2012-2013学年九年级上期末英语模拟测试卷

2012-2013学年九年级上期末模拟测试卷一、单选（15）1.The population of our city is _______ than that of yours.A.moreB. fewerrgerD. large2.___________ free education, the poor children in our hometown can go back to school.A.BecauseB. Instead ofC. Thanks forD. Thanks to3.Jenny's Chinese _________ a lot since she _______ to China two years ago.A.has improved; cameB. has improved; has comeC. improved; cameD. is improved; came4.They have finished __________ of the work. We will have to finish the rest tomorrow.A.two-threeB. two-thirdC. two-thirdD. two thirds5.Y ou are so busy. I won't _________ much of your time.A.take offB. take backC. take upD. take away6.---Y ou ________ read in the sun. It's bad for your eyes ----Ok, I won't.A.ought notB. ought not toC. don't ought toD. ought to7.The young soldier really doesn't know ___________ to stop the baby from crying hard.A.how to doB. what to doC. when to doD. what can he do8.---The skirt looks different ________ others and it is nice.---Thanks. It ___________ by my mother last month.A. to; madeB. from; was madeC. from; is madeD. with; makes9.My mother allowed me _______ music when I finished my homework last night.A. to listen toB. listen toC. to listenD. listening to10.---I often ________ more information on the Internet.--- so do I. The Internet is very useful.A. look atB.searchC. search forD. find out11.--- Is the sick dog still alive? --- I'm sorry. It's ______. It _______ a week ago.A. died; deadB. dying; diedC. death; deadD.dead; died12.---I called you at eight o'clock last night, but there was no answer.--- I _______ myself in the exciting TV play at that time, and I didn't hear the ring.A. loseB. was losingC. lostD. have lost13.________, he became a famous doctor. His parents are proud of him.A. In his thirtiesB. In his thirtyC. In the thirtiesD. In thirty14.He is a man ________ you can depend on.A.whoB. whomC. thatD. All of the above.15.---Do you go to work by bus?---No, ______ John ______ I take a bus to work, because we live near our factory.A. neither; norB. either; orC.both; andD. not only; but also二、完型填空（10）Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same __16_?A new __17__---Hi, Ke'ai is on at Beijing Children's Art Theatre. It tells the story of a boy who ___18__ Ke'ai. His parents would like him to become a painter or a musician one day. They teach him _19____ and to play the violin, but Ke'ai doesn't enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke'ai's parents see Liu Xiang win a gold __20_____ at the Athens Olympic Games, and they want him to be a sportsman." __21__ do they want me to be someone else?" Ke'ai asks and says, "I only want to be __22__".The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to __23_____their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do.Y oung audiences enjoy the story, and also the ___24____ in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, "Ke'ai's Song" is much ___25___ to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home after the play.( )16.A.jobs B.dreams C.habits D.hobbies( )17.A.song B.film C.play D.picture( )18.A.called s C.was named D.is called( )19.A.to write B.draw C.to paint D.to run( )20.A.match B.ring C.winner D.medal( )21.A. Why B. What C. How D. When( )22. A.myself B.different C.alone D.unique( )23.A.encourage B.understand C.criticize D.support( )24.A.light B.clothes C.music D.actor( )25.A.easy B.difficult C.more diffficult D.easier三、情景交际：选择句子，补全对话, 其中有两项是多余的。

（10）Sue: Would you please go shopping with me?May: 26Sue: 27 There are so many things to choose from.May: Do you remember the last time I went shopping with you. 28Sue: 29May: I have always been afraid to hear you say "l am sorry, I have changed my mind."Sue: Don't laugh at me any more.May: 30 I prefer to stay at home watching TV.A. It's a good idea.B. Y ou spent a lot of time but came back without anything.C. So you must go by yourself.D. Going shopping is always boring.E. But without you I can't decide what to buy.F. Sometimes I really have trouble choosing among so many things.G. Ok, I'll go with you.四、阅读理解（45）（A）It was so crowded and noisy on the train! Passengers were busy looking for their seats or saying goodbye to their friends who came to see them off as the train was leaving soon，but Tom wasn't．He was looking everywhere for his ticket because the conductor was coming up to see the tickets．He looked into his bags and searched the pocket of his trousers and his coat. The people around him laughed because they saw that he held the ticket between his lips.The conductor (检票员)quickly pulled the ticket out between his lips，had a look and then gave it back to him．When the conductor moved on，the man beside him said，“I'm sure you must have felt stupid when you looked everywhere for your ticket，but it was right there between your lips.”“I'mstupid?” answered Tom，“I was licking(舔)the date off．"（）31. Passengers were busy because they were getting ready to leave the train.（）32. Tom looked here and there to find the ticket before the conductor came up．（）33. Some people laughed at him because of his silly behavior．（）34. The conductor looked at his ticket and let him get off.（）35. From the story, we know that maybe Tom didn't buy a ticket for this trip．(B)If you tell others you are from the 1980s generation, probably you are not as cool as you might have expected. The cool kids today or the so-called “Post-90s” generation, have become much "cooler" than the 1980s’group, as they can speak “Manian (火星的) languages”, an even more difficult language created by themselves．Mrs．Li, the mother of a l5-year-old girl, got worried recently, because she could hardly understand what her daughter was writing in her blog(博客)．