江苏省扬州市江都区九年级英语上学期期末考试试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省扬州市江都区宜陵中学2013届九年级英语上学期期末考试试题 牛津版说明：1. 答卷前，考生务必将本人的姓名、准考证号、科目填涂在答题卡相应的位置上。2. 第卷上选择题答案和第卷上非选择题答案均必须填涂或填写在答题卡上，在试卷上答题无效。3. 考试结束，只上交答题卡。第卷（选择题60分）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. - look at _ moon high up in the sky . - oh, what _ bright moon ! lets go out to enjoy the night, shall we? a. a; the b. the; a c. 不填; a d. 不填; the2. - _ people are taking action to protect the environment now.- yes. _ of my classmates come to school by bike now.a. less and less; five eighths b. less and less; five eighth c. more and more; five eighth d. more and more; five eighths 3. - _ does this scarf belong to?- let me see. oh, it may be _. a. who; hers b. who; her c. whose; her d. whose; hers4. - did you catch the train to beijing last night?- no. it _ for ten minutes by the time i got to the station.a. has left b. had left c. has been away d. had been away5. - what did he say about his visit to australia?- he said he would go there _. a. next month b. two months ago c. the following month d. two months before6. - what do the police think about the murder? - im not sure. but i want anyone who _ the clue to contact the police actively. a. have b. has c. to have d. are having 7. - could you tell me _? - its twenty minutes by underground.a. how can i get to your school b. how long does it take me to get to your schoolc. how far it is from your home to your school d. how much it costs to get to your school8. -very few students passed last monthly exams, _? -yes. they all passed because they did good preparations before the exams.a. do they b. didnt they c. did they d. dont they9. they think the actors act better than _ in spaceman on earth.a. those b. the one c. that d. /10. - why did your father get _ with you just now? - because i did even _ in the writing competition this time. a. satisfied; worseb. angry; worst c. satisfied; worst d. angry; worse11. - be quick, _ well be late for the class. - ok, im coming.a. but b. or c. so d. and12. - we need a new leader for our helping hands club, but i dont know _. - why not mary? she is always willing to help others.a. what to choose b. how to choose c. when to choose d. who to choose 13. - id like to buy a new house in the center of the city for rent at this special moment. - oh. i never doubt _ it is worth _ to buy new houses. a. whether; to continue b. that; continuing c. whether; continuing d. that; to continue14. - i can hardly believe such a little boy gets up _ 5:00 _ 6:00 every morning. - what a hard-working boy!a. betweenand b. fromto c. bothand d. not onlybut also15. - sorry, frank. im busy today. i cant go swimming with you. - _ .a. no problem b. youre welcome c. thats all d. never mind 二、完形填空 (共15小题；每小题l分，计15分) 16. a. playb. studyc. fishd. swim17. a. preferb. enjoyedc. wantedd. would like18. a. becauseb. whenc. asd. while19. a. talkb. bec. teachd. make20. a. needntb. didnt have toc. needa. have to21. a. agreeb. disagreec. agreementd. disagreement22. a. alsob. as wellc. tood. either23. a. caughtb. givec. gaved. catch24. a. at the beginningb. in the middlec. at the endd. in the end25. a. littleb. fullc. emptyd. lot of26. a. a fishermanb. a teacherc. an engineerd. a farmer27. a. anotherb. otherc. the otherd. others28. a. helpfulb. successfulc. dangerousd. lonely29. a. fewerb. lessc. manyd. more30. a. successb. moneyc. fishd. time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)31. if you need to find the bus number, you may call_.a. +65 6737 1668 b. 6552 8888 c. 1800 767 4333 d. 6552 222232. if you buy an ez-link card, you can take_. a. both buses and trains b. only trainsc. both buses and taxis d. only rental cars33. what do you think the text probably is? a. a science report. b. a travel guide. c. a novel. d. a diary.(b)one of the most famous writers from england by far is agatha christie.agatha christies real name was agatha miller. she was born in england in 1890.she married archibald christie when she was 24 years old, and she changed her family name to christie.she sold her first mystery book in 1920. this book was the first time that the world met mrs.christies famous detective hercule poirot. ten years after that, mrs. christie wrote her book with her second famous detective, miss marple.in 1928, mrs. christies first marriage broke up. she married m.e.l. mallowan in 1930, but she still wrote her books under the name agatha christie.in her life, agatha christie wrote 60 books, 16 plays, and more than 100 short stories. she passed away in 1976 when she was 85 years old. her books can still be found on sale in bookstores all around the world.34. what did aghta christie do? a. she was a detective. b. she wrote books.c. she was a mystery d. she knew famous detectives.35. who was hercule poirot?a. a detective