闵行区初三英语二模试卷

10.$505.11.10.$505.11.英语试卷（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。Part1Listening(第一部分听力)ListeningComprehension(听力理解)(共30分)Listenandchoosetherightpicture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)(6分）分）ABCDEFGH.5.6.B.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswer(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)(8分)A)Rainy.B)Sunny.A)Aweek.B)Twoweeks.A)Shewillattendabookshow.C)ShehastoseeA)A)A)A)thedoctor.12.13.tothequestionyouhearLucy.$450.Australia.Inahotel.B)B)B)B)B.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswer(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)(8分)A)Rainy.B)Sunny.A)Aweek.B)Twoweeks.A)Shewillattendabookshow.C)ShehastoseeA)A)A)A)thedoctor.12.13.tothequestionyouhearLucy.$450.Australia.Inahotel.B)B)B)B)Judy.$500.Homework.Attheairport.C)C)B)D)C)C)C)C)Windy.Amonth.ShewillbeD)D)Cloudy.Twomonths.busyworking.Shehasterribletoothache.D)Linda.D)$550.Holiday.D)Family.Inthesupermarket.D)Onaship.Tom.A）Jacklikeshisjobverymuch.B）Jack'sjobistosellclothes.C）Jackoftenaskshiscustomersforadvice.D）Jackhassometroublewithhisdesign.C.Listentothepassageandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用表示）（6分）SmithandStevecamefromdifferentcountriesandspokedifferentlanguages.Smithwasamemberofaverysuccessfulpopsonggroup.Stevewasbornblind,sohecouldn'tplaythepianowell.In1982,StevewroteasongandperformeditwithSmith.Unluckily,wecannothearorseeSmithandSteveonthescreenanymore.Thestorytellsuspeoplewithdifferentskincolourscanlivetogether.D.Listentothepassageandcompletethefollowingsentences（听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词）（共10分）TravelFrogisaaboutraisingapetfrog.Thefrogcarriesluggageashetravels,ofscenicspotsandbringsbacklocalfood.Playersneverknowwhenthefrogwillreturnoragain.PlayerswaitforthefrogtocomebackortohearfromhimThegamewasdownloaded402,000timesinChinaon.Part2Phonetics,VocabularyandGrammar（第二部分语音、词汇和语法）II.Choosethebestanswer（选择最恰当的答案）（共20分）Whichofthefollowingunderlinedpartsisdifferentinpronunciationfromtheothers?A）Ineeddoublemilkformycoffee.B）WeareproudtobeChinese.C）Thewomenshoutedloudlyforhelp.D）Theyaregoingtobuyanewhouse.Takealookatbookletontheshelf.Ittellsyouhowtousethenewcooker.A）aB）anC）theD）/Lindacamebackhomehalfpasttenlastnight.Thatsreallytoo1.42.43.late.atB)onC)inD)forIt'simportantfortoknowthathonestyisthebestsolutionwhenintrouble.A)weB)usC)ourD)oursThegovernmentsaysthattheyaregoingtobuildthethirdroadinthetown.A)wideB)widerC)widestD)thewidestTheaudiencewassurprisedtheresultofthesingingcontest.A)fromB)withC)atD)aboutThoughitwasverydangerous,hesitatedwhenenteringtheburninglab.A)everybodyB)nobodyC)anybodyD)somebodyHe'sputonsomuchweightthathisclothesaren'tanymore.A)wonderfullyB)beautifullyC)expensiveD)fitAlicewouldratherinanair-conditionedroominsuchhotweather.A)stayB)tostayC)staysD)stayingTraceysuggestedbasketballinSportsClubafterschool.A)playsB)toplayC)playD)playingThewriterhisnewbookinthehallofouruniversityatthemoment.A)introducesB)isintroducingC)introducedD)wouldintroduceSofar,thelittleboyto21countrieswithhisparentsandtwosisters.A)wastravellingB)hadtravelledC)hastravelledD)istravellingWorkerstheconstructionofUndergroundLine23bytheyearof2025.A)completedB)willcompleteC)completeD)hadcompletedWorkreallyhard,youcanrealizeyourdreamofbecomingapilot.A)butB)soC)orD)andWewillhavetocancelthebaseballmatchtheweatherimproves.A)unlessB)becauseC)assoonasD)ifamazingthelatestDisneyanimationcartoonis!A)WhatB)WhataC)WhatanD)HowJackandhisfriendssometimestakeawalkalongthebeachafterdinner,?A)didtheyB)didn'ttheyC)dotheyD)don'ttheyAccordingtothelaw,traffickeeptotheleftinEngland.

