安徽省蚌埠市第一中学九年级英语上学期12月月考试题 牛津版.doc

安徽省蚌埠市第一中学2015-2016年第一学期九年级12月月考试卷（满分：140分；考试时间：110分钟）一、听力部分（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分） a) 听下面10段对话,从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。（每段对话读两遍）1. which actress does the woman like best?2. which sign didnt the lady notice?3. in which city does judy go to travel first if she gets enough money?4. what does the girl like doing best in the free time? 5. where may this dialogue happen? a. in a museum. b. in a library. c. in a bookshop. 6. how does the woman feel? a. tired. b. stressed. c. sad. 7. what does the man come to the shop for? a. to repair the telephone. b. to buy a telephone. c. to exchange the telephone. 8. how far is the park? a. 15 minutes walk. b.10 minutes drive. c. 5 minutes ride. 9. what is john smith? a. a director. b. an actor. c. a salesman. 10. whats the boys problem? a. he is too shy. b. his face turns red. c. he is alone.b) 听下面3段对话或独白,从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。听第一段对话，回答第11至12小题。 11. what is the probable job of the woman? a. she is a runner. b. she is a musician. c. she is a football player. 12. what are they going to do? a. they are going to have dinner together. b. they are going to see a film. c. they are going to enjoy a concert.听第二段对话，回答第13至15小题。 13. which bank was robbed last night? a. the bank near the railway station. b. the bank near green street. c. the bank in green street. 14. how much money was taken? a. not one dollar. b. some of the money in the bank. c. all of the money in the bank. 15. how many robbers were caught at first? a. three. b. two. c. one.听一篇短文，回答第16至20小题。 16. why do people all over the world enjoy sports? a. because sports are very interesting. b. because sports can make people healthy and happy. c. because sports are thousands of years old.17. what do sports change with? a. the season. b. the weather. c. the time.18. which of the following sports is the oldest? a. running. b. basketball. c. volleyball19. what do people in all countries near the sea prefer? a. football. b. jumping. c. swimming.20. why do people from different countries often become good friends after a game? a. because the game is exciting. b. because sports help them understand each other. c. because they begin to know each other.第卷（选择题60分）一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）21. my dream is to build university on the moon some day. it sounds like unusual dream. i wish you could realize it.a. a; a b. an; a c. a; an d. an; an22. hepburn won an oscar _ best actress _ her role _ the film roman holiday. a. of; for; in b. of; of; for c. for; of; in d. for; for; in 23. you mean that is a _ broadcast, not a recording? a. living b. lively c. live d. alive24. the old man lived alone all his life and he_ a rainy winter evening. a. passed away on b. passed away in c. past away in d. past away on25. i would rather_ than _with him. a. laugh at; quarrel b. to laugh at; to quarrelc. be laughed at; quarrel d. to be laughed at; to be quarreled26. when shall i hand in my report? as soon as it tomorrow.a. completes b. is completed c. will complete d. will be completed27. -can you give me a hand? -sorry, i cant help you do this because it is _ my ability. a. above b. over c. more than d. beyond 28. - my friend simon often offers me some _ , which are really very useful; - so when you have problems, you often know _. a. advice; what to do b. suggestions; how to deal with it c. advice; how to deal with them d. suggestions; how to deal with them29. you can visit zhalong nature reserve, one of the few places on earth _ red-crowned cranes still live.a. which b. that c. where d. when30. -which do you like better, skating or skiing? - of them. i like running. a. all b. both c. neither d. each31. -how much difficulty did you have this problem? - . its quite easy.a. to solve, nothing b.solving, none c. to solve,none d.solving, nothing32. our teacher asked me _. a. what was ann doing these days b. why peter didnt come to school the day before c. when will the dolphin show begin d. how long i usually spent on my homework 33. - did you have anyone _ the watch? - yes. i had the watch _ yesterday. a. to repair; repair b. repaired; repaired c. repair; repaired d. repair; repaire 34. mo yan, one of the greatest writers in china, has _ with the 2012 nobel prize for literature and _ as “peoples writer”. a. be presented, is consideringb. presented, has considered c. been presented, is consideredd. is presenting, considers35. - where are we going to have a trip? - _. a. it doesnt matter b. its up to you c. thats ok d. take your time二、完形填空（共15小题;每小题1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。