江苏省句容市2014届下学期初中九年级期中考试（一模）英语试卷

江苏省句容市2014届下学期初中九年级期中考试（一模）英语试卷

江苏省句容市2014届下学期初中九年级期中考试（一模）英语试卷 本试卷满分90分。考试用时100分钟。‎ 一、单项选择 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)‎ 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ ‎1. — I knocked over my coffee cup. It went right over the keyboard.‎ ‎ — You shouldn’t put drinks near ▲ computer.‎ ‎ A. a B. an C. the D. /‎ ‎2. One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to ▲ healthy eating habits.‎ ‎ A. grow B develop C. increase D. raise ‎3. —Which driver was to blame?‎ ‎ —Why, ▲ ! It was the child’s fault. He suddenly rushed out between two parked cars.‎ ‎ A. both B. all C. either D. neither ‎4. President Xi Jinping made several speeches about the Chinese Dream ▲ his trip to Europe.‎ ‎ A. By B. while C. during D. until ‎5. —I think I’ll give Tom a ring.‎ ‎ —You ▲ . You haven’t been in touch with him for years.‎ ‎ A. will B. may C. have to D. should ‎6. It was reported that the number of the passengers ▲ took the flight is 227.‎ ‎ A. which B. what C. who D. where ‎7. －I’m thinking of the test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass this time.‎ ‎ － ▲ ! I’m sure you’ll make it.‎ ‎ A. Cheer up B. Good luck C. No problem D. I’m sorry ‎8. I think it’s necessary for my daughter to have her own mobile phone, for I sometimes want to make sure if she ▲ home for dinner.‎ ‎ A. come B. comes C. has come D. will come ‎9. Michael made a big bamboo box ▲ the little sick bird till it could fly.‎ ‎ A. keep B. to keep C. keeping D. kept ‎10. In my opinion, London's not as expensive in price as Tokyo but Tokyo is ▲ in traffic.‎ ‎ A. more organized B. the most organized ‎ C. so organized as D. as organized as ‎11. —You are wanted on the phone.‎ ‎ — ▲ nobody knows I am here.‎ ‎ A. If B. And C. But D. So ‎12. ▲  experience it is! I’ll never forget the days I spent in the forest.‎ ‎ A. What an exciting      B. What an excited      C. How exciting        D. How excited ‎13. Kim Soo-hyun, a ▲ actor, is famous as the “professor” in “Man from the Stars”.‎ ‎ A. 25-years-old B. 25-year-old C. 25 years old D. 25 year old ‎14. — ▲ will you show us around your school?‎ ‎ — In a few days.‎ ‎ A. How soon B. How long C. How often D. How far ‎15. Don’t you think these boots look very nice? I wonder ▲ .‎ ‎ A. how much I should pay for them B. how much do they cost ‎ C. how much should I spend on them D. how much are they 二、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。‎ I grew up as the youngest of three girls in a small town outside Boston. My parents did their best to 16 everything we needed. It was a(n) 17 life, I seemed to have all I wanted: a lot of latest fashionable clothes and holiday vacations. At school some of my classmates envied me, ‎ ‎ 18 when came back from spring break（春假）. From the outside, I appeared to have it all, but inside I was losing something 19 to live a happy life, an active self-image (自我形象). When I looked at myself in the mirror I felt 20 and unhappy. ‎ Great clothes, dancing, singing, and piano lessons did not 21 the emptiness I felt inside myself. 22 my mom told me that I was a born artist; I had so little confidence that I didn’t believe that it was true. Instead, I compared myself to others and always found myself losing something. ‎ ‎ 23 can take the place of an active self-image. It’s something we can’t fake (假装), even if we act as if we have one. It might be wonderful to have parents who 24 how to help me develop feeling of self-worth. My parents are really good people who 25 didn’t know how. As a result, building self-worth has become my lifelong lesson. ‎ Today I understand that feeling good about myself is a lifelong process never to be rushed, only to be embraced (拥抱) with time.