2009-2010初三年级宝山区中考一模英语试题

宝山区第一学期初三质量调研英语试卷（本试卷满分150 分，考试时间100 分钟，答案必须写在答题纸上，否则不给分）Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)I . Listen and choose the right picture1________ 2. ________ 3 ________ 4 ________ 5 ________ 6 ________解析：BDHFAGListen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear7.A Egypt. B Asia C. Africa D. A geography lesson8.A. Bens B. Billy’s C. Toms D. Tim’s9.A. Tuesday B Wednesday C, Thursday D. Friday.10.A. 125 yuan B 145 yuan C.115 yuan D 135 yuan11.A. Alice B. Jill C. William. D. Joe12.A In a nearby shop B. In a fast food restaurantC. In the woman 's carD. At a friend’s home13. A Monkeys B. Pandas C cats D Elephants14. A. He didn’t sleep well. B. He went to bed too lateC. He got up too lateD. He had a cold解析：ACCDCBCBC Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false15. People who spend holidays in France can only stay in a tree house16. Travelers don' t have to pay much to stay in a tree house17. Living in a tree house takes people back to their childhood18, To stay in a“ star tube"(立方体) is just as comfortable as in a hotel19.In a "star cube’, people can look at the stars through its roof.20. People like tree houses because they want to become the forest kings解析：FFTTTFD Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks21. Ernest Hemingway's(海明威) ______ ______with nature made him interested in outdoor adventures(冒险)- hunting and fishing22. ______ ______from high school in 1917, Hemingway worked as a reporter for a newspaper named the Kansas City Star.23. Hemingway ______ ______ in a battle and was sent to a hospital in Milan24. Four years later, he wrote d farewell to arms(永别了,武器), a sad love story of an______ ______anda British nurse25. In 1952 ,his last novel, The Old Man and the Sea ______ ______and it made Hemingway famous and gained him the Pulitzer Prize(普利策奖)in1952 and the Nobel prize in literature in 1954.解析：21.early experiences 22.After graduating 23.got wounded24.American soldier 25.was publishedPart 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and GrammarⅡ. Choose the better answer（选择最恰当的答案）(共20分)26.Mother told Tom to behave himself. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?A.[bi’hev]B. [be’heiv]C. [bi’heiv]D. [bi’hiv]选C解析： a___e自然拼读法，此a读ei27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation with others?A. Do you know the gentleman in black?B.Tom and Jack are in different regions.C. Mike is asked to go and fetch the box.D.I expect you will win the match.选B解析：ACD三个选项读e, B选项读i28. There is ‘h’ in the word ‘hour’/B. the C. a D. an选D解析：题目意思是一个h音,且H是元音开头29. The _______teacher wondered if the students were in trouble.A. woman...boyB. women...boyC. woman...boysD.women...boys选B解析：woman teacher女老师boy students 男学生固定搭配30. Mike is such a kind teacher that he always gives us _______adviceA. manyB. a number ofC. lots ofD. a few选C解析： advice是不可数名词，lots of 可修饰可数和不可数31. I can’t find _______in the cardboard box. It’s empty.A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. some things选B解析：根据题意，且句子表达的意思,否定句中用anything32. Mobile phones are very popular now and they are _______than before.A. cheapB.more cheaperC.much cheaperD. the cheapest选C解析：than 要用比较级，cheap的比较级是cheaper,不需要借助more33. Tom gets up early everyday except Saturday or Sunday, because he _______ go to school.A. mustn’tB. needn’tC. shouldn’tD. can’t选B解析：根据题意，“不需要”34. His father _______from England in three days.A. returnsB. has returnedC. will returnD. returned选C解析：in three days 要用一般将来时35. The national flag _______ in our school before morning exercices every day.A. riseB. is raisedC. is risenD. raises选B解析：raise是及物动词，rise是不及物动词，无被动36. Mary asked, “Would you mind my _______the window?”A. openB. to openC. openedD. opening选D解析：mind one’s doing sth.介意做某事，固定搭配37. We are very delighted _______you here in Shanghai.A. to meetB. metC. meetD. meeting解析：be delighted to do sth.固定搭配，乐意做某事38. There will be a wonderful lecture tomorrow. Would you like to _______it?A. joinB. join inC.enter forD. attend选D解析：join sb. ; enter for 报名参加；join in +活动39. Fresh water is _______precious _______it is sometimes called liquid gold.A. such...thatB. too...toC.as...asD. so...that选D解析：如此....以至于....40. A large group of students are waiting _______the bus stop for the school bus.A. forB. atC. toD. on选B解析：wait at sp.在某个地方等；wait for sb.等待某人41. He didn’t tell us ______________________ .A. if he will give us a lectureB. whether he would go with youC. when would he startD. when he will arrive解析：宾语从句，主过从过，排除AD，并且宾语从句中要用陈述语序，排除C 42. _______bad news it was that there was something harmful in some fishes!what a B. How a C. what D. How选C解析：news是不可数名词，修饰名词用what43. How long _______ in China?A. have Mrs. Williams stayedB. did Mrs. Williams stayedC. will Mrs. Williams be stayedD. was Mrs. Williams选D解析：A选项应该是has ，B选项应该是stay, C选项应该是stay44. A: Would you please buy some stamps for me on your way to workB:______________________________________.A.No, I have no timeB. Don’t give it up!C. With pleasureD. My pleasure选C解析：with pleasure 乐意做某事my pleasure是回答thank you的45. Which of the following separates England from france? .A. The Red SeaB. The MediterraneanC. The Atlantic OceanD. The English Channel选D解析：常识，红海处于非洲东北部与阿拉伯半岛之间，呈现狭长型；地中海介于亚，欧，非三大洲之间；太平洋是世界上最大，最深，边缘海和岛屿最多的大洋，位于亚洲，大洋洲，南极洲和南北美洲之间；英吉利海峡是分隔英国与欧洲大陆的法国，并连接大西洋与北海的海峡。

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 'important for us to keep a promise. Which of the following is correct for the underlinedword in the senten ce?A) / 'pr?mes/ B) /'pr ?: m?s/ C)/'pr?: mes/ D) / 'pr?m?s/27. Which of the follow ing un derl ined parts is differe nt in pronun ciati on from others?A) Tom n eeds some in formation for his project. B) I have many questions to ask you.C) His situation is eve n worse tha n 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 spe nds _____________ money on new clothes.A) many B) a large nu mber 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) someth ing C) anything D) everythi ng32. 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 weari ng a new skirt now. She looks __________ .A) lovely B) won derfully 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 …D) Seven-tenths...are36. The rain _________ y et. 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 Shan ghai every year. It problesna. bigA) wastes B) is wasted C) have bee n wasted D) is wasti ng38. I really don ' t kno __________ this question.A) which to do B) which to an swer C) what to do D) how to an swer39. Julia has bee n busy _________ pla ns for her weddi ng.A) make B) to make C) made D) mak ing40. 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) whe n he has started D) whe n he will arrive42. Huma n brains can hardly calculate faster tha n a computer, _________ ?A） are they B） aren ' t they C） can ' t they D） can they43. The Palace Museum is located in the cen tre of Beiji ng. The un derl ined part means _____ .A） lays B） lyi ng C） lies D） laid44. A: Would you mind my ope ning the win dow?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 followi ng is NOT a state of the Uni ted States?A） New York B） Hawaii C） California D） Los An gelesIII. Complete the follow ing 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。

