2015培正中学九年级英语一模考

1、.明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu :2021 年培正中学初三一模英语科考试问卷第一节：单项选择16.This is _ story Ive told you. Isnt it _ interesting one?A. a; anB. a; theC. the; theD. the; an17.-I prefer speaking to listening in English learning.-Oh, really! I think you should be good at _ of them.A. allB. neitherC. someD. both18.-Wh

2、ats your plan for the summer holidays?-Ive no idea, but Ive decided _ at home and have a good rest first.A. stayB. to stayC. stayedD. staying19.My best friend Alex failed in the math competition, but he refused to_.A. dress upB. pick upC. give upD. cheer up20. Excuse me, but may I ask you _?A. what

3、business are you inB. what business youre inC. you are in what businessD. in what business are you21. When you _ at the station, Ill come and fetch you in my car.A. arriveB. arrivedC. had arrivedD. will arrive22.-Whos that boy reading in the garden? Is it David?-It _ be David. I saw him in the class

4、room just now.A. mayB. mustC. cantD. shouldnt23. We didnt enjoy the picnic _ there was a sudden rain.A. ifB. butC. thoughD. because24.Peter drives _ Amy, so it will take Peter less time to get to the hotel.A. as fast asB. as slowly asC. much faster thanD. more slowly than25.I prefer not to eat too m

5、uch food _ is fried, like French fries.A. itB. whatC. whoD. that明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu 明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu 第二节：语法选择Long long ago, when the great library of Alexandria burned, one book _26_. But it was not a valuable book, so a poor man _27_ could read a little bought it for a few coins.

6、The book wasnt very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed. It was about the secret of the “Touchstone试金石! The touchstone was a small pebble鹅卵石 that could turn any common metal _28_ pure gold. The writing explained that it was _29_ among thousands and thousand

7、s of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was this: The real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles were cold.So the man sold his few belongs, bought some simple supplies, camped on the beach, and began testing pebbles. He knew that if he picked up common pebbles and thre

8、w _30_ down again, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day _31_ this, but none of them was the touchstone. Yet he went on and on this way. Pick up a pebble. Coldthrow it into the sea. Pick up _32_. Coldthr

9、ow it into the sea.The days stretched into weeks and the weeks into months and the months into years. One day, however, about mid-afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the sea before he realized _33_. He had formed _34_ a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea

10、 that when the one he wanted came along, he still threw it away.So it is with chance. _35_ we don't pay enough attention, it is easy to miss a chance when it is in hand and it's just as easy to throw it away.26.A. savesB. is savedC. savedD. was saved27. A. whomB. whoC. whichD. whose28.A. onB

11、. intoC. toD. up29.A. lieB. layC. lyingD. laying30.A. himB. herC. itD. them明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu 明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu 31.A. doingB. to do32.A. the otherB. the others33. A. that he has done C. what he had done34.A. suchB. so35.A. IfB. Unless三、完形填空C. didD. doneC. anotherD. otherB. what he

12、 have doneD. he had done whatC. veryD. quiteC. WhileD. ThoughIf a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It may save your life. This is the surprising _36_ of a British cook. One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from the table, and _37_ a snak

13、e appeared and bit him on the hand.A few days earlier, the snake came to the _38_ from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out of the box and _39_ under the dish.“I tried to pick it up and it bit me again. I threw it _40_ the kitchen, and it landed on the fridge. So I closed the door, Mr. Jackson s

14、aid.Anyway, Mr. Jackson stayed _41_ and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone. Soon his _42_ began to ache and he went to hospital. Then his chest began to hurt. Doctors couldn't say what was wrong _43_ they didn't know what kind of snake it was.Then Mr. Jackson remembered his m

15、obile phone photo. The doctors _44_ it to London Zoo. When they knew the kind of snake, they could give Mr. Jackson the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day.“So my advice is this: If a snake bites you, pick up your phone. Take _45_ photo first and then show the photo to the doctors, sug

16、gests Mr. Jackson. “Oh, and if the snake doesn't smile for the photo, don't worry!"36.A. chanceB. adviceC. excuseD. business37.A. suddenlyB. nearlyC. especiallyD. fortunately明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu 明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu 38.A. gardenB. hospitalC. restaurantD. school39. A. hungB

17、. hidC. jumpedD. ran40.A. underB. intoC. towardsD. across41.A. coolB. noisyC. pleasedD. afraid42.A. footB. legC. handD. mouth43.A. butB. thoughC. soD. because44.A. wroteB. sentC. soldD. taught45.A. hisB. herC. itsD. theirs四、阅读理解AOnce there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play a

18、round it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.Time went by. the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. “Come and play with me, the tree asked the boy. “Im no longer a kid. I woul

19、dnt play around the tree any more, the boy replied. “I want toys. I need money to buy them. “Sorry, I dont have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money. The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples

20、.One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited, “Come and play with me, the tree said. “I dont have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help? “Sorry, I dont have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house. So the boy cut all the

21、branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased. “Come and play with me! the tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing t

22、o relax myself. Can you give me a boat? “Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu 明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu and be happy. So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.Finally, the boy returned after he le

23、ft for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I dont have anything for you any more. The only thing left is my dying root, the tree saidwith tears .“I dont need much now, just a place to rest. Im tired after all these years, the boy replied.“Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Com

24、e and sit down withme and rest. The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears .46. Why did the boy pick up all the apples on the tree?A. Because he wanted to eat them.B. Because he needed money to buy toys.C. Because he liked the tree without apples.D. Because he wanted to share with

25、friends.47. When did the boy come back to the apple tree?A. Whenever he was happy.B. If he missed the apple tree.C. When he was in times of difficulty.D. As soon as he was free.48. What did the boy want at last?A. A house to live in.B. Nothing except a place to rest.C. The root of the apple tree.D.

