2014-2015学年度--嘉定区初三英语第二学期期末质量抽查试卷

2014学年嘉定区九年级第二次质量调研英语试卷（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分 语音、词汇和语法)II Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)26. John read the book again in order to get more information from it. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence? A. /r i: d/ B. /r e d/ C. /r e id/ D. /r a i d/27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation with others? A. The new store is crowed with customers. B. Brown is Lucys favorite color. C. They waited for the news with a growing sense of anxiety. D. Nowadays children prefer watching TV to reading books.28. Lucy often plays _ guitar after she has _ supper. A. the, the B. / ,/ C. the, / D. /, the 29. Jenny is the first on the list of the famous stars because she was the richest _ them. A. in B. with C. over D. among30. Toms parents were too angry to say _ a moment ago. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything31. Everyone knows fire is very useful in our daily life, _ it is also dangerous. A. so B. or C. because D. but32. Most supermarkets in Shanghai have stopped _ free plastic bags in the past few years. A. provide B. to provide C. providing D. provided 33. Mrs. White walks a dog in the park nearby every morning _ its rainy or windy. A. since B. because C. unless D. until34. “Tony, youd better try _ too much chocolate. Youre already overweight,” said the doctor. A. not eat B. not to eat C. to not eat D.not to eating 35. The write told the children that she _ quite a few detective stories in the last few years. A. wrote B. has written C. was written D. had written36. A: Is that your physics teacher? B: That cant be Mr. Lin. He _ to Hangzhou with his wife. A.has been B. had gone C. went D. has gone37. In my eyes, one of the best ways to lose weight is _ regularly. A. to exercise B. exercise C. to exercising D. exercised38. Most children feel _ when they work in groups than on their owen. A. most confident B. more confident C. more confidently D. most confidently39. A: Shall I take my swimming suit? B: No, you _. We will go hiking in the mountain.A.cant B. mustnt C. neednt D. shouldnt40. A: What did our class teacher say a moment ago? B: Sorry, I didnt catch it. I _ something else. A. has thought of B. was thinking about C. would think about D. thought of41. If the wind blows softly, we _ kites in the park instead of playing cards at home this afternoon. A. flew B. will fly C. are flying D. have flown42. A: _ is it from our college to the underground station? B: About half an hours bus ride. Shall we go there by taxi? A.How long B.How far C. How often D. How much43. Our class teacher asked us _. A.why doesnt Susan come for the picnic B. why didnt Susan come for the picnic C.why Susan not come for the picnic D.why Susan didnt come for the picnic44. A: Would you mind my smoking here? B. _ Look at the sigh. It says, “No smoking.” A. Never mind B. Of course not C. Youd better not D. No, I dont45. A: Would you like to go to the concert after supper? B: _ I have to look after the twins at home tonight.A. Thats great B. Im afraid I cant C. Sure, please go ahead D. No, thanksKeys：26. A 27.C 28.C 乐器前+the; have supper 吃晚饭,无the 29.D 在.之中 30. A anything “任何事” something “一些事”此题意为“Tom 的父母刚刚太生气了，什么话都没说。”31.D 前后转则。32. C stop providing “停止提供” stop to do 表“停下来做另一件事。” 33. C.此题意思为“怀特小姐每天早上都会在附近的公园遛狗，除非刮风、下雨。”A. 自从；既然 B. 因为 D. 直到34. A Had better do 的否定形式为had better not do 35.D in the last few years. 现在完成时的标识。同时受宾语从句“主过从过”原则的影响，现在完成时相对应的改成过去完成时。36.D 根据对话可以判断物理老师还未回来。故对话中用现在完成时has gone to 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词)（共8分）A.using B.transport C. take the place of D. reduce E. possible Sometimes haze(雾霾) is around us here and there. In fact, everyone has the power to change their living habits to help _46_ it. Many local governments call on the people to take action to make the air cleaner and fresher.We know that _47_ is one of the biggest contributors (促成物) to haze. When, where, how, why and what you drive all affect air quality. When one drives to work for one year, he uses as much energy as a bus rider uses in 10 years. So walk or ride your bicycle to work or school whenever _48_. If you think you need to go somewhere, you can use public transport instead of your car as often as possible. Each person _49 _ public transport for a year instead of a car can save nearly a tone of pollutants, including CO2, from going into the atmosphere.A.impossible B.pollute C.immediately D.for example D. polite Carppling (拼车) is another way to reduce carbon emissions (排放). Carpolling is the sharing of car journeys in order that more than one person travels in a car. It _50_ reduces your cars emissions by half.What you do inside your living space can have a big effect on the air quality outside it. You can do a lot of things inside and around your home that will help you _51_ less and save more money.Huge amounts of our energy supply comes from burning coal, another contributor to haze. By cutting down your electricity use, you are cutting down on haze. However, its _52_ for you never to use them, but you may try to reduce your use of electricity by turning off lights, using your air conditioner wisely during the summer months, or updating some of your electrical appliances to low-energy models, _53_, you can use energy-saving lamps that require less energy an last 10 times longer that common bulbs.Keys：46.D 因为是使空气更干净和更新鲜，所以是减少雾霾47.B 这里缺少一个名词，只有B48.E 运用排除法，再联系句意，可知，无论何时只要有可能49.A 句意为每一个使用公共交通的人，其他均不符合题意50.C immediately 修饰reduce，这里缺少一个副词51.B help sb. do sth. 