‎ ‎16. A. provide     B. return     C. search      D. donate ‎17. A. comfortable     B. stressful     C. unhappy    D. frightened ‎18. A. nearly     B. recently     C. hopefully     D. especially ‎ ‎19. A. secret     B. important    C. magical     D. physical ‎ ‎20. A. strange     B. frightened     C. empty     D. nervous ‎ ‎21. A. cause      B. show      C. fill       D. teach ‎ ‎22. A. Until        B. Whether      C. Unless       D. Although ‎ ‎23. A. Anything        B. Nothing        C. Something    D. Everything ‎ ‎24. A. describe       B. know        C. argue         D. wonder  ‎ ‎25. A. simply       B. luckily       C. widely        D. suddenly ‎ 三、阅读理解 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分) ‎ ‎ 阅读下面三篇材料，根据内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。 ‎ ‎（A）‎ Gary is teaching his students to play a game called “Word House” in the English class. Here is the way to play this game.（contain: 包含）‎ ‎26. What does “Word House” look like?‎ ‎ ‎ ‎27. According to the rules of the game, we know ▲ .‎ ‎ A. it is about spelling ‎ B. it is a computer game ‎ C. there must be five people in the game ‎ D. the student who can write the most words wins the game ‎28. Which of the following is the right order of playing this game?‎ ‎ a. Cut the paper into squares.‎ ‎ b. Make a three-letter word which contains the two letters you’ve written.‎ ‎ c. Write a letter on one square.‎ ‎ d. Keep making new words in the same way.‎ ‎ e. Make a two-letter word and put it below the first square.‎ ‎ A. a-b-c-d-e B. a-c-e-b-d C. d-c-e-b-a D. e-b-c-d-a ‎（B）‎ Almost everyone suffers from a headache sometimes. But some people suffer from repeated, frequent headaches. ‎ What is headache? What causes it? What can be done about a headache? What research is being done on headaches? ‎ The dictionary defines (下定义) headache simply as “a pain in the head.” What most people mean by headache is a pain which lasts several minutes or hours. It covers the whole head, or one side of it, or perhaps the front or the back of the head. To add to the confusion (困惑) about a definition, some people call tight feeling in the head a headache.‎ A headache is important because it can be the first warning of a serious condition which probably could be controlled if discovered early. If a person removes the warning, day after day, with a pain-killer, he may pass the point of easy control.‎ The professional name for covering up a symptom (症状) is “masking” (遮蔽). A headache expert once said, “Masking symptoms is not the best way of treatment.” He compared taking a pain-killer for a headache before a cause is known with taking iron pills for anemia (贫血症) while bleeding continues undiscovered. He added, “Sometimes it is wiser to stand still than to advance in darkness.”‎ A headache is important also because it affects normal, happy living. The employee with a headache does less work. In a flash of temper he may upset (使心烦意乱) his workmates or customers, causing a direct or indirect loss to his organization. The mother with a headache suffers and disturbs the family. She upsets her husband and children.‎ ‎29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?‎ ‎ A. Headache has no effect on others.‎ ‎ B. Headache may cover the whole body.‎ ‎ C. Headache is just the tight feeling in the head.‎ ‎ D. Headache may last several minutes or hours.‎ ‎30. What may the writer talk about in the following paragraph?‎ ‎ A. Treatments of headaches B. The definition of headaches ‎ C. Symptom of headaches D. Bad effects of a headache ‎ ‎31. The passage mainly tells us ▲ .‎ ‎ A. the reason of headache ‎ ‎ B. everyone suffers from a headache ‎ C. headache and its effect ‎ ‎ D. a headache is a symptom of something serious ‎ ‎（C）‎ Have you ever wondered?‎ ‎1. Why do airplanes take longer to fly west than east?‎ It can take five hours to go west-east from New York (NY) to London but seven hours to travel east-west from London to NY. The reason for the difference is an atmospheric phenomenon (大气现象) known as the jet stream (气流). The jet stream is a very high altitude (= above sea ‎ level) wind which always blows from the west to the east across the Atlantic. So the planes moving at a constant air speed go faster from the west to the east when they are moving with the wind than in the opposite.‎ ‎2. What would happen if the gravity on Earth was suddenly turned off?