上海市文来中学初三上英语期中试卷附答案

文来中学2016学年九年级（上）英语考试卷

Part 2. Grammar, phonetics and Vocabulary

II. Choose the best answer.

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

A. We can learn life and death from keeping pet dogs.

B. To tell you the truth, it’s not easy to learn it well.

C. The kids finished the task by themselves.

D. All the soldiers serve heir country faithfully

27. Jack has bought ________used car. It is much cheaper than a new one.

A. the

B. an

C. a

D. /

28. Wang Fang plans to take ________presents to her friends in New York when she goes there at Christmas.

A. plenty of

B. huge amounts of

C. a great deal of

D. an amount of

29. Jack was lucky to get two tickets _________Shanghai Disney for free.

A. for

B. to

C. on

D. in

30. John lost ________new calculator on his way to school yesterday.

A. his

B. he

C. him

D. himself

31. Some people enjoy McDonald’s hamburgers, but _________prefer Chinese fast food.

A. another

B. the other

C. others

D. the others

32. –Which scarf do you prefer, the black one or the red one?

--_________is OK. Both fit me well.

A. Neither

B. Either

C. Both

D. None

33. Everybody looked _________ at the sick man, crying, and couldn't move at all.

A. worried

B. sadly

C. unhappy

D. sorry

34. The boy checked his test paper _________ in order to get full marks.

A. enough careful

B. enough carefully

C. careful enough

D. carefully enough

35. Some of the students are considering ________ abroad to have an educational trip.

A. to go

B. going

C. about going

D. to going

36. I _________ this book for about a month, so I have to return it as soon as possible.

A. have borrowed

B. have kept

C. have bought

D. have posted

37. –Do you know if Tom _________ fishing in the afternoon?

--I’m not sure. But if he doesn't. I _________, either.

A. goes, won’t

B. goes, don’t

C. will go, don’t

D. will go, won’t

38. The Browns ________ dinner together when I rang them last night.

A. are having

B. had

C. was having

D. were having

39. _________important piece of advice you have given us!

A. How

B. What

C. What a

D. What an

40. Remember _________ the window open when you go out. It’s going to rain.

A. don't leave

B. not leave

C. not to leave

D. won't leave

41. We _________ the reporter will make a speech on air pollution next week.

A. were told

B. have been told

C. had been told

D. will be told

42. Don't stay up too late, ________ you’ll find it hard to get up on time tomorrow.

A. or

B. but

C. and

D. so

43. Susan did quite well in the final exam _________ she had missed two weeks’ lessons.

A. though

B. if

C. because

D. unless

44. –Would you mind helping me with the heavy box? --_________.

A. No, thanks.

B. You’re welcome

C. That’s great

D. Not at all.

45. –Don’t draw on the wall, Ben.

--__________.

A. What a pity.

B. Sorry, I won’t.

C. Yes, I’d love to

D. Never mind.

III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.

Morgan is a 19-year-old British athlete. She has just won a(n) ____46____ in a track and field competition. To celebrate this, she ____47____ and had fun with her friends. She likes to buy clothes at Westfield in London. Morgan’s personality is different ____48____ the track. Her favourite sport is track and field. She may have got that gene from her father. She has tried ____49____ different sports, but track and field has always been her favourite. Her next goal is to win more races next year and do well in her schoolwork.

After winning a gold medal in the men’s 400-metre medley relay (男子4*100混合泳接力)at the Rio Olympics, Michael Phelps ended his swimming career. The American swimmer ___50___ five gold medals and a silver medal in Rio. Even Phelps himself couldn't imagine an ending this good. “I’m just ready for something different.” Phelps said. “My swimming career might be over. but I have the future ____51____me. I want to start whatever I want. it’s not only the need of a career, but also the beginning of a new journey.” Phelps is one of the most successful athletes in Olympic history. If he decides to retire, he will finish his record-breaking career with 28 medals, ___52___ 23gold medals. No other athlete in any sport has more than nine gold medals. Swimming is richer ___53___ him, and will be poorer without him. Phelps’ days in the pool are finished, but his feats in the pool will still inspire generations of young swimmer.

