2014届下学期初中九年级期中统考一模英语试卷

江苏省无锡市崇安区2014届下学期初中九年级期中统考（一模）英语试考试时间：100I卷（50分一、单项填空A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大141分)—Donotgiveup!Perhaps toughtaskneedsmoreofyourIwon’t.I’llhave secondtryA.a; B.the; C.a; D.the;Thetouristswillfindtheguidebookisofeven practicalvaluethantheythought,asitshowsdifferentroutestotheplacestheyaregoingto.A. B. C. D.—HasDonniefinishedreadingtheNotyet.There still ofitA.is;three-fourthsB.are;three-fourthC.is;third- D.are;three-—Ileftmykeysintheroomyesterday.Ihadtogetin theIt’sdangeroustodoA. B. C. D.—Whichwouldyoulike,acupofcoffeeorNeither,thanks.I drinkaglassofA. B. C.would D.wouldTheoldladyfeels badatthemomentbecauseshewascaughtinthe rainjustA.terrible; B.terrible;heavilyC.terribly; D.terribly;—DoIhavetosellmyoldcomputer?ItalmoststopsYou doso,itonlyneeds .SomethinghasgonewrongwithA.mustn’t;to B.can’t;repairingC.needn’t; D.maynot;to—Emily,here’sadictionary.IhopeitwillhelpThankyou.It’s whatIA. B. C. 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C.have D.will—HowaboutyourjourneytoEverythingwaswonderfulexceptthatourcar A.slowed B.put C.got D.broke—Thenovelisn’teasyforXiaoWangtoread,is .HisforeignlanguageisfarbetterthanA.Yes,it B.No,it C.Idon’tthink D.I’mafraidIneverdoubt theplacesofinterestisworth A.whether; B.that;to C.whether;a D.that;a— goodtimewehadduringourstayinHainanlastYes, funwehadplayingsomewatersportsA.Whata; B.How; C.What; D.Howa;—Iamgoingtospendmyholidayinthe .TheairthereisfreshandtheviewsareattractiveasA.Sounds B.Of C.Letme D.Well二、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意,然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。(101分)thereisan15mailingaddressandthereisnoreturnaddress.Thepostofficecannotjust16themail,soit es“deadmail”.Deadmailis17tooneoftheU.S.PostService’sinAtlanta,NewYork,andSanFrancisco.Seventy-fivemillionpiecesofmailcanbeputintheseofficesinoneyear.Theretheworkersofthedeadmailofficeshave18waystodealwithallofthesepiecesofdeadmail.Firstofall,theylookfor19thatcanhelpthemdeliverthemail;theyopenpackages,expectingthatsomething20willshowwherethepackagecamefromorisgoingto.Deadmailwillalsobelistedona21sothatpeoplecancallinandchecktoseeifamissingthingisthereonthescreen.However,allofthismailcannotsimplybe22forever;thereisjusttoomuchofit.Whenalotofdeadmailcomestogether,thedeadmailofficesholdpublicauctions拍卖).Everythreemonths,somepeoplewhoareinvitedtotheofficesobjectsfoundindeadmailpackagesandtheyaresoldtobidder出价者15.A.B.C.D.16.A.turnB.eatC.sellD.throw17.A.B.C.D.18.A.B.C.D.19.A.B.C.D.20.A.B.C.D.21.A.B.C.TVD.22.A.B.C.D.23.A.B.C.D.24.A.B.C.D.三、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（26分，2分）MoreandmorepeoplethinkitnecessarytostudyinanEnglish-speakingcountryanditdidn’ttakelongatallformetodecidetocomeandstudyinUK.IhavebeenusedtoschoollifesinceIcameheretwomonthsago,andIamstartingtoenjoymostofmytimeinhereSchoolstartsat9o’clockeverymorning,andeveryMonday,WednesdayandFridaywehavelongdays,inwhichwehave9lessonsandschoolfinishesat4o’clock.EveryTuesday,ThursdayandSaturdaywehaveshortdays,inwhichwehaveonly6lessonsandfinishat1o’clock.Afterlessons,wehave2hoursofactivitytimewhenyoucanchoosefromanumberofactivities,includingmanysports,suchasrugby(英式橄榄球),football,basketballandtennis.Asaboarder寄宿者),thequalityoffoodissomethingIconsiderveryimportant,andMerchistonhasnotletmedown.Theschoolkitchensarerunbyaprofessionalcompany,andthequalityoffoodisexcellentandtheyarealwaystryingtomakethediethealthy.Oneoftheobviousadvantagesofbeingaboarderisthatwecanhavebreakfastintheschool,whichmeanswedon’thavetopullourselvesoutofbedasearlyasthedaypupils!HowmanylessonsdothestudentshaveeveryweekinthisA. 