上宝中学2018学年九年级第一学期期中考试卷

上宝中学2018学年第一学期期中考试

初三英语试卷

Part2 Phonetics,Vocabulary and Grammar

第二部分语音，词汇和语法

II.Choose the best answer.(20分)

26.He didn’t just command.He personally fought in several healthy battles.Which of the following is correct for the underlined word.

A. [k?’ma:nd]

B. [k?’m?:nd]

C. [ki’m?nd]

D.[k?’ma:nd]

27.Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?

A.For the first few years I didn’t draw any salary at all.

B.I’d like a full-time position with more responsibility.

C. Weber gave a fair hearing to anyone who held a different opinion.

D.He has served the farm faithfully for 20 years.

28.While he was investing ways to improve the telescope ,Newton made _____discovery which completely changed_____man’s understanding of color.

A.a;/

B. a;the

C. /;the

D.the;a

29.The students also take SAT and CAT _______mathematics and chemistry.

A. except

B. except for

C. beside

D.besides

30.It is not rare in______that people in_____fifties are going to university for future education.

A. 90s;/

B. the90’s;/

C.90s;their

D.the 90’s;their

31.The hunter______the fox,took off its skin and_____it on the tree.

A. hung;hanged

B. hung;hung

C. hanged;hanged

D.hanged;hung

32.The room is used to____parties by the young man.He is used to_____parties here.

A.holding;hold

B. hold;holding

C.holding;holding

D.hold;hold

33.Tom must have played the guitar______if he has got one.

A. Some times

B. sometimes

C. for some time

D.sometime

34.When she was asked about the missing calculator,she_______ever seeing it.

A. refused

B.denied

C. opposed

D.pretended

35.______our country has plenty of oil,theirs has none.

A. When

B. While

C.As

D.Since

36.A library with five thousand books,______to the nation as a gift.

A. is offered

B. has offered

C. are offered

D.have offered

37.As soon as everyone taking the examination_______,the test paper were______.

A. was seated;given up

B.seated;given off

C.sat;given in

D.was seated;given out

38.The news came as no surprise to me.I_______for some time that the factory was going to shut down.

A. had known

B. knew

C.have known

D.know

39.The taxi driver had no choice but_____help.

A. to turn the passenger for

B.to turn to the passenger for

C. turn the passenger for

D.turn to the passenger for

40.On the floor ______the bottle he’d been looking for.

A. lay

B. lying

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D.had lain

41.Don’t all speak at once!_________,please.

A. Each at one time

B. One by one time

C. One at a time

D.One for each time

42.---______is the population of the town?

---Over 20,000.And a third of the population_____workers of the car factory.

A.What;are

B. How many;are

C. What;is

D.How many;is

43.I’m really not clear__________

A. that he solved the crime or not

B. what happens to the missing vase

C. how long he came to Shanghai

D. who was questioned by the detective

44.Which of the following sentences is RIGHT?

A.Jennifer has bought the book for two weeks.

B.He has studied Japanese since 5years.

C. They have met and made friends since 2002

D.I haven’t met my cousin for ages.

45.--Jack,I’d like to have your opinions about my written report.

--______,but I have one suggestion.

A.That’s a good idea.

B. You are smart.

C. It looks fine to me

D.You should check it first

https://www.360docs.net/doc/7d11521361.html,plete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box,each can only be used once.(8分)

The worst danger is a house on fire when people are asleep. Always be ready to leave through a window into the garden by___46___ you can open it if necessary. If you should be on

holiday in a tall building or hotel, make sure you know where the fire escape（太平梯）

is. When

you can’t find any way out, try to find pieces of cloth and make a rope to__47____a window to safety. If you smell burning in your home, get out right away. If you can’t breathe ___48___because of smoke on your way out, crawl（爬行）on your hands and knees because smoke rises and the air will be cleaner__49___ the floor. Smoke is a killer and more people have died from breathing it in than actually being burnt.

Fire in a cinema, hall or public place often means people pushing to reach a door. Keep your head up with arms up in front of your chest. This protects your chest and gives you the best chance to breathe. Above all, don’t get frightened!

A get out of B.near C.be sure D. making sure E.properly

Have you seen a group of boys dancing hip-pop together? The music beat is usually exciting and cool! And the people dancing hip-pop seem to really enjoy what they are doing.

What is the real meaning of "Hip-pop"? Some people say it is the motion

that people make while they'redancing. They move their hips sideways when they dance. That's ve ry interesting.

Thefirst hip-pop music came to the world in the beginning of the 1970s by DJs (disk jockeys) A Jamaican known as Kool Herc was the first person who___50_____hip-pop music. Whenever people think of hip-pop, music and dance are the first things that come out in their___51___.