2009学年度第一学期九年级期末英语测试卷（2010.1）听力文字及答案Part 1 ListeningI. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的句子，选出相应的图片)：（共6分）1. Tim and Mary are talking about their favorite books. (C)2. My sister keeps all her coins in the piggy-bank. (A)3. Everyone is doing something for the homeless people. (F)4. We have decided to be volunteers for the World Expo in Shanghai. (G)5. Look! How beautifully the old artist is drawing! (B)6. Our school invited a professor to give us a talk on science last Friday. (E)II. 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): (共10分)7.. M: Wow, the fish is so delicious and the soup tastes nice, too.W: I like the chicken wings best.Q: What is the girl’s favourite dish? (D)8. M: Your father used to work as a teacher, didn’t he?W: No, he worked in a bank. But now he manages a shop.Q: What was the girl’s father? (A)9. W: Take care, will you? Some roads are covered with ice.M: Thank you. I’ll drive very slowly.Q: Which season can it most probably be? (D)10. W: Would you tell me whether the Chinese women’s volleyball team has won the game?M: I have not read the sports page yet.Q: What’s the man doing? (D)11. W: Mike, I heard that you had moved into a new flat. Didn’t you like your old one?M: Yes, I did. But my neighbours hold parties very often and their dog makes much noise at night.W: Oh, I see.Q: Why did Mike move into a new flat? (B)12. M: Hey, Lucy. Let me help you.W: Thank you, Bill. Please tie the young trees to the sticks.M: OK. Then I’ll water them later.Q: What are they probably doing? (B)13.M: How much does Tom weigh?W: Forty-two kilograms. What about you, Jack?M: I’m four kilograms heavier than Tom.Q: How much does Jack weigh? (C)14. W: Excuse me, could you show me the way to the shoe department?M: I’m sorry. I don’t know, either.W: Oh, I thought you are working here.Q: Where does the dialogue probably take place? (A)15. W: Is EXPO held every four years in the world?M: No, it is held every five years.W: When will EXPO be held in Shanghai?M: It will be held in Shanghai in May, 2010.Q: How often is EXPO held? (B)16. W: Thank you for seeing me off at the airport, Mike.M: Not at all. Your visit gave us a lot of help.W: I really enjoyed my stay here. And if by any chance you go to Paris, please don’t forget to call me. My husband and I would be very glad to have you visit my home.M: Thank you. I would visit your home if possible.Q: Where does the woman probably come from? (C)Ⅲ. 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)My friend Jack once said that he needed to live in a quiet place to relax more. That was why he decided to move to the country last month. He said that life in the city was too noisy and the streets were too crowded. He wanted some peace. So Jack bought a new house in the country far away from a city. His new house has a big garden. He said he wanted to plant all kinds of flowers in it. He thought he would like to grow some vegetables, too. Then he wouldn’t have to buy them at the supermarkets any more and could cook the vegetables he grew himself.Last week, Jack called me. He seemed very upset.“What’s the matter?” I asked. “I thought you enjoyed the life in the country.”“I did,” Jack said. “But there are too many mice in my garden.”Then Jack told me that when he was working in his garden one day, he saw a very big mouse running in his garden! He said it was really a big surprise to him. He also said that he was thinking of moving back to the city because he’d rather live with lots of people than with lots of mice. 17. T 18. T 19. F 20. F 21. T 22. T 23. TⅣ. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文，完成下列句子): (共7分) London’s River Thames has 27 bridges. The most famous of all is Tower Bridge. One surprising thing about Tower Bridge is that it opens in the middle. It does this to let the big ship through.. If you are lucky enough to see the bridge with its two opening arms high up in the air, you will never forget it.On its north side stands the Tower of London itself. Although they look the same, the tower is 1000 years old, and Tower Bridge is 100. It was built in the 1890’s. By 1850 everyone agreed that a bridge across the Thames near the Tower was necessary, but the designers argued about the new bridge for another 30 years, because they had two big problems to solve. The new bridge must look like the Tower. Everyone said so. It must not look like a modern bridge. But in order to let the tall ships pass, it is necessary to have a modern bridge. At last two very clever designers had the idea of opening up the bridge in the middle and at the same time making it look like the old Tower, so everyone was happy. The bridge took eight years to build. But it was a wonderful success.24. surprising 25. arms. 26. stands 27. designers 28. must 29. necessary 30.success Part 2 Vocabulary and GrammarV. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共26分)31. A 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. D 36. A 37. A 38. B 39. C 40. C 41.C 42.D43. C44. D 45.D 46. A47. B 48. B 49.C. 50. A 51.D 52.B 53.D 54. D 55. C 56. CVI. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms （用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子）: (共8分）57. fourth 58. waitress 59. frightened 60. foreigners61. surprise 62.excitedly 63. strengthen 64.hangingVII. 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12分）65. can’t…any 66.When were 67. What fine68. wasn’t broken69. if/whether, sold 70. dressed inPart 3 Reading and Writing ( 第三部分阅读与写话)VIII. Reading Comprehension ( 阅读理解)：（共56分）A)True or False （判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）：（7分）71.T 72.F 73.F 74.T 75.T 76.T 77.TB)Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）: ( 7分)78.B 79.C 80.C 81.C 82.B 83.A 84.DC) Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语,完成短文): (14分)85. A 86. B 87. D 88. A 89. A 90. A 91. DD)Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使内容通顺, 每空格限填一词，首字母已给): (14分)92. top 93.each 94. certain 95. came 96.rule 97.smile 98.straightE) Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)：（14分）99.Llamas’ native place is America/America.100.Yes, it does.101.Because Roger has his own special quality.102.He will leave and take all of the sheep with him.103.Roger protects the sheep and lambs in two ways/Two ways.104.Llamas/They will run at fast speed to investigate anything that looks interesting.105.They use the llama to guard sheep/To guard sheep. (any possible answers can be accepted)Ⅸ. Writing (作文): (共18分)106. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic“Who should do the housework at home?”Use the following points as a guide :1. Should mother always be responsible for the housework?2. Do you think children should share the housework with their parents?Why or why not?Do you think that mother should be the only person to be responsible for the heavy housework? Or, do you still hold the view that what children should do is only study? In my opinion, the things just need to be changed. And I think sharing the housework can be a good way. The reasons are as follows.As the society is changing rapidly, some old thoughts have been given up, women begin to goout working to make a living. Women no longer stay at home all day. They work as hard as men do, and even get as much salary as men do, so it’s unfair for them to be the only ones doing the housework.Furthermore, it’s also a child’s duty to reduce the burden of his parents. Compared with working, study is usually much easier. S o it’s reasonable that we children help do some of the housework instead of leaving it all to our tired parents.附写作评分标准：作文共18分，其中内容7分，语言8分，组织结构分3分。

