江苏省无锡市宜兴外国语学校九年级英语5月第一次模拟考试试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省无锡市宜兴外国语学校2013届九年级英语5月第一次模拟考试试题 牛津版出卷： 审稿： 考试时间：100分钟 第一卷（客观题，共50 分）一、选择题 从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（每小题1分,共14分） ( )1.lastmonthitraveledacrossthesaharadesertby_camelwithsomelocals. what_amazingexperience! a.the;anb.a;/c./;thed./;an( ) 2. generally speaking, there _ be any survivors after such a long time. however, two young people were found _. life is super-nature!a. mustnt; livingb. cant; dyingc. may; deadd. cant; alive( ) 3. about_of the engineers in my company _ to be in their _atwo-nineths; seems; fourties btwo-ninths; seem; forties ctwo-ninths; seem; fortieth dtwo-nineths; seems; fourtieth( ) 4. this morning our headteacher came to school _ than _ student in our class. a. much early; any b. much earlier; any c. much early; any other d. much earlier; any other( ) 5. shall we meet at the station at 8 a.m.? in fact we _. the train _ until 10 a.m. a. mustnt; doesnt leave b. mustnt; leaves c. neednt; wont leave d. neednt; will leave( ) 6. my mother doesnt like going shopping in hong kong at all. well, shopping there isnt liked by _. a. anybody b. nobody c. everybody d. somebody( ) 7. you can never imagine the great difficulty i had _ her qq number. a. to get b. getting c got d. not to get( ) 8. its generous _ him to provide the poor children _ so much food.yes. i think he is the person that we should admire very much. a. of; with b. for; to c. for; with d. of; for( ) 9. -did you hear that we would have _ teaching building _? -really? im happy to hear that.a. another; to be built b. the other; to building c. another; built d. other; built ( ) 10. -what did you do yesterday?-my brother took two friends of _to play chess with us. but i dont know _of them.a. his; all b. him; both c. him; either d. his; either( ) 11. in the uk, a woman usually doesnt like to be asked how much _. a. she is weighed b. is she weighed c. she weighs d. does she weigh ( ) 12. call us at _ you need _ 4008-823-823. kfc is ready for you! a. any times; forb. any time; forc. some time; ond. any time; on( ) 13. _ bad news! jack chang made _ many careless mistakes in the film. a. how; so b. what a ; soc. what; so d. what; such( ) 14. im sorry. that wasnt of much help. _. in fact, it was most helpful. a. thanks anyway b. it doesnt matter c. of course not d. sure it was二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 (每小题1分,共10分)on the evening of last sunday while i was reviewing my lessons in my room, it suddenly began to rain. 15 as usual, i stopped to listen to the rhythm(韵律)of the rain. for many years, whenever it rains, i couldnt 16 listening to it and thinking of the garden in which i spent my childhood in my hometown. when i was a little girl, my family lived in a big house with a big garden in the countryside. the garden was full of flowers and 17 , with some bamboo in front of the wall. whenever it rained, i 18 to sit in the front of the house, listening to the rhythm of the rain and watching the 19 raindrops. when small drops of rain fall from the heaven in a row, they 20 a curtain made up of pearls(珍珠); when the raindrops 21 the ground, a lot of small sprays(水花)will splash(溅出)and then disappear slowly. i have been 22 interested in watching such a scene. listening to the rhythm of the rain, i feel calm and peaceful in my heart. this feeling of peace makes me think a lot about life. we are the 23 of the earth, and one day we will embrace(拥抱)our earth and stay with her forever. life is short and we should treasure it. listening to the rhythm of the rain, i learn to understand the 24 of life. ( )15. a. surprised b. sad c. excited d. angry( )16. a. stand b. stop c. like d. think ( )17. a. leaves b. animals c. children d. trees( )18. a. happened b. wanted c. wished d. used ( )19. a. falling b. singing c. fallen d. broken ( )20. a. make b. form c. cause d. rise ( )21. a. see b. get c. reach d. cover ( )22. a. always b. never c. sometimes d. seldom ( )23. a. children b. owner c. friends d. master ( )24. a. length b. meaning c. number d. quality三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳选项。（每小题2分，共26分）a an eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. all she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money. when she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother，“only a miracle （奇迹）can save him now，”the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully. she hurried to a drugstore （药店）with the money in her hand.“and what do you want？” asked the salesman. “its for my little brother，” the girl answered. “hes really，really sick and i want to buy a miracle.” “pardon？” said the salesman.