2013-2014学年江苏省教育集团树人学校九年级上学期期末考试英语卷（解析版）

一、单项填空

1. 难度：中等

Is ______ France ______ Asian or a European country?

A. the; an             B. /; an            C. / ; a              D. /; the

2. 难度：中等

Hepburn won an Oscar ______ Best Actress ______ her role ______ the film Roman Holiday.   

A. of; for; in           B. of; of; for       C. for; of; in         D. for; for; in 

3. 难度：中等

You mean that is a _______ broadcast, not a recording?

A. living               B. lively           C. live            D. alive

4. 难度：中等

I ________ be a little bit slow, but at least I don’t make foolish mistakes.

A. should               B. may            C. must           D. need

5. 难度：中等

You can visit Zhalong Nature Reserve, one of the few places on Earth _____ red-crowned cranes still live.

A. which             B. that           C. where      D. when

6. 难度：中等

---She broke her mother’s favourite vase______ she stood up.

  ---It’s a pity!

A. while                 B. as              C. after      D. until

7. 难度：中等

--- Driving on icy roads is very dangerous ! The more ice there is, the _______ down the road you have to look. You should be more careful.

   --- OK, I will.

A. more far             B. farer            C. farther          D. farthest

8. 难度：中等

---I’m still working on my project.

---Oh, you’ll miss the deadline（截止期限）. Time is________.

A. running out     B. going out         C. giving up         D. losing out

9. 难度：中等

--- When will they finish filming the documentary? --- _________________.

A. Until next month                       B. Not until next week

C. A month later                       D. For a month

10. 难度：中等

The old man keeps coughing________. I’m afraid you have to send him to hospital.

A. between morning to night             B. from morning to night

C. between morning and night              D. from morning and night

11. 难度：中等

The social worker asked Daniel ______________.

A. if did he have any problem     

B. who he played football with the day before    

C. how long he usually spent on his homework   

D. what he will do this summer

12. 难度：中等

---I met Daniel in the street yesterday, I ________ him since he left for Beijing.

--- Well, does he look like what he used to be?

A. haven’t seen      B. didn’t see         C. hadn’t seen        D. wouldn’t see

13. 难度：中等

China began to open to the outside world in the late 1970s. _________, there have been great changes in the country.                  

A. By then   B. As a result    C.  At last        D. In all 

14. 难度：中等

---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. for; to caring    D. of; to caring

15. 难度：中等

--- I really want to give up my dream of being an actress.

--- ______. You are so young that you still have more chances.

A. Don’t do it like that                  B. It’s a good idea.

C. Why not start again?                 D. How lovely you are.

二、完型填空

16. 难度：中等

When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he       to tell a story about a man named Joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. They were setting into the new place       a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very       , and told his sons about it.

They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would       some crops where the earth had been       . The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since       soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his     .

As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to       that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever       . One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he       a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields,       he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop.

This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite       from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to       their sons to college.

Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, the truth is, Joe’s       of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich       . So you can see where the concept（概念）of gold comes from.

1.A. fearedB. agreedC. usedD. failed

2.A. whileB. asC. whenD. after

3.A. happyB. disappointedC. angryD. calm

4.A. harvestB. plantC. waterD. feed

5.A. controlledB. burnedC. destroyedD. turned

6.A. moreB. mostC. muchD. few

7.A. jobB. problemC. pityD. dream

8.A. realizeB. promiseC. reviewD. reply

9.A. feedB. sellC. plantD. eat

10.A. take upB. set upC. turn upD. make up

11.A. nowB. thoughC. soD. because

12.A. carefulB. richC. aloneD. cheerful

13.A. bringB. takeC. sendD. make

14.A. understandinB. knowledgeC. thinkingD. skills

15.A. mudB. goldC. soilD. material

三、阅读理解

17. 难度：中等

1.The people in        needn’t go to work on Fridays.

A. Canada         B. Scotland      C. Japan       D. Egypt

2.If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is _______ in eastern Canada.

A. 11:00a.m       B. 2:00 p.m.     C. 12:30 p.m.    D. 4:00 a.m.

3.While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are ________.

A. having lessons   B. sleeping      C. watching TV  D. playing games

18. 难度：中等

THIS is a story about a boy called Sparky. For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He got a zero in physics. It made him the worst physics student in the school’s history. He didn’t do much better in sports. He made the school golf team, but lost the only important match of the season.
    He didn’t have friends, either. Other kids didn’t care about him. If a classmate said “hello” to Sparky outside of school, he would feel very surprised. There’s no way to tell how he might have done at dating(约会). Sparky never once asked a girl to go out in high school. He was too afraid of being turned down.  

    He was a loser(失败者), and he and his classmates knew it. But, somehow, he decided to keep trying. The only thing important in his life was drawing. He was proud of his ability even though no one else appreciated it. He submitted(递交) some cartoons for his high school yearbook, but they were rejected.(拒绝)

After completing high school he wrote a letter to the Walt Disney Studios. He was told to submit some samples. He spent a great deal of time on the drawings. They were rejected. Another loss for the loser.  