IV. Complete the sentence with the given words in their proper forms.

54. Li reported the ____________, and the police went to his house to look for clues. (thief)

55. My mother received an expensive birthday present on her __________ birthday. (forty)

56. Mary is a shy girl and she always speaks __________ in public. (gentle)

57. The good _________ of the hotel attracts many customers every year. (serve)

58. As long as we try to make our city beautiful and charming, our school sports meeting will definitely be a big _____________. (succeed)

59. This letter is _________, and I don't want anyone else to read it. (person)

60. If you want to __________ your dream, study hard from now on. (real)

61. Please remember it’s ___________ to talk too loudly, so don't do it! (polite)

V. Rewrite the following sentences as required.

62. The traveler took out a bottle of water from his backpack. (改为一般疑问句)

__________ the traveler __________ out a bottle of water from his backpack?

63. Jack didn't go shopping with his Mum. He stayed at home instead. (保持句意不变)

Jack stayed at home _________ _________ going shopping with his Mum.

64. Mike rarely goes to school late. (改成反意疑问句)

Mike rarely goes to school late, _________ __________?

65. A new film will be on show in three days. (划线部分提问)

____________ ___________ will a new film be on show?

66. Hurry up, or we’ll miss the flight to LA. (保持句意不变)

___________you __________quick, you’ll miss the flight to LA.

67. Tom asked Kitty, “Will you visit Mr. Liu next week?” (将直接引语改为间接引语)

Tom asked Kitty __________ they _________ visit Mr. Liu next week.

68. you, a quiet place, help, thinking about, you, are, what, will, focus on. (连词成句)

_______________________________________________________________________________ ________

Part 3 Reading and Writing

VI. Reading comprehension

A.Choose the best answer.

It seems that schools in the U.K. are feeling totally hopeless in dealing with the lateness of some of their students. So now, some have decided that the punishment should go not to the children, but to their parents. Thousands of parents in Hampshire have been fined $80 because their children were late for class more than ten times in a term. The fine will double if it is not paid within 21 days. Dozens of schools across Hampshire have put the new rule into effect, and from this September, another 500 local primary and secondary schools will join them.

Similarly, in Islington, London, parents will also face a fine if their children arrive at school late for more than 12 times in six weeks.

Parents in Essex, however, will not be fined, but that doesn't mean they won't face trouble if their children are regularly late for school. Several schools there have set up their late-for-school patrols. Parents who send their children to school late will be questioned by officers of the patrols about the reasons for lateness.

The Education Department explained, “We don't really want to fine or trouble parents. But indeed we want children to be in school. There just comes a time when we have no their choices. Maybe children are still too young to learn the importance of punctuality. So we’re afraid that

parents, especially those who send their children to school, need to take the responsibility.”

Parents, of course, are not happy about the new rules. They don't think getting fined or questioned will be a good way to solve the old problem. Besides, to some poor families, $80 may be a lot.

69. Schools in parts of the U.K. will punish __________for students’ lateness.

A. the parents

B. the students

C. both the parents and the students

D. the teachers

70. Parents in ________ will be fined if their children are often late for school.

A. Hampshire and Islington

B. Hampshire and Essex

C. Islington and Essex

D. Hampshire, Islington and Essex

71. Parents in Hampshire will have to pay ________more if they don't pay the fine within 21 days.

A. $60

B. $80

C. $160

D. $180

72. The underlined word “punctuality” in paragraph 5 probably means “_______”

A. arriving at school early

B. arriving at school late

C. arriving at school on time

D. arriving at school with parents

73. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Parents in Hampshire will not face a fine if their children are late for class eight times in a term.

B. Parents in Islington will be fined if their children are late for class more than two times a week.

C. The Education Department has no other choices but to fine or trouble parents.

D. Parents are not very supportive of the new rules.

74. Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?

A. Hopeless students’ lateness

B. Punishment to parents for kids’ lateness

C. The importance of punctuality

D. New school rules in U.K.

B.Choose the best words and complete the passage.

For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work, they must read letter, reports, trade publications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In 75 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are poor readers. Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency lies in the actual stuff of language itself ——words. Taken individually, words have 76 meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. Unfortunately, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing(退回), the tendency to look back over what you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which 77 the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally while reading.

To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device, which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined(预先确定的) speed．The bar is set at a slightly faster rate than the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the re ader to read fast, making word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization(默读)practically ___78___. At first, comprehension is sacrificed for speed．But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, but your comprehension will improve. Many people have found their reading skill drastically improved after some training. 79 Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute after the training, now it is an excellent 1,28 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can 80 a lot more reading material in a short period of time.

