静安区2011学年第一学期初三英语期末考试卷

九年级英语 2012.1

（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）

考生注意：本卷有7大题，共99小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸

上完成，做在试卷上不给分。

Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)

I. Listening comprehension (听力理解): (共30分)

A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): (共6分)

A B C

D E F G

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

5. ______

6. ______

B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对

话和问题，选出最恰当的答案): (共10分) 7. A) Jack.

C) John. 8. A) Sunny. C) Snowy. 9. A) By bus.

C) By car.

C) To go for a walk. 10. A) To see a film.

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B) Jane. D) Tom. B) Windy. D) Rainy.

B) By underground D) By bike. B) To stay at home. D) To watch TV.

11. A) Teacher and student. C) Husband and wife. 12. A) In hospital.

C) In a school. C) 16 yuan. C) Air pollution. 15. A) Boring. C) Enjoyable. 13. A) 8 yuan. 14. A) Land pollution.

B) Taxi driver and passenger. D) Customer and salesman. B) At home. B) 15 yuan. D) 30 yuan. B) Water pollution. D) Noise pollution. B) Exciting. D) Amazing.

B) She wants to cook fish. D) She doesn‟t like fish.

D) At a bookstore.

16. A) She wants to be a cook. C) She doesn‟t want to have more.

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”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (共7分) 17. The writer had to take care of her sister Jane because their mother was very busy. 18. One day, Jane cried for her mom, so the writer took her to meet their mother. 19. Jane lost a pair of shoes while sleeping on the writer‟s back. 20. A man passing by told the writer it was OK to leave her sister there. 21. The man drove them to their mom‟s workplace in his car.

22. The writer was very thankful to the kindness of many strangers in her life. 23. The story tells us that a person is more important than a thing.

D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文完成空格，每空格限填一词):（共7分） 24. The United Nations named World Television Day in November, ________.

25. Television is a very ________ form of media (媒体) that has influenced people‟s lives. 26. In many countries, television reaches into villages where it is powered by ________ batteries. 27. Television can be an excellent teacher with so many ________ and programs. 28. These programs ________ news of culture and events so that people can learn more. 29. Dramas and talk shows also give people a chance to relax ________ work.

30. Children who spend over 4 hours per day watching TV are more ________ to be overweight.

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. My parents asked me to send them ________ e-mail once a week.

A) a B) an C) the D) /

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32. You can improve your spoken English ________ using it more and more.

A) in A) they A) bread A) either A) well A) cheap A) Neither is A) needn‟t A) What A) so A) until A) will attract

A) wrote A) made A) laugh A) have invited

B) at C) by D) from B) their B) meat B) both B) bad B) cheaper

C) theirs C) rice C) neither C) delicious C) cheapest

D) them D) potatoes D) all D) terrible D) the cheapest D) So has D) can‟t D) How D) or

D) though D) has attracted D) writes D) had made D) laughing

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33. Computers are super calculators and people often call ________ electronic brains. 34. People in England prefer to buy many ________ in the supermarket at weekends. 35. Trees on ________ sides of the street are decorated beautifully to welcome the great event. 36. The roast beef tastes so _________. May I have one more piece, mum?

37. Among the earrings I chose ________ pair because I didn‟t bring enough money that day. 38. Miss Fang‟s never been to Hainan Island for holiday. ________ Mr. Lin.

B) Neither has C) So is B) may not B) What a B) but B) when B) attracts B) to write B) make B) laughed B) will invite

C) mustn‟t C) What an C) and C) since

39. You ________ tell him the good news because he has already known it. 40. ________ useful advice on my diet our teacher has given us! 41. Do more exercise every day, ________ you‟ll be stronger than before. 42. We have been good friends ________ we joined the same singing group. 43. The OTV Tower ________ a lot of visitors from all over the world every year.

C) attracted C) writing C) have made C) laughs C) are invited

44. The chief editor asked Michael ________ an article about “Memory”.

45. We ________ great progress in English since Miss Huang came to teach us 3 years ago. 46. The funny story told by Zhoulibo made the little girl __________ a lot.

47. Many graduates ________ by the university to celebrate its 100 birthday last week.

D) were invited

48. The old lady couldn‟t remember ________.

A) where she had put her glasses C) where she puts her glasses

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B) where had she put her glasses D)where did she put her glasses

49. – It‟s a bit cold today. Would you mind closing the window?