in her books. b. one of her books.c. her husband. d. a writer.36. what happened in 1976?a. agatha christie died. b. agatha christie left her husband.c. agatha christie wrote her last book. d. agatha christie wrote a short story.37. whats the best title of the passage? a. books about detectives. b. famous detectives. c. a famous writer. d. agatha christie or agatha miller. (c)soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! the program works because everyones eyes are different. so in the future you wont have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. youll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are. the eye-recognition(眼睛识别) program is already being tested in shops and banks in the usa, britain and france. soon, this technology(技术) will change all other ways of finding out who people are. however, scientists are working on other systems. machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hands or even your smell! we already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your fingers. eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes dont change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. and even twins have different eyes, so the program can be up to 94 correct, depending on(依靠) how good the technology is. some programs may only be right 51 of the time. in britain, it was found that 91 of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.in the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. so smile! 38. how does the eye-recognition program work? a. you type in your number.b. you say your name.c. you look at the machine. d. you show your id card.39. why can the eye-recognition program be up to 94 correct? a. because eyes hardly change. b. because the program is widely used around the world. c. because people like the idea of the program. d. because hands or fingers can get dirty.40. which recognition program has been already in use?a. remembering smells. b. remembering eyes.c. remembering fingerprints. d. remembering the shape of faces. 41. which of the following is true? a. the program is being tested in japan. b. computers can remember you by looking at your clothes.c. 91 of people in britain dont like the idea of the eye-recognition program. d. machines with other systems will also tell who you are in the future. (d)mrs elise was my teacher in the fourth grade. one day at lunch time, i was getting ready to eat my tuna fish (金枪鱼) sandwich and suddenly mrs elise asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. she explained that i could use the money to buy a hot hunch from the cafeteria (食堂). i was excited. i never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. it was too expensive for my family, and i always carried my lunch and took the bag back home to use it again the next day. so you could understand my happiness when i had the chance to buy a hot lunch.when we finished lunch that day, mrs elise took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. i really didnt care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her special attention, so i was quiet as she explained. she told me that she was a catholic(天主教徒) and catholics didnt eat red meat on fridays, they ate fish on fridays.oh, i couldnt wait to get home and tell my mother that from then on i wanted a tuna fish sandwich on fridays. after my mother understood why, she gladly made tuna fish sandwiches for me on fridays. she even made it with brown bread because she knew mrs elise liked brown bread. from then on, every friday i could get in line with other kids for a hot lunch. i didnt care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria food. it tasted divine to me!i realize now that mrs elise could have made herself tuna fish sandwiches on fridays. but she bought mine because she saw a little girl who was excited at the simple act of having a hot lunch.i will never forget mrs elise for her pity for me and generosity (慷慨) and what i should do is to follow her example.42. from this passage we know_. a. mrs elise was the best friend of the writer b. the writer came from a poor family c. many or the writers classmates liked cafeteria foodd. the writer like to eat tuna fish sandwiches on fridays43. mrs elise bought the writers sandwiches because_. a. she was tired of cafeteria food b. she hated getting in line with kids c. she liked the tuna fish sand writers made by the writers mother d. she wanted to show care to the writer44. the underlined word“divine”means“_”. a. perfect b. sweet c. unpleasant d. bad45. which of the following can we learn from this passage? a. it is hard to please all. b. better to give than to receive. c. love makes the world go around. d. the more you offer, the more you get. 第卷（非选择题60分）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。