【正文】 They meet up on 15th of every month regardless of the weather condition, be it bitter cold or scorching heat. The members have laid down certain rules, such as to exchange books and share their thoughts after reading them. They also ment and suggest ideas on the local government39。s never too old to learn. Some people in their 70s and 80s have persisted in reading and learning for over 10 years through a book club they founded in Southwest China39。 When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to 31 . After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels. I was very surprised 32 each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job. One day some bad things 33 the aunt farm. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I tipped it over. All the tunnels 34 . Although the ants remained alive after the earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was surprised to see 35 carrying the bodies of the dead ones to a corner of the farm instead of building their tunnels. My mother said that the ants were dying of 36 .They were sad because their tunnels were gone. 37 tens of years has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Over the years, I came to realize the importance of 38 . Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they were admirable for their hard work. But there was an 39 lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity (逆境 ) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build 40 . ( )31. A. get B. arrive C. reach D. go ( )32. A. why B. that C. what D. when ( ). has made B. took C. met D. happened to ( )34. A. flew away B. fell down C. stood up D. broke down ( )35. A. theirs B. their C. they D. them ( )36. A. loneliness B. kindness C. sadness D. tiredness ( ). If B. Although C. When D. Even ( ). ants farm B. teamwork C. our class D. hard work ( ). ever big B. even big C. new large D. even larger ( ). others B. the other C. another D. other 四、閱讀理解 (共 15 小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D四個選項中選出最佳選項。 more three D. too much。 another three B. too much。 a D. the。 / B. the。s total output. All the world Tea was introduced to 5 and America in 18th centuries. 二、單項選擇 (共 10 小題；每小題 1分，滿分 10分 ) 從下列各題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 ( ) present did they buy for Alice last birthday? A. Novel book. B. A basketball. C. A football. ( ) birthday present will they buy for Alice? A. English dictionary. B. Chinese English dictionary. C. English Chinese dictionary. ( ) much do the two speakers have altogether? A. 20 dollars. B. 14 dollars. C. 8 dollars. （五）請聽一段獨白，根據(jù)所聽內容完成表格，每空一詞，獨白讀兩遍。 聽第一段對話，回答第 15— 17小題。 7. ___________ 8. ____________ A B C （三）聽對話，根據(jù)對話內容選擇每個問題的最佳答案，對話和問題讀兩遍。 第 I 卷 (75分 ) 一、聽力測試（共 25小題；每小題 1分，滿分 25分） （一）聽句子，選擇適當答語，每個句子讀兩遍。所有答案都必須涂、寫在答題卡相應位置，答在本試卷上一律無效。 山東省壽光市 2017 屆九年級英語學業(yè)水平模擬考試（一模）試題 友情提示：相信自己，祝你成功！ I卷和第 II卷兩部分。第 I卷 75分，第 II卷 45分，共 120分，考試時間為 120分鐘； 。 。 ( ) . Yes, I can. B. Not yet. C. No , I don’t. ( ) . Congratulations! B. Good luck! C. I’m sure you will. ( ) . What a pity! B. Sounds good! C. You are wrong. ( ) 4. A. Don’t worry. B. My pleasure. C. Good idea. ( ) 5 A. Work in a hospital. B. Help the poor. C. Be an engineer. （二）聽句子，選擇與句子內容相對應的圖片，每個句子讀兩遍。 ( ) 9. What music does the woman prefer now? A. Classical music. B. Country music. C. Pop music. ( ) 10. When will they go to the cinema? A. This morning. B. This afternoon. C. This evening. ( ) 11. How much is the coat now ? A. 100$. B. 150$. C. 200$. ( ) 12. How long has the man been ill ? A. For four days. a week. C. For two weeks. ( ) 13. What time are they going to meet ? A. 6:45 B. 7:45 C. 8:15 ( ) 14. How will the woman get to the bank? A. She will take a bus. B. She will walk. C. She will ride a bike. （四）聽對話，根據(jù)對話內容選擇每個問題的最佳答案，對話讀兩遍。 ( ) kind of problem are they talking about ? . pollution. . ( ) is the pollution now? people make it. government is making ways. government hasn’ t realized. ( ) will Molly do to prevent the problem ? away. 110. to the newspaper. 聽第二段對話，回答第 18— 20小題。 China is the 1 of tea. Tea begins It is 2 that China has teashrubs several thousand years. It develops More than a thousand years, tea has been an 3 Chinese export. Tea is useful Asian countries producin