江苏省苏州市工业园区20xx届九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷

江苏省苏州市工业园区20xx届九年级上学期期中考试英语试卷内容摘要：

st. “That packet of beans is only 29 cents, but you asked me for 35 cents. ” I corrected her. She didn’t seem unhappy, just looked at me over her glasses. The following summer I visited Miss Bee some times a week. She always found ways to fool me. Or shortly after I remembered the places of something on the shelf, she arranged (重排 ) the shelves again and made me hunt for them again. By the end of the summer the shopping trip that had once taken me an hour was done in 15 minutes. One morning I was to get a packet of chocolate. “Miss Potential, what did you learn this summer?” she said. “That you’re a meanie (刻薄鬼 )!” I answered angrily. But she laughed, “Well, I believe my job is to teach every child I meet life lessons to help them. When you get older, you’ll be glad our paths crossed!” Glad I met Miss Bee? Ha! It was absurd. Until one day my daughter said, “ Could you finish my math problems for me?” “How will you ever learn to do it yourself if I do it for you?” I said. Suddenly, I was back at that store where I had learned the hard way to check my bill. Now I have known what Miss Bee did for me. She is my good teacher. ( ) 49. Why did Miss Bee arrange the shelves again and again? A. To laugh at the writer. B. To teach the writer some skills. C. To think about other customers’ need. D. To avoid her things being stolen. ( ) 50. Which word can best describe the writer’s feelings for Miss Bee in the last paragraph? A. Thankful. B. Hateful. C. Unfortable. D. Unkind. ( ) 51. The purpose of writing the text is to tell us _________. A. the facts about a kind person－ Miss Bee B. how to teach your children life lessons C. people should check everything carefully D. the good teacher isn’t only in the school C You might think that Olympic athletes are the healthiest people in the world. It’s true that many are. However, it’s also true that many Olympic athletes had to overe(克服 ) illnesses early in their lives. One excellent example is Wilma Rudolph. She peted in trackandfield events in the 1960 Olympics. She didn’t win just one gold. She won three. At the time, people called her “the fastest woman in the world.” As a young child, Wilma could not take part in sports. She had a series of serious illnesses, and then, at the age of 4, she got polio. She lost the use of her left leg, and the doctor said she would never walk again. The people in Wilma’s family did everything they could to help her walk again. Wilma and her mother often traveled 100 miles to get treatments for her leg. Her brothers and sisters took turns giving her leg a daily massage. Four times a day, they helped her do special exercises for her leg. Amazingly, by the time Wilma was 9 years old, she was able to walk again. Before long, she started playing basketball and running. In high school, she was a track star and then she went to the Olympics. Wilma stopped being a runner when she was 22 years old. She then became a teacher and track coach. Her story encouraged many people to work hard and to overe difficulties. ( ) 52. The underlined word “polio” in paragraph 3 means in Chinese. A. 小儿麻痹症 B. 禽流感 C. 脑瘫 D. 肺炎 ( ) 53 .Of the following, which order is right according to the passage? ① Her left leg couldn’t be used because of serious illnesses. ② She didn’t win one but three golds in the 1960 Olympics. ③ Her family members tried their best to help her walk again. ④ She stopped being a runner and became a teacher and track coach. A. ③②①④ B. ①③②④ C. ③①②④ D. ①③④② ( ) 54. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Wilma Rudolph’s family helped her overe polio. B. Wilma Rudolph was seriously sick when she was a young girl. C. Wilma Rudolph was a great Olympic athlete, coach and teacher. D. Wilma Rudolph overcame many difficulties to bee a great athlete. D Each year there is an increasing (增长的 ) number of cars on roads and streets as millions of cars are produced. One out of every six Americans works at putting together the parts of cars, driving trucks, building roads or filling cars with gas. Americans won’t live without cars! Most Americans find it hard to think what life would be like without a car. However, some have realized the serious problem of air pollution by cars. The polluted air is poisonous and dangerous to health. One way to get rid of (排除 ) the polluted air is to build a new kind of car. That’s what several of the large car factories are trying to do. But to build a clean car is easier said than done. Progress in this field has been slow. Another way is to take the place of the car engine (发动机 ) by something else. Engineers are now working on some new cars. Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a practical model t。