江苏省常州市届九年级下学期期中考试英语试题及答案含答案.docx
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江苏省常州市届九年级下学期期中考试英语试题及答案含答案
常州市2015春学期九年级期中考试
英语试卷
一、单项选择(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
1.---Thisis____________sciencefictionmoviethatI’veintroducedtoyou.
---Yes,It’sgreat.I’veneverseen________betteronebefore.
A.the;aB.the;theC.a;aD.a;the
2.Thepriceofthecottonhas____________alotsothatthefactoriesplanto____________thepriceoftheircottonclothes.
A.risen;raiseB.raised;raiseC.raised;riseD.risen;rise
3.You’dbetterwearmoreclothes.Thereis____________snowoutsideandit’s____________coldtoday.
A.muchtoo;toomuchB.toomuch;muchtoo
C.toomuch;toomuchD.muchvery;verymuch
4.Ican’tfindthekey____________thedoor.MaybeIhavelostit.
A.toB.ofC.withD.for
5.Thecomputersystem__________suddenlywhilehewassearchingforinformationontheInternet.
A.brokedownB.brokeout
C.brokeupD.brokein
6.---Whenshallwemeetagain?
---Makeit______dayyoulike.It’sallthesametome.
A.oneB.anyC.anotherD.all
7.Don’tstandatthedoor,youcan____________comein____________goout.
A.both;and B.notonly;butalsoC.neither;nor D.either;or
8.Idon’tknowyourfriend,canyoudescribe____________?
A.whatyourfriendislikeB.howyourfriendislike
C.whatdoesyourfriendlooklikeD.howyourfriendlookslike
9.Women_____________drinkmorethantwocupsofcoffeeadayhaveagreaterchanceofhavingheartdiseasethan____________whodon’t.
A.who;that B./;theseC.who;those D./;/
10.---I’mgoingtoXi’annextweek,youknow,it’soneofthemostbeautifulcitiesinChina.
---_______________.
A.EnjoyyourselfB.It’sapleasure
C.GoodluckD.Verygood
二、完形填空(共12小题:
每小题1分,满分12分)
SeveralyearsagoIstudiedinauniversityinthebiggestcityinourcountry.It’sbeautifulbutit’shotin11SoIusuallyreturnedtomyhometownwhenmyholidaybegan.Itisnotbig,butit’scoolandquiet.Icould12inthedaytimeandhaveagoodsleepatnight.
OnedayIhadsome13tosolve.ButIdidn’ttakethedictionarieshome.MyfathertoldmeCharlie,oneofmyclassmates,hadagoodlibrary.Iwenttohishouseatonce.Wedidn’tseeeachother14Ifinishedmiddleschool.Atfirsthedidn’trecognize(辨认)me.Helookedatmeupanddown.Andthenhecalledout,“Oh,dear!
It’syou,Fred!
”
Ofcoursewewere15tomeeteachotheragainandtalkedalotaboutourschoolmatesand16.Lateronheshowedmearoundhislibrary.Itwasn’tbigbuttherewerealotofnicebooksinit.AndthedictionariesI17wereinthemtoo.AtlastIsaid,“18youlendsomedictionariestome,please?
”
“I’msorryIdon’tlendanybooksto19”saidtheyoungman.
“AreyouafraidI’ll20them?
”
“No,I’mnot.I’mafraidyouwon’t21themtome.Look!
Allthebooksarenot22butborrowed!
”
11.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter
12.A.studyB.playC.restD.run
13.A.wordsB.sentencesC.problemsD.stories
14.A.afterB.beforeC.whenD.until
15.A.angryB.happyC.worriedD.sad
16.A.doctorsB.teachersC.workersD.drivers
17.A.lookedforB.readC.wroteD.lookedat
18.A.NeedB.MustC.MayD.Can
19.A.otherB.theotherC.othersD.another
20.A.loseB.sellC.throwD.know
21.A.payB.returnC.useD.lookafter
22.A.madeB.pickedC.wonD.bought
三、阅读理解(共13小题:
每小题2分,满分26分)
A
MartinLutherKingwasablackminister(牧师),whobecameagreatleaderofthecivilrightsmovement(民权运动)inthe1950sand1960s.
KingwasbornonJanuary15,1929inAtlanta,Georgia.Whenhewasyoung,hewasstronglyinfluencedbyThoreauandIndianleaderMahatmaGandhi’sideaofnon-violentresistance(非暴力抵抗).HavingreceivedaPh.D(DoctorofPhilosophy)fromBostonUniversity,hebecameapoliticalandreligiousleaderofthenon-violentcivilrightsmovementin1955.OnAugust28,1963,heledover250,000AmericansonamarchinWashingtonD.C.tofightfortheCivilRightsLaw(民权法)toguarantee(保证)equalityforallpeople,anddeliveredhisbestknownspeech“IHaveaDream”beforetheLincolnMemorial.The“dream”isadreamofbrotherlyloveandequalityfortheBlackandWhite.Thus,hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforpeacein1964,buthewasmurderedfouryearslater.
