江苏省泰州市高港中学九年级英语12月学业水平测试试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省泰州市高港中学2014届九年级英语12月学业水平测试试题 牛津版（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）第一部分 选择题 （95分）一、听力(20分)(一)听对话，回答问题。（听两遍）(10分)5. who did the boy go shopping with yesterday afternoon?a. his parents. b. his father. c. his mother6. when does the man usually get to his office in the morning? a. at 7:30. b. at 8:00. c. at 8:30.7. what colour is jacks pen? a. blue. b. black. c. black and blue.8. what did mr. zhang think of his journey? a. pleasant. b. bad. c. interesting.9. what will the man do this evening? a. hell go to the cinema with his aunt. b. hell say goodbye to his aunt at the airport. c. hell fly to another city with his aunt.10. how much is the white shirt? a. ￥20. b. ￥40. c. ￥80.(二)听对话和短文，回答问题。（听两遍）(10分)你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题五秒钟，听完后每小题你仍有五秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。 听第一段对话，回答第1112题11. who was the host of the show? a. mr. wang b. mr. wu c. mr. yang 12. how long did the show last? a. about two hours. b. about two and a half hours. c. about half an hour.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。li yanghometownl yanchengpersonalityl 13 .favourite activityl 14 .dream jobl a 15 reporter13. a. outgoing b. nervous c. shy14. a. shopping b. having sports c. listening to music15. a. weather b. news c. sports听第二篇短文，回答第1620小题16. why did the boy go on an outing by car last weekend? a. because they didnt want to stay at home. b. because his father bought a car and they were free. c. because he had finished the homework.17. how long did it take them to get to the lake? a. 1 hour. b. half an hour. c. 2 hours.18. what did they do first? a. they had lunch. b. they had a sunbath(洗日光浴). c. they had a swim.19. what was the weather like when they went back? a. it was sunny. b. it was cloudy. c. it was rainy.20. when did they get back? a. in the morning. b. in the afternoon. c. at night.二、选择题：（20分）( )1.-natural disasters are dangerous! -yes,_ earthquake that happened in philippines killed _ number of people. a. the; the b. the; a c. an; the d. an; an( )2.i havent had enough _recently, so im always _all day. asleep, sleeping basleep, sleepy csleepy, sleep dsleep, sleepy( )3-would you like coffee, coke_ milk?-_.just some green tea, please.a. and; none b. or; none c. and; no one d. or; no one( )4.-when did you arrive the day before yesterday? -_2:30p.m._3:00p.m. a. from; to b. at; at c. between ;and d./;/( )5.they thought _ important to look right and left when _ the road. a. its; cross b. it; to cross c. it; crossing d. it was; to cross( )6.zhang guorongs singing career _ about over 20 years. it was his _ appearance at singing in public. a. last ;last b. lasted for; last c. lasted; lasted d. lasted for; lasted( )7.he lives to joy, and in the factory he works with her as well. a closely；closely b close；closely c close；close d closely；closely ( )8.-dad. why i should stop_ computer games? -for your health, my boy, im afraid you _. a. to play; must b. playing; have to c. to play; can d. play; may( )9.the world of dinosaurs is an amazing film which brings dinosaurs _ on screen. a. live b. lively c. alive d. living( )10.sunshine cinema _a film called love boat. a. is show b. is shown c. is showing d. is on show( )11.-i am going to nanjing and stay there for a week. -_ you are there, would you please buy some books for me? a. if b. while c.since d. as soon as( )12.the rain has stopped. why not _ the raincoat? a. put on b. put off c. put away d. put up( )13.the plane _when i got to the airport. i nearly missed it. a. was leaving b. had left c has left d. will leave( )14.-when did you return to china?-_.a. until next week b. not until next week c. a few days ago d. for a few weeks( )15.yesterday i met jim. we _ each other since we _ middle school.a. havent seen ; finished b. havent seen; finishingc. hadnt seen; finishing d. hadnt seen; finished( )16._terrible luck he had yesterday! a. how b. what c. how a d.what a( )17.-mum,_ i watch tv? -no. unless your homework _. a. could; finishes b. can; will finish c. may; is finished d. can; will be finished( )18.the teachers _ the office for a few minutes when we arrived. a .had been away from b. had left c. have been away from d. have left( )19.a low-carbon（低碳）lifestyle has an effect our daily life. more and more attention has been paid to energies these days. a. in; save b. in; saving c. on; save d. on; saving( )20.the teacher asked the students _. a. if they are interested in dinosaurs b. when was audery heben born c. what they will do with the computers d. how many trees they had planted三、完形填空（15分）john thomas was a student, but he had been a famous champion(冠军). everybody at boston university liked this tall, quiet boy. once he was hurt, everybody at boston university was 1 . people all over the country 2 about john thomas and often asked, will he ever jump again? johns mother went to the hospital to see her son. she looked at his 3 leg. then she looked into his 4 . she knew what her son would 5 . youre going to jump again, john, i know it, she said. 6 will be all right. if