2014-2015学年广东湛江第二中学九年级上期中英语试卷（解析版）

一、单项填空

1. 难度：中等

---What do you usually do in your spare time?

---I often practice ______ English.

A. speak            B. to speak

C. speaking        D. speaks

2. 难度：中等

--- Shall we go for a picnic tomorrow?

--- Well, it all _______ the weather.

A. belongs to     B. depends on

C. happens to      D. concentrate on

3. 难度：中等

________ interesting book it is!

A.How           B. What            C. What an        D. How a

4. 难度：中等

Teresa is _______ nervous ________ she can’t talk in front of the class.

A. such; that      B. too; to

C. as; as          D. so; that

5. 难度：中等

Tomorrow is Father’s Day. I don’t know ________ .

A.What can I do for my father

B. what I will get for my father

C.  Where I went with my father

D. where will I go with my father

6. 难度：中等

--- _______ are they talking about?

--- Our English teacher.

Ａ. Whom         B. What            C. whose         D. When

7. 难度：中等

Although he lives _______ , he never feels ________ .

A. along; alone        B. lonely; lonely

C. lonely; alone       D. alone; lonely

8. 难度：简单

This brush pen is made _______ bamboo.

A. in               B. of

C. from             D. for

9. 难度：中等

If more trees ________ , our city will be more and more beautiful.

A.plant               B. planted

C. are planted        D. were planted

10. 难度：中等

There are two cars in front of the building. One is red and ________ is black.

A. other             B. others

C. the other          D .the others

11. 难度：简单

It _______ that they will have the final exam next week.

A.believe          B. believes

C. is believed     D. believed

12. 难度：中等

The food smelt terrible but Tom _______ taste it.

A. was made to      B. was made

C. made to          D. made

13. 难度：中等

________ should find a job to make money.

A.Twenty-year-old                 B. Twenty-years-old

C.  Twenty-year-olds             D. Twenty-years-olds

14. 难度：中等

This is my twin sister, Lucy. Not only she but also I _______ good at drawing.

A. is               B am             C. are               D. be

15. 难度：中等

--- Who’s singing in the bathroom?

--- It ________ be Mr. Brown. Nobody sings like that except him.

A. will             B. must

C. could            D. should

16. 难度：中等

Is there ________ in today’s newspaper?

A. special something              B. special anything

C. something special              D. anything special

17. 难度：中等

There must be many people _______ for the train at the train station because of the snow.

A. wait            B. waited

C. to wait        D. waiting

18. 难度：中等

The movie _______ we saw last night was fantastic.

A. that            B. what

C. whose           D. who

19. 难度：中等

I prefer _____ some shopping to ____ camping since the weather isn’t lovely.

A. do; going       B. doing; going

C. do; go         D. doing; go

20. 难度：中等

--- Hi, Linda. How about going shopping this weekend?

--- I’m afraid I can’t. My car is broken and it needs ________ .

A. repaired         B. repair

C. repairing        D. to repair

二、完形填空

21. 难度：中等

完形填空(本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

Dear Mum and Dad,

I will go to Kathy’s home with her after school and I will have supper and sleep there. Don’t worry about me. You know that Kathy is         of my best friends. If you want to talk with me, you can        88552828 after 6:00 p.m.

Please forgive me for not telling you first. I         think you will allow me to do so. But I really think teenagers should be allowed to stay at their friends’ homes sometimes. I am sixteen years old and I’m not a little kid any more. I hope I can make decisions for         .

At home, there are too many         for me to obey: Don’t wear short dresses; don’t stay out so late; don’t have meals before         hands; don’t watch TV without finishing homework; and so on. Parents should         teenagers, but we need freedom, too.

   I don’t like doing my homework at home. I’d love to         with Kathy. We always learn a lot         each other. So please allow me to stay at Kathy’s home once a week. If you         , Kathy can stay at our home with me, too.

Mum and Dad, I can take good care of myself. Don’t worry.

                                                                      Yours,

Lillian

1.A .a               B. an               C. the             D. one

2.A. look            B. call              C. knock           D. play

3.A. do              B. don’t            C. can            D. can’t

4.A. himself          B. herself           C. itself            D. myself

5.A. members         B. replies          C. rules             D. points

6.A. shaking          B. washing        C. putting           D. hurting

7.A. get in the way   B. concentrate on  C. be strict with D. be interested in

8.A. studies         B. study            C. studying          D. studied

9.A. with           B. on               C. at               D. from

10.A. worry         B. think              C. agree            D. make

三、阅读理解

22. 难度：中等

Where do you think people will live in the future? Can you predict people will work and live in the sea? But how will people go to work then? By submarine!

Some scientists believe that some day submarines will be as many as today’s cars. A famous French driver says, “ One day, man will work on the ocean floor as they do on the street!”

If people want to live in the sea, they have to solve a lot of problems first. Some of these problems, similar to those of living on the moon, are lack of oxygen (缺氧) and weightlessness (失重). Many questions are hard to answer. For example, what will happen to our bodies if we live in the sea for a very long time? Scientists are looking for answers.

Maybe in 50 years man will be able to live in the sea, away from the crowded and noisy cities on land. Man will find it fun and interesting to live in the sea. And life in the sea is more comfortable. Don’t you think so?

1. Maybe people in the future will __________ to work on the ocean floor.

A. drive a car                          B. take a bus

C. take a submarine                     D. swim

2. People have to _________ first before living in the sea.

A. build houses                   B. learn to swim

C. learn to drive the submarine   D. solve some problems

3. What problem will people have if they live in the sea?

A.They will have difficulty in breathing.

B.They will become quite short.

C.They will feel cold.

