九年级开学考试英语试卷 （II ）卷.doc

九年级开学考试英语试卷 （II ）卷一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共38分)1. （10分）阅读理解The Wenhua International SchoolYou mustYou mustntArrive at school by 7:30 every morning.Wear jeans.Hand in your homework by 8:00.Eat or drink in the classroom.Look clean and tidy.Bring MP3 to school.Eat or drink in the dining hall.Run or shout in the school buildings.Stay on the playground at break time.Talk loudly in the hallways.Stand up when a teacher comes into the classroom.Fight.（1）What cant you do when you are in the school buildings? A . Eat or drink.B . Run or shout.C . Talk loudly.（2）What cant you bring to school? A . MP3.B . Food.C . Drinks.（3）What do you have to do when your teacher comes into the classroom？ A . Hand in your homework.B . Clean the classroom.C . Stand up.（4）Where can you eat or drink at school? A . On the playground.B . In the dining hall.C . In the classroom.（5）When do you have to get to school every morning? A . By half past seven.B . By eight.C . By thirty past eight.2. （8分）阅读理解Do you find it hard to learn math and history? A recent study carried out by scientists from University of London, may be of help to you. They found that teenagers could get higher marks in math if they studied in the morning and better grades in history if they were taught in the afternoon.The researchers did a study at a secondary school in Bulgaria over nine years. The results showed that when teenagers had math classes earlier in the day, they scored on average (平均) 7 percent higher in tests than when taught in the afternoon. Lower-ability students did worst when they were studying math in the afternoon.In history, students taught in the afternoon scored on average 6 percent higher than when they were taught in the morning. However, it doesnt work for other subjects such as languages or geography.Velichka Dimitrova, leader of the study, said the findings show that we do better at different times of the day.In the morning, our brains are better and fresher, so we are better at doing something that repeats a lot like problem solving, where we require more speed and attention, Dimitrova told The Telegraph.In the afternoon, it seems that this process (过程) slows down. On the other hand, history is better suitable for the afternoon, when we are more creative and open to discussion, she said.Subjects such as foreign languages require both memory and repetition (重复), and they also need people to be creative. This is perhaps why the time of day has no influence on learning.Time-of-day effects such as those are believed to be connected to the body clock. This is the system in our bodies that controls when we need to sleep. Some schools in the US and UK have tried out later school starting times for teenagers, whose body clocks change as they grow into adults.Dimitrova believes schools should take this chance to improve students performance just by changing their timetables.（1）History is better suitable for the afternoon because _. A . it is an easy subject for students to learnB . we are more creative and open to discussionC . our brains are better and fresher in the afternoonD . its easier to pay more attention to the work we are doing（2）It is believed that the time-of-day effects have something to do with a students _. A . ageB . hobbyC . body clockD . learning habit（3）Dimitrova is sure that _. A . it is better to learn history and math in the morningB . changing timetables properly can improve students performanceC . different times of a day have some influence on learning languagesD . it makes no difference for lower-ability students to learn math in the afternoon（4）What is the main idea of the passage? A . The good advice on managing a school.B . The importance of learning history and math.C . The good ways to get higher scores in history and math.D . The influence of timetables on history and math learning.3. （10分）Plant scientists consider them as fruit. Most other people think of them as vegetables. Whatever you call tomatoes, there are many different kinds of this popular and healthy food.There are two groups of the plants. Small tomato plants grow to about one meter. They can be planted rather close together. Some short kinds do not require special care and are often gotten crop by machines. Large tomato plants can grow over two meters tall. They also produce larger fruits.People who grow only a few plants can place wire cages around each one. The cage can be made of wire fence material. The cage helps the plant grow taller and produce a better crop.Tomatoes often need extra calcium (Ca), or the fruits may be ruined. Add lime to the soil can solve this problem. Dry lands may also ruin the fruits. Tomatoes need water regularly. The soil should never dry out completely. Dried grass or leaves placed around the plant can help hold water in the soil and stop the growth of unwanted plants.Tomatoes are native to South America. The tomato is a member of the potato family. The leaves of the plant are poisonous, like the leaves of its relatives. Before the 18th century, people grew tomatoes only as pretty plants. They called the bright red fruit a “love apple”, but would not eat it.（1）Which of the following is right about the small tomato plants?A . They can grow to about 2 meters.B . They cant be planted close together.C . Some of them dont require special care.