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。

2009年上海市宝山区中考英语模拟测试卷2009年上海市宝山区中考英语模拟测试卷（满分: 150 分，考试时间：100分钟）Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法)V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共26分)31. ________ sign here stands for ________ mistake.A) A…a B) A…t he C) The…a D) The…the32. A: Is this your MP4?B: No. ________ is in the schoolbag.A) I B) Me C) My D) Mine33. There is ________ in today’s newspaper.A) something interesting B) interesting somethingC) something interested D) interesting nothing34. Tom will sell ________ stamps to help the poor children in the west of China.A) thousand of B) two thousand ofC) two thousand D) two thousands35. The Sun family had a ________ visit to Canada last month.A) ten days B) ten dayC) ten-days D) ten-day36. Bill’s father finished ________ the book last week.A) write B) wrote C) to write D) writing37. As we all know, Shanghai is one of the ________ in the world.A) larger cities B) largest cities C) larger city D) largest city38. I don’t think it’s ________ to have a birthday party.A) enough special B) special enoughC) specially enough D) special much39. Lily did ________ in the exam, but Lucy did even ________.A) badly…worse B) worse…badlyC) bad…worse D) worse…bad40. He likes to ________ money on books.A) cost B) take C) pay D) spend41. He is getting fat, ________ he has decided to go to work on foot.A) so B) though C) because D) and42. People often ________ “hello” to each other when they make a phone call.A) say B) tell C) talk D) speak43. It happened ________ the morning ________ September 10, 2008.A) in…on B) on…of C) in…of D) on…in44. Yao Ming ________ in NBA since 2002.A) is B) was C) has been D) will be45. A: Can you call on my mother on Saturday or Sunday?B: I’m afraid ________ day is possible.A) either B) each C) both D) neither46. Mr. Brown flew to Washington ________ the night before last.A) / B) on C) at D) in47. You’d better ________ the city map before you go sightseeing.A) look at B) have a look C) watch D) read48. In England you must drive on the ________ side of the road to the rest of Europe.A) opposite B) wrong C) same D) against49. I have been told hundreds of times ________ the light with wet hands.A) not to turn into B) to not turn into C) not to turn on D) to not turn on50. She would not let the child ________ it.A) does B) do C) to do D) doing51. Each guest here can have a drink. They can choose ________ a hot drink ________ a cold one.A) both...and B) neither...nor C) either...or D) not only...but also52. A: Jim never goes to school late.B: ________.A) Neither do I B) Neither did I C) So do I D) So did I53.These photographs will show you __________.A) what does Baoshan New Area look like B) what Baoshan New Area looks likeC) how does Baoshan New Area look like D) how Baoshan New Area looks like54. I don’t quite catch what you said at the meeting.A) miss B) hear C) have D) understand55. Jane took up the piano when she was five.A) picked up B) looked up C) sat up D) began to learn56. A: Shall we have a picnic this weekend?B: ________.A) Yes, I shall B) All right, I’ll do that C) Yes. That’s a good idea D) Thank you, the same to youVI. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms （用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子）: (共8分）57. My brother is good at ___________. (draw )58. I like to look at the colours of __________ in autumn. (leaf)59. She doesn’t like __________ food in the market because it’s not fresh. (freeze)60. He fell ___________ during the lecture yesterday afternoon. (sleep)61. Don’t forget to ___________ your email addresses at the end of the party. (change)62. We are looking for students who can sing ___________. (beautiful)63. There are many ___________ children in some African (非洲的) countries. (home)64. ___________ the butter into the flour, please. (mixture)VIII. 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12分）65. My friend likes films about cowboys.（改为否定句）My friend __________ __________ films about cowboys.66. We can see electricity when the thunder crashes. (对划线部分提问)__________ __________ you see when the thunder crashes?67. Kate is never absent from school. (改为反意疑问句)Kate is never absent from school, ________ _______?68. We must do something to keep the environment clean. (改成被动语态)Something must ______ _______ to keep the environment clean.69. Jack will leave Los Angeles at the end of this month. （保持原句意思）Jack _________ leave Los Angeles_________ the end of this month.70. Don’t throw coins here.（保持原句意思）__________ coins is not __________ here.Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分阅读与写作)VIII. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)：（共56分）A)True or False （判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（7分）The elephant is another animal that lives in groups. An elephant herd (群) usually has from twenty to forty members. The elephants in the herd depend on one another for help in time of trouble.The leader of the group is usually a wise and strong female. She travels at the head of the herd and is followed by the other females and their young. The bull elephants （公象）follow last. When danger threatens（威胁）, the bulls form a circle around the weaker animals and guard （守卫）them.The members of the herd are loyal to（忠诚）one another. A sick or wounded elephant is not left behind to die. If an elephant is sick, the whole herd stops traveling until it gets well. When an elephant is injured, two others walk on both sides of it and support it with their bodies.A member of the herd may be caught in a trap. Then the others try to free it.Elephants are fond of the youngsters in the group and give them special care. They help young animals stay afloat (漂浮着) when the herd crosses a river. They work together to rescue a calf（幼象）that has wandered（迷路）into a dangerous place.A female elephant that is about to give birth to（生产）her young leaves the herd for a short time. However, she takes another female along to act as "aunt". The aunt stands guard and helps the mother with her new-born calf. In this way, the whole herd protects its newest member.71. The leader of the elephants travels in the middle of the herd.72. In times of danger, the males form a circle around the weaker animals.73. The leader of an elephant herd is usually a strong female.74. Sick elephants are usually left behind to die.75. Elephants will try their best to save the young ones when they are in dangerous situations.76. Elephants can help each other in time of trouble.77. A strong elephant can carry a sick elephant on its back.B) Choose the best answer （根据短文内容选择最恰当的答案）（7分）Benjamin Banneker was born a few months before another great American—GeorgeWashington. Benjamin was black, but he was not a slave. He and his mother and hisgrandmother were free. Benjamin’s grandmother came from England. In America shegot a job and worked for many years to pay for her boat trip across the ocean . Afterworking many more years, she saved enough money to buy a farm. Benjamin livedwith her for a while. She taught him to read and write and do arithmetic (算术).Benjamin’s neighbour knew that he was clever. They were not surprisedwhen he built a large wooden clock. He made each piece after studying a small pocketwatch. The clock made him famous, for it was one of the first clocks built in America.People from other places began to send hard problems of all kinds for Benjamin tosettle.Thomas Jefferson learned of Benjamin Banneker’s ability to settle hard problems. He asked Ba nneker to help build the city that was to be the capital of the United States—Washington, D.C. Banneker worked hard on the plans for the city. He marked where the streets and buildings—the Capitol (美国国会大厦) the White House, and many others—should be built.Later, L’ Enfant, the Frenchman who had designed the new city, had a quarrel, and went back to France in anger. He took all of the plans with him. The workmen couldn’t build without any plans to follow.For a while it seemed that the plans for the capital might have to be changed, but Benjamin Banneker remembered the plans he had helped draw. He drew each again as he had built each piece of his clock.If it weren’t for Benjamin Banneker, Washington, D.C might look very different from the way it does today.78. Benjamin’s grandmother taught him how ____________ when he was young.A) to read and write and do arithmetic B) to make a clockC) to do farm work D) to solve some difficult problems79. When Banneker built a large wooden clock, ___________________.A) people in America showed no surpriseB) his name spread all over AmericaC) he became the first man in America to build a clockD) people came from other places to congratulate him80. Thomas Jefferson asked Banneker to help build the city Washington because he was told that Banneker was_____________.A) warm- hearted B) clever C) hard-working D) serious81. The French designer L’Enfant had a quarrel with the Americans and returned to France___________________.A) worriedly B) angrily C) excitedly D) calmly82. When L’ Enfant left with his plans, Banneker was in _____ of building the capital Washington.A) charge B) helping C) design D) completing83. In building the city Washington, Banneker showed that _____________.A) he had a good memory B) he was never tired of workingC) he feared no difficulties D) he was good at drawing84. Benjamin Banneker is remembered to this day mainly because _____.A) he made one of the first clocks in AmericaB) he used to be an assistant to L’Enfant, who had designed the city WashingtonC) he designed the city Washington when L’Enfant leftD) he was able to continue the plans for the new city Washington as L’Enfant left with his plansC) Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语,完成短文) (14分)Canada is one of the few ____85______ in the world to have two official languages: English and French. There are 10 provinces (省) in the country but only one of these —— Quebec( 魁北克 ) is known as “French Canada”.This is because it was founded by French explorers while British adventurers discovered and governed the rest.Canada left the British empire in 1867 to become an independent country, and English and French have been recognized as the official language ever since.Most people speak English as their first language and the two ___86______television networks broadcast in English throughout the country. Apart from inQuebec and a few places on the east coast, French television is very rare.The same goes ____87____ traffic signs and menus, for example, Outside ofQuebec, there are only a few places ____88_____ you’ll see traffic signs in French.And in restaurants, it’s ____89___ impossible to find French on the menu unlessyou are in the heartland of French Canada. However, all products sold in Canadamust, ____90____ law, have labels and instructions in both languages.In Canada’s English-speaking provinces, official bilingualism (双语) meansthat students can _____91___ to complete a special French course. Under this program, they are taught most of their subjects in French.85. A) nations B) country C) land D) place86. A) local B) individual C) private D) national87. A) to B) on C) for D) at88. A) that B) which C) where D) when89. A) almost B) mostly C) hardly D) really90. A) in B) to C) for D) by91. A) choose B) be able to C) like D) wantD) Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使内容通顺, 每空格限填一词，首字母已给) (14分)We all like getting into gossip（闲聊）.Studies s__92___ thatgossiping releases（释放）our emotions and reduce tension（紧张）.Research has proved that in the USA, gossiping can make peoplemore democratic(民主，平等). It is a way of free expression. Whilegossiping, people communicate with a free mind.Gossiping h__93____ us shift（转移）our interest to others. When we gossip, we seldom discuss our ownproblems. We generally discuss another person who is not present. Doing so, we laugh away our own cares. Sometimes we feel sorry for a person involved in a particular problem. And we also come up with solutions to his problems. More happiness flows into our lives when we help and guide a person we are t__94___ about.But, be aware of the dangerous side of gossiping! Gossiping can be harmful if you h__95___ others on purpose. When you start speaking i__96____ of someone, you start criticizing others for nothing. When you gossip with an ill-will, it makes you tense. Tension naturally comes to you when you try to make others tense.Why do people talk badly about each other? People pass bad remarks about others simply out of hatred﹙憎恨), fear,envy（妒忌）, and greed. The person making insulting（侮辱性的） remarks thinks his listener will keep the talk a s__97____, but gossiping travels faster than the wind! And still faster when the gossiping is bad!We all gossip at one time or another. After gossiping, people feel l__98____ and relaxed. But purely bad gossiping makes us tense and envious of others.E) Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)（14分）Beauty: The Korean Way“Thank goodness you have double eyelids（双眼皮）. Your parents will save a lot of money,” said a family friend when I was five years old. Double eyelids, which almost every Caucasian(白种人) has, are rare among NortheastAsians. Only 25% of South Koreans（韩国） are born with double eyelids.I never quite understood how having double eyelids saved my parents money until that summer when I came back to Seoul. The moment I arrived in the city, I noticed cosmetic surgery clinics（整容诊所）everywhere, along withbillboards（街上大型广告牌） featuring South Korean women who had Western characteristics—tall, thin, with amilky complexion（肤色）, long legs, nice big eyes, and the perfectly-angled nose. I figured out that South Korean beauty meant looking as “white” or Caucasian as possible.South Korea is known to have the highest ratio(比例) of cosmetic surgeons to citizens worldwide. It is very common for girls to get eyelid surgery as high school graduation presents. What made South Koreans fall so madly in love with cosmetic surgery?Cosmetic surgery has some kind of magical appeal（吸引力） to them—the promise of beauty. Women are oftenconvinced（深信不疑）that suffering and sacrificing（牺牲）is necessary and worthy in order to be beautiful. And this suffering is not for nothing. It is believed that beauty leads to attracting a better-looking partner, which then leads to better-looking children and a better lifestyle.This beauty ideal（期望）is not a trend（时尚）, but a very real standard that is growing deeper within SouthKorean society. Appearance is starting to play a bigger role in the workplace to the extent that men are also resort to（求助于）cosmetic surgery. For instance, my 29-year-old brother, who is slim and over six feet tall, gets many more job offers than his best friend, who is shorter and heavier, even though both of them graduated from the same college and had the same GPA（平均绩点）and certificates.In fact, many South Koreans believe that physical beauty（形体美）equals happiness.99．How many South Koreans are born with double eyelids?100. There are cosmetic surgery clinics everywhere in Seoul, aren’t there?101. What does South Korean beauty mean?102. When do girls usually get eyelid surgery in South Korea ?103. Are South Koreans very fond of cosmetic surgery?104. What do many South Koreans believe ?105. What do you think of beauty?IXI. Writing（写作）（共18分）106. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “How to find happiness ”. ( 以“How to find happiness”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。