D.They will feel tired.

4. The writer thinks living in the sea is _________ than living on land.

A. more comfortable          B. less comfortable

C. easier                    D. more crowded

5. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A.There are also some problems for people to solve if they want to live on the moon.

B.The sea is noisy and crowded for man to live in.

C.Some of the problems are very hard to solve.

D.Some scientists believe submarines will be popular in the future.

23. 难度：困难

1. If you want to eat some Indian food, you can go to ________ .

A. Fenfang Restaurant              B. Rose Society

C. Flora’s Kitchen                D. Millie Chen’s

2.  You can call ________ if you want to have a taste of Southern home cooking.

A. 54-0305-1122                  B. 50-4525-8898

C. 50-3346-9997                  D. 50-4822-2342

3. You can eat some ________ food in Flora’s Kitchen.

A. Italian      B. Chinese

C. Japanese     D. Indian

4. The latest business hour lasts until _________ among the four restaurants.

A. 2:00 a.m.     B. 3:00 a.m.

C. 3:00 p.m.     D. 10:30 p.m.

5. You can have _______ choices if you want to have dinner at 6:00 p. m. on Saturday evening.

A. one         B. two           C. three            D. four

四、其他题

24. 难度：中等

配对阅读：请阅读以下相关信息，然后匹配他们，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

1. Sam likes to take a trip during the holiday. This summer, he would like to have an exciting vacation, such as trekking through the jungle with his friends. 2. Ken studies in senior Grade 3. He’d like dto go somewhere relaxing after the final exam. What he wants to do most is to take a sunbathing on the beach and swim in the sea. 3. Claudia would like to visit a place where the weather is neither too hot nor too cold. They don’t want to take many clothes. It is better to have beautiful scenery or sights. 4. Teddy has a 14-year-old daughter and a 16-year-old son. They’ll have an educational vacation in the summer holiday. A history museum or somewhere educational is OK. 5. Mike is a businessman. He is interested in any information about business. He is thinking about going to a big exhibition in which he can learn a lot.

A. Beautiful Beach The Beihai Beach in Guangxi Province is a good place for you to take a relaxing vacation. There the sunshine is so warm and the water is so clear. B. Exciting Vacation Trekking through the Amazon Jungle is exciting enough for you. We will have an 8-day holiday to trek through the jungle. We are waiting for you to join us. C. Hong Kong’s Trip Only a whole day, you can visit the Aquarium Park and the Disneyland. You can also enjoy the peace of the Victoria Harbor. D. Yunnan’s Sight Now it’s the best time of the year to visit Yunnan. The weather is warm. You don’ need to pack many clothes. Kunming has lots of wonderful sights. E. A Big Exhibition A grand electronic products exhibition will open in Shanghai on Dec, 1^st. Many kinds of new inventions will be on show in it. It is a great attraction to many people. F. Jinggangshan Jinggangshan has become one of the most popular places for educational vacations. Traces of the Red Army can be found here and there. G. Sightseeing It has some fantastic sights, including the Five-Ram Statue and the Baiyun Mountain. Make sure you take enough clothes because it’s very cold now.

25. 难度：中等

短文填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）

根据图画和短文的内容填词，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。

I am Jackie Lee, an American Chinese. Let me tell you about my grandfather’s life story.

My grandfather was _1.__ in 1932 and grew up in a poor village in Fujian, China. At the age of 14, he first heard of America. It was said to be the land of gold and poor people could easily become __2.__ there.

So, my grandfather came to America. “ I had thought it was easy to _3. money in America,” he told me. “ But when I __4. in Los Angeles, I realized it was not true. I couldn’t find a good job because I spoke little English. I wanted to go to a language school to learn English, __5._ I couldn’t afford it. Latter, I worked in a small __6.__ , serving the guests, cleaning up the tables, washing the dishes and sweeping the floors. I was such __7.__ helpful and honest worker that my boss was pleased with me. I was popular with my workmates, __8._ . Life became easier and in the end I entered an evening school to learn English.”

My grandfather kept working hard, and finally made _9.__ dream come true. Things do not come easily in life. That is what I have learned _10.__ my grandfather.

26. 难度：中等

信息归纳（本题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）

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

Traveling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a global village, but this doesn’t mean that we all behave in the same way.

How should you behave when you meet someone for the first time? An American shakes your hand firmly while looking at you straight in the eye. In Thailand, people greet each other by pressing both hands together at the chest

Many countries have rules about what you should and shouldn’t wear. In Muslim countries, women should wear long blouses and skirts. In Korea, you should take off your shoes when entering a house. Remember to place them neatly together where you came in.

In Spain, many people eat a light breakfast and late dinner. In Mexico, lunch is the time to relax, and many people prefer not to discuss business as they eat. In Britain, it’s not unusual to have a business meeting over breakfast.

Good Manners
Aspect	Country	Custom
Greeting	America	Shaking hands firmly
Thailand	1.Greeting each other by ________________________
Dressing	Muslim countries	2.Women wearing _______________
Korea	3.Taking off your _________ at the door
Eating	Spain	4.Eating _________________________
Mexico	Relaxing while having lunch
Britain	5. Having ___________ over breakfast

五、书面表达

27. 难度：中等

书面表达（本题15分）根据要求完成短文写作，请将作文写在答题卡指定的位置上。

根据下面的表格内容写一篇短文。80词左右。注意表达准确，语句通顺。

Inventions	When	Who	Be used for
camera	1839	a French painter	taking photos
bicycle	1880s	people in England	traveling
potato chips	1853	George Crum	eating
tea	Over three thousand years ago	the Chinese emperor, Shen  Nong	drinking

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