江苏省常熟市第一中学2014年九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

江苏省常熟市第一中学江苏省常熟市第一中学 20142014 年九年级上学期期末考年九年级上学期期末考 试英语试卷试英语试卷 注意事项 1 本试卷共 8 页 满分 90 分 考试用时 100 分钟 2 答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上 3 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁 一 单项选择 共 15 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 15 分 从 A B C D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 1 Don t talk to Simon like that He is just eleven year old boy A a B an C the D 2 Oh there isn t enough for us in the lift It doesn t matter Let s wait for the next A ground B floor C place D room 3 Zhang Liangying s new CD will next month A come alongB come upC come over D come out 4 my father my mother is able to drive a car However they are going to buy one A Neither norB Both andC Either orD Not only but also 5 My grandma us stories when I was young A was used to tell B is used to telling C used to tell D used to telling 6 an Englishman John was looking forwards the 2012 Olympic Games two years ago A Of in B With for C For at D As to 7 Do you miss your parent in America Yes very much They China for over two year A leftB have leftC were away D have been away from 8 The teachers often tell their pupils across the road when the traffic light is red A not go B not to goC don t goD didn t go 9 I work hard this term but Peter works much A hardB harder C hardestD the hardest 10 If our government attention to controlling food safety now our health in danger A won t pay isB doesn t pay isC won t pay will beD doesn t pay will be 11 With whom did you play basketball yesterday A A friend of mineB A friend of meC A friend of my sister D A friend of you 12 Waiter 20 for dinner right I m afraid 25 sir for drinks are A extra B free C highD spare 13 girls took part in the Happy Girl Competition but only few of them succeeded A Million of B Many million of C One million ofD Millions of 14 they are twin brothers they don t look like each other A ThoughB Since C HoweverD When 15 Can you tell me this morning Sorry I ve no idea A why didn t David come to schoolB why David didn t come to school C why doesn t David come to schoolD why David doesn t come to school 二 完形填空 共 10 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 10 分 阅读下面短文 根据短文内容 从短文后各题所给的 A B C D四个选项中 选择最佳选 项 One day a poor man was traveling on horseback At noon he tied his horse to a tree and then 16 to eat something A few minutes later a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree Please tie your horse to another tree said the poor man My horse is wild It will kill yours 17 the rich man said I shall tie my horse as I like he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby After a moment they heard a terrible 18 the two horses were fighting They went up to them but it was too 19 The rich man s horse was killed See what your horse has done cried the rich man You will have to 20 it And he brought the poor man before Mr Know Mr Know asked the poor man some questions But he made no 21 At last Mr Know said This man is dumb 哑的 He cannot speak Oh the rich man shouted 22 He can He spoke to me when I met him Are you sure asked Mr Know What did he 23 He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse Oh said Mr Know So he gave you 24 Then can you expect to get money 25 him The rich man said nothing and left silently 16 A put down B set down C sat down D turned down 17 A So B But C And D Though 18 A song B word C bell D noise 19 A late B slow C hard D quick 20 A pay for B look for C wait for D care for 21 A idea B mistake C money D answer 22 A quietly B angrily C happily D heavily 23 A speak B tell C talk D say 24 A help B thanks C warning D attention 25 A for B from C with D about 三 阅读理解 共 10 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 20 分 阅读下面的三篇短文 根据短文内容 从短文后各题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中 选择最佳选项 A Do you want to get pocket money or do you want to learn the value of money Starting your own business is an excellent way to learn skills that will last all your life If you are more business minded choose what you want to do to make money and then ask your parents for support Here are some ways for kids to make money with their own business Housing Cleaning This is a good job for older children Practice on your own house first Then you ll have some experience Mother s Helper If you are too young to baby sit 照看孩子 think about being a mother s helper This means that you look after the kids while their mother gets some work done in another place Plant Watering If you know of someone going on a trip soon offer to water their plants for a little money You should learn which plants need to be watered every day and which prefer to stay drier Pet sitting Someone leaving on a trip might also need you to look after their animals They should show you where the