上海市徐汇区2018届九年级英语上学期期末学习能力诊断试题
（满分： 150分， 考试时间100 分钟） 2018.1
注： 所有答案包括写话必须写作答题纸上，写作试卷上不给分
Part 1 Listening ( 第一部分 听力)
I. Listening Comprehension (听力理解) ： (共30 分)
A. Listen and choose the right picture.( 根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): ( 6分)
1.__________ 2. __________ 3. __________4. __________5. __________ 6. __________
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.( 根据你听到的对话和问题， 选出最恰当的答案) ： （8分）
7. A. On the radio B. In the newspaper C. In the magazine D. On the Internet
8. A. At 2:50 B. At 2:30 C. At 2:10 D. At 2:00
9. A. Room 503 B. Room 305 C. Room 304 D. Room 303
10. A. Every day B. Once a week C. Once a month D. Twice a month
11. A. Red B. White C. Blue D. Black
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12. A. In a library B. In a department store
C. In a bank D. In a hospital
13. A. A salesman B. A lawyer C. An architect D. A journalist
14. A. This is the best book she has ever read B. She doesn’t like the book at all
C. She thinks there is a book better than this D. She prefers the movie to the book
C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容， 符合的用“ T”表示， 不符合的用“F”表示) ：( 6分)
15. Some Chinese are complaining about western holidays on radio.
16. In China, young people prefer western holidays to traditional Chinese holidays.
17. Chinese New Year is the time for children to get presents and free candy.
18. Generally, people of all ages can have fun in the activity of pumpkin carving.
19. Some of Chinese traditions in holidays are out-of-date to young people.
20. The reporter thinks all holiday traditions must remain the same as before.
D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听对话，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词)： （10分）
21. 101-year-old Irene O’ Shea from ________ recently jumped out a ________.
22. During the skydiving, Ms. O’Shea was at the speed of ____________ ________ per hour.
23. O’ Shea did the adventure to ________ ________ for some disease research.
24. Her daughter died from the disease _________ ________ ago.
25. The skydive was amazing and O’ Shea was _______ ________ to doing another one.
Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary
( 第二部分 语音、语法和词汇)
II. Choose the best answer.(选择最恰当的答案)：（共 20 分）
26. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation?
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A. rest B. mention C. result D. mess
27. The young engineer solved the problem in ________ unusual way.
A. a B. an C. the D./
28. Some young parents are unaware ______ the danger of giving their babies smartphones.
A. with B. for C. in D. of
29. There were 22 medical service areas ________ the route in 2017 Shanghai Marathon.
A. along B. with C. through D. across
30. In the park, visitors will be able to discover for ________ the roots of the city’s culture.
A. them B. their C. themselves D. theirs
31. When the boy lost his balance, the skateboard went one way and he went _______-.
A. the other B. others C. other D. the others
32. I was late for school because of too much _______ on the road this morning.
A. traffic B. accidents C. passengers D. people
33. Thanks to the high technology, computers can be _______ than doctors at doing their job.
A. good B. well C. better D. best
34. This is _______ robot I have ever seen in the Robert Exhibition.
A. intelligent B. more intelligent C. most intelligent D. the most intelligent
35. The world’s biggest e-business ________ making Single’s Day shopping celebration in 2009.
A. begins B. began C. was beginning D. has begun
36. According to the sports news, the Rugby World Cup _________ in France in 2023.
A. holds B. is held C. will hold D. will be held
37. ---_________ is it from your home to the nearest public library?
-----About twenty minutes’ ride.
A. How often B. How long C. How far D. How soon
38. You had better _________ questions in class when there is something you can’t understand.
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A. ask B. asked C. asking D. to ask
39. With Internet Plus business, it’s popular for us _______ the bill online in China.
A. pay B. paid C. paying D. to pay
40. Tim _______ a detective story written by Arthur Conan Doyle this time yesterday.
A. read B. reads C. was reading D. is reading
41. According to the traffic rules, kids under 12 ________ ride bikes on the road.
A. may not B. mustn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t
42. My mother has little interest in football ________ she didn’t watch the live match on TV yesterday evening.
A. so B. if C. though D. when
43. There are quite a few customers doing shopping in the new mall, _______?
A. are there B. aren’t there C. don’t they D. do they
44. ---Hello, Jenny, you look busy. Anything I can do for you?
