1、2011 学年度第一学期闸北区九年级英语学科期末 练习卷（2012.1）闸北共康英语组(考试时间：100 分钟满分：100 分)Part1 Listening（第一部分听力）I. Listening Comprehension （听力理解）：（共 30 分）A listen and choose the right picture.（根据你所听到的内容，选出相应的图片）：（共 6分）1._ 2._3._4._5._6._B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.（根据你所听到的对话
2、和问题，选出最恰当的答案）：（共 10 分）( ) 7. A. sunny B. Rainy C. Cloudy D. Windy( ) 8. A. Tommy B. Sam C. The father D. The mother( ) 9. A. A teacher B.A worker C.A doctor D. A nurse( ) 10. A. Have a picnic B. Play tennis C. Play table tennis D. Have a barbecue( ) 11. A.On the desk B.On the floor C. In his school
3、bag D. In his pocket( ) 12. A.At 9:30 B.At 10:30 C.At 11:00 D. At 11:30( ) 13. A. By bus B. By taxi C. By bike D. By underground( ) 14. A.In a hospital B.In a library C.In a bookshop D. At an airport( ) 15. A. Shell lend him the calculator. B. Shes looking for the calculator.C. She also has to use t
4、he calculator. D. She has found the calculator.( ) 16. A. Helen is holding a party. B. Helen doesnt like the party.C. Helen isnt coming to the party. D. Helen will arrive late at the party.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T
5、”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）：（共 7 分）( ) 17. Im enjoying myself in Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area.( ) 18. Its a magic place and it covers and area of 319 square kilometers.( ) 19. Its famous for the strange shape of its tall rocks.( ) 20. No people knew the area until Wu Guangzhong painted some beau
6、tiful pictures of it in 1979.( ) 21. The loud noise I heard during the night was from a monkey.( ) 22. I had a wonderful view from the top of MountTianzi( ) 23. My uncle told me not to touch anything here because it was dangerous.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences.（听短文，完成下
7、列内容，每空格限填一词）：（共 7 分）24. The writer wonders whether life would be _ when our parents are away.25. ZhengChenyu can only fill an _ stomach with tomato and egg soup.26. The 14-year-old girl would _ something important.27. She doesnt think teenagers get _ practice.28. Most teenagers dont learn any life _
8、 until they go to college.29. Many teenagers _ too much on their parents.30. For most teenagers it wouldnt be a _ at all.24. _ 25. _ 26. _ 27._ 28._29._30._Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分词汇和语法）II. Choose the best answer.（选择最恰当的答案）：（共 20 分）31. The double Ninth Festival reminds us to respect _ elde
9、rly.A) a B) an C) the D) /32. It was not a good explanation, but it satisfied Eddie _ the time being.A) on B) at C) for D) with33. Weve decided to decorate our new flat by _ this weekend.A) us B) our C) ours D) ourselves34. There isnt much bread here, but you can take _ if you want to.A) few B) a fe
10、w C) little D) a little35. The country has _ soldiers in its army.A) million of B) millions of C) several million of D) several millions36. The children felt _ to see so many amazing things in the ScienceMuseum.A) surprised B) frightened C) upset D) worried37. Tea is _ drink in the world besides wat
11、er.A) popular B) more popular C) most popular D) the most popular38. _ cold day it is! Wed better turn on the air-conditioner.A) What B) What a C) How D) How a 39. My parents often tell me we _ care for small creatures.A) can B) should C) mustnt D) neednt40. I cant understand the sentence _ there ar
12、e no new words in it.A) if B) until C) though D) because 41. The police asked _ we saw anybody break into the house to steal things.A) who B) if C) what D) where42. The twin brothers always enjoy _ to the concert.A) go B) going C) to go D) to going43. After we pass the exam, we _ by having a party n
13、ext week.A) celebrated B) celebrate C) have celebrated D) will celebrate44. Its terrible to hear that some students _ when they took a school bus.A) killed B) are killed C) were killed D) have killed45. The driver could not _ his van and crashed into a lamp post.A) connect B) recognize C) hang D) co
14、ntrol46. _ do you visit your grandparents? Twice a month.A) How long B) How soon C) How often D) How far47. At school they should train young children to be good citizens. The underlined part means “_”A) grow B) teach C) plant D) require48. As we all know the best way to learn English is to practise
15、 more. The underlined part means “_”A) idea B) advice C) thing D) method49. Our class failed in the schools football match last week _.A) Take care! B) What a pity! C) Well done! D) Congratulations!50. Good luck and have a nice holiday. _.A) The same to you. B) I think so, too. C) You are welcome. D
16、) Thats all right.III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or 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，每词或词组只能填一次)：（共 8 分）A. face to face B. dramatic C. all week D. both E. scenesF. traditional G. characters H. except I. aroundGood morning, every
