江苏省永丰初级中学2015届九年级英语下学期第二阶段学业质量监测试题.doc

2014/2015学年度第二学期第二阶段学业质量监测试卷九年级英语注意事项：1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共10页，满分为90分; 考试时间90分钟。2答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上。选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂，非选择题必须使用墨水笔书写。选择题（共40分）一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. The solar-powered airplane Solar Impulse 2 arrived in Nanjing _ April, 2015.A. in B. on C. at D. to2. Eric will never win a gold in the swimming race _ he works hard.A. if B. whenC. unless D. since3. If _ is a high-stress job, it is important that you learn how to relax after a busy day.A. youB. yourC. yoursD. yourself4. Wed better _ subjects like age, weight or money while talking in Western countries. A. agree B. avoidC. afford D. allow5. _ will I stay in Singapore during the summer holiday? Let me check it for you. For two days. A. How much B. How long C. How far D. How many6. Tony is _ than his father, though he is only eleven years old. A. tall B. taller C. tallest D. the tallest7. Everyone lent a hand so that the work _ a week earlier than I had planned. A. finishesB. has finishedC. is finishedD. was finished 8. If you _ go, at least wait until the storm is over.A. must B. can C. will D. may 9. It is reported that thousands of people _ since a terrible earthquake hit Nepal.A. diedB. have diedC. have been dead D. will die10. Paul shows little _ in the piano competition. Yes, but his mother insists that he should catch the chance. A. pain B. cause C. situation D. interest11. Kevin was _ late for school this morning. The bell rang right after he walked into the classroom. A. usuallyB. alreadyC. reallyD. nearly12. _ big lanterns! I like them very much! Yes. They sell well at the Lantern Festival.A. How B. WhatC. What a D. What an13. Mr Green felt surprised and wondered _. A. when did she come back home B. who did the cleaning this morningC. how could I get to the post office D. why they finish the work so early14. Walk along the street and turn right at the second crossing. Which of the following is correct?A.B.C.D.15. It is raining heavily! Will the rain last long? _. The weather report says it will be sunny tomorrow.A. I dont think so B. It doesnt matter C. I agree D. Yes, of course 二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“I love you” might be one of the most important combinations of three words in the English language. Its the 16 that a romantic relationship is serious. Besides, it also shows the closeness for parents, children or the ones who you love.In Putonghua, “I love you” 17 as “Wo ai ni”, but the way its used in China might be a little different, and most Chinese people are wondering 18 .The Global Times reports that some online videos showing children telling their parents “I love you” have become 19 in China. One of them, filmed by an Anhui TV station, shows a number of college students telling their parents they love them. “Are you drunk?” asked a parent. In another 20 video, shot by a Shanxi TV station, the parents responses (反应) are still mixed. For example, a father responded 21 bluntly (率直地) “I am going to a meeting, so much for that.”Why dont Chinese families use those words? “The parents responses show that many Chinese are not good at 22 their feelings like that,” Xia Xueluan, a sociologist from Peking University, told the Global Times, “They are used to educating children with negative (否定的) language.”Still, that doesnt 23 that love cant be shown. In another article, Zhao Mengmeng, a 31-year-old woman, said she had never told her father she loved him face-to-face 24 she found it a bit strange. Sometimes actions speak louder than words. However, Zhao gave her father a photo album recording photographs of them together on every one of her birthdays. The pictures were 25 on the Internet later, being forwarded (转发) hundreds of thousands of times on Weibo.16. A. valueB. symbolC. clueD. reason 17. A. includes B. practises C. translates D. recommends18. A. why B. what C. how D. when 19. A. humorous B. dangerous C. boring D. popular20. A. different B. nervous C. similar D. fixed21. A. more B. much C. little D. many 22. A. explaining B. creating C. expressing D. discovering23. A. mean B. doubt C. allow D. know 24. A. if B. until C. but D. because25. A. cost B. put C. solved D. dropped三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A26. How often will the club have English activities?A. Once a month.B. Once a week.C. Twice a month.D. Twice a week.27. After taking part in English activities in the club, you will .A. have activities every day B. be a shining English star at once C. have fun writing