2011学年度闸北区第二学期九年级英语学科期中练习卷 (2012.4)

　　2011学年度第二学期九年级英语学科期中练习卷 (2012.4)

　　(考试时间：100分钟，满分：150分)

　　考生注意：本卷有7大题，共99小题。试题均采用连续编号，请务必将所有答案写在答题纸上，写在试卷上不给分。

　　Part 1   Listening (第一部分 听力)

　　I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解): (共30分)

　　A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): (共6分)

　　B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案): (共10分)

　　7. A) A cat. B) A dog. C) A duck.  D) A rabbit.

　　8. A) By bus. B) By train.        C) By air.  D) By ferry.

　　9. A) Cloudy. B) Sunny. C) Rainy. D) Snowy.

　　10.A) Jane. B) Bill. C) Mary. D) Jack.

　　11.A) Milk. B) Bread. C) Salad. D) Eggs.

　　12.A) 2.  B) 3. C) 4. D) 5.

　　13.A) The pink one. B) The black one. C) The orange one. D) The brown one.

　　14.A) In a school.       B) In a hospital.   C) At home.        D) At a concert.

　　15.A) She was watching TV.   B) She was making a phone call.

　　C) She was meeting Harry at home. D) She was being questioned by a policeman.

　　16. A) Because the supermarket closes early.

　　B) Because the fruit sells quickly in that supermarket.

　　C) Because Mum needs the fruit to make a salad.

　　D) Because the guests will be coming in a short time.

　　C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容, 符合的用"T"表示，不符合的用"F"表示):

　　(共7分)

　　17. You can learn about American culture and improve your English in the summer English courses in Los Angeles.

　　18. The groups in these courses are always less than 15 people.

　　19. Tests are provided every month to see the progress you are making with your language skills.

　　20. For many of the students, the most interesting part of the course is to experience life in the USA.

　　21. You can either live with an American family or at a hotel when taking courses.

　　22. You don't need to pay for the course until it begins.

　　23. This passage is probably an advertisement to introduce a summer English course.

　　D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词): (共7分)

　　24. Every ________, visitors from all over the world travel to Edinburgh to enjoy the arts festival.

　　25. It lasts for three ________ weeks and is full of international performances.

　　26. The creation and celebration of this festival dates back to ________.

　　27. It was created to improve international relationships among ________.

　　28. The Edinburgh Festival is a group of "small" festivals happening in the ________ of Scotland.

　　29. You will need different ________ to their own events.

　　30. The best artists from China, India, Japan, Korea ________ others from all parts of the world.

　　Part  2  Vocabulary and Grammar

　　（第二部分 词汇和语法）

　　Ⅱ. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分)

　　31. It's very hot. Why not go for ______swim instead of staying in the air-conditioned room?

　　A) a  B) an C) the D) /

　　32. The Titanic struck an iceberg and sank on its first voyage ______ April, 1912.

　　A) in  B) on  C) at D) for

　　33. The textbooks you're using are different from ______.

　　A) us  B) our C) ours D) ourselves

　　34. They were all very tired, but ______ of them stopped to have a rest.

　　A) either B) both C) neither D) none

　　35. We need huge amounts of ______ to plant the trees in our city.

　　A) workers B) farmers C) dollars D) money

　　36. Although the expenses at Harvard University are high, students often pay ______ with the help of scholarships.

　　A) much B) more C) little D) less

　　37. We'll have a ______ holiday soon. What about going to Chongming Island?

　　A) three days B) three-day C) three-days D) three days'

　　38. The fruit from Taiwan tastes ______. Will you taste some more?

　　A) well B) wonderfully  C) beautifully D) nice

　　39. With an area of 200,000 square metres, the new National Museum has become ______         museum in the world.

　　A) large B) larger C) largest D) the largest

　　40. ______ important city in the history of China Yan'an was!

　　A) What B) What an  C) How  D) How an

　　41. When water moves from a high place to a lower place, it ______ make electricity.

　　A) can B) must C) need D) should

　　42. ______ Steve Jobs has left us, his creative ideas will always have great influence on the whole world.

　　A) If  B) Until C) Although D) Since

　　43. Joyce has a good memory. She still remembers ______ she lived in her childhood.

　　A) when B) where C) what D) that

　　44. I keep ______ yoga after work because it helps me keep in good shape.

　　A) practise B) practising C) to practise D) to practising

　　45. This summer, Chinese sports fans ______ able to watch the exciting games in 3-D on CCTV during the London Olympic Games.

