2009学年宝山区第一学期九年级期末英语测试卷
（满分: 150 分，考试时间：100分钟）
Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分 词汇和语法)
V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共26分)
31. Many university graduates want to work in ________ west part of China ________ next year. A) the.../ A) man nurses
B) a...the
C) /...the
D) the...the D) men nurses
32. There are few ________ in Baoshan Hospital.
B) man nurse C) men nurse
33. Mary asked ________ many questions about Chinese culture during her trip in Shanghai. A) my B) me C) mine D) I 34.Does your boss know you are looking for ________ job?
A) other B) the other C) another D) the others 35. There is ________ in today’s newspaper. Please have a look. A) new things B) nothing new C) anything new D) something new 36. Now boys and girls, please turn to page ________ and look at the ________ picture in Lesson Three.
A) thirty...second B) thirty...two C) thirtieth...second D) thirtieth...two 37. The newly built dormitory building is about ________. A) 30 meters high B) 30-metre-high C) 30-metres-high D) 30-metre high 38. Of all the bridges over the Huangpu River, Yangpu Bridge is ________. A) long B) the longest C) longest D) longer 39. People are glad to see that China is developing ________ these years than ever before. A) quicker B) quicklier C) more quickly D) the most quickly 40. The professor with a number of students _________ doing experiments in the lab at that time. A) are B) is C) was D) were
41.Fourteen people were killed after Typhoon Khanun _________ East China in September 2005. A) took place B) came C) hit D) happened 42. You have hardly changed these years. How did you manage to ______ so young?
A)become B) turn C) make D) stay 43.Father often tells Tom________ too much time playing video games. A) don’t spend A) in
B) to not spend C) not to spend D)doesn’t spend B) with
C) at
D) on
44. I usually drink a cup of hot milk ________ a cold winter morning.
45.My grandparents used _______in the north, but now they have got used _______ in the south. A) live…to live B) to live…living C) living…to live D) to live…to living 46. Jane _________ to answer the difficult questions that was _________ by the teacher. A) rose…raised B) raised…risen C) rose…risen D) raised…raised 47.The old man at the bus stop found it difficult for him to ________ the crowded bus.
A) get up B) get on C) get off D) get along 48. The passage is hard to understand ________ there are no new words in it. A) when B) though C) because D) unless 49. People can play __________ sports whatever the weather may be.
A)outdoors B) indoors C)indoor D) inside 50. A: You never had breakfast at home last term, ________ you?
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B: ________. I only had it at school. A) did…No B) had…Yes A) to buy which B) to buy what 52.A: Could you tell us ________?
B: Certainly.
A) where you live in
C) didn’t…No C) what to buy
D) did…Yes D) which to buy
51. These New Year cards are all beautiful. I can’t decide ________.
B) who you are waiting for
C) where do you live D) who are you waiting for 53. You never imagine what great trouble I have ______ this paper in my house.
A) found B) for finding C) to find D) finding
54.You should study the map closely before the hike or you might get lost. The underlined part in the sentence probably means _______. A) completely B) certainly C) wonderfully D) carefully 55. Mrs. Smith is ill. She has sent for a doctor. A) gone to see a doctor B) seen a doctor C) asked a doctor to come D) been in a hospital 56. A: Lovely day ! B: ___________
A)Good idea. B)No, isn’t it. C)Yes, isn’t it? D)Yes, you are right. VI. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (共8分） 57. The ________ lesson is the most difficult in this book. (four) 58. Alice works as a ________ in a five-star hotel. (wait)
59 The girl was so ________ that she hid herself behind the door. (frighten) 60.During the 2010 World Expo, many ________ will visit Shanghai. (foreign)
61.To our _________, George can speak Shanghai dialect (方言)so well. (surprise)
62.The lucky boy shouted to his mother _________with the prize he had got in his hand. (excitement)
63. It is important for us to ________ our friendship. (strong)
64. John tried to reach the apple on a _________ branch of the tree, but it was too high for him. ( hang )
VII. Rewrite the following sentences as required（共12分）
65. You can have some delicious food in that restaurant. (改为否定句) You _________ have _________ delicious food in that restaurant. 66. I was born in 1994. (对划线部分提问) ________ ________ you born?
67. We have fine weather today. (改为感叹句)
____________ ____________ weather we have today ! 68. Bill didn’t break the window. (改为被动语态)
The window ____________ _____________ by Bill. 69.Does this shop sell stamps? He asked. (合并为一句) He asked ________ this shop ________ stamps.
