九年级牛津9A 江阴市南闸中学2013-2014初三上期末模拟考试英语试卷

第I卷 （客观题 共70分） 听力部分（20分） 一．听对话回答问题（共10分） 本部分有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。 ( )1. A﹒B﹒C﹒ A﹒B﹒C﹒( )2. A﹒B﹒C﹒ ( )3. A﹒B﹒C﹒( )4. ( )5.What does the man most probably do? A.A driver B.A shopkeeper C.A doctor ( )6.Which colour does the woman think Simon should use? A. Yellow B. Orange C. Red ( )7.Where did they have their dinner?

A. At the man’s home B. At the woman’s home C. At a restaurant ( )8.How does the man contact his friends in America?

A. By e-mail B. Over the phone C. Through letters ( )9. Where is the man?

A. In a shop B. In a hospital C. In an office ( )10.When will the boy leave for the night school? A.5:45 B:5:55 C.5:35 二．听对话和短文，回答问题（共10分，每小题1分） 听第一段对话，回答11—12小题 ( )11.What does the man want to look at?

A. A French menu B. A Japanese menu C. An English menu ( )12. What do you know about the woman?

A. She is rude . B. She is busy. C. She is angry.

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听一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据内容从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表 Singapore

scenery Singapore has a very famous zoo, a beautiful 13 garden, and lots of museums.

traffic The traffic is very heavy in some parts of the city .You are not

allowed to drive your own 14 in the center of the city. cost Living in Singapore is quite 15 . ( )13. A. animal B. human C. plant ( )14.A. bus B. car C. motorbike ( )15.A. expensive B. much C. cheap 听一篇短文，回答16—20题 ( ) 16. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. Life of the old in Canada B. Pets in Canada C. How to take good care of pets

( )17.Why do they give their pets injections(注射)before keeping them at

their houses?

A. The pets are sick.

B. They want them to sleep on the way home. C. They want to stop them from carrying diseases. ( ) 18. What can we know from this passage?

A. Canadians hate animals.

B. Canadians don’t keep pets inside houses. C. Canadians love animals.

( ) 19. Why do children leave their parents when they grow up in Canada?

A. They wouldn’t depend on(依靠) their parents any more. B. They can only find jobs far from their parents. C. Their parents’ houses are too small. ( ) 20. Which of the following is True?

A. People buy animal food only at the supermarket. B. Pets eat better than people.

C. Almost every family has a bird feeder in the house.

二、单项填空 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共14分，

每小题1分） 21. _______ twins from all over the world take part in the Twins Days Festival on August 5 in the city of Twinsburg, Ohio every year. A. Thousand of B. Three thousand of C. Thousands of D. Three thousands of

21. We knew little about Shu-How Lin, a basketball player from huston Rockets, _______ we watched the

basketball matches in NBA. A. until B. if C. so D. because 23. ---He’s unhappy with the result of the test, _______? ---_______. But he has done his best. A. is he; No B. has he; No C. isn’t he; Yes D. hasn’t he; Yes 24. I still don’t know what _______ while I was away from home. A. had happened B. happened C. has happened D. was happened 25. Have you heard that the research he devoted himself ________ perfect success?

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A. to being a B. to be C. to was a D. to was 26. The police reported that the shoplifters had been arrested _______. A. last month B. the month before last C. the next month D. the month before 27. ---You have a nice watch.

---Thank you. I _______ it since I got married. A. have had B. bought C. had D. have bought 28. Battleship is ________ film I have ever watched. I have never watched ________ one. A. the most exciting; a more exciting B. the most excited; a more excited C. the most exciting; the more exciting D. the most excited; the more excited

29. On his way to the hospital, Daniel saw a man _______ an old woman at the corner of the road. He stopped _______ the police on 110 at once. A. rob ; contacting B. to rob ; to contact C. robbing ; to contact D. robbing ; contacting 30. The famous film star _______ a cold winter morning the year before last. A. past away in B. passed away in C. past away on D. passed away on 31. He wonders ________.

A. what’s wrong with his computer B. what he should deal with his broken bike C. how he can call the man D. which was the way to the nearest bus stop 32. Mary _______ be at home, for I heard her sing in her room just now. A. may B. might C. could D. must 33. I never doubt ___________ this exhibition is worth _______. A. whether; to visit B. that; to visit C. if; visiting D. that; visiting

34 --I’ve just heard that the lecture(讲座)to be given by Ma Yun, the Alibaba CEO, has been cancelled(取

消).

