2012第一学期广州广雅中学初三英语期中考试题及答案.doc

2012年第一学期期中质量检测
九年级英语试题
（时间120分钟，满分150分）

一、 听力（共两节，满分35分）略
二、 语言知识及运用（共两节，满分25分）
第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
16. ______ the help of his best friend, he is better and better ________ science.
A. with, at B. under, in C. with in D. under, at
17. When you’re learning English, use it, ________ you’ll forget it.
A. but B. and C. then D. or
18. – Why coulden’t you ________ the correct spelling of the world?
-- Err… I hadn’t got a Chinese-English dictionary at hand.
A. look for B. look down C. look up D. look at
19. The boy doesn’t dance ________ the others, but he sings the best of all.
A. as well as B. so good as C. more worse than D. more better than
20. I didn’t know the answer and ________.
A. so did he B. he did, either C. nor did he D. neither he did
21. –How much did this CD _______ you, Sally? -- I got it for 5dollars.
A. cost B. spend C. take D. pay
22. Doctors say _______ up late _______ harm to our health.
A. staying, it B. staying, does C. stay, is D. stay, does
23. Theres was a fire in the street last night, but the firemen ______ with in 20 minutes.
A. look it out B. brought it out C. worked it out D. put it out
24. --Can you tell me _______________?
-- Since 1990.
A. how long you’ve brought the MP3 player B. when you joined the army
C. how long have you become a guitar player D. how long you’ve lived in the town
25. Can you remember anything _______ happened on the island?
A. what B. which C. that D. who
26. – The exam is too difficult. No one has passed it, ________?
-- _______. Mary narrowly passed it and her parents are proud of her.
A. has he, Yes B. hasn’t he, No C. haven’t they, No D. have they, Yes
27. My sister said she didn’t know if Justin ________ the concert. If he _______, she will tell me.
A. will attend, came B. would attend, comes C. attends, will come D. attended, comes
28. To keep the flowers beautiful, the expert suggests we _______ them every day.
A. water B. watering C. watered D. will water
29. – I can’t believe your homework has already ________!
-- Haha! I had my brother ______ it for me.
A. done, done B. been done, does C. done, does D. been done, do
30. -- ______ nice furniture it is!
-- Tom gave it to me at my birthday.
A. How B. What a C. How a D. What

第二节 语法选择（10小题，共10分）
Andy Lau, one of Aisa’s most popular singers, was born on September 27, in Hong Kong. Andy was born in a poor family. So ___31__ being famous, he did lots of labor work ___32___ money for his family. His original ideal was to be a fireman. When Andy first begen to sing, there were just many people ___33___ liked him. ___34___ he never stopped struggling, and he never gave up in his way. He tried his best to learn and worked very hard. His efforts made him ___35___ at last. Almost 20 years past, Andy has always been ___36___.
Over the years, Lau has got a good-image not only ___37___ a superstar, but also a hard-working entertainer in Hong Kong. His work spirit has won the repect and admiration of his fans. In the past twenty years, Lau ____38____ over one hundred films and kept a successful singing career.
However, for many years the one thing Lau really wanted to do was to be taken seriously as an actor. He ____39___ with the Best Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Award in 2008.
Recently, Lau wa named as the ambassador (大使) of ___40___ a kind of lung disease.

31. A. before B.after C. when D. if
32. A. earn B. earning C. to earn D. earned
33. A. which B. what C. where D. who
34. A. So B. But C. Though D. As
35. A. succeed B. to succeed C. success D. successfully
36. A. good B. better C. the best D. goodness
37. A. in B. as C. of D. like
38. A. has made B. made C. will make D. like
39. A. awarded B. has been awarded C. is awarded D. was awarded
40. A. prevent and control B. preventing and controlling
C. to prevent and to control D. prevented and controlled

