2014～2015学年度第二学期紫石中学九年级阶段考试英语试题
命题、校对：王宏梅 总分：120分 考试时间： 120分钟
第Ⅰ卷（选择题部分 共60分）
提醒：第Ⅰ卷共45小题，答案请按要求填涂在答题卡上。
一、单项选择（本题共15题；每小题1分，共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。
1. The Reed Flute Cave is _______underground cave in Guilin, China and China is _______ eastern country in Asia.
A. a; a B. an; an C. the; a D. the; the
2. ---More and more people come to visit Mount Huang.
--- That’s true. It has become the ________ of Anhui.
A .pride B. effort C. praise D. courage
3. We decide to make ________ a rule for us to turn off the lights at 10:30 p.m.
A. this B. that C. it D. one
4. I hope my clothes can be ________ ironed when I get up every morning.
A. smoothly B. proper C. widely D. smooth
5. ---Hello! I’d like to speak to the Customer Service Department.
--- Please hold and I’ll ________ you ________.
A. carry; out B. put; up C. put; out D. put; through
6. Compared ________life on the Earth, life would be better in some ways. But food would be ________ the form of pills and would not be so tasty.
A. to; in B. with; by C. to; at D. with; through
7. ---Do you know the spacecraft _______travelling at half the speed of light?
---How fast they are!
A. is B. are C. was D. were
8. ---Do you mean the girl who is holding two books in her hand?
---Yes, the girl ______ two books in her hand.
A . has B. having C. with D. had
9. The astronaut is so tired that he ________ for eleven hours.
A. has been asleep B. has fallen asleep
C. has gone to bed D. has gone to sleep
10. There are ______ in the reading room, but many of those books aren’t ________.
A. enough books; enough easy B. enough books; easy enough
C. books ; enough D. books enough; enough easy
11. ---Kate has won the first prize in the singing competition.
--- _______ pleasant surprise this gave her classmates!
A. What B. How C. What a D. How a
12. --- Can you tell me________ this CD player?
--- No problem. First you have to turn it on. Just press the first button.
A. how to repair B. when to use C. how to use D. When to repair
13.Only ______ of us know Microsoft has 52 ______ dollars and short-term investments.
A. two-thirds; billion B. two-third; billions
C. second-three ; billion D. two-three; billions
14. He asked_________．
A. that what you liked best B. if you had been to the Great Wall before
C. where did you go the day before D. how many students there are in your class
15. --- Daddy, can you come home for supper with us this weekend?
--- ________, but I might be a little late.
A. I’m busy B. Hard to say C. Of course D. Never mind
二、完形填空（本题共15题；每小题1分，共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。
Once there was a woman whose only son had died. In her sorrow (悲痛) she went to ask a wise man 16 there was a way to bring her son back to life. “Bring me a mustard seed (芥菜籽) from a home that has never known sorrow. I will use it to help you,” he said to her, 17 sending her away or trying to persuade her that there was hope.
At once she 18 to look for that mustard seed. The first 19 she came to was a huge building. Knocking on the door, she said, “I’m 20 a house that has never known suffering. Is this the place? It’s very 21 to me.”
“You have come to the 22 place,” they told her, and began to pour out all the sad things that had happened to 23 .
“Who is better able to share the sadness these poor people have suffered than I, who have experienced sadness?” she thought. 24 she stayed there and comforted them 25 setting off again to look for a house that had never known sorrow.
The woman went on, full of 26 , and came across a 27 on the road. She asked the farmer the same question, but unluckily he also said no.
Wherever she went, from huts (茅屋) to huge buildings, there was no one without tales of 28 . She came to be so 29 listening to other people’s sad stories that she 30 about looking for the mustard seed. Listening to the sorrow of others had driven the sorrow from her own heart.