---Oh, no! _______ A. It’s wonderful. B. It doesn’t matter. C. I have no idea. D. I was looking forward to that.

三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处

的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分） I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a car and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can’t remember the brightness of sunshine and what color red is clearly. It would be 35 to see again, but a disaster can do strange things to people. I don’t mean I would 36 to go without my

eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate(珍惜)more what I had 37 .

My parents and my teachers saw something in me---a potential(潜能)to live---which I didn’t see, and they made me want to fight in out with blindness.

The 38 lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. I am not talking about simply the kind of self-confidence that helps me down so unfamiliar staircase alone. I

39 something bigger than that: a confidence that I am, although being imperfect, a real, positive(积极的)person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.

It took me years to discover and strengthen this confidence. It had to start with the easy and simple things, 40 a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was 41 . “I can’t use this,” I said. “Take with you,” he encouraged me, “and roll it around.” The words were always in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought 42 before; playing baseball. At Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the Blind I 43 a successful skill of baseball. We called it ground ball.

I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to be clear

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about my limitations(). It was no good crying for something that I knew at the start was wildly out of reach because that only invited bitterness of failure. I would fail something anyway, 44 on the average(平均)I made progress. 35. A. helpful B. wonderful C. hopeful D. successful 36. A. fail B. try C. want D. prefer 37. A. lost B. left C. used D. cared 38. A. hardest B. boring C. simplest D. easiest 39. A. think B. consider C. guess D. mean 40. A. Later B. Soon C. Once D. Then 41. A. worried B. hurt C. shocked D. encouraged 42. A. important B. unimportant C. possible D. impossible 43. A. invented B. discovered C. ordered D. directed 44. A. so B. for C. but D. and 四、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（本大题共26分，每小题2分） Below is a description of a single scientific experiment. It shows us how iron reacts (反应) with air and with water.

Aim: To find out if iron rusts(生锈) (a) in dry air; (b) in water that has no air in it (air-free water) ; (c) in ordinary water.

Materials: Some clean iron nails (铁钉) ; test tubes(试管); test tube holder; cotton wool; oil; Bunsen burner.

Iron in dry air (4) Add some oil to the water. (This will keep Method air out of the water.)

(1) Put some iron nails at the bottom of a test (5) Leave the tube for one week. tube. Result (2) Push some cotton wool down the tube. The nails do not rust in the tube with air-free (3) Leave the tube for one week. water.

Result Conculsion

After one week, the nails have not rusted. Iron does not rust in air-free water.

Conclusion Iron in ordinary water

Iron does not rust in dry air. Method Iron in air-free water (1) Half –fill a test tube with water and add

Method two or three clean nails.

(1) Half-fill a test tube with water. (2) Leave the tube for one week. (2) Boil the water for three minutes. (This Result makes sure there is no air in the water.) The nails rust in the tube with ordinary (3) Put two or three clean nails in the water. water.

Conclusion

Iron rusts in ordinary water. (238 words)

45. In the first part of the experiment the cotton wool is most probably used to _______. A. keep the air dry B. keep the tube wet C. make the nails rust D. keep the tube clean 46. What are necessary steps to make sure the water in the tube is air-free? ① Leave half a tube of water in it. ② Boil the water for some time. ③ Put some clean iron nails in the tube. ④ Add some oil to the water. A. ①② B. ①③ C. ②③ D. ②④ 47. We can conclude from the experiment that only _______ makes iron rusty. A. dry air B. cotton wool C. ordinary water D. air-free water

AA SimpleSimple ScientificScientific ExperimentExperiment A

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B

Two men, Alan and Henry, both seriously ill, shared a hospital room. Alan was allowed to sit up in his bed and his bed was next to the room’s only window. Henry had to spend all his time flat on his back.

The men talked for hours, of their wives, families, their homes and their jobs. And every afternoon when Alan, in the bed next to the window, could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm among flowers. Trees and skyline could be seen in the distance. As he described all this, Henry, on the other side of the room, would close his eyes and imagine the scene.

One warm afternoon Alan described a parade passing by. Although Henry could not hear the band, he could see it in his mind. Unexpectedly, a strange thought entered his head: Why should he have all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never got to see anything? It doesn’t seem fair. Henry felt ashamed at first. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sight, his envy grew and soon let him down. He began to find himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window ---and that thought now controlled his life.

