08年虹口区英语中考二模试卷.doc

上海市虹口区九年级英语学科期中试卷2008.4(095.16朱天润） (满分150 分，考试时间100分钟) Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力 ) 1. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)： (共6分) A B C D E F G1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：(共10分)7. A) Playing football. B) Collecting stamps. C) Drawing. D) Dancing.8. A) A red tie. B) A yellow tie. C) A pink tie. D) A blue tie. 9. A) 56376932. B) 65376842. C) 65476842. D) 68376935.10. A) At 7:00. B) At 7:30. C) At 8:00. D) At 8:30.11. A) A detective. B) A painter. C) A reporter. D) A policeman.12. A) Toms book. B) Susans book. C) Lauras book. D) Helens book. 13. A) Bananas. B) Oranges. C) Peaches. D) Pineapples.14. A) Australian. B) American. C) Canadian. D) Japanese. 15. A) Because she lost the wallet. B) Because she failed the exam. C) Because she was worrying. D) Because she was late for school.16. A) In the library. B) In the department store. C) On a bus. D) In the street. III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)：(共7分)17. Betty was interested in a hat in the magazine. 18. Betty went to play tennis while Cathy stayed inside. 19. Cathy thought the hat was cheap but very ugly. 20. Cathy refused to lend Betty some money to buy the hat. 21. The magazine told Betty to buy the hat in a shop nearby. 22. Some days later, Betty got the hat and she was pleased with it. 23. Cathy didnt believe that Betty had bought the hat from the magazine. IV. Listen to the dialogue and complete the table (听对话，完成下列表格): (共7分) Flight Booking FormName: (24) _ SmithTelephone number: 2879 4836 Destination(目的地)： (25)_No. of Ticket(s): 1 (26)_ ticket, (27) _ class Date of Journey: Leave on December 2nd Return on (28) _ 29thAirline: (29) _ AirwaysCost: $ (30) _ Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分 词汇和语法)V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)31. There is _ university at the foot of the mountain.A) a B) an C) the D) /32. The opening ceremony(开幕式) of Beijing Olympic Games will be held _ August 8th, 2008. A) at B) on C) in D) during33. Nowadays people are able to get a lot of _ from the Internet. A) picture B) article C) information D) word34. Im sure your son is old enough to make the bed _ . A) he B) him C) his D) himself 35. English and physics are not easy, _ I like them very much. A) and B) but C) or D) for36. Mr. Duke has worked in the company _ he came to New York. A) when B) until C) since D) after37. In my opinion, good habits are _ important than good marks. A) very B) more C) much D) as38. A: Must I return the book tomorrow?B: No, you _. You can keep it until Friday. A) mustnt B) neednt C) shouldnt D) cant39. I have bought two dictionaries recently. _ of them are very useful. A) Both B) All C) Neither D) Either40. The young lady had pity _ the poor old man and gave him some coins. A) with B) to C) on D) for41. Some dangerous wild animals look _ when they are in the zoo.A) brightly B) beautifully C) gently D) lovely42. I cant understand the sentence _ there are no new words in it. A) if B) until C) though D) because 43. When these Italians got to the airport, the plane _ already. A) take off B) has taken off C) took off D) had taken off 44. Maggie is back from holiday. She _ to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. A) has been B) has gone C) would be D) would go45. Jenifer told me _ to teach Chinese. A) will her sister go abroad B) her sister would go abroad C) when would her sister go abroad D) whether her sister will go abroad46. There are some new books on that shelf. They _ a few weeks ago. A) buy B) bought C) were bought D)have bought 47. Id rather _ at home alone with some interesting books to read. A) to stay B) stay C) staying D) stayed48. The black singer has a sweet _ and her songs make thousands of her fans(歌迷) excited. A) voice B) sound C) noise D) shout 49. We have _ the picnic till next week because of the weather. A) put out B) put up C) put on D) put off50. A: The soup and the steak are very delicious, Mrs. Bourne.B: _. A) It doesnt matter B) No, not at all C) Thank you all the same D) Im glad you like themVI. Choose the word or expression which is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence (选择与下列各句中划线部分内容意思相近的单词或短语): (共8分) A) in the right way B) without any mistakes C) like D) not modern E) manage 51. She can speak several languages, such as French and Russian. 52. To my surprise, a blind woman will run the large toy shop. 53. Some of them think the estate that he designed is out of date. 54. The young secretary can type everything quickly and accurately. A) wants to know B) Certainly C) Maybe D) is made up of E) goes over 55. The monitor often reviews the notes as well as the lessons. 56. Perhaps it will bring you luck and I really hope it will. 57. Bob wonders if the money is enough to buy a present. 58. The team consists of three doctors and five college students. VII. