浙江省临海市2016学年上学期九年级期末调研测试英语试卷

    "What's wrong, dear?" said Mrs. Smith to the little boy, Tom Blair, who had tears (眼泪) in his eyes.

    "We have all got a 1 called Little Jim to learn," said Tom, "and the one who says it best will get a 2 from the teacher. But I don't think I can learn it."

    "Why not?" said Mrs. Smith.

    "It is so long and hard for me. And other boys always 3 me, and call me ‘Slow Tom'." said Tom in a 4 voice.

    "Well, dear, don't mind 5 others say," said Mrs. Smith kindly. "Look at that snail (蜗牛) on the wall; how 6 it is! But if you watch it, you will see it will get to the top at last. When you feel like losing heart, 7 the snail on the wall."

    At last, the day came. The teacher called up the boys to repeat the poem. When five or six boys had tried, it came to Tom's turn.  8 Tom got up, there was a laugh because most of the boys thought he would fail. But he did not 9 a word. And his heart was full of 10 when the teacher said, "Well done. Tom Blair!" After the 11 of the class had tried, the teacher said Tom had done 12; and he gave him the prize.

    "And now tell me," said the teacher, "how you learned the poem so well?"

    "Please, sir, it was the snail on the wall that 13 me how to do it," said Tom. "I saw it crawl up (爬行) the wall bit by bit. It did not stop, nor turn back, but went on, and on. And I thought I would do the same with my task. So I 14 learned it bit by bit, and did not give up."

    "Now, boys, let us give a good 15 for Tom Blair and the snail on the wall." said the teacher. And the old house rang with a loud, long cheer. For all were glad that "Slow Tom" had got a prize at last.

阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Exams are a time of great stress. This is especially true in East Asia, where students have come up with some interesting ways to make sure they can pass.

阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Dear Edward,   

    How are you doing? I just visited Machu Picchu in Peru today. I've never seen such a great place before. This place is so amazing that I want to share my feelings with you.

When I first got to Machu Picchu, I felt like I was walking in the sky. Even the clouds were just under my feet. Do you know how high Machu Picchu is? I was surprised that it was at about 2,500m. How could people build a city on such a high mountain? It must have been very difficult to move stones there.

Before the Europeans arrived, the Incas (印加人) were the last and the most modern society in the Andes (安第斯山). The Incas were afraid that the Spanish would find them, so they built Machu Picchu on an Andes plain (平地) as a secret city in the 14th or 15th century. As a result, the Spanish never found Machu Picchu.

An American explorer discovered Machu Picchu in 1911. For a long time before that, nobody even knew Machu Picchu was there. After Machu Picchu was found, it was called "The Lost City of the Incas". It is still a mystery why and how Machu Picchu was left and forgotten by everyone.

I just had a wonderful day. Especially, I will never forget the "goodbye boy" who was a local boy dressed in traditional Inca clothes. When we went down the mountain by bus, the boy waved goodbye to us until we were out of sight (视线). He shouted some words at us too, and I guess, it meant, "Goodbye, come back again soon!" Why don't you visit Machu Picchu someday? I am sure you will love this place as much as I do.

                                                                                                                                                                      Yours truly,

                                                                                                                                                                          Lynn

    A young and successful man was driving down a street in his new Jaguar (捷豹汽车). He was going too fast. As his car passed, a brick (砖块) knocked into the Jaguar's side door. He was very angry and drove the car back to the place where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver jumped out of the car and stopped the nearest kid, shouting, "Who are you? What are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do that?"

    The young boy was apologetic. "I'm sorry. I didn't know what else to do," he said. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop."

    With tears dropping down his face, the young boy pointed to a place just around a parked car. "It's my brother," he said, "he fell out of his wheelchair (轮椅) and I can't lift him up."

    Crying, the boy asked the man, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me." Moved deeply, the driver hurriedly lifted the disabled boy into the wheelchair.

    "Thank you and God bless you," the thankful child told the man. And the man simply watched the little boy push his brother down the sidewalk toward their home.

    It was a long and slow walk back to the Jaguar. The dent (凹痕) was very noticeable, but the driver didn't want to repair the side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention.

    God speaks to our hearts every day. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, he has to throw a brick at us.

