江苏省无锡市天一实验学校2017届九年级下学期期中考试英语试卷.doc

无锡市天一实验学校2017年春学期 初三英语期中试卷 (2017.04)第I卷（客观题 共50分）一、单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）1. What do you think of the voice of Adele who won 2017 Grammy Awards? Oh, Ive never heard _ one.A. the best B. a best C. a good D. a better 2. Where are you going for your summer holiday? We _ go to Yun Nan, but we havent decided yet.A. should B. will C. may D. must3. Animal signs or star signs dont really influence your personality. It is you who _ your life and your future.A. shine B. shape C. show D. shut4. Sometimes nobody closes the door before leaving because everybody thinks _ will do it.A. anybody B. everybody C. somebody D. nobody5. Are you willing to buy something big like a house from online shops? It sounds great _ I wont do that.A. but B. unless C. though D. since6. Mum, Ive got a chance to be an exchange student to the UK next year! Really? Thats just _ to be true. Anyway, congratulations, baby! A. good enough B. well enough C. too good D. too well7. “Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isnt really my cup of tea.” This really means _.A. I dont like a cup of tea.B. I prefer something else to tea.C. Ballet is my favourite.D. I dont like ballet.8. Look! Theres an island over there. Yes. Its too far away from the land. I think it must be _ visited by ships.A. often B. usually C. seldom D. always 9. Its _ you to sit there doing nothing at all while others are so busy. A. stupid of B. stupid for C. wise of D. wise for10. I wonder what Mr. Wang asked you just now? He asked_ .A. whether I will take part in the singing competitionB. how long I have bought my new bikeC. what was wrong with my old bikeD. how much money did I spent on books 11. The girl _ for the lead role in the film but was refused. What a pity!A. tried up B. tried out C. tried to D. tried on12. I think the plan is just a waste of time. What do you think? Well, if you dont support the plan, _.A. neither do I B. so do I C. neither will I D. so will I 13. People _your age dont like to save money. They spend lots of money enjoying their life.A. to B. of C. for D. in14. Nowadays, it seems that many young people cant live without smart phones. _. I think its bad for their health. A. Im afraid not B. I hope not. C. Exactly. D. Of course.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四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）You might be surprised to learn that India produces about 800 movies a year, and that number continues to grow. Just as the center of the American film industry is Hollywood, the movie center of India is Mumbai, known 15 Bombay. “Bollywood” is a combination (结合) of the 16 “Bombay”and“Hollywood”.Bollywood is not a physical place. Some people 17 the name, saying that it makes the industry look like a poor cousin to Hollywood. 18 , Bollywood is one of the largest centers of film production in the world.No Bollywood movie is thought complete 19 a few songs and dances. In fact, music is an important part of Bollywood movies. Even a bad movie can still be 20 if the music is good. Because of this, music directors are sometimes more popular than actors. A Bollywood movie has five to six songs in it, often explaining what the dances mean. A films success often 21 on the quality of such musical numbers. In some ways, Bollywood has been influencing 22 films in the western world since the 2000s.Bollywood may be different from Hollywood when it comes to musical style, but it is very 23 to Hollywood in several ways. Bollywood hero Shark Khan uses a gun just like Hollywood star Tom Cruise. News reporters follow Bollywood stars just as often as Hollywood stars. The personal lives of Indian actors and actresses catch the headlines, just as 24 do in the United States.15. A. for B. to C. as D. at16. A. cities B. words C. films D. factories17. A. like B. dislike C. agree D. disagree18. A. But B. However C. Though D. Otherwise19. A. with B. without C. except D. besides20. A. successful B. necessary C. serious D. worse21. A. decides B. divides C. depends D. dreams22. A. romantic B. action C. funny D. musical23. A. different B. difficult C. similar D. same24. A. we B. they C. you D. them三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分） AGreen Hill High SchoolFatima Road, Liver PoolMarch 6, 2017NoticeAttention, Music LoversThe school is hosting the 6th Inter-School Musical Show for Classes 9-11 on April10, 2017 at Harrington Center, Bank Road at 9.am.All the talented students with gifted voices may appear for the audition(试唱) to be held in the presence(出席) of Mrs. Bela Shende, the well-known singer on March27, 2017 at 9 a.m. in the schools Central Hall.For further details, please contact Mr. Black, the secretary of the Music Club. North Hill Field DayFriday, March10, 2017Rain Date: March14Grade7-9 9:3011:30 am Grade 10-12 1:403:40 pmDear parents, On Friday, March10,2017, we will be holding our North Hill Field Day. It will be a day of laughs and lots of fun. Be sure to tell your children to bring their cameras and take pictures. Real reward will be the happiness and good feelings of taking part.The purpose of the day is for our school to get together for an enjoyable two-hour activities. Since we believe that all of our students are winners, the need for athletic (运动的) ability and the competitive(竞争性的) “urge to win” will be kept to minimum (最小). 