译林牛津版初中英语九年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（2）A卷

译林牛津版初中英语九年级上学期期中考试模拟试卷（2）A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）完形填空At a dark night, a man came to a lonely village. When he walked slowly, a yellow light suddenly 1at the end of the road. It came from a 2which was carried by a man. A villager near him said, Here Blind Sun comes.Blind? the man said, Thats too 3. A blind man has no idea of day and night, cant4the beauty of nature, or even doesnt know what the light is. Wasnt he funny to carry a lantern?As the lantern was coming near, the yellow light moved gradually to the man. The man asked, 5, may I ask you whether youre really blind?The blind man answered, Yes, the moment I stepped into the world, I cant see 6.The man asked, In that case, 7do you carry a lantern? The blind man smiled, At night all the people without light are just as blind 8me, so I light a lantern.The man said, I see, you light for others.But the man said, No, I do it for 9.For yourself? But there is no 10to do that. the man felt surprised again.The blind man explained, Were you everknocked by others 11the dark?The man nodded, yes, sometimes.The man said proudly, Believe it or not. I 12knocked anyone. Although Im blind, I carry the lantern, not only light for others, but let others see me, 13they wont knock me.After hearing that, the man was lost in thoughtIn fact, everyone has a lamp in himself, light it actively not only for others, but also for yourself! Never put yourself in a dark 14when you feel left out and find it hard to 15well with others, are you ready to light your lamp?（1）A . appeared B . fell C . went D . closed （2）A . basket B . toy C . lantern D . bag （3）A . easy B . clear C . useful D . strange （4）A . hear B . enjoy C . touch D . play （5）A . Excuse me B . Come on C . Im sorry D . Never mind （6）A . something B . nothing C . everything D . anything （7）A . how B . why C . where D . which （8）A . as B . like C . to D . of （9）A . yourself B . himself C . myself D . ourselves （10）A . time B . need C . way D . problem （11）A . such as B . instead of C . because of D . as for （12）A . always B . never C . often D . usually （13）A . after B . so C . if D . because （14）A . situation B . village C . dream D . country （15）A . turn on B . hold on C . put on D . get on 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共32分)2. （8分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。CHello, everyone! My name is Jane. Today I want to talk about our school. Our school isnt big but it is beautiful. There is a classroom building near the school gate. The classrooms, the music rooms, the teachers offices are all in it. The playground is behind the classroom building. We often play basketball after class. Our library is on the left of the dining hall and it is behind the playground. The food in dining hall is nice. I like our school because it is like our home.（1）How is the school? A . Big and beautiful.B . Big but not beautiful.C . Very small and not beautiful.D . Small but beautiful.（2）What is behind the playground? A . The school gate.B . The library.C . The dining hallD . The classroom building.（3）Where are the teachers offices? A . Near the library.B . Behind the playground.C . In front of the dining hall.D . In the classroom building.（4）Which is right? A . Jane likes her school very much.B . The food in the dining hall isnt nice.C . Jane plays football after school.D . The library is on the right of the dining hall.3. （8分）阅读理解I live in Mentone, a quiet, simple, restful place, where the rich never come. I met Theophile Magnan, a retired, rich, old man from Lyons yesterday. In the Hotel des Anglais. Theophile looked sad and dreamy, and didnt talk with anybody else. Which brought me back to the past.A long time ago, Francois Millet. Claude, Carl and I were young artists very young artists in fact.Yes, Francois Millet. The great French artist, was my friend.Millet wasnt any greater than we were at that time. He didnt have any fame, even in his own village.We were all poor though we had stacks and stacks of as good pictures as anybody in Europe painted. Once a person ever offered four francs for Millets Angelus, which he intended to sell for eight.It was a fact in human history that a great artist would never be acknowledged* until after he was starved and dead. His pictures climbed to high prices after his death.Then we made a decision that one of us must die, to save the others and himself.Millet was elected to die.During the next three months Millet painted with all his might, enlarged his stock all he could, not pictures, not sketches, studies, parts of studies, fragments of studies, of course, with his cipher * on them.They were the things to be sold.Carl went to Paris to start the work of building up Millets name. Claude and I went to sell Millets small pictures and to build up his name as well.We made Millet a master. I always said to my customer, I am a fool to sell a picture of Francois Millets at all, for he is not going to live three months, and when he dies his pictures cant be had for love or money.Claude and I took care to spread that little fact as far as we could.Carl made friends with the correspondents, and got Millets condition reported to England and all over the continent, and America, and everywhere.The sad end came at last, Millet died, not really. He became Theophile Magnan.The pictures went up. Theres a man in Paris today who owns seventy Millet pictures. He paid us two million francs for them. Do you still remember the Angelus? Carl sold it for twentytwo hundred francs. And as for the bushels of sketches and studies which Millet produced in the last six weeks, well, it would astonish you to know the figure we sell them at nowadays.We are no longer artists and Millet dead.（1）Why did the four friends decide to elect one of them to die? A . They wanted to be rich.B . They wanted to be famous.C . They wanted to save money.D . They wanted to be respected.（2）Which of the following statements is TRUE about the passage? A . The writer lives a busy life in Mentone.B . Millet was finally made a famous artist.C . Millet painted best among the four friends.D . The story was written in memory of Millet.（3）What made the four friends plan succeed? A . That they didnt want to be artists any longer.B . That Millets pictures were sold at very high prices.C . Peoples attitude towards the artists who were starving.D . Peoples desire to own precious art works at low prices.（4）Is Millet living or dead? Why?