17、one. Heres my culture report for today. Monday:A new film starts tonight at the student cinema at eight oclock. The film is Pirates of theCaribbean. Its a fantastic adventure film. Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom are the stars. They are _51_ very po pular and famous, and they also act well in this fil
18、m, and make their _52_ believable.The story is about an old ship. It sails _53_ the Caribbean islands. Depp and Bloom try to find some lost gold. Then thay come _54_ with some terrible men, and have to fight them. Theres lots of action, and the fighting looks really dangerous. They also save Keira K
19、nightley. She plays Elizabeth, the daughter of a rich man. Then _55_ with Knightley and Bloom are beautiful and romantic.The film isnt true to life, but its very _56_, and some of it is very funny. Its an enjoyable film, although in my opinion theres too much fighting. But _57_ for that, its an exce
20、llent film. If you didnt see it when it first came out. I advise you to go and see it now. Im sure youll enjoy it. Its showing _58_.51._ _ 52._ 53._ 54._ 55. _ 56._ 57. _ 58._IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.(用括号里所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词)：（共 8 分）59. Life is simple
21、. You make _, and you dont look back. (choice)60. Every student in Grade _ is studying hard to achieve more. (ninth)61. Almost everyone agreed that the New Year party was a great _. (succeed)62. Yao Mings _ makes him stand out in the crowd. (high)63. All pilots are _ for their passengers safety. (re
22、sponsibility)64. If you feel that it hurts you, it will _ hurt the rest too. (probable)65. Its easy to _ the words if we know how to read them correctly. (memory)66. When people get older, their short-term memory becomes _. (bad)V. Rewrite the following sentences as required. (根据所给要求，改写下列句子，每空格限填一词)
23、：（共 14 分）67. Tim has already enjoyed the French classic musical Notre de Paris. (改为一般疑问句)_ Tim enjoyed the French classic musical Notre de Paris_?68. The cormorants feet are used to push it quickly through the water. (改为反意疑问句)The cormorant s feet are used to push it quickly through the water, _ _?69
24、. We should plant more trees to make our school beautiful. (改为被动语态)More trees _ _ planted to make our school beautiful.70. Young people can learn a lot by keeping a pet dog. (对划线部分提问)_ _ young people learn a lot?71. If you dont know “ Stay hungry, stay foolish”, surf the internet. (保持句意基本不变)You _ _
25、surf the internet if you dont know “ Stay hungry, stay foolish”.72. Billy doesnt know what happened. Billy doesnt care what happened. (保持句意基本不变)Billy _ knows _ cares what happened. 73. Would you please tell me? How can we improve our memory? (合并成复合句)Would you please tell me how _ _ improve our memor
26、y?Part3 Reading and Writing (第三部分读写)VI. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)：（共 50 分A. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案 )：（共 12 分）The greatest wonder of the natural worldWhen I arrived, it was early morning and it was raining. I got out of the car, went through a gate and walked along a path. In the
27、east, the sky was becoming light, but beside the path, it was still very dark. I knew it was there, but there was nothing to see.After about a kilometer, a strange appeared in front of me. “Am I going the right way?” I asked. He knew where I was going. “Yes,” he replied. “youll get there in five min
28、utes.” Finally, I came to some rocks, and stopped. I looked carefully over them, but it was still too dark to see anything.Suddenly, the clouds cleared and the rain stopped. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me. I was on the e
29、dge of the Grand Canyon(大峡谷), one of the wonders of the natural world.I looked down to the Colorado Rive r about 2 kilometers below me. If you put three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still wont reach the top. Then I looked across to the other side of the canyon. Ho
30、w far is it? Its 20 kilometers, maybe more. Finally, I looked to my left and to my right, and on both sides of the canyon disappeared into the distanceover 400 kilometers long. The Grand Canyon is not just big. Its huge!That morning on the edge of the canyon. I asked myself a question. Its not “ How
31、 deep is it?” or “ How wide is it?” or “How long is it?” but “ Is the Grand Canyon the greatest wonder anywhere in the natural world?” I know the answer. But what do you think?74. The passage may come from _.A) a guidebook B) a grammar book C) a dictionary D) a diary75. There was nothing to see beca
32、use _.A) there was nothing B) it was too darkC) it was raining D) it was in the morning76. The winter was facing to the _ on the edge of the Grand Canyon.A) south B) north C) east D) west77. The writer asked himself a question about the Grand Canyon, “_A) How deep is it? B) How wide is it?C) How lon
