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北京四中届九年级英语上学期中考试试题
北京四中2011届九年级英语上学期中考试试题
四、单项选择(共15分,每题1分)
21.Thebottlebelongstome.Ithas________nameonit.
A.meB.IC.myD.mine
22.–________doesJoycestudyEnglish?
–Byreadingstorybooks.
A.HowB.WhatC.WhereD.When
23.Teenagersshouldnothavepart-timejobs.Theyarenot________.
A.youngenoughB.enoughyoungC.oldenoughD.enoughold
24.–Havewemetsomewherebefore?
Yourfaceisfamiliar________me.
–Oh,really?
A.withB.toC.atD.for
25.WeoftenhelpBettybecauseshe________lookafterherself.
A.can’tB.mustn’tC.needn’tD.don’t
26.Gabgotuplate,________hehadtotakeataxitoschoolthismorning.
A.andB.butC.soD.or
27.MoststudentsthinkLadyGagaisoneof________singersinUSAnow.
A.popularB.morepopularC.mostpopularD.themostpopular
28.–ProfessorHopkins________togiveusatalknextweek.
–Really?
That’sgoodnews.
A.willinviteB.isgoingtoinvite
C.willbeinvitedD.hasinvited
29.Whynotgetsomeworkexperiencefirst________goingstraightontouniversity?
A.ratherthanB.thanC.insteadD.insteadof
30.Thedoctoradvisesus________sportstokeephealthy.
A.doB.doingC.doneD.todo
31.–Didthey________thefinalgame?
–Sorry,Ihavenoidea.
A.beatB.defeatC.winD.take
32.I________formyfamilyifIgethomeearlytoday.
A.cookB.cookedC.willcookD.hascooked
33.WhenIcameback,IsawNancy________adiaryinherroom.
A.wroteB.writingC.writtenD.towrite
34.–________youever________foranewspaper?
–Yes,Ihave.Ithinkit’sagoodexperienceforme.
A.Do;writeB.Did;writeC.Have;writtenD.Will;write
35.Canyoutellme_________?
A.whendidithappenB.whenithappened
C.whenwasithappenedD.whenitwashappened
五、完形填空(共12分,每题1分)
The26-year-oldmotherstareddownathersonwhowasdyingofterminalleukemia(血癌).Althoughherheartwasfilledwith___36___,shestillwantedherson’sdreamstocometrue.Shetookherson’shandandasked,“Billy,didyoueverthinkaboutwhatyouwantedtobeonceyougrewup?
Didyoueverdreamandwishwhatyouwoulddowithyourlife?
”
“Mommy,IalwayswantedtobeafiremanwhenIgrewup.”
Momsmiledbackandsaid,“Let’sseeifwecanmakeyourwishcometrue.”
LaterthatdayshewenttoherlocalfiredepartmentinPhoenix,Arizona,whereshemetFiremanBob,whohadaheartasbigasPhoenix.Sheexplainedherson’sfinalwishandaskedifitmightbe__37__togivehersixyearoldsonaridearoundtheblockonafireengine.FiremanBobsaid,“Look,wecandobetterthanthat.We’ll__38__himanhonoraryfiremanforthewholeday.Hecancomedowntothefirestation,eatwithus,gooutonallthefirecalls!
”
ThreedayslaterFiremanBob__39__Billy,dressedhiminhisfireuniform.Billygottositonthebackofthetruck.Hewasinheaven.He__40__inthedifferentfireengines,andeventhefirechief’scar.
Havinghisdreamcometrue,withalltheloveand__41__uponhim,sodeeplytouchedBillythathelivedthreemonthslongerthananydoctorthoughtpossible.Onenightallofhisvital(生命的)signsbeganto__42__dramaticallyandtheheadnurse,whobelievedthatnooneshoulddie,begantocallthefamilymemberstothehospital.ThensherememberedthedayBillyhad__43__asafireman,soshecalledthefirechief(队长)andaskedifitwouldbepossibletosendafiremaninuniformtothe__44__tobewithBillyashemadehistransition(过渡).
Thechiefreplied,“We’llbethereinfiveminutes.Willyoupleasetellpeoplethatthereisnotafirewhenwegetthere?
It’sjustthefiredepartmentcomingtoseeoneofits__45__membersonemoretime.”
Aboutfiveminuteslateratruckarrivedatthehospital.Theyheldhimandtoldhimhowmuchthey__46__him.Withhisdyingbreath,Billylookedupatthefirechiefandsaid,“Chief,amIreallyafiremannow?
”“Yes,Billy,youareafiremannow,”thechiefsaid.
Withthosewords,Billy__47__andclosedhiseyesonelasttime.Hepassedawaylaterthatevening.
36.A.sadnessB.loveC.hopeD.worries
37.A.comfortableB.enjoyableC.agreeableD.possible
38.A.considerB.helpC.makeD.treat
39.A.dressedupB.madeupC.putupD.pickedup
40.A.workedB.droveC.rodeD.tried
41.A.careB.attentionC.respectD.offer
42.A.changeB.turnC.dropD.fail
43.A.hadB.spentC.tookD.finished
44.A.houseB.homeC.hospitalD.office
45.A.bravestB.mostpopularC.finestD.mostfamous
46.A.trustedB.lovedC.broughtD.gave
47.A.smiledB.criedC.pausedD.signed
阅读理解(共44分)
六、阅读理解(共26分,每题2分)
A
WelcomeAboardYourPiccadillyFlightToHeathrow
ThePiccadillylinetoHeathrow(伦敦希思罗机场)isnotonlythemostconvenientwaytotravelbutalsothemostcost-effective.Sothenexttimeyou’retravellingtoHeathrow,makesureyouflyPiccadillyline.