70. The young man in a new suit looks very handsome.（保持原句意思） The young man ________ ________ a new suit looks very handsome.
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Part 3 Reading and Writing ( 第三部分 读与写 )
VIII. Reading Comprehension ( 阅读理解 )：（共56分） A)True or False （（7分）
Mrs. Jones was very fond of singing. She had a good voice, except that some of her high notes(音调) tended to(往往会) sound like a gate which someone had forgotten to oil. Mrs. Jones was very conscious of(意识到)) this weakness, and took every opportunity she could find to practise these high notes. As she lived in a small house, where she could not practise without disturbing the rest of the family, she usually went for a long walk along the country roads whenever she had time, and practised her high notes there. Whenever she heard a car
or a person coming along the road, she stopped and waited until she could no longer be heard before she started practising again, because she was a shy person, and because she was sensitive about those high notes.
One afternoon, however, a fast, open car came up behind her so silently and so fast that she did not hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most difficult notes at the time, and as the car passed her, she saw an anxious expression suddenly come over its driver's face. He put his brakes（刹车）on violently (猛力地), and as soon as the car stopped, jumped out and began to examine all his tyres（轮胎）carefully.
Mrs. Jones did not dare to tell him what the noise he had heard had really been, so he got back into his car and drove off as puzzled as he had been when he stopped. 71. Mrs. Jones loved singing very much.
72. She had a good voice with wonderful high notes.
73. Mrs. Jones took every opportunity to practise her favourite songs.
74.In order not to disturb her family, she usually went a long way along the country roads and practised her high notes there.
75.When the driver heard the highest and the most difficult notes sung by Mrs. Jones, he felt a little worried about his car.
76. The driver jumped out of the car to see what was wrong with the tyres of the car. 77.In fact, some of her high notes sounded terrible.
B. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）: ( 7分)
There are stock(股票) markets in large cities in
many countries. Stock markets in Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock market, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell shares(股票) of a factory or company. And each share means certain ownership（股份）of a factory or company.
Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than
they have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks and try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money.
Of course, investing(投资) money in the stock market is not the safest way to make
money. No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may
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do badly. Then the stocks will go down, and investors（投资者）will lose money. The stocks may go up, but sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down.
No wonder going to the stock market is often compared to gambling(赌博). All are eager
to make money by“gambling”in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to “gamble”. Indeed, the stock market is an attractive and complex part of the business world. 78.Stock markets in ___________ are among the largest and most well-known. A) Paris, London, Washington Shanghai and New York B) New York, London, Tokyo, Paris and Shanghai, C) Paris, London, Los Angeles, Shanghai and New York D) Paris, London, Sydney, Shanghai and New York 79. __________________ can go to stock markets.
A) Only rich people B) Businessmen C) Different kinds of people D) The young people 80. If you are an investor, you _________________.
A) can always make money B) can tell exactly when the stock goes up and down C) may sometimes lose money D) are sure willing to gain or lose money 81. The passage mainly wants to tell us _______________.
A) how to buy and sell shares B) the stock market is a gambling house C) the common knowledge of stock markets
D) investing money in the stock market is not the safest way 82. Which of the following is not right?
A) Going to the stock market is like gambling.
B) The stock will always go up if a factory or company does a good job. C) People buy or sell stocks in the hope of making money.
D) Some of the people who are not rich will probably become rich by buying or selling stocks. 83. Factories and companies are pleased that so many people “gamble” because ____________. A) they need their money to do business B) they need more people to work for them. C) they can make them rich.
D) some people win and some lose
84.The word complex in the last sentence probably means __________________. A) complete B) worthy C) modern D) difficult to control C) Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(14分)
The Voice of America, which first went on the air in 1942, is a multimedia（多媒体的）international broadcasting service funded(资助) by the U.S. Government. VOA broadcasts about 1,500 hours of news, information, educational, and cultural programs every week to a worldwide audience of 134 million people.
After World War Ⅱ ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s purpose had to be changed, considering the Soviet Union(苏
联) became enemy of America. They wanted to ____85_____ Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
In the early years VOA began ____86_____ something new to its broadcast that was called “Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not
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know _____87_____ English to completely understand its ____88_____ English broadcast. So VOA invented a simpler kind of English, which uses about 1500 words and is spoken _____89_____. Of course, it is special English.
