四川省达州市2016届九年级上学期英语期末检测试卷

— Yes. He said he didn't want to be friends with me any more.

—Yes. He enjoys driving it everywhere.

—        . I want to change into a nice shirt.

    Every day some people are killed while they are crossing the roads. 1 of these people are old people and children.Old people are often killed because they can't see or hear very well.Children are killed because they are not 2 .They forget to look and listen before they 3 the roads.

    A car or a bus can't stop quickly.If a car is going very fast, it will travel many meters before it stops.Some people don't always understand this.They think a car can stop in a few meters.It is difficult to 4 how fast a car is moving.The only way to cross the roads safely is to look both ways, right and left.Then if the roads are 5 , you can cross them.

    In a small town lives an old man. He has a nice house with a large 1. The old man takes care of his flowers every day. The garden is 2 beautiful that every passer-by will stop to have a good look.

    One day a young painter went by the old man's garden. He looked at the garden, thinking how 3 he would be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. The painter was 4 and went to the old man. He asked, “You can't see the flowers. 5 are you making them so beautiful?”

    The blind gardener smiled, “I can tell you four 6 .First, I was a gardener when I was young. Although I become blind now, I am still good at gardening. Second, although I can't see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can 7 the sweetness of them. At last, that's you. It's true that I don't know you. But I know many people will stop by the garden and the beauty of my garden will make 8 happy. It also gives me a chance to 9 with you here and enjoy these flowers together.”

    Every flower has eyes. 10 the eyes they can see the kindness of the old man. The blind man also grows in his heart. Failing to see the beautiful flowers come out, he surely can hear the sound of them.

    Long, long ago the world was a happy place. Nobody was ever sick or sad.

    At that time there lived a little girl named Pandora. One day a fairy gave her a wonderful box. The fairy made Pandora promise not to open it. Pandora and her friends often looked at the box and wondered what was in it.

    For a long time Pandora kept her promise, but at last she couldn't help herself. She opened the box a little. Then hundreds of bad fairies flew out. They stung (刺伤) Pandora and her friends. The bad fairies flew out of the door and stung all the children in the land. Then Pandora heard a voice crying, “Let me out, and I will help you.”

    She opened the box again, and a beautiful fairy flew out. She told Pandora that her name was Hope. She kissed Pandora and her friends, and made them feel well. Then she flew away to help the other children.

    Until now, when people are sick or unhappy, the little good fairy, Hope, comes to comfort them.

What will you do when you have something difficult to do? I used to ask my mother for help. But she always said, "Do it yourself, dear." or "God helps those who help themselves , girl." I was not glad at all. I thought she was the laziest mother in the world.

For example, one day, I decided to invite some friends to my home. My bedroom was not in order. Books were everywhere. And I didn't make the bed. I asked my mother to help me to clean it, but she still said, "Do it yourself, girl."

Because of my "lazy mother", I have to wash my clothes and clean my room. I have to help my parents do some housework. I even have to go to the dentist by myself. It is really hard for me to do everything well, but I have learned a lot.

    As time goes by, I come to understand my mother. She makes me clever and active! What a great mother!

    There is a famous saying in the West: Eat breakfast like a king. It means breakfast should be the most important meal of your day. Why?

    The answer is in the word breakfast itself. Breakfast means “breaking of the fast(禁食期)”. There are about twelve hours between dinner and breakfast, so it's important to eat breakfast to keep in good health. Also, the food for breakfast will give you what you need in the day.

    Eating a good breakfast is important, but not many people are changing their eating habits. In the USA, about 60% of people have their main meal in the evening. For most Japanese and Australians, the evening meal is the main meal of the day, too.

    In Mexico, the main meal for many families is usually at 2:00 pm. In Switzerland, the main meal is also in the middle of the day.

    Many nutritionist(营养师) say people should eat small, low–fat meals five or six times  a day. However, most people think that what you eat is more important than when you eat it. Eating healthy foods like vegetables, fish, and fresh fruit is a good way to enjoy a healthy life.

    Mary was a little girl and she lived with her parents in Africa. Her parents had gotten tired of the neighbors always complaining to them about their daughter, who was naughty and disrespectful to others. To change the situation, the father told Mary a story of a thief who would come and take away the parents of a bad child to take care of a better child and leave the bad child alone.

    However Mary went on with her ways. One day she made fun of an old blind man on her way to school. On hearing this, her parents thought of a new plan.

    The next day Mary came back from school. To her surprise, nobody was at home. It was getting dark but neither of her parents showed up. The little girl started to wonder where they were. Suddenly she remembered the story. Mary began to cry, for she thought she would never see them again. While she was crying, the door opened and her parents came in. She ran to them and asked, “Where have you been? I thought the thief had taken you away.”

    “He did but he let us go and told us to come back home because he knows you are going to be a good girl. He told us that if you are still a bad girl, he will come back for us,” they told her.

    “I am a good girl now and I promise never to be bad again because I don't want him to take you away from me.” Mary's words made her parents very happy. From that day on, Mary has never misbehaved again.

任务一：判断下列句子正误。

任务二：回答问题。

    In schools all over the world lots of boys and girls are learning foreign languages.

    There are thousands of languages in the world.  It is used not only in England and the USA, but also in the other parts of the world.

     We should remember how we all learned our own language when we were children. If we could learn a second language in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say, and he tries to copy what he hears. When he wants something, he has to ask for it. He is using the language, talking in it and thinking in it all the time.

    It is important to remember, also, that we learn our own language by hearing people speak it, not by seeing what they write.  In school, though you learn to read and write as well as to hear and speak, it is best to learn all new words by ear. You can read them, spell them and write them later.

A. We copy what we hear.

B. What is the best way to learn a language?

C. English is one of them.

D. If a second language is used all the time, it would soon be learned.

A : Hi, Nick! Don't you remember me?

B: Oh, wow!

A: Yes, I am.

B:

A: How time flies! You look different.

B:

A: Wow! The place has also changed a lot.

B: Yes, It was a waste factory in the past.

A:

B: Looks like? It's really a park.

A: Yes, there are trees, flowers and grass everywhere. .

B: Yes, but now it's very clean. There are many people relaxing here every day.

    When you get up in the morning, do you find it hard to what clothes to wear?

    If so, you probably need help to make the bigger choices in your life, like what to do when you're .

    Brave New Girls, by an American author Jeanette Gadeberg, will help you make such choices. To make them, it says, you must be a brave new girl. A brave new girl is the one who's confident, and happy. A brave new girl can realize her dream.

    To be brave, you need to make decisions by . Other people may tell you what to do, but you should not listen to them. You should only do what you want.

    If you always wear clothes your favorite TV star, for example, you should stop so. Instead, you should become your own star and wear the clothes you like.

    The book also says that girls must start becoming more confident. If you're confident, you'll in life. A good way to become confident is to realize that you are as as boys. You just look at their grades!

    Today's brave new girls will become tomorrow's brave new women. Only in this way can you achieve your dreams and become who you want to .

    Pressure is a serious problem in today's world. Most students in our class are under too much pressure.