2024年江蘇省南通市海門區(qū)中考一模(期中)考試英語(yǔ)試卷

2023-2024學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期期中試卷九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)注意事項(xiàng)考生在答題前請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀本注意事項(xiàng)：1.本試卷共10頁(yè)，滿分為120分，考試時(shí)間為120分鐘。考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。2.答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考試證號(hào)用0.5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡上指定的位置。3.答案必須按要求填涂、書寫在答題卡上，在試卷、草稿紙上答題一律無效。第Ⅰ卷(選擇題共60分)第Ⅰ卷共45小題，請(qǐng)將答案按要求填涂在答題卡上。一、單項(xiàng)選擇(本題共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。1.Thecarefromfriendsislikethewind—youcan'tseeityoucanfeelit.A.andB.orC.butD.so2.Wow!Themusicmakesmefeelgood.isbetterthanlisteningtosoftmusic.A.NothingB.AnythingC.SomethingD.Everything3.Thefridgeisintheway.Let'smoveitoverthere,thewall.A.aboveB.againstC.amongD.around4.—WhatistheofyourexcellentspokenEnglish?—Practicemakesperfect!A.secretB.resultC.influenceD.value5.—Dear,let'sgototherailwaystationtobuytheticketstoday.—There'snoneed.Wecanbookthemonline.A.reallyB.clearlyC.hardlyD.simply6.Lifeoftentobestrangerthanweexpect.Preparefortheworstandhopeforthebest.A.worksoutB.breaksoutC.turnsoutD.runsout7.—Ihavehadabadcoughthesedays.—Istronglyyoutogiveupsmoking.Itdoesgreatharmtoyourhealth.A.inviteB.adviseC.followD.allow8.Adeskmeansyouareorganized.Youwon'thavetospendhourslookingforthingsyouneed.A.newB.squareC.tidyD.wooden9.—I'veleftmycomputerathome.CanIborrowyours?—Ifyou.ButI'lluseitagaininaboutanhour,OK?A.needB.canC.shouldD.must10.—Let'sgotoplaysoccer,Jack.—I'mafraidnot.Iwillneedonemorehourbeforemyproject.A.finishedB.isfinishedC.willfinishD.willbefinished

11.—Morefreehealthservicewillbeprovidedfortheelderlyinthenearfuture.—bignews!Chinaisdevelopingmoreandmorerapidly.A.WhatB.WhataC.HowD.Howa12.Readthedialogueontheright.WhatdoesEmilymean?A.Nickshouldneverstartthereport.B.ShewillhelpNickwiththereport.C.Nickshouldstartthereportrightnow.D.ItisgoodforNicktostartthereportlate.13.Fromthepicturesontheright,weknowthat.A.theboyfinallyfellintothewaterB.theboyreallylikesaskingquestionsC.theboyfinallygaveuptheskatingideaD.theboylikesplayingwithstonesverymuch14.—I'mnotsure.—You'vetriedyourbest.Whatevertheresultis,don'tbetoohardonyourself.A.whetherIliketomovehereB.whenIcanprepareforthetestC.ifIcangethighmarksinthetestD.whyIhavetomovetoanothercity15.——CouldImakeacallwithyourphone?Ileftmineathome.—.Hereyouare.A.NevermindB.OfcourseC.You'dbetternotD.I'mafraidnot二、完形填空(本題共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Katiesaidgoodbyetoherparentsatthefrontdooroftheircandyshopastheydroveoffforavacation,andKatie16she'dbeabletorunitwithAuntMaria'shelp.AuntMariadidn'thaveanyexperienceonbusiness,butsheisalwayscalled“17”.AsMariablewintothestore,shesaid,“Allright,Katiemylove,let'sgetthispartystarted.”Katietookherauntovertowherethefamilymadetheirowncandy,suchasfreshfudge(軟糖).AuntMaria18apieceofchocolatefudge.“Hmm,”shesaid.