In the opinion of most VOA listeners, the most important program is the news report. News from around the world flies into the VOA reporters in major cities and also from other _____90_____ like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to _____91_____ news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages. 85. A) reach B) satisfy C) attack D) support 86.A) connecting B) adding C) sending D) leading 87.A) American B) British C) Standard D) enough 88.A) normal B) fast C) good D) exact 89.A) slowly B) rapidly C) normally D) loudly 90.A) broadcasts B) forms C) newspapers D) countries 91.A) announce B) translate C) broadcast D) prepare
D) Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使内容通顺, 每空格限填一词，首字母已给): (14分)
It was several years since Hitler became head of the state. And his army was going into some parts of Europe. He was then at the t____92_____ of his career（生涯）. One day Hitler went to an exhibition where the works of school children were on show. He seemed to have great interest in the exhibition. After walking round the hall and examining everything, he said he was ready to meet the young artists. And soon a group of children were asked to come out to give him a warm welcome. “Well, you did good
work,” said Hitler with pleasure. “I’ m going to ask e__ 93___ of you a question. If you give me the answer which I’m pleased with, I am c___94___ to give whatever you want.” Then c___95___ the questions: “What would you wish to be if I were your father?” “A seaman,” one of the boys said.
“Good. I’ll have you join my navy(海军) and some day you will r___96____ the whole sea.”
“Ask for anything! What would you wish to be if I were your father?” He asked a second boy. “An artist as Rembrant.” （荷兰画家仑布兰特） “Good! You are going to be sent to the Fine Art School and surely you will be made an even greater artist.”
When Hitler noticed a sad-looking boy, he felt unhappy out of the race prejudices( 种族偏见)，then quickly forced a s____97____ and said, “ There, my boy, though I hate the Jews(犹太人), I would promise whatever you want. And your wish will be turned into a reality. What would you wish to be if I were your father?”
The boy looked s____98_____ at the man and said in a loud voice, “An orphan(孤儿)!” E) Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)：（14分）
All the Whites’ farm animals—the cows and the goats, the ducks and the chickens got along well with Roger---one llama (美洲驼). But since llamas are used to thinking of animals like coyotes（土狼）and dogs as threats(威胁), it took Roger a few weeks to accept the family dog.
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Each llama has its own personality, and Roger’s special qualities quickly won the hearts of the Whites’ family. “Roger has a wonderful nature with most people,” Mrs. White said，“But if he is not pleased with you, he won’t come around you at all. If he really doesn’t like you, he’ll leave and take all of the sheep with him.”
Roger protects the sheep and lambs in two ways. First, he keeps the sheep together. A hungry coyotes will try to scatter(驱散) the flock(羊群) and then pick off a weak or small animal that has become separated from the rest. But when a coyote threatens the Whites’ sheep，they all run to Roger, depending on him to defend them.
And he does, with his second defense: confronting（与…正面交锋） the coyote. Llamas are very curious and will run at fast speed to investigate（调查）anything that looks interesting. When a coyote sees a three-hundred-pound llama dashing toward(冲向) it, the coyote will not usually wait around to see what the llama wants.
And once a llama realizes that a coyote is threatening the flock, the llama will stand between the coyote and the sheep to defend them. Often, the llama will charge toward the coyote with its head down. As it runs, it will sometimes call out an alarm to the flock in a high-pitched warble(高调颤声). Since Roger’s arrival, coyotes haven’t got any sheep from the Whites’. 99. What is llamas’ native place?
______________________________________________________________________________ 100.Does each llama have its own personality?
______________________________________________________________________________ 101.Why did Roger quickly win the hearts of the Whites’ family?
______________________________________________________________________________ 102.What will Roger do if he really doesn’t like you?
______________________________________________________________________________ 103.How many ways does Roger use to protect the sheep and lambs?
____________________________________________________________________________ 104.How will llamas do when they find something interesting?
______________________________________________________________________________ 105.What do the Whites’ use the llama to do?
______________________________________________________________________________ Ⅸ. Writing (作文): (共18分)
106.Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic“Who Should Do The Housework
At Home?”（以“谁该在家做家务”为题，写不少于60个词的短文）
Use the following points as a guide :
1. Should mother always be responsible for the housework?
2. Do you think children should share the housework with their parents? Why or why not?
（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。）
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