26、Anything that the apple tree had.49. What can we learn from the story?A. We need to plant more apple trees.B. We should learn from the boy.C. We must always stay at home.D. We ought to be thankful to our parents.50. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The phras

27、e “with tears means that the apple tree was sad because theboy asked for too much.明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu 明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu B. The phrase “with tears means that the apple tree was still happy because she could help the boy for the last time.C. Each time the boy asked the apple tree for

28、 help, the tree tried her best tosatisfyhim.D. After reading the passage, we can easily think of the old Chinese saying “Parents love is universal!BImagine the situation. You are driving alone in the desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Th

29、en your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device which uses satellites to find the users position. It can find your position within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start

30、your car, but at least you will know where you are.GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or b

31、oats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, et

32、c. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working wel

33、l.Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate. There are also new uses明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu 明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and youwill

34、never be lost again.51. According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people _.A. cant be lost in a new cityB. cant find their way in different countriesC. can learn about the culture of an unknown placeD. can spend the least time getting to another place52. We can learn from the passage that

35、_.A. there are three parts to the GPSB. a GPS cant be put into a watchC. a GPS can help you start your carD. the GPS are becoming more and more expensive53. The underlined word “They in paragraph 3 means “_.A. ReceiversB. GPS devicesC. SatellitesD. Ground stations54. The passage is mainly about _.A.

36、 the history of the GPSB. the introduction of the GPSC. the shape of the GPSD. the three parts of the GPS55. What can we infer from the passage?A. All GPS devices have electronic maps.B. People in many countries will use the GPS for free.C. The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satel

37、lites.D. The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.CHouse designers have had the feeling that the places we live in can affect影响 our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. But now scientists are giving this feeling more evidence. They are discovering how to design spaces that improve crea

38、tivity创造力, keep people focused and relaxed.明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu 明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu Researches show that aspects of the environment can influence creativity. In 2007, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a room's ceiling affects how people t

39、hink. Her research shows that higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely. Low ceilings, on the other hand, may lead to a better detailed outlook.In additions to ceiling height, the view you can get from a building may influence people's ability of concentration. Nancy Wells and her pa

40、rents at Cornell University found in their study that kids who see most green can help them do much better in a test of attention.According to a study led by C. Kenneth Tanner, head of the School Design & Planning Laboratory at the University of Georgia, it seems that using nature to improve foc

41、us of attention can help students in learning. Tanner and his team found that students in classrooms with unblocked无遮挡的 views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than the students did in the classrooms with windows can see roads ca

42、r parks or close buildings.Recent study on room lighting design suggests that dim暗淡的 light helps people to feel more comfortable. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could make people relaxed. Researchers of Harvard Medical School also discovered that furnitu

43、re with round sides could help visitors relax.So far scientists have paid mainly attention to public buildings. “We have a very limited number of studies, so we're almost looking at the problem through a straw吸管, architect David Allison says. “How do you take answers to very personal questions a

44、nd make it public and even use it in society? Thats what our efforts are all about.56. What does Joan Meyers-Levy focus on in her research?A. Light.B. Ceilings.C. Windows.D. Furniture.明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu 明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu 57. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The shape o

45、f furniture may affect peoples feelings.B. Higher ceilings may help improve peoples concentration.C. People in a dim classroom may improve their grades.D. Nancy Wells works at the University of Georgia.58. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that _.A. the problem is smallB.

46、the studies are about strawsC. the problem is too difficult to solveD.the studies are not enough for solving the problem59. Whats the best title of this article?A. Room Designs Affect Our Work and FeelingsB. Ceilings, Colors, Windows and LightsC. Room Designs is necessary in our livesD. How People D

47、esign their Rooms60. Look at the picture below. In which classroom are students more likely to do well in maths?明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu 明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu A. Classroom 1.B. Classroom 2.C. Classroom 3.D. Classroom 4.DSchool activities for kids and teensJuly is the month of fun-filled act

48、ivities for kids and teens as long as you know where to find them. When you want some fun activities for July, consider these ideas happening in this month.Secret of the DragonTimeTuesday, July 1, 2021, 10:30 a.m.CostAdult: $ 7.40Children under 15 years: halfBookingsPhone the booking office:3403 257

49、8AddressBrisbane Botanic GardensNoteSecret of the Dragon is a magical story about two children who aretaken on a dragon ride to expel the universe.The Search for Life:Are We Alone?TimeFriday, July 4, 2021, 2:00 p.m.CostAdult: $ 14.50Children under 15 years: $ 8.70BookingsPhone the booking office: 34

50、03 7689AddressBrisbane Botanic GardensNoteAre we truly alone in space? Is there any life out there? These arethe questions asked in this show.Magic ClassTimeSaturday, July 12, 2021, 10:00 a.m.CostFreeBookingsPlease call 3403 8470 to book your place.AddressCentenary Community hub, 171 Dandenong RdNot

51、eWould you like to be a magician? Then join David, the magician, to明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu 明师教育-中小学课外辅导卓著机构 mingshiedu learn about real magic with playing cards, coins, ring ropes and DIY projects and be able to become the life of the party.Science with Me: Making Your Own GuitarTimeSunday, July

52、 20, 2021, 3:00 p.m.CostFreeBookingsPlease phone 3403 1226 to book your place.Address10, Egginton CloseNoteDo you want to make a guitar with Katy and her mom?Science withMe is going to be with you. Please remember to bring a piece ofwood, a hammer, some rubber bands and some nails with you.61. Alec is strongly interested in space life. He may go to _.A. Magic ClassB. Science with MeC. Secret of the DragonD. The Search for Life62.John and hi