江苏省常州市2015-2016学年九年级上期末质量调研英语试卷含答案.doc

江苏省常州市2015~2016学年度第一学期期末质量调研测试
九 年 级 英 语 试 卷
选择题（共40分）
一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. —Who was knocking at the door just now?
—_________was my cousin.
A. He B. She C. They D. It
2. The old man kept a dog to guard the house strangers.
A. from B. without C. against D. for
3. The Palace Museum is the best place I’ve ever visited.
A. who B. that C. when D. what
4. I asked two people the way to the station, but of them could help me.
A. both B. neither C. either D. all
5. The price of cotton has_ _a lot. As a result, the factories plan to ___the price of their cotton
clothes.
A. raised /raise B. raised /rise C .risen /raise D. risen/rise
6. — What do you think of your school, Allan?
— It’s a good place for us to ourselves for the future.
A. promise B. prove C. prepare D. present
7. Yu Min ____“China’s father of the hydrogen bomb(氢弹之父)”,and won the 2014 national .top science and Technology Award .
A. is thought B. is set C. is praised for D. is praised as
8. —Which hobby do you think ____the least time?
----Playing computer games
A. takes up B. puts up C. gives up D. makes up
9. The rivers will become dirtier and dirtie we take action to protect them.
A. since B. if C. until D. unless
10.. What do you think _____ her a good pupil?
A. to make B. made C. making D. make
11. Which of the following can be seen in a formal letter ?
A.Mr B.Hi C.Bye D.Dec
12. The new mall has good things we don’t know which to choose.
A. so…that B. such…that C. enough…to D. too…to
13. Do you know________________? 
A. what life in the future will like  B. how will life in the future be  
C. what life in the future will be like  D. how life in the future will be like
14.—The programme Come on, Brothers is quite popular around China recently.
How do you like it? —_______________.
A. I think so B. Pretty good C. It’s my pleasure D. All right
15. — You cannot praise the film too much. — .
A. Yes, I agree B. Never mind C. You’re welcome D. In your dreams
二、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
While we are still children, most of us live at home with our parents, more or less peacefully. But 16 we become teenagers, things change, and we begin to grow apart from our parents. This means we are almost ready to leave the house where we grow up and make a new home 17 our own.
All humans must do this, but they don’t all do it in the same way. If, for instance, you belonged to a primitive tribe(原始部落), then as you grew up, you would learn the 18 you needed as an adult — how to catch fish, how to keep house and look after children. You would be ready to marry in your early teens and you would build a house and 19 near your family in the village.
This seems a very old way of life, but it is what humans have been 20
to through hundreds of years. And it is what we are still used to in the 21st century, for man hasn’t changed in the short time. But could you leave home and 21
yourself during the teen years? Most people would not do very well. Why? Because although man hasn’t changed very much, the society he lives in has changed greatly, which means that we have to learn more and more 22 we are ready to leave our parents’ shelter and live alone .
However, sometimes it is a little unpleasant to live at parents’ home. Parents can be very upset about late nights, criticizing(挑剔) friends and always 23 that we are noisy and dirty. But we still need our emotional(情感的) shelter till we finish our studies, and that is 24 we usually stay in our parents’ home until we feel grown up enough to deal with 25 alone.
16. A. unless B. as C. whether D. although
17. A. of B. on C. to D. with
18. A. prizes B. knowledge C. courage D. skills
19. A. work B. grow C. live D. study
20. A. kept B. moved C. ended D. used
21. A. look for B. look after C. look into D. look up
22. A. before B. after C. unless D. while
23. A. telling B. talking C. speaking D. saying
24. A. what B. how C. why D. when
25. A. live B. living C. lived D. left
三、阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

A
Fun DayTo celebrate the Year of the Goat
Organized by Lam Tin Youth Centre and Kwun Tong High School
Date: 2 February, 2015 Time: 10 a.m. — 5 p.m.
Place: Kwun Tong Playground
Fee: $20 (buy three get one free)
Free Soft Drinks
Programmes: drama, lion dance, magic show and ballet performance
Highlights:
1) enter the lucky draw(幸运抽奖) to win a digital camera
          2) learn to make festival food
Join us on the Fun Day!
All are welcome!
Notes:
● Tickets are available at the General Office of Lam Tin Youth
Center
● For those who would like to be a volunteer, please contact Miss
Olivia Wong one week before the activity.

