上海市文來中學初三上英語期中試卷(附答案)

1、文來中學2016學年九年級（上）英語考試卷Part 2. Grammar, phonetics and VocabularyII. Choose the best answer.26. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?A. We can learn life and death from_keeping pet dogs.B. To tell you the truth _, it ，s not easy to learn it well.C. The k

2、ids finished the task by themselves.D. All the soldiers serve heir country faithfully _27. Jack has bought used car. It is much cheaper than a new one.A. theB. anC. aD. /28. Wang Fang plans to take presents to her friends in New York when shegoes there at Christmas.A. plenty ofB. huge amounts ofC. a

3、 great deal ofD. an amount of29. Jack was lucky to get two tickets Shanghai Disney for free.A. forB. toC. onD. in30. John lost new calculator on his way to school yesterday.A. hisB. heC. himD. himself31. Some people enjoy McDonald' s hamburgers, but prefer Chinese fast food.可編輯A. anotherB. the o

4、therC. othersD. the others32. -Which scarf do you prefer, the black one or the red one?-is OK. Both fit me well.A. NeitherB. Either C. BothD. None33. Everybody looked at the sick man, crying, and couldn't move at all.A. worriedB. sadlyC. unhappyD. sorry34. The boy checked his test paper in order

5、 to get full marks.A. enough carefulB. enough carefullyC. careful enoughD. carefully enough35. Some of the students are considering abroad to have an educationaltrip.A. to goB. goingC. about goingD. to going36. I this book for about a month, so I have to return it as soon as possible.A. have borrowe

6、dB. have keptC. have boughtD. have posted37. -Do you know if Tom fishing in the afternoon?- I m not sure. But if he doesn't. I , either.A. goes, won t B. goes, don t C. will go, don t D. will go, won t38. The Browns dinner together when I rang them last night.A. are havingB. hadC. was havingD. w

7、ere having39. important piece of advice you have given us!A. HowB. WhatC. What aD. What an可編輯40. Remember the window open when you go out. It s going to rain.A. don't leaveB. not leave C. not to leaveD. won't leave41. We the reporter will make a speech on air pollution next week.A. were told

8、B. have been toldC. had been toldD. will be told42. Don't stay up too late, you ll find it hard to get up on time tomorrow.A. orB. butC. andD. so43. Susan did quite well in the final exam she had missed two weekslessons.A. thoughB. ifC. becauseD. unless44. -Would you mind helping me with the hea

9、vy box? -.A. No, thanks.B. You re welcomeC. That s greatD. Not at all.45. - Don ' t draw on the wall, Ben.A. What a pity.B. Sorry, I won t.C. Yes, I d love toD. Never mind.III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.A. went shopping B. lis

10、tens to music C. on and off D. a number ofE. gold medalMorgan is a 19-year-old British athlete. She has just won a(n)46 in a trackand field competition. T o celebrate this, she 47 and had fun with her friends.She likes to buy clothes at Westfield in London. Morgan' s personality is different48 t

11、he track. Her favourite sport is track and field. She may have got thatgene from her father. She has tried 49 different sports, but track and fieldhas always been her favourite. Her next goal is to win more races next year and do well in her schoolwork.A.ahead ofB. includingC. finished withD. relate

12、d to E.可編輯because ofAfter winning a gold medal in the men-me tre mey relay (男子4*100混合泳接力)at the Rio Olympics, Michael Phelps ended his swimming career. TheAmerican swimmer 50 five gold medals and a silver medal in Rio. Even Phelpshimself couldn'timagine an ending this good. "I ' mjust r

13、eady for somethingdifferent. " Phelps said." My swimming career might be over. but I have the future51 me. I want to start wh atever I want. it' s not only the need of a career, butalso the beginning of a new journey." Phelps is one of the most successful athletesin Olympic histor

14、y. If he decides to retire, he will finish his record-breaking career with 28 medals,52 23gold medals. No other athlete in any sport has morethan nine gold medals. Swimming is richer 53 him, and will be poorer withouthim. Phelps ' days in the pool are finished, but his feats in the pool will sti

