江苏省扬州市教育学院附属中学九年级英语下学期第一次模拟试题.doc

20142015学年第二学期九年级模拟测试英语试卷（满分：120分；时间：100分钟） 一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）在下列各题a、b、c、d四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。1. jacky chen is my favorite movie star. i like _ very much. a. he b. him c. his d. himself2. artists have painted the human body _ thousands of years. a. since b. during c. for d. around 3. - _ do you go to the cinema? - twice a week. a. how soon b. how many c. how long d. how often 4. the scenes along the great canal in yangzhou are _ than before. a. beautiful b. more beautiful c. most beautiful d. the most beautiful 5. sorry, sir. i _ follow you. would you please speak slower? a. cant b. mustnt c. shouldnt d. neednt6. because it was raining, i _ my umbrella to the little girl. a. offered b. covered c. borrowed d. opened 7. mrs hill is very kind; she_ people in need. a. always is helping b. helps always c. always helping d. is always helping8. please speak in a low _ while father is writing his speech. okwell be as quiet as mousea. sound b. noise c. voice d. scream 9. - have you ever driven a sports car? - no. this is the first time i _ one. a. am driving b. will be driving c. have driven d. drive10. the 31st summer olympics _ in rio de janeiro,brazil from august 5 to 21, 2016. a. hold b. will hold c. have been held d. will be held 11. the professor and his students are working at weekends _ the project in time. a. competing b. completes c. have completed d. to complete12. ihave_allmypapers butistill cant findmynotes. a. looked throughb. looked for c. looked after d. looked out13. british people say “please” and “thank you” all the time _some people in asia may think it unnecessary. a. while b. when c. until d. since 14. - it shouldnt take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help. - thats right._. a. something is better than nothing b. many hands make light workc. it never rains but pours d. the early bird catches the worm 15. - were organizing a party next saturday, and id like you to come. - _! i have another one that day. thank you just the same. a. good luck b. what a shame c. never do it again d. well done 二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 some time ago i discovered one of my chairs had a broken leg. i didnt think there would be any difficulty in getting it 16 , as there are many antique shops near my home. 17 one morning i left home with the chair. i went into the first shop, expecting a friendly reception. i was quite 18 . the man wouldnt even look at my chair. the second shop, though slightly more 19 , was just the same, and the third and the fourth, so i decided that something must be wrong. i entered the fifth shop with a(n) 20 in my mind. i placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper: “would you like to 21 a chair?” he looked it over 22 and said: “yes, not a bad chair. how much do you want for it, sir?” “20 pounds,” i said. “ok,” he said. “ill give you 20 pounds.” “its got a slightly broken leg,” i said. “yes, i saw that, its 23 .” everything was going according to plan and i was getting 24 . “what will you do with it?” i asked. “oh, it will be easy to sell 25 the repair is done.” “ill buy it,” i said. “what do you mean? youve just 26 it to me,” he said. “yes, i know but ive changed my mind. i am sorry. ill give you 27 pounds for it.” “you must be 27 ,” he said. then, 28 the penny dropped. “i see. you want me to repair your chair.” “youre right,” i said. “and what would you have done if i had walked in and said, would you repair this chair for me? “i wouldnt have 29 to do it,” he said. “we dont do repairs, not enough money in itand too much 30 . but ill fix this for you. shall we say for five pounds?” he was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing. 16. a. sold b. returned c. cleaned d. fixed 17. a. so b. yet c. still d. and18. a. confident b. polite c. careless d. wrong 19. a. strange b. different c. polite d. wise 20. a. question b. plan c. belief d. excuse 21. a. buy b. check c. reuse d. exchange 22. a. carefully b. hurriedly c. sincerely d. excitedly 23. a. something b. everything c. anything d. nothing 24. a. excited b. patient c. stressed d. worried 25. a. since b. unless c. when d. while 26. a. lent b. sent c. sold d. returned 27. a. bored b. dissatisfied c. sick d. crazy 28. a. properly b. suddenly c. finally d. naturally 29. a. expected b. agreed c. managed d. refused 30. a. challenge b. danger c. trouble d. loss 三、阅读理解（共l5小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。a once a group of 50 people was attending a seminar (研讨会). halfway through his talk, the speaker stopped and decided to create a group activity. he went around the hall and gave each person a balloon. each one was asked to write his or her name on the balloon using a marker pen. then all the balloons were collected and put in another room.the speaker then led the group to the room full of balloons and asked them to find the balloon which had their name written on, within five minutes. everyone was hurriedly searching for their name, bumping into each other, pushing each other around. it was a mess. at the end of the five minutes no one could find their own balloon. now each person was asked to randomly(随便地) collect a balloon and give it to the person whose name was written on it. within two minutes everyone had their own balloon. when everyone quieted down, the speaker began to talk, saying that this is exactly what was happening in our lives. everyone is hurriedly looking for happiness, and not knowing where it is. our happiness sometimes lies in the happiness of other people. give them their happiness and you will get your own happiness. 