2016届江苏省附属初级中学九年级上学期期中英语试卷（解析版）

一、单项填空

1. 难度：中等

---Look, the old man who is playing ________ guitar is ______ university teacher．
---Oh, how nice the music is!
A． the ; an                   B． /; an

C． the; a                   D． / ; a

2. 难度：中等

This pair of jeans looks nice _________ me because I look nice ________blue.
A． on; in                   B． in; on

C． for.; on                   D． to; in

3. 难度：困难

---Are you going to take part in the speech competition?
---_____  ．It’s too good a chance to miss.
A． No problem                   B． Thanks a lot

C． Never mind                   D． That’s for sure

4. 难度：中等

---Why not join them in their party?
---Well, I am not inviteD． And I _______ to go to the cinemA．
A． prefer                   B． discover

C． wish                   D． require

5. 难度：中等

_________ fantastic time they had playing hide-and-seek in the park!
A． How                     B． What

C． How a                   D． What a

6. 难度：中等

--- __________ is Jeremy LIN?
---He is a famous Harvard-educated，Asian-American NBA basketball player.
A． Where                   B． What

C． Why                       D． How old

7. 难度：中等

I wanted to buy a copy of The Youth, but there was _______ left in the bookshop．_______has just bought the last one.
A． no one;  Everybody                   B． none;  Somebody

C． anyone;  Somebody                   D． something;  Nobody

8. 难度：中等

---It seems that Jimmy is feeling bad about the exam.
---He needs to _______．A “C” is not the end of the w orld.
A． cheer himself up                   B． calm himself down

C． let himself down                   D． warm himself up

9. 难度：中等

If you can’t decide which of the two books to borrow, why don’t you take_______? I won’t read them this week.
A． all                   B． any                   C． either                   D． both

10. 难度：中等

Most boys____ guns to dolls while most girls ___ have dolls than guns.
A． would rather; prefer                   B． prefer; would rather

C． would rather; would rather       D． prefer; prefer

11. 难度：中等

-- _______ will the fog and haze(雾霾) last?
---I have no ideA． There is no sign of an enD．
 

A． How long                   B． How soon

C． How far                   D． How often

12. 难度：中等

Some of my friends eat with their eyes．They prefer to order what______ nice.
A． feels                   B． smells

C． looks                   D． tastes

13. 难度：中等

---Do you mind my opening the window to let the fresh air in?
---__________．I also would like to breathe in some fresh air.
A． Never mind                   B． You’d better not

C． That’s all right                   D． Not at all

14. 难度：中等

--- Have you ever been to Singapore?
---Yes．I ________there last year with my parents.

A． go                   B． went

C． have been                   D． was going

15. 难度：中等

---We’d better invite Jim and Jack to the party tonight.
---Yes, _____? I’ll give them a call right now.

A． why                   B． why not

C． what for                   D． how

16. 难度：中等

My parents want me to get further study to be ________ an engineer _______a scientist, ________ I would like to be a famous surgeon doctor．

A． neither; nor; and                   B． either; or; but

C． not only; but; so                   D． both; and; or

17. 难度：中等

---Jerry, has your uncle _________ your letter for help?
---Sorry, not yet．But let’s make a decision after we get his _______．
A． replied to; reply                        B． replied; answer

C． answered to; answer                   D． answered; reply

18. 难度：中等

He was brave enough ___________ for the school volleyball team and succeeded.
A． try out                   B． to try on

C． to try out                   D． to try

19. 难度：中等

--- Thank you for supporting the volunteer project．
---________．Many hands made the light work.
A． All right．                   B． Never mind

C． Don’t mention it           D． It doesn’t matter

20. 难度：中等

---Peter，is there anything else you want to know about China?
---Yes，I am still wondering __________ .

A． how is Chinese paper cut made

B． how was the Great Wall built in ancient times

C． why the Chinese people like to play the dragon dance

D． why do the Chinese people eat rice dumplings at Dragon Boat Festival

二、完形填空

21. 难度：中等

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Lisa has always been overweight．She wanted to lose weight, not just because she wanted to ______more beautiful and be healthier, but also because it would make life easier．For example, it was ______ for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit．She had to ask a tailor(裁缝) ______clothes that were large enough．In school, she needed a special chair which was ______and stronger than the other chairs．If she went for a walk, she got tired very quickly．She was al so unhappy about the way people treated ______sometimes．“People look at me and even make fun of me．That’s unfair! It’s true that I’m overweight, but I don’t think people ______treat me differently because I’m big．I can’t enjoy ______with my friends because I’m afraid of getting fatter．” Her friends and family never made fun of her．They tried to help her ______．They wanted her to be happy and healthy．Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn’t want to speak to ______．
But now things ______ quite different．Last month her classmates were preparing for the School ______Week．Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queen(女王) who was tall and fat．Lisa _____and practiced a lot．
Soon after the play, Lisa became the star! She did so ______that everybody remembered the proud Queen．They stood around her and said “______” to her．She even won the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful performance．
Now Lisa doesn’t worry ______being fat any more．She believes in the English saying “Every dog has its day．”
1.A． see           B． watch            C． notice              D． look
2.A． easy         B． difficult        C． wrong             D． right
3.A． to buy        B． buy              C． make              D． to make
4.A． thinner       B． smaller          C． bigger            D． softer
5.A． her             B． him             C． me                 D． you
6.A． need          B． may             C． should            D． must
7.A． having dinner B． to have dinner   C． doing sports      D． to do sports
8.A． however        B． instead             C． though               D． either
9.A． nobody          B． someone          C． anyone              D． everyone
10.A． was               B． is                     C． were                   D． are
11.A． Sports          B． Art                  C． Science              D．  Environment
12.A． agreed          B． disagreed        C． refused              D． allowed
13.A． bad                B． good                C． badly                D． well
14.A． Good-bye     B． Good luck       C． Congratulations   D． Sorry
15.A． with            B． about                 C． in                         D． for

