201804闵行区初三英语二模试卷(含听力和答案).doc

闵行区2017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7大题，共94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. Listening Comprehension (听力理解) (共30分)
A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6分)

A B C D

E F G H
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______

B. 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) (8分)
7. A) Rainy. B) Sunny. C) Windy. D) Cloudy.
8. A) A week. B) Two weeks. C) A month. D) Two months.
9. A) She will attend a book show. B) She will be busy working.
C) She has to see the doctor. D) She has terrible toothache.
10. A) Lucy. B) Judy. C) Tom. D) Linda.
11. A) $450. B) $500. C) $505. D) $550.
12. A) Australia. B) Homework. C) Holiday. D) Family.
13. A) In a hotel. B) At the airport. C) In the supermarket. D) On a ship.
14. A) Jack likes his job very much. B) Jack’s job is to sell clothes.
C) Jack often asks his customers for advice. D) Jack has some trouble with his design.

C. 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) (6分)
15. Smith and Steve came from different countries and spoke different languages.
16. Smith was a member of a very successful pop song group.
17. Steve was born blind, so he couldn’t play the piano well.
18. In 1982, Steve wrote a song and performed it with Smith.
19. Unluckily, we can not hear or see Smith and Steve on the screen any more.
20. The story tells us people with different skin colours can live together.

D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词) (共10分)
21. Travel Frog is a ______ ______ about raising a pet frog.
22. The frog carries luggage as he travels, ______ ______ of scenic
spots and brings back local food.
23. Players never know when the frog will return or ______ ______ again.
24. Players wait for the frog to come back or to hear from him ______ ______.
25. The game was downloaded 402, 000 times in China on ______ ______.

Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
（第二部分 语音、词汇和语法）
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (共20分)
26. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?
A) I need double milk for my coffee. B) We are proud to be Chinese.
C) The women shouted loudly for help. D) They are going to buy a new house.
27. Take a look at ______ booklet on the shelf. It tells you how to use the new cooker.
A) a B) an C) the D) /
28. Linda came back home ______ half past ten last night. That’s really too late.
A) at B) on C) in D) for
29. It’s important for ______ to know that honesty is the best solution when in trouble.
A) we B) us C) our D) ours
30. The government says that they are going to build the third ______ road in the town.
A) wide B) wider C) widest D) the widest

31. The audience was surprised ______ the result of the singing contest.
A) from B) with C) at D) about
32. Though it was very dangerous, ______ hesitated when entering the burning lab.
A) everybody B) nobody C) anybody D) somebody
33. He’s put on so much weight that his clothes aren’t ______ any more.
A) wonderfully B) beautifully C) expensive D) fit
34. Alice would rather ______ in an air-conditioned room in such hot weather.
A) stay B) to stay C) stays D) staying
35. Tracey suggested ______ basketball in Sports Club after school.
A) plays B) to play C) play D) playing
36. The writer ______ his new book in the hall of our university at the moment.
A) introduces B) is introducing C) introduced D) would introduce
37. So far, the little boy ______ to 21 countries with his parents and two sisters.
A) was travelling B) had travelled C) has travelled D) is travelling
38. Workers ______ the construction of Underground Line 23 by the year of 2025.
A) completed B) will complete C) complete D) had completed
39. Work really hard, ______ you can realize your dream of becoming a pilot.
A) but B) so C) or D) and
40. We will have to cancel the baseball match ______ the weather improves.
A) unless B) because C) as soon as D) if
41. ______ amazing the latest Disney animation cartoon is!
A) What B) What a C) What an D) How
42. Jack and his friends sometimes take a walk along the beach after dinner, ______?
A) did they B) didn’t they C) do they D) don’t they
43. According to the law, traffic ______ keep to the left in England.
A) may B) must C) need D) can
44. – Jiang, an oversea student, was killed at her own home in Japan.
– ______
A) I don’t agree. B) I hope so, but I don’t think so.
C) I’m sorry to hear that. D) That’s very kind of you.
45. – We’re going hiking this weekend. Would you like to join us?
– ______
A) Yes, I’d like to. B) Never mind.
C) I’ll take your advice. D) I am busy now.

