浙江省瑞安市2017届五校联考九年级上学期英语阶段性检测

— That's true. Great changes ______ place in the last few years.

— I was about to go to school ____ it began to rain.

— So you went to bed too late.

— It is _____ exciting ___________ I'd like to see it again.

— __________!

    Like any other good mother, Karen did whatever she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, get prepared for a new baby when she found out that another baby was on the way. They 1 out that the new baby was going to be a girl, and day after night, Michael sang to his 2 in Mommy's tummy(肚子）.

    Finally, Michael's little sister was born. But she was in 3 condition. The baby was sent to St. Mary's Hospital. Days went by. The doctor told the parents "There is very little  4 . Be prepared for the worst."

    Michael kept asking his parents to let  5 see his sister. "I want to sing to her," he said. Two weeks passed. It looked as if the worst situation would come before the week was over. Michael kept asking about singing to his sister, but kids were  6  allowed in ICU. However, Karen made up her mind that she would take Michael to see his sister who was sick.

    She  7 him in an oversized scrub suit(消毒服） and went into ICU. The head nurse shouted, "Get that kid out of here now! No children are allowed." Karen said firmly," He is not leaving  8 he sings to his sister!" Michael was sent  9 his sister's bed. He began to sing. In the sweet  10  of a three-year-old, Michael sang: "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine; you make me happy when skies are gray..."   11,     the baby girl moved. The pulse rate(脉搏） became calm.

    Michael kept on  12, "You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away..."The breathing became smooth.

Michael kept on singing, "The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I dreamed I held you in my  13  ..."Michael's little sister relaxed.

    Michael kept on singing, "you are my sunshine, my only sunshine. Please don't take my 14away."

    The next day, the very next day, the little girl was 15  enough to go home!

    The doctors just thought it a miracle(奇迹）. Karen called it a miracle of love!

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

How The Little Kite Learned To Fly?

By Katherine Pyle

"I never can do it." the little kite said,

As he looked at the others high over his head.

"I know I should fall if I tried to fly."

"Try," said the big kite, "only try!

Or I fear you never will learn at all."

But the little kite said: "I'm afraid I'll fall."

The big kite said: "Ah, well, good-bye;

I am off." And he rose towards the sky.

Then the little kite's paper stirred(微动）.

And he shook himself free for flight.

First whirling(回旋）and scared, then bravery grown,

Up, up he rose through the air alone,

While far below he could see the ground,

And the boys like small ants moving round.

B

    Everyone wants to have a perfect life. But how can we own that? The writer called Brian Tracy tells us some tips:   

    The first goal common to all of us is healthy and energy. We all want to be healthy and fit, to have high levels of energy and to live free of pain and illness. Today, with the quick development of medical science, the quality of our health and fitness, and our lifespan(寿命), is largely determined by design, not by chance. People with excellent health habits are far healthier, have more energy, and live longer and better than people who have poor health habits.

    The second goal that we all have in common is to enjoy excellent relationships, getting along well with the people we like and respect, and who like, love and respect us in turn. Fully 85% of your happiness will be determined by the quality of your relationships(人际关系) at each time, and in each area, of your life. How well you get along with people, and how much they like, love and respect you, has more effect on the quality of your life than perhaps any other reasons.

    The third common goal is to do work that we enjoy, to do it well, and to be well paid for it. You want to be able to get and keep the job you want, to get paid more and promoted(提升) faster. You want to earn as much money as possible at any time, whatever you do.

    The last goal we all have in common is to reach the point in life where you have enough money so that you never have to worry about money again. You want to be completely free of worries about money.

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

C

    It's not just gloves that can help people keep warm in winter. Love can, too.

    A pair of 16-year-old American twins, Jack and Jake Moran, started a program called "Warm Hearts, Warm Hands" last month. Their aim was to collect new and used gloves with fellow students at Richards High School.

    "We started this program a few weeks ago after we saw something on the news about a student who got frostbite(冻伤的）riding his bike to school," Jack said. "I just kind of realized that there are so many kids who don't have or wear gloves. The school has started the collection competition among classes, and the class that collects the most gloves gets a pizza party.

    The twin brothers talked to other students about their program. Many teachers also joined in, bringing in gloves and encouraging their students to help meet the needs of local community members.

    "The conversations we are having now aren't so much about what actions we can take, but about ______▲_____ .This program has really shown me that I don't need to get on a plane and go to help refugees(难民）to make a difference. I can do it right here. I can do it every day." Jake said.

    More than 500 pairs of gloves have been collected in a month and more donations(捐赠品） are coming in every day, including hats and scarves.

D

    Research proves that nearly half of the cancers diagnosed(诊断) in the UK each year-over 130, 000 in total- are caused by life choices that include smoking, drinking and eating the wrong things.

    Tobacco(烟草) is the biggest factor, causing 23% for cases in men and 15.6% in women, says the Cancer Research UK report. Next comes a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables in men's diets, while for women it is being overweight. Lead author of the report, Professor Max Parkin, said: "Many people believe cancer is related to fate or in the genes(基因), and that it depends on luck whether they get it or not. Looking at all the evidence, it is clear that around 40% of all cancers are caused by things we mostly have the power to change."

    For men, the best advice appears to be: stop smoking, eat more fruit and vegetables and cut down on how much alcohol you drink. For women, again, the best advice is to stop smoking, but also watch your weight.

    In total, 14 lifestyle and environmental factors, such as where you live and the job you do, cause 134, 000 cancers in the UK each year.

    Some risk（风险） factors are well founded, such as smoking's link with lung cancer. But others are less well recognized. For stomach cancer, a fifth of the risk comes from having too much salt in the diet, data suggests. Some cancers, like mouth and throat cancer, are caused almost entirely by lifestyle choices. But others, like gall bladder cancer(胆囊癌), are largely unrelated to lifestyle.

    Public Health Minister, Anne Milton, said: "By making small changes you can cut your risk of serious health problems- giving up smoking, watching you drink, getting more exercise and keeping an eye on your weight."

A fable about help

    One day, a （口渴的） bee went to a river to drink. As he was drinking, suddenly the bee was carried away by the running water in the （小溪）. He tried his best to swim towards the bank of the river, but （失败）. Just at that time, a kind bird flew over. Seeing that the bee was in great （困境）, the bird picked a leaf （离开） the tree and threw it into the river. The bee climbed onto the leaf and it was （带来） safely to the land. He was so thankful to the bird for saving his life.

Not long after that, the bird was sitting on the branch of a tree. He didn't know that not far from him, a man raised his gun and was about to shoot at （他）. However, it happened that the bee saw that. He （意识到） what the situation was like. As （快） as he could, he flew into the man's eyes and stung him. The pain in his eyes was so great that the man had to give up shooting at the bird.

    In this way , the bee, whose life had been saved by the bird, was （能） to save the life of the bird.

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    Recently some schools offer their students some special classes, such as cooking classes, handicraft classes, traditional opera and so on.……