2009学年度第一学期高三期末教学质量诊断英语试卷（宝山）Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. What a dangerous scene! A car has missed the boy playing on the roadside _____ only an inch.A. withinB. forC. byD. at26. —Was the exam you took last week easy?—_____ but easy but I did my best.A. SomethingB. EverythingC. NothingD. Anything27.The global economy cannot have seen _____ time in the past year, but now most companiesare becoming optimistic.A. the bestB. a betterC. the worseD. a worse28. Sorry, I got up late this morning. I _____ have set the alarm clock before I went to bed lastnight.A. mightB. shouldC. mustD. would29. “I’m more nervous right now than when I _____,” Jane said, as she saw the group of reporterswaiting anxiously at the exit of the gymnasium.A. had competedB. competesC. was competingD. have competed30. Jenny had just walked out of the classroom _____ she heard her deskmate calling her that shehad left her mobile phone on the desk.A. whileB. whenC. asD. since31. _____ with serious employment difficulties, China has to enlarge employment opportunitiesand spare no effort to ensure economic growth and social stability.A. FacedB. FacingC. To faceD. Having faced32. Since its beginning, the television industry in the US _____ by three companies, the ABC, theCBS, and the NBC.A. had been controlledB. has been controlledC. had controlledD. has controlled33. He was just about to sit down when he felt something ______ near his feet.A. movesB. movingC. to moveD. moved34. How can you expect to be a good speaker _____ you never dare to speak in public?A. in caseB. even ifC. unlessD. if35. _____ doesn’t matter is whether she will join in our activity or not. We have enough members.A. ItB. WhatC. ThatD. Which36. The patient, Mr. Berkey, agreed to an operation without _____ of its seriousness or the risksinvolved.A. having been informedB. informingC. having informedD. informed37. Whatever we do, we will make it, as long as we take the passion _____ we should have toachieve our goals.A. whenB. whatC. whichD. where38. Is this the best way you thought of _____ people getting into the dangerous areas?A. to stopB. stoppingC. stoppedD. to have stopped39. A free gift will be given to _____ completes the questionnaire before the activity begins.A. whomeverB. whomC. whoeverD. who40. Paul has many ways to make a class active. _____, he is popular with his students.A. As he is a young teacherB. He is as a young teacherC. Young teacher as he isD. A young teacher as is heSection 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.A tornado is a violently turning tube of air suspended from a thick cloud. Tornadoes form when winds ___41___ in different directions meet in the cloud and begin to turn in ___42___.Tornadoes have been observed on every ___43___ except Antarctica. Weather experts say they are most ___44___ in the United States. Each year, the United States has more than 1,000 tornadoes.These storms can happen any time of the year. But most happen from late winter to the middle of summer. There is a second high season in November.Tornadoes can strike with little or no warning. Weather experts operate warning systems to tell people about ___45___ tornadoes. But the storms often move too fast for people to escape. Last year, tornadoes killed more than one hundred people in the United States.Last month, American scientists began work on a project ___46___ at improving the ability to predict tornadoes. The project is said to be the largest tornado study in history. It is called VORTEX2.The project covers an area of nearly 1,500 kilometers in the central United States. This area, from west Texas to southwest Minnesota, is where the most violent tornadoes ___47___ happen.VORTEX2 involves a team of nearly one hundred people, many of whom are scientists. They are using radars and other equipment to learn more about how, why and where tornadoes form. The team is using forty cars and trucks to run after tornadoes, ___48___ measuring instruments in their paths. In addition, ___49___ aircrafts are collecting information from inside storms.The project costs more than eleven million dollars. Most of the money is coming from America’s National Science Foundation.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.In New York, we are very busy going from one place to another. On the way, ___50___ you meet a tiny, cardboard-skinned robot who is ___51___ its way down the streets, asking for help. Would you do it a(n) ___52___?Tweenbots are ___53___ robots. Rolling at a constant speed, in a straight line, Tweenbots have a(n) ___54___displayed on a flag, and rely on passers-by they ___55___ to read this flag and to aim them at the right direction to ___56___ their goal.Considering the fact that they are easily harmed and the possibility that ___57___ would be interested in helping a lost little robot, at the beginning I ___58___ that the Tweenbots were more likely to struggle and die in the city than to get to their destination. I set out on the first test with a video camera hidden in my purse and walked far enough away so that I would not be observed.The results were ___59___.Over the following months, assisted only by ___60___, the Tweenbots were successful in rolling from their starting points to their faraway destinations. Every time a robot got ___61___by obstacles on the road, some passer-by would always rescue it and send it towards its goal. The Tweenbots were ___62___ lost or damaged.In this test the Tweenbots were ___63___ primarily by human’s sympathy for an anthropomorphized (人格化的) object. The journey they took becomes a story of people’s ___64___ to engage with a creature that mirrors the human’s characteristics of being easily harmed, of being lost, and of having goals but not being able to achieve them directly. It’s a story about a vast space made smaller by an even smaller robot.50. A. suppose B. wonder C. wish D. believe51. A. asking B. falling C. making D. showing52. A. favour B. business C. honour D. justice53. A. self-dependent B. robot-dependentC. human-dependentD. scientist-dependent54. A. name B. direction C. instruction D. destination55. A. act as B. come across C. look for D. get in56. A. understand B. deliver C. reach D. change57. A. anybody B. everybody C. somebody D. nobody58. A. explained B. proved C. confused D. disbelieved59. A. expected B. admitted C. unexpected D. unadmitted60. A. pioneers B. strangers C. friends D. colleagues61. A. attracted B. supported C. trapped D. replaced62. A. frequently B. occasionally C. constantly D. never63. A. performed B. driven C. created D. cultivated64. A. braveness B. willingness C. determination D. intentionSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions orunfinished 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)The Wife-carrying World Championship has been celebrated in a small town in central Finland since 1992. In 1992, the people of the town decided that it was time to restart some long-forgotten traditions. Back in the late 1800s, there was a robber called Rosvo-Ronkainen in that area. He was said to only accept men as members of his gang who proved their worth in challenges. At that time, it was also a common practice to steal women from neighboring villages.The Wife-carrying World Championship is becoming increasingly popular. A large number of competitors, people, and journalists from Finland to Canada attend the Wife-carrying World Championship every year.The event is well-known for its warm and humorous atmosphere. The Wife-carrying World Championship is held on a 253.5 meters long official track. The track has two dry obstacles and a water obstacle, about a meter deep.There are a few basic rules and the winning team is the couple who complete the course in the shortest time. The wife to be carried may be your own, or your neighbor’s. The minimum weight of the wife to be carried is 49 kg. If she is less than 49 kg, the wife will be given a heavy bag to carry. Each time a competitor drops his wife, that couple will be fined 15 seconds.Along with the Wife-carrying World Championship, there is also a team competition. The distance is the same but three men in the team carry the wife in turns. At the exchange point the carrier has to drink official “wife-carrying drink”before continuing the race. A special prize is awarded to the team with the best costumes.Alongside with the Wife-carrying World Championship, there are bands playing music, a wife-carrying dance and other forms of entertainment.65. According to the passage, the Wife-carrying World Championship _____.A. was first celebrated in 1992B. was first held by Rosvo-RonkainenC. is celebrated in Finland or Canada every yearD. will award “wife-carrying drinks” to the winners66. The Wife-carrying World Championship is famous because _____.A. it is held on a 253.5 meters long trackB. many competitors take part in itC. it has a pleasant atmosphereD. the winner will be awarded a lot of money67. If a husband drops his wife three times in the competition, he will be fined _____.A. 15 secondsB. 35 secondsC. 45 secondsD. 