2014届上海宝山区初三英语一模试卷+答案

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)I heard a story about an older woman who stood in line at the Post Office. She c____81____with a young man next to her. The young man n____82____that she had no package to mail, and asked why she was standing in line. She said that she just needed a few stamps.“Ma’am, you must be tired standing here. Do you know there’s a stamp machine over there in the corner?” He p____83____to the machine built into the wall.“Thank you,” the lady replied, “but I’ll just wait here a little I____84____. I’m getting close to the window.”“But it would be so much e____85____for you not to stand in this long line and buy your stamps from the mach ine.”The woman smiled and answered, “Oh, I know. But that old machine would n____86____ask me how my grandchildren are getting along.”She had a need greater than the need f____87____postage stamps—a need to feel connected to other people. And it was a need that could not be met by a stamp machine.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。

九年级英语试卷一Part 2 Phonetics , Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分语音、词汇和语法) II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (共20分)26. It’s important for us to keep a promise. Which of the following is correct for the underlinedword in the sentence?A) / 'prɒm e s/ B) /'prɔ: mɪs/ C) /'prɔ: mes/ D) / 'prɒmɪs/27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?A) Tom needs some information for his project. B) I have many questions to ask you.C) His situation is even worse than before. D) Cars are a major source of pollution.28. This is ____________ used car. It’s much cheaper than a new one.A) the B) an C) a D) /29. Every year Alice spends ______________ money on new clothes.A) many B) a large number of C) quite a few D) huge amounts of30.We shall have a _______________ holiday after the final exam.A) three weeks B) three-week C) three week’s D) three-weeks31. He was too angry to say ________________.A) nothing B) something C) anything D) everything32.The World Trade Centre in New York was destroyed by terrorist (恐怖分子) attacks ________September 11, 2001.A) in B) by C) at D) on33. The little girl is wearing a new skirt now. She looks ____________.A) lovely B) wonderfully C) happily D) beautifully34.Who drives __________, your father or your mother?A) the most careful B) more careful C) the most carefully D) more carefully35. _________ of the surface of the earth _________ covered with water.A) Seventh-tens…are B) Seventh-tens...is C) Seven-tenths…is D) Seven-tenths...are36. The rain _________ yet. You’d better not go out.A) hasn’t stopped B) didn’t stop C) won’t stop D) doesn’t stop37. A lot of water __________ in Shanghai every year. It’s a big problem.A) wastes B) is wasted C) have been wasted D) is wasting38. I really don’t know ___________ this question.A) which to do B) which to answer C) what to do D) how to answer39. Julia has been busy __________ plans for her wedding.A) make B) to make C) made D) making40. Fresh water is __________ precious __________ it is sometimes called liquid gold.A) such…that B) too…to C) as…as D) so…that41. Mike didn’t tell us ___________.A) if he will give us a lecture B) whether he would go with usC) when he has started D) when he will arrive42. Human brains can hardly calculate faster than a computer, ___________?A) are they B) aren’t they C) can’t they D) can they43. The Palace Museum is located in the centre of Beijing. The underlined part means ________.A) lays B) lying C) lies D) laid44. A: Would you mind my opening the window?B: __________________.A) I would B) I’m afraid it’s too windyC) Yes, please go ahead D) Sure. I’m going to close it soon45. Which of the following is NOT a state of the United States?A) New York B) Hawaii C) California D) Los Angeles III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。

B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你所听到的对话和问题，选择最恰当的答案)(8分)7. A) Yes, of course. B) It's hard to say. C) We don't know. D) No, she needn't.8. A) Physics. B) Geography. C) Maths. D) Chemistry.9. A) 10. B) 40. C) 50. D) 60.10. A) The red car. B) The white car. C) The blue car. D) The yellow car.11.A) Britain. B) Chile. C) France. D) Australia.12. A) On the road. B) In the hospital. C) In the classroom. D) In the bank.13. A) Before he came to the UK. B) Before he came to China.C) After he came to China. D) When he was a little boy.14. A) Wife and husband. B) Policeman and driver.C) Father and daughter. D) Waiter and customer.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”表动(6分)15. The story took place on a dark and cold night.16. The taxi driver went to the railway station to meet the young man.17. The driver felt happy when he saw a young man coming out of the railway station.18. The hotel was far from the railway station.19. The driver took the young man through many streets to get more money from him.20. From the story we know that it wasn't the first time for the young man to be fooled.D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks(听短文填空，完成T列句子。

2014届上海市各区县中考一模英语试卷首字母填空总汇（一）松江区C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper wordsAn 8-year-old Miami boy, Joshua Williams, is president of his own non-profit organization---Joshua‟s Save the World. His organization provides food and clothes for p 81people and families in Miami and the neighboring areas.Joshua has r 82 thousands of dollars for his organization. He started to help the hungry when he was just 5. He was in his mother‟s car when they passed a beggar. Joshua asked his mother to stop so that he could give him $20. “It‟s my m 83 . I want to help him, Mum,” Joshua recalled. One year later, he created his organization with the help of his mother and Francine Hanna, a local businesswoman. “He just thought that was what he wanted to do,” his mother said. “And there was nothing that could s 84 him.”The organization now provides clothing, furniture and food for the poor people in America. At the same time, Joshua never misses a c 85 to encourage other people to follow what he did whether at church or on the streets. Earl Laird lost his job two years ago and hasn‟t managed to get a n86 one. Without money, he can‟t pay for the flat and has to live on the street. He depends on food from Joshua‟s Save the World. “Joshua is an angel (天使) from God,” he said.Joshua has won Miami‟s “Do the Right Thing” award and the “Kids Who Care” competition, which awarded him a $1,000 note. Even though he has a 87 done plenty, he said that hismission (使命)to provide for th e poor is far from finished. “I want to get a team together,” Joshua said. “I want my team to go out and give food to people who have a need for it. I want to spread love to countries in Africa.”2.闸北区C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper wordsThe story behind the shopping cartCharactersSylvan Goldman – owner of a grocery shop Fred Young –Sylvan‟s friend, a mechanic(机械师)One night in 1936, in an American city. Inside Fred‟s workshop, Sylvan sits next to Fred, who is making adjustments(调试) to their new i 81 – a shopping cart.Sylvan: My customers don‟t like our shopping cart.Fred: Really? So they p 82 shopping with those heavy baskets?Sylvan: (nods) I‟ve got a huge crowd of customers every day, b 83 none of them wants to use the cart.Fred: I don‟t understand. We invented the cart so that people don‟t need to carry a basket around the shop.Sylvan: (laughs) And so that they will buy more groceries!Fred: So why don‟t they like the shopping cart?Sylvan: Young men think that pushing a cart around makes them look w 84 and slow, and young women think it‟s unfashionable.Fred: Of course it isn‟t fashionable right now. It‟s only just been invented! But I‟m sure older people will appreciate it. Sylvan: Um…Fred: What? They do n‟t like the cart e 85 ?Sylvan: Well, they think pushing it makes them look helpless!Fred: Oh no. We need to do something, Fred. We can‟t just g 86 up on this invention!Sylvan: We won‟t. (He gets up and walks around the room. Suddenly, he stops.) A ha! I‟ve got an idea.Fred: What is it?Sylvan: I‟ll hire(雇佣) some good-looking guys and girls to push the carts around and pretend they‟re shopping.Fred: Oh! So the real shoppers will see these attractive people using the carts and think, “Hey, if it‟s good enough for them, it‟s good enough for me!”Sylvan: E 87 .Fred: Hey! Maybe you could get one of the girls to greet your customers and encourage them to use the cart.Imagine this: romance is all around you, you have met and fallen in love with the most wonderful person. The only trouble is, you are not at home, you are in a completely different part of the w 81 . How do you let that special person know how you feel?FranceThe only place to say …JE T'AIME‟ (I l ove you) is on a Paris bridge in the moonlight. If you really want to go for true French style, you will need to dress very smartly and go to a fashionable French restaurant a 82 you have said the magical words.JapanThe cherry blossom season is the most romantic time of a year in Japan. I 83 your boyfriend / girlfriend in the politest way possible (you should always be as polite as possible in Japan!), set up a nice little picnic u 84 a cherry blossom tree and say …SUKYO‟.RussiaIt might b e minus 6 degrees when you say …YA TYEBYA L YUBL YU‟, but the s85 will be falling around you in St Petersburg. There is no scene more romantic, and you won‟t even feel the cold --- your heat will be so w 86 inside! IndonesiaGo surfing on the Indonesia waters of Sumatra and see the boy or girl of your dreams. Wake up to a beautiful sunrise, go surfing in the cool waters all day and r 87 in the evenings. Anytime is OK to say …SAYA CINTA PADAMU‟! Wherever you come from, only say …I love you‟ whe n you truly mean it. They may only be three little words, but they are powerful words in any language!4.