However, there are other things that are part of the hip-pop culture. One of them is graffiti. Graffiti is___52__art where you draw pictures and words on walls, trains,and other places with spray paint. Many of you may have seen things around your neighborhood. Some of those works are really _____!

https://www.360docs.net/doc/7d11521361.html,plete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms.(8分)

54.Such crude methods are far________to make stick with the Internet.(trick)

55.Her pride was hurt ,but her_____ control of manner helped her.(habit)

56.We ought to look below the surface of things and then discover the ____of them.(essential)

57.Calculate the perimeter and the area of a circle _____.(skill)

58.It was highly_____and what was called an “old-fashioned”hotel situated not far from Piccadilly.(respect)

59.It is illegal for pubic officials to ask for gifts or money in ____for favors.(change)_

60.Those_____ led the wire in through a hole in the wall.(electric)

61.The Companies Act lays down a set of minimum______(require)

V.Rewrite the following sentences as required.(14分)

62.Doran stuck his head out of the window to say hello to his friend.(一般疑问句)

_______Doran_____ his head out of the window to say hello to his friend?

63.The Green Family moved to France two years ago.(同义句转换)

______two years_____the Green Family moved to France.

64.Mum wakes me up at 6:00every morning.(改为被动语态)

I______ _______ up at 6:00every morning.

65.It is impossible for him to finish reading the novel in 5hours,____ ______(反义疑问句)

66.The information is important.(改为感叹句)

_______ ______information it is!

67.Betty liked walking to school .She liked riding a bicycle to school better.(合并为一句)

Betty______riding a bicycle to school_____walking to school.

68.female,the,star,of.typical,tour,life,The,is ,day,pop,in,following,the ,a,on(连词成句)

_______________________________________________________________

Part three Reading and Writing

第三部分阅读和写作

VI.Reading comprehension（共30分）

A.Choose the best answer.(12分)

Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons—for example, economic reasons—why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?

In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own hometown of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate(影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.

It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt(破坏) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative and do not like change.

Although we have to respect people's feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it

is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.

69.What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?

A.Some of them are not attractive.

B.Most of them are too expensive to preserve.

C.They are more pleasing than modern buildings.

D.They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.

70.Why do people still speak against new buildings in historic areas according to the author?

A.Because historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people.

B.Because new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style.

C.Because people like following old ideas an do not like change.

D.Because people have to respect new architectural styles.

71.Which of the following is true according to the author?

A.We should reproduce the same old buildings.

B.Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.

C.Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.

D.No one understands why people speak against new buildings.

72.By using `“move things forward” in the last paragraph, the author probably means “_______”.

A.Destroy old buildings

B.Put things in a different place

C.Choose new architectural styles

D.Respect people’s feelings for historical buildings

73.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A.To explain why people dislike change.

B.To warn that we could end up with living in caves.

C.To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.

D.To argue that modern buildings an be built in historic areas.

74.What is the author’s attitude towards the topic“Should we allow modern buildings to be built

next to older buildings in a historic area of a city?”

A.Uninterested

B.Supportive

C.Neutral

D.Disapproved

B.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.(12分)

In 1973, I was teaching elementary school. Each day, 27 kids entered“The Thinking Laboratory.” That was the name students voted for after deciding that “Room 104” was too dull.

Freddy was an average student, but not an average person. He had the rare balance of fun and compassion（同情）. He would laugh the loudest over fun and be the saddest over

anyone’s __75_______.Before the school year___________, I gave the kids a special gift, T-shirts with the words “Verbs Are Your_____76____ ” on them. I had advised the kids that whi le verbs （动词）may seem dull, most of the fun things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.

Through the years, I’d run into former students who would provide ___77_______ on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his graduation from high school and remained the same ____78____ person I met forty years before. Once, while working overnight at a store, he let a homeless man sleep in his truck. Another time, he lent a friend money to buy a house.

Just last year, I was ____79______ a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door. A woman excused the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and opened it up. Inside were the “Verbs” shirt and a note from Freddy’s mother. “Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He want ed you to have this.”I told the story to th e class. As sad as it was, I couldn’t help smiling. Although Freddy was taken from us, we all____80______something from Freddy.

75..A. misfortune B. disbelief C. dishonesty D. mistake

76.A.friends B. Awards C. Masters D. Tasks

77.A.assessments B. comments C. instructions D. updates

78.A. daring B. modest C. caring D . smart

79.A.observing B. preparing C. designing D. conducting

80.A. chose B. took C. expected D. borrowed

C.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.(14分)

For most city people, the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains, jets，and even bicycles. Dr. Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who c___81___ this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator, they point out, there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings, and city life as we know it would be i___82___. In that sense, they argue，th e elevator’s role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact, according to Wilk? the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century, w ith cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally (水平地)，and elevators pushing them toward life in close groups of towering vertical (垂直的)columns.