（请用约40词回答） 4. （8分）Teens Enjoy ReadingAccording to a survey on reading conducted by the U.S. National Education Association (NEA), young Americans say reading is importantmore important than computers and science. Over 50% of the twelve to eighteen years old children interviewed said they enjoy reading a lot. Seventy-nine percent find it stimulating and interesting, and 87% think it is relaxing. Most of those surveyed (68%) disagree with the opinion that reading is boring, or old-fashioned.Teens Read Variety of MaterialOver half the teenagers interviewed said they read more than ten books a year. The results also showed that middle school students read more books than high school students. Most teens (66%) like to read fiction, such as novels and stories. Only 26% were interested in non-fiction, such as biographies and history books. Sixty-four percent of students liked reading stories about people of my own age as their favorite topic. Mysteries and detective stories came second on the list at 53%. Just under 50% said they were interested in reading about their own culture and heritage.Other InterestsOf the teenagers who took part in the survey, 49% said that libraries are where they get most of their books. However, many complained that their school libraries do not have enough up-to-date, interesting books and magazines. Even though many teenagers in the U.S. enjoy reading, they still have other interests. When asked which activity would be the most difficult to give up for a week, 48% said listening to music. TV would be difficult to give up for 25% of those surveyed._Another survey which is published by www. SmartG studied the differences between teenage boys and girls reading habits. According to the report, more girls than boys read for fun. Many more girls (77%) than boys (6%) read fashion and beauty magazines. More boys (47%) than girls (7%) read magazines about video games, but an equal number of each like to read adventure stories and newspapers. Girls also read more material about celebrities and social issues such as crime, drugs, or poverty. Boys, on the other hand, read more about sports.（1）Most teens enjoy reading_.A . history booksB . novels and storiesC . about their own cultureD . about science（2）The teens think that _ is the most difficult to give up.A . reading booksB . watching TVC . reading magazinesD . listening to music（3）The proper headline(标题) for Paragraph 4 is _.A . Teens Reading HabitB . Another Survey about TeensC . Boys and Girls InterestsD . Boysand Girls Habits Different5. （8分）One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful china cups.Afternoon teaPeople believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the English are only two main meals each day -breakfast and a heavy dinner that would last several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five oclock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches, and tea was served to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates, and silver teapots, forks and spoons were used. Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in the modern Britain.Will you come for coffee?Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words “Will you come for coffee?”to mean Would you like to come to my home for a chat? Normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice will be served as well as coffee, and you will be asked what you would like. However, you will not normally be offered wine at a “coffee party.Coffeehouses and the London Stock Exchange(股票交易所)In the 17th century London, coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact, the London Stock Exchange is believed to have started from these coffeehouses.（1）Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she _.A . enjoyed chatting with her friends at home.B . loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cupsC . wanted to share nice food with her friendsD . found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals.（2）Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she _.A . enjoyed chatting with her friends at home.B . loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cupsC . wanted to share nice food with her friendsD . found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals.（3）If someone says to you “Will you come for coffee?”, you _.A . will be offered coffee onlyB . are asked what you would like to drinkC . will be asked to have a chat with him or herD . are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party（4）If someone says to you “Will you come for coffee?”, you _.A . will be offered coffee onlyB . are asked what you would like to drinkC . will be asked to have a chat with him or herD . are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party（5）From the last paragraph we can see _.A . a new business was started in coffeehousesB . coffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankersC . businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffeeD . most people wouldnt like to go to coffeehouses because of the noise（6）From the last paragraph we can see _.A . a new business was started in coffeehousesB . coffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankersC . businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffeeD . most people wouldnt like to go to coffeehouses because of the noise（7）Which is the best title of the article?A . British and Chinese CulturesB . English Tea and Coffee CultureC . Coffeehouses and BusinessD . Chinese Tea and Coffee（8）Which is the best title of the article?A . British and Chinese CulturesB . English Tea and Coffee CultureC . Coffeehouses and BusinessD . Chinese Tea and Coffee三、 选词填空（词汇运用） (共1题；共5分)6. （5分）根据短文内容, 选择适当的单词填空, 使短文意思完整。每个选项只用一次, 有两项多余。 what, agree, wrong, respect, with, example, consider, few, admire, said, right, useDo you always _with your teachers? Sometimes you have a different answer to a math problem. Or perhaps they scold (训斥) you when you dont think you did anything _. What do you do then? A story said that more and more students are speaking out and even quarrelling _their teachers. Its good for students to say what they think. In the past,_Chinese students dared speak back to their teachers. It was a rule that what the teachers _is always right. But now students are beginning to think more by themselves and dare to say _they want. But students should choose the_way to speak out. We should _teachers. They are older than you and have more experience. So, never _rude words when you dont agree with them. Try to find the right time to talk to your teacher. For _, discuss the problem after class.四、 单词拼写（词汇运用） (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）Can you tell me if the_(连接)of the Internet is OK in the hotel? 五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）Mike and Jack are brothers. Dale Green is_(they)father. 六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共6分)9. （6分）任务型阅读THE HISTORY OF LIVING IN SPACESpace travel is nothing new. The first spacecraft with a human on board blasted into space In 1961. since then, people have not only been travelling to space, but many of them have also lived there for extended periods.FoodAll the meals on space stations are put together on Earth and sent to the space station, along with the astronauts, by space shuttle. Because the food has to last a long time (sometimes up to three months), a lot of it has to be preserved by dehydration or canning.The space station does not have a freezer to preserve food, but It does have a cool room to keep fruit and vegetables fresh.Astronauts also eat many other food