Thoughhedied,hewasgreatlyrespectedandlovedbytheAmericans,boththewhiteandtheblack.ByvoteofCongressin1968,thethirdMondayofeveryJanuaryisnowaholidayinLutherKing’shonor.Helivesinpeople’sheartsforever.
23.MartinLutherKingwasmurderedwhenhewas________________yearsold.
A.64B.50
C.39D.28
24.Theunderlinedword“delivered”canbereplacedby________________.
A.gaveB.threw
C.tookD.published
25.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.MartinLutherKing.
B.HowtoAwardtheNobelPrize.
C.CivilRightsMovement
D.CivilRightsLaw
B
Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theorigin(起源)oflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,inventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother.Latertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombined(结合的)topresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.
Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations(联系)---thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingincreases.
Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle(文体).Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecangivehismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemcorrectly,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandboring.
26.Theoriginlanguageis_________.
A.alegend(传说)fromthepast
B.amatterthatishiddenorasecret
C.aneasyquestiontoanswer
D.somethingwhichisnotyetknownbypeople
27.Whatistrueaboutwords?
___________
A.Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.
B.Theycannotbewrittendown.
C.Theyaresoundswhichcanexpressthought,feelings,actionsandthings,
D.Theyaremysterious.
28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue?
_________
A.Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.
B.Hecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglikemusic.
C.Hecanmovementotears.
D.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.
C
DuringmytravelsthroughthemountainsofGreece,Iwasonlyeverscaredonce.ItwasduskandasIwalkedaloneIcameacrosssixlargewolves(狼)thatwerefeedingonthebodyofadeadanimal.IhadheardmanystoriesaboutwolvesasachildanditwasthisanimalthatIfearedmorethananyother.Thewolvesbeforemewerehuge,atleast6feetlongandcoveredwiththickgreyfur.
AsIwentnear,thewolveslefttheblood-coveredsnowaroundthebodyandstartedwalkingtowardsme,oneafteranother.Theystoppedabout20metresfrommeandwatched.Theleadwolfraisedhisheadintotheairandtookinadeepbreath,asifhewassmellingme.Theanimalslookedbothbeautifulandfrightening,butIknewIcouldnotshowthemmyfear.AsIdrewnearer,theleadwolfraiseditsheadoncemorebutthistimemadealong,loudcry.Theawfulcrycanbeheardacrossthesilentvalley.Ihadneverheardamorefrighteningsound.Iwasalmostsureitwasasigntobedeath.
EverymomentIexpectedtoseethewolvesrunatme.Iknewmyonlyhopewastopretend(假装)Ihadnofear.Iwalkedpastthelineofwolves,likeageneral(将军)movingamonghissoldiers.Theycriedoutloudagain.Butwhentheysawthattheircrydidnotcausemetochangemywayormakemerun,theyfearedtocomeafterme,sotheyletmepassandreturnedtothedeadanimal.
IfIhadturnedbackortriedtorunawaywhentheymarchedouttomeetme,Iamsurethewolveswouldattackmeinamoment.Butmyshowoffalse(假的)courageintimidatedthemandkeptthemback.
29.Whydidn’tthewolvesattacktheman?
A.Theywerenolongerhungrywhentheysawhim.
B.Themanwasalreadyknowntothewolves.
C.Theyweretoofarawaytocatchtheman.
D.Themanshowednofearashepassedby.
30.Theunderlinedword“intimidated”probablymeans“”.
A.encouragedB.scared
C.doubtedD.hurt
31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthisstory?
A.Toshowthatmountainscanbedangerousplaces.
B.Todiscussthehabitsofmountainwolves.
C.Tomakepeopleawareofthedangerofwolves.
D.Tostresstheneedforcouragewhenindanger.
D
TatyanaMcFaddenwasbornin1989inRussia,withanillnessthatcausedhernottobeabletomovehalfofherbody.Shewasplacedinanorphanage(孤儿院)thatwasunabletoprovideawheelchairforher.Overthenextsixyears,Tatyanataughtherselftowalkbyusingherhandsandarmsasfeetandlegs.
WhenTatyanawassixyearsold,anAmericanwomannamedDeborahMcFaddenvisitedTatyana’sorphanage.TheorphanageworkerstriedtointerestDeborahinadopting(收养)oneoftheable-bodiedchildren,butshepaidmuchattentiontoaspecialgirl.“Tatyanawasmovingonthefloor,”Deborahremembered.“Backatmyhotelthatnight,Icouldnottakemymindoffher.Unbeknownst(背着)tome,shetoldeveryonethatday,‘That’smymother,’whichshehadneverdonebefore.”
Deborahfollowedherheart