26. What you have just read is a .
A. note B. report C. poster D. script
27. What is going to take place on 2 February, 2015?
A. A big event to welcome a Chinese new year.   
B. A social gathering to raise money for wildlife.
C. A party for close friends to meet and have fun.
D. A meeting of Kwun Tong High School students.
28. How much do you have to pay in total if four of you go together?
A. $20. B. $40. C. $60. D. $80.
29. What programme can’t you see on that day?
A. magic show B. lion dance C. drama D. parade
30. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Tickets are sold in Kwun Tong High School.
B. It's unnecessary to take soft drinks with you.
C. Free digital cameras are provided for everybody.
D. Festival food will be served without extra money.

B
Tuesday, 1st September
I had mixed feelings today, nervous, worried, happy, excited… My heart went down when Miss Chan, our head teacher, said that Matthew and Beth, two students from England, would spend three months with us! I was worried that I had to speak English so much! But at the end of the school day, I was happier than I thought: the morning with them today was more enjoyable than I expected.
Today is the most unforgettable first day I have had! Matthew is fantastic! His English is clearer and easier to listen to than I thought. The other English student, Beth, is the most helpful girl I’ve ever met. There were lots of things to do on the first day. Beth offered to help Miss Chan put up all the notices. Of course, some of the credit should also go to ME, because I translated some of the notices for her. Miss Chan praised us!
We finished all the preparations 10 minutes earlier than expected; then Beth and I talked for a while. Matthew sang several English songs and did some stand-up comedy(单人喜剧表演) at the party. We all praised him. When the bell rang to end the first school day, none of us wanted to leave.
When I went back home, I had a little headache. I have probably spoken more English today than the whole of last year.
It was really a happy day! I hope our friendship can continue, even after they have gone back to England!
31. The writer felt when he heard the news from Miss Chan.
A. excited B. worried C. fantastic D. angry
32. Which of the following shows the right order of the writer’s first school day?
① watch Matthew’s shows
② meet two new classmates
③ help Miss Chan get ready for class
④ talk with Beth for a while
A. ②③①④ B. ②③④① C. ③④①② D. ③④②①
33. The underlined word “credit” in paragraph 2 means in Chinese.
A. 优势 B. 荣誉 C. 功劳 D. 成就
34. Matthew and Beth on the first day.
A. spoke much Chinese B. got lots of praise
C. had a little headache D. forgot to leave the school
35. From the passage, we know that the writer .
A. caught a bad cold that day B. went back home with Beth
C. expects to travel to England D. likes the two English students

C

“A Bite of China” is the name of a TV program on CCTV-1 and CCTV-9. It’s made by our country’s best directors, three of whom have won the international prize. It began 2 years ago, showing traditional specialty dishes in different places of China. It’s causing a spending storm. And more importantly, it offers you rich knowledge of geography, history and culture when Chinese eat.
The program shows us the beautiful and perfect ways of food-making. And it’s not about dishes, it also gets people from different places to tell stories about their experience with food.
As the program serves as a window allowing the world to better understand China, it wants to help people all over the world enjoy the beauty of Chinese food, and learn Chinese customs and social realities as well.
The TV program is very popular among people both at home and abroad. After the program, many Chinese restaurants have increased in business. Visitors have come a long way to enjoy the food mentioned in the program. The program also helps people to speak out about their food safety.
Gao Ya, a Chinese who lives in Germany, wrote, “The tastes of home,
memories of childhood, joys of work and dreams of life, I am moved by each simple story. And this also makes me sad because we are losing a lot of these knowledge. Those traditional ways of activities are dying out because of the modern life.”
36. Which of the following doesn’t “A Bite of China” show us?
A. Traditional specialty dishes and nice ways of food-making.
B. Knowledge of geography, history and culture.
C. Stories about people’s experience with food.
D. Ads of different Chinese restaurants.
37. The word “ ” can be filled in the blank in Paragraph 2.
A. really B. like C. only D. also
38. How does the program get the world to better understand China?
A. Only by enjoying the beauty of Chinese food.
B. By learning about Chinese food, customs and social realities.
C. By speaking out about the food safety.
D. By opening a Chinese restaurant.
39. Why does Gao Ya feel sad when she watches the program?
A. Because the traditional ways of activities are dying out.
B. Because she was moved by stories of work and life.
C. Because she misses the tastes of home.
D. Because she can’t watch the program in Germany.
40. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. People can watch the program on both CCTV-1 and CCTV-9.
B. The program is popular all over the world.
C. Two of the directors have won the international prize.
D. Restaurants with the food mentioned in the program have increased in
business.

