广东省广州市荔湾区届九级上学期期末考试英语试卷_精品文档.doc

1、2015-2016 学年第一学期荔湾区期末初三统考试卷英语一、语法选择（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15 小题所给的A、B、C 和D 项中选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Many, many years ago most people did not have beautiful books. Some families did not havebooks at all. The people _1_ did have books had only a few.Instead of _2_ books, people told sto

2、ries. They would remember things _3_happened to them and would retell these tales to friends.Some stories you read in books today _4_ to children many years ago by theirfathers and mothers. _5_ those girls and boys grew up, they, in turn, told their children thesame tales.Sometimes the stories chang

3、ed as one man told _6_. That is why today there aredifferent beginnings and different endings to the same folk tales. You _7_ different namesfor all kinds of characters in the different versions(版本) of the tales. In this way the stories almostseem _8_ different ones and not your favorite tales at al

4、l.Some people _9_ stories. They would suppose _10_ things which hadhappened could not really have happened. Such people became _11_ as storytellers.In many of the tales, animals did the talking. In others, good men came to help bad men.Strange, exciting things _12_. The different ideas made interest

5、ing stories.Some of the early tales, _13_ them Mother Goose verses were told in rhyme. Thepoems were learned by boys and girls at home and at school.What Mother Goose rhymes do you know and remember? Do you think there was_14_ a Mother Goose? Mother Goose stories and rhymes are _15_ good onesthat we

6、 read and enjoy them today, years after they were first told.1. A. which B. whom C. who D. when2. A. read B. to read C. reads D. reading3. A. who B. that C. what D. where4. A. tell B. told C. was told D. were told5. A. When B. Though C. While D. Which6. A. other B. another C. the other D. the others

7、7. A. even find B. even found C. will even find D. would evenfind8. A. is B. are C. will be D. to be9. A. made in B. made up C. made of D. made from10. A. that B. what C. when D. where11. A. know B. knew C. known D. to know12. A. happen B. happened C. are happened D. were happened13. A. in B. of C.

8、among D. between14. A. real B. really C. to be real D. to be really15. A. such B. so C. such a D. so many二、完形填空（共10 小题；每小题1.5，满分15 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在1625 小题所给我的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should notbe upset _16_ yo

9、ur English friends dont invite you home. _17_ doesnt meanthey dont like you. Dinner parties usually start _18_ 7 and 8 p.m. and end at about 11p.m.Ask your hosts what time you should arrive. Its polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle ofwine _19_ a gift.Usually the evening starts with drinks

10、 and snacks. If you want to be extra polite, say howmuch you like the room, or the _20_ on the wall. But rememberits not polite to askhow much things _21_.In many families, the husband sits at one of the table and the wife sits at the other end. Theyeat with their guests.Youll probably start the mea

11、l with soup or something small, then youll _22_ meator fish with vegetables, and then dessert, followed by _23_. Its polite to finish_24_ on your plate and to take more if you want it.Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, _25_ write them a shortthank you letter. British and Americ

12、an people like to say thank you all the time!16. A. if B. after C. before D. since17. A. He B. She C. It D. Its18. A. from B. between C. at D. in19. A. for B. like C. as D. with20. A. clothes B. pictures C. windows D. hats21. A. cost B. spend C. pay D. hate22. A. buy B. have C. need D. give23. A. wa

13、ter B. tea C. coffee D. juice24. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing25. A. and B. but C. also D. or三、阅读（共两节满分45 分）第一节阅读理解（共20 小题；每小题2 分，满分40 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和D 项中，选出最佳选项。AMost young boys dont like growing flowers and watering them. But for 16-year-old Angus,working in the garden i

14、snt just a hobby it has changed his life.Angus has a special illness and his IQ is lower than a normal boy. Six months ago, he startedlearning how to grow flowers. Now, he spends hours in the garden growing flowers, watering andlooking after them. “Before working in the garden, it was difficult for

15、Angus to concentrate inclass and sometimes he didnt want to go to school,” said his mother Kim. “Now he cant wait togo to school and he is happy every day. We can see Angus is able to work in a garden center in thefuture,”Research shows that working in the garden improves mental and physics health. In the past,soldiers in Egypt treated thei