浦东新区C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (14分)You know that eating a sensible diet and getting plenty of exercise help make your body healthy and strong. But do you know that there are ways to make your brain healthier and smarter? Here are seven steps toward a smarter brain.Limit your TV viewingNever spend too much time on TV viewing, for it n________81 very little brain activities. Your brain will become weak just as your muscles do. If you do watch TV, choose something educational and meaningful.TravelTravelling to a________82 country forces you to see and do things in a fresh way, bringing stimulation to the brain.Learn a new languageLearning a new language involves different learning methods. Learning a language sharpens your brain and helps prevent memory p________83 that you may meet in later years.Read oftenAs you read, take the time to look up people or places that aren‟t familiar. Reading makes your vocabulary much l________84 if you always search for words an d definitions that you don‟t know. Each week, choose an animal, a bird or fish, and read everything you can about it. Stretch your brain as you become an expert on the subject.Calculate w________85 you shopAs you put things in your grocery cart, total everything in your head. See how close you get to the actual total.Use your non-dominant（不占优势的）handIf you are right-handed, use your left hand for everyday activities, or use your right hand if you are left-handed. Doing familiar things in a different way will make your brain c________86 new neural （神经）networks.Wechat（微信）!Read messages from people who has different interests. And some say that learning to express y________87 in just 100 words is a great brain challenge.Have a try and do these every day. Little by little you can get into the habit of challenging your brain, and make your brainI heard a story about an older woman who stood in line at the Post Office. She c___81___ with a young man next to her. The young man n___82___ that she had no package to mail, and asked why she was standing in line. She said that she just needed a few stamps.“Ma‟am, you must be tired standing here. Do you know there‟s a stamp machine over there in the corner?” He p____83____ to the machine built into the wall.“Thank you,” the lady replied, “but I‟ll just wait here a little l____84____. I‟m getting close to the window.”“But it would be so much e___85___ for you not to stand in this long line and buy your stamps from the machine.”The woman smiled and answered, “Oh, I know. But that old machine would n___86___ ask me how my grandchildren are getting along.”She had a need greater than the need f___87___ postage stamps－a need to feel connected to other people. And it was a need that could not be met by a stamp machine.6. 闵行区C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（14分）Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked into the class one day and told his students that their homework was to perform one act of random (任意的) kindness. His students did not c 81 understand the homework and didn‟t know what to do, but the professor would not answer their questions. He encouraged his students to work it out by themselves.One week later, the students entered the classroom excitedly to share their s 82 . One student gave away blankets to the homeless. Another reported on helping an old man cleaning the house, and another student had been trying to f 83 a long, lost friend. Students were energized (给予活力) by the homework and wanted other people to be kind too. And luckily, the local businesses provided them with some money and materials. With the s 84 of them, the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something kind for others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind―not surprising as Professor Wall is blind.Since then, kindness activities have been very p 85 in schools around the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week, around November 13th, to celebrate World Kindness Day. Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform different kind acts, such as making a new friend, helping someone, doing community service, or r 86 money for a charity. Students learn to consider other people and think about how small actions can make the world a b 87 place.松江区(C) 81. poor 82. raised 83. money 84. stop 85. chance 86. new 87. Already2.闸北区C) 81. invention 82. prefer 83. but 84. weak 85. either 86. give 87. Exactly3.长宁区C. 81.world 82. after 83. invite 84.under 85. snow 86. warm 87. relax4.浦东新区81. needs 82. another 83. problems84. larger 85. while/when86. create 87. yourself / yourselves5.虹口区chatted 82. noticed 83. pointed 84. longer 85. easy/easier 86. never 87. for6.闵行区C) 81. completely/ clearly 82. stories 83. find 84. support 85. popular 86. raising 87. betterMake the skies blueThe streets of Dalian, Liaoning were covered by snow a week before Spring Festival. However, instead of staying at home, Li Chunyuan, a Junior 1 student at No. 42 Middle School, went out with her classmates. They made posters by t 81 and called on people not to set off fireworks.The students did this in order to r 82 air pollution. Since January, many cities in China have seen a lot of foggy days. In Beijing, only five days in January were free of smog (雾霾).An official for the Ministry of Environmental Protection told Beijing News that PM2.5 pollution is the m 83 problem with air pollution.Poor air has done harm to people’s health. Children and the elderly are more at risk. A report from Beijing C hildren’s Hospital shows that half of the p 84 had respiratory(呼吸道的) problems from Jan. 5 to 11.To respond to the air problem, the Chinese government and many Chinese people have started to take a c t i o n.B e i j i n g a n n o u n c e d a p l a n t o u s e c l e a n f u e l i n g o v e r n m e n t vehicles and plant trees. It a 85 asked citizens to set off fewer fireworks for the Spring Festival celebration.They suggested that cars with large emissions (排放) should be banned (禁止) and factories should be closely watched. Three students from No. 4 High School in Beijing wrote a report to advise h 86 to fight the air pollution.“We hope more people will j 87 us to protect our environment. With all our efforts, the blue skies will certainly return soon,” said Shi Yucong, one of the three students.2.奉贤How can I win a Nobel Prize for writing? Here’s the secret from this year’s winner: make it short, keep it real, and work hard.Canadian author Alice Munro, 82, was a 81 the 2013 Nobel Prize in literature (文学). She is known for her short stories about personal relationships of ordinary people, usually women.Munro was born in a farmer family in Ontario. The family was very poor. Munro did a lot of physical work a 82 a young girl.But she decided to be a w 83 when she was 12. She turns her hard childhood into great writing ideas.The story Dear Life, for example, opens with a description of the neighborhood in which Munro grew up.B 84 , she talked about her poor relationship with her mother in many of her stories, such as Lives of Girls and Women and Friend of My Youth.Since she p 85 her first book in 1968, Munro has won many awards, with the Nobel Prize as her biggest honor. But Munro doesn’t see h 86 as a talented writer.“I’m the opposite of a writer with a quick gift. I don’t grasp it very readily (轻而易举地) at all, the ‘it’ being whatever I’m trying to do,” she said.Do you d 87 of becoming a writer while sadly admitting you are not that talented? Munro has a tip for you: use notebooks and write a lot.“I have lots of notebooks that contain this te rribly clumsy (蹩脚的) writing,” she said. But it helps her sort out her mind. “Stories would just be working in my head for so long that when I started to write I was deep into them.”Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?If you do, you need to take control of your feelings. Getting angry with others can cause you to l 81 friends.Gray Egeberg, an American high school teacher, has written a book named My Feelings Are Like Wild Animalsto help you control your feelings. The book tells how to stay cool when b 82 things happen.The book says that getting angry only makes problems w 83 . It can never make them better. “ Getting angry is not a natu ral way to act, ” the book says. “ It’s just a habit, like smoking. ”The book says you can control your feelings e 84 ... all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry frequently. Here are the top three.