上海市宝山区2012学年九年级英语第一学期期末考试试题

1 20122012 学年第一学期期末考试九年级英语试卷学年第一学期期末考试九年级英语试卷 考试时间 100 分钟 满分 150 分 本卷有七大题 共 99 小题 试题均采用连续编号 所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完 成 做在试卷上不给分 Part 1 Listening 第一部分 听力 I Listening Comprehension 听力理解 共 30 分 A Listen and choose the right picture 根据你听到的内容 选出相应的图片 6 分 1 2 3 4 5 6 B Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear 根据你所听到的对话和问题 选择最恰当的答案 10 分 7 A Chile B Africa C South America D A geography lesson 8 A In about three days time B This morning C In about a week s time D In about ten days time 9 A By car B By underground C By bus D On foot 10 A He won t wash the school uniforms B He ll wash the school uniforms by hand C He ll use the washing machine D He ll press the button 11 A To go to the library B To buy a book C To ask their teacher for help D To lend a book to someone 12 A Tents clothes and medicine B Tents clothes medicine and water C Water tents and medicine D Money clothes medicine and water 2 13 A Taxi driver and passenger B Bus conductor and passenger C Husband and wife D Customer and salesman 14 A Look after your eyes B Don t always drink iced water C Drink more water D Don t eat too much ice cream 15 A Excellent B Very good C Not too bad D Not so good 16 A 4 3 million B 180 C 52 D 14 5 billion C Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false 判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容 符合的用 T 表示 不符合的用 F 表示 7 分 17 An earthquake can be prevented 18 We can do something to make sure that earthquakes don t destroy whole cities 19 Houses on rocks are stronger than those on sand 20 Strong buildings may not fall down in an earthquake 21 Scientists think a bigger earthquake may hit the part around San Francisco one day 22 The population in San Francisco is becoming less than before 23 If another earthquake happens in San Francisco it will destroy a great many houses and buildings D Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks 听短文填空 完成下列句子 每空 格限填一词 7 分 24 You may say tea fireworks and so on but don t porcelain 瓷器 25 People always think porcelain is the of China 26 During the Song a town called Changnan Jindezhen today in Jiangxi became known as the Porcelain City 27 At the time people began to take porcelain to Europe the Silk Road 28 People it as white as jade 绿玉 thin as paper bright as a mirror and musical as a bell 29 People also draw beautiful pictures flowers plants and birds on porcelain 30 Today porcelain is still common in our life you can see it everywhere 3 Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar 第二部分 词汇和语法 II Choose the best answer 选择最恰当的答案 共 20 分 31 From Monday to Friday in our school every student has to wear uniform A aB anC theD 32 I can t find in the small wooden box It s empty A something B anythingC nothingD some things 33 We all agree that owning a car is expensive than taking the underground A far little B much moreC many moreD much 34 of the earth is covered with water A Two three B Two thirdC Two thirdsD Second three 35 We can go to Shanghai Forest Park easily through Xiangyin Road Tunnel which is A 2 kilometre long B 2 kilometres long C 2 kilometre long D 2 kilometres long 36 Paying credit card is easier and safer than taking a lot of money nowadays A for B byC withD on 37 The water in the river three feet last night because of the sudden flood A raised B rose C grew D added 38 They about how to protect our earth when I entered A will talk B have talked C are talking D were talking 39 The Eiffel Tower by the French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the Paris Exposition 巴黎博览会 of 1889 A designed B was designedC will designD will be designed 40 Ships of all kinds the Yangtze River so we shouldn t swim there A fill B are full of C fill with D are full with 41 When the earthquake was felt Mr Wang rushed into the teaching building to ask the students out to safety A to run B runC ranD running 42 Look out The traffic is moving fast It s dangerous cross the road A very to B so to C much to D too to 43 Trees can CO2 So we must protect them A take part in B take in C take place D take into 4 44 You will be out of date you keep on studying from time to time A if B unlessC becauseD or 45 Could you tell me A who is heB if he will attend the meeting tomorrow C where s the nearest fast food restaurantD what he has received my Christmas cards 46 The sick man s allowed to take a walk in the garden every day A isn t he B hasn t heC is heD wasn t he 47 freezing weather it is The water in the river has frozen A How B What