2015-2016学年(上)厦门英才学校九年级第三阶段质量检测 U1-9

厦门英才学校2015-2016学年度上学期第三阶段质量检测初三英语试题（范围：Unit1-9）（二）基础知识与运用（每小题1.5分，共30分）V. 选择填空：从A、B、C中，选出一个最佳答案完成句子。

17. Do you know how to pronounce the word regret?A. [ri’gret]B. [ri:’gret]C. [ri’greit]18. It’s a wise ________ to wear the white tie. I t matches your shirt well.A. supportB. choiceC. chance19. — The Internet has made communication much more ________.— I agree. For example, I can communicate with my friends on Wechat any time.A. popularB. necessaryC. convenient20. — I think children should learn how to use the money carefully and ________.— You do have a point. It is not easy for their parents to earn money.A. widelyB. wiselyC. politely21. He says he ________ watching The Legend of MiYue (芈月传) to The Legend of ZhenHuan.A. prefersB. enjoyC. likes22. — Do you often spend enough time practicing your hobbies?—No. My mom doesn’t allow me to do so. She says they might ________ my schoolwork.A. talk backB. get in the way ofC. stick to23. — Jack says he is not allowed to drive.— I agree. The children like him ________ to drive because they are not serious enough.A. isn’t allowedB. aren’t allowedC. are allowed24. — Claudia, are you going to Jeff’s birthday party on Saturday?—I won’t ________ I am invited.A. unlessB. soC. if25. —Dad, my mother doesn’t allow me to get my ears pierced.—I agree with your mother. Don’t wear the silly earrings. Why not get your long ha ir ________ so that you can look smart?A. cutB. to cutC. cutting26. — Where are you going next vacation?—I ________ visit Sanya. I haven’t decided yet.A. mustB. mightC. can’t27. — Have you heard of Han Hong?— Yes. She is the singer ________ has won the first prize in I Am A Singer III.A. whoB. whomC. which28. — Jack, my English is so poor. I want to give up.—Don’t be so silly! You will succeed if you practice more. ________!A. It’s a piece of cake.B. It serves you right.C. Practice makes perfect.VI. 完形填空：从A、B、C中，选择一个最佳答案，使短文意思完整。

Chris’s parents were proud of him when he graduated from college. But after six months, he still didn’t find a job. In fact, he had no idea 29 he wanted to do. He was living at home with his parents and things were becoming not good. His father thought of 30 as a lazy man who was afraid 31 the real world.Chris thought his Dad was unreasonable. After all, he was young and he needed some space. During a recent argument, Chris said, “I am not you, Dad. I have my own way of doing things. I want a job I enjoy.” His dad said, “That’s a nice idea, 32 anyway we call it ‘job’ because it is about making a living, not 33 fun.”There are many young people like Chris. They are having trouble getting started with a serious job and becoming 34 . They just don’t want to grow up. They think when the time is right, everything will be all right. 35 , it doesn’t work that way. Things happen and opportunities appear most often when we are moving, not standing still (静止). The first step is the hardest, but the key to 36 in anything is getting started.29. A. how B. what C. why30. A. he B. his C. him31. A. to enter B. entering C. entered32. A. however B. and C. but33. A. have B. to have C. having34. A. funny B. independent C. strange35. A. Unluckily B. Luck C. Lucky36. A. success B. successful C. succeed（三）阅读理解（每小题2分，共50分）VII. 阅读下面五篇短文，根据文章的内容选择最佳答案作答37-61小题。