● Keep a r 85 . Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry so often.● Ask your friends to s 86 talking to you when you get angry. Leave you alone. This will teach you not to be angry.● Do something d 87 . When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh.4.金山区Butterfly fairyThere was once a little girl. She had no family, and no one loved her. One day, when she was walking through a field, she noticed a small butterfly c 81 in a thorn bush（荆刺丛）. The more the butterfly tried to free itself, the deeper the thorns cut into its body. The little girl c 82 let go the butterfly. Instead of going away, the butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy.“For your kindness,” the butterfly fairy said to the little girl, “I will give you any w 83 you would like to have.”The little girl thought for a moment and then replied, “I want to be h 84 .”The fairy said, “Very good.” Then she got close to the girl’s ear and said something to her in a low voice.As the little girl grew up, there was no one in the village s 85 happy as she. Everyone asked the secret of her happiness. She would smile and only answer, “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a butterfly fairy when I was a little girl.”When she was very old, the neighbours all came to visit her. They were a 86 that her secret of happiness would die with her. “Tell us, please,” they begged, “tell us what the fairy said.”The old woman smiled and said, “She told me that everyone, old or young, poor or rich, beautiful or ugly, n 87 me. She said that always helping others would make my dream come true.”5.静安区Who is managing things in your town or city? Someone repairs a broken window in the library. Someone makes sure the traffic lights work. Someone pumps clean water into the pipes. Someone c 81 for the animals in the zoo.The people who do these jobs are part of the government. In most towns or cities, they work for the mayor (市长). The mayor works with other o 82 . They manage the city and make sure that the work gets done. They fix old things, like roads and bridges. They build new things, like schools and parks. If people c 83 , they listen carefully. Then they chan ge things that are wrong. For example, if a law isn’t f 84 to some people, they change it. They try to do what the people want.the same mayor. If there are problems, they might elect a new mayor.On Election Day, people go to different places to vote(投票). Then all the votes are c 86 . The mayor may win or lose. For the winner, there is lots of excitement! There is a big party with balloons f 87 in the air!The next day, it’s time to run the city or town again. The mayor must do a good job. The office members must work hard, too. After all, in a few years, there will be another Election Day.2.普陀区Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, loved books. Like many lovers of books, theys 81 walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.In order to realize their w 82 , they started by talking to bookstore owners and researching book business. One figure caught Mary’s attention: She had read somewhere that about 20 percent of books sold were mysteries(推理小说), and many buyers of mysteries spent more than $300 a year on books. She and Richard themselves were mystery r 83 and had a big collection of such books.On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Café near their home. With three childrenin college, it was i 84 for the couple to spend all the family’s money to start a shop. To cover the $100,000 cost, they used some of their savings, borrowed from relatives and from a bank.In order to a 85 customers, Mary always had new ways. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered presents to mystery lovers and served dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited many writers to d 86 their stories with the buyers to let them understand the stories better. Now after paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales clerks, Richard and Mary together earn about $34,000.“The job we love may not go hand in hand with lots of money,” says Richard. “We do this to givean e 87 life to ourselves. This is not about making a lot of money. What matters is that we gain happiness from it.”3.徐汇区Most people know that intelligence quotient (IQ) is important, but EQ is probably more importantin daily life. When facing an exam, EQ helps us to manage our feelings. When getting along with friendsor parents, EQ helps us to c 81 well.EQ is shaped partly by genetics（基因）. You can see some babies are quiet, while others are not.B 82 , EQ is something you can learn for yourself. You can learn what different feelings might mean and how they relate to yourself and others. If we learn in the right way, our EQ can get better as we get older. Children with a high EQ usually have greater success with making friends. Having a high EQ needs a few different skills. Learning about these skills can help us to i 83 our EQ. But what are they? Let’s take a look!1. Know yourselfMost people feel many different feelings t 84 the day. Some feelings like surprise last just a few seconds. Others, like happiness and sadness, may stay around much l 85 . Being able to recognize these everyday feelings is the most basic of all EQ skills.2. Manage yourselfWe all get angry. We all have disappointments. But we need to control it. It is not always the right time or place to express our feelings. When you are angry with someone, take a deep breath and s 86 count to 10. This way, you can calm down.3. Encourage yourselfWhen you fail an exam, you may be disappointed. But there is something more effective you can do—learnto encourage yourself. It gives you the energy and c 87 to move on. It helps you to build a strong1.崇明县C. 81.themselves 82.reduce 83.main 84.patients 85.also 86.how 87.join2.奉贤C）81. awarded 82. as 83. writer 84. Besides 85. published 86. herself 87. dream3.黄埔：C. 81~87 lose, bad, worse, easily, record, stop, different4.金山区：81-87 caught carefully wish happy so afraid needs /needed5.静安区：81. cares 82. officials 83. complain 84. fair 85. keep 86. counted/collected 87.Flying6.普陀区：( C ) 81. seldom 82. wish 83. readers 84. impossible 85. attract86.discuss 87. enjoyable7.徐汇区：(C) 81. communicate 82. Besides 83. Improve 84. throughout/through 85. longer 86. slowly/silently/simply87. confidence/courage。

2017学年第一学期期末考试九年级英语试卷Part 1 Liste ningI. Liste ning Comprehe nsionA. Liste n and choose the right pictureB. Liste n to the dialogue and choose the best an swer to the questi on you hearEgypt. B.Asia. C. A frica. D. A geography less onBen ' s.B.Billy ' s. C. T om ' s.D.Tim ' sTuesday. B. Wedn esday. C. Thursday. D. Friday.125 yua n.B.145 yua n. C. 115 yua n.D.135 yua n.Alice.B. Jill. C. W illiam.D. Joe.B. In a fast food restaura nt.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true orC. In the woman ' s car.D. At a friend ' s home..Mo nkeys. B. Pan das. C. Cats. D. Elepha nts. .He didn ' t sleep well. B. He went to bed too late..In a n earby shop.C. He got up too late.D. He had a cold.don ' t have to pay much to stay in a tree house.in a tree house takes people back to their childhood.stay in a “ star cub方体”s（ust as comfortable as in a hotel.a “ star cube ” , people can look at the stars through its roof.like tree houses because they want to become the forest kin gs.D. Liste n to the passage and fill in the bla nks21. Ernest Hemingway 海明威） ________________ with nature made him interested in outdooradventures（冒险）--hunting and fishing.22. ________________ from high school in 1917, Hemingway worked as a reporter for an ewspaper n amed the Kan sas City Star.23. Hemingway ________________ in a battle and was sent to a hospital in Milan.24. Four years later, he wroteA Farewell to Arms（永另U了，武器）,a sad love story of an ____________ and a British nu rse.25. In 1952, his last novel, The Old Man and the Sea ________________ a nd it made Hemingwayfamous and gained him the Pulitzer Prize（普利策奖）in 1952 and the Nobel Prize in literature in 1954.Part 2 Phon etics, Grammar and VocabularyII. Choose the best an swer26. Mother told Tom to behave himself. Which of the following is correct for the underlined wordin the sentence?Which of the follow ing un derli ned parts is differe nt in pronun ciati on with others?from En gla nd in three days.The n ati onal flag _____ in our school before morning exercises every day.A. riseB .is raised C. is rise n D. r aises Mary asked, “ Would you mi nd mythe win dow?A.openB.to ope n C. openedD. ope ningWe are very delighted you here in Shan ghai.A. to meetB.met C. meetD. meet ingThere will be a won derful lecture tomorrow. Would you like toit?27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35. 36. 37. 