九年级英语二模试卷.doc

紫石中学九年级第二次模拟考试
英语试卷

第Ⅰ卷 （选择题 共60分）
一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. — Thanks for offering us such useful information. — It’s pleasure.
A. a; the B. /; a C. an; / D. the; a
2.—I have great ___ in learning physics and I’m so worried. Could you help me?
—Sure, I’d be glad to.
A. interest B. fun C. trouble D. question
3. —_______ is “I'm a singer” shown on TV? —Every week.
A. How long B. How often C. How soon D. How many times
4. The young man complained the manager the noise there.
A. of; to B. to; about C. of; about D. to; with
5. Travelers on planes_______ carry knives because it is against the rules.
A. needn't B. couldn't C. won't D. mustn't
6. People ______ shopped online in the past.Now more and more people like online shopping.
A. finally B. easily C. hardly D. nearly
7. You need to _________ the application form first if you want to join the Students’ Union.
A. give out B. set up C. fill in D. send out
8. —I hope I can take part in the game show Who is Still Standing and win something.
—Stop daydreaming. You will win nothing _______ you spend a few months preparing for it.
A. since B. unless C. if D. because
9.—It is selfless ______ the doctor to devote all the time he had ________ for the patients.
—I think so, they are so great.
A. for; to care B. of; to care C. of; to caring D. for; to caring
10. — What great fun we had _ _____ in the river last Sunday!
— Well, let’s go there again next weekend
A. to swim B. in swiming C. swum D. swimming
11. —-Excuse me. When can we play badminton at the court?
—Not until it_______ next week.
A. repairs B. will repair C. is repaired D. will be repaired
12. I’d like to do some voluntary work for the poor students in our town. I think it will be a
meaningful .
A. experiment B. expression C. experience D. environment
13. The number of the students in our grade ______ about ______，and ______ of them are girls.
A. are; six hundreds; two- thirds        B. is; six hundred; two-third
C. is; six hundred; two thirds        D. are; six hundreds; two third
14. Excuse me. Could you tell me ______?
A. what does the planet Mars look like B. what the planet Mars looks like
C. how does the planet Mars look like D. how the planet Mars looks like
15. —Would you mind if I open the window?
—_______. I've had a cold for two days.
A. You'd better not B. Never mind C. Of course not D. All right
二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain. It is a mixture of 16 from all of these places.
In the west of America, cowboys had to take 17 of the cattle (牛). They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and 18 ran away. A cowboy’s life was 19 and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to 20 awake at night. He also sang songs to the cattle to 21 them quiet. He sang about the stars and the moon, about his family and his friends. The cattle 22 the cowboy and went to sleep. They would not run away 23 he sang beautiful and peaceful songs.
In the south of America, many people came from Ireland, Scotland and England. 24 people came from France and Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music. They used guitars, violins and other musical instruments (器具), too. They also added instruments from their homes, 25 bottles and plates. When they 26 their friends and families on holidays, they 27 sang and played country music.
Country music describes life 28 It talks about love, jobs, home and money. It talks about 29 and enemies, trucks and highways, farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like country music because everyone knows 30 about these ideas. Also, many country music fans wear Western clothes and dance together to country music Many bands (乐队) all over the world now perform country music.
16. A. music B. view C. sport D. exercise
17. A.out B. care C. down D. off
18. A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. ever
19.A. funny B. lonely C. happy D. noisy
20. A. smell B. keep C. seem D. sound
21. A. make B.let C.ask D. tell
22. A. ran to B. followed C. watched D. listened to
23. A. that B. whether C. if D. what
24.A.Others B.Other C.Another D. The other
25. A. like B. unlike C. as D. for example
26. A. came B. went C. introduced D. visited
27. A never B.usually C.seldom D.hardly
28. A. incorrectly B. clearly C. shortly D. recently
29. A. teachers B. friends C. relatives D.parents
30. A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything
三、阅读理解 （本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
I should say that parents do not owe(欠) their children a college education. If they can afford it they can certainly send them to the best universities. But they must not feel guilty内疚) if they can’t. If the children really want to go they’ll find a way. There are plenty of loans(贷款) and scholarships(奖学金) for the bright and eager ones who can’t afford to pay.
When children grow up and want to get married their parents do not owe them a certain payment on a house. They do not have the duty to baby-sit their grandchildren.
Do parents owe their children anything? Yes they owe them a lot.
One of the duties that their parents should do is to give their children a personal worth. Of course they should be properly corrected when they do wrong but it's often better to let children learn their mistake by themselves in time. All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand failure. When criticisms(批评) are really needed they should be balanced with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.
Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives. This means teaching them to respect the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful(尊重） to elders to teachers and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by deed. A child who is lied to will lie. A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving.
No child asks to be born. If you bring a life into the world you owe the child something.