31. what did the speaker ask the people to do first? a. to write their names on their own balloon. b. to find the balloon with their names on. c. to collect as many balloons as they can. d. to move all the balloons to another room.32. what happened the second time people were asked to find the correct balloon? a. the room was completely messy. b. people bumped into each other and got nothing. c. no one could find their own balloon within five minutes. d. everybody got their own balloon within two minutes.33. what can we learn from the story? a. teamwork is the key to success. b. your happiness lies in other peoples hands. c. helping others brings you happiness. d. the best way to make friends is to help them out. bif you visit the animal shelter in salinas, california, youll see huge wood cutouts(剪下的图形) of a dog and a cat. these signs were placed in front of the building to catch peoples attention. the super sized cutouts make people curious and encourage them to visit the shelter- and maybe even adopt(收养) a pet. each year, the salinas shelter takes in around 2,000 dogs and 2,000 cats. the animals are either strays or are dropped off by people who couldnt take care of them. of the 4,000 animals, some of them are finally adopted into new homes. some animals are moved to other shelters. and, unluckily, some cannot be saved because they are too sick or are considered dangerous. animal shelters provide food, medicine, and a safe place for animals to sleep. but they are not ideal homes. the shelters are loud, and the animals stay in small cages. the people who work at shelters do their best to care for the animals, but the animals do not always get the attention or exercise they need. to prevent so many animals from becoming homeless, pet owners should take care of their pets. one of the best ways to care for pets is to spray or neuter them. this surgery prevents cats and dogs from having more babies. and that reduces the number of homeless animals that end up in shelters. 34. what is the passage mainly about? a. the city of salinas, california. b. homeless animals in shelters. c. how to attract visitors to animal shelters. d. people who work at animal shelters. 35. dogs in shelters probably do not get enough exercise because _ . a. the workers do not enjoy walking them b. the workers think the dogs will be adopted soon c. the workers are afraid of these dangerous dogs d. there are too many animals for the workers to care for36. what can good homes offer while animal shelters cannot? a. plenty of personal care b. medical attention. c. a safe place to sleep d. food and water. 37. what is the result of spaying and neutering? a. more baby cats and dogs are born b. pets need less food and attention c. fewer animals become homeless d. more people work at animal shelters. c when my brother joe was 6 months old, my mother brought him home from the hospital and told me to watch him while she fixed supper. we started playing a game i called “dogs”, rolling on the floor like pups (小狗). then i looked up and saw my mother watching us. she was crying. “hes blind,” she said. “the doctor told me today.” i looked at joe. he was laughing. “he cant be blind,” i said. “he smiles at my face.” “he smiles at your voice,” she said. “hell never see your face.” that was that. joe was blind. mama went back to cooking. i went back to playing a dog. from the age of 8, joe boarded at a school for the deaf and the blind, learning to read braille(文盲). when he was 16, the school said hed learned enough and sent him home with a braille typewriter. at 21, joe moved out to live on his own, he said, “like a man,” in an apartment 48 kilometers away. he learned to cook, clean, and do almost anything else he needed. then he met the love of his life. she, too, was blind. when joe called to tell me, he said: “even a blind man can fall in love at first sight.” they shared 10 good years before he lost her to cancer. painfully soon after, he also lost our mother, who was his supporter, and our stepfather, who was joes best friend. what is left when you lose the loves of your life? my brother held close to himself three gifts: faith, hope and love. his faith grew stronger. he always had hope. and his love for his family has never gotten weaker, despite (尽管)death. loved ones leave, but love remains. his legs are growing weaker. my sister and i often wonder what will happen if joe cant live on his own. its not up to us. you dont find strength to do something until its time to do it. joe has found it whenever he has needed it. i believe he will again. 