Late one night, as he lay looking at the top of the room. Alan began to cough. He was choking(窒息的). Henry watched in the dark room as the struggling man tried hard to reach for the button to call for help. Listening from across the room, he never moved, never pushed his own button which would have brought the nurse running. In less than five minutes, the coughing and choking stopped, along with the sound of breathing. Now, there was only silence---deathly silence.

As soon as it seemed suitable, Henry asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch(交换)and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he struggled to take his first look. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it all himself. He looked out, but faced a black wall. 48. What finally happened to Alan? A. He was moved to another room. B. He died. C. He switched his bed with Henry. D. He was very sick. 49. Henry, who had his bed switched, had expected _______. A. to see the blank wall B. to feel the joy of seeing the outside world C. to feel the joy of breathing fresh air D. to see more than Alan 50. Which of following words could be used to describe Alan? A. Kind-hearted and imaginative. B. Inactive and humorous. C. Impatient and funny. D. Cold-hearted and selfish.

C

A situation in which a student is troubled by his parents asking him to go into a job area that makes good money but he doesn’t want to go into, is a bad situation. The question is whether he should go into this job or not.

To start with, you need to go for what is best for YOU, even if there would be some negative(消极的)results. You can’t be happy if you don’t make decisions that are right for you. If you do not make your own decisions and make decisions that will be good for you, your life would be a big lie to yourself, which is not a sign that you have done something you wanted to do.

Living a lie would not be a very good life. The truth is much better than living a lie. If your whole life is a lie, then it is not a very beautiful life at all. In the song Lyin’ Eyes, the woman is living a lie by pretending(假装)she loves the old man, while in reality she was just in it for money. As a result, her life is miserable(悲惨的) and a big lie.

And finally, money cannot buy happiness. A good example of this is also from the song Lyin’ Eyes. The only reason why the woman married the old man was for the money and gifts she would receive. This results in her life are not happy at all. This just goes to show that no matter how much money you have, your life still might not be happy. It takes a lot more than a bunch of green paper to make your life a good one.

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In conclusion, doing what you want is best. If you don’t do what you want to, you won’t be happy with your life.

51. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Parents should not ask their children to live a lie.

B. There is something more important than money in life. C. Young people should make their own career decisions. D. Young people are happy to make their own decisions.

52. The underlined part a bunch of green paper in Paragraph 4 refers to(指) _______. A. gifts B. dreams C. imagination D. money

53. Which of the following arguments is NOT used to support the writer’s conclusion? A. It’s best to do what you want. B. You need to make your own decisions. C. Money doesn’t mean happiness. D. Living a lie would not be good.

D

“Choo, Choo!” Here comes the Chunnel train. Get aboard if you want to learn more about this underground transportation(交通)system. This is an unusual form of transportation, because it is a tunnel that trains travel through and not a real form of transportation.

The Chunnel is really the English familiar name for the Channel Tunnel. In French, it is called le tunnel sous la Manche. It is a rail tunnel under the English Channel at the Straits(海峡)of Dover. It connects Cheriton in Kent, England with Sangatte in northern France. It is the second longest rail tunnel in the world.

Did you know that the British and the French had a race while they were building the Chunnel? The race was to see who could get to the middle of the tunnel first. The British won by a little bit. It took 15,000 workers over seven years to make the tunnel. The tunnel was finished in 1994.

The completed Chunnel cost about $21 billion. But it all paid off, because it became very popular, very quick. Millions of people use it. Now it is getting even more popular.

There are three complete tunnels in the Chunnel. The two outside ones are the traveller trains. The small inner one is a guidance train. The guidance train is not used for transportation. Each track (=a line or route along which something travels or moves) is exactly parallel(平行)to each other.

There are four different train systems in the Chunnel. The Eurostar is a high speed passenger service that connects London, Paris, Brussels, and Lille. The Eurotunnel shuttle is a rail ferry(轮渡)service. These shuttles carry cars and vans. These are railcars that allow drivers to drive their vehicles on and off. There are also two Eurotunnel goods service trains.

