1、12011-2012 学年度九年级下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题（二）笔试部分（共 100 分，时间为 90 分钟）一、单项选择（本题有 20 小题，共 20 分，每小题 1 分）（ ）1. Dont laugh others. You should help them when they are in trouble.A. at B. toC. of D. in（ ）2. -Can I get you a drink?-Thats very nice of you. Ive already got .A. it B. oneC. that D. this（ ）3. Now Helen work
2、s than before.A. more carefully B. more carefulC. much careful D. much carefully（ ）4. -Your brother doesnt get up early, does he?- . But he gets up late on weekends.A. Yes, he does. B. No, he doesnt.C. Yes, he doesnt. D. No, he does.（ ）5.Andrew, please my e-mail as soon as possible.A. write back B.
3、write toC. reply to D. answer to（ ）6. Our newspaper every Tuesday.A. looks out B. comes outC. takes out D. turns out（ ）7. Which do you prefer, orange juice or cola?- , thanks. Id like just a cup of tea.A. Either B. NeitherC. Both D. None.（ ）8. Mr. Brown always makes his class and keeps his students
4、in class.A. alive; interesting B. lively; interestingC. alive; interesting D. lively; interested（ ）9. -Are you going to Tibet for vacation?- Yes. I want you to me with some information about it.A. offer B. giveC. show D. provide（ ）10. Which of the following answers can take place of the underlined p
5、hrase?-Why are you walking to school?-Because the bus broke down on the way.A. stopped to work B. started to workC. ran slowly D. didnt work（ ）11. I have two hobbies. One is painting, _ is playing guitar.A. other B. othersC. another D. the other（ ）12. Must I hand in my report now?-No, you . You stil
6、l have some time.A. shouldnt B. mustntC. neednt D. cant（ ）13. You wont have the chance to succeed when you .A. gave up B. give upC. will give up D. are giving up（ ）14. One of the most popular 3D films- Avatar in 2014.A. put on B. is put onC. will put on D. will be put on（ ）15. I dont know . Could yo
7、u help me?A. where was his new home B. where is his new homeC. where his new home was D. where his new home is（ ）16. Two died in the accident.- terrible it is!A. policemen; How B. policeman; WhatC. police; What D. policemans; How（ ）17. If there are people driving, there will be air pollution.A. less
8、; less B. less; fewerC. fewer; fewer D. fewer; less（ ）18. I knocked over my teacup. It went right over keyboard.-You shouldnt put drinks near computer.A. the; / B. the; aC. a; / D. a; a（ ）19.Youd better go and get your son _once a month.A. to examine B. examiningC. examined D. examine（ ）20. Jenny ha
9、ve kept her word. I wonder why she changed her mind.A. must B. should C. need D. would二、完形填空（本题有 10 小题，共 10 分，每小题 1 分）One night, I wondered what it would be like if I only asked questions. I decided that no matter what anyone said to me the next day, I would reply only with 21 . 2I loved to read abo
10、ut scientists and their discoveries, and I knew that scientists always started their research with a question. I hoped that I could become a scientist. Maybe by asking questions, I could train my mind to be 22 . I survived the morning easily. “Is there any egg?” I answered when my mother asked what
11、I wanted for breakfast. “Is this seat taken?” I asked when my friend Mike asked where he was going to 23 on the bus. In the classroom, Mr. Black spoke slowly and clearly while I listened carefully. The problem had been part of my homework the night before. I wrote the answer on the board, “Could the
12、 answer be 361?” Mr. Black smiled and nodded. I thought,“How did I 24 to get through that?” I almost laughed because asking questions really was starting to become a 25 . I thought I had made it safely through the whole day, 26 what I had come to consider my experiment blew up at the dinner table wh
13、en my dad asked me about my day. “What do I always do?” I replied. My parents looked at each other. My father 27 again. “Well, I hope you went to school,” he said. “Uhhh why would you think otherwise?” I asked. My parents exchanged another 28 and were becoming annoyed. “Do you think questions are a
14、good way to train your mind to be active?” I asked.“It 29 the question,” said my father. “Some questions are asked for 30 information. Those are good mind-training questions. Sometimes, people use questions to get the other person to say something. Sometimes people ask questions to get someone to ag
15、ree with them. Those questions dont really achieve anything.” “I guess my experiment didnt work,” I said, and I told my father about my idea. “I think it worked perfectly!” my father said. “You made a discovery, didnt you? What matters is that you have put your idea into practice.” （ ）21. A. actions
16、 B. answers C. gestures D. questions（ ）22. A. deep B. free C. quick D. strong（ ）23. A. get B. sit C. come D. take（ ）24. A. fail B. have C. want D. manage（ ）25. A. habit B. step C. goal D. rule（ ）26. A. or B. so C. but D. and（ ）27. A. tried B. asked C. guessed D. ordered（ ）28. A. look B. word C. mind
17、 D. topic（ ）29. A. refers to B. belongs to C. puts on D. depends on（ ）30. A. sending B. finding C. sharing D. keeping三、阅读理解（本题有 A、B、C、D 四篇，20 小题，共 30 分，每小题 1.5 分）AWhen my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village r
18、ules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the w
19、ife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture ab
20、out how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village i
21、n China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience. However, in the United States, peopl
22、e think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restau
23、rant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didnt want to hear. After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I dont respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I
24、dont show my feelings through words. By Jack31. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _. A. the manager asked him to do soB. he respected the elderlyC. the couple wanted him to do soD. he wanted more pay32. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _. A. nervous B. satisfiedC
