闵行区2010学年第二学期九年级质量调研考试

英语试卷

（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）

考生注意：本卷有9大题，共106小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有

         答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。

 

Part 1    Listening（第一部分  听力）

I. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)：（共6分）

 

 

1.______       2.______       3.______       4.______       5.______       6.______

II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：（共10分）

7.   A) Washing the dishes..                                     B) Watching TV.

C) Doing some cooking.                                    D) Reading a newspaper.

8.   A) Rainy.                                                B) Sunny.

C) Windy.                                               D) Cloudy.

9.   A) Boring.                                               B) Wonderful.

C) Exciting.                                              D) Awful.

10.  A) She has a headache.                                      B) She has a stomachache.

C) She is not hungry.                                       D) She has much work to do.

11.  A) Ten days.                                               B) Eighteen days.  

C) Twenty-eight days.                                       D) Thirty days.

12.  A) Jump out of a window.                                     B) Go downstairs.

C) Stay beside a bed.                                         D) Stay under a bed.

13.  A) The red one.                                              B) The black one

C) The white one.                                            D) The green one.

14.  A) On the beach.                                              B) At the entrance of their estate.

C) On the phone.                                             D) In the park.

15.  A) School news.                                              B) School hobby groups.

.    C) An educational visit.                                        D) School newspapers.

16.  A) The test had only two pages.                                  B) The girl finished the test in an hour.

C) The girl worked out the last two problems.                      D) The exam was difficult for the girl

Ⅲ. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)：（共7分）

17. An old man has a monkey and he loves the monkey very much.

18. When birds come to the garden, the monkey plays with them.

19. The old man often falls asleep at noon in his wooden bed.

20. One hot summer afternoon, a fly came and sat on the old man's ear.  

21. The monkey drove the fly away from the old man's nose for five times.

22. The last time the fly came, the monkey hit it with a big stone.

23. From the story we know the monkey not only killed the fly but also hurt the old man.

IV. Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks (根据你听到的对话，完成下列句子，每空格限填一词)：（共7分）

24. Mary White lives on         Springfield Road, London.

25. Mary was just coming out of the      exit when she heard the cry.

26. Mary saw a man robbing a lady of her       .

27. The robber       the lady and she fell to the ground.

28. The robbery happened so        that Mary couldn't remember everything.

29. The robber was wearing a         jacket and blue jeans.

30. The hair of the robber was          brown and quite long.

Part 2    Vocabulary and Grammar  (第二部分   词汇和语法)

V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)：（共26分）

31.______singer over there is very popular. She has lots of fans from home and broad.

A) A                        B)An                         C)The                   D) /

32. Miss Guo's going to stay at home with______children for the summer holidays.

A) she                      B) her                         C) hers                  D) herse

33. A terrible earthquake with Tsunami hit Japan______March 11.

A) at                       B)on                          C) in                    D)by

34. Believe me, you should follow Tom as what he said is based______facts.

A) in                       B)with                        C) by                    D) on

35. He has made a______that he will go to school on time every morning.

A) mistake                  B) money                     C) promise                D) progress

36. Lucy studied history and physics, but she had little interest in______subject.

A) both                     B)all                         C) either                  D) none

37. This wonderful robot______help scientists explore dangerous things, like the sea and other space.

A) can                      B) need                      C) shouldn't               D) mustn't

38. - I've just got a postcard from my net friend, Jane.

- Let me have a look. Wow!______nice card it looks!

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

39. Jim doesn't listen to the teacher so______as Tony in English class.

A) carefully                B) more carefully              C) less carefully         D) the most carefully

40. By the time he was twenty-five, he______a boss of five chain stores already.

A) was                      B) has been                   C) had been             D) would be

41. You'd better______some classes on British culture and customs before visiting there.

A) have                     B) had                       C) to have               D) having

42. The children______in a low voice in the corner when their class teacher saw them.

A) will talk                  B) would talk                  C) are talking            D) were talking

43. Our school newspaper______since this term. The news of our life and study attracts us all.

A) publishes               B) published              C) is published              D) has been published

44. We could still see _____ teenagers roller skating and flying kites around the recreation area though it was getting dark.

