广西2016-2017学年九年级下第二次质量监测试题英语试卷

听句子，选择与句子内容相符的图画。

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— I think so.

— I have taken a painting ________ since last year. I find my painting is getting better.

— So it is. It's worth ________.

— Yes, Mom! Nothing is impossible          you put your heart into it!

—         . It is easier for us to keep in touch with others.

— I am going to ______ a new hobby like dancing or skating.

— Me, too.

— Since 2014.

— As soon as the bedroom wall ______.

—Yes, and I hope to plant trees. ______trees, ______ air pollution.

— Sure. Next month.

— ________.

    Liu Lin, a student at Chengdu University, made a big decision last August. She decided to take her 93-year-old grandmother from their hometown and to 1 with her in a rented room not far from the university.

    Why did she do so? Because many  2 things happened to her family last year. In March, her grandmother broke her leg. In April, her father passed away. Her mother, plagued(折磨) by these 3 , lost the ability to take care of others.

    This was the only choice for her 4 no one else could care for her grandmother. The old woman's three sons have all died, and Liu Lin couldn't leave5 alone at home where nobody could look after her.

    A room with two beds, a wardrobe(衣柜), a desk and a table is their new 6  in Chengdu. The room costs 600 yuan per month. Liu Lin's younger brother works in the same city and  7 most of his 2,000 yuan salary(工资) supporting the family.

Liu Lin and her brother were brought up by their  8 . Even though she could not read a clock, their grandmother prepared lunch on time every day when they were 9. They think it's their turn to look after her now.

    Liu Lin has  10  a work-study program from the university to help support the family. She reduces help from others. At present, the girl is able to support the family.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳答案。

    Every year, TIME, an American magazine, selects the best inventions that are making the world better, smarter and a little more fun. Here are some on the list of 2016. 

    Welcome to our chess club! We have many fun chess games for you and we hope you will enjoy yourself here. Now you're a member of the club, and we hope you will follow our rules. Here are some important ones.

    You need to have a notebook because you need to write down all the chess games that you'll take part in.

    We have chess games every week and you need to take part in them. If you can't take part in any of them, you should tell us earlier. If you don't tell us, we'll feel hard to arrange the games well.

    You must treat other members politely. We will also have chess competitions with students from other schools. You'll compete with them in different competitions. You should be polite to them as well.

    You should take good care of all the equipment (器材) in the club. If you lose or break any equipment, you must pay for a new one.

    Here comes the most important rule: pay attention to your behavior. When you are playing chess games in the campus (校园), you should pay attention to your behavior. We don't want our members to develop a reputation (名声) of behaving badly. If you break this rule, we won't allow you to take part in any of our games any more.

    During my elementary (基础的) school years, I used to compare my mom with my best friend Tiffany's mom.

    Tiffany's mom always gave her lots of money to buy the most fashionable clothes and favorite food. Her mom allowed her to do anything she liked. I really admired Tiffany. My mom didn't give me much pocket money and she always told me that I should behave myself. I was angry with her.

    Whenever I didn't get what I wanted, I would complain to my mom, Tiffany's mom would give her that! I wish she were my mom. Every time, my mom would calmly say "Poor Tiffany". I couldn't understand her. "She shouldn't be feeling sorry for Tiffany!" I thought. "She should be feeling sorry for me."

    One day, I couldn't help saying to Mom, "Poor Tiffany? Lucky Tiffany! She gets everything she wants! Why do you feel sorry for her?" Iburst into tears.

    My mom sat down next to me and said softly. "Yes, I do feel sorry for her. I have been teaching you a lesson that she will never be taught."

    I looked up at her. "What are you talking about?" Mom said with care, "One day she will really want something. Maybe she'll find out that she can't have it. Her mother won't always be around to give her money, and what's more, money can't buy everything."

She continued, "I have taught you useful lessons by not giving you everything you want. You'll know how to be yourself and save money, but she won't. You'll understand that you need to work hard to get the things that you want but she won't. When Tiffany is a grown woman, she'll wake up one day and she will be wishing that she had a mom like the one you've got. Life lessons are more important than modern clothes and delicious food."

    It took some time, but I finally understood my mom's words. Now I am a happy and successful woman.

    This morning Mrs. Jones was moving to the nursing home again. It was very busy. After hours of , Mrs. Jones still smiled sweetly when she was told that her room was ready. As usual, I took her to her room. On our way, I told her what her room was like.

     she said, "I love the room!"

    "But Mrs. Jones, you haven't seen the room yet!" I was  at her reply.

    She stopped and said, "Happiness is something that depends on . Whether I like my room or not depends on how I decide to think about the room. I have already decided to love the room before I actually see it. I can spend the day in or out of bed to be  that I can still enjoy a new day. Each day is a gift. I'll enjoy my life and all the happy memories in my brain."

    Emily is a music teacher. She has always made some money by giving piano lessons. She had a student named Robby. He was 11 years old when his mother took him to his first piano lesson. Emily thinks that students should begin at an earlier age, which she explained to Robby. But Robby said that it had always been his mother's wish to hear him play the piano, so she took him as a student. But from the beginning Emily thought he was a hopeless learner. He was not talented in playing the piano. But Emily had to say he tried hard. One day, Robby stopped coming back and told her that he wanted to play in public. He said his mother had been ill, so he had to practice at home. Emily hesitated(犹豫) because she thought he couldn't play the piano well enough, but finally she agreed.

    The night for the public show came. The high school hall was full of parents and friends. When Robby began playing, Emily was surprised at what she heard. He played so well that everyone in the hall was moved. Emily ran up to him when he ended. "I've never heard you play like that, Robby! How could you do it?" "Well, Miss Emily … do you remember that I told you my mom was sick? Well, in fact, she was so sick that she died this morning. And well … she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make it special."

    When Emily heard this, she felt that he was the teacher and she was the student. For it was he that taught her the meaning of love and believing in yourself.

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    Nowadays it's common for parents to drive their children to school and back home, which has caused a heated discussion.……

Li Ming