闸北区2014学年度第一学期九年级英语学科期末练习卷
（2015.1）
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. Matters are rarely that simple. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word? A )/ra:l?/ B)/'re?l?/ C) /ri?l?/ D) / r?li/ 27.Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others? A). For all his wealth, he is not happy.
B) Go straight ahead, and you’ll see the hall. C) No one can lead me by the nose. D)Even death couldn’t beat him down.
28. The iWatch will soon become _____ useful tool in the future and communicate and entertainment. A)a B) an C) the D) /
29. The passengers on Air Asia Flight QZ8501 lost _____ lives because of the extreme weather. A) they B) their C) them D) theirs 30. Let’s have a break___ the time being. We will further discuss the topic in ten minutes. A) in B)on C) for 31. Stand up and give your answer _____ Question15,please. A) with B) of C)to
32. O. Henry wrote a lot of novels but I’ve only read ____ of them. A) few B) a few C) little
33. Nowadays we can collect much____ either from books or on the internet. A) suggestion B)idea
34. The little girl looks ____ wit her hair short. A) lovely B) happily
35. Hainan Island is the second ____island in China.
C) information C) attractively
D) at D) by D) a little D)method D)tidily D) the largest D) will get
A) large B) larger C) largest 36. Smile every day, and your life ___a little happier.
A) gets B) is getting C) has got
37. The old man was upset because his favourite vase____ by his grandson.
A) breaks B) is broken C)broke D)was broken 38. Reading provides me with fun and it also enables me____ the world around me. A) understand B) understood C) to understand 39. Once you make a decision, you’d better ____your mind.
D)understanding
A)don’t change B) not change C) not to change D)not changing 40. Jenny won’t tell the secret to anyone____ she knows many people are eager to find it out. A) though B)since 41. -Must I finish the task in a week?
C) because
D) but
-No, you____. If you have any problem. Please tell me.
A) can’t B) mustn’t C) may not 42. _____can you hold your breath when you are swimming?
D)needn’t
A) How long B) How soon C) How far D) How fast 43. The Spring Festival is on the way. Many shops have ___huge posters with the word “sales”. A) put up B) put on
44. -I’m very worried about the rising cost of living.
C）put out
D) put off
-____________. A) So do I. B) So am I C) Neither do I. 45. -William fell down from his motorcycle and hurt his leg this morning. -___________.
A) That’s all right. C) Never mind.
D) Neither am I
B)I’m sorry to hear that.
D). Really? He’s too careless.
III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word of 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，每次只能填一次)：(共8分) A. woke up B. at a time C. at any time D. collected E. through
It was a dark day in Canada in 1988 when rain began to fall from the sky. However ,this was not ordinary rain--it turned to ice as it fell _ 46__ the cold air. It rained for six days ,and was much as ten centimeters of ice _ 47__ on roads, trees and power lines.
On 5th January ,the people of Montreal _48__ to find they had no electricity in their homes. It was dark and cold. The roads were covered in ice,and it was very dangerous to walk or drive anywhere. Families had to stay inside and burn wood to keep warm. They expected the power to come back_ 49__.
However, the ice kept falling. It caused branches and whole trees to fall down. More power lines fell down, and the roads became even more dangerous. A. terribly B. repaired C. army D. especially E. knives
By the third day, many families had no food to eat. It was a difficult time. The _50__sent over 14,000 soldiers to help.
Finally, after six days, the ice storm stopped, but the trouble was not over. The huge amount of ice made the whole area very dangerous. As the ice started to melt, it fell from the roofs of buildings and trees like _51__. Most of the power lines were so badly damaged that they could not be __52_.
Some families had no electricity for a whole month. Many homes were damaged and many people, __53__ farmers, had to move away. The people of Canada will never forget how terrible nature can be . Everyone hopes that there will never be another ice storm like the one in 1998.
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。）
54. Leaving the windows open is just inviting ______ to enter. (thief)
55. China is a developing country which belongs to the ______ world. (three) 56. As he walked on, Simon felt ______ getting more and more tired. (he)
57. There’re ______ ways of cooking an egg, but I like boiling best. (variety) 58. Success in study ______ depends on one’s own efforts. (main) 59. The new law doesn’t ______ in our favour. (operation)
60. Animals can bring us happiness, comfort and even ______. (safe) 61. Among the three boys Simon works the ______. (hard)
V. Complete the following sentences as required（根据所给要求完成句子。62-67小题每空格限填一词。）
62. Lonely Planet has become the world’s most successful travel publisher.（改为反意疑问句） Lonely Planet has become the world’s most successful travel publisher, ______ ______ ?
