kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end.
1. The writer started walking more slowly in the _______ of his life. A. spring
B. summer
C. autumn
D. winter
2. According to the passage, which of the following ages is during the summer of his
life?
A. 15. B. 33. C. 62. D. 87 3. What does the word “sorrowful” mean in this passage? A. Sad. B. Exciting. C. Wonderful. D. Pleasant 4. The best title of the passage can be _______ . A. Four Seasons C. Four Seasons in a Year
B. My Life
D. Four Seasons in My Life. C
Nat King Cole, one of the best-known Singers in the US, used to work as a pianist in a bar. He never sang in public until one night when a lady asked him to sing a song. “I don’t sing,” said Nat quietly.
But the lady insisted, “I’m tired of the piano music. I would like to listen to him sing!”
The boss shouted to Nat, “Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song.” So he sang. It was the first time he was singing in public! So beautifully he sang the song Mona Lisa that all people lost themselves in it! After the song was over, there a long silence, then loud cheers. “One more, one more,” people shouted.
Nat found, by accident, that he could sing. He went on working hard and got a big success as a singer. That night changed Nat’s life, or he might live the rest of his life as an unknown piano player in an unknown bar.
“Remember that you may be better than you think,” said Nat, “With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you cannot achieve success at all if you just sit on your talents (天赋). You can always have a new try.” 1. What did Nat do in the bar at first? A. He sang songs. C. He was s waiter.
B. He played the piano. C. He was the boss.
2. Why did he sing Mona Lisa that night? A. He himself wanted to sing. C. A lady wanted him to sing.
B. His friend asked him to sing.
D. He didn’t want to be a pianist any more.
3. How did he found he was good at singing?
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A. He found it by accident. C. He knew it for sure.
B. His boss told him. D. The lady knew it.
4. What’s the main idea of the story? A. Others can help you achieve success. B. You can also succeed if you sit on your talents. C. Work hard, and you’ll succeed.
D. In order to succeed, one must know where his talent lies.
D
Cycling can not only exercise the body, but also make a person more powerful in mind! We may meet with a lot of difficulties on the way, but as long as we stick to our goal, we are sure to win. What’s more, the beautiful scenery along the road gives the sport a warmth and comfort.
On September 5, 2014, one of the world’s top cycling races — 2014 China International Road Cycling Race was held in Banan, Chongqing. This game, which began in Xi’an, was stage 7 in Banan, with a total distance of 13.3 km.
22 professional(专业的) teams from more than 30 countries and regions (地区) took part in it. Among them 11 were from Europe, 9 from Asia and 2 from America. The Denmark team, which had won in the Tour DE France, the Spain Race and the Italy Race, joined in the race as well and won the game.
So far Banan has successfully held two bike races and three international marathons. The beautiful riverside road along the Yangtze River was unforgettable. People also experienced the exciting race. In order to make more people exercise, there was also an amateur(业余的) competition for 1000 people, but the distance was only 15 km in total.
1. People hold cycling races because . A. they can make people stronger in body. B. they can make people stronger in mind. C. People can enjoy beautiful scenery. D. All above.
2. Where was “2014 China International Road Cycling Race” Held on September, 5? A. It was held in Xi’an, China. C. It was held in Denmark. 3. Which team won the race? A. The team from China.
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B. It was held in Banan, Chongqing. D. It was held in France.
B. The team from America.
C. The team from Italy. D. The team from Denmark.
4. Why was there an amateur competition? A. To make more people healthier. C. To make the race a greater game.
B. To make more money from the people. D. To make more people know it. E
Last week, Class five did very badly in an English exam. Mr. Li, their English teacher, was a little angry. He asked the students to have a class meeting to discuss how to learn English well.
Bai Ming said that he was weak in English. He would like to remember twenty words every day and listen to English tapes for half an hour. But he didn’t know how to write a composition. After hearing this, Li Feng stood up and told Bai Ming that he would like to give Bai Ming a hand. He said that English writing was not difficult if they remember some passages. He said , “ We must remember the important phrases. We should try to use the phrases as often as possible. Of course, we can also remember some famous sayings.”
Lin Tao thought it was necessary to do more English exercises. He said, “ We need to do exercises carefully an then find out our mistakes. Then we should know how to correct them. What’s more, we must go over them now and then”
The class made many plans. At last, Mr. Li encouraged them to learn English well. He said, “I’m very glad to hear about your plans. But the most important thing is that we must keep on learning and never give up. ” 1. Was Bai Min good at writing English compositions?
2. What did Lin Tao think was necessary in learning English well? 3. According to Mr. Li, what’s the most important thing while learning English?
四、完成句子（共1小题）
1. The boy has already finished his homework.(改为否定句) The boy finished his homework . 2. The doctor advised us to do more exercise. (对划线部分提问) the doctor advise us to do? 3. He got up early in order to catch the first bus. (改为同义句)
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He got up early he could catch the first bus. 4. 课堂上，你不必记下老师说讲的一切。（完成译句） You don’t need to everything teachers say in class.
五、信息匹配（共1小题）
情景交际。从下面7个选项中选出5个来补全下面的对话。（5） A: Good morning, Dad! 1 B: I’m learning English.
A: 2 What do you do that for? You’re not a student, but a taxi driver. 3 B: 4 As you know, Chongqing is becoming an international city. If I know much English, I can help the tourists from all over the world then. A: Oh, you’re really great!
B: What’s more. China has become an open country. So English will become more and more important, 5 A: Good idea! We can help each other.
1 2 3 4 5
六、阅读填空（共1小题）
China has many wetlands(湿地). Some of them have become the most important wetlands in the world. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home for many 1 kinds of birds and animals. The world's largest ELK Nature Reserve (麋鹿自然保护区) is in them. More than 700 elk live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes(丹顶鹤) in the world, 2 every winter you can see some in the Red-crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.
The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too 3 nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife (野生生物). Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason 4 we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they can 5 prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This 6 there will be less and less space for wildlife. 九年级期末测试卷（英语） 第8页
