湖北省荆门市钟祥市兰台中学九年级英语初升高模拟试题3（高层次班） 人教新目标版

1 湖北省荆门市钟祥市兰台中学九年级英语初升高模拟试题湖北省荆门市钟祥市兰台中学九年级英语初升高模拟试题 3 3 高 高 层次班 层次班 人教新目标版人教新目标版 一 单项选择 从每小题 A B C D 中选出一个能填入句中空白处的最佳答案 1 Cancer is a terrible It kills millions of people every year A painB coughC diseaseD experience 2 Ladies first means Ladies gentlemen A afterB nearC besideD before 3 Are you going to eat here take it away asked the waiter A andB soC orD but 4 Oh dear Did you walk such a long way on such a hot day Sit down and have a drink You be tired and thirsty A canB mustC mayD should 5 How was your trip Great It was the most interesting tour I had had A neverB everC hardlyD always 6 Can you cook eggs with tomatoes Yes of course can do it it is easy A AnyoneB SomeoneC No oneD Everyone else 7 I have three pen friends One is the other two are A Japanese AmericaB Russian Germany C Canada AustraliaD English Frenchmen 8 The driver was seriously hurt in the traffic accident We must send him to the hospital A on timeB at firstC at lastD right away 9 silk feels soft and cool it s difficult to be taken care of A BecauseB ThoughC IfD As 10 How are the wounded coal workers Sorry Ten of them though the doctors tried to save them A failedB returnedC diedD missed 11 Many foreign friends are the development of China A amazed atB proud ofC fed up withD angry at 12 You look really cool in the new dress dear How much did you it A ask forB pay forC think aboutD find out 13 I have to get to the airport at 10 00 but it s 9 20 now I can send you there by car A That s a dealB Hurry upC Don t worry D Try your best 14 He refused to give up smoking we explained 解释 that it harms one s health A no matter whatB no matter howC whereverD ever since 15 would you ask for help if you were robbed The police 2 A WhyB HowC WhoD When 16 Tom is six and he is his sister Jane How old is Jane Three A twice as old asB two years older than C three years younger thanD as old as 17 The driver was seriously hurt in the traffic accident We must send him to the hospital A on timeB at firstC at lastD right away 18 silk feels soft and cool it s difficult to be taken care of A BecauseB ThoughC IfD As 19 How are the wounded coal workers Sorry Ten of them though the doctors tried to save them A failedB returnedC diedD missed 20 Many foreign friends are the development of China A amazed atB proud ofC fed up withD angry at 二 完型填空 Anthropology is a science which deals with man and his social habits I think of anthropology here as being interested without 21 in the way other people choose to live and 22 When you are curious about the way someone behaves or the way 23 feel about something it s 24 that you will he annoyed 恼火 When someone acts in a way that seems 25 to you rather than react in your usual way such as I can t believe they would do that 26 say something to yourself like I see that must be the way they 27 things in their world Very interesting In order for this 28 to help you you have to be genuine 真诚的 Recently I was at a shopping mall with my six year old daughter 29 a group of punk rockers walked by with orange spiked hair and tattoos 纹身 covering much of their bodies At the sight of them my daughter immediately asked me Daddy why are they 30 like that Years ago I would have felt very 31 with such young people I would have given a judgmental explanation and passed along to her my 32 Pretending to be an anthropologist however has 33 my perspective 看法 a great deal so it s made me 34 I said to my daughter I m not really sure but it s interesting how 35 we all are isn t it She said Yeah 36 I like my own hair When you are interested in other perspectives it doesn t mean you re 37 them I certainly wouldn t choose a punk rock lifestyle or 38 it to anyone else At the same time however it s really not my 39 to judge it either One of the most important rules of joyful living is that judging others takes a great deal of energy and 40 you away from where you want to be 21 A agreement B judgment C improvement D entertainment 22 A behave B speak C grow D eat 23 A you B they C I D we 3 24 A natural B certain C obvious D impossible 25 A normal B common C strange D passive 26 A just B also C still D never 27 A make B find C see D get 28 A person B way C interest D word 29 A while B until C since D when 30 A tried on B grown up C acted out D dressed up 31 A pleased B interested C bored D excited 32 A views B questions C advice D plan 33 A blocked B changed C enlarged D raised 34 A softer B higher C happier D angrier 35 A similar B confident C humorous D different 36 A and B but C so D or 37 A like B for C beside D against 38 A present B connect C send D suggest 39 A place B attempt C fault D decision 40 A gives B brings C pulls D puts 三 阅读理解 A A CATVCATV CATV is a short way saying community antenna 公用天线 television But cable television is the name most people use Cable television allows viewers 观众 to receive TV programs that they can not pick up with their ordinary antenna Television signals 信号 do not follow the curve 曲线 of the earth They travel in straight lines in all directions Signals from a TV station move towards the horizon 水平线 and then go into space If you live only a few 4 miles from a TV station you may get a good picture on your set But if you live more than 50 miles from a station you may not get any pictured at all CATV began in 1948 People in places far from TV stations had to pay for putting up high antennas A community antenna was usually placed on a hill a mountain or on a high tower The antenna picked up TV signals and fed them into a small local 当地的 station From the station thick wires called cable ran out to nearby homes Each person using the cable paid a monthly charge 费用 CATV worked well and soon new uses were found for it Local stations could feed programs into empty channels that were not in use People along the cable could have local news weather report and farm and school news at no extra charge Toddy cable television has moved into cities It brings