16. A. that B. whether C. because D. where
17. A. proud of B. because of C. full of D. instead of
18. A. set off B. took off C. put off D. went off
19. A. expression B. memory C. place D. chance
20. A. caring for B. looking for C. paying for D. leaving for
21. A. important B. strange C. fair D. common
22. A. different B. right C. wrong D. certain
23. A. it B. them C. him D. her
24. A. However B. While C. Though D. So
25. A. unless B. after C. before D. until
26. A. hope B. pleasure C. regret D. fear
27. A. factory B. palace C. sign D. hut
28. A. happiness B. endings C. sadness D. promises
29. A. disappointed B. busy C. happy D. free
30. A. forgot B. cared C. worried D. found
三、阅读理解（本题共15题；每小题2分，共30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。
A
My Year Abroad
This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.
Mariko Okada – Tokyo
My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.
Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro
I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!
Alvin Chen – Hong Kong
Studying in New Zealand was an interesting experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went!
31. All the three teenagers went abroad .
A. to study English B. to visit friends C. to have a holiday D. to find a job
32. Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?
A. Mariko. B. Carla. C. Alvin. D. None of them.
33. Travelers Corner is most probably .
A. a sports club newsletter B. a science documentary
C. a travel magazine D. a news website
B
Idioms(成语) are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even if you know the meaning of each word you see or hear, you may not understand the idiom because you don't understand the culture behind it.
For example, if an American boy asks his mother what's for dinner tomorrow, she may say “I'll play it by ear”, that means she doesn't have plans for dinner and she will decide later. “Play by ear” used to mean playing music using the sheet music(活页乐谱), but now people often use it when they're not talking about music.
There're many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be more vivid and colorful. English idioms are more common in spoken English. They can be difficult to remember sometimes. Next time when you hear somebody saying to you, “Give me a hand”, you don't necessarily reach out your hand to him/her, but you do need to be helpful. And when the situation is out of hand, you usually can do very little to manage all that. What about a green hand? It's not about the color of your hand! You're a green hand when you are very new at your work and don't have much experience. If you and your partner always work together hand in glove, you two certainly work together very well.
Can you guess the meanings of some common English idioms to do with parts of your body?
34. An idiom is _______.
A. a phrase or a sentence that means exactly what the words say
B. a phrase or a sentence that doesn't mean exactly what every word says
C. so difficult that nobody can understand
D. something to do with parts of your body
35. If a mother says “I’ll play it by ear” to talk about the dinner, she means _______.
A. she will cook dinner while listening to music at the same time
B. she doesn't hear what others are talking about.
C. she will play music using the sheet music instead of cooking dinner
D. She doesn't have plans for dinner and will decide later
36. When one says “Can you give me a hand?”, he means _______.
A. he needs to hold your hand. B. he works well with you
C. he needs your help D. he is a new comer and can't help with the situation
37. What does the word “vivid” mean?
A. 生动的 B. 恰当的 C. 独特的 D. 有意义的
38. Here are four common English idioms to do with parts of your body and their meanings.
Can you match them?
1) to learn something by heart a. to depend on oneself
2) to have sticky fingers b. to know something very well
3) to stand on one's own feet c. to do something secretly
4) to go behind someone's back d. to have the habit of stealing
A. 1-b; 2-a; 3-d; 4-c B. 1-b; 2-d; 3-a; 4-c C. 1-c; 2-b; 3-a; 4-d D.1-c; 2-d; 3-b; 4-a
C
Death Valley is a beautiful but extremely(极端) dangerous land. There high mountains reach more than 3000 meters into the sky. But there is also a low place called Badwater. It is the lowest area of land in the Western Hemisphere (西半球). If there were water there, it would be 86 meters below the level of the ocean.
Death Valley can be dangerously cold during the winter months. Storms in the mountains can produce sudden flooding on the floor of the Valley.
The air temperature during the summer has been as high as 57 ºC. The heat of Death Valley has killed people in the past. It will continue to kill those who do not honor this extreme climate (气候). Death Valley does not forgive those who are not careful.
However, it would be wrong to think that nothing lives in Death Valley. The Valley is full of life. Wild flowers grow very quickly after a little rain. Some desert plants can send their roots (根) down more than 18 meters to reach water deep in the ground. Many kinds of birds live in Death Valley. So do mammals and reptiles (哺乳动物与爬行动物).
