浙江省绍兴市2021届九年级上学期英语10月调研试卷（含听力材料）

    It was just another sunny day as usual. I opened the window and saw quite a few pieces of papers in the garden. They were reflecting(映出) the light from1 . Full of curiosity (好奇), and I kept asking myself, "2 did the owner throw them away?"

    Then I walked into my garden and3 them up. After reading a few words, I only took a few seconds to figure out the reason. There were two4words: LUNG CANCER(肺癌). There was also a name upon it: Tina.

    Tina was only 8 years old! How could it be possible? I5 myself down. The memory hung around in my mind – the6girl with a red face and white teeth, who used to be very7and always came down to my garden to play with me.

    I ran up to the second floor, Tina's home. I knocked at the door but no one was there. Then I went to the8at once.

    When I arrived at the little girl's bed, I saw her9 there with a pale face and weak body. I walked up to her10. When she found me, she got so happy that she11hard to stand up.12we two were old friends who hadn't seen each other for years. Her eyes were staring at me, still full of warmth and13 . At that moment14 in this world might make her down.

   "Listen to me, Tina, I love you," I said. "You should promise that you'll never15 , OK?" She nodded（点头） firmly.

    On my way home, no obstacle(绊脚石) under my feet might stop me from going on.

If you want to see a thing well, touching can help you to "see" it better.

Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass ball is. When you learn all these about the ball, you really see it well.

With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the differences between two different coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.

All children soon learn what "Don't touch!" means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things that we might buy. To see something well, we have to touch it. The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or hard floor. All feel different under your feet.

Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, “Do touch!” There you can feel everything on show.

There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body and the air on your skin.

If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see!

   Once upon a time, a young man wanted to go to a village on business. Halfway there was a mountain. Before he left home, his family reminded him of staying calm even in face of beasts(野兽) and just climbing onto trees. So they couldn't do anything to him.

    The young man took the words into his heart and left alone. He walked for a long time carefully and found no beasts were out there. He thought his family's worries were unnecessary. He put his mind at ease and walked happily. At this right moment, he saw a big tiger running to him and he rushed into a tree.

    The tiger roared around the tree. It even jumped to reach the man. The young man, who was supposed to hold the branch tightly, fell off the tree just because of panic and right fell on the back of the tiger. He had to hold the tiger closely, which was scared and started running away at once.

    A passerby didn't figure it out at the sight and said in admiration(羡慕), "How cool the man riding the tiger is! He is like a superman!"

    The man on tiger's back was actually suffering in silence, "It looks like I am like a superman, but you don't understand I am riding a tiger and find it hard to get off. I am in panic and almost scared to death."

    When you think of money, you probably think of “cash”(现金). These are the paper notes and metal coins you use to buy things with. The first paper money was invented in China, and has been used for thousands of years. But in the near future, we may not use this type of money anymore. Does this mean the end of money?

    In fact, only a small percentage(百分比) of money is cash. Over 90% of money today exists(存在) inside computers at banks. It is mostly digital, just numbers. We also use cash less and less. Since the credit card was invented in the 1950s, people have used their "plastic" to pay for things more and more. Using a card is quick and easy. You don't have to carry around heavy change and count it. We also do more and more shopping online, so we don't need cash for that.

    In the near future, we probably won't use plastic cards, either. All payments will be digital. We can already use our smartphones to pay. Soon, there will be shops we can walk in, take what we want and walk out，without waiting or counting money. Technology in the shop will know what we take, and just charge（记在账上） the cost to our bank accounts.

    Of course, money will always exist in some forms. People will always need a way to buy and sell things and store their wealth. But the days of cash are numbered. This will make things easier, but it is also a pity. Paper money and coins are nice to look at and they show us something about where we are. It is also true that using cash makes us spend less money, because we feel we are losing something when we spend it. However, when we make plastic or digital payments, we don't feel this, and so spend more.

    Debt is something necessary, but it can be a big problem. Whatever money looks like in the future, we shouldn't spend money we don't have!

English is an excellent language to learn, whether it's for business, travel or personal reasons. Here are some(建议) on how to improve your spoken English. Speak a little English aloud every day. Speaking English with another person is the(秘密) to improving your spoken English in a fast way. Find a native English (搭档)who is glad to spend some time speaking English with you. In a short time, you'll find that your speaking speed has become faster and your vocabulary has(增加) a lot. If you go to an English–speaking country, you can practice by taking an(积极的)part in starting simple conversations with the people you meet. It's very useful to improve your spoken English by(重复) their words. Pay attention to the sounds that you are unfamiliar with. For example, some people have difficulty(发音) the "r" sound. You'd better connect all the right sound with the word. Find a suitable English (课程) online. It's very(方便) to follow a teacher online and they will help you spell the new words(正确地).

As a Grade 9 student, I have to face a big challenge, the P.E. test. I call the P.E. test a big challenge because I'm not good at sports. I know is very strange that a healthy boy like me doesn't like P.E. But (lucky), it's the truth. I (get) bad grades in P.E. since the first day I went to school. I can't run (quickly) than the other students and I also can't throw a ball very well. I spend the time reading books other students are playing games. Time went by. When I was in Grade 7, I couldn't help (admire) my classmates. They looked so cool when playing football or basketball.

But now the P．E. test gives me chance to start exercising. I exercise every day. Sometimes I feel tired and want to give up, but when I think that if I can't pass the P. E. test, my classmates might (laugh) at me. And then I feel full of energy and this keeps me (go). The P.E. test is just like an enemy and I must beat it. Though I don't know I will succeed or not, I will always try my best. I'm sure I will win in the end.

In Britain, people celebrate Boxing Day on December 26^th.   ①   Like Christmas, it is an important holiday, too.

The exact origin （来源）of the holiday is unclear.  ② 

During the Middle Ages, before great sailing（航海）ships set off to discover the new land, the priest（牧师）put a Christmas Box on each ship.  ③   The box was kept on board until the ship returned home safely. Then they gave the box to the priest to thank him for the successful sailing. The priest would open it to share the money in it with the poor.

The other one is about the Alms Box in every church（教堂）on Christmas Day.  ④   The priest opened the box the day after Christmas Day, and that is why that day became known as Boxing Day.

Today, many companies and families try to keep the traditional spirit of Boxing Day alive by helping food banks of providing gifts for poor people. Also, spending time with family members and shopping are popular activities on Boxing Day now.

要求：⑴ 必须包括所有的内容提示,语句通顺,书写规范。

⑵80-100 字左右,开头已给出,不计入总词数。

    Now, many students are busy with their study, but they still can't get good grades. How can we solve the problem?