She said，“My daughter likes talking with her friends on the computer. I want to know what they are talking about, but I can't understand what they are writing on the computer. They use Chinese, English, numbers and pictures. Sometimes I asked her, "Do your friends know the meaning of them?" She said,'Y es, they do. Many of my friends talk with the language. It's our powerful secret tool which parents and teachers cannot figure out at all. ' "A 14-year-old boy said,"The students in my class often use 'Martian language' to communicate. It can help us hide our secrets from our parents or teachers. "Some people say "Martian language" is good, but some people say it is not good. What do you think?()36. The "Post-90s" generation probably means the children who _____.A. were born before 1990B. started school after 1990"C. were born in the 1990sD. started working after 1990()37. Mrs. Li's daughter is _____ years old.A. sixteenB. fifteenC. fourteenD. thirteen()38. Why did Mrs. Li get worried?A. Because her daughter didn't write to her.B. Because she worried about her daughter's health.C. Because she couldn't understand what her daughter wrote.D. Because her daughter spent too much time playing computer games.()39. What does the underlined phrase "figure out" mean in Chinese?A．改变B．放弃C．算出来D．弄明白()40. Which of the following is WRONG?A. Martian language is a kind of official language.B. Martian language is very popular with many students.C. Many students like to use Martian language to talk with their friends.D. Martian language can keep students' secrets when they are chatting with each other.(C)Do you want to do well in the exams? Although your knowledge is rich, you also need good strategies. Here are some for you.1. Before you answer the questions, if you feel a little nervous, take a few deep breaths to help you relax.2. Always read the questions carefully and make sure that you understand them. Read thema few times if possible.3. Find out how much each question is worth or how many points you need.4. If it asks to give one answer, only write one.5. If there is a difficult question, don't worry. Go on to the next question and come back toit if you have time later.6. Try not to leave questions unanswered when you finish the test. Sometimes a guess may get points.7. When you finish, go back and check your answers. Y ou will need to check your writingfor spelling mistakes.( ) 41. From the passage ,we know we can _____ to help ourselves relax if we feel a little nervous.A. take a few deep breathsB. listen to soft musicC. ask the teacher for helpD.go out for a walk( ) 42. To make sure we understand the questions, we had better___________A. read them as slowly as possibleB. read them a few times if possibleC. think them till we finish itD. think them carefully( ) 43. According to the passage, we need to when we finish answering all the questions.A. check spelling mistakesB. hand it at onceC. understand the answersD. check the unanswered questions( ) 44. The underlined word "'strategies" in the passage means _____A．策略 B. 思维 C. 途径 D. 智慧( ) 45. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Sometimes we should guess the answers to get points.B. Although it asks to give one answer, we'd better write more.C. Try not to leave questions unanswered when we finish all the questions.D. Find out how many points we need or how much each question is worth.(D)Singapore, July 12－many people enjoy chewing gum(咀嚼口香糖) , but in 1992 Singapore decided to make it against the law. _______46______________ Instead, they dropped it on sidewalks and on the streets where it made a big mess. Chewing gum also got stuck in the doors of the underground trains so that the doors didn’t close properly. _______47____. Singapore said that people had to give up chewing gum or pay a lot of money to the government. During the time without chewing gum, ______48_______________49___________. Some dentists say that chewing sugarless gum can help take care of people’s teeth. Now the government says that ______50_______ for health reasons. Other kinds of gum are still not allowed.1. This meant the trains didn’t run on time.2. Now the government of Singapore is changing the rules a little.3. The government said that people were not careful about throwing away used gum.4. people will be able to buy special kinds of gum at drugstores5. the streets and underground trains of Singapore were clean.46_________ 47. _________ 48.__________ 49.___________ 50._________（E）阅读短文完成下面的句子，每空词数不限Mr. Green works in a hospital. He is busy driving a car every day. His wife works in a school library. She's strict with her only son, Tommy.Half a year ago when Tommy was six, Mrs. Green took him to her school. The boy was clever and studied well. But at first he couldn't adapt (使适应) himself to the new life. In the morning he woke up late and in the evening he didn't go to bed on time. But his mother tried to make him do everything on time.One evening, when Mr. Green was driving in a street, a traffic accident happened. He had to take the wounded people to the hospital and it took him about two hours. When he got home, he began to tell his family about it."It's time for you to go to bed, Tommy" said Mrs. Green.The boy wanted to listen to his father tell the accident, but he had to do what his mother told him. When he lay down, he said, "I don't think Mom can look after me at all!""Oh, why?" asked his father.The boy said, "She always makes me go to bed when I am not sleepy but she wakes me up when I'm asleep.51. Mr. Green works in a hospital. He is a __________.52. Mrs. Green's went to school at the of six.53. Tommy's mother wants to make him go to bed and get up __________.54. One day, Tommy's father went back home late because _________ happened.55. Tommy's mother often __________when he is asleep.五、语言知识运用(20)(A)根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。