江苏省泰州市九年级英语4月联考试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省泰州市黄桥初中、高港中学2013届九年级英语4月联考试题 牛津版（考试时间：120分钟，满分120分） 注意事项：1、本试卷共分两部分，第卷为选择题，第卷为非选择题。2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上无效。第卷 选择题（共70分）一、单项填空:（从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，将其序号填入题前的括号内。每小题1分）( )1. i often have _ egg and a glass of milk for _ breakfast every day. a. an; /b. a; /c. an; thed. a; the( )2. its not easy _mrs white to persuade（劝说）her husband to stop smoking. he never listens to others. really? its stubborn _ him. a. of; of b. for; of c. for; for d. of; for( )3. in which picture can we have fun going hiking with our friends?a b. c. d.( )4. _the socks, jim. you shouldnt throw them everywhere. ok， mum.a. put down b. put off c. put out d. put away( )5. oh. marys not here these days. is she ill? _.her mother told me that she was in hospital.a.i am afraid so b.i hope not c.i dont mind d.i dont think so( )6. i prefer _ shopping to _ at home. a. to go; staying b. going; stay c. going; staying d. go; to stay( )7. mum, i cant find my new pen. dont worry. it _in one of your pockets. a. may b. maybe c. may be d. might( )8.is there _ in todays newspaper？yes, the top news is about h7n9. a.something new b. anything important c.everything interesting d. nothing serious( )9. _ do you go to dalian on business? never.a. how long b. how often c what time d. when( )10. if all the plants on the earth die, _ people _animals will be able to live.a. neither; nor b. both; and c. not only; but also d. either; or( )11. i knocked into a tree when i went to the bus stop for my friend. i suppose you _too fast.a. had driven b. are driving c. drove d. were driving( )12. have you heard of the songs sung by the first lady-peng liyuan? of course! _ beautiful voice she has! i agree.a. what b. what a c .how d. how a ( )13. “i am a singer” is one of _ tv shows at present.a. popular b. more popular c. the most popular d. the popularity( )14. its kind of you to give me a ride to the station. _.a. it doesnt matter. b. never mind.c. dont mention it. d. not at all. its a pleasure.( )15. why did miss wang look so worried when we saw her? because she wondered_.a. where did the other students go b. when would the policemen and volunteers comec. what her students have done during the earthquaked. if her students had survived the earthquake in yaan.二、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（15分）anne spencer morrow was born in 1906 in englewood, new jersey. she went to smith college in northampton, massachusetts. she wanted to become a _16_. she won two major prizes from the _17_for her writing. anne morrow was a quiet, shy and small young woman when she _18_charles lindbergh in 1927. the 25-year- old man was tall and good-looking. charles lindbergh was one of _19_ people in the world. he had just become the first person_20_ a plane alone across the atlantic ocean, from new york to paris. two years _21_, anne and charles lindbergh were married. reports about their_22_ were on the front pages of newspapers.after her marriage to charles lindbergh, anne became a pilot too. she began _23_many long airplane flights with her husband. the lindberghs explored new ways to fly around the world. they seemed to enjoy the greatest _24_ that any young people could not have.then in 1932, something_25_happened.they were in great sorrow (痛苦).the lindberghs _26_baby,twenty-month-old charles, was kidnapped from their home in new jersey. the body of the baby was discovered more than ten weeks later. there were a huge number of reports about the case. newspapers _27_it the crime of the century”. after the trial（审判）, the lindberghs found it _28_ to live in the united states. there were threats(威胁) on the life of their second child. and there were too _29_ newspaper stories about them. so anne and charles lindbergh moved to europe in 1935. four years later they moved _30_ to the united states. anne morrow lindbergh never fully recovered from the death of her first child. yet, she and her husband had five more children. she continued flying. in 1934, she became the first woman to win the national geographic societys hubbard gold medal. she was honored for her exploration, research and discovery.( )16.a.singer b. writer c. actor d. driver ( )17.a.party b. charity c. college d. country( )18.a.met b. found c. knew d. saw( )19.a.the best b. the most famous c. the most careful d. the most attractive ( )20.a.to take b. to fly c. to ride d. to walk( )21.a.after b. ago c .before d .later( )22.a.friendship b. work c. marriage d. life( )23.a.making b. getting c. giving d. catching( )24.a.unluck b. luck c. sadnesss d .excitement( )25. a.happy b. exciting c. interesting d. terrible( )26.a.second b. third c. fourth d .first( )27.a.say b. talk c. speak d. call( )28.a.easy b. difficult c. simple d. hardly( )29.a.much b. few c. many d. little( )30.a.out b. away c.back d. out of三、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（40分）a news 1huang heshan, a boy from xinghua, has moved many people all over the country. thanks to huang heshan, yang kangshao can go to school every day. yang is