– ________ A) Never mind. C) Of course not. – ________ A) I‟m sorry. C) That‟s all right.

B) Not at all.

D) OK. I‟ll take your advice.

B) You‟re welcome. D) No, thanks.

50. –You cough a lot these days. You‟d better go to see the doctor.

III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be

used once（选择最恰当的单词或词组完成短文。每个单词或词组只能用一次）:（共8分） A. open B. during C. finally D. though E. in return F. safe G. hours H. in fact I. worry about Not all sleep is the same every night. We experience some deep, quiet sleep and some active sleep when dreams happen. You might think sleepwalking（梦游）would happen 51 active sleep, but a person isn‟t physically active then. Sleepwalking usually happens in the first few 52 of sleep in the period called deep sleep.

Not all sleepwalking really walks. Some only sit up or stand in bed or act like they‟re awake, but 53 they‟re asleep! However, most of them get up and move around for a few seconds or even half an hour. Sleepwalkers‟ eyes are 54 , but they can‟t see anything. Sleepwalkers will go back to bed on their own 55 and they won‟t remember it in the next morning. Scientists say that about 15% of kids sleepwalk regularly. Sleepwalking may happen when a person is having a fever or not getting enough sleep.

If a person often sleepwalks, it‟s a good idea for him/her to see the doctor. But don‟t 56 it. Sleepwalking isn‟t serious 57 it may look funny or even terrible for the people who see a sleepwalker at night. One important thing for the sleepwalker is to keep 58 , not to fall down, run into something, or walk out of the front door while sleepwalking.

IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms（用括号中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. Yesterday the couple talked a lot with a friend of ________ on the Internet. (they) 60. The 3rd China’s Got Talent offers the child a chance to show his special _________. (able) 61. April Fool‟s Day is a(n) ________ holiday. You can play a trick on anybody around you.(usual) 62. I hear that her uncle has bought a new flat in the city centre ________. ( recent) 63. Williams gave his students a wonderful ________ on Manners last Wednesday. (speak) . Doctor Lin left in a hurry to ________ on a wounded young man just now. (operation)

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65. Mrs Zhou always does her favour to students who need help with great _________. (pleased) 66. Don‟t ________ too much on your parents. Try to deal with problems yourselves. (independent) 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): (共14分)

67. Susan has a good time on her birthday every year. (改为否定句) Susan________ ________ a good time on her birthday every year. 68. I paid five thousand yuan for this new iPhone 4. (对划线部分提问) ________ ________ did you pay for this new iPhone4?

69. Kitty seldom read detective stories before going to school. (改为反意疑问句)

Kitty seldom read detective stories before going to school, _______ ________? 70. The manager has told us to be more creative in our work. (改为被动语态)

We ________ ________ told to be more creative in our work.

71. Sometimes children are so young that they can‟t tell the bad from the good. (保持句意基本不变)

Sometimes children aren‟t ________ ________ to tell the bad from the good. 72. Damin taught his grandsons how they could catch more fish. (保持句意基本不变)

Damin taught his grandsons ________ ________ catch more fish.

73. Miss Lin asked, “Dick, are you going to visit the Great Wall this winter?” (合并为一句)

Miss Lin asked Dick ________ he ________ going to visit the Great Wall this winter.

Part 3 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): ( 12分)

When we are talking about afternoon tea, what would you

think of? A cup of tea, a piece of cake and a good mood, what a good enjoyment! But do you know how comes the afternoon tea?

We should thank for a lady, who had created the custom of afternoon tea in 1840. She was Anna. At that time, people of upper class usually had supper at around 8 o‟clock in the evening.

But Anna began to feel hungry at round 4 in the afternoon. This had left her a good long time of 4 hours. Therefore, she told the servant to bring a tray of tea, bread, butter and cakes to her room during the late afternoon. It became a habit of hers. Soon, she invited her friends to join her.

After Anna started enjoying the afternoon tea, women of the rich did the same in their homes and it later became a fashionable social event, giving a chance for people to meet new friends and get news or new stories.