A)mayB)mustC)needD)can-Jiang,anoverseastudent,waskilledatherownhomeinJapan.A)Idon'tagree.B)Ihopeso,butIdon'tthinkso.C)I'msorrytohearthat.D)That'sverykindofyou.-We'regoinghikingthisweekend.Wouldyouliketojoinus?A)Yes,I'dliketo.B)Nevermind.C)I'lltakeyouradvice.D)Iambusynow.HI.Completethefollowingpassageswiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachcanonlybeusedonce(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)(共8分)A.managedtoB.showedoffC.productsD.deathE.researchWhatcanyoudowithnuts?AscientistnamedGeorgeWashingtonCarveransweredthatquestion,overandoveragain.Weshouldsaythankstohimformorethan30046.WhenCarverwasbornin1864,hewasaslave(奴隶)onafarminMissouri.Later,hegotfreedom.Asateenager,heworkedonafarmand47finishhighschool.Attheageof30,hebecamethefirstblackstudentatthecollegeinIowa.In1896,hebecamethefirstblackteacherworkingatanothercollegeinIowa.Severalyearslater,hetookajobatacollegeinAlabama,whereheworkeduntilhis48in1943.Carverstudiedagriculture,thescienceoffarming.His49madehugeimprovementsinfarminginthesouthernUnitedStates.A.remainedB.embarrassedC.similarD.materialE.gainedCarverstudiedpeanuts.Heknewthatthesouthcouldntgrowjustcotton.Plantingcottonyearafteryearworeoutthesoilandmadeituseless.Carverlearnedthatiffarmersplantedcottononeyearandpeanutsthenext,thesoil0healthy.Toencouragethispractice,Carverthoughtofnewusesforthepeanut.Wouldyouliketotrypeanutandraisinicecream?Howaboutusingpeanutsasakindof51tomakeshampoo?Perhapsyouwouldprefertomakepaintfrompeanuts,ormaybeyouwouldliketobakewithpeanutflour.Glue?Paper?Rubber?Thelistgoesonandon.Healsothoughtof52usesforpecans（山核桃）andothernuts.Carver53littlefrommostofhisinventions.Hedid'tfeelthatitwasrighttosellhisideas.Hegavethemfreelytohelpfarmersandfellowscientists.Carver'slifeisonethatwecouldalluseasanexample.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）（共8分）Chinesepeoplestartedtoopentothewesternworldago.（century）Therecordingwillbeplayedtomakesureyoucanunderstandeachword.（two）Afriendofgotthefirstprizeforthehighjumpinthesportsmeeting.（me）MrZhanghasalargeofstampssinceheisabigfanofthem.（collect）Thefiremendecidedtocuttheironfencesoastosavethegirl.（immediate）Intheoldmountainvillage,peoplelearnedawaytomakepaper.（tradition）Thewell-knownrestaurantwill10newdishesnextmonth.（service）Itisofmymothertoloseherpurseonthewaytothemarket.（happy）Rewritethefollowingsentencesasrequired（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。62-67题,每空格限填一词。68题注意句首大写）（共14分）Dadwatershisfavouriteflowersinthegardenregularly.（改为一般疑问句）Dadhisfavouriteflowersinthegardenregularly?Wendyhadlearntfivelanguagesbytheendoflastyear.（对划线部分提问）languageshadWendylearntbytheendoflastyear?Weshouldkeepbananasinacoolplacebeforetheygobad.（改为被动语态）Bananasshouldinacoolplacebeforetheygobad.Theflightwasdelayeduntilthenextdaybecauseofthefog.（保持句意基本不变）Theflightwasuntilthenextdaybecauseofthefog.‘HowcanIimprovemyEnglish?，Theboyaskedtheteacher.（改为宾语从句）TheboyaskedtheteacherheimprovehisEnglish.Thesuperstarisverykind.Hehelpspoorvillagestosetupschools.保持句意基本不变）Thesuperstariskindhehelpspoorvillagestosetupschools.onlineeducation,students,areusedto,moreandmore（连词成句）

