人教版初中英语九年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（2）D卷.doc

人教版初中英语九年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（2）D卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 Jennifer was sitting on the bench. Its getting1, she thought. I should go home. She wanted to know her parents reactions(反应)when she2home after the three days she was missing. It was really dark when she finally got to homes front door. It was3as usual. 4looked after the outside garden for5days. It was so strange because her father usually worked hard to keep everything6and tidy. She couldnt understand what was going on. She walked into the7. First, she went into the kitchen8she saw a note written by her father. He said, Dear Ellen, here is some coffee I am looking for her out. Ellen was her mother, but9was she? She went to her parents room She saw her there. Her10was lying on the bed and was sleeping. Her face looked so11as if she wasnt asleep for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up. However, she looked too tired, 12Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer 13, something was different：She wasnt in her mothers room and she wasnt14the old clothes she rail away in. She was oil her own bed. It felt so good being back home Suddenly she15a voice, Are you feeling better now, deal? You know you made us all very, very afraid. （1）A . early B . late C . warm D . angry （2）A . got B . left C . built D . broke （3）A . interesting B . different C . difficult D . important （4）A . Everybody B . Somebody C . Anybody D . Nobody （5）A . many B . lots of C . a few D . much （6）A . dirty B . clean C . quiet D . busy （7）A . school B . hospital C . house D . library （8）A . if B . or C . unless D . and （9）A . when B . who C . where D . what （10）A . mother B . father C . friend D . sister （11）A . beautiful B . healthy C . tired D . serious （12）A . because B . though C . but D . so （13）A . got up B . woke up C . put up D . cleaned up （14）A . sending B . washing C . taking D . wearing （15）A . heard B . poured C . organized D . broke 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共32分)2. （8分）Walter owns three Italian restaurants which are running very well in Rhode Island in America. Every day his restaurants welcome crowds of customers（顾客） all over the world.He studied to be a cook, but he sees now that his success is the result of a lifetime education. When he opened his first restaurant, all of a sudden his schooling knowledge , the history of his family and his ethics(道德准则) of his father came into play . It made him a person who studied and explored （探索）the secrets in the food business.Walters learning never stops. He says “ The food business is one where you need to stay on top. Cooks should be trained. You have to keep on studying or you will be left behind.” So he spent more time in reading. Every time he gets new ideas from the book, he brings them into his work.Walter also has a clear understanding about success. That is he would like to be remembered as a person who is creative, who believes in the Italian cooking culture in America. Food is like a bridge connecting to the past, to the family and to the country. He says “Success to me is not how much money I make, but if at the end of the day I am able to make fifteen or twenty customers happy, Im a happy man.”（1）The underlined phrase “came into play” means .A . played a joke on himB . needed to be usedC . gave him much helpD . began to be studied（2）The secret of Walters success is .A . building a bridge to the countryB . keeping on learning without any stopsC . getting new cooking ideas from his familyD . bringing the Italian cooking culture into America（3）From the last sentence of the passage, we can know that it is .A . happy to make a lot of moneyB . exciting to have more and more customersC . important to make the customers pleasedD . impossible to make 15 or 20 customers happy every day（4）We can learn from the passage that .A . the lifetime education is importantB . creative spirit always comes firstC . exploring the food business is difficultD . new ideas are necessary in running a restaurant（5）The best title of this passage may be “”A . Culture is Important for CooksB . A Cook and His CustomersC . The Story of Three RestaurantsD . A Winner is Made, not Born3. （8分）阅读理解 Garfield first appeared in a comic strip on June 19, 1978. Garfield is well known all over the world. Lots of Garfield books have been translated into 26 languages. Garfield products are sold in 69 countries.Jim Davis is Garfields creator. Jim was born on July 28, 1945 in Indiana. He grew up on a farm where his dad raised cows. Jim and his brother Dave helped with the farm work. They had 25 cats. Their mom always made sure there was plenty of food for the cats.As a boy, Jim was in poor health. When he had to spend time resting, he drew pictures. He added words to his pictures to make them funny.After college Jim worked a few years at an advertising company. In 1969, he got a job to help a cartoonist. Jim noticed that there were many comic strips about dogs but few about cats. He thought that was strange since the world is full of cat lovers.He remembered the 25 farm cats he grew up with. They gave him ideas for a cat comic strip. In the comic strip, Garfield became the central character in daily difficult experiences with Jon, his owner, and other characters. He is lazy, funny and hungry.Jim Davis has received many awards for his work. Twice he was given the Best Humour Strip Cartoonist of the Year Award. He has won four Emmys(艾美奖)and other honours.（1）How old was Jim when Garfield first appeared in a comic strip？ A . 33.B . 26.C . 25.D . 24.（2）Who does the underlined word He refer to in the fifth paragraph？ A . Jim.B . Jon.C . Dave.D . Garfield.