缺少一个动词，为B52.A 形容词有A、E，因为后面有一个reduce，所以不使用是不可能的，选A53.D 缺短语，选DIV. 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）54. Tims uncle plans to have his _ birthday next week. (thirty)55. It is _ that such a hardworking student should pass the exam. (nature)56. My cousin moved to a larger flat with three _ last Saturday. (balcony)57. Carl did badly in the maths test, but Ben did even _. (bad)58. Toms mother is a waitress. She always speaks _to her customers. (gentle)59. We havent found the _ yet, but Im sure were on the right track. (solve)60. The computer _ people to communicate with each other more conveniently. (able)61. Nobody likes to make friends with _ persons. (honest)Keys：54.thirtieth 三十的序数词是twentieth55.nature的形容词是natural56.balcony的复数为balconies57.worse bad的比较级为worse58.gently 副词修饰动词，gently修饰speak，意为温柔地59.solution 这里需要一个名词，解决方法为solution60.enables 这里缺少一个动词，able的动词形式是enable，因为前面是三单，所以为enables61.dishonest honest的反义词为dishonestV. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，改写下列句子。62-67题，每空格限填一词。68题注意句首大写)（共14分）62. The young man dealt with the customers complaint well. (改成否定句) The young man _ _ with the customers complaint well.63. Jim and his two friends went cycling along the lake yesterday afternoon. (对划线部分提问) _ _ Jim and his two friends do yesterday afternoon?64. The government spent huge amounts of money on the protection of the ancient buildings. (改成被动语态) Huge amounts of money _ _ on the protection of the ancient buildings.65. Its fun to have a barbecue on such a sunny day. (改成感叹句) _ _ it is to have a barbecue on such a sunny day!66. Martin seldom woke up during the night when he was young.(改成反意疑问句) Martin seldom woke up during the night when he was young, _ _?67. Linda said sorry to Sue. She took her digital camera home by mistake. (保持原句意思不变) Linda _ to Sue for _ her digital camera home by mistake. 68. pollution, to, something, air, we, in, do, stop, Shanghai, should (连词成句) _Keys：62. didnt deal 加助动词didnt，dealt原型为deal63. What did 对干了什么提问用what，加入助动词what64. is spent 被动语态为be动词+过去分词65. What fun fun为名词，用what66. did he 前面有seldom，为否定，前否后肯，为did67. apologized taking say sorry to sb.=apologize for为介词，后面用现在分词68. We should do something to stop air pollution in Shanghai. 连词成句，先找动词，再找主语，再连起来Part 3 Reading and writing (第三部分 读与写)VI. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)A. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) （12分） On Lunar New Years Eve on Feb 18, 2015, Beijing had a good day. PM2.5 levels were below 50. However, the nice day ended with firework celebrations at night. In the first hour after the start of the celebration, PM2.5 levels rose to 500 in certain parts of the city, with the average across the city around 400. According to the China National Environmental Monitoring Center, on Lunar New Years Day, air pollution reached “dangerous levels” in 201 Chinese cities, because of fireworks, with more than 40 of them seeing “serious pollution”. As a result, the debate on whether to ban (禁止) fireworks during the Spring Festival is also heating up. Sina surveyed 3,000 Internet users, and results show that only 38 percent of the people support setting off fireworks, and 60 percent are against it. “I support a ban on fireworks,” a netizen (网名) nicknamed ann019 said. “Lighting fireworks can only bring problems: air pollution, disturbing sleep, causing fire and exhausting sanitation workers(环卫工人)” Others thought it to be hard to ban traditions, and lighting fireworks during holiday seasons wont cause lasting pollution. Some, However, suggest a moderate (温和的) way to solve the problem. “As a tradition, fireworks absolutely add to the festivals happiness. They shouldnt be banned totally,” commented netizen Tracy on the China Daily online forum(论坛). “But the time should be reduced. For example, it can be allowed just during New Years Eve, the first day of the Lunar New Year and the Lantern Festival.”69. _ caused serious air pollution on Lunar New Years Eve. A. The factories B The cars C. The fireworks D. The bad weather 70. _ cities saw serious air pollution on Lunar New Years Day. A. 201 B. More than 40 C. Around 400 D. 50071. According to Sinas survey, over half of the Internet users _ setting off fireworks. A. are against B enjoy C. support D. dont care about72. _ was not mentioned by the netizen nicknamed ann019. A. Exhausting sanitation workers B. Disturbing sleep C. Wasting money D. Causing fire73. According to the passage, we know _ is a moderate way to solve the problem. A. to ban fireworks totally B. to reduce the time of setting off fireworks C. to get more people to set off fireworks D. to never change the tradition74.What does the passage mainly talk about? A. Air pollution B. A survey on the Internet. C. Moderate ways to reduce firework celebrations D. Whether to ban festive fireworks.Keys：69.C 由第一段中the nice day ended with firework celebrations at night可以看出pollution是由firework引起的，此题为细节题。70.B 由第三段的because of fireworks, with more than 40 of them seeing “serious pollution”可以得出答案，此题为细节题。71.A 根据第四段的60 percent are against it可知60%超过一半，为答案A，此题为细节题。