江苏省常州市2017届九年级英语下学期教学情况调研测试题

1、.江苏省常州市 2017 届九年级英语下学期教学情况调研测试题注意事项： 1本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。试卷满分为 90 分，考试时间为100 分钟。2请将答案全部填写在答题卡相应的位置上，在本试卷上答题无效。3答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试证号等信息填写答题卡相应的位置上。第 卷（选择题共 48 分）一、单项选择（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分）从 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. -It's said that_ earthquake hit Japan the other day-_ b

2、ad news! Let's give a helping hand for the people thereA. an, HowB. a; How aC. the; What aD. an; What2. -Do you think _ he has taken the bag?- _ I m mistaken.A. that; UntilB. whether; IfC. that; UnlessD. whether; Unless3. -Kate says she is going to _ her job in the hospital and open her own stor

3、e. Is it serious?-I _ . She never means it.A. give up; wonderB. look for; agreeC. keep off; supposeD. pick up;believe4.What a day! The car I _ seems to go wrong again.A. have repaired it B. had repairedC. had repaired it D.have itrepaired5.-Howwonderfulthesepaintingsare!Whichonedoyouthinktheartist?-

4、 Perhaps he _ the one hanging on the wall.A.satisfying;satisfiesB.satisfieswith; satisfiesC.satisfies;issatisfiedwithD.satisfiedwith; is satisfied with6.-My bike. May I go?-No problem!A. broke, by yoursB. broke down, on yoursC. was broken down, on yoursD. is broken, on yourself7.-Is Kate coming to t

5、he party this evening?-No, she _ be at the party. She_ to the UK.A. mustn't; has gone B. mustn't; has beenC.can't;hasgoneD. can't; has been8.China Dream is a great way to gather people together andthe fast development of our country.A push forBfit forC deal withDcheer for9.-Could you

6、 tell us _？-Sometimes， if I have time.A. how long you play computer gamesB. how often you go to the parkC. how soon you will see a filmD. how much time you spend on homework every day10. -Why not try that?- Do you think I can beat Mike?A. Don t mention it.B. What s the matter?C.It shardto say.D. Are

7、 you joking?二、完形填空 ( 共 12 小题；每小题1 分，满分12 分 )阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。In the dining room of my grandfathers house stood a big grandfathers clock.The table was always11with wonderful food and12as the main part. Andalwaysthatgrandfathersclockstood likea trustedoldf

8、amily13,sharing ourhappiness.As I was a child, theold clock14me. Iwatchedand listenedto itduringmeals. I15how atdifferenttimes of theday, even morewonderfulto me was whatmy grandfather did each day. He never let that clock wind down and16. Heeven showed us how to use the key to wind(上发条 ) the clock.

9、 Year after year, theclock became a part of my17, a part of my heart. The clock stayed with mygrandfather until he passed away.Severaldaysaftermy grandfatherdied, I enteredthediningroom,withtearsflowing18. My grandmother gave me the clock and the key. I opened the clock doorwith my19hand. Then slowl

10、y, gently, I entered the key and wound the clock.It began with tick tock, tick tock ,20of the clock was breathedinto thediningroom, intohouse and into my21. In themovement of thehands oftheclock,my grandfather22again.11.A. cookedB. spreadC.clearedD. left12.A. stressB. surpriseC.worryD. love13.A. fri

11、endB. guardC.doctorD. lawyer14.A. excitedB. encouragedC.interestedD. comforted15.A. questionedB. rememberedC. doubtedD. wondered16.A. breakB. fallC.moveD. stop17.A. studiesB. opinionsC. memoriesD. brains18.A. politelyB. gentlyC. difficultlyD. freely19.A. shakingB. calmingC. cheeringD. feeling20.A. l

12、ifeB. styleC. informationD. color.21. A. studyB. bedroomC. heartD. mind22. A. diedB. livedC. smiledD. sang三、阅读理解 ( 共 13 小题；每小题2 分，满分26 分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、 C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Smallest Life Around UsTiny plants and animals live all around us We cannot see them because they areso smal

13、l ， but they are everywhere. They live in the soil， in the air， and in riversand oceans They grow on mountainsand incaves Some livein theiceatthe northandsouth poles; some live where it is very hot They are found throughout cities and inthe country. They grow on other plants and animals Some are eve

14、n living on you， onyourskin ， hair ，and insideyour body ， inyour mouth， nose， and allthroughyour bodyThese tiny plants and animals are called microbes The word microbe is made fromtwo otherwords： micro ， meaning small ，and bios ， meaning life So， microbemeans smalllifeMicrobes have been on earth for

