上海市闸北区2015届中考一模(即期末)英语试题及答案解读

闸北区2014学年度第一学期九年级英语学科期末练习卷

（2015.1）

Part 2 Phonetics. Grammar and Vocabulary

（第二部分语音、语法和词汇）

II. Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案）（共20分）

26. Matters are rarely that simple. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word?

A )/ra:lɪ/ B)/'reəlɪ/ C) /riəlɪ/ D) / ræli/

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

A). For all his wealth, he is not happy.

B) Go straight ahead, and you’ll see the hall.

C) No one can lead me by the nose.

D)Even death couldn’t beat him down.

28.The iWatch will soon become _____ useful tool in the future and communicate and entertainment.

A)a B) an C) the D) /

29.The passengers on Air Asia Flight QZ8501 lost _____ lives because of the extreme weather.

A) they B) their C) them D) theirs

30.Let’s have a break___ the time being. We will further discuss the topic in ten minutes.

A) in B)on C) for D) at

31.Stand up and give your answer _____ Question15,please.

A) with B) of C)to D) by

32.O. Henry wrote a lot of novels but I’ve only read ____ of them.

A) few B) a few C) little D) a little

33.Nowadays we can collect much____ either from books or on the internet.

A) suggestion B)idea C) information D)method

34.The little girl looks ____ wit her hair short.

A) lovely B) happily C) attractively D)tidily

35.Hainan Island is the second ____island in China.

A) large B) larger C) largest D) the largest

36.Smile every day, and your life ___a little happier.

A) gets B) is getting C) has got D) will get

37.The old man was upset because his favourite vase____ by his grandson.

A) breaks B) is broken C)broke D)was broken

38.Reading provides me with fun and it also enables me____ the world around me.

A) understand B) understood C) to understand D)understanding

39.Once you make a decision, you’d better ____your mind.

A)don’t change B) not change C) not to change D)not changing

40.Jen ny won’t tell the secret to anyone____ she knows many people are eager to find it out.

A) though B)since C) because D) but

41.-Must I finish the task in a week?

-No, you____. If you have any problem. Please tell me.

A) can’t B) mustn’t C) may not D)needn’t

42._____can you hold your breath when you are swimming?

A) How long B) How soon C) How far D) How fast

43.The Spring Festival is on the way. Many shops have ___huge posters with the word “sales”.

A) put up B) put on C）put out D) put off

44.-I’m very worried about the rising cost of living.

-____________.

A) So do I. B) So am I C) Neither do I. D) Neither am I

45.-William fell down from his motorcycle and hurt his leg this morning.

-___________.

A) That’s all right. B)I’m sorry to hear that.

C) Never mind. D). Really? He’s too careless.

III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word of phrase can only be used once. (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每次只能填一次)：(共8分)

A. woke up

B. at a time

C. at any time

D. collected

E. through

It was a dark day in Canada in 1988 when rain began to fall from the sky. However ,this was not ordinary rain--it turned to ice as it fell _ 46__ the cold air. It rained for six days ,and was much as ten centimeters of ice _ 47__ on roads, trees and power lines.

On 5th January ,the people of Montreal _48__ to find they had no electricity in their homes. It was dark and cold. The roads were covered in ice,and it was very dangerous to walk or drive anywhere. Families had to stay inside and burn wood to keep warm. They expected the p ower to come back_ 49__.

However, the ice kept falling. It caused branches and whole trees to fall down. More power lines fell down, and the roads became even more dangerous.

A. terribly

B. repaired

C. army

D. especially

E. knives

By the third day, many families had no food to eat. It was a diffi cult time. The _50__sent over 14,000 soldiers to help.

Finally, after six days, the ice storm stopped, but the trouble was not over. The huge amount of ice made the whole area very dangerous. As the ice started to melt, it fell from the roofs of buildings and trees like _51__. Most of the power lines were so badly damaged that they could not be __52_.

Some families had no electricity for a whole month. Many homes were damaged and many people, __53__ farmers, had to move away. The people of Canada will never forget how terrible nature can be . Everyone hopes that there will never be another ice storm like the one in 1998.

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。）

54.Leaving the windows open is just inviting ______ to enter. (thief)

55.China is a developing country which belongs to the ______ world. (three)

56.As he walked on, Simon felt ______ getting more and more tired. (he)