2014.1海珠区九上英语期末考

1、.海珠区2021学年第一学期期末调研测试九年级英语试卷 总分值135分一、 听力共两节，总分值35分略二、 语言知识及应用共两节，总分值20分第一节 单项选择共10小题，每题1分，总分值10分16. do you send an e-mail to your foreign friend?Once a month.A. How longB. How muchC. How oftenD. How soon17. I prefersome shopping to going sightseeing since the weather isn't lovely.A. to do B. doi

2、ngC. doD. done18. Could you please tell me?It's next to the post office.A. where is the supermarketB. where the supermarket isC. where was the supermarketD. where the supermarket was19. This room is not big enough for them.A. to liveB. to livingC. to live inD. living in20. Your hair is too long.

3、 You must have it.A. cutB. cuttingC. to cutD. cuts21.1 like the filmhas a happy ending and makes me laugh.A. whichB. whoC. whoseD. in which22. Tom s English is always the best because he studiesin his class.A. harderB. hardlyC. hardestD. hard23. Look, your teacher, Mr. Wang, is coming.Itbe Mr. Wang.

4、 He's gone to Beijing for a meeting.A. mustB. mustn'tC. mayD. can't24. Why are you so tired these days?Well, I havework to do.A. too muchB. too manyC. much tooD. many too25. How aboutvisit the museum this afternoon?Good idea! Then let's meet at the gate at 2 o'clock.A. go toB. to

5、 go toC. to going toD. going to第二节 语法选择共10小题，每题1分，总分值10分There is a story about Noah and the Rainbow.Once upon a time, there were a lot of bad things in the world. People prayed for God day and night 26 they hoped to live a better life. So God 27 a great flood to cover up all of them and wash away th

6、e mess humans had made. He wanted 28 a fresh start.His servant 29 was called Noah was given the job of saving the living creatures and keeping them 30 in his great big boat. Noah put two of every kind of bird and animal into 31 boat, then it was filled with all kinds of creatures.The flood stayed fo

7、r a long time and covered the whole Earth. It 32 ages for the land to dry. But when the flood had finally gone, God gave Noah a signthe rainbow of 33 special love for human beings, for animals and for the whole creation.When you see a rainbow in the sky, it can remind you 34 the story and you should

8、 be grateful that God always cares for you. 35 interesting story it is!26. A. becauseB. butC. ifD. so27. A. would sendB. sendsC. sentD. send28. A. makingB. madeC. to makeD. make29. A. whichB. whoC. whoseD. of which30. A. safeB. safetyC. saveD. safely31. A. aB. theC. /D. an32. A. tookB. spentC. costD

9、. paid33. A. he'sB. heC. himD. his34. A. ofB. inC. toD. with35. A. WhatB. HowC. How anD. What an三、完形填空共10小题，每题1分，总分值10分This year, Kim was going to buy his mother's birthday present himself. He had 36 twenty pence, and he was going to get her a scarf in a box with a flower on it."That

10、9;s what ladies like," he told himself, running down the 37 path with the money in his hand. But suddenly, Kim fell down on the ice and the money disappeared. Kim tried his best, but he could not 38 it.Poor Kim, with no present at all to give his mother at suppertime! Suddenly he had a an 39 .

11、"I can make a snowman," he thought. "Maybe she'd like that!"He began rolling a big snowman 40 But when the snowman was finished, he wasn't a bit 41 that it was a good present. "It isn't the kind in a box with a flower on it," he told himself. "And that&

12、#39;s what mothers really like" .But just 42 Kim thought that, he saw two shiny things in the snowman' s middle. They were shiny pieces of money-Kim's own twenty pence that he had 43 ! He picked them out and rushed down to the 44 . He bought a pretty scarf, and the shop assistant put a

13、flower on it."Here's one of my presents for you, Mummy," Kim said at suppertime. "The other one is 45 the kitchen." Kim's mother liked her scarf so much. But when she saw her snowman36. A. wastedB. spentC. savedD. lent37. A. rainyB. dirtyC. snowyD. ugly38. A. findB. reach

14、C. seeD. search39. A. suggestionB. ideaC. wayD. try40. A. unusuallyB. immediatelyC. unfriendlyD. suddenly41. A. happyB. sureC. angryD. sad42. A. becauseB. beforeC. afterD. as43. A. lostB. disappearedC. foundD. paid44. A. gardenB. kitchenC. homeD. shop45. A. insideB. underC. outsideD. abovepresent, s

15、he seemed to like it even better. She said, “Its the best, isnt it?36-45 CCABB ACADC 四、阅读理解共20小题，每题2分，总分值40分AEveryone has got two personalities, the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don' t show your secret personality when you' re awake because you ca

16、n control yourself, but when you're asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. When you sleep, of course, you often change your sleeping positions. The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep.If you go to sleep on your back, you're a

17、 very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You care about others and you don't like to make them unhappy. You aren' t quite sure of yourself.If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and

18、you're always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.If you sleep on curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself

19、 from being hurt, so you are very defensive. You're shy and you don' t usually like meeting people. You like to be on your own.If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your advantages and weaknesses. You're usually careful. You have a confiden

20、t personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you don't often get unhappy. You always say what you think, even if it makes people angry.46. You may find the passage in.A. a sports newspaperB. a guide bookC. a science magazineD. a story book47. What is the person like if he sleeps on his back?A.

