辽宁省盘锦市实验中学2015届九年级第二次模拟考试英语试题.doc

2015.5盘锦市实验中学九年级第二次模拟考试英语试卷(考试时间90分钟 试卷满分120分)注意：所有试题必须在答题卡上作答，在本试卷上作答无效.第卷 (选择题 共50分). 单项选择(共15分，每小题1分)从各题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将其代表字母填在答题纸的相应位置.1. What _ heavy rain it was！ Yes， but I love _ air after it rains. It smells so fresh. A. the， a B. a， the C. the， the D. a， a2. _ excellent work you have done！ A. What an B. How C. What D. How an3. Mom always tells me that nothing can be learned _hard work. A. with B.by C. for D. without4. You have just read the newspaper. Did you find _ in it？. A. interesting anything B. anything interesting C. interesting something D. something interesting5. After P.E. I often feel thirsty. Why not buy some _ to drink？ A. bread B. noodles C. orange D. teas6. _ of our classmates are good at basketball. A. Three quarters B. Three fourth C. Third four D. Thirds quarters7.He doesnt speak English as _ as Chinese. Maybe， perhaps its just because Chinese is his native language. A. easy B. easily C. easier D. easiest8.Dont forget to come to our school meeting tomorrow. I wont. I _ just now. A.reminded B.was reminded C. reported D. was reported网ZXXK9. I didnt see you at the meeting yesterday. Why？ I _ for an important telephone call at that moment. A. wait B. waited C. am waiting D. was waiting10. Whose book is this？ It _ our teachers. You see， his name is on it. A. cant be B.can be C.mustnt be D.must be11. Do you have any difficulty _ English？ Yes， but I try to make myself _. A.to speak， understood B.speaking，understand C.to speak， to understand D.speaking， understood12. You should try to _ the problems by yourself. You are not a child any longer.A.get on B.get into C.get over D.get off 13. What are you looking for？ Im looking for the book _ you lent me yesterday. A.what B.who C.when D./14. Would you mind my opening the window？ _. A. Never mind B. Of course not. C. Youd better not. D. Yes， please.15. Excuse me， can you tell me _？ Sorry， I dont know. You can go to the information desk. A.that there is a train B. when the train leaves C.which train can I take D.where does the train go. 补全对话(共5分，每小题1分)从方框内所给句子中选择恰当的句子完成下面对话，并将其代表字母填在答题纸的相应位置.(方框中有两个选项是多余的)A: Do you know there will be a robot show in the city， Liu Na？B: Really？ What exciting news！A: 16._B: Great！ I cant wait for it. 17._A: It starts this Saturday. And it will last five days.B: 18._A: It will be held at the City Exhibition Center.B: OK. Lets go there. It will be great fun if we buy a robot there. 19._ A: Ive got no idea. 20._ I want to buy one for my little brother， too. If the price is high， we can just enjoy watching the robots.B: Youre right. Thats the important part.A. When will it be held, Lin Qin?B. Robots can help people with lots of things.C. Lets go and have a look.D. Where will it be held?E. When and where shall we meet?F. How much do you think such a toy may cost?G. I hope its not very expensive. 完形填空 (共10分，每小题1分)根据短文内容，从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将其代表字母填在答题纸的相应位置.Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was toclimb the highest peak (峰) in the Alps. Rudis mother and his uncle， Franz， a mountain guide， wanted him tostop21and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not22 his dream and secretly got in touch with anEnglish mountain climber23 was planning to climb the highest peak. Franz was very angry when he found out what Rudi had done， but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if hewent climbing， 24 . Franz also didnt want to see Emil Saxo， a guide from another village， got to the top 25 him. Rudi turned out to be a very good climber，26 as they got close to the top， the Englishman got sickand could go no farther. Franz stayed behind to take care of him， but Saxo continued， wishing to be the 27 to the top. Rudi went after Saxo， hoping to beat him to the top. When they met， Saxo fought with Rudi and felldown by accident. Saxo was helpless and hurt. Rudi must 28 whether to carry Saxo back down to safetyor to continue alone to the top. He decided Saxos life was more 29 than his dream and helped him down. During that time， the Englishman and Franz30the climb， and finally they reached the top. Later， when they returned to the village， theytold people that Rudi was the real conqueror (征服者) of the mountain.( )21. A. learning( )22. A. try out( )23. A. what( )24. A. again( )25. A. after( )26. A. but( )27. A. first( )28. A. wonder( )29. A. important( )30. A. stoppedB. playing B. give upB. whichB. too B. behindB. so B. secondB. remember B. successfulB. continuedC. climbingC. go overC. whom C. once C. before C. orC. third C. ask C. popular C. enjoyedD. talkingD. work out D. who D. insteadD. overD. forD. lastD. decide D. interestingD. finished. 阅读理解(共20分，每小题1分)根据短文内容，从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将其代表字母填在答题纸的相应位置.Passage 1 While youre in Shanghai， please come and take a walk round some of our interesting places.Shanghai MuseumYou must see this beautifully designed museum. It is a wonderful place to study Chinese art and history. There are ancient treasures， fantastic Chinese sculptures， paintings from all ages and many other things for you to enjoy. Pay to enter. Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.