YourPiccadillyflightfeatures:
●Departuresfrom36stopsonthePiccadillyline,orfromover200stationsonlyonechangeway
●Serviceevery5minutestoandfromHeathrowthroughouttheday
●JourneysfromcentralLondontakinglessthan50minutes
●Only£3.70forasingleadultfare
●Seetablesbelowforjourneytimes
FarestoandfromcentralLondon
●Adultsingle£3.70
●Childsingle£1.50
Ifyouaretravelingasagroup,thenyouareallowedtousetheFamilyTravelcard,whichmeanseachadultcantravelfor£3.40andeachchildfor£0.80.
TravellingtoHeathrow
Mon-Sat
Sun
From
Journey
Time
Frequency
FirstTrain
LastTrain
FirstTrain
LastTrain
EarlsCourt
39mins
5mins
05:
55
00:
43
07:
15
23:
49
Piccadilly
Circus
49mins
5mins
05:
45
00:
32
07:
05
23:
38
TravellingfromHeathrow
Mon-Sat
Sun
To
Journey
Time
Frequency
FirstTrain
LastTrain
FirstTrain
LastTrain
EarlsCourt
34mins
5mins
05:
13
23:
49
05:
57
23:
30
Piccadilly
Circus
45mins
5mins
05:
13
23:
49
05:
57
23:
30
48.AtwhattimedoesthefirsttrainleaveEarlsCourtonSunday?
A.07:
15.B.05:
55.C.05:
13.D.05:
57.
49.Ifyourfatherwantstotakethetrain,howmuchshouldhepay?
A.£1.50.B.£3.40.C.£3.70.D.£5.20.
B
InCanadaandtheUnitedStates,thereisanewgroupofchildrencalled“satellitekids”,wholiveinoneplacebutwhoseparentsliveinanotherplace.
Asiansareimmigrating(移民)toCanadaandtheUnitedStatesinlargernumbersthaneverbefore.MostAsiansimmigratebecausetheybelievethattheycangivetheirchildrenabettereducationintheWest.InAsia,especiallyinChina,Japan,andKorea,itisdifficulttogotouniversity.Studentsmustfirstpassthestrictnationalexamination.However,inCanadaandtheUnitedStates,itiseasytogotouniversity,andanyonewhowantstogocango.Asaresult,Asianparentsdecidetoleavetheircountriessothattheirchildrencangotouniversity.
TheproblemisthatwhenAsiansarrive,theydiscoverthatfindingajobandmakingmoneyaremoredifficultintheWestthanintheEast.Also,theyfindthattheyareverylonely,andthattheymisstheirhomes.Becauseofthesetworeasons,mostAsianparentsdecidetogobacktoSoutheastAsiatoworkwhiletheirchildrenstudyintheWest.Therefore,thesechildrenbecome“satellitekids,”andmostoftheirparentsdonotknowhowsaditistobea“satellitekid.”
OnlyuntilnowareCanadiansandAmericansdiscoveringthe“satellitekid”problem.BecausethesechildrendonotspeakEnglishandbecausetheirparentsarenottheretotakecareofthem,theyareoftenabsentfromschool.Tobea“satellitekid”meanstogrowupinacountrywhereyouknowyouaredifferentandwhereyoucannotmakefriendsbecauseyoudonotspeakEnglishwell.Also,itmeanstogrowuplonely,becauseyourparentsareelsewhere.Whatthese“satellitekids”willprobablysaytotheirparentsisthatit’sbettertohaveparentsaroundthantohaveauniversityeducation.
50.SomeAsianparentssendtheirkidsabroadbecause________.
A.theyhopetheirchildrenmayeasilyfindajobthere
B.thekidsmaynotbeacceptedbyuniversitiesintheirowncountry
C.allforeignuniversitiesarebetterthantheonesintheirowncountry
D.thekidswanttoimprovetheirEnglishandmakeforeignfriends
51.“Satellitekids”refertoAsiankids________.
A.withoutparentsB.livingabroadalone
C.withuniversityeducationD.speakingnoEnglish
52.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Parentswantbettereducationfortheirkids.
B.Parentsfeellonelyandmisstheirfamilies.
C.CanadiansandAmericansbegintosolvethe“satellitekids”problem.
D.Kidsinforeigncountriesalonearebadlyinneedofcarefromfamily.
C
Norway—TenChinesecollegestudentsarrivedatthecountry’sArcticresearchbase,theYellowRiverStation,onFriday.
OnSaturday,thestudentsareexpectedtowitnesstheendoffourmonthsofdarknessinthearea,asthesunmakesarareappearance.
Duringtheirfour-daystayatthestation,thestudentswillmeetandlearnfromsomeofChina’sleadingpolarresearchers.Theywerewelcomedatthestationyesterdaybyitsdirector,HeJianfeng,whoisanexpertonmarinemicro-ecosystems(海洋微生态系统).
ThestudentswillalsovisittheGermanandNorwegianstationsandmeetresearchersthere.
Asforentertainment,thevisitorswillgetthechancetoplayicehockeyattheworld’smostnortherlystadium.
AmongthevisitorsisZhengLi,astudentmajoringintelecommunicationsatDalianMarinetimeUniversity.
“ItissoexcitingtoseehowtheChineseresearchersworkintheworld’smostnor