in extra programs that city viewers with ordinary antenna can not see It is also used in many classrooms throughout the country 根据短文内容 选择正确答案 41 From the first paragraph we know that A most people use cable television B community antenna is used for cable television C a community antenna is used for cable television D an ordinary antenna can not pick up TV programs 42 Of the following which is not the way TV signals travel A In a curve B In a straight line C In all directions D Towards the horizon 43 Cable TV is becoming more and more popular because A it is free of charge B it provides all TV users good pictures C it only needs a bit of cable D it can provide more programs 44 On the whole this passage is about A how to put up high antennas B a way of picking up better TV programs C how to use the empty channels on your TV set D the way that TV signals are sent 45 From the passage we can infer 推测 that A TV has begun to be used for educational purpose 目的 B viewers can receive more TV programs with their ordinary antennas 5 C cable TV can not be used in small towns D antennas for cable TV are usually put up in the center of a community B B FindersFinders Keepers Keepers Mel Kiser was driving along a busy highway in Columbus Ohio He saw an armored truck 运钞车 and a few cars ahead of him Suddenly the doors of the armored truck opened and a blue plastic bag fell out of the truck A car in front of Mr Kiser hit the bag The bag ripped 撕破 and money spilled out Then another bag fell out of the truck and another Money was flying everywhere At first drivers thought the green papers on the highway were leaves Then they realized that the green papers were not leaves they were money Drivers stopped their cars right in the middle of the highway People jumped out of their cars and began picking up money They were putting ten twenty and one hundred dollar bills into their pockets One man said Money money money It s all free Grab some while you can Mr Kiser also got out of his car He grabbed a plastic bag of money put the bag in his car and drove away Later Mr Kiser counted the money He had 57 000 For the next two hours Mr Kiser thought about the money He dreamed about spending it He needed a new furnace 火炉 for his house He wanted to take a vacation in Florida But he decided to return the money He drove to the police station and gave the police the 57 000 The armored truck company offered 10 percent reward so Mr Kiser got a reward of 5 700 A few more people returned money and got rewards but over one million dollars were still missing Then a man telephoned the armored truck company and aid I was driving along the highway when I saw the money People were running everywhere I had a camera in my car and I took some pictures Would you like the pictures Yes answered the company The company gave the pictures to the police The police looked closely at the pictures They looked at the cars the license plates and the people s faces They tried to find the people who had taken the money but they didn t have much luck One man telephoned a Columbus newspaper The man did not give his name I took two bags of money he said I m going to take the money and leave Columbus I have enough money for the rest of my life 根据短文内容 选择正确答案 46 Mel Kiser was driving along a busy highway when he saw A a truck hit a blue plastic bag B three blue plastic bags fell out of the truck one after another C a car hit the truck ahead of him D someone was flying money 6 47 The drivers stopped suddenly in the middle of the highway because A there was a traffic accident ahead of them B they didn t believe the green papers were money C they had grabbed some money D they wanted to pick up money 48 Mel Kiser needed a furnace so probably A he was an honest man B drivers liked furnaces C the weather is sometimes cold in Ohio D it was easy to make money in Columbus 49 If a man returned a million dollars to the company the company would pay him dollars as a reward A one hundred thousand B one thousand and one hundred C ten thousand and one hundred D ten hundred and one thousand 50 The police looked closely at the pictures but A they did not realize that the money was falling from the truck B the man who had taken the money did not give his name C they did not believe that the man would leave Columbus D they did not find the people who had taken the money C Joanne had planned to leave work early this afternoon at three o clock But when she finally came out of her office all the other conductors had already left Now she was caught in a heavy traffic in central Birmingham at 5 30 and at 6 30 she was expected to be at a meeting At last she arrived at her home As she opened the door she noticed something unusual about Sheba a large dog She could see easily Sheba was feeling bad and could hardly breathe 呼吸 Joanne knew she would have to take her dog to the vet immediately It looks like there s something in her throat 喉咙 said Dr Stern It shouldn t take me too long to get it out Being in a hurry Joanne left the doctor with the dog and rushed back home As she once more entered the house the phone rang Dr Stern s loud and worried voice was heard I want you to get right out of that house immediately The police will be there any time now Wait outside for us Joanne was surprised and afraid She quickly ran into the street At that moment a police car stopped outside the house Two policemen got out and ran into the house through the still open door Then the doctor arrived Just then the two policemen reappeared from the house half carrying a white faced man who it seemed could hardly walk There was blood 血 all over him I think he must be a thief said the doctor I knew he was there 7 because when I finally removed what was in Sheba s throat and found it was three human fingers 51 Where does Joanne probably work A At a bus or train station B In an animal hospital C In a police station D It isn t mentioned 52 When Joanne arrived home she found that