17. The village is far away from here indeed. It’s ____walk. (原创)

A.　 a four hour　 　　B.　 a four huor’s　　 C.　 a four-hours　 　D. a four huors’

从题中所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

16. Mr. Smith, there’s a manat _____front door who says he has ____important news for you. (原创)

A. the; an　　　　　 　B. the; /　　　　　　　 C. /; /　　　　　　　 D. /; an

　 听下面一段独白，并按要求在试卷上完成任务，你可以边听边填写听到的信息。然后你会看到5个问题和相关选项。请从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听独白前你有25秒钟的时间来选择有关选项。独白连读两遍。

11.How many people got on the bus at the second stop?

A. One.　　　 B. Four.　　 C.　 Five.

7.How many people got off the bus at the third stop?

A. One.　　　 B.Two.　　　 C. None.

8.At the fourth stop, how many women got off?

A. Four.　　 B. Two.　　　 C. None.

9. How many women are left on the bus at the sixth stop?

A. Five.　　 B. Six.　　　 C. Seven.

10. How many children were on the bus at the sixth stop?

A. Two.　　 B. Three.　　 C. Four.

(根据2007学年第一学期靖江学区竞赛九年级英语试题卷改编而成)

Ⅱ. 笔试部分 (95分)

第三节　 书面表达(满分25分)

假设你是小明，你家打算改善住房条件。现有两套房子供选择：一套是郊区的传统式平房，一套是位于商业区的现代公寓楼。家人对购买哪套更好持不同的观点。请你根据下表所给内容，用英语给你的朋友Paul写一封信，征求他的意见。

注意：1. 表达须包括所提供的所有信息，并可适当发挥；2. 词数：100左右；3. 开头已为你写好，不计入总数。 4. 参考词汇：郊区 suburbs

Dear Paul,

Recently my family are planning to improve our housing conditions

第二节　 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分)

此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Did you enjoy yourself yesterday? I suppose you do. 　　　　81.

But I had a very terrible day yesterday. Everything　　　　　 82.

went wrong. In the morning, your alarm clock didn't ring, so　 83.

I woke up late. I was in such hurry that I burnt my hand while 84.

I was preparing breakfast. Then I ran out the house to catch　 85.

the 8:30 bus. That was the bus I normal took. I missed it. I was 86.

worried so my teacher hated the students coming late to　　　 87.

school. As a result, I ran three mile to school. When reaching　 88.

to the classroom, I found all the classmates were in the　　　 89.

classroom and I felt ashamed. How a bad day it was!　　　　 90.

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汉语注释，在答题卡上相应题号的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空只写一次)

71. With his ___(杰出的)talent he did very well in his new job.

72. They showed their__(满意)with our service during the conference.

73. My grandparents live in a beautiful village with many trees ___(包围)it.

74. The chairman ___(评论)that the meeting was a great success.

75. The students are ___(捐赠)books to poorer children now.

76. He is strict with himself and never ___(缺席)from school.

77. With the help of all the ___(教练)，he has made great progress.

78. Why not __(查阅)a dictionary when you come across new words?

79. Only 200 children are ____(获准进入)into the school every year.

80. There is no need to be ____(担忧)about our health.