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The traditional afternoon tea usually contains a teapot of tea, several teacups and cakes. English Today, afternoon tea has been simplified (精简的) because of the change of lifestyle. People use

tea is mainly from India, which was originally transported by the East India Company.

tea bags instead of tea leaves. Cakes are no longer as various as those of long time ago. They usually are some pieces of biscuits or cakes.

But if you want to experience a real English afternoon tea, I would advise you to go to Devonshire, where produces good cream and famous cream tea. 74. A lady called Anna created the custom of afternoon tea _______. A) one evening A) Anna herself A) a tray of tea A) sell teacups A) America

B) after supper B) Anna‟s friends B) some bread B) live together B) Canada

C) in the morning C) Anna‟s servant C) some tea bags C) bring food in C) India

D) in 1840

D) People of upper class D) butter and cakes D) get news or stories D) France

75. _______ usually felt hungry at round 4 in the afternoon.

76. During the late afternoon Anna‟s servant doesn‟t bring her _______. 77. The afternoon tea gives a chance for people to meet friends and _______. 78. English tea is mainly transported from _______.

79. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A) The change of lifestyle today has made afternoon tea simplified. B) People like to use tea leaves instead of tea bags nowadays.

C) The afternoon tea offers more various cakes long time ago (than today).

D) The writer thinks Devonshire is a good place to experience a real English afternoon tea. B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):（12分）

I was in a hurry as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn‟t be late for! A PhD student without a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers.

I found myself at a checkout counter（柜台） 80 an elderly woman who was going to pay for her groceries（食品杂货）. The woman stopped emptying her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile – warm and comforting – and I smiled back.

“It must be a special lady to get those beautiful flowers,” she said.

“Yes, she‟s special,” I said, and then to my surprise, the words kept 81 .

“It‟s only our second date to meet, but somehow I am just having the feeling she‟s „the one‟,”

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Jokingly, I added, “The only problem is that I can‟t figure out 82 she‟d want to meet a boy like me.”

“Well, I think she‟s very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is clearly in love with her,” the woman said. “My husband used to bring me flowers every week – even when times were 83 and we didn‟t have much money. Those were unforgettable days; he was very romantic and – of course – I miss him since he has passed away.”

I paid for my flowers as she was 84 her groceries. Almost immediately, I walked up to her and said, “You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady.” I handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice talk.

It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just bought. “You have a wonderful evening,” I said. I left her with a big smile and my heart 85 as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.

I was a bit late for my date that night and told my girlfriend the above story. She smiled. Two years later she told me it was that night that I won her heart. 80. A) before 81. A) taking up 82. A) why 83. A) wonderful 84. A) choosing 85. A) became worse

B) behind B) making a noise B) when B) important B) leaving B) warmed a lot

C) along C) putting out C) who C) different C) collecting C) turned cold

D) against D) coming out D) where D) hard D) littering D) went wrong

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（14分） Are you eager to be a person who has a good memory? People who enjoy their wonderful memory often do well in their studies and work. These people only have to spend a few m 86 on a page and will keep what they read in mind. Here are some things you can do to improve your memory. Try these:

Be more observant (善于观察的). Some people who said to have a bad memory don‟t r 87 have memory problems. They just don‟t take time to notice the details. If you pay more attention to the details, you‟re sure to have a much clearer memory of events. A little

exercise that you could do is to p 88 memorizing lists of things, such as the things your are going to buy in a supermarket, or even the ingredients (原料) printed on your biscuit box.

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Do more activities such as puzzles, word g , and learn a new language. These activities will further improve your brain functions and will help you improve your memory.

Try to have more free time. When you are t 90 , probably you are to have a weaker focus. Find ways to get rid of stress, so your brain will be clearer and ready to have new i 91 .

Get enough sleeping hours. You need at least seven hours of sleep every night. Give your brain cells a chance to r 92 the damage done by a day‟s tiring work. Eat lots of fruits, vegetables and grains. Do your best to be healthy, and these foods help you improve your memory. D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 12分)

On December 23, 2008, Niu Niu held a piano recital (独奏会) at the National Grand Theater. As an eleven-year-old boy, he became the youngest pianist ever to perform a concert at the theater. Never too young to learn

Niu Niu was born into a musical family in Xiamen. His father Zhang was a piano teacher. Niu Niu grew up listening to his father‟s student playing the piano. At just three years old, Niu Niu asked his father to teach him to play, too.