60 seconds68. The passage is written mainly to _____.A. warn people that competition is dangerousB. attract more visitors to the Wife-carrying World ChampionshipC. introduce how the Wife-carrying World Championship beganD. tell us something about the Wife-carrying World Championship(B)LSE Summer School 2009 is suitable for those who are at, or are about to start university. It will begin accepting applications in January 2009.Courses:Accounting and Finance; Economics; Management; Law; International Relations; Government and SocietyDates:Session 1: 7 July — 25 JulySession 2: 28 July — 15 AugustRate:Standard Rate: One session —￡1,400; Both sessions —￡2,400Reduced Student Rate: One session —￡1,100; Both sessions —￡1,875※The reduced student rate applies to full time students currently enrolled at a university or college anywhere in the world. Accommodation is not included, and fees range from ￡500 to ￡1,000 for 20 nights.Applicant requirements:If you have studied in the UK, you do not need any additional English qualifications. Students from other countries will generally not require a visa to study at the Summer School; however, you will enter the UK as a “Student Visitor”. Course transfers are permitted before the start of the programme and within the first three days of the session.Contact hours and teaching methodsSummer School courses are full time and normally consist of 48 contact hours over the three-week period, taking the form of 36 hours of lectures and 12 hours of classes. Lectures, attended by all students, take place in either the morning or afternoon supplemented by small one-hour classes, approximately 15 students.Assessment and examinationsAssessment for Summer School courses is based upon the results of either two written examinations, or a final written examination and assessed work. Examinations are required and no exception can be made for any reason.Summer School lecture series:Author, journalist and economist and two world’s leading thinkers —Tony Giddens and David Held — have agreed to give lectures to Summer School participants in 2009.If you have any questions, please click here to see our Frequently Asked Questions/Contact Us page.69. Which of the following groups is included in the aimed readers of the text?A. Native British pupils.B. Foreign pupils in British.C. Graduates from university.D. Students at university.70. During the course, _____.A. students can learn about everything from culture to scienceB. students can choose not to attend the lectures they don’t likeC. world-famous thinkers will give students lessons every dayD. students must take part in the exams set by the programme71. Which of the following statements about the Summer School courses is TRUE?A. They can be attended both part-time and full-time.B. They consist of 12 hours of lectures per week on average.C. They usually have small classes in the afternoon.D. They only have about 15 students each period.(C)A Southampton University team found that people who were vegetarian by 30 had recorded five IQ points more on average at the age of 10. Researchers said it could explain why people with a higher IQ were healthier as a vegetarian diet was linked to lower heart disease and obesity（肥胖）rates. The study of 8,179 was reported in the British Medical Journal.Twenty years after the IQ tests were carried out in 1970, 366 of the participants said they were vegetarian — although more than 100 reported eating either fish or chicken.Men who were vegetarian had an IQ score of 106, compared with 101 for non-vegetarians; while female vegetarians averaged 104, compared with 99 for non-vegetarians. There was no difference in the IQ score between strict vegetarians and those who said they were vegetarian but reported eating fish or chicken.Researchers said the findings were partly related to better education and higher class, but it remained statistically（统计地）significant after adjusting for these factors.Vegetarians were more likely to be female, to be of higher social class and to have higher academic or professional qualifications than non-vegetarians. However, these differences were not reflected in their annual income, which was similar to that of non-vegetarians.Lead researcher Catharine Gale said, “The findings that children with greater intelligence are more likely to report being vegetarians than adults, together with the evidence on the potential benefits of a vegetarian diet on heart health, may help to explain why a higher IQ in childhood or adolescence is linked with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease (冠心病) in adult life.”But Dr Frankie Phillips, of the British Djetetic Association, said: “It is like the chicken and the egg. Do people become vegetarian because they have a very high IQ or is it just that they are clever enough to be more aware of health issues?”72. It was found in the research that _____.A. most of the participants became vegetarians 20 years after the IQ tests were carried outB. vegetarians who ate fish or chicken were of similar intelligence with strict vegetariansC. female vegetarians were more likely to have good jobs than male vegetariansD. vegetarians were more likely to have a high annual income than male vegetarians73. Catharine Gale talked about “being vegetarians” in a(n) _____ way.A. doubtfulB. favorableC. negativeD. objective74. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A. Intelligence is linked to not just being a vegetarian but to many factors.B. The rate of getting heart disease is linked to your lifestyle preferences.C. The link between a high IQ and being a vegetarian is still uncertain.D. The link between a healthy heart and diet remains to be proved.75. What’s the best title for the text?A. Get more IQ points!B. Be a vegetarian, please!C. Vegetarian diet cuts heart risk.D. A high IQ is linked to being a vegetarian.Section CDirections:Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.A. Description of Masked LovebirdB. Social BehaviorC. Appearance of Masked LovebirdD. Size, Care and FeedingE. Breeding/ReproductionF. Species of Masked Lovebird76.The Masked Lovebird is a very small member of the parrot family. The head is brownish-black with a yellow collar around the neck. The throat and upper breast is also yellow. The feathers of the rump and onto the upper tail are bluish, and the tail also has occasional orange and black markings. The eye is dark brown surrounded by a naked white eye ring. The beak is red and the legs are gray. The females in this species are slightly larger than the males. The young are duller especially on the head and they have black markings on the beak.77.The Masked Lovebird belongs to a group of lovebirds called the “eye-ring” species. There are four eye-ring species. This group can be identified by the obvious strong ring around their eyes. They are closely related and will interbreed readily if kept together, even though they are different species. It is strongly urged that you keep these species separate to maintain their natural forms, as breeding within each species itself produces the most beautiful colour mutations.78.The Masked Lovebird will get up to about 6”(14.5—15.5 cm) in length. A roomy cage is required as lovebirds are very active. If you have a tame pet that is kept in a small cage, it needs to be let out for extended periods to fly about. In the wild the Masked Lovebird eats seeds as well as agricultural crops, especially corn and millets. As a pet they will enjoy a variety of seeds, fruits,vegetables, and commercial pellets.79.In the wild they are seen in small flocks, and occasionally larger flocks when feeding in ripening crop fields. A lovebird is a very social bird with its companion, and it is generally thought to be essential for their good health and happiness that they be kept in pairs rather than singly. They can, however, be aggressive towards other birds in an aviary setting.80.The Masked Lovebird is excellent for the beginning breeder. These birds will breed as either single pairs or in colonies. In the wild these birds nest in the holes of trees. When you provide them with a nest box, be sure to also provide lots of willow twigs, strips of bark, or other nesting materials. The hen will lay three or four eggs that are hatched for about 21 to 23 days. The young leave the nest in about 44 to 45 days. When they become independent, remove the young to their own housing.Section DDirections: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.Parents are often upset when their children praise the homes of their friends and regard it as a slur (诋毁) on their own cooking, or cleaning, or furniture, and often are foolish enough to let the teenagers see that they are annoyed. They may even accuse them of disloyalty, or make some unpleasant remark about the friends’parents. Such a loss of dignity and attack on childish behavior on the part of the adults deeply shocks the teenagers, and makes them decide that in future they will not talk to their parents about the places or people they visit. Before very long the parents will be complaining that the child is so secretive and never tells them anything, but they seldom realize that they have brought this on themselves.Disillusionment（醒悟）with the parents, however good and adequate they may be both as parents and as individuals, is to some degree inevitable.Most children have such a high ideal of their parents, unless the parents themselves have been unsatisfactory, that it can hardly hope to stand up to a realistic evaluation. Parents would be greatly surprised and deeply touched if they realized how much belief their children usually have in their character and correctness, and how much this faith means to a child. If parents were prepared for this teen-aged reaction, and realized that it was a sign that the child was growing up and developing valuable powers of observation and independent judgment, they would not be so hurt, and therefore would not drive the child into opposition by offending and resisting it. The teenager, with his passion for sincerity, always respects a parent who admits that he is wrong, or ignorant, or even that has been unfair or unjust. What the child can’t forgive is the parents’ refusal to admit these charges if the child knows them to be true.Victorian parents believed that they kept their dignity by retreating（伪装）behind an unreasoning authoritarian attitude; in fact they did nothing of the kind, but children were then too frightened to let them know how they really felt. Today we tend to go to the other extreme, but on the whole this is a healthier attitude both for the child and the parent. It is always wiser and saferto face up to reality, however painful it may be at the moment.（Note:Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.）81. What do parents tend to do when their children praise the homes of their friends?82. According to the passage, on what condition would the children respect their parents?83. The phrase “high ideal” in paragraph 3 refers to _____.84. In the passage, “_____” has the same meaning of parents’ covering themselves with anunreasonable strict attitude.第II卷(共45分)IV. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.85. 成功带给你的不单单是喜悦，更重要的是经验。

