2015--2016第二学期第一次模拟考试(初四英语试题)

2015—2016学年第二学期第一次模拟考试

九年级英语试题

一、完型填空（共10小题，计10分）

Do you like shopping on the Internet? I like to buy books online. Usually, the price isn’t very 16 . You don’t have to pay a lot. When I want to know something about a book, I write an e-mail to the online shop for 17 . I am shy. It is difficult for me to talk to the shopkeepers in real(真实的) shops.

Sometimes online shops have pictures of the book. They can show you some pages of the book, too. I think this is very 18 . I can know something about the book. I don’t like to read books in real shops because the shopkeepers may come and talk to me. I don’t know 19 to say to them.

I can shop at midnight 20 I want to. Real shops close at nine o’clock in the evening. Some people may worry that the postman may lose or damage(损坏) the things they 21 from online shops, but I don’t worry about that. I think it is not easy to damage a book and most of the postmen are very careful.

Some people say that shopping in real shops is good because you can go with your friends and 22 many different things. They call this window shopping. I don’t have many friends and I don’t like to talk too much. Because I think it makes me 23 .

I am 24 my grandmother how to shop online these days. She can’t walk very far so it will make shopping easy for her if she shops online. My brother 25 wants to learn how to do it. He is very busy most of the time. When he has a little free time, he can shop online.

16. A. expensive B. cheap C. high D. much

17. A. a model B. an album C. a question D. an answer

18. A. careful B. helpful C. colorful D. beautiful

19. A. what B. how C. where D. why

20. A. and B. but C. if D. when

21. A. have B. borrow C. buy D. sell

22. A. look after B. look like C. look for D. look at

23. A. tired B. angry C. happy D. smart

24. A. asking B. studying C. teaching D. giving

25. A. again B. also C. too D. never

三、阅读理解（共16小题，计32分）

A

In American schools there is something called Home-coming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a home-coming game. This can be

the most important event of the year except graduation day. Students plan Home-coming Day for many weeks in advance（提前）.

Several days before Home-coming, students start to decorate (装饰)the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. Many people still come to Home-coming twenty or thirty years after their graduation.

The members of school clubs build booths (摊位) and sell lemonade, apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors. During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.

Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is when the Home-coming Queen or King appears. All the students vote a most popular student Home-coming Queen or King. It is a great honor to be chosen.

Home-coming is a happy day, but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game. Even if the team loses, the students still enjoy Home-coming. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day worth remembering.

26. The most important event of the year in high schools and colleges is_______.

A. Home-coming

B. the football game

C. graduation day

D. winning the game

27. When do students begin to plan Home-coming?

A. The day before Home-coming.

B. Many weeks before the day.

C. When the guests arrive.

D. Several hours before Home-coming.

28. Which of the following is NOT mentioned on Home-coming Day?

A. To see old friends.

B. To visit teachers they remember.

C. To watch the football game.

D. To go home to see their family.

29. What’s the best title of this article?

A. Home-coming Day

B. A Happy Day

C. The Most Important Event

D. Home-coming Queen or King

B

Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true. Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here are some advice for you to eliminate the generation gap (代沟).

Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry.