江苏省无锡市新区九年级英语下学期期中考试.doc

无锡新区2010-2011学年度第二学期期中初三考试英语试题第卷（客观题 共55分） 一、单项填空：（本大题共15分，每小题1分）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。1. In the United States, Fathers Day falls on _ third Sunday in _ June. A .the; / B. the; a C. /;the D. a; /2. - Mum, have you seen my mobile phone?-_you bought last week? Im sorry I havent seen _.A. One ; it B. One ; one C. The one ; it D. The one ; one3. About _ of the workers in the factory were born in the _. A. two-thirds;1970 B. two-thirds;1970s C. two-third; 1970 D. two-third;1970s4. -What do you often do _ classes to relax yourself?-Listen to music. A. over B. among C. between D. through5. The girl spends at least as much time singing as she _. A. studies B. does studying C. is studying D. does to study6. -Did you find the small village yesterday?-Yes, without any difficulty, for it has _changed over years. A. hardly B.greatly C.clearly D. nearly7. Its said that scientists have _ a way to deal with the serious disease A. caught up with B. come up with C. agreed with D. compared with8. -Do you have any problems if you _ this job? -Well, Im thinking about the working day. A. offer B. will offer C. are offered D. will be offered9. -I was told to be here at this time. -Sorry, you _. I forgot to tell you weve changed the plan. A. must B. may C. cant D. neednt10. - I bought the digital camera two months ago.- You mean that you _ it for two months. A. have had B. have been C. have bought D. have taken11. -Hes already back to Australia,_? -_. He is on a visit to Shanghai.A. isnt he; No B. hasnt he; Yes C. isnt he; Yes D. hasnt he; No12. The young man came riding full speed down the road on his bicycle._ it was! A. How dangerous the scene B. What dangerous a scene C. How a dangerous scene D. What a dangerous scene13. - I wonder _without water. -About a week. A. how long man can live B. how long can man live C. when man can live D. when can man live14It is said that robots can do many things _ humans cant do _the control of computers.A. what; under B. that; with C. that; under D. what; with15. -Why not go out and see the film today, Millie? - _, but I will help Li Hong with lessons, she is new.A.All right B. Lets go C. Id love to D. Yes, please.二、完型填空（本大题共10分，每小题1分）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答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Some years ago, Chinese high school students would show their new schoolbags , new clothes or new pens to their classmates when the new term started . Today, however , all have 16 . If you still come back to school 17 only these things , you are falling out-of-date(过时的) . Students in big cities like to bring the latest high-tech things to school, and feel happy and 18 to show off these things to 19 . Mobile phones, MP3 players , CD players , electronic dictionaries , the list is endless . Young people think that , living in the 21st century , they must keep up with the times . They dont want to fall 20 . Besides, they think that they need to keep in touch with their classmates , so they need mobile phones . They also like to 21 the pop music , so they need CD players . They explain that just like electronic dictionaries , these can be 22 in their study ,too . They think that their parents should understand 23 they want these things . Foreign students will also bring some latest high-tech things when they return to school at the beginning of a new term. 24 , they often use the money which they made by themselves during the holiday to 25 these high-tech things that they want . 16AchangedBcomeCjoined Dstopped 17Ato Bfrom Cof Dwith 18Aright Blucky Cnice Dpleased 19Aother Bthe other Cothers Dthe others 20Adown Boff Cbehind Dback 21Ahear Blisten to Cread Dplay 22Anew Bmodern Clatest Duseful 23Awhere Bwhich Cwhat Dwhy 24ABut BHowever CSo DStill 25Aborrow Bbuy Clend Dtake 三、阅读理解（本大题共30分，每小题2分） 阅读下列短文，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。AHave successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any “secrets” to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obamas “back to school” speech. Here is an excerpt(摘录) from his speech.I know that sometimes, you get the sense that you can be rich and successful without any hard workthat your ticket to success is through rapping (饶舌音乐) or basketball or being a TV star, when chances are, youre not going to be any of those things.But the truth is, being successful is hard. You wont love every subject you study. Not all the homework will seem completely important to your life right this minute. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try. Thats OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones whove had the most failures. JK Rowlings first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots (投篮) during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” These people succeeded because they understand that you cant let your failures beat youyou have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.No ones born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work.Dont be afraid to ask questions. Dont be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isnt a sign of weakness; its a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to admit(承认) when you dont know something, and to learn something new. And even when youre struggling, even when youre discouraged (泄气), and you feel like other people have given up on youdont ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.26. Why does Barack Obama mention (提到) JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the fourth paragraph?A. To compare these two famous persons.B. To explain that writing and sports are difficult skills.C. To show that the two persons were treated unfairly.D. To prove that failure is the mother of success. 27. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. No one can be successful without working hard.B. Failure can be good if you treat it in a right way.C. Those who believe in themselves shouldnt ask others for help.D. One should try his best to make his dream come true. 28. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A. One should change his mind when others give honest advice to him.B. One should believe in himself no matter what difficulty he is faced with.C. One doesnt have to work hard when he has failed several times.D. One doesnt have to take others advice when they get away from him.BDuring all this time I never stopped thinking about escape. When I traveled across to the other side of the island (岛屿), I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, “Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.” So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole (洞) in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didnt I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldnt move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didnt move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.I kept food and tools (工具) at both my houses, and also wild goats (山羊). There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn (玉米) fields. And so many years went by.29. The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to _.A. escape in it B. get to the other side of the islandC. use it for food D. go around the island30. To survive, the writer did the following EXCEPT _.A. keeping goats for milk B. making clothes from animal skinsC. working in the cornfields D. going fishing in the sea31. Why didnt the writer use his first canoe?A. Because it was too small for a long journey. B. Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea.C. Because there was something wrong with it.D. Because the writer was busy building a second house.CTrees are useful to man in three important ways: they give him wood and other useful things, they give him cool places, and they help to stop drought and flood.Unluckily, in many parts of the world, man has not found that the third of these points is the most important. Man wants to make money from trees, so he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And also, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear.This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even worse: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil（土壤）-make the rain in-and also bind（粘合） the soil, thus（这样） stopping it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing is left but useless desert.32. The most important points of trees to man is that_.A. they help him to make money B. they give him cool C. they give him wood and other things D. they help him to stop drought and floods33. In many places forests slowly disappear because _ .A. many trees have been cut down by manB. new trees are not well looked after C. man has not paid enough attention to planting treesD. all the above34. Land becomes desert after all trees are cut down because _ .A. roots of trees break up the soil B. there are too many rainfallsC. strong winds bring a lot of sandD. there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil.35. Which title best fits the passage?A. Trees and Man B. The Function of Tree WoodC. How do People do with Trees? D. The Usage of Tree RootsDMr father woke me up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and announced(宣布): “Get up, youre going with me to cut the grass in the garden.” The idea that my father thought I was old enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and excited. From sunup to sundown, my father, my younger brother and I worked in the large garden. By the end of the day I was too tired to say a word but I felt good. This was my first time to help my father in his business. I got $ 6 for my work that day. One day my father found some leaves I had missed and pulled me aside. “Take away these leaves!” he said, “and dont make me have to tell you to do it again.” The message was clear. Today I value(珍视) the importance of doing a job well the first time. It will never fail to impress(给留下印象) the person you are working for. After two years, my father told me and my brother that he felt we were old enough to cut the grass by ourselves. Every Saturday during my last two years of high school, we set off early in the morning with the same strong wish we had gained while working under our father. Looking after the garden was neither exciting nor high paying, but that didnt matter. It taught me that any job was a good job and that whatever I was paid was more than I had before. A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay. “If youre only thinking about hard work and money, you probably dont want to do any better than you are doing.” I answered. In every job, from cutting the grass to washing dishes, Ive learned much. Ive learned something that helps me in my next job. If you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.36. The writer felt proud and excited when he was asked to cut the grass because he thought _. A. he could cut the grass himselfB. he could make much money C. he could enjoy sunup and sundownD. he could help his family37. The word “message” in the passage probably refers to(指) _. A. not leaving leaves behind B. giving no excuse for your mistakes C. doing a good job at the very beginning D. missing things which can be found out38. When the writer finished high school, maybe he was _ years old. A. fourteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. twenty-two39. Which of the following does the writer probably think is the most important? A. Keeping learning from any job you had. B. Asking no money for work. C. Finishing work as quickly as possible. D. Keeping looking for different jobs.40. The writer probably thinks his father is _. A. lazyB. helpful C. careless D. funny 第II卷（主观题 共45分）四、词汇运用 （本大题共10分，每小题1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：41. There are several ways to solve this problem. Lets have a _(讨论) now42. People_(呼吸) more slowly when they are asleep.43. Peter cant go and I cant ,_(也)44. Hand-foot-mouth disease is terrible, but I believe that we Chinese can fight against it _(成功地)45. Mrs Gao is the _(严格的)teacher I have met in my life.（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。46. At present people like to eat _(health) food and do more exercise. 47. The three _(spaceman) of the spaceship were warmly welcomed in Hongkong.48. He has had a bad toothache. He must be at the_(dentist) at the moment.49. Daniels mother has devoted _(she) to the teaching of Home Economics.50.He is very happy because tomorrow is his _(九十) birthday五、动词填空（本大题共10分，每小题1分）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。51. She _ (write) twenty pop songs which are liked by fans by the end of last year.52. _(quarrel) with others isnt good manners for everyone.53. the price (include) coffee and hamburgers? Im afraid not.54The teacher told us that three quarters of our earth (cover) by water.55. Everyone knows that the disabled mustnt _ (laugh) at56. We should try our best to prevent the air pollution (live) a happy life.57. With all lights on, the hall _ (become) as bright as day when we arrived.58. How soon do you think we (get) to the hotel?59. Mr. Green told me that his family (go) for a holiday the next week.60. Did you see him come in just now? -No, I (type) a letter all the time.六、完成句子 （本大题9分，每小题1.5分） 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。61.当我们气喘吁吁赶到那里时，记录影片已经开始了半小时。 When , the documentary had been on for half an hour.62. 与地震相比而言，近来核泄漏对日本人产生更坏的影响。 Compared with the earthquake , the nuclear leak _ the people in Japan recently.63. 你能否向我解释一下，为什么我的电脑经常出故障？ Can you explain to me ?64. 他经常怀疑是否值得如此勤奋学习。 He often doubts whether _ .65.非常感谢为我们提供了这么多宝贵的建议。 Thanks for 66. 你做练习越细心，你犯错误就越少。 The more carefully you do the exercises, .七、短缺词填空 (本大题共6分，每格0.5分) 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，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词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在答题卷上必须完整写出，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。Being safe in your everyday life needs k 67 . If you remember the following i 68 , your life will be much safer. Always n 69 the environment around you. You shouldnt walk alone outside. Make sure where the public phones are. If anything d 70 happens, you can find them e 71 . Your bag should be c 72 towards the front of your body i 73 of putting it on your b 74 . When a bus is full of people, it is easy for a thief to take away your bag. If you are f 75 by someone you dont know, cross the street and go to the o 76 way, let the person understand that you know he or she is a 77 you. Next, dont go home at once. You are s_ 78 in the