The area was named by a woman in 1849. Thousands of people from other parts of the country traveled to the gold mining (矿) areas. They were in a hurry to get there before other people did. Many people were not careful. They made bad choices or wrong decisions. One group decided to take a path called the Old Spanish Trail. By December they had reached Death Valley. They first did not have to survive the terrible heat of summer, but there was still an extreme lack (缺乏) of water. There were few plants for their work animals to eat.
The people could not find a pass through the tall mountains to the west of the Valley. Slowly, they began to suffer from a lack of food. To survive, they killed their work animals for food and began to walk out of the Valley. As they left, one woman looked back and said, 'Good-bye, death valley.' The name has never been changed.
39. Death Valley is known as a dangerous place because of its ______.
A. extreme climate B. high mountains
C. serious pollution D. dry deserts
40. Although Death Valley is dangerous, it is a place where ________.
A. people like to spend their holidays B. water can easily be found
C. no people have been killed D. lots of animals can survive
41. It was proved to be a wrong decision _______.
A. to look for gold in the valley B. to take the Old Spanish Trail
C. to get there before other people did D. to kill their work animals for food
42. In the passage, the writer doesn’t tell us _______.
A. what the weather is like in the valley
B. why people were travelling in a hurry
C. how plants in the valley get water
D. that the valley has some other names
D
I cycle to work almost every day, but I have to admit that I sometimes take the car in bad weather. Now I share an office with Jimmy who lives near to me. He drives to work every day and, quite often, at the end of the day, he drives to a gym. I don’t see the logic(逻辑). It’s much easier to cycle to work so that you have some exercise as part of your daily routine.
I wanted to persuade(劝说) him to cycle to work, so I did some research on a few websites about the benefits of cycling to work. Cycling has some obvious(明显的) advantages over driving. It is cheaper, it is better for the environmen t, and you don’t have to find a parking space. The point about the parking space is an important one as the car park behind our office building is often full. I know that my colleagues(同事) usually spend nearly half an hour looking for a parking space! It is true that cycling is a little slower than going by car, but at the rush hour it doesn’t make much difference. The time it takes to cycle is generally easier to predict than the time it takes to drive. The reason for this is that when there is heavy traffic, people on bicycles can get past, while people in cars have to wait. Strong winds affect(影响) cyclists badly though.
There are clear health benefits of cycling even if you only cycle a short distance each day. According to one expert, if you cycle regularly, you should be as fit as a person 10 years younger. As well as being good for your health, cycling can reduce stress. I certainly find that I feel better after my riding on the road. I also find that when I can’t solve a problem at work, the answer often comes to me when I am cycling. Sometimes the harder you think about a problem, the harder it is to find the solution(办法) and you actually need to concentrate less on the problem and relax the mind. Cycling can help to relax our minds.
I’m going to say to the people around me until they get on their bikes!
43. What’s the second paragraph mainly about?
A. Cycling has good points compared with driving.
B. Driving is the best way for us to make a journey.
C. The parking lot is often filled with plenty of cars.
D. Driving to work is much expensive than cycling.
44. What does the writer tell us in the third paragraph?
A. Cycling is good for our environment.
B. Cycling will appear in sports centers.
C. Cycling is sure to help us keep healthy.
D. Cycling changed Jimmy’s daily routine.
45. What does the writer write this passage for?
A. To show us it’s so good to drive to work every day.
B. To advise us how to stay young by doing exercise.
C. To tell us what we ought to do at the traffic rush hour.
D. To prove why he cycles to work instead of driving.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共60分）
提醒：第Ⅱ卷答案请按要求写在答题纸上。
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.When Mr. Jiang got home, he found his__________ (私人的) papers were spread all
over the floor.
47.At present our aircraft are too slow to carry large numbers of _______ (乘客)to Mars.
48.In general Tom’s robot seemed to ____________(provide what is needed )his needs.
49.Do you look forward to stepping onto the ___________( the outside or top part of
something )of the Mars some day?.
50.China has the largest _____________in the world and India comes next.
B. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。
complete invent possible develop know
51. Neil Armstrong is brave enough to go to a place that was ___________ to humans at that time .
52. Do scientists agree with the ____________ of living on Mars for humans in the future.
53. My computer has stopped working ____________. I don’t know what’s wrong with it.
54.Yuan Longping has spent all his life on the reaearch and____________ of better rice plants .
55.Thomas Edison is one of the greatest___________ in the world.
C. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。
show not tell get work help
56. ---Has your friend completed his design?---Not yet. He __________ on it last night
57. In recnt years a growing number of young people __________ interest in Wechat.
58. —_____ I ______you with your English? — Yes, please.
59. What a surprise to see you here! When _______ you ________ back?
60.Since you have known it very well, I ________ you about it.
五、句型转换（本题5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
请根据要求改写下列句子，每空一词。
61.He saw that the robot was making breakfast just now. (改为简单句)
He _________ the robot __________ breakfast just now
62.People might float in space because the gravity is low. (保持句意基本不变)
People might float in space __________ ___________ the low gravity.
63. Sometimes I took a walk with it in order to have a better sleep. (改为复合句)
Sometimes I took a walk with it ___________ ____________I could have a better sleep.
64. He felt uncomfortable at yesterday’s meeting. (改为反意疑问句)
He felt uncomfortable at yesterday’s meeting., __________ __________?
65. People praise the cave as “Art Palace of Nature”.(改为被动语态)
The cave _________ _________ as “Art Palace of Nature”..
六、根据首字母提示完成短文，每空一词。（本题10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母提示，写出一个合适英语单词的完整、正确形式，使短文通顺。
Are you almost crazy by the acne(青春痘) on your face? Are you worried to death
b ___ (66) you never know when it will disappear?Don’t worry about it any more because worrying will only make it even w (67). A recent study has found that worry plays an important r (68) in your skin disorders. Some British scientists found that the stress caused from worrying slows the healing process in your skin disorder like acne. Students often find their acne worse b (69) and during the exam. In fact, acne is quite common in teenagers.
But don’t worry. Acne always d (70) at last. It lasts u (71) the age of 20 or even 25. And don’t worry about scarring (疤痕) on your face, either. It’s rare for acne to leave any sign of its presence. There’s no m (72) to cure. But good skin care can keep it under c (73). For example, wash your skin t (74) a day after exercise. The most important t (75) to wash is bedtime. Shampoo your hair daily. Dirt on long hair can make acne worse by rubbing against your skin.
七、阅读与回答问题.（本题5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
Scientists find that hard-working people can live longer than idle(不工作的) people. Career women are healthier than housewives. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than the job-holder. A report shows that whenever the unemployment rate(失业率) increases by 1%, the death rate increases by 2%. All this comes down to one point: work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are busy. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as a bridge between man and reality(现实). By work, people come into contact with each other. By taking part in some activities, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. It affects man in spirit and makes him easy to get ill.
Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment(充实感) and a sense of achievement. Work makes one feel his value in society. When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words.
From the above we can come to the conclusion that the more you work, the happier and healthier you will be. Let us work hard and study well and live a happy and healthy life.
76. Why is work helpful to health?
________________________________________________________________
77. How do people feel when they don’t have anything to do?
____________________________________________________________________
78. How can we find friendship and warmth in our daily life?
____________________________________________________________________
79.Why can career women be healthier than housewives?
(请根据文章内容，自拟1句话作答)
________________________________________________________________
80.What do you think hard work can bring us?
(请根据自己的想法，自拟1-2句话作答)
____________________________________________________________________
八、书面表达。（本题共20分）
请你根据本学期所学内容写一篇英语文章。
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Asia
(China) |
北京值得参观 清晨看升国旗 长城奇迹之一 |
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Great people
(Neil Armstrong) |
历史伟人之一 六岁兴趣飞行 第一登陆月球 |
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Robots
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太忙无暇放松 订购一机器人 帮忙各种家务 |
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Life on Mars
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地球越来越挤 火星构建佳园 网上学校学习 |
写作要求：
1．要点齐全，可适当发挥，不要简单翻译。
2．词数90 左右。开头已写好，不计入总词数。
3．条理清晰，语意连贯，字迹工整。