‎ Supposing we could magically turn off gravity. Would buildings and other buildings float away? What happened would depend on (依靠) how strongly the things were attached (吸附) to the earth. The earth is moving at quite a speed, moving at over a thousand miles per hour. If you turn something around your head on a string, it goes around in a circle until you let go of the string. Then it flies off in a straight line. ‘Turning off’ gravity would be like letting go of the string. Things not attached to the earth would fly off in a straight line. People in buildings would suddenly shoot up at a great speed until they hit the ceiling (= top surface of a room). Most things outside would fly off into space.‎ ‎32. What information can we get from the first part?‎ ‎ A. It is the jet stream that affects how fast airplanes fly.‎ ‎ B. Planes go slower when they are moving with the wind.‎ ‎ C. It takes more time to fly from NY to London than from London to NY.‎ ‎ D. The jet stream always blows from the east to the west across the Atlantic.‎ ‎33. The underlined word “shoot” in the 2nd part means “ ▲ ”.‎ ‎ A. send for B. move quickly C. come out D. grow quickly ‎34. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?‎ ‎ A. It takes seven hours to travel from London to New York.‎ ‎ B. The earth is moving at a high speed.‎ ‎ C. People on the earth will grow higher if there’s no gravity.‎ ‎ D. Things not attached to the earth would fly off in a straight line.‎ ‎35. Where can we read this passage?‎ ‎ A. In a comic book. B. In a short story.‎ ‎ C. In a travel magazine. D. In a student’s book.‎ 四、词汇运用 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ A) 根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，每空一词。‎ ‎36. Some experts warn that online financing like Yu’ebao (余额宝) has ▲ (it) risks.‎ ‎37. More college students keep themselves busy ▲ (do) various kinds of social practices.‎ ‎38. After dinner, most ▲ (family) sit together and chat happily to wait for New Year’s arrival.‎ ‎39. The fans of the BBC series Sherlock find the ▲ (dead) of the main character hard to ‎ accept.‎ ‎40. At the exhibition, the boy’s ▲ (invent) that look like robots attracted lots of IT ‎ engineers’ attention.‎ B) 根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词。‎ ‎41. Malaysia airlines has done something since Flight MH370 appeared in the early hours of March the ▲ (八).‎ ‎42. “Let’s be friends, tuhao!” It’s a popular saying ▲ (在…中间) Chinese young people.‎ ‎43. Like many famous scientists, Qian Xueseng ▲ (致力于) himself to the study of science.‎ ‎44. It is well known that the Diaoyu Islands between China and Japan ▲ (属于) to China.‎ ‎45. The more ▲ (积极) you take part in class, the more outgoing you will be.‎ 五、短文填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词, 并将完整单词写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。‎ As we all know, the city grows bigger and bigger. There is even l 46 space to park a car. Engineers are working to solve this problem. They have c 47 up with a creative idea called a folding（可折叠的）car. If you don’t mind d 48 a car that is folded in the middle, parking will get much e 49 .‎ The folding car is quite small and is d 50 for just two persons to take. Three of these cars can fit into one traditional parking space. And you can park the folding car almost a 51 . The folding car is powered by batteries. It r 52 for 62 miles per charge(充电). Inside the car, there is a minicomputer to track (跟踪) the location and limit（限制）the s 53 , while the navigation system (导航系统) tells the driver w 54 to go.‎ Next time when you need a folding car, you can go to your nearest charging station to hire one, and remember to r 55 it in time after you have used it. ‎ It’s amazing, isn’t it? ‎ 六、任务型阅读,每空一词 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ ‎（A）‎ Months ago, some groups of students in their community make a survey about “How do people spend their spare time?” The following diagrams show some results of it.‎ Diagram 1: Hours for people of different ages who surf the Internet in a week.‎ Diagram 2: Library Attendance (People go to the library on different days)‎ Diagram 3: Different programs people like.