2015-2016年度广州越秀区九年级英语上期末考试试卷及其规范标准答案

2015-2016学年第一学期越秀区期末初三统考试卷

一、语法选择（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分）

The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions___1___ you can find almost anywhere, anytime, such ___2___ sending birthday cards, __3__out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the ‘Happy Birthday’ song. Others are only ___4___ for certain ages and in certain countries.

In China, ___5___ a child’s second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up ___6___ you what profession the child will choose later in ___7___ .

For Japanese children, ___8___third, fifth and seventh birthdays are___9___important. At this age, there is a special celebration Shichi-Go-San (seven, five, three in Japanese) when children go to the temple wearing a new kimono (和服). The priest (僧侣) gives them special sweets, and the parents usually organize a party for their friends in their home.

In Argentina, Mexico and several ___10___ Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration ___11___ they reach the age of fifteen. After a special ceremony, the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys.

Eighteen is the traditional ‘coming of age’— the age when (in many countries) you have the right to vote, join the army and (in Britain) drink alcohol ___12___ buy a house.

In many English-speaking countries, a ___13___ birthday cake often has a key on top, or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person ___14___ now ___15___to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to!

1.A. where B. what C. that D. when

2.A. for B. like C.so D. as

3.A. blow B. blowing C. to blow D. blown

4.A. find B. finds C. found D. finding

5.A. on B. in C. at D. to

6.A. telling B. told C. will tell D. tells

7.A. life B. lives C. living D. live

8. A. a B. an C. the D. /

9. A. especial B. especially C. more especial D. most especial

10. A. the other B. another C. others D. other

11. A. when B. before C. since D. because

12. A. and B. but C. or D. so

13. A. twenty-one B. twenty-first C. twentieth-one D. twentieth-first

14. A. has B. was C. have D. is

15. A. old enough B. young enough C. enough old D. enough young

二、完形填空（共10 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分15 分）

Some students cheat because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other students might feel that they can’t 16 the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, it isn’t a good 17 .

A student who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test 18 to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some better ways together. Talking about these problems and 19 them out will help feel better than cheating.

If a student gets 20 cheating, the teacher may give a “ 21 ” on the test, send him or her to the head teacher’s office, and call his or her parents. Worse than the bad grade may be the feeling of having disappointed those people, like parents and teachers. A parent may worry that you are not a (n) 22 person and a teacher might watch you more closely the next time you’re

taking a test.

There are plenty of 23 why a kid shouldn’t cheat, but some students have already cheated. If that’s you, it’s never too late to stop cheating. Cheating can become a 24 , but a student is 25 able to act better and make better decision. It might help to talk the problem over with a parent, teacher, or friend.

16. A. write B. exercise C. pass D. expect

17. A. idea B. thinking C. suggestion D. situation

18. A. decides B. hopes C. refuses D. needs

19. A. breaking B. dreaming C. missing D. working

20. A. caught B. offered C. appeared D. suggested

21. A. prize B. result C. zero D. treat

22. A. bad B. good C. interesting D. honest

23. A. excuses B. reasons C. decisions D. ways

24. A. menu B. medicine C. habit D. match

25. A. never B. always C. seldom D. sometimes