2017-2018学年上学期广州暨南大学附属中学九年级上期中测试英语卷

1、2017-2018学年上学期广州暨南大学附属中学九年级上期中测试英语卷暨南大学附中2017学年上学期九年级期中考试英语试题12 / 11全卷满分为150分，考试用时120分钟（听说部分40分，笔试部分110 分）1-15各题所给的A、 B、 C和D项ran to the front, jumped into his seat and.语法选择（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法行和上下文连贯的要求，从 中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The back door of the ambulance was suddenly shut. The driver1

2、 the engine. Inside were the worried parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green. The mother was holding 2 baby daughter, Ellen. The little girl had 3 food stuck in her throat and 4 hardly breathe.The driver, Mr. White, turned 5 his siren （ 警笛）and flashing light, and started speeding towards the6 hospital. The cars

3、 ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the busy traffic. From theback of the ambulance, the parents were shouting him to hurry, since Ellen had almost stoppedbreathing. Mr. White knew he had no time to lose,8 he drove straight past the traffic lights.Coming towards him from his righ

4、t was a taxi. The driver 9 was listening to his radio did not hear the ambulance. The lights were green, and he drove straight on into the path of the ambulance.Mr. White tried 10 his ambulance, but it was too late. It hit 11 taxi. Everyone was shaken,12 no one was hurt. Mr. White looked back to see

5、 13 little Ellen was.14she again.“It knocked the food out of her throat. The"Look! ” cried Mrs. Green.accident turned out to be a blessing.C. has startedD. starts1. A.startB. started2. A.theirB. theirsC. theyD. them3. A.anyB. noC. someD.each4. A.wouldB. mightC. shouldD. could5. A.onB. offC. out

6、D. into6. A.nearB. nearlyC. nearerD. nearest7. A.withB. byC. atD. for8. A.becauseB. althoughC. soD. after9. A.whichB. whyC. whileD. who10. A. stopB. to stopC. stopsD. stopped“Itmust have been the crash,“ said her husband511. A. the12. A. and13. A. where14. A. is breathing15. A. happyB. aB. orB. howB

7、. breathedB. happilyC. anC. butC. whenC. was breathingC. unhappyD. /D. beforeD. whatD. will breatheD. happiness二.完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 16-25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late for work

8、or school? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a（an）16 bed for you. Hiroyuki's bed will get youup in the morning! Here is how it 17.The bed is made up of an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few 18 to wake up.Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays calssical music or othe

9、r pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki 's bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet voice, Wake up, darling, please." A few minutes later, a second recording 19. The sound recording can be loud music or 20 sounds. Hiroyuki21 a recording of his boss shouts, W

10、ake up immediately, or you 'll be late!"If you don 't get up 22 the second recording, you will be sorry! A mechanicalfoot“ is in the bed.The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few more minutes. What! You're still in bed!Slowly the 23 of the bed rises higher

11、and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. Finally thebed is vertical （垂直的）.You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are 24 bed and awake.Hiroyuki 25 his bed because he wanted to win a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company.Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000

12、employees - All-Honda Idea Contest ".16. A. expensiveB. specialC. valuableD. comfortable17. A. worksB. goesC.happensD. moves18. A. minutesB. hoursC. daysD. weeks19. A. sendsB. turnsC. playsD.sounds20. A. pleasantB. interestingC. unpleasantD. funny21. A. knowsB. learnsC. remembersD. hears22. A.

13、afterB. untilC. sinceD. before23. A. endB. middleC. bodyD. top24. A. insideB. underC. out ofD. onto25. A. madeB. soldC. boughtD. discovered三.阅读（共两节，满分 45分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（A）Gary and Gavin were twin brothers who worked in a store owned by their fa

14、ther. After the father had passed away, they took over the store. Everything went well until the day a twenty-dollar bill disappeared. Gary had left the bill on the cash register （收车艮台）.But when he returned, the money was gone.Gary then asked his brother Gavin,“ Did you seedhaatwelnon the cas h regi

15、ster? ' Gavin said thathe had not. But Gary did not let it go and kept asking.-dollar bills canTwenty' t walk away by themselves! Surelyyou must have seen it. ”"I said I didn ' t see it! ” Gavin replied with anger.The quarrel divided the young men and they could no longer work toget

16、her. Later, a wall was built in the center of the store. For twenty years, hostility （ 敌意）never ended.One day, a strange man came to the store. He walked in and asked Gary,“ How long have you beenGary repli ed that he ' d been there all his life." Then you are the person I ' m looking f