15、ll inspire generations of young swimmer.IV. Complete the sentence with the given words in their proper forms.54. Li reported the, and the police went to his house to look for clues.(thief)55. My mother received an expensive birthday present on her birthday.(forty)56. Mary is a shy girl and she alway

16、s speaks in public. (gentle)57. The good of the hotel attracts many customers every year. (serve)58. As long as we try to make our city beautiful and charming, our school sports meeting will definitely be a big. (succeed)59. This letter is, and I don't want anyone else to read it. (person)60. If

17、 you want to your dream, study hard from now on. (real)61. Please remember it' s to talk too loudly, so don't do! (polite)V. Rewrite the following sentences as required.62. The traveler took out a bottle of water from his backpack.(改為一般疑問句)the traveler out a bottle of water from his backpack

18、?63. Jack didn't go shopping with his Mum. He stayed at home instead.(保持句意不變)Jack stayed at home going shopping with his Mum.64. Mike rarely goes to school late.(改成反意疑問句)Mike rarely goes to school late,?65. A new film will be on show in three days. ( 劃線部分提問)will a new film be on show?66. Hurry u

19、p, or we ll miss the flight to LA. （） 保持句意不變you quick, you ll miss the flight to LA.67. Tom asked Kitty,“ Will you visit Mr. Liu next week?” （ 將直接引語改為間接引語 ）Tom asked Kitty they visit Mr. Liu next week.68. you, a quiet place, help, thinking about, you, are, what, will, focus on. （連詞成句 ）Part 3 Reading

20、 and WritingVI. Reading comprehensionA. Choose the best answer.It seems that schools in the U.K. are feeling totally hopeless in dealing with the lateness of some of their students. So now, some have decided that the punishment should go not to the children,but to their parents.Thousandsof parents i

21、nHampshirehave been fined $80 because their children were late for class morethan ten times in a term. The fine will double if it is not paid within 21 days. Dozensof schools across Hampshire have put the new rule into effect, and from this September, another 500 local primary and secondary schools

22、will join them.Similarly, in Islington, London, parents will also face a fine if their children arrive at school late for more than 12 times in six weeks.Parents in Essex, however, will not be fined, but that doesn't mean they won't face trouble if their children are regularly late for schoo

23、l. Several schools there haveset up their late-for-school patrols. Parents who send their children to school late will be questioned by officers of the patrols about the reasons for lateness.The Education Department explained,“ We don't really want to fine or troubleparents. But indeed we want c

24、hildren to be in school. There just comes a time whenwe have no their choices. Maybe children are still too young to learn the importance of punctuality. So we' re afraid that parents, especially those who send their children to school, need to take the responsibility.”Parents, of course, are no

25、t happy about the new rules. They don't think gettingfined or questioned will be a good way to solve the old problem. Besides, to some poor families, $80 may be a lot.69. Schools in parts of the U.K. will punish for students' lateness.A. the parentsB. the studentsC. both the parents and the

26、studentsD. the teachers70. Parents in will be fined if their children are often late for school.A. Hampshire and IslingtonB. Hampshire and EssexC. Islington and EssexD. Hampshire, Islington and Essex71. Parents in Hampshire will have to pay more if they don't pay the finewithin 21 days.A.$60B.$8

27、0C.$160D.$18072. The underlined word " punctuality " in paragraph 5 probably meansA. arriving at school earlyB. arriving at school lateC. arriving at school on timeD. arriving at school with parents73. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A. Parents in Hampshire will not face a fi

28、ne if their children are late for class eight times in a term.B. Parents in Islington will be fined if their children are late for class more than two times a week.C. The Education Department has no other choices but to fine or trouble parents.D. Parents are not very supportive of the new rules.74.