38.A. /b? ' hev/B. /be ' he?v /C. / b? ' he?v /D. / b? ' h?:v /A. Do you know the gentlema n in black?B. Tom and Jack are in differe nt regio ns.C. Mike is asked to go and fetch the box.D. I expect you will win the match. There is 'h ' in the word hour ' A. / B. theC. aD. anThe teacher won dered if thestude nts were in trouble. A. woman …boy B. women …boyC. woman …boysD. women …boys Mike is such a kind teacher that he always gives us advice.A. manyB. a nu mber ofC. lots ofD. a fewI can ' t find in the cardboard box. It 's empty.A. someth ingB. anythingC. nothingD. some thingsMobile pho nes are very popular now and they are than before.A. cheapB. more cheaperC. much cheaperD. the cheapestTom gets up early every day except Saturday or Sun day, because he go to school. A. mustn 'tB. needn 'tC. shouldn ' tD. can 'tHis father A. returnsB. has retur nedC. will returnD. retur ned39. Fresh water is _____ precious ______ it is sometimes called liquid gold.A. such …thatB. too …toC. as …asD. so …that40. A large group of students are waiting _____ the bus stop for the school bus.A. forB. atC. toD. on41. He didn ' t tell us _______ .A. if he will give us a lectureB. whether he would go with youC. whe n would he startD. whe n he will arrive42. ___ bad news it was that there was something harmful in some fishes!43. How long _____ in China?A. have Mrs. Williams stayedC. will Mrs. Williams be stayed44. A: Would you please buy some stamps for me on your way to work?B:A. No, I have no time.B. Don ' t give it up!C. With pleasure.D. My pleasure.45. Which of the following separates England from France? ______ .A. The Red SeaB. The Mediterra neanIII. Complete the follow ing passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used onceA. withoutB. usefulC. atte ntion D. followed E. difficultA. joinB. joi n inC. en ter forD. atte ndA. What aB. How aC. WhatD. HowB. did Mrs. Williams stayedD. was Mrs. WilliamsC. The Atla ntic OceanD. The En glish Cha nnelHedy Lamarr was born in 1914. When she was still a teenager, she fell in love with acting.Soon she was discovered by an American director. At the age of 18, she appeared in her first film and bega n to get tons of __46__. Years later, she became a famous Hollywood actress successfully.She was so popular that her hairstyle was even widely __47__ by the fans. At that time she washonored as “ the most beautiful woman in the world ” . Many people pay more attention to her beauty than her act ing skills. This brought her sad ness and pain, so she gave up acting and started a new life. Then she decided to invent someth ing __48__. You must be very surprised. What could an actress invent? But we' dike to say anybody who has used a mobile phone should thank her.Because __49__ her technology of FHS（跳频扩频），today we won ' t have GPS, Bluetooth, mobile phones or Wi-Fi networks. So she was called “ Wireless Goddess ” . Now, Hedy is remembered not only as one of the most tale nted actresses but also a great inven tor.A. dateB. take nC. hardlyD. protect ionE. actuallyThe big red double-decker bus could certa inly be the best-k nown symbol of London. The idea of the “ double-decker ” is __50__ much older tha n the motor bus. The earliest double-deckers weredrawn （拖）by horses. There were steps at the back, so that people could climb up to the roof. But in those days, there was no __51__ for the people traveli ng on top. If it rain ed, they could pull a sort of oil-cloth cover out from the back of the seat in front of them, and pull it over them. But they still got wet.The most famous Lon don buses are the Routemasters路霸，伦敦巴士历史上最经典的车型）,which __52__ from the 1950s and 1960s. The bus had an open platform at the back end, so passe ngers could climb on and off an ywhere, even if the bus was moving. Things started to go wrong for the London buses in the late 1960s. Sudde nly, bus compa nies found they could no Ion ger buy any more of their favorite Routemasters, because the country ' s Mini$运of Transportation输部）decided that it would only give financial （财政的）help to bus companies that bought newbuses with doors .In 2005, the old Routemasters were fin ally __53__ out of no rmal service.Still, it ' s not too late to enjoy traveling on one of these historic buses. Some of the old London buses have bee n preserved, while others are still used to carry tourists, which offer a won derful way to see Britain ' s capital city.IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms54. This is the ______ time that I have read this in terest ing no vel. （three）55. The stude nts enjoyed ______ at the Christmas party last ni ght. (them)56. The ______ t ime of the train has to be cha nged because of the heavy rain, (arrive)57. Lear ning and practici ng will surely ______ us to make greater progress. (able)58. The gover nment has bee n pay ing more atte ntio n to ___ problems. (ec onomy)59. Doctors have tried their best to save the _______ patie nt. (death)60. Little Tommy looks _____ . He refuses to jump into the swimmi ng pool. (frighte n)child _______ f rom home last week and didn ' t come back until yesterday. (appear)V. Rewrite the followi ng sentences as required62. Ja ne cut herself by accide nt with a knife last night.(改为一般疑问句)_________ J ane ________ herself by accide nt with a knife last ni ght?63. Peter often goes to school on foot to save some money.(对戈U线部分提问)________________ Peter ofte n go to school on foot?64. We must keep the hand-made chocolate at a low temperature.(改为被动语态)The han d-made chocolate must ________________ a t a low temperature.65. Helen doesn ' t know when she can watch the new movi(改为简单句)Helen doesn ' t know ________________ watch the new movie.66. The train has arrived here. It arrived here two hours ago. (合并为一句)The train ________________ here for two hours.67. Different from our humans, pigeons never lose their way. (保持句意基本不变)Different from our huma ns, pige ons n ever ______________ .68. biggest, the, world s, are, killer, floods,nat 词成句)Part 3 Reading and Writing （第三部分读与写）VI. Reading Comprehension （阅读理解）A. Choose the best answer （根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）Han ukka n（光明节）,the ann ual（每年的）Festival of Lights, is celebrated with zeal （热情）by the Jewish people around the world. They celebrate the holiday with the lighting of the menorah（多连灯烛台）,traditional foods, games and gifts. Hanukkan is a Jewish festival. It falls on the 25 th day of the Jewish month of Kislev（犹太教历）,which is usually sometimein December. The festival celebrates the time, over 2,000 years ago, when the Jewish people fought against an emperorwho would not let them follow their own traditions and religion（宗教）.Whenthe Jewish people won back their temple in Jerusalem（耶路撒冷）,they found there was only eno ugh holy（神圣的）oil to keep the sacred light （神圣之灯）burning for one day. However, to their surprise, this small amount of oil kept the light burning for eight days and nights, until the people had time to make more oil.At the cen ter of the Hanu kkah celebrati ons is a can dlestick （called a Meno rah） that holds nine candles. On the first night of Hanukkah the first candle is lit, and each day this candle is used to light another candle, until on the eighth day, the last day, all the candles are lit. During Hanukkah, people go to the synagogue （犹太教堂）to pray and to remember the miracle （奇迹）of the holy oil. Hanukkah is a time for family and friends to come together. People exchange gifts and greeting cards, and childre n go to parties. Pare nts ofte n give their childre n money at Han ukkah. Potato cakes, called latkes, are a traditional Hanukkah food. Hanukah is a relatively minor holiday in the Jewish year,however, the Hanukkah story tells of Jewish culture surviving in a non-Jewish world.69. For how many days does Hanukkah last?A ．7 B．10 C．9 D．870. According to the passage, what is necessary when celebrating Hanukkah nowadays?A. OilB. CandlesC. MoneyD. Cards71. Jewish people fought against the emperor because _______ .A. the emperor didn 't let them eat traditional food or wear traditional clothes.B. the emperor didn 't allow them to practice their own tradition and religions.C. the emperor didn 't let them celebrate their own festivals.D. the emperor didn 't allow them to keep the sacred light burning.72. What do the candles on the Menorah remind Jewish people of ?A. The war that they fought 2,000 years ago.B. The God that they honored best.C. The miracle of the holy oil that happened 2,000 years ago.D. The church they built 2,000 year ago.73. During Hanukkah, families and friends usually ______A. send each other postcardsB. go to parties togetherC. get togetherD. light candles together74. The passage mainly tells us that _____ .A .the history of Hanukkah and how it is celebratedB .why Jewish people celebrate HanukkahC .why Jewish people protect their traditionsD .the miracle of the holy oil in the Jewish templeB. