浙江省温州市苍南县龙港镇第二中学九年级英语上学期第

浙江省温州市苍南县龙港镇第二中学2015届九年级英语上学期第一次
月考试题
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本试卷由听力部分和笔试部分组成，满分120分，答题时间100分钟。

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答题，带*号的词可在后面的小词典里查找。

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第一部分 听力部分（25分）
一、 听力部分 (1-5每小题1分，6-15每小题2分，计25分)
第一节：听对话，选图片。

对话仅读一遍(共5小题，每小题1分，计5分)
( ) 1. How does Ben learn English? A.
B. C.
( ) 2. Which sign are the two speakers talking about?
A. B. C.
( ) 3. How did Jim use to go to school?
A. B. C.
( ) 4. What test is Ann worried about?
A. B. C.
( ) 5. What is Bob afraid of?
A. B.
C.
第二节：听对话，选择正确答案。

每段对话仅读一遍(共5小题，每小题2分，计10分)请听下
面一段对话，回答第6至7小题。

( ) 6. What’s Mary like now?
A. Quiet.
B. Outgoing.
C. Shy.
( ) 7. What did she use to like doing?
A. Singing.
B. Playing the piano.
C. Dancing.
请听下面一段对话，回答第8至10小题。

( ) 8.When is Fred going to the United States?
A. Next Monday.
B. Next Tuesday.
C. Next Wednesday.
( ) 9. How will Fred and Lily communicate with each other?
A. By writing letters.
B. By making phone calls.
C. By chatting online.
( ) 10. What can we learn about Fred?
A. Fred an Lily will study together in the United States.
B. Fred will study in the United States for a long time.
C. Fred’s parents want him to work in the United States.
第三节：听短文，完成信息记录表。

