1、福建省厦门市2015届九年级上学期期末质量检测英语试题(二) 基础知识与运用 （每小题1.5分，共30分）V. 选择填空：从A、B、C中，选出一个最佳答案完成句子。17. - Tommy, dont tell others about what I told you today.- You have no need to worry. Its our _. A. secret B. question C. present18. I dont want to go to Mikes party. And I am trying to think of a _ way to say no. A.
2、patient B. painful C. polite 19. You can probably see the sign _ in smoke-free areas.20. -Which of these two books will you take? - Ill take _. I need them to kill time on my journey.A. either B. bothC. neither 21. Hey! Please speak_. The boy is sleeping. .A. quietly B. slowlyC. clearly22. The thing
3、 that matters is not whether you fail or not, _ whether you try or not.A. and B. so C. but23. - What is it like to go paragliding?- Oh, you can never _. You have to try it yourself!A. improve B. impressC. imagine24. - There is too much salt in the Chinese food.- So there is. The WHO says only 1.5 gr
4、ams of salt _ for each man every day.A. needs B. is needed C. will need25. - Where is Alex? We cant find him anywhere. - I saw him just now. When I left school, he _ soccer. A. will play B. playsC. was playing26. A friend is someone _ always says, ”Oh! You did that too? I thought I was the only one!
5、”A. who B. which C. what27. - Im going to buy a car. Any advice, Charlie? - Well, it depends on _. If money isnt a problem, you can buy a BMW.A. how much you can afford B. when you will buy one C. where you are driving28. - I havent seen Laura for a couple of days. Is she ill? - _. Her mother told m
6、e that she was in hospital. A. I dont think so B. Im afraid soC. I hope notVI. 完形填空：从A、B、C中，选择一个最佳答案，是短文意思完整。The first recorded use of the word “selfie” was in 2012. Selfies(自拍) are often shared on websites such as Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. The word “selfie” is described by the 29._ as: noun(
7、名词); a photograph that one has taken of oneself and posted on the Internet.Today, taking selfie has30._an art. Selfie takers know exactly how to take perfect photos. 31._, the camera should be held a little above the eye line, with the arm kept out of shot. Bathrooms are a popular place or for selfi
8、es32._people believe they will look better when things around them look worse.Taking selfies shows how useful they can be but experts still have their 35._. Taking too many selfies seems to 34._people to only think of themselves. People care about themselves so much about what they look like and how
9、 they will appear online - that they 35._about the real world. In July 2014, a 14-year-old girl died after falling off the staircase(台阶) while taking a selfie. This can happen to anyone. With modern technology, it can actually be quite 36._. While selfies are becoming common, selfie s takers should
10、be warned to avoid accidents in the first place.29. A. program B. dictionary C. record30. A. broken intoB. turned intoC. looked into31. A. For example B. After all C. In fact32. A. ifB. because C. though33. A. reasons B. mistakes C. worries 34. A. refuse B. encourage C. require35. A. careB. learnC.
11、forget36. A. dangerousB. relaxing C. difficult（三）阅读理解（每小题2分，共50分）VII. 阅读下面五篇短文，根据文章的内容选择最佳答案做答37-61小题。AIt was a normal workday for Steve. He drove the bus on the same road. No problems for the first few steps-a few people got on, a few got off, and things went well.At the next stop, however, a big g
12、uy got on, really tall, built like a fighter, arms hanging down to the ground. He looked at Steve, saying, “Jack doesnt pay!” and sat down at the back.Steve was shocked but he was afraid to argue with the big guy. Next day the same thing happened. The man got on again, made a show of refusing to pay
13、, and sat down. And the next day, and the next.Steve took the thing to heart. He started losing sleep. Finally he could stand it no longer. He decided to take up lessons, karate, judo, and all that good stuff.By the end of the summer, he had become quite strong. He felt really good about himself. So
14、, on the next Monday, when the big guy once again got on the bus and said, “Jack doesnt pay!” Steve stood up and shouted back, ”And why not?” With a surprised look on his face, the big guy replied, “Jack has a bus pass.”37. We can know that Steve is a _. A. student B. driver C. fighter38. According
15、to the passage, the big guy _ pays for the tickets. A. never B. sometimes C. usually39. Steve felt _ for what the big guy did. A. satisfied B. sleepy C. angry40. Steve probably took the lessons of Picture_. 41. We can learn from the passage that Steve _. A. didnt know Jack had a bus pass at firstB.