“I gave Niu Niu some sheet music (活动乐谱) and helped him find the eight notes (琴键) when he first played the piano. To my surprise, he played nearly 80 percent correct,” said the father. He used to think that 3 years old is too young an age to learn piano, but Niu Niu changed his mind. He continued to allow Niu Niu to watch his teaching of other students and gave him more sheet music to play. Playing for fun

Zhang started teaching Niu Niu standard piano lessons when he was four. Unlike many other piano teachers, Zhang didn‟t insist that Niu Niu play strictly with the correct finger positioning (指法). He said that the strict finger positioning would rob some kids of the fun of playing. So Niu Niu could play in his own way. He could play the tone successfully. But Niu Niu was required to play all the music without looking at the sheet music. Now he can memorize about 80 pages. Rising to fame

In 2003, at the age of 6, Niu Niu successfully held a sole concert (独唱音乐会) in his hometown Xiamen. At the age of 8, he gave a performance at the International Piano Festival in France. At the age of 10, Niu Niu played in London and his performance was praised by Prince Charles. Last year, this young pianist published his first album (专辑) “Niu Niu Plays Mozart” and over 10,000 copies have been sold in the world.

We are very glad to see a young Chinese pianist rising in the music world.

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93. How old was Niu Niu when he performed a concert at the National Grand Theater? _______________________________________. 94. Niu Niu‟s father Zhang wasn‟t a piano teacher, was he? _______________________________________.

95. What did Niu Niu‟s father feel when Niu Niu played nearly 80 percent of the sheet music correct? _______________________________________.

96. Should Niu Niu play the piano with the correct finger positioning or in his own way? _______________________________________.

97. In which year was Niu Niu‟s performace praised by Prince Charles? _______________________________________.

98. What do you think of Zhang‟s way of teaching his son Niu Niu? Why?

________________________________________. VII. Writing (作文): (共20分)

99. Write a letter of at least 60 words about the topic “A suggestion to my _________ teacher”. （以“给________(学科)老师的一条建议”为题写一篇不少于60个词的信，标点符号不占格。) （注意：文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。） Use the following points as a reference. （以下问题仅供参考）  Whom are you going to give the suggestion to?

 How do you like this subject or your teacher? And your reason(s)?

 What is your suggestion? And tell your teacher your reason(s)? (Would you show two reasons?)  What result(s) will you expect to get from your suggestion?

静安区“学习效能实证研究”学习质量调研 九年级英语

参及听力文字 2012. 1

Part I

A. 1. B 2. G 3. E 4. A 5. F 6. D

B. 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. A 11. B 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. A 16. C

C. 17. T 18. T 19. F 20. F 21. F 22. T 23. T

D. 24. 1996 25. common 26. car 27. channels

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28. provide 29. after 30. likely Part II

II. 31. B 32. C 33. D 34. D 35. B 36. C 37. D 38. B 39. A 40. A

41. C 42. C 43. B 44. B 45. C 46. A 47. D 48. A 49. C 50. D

III. 51. B 52. G 53. H 54. A 55. C 56. I 57. D 58. F

IV. 59. theirs 60. ability/abilities 61. unusual 62 recently

63. speech . operate 65. pleasure 66. depend

V. 67. doesn‟t have 68. How much 69. did she 70. have been

71. old enough 72. how to 73. if/ whether, was Part III

VI. A. 74. D 75. A 76. C 77. D 78. C 79. B

B. 80. B 81. D 82. A 83. D 84. C 85. B

C. 86. minutes 87. really 88. practice/practice . games

90. tired 91. ideas/information 92. repair / reduce D) 93. 11years old. / When he was 11. / At the age of 11.