15、 a very long time They may have been the firstforms of life to be alive Today there are more microbes in the world than all otherliving thingsPeople did notknow microbeshad existed（存在） long They were toosmall forthemto see But people did see many changes in their world important changes And theydid

16、not know what caused them They saw food that they kept too long change color andbegin to smell bad They saw cuts and wounds grow red and painful and become worse.They saw oldplantsand leaves and treescrumbleaparton theforestfloorand disappearintothesoilSuch changes were a naturalpart ofthe world ，bu

17、t people did not understandthem They did not know these changes were evidence(证据 ) of tiny plants and animalsgrowing all around them.23 Why couldn't people see microbes？A Because they are too smallB Because they live inside our bodyC Because they live far from humansD Because they may have been

18、the first forms of life to be alive24 The underlined phrase" crumble apart" in the last paragraph means"" A grow tallerB change into soilC break into tiny piecesD become colorful and energetic25 Choose the answer that completes the web below.Evidence thatmicrobes existLeaves disa

19、ppearCuts and wounds?into soilget red and painfulA Microbes are very small C People can't see microbesB Microbes are all around usD Food begins to smell badBIused tothinkthatlifeinJimThorpe,Pennsylvania,wasfilledwithnever-changingstyles.I hatedthateveryoneseemed toknow everythingabouteveryon eel

20、se.Everyone seemed toenjoytalkingaboutotherpeopleand theirlives.I alsodidn tlike the fact that people seemed very close-minded. I felt trapped. I felt like I wasmissing . It seemed to me that city life would be the opposite.Then Itookmy firsttripto New YorkCity.Icouldn t waitto experiencethe city.Ho

21、wever, when I arrived in the Big Apple, itwasnt at all what I had imagined. Iknew it was home to thousands of people, but I hadnt had the least expectation tosee so many peopleon the streetatone time.Allthestreetswere filledwithpeople.I alsofelta littlesurprisedto seethateveryone was in a hurryand e

22、verythingmovedat such a fast pace(步伐 ). When I took the subway for the first time, I said helloto the middle- aged woman next to me. She looked at me with dislike and didnt say aword.After just one day, I realizedhow important my small town is to me. Now I missthe familiarfacesI see everyday.Iliketh

23、efeelingof safetyand belongingmy townoffers.Jim Thorpe givesme a sense ofcommunity and togethernessthatthecitydoesntprovide. I realize just how much a simple hello does for a stranger it really canmake your day a little better.My big trip showed me that my small town really has its own values in me

24、that Ididn t even know I had. I never would have known what a big place my town holds inmy heart if I had not taken that trip to New York City.26.What surprised the author most in New York City?A. The gestures of greeting.B. The modern transportation.C. The modern life.D. The crowded streets.27.What

25、 made the author change his / her attitudes to his /herhometown?A. Travelling to New York City.B. The familiar faces in Jim Thorpe.C. Greeting the middle-aged woman .D. Everybody likestalkingaboutothers.28.What would be the best title for the passage?A. Love of my small townB. A sense of communityC.

26、 A pleasant trip to New York City.D. Differences between big cities and small townsCWhenUS studentOliviaPriedeman,17, woke up one morning,she thoughtshe had hada dream ab out making plans with a friend.But it wasn't a dream. Her phone showed that during the night, Priedeman had read a text messa

27、ge from her friend. She did it while she was fast asleep.Reading and sending text messages while asleep called"sleep texting" is anunusual sleep behaviour, similar to sleep walking. It's also a growing problem amongdoctors: young people can t live without their cell phones.One in three

28、 teenagers sends more than 100 text messages a day, according to thePew Internet& American LifeProject.And atleastfourout of fiveteenagerssaidtheysleep with their phone on or near their bed.ElizabethDowdell,a professorat VillanovaUniversityin Pennsylvania,has studiedsleep texting.She saidthathav

29、ing a phone nearby allnightis a big part of the problem.Andrew Stiehm,a sleep medicineresearcherwith AllinaHealthin Minnesota,agrees.It'spossibleforthe partof the brainthatcontrolsskillsto wake up, whilethe partof the brain that controls memory and judgment(判断 ) may be still asleep. That's w

30、hysome people can perform basic movements-such as walking, talking, texting or evendrivingwhilethey'resleeping.Some of Dowdell'sstudentssaid thatthey'redisturbedby their nighttime texting behaviour. But because sleep texting is unconscious, it'sa difficult habit to break. Dowdell sai

31、d she knows of some students who wear socks ontheir hands to keep themselves from texting.MarjorieHogan,adoctoratHennepinCountyMedicalCentreinMinneapolis,Minnesota, suggests keeping all electronic products outside the bedroom.29.What happened to Olivia Priedeman?A. She sleepwalked to a friend's