17、or, " the ryears ago, I was totally broke and hungry. I entered this store from the back door and saw a twenty-dollar bill on the cash register. And I took it. All these years I haven ' t been able to forget that. I had to come back and apologize for that.The stranger felt shocked when seei

18、ng tears well up in the eyes of the middle-aged man in front of him. “Would you please go next door and tell the same story to the man in the store? ” Gary asked. Then something surprised the stranger even more-after hearing his story, the two middle-aged men hugged each other and cried together in

19、the front of the wall of the store.After twenty years, the wall that separated them finally came down.26. Why was Gavin angry?A. Because he was not trusted by his brother.B. Because he got little money from his father.C. Because Gary took away his twenty-dollar bill.D. Because Gary let go the thief

20、who took the money.27. What happened after the quarrel?A. The two brothers stopped working.B. The two brothers got on well with each other again.C. The two brothers separated their store with a wall.D. The two brothers went to different places to make a living.28. Who actually took the money away?A.

21、 Gary and Gavin ' s father.B. The stranger.C. Gary.D. Gavin.29. What does the underlined word“ broke " in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Surprised.B. Afraid.C. Sad.D. Poor.30. We can learn from the last sentence of the passage that.A. The wall disappeared because it was too old.B. The stranger would h

22、elp build a new wall.C. The two brothers at last no longer hated each other.D. The two brothers wanted to make their store bigger.（B）It's all about patience really.Chinese walkers, who usually walk the red light together, may be surprised at recent research which showed that they are more patien

23、t than people abroad.A study looked at more than 1,800 walkers at three busy Shanghai crossings （ 交叉路口 ）. It found that an average Chinese walker ran out of patience at red lights after 90 seconds. But there' s an interesting fact: the average German's endurance ability （耐性）was around 60 sec

24、onds while the British only 45 seconds and the American 40 seconds.People will take no notice of the red lights when the waiting time exceeds （ 超过）their patience time. A lot of Chinese traffic lights are car-friendly instead of walker-friendly, " said Ni Ying, who led the research team. As ther

25、e are more and more car users in the city, city planners are giving them more convenience on the roads, according to her.The study also found that at some crossings, walkers waited longer than 150 seconds, and at other crossings the wait could be as long as 200 seconds. However, most red lights abro

26、ad do not exceed 120 seconds.The study suggested that planners should think about the walking pace （ 步幅）of people from different age groups, especially middle-aged people and seniors, in order to make the roads more walker-friendly. But the city's traffic police do not agree. They argue that the

27、 roads are built not just for the walkers, but also for cars. To give more time for walkers would cut down the time for cars, " a traffic policeman said. On a busy traffic day, it can make traffic worse.”31. Who are the most patient among the people from four different countries?A. The Chinese.

28、B. The German.C. The British.D. The American32. According to the passage, Chinese walkers walk the red light because.A. they are not afraid of the traffic police.B. they are not friendly to car users.C. there is often something wrong with the red lights.D. the waiting time at the crossings is too lo

29、ng.33. What does them" in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. City planners.B. Walkers.C. Car users.D. The research team.34. How could roads become more friendly to walkers according to the study?A. By taking away the traffic lights.B. By making the roads wider and look nicer.C. By changing the waiting tim

30、e according to people 's walking pace.D. By stopping the middle-aged people from walking across the roads.35. Which of the following will the traffic police agree with?A. It's right to give more time to walkers.B. Reducing time for car users will make traffic worse.C. We should encourage peo

31、ple to walk instead of driving.D. We should build more roads to meet the need of different people.(C)On October5, Tu Youyou, 84, became the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in natural science. She is only the12th woman in history to be awarded the honor.Tu was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China on 30

32、 December 1930. She once studied at Xiaoshi Middle School and Ningbo Middle School. Her teacher said that Tu liked reading books and she was very hard-working. From 1951 to 1955, she attended Beijing Medical College. Later Tu was trained for two and a half years in traditional Chinese medicine.Tu wa

33、s given the award for her discovery of artemisinin ( 青蒿素),which has been developed to fight againstmalaria （疟疾）.When Tu started her search in the late 1960s, over 240,000 compounds （化合物）around the world had already been tested, without any success. Her interest in traditional Chinese medicine drew h

34、er to ancient texts and finally found the sweet wormwood （ 青蒿 工which had been used to treat malaria in China around 400 A.D. After more than190 failures, she invented the right drug in 1971.Tu Youyou doesn't have a Ph.D., neither has she ever studied or worked overseas. One former colleague, Lia