AIn English, people use many expressions with the word “dog”. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression “to lead a dog’s life” describes a person who has an unhappy life.Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. But mean dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.37. A person who lives an unhappy life can be described as “________”.A. becoming sick as a dogB. leading a dog’s lifeC. living in a dog-eat-dog world38. If you work very hard, you might feel ________.A. a dog-eat-dog worldB. dog-tiredC. every dog has its day39. What can we learn from the text?A. Everyone can be successful if he learns from the old.B. It might be difficult for the young to learn new skills.C. Fierce persons aren’t so awful as their appearance sometimes.40. The dog days of summer and rain cats and dogs are expressions about ________.A. weatherB. animalsC. rules41. The passage mainly talks about ________.A. Ways to train dogsB. Expressions about dogsC. People’s love for dogsB42. People ________ on December 22.A. light their Christmas treeB. sleep comfortably at homeC. sing Christmas songs43. The “________” card is the most popular card on this website.A. New YearB. ChristmasC. Birthday Wishes44. You may find a “Get Well Soon” card in ________ for your friend who is in hospital.A. Everyday CardsB. Stay in TouchC. Friendship Ecards45. Lucy may send a “You are special” card to ________.A. her motherB. her boyfriendC. her classmate46. Which of the following statements is possibly TRUE?A. Flowers are provided really on this website to send to family or friends.B. There are only 6 kinds of birthday cards on this website.C. You can find an ecard that you like best by the way of “search”.CTen years a go, no one would have ever imagined that Vincent Wong might one day be famous. He didn’t have a high degree(学历). His jobs were nothing special. Vincent has worked as a paper boy, a truck driver and a plumber.But he never gives up. Everything changed whe n he found his talent for writing. “Life is like the weather; it’s hard to know what’s next, Vincent says. “I just make myself special to take every chance.”If you are a Jay Chou fan, you should know V incent’s name. He wrote the lyrics for the hit songs“Hair Like Snow”, “Nocturnal” and “East Wind Breaks”.Teen’s readers talk to Vincent.Tian Hill: how can we improve our writing?Vincent: I read widely, anything from history to fantasy. This makes me a better writer. Books are like dishes. You’ll getbored if you read the same ones all the time.You have to be a good storyteller. The way you tell a story is more important than the story itself. You should try to create images and moods to make people read on.Dai Xiu: Did you get good grades at school?Vincent: My grades were not that good, 50in Chinese. I enjoyed writing stories very much, and I tried to learn write scripts in my spare time. I have developed my interests and improved my writing skills step by step. I think everyone must have a dream in his heart and always try his best.47. Vincent is a famous ________.A. singerB. writerC. reporter48. The second paragraph tells us that ________.A. Vincent has a hard life for longB. Vincent knows little about lifeC. Vincent works hard all the time49. The hit songs refer to (指) songs that are very ________.A. popularB. sadC. romantic50. ________ is the proper(恰当的) word to fit the blank of NO.50.A. especiallyB. exceptC. either51. The best title for this passage is ________.A. How to write good songsB. Jay Chou and VincentC. From zero to heroDJust two months ago, Hu Ge was best known as the famous hero Li Xiaoyao, a character from the fantasy series Chinese paladin (仙剑奇侠传).But since then, he has redefined himself by adding two new roles. Hu recently played the patriotic agent Ming Tai in the Disguiser(伪装者) and the smart adviser Mei Changsu in Nivana in Fire (琅琊榜). The role of Mei Changsu was different from the mostly one-diamensional characters that Hu has performed before.“Mei Changsu is a man who is ill and weak. I couldn’t make many physical gestures or dramatic experiences. All of his expressions had to be subtle (隐忍的) and nuanced (克制的).” He told the Beijing News. Playing the role was quite difficult, but it seemed that Mei Changsu was like Hu.In 2006, Hu was seriously injured in a car accident. After several operations and about a hundred stitches (针) on his face and neck, a visible scar still remains near the corner of his eyes.This experience helped Hu to better understand the role.Hu was famous for his handsomeness and the scar made him feel sad and disappointed for a long time. He was afraid to show reveal his full face, especially his scar. To change himself, he has taken roles outside of the mainstreams. He acted in modern dramas, and he even disappeared from the screen completely, to devote himself to stage acting (话剧) for one year. He gained a lot.But in recent years, Hu was more and more confident. “If I myself am not bothered by it, no one else will care. I have to move past it. Otherwise how can I continue my acting career?” he said.52. The passage is a(an) ________.A. adB. noticeC. report53. Hu Ge was first known by acting the character called ________.A. Ming TaiB. Li XiaoyaoC. Mei Changsu54. The serious accident happened to Hu ________.A. two months agoB. a year agoC. 9 years ago55. The following statements are right Except (除了…之外) ________.A. a visible scar was near the corner of his eyesB. Hu’s terrible accident experience helped him to better understand the hero, Mei ChangsuC. Hu had several operations and about 10 stitches on his face and neck.56. From the passage we learn that ________.A. Life is unfairB. Focus your disastersC. Face the difficulties bravelyEMore and more people believe that technologies (科技) are great for learning. Today, such teaching tools as iPads are used in a lot of courses, including language, history and science.Many teachers are supporters (支持者) of using iPads in language learning. They say that students now have much more time for discussion in the classroom. Instead of spending valuable class time listening to texts or watching teaching videos, students can do this on their own and come to class prepared for discussion (讨论).The teachers also say that iPads allow students to learn at their own pace. Some students might listen to a dialogue only once and understand it, so they can save time for doing other things. Other students, however, might need to listen to the same dialogue again and again to understand it. Using iPads is especially helpful to students who are learning a language at different paces.The students who are using the new tool in some courses (课程) are also happy. They believe that using iPads is a more enjoyable way to learn (such as listening to stories and watching movies). The class has become much more interesting and creative.There are other advantages for students. By using iPads, they can pay more attention to the material and learn more. Teaching notes are stored in their iPads and are easy to find. Some students spend more time studying now. “I can listen to my language material or watch teaching videos on the bus, instead of having to wait until I get home,” a student explained.Many adults complain that technologies such as iPads are doing harm to students. They worry that students might use iPads to download teaching notes and use them to cheat during exams. Some believe that iPads may separate students from each other. If a student spends more time watching videos on an iPad, he will have fewer opportunities to have face-to-face communications with others.However, technologies are already a part of most students’ day-to-day lives. As for cheating, teachers can ask students to hand in their iPads when they take exams. Education needs to make changes with the times (时代) as technology is playing an important part. We should look forward to a wonderful future when iPads and other technologies can add a lot to the classroom.57. The expression “at their own pace” in Paragragh 3 probably means ________.A. according to their own timetableB. without their teachers’ helpC. because of their wonderful goals58. According to the passage, which of the following is Not the reason why adult complains?A. the students might use iPad to cheat during exams.B. iPads may separate the students from each other.C. students can pay more attention to the material and learn more.59. From the passage we can learn that ________.A. students with ipads have less discussion in class.B. students get more fun from learning with iPads.C. iPads help students save time waiting for buses.60. The writer probably agrees that ________.A. teachers can take control of students’ learningB. exam scores depend a lot on new technologyC. technology in education has a bright future61. The best title of the passage can be ________.A. the future of iPadsB. How were the iPads inventedC. New technology Changes Learning第二部分（非选择题）（四）情景交际运用（共15分）VIII. 根据对话情景，填入恰当的单词。