浙江省外研版初中英语九年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（10）

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    The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a bell tower. It is famous for tilt (倾斜) 1o one side. Located behind the Cathedral of Pisa, the tower (become) a symbol of Italy. It is one of oldest buildings in Pisa's Cathedral Square.

    The tower was not designed to lean, because people built it on soft soils it gradually tilted to one side. Even though some people don't think the tower is a (success) building because of its tit, the tower has won a special place in history. The tower has also been used for experiments by the famous Italian scientist (call) Galileo Galilei.

    Every year, (million) of tourists flock to the tower to take the classic photo pretending(假装) to hold up or knock down the tower. Tourists can also climb the 294 steps to the top inside the tower. There are seven (bell) on top of it. It is said that you must visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa during the day. At night the shops are closed and it looks just so-so. However, if you visit it on a full moon night, the tower (look) fantastic.

    When you plan  (visit)Leaning Tower of Pisa, you should not miss some other sights near it, including Santa Maria della Spina and the Guelph Tower.

    In order to learn how the students in our school spend money, we made a survey by asking them some questions. First, we asked them how much money they spent last month. And then we asked how much money they spent on snacks, books, movies, computer games, phones, transportation and other things last month. Our maths teacher helped us make a graph(图表) of their answers as follows.

    In our school, each student spent aboutyuan on average(平均) last month. According to the graph made by our, teacher, we know how much money the students spent on different things in our school. As the graph shows, they spent most on, covering 22% of all. It was followed by computer games and movies. Each of them was. But to our surprise, the students spenton books, only 6%.

假设你叫李明，你美国的笔友Tony遇到了一个难题，发邮件向你求助。请给他回一封邮件，提出解决问题的建议,80词左右。

Dear Li Ming,

    My friend Michael doesn't do well in chemistry tests. He often wants to copy my answers. I don't think it is honest of him to do that. However, his parents will punish him if he can't get a high score. I don't want Michael to get into trouble. What should I do?

Yours,

Tony

Dear Tony,

Yours,

Li Ming

    A few days ago, I ran into a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry1him, and he said, "Excuse me too, I wasn't even noticing you,"2this stranger and I were polite. Then we went on our way after saying goodbye

    Later in the kitchen at home,3I was cooking our supper, my daughter Betty walked up to me, very4. When I turned around, I nearly5her down. "Get out of the way! "I shouted angrily. She ran away, crying.

    That night, when I6in bed, my husband said to me, "You were so rude to Betty. Go and look around on the kitchen floor, and you'll find some7 there. Betty brought those for you. She picked them,8— pink, yellow, and your favourite blue."

    When I heard this, I thought deeply. While9with a stranger, I was calm and polite. But with my daughter, I was not10. I felt sad and tears began to fall.

    Then I went to Betty's11, "Wake up, my dear," I said." Are these the flowers you picked for me? "She smiled." I found them by the tree, I knew you liked them,12the blue ones." I said, "I was so rude13I treated you that way today. Betty, I am so sorry." And she said, "Mummy, that's okay--I still love you anyway." I kissed her and said, "I love you too and I do love the flowers."

    That day Betty gave me a special14on how to get along with each other in the family. I spent much time on work before and didn't15how important family life was. I decided to do better in the future.

    Vanuatu is an island nation in the South West Pacific. It is one of the smallest countries in the world. But for those who are interested in adventure and sports, there is a lot to do. Vanuatu's islands offer visitors two of the most exciting and dangerous activities in the world: volcano(火山) surfing and land diving.

    Volcano Surfing On Tanna Island, Mount Yasur rises 361 metres into the sky. Yasur is an active volcano, and it erupts(爆发) almost every day, sometimes several times a day. For centuries, people have climbed this mountain to visit the top. Recently, people have also started climbing Yasur to surf the volcano. In some ways, volcano surfing is like surfing in the sea, but in other ways it's very different. Volcano surfers try to escape the erupting volcano-- without getting hit by flying rocks! It's fast, fun and dangerous- the perfect extreme sport(极限运动).

    Land Diving Most people are familiar with bungee jumping, but do you know bungee jumping started on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu and is almost fifteen centuries old? The activity, first called land diving, is part of a religious ceremony(宗教仪式). A man ties tree vines(树藤) to his legs. He then jumps head- first from a high tower to touch the earth with the top of his head- without breaking the vine. Every spring, island natives (men only) still take part in this amazing activity.