‎ ‎56. People aged 31-55 spend the most time ▲ the Internet every week. ‎ ‎57. The word “ ▲ ” in Diagram 2 means “the number of people” in the library. ‎ ‎58. From the survey, we know about twenty people go to the library on ▲ . ‎ ‎59. ▲ of the people like watching news and cartoons. ‎ ‎60. The three diagrams show us the ▲ of a survey about how people spend their free time.‎ ‎（B）‎ When you want to buy or rent a house, you expect not only the good quality of the house but also the nice neighbours who live near you. Almost everyone agrees that good neighbours can help each other. In my opinion, a good neighbour should be someone who respects your life, be ready to help you and care about the environment in the neighbourhood.‎ First of all, it is very important for your neighbour to respect your life. Just imagine, if your neighbour is curious about you, especially your personal life and tries to know more about it by any way. How will you feel? What is more, he or she may also talk with others about your life. Do you want to live with him or her any more? The answer must be negative (否定的). You may move as soon as you can.‎ Next, what you should consider is that a good neighbour is always willing to give you a hand when you are in trouble. For example, if you are not at home and someone suspect tries to open your door, your neighbour who sees it should call 110. It will help you to protect your property.‎ Finally, a good neighbour should care about the environment. He or she should throw all the rubbish into dustbin and keep the place clean because a good environment can make people who ‎ live in it relaxed all the time.‎ Title: 61 to be a good neighbour Almost everyone agrees that it is 62 to live with some good neighbours.‎ First of all Your neighbour should realize the 63 of respect your life. ‎ ‎ 64 ‎ When you need him or her, your neighbour is always willing to give you a hand.‎ Finally A good neighbour should care about the environment because living in such a clean place is 65 .‎ 七、书面表达 （共1题，满分15分）‎ 假设你是李明，Peter是你的英国网友。他对目前中国多个城市出现的雾霾天气很关注(concern)，来信向你询问此事。请你给他写封回信。要点如下：‎ ‎1.感谢他的关注；‎ ‎2.简介雾霾 (smog) 天气给人们的身体、生活带来的危害；‎ ‎3.针对雾霾天气应采取的防护措施和治理建议（至少各两条）；‎ ‎4.谈谈你的看法或感想。‎ 要求：‎ ‎1. 文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名和地名。‎ ‎2. 信的内容必须包含以上所有要点，可适当发挥。‎ ‎3. 词数：不少于90词，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Peter，‎ I'm glad to receive your letter. ▲ ‎ ‎ ▲ ‎ ‎ ▲ ‎ ‎ ▲ ‎ yours，‎ ‎ Li Ming ‎ 请你仔细检查试卷和答题卷，祝你考出优异成绩!‎ 九年级英语期中试卷参考答案 一、单项选择 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)‎ ‎1-5 ABDCD 6-10 CADBA 11-15 CABAA ‎ 二、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ ‎16-20 AADBC 21-25 CDBBA 三、阅读理解 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)‎ ‎26-28 BAB 29-31 DAC 32-35 ABCD 四、词汇运用 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ ‎36. its 37. doing 38. families 39. death 40. inventions ‎41. eighth 42. among 43. devoted 44. belong 45. actively ‎ 五、短文填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ ‎46. less 47. come 48. driving 49. easier 50. designed ‎51. anywhere 52. runs 53. speed 54. where 55. return ‎ 六、任务型阅读 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)‎ ‎56. on/surfing 57. attendance 58. Saturday(s) 59. 50% /Half 60. result(s)‎ ‎61.How 62. helpful 63. importance 64. Next 65. relaxing 七、书面表达(共1题，满分15分)‎ Dear Peter, ‎ I’m glad to receive your letter. I have learned from your letter that you are concerned about the smog which frequently appears in some areas of China. Thank you for your concern. I’m also very worried about such terrible weather because it has brought much inconvenience or rather harm to people’s health such as traffic jam, road accidents, bad coughs, throat hurts and cancers and so on. As everybody knows, a good environment comes from good protection. So we should do what we can to make a difference. Try to drive less and choose air-friendly products. Only when everyone has the environmental awareness can we have cleaner air. ‎ Hope to hear from you soon and share your good ideas. ‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Ming