“It'sgood,butnot19.Wecanaddsomethingtomakethatbasictasteexciting.”BeforeKatiecould20whatMariameant,thewomanhadgonetothekitchen.Katieheardherwalking,openingdrawersandthefridge.Thenshecamebackwithherhandsfullofthings.She21themontheworksurfacewithahappytune(小調(diào)).“Brusselssprouts(甘藍(lán))?”Katiegaveheraunta22look.Shecouldn'tbeserious!Butshewas.Thewoman'shandswerebusy23thegreenvegetablesandthenaddingthosesmallpiecesintothefudge.Katie'seyesgrewwideasshewatchedherauntmixthemtogether.Katie24asthebelloverthefrontdoorrang,announcingsome25.Threeboyscamein.“I'llhavestrawberryfudge,please,”saidthefirstboy.“Oh,how26,”laughedMaria.“Imustsuggestyoutrysomethingnew!Trythis!”Sheoffered

theboystheBrusselssproutfudge.“It'sfree!27!”Surprised,buttoopoliteto28,theboysleftwiththefudge.“Theregoourcustomers.Theywilltelleveryonehowstrangeourcandyis,andnobodywillwanttoshophere!”Katiesaidtoherself.Shedidn'tknowwhattodo.Herparentsweregoingtobe29.Thesoundofthebellwokeherupfromher30.Theboyswereback!Butthistimetherewasacrowdofkidscomingintothestorewiththem.“GivemetwopiecesofBrusselssproutfudge,please.”16.A.promisedB.rememberedC.realizedD.checked17.A.friendlyB.creativeC.organizedD.lucky18.A.noticedB.boughtC.madeD.tried19.A.softB.sweetC.smoothD.special20.A.believeB.changeC.questionD.explain21.A.stuckB.leftC.spreadD.swept22.A.strangeB.freshC.blackD.hungry23.A.washingB.weighingC.cuttingD.cooking24.A.movedonB.lookedupC.brokedownD.cameover25.A.shopkeepersB.policemenC.customersD.businessmen26.A.expensiveB.sweetC.funnyD.boring27.A.StayB.EnjoyC.GoD.Help28.A.shoutB.refuseC.eatD.order29.A.madB.calmC.relaxedD.silent30.A.mistakesB.memoriesC.plansD.thoughts三、閱讀理解(本題共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。ASomepeoplelearnaforeignlanguagebecausetheywanttocommunicatewiththelocalpeople.Someotherpeoplearejustcuriousaboutforeigncultures.Whateveryourreasonmaybe,thebestforeignlanguagesoftwarewillcertainlyhelpyoupickupthelanguageinafewweeks.Youwillbeabletospeakfluentlyandunderstandthelanguageclearlyaswell.TellMeMoreThisappisusedinU.S.schools,anditisbelievedtobethebestforeignlanguagelearningappallovertheworld.ItoffersinstructionsforlearningArabic,Chinese,Dutch,English,French,German,Italian,JapaneseandSpanish.However,theappdoesnotcomecheapasitcostsaround$250.NowTalkIfyouarelookingforacheaperlanguagelearningapp,thenthisisjustthesuitablechoiceforyou.Thisappwillcostyouabout$40,andeventhoughitisnotasusefulasTellMeMore,itisstillaverygoodappforthepurpose.Thedisadvantagesarethatthereisverylittlefocusongrammarandthereisaclearlackofinteractive(互動(dòng)性的)activitiesforuserssoitdoesnotresultinfluency,

InstantImmersionThisappprovideslearningmaterialsforupto33differentlanguages,anditisconsideredasthebestappforlearningSpanishaswell.Itwillcostyouabout$30,andthisisaveryreasonablepriceforsuchahighlyrecommendedlanguagelearningapp.Thelearningcoursesarehighlyinteractive,andtheever-presentspeechrecognitionfeatureensuresthatyouaregettingthepronunciationrightwhilespeaking.KidsTalkThisisaforeignlanguagetranslationappthatyoucanmakeuseof,anditwillcostyouabout$30.So,itissaidthatthelevelofperformancewillbesimilartothatofNowTalk.Thisappisdesignedmorefortheuseofchildrenforitsinterestingvideos.31.WhatisthedisadvantageofTellMeMore?A.Itlackslanguagelearningmethods.B.Itoffersnointeractiveactivities.C.Itprovidesnointerestingvideosforchildren.D.Itcostsmuchmorethantheothers.32.bestsuitsuserswithpoorpronunciation.A.TellMeMoreB.NowTalkC.InstantImmersionD.KidsTalk33.Thepurposeofthispassageisto.A.introducesomelanguagelearningappstousB.encourageustouseappstolearnforeignlanguagesC.tellustheimportanceoflearningaforeignlanguageD.tellustheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofsomeappsBCanyouimagineaseaofsandthreetimesbiggerthanIndia?ThisistheSaharaDesert.Itcovers11countriesinNorthAfricaandisover9millionsquarekilometersinarea.That'smorethan25%ofAfrica.IntheSahara,temperaturesareverydifferentduringthedayandatnight.Duringtheday,thehottesttimeisbetween2p.m.and4p.m.,whentemperaturerisesto33°C.Butitisverycoldatnight—thecoldesttimeisat4a.m.,whentemperaturesfallto-1°C.TheSaharaisverydry.Theaverageprecipitation(降水)inayearisonly70millimeters.Becauseoftheextremetemperaturesinthisdesert,itisaverydifficultplacetosurvive.MarcoRiverahassometips.Takewarmclothesandablanket.Duringtheday,coveryourbody,headandface.Clothesprotectyoufromthesunandkeepwaterinyourbody.Youwillalsoneedawarmblanketatnight.Itcangetcoldveryquickly.Whenthetemperaturedrops,itcanbeashockandmakeyoufeelevencolder.Youcanuseyourcartires(輪胎)tomakeafire.Afireiseasytosee.Itwillhelppeoplefindyouanditwillkeepyouwarmatnight.Trytodrinksomewateronceeveryhour.Youneedyourwatertolastaslongaspossible.Drinkonlywhatyouneed.Whenyoutalk,youlosewaterfromyourbody.Keepyourmouthclosedanddonottalk.Ifyoueat,youwillgetthirstyanddrinkallofyourwatermorequickly.Youcaneatalittle,butonlytostopyoufromfeelingveryhungry.Eatverysmallamountsoffoodandeatveryslowly.Youcanliveforthreeweekswithnofood,butyoucanonlyliveforthreedaysifthere'snowater.34.Thewriterstartsthepassageby.A.tellingstoriesB.listingnumbersC.givingexamplesD.makingasurvey

35.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingisRIGHT?36.Ifthewritercontinuesthepassage,hemaytalkaboutinthefollowingparagraph.A.howdangerousitistowalkacrosstheSaharaDesertB.hisownexperienceinsurvivingintheSaharaDesertC.anothertiponhowtosavewaterandfoodintheSaharaDesertD.hisgoodwishesforthosewhowanttotakeariskinthedesert37.Thecorrectstructureofthepassagemaybe.CForwritersinWesterncultures,fallisadifficultseasontodescribe.Ononehand,itistheendofthesummer,andthereforealittlesad.Thenightsdrawin,andwhenyouwakeinthemorning,there'sfogandit'scooler:Winteriscoming.AmericanwriterErnestHemingwaywroteinhisbookAMoveableFeast:“Youexpectedtobesadinthefall.Partofyoudiedeachyearwhentheleavesfellfromthetreesandtheirbrancheswerebare(光禿禿的)againstthewindandthecold,wintrylight.”O(jiān)ntheotherhand,fallhasitsgoodside.Therearemanychangesinnatureatthistimeofyear,suchastheredsandbrownsthattheleaveschangeto,andthewaytheyfallfromthetrees.FrenchwriterAlbertCamuseventhoughtfallwasasecondspring:“Autumnisasecondspringwheneveryleafisaflower.”It'saviewyoucanalsofindinthemostfamousfallpoeminEnglishliterature,ToAutumnbyJohnKeats.InthatpoemKeatssaysthatfallhasitssongsjustlikespring.Anotherfallthemeiswisdom.Thearrivaloftheseasonisthoughttobesimilartoapersonbecomingmature.Theirsummerpeakmayhavebeenandgone,butoldagehasnotyetcome.Atthistimeit'sthoughtthatpeoplehavelearnedathingortwoaboutlife.ThegreatIrishpoetW.B.YeatstakesupthisthemeinhispoemTheWildSwansatCoole.YeatsputstogetherapictureforthereaderoutofthedetailsofthechangingseasonsinCooleParkinthewestofIreland,aplaceheknewwell.Seeingandcounting59swans,heremembersfirstmakingthecount19yearsago.Hewonderswhetherhecanstillloveliketheloverswansdo.Ofcourse,manyotherthemesandsubjectmatterscanplayapartintheliteratureoffall.Forexample,it'sthebeginningofanewtermoftheschoolyear.Asyouwouldexpect,fallisfoundinwritingforchildrenandyoungpeople.Butfallwritingusuallyfocusonthechangesinnaturethatwesee,whichwritersoftenuseasasymbolforchangesinhumanlife.38.expressedtheunhappysideoffallinhiswork.A.ErnestHemingwayB.AlbertCamusC.JohnKeatsD.W.B.Yeats39.Thewritermentionedsomefamouswritersandpoetsto.A.givedetailsabouttheirworksB.comparetheirbooksandpoemsC.showthereadersthebeautyofautumnD.showdifferentunderstandingoffall40.Theunderlinedword“mature”meansinparagraph4.A.thinkingaboutlifecarefullyB.havinglivedforlongC.fullygrownanddevelopedD.notgrowinganylonger41.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Changesinnature.B.WritersinWesterncultures.C.Autumninliterature.D.Wondersinthebestseason.DHilarySmithbelongedtoagoodfamily.Butbytheageoftwenty,hehadspentallthemoneythegoodoldfamilyhad.Hethenhadsometroublewiththebankandwasputinprison.HeescapedfromtheprisonandrantoAustraliaatonce.HilarydidnotlikeAustralia,andAustraliadidnotlikeHilary.Whathecoulddoseemedtobeoneoftwothings:dieorwork.Thenherememberedthathewasnotaloneintheworld.Hehadanaunt.Shewashisfather'sonlysister,buthisfatherusedtosayshebroughtnoglory(榮耀)tothefamily.Hilary,ofcourse,triedtodiscoverwhatshehaddone.Itseemedthatshehadfailedtomarryanobleman.Instead,shehadchosenahusbandwhowasconnectedwith“trade”.Ofcourse,assoonasshebecame“Mrs.Parks”,herbrotherconsideredherdead.Lateron,Mr.Parksdiedandleftheralotofmoney.Butthatdidnotbringherbacktolifeinherbrother'sopinion.Hilarydiscoveredhisaunt'saddress.Luckilysheremainedfaithfulandloyaltohimevenaftershefellill.SoHilary'sstarshoneagain,andsoonhemovedintoherhouseandlivedascomfortablyasasailorwhohadjustreachedharbor.Hehadonlyaboutasix-penceinhispocket.Onethingwassoonclear:hisauntwasseriouslyill,andnothingcouldcureherillness.Hilarywasveryworried.Fatehadfoundahomeforhim,andwasnowgoingtothrowhimoutofit.Therewasonlyonethingthatcouldsavehim:herwill(遺囑).“Will?”shesaid,“yes,Ihavemadeone.ThatwaswhenIwasagirlandhadnotmuchmoney.Ileftallmymoneytosomereligiouspeople.”“Didn'tyoumakeanotherwillwhenyouweremarried?”Hilaryasked.Hisauntshookherhead.“No,”shesaidinalowvoice.