food is and how much to feed the pets each day For dogs you will need to walk them and spend some time playing with them And don t forget to let them out or go to the bathroom Toy renting 租 Do you have lots of old toys that you don t need any more Rent them out to families with children who are tired of their own toys or to grandparents who have children visiting These are just a few ideas to get you started Remember to be friendly with the customers 顾客 Good luck 26 Which of the following is NOT mentioned for kids to do A Toy renting B Housing cleaning C Pet sitting D Newspaper sending 27 If someone leaves on a trip which of the following CAN T you offer to do A Planting watering B TV watching C Pet walking D Pet feeding 28 If you have lots of toys that you don t need any more you can to make money A throw them outB rent them out C sell them to a toy shopD lend them to your friends B Twenty years ago I drove a taxi for a living One time in the middle of the night an old lady in her 80s took my taxi She gave me an address and then asked Could you drive through downtown It s not the shortest way I answered quickly Oh I don t mind she said I m in no hurry I m on my way to a hospice 临终关怀医院 I don t have any family left The doctor says I don t have very long I quietly shut off the meter 里程表 What route would you like me to take I asked For the next two hours we drove through the city She showed me the building where she had once worked the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived the place where she danced as a girl As the sun was rising she asked me to go to the address she had given me How much do I owe you she asked reaching into her purse Nothing I said You have to make a living she answered There are other passengers You gave an old woman a little moment of joy she said Thank you I drove into the fine morning light Behind me a door shut It was the sound of the closing of a life I drove aimlessly 漫无目的地 lost in thought For the rest of that day I could hardly talk What if that woman had gotten an angry driver or one who was impatient to end his shift What if I had refused to take the run 29 What did the woman want to do that night A She wanted to take a taxi B She wanted to see her husband C She wanted to go through the city D She wanted to talk with the driver 30 How was the old woman at that time A She was fine B She was dying C She was strong D She was healthy 31 How did the old woman feel in the end according to the story A She was very angry B She was very thankful C She was very upset D She was not satisfied C How can you buy a meal for lunch without any money in your pocket Students in Class 9 Grade 8 at Mountain and Lake Middle School in Chengdu Sichuan have their ways They give out flyers 传单 draw portraits 人物素描 and work as waiters The class working in eight groups finished the activity Experiencing Life for Seven Hours on March 18 I found students waste their food in the dining hall the class teacher Deng Guiyong said So I held this activity to help them understand how hard it is to make money Jiang Yao 15 and his group members stood in the streets giving out flyers for about two hours and got the money for their lunch Then they worked as waiters in a pizza restaurant cleaning the floor and toilets and getting food for guests We were busy all along so we were terribly exhausted after the day s hard work said Jiang We each got a pizza as a prize which tasted much better than one I ate with my parents before When Xie Ni s group didn t make any money in three hours the members became nervous about their lunch The 14 year old girl came up with the idea of drawing portraits to sell I sold four portraits and one tourist even paid us 100 yuan for his portrait said Xie Xie realized that life is really hard We have to work hard to get the money to pay for even a simple meal Xie said We must value the happy life today On top of making money each group was asked to do at least five good deeds 行为 during the seven hours Students helped the old cross the road gave directions to tourists and turned in a lost bus card 32 From the teacher s words we can see that the students A usually waste food in their daily life B realize life is really not easy C know it s hard to make money D have their own ways to get food without money 33 The underlined word exhausted in Paragraph 3 means A happy B crazy C tiredD boring 34 In order to make money the students have done all except A help the old cross the road B give out flyers C draw portraitsD work as waiters 35 What s the best title for the passage A Life Is Really HardB It s Good To Be A Volunteer C How To work For People D Experiencing Life For Seven Hours 四 词汇运用 共 10 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 10 分 A 根据句意 用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空 每空一词 36 The dancer