2014宝山初三英语第一学期期中考试.doc

2014学年宝山区第一学期期中试卷 九年级英语 2014/10
（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）
（本卷有七大题，共94小题，试题均采用连续编号）
题号
Part 1
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary & Grammar
Part 3 Reading
Writing
题型
听力
语法
选词填空
词性转换
句型转换
阅读
完型
首字母
回答问题
作文
满分
30
20
8
8
14
12
12
14
12
20
得分

Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary & Grammar
II. Choose the best answer (20分)
27. There is ____________”r” in the word “ surface”, but you missed it.
A) a B)an C)the D) /
28. – Where are the foreigners at the moment?
- Mr. Smith is showing ___________ around our campus now.
A) them B) they C) themselves D) theirs
29. Helen has got _____________. She hopes they aren’t overweight.
A) two pieces of luggages B) two pieces of luggage
C) two luggages D) two luggage
30. It’s ___________ to send a letter by airmail than by surface mail.
A. quick B. much quick
C. much quicker D. more quickly
31.Some countries joins to search __________ Flight NH370 in the southern Indian Ocean.
A) of B)for C) in D)from
32. The Chinese _________ the first to use paper money, probably as early as the eleventh century.
A) is B) are C) was D)were
33. We’d rather ___________ some books instead of playing computer games.
A) read B) to read C)reading D)reads
34.Kathy was delighted to find that her daughter _____________ the room by herself
A) had cleaned B) has cleaned C) will clean D) cleaned
35.The taxi base fare in Shanghai _____________ from 14 yuan to 15 yuan last year.
A) raised B) was raised C)was risen D) rose
36.You __________ watch sports news for a while if you have finished your homework.
A) must B)need C)should D) may
37.While in college, Bill never minded __________ extra work for his class.
A) to do B)doing C) do D) did
38.It is not very easy for the Chinese __________ for a visa to the USA.
A) apply B) to apply C) applying D)applied
39. –I don’t know where to find something about the rainforest.
- Why ________ on the Internet? There is a lot of information about it.
A) don’t go B) not to go C)not going D)not go
40. Could you tell me _____________?
A) when the plane will take off B)when will the plane take off
C) when the plane would take off D) when would the plane take off
41. __________ Jack __________ Mike can go to the meeting because one of them must stay in the classroom.
A) Not only…but also B)Neither…nor
C) Both…and D)Either…or
42. The bus accident has caused permanent damage to Tom’s eyesight. The underlined part means __________?
A) urgent B) little C) serious D)lasting
43. -I think travelling by train is more comfortable than travelling by plane.
-___________. In my opinion ,travelling by plane is more comfortable.
A) I agree with you B) I couldn’t agree more
C) You are right D) I am afraid it isn’t.
44.I have been working the whole morning. I am tired out now.
A) How lucky! B)You’d better work harder
C) Congratulations D)Why not have a rest?
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once
A. get in B. tired C. same D. back E. excited
A shop owner closed his shop and went home. He was very 46 but just as he went to bed, the telephone rang. A man asked, “What time do you open your shop?"
The shop owner was unhappy about this phone call. He put down the phone without any answering and went 47 to bed. A few minutes later the phone rang again and asked the
48 question. The shop owner became very angry and he shouted, “You needn't ask me when I open the shop, for I won't let you (7)
"Oh, no, I don't want to 49 ,"the man said, “I want to go out."
A. about B. rarely C. differences D. checked in E. later
I went to visit North America last winter. During my trip in the United States and Canada, I found there were many 50 between the US and Canada. In the Us, the speed limit signs are in miles. But in Canada, they are in kilometers. Road advertising signs in Canada are 51 one quarter size of the signs in the United States. Canadians must have better eyes than the Americans. In Canada, they have “washrooms” marked “ Gentlemen” and “Ladies”. In the US, we have “restrooms” for “Men” and “Women”. We went to a shopping mall after we 52 at a hotel in Canada. We were surprised to find that the stores started closing at 5:00 p.m. Most people don’t get home from work until 5, so how does anyone find time to shop? Most malls in America close at around 9:00 p.m. But 53 we found that the stores usually do not close that early during a holiday in Canada.

IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (共8分)
54.You know Mike’s hobby is playing football, but _______ is collecting stamps. (I)
55. Every student in Grade __________ is studying hard to achieve more.(ninth)
56. Both of the film stars will _________ in Beijing to take part in the TV show. (arrival).
57. They had a __________ discussion at the meeting the other day. (heat)
58. Mr. and Mrs. White cannot afford private ___________ for their children. (educate)
59. The man on the court denied that he was _______________ for the crime. (responsibility)
60. It is reported that the small island country may __________ in the years to come. . (appear)
61. How can I get rid of this ___________visitor?. (welcome)
V. Rewrite the following sentences as required (共14分)
62. He does his homework every day.( 改为否定句)
He __________ ___________ his homework every day .
63. Our flight to Beijing will take about one and a half hours.（对划线部分提问）
______ ______ will our flight to Beijing take ?
64. When will the meeting start? I asked the monitor.. (改为宾语从句)
I asked the monitor ___________ the meeting ___________ start?
65. It is convenient to send and receive messages on a mobile phone.(改为感叹句)
________ ___________ it is to send and receive messages on a mobile phone!
66. Please tell us what we should do to protect our environment.（改为简单句）
Please tell us ______ ________ do to protect our environment.
67. Susan didn’t miss the train last Saturday.(保持句意基本不变)
.Susan ________ _________ catch the train last Saturday.
68. cheap, by surface mail, send , decided to, package, because, the , it’s , I 连词成句）
_____________________________________________________________________________
Part 3 Reading and Writing
VI. Reading and comprehension：（共50分）
A. Choose the best answer（12分）
Have you ever watched lightning during a storm? Have you ever wondered about its power? Have you ever wanted to know more about it? Ben Franklin did. Actually, Ben's interest in electricity was not just limited to lightning. He received an electricity tube from his friend Peter Collin son and began to play around with it, performing experiments. However, it is Ben's interest in lightning that we best remember.
Ben suspected that lightning was an electrical current in nature, and he wanted to see if he was right. One way to test his idea would be to see if the lightning would pass through metal. He decided to use a metal key and looked around for a way to get the key up near the lightning. As you probably already know, he used a child's toy, a kite, to prove that lightning is really a stream of electrified air, known today as plasma. His famous stormy kite flight in June of 1752 led him to develop many of the terms that we still use today when we talk about electricity.
Ben understood that lightning was very powerful, and he also knew that it was dangerous. That's why he also figured out a way to protect people, buildings, and ships from it, the lightning rod.
Have you ever heard of Ben's lightning bells? Ben was always looking for new ideas about electricity, since it was one of his favorite pastimes. Although electricity was just a hobby for Ben Franklin, he made many important contributions. Later scientists, like Michael Faraday and Thomas A. Edison, continued to study electricity using many of Ben's ideas. Even today, scientists are still studying electricity and learning more about it. They've learned that all citizens need to practice good safety habits, since electricity can be very dangerous.
69 We best remember Ben’s interest is in _______.
A. electricity B. lightening C. playing around D. power
70. Ben flew his kite _______________.
A. with his friend B. in the lab
C. in June of 1752 D. on an electricity tube
71 Ben suspected that ______________________________
A. lightning was an electrical current in nature
B. there is lightening during a storm
C. electricity is really a stream of electrified air
D. air was able to pass through metal
72 The underlined phrase “ figured out “ means __________________
A. went out
B. turned out
C. looked out
D. found out
73. Making lightning bells was _________________
A Ben’s new contribution B. one of Ben’s favorite pastimes
C. a new experiment D. a good safety habit
74 Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Ben Franklin used Thomas Edison’s idea to study electricity　
B. All citizens need to practice good safety habits
C. Ben Franklin was always looking for new ideas about electricity
D. Ben Franklin used a child’s toy , akite ,to prove his guessing
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（12分）
A ball is really simple，isn't it? It's round，and it rolls on the ground．You can throw it，kick it and hit it with something．Balls come in all 75 ，from a small ping-pong ball to a large beach ball．Balls can be hard 76 or soft and balls can be solid like a baseball or hollow like a basketball．Have you ever thought about how many kinds of balls and ball games there are?
People have played ball games for centuries．Ancient people devised（发明）ball games，but without 77 language we don't know how those games were played，who was able to play them or what the rules were．We know that Mayan people of Central America 78 a ball game 3,000 years ago because archaeologists（考古学家）have found statues of ball players．Excavations（挖掘）of Mayan ruins have unearthed the remains of stadium seating．From the layout of the stadium we know that two teams played and fans for each team sat together on one side．From other statues we know that the players wore helmets（头盔）．
Think about the different kinds of ball games and how they are similar and different． 79 games include，for example，tennis and baseball．Games with goals include basketball, soccer and polo（马球）．Are you aware that there is lots of 80 in ball games? For example, when you kick a soccer ball harder，it travels further．This is one of the laws of the science of physics．If you learn more about physics you could become a better ball player