三、阅读理解

22. 难度：中等

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Last year some groups of students in their community(社区) make a survey about "How do people spend their free time?' The following diagrams (图表) show some results of it．
Diagram (1): Hours for people of different ages who surf the Internet in a week．
Diagram (2): Different days people go to the library．(library attendance)
Diagram (3): Different programs people like．

根据上面三个图表内容，选择正确答案
1.People aged__________spend the most time surfing the Internet every week．
A． 7 ----16
B． 17 ------ 30
C． 31 ----- 55
D． over 56
2.On Wednesday, __________people go to the library every week．
A． over sixty
B． less than sixty  
C． about twenty
D． more than one hundred
3.According to the third diagram about ______of people like watching Cartoons?
A． 16%．
B． 19%
C． 13%
D． 37%．
4.Which statement is right according to the survey?
A． Some students made the survey in their school last year．
B． More people like sports than chat in the survey．
C． Less than 80 people join in the survey about library attendance．
D． People of different ages spend different time surfing the Int ernet．
5.The three diagrams show us the results of the survey about__________．
A． what people do every day
B． how people spend their free time
C． people's different lifestyles
D． people's different habits

23. 难度：中等

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

B

A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden．There was a young tree lying on the grounD． The rich man asked the old man．” what kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”
    “This is a fig（无花果）tree, sir．” He said．
    “A fig tree? the rich man was very surprised． ” Why, how old are you, may I ask?”
    “I am ninety years old． ”
    “What! “ shouted the rich man．“ You're ninety years old, You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit．You certainly don' t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree．” The old man smiled and said, “Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?”
“Sure” the man did not know why he asked this question．
The old man asked, “who planted the fig trees?”
“ well, I don’t know．”
“You see, sir．” The old man said slowly, “our forefathers（祖先）planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me．”
The rich man was quiet, then said, “ you are right, my good man．We should do some things for the people after us．Thank you very much．” Then he rode away．
1.The old man was planting _________when the rich man saw him．
A． an apple tree
B． a fig tree
C． a pear tree
D． a banana tree
2.The old man was planting the tree____________．
A． to get himself some fruit to eat
B． for the people after him
C． to make his garden more beautiful
D． just for fun
3.The sentence in the, last paragraph “The rich man was quiet” means_________
A． he was thinking about who were his forefathers
B． he didn't want to disturb the old man
C． he couldn't communicate with the old man
D． he understood why the old man planted the young tree
4.What kind of personality does the old man has?
A． creative
B． brave
C． wise
D． curious
5.We can express the main idea of this passage”_________” in Chin ese．
A． 前人栽树，后人乘凉
B． 光阴似箭，一去不返
C． 君子爱财，取之有道
D． 财多惹祸，树大招风

24. 难度：中等

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

In some science fiction movies, evil robots refuse to die, no matter how hard people fight back．

Now science fiction has become science fact．For the first time, scientists have made a robot that can take a beating (挨打) and keep on going．Scientists from Cornell University made t he robot, which looks like a spider with four legs．

Until now, even the most advanced (先进的) robot was almost certain to break down when it was damaged． That is because its computer inside simply doesn’t know how to make the machine work after its shape has changed．

To deal with this problem, the scientists put eight motors (发动机) and two sensors (传感器) that read how the machine is working．They all give signals to the machine’s software．Using this information, the computer can then figure out the machine’s shape at any moment．

The new technology is a big advance  in robot-making, scientists say, and it’s far from scary．It may someday help scientists create better artificial (假的) arms and legs and give new freedom to people who lose them．It might also help scientists understand how people and animals figure out their own sense of place in space．

“It has been difficult to design robots that can work well when the environment changes or when it’s damaged,” says Olaf Sporns of Indiana University in US．“With this work, we are nearer to solving this problem．”

1.Why do robots easily break down when they are damaged?

A． They cannot repair themselves．

B． The computer has changed a lot．

C． They have no computers inside．

D． The computer cannot work if the robot changes．

2.The new technology allows the robot to _________．

A． do house work for humans

B． keep working after being damaged

C． remember a lot of information

D． tell people where it is

3.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 5 refers to ________．

A． sensors

B． robots

C． arms and legs

D． scientists

4.How do the sensors in the robot work?