EnglishD. speak English better than before28. According to the poster, how can you join the Happy English Club?A. Send an email to the club.B. Post a letter to the headmaster. C. Tell your own English teacher. D. Make a phone call to the club.BNancy would like to take part in a fancy-dress party (化妆舞会). She had to go to the party with her friends because her husband has been to another city to go on a business trip. Later that night, she was busy in dressing up herself as a ghost, including putting on masks and some special costumes. After finishing it, she went downstairs to look at herself in the mirror. Suddenly, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker (面包师). She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten (使惊吓) the poor man, Nancy quickly hid in the storeroom under the stairs. To her surprise, it was her husband who changed his plan and came back home 2 days earlier. The husband called his wifes name happily and looked for her all around. Nancy was so excited that she ran to her husband without realizing she was a ghost at that moment. But it was too late. Her husband let out a cry and jumped back several steps. Then he lost his sense and lay on the ground. 29. At first, Nancy decided to go to the fancy-dress party with . A. her friendsB. the bakerC. some neighborsD. her husband30. Nancy went to the storeroom under the stairs because she . A. wanted to look at herself in the mirrorB. wanted to give her husband a big surpriseC. did not want to make the baker feel scaredD. saw a burglar at home and protected herself31. What happened at the end of the story?A. Nancy went to the party with her husband happily.B. Nancys husband was so scared that he lost his sense.C. Nancy had a wonderful party to welcome her husband at home. D. Nancys husband was angry with her and left home alone at once.32. What can be the best title for this passage?A. A happy husband.B. A poor baker. C. A short business trip. D. A ghost at home.CA public primary school in New York City has stopped giving its students homework.P.S. 116 Principal Jane Hsu wrote a letter to parents last month, explaining that after more than a year of analyzing (分析) studies, the school had decided that students after-school time would be better spent on activities like reading at their own pace (步伐) and playing instead of working on homework.Hsus letter says that many studies show that there is no connection between homework and academic (学业的) success. Some other studies also show that the connection between homework and success is dubious at the primary school level.Harris Cooper, a social psychologist who researches education, found that doing homework makes students perform better in school as they grew older. In later grades, students who did homework performed increasingly better than students who did not. In 2006, Cooper published a study that analyzed 15 years worth of data on the influence of homework. He found that homework had a good influence on students as they aged.Some parents are not happy with the decision to give up homework. “I think they should have homework. I want my daughter to have fun, but I also want her to be working towards a goal,” Daniel Tasman, the father of a second-grader at the school, said to the reporter.“Students have to do homework in order to gain. Students have to do homework because they may not be able to understand everything in school,” Sharon Blake, a students grandmother told ABC news.33. The passage is probably from a . A. newspaperB. comedyC. cartoonD. novel34. Jane Hsu wrote a letter to parents to explain .A. how students should read at their own paceB. what activities students could take at homeC. why the school gave up homework recentlyD. how important the homework is for students35. The word “dubious” in Paragraph 3 probably means “not ”. A. clearB. publicC. realD. special 36. What can we infer (推断) according to the passage?A. Cooper found homework had a bad influence on students as they aged.B. Some parents are worried about their children if there is no homework.C. Some students are not happy with the decision to give up school homework.D. Daniel Tasman wanted his daughter to have fun instead of working to a goal.DA 90-year-old tortoise (乌龟) is going twice its usual speed after being equipped (装备) with a set of wheels. The animal, called Mrs T, was facing a terrible future after losing her two front legs in a mouse attack while she was sleeping in winter, but her owners glued the wheels onto her shell (外壳).