a C How a D What 48 The girl asked me to sit down in her place The underlined part means A take her seatB take down her seat C sit her seatD sit down her seat 49 is known as the center of finance 金融 in the USA A The White House B Wall Street C Downing Street D The Buckingham Palace 50 A Mr Li may I ask you some questions B A What was it B Never mind C Go ahead D Yes What is it III Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box Each one can only be used once 将下列单词或词组填入空格 每空格限填一词 每词或 词组只能填一次 注意有一个多余选项 共 8 分 A will B moment C hold on D dream E dangerous F alive G for long H sudden I messages Miners 矿工 work under the earth to collect coal They have 51 jobs because sometimes the earth sinks or fall apart 坍塌 When this happens miners are trapped 被困在 underground They are covered with earth and rocks They will die if they don t have air to breathe food to eat or water to drink They cannot live without any of these things 52 Trapped miners 53 of being free and don t give up In July 2011 nine miners went to work in California All of a 54 there was a terrible accident A wall broke apart 断裂 and water flooded the place where the miners were working The water came up to their necks At first the miners shouted but no one could hear them Luckily people on the surface found out where the miners were and dug a breathing hole Later they gave them 55 from their families which told them to 56 and never 5 lose heart Many people took part in helping to save them After several days hard work they successfully pulled the tired miners out of the mine 57 People called this miracle of lives 生命中的奇迹 On one hand we applaud 向 鼓掌 for the efforts and hard work of the rescuers 营救 人员 we are moved by the coal miners strong 58 to survive and we admire the care of people for these miners But on the other hand we think the authority 有关当局 should take strong measures to prevent more of these sorts of accidents from happening IV Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms 用括号中 所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子 共 8 分 59 Mike believed his lucky number was ten so he decided to live on the floor ten 60 How can I get rid of this visitor welcome 61 Take care of yourself the mother said to her son gentle 62 The weather in Shanghai greatly in the early spring doesn t it variety 63 In Western countries many young people still keep up the that women will get married in a long white dress traditional 64 Tom s answer was The teacher nodded with a smile satisfy 65 This is the plan Please go over it change 66 Much of this waste does a lot of to the plants harm V Rewrite the following sentences as required 根据所给要求 改写下列句子 每空 格限填一词 共 14 分 67 Tom goes to school on foot every morning 改为否定句 Tom to school on foot every morning 68 People can get drinking water by taking away the salt from sea water 对划 线部分提问 people get drinking water 69 The postman delivers letters in the late afternoon every day 改为被动语态 Letters by the postman in the late afternoon every day 70 It was a very exciting week 改为感叹句 exciting week it was 71 John s told to be on time for the meeting 改为反意疑问句 John s told to be on time for the meeting 72 The water is warm The baby can take a bath in it 两句合并为一句简单句 The water is for the baby to take a bath in 73 I was the only person who was invited to the party 保持原句意思 Nobody me invited to the party 6 Part 3 Reading and Writing 第三部分 读与写 VI Reading Comprehension 阅读理解 共 50 分 A Choose the best answer 根据短文内容 选择最恰当的答案 12 分 Jim was a young man in his early twenties who was studying to be a carpenter 木匠 He was a good worker honest and worthy of trust so his boss was pleased with him As he was such a likable man and easy to deal with he was popular with his workmates too They also made fun of him a great deal but he never got angry with them and would only laugh But Jim s one great shortcoming 缺点 was that he could never tell a lie no matter how hard he tried not even a little one In fact he was so honest and shy that he would blush 脸红 even when he was telling the truth He used to stand in front of the mirror and practise lying while looking himself in the eyes at the same time But as soon as he saw his face starting to go red he had to look away One morning however he didn t like going to work because he had been to a party the night before and it hadn t ended till the early hours of the morning And then the first time in his life he decided to take the day off He rang his boss pretending to be a woman He spoke in a high voice Hello he said timidly I m afraid Jim can t come to work