2016年育才实验初三10月月考

广州市育才实验学校2016学年第一学期第一次月考九年级英语试卷二、语法选择（共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）I didn’t cry when I learned I was the parent of a disable child. I just sat still and didn’t say 16 . When Jenny was 17 , I sent her to kindergarten.18 the first morning, Jenny spent hours 19 by herself. It seemed that she felt very 20 . However, to my joy, Jenny’s classmates always encouraged her, “You 21 all your spelling words rig ht today!” In fact, her spelling list was 22 in the class. Later, she faced a very painful 23 at the end of the term. There was a game which had 24 to do with physical education. But Jenny was behind in it. My husband and I were anxious about the day. At the kindergarten, I was quite worried 25 her slow action, Jenny would probably hold up her team. The game went well 26 it was time for the sack （麻袋）race. Surely Jenny would find it difficult__27____. But as it was her turn to join, a change took place in her team. The tallest boy behind Jenny placed his hands on her waist(腰). Two 28 boys stood in front of her. The moment the player before Jenny stepped out from the sack, the two boys __29___the sack suddenly and kept it open while the tall boy lifted Jenny and put her into it. A girl nearby took her hand and supported her until Jenny got her balance(平衡). Then she jumped forward, smiling and proud. In the cheers of the teachers, schoolmates and parents, I 30 thanked the kind people who made it possible for my disabled daughter to be like other classmates. Then I finally cried.16. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something17. A. old enough B. enough old C. too old D. so old18. A. In B.At C.On D. Of19. A. on playing B. play C. to play D. playing20. A. alone B. lonely C. lone D. alonely21. A. got B. were getting C. are gettingD. will get22. A. easier B. the easiest C. easy D. most easy23. A. choose B. chose C. choice D. choices24. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something25. A. because B. because of C. so D. and26. A. when B. until C. after D. unless27. A. complete B. to complete C. completing D. completed28. A. the other B. the others C. other D. others29. A. picked B. picks C. picking D. to pick30. A. silent B. silence C. silently D. silencely三、完形填空（共10小题，每题1.5分，满分15分）Antony is a strong and young man. He eats a lot, sleeps more, but works 31 . He doesn’t like to learn actively, so he 32 little. He can’t do any 33 work and he has to look for a simple job. One day he found a job on a farm. When it’s wor king time, he always said he was 34 and needed to have a rest. So he got less 35 than the others.Winter was coming. The workers were getting ready for the next 36 . The farmer told him to cut down some trees in the forest. The young man went there with a 37 .After three days, Antony didn’t come back. The farmer wanted to find out 38 the young man was doing it. He was 39 when he found Antony sitting on the chair, cutting the tree. “Why are you sitting here to cut the trees?” asked the farmer as his face turned red. “Because I can’t work 40 I am lying down, sir.”31. A. a lot B. more C. less D. hard32. A. knows B. speaks C. writes D. works33. A. usual B. heavy C. necessary D. difficult34. A. happy B. tired C. afraid D. worried35. A. food B. water C. time D. money36. A. year B. month C. week D. day37. A. knife B. chair C. gun D. basket38. A. where B. when C. why D. how39. A. worried B. excited C. angry D. sad40. A. after B. when C. before D. as soon as四、阅读（共两节，满分45分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）ALondon’s Chinese community dates back to the 18th century, when a small number of Chinese sailors moved to the city to work in Limhouse, East London. As time went on, other Chinese people came to this area and Limhouse began to be known as Chinatown.However, Lon don’s Chinese community remained very small for many years: at the start of the 20th century, there were just 545 Chinese people in Britain.After the Second World War, many farmers in Hong Kong lost their jobs and came to London. As Limhouse had been almost destroyed during the war, they settled in a different area---a part of central London near Leicester Square. This area is now what Londoners call Chinatown.At first, the new immigrants(移民)found it difficult to get jobs. In the 1950s, however, a small Chinese restaurant opened in London.Many British people visited it and said that Chinese food was wonderful!Suddenly, Chinese restaurants and take-aways started opening in every part of the city. Instead of too little work, the new Chinese immigrants now found that they had too much! They worked as cooks, managers or waiters. Most of them enjoyed their lives and arranged their friends and relatives to join them from overseas.As time went by, London’s Chinese community became more and mor e successful. The sons and daughters of the original restaurant workers studied and worked very hard. And most went on to get highly paid jobs. Many Chinese families left Chinatown and moved to the more expensive outskirts. Chinatown, however, is still as lively as ever.41. When did the first Chinese immigrants come to London?A. In the 1950s.B. More than 200 years ago.C. After the Second World War.D. At the start of the 20th century.42. Why did many Chinese immigrants come to London in the 1950s?A. Because it was easy for them to get jobs there.B. Because Limhouse had been almost destroyed during the war.C. Because many British people enjoyed Chinese food.D. Because their children could study there and get highly paid jobs.43. In the 1950s, Chinese immigrants came to London and worked as ______.A. sailorsB. farmersC. sailors and farmersD. restaurant workers44. Where is London's Chinatown now?A. In the east of London.B. In Limhouse.C. Not far from Leicester Square.D. Outside the city.45.According to this passage, if people live in the outskirts of a city, they live ______.A. in the villageB. far away from the cityC. in the centre of the cityD. in the outer areas of the cityBElizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from medical school.she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.1. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical school.B. She decided to further her education in Paris.C. A serious eye problem forced her to give up.D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States.2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming a doctor?A. She was a woman.