“Shes going double the speed she used to,” said the owner Jude Ryder, “She uses her back legs to push herself along and seems quite happy.”The 58-year-old owner was surprised when she went to check on her loved pet last month and found her front legs had been eaten in the mouse attack. The local animal doctor tried his best to save Mrs T. But he was afraid that the tortoise would not survive without being mobile. After paying £1,000 for the treatment, Mrs Ryder turned to her son Dale for help. Dale designed the front wheels and used resin (树脂) to add them to the front of the shell. Mrs Ryder said: “She liked them immediately, but she must learn how to turn and stop. She can get a good speed up, much faster than before. Mrs T is still quite young for a tortoise. She could go on for another 50 years. All she needs is a new set of tyres (轮胎) sometimes.”When Mrs T was sixty years old, she was bought as a pet for Dale, an 8-year-old boy. It liked running happily in Mrs Ryders garden in spring and summer. When winter came, Mrs T slept in the garden shelter. A mouse got in last month and chewed (咬) off both her front legs. Mrs Ryder said: “We were afraid she would be sure to die, but her new set of wheels have saved her life. She can run in the garden again and we can always find her because she leaves very strange footprints behind wherever she goes.”Mice attacking tortoises is not uncommon around usin 2013 Britains oldest tortoise died after a mouse attack. The tortoise called Thomas was 130 when he was bitten at his home in Guernsey. He spent five days on strong antibiotics (抗生素), but the wound became so infected (被感染的) that his owner had no choice but to have him put to sleep.37. After being equipped with a set of wheels, Mrs T can move by using .A. her back legs to push herselfB. her front legs to pull herselfC. her back wheels to pull herself D. her front wheels to push herself38. According to the passage, Mrs Ryders son is about . A. 8 years old B. 28 years old C. 38 years old D. 58 years old39. Which of the following shows the right order of the story?a. A mouse chewed off Mrs Ts two front legs. b. Mrs Ts owners glued the wheels onto her shell. c. Mrs T learned how to turn and stop with equipped wheels. d. The local animal doctor tried his best to treat Mrs T. e. Mrs T was bought as a pet for Dale when she was sixty. A. e-a-b-c-dB. a-b-c-d-eC. a-e-b-c-dD. e-a-d-b-c40. What can we learn from the passage? A. Mrs Ryder is able to move much faster than before.B. Tortoises attacking mice is not uncommon around us.C. The animal doctor added the front wheels to the shell.D. Mrs T can go faster after being equipped with wheels.非选择题 （共50分）四、填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）A) 根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为4145的相应位置上。41. Bill is too fat. He plans to eat less (肉) to keep fit.42. We need a confident  (领导者) to help us deal with these difficulties. 43. We (举行) a charity show and raised some money for poor families yesterday.44. Our English teacher enjoys travelling. She (很少) stays at home during holidays.45. Wild animals arent (自由的) because they may become dishes on the table any time.B) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为4650的相应位置上。46. All of us were satisfied with this (sing) songs at the concert.47. It was (possible) for anyone to get in because the door was locked.48. My classmates helped a little girl find her parents on a (rain) day.49. World No. 1 Ma Long from China won his (one) mens singles world table tennis championship.50. I would rather stay at home than (play) football with my classmates because it is too hot outside.C) 根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使对话内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为5155的相应位置上。 represents have a success a bit comfortable of courseA: I will have an important exam tomorrow. Can you give me some advice?B: Yes, 51 . How do you feel now?A: Not well.B: Are you feeling nervous?A: Yes. I feel stressed. B: Perhaps you should try this white T-shirt. And white can make you feel calm.A: What do you think of my blue jeans?B: OK. Wearing blue jeans can make people feel 52 peaceful. A: What about shoes?B: A pair of trainers can make you 53 .A: Anything else?B: Youd better take your yellow bag. You know yellow 54 wisdom.A: Yes. Thats right. Thanks.B: Wish you 55 !A: Thank you for offering me advice.B: Its my pleasure.五、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）A) 阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后56-65小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为5665的相应位置上。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。As teenagers, changing the world does not only mean finding a cure for cancer, or finding the origin of humanity, but recycling a piece