disabled, but huang heshan carries him to school on his back. its eight years since he started to do that. they help each other. at school, yang helps huang with his study, too. huang says that he feels happy when he can do something to help disabled people.news 2 in taizhou, xiaoqing river is a good place for families to have fun. there are many green trees and the air is fresh. people can have different activities along the river. however, we can also find the waste bags and other rubbish everywhere. how can we get such bad environment? now we are supposed to keep the park clean if we want to have a nice field trip.news 3 on march 25, more than four thousand people started to run along taishan park. all the runners ran about 4.7 kilometers. they took part in the activity to lead a healthy life and show the spirit of the people in our city. after running, many runners signed their names on the flags. they called on all the people, old and young, to exercise more. ( )31. in news 1, we know huang heshan has helped yang kangshao for _.a. eighteen years b. eighty years c. eight months d. eight years( )32. we should _ if we want to have a nice field trip along xiaoqing river.a. throw the rubbishb. find some waste bags c. plant more trees d. help keep the environment clean( )33. to lead a healthy life, over four thousand people _ on march 25.a. cleaned the park b. signed their names on the flagsc. ran about 4.7 kilometers d. started to help disabled people( )34. we may know the news above from _. a. a newspaperb. a novelc. a tv playd. a poster( )35. which of the following statements is true?a. yang kangshao has trouble with his eyes.b. yang kangshao is better at study than huang heshan.c. xiaoqing river is very clean and beautiful.d. only young people took part in the running activity.bhave you ever been sad because you failed in something? if so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. here is a story to tell you why. one day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. as he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch. what are you doing? asked one of the visitors. i want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth! the boy answered excitedly. the older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. then they left. the little boy kept on digging and digging. suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. he collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently. humming a song, he went on digging. the jar was full soon. then he talked to himself calmly and proudly, maybe i cant finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what i have found in the process of digging ! the boys goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working! not every goal will be achieved. not every job will end up with a success. not every dream will come true. but when you cant achieve your goal, maybe you can say, yes, but look what ive found along the way! there are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because i tried to do something! it is in the digging that life is lived. it is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.( )36. what did the boy do after watching a program?a. he bought a glass jar. b. he started to dig a hole.c. he played with some visitors. d. he went on watching the program.( )37. what did the older boys think of the little boy?a. he was silly. b. he was strict. c. he was strong-minded. d. he was energetic.( )38. when did the boy find the stones?a. before he met the older boys. b. when he wanted to give up digging.c. after the older boys laughed at him. d. as soon as he began to dig the hole.( )39. what does the underlined sentence it is in the digging that life is lived. mean according to the article?a. life is to make a big success. b. life is to find the colorful stones.c. life is difficult but colorful. d. life is on the way to achieve the goal.( )40. which is the best title for this article?a. enjoying the process b. how to achieve goalsc. a journey through the earth d. dig a deep hole all the way through the earth.calmost every chinese person can recite(背诵) the two lines of the famous poem, “every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”. but sadly, many of us dont actually get the real meaning of these lines: dont waste food. a cctv program reported that the food chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. do we have too much food? absolutely not. according to the un world food program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. six million children die of hunger every year.chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. what should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?1. dont order too much in a restaurant. only order as much as you want to eat. if you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.2. dont leave any food in your bowls while having meals.3. keep an eye on what food you have at home. dont buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.( )41. whats the real meaning of the underlined sentence?a. 春种一粒粟，秋收万颗籽 b. 谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。