So Sparky decided to write his own auto biography(自传) in cartoons. He created his childhood self – a little-boy loser: Charlie. He never succeeded in kicking a football and never got a date with the little red-haired girl. Sparky, the boy who had such a lack of success in school and whose work was rejected again and again, was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip and the world-famous cartoon characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy. 

1.From the first paragraph we can see that Sparky was       in high school.

A. a loser       B. a talented boy     C. a good player    D. a bad boy  

2.Sparky never asked a girl for dating because he was afraid of       . 

A. making mistakes                 B. making friends     

C. being refused                    D. talking to girls   

3.What does the underlined word “He” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. His cartoon character Charlie        B. Snoopy  

C. Charles Schulz                    D. Walt Disney

4.His only success mentioned in this passage is           .

A. his autobiography in cartoons              

B. his artwork submitted to the Yearbook 

C. his cartoons submitted to Walt Disney Studios 

D. his golf match in high school 

19. 难度：中等

When my wife left this world, I chose to travel in Antigua looking for a peaceful place to rest my old body. Not quite old and weak, I felt I wanted something more than the usual hotel room with 24-hour room service.

I decided this year to try something completely new and booked myself a private holiday home in Antigua. This was the best decision I had ever made, as there was plenty to do, plenty to see and lots of lovely restaurants to visit. There was a private swimming pool, and a cool, wide yard where I ate my breakfast most mornings.

Antigua has to be one of the loveliest places on earth to spend a holiday. The bright blue sea and the endless blue around the beach areas proved to be an excellent place for me to spend the long afternoons.

I had to hurry to do what I wanted to do before the holiday came to an end. I managed to visit the Sugar Mill and Shirley Heights on my last two days and yet found myself wondering whether I could extend for a few more days.

I rented a boat and came home after a day’s sailing, refreshed, looking forward to dinner. Everything is so pleasant on these beautiful islands, swept by the trade winds and warmed by the sun for so many summer months. The food just tasted better to me, perhaps because I was having such a great holiday. There was always someone to have a drink with---- that’s what I liked most.

1. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned about the private holiday home the writer stayed in?

A. It had a private swimming pool.            

B. There were lots of restaurants near it.

C. The writer often had breakfast in its yard.    

D. It supplied delicious seafood to the writer.

2.The word “extend” in Paragraph 4 probably means “______”.

A. make something last longer               

B. make you feel happy

C. prevent from entering                    

D. sell goods to foreign countries

3.The most important reason for the writer to travel in Antigua was ______.

A. there was bright blue sea                 

B. there was endless blue sky

C. there were lots of lovely restaurants        

D. there were many people to drink with

4.The passage is most likely to be taken from a part of ______.

A. a tour guide                            B. a travel diary

C. a student’s report                        D. a health report    

20. 难度：中等

Scientists who study the climate are still arguing about how fast the earth is warming and how much it will warm, but they do agree that the earth is warming and that it will keep warming if we don’t do anything about it.

Scientists agree that the burning of fossil fuels (化石燃料) like oil and coal cause greenhouse gases to escape into the air and that these gases are causing most of the warming. Another cause is deforestation (cutting down trees) . Trees soak up carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases, from the air.

There are already some changes happening because of global warming. Sea level is rising and some animals are already moving to new homes. It’s already too late to stop global warming completely.

If the warming gets worse, as scientists expect, there may be some kinds of plants and animals that is disappearing because they can’t move to new homes. There may be more storms and floods. Sea level may rise so much that people have to move away from the coasts. Some areas may become too dry for farming.

Global warming is a very difficult problem to fix. People are having a hard time agreeing on what to do about it. For example, everyone agrees that wasting energy is a bad thing to do. But some people think that the federal government (联邦政府) should make laws about it, while other people think it should be up to each person or business to decide what to do.

Many states and businesses in the United States are not waiting until the federal government decides what to do. They have already started working on the problem.

1.What are the scientists arguing about in the passage?

A. How fast is the earth warming?                 

B. How much will the earth warm?

C. The earth will keep warming if we don’t do anything about it.   

D. Both A and B.

2.What does the underlined phrase “soak up” mean?

A. take in        B. grow up        C. take off         D. set up

3.What may be the causes of global warming?

A. The disappearance of plants and animals and the wasting energy.

B. The burning of fossil fuels and storms and floods.

C. The burning of fossil fuels and deforestation.

D. The rising of sea level and deforestation.

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A. The reason for global warming    B. How to stop global warming

C. The changes to the worldD. The global warming

四、单词拼写

21. 难度：中等

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）

1.She had to sell the house even though it was ________(违背) her own wishes.

2.The writer created many famous works in his ________(四十).

3.My father is used to _______ (考虑）things carefully before he decides to do them.