25.The audition for the musical show will be held on_. A. March 6 B. March 10 C. March 27 D. April 1026. Students who take part in the field trip need to take their_ with them. A. notebooks B. backpacks C. sunglasses D. cameras27. How long will the field day last? A. One hour. B. Two hours. C. One day. D. Three days.BBlack Spider（蜘蛛）was having trouble catching bugs（臭虫）in his web, while Grey Spider caught two bugs in his.“You are so lucky,” Black Spider said to Grey Spider. “You have two bugs while I have none. Its not fair(公平的).”“Everyone has lucky days and unlucky days. Lets eat the bugs together,” said Grey Spider.Black Spider decided to join Grey Spider for lunch.“You must do some special things to get lucky, is it magic?” Grey Spider whispered.“No, build your web!” said Black Spider. “Repair your web! Enlarge your web! Make your web wider!” “Is that all?”“Yes, build a new web!” said Grey Spider.After lunch, Black Spider went back and made a new web. He built his web wider. Once he was done he slept all through the night because he was very tired.In the morning, Black Spider was excited to see four bugs in his web. He told Grey Spider about it. Grey Spider smiled at Black Spider. “By enlarging your web, you have enlarged your possibility to catch all these bugs,” Grey Spider said. “There is chance all around us. Luck is everywhere. You need to work to make it so more good luck comes your way.”28. After the Black Spider built his web wider, he slept all night because_ . A. he could do nothing but wait B. the bugs only came out at night C. he could use the web next morning D. he got really tired building the web29. Which of the following is close to the underlined（划线）sentence? A. Every coin has two sides. B. Every dog has its day. C. Everything has its cause. D. Every road leads to Rome.30. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Always get a plan when you are in trouble. B. To show people how a spider catches bugs. C. Luck comes to those who work for it. D. Life is not always fair, so we need to find a way out. CThe wind tried pushing Colin to the ground. It felt as if Colins news-bag was full of potatoes.Maybe it had to do with the news Dad read before Colin left. The morning headlines（标题）were full of the usual sad stories.“No good news again!” Dad said.Car accidents! House burns! Storm damage（损害）!Colin moved quickly from house to house leaving papers in the mailbox. He wished he could bring only good news to his family, also to his friendly neighbours. “How could I make things better for everyone?” he wondered.Colin noticed Alice coming. She only had one real eye. The other was made of glass. He liked Alice even if many others laughed at her. He didnt realize how much it helped her, having a friend like Colin.Each time Colin left a paper by a customers door, he thought, “How could I make some good news?”Colin gave his usual cheerful “Hi” to everyone on his way. His smile was like the rising sun.Someone was crying and he ran to where a little boy had fallen and hurt his leg. Colin calmed him down until the boys mother arrived.“Im glad youre my paperboy,” she told Colin.He continued on his way, but he didnt feel tired. It was fun doing what he usually didhelping others.He raced up the street to his last customer. Mrs. Williams saw Colin coming and had peanut butter cookies as a treat for her favourite paperboy. She wondered why such a lively boy always had time to chat with an old lady.Colins own treat for his customers came from his heart. He did have much good news to share, even if he didnt realize it. His smile and polite manners brought cheering-up news to all his customers.31. What was Colins trouble? A. His news-bag was too heavy. B. He had heard of many sad stories. C. His dad didnt like his job as a paperboy. D. He couldnt bring good news to his customers.32. Why did Mrs. Williams think Colin was her favourite boy? A. Because he would always like to chat with her. B. Because he liked her peanut butter cookies. C. Because he didnt bring bad news to her. D. Because he always sent papers to her as fast as he could.33. What was Colins treat for his customers? A. His smile and polite manners. B. His papers full of good news. C. His honesty and happiness. D. His confidence and friendship.34. Whats the best title of this passage? A. No news is good news B. How paperboys work C. The boring job as a paperboy D. A sunny paperboy DDo you and your friends ever talk about your dreams with each other? If you do, you might have noticed something interesting some of your friends seldom remember their dreams, but some can always describe their dreams so clearly that it seems like theyre describing things that really happened to them. What makes those people different?The answer is simple. There are two different types of dreamers low dream recallers（回忆者）and high dream recallers.Low dream recallers usually remember their dreams only twice a month. But high dream recallers are able to remember them about five mornings a week. And a new study suggests that activity in a certain part of the brain could have something to do with it, reported The Huffington Post.Perrine Ruby, a French researcher at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, studied 41 people (21 high dream recallers and 20 low dream recallers) and recorded their brain activity.She found that a part of the brain called the temporo-parietal junction (颞顶联合区) was more active in high dream recallers than in low dream recallers both when they were sleeping and awake.This brain area collects and processes（编程）information from the outside world. This means that high dream recallers know more about whats happening around them. For example, when they are awake, they respond (对有反应) more strongly to hearing their own names, and when they are sleeping, they are woken more easily by sounds and movements. By closely studying peoples brain activities, Ruby found that high dream recallers have twice as much “wakefulness time” during sleep as low dream recallers do. And it is during these short times of wakefulness that the brain remembers dreams. “The sleeping brain is not able to remember new information,” Ruby told The Washington Post. “It needs to wake up to be able to do that.” This is not hard to understand. Just try to think of your own sleeping experiences. If you are worried during the night, you are more likely to remember your dreams, but if you sleep well, you will remember little in the morning, and this is because “you never get a chance to remember”, Robert Stickgold, a Harvard Medical School researcher, told The Washington Post.35. According to the article, high dream recallers _. A. have very little brain activity during sleep B. can remember their dreams clearly C. dont know how to describe their dreams D. remember their dreams twice a week36. Compared to high dream recallers, low dream recallers _. A. have higher sleep quality B. have more sleepless nights C. are more easily woken at night D. respond faster when hearing their names37. What is the main purpose of the last paragraph? A. To show the advantages of being a low dream recaller. B. To suggest what to do to become a low dream recaller. C. To make readers interested in future studies. D. To further explain Rubys research.第II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，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。1. On March 15, customers are encouraged to complain if they are not _ (满意) with the products or service.2. Thank you for giving me some useful _ (建议). Theyre of great value to me.3. To everyones surprise, such a big award was _ (颁发) to a singer.4. Its too noisy to hear you clearly. Would you mind _ (升高) your voice? (B) 根据句意，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。5. Those who call _ (they) net addicts(网虫) spend at least 6 hours online every day.6. Some movies come and go, but some classical ones never seem to become_ (know). 7. As people are aging, they feel even _ (lonely).8. Drivers are always asked to avoid _ (care) while driving on the road.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对应题号的横线上。（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）1. Those against the laws _ (expect) to be punished sooner or later.2. What brought joy to John just now? _ (receive) a gift from his boss.3. The recent terrorist attack (恐怖袭击) in London _(leave) four killed and at least 40 wounded. 4. As soon as Jeff finishes the task, he _ (offer) a two-week holiday.5. Where is your father? He has drunk too much and _ (lie) in the sofa.6. Hi, Judy. You have returned from abroad?Yes. I_ (travel) a lot during my stay there. 7. The young man cant decide which girl _ (marry) because both of the girls love him. 8. When John entered the office, the manager _just_ (leave), so they had little time to talk about the agreement.六、阅读填空先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）Yu Minhong, president of New Oriental Education, shared his ideas with the young after the English speech competition of the 14th China Daily. Here is some of his advice to young people:“One suggestion Id like to give you is that its important to do what you like without fear of failure. And the process（过程）of working toward your dreams matters more than the results. Young people should take chances to show off talents. Take competitions like this one as an example: If you are afraid to fail, youll never get the chance to stand on the stage and make a speech. Above all, its most important to take part.Another suggestion I want to give you is to read books. It is not easy to keep reading every day. For me, it is much more difficult and challenging to keep reading and taking notes every day than it is to walk 10,000 steps.”In his speech, Yu also shared his view on life. He chose a different life rather than a more successful one. He uses the famous lines of American poet Robert Frost (18741963) to make his point:“Two roads diverged (分叉) in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”Yu pointed out, “Your happiness should not be what others think you should run after, but instead you should decide what it is. It is you who should make choices for your own life.”Yu Minhongs speech to young peopleHis advice He thinks the process is more 1 than results, so young people should take chances to show off their 2 . He also suggests that we s