31. According to the writer ______.
A. parents must support their children even after they married as a duty.
B. if they don’t afford parents should take loans to send their children to go to college.
C. parents needn’t feel guilty if they are unable to send them to university.
D. parents should give their children a payment on a house.
32. The writer mainly talks about in this massage ______.
A. the duties of the parents B. the best way to teach their children.
C. the reason why children feel stupid and unworthy.
D. why parents owe their children something.
33. According to the writer what should parents do when children make mistakes?
A. criticize and correct them immediately.
B. point them out at once and order children to correct them in time.
C. tolerate them, help them to correct them in a friendly way .
D. compare them with brighter brothers sisters.
B
To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade(遮蔽)against the sun.
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, back in the eleventh century BC.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use : it became a symbol of honor and power(权力). In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such as the kings or queens.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece, but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the middle ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it became a symbol of power.
Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.
34. Ancient people first used umbrellas as ____.
A. a symbol of honor B. protection against the sun
C. a symbol of power D. protection against the rain
35. The underlined word royal might mean _ in Chinese.
A.皇室的 B.富裕的 C.中产的 D.平民的
36. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. The ancient Greeks used the umbrella in their daily life.
B. Europeans hardly used the umbrella during the middle ages.[来源:学科网]
C. The umbrellas for women were made colorful in ancient times.
D. The style of the umbrella hasn't changed a lot since it was invented
37. This passage is mainly about _____.
A. the sales of the umbrella B. the differences among umbrellas
C. the invention of the umbrella D. the history and the use of the umbrella
C
On January 18, a 12-man Chinese team landed on the Antarctic icecap peak(南极冰盖最高点). They are the first people to reach the peak of Dome A(海穹A). It is 4039 meters above sea level(平面).
The team built a station there to study the changes of the weather, to get ice samples(标本) from 150 meters to 200 meters below, and to do other studies. So far, the team has got nearly 100-meter-long ice samples from a place about 300 meters under the icecap peak.
It is the first time that people have been able to get samples from the icecap peak in Antarctic and it is very important for people to study the weather changes and environmental changes in this area.
The Chinese scientists also built a weather study system at the peak. The system can send out information about temperature, how strong the wind is, and many other things about the weather.
The Antarctic icecap makes up (组成) 70% of the earth’s fresh water(淡水). By studying Dome A, scientists can get the lowest temperature of the earth and other information about the world’s weather changes. We can’t get this information from other places on the earth because Dome A is the best place for this kind of studies. So it is very important to land on the peak of Dome A.
38. According the passage, which of the following sentences is CORRECT?
A. The Chinese team was the first to land on the Antarctic.
B. The team built a station there to change the world’s weather.
C. Dome A is the best place for scientists to study the world’s weather changes.
D. The Chinese team isn’t the first to get ice samples from the ice cap beak in Antarctic.
39. Choose the right order (顺序) according to this passage.
① They built a station to study the changes of the weather.
② A Chinese team landed on the Antarctic icecap peak.
③ The Chinese scientists built a weather study system.
④ They got ice samples from the icecap peak.
A. ②①④③ B. ②①③④ C. ③②①④ D. ②③④①
40. From this passage, we can infer(推断): After the Chinese team landed on the Antarctic icecap peak, ______________.
A. we can go there for holidays B. the world’s weather must be better and better
C. the peak will be the best place for people to live in
D. our country will do better in the world’s weather research.
41. What’s the best title for this passage?
A. The Antarctic Icecap Makes Up 70% of the Earth Fresh Water.
B. Chinese Team First Landed on the Antarctic Icecap Peak.
C. Weather and Environment Changes in Antarctic.
D. The Importance of Dome A.
D
You either have it, or you don’t---a sense of direction. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map while others can lose themselves in the next street?
Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it.
“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, research director of the project. “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.”
Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:
l If you are using a map, turn it so that it relates to与……有联系) the way you are facing.
l If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree－something easy to recognize. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.
l Simplify(简化) the way for finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or wells in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as towerblocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.
Now you will never get lost again!
42. Which of the following things cannot be used as landmarks?
A. Tower blocks. B. Hills. C. Wells. D. Bikes.
43. What does the underlined word “emphasize” mean in the passage?
A. To give special importance to something. B. To express thanks for somebody.
C. To understand or become aware of a fact. D. To admire somebody.
44. Scientists believe that __________.
A. some babies are born with a sense of direction
B. people learn a sense of direction as they grow older
C. people never lose their sense of direction
D. everybody has a sense of direction from birth
45. What may be the best title of the passage?
A. A research on direction. B. A sense of direction.
C. People’s ability of finding the way. D. Scientists’ research on skills.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共60分）
四、词汇（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A. 请根据括号中的中文提示，英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。
46. The great Chinese sc