32、house.B. She dreamed of making plans with a friend.C. She phoned one of her friends during the night.D. She read a text message from her friend while asleep.30. What does the underlined word "unconscious" mean?A. 无意义的B. 无意识的C. 无反应的D. 无规律的31.What can we learn from the passage?A. It's ea

33、sy to give up a sleep texting habit.B. One in three teenagers has a sleep texting habit.C. Sleep texting can reduce the quality of one's sleep.D. Sleep texting does more harm to one's health than sleep walking.D."Face it，Andy You sold your heart the day you put on that first pair of Jim

34、myChoo's "That line from the movie The Devil Wears Prada is an example showing how ashoemaker has become famous in the fashion worldJimmy Choos （ Zhou Yangjie ） was born in Malaysian and he is a Malaysian Chinese，born in 1961 into a family of shoemakers He created his first pair of shoes at

35、 age11 His family couldn't pay for his schooling，so he dropped out at a young ageHehad to work with his father to support the family But his dream to be a fashion designer never disappeared ， so he did all he could to enter an art college and finally took upa position in the fashion world throug

36、h his talent and willpowerChoo graduatedfrom a collegeinLondon and had a smallworkshop there He hittheinternational fashion scene when Vogue magazine described his designs in eight pagesin 1988His work was immediatelypopularand got loveand supportfrom Diana ， Princessof Wales Jimmy Choo shoes are kn

37、own fortheirvery high heels（鞋跟） and pointedtoes However，he does some flatsand lower heeled shoes forotherwomen Choo co founded Jimmy ChooLtd with Tamara Mellon， UK Vogue editor，but left the company in 2001Jimmy Choo shops have opened around the world，so his designs are easier to getto those who want

38、 a designer shoe， and can afford his prices Choo also has a websitewhere shoppers can view his readyto wear designsThe brand （牌子） of Jimmy Choohas been comparableto top brands ，likeChannel ， LV， etc But it'sstillyoung and hasa bright futureWe can't imagine how hard it is for Choo to stand ou

39、t in the worldwide fashion! Hemust have made greater efforts and had more difficulties than others And so he did So stop complaining about why good luck isn't always falling on you and devote yourselvesto your work now32 What is Paragraph 1 written for？A Comparing movies with fashionB Showing th

40、e shoes are popularC Introducing the following passageD Attractingreaders'attentionto theshoes 33 When he was young ， Jimmy ChooA had got no educationB showed his talent in making shoesC made himself a famous fashion designerD was born in China and then moved to Malaysia34 Which of the following

41、 is the correct order about Jimmy Choo？a He opened his shops around the worldb His shoes appeared in Vogue magazinec He created his first pair of shoesd He had his workshop in Londone Jimmy Choo Ltd was set up.A cd b a eB cd b eaC dc b e aD cb d ea35 What can we learn from the passage？A Choo was luc

42、ky enough when he was youngB Choo must be thankful for Vogue magazineC "Jimmy Choo" is a brand with a long historyD It's much harder for a man to succeed in the fashion world第 卷（非选择题共 42 分）四、阅读表达 ( 共 5 小题；每小题1 分。满分5 分)阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格里只填一个单

43、词。Ifwe agree thateducationisused to prepareus forlife,then thereis very littletime to waste.So, whilewe can, we shouldteach childrensomethingreallyuseful.Hereis what our school should teachPoliteness is a mark of civilization（文明） .The sooner children learn this, thebetter. In any case, a lot can be

44、achieved by a smile and good manners. Like it or not ， our adults work hard for money, but we don't make an effort to teach children how tomanage it. So our schools have a duty to teach them this ability from the beginningWe're likely toaccept something we aretold, but that's not what ed

45、ucated peopledo. Educatedpeople are reasonableand they lookat facts.Ifour schoolsteach nothingelse, they should at least teach critical（批判性的） thinkingChildren should learn to take care of their health. They should know that if theyeat junk food,theywillbecome fatand unhealthy.They should be very cle

46、arabout whathapp ens to their bodies when they drink or smokeAllof us are partof society.We have rightsand duties.Weshouldunderstandwhatthey are. We have to know a little bitof history and geography, because we need tohave an environment in which to communicate with the people around us.In a word, o

47、ur schools should spend every moment they have telling this to ourchildren:“Thisis life， thisis what you are going to face ，and thisishow you dealwith it."TitleVery Useful EducationIntroductionEducation should help children get ready for lifeAdviceImportant things should be taught in schoolsHow to behave（ 36）The basic skill of（ 37）_ moneyWhat to teachHow to（ 38） _ in a critical wayHow to keep（ 39）_The rights and duties one has in society.ConclusionChildren s