john hoped to jump again, he would have a 7 to do. he began at once. even in his hospital bed john started to exercise. he used a wheel(轮子) and other metal things. soon his 8 looked like a machine shop!it was may when john 9 the hospital. is it all right if i go camping this summer? he asked the doctors.yes, the doctors said. but take it easy on that foot. john took only 10 walks at first. he was taking it easy on his foot. but not on anything else. he went swimming and did other kinds of exercises. he exercised 11 his body cried for a rest. some days later, he exercised a little 12 . in late summer john went back to 13 . he asked if he could practise with the football team. football wasnt his favorite, but he had to get that leg 14 again! he worked hard. no one pushed him as hard as he pushed himself, said one of his friends. to 15 a champion fighting back is a wonderful thing to watch.( )1. a. sorry b. scared c. alone d. tired( )2. a. thought b. talked c. heard d. moved( )3. a. broken b. lost c. missing d. dead( )4. a. face b. foot c. eyes d. leg( )5. a. make b. use c. agree d. do( )6. a. nothing b. anything c. something d. everything( )7. a. little b. lot c. few d. bit( )8. a. chair b. classroom c. home d. bed( )9. a. reached b. called c. left d. found( )10. a. short b. long c. quick d. fast( )11. a. after b. if c. until d. when( )12. a. later b. better c. more d. less( )13. a. school b. hospital c. shop d. church( )14. a. thick b. strong c. straight d. hard( )15. a. look b. hear c. know d. see四、阅读理解（40分）【 a 】best sellers(畅销书) of the weekthe new york timesthis weektitle / writer / price / storyweeks on list（上榜周数）1the forgotten garden, by kate morton. $15.85. from england to australia and back, two women try to solve a family problem.182the help, by helen scott. $22.95. a young white man helpstwo black boys.583spoken from the heart, by laura bush. $30.00. wife of u.s. president george w. bush tells the stories of being the first lady.244best friends forever, by carol brown. $19.95. childhood friends meet again years later when one needs help.65run for your life, by james clark. $27.85. a new york policeman alone must stop a bad man killing people.10( )1. the information about the best sellers of the week is provided by _. a. china dailyb. 21st centuryc. the new york timesd. washington post( )2. the book which has stayed on the list for the longest time is _. a. the forgotten gardenb. the help c. spoken from the heartd. best friends forever( )3. nancy wants to buy the top three books on the list this week. she has to pay _. a. $68.80b. $70.75c. $77.80 d. $80.80( )4. david likes to read detective stories, so he can try _. a. the forgotten gardenb. the help c. best friends foreverd. run for your life( )5. sarah is interested in the family life of american president. she can choose the book written by _. a. kate morton b. helen scottc. laura bush d. carol brown 【 b 】 in china，people born in and after the 1980s are called the post-80s generation(一代人)most of them come from single-child families. however，this generation is playing a more and more important part in china，and their image in peoples minds is changinghan han,a popular youth writer,is one of them han han was born in 1982 in shanghaihis talent for writing was clear at an early agewhen he was 17,he drew the publics attention with the article viewing the people through the glass. the article won first prize in the national new concept composition competitionlater，han han again surprised the public by leaving high school. “i did poorly in grade one of high school and failed to move up to the next grade. i tried my best to improve my studies，but failed ,so i gave up. however ,i am always learning, since learning and going to school are two different things.” han han said. han hans first novel three folded gates sold very well in chinalater the book wastranslated(翻译)into several languages and sold abroad in the following years,han han wrote a lot of books. all of them were welcomed by the marketin 2006，he started blogging(写博客)and had great success. today，han hans blog has become one of the honest blogs on the internet（ ）6.the post-80s generation_ a. have changed chinas image b. are playing an important role in china c. are very good at writing d. are people who are more than 80 years old （ ）7.what can we learn from han hans words in the second paragraph? a. he was good in all his subjects b. he never studied hard at school c. his school life was interesting and colourful d. he didnt stop learning after he left school（ ）8.when did han han begin to write a blog?a. when he was seventeen. b. when he was fourteen c. when he was twenty d. when he was twenty-four.