山西八校2016年九年级上学期英语期中联考试题及答案

山西省三区八校期中联考（适应性考试）英语试卷 本卷为适应中考改革，删除英语听力部分，卷面满分 120 分，考试时间 120 分钟。 一、单项选择题（每题 2 分，30 分） 1、China will continue to make unrelenting efforts to promote sustainable development and will actively ______ in cooperation with the international community in this area. A. participate B. join C. part D. for 2、---Peter is very clever and he studies hard as well． ---No ______be always wins first in the examinations. A. doubt B. question C. wonder D. problem 3、What _____ time it is to listen to a speech having nothing to do with you! A. waste B. wastes C. a waste of D. a waste for 4、____T-shirt is very fashion! I want ____ buy it. A. The; to B. As; not C. /;to D. /;/ 5、Wechat, which has 700 million users, debuted at seventh place on the list, ______a brand value of 132 billion yuan. A. has B. with C. for D. sum up 6、---Lily, Are you_______ by the new iPhone 7? ---Not sure. A. impressed B. impress C. longed D. long 7、I ________ my uncle in Shanghai this summer vacation and I want to have a cool vacation there. A．visit B．visited C．visits D．am going to visit 8、I don’t know if she ____ back .If she ____ back, I will let you know first A. comes, comes B. will come , comes C. will come ,will come D. /;/ 9、“Whose gloves are these?” “They’re ____ gloves. They’re ____ .” A. my; my B. mine; my C. my; mine D. mine；mine 10、---Whose English-Chinese dictionary is this? ---It’s ________. My parents bought it for my sister and me. A. hers B. ours C. mine D. theirs 11、This temple is one of ________ buildings in the town. We must take action to protect it. A. old B. older C. oldest D. the oldest 12、Beijing, the capital of China, is one of __________ cities in the world. A. the biggest B. bigger C. much bigger D. big 13、The weather in Britain is ____too cold in winter ______ too hot in summer. A. either; or B. both; and C. neither; nor D. or; and 14、We have been good friends ____ we joined the same ping-pong team. A. after B. before C. since D. until 15、The girl ________ a colorful pencil. A．there is B．there are C．have D．has 二、阅读理解（每题 2 分，30 分） 【一】 Do you think there is a ghost in the world？More than 20 years ago, a student jumped from the top of the clock tower in the University of Birmingham. He did this only because he failed his final exam. After his death, a superstition(迷信)began：Anyone who walks under the clock tower will have bad luck in his exam. Years later, students there still remembered the story of the tower. Although Birmingham is the second largest city in Britain, the university is green and quiet. The grass around the tower has been worn away by the feet of students who refuse to pass underneath the tower. The university had to pave(铺)extra paths, so students could walk to their classrooms without passing under the most terrible area. But, one day just before an important exam, a top student in the university walked under the clock tower because he was lost in thought. However, he got high marks in the exam the next day. Quickly students all knew about it. Then they realized that the most important thing is working hard. Whenever I go under the clock tower, I will tell myself, “Working hard is the key to success.” ( ) 16. Why did the student jump from the top of the tower? A. Because he saw a ghost there. B. Because he was very careless. C. Because he didn't pass his final exam. D. Because there was no risk. ( ) 1 7. The University of Birmingham lies in ________. A. the largest country B. the middle of America C. the largest city in Britain D. the second largest city in Britain ( ) 18. The grass around the tower has been worn away by the students who ________. A. think the grass is really beautiful and like to walk on it B. think they will fail exams if they walk under the tower C. believe anyone who walks under the tower will die D. know there is a ghost in the tower and are afraid of it ( ) 19. What did the university do with the problem? A. It paved other roads for the students. B. It ordered students to walk under the tower. C. It moved the clock tower away at last. D. It didn't do anything for the students. ( ) 20. What's the writer's opinion in the passage? A. He thinks it's dangerous to risk walking under the clock tower. B. He doesn't believe the story is true. C. He thinks the story is interesting. D. Working hard is important to success. 