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文）（12 分）“Have you ever been in a fight? I have fr”equently asked many adults this question. Often,I have been given the same answer: “Of course, when I was in school. ” This common answer se to suggest that most boys will fight ____ 75 __ during their school years. But as we leave school,we cease停止）to use our fits to solve problems.It ' s possible that whe n we are young, we lack the n egotiatior协、商，谈判）skills to man agea _____ 76 ____ without using violence. On top of that （除此之外）, when we enter school we arethrown into an environment where we are constantly competing and trying to ___77 __ ourselves.We care what other people think about and a young man will ofte n try to show a tough guy image（硬汉形象）.Once we leave school, we are supposed to be equipped with all ___78 ___ problem solvingskills. We need to be able to deal with an aggressive（挑衅的）situation without hurting others. If an adult starts a fight, it shows a major lack of education. However, there are times when a man needs to be a man. Raising a fist seems socially acceptable, if it 's done to defend yourself or someone can ' t defend themselves. For example, a school yard bully校园以强凌弱者）gets no respect fromhis schoolmates. They may fear him but don 't ever mistake that for respect. The person who gainsrespect is one who stands ___79 ____ the bully to protect the weaker guys or girls.Mr. Smith, a former official from local Education Committee said in a talk that boys shouldknow how to fight when necessary. “Boys who do not fight can ___80 ____ achieve any success inthe future, ” he said. I think he may have chosen the wrong words. It 's not about fighting ----- its about courage to stand up for what you believe in. That will make you a true man.75. A. at some point76. A. question B. in a whileB. difficultyC.C.at that momentsituationD. for the day.D. worry77. A. choose B. prove C. make D. understand78. A. certain B. experienced C. educated D. necessary79. A. by B. against C. on D. towards80. A. hardly B. almost C. nearly D. alwaysC. Read the passage and fill in the bla nks with proper words（在短文的空格中填入适当的词，使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分）Popcorn（爆玉米花）was first discovered thousands of years ago by thepeople living in what is now Peru（秘鲁）.It is believed that the first use of corn was popping. The English settlers w 81_ came to America in the 16 th and 17 th centuries, learned about popcornfrom the Native America ns. Native America ns brought a bag of popped corn to the first Than ksgivi ng. A com mon way to eat popcor n at that time was to hold an o ______________________________ 82_ ear（穗）on astick over the fire, then chew the popped corn off it. Natives throughout America also made popcorn soup and popcor n beer.Popcorn was very popular in the United States from the late 19th century through the middle of the 20 th century. It was a 83__ in parks, from street vendors（摊贩）,and near the theaters. Street sellers used to follow crowds around, pushing steam-powered popcorn machines（蒸汽爆米花机）through parks and expositions（博览会）.During the Depression（美国大萧条时期）,popcorn 5 to 10 cents a bag was one of the few luxuries poor families could a ______________________ 84 ___ . While other bus in esses failed, the popcor n bus in essbecame more and more successful. An America n ban ker, who went broke（破产）whe n his bank failed, bought a popcor n mach ine and started a bus in ess in a small store n ear a theater. A ____________ 85 ___a couple of years, his popcor n bus in ess made eno ugh money to buy back three of farms he had lost.During World War II, whe n sugar was rati on ed（限量供应）,America ns cha nged their sn ack ing habits——they are three times as much popcor n as they had before. P ______________ 86 __ the favorite placeto eat popcorn was at the movies. When television took off （开始流行）in the 1950s, popcorn sales dropped for a while.America ns today eat about 15 billi on kilograms of popcor n each year. But the Un ited Statesisn ' t just a land of popcorn I ____ 87 ____ , it ' s also the land of popcorn. Most of the world now gets its popcorn from Nebraska（内布拉斯^口州）and Indiana.D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）The Pan ama Canal——Connecting Ocea nsA short canal saves ships thousa nd of milesThe Panama Canal（巴拿马运河）is an artificial 51-mile waterway in Panama that conn ects the Atla ntic Ocea n with the Pacific Ocea n. The idea for a Pan ama canal dates back to the discovery of the Isthmus of Panama （巴拿马地峡）by Spanish explorer Vasco De Balboa in 1513. He discovered how narrow it was. Only kilometers of land separated the Atla ntic from the Pacific! The Spanish surveyed the area in hopes of buildi ng a can al. But the local governor（地方长官）decided it was impossible.Fast-forward to 1869, Ferd inand De Lesseps had completed the 163-km-l ong Suez Canal（苏伊士运河）,awaterway linking Europe and Asia. France asked him to repeat his success at Pan ama. He agreed to have a try. When diggi ng started in 1881, Ferd inand De Lesseps thought buildi ng a canal across Pan ama would be easy. But he did nt realize that digging in a jungle（丛林）would be so dangerous. Ferdinand De Lesseps and his team abandoned（放弃）their project after thousands of worker died from diseases caused by mosquitoes（蚊子）.America n Preside ntTheodore Roosevelt quickly took over where the French crew had left off. He bought the canal property（运河的所有权）and sent a team of workers to finish the project. Led by Joh n Steve ns, the America n team got rid of themosquitoes. This effort helped the team of nearly 40,000 workers to stay healthy and productive（富有成效的）.Theteam used powerful steam shovels（蒸汽挖土机）to make a path for the can al. But even with the help of such largeequipme nt, the work progressed slowly. Fin ally, after n early 10 years of non-stop digg ing, the canal successfully ope ned in 1914. The story didn ' t make the headlines, though. The public was focused on WorldWar I. Therefore the canal wasn ' t 举行落成典礼）until July 12, 1920. Sincethe canal first ope ned, more tha n 960,000 ships have traveled through it. The Pan ama Canal has become an importa nt link in global shipp ing. A journey that used to take moths now take two weeks.wide was the Isthmus of Pan ama which separated the Atla ntic from the Pacific?89. Did the local gover nor agree to build a can al?90. Who bought the Panama Canal property?91. What did the team use to make a path for the can al?92. How long did it take people to complete the work on Pan ama Can al?93. Why is the Panama Canal an important link in global shipping?VII. Writing（写作）Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “ Are Piggy Banks Good for Children? ””以储蓄罐对孩子有益吗”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。

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第I卷（共103分）Ⅰ. Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. A writer. B. A teacher. C. A reporter. D. A student.2. A. Husband and wife. B. Teacher and student.C. Boss and secretary.D. Doctor and nurse.3. A. At a science exhibition. B. Near an art museum.C. At a news conference.D. Near a paint store.4. A. Lock the door carefully. B. Open the door.C. Fix the lock himself.D. Call a repairman.5. A. Find a larger room. B. Sell the old table.C. Buy two bookshelves.D. Rearrange some furniture.6. A. The choice of courses. B. A day course.C. An evening course.D. Their work.7. A. She will not take any medicine.B. She hasn’t got a bad cold.C. She will take some medicine in a week.D. She will take some medicine at once.8. A. The woman is planning a trip to Austin.B. The woman hasn’t been to Austin before.C. The woman doesn’t like Austin.D. The woman has been to Austin before.9. A. It was a long lecture, but easy to understand.B. It was not as easy as she had expected.C. It was as difficult as she had expected.D. It was interesting and easy to follow.10. A. She felt it was tiring. B. She felt it was very nice.C. She felt it took less time.D. She thought it was expensive.Section B PassagesDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday. D. On Friday.12. A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.B. The exam will be both multiple-choice and essay questions.C. The exam will have an oral and a written section.D. There will be only essay questions.13. A. It will be easy to pass the exam.B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in the class.C. The exam will cover topics from a variety of academic fields.D. Students must complete all parts of the exam.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. It helps reduce the cost for airlines.B. It is much cheaper for air travelers.C. It can use the computer to plan air travelling.D. It helps prevent passengers from losing their tickets.15. A. $60. B. $50. C. $70. D. $99.16. A. To attract travelers to take e-ticket flights.B. To punish those insisting on using paper tickets.C. To do much better than other airlines.D. To pay for the work to deal with lost tickets.Section C Longer ConversationsDirections:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.( A )As a student, I get so many assignments every day. I have to stay up late in order to finish all my homework. I used to complain about all this pressure (25) school with my classmates. We did not appreciate our teachers for their hard work. We only (26) (know) that we got a lot of homework.After a few months, we did not complain about homework anymore (27) we knew that our teachers worked (28) (hard) than we did. We had no right to complain. Sometimes, we said, “I didn’t go to bed until 12:00 o’clock last night. Now I just want to sleep.” Our teacher would answer us, “I go to bed at 1:00 a.m. every day.” Since we knew how hard teachers work, we started to appreciate them. To give our thanks, we wrote a big card to the teachers (29) it was teachers’ day. When they got our card, they (30) (touch) because their students finally knew the teachers’ effort.After giving the card, I realized (31) powerful the sentence “thank you” is. When we give our thanks to somebody, the world is full of love. I say “thank you” to my friends, family, classmates, teachers, and even strangers. I like to see the smiles on their faces, so (32) (say) “thank you” every day is the way I make the world a better place.