2021-2022学年湖南省长沙市雅礼集团九年级（下）开学英语试卷

阅读（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分）阅读下面的材料，从每题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

• 1．

  Hotel Workers Wanted Isabella Hotel is a top hotel in the center of Queensland.We're looking for experienced waiters and waitresses.You are expected to work from 7 a.m.jye.ai 3 p.m.You should ＞ be healthy ＞ be well-dressed ＞ be reliable（值得信赖的） If you join us，you will get ＞ ＄400 every week ＞ all meals for free ＞ a separate room ＞ one free day every week If you are interested in this job，you can write to jobhunt@scottoday.jye.ai.

  （1）What are they looking for？

  
  A．People with expectations
  B．People busy at 3 p.m.
  C．People with experience.
  （2）What will Isabella Hotel provide for the workers？

  
  A．400 dollars a weekend.
  B．A shared room.
  C．A day off each week.
  组卷：0引用：3难度：0.5

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• 2．

  LAUGH YOUR HEAD OFF!!! If you are a huge fan of stand-up comedy（脱口秀），you'll have an amazing afternoon at EZ Comedy Club! The greatest live show ever is coming to town! Do you want to be part of the live audience（观众）？ Recording Time Saturday，February 12th，2022 Recording Location（位置） 361，3 d Ave，New Haven，CT How to join the audience？ Please email us the following information at： czccaudience2022@yahoo.com Name，ID number，phone number，one recent photo. PS：Please check your inbox for our email.. Please show this email to the ticket office when you come.

  （1）If you are accepted as part of the audience by EZ Comedy Club，you can

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  A．have a performance there
  B．see a live show there
  C．record your own comedies
  （2）Which of the following is TRUE in the poster（海报）？

  
  A．It is on the 3rd Block，New Haven.
  B．The show is on Saturday，in February.
  C．People can contact the show by mail.
  （3）We can learn from the poster that

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  A．audiences should send their most beautiful photos to the club
  B．audiences would get an email box from the club
  C．audiences have to show an email to the club before entering
  组卷：2引用：1难度：0.4

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• 3．On June 9^th，1870，Charles Dickens died at the age of 58.The next day，a headline in The New York Times read： "Death of the Great Novelist Will Be Remembered by the People".
     The headline was not overstating（夸大）the popularity of Dickens.Even today，the British novelist is loved by readers all over the world.Dickens created some unforgettable characters.You must have heard of or even read some of his novel：Oliver Twist，A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities.
     A Tale of Two Cities has sold more than 200 million copies.Since 1897，there have been more than 300 film and TV adaptations of Dickens' works.A Christmas Carol alone has had nearly 50.
     Natalie Mcknight is a literature professor（文学教授）who studies Dickens and his works.She explains why the novelist has remained so popular.One important reason，she says is that Dickens wrote from his jye.aiart.He tied hard to produce emotional effects（情感效果）among his readers.In his works，he paid special attention to the "little man" at the bottom of society in the UK，which deeply mirrored the social reality at that time.A Christmas Carol，for example，was written to make every reader think about how they could make a difference to their society.People always enjoy works that make them laugh，cry and think，while many other 19th-century novelists wrote entertaining（娱乐的）works.Besides，few of them worked as hard as Dickens to touch the readers deeply.
     Dickens wrote about situation and emotions that still interest people today.He used his pen to fight social inequality and gave voice to the poor.His works led to many important social changes.Readers always enjoy seeing poor people rise and succeed.
     This year marks the 150th year of Dickens' death.It's another chance to remember this great writer.Will you read or re-read some of his famous works？
  
  （1）What's the writer's main purpose of writing Paragraph（段落）One？

  
  A．To introduce a theme.
  B．To give examples.
  C．To provide a solution.
  （2）In the writer's eyes，how are the works by Dickens based on Paragraph Two？

  
  A．Great
  B．Unforgettable.
  C．Loving.
  （3）What does the underlined word "adaptations" mean in Chinese？

  
  A．播出版
  B．原创版
  C．改编版
  （4）According to paragraph 4，which sentence may agree with the writer's opinion？

  
  A．Dickens wrote his works from his own experience.
  B．The works touched the people from the bottom of society.
  C．Readers would enjoy the works that make them think and fight.
  （5）The purpose of writing this text is probably to

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  A．introduce Charles Dickens' life and death
  B．encourage readers to read or re-read Charles Dickens' works
  C．present the similarities between Charles Dickens and other writers
  组卷：7引用：1难度：0.4

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语篇翻译

• 9．Lots of young people have never experienced home-life.Meals are cooked and clothes are washed as if by magic!We know many children can't wash clothes and do cooking.They don't clean the floor，make the bed or slice（切）the meat.Yes，they have homework but often no housework.（1）But how can you learn the practical knowledge that you need if everything is done for you？A change is coming.（2）在中国，学校正在考虑将生活技能作为一门学科来教授。
      （3）幸运的是，我已经学会了如何独立生活。Now，I feel very confident（信心）in running a home.I especially enjoy cooking.We all need to prepare for real life，especially the housework.Some people might say you can order food or book services online.（4）In fact，good life skills will make you a better family member in your life. Making a meal needs good planning，skillful cooking，control of temperature and a good nose!It makes you smarter!All this needs to start early.（5）If you don't have these skills，your education will be incomplete. One day，you will wonder why you have no clean socks，and why some of your best friends can cook a delicious meal but you cannot!
  
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  组卷：13引用：1难度：0.9

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第四部分 写作（满分15分）

• 10．在日常学习和生活中，我们经常需要与人合作（cooperate）．假设你是李华，请你就如何成为一名优秀的合作伙伴写一篇 英语演讲稿．内容包括：
  （1）合作的技巧（如耐心倾听，礼貌建议……）；
  （2）合作的意义（如相互学习……）．
  要求： （1）80词左右（标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
  （2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
  （3）文中不得出现真实人名和校名．
  Be a Great PartnerHello，everyone!
      As we all know，cooperation is of great importance in our daily life___________．
  组卷：74引用：3难度：0.3

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