75. A. applying B. doing C. offering D. getting

76. A. some B. a lot C. little D. dull

77. A. speed up B. slow down C. cut down D. add to

78. A. difficult B. interesting C. impossible D. necessary

79. A. Look at B. Take care, C. Make D. Consider

80. A. set out B. go over C. go out D. get throught

C.Reading the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.

In the past few years, many good Chinese TV series have been made and become successful. Chinese people enjoy waiting for the updates and watching the programs every day at home.

Late last year, the 54-episode TVseries Nirvana in Fire(琅琊榜) became a hit. Lin Shu, the main c_____81_____, was 17 when he lost his father and tens of thousands of soldiers. He m___82___to escape and made up his mind to take his revenge. He then sett up the Jiangzuo Alliance and returned to the capital 12 years later as Mei Changsu. From here, stories of power, love and loyalty took place. Thanks to the exciting p___83___ and great performances of the actors and actresses, Chinese people were crazy about the show. About one hundred million watched it. And it is s___84___ that, apart from Chinese people, many foreigners enjoyed it as much as we did. People _a _85___are excited to watch such a wonderful TV series. Tarji Greene, 48, from the U.S., is one of the many foreign viewers of Nirvana in Fire. She has been watching Chinese movies since the 1970s and was moved to tears several times when watching the series. Another viewer, Amy Sandy, is no s___86___ to the political background in the show, since she has watched many other Chinese period dramas. “Plenty of action scenes, great acting from all members –the best series that I have ever watched!” said one of the viewers. Another foreign audience also gave high praise, “Every episode was brilliant, I’m so glad I watched it and now am so sad it ended.” For recent years, some online forums s___87___Chinese TV dramas have been

formed overseas. We have every reason to believe that, more Chinese TV dramas will gain popularity of the outside world.

D.Answer the question.

Naughty children likely to be good CEOs

What makes a great leader? Different people may give you different answers. Here are some

key

qualiti

Naughty children often give a not-so-satisfactory performance at school, but believe it or not, they could be the next Tim Cook or Marissa Mayer.

According to a new study, naughty schoolchildren may have what’s been called “the CEO gene(基因)” The unique gene could make them more likely to be about to lead a large company in the future.

Scientists say they have found a unique gene in children who often “mildly” break school rules. It is the same one that leads to leadership qualities found in successful CEOs around the

globe.

Psychologists from Kansas State University studied health data covering 13,000 adults. They discovered the influence of a special gene, DATI.

They found that in children, DATI leads to “mild” bad behavior such as skipping school, but not serious bad behavior such as committing a violent crime.

However, they also discovered that DATI provides positive leadership qualities in adults who often went on to become the heads of companies or lead departments within a company.

Psychologists believe those with DATI learn early on how to lead a group people.

Lee, the assistant professor behind the study, explained, “Mild rule-breaking is actually positively associated with the chance for you to become a leader when you grow up.”

But people with DATI “were also likely to control their own behavior to make positive changes,” Lee warned. “In fact, the gene can have both positive and negative effects on leadership.”

It largely depends on the environment the children grown up in, at home and at school, according to the study.

If the naughty children could have encouraging parents and the ability to work with others, they are more likely to go on to become leaders, the study concludes.

88. How many qualities do most people believe a good leaser should have?

89. What might Tim Cook and Marissa probably be?

90. Why is “the CEO gene” so unique according to the study?

91. Where do the psychologists behind the study come from?

92. What did the psychologists discover about DA TI?

93. Do you think naughty children are likely to be leaders or not? Give your reasons.

VII. Writing (作文)

94. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “At the moment, I smiled.” (以“我笑了，在那一刻”为题写一篇不少于60词的短文，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，否则不与评分)

KEY:

II. 26~30. CCAAA 31~35. CBBDB 36~40. BDDDC 41~50. BAADB

III. EACD DABE

IV. 54. theft 55. fortieth 56. gently 57. service 58. success 59. personal 60. realize 61. impolite

V. 62. Did, take 63. instead of 64. does he 65. How soon 66. Unless are 67. if/whether would 68. a quiet place will help focus on what you are thinking about.

VI.

A.69~74. AABCBB

B.75~80. DCBCBD

C.81. character 82. managed 83. play 84. surprising 85. abroad 86.

D.