( B )The year before last, a new superhero landed on Earth to live among humans. When people neededhelp, Thor became their defender and saved (33) world. People loved Thor and the actor who played him — Chris Hemsworth.Hemsworth was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1983. His family moved between Melbourne and the Northern Territory. In the Northern Territory, Hemsworth’s parents worked on a cattle station. The work required the family (34) (live) two hours from the nearest big city. Since they had no TV, Hemsworth and his brothers learned to entertain (35) . They played outside, (36) (build) weapons and forts (堡垒). Later the family settled on Philip’s Island south of Melbourne (37) Hemsworth enjoyed surfing.In 2012, Hemsworth played Thor again in the film The Avengers. He was one of a group of superheroes (38) (assemble) to save planet Earth. That film earned $1 billion worldwide in just 19 days! He also starred in (39) is called Snow White and the Huntsman. Audiences (40) ____ seem to get enough of him! A second Thor film, Thor 2, is due out in 2013.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.The next time you’re riding a subway or bus, pay attention to your fellow passengers. Chances are you’ll see plenty of them with their heads down, tapping the screens of their tablets or 41 on their smartphones. While these folks may be making good use of their time by staying 42 , their bodies are paying a heavy price for such convenience.As hand-held devices such as smartphones and tablets are becoming more common, users are reporting some new 43 problems. Florida chiropractor(脊椎按摩师) Dean Fishman began noticing an increased number of his patients 44 of neck and shoulder pain. He traced these 45 to the overuse of hand-held devices, specifically the action of bending the neck, and created the term “Text Neck.”As if the painful symptoms weren’t bad enough, Fishman warns that an untreated case of Text Neck could lead to 46 spinal(脊柱的) damage. He founded the Text Neck Institute in an effort to treat and educate those suffering from Text Neck. Treatments offered there include chiropractic care, physical therapy, massage therapy and exercise planning.In order to avoid or reduce the possibility of getting Text Neck, use the following basic principles: ●Avoid awkward positioning. Don’t strain (滥用) your neck, and stay aware of how your body is 47in relation to the device.●Take frequent 48 when using any kind of mobile device.●When using a tablet, use a case that can back up the device at comfortable 49 angle.For those who 50 can’t take their eyes off their devices, there is an ironic twist – downloading a special app（应用程序）could help. Dr. Fishman has released an app called the Text Neck Indicator App, which measures the angle of your smartpphone. When the angle is appropriate, a green light appears in theupper corner of your screen. But when the angle puts you at risk for neck strain, the light turns red, obliging you to adjust your angle.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.More and more shoppers are buying things online these days, allowing them to avoid 51 salespeople and long lines at checkout counters. In spite of online convenience, 52 , there are some items — like clothes — that customers prefer to 53 before buying. In light of this, two companies are finding ways to modernize stores and 54 the gap between online and in-store retail (零售).A software company that also happens to sell designer jeans, Hointer has created a fast and painless shopping 55 for its customers.Shoppers walk into a Hointer store and select one of the many pairs of jeans 56 down from bars. Then they point their smartphones at the tag and 57 the Hointer app, after which they select the size and press “try on.” The app then directs them to a specific dressing room. German-made robots bring out the 58 jeans and deliver them through a chute (斜槽) to the dressing room in about 30 seconds. Immediately after 59 pairs of jeans are dropped through another chute, the “outbox,” they disappear from the list in the app.Purchases at Hointer are made with a swipe (刷卡) of a credit card. And interacting with a salesperson is optional! This allows Hointer to hire fewer people and focus on their ultimate goal: developing 60 that supports a retail revolution.Men’s clothing retailer Bonobos has 61 a more personalized shopping experience. Although it is — in fact — an online retailer, Bonobos has decided to open a handful of brick-and-mortar stores called Guideshops. Shoppers make a(n) 62 online before arriving at a Guideshop, where they receive one-on-one 63 from a fitting guide. Because these shops have limited inventories(存货), shoppers aren’t able to take home the outfits they select. But guides help shoppers make online purchases before they leave, after which the items will be 64 to customers in one or two days.While Hointer focuses on convenience, Bonobos Guideshops focus on customer service. But both efforts have one thing 65 : giving clothing retailers a new look for the 21st century.51. A. respectable B. considerate C. aggressive D. violent52. A. however B. therefore C. anyway D. moreover53. A. convince B. guarantee C. ensure D. examine54. A. break B. bridge C. shallow D. deepen55. A. experience B. mall C. direction D. principle56. A. hiding B. hanging C. storing D. labeling57. A. start B. upload C. save D. download58. A. desired B. well-designed C. promoted D. well-prepared59. A. qualified B. wanted C. chosen D. unwanted60. A. employment B. efficiency C. technology D. market61. A. come up with B. looked forward to C. looked up D. brought up62. A. decision B. appointment C. contribution D. impression63. A. contact B. instruction C. notice D. attention64. A. presented B. packaged C. delivered D. transferred65. A. in conclusion B. in common C. as usual D. in generalSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Any snakebite can be dangerous if infection sets in. Some types of snake poison make the bite area swollen (肿胀的) or painful. Others cause bleeding or damage the heart’s nerves. Here are some especially dangerous snakes:The largest of all poisonous snakes, king cobras can reach 5.5 meters in length. Each king cobra bite contains enough poison to kill an elephant — or 20 people. But these big snakes usually avoid people. They live throughout India, southern China and Southeast Asia.A bite from Australia’s inland taipan, the world’s most poisonous snake, releases enough poison to kill 100 men. The good news is that people rarely come in contact with this snake, and a treatment for its poison exists.Russell’s viper lives throughout Asia, including India, southern China, and on the island of Taiwan. It prefers grassy fields but can be found in forests and urban areas. It bites more people and causes more deaths than any other poisonous snake.Though short, the common Indian krait packs a powerful punch (攻击) in its bite. Most often, it strikes people at night while they are sleeping. Since the bite causes little pain, victims are often not sure that they have been bitten until they begin to experience stomach cramps (痉挛). Without treatment, symptoms will worsen quickly and can lead to death.The black mamba, a native of Africa, is actually olive or grey in color. Only the inside of its mouth is black. When black mambas feel threatened by a human, they make a loud hissing sound to warn the person away. If the warning is ignored, the snake will attack the person repeatedly. And they can attack quickly, moving over the ground at speeds of up to 20 kilometers per hour.66. According to this article, what is a particular feature of the king cobra?A. Its seasonal changes.B. Its lack of movement.C. Its sense of hearing.D. Its remarkable size.67. According to this article, which of the following is known for its speed?A. The inland taipan.B. The black mamba.C. The Indian krait.D. The Russell’s viper.68. What does the article imply about the inland taipan?A. It was once believed to be extinct.B. A chance meeting with it could be fatal.C. Some people keep one as a pet.D. Very little is known about its behavior.69. In which magazine would you most likely find this article?A. Let’s Explore NatureB. Weekly Travel DigestC. Psychology MagazineD. Global Warning News(B)Basketball, baseball and soccer are classic sports that people will always enjoy. And yet we keep changing popular games like these in new ways to keep them fresh.Underwater hockeyThis game is played in swimming pools withtwo teams of six players. Each player hasflippers (蛙鞋), a snorkel and a stick used forhitting a puck (圆盘). Each team earns pointsby hitting the puck into its underwater goal.Other team members must be ready to takethe puck when a team member goes up