A． They can replace the computer when it’s broken．

B． They can find out where the damage comes from．

C． They help the computer learn the robot’s condition．

D． They can send signals to the person who uses the robot．

5.The passage is probably from____________．

A． an advertisement

B． a tour guide

C． a notice

D． a newspaper

25. 难度：中等

.阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Do you like visiting parks? What kind of parks do you like to visit? You are sure to be interested in the following three parks．
Hyde Park, the biggest royal (皇家的) park of the UK, lies in the center of London, next to Green Park．People built Hyde Park in 1536About one hundred years later, the park was open to the publiC． Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park is famous all over the worlD． Anyone can give a talk there on Sunday afternoon．
Central Park is a man-made park in the center of Manhattan, New York．It has an area of 341 square kilometers．It took about 15 years to build the park and in 1873 it was open to the publiC． With 21 playgrounds and 2 zoos, Central Park is a wonderful place．About 35 million people visit this park every year．
Banff National Park, the largest park in Alberta, Canada, was open in 1885The park is as large as 6,641 square kilometers．You can enjoy the beautiful mountains, lakes, plants and wild animals by car, boat and bike or on foot．There’re 3 famous ski areas in the park．Millions of people come to the areas every winter．
Answer each of the following questions in No More Than 5 Words．
1.Which part of London is Hyde Park in?
___________________________________________________
2.When was Hyde Park open to the public?
___________________________________________________
3.How large is Central Park in New York?
___________________________________________________
4.What in Banff National Park attracts people most every winter?
___________________________________________________
5.Which of the three parks is the youngest?
___________________________________________________

26. 难度：中等

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格。(每空限填一词)
Courage(勇气) is the ability to be brave in different kinds of situations in our life．Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well．Courage may make you confident of your success．If you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous．
How can we build up our courage?
Believe that you will be successful．Take chances and know that you have your own talents．Besides, your family and friends are always there for you．
Exercise your courage．It is like a muscle(肌肉)．The more we use it, the stronger our courage will be．
Know that giving up is not a choice．It’s much easier to give up, and it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong．
Fight to control your fear．Courageous people may still be afraid, but the difference is that they can control their fear．They don’t let it hold them back but use it as a reminder of what they can lose if they don’t go on．
Get courage by reading inspiring( 令人鼓舞的) stories of brave people．Abraham Lincoln is one of the people who you may think of．

四、单词拼写

27. 难度：中等

根据上下文和首字母提示填空。
Some students took their first no-teacher exam last week．After the teacher handed out exam papers, he left the classroom and never came back．One of the students collected papers when the exam e_____．
“This test was not only a test of k____, but also a test of moral(道德)”, said the headmaster．Next year it wants 80% of exams to be w____ teachers．But students have different ideas．
Some students think it’s good for t____ to have a test without teachers．First, this change means teachers trust the students very much．Second, they feel more r______ when there is no teacher．Because they think when teachers m______ around the classroom, it makes them nervous．However, o_______ think it’s important to have invigilators(监考人)．If there are no teachers, some students may cheat in the exam or check their a______ with each other．On the opposite, teachers will s_____ them from doing that．
Not using invigilators may be a good ideA． But before using it, schools must tell students it is i______ to be honest and try to find ways  to stop something unusual in exams．

28. 难度：中等

根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
1.Kate and I are going to the____________(音乐会) this weekenD．
2.Don’t be_______ (急躁的)! Please think about what I said first．
3.Nanjing, I Love You is a beautiful song which represents the feelings and ______（精神）of Nanjing people。
4.I’m so tired that I can_________ (几乎不)stay awake．
5.My grandma is in her __________ (八十多岁),but she can still take care of herself．
根据句意或句子的语法要求，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
6.They often meet and share their _________(think), feelings and experiences．
7.There were five_________ (win) names on the medal．
8.It’s necessary for us ________ (understand) the importance of health care．
9.We’ve missed the last bus! I’m afraid we have no choice but  __________( take) a taxi．
10.On January 1993,Hepburn passed away_________ (peace)in her sleep．

11.I think playing computer games is ________(simple) a waste of time．I have no interest in it．
12.Wearing red can help you when you have trouble in making _______ (decide)
13.I don’t think that is worth ___________ (write)．Why not find a more attractive topic, like “a bite of China”?
14.“Help_________ (you) to some fish．” Lucy said to Aunt Amy politely．
15.Water is one of_________ (value) resources (资源) and we must try our best to save it in daily life．

五、书面表达

29. 难度：中等

.时间飞逝，转眼间同学们进入九年级已有两个多月了，在繁忙的学习生活中，我们有困惑、泪水；也有进步、喜悦。假设你是Tom,请根据以下提示，写一篇题为“My school life in Grade Nine”的短文，介绍你九年级的学校生活，并适当发挥。
注意：要点表达齐全，书写工整，词数100左右。

My school life in Grade Nine

Hello, I am Tom ．It is more than two months since I became a Grade Nine student．Here is what my school life is like now．
At school, __________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Though I am busy with my study, I still live a colourful life．___________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
as a Grade 9 student, I hope_______________________________________________________
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