上海市九年级初三中考英语自招真题自测（考前冲刺）

1.Theyarefedup_______theoldroutine.

A.withB.ofC.atD.on

2.Heissucha(n)_______teacherthathasdevotedallhisandenergytohisstudents.

A.ConscientiousB.consciousC.academicD.scientific

3.Everygirlstudentandboystudentinourschool____toweartheirschooluniformonweekdays.

A.isrequiredB.arerequiredC.requiringD.beingrequired

4.Recentdecades____yogagainwidespreadacceptanceasamethodofstayinginshape,aswellasawayofhandlingstress.

A.sawB.haveseenC.areseeingD.see

5.Diving____inthisareaoftheswimmingpoolbecausethewaterisshallow.

A.doesnotpermitB.don’tpermitC.isnotpermittingD.isnotpermitted

6.Iwouldliketodancewithyou,____I?

A.canB.mayC.shouldD.must

7.We____lastnight,butwehadaget-togetherinthenewrestaurantanddidn’tgohomeuntilverylate.

A.musthavestudiedB.mightstudyC.shouldhavestudiedD.can’tstudy

8.____mostofthepeopleviewhardshipsasbitterexperiences,hardshipsaresometimeshelpfulbecausetheyforcepeopletobecomestrongerandmoreactive.

A.SinceB.HowC.AlthoughD.when

9.Aftertheterribleaircrash,thefewsurvivorshappenedtoarriveat____laterprovedanisolatedisland.

A.whereB.whatC.whichD.that

10.Notfarfromtheclubthereisagarden,____ownersitsinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.

A.itsB.whichC.whoseD.ofwhom

11.Itwasnotuntil1920____regularradiobroadcastbegan.

A.whenB.whichC.thatD.since

12.Tomakearealimpression,whynot____alimousinetocollectyoufromthehotelandallowyoutoarriveatyourrestaurantinrealstyle.

A.consideringhiringB.considerhiringC.toconsiderhiringD.considertohire

13.Pleasegivethisticketto____youthinkisinterestinfolkmusic.

A.whoB.theoneC.whoeverD.whomever

14.Onthestepsoftheschoolbuilding____agroupofstudents,discussingthemathexamwhichisabouttobegininafewminutes.

A.areB.wereC.hadD.have

15.Withlessthanamonth____ofschool,IamgettinguneasyeverytimeIthinkaboutthefactthatIamgoingtograduate.

A.leavingB.toleaveC.leftD.beingleft

16.Thepeopleofthecityarefamiliarwithandextremelyproudoftheirhistoryandthereforeitisasolidbase____.

A.tobuildtheirfutureB.whichtobuildtheirfuture

C.onwhichtobuildtheirfutureD.tobuildtheirfuturein

17.____,thenewmedicineisnowinmassproduction.

A.WithitseffecttestingsafeB.Withitseffectbeingtestedsafe

C.WithitseffecttestedsafeD.Withitseffecttobetestedsafe

18.Weforgottosetalarmclock.Let’sget____andleaveatonce.Otherwisewewillbelate.

A.dressB.todressC.dressingD.dressed

19.Themoreexerciseswedo,____.

A.themoregooditwilldotousB.themoreitwilldogoodtous

C.themoregoodwillitdotousD.themorewillitdogoodtous

20.Thereisagrowingtrendthatthenumberofpeoplewhoarefondofreadingonlineis____thatofthosewhoreadpaperbooks.

A.astwicelargeasB.twiceaslargeasC.aslargeastwiceD.twicelargeas

Ⅱ.VocabularyChoices

Directions:Completethefollowingparagraphsbyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

Chineseinaforeigner’seyes

A.accommodateB.meanC.investD.buildE.inconsiderationof

AB.giveupAC.gatherAD.embarrassmentAE.appallingBC.renew

BD.restrictedBE.giveawayCD.generousCE.weighDE.Insistedon

Everyday,myinteractionswithChinesepeopleprovewhatIalreadyknowtobetrueaboutthem.

