined word “leftover” means ___________in Chinese.

. According to the passage, we shouldn’t waste food because _____________.

Which of the following is a good way to save food?

完成句子（本大题满分14分，每小题2分）
—The new teacher always encourages little Tom.
—This has _____________.(对他影响很大)(difference)
—What do you think is important in sports games like basketball or soccer game?
—In a basketball or soccer game, it’s important for the players _________________.(团结一致,使大伙都发挥到极致是很重要的)(bring)
—Oh, baby, what’s the matter?
—This is ___________(那么感人的一个故事以至于我情不自禁地跟着哭) as I read. (such)
— Nothing ________________.(能阻止我们坚持我们的中国梦)(stick)
—Yes, I believe we can come true.
—Some girls would _______________.(不花些时间穿着打扮一番是不会出门的)(without)
—Like Jenny, we are waiting for her too long.
—Young children ___________.(应该进行道路安全教育以避免交通事故的发生)(avoid)
—Yes,I think so.
—Last week, the girl fell into the river, Luckily, someone helped her out.
—It’s kind of the man to help her, the little girl is          .(好期待再次见到救她的那个人)(forward)

Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by r       books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the s    with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.
Listening and speaking are very important for b    . The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just u     a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to c     every word.
Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s a      of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes w     we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak w      everyone so long as he knows English. W      you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your s    English. Remember, the m      you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.
Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.

书面表达（本大题满分15分）
古人云：“读书破万卷,下笔如有神。”的确,读书可以开阔我们的视野,丰富我们的知识。请就这个话题,谈谈你的想法和理由,可适当给出你的建议。
写作提示：1、在业余生活中,你喜欢阅读吗？
2、你喜欢读什么样的书呢？
3、作为中学生的你是如何看待阅读的呢？
写作要求：1、词数：90词左右；
2、文中不得出现真实的地名、校名和人名；
3、要求条理清楚,语意连贯,字迹工整,可适当发挥。