25、. unhappyD. excited33. In Jacks hometown, _. A. people dislike being called “old”B. people are proud of being old3C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants34. After this experience, Jack _. A. lost his job in the restaurantB. made frien
26、ds with the coupleC. no longer respected the elderly D. changed his way with older people35. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got. B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience. C. The manager went back to the table and apolog
27、ized to the couple. D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture. BLittle Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everythingtutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centersin short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) scho
28、ol. After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didnt kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She c
29、alled him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening. Finally, little Tommy brought home his
30、report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心 ). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”Little Tommy looked
31、at her and shook his head, “No. ”“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they werent joking. ”36. Why did Tommys parents send him to a catholic school?A. Because h
32、e could eat well there. B. Because he could earn more about nuns. C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. D. Because his parents didnt want him to learn math any more. 37. Tommys mother felt surprised that his son _. A. was still the same as usual B. ate so much at dinnerC. kisse
33、d her hello after school D. worked hard but said little38. “Hitting the books” means “_” in Chinese. A. 用功 B. 捶书 C. 发泄 D. 振作39. The last sentence in the passage shows that _. A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail B. Tommy was afraid of being nailedC. Tommy didnt like the plus sign D. Tommy liked playing
34、jokes on others40. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _. A. teachers should be strict with their studentsB. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimesC. a catholic school is much better than other onesD. nuns are good at helping children with their mathCWe know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes f
35、ly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them. No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. Its true that male mosquito doesnt bite(咬) and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to
36、lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesnt like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. Youre different from the others!If
37、the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching b
38、egins, and she has flown away. And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs. 1. “Mosquito” means _ in Chinese. A. 苍蝇 B. 蜻蜓 C. 跳蚤 D. 蚊子2. We k
39、now mosquitoes very well because _. A. they can be found easily B. they fly here and thereC. there are many kinds of them D. they can fly3. If the mosquito doesnt bite you, it will _. A. get angry with you B. be afraid of you C. make a lot of noise D. choose another one4. The mosquito bites you _. A
40、. when youre asleep B. because you have choose it C. too quickly to let you know D. but doesnt like you45. Which of the following sentences is wrong?A. The itching begins after the mosquito bites you. B. You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you. C. Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs. D. All the m
41、osquitoes dont like to bite people for blood. DTimetable Air Beijing(International ) CAACBeijing Bahrain Doha Abu Dhabi Dubai MuscatWeek Flight No. Leaving Arriving Arriving Arriving Arriving ArrivingMonday F002 1000 1920 2225 0705F112 2045 0615 0900 1030Tues. F004 1000 1930 2225Wed. F008 1000 1920
42、2225 0010F018 2045 0375 0925Thurs. F012 1400 2320 0325F018 2045 0375 0925Frid. F016 1000 1920 2225F126 2045 0825Sat. F006 1000 1930 0010F128 2045 0605 0855 1035Sun. F014 1000 2230F022 2045 0605 1930 09451、What does 2045 mean ? It means _.A. Twenty forty-five in the evening B. eight forty-five in the
43、 morningC. a quarter past eight in the evening D. a quarter to nine in the evening2、What is the flight number from Beijing to Abu Dhabi.A.F002, F004 and F012 B.F002, F008 and F012C.F002, F008 and F018 D.F012, F016 and F0223. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to Doha?A. Ten hours. B. Nineteen
44、 hours and a halfC. Nine and a half hours D. six hours and a quarter 4. On which days can one fly from Beijing to Dubai leaving and arriving in the morning?A. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday B. Monday, Thursday, and ThursdayC. Wednesday D. Monday5. When is it possible for one to fly from Be
45、ijing to Bahrain and then to Abu Dhabi on the same day?A. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday B. Monday and WednesdayC. Wednesday D. Its not possible四、单词填空（本题有 10 小题，共 10 分，每小题 1 分）1. The weather report said that the temperature would fall （在下面） zero.2. I have a weight problem and its （必要的） for me to cha
46、nge my diet and take more exercise.3. That old teacher has much teaching e . We all like him.4. “Jim, if you talk (little) and do more, youll enjoy yourself,” said his mother.5. A lot of (foreign) visited our school yesterday.6. Take the medicine (two) a day, and youll be better soon.7. Last week Ji
47、m went to his (uncle) to teach him how to surf the Internet.8. The car is so expensive that I cant a it.9. Practicing spoken English with a group improves my speaking s .10. He is s because he often does foolish things like this.五、动词运用（本题有 A、B 两篇，10 小题，共 10 分，每小题 1 分）AIt was Jacks eighteenth birthday yesterday. Mr. Smith, his father, 1 (take) him to his usual bar for the first time. They drank for half an hour, and then Mr. Smith said to his son, “Now, Jack, listen to me. You must always be ca
