浙江省宁波市鄞州区2017届九年级3月联考英语试题

    Long ago there was a boy who was hungry for success. For him, winning was 1. One day, the boy was going to compete with two other young boys in a 2 in his village. A large crowd gathered to 3. Among the crowd was a wise old man.

    The race began. With strength and power, the boy 4. The crowd cheered and waved at the boy. The boy felt 5 and important. However, the wise man remained calm and said nothing.

     “6 race!” shouted the boy. The wise old man stepped forward and presented the boy with two new competitors, an old woman and a blind man. “This isn't a race!” the boy shouted angrily.

“Race!” 7 the wise man. The race started and the boy was the8 one to cross the line— the other two left standing at the starting line. The boy raised his arms excitedly. However, the crowd was 9 this time.

     “Why don't the people join in my 10?” he asked the wise old man.

     “Race again!” replied the wise man. “But this time, three of you should finish 11”

    The boy thought for a while, stood between the blind man and the old lady, and then took the 12 of the blind man and the old woman. The race began and three of them walked 13 to the finishing line and crossed it. The crowd cheered. The wise man smiled, gently 14 his head.

     “Who is the crowd cheering for?” asked the boy.

    The wise old man, putting his hands on the boy's shoulders, replied softly, “Little boy, for this race, you have won 15 than in any other race you have ever run before, and for this race, the crowd cheer not for any winner!”

    I am a karate(空手道) player. I still remember my first karate competition. Like other players,

I was very excited about my event. I watched every player's skills so that I could carefully avoid their moves.

    Somehow, I got into the semifinals(半决赛). In the semifinals, I fell down and hurt myself. I still didn't give up, so I fought back and got into finals. After all, getting the gold medal was my dream.

    In the final competition, there were no supporters on my side, as I was a new face. Instead, the crowd was cheering for my opponent(对手). I could hear only my opponent's name.

    I didn't mind the crowd's cheering. I kept one thing in mind: focus, wait and attack. I had confidence in myself, and I knew that no matter how strong my opponent was, I had to give it my best shot and fight well.

    When the time was up, I was leading with a 3—0 score. One thing I learned from that event is, no matter how strong your opponent is, don't think you are weak or strong. Just give your best shot, and you will make your way to success.

    Win or lose, you will gain important experiences. Learn from every step you take.

    In 1883, an engineer named John Roebling got an idea to build a bridge between New York and Long Island. However, bridge-building experts around the world thought that it was impossible. It had never been done before.

    After much discussion, he made his son Washington, a great engineer, believe that the bridge could be built.

    The project started well, but a few months later, an accident took the life of John Roebling. Washington was badly hurt and he was not able to walk or talk. However, Washington never lost his heart. He still wanted to complete the bridge. But all he could do was to move one finger. So he decided to make the best use of it. By moving his finger, he slowly developed a way of communicating with his wife.

    He touched his wife's arm with his finger, “telling” her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same way to tell the engineers what to do. The project carried on again.

    For 13 years, Washington tapped out (敲出) his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the Brooklyn Bridge stands as a monument(纪念碑) to one man's unbeatable spirit.

    It is also a monument to engineers and their teamwork, and to their faith in a man who was considered crazy by half the world.

Dear Dad,

    Father's Day is coming. Although I am （忙）getting ready for the high school entrance exams, I want to celebrate it for you because you are my （英雄）. I'd say, “I love you, Dad!”

    I do think you are the most （耐心）father in the world. Every time I have trouble, you always give me advice and help me out. I remember （一次）I failed in a competition, I felt terrible. Instead of complaining, you just said to me quietly, “A real man must learn to（面对）many failures in life bravely. Cheer up!” I repeated your words many times and finally knew what （它的）meaning was.

    Dad, I am going to buy you a （明信片）as a present. I hope you will like it although I don't think it can （表达）all of my thanks to you. I believe you can （理解）me. Love you forever, Dad!

Best （祝愿）!

Yours,

Mike

W: I'm really excited  seeing the famous paintings by Picasso.

M: Me, too! I'm glad Mr. Smith couldthe art museum for our school trip this year.

W: I still remember last school trip in October when we went hiking. It began to rain soon after we had started off.

M: Yeah, it was so terrible.

W: This time I'm going to bring my new to take lots of photos.

M: Oh, no. Mr. Smith says we must not take photos. It's not in the museum.

W: That's too bad! Do you think we can take photos if we don't use a flash?

M: I think they just want to protect the paintings. If you don't use a flash, then it may be OK.

W: Yeah, you are right. I'll bring my camera anyway.

Sarah and Janet are middle school students. They have been friendsthey started school. They do many things together, such as studying, watching TV, surfing the Internet, playing sports, listeningmusic and so on.

They usually help each other. When Sarah was in the (three) grade, some students made fun of her because she was shy. Janet told the other students(stop) making fun of Sarah and she helped Sarah overcome her shyness. In the fifth grade, Janet had (difficulty) in math. She studied hard, but she still couldn't know what the teacher (teach) clearly. Sarah helped Janet and explained every exercise to her. After six months, Janet did much (well) than before and even got an A in the math exam. When Janet got the test paper, we can imagine happy they were!

Everyone(need) a good friend in life. A life without a friend is a life without the sunshine. Please remember people want friends are kind and helpful. So if we want a good friend, let's be a good friend first.

Chris Jones 刚刚结束了一次不同寻常的印度之旅，记者就此对他进行了采访。以下是采访的部分内容。请根据Chris Jones的回答，从A, B, C, D四个选项中选择恰当的问题填入下面小题的空格处。并完成第（2）小题

    Reporter:    ① 

    Chris: Well, it all started two years ago when I was having a trip to India. I visited a photographic exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only way to travel around India was on an elephant.

    Reporter: What did you do next?

    Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant. I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I asked an expert for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.

    Reporter:   ② 

    Chris: Not too long. I bought an elephant called Tara for about USD 6,000.

    Reporter:  ③ 

    Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were heading to Sonepur in northern India. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.

    Reporter:  ④ 

    Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!

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    Several days ago, we did a survey about whether you like to take your spoken English tests in the man-machine conversation. Here are the results.

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