初三英语试卷(2).doc

2015年九年级第二次学情调研考试

英 语

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第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共60分）
第Ⅰ卷共45题，请将答案按要求填涂在答题纸上。
一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
1. The word “vacation” in American English has the same meaning as the word “______” in British English.
A. holiday B. trip C. season D. festival
2. It’s careless ______ Simon to take the wrong bag. I think it necessary ______ him to give it back.
A. to; for B. of; to C of; for D. for; of
3. ______ of the two teachers shows great interest in using the white board in such a small class.
A. All B. Neither C. Both D. None
4. — What ______ bowl of noodles would you like, small, medium or large?
— A large one of beef noodles, please.
A. colour B. kind C. price D. size
5. Download (下载) Baidu Map and we can find any place ______.
A. easier B. harder C. more hardly D. more easily
6. Most boys prefer toy guns to dolls ______ most girls would rather have dolls.
A. while B. when C. as D. since
7. All of you can choose any good novels you like in our library because there are ______ here.
A. few B. many C. a few D. a little
8. Mr Wang has _______ for Guangzhou. He will give an educational speech there.
A. visited B. arrived C. gone D. left
9. According to the law, teenagers under 18 ______ have driving licences.
A. mustn’t B. shan’t C. may not D. needn’t
10. They say there’s a new bookstore nearby. It ______ for more than a week.
A. is opened B. has opened C. has been open D. is opening
11. — He dropped a cup carelessly again.
— Don’t be angry with him. _______ , he is only two years old.
A. After all B. Above all C. First of all D. In all
12. — Don’t forget to go to Jenny’s wedding next weekend.
— I won’t. I ______ just now.
A. reminded B. required C. was reminded D. was required
13. — Miss Lin, could you tell me ______ about the local hotel?
— I think will be useful.
A. how can I get the information B. what information can I get
C. where I can get the information D. which information I can get
14. — If I devote more time to learning English from now on, can I do better in it?
— Sure. ______
A. A miss is as good as a mile. B. Better late than never.
C. Practice makes perfect. D. Many hands make light work.
15. — Shall we go and watch Fast & Furious 7 (速度与激情7) tomorrow?
— _______. Vin Diesel, one of the main characters, is my hero.
A. Never mind B. We’d rather not
C. Yes, better not D. Exactly
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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty (有霜的) window of the farmhouse and rubbed (擦) it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought    16 . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was looking forward to a miracle (奇迹).
This farmhouse had been    17 too long. It really needed a family.
Zigfried’s 　18    made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), took a    19   from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.
Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse     20 _ the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried trembled (发抖）when he thought of it. He looked around    21  as he stole into the room where wheat was stored. And he was quite    22  as he filled his bag with wheat. He hurried to    23  the house when suddenly he felt a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat wildly, and without thinking he ran away as quickly as possible and at last he was safe.
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some    24_ news: a new family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Before long, a car came up  the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.
Zigfried’s Christmas     25  did arrive!
Zigfried’s granny came to celebrate with him. The house became     26  the next few days. Everything was fantastic and time seemed to go so fast. Zigfried    27  every single hour of them.    28   , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a    29  smile at the door of his home, he heard the discussion of the children of the family about what their Christmas presents.
What? A cat? The smile  30 on his face. His mouth opened wide.
16. A. hard            B. happily               C. hopefully                 D. proudly
17. A. old               B. noisy                      C. messy                      D. empty
18. A. mouth               B. nose                       C. stomach                    D. throat（喉咙）
19. A. bag                    B. stick                         C. bowl                        D. coat
20. A. when B. until C. as D. after
21. A. happily                  B. carefully                 C. excitedly                       D. slowly
22. A. clear B. nervous C. lucky D. sad
23. A. leave                  B. clean                 C. destroy                     D. decorate
24. A. terrible                B. sad                      C. strange                         D. good
25. A. miracle B. present C. granny D. family
26. A. happy                 B. silent                        C. alive                        D. alone
27. A. counted             B. enjoyed                   C. missed                     D. wasted
28. A. However             B. Instead                    C. Moreover                 D. Therefore
29. A. surprised             B. excited                      C. cold                         D. satisfied
30. A. missed               B. froze                       C. appeared                     D. showed
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。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Welcome to the Pacific Beach Hotel!
The Pacific Beach Hotel overlooks Waikiki beach and is five-minute walk from the Honolulu Zoo. A large Shopping Center is one mile away. Reach downtown Honolulu in four miles and Pearl Harbor in 14 miles.
The 837-room Pacific Beach Hotel also has a three-story, 280,000-gallon indoor oceanarium(海洋水族馆), which is now the home of over 70 different kings of Hawaiian marine (海产的) life. The hotel also has Hawaiian (夏威夷的) Rainforest Salon and Spa, a fourth floor pool and a tennis court located on the eighth floor.
Each standard guest room is given with air-conditioning, coffee maker, digital (数字的) telephone, hairdryer, iron and ironing board, one king-size or two double beds, mini-refrigerator, personal balcony, private bathroom with shower and bathtub, and TV with movies and video games. And it also has non-smoking rooms.
Here is the room type:（book now and get another 20% off）