75
A) lengths
B) sizes
C) forms
D) weights
76.
A) objects
B) jobs
C) items
D) events
77.
A) modern
B) spoken
C) written
D) foreign
78.
A) discovered
B) invented
C) provided
D) found
79.
A) Touching
B) Hitting
C) Kicking
D) Hitting
80.
A) interest
B) process
C) service
D) science

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the proper words（14分）
Jaime Escalante, who was from Bolivia, was a teacher． In the 1960s, he left Bolivia to seek a better life in America.． He was then thirty-three years old and spoke a_________ no English． During the next several years, he learned to speak English and repeated his college education and teacher training. Life was difficult for Escalante in the United States． He worked at a restaurant to s___________ his family at the same time． In 1974, Mr. Escalante was hired at Garfield High School to teach mathematics. The school was in a poor area of Los Angeles. Mr. Escalante’s students were mostly Mexican- Americans. Many of them had serious problems with illegal drugs, gangs and violence. They were thought to be the
w______________ and “ unteachable” students at the school. But Mr. Escalante pushed the group to work hard and help them understand mathematics. He told his students that he believed in them., but they must have the desire to be successful.
Escalante taught them math with his own m_________, and they worked． The students learned and enjoyed their math． In 1982, fourteen of his students passed an advanced math examination．but nobody believed this． People said the students were cheating． Mr. Escalante protested. He said the students were being rejected because they were Hispanics and from a poor school. He urged his students to take the test again and again, all of them passed. Five earned top s __________. This was the greatest event in the history of Garfield High School, showing what an amazing teacher Jaime Escalante was!
Mr. Escalante’s students went on to become engineers, scientists and university professors. The advanced maths program at Garfield became very successful over the next several years. Once he said to his students” You do not enter the future- you creat the future. The future is created t________ hard work”
Escalante was considered as one of the best teachers in America. He changed his students’ lives with his encouragement. He saw potential in his students that they had never seen before and pushed t ____________ to amazing heights. Escalante not only touched his pupils, but he touches everyone who reads his story.

D. Answer the questions（12分）

At the age of 14, Donna from California was very sick. Her doctors said “If she doesn’t have a new heart, she will die soon.”
　　Felipe Garza, 15, was worried about Donna. Felipe was Donna’s friend. He didn’t want Donna to die. He talked to his mother about Donna. "Im going to die", Felipe told his mother, "and I m going to give my heart to Donna."
"Felipe is just kidding," thought Felipe’s mother, "Felipe is not going to die. He’s strong and healthy."
But Felipe was not healthy. He had bad headaches sometimes. "My head really hurts," he often told his friends. Felipe never told his parents about his headaches.
One morning Felipe woke up with a sharp pain in his head. At the hospital, the doctors had bad news for the Garzas. "Felipes brain is dead," the doctors said.
The Garzas were very sad. But they remembered Felipe’s words. "Felipe wanted to give his heart to Donna," they told the doctors.
The doctors did several tests. Then they told the Garzas, "We can give Felipe’s heart to Donna."
　　On January 5,1986, doctors took out Felipe’s heart