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江苏省扬州市邗江区 近三年(2021-2023)九年级上学期期末试卷分类汇编 阅读表达 江苏省扬州市邗江区2022-2023年度九年级上学期英语期末试卷 六、阅读表达(共5小题:每小题2分,满分10分) Late in the afternoon of a cold day,two gentlemen were drinking in a big house in a town in Kentucky "Haley,Tom is an excellent slave.I'm sure he will sell for a good price.He's honest and he makes sure that my farm works like a clock,"said Mr.Shelby. "What do you mean.honest?He's black,'said Haley. "I mean.Tom is a really good person.Last autumn I sent him to do business for me and bring home five hundred dollars.And he came back with the money.Somebody said to him, "Why didn't you escape to Canada?"and he replied,"Master expected me to come back so I did." I am sorry I have to sell him,but I need the money.' "I understand,"said Haley.'but don't worry,I'm a good trader.Some traders take a woman's child from her arms and sell the child while the mother is screaming.But I think that's very bad for business.Some mothers become crazy and die,and the trader loses a thousand dollars.When you're selling children,you need to take the mother away first,so she doesn't see.Then you sell the child.That's how I do it" 阅读并回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过8个单词。 76.Where did Mr.Shelby and Haley have a drink? 77.What is Tom like according to the sentence"he makes sure that my farm works like a clock"? 78.How much money did Tom bring back to Mr.Shelby? 79.Why does Mr.Shelby have to sell Tom? 80.Do you think the way in which Haley does business is different from other traders?Why/Why not? 江苏省邗江区2021-2022学年上学期九年级期末考试英语试题 六、阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分,计10分) 认真阅读下列短文,根据短文内容回答问趣(每题回答字数不超过6个词)。 Every day,from morning until night,under the hot sun.the slaves picked cotton and put it in their sacks.When they finished,Legree weighed it,and there was whipping for the slaves that didn't pick enough cotton. One day a new woman called Cassy started working not far from Tom.Tom noticed that she was very fast.He also noticed an older slave Martha was in pain and slow.Her sack was almost empty.Tom went near Martha,and silentl