（3）According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE？ A . Jim Davis created Garfield with the help of his brother.B . Garfield products are available in all countries of the world.C . The cats his family raised made no contributions to his creation.D . There were few comic strips about cats until Jim created Garfield.（4）The writers main purpose of writing the passage is . A . to tell us to watch more comic stripsB . to show us how to become a cartoonistC . to introduce some information about Jim DavisD . to prove Garfield the most popular cartoon character4. （8分）阅读理解Here are two pieces of news from a newspaper.Hong Kongs first sightseeing restaurant bus went into service, offering tourists and locals a fresh experience of sightseeing and dinning. People now dont need to plan where to go or worry about where to eat. The sightseeing restaurant bus has two floors with 47 seats. It tours around the city while serving food prepared by the famous Michelin restaurant there. Its service includes day and night tours, with day tour covering over 20 sights from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island or to the New Territories. The two-and-a-half-hour day tour costs each passenger 380 HK dollars（$48.9）。Night tours are only for booking out the whole bus and guests can choose the route（路线）for themselves.With no smile and only terrible teeth, two robot-like dinosaurs（恐龙）standing at the desk are always ready to help customers check in. They are professional workers for Henn-na Hotel in China, Japan, the second robot-staffed hotel. Robots in this hotel can greet guests in English, Chinese and Japanese languages and every room has a doorkeeper robot called “Tapia”, who can talk to customers or can offer such services as turning on or off TV or providing weather news. The hotel opens on Wednesday and the price of the room starts from 170 dollars a night.（1）The robots in Henn-na Hotel can speak _kinds of languages. A . twoB . threeC . fourD . five（2）From the passage, we learn the robots in Henn-na Hotel_. A . have no teethB . never talk to customersC . dont greet people with a smileD . refuse to turn off or on TV for guests（3）Which is NOT true about the sightseeing restaurant bus? A . The price of the day tour is 380HK dollars.B . Passengers can enjoy the food and sights at the same time.C . Michelin restaurants provide food for the tourists on the bus.D . Passengers can choose the route for day tour by themselves.5. （8分）阅读理解 Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people can have as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings, such as battles lost and won, kings or rulers(统治者) overthrown(推翻) or killed, took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by words of mouth. Today we can read in our newspapers of important things that happen in faraway countries at the same time.Besides giving news from all over the world, newspapers tell us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, as well as radio, television and film guides. There are also book reviews, stories, and of course, advertisements(广告). There are all kinds of advertisements. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space (广告版面), but it is worth the money because news of what they make in factories goes into almost every home in the country. For those who make newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit(利润).（1）What does the passage mainly talk about? A . Almost all the people all over the world read newspapers.B . Why do people read newspapers?C . Newspapers can make a good profit.D . How did the newspapers come about?（2）What does the word it refer to? A . The newspapers.B . The newspapers space.C . The advertisements.D . The money.（3）Newspapers were created to _ many years ago. A . make a profitB . spread informationC . overthrow the rulersD . won the battles（4）About the use of newspapers, which one is not mentioned in the passage? A . Weather reports.B . Tell us about some films.C . Tell us some stories.D . Help us find people.三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）用方框中单词的适当形式填空格，使短文意思正确、通顺（每词限用一次） necessary; shame; talk; secret; something; advice; activity; get; refuse; understand; afraid; considerMost students have some problems when they are in junior high schools. Some students worry a lot because their parents want them to be the best. Others dont _on well with people such as their parents and classmates.Jim, a student in a junior high school from Fujian, cant _what his English teacher says, so he cant do well in English. He even _others help. Another student, 14 years old, from Guangzhou, is _of exams. She is very sad. When she looks at the exam paper, she cant think of _to write. Many students dont like asking for help. Some think it will be a _if they go to ask teachers or classmates. Others dont want to talk about their _to anyone. An expert has the following _for teenagers: _with your parents or teachers often. Take part in group _and play sports.四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7. （10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)Moreover, Chinas developmentdepends largely on the modernization of science and _(技术).The hall is beautifully decoratedwith many lights _(悬挂)fromthe ceiling.Our present challenge is toprevent the percentage of people who are out of jobs from_ (增加)sharply.The company is dropping theprices in order to win _(优势) overits competitors.You always have to smile if youwork in the _ (serve) industry.The young artist remained_ (know) for many years until his works spoke for him.Its great of Yuan Longping tosolve the problem of _ (hungry) for many people.Driving during the rush hour is_ (tire).五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）There are two