上海市杨浦区2013届九年级4月基础测试英语试题

上海市杨浦区2012学年度第二学期初三基础测试英语试卷 2013.4Part 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. The young man beside the teacher is _ university student.A) theB) /C) anD) a32. If I didnt see it _ my own eyes, I would never believe it possible.A) byB) inC) withD) for33. My cousins live in New York. I hope to visit _ in the summer holidays.A) usB) weC) theyD) them34. _ of the twin brothers works as a newspaper boy.A) BothB) AllC) NeitherD) None35. He took up learning German in his early _.A) sixtyB) sixtiethC) sixtiesD) the sixties36. My grandma has been in hospital for many weeks, but now she looks much _.A) wellB) goodC) betterD) best 37. Which is _, the sun, the earth or the moon?A) bigB) biggerC) biggestD) the biggest38. Your plan sounds _, but it still needs to be discussed.A) clearlyB) wellC) goodD) loud39. People waste _ electricity every day. Its time to take action.A) a large number of B) huge amounts of C) many D) quite a lot40. We need to hurry _ well miss our flight. A) andB) orC) butD) so41. _ exciting match! Miami Heat beat New York Knicks at last.A) What anB) What aC) WhatD) How42. - The machine _ translate simple messages into 24 different languages. - How amazing!A) canB) mayC) mustD) should43. The only way _ the river is by ferry. There isnt a bridge for miles. A) crossB) crossingC) to crossD) to crossing44. Im sorry to keep you _ for such a long time! A) wait B) waitingC) to waitD) waited45. If it _ tomorrow, we will have a picnic in the park.A) dont rainB) not rainC) wont rainD) doesnt rain46. Tom _ a report when I telephoned him yesterday afternoon.A) was writingB) is writingC) was writtenD) wrote47. Some students had to give up their hobbies _ they were busy with their work.A) althoughB) untilC) becauseD) unless48. Many trees_ down every year, so we are losing our warm home, the Earth. A) are cutB) are cuttingC) cutD) have cut49. - Sorry, I didnt return your book on time.- _A) I agree with you. B) It doesnt matter. C) Youre welcome.D) Thats a good idea.50. - It is a bit cold today. Would you mind closing the window? - _A) Of course not.B) You are welcome. C) Yes, I would. D) No, thanks.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. own B. carefully C. playing D. at the same time E. in the endF. correctly G. swim H. dangerous I. sentencesAll the students at the beach party were members of the English club. Before they began to _51_ or to play games, Miss Barnes wanted them to learn some new words. She taught them how to say beach, sand, ocean and waves in English. The students repeated the new words and tried to use them in _52_.After the English lesson the boys started _53_ volleyball. Miss Barnes helped them to keep score in English. The students laughed at their _54_ mistakes, but they enjoyed practicing their new words and having fun _55_.Afterwards, there was plenty of time for those who liked to swim in the water. Some of the waves were quite large and could be _56_ for people who do not swim well. Miss Barnes watched them very _57_. When it was time for lunch, Miss Barnes asked each member of the club a question in English. If the students could not answer their questions, she taught them how to say it _58_. Everyone thanked Miss Barnes for being such a nice teacher.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. Its important to brush your _ at least twice a day. (tooth)60. It is the _ time Lee has won an Oscar for best director. (two)61. Why do you think you did so _ in your test? (bad)62. My grandma has become very _ in recent years. (forget)63. Im not happy with the _ of the trip. I think two weeks is long enough. (long)64. The floods have killed hundreds and made thousands _. (home)65. The new programme aims to _ older people to study at college. (able)66. Why shouldnt doctors _ on their family members? (operation)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. She always sits in the corner of the room. (改为一般疑问句) _ she always _ in the corner of the room?68. The competition is held every four years. (对划线部分提问) _ _ is the competition held?69. She has never been abroad. (改为反意疑问句)She has never been abroad, _ _?70. A driver took the boy the hospital yesterday. (改为被动语态) The boy _ _ to the hospital by a driver yesterday.71. You can come with us. You can also stay at home with your mother. (合并为一句) You can _ come with us _ stay at home with your mother.72. “I can help repair the bike.” said Jerry. (改为宾语从句) Jerry said _ he _ help repair the bike.73. She arrived early in order to get a good seat. (保持句意基本不变) She arrived early _ _ she could get a good seat.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）Joe and his friends were on their way to the Red Cross Headquarters to take the test for the first-aid badge (徽章). They had worked and practiced very hard the whole year and were confident that they would do well for their test.On their way to the test place, they saw a hit-and-run accident. A taxi driver had sped through the red light and narrowly missed hitting a schoolboy. However, he could not stop in time to avoid (避开) a motorcycle that had turned round the corner. The passenger at the back was thrown off the motorcycle and landed heavily on the ground. The taxi driver was frightened and drove off. Everyone on the street was greatly surprised.Joe realized that they should take action when he saw the victim bled (流血) heavily. “Come on,” he said to his friends and wanted them to follow him but they