29、Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?A. Hopeless students' lateness B. Punishment to parents for kids' latenessC. The importance of punctualityD. New school rules in U.K.B. Choose the best words and complete the passage.For many people today, reading is no longer

30、 relaxation. To keep up their work, they must read letter, reports, trade publications, not to mentionnewspapers andmagazines: a never-ending flood of words. In75 a job or advancing in one, theability to read and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortu

31、nate fact is that most of us are poor readers. Most of us develop poor reading habits at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency lies in the actual stuff of language itselfwords. Taken individually,words have 76 meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and pa

32、ragraphs. Unfortunately, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing（退回）,the tendency to look back over what you have just read, is a common bad habit inreading.Another habit which77the speed ofreading isvocalization sounding

33、 each word either orally or mentally while reading.To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device, whichmoves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined(預先確定的)speed . Thebar is set at a slightly faster rate than the readerfinds comfortable,in order to“stretch "him. The

34、 accelerator forces thereader to readfast, makingword-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization(默讀)practically78. Atfirst, comprehension is sacrificed for speed.But when you learn to read ideas andwill improve.rate was aconcepts, you will not only read faster, but your comprehensionMany people

35、 have found their reading skill drastically improved after some training.79 Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his readingreasonably good 172 words a minute after the training, now it is an excellent 1,28words a minute.He is delighted thathow he can80 a lot more readingmaterial in a short

36、 period of time.75. A. applyingB. doingC. offeringD. getting76. A. someB. a lotC. littleD. dull77. A. speed upB. slow downC. cut downD. add to78. A. difficultB. interestingC. impossibleD. necessary79. A. Look atB. Take care, C.MakeD. Consider80. A. set outB. go overC. go outD. get throughtC. Reading

37、 the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.In the past few years, many good Chinese TV series have been made and become successful. Chinese people enjoy waiting for the updates and watching the programs every day at home.Late last year, the 54-episode TVseries Nirvana in Fire（瑯琊榜 ） became

38、 a hit. Lin Shu,the main c81, was 17 when he lost his father and tens of thousands ofsoldiers. He m_82_to escape and made up his mind to take his revenge. He thensett up the Jiangzuo Alliance and returned to the capital 12 years later as MeiChangsu. From here, stories of power, love and loyalty took

39、 place. Thanks to theexcitingp_83_ and great performances of the actors and actresses, Chinesepeople were crazy about the show. About one hundred million watched it. And it iss_84_ that, apart from Chinese people, many foreigners enjoyed it as much aswe did. People _a _85_are excited to watch such a

40、 wonderful TV series. TarjiGreene, 48, from the U.S., is one of the many foreign viewers of Nirvana in Fire. Shehas been watching Chinese movies since the 1970s and was moved to tears severaltimes when watching the series. Another viewer, Amy Sandy, is no s_86_ to thepolitical background in the show

41、, since she has watched many other Chinese perioddramas. " Plenty of action scenes, great acting from all me mbers-the best seriesthat I have ever watched!” said one of the viewers. Another foreign audience alsogave high praise,“ Every episode was brilliant, I m so glad I watched it and nowam s

42、o sad it ended.” For recent years, some online forums s_87_Chinese TVdramas have been formed overseas. We have every reason to believe that, moreChinese TV dramas will gain popularity of the outside world.D. Answer the question.Naughty children likely to be good CEOsWhat makes a great leader? Differ

43、ent people may give you different answers.Here are some key qualities that1. honesty3. communication4. sense of humor5. confidence6. devotion7. positive8. creativity9. intuition （直覺）10. ability to inspire2. ability to represent a brandNaughty children often give a not-so-satisfactory performance at

44、school, but believe it or not, they could be the next Tim Cook or Marissa Mayer.According to a new study, naughty school children may have what ' s been called “ the CEO gene（ 基因）" The unique gene could make them more likely to be about to lead a large company in the future.Scientists say t

45、hey have found a unique gene in children who often“ mildlybreak school rules. It is the same one that leads to leadership qualities found in successful CEOs around the globe.Psychologists from Kansas State University studied health data covering 13,000 adults. They discovered the influence of a spec

46、ial gene, DATI.They found that in childre n, DATI leads to " mild " bad behavior such as skipping school, but not serious bad behavior such as committing a violent crime.However, they also discovered that DATI provides positive leadership qualities in adults who often went on to become the heads of companies or lead departments within a company.Psychologists believe those with DATI learn early on how to lead a group people.Lee, the assistant professor behind the study, expl