江苏省苏州市2015届九年级中考英语模拟试卷(二)(2)

( )32. What do the underlined words mean?

A. worrying B. impossible C. necessary D. lucky

C

Tug-of-war(拔河) is not only popular in China, but in many other countries. Their tug-of-war match is a little different from ours. They have eight men for each team, while we may have the match between two sides with equal men or women players. Of course, they are usually tall, strong and heavy.

For a tug-of-war match, we need a long thick rope. Each team stands at one end of the rope, holding it. Then they try to pull the centre of the rope, marked in the ground towards each of their own sides. The team which succeeds in pulling the centre of the rope away through a certain distance is the winner.

Many foreign sports experts think we don't have to be tall, heavy and strong to play tug-of-war. We don't have endless energy, for a match lasts only a few minutes. The secret is good hands. The players must have big, strong, hard hands. Before they start the match they put mixture of oil and petrol on their hands so they can hold the rope better.

Many foreign experts say the best hand for tug-of-war belong to the sons of farmers. This is because they have to work hard when they are still very young. Farming is a good practice for this sport!

( )33. In our country tug-of-war_______.

A. is not very popular

B. is not so popular as that in foreign countries

C. is only a men's game

D. is not only played by men but also by women

( )34. In foreign countries a tug-of-war team_______.

A. has eight men or women players

B. has men players equal in number to the other side

C. has eight men players

D. is formed in the same way as in our country

( )35. The foreign experts think a good tug-of-war player must_______.

A. have lasting energy

B. have big, strong and hard hands

C. do farm work

D. be tall, heavy and strong

江苏省苏州市2015届九年级中考英语模拟试卷(二)

( )36. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. In foreign countries women take part in tug-of-war.

B. In foreign countries a tug-of-war match has 16 players.

C. In order to hold the rope better, many players put a mixture of oil and petrol on their hands.

D. The sons of farmers are thought to be the best tug-of-war players.

D

My secret of staying young is quite simple: devote your attention to the part of you that's young and growing your brain. Keep your mind awake and you will stay young all over. These are exciting times. Take an interest in the world around you, and make a point of learning one new thing every day.

No matter how old you are, it's not too late to make your life more interesting. I know a housewife without knowledge in the past who made herself into an excellent industrial designer. I know an old electrical engineer who has become a highly paid artist.

Get over the idea that you are too old to go back to school. I know a man who entered a medical college at 70. He got his degree with honours and became a famous doctor. Another man went to a law school at 71 and now is an active lawyer.

No matter how old people are, staying young is easy for those who live in the future. You can ( ) 37. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of this passage?

A. Staying young is the only youth elixir.

B. Learning at least one new thing every day.

C. Never too late to go back to school.

D. The secret of staying young.

( )38. If you wish to stay young, above all, you should_______.

A. keep your mind awake and active -

B. make your life more interesting

C. keep your mind from being harmed

D. keep in touch with other people

( )39. The implied(暗示的)meaning of the passage is that_______.

A. anyone can learn to do something no matter how old they may be

B. the electrical engineer learned to be an artist to become famous

C. the man who entered the medical college at 70 came out at the top of the list

D. everyone can be successful if he try to learn no matter how old he may be

( )40. The word "elixir" in the last sentence probably means something that can keep people_______.

A. healthy B. rich C. young D. happy

四、词汇检测（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，写出空缺处各单词的正确

形式。每空只写一词。

41. The man married a beautiful woman in his_______（三十）．

42. We all think he is one of the_______（严格的）teachers in our class.

43. The pilot who is_______（控制）the plane carefully is my father.

44. Any person who does something_______（违反）the law will be put into prison．

江苏省苏州市2015届九年级中考英语模拟试卷(二)

45. While watching the match, we couldn't stop clapping with_______（激动）．

46．How_______（充满活力的）the girl looks in green!

47. At the age of 20, he_______（更喜欢）studying to watching TV.

48. -I have trouble learning Maths this term.

-You should pay more_______ to your teacher's advice.

49. -What's your_______?

-I like listening to music.

50. -Do you think the_______ of this skirt suits me?

-Of course! You always look beautiful in red.

五、句子翻译（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

将下列句子译成英语。

51．如果你作决定有困难的话，可以向老师征求意见。

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52.他有足够的想象力可以想出一个令人惊讶的结局。

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53．除非亲眼所见，否则你无法想象苏州有多美丽。

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54．你能告诉我这本书我可以借多久吗？

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