MyfirstimpressionincomingtoChinawasthatpeoplewerekindandverywelcomingtomeasaforeigner.Theytreatedmewellandwerevery__21__.I'vehadafewnegativeexperiencesduringthepast4years,but,that'snotthemajorityofpeopleinChina.Themajorityofpeoplearekind,considerate,caringandgiving.Thisisproventomeoften.

IthinkaboutwhenIfirstgothere,ofhowimpressedIwasthatpeoplewould__22__seatsonthebusforolderpeopleandforeigners(likeme)tositdown.Howpeoplewouldinvitemetotheirhomesfordinnerandsometimesforlunch.Howpeoplewouldbringmegifts,especiallyparentsofmystudents.Igotgiftsofteaandmoon-cakes.Howsomanyinvitedmeouttoeatatrestaurantsand__23__thempayingforthemeal.HowotherswouldinvitemetoteachEnglishinvariousplacesandwerealwayswillingto__24__myscheduleandneeds.

I'mquiteawarethatrecentlytherehasbeenalotofnewsaboutrudebehavioronairplanesandinotherpublicplacesbyChinesepeople.IknowthatthegovernmenthasevencreatedablacklistofChinesetravelerswhowillbe__25__fromgoinganywhereduetotheirrudebehavior.IknowthatthegovernmentwarnsChinesetouristsaboutstopping__26__behaviorthatisunacceptableinothercountries.Theydon'twantanyfurther__27__duetothebehavioroftheircitizens.I'veexperiencedsomeverycruelbehaviorbysuchpeopleinafew__28__experiencesI'vehadhere.I'vehadsomeexperiencesthatmademequestionwhyIwashere.

Thereistherealityofgoodandbadbehaviorineverycountry.ItseemsthatsomeofthebadbehaviorofpeopleisabitmoreopenhereinChina.But,thereisthebrightandpositivesideofChinesepeoplethatkeepsmewantingtostayhereand__29__mytimeandeffortsinmakingadifferenceinthelivesofChinesechildren.WhenI__30__thegoodandthebad,thegoodfaroutweighsthebad.Ifitwasn'tso,I'ddotheeasythingandjustgohome,backtoAmerica.Lifethereiseasyandverycomfortable.Plus,myfamilyisthereandIcouldbeclosetothemeveryday.But,I'vechosentostayhereinChina.

Thisweek,Iwill__31__mycontractwiththeschoolIteachatnearmyhome.Imadethedecisiontostayhere.Itwasn'taharddecisioneven__32__theverybadexperiencesI'vegonethroughrecently.IloveChinaandmoreimportantly,Ilovethepeoplehere.That'showIseeit.Ihopeto__33__manymorewonderfulfriendshipsandgreatmemorieshereintheyearstocome.IwillcontinuetodoallIcantousewhatskillsandknowledgethatIhavetoworktomakeadifferenceinChinaandintheworld.

Ⅲ.Cloze

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasesthatbestfitsthecontext.

(A)

BedracingisbecomingmorepopularincertainareasoftheUS.Abedraceisacompetitionwhereteamsofpeoplepushbedalonga__34__route.Therouteoftengoesthroughthemiddleofacityoratown.The__35__teamsattempttorolltheirbedsalongtheroutefasterthananyoneelse.However,therearenotjustanybeds!Racingbedsoftenhaveverybigwheelsandcompetitorssometimespainttheminsomeveryinterestingways.

Theteamsbuildtheirownbedsandpracticeforweeksbeforetherace.__36__,raceorganizersoftenhavefirmrulesaboutbuildingandracingbeds.Forexample,thebedmustbeacertainsize,theycan’thaveengine,andtheymusthavefourwheels.Inaddition,theremustbenomorethansixpeople__37__thebedandonlyonepersoncansitinthebed.

Aslongastheteamsfollowtherules,theycanusetheir__38__foreverythingelse.Somebedsarecoveredwithflowers.Otherbedslooklikecrazyboats.To__39__thefun,peopleoftenwearstrangeandunusualclothing.