----_______ I can manage myself.
A. Not at all B. I’m afraid not
C. Thank you all the same D. All right
45. ---________-.
---I’m sorry to hear that.
A. I have been chosen secretary of the Students’ Union
B. I’ve got a birthday gift from my parents.
C. I am planning to spend my holiday in Thailand
D. I can’t attend your party because of my bad cold.
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once.( 将下列单词或词组填入空格。 每空格限填一词， 每词或词组只能填一次)：（共8分）
A. culture B. included C. healthy D. existed E. home
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Off the coast of Xiamen in Fujian province, Kulangsu is no longer an ordinary Chinese village. On July 8, it was ___46_____ in the UNESCO’s World Heritage List( 《世界遗产名录》) . It makes China the country with the second most World Heritages Sites in the world with 52.
The island might be small, but it’s ___47____ to many big-name musicians; among them are pianist Xu Feiping and violinist Yang Jing. It also has the highest per capita(人均) ownership of pianos in China. Therefore, it is called China’s “Piano Island.”
“Western classical instruments rarely __48_____in China before the end of the mid-1800s,” explain Robin Goldstein, tourism spokesperson for Kulangu.” Kulangsu used to be a place for Westerners to live and work. Thus they brought ____49____from Europe. As a result, Kulangsu became one of the first places in China to play and hear Western classical music.”
A. views B. performance C. European D. completely E. especially
The largest in the world ----and the only one in China -----the Gulangyu Piano Museum is hard to miss, thanks to an eye-catching figure that looks like piano keys. Inside, more than 100 shining pianos, ____50____ a precious old-plated piano and an antique(古董的) hand piano, provide the island’s musical heritage.
The tiny island is ____51_____ free of cars and bikes, except the tourist trolleys(电车). Then there are the 19th-century buildings of ____52____ style and leafy seaside footpath. The beaches of Kulangsu might not be the same as the Philippines”, but they’re very clan----with white sand and palm trees.
The highest point on the island offers _____53___ of the island’s read rooftops and of downtown Xiamen across the river. Climbing to its top is great in the evening because the crowds are thinner, and you can watch the sunset and skyline of Xiamen begin to twinkle.
IV. 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，每空格限填一词): ( 共8分)
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54. The after-sales services department is on the ______ floor of the building.(five)
55. It’s dangerous to tell your ________ information to other online.(person)
56. The couple have shot a number of ________ during their honeymoon trip. (photo)
57. Next month Anna will work as a volunteer to offer ________help to the community.(she)
58. Don’t ________with Mr. Li when he is in bad temper.( argument)
59. In a _________ survey, 28 percent of consumers were bored with online sales. ( recently)
60. The story Beauty and the Beast is ________known among kids all over the world. (wide)
61. In this task, _________ thinking is required as well as team work among the group.( depend)
V. Complete the following sentences as required (根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词)： （共14分）
62. Mr. Smith held a magazine in his hand on the way back home.(改为一般疑问句)
___________ Mr. Smith__________ a magazine in his hand on the way back home?
63. The top singing star’s set up his own charity to help those in need. (对划线部分提问)
_________ ________ the pop singing star set up to help those in need?
64. The policemen took the injured students to the hospital at once. (改为被动句)
The injured students ________ ________ to the hospital at once.
65. I didn’t copy the papers because something was wrong with the printer.(改为句意基本相同)
I didn’t copy the papers because the printer _________ ________.
66. Tony asked his mum, “How will we spend the Spring Festival?”( 改为宾语从句)
Tony asked his mum how _______ _______ spend the Spring Festival.
67. Mandarin, the Chinese language, is important to Chinese culture.(改为感叹句)
__________ ________ Mandarin, the Chinese language, is to Chinese culture!
68. without, one, a student card, is not allowed, showing , to enter the hall(连词成句)
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Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)
VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共50分)
A. Choose the best answer (根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案) （12 分）
Star Cruises offer exciting new choices to escape the winter cold
After its Golden Sea Route journey to Japan this summer, Superstar Virago will start brand new winter routes from November 30, 2017 to February 28, 2018 for customers. This is the time to escape from the cold weather in Shanghai.
