【正文】 resting for Mike Bruno to run the marathon B. Mike Bruno thinks it?s OK to point to his daughter C. it?s not OK to ask Mike Bruno to tell the story of his daughter D. Mike Bruno hopes people treat(對(duì)待 ) Cassie as a normal person D Tanabata is also called Star Festival, a traditional Japanese festival. It is usually held on July 7th every year. It es from a beautiful story about two lover stars that are only able to meet each other once a year. Celebrations are usually held across Japan on this day. Children hope for this special day as a sign that summer has truly arrived. It?s said that your wishes will e true if you write them down on the paper called tanzaku and hang them on bamboo on this day. At kindergartens, primary schools, and children?s centres, children celebrate Tanabata by hanging tanzaku with their wishes, such as “I?d like to bee good at football” or “I hope to pass my exams”, and by singing Tanabata songs. There are mainly six kinds of Tanabata things to decorate with, and each one has a “wish” meaning: 1. Ribbons(絲帶 ): Wish for happiness 2. Wish poems: Wish for success 3. Cranes(鶴 ): Wish for a long life 4. Wastebaskets: Wish for enough things 5. Paper cloth: Wish for improving one?s skill at something 6. Wallets or purses: Wish for wealth(財(cái)富 ). Towns and cities show a happy feeling during the Tanabata season. The festival attracts many tourtists. Stores are decorated with such colourful things above. At places like science museums and music halls, special events and concerts about the Tanabata story are held. 84. What is tanzaku? A. Some colourful things to make rooms more beautiful. B. Some presents that children and students are given. C. Some pieces of paper written with words for the best wishes. D. Some bamboo on which pieces of paper cloth hang. 85. Keiji Haino is an owner of a food store. What Tanabata thing will he most probably decorate his store with on that day? A. Some ribbons. B. Some wallets. C. Some wastebaskets. D. A piece of paper cloth. 86. What do we know from the passage? A. Children sing songs to make their wishes. B. People celebrate Tanabata in many ways. C. All wishes will e true during the Tanabaza season. D. All Japanese people have to work during the Tanabaza Festival. 87. Which can be the BEST title for the passage? A. Make a wish on Tanabaza B. Some signs about Tanabaza C. How to spend Tanabaza D. A wish day for Japanese children E 閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列三個(gè)問(wèn)題。 Jules Verne was born in France on February 8th, 1828. As “the Father of science fiction”, Verne wrote lots of science fiction all his life. He was famous all over the world at the time. When he was young, Verne wanted to sail(航行 ) around the world. His father had a good job as a lawyer(律師 ) and hoped that his son could do the same work as he did. Later he sent his son to Paris to study law. But Verne wasn?t interesting in it. He took interest in fictions. He was not happy then. Later he met the famous writer Alexandre Dumas and made friends with him. With Alexandre Dumas? help, Verne started to write fictions. When Verne?s father heard about this, he was very angry. And he stopped giving money to Verne. But Verne didn?t stop working. He made money by writing fictions. After many years, Verne became very famous and he had lots of money. In 1876, Verne started to tour around the world by sea. 88. What did Verne?s father do? (不超過(guò) 10 個(gè)詞 ) 89. How did Verne make a living in Paris? (不超過(guò) 10 個(gè)詞 ) 90. How old was Verne when he started to tour around the world? (不超過(guò) 20 個(gè)詞 ) 第四部分 寫(xiě)（共兩大題，滿(mǎn)分 30 分） Ⅹ、單詞拼寫(xiě)（共 5小題；每小題 1分；滿(mǎn)分 5分） 根據(jù)首字母及漢字提示，完成下列單詞的拼寫(xiě)，使句意明確，語(yǔ)言通順。 91. The old lady hasn?t received her son?s any r______ (答復(fù) ) to her letter until now. 92. I?m afraid that I will be p______(懲罰 ) for my bad behavior at school. 93. The little boy has used up all his money i_______ (包括 ) his pocket money. 94. Don?t c______ (比較 ) yourself with others in all ways. 95. The students of Xingzhi School are getting into the h______ (習(xí)慣 ) of reading. Ⅺ、書(shū)面表達(dá)（共 1小題，滿(mǎn)分 25分） 假如你是 Jane, 你的好友 Mary 在微博上說(shuō)她最近很累很不開(kāi)心，學(xué)習(xí)壓力很大，她很擔(dān)心即將到來(lái)的期中考試，而且還時(shí)常發(fā)脾氣，與同學(xué)們相處不好； 請(qǐng)你在給 Mary 的微博回復(fù)中，就她的現(xiàn)狀給她提出一些減少壓力的具體建議，使她振作起來(lái)；并給她美好的祝福。 要求： 80~100 詞，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮； ； 3. 開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)； 4. 文中不得出現(xiàn)考生的真實(shí)姓名 、班級(jí)等相關(guān)信息。 參考詞匯：期中考試 midterm exam。 be under pressure(壓力 )。 municate with…. Dear Mary, I?m sorry to hear that Less pressure, better life! Best wishes to you. Yours, Jane 20202017 學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期九年級(jí)月考 英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力材料 Ⅰ 、關(guān)鍵詞語(yǔ)選擇（共 5小題；第小題 1分，滿(mǎn)分 5分） 1. For your health, you?d better take a walk for half an hour every day. 2. I have no other choice but to take the last train to Hefei. 3. Out football team failed in the football match yesterday. 4. Your room is a small but clean and tidy place. 5. It?s hard to defeat a person who never