2017杭州西湖区九下初三英语一模卷

So, You Want to Be a Writer?

What are some tips on becoming a writer? 31.________

Most writers read whatever books they can find because they love to lose themselves in them. They like the sounds of language and the way that reading a good description can feel as satisfying as a baseball game or eating a banana split. 32.________

It’s easy to forget a good idea if you do not write it down immediately. If you get in the habit of carrying a notebook with you everywhere you go, you can write down anything you want to remember. When you are talking to friends in café or waiting for the bus, something might spark and idea for a character or scene in a story. 33.________

Nearly all writers agree that writers must write. It doesn’t matter if you feel like you have nothing to say; the important thing is that you write every single day. Sometimes, you need to give yourself permission to write things which won’t be your best work. 34.________

Do you have any friends who enjoy writing? Think about starting a writing group with other people who have similar interests. It helps to have the support of other writers. You will also receive valuable feedback, or suggestions, about how to make you work better. 35.________

If you decide that you would like to send your work for publication, make sure to do your research. If you are sending your writing to a magazine, look through old ones. Does it seem like your writing fits in with the other stories or articles? That’s the homework for you after writing.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）

第一节：完型填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

At the age of twenty, Susan was found with terrible cancer. Worse still, her family couldn’t __36__ the medicine cost. With an empty bank account and a heart full of __37__. Susan began six weeks of treatment. After the tiring treatments, Susan looked __38__, but she still kept up her spirit by her hope.

Before long, Susan became very ill, and slowly she found she couldn’t stand the terrible __39__. __40__ she received lots of support from people around her, the pain continued. Soon she lost her hair. She would __41__, “I’ll save money on hair care!” On the outside she seemed positive, but I knew she was greatly short of money.

One cold February day while Susan was in hospital, an old man visited her. He said__42__, “My name is Mark White, and my wife was in the bed next to you __43__ your first visit to the hospital, but you weren’t here long.” The man continued, “My wife died about two days after you left, and I’m here to __44__ some of her things ”

Susan nodded, not sure how to reply.

The man went on, “The nurse told me you were back in the hospital. __45__ heard you talking on the phone with your mom about your money problem. My wife and I wanted to help you, and we found no __46__ way than to give you this money. We don’t know you well, but we want to help. You were __47__ a joy for my wife to talk to and a great encouragement to her. Please take this money and use it for your hospital bills. I know you’ll __48__, kid. Just keep

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believing.”

As Susan opened the envelope, she thought, “How __49__ that this couple gave me twenty or fifty dollars!” But inside were ten thousand dollars! Crying, she read the note, “Someone needs your encouragement today. Thanks for __50__ me for the few short days I knew you. Love, Marie White.” 36. A.cut

B. afford B. angry B. Unless B. cry B. on

B. softly B. get off B.worse B. always B. rich

C.find

D. increase D. kindness D. stressed D. pain D. When D. say D. angrily D. pick up D. Her father D. friendlier D.hardly D.make it D. poor

37. A. hope 38. A. upset 39. A. illness 40. A. Since 41. A.shout 42. A. loudly 43. A.for

44. A.put away 46. A.easier 48. A.get it 49. A. mean 50. A.helping

第二卷

第二节 共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置。

Alec plays the violin and Stella plays the flute in the band at their school. The school has two bands 51.________ are known as the training band and the concert band. Everyone begins in the training band. “ At the very beginning, I played it 52.________(terrible)!” says Stella. “ My family asked me to practice in the backyard 53.________ they didn’t like the noise.”

Alec and Stella have been playing their instruments for a year now so they sound much better. They are both in the concert band and they are learning 54.________(difficult) music than before. “ We’re learning the music from the film Pirates of the Caribbean. It sounds fantastic!” says Alec. “ It is really great 55.________(play) in the band with other kids.”

As well as being fun, many 56.________(scientist) say that learning a musical instrument is good for your brain. It helps children 57.________ their reading and math skills. It helps them learn to concentrate. Alec thinks that learning the violin has helped 58.________(he) at school. “ I have to concentrate and think about nothing when I’m practicing,” he says. “ And now it’s easier for me to concentrate on my schoolwork.”

Learning music can 59.________ help children become more sure of themselves. As Stella says, “ The first time I 60.________(stand) in front of an audience I was scared. But now I really enjoy it.”

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B. encouragement B. treatment

C. sadness C. weak C. cancer C. Though C.joke C.by

C. happily

D. with

C.look through C.My wife C.better C.never C. nice

45. A.My mother 47. A.sometimes

B. Her nurse

B.believe it C.take it

B.encouraging C.changing D.teaching

第四部分写作（共两节，满分25分）

第一节 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列句子及所给的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正确，完全形式（每空限填一词）。 61. Long time ago, people used bread, but now we use e________ to correct pencil mistakes. 62. He was the t________ in the competition---there are nineteen people in front of him. 63. The road was so c________ that the car couldn’t pass through easily. 64. Talking to foreigners will help to i________ your spoken English. 65. This car has been nothing b________ trouble---it’s always breaking down. 66. The useless papers were all tied together, ready to be t________ out.

67. He was s________ at first, but soon he opened up and told us about his terrible experiences. 68. These days the bike-sharing service is w________ used in Hangzhou. 69. I r________ the doorbell, but there was no answer.

70. We all dislike going skating in winter. N________ of us will go with you.

第二节 书面表达（共1小题，满分15分）

假设你叫Daniel，在学校礼堂看到了一则关于International Robot Show的海报，你和朋友Simon都对机器人很感兴趣，请根据海报内容，给Simon写一份邮件邀请他本周六（4月15日）一起参观展览。

要求：

1. 邮件必须包含海报里的所有内容，并根据你的想象增加一些展览内容（如：机器人的种类，功能等），使文章通顺，连贯；

2. 邮件中不得使用真实的人名，校名；

3. 词数不少于80，开头和结尾已给出（不计入总词数）。 Hi Simon,

I know you are interested in robots. There is going to be a robot show this week. ______________________________

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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Would you like to go with me this Saturday morning? Please let me know. Yours, Daniel

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