非选择题（共50分）
四、语言基础知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
A) 根据括号内所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。
41. The cat was (卧) fast asleep by the fire.
42.With the (发展)of railways ,it’s easy for people to travel around Ghina
43. Let’s stop to have a rest and go out for a (呼吸) of fresh air.
44. Please make a telephone ________(对话) with these words like the example.(dialogue)
45. It (碰巧) to be a fine day that day .（happened）so we had great fun .
B) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
46. Water is the cheapest drink, and it is also (healthy).
47. The volunteers for community______(serve) are doing a good job.
48. The TF boys (consider) by more and more young people as heroes for their talents in music.
49 （save ）energy, turn off the hot water after you take a shower.
50. It is (tired) to walk a long way with uncomfortable shoes. My feet hurt!
C) 根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的词或短语填空。使短文内容完整正确。（每个词或短语只能用一次）
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The last minutes of 2014, became the last minutes for many. 35 people died in a stampede(踩踏) during New Year's celebrations at the Bund in Shanghai. Of all the 51 ▲ , 10 were male and 25 female. Most were 52 ▲ 16 ▲ 36 years of age. Police rushed to the scene and took the injured(受伤的) to nearby hospitals. People are also 53 ▲ their lives. “The crowd was so huge that it was finally 54 ▲ .” One of the witnesses said sadly. Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that all 55 ▲ should be taken to treat the injured and the government should strength the measures to prevent such a thing from happening again.

五、阅读填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
A) 阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后第56—65小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
On September 2, 2013, swimmer Diana Nyad reached Key West, Florida. At age 64, Nyad made history by becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without using a shark cage(防鲨笼). It took her nearly 53 hours to finish the 103-mile swim.
“You’re never too old to achieve your dream,” Nyad said after finishing the swim. “Never give up.”
This was Nyad’s fifth attempt(尝试) to complete the swim. She first tried in 1978, then made three more attempts between 2011 and 2012. What finally helped her succeed? She had trained for years, and sometimes practiced swimming for days at a time. But even more important than that was her mind. Besides, she had a team that helped her along the way.
Other swimmers had made the trip before, swimming inside shark cages which protected them as they moved through the dangerous waters. But Nyad did not want to use a cage.
Although Nyad faced many challenges along the way, she thought it was all worth it to achieve a lifelong dream. She wrote on her blog, “I am so proud of my team, and ... I am also very proud of myself.” Many others are proud of Nyad too. Even President Barack Obama offered his congratulations.
Never, Ever give up
Diana Nyad has become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida 56 ▲
a shark cage which could protect her 57 ▲ being hurt.
Diana’s attempts
She had tried 58 ▲ times before she successfully completed the swim.
She swam 103 59 ▲ within 53 hours on September 2, 2013.
60 ▲ why she succeeded
She had 61 ▲ years training for it.
She had a 62 ▲ that helped her along the way.
Voices from different people
Nyad were proud of 63 ▲ and her team
People believed she was the 64 ▲ of the country, even President Obama 65 ▲ congratulations.
B）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
When I was 8 years old, I once decided to run away from home. With my suitcase packed and some sandwiches in a bag, I started for the front door and said to Mom, “I’m leaving.”
“If you want to run away, that’s all right,” she said. “But you came into this home without anything and you can leave the s 66 way.” I threw my suitcase and sandwiches on the floor h 67 and started for the door again.
“Wait a minute,” Mom said. “I want your c 68 back. You didn’t wear anything when you arrived.” This really angered me. I tore(扯下) off the shoes, socks, shorts, the T-shirt … everything on me and s 69 , “Can I go now?” “Yes.” Mom answered, “but