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school.D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen yearsD. Thirty-six years4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell, except that she ______.A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in _______.A. EnglandB. ParisC. the United StatesD. New York CityCEverything that humans hear is in the form of waves (波).Just as the eye sees light wares in the form of colors, the ear and the eye Curs these different waves into signals that the brain (大脑) can make sense of.The ears and brain have an Amazing amities to recognize（识别）particular sounds. For example, a mother often can tell when her baby is crying even if there are other crying babies in the same room. This is because the sound of her baby’s cry has special meaning to her and the brain has recorded is importance.The ability to recognize sounds improves with experiences. As the brain receives information about sounds from day to day, it stores the information in its memory. When the brain hears new sounds, it gives meaning to them based on the information already in the memory. This is why certain words or songs can make a person happy. Often it is not the words or songs themselves that cause this feeling. The sounds are connected to happy memories for that person.After hearing process controlled by the brain is to decide where a sound is coming from. One ear is usually closer to the source (来源) of a sound than the other ear is.Sound waves are stronger when they reach the ear that is closer. They also reach the closer ear first. The brain recognizes these differences and uses them to decide the location of the source of the sound.51.Which of the following shows the normal hearing process of a mother hearing her baby crying?a. The ears receive the sound waves.b. The mother recognizes her baby’s cry.c. The mother’s ears turn the sound waves into signals.d. The baby’s cry ravels in the form of sound wavese. The brain connects the signals to the information in the memory.A．d-a-c-b-e B．d-a-c-e-bC．a-d-c-b-eD．a-d-c-e-bA．lifestyle B．personalityC．experiences D．hobbies53. Why does a person feel happy when they hear some songs?A. Because certain words or songs can make a person happy.B.Because a person has the ability to recognize the sounds.C. Because the certain sounds are connected to happy memories for that person.D. Because the person feel the song is special.54.According to the last paragraph, It will be the most difficult for a person who hasA．where the source of a sound isB．how loud a sound isC．when a sound starts to appearD．what makes a sound55.What is the best title for this passage?A．Human Brain’s Amazing FactsB．Human Hearing CharacteristicsC．How to improve HearingD．How Do Humans HearDHold your head up highI was 15 months old, a happy carefree kid, until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I landed on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. From then on, so my injured, sightless, cloudy gray eye lived on with me.Sometimes people asked me embarrassing questions. When kids played games, Iwas always the “monster”. I grew up imagining that everyone looked down on me.Yet Mom would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world.” I began to rely on that saying.As a child, I thought mum meant, “Be careful or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking.” As a teenager, I usually looked down to hide my shame. But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me.In high school I even became the class president, but on the inside I still felt like a monster. All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mom and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is inside instead of your appearance.”My mom’s love was the spark that gave me confidence. I had faced hardships, and learned not only to appreciate myself but to have deep compassion (同情) for others.“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. I say it to my children. The gift my mom gave me lives on.56. The word “carefree” in the first line probably means “__________” in Chinese.A.无忧无虑的B. 无拘无束的C. 小心翼翼的D. 与众不同的57. Why did the writer imagine that everyone looked down on her?A. She felt bad about her appearance.B. She found it hard to act as a monster.C. Kids refused to play games with her.D. People always asked her embarrassing questions.58. Why did the writer’s mum say “Hold your head up high” to her?A. To tell her to be careful.B. To help her hide the shame.C. To stop her from getting hurt.D. To make her more confident.59. From the story, we can know that__________.A. the writer understood the saying very well as a child.B. the writer felt like everyone else in high school.C. the writer is living with a warm and brave heart now.D. the writer has deep compassion for other all her life.60. The passage is mainly about__________.A. what the writer experienced when she was 15.B. what the writer did to show thanks for mum’s gift.C. how the writer changed herself with mum’s love.D. the writer has become confident with her great efforts.第二节阅读填空（共5小题，每题1分，满分5分）Although problems are a part of our liv es, it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, you’ll have to stand up andsay-problem, I don’t want you in my life.61 Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children—the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within us work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 62 Talking helps you move on.Write your problems. 63 When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.Don’t lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don’t lose faith and h ope. Even if you lose all your money, family, you should still have faith. 64Your problems aren’t the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there’re another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 65 Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.Go ahead and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.A. But the truth is that when you talk about it, you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.B. Of course, we’ve been fighting troubles ever since we were born.C. Tell yourself: when they can deal with them, why can’t I?D. Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with.E. With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.五、写作（共四节，满分40分）第一节单词拼写（共6小题，每题1分，满分6分）66. His mother didn’t e him to become a successful writer.67. A is a scientist who studies astronomy.68. She refused the i to make a speech in the party.69. A great number of famous uare in Beijing.70. You haven’t changed at all. You still look e the same.71. He has always o his parents without question.第二节完成句子（共7小题，每题2分，满分14分）72. 他们还没有决定什么时候离开。