    In a faraway kingdom, there was a river. It was the home to many golden swans (天鹅). The swans spent most of their time in the river. Every six months, the swans would leave a golden feather (羽毛) as a paying for using the river. The soldiers of the kingdom would collect the feathers and gave them to the king.

    One day, a homeless bird saw the river. "The water in this river seems so cool and nice. I will make my home here," thought the bird.

    The minute the bird landed near the river, the golden swans noticed her. They came shouting, "This river belongs to us! We pay a golden feather to the king to use this river. You can not live here."

    "I am homeless, brothers. I will also pay. Please give me a place to live in," the bird pleaded (乞求). "How can you pay for it? You do not have golden feathers," said the swans, laughing. They added, "Stop dreaming and leave at once." The poor bird pleaded many times. But the arrogant (傲慢的) swans still drove the bird away.

"I will teach them a lesson!" decided the bird, feeling angry.

    She went to the king and said, "Oh, my king! The swans in your river are rude and unkind. I pleaded for a home but they said that they had paid to live in the river with golden feathers."

    The king was angry with the arrogant swans for having driven the homeless bird away. He ordered his soldiers to bring the swans to his palace. In no time, all the golden swans were brought to the king's palace.

"Do you think our kingdom depends on your golden feathers? You can not decide who lives by the river. Leave the river at once or I will kill you!" shouted the king.

    On hearing the king's words, the swans flew away sadly. The bird built her home near the river and lived there happily. She gave homes to all other birds who came to the river.

    Hangzhou once again became a spot all over the world because of the G20 summit. With  (它的) beautiful scenery, Hangzhou is called "paradise (天堂) on Earth".

    The 2016 G20 summit was the eleventh meeting which was held on 4–5 September. Leaders from 20 countries  (参加) the meeting. During the meeting, both the government and the local people made a great  (努力) to make Hangzhou a better city. For example, the local people were encouraged to leave the city to  (避免) the heavy traffic.

    As the  (省会) of Zhejiang, Hangzhou was chosen to host the 2022 Asian Games. It's the  (第三) time that the event will be held in a Chinese city after Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. One important reason is that the local people behave  (礼貌地). It has been named China's "happiest city" eight times   (自从) 2004. Local people take great  (骄傲) in their city. Hangzhou, a  (生气勃勃的) city, is well designed for living a good life. Welcome to Hangzhou.     

    Before Father's Day, I found my father was unhappy because he was out of work. I decided to cheer him up by  (buy) him a special Father's Day gift.

    One day after school, I rode to the Amy's Store which was  (know) for fashions and styles. I told Amy that I was looking  a Father's Day present.

    "Do you think he'd like a watch?" she asked and took out a Swiss watch  looked nice. I told her that my father would like it.

    "How much money do you have?" she asked.

    "Twelve dollars," I replied.

    "You're so  (luck)," she told me. "It's only $11. You still have $1 for the card." She packed the watch  thanked me for my business. Then I rode off home  (quick) with the gift under my arm.

    When my father opened the gift, he asked, "Where did you get it?"

    "I bought it at the Amy's Store. It cost me $11," I said.  surprised my father looked!

Many years later, I learned that the watch was worth several hundred dollars, and I appreciated

 (感激) how wonderful Amy had been to me. I always  (regret) that I never had a chance to thank her.

    "What really amazes me to this day... my daughter," My father said. "Letting you have the watch for eleven dollars was unbelievable enough. But the fact that she let you leave the store with a dollar for the card was a touch of  (kind). I'll never forget it."

假如你是张杰的粉丝，你最近在报纸上了解到他的英语新歌，你想做一张英语海报，向同学们推荐他和他的新歌。请根据以下信息完成海报的内容。

If you are a fan of the Star Trek franchise (《星际迷航》系列电影), you can't miss this song Lost in the Stars. It is the theme song (主题曲) for the latest movie Star Trek Beyond, which came out on September 2nd in China. Chinese singer Zhang Jie sings the song because of his popularity in China. Singing in English, Zhang didn't let listeners down. Many listeners, such as Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming, loved Zhang's singing. The song's lyrics also show some meaningful ideas, like being brave and romantic (浪漫的).

    It's a big world

    And it's so full of love

    Round and round

    Can't seem to get enough

    Of the thrill

    Hope the fun last forever forever

    Can't you feel

    The force pull us together together

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短文首句：Last Friday, I interviewed some parents and students about their ideas on celebrating Christmas Day.