2013-2014学年广东省云浮市九年级上学期期末文化素质水平检测英语试卷（解析版）

一、单项填空

1. 难度：中等

In the nineteenth century, English became                     international language.

A. anB. a    C. /D. the

2. 难度：中等

The man over there teaches                     geography.

A. we    B. our        C. us      D. ourselves

3. 难度：中等

— The dictionary is a useful                     for understanding new words.

   — I think so.

A. secretB. toolC. wayD. plan

4. 难度：简单

                  of the students in my school are girls.

A. Two fifthsB. Second fifthsC. Two fifth D. Fifth two

5. 难度：中等

—How are you going to spend this weekend?

   —              the weather is fine, we’ll climb Mount Tai.

A. As well asB. As good asC. As soon as  D. As long as

6. 难度：中等

— I’m afraid I can’t               you, sir. Can you speak more slowly?

   — Of course.

A. followB. listenC. seeD. find

7. 难度：中等

              the morning of March 31, she made an important decision in her life.

A. Since       B. InC. From     D. On

8. 难度：中等

Our team tried our best,                we failed the match at last.

A. butB. andC. orD. while

9. 难度：中等

—You                     praise your son. He works harder than before.

   —Thanks, I will.

A. should B. canC. mayD. must

10. 难度：简单

The computer                  in 1946 in America.

A. is inventedB. was inventedC. inventsD. invented

11. 难度：简单

—Why are you so happy, today?

   —Because I                   to London with my parents tomorrow.

A. fly    B. flewC. am flyingD. have flown

12. 难度：简单

It’s said that the forest                   disappearing.

A. isB. amC. areD. was

13. 难度：简单

— I’m leaving for Qingdao tomorrow.

   —                                             

A. Congratulations!B. I’m sorry to hear that.

C. You’re welcome!   D. Have a good trip!

14. 难度：中等

I                      to Shanghai three times.

A. have goneB. have beenC. wentD. was

15. 难度：中等

— What is the population of America?

   — I don’t know. But I know it’s                   than that of China.

A. lessB. biggerC. smallerD. larger

16. 难度：简单

Mr. Li will go to Guangzhou by air. His workmates are                at the airport.

A. turning him offB. seeing him off     

C. taking him off    D. putting him off

17. 难度：中等

— I  have  no  idea                    to tell her  the  bad  news.

   — I think tomorrow is the best time.

A. how      B. when      C. where     D. why

18. 难度：困难

— Joan has never been to Beijing. What about Jack?

   —             

A. So has he.B. Neither he has.C. So he has.D. Neither has he.

19. 难度：简单

The policeman told us               the street when the traffic light was red.

A. not crossB. didn’t crossC. not to crossD. not crossing

20. 难度：中等

— Excuse me, could you tell me                             ?

   — There is an e–shop on the third floor. You can repair it there.

   A. where can I repair my MP4 player     B. where I can repair my MP4 player

   C. how can I go to the e–shop            D. how I can go to the e–shop

二、完型填空

21. 难度：压轴

If a country wants to develop rapidly, education must come first. However, in China, many poor families in some villages can’t   an education for their children. Some children reach the school age,   they have to stay at home and do some farm work.

Luckily, Project Hope started   October 30th, 1994.It has mainly two   .

One is to help the poor children who can’t go to school without money, the other is to build for the students in poor areas so that they can have a better studying environment. With the help of Project Hope, a lot of poor children have returned to school and many new schools have been built     it started. So the children can get much knowledge and   their dreams.     they get knowledge, they will have ability（能力）to build their hometown. At the same time, their living conditions will be     as well.

There are still many poor children in   of help. As for the project, there is still a long way to go.

1.A. giveB. offerC. affordD. provide

2.A. soB. butC. whileD. and

3.A. inB. duringC. onD. for

4.A. purposesB. waysC. usesD. policies

5.A. stationsB. schools C. hospitalsD. shops

6.A. when B. afterC. beforeD. since

7.A. shakeB. createC. considerD. realize

8.A. But    B. OnceC. SoD. Though

9.A. badB. worseC. betterD. well

10.A. needB. detailC. publicD. surprise

三、阅读理解

22. 难度：困难

Wang Lei is studying in No.1 Middle School. He is in Class Three, Grade Nine. The

table is his mid-term self-assessment (自我评价). He draws faces to show his progress.

excellent       OK        weak

Read the table and find out how well Wang Lei is doing.

Unit Item	Unit 1 The Changing World	Unit 2 Saving the Earth
Vocabulary	Describing changing	Pollution
Grammar	Present perfect tense	Direct speech and indirect speech
Studying skills / pronunciation	Using a dictionary	Reading
Main task	A report	Suggestions

1.Wang Lei thinks he does best in                      in Unit 1.

A. describing changing      B. using a dictionary

C. a report      D. present perfect tense

2.What does Wang Lei need to improve in Unit 1?

A. Present perfect tense       B. Using a dictionary

C. A report       D. Describing changing

3.What is Wang Lei NOT very good at in Unit 2?

A. Pollution          B. Direct speech and indirect speech

C. Reading       D. Suggestions

4.What do you think Wang Lei does well in?