(9:00 am - 8:00 pm， Saturday)Yu GardensThese famous Ming gardens are often rather crowded. Dont forget to try their delicious snacks. Pay to enter. Open 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.Lu Xuns Museum This is a great place for book-lovers. There are photographs of the famous writer， some of his books written by hand and many letters. A very interesting place for a few hours. Very cheap. Open 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.Shanghai Natural History MuseumEverything is about the natural world and science. You can study dinosaurs， hundreds of animals， plants， rocks and more， and see many unusual exhibition. Very cheap. Open 9:00 am -5:00 pm.Shanghai Art MuseumAn interesting building， once used as a race club and library. Drop in and see the latest exhibition. There are shows by painters from all over the country. The museum also encourages research into art. Pay to enter. Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.31.What makes Yu Gardens different from the other places in the passage？A. They cost very little to enter. B. They make people love nature.C. They are good for art research. D. They have something nice to eat.32.You can study_ when you visit Shanghai Natural History Museum.A. robots B. letters C. bamboos D. coins33.If someone is interested in silver pots of the Tang Dynasty， he or she can go to _ . A. Shanghai Museum B. Shanghai Art MuseumC. Lu Xuns Museum D. Shanghai Natural History Museum34. How many museums with paintings are mentioned in the passage？A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.35. Which place is open the shortest every day？A. Shanghai Museum. B. Lu Xuns Museum.C. Shanghai Art Museum. D. Yu Gardens.Passage 2 Bookstores are second homes for readers. Although many people can now buy books online， many readers still like the feeling in bookstores. They can touch(触摸) the books and smell the print.In China， there are many special bookstores. Sanlian Taofen Bookstore became the first 24-hour bookstore in Beijing at the beginning of April. Popular Holdings in Shanghai is a film-themed bookstore. It has film books and posters. Eslite Bookstore in Taiwan often has activities like talks with famous writers. At the same time， bookstores outside China can be very colorful， too. Scarthin Books is a small bookstore in the UK. It sells new and second-hand books. There are more than 100，000 books lying on the shelves of the stores 12 rooms. Barts Books in the US is a good place to enjoy the sunshine(阳光) while reading books. Its an outdoor bookstore. Bookshelves are on the street. When the store is closed， people can still buy books. They just put money into the doors coin box. Where can you find a caf， bar and bookstore in just one place？ The answer is probably El Pendulo in Mexico. Books line(排列成行) the walls of the store. On the second floor， visitors can order everyday meals in the caf and drinks from the bar. In order to keep cool， there are green plants and trees inside. Does it look like a park？36._ special bookstores inside China are mentioned(提到) in the passage.A.2 B.3 C.5 D.6 37. Scarthin Books is _.A. a 24-hour bookstore B. an outdoor bookstoreC. in the US D. small38. People can still buy books at _ when its closed.A. Barts Books B. Popular Holdings C. Eslite Bookstore D. El Pendulo39. Readers can _ at El Pendulo.A. talk with famous writers B. order meals C. enjoy the sunshine D. buy film posters 40. There are _ inside El Pendulo in order to keep cool.A.12 rooms B. bookshelves C. green pla nts and trees D. coin boxes Passage 3 Nelson Mandela was regarded as one of the greatest leaders in the world. He died at the age of 95. He became his countrys first black president after 27 years in prison. Do you want to know why he spent so many years in prison？ Read more and find more facts.:Z&xx&k.ComWhen Nelson Mandela was a young man， white and black people in South Africa lived separate lives. White people， who were a small part of the population， were in charge of the country. At that time， it was illegal for black people to use the same schools， hospitals， and even beaches as white people. Mandela was lucky. He was one of the few black people in the 1950s of South Africa to receive education and become a successful lawyer. Nelson Mandela believed that everybody should be treated equally. He joined some different demonstrations to fight against a system called apartheid.Sometimes the demonstrations turned violent and in 1962 Mandela was sent to a prison which was on Robben Island. But many people around the world campaigned for his release. Songs were written and big concerts were held in protest. Finally in 1990 the South African President FW de Klerk-a white man-allowed him to go free. Mandela had spent 27 years in prison and was greeted as a hero on his release. ( )41.After reading the passage， we can know apartheid is _. A.a party B.a demonstration C.a song D.a system( )42.FW de Klerk is the person _. A.who was in prison with Nelson Mandela. B.who allowed Nelson Mandela to go free. C.who helped to Nelson Mandela organize the demonstrations. D.who wrote some songs about apartheid.( )43.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？A.Nelson Mandela died when he was 90 years old. B.Nelson Mandela received education and became a lawyer.C.Nelson Mandela was sent to a prison on Robben Island in 1946.D.Nobody was willing to help Nelson Mandela out of prison.