38. when the writers mother brought joe back from the hospital, the writer_. a. was sad because joe couldnt see things clearly b. introduced joe to the family dog at once c. worried that mother might love joe more d. had great fun playing a game with joe 39. which of the following order of events is correct according to the article? a. joe started learning braille for the deaf and blind. b. joe moved out and managed to live on his own. c. joe was sent back home with his braille typewriter. d. joe had a hard time when he lost three beloved. e. joe fell in love with a blind girl the first time they met. a. abedc b. acbed c. acebd d. aecbd40. what does the writer mainly tell us through the article? a. people have to spend more time with their loved ones. b. the disabled need others respect and support to live on. c. love, hope and faith can keep one going in face of difficulties. d. people should learn to get over the loss of their loved ones.41. what does it refer to in the sentence joe has found it whenever he has needed it.? a. the belief in finding love again b. the strength to deal with difficulties. c. tthe love for his family d. the hope to have stronger legs. dwhen us student olivia priedeman, 17, woke up one morning, she thought she had had a dream about making plan with a friend. but it wasnt a dream. her phone showed that during the night, prideman had read a textmessage from her friend. she did it while she was fast asleep. reading and sending text messages while asleepcalled “sleep texting”is an unusual sleep behaviour, similar to sleepwalking. its also a growing concern(关心的事) among doctors: young people cant live without their cell phones. research shows one in three teenagers sends more than 100 text messages a day. and at least four out of five teenagers said they sleep with their phone on or near their bed. elizabeth dowdell, a professor at villanova university in pennsylvania, has studied sleeping texting. she said that having a phone nearby all night is a big part of the problem.andrew stiehm, a sleep medicine expert with allina health in minnesota, explains how sleep texting happens this way. its possible for the part of the brain that controls motor skills (动作技能) to wake up, while the part of the brain that controls memory and judgment(判断) may be still asleep. thats why some people can perform basic movements -such as walking, talking, texting or even drivingwhile theyre sleeping. some of dowdells students said that theyre troubled by their nighttime texting behavior. but because sleep texting isunconscious(无意识的), its a difficult habit to break. dowdell said she knows of some students who wear socks on their hands to keep themselves from texting. marjorie hogan, a doctor at hennepin county medical center in minneapolis, minnesota, suggests keeping all electronic devices(电子设备) outside the bedroom at certain times. 42. what happened to olivia priedeman? a. she sleepwalked to a friends house. b. she dreamed of making plans with a friend. c. she phoned one of her friends during the night. d. she read a text message from her friend while asleep. 43. how does sleep texting happen? a. some parts of the body are out of control during sleep. b. the brain part in control of motor skills wakes up during sleep. c. the brain part in control of judgment stays awake during sleep. d. the brain part in control of memory becomes unconscious during sleep. 44. what does doctor hogan suggest people who sleep text do? a. stop texting during the daytime. b. take some medicine to control the behavior. c. keep their phones out of their bedrooms while they sleep. d. wear socks on their hands to stop themselves from texting. 45. which of the following statements about sleep texting is true? a. sleep texting can reduce the quality of ones sleep. b. its easy to give up a sleep texting habit.c. sleep texting does more harm to ones health than sleepwalking. d. one in three teenagers has a sleep texting habit.四、词汇运用（共l0小题；每小题l分，计l0分）根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词） 46. yangzhou has been well-known as a romantic city in the east since_ times. (古代的) 47. many teenagers dont _their parents to see their social networking pages. (允许)48. for people who love playing _, april fools day is as important as christmas. (玩笑) 49. most of us dont think _ about how we spend our money. (两次)50. it is said that sleep loss may lead to bad and dangerous . (决定) 51. the keukenhof garden is the _ and most famous flower garden in the world. (large)52. _ , we are starting to use energy from the sun, wind and water. (lucky)53. treating _ to a glass of wine may help you relax at the end of the day. (you)54. it is _ to get help, so she is doing everything herself. (possible)55. the reed flute cave in guilin is _ as the “art palace of nature”. (praise)五、任务型阅读（共l0空；每空l分，计l0分） 阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词） when i first started studying at an american high school, i was very shy because i had hardly ever talked to any foreigners. i knew that if i wanted to fit into american society, i had to get over my shyness and get closer to my classmates and teachers. i soon found out that lunchtime was usually the best time for people to socialize with each other. i ate alone on the first day, but i soon found some company. there was an asian boy called gary at my lunch table. i was excited when i first saw him because i thought he might be chinese. it turned out that he was from south korea. as we talked more, i was surprised to find out that he was an adopted(收养的) child of an american family. gary became the first friend i made in this foreign country. i made more friends at other lunch tables, which brought me moreconfidence. i tried to make friends with my teachers as well. my first teacher friend was mr artifier. he is a biological teacher and we both like raising reptiles(爬虫) as pets. so i had a lot to share with mr artifier after school. although many times we had to communicate with body language b