（ ）9.which of the following is true，according to the passage? a. three folded gates was only sold in chinab. nobody was surprised that han han left high school c. han han was not liked by the post-80s generation d. han hans blog is very popular on the internet（ ）10.what does the passage mainly talk about? a. the post-80s generation b. han han ,a popular post-80s writer c. blogging on the internet d. popular books written by han han【 c 】parking has been a problem for drivers for a long time in taizhou. the transportation department(交通部门) is mapping out a new plan for the citys parking system. there are about 100 thousand cars on the road intaizhou but only enough parking space to provide room for 15 percent of these vehicles. it is no wonder that local drivers get so worried trying to find a place to park.the number of the private(私人的) car owners is becoming lager and larger. in march, the city sent out 1,000 private car licenses, the highest number of licenses ever sent out in a month. and prices rose to over 200 yuan, 500 more than in february. industry experts(专家) say this suggests that local people have a strong, active interest in buying cars.by the year 2020, the number of cars in taizhou will probably reach 200 thousand. if one parking lot（停车场） is for each car, then a lot of parking space should be built for these vehicles. the center of taizhou is most short of parking space. however, experts point out that simply building more parking lots in these areas is not practical and doesnt solve the problem. the idea of “ park & ride” system has been suggested. this means that underground train and city train should be developed quickly. drivers can leave their vehicles in car parks nearby subway(地铁) and bus stations and then they can ride public transport to go to the city center. based on this idea, the city will cut down the number of parking lots in the city center and need higher parking fees(费用). but it will build more parking areas near main subway and bus stops. ( )11.the underlined phrase “ mapping out ” in the first paragraph means _. a. makingb. arguingc. replyingd. comparing ( )12. about _ drivers can find places to park their cars in taizhou now.a. 8,500b. 10,000c. 15,000 d. 20,000( )13. what can we infer from the second paragraph?a. the city sent out more private licenses in february.b. less and less people bought cars in march.c. the city sent out less private licenses in march.d. more and more people are going to buy cars.( )14. according to the idea of a “ park & ride ” system, the city will _.a. send out more private car licenses b. build more parking lots near bus stopsc. encourage people to buy more cars d. build more parking areas in the city center( )15.this passage is mainly about_.a. parking problems b. heavy traffic c. pollution in taizhoud. building more parking lots in the city center 【 d 】when i was growing up, i had an old neighbor, dr. gibbs. he didnt look like any doctor id ever known. he never invited us to play in his yard, but he was a very kind person. when dr. gibbs wasnt saving lives, he was planting trees. he owned a large field and wanted to make it a forest. the good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees. he never watered his new trees. once i asked why. he said that watering plants spoiled(毁坏) them, and that if you watered them, each baby tree would grow weaker and weaker, so you had to make things difficult for them and pick out the weaker trees early on. he talked about how watering trees made for shallow(浅的) roots(根), and how trees that werent watered had to grow deep roots in search of water under the earth by themselves. deep roots were very important. so he never watered his trees. hed planted an oak(橡树)and instead of watering it every morning, hed beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. i asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the trees attention. dr. gibbs died several years after i left home. every now and then, i walked by his house and looked at the trees that i watched him plant about twenty-five years ago. theyre very big and strong now. i planted some trees a few years back and carried water to them for a whole summer. after two years of caring too much, whenever a cold wind blows in, they shake a lot.every night before i go to bed, i check on my two sons. mostly i pray (祈祷) that their lives will be easy. but lately ive been thinking that its time to change my prayer. i know my children are going to face difficulties. theres always a cold wind blowing somewhere, so what we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the brave heart, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we could face it strongly and wont be beaten down. （ ）16. we know from the passage, the doctor_. a. didnt know how to plant trees at all b. wasnt good at his own medical job c. had his own ways of planting trees d. had nothing to do but plant trees （ ）17. when dr. gibbs said . pick out the weaker trees early on., he meant that_. a. some weak trees would be easily found out at the beginning b. he would choose the weak trees to water earlier c. the weak trees would be sent to his patients later d. he would not plant weak trees so early anymore （ ）18. the passage tells us that the writer_. a. should beat his trees with a rolled-up newspaper b. didnt often water his trees c. didnt have a large field d. took too much care of his trees （ ）19. the writer wants to change his prayer, hoping that_. a. his trees will be stronger than dr. gibbs b. his trees will not be beaten down c. his sons will be