35、o Fuming, who has worked with Tu for more than 40 years, describes her as a tough and stubborn （ 固执） ” woman.Tu is stubborn enough to spend many years putting ancient texts together and use them in modern scientific practices. The result is millions of lives saved.She has done wonderful contribution

36、 to the world with her work, she really deserves it! It's a blessing forthe Chinese people, as it is for the world! ” Mats Wahlgren, member of the Nobel Assembly said.36. How old was Tu Youyou when she graduated from Beijing Medical College?A. 12 years old.B. 21 years old.C. 25 years old.D. 28 y

37、ears old.37. By saying over 240,000 compounds around the world had already been tested, without any success.", the writer wants to tell us that.A. Tu's research work against malaria was very difficultB. scientists at that time were good at testing medicineC. Tu got a lot of help from the wo

38、rld with her research workD. scientists had successfully inventing medicine against malaria38. Where did Tu finally find the medicine she wanted?B. In Chinese ancient texts.D. In modern science magazines.C. Active.D. Hard-working.B. Tu, a clever Chinese womanD. How malaria was defeatedA. At her midd

39、le school library.C. In universities abroad.39. Which of the words best describes Tu Youyou?A. Proud.B. Humorous.40. What is the best title for the passage?A. Tu Wins the Nobel PrizeC. Traditional Chinese medicine（D）How should you begin and finish an email message to someone you don 't know? Fin

40、d out here.Starting and finishing emailsHere are some important points to consider when starting and finishing an email.Formal or informal?We write a formal email when we want to be polite, or when we do not know the reader very well. A lot of work emails are formal. We write informal emails when we

41、 want to be friendly, or when we know the reader well. A lot of social emails are informal. Here are some examples of formal and informal messages:FormalInformalA job application （申请）An email to your managerA complaint to a shopAn email from one company to another companyA birthday greeting to a col

42、league （ 同事）An email to a colleague who is also a good friendA social invitation to a friend at your workplaceA message to a friend on a social networking siteBefore you start writing an email, decide if you want to write a formal email or an informal one.Layout and punctuationStarting an email: We

43、normally write a comma after the opening phrase. We start a new line after the name of the person we're writing to.Finishing an email: We normally write a comma after the closing phrase. We start a new line to write our name at the end.FormalInformalDear Mr Piper,I am writing to thank you for al

44、l your help.I look forward to seeing you next week.With best wishes,John SmithHi Tim,Many thanks for your help.See you next week.Cheers,JohnPhrases for starting and finishingHere are some phrases which we use for starting and finishing emails. We use these in formal and informalemails:Starting phras

45、esDear Tim,Good morning Tim,Ending phrasesRegards,With best wishes,With many thanks and best wishes,41. Where can you find this passage?A. From a school magazine.C. From a textbook.B. From a newspaper.D. From a website.42. What is the passage mainly about?A. Writing email address.C. Writing messages

46、 to strangers.B. Starting and finishing emails.D. Reading different emails.43. Which of the following belongs to an informal email?A. An email to your classmates.B. An email to an online shop.C. An email to your boss.D. An email to an ad company.44. After writing the opening and closing phrase, we b

47、oth need aB.D. ?”45. When we say With many thanks and best wishes”, we mean toA. start our emailB. change our topicC. end our emailD. express our opinions第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Being a good friend isn ' t always easy, but taking the time to nurture （ a lasting friendsh

48、ip is worth the effort. As the years pass, some people will stay by your side; but many won' tAnd you ' realize that each friendship you keep is valuable. To have a good friend, you must be one. But, what is the quality of a good friend?46.Being trustworthy. 47. If you say you ' ll go ou

49、t with a friend and just cannot go, give youenfd a gift and tell him or her you ' re sorry. Nobody ' s perfect, and it ' s okay if you break a promise once in a blue don ' t make it a regular thing.Be respectful. 48.If your friend doesn' t share the same values and beliefs whts y

50、o herespectchoices and be open to hearing more about them.49.Don ' t interrupt conversations. Take the time to truly understand when your friend is talking to you. Listening may open space between the two of you.50.The best gifts are often hand-made and come from the heart. A phone call can mean as much as a visit!A. You don ' t have to spend a lot of time or money to be good friend.B. Good friends show respect for each other by being open and supporting each other.C. Just follow these steps.D. Be a good listener.E. Don ' t ever make a promise that you can'