Now you know more about the Chunnel. Everybody off, this is the last stop. . The Channel Tunnel links(连接) _______ with _______. A. London; Paris B. Cheriton; Sangatte C. Lille; Brussels D. Dover; Kent

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56. The Eurotunnel shuttle is wanted to carry _______. A. travellers B. drivers and their vehicles C. goods D. workers of the Chunnel 57. The text can most probably be _______. A. found in a guidebook B. read in a magazine C. broadcast on a train D. heard in a railway station

第II卷（主观题 共40分） 五、单词拼写（本大题共8分，每小题1分） (A) 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. Everyone in the factory is interested in the cause of the salesman’s sudden ______ (die). 2. The government has realized the importance of the _______ (safe) of the children who take a school bus. 3. Ang Lee is one of the most famous __________ (direct) in the world.

4. The police confirmed that these hairdressers killed _______ (they) together because no one had come into their rooms.

(B) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。 5. .The boy was told to stand ________ (紧靠着) the wall because he did something wrong. 6. It is well known that development never stops _______(贯穿)history.

7. Chinese first-ever F1 race has _______ (证明)a great success. It provides a great chance for Chinese companies to connect with the international market.

8. Wentworth Miller became famous __________after Prison Break.(立即) 六、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共8分，每小题1分） 1. By the 31st of July, the UK, the host country of the 30th Olympic Games, _______ (not win) a gold medal.

2. Mo Yan, a famous Chinese writer, _______ (present) with the Nobel Prize for literature on December 10, 2012 in Sweden.

3. Millie, my cousin, will leave for the Christmas party after she _______ (dress) up.

4. “9·11” can’t _______ (forget) by the people all over the world, especially the Americans.

5. He _______ (repair) the computer which broke down last week and now it looks as good as new.

6. The designer insists that the members in his team _______ (develop) different styles of fashion for the coming show soon.

7. Simon ________ (fix) the shelf to the wall to prevent it dropping when I saw him this morning.

8. Detective King went to the scene of the crime again _______ (check) more clues of the murder in a country house.

七、完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。（本大题共9分，每小题1.5分） 1. 众所周知不良网站对青少年有负面影响。 It’s well known that unhealthy websites _______________________________. 2. 他很勇敢，与病魔做了顽强斗争。 It’s _______________________________________________________________the illness. 3. 目前，相当多学生似乎有困难全身心地投入到复习迎考之中。 At the moment, quite a few students seem ___________________________ revising for exams. 4. .他们面临的任务似乎远远超出了他们的能力。 The tasks they faced ___________________________________________their ability. 5. 据说受害人被人用刀攻击，以致流血致死。 It’s said that the victim ____________________________________________________. 6. 我们学校绝大部分老师被公认为不仅仅是我们的老师而且是我们的朋友。 Most teachers in our school ________________________________________________.

八、缺词填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入

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China’s stance(立场) on Huangyan Island unchanged

BEIJING---A Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday，“China’s determination(决心) to solve an argument with the Philippines over Huangyan Island by diplomatic(外交的) ways k (1) unchanged.” “The Huangyan Island event was c (2) by a Philippine warship’s harassment () a (3) Chinese fishermen,” spokesman Liu Weimin said at a regular news conference.

R (4), the Philippines has reported the appearance of four Chinese Marine Surveillance ships and ten Chinese fishing boats near the island, the l (5) number since the argument b (6) in April. The Philippines also asked China to stop making any a (7) that might make the situation worse. “Huangyan Island is a b (8) part of China and the waters(水域) nearby are historic fishing areas for Chinese fishermen,” Liu said.

“It should be pointed out that China’s stance of dealing with it through diplomatic conferences has not changed,” the spokesman said.

“We strongly advise the Philippine to come back to the right s (9) toward a diplomatic way,” Liu said, a (10) that any words or behavior that could make the situation worse will not help to deal with the problem.

九、书面表达（本大题共10分） 请从90后初中生的优点和缺点两个方面进行客观的描述，然后制定个人将来的目标和计划。 优点 1. 当别人遇到麻烦时经常乐于助人； 2. 活跃，对新鲜的事物感兴趣； 3. 喜欢做事与众不同。 缺点 1. 易激动、发怒； 2. 因粗心而常犯同样的错误； 3. 有时只考虑自己的感受。 目标和计划 1. 理想是成为……； 2. 我已努力……； 3. 我相信……。 具体要求： 1. 目标和计划需用３句话展开合理想象并作适当发挥。 2. 语句通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，字迹工整。 3. 开头已给出，不计入总词数, 80词左右。 As post-90 student___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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