If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators, it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief, boring, and even awkward experience one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common, and an unpleasant a____83__ of the fact that we’re hanging from a cable in a long passage.

In a new book, Lifted, German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his a___84___ to this experience, studying the origins of elevator and its r____86____to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience. “After 150 years, we are still not used to it”，B ernard said. “We still have not exactly learned to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture, according to Bernard, sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other s___86____we find ourselves in as we go about our lives.

Today，as the world’s urban population explodes，and cities become more c__87____, taller, and more crowded, America’s total number of elevators—900,000 at last count, according to Elevator World magazine’s “2012 Vertical Transportation Industry”一are a force that’s becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really, really love them, it seems like high time

that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are.

81c______ 82i______ 83.______ 84________

85_______ 86._____ 87.______

D.Read the passage and answer the questions.(12分)

Do you think you are more intelligent than your parents and grandparents? According to James Flynn, a professor at a New Zealand university, you are! Over the course of the last century, people’s IQ test scores have gotten steadily higher --- on average, three points higher each decade. This improvement is known as the “Flynn effect”, and scientists want to know what is behind it.

IQ tests are designed to measure general intelligence rather than knowledge. Flynn believes that intelligence partly comes from our parents and partly is the result of our environment, but the improvement in test scores has been happening too quickly to be explained by heredity （遗传）. So what has occurred in th e 20th century to help people achieve higher scores?

Scientists have proposed several explanations for the Flynn effect. Some suggest that the improved test scores simply reflect an increased exposure to tests in general and the learning of test-taking techniques that help us perform better on any test. Others have pointed to better nutrition. Babies now are born larger, healthier, and with more brain development than in the past. Another suggested explanation is a change in educational styles, with teachers encouraging children to learn by discovering things for themselves rather than just memorizing information, which improves their problem-solving skills.

Flynn has limited the possible explanations after carefully examining test data and discovering that the improvement in scores has taken place in only certain parts of the IQ test. Test-takers are not doing better on the maths or vocabulary sections of the test; they are doing better on the sections requiring reasoning and problem solving. For example, one part of the test shows a set of shapes, and test-takers must find the patterns and connections between them.

According to Flynn, this visual intelligence improves as the amount of technology in our lives increases. Every time you play a computer game, you are exercising exactly the kind of thinking and problem solving that helps you do well on one kind of intelligence test. So are you really smarter than your parents? In one very specific way, you may be.

Questions

88.Does Flynn think you are smarter than your parents and grandparents?(1分)

89.What do IQ tests focus on,general intelligence or knowledge?(2分)

90.How do educational styles help people do better in the test according to some scientists?(2分)

91.Which sections did the test takers do better in the test on?(2分)

92.Why does the writer mention computer games?(2分)

93.Do you agree with Flynn?Why or why not?(3分)

VII.Writing（共20分）

94.Write at least 60 words about the topic“Giving is receiving”

爱是心中的太阳，融化你我身边的冰雪。假设我们学校的English Week正在举办主题为“付出即是收获”的征文活动，请你结合自己平时两件或者两两件以上的爱心行为和感受写一篇文章进行投稿。

注意：短文中不得出现考生的真实姓名，校名及其他相关信息，否则不予平分。

KEY:

DBADD DBCBB ADABA CADDC

DAEB CABE

Trickier/habitual/essence/skillfully/respectable/exchange/electricians/requirements

Did stick/It’s since/am woken/is it/What important/preferred to

The following is the typical day in the life of a female pop star on tour.

ACCCDB

AADCDB

consider/impossible/awareness/attention/relationship /situation/crowded

88.Yes ,he does.

89.General intelligence

90.By encouraging children to learn by discovering things for themselves rather than just memorizing information

91.Requiring reasoning and problem solving.

92.Because the writer proves that this visual intelligence improves as the amount of technology in our lives increase.

93.开放题略。

Giving is receiving

Everybody wants to receive something from other people.A gift on birthday,a smile when you are nervous,or a hand when you are in trouble.These receiving makes us feel warm and happy.But I think giving is also a very happy and enjoyable process.Giving is also receiving.Giving a gift to my mother,a gift,a flower,or just a sentence" mom,i love you",That will make her very happy ,and i also have the same feeling.That is a communication of emotion.Giving a hand to those people who need help is also very happy thing.A direction to who is lost,or a help to an old grandpa,or just a courage to those who are upset.This is also a process of receiving.So in the process of our life,we should learn to how to give.Actually,if you are a person who like to give and help,then you will be also a person who often receive something from others.You will receive some unexpected things,such as help,prize,flowers,love and so on.In fact,those receiving is the reward of giving.