2009年上海市宝山区中考英语模拟测试卷（满分: 150 分，考试时间：100分钟）（本卷有九大题，共106小题。

试题均采用连续编号。

所有答案务必按照规定在答题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。

）Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)I. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)：（共6分）1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______5. ______6. ______ II. 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): (共10分)7. A) Beer. B) Wine. C) Nothing. D) Tea.8. A) Fishing. B) Swimming. C) Dancing. D) Skating.9. A) Apple. B) Orange. C) Banana. D) Pear.10.A) To study at home. B) To see a film.C) To see a play. D) To attend a lecture.11. A) An astronaut. B) An engineer. C) A football player. D) A nurse.12. A) 5. B) 25. C) 20. D) 15.13. A) It’s raining. B) It’s snowing. C) It’s windy. D) It’s fine.14. A) On foot. B) By taxi. C) By underground. D) By bus.15. A) 8:00 a.m. B) 9:00 a.m. C) 10:00 a.m. D) 5:00 p.m.16. A) A doctor. B) A student. C) A teacher. D) A headmaster.III. 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所听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (共7分)17. The old farmer was going to sell his horse because it was too sick.18. The market was quite near, so they walked instead of riding on the horse.19. The old farmer was too tired to walk on, so he rode on the horse.20. Two old ladies thought it was the boy not the farmer who should ride on the horse.21. When the boy was riding on the horse, a young lady stopped them.22. The farmer took two old men’s advice and rode on the horse with his son.23. The story told us it’s impossible to make everyone happy.IV. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (根据你听到的内容，完成下列短文，每空格限填一词): (共7分)24.People in South America began to eat the first chocolate ______ofyears ago.25.In those days, they did not eat chocolate but enjoyed akind of chocolate drink made by cocoa bean(可可豆).26.Little by little, people came to like the of chocolate.27. John Cadbury wanted to people to drink chocolate instead of other drinks.28. But at that time, only the people could buy chocolate because it was very expensive.29. Later, as the production of the chocolate was increased, it became .30. Nowadays the famous milk chocolate made in Cadbury’s factory has been the mostchocolate in Britain as well as all over the world.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法)V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共26分)31. ________ sign here stands for ________ mistake.A) A…a B) A…the C) The…a D) The…the32. A: Is this your MP4?B: No. ________ is in the schoolbag.A) I B) Me C) My D) Mine33. There is ________ in today’s newspaper.A) something interesting B) interesting somethingC) something interested D) interesting nothing34. Tom will sell ________ stamps to help the poor children in the west of China.A) thousand of B) two thousand ofC) two thousand D) two thousands35. The Sun family had a ________ visit to Canada last month.A) ten days B) ten dayC) ten-days D) ten-day36. Bill’s father finished ________ the boo k last week.A) write B) wrote C) to write D) writing37. As we all know, Shanghai is one of the ________ in the world.A) larger cities B) largest cities C) larger city D) largest city38. I don’t think it’s ________ to ha ve a birthday party.A) enough special B) special enoughC) specially enough D) special much39. Lily did ________ in the exam, but Lucy did even ________.A) badly…worse B) worse…badlyC) bad…worse D) worse…bad40. He likes to ________ money on books.A) cost B) take C) pay D) spend41. He is getting fat, ________ he has decided to go to work on foot.A) so B) though C) because D) and42. People often ________ “hello” to each other when they make a phone call.A) say B) tell C) talk D) speak43. It happened ________ the morning ________ September 10, 2008.A) in…on B) on…of C) in…of D) on…in44. Yao Ming ________ in NBA since 2002.A) is B) was C) has been D) will be45. A: Can you call on my mother on Saturday or Sunday?B: I’m afraid ________ day is possible.A) either B) each C) both D) neither46. Mr. Brown flew to Washington ________ the night before last.A) / B) on C) at D) in47. You’d better ________ the city map before you go sightseeing.A) look at B) have a look C) watch D) read48. In England you must drive on the ________ side of the road to the rest of Europe.A) opposite B) wrong C) same D) against49. I have been told hundreds of times ________ the light with wet hands.A) not to turn into B) to not turn into C) not to turn on D) to not turn on50. She would not let the child ________ it.A) does B) do C) to do D) doing51. Each guest here can have a drink. They can choose ________ a hot drink ________ a coldone.A) both...and B) neither...nor C) either...or D) not only...but also52. A: Jim never goes to school late.B: ________.A) Neither do I B) Neither did I C) So do I D) So did I53.These photographs will show you __________.A) what does Baoshan New Area look like B) what Baoshan New Area looks likeC) how does Baoshan New Area look like D) how Baoshan New Area looks like54. I don’t quite catch what you said at the meeting.A) miss B) hear C) have D) understand55. Jane took up the piano when she was five.A) picked up B) looked up C) sat up D) began to learn56. A: Shall we have a picnic this weekend?B: ________.A) Yes, I shall B) All right, I’ll do thatC) Yes. That’s a good idea D) Thank you, the same to youVI. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms （用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子）: (共8分）57. My brother is good at ___________. (draw )58. I like to look at the colours of __________ in autumn. (leaf)59. She doesn’t like __________ food in the market because it’s not fresh. (freeze)60. He fell ___________ during the lecture yesterday afternoon. (sleep)61. Don’t forget to ___________ your email addresses at the end of the party. (change)62. We are looking for students who can sing ___________. (beautiful)63. There are many ___________ children in some African (非洲的) countries. (home)64. ___________ the butter into the flour, please. (mixture)VII. 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12分）65. My friend likes films about cowboys.（改为否定句）My friend __________ __________ films about cowboys.66. We can see electricity when the thunder crashes. (对划线部分提问)__________ __________ you see when the thunder crashes?67. Kate is never absent from school. (改为反意疑问句)Kate is never absent from school, ________ _______?68. We must do something to keep the environment clean. (改成被动语态)Something must ______ _______ to keep the environment clean.69. Jack will leave Los Angeles at the end of this month. （保持原句意思）Jack _________ leave Los Angeles_________ the end of this month.70. Don’t throw coins here.（保持原句意思）__________ coins is not __________ here.Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分阅读与写作)VIII. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)：（共56分）A)True or False （判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（7分）The elephant is another animal that lives in groups. An elephant herd (群) usually has from twenty to forty members. The elephants in the herd depend on one another for help in time of trouble.The leader of the group is usually a wise and strongfemale. She travels at the head of the herd and is followedby the other females and their young. The bull elephants（公象）follow last. When danger threatens（威胁）, thebulls form a circle around the weaker animals and guard（守卫）them.The members of the herd are loyal to（忠诚）one another. A sick or wounded elephant is not left behind to die. If an elephant is sick, the whole herd stops traveling until it gets well. When an elephant is injured, two others walk on both sides of it and support it with their bodies. A member of the herd may be caught in a trap. Then the others try to free it.Elephants are fond of the youngsters in the group and give them special care. They help young animals stay afloat (漂浮着) when the herd crosses a river. They work together to rescue a calf（幼象）that has wandered（迷路）into a dangerous place.A female elephant that is about to give birth to（生产）her young leaves the herd for a short time. However, she takes another female along to act as "aunt". The aunt stands guard and helps the mother with her new-born calf. In this way, the whole herd protects its newest member.71. The leader of the elephants travels in the middle of the herd.72. In times of danger, the males form a circle around the weaker animals.73. The leader of an elephant herd is usually a strong female.74. Sick elephants are usually left behind to die.75. Elephants will try their best to save the young ones when they are in dangerous situations.76. Elephants can help each other in time of trouble.77. A strong elephant can carry a sick elephant on its back.B) Choose the best answer （根据短文内容选择最恰当的答案）（7分）Benjamin Banneker was born a few months before another greatAmerican—George Washington. Benjamin was black, but he wasnot a slave. He and his mother and his grandmother were free.Benjamin’s grandmother came from England. In America she gota job and worked for many years to pay for her boat trip acrossthe ocean . After working many more years, she saved enoughmoney to buy a farm. Benjamin lived with her for a while. Shetaught him to read and write and do arithmetic (算术).Benjamin’s neighbour knew that he was clever. They werenot surprised when he built a large wooden clock. He made eachpiece after studying a small pocket watch. The clock made him famous, for it was one of the first clocks built in America. People from other places began to send hard problems of all kinds for Benjamin to settle.Thomas Jefferson learned of Benjamin Banneker’s ability to settle hard problems. He asked Banneker to help build the city that was to be the capital of the United States—Washington, D.C. Banneker worked hard on the plans for the city. He marked where the streets and buildings—the Capitol (美国国会大厦) the White House, and many others—should be built.Later, L’ Enfant, the Frenchman who had designed the new city, had a quarrel, and went back to France in anger. He took all of the plans with him. The workmen couldn’t build without any plans to follow.For a while it seemed that the plans for the capital might have to be changed, but Benjamin Banneker remembered the plans he had helped draw. He drew each again as he had built each piece of his clock.If it weren’t for Benjamin Banneker, Washington, D.C might look very different from the way it does today.78. Benjamin’s grandmother taught him how ____________ when he was young.A) to read and write and do arithmetic B) to make a clockC) to do farm work D) to solve some difficult problems79. When Banneker built a large wooden clock, ___________________.A) people in America showed no surpriseB) his name spread all over AmericaC) he became the first man in America to build a clockD) people came from other places to congratulate him80. Thomas Jefferson asked Banneker to help build the city Washington because he was told thatBanneker was _____________.A) warm- hearted B) clever C) hard-working D) serious81. The French designer L’Enfant had a quarrel with the Americans and returned toFrance___________________.A) worriedly B) angrily C) excitedly D) calmly82. When L’ Enfant left with his plans, Banneker was in _____ of building the capital Washington.A) charge B) helping C) design D) completing83. In building the city Washington, Banneker showed that _____________.A) he had a good memory B) he was never tired of workingC) he feared no difficulties D) he was good at drawing84. Benjamin Banneker is remembered to this day mainly because _____.A) he made one of the first clocks in AmericaB) he used to be an assistant to L’Enfant, who had designed the city WashingtonC) he designed the city Wash ington when L’Enfant leftD) he was able to continue the plans for the new city Washington as L’Enfant left withhis plansC) Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语,完成短文) (14分)Canada is one of the few ____85______ in the world to have two official languages: English and French. There are 10 provinces (省) in the country but only one of these ——Quebec( 魁北克) is known as “French Canada”. This is because it was founded by French explorers while British adventurers discovered and governed the rest.Canada left the British empire in 1867 to become an independent country, and English and French have been recognized as the official language ever since.Most people speak English as their first language andthe two ___86______ television networks broadcast in Englishthroughout the country. Apart from in Quebec and a few placeson the east coast, French television is very rare.The same goes ____87____ traffic signs and menus,for example, Outside of Quebec, there are only a few places____88_____ you’ll see traffic signs in French. And inrestaurants, it’s ____89___ impossible to find French on themenu unless you are in the heartland of French Canada.However, all products sold in Canada must, ____90____ law, have labels and instructions in both languages.In Canada’s English-speaking provinces, official bilingualism (双语) means that students can _____91___ to complete a special French course. Under this program, they are taught most of their subjects in French.85. A) nations B) country C) land D) place86. A) local B) individual C) private D) national87. A) to B) on C) for D) at88. A) that B) which C) where D) when89. A) almost B) mostly C) hardly D) really90. A) in B) to C) for D) by91. A) choose B) be able to C) like D) wantD) Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使内容通顺, 每空格限填一词，首字母已给) (14分)We all like getting into gossip（闲聊）.Studiess__92___ that gossiping releases（释放）our emotions andreduce tension（紧张）.Research has proved that in the USA, gossiping canmake people more democratic(民主，平等). It is a way offree expression. While gossiping, people communicate witha free mind.Gossiping h__93____ us shift（转移）our interest to others. When we gossip, we seldom discuss our own problems. We generally discuss another person who is not present. Doing so, we laugh away our own cares. Sometimes we feel sorry for a person involved in a particular problem. And we also come up with solutions to his problems. More happiness flows into our lives when we help and guide a person we are t__94___ about.But, be aware of the dangerous side of gossiping! Gossiping can be harmful if you h__95___ others on purpose. When you start speaking i__96____ of someone, you start criticizing others for nothing. When you gossip with an ill-will, it makes you tense. Tension naturally comes to you when you try to make others tense.Why do people talk badly about each other? People pass bad remarks about others simply out of hatred﹙憎恨), fear, envy（妒忌）, and greed. The person making insulting（侮辱性的）remarks thinks his listener will keep the talk a s__97____, but gossiping travels faster than the wind! And still faster when the gossiping is bad!We all gossip at one time or another. After gossiping, people feel l__98____ and relaxed. But purely bad gossiping makes us tense and envious of others.E) Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)（14分）Beauty: The Korean Way“Thank goodness you have double eyelids（双眼皮）. Your parentswill save a lot of money,”said a family friend when I was fiveyears old. Double eyelids, which almost every Caucasian(白种人)has, are rare among Northeast Asians. Only 25% of South Koreans（韩国）are born with double eyelids.I never quite understood how having double eyelids saved myparents money until that summer when I came back to Seoul. The moment I arrived in the city, I noticed cosmetic surgery clinics（整容诊所）everywhere, along with billboards（街上大型广告牌）featuring South Korean women who had Western characteristics—tall, thin, with a milky complexion（肤色）, long legs, nice big eyes, and the perfectly-angled nose. I figured out that South Korean beauty meant looking as “white” or Caucasian as possible.South Korea is known to have the highest ratio(比例) of cosmetic surgeons to citizens worldwide. It is very common for girls to get eyelid surgery as high school graduation presents. What made South Koreans fall so madly in love with cosmetic surgery?Cosmetic surgery has some kind of magical appeal（吸引力）to them—the promise of beauty. Women are often convinced（深信不疑）that suffering and sacrificing（牺牲）is necessary and worthy in order to be beautiful. And this suffering is not for nothing. It is believed that beauty leads to attracting a better-looking partner, which then leads to better-looking children and a better lifestyle.This beauty ideal（期望）is not a trend（时尚）, but a very real standard that is growing deeper within South Korean society. Appearance is starting to play a bigger role in the workplace to the extent that men are also resort to（求助于）cosmetic surgery. For instance, my 29-year-old brother, who is slim and over six feet tall, gets many more job offers than his best friend, who is shorter and heavier, even though both of them graduated from the same college and had the same GPA（平均绩点）and certificates.In fact, many South Koreans believe that physical beauty（形体美）equals happiness. 99．How many South Koreans are born with double eyelids?100. There are cosmetic surgery clinics everywhere in Seoul, aren’t there?101. What does South Korean beauty mean?102. When do girls usually get eyelid surgery in South Korea ?103. Are South Koreans very fond of cosmetic surgery?104. What do many South Koreans believe ?105. What do you think of beauty?IX. Writing（写作）（共18分）106. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “How to find happiness ”. ( 以“How to find happiness”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。