（2）People place wire cages around the plant in order to _.A . protect the plant from being taken by others.B . help the plant grow taller and produce a better cropC . keep the plant from being eaten by animals（3）The underlined word “ruin” probably means “_”.A . growB . destroyC . stop （4）People often give tomatoes extra calcium by _.A . adding lime to the soilB . watering the plant regularlyC . putting dried grass around the plant（5）What can we learn from the passage?A . omatoes are native to North America.B . The leaves of the plant can also be eaten.C . Americans began to eat tomatoes from the 18th century.4. （10分）阅读理解Autistic (患自闭症的) children may learn better from robots than from human beings, according to a study at a school in Birmingham. Two robots like humans, Max and Ben, have been helping teach autistic children at Topcliffe Primary School since March last year. The school is the first in the UK to try the new way.Ian Lowe, the head teacher, said, “The robots have no feelings, so autistic children find that they are less terrible than their teachers.” He added, “They are really cute-looking. Autistic children are hard to communicate with adults and other children, but for some reasons they like these robots. Some children are not able to communicate with others. But they come into school and start to communicate through the robots.”The robots are knee-high and move like children. The school is using them to teach phonics (声学) and play cards or memory and imitation (模仿) games with children from five to ten.Dr Guldberg said, “We do many different activities with the robots acting as a model for the childrens behavior. It is amazing to see how interested and concentrated the children can be when they are working with the robots. It can be very difficult to get autistic children to concentrate.” He added, “If you can meet the needs of autistic children, you can meet the needs of all children. And you know, when people feel safe and interested, they learn much better.”（1）According to Ian Lowe, teachers are_in autistic childrens eyes.A . kindB . seriousC . terribleD . strict（2）Which is TRUE about Max and Ben?A . They are robots with feelings.B . The can move like teachers.C . They are interested in autistic children.D . They can make autistic children concentrate.（3）The school uses the two robots to teach the following things EXCEPT _.A . phonicsB . playing cardsC . imitation gamesD . sports games（4）According to Dr Guldberg, people can _when they feel safe and interested.A . communicate better with othersB . learn much betterC . behave more politelyD . learn more quickly（5）The best title for the passage is _.A . Robots help autistic children learnB . Two cute-looking robotsC . How to help autistic children learnD . Autistic children can learn二、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)5. （15分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A Second ChanceI grew up as a foster（收养的） child from the day I was born. I never really had a biological（有血亲关系的） mother. I never experienced the1a mother gives her child. Five years ago, I came to my second foster home. It was a2 family, but still something pained me deeply. I wasnt her birth child. So I dont allow myself to get close to3 . I felt out of place.In one night,4, things changed. I was doing homework while waiting for the family to return home. Feeling so bored, I spent the night alone finding things to keep me5. As I was reading a book, I heard the closing of the back door and my foster mom6me. I walked into the kitchen where she was holding a childrens book. I want you to read this book. Its really wonderful! She said7 . She handed me the book, I had a quick look at it: The Kissing Hand. I wanted to question her when she8me. Trust me. Youll love it.It was (a)9of a raccoon（浣熊）mom who places a kiss in the palm（手掌）of her childs hand. She wants to let him know if he is 10, he just needs to put his Kissing Hand to his face. That11 he can always remember his mom loves him.Later that night, I was sitting on the sofa when12 mom did something really unexpected. She gently took my hand and put a warm loving13 in the center of my palm. Then she quietly closed my hand, held it between hers and spoke words that I had14to hear for so long. Whenever you get afraid or sad, dont forget your mom loves you.As the tears began to form in my eyes, I began to understand. I truly do have a15 . No, she wasnt biological, but she was mine just the same. （1）A . time B . future C . chance D . love （2）A . small B . warm C . big D . rich （3）A . me B . her C . him D . it （4）A . quickly B . however C . finally D . naturally （5）A . busy B . quiet C . pleased D . comfortable （6）A . called B . forgot C . found D . invited （7）A . loudly B . angrily C . slowly D . excitedly （8）A . laughed at B . shouted at C . smiled at D . pointed at （9）A . story B . message C . information D . news （10）A . bored B . tired C . afraid D . broken （11）A . time B . place C . part D . way （12）A . successfully B . immediately C . suddenly D . especially （13）A . book B . hand C . heart D . kiss （14）A . planned B . needed C . wished D . decided （15）A . mother B . family C . palm D . child 三、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式（最多限填三个单词）填空。 Tom was twelve years old. His_, Jenny, was two years younger_