江苏省扬州市江都区2018届九年级英语下学期一模考试试题试卷总分120分，考试时间100分钟。说明：1. 本试卷共8页，包含选择题（第1题第45题，共45题）、非选择题（第46题第81题，共36题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。2. 答题前，考生务必将本人的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置上，同时务必在试卷的装订线内将本人的姓名、准考证号、毕业学校填写好，在试卷第4页的右下角填写好座位号。3. 所有的试题都必须在专用的“答题卡”上作答，选择题用2B铅笔作答、非选择题在指定位置用0.5毫米黑色水笔作答。在试卷或草稿纸上答题无效。第卷（选择题60分）一、单项选择 (共15小题；每小题l分，计15分)1. - Whats the English word for Chinese food jiaozi? - Dumpling. But actually, you can just say “jiaozi”. It has been officially added to _ Oxford English Dictionary.A. a; /B. a; theC. /; theD. the; the2. -Look at Lucy! She looks so charming.-Right! I think red looks beautiful her.A. inB. with C. onD. at3. -Have you seen the movie Operation Red Sea?- Yes, exciting! It shows off the of China greatly. A. photographB. confidenceC. wisdomD. art 4. -Work harder, you will get higher grades in the coming exam. -I will try my best.A. and B. but C. or D. so5. -The U.S. government to cut its dependence on Russian and Chinese technology firms.-Yes, He has considered forbidding funding for buying products from ZTE and especially Huawei. A. tried B. was trying C. is trying D. will try6. - do you write a letter to your father? -I seldom or never do that now. Instead, I call or email him almost every day. A. How soon B. How long C. How much D. How often7. -You dont have to take an umbrella with you. It isnt going to rain. -Well, I am not sure. It do. A. must B. need C. may D. would8. - There is too much salt in the Chinese diet. -So there is. The WHO says only 1.5 grams of salt for each man every day.A. is needed B. needsC. will need D. has needed9. -Youd better hurry, or well be late for the plane. -Dont worry. The plane will in two hours. A. take inB. take awayC. take offD. take out 10. - Did you get the support from Kobe the way we have seen it from LeBron?-Yeah. You know, Kobe had his own way of encouraging guys, but it was something _. A. similarB. sorryC. careful D. wrong11. -Could you tell me ?-Walk straight and turn left at the second turning. Its on your right.A. when shall we get to the park B. when we shall get to the parkC. where is the nearest park D. where the nearest park is12. -Your grandfather is always full of . Do you know the secret? -Well, he takes exercise every morning and keeps healthy diets. A. force B. stress C. energy D. strength13. -Why is Mike so excited? Did he win the competition?-Yes. He had 30 minutes to finish the tough task, no more and no less. A. especially B. probably C. exactly D. hardly14. -At present young people prefer WeChat to keep in touch with their friends. -Yes. It seems to be the best way of communication people like. A. that B. how C. who D. what15. -Do you mind my opening the window here? - . Ive got a cold. A. Of course not B. Not at all C. No problem D. Youd better not二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分） “If I ran my business the way you people operate your school, I wouldnt be in business very long!” I said before a group of angry 16 . I represented a group of business people who wanted to improve public schools. I was a manager at an ice cream company that became 17 when People magazine chose our blueberry as the “Best Ice Cream In America.”As soon as I finished, a woman raised her hand. To my surprise, she appeared 18 and pleasant. “We are told, sir, that you 19 a company that makes good ice cream.”I replied 20 , “Best ice cream in America, Madam.”“Sir,” she said, “ 21 you are standing on your receiving dock (码头) and you see a shipment of blueberries of poor quality 22 , what do you do?” At once, I knew the question was a trap, but I wasnt going to 23 . “I send them back.”“Thats right!” she raised her voice, “but we can 24 send back our blueberries. We take them big, small, rich, poor, gifted, confident, homeless, rude, and brilliant. We take them all! And that, sir, is why its not a(n) 25 . Its school.”In an explosion, all 290 teachers 26 to their feet and yelled, “Yeah! Blueberries! Blueberries!” And so began my long transformation (转变).Since then, I have visited hundreds of 27 . I have learned that a school is not a business. For one thing, schools are unable to 28 the quality of their raw (未加工过的) material.Yet it doesnt refuse the need for change. We must change how we teach to give all children the chance to become 29 . But educators cannot do this alone. These changes can happ