72.C 根据第五段的“Lighting fireworks can only bring problems: air pollution, disturbing sleep, causing fire and exhausting sanitation worker ”可以得出答案C，此题为细节题。73.B 根据最后一段“But the time should be reduced.”可以得出答案B，此题为细节题。74.D 此题为推断题，这篇文章的中心词是fireworks，由fireworks引发是否应该禁止烟花燃放。C选项表达不正确B. Choose the words and expressions to complete the passage. (选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 55 I got when I was in high school.The test was the final for a course. I remember waiting anxiously as my teacher Mr. Right handed out our papers. It was a rather_75_ test. I heard my classmates groaning (叹息), and I could tell by the groans the score werent looking good.Mr. Right put my paper in my desk. There in big red numbers, circled to draw attention, was my score,55! I lowered my head, and covered the score up quickly. A 55 is not something that you wanted your classmates to see. “The scores were not very good, none of you_,” Mr. Right said. “The highest score in the class was a 55.”A 55. Thats me! _my sad look didnt look so bad. I has the high score. I felt a lot better.I walked home alone that day with the low but high score. My mother knew that I had a big test that day asked me as soon as I got home. “How did you do in your test?” “I got 55,” I said. A frown now stood on my mothers face. I knew I had to _ immediately. “But Mum, I had the highest score in my class.” I proudly stated (陈述). I thought that explanation would make a difference, “You failed!” my mother replied. “But its the highest” I insisted. “I dont care what scores others had, you failed. What matters is you do!” My mother firmly(坚定地)said.For years, my mother was _ in that way. It didnt matter what others did, it only mattered what I did and that what I did it excellently.We often dont understand the _ of good parents until we ourselves stand in the parents shoes. My mothers words have carried me throughout life.75. A. boring B. difficult C. strange D. interesting76. A. failed B. missing C. passed D. won77. A. Suddenly B. Finally C. Certainly D. Slowly78. A. insist B. explain C. prove D. answer79. A. always B. seldom C. still D. once80. A. courage B. kindness C. trouble D. wisdom75.B从下文I heard my classmates groaning (叹息), and I could tell by the groans the score werent looking good.可以判断这份试卷是difficult困难的。76.C “The highest score in the class was a 55.”可以知道没有人通过考试。77.A78.B explain 解释，联系上下文，虽然得了55分，但向母亲解释他是全班最高的。79.A For years, my mother was _ in that way. It didnt matter what others did, it only mattered what I did and that what I did it excellently.一直以来，我的母亲一直那样诉我，与他人无关，他只与我做的和我做得好有关。80.DC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的单词，是内容通顺，每空格限填一次，首字母已给)More play and less workmakes for more talented children. Some officials suggested that school hours for children aged 7 to 12 should be cut down, and that they should be e_ to spend at least an hour a day on term sports.All work and no play makes children depressed. Becky, an 8-year-old girl, used to be happy when she finished classes every day, but now, life has become unhappy. To make sure she has enough time for the lessons, she has to study until 11 at night to finish her homework.Some ideas are offered for helping cultivate(培养) kids talents. The ideas i_cutting down classroom hours, introducing more team sports for children, getting parents to stop putting too much pressure on children and some other suggestions. It is believed that all these can help train young people to be confident.“I used to go to the park with my parents on weekends before because I like playing tennis with my dad and I can play well.,” a boy said. “But now, I h_ have time to do that any more.”“I would like try other things, such as drawing,” Nara said. She was interested in drawing, but he parents thought it was not a bright way for her.Children now spend more time doing homework than playing, and we all know its quite n_ for them to have plenty of sleep. A lot of homework and heavy school bags are driving more young children away from a joyful childhood.Parents believe that b_ well in school is a sure way to make their children have a bright future. The study showed that about 80 percent of parents said they expected their children to get a university degree or some form of higher education. About 15 percent of students in primary school and 40 percent in middle school said they thought their parents were not s_ with their marks.:Parents must always be willing to talk to their children and make them happy,” an educator advised, “Encourage him or her be confident when he or she faces f_, parents should know what their children like and what they want.”81. encouraged(注意被动语态) 82. include 83. hardly 84. necessary 85. behaving (动名词做主语) 86. satisfied（be satisfied with 对满意） 87. difficultiesD. Answer the questions.(根据短文内容回答下列问题)Students in the US dont begin their spring break at the same time. It depends on where they live. While students from one town on vacation, their neighbors in the next town may have classes as usual.You may have heard of it from many hit US TV shows and movies. Its usually in the middle of March, when characters on shows like Gossip Girl get a week off from classes, go to the beach and throw big parties. Its spring break-or, “party time!”Unlike our semester, which starts in the late February or early March this year, American schools begin as early as January. So in late March and April, mos