三、完形填空（共10小题，共10分）
It was the last day of school and I planned to travel to my friend’s hometown. I hadn’t seen him for years and this was a good __36__ to meet him again.
I was busy at school so it was rather __37__ when I came back home. It was already 10 o’clock at night. Time was running out. After a hurried meal I left. __38__ I found a taxi very soon. Asking the driver to drive me fast to the station, I relaxed for a while, imagining what my friend looked like now. I was soon at the station and was sure that I would be able to __39__ the train. Unfortunately, I fell on the way and lost some time. To my complete __40__ , when I reached the platform, I saw that the train had just left! It was the last train so I had to __41__ home.
My mother was glad to see me back as she had a bad feeling about my trip. But I was unhappy. I tried to relax and went to bed but I had a __42__ sleep. The next morning I was very tired. As I was having breakfast the __43 arrived. I read over the pages and was shocked to __44__ that the train I missed had had an accident. How __45__ I was that I missed the train!
36. A. sign B. chance C. sense D. dream
37. A. strange B. cold C. late D. quiet
38. A. Finally B. Suddenly C. Strangely D. Luckily

39. A. stop B. see C. catch D. miss
40. A. satisfaction B. hope C. surprise D. joy
41. A. call B. leave C. reach D. return
42. A. deep B. bad C. great D. heavy
43. A. newspaper B. ticket C. milk D. train
44. A. find B. hear C. feel D. remember
45. A. hopeful B. thankful C. carful D. painful

四、 阅读理解（共25小题，满分50分）
（A）
John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother's birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was.
"I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world." John thought.
He advertised (登告白) in the newspapers. "Wanted ----- the best present for the woman who has everything."
For many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him "the best present". But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.
Then less than a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird.
"This bird," the man said, "can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world."

"I will listen to it," John said. "If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you."
The man spoke to the bird. "Talk to me in French," he said. The bird spoke to him in French.
"Tell me a joke in Japanese, " he said. The bird told him a joke in Japanese. "Sing a famous pop
song," he said. The bird sang a famous pop song.
"I'll buy it," John said. "How much do you want?"
"One hundred thousand dollars," the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother's birthday he phoned her. "Well, mother," he said, "Is the bird wonderful?"
"Oh, it was delicious, dear," she said.
46. Why did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?
A. Because he loved his mother very much.
B. Because his mother needed these presents.
C. Because he wanted to show he had a lot of money.
D. Because he was the richest man in the world.
47. How did people know John wanted the best present in the world?
A. They rang John up. B. They knew it from the newspapers.
C. John phoned them one by one. D. They knew it on TV.
48. When did the man with a bird come to visit John?
A. Two weeks before John's mother's birthday.
B. On John's mother's birthday.
C. About five days before John's mother's birthday.
D. Less than a week after John's mother's birthday.
49. Why did John pay the man a lot of money for the bird?
A. Because it was such a beautiful bird.
B. Because he wanted to help the poor man with the bird.
C. Because the bird could look after his mother.
D. Because John thought the bird could make his mother happy.
50. What does the sentence "It was delicious." really mean in the story?
A. His mother ate the bird. B. His mother let the bird fly away.
C. His mother began to learn langusges from the bird.
D. His mother thought it was the most expensive present in the world.

（B）
       As space science develops, man has learned more and more about space. Space is not only amazing but also dangerous. While working in space, spacemen are facing danger as well as success.
Scientists have found out that the radiation(辐射)is the greatest danger to spacemen in space. When spacemen are working in space, they are in danger of the radiation from the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health. The harm of the radiation won’t be found until their children even grandchildren are born. Some special medicine may work a little, but no really effective medicine has been found so far.
Space rubbish is also thought to be a great danger to spacemen. It’s reported that there were 9,000 man-made things flying in space. About 30% of these are satellites, 10% are spaceships, and the rest are space rubbish. An explosion(爆炸)in space in 1999 made a cloud of 300,000 fragments, each at least 4mm in size. A small piece of these even knocked a spaceship window and caused some damage（损坏）.
Scientists are watching and reporting any possible danger all the time. They are working to deal with space rubbish. Although space is really dangerous, it interests many people on the earth. In the near future, it may become possible for people to spend a few days in a space hotel. We may even choose to leave the earth and live in space in a few years. So we should do something to help improve the space environment.