4.What time will we be ________ to arrive there? (设想)

5.Samsung GALAXY Note3 4G is an ________(最新的) mobile phone, and it costs too much.

6.You can’t imagine what difficulty I had _________(insist) on my own opinion.

7.It’s very important to teach the children about road _______(safe).

8.One of the_______ (direct) wishes is to get an award at this year’s Cannes International Film Festival.

9.The animal lovers took actions ______ (immediate) to protect the wild animals after hearing the amazing talk.

10.Make sure that you have your names _______ (add)to the name list.

五、阅读理解

22. 难度：中等

阅读下列短文，根据短中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）

Hi, everyone! I will graduate from high school in June. Some of my foreign friends have asked me about the process of entering an American university(综合性大学), so here I will tell you how it works.

First you have to choose which university you want to go to. This is not easy, as there are over 3,000 universities and colleges in the USA. Do you want to stay near home, or do you want to go far away? What do you want to study? Once you have decided what is important to you, I would suggest choosing about five schools to apply to (申请). This way, if one or two schools do not accept you, you still have a chance of being accepted by the others.

After you have chosen which schools you would like to apply to, you have to finish an application form for each one. You also need to ask two or three of your teachers to write letters to the universities explaining why you would be a good university student. For many people, the worst part of applying for university is taking tests. Depending on which college or university you want to go to, you have to take either the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), which tests your language, math and writing skills, or the American College Test (ACT), which tests your knowledge in English, math, science and history.

After you have been accepted to a university, you need to be able to pay for your study there. To help students pay for their education, the government offers loans（贷款）which students do not have to repay until after they graduate. Scholarships（奖学金）are also available to students who have excellent grades, who are good players or who have financial（财政）needs. Because university tuition is so expensive, many students also work part-time while they are at university.

University courses are quite different from classes at high school. You only go to each class two or three times a week, you have to study a lot more outside of class. Classes are much bigger too and some can have as many as 200 students in them. There will be many new things to learn, but I think I will enjoy university.

Main items	Context
___1.__university	It is   2. to choose only one or two universities to apply to. Choosing more universities can add to(增加) the   3.__of being admitted to by one of them.
Applying for university	Fill in an application form for  4.  university, with your teachers’ reference letters. Take  5. in the proper tests according to the university you have chosen.
6.  for education	Apply for the loans 7. by the government, which can be repaid after graduation. Scholarships can be given to those 8._ have excellent grades, etc. Find part-time  9.  while at university.
Attending classes	There are fewer classes in university than at high school. The  10. of the students in each class is also larger in university than at high school. Sometime it can have 200 students.

六、单词拼写

23. 难度：中等

根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。

One day the employees（雇员）of a large company returned from their lunch b  1. and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said, “Yesterday the person who has been stopping your growth in this company p 2. away. We invite you to join the funeral(葬礼) that has been p  3. in the gym(体育馆).”

At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their workmates had died, but after a while they started getting c  4. about who this person might be. The excitement grew a  5. the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered, “Who is this person that was stopping my progress? Well, at least he’s no longer here!”

One by one the employees got c  6.  to the coffin(棺材) and when then they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood over the coffin, shocked and in s 7.  , as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul(灵魂). There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see h  8. . There was also a sign next to the mirror that said, “There is only one that is able to set limits to your growth: it is YOU.”

You are the only person that can a  9. your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person that can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go b  10.  your beliefs(信念), when you realize that you are the only one responsible(负责) for your life.

七、翻译

24. 难度：中等

根据中文意思，完成下列句子。（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）

1.在剧中扮演主角标志着她成功事业的开始。

2.不健康的网站对青少年的身心有不良影响。

3.你最好亲自登录网站去了解令人惊讶的结局。

4.那位衬衫上有血迹的售货员因谋杀案而被捕。

5.那位证人刚要向警方报告，就在那时他看到了那位冷酷的男子。

八、书面表达

25. 难度：中等

临近期末，学校在学习小组内开展了年终自评和组评活动，假设你是Moonlight小组的组长，请根据下面表格中的信息和提示，为你的组员Tommy进行综合素质的评价，写一份素质报告。

Name	Tommy (一个十五岁的初三学生)
Characteristics	聪明、勤奋、大方、乐于助人
Hobbies	不仅喜欢看喜欢侦探小说而且喜欢看关于体育新闻的电视节目。
Study	自从本学期他把绝大部分精力投放到学习中，他取得了很大进步。
Ability	擅长于跑步，在今年校运动会赛跑比赛中居第一名。
Honour	他成功地帮助Detective Lu解决了绑架的案子。今年，学校授予了他见义勇为奖（Award for Bravery）
Problems	面临考试，遭受压力痛苦，他没有充足的睡眠。
Your suggestions	…

要求：1、表达清楚、语法正确、上下文连贯；

2、要点必须包括所有相关信息，并作适当发挥，但不得出现真实班级、姓名等；

      3、词数：100词左右。

Tommy is a member of my team called Moonlight.______________________________