浙江省新目标版初中英语九年级上学期期中模拟试卷（5）

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    Every year on the second Sunday of May, Americans celebrate Mother's Day. They spend the day with their mothers and give flowers or gifts to their mothers to show their thanks and love.
    It was another Mother's Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs(丁香花) in the garden.
    Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said, "I know where we can find all that you want. Get the children and come on."  So they went, driving down the country roads.
    There, on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.
    When they were passing a nursing home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.
    When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her," Who is that old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?" " I don't know her," their mother said. " But it's Mother's Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her.

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    Do you like it when your teachers run over (拖延) class time? If you don't like it, you may like the new bell at Shanghai No. 8 Middle School.

    The school began to use the new bell this semester. It helps teachers remember it is break-time. The new bell has three parts. The first part lasts 15 seconds. It is made up of lovely folk music. Next, there are 20 seconds of silence. The final 25-second bell is a fast-paced march (快节奏进行曲) that seems to tell each teacher, “You have to end class now!”

    Most students and teachers welcome the new bell. This school no longer has a problem with teachers giving instructions after call is over.

    Chen Yong is a student at the school. He can't keep listening to the teacher when the bell rings, because he is thinking about his lost breaktime. “We tried many ways to stop teachers before, but nothing worked,” Chen told the ShanghaiEveningPost. “It's better now. When the folk music is on, teachers know that class is going to be over in one minute.”

    Shen Huimin, a teacher at No. 8 Middle School, agrees that the new bell is creative. “In the past, we usually wanted to add a few words after class. But we often forgot the time,” Shen said. “The new bell reminds us twice. It's a small change, but it's really solving a big problem.”

话题：本单元写作话题是节日，写作内容是介绍节日的庆祝时间、传统活动、意义及对节日的感受。

假设你是司湘，你的美国笔友Amy来信想要了解中国的传统节日端午节。 请根据以下提示用英语写一篇80词左右的回信给她。

参考词汇：端午节the Dragon Boat Festival；为了纪念in memory of

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

    Lisa has always been fat. She wanted to lose weight, not only because she wanted to look more beautiful and healthier,  also because it would make life easier.

    For example， it was difficult for Lisa  (find) ready-made clothes. She had to ask a tailor(裁缝) to make clothes that were large enough. In the school, she needed a special chair that was  (big) and stronger than other chairs. If she went for a walk, she got tired very  (quick).

    She was also unhappy about the way people treated her sometimes. She couldn't enjoy having dinner with her friends  she was afraid of getting fatter.

    But now things are quite different, Last month, her classmates were  (prepare) for the School Art Week. They invited Lisa  (play) the lead role of the Proud Queen(皇后) that was tall and fat. Lisa agreed and practiced a lot.

    Soon after the play, Lisa became a star. She did  a good job that everyone remembered the Proud Queen. She even won the School Best Actress Award  her wonderful performance.

    Now Lisa doesn't worry about being fat any . She believes in the English saying "Every dog has its day".

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    There was a little girl named Jane Eyre whose parents had passed away. Jane used to live with her aunt and her aunt's three spoiled(被宠坏的) children. Her cousins always got her into trouble so her aunt did not want to look after her anymore. Soon, Jane was sent to a school far from home.

    On her first day at school, the headmaster, Mr. Brocklehurst introduced Jane to the other pupils. He told them that no one was allowed to talk or sit beside Jane because she was a bad child. He punished her by making her stand in a corner that day. She was very sad and lonely. Nobody dared to disobey(不服从) Mr. Brocklehurst, or they would have to clean the school hall all night. The pupils had no enough food to eat and they were usually hungry. Jane felt very miserable there.

    Ten years later, Jane completed her schooling. She was glad to get away from the school. She worked for a rich man named Mr. Rochester. Jane was asked to look after his young daughter, Adele. Jane liked working in the house. However, Mr. Rochester was a strange man. He was very quiet and always looked sad. Jane felt sorry for him and was kind to him. Jane would spend time talking to him. Soon, little by little, his sadness lifted.

I had two (谈话) with my son last week, but they didn't help.

Can you make a s (句子) with the word "real"?

Her aunt is her nearest (亲属).

Don't p (惩罚) the children for these mistakes.

A (陌生人) gave me some candy on my way to school, but I refused.