短文仅读一遍(共5小题，每小题2分，计10分)
In the past she used to… Now she…
have short hair has long hair
be 11 works very hard
be 12 and quiet is outgoing and likes to make friends
like collecting 13 likes collecting 14
What do you thi nk of her now? 15
( ) 11. A. honest B. lazy C. short
( ) 12. A. shy B. humorous C. sl ow
( ) 13. A. coins B. pens C. bottles
( ) 14. A. movies B. CDs C. books
( ) 15. A. Wonderful B. Beautiful C. Happy.
第二部分：笔试部分（95分）
二、完形填空(本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Benjamin Franklin invented America’s first lending
library in 1731 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. But the public
16 became more and more popular 17 the late 1800s.
Businessman Andrew Carnegie 18 millions of dollar s to
help build free public libraries across the country.
Carnegie believed that libraries could be 19 for American’s young and old. He knew that the more libraries there were, the more people would have chance to 20 books, lectures, news and more. “There are now 21 public libraries in the United States than McDonalds restaurants,” said an officer in a library.
Now there is a public library in 22 near your home. And the United States is home to 9,225 public libraries. Today, libraries continue to change and 23 . Seven
out of 10 libraries offer free Internet access*. This opens many doors for people 34 cannot go online* at home, including the chance to ask for 25 online.
Libraries are also teaching kids about the fun of reading. One new program 26 “Read! Build! Play!” helps us play while reading. As kids listen to a 27 being read aloud, 28 use toys to build images from the story.
Benjamin Franklin once said, “The doors of wisdom* are 29 shut.” 30 the doors of public libraries are open, his saying is most certainly true!
( )16. A. libraries B. bookstores C. schools D. computers
( )17. A. on B. to C. in D. by
( )18. A. borrowed B. gave C. asked D. spent
( )19. A. boring B. busy C. bad D. helpful
( )20. A. write B. hear C. buy D. read
( )21. A. less B. more C. fewer D. many
( )22. A. or B. and C. but D. then
( )23. A. stop B. keep C. grow D. go
( )24. A. who B. which C. what D. where
( )25. A. time B. place C. jobs D. people ( )26. A. call B. calling C. calls D. called
( )27. A. game B. book C. movie D. play
( )28. A. Them B. Their C. They D. Themselves
( )29. A. often B. someti mes C. usually D. never
( )30. A. As long as B. However C. As soon as D. As if
三、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
A
It is your first day at a new school. How will you find your way around?
( )31. You get off the bus at the corner of Clark Street and 10th Street. You are closest to
___________.
A. Science Lab
B. Room 4
C. Gym
D. Cafeteria
( )32. The principal* tells you to see Miss Mack in Room 4. You leave Office and
walk
__________.
A. east
B. west
C. south
D.
north
( )33. As you’re buying lunch, you notice that Cafeteria is
opposite ___________.
A. Room 3
B. Office
C. Room 1
D.
Science Lab
B
April 1st is Fool’s Day. I have tried several times to make fun but failed.
One year, I set the alarm clock two hours earlier at midnight because it would be April 1st the next day. The alarm went off, my brother quickly got up, showered and then came back to the bedroom to get dressed. As he was just ready to go out to work, he turned around to have a look at another clock on the wall! Well, he didn’t talk to me for two weeks!
Another year, I got up quite early on the morning of April 1st . I put some honey on the bedroom toilet seat and I really wanted my brother to be glued*.
Wouldn’t you know it? My brother didn’t use the toilet as usual and nothing happened. I got breakfast ready and had it with my brother. After I washed my father’s car, I went up to talk to my brother while he shaved* and it became a long discussion about a popular game. Later I went to the toilet, I forgot about it. I sat down on that toilet seat and became glued to it. Only I became a fool. Did I make a mistake again? I have to agree.
( )34. When did the writer’s brother turn around to have a look at another clock at last?
A. When he got up.
B. When he was ready to go out.
C. After he showered.
D. After he got dressed.
( )35. From the first story, we know__________.
A. the w riter’s brother was very angry with him
B. the writer’s brother got up very early every day
C. the writer’s brother was very afraid of him
D. the writer often made fun of his brother
( )36. Who was glued to the toilet seat?
A. The writer’s brother.
B. The writer himself.
C. Nobody.
D. The writer’s father.
( )37. From the two stories we can infer that_______________.
A. the brother would give the writer a lesson
B. the toilet seat would be broken
C. the writer would not make jokes anymore
D. the family spent an unhappy Fool’s Day
C
Wangfujing, a seven hundred-year-old commercial* street,
starts with East Chang’an Avenue in the south and ends with China
Art Gallery in the north. It has a wide variety of shops where
you can find all kinds of goods, some of which are from
world-famous brands. Nowadays it is a modern commercial street
which is said to be the sister street of the Champs-Elysees in Paris. You will also find jewelry*，make-up, wines, tea shops, cafes and a whole bunch of Chinese and Western fast food restaurants.
Also, there is Foreign Language Bookstore in this area. The street has many outdoor places to sit under an umbrella with a cold beer, coffee or ice cream during the summer. There are beautiful sculptures on both street sides showing the life of old Beijing.
Xiushui Street is a good place to buy cheaper goods and a lot of foreigners in Beijing come here often. Whatever you want to buy, like bags, shoes, handicrafts* or sweaters, you can bargain with the owners. It is open from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm.
In fact, the fun of the place may not come in looking for the best bag or shirt, but it comes in the bargaining. The more you bargain, the better price you may get. Besides, it is one of places in Beijing where foreigners can buy clothes and shoes in large sizes.
( )38. Which is the sister street of Wangfujing?
A. East Chang’an Avenue
B. the Champs-Elysees in Paris
C. China Art Gallery
D. Xiushui Street
( )39. What can’t you do on Wangfujing Street?
A. buy goods which are from world-famous brands
B. eat fast food
C. buy bags at 8:30 am
D. read books in the bookstore
( )40. The underlined word “sculptures” in the passage means ________.
A. 树
B. 路灯
C. 广告
D. 雕刻品
( )41. What’s the fun of Xiushui Street according to the last paragraph?
A. buy cheaper goods
B. bargain with the owners
C. look for the best bag or shirt
D. sit under an umbrella with a cold beer, coffee or ice cream during the summer
D
As parents, you will never stop feeling that you need to protect your kids all the time. One of the most difficult parts of being a parent is learning how to let go.
Let your teens make mistakes. You show that you trust them enough to let them try something on their own, and let your teens learn from experience. There is a saying that experience is the best teacher. So letting your teens make mistakes can help them develop the ability of making decisions.
When you let your teens make mistakes, it doesn’t mean that you won’t care about them any more. It just means that you are giving up some control over their life and allowing them to try something. It is the only way for your teens to be independent to be successful people.
Because another way that teens learn best is by example, please allow yourself to make mistakes. And what’s more, show your teens that you can forgive yourself, too. If you do that, your teens will be more likely to believe you when you forgive their mistakes as well.
Twenty-first century teens live in world that is quite different from that we grow up in. Nowadays they can learn and get information in many ways, especially from Internet. You won’t be able to protect them from everything, and it’s OK to let your teens make mistakes, because what is really important is that just staying there to help them learn from the mistakes they make, and apply* what they learned to becoming better people.
( )42. When you let your teens make mistakes, _______.
A. that means you won’t care about them any more
B. that means you are giving up s ome control over their life
C. they have best teachers at school
D. they are old enough to make their own decisions
( )43. According to the passage, parents can help teens learn best by_______.
A. letting the teens make as many mistakes as possible
B. allowing the teens to try everything they like
C. setting an example by forgiving themselves for mistakes
D. protecting the teens all the time
( )44. It is difficult to educate modern teens because _______.
A. they often make mistakes at school
B. they can easily get information from the Internet
C. their parents also make mistakes
D. they are old enough to be successful adults
( )45. The author writes this article in order to _______.
A. tell parents not to stop protecting their teens
B. tell that it’s not necessary for parents to care about their teens
C. tell parents to give up some control over their teens but let them try
something on their own
D. tell parents that it’s dangerous for teens to get information from the
Internet
四、词汇运用（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
A.
46. Mary is afraid of speaking in front of .
47. I think it is to ask questions directly. For example, “Where is the bookstore?”
48. The post office is the library.
49. Jack some money from the supermarket yesterday.
50. Tina was __________ from classes this morning because of her illness.
B. 根据短文内容和所给中文提示，写出空白处各单词的正确形式。