today He isn t feeling very well Poor Jim was thankful that his boss couldn t see him just at that moment because his hands were trembling 发抖 and his face was bright red Thank you for letting me know said Mr Woods his boss and then just as he was about to hang up he said Just a moment madam who s speaking Oh Jim stammered 口吃 and going all out for making a voice 尽量装出 的嗓音 like a woman he cried in a loud voice This is my landlady speaking 74 Jim was A mid aged B a teenager C over 25 D between 20 25 75 He was a A skillful worker B skillful carpenter C researcher studying how to be a carpenter D being trained carpenter 76 His boss was with him A displeased B not pleased C satisfied D unsatisfied 77 His workmates used to A cheat him B play with him C play jokes on him D beat him 7 78 Telling lies always made him A go blue B go white C go red D feel hot 79 At the end of the story poor Jim let the cat A out of the bag B out of the house C into the bag D into the house B Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage 选择最恰当的单词或词 语 完成短文 12 分 Venezuela 委内瑞拉 has produced many successful beauty queens winning both Miss Universe 环球小姐 and Miss World five times Many Venezuelan girls believe that they can gain confidence poise 体态 public speaking skills and better ways to prepare for the future in beauty pageants 选美比赛 From a very young age girls in this country grow up dreaming of becoming Miss Venezuela In Venezuela the term 称谓 Miss as in Miss Universe is an honored 80 These days people in some countries consider beauty contests to be silly They have tried to stop these contests saying the contests treat women as objects 物品 and place too much importance 81 women s looks Others even say that all the girls that go there are made in a lab and they are made to look less like themselves and more like the ideal 完美形 象 But in Latin America beauty contests are a source of pride Are Venezuelan women really more beautiful than other women They are not really more beautiful here says Selena who trains girls for the contest It s just that the girls here work harder and prepare more than anyone else The preparation takes many hours a day The contestants 竞赛选手 stretch 伸展 their bodies and practice their walks down the runway They work on their speeches and practice answering questions such as Whom do you admire most in the world They starve 挨饿 to 82 slim They take classes to learn how to style their 83 and apply make up 化妆品 It isn t easy One Miss Universe winner immediately put on 20 pounds after the contest She said the only thing she wanted to do after the contest was to eat The cost is 84 as well Fortunately the television station that holds the contest pays the costs Yet most of the contestants say it s worth the effort A former Miss Universe is now mayor 市长 of a large city Although she had no political experience before 85 she has been asked to run for higher political office Winners have an advantage they could not get anywhere else It s the only chance you have to make it says one contestant You can t get these opportunities by any other way 8 80 A prize B titleC fame D name 81 A ofB inC toD on 82 A lookB seemC stayD make 83 A hairB clothesC bodiesD steps 84 A highB expensiveC much D large 85 A thisB that C itD those C Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words 在短文的空格内填 入适当的词 使内容通顺 每空格限填一词 首字母已给 14 分 It may be hard to believe that many people eat insects 昆虫 and bugs 虫子 Insects are now very common in all of their processed food 加工食品 Imagine sitting down at the dinner table and b 86 served a bowl of worms 软体 虫 It s enough to make most Westerners stomachs t 87 But in other countries the same meal makes people s mouths water Eating bugs has been around for thousands of years in some countries Today it s estimated 估计 that more than half of the people of the world eat different kinds of bugs Not only do these insects taste g 88 but also they are a cheap and nutritious food source In the US some people eat bugs for quite a different reason to show their courage In television shows l 89 Survivor contestants 参赛者 eat beetles 甲壳虫 and spiders 蜘蛛 and viewers watch the shows at home feeling shocked and disgusted 恶心的 But many of the viewers don t realize that they may have done the same thing but just don t know it Many American people don t p 90 eat bugs but in the future they may There are fewer and fewer natural r 91 and the population is getting larger and larger Experts say that insects will be raised as an alternative 可供选择的 form of protein 蛋白质 If more people