　　A) are B) were C) will be D) would be

　　46. On February 29 the world's tallest broadcast tower "the Tokyo Sky Tree" ______ finally.

　　A) completed B) is completed C) was completed D) has completed

　　47. We've decided to ______ the spring outing till next week because of the bad weather.

　　A) put off B) put on C) put out D) put up

　　48. -______ is the cross-sea bridge of Hangzhou Gulf?

　　-36 kilometres. It's longer than any other cross-sea bridge in the world.

　　A) How long B) How soon C) How often D) How far

　　49. - Thank you for offering us such a good meal.

　　- ______

　　A) I'm glad you all enjoyed it. B) Come next time.

　　C) I didn't cook so well.  D) Don't mention it.

　　50. - You look so thin these days. You'd better see a doctor.

　　- ______

　　A) Yes, please.  B) That's all right.

　　C) Yes, I will. Thank you.  D) What a pity!

　　Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次）:（共8分）

　　Kelvin works in a zoo. He loves animals very much. Here are some of his diaries.

　　April 8, 2011

　　Spring seems to have arrived at the zoo this month - and we have also had a baby boom (激增) in Children's Zoo. Most of the babies were born in this __51__. Baby giraffes are very small and __52__ when they are born, so they have to keep growing in the safety with our extra care. July 15, 2011

　　Keeping antelopes (羚羊) active is important to their health. If an antelope is kept busy and its mind active, it is much more likely to get away from __53__. When we work in Africa World, we often make them active by keeping their environment natural, __54__ them fresh food and training.

　　October 24, 2011

　　This month we have again been busy welcoming more orangutans(猩猩) into the zoo. There has been a nice surprise for our group of 11 female orangutans with the introduction of a new __55__. We hope they will __56__ each other soon and more baby orangutans can be seen in our zoo. Children love those cute ones. January 30, 2012

　　We are busy keeping our animals warm in the cold winter. Kangaroos in our zoo are not used to living in this __57__ and special cares have to be made at this time of the year. We were lucky enough to have two baby kangaroos born this January and they are all still quite young and weak, and __58__ the temperature will rise soon!

　　Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词 的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词): (共8分)

　　59. Ivy missed her parents after she had spent a few ___________ abroad. (month)

　　60. On the Double ___________ Festival, people usually climb mountains. (nine)

　　61. For many students, choosing a job is the most important life ___________ they must make at school. (decide)

　　62. The music he was playing was so beautiful. We all lost ___________ in it. (we)

　　63.  I love the programme "Schools in students' eyes" made by Shanghai ___________ TV Station. (education)

　　64. Do you agree "Beating a child is a good way to make the child ___________" said by Wolf Dad? (success)

　　65. If you want to ___________ your dream, study hard from now on. (real)

　　66. Jane gets angry ___________. She'd better get rid of it. (easy）

　　Ⅴ. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词): (共14分)

　　67. Willy does some housework with his mum at weekends. (改为否定句)

　　Willy _________ do _________ housework with his mum at weekends.

　　68. Online team-buying services are developing quickly in China. (改为反意疑问句)

　　Online team-buying services are developing quickly in China, _________ _________?

　　69. Modern science and technology have changed our lives in many ways. (改为被动语态)

　　Our lives _________ _________ changed by modern science and technology in many ways.

　　70.  Justin Bieber cut his hair to sell on eBay to raise money for charity. (对划线部分提问)

　　_________ _________ Justin Bieber cut his hair to sell on eBay?

　　71.  The cars moved slowly because of the heavy snow. (保持句意基本不变)

　　The cars moved slowly because it _________ _________.

　　72. Seeing birds is nice when enjoying the sunrise. (保持句意基本不变)

　　_________ _________ to see birds when enjoying the sunrise.

　　73. Has Edward corrected his mistakes in the test paper? The teacher wondered. (合并为一句)

　　The teacher wondered _________ Edward _________ corrected his mistakes in the test paper.

　　Part 3   Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)

　　Ⅵ. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共50分)

　　A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): (共12分)

　　74. If you want to appear popular, you'd better         .

　　A) play WOW with all your friends

　　B) try to fill your blog with conversations and energy

　　C) stop visiting a blog that looks lifeless

　　D) try to know what your friends are talking about

　　75. When you play WOW, ________.

　　A) you play by yourself  B) you fight with the computer

　　C) you should meet people's need D) you should write a blog

　　76. If you want to create another world for your fans, following questions may be asked EXCEPT ________

　　A) What do my readers want to feel? B) What do my readers want to discover?

　　C) What makes my readers happy？ D) What makes my readers complain?