Part3ReadingandWriting（第三部分读写）W.Readingcomprehension（阅读理解）（共50分）Choosethebestanswer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）（12分）AnationwidesurveyreleasedearlierthisyearsaidanaverageChineseadultreadlessthaneightbooksin2015,amongwhichwerepaperbooksande-books.Withdigitalbooksbecomingmorepopular,manypeoplewouldfindithardtorememberthelasttimetheysatdowninabookstoreandenjoyedaquietmoment.Butthisdoesnotmeanthatbookstoresarelosingtheircustomers.Toluremorereaders,bookstoresarenowbigger,morebeautifulandgrander.Herearesomeofthem.ZhongshugeWalkingintoaZhongshugebookstoreislikeenteringaseaofbooks,abovetheceilingoverhead,beneaththefloorunderyourfeet,onthewalls,andunderthestepsofthestaircases.Zhongshugeisknownforitsbeautifuldesigns.ThebrandnowhaschainsinShanghai,Hangzhou,andYangzhou.TheBookwormTheBookwormisbookshop,barandcafeallinone.HiddenindowntownBeijing'sSanlitunbararea,theplaceisamongthemostpopularforforeignerslookingforsomeinternationalexperiencesintheChinesecapital.Inadditiontoalargevarietyofbooks,theEuropean-styleshopalsoholdslecturesandculturalevents.Itsoftenpossibleforvisitorstomeefamousauthorsunexpectedlyinthecomfortableplace.ParadiseTimeTravelBookstoreTibet（西藏）isamust-visitonmanypeoplestravellists.YoucanfindthebeautyoftheancientTibetanstyle.ParadiseTimeTravelBookstoreisdecoratedinthisway.Butifyoulookclosely,youwillfinditisaforeignlanguagebookshop.Thiskindofmixtureisagreatsurprise,isn'tit?TheParadiseTimeTravelBookstoreislocatednearthePrincessWenchengTheaterinLhasa（拉萨）.PoplarKid'sRepublicThePoplarKid'sRepublic,sittinginBeijing'sCBDarea,isafairylandofpicturebooksforchildren.ThebookshopwasselectedamongoneofthemostbeautifulbookshopsintheworldbyFlavorwire,apopularUSnewswebsiteaboutartandculture,in2012.Thecolorfuldesignsinsideareaimedatencouragingkidstoexplorebooks.Pushingtheglassdoorsopen,youwillseechildren'sdrawingsandcraftworks(工艺)hangingonthepinkwalls,leadingyouintoaworldfullofimagination.Accordingtothesurvey,anaverageChineseadultreadlessthanbooksin2015.A)B)4.5C)8D)9TOC\o"1-5"\h\zWecanfindZhongshugein.A)YangzhouB)BeijingC)SuzhouD)LhasaTheunderlinedword‘lure'inparagraph2mostprobablymeans.A)contactB)attractC)observeD)chooseFlavorwireinthepassageis.A)abeautifulbookshopB)arecentsurveyC)anewswebsiteD)anoisybarWhichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothepassage?Chineseadultsdon'treadenoughbooksonaverage.WecanmeetsomefamousbookwritersintheBookworm.TheParadiseTimeTravelBookstoreislocatedinBeijing.Youwillseechildren'sdrawingsinthePoplarKid'sRepublic.Thearticleismainlyabout.A)theimportanceofreadingbooksB)somepopularE-booksC)thefunoftravellingaroundD)somebeautifulbookstoresinChinaChoosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)(12分)Emilywasaneighthgrader.TopassherCivicscourse,shehadtodosomevolunteerservicesinanursinghomeforaweek.OneMonday,Emilywenttothenursinghomeafterschool.Whenshearrived,shewastoldshewouldspendanhoureveryweekdaywithanelderlylady,MrsBlair.Shewasthenledintoaroom,whereanoldladyinaflowerydresswassittingonasofa.Emilystoodawkwardly(别扭地)infrontofthelady.Sheclearedherthroatandsaid,‘Goodafternoon.I'mEmily.'