【二】 Fifteen hours is a long time to be on a plane，but you know，Africa is a long way from North America. Finally，we're in Namibia，a country in southwest Africa. Namibia is about twice the size of California. However，it is home to just over two million people. And the country's main airport is 45 kilometers east of its capital，Windhoek. Now we are in a wildlife park. We will spend five days finding ways to protect this area's wildlife. At the moment，my wife and our two kids are enjoying some local dishes. I'm talking with workers in this park. I'm so much looking forward to the following days! —Thomas Yesterday morning，I had nothing to do，so I went to visit the Eiffel Tower，a symbol of Paris. It was my first time there，so I took a lot of photos. Finally，the big moment came! A lot of artists came to watch my show. It was a great success. After the show，I attended a big party. It was great，but I felt so sleepy after it. When I got back to my hotel，it was already 1:15 am. I went to bed without washing. I just needed a good rest before my two－hour journey home by plane. —Jessica ( ) 21. How did Thomas arrive in Namibia? A. By car. B. By plane. C. By ship. D. By train. ( ) 22. What do we know about Namibia? A. It is in northeast Africa. B. It is about as large as California. C. Less than two million people live there. D. Its capital city is Windhoek. ( ) 23. What does the underlined word “It” refer to? A. A journey. B. A big party. C. The Eiffel Tower. D. The show. ( ) 24. How did Jessica feel after the party? A. Tired. B. Excited. C. Nervous. D. Bored. ( ) 25. From the above reading，we can learn that ________. A. Thomas comes to Namibia to find a job B. Thomas thinks he will have a good time in Namibia C. Jessica has visited the Eiffel Tower twice D. Jessica has lived in Paris since she was born 【三】 Like most teenagers in the world, Joso Montanaro a teen artist in Brazil, likes reading and drawing cartoons. But he is special—his drawings get published(出版). Montanaro is now drawing cartoons for Folha. Folha is Brazil’s largest newspaper and is known for its cartoons. Montanaro has already been working at Folha for two years. Each week he draws two, there or four cartoons and sends them to the paper. From those editors choose one for the next day’s page. Montanaro draws about the news of the day. Recently he work ed on The Wave—a drawing of the tsunami(海啸) that hit Japan. Montanaro also likes to draw cartoons about the fun ny things that happen in Brazilian politics(政治). “I like doing political drawings because you can joke about somebody bigger than you.” Montanaro says. Folha’s art director ,Mario Kanno, says editors saw something new and different in Montanaro’s work.“We brought him in with this idea to show that, yes, young people also read newspapers and can show their ideas on politics,”Kanno says . Montanaro’s love for cartoons began when be was only 7 or 8 year old. His dad bought him comics. Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing. “I think those great works have really helped me,” he says. “They remind me that I should draw something in my book every day.” （ ）26. What is Montanaro doing for Folha now? A. He is publishing story books. B. He is drawing cartoons. C. He is sending newspapers. D. He is writing articles. （ ）27. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Folha is famous for its cartoons. B. Folha is the largest newspaper in Brazil. C. Montanaro draws one cartoon for Folha every week. D. Montanaro began to work for Folha two years ago. （ ）28. Why does Montanaro like drawing political cartoons? A. Because he can show his ideas on politics. B. Because he is very interested in political jobs. C. Because he thinks it’s easier to draw political cartoons. D. Because he can make fun of some important people. （ ）29. What made Montanaro draw and helped him a lot in his drawings?