63. Shanghai International Art Festival brought us many wonderful performances.（改为感叹句） _______ _______ performances Shanghai International Art Festival brought us ! 64. The fisherman’s wife shouted at him angrily.（对划线部分提问）
______ ______ the fisherman’s wife shout at him ?
65. Could you tell me ? Where can I change paper money into coins ?（合并为一句） Could you tell me where ______ ______ change paper money into coins ?
66. Jane doesn’t have a plan to buy a flat unless she has enough money.（保持句意基本不变） Jane doesn’t have a plan to buy a flat _____ she _____ have enough money.
67. Each year, people add new records to the Guinness Book of Records.（改为被动语态）
Each year, new records ______ ______ to the Guinness Book of Records.
68. on Chongming Island, we, our autumn outing, with our teachers, spent, a month ago（连词成句）
____________________________________________________________________.
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 (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) （12分）
What’s My Line (台词)？
“One of my actors is sick! He has just one line and you’re the only one who fits his clothes!” One afternoon, the school drama director suddenly shouted to me. She seemed so nervous and worried that I felt sorry for her and said, “Ok”.
“You will be fine. It's easy!” She said. But it wasn’t easy at all. On the stage, four other actors and actresses spoke their lines, and I
opened my mouth. Nothing came out. I couldn’t even breathe. I just wanted to leave. The next thing I knew, I was running off the stage.
As I was running off the stage, I accidentally knocked over a glass of grape juice that was on a table. The purple juice hit the girl next to me --- Andrea, the leading actress of the drama. She gave me a nasty look. I thought she was going to kill me!
But then, Andrea quickly said, “Darling, you’re so silly! Let's toast(干杯) to my darling’s silliness! Cheers!” She grabbed another glass of grape juice and drank it. The other actor quickly followed Andrea’s lead and saved the scene. The audience thought my mistake was part of the play!
I apologized to everyone after the play. To my surprise, they were not angry with me. They told me, “It’s all a part of being on stage.” I could be wrong, but I think I liked being on stage. I think I will try again.
69. Which of the following was a problem in the story?
A) Andrea was the leading actress of the drama. B) Andrea drank the grape juice. C) The writer had only one line. D) The writer forgot his line. 70. There were ___________ actors and actresses on the stage.
A) three B) four C) five D) six 71. Andrea gave the writer a nasty look. At that moment she felt ___________.
A) afraid B) sad C) hungry D)angry 72. From the passage, we know that Andrea was a ___________ leading actress.
A) silly B) pretty C. quick-minded D) warm-hearted 73. Which of the following is NOT true? A) The writer made Andrea’s dress dirty. B) The audience knew something was wrong.
C) The school drama director asked the writer to play a role. D) The writer said sorry to the drama club.
74. The writer will most probably _________ in the future. A) join the drama club B. dislike Andrea C) stay away from the stage D. help Andrea wash her clothes.
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)
My grandfather is 72 and last month my grandmother celebrated her 70th birthday. I first noticed that they were having trouble remembering things when I went to their flat for dinner. My grandmother forgot a fish was in the oven and ____75_____ it. Everyone forgot things sometimes, so I did not think much about it.
Another time we arranged to go out for dinner together. My mother told my grandfather to meet us at the station. My grandparents were not there when we arrived. My mother phoned them and my grandfather said they were at home waiting for us. They knew we were having dinner together but they forgot about the meeting place. It turned out that they ____76____-forgetting simple things. I then started thinking about how to help my grandparents improve their memory. Even though my memory is good, I make a list of things I need to bring to school the next day before I go to bed. It’s good ___77___ to prevent me from forgetting anything. I told my grandparents to write more things down and share information with each other. By doing these things, my grandparents can help each other remember things.
I talked with the school nurse and she said that eating fruit and fish can improve memory. She also said that drinking water helps improve ____78____ and that can also make it easier it remember things. I wrote these suggestions on a piece of paper and gave it to my grandparents.
I also did some Internet research and found out that staying mentally and physically(身心地) ____79____ is another good ways to improve memory. My grandparents watch lots of television. I
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