“my brother andrew has something bad growing in-side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. so how much does a miracle cost？” “we dont sell a miracle here，child. im sorry，”the salesman said with a smile. “listen，if it isnt enough，i can try and get some more. just tell me how much it costs.”a well-dressed man heard it and asked，“what kind of a miracle does your brother need？”“i dont know，”she answered with her eyes full of tears. “hes really sick and mum says he needs an operation. but my daddy cant pay for it，so i have brought all my money.” “how much do you have？” asked the man. “$ 1.11，but i can try and get some more，” she answered. “well，what luck，”smiled the man. “$ 1.11，the price of a miracle for little brothers.”he took up the girls hand and said， “take me to where you live. i want to see your brother and meet your parents. lets see if i have the kind of miracle you need.” that well-dressed man was dr carlton armstrong，a famous doctor. the operation was successful and it wasnt long before andrew was home again. how much did the miracle cost？( )25. in the eye of the little girl，a miracle might be _. a. something interesting b. something beautiful c. some wonderful medicine d. some good food( )26. what made the miracle happen？ a. the girls love for her brother. b. the girls money. c. the medicine from the drugstore. d. nobody can tell.( )27. from the passage we can infer （推断）that _. a. the doctor didnt ask for any payb. a miracle is sure to happen if you keep onc. the little girl is lovely but not so generousd. andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thoughtb the great fire of london started in the very early hours of 2 september 1666. in four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. one hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives. the fire started on sunday morning in the house of the kings baker (面包师) in pudding lane. the baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. a strong wind blew the fire from the bakery (面包房) into a small hotel next door. then it spread quickly into thames street. that was the beginning. by eight oclock three hundred houses were on fire. on monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the river thames. tuesday was the worst day. the fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old st. pauls and the guildhall among them. samuel pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. people threw their things into the river. many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. birds fell out of the air because of the heat. the fire stopped only when the king finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. with nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out. after the fire, christopher wren, the architect (建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. in fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifty churches, among them new st. pauls. the fire caused great pain and loss, but after it london was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past. ( )28. it seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that_. a. some people lost their lives b. the birds in the sky were killed by the firec. many famous buildings were destroyed d. the kings bakery was burned down ( )29. why did the writer cite (引用) samuel pepys? a. because pepys was among those putting out the fire. b. because pepys also wrote about the fire. c. to show that poor people suffered most. d. to give the reader a clearer picture of the fire. ( )30. how was the fire put out according to the text?a. the king and his soldiers came to help. b. all the wooden houses in the city were destroyed. c. people managed to get enough water from the river. d. houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down. c it seems to be strange to you there is a blind spot on the eyes. here is an interesting experiment that can make something disappear, when one eye is open.make a card about the size of a postcard and write two english letters l and r on it, l on the left and r on the right. first, hold the card about 80 cm away and you see both the letters. then close your right eye and look at the letter r only with your left eye. and now, as you move the card slowly towards you, youll find the letter l disappearing. but if you move the card nearer to your face, the letter will be seen again. now do the same experiment with your left eye closed, youll find the letter r disappearing. why does the letter disappear? it is because there is a blind spot on the eye. when the image of the letter falls on the blind spot, it wont be seen. that is why either of the letters disappears.