【正文】 ce. For the whole next month I woke up early every day and rode Knight five miles to the arena (賽馬場 ). We practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun. Our hard work didn’t make me feel confident by the time the show came. I sat at the gate while I watched Joyce and her horse run fast and finish in first place. My turn finally came. We ran to the first fence (障礙物 ) and jumped it without trouble. Knight then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him towards the finishing line. As we crossed the finishing line, the crowd was shocked into silence. Knight and I had beaten Joyce and her beautiful horse by two seconds! I got much more than a blue ribbon that day. At twelve, I realized that I can be a winner if I want something very much and work hard for it. 34. The underlined expression “ shown the gate” most probably means “_________”. A. told how to enter the arena B. shown how to make the horse beautiful C. sad to leave the petition early D. told to enter the speed events 35. Why was the writer not confident of success? A. He was a rider without experience. B. He did not practice enough. C. He believed he wasn’ t popular with the crowd. D. He thought his horse wasn’t as good as the others. 36. When the final race finished, nobody cheered because ______________. A. the audience didn’t like Knight B. they were all impatient C. the writer had run out of time D. the win was unexpected 37. The best title for the story is _____________. A. A Race to Remember B. A Horse’s Story C. My Teenage Life D. A Difficult Age C Alison Cooper is over 90, but she can still play a game of Words with Friends , a popular puzzle game app (應用程序 ), on her iPad. She says that the Apple product has changed her life. Mrs. Cooper lives in a house close to Manchester Airport. She often uses her iPad to track the planes that fly overhead and explore the world with Google Earth. “I’ m crazy about the planes, so I choose the Flight Tracker to see where the planes around me are going. It39。 It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to 16 it by inviting some friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a 17 part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It’s 18 crowded because not many people know about the place, I think. So it is not usually 19 to book a table and Thursday is not a busy evening as usual. When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it pletely 20 . I looked around but no table was free. One of the waiters knew me and came up to explain. “ Many tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion (侵略 ). We can hardly 21 .” The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. “The people there are going to 22 ,” he said, “Just hold on and you39。 江蘇省高郵市 2017屆九年級英語下學期第一次網上閱卷適應性訓練（一模）試題 （考試時間 100分鐘 滿分 120分） 第一部分 選擇題 (60分 ) 一、 單項選擇（共 15小題，每小題 1分，計 15 分） 在下列各題 A、 B、 C、 D四個選項中選擇一個能填入題干空白處的最佳答案。 1. What do you think of ________ film that you saw yesterday? So great. I’ve never seen ________ better one. A. the, a B. the, the C. a, the D. a, a 2. ______ I see your ID card, madam? No problem. Here you are. A. Should B. May C. Need D. Must 3. It’ s reported that over 240 people died in the Columbia Landslide (泥石流 ) on April 3rd. _______ bad news! A. What B. How C. What a D. How a 4. Is this photo taken at Gaoyou Lake? Yes. You can see the open water in the _______ of the photo. A. form B. shape C. background D. introduction 5. Many people do not realize the importance of health __________ they have fallen ill. A. since B. after C. while D. until 6. How are you getting along with your classmates? Very well. They are all ________ me. A. afraid of B. angry with C. friendly to D. sorry for 7. A recent research says that ________of the water in the northern city ________ polluted. A. two thirds, has B. two thirds, is C. two third, are D. two thirds, have 8. If you can’ t decide which of the two CDs to buy, why don’ t you take _______? You can buy one and get one free today. A. all B. any C. both D. either 9. When ______ you _______, Peter? I’m not sure. There is a lot of traffic on the road today. A. have, arrived B. did, arrive C. do, arrive D. will, arrive 10. It’s important for us to protect the sea because we ______ its rich resources to live. A. depend on B. leave for C. give up D. lead to 11. Does your s