【正文】 ame 26 into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt unsatisfied. She told Dad that they must make a 27 My mother had 28of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and fame. And she 29that I would some day bee a great leader， ruling men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she persuaded Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and 30a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for 31 education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I 32what we have today. Dad runs a big international 33 and I am a successful lawyer enjoying great fame in my country, 34not a leader as my mother expected. Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today。d love to B. I39。s difficult for village children to cross the river to school. － I think a bridge __ over the river. A. should be built B. will build C. is built D. was built 11. － I have a problem. I don39。 / C． /。 遼寧省營(yíng)口市 2017 屆九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期第一次模擬試題 考試時(shí)間 120分鐘，滿(mǎn)分 150分 注意事項(xiàng)： 1．答題前填寫(xiě)好自己的姓名、班級(jí)、考號(hào)等信息 2．請(qǐng)將答案正確填寫(xiě)在答題卡上 第 I 卷（客觀(guān)性試題 共 55分） Ⅰ. 單項(xiàng)選擇。 the D． the。t know what to do. － Let39。m afraid not C. Sounds good D. No problem 13. － Could you tell me _________? － He rides his bike. A. how does he go to work B. how he goes to work C. how he went to school D. where he goes 14. — Would you like to go _________ for vacation? — Yes, I’d love to. I like the place where it is peaceful and uncrowded. A. somewhere touristy B. somewhere quiet C. anywhere touristy D. anywhere quiet 15. － Helen, can I wear jeans and a Tshirt to the school talent show? － OK, but a dress might be___. A. good B. bad C. better D. worse 16. — Look! Is it Sally playing under the tree? — No, it _____ be her. She has gone to Xi’an. A. can’t B. couldn’t C. may not D. might not 17. — Wow! What a nice watch you have! — Well, it’s not ___. My grandparents bought it for my brother. A. yours B. hers C. mine D. his 18. ____ you have tried it on, you can’t imagine how pretty the new style skirt is. A. Because B. Although C. Unless D. When 19. － ________have you been away from Wenzhou, Anna? － For three years. A. How much B. How often C. How long D. How many 20. — Hello. Could I speak to Miss Fang, please? — I’ll get her for you. A. Hold on, please B. I’m Miss Fa ng C. Who are you? D. She is at work Ⅱ .完形填空（共 15小題；每小題 1分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從 A、 B、 C、 D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇一個(gè)最佳答案。 at least, he would remain a got a lesson of life — sometimes we really need drive from outside. 21． A． rode B． walked C． ran D． drove 22． A． conversations B． games C． relationships D． activities 23． A． cold B． crowded C． quiet D． dirty 24． A． horse B． entertainment C． life D． beer 25． A． often B． ever C． never D． sometimes 26． A． laughing B． singing C． sleeping D． crying 27． A． living B． change C． decision D． house 28． A． dreamed B． heard C． thought D． spoken 29． A． cared B． knew C． fot D． hoped 30． A． start B． find C． design D． sell 31． A． farther B． higher C． easier D． closer 32． A． showed B． kept C． lost D． achieved 33． A． farm B． school C． pany D． cafe 34． A． though B． if C． and D． since 35． A． So B． However C． Or D． Because III. 閱讀理解（共 20分 ,每小題 1分） 根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容 , 從 A、 B、 C、 D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇一個(gè)最佳答案。 So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully! He had talent(天賦 ) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a noname piano player in a noname bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the bestknown singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole. You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great,