“Therewasnoneed.WhenIfinallyhadalotofmoneyIfoundIhadnorelations.”O(jiān)nthenextdayhewenttothepubliclibraryandexaminedabookoflaw.Ittoldhimwhathealreadybelieved.Whenawomanismarried,anearlierwilllosesitsvalue.Anewwillmustbemade.Ifnonewwillismade,themoneygoestothenearestrelation.Hilaryknewthathewashisaunt'sonlyrelation.Hisfuturewasbright.Afterafewmonthshadpassed,Hilary'sproblemsbecameserious.Hebadlyneededmoney.Hehadexpensivetastes,andowedalotofmoneytoshopkeepcrs.Theybelievedinhimbecausehisauntwasrich,butthedebtwasterrible.Unluckilyhisauntdidnotwanttodiscussmoneymattersatall.Intheendtheyhadaquarrelaboutthesmallamountoftenpounds.Hilarywasnotveryangry.Hebegantowonderaboutanewproblem.Wasitkindtowanthisaunttoliveanylonger?Wasitnotbetterforhertodienow?Whilehewasconsideringwhattodo,hisaunttoldhimthatshewasgoingtosendforherlawyer.Soshewasgoingtomakeanewwill,Hilarythought.Shemightleaveallhermoneytosomeoneelse.Soonhereachedacleardecision.Hemustdoagreatkindnesstothepooroldwoman.Onenightwhentheoldservantwhohadbeennursinghisauntwentoff,hedoubledtheamountofsomemedicine.Thetotalamountwastoogreatanditcouldjustputhertosleepforever.“Thankyou,”hisaunttooktheglassfromhishandwithagratefullook.“Iwant,morethananything,tosleep,andnevertowakeupagain.Isthatwhatyouwish,Hilary?Don'tblame(責(zé)怪)meifIhavesomedoubtsaboutwhatyouintendedtodo.Sickpeoplegettheseideas,youknow.OnethingIoughttoexplaintoyou.Mr.Parksnevermarriedme.Healreadyhadawifeandcouldn'tmarryagain.Thatmadeyourfoolishfatherveryangrywithme...Well,ifIamalivetomorrowIshallmakeanotherwillinyourfavor(贊成).IfIdietonight,you'llgetnothing...No,Hilary,don'ttrytotaketheglassaway.Ifyoudothat,Ishallknow,andIdon'twanttoknow.Goodnight,Hilary.”Then,verycarefully,sheraisedtheglasstohermouthanddrank.42.Fromthestory,welearnthatHilary'sauntwas.A.carelessaboutmoneyB.rudetohernephewC.noteasytogetalongwithD.kind-heartedandwise43.WhydidHilary'sfatherconsiderhisauntdead?A.Becausehethoughtshewasashametothefamily.B.Becauseshebrokeawayfromthefamilyforabetterlife.C.Becausetheylosttouchwitheachotherafterhermarriage.D.Becauseshemarriedabusinessmanwithawifeagainsthiswill.44.TheunderlinedsentencesuggeststhatHilarySmith.A.decidedtocallinalawyerforhisauntB.madeadecisiontoputhisaunt'slifetoanendC.madeuphismindtotakegoodcareofhisauntD.wouldhelphisaunttodonatemoneytoreligiouspeople45.Whichdetailfromthestoryistheclimax(高潮)ofthestory?A.Hilarysucceededinescapingfromtheprison.B.Hilaryquarreledwithhisauntabouttenpounds.C.Hilary'sauntdrankthemedicinehernephewpreparedforher.D.Hilary'sauntmadeawilltoleaveallhermoneytosomeoneelse.第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題共60分)第Ⅱ卷共31小題，請(qǐng)將答案按要求寫在答題卡上。四、詞匯(本題共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)A.請(qǐng)根據(jù)括號(hào)中的中文提示、英文釋義或句意，寫出句中所缺單詞，使句子通順。46.Nomatterhowtimeschange,the(精神)ofLeiFengwillalwaysbeforever.47.——WhereisHaimenTVTower?——It'stheonlytoweronJiefangRoad.Youcan't(nothear,seeorhavesomething)it.48.I'mthirsty.Ipreferacupofteaanythinginit.49.You'vetoldmethetruth.Thankyouforbeingso(neverlying)withme.50.You'dbettercutdownthesalt.Eatingtoomuchofitmay(增加)theriskofhighbloodpressure.B.