when i was young, i always helped my grandfather in the fields. as i worked beside him, he 36 to tell a story about a man named joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. they were setting into the new place 37 a nearby farmer told joe that there was gold in the earth. joe was very 38 , and told his sons about it.they began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. at the same time, joe thought he would 39 some crops where the earth had been 40 . the plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. his sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. since 41 soil was being turned, joe could plant more crops. joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his 42 .as different crops came ready to be harvested, joe started to 43 that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever 44 . one of joes neighbors suggested that he 45 a vegetable shop. joe and his wife did that very thing. they called it joe and family vegetable. joe even had to leave some crops in the fields, 46 he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop.this went on for years, and joe and his wife became quite 47 from their little vegetable shop. they were even able to 48 their sons to college.remember the beginning of the story, when joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? well, the truth is, joes 49 of the english language was less than perfect. his new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich 50 . so you can see where the concept（概念）of gold comes from.36. a. fearedb. agreedc. usedd. failed37. a. whileb. asc. whend. after38. a. happyb. disappointedc. angryd. calm39. a. harvestb. plantc. waterd. feed40. a. controlledb. burnedc. destroyedd. turned 41. a. moreb. mostc. muchd. few42. a. jobb. problemc. pityd. dream43. a. realizeb. promisec. reviewd. reply44. a. feedb. sellc. plantd. eat 45. a. take upb. set upc. turn upd. make up46. a. nowb. thoughc. sod. because47. a. carefulb. richc. aloned. cheerful48. a. bringb. takec. sendd. make49. a. understandingb. knowledgec. thinkingd. skills50. a. mudb. goldc. soild. material三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，计30分）achildrens education is changing very fast today. in the past, teachers made children sit quietly for hours. they made them remember all kinds of things. the children had to go on reading things again and again until they knew them by heart. today many teachers wonder if it is possible to make children learn at all. they say you can only help them learn. they say you must let children learn and discover things for themselves. but for some of the children, school is a kind of place they cannot escape from. they are there only because their parents make them go. they get out of the classroom as soon as the teachers let them leave. many of them want to find jobs but the law will not let them work until they reach a certain age. and so, they have to stay in school. often they do not learn anything at all and hate every moment. 48. in the past, the students had to_. a. sit quietly for hours b. remember all kinds of things c. read things again and again d. do all of the above 49. now many teachers think that_. a. they dont need to give the students lessons b. they should help the students discover things c. they shouldnt let the students learn and discover things d. they can help the students and let them learn and discover things 50. some of the students go to school because_. a. they want to find some jobs b. they do not learn anything at all c. their parents make them go d. they hate school and stay there as a place to escape frombthis is a story about a boy called sparky. for sparky, school was all but impossible. he failed every subject in the eighth grade. he got a zero in physics. it made him the worst physics student in the schools history. he didnt do much better in sports. he made the school golf team, but lost the only important match of the season. he didnt have friends, either. other kids didnt care about him. if a classmate said “hello” to sparky outside of school, he would feel very surprised. theres no way to tell how he might have done at dating(约会). sparky never once asked a girl to go out in high school. he was too afraid of being turned down. he was a loser(失败者), and he and his classmates knew it. but, somehow, he decided to keep trying. the only thing important in his life was drawing. he was proud of his ability even though no one else appreciated it. he submitted(递交) some cartoons for his high school yearbook, but they were rejected.(拒绝)after completing high school he wrote a letter to the walt disney studios. he was told to submit some samples. he spent a great deal of time on the drawings. they were rejected. another loss for the loser. so sparky decided to write his own auto biography(自传) in cartoons. he created his childhood self a little-boy loser: charlie. he never succeeded in kicking a football and never got a date with the little red-haired girl. sparky, the boy who had such a lack of success in school and whose work was rejected again and again, was charles schulz. he created the peanuts comic strip and the world-famous cartoon characters charlie brown and snoopy. 54. from the first paragraph we can see that sparky was in high school. a. a loser b. a talented boy c. a good player d. a bad boy 55. sparky never asked a girl for dating because he was afraid of . a. making mistakes b. being refused c. making friends d. talking to girls 56. what does the underlined word “he” in the last paragraph refer to? a. his cartoon character charlie b. snoopy c. charles schulz d. walt disney 57. his only success mentioned in this passage is . a. his autobiography in cartoons b. his artwork submitted to the yearbook c. his cartoons submitted to walt disney studios d. his golf match in high school cwhen my wife left this world, i chose to travel in antigua looking for a peaceful place to rest my old body. not quite old and weak, i felt i wanted something more than the usual hotel room with 24-hour room service. i decided this year to try something completely new and booked myself a private holiday home in antigua. this was the best decision i had ever made, as there was plenty to