c. 吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮 d. 足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。( )42. according to the un report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?a. 6 million. b. 925 million. c. 200 million. d. 725 million.( )43. what should we do to waste less food?a. order more food in a restaurant.b. every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.c. take all the food you ordered home.d. dont store too much food like vegetables and fruit.( )44. which of the following is not true?a. a number of people have realized the importance of saving food.b. the food chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.c. 200 million children die of hunger every year.d. many chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table.( )45. whats the main idea of this passage?a. dont waste food. b. chinese people are friendly and generous.c. we cant die of hunger. d. every grain is grown by farmers.dcharlie，a master carpenter(木匠)，was very well respected in his communityeveryone knew that if they wanted the best，they would call on himof course that meant that charlie would never be richother carpenters always told him that if he used inferior(劣质的)materials and cheap labor then he could make a lot of moneycharlie would not take their adviceone day，john，the richest man in town came to charliehe said that he had just bought the best piece of land in town. he was going to europe for 4 months and wanted charlie to build him the best house in town“spare no expense and give me the best”charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some moneyhe did not get his usual great carpenters and fine materials from his normal suppliershe built the house and covered up the flaws(瑕疵)after 4 months he had spent about 50of what he usually spends on a housejohn came back from europe and immediately called charlie and asked him to meet him at the housewhen they met，john asked him if he had used the finest materials and spared no expensecharlie said absolutely(绝对地)john said that he was gladhe paid charlie，then told him that he wanted to reward charlie for all of his years of service to the community by giving charlie this housethere are many times in our lives where we let down a little bit. when you do，you never know what is going to happen( )46what is the main idea of the first paragraph?acharlie was an honest and respected master carpenterbcharlie was a very foolish master carpenterccharlie was a good but stubborn master carpenterdcharlie was a carpenter who would never be rich( )47what does the underlined phrase “spare no expense” in the second paragraph mean?ato spend no money bto spend all the money necessarycto give not enough money dto waste no money( )48from paragraph 3 we can learn _ . .acharlie did as the rich man told himbthe house was well builtccharlie kept some of the money to himselfdthe house was only half finished after 4 months( )49when charlie heard that he would be given the house, he must have felt _ . ahappy bsorry c1ucky dsatisfied( )50what can we learn from the passage?aa good carpenter shouldnt earn money from his laborba carpenter shouldnt earn a rich mans moneycthe richest man often punished carpentersdone should always be honest第卷 非选择题（共50分）四、词汇运用 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空 （每空不限一词）。（10分）1._(sad),a chinese girl lost her life in the boston bombing.2.the medals and cups belong to those _(direct).3.mr smith is a teacher. his _ life is very common. (day)4.i agree with you. the story _(it) is interesting.5.we all know that the knives _(use) to cut things.6.toms father will have a party to celebrate his _ birthday. (44)7. because of the rain, the photos _ out yet. (not come)8.many parents worry about the _(weigh) of their children at present.9. look! the children are making cards _(show) love for their fathers.10.john had an (please) trip to qin lake national wetland park because of the heavy traffic.五、阅读表达 阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。（10分）dragon boat festival is also called the duanwu festival. (1)it is celebrated on the _day of _ according to the chinese calendarhere is something about dragon-boat festival.for thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating zong zi and racing dragon boats .people hold the dragon-boat races in order to remember qu yuan , one of the greatest poets(诗人)in china qu yuan was born in zigui of hubei province over 2,200 years agoqu yuan was an honest minister(大臣)of the state of chu，during the warring states period(475-22 l bc)(战国时期)he was upright and wise. he wanted to bring his country peace and make the country stronger, but the country was in the hands of bad officials，he failedat last，he was very discouraged. he ended his life by throwing himself into the miluo river. it was said that people jumped from boats into the river and tried to save him. but it was too late. they were very sad. they threw rice into the water to feed qu yuans spirit.(2)now we read his poem li sao which was full of deep love for his countrywe can see the dragon-boat races and have a kind of chin