2009届初三（下）月考（三）英语参考答案1-5 BACAC 6 - 10 BABCB 11-15 CBAAC 16-20 ABBCA21-25 CBCAB 26-30 CAACB 31-35 CABBC 36-40 BACAB41-45 BCAAB 46-50 ACACB 51-55 ABCBC 56-60 ABBCC61-65 CBABC 66-70 ACBCA 71-75 BACBA76. son 77. shoes 78. black 79. 39 80. 125 81. windy 82. Paris 83. guitar 84. hot 85. cookingVIII.根据对话情景，填入恰当的单词。

（每空一词，每词1分，共6分）86. good 87. born 88. books 89. chance 90. practice 91. ItIX.根据情景提示，用恰当的短语或句子填空。

（每空2分，共8分）92. I am from Xiamen.93. Class is over94. opening the window95. What are you going to doX.根据语篇情景，用恰当的短语或句子填空，使之意思完整。

（每空2分，共6分）96. talk about / argue about97. the most important98. he was sorry/ he felt sorryXI. 看图写句。

（每句2分，共8分）99. Tom often goes shopping on weekends.100. There are seven people in the picture.101. My father told me to wash his car yesterday102. I will visit my teacher tomorrow because she is ill.短文写作评分参考标准第一档(10-12分)：能够清楚地表述自己的观点和想法；语言准确、丰富、流畅，富有个性和说服力；基本无语法错误；第二档(7-9分)：能够清楚地表述自己的观点和想法；行文比较自然，但语言表达较平淡，个性化和说服力较一般，且存在少量语法错误；第三档(4-6分)：观点表述不够鲜明，比较缺乏说服力；同时各种语言用法错误较多；第四档(1-3分)：内容比较空洞或不切题，词汇和句式用法错误很多。

宝山区初三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法)V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) ：（共20分）31. In the United States, Father’s Day is on _______ third Sunday in June.A. aB. anC. theD. /32. I telepho ned Jane just now, but she wasn’t in. I has to leave her a(n) _______.A. adviceB. informationC. messageD. paper33. It is no doubt that Liu Xiang is _______ favourite star.A. usB. weC. ourD. ours34. Many scientists say that it’s important for us to have ______ food in our diet.A. a variety ofB. a great dealC. a large number ofD. a good many35. Five _______ students from different schools took part in the English contest last Saturday.A. hundred ofB. hundredC. hundreds ofD. hundreds36. Many experts think pigs are ______ to train than dogs or cats.A. easierB. much easyC. more easilyD. too easy37. You _______ to tell him the news. It will make him sad.A. needn’tB. shouldn’tC. couldn’tD. don’t need38. You have been to Beijing. How long _______ you ______ there/A. did…stayB. have…stayedC. do…stayD. will…stay39. Today Chinese ______ by more and more people all over the world.A. was spokenB. is spokenC. spokeD. speak40. Mother often tells Tom ______ too much time playing video games.A. not to spendB. to not spendC. don’t spendD. doesn’t spend41. Mrs. Smith found the toys here and there, so she asked her son to ______ his toys before having dinnerA. put offB. give awayC. put awayD. give out42. A: When did it begin to snow?B: It started ______ the night.A. duringB. byC. fromD. at43. I haven’t got an armchair_________. Will you make room for me?A. To sitB. to sit inC. for sittingD. sitting on44. Children, will you finish _________the classroom before 5:00 p.m.?A. cleanB. to cleanC. cleanedD. cleaning45. I don’t know if he _______tomorrow.A. Will comeB. comesC. cameD. has come46. Get up early and do exercise every day, _______you won’t have a strong body.A. butB. forC. andD. or47. They usually have lunch at school, ________?A. haven’t theyB. do theyC. don’t theyD. have they48. A: Have you heard from Jim?B: No, I haven’t. The underlined part means”_______”.A. Heard of the letterB. received a letter fromC. written a letter fromD. heard about49. Big Ben is a famous _______in London.A．statue B. museum C. park D. clock50. A: Would you mind repairing the MP3 player for me?B: ______.A. Never mindB. Don’t worryC. Not at allD. I’m glad you like itVI. 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。