（ ）31.the writer of the passage thinks that _ there is a blind spot on the eye.a. few people know b. no one knows c. most people know d. all the people know（ ）32. in which order should you do the experiment?hold the card move the card nearer close your right eye write two english letters look at the letter r make a carda. b. c. d. （ ）33. the passage mainly tells us _.a. how to find the blind spot b. an interesting experiment c. where the blind spot is d. there is blind spot on the eye d a friend of mine named paul received an expensive car from his brother as a christmas present. on christmas eve when paul came out of his office, a street urchin (顽童) was walking around the shining car. “is this your car, sir?” he asked. paul answered, “yes, my brother gave it to me for christmas.” the boy was surprised. “you mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you anything? boy, i wish.” he hesitated (迟疑). of course paul knew what he was going to wish for. he was going to wish he had a brother like that. but what the boy said surprised paul greatly. “i wish,” the boy went on, “that i could be a brother like that.” paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “would you like to take a ride in my car?” “oh yes, id love that.” after a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “sir, would you mind driving in front of my house?”paul smiled a little. he thought he knew what the boy wanted. he wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. but paul was wrong again. “will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked. he ran up to the steps. then in a short while paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. he was carrying his little crippled (瘸腿的) brother. he sat him down on the step and pointed (指向) to the car. “there she is, buddy, just like i told you upstairs. his brother gave it to him for christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. and some day im going to give you one just like it . then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the christmas windows that ive been trying to tell you about.”()34. from the story we can see the urchin _a. wished to give his brother a car b. wanted pauls brother to give him a carc. wished he could have a brother like pauls d. wished paul could be a brother like that() 35. the urchin asked paul to stop his car in front of his house _. a. to show his neighbors the big car b. to show he had a rich friend c. to let his brother ride in the car d. to tell his brother about his wish () 36. we can infer (推断) from the story that _.a. paul couldnt understand the urchin b. the urchin had a deep love for his brother c. the urchin wished to have a rich brother d. the urchins wish came true in the end() 37. the best title for this passage is _. a. a christmas present b. a street urchin c. a brother like that d. an unforgettable holiday ride 第二卷（主观题，共40分）四、词汇运用（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）(a) 根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式：1. the first step towards forming _ (习惯) is that you can plan everything well.2. my parents are always _(比较) me with my sisters, sometimes i feel unhappy.3. wine and other goods _ (进口) from france are popular in china.4. look! there are two coats hanging over there. the blue one is the _(干的) of the two.(b) 根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式：5. look at _ (you) in the mirror. how dirty your faces are!6. he didnt notice the _（different）between the two pictures though they are obvious.7. hurry up! its still two _（hour）walk from here to the air station.8. if you want a strong body, you must eat _（health）五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）1. we all love mr hu. he is one of the teachers who _ (treat) students as their children.2. - _ you _ (hand) in the report today?-yes, i put it on your desk shortly after lunch .3. the cinema we used to go to_ (turn) into a hotel by the government in two years 4.timmy is active. he has many hobbies from_ (collect) stamps to outdoor-activities .5. the accident was so bad that all the doctors but one _ (operate) on the patients in danger at that time,6. he told us the boats would not float in the direction of wind if they_ (control). 7. the old man was honored for what he_ (do) for the poor since 10 years ago.8. the little girl thought that her decision _ (affect) her future study in college and job as well.六、短文填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卡标有题号的横线上完整写出。（本大题共10空，每空0.5分，共5分） last month in new zealand, three dogs learned how to drives cars. though it sounds like april foolery, its r 1 . these dogs are driving cars. they are just sitting in the cars l 2 like they are driving ; they are, in f 3 , operating the moving vehicles- first training cars and then minis. their f 4 are working the gas and brake(刹车), their paws are handling the steering wheel and their eyes are scanning the road for bunnies(可爱的女郎). first, researchers put the dogs through driving school in specially b 5 wooden training cars for eight weeks; then they tested the dogs in modified(改装) minis. “we train the dogs to do different actions,” said mark vette, the animal t 6 who was teaching the dogs. touch is the first thing and