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子): (共8分)59. With the help of the taxi _, she was sent to the hospital in time. (drive) 60. The boy is going to fly a kite with his friends on a _ day. (wind) 61. My mother often buys _ because she likes eating them very much. (tomato) 62. There is a famous _ picture on the wall of the classroom. (writer). 63. My office is on the _ floor and I can have a good view of the city. (twenty-five) 64. The policeman tried to find something _around the house. (usual) 65. The citizens realized later that they had made a _ decision. (fool) 66. You mustnt let these little girls see the film. Its very _. (frighten) VIII. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词): (共10分)67. The boy beside me has already finished his work.(改为否定句)The boy beside me _ finished his work _. 68. We are very excited when we see the Olympic torch (奥运火炬). (改为感叹句)_ _ we are when we see the Olympic torch! 69. The woman in the dining-room can hardly speak French. (改为反意疑问句 )The woman in the dining-room can hardly speak French, _ _ ? 70. The mother allows Peter to play the computer games twice a week. (对划线部分提问)_ _ does the mother allow Peter to play the computer games? 71. My cousin is the youngest professor in the university. (保持句意基本不变) My cousin is _ _ any other professor in the university. Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 阅读和写话)IX. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共58分) A. Complete the following dialogue with proper sentences in the box (选出适当的句子完成下列对话): (6分)A) But what time shall we set out? B) And what about the trip back?C) Of course, the earlier, the better. D) What are you doing now?E) How about having dinner at my house after we get back?F) I came to talk about our picnic. G) Ill be waiting for you Friday evening, then. Mary: Hello, Linda.Linda: Hello, Mary. Please come in.Mary: Thanks. _72_Linda: Thats a good idea.Mary: Well have the picnic on Saturday, wont we? _73_Do you think we can set out as early as 7 oclock?Linda: _74_ We can get everything ready the night before.Mary: Yes, I suppose so. Ill come over Friday evening and help you prepare the sandwiches and other things that well take.Linda: _75_ Mary: No problem.Linda: _76_Mary: Well, we can leave there at about four in the afternoon. And well get home at about seven. I dont like driving at night.Linda:_77_Mary: That will be wonderful.Linda: All right. Ill ask mother to have dinner ready for us. B. True or False (判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分)Ben was a waiter in a small restaurant. Ben was always friendly and polite to customers. He enjoyed making his customers happy. One day a new customer came into the restaurant. Ben went over to him and gave him a menu. The man studied the menu for a while and then gave Ben his order. Ben took the order to the kitchen and then came back into the restaurant to serve other customers. The new customer called him to his table. “Waiter,” he said. “Its hot here. Turn on the air-conditioner.” “Yes, sir,” said Ben. He smiled at the new customer. “No problem.”Ben went to the kitchen and then came out to serve some other customers. A few minutes later, the new customer called him again. “Waiter!” he said. “Youve turned it down too far! Now its too cold.” Ben smiled at him. “Of course, sir,” he said. “Ill go and adjust(调节) it immediately.” Several minutes later while Ben was serving the customer his food, the customer complained again. “Its too hot again,” he said angrily. “Turn the air-conditioner back on!” Ben said he was sorry again and rushed off to the kitchen. Of course, soon the customer complained again that he was too cold. This time he said, “I want to see the manager.” “Of course, sir,” Ben said, smiling. “Ill call him immediately.” The manager came out to the customer. “That waiter is an idiot(白痴)!” said the customer, pointing to Ben. “When the temperature was too low and I asked him to turn up the air-conditioner, he turned it up too high. When I asked him to turn it down, he turned it down too much. So I asked him to turn it up again. He cant do anything right.” “Im sorry, sir,” said the manager, “but we dont have air-conditioner in our restaurant.”78. Ben was a friendly and polite waiter and he was busy. 79. The new customer gave his order without studying the menu. 80. At first, the customer felt hot in the small restaurant. 81. The customer asked the waiter to bring his food quickly. 82. The customer showed the manager that he was angry with Ben. 83. There was something wrong with the air-conditioner. C. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): (6分) My name is Zhang Ming. Im in 2058 now.Some things havent changed at all since the year 2008. For example, my grandparents started school at 8 oclock every morning, just like me. However, my grandfather says he had to get up at 6:30, make his own breakfast and get dressed, and then cycle twenty minutes to school. But I can stay in bed until 7:30. Then our house robot wakes me up, gives me a clean school uniform to wear, and makes my breakfast. I like hamburgers and French fries very much. But my mother has programmed(给编程序)the robot to give them to me only three times a week because fast food is not healthy. I leave the flat at 7:55, and it takes me two minutes to get to my school, which is on the first five floors of the building where I live. There are a few differences between our school and schools fifty years ago: we dont use pens and paper any more, but very light, very thin computers and we write everything on them. However, we study almost the same subjects as people studied fifty years agoChinese, English, Maths, Science, Geography, History.Homework? Yes, we have homework to do, too. Each student has a homework pad. The pad looks like a piece of paper, but its actually a computer. Paper books are really expensive, so we usually buy cheap computer books. You just touch the screen to turn the page.I have to do my maths homework every week. I think maths is useless(无用的) because we never need to use maths in our daily life. Computers do everything for us. But our maths teacher says that if people stop studying maths, theyll forget how to think and become like vegetables. Well, I want to be a vegetable. I hate maths!84. Zhang Ming starts school _ every morning. A) at half past six B) at half past seven C) at five to eight D) at eight oclock85. Fifty years ago, Zhang Mings grandfather went to school _. A) by bus B) on foot C) by bike D) by underground 86. At Zhang Mings school, students _ . A) dont have to write anything B) dont use pens and paper any longer C) neednt learn a foreign language D) dont study any subjects their grandparents did 87. Zhang Ming thinks maths is _ . A) not useful B) very interesting C) not difficult D) very important88. According to the article, in the year 2058 _ . A) people cannot find any paper B) computer books are cheaper C) children dont like eating fast food D) students neednt do any homework89. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE? A) A house robot can help us do lots of housework. B) Zhang Mings school is not far from his flat. C) Students in 2058 are satisfied with everything. D) Zhang Ming can always wear a clean school uniform.D. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文): (14分)In Brooklyn, New York, a little girl was playing with some boys. They were _90_ bicycles and playing ball. “Diana!” the girls father called. “Play with the girls! Youre a girl, not a boy!” Dianas father sounded a little angry. But Diana knew that her father was proud of her because she was strong and good at sports. Diana _91_. She stopped having sports with the boys. She got married(结婚) and moved to California. She had two sons. The years went by. When Diana was 48 years old, she went to a gym(体育馆). She exercised and lifted weights. She _92_ enjoyed it. At first Diana went to the gym only three days a week. Then she started going every day. She got stronger and stronger. Her muscles got bigger and bigger. She has won _93_ 24 awards for body-building (健美). Diana is proud of her awards. But she doesnt exercise and lift weights only to win awards. Dianas father said, “Good health is very important. If you dont have good health, you have _94_.” Diana thinks that her father was right. She says, “Body-building keeps me healthy. I feel better today than I did 20 years ago. I can do more things.” Diana says, “Good food is very important for health, too. Diet is 50% of body-building. I dont eat butter or oil. I dont eat a lot of sweets. I eat a lot of fruit, vegetables, yogurt, and rice. I also get plenty of sleep and _95_ air.” Body building and eating good food keep Diana healthy and young-looking. Look at the picture of Diana. How old does she look? She is not 25 or 30 years old. She is a _96_. Diana Vasquez is in her fifties.90. A) exchanging B) riding C) making D) playing 91. A) went ahead B) got ready C) grew up D) made progress92. A) really B) never C) ever D) hardly93. A) below B) under C) above D) over 94.A) anything B) something C) nothing D) everything95. A) clean B) fresh C) warm D) cold 96.A) grandmother B) wife C) daughter D) mother E. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (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)Have you heard about Atlantis? More than two thousand years ago, in 360 BC, the Greek writer, Plato, d_97_ a beautiful city in his book. He said that it was lost somewhere under the ocean. He called this city Atlantis. Plato said that the people of Atlantis had been rich and happy. There were some a_98_ palaces and ports(港口) in the city. The houses had fountains with hot and cold water, and the walls were covered with silver(银) and gold. Outside the city, farmers grew food for all the people. It was s_99_ to think that no one would go there again.For two thousand years, everybody thought that Atlantis was j_100_ a fantastic story. They thought that Plato had invented it. But then in 1882 an American called Ignatius Donnelly wrote a book about Atlantis. He believed that there really was a beautiful lost city. T_101_ of people read his book and wanted to find the lost city. A lot of people believed that Atlantis was on an island in Greece called Santorini. Santorin