《2025年时代新课程九年级英语下册译林版》

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
　　The first note I ever wrote for my mother said “Hi, Mom! Have a nice day! Love, Marie!” I was twelve when I wrote it, and I folded (折叠) the note into her change purse.
　　My mother worked as a cleaner in a clothing factory. I knew that when she 　1　 meals in the dining hall, she would have to look for change in her purse. I didn't know that she would 　2　 that note, and always carry it with her.
　　From the day that I carefully folded the small piece of paper into my mother's change purse, she and I left each other 　3　 notes. They would be put in the fridge, under a lamp, or beside the TV set. I even found one hidden in my shoe. From the outside, our notes may have been general 　4　 of our days, ideas and wishes. But to my mother and me, they were a lifeline — a communication with each other that no one else 　5　.
　　On October 20, 2016, my mother died after a long illness. I stood near her bed, 　6　 her hand. I didn't cry the day my mom died, and I didn't cry a week later when I went to collect her things. I was so thankful that she no longer had aches and 　7　.
　　Recently, I found a note that my mom had 　8　 me. It had been hidden in the 　9　 of my favorite childhood book for years. It read “Dear Marie, I love you always. Miss you a lot. Don't forget me. Be 　10　! Love, Mom.” That day, I cried.
(　　) 1. A. prepared B. sold C. bought D. cooked
(　　) 2. A. forget B. keep C. lose D. pick
(　　) 3. A. big B. funny C. secret D. beautiful
(　　) 4. A. programs B. courses C. excuses D. records
(　　) 5. A. shared B. believed C. promised D. remembered
(　　) 6. A. reaching B. watching C. pushing D. holding
(　　) 7. A. gifts B. pains C. dialogues D. mistakes
(　　) 8. A. lent B. sent C. passed D. left
(　　) 9. A. lines B. poems C. pages D. pictures
(　　) 10. A. serious B. happy C. patient D. strict

答案： 1-5: CBCDA 6-10: DBDCB

(A)
　　Tokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time.
　　In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where I want to go. Of course there are too many cars. The Japanese drive very fast, but in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams. Tokyo is not different from London, Paris and New York in that. It is different when one wants to walk.
　　At certain times of the day, there are a lot of people on foot in London Oxford Street. But the streets near the Ginze in Tokyo always have a lot of people on foot, and sometimes it is really difficult to walk. People are very polite; there are just too many of them.
　　The worst time to be in the street is at 11:30 at night. That is when the night clubs are closing and everybody wants to go home. There are over 35,000 night clubs in Tokyo, and you do not often see one that is empty.
　　During the day, most people travel to and from work by train. Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day. At most stations, trains arrive every two or three minutes, but at certain hours there do not seem to be enough trains. Although they are usually crowded, Japanese trains are very good. They always leave and arrive on time. On a London train you would see everybody reading a newspaper. In Tokyo trains everybody in a seat seems to be asleep, whether his journey is long or short.
　　In Tokyo, I stood outside the station for five minutes. Three fire - engines (消防车) race past on the way to one of the many fires that Tokyo has every day. Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them can really surprise me now.
(　　) 1. In which way is Tokyo different from London?
　　　　A. It has a larger population.　　　　　　　B. Night clubs are sometimes empty.
　　　　C. There are more traffic jams.　　　　　　D. It is more difficult to go somewhere on foot.
(　　) 2. Which of the following about Japanese trains is NOT true according to the passage?
　　　　A. They often leave and arrive on time.
　　　　B. They are often crowded.
　　　　C. They are the main means people use to travel to and from work.
　　　　D. There are so many surprises in them every day.
(　　) 3. Where can you find everybody reading a newspaper?
　　　　A. At most London train stations.　　　　B. On a Tokyo train.
　　　　C. On a London train.　　　　　　　　　D. At most Tokyo train stations.
(　　) 4. Fires break out 　　　　 in Tokyo according to the passage.
　　　　A. very seldom B. quite often
　　　　C. not very often D. only several times a day
(　　) 5. Which of the following about Tokyo is NOT true according to the passage?
　　　　A. There are more trains than cars.
　　　　B. Fire - engines are very busy in the city.
　　　　C. The streets become more crowded at 11:30 at night.
　　　　D. Tokyo people are friendly.

答案： 1-5: DDCBA