51. ______ shows the man-made things in space in the correct way.

 A.                   B.                      C.                 D.
52. The radiation from the sun and other stars is ______ to spacemen.
A. good          B. helpful       C. useful      D. harmful
53. The underlined word “fragments” means “______”.
A. 碎片         B. 泡沫         C. 烟雾      D. 飞碟
54. The passage talks about _________ kinds of danger in space.
A. two           B. three          C. four      D. five
55. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Scientists have found out ways to solve any problem in space.
B. Every one of us can have a travel to space in ten years.
C. The harm of the radiation may be found in the spacemen’s children.
D. Space is really dangerous, so it doesn’t interest anyone on the earth.

（C）
Have you ever walked into a room and felt relaxed?It could be because the walls were painted blue，a calm and peaceful color．
Sometimes colors can affect our feelings and moods．Some colors can make us feel calm and peaceful．Blue is one of these．Wearing blue clothes or sleeping in a blue room is good for our mind and body，because this color makes a good feeling．Blue is also the color of sadness，So you may say you’re feeling blue when you are feeling sad．White is another calm color．You should wear white clothes if you are feeling nervous．White is also the color of purity(纯洁)．Many women like to bein white on their wedding day．Green is the color of nature．It car give us more energy when we are feeling tired．
Some colors can make you feel Warm．These colors can give you a happy feeling．People wholive in cold climates USe warm colors in their homes like orange and yellow instead of white and blue
Orange shows joy．It can bring you success and cheer you up when you are feeling sad．Yellow is the color of the sun，so it can remind you of a warm，sunny day．Yellow is also the color of wisdom．Some people prefer this color when they study for exam．For example，they may use yellow school things．Red is one of the strong colors．Wearing red often makes us active．
In short．we can try out different colors if We aren’t feeling our best．

61．According to the passage．which color of the following can make you feel relaxed?
A．Yellow． B．Orange． C．Red． D．White．
62．What’s the meaning of the sentence“She is blue today．”
A．She is angry． B．She is sad． C．She is bored． D．She is excited．
63．Some students prefer yellow rulers or erasers when they study for exams because yellow is the color of ______．
A．wisdom B．purity C．nature D.peace
64．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A．People who live in cold places had better paint the walls of their houses white
B．Many women like to be in white on their wedding day because it's the color of purity．
C．Sometimes colors can affect our feelings and moods．
D．Wearing green can give us mole energy when we are feeling tired．
65．What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. People like warm colors in daily life. B. There are many colors in our life.
C. Colors can affect our feelings and moods. D. If you deel good, just use orange color.

（D）
A man worked hard for many years. He built a small house, and had a small business. When he was old, he wanted to move to a warm part of the country. He had a son and a daughter. They both wanted the house and the business.
“Both the two children can work in the business,” the old man said to himself. “ But the house is too small for two families. What can I do ? I love them both.”
He thought for a few days and then had an idea. So, on Sunday, after dinner with his children, he said to them, “I’ll give the house to one of you who can fill the house with something from a tree.”
The son went to the woods and filled bags and bags with leaves. The daughter went to the woods too and filled one small bag with leaves.
Sunday night came, the son brought in a hundred bags of leaves. But they filled only the living-room. The daughter took out the leaves from her bag and burned them. The light from the fire filled the house.
66. The man want to give ________ to his children before he went to live in another place.
A. The big house B. The small business
C. Both the small house and the small business D. all that he had
67. His son and daughter could _______
A. both work in the business B. both work in the business and live in the house
C. both live in the house D. sell the business and the house and share the money
68. the man ask his son and daughter to _________.
A. fill the house wit