33、g is it? D) Is it the greatest wonder?78. According to the passage, which sentence is not right?A) The Grand Canyon is taller than three tallest buildings in the worldB) The Grand Canyon is much longer than 400 kilometersC) The Colorado River was about 2 kilometers below the writer.D) The writer thi
34、nks the Colorado River is the greatest wonder of natural world79. The writers purpose in writing this passage is _.A) to give facts about the Grand CanyonB) to tell how he feels about the Grand CanyonC) to describe the Grand CanyonD) to tell people to visit the Grand CanyonB. Choose the words or exp
35、ressions and complete the passage. (选择最恰当的单词或短语完成短文)：（共 12 分）Recently, Twilight (暮光之城) star Robert Pattinson was named “2011 the worlds most popular actor” by Glamour, the fashion magazine in Britain. He has won this prize for _80_ year from 2009 to 2011.Robert is a very familiar name for many peopl
36、e, especially teenagers and girls of _81_ ages. After he played the leading role of Edward Cullen in the film adaptation(改编剧本) of the Twilightnovels, he _82_ world wide fame.Unlike many other Hollywood stars, Robert broke into the entertainment industry as a model. At the age of 12, he started his m
37、odeling career. _83_, this job did not last long because his look became too “mainly” after several years. “Its _84_ for a model to have a neutral appearance(中性外表),” said Robert. But then some acting audition(试镜) opportunities came to him.When he was 17 years old, Robert received a supporting role i
38、n Harry Potter and the Goblet Fire( 哈利波特与火焰杯 ). And his hard work in the movie was appreciated by the people from th e movie world. One year later, his hard work paid off. He got the leading role in Twilightand became popular _85_.( ) 80. A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5( ) 81. A) all B) various C) most D) any(
39、) 82. A) gained B) lost C) found D) touched( ) 83. A) in addition B) However C) Later on D) Instead( ) 84. A) easier B) better C) newer D) funnier( ) 85. A) from time to time B) on the other handC) all the way D) throughout the worldC. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.(在短文的空
40、格里填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：（共 14 分）In 2008, an Indian film Slumdog Millionaire(贫民窟的百万富翁) won an Oscar award. It tells the story of a poor young man w_86_ wins the top prize on a TV game show. Now, in r_87_ life, there is a “ slumdog millionaire” too. An Indian office worker has b_88_ the first p
41、erson to win the1 million top prize on the Indian TV game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire.The w_89_ ,Sushil Kumar, is 27 years old. He works as a computer operator in a government office. He earns around only $120 every month. His house is almost broken down and he had a lot of loans (贷款) to be r
42、epaired. He e_90_ watched the TV game show at a neighbours house, because his family is too poor to afford a television set.People are interested in how Kumar will use the prize. Kumar said that he was going to r_ _91_ his house and fulfill a few basic needs. He would also use part of the prize to s
43、tudy for the civil sevice（公务员）exams. “I love r_92_,” Kumar said in an interview after his win. “Before winning the prize, I couldnt buy many books, but now, I will make a huge library.”D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）：（共 12 分）More countries have English as the official language than any other l
44、anguage, with around 400 million native speakers around the world. Do you know which English word was the hottest in 2011?According to a study by the Global Language Monitor（全球语言监测机构）, the most commo nly used English word on the Internet and in print this year was “occupy”（占领）.For cultural commentat
45、or（评论员）Peter York, the popularity was very underdstandable. “There has been a lot of occupying going on in terms of land, cities and countries,” he said.To occupy can mean to live or to be in a place. Sometimes it means to enter a place in a large group and take control of it, especially by military
46、 force（军事力量）. “Occupy” came out on top largely because of the second meaning.One of the most famous “occupy” movements is happening now. On September 17, a group of people gathered in Zuccotti Park near Wall Street in New York to show their anger towards unemployment（失业） ，social inequality（不公平）, US
47、business and other problems. The anger soon became a worldwide movement. Many people joined in the protests because they lost their jobs and feel that society is unfair.“Deficit（赤字） ” was the second word on the list. Deficit means the difference between the amount of something that you have and the higher