did their part to eat bugs and broaden their diets and did not just go out and eat chicken beef and pork the planet would be better off 境况改善 today Western children are not as n 92 about bugs as their parents because they often visit science museums and zoos and at school they are learning more about the environment and bugs D Answer the questions 根据短文内容回答下列问题 12 分 George Washington Carver was a scientist who helped farmers learn how to grow new crops and take better care of the soil He studied many different plants and crops but some of his favourites were peanuts sweet potatoes and pecans 美洲山核桃 We don t know exactly when George Washington Carver was born but it was probably sometime in the 1860s His mother was a slave 奴隶 owned by a farmer in Missouri 密苏里州 named Moses Carver Young George 9 Carver was fascinated by plants and flowers He tended 照料 his own little garden People began to see what a gift 天赋 he had for growing things They called him the the plant doctor and asked him to help them grow their gardens better George longed to go to school But in those days most schools only taught white children So George had to move to a town eight miles away to attend a school for black children At that time some people wrongly believed that a black child should not get any education His determination carried him all the way through college In 1894 George Washington Carver graduated from Iowa State University Soon he was invited to teach at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama a college created especially for African American students It was just what Carver wanted a place where he could study plants and agriculture and help educate other black men and women Carver wanted to help farmers in the South They had been raising cotton for many years and the crops weren t growing strong and healthy any more Carver said they needed to improve the soil by growing other crops like peanuts People laughed and called peanuts monkey food Nobody ate peanuts then One evening a group of important people came to dinner at Tuskegee George Washington Carver planned the menu What do you think he served Peanut soup peanut bread creamed peanuts peanut cookies and peanut ice cream for dessert 甜点 In his laboratory Carver learned how peanuts could be used to make shoe polish 鞋油 ink oil shampoo 洗发精 soap 肥皂 and shaving cream 剃须膏 Altogether Carver discovered over three hundred ways to use the peanut People started calling him the Wizard 奇才 of Tuskegee 93 What did George Washington Carver help farmers do 94 People don t know the exact birthday of George Washington Carver do they 95 Why did he study at a school far away 96 How could the farmers in the South improve their soil 97 How many things could peanuts be used to make in Carver s laboratory 98 Why did Carver serve some important guests with a lot of peanut food VII Writing 作文 共 20 分 99 April 23 is World Reading Day Write a short passage of at least 60 words to call on your classmates to get into good habits of reading and read more good books 4 月 23 日是 世界读书日 请你写一篇短文 呼吁全班同学以实际行动迎 10 接 世界读书日 的到来 为创建 书香校园 多读书 读好书 养成课外读书的好习 惯 字数不少于 60 个 标点符号不占格 要求内容切题 意思连贯 注意 短文中不得出现考生的姓名 校名及其它相关信息 否则不予评分 Use the following points as a guide 短文须包含下列要点 1 What do the students who are not interested in study usually do in their spare time 2 What are the advantages of reading 3 What are your suggestions 11 宝山区 2012 学年第一学期期末考试九年级英语试卷录音文字及答案 Part 1 Listening 第一部分 听力 I Listening Comprehension 听力理解 共 30 分 A Listen and choose the right picture 根据你听到的内容 选出相应的图片 6 分 1 Disneyland is a nice place to visit and it provides a lot of fun F 2 Many different kinds of newspapers in English are published every day A 3 Elephants are strong enough to help people do heavy work G 4 Water is both important and precious we must save it C 5 Jack enjoys playing the guitar in his free time D 6 Father Christmas the joyful old man in the red suit and white beard is probably the most famous figure of Christmas E B Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear 根据你所听到的对话和问题 选择最恰当的答案 10 分 7 W Is Chile an African country Mike M No it isn t Sally But most of us think so It s in South America Q What are Mike and Sally talking about A 8 M Mary has your brother returned from London I d like to see him W Yes John but he flew to Beijing this morning Maybe he ll stay there for two days and then fly to New York for a one week visit I think he ll be home after that Q When can John see Mary s brother D 9 W Do you always drive to work M Yes I usually do But when it rains heav