2009年上海宝山区中考英语模拟试题（附答案）姓名：___________ 成绩：___________Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)略Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法)V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共26分)31. ________ sign here stands for ________ mistake.A) A…a B) A…the C) The…a D) The…the32. A: Is this your MP4?B: No. ________ is in the schoolbag.A) I B) Me C) My D) Mine33. There is ________ in today’s newspaper.A) something interesting B) interesting somethingC) something interested D) interesting nothing34. Tom will sell ________ stamps to help the poor children in the west of China.A) thousand of B) two thousand ofC) two thousand D) two thousands35. The Sun family had a ________ visit to Canada last month.A) ten days B) ten dayC) ten-days D) ten-day36. Bill’s father finished ________ the book last week.A) write B) wrote C) to write D) writing37. As we all know, Shanghai is one of the ________ in the world.A) larger cities B) largest cities C) larger city D) largest city38. I don’t think it’s ________ to have a birthday party.A) enough special B) special enoughC) specially enough D) special much39. Lily did ________ in the exam, but Lucy did even ________.A) badly…worse B) worse…badlyC) bad…worse D) worse…bad40. He likes to ________ money on books.A) cost B) take C) pay D) spend41. He is getting fat, ________ he has decided to go to work on foot.A) so B) though C) because D) and42. People often ________ “hello” to each other when they make a phone call.A) say B) tell C) talk D) speak43. It happened ________ the morning ________ September 10, 2008.A) in…on B) on…of C) in…of D) on…in44. Yao Ming ________ in NBA since 2002.A) is B) was C) has been D) will be45. A: Can you call on my mother on Saturday or Sunday? B: I’m afraid ________ day is possible.A) either B) each C) both D) neither46. Mr. Brown flew to Washington ________ the night before last.A) / B) on C) at D) in47. You’d better ________ the city map before you go sightseeing.A) look at B) have a look C) watch D) read48. In England you must drive on the ________ side of the road to the rest of Europe.A) opposite B) wrong C) same D) against49. I have been told hundreds of times ________ the light with wet hands.A) not to turn into B) to not turn into C) not to turn on D) to not turn on50. She would not let the child ________ it.A) does B) do C) to do D) doing51. Each guest here can have a drink. They can choose _______ a hot drink ________ a cold one.A) both...and B) neither...nor C) either...or D) not only...but also52. A: Jim never goes to school late. B: ________.A) Neither do I B) Neither did I C) So do I D) So did I53.These photographs will show you __________.A) what does Baoshan New Area look like B) what Baoshan New Area looks likeC) how does Baoshan New Area look like D) how Baoshan New Area looks like54. I don’t quite catch what you said at the meeting.A) miss B) hear C) have D) understand55. Jane took up the piano when she was five.A) picked up B) looked up C) sat up D) began to learn56. A: Shall we have a picnic this weekend? B: ________.A) Yes, I shall B) All right, I’ll do thatC) Yes. That’s a good idea D) Thank you, the same to youVI. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (共8分）57. My brother is good at ___________. (draw )58. I like to look at the colours of __________ in autumn. (leaf)59. She doesn’t like __________ food in the market because it’s not fresh. (freeze)60. He fell ___________ during the lecture yesterday afternoon. (sleep)61. Don’t forget to ___________ your email addresses at the end of the party. (change)62. We are looking for students who can sing ___________. (beautiful)63. There are many ___________ children in some African (非洲的) countries. (home)64. ___________ the butter into the flour, please. (mixture)VII. Rewrite the following sentences as required（（共12分）65. My friend likes films about cowboys.（改为否定句）My friend __________ __________ films about cowboys.66. We can see electricity when the thunder crashes. (对划线部分提问)__________ __________ you see when the thunder crashes?67. Kate is never absent from school. (改为反意疑问句)Kate is never absent from school, ________ _______?68. We must do something to keep the environment clean. (改成被动语态)Something must ______ _______ to keep the environment clean.69. Jack will leave Los Angeles at the end of this month. （保持原句意思）Jack _________ leave Los Angeles_________ the end of this month.70. Don’t throw coins here.（保持原句意思）__________ coins is not __________ here.Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分阅读与写作)VIII. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解)：（共56分）A)True or False（7分）The elephant is another animal that lives in groups. An elephant herd (群) usually has from twenty to forty members. The elephants in the herd depend on one another for help in time of trouble.The leader of the group is usually a wise and strongfemale. She travels at the head of the herd and is followedby the other females and their young. The bull elephants（公象）follow last. When danger threatens（威胁）, thebulls form a circle around the weaker animals and guard（守卫）them.The members of the herd are loyal to（忠诚）oneanother. A sick or wounded elephant is not left behind todie. If an elephant is sick, the whole herd stops travelinguntil it gets well. When an elephant is injured, two otherswalk on both sides of it and support it with their bodies. A member of the herd may be caught in a trap. Then the others try to free it.Elephants are fond of the youngsters in the group and give them special care. They help young animals stay afloat (漂浮着) when the herd crosses a river. They work together to rescue a calf（幼象）that has wandered（迷路）into a dangerous place.A female elephant that is about to give birth to（生产）her young leaves the herd for a short time. However, she takes another female along to act as "aunt". The aunt stands guard and helps the mother with her new-born calf. In this way, the whole herd protects its newest member.71. The leader of the elephants travels in the middle of the herd.72. In times of danger, the males form a circle around the weaker animals.73. The leader of an elephant herd is usually a strong female.74. Sick elephants are usually left behind to die.75. Elephants will try their best to save the young ones when they are in dangerous situations.76. Elephants can help each other in time of trouble.77. A strong elephant can carry a sick elephant on its back.B) Choose the best answer（7分）Benjamin Banneker was born a few months before another greatAmerican—George Washington. Benjamin was black, but he wasnot a slave. He and his mother and his grandmother were free.Benjamin’s grandmother came from England. In America she gota job and worked for many years to pay for her boat trip acrossthe ocean . After working many more years, she saved enoughmoney to buy a farm. Benjamin lived with her for a while. Shetaught him to read and write and do arithmetic (算术).Benjamin’s neighbour knew that he was clever. They werenot surprised when he built a large wooden clock. He made eachpiece after studying a small pocket watch. The clock made him famous, for it was one of the first clocks built in America. People from other places began to send hard problems of all kinds for Benjamin to settle.Thomas Jefferson learned of Benjamin Banneker’s ability to settle hard problems. He asked Banneker to help build the city that was to be the capital of the United States—Washington, D.C. Banneker worked hard on the plans for the city. He marked where the streets and buildings—the Capitol (美国国会大厦) the White House, and many others—should be built.Later, L’ Enfant, the Frenchman who had designed the new city, had a quarrel, and went back to France in anger. He took all of the plans with him. The workmen couldn’t build without any plans to follow.For a while it seemed that the plans for the capital might have to be changed, but Benjamin Banneker remembered the plans he had helped draw. He drew each again as he had built each piece of his clock.If it weren’t for Benjamin Banneker, Washington, D.C might look very different from the way it does today.78. Benjamin’s grandmother taught him how ____________ when he was young.A) to read and write and do arithmetic B) to make a clockC) to do farm work D) to solve some difficult problems79. When Banneker built a large wooden clock, ___________________.A) people in America showed no surpriseB) his name spread all over AmericaC) he became the first man in America to build a clockD) people came from other places to congratulate him80. Thomas Jefferson asked Banneker to help build the city Washington because he was told that Banneker was _____________.A) warm- hearted B) clever C) hard-working D) serious81.The French designer L’Enfant had a quarrel with the Americans and returned to France______.A) worriedly B) angrily C) excitedly D) calmly82. When L’ Enfant left with his plans, Banneker was in _____ of building the capital Washington.A) charge B) helping C) design D) completing83. In building the city Washington, Banneker showed that _____________.A) he had a good memory B) he was never tired of workingC) he feared no difficulties D) he was good at drawing84. Benjamin Banneker is remembered to this day mainly because _____.A) he made one of the first clocks in AmericaB) he used to be an assistant to L’Enfant, who had designed the city WashingtonC) he designed the city Washington when L’Enfant leftD) he was able to continue the plans for the new city Washington as L’Enfant left with his plans C) Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage (14分)Canada is one of the few ____85______ in the world to have two official languages: English and French. There are 10 provinces (省) in the country but only one of these ——Quebec( 魁北克) is known as “French Canada”. This is because it was founded by French explorers while British adventurers discovered and governed the rest.Canada left the British empire in 1867 to become an independent country, and English and French have been recognized as the official language ever since.Most people speak English as their first language andthe two ___86______ television networks broadcast in Englishthroughout the country. Apart from in Quebec and a few placeson the east coast, French television is very rare.The same goes ____87____ traffic signs and menus,for example, Outside of Quebec, there are only a few places____88_____ you’ll see traffic signs in French. And inrestaurants, it’s ____89___ impossible to find French on themenu unless you are in the heartland of French Canada.However, all products sold in Canada must, ____90____ law, have labels and instructions in both languages.In Canada’s English-speaking provinces, official bilingualism (双语) means that students can _____91___ to complete a special French course. Under this program, they are taught most of their subjects in French.85. A) nations B) country C) land D) place86. A) local B) individual C) private D) national87. A) to B) on C) for D) at88. A) that B) which C) where D) when89. A) almost B) mostly C) hardly D) really90. A) in B) to C) for D) by91. A) choose B) be able to C) like D) wantD) Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (14分)We all like getting into gossip（闲聊）.Studiess__92___ that gossiping releases（释放）our emotions andreduce tension（紧张）.Research has proved that in the USA, gossiping canmake people more democratic(民主，平等). It is a way offree expression. While gossiping, people communicate witha free mind.Gossiping h__93____ us shift（转移）our interest to others. When we gossip, we seldom discuss our own problems. We generally discuss another person who is not present. Doing so, we laugh away our own cares. Sometimes we feel sorry for a person involved in a particular problem. And we also come up with solutions to his problems. More happiness flows into our lives when we help and guide a person we are t__94___ about.But, be aware of the dangerous side of gossiping! Gossiping can be harmful if you h__95___ others on purpose. When you start speaking i__96____ of someone, you start criticizing others for nothing. When you gossip with an ill-will, it makes you tense. Tension naturally comes to you when you try to make others tense.Why do people talk badly about each other? People pass bad remarks about others simply out of hatred﹙憎恨), fear, envy（妒忌）, and greed. The person making insulting（侮辱性的）remarks thinks his listener will keep the talk a s__97____, but gossiping travels faster than the wind! And still faster when the gossiping is bad!We all gossip at one time or another. After gossiping, people feel l__98____ and relaxed. But purely bad gossiping makes us tense and envious of others.E) Answer the questions（14分）Beauty: The Korean Way“Thank goodness you have double eyelids（双眼皮）. Yourparents will save a lot of money,” said a family friend when I wasfive years old. Double eyelids, which almost every Caucasian(白种人) has, are rare among Northeast Asians. Only 25% of SouthKoreans（韩国）are born with double eyelids.I never quite understood how having double eyelids saved myparents money until that summer when I came back to Seoul. Themoment I arrived in the city, I noticed cosmetic surgery clinics（整容诊所）everywhere, along with billboards（街上大型广告牌）featuring South Korean women who had Westerncharacteristics—tall, thin, with a milky complexion（肤色）, long legs, nice big eyes, and the perfectly-angled nose. I figured out that South Korean beauty meant looking as “white” or Caucasian as possible.South Korea is known to have the highest ratio(比例) of cosmetic surgeons to citizens worldwide. It is very common for girls to get eyelid surgery as high school graduation presents. What made South Koreans fall so madly in love with cosmetic surgery?Cosmetic surgery has some kind of magical appeal（吸引力）to them—the promise of beauty.Women are often convinced（深信不疑）that suffering and sacrificing（牺牲）is necessary and worthy in order to be beautiful. And this suffering is not for nothing. It is believed that beauty leads to attracting a better-looking partner, which then leads to better-looking children and a better lifestyle.This beauty ideal（期望）is not a trend（时尚）, but a very real standard that is growing deeper within South Korean society. Appearance is starting to play a bigger role in the workplace to the extent that men are also resort to（求助于）cosmetic surgery. For instance, my 29-year-old brother, who is slim and over six feet tall, gets many more job offers than his best friend, who is shorter and heavier, even though both of them graduated from the same college and had the same GPA（平均绩点）and certificates.In fact, many South Koreans believe that physical beauty（形体美）equals happiness. 99．How many South Koreans are born with double eyelids?100. There are cosmetic surgery clinics everywhere in Seoul, aren’t there?101. What does South Korean beauty mean?102. When do girls usually get eyelid surgery in South Korea ?103. Are South Koreans very fond of cosmetic surgery?104. What do many South Koreans believe ?105. What do you think of beauty?IX. Writing（写作）（共18分）106. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “How to find happiness ”. ( 以“How to find happiness”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。