A the door was openB something was wrong with the dog C the dog couldn t walkD there was something in the dog s throat 53 Why did the doctor ask her to get out of the house A He wanted to meet her outside B A thief would break into her house C The police were coming to her house D He thought there was a thief in her house 54 The thief looked very sick because A the dog had hurt him badlyB he was caught by the police C he caught a disease from the dog D he didn t find anything worthy to steal 55 Which do you think is NOT right according to the passage A The police arrived soon after the vet called them B Joanne didn t know there was a thief in her house C It took Joanne over three hours to drive home from work D The doctor was not only a good vet but also a clever man D Today there are 6 billion people on the earth By the year 2050 there may be 12 5 billion This is a lot of people to feed We need more food One way to produce more food is by growing stronger plants For thousands of years farmers have made plants better Every season they pick the best plants for the next season It works very slowly Since 1983 scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic material 遗 传物质 Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods 转基因食品 or GM foods By changing the genetic material of a plant it is possible to make new plants They make plants which are strong against plant diseases They can also help in our diseases a kind of rice is being prepared 准备 for example which stops people from becoming blind Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in 8 more money Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food GM plants are not natural No one knows how good or bad they are Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050 There are strong feelings against them because they are unnatural They may feed people then hurt them or their children later But both rich and poor countries are very interested in their use and they are not going to go away In 2050 we may think differently about them 56 GM foods are made by A farmers B workers C scientists D plants 57 What are the good things about GM foods A They make plants strong against diseases B They are unnatural C They can help in human diseases D Both A and C 58 GM foods A are a quick way to produce food B grow in the wild 野生 C are safe D are grown only in rich countries 59 Why do some people not like GM foods A They are not useful B They are not helpful C They are not natural D They are not cheap 60 From the reading we know that A GM foods will disappear one day in the future B GM foods will not disappear in the future C People will not be interested in GM foods D People will have to stop using GM foods E E I was born in New York but I grew up in San Francisco I began to live London 25 years ago If I am asked now where I want to live forever I would say London But I will always be American San Francisco like London has many parks Every day my sisters and I were taken to play in the parks as children I didn t go to school I only had three hours of formal 正规的 education when I was five I was sent to school but came home at noon on the first day I said I didn t enjoy it and hadn t learned anything My parents decided that school was not for me and I never went back My mother then taught me and my two sisters in the way of an English lady who had good education We learned languages and reading more than sciences and maths Sometimes she taught us herself but we also had other teachers They asked us to take lessons every day About once a week we walked to Golden Gate Park While we were walking my mother taught me to read music One day I noticed a little toy train in the window of a shop and I remember now how I d like to have it I couldn t say my r when I was small My mother said if I could say an r well I would have the toy train I practiced and practiced Then one morning I woke everybody up with my r s I got the toy train I usually get the things I want in life but I work hard for them 9 61 The writer A was born in San Francisco B is living in New York now C likes living in London D doesn t like America 62 The writer did not go to school in America because A his mother wanted him to go to school in England B his parents did not think formal education was right for him C his mother wanted him to play outdoors in the parks D he couldn t get on well with the other children 63 Which of the following is TRUE A The writer was taught by his mother and other teachers B The writer had no education at all C The writer didn t have lessons every day D The writer walked to the Park to learn languages once a week 64 The writer got the little toy train at last because A his mother gave him the money for it B he tried his best to read music C he wanted it very much D his mother was pleased with his progress 65 The writer tells us A why children needn t go to school B how he grew up in San Francisco C that children liked toys D that his mother didn t give him any toy F F Do you know why different animals or pests 昆虫 have their special colours Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves Some birds like eating locusts 蝗虫 but birds cannot easily catch them Why It is because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops When crops are green locusts look green But as the harvest time comes locusts change to the same brown colour as crops have Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by others So they are to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night If you study the animal life you ll find the main use of colouring is to protect themselves Bears lions and other animals move quietly through forests They cannot be easily seen by hunters 猎人 This is because they have the colours much like the trees Have you ever noticed an even more strange act A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid 液体 when it faces danger While the liquid spreads over 散开 its enemies 敌人 c