‘Goodafternoon,Emily.Takeaseat,please.'MrsBlairreplied.Then,75filledthespacebetweenthem.Emilywonderedwhattosay.‘Tellmeaboutyourself,Emily.'MrsBlairsaidsuddenly.‘Well,'Emilystarted,‘Idon'thaveanygrandparents,soIdon'tknowhowtogetonwellwithelderlypeople.Ilovetheperformingarts.I'mheremainlybecauseIhavetovolunteerheretogetagoodgradeformyCivicsclass.'MrsBlairdidn'tseemtomind.‘Manypeople,especiallyteens,don'tseemto76oldpeoplelikeme.Nowyouarehere,andI'mgoingtochangethat

aboutyou.Askmeanything.'Emilythoughtforamoment,andfinallydecided,‘Whatwasyourjob?'‘IwasaBroadwaystarinthe1950s.'MrsBlairanswered.‘Cool!Canyoutellmeaboutit?'Emilyasked,amazed.MrsBlairsmiled.‘Backthen,77theleadactresshadthehonortowearaspecialbracelet.Iwastheleadinalmostalloftheplays,soIalwaysworethebracelet.Tillthisday,Istillhaveit.'EmilysmiledalongwithMrsBlairandlistenedtotheotherstoriesattentively.Shehadbecomevery78MrsBlair'sstories.Shedecidedtocomeearlierthenextday.Tuesday,Wednesday,andThursdaypassedbyquickly.ThencameFriday.Asshewasleaving,Emilywasreallyupsettosaygoodbye.‘Don'tbesad.Youcanstillvisitme.'MrsBlaircomfortedher.ShethenhandedasmallboxtoEmily,‘It'smygifttoyou.'Emily79openedtheboxandwassurprisedtoseewhatwasinside.‘It'sthebraceletthatyouwore.Thankyou!'Emilysaid,withtearsinhereyes.‘I'msuretovisityouwheneverI'mfree.'Onthewayhome,Emilythoughtofherownlovefortheperformingarts.Shetouchedthebraceletand80thatshewouldkeepherwordtoMrsBlair.75.76.A)happinessB)A)careforD)worryaboutfriendshipC)B)silenceagreewithD)C)humourdependon77.A)evenB)maybeC)yetD)only78.A)withafraidofB)interestedinC)pleasedwithD)familiar79.A)angrilyB)easilyC)carefullyD)suddenly80.A)promisedB)deniedC)introducedD)liedReadthepassageandf订1intheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分）Somethingchangedafewyearsago.Around2012,teensstartedtospendtheirtimemuchdifferentlyfromthegenerationsbefore.Istartedtonoticebigdifferencesinteens'b81andattitudesintheyearlysurveyof11millionyoungpeople.A2017surveyfoundthattwooutofthreeU.S.teensownedaniphone.Forthisreason,IcallthemiGen(iphonegeneration).WhatmakesiGendifferent?Growingupwithasmartphonehasaffectednearlyeveryaspectoftheirlives.Theyspendsomuchtimeontheinternet,textingfriendsandonsocialmedia,anaverageofaboutsixhoursperday,sotheyhavelessfreetimeforeverythingelse.Thati82goingtoparties,shoppingatthemallorwatchingmovieswiththeirfriends.Thesewereo83thefavoriteactivitiesofmostteens.ButnowiGenteensaretakingpartinthesesocialactivitiesatalowerratethanothers.AlinkthatshouldbenoticedIwonderedifthesechangesmightbec84totheirdeteriorating退化）mentalhealth.Sureenough,Ifoundthatteenswhospendmoretimeonscreensarelesshappyandmoredisappointed.Meanwhile,a2017studyaskedsomeadultstogiveupFacebookforaweekandotherstocontinueusingit.ThosewhogaveupFacebookfelthappier,lessl85andlessdisappointedduringtheweekastheyhadmorefreetimeforsocialactivitieslikemeetingfriends,watchingmovies,etc.Whatelseislost?Spendinglesstimewithfriendsmeanslesstimetodevelopsocialabilities.A2016studyshowedthatthesixthgraderswhospentjustfivedaysatacampw86usingscreensendedtimebetteratreadingexpressionsonothers'faces.Thatisn'ttosaythatiGenteensdon'thavea87.Theyarephysicallysaferandmoretolerant（宽容）.Theyalsoseemtohaveastrongerworkspiritandmorerealisticexpectations.Tomysurprise,theiGenteensIinterviewedsaidtheypreferredseeingtheirfriendsinpersontocommunicatingwiththemusingtheirphones.ButitmightbejustwhatiGenneeds.Answerthequestions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分）AndrewCarnegiewasbornin1835inScotland.Hewasfromapoorfamily.Whenhewastwelve,hisfamilymovedtotheU.S.A.Theywantedabetterlife.There,Andrewstartedtoworkrightaway.Hegotajobinafactory.Hewasagoodworker,buthedidn'tlikethejob.Later,hechangedhisjob.HeworkedattheRailroadCompanywhereeverybodylikedhim.Hedidmanydifferentjobs.Hissalarygothighereveryyear.Inhisfreetime,Andrewlovedtoread.Butinthosedays,theUnitedStatesdidn'thavefreepubliclibraries.Luckily,helivedneararichmanwithmanybooks,wholetyoungboysusehislibraryforfree,soAndrewcouldreadasmuchaspossible.Hereadthroughouthislife.Andrewlearnedalotattherailroadcompany.Herealizedthattherailroadwasveryimportantforbigcountries.Hehadanideatostartabusinesswithrailroads.Hesavedallhismoneyandopenedabusinessattheageofthirtyyears.First,hiscompanymadebridgesfortherailroads.Tenyearslater,itmadesteelforbridges,machines,andmanyotherthings.Soonhewastherichestmanintheworld.Andrewlikedtomakemoney.Buthebelieveditwasveryimportanttohelpotherpeople.In1901,hesoldhiscompanyfor$480million.HestartedtogiveawayhismoneytomakenewlibrariesandcollegesallovertheUnitedStates.Hebuilt2,811libraries.Andrewalsogavealotofmoneytopeoplewhoworkedforpeace.In1903,hegave$milliontobuildaPeacePalaceintheNetherlands.AndrewCarnegiediedin1919.Hewaseighty-fouryearsold.Duringhislife,hegaveawaynearlyallofhismoney.Hegaveawayover$350millionforeducationandpeace.Therearecolleges,libraries,hospitals,andparksnamedafterAndrewCarnegie.Hehelpedmillionsofpeopleallovertheworldtostudyandlearn.AndrewCarnegieusedtoworkinafactory,didn'the?WhycouldAndrewCarnegiereadasmuchaspossibleinthosedays?HowoldwasAndrewCarnegiewhenheopenedabusiness?WhatdidAndrewCarnegie'scompanydo?HowdidAndrewCarnegiehelpothersafterhesoldhiscompany?WhatcanyoulearnfromAndrewCarnegie?W.Writing（作文）（共20分）Writeane-mailinatleast60wordsaccordingtothegivensituation根（据所给情景写一封不少于60词的电子邮件，邮件开头已给。）假如你是Sunny,你们班级将要在教室里举行一次毕业派对，班主任Susan正在征集大家的金点子。请给Susan写一封电子邮件，介绍你设计的一个或几个有意义的毕业派对活动。（注意：文．中．不．得．出．现．任．何．姓．名．、．校．名．及．其．它．相．关．信．息．，．否．则．不．予．评．分．。）SubjectGraduationPartyToclassteachersusan@163.comDearSusan,Iamreallyexcitedaboutthecominggraduationparty.Yours,Sunny闵行区2017学年第二学期九年级质量调研考试英语听力文字和参考答案Part1I.A.1.Eatingplentyofvegetablesandfruitisgoodforpeople'shealth.(B)OurfamilyisplanningtotravelacrossAmericabycarthissummer.