21、 He likes old ideas.B. He is not confident enough.C. He likes to keep secrets.D. He never wants to change his ideas.48. What does the underlined word "defensive" in Paragraph 4 mean?A. 有戒心的B. 攻击性的C. 外向的D. 易怒的49. Cindy is always confident about herself, so she probably sleeps on.A. her back

22、B. her sideC. curled upD. her stomach50. The main idea of the passage is.A. how we can sleep well at nightB. how sleeping position connects with our healthC. how we can sleep in good sleeping positionD. how sleeping position links with personalitiesBIt was a village in India. The people were poor. H

23、owever, they were not unhappy because they have lived in the same way for thousands of years.Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers that people living in the city liked to eat frog's legs very much. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so

24、they wanted to buy frogs from other places.This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was to catch them. The villagers finally reached a decision that the children were sent into the fields to catch

25、 frogs. Every week, a truck arrived to collect the frogs and hand over the money to the villagers. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn't last long.The change was hardly known at first, but it seemed that the crops were not growing so well. Wha

26、t' s more, the children fell ill more often and there seemed to be more insects around.Because of the crops failing and the children getting weak, the villagers decided to use the money to buy medicines. Soon, there was no money left.Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog.

27、They hadn't been useless.They had been doing an important jobeating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were growing more rapidly. That's why the crops were bad and diseases were widespread.Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings, they sit in the village and liste

28、n to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.51. From the first paragraph, we learn that the villagers.A. worked very hard for many yearsB. dreamed of having a better lifeC. were poor but pleased with their lifeD. lived a different life from their grandp

29、arents52. Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?A. The frogs were easy money.B. They needed money to buy medicine.C. They wanted to please the visitors.D. The frogs made too much noise.:53. Why did the children fall ill?A. Because the crops didn't grow well.B. Because there were too many ins

30、ects.C. Because the visitors brought in diseases. D. Because the medicine was used too much.54. What is the correct order of the following events?a. The villagers spent a lot buying medicines.b. Frogs in the fields around were caught.c. The villagers were told that people liked to eat frog's leg

31、sd. The crops seemed to grow badly and children fell ill.e. A truck was driven to collect the frogs.f. Some visitors from the city arrived at the village.A. c-f-e-b-d-aB. c-f-b-a-d-eC. f-c-b-d-a-eD. f-c-b-e-d-a55. What can we learn from the text?A. Health is as important as money.B. Good old days wi

32、ll never be forgotten.C. Human being should live in peace with nature.D. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.CAdults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children. However, they have never practised it ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go

33、swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play, catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins &qu

34、ot;Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or remember the story of Cinderella.One explanation is about overlearning, which can be understood as follows: In childhood, we usually keep practicing such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to

35、 listen to and remind ourselves of words such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood stories such as Cinderella. We not only learn but also overlearn.Generally speaking, we forget quite quickly the things that we learn in school. However, we remember something well, such as the m

36、ultiplication tables 乘法口诀表, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.Some students learn as much as possible in a short time just before they take an examination. We call it cramming. In fact, it is not a suitable way to learn a university course, though it may help them pass

37、 the examination. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to pass the examination, but it is possible that he will forget almost everything he has learned. On the other hand, a little overlearning is really necessary for one' s future development.56. What is the main idea of the

38、 first paragraph ?A. Stories for children are easy to remember.B. Poem reading is a good way to learn words.C. Children have a better memory than grown-ups.D. People remember well what they learned in childhood.57. The writer explains overlearning by.A. using examplesB. showing research findingsC. c

39、omparing learning with overlearningD. talking about childhood stories58. According to the author, being able to remember multiplication tables well is.A. a basic step towards advanced studiesB. a result of overlearningC. a skill to deal with math problemsD. a special case of cramming59. What does th

40、e underlined word "they" in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Things quickly learned. B. The multiplication tables.C. Things easily forgotten.D. School subjects.60. What is the author's opinion on cramming?A. It leads to failure in university exams.B. It's helpful in many different ways.C. S

41、tudents take more interest in learning.D. Students may forget most of the things they have learned.DTrip AThere have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living in the Blue Mountains. Some bears have been seen si

42、nce the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them.The entire trip will last three hours in the morning. Bookings necessary.Cost: FreeWhen: May 8Trip BBring your lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains. Garland Valley is close to the town of Garland but

43、 is part of the National Park. Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare birds. This is a great walk for bird-lovers.The trip lasts four hours. Bookings necessary.Cost: $ 15When: May 8, May 15Trip CPut on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a nigh

44、t walk along the Dungog Valley. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see. Numbers are not large, so be sure to book early.This walk lasts two and a half hours. Bookings necessar

45、y.Cost: $12When: May 8, May 15, May 22V Equipment to be needed: Please bring enough water and food for all walks. Wear a hat for day walks. Dress warmly for night walks. Follow all instructions from guides during the walks. The mountains are a dangerous place. V Bookings:You can book the above trips by telephone 893-4847 or on the Internet at Blue mountaintour. com.61. Where are these trips?A. In a large city.B. In a park in the mountains.C. In a special kind of zoo.D. In three different countri