Room type
CITY VIEW with BALCONY
2 double beds or 1 king-size
Bed（all standard room）
Max (至多) -4 people
MOUNTAIN VIEW with BALCONY
2 double beds or 1 king-size
bed（all standard room）
Max-4 people
OCEAN VIEW with BALCONY
One-bedroom suite（套房）-top floor of oceanarium
-1 king-size bed
Max-2 people
Regular
（per night）
＄250
＄290
＄580
Special
（per night）
＄180
＄220
＄380
31. Your parents want to book a room in this hotel for a 2-day holiday now. They enjoy the ocean view. They will pay _______ for their room at least.
A. About 600 dollars.                                   B. About 700 dollars.     
C. About 800 dollars.                                    D. About 900 dollars.
32. If you live in this hotel, you can get all the following service except _______.
A. to enjoy the marine life of Hawaii        B. to play tennis
C. to have a sunbath                     D. to visit the Honolulu Zoo
33. The purpose of writing this passage is_______.
A. to attract more tourists to the hotel       B. to introduce a new oceanarium
C. to suggest a good place of interest       D. to ask for the public’s help
B
When the great library of Alexandria (亚历山大图书馆) burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book, and a poor man bought it for very little money. 
The book wasn't very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed. It was a thin strip of animal skin on which was written the secret of the “Touchstone (试金石)”! The touchstone was a small pebble that could turn any common metal into pure gold. 
     The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was this: The real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles were cold. 
     So the man sold his few belongings, bought some simple supplies, camped on the seashore, and began testing pebbles. He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Yet he went on and on this way. Pick up a pebble. Cold—throw it into the sea. Pick up another. Throw it into the sea. The days continued over a long period of time. 
     One day, however, about mid-afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done. He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along, he still threw it away. 
     So it is with opportunity (机会). Unless we are cautious (小心的，谨慎的), it's easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand and it's just as easy to throw it away.
34. The poor man bought the book because _______.
A it was very cheap B. it was of great value
C. there was a secret in the book D. he wanted to find the touchstone
35. According to the story, the touchstone_______.
A. is a big pebble B. feels cold C. is magic D. is pure gold
36. The man threw pebbles into the sea_______.
A to test how far he could throw B. to practice throwing pebbles
C. to avoid picking up the same pebble D. to express his disappointment
37. What message does the story want to express?
A. Good habits can lead to success.
B. Habits can only hold you back.
C. Opportunity prefers slow but strong mind.
D. Opportunity only visits the ready and cautious mind.
C
A thief entered the bedroom of the 30th President of the United States, who met him and helped him run away from punishment.
The event happened in the early morning hours in one of the first days when Calvin Coolidge (卡尔文·柯立芝) came into power (执政), late in August, 1923. He and his family were living in the same third-floor suite at the Willard Hotel in Washington that they had lived several years before. The former President’s wife was still living in the White House.
Coolidge awoke to see a stranger go through his clothes, remove a wallet and a watch chain.
Coolidge spoke, “I wish you wouldn’t take that.”
The thief, gaining his voice, said, “Why?”
“I don’t mean the watch and chain, only the charm (表坠). Take it near the window and read what is impressed on its back, ”the President said.
The thief read, “Presented to Calvin Coolidge.”
“Are you President Coolidge?” he asked.
The President answered, “Yes, and the House of Representatives (众议院) gave me that watch charm. I’m fond of it. It would do you no good. You want money. Let’s talk this over.”
Holding up the wallet, the young man said in a low voice, “I’ll take this and leave everything else.”
Coolidge, knowing there was ＄80 in it, persuaded (劝告) the young man to sit down and talk. He told the President he and his college roommate had overspent during their holiday and did not have enough money to pay their hotel bill.

Coolidge counted out ＄32 and said it was a loan (借款).
He then told the young man, “There is a guard in the corridor (走廊).” The young man nodded and left through the same window as he had entered.
38. What caused the young student to meet the President?
A. He knew the President had lots of money B. He knew the President lived in the suite.
C. He wanted to be a rich businessman. D. He wanted to steal some money.
39. Why did Calvin Coolidge live at the Willard Hotel in those days?
A. Because the former President was still living in the White House.
B. Because the former First Lady hadn’t left the White House.
C. Because the First Lady liked to live there.
D. Because he himself liked to live there.
40. Coolidge counted out ＄32 ______.
A. in order not to be killed by the young student
B. in order to be out of danger
C. in order to help the young student overcome his difficulty
D. because he liked to use the rest money
41. Which of the following might happen afterwards?
A. The young student was put into prison.
B. The young student repaid the＄32.
C. The President told many reporters the young student’s name.
D. The President ordered the young man to repay the money.
D
Scientists have tried to come up with biological explanations for the difference between boys and girls.
However, none were believable enough to explain the general picture. As one scientist points out, “There are slight genetic (遗传的) differences between the sexes (性别) at birth. They may affect the subjects boys and girls choose. But the difficulty is that by the time children reach school age, there are so many other effects that it is almost impossible to tell whether girls are worse at science and maths, or whether they’ve been brought up to think of these subjects as boys’ “territory”.
Statistics (统计数据) show that in mathematics, at least, girls are equal to boys. A recent report suggests that girls only stop studying mathematics because of social attitudes (态度). One of the reports’ authors says, “While it is socially unacceptable for people not to be able to read and write, it is still acceptable for women to say that they are ‘hopeless’ at maths. Our research shows that, although girls get marks which are as good as the boys’, they have not been encouraged to do so.”
The explanation for the difference, which is very clear during the teenage years, goes as far back as early childhood experiences. From their first days in nursery school (幼儿园), girls are not encouraged to work on their own or to complete tasks, although boys are. For example, boys but not girls, are often asked to ‘help’ with repair work. This encouragement leads to a way of learning how to solve problems later on in life. Evidence shows that excellent mathematicians and scientists did not have teachers who provided answers; they had to find out for themselves.
A further report on maths teaching shows that teachers see