請(qǐng)根據(jù)句意從方框中選擇合適的單詞，并用其適當(dāng)形式填空，使句子通順。threepleasewewideagree51.—What'sthatinthebox?——It'sasurpriseforMum.Pleasekeepitto.52.Ladiesandgentlemen,it'smygreattointroduceourguestspeaker.53.Asweallknow,XIAOMISU7hascomeoutanditisacceptedaroundtheworld.54.——ShallwegotoChengduthissummerholidaytogether?—I'dloveto,butIneedtogetmyfather's.55.It'ssoexcitingthatJack'smotherhasjustgivenbirthtoanotherchild,herchild.C.請(qǐng)根據(jù)句意從方框中選擇合適的動(dòng)詞，并用其適當(dāng)時(shí)態(tài)填空，使句子通順。appearmatterseparatestudysteal56.——IwenttotheEnglishClubat6,butIdidn'tseeyouthere.—Oh.IforaMathstestinthelibrary.57.Whichmore,tobeapenciltowriteone'shappinessoranerasertoremoveone'ssadness?58.Wethepapersintodifferentgroups.Youneedn'tcheckthemagain.59.Let'sgoandstopthethief.Hesomethingfromanoldwoman'sbag.60.Whenlosingonechance,don'tbehopelessbecauseanotheronesoon.五、短文填空(本題共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)各題所給首字母的提示，寫出一個(gè)合適的英語(yǔ)單詞完整、正確的形式，使短文通順。Lixia,ortheStartofSummer,istheseventhofthe24Chinesesolarterms(節(jié)氣)whichfallsonMay5ofthisyear.Itsymbolizesthepassingfroms61tosummer.Withtheheatofsummer,plantsandcropswillbegintogrowmuchf62.Sofarmersarealwayshappytow63thearrivalofLixia.ThisisthebesttimeoftheyeartoplantearlyriceinthesouthernpartofChina.Chinesehasplentyofoldsayingswhichareusedtowarnpeoplenottobelazyduringthisp64oftime.InChina,peoplec65thedayofLixiaindifferentways.Forexample,insomeplacespeoplecook“Five-ColoredRice”.Usually,itismadefromfivekindsofbeans—mungbean,redbean,yellowbean,blackbeanandgreenbean.Its66forpeople'sgoodwishesoracolorfullife.Peoplealsohavethecustomofeatingsomedifferentkindsoffreshfruitsandvegetables.OnthedayofLixia,childrenwillwearabagwithanegga67theirnecksinsomeareas.Thisisbelievedtohelpkeepthems68andhealthy.OthertraditionsofLixiai69thesingingofbeautifulfolksongs.AndpeoplealsoweighthemselvesonLixia.W70thesummerpasses,they’llweighthemselvesagaintoseehowmanypoundstheyhavelostduringthehotseason.六、閱讀與回答問題(本題共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。Sophie,a14-year-oldBritishgirl,suddenlychangedherbehaviorinclass.Shelostinterestinstudiesandwouldsitinthecornerwithherheadmostlydown.EthanMiller,oneofSophie'steachers,discoveredthatshewasbullied(欺凌)online.Sophiewasreceivingabusive(辱罵)messagesonherphoneandonFacebook.MillersharedSophie'sstoryontheofficialwebsiteofTheChildren'sSociety,achildren'scharityintheUK.Sophiewasnotalone.Oneinthreeyoungpeople,in30countries,saidtheyhaveexperiencedonlinebullying.Twentypercentofthosebulliedstudentswerenotwillingtogotoschoolbecauseofit,accordingtoareportinSeptember.Thestudysurveyedmorethan170,000youngpeopleaged13—24fromcountriesinEurope,Asia,AfricaandSouthAmerica.Seventy-fivepercentofthemsaidthatthemostcommononlinebullyingcaseshappenedonsocialmedia,likeFacebookandTwitter.Thegrowthofsocialmediahasleftmanyyoungpeoplehurtthroughunfriendlyandabusivemessages,commentsandpicturesonline.TheInternetworldmakesiteasierforpeopletocommunicatewitheachother,butthereismoredangerforyoungpeopleaswell—anditissurprisingthatonlinebullyingtroublesmany