16、took up lessons because he couldnt sleep C. stood up and had a big fight with JackBIt was 128 years ago when Arthur Conan Doyle wrote some stories about a great detective(侦探). His creation, Sherlock Holmes has become the most favorite character in films and TV series. Many have tried to fill the sho
17、es of Sherlock Holmes, but who pulled off the best performance?Jeremy BrettJeremy Brett played as Sherlock Holmes in the The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes (1984-1994). The TV series respected Doyles stories. Very few changes were made. Jeremy Brett was the Sherlock from the book. He totally puts hims
18、elf in the character and becomes Holmes in a way no other actor ever has.Robert Downy Jr. Robert Downy Jr. was the detective in the movie Sherlock Holmes(2009). In this movie, he is more of a comedy actor than a detective. The character seems to have nothing to do with Doyles story but the name. Hop
19、efully, the movie is fun enough to make a few into Sherlock fans.Benedict CumberbatchStar of the BBC series Sherlock (2010), Benedict Cumberbatch is Holmes of the 21st century. The actor equips(装配)Holmes with all modern solves cases by texting on mobile phones and finding bad guys with GPS. More tha
20、n that, his fast thinking and talking keep up with the modern time. It shows that Conan Doyles story can last forever. 42.The underline phrase “fill the shoes of ” means _.A.dress likeB. write about C.play as43. We know that_Sherlock is the closest to the Sherlock in Doyles story.A.Robert Downey Jr.
21、sB.Jeremy BrettsC.Benedict Cumberbatchs44.Robert Downey Jr.s Holmes is _ in the movie.A.hopelessB.serious C.humorous45.The modern Sherlock worked with the tool in Picture_.46.The passage mainly introduces three_.A.action moviesB.Holmes actors C.detective storiesCHave you ever wanted to be locked in
22、a hotel room? Or even trapped(困难) inside an old hospital? Now fear not: your strange dreams have been realized in the room escape game! This is how it works. Inspired by the famous phone game, a room escape puts the game into real life. A group of people is taken into a room and theyre locked in. Ev
23、erything in the room may seem normal at first, but on a closer look you find a series of puzzles(谜题). You must solve them within an hour. If you succeed, you will find a key to unlock the door and get out. Heres one common puzzle in the room. It holds an important clue that gives you the number to a
24、 safe box where it holds the key. To solve the puzzle, you need to translate the world ”HELP” into numbers. Look carefully at the keyboard, the number ”2” to “9” each stands for some English letters from “ABC” to “WXYZ” of “9”. For example, if you want to call ”KEY”, all you need is to enter the num
25、ber “539” (“K” is on “5”, “E” and “Y” are on “3” and “9”). Now you must know the number, right? Unlike what you saw in scary films, no one gets hurt during the game. And you wont be locked forever if you fail to get out in time. Instead, its often to see those who have failed come back for a second
26、try.47. A room escape game is played _.A. in a cinema B. on mobile phones C. in a real room 48. Paragraph 2 mainly talks about the _ of the game.A. rule B. history C. name49. In Paragraph 3, an important clue might _ you in the game.A. lock B. help C. call50. According to Paragraph 3, the word ”HELP
27、” can be translated into the number “_”. A. 2539 B. 4357 C.7534 51. We can infer that people who failed to get out in time might _.A. get hurtB. try again C. be locked DEnglands historic statuses have stood quietly among us for centuries, often unnoticed. But now, some of them have been given a voic
28、e.Once you stand in front of the Queens statue, swipe(滑动)you phone on the sign. Ring, ring! Its “the Queen” on the line. The black statue of Queen Victoria is a given a monologue(独白), humoring the tourists. “Queen of England for 63 years, seven months and two days. But whos so bored to count the day
29、s?” she asks. “Do not picture me as this old woman in black. Trust me, I got a better taste!”Of course, thats not the real Queen talking. A number of UKs best minds were asked to create speeches for them. “Every city has statues that are forgotten,” Colette Hiller, the leader of the project, says, “