( )44._ were in charge of South Africa at that time？ A.Nelson Mandela B.Black people C.White people D.British people( )45.Which is the best title of this passage？ A. Nelson Manlenda B. Some demonstration in the past. C. Black people and White People D. People in South AfricaPassage 4 If you think GM food sounds far away from you， you are totally wrong. In fact， you may eat GM food every day. Four of every five people in the world are eating GM food， according to the Ministry of Agriculture.According to Xinhua News Agency， in China， the only GM plants that are grown for sale are cotton and papaya. Also， China buys some GM plants from other countries， such as soybeans and corn. The GM plants are used to make other products.A reporter once said， “In China， more than half of cooking oil is soybean oil. And 90 percent of that oil is made from GM soybeans.” So its possible that we eat GM food every day！Scientists have changed GM plants DNA in a laboratory. Scientists usually do this to protect plants against bugs and diseases and have more harvests. Many people think its against nature. Also， they worry that eating such food might be bad for their health.Is GM food safe？ Theres no agreement. Some people say that GM food causes tumors. But there are no long-term safety studies about GM food. If you want to stay away from GM food， you can start by checking the cooking oil in your home.( )46. According to the Ministry of Agriculture， _people in the world arent eating GM food. A.20% B.40% C.60% D.80%( )47. In China， people grow GM plants for sale like _.A.cotton and papaya B soybeans and corn C.cotton and corn D.soybeans and papaya( )48.What does the underlined word “harvest” mean in Chinese？A. 损失 B. 种子 C.收成 D. 疾病 ( )49. Which of the following is NOT TURE according to the passage？:学，科，网A.In fact， GM food isnt far away from us. B.People use the GM plants to make other products.C.In China， about a quarter of cooking oil is soybean oil.D. Some people say that the GM food causes tumors.( )50. Whats the main idea of this passage？A. Its about GM plants grown in the laboratory. B. Its about cooking oil made from GM soybeans. C. Its about some facts about GM food around us. D. Its about studies about the safety of GM food. 第卷 (非选择题 共70分). 情景交际(共5分，每小题1分)在下面对话的空白处填入恰当的话语(话语可以是句子、短语或词)，使对话完整，并将答案写在答题纸的相应位置.A: I have a piece of good news to tell you， Mary.B: Oh， 51_ ？A: A new library has been open in our city， and there are many books there.B: Really？ 52_？A: Its open at 8:00 in the morning and closed at 6:00 in the afternoon.B: 53_？A: Yes， I went there yesterday.B: 54_？A: Its in No.7 building， Center Street. 55_？B: Yes， I want to go there tomorrow. Would you like to go with me？A: Of course. Lets meet at our school gate tomorrow.B: OK. See you！A: See you！ . 短文填空(共10分，每小题1分)根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确，并将答案写在答题纸的相应位置(每个单词只能使用一次) Beside loud soft think so get answer happen say shoutA wise man was visiting a village with his students. He found a group of family members 56 in anger at each other. He turned to his students and asked， “Why do people shout in anger at each other？”His students 57 for a while， and one of them said， “Because when we lose our calm， we shout.”“But， why should you shout when the other person is just 58 you？ You can just as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner.”Students gave some other 59 but none were any good.“When two people are angry at each other， their hearts became distanced (疏远的)，” the wise man explained. “To cover the distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are， the 60 they will have to shout to hear each other.” “What 61 when two people fall in love？ They dont shout at each other but talk 62 because their hearts are very close.” The wise man said.He looked at his students and said， “So when you argue， do not let your hearts 63 distant. Stop 64 words that distance you from others. Otherwise， there will come a day when the distance is 65 great that you will not find the way back.”. 任务型阅读(共20分，每小题2分)根据短文完成任务.Passage 1 根据短文回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题纸的相应位置.Car Free Day encourages drivers to give up their cars for a day to protect the environment . People from around the world get together in the streets to remind the world that we dont have to accept the society full of cars . It was first started by 34 cities in France and September 22 is Car Free Day . The first Car Free Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. The slogan for the day is “If we drive for one less day ， we can have one more nice day .” Organized activities are held in many cities on Car Free Day . In Brussels， Car Free Day shall be valid (有效的)for everybody except persons with a special permit (许可证)， but they have to slow down to the speed of 30 kilometers per hour . The public transportation is free on that day. In London， they have special “green areas”. Walking， biking， and public transportation are encouraged. The streets are open only to walkers， bicycles and buses from 7:00a.m. to 7:00 p.m. In Beijing ， it asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work . More and more people are joining in the activity. In the first quarter of this year ，Beijing only had 52 blue sky days ， and you may see haze(雾霾) almost every day ！ We must do more for Car Free Day as a Beijing driver