每空限填一词。

Mary is a good girl. She is from Korea, which is a(an) 51 （亚洲的）country.
She studies in China and she gets good 52 （分数）in Chinese. She isn’t 53 （天生的）with the ability to learn Chinese. That’s because she has some good ways
to learn Chinese. She always says that listening to something interesting is the 54 （秘诀）to language learning.
Mary is popular in school. It’s not only because she is a good student but also
because she 55 （对待）everyone with kindness and 56 （温暖）. Besides,
she asks questions in a 57 （正确的）way. For example, if she wants to buy
some 58 （邮票）, She will ask:“Excuse me, could you please tell me where
the post office is ?”She always speak 59 （礼貌地）in public.
We are 60 （自豪的）of her. We are happy to have such a classmate.
五、语法填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分；共计10分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的
词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

I went to Jinyun with my friends last weekend. We drove our cars. Though it was
a long time sitting in the car, I didn’t feel bored. We talked, ate snacks and listened
61 music in the car. When we reached Jinyun, most of us were so 62 that we wanted to eat something delicious. We decided to have lunch first. After
63 , we went somewhere exciting. Xiandu was so beautiful 64 everyone jumped up and down in excitement. We took lots of 65 . Some of us
climbed up the mountains, bu t others didn’t. Unluckily, when we got to the top, it
began to rain. We didn’t bring enough umbrellas which could keep us f rom the rain.
That’s why someone got wet in the end. 66 (lucky), he had a dry coat in 67 (him) bag.
The next day, it was sunny, and we hung out in the street. There 68 (be)
some beautiful buildings. However, we saw few people, and I wondered how many people
lived in Jinyun. That afternoon, I went to the market and 69 (buy)something special, such as Jinyun duck（缙云麻鸭） and sesame seed cake（烧饼）. I stayed in
Jinyun for two days. I had a wonderful time and enjoyed 70 very much.
I am looking forward to visiting Jinyun again in the future.
六、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
五位中国学生想去世界名校学习，请仔细阅读第71－75题中的学生个人信息和他们的态
度，然后从A至F六个选项中，帮助他们选择最合适的大学（其中一项为多余选项）。

71. Li Qi plans to study in England. She likes universities with many libraries.
72. Chen Jun hopes to major in Engineering. He wants to get a part-time job during
his study.
73. Xia Jie dreams to be a businessman. Hong Kong is his favorite city.
74. Han Yi would like to study at a university in the USA. He is interested in Engineering.
75. Sun Hao wants to learn Arts. She thinks joining an art club can be helpful.
University Country Popular majors Other information
A The university of Melbourne Austral
ia
Arts 11 art clubs
B The Chinese University of Hong
Kong
China
Business
Nursing
Free school bus
C The University of Tokyo Japan Earthquake
Study;
Easy to get part-time
jobs
Engineering
D The University of Leeds The UK Business Many libraries
E The University of Michigan The USA Engineering Large libraries
F The University of Pennsylvania The USA arts Near the city center
七、书面表达（本题有1小题，共20分）
76. 假如你叫Li Lei, 你的英国笔友Jim问你初中生活和过去的变化，并向你请教学习中文的方法。

请根据以下表格和提示词写一封回信，可适当拓展。

要求：1. 内容要包括以上要点；2.词数约100单词左右。

参考词汇： take notes, read Chinese, word cards, Chinese movies, ...
参考句型：the best way to … is …; doing sth. is a good way to …
过去现在
内向，害怕在课堂上发言开朗积极，加入校篮球队
逃课上课认真听讲
考试不及格取得好成绩
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