forair. That makes underwater hockey a trueteam sport.ChessboxingA sport can also be revised by mixing it withanother game. In chessboxing, two playerscompete on the chess board and in the ring.First, their minds are tested in a game of chess.Then they use their strength in a round ofboxing. They repeat this for 11 rounds. Thewinner beats the loser in chess, knocks him outwhile boxing or gets more boxing points.BossaballThis exciting sport is part volleyball and partsoccer. But unlike both of those sports,players jump up and down throughout thegame. That’s because it’s played on aninflatable (可充气的) volleyball court with atrampoline on either side of the net. Oneplayer bounce on the trampoline while up tofour others stand around it. A team can touchthe ball six times before sending it backacross the net. Each player may touch theball once with arms or twice with other bodyparts.CycleballAnother fun game to watch, cycleball is likeindoor soccer on wheels. Each player rides aspecial bike designed for the game. Likesoccer, a team must put the ball in a goal.However, there is a catch. The ball can onlybe touched with the bikes’wheels or theplayers’heads. This game requires a lot ofpractice to learn the skills needed.Though these sports may not be common, give them a look or even a try.70. Why does the author think Underwater Hockey is a true team sport?A. Because all players in a team wear the same flippers and use a stick to hit a puck.B. Because each player in a team has to cooperate with other team members in the match.C. Because it is played underwater, the game is more dangerous than the sports played on land.D. Because each team earns points by hitting the puck into its underwater goal.71. In Chessboxing, the winner will be the one who _____.A. wins both in chess and in boxingB. defeats his opponent in chessC. wins in chess or in boxingD. can knock his opponent out of the boxing ring72. According to the article, at most how many players in all can take part in a Bossaball match?A. 4.B. 6.C. 8.D. 10.73. In Cycleball, the author mentions catch, whose meaning may be _____.A. sportB. skillC. ruleD. practice( C )Happiness can be described as a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind. According to recent polls (民意调查), sixty to seventy percent of Americans consider themselves to be moderately happy and one in twenty persons feels very unhappy. Psychologists have been studying the factors that contribute tohappiness. It is not predictable, nor is a person in an apparently ideal situation necessarily happy. The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feelings.A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness. Though both may contribute, they are only chief factors if the person is seriously undereducated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.The rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-income group or even those with very low incomes. People with college educations are somewhat happier than those who did not graduate from high school, and it is believed that this is mainly because they have more opportunities to control their lives. Yet people with a high income and a college education may be less happy than those with the same income and no college education.Poor health does not rule out happiness except for the severely disabled or those in pain. Learning to cope with a health problem can contribute to happiness. Those who have good relationship with other family members are happier than those who live alone. Love has a higher correlation with happiness than any other factors.It should be noted that people quickly get used to what they have, and they are happiest when they feel they are increasing their level no matter where it stands at a given time.Children whose parents were happily married have happier childhoods, but are not necessarily happier adults.The best formula (准则) for happiness is to be able to develop AQ (Adversity Quotient that can be of great benefit when running into trouble), to have a personal involvement and commitment, and to develop self-confidence and self-esteem.74. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A. happiness is neither predictable nor apparentB. a person in an apparently ideal situation must be happyC. the rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-income groupD. happiness is not necessarily connected to one’s situation in society75. According to the article, happiness is greatly dependent upon _____.A. a happy childhood in which one can do whatever he likesB. great wealth with which one can buy anythingC. a feeling that conditions are becoming for the betterD. a college degree that can help one achieve great success76. The letters AQ in the last paragraph most probably mean _____.A. ambition to defeat others in a severe competitionB. ability to overcome difficulty and get out of embarrassing situationC. methods of solving difficult problems and challenges in lifeD. attitudes towards severe competition especially in trouble77. The best title of this passage may be _____.A. What Does Happiness Consist inB. Happiness and UnhappinessC. Different Kinds of HappinessD. Causes of Happiness and UnhappinessSection CDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Millions of personal computers across the world are running at this moment, but most are using just a fraction of their full capacity to process information. Imagine what could happen if the spare power of these millions of machines were used to solve global problems.The organization Charity Engine attempts to do just that. It enables researchers and companies to use the extra computing power of thousands of personal computers. These companies pay a usage fee that goes to carefully selected charities.The computersCharity Engine offers a free app that has the user’s computer do research as a background task. The program runs automatically, without direction from the user. Each computer works on a small chunk of a larger project and sends back its results. The results are combined to answer the researchers’ questions.The researchersCharity Engine mostly uses its computing power for companies doing scientific, medical or commercial research. For example, Rosetta@home attempts to help find cures for serious diseases by discovering the shapes of proteins. Another project, Einstein@Home, tests scientific theories. And another helps establishments in Africa such as universities search for ways to fight the spread of malaria.The CharitiesCharity Engine gives 50 percent of the profits from renting out computing power to various charities. Each organization it supports has a good reputation for working in an area of vital importance. Most of them seek to address the primary causes of poverty while bringing short-term relief. These include Oxfam, a network of organizations in 94 countries. Another is CARE International, one of the three largest international aid agencies, which works in 87 countries. Charity Engine also supports Doctors Without Borders, which supplies medical care, and WaterAid, which provides safe water and promotes hygiene (卫生) in developing countries. Another of its charities, Sightsavers, works to prevent and reverse blindness through medical treatments and provides training for the blind. Charity Engine helps many other organizations as well.An added bonusCharity Engine returns the other 50 percent of its earnings to the people who made it all possible. The app users are entered into draws. Chosen at random, the winners receive thousands of dollars in prizes!Thanks to Charity Engine, computing power that would have gone to waste is fighting poverty and bringing healing and hope.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. What does Charity Engine help companies do?___________________________________________________________________________.79. How does Charity Engine spend its earnings?___________________________________________________________________________.80. The computers selected by Charity Engine help researchers and companies through ________.81. According to the passage, besides many organizations, Charity Engine mostly supports _____.第II卷（共47分）I. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 部长的回答令所有在场的记者都很满意。

考生注意：1.本卷有七大题,共84小题。

2.试卷满分140分。