[来源:学&科&网 Z&X&X&K] A. The comics his dad bought him. B. His interest in cartoon films. C. The fun of drawing cartoons. D. His dad’s ideas about cartoons. （ ）30. What’s the best title for this passage? A. Folha’s art director. B. Brazil’s largest newspaper. C. Teen artist in Brazil. D. Montanaro’s great father. 三、完形填空（每题 1.5 分，15 分） 31、通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 Malls are popular for Americans to go to. Some people spend 1 much time at malls that they are called “mall rats”. Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores. People like malls for many 2 . They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually 3 , and the temperature inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees. The 4 mall in the United States is the mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 5 . About 750,000 people shop there every week. The first mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in 6 place(s). More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to 7 many things, they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theaters. Some people even get their daily 8 by doing the new sport of “ mall walking.” 9 go to malls to meet friends. In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about 10 in malls. Now people can actually live in their favorite shopping center.w w w . ( ) 1. A. too B. very C. quite D. so ( ) 2. A. reasons B. places C. products D. kinds ( ) 3. A. expensive B. difficult C. free D. quick ( ) 4. A. newest B. largest C. tallest D. biggest ( ) 5. A. bikes B. cars C. ships D. buses ( ) 6. A. one B. two C. three D. four ( ) 7. A. see B. watch C. do D. buy ( )8. A. activity B . study C. project D. exercise[来源:学。科。网 Z。X。X。K] ( ) 9. A. The other B. The others C. Others D. nothing ( )10. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing 四、情景对话（每题 2 分，10 分） 从方框中选择适当的句子补全对话。(其中有两项多余) A：Hi，Anna.What are you doing? B：Oh，I'm reading a book.Lao She's Teahouse. A：__32__ B：Yes，reading helps me a lot.__ 33__ A：Really？__34__ B：I am going to keep reading and writing stories. What do you want to be? A：__35__ But my parents want me to be a policeman. B：Don't worry.__ 36__ Just find your interest and try your best. A：Yes，you are right. A．I want to be a writer. B．Not everyone knows what they want to be. C．Why are you going to be a writer? D．I want to be a teacher. E．Are you good at writing? F．You really like reading books! G．How are you going to make your dream come true? 五、按要求完成句子。（15 分） 37、句型转换（每空一词）。 （10 分） 1. He gets to school by boat.（对划线部分提问） ______ ______he get to school? 2. It's five kilometers away.（对划线部分提问） ______ ______is it? 3. They can go to the concerts.（改为一般疑问句） ______ they ______to the concerts? 4. Mary is more outgoing than her sister.（改为否定句） Mary______ ______outgoing than her sister. 5. We went to a party last night.（用 tomorrow 改写句子） We______ ______to a party tomorrow. 38、用所给动词的适当形式填空。（5 分） 1. The little girl seems_________(be) a little sad. 2. His_________(dream) of being a doctor is coming true. 3. Won’t you_______( have) a seat? 4. He must be an emloyee,__________（be，not）he? 5. Yesterday afternoon he_________(win) a gold medal in the 100-meter race. 六、写作（20 分） 39.下面描述的是 2016 年 9 月 21 日（周三，晴天）你的一次经历，请根据其内容，用英语写一 篇 80 词左右的日记。日记的开头格式已给出，不计入文章总词数。注意要点完整，语法正确，上下 文连贯，并适当发挥。 要点： 1、下午放学后 2、爸爸出差，妈妈生病卧床 3、照顾妈妈，送医院，买药，煮饭、洗衣服等等 4、后来受父母表扬 5、该经历对自己的感触 September 21, 2016，Wednesday Fine ____________ __________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 初三期中联考英语试卷 参考答案 1-5ACCAB 6-10ADBCD 11-15DACCD 【一】16-20CDBAD 【二】21-25BDDAB 【三】25-30BCDAC 31. 1D 2A 3C 4B 5B 6A 7C 8D 9C 10B 32-36FAGDB 37. 1. How does 2. How far 3. Can, go 4. isn't more 5. are going / will go 38. 1.to be 2.dream 3. have 4. isn’t 5.won[来源:学§科§网 Z§X§X§K] 39. When I got home this afternoon, I found my mother was lying in bed sick and my father was away on business. What should I do then? Since Mother was ill, I should take care of he r. I first sent her to hospital and bought some medicine. When we got home, I began to cook dinner and wash clothes. I was praised by my parents later for this. I think I have grown up now and I should help do something for my family.