上海市浦东新区2013届九年级4月中考预测英语试题

上海市浦东新区2013年第二学期初三中考预测英语试卷 2013.4.16Part 1 Listening（第一部分 听力）Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分 词汇和语法）IIChoose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）（共20分）31. There is _ “u” in the word “university”.A. the B. an C. a D. /32. China is a great country _ a large population. We are proud of our motherland.A. of B. on C. with D. by33. I need a new dictionary, so Im going to buy _ at the weekend.A. it B. one C. this D. that34. Frank is playing his Iphone _, but his father looks unhappy.A. lovely B. happily C. friendly D. politely35. “Kung Fu Panda” is one of _ I have ever seen.A. most interesting films B. the most interesting films C. more interesting films D. the interesting films36. - Mr. Lu, I still cant understand what you told us, could you show me _ example?A. the other B. the others C. another D. others37. Angela, you _ give me your reply at once. You can think it over and tell me later.A. cant B. mustnt C. neednt D. shouldnt38. Both Ben _ Billy were tricked into painting the fence by Tom Sawyer.A. and B. or C. as D. but39. When summer holiday _, many people will travel abroad with their children.A. came B. will come C. would come D. comes40. Its possible for ordinary people _ on the moon in the near future.A. walk B. to walk C. walking D. will walk41. We have had several Beijing operas in Shanghai Concert Hall _ 2010.A. for B. by C. in D. since42. The first class _ when I entered the classroom this morning.A. had begun B. has begun C. began D. begins43. The football fans became _ when David Beckham (贝克汉姆) came out of the airport.A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. excitingly44. Keep _ reading English regularly, your reading skills will be improved quickly.A. practice B. practicing C. to practice D. practiced45. The traffic police warned the driver _ drive over 60 miles in town.A. not B. dont C. not to D. to not46. _ terrible weather we are suffering in China nowadays!A. What B. What a C. What an D. How a47. We should turn off the lights when we leave the room _ we can save electricity.A. in order to B. so as to C. so that D. so that48. Martin still works very hard _ hes not very well these days.A. so B. because C. though D. when49. - The manager is out. Would you mind taking a message to him? - _.A. Never mind. B. Youre welcome. C. Certainly not. D. Dont worry.50. - How do you like our school, Tom? - _.A. Yes, I like it. B. No, I dont like it. C. I dont like it. D. Its very beautiful.III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每个单词或词组只能填一次)（共8分）A. where B. In this way C. Yet D. improving E. Whats moreF. written G. international H. information I. problemsIf you want to find out a piece of information about anything, the best place to search for it is Wikipedia. This online encyclopedia (百科全书) is _51_ by thousands of people around the world. Anyone can add or change the information if he or she finds it not correct or not well written. _52_, people who know a lot about a certain subject can write about it even if they are not university professors._53_, Wikipedia includes articles written in about 253 languages. This fact makes it one of the few websites on the Internet that are truly _54_. It was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, as a free online English-language encyclopedia project. By April 2008, over 10 million articles had been put on Wikipedia. A quarter of the _55_ is English. Wikipedia is also a place _56_ people can find the latest news.However, Wikipedia has its own _57_. There have been many complaints that some of the information on Wikipedia is not accurate and some important subjects are not included. This has led to arguments between the writers of the articles. The people running Wikipedia say that the accuracy (精确度) of the information is _58_ and that it is one of the top 20 visited websites on the Internet. So, if you are looking for some information, why not try Wikipedia?IVComplete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空限填一词）（共8分）59. My uncle began to learn French in his _. (fifty)60. In spring, colorful _ are flying among the flowers. (butterfly)61. Shanghai _ a lot of visitors from all over the world every year. (attractive)62. Mothers Day is coming. Id like to send my mother a greeting card made by _. (me)63. As usual, we went _ to the speaker for more advice after the lecture. (direct)64. Lily tried her best to learn chemistry well and she was _ at last. (success)65. In our class discussion, the students often _ ideas with each other actively. (change)66. Obama made a good _ to beat his partner in American election. (speak)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. My mother got early this morning to catch the early bus. (改为一般疑问句) _ your mother _ up early this morning to catch the early bus?68. Many Chinese students go abroad to further their study every year. (对划线部分提问) _ _ many Chinese students go abroad every year?69. Miss Black never gets angry with her students. (改为反意疑问句) Miss Black never gets angry with her students, _ _?70. Ding Junhui played Snooker very well. He won the Asian Snooker Championship. (合并成一句) Ding Junhui played Snooker well _ _ win the Asian Snooker Championship.71. If the government doesnt make proper laws, the price of houses will go up further. (保持句意基本不变) _ the government _ proper laws, the price of houses will go up further.72. Lucy made two comic strips last month. (改为被动语态) Two comic strips _ _ by Lucy last month.73. “Do you often stay up late, Linda?” The teacher asked. (改为宾语从句) The teacher asked Linda _ she often _ up late.Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分 读写）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）What did you do on April 23, World Book Day, last year? Did you find some interesting books to read? Here is a book list from Chinas GAPP.Title: Dont Blame Me, its Not My Fault Author: JimmyJimmy, a Chinese painter and his 10-year-old daughter argue a lot. Jimmy tried to understand his daughter, so he drew this picture book for her. His paintings show kids anger, pain, happiness and wishes.Title: Climate Change +2 Degrees Author: Yamamoto RyoichiIf the earths temperature went up 2 , what would happen? In this book we learn about the history, todays situation and the future of global warming. The author also tells us useful ways to protect our world.Title: The World Exposition ReaderAuthor: Song ChaoThe first part gives an introduction to World Expos. The next talks about the host countries and each of their World Expos. Chinas early participation (参加) in the World Expo is the topic of the third part. The last one is all about the World Expo 2010.Title: The Last LectureAuthor: Randy PauschRandy Pausch, a professor (教授) from New York was asked to give a lecture. He knew it would probably be his last lecture, because he was dying of illness. His lecture wasnt about dying, but about getting over the difficulties, helping others to reach their dreams.74. Who wrote the book “Dont Blame Me, its Not My Fault”?A. Jimmy B. Yamamoto Ryoichi C. Song Chao D. Randy Pausch75. The book, Climate Change +2 Degrees mainly tells us _.A. that the earths temperature will surely go up 2 .B. the history of different countries in the worldC. the future of global warmingD. how we can protect our earth before the global warming comes76. We can know about Shanghai World Expo from _ of the World Exposition Reader.A. part 1 B. part 2 C. part 3 D. the last part77. Which of the following is NOT true in the book The Last Lecture?A. The professor is from America.B. The professor was in his poor health.C. The professor shared his opinion with his audienceD. The professor talked a lot about his illness in his lecture78. The writer introduces some _ to us for World Book Day.A. books B. pictures C. cities D. famous people79. The passage maybe comes from _.A. a diary B. a novel C. a book advertisement D. film reviewsB. Choose the words or expression and complete the passage. (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）Its reported that the number of dead pigs from the Huangpu River has reached over 10,000. Workers have been busy _80_ the floating pigs from the river so far, and the government has said that the dead pigs will be dealt with safely. An official from a local water company said the citys _81_ had not been polluted and was safe for human drinking, because they had taken some useful action.Qian Huizhong, Director of a Water Plant in Shanghai told reporters that, “If the water is _82_, we will put more disinfectants (消毒剂) to clean the water.”Tags on the ears of the pigs show that they _83_ have come from the upper reaches of the Huangpu River in Jiaxing City, east Chinas Zhejiang Province, but the tags only show the animals birthplace. Officials said that no serious pig epidemic (传染病) had _84_ in Jiaxing. The tests found a pig virus that could spread _85_ pigs but not to human beings in one water sample (样本) taken from the Huangpu River. All other tests showed no signs of serious diseases. The river is a main source of drinking water for Shanghai, an eastern city of 23 million people in China. 80. A. collecting B. picking C. selling D. putting 81. A. air B. water C. food D. land82. A. dirty B. clean C. safe D. soft83. A. should B. must C. need D. may84. A. taken out B. put out C. broken out D. worked out85. A. between B. among C. opposite D. fromC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)（14分）Its not easy for us to forgive (原谅) someone who has ever hurt you or made you disappointed. H_86_, several new studies say that it could be good for your health. When you think of forgiveness, you probably dont think of it as a healthy or medical problem. On the other hand, studies p_87_ that something like anger can change your well-being (身心状况).When cartoon characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colors and often get special power. In the real w_88_, anger is less obvious. Scientists say anger can be harmful to your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the s_89_ idea. The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression.They also have fewer headaches, l_90_ blood pressure (血压), and fewer problems on sleeping. So it doesnt m_91_ if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important. Ways such as d_92_ breath can help you a lot, or just ask yourself if its worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else. Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say its OK. Instead, its a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past.D. Answer the questions.(根据短文内容回答下列问题)（12分）Nowadays people are making themselves beautiful in Korean ways.“Thank goodness you have double eyelids (双眼皮). Your parents will save a lot of money,” said a family friend when I was five years old. Double eyelids, which almost all the white people have, are rare among Northeast Asians. Only 25% of South Koreans are born with double eyelids.I never quite understood how having double eyelids saved my parents money until that summer when I came back to Seoul. Everywhere I noticed cosmetic surgery clinics (整形诊所) and advertisements with South Korean women - tall, thin, with milky skin, long legs, nice big eyes and perfect noses. I found that South Korean beauty meant looking as “white” as possible.Cosmetic surgery has a kind of magical attraction to women - the promise of beauty. Women are often sure that suffering and sacrificing (牺牲) is necessary and worthy in order to be beautiful. This suffering is not for nothing. It is believed that beauty leads to attracting a better-looking partner, which then leads to a better-looking child and a better life.Appearance is starting to play a bigger role in work places. For example, my 29-year-old brother, who is slim and very tall, gets more job chances than his best friend, who is shorter and heavier, though both of them came from the same college, had the same good marks in their studies. In fact, many South Koreans believe that physical beauty equals happiness.93. How many South Koreans are born with double eyelids? _94. There are many cosmetic surgery clinics in Seoul, arent there? _, _95. When did the writer understand having double eyelids saved his parents money? _96. Why do so many women want to have cosmetic surgery? _97. What do many South Koreans believe? They believe _98. What do you think of true bea