do, plenty to see and lots of lovely restaurants to visit. there was a private swimming pool, and a cool, wide yard where i ate my breakfast most mornings. antigua has to be one of the loveliest places on earth to spend a holiday. the bright blue sea and the endless blue around the beach areas proved to be an excellent place for me to spend the long afternoons. i had to hurry to do what i wanted to do before the holiday came to an end. i managed to visit the sugar mill and shirley heights on my last two days and yet found myself wondering whether i could extend for a few more days. i rented a boat and came home after a days sailing, refreshed, looking forward to dinner. everything is so pleasant on these beautiful islands, swept by the trade winds and warmed by the sun for so many summer months. the food just tasted better to me, perhaps because i was having such a great holiday. there was always someone to have a drink with- thats what i liked most. 58. which of the following statements is not mentioned about the private holiday home the writer stayed in? a. it had a private swimming pool. b. there were lots of restaurants near it. c. the writer often had breakfast in its yard. d. it supplied delicious seafood to the writer.59. the word “extend” in paragraph 4 probably means “_”. a. make something last longer b. make you feel happy c. prevent from entering d. sell goods to foreign countries60. the most important reason for the writer to travel in antigua was _. a. there was bright blue sea b. there was endless blue sky c. there were lots of lovely restaurants d. there were many people to drink with61. the passage is most likely to be taken from a part of _. a. a tour guide b. a travel diary c. a students report d. a health report dscientists who study the climate are still arguing about how fast the earth is warming and how much it will warm, but they do agree that the earth is warming and that it will keep warming if we dont do anything about it.scientists agree that the burning of fossil fuels (化石燃料) like oil and coal cause greenhouse gases to escape into the air and that these gases are causing most of the warming. another cause is deforestation (cutting down trees) . trees soak up carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases, from the air. there are already some changes happening because of global warming. sea level is rising and some animals are already moving to new homes. its already too late to stop global warming completely.if the warming gets worse, as scientists expect, there may be some kinds of plants and animals that is disappearing because they cant move to new homes. there may be more storms and floods. sea level may rise so much that people have to move away from the coasts. some areas may become too dry for farming.global warming is a very difficult problem to fix. people are having a hard time agreeing on what to do about it. for example, everyone agrees that wasting energy is a bad thing to do. but some people think that the federal government (联邦政府) should make laws about it, while other people think it should be up to each person or business to decide what to do.many states and businesses in the united states are not waiting until the federal government decides what to do. they have already started working on the problem.62. what are the scientists arguing about in the passage?a. how fast is the earth warming? b. how much will the earth warm?c. the earth will keep warming if we dont do anything about it. d. both a and b.63. what does the underlined phrase “soak up” mean?a. take off b. grow up c. take in d. set up64. what may be the causes of global warming?a. the disappearance of plants and animals and the wasting energy.b. the burning of fossil fuels and storms and floods.c. the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation.d. the rising of sea level and deforestation.65. what is the best title of this passage?a. the reason for global warming b. the global warmingc. the changes to the worldd. how to stop global warming 第卷 （非选择题 60分）四、词汇应用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）（每空一词）66. she had to sell the house even though it was _(违背) her own wishes.67. the writer created many famous works in his _(四十).68. they were_（宣布）the result of the competition at this time yesterday.69. what time will we be _ to arrive there? (设想)70. samsung galaxy note3 4g is an _(最新的) mobile phone, and it costs too much.71. this documentary brought the disappeared dinosaurs (live) on screen.72. its very important to teach the children about road _(safe).73. one of the_ _ (direct) wishes is to get an oscar award. 74. have you (deal) with the problem?75. great attention should be paid to correct spelling and_ (pronounce) while learning english. 五、任务型阅读（共10空；每空1分，计10分）（每空一词）hi, everyone! i will graduate from high school in june. some of my foreign friends have asked me about the process of entering an american university(综合性大学), so here i will tell you how it works.first you have to choose which university you want to go to. this is not easy, as there are over 3,000 universities and colleges in the usa. do you want to stay near home, or do you want to go far away? what do you want to study? once you have decided what is important to you, i would suggest choosing about five schools to apply to (申请). this way, if one or two schools do not accept you, you still have a chance of being accepted by the others.after you have chosen wh