The new routes will have seven popular destinations across the East Pacific Ocean. It provides a variety of winter travel choices. Shanghai Wusonkou International Cruise Terminal will continue to be the homeport.”
As a leader in the Asia-Pacific cruise market, Star Cruises has always been developing great experiences for their guests. The four well-designed winter routes will show landmark scenery from Osaka and Okinawa, Japan to Manila and Laoag in the Philippines.
To cater to customers’ desires for popular destinations, and their different holiday plans, the four new routes are aimed at helping guests find new and exciting locations and allow them to enjoy an unforgettable holiday.
Scan to explore more service information on iDEALShanghai.com
69. From the advertisement, we can see ________ is the name of the cruise to Japan.
A. Golden Sea B. Superstar Virago C. East Pacific D. Asia Pacific
70. There are ________ popular destination according to the new routes.
A. four B. six C. seven D. eight
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71. The homeport of the new winter routes is still in ________.
A. Wusongkou, Shanghai B. Osaka, Japan
C. Okinawa’s, Japan D. Manila, the Philippines
72. The customers on the cruise trip can do the following EXCEPT ________.
A. enjoy an unforgettable holiday.
B. see beautiful scenery along the route
C. escape the cold winter days in Shanghai
D. drive the cruise ship across the East Pacific Ocean
73. The underlined phrase “cater to “means _______-.
A. meet B. explore C. consider D. recognize
74. If you want to know more about such kind of service, you can _________.
A. visit the office iDEALShanghai
B. make a photo call to iDEALShanghai
C. write a letter to iDEALShanghai
D. search the website iDEALShanghai. com
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)： （12 分）
Around 80 examples of failed products, business and ideas are showed in the newly opened museum in Sweden. It is to celebrate modern history’s _____75____ designs ---from Coca-Cola Blak, a coffee-inspired drink, to Bic pens made just for women.
Besides showing long-forgotten failure, founder Dr. Samuel West is on a task to help us learn from our mistakes. Samuel set up the museum after growing ___76______ success stories. He said understanding bad design could be more valuable than ____77____ good design.
“Most of all creative projects fail, and learning is the only way to turn failure into success.” according to the museum’s website. “I hope that visitors take home two _______78_____: that failure is connected with success, and that they should understand the importance of learning from failure,” said Dr. West.
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“The purpose of the museum is to show that creativity requires failure,” Dr. West said as he introduced some of the products in a video. “If you are afraid of failure, then you can’t create.” So the organizations will not ignore(无视) them and pretend they ___79___ happened.
Many of the museum’s items were available online. West believed that ___80____ products have little in common with one another. One of the items, for example, is a frozen beef lasagna(意式千层面) made by Colgate(Yes, the company that makes toothpaste). West described this as a classical case of “brand extension failure.”
A collection of nine objects from the museum is our tour. The traveling collection of failures will then visit Los Angeles, New York, Shanghai and Tokyo in 2018 and 2019.
History may be written by the winners, but we should not ignore the losers. At least, that’s what the Museum of Failure wants us to believe.
75. A. best B. cheapest C. worst D. easiest
76. A. satisfied with B. tired of C. keen on D. surprised at
77.A. copying B. printing C. imaging D. making
78. A. stories B .bargains C. tools D. messages
79. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. usually
80. A. poorly-designed B. well-designed
C. carefully-designed D. newly-designed
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.(在短文的空格中填入适当的词， 使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：（ 14分）
Augie Dobson, a 9-year-old American boy is proud of his ability to speak Chinese. He has been studying the language for three year from Shanghai Community International School.
Augie is one of a group of three and took part in a drama performance competition. It was organized to e_____81___ overseas students to understand Chinese culture.
Their play is based on Tang Dynasty (618-907) poet He Zhizhang’s “ Hui Xiang Ou Shu,”
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L____82___, the play got the second prize at yesterday’s ceremony.
“ Hui Xiang Ou Shu” means writing something after returning home. It describes an old man who left his hometown at a young age but feels like a s ___83____ when he returns a couple of years later.
Mrs Sun, a Chinese teacher in school said she tries to teach her pupils to sing and dance to the poem. “Children are interested in singing poems rather than just reciting t____84____.
