浙江衢州地区九年级下学期阶段检测一英语试卷

It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.
She said, “Hi, young man! I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug? ”
I said      , “Of course!”
“Why are you in college at      an age?” I asked.
She joked, “I'm here to meet a       husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”
“No, seriously(严肃地),” I asked.
“I always     of having a college education. Now I'm getting one!” she told me.
After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from      .
At the end of the term we invited Rose to give a     at our party. I'll never forget what she taught      .
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow       because we stop playing. Here are the         of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every      . You've got to have a dream. When you        your dreams, you die!” she said.
“There is a big         between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn't take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to      , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don't have regrets for what we did ,      for things we did not do.”
Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week      graduation ( 毕业), she died peacefully（平静地） in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

A．slowly B．happily C．heavily D．badly

A．so B．this C．such D．that

A．rich B．bad C．poor D．short

A．hoped B．wished C．wanted D．dreamed

A．another B．the other C．the others D．others

A．say B．speak C．talk D．discuss

A．us B．her C．him D．them

A．young B．old C．tall D．thin

A．stories B．secrets C．seasons D．surveys

A．week B．month C．year D．day

A．lose B．have C．keep D．like

A．chance B．change C．difference D．problem

A．stand up B．grow up C．grow old D．keep healthy

A．because B．so C．though D．but

A．in B．after C．during D．before

Nobody likes to do chores（家务）, especially kids. How can you make your kids get into a good habit of doing their chores? Try making chores fun for them.
Play some music: Music makes everythng seem like a party, doesn’t it ? Play your kids’ favourite music and let them dance around while they are doing their chores.
Make it treasure hunt (寻宝): It’s a good way when you would like them to clean the house. Let them know that you hide a $5 bill someplace. If they find it, they can keep it.
Change often: If your kids keep doing the same chores for months, they may feel bored. Teaching them a new task(任务) is fun for both you and the kids. They will feel more grown up when they get a new task.
Do it together: It’s never fun to be the only one working and watching everyone else relaxing. If everyone takes part in doing chores, you will finish them faster and have more fun.
The article is for ____________.

The writer thinks it’s better to ________ while asking kids to clean the house.

Kids may feel ______ if they keep on doing the same chores for months.

When you don’t know an English word, you may need a dictionary. A dictionary is a very useful tool when you learn English. It plays an important role in your study. Do you know the smallest English dictionary in the world?
Let’s have a look at what it looks like. It is 2.6 centimeters long. It is 1.9 centimeters wide. It is the smallest English dictionary in the world.
The small dictionary has 384 pages. It has many thousands of words. When you open its case, you can also find a lens. The dictionary is so small that we need to use the lens to read it.
The smallest English dictionary came out in Glasgow, UK in 1890. Graham is the owner of the dictionary. He found it in a bookstore. Altough it was very expensive, he still bought it. He paid lots of money for the dictionary.
How wide is the smallest dictionary?

The underlined word “ lens” probably means “ __________” in Chinese.

What’s the main idea of the passage?

Real gift at Christmas
IT was Christmas Eve, 1881. I was 15 years old and feeling like the world was over for me. I didn’t have enough money to buy myself the gift that I had wanted that year.
Dad came back in and there was ice in his beard. “You’ve been by widow (寡妇) Smith’s house recently?” he asked. Widow Smith lived two miles down the road. Her husband died a year ago and left her with three children.
“I rode by just today,” Dad continued. “Little Jack was out looking for wood (木头). They must be out of wood, Tom.”
We filled our sled (雪橇) high with wood. Then we went to the store and Dad bought some food, and a smaller pair of shoes. I tried to think through what Dad was doing. I knew we didn’t have much money, so why was Dad buying them so many things?
We got to the Smith’s house and went in. “We brought you a few things, madam,” Dad said, and put down the bag of food on the table. Then Dad handed widow Smith the pair of shoes. She bit her lower lip (下唇) to keep it from trembling (发抖), and then tears filled her eyes and started running down her cheeks.
My throat seemed to be filled with something, and there were tears in my eyes, too. Just then my dream gift seemed very unimportant. Dad had given me the look on widow Smith’s face and the smiles of her three children. He had given me the best Christmas of my life.
The writer was not happy on Christmas Eve 1881 because ___________.

The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是) “ ___________”.

The father decided to help the Smiths because ___________.

How did widow Smith feel when the dad handed her the pair of shoes?

What did the writer learn from that Christmas?