didnt move.Joe knew what they were thinking. They would have to wait for another year if they were to miss the test. “Which is more important? A mans life or a badge?” Joe asked his friends.The question made his friends feel small.The victim had a deep cut on his head. Joe and his friends dressed his wound to stop the bleeding while waiting for the ambulance to arrive. This was what the Red Cross Society had trained them for.74.Joe and his friends were on their way to the Red Cross Headquarters to _.A) take a test on first-aid B) collect their first-aid badgesC) report a hit-and-run accident D) help the victim of an accident75.Who got hurt in the accident?A) The passenger in the taxi. B) The passenger on a motorcycle.C) The taxi driver . D) The motorcycle rider.76.Everyone on the street was surprised because _.A) the ambulance had already arrived. B) the schoolboy was seriously hurt.C) Joe did first-aid for the victim in time. D) the driver ran away after the accident.77.The test for the first-aid badge is held _.A) once a year. B) twice a year. C) once a term. D) twice a term.78.What did Joe and his friends do for the victim?A) They took him to the hospital. B) They stopped the bleeding for him. C) They did nothing for him. D) They made a phone call to his family.79. The writer thinks _.A) Joe should take the test B) Joe was foolishC) Joe put others before himself D) Joe was rude to his friendsB. 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）When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was _80_ and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said, “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very _81_ and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said, “Dont worry, Im just joking.” And my mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, Ill hit you.” One day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning, I swam fast, and I called out, “_82_!” All my friends came to help me, only to find that I was joking. But half an hour later, I wasnt joking. I swam so fast that I got _83_ and couldnt swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me._84_, they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best _85_ in my life. From then on, I havent joked on anyone.80. A. sleeping B. writing C. cooking D. swimming81. A. happy B. angry C. worried D. sorry82. A. Come on B. Help C. Look D. Hello83. A. bored B. hungry C. surprised D. tired84. A. In the end B. In addition C. Since then D. Instead85. A. time B. lesson C. experience D. sportC. 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）A young boy was going to buy vegetables. On his way to the s_86_, he met a friend.“Where are you going?” asked the boy. “Wherever my legs take me.” answered his friend. The boy thought about the answer and he was s_87_ it had some deep meanings.When he returned home, he told his mother about it. His mother said, “You should ask him what he would do if he had no l_88_.”The next day the boy was e_89_ to see his friend coming towards him. “Where are you going?” he asked, and without w_90_ for an answer, he continued, “Wherever your legs take you, right? Well, let me ask you”“Sorry,” his friend interrupted (打断). “Today Im going wherever the wind blows.” This answer was so d_91_ from the boys expectation (预期) that he had nothing to say. Later, the boy told his mother about it. His mother said, “You should ask him what he would do if there were no wind.”Some days later the boy saw his friend a_92_. He ran to his friend and asked, “Where are you going? Wherever your legs take you or wherever the wind blows? Well, let me ask you ”“No, no,” his friend interrupted. “Today Im going to buy vegetables.”D. Answer the questions.(根据短文内容回答下列问题)（12分）The “ant tribe (蚁族)” are those who were born in the 1980s and now live in the underdeveloped places of big cities. Most of them come from the countryside, and they are mostly young graduates who have finished their high education in the past few years. They often change their jobs and their average salary is below 2,000 yuan. They are called ant tribe because they have the same characters as ants: living together, clever, hardworking but unknown and low-paid.Deng Kun is a member of the anti tribe. When he was in college studying math, he imagined himself working for a company like IBM. Instead, he has spent his time after graduation in a dark and small room he shares with a friend in outside parts of Beijing, playing video games or trying to wait for a job as a salesman.Zhang Haijian studies physics, but he is now working as a waiter, making only 1,500 yuan a month. “My parents would never say anything about my money,” he said. “But I sometimes talk with my friends about whether it has been worth it we worked so hard in college and now I get money less than some of my classmates who did not finish middle school.”Most members of the ant tribe are about twenty. They dont want to go back; they prefer a single bed in Beijing to a house in their hometown. They are looking forward to bright future. We wish their dream would come true.93. Where do ant tribe probably live? They live _94. What characters do ants have? Use at least three adjectives (形容词). They are _ but _.95. What does Deng Kun often do in his dark and small room? He often _.96. How much does Zhang Haijian make a month? _.97. My friend Li Hui was born in 1982 and now works in IBM. Is he a member of the ant tribe? _, _.98. If you wer