Onracedays,largecrowdsofspectatorscometocheerfortheirfavoriteteam.Thesemembersofthecommunityusuallygivemoneytotheirfavoriteteam.However,themoneydoesn’tgototheteammembers.Itgoestoorganizationsthathelppeopleinneed.Inthepastbedsracestheyhaveraisedlotsofmoneytoprovidehealthcareforchildrenandtohelphomelesspeople.Attheendoftherace,teamsareoftenlistedinachart.Mostoftheseteamsdon’tevengetaprizeforwinning.Thesebedracesare__40__notseriousevents.Theimportantthingistoraisemoneyforthecommunityandtohavefun.

34.A.specificB.strangeC.specialD.tough

35.A.losingB.winningC.competingD.outstanding

36.A.MoreoverB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Still

37.A.pushingB.makingC.designingD.racing

38.A.abilitiesB.developmentsC.powerD.imagination

39.A.contributetoB.addtoC.leadtoD.referto

40.A.slightlyB.fortunatelyC.obviouslyD.positively

(B)

There’snodoubtaboutit,corporateentertainmentisbigbusiness.InJapan,forexample,whererelationship-buildingisafundamentalpartofbusinesslife,astaggering40billionpoundsofmarketingexpendituregoestocorporate__41__annually.That’sroughlyequivalenttoRomania’sGDPorVenezuela’stotalforeigndebt.TheinfamousRecruitGroup,whichhasbeenthesubjectof__42__scandalsinJapan,oncepaid$15,500forasinglemealforadozenexecutivesatafavoriterestaurant.Soit’seasytoseehowthemoneytheJapanesespendinayearonwininganddiningimportantclientscould__43__thecostof365brand-newjumbojets!

Tosome,corporateentertainmentismerelyanexpensiveandperhapsunnecessaryluxury.Tothosewhotakeadimmerview,it’snothing__44__bribery.Butthetrulycorruptcorporateentertainerisrelativelyrare.Famousfraudsters,theBankofCreditandCommerceInternational,didindeed__45__‘sweetening’theirmostvaluedclientsfrequentlyinternationalterroristsanddrugbarons-withshoppingspreesinLondonand__46__linesofcreditatLasVegascasinos.ButthisisamillionmilesawayfromaneverydaybusinessbreakfastattheHiltonorapowerlunchattheSavoy.Formostsuccessfulbusinesspeople,theywouldagreethatgoodwillisa__47__partofclinchinglucrativedealsandthesedaysgoodwillcostsmorethanasmile.

41.A.organizationB.establishmentC.entertainmentD.design

42.A.repeatedB.constantC.secretD.luxurious

43.A.makeupforB.comeupwithC.adduptoD.getawaywith

44.A.apartfromB.shortofC.independentofD.involvedin

45.A.specializeinB.believeinC.dependonD.pleadfor

46.A.resourcefulB.endlessC.fantasticD.invisible

47.A.sensitiveB.positiveC.considerateD.crucial

IVReadingComprehension

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Theemotionalstressthatcauseschestpainsandbreathlessnesscanoccurinmomentsofjoyaswellasanger,griefandfear,aSwissstudysuggests.

Three-quartersofcasesoftakotsubocardiomyopathy,achangeintheshapeoftheheart’sleftventricle,whichcanbefatal,arecausedbystress.

TheUniversityHospitalZurichstudy,intheEuropeanHeartJournal,suggestsaboutonein20casesiscausedbyjoy.

Theconditionisnormallytemporaryandpeoplearegenerallyfineafterwards.

Inthestudyof1750patients,researchersdiscoveredheartproblemscausedby;abirthdayparty;ason’swedding;meetingafriendafter50years;becomingagrandmother;afavoriterubbyteamwinningagame;winningacasinojackpotoracomputerizedtomography（CT）scangivingtheall-clearfromanothercondition.

Thestudyalsosuggestedmostcaseswereinpost-menopausalwomen.

Dr.JelenaGhadri,oneoftheresearchers,said:“Wehaveshownthatthetriggersfortakossubosyndromecanbemorevariedthanpreviouslythought.

“Atakostsubosyndromepatientisnolongertheclassic‘broken-hearted’patient,andthediseasecanbeprecededbypositiveemotionstoo.