(D)MrSmiththinksreadingnewspapersisagoodwaytorelaxhimself.(C)Jenny'sparentsaregoingtotakehertoShanghaiDisneylandthisweekend.(F)MycousinAliceenjoysherjobofworkingasacookinafamousrestaurant.(H)ManyschoolsinShanghairequirestudentstotakeswimminglessonseveryweek.(E)B.M:Jane,takeanumbrellawithyou.It'srainingheavilyoutside.W:Whatchangeableweather!ItwassunnyanhouragowhenIenteredthebuilding.Q:Howistheweathernow?(A)M:Whereareyougoingthissummer,Shirley?W:ToLondon.M:Willyoustaythereforlong?W:Iwillspendtwoweeksstudyinginalanguageschoolandaweektravellingaround.Q:HowlongwillShirleyspendstudyinginaLondonlanguageschool?(B)M:Alice,canyougotoShanghaiLibrarywithmethisSaturday?Therewillbeabookshowthere.W:I'mafraidIcan't,Sam.Ihavetogotoseethedoctor.Ihaveaterribleheadachethesedays.Q:Whycan'tAlicegotoShanghaiLibrarywithSamthisSaturday?(C)W:Who'sgoingtolookafterthebabytonight,LucyorLinda?M:Neither.TheywillgotoapartywithTomthen.Judywillcomeinstead.Q:Whowilllookafterthebabytonight?(B)M:Thiskindofcameracost500dollarsamonthago.W:Yes,itusedto.Butthepricehasgoneupnow.Itcostsfiftydollarsmore.M:Whatapity!ButIreallyneedone.Q:Howmuchdoesthecameracostnow?(D)W:Whatdidyoudoduringthewinterholiday?M:IwenttoAustraliaandhadagoodtimethere.Whataboutyou?W:Ididn'tgoanywhere.Ijuststayedathomeanddidmyhomework.Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?(C)W:Excuseme,I'dliketocheckin.M:Yes,ofcourse.MayIhaveyourpassport,please?W:Hereyouare.M:OK.Hereisyourboardingcard.Yourflightwillleaveintwohours.Q:Wherearethetwospeakers?(B)M:Ican'tthinkofanythingnewfortheclothes.Designingisreallyalonelyjob.W:Whynottalktoyourcustomers,Jack?Andnewideasmaycometoyourmind.M:Thankyouforyouradvice.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromthedialogue?(D)C.Hereisthestoryoftwomen,SmithandSteve.Theycamefromdifferentcountriesandlookeddifferent,buttheysharedthesamelanguageandthesamecareer.Inthe1960s,SmithbecameamemberofTheBeatles,averysuccessfulpopsonggroup.Hehadaspecialtalentforwritingsongsandsingingthem.Steve,unluckily,wasbornblind,butthatdidn'tstophimfromlearningthepianoattheageofseven.LikeSmith,hewasanothersuccessfulsongwriter,buttherewasonedifferencebetweenthetwomen,theirskincolours.UnlikeSmith,whowaswhite,Stevewasblack.In1982,bothmenworkedtogetheronasong.Smithwrotethesonghimself,andbothmenperformedittogether.Itwasverypopular.Nowadays,becauseoftheInternet,wecanstillhearandseethemonthescreen.Inthevideo,Stevewearsawhitejacket,whileSmithwearsablackone.Allofthesemakethesamepoint:thetwocolourscanlivetogether,justlikeapiano.F16.T17.F18.F19.F20.TD.AmobilegamenamedTravelFroghasbecomepopularamongyoungChinese.ItisaJapanesegameaboutraisingapetfrogandsupplyinghimwithequipmentfortravels.Inthegame,thefrogleadsafreeandrelaxinglife－itoftentravelswithoutplanning.Hecarriesluggageashetravels,takesphotosofscenicspotssuchashotspringsandbringsbacklocaldeliciousfoodlikestrawberriesandmilk.Hemaytravelforafewhoursorforuptofourdays.Playersneverknowwhenhe'llsetoutagain.Alltheplayerscandoistopatientlywait