The human brain（大脑） weighs about 1.4 kilograms, but it can, hold much more information than most computers. However, there is another difference between humans and computers. Computers don't forget information they are given, but humans often do. No one remembers everything, and luckily we don't usually have to. But everyone can improve their memory if they want to. Here are some suggestions.
◆Try to use new information immediately. For example, if you meet someone who says "Hi! I'm Carlos," don't just say "Hello." Repeat the person's name. Say"__________"
◆Break a big number into smaller parts. For example, it's hard to memorize (记忆) 109244153. But if you break it into three parts--109/244/153—it becomes easier.
◆Write out what you need to remember over and over again. This will help you keep it in mind longer, especially for memorizing formulas (公式) or facts.
◆Always review information. If you bring what you've learned back to your mind, they become easier to remember. For example, before you go to sleep, it’s a good idea to review the new things you learned that day.
◆Discuss with a friend. It is always easier to remember things through discussions. You can have a discussion about what's right and what's wrong, and it will lead to the right answer.
◆Never tell yourself that you have a bad memory. You can always do something to help improve your memory. And everyone's memory gets better if they use it often enough.
All of the suggestions are helpful. If you follow them, you are certain to improve your memory.
Which should be put in the blank (空格) “___________” in Paragraph 2？

What can help memorize a big number more easily according to the passage?

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

What does the sentence "Never tell yourself that you have a bad memory” mean?

选词填空，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。每词仅用一次。

I really enjoyed your lecture，though there ________ some parts I didn't quite understand．
Food___________is important．Rules must be made to stop people from food pollution．
Sorry，I can’t follow you．Would you please speak more___________?
Everybody should try to do something to help．In fact，even the ___________ everyday activities can make a real difference to the earth．
In China，we are supposed to____________ hands when we meet for the first time．

Today, ___________ (千) of people are taking Yoga(瑜伽) classes for all over the world. Yoga, as a traditional exercise from India, has become more than a sports activity and has changed into a lifestyle. People love the exercise and _____________(也) enjoy the culture of it. Yoga classes are no longer ________ (拥挤的) with women. According to a survey, now more and more fashionable young men love it, too. Mike, an American is one of the ________ (会员) of a Yoga club in Beijing. He is _________ (在…之中) the few men students in his class. Mike says exercising Yoga has helped him and made him much ________ (健康) than before. At the same time, more young Chinese men are joining in the activity. Xiao Gang ，who was first__________(要求) to take Yoga classes by his girl friend, hoped that he could be thinner by doing Yoga. Now he has become a real Yoga fan _________ (他自己). He has________(失去) 2.5 kg successfully in a three-month exercise and become thinner. He says Yoga has changed his lifestyle. He feels more ______ (自信的) and energetic(精力充沛的) in his work, too.

Doctor Seuss was born       1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children’s book ______(writer) in the world. _____books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy his new words _____ pictures of unusual animals and plants in his books.
In 1954, Life magazine ____(have) a report about school children who could not read. It said many children’s books were not_______(interest). Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decide to write books ___ were easy to read. He used words with same ending sound, like fish and wish. And he drew the pictures for most of his books.
Seuss died at the age of 87, _____ his influence remains(仍然存在). Lots of his books have been____ (sell) worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned _____ (read). Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, “I do not write for children. I write for people.”

任务型阅读
请仔细阅读1-4题，将有关地沟油（swill oil）的说明与下列A, B, C, D四个标题配对，然后回答第5小题。
Put a drop of oil on a piece of paper, burn it and listen to how it sounds. Good oil usually burns quietly. Swill oil may produce a strange sound, which means there is too much water in it.
Put a drop of oil in your hand and put your hand near your nose to smell. Swill oil always has an unpleasant smell.
Using a chopstick, collect a drop of oil and taste it. Swill oil may taste sour and hot.
Ask the seller about which factory the oil is from and ask for a quality certificate(证明)。
A. TASTE   Ｂ． ASK  Ｃ．LISTEN     D. SMELL
What’s this passage mainly about?

书面表达(20分)
安全对每个人都很重要。请根据以下信息内容提示，写一篇关于校园安全的短文。
提示：1.体育锻炼； 2.上下楼梯； 3.交朋结友； 4.食品卫生
要求：1.语句通顺，表达准确，内容连贯
2.短文可以适当发挥，但要包含以上要点；
3. 词数80~100。短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Safety has become the focus( 焦点) to us all. How to be safe at school is especially important to us students.
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