(每空一词)46. the poster says more than one _ will attend the presentation. (导演) 47. she had been very successful before _ the film industry. (进入)48. who do you think thought of that _ ending of the story? (令人惊讶的) 49. we all know that he is always trying to do things _. (不同地) 50. the teachers often tell us not to do anything _ the law. (反对)51. audrey hepburn is considered as one of hollywoods all-time _ actresses. (great)52. my parents often remind me of the road _ on my way to school every day. (safe)53. how do you like the film _ on the novel of mo yan? (base)54. its said that young man went abroad for further education alone in his _. (20) 55. we are not sure whether the victim was killed or he killed _. (he)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。（每空一词)small talk is pleasant conversation about common interests. the ability to make “small talk” is highly valued. but making small talk is difficult not only for english learners, but also for many native speakers of english. most english learners may have difficulty discussing topics they are unfamiliar with because of lack of(缺少) suitable vocabulary.now that we understand the problem, the next step is to improve the situation. here are some tips to improve small talk skills.do some researchspend time on the internet, books, magazines, tvs to special about the type of people you will meet, and this can make your conversations more interesting.use the internet for specific vocabularythis is a bit like doing research about other people. if you have a business conference, or are meeting people who share a common interest, make use of the internet to learn specific vocabulary.ask yourself about your culturetake time to make a list of common things that you will discuss when making small talk in your own culture. and then check to make sure that you have the english vocabulary to make small talk about those subjects.find common interestsonce you have a subject that interests both of you, keep to it! you can do this in many ways: discussing travel, discussing the school or friends, discussing the differences between your culture and the new culture.listendont get so worried about being able to communicate that you dont listen. listening carefully will help you understand and encourage those speaking to you. you might be nervous, but letting others express themselves will improve the quality of the discussion and give you time to think of an answer!title: to be a good small talkerthe problem you may have when making small talk_56_ have enough suitable vocabulary to cover most topics.the _57_ useful tips of improving small talk skillsdoing some researchfind some special information about the type of people youll meet by _58_ time on the internet, books, and so on._59_the internet for specific vocabularylearn specific words you may use when having a business conference or _60_ people ahead of time.asking _61_ about your culturelist out some common things that will be _62_ about in your own culture.be sure to have the english words to discuss those subjects.finding common intereststry to chat with each other about something youre both _63_ in, such as travel, the school, the differences between different _64_.listeningpay more attention to listening to others ideas in order to get _65_ understanding.六、缺词填空 (共10空；每空l分，计l0分)根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。(每空一词)jia meng used to keep a diary in chinese. but one year a_66_, the 14-year-old girl from hei longjiang began to write her diary in e_67_, because jia found her mother was reading her diary secretly. she changed the language because her mother cant read english. “its like killing two birds with one stone.” said jia, “my privacy (隐私) became safe and my english improves a lot.” jias mother is not the o_68_ mom who reads her childs diary. recently, renmin university of china had a national survey among over 2, 3000 parents. the results s_69_that 40% of parents read their childrens secrets. thats why, like jia, many teenagers try to find ways to protect their privacy. wu lei, 15, of shanxi, keeps a diary, too. but he doesnt write them on the paper. he writes o_70_ which he thinks is perfectly safe because his parents “know n_71_ about the internet.” lu huan, 13, of guangdong, said her parents always secretly listened to the talk b_72_ her friends and her on the telephone in their room. to solve this p_73_, lu asked her parents to buy her a mobile phone. “parents want to know what is going on in their childrens l_74_,” said shao xiazhen, a teenage expert in beijing. “ but sometimes they go about it the wrong way.” shao suggested to teenagers that instead of hiding their secrets, t_75_ to parents is a better solution. “if your parents know that you are safe, theyll let you keep your secrets.” 七、书面表达 (计30分)a. 句子翻译。(共5小题；每小题2分；计10分)