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Part 1Listening (第一部分听力)I.Listening Comprehension (听力理解)(共25分)A.Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容,选出相应的图片)(5分)1.__________2._________3.___________4.__________5.___________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,选择最恰当的答案)(5分)6.A)See a film.B)Go home C)Go for a picnic.D)Watch TV.7.A)7:30.B)8:30.C)10:30.D)12:30.8.A)Disappointed.B)Embarrassed.C)Surprised.D)Satisfied.9.A)Teacher and student.B)Manager and clerk.C)Husband and wifeD)Customer and waitress.10.A)The price was too high.B)The food was terrible.2024届上海市宝山区初三一模英语试卷C)The restaurant was dirty.D)The service was slow.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内容,符合的用“T”表示,不符合的用“F”表示)(5分)11.The farmer's house was always quite noisy because he raised a lot of animals.12.The farmer couldn't stand(忍受)the noise,so he went to the wise man for help.13.The dog and the cow made the farmer's six children argue more than ever.14.The farmer had visited the wise man three times before his house was completely quiet.15.After putting the animals back outside,the farmer found his house wasn't so noisy any more.D.Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences(听短文完成下列内容,每空格限填一词)(10分)16.Mozart was well known for making wonderful music and he was_____________as a child!17.Although Mozart could not see the piano keys,he still____________________.18.Mozart had________________to play the violin by the age of eight.19.An opera is like a play.But the parts of an opera aren't spoken.They_________________.20.Mozart_________________but his music is still played and loved all over the world.Part2Grammar and Vocabulary(第二部分语法和词汇)II.Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案)(共15分)21.Mr White,our science teacher,showed his interest___________science in his early life.A)to B)with C)in D)for22.Students should learn how to protect_________from all kinds of danger.A)they B)them C)their D)themselves23.You'd better close your eyes for__________seconds to relax after watching TV for a long time.A)few B)a few C)little D)a little24.The temple is one of___________buildings in the town.We must take action to protect it.A)ancient B)more ancient C)most ancient D)the most ancient25.These blueberries and bananas look_________,I'd like to buy some for my grandparents.A)softly B)lovely C)properly D)gently26.—__________will you go to the supermarket?—I'm not sure,probably in another ten minutes.(A)How long B)How often C)How soon D)How fast27.We__________know something about the Youth Protection Law so that we can protect ourselves.A)can B)would C)may D)should28.By the time Jack was fourteen years old,he_________a story book on his own.A)would publish B)has published C)published D)had published29.Many graduates__________by the headmaster to celebrate the school's80birthday last month.A)invited B)have invited C)were invited D)were inviting30.Would you mind________care of my pet dog when I'm on a business trip this weekend?A)take B)to take C)taking D)taken31.The traffic is so heavy in the rush hour.You'd better_________the road conditions ahead of time.A)check B)to check C)checked D)checking32.There was something wrong with my bicycle,_________I had to go to school on foot yesterday.A)and B)or C)but D)so33.Your education will be incomplete___________you have practical life skills.A)if B)although C)because D)unless34.John is not a good team player.He rarely shares opinions with his teammates,________he?A)is B)isn't C)does D)doesn't35.The little boy picked up the money and handed it to the police officer.________honest boy he is!A)How B)What C)What a D)What anplete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box.Each can only be used once(将下列单词或短语填入空格。

宝山区2014年第二学期九年级质量调研考试（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）2014.4(本卷有七大题，共94小题。

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)Part 1 Listening(第一部分听力)I.Listening Comprehension(听力理解)（共30分）A.Listening and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)（6分）A B C DE F G H1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.B.Listening to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选择最恰当的答案)（8分）7.A)April B)May C)June D)July8.A)At a cinema B)At an airport C)At a railway station D)At a stadium.9.A)She went to the market B)She did some cleaningC)She prepared her lessons D)She did some cooking.10.A)11kilometers B)9kilometers C)7kilometers D)2kilometers11.A)Alice B)Jack C)Alice”s parents D)Jack‟s parents12.A)White B)Yellow C)Red D)Black13.A) In the library B)In his office C)In the lab D)In the classroom14.A）8:00 a.m. B.）9:00 p.m. C）10:00 a.m. D）5:00 p.m.C.Listening 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)（6分）15.Mrs. White had a son,Tommy,who was three years old.16.One day she was cooking lunch while her son was playing.17.A sharp cry of Tommy led her into the sitting-room hurriedly.18.Mrs. White was so angry that she tried to swallow(吞下)the snake.19.Mrs. White hit the snake at its head with a big stone madly.20.In the end the boy was saved and the snake was killed.D.Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences(听短文，完成下列内容。

九年级英语试卷一Part 2 Phonetics , Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分语音、词汇和语法) II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (共20分)26. It’s important for us to keep a promise. Which of the following is correct for the underlinedword in the sentence?A) / 'prɒm e s/ B) /'prɔ: mɪs/ C) /'prɔ: mes/ D) / 'prɒmɪs/27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?A) Tom needs some information for his project. B) I have many questions to ask you.C) His situation is even worse than before. D) Cars are a major source of pollution.28. This is ____________ used car. It’s much cheaper than a new one.A) the B) an C) a D) /29. Every year Alice spends ______________ money on new clothes.A) many B) a large number of C) quite a few D) huge amounts of30.We shall have a _______________ holiday after the final exam.A) three weeks B) three-week C) three week’s D) three-weeks31. He was too angry to say ________________.A) nothing B) something C) anything D) everything32.The World Trade Centre in New York was destroyed by terrorist (恐怖分子) attacks ________September 11, 2001.A) in B) by C) at D) on33. The little girl is wearing a new skirt now. She looks ____________.A) lovely B) wonderfully C) happily D) beautifully34.Who drives __________, your father or your mother?A) the most careful B) more careful C) the most carefully D) more carefully35. _________ of the surface of the earth _________ covered with water.A) Seventh-tens…are B) Seventh-tens...is C) Seven-tenths…is D) Seven-tenths...are36. The rain _________ yet. You’d better not go out.A) hasn’t stopped B) didn’t stop C) won’t stop D) doesn’t stop37. A lot of water __________ in Shanghai every year. It’s a big problem.A) wastes B) is wasted C) have been wasted D) is wasting38. I really don’t know ___________ this question.A) which to do B) which to answer C) what to do D) how to answer39. Julia has been busy __________ plans for her wedding.A) make B) to make C) made D) making40. Fresh water is __________ precious __________ it is sometimes called liquid gold.A) such…that B) too…to C) as…as D) so…that41. Mike didn’t tell us ___________.A) if he will give us a lecture B) whether he would go with usC) when he has started D) when he will arrive42. Human brains can hardly calculate faster than a computer, ___________?A) are they B) aren’t they C) can’t they D) can they43. The Palace Museum is located in the centre of Beijing. The underlined part means ________.A) lays B) lying C) lies D) laid44. A: Would you mind my opening the window?B: __________________.A) I would B) I’m afraid it’s too windyC) Yes, please go ahead D) Sure. I’m going to close it soon45. Which of the following is NOT a state of the United States?A) New York B) Hawaii C) California D) Los Angeles III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。

上海市宝山区2024年中考一模英语试卷一、Part 2 Grammar and Vocabulary (第二部分语法和词汇)Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)(共15分)1．Mr White, our science teacher, showed his interest ____ science in his early life.A．to B．with C．in D．for2．Students should learn how to protect ____ from all kinds of danger.A．they B．them C．their D．themselves3．You'd better close your eyes for____ seconds to relax after watching TV for a long time.A．few B．a few C．little D．a little4．The temple is one of ____ buildings in the town. We must take action to protect it.A．ancient B．more ancientC．most ancient D．the most ancient5．These blueberries and bananas look ____, I'd like to buy some for my grandparents.A．softly B．lovely C．properly D．gently6．—____ will you go to the supermarket?—I'm not sure, probably in another ten minutes.A．How long B．How often C．How soon D．How fast7．We ____ know something about the Youth Protection Law so that we can protect ourselves.A．can B．would C．may D．should8．By the time Jack was fourteen years old, he ____ a story book on his own.A．would publish B．has published C．published D．had published 9．Many graduates ____ by the headmaster to celebrate the school's 80 birthday last month.A．invited B．have invited C．were invited D．were inviting 10．Would you mind ____ care of my pet dog when I'm on a business trip this weekend?A．take B．to take C．taking D．taken11．The traffic is so heavy in the rush hour. You'd better ____ the road conditions ahead of time.A．check B．to check C．checked D．checking 12．There was something wrong with my bicycle, ____ I had to go to school on foot yesterday.A．and B．or C．but D．so13．Your education will be incomplete ____ you have practical life skills.A．if B．although C．because D．unless14．John is not a good team player. He rarely shares opinions with his teammates, ____ he?A．is B．isn't C．does D．doesn't15．The little boy picked up the money and handed it to the police officer. ____ honest boy he is!A．How B．What C．What a D．What an二、Part 2 Grammar and Vocabulary (第二部分语法和词汇) (共8分)Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或短语填入空格。