2019届江苏无锡市九年级上学期12月阶段考英语试卷【含答案及解析】

2019届江苏无锡市九年级上学期12月阶段考英语试卷【含答案及解析】姓名___________ 班级____________ 分数__________一、单项填空1. The young girl did ________ preparation work for her speech before she stood on the stage confidently.A. a great dealB. a great deal ofC. a great manyD. a number of2. His brother insisted on _______to have an English lesson _______ he didn’t feel well that day.A. his come, althoughB. his come, butC. his coming, thoughD. his coming, but3. –– When will you go back to your hometown? ––__________.A. Till the work is doneB. Until the work is doneC. Although the work is doneD. As soon as the work is done4. Many boys and girls are forced ____________ what they have ____________.A. do; no interest in______________B. to do; interested inC. do; an interest in______________D. to do; no interestin5. The time he has devoted in the past years _____________ the disabled is now thought to be ________ great value__________ him.A. to help; of; for___________________B. to helping; of; toC. to help; in; of______________D. to helping; /; to6. –Why did Miss. Wang look so worried when we saw her. --Because she wondered ______________________.A. what she will do during the tripB. when would the policeman comeC. if her students survived the earthquakeD. where did the other students go7. It was her ___________ performance, but the memory was____________.A. last; lastingB. last; lastedC. lasted; lastingD. lasted; last8. It is well known _______ all people that Beijing is known _______ the capital of China.A. to; as____________________B. to; for________C. for;as______________ D. for; for9. The number of the classes in our school is _______than _______ of any other school in Wuxi.A. larger; the oneB. more; thatC. larger; that_________D. more; the one10. You could hardly imagine ______________ amazing the Great Wall was _______________ you saw it with your own eyes.A. how, unlessB. what, unlessC. how, if ________D. what, until11. My teacher was so angry at _______________ he walkedout of the office without a word.A. what he did andB. what did he thatC. he did what thatD. what he did that12. The Smith are considering _________ to England because they __________ the cold weather there.A. not moving, aren’t used toB. not moving, didn’t use toC. not to move, didn’t use toD. not to move, aren’t used to13. She _________her lovely pet dog last week. She wasvery sad for the _________of the dog .A. lose, lossB. lost, losingC. lost, lossD. lost,lost14. —I really want to give up my dream of being a singer.—_________. You are so young that you still have more chances.A. Don’t do it like that.________B. It’s a good idea.C. Why not start again.________D. How lovely you are!二、完形填空15. 完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a good children’s book. Either the author has aimed too , so that children can’t follow what is in his ( or more often,her ) story, ________ the story seems to be talking tothe readers.The best children’s books are very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy the child who hears the story and the adult who reads it. Unfortunately, there are in factfew books like this, ________ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not to solve. This may bewhy many of the books regarded as works of children’sliterature were in fact written for . “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious（明显）of this.Children, left for themselves, often the worstpossible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a library and he will more willingly choosethe books written in an unimaginative way, or have a lookat the most children’s comics, full of the stories andjokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.Perhaps we parents should stop ________ to brainwash（洗脑）children into accepting our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so ________ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So Isuppose we’ll just have to compromise over the bedtimestory.1.A. to ____________________________ B. in ____________________________C. with _________D. around2. A. easy ____________________ B. short ______________ C. high_________________ D. difficult3.A. and ________________________ B. but________________________ C. or____________________ D. so4.A. both____________________ B. neither ___________ C. either___________ D. very5.A. but ____________________ B. however___________ C. so___________________ D. because6.A. hard____________________ B. easy ____________________ C. enough _________ D. fast7.A. grown-ups________ B. girls ______________ C. boys ___________D. children8.A. are ________________________ B. show ____________________ C.find ______________ D. add9.A. going ______________ B. liking ______________ C. trying________ D. preferring10.A. same ______________ B. friendly _________ C. different________ D. common三、阅读理解16. Robert had just moved into the street and he felt strange that he was not wanted. He knew that perhaps the other boys were trying to get an idea of what kind of boy he was. This did not help to make him less lonely. He was new andhe had to be tested. Still, proving himself would not be all that easy. He did not want to run with bad boys or get into something against the law to provethat he was strong. No! He must show what he was made of in a more helpful way. That was when he got the idea. The next day was Saturday. He knew that most of the boys would be down on the playground and choose upsides for the Saturday game. Robert knew he could play well and what just might be enough to prove he was strong—and to make friends with them.He arrived early and did his step exercises. He shot (投掷) the ball some times and did some other exercises—the most difficult and most wonderful in basketball. Then theboys came. Robert went through what he had done before the game and showed what he could do.No one said a word. The boys just looked at each other, and thought about it. In the end, when it was all over, the biggest of the group just smiled and shook his head. Robert knew he had made it.1.What does “This did not help to make him less lonely” mean?A. Robert felt more lonely because the other boys wantedto test him.B. Robert did not feel lonely in fact.C. Robert felt as lonely as before when the other boys tried to find out what kind of boy he was.D. The other boys did not want to make Robert feel less lonely.2.When did Robert decide to prove himself by playing basketball?A. After he had thought about the two wrong ways.B. Long before he moved into the street.C. When the other boys came down to the playground.D. As soon as he showed what he was made of in front of the other boys.3.What did the biggest of the group mean by shaking his head?A. He did not want to say anything about what Roberthad done.B. He had not thought Robert could play