30、So we worked with some writers and actors to bring them to life.”There are 35 statues talking in England. Each has speech of its own. The Unknown Soldiers at London Paddington Station asks you to show down and hear their stories. “Theres so much I dont know about the city. The statues are maps to di
31、scover the citys history,” says, Mike, who was born and raised in London.Although phones are needed, the idea behind it is actually to draw people away from smart phones. “Look up!” says Isaac Newton outside the British Library, in a loud voice. “Most of the things youre doing now can only be done b
32、ecause of my discoveries.”52. If you swipe your phone in front of a statue, you might _.A. get a callB. meet the Queen C. make a sign53. The monologue of Queen tries to make people _.A. keep quietB. get angryC. feel fun54. Colette Hiller hopes that people can _.A. save some famous peoples lives B. h
33、ear words from the real Queen C. take an interest in the statues 55. The Unknown Soldiers statue talks in order to _.A. slow down their stepsB. share stories with people C. show people the way56. The words of Isaac Newton remind people to _.A. call him upB. use phones lessC. get into the libraryE It
34、 is said that doing physical exercise can make our brain work better, but I wanted to know if that was true. Maybe it could be the answer to getting good grades at school. To find out about it, we decided to make a memory test. We took 25 different things from around the house and covered them up wi
35、th a towel(毛巾). Next, we asked eight of our friends to take a test. We took away the towel and gave them one minute to stare at the things. When the minute was up, we covered the things again and asked them to write down as many things as they could remember.Then we divided our friends into two grou
36、ps. One group sat down and played easy board games, me called it “”TEAM:SIT”. The other group got active and went out for a few miles. We named it ”TEAM :MOVE”. At the same time, we put new things in the test. After 10 minutes , both teams took a second test with the new things. We graded all the te
37、sts, giving one point for each correct answer. Then we watched how each teams score changed. The TEAM:SITs average(平均)score went down by 2 points. The other teams average went up by 4 points. The difference wasnt huge. But the team that exercised increased their memory test scores.So next time, I mi
38、ght go out and take a long run before I study for a test!57. The writer hopes to find out the answer by _.A .asking friends B. playing gamesC. making tests58. At first, each friend is given one minute to _ some things.A. write down B. rememberC. cover up59. The two teams are named according to _.A.
39、the time they spend B. the things they findC. the activities they do 60. The team that sat and played board games scored _ in the second test.A. worseB. the sameC. better61. In the end, the writer found out that _.A. doing exercise can improve a persons memoryB. playing board games at home is good f
40、or memory C. it was not necessary to do a memory test （四）情景交际运用（共15分）VIII. 根据对话情景，填入恰当的单词。（每空一词，每词1分，共5分）Tony: Hey, Mark, could you tell me about the first job youve ever had?Mark: Well, I took my first part-time job when I was at university. I needed to make enough 66._ to pay for my college educat
41、ion. And I used to work 67._a week in a printing factory, from 6 pm to 6 am every Saturday.Tony: You worked from 6 pm till 6 am? Mark: Yep, overnight. I always felt 68._after work, but I still enjoyed it.Tony: So for this job, what exactly did you do?Mark: We used to pack up newspapers and send them
42、 to the stores in the city.Tony: What did you 69._ from doing part-times?B: Oh, it was a great experience for me. There were probably 10 to 15 students working together, and we actually had quite a good 70._. We used to enjoy a good laugh while we were doing it as well.IX. 根据情景提示，用恰当的短语或句子填空。（每空2分，共
43、10分）71. 你想知道Nancy 最喜欢的科目是什么，可以这样问：_, Nancy?72. 你想告知Dick 不要在教室吃东西，可以这样说： Could you please _.73. 你想告诉老师你通过大声朗读来练习英语，可以这样说：I practice English by _.74. 你想告诉同学那本书一定是Jack的，可以这样说：The book _?75. 你想告诉同学你喜欢可以跟着哼唱的音乐，可以这样说：I like music that _.（五）写作（共25分）XI. 段落编写(本题10分)使用所给的词语，编写一个意义相对完整的语段。提示词：rule think make so free 要求： 1：使用全部的提示词，并在语段下用波浪线标注； 2：语段具有一个相对合理的主题意义； 3：词数为50词左右，最多不超过80词。_XII短文写作（本题15分） 在网络上，我们习惯于用“点赞”来表达自己的欣赏和认可。初中三年生活中，你身边也一定会有一些老师或者朋友让你由衷地欣赏，并情不自禁