94. Yes, he was. 95. Surprised./ He felt surprised. 96. In his own way. 97. In 2007.

98. creative / clever / helpful / perfect / powerful / strict /

successful / useful

/ wise / great / good / … or: / terrible / foolish / useless / … / I think his way is … because …

I don‟t think his way is … because … (Any reasonable answers are accepted.) VII. 略

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静安区“学习效能实证研究”学习质量调研 九年级英语

第一部分 听力 现在开始 Part One Listening I. Listening comprehension （听力理解）：

A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)

1. Ann works as a nurse in a big hospital. 2. Pair work in class gives us chances to share opinions with each other. 3. When I grow up, I want to be a fireman to keep people safe. 4. Pizza is Mike‟s favourite. He goes to the Pizza Hut once a week. 5. Doctor Li is giving Tom a careful check on his teeth. 6. Look, mum is busy cooking delicious food for us.

B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)： 7. W: Tom, may I use your dictionary?

M: Sorry, Jane. Jack borrowed it yesterday and he hasn‟t returned it yet. Q: Whom does the dictionary belong to? 8. W: What a lovely day! The sun is shining and the wind is gentle. M: Yes. But the weatherman says we‟ll have rain tomorrow. Q: What will the weather be like tomorrow? 9. W: How do you usually go to school every day?

M: By bike. But on rainy days, my father took me to school in his car.

What about you?

W: By bus. But if it rains, I‟ll take the underground. Q: How does the boy go to school on rainy days?

10. W: Shall we watch TV at home or go for a walk after supper? M: Why not go to see a film? W: Good idea!

Q: What are they probably going to do after supper? 11. W: Where to, Sir?

M: Please drive me to Jingan Temple. W: On the south gate? M: Yes, please.

Q: What‟s the probable relationship between the man and the woman? 12. W: Hello, John. This is Mary. Are you feeling better today?

M: Oh, much better, Mary. But the doctor says I have to stay in hospital

for another week.

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W: Take care. Don‟t worry about your lessons. We can help you later. Q: Where is John now?

13. W: The apples look nice. How much are they?

M: Eight yuan each kilo. But if you buy two kilos, it‟ll be 15 yuan. W: OK, I‟ll take four kilos.

Q: How much should the woman pay for four kilos of apples? 14. W: Look, the river is so dirty. It has been polluted these years. M: Yes. Something must be done to stop polluting it. W: I agree. We are responsible to keep water clean. Q: What are they talking about?

15. W: It was such an exciting basketball match! I hope you enjoyed it as

much as I did.

M: I don‟t think so. Actually I fell asleep after the first twenty minutes. Q: How did the man like the basketball match?

16. W: Gary, you are a wonderful cook. The fish is really delicious. M: I am very glad you like it. Have some more, please. W: Thank you. But I am full. Q: What does the girl mean？

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”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)

When I was ten, my mother worked all day, so I had to take care of my younger sister, Jane. At that time, Jane was about 4 years old and she missed mom all the time.

One day, after I had given her dinner, she started crying for mom. She really needed her mother. So I dressed her, put on her shoes, carried her on my back and walked out to meet our mother. Soon she fell asleep. About half an hour later, I found that she lost a shoe while sleeping. I took her off my back and put her down. I knew we needed to find that missing shoe, for our mother couldn‟t afford new shoes. I had to go back to find it, so I told my sister to wait right there. A man passing by stopped me when I walked off. He asked me: “You‟re leaving your sister here to find the shoe? What would you do if she was not here when you returned?” I didn‟t know how to answer the question. He continued: “It‟s OK if you can‟t find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your sister.” Then he sent us to mom‟s workplace by taxi.

In my life I have relied on the kindness of many strangers. I feel sorry

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that I can‟t find them and say “thank you”. I do not even remember what their faces look like, but they let me know what is more important, a person or a thing.

“请再听一遍” D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks: (听短文完成空格，每空格限填一词)

November 21 is World Television Day. The United Nations named the day in 1996. It helps different countries get to know each other better by watching TV. Television is a very common form of media that has influenced people‟s lives. There are more than one billion televisions in the world today, according to the Canadian Museum of Civilization. In many countries, television even reaches into villages without electricity -- villages where television is powered by car batteries. Television can be an excellent teacher with so many channels and programs. These programs provide news of culture and events so that people can learn more about the other side of the globe. Dramas and talk shows also give people a chance to relax after work. However, too much television can harm children‟s health. Scientists showed that children who spend over four hours per day watching TV are more likely to be overweight and kids older than two should watch no more than one to two hours a day.

“请再听一遍”

听力练习到此结束，请同学们继续做题

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