Ⅲ. Complete the following passages with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) (共8分)
A. managed to B. showed off C. products
D. death E. research
What can you do with nuts? A scientist named George Washington Carver answered that question, over and over again. We should say thanks to him for more than 300 46 .
When Carver was born in 1864, he was a slave（奴隶）on a farm in Missouri. Later, he got freedom. As a teenager, he worked on a farm and 47 finish high school. At the age of 30, he became the first black student at the college in Iowa. In 1896, he became the first black teacher working at another college in Iowa. Several years later, he took a job at a college in Alabama, where he worked until his 48 in 1943.
Carver studied agriculture, the science of farming. His 49 made huge improvements in farming in the southern United States.

A. remained B. embarrassed C. similar
D. material E. gained
Carver studied peanuts. He knew that the south couldn’t grow just cotton. Planting cotton year after year wore out the soil and made it useless. Carver learned that if farmers planted cotton one year and peanuts the next, the soil 50 healthy.
To encourage this practice, Carver thought of new uses for the peanut. Would you like to try peanut and raisin ice cream? How about using peanuts as a kind of 51 to make shampoo? Perhaps you would prefer to make paint from peanuts, or maybe you would like to bake with peanut flour. Glue? Paper? Rubber? The list goes on and on. He also thought of 52 uses for pecans（山核桃）and other nuts.
Carver 53 little from most of his inventions. He didn’t feel that it was right to sell his ideas. He gave them freely to help farmers and fellow scientists. Carver’s life is one that we could all use as an example.

Ⅳ. 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，每空格限填一词) (共8分)
54. Chinese people started to open to the western world ________ ago. (century)
55. The recording will be played ________ to make sure you can understand each word. (two)
56. A friend of ________ got the first prize for the high jump in the sports meeting. (me)
57. Mr Zhang has a large ________ of stamps since he is a big fan of them. (collect)
58. The firemen decided to cut the iron fence ________ so as to save the girl. (immediate)
59. In the old mountain village, people learned a ________ way to make paper. (tradition)
60. The well-known restaurant will ________ 10 new dishes next month. (service)
61. It is ________ of my mother to lose her purse on the way to the market. (happy)
Ⅴ. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。62-67题, 每空格限填一词。68题注意句首大写) (共14分)
62. Dad waters his favourite flowers in the garden regularly.（改为一般疑问句）
_______ Dad _______ his favourite flowers in the garden regularly?
63. Wendy had learnt five languages by the end of last year.（对划线部分提问）
_______ _______ languages had Wendy learnt by the end of last year?
64. We should keep bananas in a cool place before they go bad.（改为被动语态）
Bananas should _______ _______ in a cool place before they go bad.
65. The flight was delayed until the next day because of the fog.（保持句意基本不变）
The flight was _________ _________ until the next day because of the fog.
66. ‘How can I improve my English?’ The boy asked the teacher.（改为宾语从句）
The boy asked the teacher _________ he _________ improve his English.
67. The superstar is very kind. He helps poor villages to set up schools.（保持句意基本不变）
The superstar is _______ kind _______ he helps poor villages to set up schools.
68. online education, students, are used to, more and more (连词成句）
__________________________________________________________.

Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)
Ⅵ. Reading comprehension (阅读理解) (共50分)
A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) (12分)
A nationwide survey released earlier this year said an average Chinese adult read less than eight books in 2015, among which 4.58 were paper books and 3.26 e-books. With digital books becoming more popular, many people would find it hard to remember the last time they sat down in a bookstore and enjoyed a quiet moment.
But this does not mean that bookstores are losing their customers. To lure more readers, bookstores are now bigger, more beautiful and grander. Here are some of them.
Zhongshuge
Walking into a Zhongshuge bookstore is like entering a sea of books, above the ceiling overhead, beneath the floor under your feet, on the walls, and under the steps of the staircases.
Zhongshuge is known for its beautiful designs. The brand now has chains in Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Yangzhou.
The Bookworm
The Bookworm is bookshop, bar and café all in one. Hidden in downtown Beijing’s Sanlitun bar area, the place is among the most popular for foreigners looking for some international experiences in the Chinese capital.
In addition to a large variety of books, the European-style shop also holds lectures and cultural events. It’s often possible for visitors to meet famous authors unexpectedly in the comfortable place.
Paradise Time Travel Bookstore
Tibet（西藏）is a must-visit on many people’s travel lists. You can find the beauty of the ancient Tibetan style. Paradise Time Travel Bookstore is decorated in this way. But if you look closely, you will find it is a foreign language bookshop. This kind of mixture is a great surprise, isn’t it?
The Paradise Time Travel Bookstore is located near the Princess Wencheng Theater in Lhasa（拉萨）.
Poplar Kid’s Republic
The Poplar Kid's Republic, sitting in Beijing’s CBD area, is a fairyland of picture books for children. The bookshop was selected among one of the most beautiful bookshops in the world by Flavorwire, a popular US news website about art and culture, in 2012.
The colorful designs inside are aimed at encouraging kids to explore books. Pushing the glass doors open, you will see children's drawings and craftworks（工艺）hanging on the pink walls, leading you into a world full of imagination.
69. According to the survey, an average Chinese adult read less than ________ books in 2015.
A) 3.26 B) 4.5 C) 8 D) 9
70. We can find Zhongshuge in ________.
A) Yangzhou B) Beijing C) Suzhou D) Lhasa
71. The underlined word ‘lure’ in paragraph 2 most probably means________.
A) contact B) attract C) observe D) choose
72. Flavorwire in the passage is ________.
A) a beautiful bookshop B) a recent survey
C) a news website D) a noisy bar
73. Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?
A) Chinese adults don’t read enough books on average.
B) We can meet some famous book writers in the Bookworm.
C) The Paradise Time Travel Bookstore is located in Beijing.
D) You will see children's drawings in the Poplar Kid’s Republic.
74. The article is mainly about ________.
A) the importance of reading books B) some popular E-books
C) the fun of travelling around D) some beautiful bookstores in China

B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）
Emily was an eighth grader. To pass her Civics course, she had to do some volunteer services in a nursing home for a week.
One Monday, Emily went to the nursing home after school. When she arrived, she was told she would spend an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, Mrs Blair. She was then led into a room, where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa.
Emily stood awkwardly（别扭地）in front of the lady. She cleared her throat and said, ‘Good afternoon. I’m Emily.’
‘Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please.’ Mrs Blair replied.
Then, 75 filled the space between them. Emily wondered what to say.
‘Tell me about yourself, Emily.’ Mrs Blair said suddenly.
‘Well,’ Emily started, ‘I don’t have any grandparents, so I don’t know how to get on well with elderly people. I love the performing arts. I’m here mainly because I have to volunteer here to get a good grade for my Civics class.’
Mrs Blair didn’t seem to mind. ‘Many people, especially teens, don’t seem to 76 old people like me. Now you are here, and I’m going to change that about you. Ask me anything.’
Emily thought for a moment, and finally decided, ‘What was your job?’
‘I was a Broadway star in the 1950s.’ Mrs Blair answered.
‘Cool! Can you tell me about it?’ Emily asked, amazed.
Mrs Blair smiled. ‘Back then, 77 the lead actress had the honor to wear a special bracelet. I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it.’
Emily smiled along with Mrs Blair and listened to the other stories attentively. She had become very 78 Mrs Blair’s stories. She decided to come earlier the next day.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emily was really upset to say goodbye.
‘Don’t be sad. You can still visit me.’ Mrs Blair comforted her. She then handed a small box to Emily, ‘It’s my gift to you.’
Emily 79 opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside. ‘It’s the bracelet that you wore. Thank you!’ Emily said, with tears in her eyes. ‘I’m sure to visit you whenever I’m free.’
On the way home, Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts. She touched the bracelet and 80 that she would keep her word to Mrs Blair.
75. A) happiness B) friendship C) silence D) humour
76. A) care for B) agree with C) depend on D) worry about
77. A) even B) maybe C) yet D) only
78. A) afraid of B) interested in C) pleased with D) familiar with
79. A) angrily B) easily C) carefully D) suddenly
80. A) promised B) denied C) introduced D) lied

C. 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）

Something changed a few years ago. Around 2012, teens started to