　　77. The underlined word 'conquer' in the last paragraph but one probably means ________.

　　A) control B) choose C) cross D)cover

　　78. According to this passage, which sentence is NOT TRUE?

　　A) No one likes to miss out on popular things.

　　B) People prefer being alone to working in a group.

　　C) Some kind of nice reward can attract people to your blog.

　　D) It's important to create another world for your readers to feel and discover.

　　79. The writer's purpose in writing this passage is ________.

　　A) to give facts about World of Warcraft

　　B) to ask people to play World of Warcraft

　　C) to put an advertisement for World of Warcraft

　　D) to tell how to make a blog attractive like World of Warcraft

　　B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):（共12分）

　　Shanghai Circus World

　　Shanghai Circus World, regarded as China's 'No. 1 Circus World' is located in Zhabei District. It has a special architecture with a beautiful golden vault(拱顶) and can seat an  _80 _ of 1638. The modern stage facilities, lighting and sound equipment  _81_  it to be a nice performance site.

　　Great Programs

　　There are  _82_  most famous and popular programs which have regular performances in Shanghai Circus World. They are ERA Intersection of Time(时空之旅) and Happy Circus.

　　ERA Intersection of Time has been performed since 2005. It is unique to Shanghai and similar to the tradition of the Broadway Musical(百老汇音乐剧). It is in fact an amazing acrobatic show combining traditional Chinese arts and __83__ technologies. You can see present Chinese acrobatics, martial arts(武术) and dance perfectly with the music, sound, lighting, and other special effects, which include a water screen. __84__ you are surprised at the excellent skills of the performers, the story of China's revolution(革命) from its ancient past to the future is told. So the title 'Intersection of Time', as the viewpoint of the audience is set in the present between the past and the future. Happy Circus was first  _85_  by Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe(上海马戏团) in 2003. Since then it has gained rising popularity among the local people as well as tourists. It is an excellent circus with animal acts, breathtaking acrobatics and humorous clowns.

　　0. A) advertisement B) actor C) audience D) area

　　81. A) invite B) change C) ask D) enable

　　82. A) two B) three C) four D) five

　　83. A) modern     B) natural   C) interesting   D) familiar

　　84. A) If  B) When C) Since  D) Unless

　　85. A) produced B) provided C) proved D) processed

　　C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（共14分）

　　How much do you know about Antarctica(南极洲)-the driest and least-known place in the world? One hundred years ago, humans reached the South Pole for the first time. It was on December 14th, 1911. After more than 50 days of fighting with strong fog(雾), cold and wind, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his four-man team f__86__  got to the South Pole. They became the first people to get there. People know very little about Antarctica. With over 98% of its surface c__87__ by ice, Antarctica attracts groups of scientists from around the world. Many countries built research stations to learn more about the icy land. There are now 82 stations in Antactica. More than 30 scientific exploration(考察) teams go there every year. Scientists study plants, animals and weather in Antactica. Their research is important to learn about global climate change. China first sent scientists to Antarctica in 1984. S__88__ then, scientists go there to do research every year. On December 16th, the 28th exploration team left for Kunlun Station. One of their t__89__ is to put an ice radar(雷达) in the station.

　　Do you want to see beautiful southern lights and lovely penguins? How about a short t__90__ to Antactica? The perfect time to go there is from N__91__ to March. This is summer in Antarctica. People can get to South America by plane first. Then they take a boat to Antarctica. There aren't any places to live in Antarctica. So people usually stay on the boat. There are no good doctors or hospitals in Antarctica. If you have a s__92__ disease, such as heart disease, you'd better not travel there. So get fully prepared is very important before you start your journey.

　　D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题): (共12分)

　　93. How old is Quebec City?

　　_____________________________________________________.

　　94. Quebec City is in North America, isn't it?

　　________,  ____________________________________________.

　　95. Why do we say Quebec City is the birthplace of New France?

　　_____________________________________________________.

　　96. What has Quebec been named?

　　_____________________________________________________.

　　97. What's the name of the movie starring by Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio?

　　_____________________________________________________.

　　98. What do you think of Quebec City?

　　_____________________________________________________.

　　Ⅶ. Writing (作文): (共20分)

　　99. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic 'A good idea'. (以"好主意"为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文。标点符号不占格。)

　　（ 注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）

　　Suggested questions（以下问题仅供参考）

　　What did the father and the son find at the beach?

　　What was the son's idea?

　　What do you think of the idea?

　　Useful expressions:

　　a wooden box               so…that…              come up with an idea

　　set up a stall                   It turns out that …        send mails by bottles

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