A) few                   B)afew                          C) little              D) a little

45. Tina's voice sounds           . Perhaps she will be a wonderful singer when she grows up.

A) sweet                  B) terrible                       C) softly             D) brightly

46. Elsa hates going shopping,______she went last night when her grandpa asked her to buy some medicine for him.

A) and                   B) but                           C) so                D) or

47.______you have been to America for many times, you must know something about this country.

A) Since                B) As soon as                   C) Unless            D) When

48. If you keep______this, your English handwriting will be improved soon.

A) do                   B) doing                      C) to do              D) does

49. Do you know______?

A) when will they visit the scientist               B) when they will visit the scientist

C) when the scientist will they visit               D) when the scientist they will visit

50. Don't______to chat on the Internet, or you'll feel tired in tomorrow's classes.

A) stay up             B) dress up             C) wake up            D) get up

51.1 am______your view on how to hold this surprising party. It must be exciting and interesting.

A) afraid of            B) in charge of           C) ready for           D) in favour of

52.1 was on vacation last week and didn't______your letter.

A) realize              B) receive              C) recognize          D) record

53.  All computers consist of five units although they are of different kinds. The underlined part means "______".

A) get rid of            B) are made up of        C) deal with           D) are located in

54.  We have to wait for the next bus because there isn't any room left in this one. The underlined part means "______".

A) house               B) space                C) area               D) chair

55. -You'd better see the doctor. You have coughed a lot.

A) It doesn't matter.                              B) Thank you!

C) I'll take your advice.                           D) Don't worry!

56. - Shall we make a pizza by ourselves instead of buying one?

A) That's a good idea.                            B) The same to you.

C) So did I.                                     D) O course not.

 

VI. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)：（共8分）

57. Levi's invited many famous__________to show its new design of jeans, (model)

58. People should never__________the earth with chemicals or burning fuels, (pollution)     

59. My grandparents preferred the quiet countryside to the__________cities . (noise)

60. They painted the house__________and are going to move into it in two months. (they)

61. It's said that the tall building was__________destroyed in a recent big fire, (complete)

62. Because of the heavy traffic jam, I missed the__________of the film, (begin)     

63. Altogether Jenny got__________presents from her friends on her birthday.(twelfth) 

64. It was__________of the boy to pretend that the penknife was his own. (honest)

 

VII. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词)：（共12分）

65. Anna goes to the school library twice a week. (改为否定句)

Anna______  ______to the school library twice a week.

66. The children watched golden fish swim outside their room window. (改为反义疑问句)

The children watched golden fish swim outside their room window,_______ _______?

67.1 will stay with a friendly European family for two weeks. (对划线不封闭提问)

______ ________will you stay with a friendly European family?

68. Of all the tourist attractions, Martha likes the Great Wall best. (保持句意基本不变)

Martha likes the Great Wall______ ________any other tourist attraction.

69. He worked very hard to make more money for his family. (保持句意基本不变)

He worked very hard______ ________he could make more money for his family.              

70. Nick asked Mia, "Are you excited about going to the beach this weekend?" (直接引语改为间接引语)

Nick asked Mia  _______  she  _______ excited about going to the beach this weekend.

 

Part 3    Reading and Writing  (第三部分 读写)

VIII. Reading comprehension (阅读理解)：（共56分）

 

 A.  True or False (判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)：（7分）

The hardworking blacksmith (铁匠) Jones used to work all day in his shop. The son of Mr. Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enj oy himself watching how Jones worked.                                                        

"Young man, why don't you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks (鞋钉) , even if it is only to pass the time?" said the blacksmith. "Who knows, one day, it may be useful to you."

The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little practice he found that he became skilled and soon could make some of the finest tacks.

Old Mr. Smith died and later a war destroyed his home. Young Mr. Smith had to move to another country. It so happened that in this village there were a number of shoemakers who were spending a lot of money to buy tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices, they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country soldiers' shoes were greatly needed.

Young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the idea of making good deals with the shoemakers. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in his workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer. And after a while, young Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.

"How funny it seems," he used to say, "even making tacks can bring a fortune. My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches.

71. Young Mr. Smith was Jones' neighbour.

72. Jones advised young Mr. Smith to learn to make shoe tacks because it was relaxing.

73. At first young Mr. Smith learned to make shoe tacks from Jones to make some money.

74. Young Mr. Smith had to move to another country because of a war.

75. Young Mr. Smith was clever enough to learn how to make shoe tacks quickly.

76. Young Mr. Smith sold his tacks to the farmers and shoemakers in the village.

77. The passage mainly tells us that a skill in life can help to make a living.

 

B.   Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): (7分)

I am Greek, and my family go to Greece every summer. Uncle Spyro and Aunt Aspa lived about 45 minutes outside of Athens. Every summer when we travelled to Greece, we would spend a couple of days with them.