performed so success that all the audience cheered for him 37 She writes to her parents one a week 38 Come in and make you at home 39 I was frightened when I saw several wolf in the forest last night 40 He runs like a horse He runs fast of all of us B 根据句意及汉语提示 写出各单词的正确形式 每空一词 41 He won t give up unless He 获得 his goal 42 You mustn t have 甜的 foods e g cake chocolate sugar and ice cream 43 Milk is the natural food for 婴儿 44 Everyone knows that the harder we study the more 知识 we can get 45 I want to get fit and live more 健康地 五 短文填空 共 10 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 10 分 根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词 并将完完整整单单词词写在答题卡对应题号的横线上 In every little girl s toy box there might be a Barbie Doll Barbie is 50 years old this year It was d 46 in 1959 by an American businesswoman named Ruth Handler She and her husband s 47 the boy company Mattel The f 48 Barbie Doll appeared in New York on March 9th 1959 This d 49 is used as Barbie s birthday Mattel sold three hundred thousand Barbie Dolls in the first year at a p 50 of three dollars Today a fifty year old Barbie in good condition might cost m 51 than twenty seven thousand dollars Mattel says 90 of the girls in the United Sates aged f 52 three to ten own at least one Barbie Doll When Mattel created Barbie Dolls half a c 53 ago they never thought this doll would become a legend 传奇 Now Barbie Dolls are f 54 over the world They are sold in one hundred c 55 and every second three Barbie Dolls are sold around the world 六 任务型阅读 共 10 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 10 分 A 73 Xinchang Road Beijing June 7 2008 Dear sir I am writing to introduce myself with the hope of getting the job you advertised in Daily news When I was a child I was fond of English and always not good grades In 1994 after six years of hard work in Beijing No 4 Middle School I entered People s University I studied English there for four years Luckily I got my first job when I graduated I taught English in Beijing No 4 Middle School from 1998 to 2001 Then I got the chance to receive further education in University of Hawaii in the US That was a precious experience of my life I learnt a lot during those two years especially the differences between eastern and western cultures I came back to People s University in 2003 I worked as an assistant 助手 for two years and then as a professor So far I have got 9 years of working experience I won lots of awards I was an Excellent Student of People s University in 1997 and an Outstanding Teacher of Beijing No 4 middle school in 2000 Thank you for reading my letter and I will appreciate 感激 it very much if you can reply soon Yours sincerely Li Guolong 根据上面的求职信将其简历补充完整 每空一词 B Spring is an inviting season for outdoor activities But be careful the warm weather is also a hotbed 温床 for viruses virus 病毒 and disease 疾病 Curriculum Vitae 个人简历 Name Li Guolong 56 73 Xinchang Road Beijing Telephone 010 7178 5210 Date of Birth May 81 1975 Nationality Chinese 57 1988 1994Beijing No 4 Middle School 1994 1998People s University Beijing 2001 2003University of Hawaii Working 58 1998 2001English teacher in Beijing No 4 Middle School 2003 2005Assistant in People s University 2005 59 Professor in People s University 60 1997 Excellent teacher People s University 2000 Outstanding Teacher Beijing No 4 Middle School This March the influenza 流行性感冒 A H7N9 virus hit Shanghai Anhui Jiangsu and Zhejiang It was reported that by April 11 at least 35 people had been infected 被感染的 with the H7N9 virus and nine of them had died The influenza A H7N9 virus is one type of influenza A H7 viruses Influenza A H7 viruses normally spread among birds This is the first time human infections with H7N9 viruses have been reported in China Earlier reports were about H5N1 in 2008 and H1N1 in 2009 All the three viruses are influenza A viruses but they are not the same H7N9 and H5N1 are animal influenza viruses that could infect people However H1N1 viruses can be divided into two groups One group can normally infect people and the other normally infects animals Also H1N1 can spread from human to human but H7N9 probably can t according to the World Health Organization WHO Most people infected with H7N9 looked like they had the common flu Some people had bad pneumonia 肺炎 They suffered from a fever a cough and shortness of breath But don t be afraid it is not easy to be infected with the virus One of the possible reasons is close contact with sick poultry 家禽 waste People may also be infected through breath according to National Health and Family Planning Commission 阅读短文完成表格 每空一词 TimeKinds H1N1 virus 61 Two groups one group infects people the other infects animals mainly 62 It can spread from human to 63 H5N1 virus2008 65 virus2013 Animal influenza viruses normally found among 64 may infect people H7N9 probably can t sp