“cliniciansshouldbeawareofthisandalsoconsiderthatpatientswhoarriveintheemergencydepartmentwithsignsofheartattacks,suchaschestpainandbreathlessness,butafterahappyeventoremotion,couldbesufferingfromtakotsubosyndromejustasmuchasasimilarpatientpressingafteranegativeevent.”

‘Moreresearchneeded’

Shesaiditwaslikelybothsadandhappyeventssharedacommon“emotionalpathway”leadingtothecondition.

ProfPeterWeissberg,themedicaldirectoroftheBritishHeartfoundation,said:“Takotsubosyndromeisarareevent.

“Thisstudysuggeststhatinaveryfewcases,thetriggeringeventmaybeahappyone.

“Muchmoreresearchisneededtounderstandhowsuchemotionaleventscantriggertemporaryheartdamageinafewsusceptibleindividuals.”

Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Somesyndromesaredifficulttotreat

B.Joyaswellassadnesscanbringharmtohealth

C.Peopleareadvisednortoencounterdifferentemotions

D.Researchisneededtoexplorethecauseofmentalillness

Whatdoestakotsuboprobablymeaninthepassage?

Thenameofadisease

Theapplicationofadisease

Thetreatmentforadisease

Thedescriptionofadisease

WhichofthefollowingmyNOTbethecauseoftakostubo?

Beingadmittedtoauniversity

Goingtoschooleveryday

Witnessingaseriousaccident

Winningalotteryof5million

（B）

Womeninmostcountriesoftheworldtodaycanvoteandbeelectedtopublicofficethesamebasisasmen.Butittookcenturiesofworkonthepartofindividualsandorganizationstoachievethoserights,oftenagainststrongopposition.

InEngland,womenpetitionedfortherighttovoteasearlyasthe15thcentury.Butitwasn’tuntilthe19ththatmostformalwomensuffragemovementsbegantotakeplace.NewZealandwasthefirstcountrytograntwomenvotingrightsin1863,followedbyAustraliainfederalelectionsin1902.Othercountriesdiditinstages:Swedishwomenwithpropertycouldvoteincityelectionsin1862,butweren’tgivenfullvotingprivilegesuntil1921.Finlandgavewidowsandunmarriedwomenlocalvotingrightsin1865andgranteduniversalsuffragetowomenin1906.

TheUnitedStatesandBritainparalleledeachotherintheirsuffragemovements.TheUnitedStatespassedthe19thamendmenttoitsConstitutionin1920,givingwomenfullvotingprivilegesandBritainandIrelandfollowedsuitin1928.EcuadorbecamethefirstLatinAmericancountrytoallowwomentovotein1929,withsomerestrictions.TheUnitedNationsacceleratedthemovementin1945whenitsignedtheUNCharter,andinternationaldocumentthatclearlydefinedequalrightsforwomen.

However,eventodayinsomedevelopingcountries,womenarelookeduponasinferiorandarestillnotgivenmanyofthesamesocialbenefitsasmen.

Thefollowingcountriesgavethewomenfullvotingrightsinthe1920sEXCEPT___

SwedenB.TheUSC.BritainD.Ireland

Theword“petitioned”isclosestinmeaningto“___”

waitedB.wishedC.suppliedD.urged

Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

Womencanfightforthesuffragetheyaredreamingof.

Womenshouldhaveconfidenceintheirpursuitofhappiness

Womenwereandarestilldeniedequalrightstomeninhistory

Women’smovementhasgonethroughvariousstageswithoutmuchpromise

（C）

Peopleallovertheworldlistentoromanticmusic,readromanticstoriesandhaveromantictime.Theteam“romantic”inthiscontextusuallyreferstofeelingoflove.ButRomanticismwithacapitalRreferstoaperiodofmajorchangesthataffectedthearts,philosophyandhistoryformorethanahundredyears,startinginthelate18thcentury.