I remember all the fun things we would do there. We would shake almonds (杏仁) off of the branches of Uncle Spyro's almond trees. Using his strong arms, he would break the shells off, and present us with the shiny white nut. With Aunt Aspa we would pick lemons off her lemon trees and carry them inside the small house with the help of Uncle Spyro. Drinking the fresh lemonade and eating the delicious almonds, we would sit on the porch and talk. Uncle Spyro and Aunt Aspa didn't speak English, and my Greek wasn't and still isn't perfect. But those peacefully quiet time on the porch were the time that I miss most.

Uncle Spyro developed cancer from smoke for most of his life and he became very sick. We didn't go to Greece in 2009, but we planned on going again in 2010. But just in the late spring of 2010, we found out that Uncle Spyro was in the hospital shortly before we left for Greece. My mother, Alethea, and I wanted to see him. But he passed away before we could get there. We were deeply grieved to hear the news. Now, I wish that we had seen him for the last time. But my uncle didn't wait for us to go.

We still visit Aunt Aspa and we still pick almonds and lemons. We still drink the fresh lemonade and eat the delicious almonds on the porch. But somehow the lemonade isn't as fresh, and the almonds aren't as delicious as before.

I think I'm still here to comfort Aunt Aspa and that I'm still here to finish my life. I'm not afraid of death any more like some people. And I know that when I do die, I'll just be going up to Uncle Spyro, and we'll eat almonds and drink lemonade, just like before.

78.  The writer would spend some days with his uncle and aunt when they travelled to _______every summer.               

A) England                                      B) America

C) Greece                                       D) Australia

79. The writer did some fun things except_______.

A) picking lemons off the lemon trees

B) breaking the shells off the almonds with hands

C) shaking almonds off the almond tree

D) drinking fresh lemonade and eating the delicious almonds

80. From the last sentence of paragraph three, we know that Uncle Spyro_______.

A) didn't like to wait for the writer                   B) went travelling before the writer arrived

C) went to hospital after the writer reached Greece      D) died before the writer went to see him

81. The writer thinks the lemonade isn't as fresh and the almonds aren't as delicious as before because_______.

A) the lemonade and the almonds aren't fresh

B) Uncle Spyro can't stay with him any longer

C) the lemonade and the almonds have been stored for a long time

D) Aunt Aspa doesn't know how to make the lemonade

82. We can learn from the passage that_______.

A) the writer's uncle died in 2009                  B) the writer doesn't live in Greece

C) the writer can speak Greek fluently              D) the writer could talk with his aunt fluently

83. The underlined word "grieved" in paragraph three means "_______".

A) excited                                      B) angry                        

C)sad                                          D) proud                   

84. The best title for the passage is "_______".

A) An Unhappy Day                             B) Unforgettable Lemonade and almonds

C) My Uncle and Aunt                           D) An unforgettable trip

 

C.  Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)：（14分）

We often say that intelligence (智力) means being able to solve problems. Sometimes animals seem able to do this. 85 , dogs and cats often find their way home from long distance. To do this, they have to use their intelligence. They have to remember and think. But many birds find their way over long distances, too. They 86 thousands of miles every year when they move from cold to warm countries. We do not know how they do this, but we know they do not use their intelligence. They do not remember places and directions and then make decisions. 87 birds are able to make these journeys without help as soon as they can fly. They are born with this ability. This is not intelligence. We call this "instinct' (本能).

Often we can not be sure whether an animal is 88 intelligently. When a dog hears a strange noise, it barks. This is instinct. It can not stop itself from doing this. It does not 89_know why it is doing this. But suppose a house is on fire and the dog barks outside its

master's bedroom until he wakes up. Is the dog using its intelligence? Is it solving the problem by waking its master or is it simply barking instinctively because it is afraid? Often we can not be sure.

Many animals, however, can be taught to solve problems, especially when they are given 90_. Rats have been taught to touch a key .to get food. Animals in circuses have been taught to do all sorts of tricks to amuse the audience. In all these cases, we may say that an animal is using intelligence. This may be thought of as a   91   kind of intelligence.