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D.Thepassagemainlylsusabout thewriter’sschoollifeintheUKasathewriter’sopinionoftheschoollifeinthethedifferencesinschoollifebetweenChinaandthetheboarderlifeinaBritishmiddleWhichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedphrase“letmedown”inthemademe B.cheeredmeC.encouraged D.mademePeopleoftensaidThomasEdisonwasthegreatestgenius(天才)ofhisage.Thereareonlyafewmeninallofhistory,whohavechangedthelivesofothermenasmuchastheinventorofthefirstusefulelectriclight.ButEdisoncouldneverbepleasedonlybecausesomeonesaidhewasagenius.Thereisnosuchathingasgenius,”Edisonsaid.Hethoughtwhatpeoplecalledgeniuswasmostlyhardwork.ButEdisonwasathinkeraswellasaworker.Fromhisearliestdaysasachildhewonderedaboutthesecretsofnature.Hetriedtounderstandthem,andthenhetriedtolearnwhathecouldusefullydowiththem.Edisonenjoyedthinking.Heknewthatmostpeoplewoulddoalmostanythinginsteadofthedifficultworkofthinking,especiallyiftheydonotthinkveryoften.Butheknew,too,thatthinkingcouldgivemenenjoymentandpleasure.Edisoncouldnotunderstandwhyanyonecouldnotbeinterestedinlife.Ashelovedtothink,healsolovedtowork.Onthedayhebecame75yearsold,someoneaskedhimwhatideahehadaboutlife.“Work,”heanswered,“Discoveringthesecretsofnatureandusingthemtomakemenhappier.”Hesaidhehadenoughinventionsinhismindtogivehimanother100yearsofwork.WhatisgeniusaccordingtoThomasA.Hardthinking.B.Hard C.Useful D.UsefulHowdidEdisonalwaysdealwiththesecretsofnatureafterexploringTowritedownwhathehadlearned.B.TocarryoutanewC.Tomakethemusefulin D.TosharethemwithWhatdoesthelastsentenceinthepassageEdisonwasborntobeagreatEdisonwasabletoliveanother100Edisonwasreadytomakehis100thLifewastooshortforEdisontoworkforhumanMyparentsquarreledalot,andIwasreallyworriedaboutit.Ididn’tknowwhoIshouldtalkwithabouthowIwasfeeling.SoIaskedMomtoallowmetostaythenightatmybestfriend’shouse.ThoughIknewIwouldn’tlheraboutmyparents’situation,IwaslookingforwardtogettingoutofthehouseIwaspackingupmythingswhensuddenlythepower电wentoutintheneighborhood.MomcametolmethatIshouldstaywithmygrandpauntilthepowercamebackIwasreallydisappointed(失望的)becauseIfeltthatwedidnothavemuchtotalkaboutButIknewhewouldbefrightenedaloneinthedark.IwenttohisroomandtoldhimthatI’dstaywithhimuntilthepowerwasrestored(恢复).Hewasquitehappyandsaid.“Greatchance.”“Whatis?”I“Totalk,youandI,”hesaid.“Toholdaone-to-onelittlemeetingaboutwhatwe’regoingtodowithyourmomanddad,andwhatwe’regoingtodowithourselvesandthesituationwearein“Butwecan’tdoanythingaboutit,Grandpa,”Isaid,surprisedthatherewassomeonewithwhomIcouldsharemyfeelingsandsomeonewhowasinthesame“boat”asIwas.Andthatishowthemostamazingfriendshipbetweenmygrandfatherandmestarted.Sittingthereinthedark,wetalkedaboutourfeelingsandfearsoflifefromhowfastthingschangetohowtheysometimesdon’tchangefastenough.Thatnight,becausethepowerwentout,Ifoundanewfriend,withwhomIcouldsafelytalkaboutallmyfearsandpains,whatevertheymaybe.Suddenly,thelightsallcamebackon.“Well,”hesaid,“Iguessthatmeansyou’llwanttogonow.Ireallylikeourtalk.Ihopethepowerwillgoouteveryfewnights!”WhywasGrandpahappytoseetheBecausehefeltquite B.BecausehecoulddiscusstheproblemwithC.Becausehewasafraidof D.BecausehehadnotseenhimforalongInwhichorder(顺序didthestoryThelightscamebackThewriterwenttohisgrandpa’sroomandstayedwithThepowerintheneighbourhoodsuddenlywentThewriterworriedabouttheparents’disagreementandwantedtoleavehisThewriterhadatalkwithhisgrandpaandstartedthemostamazingfriendshipbetweenA.d-b-e-c- B.a-b-e-c- C.c-d-b-e- D.d-c-b-e-Whatcanbeinferred(推断fromtheThelightswouldgoout B.ThewriterwantedtoleaveveryC.Theywouldhavemore D.ItwouldnolongerbeWhensomethinggoeswrong,itcanbeverysatisfyingtosay,“Well,it’sso-and-so’smistake.”or“IknowI’mlate,butit’snotmymistake;thebuswaslate.”Itisprobablynotyourmistake,butonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituation,youarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.However,youcanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustoppayingattentiontowhomtoblameandstartpayingattentiontohowtoimprovethesituation.Thisisthewinner’skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatat ing(克服)problems.Forexample,ifyouwerelatebecausethebuswaslatemaybeyouneedtoleavehomeearlyOryoumightcallataxiorcallfriendsforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherexample,ifyourworkmatecausesyouproblemsonthejobforshortofresponsibility(责任心)orability,findwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblamethe.Asktoworkwithadifferent,orleavethiswithsomesimplejobs.Youshouldacceptthattheisnotreliable(可靠的)andfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourworkmatefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon’thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelse.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallenges()andchancestodeveloptheirowntalents.So,stoppayingattentionto“whosemistakeitis.”Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituations,problemsarejuststepstonesforsuccess.Accordingtothepassage, haveresponsibleandableworkmatesB.meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirC.blamethemselvesratherthan D.dealwithproblemsratherthanblameWhenyourworkmatebringsaboutaproblem,you blamehimforhislackof B.findabetterway etheC.lhimtofindthecauseofthe D.askamoreableworkmateforWhenproblemshappen,winnerstakethem excusesfortheir B.difficultiestogreaterC.chancesforself- D.challengestotheirWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthe 第II卷（题共40分）四、词汇运用(81分)Theideasinhisarticlearemostly (相似的tothoseofYoushouldvalue (任何，一切事物isachievedthroughhardAfterhearingthesecondpieceofbadnewshisfaceturnedeven (苍白的Mysonsentinhisapplication,andtheuniversity (回复，回答)tohimimmedia根据句意, (spaceman)movementinspacecannotbecontrolledeasilybecauseofthelowThesuccessofthetaskistheresultofeveryone’shardworkexcept Eachtimewecomeupwithanidea,someofits (advantage)maynotbefullyconsidered.Andlateronwemaygetintotrouble.ForusGradeNinestudents,therewillbestillalittlefreetimeleftifitis 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(reduce)pollutioninourdaily六、短文填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在答题卷上必须完整写出。(50.5分)Therearemanywaystofindajob.Itcanbeaseasyasw1intoaneighborhoodshoptolookatitsannouncement(通知)board.Localshopsoftenhavea2wherepeoplecanputsmallsignslingwhatkindofservicetheyneedorcanprovide.Suchservicesincludec3forchildrenorcleaninghouses.Or,jobsearcherscanlookinthenewspaper.Localnewspapershaveemployment（招聘）announcementsplacedbycompanieslookingforworkers.Anotherp4toolforfindingjobsistheInternet.Forexample,peopleinfourhundredandfiftycitiesaroundtheworldcanusetheCraigslistWebsitetobuythings,meetpeopleorfindajob.Craigslistsaysthatitr5twomillionnewjoblistingseachmonth.Anotherusefulwaytofindajobist6acollegeoruniversity.Forexample,studentsattheUniversityofTexasinAustincangototheCareerExplorationCentertogethelpinfindingajob.Ofcourse,lookingforajobr7knowingwhatkindofworkyouwanttodo.Forexample,thereisabookcalled“WhatColorisYourParachute?”byRichardBolles.Thisbookhasbeenhelpeoplec8acareersinceitwasfirstpublished()innineteenseventy.Someexpertsalsohelppeoplefindjobs.SusanW.Millero9acompanycalledCaliforniaCareerServicesinLosAngeles.Shesayshercompanyhelpspeoplefindjobsbyfirsthelthemunderstandtheirstrengths,goalsa