TheRomanticMovementwasareactiontotheideasofthepreviousepoch-withitsemphasisonreason.Itwasnamedaftertheso-calledromancelanguages,suchasFrench,SpanishandItalian,thatweredevelopedfromLatinafterthebreakdownoftheRomanEmpire.TheinitiatorsoftheRomanticMovementpromotedatasteforfolktales,poetryandmusic,whichhadlongbeenneglectedinfavorofpolishedclassicalartforms.Inpolitics,too,peoplewantedchangessoitwasarevolutionarytimeinmanycountries.Itwasalsoatimewhenpeopleneededheroeswiththepassionandpowertocreateaneworderontheruinsoftheoldworld.Napoleon,whoinitiallyfoughtagainstthemonarchyinFrance,wasanexample.

Inthearts,Romanticismwasanepochofgreatcreativity,individualismandemotionalintensity.ComposerssuchasSchubert,Schumann,WeberandChopinmodifiedclassicalmusicformstogainmorefreedomofexpression,lordByron’sChildeHarold’sPilgrimage,VictorHugo’sLesMiserables,andAlexanderPushkin’sEurgeneOnegnaretypicalexamplesofRomanticliterature.

Romanticisawordusedtodescribe__

afeelingoflove

anexperienceofthebeautiful

adreamoftheattainable

agratitudeforothers’kindness

Accordingtothepassage,Romanticismrefersto___

greatchangesinhistory

whathappenedinthemid-18thcentury

aperiodofmajorchangesinmanyfields

aspecialperiodinthehistoryofliterature

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheconcernoftheRomanticMovement?

SentimentB.ReasonC.InnovationD.Revolution

（D）

Entrepreneurscomeinallshapesandsizes-thedynamic,thecautiousandthegreedy.Butallofthemholdanequalfascinationforus.Howdotheydoit?What’stheirsecret?Someoftheworld’sbiggestcorporationswouldliketoknow,too.Forentrepreneursisinandthesedayseveryonewantstobeanentrepreneur.

Butanentrepreneurisnotwhatyourare.It’swhatyoubecome,andrealentrepreneurexistonlyinretrospect.Atfirst,nobodytakesthemseriously.They’recrackpots,dreamers,unemployables.Andbythetimethey’vefinallyearnedtherespectofthebusinesscommunity,they’vealreadymadeit.Socanceltheclassesonentrepreneurshipandthrowoutyourbusinessplan,fortheroadtoentrepreneurialsuccesscan’tbemappedourinadvance.Yougetthereonesaleatatime.Inthebeginning,onlytheentrepreneurneedstoseethegoal,nobodyelse.Andthegoalisquitesimple;yougetanidea;youidentifyyourcustomer.Youmakeasale.ThenyoumakeanotherandanotherandanotheruntilyourofficeinthesparebedroomhasturnedintothetowerblockinManhattanyoualwayswanted.Forgetaboutmarketingstrategyatthisstage.Whatyouneedfirstisasteadycashflow.Bideyourtime,focusinthetittlethings.That’showitworks.Bigcompaniesarejustsmallcompaniesthatgotbigger.

TakeRichardBranson,forinstance.ForthefounderofVirgin,thefirsttenyearswereastruggle,withhiscompanysufferingsomecashflowproblemsuntilaslateas1980.Bythen,theVirginGroupwasrunningeightydifferentoperations,noneofthemmakinglargeamountsofmoneyandsomeofthemlosingmoneyhandoverfist.Yetin1992Branson’smusicbusinessalonesoldfor€560million.

OrtakeNicolasHayek,themanwhoinventedtheSwatchandbroughttheSwisswatch-makingindustrybackfromthedead.HayektookonJapanesemarketleaders.SeikoandCitizen,andbeatthemonqualityandprice.TodaytheSwatchGroup,whichincludesmanyfamousnamessuchasOmega.Longines,CalvinKleinandTissot,sells114millionwatchesayear.WithannualsalesofoverforbillionSwissfrancesandatwenty=fivepercentshareoftheglobalmarket,thegroupisnowbyfarthelargestmanufactureranddistributoroffinishedwatchesintheworld.

TheSwacthwasa20thcenturyiconandso