85. A) In fact                   B) For example             C) On the other hand   D) At present

86. A) travel                    B) litter                    C) escape              D) jump

87. A) Early                     B) Clean                   C) Young              D) Big

88. A) acting                    B) shouting                C) selecting            D) disturbing

89. A) mainly                   B) usually                  C) suddenly           D) really

90. A) examples                 B) suggestions              C) rewards            D) seats

91. A) perfect                   B) low                     C) different            D) strange

 

D.   Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：（14分）

I once believed that a friend is a friend all the way. Now I have changed my ideas about friendships.                                                     

Friends of convenience

They can be the people who live next door or the mothers of our children's closest friends. Friends of convenience are convenient i92   .They'll help us when we need it. They'll look after our cats whenwe go on holidays. But we don't ever get too close or tell too much. We keep our public face and emotional distance. That m 93  we'll talk about being overweight but not about being sad or disappointed. However, people still feel these friendships valuable to them.

Special-interest friends

These friendships aren't deeply personal or emotional. Their value is that they can s  94    interest, so we may have an office friend, a tennis friend, or even a shopping friend.

Historical friends

We all have a friend who knew us when ... maybe we were back in the second grade of . t primary school, when our family lived in that two-room flat downtdwn. He or she was the  first, the only friend we told our s  95  to.

The years have gone by, and we have gone different ways. We have 1 96  in common now, but we're still a personal part of each other's past. We know how we looked before our teeth were straightened, and our getting together reminds us of an earlier part of ourselves,which is important and n 97   lost.

Cross-generational friends

These are friendships that form across generations. I have in my own life a p 98 friend, a woman of 65, who is wise, who listens well, and who represents not only an ideal mother to me but also the person I'd like to be when I grow up.

Best friends, I believe, totally trust, support and love each other.

 

E.   Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)：（14分）

Edward Sims was born in 1892. He was the fifth child and only son of Herbert and Dora Sims. Herbert was a carpenter(木匠) , and did a successful business making furniture. He decided that his first-born son would be a carpenter just like him. For this reason, Edward was kept away from school and worked with his father.

However, Edward was not born to be a carpenter. Although he had a fit body, he didn't have strong arms like his father. When he tried to find another job, he found it difficult because he had never learnt to read or write.

One day, he went for an interview at a law office. The job was a runner, taking papers from the office to other offices in the city. The lawyer was pleased to see that Edward was physically fit, but when he discovered that the young man couldn't read or write, he decided not to employ him. "How can you deliver documents to other offices," he asked, "if you can't read the addresses on them?"

Greatly disappointed, Edward left the building and went to wait for a bus to take him back home. Next to the bus stop, a man was selling newspapers from a stand (摊位) .

"Excuse me, young man?" he said. "Would you look after my stand for a moment?"

For the next 20 minutes, Edward sold newspapers, lots of them. When the man came back, he was so happy to see his new assistant's honesty that he offered him a job. Edward took it immediately.  .

In the next few months, the two men progressed from working on newspaper stands to selling newspapers, cigarettes, candy and other goods in a shop. Then they opened a second shop, and a third. Finally, they had a chain of 25 shops in three cities.

Edward became very rich, so he employed a private teacher to teach him read and write. The teacher was amazed at what Edward had achieved. "Imagine what you could do if you were able to read and write when you were younger!" he said.

99. What was Edwards' father?

                                                               .

100. Why was Edward kept away from school?

Because his father______________________________________ .

101. Was it easy for Edward to find another job?

                                                                .

102. How did Edward feel when he was refused by the lawyer?

                                                                .

103. What did the man selling newspapers ask Edward to help him?

He asked Edward___________________________________________.

104. How long did it take the two men to progress from working on newspaper stands to selling newspapers and other goods in a shop?

                                                                             .                  

105. What do you think Edward could do if he was able to read and write when he was younger?

                                                                              .              

                                                                                                                      

IX. Writing (作文): (共18分)

106. Write at least 60 words on the topic "A story on a rainy day" according to the pictures given.（根据所给图片写一篇关于“一个雨天的故事”的短文。短文不少于60个词，标点符号不占格。）

（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）

Use the following phrases as a reference. ( 以下短语仅供参考) wait for a bus; rain suddenly; hold an umbrella; get on;drip to the floor; offer a plastic bag.