A. Present perfect tense       B. Direct speech and indirect speech

C. A report       D. Listening and speaking

5.From the table we know Wang Lei is weak in                   .

A. vocabulary       B. main task

C. studying skills / pronunciation       D. grammar

23. 难度：困难

Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other big cities are exciting places to live. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums, plays and movies. You can also go to supermarkets to buy things from all over the world. But there are serious problems in big cities, too. The cost of living is high, and there are too many people in some big cities. Every year many people move to the cities because there are more chances to find jobs, to study at good schools, and to receive good medical care. But sometimes these people cannot find work or a good place to live. Also, too many people in a small space make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities. Others do not. Before people move to big cities, they should think about the problems of living there.

1.In big cities people can                                .

A. find jobs more easily    B. study at good schools

C. receive good medical care    D. A, B and C

2.According to the passage, big cities                                  .

A. are not exciting places to live

B. have not many serious problems

C. are terrible

D. are not always clean and safe enough

3.In this passage the writer tells us                            .

A. to move to a big city

B. not to move to a big city

C. not to move to a big city without thinking about the problems there

D. not to think too much about the problems before moving to a big city

4.Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are all big cities.

B. Some people enjoy living in big cities.

C. People have more chances to find jobs in big cities.

D. Big cities are not as good as small cities.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Exciting Places to live    B. Serious Problems in Big Cities

C. Big CitiesD. Chances to Find Jobs

24. 难度：压轴

配对阅读 左栏是五个人的兴趣介绍，右栏是七个运动项目的简介。请根据五个人的情况为他们选出最合适的运动项目，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。其中有两个选项为多余。

1.Amy used to teach swimming to small children. It was exciting to see them begin to lose their fear of water and begin to have fun! 2.Tom likes climbing. He says, “ When I reach the top, I can enjoy the beautiful sights better.” 3.Running is John’s favorite sport. He runs 1,000 meters every day. He is very healthy now. 4.Mike tried golf last week and he really enjoyed it. A friend asked him if he wanted to go golfing again, and he agreed quickly. 5.Sue is 14 and lives in England. Her father works in a horse-riding school. She has been riding since she was six.

A. Continuing training will help a lot to make professional athletes more successful. It does not take long for you to make progress from this training. B. While practising running in a proper way, it’s easy to learn. You’ll also find that your body doesn’t become tired so easily when you keep up proper running form. C. If you have ever thought about playing golf, Get golf ready is for you. You will be taught by training PGA and LPGA professionals. They will make sure you have fun each step of the way. D. Climbing a mountain is hard work. But the higher you climb, the more wonderful your view（视野）is. E. Learning to play tennis can be a lot of fun, even if you don’t know much about tennis or are just beginning to learn it. We’ll prepare everything from the equipment to the playing court. F. The first thing you learn to ride a horse is how to get onto a horse. Then you have to learn how to move up and down at the same time as the horse. G. Never dive off the side of the pool unless an adult says that the water is deep enough.

四、选词填空

25. 难度：困难

请用方框中所给词的适当形式完成这篇短文，并把所缺单词填写在答题卡指定的位置上。

每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

pronounce, easy, try, learn, how, the, it, spend, by, but

I am a student in Grade Three. I began to learn English the year before last year. English isn’t very1.        to learn. But I like it very much.

2.        do I study English?

In the first year, I found3.         very difficult to memorize new words. At first I4.        a lot of time on them. I learned new words only5.         reading

and writing them.6.        a few days later I forgot them. Later, with7.        help of my teachers, I came to know how to do it well. I paid more attention to8.        and spelling. In this way, I have9.        a lot of new words by heart. Every morning after I get up, I do some reading. At school I10.       to speak English with my classmates and review what I have learned.

Nothing is too hard if you put your heart into it.

五、其他题

26. 难度：困难

请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，完成信息卡，把答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。

Everyone should do something to protect the environment. How did we help to save our earth this week?

Mary: My family try to save electricity. We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. We turn off the TV when nobody is watching it.

Tom: We start recycling this week. We divide our rubbish into different bags for bottles, cans, paper and food. Mom keeps the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags. These are great ways to help our environment.

Jack: My family save water. We never take long baths and have short showers instead. We wash the toilet with used water. My sister and I don’t leave the tap running when we brushed our teeth.

Information Card

Ways to help protect the environment
Mary’s family	save electricity	Never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. 1.          when nobody is watching TV.
Tom’s family	2.	3.       into different bags for bottles, cans, paper and food.
Jack’s family	save water	Never take long baths. Wash the toilet4.         . 5.            when they brushed their teeth.

六、书面表达

27. 难度：困难

目前，我们的周围环境遭到严重破坏，污染随处可见。请以“How to Protect Our Environment”为题写一篇演讲稿。内容包括：

1. 列举2-3个有关环境污染的现象，如：看不到蓝色的天空，看不到河里的鱼，喝不到干净水等。

2. 提出2-3个建议保护环境，如：步行或骑自行车上学，不随处扔垃圾，不得往河里倾倒废水等。

作文要求：

1、不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校真实的名称和学生的真实姓名；

2、语句连贯，词数80个左右。标题、开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

How to Protect Our Environment

Good morning, everyone! Our environment is becoming worse and worse day by day.

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That’s all. Thank you.