2010年九年级第二次质量预测
英语
二、单项选择（15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，将其标号填入题前括号内 ( )21. The education of the young is always ________ hot and serious topic. A. the B. a C. an D. / ( )22. We should depend on ________ to create our future.
A. us B. them C. ourselves D. themselves ( )23. It is nice to have a walk ________ a cool summer evening. A. in B. at C. for D. on ( )24. ---Mom, could you pass me some ________? It’s delicious. ---OK, but only a little.
A. butter B. apple C. tomatoes D. sandwiched ( )25. ---Why does Alice prefer Coke? ---Because it tastes ________.
A. good B. better C. best D. the best ( )26. ---When did Obama become president of the USA?
--- On Jan. 20, 2009. He is ________ president of the USA. A. forty-four B. forty-fourth
C. the forty-four D. the forty-fourth
( )27. I would rather send e-mails to my friends than go to see them. It ________
time.
A. keeps B. takes C. saves D. needs
( )28. ---I saw Jane and her brother in the park at eight yesterday evening. ---Impossible. She ________ TV with me in my home. A. had watched B. watched
C. would watch D. was watching
( )29. ---Betty, do you know the song We are the world?
---Yes, it _______ to call everyone around the world to help the people of
Haiti(海地).
A. makes B. made C. has made D. was made ( )30. ---What are you going to order?
---Well, I think I _______ try the fried eggs, but I’m not sure yet. A. must B. might C. can’t D. should
( )31. You will feel it a great pity ________ you miss the Shanghai World
Expo(世博会).
A. if B. thought C. unless D. while ( )32. ---What do you think of the net bars?
---They are not the places ________ are suitable for teenagers. A. what B. which C. where D. who ( )33. ---Why are so many students doing sports on the playground? ---________ for the P.E. exam.
A. To prepare B. Preparing C. Prepared D. Prepare ( )34. ---Helen, happy birthday! A new CD for you! ---Oh, ________ pleasant surprise you gave me!
A. How B. How a C. What a D. What ( ) 35. ---Million of people lost their jobs in the financial crisis(经济危机)。 Do
you know ________?
---Yes, it was the USA.
A. where will it start in B. which country it starts
B. where would it start D. which country it started in 三、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
A newly-assembled small clock was put between two old clocks. One of the old clocks said to it, \won't stand after you 36 for 32 million times.\
\” The small clock was surprised. “Do I have to do such a big thing？ 37 ！”
Another old clock said, “Don’ be afraid. You need to tick(发出滴答声) only every 38 .”
“How can there be such a 39 thing in the world,” the small clock half believed. “If so, I’ll 40 it.”
The small clock ticked easily every second. Unconsciously(不知不觉地), when one year 41 , it had ticked for 32 million times.
Everybody hope his or her wishes to come true, 42 success seems to hard to come true. It makes us less confident and 43 . In fact, we don't have to think of things to come. As long as we think 44 we should do today or tomorrow and then try our best to finish it, just as the clock ticks every second, the joy of 45 will slowly come to our lives.
( )36. A. to B. for C. by D. with
( )37. A. Impossible B. Excellent C. Great D. Interesting. ( )38. A. month B. hour C. second D. year ( )39. A. good B. important C. difficult D. simple ( )40. A. try B. finish C. believe D. work ( )41. A. arrived B. passed C. spent D. came ( )42. A. and B. or C. so D. but ( )43. A. turn up B. get up C. give up D. put up ( )44. A. that B. what C. how D. when ( )45. A. success B. dream C. confidence D. clock 四、阅读理解（20小题，每题2，共40分）
A
A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes.
Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess flew busily. She was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of
water, but he refused it.
In the following hours on the flight, each time the airline hostess passed the passenger she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never paid reply to her.
When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet（留言薄）. She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and broke a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?” That’s right! Who can refuse your twelve sincere smiles from a person?
( )46. Where does the story possibly happen?
A．At the airport B．In a restaurant C. On a flight D. In a hospital
( )47. Why does the passenger ask for a cup of water?
A．Because he is thirsty. B．Because he feels nervous.
C．Because he loves drinking water. D．Because he needs it to take medcine. ( )48. What can we learn from the passage? A. The air hostess isn’t helpful enough. B. The passenger is cold-hearted.
C. The job for the air hostesses is very busy. D. Nobody can ask for a drink on a plane.
( )49. What does the underlined word “sharp” in the fourth paragraph mean in
Chinese?
A．激励的 B．刻薄的 C．感激的 D．机灵的 ( )50. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. An air hostess’s job. B. Twelve sincere smiles. C. When to take the medicine. D. How to move a person.
B
Watch out “Pleasant Goat”! Here comes Mickey Mouse! Chinese fans of the cartoon Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf(喜羊羊和灰太狼) are unhappy about rumors(传言) that Disney is considering buying the hit series. They’re afraid that the American company will destroy the “Chineseness” of the popular cartoon.
“As Chinese, we are so proud of the cultural value of Pleasant Goat. How can Disney possibly understand the Chinese culture behind the show?” reads a post discussing the culture behind the show?” reads a post discussing the rumors on Tianys.cn (天涯网).
According to he American website, it is said that Disney plans to build a theme park in Shanghai. Chinese who have seen the cartoon Mulan are unhappy with the descripition of their culture in it and they worry that similar mistakes will be made in a Disney-produced Pleasant Goat.
“Mulan even speaks like an American,” wrote “Gan Lan Shu”, the writer of the
Tianya.cn article. “Gan Lan Shu” also thought that Disney’s involvement(参与)would ruin the Chinese hit. “If the thoughts of our kids are changed by the US, what will China have left?”
China has reason to be proud of his cartoon. The movie stood up well when it met with Madagascar II and Disney’s Bolt last year.
Some Chinese, however, disagree, even if it is one of the first to catch the attention of foreign companies. A teenager named “Tian Yun” wrote on the Tianya.cn, “Pleasant Goat shows Chinese culture? Why can’t I see that? Perhaps I’m not Chinese?”
( )51. What do you think his passage is?
A. An advertisement. B. A report. C. A story. D. A play. ( )52. What’s the rumor mainly about?
A. The cartoon Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf is a world-famous show. B. Madagascar II and Disney’s Bolt won’t be shown in China.
C. Disney plans to buy the cartoon series, Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf. D. Many Chinese are unhappy with the movie Mulan.
( )53. How do Chinese fans of the cartoon feel about the rumors?
A. Happy. B. Excited. C. Worried. D. Surprised ( )54. What does the underlined word “ruin” in the fourth paragraph mean in
English?
A. help B. destroy C. sell D. improve ( )55. What does the last paragraph tell us?
A. Some people don’t think the cartoon shows Chinese culture. B. Some people don’t think they’re Chinese.
C. Some people don’t think understand the cartoon.
D. Some people want to catch the attention of foreign companies.
C
The world comes to you
The Shanghai World Expo will open on May 1, 2010. It will last from May 1 to October 31 in Shanghai. It is the first time that China will host the Expo. You can eat Belguim’s chocolate, play with Japan’s robots and smell France’s perfumes (香水) at the Expo. It is a time for us to see the world.
Let’s count down and get ready for the big party: The Shanghai 2010 World Expo!
Emblem(会徽)
which means “the world”, Three people It looks like a Chinese character”世”， are holding hands. This stands for the people in the world: you, me and him or her.
Mascot(吉祥物) Haibao
Hello, everyone! My name is Haibao. My name means “the treasure(宝藏) of the sea”. I was born in Shanghai. Shanghai is a coastal city. So I’m
blue. Welcome to Sahnghai! Welcome to the world Expo!
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