Students at Shanghai Community International School now learn an ancient poem every day. “It’s difficult b ____85____ I ‘m trying to remember,” said Augie.
The first prize went to drama “Kong Cheng Ji,” performed by students at Dulwich College Shanghai . Kong Cheng Ji, tells of Zhuge liang during the Three Kingdoms period (220-280). He had no army to protect and guard the city but m______86__ to make the enemy’s leader Sima Yi believe that the city was full of traps and ambushes(埋伏). As a result, Sima gave up.
Li Zihao, 9, plays Sima in the drama. Li is a fan of chengyu, Chinese four-character idioms(四字成语).
“I’ve downloaded an app about telling stories with chengyu, and he loves it. I think chengyu is a very s____87____ and important parts of Chinese culture. Four words alone can mean a lot, and chengyu shows the great wisdom of old Chinese people.” said his mother.
D. Answer the questions.(根据短文内容回答下列问题)：（12分）
“Mom, I dreamed about you all night. I dreamt that you had come back to me, but I know you are gone……” says a post-80s girl named Lulu in a Sina Weibo post.
Lulu has been “ talking “ to her deceased(已故的) mother through her microblog for the past four years. Her act has moved millions of Chinese netizens, Xinhua reported last Tuesday.
The girl from Shenyang posted the first to her mother on June, 2012, just over a week, after her mother passed away. “ I will keep talking to you until I leave the world.” Lulu wrote. Since then, she has kept updating her post almost every day, expressing how she misses
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her mother and also shares exciting or sad moments of her daily life.
Lulu said it’s her way to “keep in touch” with her mother, as she used to talk with her three to four time a day when she was alive.
During the past four years, she has posted over 1,200 messages and got 86,583 followers so far. One internet user said, “ Every tweet moves me to tears, and thank you for reminding more people to cherish(珍惜) each day we have with our mother.” Another said this was the most touching microblog ever.
Lulu said she was pleased that her microblog made more people realize their filial (子女的) duties and she hopes young people could take more time to be with their parents.
88. Where did Lulu write letters to her deceased mother, in Sina Weibo or Xinhua Daily?
89. When did Lulu post the first message to her mother?
90. How often did Lulu use to talk to her mother when she was alive?
91. How many followers has Lulu got in the past four years?
92. After reading the blogs, what did some people think of it?
93. What can people get from Lulu’s blog?
VII. Writing (作文) ： （共20分）
Write at least 60 words on the topic” My happy moment with _______”
请以“_________和我的快来时光”为题写一篇不少于60词的短文。你的家人，朋友，物件或是你的某项爱好与活动曾经给你留下了幸福开心的时刻。 请选取 一个角度，描写你和他（它）幸福快乐的瞬间。
（注意： 短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分，标点符号不占格）
The following is for reference only (以下表述仅供参考)
communicate with….., share with…. , learn from ……, enjoy, relax
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2017-2018学年第一学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷
初三英语答案 2018.1
Part 1 Listening
A. 1-6 FHDCBG
B. 7-14 DABC CBDA
C. 15-20 FTFTTF
D. 21-25 Australia, plane, 220 kilometers/kilometres, raise money, several years, looking forward
Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary
26-30 CBDAC 31-35 AACDB 36-40 DCADC 41-45 BABCD
46-49 BEDA 50-53 EDCA
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54-61 fifth, personal, photos, her, argue, recent, widely, independent
62. Did, hold 63. What has 64. were taken 65. broke down/went wrong 66. they would 67. How important
68. One is not allowed to enter the hall without a student card.
Part 3 Reading and Writing
69-74 BCADAD
75-80 CBADBA
81-87 encourage, Luckily, stranger, them, but, managed, special
88.（In）Sina Weibo（1分）
89. In（On此处省略）June, 2012./ Just over a week after her mother passed away.（2分）
90. Three to four times a day.（2分）
91.（Lulu has got）86,583 followers.
92. They thought it was touching/grateful/moving/one of the most touching microblog ever./ They thought the blog reminded them to cherish each day one has with his or her mother.（2分）
93. People can get the message that in the family children should have their filial duty and young people need to take more time to be with their parents. /People realize（are aware of）the importance of their filial duty and spend more time being with their parents. …（3分）
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