so wonderfully.C. He did want to make friends with Robert.D. He did not think Robert played basketball well.17. Beauty: for fans of the arts. Beauty is a necessary magazine in yourspare time. It brings you academic (学术的) articles written byinternationally famous scholars, yet with easy-to-understand examples, as well as information on exhibitions and sales all over the world.World weekly: it gives you a global view with articlesfrom four of the world’s most famous newspapers. Read the news from different views and draw you own conclusions on the stories influencing our world. Try it for six monthsfor just $30. Besides, you can get a free copy of World Weekly 2012.New View: full of excellent writing and photography, it covers one key subject each month, from human rights to poverty(贫困) to environment. Reports from around the world provide you with all-sided world view. Besides, you can be told lots of fresh reports and the latest stories on world events and activities.The Week: it is the only summary(摘要) giving you the best of British and foreign newspapers in just 35 pages. Designed to be read in just 1 hour. Tryi t now with 13 copies for just $25. if you decide it’s not for you, just tell us within 3 weeks and you can get your money back within 10 work days.1.___________ will probably provide you with articles about music and paintings.A. New ViewB. World WeeklyC. BeautyD. The Week2.Which of the following is NOT probably included in New View?A. A short statement of the main points of the latest news in China Daily.B. A discussion on water pollution in India.C. An article about hungry children in Africa.D. A report on medical care in China.3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the ads above?A. Beauty is an English newspaper.B. It takes an hour to read a copy of The Week.C. There are not any pictures in New View.D. You can get a free copy of World Weekly 2012 if you like it.18. We see with our eyes and taste with our tongues. Ears are for hearing,skin is for feeling and noses are for smelling. Would anyone say that ears can smell, or that tongues can see? Actually, yes. Paul Bach-y-Rita, a scientistat the University of Wisconsin, believes that the senses can changeable. For example, a tongue can be used for seeing. The brain, as we know, is a complex organ(复杂的器官). Even when part of it is hurt, it will try to carry out thesame function by sending the function to another area of the brain.A college student was asked to take part in an experiment. In the experiment, his eyes were covered with a smallvideo camera. The camera was connected to a long plasticline which went into his mouth. A computer would changethe video’s picture. The picture would travel through the plastic line as an electric current(电流), reaching theelectrodes(电极板) inside the student’s mouth. The scientistwould roll a ball towards his right side, left side, or centre, and the student would have to catch it. When the scientist rolled the ball, pain passed over the student’s tongue. For the position of the pain on the tongue, the student reached out his hand and caught the ball.If the brain can see a ball through a camera and a wet tongue, blindness and deafness can be overcame.1.How many senses are talked about in the first paragraph?A. 4.B. 5.C. 3.D. 2.2.What is the right order according to the experiment?①The scientist rolled a ball.② Th e student caught the ball.③ The student felt pain on his tongue.④The scientist connected the camera to a long plastic line.A. ①②③④B. ②①④③C. ④①③②D. ④③①②3.What could be the best title for the passage?A. Senses Are ImportantB. An Interesting ExperimentC. A Famous ScientistD. Senses Are Changeable19. A team of US psychologists(心理学家) have found that talking to another person for ten minutes a day helps with memory.“Socializing(交际) is just as effective as more traditional kinds of mental exercise in boosting memory andintellectual(智力的) performance,” Oscar Ybarra, a psychologistat the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, said in a statement.In one investigation, they analyzed data on 3610 people,aged 24 to 96.They found that the higher their level of socialinteraction(交流), the better their cognitive(认知的) functioning. Social interaction includes getting together or having phonechats with relatives, friends and neighbors.In another experiment, the researchers conducted laboratorytests on 76 college students, aged 18 to 21, toevaluate(评估) how social interactions and intellectual exercises affected the results of memory and mental performance tests.The students were divided into three groups: the social interaction group had a discussion of a social issue for10 minutes before taking the tests; the intellectualactivities group completed three tasks (including a reading comprehension exercise and a crossword puzzle) before the tests; and a control group(对照组) watched a 10-minute clip(电影片段) of the Seinfeld television show.“We found that short-term social interaction lasting forjust 10 minutes improved participants’ (参与者) intellectual performance as much as engaging in (从事) so-called‘intellectual’ activities for the same amount of time,” Ybarra said.The study was expected to be published in the February issue of the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.1.What does the underlined word “ boosting ” in the second paragraph probably mean?A. Improving.B. Reducing.C. Preventing.D. Training.2.Which is not included in social interaction?A. Having a talk with a neighbor.B. Attending a birthday party.C. Watching TV at home alone.D. Calling your classmates.3.What’s the purpose of the experiment on 76 college students?A. To judge the effect of social interaction on memoryand intelligence.B. To find out what is real social interaction.C. To learn how much time is needed for social interaction.D. To show the function of people's cognition.4.What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Intellectual exercises make your memory better.B. Different people have different ways of communication.C. Communicating with others keeps you healthy.D. Social interaction makes you smart.四、单词拼写20. 词汇运用1. He is such a good boy that his teacher often_____________ (表扬) him.2. The book that he ordered the day before yesterday was__________(取消) at last.3. There was no _____________(对话) in Charlie Chaplin’s early movies.4. I asked her a question but she _____________ (保持不变) silent.5. These are __________(act) costumes. They are made forthose beautiful ladies.6. Guys, I’d like to hear your _______________ (think) on this matter.7. After Alibaba became listed, Ma Yun became one of the________(wealthy) man in the world.8.He used to live in the _________(centre) London but now he is planning tolive in the countryside.21. 动词填空用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。