2010-2023历年江苏省无锡市滨湖区九年级上册期末测试英语试卷（带解析）.docxVIP

2010-2023历年江苏省无锡市滨湖区九年级上册期末测试英语试卷（带解析）

第1卷

一.参考题库(共20题)

1.NewYorkisoneofthelastlargeAmericancitiestohavesomeofitspolicemenonhorseback.TheNewYorkpolicehave170horsesworkingincertainpartsofthecity.Thehorsesareexpensivetofeed,butitisevenmoreexpensivetolookafterthem.Becausethehorsesmustwalkonthestreets,theyneedspecialhorseshoes.Infact,theyneedmorethan8,000ofthemeachyear.EverypolicehorseinNewYorkgetsnewshoeseverymonth.Keepingtheseshoesingoodrepairisthejobofsixblacksmiths(铁匠).Thereareonlyaboutthirty-fiveoftheseblacksmithsinthewholeUnitedStates.Thecostofshoeingahorseisbetweentwentydollarsandthirty-fivedollars,andittakesagoodblacksmithtwoorthreehourstodothejob.

Ablacksmith’sjobisnotaneasyone.Hemustbeabletoshapeashoefromapieceofmetalandthenfitittothehorse’sfoot.Theblacksmithmustbendoverallthetimewhenheisfittingtheshoeandmustholdtheweightofthehorse’slegwhileheworks.Clearly,ablacksmithmustbeverystrong.Butevenmoreimportant,hemustbeabletodealwithhorses---forbeforetheblacksmithcanbeginhiswork,hehastogetthehorsetoliftitsleg.

OneoftheblacksmithsinNewYorkisJamesCorbin.HecametothecountryfromIrelandin1948.Henotonlymakeshorseshoesforthepolicebutalsoworksforagroupofhorseownersnearthecity.Corbinbecameinterestedinblacksmithingbecausehisfatherdidit,and,asheputsit,“It’sagoodwaytomakealiving.”

【小题1】Accordingtothereadingpassage,ablacksmithmustbelikelya________________man.

A．clever

B．rich

C．strong

D．lucky

【小题2】JamesCorbinbecameablacksmithbecausehe________________.

A．wasinterestedinhorses

B．wasneededbythepolicemen

C．drewapictureofthehorseshoe

D．hadtomakealiving

【小题3】Inthereadingpassage“toshapeashoe”isto________________.

A．fititonthehorse’sfoot

B．useitfortwoorthr